TOCFL 高階及 2/2
簽
qiān verb 1 sign; autograph 2 make brief comments on a document noun 1 bamboo slips used for divination or drawing lots 2 label; sticker 3 slender pointed piece of bamboo or wood verb (of sewing) tack
簽約
qiān//yuē noun sign an agreement or contract
簽字
qiān//zì verb sign; affix one's signature
簽訂
qiāndìng verb conclude and sign (a treaty, etc.)
槍
qiāng noun 1 rifle; gun; firearm 2 any appliance which is shaped or functions like a gun 3 spear VARIANT OF 28406016槍替qiāngtì槍替1 verb sit for an examination in place of another person
千萬
qiānwàn number ten million; millions upon millions adverb be sure to; must
敲
qiāo verb 1 knock; beat; strike 2 colloquial overcharge; fleece sb.
悄悄
qiāoqiāo adverb quietly; on the quiet
且
qiě adverb 1 just; for the time being 2 dialect for a long time conjunction literary 1 even 2 both...and...
秋季
qiūjì noun autumn (UK); fall (US)
搶救
qiǎngjiù verb rescue; save; salvage
強迫
qiǎngpò verb compel; force; coerce
巧
qiǎo adjective 1 skillful; ingenious; clever 2 (of hand, tongue) deft; glib 3 cunning; deceitful; artful 4 opportune; coincidental
巧妙
qiǎomiào adjective ingenious; clever
勸
quàn verb 1 advise; urge; try to persuade 2 encourage 3 comfort
全家
quánjiā whole family
權利
quánlì noun right
全面
quánmiàn adjective overall; comprehensive; all-round (opp. 片面) figurative
拳頭
quántou noun fist adjective (of products) of good quality and competitiveness; knockout
全體
quántǐ noun 1 (often of people) all; total number; whole 2 all over (the body)
確實
quèshí adjective true; reliable adverb really; indeed
圈
quān noun 1 circle; ring 2 domain; group; circle(s) verb 1 enclose; encircle 2 mark with a circle 3 colloquial raise or make money
缺
quē noun vacancy; opening verb 1 be short of; lack 2 be absent adjective incomplete; imperfect
缺席
quē//xí verb absent (from a meeting, etc.) (opp. 出席)
缺乏
quēfá verb be short of; lack; be in want of
缺少
quēshǎo verb lack; be short of; be in want of
器材
qìcái noun equipment; material
氣憤
qìfèn adjective indignant; furious
氣氛
qìfēn noun surrounding feeling; atmosphere
器官
qìguān noun organ; apparatus
氣候
qìhòu noun 1 climate 2 figurative situation; climate; trend 3 figurative achievement; result
氣味
qìwèi noun 1 smell; odour; flavour 2 figurative pejorative smack; taste
氣象
qìxiàng noun 1 meteorological phenomena 2 meteorology 3 atmosphere; scene 4 imposing manner
氣息
qìxī noun 1 breath 2 flavour; smell
汽油
qìyóu noun petrol; gasoline; gas
其
qí literary pronoun 1 his (her, its, their) 2 he (she, it, they) 3 that; such 4 [referring to no definite person or thing] it noun (Qí) a surname auxiliary classical 1 [making a guess or a retort] 2 [giving an order] affix [after an adverb]
棋
qí noun 1 chess or any board game 2 chess piece; chessman
師傅
shīfu noun 1 master worker (a qualified worker as distinct from an apprentice) 2 [respectful form of address for a skilled worker] 3 colloquial [form of address for any stranger]
清淡
qīngdàn adjective 1 light; weak; delicate 2 not greasy or strongly flavoured; light 3 dull; slack 4 (of style) fresh and elegant
輕視
qīngshì verb belittle; look down on; underrate
輕傷
qīngshāng noun slight (or minor, flesh) wound
傾向
qīngxiàng noun tendency; trend; inclination; deviation verb be inclined to; prefer
清晰
qīngxī adjective distinct; clear
清醒
qīngxǐng adjective clear-headed; sober verb 1 become clear-headed 2 regain consciousness (opp. 昏迷)
侵害
qīnhài verb encroach on; make inroads on
親口
qīnkǒu adverb (say sth.) personally
親戚
qīnqi noun relative
親人
qīnrén noun 1 one's parents, spouse, children, etc.; one's family members 2 dear ones; those dear to one
侵入
qīnrù verb invade; intrude into; make incursions into
親愛
qīnài adjective dear; beloved
欺騙
qīpiàn verb deceive; cheat; dupe
期限
qīxiàn noun allotted time; time limit; deadline
妻子
qīzi noun wife
區別
qūbié noun difference verb distinguish; differentiate; make a distinction between
區域
qūyù noun region; area; district
曲折
qūzhé noun complications adjective 1 tortuous; winding 2 complicated
起
qǐ verb 1 rise; get up; stand up 2 remove; extract; pull 3 appear; raise 4 rise; grow 5 draft; work out 6 build; set up 7 start; begin 8 draw; get 9 leave; start 10 move (or rise) up 11 to start; to launch preposition 1 [after a verb preceded by 從 or 由] 2 dialect from 3 dialect by noun (Qǐ) a surname measure word 1 case; instance 2 batch; group
人才
réncái noun 1 talent; qualified personnel; person of ability 2 colloquial handsome appearance
人格
réngé noun 1 personality; character; moral quality 2 human dignity 3 qualification of being a legal entity 4 human characteristics; personification
人工
réngōng noun 1 manual work; work done by hand 2 manpower; man-day adjective man-made; artificial (opp. 天然)
人力
rénlì noun manpower; labour power
人權
rénquán noun human rights; rights of man; personal rights; personhood
人情味
rénqíngwèi noun human touch; human interest; empathy
人事
rénshì noun 1 human affairs; occurrences in human life 2 personnel matters 3 ways of the world 4 consciousness of the outside world 5 what is humanly possible 6 interpersonal relationship 7 euphemistic sexual awareness or passion; the facts of life 8 dialect gift
人生
rénshēng noun life
人體
réntǐ noun human body
人行道
rénxíngdào noun pavement; sidewalk
人心
rénxīn noun 1 popular (or public) feeling; will of the people 2 human feelings (or reason)
人員
rényuán noun personnel; staff
日常
rìcháng adjective day-to-day; everyday; daily
日後
rìhòu noun in the future; in the days to come
日用品
rìyòngpǐn articles of everyday use
容
róng noun 1 capacity; volume 2 (Róng) a surname verb 1 hold; contain 2 tolerate 3 permit; allow 4 literary make up; dress adverb literary perhaps; probably noun 1 facial expression 2 appearance; looks
融化
rónghuà verb (of ice, snow, etc.) melt; thaw
榮幸
róngxìng adjective be honoured
入
rù verb 1 go into; enter (opp. 出) 2 join; be admitted into; become a member of 3 conform to; agree with noun 1 income 2 abbreviation entering tone
入境
rù//jìng verb enter a country (opp. 出境)
入口
rù//kǒu verb 1 enter the mouth 2 (of foreign goods or goods from another place) be transported into; import (opp. 出口) noun 1 entrance (opp. 出口兒) 2 point of entry; entrance
入學
rù//xué verb 1 start school 2 enter a school (opp. 退學)
上升
shàngshēng verb 1 move upward; boom; upswing 2 rise (to a higher point, degree, rank, etc.); ascend
上頭
shàngtou noun 3 higher authorities; higher-ups
上下
shàngxià noun 1 high and low 2 from top to bottom; up and down 3 relative superiority or inferiority 4 [after round numbers] about; or so; or thereabouts adverb up and down verb go up or down
上游
shàngyóu noun 1 upper reaches (of a river) 2 advanced position
善於
shànyú verb be good at; be adept in
扇子
shànzi noun fan
少年
shàonián noun 1 early youth (from about ten to sixteen) 2 boy or girl in early teens; juvenile
少女
shàonǚ noun young girl
射
shè verb 1 shoot; fire 2 discharge in a jet; jet; spout 3 send out (light, heat, etc.) 4 radiate 5 allude to sth. or sb.; insinuate
社會
shèhuì noun society; community
社交
shèjiāo noun social intercourse; social contact; social life
設立
shèlì verb establish; set up; found
勝
shèng verb 1 win (opp. 負, 敗) 2 defeat 3 [often followed by 於, etc.] surpass; be superior to; get the better of adjective superb; wonderful; lovely verb be equal to; can bear noun archaic head ornaments
勝利
shènglì verb win (victory); succeed; attain the intended goal (opp. 失敗) adverb triumphantly; successfully
慎重
shènzhòng adjective cautious; careful; prudent; discreet
社團
shètuán noun 1 mass organizations; society 2 community
攝影
shèyǐng verb 1 take a photograph (or picture) 2 shoot a film; film
設置
shèzhì verb 1 set up; establish 2 put up; install 3 computing configure
神
shén noun 1 god; deity; divinity; immortal 2 spirit; mind 3 expression; look adjective 1 supernatural; magical; miraculous 2 dialect smart; clever
繩
shéng noun rope; cord; string verb 1 literary restrict; restrain 2 formal continue
神話
shénhuà noun 1 mythology; myth; fairy tale 2 false idea (or story); myth
神經
shénjīng noun nerve
神祕
shénmì adjective mysterious; mystical
神氣
shénqì adjective 1 spirited; vigorous 2 putting on airs; cocky; overweening noun expression; air; manner
神奇
shénqí adjective magical; mystical; miraculous; effective and startling
神聖
shénshèng adjective sacred; holy
神仙
shénxian noun 1 supernatural being; celestial being; immortal 2 person who has the power of clairvoyance or who is free from worldly cares
舌頭
shétou noun 1 tongue 2 enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
世
shì noun 1 lifetime; life 2 generation 3 from generation to generation; through generations 4 [in terms of address among old family friends] 5 age; era 6 the world 7 geology epoch 8 abbreviation WTO
視
shì verb 1 look at 2 literary regard; look upon 3 inspect; watch
示威
shì//wēi verb 1 demonstrate; hold a demonstration 2 put on a show of force; display one's strength
適當
shìdàng adjective suitable; proper; appropriate
是非
shìfēi noun 1 right and wrong 2 quarrel; dispute
是否
shìfǒu adverb whether or not; whether; if
適合
shìhé verb suit; fit
事件
shìjiàn noun incident; event
世紀
shìjì noun century
勢力
shìli noun force; power; influence
市立
shìlì adjective (of an institution) municipal
市民
shìmín noun city residents; townspeople; urban inhabitants; city folk
市區
shìqū noun city proper; urban district; downtown area
事實上
shìshíshang adverb in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; actually; de facto
事物
shìwù noun thing; object
事先
shìxiān noun in advance; beforehand; prior
試驗
shìyàn verb make an experiment; make a trial; test
式樣
shìyàng noun style; type; model
適用
shìyòng adjective suitable; applicable
視野
shìyě noun field of vision (or view)
時常
shícháng adverb often; frequently
時機
shíjī noun opportunity; opportune moment
食品
shípǐn noun foodstuff; food; provisions
時期
shíqī noun particular period
時時
shíshí adverb often; constantly
實施
shíshī verb put into effect; implement; carry out
實現
shíxiàn verb realize; fulfill; carry out; bring about
實驗
shíyàn noun experiment; test; laboratory work verb experiment; test
實用
shíyòng noun practical use (or application); utility adjective practical; pragmatic; functional
實在
shízai adjective colloquial (of work) well done; done carefully
受
shòu verb 1 receive; accept 2 suffer; subjected to 3 stand; endure; bear 4 pleasant
售
shòu verb 1 sell 2 literary make (one's plan, trick, etc.) work; carry on (intrigues)
受不了
shòubuliǎo common phrase cannot stand (or endure)
受到
shòudào receive; obtain
壽命
shòumìng noun life span; life
數
shù noun 1 number; figure; amount 2 mathematics number; digit 3 linguistics number 4 fate; destiny number 1 several; a few 2 [after a numeral or a classifier to indicate an approximate number]
束
shù verb 1 bind; tie 2 control; restrain noun 1 beam 2 (Shù) a surname measure word bundle; bunch; sheaf
數量
shùliàng noun quantity; amount
樹林
shùlín noun woods; grove; thicket; forest
數目
shùmù noun number; amount
身份
shēnfen noun 1 status; capacity; identity 2 honourable position; dignity 3 dialect the quality of a thing
身份證
shēnfènzhèng identity card; identification card; ID card; ID
師母
shīmǔ noun wife of one's teacher (or master)
聲
shēng noun 1 sound; noise; phono; voice 2 initial of a Chinese syllable 3 tone 4 reputation verb make a sound measure word [for sounds]
詩人
shīrén noun poet
失望
shīwàng verb lose hope; lose heart adjective disappointed
失敗
shībài verb 1 be defeated; lose (a war, etc.) (opp. 勝利) 2 fail (opp. 成功)
失掉
shīdiào verb 1 lose 2 miss
師父
shīfu noun 1 VARIANT OF 29984000師傅shīfu師傅1 master worker (a qualified worker as distinct from an apprentice) 2 [term of respect for a monk or nun] master; mother
收據
shōujù noun receipt
收看
shōukàn verb watch (television); look in
收入
shōurù noun income; revenue; receipts; earnings; proceeds verb take in; include
收拾
shōushi verb 1 put in order; tidy; clear away 2 get things ready; pack 3 repair; mend 4 colloquial settle scores with; deal with 5 liquidate; eliminate
輸出
shūchū verb 1 send out 2 export 3 electronics computing output
書房
shūfáng noun 1 study 2 dated private school; family school
疏忽
shūhu verb be careless; slip up
書籍
shūjí noun books; works; literature
輸入
shūrù verb 1 bring in; introduce 2 import 3 electronics input 4 computing input; enter
傻
shǎ adjective 1 stupid; muddleheaded; blockheaded 2 think or act mechanically
閃
shǎn verb 1 dodge; get out of the way; move quickly to one side 2 twist; sprain 3 flash; sparkle; shine 4 dialect leave behind 5 (of the body) sway dramatically noun lightning
少數
shǎoshù noun small number; few; minority
使
shǐ verb 1 send; tell sb. to do sth. 2 use; employ; apply 3 make; cause; enable conjunction if; supposing noun literary envoy; messenger
始終
shǐzhōng noun VARIANT OF 30158080始末shǐmò始末 beginning and end—whole story adverb from beginning to end; from start to finish; all along; throughout
首
shǒu noun 1 head 2 leader; head; chief 3 abbreviation capital abbreviation adjective first verb bring charges against sb. adverb initially; as the first measure word [for songs and poems]
手電筒
shǒudiàntǒng noun electric torch; flashlight
手段
shǒuduàn noun 1 means; medium; measure; method 2 trick; artifice 3 skill; finesse; subtlety
首都
shǒudū noun capital (of a country)
手工
shǒugōng noun 1 handwork 2 colloquial charge for a piece of handwork adjective by hand; manual
手術
shǒushù noun surgical operation; operation
首先
shǒuxiān adverb before all others; first conjunction in the first place; first of all; above all
屬
shǔ noun 1 category 2 biology genus 3 family members; dependants verb 1 be under; be subordinate to 2 belong to 3 be 4 be born in the year of (one of the 12 symbolic animals associated with a 12-year cycle)
暑期
shǔqī noun summer vacation time
屬於
shǔyú verb belong to; be part of
送行
sòng//xíng verb 1 see sb. off; wish sb. bon voyage 2 give a send-off (party) 3 euphemistic VARIANT OF 30881536送葬sòngzàng送葬 take part in a funeral procession
俗
sú noun 1 custom; convention 2 secular; lay adjective 1 popular; common 2 vulgar; tasteless (opp. 雅) 3 common; ordinary
俗話
súhuà noun common saying; proverb
俗話說
súhuàshuō 1 as the proverb says 2 as they say...
