HSK 6

HSK 6 has 893 words

Character overview

党
除
州
副
剑
亦
端
束
玉
卷
塔
刺
折
染
盛
丁
啦
乘
孔
翼
愈
横
扎
皆
井
番
艘
枝
扑
坡
颇
跌
铺
扣
嘛
割
丛
牵
臂
迈
粒
扁
铜
跨
削
晃
拨
嫌
串
搭
舱
呵
枚
盯
哦
溜
膜
拾
窝
哼
贼
挨
霞
肺
瞪
吊
斑
宰
啥
跪
吼
摊
耸
淋
逢
溪
挪
掏
舟
坑
嚷
弦
耍
愣
坠
泼
捧
砖
眨
搁
哨
巷
罐
嘿
哇
绣
砸
窜
丸
塌
捏
株
劈
竖
捞
兜
哄
屑
秃
幢
垫
丙
犬
茎
熬
栋
腥
梢
搂
揉
咋
畔
蹦
撇
煎
锤
桨
磅
溅
钙
眯
拣
趴
扛
磕
翘
粥
疤
搓
扒
岔
憋
拧
渣
拽
烘
嗨
啃
舔
蹬
搀
甭
筐
掐
揍
攒
橙
捎
叼
秤
馋
晾
瘸
挎
拄
掰
荤
熨
冤枉
冒犯
依据
冒充
再接再厉
供给
事件
典礼
典型
供不应求
共鸣
共计
例外
干旱
不料
共和国
公关
来源
公道
来历
乞丐
公证
公认
侃侃而谈
公然
哆嗦
公民
使命
不敢当
上游
公正
公式
佳肴
公安局
和谐
公告
作风
公务
全局
作息
全力以赴
咀嚼
内涵
作弊
不择手段
内幕
内在
作废
兢兢业业
周边
占领
之际
周折
免疫
占据
免得
兑现
住宅
主办
不愧
上任
一目了然
克制
光辉
布置
光芒
光荣
布局
主义
光彩
先进
布告
先前
凶手
伺候
主管
不惜
凶恶
充足
伶俐
充当
充沛
伴随
主流
充实
元首
伴侣
元素
可口
元宵节
伯母
主权
不得已
储蓄
储存
企图
储备
优越
任重道远
主导
优异
优胜劣汰
任意
优先
反感
偿还
任性
不屑一顾
儒家
仪式
任命
仪器
参照
僵硬
以致
侥幸
倾听
以至
倾斜
局面
局部
即将
倾向
以往
中立
居住
原先
原告
原始
原理
厌恶
层次
参谋
及早
反之
反问
反射
反常
反思
巢穴
反抗
反面
反馈
反驳
取缔
受罪
干预
口气
口腔
口音
口头
古怪
古董
叮嘱
广阔
可恶
可行
可观
司令
司法
强制
吃力
吃苦
各抒己见
合并
合伙
合成
合算
吉祥
得罪
同志
同胞
名副其实
名次
名誉
名额
向来
君子
吝啬
吞吞吐吐
否决
吩咐
含糊
含义
吹捧
吹牛
急于求成
呈现
告诫
告辞
周密
恩怨
周转
恰当
患者
悲惨
呻吟
呼唤
呼啸
呼吁
命名
恼火
想方设法
意向
意志
和气
和睦
和蔼
和解
慈善
哭泣
品尝
品德
品种
品质
恳切
应酬
懒惰
悬念
悬殊
成员
成心
成本
截止
战役
哺乳
不堪
唯独
唾弃
才干
商标
问世
启事
启蒙
启示
启程
一流
一如既往
即便
喇叭
喉咙
喘气
喜悦
喜闻乐见
喧哗
丧失
嗅觉
危机
伤脑筋
卡通
博览会
债券
以免
博大精深
南辕北辙
传达
协议
协调
传记
以便
中断
协会
协商
传授
协助
卓越
传单
代理
卑鄙
半途而废
家伙
千方百计
十足
备忘录
代价
中央
不可思议
区域
区分
备份
汇报
北极
杰出
仁慈
化验
化肥
伪造
化石
化妆
偶像
仍旧
并非
包装
包袱
侦探
包庇
包围
侧面
人间
勾结
勤劳
健全
勤俭
势必
停顿
人道
并列
不妨
一贯
势力
胜负
停滞
务必
勘探
停泊
人质
动静
动身
做主
动荡
动脉
偏见
人为
丢人
动机
偏差
动手
动态
偏僻
人格
动员
动力
偏偏
勉强
勉励
值班
人性
丢三落四
不免
勇于
助理
倡议
助手
加工
倡导
人工
加剧
功效
借鉴
功劳
委员
力争
借助
人家
力求
力所能及
候选
奴隶
奢侈
倘若
奔驰
奔波
倔强
剧烈
剧本
倒闭
人士
丘陵
不像话
一举两得
一度
失误
失事
划分
失踪
夹杂
奇妙
奉献
夫妇
夫人
奠定
创立
奥秘
个体
妄想
妥协
妥善
妥当
姑且
太空
委托
侄子
姿态
威信
威力
威望
威风
娃娃
媒介
媳妇
嫂子
嫉妒
天赋
嫌疑
娇气
婴儿
子弹
创业
天生
孕育
季度
季军
孤独
孤立
学位
学说
宇宙
守护
安宁
安置
安详
完备
完毕
宏伟
宏观
宗教
宗旨
官方
定期
定义
客户
宣扬
宣誓
宫殿
天然气
家喻户晓
家属
家常
容器
容忍
容纳
容貌
寂静
寄托
密封
密度
富裕
寒暄
寓言
实事求是
实力
实惠
实施
实行
实质
宁肯
宁愿
审判
审查
审理
审美
宽容
宽敞
寺庙
封建
封锁
封闭
将就
将军
将近
专利
专程
专长
专题
尊严
寻觅
对付
对应
对抗
对照
对称
对立
对策
对联
导向
导弹
导航
小心翼翼
尖端
尖锐
尚且
就业
就职
就近
尴尬
局势
创新
局限
仓库
屁股
亭子
居民
屈服
尸体
屏幕
屏障
天文
展望
展现
展示
屡次
层出不穷
天才
履行
山脉
创作
岩石
岳母
峡谷
崇拜
崇敬
崇高
岗位
崩溃
崭新
川流不息
天堂
巡逻
天伦之乐
工艺品
差别
巴不得
巴结
仓促
师范
帐篷
带领
幅度
大体
大致
干扰
干涉
大臣
平凡
平原
平坦
平庸
平行
平面
年度
干劲
幼稚
床单
序言
座右铭
庸俗
廉洁
废墟
废寝忘食
废除
大肆
延伸
延期
延续
弊病
弊端
剪彩
引导
引擎
引用
俯视
弱点
世代
强迫
别扭
弹性
弥漫
弥补
形态
彩票
往事
往常
征服
后代
后勤
后顾之忧
徒弟
得不偿失
得力
得天独厚
大意
徘徊
从容
复活
复兴
循序渐进
循环
微不足道
微观
征收
心得
心态
心甘情愿
心疼
心眼儿
心血
心灵
忌讳
忍受
忍耐
志气
忙碌
忠实
忠诚
快活
忽略
思念
思索
思维
怠慢
急切
急剧
急功近利
急躁
性命
性感
性能
恍然大悟
恐吓
恐怖
恐惧
恨不得
剥削
恭敬
恰到好处
恰巧
大伙儿
悔恨
大不了
悲哀
刹那
凄凉
情报
情形
情理
情节
惋惜
意味着
恶化
恶心
惦记
修养
意图
多元化
惹祸
外表
刹车
外行
意料
意识
愚昧
愚蠢
爱不释手
爱戴
感慨
感染
外界
前景
慈祥
慎重
慢性
惯例
慰问
慷慨
欲望
忧郁
修复
愤怒
宪法
交涉
应邀
外向
惩罚
夕阳
悬崖峭壁
前提
悬挂
壮丽
成交
壮观
成天
削弱
成效
修建
戒备
壮烈
截至
垄断
战略
战术
战斗
压迫
压缩
信赖
手势
手法
手艺
交易
不顾
下属
扎实
压岁钱
压榨
打仗
打包
打官司
打击
打架
打猎
打量
托运
刻不容缓
压抑
压制
信誉

党|

黨

dǎng (dang3)

CL:

个|個

party
association
club
society

党|

黨

Dǎng (Dang3)

surname Dang

除|

除

chú (chu2)

to get rid of
to remove
to exclude
to eliminate
to wipe out
to divide
except
not including

州|

州

zhōu (zhou1)

prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)

副|

副

fù (fu4)

secondary
auxiliary
deputy
assistant
vice-
abbr. for 副詞｜副词 adverb
classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions

剑|

劍

jiàn (jian4)

CL:

口把

double-edged sword
classifier for blows of a sword

剑|

劒

jiàn (jian4)

variant of 劍|剑[jian4]

亦|

亦

yì (yi4)

also

端|

端

duān (duan1)

端|

耑

duān (duan1)

old variant of 端[duan1]
start
origin

束|

束

shù (shu4)

to bind
bunch
bundle
classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc
to control

束|

束

Shù (Shu4)

surname Shu

玉|

玉

yù (yu4)

jade

卷|

卷

juàn (juan4)

scroll
book
volume
chapter
examination paper
classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll

卷|

卷

juǎn (juan3)

to roll up

卷|

捲

juǎn (juan3)

to roll up
to sweep up; to carry along
a roll
classifier for rolls, spools etc

塔|

塔

tǎ (ta3)

pagoda

塔|

墖

tǎ (ta3)

old variant of 塔[ta3]

刺|

刺

cī (ci1)

onomatopoeic

(onom.) whoosh

刺|

刺

cì (ci4)

thorn
sting
thrust
to prick
to pierce
to stab
to assassinate
to murder

折|

折

shé (she2)

to snap
to break (a stick, a bone etc)
(bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)

折|

折

zhē (zhe1)

to turn sth over
to turn upside down
to tip sth out (of a container)

折|

折

zhé (zhe2)

to break

折|

摺

zhé (zhe2)

variant of 折[zhe2]
to fold

染|

染

rǎn (ran3)

to dye
to catch (a disease)
to acquire (bad habits etc)
to contaminate
to add color washes to a painting

盛|

盛

chéng (cheng2)

to hold
to contain
to ladle
to pick up with a utensil

盛|

盛

shèng (sheng4)

flourishing
vigorous
magnificent
extensively

盛|

盛

Shèng (Sheng4)

surname Sheng

丁|

丁

dīng (ding1)

male adult
the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干
fourth (used like "4" or "D")
small cube of meat or vegetable
(literary) to encounter
(archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
(chemistry) butyl

丁|

丁

Dīng (Ding1)

surname Ding

啦|

啦

la (la5)

sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
particle placed after each item in a list of examples

啦|

啦

lā (la1)

onomatopoeic

(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc
(phonetic)
(dialect) to chat

乘|

椉

chéng (cheng2)

old variant of 乘[cheng2]

乘|

乘

chéng (cheng2)

to ride

乘|

乘

Chéng (Cheng2)

surname Cheng

乘|

乘

shèng (sheng4)

archaic

(archaic) four horse military chariot
generic term for history books

孔|

孔

Kǒng (Kong3)

surname Kong

孔|

孔

kǒng (kong3)

CL:

个|個

hole
classifier for cave dwellings

翼|

翼

yì (yi4)

wing
area surrounding the bullseye of a target
to assist
one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
old variant of 翌

翼|

翼

Yì (Yi4)

surname Yi
alternative name for 絳｜绛, the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)

愈|

愈

yù (yu4)

the more...(the more...)

愈|

癒

yù (yu4)

variant of 愈[yu4]
to heal

横|

橫

hèng (heng4)

harsh and unreasonable
unexpected

横|

橫

héng (heng2)

horizontal
across
crosswise
horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
to cross (a river, etc)
in a jumble
chaotic
(in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
violent

扎|

扎

zhá (zha2)

used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]

扎|

紮

zā (za1)

to tie
to bind
classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle
Taiwan pr. [zha2]

扎|

紮

zhā (zha1)

(of troops) to be stationed (at)
Taiwan pr. [zha2]

扎|

扎

zhā (zha1)

to prick

扎|

紥

zā (za1)

variant of 紮|扎[za1]

扎|

紥

zhā (zha1)

variant of 紮|扎[zha1]

皆|

皆

jiē (jie1)

all
each and every
in all cases

井|

井

Jǐng (Jing3)

Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

井|

井

jǐng (jing3)

CL:

口

a well
neat
orderly

番|

番

fān (fan1)

(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese)
barbarian
classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort
(classifier) a kind; a sort
(classifier) (used after the verb 翻 to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番 "to double")

番|

番

Pān (Pan1)

surname Pan

艘|

艘

sōu (sou1)

classifier for ships
Taiwan pr. [sao1]

枝|

枝

zhī (zhi1)

branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

扑|

撲

pū (pu1)

to throw oneself at
to pounce on
to devote one's energies
to flap
to flutter
to dab
to pat
to bend over

坡|

坡

pō (po1)

CL:

个|個

slope
sloping
slanted

颇|

頗

Pō (Po1)

surname Po
Taiwan pr. [Po3]

颇|

頗

pō (po1)

rather
quite
considerably
oblique
inclined
slanting
Taiwan pr. [po3]

跌|

跌

diē (die1)

to fall
to tumble
to trip
(of prices etc) to drop
Taiwan pr. [die2]

铺|

鋪

pù (pu4)

plank bed
place to sleep
shop
store
(old) relay station

铺|

鋪

pū (pu1)

to spread
to display
to set up
(old) holder for door-knocker

铺|

舖

pù (pu4)

variant of 鋪|铺[pu4]
store

扣|

釦

kòu (kou4)

button

扣|

扣

kòu (kou4)

to fasten

嘛|

嘛

ma (ma5)

modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
particle indicating a pause for emphasis

嘛|

嘛

má (ma2)

used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]
(Tw) (coll.) what?

