HSK 7
HSK Level 7 Vocabulary
5131 words • 478 characters
Complete vocabulary list for HSK (汉语水平考试) Level 7. Each word includes pinyin, definition, and interactive stroke order practice.
📖 Vocabulary Words
阿拉伯语
Arabic (language)
呵护
to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve
哎呀
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
哀求
to entreat; to implore; to plead
挨家挨户
to go from house to house
癌症
cancer
艾滋病
AIDS (loanword)
爱不释手
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
爱理不理
(idiom) standoffish; indifferent
爱面子
to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud
爱惜
to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
碍事
to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter
安定
Anting township in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan
安抚
to placate; to pacify; to appease
安眠药
sleeping pill
安宁
Anning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 明, Yunnan
安稳
steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth
安心
at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth
安逸
easy and comfortable; easy
按键
button or key (on a device); keystroke; to press a button
按理说
it is reasonable to say that...
按说
in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
案件
case; instance
暗地里
secretly; inwardly; on the sly
暗杀
to assassinate
暗中
in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously
昂贵
expensive; costly
熬夜
to stay up late or all night
傲慢
arrogant; haughty
奥秘
secret; mystery
奥运会
abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会; Olympic Games; the Olympics
八卦
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经; gossip; gossipy
芭蕾
ballet (loanword)
把柄
handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb
把关
to guard a pass; to check on sth
把手
to shake hands
靶子
target
霸占
to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate
巴不得
(coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
罢免
to remove sb from their post; to dismiss
罢休
to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop
白白
in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
百分比
percentage
百合
lily
百科全书
encyclopedia
柏树
cypress tree; Taiwan pr. [bó shù]
摆放
to set up; to arrange; to lay out
摆平
to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)
摆设
to set out; to display; to furnish (a room or house)
拜会
(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on
拜见
to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior
拜年
to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year
拜托
to request sb to do sth; please!
颁布
to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc)
颁发
to issue; to promulgate; to award
颁奖
to confer an award
斑点
spot; stain; speckle
搬迁
to move; to relocate; removal
板块
slab; (geology) tectonic plate; (fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry); (economic) bloc
办不到
impossible; can't be done; no can do; unable to accomplish
半边天
half the sky; women of the new society; womenfolk
半场
half of a game or contest; half-court
半岛
peninsula
半路
halfway; midway; on the way
半数
half the number; half
半途而废
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
半信半疑
half doubting; dubious; skeptical
半真半假
(idiom) half true and half false
伴侣
companion; mate; partner
伴随
to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant
伴奏
to accompany (musically)
帮手
helper; assistant
绑架
to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking
榜样
example; model
棒球
baseball
包袱
wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline
包容
to pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance; to contain; to hold; inclusive
包扎
variant of 包扎
宝藏
precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (fig.) treasure; (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law
宝库
treasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)
饱和
saturated; filled to capacity
饱满
full; plump
保管
to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator
保姆
nanny; housekeeper
保暖
to keep warm
保鲜
to keep fresh
保修
to promise to keep sth in good repair; guarantee; warranty
保佑
to bless and protect; blessing
保障
to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard
保质期
shelf life; expiration date
保重
to take care of oneself
堡垒
fort
报仇
to take revenge; to avenge
报酬
reward; remuneration
报废
to scrap; to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged)
报复
to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
报社
newspaper (i.e. a company)
报亭
kiosk; newsstand
报销
to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement; to write off; to wipe out
抱负
aspiration; ambition
暴风骤雨
violent wind and rainstorm; hurricane; tempest
暴利
sudden huge profits
暴躁
irascible; irritable; violent
爆冷门
an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough
爆满
filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)
爆竹
firecracker
卑鄙
base; mean; contemptible; despicable
悲哀
grieved; sorrowful
悲观
pessimistic
悲欢离合
joys and sorrows; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life
悲痛
grieved; sorrowful
贝壳
shell; conch; cowry; mother of pearl; hard outer skin; also pr. [bèi qiào]
备课
(of a teacher) to prepare lessons
备受
to fully experience (good or bad)
备用
reserve; spare; alternate; backup
背面
the back; the reverse side; the wrong side
背叛
to betray
背诵
to recite; to repeat from memory
被捕
to be arrested; under arrest
奔波
to rush about; to be constantly on the move
奔赴
to rush to; to hurry to
本分
(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role
本能
instinct
本钱
capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)
本色
inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character; true qualities
本性
natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
本意
original idea; real intention; etymon
本着
based on...; in conformance with..; taking as one's main principle
笨蛋
fool; idiot
笨重
heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy
崩溃
to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart
绷带
bandage (loanword)
逼近
to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near
逼迫
to force; to compel; to coerce
逼真
lifelike; true to life; distinctly; clearly
鼻涕
nasal mucus; snivel; snot
比比皆是
can be found everywhere
比不上
can't compare with
比起
compared with
比试
to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring
比喻
to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively
鄙视
to despise; to disdain; to look down upon
必不可少
absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential
必定
to be bound to; to be sure to
弊病
malady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage
弊端
systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
碧绿
dark green
壁画
mural (painting); fresco
避难
refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc)
避暑
to be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke
边疆
border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region
边界
boundary; border
边远
far from the center; remote; outlying
编号
to number; numbering; serial number
编剧
to write a play; scenario; dramatist; screenwriter
编排
to arrange; to lay out
编写
to compile
编造
to compile; to draw up; to fabricate; to invent; to concoct; to make up; to cook up
鞭策
to spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)
鞭炮
firecrackers; string of small firecrackers
贬值
to become devaluated; to devaluate; to depreciate
变革
to transform; to change
变幻莫测
to change unpredictably; unpredictable; erratic; treacherous
变迁
changes; vicissitudes
变异
variation
变质
to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism
便道
pavement; sidewalk; shortcut; makeshift road
便饭
an ordinary meal; simple home cooking
便捷
convenient and fast
便利店
convenience store
遍布
to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout
辨别
to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell
辨认
to recognize; to identify
辩护
to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of; to defend; to plead
辩解
to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself
辫子
plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle
标榜
to flaunt; to advertise; to parade; boost; excessive praise
标本
specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease
标签
label; tag; (computing) tab (GUI element)
标示
to indicate
标语
written slogan; placard
标致
Peugeot
飙升
to rise rapidly; to soar
表白
to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession
表决
to decide by vote; to vote
表率
example; model
表述
to formulate; enunciation; to explain sth precisely
表态
to declare one's position; to say where one stands
表彰
to honor; to commend; to cite (in dispatches)
别具匠心
to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever; brilliantly conceived
别看
don't be fooled by the fact that
别扭
awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche
别墅
villa
别说
to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
别提了
say no more; don't bring it up; drop the subject
别致
unusual; unique
彬彬有礼
refined and courteous; urbane
滨海
Binhai (place name); Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin; Binhai county in Yancheng 盐城, Jiangsu; fictitious city Binhai in political satire; Primorsky, a territory in the far east of Russia
缤纷
vast and various; rich and diverse
冰棍儿
ice lolly; popsicle
冰山
iceberg
秉承
to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)
并非
really isn't
并购
merger and acquisition (M and A); acquisition; to take over
并列
to stand side by side; to be juxtaposed
并行
to proceed in parallel; side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc)
病床
hospital bed; sickbed
病症
disease; illness
拨款
to allocate funds; appropriation
拨通
to get through to sb on the phone
波及
to spread to; to involve; to affect
波澜
billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)
波涛
great waves; billows
波折
twists and turns
剥夺
to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)
剥削
to exploit; exploitation
伯伯
father's elder brother; uncle
伯父
father's elder brother; term of respect for older man
伯母
wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
驳回
to reject; to turn down; to overrule
脖子
neck
搏斗
to wrestle; to fight; to struggle
补给
supply; replenishment; to replenish
补救
to remedy
哺育
to feed; (fig.) to nurture; to foster
捕捉
to catch; to seize; to capture
不耻下问
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
不辞而别
to leave without saying good-bye
不得而知
unknown; unable to find out
不得已
to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must
不定
indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious
不妨
there is no harm in; might as well
不服
not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to
不服气
unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling
不假思索
(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
不见得
not necessarily; not likely
不解
to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble
不经意
not paying attention; carelessly; by accident
不景气
slack; in a slump
不堪
cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
不可避免
unavoidably
不可思议
inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable
不肯
Refuse
不了了之
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite
不理
to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore
不利于
is harmful to
不难
Not difficult
不平
uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied
不起眼
unremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary
不容
must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate
不如说
rather say
不慎
incautious; inattentive
不适
unwell; indisposed; out of sorts
不算
to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight
不同寻常
out of the ordinary; unusual
不为人知
not known to anyone; secret; unknown
不惜
not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
不相上下
equally matched; about the same
不像话
unreasonable; shocking; outrageous
不屑
to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity
不懈
untiring; unremitting; indefatigable
不亚于
no less than; not inferior to
不已
endlessly; incessantly
不以为然
not to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to
不亦乐乎
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully
不翼而飞
to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden; to spread fast; to spread like wildfire
不宜
not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
不用说
needless to say; it goes without saying
不由得
can't help; cannot but
不由自主
can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不予
to withhold, to refuse
不约而同
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
不正之风
unhealthy tendency
不知
not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
不知不觉
unconsciously; unwittingly
不准
not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit
布局
arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon)
步伐
pace; (measured) step; march
步入
to step into; to enter
步骤
procedure; step
部件
part; component
部署
to dispose; to deploy; deployment
猜谜
to answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)
猜想
to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) hypothesis
才华
talent
财经
finance and economics
财力
financial resources
财物
property; belongings
财务
financial affairs
财政
finances (public); financial
裁定
ruling
裁决
ruling; adjudication
采集
to gather; to collect; to harvest
采矿
mining
彩电
color TV
彩虹
rainbow
彩霞
clouds tinged with sunset hues
菜市场
food market
参见
to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to
参军
to join the army
参谋
staff officer; to give advice
参照
to consult a reference; to refer to (another document)
餐桌
dining table; dinner table
残留
to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant; residue
残缺
badly damaged; shattered
残忍
cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless
惭愧
ashamed
惨白
deathly pale
惨痛
bitter; painful; deeply distressed
惨重
disastrous
灿烂
to glitter; brilliant; splendid
沧桑
great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 沧海桑田
苍蝇
housefly
藏匿
to cover up; to conceal; to go into hiding
藏品
museum piece; collector's item; precious object
藏身
to hide; to go into hiding; to take refuge
操控
to control; to manipulate
操劳
to work hard; to look after
操心
to worry about
草案
draft (legislation, proposal etc)
草坪
lawn
侧面
lateral side; side; aspect; profile
侧重
to place particular emphasis on
测算
to take measurements and calculate
测验
test; to test
层出不穷
more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
插手
to get involved in; to meddle; interference
插图
illustration
插嘴
to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
查处
to investigate and handle (a criminal case)
查明
to investigate and find out; to ascertain
查找
to search for; to look up
茶道
Japanese tea ceremony; sado
茶馆儿
a teashop
察觉
to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect
察看
to watch; to look carefully at
诧异
flabbergasted; astonished
差错
mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap
差额
balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference
禅杖
the staff of a Buddhist monk
产地
source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location
产物
product; result (of)
产值
value of output; output value
铲子
shovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil)
阐述
