HSK vocabulary
HSK 5 Vocabulary List
All 2,493 words for the HSK 5 exam — the complete HSK 1–5 vocabulary — read newspapers, watch Chinese films, and speak fluidly. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 | 愛 | ài | to love |
| 八 | bā | eight | |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father | |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup | |
| 北京 | běi jīng | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China | |
| 本 | běn | root | |
| 不 | bù | no | |
| 不客气 | 不客氣 | bù kè qi | you're welcome |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) | |
| 茶 | chá | tea | |
| 吃 | chī | to eat | |
| 出租车 | 出租車 | chū zū chē | taxi |
| 打电话 | 打電話 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 大 | dà | big | |
| 的 | de | of | |
| 点 | 點 | diǎn | point |
| 电脑 | 電腦 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 电视 | 電視 | diàn shì | television |
| 电影 | 電影 | diàn yǐng | movie |
| 东西 | 東西 | dōng xī | east and west |
| 都 | dū | surname Du | |
| 读 | 讀 | dòu | comma |
| 对不起 | 對不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry |
| 多 | duō | many | |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number | |
| 儿子 | 兒子 | ér zi | son |
| 二 | èr | two | |
| 饭馆 | 飯館 | fàn guǎn | restaurant |
| 飞机 | 飛機 | fēi jī | airplane |
| 分钟 | 分鐘 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 高兴 | 高興 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 个 | 個 | gě | used in 自个儿 |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work | |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | |
| 汉语 | 漢語 | hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 好 | hǎo | good | |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | |
| 和 | 咊 | hé | old variant of 和 |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) | |
| 后面 | 後面 | hòu mian | the back |
| 回 | huí | to circle | |
| 会 | 會 | huì | can |
| 火车站 | 火車站 | huǒ chē zhàn | train station |
| 几 | jī | small table | |
| 家 | 傢 | jiā | used in 家伙 and 家俱 |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout | |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today | |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine | |
| 开 | 開 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) |
| 看 | kān | to look after | |
| 看见 | 看見 | kàn jiàn | to see |
| 块 | 塊 | kuài | lump |
| 来 | 來 | lái | to come |
| 老师 | 老師 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) | |
| 冷 | lěng | surname Leng | |
| 里 | 裏 | lǐ | variant of 里 |
| 零 | líng | zero | |
| 六 | liù | six | |
| 妈妈 | 媽媽 | mā ma | mama |
| 吗 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| 买 | 買 | mǎi | to buy |
| 猫 | 貓 | māo | cat |
| 没 | 沒 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not |
| 没关系 | 沒關係 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 米饭 | 米飯 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) | |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow | |
| 哪 | nǎ | how | |
| 那 | nā | surname Na | |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") | |
| 能 | néng | surname Neng | |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) | |
| 年 | nián | surname Nian | |
| 女儿 | 女兒 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend | |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty | |
| 苹果 | 蘋果 | píng guǒ | apple |
| 七 | qī | seven | |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead | |
| 钱 | 錢 | qián | surname Qian |
| 请 | 請 | qǐng | to ask |
| 去 | qù | to go | |
| 热 | 熱 | rè | to warm up |
| 人 | rén | person | |
| 认识 | 認識 | rèn shi | to know |
| 日 | rì | abbr. for 本, Japan | |
| 三 | sān | surname San | |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store | |
| 上 | shǎng | used in 上声 | |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning | |
| 少 | shǎo | few | |
| 什么 | 什麼 | shén me | what? |
| 十 | shí | ten | |
| 时候 | 時候 | shí hou | time |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) | |
| 书 | 書 | shū | abbr. for 书经 |
| 谁 | 誰 | shéi | who |
| 水 | shuǐ | surname Shui | |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit | |
| 睡觉 | 睡覺 | shuì jiào | to go to bed |
| 说话 | 說話 | shuō huà | to speak |
| 四 | sì | four | |
| 岁 | 嵗 | suì | variant of 岁, year |
| 他 | tā | he | |
| 她 | tā | she | |
| 太 | tài | highest | |
| 天气 | 天氣 | tiān qì | weather |
| 听 | yǐn | smile (archaic) | |
| 同学 | 同學 | tóng xué | to study at the same school |
| 喂 | wéi | hello (when answering the phone) | |
| 我 | wǒ | I | |
| 我们 | 我們 | wǒ men | we |
| 五 | wǔ | five | |
| 喜欢 | 喜歡 | xǐ huan | to like |
| 下 | xià | down | |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon | |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain | |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher | |
| 现在 | 現在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) | |
| 小 | xiǎo | small | |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady | |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 写 | 寫 | xiě | to write |
| 谢谢 | 謝謝 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week | |
| 学生 | 學生 | xué sheng | student |
| 学习 | 學習 | xué xí | to learn |
| 学校 | 學校 | xué xiào | school |
| 一 | yī | one | |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes | |
| 医生 | 醫生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 医院 | 醫院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair | |
| 有 | yǒu | to have | |
| 月 | yuè | moon | |
| 再见 | 再見 | zài jiàn | goodbye |
| 在 | zài | to exist | |
| 怎么 | 怎麼 | zěn me | how? |
| 怎么样 | 怎麼樣 | zěn me yàng | how? |
| 这 | 這 | zhè | (pronoun) this |
| 中国 | 中國 | zhōng guó | China |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon | |
| 住 | zhù | to live | |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table | |
| 字 | zì | letter | |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday | |
| 坐 | zuò | surname Zuo | |
| 做 | zuò | to make | |
| 吧 | bā | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) | |
| 白 | bái | surname Bai | |
| 百 | bǎi | surname Bai | |
| 帮助 | 幫助 | bāng zhù | assistance |
| 报纸 | 報紙 | bào zhǐ | newspaper |
| 比 | bǐ | Belgium | |
| 便宜 | biàn yí | convenient | |
| 别 | 別 | bié | surname Bie |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song | |
| 出 | chū | to go out | |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear | |
| 船 | 舩 | chuán | variant of 船 |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence | |
| 从 | cóng | variant of 从 | |
| 错 | 錯 | cuò | surname Cuo |
| 打篮球 | 打籃球 | dǎ lán qiú | to play basketball |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone | |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but | |
| 到 | dào | to reach | |
| 得 | dé | to obtain | |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother | |
| 第一 | dì yī | first | |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand | |
| 房间 | 房間 | fáng jiān | room |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very | |
| 服务员 | 服務員 | fú wù yuán | waiter |
| 高 | gāo | surname Gao | |
| 告诉 | 告訴 | gào sù | to press charges |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother | |
| 给 | 給 | gěi | to |
| 公共汽车 | 公共汽車 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) | |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company | |
| 贵 | 貴 | guì | expensive |
| 还 | 還 | huán | surname Huan |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child | |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty | |
| 号 | 號 | háo | roar |
| 黑 | hēi | abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 | |
| 红 | 紅 | hóng | surname Hong |
| 欢迎 | 歡迎 | huān yíng | to welcome |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply | |
| 机场 | 機場 | jī chǎng | airport |
| 鸡蛋 | 雞蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg |
| 件 | jiàn | item | |
| 教室 | jiào shì | classroom | |
| 介绍 | 介紹 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb) |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister | |
| 近 | jìn | near | |
| 进 | 進 | jìn | to go forward |
| 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case | |
| 觉得 | 覺得 | jué de | to think that ... |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee (loanword) | |
| 开始 | 開始 | kāi shǐ | to begin |
| 考试 | 考試 | kǎo shì | to take an exam |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) | |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can | |
| 课 | 課 | kè | subject |
| 快 | kuài | rapid | |
| 快乐 | 快樂 | kuài lè | happy |
| 累 | lěi | to accumulate | |
| 离 | chī | mythical beast (archaic) | |
| 两 | 兩 | liǎng | two |
| 路 | lù | surname Lu | |
| 旅游 | 旅遊 | lǚ yóu | trip |
| 卖 | 賣 | mài | to sell |
| 慢 | màn | slow | |
| 忙 | máng | busy | |
| 每 | měi | each | |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister | |
| 门 | 門 | mén | surname Men |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man | |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) | |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk | |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman | |
| 旁边 | 旁邊 | páng biān | side |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run | |
| 票 | piào | ticket | |
| 妻子 | qī zǐ | wife and children | |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed | |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | |
| 晴 | qíng | clear | |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year | |
| 让 | 讓 | ràng | to yield |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work | |
| 身体 | 身體 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill | |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday | |
| 时间 | 時間 | shí jiān | time |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair | |
| 手表 | 手錶 | shǒu biǎo | wristwatch |
| 手机 | 手機 | shǒu jī | cell phone |
| 送 | sòng | to send | |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore | |
| 它 | tā | it | |
| 踢 | tī | to kick | |
| 题 | 題 | tí | surname Ti |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance | |
| 外 | wài | outside | |
| 完 | wán | to finish | |
| 玩 | wán | to play | |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening | |
| 为 | 為 | wéi | as (in the capacity of) |
| 问 | 問 | wèn | to ask |
| 问题 | 問題 | wèn tí | question |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope | |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash | |
| 西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon | |
| 向 | xiàng | surname Xiang | |
| 小时 | 小時 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 笑 | 咲 | xiào | old variant of 笑 |
| 新 | xīn | abbr. for Xinjiang 疆 or Singapore 坡 | |
| 姓 | xìng | family name | |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest | |
| 雪 | xuě | surname Xue | |
| 颜色 | 顏色 | yán sè | color |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye | |
| 羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton | |
| 药 | 葯 | yào | leaf of the iris |
| 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand | |
| 也 | yě | surname Ye | |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place | |
| 已经 | 已經 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 意思 | yì si | idea | |
| 因为 | 因為 | yīn wèi | because |
| 阴 | 陰 | yīn | surname Yin |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming | |
| 右边 | 右邊 | yòu bian | right side |
| 鱼 | 魚 | yú | surname Yu |
| 元 | yuán | surname Yuan | |
| 远 | 遠 | yuǎn | far |
| 运动 | 運動 | yùn dòng | to move |
| 再 | zài | again | |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning | |
| 张 | 張 | zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 长 | 長 | cháng | length |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband | |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find | |
| 着 | 著 | zhāo | (chess) move |
| 真 | zhēn | really | |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time) | |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know | |
| 准备 | 準備 | zhǔn bèi | preparation |
| 自行车 | 自行車 | zì xíng chē | bicycle |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk | |
| 最 | 㝡 | zuì | variant of 最 |
| 左边 | 左邊 | zuǒ bian | left |
| 阿姨 | ā yí | maternal aunt | |