塞
sāi verb plug; fill in; squeeze in; stuff noun stopper
三角形
sānjiǎoxíng noun mathematics triangle
絲
sī noun 1 silk 2 threadlike thing 3 stringed instruments measure word 1 a thread or shred of 2 si a a traditional unit of length, equal to 0.00001 chi (市尺), and equivalent to 3.333 microns b a traditional unit of weight, equal to 0.000001 jin (市斤), and equivalent to 0.5 milligram or 0.0075 grain 3 a tiny bit; trace 4 one ten-thousandth of certain units of measure
撕
sī verb tear; rip
私立
sīlì adjective privately run; private (opp. 公立) verb establish and run privately
私人
sīrén adjective private; personal noun one's own man (opp. 公家)
思索
sīsuǒ verb think deeply; ponder
鬆
sōng adjective 1 loose; slack 2 not be hard up 3 light and flaky; soft verb 1 loosen; relax; slacken 2 untie; unfasten; release noun dried meat floss; dried minced meat
艘
sōu measure word [for boats or ships]
孫女
sūnnü noun granddaughter
孫子
sūnzi noun 1 son's son; grandson 2 vulgar good-for-nothing; bastard
掃
sǎo verb 1 sweep (away) 2 eliminate; clear away 3 pass quickly along (or over); sweep 4 put all together 5 abbreviation computing scan
死
sǐ verb die; be dead (opp. 生, 活) adjective 1 to the death 2 implacable; deadly 3 fixed; rigid; inflexible 4 impassable; closed 5 colloquial extremely; to death 6 colloquial [expressing anger, complaint, etc., sometimes jocularly] devil; damn it adverb [often in the negative] stubbornly; adamantly; unyieldingly
踏
tà verb 1 step on; tread; stamp 2 go to the spot (to make an investigation or survey)
太空
tàikōng noun firmament; outer space
探
tàn noun scout; spy; detective verb 1 try to find out; explore; sound 2 scout; spy 3 visit; pay a call on 4 stretch forward 5 dialect concern oneself with; get involved in
探親
tàn//qīn verb go home to visit one's family or relatives
趟
tàng measure word 1 [for a round trip] 2 [for a single train trip] 3 dialect [for a street, or things arranged in a row] noun sth. that is going on
燙
tàng verb 1 scald; burn 2 heat up in hot water; warm 3 iron; press 4 perm; have one's hair permed adjective very hot; scalding; boiling hot
探討
tàntǎo verb inquire into; investigate; examine
套
tào noun 1 sheath; case; cover 2 that which covers (other garments, etc.) 3 bend of a river, or curve in a mountain range 4 dialect cotton padding (or wadding); batting 5 traces; harness 6 knot; loop; noose 7 convention; formula 8 trick; trap; ruse verb 1 cover with; slip over; encase in 2 overlap; interlink 3 dialect pad (a quilt or jacket) with (cotton or silk floss) 4 harness (a draught animal); hitch up (a draught animal to a cart) 5 put a ring, etc. round; tie 6 model on (or after); copy 7 coax a secret out of sb.; pump sb. about sth. 8 try to win (sb.'s friendship); woo 9 cut the thread (of a screw) with a die or tap measure word [for books, furniture, rooms, methods, remarks, etc.] set; suit; suite
抬頭
tái//tóu verb 1 raise one's head 2 gain ground; look up; rise noun commerce (on receipts, bills, etc.) name of the buyer or payee, or space for filling in such a name verb begin a new line, as a mark of respect, when mentioning the addressee in letters, official correspondence, etc.
談判
tánpàn verb negotiate; hold talks
逃
táo verb 1 run away; escape; flee 2 evade; dodge; shirk; escape
淘氣
táo//qì adjective naughty; mischievous verb dialect get angry
逃走
táo//zǒu verb run away; flee; take flight; take to one's heels
逃避
táobì verb escape; evade; shirk
陶瓷
táocí noun pottery and porcelain; ceramics
桃子
táozi noun peach
特別
tèbié adjective special; particular; out of the ordinary adverb 1 especially; particularly 2 for a special purpose; specially; deliberately 3 all the more; in particular
特點
tèdiǎn noun characteristic; distinguishing feature; peculiarity; trait
題
tí noun topic; subject; title; problem verb inscribe
提
tí verb 1 (dī) carry; hold (sth. with a handle) 2 lift; raise; promote 3 shift to an earlier time; move up a date 4 put forward; bring up; raise 5 draw (or take) out; extract 6 summon (a prisoner) for interrogation 7 mention; refer to; bring up noun 1 dipper 2 rising stroke (in Chinese characters)
提醒
tí//xǐng verb remind; warn; call attention to
停止
tíngzhǐ verb stop; cease; halt; suspend; call off
提前
tíqián verb 1 shift to an earlier date; move up (a date); advance 2 do sth. in advance (or ahead of time)
提起
tíqǐ verb 1 mention; speak of 2 (-//-) raise; arouse; brace; invigorate
提早
tízǎo verb shift to an earlier time; move up; be earlier than planned or expected
痛快
tòngkuai adjective 1 very happy; delighted; joyful 2 to one's heart's content; to one's great satisfaction 3 simple and direct; forthright; straightforward
透
tòu verb 1 pass through; seep through; penetrate 2 tell secretly; let out; reveal 3 appear; show adjective fully; completely; thoroughly
透過
tòuguò 1 to pass through 2 to penetrate 3 by means of 4 via
銅
tóng noun chemistry copper (Cu)
偷偷
tōutōu adverb stealthily; secretly; covertly; on the sly (or quiet)
禿
tū adjective 1 bald; bare 2 blunt; without a point 3 colloquial incomplete; unsatisfactory
突出
tū//chū verb break through verb give prominence to; stress; highlight adjective 1 protruding; projecting; sticking out 2 outstanding; prominent
突破
tū//pò verb 1 break through; make (or effect) a breakthrough 2 surmount; break; top 3 sports (in football, etc.) break through a defence
吞
tūn verb 1 swallow; gulp down 2 take possession of; annex
毯子
tǎnzi noun blanket
彈
dàn noun 1 ball; pellet 2 bullet; bomb
閒
jiān 1 between 2 among 3 within a definite time or space 4 room 5 section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6 classifier for rooms
妙
miào adjective 1 wonderful; excellent; fine 2 ingenious; clever; subtle
滅亡
mièwáng verb be destroyed; become extinct; die out
命
mìng noun 1 life 2 lot; fate; destiny 3 life-span noun order; command verb 1 literary order; command 2 assign (a name, title, etc.)
命令
mìnglìng noun 1 order; command 2 computing command verb order; command
命運
mìngyùn noun 1 destiny; fate; lot 2 trend of development; tendency of change
名
míng noun 1 name 2 given name 3 excuse; false pretences 4 fame; reputation; renown 5 abbreviation noun verb 1 express; describe 2 possess; take; own adjective famous; celebrated; well-known; noted measure word [for people]
明白
míngbai verb understand; realize; know adjective 1 clear; obvious; plain 2 open; unequivocal; explicit; frank 3 sensible; reasonable
名稱
míngchēng noun name (of a thing or organization)
名單
míngdān noun name list
明亮
míngliàng adjective 1 well-lit; bright 2 bright; shining 3 become clear 4 loud and clear
明明
míngmíng adverb obviously; plainly; undoubtedly
名片
míngpiàn noun visiting card; calling card; name card; business card
名牌
míngpái noun 1 famous brand 2 nameplate; name tag
明確
míngquè verb make clear (or definite); clarify adjective clear and definite; clear-cut; explicit; unequivocal
民間
mínjiān noun 1 among the people; popular; folk 2 nongovernmental; people-to-people
民謠
mínyáo noun popular ditty (esp. on current and political topics)
民眾
mínzhòng noun masses of the people; common people; populace
民主
mínzhǔ noun democracy; democratic rights adjective democratic
磨
mó verb 1 rub; wear 2 grind; polish 3 wear down; wear out 4 trouble; pester; worry 5 obliterate; die out 6 dawdle; waste time
模仿
mófǎng verb imitate; copy; model oneself on
模糊
móhu verb blur; obscure; confuse; mix up adjective 1 blurred; indistinct; dim; vague 2 mathematics linguistics fuzzy
模型
móxíng noun 1 model 2 mould; matrix; pattern
目標
mùbiāo noun 1 objective; target 2 goal; aim; objective
目的地
mùdìdì destination
目錄
mùlù noun 1 catalogue; list 2 table of contents; contents 3 computing directory
模樣
múyàng noun 1 appearance; look 2 [indicating a rough estimate of time or age] 3 situation; tendency; trend
抹
mǒ verb 1 put on; apply; smear; plaster 2 wipe 3 cross (or strike, blot) out; erase measure word [for cloud, etc.] beam; ray; dash; stroke
尿
niào noun urine verb colloquial make water; piss; pee
黏
nián adjective sticky; adhesive; glutinous
捏
niē verb 1 hold between the finger and thumb; pinch 2 work with the fingers; mould 3 fabricate; make up 4 bind up; put together
鈕釦
niǔkòu button
暖
nuǎn adjective warm; genial verb warm up
暖和
nuǎnhuo verb warm up adjective (of weather, environment, etc.) warm; mild
暖氣
nuǎnqì noun 1 steam or water heat; central heating 2 heating equipment 3 warm gas; warm air
耐心
nàixīn adjective patient (opp. 急躁) noun patience
耐用
nàiyòng adjective durable
鬧
nào adjective noisy verb 1 make a noise; stir up trouble 2 give vent (to one's anger, resentment, etc.) 3 colloquial suffer from; be troubled by 4 colloquial go in for; do; make 5 tease; crack jokes
鬧區
nàoqū downtown
難道
nándào adverb [giving force to a rhetorical question]
難得
nándé adjective 1 hard to come by; rare 2 seldom; rarely
難受
nánshòu adjective 1 (feel) unwell; (feel) ill 2 feel unhappy; feel sorry
男性
nánxìng noun 1 male (sex) 2 man
難以
nányǐ adverb hard to; difficult to
內部
nèibù noun 1 inside; interior; within (opp. 外部) 2 inside; restricted
內地
nèidì noun 1 inland; interior; hinterland 2 the mainland of China; China's mainland
內行
nèiháng noun expert; professional; dab hand; master adjective expert at; adept in
內科
nèikē noun medicine (department of) internal medicine (opp. 外科)
能幹
nénggàn adjective able; capable; competent
能源
néngyuán noun source of energy; energy (resources)
寧可
nìngkě adverb would rather; prefer
寧願
nìngyuàn adverb would rather; prefer
泥
ní noun 1 mud; mire 2 paste or pulp; mashed
泥土
nítǔ noun 1 earth; soil 2 clay
濃
nóng adjective 1 dense; thick; concentrated (opp. 淡) 2 (of degree or extent) great; strong
農場
nóngchǎng noun farm
農產品
nóngchǎnpǐn noun agricultural products; farm produce
農村
nóngcūn noun rural area; countryside; village
農夫
nóngfū noun dated farmer
濃厚
nónghòu adjective 1 dense; thick 2 strong; pronounced
農藥
nóngyào noun agricultural chemical; farm chemical; pesticide
奶粉
nǎifěn noun milk powder; powdered milk; dry milk
腦袋
nǎodai noun colloquial 1 head 2 brains; mind
腦筋
nǎojīn noun 1 brains; mind; head 2 way of thinking; ideas
哪怕
nǎpà conjunction even; even if; even though; no matter how
女性
nǚxìng noun 1 female (sex) 2 woman
騙
piàn verb 1 deceive; fool; hoodwink; cheat 2 cheat; swindle verb swing (or leap) into the saddle; mount (a horse)
片面
piànmiàn adjective 1 unilateral 2 one-sided (opp. 全面)
篇
piān noun 1 piece of writing 2 sheet (of paper, etc.) measure word [for paper, book leaves, articles, etc.] sheet; leaf; piece
偏偏
piānpiān adverb 1 wilfully; insistently; persistently 2 contrary to expectations 3 only; alone
偏食
piānshí noun astronomy partial eclipse verb like a limited number of foods; have an unbalanced diet
偏向
piānxiàng noun erroneous tendency; deviation verb 1 be partial to; screen; give unprincipled support or protection to; favour one over another 2 prefer; incline; favour
片子
piānzi noun 1 roll of film 2 film; movie 3 gramophone record; disc 4 negative of a roentgenogram
飄
piāo verb wave to and fro; float (in the air); flutter adjective 1 superficial; frivolous; self-satisfied; complacent 2 unsteady; weak
怕
pà verb 1 fear; dread; afraid of 2 cannot withstand; affected by 3 afraid something might happen; anxious about; concerned for (or about) adverb [expressing supposition, judgement, estimation, etc.] I am afraid (that); I suppose; perhaps
皮
pí noun 1 skin; rind; peel 2 leather; hide; fur 3 cover; wrapper 4 surface 5 broad, flat piece (of some thin material); sheet 6 rubber 7 (Pí) a surname adjective 1 become soft and soggy 2 naughty 3 case-hardened; apathetic 4 tenacious; sticky
聘請
pìnqǐng verb engage; invite
蝦米
xiāmi noun 1 dried, shelled shrimps 2 dialect small shrimps
鮮
xiān adjective 1 fresh 2 bright-coloured; bright 3 (of salty dishes or soup) delicious; tasty noun 1 delicacy 2 seafood; aquatic foods
相
xiāng adverb 1 each other; one another; mutually 2 [for an action performed by one person toward another] noun (Xiāng) a surname verb see for oneself (whether sb. or sth. is to one's liking)
箱
xiāng noun 1 chest; box; case; trunk 2 anything in the shape of a box
相親
xiāng//qīn verb size up a prospective mate in an arranged meeting
香腸
xiāngcháng noun sausage
相處
xiāngchǔ verb get along (with one another)
鄉村
xiāngcūn noun village; countryside; rural area
相當
xiāngdāng verb match; balance; correspond to; about equal to; commensurate with adjective suitable; fit; appropriate adverb quite; considerably
相互
xiānghù adjective mutual; reciprocal adverb mutually; reciprocally; each other
相親相愛
xiāngqīn-xiāngài idiom be friendly or on intimate terms
相似
xiāngsì verb resemble; similar; alike
鮮花
xiānhuā noun fresh flowers
先進
xiānjìn adjective advanced; exceptional; foremost; excellent; exemplary; ahead of the times (opp. 落後)
鮮奶
xiānnǎi fresh milk
鮮血
xiānxuè noun (red) blood
消
xiāo verb 1 disappear; vanish 2 cause to disappear; eliminate; dispel; remove 3 pass (time) in a leisurely way; while away (time) 4 dialect [after 不, 隻, 何, etc.] need; take (time, etc.)