to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)
颤抖
to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble
猖狂
savage; furious
偿还
to repay; to reimburse
常理
common sense; conventional reasoning and morals
常人
ordinary person
常态
normal state
常温
room temperature; ordinary temperatures
嫦娥
Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft
厂家
factory; manufacturer; (coll.) a factory owner; the factory management
畅谈
to talk freely; to discuss without inhibition
畅销
to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping
倡议
to suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative
敞开
to open wide; unrestrictedly
抄袭
to plagiarize; to copy; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy
钞票
paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)
超标
to cross the limit; to be over the accepted norm; excessive
超车
to overtake (another car)
超前
to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors; to be ahead of the pack; to take the lead; advanced
超速
to exceed the speed limit; to speed; high-speed
朝代
dynasty; reign (of a king)
朝气蓬勃
full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark
朝三暮四
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold
朝夕相处
to spend all one's time together (idiom)
朝着
towards
嘲弄
to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of
嘲笑
to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision
吵嘴
to quarrel
车道
traffic lane; driveway
车祸
traffic accident; car crash
车间
workshop
车轮
wheel
车速
vehicle speed
车位
parking spot; unloading point; garage place; stand for taxi
车厢
carriage
车型
vehicle model (i.e. particular version of a car or motorcycle etc)
车轴
axle
彻夜
the whole night
撤换
to dismiss and replace (sb); to replace (sb or sth)
沉甸甸
heavy
沉淀
to settle; to precipitate; sedimentation
沉浸
to soak; to permeate; to immerse
沉闷
oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy; (of sound) dull; muffled
沉迷
to be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to
沉思
to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation
沉稳
steady; calm; unflustered
沉着
steady; calm and collected; not nervous
陈旧
old-fashioned
陈列
to display; to exhibit
陈述
an assertion; to declare; to state
衬托
to set off
趁机
to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation
趁早
as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late
趁着
while
称呼
to call; to address as; form of address; appellation
称作
to be called; to be known as
成才
to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect
成家
to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert
成年
to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult; the whole year
成千上万
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
成群结队
making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers; as a large crowd
成天
(coll.) all day long; all the time
成问题
to be a problem; problematic; questionable
成型
to become shaped; to become formed
呈现
to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate
承包
to contract; to undertake (a job)
承载
to bear the weight; to sustain
诚恳
sincere; honest; cordial
诚心诚意
earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
诚意
sincerity; good faith
诚挚
sincere; cordial
城墙
city wall
乘人之危
to take advantage of sb's precarious position
惩处
to punish; to administer justice
惩罚
penalty; punishment; to punish
澄清
clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make sth clear; to be clear (about the facts)
橙汁
orange juice
逞能
to show off one's ability; to boast one's merits
逞强
to show off; to try to be brave
吃不上
unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal
吃喝玩乐
to eat, drink and be merry (idiom); to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃苦
to bear hardships
吃亏
to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately
痴呆
imbecility; dementia
痴迷
infatuated; obsessed
痴心
infatuation
池塘
pool; pond
驰名
famous
迟迟
late (with a task etc); slow
迟疑
to hesitate
迟早
sooner or later
持久
lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long
持之以恒
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
尺度
scale; yardstick
耻辱
disgrace; shame; humiliation
耻笑
to sneer at sb; to ridicule
赤字
(financial) deficit; red letter
翅膀
wing
充当
to serve as; to act as; to play the role of
充沛
abundant; plentiful; vigorous
充实
rich; full; substantial; to enrich; to augment; to substantiate (an argument)
冲刺
(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash; to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches
冲浪
to surf; surfing
冲洗
to rinse; to wash; to develop (photographic film)
冲撞
to collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend; to provoke
崇高
majestic; sublime
崇尚
to hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem; to revere; to advocate
宠爱
to dote on sb
抽签
to perform divination with sticks; to draw lots; a ballot (in share dealing)
抽屉
drawer
抽象
abstract; abstraction
仇恨
to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility
仇人
foe; one's personal enemy
愁眉苦脸
to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
稠密
dense
筹办
to arrange; to make preparations
筹备
preparations; to get ready for sth
筹措
to raise (money)
筹划
to plan and prepare
筹集
to collect money; to raise funds
筹码
bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
丑恶
ugly; repulsive
丑陋
ugly
丑闻
scandal
出版社
publishing house
出厂
to leave the factory (of finished goods)
出丑
shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated; to make a fool of sb or oneself; to make sb lose face
出道
to start one's career; (of an entertainer) to make one's debut
出发点
starting point; (fig.) basis; motive
出风头
to push oneself forward; to seek fame; to be in the limelight; same as 出锋头
出境
to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism)
出局
(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket); (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition; (fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment)
出具
to issue (document, certificate etc); to provide
出口成章
(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent; articulate
出卖
to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray
出毛病
a problem appears; to break down
出难题
to raise a tough question
出人意料
unexpected (idiom); surprising
出任
to take up a post; to start in a new job
出山
to leave the mountain (of a hermit); to come out of obscurity to a government job; to take a leading position
出身
to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin
出示
to show; to take out and show to others; to display
出手
to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task
出头
to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than
出土
to dig up; to appear in an excavation; unearthed; to come up out of the ground
出息
to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)
出血
to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts
出演
to appear (in a show etc); an appearance (on stage etc)
出洋相
to make a fool of oneself
出游
to go on a tour; to have an outing
出众
to stand out; outstanding
出主意
to come up with ideas; to make suggestions; to offer advice
出资
to fund; to put money into sth; to invest
出自
to come from
出走
to leave home; to go off; to run away
初次
for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)
初衷
original intention
除此之外
apart from this; in addition to this
除去
to eliminate; to remove; except for; apart from
除外
to exclude; not including sth (when counting or listing); except for
储备
reserves; to store up
储蓄
to deposit money; to save; savings
处方
medical prescription; to write out a prescription; (fig.) recommendation; advice
处境
situation (of a person)
处置
to handle; to take care of; to punish
触动
to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions); to move (sb's emotions or worry)
触犯
to violate; to offend
触觉
sense of touch; tactile sensation
触摸
to touch
触目惊心
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight
揣测
to guess; to conjecture
揣摩
to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom
川流不息
the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
穿过
to pass through
穿小鞋
lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom); to make life difficult for sb
穿越
to pass through; to traverse; to cross
穿着
attire; clothes; dress
传承
to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance
传记
biography
传奇
legendary; fantasy saga; romance; short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
传染
to infect; contagious
传染病
infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence
传人
to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant
传授
to impart; to pass on; to teach
传闻
rumor
船舶
shipping; boats
船桨
oar
喘息
to gasp for breath; to take a breather
串门
to call on sb; to drop in; to visit sb's home
床位
bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc); berth; bunk
创伤
wound; injury; trauma
创始人
creator; founder; initiator
吹了
failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died; to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship)
吹牛
to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect)
吹捧
to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation
垂头丧气
hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen
锤子
hammer
纯粹
pure; unadulterated; purely; completely
纯洁
pure; clean and honest; to purify
纯朴
variant of 淳朴
醇厚
mellow and rich; simple and kind
绰号
nickname
瓷器
chinaware; porcelain
慈善
benevolent; charitable
慈祥
kindly; benevolent (often of older person)
辞呈
(written) resignation
辞去
to resign; to quit
辞退
to dismiss; to discharge; to fire
磁带
magnetic tape
磁卡
magnetic card; IC Card (telephone)
磁盘
(computer) disk
此起彼伏
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously; occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
次日
next day; the morrow
伺候
to serve; to wait upon
伺机
to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance
刺耳
ear-piercing
刺骨
piercing; cutting; bone-chilling; penetrating (cold)
刺绣
to embroider; embroidery
赐教
(honorific) to impart one's wisdom; to enlighten
匆匆
hurriedly
匆忙
hasty; hurried
从今以后
from now on; henceforward
从来不
never
从容
to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cōng róng]
从容不迫
calm; unruffled
从头
anew; from the start
从未
never
从业
to practice (a trade)
从早到晚
from morning till night; from dawn to dusk; all day long
丛林
jungle; thicket; forest; Buddhist monastery
凑合
to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad
凑巧
fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it
粗暴
rough; cruel
粗糙
crude; gruff; rough; coarse
粗略
rough (not precise or accurate); cursory
粗鲁
coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish
粗心大意
negligent; careless; inadvertent
促成
to facilitate; to effect
簇拥
to crowd around; to escort
催促
to urge
催眠
hypnosis
摧毁
to destroy; to wreck
脆弱
weak; frail
翠绿
greenish-blue; emerald green
存放
to deposit; to store; to leave in sb's care
存心
deliberately
存折
passbook; bankbook
磋商
to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultations
挫折
setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
措手不及
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
错别字
incorrectly written or mispronounced characters
错觉
misconception; illusion; misperception
错位
to be wrongly positioned; to be dislocated; to be misplaced; (medicine) to be in malposition; (fig.) erroneous; eccentric
错综复杂
tangled and complicated (idiom)
搭乘
to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
搭建
to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up
达标
to reach a set standard
答辩
to reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation
打岔
interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject
打倒
to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !
打盹儿
erhua variant of 盹
打交道
to come into contact with; to have dealings
打搅
to disturb; to trouble; to bother
打捞
to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)
打量
to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon
打猎
to go hunting
打磨
to polish; to burnish; to shine
打通
to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phone connection)
打仗
to fight a battle; to go to war
打招呼
to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice
大包大揽
to take complete charge (idiom)
大笔
Large
大臣
chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
大吃一惊
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked
大大咧咧
carefree; offhand; casual
大地
earth; mother earth
大队
group; a large body of; production brigade; military group
大幅度
by a wide margin; substantial
大公无私
selfless; impartial
大家庭
extended family; big family; harmonious group
大街小巷
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
大局
overall situation; the big picture
大款
very wealthy person
大面积
large area; (fig.) (of a problem) (occurring) on a massive scale
大名鼎鼎
grand reputation; renowned; famous
大模大样
boldly; ostentatiously; poised; self-assured; Taiwan pr. [dà mó dà yàng]
大棚
greenhouse; polytunnel
大片
wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie
大气
atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish
大厦
(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
big data (computing)
大肆
wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled
大体
in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; cadaver for dissection in training medical students
大体上
overall; in general terms
大同小异
virtually the same; differing only on small points
大腕儿
erhua variant of 腕
大选
general election
大雁
wild goose
大意
general idea; main idea
大有可为
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
大宗
large amount; staple; influential family of long standing
歹徒
evildoer; malefactor; gangster; hoodlum
逮捕
to arrest; to apprehend; an arrest
代号
code name
代理人
agent
代言人
spokesperson
带队
to lead a team; to lead a group; group leader; (tourism) tour guide
带路
to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; (fig.) to instruct
带头
to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example
带头人
leader
怠工
to slacken off in one's work; to go slow (as a form of strike)
怠慢
to slight; to neglect
单薄
weak; frail; thin; flimsy
单边
unilateral
单方面
unilateral
单身
unmarried; single
担当
to take upon oneself; to assume
担负
to shoulder; to bear; to undertake
担子
carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task; responsibility
耽搁
to tarry; to delay; to stop over
耽误
to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with
胆怯
timidity; timid; cowardly
胆子
courage; nerve; guts
但愿
if only (sth were possible); I wish (that)
诞辰
birthday
弹性
flexibility; elasticity
淡化
to water down; to play down; to trivialize; to weaken; to become dull with time; to desalinate; desalination
淡季
off season; slow business season; see also 季
蛋白质
protein
当即
at once; on the spot
当今
current; present; now; nowadays
当面
to sb's face; in sb's presence
当日
on that day
当事人
persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)
当晚
on that evening
当务之急
top priority job; matter of vital importance
当下
immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment
当心
to take care; to look out
当着
in front of; in the presence of
当真
to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!