割|

割

gē (ge1)

to cut
to cut apart

丛|

叢

cóng (cong2)

cluster
collection
collection of books
thicket

牵|

牽

qiān (qian1)

to lead along
to pull (an animal on a tether)
(bound form) to involve
to draw in

臂|

臂

bì (bi4)

迈|

邁

mài (mai4)

to take a step
to stride

粒|

粒

lì (li4)

grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)

扁|

扁

piān (pian1)

small boat

扁|

扁

Piān (Pian1)

surname Pian

扁|

扁

biǎn (bian3)

flat
(coll.) to beat (sb) up
old variant of 匾

铜|

銅

tóng (tong2)

chemistry

CL:

块|塊

copper (chemistry)
see also 紅銅｜红铜

跨|

跨

kuà (kua4)

to step across
to stride over
to straddle
to span

削|

削

xuē (xue1)

to pare
to reduce
to remove
Taiwan pr. [xue4]

削|

削

xiāo (xiao1)

to peel with a knife
to pare
to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

晃|

晃

huǎng (huang3)

to dazzle

晃|

㨪

huǎng (huang3)

variant of 晃[huang3]

晃|

晃

huàng (huang4)

to sway
to shake
to wander about

拨|

撥

bō (bo1)

to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
to dial
to allocate
to set aside (money)
to poke (the fire)
to pluck (a string instrument)
to turn round
classifier: group, batch

嫌|

嫌

xián (xian2)

to dislike
suspicion
resentment
enmity
abbr. for 嫌犯, criminal suspect

串|

串

chuàn (chuan4)

to string together
to skewer
to connect wrongly
to gang up
to rove
bunch
skewer
classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of
to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)
to move across

搭|

搭

dā (da1)

to put up
to build (scaffolding)
to hang (clothes on a pole)
to connect
to join
to arrange in pairs
to match
to add
to throw in (resources)
to take (boat, train)
variant of 褡

舱|

艙

cāng (cang1)

cabin
the hold of a ship or airplane

呵|

呵

hē (he1)

expel breath
my goodness

呵|

呵

ā (a1)

variant of 啊[a1]

枚|

枚

Méi (Mei2)

surname Mei

枚|

枚

méi (mei2)

classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc
tree trunk
whip
wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)

盯|

盯

dīng (ding1)

to watch attentively
to fix one's attention on
to stare at
to gaze at

哦|

哦

ò (o4)

oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)

哦|

哦

o (o5)

sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy
may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of

哦|

哦

é (e2)

to chant

哦|

哦

ó (o2)

oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)

溜|

溜

liù (liu4)

used in 冰溜[bing1 liu4]

溜|

溜

liū (liu1)

to slip away
to escape in stealth
to skate

膜|

膜

mó (mo2)

membrane
film

拾|

拾

shí (shi2)

to pick up
to collate or arrange
ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

拾|

拾

shè (she4)

to ascend in light steps

窝|

窩

wō (wo1)

nest
pit or hollow on the human body
lair
den
place
to harbor or shelter
to hold in check
to bend
classifier for litters and broods

哼|

哼

hēng (heng1)

to groan
to snort
to hum
humph!

贼|

賊

zéi (zei2)

thief
traitor
wily
deceitful
evil
extremely

挨|

挨

ái (ai2)

to suffer
to endure
to pull through (hard times)
to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle

挨|

挨

āi (ai1)

in order
in sequence
close to; adjacent to

霞|

霞

xiá (xia2)

rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset

肺|

肺

fèi (fei4)

CL:

个|個

lung

瞪|

瞪

dèng (deng4)

to open (one's eyes) wide
to stare at
to glare at

吊|

吊

diào (diao4)

to suspend

吊|

弔

diào (diao4)

a string of 100 cash (arch.)
to lament
to condole with
variant of 吊

斑|

斑

bān (ban1)

spot
colored patch
stripe
striped
variegated

宰|

宰

zǎi (zai3)

to slaughter
to butcher
to kill (animals etc)
(coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge
(bound form) to govern; to rule
(bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)

啥|

啥

shá (sha2)

dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]
also pr. [sha4]

跪|

跪

guì (gui4)

to kneel

吼|

吼

hǒu (hou3)

to roar
to howl
to shriek
roar or howl of an animal
bellow of rage

摊|

攤

tān (tan1)

to spread out
vendor's stand

耸|

聳

sǒng (song3)

to excite
to raise up
to shrug
high
lofty
towering

淋|

淋

lìn (lin4)

to filter
to strain
to drain
gonorrhea
(TCM) strangury

淋|

淋

lín (lin2)

to sprinkle
to drip
to pour
to drench

逢|

逢

féng (feng2)

to meet by chance
to come across
(of a calendar event) to come along
(of an event) to fall on (a particular day)
to fawn upon

溪|

溪

xī (xi1)

creek

溪|

谿

xī (xi1)

variant of 溪[xi1]

挪|

挪

nuó (nuo2)

to shift
to move

掏|

掏

tāo (tao1)

to fish out (from pocket)

掏|

搯

tāo (tao1)

variant of 掏[tao1]

舟|

舟

zhōu (zhou1)

boat

坑|

坑

kēng (keng1)

pit
depression
hollow

坑|

阬

kēng (keng1)

variant of 坑[keng1]

嚷|

嚷

rǎng (rang3)

to shout
to bellow
to make a big deal of sth
to make a fuss about sth

弦|

弦

xián (xian2)

CL:

根

bow string
string of musical instrument
watchspring
chord (segment of curve)
hypotenuse

耍|

耍

shuǎ (shua3)

to play with
to wield
to act (cool etc)
to display (a skill, one's temper etc)

耍|

耍

Shuǎ (Shua3)

surname Shua

愣|

愣

lèng (leng4)

to look distracted
to stare blankly
blank
(coll.) unexpectedly
rash
rashly

坠|

墜

zhuì (zhui4)

to fall
to drop
to weigh down

泼|

潑

pō (po1)

to splash
rough and coarse
brutish

捧|

捧

pěng (peng3)

to hold or offer with both hands
to sing the praises of
classifier for what can be held in both hands

砖|

甎

zhuān (zhuan1)

variant of 磚|砖[zhuan1]

砖|

塼

zhuān (zhuan1)

variant of 甎|砖[zhuan1]

砖|

磚

zhuān (zhuan1)

CL:

块|塊

brick

眨|

眨

zhǎ (zha3)

to blink

搁|

擱

gē (ge1)

to place
to put aside
to shelve

搁|

擱

gé (ge2)

to bear
to stand
to endure

哨|

哨

shào (shao4)

a whistle
sentry

巷|

巷

xiàng (xiang4)

lane
alley

罐|

罐

guàn (guan4)

罐|

鑵

guàn (guan4)

variant of 罐[guan4]

嘿|

嘿

hēi (hei1)

哇|

哇

wā (wa1)

Wow!
sound of a child's crying
sound of vomiting

哇|

哇

wa (wa5)

replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
replaces 啊 when following the vowel "u" or "ao"

绣|

繡

xiù (xiu4)

to embroider
embroidery

绣|

綉

xiù (xiu4)

variant of 繡|绣[xiu4]

砸|

砸

zá (za2)

to smash
to pound
to fail
to muck up
to bungle

窜|

竄

cuàn (cuan4)

to flee
to scuttle
to exile or banish
to amend or edit

丸|

丸

wán (wan2)

ball
pellet
pill

塌|

塌

tā (ta1)

to collapse
to droop
to settle down

捏|

揑

niē (nie1)

variant of 捏[nie1]

捏|

捏

niē (nie1)

to hold between the thumb and fingers

株|

株

zhū (zhu1)

tree trunk
stump (tree root)
a plant
classifier for trees or plants
strain (biology)
to involve others (in shady business)

劈|

劈

pǐ (pi3)

to split in two
to divide

劈|

劈

pī (pi1)

to hack
to chop
to split open
(of lightning) to strike

竖|

竪

shù (shu4)

variant of 豎|竖[shu4]

竖|

豎

shù (shu4)

to erect
vertical
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

捞|

撈

lāo (lao1)

to fish up
to dredge up

兜|

兠

dōu (dou1)

old variant of 兜[dou1]

兜|

兜

dōu (dou1)

pocket

哄|

閧

hòng (hong4)

variant of 鬨|哄[hong4]

哄|

哄

hǒng (hong3)

to deceive
to coax
to amuse (a child)

哄|

哄

hōng (hong1)

onomatopoeic

roar of laughter (onom.)
hubbub
to roar (as a crowd)

哄|

鬨

hòng (hong4)

tumult
uproar
commotion
disturbance

屑|

屑

xiè (xie4)

bits
fragments
crumbs
filings
trifling
trivial
to condescend to

秃|

禿

tū (tu1)

bald (lacking hair or feathers)
barren; bare; denuded
blunt (lacking a point)
(of a piece of writing) unsatisfactory; lacking something

幢|

幢

zhuàng (zhuang4)

classifier for buildings
carriage curtain (old)

幢|

幢

chuáng (chuang2)

banner

垫|

墊

diàn (dian4)

pad
cushion
mat
to pad out
to fill a gap
to pay for sb
to advance (money)

丙|

丙

bǐng (bing3)

third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
third in order
letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
ancient Chinese compass point: 165°
propyl

犬|

犬

quǎn (quan3)

dog
Kangxi radical 94

茎|

莖

jīng (jing1)

CL:

条|條

stalk
stem

熬|

熬

áo (ao2)

to cook on a slow fire
to extract by heating
to decoct
to endure

熬|

熬

āo (ao1)

to boil
to simmer

栋|

棟

dòng (dong4)

classifier for houses or buildings
ridgepole (old)

腥|

腥

xīng (xing1)

fishy (smell)

梢|

梢

shāo (shao1)

tip of branch

搂|

摟

lǒu (lou3)

to hug
to embrace
to hold in one's arms

搂|

摟

lōu (lou1)

to draw towards oneself
to gather
to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)
to grab (money)
to extort

揉|

揉

róu (rou2)

to knead
to massage
to rub

咋|

咋

zǎ (za3)

dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]

咋|

咋

zé (ze2)

gnaw

咋|

咋

zhà (zha4)

loud noise
shout
suddenly

畔|

畔

pàn (pan4)

(bound form) side
edge
boundary

蹦|

蹦

bèng (beng4)

to jump
to bounce
to hop

撇|

撇

piē (pie1)

to cast away
to fling aside

撇|

撇

piě (pie3)

to throw
to cast
left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

煎|

煎

jiān (jian1)

to pan fry
to sauté

锤|

鎚

chuí (chui2)

variant of 錘|锤[chui2]

锤|

錘

chuí (chui2)

hammer
to hammer into shape
weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance)
to strike with a hammer

桨|

槳

jiǎng (jiang3)

CL:

只|隻

oar
paddle

磅|

磅

bàng (bang4)

scale (instrument for weighing)
to weigh
(loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)
(printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type)

磅|

磅

páng (pang2)

used in 磅礴[pang2 bo2]
Taiwan pr. [pang1]

溅|

濺

jiàn (jian4)

to splash

钙|

鈣

gài (gai4)

chemistry

calcium (chemistry)

眯|

瞇

mī (mi1)

to narrow one's eyes
to squint
(dialect) to take a nap

眯|

眯

mí (mi2)

to blind (as with dust)
Taiwan pr. [mi3]

拣|

揀

jiǎn (jian3)

to choose
to pick
to sort out
to pick up

趴|

趴

pā (pa1)

to lie on one's stomach
to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc)
(Tw) percent

扛|

扛

gāng (gang1)

to raise aloft with both hands

扛|

扛

káng (kang2)

to carry on one's shoulder
(fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)

扛|

摃

gāng (gang1)

old variant of 扛[gang1]