消除
xiāochú verb eliminate; dispel; remove; clear up
消費
xiāofèi verb consume
消化
xiāohuà verb 1 digest (food) 2 think over and absorb; digest (knowledge)
消極
xiāojí adjective 1 negative 2 passive; inactive
銷路
xiāolù noun sale; market
消滅
xiāomiè verb 1 perish; die out; pass away 2 eliminate; abolish; exterminate; wipe out
銷售
xiāoshòu verb sell; market
消失
xiāoshī verb disappear; vanish; dissolve; die (or fade) away
宵夜
xiāoyè noun dialect VARIANT OF 76541995夜宵兒yèxiāor5夜宵兒 food (or refreshments) taken late at night verb have a midnight snack
歇
xiē verb 1 have a rest 2 stop (work, etc.); knock off; take a break 3 dialect go to bed adverb dialect a little while
休假
xiū//jià verb (of workers, students, etc.) have (or take, go on) a holiday or vacation; (of soldiers, personnel working abroad, etc.) be on leave (or furlough)
休閒
xiūxián verb enjoy one's free time; leisure; go on holidays verb argriculture lie fallow
修正
xiūzhèng verb 1 revise; amend; correct 2 mutilate (Marxism-Leninism); revise
顯得
xiǎnde verb look; seem; appear
想不到
xiǎngbudào verb never expect; be unexpected (opp. 想得到)
想念
xiǎngniàn verb remember with longing; long to see again; miss
享受
xiǎngshòu verb enjoy noun enjoyment; treat
響應
xiǎngyìng verb respond; answer
享有
xiǎngyǒu verb enjoy (rights, prestige, etc.)
顯然
xiǎnrán adjective obvious; evident; clear
顯示
xiǎnshì verb show; display; demonstrate; manifest noun petrochemical show; indication
顯著
xiǎnzhù adjective notable; marked; striking; remarkable; outstanding
小便
xiǎobiàn noun 1 urine 2 penis; vulva verb (-//-) urinate; pass (or make) water; empty one's bladder
曉得
xiǎode verb know
小費
xiǎofèi noun tip; gratuity
小麥
xiǎomài noun wheat
小氣
xiǎoqi adjective 1 stingy; miserly; mean (opp. 大方) 2 dialect narrow-minded; petty
小腿
xiǎotuǐ noun shank; lower leg
小子
xiǎozi noun colloquial 1 boy 2 pejorative bloke; fellow; guy
懸
xuán verb 1 hang; suspend 2 lift; raise 3 outstanding; unresolved 4 feel anxious; be solicitous 5 imagine 6 far apart adjective dialect dangerous
血管
xuèguǎn noun blood vessel
血型
xuèxíng noun blood group (or type)
血液
xuèyè noun 1 (human) blood 2 figurative lifeblood; lifeline
學會
xué//huì verb learn; master noun learned society; society; institute
學歷
xuélì noun record of formal schooling; academic credentials
學術
xuéshù noun systematic learning; science
學位
xuéwèi noun (academic) degree
學業
xuéyè noun one's studies; school work
學者
xuézhě noun scholar; learned man; man of learning
宣布
xuānbù verb declare; proclaim; announce
宣傳
xuānchuán verb conduct propaganda; propagate; disseminate
靴
xuē noun boots
削減
xuējiǎn verb cut (down); reduce; slash; whittle down
雪花
xuěhuā noun snowflake
選手
xuǎnshǒu noun athlete selected for a sports meet; (selected) contestant; player
細胞
xìbāo noun cell
細節
xìjié noun details; particulars
細菌
xìjūn noun germ; bacterium
系列
xìliè noun series; set
性質
xìngzhì noun quality; nature; character; property
信號
xìnhào noun signal
信任
xìnrèn verb trust; have confidence in
信用
xìnyòng verb literary trust and appoint noun 1 trustworthiness; credit 2 credit
信仰
xìnyǎng noun faith; belief; conviction verb believe in
細小
xìxiǎo adjective very small; tiny; fine; trivial noun literary wife and children; one's family
媳婦
xífù noun 1 son's wife; daughter-in-law 2 wife of a relative of the younger generation
行程
xíngchéng noun 1 route or distance of travel 2 course; progress 3 mechanics stroke; throw; travel
形成
xíngchéng verb take shape; form
行動
xíngdòng noun action; operation verb 1 move (or get) about 2 act; take action
行人
xíngrén noun pedestrian; foot traveller
形式
xíngshì noun form; shape
形象
xíngxiàng noun 1 image; form; figure 2 literary or artistic image; imagery adjective vivid
形狀
xíngzhuàng noun form; appearance; shape
迅速
xùnsù adjective rapid; swift; speedy; prompt (opp. 緩慢)
尋
xún measure word xun (an ancient unit of length, equal to 8 chi (尺)) verb look for; search; seek
循環
xúnhuán verb circulate; cycle
吸
xī verb 1 inhale; breathe in; draw (opp. 呼) 2 suck (liquids) 3 absorb; suck up 4 attract; draw to oneself
吸煙
xī//yān verb smoke
心跳
xīn//tiào verb (heart) beat; palpitate
星光
xīngguāng noun starlight
新郎
xīnláng noun bridegroom
心靈
xīnlíng adjective clever; intelligent; quick-witted noun heart; soul; spirit
心目中
xīnmùzhōng 1 in one's eyes 2 in one's estimation
新娘
xīnniáng noun bride
薪水
xīnshui noun salary; pay; wages
新式
xīnshì adjective new (type); latest (type); new (style)
心聲
xīnshēng noun heartfelt wishes; aspirations; thinking
新興
xīnxīng adjective new and developing; rising; burgeoning
心臟
xīnzàng noun 1 heart 2 central or most vital part of anything
吸取
xīqǔ verb 1 absorb (liquid, gas, etc.); take in 2 absorb (information, knowledge, etc.); assimilate
吸食
xīshí verb suck; take in (liquid foods, narcotics, etc.)
西裝
xīzhuāng noun Western-style clothes; suit
需
xū noun necessaries; needs verb need; want; require
須知
xūzhī noun points for attention; notice verb literary have to know; should know that; must be understood (or borne in mind) that
喜酒
xǐjiǔ noun alcoholic drinks at a wedding; wedding feast
喜劇
xǐjù noun comedy (opp. 悲劇)
許
xǔ verb 1 promise 2 literary praise; approve 3 allow; permit 4 (of a girl) be betrothed to adverb maybe; perhaps adverb literary [indicating a rough estimate] noun literary place noun a surname
許願
xǔ//yuàn verb 1 make a vow (to a god) 2 promise sb. a reward
願
yuàn noun 1 hope; wish; desire 2 vow (made before Buddha or a god) verb 1 be willing; be ready 2 desire
緣故
yuángù noun reason; cause; motive
原料
yuánliào noun raw (or rough) material
原來
yuánlái noun originally; formerly; at first adjective original; former adverb as a matter of fact; as it turns out; actually
原理
yuánlǐ noun principle; theory; law; tenet
圓滿
yuánmǎn adjective satisfactory; perfect adverb satisfactorily
原始
yuánshǐ adjective 1 original; firsthand 2 primeval; primitive
原先
yuánxiān noun original; former adverb originally; formerly; at first
圓形
yuánxíng noun circle; round adjective round; circular
原則
yuánzé noun 1 principle 2 in general; in principle
原則上
yuánzéshang 1 in principle 2 generally
原子筆
yuánzǐbǐ VARIANT OF 35401984圓珠筆yuánzhūbǐ圓珠筆 noun ball-point pen; ball-pen
月份
yuèfèn noun month
月光
yuèguāng noun 1 moonlight; moonbeam 2 dialect moon
月球
yuèqiú noun moon
冤枉
yuānwang noun wrongful treatment verb treat unjustly; wrong adjective not worthwhile; not repaying the effort; suffering loss
遠大
yuǎndà adjective long-range; broad; ambitious
樣品
yàngpǐn noun sample (product); specimen
宴會
yànhuì noun banquet; feast; dinner party
厭惡
yànwù verb detest; abhor; abominate; be disgusted with (opp. 喜愛)
要不
yàobù conjunction 1 otherwise; or else; or 2 or; either... or... 3 colloquial how about we ...; let's ...