当之无愧
fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
当众
in public; in front of everybody
荡漾
to ripple; to undulate; also written 荡漾
档次
grade; class; quality; level
导弹
(guided) missile
导航
navigation
导火索
fuse (for explosive)
导师
tutor; teacher; academic advisor
导向
to be oriented towards; orientation
岛屿
island
捣乱
to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally
到头来
in the end; finally; as a result
到位
to get to the intended location; to be in place; to be in position; precise; well (done)
倒计时
to count down; countdown
倒卖
to resell at a profit; to speculate
倒霉
to have bad luck; to be out of luck
倒数
to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page); from the back (rows of seats)
倒塌
to collapse (of building); to topple over
倒下
to collapse; to topple over
悼念
to grieve
盗窃
to steal
道具
prop (theater); paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact
稻草
rice straw
地步
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway
地道
tunnel; causeway
地段
section; district
地理
geography
地毯
carpet; rug
地下水
groundwater
地狱
hell; infernal; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka
地域
area; district; region
地质
geology
得不偿失
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
得当
appropriate; suitable
得力
able; capable; competent; efficient
得失
gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits
得手
to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
得体
appropriate to the occasion; fitting
得天独厚
blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature
得益于
to benefit from; thanks to
得意扬扬
variant of 洋
得知
to find out; to learn of
得罪
to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪
灯笼
lantern
灯泡
light bulb; see also 电灯泡; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
登机
to board a plane
登陆
to land; to come ashore; to make landfall (of typhoon etc); to log in (frequently used erroneous variant of 登录)
凳子
stool; small seat
低调
low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile
低估
to underestimate; to underrate
低谷
valley; trough (as opposed to peaks); fig. low point; lowest ebb; nadir of one's fortunes
低价
low price
低迷
blurred (landscape etc); low (spirits); in a slump (economy)
低碳
(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
低下
low status; lowly; to lower (one's head)
堤坝
dam; dike
笛子
bamboo flute
底层
ground or first floor; bottom (of a pile); lowest rung (of society)
底线
bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread; spy; informer; plant
底蕴
inside information; concrete details
底子
base; foundation; bottom
抵触
to conflict; to contradict
抵挡
to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand
抵消
to counteract; to cancel out; to offset
抵押
to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral
抵御
to resist; to withstand
抵制
to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal
弟子
disciple; follower
帝国
empire; imperial
帝国主义
imperialism
递交
to present; to give; to hand over; to hand in; to lay before
第一手
first-hand
第一线
front line; forefront
颠倒
to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy
颠覆
to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion); to undermine; to subvert
巅峰
summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc); peak (of a civilization etc)
典范
model; example; paragon
点火
to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine; ignition; fig. to stir up trouble
点击率
click-through rate (CTR) (Internet)
点评
to comment; a point by point commentary
点心
light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert
点缀
to decorate; to adorn; sprinkled; studded; only for show
点子
spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer
电报
telegram; cable; telegraph
电铃
electric bell
电网
electricity grid; power grid; electrified wire netting
电线
wire; power cord
电信
telecommunications
电讯
telecommunications; telecom
垫底
to put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime; to lay the foundation; to come last in the rankings
垫子
cushion; mat; pad
惦记
to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about
淀粉
starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n
奠定
to establish; to fix; to settle
殿堂
palace; hall; temple buildings
刁难
to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. [diāo nán]
雕刻
to carve; to engrave; carving
雕塑
a statue; a Buddhist image; sculpture; to carve
吊销
to suspend (an agreement); to revoke
钓鱼
to fish (with line and hook); to dupe
调度
to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc); to schedule; to manage; dispatcher; scheduler
调侃
to ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchat
调控
to regulate; to control
调料
condiment; seasoning; flavoring
调试
to debug; to adjust components during testing; debugging
掉队
to fall behind; to drop out
掉头
to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about
迭起
continuously arising; to arise repeatedly
叮嘱
to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again
钉子
nail; snag; saboteur
顶多
at most; at best
顶级
top-notch; first-rate
顶尖
peak; apex; world best; number one; finest (competitors); top (figures in a certain field)
订单
(purchase) order
订购
to place an order; to subscribe
订婚
to get engaged
订立
to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc); to set up (a rule etc)
定金
down payment; advance payment
定居
to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
定论
final conclusion; accepted argument
定为
set to
定向
to orientate; directional; directed; orienteering
定心丸
tranquilizer; sth that sets one's mind at ease
定义
definition; to define
定做
to have something made to order
丢掉
to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away
丢脸
to lose face; humiliation
丢弃
to discard; to abandon
丢人
to lose face
丢失
to lose; to misplace
东奔西走
to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about; to hopscotch; also 东跑西颠
东道主
host; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)
东张西望
to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around
董事
board member
董事会
board of directors
董事长
chairman of the board of directors
懂事
to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent
动不动
(typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat
动弹
to budge
动荡
variant of 动荡
动感
sense of movement (often in a static work of art); dynamic; vivid; lifelike
动工
to start (a building project)
动静
(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness
动脉
artery
动身
to go on a journey; to leave
动听
pleasant to listen to
动向
trend; tendency
动用
to utilize; to put sth to use
冻结
to freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)
栋梁
ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state)
都会
city; metropolis
兜儿
erhua variant of 兜
兜售
to hawk; to peddle
斗志
will to fight; fighting spirit
豆浆
soy milk
豆子
bean; pea
督促
to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on
独唱
(in singing) solo; to solo
独家
exclusive
独立自主
independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently; to maintain control over one's own affairs
独身
unmarried; single
独一无二
unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it
堵塞
to clog up; blockage
妒忌
to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy
杜绝
to put an end to
度假
to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation
渡过
to cross over; to pass through
端正
upright; regular; proper; correct
短缺
shortage
短暂
of short duration; brief; momentary
段落
phase; time interval; paragraph; (written) passage
断定
to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment
断断续续
intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate
断裂
fracture; rupture; to break apart
堆砌
lit. to pile up (bricks); to pack; fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases); ornate rhetoric
队形
formation
对白
dialogue (in a movie or a play)
对策
countermeasure for dealing with a situation
对称
symmetry; symmetrical
对得起
not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of
对联
rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway
对弈
to play go, chess etc
对照
to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check
对峙
to stand opposite; to confront; confrontation
对准
to aim at; to target; to point at; to be directed at; registration; alignment (mechanical engineering)
兑换
to convert; to exchange
兑现
(of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment
敦促
to press; to urge; to hasten
敦厚
genuine; honest and sincere
顿时
immediately; suddenly
多边
multilateral
多功能
multifunctional; multifunction
多亏
thanks to; luckily
多劳多得
work more and get more
多年来
for the past many years
多心
oversensitive; suspicious
多余
superfluous; unnecessary; surplus
多元
poly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant; multivariate (math.)
哆嗦
to tremble; to shiver; uncontrolled shaking of the body
夺冠
to seize the crown; fig. to win a championship; to win gold medal
夺魁
to seize; to win
躲避
to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties)
躲藏
to conceal oneself; to go into hiding; to take cover
堕落
to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved; corrupt; a fall from grace
舵手
helmsman
讹诈
to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail; to bluff; to defraud
俄语
Russian (language)
额外
extra; added; additional
厄运
bad luck; misfortune; adversity
恶化
to worsen
恶劣
vile; nasty; of very poor quality
恶性
malignant; wicked; vicious (circle); producing evil; rapid (decline); runaway (inflation)
恶意
malice; evil intention
掠夺
to plunder; to rob
略微
a little bit; slightly
遏制
to check; to contain; to hold back; to keep within limits; to constrain; to restrain
鳄鱼
alligator; crocodile
恩赐
favor; to give charity to sb out of pity
恩惠
favor; grace
恩情
kindness; affection; grace; favor
恩怨
gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances
而已
that's all; nothing more
耳光
a slap on the face
耳目一新
a pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing
耳熟能详
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
耳闻目睹
to witness personally
二手车
second-hand car
二氧化碳
carbon dioxide CO2
发布会
news conference; briefing
发财
to get rich
发愁
to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad
发电机
electricity generator; dynamo
发抖
to tremble; to shake; to shiver
发愤图强
to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
发光
to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
发火
to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate; to get angry
发酵
to ferment; (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop
发掘
to excavate; to explore; (fig.) to unearth; to tap into
发愣
to stare blankly; to be in a daze
发脾气
to get angry
发起人
proposer; initiator; founding member
发热
to have a high temperature; feverish; unable to think calmly; to emit heat
发誓
to vow; to pledge; to swear
发泄
to give vent to (one's feelings)
发型
hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo
发扬
to develop; to make full use of
发扬光大
to develop and promote; to carry forward; to bring to great height of development
发育
to develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature
发源地
place of origin; birthplace; source
发作
to flare up; to break out
阀门
valve (mechanical)
帆船
sailboat
翻番
to double; to increase by a certain number of times
翻来覆去
to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again
翻天覆地
sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head
烦闷
moody; gloomy
烦恼
to be worried; to be distressed; worries
烦躁
jittery; twitchy; fidgety
繁华
flourishing; bustling
繁忙
busy; bustling
繁体字
traditional Chinese character
繁重
heavy; burdensome; heavy-duty; arduous; onerous
反驳
to retort; to refute
反差
contrast; discrepancy
反常
unusual; abnormal
反弹
to bounce; to bounce back; to boomerang; to ricochet; rebound (of stock market etc); bounce; backlash; negative repercussions
反倒
but on the contrary; but expectedly
反感
to be disgusted with; to dislike; bad reaction; antipathy
反过来
conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction
反击
to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack
反馈
to send back information; feedback
反面
reverse side; backside; the other side (of a problem etc); negative; bad
反省
to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul
反思
to think back over sth; to review; to revisit; to rethink; reflection; reassessment
返还
restitution; return of something to its original owner; remittance
犯愁
to worry; to be anxious
泛滥
to be in flood; to overflow (the banks); to inundate; to spread unchecked
饭碗
rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living
范畴
category
贩卖
to sell; to peddle; to traffic
方方面面
all sides; all aspects; multifaceted
方向盘
steering wheel
方言
the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 扬雄 in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
防盗
to guard against theft; anti-theft
防盗门
security door
防护
to defend; to protect
防火墙
firewall
防卫
to defend; defensive; defense
防汛
flood control; anti-flood (precautions)
防疫
to prevent epidemics
防御
defense; to defend
妨碍
to hinder; to obstruct
妨害
to jeopardize; to be harmful to; to undermine
房地产
real estate
仿制
to copy; to imitate; to make by imitating a model
访谈
to visit and discuss; to interview
纺织
spinning and weaving
放过
to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth
放水
to turn on the water; to let water out; (sports) to throw a game
放肆
wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent
放映
to show (a movie); to screen
放置
to put
放纵
to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish
飞速
swift; rapidly
飞往
Go to
飞翔
to circle in the air; to soar
飞跃
to leap
非得
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
非法
illegal
非凡
out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc)
非金属
nonmetal (chemistry)
绯闻
sex scandal
肥料
fertilizer; manure
肥胖
fat; obese
肥沃
fertile
肥皂
soap
诽谤
to slander; to libel
废除
to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal
废话
nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
废品
production rejects; seconds; scrap; discarded material
废寝忘食
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
废物
rubbish; waste material; useless person
废墟
ruins
沸沸扬扬
bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz
沸腾
(of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned
费劲
to require effort; strenuous
分辨
to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
分寸
propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms
分担
to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)
分割
to cut up; to break up
分红
dividend; to award a bonus
分化
to split apart; differentiation
分量
(vector) component
分泌
to secrete; secretion
分明
clear; distinct; evidently; clearly
分歧
divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; (math.) bifurcation
分外
exceptionally; not one's responsibility or job
分赃
to share the booty; to divide ill-gotten gains
分支
branch (of company, river etc); to branch; to diverge; to ramify; to subdivide
吩咐
to tell; to instruct; to command
芬芳
perfume; fragrant
氛围
ambience; atmosphere
坟墓
grave; tomb
焚烧
to burn; to set on fire
粉丝
bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; Chinese vermicelli; cellophane noodles; fan (loanword); enthusiast for sb or sth
粉碎
to crush; to smash; to shatter
份额
share; portion
奋力
to do everything one can; to spare no effort; to strive
奋勇
dauntless; to summon up courage and determination; using extreme force of will
粪便
excrement; feces; night soil
丰富多彩
richly colorful
丰厚
generous; ample
丰满
Fengman district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province
丰盛
rich; sumptuous
丰硕
plentiful; substantial; rich (in resources etc)
风波
disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness
风采
svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing
风餐露宿
lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it
风范
air; manner; model; paragon; demeanor
风风雨雨
trials and tribulations; ups and downs
风和日丽
moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime
风浪
wind and waves; rough waters; (fig.) hardship
风力
wind force; wind power
风流
distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose
风貌
style; manner; ethos
风气
general mood; atmosphere; common practice
风情
mien; bearing; grace; amorous feelings; flirtatious expressions; local conditions and customs; wind force, direction etc
风趣
charm; humor; wit; humorous; witty
风沙
sand blown by wind; sandstorm
风尚
current custom; current way of doing things
风水
feng shui; geomancy
风味
distinctive flavor; distinctive style
风雨
wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships
风云
weather; unstable situation
风筝
kite
封顶
to put a roof (on a building); to cap the roof (finishing a building project); fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc); to top off; fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates); to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
封建
system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic
封面
cover (of a publication)
封锁
to blockade; to seal off; to lock down
疯子
madman; lunatic
峰回路转
the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom); (of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly; things have taken a new turn
蜂蜜
honey
讽刺
to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm
凤凰
Fenghuang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 州
缝合
to sew together; suture (in surgery); to sew up (a wound)
否决
to veto; to overrule
孵化
breeding; to incubate; innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing)
扶持
to help; to assist
服饰
apparel; clothing and personal adornment
服务器
server (computer)
服用
to take (medicine)
俘获
to capture (enemy property or personnel); capture (physics: absorption of subatomic particle by an atom or nucleus)
俘虏
captive
浮力
buoyancy
浮现
to appear before one's eyes; to come into view; to float into appearance; to come back (of images from the past); to emerge; it emerges; it occurs (to me that..)
