HSK 3.0 vocabulary
HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 Vocabulary List
All 5,606 words for the HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 exam — the advanced 7–9 band of the 2021 HSK standard for near-native proficiency. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 烦恼 | 煩惱 | fán nǎo | to be worried |
| 干燥 | 乾燥 | gān zào | to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc) |
| 孤单 | 孤單 | gū dān | lone |
| 咳嗽 | ké sou | to cough | |
| 害羞 | hài xiū | shy | |
| 流泪 | 流淚 | liú lèi | to shed tears |
| 马虎 | 馬虎 | mǎ hu | careless |
| 乒乓球 | pīng pāng qiú | table tennis | |
| 亲戚 | 親戚 | qīn qi | a relative (i.e. family relation) |
| 狮子 | 獅子 | shī zǐ | Leo (star sign) |
| 湿润 | 濕潤 | shī rùn | moist |
| 顺便 | 順便 | shùn biàn | conveniently |
| 羡慕 | 羨慕 | xiàn mù | to envy |
| 牙膏 | yá gāo | toothpaste | |
| 钥匙 | 鑰匙 | yào shi | key |
| 以 | 㕥 | yǐ | old variant of 以 |
| 窄 | zhǎi | narrow | |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) | |
| 做生意 | zuò shēng yì | to do business | |
| 唉 | āi | interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) | |
| 爱惜 | 愛惜 | ài xī | to cherish |
| 悲观 | 悲觀 | bēi guān | pessimistic |
| 鞭炮 | biān pào | firecrackers | |
| 丙 | bǐng | third of the ten Heavenly Stems 干 | |
| 脖子 | bó zi | neck | |
| 不见得 | 不見得 | bù jiàn de | not necessarily |
| 步骤 | 步驟 | bù zhòu | procedure |
| 彩虹 | cǎi hóng | rainbow | |
| 惭愧 | 慚愧 | cán kuì | ashamed |
| 操心 | cāo xīn | to worry about | |
| 测验 | 測驗 | cè yàn | test |
| 朝代 | cháo dài | dynasty | |
| 车厢 | 車廂 | chē xiāng | carriage |
| 趁 | chèn | to avail oneself of | |
| 称呼 | 稱呼 | chēng hu | to call |
| 诚恳 | 誠懇 | chéng kěn | sincere |
| 吃亏 | 吃虧 | chī kuī | to suffer losses |
| 翅膀 | chì bǎng | wing | |
| 抽屉 | 抽屜 | chōu ti | drawer |
| 抽象 | chōu xiàng | abstract | |
| 传染 | 傳染 | chuán rǎn | to infect |
| 磁带 | 磁帶 | cí dài | magnetic tape |
| 匆忙 | cōng máng | hasty | |
| 催 | cuī | to urge | |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāo dào | to come into contact with | |
| 打招呼 | dǎ zhāo hu | to greet sb by word or action | |
| 耽误 | 耽誤 | dān wu | to delay |
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | to have bad luck | |
| 地道 | dì dào | tunnel | |
| 地理 | dì lǐ | geography | |
| 地毯 | dì tǎn | carpet | |
| 点心 | 點心 | diǎn xin | light refreshments |
| 丁 | dīng | surname Ding | |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease (playfully) | |
| 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 |
| 发愁 | 發愁 | fā chóu | to worry |
| 发抖 | 發抖 | fā dǒu | to tremble |
| 妨碍 | 妨礙 | fáng ài | to hinder |
| 肥皂 | féi zào | soap | |
| 废话 | 廢話 | fèi huà | nonsense |
| 讽刺 | 諷刺 | fěng cì | to satirize |
| 辅导 | 輔導 | fǔ dǎo | to give guidance |
| 付款 | fù kuǎn | to pay a sum of money | |
| 感激 | gǎn jī | to be grateful | |
| 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) | |
| 公寓 | gōng yù | apartment building | |
| 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | heartening (news) | |
| 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! | |
| 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 | |
| 规矩 | 規矩 | guī ju | lit. compass and set square |
| 柜台 | 櫃台 | guì tái | variant of 柜台 |
| 过期 | 過期 | guò qī | to be overdue |
| 豪华 | 豪華 | háo huá | luxurious |
| 合影 | hé yǐng | to take a joint photo | |
| 何必 | hé bì | there is no need | |
| 何况 | 何況 | hé kuàng | let alone |
| 胡说 | 胡說 | hú shuō | to talk nonsense |
| 糊涂 | 糊塗 | hú tu | muddled |
| 华裔 | 華裔 | huá yì | ethnic Chinese |
| 滑冰 | huá bīng | to skate | |
| 慌张 | 慌張 | huāng zhāng | flustered |
| 皇后 | huáng hòu | empress | |
| 灰 | huī | ash | |
| 灰尘 | 灰塵 | huī chén | dust |
| 灰心 | huī xīn | to lose heart | |
| 挥 | 揮 | huī | to wave |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | matrimony | |
| 寂寞 | jì mò | lonely | |
| 假装 | 假裝 | jiǎ zhuāng | to feign |
| 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry | |
| 尖锐 | 尖銳 | jiān ruì | sharp |
| 肩膀 | jiān bǎng | shoulder | |
| 艰巨 | 艱巨 | jiān jù | arduous |
| 煎 | jiān | to pan fry | |
| 浇 | 澆 | jiāo | to pour liquid |
| 狡猾 | jiǎo huá | crafty | |
| 戒烟 | 戒煙 | jiè yān | to give up smoking |
| 戒指 | jiè zhi | (finger) ring | |
| 借口 | jiè kǒu | to use as an excuse | |
| 金属 | 金屬 | jīn shǔ | metal |
| 谨慎 | 謹慎 | jǐn shèn | cautious |
| 敬爱 | 敬愛 | jìng ài | to respect and love |
| 救护车 | 救護車 | jiù hù chē | ambulance |
| 舅舅 | jiù jiu | mother's brother | |
| 均匀 | 均勻 | jūn yún | even |
| 卡车 | 卡車 | kǎ chē | truck |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop | |
| 刻苦 | kè kǔ | hardworking | |
| 恐怖 | kǒng bù | terrible | |
| 口味 | kǒu wèi | a person's preferences | |
| 夸 | kuā | used in 克 | |
| 蜡烛 | 蠟燭 | là zhú | candle |
| 辣椒 | là jiāo | hot pepper | |
| 拦 | 攔 | lán | to block sb's path |
| 狼 | láng | wolf | |
| 姥姥 | lǎo lao | (coll.) mother's mother | |
| 立方 | lì fāng | cube (math.) | |
| 粒 | lì | grain | |
| 零件 | líng jiàn | part | |
| 零钱 | 零錢 | líng qián | change (of money) |
| 领域 | 領域 | lǐng yù | domain |
| 浏览 | 瀏覽 | liú lǎn | to skim over |
| 轮流 | 輪流 | lún liú | to alternate |
| 冒险 | 冒險 | mào xiǎn | to take risks |
| 眉毛 | méi mao | eyebrow | |
| 煤炭 | méi tàn | coal | |
| 魅力 | mèi lì | charm | |
| 迷路 | mí lù | to lose the way | |
| 谜语 | 謎語 | mí yǔ | riddle |
| 蜜蜂 | mì fēng | bee | |
| 棉花 | mián hua | cotton | |
| 苗条 | 苗條 | miáo tiao | (of a woman) slim |
| 陌生 | mò shēng | strange | |
| 目录 | 目錄 | mù lù | catalog |
| 难怪 | 難怪 | nán guài | (it's) no wonder (that...) |
| 嫩 | nèn | young and tender | |
| 能源 | néng yuán | energy | |
| 宁可 | 寧可 | nìng kě | preferably |
| 佩服 | pèi fú | to admire | |
| 疲劳 | 疲勞 | pí láo | fatigue |
| 飘 | 飃 | piāo | variant of 飘 |
| 朴素 | 樸素 | pǔ sù | plain and simple |
| 奇迹 | 奇跡 | qí jì | miracle |
| 侵略 | qīn lüè | to invade | |
| 勤劳 | 勤勞 | qín láo | hardworking |
| 清淡 | qīng dàn | light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) | |
| 娶 | qǔ | to take a wife | |
| 嚷 | rǎng | to shout | |
| 人事 | rén shì | personnel | |
| 日程 | rì chéng | schedule | |
| 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 | |
| 嗓子 | sǎng zi | throat | |
| 沙滩 | 沙灘 | shā tān | beach |
| 删除 | 刪除 | shān chú | to delete |
| 绳子 | 繩子 | shéng zi | cord |
| 省略 | shěng lüè | to leave out | |
| 失眠 | shī mián | to suffer from insomnia | |
| 时髦 | 時髦 | shí máo | in vogue |
| 时尚 | 時尚 | shí shàng | fashion |
| 实话 | 實話 | shí huà | truth |
| 收据 | 收據 | shōu jù | receipt |
| 寿命 | 壽命 | shòu mìng | life span |
| 梳子 | shū zi | comb | |
| 甩 | shuǎi | to throw | |
| 丝绸 | 絲綢 | sī chóu | silk cloth |
| 丝毫 | 絲毫 | sī háo | the slightest amount or degree |
| 撕 | sī | to tear | |
| 寺庙 | 寺廟 | sì miào | temple |
| 所谓 | 所謂 | suǒ wèi | so-called |
| 太极拳 | 太極拳 | tài jí quán | shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan |
| 坦率 | tǎn shuài | frank (discussion) | |
| 烫 | 燙 | tàng | to scald |
| 逃避 | táo bì | to escape | |
| 体贴 | 體貼 | tǐ tiē | considerate (of other people's needs) |
| 铜 | 銅 | tóng | copper (chemistry) |
| 统治 | 統治 | tǒng zhì | to rule (a country) |
| 推辞 | 推辭 | tuī cí | to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) |
| 推荐 | 推薦 | tuī jiàn | to recommend |
| 歪 | wāi | askew | |
| 往返 | wǎng fǎn | to go back and forth | |
| 委屈 | wěi qu | to feel wronged | |
| 温柔 | 溫柔 | wēn róu | gentle and soft |
| 文具 | wén jù | stationery | |
| 吻 | wěn | kiss | |
| 雾 | 霧 | wù | fog |
| 瞎 | xiā | blind | |
| 相对 | 相對 | xiāng duì | relatively |
| 项链 | 項鏈 | xiàng liàn | necklace |
| 橡皮 | xiàng pí | rubber | |
| 小气 | 小氣 | xiǎo qì | stingy |
| 孝顺 | 孝順 | xiào shùn | filial |
| 幸亏 | 幸虧 | xìng kuī | fortunately |
| 叙述 | 敘述 | xù shù | to relate (a story or information) |
| 痒 | yǎng | variant of 痒 | |
| 要不 | yào bù | otherwise | |
| 液体 | 液體 | yè tǐ | liquid |
| 应付 | 應付 | yìng fu | to deal with |
| 应聘 | 應聘 | yìng pìn | to accept a job offer |
| 英俊 | yīng jùn | handsome | |
| 硬币 | 硬幣 | yìng bì | coin |
| 拥挤 | 擁擠 | yōng jǐ | crowded |
| 悠久 | yōu jiǔ | long (tradition, history etc) | |
| 游览 | 遊覽 | yóu lǎn | to go sightseeing |
| 与其 | 與其 | yǔ qí | rather than... |
| 宇宙 | yǔ zhòu | universe | |
| 语气 | 語氣 | yǔ qì | tone |
| 赞美 | 讚美 | zàn měi | to admire |
| 则 | 則 | zé | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but |
| 责备 | 責備 | zé bèi | to blame |
| 招待 | zhāo dài | to hold a reception | |
| 照常 | zhào cháng | as usual | |
| 枕头 | 枕頭 | zhěn tou | pillow |
| 睁 | 睜 | zhēng | to open (one's eyes) |
| 支票 | zhī piào | check (bank) | |
| 执照 | 執照 | zhí zhào | license |
| 秩序 | zhì xù | order (orderly) | |
| 中旬 | zhōng xún | middle third of a month | |
| 周到 | zhōu dào | thoughtful | |
| 嘱咐 | 囑咐 | zhǔ fù | to tell |
| 姿势 | 姿勢 | zī shì | posture |
| 字幕 | zì mù | caption | |
| 自私 | zì sī | selfish | |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestors | |
| 罪犯 | zuì fàn | criminal | |
| 阿拉伯语 | 阿拉伯語 | ā lā bó yǔ | Arabic (language) |
| 呵护 | 呵護 | hē hù | to bless |
| 哎 | āi | hey! | |
| 哎呀 | āi yā | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration | |
| 哀求 | āi qiú | to entreat | |
| 挨家挨户 | 挨家挨戶 | āi jiā āi hù | to go from house to house |
| 癌 | ái | cancer | |
| 癌症 | ái zhèng | cancer | |
| 艾滋病 | ài zī bìng | AIDS (loanword) | |
| 爱不释手 | 愛不釋手 | ài bù shì shǒu | (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down |
| 爱理不理 | 愛理不理 | ài lǐ bù lǐ | (idiom) standoffish |
| 爱面子 | 愛面子 | ài miàn zi | to like to look good in the eyes of others |
| 碍事 | 礙事 | ài shì | to be in the way |
| 安定 | ān dìng | Anting township in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan | |
| 安抚 | 安撫 | ān fǔ | to placate |
| 安眠药 | 安眠藥 | ān mián yào | sleeping pill |
| 安宁 | 安寧 | ān níng | Anning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu |
| 安稳 | 安穩 | ān wěn | steady |
| 安心 | ān xīn | at ease | |
| 安逸 | ān yì | easy and comfortable | |
| 按键 | 按鍵 | àn jiàn | button or key (on a device) |
| 按理说 | 按理說 | àn lǐ shuō | it is reasonable to say that... |
| 按说 | 按說 | àn shuō | in the ordinary course of events |
| 案件 | àn jiàn | case | |
| 暗地里 | 暗地裡 | àn dì li | secretly |
| 暗杀 | 暗殺 | àn shā | to assassinate |
| 暗中 | àn zhōng | in the dark | |
| 昂贵 | 昂貴 | áng guì | expensive |
| 凹 | āo | depressed | |
| 熬 | āo | to boil | |
| 熬夜 | áo yè | to stay up late or all night | |
| 傲 | ào | proud | |
| 傲慢 | ào màn | arrogant | |
| 奥秘 | 奧祕 | ào mì | secret |
| 奥运会 | 奧運會 | aò yùn huì | abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会 |
| 八卦 | bā guà | the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经 | |
| 扒 | bā | to peel | |
| 芭蕾 | bā lěi | ballet (loanword) | |
| 把柄 | bǎ bǐng | handle | |
| 把关 | 把關 | bǎ guān | to guard a pass |
| 把手 | bǎ shǒu | to shake hands | |
| 靶子 | bǎ zi | target | |
| 坝 | 壩 | bà | dam |
| 霸占 | 霸佔 | bà zhàn | to occupy by force |
| 巴不得 | bā bu de | (coll.) to be eager for | |
| 罢免 | 罷免 | bà miǎn | to remove sb from their post |
| 罢休 | 罷休 | bà xiū | to give up |
| 掰 | bāi | to break off or break open sth with one's hands | |
| 白白 | bái bái | in vain | |
| 百分比 | bǎi fēn bǐ | percentage | |
| 百合 | bǎi hé | lily | |
| 百科全书 | 百科全書 | bǎi kē quán shū | encyclopedia |
| 柏树 | 柏樹 | bǎi shù | cypress tree |
| 摆放 | 擺放 | bǎi fàng | to set up |
| 摆平 | 擺平 | bǎi píng | to be fair |
| 摆设 | 擺設 | bǎi shè | to set out |
| 拜会 | 拜會 | bài huì | (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with |
| 拜见 | 拜見 | bài jiàn | to pay a formal visit |
| 拜年 | bài nián | to pay a New Year call | |
| 拜托 | 拜託 | bài tuō | to request sb to do sth |
| 扳 | bān | to pull | |
| 颁布 | 頒布 | bān bù | to issue |
| 颁发 | 頒發 | bān fā | to issue |
| 颁奖 | 頒獎 | bān jiǎng | to confer an award |
| 斑点 | 斑點 | bān diǎn | spot |
| 搬迁 | 搬遷 | bān qiān | to move |
| 板块 | 板塊 | bǎn kuài | slab |
| 办不到 | 辦不到 | bàn bu dào | impossible |
| 半边天 | 半邊天 | bàn biān tiān | half the sky |
| 半场 | 半場 | bàn chǎng | half of a game or contest |
| 半岛 | 半島 | bàn dǎo | peninsula |
| 半路 | bàn lù | halfway | |
| 半数 | 半數 | bàn shù | half the number |
| 半途而废 | 半途而廢 | bàn tú ér fèi | to give up halfway (idiom) |
| 半信半疑 | bàn xìn bàn yí | half doubting | |
| 半真半假 | bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ | (idiom) half true and half false | |
| 伴 | bàn | partner | |
| 伴侣 | 伴侶 | bàn lǚ | companion |
| 伴随 | 伴隨 | bàn suí | to accompany |
| 伴奏 | bàn zòu | to accompany (musically) | |
| 拌 | bàn | to mix | |
| 扮 | bàn | to disguise oneself as | |
| 帮手 | 幫手 | bāng shǒu | helper |
| 绑 | 綁 | bǎng | to tie |
| 绑架 | 綁架 | bǎng jià | to kidnap |
| 榜样 | 榜樣 | bǎng yàng | example |
| 棒球 | bàng qiú | baseball | |
| 磅 | bàng | scale (instrument for weighing) | |
| 包袱 | bāo fu | wrapping cloth | |
| 包容 | bāo róng | to pardon | |
| 包扎 | bāo zā | variant of 包扎 | |
| 煲 | bāo | to cook slowly over a low flame | |
| 宝藏 | 寶藏 | bǎo zàng | precious mineral deposits |
| 宝库 | 寶庫 | bǎo kù | treasure-house |
| 饱和 | 飽和 | bǎo hé | saturated |
| 饱满 | 飽滿 | bǎo mǎn | full |
| 保管 | bǎo guǎn | to hold in safekeeping | |
| 保姆 | bǎo mǔ | nanny | |
| 保暖 | bǎo nuǎn | to keep warm | |
| 保鲜 | 保鮮 | bǎo xiān | to keep fresh |
| 保修 | bǎo xiū | to promise to keep sth in good repair | |
| 保佑 | bǎo yòu | to bless and protect | |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure | |
| 保质期 | 保質期 | bǎo zhì qī | shelf life |
| 保重 | bǎo zhòng | to take care of oneself | |
| 堡垒 | 堡壘 | bǎo lěi | fort |
| 报仇 | 報仇 | bào chóu | to take revenge |
| 报酬 | 報酬 | bào chou | reward |
| 报废 | 報廢 | bào fèi | to scrap |
| 报复 | 報復 | bào fù | to make reprisals |
| 报社 | 報社 | bào shè | newspaper (i.e. a company) |
| 报亭 | 報亭 | bào tíng | kiosk |
| 报销 | 報銷 | bào xiāo | to submit an expense account |
| 抱负 | 抱負 | bào fù | aspiration |
| 豹 | bào | leopard | |
| 暴风骤雨 | 暴風驟雨 | bào fēng zhòu yǔ | violent wind and rainstorm |
| 暴利 | bào lì | sudden huge profits | |
| 暴躁 | bào zào | irascible | |
| 爆冷门 | 爆冷門 | bào lěng mén | an upset (esp. in sports) |
| 爆满 | 爆滿 | bào mǎn | filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc) |
| 爆竹 | bào zhú | firecracker | |
| 卑鄙 | bēi bǐ | base | |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved | |
| 悲欢离合 | 悲歡離合 | bēi huān lí hé | joys and sorrows |
| 悲痛 | bēi tòng | grieved | |
| 碑 | bēi | a monument | |
| 贝壳 | 貝殼 | bèi ké | shell |
| 备课 | 備課 | bèi kè | (of a teacher) to prepare lessons |
| 备受 | 備受 | bèi shòu | to fully experience (good or bad) |
| 备用 | 備用 | bèi yòng | reserve |
| 背面 | bèi miàn | the back | |
| 背叛 | bèi pàn | to betray | |
| 背诵 | 背誦 | bèi sòng | to recite |
| 被捕 | bèi bǔ | to be arrested | |
| 奔 | bēn | to hurry | |
| 奔波 | bēn bō | to rush about | |
| 奔赴 | bēn fù | to rush to | |
| 本分 | běn fèn | (to play) one's part | |
| 本能 | běn néng | instinct | |
| 本钱 | 本錢 | běn qián | capital |
| 本色 | běn sè | inherent qualities | |
| 本性 | běn xìng | natural instincts | |
| 本意 | běn yì | original idea | |
| 本着 | 本著 | běn zhe | based on... |
| 笨蛋 | bèn dàn | fool | |
| 笨重 | bèn zhòng | heavy | |
| 崩溃 | 崩潰 | bēng kuì | to collapse |
| 绷 | 綳 | bēng | variant of 绷 |
| 绷带 | 繃帶 | bēng dài | bandage (loanword) |
| 蹦 | bèng | to jump | |
| 逼近 | bī jìn | to press on towards | |
| 逼迫 | bī pò | to force | |
| 逼真 | bī zhēn | lifelike | |
| 鼻涕 | bí tì | nasal mucus | |
| 比比皆是 | bǐ bǐ jiē shì | can be found everywhere | |
| 比不上 | bǐ bù shàng | can't compare with | |
| 比起 | bǐ qǐ | compared with | |
| 比试 | 比試 | bǐ shì | to have a competition |
| 比喻 | bǐ yù | to compare | |
| 鄙视 | 鄙視 | bǐ shì | to despise |
| 必不可少 | bì bù kě shǎo | absolutely necessary | |
| 必定 | bì dìng | to be bound to | |
| 弊病 | bì bìng | malady | |
| 弊端 | bì duān | systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices) | |
| 碧绿 | 碧綠 | bì lǜ | dark green |
| 壁画 | 壁畫 | bì huà | mural (painting) |
| 避难 | 避難 | bì nàn | refuge |
| 避暑 | bì shǔ | to be away for the summer holidays | |
| 边疆 | 邊疆 | biān jiāng | border area |
| 边界 | 邊界 | biān jiè | boundary |
| 边远 | 邊遠 | biān yuǎn | far from the center |
| 编号 | 編號 | biān hào | to number |
| 编剧 | 編劇 | biān jù | to write a play |
| 编排 | 編排 | biān pái | to arrange |
| 编写 | 編寫 | biān xiě | to compile |
| 编造 | 編造 | biān zào | to compile |
| 鞭策 | biān cè | to spur on | |
| 贬值 | 貶值 | biǎn zhí | to become devaluated |
| 变革 | 變革 | biàn gé | to transform |
| 变幻莫测 | 變幻莫測 | biàn huàn mò cè | to change unpredictably |
| 变迁 | 變遷 | biàn qiān | changes |
| 变异 | 變異 | biàn yì | variation |
| 变质 | 變質 | biàn zhì | to degenerate |
| 便道 | biàn dào | pavement | |
| 便饭 | 便飯 | biàn fàn | an ordinary meal |
| 便捷 | biàn jié | convenient and fast | |
| 便利店 | biàn lì diàn | convenience store | |
| 遍布 | biàn bù | to cover the whole (area) | |
| 辨别 | 辨別 | biàn bié | to distinguish |
| 辨认 | 辨認 | biàn rèn | to recognize |
| 辩 | 辯 | biàn | to dispute |
| 辩护 | 辯護 | biàn hù | to speak in defense of |
| 辩解 | 辯解 | biàn jiě | to explain |
| 辫子 | 辮子 | biàn zi | plait |
| 标 | 標 | biāo | mark |
| 标榜 | 標榜 | biāo bǎng | to flaunt |
| 标本 | 標本 | biāo běn | specimen |
| 标签 | 標籤 | biāo qiān | label |
| 标示 | 標示 | biāo shì | to indicate |
| 标语 | 標語 | biāo yǔ | written slogan |
| 标致 | 標致 | biāo zhì | Peugeot |
| 飙升 | 飆升 | biāo shēng | to rise rapidly |
| 表白 | biǎo bái | to explain oneself | |
| 表决 | 表決 | biǎo jué | to decide by vote |
| 表率 | biǎo shuài | example | |
| 表述 | biǎo shù | to formulate | |
| 表态 | 表態 | biǎo tài | to declare one's position |
| 表彰 | biǎo zhāng | to honor | |
| 憋 | biē | to choke | |
| 别具匠心 | 別具匠心 | bié jù jiàng xīn | to show ingenuity |
| 别看 | 別看 | bié kàn | don't be fooled by the fact that |
| 别扭 | 彆扭 | biè niu | awkward |
| 别墅 | 別墅 | bié shù | villa |
| 别说 | 別說 | bié shuō | to say nothing of |
| 别提了 | 別提了 | bié tí le | say no more |
| 别致 | 別緻 | bié zhì | unusual |
| 彬彬有礼 | 彬彬有禮 | bīn bīn yǒu lǐ | refined and courteous |
| 滨海 | 濱海 | bīn hǎi | Binhai (place name) |
| 缤纷 | 繽紛 | bīn fēn | vast and various |
| 冰棍儿 | 冰棍兒 | bīng gùn r | ice lolly |
| 冰山 | bīng shān | iceberg | |
| 秉承 | bǐng chéng | to take orders | |
| 并非 | 並非 | bìng fēi | really isn't |
| 并购 | 併購 | bìng gòu | merger and acquisition (M and A) |
| 并列 | 並列 | bìng liè | to stand side by side |
| 并行 | 並行 | bìng xíng | to proceed in parallel |
| 病床 | bìng chuáng | hospital bed | |
| 病症 | bìng zhèng | disease | |
| 拨 | 撥 | bō | to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc |
| 拨款 | 撥款 | bō kuǎn | to allocate funds |
| 拨通 | 撥通 | bō tōng | to get through to sb on the phone |
| 波及 | bō jí | to spread to | |
| 波澜 | 波瀾 | bō lán | billows |
| 波涛 | 波濤 | bō tāo | great waves |
| 波折 | bō zhé | twists and turns | |
| 剥 | 剝 | bāo | to peel |
| 剥夺 | 剝奪 | bō duó | to deprive |
| 剥削 | 剝削 | bō xuē | to exploit |
| 伯伯 | bó bo | father's elder brother | |
| 伯父 | bó fù | father's elder brother | |
| 伯母 | bó mǔ | wife of father's elder brother | |
| 驳回 | 駁回 | bó huí | to reject |
| 搏斗 | 搏鬥 | bó dòu | to wrestle |
| 补给 | 補給 | bǔ jǐ | supply |
| 补救 | 補救 | bǔ jiù | to remedy |
| 哺育 | bǔ yù | to feed | |
| 捕捉 | bǔ zhuō | to catch | |
| 不耻下问 | 不恥下問 | bù chǐ xià wèn | not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates |
| 不辞而别 | 不辭而別 | bù cí ér bié | to leave without saying good-bye |
| 不得而知 | bù dé ér zhī | unknown | |
| 不得已 | bù dé yǐ | to act against one's will | |
| 不定 | bù dìng | indefinite | |
| 不妨 | bù fáng | there is no harm in | |
| 不服 | bù fú | not to accept sth | |
| 不服气 | 不服氣 | bù fú qì | unwilling to concede |
| 不假思索 | bù jiǎ sī suǒ | (idiom) to act without taking time to think | |
| 不解 | bù jiě | to not understand | |
| 不经意 | 不經意 | bù jīng yì | not paying attention |
| 不景气 | 不景氣 | bù jǐng qì | slack |
| 不堪 | bù kān | cannot bear | |
| 不可避免 | bù kě bì miǎn | unavoidably | |
| 不可思议 | 不可思議 | bù kě sī yì | inconceivable (idiom) |
| 不肯 | bù kěn | Refuse | |
| 不了了之 | bù liǎo liǎo zhī | to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled | |
| 不理 | bù lǐ | to refuse to acknowledge | |
| 不利于 | 不利於 | bù lìyú | is harmful to |
| 不难 | 不難 | bù nán | Not difficult |
| 不平 | bù píng | uneven | |
| 不起眼 | bù qǐ yǎn | unremarkable | |
| 不容 | bù róng | must not | |
| 不如说 | 不如說 | bùrú shuō | rather say |
| 不慎 | bù shèn | incautious | |
| 不适 | 不適 | bù shì | unwell |
| 不算 | bù suàn | to not calculate | |
| 不同寻常 | 不同尋常 | bù tóng xún cháng | out of the ordinary |
| 不为人知 | 不為人知 | bù wéi rén zhī | not known to anyone |
| 不惜 | bù xī | not stint | |
| 不相上下 | bù xiāng shàng xià | equally matched | |
| 不像话 | 不像話 | bù xiàng huà | unreasonable |
| 不屑 | bù xiè | to disdain to do sth | |
| 不懈 | bù xiè | untiring | |
| 不亚于 | 不亞於 | bù yà yú | no less than |
| 不已 | bù yǐ | endlessly | |
| 不以为然 | 不以為然 | bù yǐ wéi rán | not to accept as correct (idiom) |
| 不亦乐乎 | 不亦樂乎 | bù yì lè hū | lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) |
| 不翼而飞 | 不翼而飛 | bù yì ér fēi | to disappear without trace |
| 不宜 | bù yí | not suitable | |
| 不用说 | 不用說 | bù yòng shuō | needless to say |
| 不由得 | bù yóu de | can't help | |
| 不由自主 | bù yóu zì zhǔ | can't help | |
| 不予 | bùyǔ | to withhold, to refuse | |
| 不约而同 | 不約而同 | bù yuē ér tóng | to agree by chance (idiom) |
| 不正之风 | 不正之風 | bù zhèng zhī fēng | unhealthy tendency |
| 不知 | bù zhī | not to know | |
| 不知不觉 | 不知不覺 | bù zhī bù jué | unconsciously |
| 不准 | bù zhǔn | not to allow | |
| 布局 | 佈局 | bù jú | arrangement |
| 步伐 | bù fá | pace | |
| 步入 | bù rù | to step into | |
| 部件 | bù jiàn | part | |
| 部署 | bù shǔ | to dispose | |
| 猜谜 | 猜謎 | cāi mí | to answer a riddle |
| 猜想 | cāi xiǎng | to guess | |
| 才华 | 才華 | cái huá | talent |
| 财经 | 財經 | cái jīng | finance and economics |
| 财力 | 財力 | cái lì | financial resources |
| 财物 | 財物 | cái wù | property |
| 财务 | 財務 | cái wù | financial affairs |
| 财政 | 財政 | cái zhèng | finances (public) |
| 裁 | cái | to cut out (as a dress) | |
| 裁定 | cái dìng | ruling | |
| 裁决 | 裁決 | cái jué | ruling |
| 采 | 採 | cǎi | to pick |
| 采集 | 採集 | cǎi jí | to gather |
| 采矿 | 採礦 | cǎi kuàng | mining |
| 彩电 | 彩電 | cǎi diàn | color TV |
| 彩霞 | cǎi xiá | clouds tinged with sunset hues | |
| 菜市场 | 菜市場 | cài shì chǎng | food market |
| 参见 | 參見 | cān jiàn | to refer to |
| 参军 | 參軍 | cān jūn | to join the army |
| 参谋 | 參謀 | cān móu | staff officer |
| 参照 | 參照 | cān zhào | to consult a reference |
| 餐桌 | cān zhuō | dining table | |
| 残 | 殘 | cán | to destroy |
| 残留 | 殘留 | cán liú | to remain |
| 残缺 | 殘缺 | cán quē | badly damaged |
| 残忍 | 殘忍 | cán rěn | cruel |
| 惨白 | 慘白 | cǎn bái | deathly pale |
| 惨痛 | 慘痛 | cǎn tòng | bitter |
| 惨重 | 慘重 | cǎn zhòng | disastrous |
| 灿烂 | 燦爛 | càn làn | to glitter |
| 掺 | 摻 | chān | variant of 搀 |
| 沧桑 | 滄桑 | cāng sāng | great changes |
| 苍蝇 | 蒼蠅 | cāng ying | housefly |
| 舱 | 艙 | cāng | cabin |
| 藏匿 | cáng nì | to cover up | |
| 藏品 | cáng pǐn | museum piece | |
| 藏身 | cáng shēn | to hide | |
| 操控 | cāo kòng | to control | |
| 操劳 | 操勞 | cāo láo | to work hard |
| 槽 | cáo | trough | |
| 草案 | cǎo àn | draft (legislation, proposal etc) | |
| 草坪 | cǎo píng | lawn | |
| 侧面 | 側面 | cè miàn | lateral side |
| 侧重 | 側重 | cè zhòng | to place particular emphasis on |
| 测算 | 測算 | cè suàn | to take measurements and calculate |
| 层出不穷 | 層出不窮 | céng chū bù qióng | more and more emerge |
| 蹭 | cèng | to rub against | |
| 插手 | chā shǒu | to get involved in | |
| 插图 | 插圖 | chā tú | illustration |
| 插嘴 | chā zuǐ | to interrupt (sb talking) | |
| 查处 | 查處 | chá chǔ | to investigate and handle (a criminal case) |
| 查明 | chá míng | to investigate and find out | |
| 查找 | chá zhǎo | to search for | |
| 茶道 | chá dào | Japanese tea ceremony | |
| 茶馆儿 | 茶館兒 | chá guǎn r | a teashop |
| 察觉 | 察覺 | chá jué | to sense |
| 察看 | chá kàn | to watch | |
| 诧异 | 詫異 | chà yì | flabbergasted |
| 差错 | 差錯 | chā cuò | mistake |
| 差额 | 差額 | chā é | balance (financial) |
| 搀 | 攙 | chān | to take by the arm and assist |
| 禅杖 | 禪杖 | chán zhàng | the staff of a Buddhist monk |
| 馋 | 饞 | chán | gluttonous |
| 缠 | 纏 | chán | to wind around |
| 产 | 產 | chǎn | to give birth |
| 产地 | 產地 | chǎn dì | source (of a product) |
| 产物 | 產物 | chǎn wù | product |
| 产值 | 產值 | chǎn zhí | value of output |
| 铲 | 剷 | chǎn | to level off |
| 铲子 | 鏟子 | chǎn zi | shovel |
| 阐述 | 闡述 | chǎn shù | to expound (a position) |
| 颤抖 | 顫抖 | chàn dǒu | to shudder |
| 猖狂 | chāng kuáng | savage | |
| 偿还 | 償還 | cháng huán | to repay |
| 常理 | cháng lǐ | common sense | |
| 常人 | cháng rén | ordinary person | |
| 常态 | 常態 | cháng tài | normal state |
| 常温 | 常溫 | cháng wēn | room temperature |
| 嫦娥 | cháng é | Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology) | |
| 厂家 | 廠家 | chǎng jiā | factory |
| 畅谈 | 暢談 | chàng tán | to talk freely |
| 畅销 | 暢銷 | chàng xiāo | to sell well |
| 倡议 | 倡議 | chàng yì | to suggest |
| 敞开 | 敞開 | chǎng kāi | to open wide |
| 抄袭 | 抄襲 | chāo xí | to plagiarize |
| 钞票 | 鈔票 | chāo piào | paper money |
| 超标 | 超標 | chāo biāo | to cross the limit |
| 超车 | 超車 | chāo chē | to overtake (another car) |
| 超前 | chāo qián | to be ahead of one's time | |
| 超速 | chāo sù | to exceed the speed limit | |
| 朝气蓬勃 | 朝氣蓬勃 | zhāo qì péng bó | full of youthful energy (idiom) |
| 朝三暮四 | zhāo sān mù sì | lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) | |
| 朝夕相处 | 朝夕相處 | zhāo xī xiāng chǔ | to spend all one's time together (idiom) |
| 朝着 | 朝著 | cháo zhe | towards |
| 嘲弄 | cháo nòng | to tease | |
| 嘲笑 | cháo xiào | to jeer at | |
| 吵嘴 | chǎo zuǐ | to quarrel | |
| 车道 | 車道 | chē dào | traffic lane |
| 车祸 | 車禍 | chē huò | traffic accident |
| 车间 | 車間 | chē jiān | workshop |
| 车轮 | 車輪 | chē lún | wheel |
| 车速 | 車速 | chē sù | vehicle speed |
| 车位 | 車位 | chē wèi | parking spot |
| 车型 | 車型 | chē xíng | vehicle model (i.e. particular version of a car or motorcycle etc) |
| 车轴 | 車軸 | chē zhóu | axle |
| 扯 | chě | to pull | |
| 彻夜 | 徹夜 | chè yè | the whole night |
| 撤 | chè | to remove | |
| 撤换 | 撤換 | chè huàn | to dismiss and replace (sb) |
| 沉甸甸 | chén diàn diàn | heavy | |
| 沉淀 | 沉澱 | chén diàn | to settle |
| 沉浸 | chén jìn | to soak | |
| 沉闷 | 沉悶 | chén mèn | oppressive (of weather) |
| 沉迷 | chén mí | to be engrossed | |
| 沉思 | chén sī | to contemplate | |
| 沉稳 | 沉穩 | chén wěn | steady |
| 沉着 | 沉著 | chén zhuó | steady |
| 陈旧 | 陳舊 | chén jiù | old-fashioned |
| 陈列 | 陳列 | chén liè | to display |
| 陈述 | 陳述 | chén shù | an assertion |
| 衬托 | 襯托 | chèn tuō | to set off |
| 趁机 | 趁機 | chèn jī | to seize an opportunity |
| 趁早 | chèn zǎo | as soon as possible | |
| 趁着 | 趁著 | chènzhe | while |
| 称作 | 稱作 | chēng zuò | to be called |
| 成才 | chéng cái | to make sth of oneself | |
| 成家 | chéng jiā | to settle down and get married (of a man) | |
| 成年 | chéng nián | to grow to adulthood | |
| 成千上万 | 成千上萬 | chéng qiān shàng wàn | lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) |
| 成群结队 | 成群結隊 | chéng qún jié duì | making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) |
| 成天 | chéng tiān | (coll.) all day long | |
| 成问题 | 成問題 | chéng wèn tí | to be a problem |
| 成型 | chéng xíng | to become shaped | |
| 呈现 | 呈現 | chéng xiàn | to appear |
| 承包 | chéng bāo | to contract | |
| 承载 | 承載 | chéng zài | to bear the weight |
| 诚心诚意 | 誠心誠意 | chéng xīn chéng yì | earnestly and sincerely (idiom) |
| 诚意 | 誠意 | chéng yì | sincerity |
| 诚挚 | 誠摯 | chéng zhì | sincere |
| 城墙 | 城牆 | chéng qiáng | city wall |
| 乘人之危 | chéng rén zhī wēi | to take advantage of sb's precarious position | |
| 惩处 | 懲處 | chéng chǔ | to punish |
| 惩罚 | 懲罰 | chéng fá | penalty |
| 澄清 | chéng qīng | clear (of liquid) | |
| 橙汁 | chéng zhī | orange juice | |
| 逞能 | chěng néng | to show off one's ability | |
| 逞强 | 逞強 | chěng qiáng | to show off |
| 秤 | chēng | variant of 称, to weigh | |
| 吃不上 | chī bu shàng | unable to get anything to eat | |
| 吃喝玩乐 | 吃喝玩樂 | chī hē wán lè | to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) |
| 吃苦 | chī kǔ | to bear hardships | |
| 痴呆 | 痴獃 | chī dāi | imbecility |
| 痴迷 | chī mí | infatuated | |
| 痴心 | chī xīn | infatuation | |
| 池塘 | chí táng | pool | |
| 驰名 | 馳名 | chí míng | famous |
| 迟迟 | 遲遲 | chí chí | late (with a task etc) |
| 迟疑 | 遲疑 | chí yí | to hesitate |
| 迟早 | 遲早 | chí zǎo | sooner or later |
| 持 | chí | to hold | |
| 持久 | chí jiǔ | lasting | |
| 持之以恒 | 持之以恆 | chí zhī yǐ héng | to pursue unremittingly (idiom) |
| 尺度 | chǐ dù | scale | |
| 耻辱 | 恥辱 | chǐ rǔ | disgrace |
| 耻笑 | 恥笑 | chǐ xiào | to sneer at sb |
| 赤字 | chì zì | (financial) deficit | |
| 充 | chōng | sufficient | |
| 充当 | 充當 | chōng dāng | to serve as |
| 充沛 | chōng pèi | abundant | |
| 充实 | 充實 | chōng shí | rich |
| 冲刺 | 衝刺 | chōng cì | (sports) to sprint |
| 冲浪 | 衝浪 | chōng làng | to surf |
| 冲洗 | 沖洗 | chōng xǐ | to rinse |
| 冲撞 | 衝撞 | chōng zhuàng | to collide |
| 崇高 | chóng gāo | majestic | |
| 崇尚 | chóng shàng | to hold up (as an model) | |
| 宠 | 寵 | chǒng | to love |
| 宠爱 | 寵愛 | chǒng ài | to dote on sb |