藥方
yàofāng noun 1 prescription 2 prescription paper
要好
yàohǎo adjective 1 be on good terms; be close friends 2 be eager to improve oneself; try hard to make progress
要命
yàomìng verb 1 (-//-) drive sb. to his death; kill 2 be a nuisance [in complaining] adverb confoundedly; extremely; awfully; terribly
藥水
yàoshuǐ noun 1 liquid medicine; medicinal liquid 2 lotion
藥物
yàowù noun pharmaceuticals; materia medica; medicines; drugs
牙膏
yágāo noun toothpaste
嚴
yán adjective 1 tight; close 2 strict; severe; stern; harsh; rigorous 3 severe; extreme; hard noun 1 dated father 2 (Yán) a surname
沿
yán noun edge; border; trim verb 1 follow (a tradition, pattern, etc.) 2 trim (with tape, ribbon, etc.) preposition along
鹽巴
yánbā noun dialect table salt; salt
延長
yáncháng verb lengthen; prolong; extend (opp. 縮短)
嚴格
yángé verb rigorously enforce adjective strict; rigorous; rigid; stringent
嚴肅
yánsù verb strictly enforce adjective 1 serious; solemn; earnest 2 serious; strict; earnest
搖
yáo verb shake; wave; rock; turn; sway
搖頭
yáo//tóu verb shake one's head noun panning head; swinging head
搖擺
yáobǎi verb sway; swing; rock; vacillate; wave
夜景
yèjǐng noun night scene (or view)
業務
yèwù noun vocational work; professional work; business
夜晚
yèwǎn noun night
業餘
yèyú adjective 1 sparetime; after-hours 2 nonprofessional; amateur
葉子
yèzi noun leaf
易
yì adjective 1 easy (opp. 難) 2 amiable verb 1 change 2 exchange noun (Yì) a surname noun abbreviation The Book of Changes
億
yì number 1 hundred million 2 archaic hundred thousand
議會
yìhuì noun legislative assembly; (UK) Parliament; (Russia) Duma; (France) National Assembly
印
yìn noun 1 seal; stamp; chop 2 mark; trace; print 3 (Yìn) a surname verb 1 print; engrave 2 tally; conform
硬
yìng adjective 1 hard; stiff; tough (opp. 軟) 2 strong; firm; tough; obstinate 3 good (quality); able (person) adverb manage to do sth. with difficulty
應用
yìngyòng verb apply; use adjective applied
應邀
yìngyāo verb at sb.'s invitation; on invitation
印刷
yìnshuā verb print
印象
yìnxiàng noun impression
印章
yìnzhāng noun seal; signet; stamp
意識
yìshi noun consciousness; awareness verb [usu. with 到] be conscious (or aware) of; awake to; realize
意外
yìwài noun accident; mishap adjective unexpected; unforeseen
義務
yìwù noun duty; obligation adjective volunteer; voluntary
意願
yìyuàn noun wish; desire; aspiration
意志
yìzhì noun will; willpower; determination
移
yí verb 1 move; remove; shift 2 change; alter
移動
yídòng verb 1 move; shift 2 mobile
移民
yímín noun emigrant; immigrant verb (-//-) 1 migrate; emigrate; immigrate 2 relocate; resettle
銀
yín noun 1 chemistry silver (Ag) 2 relating to currency or money adjective silver-coloured
贏得
yíngdé verb win; gain
迎接
yíngjiē verb meet; welcome; greet
營業
yíngyè verb do business
營養
yíngyǎng noun nutrition; nourishment
儀器
yíqì noun instrument; apparatus
儀式
yíshì noun ceremony; rite; function; ritual
疑問
yíwèn noun query; question; doubt
用力
yòng//lì verb exert oneself (physically); put forth one's strength
用心
yòng//xīn adjective diligently; attentively; with concentrated attention noun motive; intention
用不著
yòngbuzháo verb colloquial 1 not need; have no use for 2 there is no need to; it is not worthwhile to
用處
yòngchu noun use; good
用得著
yòngdezháo verb colloquial 1 find sth. useful; need 2 there is need to; it is necessary (or worthwhile) to
用具
yòngjù noun utensil; apparatus; appliance
由
yóu noun 1 cause; reason 2 (Yóu) a surname verb 1 pass through; go by way of 2 be up to sb.; rest with sb. preposition 1 by; through; via 2 (done) by sb. 3 because of; due to 4 by means of 5 from
游
yóu noun 1 part of a river; reach 2 (Yóu) a surname verb swim
油
yóu noun oil; fat; grease; petroleum verb 1 apply tung oil, varnish, or paint 2 be stained or smeared with oil or grease adjective 1 oily; greasy 2 oily; glib
郵差
yóuchāi noun dated postman; mailman
郵件
yóujiàn noun postal matter; post; mail
油膩
yóunì adjective 1 greasy; fatty; oily 2 greasy food; fatty food; oily food
遊戲
yóuxì noun recreation; game verb play
遊行
yóuxíng verb 1 parade; march; demonstration 2 wander about
猶豫
yóuyù adjective hesitate; be irresolute
遇
yù noun 1 chance; opportunity 2 (Yù) a surname verb 1 meet; encounter; run into 2 literary treat; receive
遇見
yù//jian verb meet; come across
預報
yùbào verb forecast; predict
預訂
yùdìng noun reservation verb subscribe for (or to); book; place an order
預定
yùdìng verb fix in advance; predetermine; schedule
預計
yùjì verb calculate in advance; estimate
運輸
yùnshū verb transport; carry; convey
運送
yùnsòng verb transport; ship; convey
運用
yùnyòng verb use; wield; apply
運轉
yùnzhuǎn verb 1 revolve; turn round 2 (of machines) work; operate 3 (of organization) work; operate
預算
yùsuàn noun budget verb draw up (or prepare) a budget
預先
yùxiān adverb in advance; beforehand
娛樂
yúlè noun 1 amusement; entertainment; recreation 2 recreational activities; hobby verb give pleasure to; amuse
壯
zhuàng verb strengthen; make better adjective 1 strong; robust 2 magnificent; grand measure word Chinese medicine one burning of moxa cone (艾炷 àizhù) in moxibustion noun Zhuang (or Chuang) ethnic group
一天到晚
yītiān-dàowǎn idiom from morning till night; from dawn to dusk; all day long
醫學
yīxué noun medical science; medicine
一一
yīyī adverb one by one; one after another
一致
yīzhì adjective showing no difference; identical; unanimous; consistent; in consensus; with one accord adverb together
一再
yīzài adverb time and again; again and again; repeatedly
喲
yō interjection 1 [expressing slight surprise]
擁抱
yōngbào verb embrace; hug; hold in one's arms
擁護
yōnghù verb support; uphold; endorse
擁擠
yōngjǐ verb push and squeeze adjective crowded; packed
優惠
yōuhuì adjective preferential; favourable
優良
yōuliáng adjective fine; good (opp. 低劣)
優美
yōuměi adjective graceful; fine; exquisite
優越
yōuyuè adjective superior; advantageous
憂鬱
yōuyù adjective melancholy; heavyhearted; dejected
暈
yūn verb swoon; faint; pass out adjective dizzy; light-headed
演唱
yǎnchàng verb sing (in a performance) noun vocal performance
癢
yǎng adjective itch; tickle
氧氣
yǎngqì noun oxygen (gas)
掩蓋
yǎngài verb 1 cover (up); overspread 2 conceal; cover up
演奏
yǎnzòu noun performance verb give an instrumental performance; play a musical instrument (in a performance)
乙
yǐ noun 1 second of the ten Heavenly Stems (天干) 2 [for an unspecified person or thing] number second noun music note of the scale in gongchepu (工尺譜), corresponding to 7 in numbered musical notation noun archaic (punctuation) mark (乙) used to show where sth. is to be added
以
yǐ preposition 1 with; by means of 2 according to 3 because of 4 literary at (a certain time); on (a fixed date) conjunction 1 in order to; so as to 2 literary and; as well as preposition [before certain localizers to form compound localizers] noun abbreviation Israel
以便
yǐbiàn conjunction usually literary so that; in order to; so as to; with the aim of; for the purpose of
已婚
yǐhūn adjective married
以及
yǐjí conjunction as well as; along with; and
飲
yǐn noun 1 drinks 2 Chinese pharmacology a decoction of Chinese medicine to be taken cold verb literary 1 drink 2 keep in the heart; nurse
引發
yǐnfā verb initiate; touch (or spark, trigger) off
影本
yǐngběn 1 copy (of a document) 2 book with model calligraphy for copying
影印
yǐngyìn verb photomechanical printing; photo-offset process
影子
yǐngzi noun 1 shadow 2 reflection 3 trace; sign; vague impression
飲食
yǐnshí noun food and drink; diet verb eat and drink
以往
yǐwǎng noun 1 (of time) before; formerly; in the past 2 literary (of years of age, number, etc.) over; above
勇氣
yǒngqì noun courage; nerve
有關
yǒuguān verb 1 have something to do with; have a bearing on; relate to; concern 2 related; concerned; relevant; pertinent
友好
yǒuhǎo noun close friend; friend adjective friendly; amicable
有利
yǒulì adjective advantageous; beneficial; favourable
有力
yǒulì adjective strong; powerful; forceful; energetic; vigorous
有些
yǒuxiē pronoun some verb have (some, a little) adverb somewhat; rather
語調
yǔdiào noun linguistics intonation; tone; tune
允許
yǔnxǔ noun permission verb permit; allow
語氣
yǔqì noun 1 tone; manner of speaking 2 linguistics mood
與其
yǔqí conjunction [correlatively with 不如 or 毋寧] rather than; better than
語音
yǔyīn noun 1 speech sounds 2 pronunciation
賺
zhuàn verb 1 make a profit; gain (opp. 賠) 2 dialect earn (money) noun colloquial profit
撞
zhuàng verb 1 bump against; run into; strike; collide 2 meet by chance; bump into; run into 3 rush; dash; barge 4 take one's chance
討
tǎo verb 1 send armed forces to suppress; send a punitive expedition against 2 denounce; condemn 3 demand; ask for; beg for 4 colloquial marry (a woman) 5 incur; invite 6 discuss; study
挺
tǐng verb 1 stick out; straighten up (physically) 2 endure; stand; hold out 3 support; endorse adjective 1 straight; erect; stiff 2 outstanding; prominent; extraordinary adverb colloquial very; rather; quite measure word [for machine guns]
體溫
tǐwēn noun (body) temperature
體驗
tǐyàn verb learn through practice (or personal experience)
桶
tǒng noun 1 tub; pail; bucket; keg; barrel 2 barrel (of petroleum)
統計
tǒngjì verb 1 statistics 2 add up; count
統一
tǒngyī verb unify; unite; integrate; standardize adjective unified; unitary; centralized
統治
tǒngzhì verb rule; dominate
吐
tǔ verb 1 spit 2 say; tell; pour out
哇
wa auxiliary [used in place of 啊 after a word ending in u or ao]
外部
wàibù noun 1 outside; external (opp. 內部) 2 exterior; surface
外出
wàichū verb go out
外地
wàidì noun parts of the country other than where one is
外觀
wàiguān noun outward appearance; exterior
外匯
wàihuì noun foreign exchange; forex
外行
wàiháng noun layman; nonprofessional adjective lay; unprofessional; unspecialized
外界
wàijiè noun 1 external (or outside) world 2 outside
外交
wàijiāo noun diplomacy; foreign affairs
外科
wàikē noun medicine surgical department (opp. 內科)
外頭
wàitou noun colloquial outside; outdoor; out (opp. 裡頭)
望
wàng verb 1 gaze into the distance; look over 2 call on; visit 3 hope; expect 4 Chinese medicine diagnose through observation; inspect 5 literary resent; hate noun 1 reputation; prestige 2 dated shop sign preposition 1 to; towards 2 literary (of age) nearly noun literary 1 full moon 2 the 15th day of a lunar month
誤
wù noun mistake; error verb 1 miss 2 hinder; impede; harm adjective 1 wrong; false; inaccurate 2 by mistake; by accident
誤點
wù//diǎn verb late; overdue; behind schedule
誤會
wùhuì noun misunderstanding verb misunderstand; mistake; misconstrue
物理
wùlǐ noun 1 innate laws of things 2 physics
物質
wùzhì noun 1 matter; substance 2 material
無可奈何
wúkě-nàihé idiom have no way out; be utterly helpless; have no alternative
無論
wúlùn conjunction no matter what, how, etc.; regardless of
無情
wúqíng adjective 1 unfeeling; heartless 2 merciless; ruthless
無數
wúshù adjective innumerable; countless verb unsure; uncertain
無限
wúxiàn adjective infinite; limitless; boundless; immeasurable
無意
wúyì verb have no intention (of doing sth.); not inclined to adjective inadvertently; unwittingly; accidentally
挖
wā verb 1 dig; excavate; grub; hollow out 2 explore; probe 3 dialect scratch
歪
wāi adjective 1 askew; crooked; inclined; slanting; cocked 2 devious; underhand; crooked 3 dialect domineering; bossy verb recline to take a rest
彎
wān noun turn; curve; bend verb bend; flex adjective curved; tortuous; crooked measure word [for sth. curved, such as the moon, etc.]
彎腰
wān//yāo verb 1 (of one's body) bend over 2 be submissive
危機
wēijī noun crisis
威脅
wēixié verb threaten; menace; imperil
溫和
wēnhé adjective 1 temperate; mild; moderate 2 gentle; mild
尾巴
wěiba noun 1 tail 2 tail-like part 3 servile adherent; appendage 4 remaining (or unfinished) part; end 5 one who shadows another; tail
委屈
wěiqu noun grievance verb cause great inconvenience to others; cause sb. to feel wronged adjective feel wronged
委託
wěituō verb entrust; trust; delegate; commission
委員
wěiyuán noun 1 committee member 2 dated envoy with a special commission; commissar
穩
wěn adjective 1 steady; firm 2 steady; sedate; composed 3 sure; certain verb stabilize; calm
吻
wěn noun 1 lips 2 zoology animal'smouth 3 tone; note verb 1 kiss 2 be very close to
污染
wūrǎn noun pollution verb pollute; contaminate
晚輩
wǎnbèi noun younger generation; one's juniors
往
wǎng verb go preposition in the direction of; towards; to adjective past; previous literary
舞
wǔ noun dance verb 1 move about as in a dance 2 dance with sth. in one's hands; play with 3 flourish; wield; brandish 4 flutter 5 dialect get
舞蹈
wǔdǎo noun dance verb perform a dance
武器
wǔqì noun weapon; arms
武術
wǔshù noun wushu; martial arts; kung fu (such as shadowboxing, swordplay, etc., formerly cultivated for self-defence, now a form of physical exercise)
舞臺
wǔtái noun stage; arena
舞廳
wǔtīng noun dance hall; ballroom
下來
xià//lai verb 1 come down (opp. 上去;上來) 2 come down to a place regarded as being lower or below 3 (of farm crops) be harvested 4 (of a period of time) be over; come to an end
下去
xià//qu verb 1 go down; descend (opp. 上去) 2 go down to a place regarded as lower or below; step down (from the stage, platform, etc.) 3 lessen; be reduced; go down (opp. 上去)
下棋
xià//qí verb play chess
下巴
xiàba noun 1 lower jaw 2 chin
下降
xiàjiàng verb descend; go or come down; drop; fall; decline (opp. 上升)
夏季
xiàjì noun summer (season)
現
xiàn noun cash; ready money verb show; appear; become visible adjective 1 present; current; existing 2 (of money, etc.) on hand adverb recent; improvise; extempore
現成
xiànchéng adjective ready-made
現場
xiànchǎng noun 1 scene (of an incident) 2 site; spot
象
xiàng noun 1 zoology elephant 2 chess elephant (one of the pieces in Chinese chess (象棋)) noun appearance; shape; image verb imitate
巷
xiàng noun lane; alley
向來
xiànglái adverb always; all along
項目
xiàngmù noun item; project
相片
xiàngpiàn noun photo (of a person); snapshot
現金
xiànjīn noun 1 ready money; cash 2 cash reserve in a bank
羨慕
xiànmù verb admire; envy
限制
xiànzhì noun restriction; limit; confinement verb place (or impose) restrictions on; restrict; limit; confine