| 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise | |
| 矮 | ǎi | low | |
| 爱好 | 愛好 | ài hào | to like |
| 安静 | 安靜 | ān jìng | quiet |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold | |
| 班 | bān | surname Ban | |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself) | |
| 办法 | 辦法 | bàn fǎ | means |
| 办公室 | 辦公室 | bàn gōng shì | office |
| 半 | bàn | half | |
| 帮忙 | 幫忙 | bāng máng | to help |
| 包 | bāo | surname Bao | |
| 饱 | 飽 | bǎo | to eat till full |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north | |
| 被 | bèi | quilt | |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose | |
| 比较 | 比較 | bǐ jiào | to compare |
| 比赛 | 比賽 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc) |
| 必须 | 必須 | bì xū | to have to |
| 变化 | 變化 | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | to express | |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play | |
| 别人 | 別人 | bié ren | other people |
| 宾馆 | 賓館 | bīn guǎn | guesthouse |
| 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | icebox | |
| 才 | cái | ability | |
| 菜单 | 菜單 | cài dān | menu |
| 参加 | 參加 | cān jiā | to participate |
| 草 | 艸 | cǎo | variant of 草 |
| 层 | 層 | céng | to pile on top of one another |
| 差 | chā | difference | |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场) | |
| 衬衫 | 襯衫 | chèn shān | shirt |
| 成绩 | 成績 | chéng jì | achievement |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city | |
| 迟到 | 遲到 | chí dào | to arrive late |
| 出现 | 出現 | chū xiàn | to appear |
| 除了 | chú le | besides | |
| 厨房 | 廚房 | chú fáng | kitchen |
| 春 | 旾 | chūn | old variant of 春 |
| 词语 | 詞語 | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) |
| 聪明 | 聰明 | cōng ming | intelligent |
| 打扫 | 打掃 | dǎ sǎo | to clean |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan | |
| 带 | 帶 | dài | band |
| 担心 | 擔心 | dān xīn | anxious |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake | |
| 当然 | 當然 | dāng rán | only natural |
| 地 | de | -ly | |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region | |
| 地铁 | 地鐵 | dì tiě | underground railway |
| 地图 | 地圖 | dì tú | map |
| 灯 | 燈 | dēng | lamp |
| 低 | dī | low | |
| 电梯 | 電梯 | diàn tī | elevator |
| 电子 | 電子 | diàn zǐ | electronic |
| 东 | 東 | dōng | surname Dong |
| 冬 | dōng | winter | |
| 动物 | 動物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 短 | duǎn | short | |
| 段 | duàn | surname Duan | |
| 锻炼 | 鍛鍊 | duàn liàn | to toughen |
| 多么 | 多麼 | duō me | how (wonderful etc) |
| 饿 | 餓 | è | to be hungry |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also | |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear | |
| 发烧 | 發燒 | fā shāo | to have a high temperature (from illness) |
| 发现 | 發現 | fā xiàn | to notice |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient | |
| 放 | fàng | to put | |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved | |
| 分 | fēn | to divide | |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby | |
| 复习 | 復習 | fù xí | to review |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare | |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold | |
| 干净 | 乾淨 | gān jìng | clean |
| 刚才 | 剛才 | gāng cái | just now |
| 根据 | 根據 | gēn jù | according to |
| 跟 | gēn | heel | |
| 更 | gēng | to change or replace | |
| 公园 | 公園 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice | |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape | |
| 关 | 關 | guān | surname Guan |
| 关系 | 關係 | guān xi | relation |
| 关心 | 關心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about |
| 关于 | 關於 | guān yú | pertaining to |
| 国家 | 國家 | guó jiā | country |
| 果汁 | guǒ zhī | fruit juice | |
| 过去 | 過去 | guò qù | (in the) past |
| 还是 | 還是 | hái shi | still (as before) |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid | |
| 河 | hé | river | |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard | |
| 护照 | 護照 | hù zhào | passport |
| 花 | huā | surname Hua | |
| 花园 | 花園 | huā yuán | garden |
| 画 | 畫 | huà | to draw |
| 坏 | 壞 | huài | bad |
| 环境 | 環境 | huán jìng | environment |
| 换 | 換 | huàn | to exchange |
| 黄 | 黃 | huáng | surname Huang or Hwang |
| 会议 | 會議 | huì yì | meeting |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or | |
| 机会 | 機會 | jī huì | opportunity |
| 极 | 極 | jí | extremely |
| 几乎 | 幾乎 | jī hū | almost |
| 记得 | 記得 | jì de | to remember |
| 季节 | 季節 | jì jié | time |
| 检查 | 檢查 | jiǎn chá | inspection |
| 简单 | 簡單 | jiǎn dān | simple |
| 见面 | 見面 | jiàn miàn | to meet |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health | |
| 讲 | 講 | jiǎng | to speak |
| 角 | jué | surname Jue | |
| 脚 | 腳 | jiǎo | foot |
| 教 | jiào | surname Jiao | |
| 接 | jiē | to receive | |
| 街道 | jiē dào | street | |
| 节目 | 節目 | jié mù | program |
| 节日 | 節日 | jié rì | holiday |
| 结婚 | 結婚 | jié hūn | to marry |
| 结束 | 結束 | jié shù | termination |
| 解决 | 解決 | jiě jué | to solve |
| 借 | jiè | to lend | |
| 经常 | 經常 | jīng cháng | frequently |
| 经过 | 經過 | jīng guò | to pass |
| 经理 | 經理 | jīng lǐ | manager |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time | |
| 旧 | 舊 | jiù | old |
| 举行 | 舉行 | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 句子 | jù zi | sentence | |
| 决定 | 決定 | jué dìng | to decide (to do something) |
| 可爱 | 可愛 | kě ài | adorable |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty | |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) | |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor | |
| 空调 | 空調 | kōng tiáo | air conditioning |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth | |
| 哭 | kū | to cry | |
| 裤子 | 袴子 | kù zi | variant of 裤子, trousers |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks | |
| 蓝 | 藍 | lán | surname Lan |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity | |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand | |
| 离开 | 離開 | lí kāi | to depart |
| 礼物 | 禮物 | lǐ wù | gift |
| 历史 | 歷史 | lì shǐ | history |
| 脸 | 臉 | liǎn | face |
| 练习 | 練習 | liàn xí | to practice |
| 辆 | 輛 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 邻居 | 鄰居 | lín jū | neighbor |
| 楼 | 樓 | lóu | surname Lou |
| 绿 | 綠 | lǜ | green |
| 马 | 馬 | mǎ | surname Ma |
| 马上 | 馬上 | mǎ shàng | at once |
| 满意 | 滿意 | mǎn yì | satisfied |
| 帽子 | mào zi | hat | |
| 米 | mǐ | surname Mi | |
| 面包 | 麵包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 面条 | 麵條 | miàn tiáo | noodles |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear | |
| 拿 | 㧱 | ná | old variant of 拿 |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) | |
| 南 | nán | surname Nan | |
| 难 | 難 | nán | difficult (to...) |
| 难过 | 難過 | nán guò | to feel sad |
| 年级 | 年級 | nián jí | grade |
| 年轻 | 年輕 | nián qīng | young |
| 鸟 | 鳥 | diǎo | variant of 屌 |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort | |
| 爬山 | pá shān | to climb a mountain | |
| 盘子 | 盤子 | pán zi | tray |
| 胖 | pán | healthy | |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer (loanword) | |
| 葡萄 | pú tao | grape | |
| 普通话 | 普通話 | pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (common language) |
| 其实 | 其實 | qí shí | actually |
| 其他 | qí tā | other | |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange | |
| 骑 | 騎 | jì | (Tw) saddle horse |
| 铅笔 | 鉛筆 | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil |
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear | |
| 秋 | qiū | surname Qiu | |
| 裙子 | qún zi | skirt | |
| 然后 | 然後 | rán hòu | then |
| 热情 | 熱情 | rè qíng | cordial |
| 认为 | 認為 | rèn wéi | to believe |
| 认真 | 認真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy | |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if | |
| 伞 | 傘 | sǎn | umbrella |
| 上网 | 上網 | shàng wǎng | to go online |
| 生气 | 生氣 | shēng qì | to get angry |
| 声音 | 聲音 | shēng yīn | voice |
| 使 | shǐ | to make | |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world | |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin | |
| 叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother | |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable | |
| 树 | 樹 | shù | tree |
| 数学 | 數學 | shù xué | mathematics |
| 刷 | shuā | to brush | |
| 双 | 雙 | shuāng | surname Shuang |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | level (of achievement etc) | |
| 司机 | 司機 | sī jī | chauffeur |
| 虽然 | 雖然 | suī rán | although |
| 太阳 | 太陽 | tài yang | sun |
| 糖 | táng | sugar | |
| 特别 | 特別 | tè bié | unusual |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts | |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise | |
| 体育 | 體育 | tǐ yù | sports |
| 甜 | tián | sweet | |
| 条 | 條 | tiáo | strip |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague | |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree | |
| 头发 | 頭髮 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden | |
| 图书馆 | 圖書館 | tú shū guǎn | library |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg | |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete | |
| 碗 | 㼝 | wǎn | variant of 碗 |
| 万 | mò | used in 俟 | |
| 忘记 | 忘記 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 为了 | 為了 | wèi le | for |
| 为什么 | 為什麼 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 位 | wèi | position | |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture | |
| 习惯 | 習慣 | xí guàn | habit |
| 洗手间 | 洗手間 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe | |
| 西 | xī | the West | |
| 夏 | xià | the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC | |
| 先 | xiān | early | |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical | |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to be convinced (that sth is true) | |
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana | |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble | |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful | |
| 校长 | 校長 | xiào zhǎng | (college, university) president |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe | |
| 新闻 | 新聞 | xīn wén | news |
| 新鲜 | 新鮮 | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc) |
| 信 | xìn | letter | |
| 行李箱 | xíng li xiāng | suitcase | |
| 兴趣 | 興趣 | xìng qù | interest (desire to know about sth) |
| 熊猫 | 熊貓 | xióng māo | panda |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need | |
| 选择 | 選擇 | xuǎn zé | to select |
| 眼镜 | 眼鏡 | yǎn jìng | spectacles |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request | |
| 爷爷 | 爺爺 | yé ye | (coll.) father's father |
| 一般 | yī bān | same | |
| 一边 | 一邊 | yī biān | one side |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely | |
| 一共 | yī gòng | altogether | |
| 一会儿 | 一會兒 | yī huì r | a moment |
| 一样 | 一樣 | yī yàng | same |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) | |
| 以后 | 以後 | yǐ hòu | after |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before | |
| 以为 | 以為 | yǐ wéi | to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) |
| 音乐 | 音樂 | yīn yuè | music |
| 银行 | 銀行 | yín háng | bank |
| 应该 | 應該 | yīng gāi | ought to |
| 影响 | 影響 | yǐng xiǎng | influence |
| 用 | yòng | to use | |
| 游戏 | 遊戲 | yóu xì | game |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous | |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again | |
| 遇到 | yù dào | to meet | |
| 愿意 | 願意 | yuàn yì | to wish |
| 月亮 | yuè liang | the moon | |
| 越 | yuè | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods | |
| 云 | yún | (classical) to say | |
| 站 | zhàn | station | |
| 照顾 | 照顧 | zhào gu | to take care of |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph | |
| 照相机 | 照相機 | zhào xiàng jī | camera |
| 着急 | 著急 | zháo jí | to worry |
| 只 | zhǐ | only | |
| 中间 | 中間 | zhōng jiān | the middle |
| 终于 | 終於 | zhōng yú | at last |
| 种 | 種 | zhǒng | seed |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important | |
| 周末 | 週末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main | |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of | |
| 祝 | zhù | surname Zhu | |
| 字典 | zì diǎn | Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters) | |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself | |
| 总是 | 總是 | zǒng shì | always |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently | |
| 作业 | 作業 | zuò yè | school assignment |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on | |
| 爱情 | 愛情 | ài qíng | romance |
| 安排 | ān pái | to arrange | |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe | |
| 按时 | 按時 | àn shí | on time |
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to | |
| 暗 | 晻 | àn | variant of 暗 |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise | |
| 保护 | 保護 | bǎo hù | to protect |
| 保证 | 保證 | bǎo zhèng | guarantee |
| 报道 | 報道 | bào dào | to report (news) |
| 报名 | 報名 | bào míng | to sign up |
| 抱 | bào | to hold | |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry | |
| 倍 | bèi | (two, three etc) -fold | |
| 本来 | 本來 | běn lái | original |
| 笨 | bèn | stupid | |
| 笔记本 | 筆記本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery) |
| 毕业 | 畢業 | bì yè | graduation |
| 遍 | 徧 | biàn | variant of 遍 |
| 标准 | 標準 | biāo zhǔn | standard |
| 表达 | 表達 | biǎo dá | to express |
| 表格 | biǎo gé | form | |
| 表扬 | 表揚 | biǎo yáng | to praise |
| 饼干 | 餅乾 | bǐng gān | biscuit |
| 并且 | 並且 | bìng qiě | and |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor | |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) | |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to | |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned | |
| 不过 | 不過 | bù guò | only |
| 不仅 | 不僅 | bù jǐn | not just |
| 部分 | bù fen | part | |
| 擦 | cā | to rub | |
| 猜 | cāi | to guess | |
| 材料 | cái liào | (raw) material | |
| 参观 | 參觀 | cān guān | to look around |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost | |
| 尝 | 嘗 | cháng | to taste |
| 场 | 場 | cháng | threshing floor |
| 超过 | 超過 | chāo guò | to surpass |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel | |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan | |
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature | |
| 成为 | 成為 | chéng wéi | to become |
| 诚实 | 誠實 | chéng shí | honest |
| 乘坐 | chéng zuò | to ride (in a vehicle) | |
| 吃惊 | 吃驚 | chī jīng | to be startled |
| 抽烟 | 抽煙 | chōu yān | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) |
| 出差 | chū chāi | to go on an official or business trip | |
| 出发 | 出發 | chū fā | to set off |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born | |
| 传真 | 傳真 | chuán zhēn | fax |
| 窗户 | 窗戶 | chuāng hu | window |
| 词典 | 詞典 | cí diǎn | dictionary |
| 从来 | 從來 | cóng lái | always |
| 粗心 | cū xīn | careless | |
| 答案 | dá àn | answer | |
| 打扮 | dǎ ban | to decorate | |
| 打扰 | 打擾 | dǎ rǎo | to disturb |
| 打印 | dǎ yìn | to affix a seal | |
| 打折 | dǎ zhé | to give a discount | |
| 打针 | 打針 | dǎ zhēn | to give or have an injection |
| 大夫 | dà fū | senior official (in imperial China) | |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly | |
| 大使馆 | 大使館 | dà shǐ guǎn | embassy |
| 大约 | 大約 | dà yuē | approximately |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative | |
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace | |
| 戴 | dài | surname Dai | |
| 弹 | 彈 | dàn | crossball |
| 当 | 噹 | dāng | (onom.) dong |
| 当地 | 當地 | dāng dì | local |
| 当时 | 當時 | dāng shí | then |
| 刀 | dāo | surname Dao | |
| 导游 | 導遊 | dǎo yóu | tour guide |
| 到处 | 到處 | dào chù | everywhere |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally | |
| 道歉 | dào qiàn | to apologize | |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth | |
| 地址 | dì zhǐ | address | |
| 得意 | dé yì | proud of oneself | |
| 等 | děng | class | |
| 底 | de | (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) | |
| 调查 | 調查 | diào chá | investigation |
| 掉 | diào | to fall | |
| 丢 | 丟 | diū | to lose |
| 动作 | 動作 | dòng zuò | movement |
| 堵车 | 堵車 | dǔ chē | traffic jam |
| 肚子 | dù zi | belly | |
| 断 | 斷 | duàn | to break |
| 对 | 對 | duì | right |
| 对话 | 對話 | duì huà | to talk (with sb) |
| 对面 | 對面 | duì miàn | (sitting) opposite |
| 顿 | 頓 | dùn | to stop |
| 朵 | duǒ | flower | |
| 儿童 | 兒童 | ér tóng | child |
| 而 | ér | and | |
| 发 | 發 | fā | to send out |
| 发生 | 發生 | fā shēng | to happen |
| 发展 | 發展 | fā zhǎn | development |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law | |
| 翻译 | 翻譯 | fān yì | to translate |
| 烦恼 | 煩惱 | fán nǎo | to be worried |
| 反对 | 反對 | fǎn duì | to oppose |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror | |
| 范围 | 範圍 | fàn wéi | range |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method | |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect | |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction | |
| 访问 | 訪問 | fǎng wèn | to visit |
| 放弃 | 放棄 | fàng qì | to renounce |
| 放暑假 | fàng shǔ jià | to be on summer vacation | |
| 分之 | fēn zhī | (indicating a fraction) | |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc | |
| 丰富 | 豐富 | fēng fù | to enrich |
| 风景 | 風景 | fēng jǐng | scenery |
| 否则 | 否則 | fǒu zé | otherwise |
| 符合 | fú hé | in keeping with | |
| 父亲 | 父親 | fù qīn | father |
| 负责 | 負責 | fù zé | to be in charge of |
| 复印 | 複印 | fù yìn | to photocopy |
| 复杂 | 複雜 | fù zá | complicated |
| 富 | fù | surname Fu | |
| 改变 | 改變 | gǎi biàn | to change |
| 感动 | 感動 | gǎn dòng | to move (sb) |
| 感觉 | 感覺 | gǎn jué | feeling |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion | |
| 感谢 | 感謝 | gǎn xiè | (express) thanks |
| 干 | 乹 | gān | old variant of 干 |
| 干杯 | 乾杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast |
| 干燥 | 乾燥 | gān zào | to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc) |
| 刚刚 | 剛剛 | gāng gang | just recently |
| 高级 | 高級 | gāo jí | high level |
| 个子 | 個子 | gè zi | height |
| 各 | gè | each | |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool | |
| 工资 | 工資 | gōng zī | wages |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer | |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common | |
| 购物 | 購物 | gòu wù | shopping |
| 够 | 夠 | gòu | enough (sufficient) |
| 估计 | 估計 | gū jì | to estimate |
| 孤单 | 孤單 | gū dān | lone |
| 鼓励 | 鼓勵 | gǔ lì | to encourage |
| 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | to applaud | |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately | |
| 顾客 | 顧客 | gù kè | customer |
| 挂 | 掛 | guà | to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) |
| 关键 | 關鍵 | guān jiàn | crucial point |
| 观众 | 觀眾 | guān zhòng | spectators |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise | |
| 光 | guāng | light | |
| 广播 | 廣播 | guǎng bō | broadcast |
| 广告 | 廣告 | guǎng gào | to advertise |
| 逛 | guàng | to stroll | |
| 规定 | 規定 | guī dìng | to stipulate |
| 国际 | 國際 | guó jì | international |
| 果然 | guǒ rán | really | |
| 过 | 過 | guō | surname Guo |
| 过程 | 過程 | guò chéng | course of events |
| 咳嗽 | ké sou | to cough | |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean | |
| 害羞 | hài xiū | shy | |
| 寒假 | hán jià | winter vacation | |
| 汗 | hán | see 汗, 汗国 | |
| 航班 | háng bān | (scheduled) flight | |
| 好处 | 好處 | hǎo chǔ | easy to get along with |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if | |
| 号码 | 號碼 | hào mǎ | number |
| 合格 | hé gé | to meet the standard required | |
| 合适 | 合適 | hé shì | suitable |
| 盒子 | hé zi | box | |
| 猴子 | hóu zi | monkey | |
| 后悔 | 後悔 | hòu huǐ | to regret |
| 后来 | 後來 | hòu lái | afterwards |
| 厚 | hòu | thick | |
| 忽然 | hū rán | suddenly | |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other | |
| 护士 | 護士 | hù shi | nurse |
| 怀疑 | 懷疑 | huái yí | to doubt (sth) |
| 回忆 | 回憶 | huí yì | to recall |
| 活动 | 活動 | huó dòng | to exercise |
| 活泼 | 活潑 | huó po | lively |
| 火 | huǒ | surname Huo | |
| 获得 | 獲得 | huò dé | to obtain |
| 积极 | 積極 | jī jí | active |
| 积累 | 積累 | jī lěi | to accumulate |
| 基础 | 基礎 | jī chǔ | base |
| 激动 | 激動 | jī dòng | to move emotionally |
| 及时 | 及時 | jí shí | timely |
| 即使 | jí shǐ | even if | |
| 极其 | 極其 | jí qí | extremely |
| 集合 | jí hé | to gather | |
| 计划 | 計劃 | jì huà | plan |
| 记者 | 記者 | jì zhě | reporter |
| 技术 | 技術 | jì shù | technology |
| 既然 | jì rán | since | |
| 继续 | 繼續 | jì xù | to continue |
| 寄 | jì | to send | |
| 加班 | jiā bān | to work overtime | |
| 加油站 | jiā yóu zhàn | gas station | |
| 家具 | jiā jù | furniture | |
| 假 | gēi | used in 掰 | |
| 价格 | 價格 | jià gé | price |
| 坚持 | 堅持 | jiān chí | to persevere with |
| 减肥 | 減肥 | jiǎn féi | to lose weight |
| 减少 | 減少 | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen |
| 将来 | 將來 | jiāng lái | in the future |
| 奖金 | 獎金 | jiǎng jīn | premium |
| 降低 | jiàng dī | to reduce | |
| 交 | jiāo | to hand over | |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | to exchange | |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected | |
| 骄傲 | 驕傲 | jiāo ào | pride |
| 饺子 | 餃子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling |
| 教授 | jiào shòu | professor | |
| 教育 | jiào yù | to educate | |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept | |
| 节约 | 節約 | jié yuē | to economize |
| 结果 | 結果 | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 解释 | 解釋 | jiě shì | explanation |
| 尽管 | 儘管 | jǐn guǎn | despite |
| 紧张 | 緊張 | jǐn zhāng | nervous |
| 进行 | 進行 | jìn xíng | to advance |
| 禁止 | jìn zhǐ | to prohibit | |
| 京剧 | 京劇 | jīng jù | Beijing opera |
| 经济 | 經濟 | jīng jì | economy |
| 经历 | 經歷 | jīng lì | experience |
| 经验 | 經驗 | jīng yàn | experience |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi | wonderful | |
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit | |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police | |
| 竞争 | 競爭 | jìng zhēng | to compete |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly | |
| 镜子 | 鏡子 | jìng zi | mirror |
| 究竟 | jiū jìng | to go to the bottom of a matter | |
| 举办 | 舉辦 | jǔ bàn | to conduct |
| 拒绝 | 拒絕 | jù jué | to refuse |
| 距离 | 距離 | jù lí | distance |
| 开玩笑 | 開玩笑 | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing | |
| 考虑 | 考慮 | kǎo lǜ | to think over |
| 科学 | 科學 | kē xué | science |
| 棵 | kē | classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc | |
| 可怜 | 可憐 | kě lián | pitiful |
| 可是 | kě shì | but | |
| 可惜 | kě xī | it is a pity | |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | to be certain | |
| 空气 | 空氣 | kōng qì | air |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear | |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter | |
| 宽 | 寬 | kuān | surname Kuan |
| 困 | kùn | to trap | |
| 困难 | 困難 | kùn nan | difficult |
| 扩大 | 擴大 | kuò dà | to expand |
| 垃圾桶 | lā jī tǒng | rubbish bin | |
| 拉 | lā | to pull | |
| 辣 | 辢 | là | old variant of 辣 |
| 来不及 | 來不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth) |
| 来得及 | 來得及 | lái de jí | to have enough time |
| 懒 | 嬾 | lǎn | variant of 懒 |
| 浪费 | 浪費 | làng fèi | to waste |
| 浪漫 | làng màn | romantic | |
| 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger | |
| 冷静 | 冷靜 | lěng jìng | calm |
| 礼貌 | 禮貌 | lǐ mào | courtesy |
| 理发 | 理髮 | lǐ fà | to get a haircut |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend | |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | an ideal | |
| 力气 | 力氣 | lì qi | strength |
| 厉害 | 厲害 | lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible |
| 例如 | lì rú | for example | |
| 俩 | 倆 | liǎ | two (colloquial equivalent of 两个) |
| 连 | 連 | lián | surname Lian |
| 联系 | 聯係 | lián xì | variant of 联系 |
| 凉快 | 涼快 | liáng kuai | nice and cold |
| 亮 | liàng | bright | |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat | |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional | |
| 流泪 | 流淚 | liú lèi | to shed tears |
| 流利 | liú lì | fluent | |
| 流行 | liú xíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread | |
| 留 | 㽞 | liú | old variant of 留 |
| 留学 | 留學 | liú xué | to study abroad |
| 律师 | 律師 | lǜ shī | lawyer |
| 乱 | 亂 | luàn | in confusion or disorder |
| 麻烦 | 麻煩 | má fan | trouble |
| 马虎 | 馬虎 | mǎ hu | careless |
| 满 | 滿 | mǎn | Manchu ethnic group |
| 毛巾 | máo jīn | towel | |
| 美丽 | 美麗 | měi lì | beautiful |
| 梦 | 夢 | mèng | dream |
| 密码 | 密碼 | mì mǎ | cipher |
| 免费 | 免費 | miǎn fèi | free (of charge) |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality | |
| 母亲 | 母親 | mǔ qīn | mother |
| 目的 | mù dì | purpose | |
| 耐心 | nài xīn | to be patient | |
| 难道 | 難道 | nán dào | don't tell me ... |
