| Hanzi (Traditional) | Pinyin | English |
|---|
| 哀悼 | āidào | mourn |
| 哀求 | āiqiú | beseech; implore |
| 艾滋病 | àizībìng | AIDS |
| 愛戴 | àidài | love and esteem |
| 愛面子 | ài miànzi | be sensitive about one's reputation |
| 愛惜 | àixī | cherish |
| 礙事 | ài shì | be in the way |
| 安寧 | ānníng | peaceful; calm |
| 安穩 | ānwěn | smooth and steady |
| 安祥 | ānxiáng | serene; composed |
| 安置 | ānzhì | put; arrange for |
| 按勞分配 | àn láo fēnpèi | distribution according to work |
| 暗淡 | àndàn | dim; faint |
| 暗殺 | ànshā | assassinate |
| 暗示 | ànshì | suggest |
| 暗中 | ànzhōng | in secret |
| 案 | àn | case |
| 案件 | ànjiàn | law case; case |
| 案情 | ànqíng | case; details of case |
| 昂貴 | ángguì | expensive |
| 昂揚 | ángyáng | high-spirited |
| 凹 | āo | concave |
| 襖 | ǎo | coat |
| 芭蕾舞 | bālěiwǔ | ballet |
| 捌 | bā | eight |
| 疤 | bā | scar |
| 巴結 | bājie | flatter |
| 扒 | bā | hold on to; dig up; push aside; |
| 把柄 | bǎbǐng | handhold |
| 把關 | bǎ guān | hold the pass |
| 把手 | bǎshǒu | knob |
| 把戲 | bǎxì | acrobatics; jugglery |
| 霸道 | bàdào | overbearing |
| 霸權 | bàquán | hegemony |
| 霸占 | bàzhàn | seize; forcibly occupy |
| 掰 | bāi | break off with fingers and thumb |
| 白酒 | báijiǔ | distilled spirit |
| 百倍 | bǎibèi | a hundredfold |
| 百分比 | bǎifēnbǐ | percentage |
| 百花齊放 | bǎi huā qí fàng | let a hundred flowers blossom |
| 百家爭鳴 | bǎi jiā zhēng míng | a hundred schools of thought contend |
| 擺動 | bǎidòng | swing; sway |
| 敗壞 | bàihuài | defile; rot |
| 拜 | bài | do obeisance |
| 拜年 | bài nián | congratulate the New Year |
| 斑 | bān | speckle |
| 班機 | bān jī | flight |
| 班子 | bānzi | organized group |
| 搬運 | bānyùn | carry; convey |
| 搬 | bān | turn; pull |
| 頒布 | bānbù | promulgate; issue |
| 頒發 | bānfā | award; issue |
| 版 | bǎn | printing plate; edition |
| 扮 | bàn | disguise oneself as |
| 扮演 | bànyǎn | act; represent |
| 拌 | bàn | mix |
| 伴 | bàn | partner; accompany |
| 伴侶 | bànlǚ | partner; mate |
| 伴隨 | bànsuí | go with |
| 伴奏 | bànzòu | accompany |
| 半邊天 | bànbiāntiān | half of the sky |
| 半截 | bànjié | half |
| 半徑 | bànjìng | radius |
| 半路 | bànlù | halfway |
| 半數 | bànshù | half |
| 半途而廢 | bàn tú ér fèi | give up halfway; leave sth unfinished |
| 半真半假 | bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ | half-genuine, half-sham |
| 辦學 | bàn xué | run a school |
| 綁架 | bǎngjià | kidnap |
| 棒球 | bàngqiú | baseball |
| 包辦 | bāobàn | be the whole show |
| 包乾兒 | bāogān'er | be responsible for a task until it is completed |
| 包裹 | bāoguǒ | package |
| 包裝 | bāozhuāng | pack; put up; make up |
| 雹子 | báozi | hail |
| 保健 | bǎojiàn | health care |
| 保姆 | bǎomǔ | nurse; mammy |
| 保溫 | bǎowēn | heat preservation |
| 保養 | bǎoyǎng | maintain |
| 保重 | bǎozhòng | take care of oneself |
| 堡壘 | bǎolěi | fort; stronghold |
| 飽和 | bǎohé | saturated |
| 飽滿 | bǎomǎn | full; plump |
| 寶貝 | bǎobèi | precious things |
| 寶劍 | bǎojiàn | double-edged sword |
| 寶庫 | bǎokù | treasure-house |
| 抱負 | bàofù | ambition |
| 抱怨 | bàoyuàn | complain |
| 報答 | bàodá | reciprocate; pay back; repay |
| 報考 | bàokǎo | enter oneself for an examination |
| 報銷 | bàoxiāo | submit and expense account |
| 暴動 | bàodòng | insurrection; rebel |
| 暴風驟雨 | bào fēng zhòu yǔ | violent storm tempest |
| 暴力 | bàolì | violence |
| 爆 | bào | explode; burst |
| 爆破 | bàopò | blow up; blast; dynamite |
| 爆竹 | bàozhú | firecracker |
| 悲慘 | bēicǎn | miserable |
| 悲憤 | bēifèn | grief and indignant |
| 悲劇 | bēijù | tragedy |
| 悲傷 | bēishāng | heartbroken; sorrowful |
| 卑鄙 | bēibǐ | despicable |
| 背面 | bèimiàn | the back |
| 背叛 | bèipàn | sellout; betray |
| 貝殼 | bèiké | shell; conch |
| 倍數 | bèishù | multiple |
| 備用 | bèiyòng | reserve; alternate |
| 被告 | bèigào | accused |
| 奔馳 | bēnchí | run quickly |
| 奔騰 | bēnténg | gallop; surge forward |
| 本能 | běnnéng | instinct |
| 本錢 | běnqián | capital |
| 本性 | běnxìng | nature |
| 本著 | běnzhe | in line with |
| 笨蛋 | bèndàn | idiot |
| 笨重 | bènzhòng | lumpish; ponderous |
| 笨拙 | bènzhuō | clumsy |
| 崩潰 | bēngkuì | collapse breakdown |
| 繃 | bēng | stretch tight |
| 繃帶 | bēngdài | bandage |
| 蹦 | bèng | jump |
| 逼近 | bījìn | approach |
| 逼迫 | bīpò | force; compel |
| 鼻涕 | bítì | nasal mucus; snot |
| 比分 | bǐfēn | score |
| 比價 | bǐjià | rate of exchange |
| 比喻 | bǐyù | comparison; trope |
| 比重 | bǐzhòng | specific gravity; proportion |
| 筆跡 | bǐjì | a person's handwriting |
| 筆直 | bǐzhí | straight; upright |
| 彼 | bǐ | that |
| 碧綠 | bìlǜ | dark green |
| 幣 | bì | money |
| 閉幕式 | bìmùshì | closing ceremony |
| 閉塞/蔽塞 | bìsè | close up; unenlightened |
| 弊病 | bìbìng | disadvantage |
| 弊端 | bìduān | disadvantage; malpractice |
| 必將 | bìjiān | surely |
| 臂 | bì | arm |
| 鞭策 | biāncè | urge on |
| 鞭炮 | biānpào | firecracker |
| 鞭子 | biānzi | whip |
| 邊防 | biānfáng | border defense |
| 邊境 | biānjìng | border; frontier |
| 編號 | biānhào | serial number |
| 編者按 | biānzhě àn | editorial note |
| 貶低 | biǎndī | depreciate |
| 貶義 | biǎnyì | derogatory sense |
| 貶值 | biǎn zhí | devaluate; depreciate |
| 便道 | biàndào | pavement |
| 變更 | biàngēng | change; permute |
| 變換 | biànhuàn | transform; change |
| 變遷 | biànqiān | vicissitude |
| 變形 | biàn xíng | metamorphose |
| 變質 | biàn zhì | deteriorate |
| 辯證 | biànzhèng | dialectical |
| 辮子 | biànzi | queue; plait |
| 辨別 | biànbié | distinguish; discern |
| 辨認 | biànrèn | distinguish |
| 辯護 | biànhù | vindicate; plead |
| 辯解 | biànjiě | exculpate; plea |
| 辯證法 | biànzhèngfǎ | dialectics |
| 遍地 | biàndì | all over |
| 標 | biāo | mark |
| 標本 | biāoběn | specimen; demo |
| 標題 | biāotí | title; heading |
| 表彰 | biǎozhāng | commend; cite |
| 憋 | biē | hold back |
| 別扭 | bièniu | unnatural; awkward |
| 冰淇淋 | bīngqílín | ice cream |
| 秉性 | bǐngxìng | temper |
| 病蟲害 | bìngchónghài | plants diseases and insect pests |
| 病毒 | bìngdú | virus |
| 病號 | bìnghào | patient |
| 並存 | bìngcún | coexist |
| 並非 | bìngfēi | not so |
| 並列 | bìngliè | appose; juxtapose |
| 並排 | bìngpái | side by side |
| 播放 | bōfàng | play |
| 播音 | bō yīn | broadcast |
| 播種 | bōzhòng/bōzhǒng | seed; sow |
| 撥款 | bō kuǎn | grant-in-aid; appropriation |
| 波動 | bōdòng | popple |
| 波濤 | bōtāo | wave |
| 博覽會 | bólǎnhuì | exhibition |
| 薄膜 | bómó | thin film; membrane |
| 搏鬥 | bódòu | struggle; fight |
| 駁斥 | bóchì | refute |
| 捕撈 | bǔlāo | fish for; catch |
| 捕捉 | bǔzhuō | catch |
| 補償 | bǔcháng | expiate; compensate |
| 補救 | bǔjiù | repair; remedy |
| 補貼 | bǔtiē | allowance |
| 補助 | bǔzhù | allowance |
| 卜 | bǔ | predict |
| 不辭而別 | bù cí ér bié | leave without saying goodbye |
| 不當 | bùdàng | improper |
| 不定 | bùdìng | inconstantly |
| 不愧 | bùkuì | creditably |
| 不正之風 | bù zhèng zhī fēng | unhealthy tendency |
| 不亢不卑 | bú kàng bù bēi | neither supercilious nor obsequious |
| 不得 | bùdé | should not |
| 不得已 | bùdéyǐ | have no alternative but to |
| 不等 | bùděng | different; various |
| 不法 | bùfǎ | illegal |
| 不妨 | bùfáng | might as well |
| 不公 | bùgōng | unfair; unjust |
| 不解 | bùjiě | not understand |
| 不堪 | bùkān | can't bear |
| 不良 | bùliáng | bad |
| 不容 | bùróng | not allow |
| 不時 | bùshí | now and then |
| 不惜 | bùxī | not spare; not hesitate |
| 不相上下 | bù xiāng shàng xià | about the same; equally matched |
| 不朽 | bùxiǔ | immortalize |
| 不宜 | bùyí | not suitable; inadvisable |
| 不言而喻 | bù yán ér yù | tell its own tale |
| 不知不覺 | bù zhī bù jué | unconsciously; unknowingly |
| 不至於 | bùzhìyú | not to such an extent as to |
| 布局 | bùjú | distribution; layout |
| 步兵 | bùbīng | infantry |
| 步伐 | bùfá | march; pace; step |
| 步行 | bùxíng | walk |
| 步子 | bùzi | pace; step |
| 埠 | bù | port; pier |
| 部件 | bùjiàn | parts |
| 部位 | bùwèi | part; section |
| 猜測 | cāicè | guess; surmise |
| 裁 | cái | cut into parts |
| 裁決 | cáijué | judge; umpirage |
| 裁軍 | cái jūn | disarmament |
| 才幹 | cáigàn | talent; ability |
| 才智 | cáizhì | ability and wisdom |
| 財 | cái | wealth; money |
| 財經 | cáijīng | finance and economics |
| 財會 | cáikuài | finance |
| 財力 | cáilì | finance |
| 財務 | cáiwù | financial affairs |
| 採訪 | cǎifǎng | gather news |
| 採集 | cǎijí | gather; collect |
| 採納 | cǎinà | accept |
| 菜單 | càidān | menu |
| 餐 | cān | meal; eat |
| 參軍 | cān jūn | join up the army |
| 參議院 | cānyìyuàn | senate |
| 參與 | cānyù | participate in; attach oneself to |
| 參閱 | cānyuè | refer to; consult |
| 參照 | cānzhào | refer to |
| 殘 | cán | incomplete |
| 殘暴 | cánbào | atrocious; barbarous |
| 殘疾 | cánji | deformity |
| 殘忍 | cánrěn | brutal |
| 殘餘 | cányú | remainder |
| 倉促 | cāngcù | hurried |
| 操 | cāo | hold; exercise |
| 操勞 | cāoláo | work hard |
| 操練 | cāoliàn | drill; practice |
| 槽 | cáo | slot; groove |
| 草率 | cǎoshuài | cursory; jerry |
| 策劃 | cèhuà | plan; hatch; plot |
| 策略 | cèlüè | tactic; policy |
| 側面 | cèmiàn | side; flank |
| 測定 | cèdìng | determine; measure |
| 測算 | cèsuàn | survey; measure |
| 層出不窮 | céng chū bù qióng | emerge in endlessly |
| 層次 | céngcì | gradation; arrangement |
| 蹭 | cèng | rub; be smeared with |
| 插嘴 | chāzuǐ | interrupt |
| 叉 | chā | fork |
| 差錯 | chācuò | error; mistake |
| 差距 | chājù | disparity; distance |
| 差異 | chāyì | difference |
| 查處 | cháchǔ | investigate and deal with |
| 查獲 | cháhuò | hunt down and seize; ferret out |
| 查明 | chámíng | find out |
| 查閱 | cháyuè | refer; consult |
| 剎那 | chànà | in a instant |
| 詫異 | chàyì | astonished |
| 岔 | chà | turn off; fork |
| 柴油 | cháiyóu | diesel oil |
| 摻 | chān | mix into |
| 攙 | chān | mix; mingle |
| 蟬 | chán | cicada |
| 饞 | chán | greedy |
| 讒言 | chányán | slander; backbite |
| 纏 | chán | twine |
| 產 | chǎn | produce |
| 產地 | chǎndì | producing area |
| 產區 | chǎnqū | producing area |
| 產業 | chǎnyè | industry |
| 闡明 | chǎnmíng | clarify |
| 闡述 | chǎnshù | expatiate; expound |
| 顫 | chàn | tremble |
| 昌盛 | chāngshèng | prosperous |
| 猖狂 | chāngkuáng | furious; savage |
| 嘗試 | chángshì | attempt; try |
| 常規 | chāngguī | routine |
| 常見 | chángjiàn | ordinary |
| 常年 | chángnián | perennial |
| 常務 | chángwù | day-to-day; standing |
| 常用 | chángyòng | in common use |
| 長處 | chángchù | strongpoint |
| 長短 | chángduǎn | length |
| 長壽 | chángshòu | long live |
| 長征 | chángzhēng | long march |
| 償 | cháng | repay |
| 償還 | chánghuán | repay; compensate |
| 廠房 | chǎngfáng | workshop |
| 廠家 | chǎngjiā | factory |
| 廠商 | chǎngshāng | manufacturer |
| 場所 | chǎngsuǒ | locale; place |
| 敞開 | chǎngkāi | open wide |
| 暢談 | chàngtán | talk freely |
| 暢通 | chàngtōng | unimpeded; unblocked |
| 暢銷 | chàngxiāo | sell well |
| 倡議 | chàngyì | propose; sponsor |
| 超產 | chāo chǎn | over fulfill a production target |
| 超出 | chāochū | overstep; go beyond |
| 超級 | chāojí | super |
| 超越 | chāoyuè | exceed; surpass |
| 朝代 | cháodài | dynasty |
| 嘲笑 | cháoxiào | jeer at; deride |
| 潮流 | cháoliú | tide; tidal current |
| 吵鬧 | chǎonào | wrangle; kick up a row |
| 吵嘴 | chǎo zuǐ | quarrel |
| 車床 | chēchuáng | lathe |
| 撤退 | chètuì | haul off |
| 撤銷 | chèxiāo | repeal; retract |
| 沉澱 | chéndiàn | subside |
| 沉靜 | chénjìng | silent |
| 沉悶 | chénmèn | oppressive; withdrawn |
| 沉痛 | chéntòng | deeply grieved |
| 沉著 | chénzhuó | composed; cool headed |
| 陳舊 | chénjiù | old |
| 陳述 | chénshù | present; state; mention |
| 稱心 | chèn xīn | be gratified |
| 稱號 | chēnghào | title |
| 城鎮 | chéngzhèn | town |
| 成交 | chéngjiāo | clinch a deal |
| 成品 | chéngpǐn | finished product |
| 成人 | chéngrén | adult |
| 成套 | chéng tào | complete set |
| 成效 | chéngxiào | effect |
| 成心 | chéngxīn | on purpose |
| 呈 | chéng | submit; assume |
| 呈現 | chéngxiàn | show; take on; present |
| 乘機 | chéngjī | seize the opportunity |
| 乘務員 | chéngwùyuán | trainman; stewardess |
| 懲 | chéng | punish |
| 懲辦 | chéngbàn | punish |
| 懲罰 | chéngfá | punish |
| 澄清 | chéngqīng | clear; clarify |
| 誠心誠意 | chéng xīn chéng yì | sincere desire |
| 誠意 | chéngyì | sincerity |
| 誠摯 | chéngzhì | sincere; cordial; earnest |
| 承辦 | chéngbàn | undertake |
| 承受 | chéngshòu | endure; receive |
| 秤 | chèng | balance |
| 持續 | chíxù | persist; last out |
| 池塘 | chítáng | pool; pond |
| 遲緩 | chíhuǎn | tardy; sluggish |
| 遲疑 | chíyí | hesitate |
| 齒輪 | chǐlún | gear |
| 赤字 | chìzì | deficit; red ink |
| 充當 | chōngdāng | act as; serve as |
| 充沛 | chōngpèi | abundant; plentiful |
| 衝鋒 | chōngfēng | assault |
| 沖破 | chōngpò | break through |
| 重 | chóng | layer |
| 重申 | chóngshēn | reaffirm; restate |
| 崇拜 | chóngbài | adore; worship |
| 崇敬 | chóngjìng | respect; revere |
| 抽空 | chōu kòng | make time |
| 抽屜 | chōuti | drawer |
| 躊躇 | chóuchú | hesitate; boggle |
| 稠密 | chóumì | thick; dense |
| 籌備 | chóubèi | arrange; prepare |
| 籌建 | chóujiàn | prepare to construct |
| 綢子 | chóuzi | silk |
| 醜惡 | chǒu'è | ugly; filthy |
| 出差 | chū chāi | be on a business trip |
| 出產 | chūchǎn | produce |
| 出動 | chūdòng | call out; turn out |
| 出發點 | chūfādiǎn | starting point |
| 出訪 | chūfǎng | visit to (foreign countries) |
| 出境 | chū jìng | leave the country |
| 出面 | chū miàn | lend one's name; use the name of |
| 出名 | chū míng | come to the top |
| 出品 | chūpǐn | manufacture |
| 出入 | chūrù | discrepancy |
| 出色 | chūsè | excellent; outstanding |
| 出神 | chū shén | be lost in thought |
| 出世 | chūshì | born |
| 出售 | chūshòu | sale; vend |
| 廚師 | chúshī | chef |
| 除 | chú | hoe; uproot |
| 除此之外 | chú cǐ zhī wài | in addition |
| 除外 | chúwài | except |
| 除夕 | chúxī | the New Year's Eve |
| 儲備 | chǔbèi | store |
| 儲藏 | chǔcáng | store up |
| 儲存 | chǔcún | deposited store |
| 儲蓄 | chǔxù | save up; bank |
| 處罰 | chǔfá | punish for |
| 處方 | chǔfāng | prescription |
| 處境 | chǔjìng | plight; situation |
| 處決 | chǔjué | execute |
| 處置 | chǔzhì | treat; dispose |
| 觸 | chù | touch |
| 觸犯 | chùfàn | offend; violate |
| 川流不息 | chuān liú bù xī | flowing up in an endless stream |
| 傳單 | chuándān | fly sheet; leaflet |
| 傳遞 | chuándì | pass; transfer |
| 傳授 | chuánshòu | initiate; teach |
| 傳送 | chuánsòng | transmit; remit; carry |
| 傳真 | chuánzhēn | fax |
| 船舶 | chuánbó | watercraft; ships |
| 船隻 | chuánzhī | ships |
| 瘡 | chuāng | sore; boil |
| 床鋪 | chuángpù | bed |
| 床位 | chuángwèi | bed |
| 創辦 | chuàngbàn | set up; establish |
| 創建 | chuàngjiàn | establish; set up |
| 創業 | chuàngyè | carve out |
| 炊事員 | chuīshìyuán | the kitchen stuff |
| 吹牛 | chuī niú | brag; boast |
| 吹捧 | chuīpěng | flatter; puff |
| 捶 | chuí | beat; pound |
| 錘 | chuí | hammer |
| 春耕 | chūngēng | spring sloughing |
| 純粹 | chúncuì | pure |
| 蠢 | chǔn | foolish |
| 磁鐵 | cítiě | magnet |
| 雌 | cí | female |
| 辭 | cí | resign diction; take leave |
| 辭職 | cí zhí | resign |
| 慈愛 | cí'ài | fatherly; kind |
| 慈祥 | cíxiáng | kind |
| 詞句 | cíjù | words and sentences |
| 此後 | cǐhòu | from then; henceforth |
| 此時 | cǐshí | now; this moment |
| 次品 | cìpǐn | defective goods |
| 次數 | cìshù | times |
| 次序 | cìxù | order; sequence |