浮躁
fickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained
福气
good fortune; a blessing
辐射
radiation
抚摸
to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle
抚恤
(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
to foster; to bring up; to raise
抚养费
child support payment (after a divorce)
斧子
axe; hatchet
俯首
to bend one's head
辅导
to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor
腐败
corruption; to corrupt; to rot; rotten
腐化
to rot; to decay; to become corrupt
腐烂
to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt
腐蚀
corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption
腐朽
rotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate
付费
to pay; to cover the costs
付款
to pay a sum of money; payment
负面
negative; the negative side
负有
to be responsible for
附带
supplementary; incidentally; in parentheses; by chance; in passing; additionally; secondary; subsidiary; to attach
附和
to agree; to go along with; to echo (what sb says)
附加
additional; annex
附属
subsidiary; auxiliary; attached; affiliated; subordinate; subordinating
复查
to check again; to re-examine
复发
to recur (of a disease); to reappear; to relapse (into a former bad state)
复合
(of people who were estranged) to be reconciled; (of a couple) to get back together
复活
to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection
复兴
Fuxing district of Handan city 邯郸市, Hebei; Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county 桃园县, north Taiwan
复原
to restore (sth) to (its) former condition; to recover from illness; recovery
副作用
side effect
富含
to contain in great quantities; rich in
富豪
rich and powerful person
富强
rich and powerful
富翁
rich person; millionaire; billionaire
富裕
Fuyu county in Qiqihar 齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
富足
rich; plentiful
赋予
to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow
腹部
abdomen; belly; flank
腹泻
diarrhea; to have the runs
覆盖
to cover
改版
to revise the current edition; revised edition
改编
to adapt; to rearrange; to revise
改动
to alter; to modify; to revise
改革开放
to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
改良
to improve (sth); to reform (a system)
改名
to change one's name
改日
another day; some other day
改为
to change into
改邪归正
to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
盖子
cover; lid; shell
概况
general situation; summary
概率
probability (math.)
概论
outline; introduction; survey; general discussion
甘心
to be willing to; to resign oneself to
肝脏
liver
尴尬
awkward; embarrassed
赶赴
to hurry; to rush
赶往
to hurry to (somewhere)
敢情
actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course
感触
one's thoughts and feelings; emotional stirring; moved; touched
感恩
to be grateful
感激
to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful
感慨
to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved
感染
to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence
感染力
infectiousness (of a disease); appeal; power; impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc)
感叹
to sigh (with feeling); to lament
感性
perception; perceptual; sensibility; sensitive; emotional; sentimental
干部
cadre; official; officer; manager
干戈
weapons of war; arms
干旱
drought; arid; dry
干事
administrator; executive secretary
干燥
to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid
刚毅
resolute; steadfast; stalwart
杠铃
barbell
纲领
program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle
纲要
outline; essential points
高昂
to hold (one's head) high; expensive; high (spirits etc)
高傲
arrogant; haughty; proud
高超
excellent; superlative
高低
height; altitude (aviation); pitch (music); ups and downs (success or failure); whether sth is right or wrong; comparative strength, weight, depth, stature; (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever; eventually, in the end
高调
high-sounding speech; bombast; high-profile
高额
high quota; large amount
高尔夫球
golf; golf ball
高峰期
peak period; rush hour
高贵
grandeur; noble
高空
high altitude
高龄
elderly
高明
Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong
高山
high mountain; alpine mountain
高效
efficient; highly effective
高新技术
high tech; high technology
高血压
high blood pressure; hypertension
高压
high pressure; high-handed
高雅
dainty; elegance; elegant
高涨
to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high
搞鬼
to make mischief; to play tricks
搞笑
to get people to laugh; funny; hilarious
告辞
to say goodbye; to take one's leave
告诫
to warn; to admonish
告示
announcement
告知
to inform
告状
to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit
戈壁
Gobi (desert)
胳膊
arm
鸽子
pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae
搁浅
to be stranded (of ship); to run aground; fig. to run into difficulties and stop
搁置
to shelve; to set aside
歌剧
Western opera
歌颂
to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize
歌舞
singing and dancing
歌咏
to sing
革命
to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命)
格格不入
(idiom) inharmonious; incompatible
格局
structure; pattern; layout
格式
form; specification; format
隔阂
misunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier
隔离
to separate; to isolate
个案
individual case; special case
个头儿
size; height; stature
各奔前程
each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
各式各样
(of) all kinds and sorts; various
根基
foundation
根深蒂固
deep-rooted (problem etc)
根源
origin; root (cause)
根治
to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure
跟不上
not able to keep up with
跟上
to catch up with; to keep pace with
跟踪
to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking
耕地
arable land; to plow land
耿直
honest; frank; candid
更改
to alter
更衣室
change room; dressing room; locker room; (euphemism) toilet
工地
construction site
工会
labor union; trade union
工科
engineering as an academic subject
工商界
industry; the world of business
工序
working procedure; process
工整
fine work; carefully and neatly done
工作量
workload; volume of work
公安局
public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
公车
bus; abbr. for 公共汽车; car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc); abbr. for 公务用车
公道
justice; fairness; public highway
公费
at public expense
公共场所
public place
公关
public relations
公函
official letter
公积金
official reserves; accumulated fund
公开信
open letter
公款
public money
公立
public (e.g. school, hospital)
公墓
public cemetery
公仆
public servant
公顷
hectare
公然
openly; publicly; undisguised
公示
to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments); public notification
公事
work-related matters; documents
公务
official business
公益
public good; public welfare; public interest
公益性
Public welfare
公用
public; for public use
公寓
apartment building; block of flats
公约
convention (i.e. international agreement)
公证
notarization; notarized; acknowledgement
公职
civil service; public office; government job
功臣
minister who has given outstanding service
功底
training in the basic skills; knowledge of the fundamentals
功劳
contribution; meritorious service; credit
功力
merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power
功率
rate of work; power (output)
功效
efficacy
攻读
to major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree
攻关
to storm a strategic pass; fig. to tackle a key problem
供不应求
supply does not meet demand
供奉
to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god)
供暖
to supply heating (in a building); heating
供求
supply and demand (economics)
宫殿
palace
宫廷
court (of king or emperor)
恭维
to praise; to speak highly of; compliment; praise
恭喜
to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!
共鸣
(physics) to resonate; resonance; sympathetic response
共识
common understanding; consensus
共同体
community
共性
overall character
勾画
to sketch out; to delineate
勾结
to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with
钩子
hook
构思
to design; to plot; to plan out; to compose; to draw a mental sketch; conception; plan; idea; composition
构想
to conceive; concept
够呛
unbearable; terrible; enough; unlikely
估算
assessment; evaluation
孤单
lone; lonely; loneliness
孤立
isolated; to isolate
孤零零
lone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary
孤陋寡闻
ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded
沽名钓誉
to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments
辜负
to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint
古董
curio; antique
古怪
strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre
古迹
places of historic interest; historical sites
古今中外
at all times and in all places (idiom)
古朴
simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
古人
people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person
股份
a share (in a company); stock
股民
stock investor; share trader
股市
stock market
骨干
diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone
骨气
unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone
骨折
to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break; fracture
鼓动
to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)
鼓舞
heartening (news); to boost (morale)
固然
admittedly (it's true that...)
固执
obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to
顾不得
unable to change sth; unable to deal with
顾不上
cannot attend to or manage
顾及
to take into consideration; to attend to
顾虑
misgivings; apprehensions
顾全大局
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all
雇佣
to employ; to hire
雇员
employee
雇主
employer
瓜分
to partition; to divide up
瓜子
melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
刮风
to be windy
寡妇
widow
挂钩
to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 与 + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity}); (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc); hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling
挂号
to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail
挂念
concerned
挂失
to report the loss of something
乖巧
clever (child); smart; lovable; cute
拐弯
to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction
拐杖
crutches; crutch; walking stick
怪不得
no wonder!; so that's why!
怪物
monster; freak; eccentric person
怪异
monstrous; strange; strange phenomenon
关掉
to switch off; to shut off
关节
joint (physiology); key point; critical phase
关税
customs duty; tariff
关头
juncture; moment
关照
to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind
观测
to observe; to survey; observation (scientific etc)
观感
one's impressions; observations
观摩
to observe and emulate; to study (esp. following sb's example)
观赏
to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental
观望
to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey
官兵
(military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops
官吏
bureaucrat; official
官僚
bureaucrat; bureaucracy; bureaucratic
官僚主义
bureaucracy
官员
official (in an organization or government); administrator
棺材
coffin
管家
(old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household
管教
to discipline; to teach; to guarantee
管理费
management fee
管辖
to administer; to have jurisdiction (over)
管用
efficacious; useful
管子
Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齐国 of Spring and Autumn period; Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school
贯彻
to implement; to put into practice; to carry out
贯穿
to run through; a connecting thread from beginning to end; to link
贯通
to link up; to thread together
惯例
convention; usual practice
惯性
(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit; tendency to do things in the accustomed way; habitual
灌溉
to irrigate
灌输
to imbue with; to inculcate; to instill into; to teach; to impart; to channel water to another place
罐头
tin; can
光彩
luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance
光碟
optical disc; compact disc; CD; CD-ROM
光顾
to visit (as a customer)
光滑
glossy; sleek; smooth
光环
ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor
光缆
optical cable
光芒
rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance
光明磊落
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
光泽
Guangze county in Nanping 平 Fujian
广义
broad sense; general sense
归根到底
after all; in the final analysis; ultimately
归还
to return sth; to revert
归结
to sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell; conclusion; end (of a story etc)
归来
to return; to come back
归纳
to sum up; to summarize; to conclude from facts; induction (method of deduction in logic)
归属
to belong to; to be affiliated to; to fall under the jurisdiction of; a place where one feels that one belongs; one's final destination (where one need look no further)
归宿
place to return to; home; final destination; ending
规格
standard; norm; specification
规矩
lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
闺女
maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter
瑰宝
gem; (fig.) rare and valuable item; gem; treasure
轨迹
locus; orbit; trajectory; track
柜台
variant of 柜台
贵宾
honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP
贵重
precious
贵族
lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy
桂花
osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans
滚动
to roll; (to do sth) in a loop; to scroll (computing); to progressively expand (economics); to rumble (of thunder)
棍子
stick; rod
国宝
national treasure
国防
national defense
国画
traditional Chinese painting
国徽
the national emblem of the PRC (a red circle containing the five stars of the PRC flag over Tiananmen 天安门)
国情
the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country; current state of a country
国土
country's territory; national land
国学
Chinese national culture; studies of ancient Chinese civilization; the Imperial College (history)
国有
nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned
果断
firm; decisive
果园
orchard
果真
really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...