| 难受 | 難受 | nán shòu | to feel unwell |
| 内 | 內 | nèi | inside |
| 内容 | 內容 | nèi róng | content |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability | |
| 年龄 | 年齡 | nián líng | (a person's) age |
| 农村 | 農村 | nóng cūn | rural area |
| 弄 | lòng | lane | |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huo | warm | |
| 偶尔 | 偶爾 | ǒu ěr | occasionally |
| 排列 | pái liè | to arrange in order | |
| 判断 | 判斷 | pàn duàn | to judge |
| 陪 | péi | to accompany | |
| 批评 | 批評 | pī píng | to criticize |
| 皮肤 | 皮膚 | pí fū | skin |
| 脾气 | 脾氣 | pí qi | character |
| 篇 | piān | sheet | |
| 骗 | 騙 | piàn | to cheat |
| 乒乓球 | pīng pāng qiú | table tennis | |
| 平时 | 平時 | píng shí | ordinarily |
| 瓶子 | píng zi | bottle | |
| 破 | pò | broken | |
| 普遍 | pǔ biàn | universal | |
| 其次 | qí cì | next | |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among | |
| 起飞 | 起飛 | qǐ fēi | (of an aircraft) to take off |
| 起来 | 起來 | qǐ lai | to stand up |
| 气候 | 氣候 | qì hòu | (meteorology) climate |
| 千万 | 千萬 | qiān wàn | ten million |
| 签证 | 簽證 | qiān zhèng | visa |
| 墙 | 墻 | qiáng | variant of 墙, wall |
| 敲 | qiāo | to hit | |
| 桥 | 橋 | qiáo | bridge |
| 巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | chocolate (loanword) | |
| 亲戚 | 親戚 | qīn qi | a relative (i.e. family relation) |
| 轻 | 輕 | qīng | light |
| 轻松 | 輕鬆 | qīng sōng | light |
| 情况 | 情況 | qíng kuàng | circumstances |
| 请假 | 請假 | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence |
| 请客 | 請客 | qǐng kè | to give a dinner party |
| 穷 | 窮 | qióng | poor |
| 区别 | 區別 | qū bié | difference |
| 取 | qǔ | to take | |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole | |
| 缺点 | 缺點 | quē diǎn | weak point |
| 缺少 | quē shǎo | lack | |
| 却 | 㕁 | què | old variant of 却 |
| 确实 | 確實 | què shí | indeed |
| 群 | 羣 | qún | variant of 群 |
| 然而 | rán ér | however | |
| 热闹 | 熱鬧 | rè nao | bustling with noise and excitement |
| 人民币 | 人民幣 | rén mín bì | Renminbi (RMB) |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any | |
| 任务 | 任務 | rèn wu | mission |
| 扔 | rēng | to throw | |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still | |
| 日记 | 日記 | rì jì | diary |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance | |
| 软 | 軟 | ruǎn | soft |
| 散步 | sàn bù | to take a walk | |
| 森林 | sēn lín | forest | |
| 沙发 | 沙發 | shā fā | sofa (loanword) |
| 伤心 | 傷心 | shāng xīn | to grieve |
| 商量 | shāng liang | to consult | |
| 稍微 | shāo wēi | a little bit | |
| 社会 | 社會 | shè huì | society |
| 申请 | 申請 | shēn qǐng | to apply for sth |
| 深 | 㴱 | shēn | old variant of 深 |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even | |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live | |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings) | |
| 省 | shěng | to save | |
| 剩 | shèng | to remain | |
| 失败 | 失敗 | shī bài | to be defeated |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed | |
| 师傅 | 師傅 | shī fu | master |
| 狮子 | 獅子 | shī zǐ | Leo (star sign) |
| 湿润 | 濕潤 | shī rùn | moist |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very | |
| 实际 | 實際 | shí jì | reality |
| 实在 | 實在 | shí zài | really |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff | |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use | |
| 世纪 | 世紀 | shì jì | century |
| 市场 | 市場 | shì chǎng | marketplace |
| 试 | 試 | shì | to test |
| 适合 | 適合 | shì hé | to fit |
| 适应 | 適應 | shì yìng | to adapt |
| 收 | shōu | to receive | |
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in | |
| 收拾 | shōu shi | to put in order | |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital (city) | |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all) | |
| 受不了 | shòu bù liǎo | unbearable | |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc) | |
| 售货员 | 售貨員 | shòu huò yuán | salesperson |
| 输 | 輸 | shū | to lose |
| 熟悉 | shú xī | to be familiar with | |
| 数量 | 數量 | shù liàng | amount |
| 数字 | 數字 | shù zì | numeral |
| 帅 | 帥 | shuài | surname Shuai |
| 顺便 | 順便 | shùn biàn | conveniently |
| 顺利 | 順利 | shùn lì | smoothly |
| 顺序 | 順序 | shùn xù | sequence |
| 说明 | 說明 | shuō míng | to explain |
| 硕士 | 碩士 | shuò shì | master's degree |
| 死 | sǐ | to die | |
| 速度 | sù dù | speed | |
| 塑料袋 | sù liào dài | plastic bag | |
| 酸 | suān | sour | |
| 算 | suàn | to regard as | |
| 随便 | 隨便 | suí biàn | as one wishes |
| 随着 | 隨著 | suí zhe | along with |
| 孙子 | 孫子 | sūn zǐ | Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all | |
| 台 | tái | Taiwan (abbr.) | |
| 抬 | tái | to lift | |
| 态度 | 態度 | tài du | manner |
| 谈 | 談 | tán | surname Tan |
| 汤 | 湯 | tāng | surname Tang |
| 躺 | tǎng | to recline | |
| 趟 | 䠀 | tāng | old variant of 趟 |
| 讨论 | 討論 | tǎo lùn | to discuss |
| 讨厌 | 討厭 | tǎo yàn | to dislike |
| 特点 | 特點 | tè diǎn | characteristic (feature) |
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer | |
| 提前 | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date | |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind | |
| 填空 | tián kòng | to fill a job vacancy | |
| 条件 | 條件 | tiáo jiàn | condition |
| 停止 | tíng zhǐ | to stop | |
| 挺 | tǐng | straight | |
| 通过 | 通過 | tōng guò | to pass through |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify | |
| 同情 | tóng qíng | to sympathize with | |
| 推 | tuī | to push | |
| 推迟 | 推遲 | tuī chí | to postpone |
| 脱 | 脫 | tuō | to shed |
| 袜子 | 襪子 | wà zi | socks |
| 完全 | wán quán | complete | |
| 网球 | 網球 | wǎng qiú | tennis |
| 网站 | 網站 | wǎng zhàn | website |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) | |
| 往往 | wǎng wǎng | usually | |
| 危险 | 危險 | wēi xiǎn | danger |
| 味道 | wèi dao | flavor | |
| 温度 | 溫度 | wēn dù | temperature |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article | |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | to shake hands | |
| 污染 | wū rǎn | to pollute | |
| 无 | 無 | wú | not to have |
| 无聊 | 無聊 | wú liáo | bored |
| 无论 | 無論 | wú lùn | no matter what or how |
| 误会 | 誤會 | wù huì | to misunderstand |
| 吸引 | xī yǐn | to attract | |
| 洗衣机 | 洗衣機 | xǐ yī jī | washing machine |
| 西红柿 | 西紅柿 | xī hóng shì | tomato |
| 咸 | xián | surname Xian | |
| 现代 | 現代 | xiàn dài | Hyundai, South Korean company |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | to restrict | |
| 羡慕 | 羨慕 | xiàn mù | to envy |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite | |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant | |
| 详细 | 詳細 | xiáng xì | detailed |
| 响 | 響 | xiǎng | echo |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | news | |
| 小说 | 小說 | xiǎo shuō | novel |
| 效果 | xiào guǒ | result | |
| 笑话 | 笑話 | xiào hua | joke |
| 心情 | xīn qíng | mood | |
| 辛苦 | xīn kǔ | exhausting | |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | to trust | |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence | |
| 信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card | |
| 行 | háng | row | |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up | |
| 兴奋 | 興奮 | xīng fèn | excited |
| 幸福 | xìng fú | happiness | |
| 性别 | 性別 | xìng bié | gender |
| 性格 | xìng gé | nature | |
| 修 | xiū | surname Xiu | |
| 许多 | 許多 | xǔ duō | many |
| 血 | xuè | blood | |
| 压力 | 壓力 | yā lì | pressure |
| 牙膏 | yá gāo | toothpaste | |
| 亚洲 | 亞洲 | yà zhōu | Asia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲) |
| 呀 | ya | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 严格 | 嚴格 | yán gé | strict |
| 严重 | 嚴重 | yán zhòng | grave |
| 研究生 | yán jiū shēng | graduate student | |
| 盐 | 鹽 | yán | salt |
| 演出 | yǎn chū | to act (in a play) | |
| 演员 | 演員 | yǎn yuán | actor or actress |
| 阳光 | 陽光 | yáng guāng | sunshine |
| 养成 | 養成 | yǎng chéng | to cultivate |
| 样子 | 樣子 | yàng zi | appearance |
| 邀请 | 邀請 | yāo qǐng | to invite |
| 钥匙 | 鑰匙 | yào shi | key |
| 也许 | 也許 | yě xǔ | perhaps |
| 叶子 | 葉子 | yè zi | leaf |
| 页 | 頁 | xié | head |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything | |
| 以 | 㕥 | yǐ | old variant of 以 |
| 亿 | 億 | yì | 100 million |
| 艺术 | 藝術 | yì shù | art |
| 意见 | 意見 | yì jiàn | idea |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus | |
| 引起 | yǐn qǐ | to give rise to | |
| 饮料 | 飲料 | yǐn liào | drink |
| 印象 | yìn xiàng | impression (sth that stays in one's mind) | |
| 赢 | 贏 | yíng | to beat |
| 硬 | yìng | hard | |
| 永远 | 永遠 | yǒng yuǎn | forever |
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | brave | |
| 优点 | 優點 | yōu diǎn | merit |
| 优秀 | 優秀 | yōu xiù | outstanding |
| 幽默 | yōu mò | (loanword) humor | |
| 尤其 | yóu qí | especially | |
| 由 | yóu | to follow | |
| 由于 | 由於 | yóu yú | due to |
| 有趣 | yǒu qù | interesting | |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | Youhao district of Yichun city 市, Heilongjiang | |
| 友谊 | 友誼 | yǒu yì | companionship |
| 于是 | 於是 | yú shì | thereupon |
| 愉快 | yú kuài | cheerful | |
| 与 | 與 | yú | variant of 欤 |
| 羽毛球 | yǔ máo qiú | shuttlecock | |
| 语法 | 語法 | yǔ fǎ | grammar |
| 语言 | 語言 | yǔ yán | language |
| 预习 | 預習 | yù xí | to prepare a lesson |
| 原来 | 原來 | yuán lái | original |
| 原谅 | 原諒 | yuán liàng | to excuse |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause | |
| 圆 | 圓 | yuán | circle |
| 约会 | 約會 | yuē huì | appointment |
| 阅读 | 閱讀 | yuè dú | to read |
| 允许 | 允許 | yǔn xǔ | to permit |
| 杂志 | 雜誌 | zá zhì | magazine |
| 咱们 | 咱們 | zán men | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) |
| 暂时 | 暫時 | zàn shí | temporary |
| 脏 | 臟 | zàng | viscera |
| 责任 | 責任 | zé rèn | responsibility |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise | |
| 增长 | 增長 | zēng zhǎng | to grow |
| 窄 | zhǎi | narrow | |
| 长城 | 長城 | cháng chéng | the Great Wall |
| 长江 | 長江 | cháng jiāng | Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang |
| 招聘 | zhāo pìn | to invite applications for a job | |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous | |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine | |
| 整理 | zhěng lǐ | to arrange | |
| 整齐 | 整齊 | zhěng qí | orderly |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | regular | |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just (in time) | |
| 正确 | 正確 | zhèng què | correct |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal | |
| 证明 | 證明 | zhèng míng | proof |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) | |
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of | |
| 知识 | 知識 | zhī shi | knowledge |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct (opposite: indirect 间接) | |
| 值得 | zhí de | to be worth | |
| 职业 | 職業 | zhí yè | occupation |
| 植物 | zhí wù | plant | |
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | to have no other option but to ... | |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only | |
| 指 | zhǐ | finger | |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least | |
| 制造 | 製造 | zhì zào | to manufacture |
| 质量 | 質量 | zhì liàng | quality |
| 中文 | zhōng wén | Chinese language | |
| 重点 | 重點 | chóng diǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election) |
| 重视 | 重視 | zhòng shì | to attach importance to sth |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again | |
| 周围 | 周圍 | zhōu wéi | environs |
| 猪 | 豬 | zhū | hog |
| 逐渐 | 逐漸 | zhú jiàn | gradually |
| 主动 | 主動 | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative |
| 主意 | zhǔ yi | plan | |
| 祝贺 | 祝賀 | zhù hè | to congratulate |
| 专门 | 專門 | zhuān mén | specialist |
| 专业 | 專業 | zhuān yè | specialty |
| 赚 | 賺 | zhuàn | to earn |
| 撞 | zhuàng | to knock against | |
| 准确 | 準確 | zhǔn què | accurate |
| 准时 | 準時 | zhǔn shí | on time |
| 仔细 | 仔細 | zǐ xì | careful |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature | |
| 总结 | 總結 | zǒng jié | to sum up |
| 租 | zū | to hire | |
| 组成 | 組成 | zǔ chéng | to form |
| 组织 | 組織 | zǔ zhī | to organize |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth | |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best | |
| 最后 | 最後 | zuì hòu | final |
| 尊重 | zūn zhòng | to esteem | |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author | |
| 座 | zuò | seat | |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat | |
| 做生意 | zuò shēng yì | to do business | |
