HSK 3.0 vocabulary
HSK 3.0 Level 6 Vocabulary List
All 1,123 words for the HSK 3.0 Level 6 exam — the sixth band of the 2021 HSK standard, completing the core six levels. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 踢 | tī | to kick | |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape | |
| 铅笔 | 鉛筆 | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry | |
| 道歉 | dào qiàn | to apologize | |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean | |
| 骄傲 | 驕傲 | jiāo ào | pride |
| 懒 | 嬾 | lǎn | variant of 懒 |
| 趟 | 䠀 | tāng | old variant of 趟 |
| 愉快 | yú kuài | cheerful | |
| 与 | 與 | yú | variant of 欤 |
| 原谅 | 原諒 | yuán liàng | to excuse |
| 允许 | 允許 | yǔn xǔ | to permit |
| 招聘 | zhāo pìn | to invite applications for a job | |
| 赚 | 賺 | zhuàn | to earn |
| 傍晚 | bàng wǎn | in the evening | |
| 本质 | 本質 | běn zhì | essence |
| 便 | biàn | plain | |
| 踩 | 跴 | cǎi | variant of 踩 |
| 残疾 | 殘疾 | cán jí | disabled |
| 厕所 | 廁所 | cè suǒ | toilet |
| 炒 | chǎo | to sauté | |
| 成分 | chéng fèn | composition | |
| 宠物 | 寵物 | chǒng wù | house pet |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of | |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar | |
| 岛 | 㠀 | dǎo | variant of 岛 |
| 滴 | dī | a drop | |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch | |
| 凡是 | fán shì | each and every | |
| 仿佛 | fǎng fú | variant of 仿佛 | |
| 肺 | fèi | lung | |
| 愤怒 | 憤怒 | fèn nù | angry |
| 妇女 | 婦女 | fù nǚ | woman |
| 高档 | 高檔 | gāo dàng | superior quality |
| 公主 | gōng zhǔ | princess | |
| 贡献 | 貢獻 | gòng xiàn | to contribute |
| 姑姑 | gū gu | paternal aunt | |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical | |
| 股票 | gǔ piào | share certificate | |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core | |
| 横 | 橫 | héng | horizontal |
| 壶 | 壺 | hú | pot |
| 花生 | huā shēng | peanut | |
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | delusion | |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor | |
| 活跃 | 活躍 | huó yuè | active |
| 嘉宾 | 嘉賓 | jiā bīn | esteemed guest |
| 捡 | 撿 | jiǎn | to pick up |
| 酱油 | 醬油 | jiàng yóu | soy sauce |
| 捐 | juān | to relinquish | |
| 军事 | 軍事 | jūn shì | military affairs |
| 抗议 | 抗議 | kàng yì | to protest |
| 灵活 | 靈活 | líng huó | flexible |
| 露 | lù | surname Lu | |
| 馒头 | 饅頭 | mán tou | steamed roll |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy | |
| 名胜 | 名勝 | míng shèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics |
| 盼望 | pàn wàng | to hope for | |
| 平衡 | píng héng | balance | |
| 企图 | 企圖 | qǐ tú | to attempt |
| 气氛 | 氣氛 | qì fēn | atmosphere |
| 牵 | 牽 | qiān | to lead along |
| 谦虚 | 謙虛 | qiān xū | modest |
| 巧妙 | qiǎo miào | ingenious | |
| 情绪 | 情緒 | qíng xù | mood |
| 权力 | 權力 | quán lì | power |
| 上当 | 上當 | shàng dàng | taken in (by sb's deceit) |
| 舌头 | 舌頭 | shé tou | tongue |
| 时期 | 時期 | shí qī | period |
| 实践 | 實踐 | shí jiàn | practice |
| 税 | 稅 | shuì | taxes |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda | |
| 特意 | tè yì | specially | |
| 通讯 | 通訊 | tōng xùn | communications |
| 王子 | wáng zǐ | prince | |
| 威胁 | 威脅 | wēi xié | to threaten |
| 消灭 | 消滅 | xiāo miè | to put an end to |
| 小麦 | 小麥 | xiǎo mài | wheat |
| 协调 | 協調 | xié tiáo | to coordinate |
| 心脏 | 心臟 | xīn zàng | heart |
| 选举 | 選舉 | xuǎn jǔ | to elect |
| 宴会 | 宴會 | yàn huì | banquet |
| 遗憾 | 遺憾 | yí hàn | regret |
| 因素 | yīn sù | element | |
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | hero | |
| 娱乐 | 娛樂 | yú lè | to entertain |
| 缘故 | 緣故 | yuán gù | reason |
| 晕 | 暈 | yūn | confused |
| 账户 | 賬戶 | zhàng hù | bank account |
| 哲学 | 哲學 | zhé xué | philosophy |
| 政策 | zhèng cè | policy | |
| 至于 | 至於 | zhì yú | as for |
| 智慧 | zhì huì | wisdom | |
| 煮 | 煑 | zhǔ | variant of 煮 |
| 咨询 | 咨詢 | zī xún | to consult |
| 宗教 | zōng jiào | religion | |
| 祖国 | 祖國 | zǔ guó | motherland |
| 挨 | āi | in order | |
| 挨打 | ái dǎ | to take a beating | |
| 挨着 | 挨著 | āi zhe | near |
| 安检 | 安檢 | ān jiǎn | security check (abbr. for 安全检查) |
| 罢工 | 罷工 | bà gōng | a strike |
| 罢了 | 罷了 | bà le | a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) |
| 白领 | 白領 | bái lǐng | white-collar |
| 百分点 | 百分點 | bǎi fēn diǎn | percentage point |
| 办公 | 辦公 | bàn gōng | to handle official business |
| 办事处 | 辦事處 | bàn shì chù | office |
| 办学 | 辦學 | bàn xué | to run a school |
| 半决赛 | 半決賽 | bàn jué sài | semifinals |
| 保健 | bǎo jiàn | health protection | |
| 报刊 | 報刊 | bào kān | newspapers and periodicals |
| 报考 | 報考 | bào kǎo | to enter oneself for an examination |
| 暴风雨 | 暴風雨 | bào fēng yǔ | rainstorm |
| 暴力 | bào lì | violence | |
| 暴露 | bào lù | to expose | |
| 暴雨 | bào yǔ | torrential rain | |
| 爆 | bào | to explode or burst | |
| 爆发 | 爆發 | bào fā | to break out |
| 爆炸 | bào zhà | explosion | |
| 悲惨 | 悲慘 | bēi cǎn | miserable |
| 背心 | bèi xīn | sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) | |
| 背着 | 背著 | bēi zhe | carrying on one's back |
| 被告 | bèi gào | defendant | |
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | to run | |
| 本地 | běn dì | local | |
| 本期 | běn qī | the current period | |
| 本身 | běn shēn | itself | |
| 本土 | běn tǔ | one's native country | |
| 逼 | 偪 | bī | variant of 逼 |
| 笔试 | 筆試 | bǐ shì | written examination |
| 必将 | 必將 | bì jiāng | inevitably |
| 必修 | bì xiū | (of an academic course) required | |
| 闭 | 閉 | bì | to close |
| 边缘 | 邊緣 | biān yuán | edge |