磕|

磕

kè (ke4)

variant of 嗑[ke4]

磕|

磕

kē (ke1)

to tap
to knock (against sth hard)
to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)

翘|

翹

qiáo (qiao2)

outstanding
to raise

翘|

翹

qiào (qiao4)

to stick up
to rise on one end
to tilt

粥|

粥

yù (yu4)

used in 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]

粥|

粥

zhōu (zhou1)

CL:

碗

congee
gruel
porridge

疤|

疤

bā (ba1)

scar

搓|

搓

cuō (cuo1)

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers
to twist

扒|

扒

bā (ba1)

to peel
to skin
to tear
to pull down
to cling to (sth on which one is climbing)
to dig

扒|

扒

pá (pa2)

to rake up
to steal
to braise
to crawl

岔|

岔

chà (cha4)

fork in road
bifurcation
branch in road, river, mountain range etc
to branch off
to turn off
to diverge
to stray (from the path)
to change the subject
to interrupt
to stagger (times)

憋|

憋

biē (bie1)

to choke
to stifle
to restrain
to hold back
to hold in (urine)
to hold (one's breath)

拧|

擰

níng (ning2)

to pinch
wring

拧|

擰

nǐng (ning3)

mistake
to twist

拧|

擰

nìng (ning4)

stubborn

渣|

渣

zhā (zha1)

slag (in mining or smelting)
dregs

拽|

拽

zhuài (zhuai4)

to pull
to tug at (sth)

拽|

拽

zhuǎi (zhuai3)

alternate writing of 跩[zhuai3]

拽|

拽

yè (ye4)

to drag
to haul

拽|

拽

zhuāi (zhuai1)

to throw
to fling

烘|

烘

hōng (hong1)

to bake
to heat by fire
to set off by contrast

嗨|

嗨

hāi (hai1)

oh alas
hey!
hi! (loanword)
a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword)

啃|

啃

kěn (ken3)

to gnaw
to nibble
to bite

舔|

舔

tiǎn (tian3)

to lick
to lap

蹬|

蹬

dēng (deng1)

to step on
to tread on
to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc)
(slang) to dump (sb)
Taiwan pr. [deng4]

搀|

攙

chān (chan1)

to take by the arm and assist
to mix
to blend
to dilute
to adulterate

甭|

甭

bèng (beng4)

dialect

(dialect) very

甭|

甭

béng (beng2)

(contraction of 不用[bu4 yong4]) need not
please don't
(contraction of 不用) need not; please don't

筐|

筐

kuāng (kuang1)

CL:

只|隻

basket

掐|

掐

qiā (qia1)

to pick (flowers)
to pinch
to nip
to pinch off
to clutch
(slang) to fight

揍|

揍

zòu (zou4)

to hit
to beat (sb)
(coll.) to smash (sth)

攒|

攢

zǎn (zan3)

to collect
to hoard
to accumulate
to save

攒|

攢

cuán (cuan2)

to bring together

橙|

橙

chéng (cheng2)

orange tree
orange (color)

捎|

捎

shāo (shao1)

to bring sth to sb
to deliver

叼|

叼

diāo (diao1)

to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

秤|

秤

chēng (cheng1)

variant of 稱|称[cheng1], to weigh
variant of 稱｜称, to weigh

秤|

秤

chèng (cheng4)

CL:

台|臺

steelyard
Roman balance

馋|

饞

chán (chan2)

gluttonous
greedy
to have a craving

晾|

晾

liàng (liang4)

to dry in the air
(fig.) to cold-shoulder

瘸|

瘸

qué (que2)

lame

挎|

挎

kuà (kua4)

to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)

拄|

拄

zhǔ (zhu3)

to lean on
to prop on

掰|

掰

bāi (bai1)

to break off or break open sth with one's hands
(fig.) to break off (a relationship)

荤|

葷

hūn (hun1)

strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)
non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc)
vulgar
obscene

熨|

熨

yù (yu4)

reconciled
smooth

熨|

熨

yùn (yun4)

an iron

冤枉|

冤枉

yuān wang (yuan1 wang5)

to accuse wrongly
to treat unjustly
injustice
wronged
not worthwhile

冒犯|

冒犯

mào fàn (mao4 fan4)

to offend

依据|

依據

yī jù (yi1 ju4)

according to
basis
foundation

冒充|

冒充

mào chōng (mao4 chong1)

to feign
to pretend to be
to pass oneself off as

再接再厉|

再接再厲

zài jiē zài lì (zai4 jie1 zai4 li4)

idiom

to continue the struggle (idiom)
to persist
unremitting efforts

供给|

供給

gōng jǐ (gong1 ji3)

to furnish
to provide
supply (as in supply and demand)

事件|

事件

shì jiàn (shi4 jian4)

CL:

个|個

event
happening
incident

典礼|

典禮

diǎn lǐ (dian3 li3)

ceremony
celebration

典型|

典型

diǎn xíng (dian3 xing2)

model
typical case
archetype
typical
representative

供不应求|

供不應求

gōng bù yìng qiú (gong1 bu4 ying4 qiu2)

supply does not meet demand

共鸣|

共鳴

gòng míng (gong4 ming2)

(physics) to resonate
resonance
sympathetic response

共计|

共計

gòng jì (gong4 ji4)

to sum up to
to total

例外|

例外

lì wài (li4 wai4)

exception
to be an exception

干旱|

乾旱

gān hàn (gan1 han4)

drought
arid
dry

不料|

不料

bù liào (bu4 liao4)

unexpectedly
to one's surprise

共和国|

共和國

gòng hé guó (gong4 he2 guo2)

republic

公关|

公關

gōng guān (gong1 guan1)

public relations

来源|

來源

lái yuán (lai2 yuan2)

source (of information etc)
origin

公道|

公道

gōng dao (gong1 dao5)

fair
equitable

公道|

公道

gōng dào (gong1 dao4)

justice
fairness
public highway

来历|

來歷

lái lì (lai2 li4)

history
antecedents
origin

乞丐|

乞丐

qǐ gài (qi3 gai4)

beggar

公证|

公證

gōng zhèng (gong1 zheng4)

notarization
notarized
acknowledgement

公认|

公認

gōng rèn (gong1 ren4)

publicly known (to be)
accepted (as)

侃侃而谈|

侃侃而談

kǎn kǎn ér tán (kan3 kan3 er2 tan2)

to speak frankly with assurance

公然|

公然

gōng rán (gong1 ran2)

openly
publicly
undisguised

哆嗦|

哆嗦

duō suo (duo1 suo5)

to tremble

公民|

公民

gōng mín (gong1 min2)

citizen

使命|

使命

shǐ mìng (shi3 ming4)

mission
long-term task to which one devotes oneself
a calling

不敢当|

不敢當

bù gǎn dāng (bu4 gan3 dang1)

lit. I dare not (accept the honor)
fig. I don't deserve your praise
you flatter me

上游|

上游

shàng yóu (shang4 you2)

upper reaches (of a river)
upper level
upper echelon
upstream

公正|

公正

gōng zhèng (gong1 zheng4)

just
fair
equitable

公式|

公式

gōng shì (gong1 shi4)

formula

佳肴|

佳餚

jiā yáo (jia1 yao2)

fine food
delicacies
delicious food

公安局|

公安局

gōng ān jú (gong1 an1 ju2)

public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)

和谐|

和諧

hé xié (he2 xie2)

harmonious
(euphemism) to censor

公告|

公告

gōng gào (gong1 gao4)

post
announcement

作风|

作風

zuò fēng (zuo4 feng1)

style
style of work
way

公务|

公務

gōng wù (gong1 wu4)

official business

全局|

全局

quán jú (quan2 ju2)

overall situation

作息|

作息

zuò xī (zuo4 xi1)

to work and rest

全力以赴|

全力以赴

quán lì yǐ fù (quan2 li4 yi3 fu4)

to do at all costs
to make an all-out effort

咀嚼|

咀嚼

jǔ jué (ju3 jue2)

to chew
to think over

内涵|

內涵

nèi hán (nei4 han2)

meaningful content
implication
(semantics) connotation
inner qualities (of a person)

作弊|

作弊

zuò bì (zuo4 bi4)

to practice fraud
to cheat
to engage in corrupt practices

不择手段|

不擇手段

bù zé shǒu duàn (bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4)

by fair means or foul
by hook or by crook
unscrupulously

内幕|

內幕

nèi mù (nei4 mu4)

inside story
non-public information
behind the scenes
internal

内在|

內在

nèi zài (nei4 zai4)

inner
internal
intrinsic

作废|

作廢

zuò fèi (zuo4 fei4)

to become invalid
to cancel
to delete
to nullify

兢兢业业|

兢兢業業

jīng jīng yè yè (jing1 jing1 ye4 ye4)

idiom

(idiom) conscientious
assiduous

周边|

周邊

zhōu biān (zhou1 bian1)

periphery
rim
surroundings
all around
perimeter
peripheral (computing)
spin-offs

占领|

佔領

zhàn lǐng (zhan4 ling3)

to capture
to seize
to occupy by force

之际|

之際

zhī jì (zhi1 ji4)

during
at the time of

周折|

周折

zhōu zhé (zhou1 zhe2)

CL:

番

twists and turns
vicissitude
complication
difficulty
effort

免疫|

免疫

miǎn yì (mian3 yi4)

immunity (to disease)

占据|

佔據

zhàn jù (zhan4 ju4)

to occupy
to hold

免得|

免得

miǎn de (mian3 de5)

so as not to
so as to avoid

兑现|

兌現

duì xiàn (dui4 xian4)

(of a check etc) to cash
to honor a commitment

住宅|

住宅

zhù zhái (zhu4 zhai2)

residence
dwelling
abode

主办|

主辦

zhǔ bàn (zhu3 ban4)

to organize
to host (a conference or sports event)

不愧|

不愧

bù kuì (bu4 kui4)

to be worthy of
to deserve to be called
to prove oneself to be

上任|

上任

shàng rèn (shang4 ren4)

to take office
previous (incumbent)
predecessor

一目了然|

一目了然

yī mù liǎo rán (yi1 mu4 liao3 ran2)

idiom

obvious at a glance (idiom)

克制|

克制

kè zhì (ke4 zhi4)

to restrain
to control
self-control

光辉|

光輝

guāng huī (guang1 hui1)

radiance
glory
brilliant
magnificent

布置|

佈置

bù zhì (bu4 zhi4)

to put in order
to arrange
to decorate
to fix up
to deploy

光芒|

光芒

guāng máng (guang1 mang2)

rays of light
brilliant rays
radiance

光荣|

光榮

guāng róng (guang1 rong2)

honor and glory
glorious

布局|

佈局

bù jú (bu4 ju2)

arrangement
composition
layout
opening (chess jargon)

主义|

主義

zhǔ yì (zhu3 yi4)

-ism
ideology

光彩|

光彩

guāng cǎi (guang1 cai3)

luster
splendor
radiance
brilliance

先进|

先進

xiān jìn (xian1 jin4)

sophisticated
advanced (technology etc)
meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)

布告|

佈告

bù gào (bu4 gao4)

posting on a bulletin board
notice
to announce

先前|

先前

xiān qián (xian1 qian2)

before
previously

凶手|

兇手

xiōng shǒu (xiong1 shou3)

murderer
assassin

伺候|

伺候

cì hou (ci4 hou5)

to serve
to wait upon

主管|

主管

zhǔ guǎn (zhu3 guan3)

in charge
responsible for
manager

不惜|

不惜

bù xī (bu4 xi1)

not stint
not spare
not hesitate (to do sth)
not scruple (to do sth)

凶恶|

兇惡

xiōng è (xiong1 e4)

fierce

充足|

充足

chōng zú (chong1 zu2)

adequate
sufficient
abundant

伶俐|

伶俐

líng lì (ling2 li4)

clever
witty
intelligent

充当|

充當

chōng dāng (chong1 dang1)

to serve as
to act as
to play the role of

充沛|

充沛

chōng pèi (chong1 pei4)

abundant
plentiful

伴随|

伴隨

bàn suí (ban4 sui2)

to accompany
to follow
to occur together with
concomitant

主流|

主流

zhǔ liú (zhu3 liu2)

main stream (of a river)
fig. the essential point
main viewpoint of a matter
mainstream (culture etc)

充实|

充實

chōng shí (chong1 shi2)

rich
full
substantial
to enrich
to augment
to substantiate (an argument)

元首|

元首

yuán shǒu (yuan2 shou3)

head of state

伴侣|

伴侶

bàn lǔ: (ban4 lu:3)

companion

元素|

元素

yuán sù (yuan2 su4)

element (key component of sth)
(chemistry) element
(math.) element (member of a set)

可口|

可口

kě kǒu (ke3 kou3)

tasty
to taste good

元宵节|

元宵節

Yuán xiāo jié (Yuan2 xiao1 jie2)

Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar

伯母|

伯母

bó mǔ (bo2 mu3)