过半
over fifty percent; more than half
过不去
to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through
过错
mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault)
过道
passageway; corridor; aisle
过关
to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard)
过奖
to overpraise; to flatter
过节
to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
过境
to pass through a country's territory; transit
过滤
to filter; filter
过期
to be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date)
过日子
to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along
过剩
to be excessive; to be more than is required
过失
error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency
过头
to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead
过往
to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous
过意不去
to feel very apologetic
过瘾
to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling
过硬
to have perfect mastery of sth; to be up to the mark
过早
premature; untimely; (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast
咳嗽
to cough
还款
repayment; to pay back money
还原
to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry)
海岸
coastal; seacoast
海拔
height above sea level; elevation
海滨
shore; seaside
海盗
pirate
海量
huge volume
海绵
sponge (zoology); sponge (piece of absorbent material, either natural or made from plastic etc); foam rubber
海面
sea level; sea surface
海内外
domestic and international; at home and abroad
海滩
beach
海峡
strait; channel
海啸
tsunami
海域
sea area; territorial waters; maritime space
海运
shipping by sea
海藻
seaweed; marine alga; kelp
骇人听闻
shocking; horrifying; atrocious; terrible
害虫
injurious insect; pest
害臊
to be bashful; to feel ashamed
害羞
shy; embarrassed; bashful
酣畅
unrestrained; cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping; to drink with abandon
酣睡
to sleep soundly; to fall into a deep sleep
含糊
ambiguous; vague; careless; perfunctory
含蓄
to contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved; restrained; (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning; implicit; veiled (criticism)
函授
to teach by correspondence
涵盖
to cover; to comprise; to include
涵义
content; meaning; connotation; implication
罕见
rare; rarely seen
汗水
sweat; perspiration
旱灾
drought
捍卫
to defend; to uphold; to safeguard
航海
to sail the seas; maritime navigation; voyage
航天
space flight
航天员
astronaut
航行
to sail; to fly; to navigate
航运
shipping; transport
毫不
hardly; not in the least; not at all
毫不犹豫
without the slightest hesitation
毫无
not in the least; to completely lack
豪华
luxurious
好比
to be just like; can be compared to
好歹
good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever
好感
good opinion; favorable impression
好坏
good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad
好家伙
my God!; oh boy!; man!
好客
hospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests; hospitable; friendly
好评
favorable criticism; positive evaluation
好奇心
interest in sth; curiosity; inquisitive
好说
easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me
好笑
laughable; funny; ridiculous
好心
kindness; good intentions
好心人
kindhearted person; good Samaritan
好意
good intention; kindness
好在
luckily; fortunately
号称
to be known as; to be nicknamed; to be purportedly; to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)
浩劫
calamity; catastrophe; apocalypse
耗费
to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander
耗时
time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)
喝彩
to acclaim; to cheer
禾苗
seedling (of rice or other grain)
合唱
chorus; to chorus
合乎
to accord with; to conform to
合伙
to act jointly; to form a partnership
合计
to add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to; to consider
合情合理
reasonable and fair (idiom)
合影
to take a joint photo; group photo
合资
joint venture
合作社
cooperative; workers' or agricultural producers' cooperative etc
何必
there is no need; why should
何处
whence; where
何苦
why bother?; is it worth the trouble?
何况
let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more
何时
when
和蔼
kindly; nice; amiable
和解
to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement; conciliation; to become reconciled
和睦
peaceful relations; harmonious
和平共处
peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc
和气
friendly; polite; amiable
和尚
Buddhist monk
河流
river
河畔
riverside; river plain
核电站
nuclear power plant
核对
to check; to verify; to audit; to examine
核能
nuclear energy
核实
to verify; to check
核桃
walnut
核武器
nuclear weapon
荷花
lotus
贺电
congratulatory telegram
贺信
congratulatory letter or message
赫然
with astonishment; with a shock; awe-inspiringly; impressively; furiously (angry)
鹤立鸡群
a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior
黑白
black and white; right and wrong; monochrome
黑客
hacker (computing) (loanword)
黑马
dark horse; fig. unexpected winner
黑手
(fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand; (Tw) mechanic; blue-collar worker; manual laborer
黑心
ruthless and lacking in conscience; vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy; black core (flaw in pottery)
痕迹
vestige; mark; trace
恨不得
wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth
横七竖八
in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom)
横向
horizontal; orthogonal; perpendicular; lateral; crosswise
轰动
to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy
轰炸
to bomb; to bombard
哄堂大笑
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
烘干
to dry over a stove
烘托
background (of a painting); backdrop; a foil (to set off something to advantage); to offset (something to advantage)
弘扬
to enhance; to promote; to enrich
红灯
red light
红火
prosperous
红扑扑
red; rosy; flushed
红润
ruddy; rosy; florid
红薯
sweet potato
红眼
to become infuriated; to see red; envious; jealous; covetous; pink eye (conjunctivitis); red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye
宏观
macro-; macroscopic; holistic
宏伟
grand; imposing; magnificent
洪亮
loud and clear; resonant
喉咙
the throat
后备
reserve; backup
后备箱
trunk; boot (of a car)
后代
descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations
后盾
support; backing
后顾之忧
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
后期
late stage; later period
后勤
logistics
后人
later generation
后台
backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background
后退
to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
后续
follow-up; (dialect) to remarry
后遗症
(medicine) sequelae; residual effects; (fig.) repercussions; aftermath
后裔
descendant
后者
the latter
厚道
kind and honest; generous; sincere
厚度
thickness
候选人
candidate
呼风唤雨
to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles
呼唤
to call out (a name etc); to shout
呼救
to call for help
呼声
a shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group
呼吁
to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal
呼应
to conform (with); to echo; to correlate well; (linguistics) agreement
忽高忽低
alternately soaring and plunging
忽悠
to rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water); to flutter (e.g. of a flag); to trick sb into doing sth; to dupe; to con
胡闹
to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble
胡说
to talk nonsense; drivel
胡思乱想
to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
湖泊
lake
互补
complementary; to complement each other
互访
exchange visits
互信
mutual trust
互助
Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海东地区, Qinghai
护理
to nurse; to tend and protect
糊涂
muddled; silly; confused
花瓣
petal
花卉
flowers and plants
花纹
decorative design
花样
pattern; way of doing sth; trick; ruse; fancy-style (as in 花样滑冰 figure skating)
哗变
mutiny; rebellion
哗然
in uproar; commotion; causing a storm of protest; tumultuous
华丽
gorgeous
华侨
overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality
华裔
ethnic Chinese; non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry
滑冰
to skate; skating
滑稽
comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gǔ jī]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
滑梯
(children's) sliding board; a slide
滑雪
to ski; skiing
化肥
fertilizer
化身
incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification
化纤
synthetic fiber
化险为夷
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
化验
chemical examination; to do a lab test
化妆
to put on makeup
划时代
epoch-marking
划算
to calculate; to weigh (pros and cons); to view as profitable; worthwhile; value for money; cost-effective
画册
picture album
画龙点睛
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point
画蛇添足
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
画展
art exhibition
话费
call charge
话筒
microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset
话语
words; speech; utterance; discourse
怀抱
to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
怀旧
to feel nostalgic; nostalgia
怀里
embrace; bosom
怀孕
pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy
怀着
Be with
槐树
locust tree (Sophora japonica)
坏事
bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things
环球
around the world; worldwide
环绕
to surround; to circle; to revolve around
缓和
to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild
缓缓
slowly; unhurriedly; little by little
缓慢
slow
幻觉
illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination
幻影
phantom; mirage
唤起
to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc)
换成
to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into
换取
to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
换位
to swap places; (logic) conversion; (car maintenance) to rotate (tires)
换言之
in other words
患病
to fall ill
患有
to contract (an illness); to be afflicted with; to suffer from
焕发
to shine; to glow; to irradiate; to flash
欢呼
to cheer for; to acclaim
欢聚
to get together socially; to celebrate; party; celebration
欢快
cheerful and lighthearted; lively
欢声笑语
cheers and laughter
荒诞
beyond belief; incredible; preposterous; fantastic
荒凉
desolate
荒谬
absurd; ridiculous
慌乱
frenetic; hurried
慌张
flustered; agitated
皇宫
imperial palace
皇后
empress; imperial consort
皇上
the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty
皇室
royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family
黄昏
dusk; evening; nightfall
恍然大悟
to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light
谎话
lie
谎言
lie
晃荡
to rock; to sway; to shake
灰尘
dust
灰心
to lose heart; to be discouraged
辉煌
splendid; glorious
回归
to return to; to retreat; regression (statistics)
回扣
brokerage; a commission paid to a middleman; euphemism for a bribe; a kickback
回馈
to repay a favor; to give back; feedback
回落
to fall back; to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)
回升
to rise again after a fall; to pick up; rally (stock market etc)
回首
to turn around; to look back; (fig.) to recall the past
回味
to call to mind and ponder over; aftertaste
回想
to recall; to recollect; to think back
回忆录
memoir
悔恨
remorse; repentance
毁坏
to damage; to devastate; to vandalize; damage; destruction
毁灭
to perish; to ruin; to destroy
汇合
confluence; to converge; to join; to fuse; fusion
汇集
to collect; to compile; to converge; also written 汇集
汇聚
convergence; to come together
会场
meeting place; place where people gather
会面
to meet with; meeting
会晤
to meet; meeting; conference
会意
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compound; to comprehend without being told explicitly; to cotton on; knowing (smile, glance etc)
会诊
consultation (medical); to meet for diagnosis; (by extension) consultation of different specialists
绘声绘色
vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life; lively and realistic
贿赂
to bribe; a bribe
昏迷
to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented
婚纱
wedding dress
婚姻
matrimony; wedding; marriage
浑身
all over; from head to foot
混凝土
concrete
混淆
to obscure; to confuse; to mix up; to blur; to mislead
混浊
turbid; muddy; dirty
豁出去
to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke
豁达
optimistic; sanguine; generous; magnanimous; open-minded
活儿
work; (lots of) things to do
活该
(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should
活期
(banking) current (account); checking (account); demand (deposit etc)
火暴
variant of 爆
火锅
hotpot
火候
heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment
火花
spark; sparkle
火炬
(flaming) torch
火辣辣
painful heat; scorching; painful heat; rude and forthright; provocative; hot; sexy
火热
fiery; burning; fervent; ardent; passionate
火山
volcano
火速
at top speed; at a tremendous lick
火焰
blaze; flame
火药
gunpowder
伙食
food; meals
或多或少
more or less
货币
currency; monetary; money
货车
truck; van; freight wagon
货物
goods; commodity; merchandise
货运
freight transport; cargo; transported goods
获胜
victorious; to win; to triumph
获悉
to learn of sth; to find out; to get news
祸害
disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck
霍乱
cholera
讥笑
to sneer
饥饿
hunger; starvation; famine
机舱
cabin of a plane
机动
locomotive; motorized; power-driven; adaptable; flexible (use, treatment, timing etc)
机灵
clever; quick-witted
机密
secret; classified (information)
机智
quick-witted; resourceful
肌肤
skin; flesh; fig. close physical relationship
迹象
sign; indication; mark; indicator
积淀
deposits accumulated over long periods; fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom
积蓄
to save; to put aside; savings
基本功
basic skills; fundamentals
基层
basic level; grassroots unit; basement layer
基因
gene (loanword)
基于
because of; on the basis of; in view of; on account of
基准
(surveying) datum; standard; criterion; benchmark
畸形
deformity; abnormality
激发
to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite
激光
laser
激化
to intensify
激活
to activate
激励
to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
激起
to arouse; to evoke; to cause; to stir up
激素
hormone
及其
(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
及早
at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
吉普
Jeep (car brand)
吉他
guitar (loanword)
吉祥物
mascot
级别
(military) rank; level; grade
即便
even if; even though; right away; immediately
即可
equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice
极度
extremely
极力
to make a supreme effort; at all costs
极少数
extremely few; a small minority
极为
extremely; exceedingly
极限
limit; extreme boundary
急剧
rapid; sudden
急迫
urgent; pressing; imperative
急性
acute
急需
to urgently need; urgent need
急于
eager to; in a hurry to
急诊
to give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department, or from a doctor on a house call)
急转弯
to make a sudden turn
脊梁
backbone; spine; Taiwan pr. [jǐ liang]
棘手
thorny (problem); intractable
集会
to gather; assembly; meeting
集结
to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal
集邮
stamp collecting; philately
集装箱
container (for shipping)
集资
to raise money; to accumulate funds
嫉妒
to be jealous of; to envy
几率
probability; odds
挤压
to squeeze; to press; to extrude
计策
stratagem
计较
to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem
计时
to measure time; to time; to reckon by time
记号
mark; symbol; notation; seal
记忆犹新
to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
纪录片
newsreel; documentary (film or TV program)
纪念碑
monument
纪念馆
memorial hall; commemorative museum
纪念日
day of commemoration; memorial day
纪实
record of actual events; documentary (factual rather than fictional)
忌讳
taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
忌口
abstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods; be on a diet
技艺
skill; art
继而
then; afterwards
继父
stepfather
继母
stepmother
寂静
quiet
寂寞
lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent
寄托
to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc)
祭奠
to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service
祭祀
to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
加紧
to intensify; to speed up; to step up
加剧
to intensify
加深
to deepen
加重
to make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious; to aggravate (a bad situation); to increase (a burden, punishment etc)
佳节
festive day; holiday
家伙
variant of 伙
家家户户
each and every family (idiom); every household
家教
family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor
家境
family financial situation; family circumstances
家禽
poultry; domestic fowl
家用
home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money
家喻户晓
understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
家政
housekeeping
家族
family; clan
嘉年华
carnival (loanword)
假定
to assume; to suppose; supposed; so-called; assumption; hypothesis
假冒
to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine)
假设
to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture
假使
if; in case; suppose; given ...