| 编制 | 編制 | biān zhì | to establish (a unit or department) |
| 扁 | piān | surname Pian | |
| 变更 | 變更 | biàn gēng | to change |
| 变换 | 變換 | biàn huàn | to transform |
| 变形 | 變形 | biàn xíng | to become deformed |
| 便是 | biàn shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) | |
| 遍地 | biàn dì | everywhere | |
| 表面上 | biǎo miàn shang | outwardly | |
| 病房 | bìng fáng | ward (of a hospital) | |
| 病情 | bìng qíng | state of an illness | |
| 拨打 | 撥打 | bō dǎ | to call |
| 波动 | 波動 | bō dòng | to undulate |
| 波浪 | bō làng | wave | |
| 播 | bō | to sow | |
| 补考 | 補考 | bǔ kǎo | to sit for a makeup exam |
| 补课 | 補課 | bǔ kè | to make up missed lesson |
| 补习 | 補習 | bǔ xí | to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor |
| 补助 | 補助 | bǔ zhù | to subsidize |
| 捕 | bǔ | to catch | |
| 不便 | bù biàn | inconvenient | |
| 不成 | bù chéng | won't do | |
| 不见 | 不見 | bù jiàn | not to see |
| 不仅仅 | 不僅僅 | bù jǐn jǐn | not only |
| 不禁 | bù jīn | can't help (doing sth) | |
| 不料 | bù liào | unexpectedly | |
| 不通 | bù tōng | to be obstructed | |
| 不再 | bù zài | no more | |
| 不怎么 | 不怎麼 | bù zěn me | not very |
| 不怎么样 | 不怎麼樣 | bù zěn me yàng | not up to much |
| 不值 | bù zhí | not worth | |
| 不至于 | 不至於 | bù zhì yú | unlikely to go so far as to |
| 布满 | 布滿 | bù mǎn | to be covered with |
| 部队 | 部隊 | bù duì | army |
| 采纳 | 採納 | cǎi nà | to accept |
| 参赛 | 參賽 | cān sài | to compete |
| 参展 | 參展 | cān zhǎn | to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc |
| 餐 | cān | meal | |
| 残疾人 | 殘疾人 | cán jí rén | disabled person |
| 残酷 | 殘酷 | cán kù | cruel |
| 惨 | 慘 | cǎn | miserable |
| 仓库 | 倉庫 | cāng kù | depot |
| 藏 | zàng | Tibet | |
| 操纵 | 操縱 | cāo zòng | to operate |
| 侧 | 側 | cè | the side |
| 测定 | 測定 | cè dìng | to determine (by measuring or surveying) |
| 策略 | cè lüè | strategy | |
| 策划 | 策劃 | cè huà | to plot |
| 层面 | 層面 | céng miàn | aspect |
| 查出 | chá chū | to find out | |
| 查看 | chá kàn | to look over | |
| 差异 | 差異 | chā yì | difference |
| 拆迁 | 拆遷 | chāi qiān | to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants |
| 产量 | 產量 | chǎn liàng | output |
| 昌盛 | chāng shèng | prosperous | |
| 常规 | 常規 | cháng guī | code of conduct |
| 常年 | cháng nián | all year round | |
| 厂商 | 廠商 | chǎng shāng | manufacturer |
| 场地 | 場地 | chǎng dì | space |
| 场馆 | 場館 | chǎng guǎn | sporting venue |
| 场景 | 場景 | chǎng jǐng | scene |
| 畅通 | 暢通 | chàng tōng | unimpeded |
| 超 | chāo | to exceed | |
| 超出 | chāo chū | to exceed | |
| 炒股 | chǎo gǔ | (coll.) to speculate in stocks | |
| 炒作 | chǎo zuò | to hype | |
| 车号 | 車號 | chē hào | vehicle number (license plate number, taxi number, bus number, train car number) |
| 车牌 | 車牌 | chē pái | license plate |
| 车展 | 車展 | chē zhǎn | motor show |
| 撤离 | 撤離 | chè lí | to withdraw from |
| 撤销 | 撤銷 | chè xiāo | to repeal |
| 撑 | 撐 | chēng | to support |
| 成品 | chéng pǐn | finished goods | |
| 承诺 | 承諾 | chéng nuò | to promise |
| 城区 | 城區 | chéng qū | city district |
| 城乡 | 城鄉 | chéng xiāng | city and countryside |
| 城镇 | 城鎮 | chéng zhèn | town |
| 持有 | chí yǒu | to hold (passport, views etc) | |
| 冲击 | 沖擊 | chōng jī | variant of 冲击 |
| 崇拜 | chóng bài | to worship | |
| 出场 | 出場 | chū chǎng | (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform |
| 出动 | 出動 | chū dòng | to start out on a trip |
| 出访 | 出訪 | chū fǎng | to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation |
| 出路 | chū lù | a way out (lit. and fig.) | |
| 出面 | chū miàn | to appear personally | |
| 出名 | chū míng | well-known for sth | |
| 出入 | chū rù | to go out and come in | |
| 出事 | chū shì | to have an accident | |
| 出台 | 出臺 | chū tái | to officially launch (a policy, program etc) |
| 出行 | chū xíng | to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) | |
| 初等 | chū děng | elementary (i.e. easy) | |
| 厨师 | 廚師 | chú shī | cook |
| 储存 | 儲存 | chǔ cún | stockpile |
| 处处 | 處處 | chù chù | everywhere |
| 处长 | 處長 | chù zhǎng | department head |
| 传出 | 傳出 | chuán chū | to transmit outwards |
| 传媒 | 傳媒 | chuán méi | media |
| 传输 | 傳輸 | chuán shū | to transmit |
| 传言 | 傳言 | chuán yán | rumor |
| 船员 | 船員 | chuán yuán | sailor |
| 船长 | 船長 | chuán zhǎng | captain (of a boat) |
| 船只 | 船隻 | chuán zhī | ship |
| 串 | chuàn | to string together | |
| 窗口 | chuāng kǒu | window | |
| 创办 | 創辦 | chuàng bàn | to establish |
| 创建 | 創建 | chuàng jiàn | to found |
| 创意 | 創意 | chuàng yì | creative |
| 此处 | 此處 | cǐ chù | this place |
| 此次 | cǐ cì | this time | |
| 此前 | cǐ qián | before this | |
| 此事 | cǐ shì | this matter | |
| 此致 | cǐ zhì | (used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation) | |
| 次数 | 次數 | cì shù | number of times |
| 从不 | 從不 | cóng bù | never |
| 从没 | 從沒 | cóng méi | never (in the past) |
| 村庄 | 村莊 | cūn zhuāng | village |
| 错过 | 錯過 | cuò guò | to miss (train, opportunity etc) |
| 搭 | dā | to put up | |
| 搭档 | 搭檔 | dā dàng | to cooperate |
| 搭配 | dā pèi | to pair up | |
| 打动 | 打動 | dǎ dòng | to move (to pity) |
| 打断 | 打斷 | dǎ duàn | to interrupt |
| 打发 | 打發 | dǎ fa | to dispatch sb to do sth |
| 打官司 | dǎ guān si | to file a lawsuit | |
| 打牌 | dǎ pái | to play mahjong or cards | |
| 打印机 | 打印機 | dǎ yìn jī | printer |
| 打造 | dǎ zào | to create | |
| 大道 | dà dào | main street | |
| 大街 | dà jiē | street | |
| 大力 | dà lì | energetically | |
| 大米 | dà mǐ | (husked) rice | |
| 大批 | dà pī | large quantities of | |
| 大赛 | 大賽 | dà sài | grand contest |
| 大师 | 大師 | dà shī | great master |