| 抽签 | 抽籤 | chōu qiān | to perform divination with sticks |
| 仇 | qiú | surname Qiu | |
| 仇恨 | chóu hèn | to hate | |
| 仇人 | chóu rén | foe | |
| 愁眉苦脸 | 愁眉苦臉 | chóu méi kǔ liǎn | to look anxious (idiom) |
| 稠 | chóu | dense | |
| 稠密 | chóu mì | dense | |
| 筹 | 籌 | chóu | chip (in gambling) |
| 筹办 | 籌辦 | chóu bàn | to arrange |
| 筹备 | 籌備 | chóu bèi | preparations |
| 筹措 | 籌措 | chóu cuò | to raise (money) |
| 筹划 | 籌劃 | chóu huà | to plan and prepare |
| 筹集 | 籌集 | chóu jí | to collect money |
| 筹码 | 籌碼 | chóu mǎ | bargaining chip |
| 丑恶 | 醜惡 | chǒu è | ugly |
| 丑陋 | 醜陋 | chǒu lòu | ugly |
| 丑闻 | 醜聞 | chǒu wén | scandal |
| 瞅 | chǒu | (dialect) to look at | |
| 出版社 | chū bǎn shè | publishing house | |
| 出厂 | 出廠 | chū chǎng | to leave the factory (of finished goods) |
| 出丑 | 出醜 | chū chǒu | shameful |
| 出道 | chū dào | to start one's career | |
| 出发点 | 出發點 | chū fā diǎn | starting point |
| 出风头 | 出風頭 | chū fēng tou | to push oneself forward |
| 出境 | chū jìng | to leave a country or region | |
| 出局 | chū jú | (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) | |
| 出具 | chū jù | to issue (document, certificate etc) | |
| 出口成章 | chū kǒu chéng zhāng | (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent | |
| 出卖 | 出賣 | chū mài | to offer for sale |
| 出毛病 | chū máo bìng | a problem appears | |
| 出难题 | 出難題 | chū nán tí | to raise a tough question |
| 出人意料 | chū rén yì liào | unexpected (idiom) | |
| 出任 | chū rèn | to take up a post | |
| 出山 | chū shān | to leave the mountain (of a hermit) | |
| 出身 | chū shēn | to be born of | |
| 出示 | chū shì | to show | |
| 出手 | chū shǒu | to dispose of | |
| 出头 | 出頭 | chū tóu | to get out of a predicament |
| 出土 | chū tǔ | to dig up | |
| 出息 | chū xī | to yield interest, profit etc | |
| 出血 | chū xuè | to bleed | |
| 出演 | chū yǎn | to appear (in a show etc) | |
| 出洋相 | chū yáng xiàng | to make a fool of oneself | |
| 出游 | 出遊 | chū yóu | to go on a tour |
| 出众 | 出眾 | chū zhòng | to stand out |
| 出主意 | chū zhǔ yi | to come up with ideas | |
| 出资 | 出資 | chū zī | to fund |
| 出自 | chū zì | to come from | |
| 出走 | chū zǒu | to leave home | |
| 初次 | chū cì | for the first time | |
| 初衷 | chū zhōng | original intention | |
| 除此之外 | chú cǐ zhī wài | apart from this | |
| 除去 | chú qù | to eliminate | |
| 除外 | chú wài | to exclude | |
| 储备 | 儲備 | chǔ bèi | reserves |
| 储蓄 | 儲蓄 | chǔ xù | to deposit money |
| 处方 | 處方 | chǔ fāng | medical prescription |
| 处境 | 處境 | chǔ jìng | situation (of a person) |
| 处置 | 處置 | chǔ zhì | to handle |
| 触动 | 觸動 | chù dòng | to touch |
| 触犯 | 觸犯 | chù fàn | to violate |
| 触觉 | 觸覺 | chù jué | sense of touch |
| 触摸 | 觸摸 | chù mō | to touch |
| 触目惊心 | 觸目驚心 | chù mù jīng xīn | lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) |
| 揣 | chuāi | to put into (one's pockets, clothes) | |
| 揣测 | 揣測 | chuǎi cè | to guess |
| 揣摩 | chuǎi mó | to analyze | |
| 踹 | chuài | to kick | |
| 川流不息 | chuān liú bù xī | the stream flows without stopping (idiom) | |
| 穿过 | 穿過 | chuān guò | to pass through |
| 穿小鞋 | chuān xiǎo xié | lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) | |
| 穿越 | chuān yuè | to pass through | |
| 穿着 | 穿著 | chuān zhuó | attire |
| 传承 | 傳承 | chuán chéng | to pass on (to future generations) |
| 传记 | 傳記 | zhuàn jì | biography |
| 传奇 | 傳奇 | chuán qí | legendary |
| 传染病 | 傳染病 | chuán rǎn bìng | infectious disease |
| 传人 | 傳人 | chuán rén | to teach |
| 传授 | 傳授 | chuán shòu | to impart |
| 传闻 | 傳聞 | chuán wén | rumor |
| 船舶 | chuán bó | shipping | |
| 船桨 | 船槳 | chuán jiǎng | oar |
| 喘 | chuǎn | to gasp | |
| 喘息 | chuǎn xī | to gasp for breath | |
| 串门 | 串門 | chuàn mén | to call on sb |
| 床位 | chuáng wèi | bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc) | |
| 幢 | chuáng | banner | |
| 创 | 剏 | chuàng | variant of 创 |
| 创伤 | 創傷 | chuāng shāng | wound |
| 创始人 | 創始人 | chuàng shǐ rén | creator |
| 吹了 | chuī le | failed | |
| 吹牛 | chuī niú | to talk big | |
| 吹捧 | chuī pěng | to flatter | |
| 垂 | chuí | to hang (down) | |
| 垂头丧气 | 垂頭喪氣 | chuí tóu sàng qì | hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom) |
| 捶 | chuí | to beat (with a stick or one's fist) | |
| 锤子 | 錘子 | chuí zi | hammer |
| 纯粹 | 純粹 | chún cuì | pure |
| 纯洁 | 純潔 | chún jié | pure |
| 纯朴 | 純樸 | chún pǔ | variant of 淳朴 |
| 醇厚 | chún hòu | mellow and rich | |
| 蠢 | 惷 | chǔn | variant of 蠢 |
| 戳 | chuō | to jab | |
| 绰号 | 綽號 | chuò hào | nickname |
| 瓷 | cí | chinaware | |
| 瓷器 | cí qì | chinaware | |
| 慈善 | cí shàn | benevolent | |
| 慈祥 | cí xiáng | kindly | |
| 辞 | 辤 | cí | old variant of 辞 |
| 辞呈 | 辭呈 | cí chéng | (written) resignation |
| 辞去 | 辭去 | cí qù | to resign |
| 辞退 | 辭退 | cí tuì | to dismiss |
| 磁卡 | cí kǎ | magnetic card | |
| 磁盘 | 磁盤 | cí pán | (computer) disk |
| 此起彼伏 | cǐ qǐ bǐ fú | up here, down there (idiom) | |
| 次日 | cì rì | next day | |
| 伺候 | cì hou | to serve | |
| 伺机 | 伺機 | sì jī | to wait for an opportunity |
| 刺耳 | cì ěr | ear-piercing | |
| 刺骨 | cì gǔ | piercing | |
| 刺绣 | 刺繡 | cì xiù | to embroider |
| 赐 | 賜 | cì | to confer |
| 赐教 | 賜教 | cì jiào | (honorific) to impart one's wisdom |
| 匆匆 | cōng cōng | hurriedly | |
| 葱 | 蔥 | cōng | scallion |
| 从今以后 | 從今以後 | cóng jīn yǐ hòu | from now on |
| 从来不 | 從來不 | cóng lái bù | never |
| 从容 | 從容 | cóng róng | to go easy |
| 从容不迫 | 從容不迫 | cóng róng bù pò | calm |
| 从头 | 從頭 | cóng tóu | anew |
| 从未 | 從未 | cóng wèi | never |
| 从业 | 從業 | cóng yè | to practice (a trade) |
| 从早到晚 | 從早到晚 | cóng zǎo dào wǎn | from morning till night |
| 丛林 | 叢林 | cóng lín | jungle |
| 凑 | 湊 | còu | to gather together, pool or collect |
| 凑合 | 湊合 | còu he | to bring together |
| 凑巧 | 湊巧 | còu qiǎo | fortuitously |
| 粗暴 | cū bào | rough | |
| 粗糙 | cū cāo | crude | |
| 粗略 | cū lüè | rough (not precise or accurate) | |
| 粗鲁 | 粗魯 | cū lǔ | coarse |
| 粗心大意 | cū xīn dà yì | negligent | |
| 促成 | cù chéng | to facilitate | |
| 簇拥 | 簇擁 | cù yōng | to crowd around |
| 窜 | 竄 | cuàn | to flee |
| 催促 | cuī cù | to urge | |
| 催眠 | cuī mián | hypnosis | |
| 摧毁 | 摧毀 | cuī huǐ | to destroy |
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò | weak | |
| 翠绿 | 翠綠 | cuì lǜ | greenish-blue |
| 存放 | cún fàng | to deposit | |
| 存心 | cún xīn | deliberately | |
| 存折 | 存摺 | cún zhé | passbook |
| 搓 | cuō | to rub or roll between the hands or fingers | |
| 磋商 | cuō shāng | to consult | |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback | |
| 措手不及 | cuò shǒu bù jí | no time to deal with it (idiom) | |
| 错别字 | 錯別字 | cuò bié zì | incorrectly written or mispronounced characters |
| 错觉 | 錯覺 | cuò jué | misconception |
| 错位 | 錯位 | cuò wèi | to be wrongly positioned |
| 错综复杂 | 錯綜複雜 | cuò zōng fù zá | tangled and complicated (idiom) |
| 搭乘 | dā chéng | to ride as a passenger | |
| 搭建 | dā jiàn | to build (esp. with simple materials) | |
| 达标 | 達標 | dá biāo | to reach a set standard |
| 答辩 | 答辯 | dá biàn | to reply (to an accusation) |
| 打岔 | dǎ chà | interruption | |
| 打倒 | dǎ dǎo | to overthrow | |
| 打盹儿 | 打盹兒 | dǎ dǔn r | erhua variant of 打盹 |
| 打搅 | 打攪 | dǎ jiǎo | to disturb |
| 打捞 | 打撈 | dǎ lāo | to salvage |
| 打量 | dǎ liang | to size sb up | |
| 打猎 | 打獵 | dǎ liè | to go hunting |
| 打磨 | dǎ mó | to polish | |
| 打通 | dǎ tōng | to open access | |
| 打仗 | dǎ zhàng | to fight a battle | |
| 大包大揽 | 大包大攬 | dà bāo dà lǎn | to take complete charge (idiom) |
| 大笔 | 大筆 | dàbǐ | Large |
| 大臣 | dà chén | chancellor (of a monarchy) | |
| 大吃一惊 | 大吃一驚 | dà chī yī jīng | to have a surprise (idiom) |
| 大大咧咧 | dà dà liē liē | carefree | |
| 大地 | dà dì | earth | |
| 大队 | 大隊 | dà duì | group |
| 大幅度 | dà fú dù | by a wide margin | |
| 大公无私 | 大公無私 | dà gōng wú sī | selfless |
| 大家庭 | dà jiā tíng | extended family | |
| 大街小巷 | dà jiē xiǎo xiàng | great streets and small alleys (idiom) | |
| 大惊小怪 | 大驚小怪 | dà jīng xiǎo guài | to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) |
| 大局 | dà jú | overall situation | |
| 大款 | dà kuǎn | very wealthy person | |
| 大面积 | 大面積 | dà miàn jī | large area |
| 大名鼎鼎 | dà míng dǐng dǐng | grand reputation | |
| 大模大样 | 大模大樣 | dà mú dà yàng | boldly |
| 大棚 | dà péng | greenhouse | |
| 大片 | dà piàn | wide expanse | |
| 大气 | 大氣 | dà qì | atmosphere (surrounding the earth) |
| 大厦 | 大廈 | dà shà | (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) |
| 大数据 | 大數據 | dà shù jù | big data (computing) |
| 大肆 | dà sì | wantonly | |
| 大体 | 大體 | dà tǐ | in general |
| 大体上 | 大體上 | dà tǐ shàng | overall |
| 大同小异 | 大同小異 | dà tóng xiǎo yì | virtually the same |
| 大腕儿 | 大腕兒 | dà wàn r | erhua variant of 大腕 |
| 大选 | 大選 | dà xuǎn | general election |
| 大雁 | dà yàn | wild goose | |
| 大意 | dà yì | general idea | |
| 大有可为 | 大有可為 | dà yǒu kě wéi | with great prospects for the future (idiom) |
| 大宗 | dà zōng | large amount | |
| 歹徒 | dǎi tú | evildoer | |
| 逮 | dǎi | (coll.) to catch | |
| 逮捕 | dài bǔ | to arrest | |
| 代号 | 代號 | dài hào | code name |
| 代理人 | dài lǐ rén | agent | |
| 代言人 | dài yán rén | spokesperson | |
| 带队 | 帶隊 | dài duì | to lead a team |
| 带路 | 帶路 | dài lù | to lead the way |
| 带头 | 帶頭 | dài tóu | to take the lead |
| 带头人 | 帶頭人 | dài tóu rén | leader |
| 怠工 | dài gōng | to slacken off in one's work | |
| 怠慢 | dài màn | to slight | |
| 单薄 | 單薄 | dān bó | weak |
| 单边 | 單邊 | dān biān | unilateral |
| 单方面 | 單方面 | dān fāng miàn | unilateral |
| 单身 | 單身 | dān shēn | unmarried |
| 担 | 擔 | dān | to undertake |
| 担当 | 擔當 | dān dāng | to take upon oneself |
| 担负 | 擔負 | dān fù | to shoulder |
| 担子 | 擔子 | dàn zi | carrying pole and the loads on it |
| 耽搁 | 耽擱 | dān ge | to tarry |
| 胆怯 | 膽怯 | dǎn qiè | timidity |
| 胆子 | 膽子 | dǎn zi | courage |
| 但愿 | 但願 | dàn yuàn | if only (sth were possible) |
| 诞辰 | 誕辰 | dàn chén | birthday |
| 弹性 | 彈性 | tán xìng | flexibility |
| 淡化 | dàn huà | to water down | |
| 淡季 | dàn jì | off season | |
| 蛋白质 | 蛋白質 | dàn bái zhì | protein |
| 当即 | 當即 | dāng jí | at once |
| 当今 | 當今 | dāng jīn | current |
| 当面 | 當面 | dāng miàn | to sb's face |
| 当日 | 當日 | dāng rì | on that day |
| 当事人 | 當事人 | dāng shì rén | persons involved or implicated |
| 当晚 | 當晚 | dāng wǎn | on that evening |
| 当务之急 | 當務之急 | dāng wù zhī jí | top priority job |
| 当下 | 當下 | dāng xià | immediately |
| 当心 | 當心 | dāng xīn | to take care |
| 当着 | 當著 | dāng zhe | in front of |
| 当真 | 當真 | dàng zhēn | to take seriously |
| 当之无愧 | 當之無愧 | dāng zhī wú kuì | fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom) |
| 当众 | 當眾 | dāng zhòng | in public |
| 荡漾 | 盪漾 | dàng yàng | to ripple |
| 档次 | 檔次 | dàng cì | grade |
| 导弹 | 導彈 | dǎo dàn | (guided) missile |
| 导航 | 導航 | dǎo háng | navigation |
| 导火索 | 導火索 | dǎo huǒ suǒ | fuse (for explosive) |
| 导师 | 導師 | dǎo shī | tutor |
| 导向 | 導向 | dǎo xiàng | to be oriented towards |
| 岛屿 | 島嶼 | dǎo yǔ | island |
| 捣乱 | 搗亂 | dǎo luàn | to disturb |
| 到头来 | 到頭來 | dào tóu lái | in the end |
| 到位 | dào wèi | to get to the intended location | |
| 倒计时 | 倒計時 | dào jì shí | to count down |
| 倒卖 | 倒賣 | dǎo mài | to resell at a profit |
| 倒数 | 倒數 | dào shǔ | to count backwards (from 10 down to 0) |
| 倒塌 | dǎo tā | to collapse (of building) | |
| 倒下 | dǎo xià | to collapse | |
| 悼念 | dào niàn | to grieve | |
| 盗 | 盜 | dào | to steal |
| 盗窃 | 盜竊 | dào qiè | to steal |
| 道具 | dào jù | prop (theater) | |
| 稻草 | dào cǎo | rice straw | |
| 德 | dé | Germany | |
| 地步 | dì bù | stage | |
| 地段 | dì duàn | section | |
| 地下水 | dì xià shuǐ | groundwater | |
| 地狱 | 地獄 | dì yù | hell |
| 地域 | dì yù | area | |
| 地质 | 地質 | dì zhì | geology |
| 得不偿失 | 得不償失 | dé bù cháng shī | the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) |
| 得当 | 得當 | dé dàng | appropriate |
| 得力 | dé lì | able | |
| 得失 | dé shī | gains and losses | |
| 得手 | dé shǒu | to go smoothly | |
| 得体 | 得體 | dé tǐ | appropriate to the occasion |
| 得天独厚 | 得天獨厚 | dé tiān dú hòu | blessed by heaven (idiom) |
| 得益于 | 得益於 | dé yì yú | to benefit from |
| 得意扬扬 | 得意揚揚 | dé yì yáng yáng | variant of 洋 |
| 得知 | dé zhī | to find out | |
| 得罪 | dé zuì | to commit an offense | |
| 灯笼 | 燈籠 | dēng lóng | lantern |
| 灯泡 | 燈泡 | dēng pào | light bulb |
| 登机 | 登機 | dēng jī | to board a plane |
| 登陆 | 登陸 | dēng lù | to land |
| 蹬 | dēng | to step on | |
| 凳子 | dèng zi | stool | |
| 瞪 | dèng | to open (one's eyes) wide | |
| 低调 | 低調 | dī diào | low pitch |
| 低估 | dī gū | to underestimate | |
| 低谷 | dī gǔ | valley | |
| 低价 | 低價 | dī jià | low price |
| 低迷 | dī mí | blurred (landscape etc) | |
| 低碳 | dī tàn | (attributive) low-carbon | |
| 低下 | dī xià | low status | |
| 堤 | dī | dike | |
| 堤坝 | 堤壩 | dī bà | dam |
| 笛子 | dí zi | bamboo flute | |
| 底层 | 底層 | dǐ céng | ground or first floor |
| 底线 | 底線 | dǐ xiàn | bottom line |
| 底蕴 | 底蘊 | dǐ yùn | inside information |
| 底子 | dǐ zi | base | |
| 抵触 | 抵觸 | dǐ chù | to conflict |
| 抵挡 | 抵擋 | dǐ dǎng | to resist |
| 抵消 | dǐ xiāo | to counteract | |
| 抵押 | dǐ yā | to provide (an asset) as security for a loan | |
| 抵御 | 抵禦 | dǐ yù | to resist |
| 抵制 | dǐ zhì | to resist | |
| 弟子 | dì zǐ | disciple | |
| 帝国 | 帝國 | dì guó | empire |
| 帝国主义 | 帝國主義 | dì guó zhǔ yì | imperialism |
| 递交 | 遞交 | dì jiāo | to present |
| 第一手 | dì yī shǒu | first-hand | |
| 第一线 | 第一線 | dì yī xiàn | front line |
| 颠倒 | 顛倒 | diān dǎo | to turn upside down |
| 颠覆 | 顛覆 | diān fù | to topple (i.e. knock over) |
| 巅峰 | 巔峰 | diān fēng | summit |
| 典范 | 典範 | diǎn fàn | model |
| 点火 | 點火 | diǎn huǒ | to ignite |
| 点击率 | 點擊率 | diǎn jī lǜ | click-through rate (CTR) (Internet) |
| 点评 | 點評 | diǎn píng | to comment |
| 点缀 | 點綴 | diǎn zhuì | to decorate |
| 点子 | 點子 | diǎn zi | spot |
| 电报 | 電報 | diàn bào | telegram |
| 电铃 | 電鈴 | diàn líng | electric bell |
| 电网 | 電網 | diàn wǎng | electricity grid |
| 电线 | 電線 | diàn xiàn | wire |
| 电信 | 電信 | diàn xìn | telecommunications |
| 电讯 | 電訊 | diàn xùn | telecommunications |
| 垫 | 墊 | diàn | pad |
| 垫底 | 墊底 | diàn dǐ | to put sth on the bottom |
| 垫子 | 墊子 | diàn zi | cushion |
| 惦记 | 惦記 | diàn jì | to think of |
| 淀粉 | 澱粉 | diàn fěn | starch |
| 奠定 | diàn dìng | to establish | |
| 殿堂 | diàn táng | palace | |
| 刁难 | 刁難 | diāo nàn | to be hard on sb |
| 叼 | diāo | to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) | |
| 雕 | 彫 | diāo | variant of 雕, to engrave |
| 雕刻 | diāo kè | to carve | |
| 雕塑 | diāo sù | a statue | |
| 吊销 | 吊銷 | diào xiāo | to suspend (an agreement) |
| 钓鱼 | 釣魚 | diào yú | to fish (with line and hook) |
| 调度 | 調度 | diào dù | to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc) |
| 调侃 | 調侃 | tiáo kǎn | to ridicule |
| 调控 | 調控 | tiáo kòng | to regulate |
| 调料 | 調料 | tiáo liào | condiment |
| 调试 | 調試 | tiáo shì | to debug |
| 掉队 | 掉隊 | diào duì | to fall behind |
| 掉头 | 掉頭 | diào tóu | to turn one's head |
| 爹 | diē | dad | |
| 迭起 | dié qǐ | continuously arising | |
| 叠 | 曡 | dié | variant of 叠 |
| 叮嘱 | 叮囑 | dīng zhǔ | to warn repeatedly |
| 盯 | dīng | to watch attentively | |
| 钉 | 釘 | dīng | nail |
| 钉子 | 釘子 | dīng zi | nail |
| 顶多 | 頂多 | dǐng duō | at most |
| 顶级 | 頂級 | dǐng jí | top-notch |
| 顶尖 | 頂尖 | dǐng jiān | peak |
| 订单 | 訂單 | dìng dān | (purchase) order |
| 订购 | 訂購 | dìng gòu | to place an order |
| 订婚 | 訂婚 | dìng hūn | to get engaged |
| 订立 | 訂立 | dìng lì | to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc) |
| 定金 | dìng jīn | down payment | |
| 定居 | dìng jū | to settle (in some city, country etc) | |
| 定论 | 定論 | dìng lùn | final conclusion |
| 定为 | 定為 | dìng wèi | set to |
| 定向 | dìng xiàng | to orientate | |
| 定心丸 | dìng xīn wán | tranquilizer | |
| 定义 | 定義 | dìng yì | definition |
| 定做 | dìng zuò | to have something made to order | |
| 丢掉 | 丟掉 | diū diào | to lose |
| 丢脸 | 丟臉 | diū liǎn | to lose face |
| 丢弃 | 丟棄 | diū qì | to discard |
| 丢人 | 丟人 | diū rén | to lose face |
| 丢失 | 丟失 | diū shī | to lose |
| 东奔西走 | 東奔西走 | dōng bēn xī zǒu | to run this way and that (idiom) |
| 东道主 | 東道主 | dōng dào zhǔ | host |
| 东张西望 | 東張西望 | dōng zhāng xī wàng | to look in all directions (idiom) |
| 董事 | dǒng shì | board member | |
| 董事会 | 董事會 | dǒng shì huì | board of directors |
| 董事长 | 董事長 | dǒng shì zhǎng | chairman of the board of directors |
| 懂事 | dǒng shì | to grow beyond the naivete of childhood | |
| 动不动 | 動不動 | dòng bu dòng | (typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) |
| 动弹 | 動彈 | dòng tan | to budge |
| 动荡 | 動盪 | dòng dàng | variant of 动荡 |
| 动感 | 動感 | dòng gǎn | sense of movement (often in a static work of art) |
| 动工 | 動工 | dòng gōng | to start (a building project) |
| 动静 | 動靜 | dòng jìng | (detectable) movement |
| 动脉 | 動脈 | dòng mài | artery |
| 动身 | 動身 | dòng shēn | to go on a journey |
| 动听 | 動聽 | dòng tīng | pleasant to listen to |
| 动向 | 動向 | dòng xiàng | trend |
| 动用 | 動用 | dòng yòng | to utilize |
| 冻结 | 凍結 | dòng jié | to freeze (water etc) |
| 栋 | 棟 | dòng | classifier for houses or buildings |
| 栋梁 | 棟梁 | dòng liáng | ridgepole |
| 都会 | 都會 | dū huì | city |
| 兜 | dōu | ||
| 兜儿 | 兜兒 | dōu r | erhua variant of 兜 |
| 兜售 | dōu shòu | to hawk | |
| 抖 | dǒu | to tremble | |
| 陡 | dǒu | steep | |
| 斗 | dǒu | abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 星 | |
| 斗志 | 鬥志 | dòu zhì | will to fight |
| 豆浆 | 豆漿 | dòu jiāng | soy milk |
| 豆子 | dòu zi | bean | |
| 督促 | dū cù | to supervise and urge completion of a task | |
| 独 | 獨 | dú | alone |
| 独唱 | 獨唱 | dú chàng | (in singing) solo |
| 独家 | 獨家 | dú jiā | exclusive |
| 独立自主 | 獨立自主 | dú lì zì zhǔ | independent and autonomous (idiom) |
| 独身 | 獨身 | dú shēn | unmarried |
| 独一无二 | 獨一無二 | dú yī wú èr | unique and unmatched (idiom) |
| 堵塞 | dǔ sè | to clog up | |
| 妒忌 | dù jì | to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc) | |
| 杜绝 | 杜絕 | dù jué | to put an end to |
| 度假 | dù jià | to go on holidays | |
| 渡过 | 渡過 | dù guò | to cross over |
| 端正 | duān zhèng | upright | |
| 短缺 | duǎn quē | shortage | |
| 短暂 | 短暫 | duǎn zàn | of short duration |
| 段落 | duàn luò | phase | |
| 断定 | 斷定 | duàn dìng | to conclude |
| 断断续续 | 斷斷續續 | duàn duàn xù xù | intermittent |
| 断裂 | 斷裂 | duàn liè | fracture |
| 堆砌 | duī qì | lit. to pile up (bricks) | |
| 队形 | 隊形 | duì xíng | formation |
| 对白 | 對白 | duì bái | dialogue (in a movie or a play) |
| 对策 | 對策 | duì cè | countermeasure for dealing with a situation |
| 对称 | 對稱 | duì chèn | symmetry |
| 对得起 | 對得起 | duì de qǐ | not to let sb down |
| 对联 | 對聯 | duì lián | rhyming couplet |
| 对弈 | 對弈 | duì yì | to play go, chess etc |
| 对照 | 對照 | duì zhào | to contrast |
| 对峙 | 對峙 | duì zhì | to stand opposite |
| 对准 | 對準 | duì zhǔn | to aim at |
| 兑换 | 兌換 | duì huàn | to convert |
| 兑现 | 兌現 | duì xiàn | (of a check etc) to cash |
| 敦促 | dūn cù | to press | |
| 敦厚 | dūn hòu | genuine | |
| 炖 | 燉 | dùn | to stew |
| 顿时 | 頓時 | dùn shí | immediately |
| 多边 | 多邊 | duō biān | multilateral |
| 多功能 | duō gōng néng | multifunctional | |
| 多劳多得 | 多勞多得 | duō láo duō dé | work more and get more |
| 多年来 | 多年來 | duō nián lái | for the past many years |
| 多心 | duō xīn | oversensitive | |
| 多元 | duō yuán | poly- | |
| 哆嗦 | duō suo | to tremble | |
| 夺冠 | 奪冠 | duó guàn | to seize the crown |
| 夺魁 | 奪魁 | duó kuí | to seize |
| 躲避 | duǒ bì | to hide | |
| 堕落 | 墮落 | duò luò | to degrade |
| 舵手 | duò shǒu | helmsman | |
| 讹诈 | 訛詐 | é zhà | to extort under false pretenses |
| 俄语 | 俄語 | é yǔ | Russian (language) |
| 鹅 | 䳘 | é | variant of 鹅 |
| 额外 | 額外 | é wài | extra |
| 厄运 | 厄運 | è yùn | bad luck |
| 恶 | 惡 | ě | used in 恶心 |
| 恶化 | 惡化 | è huà | to worsen |
| 恶性 | 惡性 | è xìng | malignant |
| 恶意 | 惡意 | è yì | malice |
| 掠夺 | 掠奪 | lüè duó | to plunder |
| 略 | lüè | brief | |
| 略微 | lüè wēi | a little bit | |
| 遏制 | è zhì | to check | |
| 鳄鱼 | 鱷魚 | è yú | alligator |
| 恩赐 | 恩賜 | ēn cì | favor |
| 恩惠 | ēn huì | favor | |
| 恩情 | ēn qíng | kindness | |
| 恩怨 | ēn yuàn | gratitude and grudges | |
| 而已 | ér yǐ | that's all | |
| 耳光 | ěr guāng | a slap on the face | |
| 耳目一新 | ěr mù yī xīn | a pleasant change | |
| 耳熟能详 | 耳熟能詳 | ěr shú néng xiáng | what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) |
| 耳闻目睹 | 耳聞目睹 | ěr wén mù dǔ | to witness personally |
| 二手车 | 二手車 | èr shǒu chē | second-hand car |
| 二氧化碳 | èr yǎng huà tàn | carbon dioxide CO2 | |
| 发布会 | 發佈會 | fā bù huì | news conference |
| 发财 | 發財 | fā cái | to get rich |
| 发电机 | 發電機 | fā diàn jī | electricity generator |
| 发愤图强 | 發憤圖強 | fā fèn tú qiáng | to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom) |
| 发光 | 發光 | fā guāng | to emit light |
| 发火 | 發火 | fā huǒ | to catch fire |
| 发酵 | 發酵 | fā jiào | to ferment |
| 发掘 | 發掘 | fā jué | to excavate |
| 发愣 | 發愣 | fā lèng | to stare blankly |
| 发脾气 | 發脾氣 | fā pí qì | to get angry |
| 发起人 | 發起人 | fā qǐ rén | proposer |
| 发热 | 發熱 | fā rè | to have a high temperature |
| 发誓 | 發誓 | fā shì | to vow |
| 发泄 | 發洩 | fā xiè | to give vent to (one's feelings) |
| 发型 | 髮型 | fà xíng | hairstyle |
| 发扬 | 發揚 | fā yáng | to develop |
| 发扬光大 | 發揚光大 | fā yáng guāng dà | to develop and promote |
| 发育 | 發育 | fā yù | to develop |
| 发源地 | 發源地 | fā yuán dì | place of origin |
| 发作 | 發作 | fā zuò | to flare up |
| 阀门 | 閥門 | fá mén | valve (mechanical) |
| 帆 | 㠶 | fān | variant of 帆 |
| 帆船 | fān chuán | sailboat | |
| 翻番 | fān fān | to double | |
| 翻来覆去 | 翻來覆去 | fān lái fù qù | to toss and turn (sleeplessly) |
| 翻天覆地 | fān tiān fù dì | sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom) | |
| 凡 | fán | ordinary | |
| 烦闷 | 煩悶 | fán mèn | moody |
| 烦躁 | 煩躁 | fán zào | jittery |
| 繁华 | 繁華 | fán huá | flourishing |
| 繁忙 | fán máng | busy | |
| 繁体字 | 繁體字 | fán tǐ zì | traditional Chinese character |
| 繁重 | fán zhòng | heavy | |
| 反驳 | 反駁 | fǎn bó | to retort |
| 反差 | fǎn chā | contrast | |
| 反常 | fǎn cháng | unusual | |
| 反弹 | 反彈 | fǎn tán | to bounce |
| 反倒 | fǎn dào | but on the contrary | |
| 反感 | fǎn gǎn | to be disgusted with | |
| 反过来 | 反過來 | fǎn guo lái | conversely |
| 反击 | 反擊 | fǎn jī | to strike back |
| 反馈 | 反饋 | fǎn kuì | to send back information |
| 反面 | fǎn miàn | reverse side | |
| 反省 | fǎn xǐng | to reflect upon oneself | |
| 反思 | fǎn sī | to think back over sth | |
| 返还 | 返還 | fǎn huán | restitution |
| 犯愁 | fàn chóu | to worry | |
| 泛滥 | 泛濫 | fàn làn | to be in flood |
| 饭碗 | 飯碗 | fàn wǎn | rice bowl |
| 范畴 | 範疇 | fàn chóu | category |
| 贩卖 | 販賣 | fàn mài | to sell |
| 方方面面 | fāng fāng miàn miàn | all sides | |
| 方向盘 | 方向盤 | fāng xiàng pán | steering wheel |
| 方言 | fāng yán | the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 扬雄 in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters | |
| 防盗 | 防盜 | fáng dào | to guard against theft |
| 防盗门 | 防盜門 | fáng dào mén | security door |
| 防护 | 防護 | fáng hù | to defend |
| 防火墙 | 防火牆 | fáng huǒ qiáng | firewall |
| 防卫 | 防衛 | fáng wèi | to defend |
| 防汛 | fáng xùn | flood control | |
| 防疫 | fáng yì | to prevent epidemics | |
| 防御 | 防禦 | fáng yù | defense |
| 妨害 | fáng hài | to jeopardize | |
| 房地产 | 房地產 | fáng dì chǎn | real estate |
| 仿 | fǎng | to imitate | |
| 仿制 | 仿製 | fǎng zhì | to copy |
| 访谈 | 訪談 | fǎng tán | to visit and discuss |
| 纺织 | 紡織 | fǎng zhī | spinning and weaving |
| 放过 | 放過 | fàng guò | to let off |
| 放水 | fàng shuǐ | to turn on the water | |
| 放肆 | fàng sì | wanton | |
| 放映 | fàng yìng | to show (a movie) | |
| 放置 | fàng zhì | to put | |
| 放纵 | 放縱 | fàng zòng | to indulge |
| 飞速 | 飛速 | fēi sù | swift |
| 飞往 | 飛往 | fēi wǎng | Go to |
| 飞翔 | 飛翔 | fēi xiáng | to circle in the air |
| 飞跃 | 飛躍 | fēi yuè | to leap |
| 非得 | fēi děi | (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must | |
| 非法 | fēi fǎ | illegal | |
| 非凡 | fēi fán | out of the ordinary | |
| 非金属 | 非金屬 | fēi jīn shǔ | nonmetal (chemistry) |
| 绯闻 | 緋聞 | fēi wén | sex scandal |
| 肥料 | féi liào | fertilizer | |
| 肥胖 | féi pàng | fat | |
| 肥沃 | féi wò | fertile | |
| 诽谤 | 誹謗 | fěi bàng | to slander |
| 废 | 廢 | fèi | to abolish |
| 废除 | 廢除 | fèi chú | to abolish |
| 废品 | 廢品 | fèi pǐn | production rejects |
| 废寝忘食 | 廢寢忘食 | fèi qǐn wàng shí | to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) |
| 废物 | 廢物 | fèi wù | rubbish |
| 废墟 | 廢墟 | fèi xū | ruins |
| 沸沸扬扬 | 沸沸揚揚 | fèi fèi yáng yáng | bubbling and gurgling |
| 沸腾 | 沸騰 | fèi téng | (of a liquid) to boil |
| 费劲 | 費勁 | fèi jìn | to require effort |
| 分辨 | fēn biàn | to distinguish | |
| 分寸 | fēn cun | propriety | |
| 分担 | 分擔 | fēn dān | to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) |
| 分割 | fēn gē | to cut up | |
| 分红 | 分紅 | fēn hóng | dividend |
| 分化 | fēn huà | to split apart | |
| 分量 | fēn liàng | (vector) component | |
| 分泌 | fēn mì | to secrete | |
| 分明 | fēn míng | clear | |
| 分歧 | fēn qí | divergent | |
| 分外 | fèn wài | exceptionally | |
| 分赃 | 分贓 | fēn zāng | to share the booty |
| 分支 | fēn zhī | branch (of company, river etc) | |
| 吩咐 | fēn fù | to tell | |
| 芬芳 | fēn fāng | perfume | |
| 氛围 | 氛圍 | fēn wéi | ambience |
| 坟 | 墳 | fén | grave |
| 坟墓 | 墳墓 | fén mù | grave |
| 焚烧 | 焚燒 | fén shāo | to burn |
| 粉 | fěn | powder | |
| 粉丝 | 粉絲 | fěn sī | bean vermicelli |
| 粉碎 | fěn suì | to crush | |
| 份额 | 份額 | fèn é | share |
| 奋力 | 奮力 | fèn lì | to do everything one can |
| 奋勇 | 奮勇 | fèn yǒng | dauntless |
| 粪 | 糞 | fèn | manure |
| 粪便 | 糞便 | fèn biàn | excrement |
| 丰富多彩 | 豐富多彩 | fēng fù duō cǎi | richly colorful |
| 丰厚 | 豐厚 | fēng hòu | generous |
| 丰满 | 豐滿 | fēng mǎn | Fengman district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province |
| 丰盛 | 豐盛 | fēng shèng | rich |
| 丰硕 | 豐碩 | fēng shuò | plentiful |
| 风波 | 風波 | fēng bō | disturbance |
| 风采 | 風采 | fēng cǎi | svelte |
| 风餐露宿 | 風餐露宿 | fēng cān lù sù | lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom) |
| 风范 | 風範 | fēng fàn | air |
| 风风雨雨 | 風風雨雨 | fēng fēng yǔ yǔ | trials and tribulations |
| 风和日丽 | 風和日麗 | fēng hé rì lì | moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom) |
| 风浪 | 風浪 | fēng làng | wind and waves |
| 风力 | 風力 | fēng lì | wind force |
| 风流 | 風流 | fēng liú | distinguished and accomplished |
| 风貌 | 風貌 | fēng mào | style |
| 风气 | 風氣 | fēng qì | general mood |
| 风情 | 風情 | fēng qíng | mien |
| 风趣 | 風趣 | fēng qù | charm |
| 风沙 | 風沙 | fēng shā | sand blown by wind |
| 风尚 | 風尚 | fēng shàng | current custom |
| 风水 | 風水 | fēng shuǐ | feng shui |
| 风味 | 風味 | fēng wèi | distinctive flavor |
| 风雨 | 風雨 | fēng yǔ | wind and rain |
| 风云 | 風雲 | fēng yún | weather |
| 风筝 | 風箏 | fēng zhēng | kite |
| 封顶 | 封頂 | fēng dǐng | to put a roof (on a building) |
| 封建 | fēng jiàn | system of enfeoffment | |
| 封面 | fēng miàn | cover (of a publication) | |
| 封锁 | 封鎖 | fēng suǒ | to blockade |
| 疯子 | 瘋子 | fēng zi | madman |
| 峰回路转 | 峰回路轉 | fēng huí lù zhuǎn | the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) |
| 蜂蜜 | fēng mì | honey | |
| 逢 | féng | to meet by chance | |
| 凤凰 | 鳳凰 | fèng huáng | Fenghuang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 州 |
| 缝 | 縫 | féng | to sew |
| 缝合 | 縫合 | féng hé | to sew together |
| 否决 | 否決 | fǒu jué | to veto |
| 孵化 | fū huà | breeding | |
| 敷 | fū | to spread | |
| 扶持 | fú chí | to help | |
| 服饰 | 服飾 | fú shì | apparel |
| 服务器 | 服務器 | fú wù qì | server (computer) |
| 服用 | fú yòng | to take (medicine) | |
| 俘获 | 俘獲 | fú huò | to capture (enemy property or personnel) |
| 俘虏 | 俘虜 | fú lǔ | captive |
| 浮力 | fú lì | buoyancy | |
| 浮现 | 浮現 | fú xiàn | to appear before one's eyes |
| 浮躁 | fú zào | fickle and impatient | |
| 福气 | 福氣 | fú qi | good fortune |
| 辐射 | 輻射 | fú shè | radiation |
| 抚摸 | 撫摸 | fǔ mō | to gently caress and stroke |
| 抚恤 | 撫卹 | fǔ xù | (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury |
| 抚养 | 撫養 | fǔ yǎng | to foster |
| 抚养费 | 撫養費 | fǔ yǎng fèi | child support payment (after a divorce) |
| 斧子 | fǔ zi | axe | |
| 俯首 | fǔ shǒu | to bend one's head | |
| 腐败 | 腐敗 | fǔ bài | corruption |
| 腐化 | fǔ huà | to rot | |
| 腐烂 | 腐爛 | fǔ làn | to rot |
| 腐蚀 | 腐蝕 | fǔ shí | corrosion |
| 腐朽 | fǔ xiǔ | rotten | |
| 付费 | 付費 | fù fèi | to pay |
| 负面 | 負面 | fù miàn | negative |
| 负有 | 負有 | fù yǒu | to be responsible for |
| 附 | 坿 | fù | variant of 附 |
| 附带 | 附帶 | fù dài | supplementary |
| 附和 | fù hè | to agree | |
| 附加 | fù jiā | additional | |
| 附属 | 附屬 | fù shǔ | subsidiary |
| 复查 | 復查 | fù chá | to check again |
| 复发 | 復發 | fù fā | to recur (of a disease) |
| 复合 | 復合 | fù hé | (of people who were estranged) to be reconciled |
| 复活 | 復活 | fù huó | to revive |
| 复兴 | 復興 | fù xīng | Fuxing district of Handan city 邯郸市, Hebei |
| 复原 | 復原 | fù yuán | to restore (sth) to (its) former condition |
| 赴 | fù | to go | |
| 副作用 | fù zuò yòng | side effect | |
| 富含 | fù hán | to contain in great quantities | |
| 富豪 | fù háo | rich and powerful person | |
| 富强 | 富強 | fù qiáng | rich and powerful |
| 富翁 | fù wēng | rich person | |
| 富裕 | fù yù | Fuyu county in Qiqihar 齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang | |
| 富足 | fù zú | rich | |
| 赋予 | 賦予 | fù yǔ | to assign |
| 腹部 | fù bù | abdomen | |
| 腹泻 | 腹瀉 | fù xiè | diarrhea |
| 覆盖 | 覆蓋 | fù gài | to cover |
| 改版 | gǎi bǎn | to revise the current edition | |
| 改编 | 改編 | gǎi biān | to adapt |
| 改动 | 改動 | gǎi dòng | to alter |
| 改革开放 | 改革開放 | gǎi gé kāi fàng | to reform and open to the outside world |
| 改良 | gǎi liáng | to improve (sth) | |
| 改名 | gǎi míng | to change one's name | |
| 改日 | gǎi rì | another day | |
| 改为 | 改為 | gǎi wéi | to change into |
| 改邪归正 | 改邪歸正 | gǎi xié guī zhèng | to mend one's ways (idiom) |
| 钙 | 鈣 | gài | calcium (chemistry) |
| 盖子 | 蓋子 | gài zi | cover |
| 概况 | 概況 | gài kuàng | general situation |
| 概率 | gài lǜ | probability (math.) | |
| 概论 | 概論 | gài lùn | outline |
| 甘心 | gān xīn | to be willing to | |
| 肝脏 | 肝臟 | gān zàng | liver |
| 尴尬 | 尷尬 | gān gà | awkward |
| 赶赴 | 趕赴 | gǎn fù | to hurry |
| 赶往 | 趕往 | gǎn wǎng | to hurry to (somewhere) |
| 敢情 | gǎn qing | actually | |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel | |
| 感触 | 感觸 | gǎn chù | one's thoughts and feelings |
| 感恩 | gǎn ēn | to be grateful | |
| 感慨 | gǎn kǎi | to sigh with sorrow, regret etc | |
| 感染 | gǎn rǎn | to infect | |
| 感染力 | gǎn rǎn lì | infectiousness (of a disease) | |
| 感叹 | 感嘆 | gǎn tàn | to sigh (with feeling) |
| 感性 | gǎn xìng | perception | |
| 干部 | 幹部 | gàn bù | cadre |
| 干戈 | gān gē | weapons of war | |
| 干旱 | 乾旱 | gān hàn | drought |
| 干事 | 幹事 | gàn shi | administrator |
| 刚毅 | 剛毅 | gāng yì | resolute |
| 杠铃 | 槓鈴 | gàng líng | barbell |
| 纲领 | 綱領 | gāng lǐng | program (i.e. plan of action) |
| 纲要 | 綱要 | gāng yào | outline |
| 缸 | gāng | jar | |
| 钢 | 鋼 | gāng | steel |
| 港 | gǎng | Hong Kong (abbr. for 港) | |
| 高昂 | gāo áng | to hold (one's head) high | |
| 高傲 | gāo ào | arrogant | |
| 高超 | gāo chāo | excellent | |
| 高低 | gāo dī | height | |
| 高调 | 高調 | gāo diào | high-sounding speech |
| 高额 | 高額 | gāo é | high quota |
| 高尔夫球 | 高爾夫球 | gāo ěr fū qiú | golf |
| 高峰期 | gāo fēng qī | peak period | |
| 高贵 | 高貴 | gāo guì | grandeur |
| 高空 | gāo kōng | high altitude | |
| 高龄 | 高齡 | gāo líng | elderly |
| 高明 | gāo míng | Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong | |
| 高山 | gāo shān | high mountain | |
| 高效 | gāo xiào | efficient | |
| 高新技术 | 高新技術 | gāo xīn jì shù | high tech |
| 高血压 | 高血壓 | gāo xuè yā | high blood pressure |
| 高压 | 高壓 | gāo yā | high pressure |
| 高雅 | gāo yǎ | dainty | |
| 高涨 | 高漲 | gāo zhǎng | to surge up |
| 搞鬼 | gǎo guǐ | to make mischief | |
| 搞笑 | gǎo xiào | to get people to laugh | |
| 告 | gào | to say | |
| 告辞 | 告辭 | gào cí | to say goodbye |
| 告诫 | 告誡 | gào jiè | to warn |
| 告示 | gào shi | announcement | |
| 告知 | gào zhī | to inform | |
| 告状 | 告狀 | gào zhuàng | to tell on sb |
| 戈壁 | gē bì | Gobi (desert) | |
| 割 | gē | to cut | |
| 搁 | 擱 | gē | to place |
| 搁浅 | 擱淺 | gē qiǎn | to be stranded (of ship) |
| 搁置 | 擱置 | gē zhì | to shelve |
| 歌剧 | 歌劇 | gē jù | Western opera |
| 歌颂 | 歌頌 | gē sòng | to sing the praises of |
| 歌舞 | gē wǔ | singing and dancing | |
| 歌咏 | 歌詠 | gē yǒng | to sing |
| 格 | gé | square | |
| 格格不入 | gé gé bù rù | (idiom) inharmonious | |
| 格局 | gé jú | structure | |
| 格式 | gé shì | form | |
| 隔阂 | 隔閡 | gé hé | misunderstanding |
| 隔离 | 隔離 | gé lí | to separate |
| 个案 | 個案 | gè àn | individual case |
| 个头儿 | 個頭兒 | gè tóu r | size |
| 各奔前程 | gè bèn qián chéng | each goes his own way (idiom) | |
| 各式各样 | 各式各樣 | gè shì gè yàng | (of) all kinds and sorts |
| 根基 | gēn jī | foundation | |
| 根深蒂固 | gēn shēn dì gù | deep-rooted (problem etc) | |
| 根源 | gēn yuán | origin | |
| 根治 | gēn zhì | to bring under permanent control | |
| 跟不上 | gēn bu shàng | not able to keep up with | |
| 跟上 | gēn shàng | to catch up with | |
| 跟踪 | 跟蹤 | gēn zōng | to follow sb's tracks |
| 耕地 | gēng dì | arable land | |
| 耿直 | gěng zhí | honest | |
| 更改 | gēng gǎi | to alter | |
| 更衣室 | gēng yī shì | change room | |
| 工地 | gōng dì | construction site | |
| 工会 | 工會 | gōng huì | labor union |
| 工科 | gōng kē | engineering as an academic subject | |
| 工商界 | gōng shāng jiè | industry | |
| 工序 | gōng xù | working procedure | |
| 工整 | gōng zhěng | fine work | |
| 工作量 | gōng zuò liàng | workload | |
| 弓 | gōng | surname Gong | |
| 公安局 | gōng ān jú | public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) | |
| 公车 | 公車 | gōng chē | bus |
| 公道 | gōng dào | justice | |
| 公费 | 公費 | gōng fèi | at public expense |
| 公共场所 | 公共場所 | gōng gòng chǎng suǒ | public place |
| 公关 | 公關 | gōng guān | public relations |
| 公函 | gōng hán | official letter | |
| 公积金 | 公積金 | gōng jī jīn | official reserves |
| 公开信 | 公開信 | gōng kāi xìn | open letter |
| 公款 | gōng kuǎn | public money | |
| 公立 | gōng lì | public (e.g. school, hospital) | |
| 公墓 | gōng mù | public cemetery | |
| 公仆 | 公僕 | gōng pú | public servant |
| 公顷 | 公頃 | gōng qǐng | hectare |
| 公然 | gōng rán | openly | |
| 公示 | gōng shì | to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments) | |
| 公事 | gōng shì | work-related matters | |
| 公务 | 公務 | gōng wù | official business |
| 公益 | gōng yì | public good | |
| 公益性 | gōngyì xìng | Public welfare | |
| 公用 | gōng yòng | public | |
| 公约 | 公約 | gōng yuē | convention (i.e. international agreement) |
| 公证 | 公證 | gōng zhèng | notarization |
| 公职 | 公職 | gōng zhí | civil service |
| 功 | gōng | meritorious deed or service | |
| 功臣 | gōng chén | minister who has given outstanding service | |
| 功底 | gōng dǐ | training in the basic skills | |
| 功劳 | 功勞 | gōng láo | contribution |
| 功力 | gōng lì | merit | |
| 功率 | gōng lǜ | rate of work | |
| 功效 | gōng xiào | efficacy | |
| 攻 | gōng | to attack | |
| 攻读 | 攻讀 | gōng dú | to major (in a field) |
| 攻关 | 攻關 | gōng guān | to storm a strategic pass |
| 供 | gōng | to provide | |
| 供不应求 | 供不應求 | gōng bù yìng qiú | supply does not meet demand |
| 供奉 | gòng fèng | to consecrate | |
| 供暖 | gōng nuǎn | to supply heating (in a building) | |
| 供求 | gōng qiú | supply and demand (economics) | |
| 宫殿 | 宮殿 | gōng diàn | palace |
| 宫廷 | 宮廷 | gōng tíng | court (of king or emperor) |
| 恭维 | 恭維 | gōng wei | to praise |
| 恭喜 | gōng xǐ | to congratulate | |
| 拱 | gǒng | to cup one's hands in salute | |
| 共鸣 | 共鳴 | gòng míng | (physics) to resonate |
| 共识 | 共識 | gòng shí | common understanding |
| 共同体 | 共同體 | gòng tóng tǐ | community |
| 共性 | gòng xìng | overall character | |
| 勾 | gōu | surname Gou | |
| 勾画 | 勾畫 | gōu huà | to sketch out |
| 勾结 | 勾結 | gōu jié | to collude with |
| 钩 | 鈎 | gōu | variant of 钩 |
| 钩子 | 鉤子 | gōu zi | hook |
| 构思 | 構思 | gòu sī | to design |
| 构想 | 構想 | gòu xiǎng | to conceive |
| 购 | 購 | gòu | to buy |
| 够呛 | 夠嗆 | gòu qiàng | unbearable |
| 估算 | gū suàn | assessment | |
| 孤立 | gū lì | isolated | |
| 孤零零 | gū líng líng | lone | |
| 孤陋寡闻 | 孤陋寡聞 | gū lòu guǎ wén | ignorant and inexperienced |
| 沽名钓誉 | 沽名釣譽 | gū míng diào yù | to angle for fame (idiom) |
| 辜负 | 辜負 | gū fù | to fail to live up (to expectations) |
| 古董 | gǔ dǒng | curio | |
| 古怪 | gǔ guài | strange | |
| 古迹 | 古蹟 | gǔ jì | places of historic interest |
| 古今中外 | gǔ jīn zhōng wài | at all times and in all places (idiom) | |
| 古朴 | 古樸 | gǔ pǔ | simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc) |
| 古人 | gǔ rén | people of ancient times | |
| 股份 | gǔ fèn | a share (in a company) | |
| 股民 | gǔ mín | stock investor | |
| 股市 | gǔ shì | stock market | |
| 骨干 | 骨幹 | gǔ gàn | diaphysis (long segment of a bone) |
| 骨气 | 骨氣 | gǔ qì | unyielding character |
| 骨折 | gǔ zhé | to suffer a fracture | |
| 鼓动 | 鼓動 | gǔ dòng | to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral) |
| 固然 | gù rán | admittedly (it's true that...) | |
| 固执 | 固執 | gù zhí | obstinate |
| 故 | gù | happening | |
| 顾不得 | 顧不得 | gù bu de | unable to change sth |
| 顾不上 | 顧不上 | gù bu shàng | cannot attend to or manage |
| 顾及 | 顧及 | gù jí | to take into consideration |
| 顾虑 | 顧慮 | gù lǜ | misgivings |
| 顾全大局 | 顧全大局 | gù quán dà jú | to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) |
| 雇 | 僱 | gù | variant of 雇 |
| 雇员 | 雇員 | gù yuán | employee |
| 雇主 | gù zhǔ | employer | |
| 瓜分 | guā fēn | to partition | |
| 瓜子 | guā zǐ | melon seed | |
| 刮风 | 颳風 | guā fēng | to be windy |
| 寡妇 | 寡婦 | guǎ fu | widow |
| 挂钩 | 掛鉤 | guà gōu | to couple |
| 挂念 | 掛念 | guà niàn | concerned |
| 挂失 | 掛失 | guà shī | to report the loss of something |
| 乖巧 | guāi qiǎo | clever (child) | |
| 拐杖 | guǎi zhàng | crutches | |
| 怪物 | guài wu | monster | |
| 怪异 | 怪異 | guài yì | monstrous |
| 关掉 | 關掉 | guān diào | to switch off |
| 关节 | 關節 | guān jié | joint (physiology) |
| 关税 | 關稅 | guān shuì | customs duty |
| 关头 | 關頭 | guān tóu | juncture |
| 关照 | 關照 | guān zhào | to take care |
| 观测 | 觀測 | guān cè | to observe |
| 观感 | 觀感 | guān gǎn | one's impressions |
| 观摩 | 觀摩 | guān mó | to observe and emulate |
| 观赏 | 觀賞 | guān shǎng | to look at sth with pleasure |
| 观望 | 觀望 | guān wàng | to wait and see |
| 官兵 | guān bīng | (military) officers and soldiers | |
| 官吏 | guān lì | bureaucrat | |
| 官僚 | guān liáo | bureaucrat | |
| 官僚主义 | 官僚主義 | guān liáo zhǔ yì | bureaucracy |
| 官员 | 官員 | guān yuán | official (in an organization or government) |
| 棺材 | guān cai | coffin | |
| 管家 | guǎn jiā | (old) butler | |
| 管教 | guǎn jiào | to discipline | |
| 管理费 | 管理費 | guǎn lǐ fèi | management fee |
| 管辖 | 管轄 | guǎn xiá | to administer |
| 管用 | guǎn yòng | efficacious | |
| 贯彻 | 貫徹 | guàn chè | to implement |
| 贯穿 | 貫穿 | guàn chuān | to run through |
| 贯通 | 貫通 | guàn tōng | to link up |
| 惯 | 慣 | guàn | accustomed to |
| 惯例 | 慣例 | guàn lì | convention |
| 惯性 | 慣性 | guàn xìng | (physics) inertia |
| 灌 | guàn | to irrigate | |
| 灌溉 | guàn gài | to irrigate | |
| 灌输 | 灌輸 | guàn shū | to imbue with |
| 罐 | guàn | can | |
| 光彩 | guāng cǎi | luster | |
| 光碟 | guāng dié | optical disc | |
| 光顾 | 光顧 | guāng gù | to visit (as a customer) |
| 光环 | 光環 | guāng huán | ring of light |
| 光缆 | 光纜 | guāng lǎn | optical cable |
| 光芒 | guāng máng | rays of light | |
| 光明磊落 | guāng míng lěi luò | open and candid (idiom) | |
| 光泽 | 光澤 | guāng zé | Guangze county in Nanping 平 Fujian |
| 广义 | 廣義 | guǎng yì | broad sense |
| 归根到底 | 歸根到底 | guī gēn dào dǐ | after all |
| 归还 | 歸還 | guī huán | to return sth |
| 归结 | 歸結 | guī jié | to sum up |
| 归来 | 歸來 | guī lái | to return |
| 归纳 | 歸納 | guī nà | to sum up |
| 归属 | 歸屬 | guī shǔ | to belong to |
| 归宿 | 歸宿 | guī sù | place to return to |
| 龟 | 龜 | guī | tortoise |
| 规格 | 規格 | guī gé | standard |
| 闺女 | 閨女 | guī ˙nü | maiden |
| 瑰宝 | 瑰寶 | guī bǎo | gem |
| 轨迹 | 軌跡 | guǐ jì | locus |
| 贵宾 | 貴賓 | guì bīn | honored guest |
| 贵重 | 貴重 | guì zhòng | precious |
| 贵族 | 貴族 | guì zú | lord |
| 桂花 | guì huā | osmanthus flowers | |
| 滚动 | 滾動 | gǔn dòng | to roll |
| 棍 | gùn | stick | |
| 棍子 | gùn zi | stick | |
| 国宝 | 國寶 | guó bǎo | national treasure |
| 国防 | 國防 | guó fáng | national defense |
| 国画 | 國畫 | guó huà | traditional Chinese painting |
| 国徽 | 國徽 | guó huī | the national emblem of the PRC (a red circle containing the five stars of the PRC flag over Tiananmen 天安门) |
| 国情 | 國情 | guó qíng | the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country |
| 国土 | 國土 | guó tǔ | country's territory |
| 国学 | 國學 | guó xué | Chinese national culture |
| 国有 | 國有 | guó yǒu | nationalized |
| 果断 | 果斷 | guǒ duàn | firm |
| 果园 | 果園 | guǒ yuán | orchard |
| 果真 | guǒ zhēn | really | |
| 裹 | guǒ | to wrap around | |
| 过半 | 過半 | guò bàn | over fifty percent |
| 过不去 | 過不去 | guò bu qù | to make life difficult for |
| 过错 | 過錯 | guò cuò | mistake |
| 过道 | 過道 | guò dào | passageway |
| 过关 | 過關 | guò guān | to cross a barrier |
| 过奖 | 過獎 | guò jiǎng | to overpraise |
| 过节 | 過節 | guò jié | to celebrate a festival |
| 过境 | 過境 | guò jìng | to pass through a country's territory |
| 过滤 | 過濾 | guò lǜ | to filter |
| 过日子 | 過日子 | guò rì zi | to live one's life |
| 过剩 | 過剩 | guò shèng | to be excessive |
| 过失 | 過失 | guò shī | error |
| 过头 | 過頭 | guò tóu | to overdo it |
| 过往 | 過往 | guò wǎng | to come and go |
| 过意不去 | 過意不去 | guò yì bù qù | to feel very apologetic |
| 过瘾 | 過癮 | guò yǐn | to satisfy a craving |
| 过硬 | 過硬 | guò yìng | to have perfect mastery of sth |
| 过早 | 過早 | guò zǎo | premature |
| 还款 | 還款 | huán kuǎn | repayment |
| 还原 | 還原 | huán yuán | to restore to the original state |
| 海岸 | hǎi àn | coastal | |
| 海拔 | hǎi bá | height above sea level | |
| 海滨 | 海濱 | hǎi bīn | shore |
| 海盗 | 海盜 | hǎi dào | pirate |
| 海量 | hǎi liàng | huge volume | |
| 海绵 | 海綿 | hǎi mián | sponge (zoology) |
| 海面 | hǎi miàn | sea level | |
| 海内外 | 海內外 | hǎi nèi wài | domestic and international |
| 海滩 | 海灘 | hǎi tān | beach |
| 海峡 | 海峽 | hǎi xiá | strait |
| 海啸 | 海嘯 | hǎi xiào | tsunami |
| 海域 | hǎi yù | sea area | |
| 海运 | 海運 | hǎi yùn | shipping by sea |
| 海藻 | hǎi zǎo | seaweed | |
| 骇人听闻 | 駭人聽聞 | hài rén tīng wén | shocking |
| 害虫 | 害蟲 | hài chóng | injurious insect |
| 害臊 | hài sào | to be bashful | |
| 酣畅 | 酣暢 | hān chàng | unrestrained |
| 酣睡 | hān shuì | to sleep soundly | |
| 含糊 | hán hu | ambiguous | |
| 含蓄 | hán xù | to contain | |
| 函授 | hán shòu | to teach by correspondence | |
| 涵盖 | 涵蓋 | hán gài | to cover |
| 涵义 | 涵義 | hán yì | content |
| 罕见 | 罕見 | hǎn jiàn | rare |
| 汗水 | hàn shuǐ | sweat | |
| 旱 | hàn | drought | |
| 旱灾 | 旱災 | hàn zāi | drought |
| 捍卫 | 捍衛 | hàn wèi | to defend |
| 焊 | hàn | to weld | |
| 航海 | háng hǎi | to sail the seas | |
| 航天 | háng tiān | space flight | |
| 航天员 | 航天員 | háng tiān yuán | astronaut |
| 航行 | háng xíng | to sail | |
| 航运 | 航運 | háng yùn | shipping |
| 毫不 | háo bù | hardly | |
| 毫不犹豫 | 毫不猶豫 | háo bù yóu yù | without the slightest hesitation |
| 毫无 | 毫無 | háo wú | not in the least |
| 好比 | hǎo bǐ | to be just like | |
| 好歹 | hǎo dǎi | good and bad | |
| 好感 | hǎo gǎn | good opinion | |
| 好坏 | 好壞 | hǎo huài | good or bad |
| 好家伙 | hǎo jiā huo | my God! | |
| 好客 | hào kè | hospitality | |
| 好评 | 好評 | hǎo píng | favorable criticism |
| 好奇心 | hào qí xīn | interest in sth | |
| 好说 | 好說 | hǎo shuō | easy to deal with |
| 好笑 | hǎo xiào | laughable | |
| 好心 | hǎo xīn | kindness | |
| 好心人 | hǎo xīn rén | kindhearted person | |
| 好意 | hǎo yì | good intention | |
| 好在 | hǎo zài | luckily | |
| 号称 | 號稱 | hào chēng | to be known as |
| 浩劫 | hào jié | calamity | |
| 耗 | hào | to waste | |
| 耗费 | 耗費 | hào fèi | to waste |
| 耗时 | 耗時 | hào shí | time-consuming |
| 喝彩 | hè cǎi | to acclaim | |
| 禾苗 | hé miáo | seedling (of rice or other grain) | |
| 合唱 | hé chàng | chorus | |
| 合乎 | hé hū | to accord with | |
| 合伙 | hé huǒ | to act jointly | |
| 合计 | 合計 | hé jì | to add up the total |
| 合情合理 | hé qíng hé lǐ | reasonable and fair (idiom) | |
| 合资 | 合資 | hé zī | joint venture |
| 合作社 | hé zuò shè | cooperative | |
| 何处 | 何處 | hé chù | whence |
| 何苦 | hé kǔ | why bother? | |
| 何时 | 何時 | hé shí | when |
| 和蔼 | 和藹 | hé ǎi | kindly |
| 和解 | hé jiě | to settle (a dispute out of court) | |
| 和睦 | hé mù | peaceful relations | |
| 和平共处 | 和平共處 | hé píng gòng chǔ | peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc |
| 和气 | 和氣 | hé qi | friendly |
| 和尚 | hé shang | Buddhist monk | |
| 河流 | hé liú | river | |
| 河畔 | hé pàn | riverside | |
| 核 | hé | pit | |
| 核电站 | 核電站 | hé diàn zhàn | nuclear power plant |
| 核对 | 核對 | hé duì | to check |
| 核能 | hé néng | nuclear energy | |
| 核实 | 核實 | hé shí | to verify |
| 核桃 | hé tao | walnut | |
| 核武器 | hé wǔ qì | nuclear weapon | |
| 荷花 | hé huā | lotus | |
| 贺电 | 賀電 | hè diàn | congratulatory telegram |
| 贺信 | 賀信 | hè xìn | congratulatory letter or message |
| 赫然 | hè rán | with astonishment | |
| 鹤立鸡群 | 鶴立雞群 | hè lì jī qún | a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom) |
| 黑白 | hēi bái | black and white | |
| 黑客 | hēi kè | hacker (computing) (loanword) | |
| 黑马 | 黑馬 | hēi mǎ | dark horse |
| 黑手 | hēi shǒu | (fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes | |
| 黑心 | hēi xīn | ruthless and lacking in conscience | |
| 嘿 | hēi | hey | |
| 痕迹 | 痕跡 | hén jì | vestige |
| 恨不得 | hèn bu de | wishing one could do sth | |
| 哼 | hēng | to groan | |
| 横七竖八 | 橫七豎八 | héng qī shù bā | in disorder |
| 横向 | 橫向 | héng xiàng | horizontal |
| 轰 | 轟 | hōng | explosion |
| 轰动 | 轟動 | hōng dòng | to cause a sensation |
| 轰炸 | 轟炸 | hōng zhà | to bomb |
| 哄 | hōng | roar of laughter (onom.) | |
| 哄堂大笑 | hōng táng dà xiào | the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom) | |
| 烘干 | 烘乾 | hōng gān | to dry over a stove |
| 烘托 | hōng tuō | background (of a painting) | |
| 弘扬 | 弘揚 | hóng yáng | to enhance |
| 红灯 | 紅燈 | hóng dēng | red light |
| 红火 | 紅火 | hóng huǒ | prosperous |
| 红扑扑 | 紅撲撲 | hóng pū pū | red |
| 红润 | 紅潤 | hóng rùn | ruddy |
| 红薯 | 紅薯 | hóng shǔ | sweet potato |
| 红眼 | 紅眼 | hóng yǎn | to become infuriated |
| 宏观 | 宏觀 | hóng guān | macro- |
| 宏伟 | 宏偉 | hóng wěi | grand |
| 洪亮 | hóng liàng | loud and clear | |
| 喉咙 | 喉嚨 | hóu lóng | the throat |
| 吼 | hǒu | to roar | |
| 后备 | 後備 | hòu bèi | reserve |
| 后备箱 | 後備箱 | hòu bèi xiāng | trunk |
| 后代 | 後代 | hòu dài | descendant |
| 后盾 | 後盾 | hòu dùn | support |
| 后顾之忧 | 後顧之憂 | hòu gù zhī yōu | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) |
| 后期 | 後期 | hòu qī | late stage |
| 后勤 | 後勤 | hòu qín | logistics |
| 后人 | 後人 | hòu rén | later generation |
| 后台 | 後台 | hòu tái | backstage area |
| 后退 | 後退 | hòu tuì | to recoil |
| 后续 | 後續 | hòu xù | follow-up |
| 后遗症 | 後遺症 | hòu yí zhèng | (medicine) sequelae |
| 后裔 | 後裔 | hòu yì | descendant |
| 后者 | 後者 | hòu zhě | the latter |
| 厚道 | hòu dao | kind and honest | |
| 厚度 | hòu dù | thickness | |
| 候选人 | 候選人 | hòu xuǎn rén | candidate |
| 呼风唤雨 | 呼風喚雨 | hū fēng huàn yǔ | to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) |
| 呼唤 | 呼喚 | hū huàn | to call out (a name etc) |
| 呼救 | hū jiù | to call for help | |
| 呼声 | 呼聲 | hū shēng | a shout |
| 呼吁 | 呼籲 | hū yù | to call on (sb to do sth) |
| 呼应 | 呼應 | hū yìng | to conform (with) |
| 忽高忽低 | hū gāo hū dī | alternately soaring and plunging | |
| 忽悠 | hū you | to rock | |
| 胡闹 | 胡鬧 | hú nào | to act willfully and make a scene |
| 胡思乱想 | 胡思亂想 | hú sī luàn xiǎng | to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) |
| 湖泊 | hú pō | lake | |
| 互补 | 互補 | hù bǔ | complementary |
| 互访 | 互訪 | hù fǎng | exchange visits |
| 互信 | hù xìn | mutual trust | |
| 互助 | hù zhù | Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海东地区, Qinghai | |
| 护理 | 護理 | hù lǐ | to nurse |
| 糊 | 䊀 | hú | variant of 糊 |
| 花瓣 | huā bàn | petal | |
| 花卉 | huā huì | flowers and plants | |
| 花纹 | 花紋 | huā wén | decorative design |
| 花样 | 花樣 | huā yàng | pattern |
| 哗变 | 嘩變 | huá biàn | mutiny |
| 哗然 | 嘩然 | huá rán | in uproar |
| 华丽 | 華麗 | huá lì | gorgeous |
| 华侨 | 華僑 | huá qiáo | overseas Chinese |
| 滑稽 | huá jī | comical | |
| 滑梯 | huá tī | (children's) sliding board | |
| 滑雪 | huá xuě | to ski | |
| 化肥 | huà féi | fertilizer | |
| 化身 | huà shēn | incarnation | |
| 化纤 | 化纖 | huà xiān | synthetic fiber |
| 化险为夷 | 化險為夷 | huà xiǎn wéi yí | to turn peril into safety (idiom) |
| 化验 | 化驗 | huà yàn | chemical examination |
| 化妆 | 化妝 | huà zhuāng | to put on makeup |
| 划时代 | 劃時代 | huà shí dài | epoch-marking |
| 划算 | huá suàn | to calculate | |
| 画册 | 畫冊 | huà cè | picture album |
| 画龙点睛 | 畫龍點睛 | huà lóng diǎn jīng | to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) |
| 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足 | huà shé tiān zú | lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) |
| 画展 | 畫展 | huà zhǎn | art exhibition |
| 话费 | 話費 | huà fèi | call charge |
| 话筒 | 話筒 | huà tǒng | microphone |
| 话语 | 話語 | huà yǔ | words |
| 怀抱 | 懷抱 | huái bào | to hug |
| 怀旧 | 懷舊 | huái jiù | to feel nostalgic |
| 怀里 | 懷裡 | huái lǐ | embrace |
| 怀孕 | 懷孕 | huái yùn | pregnant |
| 怀着 | 懷著 | huáizhe | Be with |
| 槐树 | 槐樹 | huái shù | locust tree (Sophora japonica) |
| 坏事 | 壞事 | huài shì | bad thing |
| 环球 | 環球 | huán qiú | around the world |
| 环绕 | 環繞 | huán rào | to surround |
| 缓 | 緩 | huǎn | slow |
| 缓和 | 緩和 | huǎn hé | to ease (tension) |
| 缓缓 | 緩緩 | huǎn huǎn | slowly |
| 缓慢 | 緩慢 | huǎn màn | slow |
| 幻觉 | 幻覺 | huàn jué | illusion |
| 幻影 | huàn yǐng | phantom | |
| 唤起 | 喚起 | huàn qǐ | to waken (to action) |
| 换成 | 換成 | huàn chéng | to exchange (sth) for (sth else) |
| 换取 | 換取 | huàn qǔ | to obtain (sth) in exchange |
| 换位 | 換位 | huàn wèi | to swap places |
| 换言之 | 換言之 | huàn yán zhī | in other words |
| 患 | huàn | to suffer (from illness) | |
| 患病 | huàn bìng | to fall ill | |
| 患有 | huàn yǒu | to contract (an illness) | |
| 焕发 | 煥發 | huàn fā | to shine |
| 欢呼 | 歡呼 | huān hū | to cheer for |
| 欢聚 | 歡聚 | huān jù | to get together socially |
| 欢快 | 歡快 | huān kuài | cheerful and lighthearted |
| 欢声笑语 | 歡聲笑語 | huān shēng xiào yǔ | cheers and laughter |
| 荒 | huāng | desolate | |
| 荒诞 | 荒誕 | huāng dàn | beyond belief |
| 荒凉 | 荒涼 | huāng liáng | desolate |
| 荒谬 | 荒謬 | huāng miù | absurd |
| 慌乱 | 慌亂 | huāng luàn | frenetic |
| 皇宫 | 皇宮 | huáng gōng | imperial palace |
| 皇上 | huáng shang | the emperor | |
| 皇室 | huáng shì | royal family | |
| 黄昏 | 黃昏 | huáng hūn | dusk |
| 恍然大悟 | huǎng rán dà wù | to suddenly realize | |
| 谎话 | 謊話 | huǎng huà | lie |
| 谎言 | 謊言 | huǎng yán | lie |
| 晃 | 㨪 | huǎng | variant of 晃 |
| 晃荡 | 晃蕩 | huàng dang | to rock |
| 辉煌 | 輝煌 | huī huáng | splendid |
| 回归 | 回歸 | huí guī | to return to |
| 回扣 | huí kòu | brokerage | |
| 回馈 | 回饋 | huí kuì | to repay a favor |
| 回落 | huí luò | to fall back | |
| 回升 | huí shēng | to rise again after a fall | |
| 回首 | huí shǒu | to turn around | |
| 回味 | huí wèi | to call to mind and ponder over | |
| 回想 | huí xiǎng | to recall | |
| 回忆录 | 回憶錄 | huí yì lù | memoir |
| 悔恨 | huǐ hèn | remorse | |
| 毁坏 | 毀壞 | huǐ huài | to damage |
| 毁灭 | 毀滅 | huǐ miè | to perish |
| 汇合 | 匯合 | huì hé | confluence |
| 汇集 | 匯集 | huì jí | to collect |
| 汇聚 | 匯聚 | huì jù | convergence |
| 会场 | 會場 | huì chǎng | meeting place |
| 会面 | 會面 | huì miàn | to meet with |
| 会晤 | 會晤 | huì wù | to meet |
| 会意 | 會意 | huì yì | combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters) |
| 会诊 | 會診 | huì zhěn | consultation (medical) |
| 绘声绘色 | 繪聲繪色 | huì shēng huì sè | vivid and colorful (idiom) |
| 贿赂 | 賄賂 | huì lù | to bribe |
| 昏迷 | hūn mí | to lose consciousness | |
| 婚纱 | 婚紗 | hūn shā | wedding dress |
| 浑身 | 渾身 | hún shēn | all over |
| 魂 | 䰟 | hún | old variant of 魂 |
| 混凝土 | hùn níng tǔ | concrete | |
| 混淆 | hùn xiáo | to obscure | |
| 混浊 | 混濁 | hùn zhuó | turbid |
| 豁 | huá | to play Chinese finger-guessing game | |
| 豁出去 | huō chu qu | to throw caution to the wind | |
| 豁达 | 豁達 | huò dá | optimistic |
| 活儿 | 活兒 | huó r | work |
| 活该 | 活該 | huó gāi | (coll.) serve sb right |
| 活期 | huó qī | (banking) current (account) | |
| 火暴 | huǒ bào | variant of 爆 | |
| 火锅 | 火鍋 | huǒ guō | hotpot |
| 火候 | huǒ hou | heat control | |
| 火花 | huǒ huā | spark | |
| 火炬 | huǒ jù | (flaming) torch | |
| 火辣辣 | huǒ là là | painful heat | |
| 火热 | 火熱 | huǒ rè | fiery |
| 火山 | huǒ shān | volcano | |
| 火速 | huǒ sù | at top speed | |
| 火焰 | huǒ yàn | blaze | |
| 火药 | 火藥 | huǒ yào | gunpowder |
| 伙食 | huǒ shí | food | |
| 或多或少 | huò duō huò shǎo | more or less | |
| 货币 | 貨幣 | huò bì | currency |
| 货车 | 貨車 | huò chē | truck |
| 货物 | 貨物 | huò wù | goods |
| 货运 | 貨運 | huò yùn | freight transport |
| 获胜 | 獲勝 | huò shèng | victorious |
| 获悉 | 獲悉 | huò xī | to learn of sth |
| 祸害 | 禍害 | huò hài | disaster |
| 霍乱 | 霍亂 | huò luàn | cholera |
| 讥笑 | 譏笑 | jī xiào | to sneer |
| 饥饿 | 飢餓 | jī è | hunger |
| 机舱 | 機艙 | jī cāng | cabin of a plane |
| 机动 | 機動 | jī dòng | locomotive |
| 机灵 | 機靈 | jī ling | clever |
| 机密 | 機密 | jī mì | secret |
| 机智 | 機智 | jī zhì | quick-witted |
| 肌肤 | 肌膚 | jī fū | skin |
| 迹象 | 跡象 | jì xiàng | sign |
| 积 | 積 | jī | to amass |
| 积淀 | 積澱 | jī diàn | deposits accumulated over long periods |
| 积蓄 | 積蓄 | jī xù | to save |
| 基本功 | jī běn gōng | basic skills | |
| 基层 | 基層 | jī céng | basic level |
| 基因 | jī yīn | gene (loanword) | |
| 基于 | 基於 | jī yú | because of |
| 基准 | 基準 | jī zhǔn | (surveying) datum |
| 畸形 | jī xíng | deformity | |
| 激发 | 激發 | jī fā | to arouse |
| 激光 | jī guāng | laser | |
| 激化 | jī huà | to intensify | |
| 激活 | jī huó | to activate | |
| 激励 | 激勵 | jī lì | to encourage |
| 激起 | jī qǐ | to arouse | |
| 激素 | jī sù | hormone | |
| 及 | jí | and | |
| 及其 | jí qí | (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ... | |
| 及早 | jí zǎo | at the earliest possible time | |
| 吉普 | jí pǔ | Jeep (car brand) | |
| 吉他 | jí tā | guitar (loanword) | |
| 吉祥物 | jí xiáng wù | mascot | |
| 级别 | 級別 | jí bié | (military) rank |
| 即 | jí | namely | |
| 即便 | jí biàn | even if | |
| 即可 | jí kě | equivalent to 就可以 | |
| 极度 | 極度 | jí dù | extremely |
| 极力 | 極力 | jí lì | to make a supreme effort |
| 极少数 | 極少數 | jí shǎo shù | extremely few |
| 极为 | 極為 | jí wéi | extremely |
| 极限 | 極限 | jí xiàn | limit |
| 急剧 | 急劇 | jí jù | rapid |
| 急迫 | jí pò | urgent | |
| 急性 | jí xìng | acute | |
| 急需 | jí xū | to urgently need | |
| 急于 | 急於 | jí yú | eager to |
| 急诊 | 急診 | jí zhěn | to give or receive urgent medical treatment |
| 急转弯 | 急轉彎 | jí zhuǎn wān | to make a sudden turn |
| 脊梁 | jǐ liáng | backbone | |
| 棘手 | jí shǒu | thorny (problem) | |
| 集会 | 集會 | jí huì | to gather |
| 集结 | 集結 | jí jié | to assemble |
| 集邮 | 集郵 | jí yóu | stamp collecting |
| 集装箱 | 集裝箱 | jí zhuāng xiāng | container (for shipping) |
| 集资 | 集資 | jí zī | to raise money |
| 嫉妒 | jí dù | to be jealous of | |
| 几率 | 幾率 | jī lǜ | probability |
| 挤压 | 擠壓 | jǐ yā | to squeeze |
| 计 | 計 | jì | surname Ji |
| 计策 | 計策 | jì cè | stratagem |
| 计较 | 計較 | jì jiào | to bother about |
| 计时 | 計時 | jì shí | to measure time |
| 记号 | 記號 | jì hao | mark |
| 记忆犹新 | 記憶猶新 | jì yì yóu xīn | to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom) |
| 纪录片 | 紀錄片 | jì lù piàn | newsreel |
| 纪念碑 | 紀念碑 | jì niàn bēi | monument |
| 纪念馆 | 紀念館 | jì niàn guǎn | memorial hall |
| 纪念日 | 紀念日 | jì niàn rì | day of commemoration |
| 纪实 | 紀實 | jì shí | record of actual events |
| 忌 | jì | to be jealous of | |
| 忌讳 | 忌諱 | jì huì | taboo |
| 忌口 | jì kǒu | abstain from certain food (as when ill) | |
| 技艺 | 技藝 | jì yì | skill |
| 剂 | 劑 | jì | dose (medicine) |
| 继 | 繼 | jì | to continue |
| 继而 | 繼而 | jì ér | then |
| 继父 | 繼父 | jì fù | stepfather |
| 继母 | 繼母 | jì mǔ | stepmother |
| 寂静 | 寂靜 | jì jìng | quiet |
| 寄托 | 寄託 | jì tuō | to entrust (to sb) |
| 祭 | zhài | surname Zhai | |
| 祭奠 | jì diàn | to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors) | |
| 祭祀 | jì sì | to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors | |
| 加紧 | 加緊 | jiā jǐn | to intensify |
| 加剧 | 加劇 | jiā jù | to intensify |
| 加深 | jiā shēn | to deepen | |
| 加重 | jiā zhòng | to make heavier | |
| 佳节 | 佳節 | jiā jié | festive day |
| 家伙 | 傢伙 | jiā huo | variant of 伙 |
| 家家户户 | 家家戶戶 | jiā jiā hù hù | each and every family (idiom) |
| 家教 | jiā jiào | family education | |
| 家境 | jiā jìng | family financial situation | |
| 家禽 | jiā qín | poultry | |
| 家用 | jiā yòng | home-use | |
| 家喻户晓 | 家喻戶曉 | jiā yù hù xiǎo | understood by everyone (idiom) |
| 家政 | jiā zhèng | housekeeping | |
| 家族 | jiā zú | family | |
| 嘉年华 | 嘉年華 | jiā nián huá | carnival (loanword) |
| 假定 | jiǎ dìng | to assume | |
| 假冒 | jiǎ mào | to impersonate | |
| 假设 | 假設 | jiǎ shè | to suppose |
| 假使 | jiǎ shǐ | if | |
| 价位 | 價位 | jià wèi | price level |
| 价值观 | 價值觀 | jià zhí guān | system of values |
| 驾 | 駕 | jià | surname Jia |
| 驾车 | 駕車 | jià chē | to drive a vehicle |
| 驾驭 | 駕馭 | jià yù | to urge on (of horse) |
| 架势 | 架勢 | jià shi | attitude |
| 架子 | jià zi | shelf | |
| 嫁妆 | 嫁妝 | jià zhuang | dowry |
| 奸诈 | 奸詐 | jiān zhà | treachery |
| 尖端 | jiān duān | sharp pointed end | |
| 坚持不懈 | 堅持不懈 | jiān chí bù xiè | to persevere unremittingly (idiom) |
| 坚韧 | 堅韌 | jiān rèn | tough and durable |
| 坚实 | 堅實 | jiān shí | firm and substantial |
| 坚守 | 堅守 | jiān shǒu | to hold fast to |
| 坚信 | 堅信 | jiān xìn | to believe firmly |
| 坚硬 | 堅硬 | jiān yìng | hard |
| 歼灭 | 殲滅 | jiān miè | to wipe out |
| 间谍 | 間諜 | jiàn dié | spy |
| 间断 | 間斷 | jiàn duàn | disconnected |
| 间隔 | 間隔 | jiàn gé | gap |
| 间隙 | 間隙 | jiàn xì | interval |
| 肩负 | 肩負 | jiān fù | to shoulder (a burden) |
| 艰苦奋斗 | 艱苦奮鬥 | jiān kǔ fèn dòu | to struggle arduously |
| 艰险 | 艱險 | jiān xiǎn | difficult and dangerous |
| 艰辛 | 艱辛 | jiān xīn | hardships |
| 兼 | jiān | double | |
| 兼顾 | 兼顧 | jiān gù | to attend simultaneously to two or more things |
| 兼任 | jiān rèn | to hold several jobs at once | |
| 兼容 | jiān róng | compatible | |
| 兼职 | 兼職 | jiān zhí | to hold concurrent posts |
| 监察 | 監察 | jiān chá | to supervise |
| 监管 | 監管 | jiān guǎn | to oversee |
| 监护 | 監護 | jiān hù | to act as a guardian |