CL:

个|個

wife of father's elder brother
aunt
(polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)

主权|

主權

zhǔ quán (zhu3 quan2)

sovereignty

不得已|

不得已

bù dé yǐ (bu4 de2 yi3)

to act against one's will
to have no alternative but to
to have to
to have no choice
must

储蓄|

儲蓄

chǔ xù (chu3 xu4)

to save money (in a bank)
savings

储存|

儲存

chǔ cún (chu3 cun2)

stockpile
to store
storage

企图|

企圖

qǐ tú (qi3 tu2)

CL:

种|種

to attempt
to try

储备|

儲備

chǔ bèi (chu3 bei4)

to store up
reserves

优越|

優越

yōu yuè (you1 yue4)

superior

任重道远|

任重道遠

rèn zhòng dào yuǎn (ren4 zhong4 dao4 yuan3)

a heavy load and a long road
fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

主导|

主導

zhǔ dǎo (zhu3 dao3)

leading
dominant
prevailing
to lead
to direct
to dominate

优异|

優異

yōu yì (you1 yi4)

exceptional
outstandingly good

优胜劣汰|

優勝劣汰

yōu shèng liè tài (you1 sheng4 lie4 tai4)

idiom

survival of the fittest (idiom)

任意|

任意

rèn yì (ren4 yi4)

any
arbitrary
at will
at random

优先|

優先

yōu xiān (you1 xian1)

to have priority
to take precedence

反感|

反感

fǎn gǎn (fan3 gan3)

to be disgusted with
to dislike
bad reaction
antipathy

偿还|

償還

cháng huán (chang2 huan2)

to repay
to reimburse

任性|

任性

rèn xìng (ren4 xing4)

willful
headstrong
unruly

不屑一顾|

不屑一顧

bù xiè yī gù (bu4 xie4 yi1 gu4)

idiom

to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)

儒家|

儒家

Rú jiā (Ru2 jia1)

Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)

仪式|

儀式

yí shì (yi2 shi4)

ceremony

任命|

任命

rèn mìng (ren4 ming4)

CL:

纸|紙

to appoint
(job) appointment

仪器|

儀器

yí qì (yi2 qi4)

CL:

台|臺

instrument
apparatus

参照|

參照

cān zhào (can1 zhao4)

to consult a reference
to refer to (another document)

僵硬|

僵硬

jiāng yìng (jiang1 ying4)

stiff
rigid

以致|

以致

yǐ zhì (yi3 zhi4)

to such an extent as to
down to
up to

侥幸|

僥倖

jiǎo xìng (jiao3 xing4)

luckily
by a fluke

倾听|

傾聽

qīng tīng (qing1 ting1)

to listen attentively

以至|

以至

yǐ zhì (yi3 zhi4)

down to
up to
to such an extent as to ...
also written 以至於｜以至于

倾斜|

傾斜

qīng xié (qing1 xie2)

to incline
to lean
to slant
to slope
to tilt

局面|

局面

jú miàn (ju2 mian4)

aspect
phase
situation

局部|

局部

jú bù (ju2 bu4)

part
local

即将|

即將

jí jiāng (ji2 jiang1)

on the eve of
to be about to

倾向|

傾向

qīng xiàng (qing1 xiang4)

trend
tendency
orientation

以往|

以往

yǐ wǎng (yi3 wang3)

in the past
formerly

中立|

中立

zhōng lì (zhong1 li4)

neutral

居住|

居住

jū zhù (ju1 zhu4)

to reside
to dwell
to live in a place
resident in

原先|

原先

yuán xiān (yuan2 xian1)

originally
former

原告|

原告

yuán gào (yuan2 gao4)

complainant
plaintiff

原始|

原始

yuán shǐ (yuan2 shi3)

first
original
primitive
original (document etc)

原理|

原理

yuán lǐ (yuan2 li3)

principle
theory

厌恶|

厭惡

yàn wù (yan4 wu4)

to loathe
disgusted with sth

层次|

層次

céng cì (ceng2 ci4)

layer
level
gradation
arrangement of ideas
(a person's) standing

参谋|

參謀

cān móu (can1 mou2)

staff officer
to give advice

及早|

及早

jí zǎo (ji2 zao3)

at the earliest possible time
as soon as possible

反之|

反之

fǎn zhī (fan3 zhi1)

on the other hand...
conversely...

反问|

反問

fǎn wèn (fan3 wen4)

to ask (a question) in reply
to answer a question with a question
rhetorical question

反射|

反射

fǎn shè (fan3 she4)

to reflect
reflection (from a mirror etc)
reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)

反常|

反常

fǎn cháng (fan3 chang2)

unusual
abnormal

反思|

反思

fǎn sī (fan3 si1)

to think back over sth
to review
to revisit
to rethink
reflection
reassessment

巢穴|

巢穴

cháo xué (chao2 xue2)

lair
nest
den
hideout

反抗|

反抗

fǎn kàng (fan3 kang4)

to resist
to rebel

反面|

反面

fǎn miàn (fan3 mian4)

reverse side
backside
the other side (of a problem etc)
negative
bad

反馈|

反饋

fǎn kuì (fan3 kui4)

to send back information
feedback

反驳|

反駁

fǎn bó (fan3 bo2)

to retort
to refute

取缔|

取締

qǔ dì (qu3 di4)

to suppress
to crack down on
to prohibit

受罪|

受罪

shòu zuì (shou4 zui4)

to endure
to suffer
hardships
torments
a hard time
a nuisance

干预|

干預

gān yù (gan1 yu4)

to meddle
to intervene
intervention

口气|

口氣

kǒu qì (kou3 qi4)

tone of voice
the way one speaks
manner of expression

口腔|

口腔

kǒu qiāng (kou3 qiang1)

oral cavity

口音|

口音

kǒu yīn (kou3 yin1)

linguistics

(linguistics) oral speech sounds

口音|

口音

kǒu yin (kou3 yin5)

voice

口头|

口頭

kǒu tóu (kou3 tou2)

oral
verbal

古怪|

古怪

gǔ guài (gu3 guai4)

strange
weird
eccentric
bizarre

古董|

古董

gǔ dǒng (gu3 dong3)

curio
antique

叮嘱|

叮囑

dīng zhǔ (ding1 zhu3)

to warn repeatedly
to urge
to exhort again and again

广阔|

廣闊

guǎng kuò (guang3 kuo4)

wide
vast

可恶|

可惡

kě wù (ke3 wu4)

repulsive
vile
hateful
abominable

可行|

可行

kě xíng (ke3 xing2)

feasible

可观|

可觀

kě guān (ke3 guan1)

considerable
impressive
significant

司令|

司令

sī lìng (si1 ling4)

commanding officer

司法|

司法

sī fǎ (si1 fa3)

judicial
(administration of) justice

强制|

強制

qiáng zhì (qiang2 zhi4)

to force
to compel
to coerce
forced; compulsory
Taiwan pr. [qiang3 zhi4]

吃力|

吃力

chī lì (chi1 li4)

to entail strenuous effort
to toil at a task
laborious
strain

吃苦|

吃苦

chī kǔ (chi1 ku3)

to bear hardships

各抒己见|

各抒己見

gè shū jǐ jiàn (ge4 shu1 ji3 jian4)

everyone gives their own view

合并|

合並

hé bìng (he2 bing4)

variant of 合併|合并[he2 bing4]

合伙|

合伙

hé huǒ (he2 huo3)

to act jointly
to form a partnership

合并|

合併

hé bìng (he2 bing4)

to merge
to annex

合成|

合成

hé chéng (he2 cheng2)

to compose
to constitute
compound
synthesis
mixture
synthetic

合算|

合算

hé suàn (he2 suan4)

worthwhile
to be a good deal
to be a bargain
to reckon up
to calculate

吉祥|

吉祥

jí xiáng (ji2 xiang2)

lucky
auspicious
propitious

得罪|

得罪

dé zui (de2 zui5)

to offend sb
to make a faux pas
a faux pas
see also 得罪

同志|

同志

tóng zhì (tong2 zhi4)

CL:

个|個

comrade
(slang) homosexual

同胞|

同胞

tóng bāo (tong2 bao1)

born of the same parents
sibling
fellow citizen
compatriot

名副其实|

名副其實

míng fù qí shí (ming2 fu4 qi2 shi2)

idiom

not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
aptly named
worthy of the name

名次|

名次

míng cì (ming2 ci4)

position in a ranking of names
place

名誉|

名譽

míng yù (ming2 yu4)

fame
reputation
honor
honorary
emeritus (of retired professor)

名额|

名額

míng é (ming2 e2)

quota

向来|

向來

xiàng lái (xiang4 lai2)

always (previously)

君子|

君子

jūn zǐ (jun1 zi3)

nobleman
person of noble character

吝啬|

吝嗇

lìn sè (lin4 se4)

stingy
mean
miserly

吞吞吐吐|

吞吞吐吐

tūn tūn tǔ tǔ (tun1 tun1 tu3 tu3)

idiom

to hum and haw (idiom)
to mumble as if hiding sth
to speak and break off, then start again
to hold sth back

否决|

否決

fǒu jué (fou3 jue2)

to veto
to overrule

吩咐|

吩咐

fēn fu (fen1 fu5)

to tell; to instruct; to command

含糊|

含糊

hán hu (han2 hu5)

ambiguous
vague
careless
perfunctory

含义|

含義

hán yì (han2 yi4)

meaning (implicit in a phrase)
implied meaning
hidden meaning
hint
connotation

吹捧|

吹捧

chuī pěng (chui1 peng3)

to flatter
to laud sb's accomplishments
adulation

吹牛|

吹牛

chuī niú (chui1 niu2)

to talk big
to shoot off one's mouth
to chat (dialect)

急于求成|

急於求成

jí yú qiú chéng (ji2 yu2 qiu2 cheng2)

idiom

anxious for quick results (idiom)
to demand instant success
impatient for result
impetuous

呈现|

呈現

chéng xiàn (cheng2 xian4)

to appear
to emerge
to present (a certain appearance)
to demonstrate

告诫|

告誡

gào jiè (gao4 jie4)

to warn
to admonish

告辞|

告辭

gào cí (gao4 ci2)

to say goodbye
to take one's leave

周密|

周密

zhōu mì (zhou1 mi4)

careful
thorough
meticulous
dense
impenetrable

恩怨|

恩怨

ēn yuàn (en1 yuan4)

gratitude and grudges
resentment
grievances

周转|

周轉

zhōu zhuǎn (zhou1 zhuan3)

to rotate
to circulate (cash, stock etc)
turnover
circulation
cash flow

恰当|

恰當

qià dàng (qia4 dang4)

appropriate
suitable

患者|

患者

huàn zhě (huan4 zhe3)

patient
sufferer

悲惨|

悲慘

bēi cǎn (bei1 can3)

miserable
tragic

呻吟|

呻吟

shēn yín (shen1 yin2)

to moan
to groan

呼唤|

呼喚

hū huàn (hu1 huan4)

to call out (a name etc)
to shout

呼啸|

呼嘯

hū xiào (hu1 xiao4)

to whistle
to scream
to whiz

呼吁|

呼籲

hū yù (hu1 yu4)

to call on (sb to do sth)
to appeal (to)
an appeal

命名|

命名

mìng míng (ming4 ming2)

to give a name to
to dub
to christen
to designate
named after
naming

恼火|

惱火

nǎo huǒ (nao3 huo3)

annoyed
riled
vexed

想方设法|

想方設法

xiǎng fāng shè fǎ (xiang3 fang1 she4 fa3)

idiom

to think up every possible method (idiom)
to devise ways and means
to try this, that and the other

意向|

意向

yì xiàng (yi4 xiang4)

intention
purpose
disposition

意志|

意志

yì zhì (yi4 zhi4)

will
willpower
determination

和气|

和氣

hé qi (he2 qi5)

friendly
polite
amiable

和睦|

和睦

hé mù (he2 mu4)

peaceful relations
harmonious

和蔼|

和藹

hé ǎi (he2 ai3)

kindly

和解|

和解

hé jiě (he2 jie3)

to settle (a dispute out of court)
to reconcile
settlement
conciliation
to become reconciled

慈善|

慈善

cí shàn (ci2 shan4)

benevolent
charitable

哭泣|

哭泣

kū qì (ku1 qi4)

to weep

品尝|

品嘗

pǐn cháng (pin3 chang2)

to taste a small amount
to sample

品德|

品德

pǐn dé (pin3 de2)

moral character

品种|

品種

pǐn zhǒng (pin3 zhong3)

CL:

个|個

breed
variety

品质|

品質

pǐn zhì (pin3 zhi4)

character
intrinsic quality (of a person)
quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)

恳切|

懇切

kěn qiè (ken3 qie4)

earnest
sincere

应酬|

應酬

yìng chou (ying4 chou5)

to engage in social activities
to socialize
dinner party; banquet; social engagement