假装
to feign; to pretend
价位
price level
价值观
system of values
驾车
to drive a vehicle
驾驭
to urge on (of horse); to drive; to steer; to handle; to manage; to master; to dominate
架势
attitude; position (on an issue etc)
架子
shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance
嫁妆
dowry
奸诈
treachery; devious; a rogue
尖端
sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated; highest peak; the best
尖锐
sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)
坚持不懈
to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
坚韧
tough and durable; tenacious
坚实
firm and substantial; solid
坚守
to hold fast to; to stick to
坚信
to believe firmly; without any doubt
坚硬
hard; solid
歼灭
to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate
间谍
spy
间断
disconnected; interrupted; suspended; a gap; a break
间隔
gap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separate; to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)
间隙
interval; gap; clearance
肩膀
shoulder
肩负
to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage)
艰巨
arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable
艰苦奋斗
to struggle arduously
艰险
difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils
艰辛
hardships; arduous; difficult
兼顾
to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc)
兼任
to hold several jobs at once; concurrent post; working part-time
兼容
compatible
兼职
to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting
监察
to supervise; to control
监管
to oversee; to take charge of; to supervise; to administer; supervisory; supervision
监护
to act as a guardian
监控
to monitor
监视
to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance
监狱
prison
减免
to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
减弱
to weaken; to diminish
减速
to reduce speed; to slow down; to take it easy
减压
to reduce pressure; to relax
检察
to inspect; (law) to prosecute; to investigate
检讨
to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review
简称
to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form
简短
brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity
简化
to simplify
简洁
concise; succinct; pithy
简陋
simple and crude
简体字
simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
简要
concise; brief
简易
simple and easy; simplistic; simplicity
见解
opinion; view; understanding
见钱眼开
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain; money-grubbing
见仁见智
opinions differ (idiom)
见识
to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight
见外
to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
见效
to have the desired effect
见义勇为
to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause
见证
to be witness to; witness; evidence
建交
to establish diplomatic relations
建树
to make a contribution; to establish; to found; contribution
建筑师
architect
建筑物
building; structure; edifice
健美
healthy and beautiful; to do fitness exercises; abbr. for 健美运动
健壮
robust; healthy; sturdy
鉴别
to differentiate; to distinguish
鉴赏
to appreciate (as a connoisseur)
鉴于
in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas
僵化
to become rigid
僵局
impasse; deadlock
讲解
to explain
讲述
to talk about; to narrate; to give an account
讲学
to lecture (on branch of learning)
奖杯
trophy cup
奖牌
medal (awarded as a prize)
奖品
award; prize
奖项
award; prize
降临
to descend; to arrive; to come
交叉
to cross; to intersect; to overlap
交锋
to cross swords; to have a confrontation (with sb)
交付
to hand over; to deliver
交集
(of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingle; common ground; points of commonality; overlap; connection; interaction; dealings; (math.) (set theory) intersection
交接
(of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse
交界
common boundary; common border
交纳
to pay (taxes or dues)
交情
friendship; friendly relations
交涉
to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with)
交谈
to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion
交替
to replace; alternately; in turn
交头接耳
to whisper to one another's ear
交响乐
symphony
郊外
outskirts
郊游
to go for an outing; to go on an excursion
娇惯
to pamper; to coddle; to spoil
娇气
delicate; squeamish; finicky
胶囊
(pharm.) capsule
胶片
(photographic) film
焦急
anxiety; anxious
焦距
focal length; focal distance
焦虑
anxious; worried; apprehensive
焦躁
fretful; impatient
礁石
reef
角落
nook; corner
角逐
to tussle; to contend; to contest
狡猾
crafty; cunning; sly
矫正
to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten
搅拌
to stir; to agitate
缴费
to pay a fee
缴纳
to pay (taxes etc)
叫板
to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge
叫好
to applaud; to cheer
轿车
enclosed carriage for carrying passengers; motor carriage; car or bus; limousine
较劲
to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort
较量
to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble
教科书
textbook
教条
doctrine; dogma; creed; dogmatic
教养
to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture
阶层
social class
阶级
(social) class
阶梯
flight of steps; (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of
接班
to take over (from those working the previous shift); to take over (in a leadership role etc); to succeed sb
接班人
successor
接二连三
one after another (idiom); in quick succession
接轨
railtrack connection; to integrate into sth; to dock; to connect; to be in step with; to bring into line with; to align
接济
to give material assistance to
接见
to receive sb; to grant an interview
接力
relay
接纳
to admit (to membership)
接手
to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc)
接送
to pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth
接替
to replace; to take over (a position or post)
接听
to answer the phone
接通
to connect; to put through
揭发
to expose; to bring to light; to disclose; revelation
揭露
to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure
揭示
to show; to make known
揭晓
to announce publicly; to publish; to make known; to disclose
节俭
frugal; economical
节气
solar term
节水
to save water
节衣缩食
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
劫持
to kidnap; to hijack; to abduct; to hold under duress
洁净
clean; to cleanse
结冰
to freeze
结晶
to crystallize; crystallization; crystal; crystalline; (fig.) the fruit (of labor etc)
结局
conclusion; ending
结识
to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time
结尾
ending; coda; to wind up
截然不同
entirely different; different as black and white
竭尽全力
to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
竭力
to do one's utmost
解答
to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); to provide an answer; solution; resolution; answer
解读
to decipher; to decode; to interpret
解雇
to fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment
解救
to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation
解剖
to dissect (an animal); to analyze; anatomy
解散
to dissolve; to disband
解体
to break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse; to crumble
解脱
to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries
解围
to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment
解析
to analyze; to resolve; (math.) analysis; analytic
介入
to intervene; to get involved
介意
to care about; to take offense; to mind
介于
between; intermediate; to lie between
戒备
to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)
戒烟
to give up smoking
戒指
(finger) ring
届时
when the time comes; at the scheduled time
界定
definition; to delimit
界线
limits; bounds; dividing line
界限
boundary
借口
to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext
借条
receipt for a loan; IOU
借用
to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use
借助
to draw support from; with the help of
金属
metal
金字塔
pyramid (building or structure)
金子
Kaneko (Japanese surname)
津津有味
with keen interest (idiom); with great pleasure; with gusto; eagerly
津贴
allowance
仅次于
second only to ...; ranking behind only ...
尽情
as much as one likes
尽头
end; extremity; limit
尽早
as early as possible
紧凑
compact; terse; tight (schedule)
紧接着
immediately afterwards; shortly after that
紧迫
pressing; urgent
紧缺
in short supply; scarce
紧缩
(economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back; to tighten; austerity; tightening; crunch
谨慎
cautious; prudent
锦旗
silk banner (as an award or gift)
劲头
enthusiasm; zeal; vigor; strength
近年来
for the past few years
进场
to enter the venue; to enter the arena; (aviation) to approach the airfield; (investing) to get into the market
进程
course of events; process
进出
to enter or exit; to go through
进出口
import and export
进度
rate of progress
进而
and then (what follows next)
进修
to undertake advanced studies; to take a refresher course
晋升
to promote to a higher position
浸泡
to steep; to soak; to immerse
禁不住
can't help it; can't bear it
禁忌
taboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from
禁区
restricted area; forbidden region
经度
longitude
经久不息
prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
经贸
trade
经商
to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business
经受
to undergo (hardship); to endure; to withstand
荆棘
thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
惊诧
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be stunned
惊慌
to panic; to be alarmed
惊慌失措
to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
惊奇
to be amazed; to be surprised; to wonder
惊叹
to exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise
惊天动地
world-shaking (idiom)
惊险
perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful
惊心动魄
(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
惊醒
to rouse; to be woken by sth; to wake with a start; to sleep lightly
惊讶
amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe
晶莹
sparkling and translucent
兢兢业业
(idiom) conscientious; assiduous
精打细算
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
精华
best feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul
精简
to simplify; to reduce
精练
(textiles) to scour; to degum (silk); variant of 精炼
精妙
exquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
精明
astute; shrewd; smart
精疲力竭
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
精确
accurate; precise
精神病
mental disorder; psychosis
精髓
marrow; pith; quintessence; essence
精通
to be proficient in; to master (a subject)
精细
fine; meticulous; careful
精心
with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed
精益求精
to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving
精英
cream; elite; essence; quintessence
精致
delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
颈部
neck
景观
landscape
景区
scenic area
警车
police car
警官
constable; police officer
警惕
to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn
警钟
alarm bell
净化
to purify
竞技
competition of skill (e.g. sports); athletics tournament
竞相
competitive; eagerly; to vie
竞选
to take part in an election; to run for office
竟敢
to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
敬爱
to respect and love; to hold in high esteem
敬而远之
to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
敬酒
to toast; to propose a toast
敬礼
to salute; salute
敬佩
to esteem; to admire
敬请
please (do sth) (deferential form)
敬业
dedicated to one's work
敬意
respect; esteem; high regard
敬重
to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem
境地
circumstances
境界
boundary; state; realm
境内
within the borders; internal (to a country, province, city etc); domestic
境外
outside (a country's) borders
境遇
circumstance
静止
still; immobile; static; stationary
窘迫
poverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed; in a predicament; embarrassed
纠缠
to be in a tangle; to nag
久违
(haven't done sth) for a long time; a long time since we last met
久仰
honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last.