校車
xiàochē noun school bus
效率
xiàolǜ noun efficiency
笑容
xiàoróng noun smiling expression; smile (opp. 愁容)
校友
xiàoyǒu noun alumnus or alumna
下午茶
xiàwǔchá afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)
下游
xiàyóu noun 1 lower reaches (of a river) 2 backward; left behind
嫌
xián noun 1 suspicion 2 ill will; resentment; enmity; grudge verb dislike; mind; complain of
斜
xié verb turn sideways; slant adjective oblique; slanting; inclined; tilted
雄偉
xióngwěi adjective 1 grand; imposing 2 tall and sturdy
蝦
xiā noun shrimp
瞎
xiā verb 1 blind 2 dialect waste; spoil; lose 3 (of a bullet, bomb, etc.) fail to explode; a dud adverb groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose adjective dialect (of thread, etc.) become tangled
狀況
zhuàngkuàng noun condition; state; state of affairs
裝飾
zhuāngshì verb decorate; adorn; ornament; deck
專家
zhuānjiā noun expert; specialist
專利
zhuānlì noun patent
專門
zhuānmén adjective special; specialized adverb for a particular purpose; specially
專人
zhuānrén noun person specially assigned to a task or job
專業
zhuānyè noun 1 specific field of study; specialization; speciality; discipline 2 specialized trade (or profession); special line; professional
追
zhuī verb 1 chase (or run) after; pursue 2 court (a woman); woo 3 trace; look into; get to the bottom of 4 seek; go after 5 recall; reminisce 6 retroactively; posthumously
桌
zhuō noun table; desk measure word [of a feast table, etc.] table; tableful
捉
zhuō verb 1 clutch; hold; grasp 2 catch; capture
轉
zhuǎn verb 1 turn; shift; change 2 pass on; transfer
轉身
zhuǎn//shēn verb (-//-) turn round; face about
轉向
zhuǎn//xiàng verb 1 change direction 2 change one's political stand
轉變
zhuǎnbiàn verb change; transform
轉播
zhuǎnbō verb relay (a radio or TV broadcast)
轉達
zhuǎndá verb pass on; convey; communicate
轉告
zhuǎngào verb pass on (word); communicate; transmit
轉機
zhuǎnjī noun favourable turn; take a turn for the better verb change to another plane; (flight) transfer
占
zhàn verb 1 occupy; seize; take 2 constitute; hold; make up; account for
戰場
zhànchǎng noun battlefield; battleground; battlefront
帳單
zhàngdān noun bill; check
丈夫
zhàngfu noun husband
占有
zhànyǒu verb 1 own; possess; have 2 occupy; hold
站住
zhànzhù verb 1 stop; halt 2 (-//-) stand firmly on one's feet; keep one's feet 3 (-//-) stand (or hold) one's ground; consolidate one's position 4 (-//-) hold water; be tenable 5 (-//-) colloquial (of colour, dye, etc.) remain fast
枕頭
zhěntou noun pillow
支
zhī verb 1 prop up; put up 2 protrude; raise 3 support; sustain; bear 4 send away; put sb. off 5 pay or draw (money) noun (Zhī) a surname noun branch; offshoot measure word 1 [for long, thin, inflexible objects] 2 [for troops, fleets, sports teams, etc.] 3 [for songs or musical compositions] 4 [for the size or quality of yarn] count 5 (for the illuminating power of electric lights) watt noun abbreviation VARIANT OF 19929344地支dìzhī地支 (twelve) Earthly Branches (used in combination with the ten Heavenly Stems (天干) to designate years, months, days, and hours)
長
zhǎng adjective 1 older; elder; senior 2 eldest; oldest 3 chief; head verb 1 grow; develop 2 come into being; begin to grow; form 3 acquire; enhance; increase
漲
zhǎng verb (of water, prices, etc.) rise; go up
漲價
zhǎng//jià verb (of prices) rise; raise the price
長輩
zhǎngbèi noun elder member of a family; elder; senior
掌聲
zhǎngshēng noun clapping; applause
展開
zhǎnkāi verb 1 spread out; unfold; open up 2 launch; unfold; develop; carry out
展覽
zhǎnlǎn verb put on display; exhibit; show
展示
zhǎnshì verb open up before one's eyes; reveal; show; lay bare
只
zhǐ adverb only; just; merely
指
zhǐ noun finger verb 1 point at; point to 2 indicate; point out; refer to 3 depend on; count on 4 literary (of hair) bristle measure word fingerwidth; digit
止
zhǐ verb 1 stop 2 prohibit; hold back 3 to; until adverb only
指出
zhǐchū point out
指定
zhǐdìng verb appoint; assign
指導
zhǐdǎo verb guide; direct
只是
zhǐshì adverb only; just; merely conjunction except that; only; but
指示
zhǐshì verb 1 indicate; point out 2 instruct noun directive; instructions
紙張
zhǐzhāng noun paper
指責
zhǐzé verb censure; criticize; find fault with
腫
zhǒng noun swelling; bump verb swell up
種類
zhǒnglèi noun kind; type; variety
種子
zhǒngzi noun 1 seed 2 sports seeded player; seed
種族
zhǒngzú noun race
主辦
zhǔbàn verb direct; sponsor
主持
zhǔchí noun host; MC verb 1 take charge (or care) of; manage; direct; run 2 preside over; chair 3 uphold; stand for
主觀
zhǔguān adjective subjective (opp. 客觀)
主角
zhǔjué noun leading role; lead; protagonist (opp. 配角)
準
zhǔn noun standard; norm; criterion preposition literary in accordance with; follow adjective 1 accurate; exact 2 partly; almost; near; quasi-; para- chemistry adverb colloquial definitely; certainly
准考證
zhǔnkǎozhèng noun identity card of an examinee
準確
zhǔnquè adjective accurate; exact; precise
主席
zhǔxí noun 1 chairperson (of a meeting) 2 head; president (of an organization or a state)
主張
zhǔzhāng noun view; position; proposition verb advocate; stand for; maintain; hold
鑽石
zuànshí noun 1 diamond 2 jewel (in a watch)
罪
zuì noun 1 crime; guilt 2 fault; blame 3 suffering; pain; hardship verb literary put the blame on
最少
zuìshǎo adjective least; minimum (opp. 最多) adverb at (the) least
作
zuò noun writings; work verb 1 rise; grow 2 write; compose 3 pretend; affect 4 regard as; take sb. or sth. for 5 feel; have 6 engage in an activity
咱們
zánmen pronoun 1 we or us [including both the speaker and the person or persons addressed] 2 dialect I or me 3 dialect you
贈品
zèngpǐn noun (complimentary) gift; giveaway
贈送
zèngsòng verb give as a present; present as a gift
則
zé noun 1 standard; norm; criterion 2 rule; regulation verb literary imitate; follow measure word [for news, writing, etc.] piece; item conjunction literary 1 [indicating cause, condition, etc.] 2 [indicating concession, contrast, etc.] auxiliary [listing reasons, preceded by 一, 二, 三, or 一, 再, 三] verb classical be
早晚
zǎowǎn noun 1 morning and evening 2 time 3 dialect some time in the future; some day adverb sooner or later
早已
zǎoyǐ adverb 1 long ago; for a long time 2 dialect in the past
紫
zǐ adjective purple; violet; mauve
子女
zǐnǚ noun sons and daughters; children; offspring
總
zǒng verb assemble; put together; sum up adjective 1 general; overall; total 2 chief; head; general adverb 1 always; invariably 2 anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 3 surely; certainly; probably noun courteous [short for 總編, 總裁, 總工程師, 總經理, etc. following a surname] editor-in-chief; president; chief engineer; director-general
總共
zǒnggòng adverb in all; altogether; in the aggregate
總理
zǒnglǐ noun premier; prime minister verb literary take overall responsibility
走私
zǒu//sī verb smuggle
走道
zǒudào noun 1 pavement; sidewalk 2 path; walk; footpath 3 dialect corridor
組
zǔ noun 1 group 2 series; suite; cycle verb organize; form measure word set; series; battery
祖國
zǔguó noun one's country; homeland; native land; motherland; fatherland
組織
zǔzhī noun 1 organization; organized system 2 textile weave 3 physiology tissue verb organize; form
阻止
zǔzhǐ verb prevent; stop; hold back
阻礙
zǔài verb hinder; block; impede noun hindrance; obstruction; impediment
癌癥
áizhèng noun cancer
哦
ó interjection [expressing doubt]
偶然
ǒurán adjective accidental; fortuitous; chance (opp. 必然) adverb 1 accidentally; by accident; by chance 2 once in a while; occasionally
造句
zào//jù verb make a sentence
雜
zá adjective 1 miscellaneous; sundry; mixed 2 extra; irregular verb mix; mingle
水分
shuǐfèn noun 1 moisture content 2 exaggeration; untrue factor; padding
水災
shuǐzāi noun flood; inundation (opp. 旱災)
曬太陽
shài//tàiyang verb bask in the sun; sun oneself
上
shàng noun 1 [used alone, esp. in contrast to 下] 2 [after a preposition] adjective 1 upper; higher; better; superior 2 most recent; last; former 3 first (of sth. divided into two or three parts) 4 dated [referring to the emperor] verb 1 come (or go) up; ascend 2 get on (a conveyance); mount; board 3 go to; leave for 4 be engaged (in work, study, etc.) at a fixed time 5 advance; forge ahead; go ahead 6 improve; increase 7 sports enter the court (or field) 8 fill; supply; serve 9 place sth. in position; fix 10 apply; paint; smear 11 apply for 12 be put on record; be carried (in a publication) 13 wind; screw; tighten 14 be up to; as many as 15 [ in stage directions] appear on the stage; enter noun abbreviation shàngshēng noun music note of the scale in gongchepu (工尺譜), corresponding to 1 in numbered musical notation
上市
shàng//shì verb 1 go (or appear) on the market (opp. 下市) 2 finance be listed (on stock market) 3 go to market
上臺
shàng//tái verb 1 go up onto the platform; appear on the stage 2 usually pejorative assume power; come (or rise) to power
上級
shàngjí noun 1 higher level 2 higher authorities; one's superior
上述
shàngshù adjective above-mentioned; aforementioned; aforesaid
身材
shēncái noun stature; figure
失業
shī//yè verb have no job; be out of work; be unemployed (opp. 就業)
推翻
tuī//fān verb 1 overthrow; overturn; topple 2 repudiate; cancel; reverse
推廣
tuīguǎng verb popularize; spread; extend
拖
tuō verb 1 pull; drag; haul 2 delay; drag on; procrastinate
脫離
tuōlí verb separate oneself from; break away from; be divorced from
拖鞋
tuōxié noun slippers
託兒所
tuōérsuǒ noun nursery; child-care centre; creche
妥當
tuǒdang adjective appropriate; proper
妥善
tuǒshàn adjective appropriate; proper; well arranged
妥協
tuǒxié verb come to terms; compromise
蚊子
wénzi noun mosquito
握
wò verb 1 hold; grasp 2 grasp; hold; wield; in control of
臥房
wòfáng noun bedroom
勿
wù adverb literary [in prohibitions, warnings, etc.] do not; never
霧
wù noun 1 fog; mist 2 fine spray
衣裳
yīshang noun colloquial clothing; clothes
醫師
yīshī noun (qualified) doctor; physician
住院
zhù//yuàn verb be in hospital; hospitalized
祝賀
zhùhè verb congratulate
注射
zhùshè verb medicine inject
住宅
zhùzhái noun residence; dwelling
住址
zhùzhǐ noun address
竹
zhú noun bamboo
逐漸
zhújiàn adverb gradually; by degrees
粘
zhān verb glue; stick; paste
砸
zá verb 1 pound; tamp 2 break; smash 3 dialect fail; fall through; be bungled
遵守
zūnshǒu verb observe; abide by; comply with; follow
尊重
zūnzhòng verb respect; value; esteem adjective serious; proper
早晨
zǎochen noun (early) morning
早點
zǎodiǎn noun (light) breakfast
批判
pīpàn verb criticize noun critique
頗
pō adjective literary inclined to one side; oblique adverb literary quite; rather; considerably
球鞋
qiúxié noun gym shoes; tennis shoes; sneakers
牽
qiān verb 1 lead along (by holding the hand, the halter, etc.); pull 2 involved
遷
qiān verb 1 move 2 change
天主教
Tiānzhǔjiào noun Catholicism
元旦
Yuándàn noun New Year's Day
調
diào verb transfer; shift; move noun 1 accent 2 music key 3 air; tune; melody 4 linguistics tone; tune 5 opinion; view; tone (of one's words)
熱愛
rèài verb love ardently; have ardent love (or affection) for
派
pài noun 1 literary tributary; river branch 2 political group; faction; school of thought or of art, etc. 3 style; manner and air verb 1 send; dispatch; assign; appoint 2 apportion; allocate; distribute dated 3 censure; blame measure word 1 [for political groups, schools of thought or art, factions etc.] 2 [with the numeral 一, for a scene, atmosphere, speech, etc.] adjective dialect stylish; graceful; handsome noun transliteration pie
判斷
pànduàn noun logic judgement verb 1 judge; decide; determine 2 literary pass judgement; pass a verdict in a legal case
炮
pào noun 1 big gun; cannon; artillery piece 2 firecracker 3 blasthole filled with dynamite 4 chess cannon, one of the pieces in Chinese chess
砲
pào noun 1 big gun; cannon; artillery piece 2 firecracker 3 blasthole filled with dynamite 4 chess cannon, one of the pieces in Chinese chess
泡
pào noun 1 bubble 2 sth. shaped like a bubble verb 1 steep; soak 2 pour boiling water into (tea, instant soup, etc.) 3 dawdle; dally; hang about 4 colloquial (of a male) play the field; fool around with a female
排
pái noun 1 row; line 2 military platoon 3 abbreviation volleyball verb 1 arrange; put in order; line up 2 rehearse measure word row; line noun raft verb 1 exclude; eject; discharge 2 discriminate against 3 literary push noun steak; chop; griskin; short rib
排斥
páichì verb repel; exclude; reject
排列
páiliè noun mathematics permutation verb arrange; range; put in order; align; configure
排球
páiqiú noun volleyball (the game or the ball)
盤
pán noun 1 archaic washbasin 2 shallow flat receptacle, as a tray, plate, dish, etc. 3 dialect face; appearance 4 market quotation; current price verb 1 coil (up); wind; twist 2 build (by laying bricks, stones, etc.) 3 check; examine; interrogate 4 transfer the ownership of; make over to sb. else 5 carry; transport measure word 1 [for dishes, millstones, etc.] 2 sports game; set
佩服
pèifu verb esteem; admire
碰見
pèng//jian verb meet unexpectedly; run into (or across); catch sb. in the act
賠
péi verb 1 make good a loss; compensate; pay for; indemnify 2 lose money in business; suffer a loss (opp. 賺) 3 apologize
賠償
péicháng noun 1 reparations (by a defeated state) 2 compensation; amends verb make good a loss; compensate; indemnify
陪同
péitóng verb accompany noun a responsible official accompanying an important visitor or visiting delegation
盆
pén noun 1 basin; tub; pot 2 sth. shaped like a basin measure word [for things held in a basin, tub, or pot]
膨脹
péngzhàng verb 1 expand; swell; dilate 2 inflate
屁股
pìgu noun 1 colloquial buttocks (of humans); bottom; behind; arse; backside; ass 2 rump (of animals); haunch; hindquarters 3 end; butt
疲倦
píjuàn adjective tired and sleepy; burned-out; weary
疲勞
píláo adjective 1 tired; fatigued; weary 2 physiology fatigue 3 mechanics weakening of material subjected to stress; fatigue
憑
píng noun evidence; proof verb lean on; lean against preposition 1 go by; base on; take as the basis 2 rely on; depend on conjunction no matter (what, how, etc.)