| 大使 | dà shǐ | ambassador | |
| 待会儿 | 待會兒 | dāi huì r | in a moment |
| 单打 | 單打 | dān dǎ | singles (in sports) |
| 担忧 | 擔憂 | dān yōu | to worry |
| 诞生 | 誕生 | dàn shēng | to be born |
| 当成 | 當成 | dàng chéng | to consider as |
| 当天 | 當天 | dāng tiān | on that day |
| 当作 | 當作 | dàng zuò | to treat as |
| 党 | 黨 | dǎng | surname Dang |
| 档 | 檔 | dǎng | (Tw) variant of 挡, gear |
| 档案 | 檔案 | dàng àn | file |
| 到期 | dào qī | to fall due (loan etc) | |
| 盗版 | 盜版 | dào bǎn | pirated |
| 道教 | dào jiào | Taoism | |
| 地板 | dì bǎn | floor | |
| 地名 | dì míng | place name | |
| 地下室 | dì xià shì | basement | |
| 低头 | 低頭 | dī tóu | to bow the head |
| 低温 | 低溫 | dī wēn | low temperature |
| 抵达 | 抵達 | dǐ dá | to arrive |
| 抵抗 | dǐ kàng | to resist | |
| 电车 | 電車 | diàn chē | trolleybus |
| 电动 | 電動 | diàn dòng | electric-powered |
| 电力 | 電力 | diàn lì | electrical power |
| 电器 | 電器 | diàn qì | (electrical) appliance |
| 吊 | diào | to suspend | |
| 调研 | 調研 | diào yán | to investigate and research |
| 跌 | diē | to fall | |
| 定价 | 定價 | dìng jià | to set a price |
| 定时 | 定時 | dìng shí | to fix a time |
| 定位 | dìng wèi | to orientate | |
| 动画 | 動畫 | dòng huà | animation |
| 都市 | dū shì | city | |
| 斗争 | 鬥爭 | dòu zhēng | a struggle |
| 毒品 | dú pǐn | drugs | |
| 赌 | 賭 | dǔ | to bet |
| 赌博 | 賭博 | dǔ bó | to gamble |
| 渡 | dù | to cross | |
| 端 | duān | end | |
| 端午节 | 端午節 | duān wǔ jié | Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) |
| 短片 | duǎn piàn | short film | |
| 队伍 | 隊伍 | duì wǔ | ranks |
| 对抗 | 對抗 | duì kàng | to withstand |
| 对外 | 對外 | duì wài | external |
| 多半 | duō bàn | most | |
| 多方面 | duō fāng miàn | many-sided | |
| 多媒体 | 多媒體 | duō méi tǐ | multimedia |
| 夺 | 奪 | duó | to seize |
| 夺取 | 奪取 | duó qǔ | to seize |
| 恩人 | ēn rén | a benefactor | |
| 儿科 | 兒科 | ér kē | pediatrics |
| 发病 | 發病 | fā bìng | (of an illness) to occur |
| 发电 | 發電 | fā diàn | to generate electricity |
| 发放 | 發放 | fā fàng | to provide |
| 发怒 | 發怒 | fā nù | to get angry |
| 发起 | 發起 | fā qǐ | to originate |
| 发言人 | 發言人 | fā yán rén | spokesperson |
| 发炎 | 發炎 | fā yán | to become inflamed |
| 法庭 | fǎ tíng | court of law | |
| 法语 | 法語 | fǎ yǔ | French (language) |
| 番 | pān | surname Pan | |
| 番茄 | fān qié | tomato | |
| 繁殖 | fán zhí | to breed | |
| 反抗 | fǎn kàng | to resist | |
| 反问 | 反問 | fǎn wèn | to ask (a question) in reply |
| 反响 | 反響 | fǎn xiǎng | repercussions |
| 犯 | fàn | to violate | |
| 犯规 | 犯規 | fàn guī | to break the rules |
| 犯罪 | fàn zuì | to commit a crime | |
| 防范 | 防範 | fáng fàn | to be on guard |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | to defend | |
| 房价 | 房價 | fáng jià | house price |
| 飞船 | 飛船 | fēi chuán | spaceship |
| 飞行员 | 飛行員 | fēi xíng yuán | pilot |
| 分工 | fēn gōng | to divide up the work | |
| 分裂 | fēn liè | to split up | |
| 风暴 | 風暴 | fēng bào | storm |
| 峰会 | 峰會 | fēng huì | summit meeting |
| 奉献 | 奉獻 | fèng xiàn | to offer respectfully |
| 佛 | fó | Buddha | |
| 佛教 | fó jiào | Buddhism | |
| 服 | fú | clothes | |
| 浮 | fú | to float | |
| 父女 | fù nǚ | father and daughter | |
| 父子 | fù zǐ | father and son | |
| 负 | 負 | fù | to bear |
| 复苏 | 復甦 | fù sū | to recover (health, economic) |
| 副 | fù | secondary | |
| 富人 | fù rén | rich person | |
| 富有 | fù yǒu | rich | |
| 改装 | 改裝 | gǎi zhuāng | to change one's costume |
| 杆 | gān | pole | |
| 肝 | gān | liver | |
| 赶不上 | 趕不上 | gǎn bù shàng | can't keep up with |
| 赶忙 | 趕忙 | gǎn máng | to hurry |
| 赶上 | 趕上 | gǎn shàng | to keep up with |
| 敢于 | 敢於 | gǎn yú | to have the courage to do sth |
| 感人 | gǎn rén | touching | |
| 干涉 | gān shè | to interfere | |
| 刚好 | 剛好 | gāng hǎo | just |
| 岗位 | 崗位 | gǎng wèi | a post |
| 港口 | gǎng kǒu | port | |
| 高层 | 高層 | gāo céng | high-rise |
| 高等 | gāo děng | high-level | |
| 高峰 | gāo fēng | peak | |
| 高考 | gāo kǎo | college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试) | |
| 高科技 | gāo kē jì | high tech | |
| 高手 | gāo shǒu | expert | |
| 稿子 | gǎo zi | draft of a document | |
| 歌唱 | gē chàng | to sing | |
| 歌词 | 歌詞 | gē cí | song lyric |
| 歌星 | gē xīng | singing star | |
| 革新 | gé xīn | to innovate | |
| 给予 | 給予 | jǐ yǔ | (literary) to give |
| 更是 | gèng shì | even more (so) | |
| 工商 | gōng shāng | industry and commerce | |
| 公 | gōng | public | |
| 公安 | gōng ān | (Ministry of) Public Security | |
| 公鸡 | 公雞 | gōng jī | cock |
| 公众 | 公眾 | gōng zhòng | public |
| 攻击 | 攻擊 | gōng jī | to attack |
| 供给 | 供給 | gōng jǐ | to furnish |
| 宫 | 宮 | gōng | surname Gong |
| 巩固 | 鞏固 | gǒng gù | to consolidate |
| 构建 | 構建 | gòu jiàn | to construct (sth abstract) |
| 孤独 | 孤獨 | gū dú | lonely |
| 孤儿 | 孤兒 | gū ér | orphan |
| 股 | gǔ | thigh | |
| 股东 | 股東 | gǔ dōng | shareholder |
| 故障 | gù zhàng | malfunction | |
| 顾 | 顧 | gù | surname Gu |
| 拐 | guǎi | to turn (a corner etc) | |
| 关爱 | 關愛 | guān ài | to show concern and care for |
| 关联 | 關聯 | guān lián | to be related |
| 观光 | 觀光 | guān guāng | to tour |
| 官司 | guān si | lawsuit | |
| 管道 | guǎn dào | tubing | |
| 光辉 | 光輝 | guāng huī | radiance |
| 广阔 | 廣闊 | guǎng kuò | wide |
| 轨道 | 軌道 | guǐ dào | track (for trains etc) |
| 跪 | guì | to kneel | |
| 国产 | 國產 | guó chǎn | domestically produced |
| 国歌 | 國歌 | guó gē | national anthem |
| 国会 | 國會 | guó huì | Parliament (UK) |
| 国旗 | 國旗 | guó qí | flag (of a country) |
| 国王 | 國王 | guó wáng | king |
| 果酱 | 果醬 | guǒ jiàng | jam |
| 果树 | 果樹 | guǒ shù | fruit tree |