酒精
alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol
酒楼
restaurant
救护车
ambulance
救济
emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods
救治
to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant)
就餐
to dine
就地
locally; on the spot
就读
to go to school
就近
nearby; in a close neighborhood
就任
to take office; to assume a post
就医
to receive medical treatment
就诊
to see a doctor; to seek medical advice
就职
to take office; to assume a post
就座
to take a seat
舅舅
mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)
居高临下
lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a commanding position; to assume a haughty attitude
居民楼
apartment building; residential tower
拘留
to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
拘束
to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent
鞠躬
to bow; (literary) to bend down
局部
part; local
局势
situation; state (of affairs)
局限
variant of 限
菊花
chrysanthemum; (slang) anus
橘子
tangerine
沮丧
dispirited; dejected; dismayed
举报
to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce
举措
move; act; measure
举例
to give an example
举世闻名
world-famous (idiom)
举世无双
unrivaled (idiom); world number one; unique; unequaled
举世瞩目
to receive worldwide attention
举一反三
to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
举止
bearing; manner; mien
举重
to lift weights; weight-lifting (sports)
巨额
large sum (of money); a huge amount
巨人
giant
巨头
tycoon; magnate; big player (including company, country, school etc); big shot
巨星
(astronomy) giant star; (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)
巨型
giant; enormous
剧烈
violent; acute; severe; fierce
剧目
theatrical piece (play or opera); repertoire; list of plays or operas
剧情
story line; plot; drama (genre)
剧团
theatrical troupe
剧院
theater
剧组
cast and crew; performers and production team
据此
according to this; on the ground of the above; (formally introduces reported speech in writing)
据悉
according to reports; it is reported (that)
聚集
to assemble; to gather
聚精会神
to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
捐献
to donate; to contribute; donation; contribution
卷入
to be drawn into; to be involved in
卷子
steamed roll; spring roll
决议
a resolution; to pass a resolution
诀别
to bid farewell; to part (usually with little hope of meeting again)
诀窍
secret; trick; knack; key
绝技
consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt
绝缘
to have no contact with; to be cut off from; (electricity) to insulate
绝招
unique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow
觉醒
to awaken; to come to realize; awakened to the truth; the truth dawns upon one; scales fall from the eyes; to become aware
倔强
stubborn; obstinate; unbending
崛起
to rise abruptly (to a towering position); to tower over; to spring up; to emerge suddenly; the emergence (e.g. of a power)
爵士
knight; Sir; (loanword) jazz
军官
officer (military)
君子
nobleman; person of noble character
均衡
equal; balanced; harmony; equilibrium
均匀
even; well-distributed; homogeneous; well-proportioned (figure, body etc)
俊俏
attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant
骏马
fine horse; steed
竣工
to complete a project
卡车
truck
卡片
card
卡通
cartoon (loanword)
卡子
clip; hair fastener; checkpoint
开办
to open; to start (a business etc); to set up
开采
to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine
开场
to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event
开场白
prologue of play; opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
开除
to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)
开动
to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating)
开发区
development zone
开发商
developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
开工
to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job
开垦
to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow
开口
to open one's mouth; to start to talk
开阔
wide; open (spaces); to open up
开朗
spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful; carefree
开辟
to open up; to set up; to establish
开启
to open; to start; (computing) to enable
开枪
to open fire; to shoot a gun
开拓
to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons)
开天辟地
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盘古 creation myth
开销
to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)
开张
to open a business; first transaction of a business day
开支
expenditures; expenses; to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages
凯歌
triumphal hymn; victory song; paean
楷模
model; example
刊登
to carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)
刊物
publication
勘探
to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
堪称
can be rated as; can be said to be
侃大山
to chatter idly; to gossip; to boast or brag
看得出
can see; can tell
看护
to nurse; to look after; to watch over; (old) hospital nurse
看热闹
to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are
看似
to look as if; to seem
看台
terrace; spectator's grandstand; viewing platform
看样子
it seems; it looks as if
看中
to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on
看重
to regard as important; to value
慷慨
vehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous
抗衡
to compete with; to vie with; to counter
抗拒
to resist; to defy; to oppose
抗生素
antibiotic
抗争
to resist; to make a stand and fight (against)
考量
to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration
靠拢
to draw close to
苛刻
harsh; severe; demanding
科幻
science fiction; abbr. for 科学幻想
科目
academic subject; field of study
科普
(attributive) popular science; (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms; abbr. for 科学普及
可悲
lamentable
可不是
that's just the way it is; exactly!
可乘之机
an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
可耻
shameful; disgraceful; ignominious
可恶
repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable
可歌可泣
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving; happy and sad; inspiring and tragic
可观
considerable; impressive; significant
可贵
to be treasured; praiseworthy
可口
tasty; to taste good
可谓
it could even be said
可想而知
it is obvious that...; as one can well imagine...
可笑
funny; ridiculous
可信
trustworthy
可行
feasible
可疑
suspicious; dubious
克隆
clone (loanword)
克制
to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control
刻苦
hardworking; assiduous
刻意
intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously
刻舟求剑
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
客房
guest room; room (in a hotel)
客机
passenger plane
客流
passenger flow; customer flow
客运
passenger transportation; (Tw) intercity bus
恳求
to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty
空白
blank space
空荡荡
empty; deserted
空地
air-to-surface (missile)
空难
air crash; aviation accident or incident
空前
unprecedented
空隙
crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events
空想
daydream; fantasy; to fantasize
空虚
hollow; emptiness; meaningless
恐怖
terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
恐慌
panic; panicky; panic-stricken
恐惧
to be frightened; fear; dread
恐龙
dinosaur; (old) (slang) ugly person
恐吓
to threaten; to menace
控告
to accuse; to charge; to indict
口碑
public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom
口才
eloquence
口吃
to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kǒu jí]
口感
mouthfeel; texture (of food)
口径
bore; caliber; diameter; aperture; (fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events); account; narrative; line
口令
oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts); password (used by sentry)
口气
tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone
口腔
oral cavity
口哨
whistle
口水
saliva
口头
oral; verbal
口味
a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor
口香糖
chewing gum
口音
oral speech sounds (linguistics)
口罩
mask (surgical etc)
口子
hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent
扣除
to deduct
扣留
to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate
扣人心弦
to excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling; cliff-hanging
扣押
to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property
枯燥
dry and dull; uninteresting; dry-as-dust
哭泣
to weep
哭笑不得
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears
窟窿
hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt
苦力
bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
苦练
to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears
苦难
suffering
苦恼
vexed; distressed
苦笑
to force a smile; a bitter laugh
苦心
painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains
酷似
to strikingly resemble
夸大
to exaggerate
夸奖
to praise; to applaud; to compliment
夸夸其谈
to talk big; to sound off; bombastic; grandiloquent
夸耀
to brag about; to flaunt
夸张
to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
跨国
transnational; multinational
跨越
to step across; step over
快捷
quick; fast; nimble; agile; (computer) shortcut
宽敞
spacious; wide
宽泛
wide-ranging
宽厚
tolerant; generous; magnanimous; thick and broad (build); thick and deep (voice)
宽容
lenient; tolerant; indulgent; charitable; to forgive
宽恕
to forgive; forgiveness
宽松
spacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable; relaxed; free of worry; well-off; affluent
款式
pattern; style; design
款项
funds; a sum of money
框架
(construction) frame; (fig.) framework
狂欢
party; carousal; hilarity; merriment; whoopee; to carouse
狂欢节
carnival
狂热
zealotry; fanatical; feverish
况且
moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore
旷课
to play truant; to cut classes
矿藏
mineral resources
亏本
to make a loss
亏损
deficit; (financial) loss
昆虫
insect
困惑
bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity
困境
predicament; plight
扩建
to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)
扩散
to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse
扩张
expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden
括弧
parenthesis
阔绰
ostentatious; extravagant; liberal with money
拉动
to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth)
拉拢
to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice
拉锁
zipper
喇叭
horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 锁呐
腊月
twelfth lunar month
蜡烛
candle
辣椒
hot pepper; chili
啦啦队
cheerleading squad
来宾
Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
来电
incoming telephone call (or telegram); to phone in; to send in a telegram; to have an instant attraction to sb; (of electricity, after an outage) to come back
来访
to pay a visit
来回
to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly
来历
history; antecedents; origin
来临
to approach; to come closer
来龙去脉
the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
来年
next year; the coming year
来源于
to originate in
栏杆
railing; banister
蓝图
blueprint
缆车
cable car
懒得
not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to
懒惰
idle; lazy
滥用
to misuse; to abuse
狼狈
in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.)
朗诵
to read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim
劳动力
labor force; manpower
劳累
tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil
劳务
service (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services")
牢固
firm; secure
牢记
to keep in mind; to remember
牢牢
firmly; safely
唠叨
to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging
老伴儿
erhua variant of 伴
老大
old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang
老汉
old man; I (an old man referring to himself)
老化
(of a person, population or material) to age; (of knowledge) to become outdated
老人家
polite term for old woman or man
老实说
honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
老远
very far away
老字号
shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
姥姥
(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
姥爷
maternal grandfather (dialectal)
潦草
slipshod; careless; slovenly; (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible
乐器
musical instrument
乐意
to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied
乐园
paradise
了结
to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up
了却
to resolve; to settle
雷同
mirroring others; identical
类别
classification; category
累积
to accumulate
累计
to calculate the running total; cumulative; total; in total
棱角
edge and corner; protrusion; sharpness (of a protrusion); craggy; ridge corner
冷淡
cold; indifferent
冷冻
to freeze; to deep-freeze
冷酷
unfeeling; callous
冷酷无情
cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
冷落
desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder
冷门
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
冷漠
cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard; indifference; neglect
冷笑
to sneer; to laugh grimly; grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc); bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
冷战
(US-Soviet) Cold War
离谱儿
Scientific
离奇
odd; bizarre
离职
to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study); to leave one's job; to resign
黎明
dawn; daybreak
礼服
ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
礼品
gift; present
礼仪
etiquette; ceremony
里程碑
milestone
理睬
to heed; to pay attention to
理会
to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of
理科
the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 科)
理念
idea; concept; philosophy; theory
理事
member of council; (literary) to take care of matters
理所当然
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right
理性
reason; rationality; rational
理直气壮
in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful
力不从心
less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
力度
strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics
力求
to make every effort to; striving to do one's best
力所能及
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers
力争
to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly
历程
course; process
历届
all previous (meetings, sessions etc)
历经
to experience; to go through
历来
always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time
历时
to last; to take (time); period; diachronic
立方
cube (math.); abbr. for 立方体; abbr. for 米
立方米
cubic meter (unit of volume)
立功
to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself
立交桥
overpass; flyover
立体
three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic
立足
to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on
利害
pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses
利率
interest rates
利索
nimble
励志
to pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational
连滚带爬
rolling and crawling; trying frantically to escape (idiom)
连绵
continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
连任
to continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office
连锁
to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)
连锁店
chain store
连夜
that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row
帘子
curtain
怜惜
to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward
莲子
lotus seed
联邦
federal; federation; commonwealth; federal union; federal state; union
联欢
to have a get-together; celebration; party
联网
to connect (or be connected) to a network; to network
廉价
cheaply-priced; low-cost
廉洁
incorruptible; unbribable; honest
廉正
upright and honest; integrity
廉政
to govern with integrity; clean and honest government
脸颊
cheek
恋恋不舍
reluctant to part
良心
conscience
良性
positive (in its effect); leading to good consequences; virtuous; (medicine) benign (tumor etc)
凉爽
cool and refreshing
两口子
husband and wife
两栖
amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines
亮点
highlight; bright spot
亮丽
bright and beautiful
亮相
to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
谅解
to understand; to make allowances for; understanding
辽阔
vast; extensive
疗法
therapy; treatment
疗效
healing efficacy; healing effect
寥寥无几
just a very few (idiom); tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers.