| 刺 | cì | thorn; sting |
| 蔥 | cōng | scallion |
| 匆匆 | cōngcōng | in a hurry |
| 從容不迫 | cóngróng bù pò | take one's time; calm and unhurried |
| 從…看來 | cóng … kànlái | from |
| 從頭 | cóngtóu | from the beginning |
| 從未 | cóngwèi | never |
| 從小 | cóngxiǎo | from childhood |
| 從中 | cóngzhōng | from among |
| 湊合 | còuhe | scare up |
| 湊巧 | còuqiǎo | luckily; fortunately |
| 粗暴 | cūbào | wild; ruthless |
| 粗糧 | cūliáng | coarse food grain |
| 粗魯 | cūlǔ | rude |
| 粗細 | cūxì | degree of thickness |
| 促 | cù | urge; promote |
| 摧殘 | cuīcán | devastate; wreck |
| 翠綠 | cuìlǜ | emerald green |
| 脆 | cuì | crisp |
| 脆弱 | cuìruò | flimsy; frail |
| 存放 | cúnfàng | keep |
| 存款 | cún kuǎn | saving deposit |
| 磋商 | cuōshāng | negotiate |
| 搭配 | dāpèi | arrange; match |
| 答辯 | dábiàn | reply; answer |
| 打發 | dǎfa | dispatch; send |
| 打獵 | dǎ liè | hunt |
| 大包大攬 | dàbāo dàlǎn | undertake the whole thing; take on every thing |
| 大臣 | dàchén | minister |
| 大多 | dàduō | mostly |
| 大公無私 | dà gōng wú sī | selfless; unselfish |
| 大鍋飯 | dàguō fàn | meal in a big public pot |
| 大局 | dàjú | overall situation |
| 大理石 | dàlǐshí | marble |
| 大拇指 | dàmǔzhǐ | thumb |
| 大炮 | dàpào | big gun; cannon |
| 大氣壓 | dàqìyā | atmospheric pressure |
| 大肆 | dàsì | without restraint; wantonly |
| 大體 | dàtǐ | in general |
| 大同小異 | dà tóng xiǎo yì | largely identical but with minor difference |
| 大無畏 | dàwúwèi | fearless; dauntless |
| 大廈 | dàshà | mansion; edifice |
| 大雁 | dàyàn | wild goose |
| 大有可為 | dà yǒu kě wéi | be well worth doing; have bright prospects |
| 大於 | dàyú | more … than |
| 歹徒 | dǎitú | gangster; mobster |
| 帶勁 | dàijìn | energetic |
| 代號 | dàihào | code name |
| 代數 | dàishù | algebra |
| 貸 | dài | lend; loan |
| 貸款 | dài kuǎn | extend credit to; provide a loan |
| 待業 | dài yè | waiting for employment |
| 怠工 | dài gōng | go slow |
| 怠慢 | dàimàn | cold-shoulder |
| 擔保 | dānbǎo | assure; hypothecate |
| 擔憂 | dānyōu | worry about; be anxious for |
| 丹 | dān | pill |
| 單元 | dānyuán | cell |
| 膽量 | dǎnliàng | courage; spunk |
| 膽怯 | dǎnqiè | coward |
| 膽子 | dǎnzi | courage |
| 氮 | dàn | nitrogen |
| 擔 | dàn | dàn |
| 擔子 | dànzi | burden |
| 淡季 | dànjì | low season |
| 淡水 | dànshuǐ | fresh water |
| 誕辰 | dànchén | birthday |
| 彈 | dàn | bomb; pellet |
| 彈藥 | dànyào | ammunition |
| 當場 | dāngchǎng | on the spot |
| 當局 | dāngjú | the authorities |
| 當事人 | dāngshìrén | client |
| 當心 | dāngxīn | watch out |
| 當選 | dāngxuǎn | be elected; come in |
| 黨性 | dǎngxìng | party spirit |
| 黨章 | dǎngzhāng | party constitution |
| 黨中央 | dǎngzhōngyāng | the Party Central Committee |
| 當天 | dàngtiān/dāngtiān | in that day |
| 檔次 | dàngcì | grade |
| 蕩 | dàng | sway; swing |
| 刀刃 | dāorèn | the edge of knife |
| 叨嘮 | dāolao | chatter |
| 搗 | dǎo | pug; smash |
| 搗蛋 | dǎo dàn | make trouble |
| 搗亂 | dǎo luàn | make trouble |
| 倒閉 | dǎobì | close down |
| 倒爺 | dǎoyé | profiteer; speculator |
| 導航 | dǎoháng | navigate |
| 導體 | dǎotǐ | conductor |
| 導游 | dǎoyóu | tourist guide |
| 到來 | dàolái | come |
| 到期 | dào qī | mature; expire |
| 倒退 | dàotuì | fall back |
| 稻子 | dàozi | paddy; rice |
| 悼念 | dàoniàn | mourn for |
| 盜 | dào | steal; rob |
| 盜竊 | dàoqiè | steal; pilfer |
| 得不償失 | dé bù cháng shī | be not worth the candle; get more kicks than halfpence |
| 得力 | délì | right-hand |
| 得以 | déyǐ | so that … can |
| 得罪 | dézuì | offend |
| 燈泡 | dēngpào | bulb |
| 登陸 | dēng lù | disembark; land |
| 等級 | děngjí | grade; rank |
| 低級 | dījí | low-grade |
| 低劣 | dīliè | low-grade; inferior; mean |
| 低溫 | dīwēn | low temperature |
| 低下 | dīxià | low |
| 敵 | dí | enemy; appose |
| 敵對 | díduì | antagonize |
| 敵視 | díshì | be hostile to; antagonize |
| 笛子 | dízi | flute |
| 的確良 | díquèliáng(dílún) | Dacron |
| 抵達 | dǐdá | arrive |
| 抵制 | dǐzhì | resist; reject; repel |
| 地鐵 | dìtiě | subway |
| 帝國 | dìguó | empire |
| 帝國主義 | dìguó zhǔyì | imperialism |
| 遞交 | dìjiāo | hand over; submit |
| 遞增 | dìzēng | increase by degrees |
| 締結 | dìjié | conclude |
| 掂 | diān | weigh in hand |
| 顛倒 | diāndǎo | reversal; upend; bottom up |
| 顛覆 | diānfù | overthrow; topple over |
| 顛簸 | diānbǒ | bump; welter |
| 點火 | diǎn huǒ | ignition; inflame |
| 點明 | diǎnmíng | point out |
| 點燃 | diǎnrán | enkindle; light up |
| 點綴 | diǎnzhuì | intersperse |
| 點子 | diǎnzi | idea |
| 電動機 | diàndòngjī | electromotor |
| 電路 | diànlù | circuit |
| 電鈕 | diànniǔ | button |
| 電氣 | diànqì | electric |
| 電源 | diànyuán | power supply |
| 店員 | diànyuán | shop assistant |
| 澱粉 | diànfěn | starch |
| 殿 | diàn | palace |
| 刁 | diāo | sly; tricky |
| 叼 | diāo | hold in mouth |
| 雕塑 | diāosù | sculpture; statue |
| 調度 | diàodù | dispatch; attempter |
| 調換 | diàohuàn | exchange; transpose |
| 碟子 | diézi | plate |
| 叮囑 | dīngzhǔ | urge again and again; exhort; warn |
| 頂點 | dǐngdiǎn | peak; apex |
| 頂端 | dǐngduān | top; peak; apex |
| 定點 | dìng diǎn | regular |
| 定額 | dìng'é | ration |
| 定價 | dìngjià | price |
| 定居 | dìngjū | settle down |
| 定理 | dìnglǐ | theorem |
| 定量 | dìngliàng | fixed quantity; ration |
| 定律 | dìnglǜ | law |
| 定向 | dìngxiàng | directional |
| 定性 | dìng xìng | determine the nature |
| 定義 | dìngyì | definition |
| 訂購/定購 | dìnggòu | place an order for sth |
| 訂貨/定貨 | dìng huò | (a newspaper or magazine) order goods |
| 訂閱/定閱 | dìngyuè | subscribe to |
| 釘 | dìng | nail |
| 丟人 | diū rén | lose face |
| 丟失 | diūshī | lose |
| 東奔西走 | dōng bēn xī zǒu | run around here and there; rush around |
| 東道主 | dōngdàozhǔ | host |
| 冬瓜 | dōngguā | white gourd |
| 董事 | dǒngshì | director |
| 動蕩 | dòngdàng | turbulence |
| 動工 | dòng gōng | start building |
| 動亂 | dòngluàn | turmoil; disturbance |
| 動脈 | dòngmài | artery |
| 動態 | dòngtài | development trends |
| 動用 | dòngyòng | put to use |
| 凍結 | dòngjié | freeze; congeal |
| 棟 | dòng | measure word for building |
| 兜 | dōu | take upon oneself; wrap up |
| 兜兒 | dōu'er | pocket |
| 鬥志 | dòuzhì | fighting will |
| 都市 | dūshì | city; metropolis |
| 督促 | dūcù | supervise and urge |
| 毒害 | dúhài | sb's mind poison |
| 毒品 | dúpǐn | drug |
| 毒性 | dúxìng | toxicity |
| 獨 | dú | alone |
| 獨裁 | dúcái | autocracy |
| 獨立自主 | dúlì zìzhǔ | paddle one's own canoe |
| 堵塞 | dǔsè | jam; wall up |
| 賭 | dǔ | bet; wager |
| 賭博 | dǔbó | gamble |
| 杜絕 | dùjué | put an end to |
| 渡 | dù | plating |
| 渡船 | dùchuán | ferry |
| 渡口 | dùkǒu | ferry |
| 短處 | duǎnchù | shortcoming |
| 短促 | duǎncù | very brief |
| 短暫 | duǎnzàn | ephemeral; brief |
| 緞子 | duànzi | satin |
| 斷定 | duàndìng | be sure; figure out |
| 斷斷續續 | duànduàn xùxù | off and on; intermittently |
| 斷絕 | duànjué | break off; sever |
| 兌現 | duìxiàn | cash |
| 對岸 | duì'àn | the other side of the river |
| 對策 | duìcè | countermeasure |
| 對稱 | duìchèn | symmetrical |
| 對抗 | duìkàng | rival; antagonize |
| 對聯 | duìlián | antithetical couplet |
| 對手 | duìshǒu | rival; adversary |
| 對頭 | duìtóu | right |
| 對應 | duìyìng | correspond |
| 對照 | duìzhào | compare; collate |
| 奪得 | duódé | seize; get |
| 躲避 | duǒbì | evade |
| 躲藏 | duǒcáng | take cover; hide out; dodge |
| 跺 | duò | stamp (one's foot) |
| 舵 | duò | helm |
| 墮落 | duòluò | degenerate; corrupt |
| 蛾子 | ézi | moth |
| 額 | é | forehead |
| 訛 | é | error; extort |
| 額外 | éwài | extra; additional |
| 惡毒 | èdú | evil-minded |
| 惡性 | èxìng | vicious; malignant |
| 恩 | ēn | favor; kindness |
| 恩愛 | ēn'ài | conjugal love |
| 恩情 | ēnqíng | loving-kindness |
| 恩人 | ēnrén | benefactor |
| 而後 | érhòu | moreover |
| 而已 | éryǐ | nothing more |
| 二氧化碳 | èryǎnghuàtàn | carbon dioxide |
| 貳 | èr | two |
| 發病 | fā bìng | (of a disease) come on |
| 發布 | fābù | issue; put out |
| 發財 | fā cái | make a fortune; make a pile |
| 發愁 | fā chóu | worry; be anxious |
| 發奮圖強 | fāfèn tú qiáng | work with a will to make the country strong |
| 發火 | fā huǒ | get angry |
| 發脾氣 | fā píqi | get angry; lose one's temper |
| 發票 | fāpiào | invoice; receipt |
| 發起 | fāqǐ | initiate; originate |
| 發熱 | fā rè | have a fever; give out heat |
| 發誓 | fā shì | swear; pledge |
| 發炎 | fā yán | inflammation |
| 發揚光大 | fāyáng guāngdà | carry forward |
| 伐 | fá | cut down; strike |
| 罰款 | fá kuǎn | forfeit; amerce; fine |
| 法 | fǎ | law |
| 法定 | fǎdìng | legal |
| 法官 | fǎguān | judge |
| 法規 | fǎguī | laws and regulations |
| 法人 | fǎrén | juridical person |
| 法庭 | fǎtíng | law court |
| 法西斯 | fǎxīsī | fascist |
| 法則 | fǎzé | principle, theorem |
| 帆 | fān | sail |
| 帆船 | fānchuán | sail boat |
| 番茄 | fānqié | tomato |
| 繁 | fán | numerous |
| 繁多 | fánduō | various |
| 繁華 | fánhuá | prosperous |
| 繁忙 | fánmáng | busy |
| 繁體字 | fántǐzì | the original complex of Chinese character |
| 繁重 | fánzhòng | heavy; onerous |
| 煩悶 | fánmèn | be vexed; be irritated |
| 煩惱 | fánnǎo | bother; trouble |
| 煩躁 | fánzào | irritable |
| 反駁 | fǎnbó | retort; contradict; refute |
| 反常 | fǎncháng | abnormal |
| 反倒 | fǎndào | on the contrary; instead |
| 反感 | fǎngǎn | be disgusted with |
| 反革命 | fǎngémìng | counter revolutionaries |
| 反攻 | fǎngōng | counterattack |
| 反饋 | fǎnkuì | reflect |
| 反面 | fǎnmiàn | back; opposite |
| 反射 | fǎnshè | echo; reflect |
| 反思 | fǎnsī | think again introspect |
| 反之 | fǎnzhī | on the contrary; whereas |
| 返回 | fǎnhuí | return |
| 販賣 | fànmài | vend; sell |
| 範疇 | fànchóu | category |
| 犯法 | fàn fǎ | violate the law |
| 犯渾 | fàn hún | act shamelessly |
| 飯碗 | fànwǎn | position; job; rice bowl |
| 泛 | fàn | float; flood |
| 方程 | fāngchéng | equation |
| 房東 | fángdōng | landlord |
| 房租 | fángzū | rent (for house) |
| 防護 | fánghù | protect; shelter |
| 防線 | fángxiàn | line of defense |
| 防汛 | fáng xùn | flood control |
| 防疫 | fáng yì | epidemic prevention |
| 放射 | fàngshè | radiate |
| 非…才 | fēi … cái | have got to |
| 非法 | fēifǎ | illegal |
| 飛船 | fēichuán | spaceship |
| 飛舞 | fēiwǔ | flutter |
| 飛翔 | fēixiáng | fly |
| 肥沃 | féiwò | fertile |
| 匪徒 | fěitú | mobster |
| 誹謗 | fěibàng | slander; defame |
| 廢品 | fèipǐn | waster |
| 廢氣 | fèiqì | exhaust gas |
| 廢物 | fèiwù | rubbish; waste |
| 分辯 | fēnbiàn | distinguish; differentiate |
| 分辨 | fēnbiàn | defend oneself against a charge |
| 分寸 | fēncùn | proper limits for speech or action |
| 分隊 | fēnduì | platoon; unit; element |
| 分紅 | fēn hóng | share out bonus |
| 分化 | fēnhuà | polarize |
| 分類 | fēn lèi | assort; classify; sort |
| 分母 | fēnmǔ | denominator |
| 分批 | fēn pī | in batches |
| 分期 | fēn qī | by stages |
| 分歧 | fēnqí | diverge |
| 分清 | fēn qīng | distinguish |
| 芬芳 | fēnfāng | fragrant |
| 墳墓 | fénmù | tomb |
| 粉末 | fěnmò | dust; powder |
| 分外 | fènwài | especially; very |
| 奮勇 | fènyǒng | bravely |
| 奮戰 | fènzhàn | fight bravely |
| 憤恨 | fènhèn | indignant |
| 豐滿 | fēngmǎn | plump |
| 封閉 | fēngbì | occlude; close down |
| 蜂 | fēng | bee; wasp |
| 蜂蜜 | fēngmì | honey |
| 風暴 | fēngbào | storm |
| 風度 | fēngdù | grace; style |
| 風光 | fēngguāng | scene; sight |
| 風浪 | fēnglàng | stormy waves |
| 風趣 | fēngqù | humor |
| 風沙 | fēngshā | sand blown by wind |
| 風尚 | fēngshàng | order of the day; fashion |
| 風味 | fēngwèi | flavor |
| 風險 | fēngxiǎn | risk; venture |
| 風箏 | fēngzheng | kite |
| 瘋子 | fēngzi | madman |
| 鋒利 | fēnglì | incisive; sharp |
| 縫 | fèng | chink; crevice |
| 奉獻 | fèngxiàn | dedicate |
| 奉行 | fèngxíng | pursue |
| 鳳凰 | fènghuáng | phoenix |
| 否 | fǒu | deny |
| 否決 | fǒujué | veto; reject; overrule |
| 否認 | fǒurèn | deny |
| 夫婦 | fūfù | husband and wife; couple |
| 敷衍 | fūyǎn | play at |
| 伏 | fú | bend over |
| 輻射 | fúshè | radiate |
| 幅度 | fúdù | range; extent |
| 符號 | fúhào | symbol |
| 俘虜 | fúlǔ | captive |
| 服氣 | fúqì | be convinced |
| 服裝 | fúzhuāng | costume; dress |
| 浮雕 | fúdiāo | relief |
| 浮動 | fúdòng | fluctuate; drift |
| 福 | fú | good fortune |
| 福利 | fúlì | welfare |
| 福氣 | fúqi | good luck; felicity |
| 撫養 | fǔyǎng | foster; bring-up |
| 撫育 | fǔyù | foster |
| 輔助 | fǔzhù | assist |
| 斧子 | fǔzi | ax |
| 腐敗 | fǔbài | corrupt |
| 腐化 | fǔhuà | degenerate; dissolute |
| 腐爛 | fǔlàn | rot; perish |
| 赴 | fù | go to; attend |
| 副業 | fùyè | sideline; sideline |
| 副作用 | fùzuòyòng | side effect |
| 覆蓋 | fùgài | overlay; cover with |
| 賦予 | fùyǔ | endow; endue |
| 復 | fù | again; resume |
| 復辟 | fùbì | restoration of a dethroned monarch |
| 複合 | fùhé | composite; compound |
| 復活 | fùhuó | relive; revival |
| 復興 | fùxīng | revive; renew |
| 付出 | fùchū | hand over; pay |
| 付款 | fù kuǎn | pay |
| 腹 | fù | paunch |
| 負傷 | fù shāng | be wounded |
| 富強 | fùqiáng | rich and strong |
| 富餘 | fùyu | have more than needed |
| 附帶 | fùdài | attach |
| 附和 | fùhè | chime in with; come to heel |
| 附加 | fùjiā | append |
| 附屬 | fùshǔ | attach appertain |
| 改建 | gǎijiàn | rebuild |
| 改邪歸正 | gǎi xié guī zhèng | give up evil and return to good |
| 改組 | gǎizǔ | reorganize; reshuffle |
| 概況 | gàikuàng | general situation |
| 鈣 | gài | calcium |
| 干預 | gānyù | intervenes |
| 甘心 | gānxīn | be reconciled to |
| 甘蔗 | gānzhe | sugar can |
| 竿 | gān | pole; rod |
| 肝炎 | gānyán | hepatitis |
| 稈 | gǎn | stalk |
| 感(安全感) | gǎn(ānquángǎn) | feeling; sense |
| 感化 | gǎnhuà | help sb, to change (by education) |
| 感染 | gǎnrǎn | infect |
| 感慨 | gǎnkǎi | sigh with emotion |
| 幹線 | gànxiàn | main stem; trunk line |
| 鋼材 | gāngcái | steel products |
| 鋼琴 | gāngqín | piano |
| 綱 | gāng | outline |
| 綱要 | gāngyào | compendium |
| 杠桿 | gànggǎn | lever; pry; bar |
| 高產 | gāochǎn | high yield |
| 高超 | gāochāo | outstanding; superb; excellent |
| 高檔 | gāodàng | top grade |
| 高低 | gāodī | height |
| 高貴 | gāoguì | honorable; noble |
| 高考 | gāokǎo | the exam for entering universities |
| 高空 | gāokōng | upper air |
| 高明 | gāomíng | wise |
| 高燒 | gāoshāo | hyper pyrexia |
| 高溫 | gāowēn | high temperature |
| 高血壓 | gāoxuèyā | hypertension |
| 高漲 | gāozhǎng | run up; upswing |
| 搞鬼 | gǎo guǐ | play tricks |
| 搞活 | gǎo huó | make vigorous |
| 稿件 | gǎojiàn | manuscript |
| 稿紙 | gǎozhǐ | paper for making manuscript |
| 稿子 | gǎozi | draft; sketch |
| 告誡 | gàojiè | warn; caution |
| 告狀 | gào zhuàng | bring a lawsuit against |
| 歌手 | gēshǒu | singer |
| 歌星 | gēxīng | singer star |
| 歌詠 | géyǒng | singing |
| 疙瘩 | gēda | lump; pimple |
| 格 | gé | square form |
| 格格不入 | gé gé bù rù | incompatible with; out of tune with |
| 格局 | géjú | situation |
| 格式 | géshì | format |
| 隔絕 | géjué | isolate |
| 隔離 | gélí | insulate; separate |
| 各奔前程 | gè bèn qián chéng | each goes his own way |
| 各別 | gèbié | individual; idiographic |
| 各行各業 | gè háng gè yè | all trades and professions |
| 各界 | gèjiè | all circles |
| 根據地 | gēnjùdì | base; citadel |
| 根深蒂固 | gēn shēn dì gù | being deeply rooted; in grain |
| 跟隨 | gēnsuí | follow |
| 跟頭 | gēntou | fall |
| 跟蹤 | gēnzōng | run after; tail |
| 耕 | gēng | plough up |
| 耕種 | gēngzhòng | cultivate; culture |
| 更改 | gēnggǎi | change; alter |
| 更換 | gēnghuàn | replace |
| 更新 | gēngxīn | renovate; renew |