平常
píngcháng noun generally; usually; ordinarily; as a rule; at ordinary times; in normal times adjective 1 ordinary; common 2 commonplace; mediocre
平衡
pínghéng noun balance; equilibrium verb bring into or keep in equilibrium; balance
平靜
píngjìng adjective calm; quiet; tranquil
平均
píngjūn adjective 1 average; mean 2 equally; share and share alike verb calculate or estimate the average of; average out
貧窮
pínqióng adjective poor; needy; impoverished
脾氣
píqi noun 1 temperament; disposition 2 bad temper
破裂
pòliè verb 1 burst; split; rupture; crack 2 (of relations, negotiations, etc.) break off; sever
破爛
pòlàn noun colloquial junk; scrap adjective tattered; ragged; worn-out
迫切
pòqiè adjective urgent; pressing; imperative
婆婆
pópo noun 1 husband's mother; mother-in-law 2 dialect grandmother 3 figurative boss; superior
鋪
pù noun shop; store noun plank bed noun 1 archaic courier station 2 [in place names]
瀑布
pùbù noun waterfall; falls; cataract
攀
pān verb 1 climb; clamber 2 seek connections in high places 3 involve; implicate 4 grab; cling to; hold onto
噴
pēn verb 1 spurt; spout; gush 2 spray; sprinkle
捧
pěng verb 1 hold or carry in both hands 2 boost; exalt; extol; flatter measure word double handful
披
pī verb 1 drape over one's shoulders; wrap around 2 open; unroll; spread out 3 split open; crack 4 (of hair, etc.) hang down
批
pī verb 1 slap 2 scrape; pare; cut into slices 3 criticize; refute 4 write instructions or comments on (a report from a subordinate, etc.) noun annotation; comment verb (of buying or selling) wholesale measure word batch; lot; group noun colloquial fibres of cotton, flax, etc. ready to be drawn and twisted
拼命
pīn//mìng verb 1 risk one's life; defy death 2 exert the utmost strength; for all one is worth; with all one's might; desperately
撲
pū verb 1 throw oneself on or at; pounce on 2 rush at; attack 3 throw oneself into (work, etc.); devote 4 flap; flutter 5 dab; sprinkle (powder, etc.); powder 6 dialect bend over; stoop over 7 caress noun puff
撲滅
pū//miè verb 1 stamp out; put out; extinguish 2 exterminate; wipe out
匹
pǐ verb equal to; be a match for adjective single; one measure word [for horses, mules, etc.] measure word [for rolls of cloth or silk]
品德
pǐndé noun moral character; moral fibre
普及
pǔjí verb 1 make universal; make popular among; be widely spread 2 popularize; disseminate; spread among the people; become common adjective popular; common; universal
普通
pǔtōng adjective ordinary; common; general; average
普通話
pǔtōnghuà noun putonghua; mandarin; common speech (of the Chinese language); standard Chinese (pronunciation)
欠
qiàn verb 1 yawn 2 raise slightly (a part of the body) verb 1 owe; be behind with 2 be not enough; lack; be insufficient 3 dialect be fidgety and bungling
歉意
qiànyì noun apology; regret
前方
qiánfāng noun 1 the front (opp. 後方) 2 ahead
強
qiáng adjective 1 strong; powerful (opp. 弱) 2 better adverb 1 by force 2 slightly more than; plus (opp. 弱) verb strengthen; make strong noun (Qiáng) a surname
牆壁
qiángbì noun 1 wall
強大
qiángdà adjective big and powerful; powerful; formidable (opp. 弱小)
強度
qiángdù noun intensity; strength
強烈
qiángliè adjective 1 strong; intense; violent 2 clear-cut; distinct; striking; sharp
強人
qiángrén noun 1 strongman 2 dated robber; bandit [usu. in early vernacular]
前進
qiánjìn verb advance; go forward; forge ahead
前頭
qiántou noun 1 above; preceding 2 in front; at the head; ahead
前途
qiántú noun future; prospect
前往
qiánwǎng verb usually literary go to; leave for; proceed to
前院
qiányuàn noun front courtyard (opp. 後院兒)
瞧
qiáo verb colloquial look; see
切
qiè verb 1 correspond to 2 be close to adjective eager; anxious adverb literary must; surely noun
求婚
qiú//hūn verb make an offer of marriage; propose
球隊
qiúduì noun team
齊
qí verb 1 be level with 2 be even at one point or along one line adjective 1 neat; even; uniform 2 all ready; all present 3 alike; similar adverb together; simultaneously noun alloy 1 Qi (a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256BC)) 2 Qi Dynasty (479-502), one of the Southern Dynasties || 3 Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577) 4 a kingdom set up by the leader of a peasant uprising Huang Chao (黃巢) at the end of the Tang Dynasty (881-884) 5 a surname
情書
qíngshū noun love letter
情緒
qíngxù noun 1 morale; feeling; mood; sentiments 2 depression; moodiness; the sulks
勤勞
qínláo adjective diligent; industrious; hardworking (opp. 懶惰)
旗袍
qípáo noun a close-fitting woman's dress with high neck and slit skirt; cheongsam; mandarin gown
齊全
qíquán adjective (usu. of things) complete; having everything that one expects to find; all in readiness
歧視
qíshì verb discriminate against
其餘
qíyú pronoun all the other (persons or things); the rest; the remainder
旗子
qízi noun flag; banner; pennant
去
qù verb 1 go; go to (a place) 2 cause to go; send there 3 remove; get rid of 4 [before and / or after a verb] go in order to; be going to (do sth. there) 5 [between two verbal expressions, and / or after the second expression] in order to (do sth. there) 6 literary be apart from in space or time 7 literary depart from; leave 8 euphemistic pass away; die noun abbreviation VARIANT OF 28804096去聲qùshēng去聲 1 falling tone (third of the four tones in classical Chinese pronunciation) 2 falling tone (fourth of the four tones in modern standard Chinese pronunciation) adjective just gone (or elapsed) adverb dialect [with 了 as an intensive complement to certain adjectives with了] very; extremely verb play (a part or character)
群
qún noun 1 crowd; group 2 (Qún) a surname measure word [for people or animals] group; herd; flock
群眾
qúnzhòng noun 1 the masses 2 non-partisan 3 a member of the rank and file
期
qī noun 1 a period of time; phase; stage 2 scheduled time verb 1 make an appointment 2 expect measure word [for things scheduled by periods]
青
qīng noun 1 green grass or young crops 2 abbreviation young people; youth 3 (Qīng) abbreviation Qinghai Province adjective 1 blue; green 2 black 3 young
清
qīng verb 1 settle; clear up 2 clean up; purge 3 count adjective 1 unmixed; clear 2 distinct; clarified 3 quiet 4 just and honest 5 pure adverb completely; thoroughly noun 1 Qing Dynasty (1616-1911) 2 a surname
清楚
qīngchu verb be clear about; understand adjective clear; distinct
清晨
qīngchén noun early morning
清除
qīngchú verb clear away; eliminate; get rid of
起初
qǐchū noun originally; at first; at the outset
起火
qǐhuo noun a kind of firecracker
寢室
qǐnshì noun 1 dated bedroom 2 room (in a dormitory)
企圖
qǐtú verb often pejorative attempt; try; seek noun often pejorative attempt; try
取
qǔ verb 1 take; get; fetch 2 aim at; seek 3 adopt; assume; choose
娶
qǔ verb marry (a woman) (opp. 嫁) colloquial
取得
qǔdé verb gain; acquire; obtain
取笑
qǔxiào verb ridicule; make fun of; poke fun at
取消
qǔxiāo verb cancel; call off; abolish
軟
ruǎn adjective 1 soft; flexible; supple; pliable (opp. 硬) 2 soft; mild; gentle 3 weak; feeble 4 poor in quality, ability, etc. 5 easily moved (or influenced) 6 in a mild (or gentle) manner 7 indulgent; lenient
讓
ràng verb 1 give way; give ground; yield; give up; concede 2 invite; offer 3 let; allow; make 4 let sb. have sth. at a fair price 5 be inferior to; not as good as 6 give way; step aside 7 [expressing wishes] preposition [in a passive sentence to introduce the doer of the action]
讓步
ràng//bù verb make a concession; give in; give way; yield
繞
rào verb 1 wind; coil; reel 2 move round; circle; revolve 3 make a detour; bypass; go round 4 colloquial confuse; baffle; befuddle
燃料
ránliào noun fuel
燃燒
ránshāo verb 1 burn; kindle 2 figurative get excited; very enthusiastic
然而
ránér conjunction literary but; however; yet
熱烈
rèliè adjective warm; enthusiastic; ardent; animated
熱門
rèmén noun arousing popular interest; popular; in great demand; hot (opp. 冷門兒)
任
rèn noun official post; office verb 1 assign sb. to a post; appoint 2 assume a post; take up a job 3 believe; trust; fall back on 4 undertake; bear measure word [for the number of terms served on an official post] verb let; allow; give free reign to conjunction no matter (how, what, etc.) pronoun any
任性
rènxìng adjective wilful; self-willed; wayward; headstrong
熱情
rèqíng noun ardency; ardour; enthusiasm; zeal; warmth adjective warm; fervent; enthusiastic; warm-hearted
熱心
rèxīn verb be enthusiastic in adjective enthusiastic; ardent; earnest; warm-hearted
如
rú verb 1 be in compliance (or accordance) with 2 like; as; as if 3 [usu. in the negative] can compare with; be as good as 4 surpass; exceed 5 for instance; such as; as 6 literary go to preposition according to conjunction if; in case (of); in the event of; as if; as though affix classical [as an adjective suffix]
如果說
rúguǒshuō 1 if 2 if one were to say
如何
rúhé pronoun usually literary how; what adverb VARIANT OF 22508800何如hérú何如1 classical how about
如今
rújīn noun usually literary nowadays; now
如同
rútóng verb like; as
惹
rě verb 1 provoke; invite or ask for (sth. undesirable) 2 offend; provoke; tease 3 attract; cause
忍心
rěn//xīn verb 1 have the heart to; be hard-hearted enough to 2 be patient
忍不住
rěnbuzhù can't help doing sth.; cannot bear
忍受
rěnshòu verb bear; endure; stand
染
rǎn verb 1 dye 2 catch (a disease); fall into (a bad habit, etc.) 3 soil; contaminate 4 add details to a painting, etc.
率領
shuàilǐng verb lead; head; command
稅
shuì noun tax; duty; tariff
碩士
shuòshì noun master
刷
shuā verb 1 clean with a brush; brush; scrub 2 paint, daub, paste up, etc. with a brush 3 colloquial eliminate; remove noun brush onomatopoeia swish; rustle
刷卡
shuā//kǎ verb swipe a card (on a magnetic card reading machine)
摔
shuāi verb fall; tumble; lose one's balance verb 1 hurtle down; plunge 2 cause to fall and break; break 3 cast; throw; fling 4 VARIANT OF 30559488摔打shuāida摔打1 beat; knock
衰退
shuāituì verb fail; decline
雙
shuāng adjective 1 two; twin; both; dual (opp. 單) 2 even (opp. 單) 3 double; twofold measure word [for shoes, socks, chopsticks, etc.] pair
雙胞胎
shuāngbāotāi noun twins
雙方
shuāngfāng noun both sides; the two parties
說服
shuō//fú verb (try to) persuade; (try to) convince; prevail on; talk sb. over
說不定
shuōbudìng verb unsure; not certain adverb perhaps; maybe
耍
shuǎ verb 1 dialect play 2 play with; flourish 3 play (tricks) 4 pejorative display; show off
甩
shuǎi verb 1 move backward and forward; swing 2 throw; fling; toss 3 leave sb. behind; throw off
順
shùn verb 1 arrange; put in order 2 obey; yield to; act in submission to (opp. 逆) 3 fall in with; suit; agree with; follow 4 [at the close of a letter] take the opportunity to 5 in sequence adjective 1 (of writings) smooth; readable; clear and well-written 2 favourable; smooth; successful preposition 1 in the same direction as; with 2 along 3 at one's convenience; conveniently
順手
shùnshǒu adjective 1 smooth; without a hitch; without difficulty 2 handy; convenient and easy to use adverb 1 conveniently; without extra trouble 2 (do sth.) as a natural sequence or simultaneously
順序
shùnxù noun sequence; order adverb in proper order; in turn
熟
shú adjective 1 ripe (opp. 生) 2 cooked; done (opp. 生) 3 processed (opp. 生) 4 familiar; well acquainted (opp. 生) 5 skilled; experienced; practised (opp. 生) 6 (of a sleep) deep; sound
熟練
shúliàn adjective skilled; practised; proficient
熟人
shúrén noun acquaintance; friend (opp. 生人兒)
沙
shā noun 1 sand; grit 2 sth. resembling sand; sth. granular or powdery 3 (Shā) a surname adjective (of a voice) hoarse; husky noun tsar or tsarist; czar or czarist
殺價
shā//jià verb beat a seller down; bargain
沙漠
shāmò noun desert
山地
shāndì noun 1 mountainous region; hilly area; hilly country 2 hillside field
傷
shāng noun wound; injury verb 1 injure; hurt 2 be distressed 3 get sick of sth.; develop an aversion to sth. 4 be harmful to; hinder
傷腦筋
shāng//nǎojīn adjective colloquial knotty; troublesome; bothersome; cause sb. a headache
商標
shāngbiāo noun trademark
商場
shāngchǎng noun 1 large department store; market; bazaar 2 commercial circles; business world
商量
shāngliang verb consult; discuss; talk over
稍
shāo adverb a little; a bit; slightly; a trifle
稍微
shāowēi adverb a little; a bit; slightly; a trifle
沙灘
shātān noun sand beach
沙子
shāzi noun 1 sand; grit 2 figurative sth. irritating 3 small grains; pellets
伸
shēn verb stretch; extend
深淺
shēn-qiǎn noun 1 depth 2 shade (of colour) 3 proper limits (for speech or action); sense of propriety
伸手
shēn//shǒu verb 1 stretch (or hold) out one's hand (opp. 縮手) 2 pejorative ask for money, honour, gifts, etc. 3 pejorative have a hand in; poke one's nose into; meddle in
生
shēng verb 1 give birth to; bear; generate 2 be born; come into existence (opp. 死) 3 grow 4 be afflicted with; get; have 5 light (a fire) noun life; living adjective alive; living adjective 1 unripe; green (opp. 熟) 2 raw; uncooked (opp. 熟) 3 unprocessed; unrefined; crude (opp. 熟) 4 unfamiliar; unacquainted; strange (opp. 熟) 5 stiff; mechanical adverb [before certain words, indicating feeling or perception] very; much noun 1 pupil; student 2 intellectual; scholar 3 [noun suffix, in names of occupations or stations of persons] 4 theater male role (one of the four main roles in traditional opera, the other three being 旦 dàn,凈 jìng, and 丑 chǒu; subdivided into 老生 lǎoshēng,小生 xiǎoshēng,武生 wǔshēng, etc.) affix [added to certain adverbs]
升
shēng verb rise; hoist; go up; ascend (opp. 降) verb promote (opp. 降) noun a sheng measure, equal to 0.1 dou (斗) measure word 1 litre (l) 2 sheng (a traditional unit of volume, equivalent to 1 litre or 1.76 pints or 0.22 gallon)
升級
shēng//jí verb 1 go up one or more grades 2 escalate 3 computing (software) upgrade
升學
shēng//xué verb go to a school of a higher grade; enter a higher school
生存
shēngcún verb subsist; exist; live; survive (opp. 死亡)
升高
shēnggāo 1 to raise 2 to ascend
生肖
shēngxiào noun folk tradition any one of the names of 12 symbolic animals associated with a 12-year cycle, often used to denote the year of a person's birth (the 12 animals are: rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and hog)
生長
shēngzhǎng verb 1 grow 2 grow up; be brought up
深刻
shēnkè adjective deep; profound; deepgoing
申請
shēnqǐng verb apply for; file an application
深夜
shēnyè noun late at night; in the small hours of the morning
捨得
shě//de verb be willing to part with; not grudge (opp. 捨不得)
捨不得
shěbude verb hate to part with (or use); grudge; begrudge (opp. 捨得)
審查
shěnchá verb 1 examine (plans, proposals, credentials, etc.); investigate 2 censor (books, films, etc.)