懒惰|

懶惰

lǎn duò (lan3 duo4)

idle
lazy

悬念|

懸念

xuán niàn (xuan2 nian4)

suspense in a movie, play etc
concern for sb's welfare

悬殊|

懸殊

xuán shū (xuan2 shu1)

vastly different
poles apart

成员|

成員

chéng yuán (cheng2 yuan2)

member

成心|

成心

chéng xīn (cheng2 xin1)

intentionally
deliberately
on purpose

成本|

成本

chéng běn (cheng2 ben3)

(manufacturing, production etc) costs

截止|

截止

jié zhǐ (jie2 zhi3)

to close
to stop
to put a stop to sth
cut-off point
stopping point
deadline

战役|

戰役

zhàn yì (zhan4 yi4)

military campaign

哺乳|

哺乳

bǔ rǔ (bu3 ru3)

breastfeeding
to suckle
to nurse

不堪|

不堪

bù kān (bu4 kan1)

cannot bear
cannot stand
utterly
extremely

唯独|

唯獨

wéi dú (wei2 du2)

only
just (i.e. it is only that...)
all except
unique

唾弃|

唾棄

tuò qì (tuo4 qi4)

to spurn
to disdain

才干|

才幹

cái gàn (cai2 gan4)

ability
competence

商标|

商標

shāng biāo (shang1 biao1)

trademark
logo

问世|

問世

wèn shì (wen4 shi4)

to be published
to come out

启事|

啟事

qǐ shì (qi3 shi4)

announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)
to post information
a notice

启蒙|

啟矇

qǐ méng (qi3 meng2)

variant of 啟蒙|启蒙[qi3 meng2]
to instruct the young

启示|

啟示

qǐ shì (qi3 shi4)

to reveal
to enlighten
enlightenment
revelation
illumination
moral (of a story etc)
lesson

启程|

啟程

qǐ chéng (qi3 cheng2)

to set out on a journey

启蒙|

啟蒙

qǐ méng (qi3 meng2)

to instruct the young
to initiate
to awake sb from ignorance
to free sb from prejudice or superstition
primer
enlightened
the Enlightenment
Western learning from the late Qing dynasty

一流|

一流

yī liú (yi1 liu2)

top quality
front ranking

一如既往|

一如既往

yī rú jì wǎng (yi1 ru2 ji4 wang3)

idiom

(idiom) just as in the past
as before
continuing as always

即便|

即便

jí biàn (ji2 bian4)

even if
even though
right away
immediately

喇叭|

喇叭

lǎ ba (la3 ba5)

horn (automobile etc)
loudspeaker
brass wind instrument
trumpet
suona 鎖吶｜锁呐

喉咙|

喉嚨

hóu lóng (hou2 long2)

the throat

喘气|

喘氣

chuǎn qì (chuan3 qi4)

to breathe deeply
to pant
to gasp
to take a breather; to catch one's breath

喜悦|

喜悅

xǐ yuè (xi3 yue4)

happy
joyous

喜闻乐见|

喜聞樂見

xǐ wén lè jiàn (xi3 wen2 le4 jian4)

idiom

to love to hear and see (idiom)
well received
to one's liking

喧哗|

喧嘩

xuān huá (xuan1 hua2)

hubbub
clamor
to make a racket

丧失|

喪失

sàng shī (sang4 shi1)

to lose
to forfeit

嗅觉|

嗅覺

xiù jué (xiu4 jue2)

sense of smell

危机|

危機

wēi jī (wei1 ji1)

CL:

个|個

crisis

伤脑筋|

傷腦筋

shāng nǎo jīn (shang1 nao3 jin1)

to be a real headache
to beat one's brains

卡通|

卡通

kǎ tōng (ka3 tong1)

loanword

cartoon (loanword)

博览会|

博覽會

bó lǎn huì (bo2 lan3 hui4)

exposition
international fair

债券|

債券

zhài quàn (zhai4 quan4)

bond
debenture

以免|

以免

yǐ miǎn (yi3 mian3)

in order to avoid
so as not to

博大精深|

博大精深

bó dà jīng shēn (bo2 da4 jing1 shen1)

wide-ranging and profound
broad and deep

南辕北辙|

南轅北轍

nán yuán běi zhé (nan2 yuan2 bei3 zhe2)

idiom

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

传达|

傳達

chuán dá (chuan2 da2)

to pass on
to convey
to relay
to transmit
transmission

协议|

協議

xié yì (xie2 yi4)

CL:

项|項

agreement
pact
protocol

协调|

協調

xié tiáo (xie2 tiao2)

to coordinate
to harmonize
to fit together
to match (colors etc)
harmonious
concerted

传记|

傳記

zhuàn jì (zhuan4 ji4)

CL:

篇部

biography

以便|

以便

yǐ biàn (yi3 bian4)

so that
so as to
in order to

中断|

中斷

zhōng duàn (zhong1 duan4)

to cut short
to break off
to discontinue
to interrupt

协会|

協會

xié huì (xie2 hui4)

CL:

个|個家

an association
a society

协商|

協商

xié shāng (xie2 shang1)

to consult with
to talk things over
agreement

传授|

傳授

chuán shòu (chuan2 shou4)

to impart
to pass on
to teach

协助|

協助

xié zhù (xie2 zhu4)

to provide assistance
to aid

卓越|

卓越

zhuó yuè (zhuo2 yue4)

outstanding
surpassing
distinguished
splendid

传单|

傳單

chuán dān (chuan2 dan1)

leaflet
flier
pamphlet

代理|

代理

dài lǐ (dai4 li3)

to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
to act as an agent or proxy
surrogate
(computing) proxy

卑鄙|

卑鄙

bēi bǐ (bei1 bi3)

base
mean
contemptible
despicable

半途而废|

半途而廢

bàn tú ér fèi (ban4 tu2 er2 fei4)

idiom

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

家伙|

傢伙

jiā huo (jia1 huo5)

variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5]

千方百计|

千方百計

qiān fāng bǎi jì (qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4)

idiom

lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom)
by every possible means

十足|

十足

shí zú (shi2 zu2)

ample
complete
hundred percent
a pure shade (of some color)

备忘录|

備忘錄

bèi wàng lù (bei4 wang4 lu4)

memorandum
aide-memoire

代价|

代價

dài jià (dai4 jia4)

price
cost
consideration (in share dealing)

中央|

中央

zhōng yāng (zhong1 yang1)

central
middle
central authorities (of a state)

不可思议|

不可思議

bù kě sī yì (bu4 ke3 si1 yi4)

idiom

inconceivable (idiom)
unimaginable
unfathomable

区域|

區域

qū yù (qu1 yu4)

area
region
district

区分|

區分

qū fēn (qu1 fen1)

to differentiate
to draw a distinction
to divide into categories

备份|

備份

bèi fèn (bei4 fen4)

backup

汇报|

匯報

huì bào (hui4 bao4)

to report
to give an account of
to collect information and report back

北极|

北極

běi jí (bei3 ji2)

the North Pole
the Arctic Pole
the north magnetic pole

杰出|

傑出

jié chū (jie2 chu1)

outstanding
distinguished
remarkable
prominent
illustrious

仁慈|

仁慈

rén cí (ren2 ci2)

benevolent
charitable
kind
kindly
kindness
merciful

化验|

化驗

huà yàn (hua4 yan4)

chemical examination
to do a lab test

化肥|

化肥

huà féi (hua4 fei2)

fertilizer

伪造|

偽造

wěi zào (wei3 zao4)

to forge
to fake
to counterfeit

化石|

化石

huà shí (hua4 shi2)

fossil

化妆|

化妝

huà zhuāng (hua4 zhuang1)

to put on makeup

偶像|

偶像

ǒu xiàng (ou3 xiang4)

idol

仍旧|

仍舊

réng jiù (reng2 jiu4)

still (remaining)
to remain (the same)
yet

并非|

並非

bìng fēi (bing4 fei1)

really isn't

包装|

包裝

bāo zhuāng (bao1 zhuang1)

to pack
to wrap
packaging

包袱|

包袱

bāo fu (bao1 fu5)

wrapping cloth
a bundle wrapped in cloth
load
weight
burden
funny part
punchline

侦探|

偵探

zhēn tàn (zhen1 tan4)

detective
to do detective work

包庇|

包庇

bāo bì (bao1 bi4)

to shield
to harbor
to cover up

包围|

包圍

bāo wéi (bao1 wei2)

to surround
to encircle
to hem in

侧面|

側面

cè miàn (ce4 mian4)

lateral side
aspect
profile

人间|

人間

rén jiān (ren2 jian1)

the human world
the earth

勾结|

勾結

gōu jié (gou1 jie2)

to collude with
to gang up with

勤劳|

勤勞

qín láo (qin2 lao2)

hardworking
industrious
diligent

健全|

健全

jiàn quán (jian4 quan2)

robust
sound

勤俭|

勤儉

qín jiǎn (qin2 jian3)

hardworking and frugal

势必|

勢必

shì bì (shi4 bi4)

to be bound to
undoubtedly will

停顿|

停頓

tíng dùn (ting2 dun4)

to halt
to break off
pause (in speech)

人道|

人道

rén dào (ren2 dao4)

human sympathy
humanitarianism
humane
the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism)
sexual intercourse

并列|

並列

bìng liè (bing4 lie4)

to stand side by side
to be juxtaposed

不妨|

不妨

bù fáng (bu4 fang2)

there is no harm in; might as well

一贯|

一貫

yī guàn (yi1 guan4)

consistent
from start to finish
all along

势力|

勢力

shì li (shi4 li5)

power
influence
a force (military, political etc)

胜负|

勝負

shèng fù (sheng4 fu4)

victory or defeat
the outcome of a battle

停滞|

停滯

tíng zhì (ting2 zhi4)

stagnation
at a standstill
bogged down

务必|

務必

wù bì (wu4 bi4)

must
to need to
to be sure to

勘探|

勘探

kān tàn (kan1 tan4)

to explore
to survey
to prospect (for oil etc)
prospecting

停泊|

停泊

tíng bó (ting2 bo2)

to anchor
anchorage
mooring (of a ship)

人质|

人質

rén zhì (ren2 zhi4)

hostage

动静|

動靜

dòng jìng (dong4 jing4)

(detectable) movement
(sign of) activity
movement and stillness

动身|

動身

dòng shēn (dong4 shen1)

to go on a journey
to leave

做主|

做主

zuò zhǔ (zuo4 zhu3)

see 作主[zuo4 zhu3]

动荡|

動蕩

dòng dàng (dong4 dang4)

unrest (social or political)
turmoil
upheaval
commotion

动脉|

動脈

dòng mài (dong4 mai4)

artery

偏见|

偏見

piān jiàn (pian1 jian4)

prejudice
bias

人为|

人為

rén wéi (ren2 wei2)

artificial
man-made
having human cause or origin
human attempt or effort

丢人|

丟人

diū rén (diu1 ren2)

to lose face

动荡|

動盪

dòng dàng (dong4 dang4)

variant of 動蕩|动荡[dong4 dang4]

动机|

動機

dòng jī (dong4 ji1)

motive
motivation

偏差|

偏差

piān chā (pian1 cha1)

bias
deviation

动手|

動手

dòng shǒu (dong4 shou3)

to set about (a task)
to hit
to punch
to touch

动态|

動態

dòng tài (dong4 tai4)

movement
motion
development
trend
dynamic (science)

偏僻|

偏僻

piān pì (pian1 pi4)

remote
desolate
far from the city

人格|

人格

rén gé (ren2 ge2)

personality
integrity
dignity

动员|

動員

dòng yuán (dong4 yuan2)

CL:

次

to mobilize
mobilization

动力|

動力

dòng lì (dong4 li4)

motive power
force
(fig.) motivation
impetus

偏偏|

偏偏

piān piān (pian1 pian1)

(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened

勉强|

勉強

miǎn qiǎng (mian3 qiang3)

to do with difficulty
to force sb to do sth
reluctant
barely enough

勉励|

勉勵

miǎn lì (mian3 li4)

to encourage

值班|

值班

zhí bān (zhi2 ban1)

to work a shift
on duty

人性|

人性

rén xìng (ren2 xing4)

human nature
humanity
the totality of human attributes

丢三落四|

丟三落四

diū sān là sì (diu1 san1 la4 si4)

forgetful
empty-headed

不免|

不免

bù miǎn (bu4 mian3)

inevitably

勇于|

勇於

yǒng yú (yong3 yu2)

to dare to
to be brave enough to

助理|

助理

zhù lǐ (zhu4 li3)

assistant

倡议|

倡議

chàng yì (chang4 yi4)

to suggest
to initiate
proposal
initiative

助手|

助手

zhù shǒu (zhu4 shou3)

assistant
helper

加工|

加工

jiā gōng (jia1 gong1)

to process
working (of machinery)

倡导|

倡導

chàng dǎo (chang4 dao3)

to advocate
to initiate
to propose
to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)