| 过渡 | 過渡 | guò dù | to cross over (by ferry) |
| 过后 | 過後 | guò hòu | after the event |
| 过时 | 過時 | guò shí | old-fashioned |
| 海报 | 海報 | hǎi bào | poster |
| 海底 | hǎi dǐ | seabed | |
| 海军 | 海軍 | hǎi jūn | navy |
| 海浪 | hǎi làng | sea wave | |
| 海外 | hǎi wài | overseas | |
| 海湾 | 海灣 | hǎi wān | (Persian) Gulf |
| 好不容易 | hǎo bù róng yì | with great difficulty | |
| 好容易 | hǎo róng yì | (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty | |
| 好似 | hǎo sì | to seem | |
| 好学 | 好學 | hǎo xué | easy to learn |
| 好转 | 好轉 | hǎo zhuǎn | to improve |
| 合约 | 合約 | hé yuē | treaty |
| 和谐 | 和諧 | hé xié | harmonious |
| 黑夜 | hēi yè | night | |
| 很难说 | 很難說 | hěn nánshuō | Hard to say |
| 狠 | hěn | ruthless | |
| 衡量 | héng liáng | to weigh | |
| 宏大 | hóng dà | great | |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge | |
| 忽略 | hū lüè | to neglect | |
| 互动 | 互動 | hù dòng | to interact |
| 户外 | 戶外 | hù wài | outdoor |
| 护 | 護 | hù | to protect |
| 花费 | 花費 | huā fèi | expense |
| 花瓶 | huā píng | flower vase | |
| 化解 | huà jiě | to dissolve | |
| 患者 | huàn zhě | patient | |
| 回应 | 回應 | huí yìng | to respond |
| 毁 | 毀 | huǐ | to destroy |
| 会见 | 會見 | huì jiàn | to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) |
| 会长 | 會長 | huì zhǎng | president of a club, committee etc |
| 绘画 | 繪畫 | huì huà | drawing |
| 昏 | hūn | muddle-headed | |
| 混 | hún | confused | |
| 混合 | hùn hé | to mix | |
| 混乱 | 混亂 | hùn luàn | confusion |
| 火箭 | huǒ jiàn | rocket | |
| 机动车 | 機動車 | jī dòng chē | motor vehicle |
| 机关 | 機關 | jī guān | mechanism |
| 机械 | 機械 | jī xiè | machine |
| 基督教 | jī dū jiào | Christianity | |
| 激情 | jī qíng | passion | |
| 吉利 | jí lì | Geely, Chinese car make | |
| 吉祥 | jí xiáng | lucky | |
| 极端 | 極端 | jí duān | extreme |
| 急救 | jí jiù | to give emergency treatment | |
| 疾病 | jí bìng | disease | |
| 集 | jí | to gather | |
| 加盟 | jiā méng | to become a member of an alliance or union | |
| 茄子 | qié zi | eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) | |
| 家电 | 家電 | jiā diàn | household electric appliance |
| 家园 | 家園 | jiā yuán | home |
| 假日 | jià rì | holiday | |
| 尖 | jiān | pointed | |
| 监测 | 監測 | jiān cè | to monitor |
| 监督 | 監督 | jiān dū | to control |
| 简介 | 簡介 | jiǎn jiè | summary |
| 剑 | 劍 | jiàn | double-edged sword |
| 鉴定 | 鑑定 | jiàn dìng | to appraise |
| 箭 | jiàn | arrow | |
| 将军 | 將軍 | jiāng jūn | (common place name) |
| 讲课 | 講課 | jiǎng kè | teach |
| 酱 | 醬 | jiàng | thick paste of fermented soybean |
| 焦点 | 焦點 | jiāo diǎn | focal point |
| 脚印 | 腳印 | jiǎo yìn | footprint |
| 教堂 | jiào táng | church | |
| 教育部 | jiào yù bù | Ministry of Education | |
| 接收 | jiē shōu | reception (of transmitted signal) | |
| 揭 | jiē | surname Jie | |
| 街头 | 街頭 | jiē tóu | street |
| 节假日 | 節假日 | jié jià rì | public holiday |
| 节能 | 節能 | jié néng | to save energy |
| 节奏 | 節奏 | jié zòu | rhythm |
| 杰出 | 傑出 | jié chū | outstanding |
| 截止 | jié zhǐ | to close | |
| 截至 | jié zhì | up to (a time) | |
| 解 | xiè | surname Xie | |
| 解说 | 解說 | jiě shuō | to explain (verbally) |
| 界 | jiè | (bound form) boundary | |
| 借鉴 | 借鑒 | jiè jiàn | to draw on (others' experience) |
| 金额 | 金額 | jīn é | sum of money |
| 金钱 | 金錢 | jīn qián | money |
| 金融 | jīn róng | banking | |
| 尽 | 儘 | jǐn | to the greatest extent |
| 近日 | jìn rì | (in) the past few days | |
| 近视 | 近視 | jìn shì | shortsighted |
| 进攻 | 進攻 | jìn gōng | to attack |
| 惊人 | 驚人 | jīng rén | astonishing |
| 惊喜 | 驚喜 | jīng xǐ | nice surprise |
| 精 | jīng | essence | |
| 精美 | jīng měi | delicate | |
| 精品 | jīng pǐn | quality goods | |
| 井 | jǐng | Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy | |
| 景 | jǐng | surname Jing | |
| 景点 | 景點 | jǐng diǎn | tourist attraction |
| 净 | 凈 | jìng | variant of 净 |
| 纠纷 | 糾紛 | jiū fēn | dispute |
| 纠正 | 糾正 | jiū zhèng | to correct |
| 酒水 | jiǔ shuǐ | beverage | |
| 救命 | jiù mìng | to save sb's life | |
| 救援 | jiù yuán | to save | |
| 救助 | jiù zhù | to help sb in trouble | |
| 就是说 | 就是說 | jiù shì shuō | in other words |
| 就算 | jiù suàn | (coll.) even if | |
| 剧 | 劇 | jù | theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) |
| 据 | 㨿 | jù | variant of 据 |
| 捐款 | juān kuǎn | to donate money | |
| 捐赠 | 捐贈 | juān zèng | to contribute (as a gift) |
| 捐助 | juān zhù | to donate | |
| 决策 | 決策 | jué cè | strategic decision |
| 绝 | 絕 | jué | to cut short |
| 绝大多数 | 絕大多數 | jué dà duō shù | the vast majority |
| 觉 | 覺 | jiào | a nap |
| 觉悟 | 覺悟 | jué wù | to come to understand |
| 军队 | 軍隊 | jūn duì | armed forces |
| 军舰 | 軍艦 | jūn jiàn | warship |
| 开创 | 開創 | kāi chuàng | to initiate |
| 开关 | 開關 | kāi guān | power switch |
| 开设 | 開設 | kāi shè | to offer (goods or services) |
| 开通 | 開通 | kāi tōng | to open (a new road or railway line) |
| 开头 | 開頭 | kāi tóu | beginning |
| 开夜车 | 開夜車 | kāi yè chē | to burn the midnight oil |
| 看得见 | 看得見 | kàn dé jiàn | can see |
| 看得起 | kàn de qǐ | to show respect for | |
| 看管 | kān guǎn | to look after | |
| 看好 | kān hǎo | to keep an eye on | |
| 看作 | kàn zuò | to look upon as | |
| 康复 | 康復 | kāng fù | to recuperate |
| 考场 | 考場 | kǎo chǎng | exam room |
| 考题 | 考題 | kǎo tí | exam question |
| 科研 | kē yán | (scientific) research | |
| 客车 | 客車 | kè chē | coach |
| 肯 | 肎 | kěn | old variant of 肯 |
| 空军 | 空軍 | kōng jūn | air force |
| 口试 | 口試 | kǒu shì | oral examination |
| 扣 | kòu | to fasten | |
| 酷 | kù | ruthless | |