| 更正 | gēngzhèng | correct |
| 梗 | gěng | stalk; stem |
| 工 | gōng | work; labor |
| 工具書 | gōngjùshū | reference book |
| 工人階級 | gōngrén jiējí | working class |
| 工事 | gōngshì | work |
| 攻讀 | gōngdú | assiduously study |
| 攻關 | gōngguān | tackle key problem |
| 功 | gōng | merit; skill |
| 功績 | gōngjì | achievement |
| 功效 | gōngxiào | efficacy |
| 恭敬 | gōngjìng | dutiful; respectful |
| 供不應求 | gōng bù yìng qiú | supply falls short of demand |
| 供銷 | gōngxiāo | supply and marketing |
| 公報 | gōngbào | gazette |
| 公尺 | gōngchǐ | meter |
| 公道 | gōngdao | fair; just |
| 公分 | gōngfēn | centimeter |
| 公告 | gōnggào | bulletin |
| 公關 | gōngguān | public relations |
| 公平 | gōngpíng | fair |
| 公然 | gōngrán | to the teeth; under one's nose |
| 公認 | gōngrèn | established |
| 公社 | gōngshè | commune |
| 公務 | gōngwù | duty |
| 公有 | gōngyǒu | public-owned |
| 公有制 | gōngyǒuzhì | public ownership |
| 公約 | gōngyuē | pact |
| 公債 | gōngzhài | government bond |
| 公證 | gōngzhèng | notarization |
| 汞 | gǒng | mercury (Hg) |
| 拱 | gǒng | arch |
| 共產主義 | gòngchǎn zhǔyì | communism |
| 共計 | gòngjì | count up to; sum to |
| 共鳴 | gòngmíng | resonance |
| 共性 | gòngxìng | generality |
| 勾 | gōu | collude; induce |
| 溝通 | gōutōng | communicate |
| 構思 | gòusī | conceive; design |
| 構想 | gòuxiǎng | conceive |
| 購買力 | gōumǎilì | purchasing power |
| 孤單 | gūdān | lonely |
| 孤獨 | gūdú | lonely |
| 姑且 | gūqiě | for the moment |
| 鼓 | gǔ | drum |
| 鼓吹 | gǔchuī | advocate; preach up |
| 古怪 | gǔguài | cranky; wacky |
| 古人 | gǔrén | the ancients |
| 古文 | gǔwén | ancient prose |
| 骨 | gǔ | bone |
| 骨肉 | gǔròu | kindred and kin |
| 股東 | gǔdōng | stockholder |
| 股份 | gǔfèn | stock |
| 股票 | gǔpiào | shares; stock |
| 雇傭 | gùyōng | employ |
| 雇員 | gùyuán | employee |
| 故 | gù | reason; former; so |
| 故障 | gùzhàng | malfunction; fault; hitch |
| 顧不得 | gù bu de | have no time to attend to the matter |
| 顧慮 | gùlǜ | misgive; misgiving |
| 顧全大局 | gùquán dàjú | take the whole account into consideration |
| 固有 | gùyǒu | inhere |
| 固執 | gùzhí | stubborn |
| 瓜分 | guāfēn | carve up; partition |
| 掛鉤 | guà gōu | hook up |
| 掛念 | guàniàn | be concerned about |
| 棺材 | guāncai | coffin |
| 關閉 | guānbì | close; shut |
| 關節炎 | guānjiéyán | arthritis |
| 關切 | guānqiè | be deeply concerned |
| 官方 | guānfāng | by the government official |
| 官僚 | guānliáo | bureaucracy |
| 官員 | guānyuán | official |
| 觀 | guān | look at; watch; see |
| 觀光 | guānguāng | sightsee |
| 觀賞 | guānshǎng | appreciate; watch |
| 管轄 | guǎnxiá | dominate; rule |
| 慣例 | guànlì | tradition; routine |
| 慣用語 | guànyòngyǔ | phrase |
| 灌木 | guànmù | shrub |
| 光棍兒 | guānggùn'er | unmarried man; bachelor |
| 光亮 | guāngliàng | bright; brightness |
| 光芒 | guāngmáng | rays of light |
| 規範 | guīfàn | criterion; rule |
| 規格 | guīgé | standard; format |
| 規章 | guīzhāng | regulations |
| 硅 | guī | silicon |
| 龜 | guī | tortoise |
| 歸根到底 | guī gēn dào dǐ | at all time and place |
| 歸還 | guīhuán | return |
| 歸結 | guījié | sum up; end |
| 歸納 | guīnà | conclude |
| 閨女 | guīnü | damsel; daughter |
| 鬼子 | guǐzi | devil; enemy |
| 桂冠 | guìguān | laurel |
| 貴重 | guìzhòng | precious; valued |
| 貴族 | guìzú | noble |
| 滾動 | gǔndòng | roll; welter |
| 國產 | guóchǎn | made in one's own country |
| 國法 | guófǎ | national law |
| 國會 | guóhuì | parliament |
| 國際法 | guójìfǎ | international law |
| 國際主義 | guójì zhǔyì | internationalism |
| 國庫券 | guókùquàn | treasury bill |
| 國力 | guólì | national power |
| 國民 | guómín | citizen |
| 國情 | guóqíng | the situation of a country |
| 國土 | guótǔ | territory |
| 國有 | guó yǒu | state-owned |
| 果斷 | guǒduàn | decisive; manful |
| 過度 | guòdù | excessive |
| 過後 | guòhòu | afterwards |
| 過濾 | guòlǜ | filtrate |
| 過失 | guòshī | blame; defect |
| 過問 | guòwèn | concern with |
| 過於 | guòyú | too; excessively |
| 海岸 | hǎi'àn | coast |
| 海濱 | hǎibīn | seashore |
| 海港 | hǎigǎng | seaport |
| 海外 | hǎiwài | abroad; overseas |
| 害羞 | hài xiū | shy |
| 含義 | hányì | signification; meanings |
| 含有 | hányǒu | contain |
| 寒 | hán | cold |
| 寒暄 | hánxuān | exchange of conventional greetings |
| 函授 | hánshòu | teach by correspondence |
| 罕見 | hǎnjiàn | peculiar; rare |
| 捍衛 | hànwèi | defend; guard |
| 旱災 | hànzāi | drought |
| 漢奸 | hànjiān | traitor |
| 漢學 | hànxué | Sinology |
| 航班 | hángbān | scheduled flight |
| 航道 | hángdào | sea-route |
| 航海 | hánghǎi | navigation |
| 航天 | hángtiān | space flight |
| 航線 | hángxiàn | sea route; skyway |
| 航運 | hángyùn | shipping |
| 豪華 | háohuá | luxurious |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | a good deal |
| 好感 | hǎogǎn | favor |
| 好壞 | hǎohuài | stand or fall |
| 好說 | hǎo shuō | no problem |
| 好樣的 | hǎoyàngde | great |
| 好在 | hǎozài | fortunately |
| 好轉 | hǎozhuǎn | mend; straighten up |
| 耗費 | hàofèi | use; waste |
| 號稱 | hàochēng | be known as |
| 浩浩蕩蕩 | hàohào dàngdàng | go forward with great strength and vigor |
| 好客 | hàokè | hospitable |
| 荷花 | héhuā | water lily |
| 核桃 | hétao | walnut |
| 核武器 | héwǔqì | nuclear weapon |
| 核心 | héxīn | core; kernel |
| 和藹 | hé'ǎi | kind; good-tempered |
| 和解 | héjiě | settle compromise |
| 和睦 | hémù | concord; harmony |
| 和平共處 | hépíng gòng chǔ | peaceful coexistence |
| 和氣 | héqi | kindly |
| 和尚 | héshang | monk |
| 和諧 | héxié | concordant; harmonious |
| 和約 | héyuē | peace treaty |
| 何 | hé | which |
| 何等 | héděng | how; what kind |
| 合併 | hébìng | unite; incorporate |
| 合乎 | héhū | accord with |
| 合伙 | héhuǒ | cooperate; join hands with |
| 合情合理 | hé qíng hé lǐ | fair and reasonable |
| 合營 | héyíng | jointly owned |
| 合資 | hézī | set up a joint venture |
| 禾苗 | hémiáo | seedlings of cereal crops |
| 河道 | hédào | watercourse; river course |
| 賀詞 | hècí | greetings; congratulations |
| 黑白 | hēibái | black and white; right and wrong |
| 狠毒 | hěndú | venomous |
| 狠心 | hěn xīn | cruel hearted |
| 恆星 | héngxīng | star |
| 橫行 | héngxíng | run amuck |
| 橫 | hèng | harsh and unreasonable; perverse |
| 轟動 | hōngdòng | make a sensation; make a stir |
| 轟轟烈烈 | hōnghōng lièliè | dynamic; vigorous |
| 轟炸 | hōngzhà | bomb |
| 烘 | hōng | dry or warm by the fire |
| 虹 | hóng | rainbow |
| 宏大 | hóngdà | magnificent |
| 紅領巾 | hónglǐngjīn | red scarf |
| 哄 | hǒng | fool; cheat; coax |
| 哄 | hòng | fool |
| 厚度 | hòudù | thickness |
| 候補 | hòubǔ | be an alternate |
| 候選人 | hòuxuǎnrén | candidate |
| 後期 | hòuqī | later period |
| 後勤 | hòuqín | rear service; logistics |
| 後臺 | hòutái | backstage |
| 呼聲 | hūshēng | cry; voice |
| 呼嘯 | hūxiào | howl |
| 呼吁 | hūyù | call on; appeal |
| 忽略 | hūlüè | ignore; overlook |
| 葫蘆 | húlu | gourd; cucurbit |
| 胡 | hú | carelessly |
| 胡來 | húlái | make trouble; mess things up |
| 糊 | hú | burnt |
| 狐狸 | húli | fox |
| 互利 | hùlì | mutually benefit |
| 戶口 | hùkǒu | registered permanent residence |
| 花費 | huāfèi | cost; expend |
| 花色 | huāsè | variety of designs; colors |
| 花紋 | huāwén | decorative pattern |
| 花樣 | huāyàng | design |
| 華麗 | huálì | magnificent |
| 畫面 | huàmiàn | picture |
| 劃分 | huàfēn | divide up |
| 化肥 | huàféi | chemical fertilizer |
| 化纖 | huàxiān | chemical fiber |
| 化妝 | huà zhuāng | prink; make up |
| 話題 | huàtí | topic |
| 槐樹 | huáishù | pagoda tree |
| 懷孕 | huái yùn | become pregnant |
| 歡笑 | huānxiào | laugh |
| 環節 | huánjié | link |
| 還原 | huán yuán | restore |
| 緩 | huǎn | slow |
| 換取 | huànqǔ | get in return |
| 患者 | huànzhě | patient |
| 荒地 | huāngdì | wasteland; wilderness |
| 荒涼 | huāngliáng | desolate |
| 荒謬 | huāngmiù | ridiculous; nonsensical |
| 荒唐 | huāngtáng | ludicrous |
| 慌亂 | huāngluàn | flurried |
| 慌張 | huāngzhāng | flurried |
| 黃金 | huángjīn | gold |
| 皇后 | huánghòu | empress |
| 蝗蟲 | huángchóng | locust |
| 晃 | huàng | dazzle; shake |
| 揮霍 | huīhuò | splurge; devour |
| 回避 | huíbì | obviate; slide over |
| 回顧 | huígù | review; look back |
| 回擊 | huíjī | strike back |
| 回收 | huíshōu | reclaim; callback |
| 毀壞 | huǐhuài | destroy; demolish |
| 毀滅 | huǐmiè | destroy; ruin |
| 悔 | huǐ | regret |
| 悔改 | huǐgǎi | repent |
| 悔恨 | huǐhèn | regret; lament |
| 賄賂 | huìlù | bribe |
| 會同 | huìtóng | jointly with other organizations concerned |
| 會晤 | huìwù | contact |
| 會員 | huìyuán | member; insider |
| 彙集 | huìjí | converge; collect |
| 匯率 | huìlǜ | exchange rate |
| 繪 | huì | draw; paint |
| 繪畫 | huìhuà | paint; painting |
| 混紡 | hùnfǎng | blending |
| 混合物 | hùnhéwù | admixture |
| 混濁 | hùnzhuó | turbid |
| 豁 | huō | sacrifice; break |
| 活力 | huólì | energy; vigor |
| 活計 | huǒji | lad; counterjumper |
| 火山 | huǒshān | volcano |
| 火災 | huǒzāi | fire |
| 獲取 | huòqǔ | catch; get |
| 或是 | huòshi | or |
| 或許 | huòxǔ | maybe; probably |
| 禍 | huò | disaster |
| 禍害 | huòhai | scourge; wreck |
| 擊 | jī | attack |
| 基督教 | jīdūjiào | Christianity |
| 基金 | jījīn | fund |
| 機車 | jīchē | engine; motorcycle |
| 機靈 | jīling | wise; clever |
| 機密 | jīmì | secret |
| 機槍 | jīqiāng | scatter-gun |
| 機體 | jītǐ | organism |
| 機遇 | jīyù | opportunity |
| 機智 | jīzhì | tactful; resourceful |
| 積 | jī | amass; accumulate |
| 積壓 | jīyā | overstock |
| 激 | jī | stimulate; surge |
| 激發 | jīfā | inspire |
| 激光 | jīguāng | laser |
| 激勵 | jīlì | inspirit |
| 激情 | jīqíng | enthusiasm |
| 譏笑 | jīxiào | fleer |
| 吉祥 | jíxiáng | lucky; auspicious |
| 吉普車 | jípǔchē | jeep |
| 極度 | jídù | extremely |
| 極力 | jílì | do one's utmost |
| 極限 | jíxiàn | limit; utmost |
| 籍貫 | jíguàn | native place |
| 集會 | jíhuì | assemble; meet |
| 集市 | jíshì | bazaar; market |
| 集郵 | jí yóu | collecting stamps philately |
| 集資 | jí zī | raise funds |
| 及早 | jízǎo | as soon as possible |
| 急劇 | jíjù | quick; sharp |
| 急切 | jíqiè | impatient eager; imperative |
| 急需 | jíxū | to need urgently |
| 急於 | jíyú | be anxious to |
| 即便 | jíbiàn | even if |
| 嫉妒 | jídù | envy; be jealous |
| 脊梁 | jíliang | backbone |
| 幾何 | jǐhé | geometry |
| 跡象 | jìxiàng | evidence |
| 季度 | jìdù | three months |
| 寄托 | jìtuō | place on; consign or commit |
| 寂靜 | jìjìng | silence |
| 計較 | jìjiào | care |
| 記號 | jìhào | mark |
| 記性 | jìxing | memory |
| 記憶力 | jìyìlì | memory; retentivity |
| 忌 | jì | fear; shun |
| 繼 | jì | continue; follow |
| 紀要 | jìyào | summary |
| 嘉獎 | jiājiǎng | reward; commend |
| 夾雜 | jiāzá | be mixed up with |
| 家常 | jiācháng | family-style |
| 家畜 | jiāchù | domestic animals |
| 家務 | jiāwù | housework |
| 家喻戶曉 | jiā yù hù xiǎo | widely known |
| 家長 | jiāzhǎng | the parent of guardian of a child |
| 加班 | jiā bān | overtime work |
| 加急 | jiājí | aggravate |
| 加劇 | jiājù | prick up |
| 加熱 | jiā rè | heat up |
| 加深 | jiāshēn | deepen |
| 加重 | jiāzhòng | aggravate |
| 頰 | jiá | chap; cheek |
| 甲板 | jiǎbǎn | deck |
| 假定 | jiǎdìng | assume; presume |
| 假冒 | jiǎmào | counterfeit |
| 假設 | jiǎshè | in case of |
| 假裝 | jiǎzhuāng | pretend |
| 駕 | jià | drive |
| 監察 | jiānchá | supervise |
| 堅韌 | jiānrèn | gritty; hard-bitten |
| 堅實 | jiānshí | solid |
| 堅信 | jiānxìn | be firmly convinced |
| 堅貞不屈 | jiānzhēn bù qū | remain faithful and unyielding; stand firm and unbending |
| 尖端 | jiānduān | top end |
| 兼任 | jiānrèn | hold a concurrent post |
| 肩膀 | jiānbǎng | shoulder |
| 艱險 | jiānxiǎn | difficult and dangerous |
| 奸 | jiān | evil; wicked |
| 繭 | jiǎn | cocoon |
| 檢測 | jiǎncè | examine; inspect |
| 檢查 | jiǎnchá | inspect; check |
| 檢舉 | jiǎnjǔ | inform against |
| 檢修 | jiǎnxiū | examine and repair |
| 簡稱 | jiǎnchēng | shortened form |
| 簡短 | jiǎnduǎn | short; curt |
| 簡化 | jiǎnhuà | predigest |
| 簡陋 | jiǎnlòu | simple and crude |
| 簡明 | jiǎnmíng | compendious |
| 簡體字 | jiǎntǐzì | simplified character |
| 簡要 | jiǎnyào | in brief |
| 簡易 | jiǎnyì | simple |
| 剪彩 | jiǎn cǎi | cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony |
| 剪刀 | jiǎndāo | scissors |
| 減產 | jiǎn chǎn | reduction of output |
| 減低 | jiǎndī | reduce; cut back on |
| 減弱 | jiǎnruò | weaken; take off |
| 間隔 | jiàngé | interval |
| 間接 | jiànjiē | indirect |
| 鑒別 | jiànbié | differentiate |
| 鑒於 | jiànyú | in view of |
| 踐踏 | jiàntà | override |
| 見識 | jiànshi | experience; sense |
| 見效 | jiànxiào | take effect |
| 鍵盤 | jiànpán | keyboard |
| 健美 | jiànměi | strong and handsome |
| 健壯 | jiànzhuàng | vigorous; strong |
| 建交 | jiàn jiāo | establish diplomatic relationship |
| 姜 | jiāng | ginger |
| 將近 | jiāngjìn | near upon |
| 槳 | jiǎng | oar |
| 獎品 | jiǎngpǐn | award; prize |
| 獎狀 | jiǎngzhuàng | diploma |
| 講解 | jiǎngjiě | explain |
| 講理 | jiǎng lǐ | argue |
| 講述 | jiǎngshù | tell; narrate |
| 講演 | jiǎngyǎn | prelect; speak |
| 降價 | jiàng jià | depreciate |
| 降臨 | jiànglín | become of; befall; arrive |
| 降落 | jiàngluò | land; put-down |
| 焦點 | jiāodiǎn | focus |
| 焦炭 | jiāotàn | coke |
| 膠 | jiāo | glue; pastern |
| 膠片 | jiāopiàn | film |
| 交叉 | jiāochā | intercross |
| 交錯 | jiāocuò | stagger; intervene |
| 交點 | jiāodiǎn | point of intersection |
| 交付 | jiāofù | hand over; deliver |
| 交涉 | jiāoshè | negotiate; palaver |
| 交手 | jiāo shǒu | fight hand to hand |
| 交替 | jiāotì | alternate; by turn |
| 交往 | jiāowǎng | affiliate with |
| 澆灌 | jiāoguàn | irrigate |
| 嬌 | jiāo | finicky; frail |
| 嬌氣 | jiāoqì | effeminate |
| 嚼 | jiáo | chaw |
| 攪拌 | jiǎobàn | mix up |
| 絞 | jiǎo | wring |
| 繳 | jiǎo | scar; capture; hand in |
| 繳納 | jiǎonà | capture; hand over |
| 教會 | jiàohuì | church; ecclesiastic |
| 教唆 | jiàosuō | instigate |
| 教條 | jiàotiáo | dogma; creed; doctrine |
| 教養 | jiàoyǎng | education; upbringing |
| 轎車 | jiàochē | car |
| 較量 | jiàoliàng | dispute |
| 叫喊 | jiàohǎn | cry; clamor |
| 叫喚 | jiàohuan | cry out; call out |
| 叫嚷 | jiàorǎng | break out; clamor |
| 揭發 | jiēfā | disclose; expose |
| 揭示 | jiēshì | reveal |
| 接班 | jiē bān | carry on |
| 接二連三 | jiē èr lián sān | one after another; in quick succession |
| 接洽 | jiēqià | arrange with; consult with |
| 接收 | jiēshōu | take over; receipt |
| 皆 | jiē | all |
| 街坊 | jiēfang | neighbor |
| 接頭 | jiētóu | street |
| 結果 | jiéguǒ | result |
| 截止 | jiézhǐ | end; cut-off |
| 劫 | jié | rob; plunder |
| 劫持 | jiéchí | hijack |
| 節能 | jié néng | save energy |
| 節育 | jiéyù | birth control |
| 節奏 | jiézòu | rhythm |
| 傑出 | jiéchū | outstanding |
| 傑作 | jiézuò | master work |
| 結晶 | jiéjīng | crystal |
| 結局 | jiéjú | result; finale |
| 結算 | jiésuàn | settle accounts |
| 結業 | jié yè | complete an educational or training program |
| 解除 | jiěchú | unchain; relief |
| 解雇 | jiěgù | fire; dismiss from |
| 解散 | jiěsàn | dismiss; disband |
| 戒嚴 | jiè yán | enforce martial law |
| 界文藝界 | jiè(wényìjiè) | group; field |
| 界限 | jièxiàn | limit |
| 借鑒 | jièjiàn | take example by |
| 借助 | jièzhù | with the help of |
| 金額 | jīn'é | money; sum |
| 金黃 | jīnhuáng | golden |
| 金牌 | jīnpái | gold medal |
| 金錢 | jīnqián | money |
| 金融 | jīnróng | finance |
| 筋 | jīn | tendon |
| 津津有味 | jīnjīn yǒu wèi | with relish; with gusto |