| 监控 | 監控 | jiān kòng | to monitor |
| 监视 | 監視 | jiān shì | to monitor |
| 监狱 | 監獄 | jiān yù | prison |
| 拣 | 揀 | jiǎn | to choose |
| 减免 | 減免 | jiǎn miǎn | to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc) |
| 减弱 | 減弱 | jiǎn ruò | to weaken |
| 减速 | 減速 | jiǎn sù | to reduce speed |
| 减压 | 減壓 | jiǎn yā | to reduce pressure |
| 检察 | 檢察 | jiǎn chá | to inspect |
| 检讨 | 檢討 | jiǎn tǎo | to examine or inspect |
| 简称 | 簡稱 | jiǎn chēng | to be abbreviated to |
| 简短 | 簡短 | jiǎn duǎn | brief (statement, summary etc) |
| 简化 | 簡化 | jiǎn huà | to simplify |
| 简洁 | 簡潔 | jiǎn jié | concise |
| 简陋 | 簡陋 | jiǎn lòu | simple and crude |
| 简体字 | 簡體字 | jiǎn tǐ zì | simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字 |
| 简要 | 簡要 | jiǎn yào | concise |
| 简易 | 簡易 | jiǎn yì | simple and easy |
| 见解 | 見解 | jiàn jiě | opinion |
| 见钱眼开 | 見錢眼開 | jiàn qián yǎn kāi | to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom) |
| 见仁见智 | 見仁見智 | jiàn rén jiàn zhì | opinions differ (idiom) |
| 见识 | 見識 | jiàn shi | to gain first-hand knowledge of sth |
| 见外 | 見外 | jiàn wài | to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest |
| 见效 | 見效 | jiàn xiào | to have the desired effect |
| 见义勇为 | 見義勇為 | jiàn yì yǒng wéi | to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects) |
| 见证 | 見證 | jiàn zhèng | to be witness to |
| 建交 | jiàn jiāo | to establish diplomatic relations | |
| 建树 | 建樹 | jiàn shù | to make a contribution |
| 建筑师 | 建築師 | jiàn zhù shī | architect |
| 建筑物 | 建築物 | jiàn zhù wù | building |
| 贱 | 賤 | jiàn | inexpensive |
| 健美 | jiàn měi | healthy and beautiful | |
| 健壮 | 健壯 | jiàn zhuàng | robust |
| 溅 | 濺 | jiàn | to splash |
| 鉴别 | 鑑別 | jiàn bié | to differentiate |
| 鉴赏 | 鑑賞 | jiàn shǎng | to appreciate (as a connoisseur) |
| 鉴于 | 鑒於 | jiàn yú | in view of |
| 姜 | jiāng | surname Jiang | |
| 僵 | jiāng | rigid | |
| 僵化 | jiāng huà | to become rigid | |
| 僵局 | jiāng jú | impasse | |
| 讲解 | 講解 | jiǎng jiě | to explain |
| 讲述 | 講述 | jiǎng shù | to talk about |
| 讲学 | 講學 | jiǎng xué | to lecture (on branch of learning) |
| 奖杯 | 獎杯 | jiǎng bēi | trophy cup |
| 奖牌 | 獎牌 | jiǎng pái | medal (awarded as a prize) |
| 奖品 | 獎品 | jiǎng pǐn | award |
| 奖项 | 獎項 | jiǎng xiàng | award |
| 降临 | 降臨 | jiàng lín | to descend |
| 交叉 | jiāo chā | to cross | |
| 交锋 | 交鋒 | jiāo fēng | to cross swords |
| 交付 | jiāo fù | to hand over | |
| 交集 | jiāo jí | (of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously | |
| 交接 | jiāo jiē | (of two things) to come into contact | |
| 交界 | jiāo jiè | common boundary | |
| 交纳 | 交納 | jiāo nà | to pay (taxes or dues) |
| 交情 | jiāo qing | friendship | |
| 交涉 | jiāo shè | to negotiate (with) | |
| 交谈 | 交談 | jiāo tán | to discuss |
| 交替 | jiāo tì | to replace | |
| 交头接耳 | 交頭接耳 | jiāo tóu jiē ěr | to whisper to one another's ear |
| 交响乐 | 交響樂 | jiāo xiǎng yuè | symphony |
| 郊外 | jiāo wài | outskirts | |
| 郊游 | 郊遊 | jiāo yóu | to go for an outing |
| 娇惯 | 嬌慣 | jiāo guàn | to pamper |
| 娇气 | 嬌氣 | jiāo qì | delicate |
| 胶囊 | 膠囊 | jiāo náng | (pharm.) capsule |
| 胶片 | 膠片 | jiāo piàn | (photographic) film |
| 焦 | jiāo | surname Jiao | |
| 焦急 | jiāo jí | anxiety | |
| 焦距 | jiāo jù | focal length | |
| 焦虑 | 焦慮 | jiāo lǜ | anxious |
| 焦躁 | jiāo zào | fretful | |
| 礁石 | jiāo shí | reef | |
| 角落 | jiǎo luò | nook | |
| 角逐 | jué zhú | to tussle | |
| 绞 | 絞 | jiǎo | to twist (strands into a thread) |
| 矫正 | 矯正 | jiǎo zhèng | to correct |
| 搅 | 攪 | jiǎo | to disturb |
| 搅拌 | 攪拌 | jiǎo bàn | to stir |
| 缴 | 繳 | jiǎo | to hand in |
| 缴费 | 繳費 | jiǎo fèi | to pay a fee |
| 缴纳 | 繳納 | jiǎo nà | to pay (taxes etc) |
| 叫板 | jiào bǎn | to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song) | |
| 叫好 | jiào hǎo | to applaud | |
| 轿车 | 轎車 | jiào chē | enclosed carriage for carrying passengers |
| 较劲 | 較勁 | jiào jìn | to match one's strength with |
| 较量 | 較量 | jiào liàng | to pit oneself against sb |
| 教科书 | 教科書 | jiào kē shū | textbook |
| 教条 | 教條 | jiào tiáo | doctrine |
| 教养 | 教養 | jiào yǎng | to educate |
| 阶层 | 階層 | jiē céng | social class |
| 阶级 | 階級 | jiē jí | (social) class |
| 阶梯 | 階梯 | jiē tī | flight of steps |
| 皆 | jiē | all | |
| 接班 | jiē bān | to take over (from those working the previous shift) | |
| 接班人 | jiē bān rén | successor | |
| 接二连三 | 接二連三 | jiē èr lián sān | one after another (idiom) |
| 接轨 | 接軌 | jiē guǐ | railtrack connection |
| 接济 | 接濟 | jiē jì | to give material assistance to |
| 接见 | 接見 | jiē jiàn | to receive sb |
| 接力 | jiē lì | relay | |
| 接纳 | 接納 | jiē nà | to admit (to membership) |
| 接手 | jiē shǒu | to take over (duties etc) | |
| 接送 | jiē sòng | to pick up and drop off | |
| 接替 | jiē tì | to replace | |
| 接听 | 接聽 | jiē tīng | to answer the phone |
| 接通 | jiē tōng | to connect | |
| 揭发 | 揭發 | jiē fā | to expose |
| 揭露 | jiē lù | to expose | |
| 揭示 | jiē shì | to show | |
| 揭晓 | 揭曉 | jiē xiǎo | to announce publicly |
| 节俭 | 節儉 | jié jiǎn | frugal |
| 节气 | 節氣 | jié qi | solar term |
| 节水 | 節水 | jié shuǐ | to save water |
| 节衣缩食 | 節衣縮食 | jié yī suō shí | to save on food and clothing (idiom) |
| 劫 | 刦 | jié | variant of 劫 |
| 劫持 | jié chí | to kidnap | |
| 洁净 | 潔淨 | jié jìng | clean |
| 结冰 | 結冰 | jié bīng | to freeze |
| 结晶 | 結晶 | jié jīng | to crystallize |
| 结局 | 結局 | jié jú | conclusion |
| 结识 | 結識 | jié shí | to get to know sb |
| 结尾 | 結尾 | jié wěi | ending |
| 截 | jié | to cut off (a length) | |
| 截然不同 | jié rán bù tóng | entirely different | |
| 竭尽全力 | 竭盡全力 | jié jìn quán lì | to spare no effort (idiom) |
| 竭力 | jié lì | to do one's utmost | |
| 解答 | jiě dá | to solve (a problem) | |
| 解读 | 解讀 | jiě dú | to decipher |
| 解雇 | 解僱 | jiě gù | to fire |
| 解救 | jiě jiù | to rescue | |
| 解剖 | jiě pōu | to dissect (an animal) | |
| 解散 | jiě sàn | to dissolve | |
| 解体 | 解體 | jiě tǐ | to break up into components |
| 解脱 | 解脫 | jiě tuō | to untie |
| 解围 | 解圍 | jiě wéi | to lift a siege |
| 解析 | jiě xī | to analyze | |
| 介入 | jiè rù | to intervene | |
| 介意 | jiè yì | to care about | |
| 介于 | 介於 | jiè yú | between |
| 戒备 | 戒備 | jiè bèi | to take precautions |
| 届时 | 屆時 | jiè shí | when the time comes |
| 界定 | jiè dìng | definition | |
| 界线 | 界線 | jiè xiàn | limits |
| 界限 | jiè xiàn | boundary | |
| 借条 | 借條 | jiè tiáo | receipt for a loan |
| 借用 | jiè yòng | to borrow sth for another use | |
| 借助 | jiè zhù | to draw support from | |
| 金字塔 | jīn zì tǎ | pyramid (building or structure) | |
| 金子 | jīn zǐ | Kaneko (Japanese surname) | |
| 津津有味 | jīn jīn yǒu wèi | with keen interest (idiom) | |
| 津贴 | 津貼 | jīn tiē | allowance |
| 筋 | jīn | muscle | |
| 仅次于 | 僅次於 | jǐn cì yú | second only to ... |
| 尽情 | 盡情 | jìn qíng | as much as one likes |
| 尽头 | 盡頭 | jìn tóu | end |
| 尽早 | 儘早 | jǐn zǎo | as early as possible |
| 紧凑 | 緊湊 | jǐn còu | compact |
| 紧接着 | 緊接著 | jǐn jiē zhe | immediately afterwards |
| 紧迫 | 緊迫 | jǐn pò | pressing |
| 紧缺 | 緊缺 | jǐn quē | in short supply |
| 紧缩 | 緊縮 | jǐn suō | (economics) to reduce |
| 锦旗 | 錦旗 | jǐn qí | silk banner (as an award or gift) |
| 劲头 | 勁頭 | jìn tóu | enthusiasm |
| 近年来 | 近年來 | jìn nián lái | for the past few years |
| 进场 | 進場 | jìn chǎng | to enter the venue |
| 进程 | 進程 | jìn chéng | course of events |
| 进出 | 進出 | jìn chū | to enter or exit |
| 进出口 | 進出口 | jìn chū kǒu | import and export |
| 进度 | 進度 | jìn dù | rate of progress |
| 进而 | 進而 | jìn ér | and then (what follows next) |
| 进修 | 進修 | jìn xiū | to undertake advanced studies |
| 晋升 | 晉升 | jìn shēng | to promote to a higher position |
| 浸泡 | jìn pào | to steep | |
| 禁不住 | jīn bu zhù | can't help it | |
| 禁忌 | jìn jì | taboo | |
| 禁区 | 禁區 | jìn qū | restricted area |
| 经 | 經 | jīng | surname Jing |
| 经度 | 經度 | jīng dù | longitude |
| 经久不息 | 經久不息 | jīng jiǔ bù xī | prolonged (applause, cheering etc) |
| 经贸 | 經貿 | jīng mào | trade |
| 经商 | 經商 | jīng shāng | to trade |
| 经受 | 經受 | jīng shòu | to undergo (hardship) |
| 茎 | 莖 | jīng | stalk |
| 荆棘 | 荊棘 | jīng jí | thistles and thorns |
| 惊 | 驚 | jīng | to startle |
| 惊诧 | 驚詫 | jīng chà | to be surprised |
| 惊慌 | 驚慌 | jīng huāng | to panic |
| 惊慌失措 | 驚慌失措 | jīng huāng shī cuò | to lose one's head out of fear (idiom) |
| 惊奇 | 驚奇 | jīng qí | to be amazed |
| 惊叹 | 驚嘆 | jīng tàn | to exclaim in admiration |
| 惊天动地 | 驚天動地 | jīng tiān dòng dì | world-shaking (idiom) |
| 惊险 | 驚險 | jīng xiǎn | perilous |
| 惊心动魄 | 驚心動魄 | jīng xīn dòng pò | (idiom) heart-stopping |
| 惊醒 | 驚醒 | jīng xǐng | to rouse |
| 惊讶 | 驚訝 | jīng yà | amazed |
| 晶莹 | 晶瑩 | jīng yíng | sparkling and translucent |
| 兢兢业业 | 兢兢業業 | jīng jīng yè yè | (idiom) conscientious |
| 精打细算 | 精打細算 | jīng dǎ xì suàn | meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom) |
| 精华 | 精華 | jīng huá | best feature |
| 精简 | 精簡 | jīng jiǎn | to simplify |
| 精练 | 精練 | jīng liàn | (textiles) to scour |
| 精妙 | jīng miào | exquisite | |
| 精明 | jīng míng | astute | |
| 精疲力竭 | jīng pí lì jié | spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) | |
| 精确 | 精確 | jīng què | accurate |
| 精神病 | jīng shén bìng | mental disorder | |
| 精髓 | jīng suǐ | marrow | |
| 精通 | jīng tōng | to be proficient in | |
| 精细 | 精細 | jīng xì | fine |
| 精心 | jīng xīn | with utmost care | |
| 精益求精 | jīng yì qiú jīng | to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom) | |
| 精英 | jīng yīng | cream | |
| 精致 | 精緻 | jīng zhì | delicate |
| 颈部 | 頸部 | jǐng bù | neck |
| 景观 | 景觀 | jǐng guān | landscape |
| 景区 | 景區 | jǐng qū | scenic area |
| 警车 | 警車 | jǐng chē | police car |
| 警官 | jǐng guān | constable | |
| 警惕 | jǐng tì | to be on the alert | |
| 警钟 | 警鐘 | jǐng zhōng | alarm bell |
| 净化 | 淨化 | jìng huà | to purify |
| 竞技 | 競技 | jìng jì | competition of skill (e.g. sports) |
| 竞相 | 競相 | jìng xiāng | competitive |
| 竞选 | 競選 | jìng xuǎn | to take part in an election |
| 竟 | jìng | unexpectedly | |
| 竟敢 | jìng gǎn | to have the impertinence | |
| 敬 | jìng | (bound form) respectful | |
| 敬而远之 | 敬而遠之 | jìng ér yuǎn zhī | to show respect from a distance (idiom) |
| 敬酒 | jìng jiǔ | to toast | |
| 敬礼 | 敬禮 | jìng lǐ | to salute |
| 敬佩 | jìng pèi | to esteem | |
| 敬请 | 敬請 | jìng qǐng | please (do sth) (deferential form) |
| 敬业 | 敬業 | jìng yè | dedicated to one's work |
| 敬意 | jìng yì | respect | |
| 敬重 | jìng zhòng | to respect deeply | |
| 境地 | jìng dì | circumstances | |
| 境界 | jìng jiè | boundary | |
| 境内 | 境內 | jìng nèi | within the borders |
| 境外 | jìng wài | outside (a country's) borders | |
| 境遇 | jìng yù | circumstance | |
| 静止 | 靜止 | jìng zhǐ | still |
| 窘迫 | jiǒng pò | poverty-stricken | |
| 纠缠 | 糾纏 | jiū chán | to be in a tangle |
| 揪 | jiū | to seize | |
| 久违 | 久違 | jiǔ wéi | (haven't done sth) for a long time |
| 久仰 | jiǔ yǎng | honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. | |
| 酒精 | jiǔ jīng | alcohol | |
| 酒楼 | 酒樓 | jiǔ lóu | restaurant |
| 救济 | 救濟 | jiù jì | emergency relief |
| 救治 | jiù zhì | to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant) | |
| 就餐 | jiù cān | to dine | |
| 就地 | jiù dì | locally | |
| 就读 | 就讀 | jiù dú | to go to school |
| 就近 | jiù jìn | nearby | |
| 就任 | jiù rèn | to take office | |
| 就医 | 就醫 | jiù yī | to receive medical treatment |
| 就诊 | 就診 | jiù zhěn | to see a doctor |
| 就职 | 就職 | jiù zhí | to take office |
| 就座 | jiù zuò | to take a seat | |
| 居高临下 | 居高臨下 | jū gāo lín xià | lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom) |
| 居民楼 | 居民樓 | jū mín lóu | apartment building |
| 拘留 | jū liú | to detain (a prisoner) | |
| 拘束 | jū shù | to restrict | |
| 鞠躬 | jū gōng | to bow | |
| 局部 | jú bù | part | |
| 局势 | 局勢 | jú shì | situation |
| 局限 | 侷限 | jú xiàn | variant of 限 |
| 菊花 | jú huā | chrysanthemum | |
| 橘子 | jú zi | tangerine | |
| 沮丧 | 沮喪 | jǔ sàng | dispirited |
| 举报 | 舉報 | jǔ bào | to report (malefactors to the police) |
| 举措 | 舉措 | jǔ cuò | move |
| 举例 | 舉例 | jǔ lì | to give an example |
| 举世闻名 | 舉世聞名 | jǔ shì wén míng | world-famous (idiom) |
| 举世无双 | 舉世無雙 | jǔ shì wú shuāng | unrivaled (idiom) |
| 举世瞩目 | 舉世矚目 | jǔ shì zhǔ mù | to receive worldwide attention |
| 举一反三 | 舉一反三 | jǔ yī fǎn sān | to raise one and infer three |
| 举止 | 舉止 | jǔ zhǐ | bearing |
| 举重 | 舉重 | jǔ zhòng | to lift weights |
| 巨额 | 巨額 | jù é | large sum (of money) |
| 巨人 | jù rén | giant | |
| 巨头 | 巨頭 | jù tóu | tycoon |
| 巨星 | jù xīng | (astronomy) giant star | |
| 巨型 | jù xíng | giant | |
| 剧烈 | 劇烈 | jù liè | violent |
| 剧目 | 劇目 | jù mù | theatrical piece (play or opera) |
| 剧情 | 劇情 | jù qíng | story line |
| 剧团 | 劇團 | jù tuán | theatrical troupe |
| 剧院 | 劇院 | jù yuàn | theater |
| 剧组 | 劇組 | jù zǔ | cast and crew |
| 据此 | 據此 | jù cǐ | according to this |
| 据悉 | 據悉 | jù xī | according to reports |
| 距 | jù | at a distance of | |
| 锯 | 鋸 | jū | variant of 锔 |
| 聚集 | jù jí | to assemble | |
| 聚精会神 | 聚精會神 | jù jīng huì shén | to concentrate one's attention (idiom) |
| 捐献 | 捐獻 | juān xiàn | to donate |
| 卷入 | 捲入 | juǎn rù | to be drawn into |
| 卷子 | juǎn zi | steamed roll | |
| 决议 | 決議 | jué yì | a resolution |
| 诀别 | 訣別 | jué bié | to bid farewell |
| 诀窍 | 訣竅 | jué qiào | secret |
| 绝技 | 絕技 | jué jì | consummate skill |
| 绝缘 | 絕緣 | jué yuán | to have no contact with |
| 绝招 | 絕招 | jué zhāo | unique skill |
| 觉醒 | 覺醒 | jué xǐng | to awaken |
| 倔 | jué | used in 倔强 | |
| 倔强 | 倔強 | jué jiàng | stubborn |
| 崛起 | jué qǐ | to rise abruptly (to a towering position) | |
| 爵士 | jué shì | knight | |
| 嚼 | jiáo | to chew | |
| 军官 | 軍官 | jūn guān | officer (military) |
| 君子 | jūn zǐ | nobleman | |
| 均衡 | jūn héng | equal | |
| 俊 | 㑺 | jùn | old variant of 俊 |
| 俊俏 | jùn qiào | attractive and intelligent | |
| 骏马 | 駿馬 | jùn mǎ | fine horse |
| 竣工 | jùn gōng | to complete a project | |
| 卡片 | kǎ piàn | card | |
| 卡通 | kǎ tōng | cartoon (loanword) | |
| 卡子 | qiǎ zi | clip | |
| 开办 | 開辦 | kāi bàn | to open |
| 开采 | 開採 | kāi cǎi | to extract (ore or other resource from a mine) |
| 开场 | 開場 | kāi chǎng | to begin |
| 开场白 | 開場白 | kāi chǎng bái | prologue of play |
| 开除 | 開除 | kāi chú | to expel (a member of an organization) |
| 开动 | 開動 | kāi dòng | to start |
| 开发区 | 開發區 | kāi fā qū | development zone |
| 开发商 | 開發商 | kāi fā shāng | developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc) |
| 开工 | 開工 | kāi gōng | to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) |
| 开垦 | 開墾 | kāi kěn | to clear a wild area for cultivation |
| 开口 | 開口 | kāi kǒu | to open one's mouth |
| 开阔 | 開闊 | kāi kuò | wide |
| 开朗 | 開朗 | kāi lǎng | spacious and well-lit |
| 开辟 | 開闢 | kāi pì | to open up |
| 开启 | 開啟 | kāi qǐ | to open |
| 开枪 | 開槍 | kāi qiāng | to open fire |
| 开拓 | 開拓 | kāi tuò | to break new ground (for agriculture) |
| 开天辟地 | 開天闢地 | kāi tiān pì dì | to split heaven and earth apart (idiom) |
| 开销 | 開銷 | kāi xiāo | to pay (expenses) |
| 开张 | 開張 | kāi zhāng | to open a business |
| 开支 | 開支 | kāi zhī | expenditures |
| 凯歌 | 凱歌 | kǎi gē | triumphal hymn |
| 楷模 | kǎi mó | model | |
| 刊登 | kān dēng | to carry a story | |
| 刊物 | kān wù | publication | |
| 勘探 | kān tàn | to explore | |
| 堪称 | 堪稱 | kān chēng | can be rated as |
| 侃大山 | kǎn dà shān | to chatter idly | |
| 看得出 | kàn de chū | can see | |
| 看护 | 看護 | kān hù | to nurse |
| 看热闹 | 看熱鬧 | kàn rè nao | to enjoy watching a bustling scene |
| 看似 | kàn sì | to look as if | |
| 看台 | kàn tái | terrace | |
| 看样子 | 看樣子 | kàn yàng zi | it seems |
| 看中 | kàn zhòng | to have a preference for | |
| 看重 | kàn zhòng | to regard as important | |
| 慷慨 | kāng kǎi | vehement | |
| 扛 | gāng | to raise aloft with both hands | |
| 抗衡 | kàng héng | to compete with | |
| 抗拒 | kàng jù | to resist | |
| 抗生素 | kàng shēng sù | antibiotic | |
| 抗争 | 抗爭 | kàng zhēng | to resist |
| 考量 | kǎo liáng | to consider | |
| 烤 | kǎo | to roast | |
| 靠拢 | 靠攏 | kào lǒng | to draw close to |
| 苛刻 | kē kè | harsh | |
| 科幻 | kē huàn | science fiction | |
| 科目 | kē mù | academic subject | |
| 科普 | kē pǔ | (attributive) popular science | |
| 磕 | kē | to tap | |
| 壳 | 殼 | qiào | shell |
| 可悲 | kě bēi | lamentable | |
| 可不是 | kě bu shì | that's just the way it is | |
| 可乘之机 | 可乘之機 | kě chéng zhī jī | an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit |
| 可耻 | 可恥 | kě chǐ | shameful |
| 可恶 | 可惡 | kě wù | repulsive |
| 可歌可泣 | kě gē kě qì | lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom) | |
| 可观 | 可觀 | kě guān | considerable |
| 可贵 | 可貴 | kě guì | to be treasured |
| 可口 | kě kǒu | tasty | |
| 可谓 | 可謂 | kě wèi | it could even be said |
| 可想而知 | kě xiǎng ér zhī | it is obvious that... | |
| 可笑 | kě xiào | funny | |
| 可信 | kě xìn | trustworthy | |
| 可行 | kě xíng | feasible | |
| 可疑 | kě yí | suspicious | |
| 克隆 | kè lóng | clone (loanword) | |
| 克制 | kè zhì | to restrain | |
| 刻意 | kè yì | intentionally | |
| 刻舟求剑 | 刻舟求劍 | kè zhōu qiú jiàn | lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom) |
| 客房 | kè fáng | guest room | |
| 客机 | 客機 | kè jī | passenger plane |
| 客流 | kè liú | passenger flow | |
| 客运 | 客運 | kè yùn | passenger transportation |
| 恳求 | 懇求 | kěn qiú | to beg |
| 啃 | kěn | to gnaw | |
| 坑 | kēng | pit | |
| 空白 | kòng bái | blank space | |
| 空荡荡 | 空蕩蕩 | kōng dàng dàng | empty |
| 空地 | kōng dì | air-to-surface (missile) | |
| 空难 | 空難 | kōng nàn | air crash |
| 空前 | kōng qián | unprecedented | |
| 空隙 | kòng xì | crack | |
| 空想 | kōng xiǎng | daydream | |
| 空虚 | 空虛 | kōng xū | hollow |
| 恐慌 | kǒng huāng | panic | |
| 恐惧 | 恐懼 | kǒng jù | to be frightened |
| 恐龙 | 恐龍 | kǒng lóng | dinosaur |
| 恐吓 | 恐嚇 | kǒng hè | to threaten |
| 控告 | kòng gào | to accuse | |
| 抠 | 摳 | kōu | to dig out |
| 口碑 | kǒu bēi | public praise | |
| 口才 | kǒu cái | eloquence | |
| 口吃 | kǒu chī | to stammer | |
| 口感 | kǒu gǎn | mouthfeel | |
| 口径 | 口徑 | kǒu jìng | bore |
| 口令 | kǒu lìng | oral command | |
| 口气 | 口氣 | kǒu qì | tone of voice |
| 口腔 | kǒu qiāng | oral cavity | |
| 口哨 | kǒu shào | whistle | |
| 口水 | kǒu shuǐ | saliva | |
| 口头 | 口頭 | kǒu tóu | oral |
| 口香糖 | kǒu xiāng táng | chewing gum | |
| 口音 | kǒu yīn | oral speech sounds (linguistics) | |
| 口罩 | kǒu zhào | mask (surgical etc) | |
| 口子 | kǒu zi | hole | |
| 扣除 | kòu chú | to deduct | |
| 扣留 | kòu liú | to detain | |
| 扣人心弦 | kòu rén xīn xián | to excite | |
| 扣押 | kòu yā | to detain | |
| 枯燥 | kū zào | dry and dull | |
| 哭泣 | kū qì | to weep | |
| 哭笑不得 | kū xiào bù dé | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) | |
| 窟窿 | kū long | hole | |
| 苦力 | kǔ lì | bitter work | |
| 苦练 | 苦練 | kǔ liàn | to train hard |
| 苦难 | 苦難 | kǔ nàn | suffering |
| 苦恼 | 苦惱 | kǔ nǎo | vexed |
| 苦笑 | kǔ xiào | to force a smile | |
| 苦心 | kǔ xīn | painstaking effort | |
| 酷似 | kù sì | to strikingly resemble | |
| 夸大 | 誇大 | kuā dà | to exaggerate |
| 夸奖 | 誇獎 | kuā jiǎng | to praise |
| 夸夸其谈 | 誇誇其談 | kuā kuā qí tán | to talk big |
| 夸耀 | 誇耀 | kuā yào | to brag about |
| 夸张 | 誇張 | kuā zhāng | to exaggerate |
| 垮 | kuǎ | to collapse (lit. or fig.) | |
| 挎 | kuà | to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side) | |
| 跨国 | 跨國 | kuà guó | transnational |
| 跨越 | kuà yuè | to step across | |
| 快捷 | kuài jié | quick | |
| 宽敞 | 寬敞 | kuān chang | spacious |
| 宽泛 | 寬泛 | kuān fàn | wide-ranging |
| 宽厚 | 寬厚 | kuān hòu | tolerant |
| 宽容 | 寬容 | kuān róng | lenient |
| 宽恕 | 寬恕 | kuān shù | to forgive |
| 宽松 | 寬鬆 | kuān sōng | spacious |
| 款式 | kuǎn shì | pattern | |
| 款项 | 款項 | kuǎn xiàng | funds |
| 框 | kuàng | frame (e.g. door frame) | |
| 框架 | kuàng jià | (construction) frame | |
| 筐 | kuāng | basket | |
| 狂欢 | 狂歡 | kuáng huān | party |
| 狂欢节 | 狂歡節 | kuáng huān jié | carnival |
| 狂热 | 狂熱 | kuáng rè | zealotry |
| 况且 | 況且 | kuàng qiě | moreover |
| 旷课 | 曠課 | kuàng kè | to play truant |
| 矿藏 | 礦藏 | kuàng cáng | mineral resources |
| 亏本 | 虧本 | kuī běn | to make a loss |
| 亏损 | 虧損 | kuī sǔn | deficit |
| 昆虫 | 昆蟲 | kūn chóng | insect |
| 捆 | kǔn | a bunch | |
| 困惑 | kùn huò | bewildered | |
| 困境 | kùn jìng | predicament | |
| 扩 | 擴 | kuò | to enlarge |
| 扩建 | 擴建 | kuò jiàn | to extend (a building, an airport runway etc) |
| 扩散 | 擴散 | kuò sàn | to spread |
| 扩张 | 擴張 | kuò zhāng | expansion |
| 括弧 | kuò hú | parenthesis | |
| 阔绰 | 闊綽 | kuò chuò | ostentatious |
| 拉动 | 拉動 | lā dòng | to pull |
| 拉拢 | 拉攏 | lā lǒng | to rope in |
| 拉锁 | 拉鎖 | lā suǒ | zipper |
| 喇叭 | lǎ ba | horn (automobile etc) | |
| 腊月 | 臘月 | là yuè | twelfth lunar month |
| 蜡 | 蠟 | là | candle |
| 啦啦队 | 啦啦隊 | lā lā duì | cheerleading squad |
| 来宾 | 來賓 | lái bīn | Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi |
| 来电 | 來電 | lái diàn | incoming telephone call (or telegram) |
| 来访 | 來訪 | lái fǎng | to pay a visit |
| 来回 | 來回 | lái huí | to make a round trip |
| 来历 | 來歷 | lái lì | history |
| 来临 | 來臨 | lái lín | to approach |
| 来龙去脉 | 來龍去脈 | lái lóng qù mài | the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) |
| 来年 | 來年 | lái nián | next year |
| 来源于 | 來源於 | lái yuán yú | to originate in |
| 栏 | 欄 | lán | fence |
| 栏杆 | 欄杆 | lán gān | railing |
| 蓝图 | 藍圖 | lán tú | blueprint |
| 揽 | 攬 | lǎn | to monopolize |
| 缆车 | 纜車 | lǎn chē | cable car |
| 懒得 | 懶得 | lǎn dé | not to feel like (doing sth) |
| 懒惰 | 懶惰 | lǎn duò | idle |
| 滥用 | 濫用 | làn yòng | to misuse |
| 狼狈 | 狼狽 | láng bèi | in a difficult situation |
| 朗诵 | 朗誦 | lǎng sòng | to read aloud with expression |
| 浪 | làng | wave | |
| 捞 | 撈 | lāo | to fish up |
| 劳动力 | 勞動力 | láo dòng lì | labor force |
| 劳累 | 勞累 | láo lèi | tired |
| 劳务 | 勞務 | láo wù | service (work done for money) |
| 牢固 | láo gù | firm | |
| 牢记 | 牢記 | láo jì | to keep in mind |
| 牢牢 | láo láo | firmly | |
| 唠叨 | 嘮叨 | láo dao | to prattle |
| 老伴儿 | 老伴兒 | lǎo bàn r | erhua variant of 老伴 |
| 老大 | lǎo dà | old age | |
| 老汉 | 老漢 | lǎo hàn | old man |
| 老化 | lǎo huà | (of a person, population or material) to age | |
| 老人家 | lǎo rén jiā | polite term for old woman or man | |
| 老实说 | 老實說 | lǎo shí shuō | honestly speaking |
| 老远 | 老遠 | lǎo yuǎn | very far away |
| 老字号 | 老字號 | lǎo zì hào | shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation |
| 姥爷 | 姥爺 | lǎo ye | maternal grandfather (dialectal) |
| 潦草 | liáo cǎo | slipshod | |
| 涝 | 澇 | lào | flooded |
| 乐器 | 樂器 | yuè qì | musical instrument |
| 乐意 | 樂意 | lè yì | to be willing to do sth |
| 乐园 | 樂園 | lè yuán | paradise |
| 了结 | 了結 | liǎo jié | to settle |
| 了却 | 了卻 | liǎo què | to resolve |
| 勒 | lè | to rein in | |
| 雷同 | léi tóng | mirroring others | |
| 类别 | 類別 | lèi bié | classification |
| 累积 | 累積 | lěi jī | to accumulate |
| 累计 | 累計 | lěi jì | to calculate the running total |
| 棱角 | 稜角 | léng jiǎo | edge and corner |
| 冷淡 | lěng dàn | cold | |
| 冷冻 | 冷凍 | lěng dòng | to freeze |
| 冷酷 | lěng kù | unfeeling | |
| 冷酷无情 | 冷酷無情 | lěng kù wú qíng | cold-hearted |
| 冷落 | lěng luò | desolate | |
| 冷门 | 冷門 | lěng mén | a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc) |
| 冷漠 | lěng mò | cold and detached towards sb | |
| 冷笑 | lěng xiào | to sneer | |
| 冷战 | 冷戰 | lěng zhàn | (US-Soviet) Cold War |
| 愣 | lèng | to look distracted | |
| 离谱儿 | 離譜兒 | lí pǔr5 | Scientific |
| 离奇 | 離奇 | lí qí | odd |
| 离职 | 離職 | lí zhí | to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) |
| 黎明 | lí míng | dawn | |
| 礼服 | 禮服 | lǐ fú | ceremonial robe |
| 礼品 | 禮品 | lǐ pǐn | gift |
| 礼仪 | 禮儀 | lǐ yí | etiquette |
| 里程碑 | lǐ chéng bēi | milestone | |
| 理睬 | lǐ cǎi | to heed | |
| 理会 | 理會 | lǐ huì | to understand |
| 理科 | lǐ kē | the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 科) | |
| 理念 | lǐ niàn | idea | |
| 理事 | lǐ shì | member of council | |
| 理所当然 | 理所當然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | as it should be by rights (idiom) |
| 理性 | lǐ xìng | reason | |
| 理直气壮 | 理直氣壯 | lǐ zhí qì zhuàng | in the right and self-confident (idiom) |
| 力不从心 | 力不從心 | lì bù cóng xīn | less capable than desirable (idiom) |
| 力度 | lì dù | strength | |
| 力求 | lì qiú | to make every effort to | |
| 力所能及 | lì suǒ néng jí | as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) | |
| 力争 | 力爭 | lì zhēng | to work hard for |
| 历程 | 歷程 | lì chéng | course |
| 历届 | 歷屆 | lì jiè | all previous (meetings, sessions etc) |
| 历经 | 歷經 | lì jīng | to experience |
| 历来 | 歷來 | lì lái | always |
| 历时 | 歷時 | lì shí | to last |
| 立方米 | lì fāng mǐ | cubic meter (unit of volume) | |
| 立功 | lì gōng | to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽) | |
| 立交桥 | 立交橋 | lì jiāo qiáo | overpass |
| 立体 | 立體 | lì tǐ | three-dimensional |
| 立足 | lì zú | to stand | |
| 利害 | lì hài | pros and cons | |
| 利率 | lì lǜ | interest rates | |
| 利索 | lì suo | nimble | |
| 励志 | 勵志 | lì zhì | to pursue a goal with determination |
| 连滚带爬 | 連滾帶爬 | lián gǔn dài pá | rolling and crawling |
| 连绵 | 連綿 | lián mián | continuous |
| 连任 | 連任 | lián rèn | to continue in (a political) office |
| 连锁 | 連鎖 | lián suǒ | to interlock |
| 连锁店 | 連鎖店 | lián suǒ diàn | chain store |
| 连夜 | 連夜 | lián yè | that very night |
| 帘子 | 簾子 | lián zi | curtain |
| 怜惜 | 憐惜 | lián xī | to take pity on |
| 莲子 | 蓮子 | lián zǐ | lotus seed |
| 联邦 | 聯邦 | lián bāng | federal |
| 联欢 | 聯歡 | lián huān | to have a get-together |
| 联网 | 聯網 | lián wǎng | to connect (or be connected) to a network |
| 廉价 | 廉價 | lián jià | cheaply-priced |
| 廉洁 | 廉潔 | lián jié | incorruptible |
| 廉正 | lián zhèng | upright and honest | |
| 廉政 | lián zhèng | to govern with integrity | |
| 脸颊 | 臉頰 | liǎn jiá | cheek |
| 炼 | 煉 | liàn | to refine |
| 恋恋不舍 | 戀戀不捨 | liàn liàn bù shě | reluctant to part |
| 良 | liáng | good | |
| 良心 | liáng xīn | conscience | |
| 良性 | liáng xìng | positive (in its effect) | |
| 凉爽 | 涼爽 | liáng shuǎng | cool and refreshing |
| 两口子 | 兩口子 | liǎng kǒu zi | husband and wife |
| 两栖 | 兩棲 | liǎng qī | amphibious |
| 亮点 | 亮點 | liàng diǎn | highlight |
| 亮丽 | 亮麗 | liàng lì | bright and beautiful |
| 亮相 | liàng xiàng | to strike a pose (Chinese opera) | |
| 谅解 | 諒解 | liàng jiě | to understand |
| 辽阔 | 遼闊 | liáo kuò | vast |
| 疗法 | 療法 | liáo fǎ | therapy |
| 疗效 | 療效 | liáo xiào | healing efficacy |
| 寥寥无几 | 寥寥無幾 | liáo liáo wú jǐ | just a very few (idiom) |
| 料到 | liào dào | to foresee | |
| 料理 | liào lǐ | to arrange | |
| 列举 | 列舉 | liè jǔ | a list |
| 劣势 | 劣勢 | liè shì | inferior |
| 劣质 | 劣質 | liè zhì | shoddy |
| 烈士 | liè shì | martyr | |
| 猎犬 | 獵犬 | liè quǎn | hound |
| 猎人 | 獵人 | liè rén | hunter |
| 裂缝 | 裂縫 | liè fèng | crack |
| 裂痕 | liè hén | crack | |
| 咧嘴 | liě zuǐ | to grin | |
| 拎 | līn | to lift up | |
| 邻国 | 鄰國 | lín guó | bordering country |
| 临 | 臨 | lín | to face |
| 临床 | 臨床 | lín chuáng | clinical |
| 临街 | 臨街 | lín jiē | facing the street |
| 临近 | 臨近 | lín jìn | close to |
| 淋 | lín | to sprinkle | |
| 灵 | 靈 | líng | quick |
| 灵感 | 靈感 | líng gǎn | inspiration |
| 灵魂 | 靈魂 | líng hún | soul |
| 灵机一动 | 靈機一動 | líng jī yī dòng | a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom) |
| 灵敏 | 靈敏 | líng mǐn | smart |
| 灵巧 | 靈巧 | líng qiǎo | deft |
| 灵通 | 靈通 | líng tōng | fast and abundant (news) |
| 凌晨 | líng chén | very early in the morning | |
| 零花钱 | 零花錢 | líng huā qián | pocket money |
| 零售 | líng shòu | to retail | |
| 领队 | 領隊 | lǐng duì | to lead a group |
| 领略 | 領略 | lǐng lüè | to have a taste of |
| 领会 | 領會 | lǐng huì | to understand |
| 领军 | 領軍 | lǐng jūn | to lead troups |
| 领事 | 領事 | lǐng shì | consul |
| 领事馆 | 領事館 | lǐng shì guǎn | consulate |
| 领土 | 領土 | lǐng tǔ | territory |
| 领悟 | 領悟 | lǐng wù | to understand |
| 领养 | 領養 | lǐng yǎng | to adopt (a child) |
| 溜 | liū | to slip away | |
| 溜达 | 溜達 | liū da | to stroll |
| 浏览器 | 瀏覽器 | liú lǎn qì | browser (software) |
| 流畅 | 流暢 | liú chàng | flowing (of speech, writing) |
| 流程 | liú chéng | course | |
| 流浪 | liú làng | to drift about | |
| 流量 | liú liàng | flow rate | |
| 流露 | liú lù | to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) | |
| 流氓 | liú máng | rogue | |
| 流入 | liú rù | to flow into | |
| 流失 | liú shī | (of soil etc) to wash away | |
| 流水 | liú shuǐ | running water | |
| 流淌 | liú tǎng | to flow | |
| 流向 | liú xiàng | direction of a current | |
| 流血 | liú xuè | to bleed | |
| 流域 | liú yù | river basin | |
| 流转 | 流轉 | liú zhuǎn | to be on the move |
| 留恋 | 留戀 | liú liàn | reluctant to leave |
| 留念 | liú niàn | to keep as a souvenir | |
| 留神 | liú shén | to take care | |
| 留心 | liú xīn | to be careful | |
| 留意 | liú yì | to be mindful | |
| 遛 | liù | to stroll | |
| 柳树 | 柳樹 | liǔ shù | willow |
| 龙舟 | 龍舟 | lóng zhōu | dragon boat |
| 笼统 | 籠統 | lǒng tǒng | general |
| 笼罩 | 籠罩 | lǒng zhào | to envelop |
| 笼子 | 籠子 | lóng zi | cage |
| 聋 | 聾 | lóng | deaf |
| 聋人 | 聾人 | lóng rén | deaf person |
| 隆重 | lóng zhòng | grand | |
| 垄断 | 壟斷 | lǒng duàn | to monopolize |
| 搂 | 摟 | lōu | to draw towards oneself |
| 芦花 | 蘆花 | lú huā | reed catkin |
| 炉灶 | 爐灶 | lú zào | stove |
| 炉子 | 爐子 | lú zi | stove |