省
shěng verb 1 economize; save (opp. 費) 2 omit; leave out noun literary abbreviation (of words) noun 1 province 2 provincial capital
省得
shěngde conjunction so as to save (or avoid)
溼
shī adjective wet; damp; humid (opp. 乾 gān)
詩
shī noun poetry; verse; poem
施工
shī//gōng verb build; carry out construction (or large repairs)
失眠
shī//mián noun insomnia; sleeplessness verb (-//-) suffer from insomnia
算
suàn verb 1 calculate; count; reckon; compute; figure 2 include; count in 3 plan; calculate 4 guess; think; suppose 5 consider; regard as; count as 6 carry weight; count 7 [followed by 了] let it be; let it pass adverb at long last; in the end; finally
算起來
suànqǐlái 1 to calculate 2 to estimate 3 in total 4 all told 5 (fig.) if you think about it
算是
suànshì adverb at last; finally verb regard as; count as
算帳
suànzhàng verb 1 do (or work out) accounts; balance the books; make out bills 2 square (or settle) accounts with sb.; get even with sb.
碎
suì verb break to pieces; smash adjective 1 broken; fragmentary 2 garrulous; gabby
歲數
suìshu noun colloquial age; years
隨
suí verb 1 follow; come (or go) along with 2 comply with; adapt to 3 let (sb. do as he likes) 4 dialect look like; resemble preposition along with (some other action) noun (Suí) a surname
隨意
suí//yì verb VARIANT OF 30980096隨心suíxīn隨心 follow one's inclinations adjective at will; as one pleases; at random
隨手
suíshǒu adverb conveniently (when doing sth.); without extra trouble
隨著
suízhe preposition along with; in the wake of; in pace with
縮
suō verb 1 contract; shrink 2 draw back; withdraw; recoil
縮短
suō//duǎn verb shorten; cut down; cut short (opp. 延長)
縮水
suō//shuǐ verb 1 (of cloth through wetting) shrink; under water 2 figurative shrink
鎖
suǒ noun 1 lock 2 lock and chains; chains 3 anything shaped like an old-fashioned padlock verb 1 lock (up) 2 lockstitch 3 figurative knit one's brows
賽跑
sàipǎo verb race noun race
散
sàn verb 1 break up; disperse 2 distribute; disseminate; give out 3 dispel; let out 4 dialect sack; fire
喪失
sàngshī verb lose; forfeit
色彩
sècǎi noun 1 colour; hue 2 characteristic quality; flavour; colour
色情
sèqíng noun erotism; pornography
四處
sìchù noun all around; in all directions; everywhere
四方
sìfāng noun four directions (north, south, east, west); all sides; all quarters adjective square; cubic
四季
sìjì noun four seasons
飼養
sìyǎng verb raise; rear; breed
四周
sìzhōu noun all around; on all sides
死亡
sǐwáng noun death; decease; doom verb die; be dead (opp. 生存)
損失
sǔnshī noun loss; damage verb lose
跳高
tiàogāo verb sports high jump
跳遠
tiàoyuǎn verb sports long jump; broad jump
田野
tiányě noun field; open country; countryside
條
tiáo noun 1 twig 2 long narrow piece; strip; slip 3 brief informal note 4 item; article 5 order measure word 1 [for long, or narrow, or thin objects] 2 [for certain nouns]
條約
tiáoyuē noun treaty; pact
調整
tiáozhěng verb adjust; regulate; revise
天才
tiāncái noun genius; talent; gift; endowment
天空
tiānkōng noun sky; heaven
天然
tiānrán adjective natural (opp. 人工, 人造)
天文
tiānwén noun astronomy
天真
tiānzhēn adjective innocent; simple and unaffected; artless; naive
挑
tiāo verb 1 choose; select; pick out 2 nitpick; be hypercritical; be fastidious verb carry (or tote) on the shoulder with a pole; shoulder noun VARIANT OF 31447040挑子tiāozi挑子 1 carrying pole with its load 2 load carried on a shoulder pole measure word [for a load carried on a shoulder pole]
挑選
tiāoxuǎn verb choose; select; pick out
貼心
tiēxīn adjective intimate; close
團
tuán noun 1 group; society; organization 2 military regiment 3 abbreviation = 36361216中國共產主義青年團zhōngguógòngchǎnzhǔyìqīngniántuán中國共產主義青年團 the Communist Youth League of China; the League 4 sth. shaped like a ball verb 1 unite; conglomerate 2 roll sth. into a ball; roll adjective round; circular measure word [for sth. in the shape of a ball] noun dumpling dialect
團結
tuánjié verb unite; rally adjective friendly; harmonious
退
tuì verb 1 move back; retreat (opp. 進) 2 cause to move back; withdraw; remove 3 withdraw from; quit 4 decline; recede; ebb 5 fade 6 return; give back; refund 7 cancel; break off
退出
tuì//chū verb withdraw from; secede; quit (opp. 進入)
退回
tuì//huí verb 1 return; send (or give) back 2 go (or turn) back
推動
tuī//dòng verb push forward; promote; give impetus to
同
tóng verb be the same as adjective same; alike; similar adverb together; in common preposition 1 [indicating company, relationship, involvement, etc.] with 2 [introducing the recipient of an action] 3 [showing comparison] like; in relation to 4 dialect for conjunction and
同胞
tóngbāo noun 1 born of the same parents 2 fellow countryman; compatriot
同志
tóngzhì noun 1 comrade 2 common name for gay; homosexual
頭
tóu noun 1 head 2 hair or hair style 3 top; end 4 beginning or end 5 remnant; end 6 chief; head; leader 7 side; aspect adjective 1 first 2 leading 3 [before a numeral] first 4 dialect [before 年 or 天] previous; last preposition dialect 1 before; prior to 2 [between two numerals, indicating an approximate number] about measure word 1 [for certain domestic animals] 2 [for garlic] 3 [after the numeral 一, for a marriage]
投票
tóu//piào verb vote; cast a vote
頭腦
tóunǎo noun 1 brains; mind 2 main threads; clue 3 colloquial chieftain; leader; head
投入
tóurù verb 1 throw into; put into 2 invest; put in (money) noun input; investment adjective enthusiastic; very serious
投降
tóuxiáng verb surrender; capitulate
投資
tóuzī noun money invested; investment verb (-//-) invest
途徑
tújìng noun way; channel
圖書
túshu noun seal; stamp
圖章
túzhāng noun seal; stamp
塌
tā verb 1 collapse; fall down; cave in 2 sink; droop 3 calm down; settle down 4 dialect (of morale, etc.) slump; sink
攤子
tānzi noun 1 vendor's stand; booth; stall 2 structure of an organization; setup
掏
tāo verb 1 draw out; pull out; fish out 2 dig (a hole, etc.); hollow out; scoop out 3 colloquial steal from sb.'s pocket
通
tōng verb 1 open; through 2 open up or clear out by poking or jabbing 3 lead to; go to 4 connect; communicate 5 notify; tell 6 understand; know noun authority; expert adjective 1 logical; coherent 2 general; common 3 all; whole measure word dated [for letters, telegrams, etc.]
通常
tōngcháng adjective general; usual; normal adverb generally; usually; ordinarily; as a rule
通過
tōngguò verb 1 (-//-) pass through; get past; traverse 2 (-//-) adopt; pass; carry 3 ask for the consent or approval of preposition by means of; by way of; by; through
通信
tōngxìn verb 1 (-//-) communicate by letter; correspond 2 transmit (or convey) message; pass on (or convey) information noun telecommunication
通訊
tōngxùn noun 1 communication 2 news report; news dispatch; correspondence; newsletter
完畢
wánbì verb finish; complete; end
完善
wánshàn verb make perfect; improve; refine adjective perfect; consummate; full
玩笑
wánxiào noun joke; jest; prank verb joke with; play a prank on; pull someone's leg; rib
完整
wánzhěng adjective complete; integrated; intact; entire
未
wèi adverb literary 1 have not; did not (opp. 已) 2 not auxiliary classical [at the end of questions, indicating doubt] or not noun wei (eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches (地支))
味
wèi noun 1 taste; flavour 2 smell; odour 3 interest; delight 4 delicacy verb literary savour measure word [for ingredients of a Chinese medicine prescription]
為何
wèihé adverb literary why; for what reason
未婚
wèihūn adjective unmarried; single
味精
wèijīng noun monosodium glutamate (MSG); gourmet powder
衛生
wèishēng noun hygiene; health; sanitation adjective sanitary; hygienic; good for one's health
衛生紙
wèishēngzhǐ toilet paper
慰問
wèiwèn verb express sympathy and solicitude for; extend one's regards to; convey greetings to; salute
衛星
wèixīng noun 1 satellite; moon 2 artificial (or man-made) satellite 3 sth. that revolves around a centre like a satellite
位於
wèiyú verb located; situated; lie
圍
wéi verb enclose; surround; encompass noun all round; around measure word arm span
違反
wéifǎn verb violate; run counter to; transgress; infringe
維護
wéihù verb 1 safeguard; defend; uphold; stick up for; vindicate 2 maintain; service; update
為難
wéinán verb make things difficult for adjective embarrassed; awkward; embarrassment
維他命
wéitāmìng noun vitamin
唯一
wéiyī adjective only; sole
文法
wénfǎ noun 1 rules of composition and rhetoric 2 VARIANT OF 35249920語法yǔfǎ語法 grammar
文具
wénjù noun writing materials; stationery
文憑
wénpíng noun diploma
文物
wénwù noun cultural relic; historical relic
文藝
wényì noun literature and art
壓
yā verb 1 press; push down; hold down; weigh down 2 keep under control; control; keep under; quell; hold back 3 bring pressure to bear on; suppress; daunt; intimidate 4 approach; be getting near; draw near 5 shelve; set aside 6 risk (money); stake 7 surpass; outdo 8 (in a gamble) bet; stake noun pressure
壓力
yālì noun 1 physics pressure (force) 2 overwhelming force; pressure 3 burden; strain
菸
yān noun tobacco plant
腰
yāo noun 1 waist; small of the back 2 waist (of a garment) 3 pocket 4 middle 5 waist-like topography that is narrow in the middle
壓迫
yāpò verb 1 oppress; repress 2 constrict
野
yě noun 1 open country; the open 2 limit; boundary 3 not in power; out of office adjective 1 (of plants or animals) wild; uncultivated; undomesticated; untamed (opp. 家) 2 rude; rough 3 unrestrained; abandoned; unruly 4 illicit; unlicensed
野獸
yěshòu noun 1 wild beast; wild animal 2 cruel and nasty person; beast
野心
yěxīn noun wild ambition; careerism
醫
yī noun 1 doctor (of medicine) 2 medical science; medical service; medicine verb cure; treat; heal
一般而言
yībānéryán generally speaking
一帶
yīdài noun neighbour area
一旦
yīdàn noun single day; very short time adverb once; in case; now that
一大早
yīdàzǎo noun colloquial early in the morning
依據
yījù noun basis; foundation preposition according to; in the light of; on the basis of; judging by
一口氣
yīkǒuqì noun one breath adverb in one breath; without a break; at one go; at a stretch
一面
yīmiàn noun 1 one side 2 one aspect adverb at the same time; simultaneously verb literary have met once before
應當
yīngdāng verb [as aux.] should; ought to
應付
yīngfù adjective payable
英雄
yīngxióng noun hero adjective heroic
嬰兒
yīngér noun baby; infant
因素
yīnsù noun 1 element; factor 2 cause or circumstance that determines the success or failure of a thing; factor
因而
yīnér conjunction literary thus; as a result; therefore
一旁
yīpáng noun one side
一齊
yīqí adverb at the same time; simultaneously; in unison
依然
yīrán adjective as before; unchanged adverb still; as before
照
zhào noun 1 photograph; picture 2 license; permit verb 1 shine; illuminate; light up 2 reflect; mirror 3 take a picture (or photograph); photograph; film; shoot 4 take care of; look after 5 notify 6 contrast 7 understand preposition 1 in the direction of; towards 2 according to; in accordance with
照常
zhàocháng adverb as usual
召開
zhàokāi verb convene; convoke
陣
zhèn noun 1 battle array (or formation) 2 position; front noun 1 colloquial a period of time 2 short period; spell
震動
zhèndòng verb shake; shock; vibrate; quake
正
zhèng verb 1 rectify; straighten; set right 2 make right; correct 3 rectify; correct one's thinking adjective 1 situated in the middle; main (opp. 側, 偏) 2 obverse; right (opp. 反) 3 honest; upright 4 correct; right 5 (of colour, flavour, etc.) pure; right 6 regular; standard 7 principal; chief (opp. 副) 8 (of figures, designs, etc.) regular 9 mathematics positive; plus (opp. 負) 10 physics positive; plus (opp. 負) adverb 1 straight; upright 2 punctual; sharp 3 just; right; precisely; exactly 4 just (doing sth.); just now
政策
zhèngcè noun policy
政黨
zhèngdǎng noun political party
正方形