人工|

人工

rén gōng (ren2 gong1)

artificial
manpower
manual work

加剧|

加劇

jiā jù (jia1 ju4)

to intensify

功效|

功效

gōng xiào (gong1 xiao4)

efficacy

借鉴|

借鑒

jiè jiàn (jie4 jian4)

to draw on (others' experience)
to learn from (how others do things)
lesson to be learned (by observing others)

功劳|

功勞

gōng láo (gong1 lao2)

contribution
meritorious service
credit

委员|

委員

wěi yuán (wei3 yuan2)

committee member

力争|

力爭

lì zhēng (li4 zheng1)

to work hard for
to do all one can
to contend strongly

借助|

借助

jiè zhù (jie4 zhu4)

to draw support from
with the help of

人家|

人家

rén jia (ren2 jia5)

other people
sb else
he, she or they
I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")

力求|

力求

lì qiú (li4 qiu2)

to make every effort to
striving to do one's best

力所能及|

力所能及

lì suǒ néng jí (li4 suo3 neng2 ji2)

idiom

as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom)
to the best of one's ability
within one's powers

候选|

候選

hòu xuǎn (hou4 xuan3)

candidate (attributive)

奴隶|

奴隸

nú lì (nu2 li4)

slave

奢侈|

奢侈

shē chǐ (she1 chi3)

luxurious
extravagant

倘若|

倘若

tǎng ruò (tang3 ruo4)

if
supposing
in case

人家|

人家

rén jiā (ren2 jia1)

CL:

户|戶家

household
dwelling
family
sb else's house
household business
house of woman's husband-to-be

奔驰|

奔馳

bēn chí (ben1 chi2)

to run quickly
to speed
to gallop

奔波|

奔波

bēn bō (ben1 bo1)

to rush about
to be constantly on the move

倔强|

倔強

jué jiàng (jue2 jiang4)

stubborn
obstinate
unbending

剧烈|

劇烈

jù liè (ju4 lie4)

violent
acute
severe
fierce

剧本|

劇本

jù běn (ju4 ben3)

script for play, opera, movie etc
screenplay
scenario

倒闭|

倒閉

dǎo bì (dao3 bi4)

to go bankrupt
to close down

人士|

人士

rén shì (ren2 shi4)

person
figure
public figure

丘陵|

丘陵

qiū líng (qiu1 ling2)

hills

不像话|

不像話

bù xiàng huà (bu4 xiang4 hua4)

unreasonable
shocking
outrageous

一举两得|

一舉兩得

yī jǔ liǎng dé (yi1 ju3 liang3 de2)

idiom

one move, two gains (idiom)
two birds with one stone

一度|

一度

yī dù (yi1 du4)

for a time
at one time
one time
once

失误|

失誤

shī wù (shi1 wu4)

lapse
mistake
to make a mistake
fault
service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)

失事|

失事

shī shì (shi1 shi4)

(of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc)
to mess things up

划分|

劃分

huà fēn (hua4 fen1)

to divide up
to partition
to differentiate

失踪|

失蹤

shī zōng (shi1 zong1)

to be missing
to disappear
unaccounted for

夹杂|

夾雜

jiā zá (jia1 za2)

to mix together (disparate substances)
to mingle
a mix
to be tangled up with

奇妙|

奇妙

qí miào (qi2 miao4)

fantastic
wonderful

奉献|

奉獻

fèng xiàn (feng4 xian4)

to offer respectfully
to consecrate
to dedicate
to devote

夫妇|

夫婦

fū fù (fu1 fu4)

CL:

对|對

a (married) couple
husband and wife

奔驰|

奔馳

Bēn chí (Ben1 chi2)

Benz (name)
Mercedes-Benz, German car maker

夫人|

夫人

fū ren (fu1 ren5)

CL:

位

lady
madam
Mrs.

奠定|

奠定

diàn dìng (dian4 ding4)

to establish
to fix
to settle

创立|

創立

chuàng lì (chuang4 li4)

to establish
to set up
to found

奥秘|

奧祕

ào mì (ao4 mi4)

secret
mystery

个体|

個體

gè tǐ (ge4 ti3)

individual

妄想|

妄想

wàng xiǎng (wang4 xiang3)

to attempt vainly
a vain attempt
delusion

妥协|

妥協

tuǒ xié (tuo3 xie2)

to compromise
to reach terms

妥善|

妥善

tuǒ shàn (tuo3 shan4)

appropriate
proper

妥当|

妥當

tuǒ dang (tuo3 dang5)

appropriate
proper
ready

姑且|

姑且

gū qiě (gu1 qie3)

for the time being
tentatively

太空|

太空

tài kōng (tai4 kong1)

outer space

委托|

委託

wěi tuō (wei3 tuo1)

to entrust
to commission

侄子|

姪子

zhí zi (zhi2 zi5)

brother's son
nephew

姿态|

姿態

zī tài (zi1 tai4)

attitude
posture
stance

威信|

威信

Wēi xìn (Wei1 xin4)

Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan

威信|

威信

wēi xìn (wei1 xin4)

prestige
reputation
trust
credit with the people

威力|

威力

wēi lì (wei1 li4)

might
formidable power

威望|

威望

wēi wàng (wei1 wang4)

prestige

威风|

威風

wēi fēng (wei1 feng1)

might
awe-inspiring authority
impressive

娃娃|

娃娃

wá wa (wa2 wa5)

baby
small child
doll

媒介|

媒介

méi jiè (mei2 jie4)

intermediary
vehicle
vector
medium

媳妇|

媳婦

xí fù (xi2 fu4)

daughter-in-law
wife (of a younger man)
young married woman
young woman

嫂子|

嫂子

sǎo zi (sao3 zi5)

colloquial

(coll.) older brother's wife
sister-in-law

嫉妒|

嫉妒

jí dù (ji2 du4)

to be jealous of
to envy

天赋|

天賦

tiān fù (tian1 fu4)

gift
innate skill

嫌疑|

嫌疑

xián yí (xian2 yi2)

suspicion
to have suspicions

娇气|

嬌氣

jiāo qì (jiao1 qi4)

delicate
squeamish
finicky

婴儿|

嬰兒

yīng ér (ying1 er2)

infant

子弹|

子彈

zǐ dàn (zi3 dan4)

CL:

粒颗|顆发|發

bullet

创业|

創業

chuàng yè (chuang4 ye4)

to begin an undertaking
to start an enterprise
entrepreneurship

天生|

天生

tiān shēng (tian1 sheng1)

nature
disposition
innate

孕育|

孕育

yùn yù (yun4 yu4)

to be pregnant
to produce offspring
to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc)
fig. replete with (culture etc)

季度|

季度

jì dù (ji4 du4)

quarter of a year
season (sports)

季军|

季軍

jì jūn (ji4 jun1)

third in a race
bronze medalist

孤独|

孤獨

gū dú (gu1 du2)

lonely
solitary

孤立|

孤立

gū lì (gu1 li4)

to isolate
unrelated; irrelevant

学位|

學位

xué wèi (xue2 wei4)

academic degree
place in school

学说|

學說

xué shuō (xue2 shuo1)

theory
doctrine

宇宙|

宇宙

yǔ zhòu (yu3 zhou4)

universe
cosmos

守护|

守護

shǒu hù (shou3 hu4)

to guard
to protect

安宁|

安寧

1 níng (An1 ning2)

Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu

安宁|

安寧

ān níng (an1 ning2)

peaceful
tranquil
calm
composed
free from worry

安置|

安置

ān zhì (an1 zhi4)

to find a place for
to help settle down
to arrange for
to get into bed
placement

安详|

安詳

ān xiáng (an1 xiang2)

serene

完备|

完備

wán bèi (wan2 bei4)

faultless
complete
perfect
to leave nothing to be desired

完毕|

完畢

wán bì (wan2 bi4)

to finish
to end
to complete

宏伟|

宏偉

hóng wěi (hong2 wei3)

grand
imposing
magnificent

宏观|

宏觀

hóng guān (hong2 guan1)

macro-
macroscopic
holistic

宗教|

宗教

zōng jiào (zong1 jiao4)

religion

宗旨|

宗旨

zōng zhǐ (zong1 zhi3)

objective
aim
goal

官方|

官方

guān fāng (guan1 fang1)

government
official (approved or issued by an authority)

定期|

定期

dìng qī (ding4 qi1)

at set dates
at regular intervals
periodic
limited to a fixed period of time
fixed term

定义|

定義

dìng yì (ding4 yi4)

definition
to define

客户|

客戶

kè hù (ke4 hu4)

client
customer

宣扬|

宣揚

xuān yáng (xuan1 yang2)

to publicize
to advertise
to spread far and wide

宣誓|

宣誓

xuān shì (xuan1 shi4)

to swear an oath (of office)
to make a vow

宫殿|

宮殿

gōng diàn (gong1 dian4)

CL:

座

palace

天然气|

天然氣

tiān rán qì (tian1 ran2 qi4)

natural gas

家伙|

家伙

jiā huo (jia1 huo5)

household dish, implement or furniture

家喻户晓|

家喻戶曉

jiā yù hù xiǎo (jia1 yu4 hu4 xiao3)

idiom

understood by everyone (idiom)
well known
a household name

家属|

家屬

jiā shǔ (jia1 shu3)

family member
(family) dependent

家常|

家常

jiā cháng (jia1 chang2)

the daily life of a family

容器|

容器

róng qì (rong2 qi4)

receptacle
vessel
(computing) container

容忍|

容忍

róng rěn (rong2 ren3)

to put up with
to tolerate

容纳|

容納

róng nà (rong2 na4)

to hold
to contain
to accommodate
to tolerate (different opinions)

容貌|

容貌

róng mào (rong2 mao4)

one's appearance
looks
features

寂静|

寂靜

jì jìng (ji4 jing4)

quiet

寄托|

寄託

jì tuō (ji4 tuo1)

to entrust (to sb)
to place (one's hope, energy etc) in
a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)

密封|

密封

mì fēng (mi4 feng1)

to seal up

密度|

密度

mì dù (mi4 du4)

density
thickness

富裕|

富裕

Fù yù (Fu4 yu4)

Fuyu county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang

富裕|

富裕

fù yù (fu4 yu4)

prosperous
well-to-do
well-off

寒暄|

寒暄

hán xuān (han2 xuan1)

to exchange conventional greetings
to exchange pleasantries

寓言|

寓言

yù yán (yu4 yan2)

CL:

则|則

fable

实事求是|

實事求是

shí shì qiú shì (shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4)

idiom

lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)
fig. to be practical and realistic

实力|

實力

shí lì (shi2 li4)

strength

实惠|

實惠

shí huì (shi2 hui4)

tangible benefit
material advantages
cheap
economical
advantageous (deal)
substantial (discount)

实施|

實施

shí shī (shi2 shi1)

to implement
to carry out

实行|

實行

shí xíng (shi2 xing2)

to implement
to carry out
to put into practice

实质|

實質

shí zhì (shi2 zhi4)

substance
essence

宁肯|

寧肯

nìng kěn (ning4 ken3)

would rather...
it would be better...
would prefer

宁愿|

寧願

nìng yuàn (ning4 yuan4)

would rather ... (than ...)