| 津貼 | jīntiē | allowance |
| 緊迫 | jǐnpò | urgent |
| 緊縮 | jǐnsuō | deflate; retrench |
| 錦繡 | jǐnxiù | brocade |
| 儘快 | jǐnkuài | as soon as possible |
| 進程 | jìnchéng | course; process |
| 進而 | jìn'ér | then |
| 進取 | jìnqǔ | keep for going ahead |
| 進展 | jìnzhǎn | evolve; get along |
| 晉升 | jìnshēng | promote |
| 禁 | jìn | ban; prohibit |
| 禁區 | jìnqū | forbidden zone preserve |
| 近年 | jìnnián | in recent years |
| 近期 | jìnqī | in the near future |
| 近視 | jìnshì | myopia |
| 近似 | jìnsì | approximate |
| 勁頭 | jìntóu | energy; vigor |
| 驚慌 | jīnghuāng | scared |
| 精打細算 | jīng dǎ xì suàn | pinch pennies |
| 精華 | jīnghuá | elite; distillate |
| 精簡 | jīngjiǎn | simplify; condense |
| 精美 | jīngměi | refined |
| 精密 | jīngmì | exact; close |
| 精確 | jīngquè | accurate; exact |
| 精通 | jīngtōng | be well up in master |
| 精心 | jīngxīn | meticulous |
| 精益求精 | jīng yì qiú jīng | keep improving |
| 兢兢業業 | jīngjīng yèyè | cautious and conscientious |
| 經典 | jīngdiǎn | classics; scriptures |
| 經商 | jīng shāng | be in business; trade |
| 經受 | jīngshòu | endure; go through |
| 經銷 | jīngxiāo | sell |
| 莖 | jīng | stalk; stem |
| 警戒 | jǐngjiè | guard; watch |
| 警衛 | jǐngwèi | guard |
| 景 | jǐng | scene |
| 頸 | jǐng | neck |
| 靜悄悄 | jìngqiāoqiāo | very quiet |
| 境地 | jìngdì | condition; circumstance |
| 境界 | jìngjiè | realm; extent reached |
| 敬 | jìng | respect |
| 敬而遠之 | jìng ér yuǎn zhī | keep someone at a respectful distance |
| 鏡頭 | jìngtóu | lens |
| 競選 | jìngxuǎn | run for |
| 凈化 | jìnghuà | purify |
| 糾紛 | jiūfēn | dissension; tangle |
| 玖 | jiǔ | nine |
| 酒會 | jiǔhuì | cocktail party |
| 酒精 | jiǔjīng | alcohol |
| 救濟 | jiùjì | redress; relief |
| 救災 | jiù zāi | provide disaster relief |
| 就餐 | jiùcān | have meals |
| 就地 | jiùdì | on the spot |
| 就近 | jiùjìn | handily |
| 就算 | jiùsuàn | even if |
| 就業 | jiù yè | take up an occupation |
| 就職 | jiù zhí | accession |
| 鞠躬 | jū gōng | bow |
| 拘留 | jūliú | impound |
| 拘束 | jūshù | constrained; ill at ease |
| 居 | jū | reside; live |
| 居室 | jūshì | room; living room |
| 菊花 | júhuā | chrysanthemum |
| 局勢 | júshì | situation |
| 局限 | júxiàn | limit; confine |
| 舉動 | jǔdòng | action |
| 舉世聞名 | jǔshì wénmíng | of world known; world-famous |
| 舉世矚目 | jǔshì zhǔmù | attract worldwide attention |
| 聚會 | jùhuì | get together; party |
| 拒 | jù | refuse; resist |
| 據點 | jùdiǎn | stronghold beachhead |
| 據悉 | jùxī | it is reported |
| 具 | jù | measure word |
| 鋸 | jù | saw |
| 劇本 | jùběn | play book |
| 劇團 | jùtuán | troupe |
| 捐 | juān | donate |
| 捐款 | juān kuǎn | donation; collection |
| 捐獻 | juānxiàn | contribute; subscribe |
| 捐贈 | juānzèng | donate |
| 圈 | juàn | circle |
| 掘 | jué | grub; pick |
| 覺察 | juéchá | detect; sense |
| 覺醒 | juéxǐng | rouse; awake |
| 決不 | jué bù | in no case; in no way |
| 決策 | juécè | make policy |
| 決賽 | juésài | final |
| 決算 | juésuàn | final accounts |
| 決戰 | juézhàn | decisive battle |
| 絕望 | jué wàng | despair |
| 絕緣 | juéyuán | insulate |
| 菌 | jūn | mushroom; bacterium |
| 軍閥 | jūnfá | warlord |
| 軍醫 | jūnyī | military surgeon |
| 軍用 | jūnyòng | for military use |
| 軍裝 | jūnzhuāng | army uniform |
| 君 | jūn | monarch; gentleman |
| 俊 | jùn | pretty |
| 卡 | kǎ | block; calorie |
| 卡片 | kǎpiàn | card |
| 開采 | kāicǎi | exploit (mine) |
| 開刀 | kāi dāo | operate |
| 開工 | kāi gōng | come into operation |
| 開關 | kāiguān | switch |
| 開化 | kāihuà | become civilized |
| 開墾 | kāikěn | reclaim |
| 開闊 | kāikuò | open and wide |
| 開朗 | kāilǎng | optimistic |
| 開天辟地 | kāi tiān pì dì | since the beginning of the history; the creation of the world |
| 開頭 | kāitóu | beginning |
| 開拓 | kāituò | open up; exploit |
| 開心 | kāixīn | happy |
| 開支 | kāizhī | expenses |
| 凱旋 | kǎixuán | triumph |
| 刊登 | kāndēng | publish in a newspaper |
| 勘探 | kāntàn | prospect for; prove up |
| 看待 | kàndài | look on |
| 看起來 | kàn qǐlái | look like |
| 看望 | kànwàng | call on; visit; see |
| 看作 | kànzuò | regard as; look upon as |
| 慷慨 | kāngkǎi | generous |
| 糠 | kāng | bran; chaff |
| 抗旱 | kàng hàn | fight a drought |
| 抗擊 | kàngjī | resist |
| 抗戰 | kàngzhàn | war of resistance against aggression |
| 炕 | kàng | bed |
| 考古 | kǎogǔ | archeology |
| 考核 | kǎohé | examine; assess |
| 考取 | kǎo qǔ | be admitted to school or college |
| 磕 | kē | knock |
| 顆粒 | kēlì | granule |
| 科目 | kēmù | subject |
| 可歌可泣 | kě gē kě qì | move one to praises and tears |
| 可觀 | kěguān | considerable |
| 可貴 | kěguì | worshipful; estimable |
| 可口 | kěkǒu | delicious |
| 可惡 | kěwù | loathsome; hateful |
| 可喜 | kěxǐ | delectable; delightful |
| 可想而知 | kě xiǎng érzhī | you can imagine |
| 客車 | kèchē | passenger car; bus |
| 課時 | kèshí | class hour; period |
| 課題 | kètí | a question for discussion; task |
| 啃 | kěn | gnaw |
| 懇切 | kěnqiè | fair-spoken |
| 懇求 | kěnqiú | beseech |
| 空洞 | kōngdòng | empty; hollow; shallow |
| 空話 | kōnghuà | hollow words |
| 空調 | kōngtiáo | air conditioning |
| 空想 | kōngxiǎng | escapism; dream; phantasm |
| 空心 | kōng xīn | hollow |
| 空虛 | kōngxū | vain; empty |
| 恐懼 | kǒngjù | dread; fear |
| 孔雀 | kǒngquè | peacock |
| 空白 | kòngbái | blank; vacancy |
| 空隙 | kòngxì | interspaced; lacuna |
| 控訴 | kòngsù | charge; complain |
| 摳 | kōu | dig with fingers |
| 口岸 | kǒu'àn | port |
| 口腔 | kǒuqiāng | mouth; oral cavity |
| 枯燥 | kūzào | bored |
| 苦難 | kǔnàn | tribulation |
| 苦惱 | kǔnǎo | distressed; worried; tormented |
| 庫 | kù | storehouse |
| 庫存 | kùcún | storage |
| 庫房 | kùfáng | depot; storeroom |
| 誇獎 | kuājiǎng | praise |
| 挎 | kuà | carry on the arm |
| 快速 | kuàisù | fast; speedy |
| 會計 | kuàiji | accountant |
| 寬敞 | kuānchang | spacious; commodious |
| 寬大 | kuāndà | spacious; lenient |
| 寬廣 | kuānguǎng | wide |
| 狂妄 | kuángwàng | wildly arrogant; unbridled |
| 框 | kuàng | frame |
| 礦藏 | kuàngcáng | mineral resources |
| 礦產 | kuàngchǎn | mine |
| 礦井 | kuàngjǐng | mine |
| 礦區 | kuàngqū | minefield |
| 礦山 | kuàngshān | mine |
| 礦物 | kuàngwù | mineral |
| 礦工 | kuàng gōng | miner; collier |
| 曠課 | kuàng kè | cut school |
| 虧 | kuī | have deficit; thanks to |
| 虧待 | kuīdài | treat unfairly |
| 虧損 | kuīsǔn | loss; deficit |
| 葵花 | kuíhuā | sunflower |
| 困苦 | kùnkǔ | hard and difficult |
| 擴充 | kuòchōng | extend; enlarge |
| 擴建 | kuòjiàn | extend; expand |
| 擴散 | kuòsàn | diffuse |
| 擴展 | kuòzhǎn | enlarge; extend |
| 擴張 | kuòzhāng | expand; outspread |
| 落 | làyuè | the 12th month of the lunar year |
| 臘月 | là | drop; fall |
| 來訪 | láifǎng | come to visit |
| 來回來去 | lái huí lái qù | come-and-go |
| 來看來講 | … láikàn (… láijiǎng) | according to |
| 來歷 | láilì | derivation; history |
| 來臨 | láilín | come; fall |
| 來年 | láinián | the coming year |
| …來說 | … láishuō | concerning; on |
| 賴 | lài | go back on one's word |
| 蘭花 | lánhuā | orchid |
| 欄杆 | lángān | balustrade |
| 懶惰 | lǎnduò | lazy |
| 狼狽 | lángbèi | in sore straits; in a tight corner |
| 浪潮 | làngcháo | tidal wave |
| 爛漫 | làngmàn | romantic |
| 勞動力 | láodònglì | labor force |
| 牢房 | láofáng | prison house |
| 牢記 | láojì | engrave; bear in mind |
| 老成 | lǎochéng | experienced |
| 老漢 | lǎohàn | old man |
| 老化 | lǎohuà | aging |
| 老家 | lǎojiā | hometown |
| 老鼠 | lǎoshǔ | mice |
| 老太婆 | lǎotàipó | old woman |
| 老天爺 | lǎotiānyé | God |
| 老爺 | lǎoye | lord; master; grand father |
| 老一輩 | lǎoyībèi | older generation |
| 澇 | lào | water logging |
| 樂趣 | lèqù | joy; fun |
| 樂意 | lèyì | would like |
| 勒 | lēi | rein in; tie |
| 雷達 | léidá | radar |
| 雷雨 | léiyǔ | thunder storm |
| 壘 | lěi | rampart |
| 棱 | léng | edge; arras |
| 冷淡 | lěngdàn | indifference; unconcerned |
| 犁 | lí | plough up; plough |
| 離別 | líbié | part with |
| 離休 | líxiū | retire |
| 籬笆 | líba | fence |
| 理睬 | lǐcǎi | show interest in |
| 理會 | lǐhuì | pay attention to |
| 理事 | lǐshì | trustee; director |
| 理所當然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | go without saying; of course |
| 理直氣壯 | lǐ zhí qì zhuàng | one is assured and bold with justice |
| 禮節 | lǐjié | proprieties |
| 禮品 | lǐpǐn | gift; present |
| 荔枝 | lìzhī | litchi |
| 栗子 | lìzi | chestnut |
| 歷代 | lìdài | through the ages |
| 歷來 | lìlái | always |
| 利弊 | lìbì | advantages and disadvantages |
| 利害 | lìhài | advantages and disadvantages |
| 利息 | lìxī | accrual; interest |
| 例外 | lìwài | except |
| 立方米 | lìfāngmǐ | cubic meter |
| 立交橋 | lìjiāoqiáo | overpass |
| 立體 | lìtǐ | stereo-scopic; solid |
| 瀝青 | lìqīng | pitch |
| 力圖 | lìtú | strive; try hard to |
| 聯 | lián | join; unite |
| 聯邦 | liánbāng | federation |
| 聯想 | liánxiǎng | associate |
| 連帶 | lián … dài … | and while; and; as well as |
| 聯隊 | liánduì | army; company |
| 連滾帶爬 | lián gǔn dài pá | roll and crawl; flee in panic |
| 連連 | liánlián | again and again |
| 連綿 | liánmián | uninterrupted continuous |
| 連年 | liánnián | in successive years |
| 連同 | liántóng | and |
| 連續劇 | liánxùjù | serial TV drama |
| 蓮子 | liánzǐ | lotus seed |
| 連夜 | liányè | that very night |
| 廉價 | liánjià | sale price |
| 廉潔 | liánjié | uncorrupted; clean-fingered |
| 廉政 | liánzhèng | make the government honest and clean |
| 簾 | lián | shade; curtain |
| 鐮刀 | liándāo | reaphook |
| 臉盆 | liǎnpén | basin |
| 戀 | liàn | love |
| 練兵 | liàn bīng | training |
| 鏈子 | liànzi | chain |
| 糧票 | liángpiào | food or grain coupon |
| 樑 | liáng | roof beam |
| 良 | liáng | fine; good |
| 良種 | liángzhǒng | improved variety |
| 兩極 | liǎngjí | the two poles |
| 兩口子 | liǎngkǒuzi | husband and wife; couple |
| 兩手 | liǎngshǒu | two tactics |
| 晾 | liàng | air; dry in the sun |
| 亮光 | liàngguāng | light |
| 療效 | liáoxiào | curative effect |
| 療養 | liáoyǎng | recuperate |
| 遼闊 | liáokuò | vast |
| 潦草 | liáocǎo | hasty and careless; illegible |
| 列舉 | lièjǔ | enumerate |
| 列入 | lièrù | enter in a list |
| 列席 | lièxí | attend as a nonvoting delegate |
| 烈火 | lièhuǒ | raging fire; blaze |
| 劣 | liè | bad |
| 林場 | línchǎng | forestry center |
| 林區 | línqū | forest; woods |
| 林業 | línyè | forestry |
| 磷 | lín | phosphorus |
| 臨床 | línchuáng | clinical |
| 臨近 | línjìn | draw near |
| 鄰 | lín | neighbor |
| 鄰國 | línguó | neighboring country |
| 零售 | língshòu | retail |
| 零碎 | língsuì | scrap |
| 零星 | língxīng | scattered; fragmentary |
| 玲瓏 | línglóng | exquisite |
| 伶俐 | línglì | clever; smart; quick-witted |
| 凌晨 | língchén | before dawn |
| 靈 | líng | clever |
| 靈敏 | língmǐn | ingenious |
| 靈巧 | língqiǎo | facile; skillful; deft |
| 嶺 | lǐng | mountain |
| 領事 | lǐngshì | consulate |
| 領先 | lǐngxiān | keep ahead |
| 領子 | lǐngzi | collar |
| 硫酸 | liúsuān | sulphuric acid |
| 留戀 | liúliàn | be reluctant to leave |
| 留神 | liú shén | watch out |
| 留心 | liú xīn | heed; notice |
| 留意 | liú yì | advert; mind |
| 流寇 | liúkòu | roving bandits |
| 流浪 | liúlàng | lead a vagrant life; rove; roam about |
| 流露 | liúlù | reveal |
| 流通 | liútōng | circulate |
| 陸 | liù | six |
| 龍頭 | lóngtóu | cock; tap |
| 聾 | lóng | deaf |
| 隆重 | lóngzhòng | ceremonious |
| 漏稅 | lòu shuì | tax evasion |
| 路程 | lùchéng | distance; journey |
| 路面 | lùmiàn | road surface |
| 路子 | lùzi | way; approach |
| 鹿 | lù | deer |
| 錄取 | lùqǔ | matriculate |
| 錄用 | lùyòng | employ; hire |
| 陸 | lù | land |
| 旅 | lǚ | brigade |
| 旅店 | lǚdiàn | hostel |
| 旅游業 | lǚyóuyè | tourism |
| 履行 | lǚxíng | carry out; fulfill |
| 屢次 | lǚcì | over and over; frequently |
| 律師 | lǜshī | lawyer |
| 率 | lǜ | rate |
| 綠化 | lǜhuà | make (a place )green by planting trees |
| 亂七八糟 | luànqībāzāo | in a mess; at sixes and sevens |
| 略微 | lüèwēi | appreciably; a little |
| 掄 | lūn | brandish |
| 論點 | lùndiǎn | argument; thesis |
| 論述 | lùnshù | dissertate |
| 論證 | lùnzhèng | demonstrate |
| 羅嗦 | luōsuō | wordy |
| 螺絲釘 | luósīdīng | screw |
| 騾子 | luózi | mule |
| 羅列 | luóliè | enumerate; set out |
| 籮筐 | luókuāng | bamboo basket |
| 落成 | luòchéng | complete |
| 落地 | luòdì | fall to the ground |
| 落實 | luòshí | put into effect |
| 落選 | luò xuǎn | lose an election |
| 抹布 | mābù | cleaning rag |
| 麻 | má | fiber crops |
| 麻痹 | mábì | lull; blunt; paralysis |
| 麻袋 | mádài | sack; gunny-bag |
| 麻木 | mámù | numb |
| 麻雀 | máquè | sparrow |
| 麻醉 | mázuì | narcosis |
| 螞蟻 | mǎyǐ | ant |
| 馬車 | mǎchē | carriage |
| 馬達 | mǎdá | motor |
| 馬力 | mǎlì | horsepower |
| 馬鈴薯 | mǎlíngshǔ | potato |
| 馬戲 | mǎxì | circus |
| 埋沒 | máimò | cover up; bury; neglect |
| 埋頭 | mái tóu | immerse oneself in |
| 賣國 | mài guó | betray one's country |
| 脈搏 | màibó | pulse |
| 埋怨 | mányuàn | complain |
| 滿懷 | mǎnhuái | fill |
| 滿月 | mǎn yuè | a baby's completion of its first month |
| 慢性 | mànxìng | chronic |
| 蔓延 | mànyán | spread; creep |
| 茫茫 | mángmáng | vast; boundless |
| 茫然 | mángrán | in a haze |
| 盲從 | mángcóng | blindly slavish |
| 盲人 | mángrén | blind man |
| 忙碌 | mánglù | busy |
| 茂密 | màomì | exuberant; dense |
| 茂盛 | màoshèng | exuberant; luxuriant |
| 冒進 | màojìn | rash advance |
| 冒牌 | màopái | impostor; imposture |
| 冒險 | màoxiǎn | take a risk |
| 玫瑰 | méigui | rose |
| 枚 | méi | measure word for medal |
| 酶 | méi | enzyme |
| 霉 | méi | mildew |
| 沒吃沒穿 | méi chī méi chuān | have no food and clothes |
| 沒轍 | méi zhé | have no idea |
| 媒介 | méijiè | agent; medium |
| 鎂 | měi | magnesium |
| 美德 | měidé | virtue |
| 美滿 | měimǎn | happy; perfect |
| 美妙 | měimiào | dulcet; great |
| 美中不足 | měi zhōng bù zú | a blemish in an otherwise perfect thing |
| 門當戶對 | mén dāng hù duì | be well-matched in social and economic status |
| 門市部 | ménshìbù | salesroom |
| 萌芽 | méngyá | bud; sprout |
| 迷惑 | míhuò | puzzle; delude |
| 迷失 | míshī | maze; wilder |
| 彌補 | míbǔ | remedy; offset |
| 彌漫 | mímàn | permeate; fill the air |
| 密度 | mìdù | consistency |
| 密封 | mìfēng | pressurize |
| 棉 | mián | cotton |
| 免 | miǎn | avoid; exempt |
| 免除 | miǎnchú | release; remit |
| 免費 | miǎn fèi | free for charge |
| 勉勵 | miǎnlì | encourage |
| 麵包車 | miànbāochē | microbus |
| 面面俱到 | miàn miàn jù dào | reach every aspect of a matter |
| 面目 | miànmù | appearance; face |
| 面容 | miànróng | look; face |
| 面子 | miànzi | prestige; face |
| 描 | miáo | draw; paint |
| 描繪 | miáohuì | describe; portray |
| 描述 | miáoshù | describe |
| 渺小 | miǎoxiǎo | tiny |
| 蔑視 | mièshì | disparage; scorn |
| 民航 | mínháng | civil aviation |
| 民事 | mínshì | civil |
| 民意 | mínyì | public opinion |
| 民眾 | mínzhòng | public |
| 敏感 | mǐngǎn | impressible; sensitive |
| 敏銳 | mǐnruì | keen; subtitle; acute; brisk |
| 明星 | míngxīng | star |
| 名稱 | míngchēng | name; title |
| 名次 | míngcì | place in a competition |
| 名單 | míngdān | list; roll |
| 名額 | míng'é | quota of people |
| 名副其實 | míng fù qí shí | be worthy of the name; the name matches the reality |
| 名貴 | míngguì | rare |
| 名牌 | míngpái | famous brand |
| 名人 | míngrén | a famous man; a man of mark |
| 名聲 | míngshēng | reputation |
| 名義 | míngyì | in name |
| 名譽 | míngyù | reputation |