| 卤味 | 滷味 | lǔ wèi | food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices |
| 鲁莽 | 魯莽 | lǔ mǎng | hot-headed |
| 录制 | 錄製 | lù zhì | to record (video or audio) |
| 鹿 | lù | deer | |
| 路程 | lù chéng | route | |
| 路灯 | 路燈 | lù dēng | street lamp |
| 路段 | lù duàn | stretch of road | |
| 路况 | 路況 | lù kuàng | road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) |
| 路面 | lù miàn | road surface | |
| 路人 | lù rén | passer-by | |
| 路途 | lù tú | (lit. and fig.) road | |
| 路子 | lù zi | method | |
| 露面 | lòu miàn | to show one's face | |
| 露天 | lù tiān | outdoors | |
| 旅程 | lǚ chéng | journey | |
| 旅途 | lǚ tú | journey | |
| 铝 | 鋁 | lǚ | aluminum (chemistry) |
| 屡 | 屢 | lǚ | time and again |
| 屡次 | 屢次 | lǚ cì | repeatedly |
| 缕 | 縷 | lǚ | strand |
| 履行 | lǚ xíng | to fulfill (one's obligations) | |
| 率 | lǜ | rate | |
| 绿地 | 綠地 | lǜ dì | green area (e.g. urban park or garden) |
| 绿灯 | 綠燈 | lǜ dēng | green light (traffic signal) |
| 孪生 | 孿生 | luán shēng | (adj.) twin |
| 卵 | luǎn | egg | |
| 乱七八糟 | 亂七八糟 | luàn qī bā zāo | (idiom) chaotic |
| 抡 | 掄 | lūn | to swing (one's arms, a heavy object) |
| 伦理 | 倫理 | lún lǐ | ethics |
| 轮换 | 輪換 | lún huàn | to rotate |
| 轮廓 | 輪廓 | lún kuò | an outline |
| 轮胎 | 輪胎 | lún tāi | tire |
| 论述 | 論述 | lùn shù | treatise |
| 论坛 | 論壇 | lùn tán | forum (for discussion) |
| 论证 | 論證 | lùn zhèng | to prove a point |
| 罗 | 羅 | luó | surname Luo |
| 萝卜 | 蘿蔔 | luó bo | radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白萝卜 |
| 螺丝 | 螺絲 | luó sī | screw |
| 裸 | 臝 | luǒ | variant of 裸 |
| 裸露 | luǒ lù | naked | |
| 络绎不绝 | 絡繹不絕 | luò yì bù jué | (idiom) continuously |
| 落差 | luò chā | drop in elevation | |
| 落地 | luò dì | to fall to the ground | |
| 落户 | 落戶 | luò hù | to settle |
| 落下 | luò xià | to fall | |
| 麻 | 蔴 | má | variant of 麻 |
| 麻痹 | 麻痺 | má bì | paralysis |
| 麻将 | 麻將 | má jiàng | mahjong |
| 麻辣 | má là | hot and numbing | |
| 麻木 | má mù | numb | |
| 麻醉 | má zuì | anesthesia | |
| 马后炮 | 馬後炮 | mǎ hòu pào | lit. firing after the horse |
| 马力 | 馬力 | mǎ lì | horsepower |
| 马桶 | 馬桶 | mǎ tǒng | chamber pot |
| 马戏 | 馬戲 | mǎ xì | circus |
| 码 | 碼 | mǎ | weight |
| 埋藏 | mái cáng | to bury | |
| 埋伏 | mái fú | to ambush | |
| 埋没 | 埋沒 | mái mò | to engulf |
| 埋怨 | mán yuàn | to complain | |
| 买不起 | 買不起 | mǎi bu qǐ | cannot afford |
| 迈 | 邁 | mài | to take a step |
| 迈进 | 邁進 | mài jìn | to step in |
| 卖弄 | 賣弄 | mài nong | to show off |
| 脉搏 | 脈搏 | mài bó | pulse (both medical and figurative) |
| 脉络 | 脈絡 | mài luò | arteries and veins |
| 蛮 | 蠻 | mán | barbarian |
| 瞒 | 瞞 | mán | to conceal from |
| 满怀 | 滿懷 | mǎn huái | to have one's heart filled with |
| 慢慢来 | 慢慢來 | màn màn lái | take your time |
| 慢性 | màn xìng | slow and patient | |
| 漫 | màn | free | |
| 漫游 | 漫遊 | màn yóu | to travel around |
| 蔓延 | màn yán | to extend | |
| 忙活 | máng huo | to be really busy | |
| 忙碌 | máng lù | busy | |
| 忙乱 | 忙亂 | máng luàn | rushed and muddled |
| 盲目 | máng mù | blind | |
| 茫然 | máng rán | blankly | |
| 矛头 | 矛頭 | máo tóu | spearhead |
| 茅台 | 茅臺 | máo tái | Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou |
| 茅台酒 | 茅臺酒 | máo tái jiǔ | maotai (a Chinese liquor) |
| 茂密 | mào mì | dense (of plant growth) | |
| 茂盛 | mào shèng | lush | |
| 冒充 | mào chōng | to feign | |
| 冒犯 | mào fàn | to offend | |
| 冒昧 | mào mèi | bold | |
| 没劲 | 沒勁 | méi jìn | to have no strength |
| 没落 | 沒落 | mò luò | to decline |
| 没说的 | 沒說的 | méi shuō de | nothing to pick on |
| 没完没了 | 沒完沒了 | méi wán méi liǎo | without end |
| 没意思 | 沒意思 | méi yì si | boring |
| 没辙 | 沒轍 | méi zhé | at one's wit's end |
| 没准儿 | 沒準兒 | méi zhǔn r | erhua variant of 没准 |
| 枚 | méi | surname Mei | |
| 玫瑰 | méi guī | rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) | |
| 眉开眼笑 | 眉開眼笑 | méi kāi yǎn xiào | brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom) |
| 煤矿 | 煤礦 | méi kuàng | coal mine |
| 每当 | 每當 | měi dāng | whenever |
| 每逢 | měi féng | every time | |
| 美德 | měi dé | USA and Germany | |
| 美观 | 美觀 | měi guān | pleasing to the eye |
| 美化 | měi huà | to make more beautiful | |
| 美景 | měi jǐng | beautiful scenery | |
| 美满 | 美滿 | měi mǎn | happy |
| 美妙 | měi miào | beautiful | |
| 美人 | měi rén | beauty | |
| 美味 | měi wèi | delicious | |
| 美中不足 | měi zhōng bù zú | everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) | |
| 美滋滋 | měi zī zī | very happy | |
| 门当户对 | 門當戶對 | mén dāng hù duì | the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) |
| 门槛 | 門檻 | mén kǎn | doorstep |
| 门铃 | 門鈴 | mén líng | doorbell |
| 门路 | 門路 | mén lù | way of doing sth |
| 闷 | 悶 | mēn | stuffy |
| 萌发 | 萌發 | méng fā | to sprout |
| 萌芽 | méng yá | to sprout (lit. or fig.) | |
| 盟友 | méng yǒu | ally | |
| 朦胧 | 朦朧 | méng lóng | (literary) (of moonlight) dim |
| 猛烈 | měng liè | fierce | |
| 猛然 | měng rán | suddenly | |
| 梦幻 | 夢幻 | mèng huàn | dream |
| 弥补 | 彌補 | mí bǔ | to complement |
| 弥漫 | 彌漫 | mí màn | to pervade |
| 迷惑 | mí huo | to puzzle | |
| 迷惑不解 | mí huò bù jiě | to feel puzzled | |
| 迷恋 | 迷戀 | mí liàn | to be infatuated with |
| 迷失 | mí shī | to lose (one's bearings) | |
| 谜 | 謎 | mèi | see 谜儿, riddle |
| 谜底 | 謎底 | mí dǐ | answer to a riddle |
| 谜团 | 謎團 | mí tuán | riddle |
| 秘方 | 祕方 | mì fāng | secret recipe |
| 秘诀 | 秘訣 | mì jué | secret know-how |
| 密不可分 | mì bù kě fēn | inextricably linked (idiom) | |
| 密度 | mì dù | density | |
| 密封 | mì fēng | to seal up | |
| 密集 | mì jí | concentrated | |
| 蜜 | mì | honey | |
| 蜜月 | mì yuè | honeymoon | |
| 免 | miǎn | to excuse sb | |
| 免不了 | miǎn bù liǎo | unavoidable | |
| 免除 | miǎn chú | to prevent | |
| 免疫 | miǎn yì | immunity (to disease) | |
| 免职 | 免職 | miǎn zhí | to relieve sb of his post |
| 勉强 | 勉強 | miǎn qiǎng | to do with difficulty |
| 缅怀 | 緬懷 | miǎn huái | to commemorate |
| 面部 | miàn bù | face (body part) | |
| 面粉 | 麵粉 | miàn fěn | flour |
| 面红耳赤 | 面紅耳赤 | miàn hóng ěr chì | flushed with anger (or excitement) |
| 面面俱到 | miàn miàn jù dào | (idiom) take care of everything | |
| 面目全非 | miàn mù quán fēi | nothing remains the same (idiom) | |
| 苗 | miáo | Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China | |
| 苗头 | 苗頭 | miáo tou | first signs |
| 描绘 | 描繪 | miáo huì | to describe |
| 瞄准 | 瞄準 | miáo zhǔn | to take aim at |
| 渺小 | miǎo xiǎo | minute | |
| 庙 | 廟 | miào | temple |
| 庙会 | 廟會 | miào huì | temple fair |
| 灭绝 | 滅絕 | miè jué | to become extinct |
| 灭亡 | 滅亡 | miè wáng | to be destroyed |
| 民办 | 民辦 | mín bàn | run by the local people |
| 民俗 | mín sú | popular custom | |
| 民用 | mín yòng | (for) civilian use | |
| 民众 | 民眾 | mín zhòng | the populace |
| 敏捷 | mǐn jié | nimble | |
| 敏锐 | 敏銳 | mǐn ruì | keen |
| 名副其实 | 名副其實 | míng fù qí shí | not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) |
| 名贵 | 名貴 | míng guì | famous and valuable |
| 名利 | míng lì | fame and profit | |
| 名气 | 名氣 | míng qì | reputation |
| 名声 | 名聲 | míng shēng | reputation |
| 名言 | míng yán | saying | |
| 名著 | míng zhù | masterpiece | |
| 明朗 | míng lǎng | bright | |
| 明媚 | míng mèi | bright and beautiful | |
| 明智 | míng zhì | sensible | |
| 铭记 | 銘記 | míng jì | to engrave in one's memory |
| 命名 | mìng míng | to give a name to | |
| 命题 | 命題 | mìng tí | proposition (logic, math.) |
| 摸索 | mō suo | to feel about | |
| 模拟 | 模擬 | mó nǐ | imitation |
| 磨合 | mó hé | to break in | |
| 磨难 | 磨難 | mó nàn | a torment |
| 磨损 | 磨損 | mó sǔn | to suffer wear and tear |
| 蘑菇 | mó gu | mushroom | |
| 魔鬼 | mó guǐ | devil | |
| 魔术 | 魔術 | mó shù | magic |
| 抹 | mā | to wipe | |
| 末日 | mò rì | Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology) | |
| 莫非 | mò fēi | can it be possible that | |
| 莫过于 | 莫過於 | mò guò yú | nothing can surpass |
| 莫名其妙 | mò míng qí miào | (idiom) baffling | |
| 漠然 | mò rán | indifferent | |
| 墨 | mò | surname Mo | |
| 默读 | 默讀 | mò dú | to read in silence |
| 默默无闻 | 默默無聞 | mò mò wú wén | obscure and unknown (idiom) |
| 默契 | mò qì | tacit understanding | |
| 谋害 | 謀害 | móu hài | to conspire to murder |
| 谋求 | 謀求 | móu qiú | to seek |
| 谋生 | 謀生 | móu shēng | to seek one's livelihood |
| 亩 | 畂 | mǔ | old variant of 亩 |
| 牡丹 | mǔ dan | Mudan District of Heze City 菏泽市, Shandong | |
| 木板 | mù bǎn | slab | |
| 木材 | mù cái | wood | |
| 木匠 | mù jiàng | carpenter | |
| 木偶 | mù ǒu | puppet | |
| 目不转睛 | 目不轉睛 | mù bù zhuǎn jīng | unable to take one's eyes off (idiom) |
| 目的地 | mù dì dì | destination (location) | |
| 目瞪口呆 | mù dèng kǒu dāi | dumbstruck (idiom) | |
| 目睹 | mù dǔ | to witness | |
| 目中无人 | 目中無人 | mù zhōng wú rén | to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom) |
| 沐浴露 | mù yù lù | shower gel | |
| 牧场 | 牧場 | mù chǎng | pasture |
| 牧民 | mù mín | herdsman | |
| 募捐 | mù juān | to solicit contributions | |
| 墓碑 | mù bēi | gravestone | |
| 墓地 | mù dì | cemetery | |
| 幕 | mù | curtain or screen | |
| 幕后 | 幕後 | mù hòu | behind the scenes |
| 穆斯林 | mù sī lín | Muslim | |
| 拿手 | ná shǒu | expert in | |
| 哪知道 | nǎ zhī dào | who would have thought that ...? | |
| 纳闷儿 | 納悶兒 | nà mèn r | erhua variant of 纳闷 |
| 纳入 | 納入 | nà rù | to bring into |
| 纳税 | 納稅 | nà shuì | to pay taxes |
| 纳税人 | 納稅人 | nà shuì rén | taxpayer |
| 乃 | nǎi | to be | |
| 乃至 | nǎi zhì | and even | |
| 耐 | nài | (bound form) to bear | |
| 耐人寻味 | 耐人尋味 | nài rén xún wèi | thought-provoking |
| 耐性 | nài xìng | patience | |
| 南瓜 | nán guā | pumpkin | |
| 难处 | 難處 | nán chu | trouble |
| 难得一见 | 難得一見 | nán dé yī jiàn | rarely seen |
| 难点 | 難點 | nán diǎn | difficulty |
| 难关 | 難關 | nán guān | difficulty |
| 难堪 | 難堪 | nán kān | hard to take |
| 难说 | 難說 | nán shuō | hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict) |
| 难为情 | 難為情 | nán wéi qíng | embarrassed |
| 难以想象 | 難以想象 | nányǐxiǎngxiàng | Unimaginable |
| 难以置信 | 難以置信 | nán yǐ zhì xìn | hard to believe |
| 挠 | 撓 | náo | to scratch |
| 恼羞成怒 | 惱羞成怒 | nǎo xiū chéng nù | to fly into a rage out of humiliation |
| 脑海 | 腦海 | nǎo hǎi | the mind |
| 脑筋 | 腦筋 | nǎo jīn | brains |
| 闹事 | 鬧事 | nào shì | to cause trouble |
| 闹着玩儿 | 鬧著玩兒 | nào zhe wán r | to play games |
| 呐喊 | 吶喊 | nà hǎn | shout |
| 内存 | 內存 | nèi cún | internal storage |
| 内阁 | 內閣 | nèi gé | (government) cabinet |
| 内涵 | 內涵 | nèi hán | meaningful content |
| 内幕 | 內幕 | nèi mù | inside story |
| 内向 | 內向 | nèi xiàng | reserved (personality) |
| 内行 | 內行 | nèi háng | expert |
| 内需 | 內需 | nèi xū | domestic demand |
| 能耗 | néng hào | energy consumption | |
| 能耐 | néng nài | ability | |
| 能人 | néng rén | capable person | |
| 尼龙 | 尼龍 | ní lóng | nylon (loanword) |
| 泥潭 | ní tán | quagmire | |
| 泥土 | ní tǔ | earth | |
| 拟 | 儗 | nǐ | doubtful |
| 拟定 | 擬定 | nǐ dìng | to draw up |
| 逆 | nì | contrary | |
| 匿名 | nì míng | anonymous | |
| 年画 | 年畫 | nián huà | New Year (Spring Festival) picture |
| 年迈 | 年邁 | nián mài | old |
| 年限 | nián xiàn | age limit | |
| 年薪 | nián xīn | annual salary | |
| 年夜饭 | 年夜飯 | nián yè fàn | New Year's Eve family dinner |
| 年终 | 年終 | nián zhōng | end of the year |
| 黏 | nián | sticky | |
| 念念不忘 | niàn niàn bù wàng | to keep in mind constantly (idiom) | |
| 念书 | 念書 | niàn shū | to read |
| 念头 | 念頭 | niàn tou | thought |
| 酿造 | 釀造 | niàng zào | to brew |
| 娘 | niáng | mother | |
| 鸟巢 | 鳥巢 | niǎo cháo | bird's nest |
| 尿 | niào | to urinate | |
| 捏 | niē | to hold between the thumb and fingers | |
| 宁愿 | 寧願 | nìng yuàn | would rather ... (than ...) |
| 拧 | 擰 | níng | to pinch |
| 凝固 | níng gù | to freeze | |
| 凝聚 | níng jù | to condense | |
| 扭曲 | niǔ qū | to twist | |
| 扭头 | 扭頭 | niǔ tóu | to turn one's head |
| 扭转 | 扭轉 | niǔ zhuǎn | to reverse |
| 纽带 | 紐帶 | niǔ dài | tie |
| 纽扣 | 紐扣 | niǔ kòu | button |
| 农场 | 農場 | nóng chǎng | farm |
| 农历 | 農曆 | nóng lì | the traditional Chinese calendar |
| 农民工 | 農民工 | nóng mín gōng | migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) |
| 农作物 | 農作物 | nóng zuò wù | (farm) crops |
| 浓厚 | 濃厚 | nóng hòu | dense |
| 浓缩 | 濃縮 | nóng suō | to concentrate (a liquid) |
| 浓郁 | 濃郁 | nóng yù | rich |
| 浓重 | 濃重 | nóng zhòng | dense |
| 弄虚作假 | 弄虛作假 | nòng xū zuò jiǎ | to practice fraud (idiom) |
| 奴隶 | 奴隸 | nú lì | slave |
| 女婿 | nǚ xu | daughter's husband | |
| 暖烘烘 | nuǎn hōng hōng | nice and warm | |
| 虐待 | nüè dài | to mistreat | |
| 挪 | nuó | to shift | |
| 诺言 | 諾言 | nuò yán | promise |
| 哦 | é | to chant | |
| 殴打 | 毆打 | ōu dǎ | to beat up |
| 呕吐 | 嘔吐 | ǒu tù | to vomit |
| 趴 | pā | to lie on one's stomach | |
| 拍板 | pāi bǎn | clapper-board | |
| 拍卖 | 拍賣 | pāi mài | to auction |
| 拍戏 | 拍戲 | pāi xì | to shoot a movie |
| 徘徊 | pái huái | to pace back and forth | |
| 排斥 | pái chì | to reject | |
| 排放 | pái fàng | to arrange in order | |
| 排练 | 排練 | pái liàn | to rehearse |
| 牌照 | pái zhào | (business) license | |
| 派别 | 派別 | pài bié | group |
| 派遣 | pài qiǎn | to send (on a mission) | |
| 攀 | pān | to climb (by pulling oneself up) | |
| 攀升 | pān shēng | to clamber up | |
| 盘算 | 盤算 | pán suàn | to plot |
| 判处 | 判處 | pàn chǔ | to sentence |
| 判定 | pàn dìng | to judge | |
| 判决 | 判決 | pàn jué | judgment (by a court of law) |
| 叛逆 | pàn nì | to rebel | |
| 盼 | pàn | to hope for | |
| 庞大 | 龐大 | páng dà | huge |
| 旁观 | 旁觀 | páng guān | spectator |
| 抛 | 拋 | pāo | to throw |
| 抛开 | 拋開 | pāo kāi | to throw out |
| 抛弃 | 拋棄 | pāo qì | to abandon |
| 刨 | bào | carpenter's plane | |
| 跑车 | 跑車 | pǎo chē | racing bicycle |
| 跑道 | pǎo dào | athletic track | |
| 跑龙套 | 跑龍套 | pǎo lóng tào | to play a small role |
| 泡沫 | pào mò | foam | |
| 胚胎 | pēi tāi | embryo | |
| 陪伴 | péi bàn | to accompany | |
| 陪葬 | péi zàng | to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects) | |
| 赔钱 | 賠錢 | péi qián | to lose money |
| 配件 | pèi jiàn | component | |
| 配偶 | pèi ǒu | spouse | |
| 配送 | pèi sòng | to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货) | |
| 配音 | pèi yīn | dubbing (filmmaking) | |
| 喷泉 | 噴泉 | pēn quán | fountain |
| 抨击 | 抨擊 | pēng jī | to attack (verbally or in writing) |
| 烹调 | 烹調 | pēng tiáo | to cook |
| 蓬勃 | péng bó | vigorous | |
| 鹏程万里 | 鵬程萬里 | péng chéng wàn lǐ | the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom) |
| 膨胀 | 膨脹 | péng zhàng | to expand |
| 捧 | pěng | to clasp | |
| 捧场 | 捧場 | pěng chǎng | to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge) |
| 碰钉子 | 碰釘子 | pèng dīng zi | to meet with a rebuff |
| 碰巧 | pèng qiǎo | by chance | |
| 碰上 | pèng shàng | to run into | |
| 碰撞 | pèng zhuàng | to collide | |
| 批发 | 批發 | pī fā | wholesale |
| 批判 | pī pàn | to criticize | |
| 披露 | pī lù | to reveal | |
| 劈 | pī | to hack | |
| 皮带 | 皮帶 | pí dài | strap |
| 疲惫 | 疲憊 | pí bèi | beaten |
| 疲惫不堪 | 疲憊不堪 | pí bèi bù kān | exhausted |
| 疲倦 | pí juàn | to tire | |
| 脾 | pí | spleen | |
| 匹配 | pǐ pèi | to mate or marry | |
| 媲美 | pì měi | to match | |
| 僻静 | 僻靜 | pì jìng | lonely |
| 譬如 | pì rú | for example | |
| 譬如说 | 譬如說 | pì rú shuō | for example |
| 偏差 | piān chā | bias | |
| 偏方 | piān fāng | folk remedy | |
| 偏见 | 偏見 | piān jiàn | prejudice |
| 偏僻 | piān pì | remote | |
| 偏偏 | piān piān | (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately | |
| 偏向 | piān xiàng | partial towards sth | |
| 偏远 | 偏遠 | piān yuǎn | remote |
| 篇幅 | piān fu | length (of a piece of writing) | |
| 片段 | piàn duàn | fragment (of speech etc) | |
| 片子 | piān zi | film | |
| 骗人 | 騙人 | piàn rén | to cheat sb |
| 票房 | piào fáng | box office | |
| 漂 | piāo | to float | |
| 撇 | piē | to cast away | |
| 拼搏 | pīn bó | to struggle | |
| 拼命 | pīn mìng | to do one's utmost | |
| 贫富 | 貧富 | pín fù | poor and rich |
| 贫穷 | 貧窮 | pín qióng | poor |
| 频率 | 頻率 | pín lǜ | frequency |
| 频频 | 頻頻 | pín pín | repeatedly |
| 品尝 | 品嘗 | pǐn cháng | to taste a small amount |
| 品德 | pǐn dé | moral character | |
| 品位 | pǐn wèi | rank | |
| 品行 | pǐn xíng | behavior | |
| 聘 | pìn | to engage (a teacher etc) | |
| 聘任 | pìn rèn | to appoint (to a position) | |
| 聘用 | pìn yòng | to employ | |
| 平常心 | píng cháng xīn | levelheadedness | |
| 平淡 | píng dàn | flat | |
| 平和 | píng hé | Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 州, Fujian | |
| 平价 | 平價 | píng jià | reasonably priced |
| 平面 | píng miàn | plane (flat surface) | |
| 平民 | píng mín | ordinary people | |
| 平日 | píng rì | ordinary day | |
| 平息 | píng xī | to settle (a dispute) | |
| 评定 | 評定 | píng dìng | to evaluate |
| 评论员 | 評論員 | píng lùn yuán | commentator |
| 评判 | 評判 | píng pàn | to judge (a competition) |
| 评审 | 評審 | píng shěn | to appraise |
| 评委 | 評委 | píng wěi | evaluation committee |
| 凭借 | 憑借 | píng jiè | to rely on |
| 凭着 | 憑著 | píng zhe | relying on |
| 凭证 | 憑證 | píng zhèng | proof |
| 瓶颈 | 瓶頸 | píng jǐng | neck of a bottle |
| 萍水相逢 | píng shuǐ xiāng féng | strangers coming together by chance (idiom) | |
| 颇 | 頗 | pō | surname Po |
| 迫不及待 | pò bù jí dài | impatient (idiom) | |
| 迫害 | pò hài | to persecute | |
| 迫使 | pò shǐ | to force | |
| 破案 | pò àn | to solve a case | |
| 破除 | pò chú | to eliminate | |
| 破解 | pò jiě | to break (a bond, constraint etc) | |
| 破旧 | 破舊 | pò jiù | shabby |
| 破裂 | pò liè | to burst | |
| 破灭 | 破滅 | pò miè | to be shattered |
| 破碎 | pò suì | to smash to pieces | |
| 魄力 | pò lì | courage | |
| 泼冷水 | 潑冷水 | pō lěng shuǐ | to pour cold water on |
| 扑克 | 撲克 | pū kè | poker (game) (loanword) |
| 扑面而来 | 撲面而來 | pū miàn ér lái | lit. sth hits one in the face |
| 菩萨 | 菩薩 | pú sà | Bodhisattva (Buddhism) |
| 朴实 | 樸實 | pǔ shí | plain |
| 普通人 | pǔ tōng rén | ordinary person | |
| 谱 | 譜 | pǔ | chart |
| 铺路 | 鋪路 | pū lù | to pave (with paving stones) |
| 瀑布 | pù bù | waterfall | |
| 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography) | |
| 七嘴八舌 | qī zuǐ bā shé | lively discussion with everybody talking at once | |
| 沏 | qī | to steep (tea) | |
| 凄凉 | 悽涼 | qī liáng | mournful |
| 期盼 | qī pàn | to expect | |
| 欺骗 | 欺騙 | qī piàn | to deceive |
| 欺诈 | 欺詐 | qī zhà | to cheat |
| 漆 | qī | paint | |
| 齐心协力 | 齊心協力 | qí xīn xié lì | to work with a common purpose (idiom) |
| 其后 | 其後 | qí hòu | next |
| 其间 | 其間 | qí jiān | in between |
| 奇花异草 | 奇花異草 | qí huā yì cǎo | very rarely seen, unusual (idiom) |
| 奇特 | qí tè | peculiar | |
| 歧视 | 歧視 | qí shì | to discriminate against |
| 祈祷 | 祈禱 | qí dǎo | to pray |
| 棋 | 棊 | qí | variant of 棋 |
| 棋子 | qí zǐ | chess piece | |
| 旗袍 | qí páo | Chinese-style dress | |
| 旗帜 | 旗幟 | qí zhì | ensign |
| 乞丐 | qǐ gài | beggar | |
| 乞求 | qǐ qiú | to beg | |
| 乞讨 | 乞討 | qǐ tǎo | to beg |
| 岂有此理 | 豈有此理 | qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ | how can this be so? (idiom) |
| 启迪 | 啟迪 | qǐ dí | to edify |
| 启蒙 | 啟矇 | qǐ méng | variant of 启蒙 |
| 启示 | 啟示 | qǐ shì | to reveal |
| 起步 | qǐ bù | to set out | |
| 起草 | qǐ cǎo | to make a draft | |
| 起程 | qǐ chéng | to set out | |
| 起初 | qǐ chū | originally | |
| 起伏 | qǐ fú | to move up and down | |
| 起劲 | 起勁 | qǐ jìn | energetic |
| 起跑线 | 起跑線 | qǐ pǎo xiàn | the starting line (of a race) |
| 起源 | qǐ yuán | origin | |
| 气愤 | 氣憤 | qì fèn | indignant |
| 气管 | 氣管 | qì guǎn | windpipe |
| 气馁 | 氣餒 | qì něi | to be discouraged |
| 气派 | 氣派 | qì pài | impressive |
| 气泡 | 氣泡 | qì pào | bubble |
| 气魄 | 氣魄 | qì pò | spirit |
| 气势 | 氣勢 | qì shì | imposing manner |
| 气味 | 氣味 | qì wèi | odor |
| 气息 | 氣息 | qì xī | breath |
| 气质 | 氣質 | qì zhì | temperament |
| 迄今 | qì jīn | so far | |
| 迄今为止 | 迄今為止 | qì jīn wéi zhǐ | so far |
| 契机 | 契機 | qì jī | opportunity |
| 契约 | 契約 | qì yuē | agreement |
| 器材 | qì cái | equipment | |
| 器械 | qì xiè | apparatus | |
| 掐 | qiā | to pick (flowers) | |
| 恰到好处 | 恰到好處 | qià dào hǎo chù | it's just perfect |
| 恰恰相反 | qià qià xiāng fǎn | just the opposite | |
| 恰巧 | qià qiǎo | by chance | |
| 恰如其分 | qià rú qí fèn | (idiom) appropriate | |
| 洽谈 | 洽談 | qià tán | to discuss |
| 千变万化 | 千變萬化 | qiān biàn wàn huà | countless changes |
| 千方百计 | 千方百計 | qiān fāng bǎi jì | lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom) |
| 千家万户 | 千家萬戶 | qiān jiā wàn hù | every family (idiom) |
| 千军万马 | 千軍萬馬 | qiān jūn wàn mǎ | magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom) |
| 千钧一发 | 千鈞一髮 | qiān jūn yī fà | a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) |
| 迁 | 遷 | qiān | to move |
| 迁就 | 遷就 | qiān jiù | to yield |
| 迁移 | 遷移 | qiān yí | to migrate |
| 牵扯 | 牽扯 | qiān chě | to involve |
| 牵挂 | 牽掛 | qiān guà | to worry about |
| 牵涉 | 牽涉 | qiān shè | to involve |
| 牵头 | 牽頭 | qiān tóu | to lead (an animal by the head) |
| 牵制 | 牽制 | qiān zhì | to control |
| 铅 | 鈆 | qiān | old variant of 铅 |
| 谦逊 | 謙遜 | qiān xùn | humble |
| 签署 | 簽署 | qiān shǔ | to sign (an agreement) |
| 前辈 | 前輩 | qián bèi | senior |
| 前不久 | qián bù jiǔ | not long ago | |
| 前赴后继 | 前赴後繼 | qián fù hòu jì | to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom) |
| 前期 | qián qī | preceding period | |
| 前任 | qián rèn | predecessor | |
| 前所未有 | qián suǒ wèi yǒu | unprecedented | |
| 前台 | 前臺 | qián tái | stage |
| 前无古人 | 前無古人 | qián wú gǔ rén | (idiom) unprecedented |
| 前夕 | qián xī | eve | |
| 前线 | 前線 | qián xiàn | front line |
| 前沿 | qián yán | front-line | |
| 前仰后合 | 前仰後合 | qián yǎng hòu hé | to sway to and fro |
| 前者 | qián zhě | the former | |
| 虔诚 | 虔誠 | qián chéng | pious |
| 钱财 | 錢財 | qián cái | wealth |
| 钳子 | 鉗子 | qián zi | pliers |
| 潜能 | 潛能 | qián néng | potential |
| 潜水 | 潛水 | qián shuǐ | to dive |
| 潜艇 | 潛艇 | qián tǐng | submarine |
| 潜移默化 | 潛移默化 | qián yí mò huà | imperceptible influence |
| 潜在 | 潛在 | qián zài | hidden |
| 谴责 | 譴責 | qiǎn zé | to denounce |
| 欠缺 | qiàn quē | to be deficient in | |
| 欠条 | 欠條 | qiàn tiáo | IOU |
| 歉意 | qiàn yì | apology | |
| 呛 | 嗆 | qiāng | to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way) |
| 枪毙 | 槍斃 | qiāng bì | to execute by firing squad |
| 腔 | qiāng | (bound form) cavity | |
| 强加 | 強加 | qiáng jiā | to impose |
| 强劲 | 強勁 | qiáng jìng | strong |
| 强项 | 強項 | qiáng xiàng | key strength |
| 强行 | 強行 | qiáng xíng | to do sth by force |
| 强硬 | 強硬 | qiáng yìng | tough |
| 强占 | 強佔 | qiáng zhàn | to occupy by force |
| 强制 | 強制 | qiáng zhì | to force |
| 抢夺 | 搶奪 | qiǎng duó | to plunder |
| 抢劫 | 搶劫 | qiǎng jié | to rob |
| 抢眼 | 搶眼 | qiǎng yǎn | eye-catching |
| 敲边鼓 | 敲邊鼓 | qiāo biān gǔ | to back sb up |
| 敲诈 | 敲詐 | qiāo zhà | to rip off |
| 乔装 | 喬裝 | qiáo zhuāng | to pretend |
| 瞧不起 | qiáo bù qǐ | to look down upon | |
| 巧合 | qiǎo hé | coincidence | |
| 窍门 | 竅門 | qiào mén | a trick |
| 翘 | 翹 | qiáo | outstanding |
| 撬 | qiào | to lift | |
| 且 | qiě | and | |
| 切除 | qiē chú | to excise | |
| 切断 | 切斷 | qiē duàn | to cut off |
| 切割 | qiē gē | to cut | |
| 切身 | qiè shēn | direct | |
| 窃取 | 竊取 | qiè qǔ | to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc) |
| 亲和力 | 親和力 | qīn hé lì | (personal) warmth |
| 亲近 | 親近 | qīn jìn | intimate |
| 亲朋好友 | 親朋好友 | qīn péng hǎo yǒu | friends and family |
| 亲情 | 親情 | qīn qíng | affection |
| 亲热 | 親熱 | qīn rè | affectionate |
| 亲身 | 親身 | qīn shēn | personal |
| 亲生 | 親生 | qīn shēng | one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth) |
| 亲手 | 親手 | qīn shǒu | personally |
| 亲友 | 親友 | qīn yǒu | friends and relatives |
| 侵害 | qīn hài | to encroach on | |
| 侵权 | 侵權 | qīn quán | to infringe the rights of |
| 侵占 | 侵佔 | qīn zhàn | to invade and occupy (territory) |
| 钦佩 | 欽佩 | qīn pèi | to admire |
| 勤工俭学 | 勤工儉學 | qín gōng jiǎn xué | to work part time while studying |
| 勤快 | qín kuài | diligent | |
| 寝室 | 寢室 | qǐn shì | bedroom |
| 青春期 | qīng chūn qī | puberty | |
| 青蛙 | qīng wā | frog | |
| 轻而易举 | 輕而易舉 | qīng ér yì jǔ | easy |
| 轻蔑 | 輕蔑 | qīng miè | scornful |
| 轻微 | 輕微 | qīng wēi | slight |
| 轻型 | 輕型 | qīng xíng | light (machinery, aircraft etc) |
| 倾家荡产 | 傾家蕩產 | qīng jiā dàng chǎn | to lose a family fortune (idiom) |
| 倾诉 | 傾訴 | qīng sù | to say everything (that is on one's mind) |
| 倾听 | 傾聽 | qīng tīng | to listen attentively |
| 倾销 | 傾銷 | qīng xiāo | to dump (goods, products) |
| 倾斜 | 傾斜 | qīng xié | to incline |
| 清除 | qīng chú | to clear away | |
| 清脆 | qīng cuì | sharp and clear | |
| 清单 | 清單 | qīng dān | list of items |
| 清静 | 清靜 | qīng jìng | quiet |
| 清凉 | 清涼 | qīng liáng | cool |
| 清明 | qīng míng | Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 5th-19th April | |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | clear | |
| 清新 | qīng xīn | Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong | |
| 清真寺 | qīng zhēn sì | mosque | |
| 情 | qíng | feeling | |
| 情报 | 情報 | qíng bào | information |
| 情不自禁 | qíng bù zì jīn | unable to restrain emotions | |
| 情调 | 情調 | qíng diào | sentiment |
| 情怀 | 情懷 | qíng huái | feelings |
| 情结 | 情結 | qíng jié | complex (psychology) |
| 情侣 | 情侶 | qíng lǚ | sweethearts |
| 情人 | qíng rén | lover | |
| 情谊 | 情誼 | qíng yì | friendship |
| 情愿 | 情願 | qíng yuàn | willingness |
| 请柬 | 請柬 | qǐng jiǎn | invitation card |
| 请帖 | 請帖 | qǐng tiě | invitation card |
| 庆典 | 慶典 | qìng diǎn | celebration |
| 庆贺 | 慶賀 | qìng hè | to congratulate |
| 庆幸 | 慶幸 | qìng xìng | to rejoice |
| 丘陵 | qiū líng | hills | |
| 囚犯 | qiú fàn | prisoner | |
| 求婚 | qiú hūn | to propose marriage | |
| 求救 | qiú jiù | to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) | |
| 求学 | 求學 | qiú xué | to seek knowledge |
| 求医 | 求醫 | qiú yī | to seek medical treatment |
| 求证 | 求證 | qiú zhèng | to seek proof |
| 求助 | qiú zhù | to request help | |
| 曲 | qū | surname Qu | |
| 曲线 | 曲線 | qū xiàn | curve |
| 曲折 | qū zhé | winding | |
| 驱动 | 驅動 | qū dòng | to drive |
| 驱逐 | 驅逐 | qū zhú | to expel |
| 屈服 | qū fú | to surrender | |
| 趋于 | 趨於 | qū yú | to tend towards |
| 取代 | qǔ dài | to replace | |
| 取缔 | 取締 | qǔ dì | to suppress |
| 取而代之 | qǔ ér dài zhī | (idiom) to replace | |
| 取经 | 取經 | qǔ jīng | to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures |
| 取决于 | 取決於 | qǔ jué yú | to hinge on |
| 取暖 | qǔ nuǎn | to warm oneself (by a fire etc) | |
| 取胜 | 取勝 | qǔ shèng | to score a victory |
| 取笑 | qǔ xiào | to tease | |
| 去除 | qù chú | to remove | |
| 去处 | 去處 | qù chù | place |
| 去向 | qù xiàng | direction in which sb or sth has gone | |
| 趣味 | qù wèi | fun | |
| 圈套 | quān tào | trap | |
| 圈子 | quān zi | circle | |
| 全程 | quán chéng | the whole distance | |
| 全方位 | quán fāng wèi | all around | |
| 全局 | quán jú | overall situation | |
| 全力以赴 | quán lì yǐ fù | to do at all costs | |
| 全能 | quán néng | omnipotent | |
| 全文 | quán wén | entire text | |
| 全心全意 | quán xīn quán yì | heart and soul | |
| 全长 | 全長 | quán cháng | overall length |
| 权衡 | 權衡 | quán héng | to consider |
| 权威 | 權威 | quán wēi | authority |
| 权益 | 權益 | quán yì | rights |
| 拳 | quán | fist | |
| 拳头 | 拳頭 | quán tou | fist |
| 劝告 | 勸告 | quàn gào | to advise |
| 劝说 | 勸說 | quàn shuō | to persuade |
| 劝阻 | 勸阻 | quàn zǔ | to advise against |
| 缺口 | quē kǒu | nick | |
| 缺失 | quē shī | lack | |
| 缺席 | quē xí | to be absent | |
| 确切 | 確切 | què qiè | definite |
| 确信 | 確信 | què xìn | to be convinced |
| 确凿 | 確鑿 | què záo | definite |
| 确诊 | 確診 | què zhěn | to make a definite diagnosis |
| 燃放 | rán fàng | to light | |
| 燃气 | 燃氣 | rán qì | fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc) |
| 燃油 | rán yóu | fuel oil | |
| 让步 | 讓步 | ràng bù | to concede |
| 饶 | 饒 | ráo | surname Rao |
| 饶恕 | 饒恕 | ráo shù | to forgive |
| 扰乱 | 擾亂 | rǎo luàn | to disturb |
| 绕行 | 繞行 | rào xíng | to take a circular (or circuitous) route |
| 惹 | rě | to provoke | |
| 热潮 | 熱潮 | rè cháo | upsurge |
| 热带 | 熱帶 | rè dài | the tropics |
| 热气 | 熱氣 | rè qì | steam |
| 热气球 | 熱氣球 | rè qì qiú | hot air balloon |
| 热腾腾 | 熱騰騰 | rè téng téng | steaming hot |
| 热衷 | 熱衷 | rè zhōng | to feel strongly about |
| 人次 | rén cì | person-times | |
| 人道 | rén dào | human sympathy | |
| 人格 | rén gé | personality | |
| 人工智能 | rén gōng zhì néng | artificial intelligence (AI) | |
| 人均 | rén jūn | per capita | |
| 人品 | rén pǐn | moral standing | |
| 人气 | 人氣 | rén qì | popularity |
| 人情 | rén qíng | human emotions | |
| 人身 | rén shēn | person | |
| 人手 | rén shǒu | manpower | |
| 人体 | 人體 | rén tǐ | human body |
| 人为 | 人為 | rén wéi | artificial |
| 人文 | rén wén | humanities | |
| 人行道 | rén xíng dào | sidewalk | |
| 人性 | rén xìng | human nature | |
| 人选 | 人選 | rén xuǎn | choice of person |
| 人缘儿 | 人緣兒 | rén yuán r | erhua variant of 人缘 |
| 人造 | rén zào | man-made | |
| 人质 | 人質 | rén zhì | hostage |
| 仁慈 | rén cí | benevolent | |
| 忍饥挨饿 | 忍飢挨餓 | rěn jī ái è | starving |
| 忍耐 | rěn nài | to endure | |
| 忍心 | rěn xīn | to have the heart to do sth | |
| 认错 | 認錯 | rèn cuò | to admit an error |
| 认证 | 認證 | rèn zhèng | to authenticate |
| 认知 | 認知 | rèn zhī | cognition |
| 任命 | rèn mìng | to appoint | |
| 任期 | rèn qī | term of office | |
| 任人宰割 | rèn rén zǎi gē | to get trampled on (idiom) | |
| 任意 | rèn yì | any | |
| 任职 | 任職 | rèn zhí | to hold a post |
| 韧性 | 韌性 | rèn xìng | toughness |
| 日复一日 | 日復一日 | rì fù yī rì | day after day |
| 日后 | 日後 | rì hòu | sometime |