| 唉 | āi | interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) | |
| 爱护 | 愛護 | ài hù | to cherish |
| 爱惜 | 愛惜 | ài xī | to cherish |
| 爱心 | 愛心 | ài xīn | compassion |
| 安慰 | ān wèi | to comfort | |
| 安装 | 安裝 | ān zhuāng | to install |
| 岸 | 㟁 | àn | variant of 岸 |
| 把握 | bǎ wò | to grasp (also fig.) | |
| 摆 | 擺 | bǎi | to arrange |
| 班主任 | bān zhǔ rèn | teacher in charge of a class | |
| 办理 | 辦理 | bàn lǐ | to handle |
| 傍晚 | bàng wǎn | in the evening | |
| 棒 | bàng | stick | |
| 包裹 | bāo guǒ | to wrap up | |
| 包含 | bāo hán | to contain | |
| 包子 | bāo zi | bao (steamed stuffed bun) | |
| 薄 | bó | surname Bo | |
| 宝贝 | 寶貝 | bǎo bèi | treasured object |
| 宝贵 | 寶貴 | bǎo guì | valuable |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep | |
| 保存 | bǎo cún | to conserve | |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to keep | |
| 保险 | 保險 | bǎo xiǎn | insurance |
| 报告 | 報告 | bào gào | to inform |
| 悲观 | 悲觀 | bēi guān | pessimistic |
| 背 | 揹 | bēi | variant of 背 |
| 背景 | bèi jǐng | background | |
| 被子 | bèi zi | quilt | |
| 本科 | běn kē | undergraduate course | |
| 本领 | 本領 | běn lǐng | skill |
| 本质 | 本質 | běn zhì | essence |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | proportion | |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example | |
| 彼此 | bǐ cǐ | each other | |
| 必然 | bì rán | inevitable | |
| 必需 | bì xū | to need | |
| 必要 | bì yào | necessary | |
| 毕竟 | 畢竟 | bì jìng | after all |
| 避免 | bì miǎn | to avert | |
| 编辑 | 編輯 | biān jí | to edit |
| 鞭炮 | biān pào | firecrackers | |
| 便 | biàn | plain | |
| 辩论 | 辯論 | biàn lùn | debate |
| 标点 | 標點 | biāo diǎn | punctuation |
| 标志 | 標誌 | biāo zhì | sign |
| 表面 | biǎo miàn | surface | |
| 表明 | biǎo míng | to make clear | |
| 表情 | biǎo qíng | (facial) expression | |
| 表现 | 表現 | biǎo xiàn | to show |
| 丙 | bǐng | third of the ten Heavenly Stems 干 | |
| 病毒 | bìng dú | virus | |
| 玻璃 | bō li | glass | |
| 脖子 | bó zi | neck | |
| 博物馆 | 博物館 | bó wù guǎn | museum |
| 补充 | 補充 | bǔ chōng | to replenish |
| 不安 | bù ān | unpeaceful | |
| 不必 | bù bì | need not | |
| 不得了 | bù dé liǎo | desperately serious | |
| 不断 | 不斷 | bù duàn | unceasing |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed | |
| 不见得 | 不見得 | bù jiàn de | not necessarily |
| 不免 | bù miǎn | inevitably | |
| 不耐烦 | 不耐煩 | bù nài fán | impatient |
| 不然 | bù rán | not so | |
| 不如 | bù rú | not equal to | |
| 不要紧 | 不要緊 | bù yào jǐn | unimportant |
| 不足 | bù zú | insufficient | |
| 布 | 佈 | bù | variant of 布 |
| 步骤 | 步驟 | bù zhòu | procedure |
| 部门 | 部門 | bù mén | department |
| 财产 | 財產 | cái chǎn | property |
| 采访 | 採訪 | cǎi fǎng | to interview |
| 采取 | 採取 | cǎi qǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) |
| 彩虹 | cǎi hóng | rainbow | |
| 踩 | 跴 | cǎi | variant of 踩 |
| 参考 | 參考 | cān kǎo | consultation |
| 参与 | 參與 | cān yù | to participate (in sth) |
| 餐厅 | 餐廳 | cān tīng | dining hall |
| 残疾 | 殘疾 | cán jí | disabled |
| 惭愧 | 慚愧 | cán kuì | ashamed |
| 操场 | 操場 | cāo chǎng | playground |
| 操心 | cāo xīn | to worry about | |
| 册 | 冊 | cè | book |
| 厕所 | 廁所 | cè suǒ | toilet |
| 测验 | 測驗 | cè yàn | test |
| 曾经 | 曾經 | céng jīng | once |
| 叉子 | chā zi | fork | |
| 插 | chā | to insert | |
| 差别 | 差別 | chā bié | difference |
| 拆 | chāi | to tear open | |
| 产品 | 產品 | chǎn pǐn | goods |
| 产生 | 產生 | chǎn shēng | to arise |
| 常识 | 常識 | cháng shí | common sense |
| 抄 | chāo | to make a copy | |
| 朝 | cháo | abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea | |
| 朝代 | cháo dài | dynasty | |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | to quarrel | |
| 炒 | chǎo | to sauté | |
| 车库 | 車庫 | chē kù | garage |
| 车厢 | 車廂 | chē xiāng | carriage |
| 彻底 | 徹底 | chè dǐ | thorough |
| 沉默 | chén mò | taciturn | |
| 趁 | chèn | to avail oneself of | |
| 称 | 稱 | chèn | to fit |
| 称呼 | 稱呼 | chēng hu | to call |
| 称赞 | 稱讚 | chēng zàn | to praise |
| 成分 | chéng fèn | composition | |
| 成果 | chéng guǒ | result | |
| 成就 | chéng jiù | accomplishment | |
| 成立 | chéng lì | to establish | |
| 成语 | 成語 | chéng yǔ | Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation |
| 成长 | 成長 | chéng zhǎng | to mature |
| 承担 | 承擔 | chéng dān | to undertake |
| 承认 | 承認 | chéng rèn | to admit |
| 承受 | chéng shòu | to bear | |
| 诚恳 | 誠懇 | chéng kěn | sincere |
| 乘 | chéng | surname Cheng | |
| 程度 | chéng dù | degree | |
| 程序 | chéng xù | procedures | |
| 吃亏 | 吃虧 | chī kuī | to suffer losses |
| 池子 | chí zi | pond | |
| 持续 | 持續 | chí xù | to continue |
| 尺子 | chǐ zi | ruler (measuring instrument) | |
| 翅膀 | chì bǎng | wing | |
| 充电器 | 充電器 | chōng diàn qì | battery charger |
| 充分 | chōng fèn | ample | |
| 充满 | 充滿 | chōng mǎn | full of |
| 冲 | 沖 | chōng | (of water) to dash against |
| 宠物 | 寵物 | chǒng wù | house pet |
| 抽屉 | 抽屜 | chōu ti | drawer |
| 抽象 | chōu xiàng | abstract | |
| 丑 | chǒu | surname Chou | |
| 臭 | chòu | stench | |
| 出版 | chū bǎn | to publish | |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | an exit | |
| 出色 | chū sè | remarkable | |
| 出席 | chū xí | to attend | |
| 初级 | 初級 | chū jí | junior |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of | |
| 除非 | chú fēi | only if (..., or otherwise, ...) | |
| 除夕 | chú xī | lunar New Year's Eve | |
| 处理 | 處理 | chǔ lǐ | to handle |
| 传播 | 傳播 | chuán bō | to disseminate |
| 传递 | 傳遞 | chuán dì | to transmit |
| 传染 | 傳染 | chuán rǎn | to infect |
| 传说 | 傳說 | chuán shuō | legend |
| 传统 | 傳統 | chuán tǒng | tradition |
| 窗帘 | 窗簾 | chuāng lián | window curtains |
| 闯 | 闖 | chuǎng | to rush |
| 创造 | 創造 | chuàng zào | to create |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow | |
| 辞职 | 辭職 | cí zhí | to resign |
| 磁带 | 磁帶 | cí dài | magnetic tape |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides | |
| 次要 | cì yào | secondary | |
| 刺激 | cì jī | to provoke | |
| 匆忙 | cōng máng | hasty | |
| 从此 | 從此 | cóng cǐ | from now on |
| 从而 | 從而 | cóng ér | thus |
| 从前 | 從前 | cóng qián | previously |
| 从事 | 從事 | cóng shì | to go for |
| 促进 | 促進 | cù jìn | to promote (an idea or cause) |
| 促使 | cù shǐ | to induce | |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar | |
| 催 | cuī | to urge | |
| 存 | cún | to exist | |
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist | |
| 措施 | cuò shī | measure | |
| 错误 | 錯誤 | cuò wù | mistaken |
| 达到 | 達到 | dá dào | to reach |
| 答应 | 答應 | dā ying | to answer |
| 打工 | dǎ gōng | to work a temporary or casual job | |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāo dào | to come into contact with | |
| 打喷嚏 | 打噴嚏 | dǎ pēn tì | to sneeze |
| 打听 | 打聽 | dǎ ting | to ask about |
| 打招呼 | dǎ zhāo hu | to greet sb by word or action | |
| 大方 | dà fāng | expert | |
| 大象 | dà xiàng | elephant | |
| 大型 | dà xíng | large | |
| 呆 | dāi | foolish | |
| 待遇 | dài yù | treatment | |
| 贷款 | 貸款 | dài kuǎn | a loan |
| 单纯 | 單純 | dān chún | simple |
| 单调 | 單調 | dān diào | monotonous |
| 单独 | 單獨 | dān dú | alone |
| 单位 | 單位 | dān wèi | unit (of measure) |
| 单元 | 單元 | dān yuán | unit (forming an entity) |
| 担任 | 擔任 | dān rèn | to hold a governmental office or post |
| 耽误 | 耽誤 | dān wu | to delay |
| 胆小鬼 | 膽小鬼 | dǎn xiǎo guǐ | coward |
| 淡 | dàn | insipid | |
| 当代 | 當代 | dāng dài | the present age |
| 挡 | 擋 | dǎng | to resist |
| 导演 | 導演 | dǎo yǎn | to direct |
| 导致 | 導致 | dǎo zhì | to lead to |
| 岛 | 㠀 | dǎo | variant of 岛 |
| 到达 | 到達 | dào dá | to reach |
| 倒 | dǎo | to fall | |
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | to have bad luck | |
| 道德 | dào dé | virtue | |
| 道理 | dào li | reason | |
| 地道 | dì dào | tunnel | |
| 地理 | dì lǐ | geography | |
| 地区 | 地區 | dì qū | local |
| 地毯 | dì tǎn | carpet | |
| 地位 | dì wèi | position | |
| 地震 | dì zhèn | earthquake | |
| 的确 | 的確 | dí què | really |
| 登机牌 | 登機牌 | dēng jī pái | boarding pass |
| 登记 | 登記 | dēng jì | to register (one's name) |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait | |
| 等候 | děng hòu | to wait | |
| 等于 | 等於 | děng yú | to equal |
| 滴 | dī | a drop | |
| 敌人 | 敵人 | dí rén | enemy |
| 递 | 遞 | dì | to hand over |
| 点头 | 點頭 | diǎn tóu | to nod |
| 点心 | 點心 | diǎn xin | light refreshments |
| 电池 | 電池 | diàn chí | battery |
| 电台 | 電臺 | diàn tái | transmitter-receiver |
| 钓 | 釣 | diào | to fish with a hook and bait |
| 调皮 | 調皮 | tiáo pí | naughty |
| 调整 | 調整 | tiáo zhěng | to adjust |
| 丁 | dīng | surname Ding | |
| 顶 | 頂 | dǐng | apex |
| 动画片 | 動畫片 | dòng huà piàn | animated film |
| 冻 | 凍 | dòng | to freeze |
| 洞 | dòng | cave | |
| 豆腐 | dòu fu | tofu | |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease (playfully) | |
| 独立 | 獨立 | dú lì | independent |
| 独特 | 獨特 | dú tè | unique |
| 度过 | 度過 | dù guò | to pass |
| 短信 | duǎn xìn | text message | |
| 堆 | duī | to pile up | |
| 对比 | 對比 | duì bǐ | to contrast |
| 对待 | 對待 | duì dài | to treat |
| 对方 | 對方 | duì fāng | the other person |
| 对手 | 對手 | duì shǒu | opponent |
| 对象 | 對象 | duì xiàng | target |
| 对于 | 對於 | duì yú | regarding |
| 吨 | 噸 | dūn | ton (loanword) |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch | |
| 多亏 | 多虧 | duō kuī | thanks to |
| 多余 | 多餘 | duō yú | superfluous |
| 躲藏 | duǒ cáng | to conceal oneself | |
| 恶劣 | 惡劣 | è liè | vile |
| 发表 | 發表 | fā biǎo | to issue |
| 发愁 | 發愁 | fā chóu | to worry |
| 发达 | 發達 | fā dá | well-developed |
| 发抖 | 發抖 | fā dǒu | to tremble |
| 发挥 | 發揮 | fā huī | to display |
| 发明 | 發明 | fā míng | to invent |
| 发票 | 發票 | fā piào | invoice |
| 发言 | 發言 | fā yán | to make a speech |
| 罚款 | 罰款 | fá kuǎn | to fine |
| 法院 | fǎ yuàn | court of law | |
| 翻 | fān | to turn over | |
| 凡是 | fán shì | each and every | |
| 繁荣 | 繁榮 | fán róng | prosperous |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | on the contrary | |
| 反复 | 反復 | fǎn fù | variant of 反复 |
| 反应 | 反應 | fǎn yìng | to react |
| 反正 | fǎn zhèng | anyway | |
| 方 | fāng | surname Fang | |
| 方案 | fāng àn | plan | |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way | |
| 妨碍 | 妨礙 | fáng ài | to hinder |
| 房东 | 房東 | fáng dōng | landlord |
| 仿佛 | fǎng fú | variant of 仿佛 | |
| 放松 | 放鬆 | fàng sōng | to relax |
| 非 | fēi | abbr. for 洲, Africa | |
| 肥皂 | féi zào | soap | |
| 废话 | 廢話 | fèi huà | nonsense |
| 肺 | fèi | lung | |
| 费用 | 費用 | fèi yòng | cost |
| 分别 | 分別 | fēn bié | to part |
| 分布 | 分佈 | fēn bù | to scatter |
| 分配 | fēn pèi | to distribute | |
| 分析 | fēn xī | to analyze | |
| 纷纷 | 紛紛 | fēn fēn | one after another |
| 奋斗 | 奮鬥 | fèn dòu | to strive |
| 愤怒 | 憤怒 | fèn nù | angry |
| 风格 | 風格 | fēng gé | style |
| 风俗 | 風俗 | fēng sú | social custom |
| 风险 | 風險 | fēng xiǎn | risk |
| 疯狂 | 瘋狂 | fēng kuáng | crazy |
| 讽刺 | 諷刺 | fěng cì | to satirize |
| 否定 | fǒu dìng | to negate | |
| 否认 | 否認 | fǒu rèn | to declare to be untrue |
| 扶 | fú | to support with the hand | |
| 服从 | 服從 | fú cóng | to obey (an order) |
| 服装 | 服裝 | fú zhuāng | dress |
| 幅 | fú | width | |
| 辅导 | 輔導 | fǔ dǎo | to give guidance |
| 付款 | fù kuǎn | to pay a sum of money | |
| 妇女 | 婦女 | fù nǚ | woman |
| 复制 | 複製 | fù zhì | to duplicate |
| 改革 | gǎi gé | reform | |
| 改进 | 改進 | gǎi jìn | to improve |
| 改善 | gǎi shàn | to make better | |
| 改正 | gǎi zhèng | to correct | |
| 盖 | 蓋 | gě | surname Ge |
| 概括 | gài kuò | to summarize | |
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept | |
| 赶紧 | 趕緊 | gǎn jǐn | hurriedly |
| 赶快 | 趕快 | gǎn kuài | quickly |
| 感激 | gǎn jī | to be grateful | |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense | |
| 感想 | gǎn xiǎng | impressions | |
| 干脆 | 乾脆 | gān cuì | candid |
| 干活儿 | 幹活兒 | gàn huó r | erhua variant of 干活 |
| 钢铁 | 鋼鐵 | gāng tiě | steel |
| 高档 | 高檔 | gāo dàng | superior quality |
| 高速 | gāo sù | high speed | |
| 搞 | gǎo | to do | |
| 告别 | 告別 | gào bié | to leave |
| 胳膊 | gē bo | arm | |
| 鸽子 | 鴿子 | gē zi | pigeon |
| 革命 | gé mìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) | |
| 格外 | gé wài | especially | |
| 隔壁 | gé bì | next door | |
| 个别 | 個別 | gè bié | individually |
| 个人 | 個人 | gè rén | individual |
| 个性 | 個性 | gè xìng | individuality |
| 各自 | gè zì | each | |
| 根 | gēn | root | |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental | |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else) | |
| 工厂 | 工廠 | gōng chǎng | factory |