zhèngfāngxíng square
政府
zhèngfǔ noun government
正規
zhèngguī adjective regular; standard
正好
zhènghǎo adjective just in time; just right; just enough adverb happen to; chance to; as it happens
正經
zhèngjing adjective 1 decent; respectable; honest 2 serious 3 standard adverb dialect really; truly; indeed
證件
zhèngjiàn noun credentials; papers; certificate
證據
zhèngjù noun evidence; proof; testimony
正面
zhèngmiàn noun 1 front; frontage; facade (opp. 側面) 2 obverse (or right) side (opp. 反面, 背面) 3 positive (opp. 反面) 4 directly; openly
證明
zhèngmíng noun certificate; identification; testimonial verb prove; testify; bear out
證實
zhèngshí verb confirm; verify; bear out
癥狀
zhèngzhuàng noun symptom
陣子
zhènzi noun 1 colloquial a period of time 2 short period; spell
折
zhé noun 1 discount; rebate 2 turning stroke measure word an act of zaju (雜劇) verb 1 break; snap 2 suffer the loss of; lose 3 bend; twist 4 turn back; change direction 5 convinced; filled with admiration 6 convert into; amount to noun folded booklet with a slipcase, used for keeping accounts, etc.; folder verb fold
整數
zhěngshù noun 1 mathematics integer; whole number 2 round number (or round figure)
折合
zhéhé verb convert into; amount to
折扣
zhékòu noun discount; rebate
折磨
zhémo verb cause physical or mental suffering; torment
治
zhì verb 1 rule; govern; administer; manage 2 treat (a disease); cure 3 control; harness (a river) 4 wipe out (pests) 5 punish 6 study; research adjective order; peace noun dated former seat of a local government
至
zhì verb literary arrive; reach preposition to; until adverb literary extremely; most
擲
zhì verb throw; cast
制定
zhìdìng verb lay down; draw up; formulate; draft
志氣
zhìqi noun aspiration; ambition
秩序
zhìxù noun order
志願
zhìyuàn noun aspiration; wish; ideal verb do sth. of one's own free will; volunteer
制止
zhìzhǐ verb check; curb; prevent; stop
製作
zhìzuò verb make; manufacture
製造
zhìzào verb 1 make; manufacture 2 pejorative create; fabricate
直
zhí adjective 1 straight (opp. 彎,曲) 2 vertical; perpendicular (opp. 橫) 3 just; upright 4 frank; straightforward 5 stiff; numb verb straighten noun vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) adverb 1 directly; straight 2 continuously 3 just; simply
值
zhí noun 1 value 2 mathematics value verb 1 be worth 2 literary happen to 3 on duty; take one's turn at sth. adjective colloquial worthwhile; worth it
直接
zhíjiē adjective direct; immediate (opp. 間接)
職位
zhíwèi noun position; post
直線
zhíxiàn noun straight line adjective 1 direct; rectilinear 2 steep; sharp (rise or fall)
執行
zhíxíng verb carry out; execute; implement
中毒
zhòng//dú verb 1 poison (usu. accidentally) 2 poison the mind
重大
zhòngdà adjective great; weighty; major; significant
重量
zhòngliàng noun weight
重傷
zhòngshāng noun severe injury
重心
zhòngxīn noun 1 physics centre of gravity 2 heart; core; focus
註冊
zhù//cè verb 1 register 2 computing log in (a computer system)
章
zhāng noun 1 chapter; section 2 order 3 rules; regulations; constitution 4 item; clause 5 archaic memorial to the emperor 6 (Zhāng) a surname measure word [for a book, charter, etc.] chapter; section noun 1 archaic figure; decorative pattern 2 seal; stamp 3 badge; medal
張
zhāng verb 1 open; spread; stretch 2 set out; display 3 magnify; exaggerate 4 look 5 opening of a new shop noun 1 archaic astronomy zhang (the twenty-sixth of the twenty-eight constellations (二十八宿) into which the celestial sphere was divided, consisting of five stars in the shape of a drawn bow in Hydra) 2 (Zhāng) a surname measure word 1 [for bed, desk, paper, leather, face, mouth, etc.] 2 dialect [usu. referring to age] unit of ten
招手
zhāo//shǒu verb beckon; wave
招呼
zhāohu verb 1 call 2 hail; greet; say hello to 3 notify; tell 4 take care of 5 dialect mind; take care
針
zhēn noun 1 needle 2 stitch; sew 3 sth. shaped like a needle 4 injection; shot 5 acupuncture 6 Chinese medicine needles used in acupuncture
針對
zhēnduì verb direct against; aim; counter preposition in light of; in accordance with; in connection with
爭
zhēng verb 1 contend; vie; strive 2 argue; dispute 3 dialect short of; wanting pronoun dated how; why [usu. in poetry]
睜
zhēng verb open (the eyes)
爭論
zhēnglùn noun controversy; dispute; debate; contention verb dispute; argue
徵求
zhēngqiú verb solicit; seek; ask for
爭取
zhēngqǔ verb strive for; fight for; win over
正月
zhēngyuè noun first month of the lunar year; first moon
偵探
zhēntàn noun detective; spy verb do detective work
珍惜
zhēnxī verb treasure; value; cherish
真心
zhēnxīn adjective wholehearted; heartfelt; sincere
珍珠
zhēnzhū noun pearl
者
zhě affix 1 [after a verb or adjective, or a verb or adjective phrase to indicate a class of persons or things] one or those who; the thing or things which; -er 2 [after a noun phrase ending with 工作 "work" or 主義 "ism" to indicate the person or persons doing the stated work, or holding the stated doctrine] -er; -ist 3 literary [with the numbers 二, 三, 數, etc.] auxiliary 1 classical [after a word, phrase, or clause to mark a pause, as in giving definitions] 2 dated [in the early vernacular used at the end of a command] pronoun [usu. in the early vernacular] this
整
zhěng verb 1 put in order; rectify 2 repair; mend; renovate 3 make sb. suffer; punish; fix 4 dialect do; make; work adjective 1 whole; complete; full; entire (opp. 零) 2 in good order; neat; tidy
整潔
zhěngjié adjective clean and tidy; neat; trim
之
zhī verb literary go; leave for pronoun literary 1 [in place of an objective noun or pronoun] 2 [in certain set phrases without definite designation] 3 this; that auxiliary 1 [between an attribute and the word it modifies] 2 literary [between the subject and the predicate in an S-P structure so as to make it nominalized]
支持
zhīchí verb 1 sustain; hold out; bear 2 support; back; stand by
支出
zhīchū verb pay (money); expend; disburse noun expenses; expenditure; outlay; disbursement
之後
zhīhòu noun later; after; afterwards
之間
zhījiān 1 between 2 among 3 inter-
之類
zhīlèi 1 and so on 2 and such
支票
zhīpiào noun (UK) cheque; (US) check
之前
zhīqián noun before; prior to; ago
支援
zhīyuán verb support; assist; help
中
zhōng noun 1 centre; middle 2 (Zhōng) abbreviation China 3 in; among; amidst 4 middle; mid 5 medium; intermediate 6 mean; halfway between two extremes 7 intermediary 8 (Zhōng) a surname verb fit for; good for adjective dialect all right; OK
中級
zhōngjí adjective middle rank; intermediate
中年
zhōngnián noun middle age
中途
zhōngtú noun halfway; midway
中藥
zhōngyào noun traditional Chinese medicine
中央
zhōngyāng noun 1 centre; middle 2 central authorities (of a state, party, etc.) (opp. 地方) computing noun abbreviation Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
周
zhōu adjective thoughtful; attentive noun 1 Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) 2 Zhou (557-581,one of the Northern Dynasties (北朝),better known as the Northern Zhou Dynasty (北周)) 3 abbreviation Later Zhou Dynasty (951-960),one of the Five Dynasties 4 a surname
州
zhōu noun 1 dated an administrative division 2 autonomous prefecture (of ethnic minorities) 3 (in US, Australia, etc.) state
粥
zhōu noun gruel (made of rice, millet, etc.); porridge; congee
週到
zhōudào adjective attentive and satisfactory; thoughtful; considerate
窄
zhǎi adjective 1 narrow (opp. 寬) 2 petty; narrow 3 hard up; badly off
展出
zhǎnchū verb put on display; be on show (or view); exhibit
做
zuò verb 1 do; make; produce; manufacture 2 cook; prepare 3 do; act; engage in 4 be; become 5 write; compose 6 hold a family (or home) celebration 7 used as; used for 8 form or contract a relationship 9 pretend; feign; do sth. for form's sake 10 dialect kill
做客
zuò//kè verb be a guest; visit
作家
zuòjiā noun writer; author
作為
zuòwéi noun 1 conduct; deed; action 2 accomplishment; achievement 3 scope for one's abilities or talents verb regard as; look on as; take as preposition in the capacity (or character, role) of; as
作文
zuòwén noun composition verb (-//-) 1 (of students) write a composition 2 literary write an article
作用
zuòyòng noun 1 action; function 2 effect 3 purpose; intention; motive verb act on; affect
鑽
zuān verb 1 drill; bore 2 get into; go through; make one's way into; penetrate 3 study intensively; dig into; immerse 4 pejorative secure personal gain; worm one's way into sth.; take advantage of sb. (or sth.); exploit sb.
左右
zuǒyòu noun 1 left and right sides 2 [after a numeral] about; or so 3 those in close attendance; retinue verb master; control; influence adverb dialect anyway; anyhow; in any case
載
zài verb 1 carry; hold; load with 2 literary all over the road; everywhere along the way conjunction literary [before verbs, indicating two concurrent actions] and; as well as; at the same time
在
zài verb 1 exist; be alive 2 be at, in, or on (a place) 3 depend on; rest with 4 lie in; consist in 5 join or belong to an organization; be a member of an organization 6 be on the job or at the post preposition 1 at, in, or on (a place or time) 2 according to; in terms of adverb 1 [indicating action in progress] 2 [used together with 所 (suǒ) and often followed by 不 (bù) to indicate emphasis]
再度
zàidù adverb once more; a second time; once again
在乎
zàihu verb 1 depend on; rest with 2 lie in; consist in 3 [usu. in the negative] care about; mind; take to heart
再說
zàishuō verb put off until some time later conjunction what's more; besides
贊成
zànchéng verb 1 approve of; favour; agree with; endorse (opp. 反對) 2 literary help sb. accomplish sth.
葬禮
zànglǐ noun funeral (or burial) rites; funeral
讚美
zànměi 1 to admire 2 to praise 3 to eulogize
贊同
zàntóng verb approve of; agree with; endorse
造
zào verb 1 make; build; create 2 invent; cook up; concoct 3 run wild; mess things up 4 colloquial lay out without restraint noun 1 law one of the parties in a legal agreement or lawsuit 2 dialect crop verb 1 literary go to; arrive at 2 train; educate noun achievements; attainments
自來水
zìláishuǐ noun running water; tap water
字幕
zìmù noun captions (of motion pictures, etc.); subtitles (of a film, drama, opera, etc.)
字母
zìmǔ noun 1 letters of an alphabet; letter 2 (in phonology) character representing an initial consonant (聲母), as 明 míng for the initial m
自然
zìran adjective at ease; natural; free from affectation
自私
zìsī adjective selfish; self-centred
自我
zìwǒ pronoun 1 [before disyllabic verbs] self; oneself 2 self; oneself
自信
zìxìn verb firmly believe; feel convinced adjective self-confident; confident
自願
zìyuàn verb voluntary; of one's own accord; of one's own free will
自主
zìzhǔ verb act on one's own; decide for oneself; keep the initiative in one's own hands
足
zú noun 1 foot; leg 2 leg (of utensils) 3 football adjective enough; ample; sufficient adverb 1 fully; as much as 2 [usu. in the negative] enough; sufficiently
足以
zúyǐ verb enough; sufficiently
災害
zāihài noun calamity; disaster
災難
zāinàn noun suffering; calamity; disaster; catastrophe
糟
zāo noun liquor distillers' dregs verb pickle with wine dregs or in wine adjective 1 rotten; decayed 2 in a wretched (or terrible) state; in a mess
遭到
zāodào verb suffer; meet with; encounter
糟糕
zāogāo adjective colloquial too bad; how terrible; what bad luck
遭受
zāoshòu verb suffer; subjected to; sustain
遭遇
zāoyù verb meet with; encounter; run up against noun (bitter) experience; (hard) lot
增長
zēngzhǎng verb increase; rise; grow
怎
zěn pronoun colloquial why; how
資本
zīběn noun 1 capital 2 capitalize on; sth. used to one's own advantage
資格
zīge noun 1 qualifications 2 seniority
資金
zījīn noun 1 fund 2 capital
資訊
zīxùn noun information
綜合
zōnghé verb synthesize adjective comprehensive; multiple; composite; integrated