| 跨 | kuà | to step across | |
| 快车 | 快車 | kuài chē | express (train, bus etc) |
| 宽阔 | 寬闊 | kuān kuò | expansive |
| 矿 | 礦 | kuàng | mineral deposit |
| 阔 | 濶 | kuò | variant of 阔 |
| 啦 | lā | (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc | |
| 来往 | 來往 | lái wǎng | to come and go |
| 赖 | 賴 | lài | surname Lai |
| 栏目 | 欄目 | lán mù | regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program) |
| 蓝领 | 藍領 | lán lǐng | blue-collar |
| 蓝天 | 藍天 | lán tiān | blue sky |
| 牢 | láo | firm | |
| 老乡 | 老鄉 | lǎo xiāng | fellow townsman |
| 乐曲 | 樂曲 | yuè qǔ | musical composition |
| 冷气 | 冷氣 | lěng qì | air conditioning (Tw) |
| 冷水 | lěng shuǐ | cold water | |
| 礼堂 | 禮堂 | lǐ táng | assembly hall |
| 理 | lǐ | texture | |
| 理财 | 理財 | lǐ cái | to manage wealth |
| 理智 | lǐ zhì | reason | |
| 利 | lì | surname Li | |
| 联盟 | 聯盟 | lián méng | alliance |
| 联赛 | 聯賽 | lián sài | (sports) league |
| 联手 | 聯手 | lián shǒu | lit. to join hands |
| 凉鞋 | 涼鞋 | liáng xié | sandal |
| 两侧 | 兩側 | liǎng cè | two sides |
| 两手 | 兩手 | liǎng shǒu | one's two hands |
| 聊 | liáo | to chat | |
| 聊天儿 | 聊天兒 | liáo tiān r | erhua variant of 聊天 |
| 料 | liào | material | |
| 裂 | liè | to split | |
| 领取 | 領取 | lǐng qǔ | to receive |
| 领袖 | 領袖 | lǐng xiù | leader |
| 另 | lìng | other | |
| 流感 | liú gǎn | flu | |
| 留言 | liú yán | to leave a message | |
| 楼道 | 樓道 | lóu dào | corridor |
| 楼房 | 樓房 | lóu fáng | a building of two or more stories |
| 陆军 | 陸軍 | lù jūn | army |
| 录像 | 錄像 | lù xiàng | to videotape |
| 录音机 | 錄音機 | lù yīn jī | (tape) recording machine |
| 路过 | 路過 | lù guò | to pass by or through |
| 旅店 | lǚ diàn | inn | |
| 绿化 | 綠化 | lǜ huà | to make green with plants |
| 马车 | 馬車 | mǎ chē | cart |
| 嘛 | má | used in 吽 | |
| 埋 | mái | to bury | |
| 慢车 | 慢車 | màn chē | local bus or train |
| 盲人 | máng rén | blind person | |
| 没收 | 沒收 | mò shōu | to confiscate |
| 梅花 | méi huā | plum blossom | |
| 美容 | měi róng | to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) | |
| 蒙 | 濛 | méng | drizzle |
| 猛 | měng | ferocious | |
| 秘书长 | 秘書長 | mì shū zhǎng | secretary-general |
| 棉 | mián | generic term for cotton or kapok | |
| 免得 | miǎn de | so as not to | |
| 面对面 | 面對面 | miàn duì miàn | face to face |
| 面向 | 面嚮 | miàn xiàng | to face |
| 妙 | miào | clever | |
| 灭 | 滅 | miè | to extinguish or put out |
| 民歌 | mín gē | folk song | |
| 民工 | mín gōng | migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) | |
| 民警 | mín jǐng | civil police | |
| 民意 | mín yì | public opinion | |
| 名额 | 名額 | míng é | quota |
| 名义 | 名義 | míng yì | name |
| 名誉 | 名譽 | míng yù | fame |
| 明日 | míng rì | tomorrow | |
| 命 | mìng | life | |
| 膜 | mó | membrane | |
| 磨 | mó | to rub | |
| 墨水 | mò shuǐ | ink | |
| 母 | mǔ | mother | |
| 母鸡 | 母雞 | mǔ jī | hen |
| 母女 | mǔ nǚ | mother and daughter | |
| 母子 | mǔ zǐ | mother and child | |
| 墓 | mù | grave | |
| 拿走 | ná zǒu | to take away | |
| 奶粉 | nǎi fěn | powdered milk | |
| 奶牛 | nǎi niú | milk cow | |
| 难忘 | 難忘 | nán wàng | unforgettable |
| 内地 | 內地 | nèi dì | mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan) |
| 内外 | 內外 | nèi wài | inside and outside |
| 内衣 | 內衣 | nèi yī | undergarment |
| 能否 | néng fǒu | whether or not | |
| 泥 | ní | mud | |
| 扭 | niǔ | to turn | |
| 排行榜 | pái háng bǎng | the charts (of best-sellers) | |
| 派出 | pài chū | to send | |
| 判 | pàn | to judge | |
| 泡 | pāo | puffed | |
| 炮 | bāo | to sauté | |
| 陪同 | péi tóng | to accompany | |
| 配置 | pèi zhì | to deploy | |
| 皮球 | pí qiú | ball (made of rubber, leather etc) | |
| 偏 | piān | to lean | |
| 贫困 | 貧困 | pín kùn | impoverished |
| 品牌 | pǐn pái | brand name | |
| 聘请 | 聘請 | pìn qǐng | to engage |
| 平凡 | píng fán | commonplace | |
| 平方米 | píng fāng mǐ | square meter | |
| 平台 | 平臺 | píng tái | platform |
| 评 | 評 | píng | to discuss |
| 评选 | 評選 | píng xuǎn | to select on the basis of a vote or consensus |
| 屏幕 | píng mù | screen (TV, computer or movie) | |
| 坡 | pō | slope | |
| 扑 | 撲 | pū | to throw oneself at |
| 铺 | 舖 | pù | variant of 铺 |
| 欺负 | 欺負 | qī fu | to bully |
| 奇妙 | qí miào | fantastic | |
| 起点 | 起點 | qǐ diǎn | starting point |
| 起诉 | 起訴 | qǐ sù | to sue |
| 恰当 | 恰當 | qià dàng | appropriate |
| 恰好 | qià hǎo | as it turns out | |
| 恰恰 | qià qià | exactly | |
| 前方 | qián fāng | ahead | |
| 前来 | 前來 | qián lái | to come (formal) |
| 潜力 | 潛力 | qián lì | potential |
| 强盗 | 強盜 | qiáng dào | to rob (with force) |
| 强化 | 強化 | qiáng huà | to strengthen |
| 强势 | 強勢 | qiáng shì | strong |
| 强壮 | 強壯 | qiáng zhuàng | strong |
| 桥梁 | 橋梁 | qiáo liáng | bridge (lit. and fig.) |
| 切实 | 切實 | qiè shí | feasible |
| 亲属 | 親屬 | qīn shǔ | kin |
| 亲眼 | 親眼 | qīn yǎn | with one's own eyes |
| 侵犯 | qīn fàn | to infringe on | |
| 倾向 | 傾向 | qīng xiàng | trend |
| 清 | qīng | Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911) | |
| 清洁 | 清潔 | qīng jié | clean |
| 清洁工 | 清潔工 | qīng jié gōng | cleaner |
| 清明节 | 清明節 | qīng míng jié | Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April) |
| 清洗 | qīng xǐ | to wash | |
| 求职 | 求職 | qiú zhí | to seek employment |
| 球拍 | qiú pāi | racket | |
| 球星 | qiú xīng | sports star (ball sport) | |
| 球员 | 球員 | qiú yuán | (ball sports) player |
| 区分 | 區分 | qū fēn | to differentiate |
| 渠道 | qú dào | irrigation ditch | |
| 取款 | qǔ kuǎn | to withdraw money from a bank | |
| 取款机 | 取款機 | qǔ kuǎn jī | ATM |
| 去掉 | qù diào | to get rid of | |