| 工程师 | 工程師 | gōng chéng shī | engineer |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker | |
| 工业 | 工業 | gōng yè | industry |
| 公布 | 公佈 | gōng bù | to announce |
| 公开 | 公開 | gōng kāi | open |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair | |
| 公寓 | gōng yù | apartment building | |
| 公元 | gōng yuán | CE (Common Era) | |
| 公主 | gōng zhǔ | princess | |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill | |
| 功能 | gōng néng | function | |
| 贡献 | 貢獻 | gòng xiàn | to contribute |
| 沟通 | 溝通 | gōu tōng | to join |
| 构成 | 構成 | gòu chéng | to constitute |
| 姑姑 | gū gu | paternal aunt | |
| 姑娘 | gū niang | girl | |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times | |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical | |
| 古老 | gǔ lǎo | ancient | |
| 股票 | gǔ piào | share certificate | |
| 骨头 | 骨頭 | gǔ tou | bone |
| 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | heartening (news) | |
| 固定 | gù dìng | to fix | |
| 固体 | 固體 | gù tǐ | solid |
| 雇佣 | 雇傭 | gù yōng | to employ |
| 挂号 | 掛號 | guà hào | to register (at a hospital etc) |
| 乖 | guāi | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved | |
| 拐弯 | 拐彎 | guǎi wān | to go round a curve |
| 怪不得 | guài bu de | no wonder! | |
| 关闭 | 關閉 | guān bì | to close |
| 关怀 | 關懷 | guān huái | care |
| 观察 | 觀察 | guān chá | to observe |
| 观点 | 觀點 | guān diǎn | point of view |
| 观念 | 觀念 | guān niàn | notion |
| 官 | guān | surname Guan | |
| 冠军 | 冠軍 | guàn jūn | champion |
| 管子 | guǎn zǐ | Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齐国 of Spring and Autumn period | |
| 罐头 | 罐頭 | guàn tou | tin |
| 光滑 | guāng huá | glossy | |
| 光临 | 光臨 | guāng lín | (formal) to honor with one's presence |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light | |
| 光盘 | 光盤 | guāng pán | compact disc (CD) |
| 光荣 | 光榮 | guāng róng | honor and glory |
| 广场 | 廣場 | guǎng chǎng | public square |
| 广大 | 廣大 | guǎng dà | (of an area) vast or extensive |
| 广泛 | 廣泛 | guǎng fàn | extensive |
| 规矩 | 規矩 | guī ju | lit. compass and set square |
| 规律 | 規律 | guī lǜ | rule (e.g. of science) |
| 规模 | 規模 | guī mó | scale |
| 规则 | 規則 | guī zé | rule |
| 柜台 | 櫃台 | guì tái | variant of 柜台 |
| 滚 | 滾 | gǔn | to boil |
| 锅 | 鍋 | guō | pot |
| 国籍 | 國籍 | guó jí | nationality |
| 国庆节 | 國慶節 | guó qìng jié | PRC National Day (October 1st) |
| 果实 | 果實 | guǒ shí | fruit (produced by a plant) |
| 过分 | 過分 | guò fèn | excessive |
| 过敏 | 過敏 | guò mǐn | oversensitive |
| 过期 | 過期 | guò qī | to be overdue |
| 哈 | hā | abbr. for 哈萨克斯坦, Kazakhstan | |
| 海关 | 海關 | hǎi guān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) |
| 海鲜 | 海鮮 | hǎi xiān | seafood |
| 喊 | hǎn | to yell | |
| 豪华 | 豪華 | háo huá | luxurious |
| 好奇 | hào qí | inquisitive | |
| 合法 | hé fǎ | lawful | |
| 合理 | hé lǐ | rational | |
| 合同 | hé tong | (business) contract | |
| 合影 | hé yǐng | to take a joint photo | |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate | |
| 何必 | hé bì | there is no need | |
| 何况 | 何況 | hé kuàng | let alone |
| 和平 | hé píng | Heping District of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning | |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core | |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate | |
| 横 | 橫 | héng | horizontal |
| 后果 | 後果 | hòu guǒ | consequences |
| 呼吸 | hū xī | to breathe | |
| 忽视 | 忽視 | hū shì | to neglect |
| 胡说 | 胡說 | hú shuō | to talk nonsense |
| 胡同 | hú tòng | lane | |
| 胡须 | 鬍鬚 | hú xū | beard |
| 壶 | 壺 | hú | pot |
| 蝴蝶 | hú dié | butterfly | |
| 糊涂 | 糊塗 | hú tu | muddled |
| 花生 | huā shēng | peanut | |
| 华裔 | 華裔 | huá yì | ethnic Chinese |
| 滑冰 | huá bīng | to skate | |
| 化学 | 化學 | huà xué | chemistry |
| 划船 | huá chuán | to row a boat | |
| 话题 | 話題 | huà tí | subject (of a talk or conversation) |
| 怀念 | 懷念 | huái niàn | to cherish the memory of |
| 缓解 | 緩解 | huǎn jiě | to bring relief |
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | delusion | |
| 慌张 | 慌張 | huāng zhāng | flustered |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor | |
| 皇后 | huáng hòu | empress | |
| 黄瓜 | 黃瓜 | huáng guā | cucumber |
| 黄金 | 黃金 | huáng jīn | gold |
| 灰 | huī | ash | |
| 灰尘 | 灰塵 | huī chén | dust |
| 灰心 | huī xīn | to lose heart | |
| 恢复 | 恢復 | huī fù | to reinstate |
| 挥 | 揮 | huī | to wave |
| 汇率 | 匯率 | huì lǜ | exchange rate |
| 会计 | 會計 | kuài jì | accountant |
| 婚礼 | 婚禮 | hūn lǐ | wedding ceremony |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | matrimony | |
| 活跃 | 活躍 | huó yuè | active |
| 火柴 | huǒ chái | match (for lighting fire) | |
| 伙伴 | huǒ bàn | partner | |
| 机器 | 機器 | jī qì | machine |
| 肌肉 | jī ròu | muscle | |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic | |
| 激烈 | jī liè | (of competition or fighting) intense | |
| 及格 | jí gé | to pass an exam or a test | |
| 急忙 | jí máng | hastily | |
| 集体 | 集體 | jí tǐ | collective (decision) |
| 集中 | jí zhōng | to concentrate | |
| 计算 | 計算 | jì suàn | to count |
| 记录 | 記錄 | jì lù | to record |
| 记忆 | 記憶 | jì yì | to remember |
| 纪录 | 紀錄 | jì lù | variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") |
| 纪律 | 紀律 | jì lǜ | discipline |
| 纪念 | 紀念 | jì niàn | to commemorate |
| 寂寞 | jì mò | lonely | |
| 夹子 | 夾子 | jiā zi | clip |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family | |
| 家务 | 家務 | jiā wù | household duties |
| 家乡 | 家鄉 | jiā xiāng | hometown |
| 嘉宾 | 嘉賓 | jiā bīn | esteemed guest |
| 甲 | jiǎ | first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干 | |
| 假如 | jiǎ rú | if | |
| 假装 | 假裝 | jiǎ zhuāng | to feign |
| 价值 | 價值 | jià zhí | value |
| 驾驶 | 駕駛 | jià shǐ | to pilot (ship, airplane etc) |
| 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry | |
| 尖锐 | 尖銳 | jiān ruì | sharp |
| 坚决 | 堅決 | jiān jué | firm |
| 坚强 | 堅強 | jiān qiáng | staunch |
| 肩膀 | jiān bǎng | shoulder | |
| 艰巨 | 艱巨 | jiān jù | arduous |
| 艰苦 | 艱苦 | jiān kǔ | difficult |
| 煎 | jiān | to pan fry | |
| 捡 | 撿 | jiǎn | to pick up |
| 剪刀 | jiǎn dāo | scissors | |
| 简历 | 簡歷 | jiǎn lì | curriculum vitae (CV) |
| 简直 | 簡直 | jiǎn zhí | simply |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | to establish | |
| 建设 | 建設 | jiàn shè | to build |
| 建议 | 建議 | jiàn yì | to propose |
| 建筑 | 建築 | jiàn zhù | to construct |
| 健身房 | jiàn shēn fáng | gym | |
| 键盘 | 鍵盤 | jiàn pán | keyboard |
| 讲究 | 講究 | jiǎng jiu | to pay particular attention to |
| 讲座 | 講座 | jiǎng zuò | a course of lectures |
| 降落 | jiàng luò | to descend | |
| 酱油 | 醬油 | jiàng yóu | soy sauce |
| 交换 | 交換 | jiāo huàn | to exchange |
| 交际 | 交際 | jiāo jì | communication |
| 郊区 | 郊區 | jiāo qū | suburban district |
| 浇 | 澆 | jiāo | to pour liquid |
| 胶水 | 膠水 | jiāo shuǐ | glue |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle | |
| 角色 | jué sè | role | |
| 狡猾 | jiǎo huá | crafty | |
| 教材 | jiào cái | teaching material | |
| 教练 | 教練 | jiào liàn | instructor |
| 教训 | 教訓 | jiào xun | to provide guidance |
| 阶段 | 階段 | jiē duàn | stage |
| 接触 | 接觸 | jiē chù | to touch |
| 接待 | jiē dài | to receive (a visitor) | |
| 接近 | jiē jìn | to approach | |
| 接着 | 接著 | jiē zhe | to catch and hold on |
| 节 | 節 | jiē | see 节骨眼 |
| 节省 | 節省 | jié shěng | saving |
| 结构 | 結構 | jié gòu | structure |
| 结合 | 結合 | jié hé | to combine |
| 结论 | 結論 | jié lùn | conclusion |
| 结实 | 結實 | jiē shí | to bear fruit |
| 结账 | 結賬 | jié zhàng | to pay the bill |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate | |
| 解说员 | 解說員 | jiě shuō yuán | commentator |
| 戒烟 | 戒煙 | jiè yān | to give up smoking |
| 戒指 | jiè zhi | (finger) ring | |
| 届 | 屆 | jiè | to arrive at (place or time) |
| 借口 | jiè kǒu | to use as an excuse | |
| 金属 | 金屬 | jīn shǔ | metal |
| 尽力 | 盡力 | jìn lì | to strive one's hardest |
| 尽量 | 儘量 | jǐn liàng | as much as possible |
| 紧 | 緊 | jǐn | tight |
| 紧急 | 緊急 | jǐn jí | urgent |
| 谨慎 | 謹慎 | jǐn shèn | cautious |
| 近代 | jìn dài | the not-very-distant past | |
| 进步 | 進步 | jìn bù | progress |
| 进口 | 進口 | jìn kǒu | to import |
| 经典 | 經典 | jīng diǎn | the classics |
| 经营 | 經營 | jīng yíng | to engage in (business etc) |
| 精力 | jīng lì | energy | |
| 景色 | jǐng sè | scenery | |
| 敬爱 | 敬愛 | jìng ài | to respect and love |
| 酒吧 | jiǔ bā | bar | |
| 救 | 捄 | jiù | variant of 救 |
| 救护车 | 救護車 | jiù hù chē | ambulance |
| 舅舅 | jiù jiu | mother's brother | |
| 居然 | jū rán | unexpectedly | |
| 桔子 | jú zi | tangerine | |
| 举 | 擧 | jǔ | variant of 举 |
| 巨大 | jù dà | huge | |
| 具备 | 具備 | jù bèi | to possess |
| 具体 | 具體 | jù tǐ | concrete |
| 俱乐部 | 俱樂部 | jù lè bù | club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword) |
| 据说 | 據說 | jù shuō | it is said that |
| 聚会 | 聚會 | jù huì | party |
| 捐 | juān | to relinquish | |
| 卷 | juǎn | to roll up | |
| 决赛 | 決賽 | jué sài | finals (of a competition) |
| 决心 | 決心 | jué xīn | determination |
| 绝对 | 絕對 | jué duì | absolute |
| 军事 | 軍事 | jūn shì | military affairs |
| 均匀 | 均勻 | jūn yún | even |
| 卡车 | 卡車 | kǎ chē | truck |
| 开发 | 開發 | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource) |
| 开放 | 開放 | kāi fàng | to bloom |
| 开幕式 | 開幕式 | kāi mù shì | opening ceremony |
| 开心 | 開心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop | |
| 看不起 | kàn bu qǐ | to look down upon | |
| 看来 | 看來 | kàn lai | apparently |
| 抗议 | 抗議 | kàng yì | to protest |
| 烤鸭 | 烤鴨 | kǎo yā | roast duck |
| 颗 | 顆 | kē | classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc |
| 可见 | 可見 | kě jiàn | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable | |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful | |
| 克 | kè | abbr. for 克罗地亚, Croatia | |
| 克服 | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc) | |
| 刻苦 | kè kǔ | hardworking | |
| 客观 | 客觀 | kè guān | objective |
| 客厅 | 客廳 | kè tīng | drawing room (room for arriving guests) |
| 课程 | 課程 | kè chéng | course |
| 空间 | 空間 | kōng jiān | space |
| 空闲 | 空閒 | kòng xián | idle |
| 恐怖 | kǒng bù | terrible | |
| 控制 | kòng zhì | to control | |
| 口味 | kǒu wèi | a person's preferences | |
| 夸 | kuā | used in 克 | |
| 矿泉水 | 礦泉水 | kuàng quán shuǐ | mineral water |
| 蜡烛 | 蠟燭 | là zhú | candle |
| 辣椒 | là jiāo | hot pepper | |
| 来自 | 來自 | lái zì | to come from (a place) |
| 拦 | 攔 | lán | to block sb's path |
| 烂 | 爛 | làn | soft |
| 狼 | láng | wolf | |
| 劳动 | 勞動 | láo dòng | work |
| 劳驾 | 勞駕 | láo jià | excuse me |
| 老百姓 | lǎo bǎi xìng | ordinary people | |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | variant of 老板 | |
| 老实 | 老實 | lǎo shi | honest |
| 老鼠 | lǎo shǔ | rat | |
| 姥姥 | lǎo lao | (coll.) mother's mother | |
| 乐观 | 樂觀 | lè guān | optimistic |
| 了不起 | liǎo bu qǐ | amazing | |
| 雷 | léi | surname Lei | |
| 类 | 類 | lèi | kind |
| 厘米 | 釐米 | lí mǐ | centimeter |
| 离婚 | 離婚 | lí hūn | to divorce |
| 梨 | lí | pear | |
| 礼拜天 | 禮拜天 | lǐ bài tiān | Sunday |
| 理论 | 理論 | lǐ lùn | theory |
| 理由 | lǐ yóu | reason | |
| 力量 | lì liang | power | |
| 立方 | lì fāng | cube (math.) | |
| 立即 | lì jí | immediately | |
| 立刻 | lì kè | forthwith | |
| 利润 | 利潤 | lì rùn | profits |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan) | |
| 利益 | lì yì | benefit | |
| 利用 | lì yòng | to exploit | |
| 粒 | lì | grain | |
| 连忙 | 連忙 | lián máng | promptly |
| 连续剧 | 連續劇 | lián xù jù | serialized drama |
| 联合 | 聯合 | lián hé | to combine |
| 恋爱 | 戀愛 | liàn ài | (romantic) love |
| 良好 | liáng hǎo | good | |
| 粮食 | 糧食 | liáng shi | foodstuff |
| 临时 | 臨時 | lín shí | as the time draws near |
| 灵活 | 靈活 | líng huó | flexible |
| 铃 | 鈴 | líng | (small) bell |
| 零件 | líng jiàn | part | |
| 零钱 | 零錢 | líng qián | change (of money) |
| 零食 | líng shí | between-meal nibbles | |
| 领导 | 領導 | lǐng dǎo | lead |
| 领域 | 領域 | lǐng yù | domain |
| 浏览 | 瀏覽 | liú lǎn | to skim over |
| 流传 | 流傳 | liú chuán | to spread |
| 龙 | 龍 | lóng | surname Long |
| 漏 | lòu | to leak | |
| 陆地 | 陸地 | lù dì | dry land (as opposed to the sea) |
| 陆续 | 陸續 | lù xù | in turn |
| 录取 | 錄取 | lù qǔ | to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam |
| 录音 | 錄音 | lù yīn | to record (sound) |
| 露 | lù | surname Lu | |
| 轮流 | 輪流 | lún liú | to alternate |
| 论文 | 論文 | lùn wén | paper |
| 逻辑 | 邏輯 | luó ji | logic (loanword) |
| 落后 | 落後 | luò hòu | to fall behind |
| 骂 | 罵 | mà | to scold |