| 命名 | mìng míng | call; nominate |
| 命題 | mìng tí | proposition |
| 謬論 | miùlùn | fallacy; paralogism |
| 摸索 | mōsuǒ | fumble; grope |
| 蘑菇 | mógu | mushroom |
| 模式 | móshì | mode; style |
| 膜 | mó | theca |
| 摩擦 | mócā | rub; scrape |
| 魔鬼 | móguǐ | devil; demon |
| 魔術 | móshù | magic |
| 抹殺 | mǒshā | write off; obliterate |
| 莫 | mò | no |
| 莫名其妙 | mò míng qí miào | without rhyme or reason |
| 默默 | mòmò | silently |
| 謀 | móu | consult |
| 謀求 | móuqiú | buck for; try for |
| 木匠 | mùjiang | carpenter |
| 目 | mù | eye |
| 目睹 | mùdǔ | witness; see with one's eyes |
| 目錄 | mùlù | catalog |
| 目中無人 | mù zhōng wú rén | consider everyone beneath one's notice |
| 牧區 | mùqū | pastoral area |
| 牧業 | mùyè | stock; raising |
| 穆斯林 | mùsīlín | Muslim |
| 那時 | nàshí | at that time |
| 納悶兒 | nà mèn'er | feel puzzle |
| 納稅 | nà shuì | pay taxes |
| 乃 | nǎi | be; so; therefore |
| 奶粉 | nǎifěn | milk powder |
| 耐力 | nàilì | resistance; stamina |
| 男性 | nánxìng | man, male |
| 難度 | nándù | difficulty |
| 難關 | nánguān | difficulty |
| 難堪 | nánkān | embarrassed |
| 難免 | nánmiǎn | hard to avoid |
| 難 | nàn | disaster; blame |
| 難民 | nànmín | refugee |
| 惱火 | nǎohuǒ | angry; take fire |
| 鬧事 | nào shì | make trouble |
| 內地 | nèidì | hinterland; backland |
| 內閣 | nèigé | cabinet |
| 內行 | nèiháng | expert |
| 內幕 | nèimù | inside story; low-down |
| 內心 | nèixīn | heart; bosom |
| 內在 | nèizài | immanent; inherent |
| 內臟 | nèizàng | trips; viscera |
| 內戰 | nèizhàn | civil war |
| 內政 | nèizhèng | interior |
| 能手 | néngshǒu | master-hand |
| 尼龍 | nílóng | nylon |
| 擬 | nǐ | draft; plan |
| 擬定 | nǐdìng | study out |
| 逆流 | nìliú | adverse current |
| 年度 | niándù | year |
| 年頭兒 | niántóu'er | period; time |
| 捻 | niǎn | twist with the finger |
| 攆 | niǎn | drive out |
| 念頭 | niàntou | idea |
| 釀 | niàng | make wine |
| 尿 | niào | urine |
| 捏造 | niēzào | make-up fudge; fake |
| 檸檬 | níngméng | lemon |
| 凝固 | nínggù | curdle |
| 凝結 | níngjié | congeal; coagulate |
| 凝視 | níngshì | gaze; stare |
| 寧靜 | níngjìng | quiet; peaceful |
| 寧肯 | nìngkěn | would rather than |
| 寧願 | nìngyuàn | would rather |
| 鈕扣 | niǔkòu'er | button |
| 濃度 | nóngdù | chroma; consistency |
| 濃厚 | nónghòu | dense |
| 農產品 | nóngchǎnpǐn | farm produce |
| 農戶 | nónghù | farmer |
| 弄虛作假 | nòng xū zuò jiǎ | practice fraud; resort to deception |
| 奴役 | núyì | enslave |
| 怒吼 | nùhǒu | rave |
| 怒火 | nùhuǒ | inflammation |
| 女性 | nǚxìng | female |
| 挪 | nuó | move; shift |
| 毆打 | ōudǎ | beat up; hit; drub |
| 嘔吐 | ǒutù | sick up; retch |
| 扒 | pá | hold to; dig up; push aside |
| 拍照 | pāizhào | take pictures |
| 排除 | páichú | eliminate; remove; debar |
| 排隊 | pái duì | queue; stand in a line |
| 排擠 | páijǐ | elbow out; supplant |
| 排長 | páizhǎng | platoon leader |
| 徘徊 | páihuái | wander |
| 派別 | pàibié | faction; group |
| 派出所 | pàichūsuǒ | police station |
| 派遣 | pàiqiǎn | send; dispatch |
| 盤旋 | pánxuán | convolute; hover |
| 判處 | pànchǔ | sentence |
| 判定 | pàndìng | determine; judge |
| 判決 | pànjué | adjudicate |
| 叛變 | pànbiàn | mutiny |
| 叛徒 | pàntú | betrayer |
| 龐大 | pángdà | enormous |
| 胖子 | pàngzi | fatso |
| 拋棄 | pāoqì | throw over; abandon; discard |
| 刨 | páo | plane; dig |
| 炮火 | pàohuǒ | fire; shellfire |
| 跑道 | pǎodào | race track |
| 泡沫 | pàomò | bubble; froth |
| 培訓 | péixùn | train |
| 賠款 | péi kuǎn | reparations |
| 配備 | pèibèi | equip; outfit; prepare |
| 配方 | pèifāng | formula |
| 配偶 | pèi'ǒu | consort; mate |
| 配套 | pèi tào | form a complete set |
| 噴射 | pēnshè | spout; spray |
| 烹調 | pēngtiáo | cook |
| 烹飪 | pēngrèn | cooking |
| 批發 | pīfā | wholesale; job |
| 批復 | pīfù | give a reply to a subordinate body |
| 批改 | pīgǎi | correct |
| 批示 | pīshì | make comments and instructions |
| 坯 | pī | base; blank; semi-finished products |
| 劈 | pī | split; chop; cleave |
| 疲憊 | píbèi | tired out; exhausted |
| 疲乏 | pífá | tired |
| 皮帶 | pídài | strap |
| 皮革 | pígé | leather |
| 屁 | pì | fart |
| 偏差 | piānchā | error; deviation |
| 偏見 | piānjiàn | prejudice |
| 偏僻 | piānpì | out of the way; devious; outlying |
| 偏向 | piānxiàng | partial to |
| 片刻 | piànkè | a while; a moment |
| 漂 | piāo | float |
| 撇 | piē | neglect; cast aside |
| 瞥 | piē | glance at; dart a look at |
| 拼搏 | pīnbó | go all out in work |
| 頻繁 | pínfán | frequent |
| 頻率 | pínlǜ | frequency |
| 貧 | pín | poor; be deficient in |
| 貧乏 | pínfá | poor; lacking indigent |
| 貧困 | pínkùn | poor |
| 貧民 | pínmín | pauper |
| 品/紀念品 | pǐn(jìniànpǐn) | souvenir; momento |
| 品嘗 | pǐncháng | taste |
| 品行 | pǐnxíng | morality |
| 聘 | pìn | engage; employ |
| 聘請 | pìnqǐng | employ; engage |
| 聘任 | pìnrèn | appoint to a position |
| 聘用 | pìnyòng | employ; engage |
| 平面 | píngmiàn | plane |
| 平民 | píngmín | the common people |
| 平日 | píngrì | in normal times; |
| 平坦 | píngtǎn | flat |
| 平穩 | píngwěn | steady and smooth |
| 平整 | píngzhěng | neat; smooth |
| 萍水相逢 | píng shuǐ xiāng féng | meet by chance |
| 評比 | píngbǐ | appraise through comparison |
| 評定 | píngdìng | assess |
| 評估 | pínggū | evaluate |
| 評審 | píngshěn | judge; evaluate |
| 評選 | píngxuǎn | chose through public appraisal |
| 屏障 | píngzhàng | wall; barrier |
| 頗 | pō | quite; pretty |
| 婆婆 | pópo | (for woman) mother-in-law |
| 破除 | pòchú | do away with; break with |
| 破獲 | pòhuò | solve a criminal case |
| 破舊 | pòjiù | shabby |
| 破裂 | pòliè | breach; rive |
| 破碎 | pòsuì | fall to pieces |
| 迫使 | pòshǐ | compel; force |
| 撲克 | pūkè | poker; playing card |
| 撲滅 | pū miè | put out eradicate; tread out |
| 葡萄糖 | pútaotáng | dextrose |
| 僕人 | púrén | servant |
| 樸實 | pǔshí | simple; plain |
| 普查 | pǔchá | general survey |
| 譜 | pǔ | compose |
| 譜曲 | pǔ qǔ | compose; set to music |
| 瀑布 | pùbù | waterfall |
| 期待 | qīdài | expect; look forward to |
| 期刊 | qīkān | periodical |
| 期望 | qīwàng | expect |
| 期限 | qīxiàn | time limit |
| 七嘴八舌 | qī zuǐ bā shé | all talking at once |
| 柒 | qī | seven |
| 凄慘 | qīcǎn | tragic; deplorable |
| 凄涼 | qīliáng | desolate; dreary; lonely |
| 漆黑 | qīhēi | as dark as night |
| 沏 | qī | make tea |
| 其間 | qíjiān | meantime |
| 奇花異草 | qí huā yì cǎo | exotic flowers and rare herbs |
| 奇妙 | qímiào | wonderful |
| 奇特 | qítè | peculiar; fancy |
| 歧視 | qíshì | discriminate |
| 齊全 | qíquán | complete; all ready |
| 旗號 | qíhào | excuse; banner; flag |
| 起草 | qǐ cǎo | draft out |
| 起點 | qǐdiǎn | beginning |
| 起伏 | qǐfú | undulate |
| 起哄 | qǐ hòng | kick up a row |
| 起勁 | qǐjìn | energetic; vigorous |
| 起碼 | qǐmǎ | elementary; at least |
| 起身 | qǐ shēn | rise |
| 起訴 | qǐsù | indict; prosecute |
| 豈不 | qǐ bù | won't that |
| 豈有此理 | qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ | outrageous; preposterous |
| 乞求 | qǐqiú | beg; entreat |
| 啟程 | qǐchéng | set out |
| 啟示 | qǐshì | inspire |
| 啟事 | qǐshì | announcement |
| 砌 | qì | build by laying bricks and stones |
| 器 | qì | ware; implement |
| 器具 | qìjù | implement; ware |
| 器械 | qìxiè | instrument |
| 氣喘 | qìchuǎn | breathe; pant |
| 氣功 | qìgōng | qigong |
| 氣力 | qìlì | effort; energy |
| 氣流 | qìliú | air current; draught |
| 氣魄 | qìpò | daring; verve |
| 汽球 | qìqiú | balloon |
| 氣勢 | qìshì | vigor |
| 氣息 | qìxī | breath; smell |
| 汽 | qì | vapor |
| 掐 | qiā | clutch; nip |
| 恰到好處 | qià dào hǎo chù | just right |
| 恰巧 | qiàqiǎo | happen to; by chance |
| 恰如其分 | qià rú qí fèn | just right; appropriate |
| 洽談 | qiàtán | talk over with |
| 牽扯 | qiānchě | implicate; involve |
| 牽引 | qiānyǐn | tow; draught |
| 牽制 | qiānzhì | hold down |
| 千軍萬馬 | qiān jūn wàn mǎ | a large number of mounted and foot soldiers |
| 千瓦 | qiānwǎ | kilowatt |
| 遷 | qiān | move |
| 遷就 | qiānjiù | indulge |
| 簽發 | qiānfā | sign and issue |
| 簽名 | qiān míng | sign one's name |
| 簽署 | qiānshǔ | sign; affix to; subscribe |
| 簽證 | qiānzhèng | visa |
| 簽字 | qiān zì | signature |
| 謙遜 | qiānxùn | modest |
| 前輩 | qiánbèi | elder generations |
| 前程 | qiánchéng | future; prospect |
| 前赴後繼 | qián fù hòu jì | advance wave upon wave |
| 前景 | qiánjǐng | prospect |
| 前列 | qiánliè | front row |
| 前期 | qiánqī | the earlier stage |
| 前人 | qiánrén | forefathers |
| 前所未有 | qián suǒ wèi yǒu | unprecedented |
| 前提 | qiántí | precondition |
| 前往 | qiánwǎng | go up to; head for |
| 前線 | qiánxiàn | battlefront |
| 鉗子 | qiánzi | pincers; pliers |
| 潛伏 | qiánfú | lurk; lie low |
| 潛力 | qiánlì | potential |
| 譴責 | qiǎnzé | condemn; accuse; censure |
| 嵌 | qiàn | wedge; embed |
| 槍斃 | qiāngbì | execute by shooting |
| 腔 | qiāng | cavity; antrum |
| 強化 | qiánghuà | strengthen |
| 強盛 | qiángshèng | powerful and prosperous |
| 強制 | qiángzhì | force; oblige |
| 搶劫 | qiǎngjié | rob |
| 搶救 | qiǎngjiù | save |
| 鍬 | qiāo | spade |
| 喬裝 | qiáozhuāng | disguise |
| 僑胞 | qiáobāo | countryman residing abroad |
| 茄子 | qiézi | eggplant |
| 竊取 | qièqǔ | grab; steal |
| 竊聽 | qiètīng | wire tapping |
| 欽佩 | qīnpèi | admire |
| 侵害 | qīnhài | encroach on; aggrieve; infract |
| 侵蝕 | qīnshí | corrode; encroach |
| 侵占 | qīnzhàn | invade and occupy |
| 親筆 | qīnbǐ | autography |
| 親密 | qīnmì | intimate; close |
| 親身 | qīnshēn | personal; firsthand |
| 親生 | qīnshēng | one's own (parents, children) |
| 親手 | qīnshǒu | personally |
| 親友 | qīnyǒu | relatives and friends |
| 勤 | qín | diligent |
| 勤奮 | qínfèn | hardworking |
| 勤工儉學 | qín gōng jiǎn xué | part-work and part-study |
| 勤儉 | qínjiǎn | hardworking and thrifty |
| 勤懇 | qínkěn | earnest and assiduous |
| 芹菜 | qíncài | celery |
| 禽 | qín | birds |
| 輕便 | qīngbiàn | light; portable |
| 輕工業 | qīnggōngyè | light industry |
| 輕快 | qīngkuài | resilience buoyancy |
| 輕微 | qīngwēi | light; slight |
| 氫 | qīng | hydrogen |
| 蜻蜓 | qīngtíng | dragonfly |
| 傾聽 | qīngtīng | give ear to |
| 傾斜 | qīngxié | gradient; inclined |
| 清查 | qīngchá | check; uncover |
| 清理 | qīnglǐ | clean up |
| 清新 | qīngxīn | fresh and pure |
| 清早 | qīngzǎo | morning |
| 清真寺 | qīngzhēnsì | mosque |
| 晴朗 | qínglǎng | sunny |
| 情感 | qínggǎn | mood; feeling |
| 情節 | qíngjié | story |
| 情理 | qínglǐ | sense; reason |
| 請柬 | qǐngjiǎn | invitation card |
| 請帖 | qǐngtiě | invitation card |
| 請願 | qǐngyuàn | petition |
| 慶賀 | qìnghè | congratulate; felicitate |
| 窮苦 | qióngkǔ | indigent; destitute |
| 秋收 | qiūshōu | harvest in autumn |
| 球隊 | qiúduì | (sport) team |
| 球迷 | qiúmí | fans |
| 求得 | qiúdé | get |
| 趨勢 | qūshì | trend |
| 趨向 | qūxiàng | tend to |
| 區分 | qūfēn | distinguish; |
| 曲線 | qūxiàn | curve |
| 屈服 | qūfú | submit; give in; bend |
| 驅逐 | qūzhú | drive out; banish |
| 取代 | qǔdài | replace; supersede |
| 曲子 | qǔzi | melody |
| 去世 | qùshì | die; pass away |
| 圈套 | quāntào | trap; snare |
| 權 | quán | power; rights |
| 權威 | quánwēi | authority |
| 權限 | quánxiàn | extent of authority |
| 權益 | quányì | rights and interest |
| 泉 | quán | spring |
| 全都 | quándōu | all |
| 全會 | quánhuì | plenary meeting |
| 全集 | quánjí | collected edition |
| 全力 | quánlì | all-out |
| 全力以赴 | quán lì yǐ fù | do one's level best; go all out |
| 全民 | quánmín | the whole people; all the people |
| 全心全意 | quán xīn quán yì | with all one's heart |
| 犬 | quǎn | dog |
| 勸說 | quànshuō | reason; persuade |
| 勸阻 | quànzǔ | dissuade |
| 券 | quàn | ticket |
| 缺口 | quēkǒu | breach; gap |
| 缺席 | quē xí | absent; default |
| 缺陷 | quēxiàn | disfigurement |
| 瘸 | qué | lame |
| 確保 | quèbǎo | insure |
| 確立 | quèlì | establish |
| 確切 | quèqiè | exact; definite |
| 確認 | quèrèn | confirm |
| 確信 | quèxìn | be certain of |
| 確鑿 | quèzáo | authentic; irrefutable |
| 群體 | qúntǐ | colony; group |
| 燃 | rán | burn |
| 讓步 | ràng bù | give in; concede to |
| 擾亂 | rǎoluàn | disturb |
| 熱潮 | rècháo | upsurge |
| 熱淚盈眶 | rè lèi yíng kuàng | one's eyes brimming with tears |
| 人道主義 | réndào zhǔyì | humanitarianism |
| 人格 | réngé | personality |
| 人均 | rénjūn | personal average |
| 人情 | rénqíng | human feelings; favor; gift |
| 人權 | rénquán | human rights |
| 人參 | rénshēn | ginseng |
| 人身 | rénshēn | person |
| 人生 | rénshēng | life |
| 人事 | rénshì | personnel |
| 人為 | rénwéi | artificial |
| 人性 | rénxìng | human nature |
| 人質 | rénzhì | hostage |
| 仁慈 | réncí | beneficent; kindhearted |
| 任命 | rènmìng | appoint; instate |
| 認定 | rèndìng | firmly believe |
| 認可 | rènkě | certificate; ratify |
| 日光 | rìguāng | sunlight |
| 榮譽 | róngyù | honor; glory |
| 融化 | rónghuà | thaw |
| 融洽 | róngqià | harmonious |
| 熔 | róng | melt |
| 溶 | róng | dissolve |
| 溶化 | rónghuà | dissolve |
| 溶解 | róngjiě | dissolve; melt |
| 容積 | róngjī | volume |
| 容量 | róngliàng | volume; capacity |
| 容納 | róngnà | accommodate; contain; hold |
| 容忍 | róngrěn | abide |
| 絨 | róng | cloth with soft nap |
| 柔和 | róuhé | soft; mild |
| 如意 | rúyì | as one wish |
| 如醉如痴 | rú zuì rú chī | enjoy (the concert, etc) very much |
| 乳 | rǔ | milk |
| 入境 | rù jìng | enter a country |
| 入口 | rùkǒu | entrance |
| 入侵 | rùqīn | invade |
| 入手 | rùshǒu | proceed with; start with |
| 入學 | rù xué | enrollment |
| 軟件 | ruǎnjiàn | software |
| 銳利 | ruìlì | sharp; acuminate |
| 瑞雪 | ruìxuě | auspicious snow |
| 弱點 | ruòdiǎn | weakness |
| 撒謊 | sā huǎng | tell a lie |
| 腮 | sāi | cheek |
| 三番五次 | sān fān wǔ cì | again and again; time and again |
| 三角 | sānjiǎo | triangle |
| 叄 | sān | three |
| 散發 | sànfā | emanate |
| 桑樹 | sāngshù | mulberry |
| 掃除 | sǎochú | clean off |
| 殺害 | shāhài | slay; kill |
| 剎車 | shā chē | brake |
| 沙 | shā | sand |
| 沙灘 | shātān | sand beach |
| 沙土 | shātǔ | sand |
| 砂 | shā | grit; sand |
| 傻子 | shǎzi | fool |
| 啥 | shà | building |
| 篩 | shāi | screen griddle |
| 篩子 | shāizi | sieve |
| 珊瑚 | shānhú | coral |
| 山岡 | shāngāng | hillock; low hill |
| 山溝 | shāngōu | valley; gully |
| 山河 | shānhé | the land of country |
| 山腳 | shānjiǎo | the foot of the hill |
| 山嶺 | shānlǐng | mountain |
| 山水 | shānshuǐ | landscape |
| 山頭 | shāntóu | hilltop; mountaintop |
| 山腰 | shānyāo | mountainside |
| 閃耀 | shǎnyào | sparkle; twinkle |
| 擅長 | shàncháng | be good at |
| 擅自 | shànzì | do sth, without authorization |
| 善 | shàn | kind; perfect |
| 善良 | shànliáng | kind; virtuous |
| 傷痕 | shānghén | scar |
| 傷員 | shāngyuán | the wounded |
| 商 | shāng | quotient; business |
| 商標 | shāngbiāo | trademark |
| 商榷 | shāngquè | discuss; deliberate |
| 商討 | shāngtǎo | discuss |
| 商議 | shāngyì | consult; discuss |
| 賞 | shǎng | enjoy; reward |
| 晌午 | shǎngwu | noon |
| 上報 | shàngbào | report to the leadership |
| 上層 | shàngcéng | super stratum |
| 上等 | shàngděng | outstanding; classy |
| 上交 | shàngjiāo | hand in |
| 上進 | shàngjìn | make progress |
| 上空 | shàngkōng | in the sky |
| 上任 | shàng rèn | take a post |
| 上訴 | shàngsù | appeal |
| 上臺 | shàng tái | assume the reins of government |
| 上漲 | shàngzhǎng | rise |
| 尚 | shàng | yet; still |
| 梢 | shāo | end; tip |
| 捎 | shāo | take alone sth, to sb |
| 燒餅 | shāobing | sesame seed cake |