| 全力 | quán lì | with all one's strength | |
| 全新 | quán xīn | all new | |
| 权 | 權 | quán | surname Quan |
| 券 | quàn | bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half) | |
| 缺陷 | quē xiàn | defect | |
| 却是 | 卻是 | què shì | nevertheless |
| 让座 | 讓座 | ràng zuò | to give up one's seat for sb |
| 热点 | 熱點 | rè diǎn | hot spot |
| 热水 | 熱水 | rè shuǐ | hot water |
| 热水器 | 熱水器 | rè shuǐ qì | water heater |
| 热线 | 熱線 | rè xiàn | hotline (communications link) |
| 人权 | 人權 | rén quán | human rights |
| 认同 | 認同 | rèn tóng | to approve of |
| 日夜 | rì yè | day and night | |
| 日语 | 日語 | rì yǔ | Japanese language |
| 融合 | róng hé | a mixture | |
| 融入 | róng rù | to blend into | |
| 如 | rú | as | |
| 如一 | rú yī | consistent | |
| 乳制品 | 乳製品 | rǔ zhì pǐn | dairy products |
| 入 | rù | to enter | |
| 入学 | 入學 | rù xué | to enter a school or college |
| 若 | ruò | to seem | |
| 塞 | sāi | Serbia | |
| 赛 | 賽 | sài | to compete |
| 赛场 | 賽場 | sài chǎng | racetrack |
| 三明治 | sān míng zhì | sandwich (loanword) | |
| 丧失 | 喪失 | sàng shī | to lose |
| 山峰 | shān fēng | (mountain) peak | |
| 山谷 | shān gǔ | valley | |
| 山坡 | shān pō | hillside | |
| 伤口 | 傷口 | shāng kǒu | wound |
| 伤亡 | 傷亡 | shāng wáng | casualties |
| 伤员 | 傷員 | shāng yuán | wounded person |
| 商城 | shāng chéng | see 商城县 | |
| 上班族 | shàng bān zú | office workers (as social group) | |
| 上帝 | shàng dì | God | |
| 上市 | shàng shì | to hit the market (of a new product) | |
| 上台 | shàng tái | to rise to power (in politics) | |
| 上演 | shàng yǎn | to screen (a movie) | |
| 勺 | sháo | spoon | |
| 少儿 | 少兒 | shào ér | child |
| 设计师 | 設計師 | shè jì shī | designer |
| 涉及 | shè jí | to involve | |
| 深化 | shēn huà | to deepen | |
| 深深 | shēn shēn | deep | |
| 审查 | 審查 | shěn chá | to examine |
| 升级 | 升級 | shēng jí | to go up by one grade |
| 升学 | 升學 | shēng xué | to enter the next grade school |
| 升值 | shēng zhí | to rise in value | |
| 生活费 | 生活費 | shēng huó fèi | cost of living |
| 省钱 | 省錢 | shěng qián | to save money |
| 圣诞节 | 聖誕節 | shèng dàn jié | Christmas time |
| 盛行 | shèng xíng | to be in vogue | |
| 师父 | 師父 | shī fu | used for 师傅 (in Taiwan) |
| 师生 | 師生 | shī shēng | teachers and students |
| 时而 | 時而 | shí ér | occasionally |
| 时节 | 時節 | shí jié | season |
| 时时 | 時時 | shí shí | often |
| 时装 | 時裝 | shí zhuāng | fashion |
| 食欲 | 食慾 | shí yù | appetite |
| 市民 | shì mín | city resident | |
| 事后 | 事後 | shì hòu | after the event |
| 试点 | 試點 | shì diǎn | test point |
| 适当 | 適當 | shì dàng | suitable |
| 识 | 識 | shí | to know |
| 识字 | 識字 | shí zì | to learn to read |
| 收藏 | shōu cáng | to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc) | |
| 收取 | shōu qǔ | to receive | |
| 收养 | 收養 | shōu yǎng | to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) |
| 手续费 | 手續費 | shǒu xù fèi | service charge |
| 首次 | shǒu cì | first | |
| 首脑 | 首腦 | shǒu nǎo | head (of state) |
| 首席 | shǒu xí | chief (representative, correspondent etc) | |
| 首相 | shǒu xiàng | prime minister (of Japan or UK etc) | |
| 书房 | 書房 | shū fáng | study (room) |
| 薯片 | shǔ piàn | fried potato chips | |
| 薯条 | 薯條 | shǔ tiáo | french fries |
| 双打 | 雙打 | shuāng dǎ | doubles (in sports) |
| 爽 | shuǎng | bright | |
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement | |
| 顺 | 順 | shùn | to obey |
| 说明书 | 說明書 | shuō míng shū | (technical) manual |
| 说实话 | 說實話 | shuō shí huà | to speak the truth |
| 司长 | 司長 | sī zhǎng | bureau chief |
| 死亡 | sǐ wáng | to die | |
| 四处 | 四處 | sì chù | all over the place |
| 寺 | sì | Buddhist temple | |
| 送礼 | 送禮 | sòng lǐ | to give a present |
| 送行 | sòng xíng | to see someone off | |
| 素质 | 素質 | sù zhì | inner quality |
| 算了 | suàn le | let it be | |
| 算是 | suàn shì | considered to be | |
| 虽 | 雖 | suī | although |
| 岁数 | 歲數 | suì shu | age (number of years old) |
| 踏 | tā | see 踏实 | |
| 踏实 | 踏實 | tā shi | firmly-based |
| 台灯 | 檯燈 | tái dēng | desk lamp |
| 太阳能 | 太陽能 | tài yáng néng | solar energy |
| 叹气 | 嘆氣 | tàn qì | to sigh |
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore | |
| 探讨 | 探討 | tàn tǎo | to investigate |
| 掏 | tāo | to fish out (from pocket) | |
| 特 | tè | special | |
| 特大 | tè dà | exceptionally big | |
| 特地 | tè dì | specially | |
| 特快 | tè kuài | express (train, delivery etc) | |
| 疼痛 | téng tòng | pain | |
| 提交 | tí jiāo | to submit (a report etc) | |
| 提升 | tí shēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position) | |
| 天然 | tiān rán | natural | |
| 天堂 | tiān táng | paradise | |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven | |
| 添 | tiān | to add | |
| 田 | tián | surname Tian | |
| 田径 | 田徑 | tián jìng | track and field (athletics) |
| 跳水 | tiào shuǐ | to dive (into water) | |
| 听取 | 聽取 | tīng qǔ | to hear (news) |
| 通报 | 通報 | tōng bào | to inform |
| 通道 | tōng dào | Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 怀化, Hunan | |
| 通红 | 通紅 | tōng hóng | very red |
| 通话 | 通話 | tōng huà | to hold a conversation |
| 通行 | tōng xíng | to go through | |
| 同 | tóng | like | |
| 同胞 | tóng bāo | born of the same parents | |
| 同期 | tóng qī | the corresponding time period (in a different year etc) | |
| 同行 | tóng háng | person of the same profession | |
| 同一 | tóng yī | identical | |
| 铜牌 | 銅牌 | tóng pái | bronze medal |
| 头疼 | 頭疼 | tóu téng | headache |
| 投票 | tóu piào | to vote | |
| 透露 | tòu lù | to leak out | |
| 图书 | 圖書 | tú shū | books (in a library or bookstore) |