| 日前 | rì qián | the other day | |
| 日趋 | 日趨 | rì qū | (increasing) day by day |
| 日新月异 | 日新月異 | rì xīn yuè yì | daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) |
| 日益 | rì yì | day by day | |
| 荣获 | 榮獲 | róng huò | be honored with |
| 容光焕发 | 容光煥發 | róng guāng huàn fā | face glowing (idiom) |
| 容量 | róng liàng | capacity | |
| 容纳 | 容納 | róng nà | to hold |
| 容忍 | róng rěn | to put up with | |
| 容许 | 容許 | róng xǔ | to permit |
| 容颜 | 容顏 | róng yán | mien |
| 溶解 | róng jiě | to dissolve | |
| 融 | róng | to melt | |
| 融洽 | róng qià | harmonious | |
| 冗长 | 冗長 | rǒng cháng | long and tedious |
| 柔和 | róu hé | gentle | |
| 柔软 | 柔軟 | róu ruǎn | soft |
| 揉 | róu | to knead | |
| 如果说 | 如果說 | rú guǒ shuō | if |
| 如实 | 如實 | rú shí | as things really are |
| 如意 | rú yì | as one wants | |
| 如愿以偿 | 如願以償 | rú yuàn yǐ cháng | to have one's wish fulfilled |
| 如醉如痴 | 如醉如癡 | rú zuì rú chī | lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) |
| 儒家 | rú jiā | Confucian school, founded by Confucius 子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC) | |
| 儒学 | 儒學 | rú xué | Confucianism |
| 入场 | 入場 | rù chǎng | to enter the venue for a meeting |
| 入场券 | 入場券 | rù chǎng quàn | admission ticket |
| 入境 | rù jìng | to enter a country | |
| 入侵 | rù qīn | to invade | |
| 入手 | rù shǒu | to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 手: "to begin with {noun} | |
| 入选 | 入選 | rù xuǎn | to be included among those selected for |
| 软弱 | 軟弱 | ruǎn ruò | weak |
| 软实力 | 軟實力 | ruǎn shí lì | soft power (in international relations) |
| 瑞雪 | ruì xuě | timely snow | |
| 润 | 潤 | rùn | moist |
| 若干 | ruò gān | a certain number or amount | |
| 弱点 | 弱點 | ruò diǎn | weak point |
| 弱势 | 弱勢 | ruò shì | vulnerable |
| 撒 | sā | to let go | |
| 撒谎 | 撒謊 | sā huǎng | to tell lies |
| 赛车 | 賽車 | sài chē | auto race |
| 赛跑 | 賽跑 | sài pǎo | race (running) |
| 三番五次 | sān fān wǔ cì | over and over again (idiom) | |
| 三角 | sān jiǎo | triangle | |
| 三维 | 三維 | sān wéi | three-dimensional |
| 散布 | 散佈 | sàn bù | to disseminate |
| 散发 | 散發 | sàn fā | to distribute |
| 桑拿 | sāng ná | sauna (loanword) | |
| 丧生 | 喪生 | sàng shēng | to die |
| 骚乱 | 騷亂 | sāo luàn | disturbance |
| 骚扰 | 騷擾 | sāo rǎo | to disturb |
| 扫除 | 掃除 | sǎo chú | to sweep |
| 扫描 | 掃描 | sǎo miáo | to scan |
| 扫墓 | 掃墓 | sǎo mù | to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person) |
| 扫兴 | 掃興 | sǎo xìng | to spoil things |
| 嫂子 | sǎo zi | (coll.) older brother's wife | |
| 僧人 | sēng rén | monk | |
| 杀害 | 殺害 | shā hài | to murder |
| 杀手 | 殺手 | shā shǒu | killer |
| 沙龙 | 沙龍 | shā lóng | salon (loanword) |
| 纱 | 紗 | shā | cotton yarn |
| 刹车 | 剎車 | shā chē | to brake (when driving) |
| 砂糖 | shā táng | granulated sugar | |
| 鲨鱼 | 鯊魚 | shā yú | shark |
| 傻瓜 | shǎ guā | idiot | |
| 筛 | 篩 | shāi | (bound form) a sieve |
| 筛选 | 篩選 | shāi xuǎn | to filter |
| 晒太阳 | 曬太陽 | shài tài yáng | to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc) |
| 山川 | shān chuān | mountains and rivers | |
| 山顶 | 山頂 | shān dǐng | hilltop |
| 山冈 | 山岡 | shān gāng | mound |
| 山岭 | 山嶺 | shān lǐng | mountain ridge |
| 山路 | shān lù | mountain road | |
| 山寨 | shān zhài | fortified hill village | |
| 删 | 刪 | shān | to delete |
| 煽动 | 煽動 | shān dòng | to incite |
| 闪烁 | 閃爍 | shǎn shuò | flickering |
| 善 | shàn | good (virtuous) | |
| 善意 | shàn yì | goodwill | |
| 擅长 | 擅長 | shàn cháng | to be good at |
| 擅自 | shàn zì | without permission | |
| 膳食 | shàn shí | meals | |
| 赡养 | 贍養 | shàn yǎng | to support |
| 伤残 | 傷殘 | shāng cán | disabled |
| 伤感 | 傷感 | shāng gǎn | sad |
| 伤痕 | 傷痕 | shāng hén | scar |
| 伤脑筋 | 傷腦筋 | shāng nǎo jīn | to be a real headache |
| 伤势 | 傷勢 | shāng shì | condition of an injury |
| 商贩 | 商販 | shāng fàn | trader |
| 商贾 | 商賈 | shāng gǔ | merchant |
| 商讨 | 商討 | shāng tǎo | to discuss |
| 上报 | 上報 | shàng bào | to report to one's superiors |
| 上场 | 上場 | shàng chǎng | on stage |
| 上调 | 上調 | shàng tiáo | to raise (prices) |
| 上方 | shàng fāng | place above (it) | |
| 上岗 | 上崗 | shàng gǎng | to take up one's post |
| 上火 | shàng huǒ | to get angry | |
| 上空 | shàng kōng | overhead | |
| 上流 | shàng liú | upper class | |
| 上期 | shàng qī | previous period (week, month or quarter etc) | |
| 上任 | shàng rèn | to take office | |
| 上述 | shàng shù | aforementioned | |
| 上司 | shàng si | boss | |
| 上诉 | 上訴 | shàng sù | to appeal (a judicial case) |
| 上头 | 上頭 | shàng tóu | (of alcohol) to go to one's head |
| 上限 | shàng xiàn | upper bound | |
| 上旬 | shàng xún | first third of a month | |
| 上瘾 | 上癮 | shàng yǐn | to get into a habit |
| 上映 | shàng yìng | to screen | |
| 上游 | shàng yóu | upper reaches (of a river) | |
| 尚 | shàng | surname Shang | |
| 尚未 | shàng wèi | not yet | |
| 捎 | shāo | to bring sth to sb | |
| 烧毁 | 燒燬 | shāo huǐ | to burn |
| 烧烤 | 燒烤 | shāo kǎo | barbecue |
| 稍后 | 稍後 | shāo hòu | in a little while |
| 稍候 | shāo hòu | to wait a moment | |
| 稍稍 | shāo shāo | somewhat | |
| 少不了 | shǎo bu liǎo | cannot do without | |
| 少见 | 少見 | shǎo jiàn | rare |
| 少量 | shǎo liàng | a smidgen | |
| 少林寺 | shào lín sì | Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks | |
| 少女 | shào nǚ | girl | |
| 少有 | shǎo yǒu | rare | |
| 奢侈 | shē chǐ | luxurious | |
| 奢望 | shē wàng | an extravagant hope | |
| 设 | 設 | shè | to set up |
| 设定 | 設定 | shè dìng | to set |
| 设法 | 設法 | shè fǎ | to try |
| 社会主义 | 社會主義 | shè huì zhǔ yì | socialism |
| 社交 | shè jiāo | interaction | |
| 社论 | 社論 | shè lùn | editorial (in a newspaper) |
| 社团 | 社團 | shè tuán | association |
| 涉嫌 | shè xián | to be a suspect (in a crime) | |
| 摄氏度 | 攝氏度 | shè shì dù | °C (degrees Celsius) |
| 申办 | 申辦 | shēn bàn | to apply for |
| 申报 | 申報 | shēn bào | to report (to the authorities) |
| 申领 | 申領 | shēn lǐng | to apply (for license, visa etc) |
| 伸手 | shēn shǒu | to reach out with one's hand | |
| 伸缩 | 伸縮 | shēn suō | to lengthen and shorten |
| 伸张 | 伸張 | shēn zhāng | to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue) |
| 身不由己 | shēn bù yóu jǐ | without the freedom to act independently (idiom) | |
| 身价 | 身價 | shēn jià | social status |
| 身躯 | 身軀 | shēn qū | body |
| 身心 | shēn xīn | body and mind | |
| 身影 | shēn yǐng | silhouette | |
| 身子 | shēn zi | body | |
| 绅士 | 紳士 | shēn shì | gentleman |
| 深奥 | 深奧 | shēn ào | profound |
| 深切 | shēn qiè | deeply felt | |
| 深情 | shēn qíng | deep emotion | |
| 深入人心 | shēn rù rén xīn | to enter deeply into people's hearts | |
| 深受 | shēn shòu | to receive in no small measure | |
| 深思 | shēn sī | to ponder | |
| 深信 | shēn xìn | to believe firmly | |
| 深夜 | shēn yè | very late at night | |
| 深远 | 深遠 | shēn yuǎn | far-reaching |
| 甚至于 | 甚至於 | shèn zhì yú | so much (that) |
| 神气 | 神氣 | shén qì | expression |
| 神圣 | 神聖 | shén shèng | divine |
| 神态 | 神態 | shén tài | appearance |
| 神仙 | shén xiān | Daoist immortal | |
| 审 | 審 | shěn | to examine |
| 审定 | 審定 | shěn dìng | to examine sth and make a decision |
| 审核 | 審核 | shěn hé | to audit |
| 审美 | 審美 | shěn měi | esthetics |
| 审判 | 審判 | shěn pàn | a trial |
| 审批 | 審批 | shěn pī | to examine and approve |
| 审视 | 審視 | shěn shì | to look closely at |
| 肾 | 腎 | shèn | kidney |
| 渗 | 滲 | shèn | to seep |
| 渗透 | 滲透 | shèn tòu | (lit. and fig.) to permeate |
| 慎重 | shèn zhòng | cautious | |
| 升温 | 升溫 | shēng wēn | to become hot |
| 生机 | 生機 | shēng jī | opportunity to live |
| 生理 | shēng lǐ | physiology | |
| 生命线 | 生命線 | shēng mìng xiàn | lifeline |
| 生怕 | shēng pà | to fear | |
| 生平 | shēng píng | life (a person's whole life) | |
| 生前 | shēng qián | (of a deceased) during one's life | |
| 生死 | shēng sǐ | life or death | |
| 生态 | 生態 | shēng tài | ecology |
| 生物 | shēng wù | organism | |
| 生效 | shēng xiào | to take effect | |
| 生涯 | shēng yá | career | |
| 生硬 | shēng yìng | stiff | |
| 生育 | shēng yù | to bear | |
| 声称 | 聲稱 | shēng chēng | to claim |
| 声望 | 聲望 | shēng wàng | popularity |
| 声誉 | 聲譽 | shēng yù | reputation |
| 牲畜 | shēng chù | domesticated animals | |
| 省事 | shěng shì | to simplify matters | |
| 圣贤 | 聖賢 | shèng xián | a sage |
| 胜出 | 勝出 | shèng chū | to come out on top |
| 胜任 | 勝任 | shèng rèn | qualified |
| 盛 | shèng | surname Sheng | |
| 盛大 | shèng dà | grand | |
| 盛会 | 盛會 | shèng huì | pageant |
| 盛开 | 盛開 | shèng kāi | blooming |
| 盛气凌人 | 盛氣凌人 | shèng qì líng rén | overbearing |
| 剩余 | 剩餘 | shèng yú | remainder |
| 尸体 | 屍體 | shī tǐ | dead body |
| 失传 | 失傳 | shī chuán | (of skills etc) to die out |
| 失控 | shī kòng | to go out of control | |
| 失利 | shī lì | to lose | |
| 失恋 | 失戀 | shī liàn | to lose one's love |
| 失灵 | 失靈 | shī líng | out of order (of machine) |
| 失落 | shī luò | to lose (sth) | |
| 失明 | shī míng | to lose one's eyesight | |
| 失效 | shī xiào | to fail | |
| 失业率 | 失業率 | shī yè lǜ | unemployment rate |
| 失踪 | 失蹤 | shī zōng | to be missing |
| 师范 | 師範 | shī fàn | teacher-training |
| 师长 | 師長 | shī zhǎng | military division level commander |
| 师资 | 師資 | shī zī | qualified teacher |
| 施工 | shī gōng | construction | |
| 施加 | shī jiā | to exert (effort or pressure) | |
| 施行 | shī xíng | to put in place | |
| 施压 | 施壓 | shī yā | to pressure |
| 湿度 | 濕度 | shī dù | humidity level |
| 十字路口 | shí zì lù kǒu | crossroads | |
| 时不时 | 時不時 | shí bù shí | from time to time |
| 时段 | 時段 | shí duàn | time interval |
| 时隔 | 時隔 | shí gé | separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time) |
| 时好时坏 | 時好時壞 | shí hǎo shí huài | sometimes good, sometimes bad |
| 时间表 | 時間表 | shí jiān biǎo | schedule |
| 时空 | 時空 | shí kōng | time and place |
| 时速 | 時速 | shí sù | speed per hour |
| 实地 | 實地 | shí dì | on-site |
| 实话实说 | 實話實說 | shí huà shí shuō | to tell the truth |
| 实况 | 實況 | shí kuàng | live (e.g. broadcast or recording) |
| 实事求是 | 實事求是 | shí shì qiú shì | lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) |
| 实体 | 實體 | shí tǐ | entity |
| 实物 | 實物 | shí wù | material object |
| 实质 | 實質 | shí zhì | substance |
| 食宿 | shí sù | board and lodging | |
| 食用 | shí yòng | to eat | |
| 史无前例 | 史無前例 | shǐ wú qián lì | unprecedented in history |
| 使唤 | 使喚 | shǐ huan | to order sb around |
| 使命 | shǐ mìng | mission | |
| 使者 | shǐ zhě | emissary | |
| 士气 | 士氣 | shì qì | morale |
| 世代 | shì dài | for many generations | |
| 世故 | shì gù | the ways of the world | |
| 世界级 | 世界級 | shì jiè jí | world-class |
| 世袭 | 世襲 | shì xí | succession |
| 市场经济 | 市場經濟 | shì chǎng jīng jì | market economy |
| 示威 | shì wēi | to demonstrate (as a protest) | |
| 示意 | shì yì | to hint | |
| 似曾相识 | 似曾相識 | sì céng xiāng shí | déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) |
| 似是而非 | sì shì ér fēi | apparently right but actually wrong | |
| 事迹 | 事跡 | shì jì | deed |
| 事态 | 事態 | shì tài | situation |
| 事务 | 事務 | shì wù | (political, economic etc) affairs |
| 事务所 | 事務所 | shì wù suǒ | office |
| 事项 | 事項 | shì xiàng | matter |
| 事宜 | shì yí | matters | |
| 侍候 | shì hòu | to serve | |
| 势必 | 勢必 | shì bì | to be bound to |
| 势不可当 | 勢不可當 | shì bù kě dāng | impossible to resist (idiom) |
| 势头 | 勢頭 | shì tóu | power |
| 视察 | 視察 | shì chá | to inspect |
| 视角 | 視角 | shì jiǎo | angle from which one observes an object |
| 视觉 | 視覺 | shì jué | sight |
| 视力 | 視力 | shì lì | vision |
| 视线 | 視線 | shì xiàn | line of sight |
| 视野 | 視野 | shì yě | field of view |
| 试探 | 試探 | shì tàn | to sound out |
| 试行 | 試行 | shì xíng | to try out |
| 试用 | 試用 | shì yòng | to try sth out |
| 试用期 | 試用期 | shì yòng qī | trial period |
| 是非 | shì fēi | right and wrong | |
| 柿子 | shì zi | persimmon | |
| 适度 | 適度 | shì dù | moderately |
| 适量 | 適量 | shì liàng | appropriate amount |
| 适时 | 適時 | shì shí | timely |
| 适宜 | 適宜 | shì yí | suitable |
| 逝世 | shì shì | to pass away | |
| 释放 | 釋放 | shì fàng | to release |
| 嗜好 | shì hào | hobby | |
| 识别 | 識別 | shí bié | to distinguish |
| 收复 | 收復 | shōu fù | to recover (lost territory etc) |
| 收敛 | 收斂 | shōu liǎn | to dwindle |
| 收留 | shōu liú | to offer shelter | |
| 收买 | 收買 | shōu mǎi | to purchase |
| 收视率 | 收視率 | shōu shì lǜ | ratings (of a TV show) |
| 收缩 | 收縮 | shōu suō | to pull back |
| 收支 | shōu zhī | cash flow | |
| 手臂 | shǒu bì | arm | |
| 手册 | 手冊 | shǒu cè | manual |
| 手动 | 手動 | shǒu dòng | manual |
| 手脚 | 手腳 | shǒu jiǎo | hand and foot |
| 手帕 | shǒu pà | handkerchief | |
| 手枪 | 手槍 | shǒu qiāng | pistol |
| 手势 | 手勢 | shǒu shì | gesture |
| 手术室 | 手術室 | shǒu shù shì | operating room |
| 手头 | 手頭 | shǒu tóu | on hand |
| 手腕 | shǒu wàn | wrist | |
| 手艺 | 手藝 | shǒu yì | craftmanship |
| 手掌 | shǒu zhǎng | palm | |
| 守候 | shǒu hòu | to wait for | |
| 守护 | 守護 | shǒu hù | to guard |
| 守株待兔 | shǒu zhū dài tù | lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) | |
| 首创 | 首創 | shǒu chuàng | to create |
| 首府 | shǒu fǔ | capital city of an autonomous region | |
| 首批 | shǒu pī | first batch | |
| 首饰 | 首飾 | shǒu shì | jewelry |
| 首要 | shǒu yào | the most important | |
| 受过 | 受過 | shòu guò | to take the blame (for sb else) |
| 受害 | shòu hài | to suffer damage, injury etc | |
| 受害人 | shòu hài rén | victim | |
| 受贿 | 受賄 | shòu huì | to accept a bribe |
| 受惊 | 受驚 | shòu jīng | startled |
| 受苦 | shòu kǔ | to suffer hardship | |
| 受理 | shòu lǐ | to accept to hear a case | |
| 受骗 | 受騙 | shòu piàn | to be cheated |
| 受益 | shòu yì | to benefit from | |
| 售价 | 售價 | shòu jià | selling price |
| 售票 | shòu piào | to sell tickets | |
| 授权 | 授權 | shòu quán | to authorize |
| 授予 | shòu yǔ | to award | |
| 书橱 | 書櫥 | shū chú | bookcase |
| 书籍 | 書籍 | shū jí | books |
| 书记 | 書記 | shū ji | secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party) |
| 书面 | 書面 | shū miàn | in writing |
| 书写 | 書寫 | shū xiě | to write |
| 抒情 | shū qíng | to express emotion | |
| 枢纽 | 樞紐 | shū niǔ | hub (e.g. of traffic network) |
| 梳 | shū | a comb | |
| 梳理 | shū lǐ | to comb | |
| 疏导 | 疏導 | shū dǎo | to dredge |
| 疏忽 | shū hu | to neglect | |
| 疏散 | shū sàn | to scatter | |
| 疏通 | shū tōng | to unblock | |
| 舒畅 | 舒暢 | shū chàng | happy |
| 输家 | 輸家 | shū jiā | loser (as opposed to winner 赢家) |
| 输送 | 輸送 | shū sòng | to transport |
| 输血 | 輸血 | shū xuè | to transfuse blood |
| 输液 | 輸液 | shū yè | intravenous infusion |
| 赎 | 贖 | shú | to redeem |
| 属性 | 屬性 | shǔ xìng | attribute |
| 暑期 | shǔ qī | summer vacation time | |
| 曙光 | shǔ guāng | dawn | |
| 束缚 | 束縛 | shù fù | to bind |
| 树立 | 樹立 | shù lì | to set up |
| 树木 | 樹木 | shù mù | tree |
| 树梢 | 樹梢 | shù shāo | the tip of a tree |
| 树荫 | 樹蔭 | shù yīn | shade of a tree |
| 树枝 | 樹枝 | shù zhī | branch |
| 竖 | 竪 | shù | variant of 竖 |
| 数额 | 數額 | shù é | amount |
| 数据库 | 數據庫 | shù jù kù | database |
| 刷新 | shuā xīn | to renovate | |
| 耍 | shuǎ | surname Shua | |
| 耍赖 | 耍賴 | shuǎ lài | to act shamelessly |
| 衰减 | 衰減 | shuāi jiǎn | to weaken |
| 衰竭 | shuāi jié | organ failure | |
| 衰老 | shuāi lǎo | to age | |
| 衰弱 | shuāi ruò | weak | |
| 衰退 | shuāi tuì | to decline | |
| 摔跤 | shuāi jiāo | to trip and fall | |
| 拴 | shuān | to tie up | |
| 涮 | shuàn | to rinse | |
| 双胞胎 | 雙胞胎 | shuāng bāo tāi | twin |
| 双边 | 雙邊 | shuāng biān | bilateral |
| 双向 | 雙向 | shuāng xiàng | bidirectional |
| 双赢 | 雙贏 | shuāng yíng | profitable to both sides |
| 双重 | 雙重 | shuāng chóng | double |
| 霜 | shuāng | frost | |
| 爽快 | shuǎng kuai | refreshed | |
| 谁知道 | 誰知道 | shéi zhī dào | God knows... |
| 水槽 | shuǐ cáo | sink | |
| 水稻 | shuǐ dào | rice | |
| 水管 | shuǐ guǎn | water pipe | |
| 水壶 | 水壺 | shuǐ hú | kettle |
| 水货 | 水貨 | shuǐ huò | smuggled goods |
| 水晶 | shuǐ jīng | crystal | |
| 水利 | shuǐ lì | water conservancy | |
| 水灵灵 | 水靈靈 | shuǐ líng líng | see 水灵 |
| 水龙头 | 水龍頭 | shuǐ lóng tóu | faucet |
| 水落石出 | shuǐ luò shí chū | as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) | |
| 水面 | shuǐ miàn | water surface | |
| 水手 | shuǐ shǒu | mariner | |
| 水温 | 水溫 | shuǐ wēn | water temperature |
| 水域 | shuǐ yù | waters | |
| 水源 | shuǐ yuán | water source | |
| 水涨船高 | 水漲船高 | shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo | the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom) |
| 水准 | 水準 | shuǐ zhǔn | level (of achievement etc) |
| 税收 | 稅收 | shuì shōu | taxation |
| 税务 | 稅務 | shuì wù | taxation services |
| 睡袋 | shuì dài | sleeping bag | |
| 顺差 | 順差 | shùn chā | (trade or budget) surplus |
| 顺畅 | 順暢 | shùn chàng | smooth and unhindered |
| 顺从 | 順從 | shùn cóng | obedient |
| 顺理成章 | 順理成章 | shùn lǐ chéng zhāng | logical |
| 顺路 | 順路 | shùn lù | by the way |
| 顺其自然 | 順其自然 | shùn qí zì rán | to let nature take its course (idiom) |
| 顺势 | 順勢 | shùn shì | to take advantage |
| 顺手 | 順手 | shùn shǒu | easily |
| 顺心 | 順心 | shùn xīn | happy |
| 顺应 | 順應 | shùn yìng | to comply |
| 顺着 | 順著 | shùn zhe | to follow |
| 瞬间 | 瞬間 | shùn jiān | in an instant |
| 说白了 | 說白了 | shuō bái le | to speak frankly |
| 说不上 | 說不上 | shuō bu shàng | to be unable to say or tell |
| 说到底 | 說到底 | shuō dào dǐ | in the final analysis |
| 说道 | 說道 | shuō dào | to state |
| 说干就干 | 說幹就幹 | shuō gàn jiù gàn | to do what needs to be done, without delay |
| 说谎 | 說謊 | shuō huǎng | to lie |
| 说老实话 | 說老實話 | shuō lǎo shi huà | to be honest |
| 说起来 | 說起來 | shuō qǐlái | Say |
| 说情 | 說情 | shuō qíng | to intercede |
| 说闲话 | 說閒話 | shuō xián huà | to chat |
| 说真的 | 說真的 | shuō zhēn de | to tell the truth |
| 硕果 | 碩果 | shuò guǒ | major achievement |
| 丝 | 絲 | sī | silk |
| 司法 | sī fǎ | judicial | |
| 司空见惯 | 司空見慣 | sī kōng jiàn guàn | a common occurrence (idiom) |
| 司令 | sī lìng | commanding officer | |
| 私房钱 | 私房錢 | sī fáng qián | secret purse |
| 私家车 | 私家車 | sī jiā chē | private car |
| 私立 | sī lì | private (company, school etc) | |
| 私事 | sī shì | personal matters | |
| 私下 | sī xià | in private | |
| 私营 | 私營 | sī yíng | privately-owned |
| 私有 | sī yǒu | private | |
| 私自 | sī zì | private | |
| 思路 | sī lù | line of thought | |
| 思念 | sī niàn | to think of | |
| 思前想后 | 思前想後 | sī qián xiǎng hòu | to consider past cause and future effect (idiom) |
| 思索 | sī suǒ | to think deeply | |
| 死心 | sǐ xīn | to give up | |
| 死心塌地 | sǐ xīn tā dì | to be hell-bent on | |
| 四合院 | sì hé yuàn | courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence) | |
| 四季 | sì jì | four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 | |
| 四面八方 | sì miàn bā fāng | in all directions | |
| 饲料 | 飼料 | sì liào | feed |
| 饲养 | 飼養 | sì yǎng | to raise |
| 松绑 | 鬆綁 | sōng bǎng | to untie |
| 松弛 | 鬆弛 | sōng chí | to relax |
| 耸立 | 聳立 | sǒng lì | to stand tall |
| 送别 | 送別 | sòng bié | to farewell |
| 搜查 | sōu chá | to search | |
| 搜集 | sōu jí | to gather | |
| 搜救 | sōu jiù | search and rescue | |
| 搜寻 | 搜尋 | sōu xún | to search |
| 艘 | sōu | classifier for ships | |
| 苏醒 | 甦醒 | sū xǐng | to come to |
| 酥 | sū | flaky pastry | |
| 俗 | sú | custom | |
| 俗话 | 俗話 | sú huà | common saying |
| 俗话说 | 俗話說 | sú huà shuō | as the proverb says |
| 俗语 | 俗語 | sú yǔ | common saying |
| 素 | sù | raw silk | |
| 素不相识 | 素不相識 | sù bù xiāng shí | to be total strangers (idiom) |
| 素材 | sù cái | source material (in literature and art) | |
| 素描 | sù miáo | sketch | |
| 素食 | sù shí | vegetarian food | |
| 素养 | 素養 | sù yǎng | (personal) accomplishment |
| 塑造 | sù zào | to model | |
| 诉苦 | 訴苦 | sù kǔ | to grumble |
| 诉说 | 訴說 | sù shuō | to recount |
| 诉讼 | 訴訟 | sù sòng | lawsuit |
| 蒜 | suàn | garlic | |
| 算计 | 算計 | suàn ji | to reckon |
| 算盘 | 算盤 | suàn pán | abacus |
| 算账 | 算賬 | suàn zhàng | (accounting) to balance the books |
| 虽说 | 雖說 | suī shuō | though |
| 随处可见 | 隨處可見 | suí chù kě jiàn | can be seen everywhere |
| 随大溜 | 隨大溜 | suí dà liù | to follow the crowd |
| 随机 | 隨機 | suí jī | according to the situation |
| 随即 | 隨即 | suí jí | immediately |
| 随身 | 隨身 | suí shēn | to (carry) on one's person |
| 随时随地 | 隨時隨地 | suí shí suí dì | anytime and anywhere |
| 随心所欲 | 隨心所欲 | suí xīn suǒ yù | to follow one's heart's desires |
| 遂心 | suì xīn | to one's liking | |
| 隧道 | suì dào | tunnel | |
| 损 | 損 | sǔn | to decrease |
| 损坏 | 損壞 | sǔn huài | to damage |
| 损人利己 | 損人利己 | sǔn rén lì jǐ | harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom) |
| 损伤 | 損傷 | sǔn shāng | to harm |
| 缩 | 縮 | suō | to withdraw |
| 缩水 | 縮水 | suō shuǐ | to shrink (in the wash) |
| 缩影 | 縮影 | suō yǐng | miniature version of sth |
| 所属 | 所屬 | suǒ shǔ | one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) |
| 所作所为 | 所作所為 | suǒ zuò suǒ wéi | one's conduct and deeds |
| 索赔 | 索賠 | suǒ péi | to ask for compensation |
| 索取 | suǒ qǔ | to ask | |
| 索性 | suǒ xìng | you might as well (do it) | |
| 锁定 | 鎖定 | suǒ dìng | to lock (a door) |
| 他人 | tā rén | another person | |
| 塌 | tā | to collapse | |
| 拓宽 | 拓寬 | tuò kuān | to broaden |
| 拓展 | tuò zhǎn | to expand (one's client base, outlook etc) | |
| 踏上 | tà shàng | to set foot on | |
| 胎 | tāi | fetus | |
| 胎儿 | 胎兒 | tāi ér | unborn child |
| 台球 | tái qiú | billiards | |
| 太极 | 太極 | tài jí | the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology |
| 太平 | tài píng | place name | |
| 泰斗 | tài dǒu | (abbr. for 斗) distinguished figure | |
| 贪 | 貪 | tān | to have a voracious desire for |
| 贪婪 | 貪婪 | tān lán | avaricious |
| 贪玩儿 | 貪玩兒 | tān wánr5 | Greedy |
| 贪污 | 貪污 | tān wū | to be corrupt |
| 摊 | 攤 | tān | to spread out |
| 瘫 | 癱 | tān | paralyzed |
| 瘫痪 | 癱瘓 | tān huàn | paralysis |
| 坛 | 壇 | tán | platform |
| 谈不上 | 談不上 | tán bu shàng | to be out of the question |
| 谈到 | 談到 | tán dào | to refer to |
| 谈论 | 談論 | tán lùn | to discuss |
| 谈起 | 談起 | tán qǐ | to mention |
| 痰 | tán | phlegm | |
| 坦白 | tǎn bái | honest | |
| 坦诚 | 坦誠 | tǎn chéng | candid |
| 坦克 | tǎn kè | tank (military vehicle) (loanword) | |
| 坦然 | tǎn rán | calm | |
| 毯子 | tǎn zi | blanket | |
| 炭 | tàn | wood charcoal | |
| 探 | tàn | to explore | |
| 探测 | 探測 | tàn cè | to probe |
| 探亲 | 探親 | tàn qīn | to go home to visit one's family |
| 探求 | tàn qiú | to seek | |
| 探望 | tàn wàng | to visit | |
| 探险 | 探險 | tàn xiǎn | to explore |
| 碳 | tàn | carbon (chemistry) | |
| 汤圆 | 湯圓 | tāng yuán | boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival |
| 堂 | táng | (main) hall | |
| 糖果 | táng guǒ | candy | |
| 糖尿病 | táng niào bìng | diabetes | |
| 倘若 | tǎng ruò | if | |
| 淌 | tǎng | to drip | |
| 掏钱 | 掏錢 | tāo qián | to pay |
| 滔滔不绝 | 滔滔不絕 | tāo tāo bù jué | unceasing torrent (idiom) |
| 逃生 | táo shēng | to flee for one's life | |
| 逃亡 | táo wáng | to flee | |
| 陶瓷 | táo cí | pottery and porcelain | |
| 陶冶 | táo yě | lit. to fire pots and smelt metal | |
| 陶醉 | táo zuì | to be infatuated with | |
| 淘 | táo | to wash | |
| 淘气 | 淘氣 | táo qì | naughty |
| 淘汰 | táo tài | to wash out | |
| 讨 | 討 | tǎo | to invite |
| 讨好 | 討好 | tǎo hǎo | to get the desired outcome |
| 讨价还价 | 討價還價 | tǎo jià huán jià | to haggle over price |
| 讨人喜欢 | 討人喜歡 | tǎo rén xǐ huan | to attract people's affection |
| 特产 | 特產 | tè chǎn | special local product |
| 特例 | tè lì | special case | |
| 特权 | 特權 | tè quán | prerogative |
| 特邀 | tè yāo | special invitation | |
| 特长 | 特長 | tè cháng | personal strength |
| 特制 | tè zhì | special | |
| 特质 | 特質 | tè zhì | characteristic |
| 腾 | 騰 | téng | (bound form) to gallop |
| 藤椅 | téng yǐ | rattan chair | |
| 剔除 | tī chú | to reject | |
| 梯子 | tī zi | ladder | |
| 提拔 | tí bá | to promote to a higher job | |
| 提防 | dī fang | to guard against | |
| 提炼 | 提煉 | tí liàn | to extract (ore, minerals etc) |
| 提名 | tí míng | to nominate | |
| 提速 | tí sù | to increase the specified cruising speed | |
| 提心吊胆 | 提心吊膽 | tí xīn diào dǎn | (saying) to be very scared and on edge |
| 提议 | 提議 | tí yì | proposal |
| 提早 | tí zǎo | ahead of schedule | |
| 体谅 | 體諒 | tǐ liàng | to empathize |
| 体面 | 體面 | tǐ miàn | dignity |
| 体能 | 體能 | tǐ néng | physical capability |
| 体温 | 體溫 | tǐ wēn | (body) temperature |
| 体系 | 體系 | tǐ xì | system |
| 体制 | 體制 | tǐ zhì | system |
| 体质 | 體質 | tǐ zhì | constitution |
| 剃 | tì | to shave | |
| 替换 | 替換 | tì huàn | to exchange |
| 替身 | tì shēn | stand-in | |
| 天地 | tiān dì | heaven and earth | |
| 天鹅 | 天鵝 | tiān é | swan |
| 天分 | tiān fèn | natural gift | |
| 天赋 | 天賦 | tiān fù | gift |
| 天经地义 | 天經地義 | tiān jīng dì yì | lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) |
| 天平 | tiān píng | scales (to weigh things) | |
| 天桥 | 天橋 | tiān qiáo | Tianqiao district of Jinan city 济南市, Shandong |
| 天生 | tiān shēng | nature | |
| 天使 | tiān shǐ | angel | |
| 天线 | 天線 | tiān xiàn | antenna |
| 天性 | tiān xìng | nature | |
| 天长地久 | 天長地久 | tiān cháng dì jiǔ | enduring while the world lasts (idiom) |
| 天主教 | tiān zhǔ jiào | Catholicism | |
| 添加 | tiān jiā | to add | |
| 甜美 | tián měi | sweet | |
| 甜蜜 | tián mì | sweet | |
| 甜头 | 甜頭 | tián tou | sweet taste (of power, success etc) |
| 填补 | 填補 | tián bǔ | to fill a gap |
| 填充 | tián chōng | to fill up | |
| 填写 | 填寫 | tián xiě | to fill in a form |
| 舔 | tiǎn | to lick | |
| 挑起 | tiǎo qǐ | to provoke | |
| 挑剔 | tiāo ti | picky | |
| 挑衅 | 挑釁 | tiǎo xìn | to provoke |
| 条款 | 條款 | tiáo kuǎn | clause (of contract or law) |
| 条例 | 條例 | tiáo lì | regulations |
| 条约 | 條約 | tiáo yuē | treaty |
| 跳槽 | tiào cáo | to change jobs | |
| 跳动 | 跳動 | tiào dòng | to throb |
| 跳伞 | 跳傘 | tiào sǎn | to parachute |
| 跳跃 | 跳躍 | tiào yuè | to jump |
| 帖子 | tiě zi | card | |
| 贴近 | 貼近 | tiē jìn | to press close to |
| 贴切 | 貼切 | tiē qiè | close-fitting |
| 听从 | 聽從 | tīng cóng | to listen and obey |
| 听话 | 聽話 | tīng huà | to do what one is told |
| 停车位 | 停車位 | tíng chē wèi | parking space |
| 停电 | 停電 | tíng diàn | to have a power failure |
| 停顿 | 停頓 | tíng dùn | to halt |
| 停放 | tíng fàng | to park (a car etc) | |
| 停泊 | tíng bó | to anchor | |
| 停业 | 停業 | tíng yè | to cease trading (temporarily or permanently) |
| 通畅 | 通暢 | tōng chàng | unobstructed |
| 通车 | 通車 | tōng chē | to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) |
| 通风 | 通風 | tōng fēng | airy |
| 通告 | tōng gào | to announce | |
| 通缉 | 通緝 | tōng jī | to order the arrest of sb as criminal |
| 通顺 | 通順 | tōng shùn | smooth |
| 通俗 | tōng sú | common | |
| 通通 | tōng tōng | all | |
| 通往 | tōng wǎng | to lead to | |
| 通宵 | tōng xiāo | all night | |
| 通行证 | 通行證 | tōng xíng zhèng | a pass (authority to enter) |
| 同伴 | tóng bàn | companion | |
| 同步 | tóng bù | synchronous | |
| 同等 | tóng děng | equal to | |
| 同感 | tóng gǎn | (have the) same feeling | |
| 同伙 | tóng huǒ | colleague | |
| 同类 | 同類 | tóng lèi | similar |
| 同盟 | tóng méng | alliance | |
| 同年 | tóng nián | the same year | |
| 同人 | tóng rén | people from the same workplace or profession | |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade | |
| 同舟共济 | 同舟共濟 | tóng zhōu gòng jì | cross a river in the same boat (idiom) |
| 统筹 | 統籌 | tǒng chóu | an overall plan |
| 统统 | 統統 | tǒng tǒng | totally |
| 捅 | tǒng | to stab | |
| 桶 | tǒng | bucket | |
| 筒 | tǒng | tube | |
| 痛心 | tòng xīn | grieved | |
| 偷看 | tōu kàn | to peep | |
| 偷窥 | 偷窺 | tōu kuī | to peep |
| 偷懒 | 偷懶 | tōu lǎn | to goof off |
| 头部 | 頭部 | tóu bù | head |
| 头顶 | 頭頂 | tóu dǐng | top of the head |
| 头号 | 頭號 | tóu hào | first rate |
| 头条 | 頭條 | tóu tiáo | Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日头条) |
| 头头是道 | 頭頭是道 | tóu tóu shì dào | clear and logical |
| 头衔 | 頭銜 | tóu xián | title |
| 头晕 | 頭暈 | tóu yūn | dizzy |
| 投奔 | tóu bèn | to seek shelter | |
| 投稿 | tóu gǎo | to submit articles for publication | |
| 投机 | 投機 | tóu jī | to speculate (on financial markets) |
| 投降 | tóu xiáng | to surrender | |
| 投射 | tóu shè | to throw (a projectile) | |
| 投身 | tóu shēn | to throw oneself into sth | |
| 透彻 | 透徹 | tòu chè | penetrating |
| 透过 | 透過 | tòu guò | to pass through |
| 透气 | 透氣 | tòu qì | to flow freely (of air) |
| 透支 | tòu zhī | (banking) to overdraw | |
| 凸 | tū | to stick out | |
| 凸显 | 凸顯 | tū xiǎn | to present clearly |
| 秃 | 禿 | tū | bald |
| 突发 | 突發 | tū fā | to occur suddenly |
| 突击 | 突擊 | tū jī | sudden and violent attack |
| 突破口 | tū pò kǒu | breach | |
| 突如其来 | 突如其來 | tū rú qí lái | to arise abruptly |
| 图表 | 圖表 | tú biǎo | chart |
| 图像 | 圖像 | tú xiàng | image |
| 图形 | 圖形 | tú xíng | picture |
| 图纸 | 圖紙 | tú zhǐ | blueprint |
| 徒步 | tú bù | to be on foot | |
| 屠杀 | 屠殺 | tú shā | to massacre |
| 土匪 | tǔ fěi | bandit | |
| 土壤 | tǔ rǎng | soil | |
| 土生土长 | 土生土長 | tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng | locally born and bred |
| 涂 | 塗 | tú | to apply (paint etc) |
| 团伙 | 團伙 | tuán huǒ | (criminal) gang |
| 团聚 | 團聚 | tuán jù | to reunite |
| 团员 | 團員 | tuán yuán | member |
| 团圆 | 團圓 | tuán yuán | to have a reunion |
| 推测 | 推測 | tuī cè | speculation |
| 推断 | 推斷 | tuī duàn | to infer |
| 推翻 | tuī fān | to overthrow | |
| 推理 | tuī lǐ | reasoning | |
| 推敲 | tuī qiāo | to think over | |
| 推算 | tuī suàn | to calculate | |
| 推卸 | tuī xiè | to avoid (esp. responsibility) | |
| 推选 | 推選 | tuī xuǎn | to elect |
| 推移 | tuī yí | (of time) to elapse or pass | |