审判|

審判

shěn pàn (shen3 pan4)

a trial
to try sb

审查|

審查

shěn chá (shen3 cha2)

to examine
to investigate
to censor out
censorship

审理|

審理

shěn lǐ (shen3 li3)

to hear (a case)

审美|

審美

shěn měi (shen3 mei3)

esthetics
appreciating the arts
taste

宽容|

寬容

kuān róng (kuan1 rong2)

lenient
tolerant
indulgent
charitable
to forgive

宽敞|

寬敞

kuān chang (kuan1 chang5)

spacious
wide

寺庙|

寺廟

sì miào (si4 miao4)

temple
monastery
shrine

封建|

封建

fēng jiàn (feng1 jian4)

system of enfeoffment
feudalism
feudal
feudalistic

封锁|

封鎖

fēng suǒ (feng1 suo3)

to blockade
to seal off
to lock down

封闭|

封閉

fēng bì (feng1 bi4)

to close
to seal off
to close down (an illegal venue)
closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)

将就|

將就

jiāng jiu (jiang1 jiu5)

to accept (a bit reluctantly)
to put up with

将军|

將軍

Jiāng jūn (Jiang1 jun1)

(common place name)

将军|

將軍

jiāng jūn (jiang1 jun1)

general
high-ranking military officer
to check or checkmate
fig. to embarrass
to challenge
to put sb on the spot

将近|

將近

jiāng jìn (jiang1 jin4)

almost
nearly
close to

专利|

專利

zhuān lì (zhuan1 li4)

patent
sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people
monopoly

专程|

專程

zhuān chéng (zhuan1 cheng2)

specifically
specially (for that purpose)

专长|

專長

zhuān cháng (zhuan1 chang2)

specialty
special knowledge or ability

专题|

專題

zhuān tí (zhuan1 ti2)

specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc)
article, report or program etc on a specific topic

尊严|

尊嚴

zūn yán (zun1 yan2)

dignity
sanctity
honor
majesty

寻觅|

尋覓

xún mì (xun2 mi4)

to look for

对付|

對付

duì fu (dui4 fu5)

to handle
to deal with
to tackle
to get by with; to make do
(dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb)

对应|

對應

duì yìng (dui4 ying4)

to correspond (to)
to be equivalent to
to be a counterpart to

对抗|

對抗

duì kàng (dui4 kang4)

to withstand
to resist
to stand off
antagonism
confrontation

对照|

對照

duì zhào (dui4 zhao4)

to contrast
to compare
to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)
to check

对称|

對稱

duì chèn (dui4 chen4)

symmetry

对立|

對立

duì lì (dui4 li4)

to oppose
to set sth against
to be antagonistic to
antithetical
relative opposite
opposing
diametrical

对策|

對策

duì cè (dui4 ce4)

countermeasure for dealing with a situation

对联|

對聯

duì lián (dui4 lian2)

CL:

副幅

rhyming couplet
pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway

导向|

導向

dǎo xiàng (dao3 xiang4)

to be oriented towards
orientation

导弹|

導彈

dǎo dàn (dao3 dan4)

CL:

枚

(guided) missile

导航|

導航

dǎo háng (dao3 hang2)

navigation

小心翼翼|

小心翼翼

xiǎo xīn yì yì (xiao3 xin1 yi4 yi4)

idiom

cautious and solemn (idiom)
very carefully
prudent
gently and cautiously

尖端|

尖端

jiān duān (jian1 duan1)

sharp pointed end
the tip
the cusp
tip-top
most advanced and sophisticated
highest peak
the best

尖锐|

尖銳

jiān ruì (jian1 rui4)

sharp
intense
penetrating
pointed
acute (illness)

尚且|

尚且

shàng qiě (shang4 qie3)

(not) even
yet
still

就业|

就業

jiù yè (jiu4 ye4)

to get a job
employment

就职|

就職

jiù zhí (jiu4 zhi2)

to take office
to assume a post

就近|

就近

jiù jìn (jiu4 jin4)

nearby
in a close neighborhood

尴尬|

尷尬

gān gà (gan1 ga4)

awkward
embarrassed

局势|

局勢

jú shì (ju2 shi4)

situation
state (of affairs)

创新|

創新

chuàng xīn (chuang4 xin1)

to bring forth new ideas
to blaze new trails
innovation

局限|

局限

jú xiàn (ju2 xian4)

to limit

仓库|

倉庫

cāng kù (cang1 ku4)

depot
storehouse
warehouse

屁股|

屁股

pì gu (pi4 gu5)

buttocks
bottom
back part

亭子|

亭子

tíng zi (ting2 zi5)

pavilion

居民|

居民

jū mín (ju1 min2)

resident
inhabitant

屈服|

屈服

qū fú (qu1 fu2)

to surrender
to succumb
to yield
(as a transitive verb) to defeat
to prevail over

尸体|

屍體

shī tǐ (shi1 ti3)

CL:

具

dead body
corpse
carcass

屏幕|

屏幕

píng mù (ping2 mu4)

screen (TV, computer or movie)

屏障|

屏障

píng zhàng (ping2 zhang4)

barrier

天文|

天文

tiān wén (tian1 wen2)

astronomy

展望|

展望

zhǎn wàng (zhan3 wang4)

outlook
prospect
to look ahead
to look forward to

展现|

展現

zhǎn xiàn (zhan3 xian4)

to unfold before one's eyes
to emerge
to reveal
to display

展示|

展示

zhǎn shì (zhan3 shi4)

to reveal
to display
to show
to exhibit

屡次|

屢次

lǔ: cì (lu:3 ci4)

repeatedly

层出不穷|

層出不窮

céng chū bù qióng (ceng2 chu1 bu4 qiong2)

more and more emerge
innumerable succession
breeding like flies (idiom)

天才|

天才

tiān cái (tian1 cai2)

talent
gift
genius
gifted

履行|

履行

lǔ: xíng (lu:3 xing2)

to fulfill (one's obligations)

山脉|

山脈

shān mài (shan1 mai4)

CL:

条|條

mountain range

创作|

創作

chuàng zuò (chuang4 zuo4)

to create
to produce
to write
a creative work; a creation

岩石|

岩石

yán shí (yan2 shi2)

rock

岳母|

岳母

yuè mǔ (yue4 mu3)

wife's mother, mother-in-law

峡谷|

峽谷

xiá gǔ (xia2 gu3)

canyon
gill
ravine

崇拜|

崇拜

chóng bài (chong2 bai4)

to worship
adoration

崇敬|

崇敬

chóng jìng (chong2 jing4)

to revere
to venerate
high esteem

崇高|

崇高

chóng gāo (chong2 gao1)

majestic
sublime

岗位|

崗位

gǎng wèi (gang3 wei4)

a post
a job

崩溃|

崩潰

bēng kuì (beng1 kui4)

to collapse
to crumble
to fall apart

崭新|

嶄新

zhǎn xīn (zhan3 xin1)

brand new

川流不息|

川流不息

chuān liú bù xī (chuan1 liu2 bu4 xi1)

idiom

the stream flows without stopping (idiom)
unending flow

天堂|

天堂

tiān táng (tian1 tang2)

paradise
heaven

巡逻|

巡邏

xún luó (xun2 luo2)

to patrol (police, army or navy)

天伦之乐|

天倫之樂

tiān lún zhī lè (tian1 lun2 zhi1 le4)

family love and joy
domestic bliss

工艺品|

工藝品

gōng yì pǐn (gong1 yi4 pin3)

CL:

个|個

handicraft article
handiwork

差别|

差別

chā bié (cha1 bie2)

difference
distinction
disparity

巴不得|

巴不得

bā bu de (ba1 bu5 de5)

colloquial

(coll.) to be eager for
to long for
to look forward to

巴结|

巴結

bā jie (ba1 jie5)

to fawn on
to curry favor with
to make up to

仓促|

倉促

cāng cù (cang1 cu4)

all of a sudden
hurriedly

师范|

師範

shī fàn (shi1 fan4)

teacher-training
pedagogical
normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)

帐篷|

帳篷

zhàng peng (zhang4 peng5)

CL:

顶|頂座

tent

带领|

帶領

dài lǐng (dai4 ling3)

to guide
to lead

幅度|

幅度

fú dù (fu2 du4)

width
extent
range
scope

大体|

大體

dà tǐ (da4 ti3)

in general
more or less
in rough terms
basically
on the whole
overall situation; the big picture
cadaver for dissection in training medical students

大致|

大致

dà zhì (da4 zhi4)

more or less
roughly
approximately

干扰|

干擾

gān rǎo (gan1 rao3)

to disturb
to interfere
perturbation
interference (physics)

干涉|

干涉

gān shè (gan1 she4)

to interfere
to meddle

大臣|

大臣

dà chén (da4 chen2)

chancellor (of a monarchy)
cabinet minister

平凡|

平凡

píng fán (ping2 fan2)

commonplace
ordinary
mediocre

平原|

平原

píng yuán (ping2 yuan2)

CL:

个|個

field
plain

平坦|

平坦

píng tǎn (ping2 tan3)

level
even
smooth
flat

平庸|

平庸

píng yōng (ping2 yong1)

mediocre
indifferent
commonplace

平行|

平行

píng xíng (ping2 xing2)

parallel
of equal rank
simultaneous

平面|

平面

píng miàn (ping2 mian4)

plane (flat surface)
print media

年度|

年度

nián dù (nian2 du4)

year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)
annual

干劲|

幹勁

gàn jìn (gan4 jin4)

enthusiasm for doing sth

幼稚|

幼稚

yòu zhì (you4 zhi4)

young
childish
puerile

床单|

床單

chuáng dān (chuang2 dan1)

CL:

条|條件张|張床

bed sheet

序言|

序言

xù yán (xu4 yan2)

preface
introductory remarks
preamble
prelude

座右铭|

座右銘

zuò yòu míng (zuo4 you4 ming2)

motto
maxim

庸俗|

庸俗

yōng sú (yong1 su2)

vulgar
tacky
tawdry

廉洁|

廉潔

lián jié (lian2 jie2)

incorruptible
unbribable
honest

废墟|

廢墟

fèi xū (fei4 xu1)

ruins

废寝忘食|

廢寢忘食

fèi qǐn wàng shí (fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2)

idiom

(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals
to be completely wrapped up in one's work

废除|

廢除

fèi chú (fei4 chu2)

to abolish
to abrogate
to repeal

大肆|

大肆

dà sì (da4 si4)

wantonly
without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)
unbridled

延伸|

延伸

yán shēn (yan2 shen1)

to extend
to spread

延期|

延期

yán qī (yan2 qi1)

to delay
to extend
to postpone
to defer

延续|

延續

yán xù (yan2 xu4)

to continue
to go on
to last

弊病|

弊病

bì bìng (bi4 bing4)

malady
evil
malpractice
drawback
disadvantage

弊端|

弊端

bì duān (bi4 duan1)

systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)

剪彩|

剪彩

jiǎn cǎi (jian3 cai3)

to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)

引导|

引導

yǐn dǎo (yin3 dao3)

to guide
to lead (around)
to conduct
to boot
introduction
primer

引擎|

引擎

yǐn qíng (yin3 qing2)

loanword

CL:

台|臺

engine (loanword)

引用|

引用

yǐn yòng (yin3 yong4)

to quote
to cite
to recommend; to appoint
(computing) reference

俯视|

俯視

fǔ shì (fu3 shi4)

to overlook
to look down at

弱点|

弱點

ruò diǎn (ruo4 dian3)

weak point
failing

世代|

世代

shì dài (shi4 dai4)

for many generations
age

强迫|

強迫

qiǎng pò (qiang3 po4)

to compel
to force

别扭|

彆扭

biè niu (bie4 niu5)

awkward
difficult
uncomfortable
not agreeing
at loggerheads
gauche

弹性|

彈性

tán xìng (tan2 xing4)

flexibility
elasticity

弥漫|

彌漫

mí màn (mi2 man4)

to pervade
to fill the air
diffuse
everywhere present
about to inundate (water)
permeated by (smoke)
filled with (dust)
to saturate (the air with fog, smoke etc)

弥补|

彌補

mí bǔ (mi2 bu3)

to complement
to make up for a deficiency

汇报|

彙報

huì bào (hui4 bao4)

to report
to give an account of

形态|

形態

xíng tài (xing2 tai4)

shape
form
pattern
morphology

彩票|

彩票

cǎi piào (cai3 piao4)

lottery ticket

往事|

往事

wǎng shì (wang3 shi4)

past events
former happenings

往常|

往常

wǎng cháng (wang3 chang2)

usual
customary

征服|

征服

zhēng fú (zheng1 fu2)

to conquer
to subdue
to vanquish

后代|

後代

hòu dài (hou4 dai4)

descendant
progeny
posterity; later ages; later generations

后勤|

後勤

hòu qín (hou4 qin2)

logistics

后顾之忧|

後顧之憂

hòu gù zhī yōu (hou4 gu4 zhi1 you1)

idiom

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom)
family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
worries about the future consequences
often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

徒弟|

徒弟

tú dì (tu2 di4)

apprentice
disciple

得不偿失|

得不償失

dé bù cháng shī (de2 bu4 chang2 shi1)

idiom

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

得力|

得力

dé lì (de2 li4)

able
competent
efficient

得天独厚|

得天獨厚

dé tiān dú hòu (de2 tian1 du2 hou4)

idiom

blessed by heaven (idiom)
enjoying exceptional advantages
favored by nature

得罪|

得罪

dé zuì (de2 zui4)

to commit an offense
to violate the law
excuse me! (formal)
see also 得罪

大意|

大意

dà yi (da4 yi5)

careless

徘徊|

徘徊

pái huái (pai2 huai2)

to pace back and forth
to dither; to hesitate
(of sales figures etc) to fluctuate

从容|

從容

cóng róng (cong2 rong2)

to go easy
unhurried
calm
Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]

复活|

復活

fù huó (fu4 huo2)

to revive
(lit. and fig.) to come back to life
(religion) resurrection

复兴|

復興

Fù xīng (Fu4 xing1)

Fuxing district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei
Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣｜桃园县, north Taiwan

复兴|

復興

fù xīng (fu4 xing1)

to revive
to rejuvenate

循序渐进|

循序漸進

xún xù jiàn jìn (xun2 xu4 jian4 jin4)

idiom

in sequence, step by step (idiom)
to make steady progress incrementally

循环|

循環

xún huán (xun2 huan2)

to cycle
circle
loop

微不足道|

微不足道

wēi bù zú dào (wei1 bu4 zu2 dao4)

negligible
insignificant

微观|

微觀

wēi guān (wei1 guan1)

micro-
subatomic

征收|

徵收

zhēng shōu (zheng1 shou1)

to levy (a tax)
to expropriate

心得|

心得

xīn dé (xin1 de2)