| 麦克风 | 麥克風 | mài kè fēng | microphone (loanword) |
| 馒头 | 饅頭 | mán tou | steamed roll |
| 满足 | 滿足 | mǎn zú | to satisfy |
| 毛 | máo | surname Mao | |
| 毛病 | máo bìng | fault | |
| 矛盾 | máo dùn | contradiction | |
| 冒险 | 冒險 | mào xiǎn | to take risks |
| 贸易 | 貿易 | mào yì | (commercial) trade |
| 眉毛 | méi mao | eyebrow | |
| 煤炭 | méi tàn | coal | |
| 美术 | 美術 | měi shù | art |
| 魅力 | mèi lì | charm | |
| 迷路 | mí lù | to lose the way | |
| 谜语 | 謎語 | mí yǔ | riddle |
| 秘密 | mì mì | secret | |
| 秘书 | 秘書 | mì shū | secretary |
| 密切 | mì qiè | close | |
| 蜜蜂 | mì fēng | bee | |
| 棉花 | mián hua | cotton | |
| 面对 | 面對 | miàn duì | to face |
| 面积 | 面積 | miàn jī | area (of a floor, piece of land etc) |
| 面临 | 面臨 | miàn lín | to face sth |
| 苗条 | 苗條 | miáo tiao | (of a woman) slim |
| 描写 | 描寫 | miáo xiě | to describe |
| 秒 | miǎo | second (unit of time) | |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy | |
| 名牌 | míng pái | famous brand | |
| 名片 | míng piàn | (business) card | |
| 名胜 | 名勝 | míng shèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics |
| 明确 | 明確 | míng què | clear-cut |
| 明显 | 明顯 | míng xiǎn | clear |
| 明信片 | míng xìn piàn | postcard | |
| 明星 | míng xīng | star | |
| 命令 | mìng lìng | order | |
| 命运 | 命運 | mìng yùn | fate |
| 摸 | mō | to feel with the hand | |
| 模仿 | mó fǎng | to imitate | |
| 模糊 | mó hu | vague | |
| 摩托车 | 摩托車 | mó tuō chē | (loanword) motorbike |
| 陌生 | mò shēng | strange | |
| 某 | mǒu | some | |
| 木头 | 木頭 | mù tou | slow-witted |
| 目标 | 目標 | mù biāo | target |
| 目录 | 目錄 | mù lù | catalog |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time | |
| 哪怕 | nǎ pà | even | |
| 难怪 | 難怪 | nán guài | (it's) no wonder (that...) |
| 难看 | 難看 | nán kàn | ugly |
| 脑袋 | 腦袋 | nǎo dai | head |
| 内科 | 內科 | nèi kē | internal medicine |
| 嫩 | nèn | young and tender | |
| 能干 | 能幹 | néng gàn | capable |
| 能源 | néng yuán | energy | |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) | |
| 年纪 | 年紀 | nián jì | age |
| 念 | 唸 | niàn | variant of 念, to read aloud |
| 宁可 | 寧可 | nìng kě | preferably |
| 牛仔裤 | 牛仔褲 | niú zǎi kù | jeans |
| 农民 | 農民 | nóng mín | peasant |
| 农业 | 農業 | nóng yè | agriculture |
| 浓 | 濃 | nóng | concentrated |
| 女士 | nǚ shì | lady | |
| 偶然 | ǒu rán | incidentally | |
| 拍 | pāi | to pat | |
| 排队 | 排隊 | pái duì | to line up |
| 排球 | pái qiú | volleyball | |
| 派 | pài | clique | |
| 盼望 | pàn wàng | to hope for | |
| 培养 | 培養 | péi yǎng | to cultivate |
| 赔偿 | 賠償 | péi cháng | to compensate |
| 佩服 | pèi fú | to admire | |
| 配合 | pèi hé | matching | |
| 盆 | pén | basin | |
| 碰见 | 碰見 | pèng jiàn | to run into |
| 批 | pī | to ascertain | |
| 批准 | pī zhǔn | to approve | |
| 披 | pī | to drape over one's shoulders | |
| 皮鞋 | pí xié | leather shoes | |
| 疲劳 | 疲勞 | pí láo | fatigue |
| 匹 | pī | mate | |
| 片 | piān | disk | |
| 片面 | piàn miàn | unilateral | |
| 飘 | 飃 | piāo | variant of 飘 |
| 频道 | 頻道 | pín dào | frequency |
| 品种 | 品種 | pǐn zhǒng | breed |
| 平 | píng | surname Ping | |
| 平常 | píng cháng | ordinary | |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal | |
| 平方 | píng fāng | square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) | |
| 平衡 | píng héng | balance | |
| 平静 | 平靜 | píng jìng | tranquil |
| 平均 | píng jūn | average | |
| 评价 | 評價 | píng jià | to evaluate |
| 凭 | 凴 | píng | variant of 凭 |
| 迫切 | pò qiè | urgent | |
| 破产 | 破產 | pò chǎn | to go bankrupt |
| 破坏 | 破壞 | pò huài | destruction |
| 朴素 | 樸素 | pǔ sù | plain and simple |
| 期待 | qī dài | to look forward to | |
| 期间 | 期間 | qī jiān | period of time |
| 其余 | 其餘 | qí yú | the rest |
| 奇迹 | 奇跡 | qí jì | miracle |
| 企图 | 企圖 | qǐ tú | to attempt |
| 企业 | 企業 | qǐ yè | company |
| 启发 | 啟發 | qǐ fā | to enlighten |
| 气氛 | 氣氛 | qì fēn | atmosphere |
| 汽油 | qì yóu | gasoline | |
| 牵 | 牽 | qiān | to lead along |
| 谦虚 | 謙虛 | qiān xū | modest |
| 签字 | 簽字 | qiān zì | to sign (one's name) |
| 前途 | qián tú | prospects | |
| 浅 | 淺 | jiān | sound of moving water |
| 欠 | qiàn | to owe | |
| 枪 | 槍 | qiāng | surname Qiang |
| 强调 | 強調 | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement) |
| 强烈 | 強烈 | qiáng liè | strong |
| 抢 | 搶 | qiāng | (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) |
| 悄悄 | qiāo qiāo | quiet | |
| 瞧 | qiáo | to look at | |
| 巧妙 | qiǎo miào | ingenious | |
| 切 | qiē | to cut | |
| 亲爱 | 親愛 | qīn ài | dear |
| 亲切 | 親切 | qīn qiè | amiable |
| 亲自 | 親自 | qīn zì | personally |
| 侵略 | qīn lüè | to invade | |
| 勤奋 | 勤奮 | qín fèn | hardworking |
| 勤劳 | 勤勞 | qín láo | hardworking |
| 青 | qīng | abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province | |
| 青春 | qīng chūn | youth | |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent | |
| 轻视 | 輕視 | qīng shì | contempt |
| 清淡 | qīng dàn | light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) | |
| 情景 | qíng jǐng | scene | |
| 情绪 | 情緒 | qíng xù | mood |
| 请求 | 請求 | qǐng qiú | to request |
| 庆祝 | 慶祝 | qìng zhù | to celebrate |
| 球迷 | qiú mí | fan (ball sports) | |
| 趋势 | 趨勢 | qū shì | trend |
| 取消 | qǔ xiāo | to cancel | |
| 娶 | qǔ | to take a wife | |
| 去世 | qù shì | to pass away | |
| 圈 | juān | to confine | |
| 全面 | quán miàn | all-around | |
| 权力 | 權力 | quán lì | power |
| 权利 | 權利 | quán lì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) |
| 劝 | 勸 | quàn | to advise |
| 缺乏 | quē fá | to lack | |
| 确定 | 確定 | què dìng | definite |
| 确认 | 確認 | què rèn | to confirm |
| 燃烧 | 燃燒 | rán shāo | to ignite |
| 嚷 | rǎng | to shout | |
| 绕 | 繞 | rào | to wind |
| 热爱 | 熱愛 | rè ài | to love ardently |
| 热烈 | 熱烈 | rè liè | enthusiastic |
| 热心 | 熱心 | rè xīn | enthusiastic |
| 人才 | rén cái | talent | |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population | |
| 人类 | 人類 | rén lèi | humanity |
| 人生 | rén shēng | life (one's time on earth) | |
| 人事 | rén shì | personnel | |
| 人物 | rén wù | person | |
| 人员 | 人員 | rén yuán | staff |
| 忍不住 | rěn bu zhù | cannot help | |
| 日常 | rì cháng | day-to-day | |
| 日程 | rì chéng | schedule | |
| 日历 | 日曆 | rì lì | calendar |
| 日期 | rì qī | date | |
| 日用品 | rì yòng pǐn | articles for daily use | |
| 荣幸 | 榮幸 | róng xìng | honored (to have the privilege of ...) |
| 荣誉 | 榮譽 | róng yù | honor |
| 融化 | róng huà | to melt | |
| 如何 | rú hé | how | |
| 如今 | rú jīn | nowadays | |
| 软件 | 軟件 | ruǎn jiàn | (computer) software |
| 弱 | ruò | weak | |
| 洒 | 灑 | sǎ | to sprinkle |
| 嗓子 | sǎng zi | throat | |
| 杀 | 殺 | shā | to kill |
| 沙漠 | shā mò | desert | |
| 沙滩 | 沙灘 | shā tān | beach |
| 傻 | shǎ | foolish | |
| 晒 | shài | variant of 晒 | |
| 删除 | 刪除 | shān chú | to delete |
| 闪电 | 閃電 | shǎn diàn | lightning |
| 扇子 | shàn zi | fan | |
| 善良 | shàn liáng | good and honest | |
| 善于 | 善於 | shàn yú | to be good at |
| 商品 | shāng pǐn | commodity | |
| 商业 | 商業 | shāng yè | business |
| 上当 | 上當 | shàng dàng | taken in (by sb's deceit) |
| 勺子 | sháo zi | scoop | |
| 舌头 | 舌頭 | shé tou | tongue |
| 蛇 | 虵 | shé | variant of 蛇 |
| 舍不得 | 捨不得 | shě bu de | to hate to do sth |
| 设备 | 設備 | shè bèi | equipment |
| 设计 | 設計 | shè jì | to design |
| 设施 | 設施 | shè shī | facilities |
| 射击 | 射擊 | shè jī | to shoot |
| 摄影 | 攝影 | shè yǐng | to take a photograph |
| 伸 | shēn | to stretch | |
| 身材 | shēn cái | stature | |
| 身份 | shēn fèn | identity | |
| 深刻 | shēn kè | profound | |
| 神话 | 神話 | shén huà | legend |
| 神经 | 神經 | shén jīng | nerve |
| 神秘 | shén mì | mysterious | |
| 升 | shēng | to ascend | |
| 生产 | 生產 | shēng chǎn | to produce |
| 生动 | 生動 | shēng dòng | vivid |
| 声调 | 聲調 | shēng diào | tone |
| 绳子 | 繩子 | shéng zi | cord |
| 省略 | shěng lüè | to leave out | |
| 胜利 | 勝利 | shèng lì | victory |
| 失眠 | shī mián | to suffer from insomnia | |
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose | |
| 失业 | 失業 | shī yè | unemployment |
| 诗 | 詩 | shī | abbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs |
| 石头 | 石頭 | shí tou | stone |
| 时代 | 時代 | shí dài | Time, US weekly news magazine |
| 时刻 | 時刻 | shí kè | time |
| 时髦 | 時髦 | shí máo | in vogue |
| 时期 | 時期 | shí qī | period |
| 时尚 | 時尚 | shí shàng | fashion |
| 实话 | 實話 | shí huà | truth |
| 实践 | 實踐 | shí jiàn | practice |
| 实习 | 實習 | shí xí | to practice |
| 实现 | 實現 | shí xiàn | to achieve |
| 实行 | 實行 | shí xíng | to implement |
| 实验 | 實驗 | shí yàn | experiment |
| 实用 | 實用 | shí yòng | practical |
| 食物 | shí wù | food | |
| 使劲儿 | 使勁兒 | shǐ jìn r | erhua variant of 使劲 |
| 始终 | 始終 | shǐ zhōng | from beginning to end |
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier | |
| 似的 | shì de | seems as if | |
| 似乎 | sì hū | it seems | |
| 事实 | 事實 | shì shí | fact |
| 事物 | shì wù | thing | |
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance | |
| 试卷 | 試卷 | shì juàn | examination paper |
| 是否 | shì fǒu | whether (or not) | |
| 收获 | 收獲 | shōu huò | variant of 收获 |
| 收据 | 收據 | shōu jù | receipt |
| 手工 | shǒu gōng | handwork | |
| 手术 | 手術 | shǒu shù | (surgical) operation |
| 手套 | shǒu tào | glove | |
| 手续 | 手續 | shǒu xù | procedure |
| 手指 | shǒu zhǐ | finger | |
| 寿命 | 壽命 | shòu mìng | life span |
| 受伤 | 受傷 | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries |
| 书架 | 書架 | shū jià | bookshelf |
| 梳子 | shū zi | comb | |
| 舒适 | 舒適 | shū shì | cozy |
| 输入 | 輸入 | shū rù | to import |
| 蔬菜 | shū cài | vegetables | |
| 熟练 | 熟練 | shú liàn | practiced |
| 属于 | 屬於 | shǔ yú | to be classified as |
| 鼠标 | 鼠標 | shǔ biāo | mouse (computing) |
| 数据 | 數據 | shù jù | data |
| 数码 | 數碼 | shù mǎ | number |
| 摔 | shuāi | to throw down | |
| 甩 | shuǎi | to throw | |
| 双方 | 雙方 | shuāng fāng | bilateral |
| 税 | 稅 | shuì | taxes |
| 说不定 | 說不定 | shuō bu dìng | can't say for sure |
| 说服 | 說服 | shuō fú | to persuade |
| 丝绸 | 絲綢 | sī chóu | silk cloth |
| 丝毫 | 絲毫 | sī háo | the slightest amount or degree |
| 私人 | sī rén | private | |
| 思考 | sī kǎo | to reflect on | |
| 思想 | sī xiǎng | thought | |
| 撕 | sī | to tear | |
| 寺庙 | 寺廟 | sì miào | temple |
| 宿舍 | sù shè | dormitory | |
| 随时 | 隨時 | suí shí | at any time |
| 碎 | suì | (transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces | |
| 损失 | 損失 | sǔn shī | loss |
| 缩短 | 縮短 | suō duǎn | to curtail |
| 缩小 | 縮小 | suō xiǎo | to reduce |
| 所 | suǒ | actually | |
| 所谓 | 所謂 | suǒ wèi | so-called |
| 锁 | 鎖 | suǒ | to lock |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda | |
| 台阶 | 臺階 | tái jiē | steps |
| 太极拳 | 太極拳 | tài jí quán | shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan |
| 太太 | tài tai | married woman | |
| 谈判 | 談判 | tán pàn | to negotiate |
| 坦率 | tǎn shuài | frank (discussion) | |
| 烫 | 燙 | tàng | to scald |
| 逃 | táo | to escape | |
| 逃避 | táo bì | to escape | |
| 桃 | táo | peach | |
| 套 | tào | to cover | |
| 特殊 | tè shū | special | |
| 特意 | tè yì | specially | |
| 特征 | 特徵 | tè zhēng | characteristic |
| 疼爱 | 疼愛 | téng ài | to love dearly |
| 提 | dī | used in 防 and 溜 | |
| 提倡 | tí chàng | to promote | |
| 提纲 | 提綱 | tí gāng | outline |
| 提问 | 提問 | tí wèn | to question |
| 题目 | 題目 | tí mù | subject |
| 体会 | 體會 | tǐ huì | to know from experience |
| 体积 | 體積 | tǐ jī | volume |
| 体贴 | 體貼 | tǐ tiē | considerate (of other people's needs) |
| 体现 | 體現 | tǐ xiàn | to embody |
| 体验 | 體驗 | tǐ yàn | to experience for oneself |
| 天空 | tiān kōng | sky | |
| 天真 | tiān zhēn | naive | |
| 田野 | tián yě | field | |
| 挑战 | 挑戰 | tiǎo zhàn | to challenge |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | regular | |
| 通讯 | 通訊 | tōng xùn | communications |
| 同时 | 同時 | tóng shí | at the same time |
| 铜 | 銅 | tóng | copper (chemistry) |
| 统一 | 統一 | tǒng yī | to unify |
| 统治 | 統治 | tǒng zhì | to rule (a country) |
| 痛苦 | tòng kǔ | pain | |
| 痛快 | tòng kuài | delighted | |
| 投资 | 投資 | tóu zī | investment |
| 透明 | tòu míng | transparent | |
| 突出 | tū chū | prominent | |
| 土地 | tǔ dì | land | |
| 土豆 | tǔ dòu | potato | |
| 吐 | tǔ | to spit | |
| 兔子 | tù zi | hare | |
| 团 | 團 | tuán | round |
| 推辞 | 推辭 | tuī cí | to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) |
| 推广 | 推廣 | tuī guǎng | to extend |
| 推荐 | 推薦 | tuī jiàn | to recommend |
| 退 | tuì | to retreat | |
| 退步 | tuì bù | to do less well than before | |
| 退休 | tuì xiū | to retire (from the workforce) | |
| 歪 | wāi | askew | |
| 外交 | wài jiāo | diplomacy | |
