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

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

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

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]

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

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]

師母

shīmǔ noun wife of one's teacher (or master)

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

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)

通訊

tōngxùn noun 1 communication 2 news report; news dispatch; correspondence; newsletter

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

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)

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

屁股

pìgu noun 1 colloquial buttocks (of humans); bottom; behind; arse; backside; ass 2 rump (of animals); haunch; hindquarters 3 end; butt

聘請

pìnqǐng verb engage; invite

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

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

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)

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

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

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

整數

zhěngshù noun 1 mathematics integer; whole number 2 round number (or round figure)

枕頭

zhěntou noun pillow

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

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

熱愛

rèài verb love ardently; have ardent love (or affection) for

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

失眠

shī//mián noun insomnia; sleeplessness verb (-//-) suffer from insomnia

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

文藝

wényì noun literature and art

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

依然

yīrán adjective as before; unchanged adverb still; as before

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

整潔

zhěngjié adjective clean and tidy; neat; trim

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

球隊

qiúduì noun team

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

天主教

Tiānzhǔjiào noun Catholicism

元旦

Yuándàn noun New Year's Day

遷

qiān verb 1 move 2 change

清除

qīngchú verb clear away; eliminate; get rid of

熱心

rèxīn verb be enthusiastic in adjective enthusiastic; ardent; earnest; warm-hearted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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