CL:

项|項个|個

what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
knowledge
insight
understanding
tips

心态|

心態

xīn tài (xin1 tai4)

attitude (of the heart)
state of one's psyche
way of thinking
mentality

心甘情愿|

心甘情願

xīn gān qíng yuàn (xin1 gan1 qing2 yuan4)

delighted to (do sth, idiom)
perfectly happy to do
most willing to do

心疼|

心疼

xīn téng (xin1 teng2)

to love dearly
to feel sorry for sb
to regret
to grudge
to be distressed

心眼儿|

心眼兒

xīn yǎn r (xin1 yan3 r5)

one's thoughts

心血|

心血

xīn xuè (xin1 xue4)

heart's blood
expenditure (for some project)
meticulous care

心灵|

心靈

xīn líng (xin1 ling2)

bright
smart
quick-witted
heart
thoughts
spirit

忌讳|

忌諱

jì huì (ji4 hui4)

taboo
to avoid as taboo
to abstain from

忍受|

忍受

rěn shòu (ren3 shou4)

to bear
to endure

忍耐|

忍耐

rěn nài (ren3 nai4)

to endure
to bear with
to exercise patience
to restrain oneself
patience
endurance

志气|

志氣

zhì qì (zhi4 qi4)

ambition
resolve
backbone
drive
spirit

忙碌|

忙碌

máng lù (mang2 lu4)

busy
bustling

忠实|

忠實

zhōng shí (zhong1 shi2)

faithful

忠诚|

忠誠

zhōng chéng (zhong1 cheng2)

devoted
loyal
fidelity
loyalty

快活|

快活

kuài huo (kuai4 huo5)

happy
cheerful

忽略|

忽略

hū lu:è (hu1 lu:e4)

to neglect; to overlook; to ignore

思念|

思念

sī niàn (si1 nian4)

to think of
to long for
to miss

思索|

思索

sī suǒ (si1 suo3)

to think deeply
to ponder

思维|

思維

sī wéi (si1 wei2)

(line of) thought
thinking

怠慢|

怠慢

dài màn (dai4 man4)

to slight
to neglect

急切|

急切

jí qiè (ji2 qie4)

eager
impatient

急剧|

急劇

jí jù (ji2 ju4)

rapid
sudden

急功近利|

急功近利

jí gōng jìn lì (ji2 gong1 jin4 li4)

idiom

seeking instant benefit (idiom)
shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

大意|

大意

dà yì (da4 yi4)

general idea
main idea

急躁|

急躁

jí zào (ji2 zao4)

irritable
irascible
impetuous

性命|

性命

xìng mìng (xing4 ming4)

life

性感|

性感

xìng gǎn (xing4 gan3)

sex appeal
eroticism
sexuality
sexy

性能|

性能

xìng néng (xing4 neng2)

function
performance
behavior

恍然大悟|

恍然大悟

huǎng rán dà wù (huang3 ran2 da4 wu4)

to suddenly realize
to suddenly see the light

恐吓|

恐嚇

kǒng hè (kong3 he4)

to threaten
to menace

恐怖|

恐怖

kǒng bù (kong3 bu4)

terrible
frightful
frightening
terror
terrorist

恐惧|

恐懼

kǒng jù (kong3 ju4)

to be frightened
fear
dread

恨不得|

恨不得

hèn bu de (hen4 bu5 de5)

wishing one could do sth
to hate to be unable
itching to do sth

剥削|

剝削

bō xuē (bo1 xue1)

to exploit
exploitation

恭敬|

恭敬

gōng jìng (gong1 jing4)

deferential
respectful

恰到好处|

恰到好處

qià dào hǎo chù (qia4 dao4 hao3 chu4)

it's just perfect

恰巧|

恰巧

qià qiǎo (qia4 qiao3)

by chance
as chance would have it

大伙儿|

大伙兒

dà huǒ r (da4 huo3 r5)

erhua variant of 大伙[da4 huo3]

悔恨|

悔恨

huǐ hèn (hui3 hen4)

remorse
repentance

大不了|

大不了

dà bù liǎo (da4 bu4 liao3)

at worst
if worst comes to worst
(usu. in the negative) serious; alarming

悲哀|

悲哀

bēi āi (bei1 ai1)

grieved

刹那|

剎那

chà nà (cha4 na4)

an instant (Sanskrit: ksana)
split second
the twinkling of an eye

凄凉|

悽涼

qī liáng (qi1 liang2)

mournful
miserable

情报|

情報

qíng bào (qing2 bao4)

information
intelligence

情形|

情形

qíng xing (qing2 xing5)

CL:

个|個

circumstances
situation

情理|

情理

qíng lǐ (qing2 li3)

reason
sense

情节|

情節

qíng jié (qing2 jie2)

circumstances
plot; storyline

惋惜|

惋惜

wǎn xī (wan3 xi1)

to regret
to feel that it is a great pity
to feel sorry for sb

意味着|

意味著

yì wèi zhe (yi4 wei4 zhe5)

to signify
to mean
to imply

恶化|

惡化

è huà (e4 hua4)

to worsen

恶心|

惡心

ě xīn (e3 xin1)

nausea
to feel sick
disgust
to embarrass (deliberately)

恶心|

惡心

è xīn (e4 xin1)

bad habit
vicious habit
vice

惦记|

惦記

diàn jì (dian4 ji4)

to think of
to keep thinking about
to be concerned about

修养|

修養

xiū yǎng (xiu1 yang3)

accomplishment
training
self-cultivation

意图|

意圖

yì tú (yi4 tu2)

intent
to intend

多元化|

多元化

duō yuán huà (duo1 yuan2 hua4)

diversification
pluralism
to diversify

惹祸|

惹禍

rě huò (re3 huo4)

to stir up trouble
to invite disaster

外表|

外表

wài biǎo (wai4 biao3)

external
outside
outward appearance

刹车|

剎車

shā chē (sha1 che1)

to brake (when driving)
to stop
to switch off
to check (bad habits)
a brake

外行|

外行

wài háng (wai4 hang2)

layman
amateur

意料|

意料

yì liào (yi4 liao4)

to anticipate
to expect
expectations

意识|

意識

yì shí (yi4 shi2)

consciousness
awareness
to be aware
to realize

愚昧|

愚昧

yú mèi (yu2 mei4)

ignorant
uneducated
ignorance

愚蠢|

愚蠢

yú chǔn (yu2 chun3)

silly
stupid

爱不释手|

愛不釋手

ài bù shì shǒu (ai4 bu4 shi4 shou3)

idiom

(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down
to find sth utterly irresistible

爱戴|

愛戴

ài dài (ai4 dai4)

to love and respect

感慨|

感慨

gǎn kǎi (gan3 kai3)

to sigh with sorrow, regret etc
rueful
deeply moved

感染|

感染

gǎn rǎn (gan3 ran3)

to infect
infection
(fig.) to influence

外界|

外界

wài jiè (wai4 jie4)

the outside world
external

前景|

前景

qián jǐng (qian2 jing3)

foreground
vista
(future) prospects
perspective

慈祥|

慈祥

cí xiáng (ci2 xiang2)

kindly
benevolent (often of older person)

慎重|

慎重

shèn zhòng (shen4 zhong4)

cautious
careful
prudent

慢性|

慢性

màn xìng (man4 xing4)

slow and patient
chronic (disease)
slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)

惯例|

慣例

guàn lì (guan4 li4)

convention
usual practice

慰问|

慰問

wèi wèn (wei4 wen4)

to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc

慷慨|

慷慨

kāng kǎi (kang1 kai3)

vehement
fervent
generous; magnanimous

欲望|

慾望

yù wàng (yu4 wang4)

desire
longing
appetite
craving

忧郁|

憂鬱

yōu yù (you1 yu4)

sullen
depressed
melancholy
dejected

修复|

修復

xiū fù (xiu1 fu4)

to restore
to renovate
(computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)

愤怒|

憤怒

fèn nù (fen4 nu4)

angry
indignant
wrath
ire

宪法|

憲法

xiàn fǎ (xian4 fa3)

CL:

部

constitution (of a country)

交涉|

交涉

jiāo shè (jiao1 she4)

to negotiate (with)
to have dealings (with)

应邀|

應邀

yìng yāo (ying4 yao1)

at sb's invitation

外向|

外向

wài xiàng (wai4 xiang4)

extroverted (personality)
(economics etc) export-oriented

惩罚|

懲罰

chéng fá (cheng2 fa2)

penalty
punishment
to punish

夕阳|

夕陽

xī yáng (xi1 yang2)

sunset
the setting sun

悬崖峭壁|

懸崖峭壁

xuán yá qiào bì (xuan2 ya2 qiao4 bi4)

idiom

sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)

前提|

前提

qián tí (qian2 ti2)

premise
precondition
prerequisite

悬挂|

懸掛

xuán guà (xuan2 gua4)

to suspend
to hang
(vehicle) suspension

壮丽|

壯麗

zhuàng lì (zhuang4 li4)

magnificence
majestic
glorious

成交|

成交

chéng jiāo (cheng2 jiao1)

to complete a contract
to reach a deal

壮观|

壯觀

zhuàng guān (zhuang4 guan1)

spectacular
magnificent sight

成天|

成天

chéng tiān (cheng2 tian1)

colloquial

(coll.) all day long
all the time

削弱|

削弱

xuē ruò (xue1 ruo4)

to weaken
to impair
to cripple

成效|

成效

chéng xiào (cheng2 xiao4)

effect
result

修建|

修建

xiū jiàn (xiu1 jian4)

to build
to construct

戒备|

戒備

jiè bèi (jie4 bei4)

to take precautions
to guard against (emergency)

壮烈|

壯烈

zhuàng liè (zhuang4 lie4)

brave
heroic

截至|

截至

jié zhì (jie2 zhi4)

up to (a time)

垄断|

壟斷

lǒng duàn (long3 duan4)

to monopolize

战略|

戰略

zhàn lu:è (zhan4 lu:e4)

strategy

战术|

戰術

zhàn shù (zhan4 shu4)

tactics

战斗|

戰鬥

zhàn dòu (zhan4 dou4)

CL:

场|場次

to fight
to engage in combat
struggle
battle

压迫|

壓迫

yā pò (ya1 po4)

to oppress
to constrict
stress (physics)

压缩|

壓縮

yā suō (ya1 suo1)

to compress
compression

信赖|

信賴

xìn lài (xin4 lai4)

to trust
to have confidence in
to have faith in
to rely on

手势|

手勢

shǒu shì (shou3 shi4)

gesture
sign
signal

手法|

手法

shǒu fǎ (shou3 fa3)

technique
trick
skill

手艺|

手藝

shǒu yì (shou3 yi4)

craftmanship
workmanship
handicraft
trade

交易|

交易

jiāo yì (jiao1 yi4)

CL:

笔|筆

to deal
to trade
to transact
transaction; deal

不顾|

不顧

bù gù (bu4 gu4)

in spite of
regardless of

下属|

下屬

xià shǔ (xia4 shu3)

subordinate
underling

扎实|

扎實

zhā shi (zha1 shi5)

strong
solid
sturdy
firm
practical

压岁钱|

壓歲錢

yā suì qián (ya1 sui4 qian2)

money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

压榨|

壓榨

yā zhà (ya1 zha4)

to press
to squeeze
to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing

打仗|

打仗

dǎ zhàng (da3 zhang4)

to fight a battle
to go to war

打包|

打包

dǎ bāo (da3 bao1)

to wrap
to pack
to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
(computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)

打官司|

打官司

dǎ guān si (da3 guan1 si5)

to file a lawsuit
to sue
to dispute

打击|

打擊

dǎ jī (da3 ji1)

to hit
to strike
to attack
to crack down on sth
blow
(psychological) shock
percussion (music)

打架|

打架

dǎ jià (da3 jia4)

CL:

场|場

to fight
to scuffle
to come to blows

打猎|

打獵

dǎ liè (da3 lie4)

to go hunting

打量|

打量

dǎ liang (da3 liang5)

to size sb up
to look sb up and down
to take the measure of
to suppose
to reckon

托运|

托運

tuō yùn (tuo1 yun4)

to consign (goods)
to check through (baggage)

刻不容缓|

刻不容緩

kè bù róng huǎn (ke4 bu4 rong2 huan3)

to brook no delay
to demand immediate action

压抑|

壓抑

yā yì (ya1 yi4)

to constrain or repress emotions
oppressive
stifling
depressing
repression

压制|

壓制

yā zhì (ya1 zhi4)

to suppress
to inhibit
to stifle

信誉|

信譽

xìn yù (xin4 yu4)

prestige
distinction
reputation
trust