| 徒弟 | tú dì | apprentice | |
| 途径 | 途徑 | tú jìng | way |
| 团队 | 團隊 | tuán duì | team |
| 推出 | tuī chū | to push out | |
| 退票 | tuì piào | to bounce (a check) | |
| 吞 | tūn | to swallow | |
| 托 | tuō | prop | |
| 拖 | 拕 | tuō | variant of 拖 |
| 拖鞋 | tuō xié | slippers | |
| 挖 | wā | to dig | |
| 娃娃 | wá wa | baby | |
| 哇 | wā | Wow! | |
| 外币 | 外幣 | wài bì | foreign currency |
| 外部 | wài bù | the outside | |
| 外出 | wài chū | to go out | |
| 外观 | 外觀 | wài guān | outward appearance |
| 外科 | wài kē | surgery (branch of medicine) | |
| 外来 | 外來 | wài lái | external |
| 外头 | 外頭 | wài tou | outside |
| 外衣 | wài yī | outer clothing | |
| 外资 | 外資 | wài zī | foreign investment |
| 弯曲 | 彎曲 | wān qū | to bend |
| 顽皮 | 頑皮 | wán pí | naughty |
| 顽强 | 頑強 | wán qiáng | tenacious |
| 王后 | wáng hòu | queen | |
| 网吧 | 網吧 | wǎng bā | Internet café |
| 网页 | 網頁 | wǎng yè | web page |
| 往后 | 往後 | wǎng hòu | from now on |
| 往来 | 往來 | wǎng lái | dealings |
| 往年 | wǎng nián | in former years | |
| 望见 | 望見 | wàng jiàn | to espy |
| 危机 | 危機 | wēi jī | crisis |
| 微波炉 | 微波爐 | wēi bō lú | microwave oven |
| 维生素 | 維生素 | wéi shēng sù | vitamin |
| 为此 | 為此 | wèi cǐ | for this reason |
| 为何 | 為何 | wèi hé | why |
| 文娱 | 文娛 | wén yú | cultural recreation |
| 卧铺 | 臥鋪 | wò pù | a bed (on a train) |
| 乌云 | 烏雲 | wū yún | black cloud |
| 无边 | 無邊 | wú biān | without boundary |
| 无关 | 無關 | wú guān | unrelated |
| 无效 | 無效 | wú xiào | not valid |
| 舞蹈 | wǔ dǎo | dance (performance art) | |
| 物品 | wù pǐn | articles | |
| 误 | 誤 | wù | mistake |
| 吸毒 | xī dú | to take drugs | |
| 牺牲 | 犧牲 | xī shēng | to sacrifice one's life |
| 洗衣粉 | xǐ yī fěn | laundry detergent | |
| 戏曲 | 戲曲 | xì qǔ | Chinese opera |
| 细胞 | 細胞 | xì bāo | cell (biology) |
| 细菌 | 細菌 | xì jūn | bacterium |
| 西班牙语 | 西班牙語 | xī bān yá yǔ | Spanish language |
| 先锋 | 先鋒 | xiān fēng | vanguard |
| 嫌 | xián | to dislike | |
| 显出 | 顯出 | xiǎn chū | to express |
| 险 | 險 | xiǎn | danger |
| 线路 | 線路 | xiàn lù | (electricity) line |
| 陷入 | xiàn rù | to sink into | |
| 响声 | 響聲 | xiǎng shēng | noise |
| 想不到 | xiǎng bu dào | unexpected | |
| 消耗 | xiāo hào | to use up | |
| 小费 | 小費 | xiǎo fèi | tip |
| 小于 | 小於 | xiǎo yú | less than, < |
| 晓得 | 曉得 | xiǎo de | to know |
| 笑脸 | 笑臉 | xiào liǎn | smiling face |
| 笑容 | xiào róng | smile | |
| 笑声 | 笑聲 | xiào shēng | laughter |
| 协会 | 協會 | xié huì | an association |
| 协商 | 協商 | xié shāng | to consult with |
| 协助 | 協助 | xié zhù | to provide assistance |
| 写字楼 | 寫字樓 | xiě zì lóu | office building |
| 写字台 | 寫字檯 | xiě zì tái | writing desk |
| 心灵 | 心靈 | xīn líng | bright |
| 心愿 | 心願 | xīn yuàn | cherished desire |
| 心脏病 | 心臟病 | xīn zàng bìng | heart disease |
| 新人 | xīn rén | newcomer | |
| 新兴 | 新興 | xīn xīng | Xinxing county in Yunfu 云浮, Guangdong |
| 薪水 | xīn shuǐ | salary | |
| 信仰 | xìn yǎng | to believe in (a religion) | |
| 信用 | xìn yòng | trustworthiness | |
| 行程 | xíng chéng | journey | |
| 形 | xíng | to appear | |
| 兴旺 | 興旺 | xīng wàng | prosperous |
| 凶 | 兇 | xiōng | terrible |
| 凶手 | 兇手 | xiōng shǒu | murderer |
| 修车 | 修車 | xiū chē | to repair a bike (car etc) |
| 袖珍 | xiù zhēn | pocket-sized | |
| 悬 | 懸 | xuán | to hang or suspend |
| 旋转 | 旋轉 | xuán zhuǎn | to rotate |
| 选拔 | 選拔 | xuǎn bá | to select the best |
| 学会 | 學會 | xué huì | to learn |
| 学员 | 學員 | xué yuán | student |
| 血管 | xuè guǎn | vein | |
| 血液 | xuè yè | blood | |
| 循环 | 循環 | xún huán | to cycle |
| 压迫 | 壓迫 | yā pò | to oppress |
| 烟花 | 煙花 | yān huā | fireworks |
| 沿 | yán | along | |
| 沿海 | yán hǎi | coastal | |
| 沿着 | 沿著 | yán zhe | to go along |
| 研发 | 研發 | yán fā | research and development |
| 眼看 | yǎn kàn | soon | |
| 演奏 | yǎn zòu | to perform on a musical instrument | |
| 洋 | yáng | ocean | |
| 仰 | yǎng | surname Yang | |
| 养老 | 養老 | yǎng lǎo | to provide for the elderly (family members) |
| 氧气 | 氧氣 | yǎng qì | oxygen |
| 样 | 樣 | yàng | manner |
| 药品 | 藥品 | yào pǐn | medicaments |
| 要不然 | yào bù rán | otherwise | |
| 要好 | yào hǎo | to be on good terms | |
| 要么 | 要麼 | yào me | or |
| 要素 | yào sù | essential factor | |
| 野 | 埜 | yě | old variant of 野 |
| 野生 | yě shēng | wild | |
| 一次性 | yī cì xìng | one-off (offer) | |
| 一代 | yī dài | generation | |
| 一道 | yī dào | together | |
| 一番 | yì fān | Some | |
| 一贯 | 一貫 | yī guàn | consistent |
| 一路上 | yī lù shàng | along the way | |
| 一模一样 | 一模一樣 | yī mú yī yàng | exactly the same (idiom) |
| 一齐 | 一齊 | yī qí | at the same time |
| 一时 | 一時 | yī shí | a period of time |
| 一同 | yī tóng | together | |
| 一行 | yī xíng | party | |
| 医药 | 醫藥 | yī yào | medical care and medicines |
| 依次 | yī cì | in order | |
| 依赖 | 依賴 | yī lài | to depend on |
| 仪器 | 儀器 | yí qì | instrument |
| 仪式 | 儀式 | yí shì | ceremony |
| 艺人 | 藝人 | yì rén | performing artist |
| 议题 | 議題 | yì tí | topic of discussion |
| 异常 | 異常 | yì cháng | unusual |
| 意想不到 | yì xiǎng bù dào | unexpected | |
| 意愿 | 意願 | yì yuàn | aspiration |
| 因 | 囙 | yīn | old variant of 因 |
| 阴谋 | 陰謀 | yīn móu | to conspire |
| 阴影 | 陰影 | yīn yǐng | (lit. and fig.) shadow |
| 音量 | yīn liàng | loudness | |
| 音像 | yīn xiàng | audio and video | |
| 隐藏 | 隱藏 | yǐn cáng | to hide |
| 隐私 | 隱私 | yǐn sī | secrets |
| 印 | yìn | surname Yin | |
| 应对 | 應對 | yìng duì | to answer |
| 应急 | 應急 | yìng jí | to respond to an emergency |
| 迎来 | 迎來 | yíng lái | to welcome (a visitor or newcomer) |
| 影迷 | yǐng mí | film enthusiast | |
| 影响力 | 影響力 | yǐng xiǎng lì | influence |