| 燒毀 | shāohuǐ | burn |
| 少量 | shǎoliàng | a little; a few; a spot of |
| 少數民族 | shǎoshù mínzú | minority |
| 哨 | shào | whistle |
| 奢侈 | shēchǐ | luxurious |
| 捨 | shě | abandon; give up |
| 攝 | shè | take (pictures); absorb |
| 涉及 | shèjí | involve; relate to |
| 涉外 | shèwài | concerning foreign affairs |
| 社 | shè | organized body |
| 社員 | shèyuán | commune member |
| 設立 | shèlì | set up; establish |
| 設施 | shèshī | establishment |
| 設置 | shèzhì | set |
| 申報 | shēnbào | declare |
| 申述 | shēnshù | allege; state |
| 呻吟 | shēnyín | moan |
| 伸手 | shēn shǒu | stretch out |
| 伸展 | shēnzhǎn | extend; stretch |
| 深奧 | shēn'ào | abstruse; deep |
| 深沉 | shēnchén | deep |
| 深處 | shēnchù | depth; cavern |
| 深化 | shēnhuà | deepen |
| 深淺 | shēnqiǎn | depth |
| 深切 | shēnqiè | deep felt |
| 深情 | shēnqíng | deep feelings; affectionateness |
| 深信 | shēnxìn | trust; convince |
| 深遠 | shēnyuǎn | far-reaching |
| 深重 | shēnzhòng | very grave |
| 紳士 | shēnshì | gentleman |
| 神奇 | shénqí | miraculous; magical |
| 神色 | shénsè | expression; look |
| 神態 | shéntài | expression |
| 神仙 | shénxiān | supernatural being; immortal; fairy |
| 審 | shěn | interrogate |
| 審定 | shěndìng | examine and approve |
| 審理 | shěnlǐ | hear; try |
| 深美 | shěnměi | appreciation of the beauty |
| 審判 | shěnpàn | trial |
| 審批 | shěnpī | examine and approve |
| 審訊 | shěnxùn | inquest |
| 審議 | shěnyì | consider; discuss |
| 腎炎 | shènyán | nephritis |
| 滲 | shèn | seep |
| 滲透 | shèntòu | infiltrate |
| 聲勢 | shēngshì | impetus; momentum |
| 聲譽 | shēngyù | reputation |
| 生產力 | shēngchǎnlì | productive forces |
| 生產率 | shēngchǎnlǜ | productivity |
| 生機 | shēngjī | vitality |
| 生命力 | shēngmìnglì | vital force; life |
| 生怕 | shēngpà | for fear that; so as not to |
| 生前 | shēngqián | before one's death |
| 生人 | shēngrén | stranger |
| 生疏 | shēngshū | strange |
| 生態 | shēngtài | ecology |
| 生效 | shēng xiào | become effective |
| 生育 | shēngyù | procreate |
| 生殖 | shēngzhí | procreate |
| 牲口 | shēngkou | domestic animals |
| 牲畜 | shēngchù | livestock |
| 升學 | shēng xué | enter a higher school |
| 省會 | shěnghuì | the capital of province |
| 省略 | shěnglüè | omit; overleap |
| 盛 | shèng | popular; vigorous |
| 盛產 | shèngchǎn | abound in; teem with |
| 盛大 | shèngdà | magnificent; grand |
| 盛開 | shèngkāi | bloom |
| 盛情 | shèngqíng | boundless hospitality |
| 盛行 | shèngxíng | prevail |
| 師 | shī | teacher |
| 師長 | shīzhǎng | teacher; division commander |
| 失 | shī | lose |
| 失事 | shī shì | wreckage; accident |
| 失誤 | shīwù | misplay |
| 失效 | shī xiào | lose efficacy; be no longer in force |
| 失學 | shī xué | unable to go to school |
| 失約 | shī yuē | fail to keep an appointment |
| 失蹤 | shī zōng | disappear |
| 施 | shī | carry out; execute |
| 施肥 | shī féi | fertilization |
| 施加 | shījiā | bring to bear |
| 施行 | shīxíng | carry out; dispense |
| 施展 | shīzhǎn | put to good use |
| 濕度 | shīdù | humidity |
| 詩歌 | shīgē | poem |
| 屍體 | shītǐ | body; cadaver |
| 十全十美 | shí quán shí měi | be perfect in every way; leave nothing to be desired |
| 十足 | shízú | full of |
| 石灰 | shíhuī | lime; calcareousness |
| 拾 | shí | ten |
| 時 | shí | time |
| 時而 | shí'ér | from time to time; now … now … |
| 時光 | shíguāng | days; time |
| 時髦 | shímáo | in fashion |
| 時事 | shíshì | current affairs |
| 時裝 | shízhuāng | fashion dress |
| 食 | shí | eat; food |
| 食用 | shíyòng | edible; eat |
| 食欲 | shíyù | appetite |
| 實 | shí | solid |
| 實惠 | shíhuì | substantial |
| 實力 | shílì | strength |
| 實體 | shítǐ | substance |
| 實物 | shíwù | material object; in kind |
| 識 | shí | know |
| 識別 | shíbié | identify |
| 史 | shǐ | history |
| 史料 | shǐliào | historical materials |
| 使節 | shǐjié | ambassador |
| 使命 | shǐmìng | mission |
| 屎 | shǐ | shit; feces |
| 始 | shǐ | begin |
| 式 | shì | formula; style |
| 式樣 | shìyàng | pattern |
| 示範 | shìfàn | lead the way; demonstrate |
| 示意圖 | shìyìtú | stitch map |
| 侍候 | shìhòu | serve; wait upon |
| 世 | shì | world; life |
| 世代 | shìdài | for generations |
| 世界觀 | shìqièguān | world view |
| 事變 | shìbiàn | incident; event |
| 事例 | shìlì | example |
| 事態 | shìtài | a state of affairs; situation |
| 事項 | shìxiàng | matter; item |
| 誓言 | shìyán | pledge; parole |
| 勢必 | shìbì | certainly will |
| 釋放 | shìfàng | release; set free |
| 市民 | shìmín | citizen; townsfolk |
| 視 | shì | look at; watch |
| 視察 | shìchá | survey |
| 視覺 | shìjué | vision; seeing |
| 視力 | shìlì | eyesight |
| 視線 | shìxiàn | the line of sight |
| 視野 | shìyě | field of vision |
| 試行 | shìxíng | try out |
| 試用 | shìyòng | on probation; try out |
| 試製 | shìzhì | trial-manufacture |
| 收藏 | shōucáng | collect |
| 收成 | shōucheng | harvest |
| 收復 | shōufù | reoccupy |
| 收購 | shōugòu | buy; purchase |
| 收回 | shōuhuí | take back |
| 收買 | shōumǎi | buy over |
| 收益 | shōuyì | income; profit |
| 收支 | shōuzhī | income and expenses |
| 手電筒 | shǒudiàntǒng | electric torch; flashlight |
| 手法 | shǒufǎ | tact |
| 手巾 | shǒujīn | towel |
| 手榴彈 | shǒuliúdàn | hand grenade |
| 手藝 | shǒuyì | craft; handicraft |
| 首創 | shǒuchuàng | initiate; originate |
| 首領 | shǒulǐng | leader; chieftain |
| 首腦 | shǒunǎo | head |
| 首席 | shǒuxí | doyen; chief |
| 首相 | shǒuxiàng | premier |
| 首要 | shǒuyào | chief; principal |
| 首長 | shǒuzhǎng | director; principal |
| 守法 | shǒu fǎ | keep the law |
| 守衛 | shǒuwèi | guard; ward |
| 授 | shòu | award; give |
| 授予 | shòuyǔ | award; confer |
| 受傷 | shòu shāng | be injured |
| 輸出 | shūchū | export; output |
| 輸入 | shūrù | import; input |
| 輸送 | shūsòng | transport; feeding |
| 舒展 | shūzhǎn | unfold; stretch |
| 疏忽 | shūhu | neglect |
| 書法 | shūfǎ | calligraphy |
| 書刊 | shūkān | books and periodicals |
| 書面 | shūmiàn | in written form |
| 書寫 | shūxiě | calligraphy; make out; write |
| 書信 | shūxìn | letter; missive |
| 屬 | shǔ | belong to |
| 樹幹 | shùgàn | trunk; stock |
| 豎 | shù | upright |
| 數額 | shù'é | amount |
| 衰老 | shuāilǎo | decrepit |
| 衰退 | shuāituì | decline; break up |
| 帥 | shuài | handsome |
| 爽快 | shuǎngkuài | outright; frank |
| 水產 | shuǐchǎn | marine lives; aquatic product |
| 水電 | shuǐdiàn | hydropower |
| 水土 | shuǐtǔ | natural environment and climate |
| 水源 | shuǐyuán | the source of water |
| 水災 | shuǐzāi | flood |
| 水蒸氣 | shuǐzhēngqì | vapor |
| 稅收 | shuìshōu | tax revenue |
| 順序 | shùnxù | order; sequence |
| 說謊 | shuō huǎng | tell a lie |
| 說情 | shuō qíng | intercede for sb |
| 斯文 | sīwen | gentle; refined |
| 思 | sī | think |
| 思潮 | sīcháo | trends of thought |
| 思前想後 | sī qián xiǎng hòu | think over again and again |
| 思緒 | sīxù | feeling; thinking |
| 私營 | sīyíng | privately owned |
| 私有制 | sīyǒuzhì | private ownership |
| 私自 | sīzì | without permission; privately |
| 司法 | sīfǎ | judicature |
| 司令部 | sīlìngbù | command; headquarters |
| 死刑 | sǐxíng | death penalty; execution |
| 寺 | sì | temple |
| 四方 | sìfāng | all sides; all directions |
| 四季 | sìjì | the four seasons |
| 四肢 | sìzhī | arms and legs; the four limbs |
| 肆 | sì | four |
| 似 | sì | similar; seem |
| 似是而非 | sì shì ér fēi | specious; apparently right but actually wrong |
| 似笑非笑 | sì xiào fēi xiào | a faint on one's face; with a spurious smile |
| 飼料 | sìliào | feedstuff; forage |
| 聳 | sǒng | shock; lift |
| 搜 | sōu | search |
| 搜查 | sōuchá | search for; forage for |
| 搜索 | sōusuǒ | search |
| 蘇醒 | sūxǐng | come around |
| 俗 | sú | custom; tacky |
| 素 | sù | element; plain |
| 素質 | sùzhì | quality |
| 塑造 | sùzào | shape; mold; figure |
| 訴訟 | sùsòng | litigate |
| 肅清 | sùqīng | root up; sweep |
| 蒜 | suàn | garlic |
| 算盤 | suànpán | abaci |
| 算術 | suànshù | arithmetic |
| 隨時隨地 | suí shí suí dì | anytime and anywhere |
| 隨意 | suíyì | random; casual |
| 隨著 | suízhe | with |
| 歲月 | suìyuè | years |
| 穗 | suì | fringe |
| 隧道 | suìdào | tunnel |
| 筍 | sǔn | bamboo shoot |
| 損耗 | sǔnhào | spoil; waste |
| 損人利己 | sǔn rén lì jǐ | harm others to benefit oneself |
| 損傷 | sǔnshāng | injure; harm |
| 損 | sǔn | harm; damage |
| 索性 | suǒxìng | might as well |
| 所得 | suǒdé | income; earning |
| 所得稅 | suǒdéshuì | income tax |
| 所屬 | suǒshǔ | what one belongs to or is affiliated with |
| 所有權 | suǒyǒuquán | ownership |
| 所有制 | suǒyǒuzhì | system of ownership |
| 他人 | tārén | others |
| 颱風 | táifēng | typhoon |
| 臺階 | táijiē | step; sidestep |
| 泰然 | tàirán | imperturbable |
| 太空 | tàikōng | outer space |
| 太平 | tàipíng | peaceful |
| 太陽能 | tàiyángnéng | solar energy |
| 貪 | tān | corrupt |
| 貪污 | tānwū | defalcate |
| 癱瘓 | tānhuàn | paralysis |
| 痰 | tán | sputum; phlegm |
| 壇/罈 | tán | (壇) platform; forum; (罈) jug |
| 潭 | tán | deep pool |
| 談天 | tán tiān | chat |
| 坦白 | tǎnbái | confess; frank |
| 探測 | tàncè | detect; explore |
| 探親 | tàn qīn | go home to visit one's family |
| 探討 | tàntǎo | discuss; probe into |
| 探頭探腦 | tàn tóu tàn nǎo | pop one's head in and look about |
| 探望 | tànwàng | visit |
| 嘆 | tàn | sigh |
| 炭 | tàn | charcoal |
| 塘 | táng | pool |
| 糖果 | tángguǒ | candy |
| 滔滔不絕 | tāotāo bù jué | dash along; give it mouth |
| 桃花 | táohuā | peach blossom |
| 逃荒 | táo huāng | flee from famine |
| 逃跑 | táopǎo | run away; flee |
| 逃走 | táozǒu | escape; flee |
| 淘氣 | táoqì | naughty |
| 淘汰 | táotài | be sifted out |
| 陶瓷 | táocí | ceramic |
| 討 | tǎo | ask for |
| 討價還價 | tǎo jià huán jià | bargain |
| 特產 | tèchǎn | special local product |
| 特地 | tèdì | specially |
| 特定 | tèdìng | specific; given |
| 特區 | tèqū | special zone |
| 特權 | tèquán | privilege |
| 特色 | tèsè | characteristic |
| 特性 | tèxìng | characteristic |
| 特意 | tèyì | specially |
| 藤 | tēng | vine |
| 騰 | téng | gallop; jump clear out |
| 疼痛 | téngtòng | achy |
| 提案 | tí'àn | draft resolution; overture; proposal |
| 提拔 | tíbá | elevate |
| 提交 | tíjiāo | put in; refer |
| 提煉 | tíliàn | abstract; refine |
| 提名 | tí míng | nominate; name |
| 提取 | tíqǔ | distill; pick-up |
| 提升 | tíshēng | upgrade; exalt |
| 提示 | tíshì | prompt; clue on |
| 提要 | tíyào | abstract |
| 提早 | tízǎo | ahead of schedule |
| 題材 | tícái | theme; subject |
| 體 | tǐ | body; style |
| 體諒 | tǐliàng | understand; allow for |
| 體貼 | tǐtiē | show consideration for |
| 體驗 | tǐyàn | experience; taste |
| 體質 | tǐzhì | system |
| 體制 | tǐzhì | physique; constitution |
| 體重 | tǐzhòng | weight; avoirdupois |
| 剃 | tì | razor; shave |
| 替代 | tìdài | substitute; instead of |
| 替換 | tìhuàn | substitute; replace |
| 天長地久 | tiān cháng dì jiǔ | everlasting |
| 天地 | tiāndì | heaven and earth |
| 天色 | tiānsè | time; color of sky |
| 天生 | tiānshēng | inherent |
| 天堂 | tiāntáng | heaven |
| 天線 | tiānxiàn | antenna |
| 填補 | tiánbǔ | padded; fill up |
| 填寫 | tiánxiě | fill in |
| 田間 | tiánjiān | farms; field |
| 田徑 | tiánjìng | track and field |
| 條款 | tiáokuǎn | item |
| 條理 | tiáolǐ | consecution |
| 條文 | tiáowén | item |
| 條子 | tiáozi | a brief in formal note |
| 調和 | tiáohé | attempter |
| 調劑 | tiáojì | relief; temper |
| 調解 | tiáojiě | intercede |
| 挑 | tiǎo | choose; pick |
| 挑撥 | tiǎobō | provoke |
| 挑釁 | tiǎoxìn | defy; defiance |
| 挑戰 | tiǎo zhàn | challenge |
| 跳高 | tiàogāo | high jump |
| 跳躍 | tiàoyuè | jump; hop; skip |
| 跳遠 | tiàoyuǎn | long jump |
| 鐵道 | tiědào | railway |
| 鐵飯碗 | tiě fànwǎn | iron bowl; a secure job |
| 聽話 | tīng huà | persuasible; docile |
| 聽取 | tīngqǔ | hear |
| 聽眾 | tīngzhòng | audience; listener |
| 停泊 | tíngbó | berth tie up; anchor |
| 停頓 | tíngdùn | pause; halt |
| 停滯 | tíngzhì | stagnate |
| 挺拔 | tǐngbá | tall and straight |
| 挺立 | tǐnglì | stand firm |
| 艇 | tǐng | a light boat |
| 通報 | tōngbào | circular; circulate a notice |
| 通道 | tōngdào | alleyway; channels |
| 通風 | tōng fēng | ventilate; tip-off |
| 通告 | tōnggào | announce; notify |
| 通航 | tōngháng | be open to navigation or air traffic |
| 通紅 | tōnghóng | aglow |
| 通貨膨脹 | tōnghuò péngzhàng | inflation |
| 通商 | tōng shāng | have trade relation |
| 通俗 | tōngsú | popular |
| 通行 | tōngxíng | traffic; pass |
| 通訊社 | tōngxùnshè | news agency |
| 通用 | tōngyòng | in common use |
| 同步 | tóngbù | synchro- |
| 同等 | tóngděng | same; equal |
| 同行 | tóngháng | a person of the same occupation |
| 同類 | tónglèi | congener |
| 同年 | tóngnián | the same year |
| 同期 | tóngqī | the same term |
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague |
| 同一 | tóngyī | identical |
| 童年 | tóngnián | childhood |
| 捅 | tǒng | poke; stab |
| 統籌 | tǒngchóu | plan as a whole |
| 統戰 | tǒngzhàn | united front |
| 痛恨 | tònghèn | abhor; abominate |
| 偷竊 | tōuqiè | steal |
| 偷稅 | tōu shuì | evade taxes; tax dodging |
| 投標 | tóu biāo | bid for |
| 投產 | tóuchǎn | put into production |
| 投放 | tóufàng | put in; throw in |
| 投機倒把 | tóujī dǎobǎ | engage in speculation and profiteering |
| 投票 | tóu piào | vote; poll |
| 投擲 | tóuzhì | throw; toss |
| 投資 | tóu zī | invest |
| 頭子 | tóuzi | chief; head |
| 透徹 | tòuchè | lucid; intensive |
| 透明度 | tòumíngdù | openness; transparency; diaphaneity |
| 禿 | tū | bald |
| 凸 | tū | protruding |
| 圖案 | tú'àn | design; pattern |
| 圖片 | túbiǎo | chart; diagram |
| 圖表 | túpiàn | picture |
| 圖象 | túxiàng | image; picture |
| 圖形 | túxíng | figure; graph |
| 圖紙 | túzhǐ | blueprint |
| 屠殺 | túshā | slaughter |
| 團聚 | tuánjù | reunite |
| 團圓 | tuányuán | reunion |
| 推測 | tuīcè | speculate; guess; presume |
| 推來推去 | tuī lái tuī qù | push; decline |
| 推理 | tuīlǐ | inference; reasoning |
| 推論 | tuīlùn | deduce |
| 推算 | tuīsuàn | calculate |
| 推銷 | tuīxiāo | promote sales |
| 推行 | tuīxíng | push |
| 推選 | tuīxuǎn | elect; choose |
| 退出 | tuìchū | exit; quit |
| 退還 | tuìhuán | send back; hand back |
| 屯 | tún | collect; village |
| 拖延 | tuōyán | delay; put off |
| 脫落 | tuōluò | break off; shed |
| 橢圓 | tuǒyuán | ellipse |
| 妥 | tuǒ | ready; proper |
| 妥善 | tuǒshàn | proper; appropriate |
| 妥協 | tuǒxié | compromise |
| 唾沫 | tuòmo | saliva; spittle |
| 挖掘 | wājué | dig; excavate |
| 瓦解 | wǎjiě | collapse; disorganize |
| 外表 | wàibiǎo | appearance |
| 外賓 | wàibīn | foreign guest |
| 外出 | wàichū | outgoing; stay out |
| 外電 | wàidiàn | dispatches from foreign agency |
| 外觀 | wàiguān | aspect; face |
| 外行 | wàiháng | laity; nonprofessional |
| 外匯 | wàihuì | foreign exchange |
| 外力 | wàilì | outside force |
| 外流 | wàiliú | drain; outflow |
| 外婆 | wàipó | (mother's mother) grandmother |
| 外事 | wàishì | foreign affairs |
| 外向型 | wàixiàngxíng | extroversion |
| 外形 | wàixíng | figure; shape |
| 外資 | wàizī | foreign capital |
| 豌豆 | wāndòu | pea |
| 灣 | wān | bay; gulf |
| 玩具 | wánjù | toy |
| 玩弄 | wánnòng | flirt |
| 完畢 | wánbì | complete; finish |
| 完蛋 | wán dàn | be finished |
| 晚餐 | wǎncān | supper |
| 晚年 | wǎnnián | old age; remaining years |
| 惋惜 | wǎnxī | regret |
| 萬水千山 | wàn shuǐ qiān shān | the trials of a long journey |
| 汪洋 | wāngyáng | (of a body of water) vast; boundless |
| 王 | wáng | king |
| 王國 | wángguó | kingdom |
| 亡 | wáng | die |