| 弯 | 彎 | wān | to bend |
| 完美 | wán měi | perfect | |
| 完善 | wán shàn | (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive | |
| 完整 | wán zhěng | complete | |
| 玩具 | wán jù | plaything | |
| 万一 | 萬一 | wàn yī | just in case |
| 王子 | wáng zǐ | prince | |
| 往返 | wǎng fǎn | to go back and forth | |
| 危害 | wēi hài | to jeopardize | |
| 威胁 | 威脅 | wēi xié | to threaten |
| 微笑 | wēi xiào | smile | |
| 围巾 | 圍巾 | wéi jīn | scarf |
| 围绕 | 圍繞 | wéi rào | to revolve around |
| 违反 | 違反 | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 唯一 | wéi yī | only | |
| 维护 | 維護 | wéi hù | to defend |
| 伟大 | 偉大 | wěi dà | huge |
| 尾巴 | wěi ba | tail | |
| 委屈 | wěi qu | to feel wronged | |
| 委托 | 委託 | wěi tuō | to entrust |
| 卫生间 | 衛生間 | wèi shēng jiān | bathroom |
| 未必 | wèi bì | not necessarily | |
| 未来 | 未來 | wèi lái | future |
| 位置 | wèi zhi | position | |
| 胃 | wèi | stomach | |
| 温暖 | 溫暖 | wēn nuǎn | warm |
| 温柔 | 溫柔 | wēn róu | gentle and soft |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document | |
| 文具 | wén jù | stationery | |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized | |
| 文学 | 文學 | wén xué | literature |
| 闻 | 聞 | wén | surname Wen |
| 吻 | wěn | kiss | |
| 稳定 | 穩定 | wěn dìng | steady |
| 问候 | 問候 | wèn hòu | to give one's respects |
| 卧室 | 臥室 | wò shì | bedroom |
| 屋子 | wū zi | house | |
| 无奈 | 無奈 | wú nài | to have no alternative |
| 无数 | 無數 | wú shù | countless |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon | |
| 武术 | 武術 | wǔ shù | military skill or technique (in former times) |
| 物理 | wù lǐ | physics | |
| 物质 | 物質 | wù zhì | matter |
| 雾 | 霧 | wù | fog |
| 吸收 | xī shōu | to absorb | |
| 戏剧 | 戲劇 | xì jù | a drama |
| 系 | 係 | xì | to connect |
| 系领带 | 繫領帶 | xì lǐng dài | to wear a tie |
| 系统 | 系統 | xì tǒng | system |
| 细节 | 細節 | xì jié | details |
| 瞎 | xiā | blind | |
| 下载 | 下載 | xià zǎi | to download |
| 吓 | 嚇 | hè | to scare |
| 鲜艳 | 鮮艷 | xiān yàn | bright-colored |
| 显得 | 顯得 | xiǎn de | to seem |
| 显然 | 顯然 | xiǎn rán | clearly |
| 显示 | 顯示 | xiǎn shì | to show |
| 县 | 縣 | xiàn | county |
| 现金 | 現金 | xiàn jīn | cash |
| 现实 | 現實 | xiàn shí | reality |
| 现象 | 現象 | xiàn xiàng | phenomenon |
| 相处 | 相處 | xiāng chǔ | to be in contact (with sb) |
| 相当 | 相當 | xiāng dāng | equivalent to |
| 相对 | 相對 | xiāng duì | relatively |
| 相关 | 相關 | xiāng guān | related |
| 相似 | xiāng sì | similar | |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy | |
| 想念 | xiǎng niàn | to miss | |
| 想象 | xiǎng xiàng | to imagine | |
| 项 | 項 | xiàng | surname Xiang |
| 项链 | 項鏈 | xiàng liàn | necklace |
| 项目 | 項目 | xiàng mù | item |
| 象棋 | xiàng qí | Chinese chess | |
| 象征 | 象徵 | xiàng zhēng | emblem |
| 橡皮 | xiàng pí | rubber | |
| 消费 | 消費 | xiāo fèi | to consume |
| 消化 | xiāo huà | to digest (food) | |
| 消灭 | 消滅 | xiāo miè | to put an end to |
| 消失 | xiāo shī | to disappear | |
| 销售 | 銷售 | xiāo shòu | to sell |
| 小吃 | xiǎo chī | snack | |
| 小伙子 | xiǎo huǒ zi | young man | |
| 小麦 | 小麥 | xiǎo mài | wheat |
| 小气 | 小氣 | xiǎo qì | stingy |
| 小偷 | xiǎo tōu | thief | |
| 孝顺 | 孝順 | xiào shùn | filial |
| 效率 | xiào lǜ | efficiency | |
| 歇 | xiē | to rest | |
| 协调 | 協調 | xié tiáo | to coordinate |
| 斜 | xié | inclined | |
| 心理 | xīn lǐ | psychology | |
| 心脏 | 心臟 | xīn zàng | heart |
| 欣赏 | 欣賞 | xīn shǎng | to appreciate |
| 信封 | xìn fēng | envelope | |
| 信号 | 信號 | xìn hào | signal |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information | |
| 行动 | 行動 | xíng dòng | operation |
| 行人 | xíng rén | pedestrian | |
| 行为 | 行為 | xíng wéi | action |
| 行业 | 行業 | háng yè | trade |
| 形成 | xíng chéng | to form | |
| 形容 | xíng róng | to describe | |
| 形式 | xíng shì | outer appearance | |
| 形势 | 形勢 | xíng shì | circumstances |
| 形象 | xíng xiàng | image | |
| 形状 | 形狀 | xíng zhuàng | form |
| 幸亏 | 幸虧 | xìng kuī | fortunately |
| 幸运 | 幸運 | xìng yùn | fortunate |
| 性质 | 性質 | xìng zhì | nature |
| 兄弟 | xiōng dì | brothers | |
| 胸 | 胷 | xiōng | variant of 胸 |
| 雄伟 | 雄偉 | xióng wěi | grand |
| 休闲 | 休閒 | xiū xián | leisure |
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | to amend | |
| 虚心 | 虛心 | xū xīn | open-minded |
| 叙述 | 敘述 | xù shù | to relate (a story or information) |
| 宣布 | xuān bù | to declare | |
| 宣传 | 宣傳 | xuān chuán | to disseminate |
| 选举 | 選舉 | xuǎn jǔ | to elect |
| 学期 | 學期 | xué qī | term |
| 学术 | 學術 | xué shù | learning |
| 学问 | 學問 | xué wèn | learning |
| 寻找 | 尋找 | xún zhǎo | to seek |
| 询问 | 詢問 | xún wèn | to inquire |
| 迅速 | xùn sù | rapid | |
| 训练 | 訓練 | xùn liàn | to train |
| 延长 | 延長 | yán cháng | Yanchang county in Yan'an 安, Shaanxi |
| 严肃 | 嚴肅 | yán sù | solemn |
| 宴会 | 宴會 | yàn huì | banquet |
| 阳台 | 陽台 | yáng tái | variant of 阳台 |
| 痒 | yǎng | variant of 痒 | |
| 样式 | 樣式 | yàng shì | type |
| 腰 | yāo | waist | |
| 摇 | 搖 | yáo | surname Yao |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite | |
| 要不 | yào bù | otherwise | |
| 要是 | yào shi | (coll.) if | |
| 业务 | 業務 | yè wù | business |
| 业余 | 業餘 | yè yú | in one's spare time |
| 夜 | 亱 | yè | variant of 夜 |
| 液体 | 液體 | yè tǐ | liquid |
| 一辈子 | 一輩子 | yī bèi zi | (for) a lifetime |
| 一旦 | yī dàn | in case (sth happens) | |
| 一路 | yī lù | the whole journey | |
| 一致 | yī zhì | unanimous | |
| 依然 | yī rán | still | |
| 移动 | 移動 | yí dòng | to move |
| 移民 | yí mín | to immigrate | |
| 遗憾 | 遺憾 | yí hàn | regret |
| 疑问 | 疑問 | yí wèn | question |
| 乙 | yǐ | second of the ten Heavenly Stems 干 | |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | as well as | |
| 以来 | 以來 | yǐ lái | since (a previous event) |
| 义务 | 義務 | yì wù | duty |
| 议论 | 議論 | yì lùn | to comment |
| 意外 | yì wài | unexpected | |
| 意义 | 意義 | yì yì | sense |
| 因而 | yīn ér | therefore | |
| 因素 | yīn sù | element | |
| 银 | 銀 | yín | silver |
| 应付 | 應付 | yìng fu | to deal with |
| 应聘 | 應聘 | yìng pìn | to accept a job offer |
| 应用 | 應用 | yìng yòng | to put to use |
| 英俊 | yīng jùn | handsome | |
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | hero | |
| 迎接 | yíng jiē | to welcome | |
| 营养 | 營養 | yíng yǎng | nutrition |
| 营业 | 營業 | yíng yè | to do business |
| 影子 | yǐng zi | shadow | |
| 硬币 | 硬幣 | yìng bì | coin |
| 硬件 | yìng jiàn | hardware | |
| 拥抱 | 擁抱 | yōng bào | to embrace |
| 拥挤 | 擁擠 | yōng jǐ | crowded |
| 勇气 | 勇氣 | yǒng qì | courage |
| 用途 | yòng tú | use | |
| 优惠 | 優惠 | yōu huì | privilege |
| 优美 | 優美 | yōu měi | graceful |
| 优势 | 優勢 | yōu shì | superiority |
| 悠久 | yōu jiǔ | long (tradition, history etc) | |
| 犹豫 | 猶豫 | yóu yù | to hesitate |
| 邮局 | 郵局 | yóu jú | post office |
| 油炸 | yóu zhá | to deep fry | |
| 游览 | 遊覽 | yóu lǎn | to go sightseeing |
| 有利 | yǒu lì | advantageous | |
| 幼儿园 | 幼兒園 | yòu ér yuán | kindergarten |
| 娱乐 | 娛樂 | yú lè | to entertain |
| 与其 | 與其 | yǔ qí | rather than... |
| 宇宙 | yǔ zhòu | universe | |
| 语气 | 語氣 | yǔ qì | tone |
| 玉米 | yù mǐ | corn | |
| 预报 | 預報 | yù bào | forecast |
| 预订 | 預訂 | yù dìng | to place an order |
| 预防 | 預防 | yù fáng | to prevent |
| 元旦 | yuán dàn | New Year's Day | |
| 原料 | yuán liào | raw material | |
| 原则 | 原則 | yuán zé | principle |
| 缘故 | 緣故 | yuán gù | reason |
| 愿望 | 願望 | yuàn wàng | desire |
| 晕 | 暈 | yūn | confused |
| 运气 | 運氣 | yùn qi | luck (good or bad) |
| 运输 | 運輸 | yùn shū | to transport |
| 运用 | 運用 | yùn yòng | to use |
| 灾害 | 災害 | zāi hài | calamity |
| 再三 | zài sān | over and over again | |
| 赞成 | 贊成 | zàn chéng | to approve |
| 赞美 | 讚美 | zàn měi | to admire |
| 糟糕 | zāo gāo | too bad | |
| 造成 | zào chéng | to bring about | |
| 则 | 則 | zé | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but |
| 责备 | 責備 | zé bèi | to blame |
| 摘 | zhāi | to take | |
| 粘贴 | 粘貼 | zhān tiē | to stick |
| 展开 | 展開 | zhǎn kāi | to unfold |
| 展览 | 展覽 | zhǎn lǎn | to put on display |
| 占线 | 佔線 | zhàn xiàn | busy (telephone line) |
| 战争 | 戰爭 | zhàn zhēng | war |
| 长途 | 長途 | cháng tú | long distance |
| 涨 | 漲 | zhǎng | to rise (of prices, rivers) |
| 掌握 | zhǎng wò | to grasp (often fig.) | |
| 账户 | 賬戶 | zhàng hù | bank account |
| 招待 | zhāo dài | to hold a reception | |
| 召开 | 召開 | zhào kāi | to convene (a conference or meeting) |
| 照常 | zhào cháng | as usual | |
| 哲学 | 哲學 | zhé xué | philosophy |
| 着凉 | 著涼 | zháo liáng | to catch cold |
| 针对 | 針對 | zhēn duì | to target |
| 珍惜 | zhēn xī | to treasure | |
| 真理 | zhēn lǐ | truth | |
| 真实 | 真實 | zhēn shí | true |
| 诊断 | 診斷 | zhěn duàn | to diagnose |
| 枕头 | 枕頭 | zhěn tou | pillow |
| 阵 | 陣 | zhèn | disposition of troops |
| 振动 | 振動 | zhèn dòng | to vibrate |
| 争论 | 爭論 | zhēng lùn | to argue |
| 争取 | 爭取 | zhēng qǔ | to fight for |
| 征求 | 徵求 | zhēng qiú | to solicit |
| 挣钱 | 掙錢 | zhèng qián | to make money |
| 睁 | 睜 | zhēng | to open (one's eyes) |
| 整个 | 整個 | zhěng gè | whole |
| 整体 | 整體 | zhěng tǐ | whole entity |
| 正 | zhēng | first month of the lunar year | |
| 证件 | 證件 | zhèng jiàn | certificate |
| 证据 | 證據 | zhèng jù | evidence |
| 政策 | zhèng cè | policy | |
| 政府 | zhèng fǔ | government | |
| 政治 | zhèng zhì | politics | |
| 支 | zhī | surname Zhi | |
| 支票 | zhī piào | check (bank) | |
| 执行 | 執行 | zhí xíng | to implement |
| 执照 | 執照 | zhí zhào | license |
| 直 | zhí | surname Zhi | |
| 指导 | 指導 | zhǐ dǎo | to guide |
| 指挥 | 指揮 | zhǐ huī | to conduct |
| 至今 | zhì jīn | so far | |
| 至于 | 至於 | zhì yú | as for |
| 志愿者 | 志願者 | zhì yuàn zhě | volunteer |
| 制定 | zhì dìng | to draw up | |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc) | |
| 制作 | 製作 | zhì zuò | to make |
| 治疗 | 治療 | zhì liáo | to treat (an illness) |
| 秩序 | zhì xù | order (orderly) | |
| 智慧 | zhì huì | wisdom | |
| 中介 | zhōng jiè | to act as intermediary | |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center | |
| 中旬 | zhōng xún | middle third of a month | |
| 钟 | 鍾 | zhōng | surname Zhong |
| 重 | chóng | to repeat | |
| 重复 | 重複 | chóng fù | to repeat |
| 重量 | zhòng liàng | weight | |
| 周到 | zhōu dào | thoughtful | |
| 竹子 | zhú zi | bamboo | |
| 逐步 | zhú bù | progressively | |
| 主持 | zhǔ chí | to take charge of | |
| 主观 | 主觀 | zhǔ guān | subjective |
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | master | |
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | chairperson | |
| 主张 | 主張 | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate |
| 煮 | 煑 | zhǔ | variant of 煮 |
| 嘱咐 | 囑咐 | zhǔ fù | to tell |
| 注册 | 註冊 | zhù cè | to register |
| 祝福 | zhù fú | blessings | |
| 抓紧 | 抓緊 | zhuā jǐn | to keep a firm grip on |
| 专家 | 專家 | zhuān jiā | expert |
| 专心 | 專心 | zhuān xīn | to focus one's attention |
| 转变 | 轉變 | zhuǎn biàn | to change |
| 转告 | 轉告 | zhuǎn gào | to pass on |
| 装 | 裝 | zhuāng | adornment |
| 装饰 | 裝飾 | zhuāng shì | to decorate |
| 状况 | 狀況 | zhuàng kuàng | condition |
| 状态 | 狀態 | zhuàng tài | condition |
| 追求 | zhuī qiú | to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly | |
| 咨询 | 咨詢 | zī xún | to consult |
| 姿势 | 姿勢 | zī shì | posture |
| 资格 | 資格 | zī gé | qualifications |
| 资金 | 資金 | zī jīn | funds |
| 资料 | 資料 | zī liào | material |
| 资源 | 資源 | zī yuán | Ziyuan county in Guilin 林, Guangxi |
| 紫 | zǐ | purple | |
| 字幕 | zì mù | caption | |
| 自从 | 自從 | zì cóng | since (a time) |
| 自动 | 自動 | zì dòng | automatic |
| 自豪 | zì háo | proud (of one's achievements etc) | |
| 自觉 | 自覺 | zì jué | conscious |
| 自私 | zì sī | selfish | |
| 自信 | zì xìn | to have confidence in oneself | |
| 自由 | zì yóu | freedom | |
| 自愿 | 自願 | zì yuàn | voluntary |
| 宗教 | zōng jiào | religion | |
| 综合 | 綜合 | zōng hé | comprehensive |
| 总裁 | 總裁 | zǒng cái | chairman |
| 总共 | 總共 | zǒng gòng | altogether |
| 总理 | 總理 | zǒng lǐ | premier |
| 总算 | 總算 | zǒng suàn | at long last |
| 总统 | 總統 | zǒng tǒng | president (of a country) |
| 总之 | 總之 | zǒng zhī | in a word |
| 阻止 | zǔ zhǐ | to prevent | |
| 组合 | 組合 | zǔ hé | to assemble |
| 祖国 | 祖國 | zǔ guó | motherland |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestors | |
| 最初 | zuì chū | first | |
| 罪犯 | zuì fàn | criminal | |
| 醉 | zuì | intoxicated | |
| 尊敬 | zūn jìng | to respect | |
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | to comply with | |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art) | |
| 作为 | 作為 | zuò wéi | one's conduct |
| 作文 | zuò wén | to write an essay |
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