| 影星 | yǐng xīng | film star | |
| 用处 | 用處 | yòng chu | usefulness |
| 用得着 | 用得著 | yòng de zháo | to be able to use |
| 用法 | yòng fǎ | usage | |
| 用品 | yòng pǐn | articles for use | |
| 用心 | yòng xīn | motive | |
| 优质 | 優質 | yōu zhì | excellent quality |
| 游人 | 遊人 | yóu rén | a tourist |
| 游玩 | 遊玩 | yóu wán | to amuse oneself |
| 游戏机 | 遊戲機 | yóu xì jī | video game machine |
| 游行 | 遊行 | yóu xíng | to march |
| 有关 | 有關 | yǒu guān | to have sth to do with |
| 有没有 | 有沒有 | yǒu méi yǒu | (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...? |
| 有事 | yǒu shì | to be occupied with sth | |
| 于 | yú | surname Yu | |
| 宇航员 | 宇航員 | yǔ háng yuán | astronaut |
| 雨衣 | yǔ yī | raincoat | |
| 预约 | 預約 | yù yuē | booking |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element (key component of sth) | |
| 园 | 園 | yuán | surname Yuan |
| 园地 | 園地 | yuán dì | garden area |
| 原 | yuán | surname Yuan | |
| 原告 | yuán gào | complainant | |
| 圆珠笔 | 圓珠筆 | yuán zhū bǐ | ballpoint pen |
| 援助 | yuán zhù | to help | |
| 远方 | 遠方 | yuǎn fāng | far away |
| 远离 | 遠離 | yuǎn lí | to be far from |
| 远远 | 遠遠 | yuǎn yuǎn | distant |
| 约定 | 約定 | yuē dìng | to agree on sth (after discussion) |
| 晕车 | 暈車 | yùn chē | to be carsick |
| 运作 | 運作 | yùn zuò | to operate |
| 杂 | 襍 | zá | variant of 杂 |
| 再生 | zài shēng | to be reborn | |
| 再说 | 再說 | zài shuō | to say again |
| 遭到 | zāo dào | to suffer | |
| 遭受 | zāo shòu | to suffer | |
| 遭遇 | zāo yù | to meet with | |
| 早晚 | zǎo wǎn | morning and evening | |
| 增进 | 增進 | zēng jìn | to promote |
| 增值 | zēng zhí | to appreciate (financially) | |
| 扎 | zhā | to prick | |
| 扎实 | 扎實 | zhā shi | strong |
| 炸 | zhá | to deep fry | |
| 炸弹 | 炸彈 | zhà dàn | bomb |
| 炸药 | 炸藥 | zhà yào | explosive (material) |
| 债 | 債 | zhài | debt |
| 占据 | 佔據 | zhàn jù | to occupy |
| 战场 | 戰場 | zhàn chǎng | battlefield |
| 战略 | 戰略 | zhàn lüè | strategy |
| 战术 | 戰術 | zhàn shù | tactics |
| 战友 | 戰友 | zhàn yǒu | comrade-in-arms |
| 站台 | 站臺 | zhàn tái | platform (at a railway station) |
| 章 | zhāng | surname Zhang | |
| 长短 | 長短 | cháng duǎn | length |
| 长假 | 長假 | cháng jià | long vacation |
| 长久 | 長久 | cháng jiǔ | (for a) long time |
| 长跑 | 長跑 | cháng pǎo | long-distance running |
| 长远 | 長遠 | cháng yuǎn | long-term |
| 掌声 | 掌聲 | zhǎng shēng | applause |
| 账 | 賬 | zhàng | account |
| 障碍 | 障礙 | zhàng ài | barrier |
| 招 | zhāo | to recruit | |
| 照样 | 照樣 | zhào yàng | as before |
| 照耀 | zhào yào | to shine | |
| 这就是说 | 這就是說 | zhè jiù shì shuō | in other words |
| 镇 | 鎮 | zhèn | to press down |
| 争夺 | 爭奪 | zhēng duó | to fight over |
| 整顿 | 整頓 | zhěng dùn | to tidy up |
| 整治 | zhěng zhì | to bring under control | |
| 正当 | 正當 | zhèng dāng | timely |
| 政党 | 政黨 | zhèng dǎng | political party |
| 政权 | 政權 | zhèng quán | regime |
| 症状 | 症狀 | zhèng zhuàng | symptom (of an illness) |
| 之类 | 之類 | zhī lèi | and so on |
| 支撑 | 支撐 | zhī chēng | to prop up |
| 支援 | zhī yuán | to provide assistance | |
| 枝 | zhī | branch | |
| 知名 | zhī míng | well-known | |
| 织 | 織 | zhī | to weave |
| 直升机 | 直升機 | zhí shēng jī | helicopter |
| 职责 | 職責 | zhí zé | duty |
| 止 | zhǐ | to stop | |
| 只得 | zhǐ dé | to have no alternative but to | |
| 只顾 | 只顧 | zhǐ gù | solely preoccupied (with one thing) |
| 只管 | zhǐ guǎn | solely engrossed in one thing | |
| 指定 | zhǐ dìng | to appoint | |
| 指数 | 指數 | zhǐ shù | (numerical, statistical) index |
| 指头 | 指頭 | zhǐ tou | finger |
| 指着 | 指著 | zhǐzhe | Poke |
| 治病 | zhì bìng | to treat an illness | |
| 中等 | zhōng děng | medium | |
| 中华 | 中華 | zhōng huá | China (alternate formal name) |
| 中期 | zhōng qī | middle (of a period of time) | |
| 中外 | zhōng wài | Sino-foreign | |
| 忠心 | zhōng xīn | good faith | |
| 钟头 | 鐘頭 | zhōng tóu | hour |
| 肿 | 腫 | zhǒng | to swell |
| 种种 | 種種 | zhǒng zhǒng | all kinds of |
| 重建 | chóng jiàn | to rebuild | |
| 重组 | 重組 | chóng zǔ | to reorganize |
| 粥 | yù | used in 荤粥 | |
| 珠宝 | 珠寶 | zhū bǎo | pearls |
| 诸位 | 諸位 | zhū wèi | (pron) everyone |
| 主持人 | zhǔ chí rén | TV or radio presenter | |
| 主角 | zhǔ jué | leading role | |
| 主流 | zhǔ liú | main stream (of a river) | |
| 住宅 | zhù zhái | residence | |
| 驻 | 駐 | zhù | to halt |
| 柱子 | zhù zi | pillar | |
| 祝愿 | 祝願 | zhù yuàn | to wish |
| 专用 | 專用 | zhuān yòng | special |
| 赚钱 | 賺錢 | zhuàn qián | to earn money |
| 装备 | 裝備 | zhuāng bèi | equipment |
| 壮观 | 壯觀 | zhuàng guān | spectacular |
| 追究 | zhuī jiū | to investigate | |
| 捉 | zhuō | to clutch | |
| 自来水 | 自來水 | zì lái shuǐ | running water |
| 自我 | zì wǒ | self- | |
| 自学 | 自學 | zì xué | self-study |
| 自言自语 | 自言自語 | zì yán zì yǔ | to talk to oneself |
| 自在 | zì zai | comfortable | |
| 总部 | 總部 | zǒng bù | general headquarters |
| 总监 | 總監 | zǒng jiān | head |
| 总经理 | 總經理 | zǒng jīng lǐ | general manager |
| 总量 | 總量 | zǒng liàng | total |
| 走私 | zǒu sī | to smuggle | |
| 奏 | zòu | to play music | |
| 租金 | zū jīn | rent | |
| 足 | jù | excessive | |
| 足以 | zú yǐ | sufficient to... | |
| 族 | zú | race | |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father | |
| 祖母 | zǔ mǔ | father's mother | |
| 钻 | 鑚 | zuàn | variant of 钻 |
| 最佳 | zuì jiā | optimum | |
| 最终 | 最終 | zuì zhōng | final |
| 罪 | zuì | guilt | |
| 罪恶 | 罪惡 | zuì è | crime |
| 作 | zuō | worker | |
| 作废 | 作廢 | zuò fèi | to become invalid |
| 作战 | 作戰 | zuò zhàn | combat |
| 座谈会 | 座談會 | zuò tán huì | conference |
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