| 往常 | wǎngcháng | as one used to do |
| 往返 | wǎngfǎn | to and from; out and home |
| 往後 | wǎnghòu | in the future |
| 往年 | wǎngnián | in former years |
| 往日 | wǎngrì | in former days |
| 往事 | wǎngshì | the past |
| 望遠鏡 | wàngyuǎnjìng | telescope |
| 忘卻 | wàngquè | forget; disremember |
| 妄圖 | wàngtú | vainly attempt |
| 妄想 | wàngxiǎng | mirage; deliria |
| 威風 | wēifēng | power and prestige |
| 威力 | wēilì | might; power |
| 威望 | wēiwàng | prestige |
| 威信 | wēixìn | authority |
| 微不足道 | wēi bù zú dào | not worth mentioning; inconsiderable |
| 微觀 | wēiguān | microcosmic |
| 危急 | wēijí | critical; impending |
| 違法 | wéi fǎ | break the law |
| 違犯 | wéifàn | break; disobey |
| 桅杆 | wéigān | mast |
| 圍攻 | wéigōng | lay siege to |
| 圍棋 | wéiqí | the game of go |
| 唯物論 | wéiwùlùn | materialism |
| 唯物主義 | wéiwù zhǔyì | materialism |
| 唯心論 | wéixīnlùn | idealism |
| 唯心主義 | wéixīn zhǔyì | idealism |
| 唯獨 | wéidú | alone; only |
| 唯一 | wéiyī | only |
| 為期 | wéiqī | (to be completed) by a definite date |
| 維修 | wéixiū | mend; repair |
| 偽造 | wěizào | forge |
| 尾 | wěi | tail |
| 為何 | wèi hé | why |
| 未免 | wèimiǎn | rather; a bit too |
| 畏 | wèi | fear |
| 畏懼 | wèijù | fear; dread |
| 溫度計 | wēndùjì | thermometer |
| 溫柔 | wēnróu | soft; mild; gentle |
| 瘟疫 | wēnyì | pestilence |
| 文 | wén | writing; character |
| 文盲 | wénmáng | illiterate |
| 文憑 | wénpíng | diploma |
| 文人 | wénrén | literati; bookman |
| 文獻 | wénxiàn | literature; document |
| 文雅 | wényǎ | elegant |
| 文言 | wényán | classical Chinese |
| 穩當 | wěndang | sure; steady |
| 穩妥 | wěntuǒ | reliable; safe |
| 問答 | wèndá | interlocution |
| 問世 | wènshì | spacious; commodious |
| 窩 | wō | cote; nest |
| 窩囊 | wōnang | hopeless stupid |
| 臥室 | wòshì | bedroom |
| 烏鴉 | wūyā | crow |
| 烏雲 | wūyún | dark clouds |
| 污蔑 | wūmiè | smear |
| 巫婆 | wūpó | witch |
| 誣陷 | wūxiàn | frame a case against |
| 嗚咽 | wūyè | sob |
| 無償 | wúcháng | volunteer |
| 無恥 | wúchǐ | cheeky |
| 無從 | wúcóng | have no way |
| 無非 | wúfēi | nothing but; no more than |
| 無話可說 | wú huà kě shuō | have nothing to say |
| 無可奉告 | wú kě fèng gào | no comment |
| 無理 | wúlǐ | out of reason |
| 無聊 | wúliáo | bored; tiresome |
| 無能為力 | wú néng wéi lì | incapable of action; powerless |
| 無情無意 | wú qíng wú yì | merciless; ruthless |
| 無窮 | wúqióng | boundless; endless |
| 無所作為 | wú suǒ zuò wéi | attempt and accomplish nothing |
| 無微不至 | wú wēi bù zhì | meticulously; in every possible way |
| 無效 | wúxiào | no effective |
| 無意 | wúyì | have no intention |
| 無知 | wúzhī | ignorant |
| 梧桐 | wútóng | phoenix tree |
| 武力 | wǔlì | force |
| 伍 | wǔ | five |
| 舞 | wǔ | dance |
| 舞廳 | wǔtīng | ballroom |
| 物 | wù | thing |
| 物力 | wùlì | material resources |
| 勿 | wù | not |
| 務必 | wùbì | must; be sure to |
| 悟 | wù | realize |
| 誤差 | wùchā | error |
| 誤解 | wùjiě | misunderstand |
| 吸毒 | xī dú | drug abuse |
| 膝蓋 | xīgài | knee |
| 熄 | xī | extinguish; put out |
| 熄滅 | xīmiè | crush out; go out |
| 溪 | xī | brook |
| 席 | xí | mat; feast; seat |
| 席位 | xíwèi | seat |
| 習俗 | xísú | habitude |
| 習題 | xítí | exercise |
| 喜 | xǐ | be fond of |
| 喜鵲 | xǐquè | magpie |
| 喜事 | xǐshì | happy events; wedding |
| 喜訊 | xǐxùn | good news |
| 洗滌 | xǐdí | wash |
| 系列 | xìliè | series |
| 細節 | xìjié | detail; specific |
| 細小 | xìxiǎo | tiny; scrappy |
| 峽 | xiá | gorge |
| 狹隘 | xiá'ài | narrow |
| 狹窄 | xiázhǎi | narrow |
| 霞 | xiá | rosy clouds |
| 下達 | xiàdá | make know to lower levels |
| 下放 | xiàfàng | transfer a lower position |
| 下級 | xiàjí | subordinate |
| 下令 | xià lìng | order; give order |
| 下落 | xiàluò | whereabouts |
| 下臺 | xià tái | out of power |
| 下鄉 | xià xiāng | go to the countryside |
| 掀起 | xiānqǐ | lift (a cover) |
| 先鋒 | xiānfēng | pioneer |
| 先前 | xiānqián | anteriority |
| 先行 | xiānxíng | antecedent |
| 仙女 | xiānnǚ | fairy |
| 鮮紅 | xiānhóng | cardinal red |
| 弦 | xián | chord |
| 嫌疑 | xiányí | suspicion |
| 賢惠 | xiánhuì | virtuous |
| 銜 | xián | hold in mouth |
| 銜接 | xiánjiē | link up; join |
| 顯 | xiǎn | show; display |
| 顯而易見 | xiǎn ér yì jiàn | obviously; stick out a mile |
| 顯微鏡 | xiǎn wēi jìng | microscope |
| 現場 | xiànchǎng | locale |
| 現金 | xiànjīn | cash |
| 現錢 | xiànqián | ready money |
| 現行 | xiànxíng | current; in effect |
| 現狀 | xiànzhuàng | status quo; |
| 獻身 | xiàn shēn | devotion; dedicate to |
| 縣長 | xiànzhǎng | the head of a county |
| 陷兒 | xiàn'er | stuffing |
| 陷害 | xiànhài | frame up |
| 陷入 | xiànrù | plunge; run into |
| 限 | xiàn | limit |
| 限度 | xiàndù | limit; bound |
| 限期 | xiànqī | time limit |
| 限於 | xiànyú | limit to |
| 線索 | xiànsuǒ | clue; key |
| 相比 | xiāngbǐ | compare |
| 相差 | xiāngchà | differ |
| 相等 | xiāngděng | be equal to |
| 相符 | xiāngfú | tally with; conform to |
| 相關 | xiāngguān | correlate |
| 相繼 | xiāngjì | one after the other |
| 相交 | xiāngjiāo | intersect |
| 相識 | xiāngshí | be acquainted with each other |
| 相通 | xiāngtōng | communicate with each other |
| 相應 | xiāngyìng | homologous; relevant |
| 鑲 | xiāng | inlay |
| 香味 | xiāngwèi | fragrance |
| 鄉親 | xiāngqīn | villager; local people |
| 想方設法 | xiǎng fāng shè fǎ | do everything possible; try every means |
| 響聲 | xiǎngshēng | noise; sound |
| 享福 | xiǎng fú | enjoy a happy life |
| 享樂 | xiǎnglè | enjoy; feast |
| 享有 | xiǎngyǒu | have; own |
| 項鏈 | xiàngliàn | necklace |
| 橡膠 | xiàngjiāo | rubber |
| 橡皮 | xiàngpí | eraser |
| 向往 | xiàngwǎng | yearn |
| 象棋 | xiàngqí | chess |
| 象樣 | xiàng yàng | up to the mark; presentable |
| 銷 | xiāo | sell; cancel |
| 銷毀 | xiāohuǐ | destroy by melting or burning |
| 銷路 | xiāolù | market |
| 銷售 | xiāoshòu | sell |
| 消 | xiāo | disappear; remove |
| 小鬼 | xiǎoguǐ | devilkin; little devil |
| 小米 | xiǎomǐ | millet |
| 小數 | xiǎoshù | decimal fraction |
| 小數點 | xiǎoshùdiǎn | radix point |
| 小提琴 | xiǎotíqín | violin |
| 小心翼翼 | xiǎoxīn yìyì | with great care |
| 小型 | xiǎoxíng | small-scale |
| 小學生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | pupil |
| 小子 | xiǎozi | boy |
| 校徽 | xiàohuī | school-badge |
| 校園 | xiàoyuán | campus |
| 肖像 | xiàoxiàng | portrait |
| 效力 | xiàolì | affect; force |
| 效益 | xiàoyì | benefit |
| 孝順 | xiàoshùn | obedient |
| 協調 | xiétiáo | assort with; correspond |
| 協商 | xiéshāng | negotiate about; consult with |
| 協議 | xiéyì | agreement |
| 挾持 | xiéchí | hold sb, under duress |
| 邪 | xié | evil |
| 攜帶 | xiédài | take with |
| 瀉 | xiè | have diarrhea; rush down |
| 泄 | xiè | let out; |
| 泄露 | xièlòu | let out; leak; divulge |
| 泄氣 | xiè qì | pathetic; feel discouraged |
| 謝絕 | xièjué | refuse |
| 屑 | xiè | bits; crumb |
| 鋅 | xīn | zinc |
| 欣欣向榮 | xīnxīn xiàng róng | flourishing; prosperous |
| 新陳代謝 | xīn chén dàixiè | metabolism |
| 新房 | xīnfáng | bridal chamber |
| 新近 | xīnjìn | recent; late |
| 新郎 | xīnláng | bridegroom |
| 新娘 | xīnniáng | bride |
| 新人 | xīnrén | new personality |
| 新興 | xīnxīng | rising; jumped-up |
| 新穎 | xīnyǐng | original; novel |
| 心裡 | xīnli | in the mind |
| 心靈 | xīnlíng | heart; soul |
| 心目 | xīnmù | mental view |
| 心疼 | xīnténg | feel distressed; love dearly |
| 心頭 | xīntóu | mind |
| 心血 | xīnxuè | painstaking effort |
| 心眼兒 | xīnyǎn'er | mind; idea |
| 心願 | xīnyuàn | wish |
| 心中 | xīnzhōng | in mind |
| 薪水 | xīnshuǐ(xīnjīn) | stipend; salary |
| 信貸 | xìndài | credit |
| 信件 | xìnjiàn | letter |
| 信賴 | xìnlài | trust; rely |
| 信仰 | xìnyǎng | believe in |
| 信用 | xìnyòng | credit |
| 信譽 | xìnyù | credit standing |
| 星 | xīng | star |
| 腥 | xīng | the smell of fish |
| 興 | xīng | prosper; rise |
| 興辦 | xīngbàn | set up; initiate |
| 興建 | xīngjiàn | build; construct |
| 興起 | xīngqǐ | rise; spring up |
| 興旺 | xīngwàng | prosperous |
| 刑 | xíng | punishment |
| 刑場 | xíngchǎng | execution ground |
| 刑法 | xíngfǎ | criminal law |
| 刑事 | xíngshì | criminal |
| 型 | xíng | type; model |
| 型號 | xínghào | model; type |
| 形 | xíng | body; form |
| 形而上學 | xíng'érshàngxué | metaphysics |
| 行程 | xíngchéng | journey |
| 行賄 | xíng huì | bribe |
| 行徑 | xíngjìng | act; move |
| 行軍 | xíng jūn | march |
| 行使 | xíngshǐ | perform; exercise |
| 幸好 | xìnghǎo | fortunately |
| 幸運 | xìngyùn | lucky |
| 性命 | xìngmìng | life |
| 性情 | xìngqíng | temper |
| 杏 | xìng | apricot |
| 兄 | xiōng | elder brother |
| 凶狠 | xiōnghěn | fierce and malicious |
| 胸懷 | xiōnghuái | mind; heart |
| 凶猛 | xiōngměng | feral; savage |
| 胸膛 | xiōngtáng | thoraces |
| 洶涌 | xiōngyǒng | surge; popple |
| 雄厚 | xiónghòu | rich; abundant |
| 雄壯 | xióngzhuàng | sturdy; strong |
| 熊 | xióng | bear |
| 休養 | xiūyǎng | relax; recuperate |
| 修訂 | xiūdìng | revise |
| 修復 | xiūfù | repair; restore |
| 修養 | xiūyǎng | training; good manners |
| 羞恥 | xiūchǐ | ashamed |
| 嗅 | xiù | smell; scent |
| 秀麗 | xiùlì | beautiful |
| 袖子 | xiùzi | sleeve |
| 需求 | xūqiú | requirement; demand |
| 虛 | xū | weak; empty |
| 虛假 | xūjiǎ | illusive; mendacious |
| 虛弱 | xūruò | weak |
| 虛偽 | xūwěi | hypocritical |
| 須知 | xūzhī | notice; information |
| 徐徐 | xúxú | gently; slowly |
| 許可 | xǔkě | admit; allow |
| 蓄 | xù | store up |
| 酗酒 | xùjiǔ | keep to the bottle |
| 敘談 | xùtán | chat; chitchat |
| 序言 | xùyán | prologue |
| 畜產品 | xùchǎnpǐn | livestock product |
| 畜牧 | xùmù | pasturage |
| 絮叨 | xùdao | wordy |
| 續 | xù | continue |
| 宣稱 | xuānchēng | claim; assert |
| 宣讀 | xuāndú | read out |
| 宣誓 | xuān shì | swear; take a oath |
| 宣揚 | xuānyáng | publicize; propagate |
| 懸掛 | xuánguà | hang |
| 懸念 | xuánniàn | reader's involvement |
| 旋 | xuán | spin; circle |
| 旋律 | xuánlǜ | rhythm; tune |
| 選拔 | xuǎnbá | choose; select |
| 選定 | xuǎndìng | make a choice of; choose; select |
| 選集 | xuǎnjí | selected works anthology |
| 選民 | xuǎnmín | electorate |
| 選取 | xuǎnqǔ | choose; select |
| 選手 | xuǎnshǒu | player |
| 選用 | xuǎnyòng | choose; select |
| 削減 | xuējiǎn | cut; minify; whittle |
| 削弱 | xuēruò | weaken; cripple |
| 靴子 | xuēzi | boot |
| 學歷 | xuélì | educational background |
| 學派 | xuépài | school; school of thought |
| 穴 | xué | hole; socket |
| 雪白 | xuěbái | snow-white |
| 血壓 | xuèyā | blood pressure |
| 熏 | xūn | fume; smoke |
| 循序漸進 | xún xù jiàn jìn | follow in order and advance step by step |
| 巡邏 | xúnluó | patrol |
| 尋求 | xúnqiú | seek |
| 訓 | xùn | teach; train |
| 訊 | xùn | news; message |
| 壓抑 | yāyì | oppress; overbear |
| 壓韻 | yā yùn | jingle; rhyme |
| 鴉片 | yāpiàn | opium |
| 崖 | yá | cliff |
| 啞 | yǎ | mute |
| 軋 | yà | roll steel |
| 煙草 | yāncǎo | tobacco |
| 煙卷兒 | yānjuǎn'er | cigarette |
| 煙霧 | yānwù | smoke |
| 淹沒 | yānmò | mourn for |
| 嚴寒 | yánhán | freezing |
| 嚴峻 | yánjùn | stern; serious; harsh |
| 延緩 | yánhuǎn | delay; put off |
| 延期 | yán qī | put off; defer |
| 延伸 | yánshēn | extend; stretch |
| 延續 | yánxù | continue |
| 言 | yán | talk; word |
| 言語 | yányǔ | word; diction |
| 言論 | yánlùn | saying; speech |
| 炎熱 | yánrè | fervent; hot |
| 沿岸 | yán'àn | coast |
| 沿途 | yántú | on the way |
| 掩 | yǎn | cover; hide |
| 掩飾 | yǎnshì | cover up; conceal |
| 眼力 | yǎnlì | vision |
| 眼色 | yǎnsè | meaningful glance |
| 眼神 | yǎnshén | expression in one's eyes |
| 眼下 | yǎnxià | at this stage |
| 演變 | yǎnbiàn | evolve |
| 演唱 | yǎnchàng | sing |
| 演講 | yǎnjiǎng | give a lecture |
| 演算 | yǎnsuàn | perform mathematical calculations |
| 演習 | yǎnxí | rehearse |
| 演奏 | yǎnzòu | perform |
| 宴請 | yànqǐng | entertain; fete |
| 宴席 | yànxí | feast; banquet |
| 驗 | yàn | check; test |
| 驗收 | yànshōu | check and accept |
| 驗證 | yànzhèng | test and verify |
| 楊樹 | yángshù | poplar |
| 陽 | yáng | sun; positive |
| 氧 | yǎng | oxygen |
| 癢 | yǎng | itchy |
| 養分 | yǎngfèn | nutrient |
| 養活 | yǎnghuo | feed; support |
| 養育 | yǎngyù | foster |
| 養殖 | yǎngzhí | breed; raise |
| 樣品 | yàngpǐn | sample |
| 邀 | yāo | invite |
| 妖怪 | yāoguài | genie; bugaboo |
| 遙控 | yáokòng | remote control |
| 藥材 | yàocái | medicinal materials |
| 要領 | yàolǐng | essential; main points |
| 要麼 | yàome | or |
| 要命 | yào mìng | confoundedly; awfully |
| 要素 | yàosù | factor; element |
| 耀眼 | yàoyǎn | dazzling |
| 野 | yě | wild |
| 野蠻 | yěmán | wild; truculent |
| 野生 | yěshēng | wild |
| 野外 | yěwài | open country |
| 野心 | yěxīn | ambition |
| 冶煉 | yěliàn | smelt |
| 夜班 | yèbān | night shift |
| 液 | yè | fluid; liquid |
| 一輩子 | yībèizi | a lifetime |
| 一旦 | yīdàn | once; in case |
| 一度 | yīdù | once |
| 一概 | yīgài | entirely |
| 一概而論 | yīgài ér lùn | lump together al and sundry; lump under one head |
| 一個勁兒 | yīgejìn'er | persistently |
| 一貫 | yīguàn | all along; then as now |
| 一哄而散 | yī hòng ér sàn | break up in a hubbub |
| 一會兒…一會兒 | yīhuì'er … yīhuì'er … | now and then; a little while |
| 一技之長 | yī jì zhī cháng | professional skill; specially |
| 一律 | yīlǜ | all and singular |
| 一帆風順 | yī fān fēng shùn | plain sailing |
| 一乾二凈 | yī gān èr jìng | completely; thoroughly |
| 一舉 | yījǔ | at one swoop |
| 一毛不拔 | yì máo bù bá | miserly; very stingy; unwilling to give up even a hair |
| 一身 | yīshēn | all over the body |
| 一手 | yīshǒu | trick; skill |
| 一頭 | yītóu | wholeheartedly |
| 壹 | yī | one |
| 醫 | yī | cure; doctor |
| 醫務 | yīwù | medical affairs |
| 醫藥 | yīyào | medicine |
| 醫治 | yīzhì | cure |
| 依 | yī | depend on |
| 依次 | yīcì | in turn |
| 依賴 | yīlài | depend on; reply on |
| 衣裳 | yīshang | clothes |
| 遺傳 | yíchuán | inheritance; inherit |
| 遺失 | yíshī | lose |
| 遺體 | yítǐ | the remains of deceased person |
| 遺址 | yízhǐ | site; ruin |
| 移民 | yí mín | migrant |
| 疑惑 | yíhuò | doubt; disbelieve |
| 疑難 | yínán | difficult |
| 以免 | yǐmiǎn | for fear; lest |
| 以身作則 | yǐ shēn zuò zé | set oneself an example to others |
| 以往 | yǐwǎng | in the past |
| 以致於 | yǐzhìyú | so that |
| 億萬 | yìwàn | hundreds of millions |
| 亦 | yì | too; also |
| 意料 | yìliào | expect |
| 意圖 | yìtú | purpose; offer |
| 意向 | yìxiàng | will; intent |
| 毅然 | yìrán | resolutely |
| 憶 | yì | recall |
| 議案 | yì'àn | proposal; motion |
| 議程 | yìchéng | agenda |
| 議定書 | yìdìngshū | protocol |
| 議員 | yìyuán | Congressman |
| 譯員 | yìyuán | interpreter |
| 異 | yì | different |
| 羿 | yì | wing |
| 因 | yīn | cause; reason |
| 音響 | yīnxiǎng | stereo; sound; acoustics |
| 陰暗 | yīn'àn | dark; overcast |
| 淫穢 | yínhuì | nasty; obscene |
| 飲 | yǐn | drink |
| 飲食 | yǐnshí | food and drink |
| 飲水思源 | yǐn shuǐ sī yuán | never forget where one's happiness comes from |
| 引人注目 | yǐn rén zhù mù | conspicuous; noticeable |
| 引入 | yǐnrù | import; introduce |
| 引用 | yǐnyòng | quote |
| 引誘 | yǐnyòu | tempt; entice |
| 隱蔽 | yǐnbì | lie up; take cover |
| 隱藏 | yǐncáng | hide; ensconce |
| 隱瞞 | yǐnmán | keep in; hush up; hide |
| 英俊 | yīngjùn | handsome |
| 鷹 | yīng | eagle; hawk |
| 櫻花 | yīnghuā | cherry blossom |
| 營 | yíng | camp |
| 蠅子 | yíngzi | fly |
| 迎面 | yíng miàn | head-on |
| 贏得 | yíngdé | win; bear off |
| 盈利 | yínglì | profit; gain |
| 硬件 | yìngjiàn | hardware |
| 映 | yìng | reflect |