| 颓废 | 頹廢 | tuí fèi | decadent |
| 退回 | tuì huí | to return (an item) | |
| 退却 | 退卻 | tuì què | to retreat |
| 退让 | 退讓 | tuì ràng | to move aside |
| 退缩 | 退縮 | tuì suō | to shrink back |
| 退休金 | tuì xiū jīn | retirement pay | |
| 退学 | 退學 | tuì xué | to quit school |
| 退役 | tuì yì | (of military personnel or athletes) to retire | |
| 屯 | tún | to station (soldiers) | |
| 托付 | tuō fù | to entrust | |
| 拖累 | tuō lěi | to encumber | |
| 拖欠 | tuō qiàn | in arrears | |
| 拖延 | tuō yán | to delay | |
| 脱节 | 脫節 | tuō jié | to come apart |
| 脱口而出 | 脫口而出 | tuō kǒu ér chū | to blurt out |
| 脱落 | 脫落 | tuō luò | to drop off |
| 脱身 | 脫身 | tuō shēn | to get away |
| 脱颖而出 | 脫穎而出 | tuō yǐng ér chū | to reveal one's talent (idiom) |
| 驮 | 䭾 | tuó | variant of 驮 |
| 妥 | tuǒ | suitable | |
| 妥当 | 妥當 | tuǒ dang | appropriate |
| 妥善 | tuǒ shàn | appropriate | |
| 妥协 | 妥協 | tuǒ xié | to compromise |
| 唾液 | tuò yè | saliva | |
| 挖掘 | wā jué | to excavate | |
| 挖苦 | wā kǔ | to speak sarcastically | |
| 瓦 | wǎ | roof tile | |
| 歪曲 | wāi qū | to distort | |
| 外表 | wài biǎo | external | |
| 外公 | wài gōng | (coll.) mother's father | |
| 外号 | 外號 | wài hào | nickname |
| 外籍 | wài jí | foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality) | |
| 外贸 | 外貿 | wài mào | foreign trade |
| 外貌 | wài mào | profile | |
| 外婆 | wài pó | (coll.) mother's mother | |
| 外企 | wài qǐ | foreign enterprise | |
| 外星人 | wài xīng rén | space alien | |
| 外行 | wài háng | layman | |
| 外形 | wài xíng | figure | |
| 外援 | wài yuán | foreign aid | |
| 丸 | wán | ball | |
| 完备 | 完備 | wán bèi | faultless |
| 完毕 | 完畢 | wán bì | to finish |
| 完蛋 | wán dàn | (coll.) to be done for | |
| 完好 | wán hǎo | intact | |
| 玩耍 | wán shuǎ | to play (as children do) | |
| 玩意儿 | 玩意兒 | wán yì r | erhua variant of 玩意 |
| 顽固 | 頑固 | wán gù | stubborn |
| 挽 | wǎn | to pull | |
| 挽回 | wǎn huí | to retrieve | |
| 挽救 | wǎn jiù | to save | |
| 惋惜 | wǎn xī | to regret | |
| 晚间 | 晚間 | wǎn jiān | evening |
| 晚年 | wǎn nián | one's later years | |
| 晚期 | wǎn qī | later period | |
| 万分 | 萬分 | wàn fēn | very much |
| 万古长青 | 萬古長青 | wàn gǔ cháng qīng | remain fresh |
| 万能 | 萬能 | wàn néng | omnipotent |
| 万万 | 萬萬 | wàn wàn | absolutely |
| 万无一失 | 萬無一失 | wàn wú yī shī | surefire |
| 汪洋 | wāng yáng | vast body of water | |
| 亡羊补牢 | 亡羊補牢 | wáng yáng bǔ láo | lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) |
| 王国 | 王國 | wáng guó | kingdom |
| 王牌 | wáng pái | trump card | |
| 网点 | 網點 | wǎng diǎn | (computing) node in a network |
| 网民 | 網民 | wǎng mín | web user |
| 往常 | wǎng cháng | usual | |
| 往日 | wǎng rì | former days | |
| 往事 | wǎng shì | past events | |
| 妄想 | wàng xiǎng | to attempt vainly | |
| 忘不了 | wàng bù liǎo | cannot forget | |
| 忘掉 | wàng diào | to forget | |
| 旺 | wàng | prosperous | |
| 旺季 | wàng jì | busy season | |
| 旺盛 | wàng shèng | vigorous | |
| 望 | wàng | full moon | |
| 望远镜 | 望遠鏡 | wàng yuǎn jìng | binoculars |
| 危及 | wēi jí | to endanger | |
| 危急 | wēi jí | critical | |
| 威风 | 威風 | wēi fēng | might |
| 威力 | wēi lì | might | |
| 威慑 | 威懾 | wēi shè | to cower by military force |
| 威信 | wēi xìn | Weixin county in Zhaotong 通, Yunnan | |
| 萎缩 | 萎縮 | wěi suō | to wither |
| 微不足道 | wēi bù zú dào | negligible | |
| 微观 | 微觀 | wēi guān | micro- |
| 微妙 | wēi miào | subtle | |
| 微弱 | wēi ruò | weak | |
| 微型 | wēi xíng | miniature | |
| 围墙 | 圍牆 | wéi qiáng | perimeter wall |
| 违背 | 違背 | wéi bèi | to go against |
| 违约 | 違約 | wéi yuē | to break a promise |
| 违章 | 違章 | wéi zhāng | to break the rules |
| 唯 | wéi | only | |
| 唯独 | 唯獨 | wéi dú | only |
| 伪造 | 偽造 | wěi zào | to forge |
| 伪装 | 偽裝 | wěi zhuāng | to pretend to be (asleep etc) |
| 尾气 | 尾氣 | wěi qì | exhaust |
| 尾声 | 尾聲 | wěi shēng | coda |
| 纬度 | 緯度 | wěi dù | latitude |
| 委婉 | wěi wǎn | tactful | |
| 委员 | 委員 | wěi yuán | committee member |
| 委员会 | 委員會 | wěi yuán huì | committee |
| 卫视 | 衛視 | wèi shì | satellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视) |
| 为人 | 為人 | wéi rén | to conduct oneself |
| 未 | wèi | not yet | |
| 未成年人 | wèi chéng nián rén | minor (i.e. person under 18) | |
| 未经 | 未經 | wèi jīng | not having undergone |
| 未免 | wèi miǎn | unavoidably | |
| 未知数 | 未知數 | wèi zhī shù | unknown quantity |
| 位子 | wèi zi | place | |
| 味精 | wèi jīng | monosodium glutamate (MSG) | |
| 畏惧 | 畏懼 | wèi jù | to fear |
| 畏缩 | 畏縮 | wèi suō | to cower |
| 胃口 | wèi kǒu | appetite | |
| 喂养 | 餵養 | wèi yǎng | to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) |
| 慰劳 | 慰勞 | wèi láo | to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc) |
| 温度计 | 溫度計 | wēn dù jì | thermometer |
| 温泉 | 溫泉 | wēn quán | Arishang Nahiyisi or Wenquan county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang |
| 温室 | 溫室 | wēn shì | greenhouse |
| 温习 | 溫習 | wēn xí | to review (a lesson etc) |
| 温馨 | 溫馨 | wēn xīn | comfort |
| 瘟疫 | wēn yì | plague | |
| 文 | wén | surname Wen | |
| 文科 | wén kē | liberal arts | |
| 文盲 | wén máng | illiterate | |
| 文凭 | 文憑 | wén píng | diploma |
| 文人 | wén rén | scholar | |
| 文物 | wén wù | cultural relic | |
| 文献 | 文獻 | wén xiàn | document |
| 文雅 | wén yǎ | elegant | |
| 闻名 | 聞名 | wén míng | well-known |
| 蚊帐 | 蚊帳 | wén zhàng | mosquito net |
| 蚊子 | wén zi | mosquito | |
| 吻合 | wěn hé | to be a good fit | |
| 紊乱 | 紊亂 | wěn luàn | disorder |
| 稳固 | 穩固 | wěn gù | stable |
| 稳健 | 穩健 | wěn jiàn | firm |
| 稳妥 | 穩妥 | wěn tuǒ | dependable |
| 稳重 | 穩重 | wěn zhòng | steady |
| 问卷 | 問卷 | wèn juàn | questionnaire |
| 问世 | 問世 | wèn shì | to be published |
| 窝 | 窩 | wō | nest |
| 卧 | 臥 | wò | to lie |
| 污秽 | 污穢 | wū huì | nasty |
| 呜咽 | 嗚咽 | wū yè | to sob |
| 巫婆 | wū pó | witch | |
| 屋顶 | 屋頂 | wū dǐng | roof |
| 无比 | 無比 | wú bǐ | incomparable |
| 无不 | 無不 | wú bù | none lacking |
| 无偿 | 無償 | wú cháng | free |
| 无敌 | 無敵 | wú dí | unequalled |
| 无恶不作 | 無惡不作 | wú è bù zuò | not to shrink from any crime (idiom) |
| 无非 | 無非 | wú fēi | only |
| 无辜 | 無辜 | wú gū | innocent |
| 无故 | 無故 | wú gù | without cause or reason |
| 无关紧要 | 無關緊要 | wú guān jǐn yào | indifferent |
| 无话可说 | 無話可說 | wú huà kě shuō | to have nothing to say (idiom) |
| 无济于事 | 無濟於事 | wú jì yú shì | (idiom) to no avail |
| 无家可归 | 無家可歸 | wú jiā kě guī | homeless |
| 无精打采 | 無精打采 | wú jīng dǎ cǎi | dispirited and downcast (idiom) |
| 无可奉告 | 無可奉告 | wú kě fèng gào | (idiom) "no comment" |
| 无可厚非 | 無可厚非 | wú kě hòu fēi | see 非 |
| 无可奈何 | 無可奈何 | wú kě nài hé | have no way out |
| 无理 | 無理 | wú lǐ | irrational |
| 无力 | 無力 | wú lì | powerless |
| 无论如何 | 無論如何 | wú lùn rú hé | whatever the case |
| 无能 | 無能 | wú néng | incompetence |
| 无能为力 | 無能為力 | wú néng wéi lì | impotent (idiom) |
| 无情 | 無情 | wú qíng | pitiless |
| 无情无义 | 無情無義 | wú qíng wú yì | completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom) |
| 无穷 | 無窮 | wú qióng | endless |
| 无私 | 無私 | wú sī | selfless |
| 无所事事 | 無所事事 | wú suǒ shì shì | to have nothing to do |
| 无所作为 | 無所作為 | wú suǒ zuò wéi | attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom) |
| 无条件 | 無條件 | wú tiáo jiàn | unconditional |
| 无微不至 | 無微不至 | wú wēi bù zhì | in every possible way (idiom) |
| 无线 | 無線 | wú xiàn | wireless |
| 无线电 | 無線電 | wú xiàn diàn | wireless |
| 无形 | 無形 | wú xíng | incorporeal |
| 无形中 | 無形中 | wú xíng zhōng | imperceptibly |
| 无须 | 無須 | wú xū | need not |
| 无意 | 無意 | wú yì | inadvertent |
| 无忧无虑 | 無憂無慮 | wú yōu wú lǜ | carefree and without worries (idiom) |
| 无缘 | 無緣 | wú yuán | to have no opportunity |
| 无知 | 無知 | wú zhī | ignorant |
| 无足轻重 | 無足輕重 | wú zú qīng zhòng | insignificant |
| 五花八门 | 五花八門 | wǔ huā bā mén | myriad |
| 五星级 | 五星級 | wǔ xīng jí | five-star (hotel) |
| 武力 | wǔ lì | military force | |
| 武装 | 武裝 | wǔ zhuāng | arms |
| 侮辱 | wǔ rǔ | to insult | |
| 捂 | wǔ | to enclose | |
| 舞厅 | 舞廳 | wǔ tīng | dance hall |
| 勿 | wù | do not | |
| 物流 | wù liú | distribution (business) | |
| 物体 | 物體 | wù tǐ | object |
| 物证 | 物證 | wù zhèng | material evidence |
| 物资 | 物資 | wù zī | goods |
| 误差 | 誤差 | wù chā | difference |
| 误导 | 誤導 | wù dǎo | to mislead |
| 误区 | 誤區 | wù qū | mistaken ideas |
| 务必 | 務必 | wù bì | must |
| 务实 | 務實 | wù shí | pragmatic |
| 吸纳 | 吸納 | xī nà | to take in |
| 吸取 | xī qǔ | to absorb | |
| 昔日 | xī rì | former days | |
| 稀 | xī | rare | |
| 稀罕 | xī han | rare | |
| 稀奇 | xī qí | rare | |
| 稀少 | xī shǎo | sparse | |
| 锡 | 錫 | xī | tin (chemistry) |
| 熄火 | xī huǒ | (of fire, lamp etc) to go out | |
| 熙熙攘攘 | xī xī rǎng rǎng | bustling with activity (idiom) | |
| 嬉笑 | xī xiào | to be laughing and playing | |
| 膝盖 | 膝蓋 | xī gài | knee |
| 习俗 | 習俗 | xí sú | custom |
| 席 | xí | surname Xi | |
| 席位 | xí wèi | a seat (in a theater, stadium etc) | |
| 袭击 | 襲擊 | xí jī | attack (esp. surprise attack) |
| 媳妇 | 媳婦 | xí fù | daughter-in-law |
| 洗涤剂 | 洗滌劑 | xǐ dí jì | cleaning agent |
| 洗礼 | 洗禮 | xǐ lǐ | baptism (lit. or fig.) |
| 喜出望外 | xǐ chū wàng wài | to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) | |
| 喜好 | xǐ hào | to like | |
| 喜酒 | xǐ jiǔ | wedding feast | |
| 喜怒哀乐 | 喜怒哀樂 | xǐ nù āi lè | four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 欢喜, anger 愤怒, sorrow 哀 and joy 快乐 |
| 喜庆 | 喜慶 | xǐ qìng | jubilation |
| 喜事 | xǐ shì | happy occasion | |
| 喜糖 | xǐ táng | sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) | |
| 喜洋洋 | xǐ yáng yáng | radiant with joy | |
| 喜悦 | 喜悅 | xǐ yuè | happy |
| 细腻 | 細膩 | xì nì | exquisite |
| 细微 | 細微 | xì wēi | tiny |
| 细心 | 細心 | xì xīn | careful |
| 息息相关 | 息息相關 | xī xī xiāng guān | closely bound up (idiom) |
| 虾 | 蝦 | há | used in 虾蟆 |
| 侠义 | 俠義 | xiá yì | chivalrous |
| 峡谷 | 峽谷 | xiá gǔ | canyon |
| 狭隘 | 狹隘 | xiá ài | narrow |
| 狭小 | 狹小 | xiá xiǎo | narrow |
| 狭窄 | 狹窄 | xiá zhǎi | narrow |
| 下场 | 下場 | xià chǎng | to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) |
| 下调 | 下調 | xià diào | to demote |
| 下跌 | xià diē | to fall | |
| 下岗 | 下崗 | xià gǎng | (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty |
| 下功夫 | xià gōng fu | see 夫 | |
| 下海 | xià hǎi | to go out to sea | |
| 下级 | 下級 | xià jí | low ranking |
| 下决心 | 下決心 | xià jué xīn | to determine |
| 下令 | xià lìng | to give an order | |
| 下落 | xià luò | whereabouts | |
| 下期 | xià qī | next period (week, month or quarter etc) | |
| 下棋 | xià qí | to play chess | |
| 下山 | xià shān | to go down a hill | |
| 下手 | xià shǒu | to start | |
| 下属 | 下屬 | xià shǔ | subordinate |
| 下台 | 下臺 | xià tái | to go off the stage |
| 下乡 | 下鄉 | xià xiāng | to go to the countryside |
| 下旬 | xià xún | last third of the month | |
| 下一代 | xià yī dài | the next generation | |
| 下意识 | 下意識 | xià yì shí | subconscious mind |
| 下游 | xià yóu | lower reaches (of a river) | |
| 下坠 | 下墜 | xià zhuì | (of objects) to fall |
| 吓唬 | 嚇唬 | xià hu | to scare |
| 吓人 | 嚇人 | xià rén | to scare |
| 夏令营 | 夏令營 | xià lìng yíng | summer camp |
| 先例 | xiān lì | antecedent | |
| 先天 | xiān tiān | embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān]) | |
| 纤维 | 纖維 | xiān wéi | fiber |
| 掀 | xiān | to lift (a lid) | |
| 掀起 | xiān qǐ | to lift | |
| 鲜活 | 鮮活 | xiān huó | vivid |
| 鲜美 | 鮮美 | xiān měi | delicious |
| 鲜血 | 鮮血 | xiān xuè | blood |
| 弦 | xián | bow string | |
| 衔接 | 銜接 | xián jiē | to link up |
| 嫌弃 | 嫌棄 | xián qì | to regard with disdain |
| 嫌疑 | xián yí | suspicion | |
| 显而易见 | 顯而易見 | xiǎn ér yì jiàn | clearly and easy to see (idiom) |
| 显赫 | 顯赫 | xiǎn hè | illustrious |
| 显示器 | 顯示器 | xiǎn shì qì | monitor (computer) |
| 显现 | 顯現 | xiǎn xiàn | appearance |
| 显眼 | 顯眼 | xiǎn yǎn | conspicuous |
| 现成 | 現成 | xiàn chéng | ready-made |
| 现任 | 現任 | xiàn rèn | to occupy a post currently |
| 现行 | 現行 | xiàn xíng | to be in effect |
| 线条 | 線條 | xiàn tiáo | line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) |
| 限 | xiàn | to limit | |
| 限定 | xiàn dìng | to restrict to | |
| 限度 | xiàn dù | limitation | |
| 限于 | 限於 | xiàn yú | to be limited to |
| 宪法 | 憲法 | xiàn fǎ | constitution (of a country) |
| 陷 | xiàn | pitfall | |
| 陷阱 | xiàn jǐng | pitfall | |
| 馅儿 | 餡兒 | xiàn r | erhua variant of 馅 |
| 献血 | 獻血 | xiàn xuè | to donate blood |
| 腺 | xiàn | gland | |
| 仙鹤 | 仙鶴 | xiān hè | red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) |
| 仙女 | xiān nǚ | fairy | |
| 乡亲 | 鄉親 | xiāng qīn | fellow countryman (from the same village) |
| 乡下 | 鄉下 | xiāng xia | countryside |
| 相伴 | xiāng bàn | to accompany sb | |
| 相比之下 | xiāng bǐ zhī xià | by comparison | |
| 相差 | xiāng chà | to differ | |
| 相传 | 相傳 | xiāng chuán | to pass on |
| 相当于 | 相當於 | xiāng dāng yú | equivalent to |
| 相对而言 | 相對而言 | xiāng duì ér yán | relatively speaking |
| 相辅相成 | 相輔相成 | xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng | to complement one another (idiom) |
| 相继 | 相繼 | xiāng jì | in succession |
| 相连 | 相連 | xiāng lián | to link |
| 相识 | 相識 | xiāng shí | to get to know each other |
| 相提并论 | 相提並論 | xiāng tí bìng lùn | to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) |
| 相通 | xiāng tōng | interlinked | |
| 相依为命 | 相依為命 | xiāng yī wéi mìng | mutually dependent for life (idiom) |
| 相遇 | xiāng yù | to meet | |
| 相约 | 相約 | xiāng yuē | to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) |
| 香料 | xiāng liào | spice | |
| 香水 | xiāng shuǐ | perfume | |
| 香味 | xiāng wèi | fragrance | |
| 香烟 | 香煙 | xiāng yān | cigarette |
| 香油 | xiāng yóu | sesame oil | |
| 镶 | 鑲 | xiāng | to inlay |
| 镶嵌 | 鑲嵌 | xiāng qiàn | to inlay |
| 详尽 | 詳盡 | xiáng jìn | thorough and detailed |
| 祥和 | xiáng hé | auspicious and peaceful | |
| 享 | xiǎng | to enjoy | |
| 享有 | xiǎng yǒu | to enjoy (rights, privileges etc) | |
| 响亮 | 響亮 | xiǎng liàng | loud and clear |
| 响起 | 響起 | xiǎng qǐ | (of a sound) to come forth |
| 响应 | 響應 | xiǎng yìng | to respond to |
| 想方设法 | 想方設法 | xiǎng fāng shè fǎ | to think up every possible method (idiom) |
| 向来 | 向來 | xiàng lái | always (previously) |
| 向往 | 嚮往 | xiàng wǎng | to yearn for |
| 向着 | 向著 | xiàng zhe | towards |
| 像样 | 像樣 | xiàng yàng | presentable |
| 橡胶 | 橡膠 | xiàng jiāo | rubber |
| 消 | xiāo | to diminish | |
| 消沉 | xiāo chén | depressed | |
| 消遣 | xiāo qiǎn | to while the time away | |
| 萧条 | 蕭條 | xiāo tiáo | bleak |
| 销 | 銷 | xiāo | to melt (metal) |
| 销毁 | 銷毀 | xiāo huǐ | to destroy (by melting or burning) |
| 销量 | 銷量 | xiāo liàng | sales volume |
| 潇洒 | 瀟灑 | xiāo sǎ | confident and at ease |
| 小丑 | xiǎo chǒu | clown | |
| 小贩 | 小販 | xiǎo fàn | peddler |
| 小看 | xiǎo kàn | to look down on | |
| 小康 | xiǎo kāng | Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 同 | |
| 小路 | xiǎo lù | minor road | |
| 小品 | xiǎo pǐn | short, simple literary or artistic creation | |
| 小区 | 小區 | xiǎo qū | neighborhood |
| 小曲 | xiǎo qǔ | popular song | |
| 小人 | xiǎo rén | person of low social status (old) | |
| 小提琴 | xiǎo tí qín | fiddle | |
| 小溪 | xiǎo xī | brook | |
| 小心翼翼 | xiǎo xīn yì yì | cautious and solemn (idiom) | |
| 小卒 | xiǎo zú | foot soldier | |
| 孝敬 | xiào jìng | to show filial respect | |
| 肖像 | xiào xiàng | portrait (painting, photo etc) | |
| 效仿 | 傚仿 | xiào fǎng | see 仿效 |
| 效力 | xiào lì | effectiveness | |
| 效益 | xiào yì | benefit | |
| 效应 | 效應 | xiào yìng | effect (scientific phenomenon) |
| 协定 | 協定 | xié dìng | agreement |
| 协同 | 協同 | xié tóng | to cooperate |
| 协作 | 協作 | xié zuò | cooperation |
| 邪 | 衺 | xié | old variant of 邪 |
| 邪恶 | 邪惡 | xié è | sinister |
| 挟持 | 挾持 | xié chí | to seize |
| 携带 | 攜帶 | xié dài | to carry (on one's person) |
| 携手 | 攜手 | xié shǒu | hand in hand |
| 写照 | 寫照 | xiě zhào | portrayal |
| 泄 | xiè | variant of 泄 | |
| 泄漏 | 洩漏 | xiè lòu | (of a liquid or gas) to leak |
| 泄露 | xiè lù | to leak (information) | |
| 泄密 | 洩密 | xiè mì | to leak secrets |
| 泄气 | 洩氣 | xiè qì | to leak (gas) |
| 泻 | 瀉 | xiè | to flow out swiftly |
| 卸 | xiè | to unload | |
| 心爱 | 心愛 | xīn ài | beloved |
| 心安理得 | xīn ān lǐ dé | to have a clear conscience | |
| 心病 | xīn bìng | anxiety | |
| 心肠 | 心腸 | xīn cháng | heart |
| 心得 | xīn dé | what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) | |
| 心慌 | xīn huāng | to be flustered | |
| 心急如焚 | xīn jí rú fén | to burn with impatience | |
| 心里话 | 心裡話 | xīn li huà | (to express one's) true feelings |
| 心灵手巧 | 心靈手巧 | xīn líng shǒu qiǎo | capable |
| 心目 | xīn mù | mind | |
| 心声 | 心聲 | xīn shēng | thoughts |
| 心事 | xīn shì | a load on one's mind | |
| 心思 | xīn si | mind | |
| 心酸 | xīn suān | to feel sad | |
| 心想事成 | xīn xiǎng shì chéng | to have one's wishes come true | |
| 心胸 | xīn xiōng | heart | |
| 心血 | xīn xuè | heart's blood | |
| 心眼儿 | 心眼兒 | xīn yǎn r | one's thoughts |
| 心意 | xīn yì | intention | |
| 芯片 | xīn piàn | computer chip | |
| 辛勤 | xīn qín | hardworking | |
| 辛酸 | xīn suān | pungent (taste) | |
| 欣慰 | xīn wèi | to be gratified | |
| 欣喜 | xīn xǐ | happy | |
| 欣欣向荣 | 欣欣向榮 | xīn xīn xiàng róng | (idiom) flourishing |
| 新潮 | xīn cháo | modern | |
| 新陈代谢 | 新陳代謝 | xīn chén dài xiè | metabolism (biology) |
| 新房 | xīn fáng | brand new house | |
| 新款 | xīn kuǎn | new style | |
| 新奇 | xīn qí | novel | |
| 新生 | xīn shēng | new | |
| 新式 | xīn shì | new style | |
| 新手 | xīn shǒu | new hand | |
| 新颖 | 新穎 | xīn yǐng | lit. new bud |
| 信贷 | 信貸 | xìn dài | credit |
| 信件 | xìn jiàn | letter (sent by mail) | |
| 信赖 | 信賴 | xìn lài | to trust |
| 信誉 | 信譽 | xìn yù | prestige |
| 星座 | xīng zuò | constellation | |
| 猩猩 | xīng xing | orangutan | |
| 腥 | xīng | fishy (smell) | |
| 刑法 | xíng fǎ | criminal law | |
| 行家 | háng jiā | connoisseur | |
| 行列 | háng liè | formation | |
| 行情 | háng qíng | market price | |
| 行使 | xíng shǐ | to exercise (a right etc) | |
| 行政 | xíng zhèng | administration | |
| 行走 | xíng zǒu | to walk | |
| 形形色色 | xíng xíng sè sè | all kinds of | |
| 形影不离 | 形影不離 | xíng yǐng bù lí | inseparable (as form and shadow) |
| 醒来 | 醒來 | xǐng lái | to waken |
| 醒目 | xǐng mù | eye-grabbing (headline) | |
| 醒悟 | xǐng wù | to come to oneself | |
| 兴奋剂 | 興奮劑 | xīng fèn jì | stimulant |
| 兴高采烈 | 興高采烈 | xìng gāo cǎi liè | happy and excited (idiom) |
| 兴建 | 興建 | xīng jiàn | to build |
| 兴起 | 興起 | xīng qǐ | to rise |
| 兴致 | 興致 | xìng zhì | mood |
| 姓氏 | xìng shì | family name | |
| 幸存 | 倖存 | xìng cún | to survive (a disaster) |
| 幸好 | xìng hǎo | fortunately | |
| 幸免 | 倖免 | xìng miǎn | to avoid (an unpleasant fate) |
| 性价比 | 性價比 | xìng jià bǐ | cost-performance ratio |
| 性命 | xìng mìng | life | |
| 性情 | xìng qíng | nature | |
| 凶残 | 兇殘 | xiōng cán | savage |
| 凶恶 | 兇惡 | xiōng è | fierce |
| 凶狠 | 兇狠 | xiōng hěn | variant of 狠 |
| 凶猛 | 兇猛 | xiōng měng | fierce |
| 汹涌 | 洶湧 | xiōng yǒng | to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc) |
| 胸膛 | xiōng táng | chest | |
| 胸有成竹 | xiōng yǒu chéng zhú | (idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind | |
| 雄厚 | xióng hòu | substantial | |
| 休克 | xiū kè | shock (loanword) | |
| 休眠 | xiū mián | to be dormant (biology) | |
| 休想 | xiū xiǎng | don't think (that) | |
| 休养 | 休養 | xiū yǎng | to recuperate |
| 修补 | 修補 | xiū bǔ | to mend |
| 修订 | 修訂 | xiū dìng | to revise |
| 修路 | xiū lù | to repair a road | |
| 修长 | 修長 | xiū cháng | slender |
| 修正 | xiū zhèng | to revise | |
| 羞愧 | xiū kuì | ashamed | |
| 秀丽 | 秀麗 | xiù lì | pretty |
| 秀美 | xiù měi | elegant | |
| 绣 | 綉 | xiù | variant of 绣 |
| 袖手旁观 | 袖手旁觀 | xiù shǒu páng guān | to watch with folded arms (idiom) |
| 锈 | 銹 | xiù | variant of 锈 |
| 嗅觉 | 嗅覺 | xiù jué | sense of smell |
| 须 | 須 | xū | must |
| 虚 | 虛 | xū | emptiness |
| 虚构 | 虛構 | xū gòu | to make up |
| 虚幻 | 虛幻 | xū huàn | imaginary |
| 虚假 | 虛假 | xū jiǎ | false |
| 虚拟 | 虛擬 | xū nǐ | to imagine |
| 虚弱 | 虛弱 | xū ruò | weak |
| 虚伪 | 虛偽 | xū wěi | false |
| 需 | xū | to require | |
| 徐徐 | xú xú | slowly | |
| 许 | 許 | xǔ | surname Xu |
| 许可证 | 許可證 | xǔ kě zhèng | license |
| 旭日 | xù rì | the rising sun | |
| 序 | xù | (bound form) order | |
| 序幕 | xù mù | prologue | |
| 续 | 續 | xù | to continue |
| 酗酒 | xù jiǔ | heavy drinking | |
| 絮叨 | xù dao | long-winded | |
| 宣称 | 宣稱 | xuān chēng | to assert |
| 宣读 | 宣讀 | xuān dú | to read out loud to an audience |
| 宣告 | xuān gào | to declare | |
| 宣誓 | xuān shì | to swear an oath (of office) | |
| 宣泄 | 宣洩 | xuān xiè | to drain (by leading off water) |
| 宣言 | xuān yán | declaration | |
| 宣扬 | 宣揚 | xuān yáng | to publicize |
| 喧哗 | 喧嘩 | xuān huá | hubbub |
| 喧闹 | 喧鬧 | xuān nào | to make a noise |
| 玄 | xuán | black | |
| 玄机 | 玄機 | xuán jī | profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) |
| 悬挂 | 懸掛 | xuán guà | to suspend |
| 悬念 | 懸念 | xuán niàn | suspense in a movie, play etc |
| 悬殊 | 懸殊 | xuán shū | widely different |
| 悬崖 | 懸崖 | xuán yá | precipice |
| 旋律 | xuán lǜ | melody | |
| 旋涡 | 旋渦 | xuán wō | spiral |
| 选民 | 選民 | xuǎn mín | voter |
| 选项 | 選項 | xuǎn xiàng | option |
| 选用 | 選用 | xuǎn yòng | to choose for some purpose |
| 炫耀 | xuàn yào | dazzling | |
| 削 | xiāo | to peel with a knife | |
| 削弱 | xuē ruò | to weaken | |
| 靴子 | xuē zi | boots | |
| 穴位 | xué wèi | acupuncture point | |
| 学历 | 學歷 | xué lì | educational background |
| 学士 | 學士 | xué shì | bachelor's degree |
| 学说 | 學說 | xué shuō | theory |
| 学堂 | 學堂 | xué táng | college |
| 学业 | 學業 | xué yè | studies |
| 学艺 | 學藝 | xué yì | to learn a skill or art |
| 学子 | 學子 | xué zǐ | (literary) student |
| 雪山 | xuě shān | snow-capped mountain | |
| 雪上加霜 | xuě shàng jiā shuāng | (idiom) to make matters even worse | |
| 血脉 | 血脈 | xuè mài | blood vessels |
| 血栓 | xuè shuān | blood clot | |
| 血压 | 血壓 | xuè yā | blood pressure |
| 血缘 | 血緣 | xuè yuán | bloodline |
| 勋章 | 勛章 | xūn zhāng | medal |
| 熏 | xūn | to smoke | |
| 熏陶 | 薰陶 | xūn táo | to seep in |
| 寻 | 尋 | xún | to search |
| 寻常 | 尋常 | xún cháng | usual |
| 寻觅 | 尋覓 | xún mì | to look for |
| 巡逻 | 巡邏 | xún luó | to patrol (police, army or navy) |
| 驯 | 馴 | xùn | to attain gradually |
| 循序渐进 | 循序漸進 | xún xù jiàn jìn | in sequence, step by step (idiom) |
| 逊色 | 遜色 | xùn sè | inferior (often in the combination 毫无逊色, not in the least inferior) |
| 训 | 訓 | xùn | to teach |
| 丫头 | 丫頭 | yā tou | girl |
| 压倒 | 壓倒 | yā dǎo | to overwhelm |
| 压缩 | 壓縮 | yā suō | to compress |
| 压抑 | 壓抑 | yā yì | to constrain or repress emotions |
| 压制 | 壓制 | yā zhì | to suppress |
| 押 | yā | to mortgage | |
| 鸦雀无声 | 鴉雀無聲 | yā què wú shēng | lit. crow and peacock make no sound |
| 牙齿 | 牙齒 | yá chǐ | tooth |
| 芽 | yá | bud | |
| 哑 | 啞 | yā | (onom.) sound of cawing |
| 烟囱 | 煙囪 | yān cōng | chimney |
| 烟火 | 煙火 | yān huǒ | smoke and fire |
| 淹 | yān | to flood | |
| 延 | yán | surname Yan | |
| 延缓 | 延緩 | yán huǎn | to defer |
| 延误 | 延誤 | yán wu | to delay |
| 严谨 | 嚴謹 | yán jǐn | rigorous |
| 严禁 | 嚴禁 | yán jìn | to strictly prohibit |
| 严峻 | 嚴峻 | yán jùn | grim |
| 严密 | 嚴密 | yán mì | strict |
| 言辞 | 言辭 | yán cí | words |
| 言论 | 言論 | yán lùn | expression of opinion |
| 言行 | yán xíng | words and actions | |
| 岩石 | yán shí | rock | |
| 沿岸 | yán àn | coastal area | |
| 沿途 | yán tú | along the sides of the road | |
| 沿线 | 沿線 | yán xiàn | along the line (e.g. railway) |
| 炎热 | 炎熱 | yán rè | blistering hot |
| 炎症 | yán zhèng | inflammation | |
| 研讨 | 研討 | yán tǎo | discussion |
| 阎王 | 閻王 | yán wáng | (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell |
| 衍生 | yǎn shēng | to give rise to | |
| 掩盖 | 掩蓋 | yǎn gài | to conceal |
| 掩护 | 掩護 | yǎn hù | to screen |
| 掩饰 | 掩飾 | yǎn shì | to cover up |
| 眼红 | 眼紅 | yǎn hóng | to covet |
| 眼界 | yǎn jiè | ken | |
| 眼色 | yǎn sè | signal made with one's eyes | |
| 眼神 | yǎn shén | expression or emotion showing in one's eyes | |
| 眼下 | yǎn xià | now | |
| 演变 | 演變 | yǎn biàn | to develop |
| 演播室 | yǎn bō shì | broadcasting studio | |
| 演技 | yǎn jì | acting | |
| 演练 | 演練 | yǎn liàn | to do a drill |
| 演示 | yǎn shì | to demonstrate | |
| 演说 | 演說 | yǎn shuō | speech |
| 演习 | 演習 | yǎn xí | maneuver |
| 演戏 | 演戲 | yǎn xì | to put on a play |
| 演艺圈 | 演藝圈 | yǎn yì quān | show business |
| 演绎 | 演繹 | yǎn yì | (of a story etc) to unfold |
| 厌烦 | 厭煩 | yàn fán | bored |
| 厌倦 | 厭倦 | yàn juàn | to be weary of |
| 咽 | yān | throat | |
| 咽喉 | yān hóu | throat | |
| 艳丽 | 艷麗 | yàn lì | gorgeous |
| 验 | 騐 | yàn | variant of 验 |
| 验收 | 驗收 | yàn shōu | to inspect and accept |
| 验证 | 驗證 | yàn zhèng | to inspect and verify |
| 焰火 | yàn huǒ | fireworks | |
| 燕子 | yàn zi | swallow | |
| 秧歌 | yāng ge | Yangge, a popular rural folk dance | |
| 扬 | 揚 | yáng | abbr. for 扬州 |
| 阳性 | 陽性 | yáng xìng | positive |
| 杨树 | 楊樹 | yáng shù | poplar tree |
| 洋溢 | yáng yì | brimming with | |
| 养活 | 養活 | yǎng huo | to provide for |
| 养老金 | 養老金 | yǎng lǎo jīn | pension |
| 养老院 | 養老院 | yǎng lǎo yuàn | nursing home |
| 养生 | 養生 | yǎng shēng | to maintain good health |
| 养殖 | 養殖 | yǎng zhí | to cultivate |
| 氧 | yǎng | oxygen (chemistry) | |
| 样本 | 樣本 | yàng běn | sample |
| 样品 | 樣品 | yàng pǐn | sample |
| 妖怪 | yāo guài | monster | |
| 邀 | yāo | to invite | |
| 窑 | 窯 | yáo | kiln |
| 谣言 | 謠言 | yáo yán | rumor |
| 摇摆 | 搖擺 | yáo bǎi | to sway |
| 摇滚 | 搖滾 | yáo gǔn | rock 'n' roll (music) |
| 摇晃 | 搖晃 | yáo huàng | to rock |
| 摇篮 | 搖籃 | yáo lán | cradle |
| 摇摇欲坠 | 搖搖欲墜 | yáo yáo yù zhuì | tottering |
| 遥控 | 遙控 | yáo kòng | to direct operations from a remote location |
| 遥远 | 遙遠 | yáo yuǎn | distant |
| 药材 | 藥材 | yào cái | medicinal ingredient |
| 药方 | 藥方 | yào fāng | prescription |
| 要不是 | yào bu shì | if it were not for | |
| 要点 | 要點 | yào diǎn | main point |
| 要害 | yào hài | vital part | |
| 要紧 | 要緊 | yào jǐn | important |
| 要领 | 要領 | yào lǐng | main aspects |
| 要命 | yào mìng | to cause sb's death | |
| 要强 | 要強 | yào qiáng | eager to excel |
| 耀眼 | yào yǎn | to dazzle | |
| 椰子 | yē zi | a coconut palm | |
| 也就是说 | 也就是說 | yě jiù shì shuō | in other words |
| 野餐 | yě cān | picnic | |
| 野炊 | yě chuī | to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing) | |
| 野蛮 | 野蠻 | yě mán | barbarous |
| 野兽 | 野獸 | yě shòu | beast |
| 野外 | yě wài | countryside | |
| 野心 | yě xīn | ambition | |
| 野营 | 野營 | yě yíng | to camp |
| 业 | 業 | yè | surname Ye |
| 业绩 | 業績 | yè jì | achievement |
| 夜班 | yè bān | night shift | |
| 夜市 | yè shì | night market | |
| 夜晚 | yè wǎn | night | |
| 夜校 | yè xiào | evening school | |
| 夜以继日 | 夜以繼日 | yè yǐ jì rì | night and day (idiom) |
| 夜总会 | 夜總會 | yè zǒng huì | nightclub |
| 液晶 | yè jīng | liquid crystal | |
| 一把手 | yī bǎ shǒu | working hand | |
| 一不小心 | yī bù xiǎo xīn | to be a little bit careless | |
| 一成不变 | 一成不變 | yī chéng bù biàn | (idiom) immutable |
| 一筹莫展 | 一籌莫展 | yī chóu mò zhǎn | to be unable to find a solution |
| 一大早 | yī dà zǎo | at dawn | |
| 一动不动 | 一動不動 | yī dòng bù dòng | motionless |
| 一度 | yī dù | for a time | |
| 一帆风顺 | 一帆風順 | yī fān fēng shùn | propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) |
| 一概 | yī gài | all | |
| 一概而论 | 一概而論 | yī gài ér lùn | to lump different matters together (idiom) |
| 一干二净 | 一乾二淨 | yī gān èr jìng | thoroughly (idiom) |
| 一个劲儿 | 一個勁兒 | yī gè jìn r | erhua variant of 一个劲 |
| 一鼓作气 | 一鼓作氣 | yī gǔ zuò qì | in a spurt of energy |
| 一锅粥 | 一鍋粥 | yī guō zhōu | (lit.) a pot of porridge |
| 一晃 | yī huǎng | (of passing time) in an instant | |
| 一回事 | yī huí shì | one and the same (thing) | |
| 一技之长 | 一技之長 | yī jì zhī cháng | proficiency in a particular field (idiom) |
| 一家人 | yī jiā rén | household | |
| 一经 | 一經 | yī jīng | as soon as |
| 一举 | 一舉 | yī jǔ | a move |
| 一举一动 | 一舉一動 | yī jǔ yī dòng | every movement |
| 一卡通 | yī kǎ tōng | the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan) | |
| 一揽子 | 一攬子 | yī lǎn zi | all-inclusive |
| 一连 | 一連 | yī lián | in a row |
| 一连串 | 一連串 | yī lián chuàn | a succession of |
| 一毛不拔 | yī máo bù bá | stingy (idiom) | |
| 一面 | yī miàn | one side | |
| 一目了然 | yī mù liǎo rán | obvious at a glance (idiom) | |
| 一年到头 | 一年到頭 | yī nián dào tóu | all year round |
| 一旁 | yī páng | aside | |
| 一如既往 | yī rú jì wǎng | just as in the past (idiom) | |
| 一刹那 | 一剎那 | yī chà nà | a moment |
| 一声不吭 | 一聲不吭 | yī shēng bù kēng | to not say a word |
| 一事无成 | 一事無成 | yī shì wú chéng | to have achieved nothing |
| 一手 | yī shǒu | a skill | |
| 一瞬间 | 一瞬間 | yī shùn jiān | split second |
| 一塌糊涂 | 一塌糊塗 | yī tā hú tu | muddled and completely collapsing (idiom) |
| 一体 | 一體 | yī tǐ | an integral whole |
| 一天到晚 | yī tiān dào wǎn | all day long | |
| 一头 | 一頭 | yī tóu | one head |
| 一味 | yī wèi | blindly | |
| 一无所有 | 一無所有 | yī wú suǒ yǒu | not having anything at all (idiom) |
| 一无所知 | 一無所知 | yī wú suǒ zhī | not knowing anything at all (idiom) |
| 一系列 | yī xì liè | a series of | |
| 一线 | 一線 | yī xiàn | front line |
| 一心 | yī xīn | wholeheartedly | |
| 一心一意 | yī xīn yī yì | concentrating one's thoughts and efforts | |
| 一言不发 | 一言不發 | yī yán bù fā | to not say a word (idiom) |
| 一言一行 | yī yán yī xíng | every word and action (idiom) | |
| 一眼 | yī yǎn | a glance | |
| 一一 | yī yī | one by one | |
| 一应俱全 | 一應俱全 | yī yīng jù quán | with everything needed available |