| 擁有 | yōngyǒu | hold; possess of |
| 庸俗 | yōngsú | philistine; tacky |
| 涌現 | yǒngxiàn | come to the fore |
| 永垂不朽 | yǒng chuí bù xiǔ | immortal |
| 永久 | yǒngjiǔ | permanent |
| 勇士 | yǒngshì | warrior |
| 勇於 | yǒngyú | have the courage to |
| 用法 | yòngfǎ | usage |
| 用戶 | yònghù | user; consumer |
| 用具 | yòngjù | appliance |
| 用人 | yòngren | servant |
| 用意 | yòngyì | purpose; intention |
| 幽靜 | yōujìng | sequester |
| 幽默 | yōumò | humorous |
| 優 | yōu | excellent |
| 優惠 | yōuhuì | preferential; favorable |
| 優先 | yōuxiān | first; preferential |
| 優異 | yōuyì | excellent |
| 優質 | yōuzhì | high quality |
| 憂慮 | yōulǜ | worry |
| 憂鬱 | yōuyù | heavy-hearted |
| 由此可見 | yóu cǐ kě jiàn | thus it can be seen |
| 郵電 | yóudiàn | post and telecommunication |
| 郵購 | yóugòu | mail order |
| 郵寄 | yóujì | mail |
| 郵政 | yóuzhèng | post |
| 鈾 | yóu | uranium |
| 猶如 | yóurú | just as; like |
| 油菜 | yóucài | rape |
| 油畫 | yóuhuà | painting |
| 油料 | yóuliào | oil plants |
| 油漆 | yóuqī | oil paint |
| 游擊 | yóujī | guerrilla |
| 游客 | yóukè | tourist |
| 游人 | yóurén | tourist |
| 有待 | yǒudài | await |
| 有害 | yǒu hài | harmful |
| 有口無心 | yǒu kǒu wú xīn | be sharp-tongued but not malicious |
| 有聲有色 | yǒu shēng yǒu sè | vivid and dramatic |
| 友情 | yǒuqíng | friendship |
| 友人 | yǒurén | friend |
| 誘 | yòu | entice; lure |
| 誘惑 | yòuhuò | tempt; lure |
| 幼 | yòu | young |
| 愚昧 | yúmèi | fatuous; benighted |
| 輿論 | yúlùn | consensus public opinion |
| 漁業 | yúyè | fish culture; fishery |
| 榆樹 | yúshù | elm |
| 予 | yǔ | give |
| 予以 | yǔyǐ | give |
| 雨傘 | yǔsǎn | umbrella |
| 雨水 | yǔshuǐ | rain |
| 與此同時 | yǔ cǐ tóng shí | at the same time |
| 與會 | yǔ huì | attend a meeting |
| 羽毛 | yǔmáo | feather |
| 玉 | yù | jade |
| 愈 | yù | more; recover |
| 欲 | yù | wish; want |
| 欲望 | yùwàng | desire; appetite |
| 寓 | yù | reside |
| 預測 | yùcè | forecast |
| 預定 | yùdìng | book; engage |
| 預訂 | yùdìng | book; subscribe for |
| 預計 | yùjì | foresee; estimate |
| 預見 | yùjiàn | foresee |
| 預料 | yùliào | anticipate; expect; predict |
| 預期 | yùqī | expect; anticipate |
| 預賽 | yùsài | preliminary match |
| 預算 | yùsuàn | budget |
| 預言 | yùyán | predict |
| 預約 | yùyuē | make an appointment |
| 冤 | yuān | injustice; bad luck |
| 元件 | yuánjiàn | element; organ |
| 元首 | yuánshǒu | head of state |
| 原 | yuán | original |
| 原材料 | yuáncáiliào | raw and processed materials |
| 原告 | yuángào | accuser |
| 原油 | yuányóu | base oil; crude oil |
| 原子能 | yuánzǐnéng | atomic energy |
| 園 | yuán | garden |
| 源 | yuán | fountain; source |
| 源泉 | yuánquán | headspring |
| 遠大 | yuǎndà | long-range |
| 遠方 | yuǎnfāng | far distance |
| 遠景 | yuǎnjǐng | distance; future |
| 曰 | yuē | call; say |
| 約束 | yuēshù | bind; restrain |
| 越冬 | yuè dōng | live through the winter |
| 越過 | yuèguò | get across; hurdle |
| 躍 | yuè | jump |
| 月份 | yuèfèn | month |
| 樂曲 | yuèqǔ | musical composition |
| 樂隊 | yuèduì | band |
| 閱 | yuè | read |
| 雲彩 | yúncai | cloud |
| 勻 | yún | divide evenly; even |
| 運送 | yùnsòng | carry |
| 運算 | yùnsuàn | calculate |
| 運行 | yùnxíng | circulate |
| 蘊藏 | yùncáng | hold in store; contain |
| 醞釀 | yùnniàng | brew |
| 孕育 | yùnyù | gestate |
| 雜交 | zájiāo | hybridize |
| 雜亂 | záluàn | disorderly |
| 咋 | zǎ | why; how; |
| 栽培 | zāipéi | grow; educate |
| 災荒 | zāihuāng | famine due to crop failures |
| 宰 | zǎi | butcher |
| 再生產 | zǎishēngchǎn | reproduction |
| 在乎 | zàihu | care about |
| 在意 | zài yì | care about |
| 攢 | zǎn | assemble; save money |
| 暫 | zàn | temporarily |
| 暫且 | zànqiě | for the moment |
| 贊賞 | zànshǎng | admire; praise |
| 贊嘆 | zàntàn | highly praise |
| 贊同 | zàntóng | agree with |
| 贊助 | zànzhù | support; sponsor |
| 葬 | zàng | bury |
| 葬禮 | zànglǐ | funeral |
| 遭殃 | zāo yāng | suffer disaster |
| 糟蹋 | zāotà | waste; ruin; spoil |
| 棗 | zǎo | Chinese date |
| 早點 | zǎodiǎn | breakfast |
| 早日 | zǎorì | early; soon |
| 噪音 | zàoyīn | noise |
| 造反 | zào fǎn | rebel; insurgence |
| 造價 | zàojià | cost |
| 造型 | zàoxíng | model; mold |
| 灶 | zào | kitchen range |
| 責怪 | zéguài | blame |
| 責任制 | zérènzhì | system of job responsibility |
| 賊 | zéi | thief |
| 怎 | zěn | how; what |
| 怎麼著 | zěnmezhe | why |
| 增 | zēng | add; increase |
| 增設 | zēngshè | increase; augment |
| 增添 | zēngtiān | add; superinduce |
| 增援 | zēngyuán | reinforce |
| 閘 | zhá | brake |
| 眨 | zhǎ | wink; blink |
| 炸彈 | zhàdàn | bomb |
| 炸藥 | zhàyào | dynamite; detonator |
| 詐騙 | zhàpiàn | defraud; swindle |
| 榨 | zhà | wring; squeeze |
| 摘要 | zhāiyào | summary; brief |
| 寨 | zhài | stockade village |
| 債務 | zhàiwù | debt |
| 瞻仰 | zhānyǎng | look at with reverence |
| 沾光 | zhān guāng | benefit from association with sb |
| 斬 | zhǎn | cut; behead |
| 斬草除根 | zhǎn cǎo chú gēn | cut the weeds and dig up the roots |
| 斬釘截鐵 | zhǎn dīng jié tiě | resolute and decisive |
| 展示 | zhǎnshì | lay out; display |
| 展望 | zhǎnwàng | prospect |
| 展現 | zhǎnxiàn | express; show |
| 展銷 | zhǎnxiāo | display and sell |
| 占據 | zhànjù | hold; take up; inhabit |
| 戰 | zhàn | fight |
| 戰役 | zhànyì | battle; campaign |
| 站崗 | zhàn gǎng | point duty |
| 章程 | zhāngchéng | statute; rule |
| 掌 | zhǎng | palm |
| 掌管 | zhǎngguǎn | in charge of |
| 漲價 | zhǎng jià | rise in price |
| 招聘 | zhāopìn | invite applications for a job |
| 招生 | zhāo shēng | enroll new student |
| 招收 | zhāoshōu | take in; recruit |
| 朝氣 | zhāoqì | youthful spirit |
| 朝氣蓬勃 | zhāo qì péng bó | full of youthful spirit |
| 朝三暮四 | zhāo sān mù sì | blow hot and cold; play fast and loose |
| 沼澤 | zhǎozé | swamp; morass |
| 兆 | zhào | mega |
| 照會 | zhàohuì | memo; note |
| 照舊 | zhàojiù | as usual |
| 照料 | zhàoliào | take care of |
| 照明 | zhàomíng | illuminate |
| 照射 | zhàoshè | irradiate |
| 照應 | zhàoying | look to |
| 折騰 | zhēteng | turn over; toss about |
| 這麼著 | zhèmezhe | like this; such |
| 真誠 | zhēnchéng | faithful; honor |
| 真是的 | zhēn shì de | be really terrible |
| 真相 | zhēnxiàng | fact; truth |
| 真心 | zhēnxīn | sincere; wholehearted |
| 偵察 | zhēnchá | spy; scout |
| 偵探 | zhēntàn | detective |
| 診斷 | zhěnduàn | diagnose |
| 震蕩 | zhèndàng | shake; vibrate |
| 震驚 | zhènjīng | astound |
| 振 | zhèn | shake; flap |
| 振奮 | zhènfèn | hearten |
| 振興 | zhènxīng | vitalize; develop; promote |
| 鎮 | zhèn | ease; press down |
| 鎮定 | zhèndìng | cool; calm |
| 陣容 | zhènróng | lineup |
| 陣線 | zhènxiàn | front |
| 陣營 | zhènyíng | camp |
| 正月 | zhēngyuè | the first month of the lunar year |
| 蒸 | zhēng | steam |
| 徵收 | zhēngshōu | assess upon |
| 爭吵 | zhēngchǎo | quarrel |
| 爭端 | zhēngduān | issue |
| 爭氣 | zhēng qì | try to make a good showing |
| 爭先恐後 | zhēng xiān kǒng hòu | strive to be the first; vie with each other |
| 爭議 | zhēngyì | dispute |
| 整潔 | zhěngjié | tidy; neat; clean |
| 整數 | zhěngshù | integer |
| 整天 | zhěngtiān | all day |
| 整整 | zhěngzhěng | full |
| 正比 | zhèngbǐ | direct ratio |
| 正規 | zhèngguī | formal |
| 正氣 | zhèngqì | healthy atmosphere |
| 正巧 | zhèngqiǎo | just in time |
| 政變 | zhèngbiàn | coup |
| 政協 | zhèngxié | the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
| 癥 | zhèng | illness |
| 鄭重 | zhèngzhòng | solemn |
| 證 | zhèng | card; certificate |
| 芝麻 | zhīma | sesame |
| 支部 | zhībù | branch |
| 支撐 | zhīchēng | support; crutch |
| 支出 | zhīchū | payout; expend |
| 支付 | zhīfù | pay; defray |
| 支票 | zhīpiào | check |
| 支柱 | zhīzhù | mainstay; backbone |
| 知覺 | zhījué | feeling; consciousness |
| 蜘蛛 | zhīzhū | spider |
| 脂肪 | zhīfáng | fat |
| 汁 | zhī | juice |
| 指甲 | zhǐjia | fingernail |
| 職稱 | zhíchēng | the title of a technical post |
| 職能 | zhínéng | function |
| 職權 | zhíquán | power; authority |
| 職務 | zhíwù | headship; duty; position |
| 直播 | zhíbō | live broadcast |
| 直轄市 | zhíxiáshì | municipality directly under the Central Government |
| 直線 | zhíxiàn | beeline |
| 直至 | zhízhì | up to; till |
| 植 | zhí | plant |
| 殖民主義 | zhímín zhǔyì | colonialism |
| 執法 | zhífǎ | execute the law |
| 執勤 | zhí qín | be on duty |
| 執照 | zhízhào | license |
| 執政 | zhí zhèng | come into power |
| 值班 | zhí bān | on duty |
| 侄子 | zhízi | nephew |
| 指定 | zhǐdìng | appoint; designate |
| 指令 | zhǐlìng | order; instruction |
| 指明 | zhǐmíng | point out; designate |
| 指手划腳 | zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo | make indiscreet remarks or criticism |
| 指望 | zhǐwang | expect; figure on |
| 指針 | zhǐzhēn | index; finger |
| 只顧 | zhǐgù | merely; simply; be absorbed in |
| 只管 | zhǐguǎn | by all means |
| 只能 | zhǐnéng | can but |
| 紙張 | zhǐzhāng | paper |
| 志 | zhì | ideal |
| 志氣 | zhìqì | ambition; backbone; spirit |
| 擲 | zhì | throw |
| 至多 | zhìduō | by most |
| 致詞 | zhì cí | address; oration |
| 致電 | zhì diàn | send a telegram |
| 致富 | zhì fù | become rich; acquire wealth |
| 致敬 | zhìjìng | hail; greet |
| 致使 | zhìshǐ | lead |
| 置 | zhì | put; set up; install |
| 制裁 | zhìcái | punish |
| 制服 | zhìfú | tame; overmaster |
| 製品 | zhìpǐn | product; goods |
| 制約 | zhìyuē | restrict |
| 智力 | zhìlì | intellect |
| 智能 | zhìnéng | aptitude; capacity |
| 質變 | zhìbiàn | qualitative change |
| 質樸 | zhìpǔ | unpretending; unvarnished |
| 治安 | zhì'ān | public order; police |
| 治理 | zhìlǐ | administer; govern |
| 中等 | zhōngděng | medium; middling |
| 中立 | zhōnglì | neutrality |
| 中秋 | zhōngqiū | mid-autumn |
| 中途 | zhōngtú | midway |
| 中型 | zhōngxíng | medium-sized |
| 中游 | zhōngyóu | middle reaches of a river |
| 中原 | zhōngyuán | Central Plains |
| 忠於 | zhōngyú | cleave; stick by |
| 忠貞 | zhōngzhēn | honest; loyal and steadfast |
| 鐘表 | zhōngbiǎo | clock |
| 鐘點 | zhōngdiǎn | hours; time |
| 終 | zhōng | end; finally |
| 終點 | zhōngdiǎn | terminal |
| 終端 | zhōngduān | terminal |
| 終究 | zhōngjiū | after all |
| 終年 | zhōngnián | all year long |
| 終止 | zhōngzhǐ | stop; end |
| 種種 | zhǒngzhǒng | a variety of |
| 種族 | zhǒngzú | race |
| 腫瘤 | zhǒngliú | neoplasm; tumor |
| 種地 | zhòng dì | cultivate |
| 重工業 | zhònggōngyè | heavy industry |
| 重心 | zhòngxīn | center of gravity |
| 重型 | zhòngxíng | heavy-duty |
| 眾 | zhòng | many |
| 眾多 | zhòngduō | numerous |
| 眾人 | zhòngrén | everybody |
| 眾所周知 | zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī | as everyone knows; it is common knowledge that |
| 眾議院 | zhòngyìyuàn | house of representatives |
| 舟 | zhōu | boat |
| 周密 | zhōumì | thorough; careful |
| 周期 | zhōuqī | period cycle |
| 周折 | zhōuzhé | twists and turns setbacks |
| 周轉 | zhōuzhuǎn | turn over |
| 州 | zhōu | state |
| 洲 | zhōu | continent |
| 晝夜 | zhòuyè | day and night |
| 珠子 | zhūzi | bead |
| 諸如此類 | zhū rú cǐ lèi | and all that; and so on |
| 諸位 | zhūwèi | every one |
| 逐年 | zhúnián | year after year |
| 拄 | zhǔ | lean on a stick |
| 囑托 | zhǔtuō | entrust |
| 主 | zhǔ | owner; host |
| 主辦 | zhǔbàn | sponsor; hold |
| 主編 | zhǔbiān | editor in chief |
| 主管 | zhǔguǎn | in charge of |
| 主導 | zhǔdǎo | leading; dominant |
| 主流 | zhǔliú | mainstream |
| 主人翁 | zhǔrénwēng | master; hero |
| 主食 | zhǔshí | staple food |
| 主題 | zhǔtí | topic |
| 主體 | zhǔtǐ | principal part |
| 主義 | zhǔyì | -ism |
| 著 | zhù | write; book |
| 助長 | zhùzhǎng | foster; encourage |
| 助理 | zhùlǐ | assistant |
| 鑄造 | zhùzào | found |
| 築 | zhù | build |
| 住房 | zhùfáng | housing; lodging |
| 住所 | zhùsuǒ | habitation; residence |
| 註冊 | zhùcè | enroll; register |
| 註解 | zhùjiě | note; annotation |
| 注目 | zhùmù | fix one's eyes on |
| 註釋 | zhùshì | note; annotation |
| 注重 | zhùzhòng | pay attention to |
| 祝福 | zhùfú | bless; benediction |
| 駐扎 | zhùzhā | be stationed |
| 爪 | zhuǎ | claw |
| 拽 | zhuài | drag; haul |
| 專長 | zhuāncháng | specialty |
| 專程 | zhuānchéng | special trip |
| 專科 | zhuānkē | special course |
| 專利 | zhuānlì | patent |
| 專人 | zhuānrén | person specially assigned for a task |
| 專題 | zhuāntí | special topic |
| 專業戶 | zhuānyèhù | specialized households |
| 專用 | zhuānyòng | for a special purpose |
| 專制 | zhuānzhì | despotism; autarchy |
| 轉換 | zhuǎnhuàn | transform |
| 轉交 | zhuǎnjiāo | deliver to |
| 轉讓 | zhuǎnràng | make over; transfer |
| 轉向 | zhuǎnxiàng | turn to; veer |
| 轉折 | zhuǎnzhé | turn |
| 傳 | zhuàn | biography |
| 傳記 | zhuànjì | biography |
| 莊 | zhuāng | village |
| 莊重 | zhuāngzhòng | grand; superb |
| 裝配 | zhuāngpèi | set up; assemblage |
| 裝卸 | zhuāngxiè | load and unload |
| 壯觀 | zhuàngguān | grand; sublime |
| 壯烈 | zhuàngliè | brave; heroic |
| 壯志 | zhuàngzhì | lofty ideal |
| 追查 | zhuīchá | investigate; trace |
| 追悼 | zhuīdào | flood; submerge |
| 追趕 | zhuīgǎn | chase; run after |
| 追究 | zhuījiū | find out; investigate |
| 追問 | zhuīwèn | question closely; examine minutely |
| 準許 | zhǔnxǔ | permit |
| 準則 | zhǔnzē | rule; guide line |
| 卓越 | zhuōyuè | super excellent |
| 啄 | zhuó | peck |
| 酌情 | zhuó qíng | take the circumstance into consideration |
| 著 | zhuó | wear |
| 著想 | zhuóxiǎng | consider |
| 咨詢 | zīxún | refer; consult |
| 資產 | zīchǎn | capital; asset |
| 資助 | zīzhù | give financial aid |
| 滋長 | zīzhǎng | grow; develop |
| 滋味 | zīwèi | flavor; relish |
| 籽 | zǐ | seed |
| 子弟 | zǐdì | junior; children |
| 子孫 | zǐsūn | progeny |
| 自悲 | zìbēi | self-abased |
| 自發 | zìfā | spontaneous; unprompted |
| 自負盈虧 | zì fù yíng kuī | assume sole responsibility for its profits or losses |
| 自古 | zì gǔ | from of old |
| 自力更生 | zì lì gēng shēng | self-dependence |
| 自殺 | zìshā | suicide |
| 自私自利 | zì sī zì lì | self-concern; selfish |
| 自衛 | zìwèi | self-defense |
| 自行 | zìxíng | by oneself |
| 自由市場 | zìyóu shìchǎng | free market |
| 蹤跡 | zōngjì | tail; trail; trace |
| 宗旨 | zōngzhǐ | tenet |
| 棕色 | zōngsè | brown |
| 總的來說 | zǒng de lái shuō | in general |
| 總督 | zǒngdū | governor |
| 總額 | zǒng'é | amount |
| 總和 | zǒnghé | summation |
| 總計 | zǒngjì | totalize; summed |
| 總數 | zǒngshù | gross; total |
| 總司令 | zǒngsīlìng | commander in chief |
| 總務 | zǒngwù | general affairs |
| 縱橫 | zònghéng | with great ease in length and breadth |
| 走訪 | zǒufǎng | call on; interview |
| 走狗 | zǒugǒu | flunky; hatchet man |
| 走漏 | zǒulòu | leak out |
| 走私 | zǒu sī | smuggle |
| 走向 | zǒuxiàng | make for; tend |
| 奏 | zòu | play music |
| 揍 | zòu | beat |
| 租金 | zūjīn | rental |
| 族 | zú | race; nationality |
| 足以 | zúyǐ | enough |
| 阻擋 | zǔdǎng | block off; hold up |
| 阻攔 | zǔlán | block off |
| 阻撓 | zǔnáo | obstruct; stand in the way |
| 組合 | zǔhé | assemble |
| 鑽石 | zuànshí | diamond |
| 嘴巴 | zuǐba | mouth |
| 罪犯 | zuìfàn | criminal |
| 罪名 | zuìmíng | accusation; charge |
| 罪狀 | zuìzhuàng | facts about a crime |
| 尊 | zūn | respect |
| 尊稱 | zūn chēng | honorific title |
| 尊嚴 | zūnyán | dignity |
| 遵循 | zūnxún | follow; keep to |
| 遵照 | zūnzhào | comply; conform to |
| 琢磨 | zuómo | consider; ponder |
| 做工 | zuò gōng | work |
| 作案 | zuò àn | commit an offence |
| 作法 | zuòfa | action; practice |
| 作廢 | zuòfèi | cancellation; blank out |
| 作主 | zuò zhǔ | decide |
| 座右銘 | zuòyòumíng | motto |