| 一早 | yī zǎo | early in the morning | |
| 一长一短 | 一長一短 | yī cháng yī duǎn | talking endlessly |
| 一阵 | 一陣 | yī zhèn | a burst |
| 伊斯兰教 | 伊斯蘭教 | yī sī lán jiào | Islam |
| 衣食住行 | yī shí zhù xíng | clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom) | |
| 医务 | 醫務 | yī wù | medical affairs |
| 依 | yī | to depend on | |
| 依托 | 依託 | yī tuō | to rely on |
| 依依不舍 | 依依不捨 | yī yī bù shě | reluctant to part (idiom) |
| 仪表 | 儀表 | yí biǎo | appearance |
| 怡然自得 | yí rán zì dé | happy and content (idiom) | |
| 姨 | yí | mother's sister | |
| 移交 | yí jiāo | to transfer | |
| 移植 | yí zhí | to transplant | |
| 遗留 | 遺留 | yí liú | to leave behind |
| 遗弃 | 遺棄 | yí qì | to leave |
| 遗体 | 遺體 | yí tǐ | remains (of a dead person) |
| 遗忘 | 遺忘 | yí wàng | to forget |
| 遗物 | 遺物 | yí wù | remnant |
| 遗愿 | 遺願 | yí yuàn | final wishes of the departed |
| 遗址 | 遺址 | yí zhǐ | ruins |
| 遗嘱 | 遺囑 | yí zhǔ | testament |
| 疑点 | 疑點 | yí diǎn | a doubtful point |
| 疑惑 | yí huò | to doubt | |
| 疑虑 | 疑慮 | yí lǜ | hesitation |
| 以免 | yǐ miǎn | in order to avoid | |
| 以身作则 | 以身作則 | yǐ shēn zuò zé | to set an example (idiom) |
| 以至于 | 以至於 | yǐ zhì yú | down to |
| 以致 | yǐ zhì | to such an extent as to | |
| 矣 | yǐ | classical final particle, similar to modern 了 | |
| 倚 | yǐ | to lean on | |
| 义工 | 義工 | yì gōng | volunteer worker |
| 议 | 議 | yì | to comment on |
| 议程 | 議程 | yì chéng | agenda |
| 议会 | 議會 | yì huì | parliament |
| 议员 | 議員 | yì yuán | member (of a legislative body) |
| 亦 | yì | also | |
| 屹立 | yì lì | to tower | |
| 异口同声 | 異口同聲 | yì kǒu tóng shēng | different mouths, same voice |
| 异想天开 | 異想天開 | yì xiǎng tiān kāi | to imagine the wildest thing |
| 异性 | 異性 | yì xìng | the opposite sex |
| 异议 | 異議 | yì yì | objection |
| 抑扬顿挫 | 抑揚頓挫 | yì yáng dùn cuò | see 顿挫抑扬 |
| 抑郁 | 抑鬱 | yì yù | depressed |
| 抑郁症 | 抑鬱症 | yì yù zhèng | clinical depression |
| 抑制 | yì zhì | to inhibit | |
| 译 | 譯 | yì | to translate |
| 易拉罐 | yì lā guàn | pull-top can | |
| 疫苗 | yì miáo | vaccine | |
| 益处 | 益處 | yì chu | benefit |
| 意料 | yì liào | to anticipate | |
| 意料之外 | yì liào zhī wài | (idiom) contrary to expectation | |
| 意图 | 意圖 | yì tú | intent |
| 意向 | yì xiàng | intention | |
| 溢 | yì | to overflow | |
| 毅力 | yì lì | perseverance | |
| 毅然 | yì rán | firmly | |
| 因人而异 | 因人而異 | yīn rén ér yì | varying from person to person (idiom) |
| 阴暗 | 陰暗 | yīn àn | dim |
| 阴性 | 陰性 | yīn xìng | negative |
| 音响 | 音響 | yīn xiǎng | sound |
| 殷勤 | yīn qín | politely | |
| 银幕 | 銀幕 | yín mù | movie screen |
| 引发 | 引發 | yǐn fā | to lead to |
| 引经据典 | 引經據典 | yǐn jīng jù diǎn | lit. to quote the classics |
| 引领 | 引領 | yǐn lǐng | to crane one's neck |
| 引擎 | yǐn qíng | engine (loanword) | |
| 引人入胜 | 引人入勝 | yǐn rén rù shèng | to enchant |
| 引人注目 | yǐn rén zhù mù | to attract attention | |
| 引入 | yǐn rù | to draw into | |
| 引用 | yǐn yòng | to quote | |
| 引诱 | 引誘 | yǐn yòu | to coerce (sb into doing sth bad) |
| 饮水 | 飲水 | yǐn shuǐ | drinking water |
| 饮用水 | 飲用水 | yǐn yòng shuǐ | drinking water |
| 隐蔽 | 隱蔽 | yǐn bì | to conceal |
| 隐患 | 隱患 | yǐn huàn | a danger concealed within sth |
| 隐瞒 | 隱瞞 | yǐn mán | to conceal |
| 隐情 | 隱情 | yǐn qíng | sth one wishes to keep secret |
| 隐身 | 隱身 | yǐn shēn | to hide oneself |
| 隐形 | 隱形 | yǐn xíng | invisible |
| 隐性 | 隱性 | yǐn xìng | hidden |
| 隐约 | 隱約 | yǐn yuē | vague |
| 瘾 | 癮 | yǐn | addiction |
| 印刷术 | 印刷術 | yìn shuā shù | printing |
| 印章 | yìn zhāng | seal | |
| 印证 | 印證 | yìn zhèng | to confirm |
| 应酬 | 應酬 | yìng chou | to engage in social activities |
| 应邀 | 應邀 | yìng yāo | at sb's invitation |
| 应有尽有 | 應有盡有 | yīng yǒu jìn yǒu | everything that should be here is here (idiom) |
| 英镑 | 英鎊 | yīng bàng | pound sterling |
| 婴儿 | 嬰兒 | yīng ér | infant |
| 鹰 | 鷹 | yīng | eagle |
| 迎 | yíng | to welcome | |
| 迎合 | yíng hé | to cater to | |
| 盈利 | yíng lì | profit | |
| 荧光 | 熒光 | yíng guāng | fluorescence |
| 营救 | 營救 | yíng jiù | to rescue |
| 营造 | 營造 | yíng zào | to build (housing) |
| 赢家 | 贏家 | yíng jiā | winner |
| 影像 | yǐng xiàng | image | |
| 映 | yìng | to reflect (light) | |
| 硬朗 | yìng lǎng | robust | |
| 硬盘 | 硬盤 | yìng pán | hard disk |
| 拥护 | 擁護 | yōng hù | to endorse |
| 庸俗 | yōng sú | vulgar | |
| 永不 | yǒng bù | never | |
| 永恒 | 永恆 | yǒng héng | eternal |
| 永久 | yǒng jiǔ | everlasting | |
| 勇往直前 | yǒng wǎng zhí qián | to advance bravely | |
| 勇于 | 勇於 | yǒng yú | to dare to |
| 涌 | chōng | (used in place names) | |
| 涌入 | 湧入 | yǒng rù | to come pouring in |
| 涌现 | 湧現 | yǒng xiàn | to emerge in large numbers |
| 踊跃 | 踴躍 | yǒng yuè | to leap |
| 用餐 | yòng cān | to eat a meal | |
| 用功 | yòng gōng | diligent | |
| 用力 | yòng lì | to exert oneself physically | |
| 用人 | yòng rén | servant | |
| 用意 | yòng yì | intention | |
| 优 | 優 | yōu | excellent |
| 优化 | 優化 | yōu huà | to optimize |
| 优雅 | 優雅 | yōu yǎ | grace |
| 优异 | 優異 | yōu yì | exceptional |
| 优越 | 優越 | yōu yuè | superior |
| 忧愁 | 憂愁 | yōu chóu | to be worried |
| 忧虑 | 憂慮 | yōu lǜ | to worry |
| 忧郁 | 憂鬱 | yōu yù | sullen |
| 悠闲 | 悠閑 | yōu xián | variant of 悠闲 |
| 尤为 | 尤為 | yóu wéi | especially |
| 由此看来 | 由此看來 | yóu cǐ kàn lái | thereby |
| 由此可见 | 由此可見 | yóu cǐ kě jiàn | from this, it can be seen that... |
| 由来 | 由來 | yóu lái | origin |
| 由衷 | yóu zhōng | heartfelt | |
| 犹如 | 猶如 | yóu rú | similar to |
| 犹豫不决 | 猶豫不決 | yóu yù bù jué | hesitancy |
| 邮编 | 郵編 | yóu biān | postal code |
| 邮政 | 郵政 | yóu zhèng | postal service |
| 油画 | 油畫 | yóu huà | oil painting |
| 游船 | 遊船 | yóu chuán | pleasure boat |
| 有朝一日 | yǒu zhāo yī rì | one day | |
| 有待 | yǒu dài | not yet (done) | |
| 有的放矢 | yǒu dì fàng shǐ | lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom) | |
| 有机 | 有機 | yǒu jī | organic |
| 有口无心 | 有口無心 | yǒu kǒu wú xīn | to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom) |
| 有两下子 | 有兩下子 | yǒu liǎng xià zi | to have real skill |
| 有声有色 | 有聲有色 | yǒu shēng yǒu sè | having sound and color (idiom) |
| 有所 | yǒu suǒ | somewhat | |
| 有所不同 | yǒu suǒ bù tóng | to differ to some extent (idiom) | |
| 有望 | yǒu wàng | hopeful | |
| 有效期 | yǒu xiào qī | period of validity | |
| 有幸 | yǒu xìng | fortunately | |
| 有序 | yǒu xù | regular | |
| 有益 | yǒu yì | useful | |
| 有意 | yǒu yì | to intend | |
| 有助于 | 有助於 | yǒu zhù yú | to contribute to |
| 幼稚 | yòu zhì | young | |
| 诱饵 | 誘餌 | yòu ěr | bait |
| 诱发 | 誘發 | yòu fā | to induce |
| 诱惑 | 誘惑 | yòu huò | to entice |
| 诱人 | 誘人 | yòu rén | attractive |
| 友情 | yǒu qíng | friendly feelings | |
| 友人 | yǒu rén | friend | |
| 友善 | yǒu shàn | friendly | |
| 余 | yú | surname Yu | |
| 余地 | 餘地 | yú dì | margin |
| 余额 | 餘額 | yú é | balance (of an account, bill etc) |
| 渔船 | 漁船 | yú chuán | fishing boat |
| 渔民 | 漁民 | yú mín | fisherman |
| 逾期 | yú qī | to be overdue | |
| 愚蠢 | yú chǔn | silly | |
| 愚公移山 | yú gōng yí shān | the old man moves mountains (idiom) | |
| 舆论 | 輿論 | yú lùn | public opinion |
| 与此同时 | 與此同時 | yǔ cǐ tóng shí | at the same time |
| 与否 | 與否 | yǔ fǒu | whether or not (at the end of a phrase) |
| 与日俱增 | 與日俱增 | yǔ rì jù zēng | to increase steadily |
| 与时俱进 | 與時俱進 | yǔ shí jù jìn | abreast of modern developments |
| 与众不同 | 與眾不同 | yǔ zhòng bù tóng | to stand out from the masses (idiom) |
| 予以 | yǔ yǐ | to give | |
| 浴室 | yù shì | bathroom (room used for bathing) | |
| 预定 | 預定 | yù dìng | to schedule in advance |
| 预感 | 預感 | yù gǎn | to have a premonition |
| 预告 | 預告 | yù gào | to forecast |
| 预见 | 預見 | yù jiàn | to foresee |
| 预料 | 預料 | yù liào | to forecast |
| 预赛 | 預賽 | yù sài | preliminary competition |
| 预示 | 預示 | yù shì | to indicate |
| 预售 | 預售 | yù shòu | to sell in advance |
| 预算 | 預算 | yù suàn | budget |
| 预先 | 預先 | yù xiān | beforehand |
| 预言 | 預言 | yù yán | to predict |
| 预兆 | 預兆 | yù zhào | omen |
| 欲望 | 慾望 | yù wàng | desire |
| 寓言 | yù yán | fable | |
| 寓意 | yù yì | moral (of a story) | |
| 遇难 | 遇難 | yù nàn | to perish |
| 遇上 | yù shàng | to come across (sb) | |
| 遇险 | 遇險 | yù xiǎn | to get into difficulties |
| 愈合 | 癒合 | yù hé | (of a wound) to heal |
| 愈来愈 | 愈來愈 | yù lái yù | more and more |
| 愈演愈烈 | yù yǎn yù liè | ever more critical | |
| 冤 | yuān | injustice | |
| 冤枉 | yuān wang | to accuse wrongly | |
| 渊源 | 淵源 | yuān yuán | origin |
| 元老 | yuán lǎo | senior figure | |
| 元首 | yuán shǒu | head of state | |
| 元宵节 | 元宵節 | yuán xiāo jié | Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar |
| 原本 | yuán běn | originally | |
| 原材料 | yuán cái liào | raw and semifinished materials | |
| 原创 | 原創 | yuán chuàng | to create (sth original) |
| 原地 | yuán dì | (in) the original place | |
| 原型 | yuán xíng | model | |
| 原汁原味 | yuán zhī yuán wèi | original | |
| 原装 | 原裝 | yuán zhuāng | genuine |
| 圆形 | 圓形 | yuán xíng | round |
| 缘分 | 緣分 | yuán fèn | fate or chance that brings people together |
| 源泉 | yuán quán | fountainhead | |
| 源头 | 源頭 | yuán tóu | source |
| 源于 | 源於 | yuán yú | has its origins in |
| 源源不断 | 源源不斷 | yuán yuán bù duàn | a steady flow (idiom) |
| 远程 | 遠程 | yuǎn chéng | remote |
| 远见 | 遠見 | yuǎn jiàn | foresight |
| 远近闻名 | 遠近聞名 | yuǎn jìn wén míng | to be known far and wide |
| 怨恨 | yuàn hèn | to resent | |
| 怨气 | 怨氣 | yuàn qì | grievance |
| 怨言 | yuàn yán | complaint | |
| 院士 | yuàn shì | scholar | |
| 曰 | yuē | to speak | |
| 约定俗成 | 約定俗成 | yuē dìng sú chéng | established by popular usage (idiom) |
| 月初 | yuè chū | start of month | |
| 月票 | yuè piào | monthly ticket | |
| 岳父 | yuè fù | wife's father, father-in-law | |
| 岳母 | yuè mǔ | wife's mother, mother-in-law | |
| 悦耳 | 悅耳 | yuè ěr | sweet-sounding |
| 阅历 | 閱歷 | yuè lì | to experience |
| 越发 | 越發 | yuè fā | increasingly |
| 越过 | 越過 | yuè guò | to cross over |
| 晕倒 | 暈倒 | yūn dǎo | to faint |
| 陨石 | 隕石 | yǔn shí | meteorite |
| 孕妇 | 孕婦 | yùn fù | pregnant woman |
| 孕育 | yùn yù | to be pregnant | |
| 运河 | 運河 | yùn hé | canal |
| 运送 | 運送 | yùn sòng | to transport |
| 运营 | 運營 | yùn yíng | to be in operation |
| 运转 | 運轉 | yùn zhuǎn | to work |
| 酝酿 | 醞釀 | yùn niàng | (of alcohol) to ferment |
| 韵味 | 韻味 | yùn wèi | implicit charm in rhyme or sound |
| 蕴藏 | 蘊藏 | yùn cáng | to hold in store |
| 蕴涵 | 蘊涵 | yùn hán | to contain |
| 杂技 | 雜技 | zá jì | acrobatics |
| 杂交 | 雜交 | zá jiāo | to hybridize |
| 杂乱无章 | 雜亂無章 | zá luàn wú zhāng | disordered and in a mess (idiom) |
| 砸 | zá | to smash | |
| 栽 | zāi | to plant | |
| 栽培 | zāi péi | to grow | |
| 宰 | zǎi | to slaughter | |
| 再度 | zài dù | once more | |
| 再现 | 再現 | zài xiàn | to recreate |
| 在线 | 在線 | zài xiàn | online |
| 在意 | zài yì | to care about | |
| 在职 | 在職 | zài zhí | to be employed |
| 载体 | 載體 | zài tǐ | carrier (chemistry) |
| 攒 | 攢 | cuán | to bring together |
| 暂 | 暫 | zàn | temporary |
| 赞不绝口 | 讚不絕口 | zàn bù jué kǒu | to praise without cease (idiom) |
| 赞叹 | 讚嘆 | zàn tàn | to exclaim in admiration |
| 赞叹不已 | 贊嘆不已 | zàn tàn bù yǐ | to be full of praise (idiom) |
| 赞同 | 讚同 | zàn tóng | to approve of |
| 赞许 | 讚許 | zàn xǔ | to praise |
| 赞扬 | 讚揚 | zàn yáng | to praise |
| 葬 | 塟 | zàng | old variant of 葬 |
| 葬礼 | 葬禮 | zàng lǐ | burial |
| 遭殃 | zāo yāng | to suffer a calamity | |
| 凿 | 鑿 | záo | chisel |
| 早年 | zǎo nián | many years ago | |
| 早日 | zǎo rì | soon | |
| 枣 | 棗 | zǎo | (bound form) jujube |
| 造福 | zào fú | to benefit (e.g. the people) | |
| 造假 | zào jiǎ | to counterfeit | |
| 造价 | 造價 | zào jià | construction cost |
| 造就 | zào jiù | to bring up | |
| 造纸术 | 造紙術 | zào zhǐ shù | papermaking process |
| 噪声 | 噪聲 | zào shēng | noise |
| 噪音 | zào yīn | rumble | |
| 责怪 | 責怪 | zé guài | to blame |
| 责任感 | 責任感 | zé rèn gǎn | sense of responsibility |
| 贼 | 賊 | zéi | thief |
| 增收 | zēng shōu | to increase revenue | |
| 增添 | zēng tiān | to add | |
| 扎根 | zhā gēn | to take root | |
| 渣子 | zhā zi | dregs | |
| 闸 | 牐 | zhá | old variant of 闸 |
| 眨眼 | zhǎ yǎn | to blink | |
| 诈骗 | 詐騙 | zhà piàn | to defraud |
| 榨 | 搾 | zhà | variant of 榨 |
| 债务 | 債務 | zhài wù | debt |
| 沾 | zhān | to moisten | |
| 沾光 | zhān guāng | to bask in the light | |
| 粘 | nián | variant of 黏 | |
| 瞻仰 | zhān yǎng | to revere | |
| 斩 | 斬 | zhǎn | to behead (as form of capital punishment) |
| 斩草除根 | 斬草除根 | zhǎn cǎo chú gēn | to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) |
| 展出 | zhǎn chū | to put on display | |
| 展览会 | 展覽會 | zhǎn lǎn huì | exhibition |
| 展望 | zhǎn wàng | outlook | |
| 盏 | 盞 | zhǎn | a small cup |
| 崭新 | 嶄新 | zhǎn xīn | brand new |
| 占卜 | zhān bǔ | to divine | |
| 占用 | 佔用 | zhàn yòng | to occupy |
| 站立 | zhàn lì | to stand | |
| 绽放 | 綻放 | zhàn fàng | to blossom |
| 蘸 | zhàn | to dip in (ink, sauce etc) | |
| 张灯结彩 | 張燈結彩 | zhāng dēng jié cǎi | to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom) |
| 张贴 | 張貼 | zhāng tiē | to post (a notice) |
| 张扬 | 張揚 | zhāng yáng | Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter |
| 长辈 | 長輩 | zhǎng bèi | one's elders |
| 长达 | 長達 | cháng dá | to extend as long as |
| 长期以来 | 長期以來 | cháng qī yǐ lái | for a long time |
| 长相 | 長相 | zhǎng xiàng | appearance |
| 长效 | 長效 | cháng xiào | to be effective over an extended period |
| 长征 | 長征 | cháng zhēng | Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935) |
| 长足 | 長足 | cháng zú | remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc) |
| 掌管 | zhǎng guǎn | in charge of | |
| 帐篷 | 帳篷 | zhàng peng | tent |
| 帐子 | 帳子 | zhàng zi | mosquito net |
| 胀 | 脹 | zhàng | to swell |
| 账单 | 賬單 | zhàng dān | bill |
| 账号 | 賬號 | zhàng hào | account |
| 招标 | 招標 | zhāo biāo | to invite bids |
| 招待会 | 招待會 | zhāo dài huì | a reception |
| 招揽 | 招攬 | zhāo lǎn | to attract (customers) |
| 招募 | zhāo mù | to recruit | |
| 招牌 | zhāo pai | signboard | |
| 招收 | zhāo shōu | to hire | |
| 招数 | 招數 | zhāo shù | move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) |
| 爪子 | zhuǎ zi | (animal's) claw | |
| 沼泽 | 沼澤 | zhǎo zé | marsh |
| 召集 | zhào jí | to convene | |
| 兆头 | 兆頭 | zhào tou | omen |
| 照办 | 照辦 | zhào bàn | to follow the rules |
| 照例 | zhào lì | as a rule | |
| 照料 | zhào liào | to tend | |
| 照明 | zhào míng | lighting | |
| 罩 | zhào | cover | |
| 肇事 | zhào shì | to cause an accident | |
| 遮 | zhē | to cover up (a shortcoming) | |
| 遮盖 | 遮蓋 | zhē gài | to hide |
| 折叠 | 折疊 | zhé dié | to fold |
| 折合 | zhé hé | to convert into | |
| 折扣 | zhé kòu | discount | |
| 折磨 | zhé mó | to torment | |
| 折射 | zhé shè | to refract | |
| 折腾 | 折騰 | zhē teng | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) |
| 这会儿 | 這會兒 | zhè huì r | (coll.) now |
| 这样一来 | 這樣一來 | zhè yàng yī lái | thus |
| 着力 | 著力 | zhuó lì | to put effort into sth |
| 着落 | 著落 | zhuó luò | whereabouts |
| 着迷 | 著迷 | zháo mí | to be fascinated |
| 着实 | 著實 | zhuó shí | truly |
| 着手 | 著手 | zhuó shǒu | to put one's hand to it |
| 着想 | 著想 | zhuó xiǎng | to give thought (to others) |
| 着眼 | 著眼 | zhuó yǎn | to have one's eyes on (a goal) |
| 着眼于 | 著眼於 | zhuóyǎn yú | Focus on |
| 着重 | 著重 | zhuó zhòng | to put emphasis on |
| 针锋相对 | 針鋒相對 | zhēn fēng xiāng duì | to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom) |
| 针灸 | 針灸 | zhēn jiǔ | acupuncture and moxibustion |
| 侦察 | 偵察 | zhēn chá | to investigate a crime |
| 珍藏 | zhēn cáng | a collection of rare and valuable items | |
| 珍视 | 珍視 | zhēn shì | to place great importance on |
| 珍重 | zhēn zhòng | precious | |
| 真假 | zhēn jiǎ | genuine or fake | |
| 真空 | zhēn kōng | vacuum | |
| 真情 | zhēn qíng | real situation | |
| 真是的 | zhēn shi de | Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) | |
| 真心 | zhēn xīn | sincere | |
| 真挚 | 真摯 | zhēn zhì | sincere |
| 诊所 | 診所 | zhěn suǒ | clinic |
| 阵容 | 陣容 | zhèn róng | troop arrangement |
| 阵营 | 陣營 | zhèn yíng | group of people |
| 振奋 | 振奮 | zhèn fèn | to stir oneself up |
| 振兴 | 振興 | zhèn xīng | Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹东市, Liaoning |
| 振作 | zhèn zuò | to bestir oneself | |
| 镇定 | 鎮定 | zhèn dìng | calm |
| 震 | zhèn | to shake | |
| 震动 | 震動 | zhèn dòng | to shake |
| 震撼 | zhèn hàn | to shake | |
| 争吵 | 爭吵 | zhēng chǎo | to quarrel |
| 争端 | 爭端 | zhēng duān | dispute |
| 争分夺秒 | 爭分奪秒 | zhēng fēn duó miǎo | lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom) |
| 争光 | 爭光 | zhēng guāng | to win an honor |
| 争气 | 爭氣 | zhēng qì | to work hard for sth |
| 争先恐后 | 爭先恐後 | zhēng xiān kǒng hòu | striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom) |
| 争执 | 爭執 | zhēng zhí | to dispute |
| 征 | zhēng | journey | |
| 征集 | 徵集 | zhēng jí | to collect |
| 征收 | 徵收 | zhēng shōu | to levy (a tax) |
| 挣扎 | 掙扎 | zhēng zhá | to struggle |
| 蒸 | zhēng | to evaporate | |
| 拯救 | zhěng jiù | to save | |
| 整合 | zhěng hé | to conform | |
| 整洁 | 整潔 | zhěng jié | neatly |
| 整数 | 整數 | zhěng shù | whole number |
| 正面 | zhèng miàn | front | |
| 正能量 | zhèng néng liàng | positive energy | |
| 正视 | 正視 | zhèng shì | to face squarely |
| 正直 | zhèng zhí | upright | |
| 正宗 | zhèng zōng | orthodox school | |
| 证人 | 證人 | zhèng rén | witness |
| 郑重 | 鄭重 | zhèng zhòng | serious |
| 症结 | 癥結 | zhēng jié | hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) |
| 之所以 | zhī suǒ yǐ | (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P | |
| 支柱 | zhī zhù | mainstay | |
| 汁 | zhī | juice | |
| 芝麻 | zhī ma | sesame (seed) | |
| 芝士 | zhī shì | cheese (loanword) | |
| 知己 | zhī jǐ | to know oneself | |
| 知觉 | 知覺 | zhī jué | perception |
| 知名度 | zhī míng dù | reputation | |
| 知识分子 | 知識分子 | zhī shi fèn zǐ | intellectual |
| 知足 | zhī zú | content with one's situation | |
| 肢体 | 肢體 | zhī tǐ | limb |
| 脂肪 | zhī fáng | fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food) | |
| 执法 | 執法 | zhí fǎ | to enforce a law |
| 执意 | 執意 | zhí yì | to be determined to |
| 执着 | 執著 | zhí zhuó | to be strongly attached to |
| 直奔 | zhí bèn | to go straight to | |
| 直达 | 直達 | zhí dá | to reach (a place) directly |
| 直观 | 直觀 | zhí guān | direct observation |
| 直径 | 直徑 | zhí jìng | diameter |
| 直觉 | 直覺 | zhí jué | intuition |
| 直视 | 直視 | zhí shì | to look straight at |
| 直至 | zhí zhì | lasting until | |
| 值钱 | 值錢 | zhí qián | valuable |
| 职权 | 職權 | zhí quán | authority |
| 职业病 | 職業病 | zhí yè bìng | occupational disease |
| 职员 | 職員 | zhí yuán | office worker |
| 止步 | zhǐ bù | to halt | |
| 止咳 | zhǐ ké | to suppress coughing | |
| 止血 | zhǐ xuè | to staunch (bleeding) | |
| 旨在 | zhǐ zài | to have as its purpose | |
| 指点 | 指點 | zhǐ diǎn | to point out |
| 指教 | zhǐ jiào | to give advice or comments | |
| 指令 | zhǐ lìng | order | |
| 指南 | zhǐ nán | to guide | |
| 指南针 | 指南針 | zhǐ nán zhēn | compass |
| 指手画脚 | 指手畫腳 | zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo | to gesticulate while talking (idiom) |
| 指望 | zhǐ wàng | to count on | |
| 指向 | zhǐ xiàng | to point towards | |
| 指引 | zhǐ yǐn | to guide | |
| 至此 | zhì cǐ | up until now | |
| 至关重要 | 至關重要 | zhì guān zhòng yào | extremely important |
| 志气 | 志氣 | zhì qì | ambition |
| 制 | zhì | system | |
| 制裁 | zhì cái | to punish | |
| 制服 | zhì fú | to subdue | |
| 制品 | 製品 | zhì pǐn | products |
| 制止 | zhì zhǐ | to curb | |
| 治学 | 治學 | zhì xué | scholarship |
| 治愈 | 治癒 | zhì yù | to cure |
| 质地 | 質地 | zhì dì | texture |
| 质朴 | 質樸 | zhì pǔ | simple |
| 质问 | 質問 | zhì wèn | to question |
| 质疑 | 質疑 | zhì yí | to call into question |
| 致 | 緻 | zhì | (bound form) fine |
| 致辞 | 致辭 | zhì cí | to express in words or writing |
| 致富 | zhì fù | to become rich | |
| 致敬 | zhì jìng | to salute | |
| 致力于 | 致力於 | zhìlìyú | Dedicate |
| 致命 | zhì mìng | fatal | |
| 致使 | zhì shǐ | to cause | |
| 窒息 | zhì xī | to choke | |
| 智商 | zhì shāng | IQ (intelligence quotient) | |
| 滞后 | 滯後 | zhì hòu | to lag behind |
| 滞留 | 滯留 | zhì liú | (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving) |
| 置 | zhì | to install | |
| 中国画 | 中國畫 | zhōng guó huà | Chinese painting |
| 中立 | zhōng lì | neutral | |
| 中途 | zhōng tú | midway | |
| 中型 | zhōng xíng | medium sized | |
| 中性 | zhōng xìng | neutral | |
| 中庸 | zhōng yōng | the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四书 | |
| 中止 | zhōng zhǐ | to cease | |
| 忠诚 | 忠誠 | zhōng chéng | devoted |
| 忠实 | 忠實 | zhōng shí | faithful |
| 忠于 | 忠於 | zhōng yú | to be loyal to |
| 忠贞 | 忠貞 | zhōng zhēn | loyal and dependable |
| 终结 | 終結 | zhōng jié | end |
| 终究 | 終究 | zhōng jiū | in the end |
| 终生 | 終生 | zhōng shēng | throughout one's life |
| 衷心 | zhōng xīn | heartfelt | |
| 肿瘤 | 腫瘤 | zhǒng liú | tumor |
| 种族 | 種族 | zhǒng zú | race |
| 仲裁 | zhòng cái | arbitration | |
| 众人 | 眾人 | zhòng rén | everyone |
| 众所周知 | 眾所周知 | zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī | as everyone knows (idiom) |
| 众志成城 | 眾志成城 | zhòng zhì chéng chéng | unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom) |
| 重播 | chóng bō | to replay | |
| 重创 | 重創 | zhòng chuāng | to inflict heavy losses |
| 重叠 | 重疊 | chóng dié | to overlap |
| 重返 | chóng fǎn | to return to | |
| 重合 | chóng hé | to match up | |
| 重量级 | 重量級 | zhòng liàng jí | heavyweight (boxing etc) |
| 重任 | zhòng rèn | heavy responsibility | |
| 重伤 | 重傷 | zhòng shāng | seriously hurt |
| 重申 | chóng shēn | to reaffirm | |
| 重现 | 重現 | chóng xiàn | to reappear |
| 重心 | zhòng xīn | center of gravity | |
| 重型 | zhòng xíng | heavy | |
| 重中之重 | zhòng zhōng zhī zhòng | of the utmost importance | |
| 周边 | 周邊 | zhōu biān | periphery |
| 周密 | zhōu mì | careful | |
| 周旋 | zhōu xuán | to mix with others | |
| 昼夜 | 晝夜 | zhòu yè | day and night |
| 皱 | 皺 | zhòu | to wrinkle |
| 骤然 | 驟然 | zhòu rán | suddenly |
| 朱红 | 朱紅 | zhū hóng | vermilion |
| 株 | zhū | tree trunk | |
| 诸多 | 諸多 | zhū duō | (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of |
| 诸如此类 | 諸如此類 | zhū rú cǐ lèi | things like this (idiom) |
| 竹竿 | zhú gān | bamboo | |
| 逐年 | zhú nián | year after year | |
| 主 | zhǔ | owner | |
| 主编 | 主編 | zhǔ biān | editor in chief |
| 主妇 | 主婦 | zhǔ fù | housewife |
| 主力 | zhǔ lì | main force | |
| 主权 | 主權 | zhǔ quán | sovereignty |
| 主人公 | zhǔ rén gōng | hero (of a novel or film) | |
| 主食 | zhǔ shí | staple food | |
| 主题歌 | 主題歌 | zhǔ tí gē | theme song |
| 主演 | zhǔ yǎn | to act the leading role (in a movie or a play) | |
| 主页 | 主頁 | zhǔ yè | home page |
| 主义 | 主義 | zhǔ yì | -ism |
| 主宰 | zhǔ zǎi | to dominate | |
| 拄 | zhǔ | to lean on | |
| 瞩目 | 矚目 | zhǔ mù | to focus attention upon |
| 住处 | 住處 | zhù chù | residence |
| 住户 | 住戶 | zhù hù | household |
| 住宿 | zhù sù | to stay at | |
| 住址 | zhù zhǐ | address | |
| 助威 | zhù wēi | to cheer for | |
| 注 | zhù | to inject | |
| 注定 | 註定 | zhù dìng | to foreordain |
| 注入 | zhù rù | to pour into | |
| 贮藏 | 貯藏 | zhù cáng | to store up |
| 筑 | zhù | short name for Guiyang 贵阳 | |
| 铸造 | 鑄造 | zhù zào | to cast (pour metal into a mold) |
| 拽 | yè | to drag | |
| 专程 | 專程 | zhuān chéng | specifically |
| 专柜 | 專櫃 | zhuān guì | sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol) |
| 专栏 | 專欄 | zhuān lán | special column |
| 专卖店 | 專賣店 | zhuān mài diàn | specialty store |
| 专人 | 專人 | zhuān rén | specialist |
| 专长 | 專長 | zhuān cháng | specialty |
| 专著 | 專著 | zhuān zhù | monograph |
| 专职 | 專職 | zhuān zhí | special duty |
| 专制 | 專制 | zhuān zhì | autocracy |
| 专注 | 專注 | zhuān zhù | to focus |
| 砖 | 塼 | zhuān | variant of 砖 |
| 转播 | 轉播 | zhuǎn bō | relay |
| 转达 | 轉達 | zhuǎn dá | to pass on |
| 转机 | 轉機 | zhuǎn jī | (to take) a turn for the better |
| 转交 | 轉交 | zhuǎn jiāo | to pass on to sb |
| 转型 | 轉型 | zhuǎn xíng | to undergo fundamental change |
| 转学 | 轉學 | zhuǎn xué | to change schools |
| 转眼 | 轉眼 | zhuǎn yǎn | in a flash |
| 转悠 | 轉悠 | zhuàn you | to roll |
| 转载 | 轉載 | zhuǎn zǎi | to forward (a shipment) |
| 转折 | 轉折 | zhuǎn zhé | shift in the trend of events |
| 转折点 | 轉折點 | zhuǎn zhé diǎn | turning point |
| 撰写 | 撰寫 | zhuàn xiě | to write |
| 庄稼 | 莊稼 | zhuāng jia | farm crop |
| 庄严 | 莊嚴 | zhuāng yán | solemn |
| 庄园 | 莊園 | zhuāng yuán | manor |
| 桩 | 樁 | zhuāng | stump |
| 装扮 | 裝扮 | zhuāng bàn | to decorate |
| 壮 | 壯 | zhuàng | Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group |
| 壮大 | 壯大 | zhuàng dà | to expand |
| 壮胆 | 壯膽 | zhuàng dǎn | to get one’s courage up |
| 壮丽 | 壯麗 | zhuàng lì | magnificence |
| 壮实 | 壯實 | zhuàng shi | robust |
| 状元 | 狀元 | zhuàng yuán | top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) |
| 撞击 | 撞擊 | zhuàng jī | to strike |
| 追悼会 | 追悼會 | zhuī dào huì | memorial service |
| 追赶 | 追趕 | zhuī gǎn | to pursue |
| 追溯 | zhuī sù | lit. to go upstream | |
| 追随 | 追隨 | zhuī suí | to follow |
| 追尾 | zhuī wěi | to tailgate | |
| 追问 | 追問 | zhuī wèn | to question closely |
| 追逐 | zhuī zhú | to chase | |
| 追踪 | 追蹤 | zhuī zōng | to follow a trail |
| 坠 | 墜 | zhuì | to fall |
| 准许 | 准許 | zhǔn xǔ | to allow |
| 准则 | 準則 | zhǔn zé | norm |
| 卓越 | zhuó yuè | outstanding | |
| 拙劣 | zhuō liè | clumsy | |
| 捉迷藏 | zhuō mí cáng | to play hide-and-seek | |
| 灼热 | 灼熱 | zhuó rè | burning hot |
| 酌情 | zhuó qíng | to use discretion | |
| 兹 | 茲 | zī | now |
| 姿态 | 姿態 | zī tài | attitude |
| 资本主义 | 資本主義 | zī běn zhǔ yì | capitalism |
| 资历 | 資歷 | zī lì | qualifications |
| 资深 | 資深 | zī shēn | veteran (journalist etc) |
| 资讯 | 資訊 | zī xùn | information |
| 滋润 | 滋潤 | zī rùn | moist |
| 滋味 | zī wèi | taste | |
| 字迹 | 字跡 | zì jì | handwriting |
| 字体 | 字體 | zì tǐ | calligraphic style |
| 字眼 | zì yǎn | wording | |
| 自卑 | zì bēi | to have low self-esteem | |
| 自称 | 自稱 | zì chēng | to call oneself |
| 自发 | 自發 | zì fā | spontaneous |
| 自费 | 自費 | zì fèi | at one's own expense |
| 自负 | 自負 | zì fù | conceited |
| 自理 | zì lǐ | to take care of oneself | |
| 自力更生 | zì lì gēng shēng | regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) | |
| 自立 | zì lì | independent | |
| 自强不息 | 自強不息 | zì qiáng bù xī | to strive unremittingly |
| 自然而然 | zì rán ér rán | involuntary | |
| 自然界 | zì rán jiè | nature | |
| 自如 | zì rú | unobstructed | |
| 自始至终 | 自始至終 | zì shǐ zhì zhōng | from start to finish (idiom) |
| 自私自利 | zì sī zì lì | everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) | |
| 自卫 | 自衛 | zì wèi | to defend oneself |
| 自相矛盾 | zì xiāng máo dùn | to contradict oneself | |
| 自信心 | zì xìn xīn | self-confidence | |
| 自行 | zì xíng | voluntary | |
| 自以为是 | 自以為是 | zì yǐ wéi shì | to believe oneself infallible (idiom) |
| 自由自在 | zì yóu zì zài | free and easy (idiom) | |
| 自责 | 自責 | zì zé | to blame oneself |
| 自助 | zì zhù | self-service | |
| 自尊 | zì zūn | self-respect | |
| 自尊心 | zì zūn xīn | self-respect | |
| 子弟 | zǐ dì | child | |
| 子孙 | 子孫 | zǐ sūn | offspring |
| 宗 | zōng | surname Zong | |
| 宗旨 | zōng zhǐ | objective | |
| 综上所述 | 綜上所述 | zōng shàng suǒ shù | to summarize |
| 总的来说 | 總的來說 | zǒng de lái shuō | generally speaking |
| 总额 | 總額 | zǒng é | total (amount or value) |
| 总而言之 | 總而言之 | zǒng ér yán zhī | in short |
| 总计 | 總計 | zǒng jì | (grand) total |
| 纵观 | 縱觀 | zòng guān | to survey comprehensively |
| 纵横交错 | 縱橫交錯 | zòng héng jiāo cuò | criss-crossed (idiom) |
| 纵然 | 縱然 | zòng rán | even if |
| 纵容 | 縱容 | zòng róng | to indulge |
| 纵深 | 縱深 | zòng shēn | depth (from front to rear) |
| 粽子 | zòng zi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled | |
| 走过场 | 走過場 | zǒu guò chǎng | to go through the motions |
| 走后门 | 走後門 | zǒu hòu mén | lit. to enter by the back door |
| 走近 | zǒu jìn | to approach | |
| 走廊 | zǒu láng | corridor | |
| 走投无路 | 走投無路 | zǒu tóu wú lù | to be at an impasse (idiom) |
| 走弯路 | 走彎路 | zǒu wān lù | to take an indirect route |
| 奏效 | zòu xiào | to show results | |
| 揍 | zòu | to hit | |
| 租赁 | 租賃 | zū lìn | to rent |
| 足迹 | 足跡 | zú jì | footprint |
| 足智多谋 | 足智多謀 | zú zhì duō móu | resourceful |
| 阻挡 | 阻擋 | zǔ dǎng | to stop |
| 阻拦 | 阻攔 | zǔ lán | to stop |
| 阻力 | zǔ lì | resistance | |
| 阻挠 | 阻撓 | zǔ náo | to thwart |
| 组建 | 組建 | zǔ jiàn | to organize |
| 组装 | 組裝 | zǔ zhuāng | to assemble |
| 祖传 | 祖傳 | zǔ chuán | passed on from ancestors |
| 祖籍 | zǔ jí | ancestral hometown | |
| 祖宗 | zǔ zōng | ancestor | |
| 钻空子 | 鑽空子 | zuān kòng zi | to take advantage of a loophole |
| 钻石 | 鑽石 | zuàn shí | diamond |
| 钻研 | 鑽研 | zuān yán | to study meticulously |
| 嘴唇 | zuǐ chún | lip | |
| 罪魁祸首 | 罪魁禍首 | zuì kuí huò shǒu | criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) |
| 尊贵 | 尊貴 | zūn guì | respected |
| 尊严 | 尊嚴 | zūn yán | dignity |
| 遵循 | zūn xún | to follow | |
| 遵照 | zūn zhào | in accordance with | |
| 琢磨 | zhuó mó | to carve and polish (jade) | |
| 左顾右盼 | 左顧右盼 | zuǒ gù yòu pàn | glancing to left and right (idiom) |
| 佐料 | zuǒ liào | condiments | |
| 作弊 | zuò bì | to practice fraud | |
| 作对 | 作對 | zuò duì | to set oneself against |
| 作风 | 作風 | zuò fēng | style |
| 作客 | zuò kè | to live somewhere as a visitor | |
| 作物 | zuò wù | crop | |
| 坐落 | zuò luò | to be situated | |
| 座谈 | 座談 | zuò tán | to have an informal discussion |
| 座右铭 | 座右銘 | zuò yòu míng | motto |
| 做证 | 做證 | zuò zhèng | variant of 作证 |
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