料到
to foresee; to anticipate
料理
to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking
列举
a list; to list; to enumerate
劣势
inferior; disadvantaged
劣质
shoddy; of poor quality
烈士
martyr
猎犬
hound; hunting dog
猎人
hunter
裂缝
crack; crevice
裂痕
crack; gap; split
咧嘴
to grin
邻国
bordering country; neighbor country; neighboring countries; surrounding countries
临床
clinical
临街
facing the street
临近
close to; approaching
灵感
inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor
灵魂
soul; spirit
灵机一动
a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave
灵敏
smart; clever; sensitive; keen; quick; sharp
灵巧
deft; nimble; ingenious
灵通
fast and abundant (news); clever; effective
凌晨
very early in the morning; in the wee hours
零花钱
pocket money; allowance
零件
part; component
零钱
change (of money); small change; pocket money
零售
to retail; to sell individually or in small quantities
领队
to lead a group; leader of a group; captain (of sports squad)
领略
to have a taste of; to realize; to appreciate
领会
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
领军
to lead troups; (fig.) to lead; leading
领事
consul
领事馆
consulate
领土
territory
领悟
to understand; to comprehend
领养
to adopt (a child); adoption
领域
domain; sphere; field; territory; area
溜达
to stroll; to go for a walk
浏览
to skim over; to browse
浏览器
browser (software)
流畅
flowing (of speech, writing); fluent; smooth and easy
流程
course; stream; sequence of processes; work flow in manufacturing
流浪
to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant
流泪
to shed tears
流量
flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge; data traffic; network traffic; website traffic; mobile data
流露
to reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc
流氓
rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior
流入
to flow into; to drift into; influx; inflow
流失
(of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained
流水
running water; (business) turnover
流淌
to flow
流向
direction of a current; direction of flow; to flow toward
流血
to bleed; to shed blood
流域
river basin; valley; drainage area
流转
to be on the move; to roam or wander; to circulate (of goods or capital)
留恋
reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly
留念
to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly
留神
to take care; to be careful
留心
to be careful; to pay attention to
留意
to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of
柳树
willow
龙舟
dragon boat; imperial boat
笼统
general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague
笼罩
to envelop; to shroud
笼子
cage; basket; container
聋人
deaf person; hearing-impaired person
隆重
grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn
垄断
to monopolize
芦花
reed catkin; reed flower
炉灶
stove
炉子
stove; oven; furnace
卤味
food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices
鲁莽
hot-headed; impulsive; reckless
录制
to record (video or audio)
路程
route; path traveled; distance traveled; course (of development)
路灯
street lamp; street light
路段
stretch of road; section of a highway or railway
路况
road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc)
路面
road surface
路人
passer-by; stranger
路途
(lit. and fig.) road; path
路子
method; way; approach
露面
to show one's face; to appear (in public)
露天
outdoors; al fresco; in the open
旅程
journey; trip
旅途
journey; trip
屡次
repeatedly; time and again
履行
to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform
绿地
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
绿灯
green light (traffic signal); (fig.) permission to proceed
孪生
(adj.) twin
乱七八糟
(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
伦理
ethics
轮换
to rotate; to take turns
轮廓
an outline; silhouette
轮流
to alternate; to take turns
轮胎
tire; pneumatic tire
论述
treatise; discourse; exposition
论坛
forum (for discussion)
论证
to prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove (through argument); proof
萝卜
radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白萝卜
螺丝
screw
裸露
naked; bare; uncovered; exposed
络绎不绝
(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream
落差
drop in elevation; (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc); disparity
落地
to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land
落户
to settle; to set up home
落下
to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)
麻痹
paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic
麻将
mahjong
麻辣
hot and numbing
麻木
numb; insensitive; apathetic
麻醉
anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)
马后炮
lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight
马虎
careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy
马力
horsepower
马桶
chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet; toilet bowl
马戏
circus
埋藏
to bury; to hide by burying; hidden
埋伏
to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush
埋没
to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion
埋怨
to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame
买不起
cannot afford; can't afford buying
迈进
to step in; to stride forward; to forge ahead
卖弄
to show off; to make a display of
脉搏
pulse (both medical and figurative)
脉络
arteries and veins; network of blood vessels; vascular system (of a plant or animal); (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric"); overall context
满怀
to have one's heart filled with; (to collide) full on; (of farm animals) heavy with young
慢慢来
take your time; take it easy
慢性
slow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)
漫游
to travel around; to roam; (mobile telephony) roaming
蔓延
to extend; to spread
忙活
to be really busy; pressing business
忙碌
busy; bustling
忙乱
rushed and muddled
盲目
blind; blindly; ignorant; lacking understanding
茫然
blankly; vacantly; at a loss
矛头
spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism
茅台
Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou; Maotai liquor 茅台酒
茅台
Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou; Maotai liquor 茅台酒
茅台酒
maotai (a Chinese liquor)
茂密
dense (of plant growth); lush
茂盛
lush
冒充
to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as
冒犯
to offend
冒昧
bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of
冒险
to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
没劲
to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest
没落
to decline; to wane
没说的
nothing to pick on; really good; nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem
没完没了
without end; incessantly; on and on
没意思
boring; of no interest
没辙
at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out
没准儿
erhua variant of 没准
玫瑰
rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower
眉开眼笑
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles
眉毛
eyebrow
煤矿
coal mine; coal seam
煤炭
coal
每当
whenever; every time
每逢
every time; on each occasion; whenever
美德
USA and Germany
美观
pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic
美化
to make more beautiful; to decorate; embellishment
美景
beautiful scenery
美满
happy; blissful
美妙
beautiful; wonderful; splendid
美人
beauty; belle
美味
delicious; delicious food; delicacy
美中不足
everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
美滋滋
very happy; elated
魅力
charm; fascination; glamor; charisma
门当户对
the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
门槛
doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
门铃
doorbell
门路
way of doing sth; the right social connection
萌发
to sprout; to shoot; to bud
萌芽
to sprout (lit. or fig.); to bud; to germinate; germ; seed; bud
盟友
ally
朦胧
(literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct
猛烈
fierce; violent; vigorous; intense
猛然
suddenly; abruptly
梦幻
dream; illusion; reverie
弥补
to complement; to make up for a deficiency
弥漫
to pervade; to fill the air; diffuse; everywhere present; about to inundate (water); permeated by (smoke); filled with (dust); to saturate (the air with fog, smoke etc)
迷惑
to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle
迷惑不解
to feel puzzled
迷恋
to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about
迷路
to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear)
迷失
to lose (one's bearings); to get lost
谜底
answer to a riddle
谜团
riddle; enigma; unpredictable situation; elusive matters
谜语
riddle; conundrum
秘方
secret recipe
秘诀
secret know-how; key (to longevity); secret (of happiness); recipe (for success)
密不可分
inextricably linked (idiom); inseparable
密度
density; thickness
密封
to seal up
密集
concentrated; crowded together; intensive; compressed
蜜蜂
bee; honeybee
蜜月
honeymoon
棉花
cotton
免不了
unavoidable; can't be avoided
免除
to prevent; to avoid; to excuse; to exempt; to relieve; (of a debt) to remit
免疫
immunity (to disease)
免职
to relieve sb of his post; to sack; to demote; dismissal; sacking
勉强
to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough
缅怀
to commemorate; to recall fondly; to think of the past
面部
face (body part)
面粉
flour
面红耳赤
flushed with anger (or excitement)
面面俱到
(idiom) take care of everything; handle everything
面目全非
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
苗条
(of a woman) slim; slender; graceful
苗头
first signs; development (of a situation)
描绘
to describe; to portray
瞄准
to take aim at; to target
渺小
minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant
庙会
temple fair
灭绝
to become extinct; to die out; to lose (sth abstract) completely; to exterminate
灭亡
to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate
民办
run by the local people; privately operated
民俗
popular custom
民用
(for) civilian use
民众
the populace; the masses; the common people
敏捷
nimble; quick; shrewd
敏锐
keen; sharp; acute
名副其实
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name
名贵
famous and valuable; rare; precious
名利
fame and profit
名气
reputation; fame
名声
reputation
名言
saying; famous remark
名著
masterpiece
明朗
bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful
明媚
bright and beautiful
明智
sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious
铭记
to engrave in one's memory
命名
to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
命题
proposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic
摸索
to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly
模拟
imitation; to simulate; to imitate; analog (device, as opposed to digital)
磨合
to break in; to wear in
磨难
a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried
磨损
to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out
蘑菇
mushroom; to pester; to dawdle
魔鬼
devil
魔术
magic
末日
Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology)
陌生
strange; unfamiliar
莫非
can it be possible that; could it be
莫过于
nothing can surpass
莫名其妙
(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
漠然
indifferent; apathetic; cold
默读
to read in silence
默默无闻
obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation; a nobody; an unknown quantity
默契
tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight
谋害
to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life
谋求
to seek; to strive for
谋生
to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living
牡丹
Mudan District of Heze City 菏泽市, Shandong; Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan
木板
slab; board; plank
木材
wood
木匠
carpenter
木偶
puppet
目不转睛
unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily; to stare
目的地
destination (location)
目瞪口呆
dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied; stunned
目睹
to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes
目录
catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive); list; contents
目中无人
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air
沐浴露
shower gel
牧场
pasture; grazing land; ranch
牧民
herdsman
募捐
to solicit contributions; to collect donations
墓碑
gravestone; tombstone
墓地
cemetery; graveyard
幕后
behind the scenes
穆斯林
Muslim
拿手
expert in; good at
哪知道
who would have thought that ...?
纳闷儿
erhua variant of 纳闷
纳入
to bring into; to channel into; to integrate into; to incorporate
纳税
to pay taxes
纳税人
taxpayer
乃至
and even; to go so far as to
耐人寻味
thought-provoking; worth thinking over; to provide food for thought
耐性
patience
南瓜
pumpkin
难处
trouble; difficulty; problem
难得一见
rarely seen
难点
difficulty
难怪
(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)
难关
difficulty; crisis
难堪
hard to take; embarrassed
难说
hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict); cannot bring oneself to say it
难为情
embarrassed
难以想象
Unimaginable
难以置信
hard to believe; incredible
恼羞成怒
to fly into a rage out of humiliation; to be ashamed into anger (idiom)
脑海
the mind; the brain
脑筋
brains; mind; head; way of thinking
闹事
to cause trouble; to create a disturbance
闹着玩儿
to play games; to joke around; to play a joke on sb
呐喊
shout; rallying cry; cheering; to shout
内存
internal storage; computer memory; random access memory (RAM)
内阁
(government) cabinet
内涵
meaningful content; implication; connotation (semantics); inner qualities (of a person)
内幕
inside story; non-public information; behind the scenes; internal
内向
reserved (personality); introverted; (economics etc) domestic-oriented
内行
expert; adept; experienced; an expert; a professional
内需
domestic demand
能耗
energy consumption
能耐
ability; capability
能人
capable person; Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid
能源
energy; power source
尼龙
nylon (loanword)
泥潭
quagmire
泥土
earth; soil; mud; clay
拟定
to draw up; to draft; to formulate
匿名
anonymous
年画
New Year (Spring Festival) picture
年迈
old; aged
年限
age limit; fixed number of years
年薪
annual salary
年夜饭
New Year's Eve family dinner
年终
end of the year
念念不忘
to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
念书
to read; to study
念头
thought; idea; intention
酿造
to brew; to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation
鸟巢
bird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
宁可
preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
宁愿
would rather ... (than ...)
凝固
to freeze; to solidify; to congeal; fig. with rapt attention
凝聚
to condense; to coagulate; coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets); aggregation; coherent
扭曲
to twist; to warp; to distort
扭头
to turn one's head; to turn around
扭转
to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
纽带
tie; link; bond
纽扣
button
农场
farm
农历
the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar
农民工
migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
农作物
(farm) crops
浓厚
dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color)
浓缩
to concentrate (a liquid); concentration; espresso coffee; abbr. for 意式浓缩咖啡
浓郁
rich; strong; heavy (fragrance); dense; full-bodied; intense
浓重
dense; thick; strong; rich (colors); heavy (aroma); deep (friendship); profound (effect)
弄虚作假
to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
奴隶
slave
女婿
daughter's husband; son-in-law
暖烘烘
nice and warm; cozy; heartwarming
虐待
to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment
诺言
promise
殴打
to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law)
呕吐
to vomit
拍板
clapper-board; auctioneer's hammer; to beat time with clappers
拍卖
to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price
拍戏
to shoot a movie
徘徊
to pace back and forth; to dither; to hesitate; (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate
排斥
to reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to repel
排放
to arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc); (of animals) to ovulate; to discharge semen
排练
to rehearse; rehearsal
牌照
(business) license; vehicle license; car registration; license plate
派别
group; sect; clique; faction; school
派遣
to send (on a mission); to dispatch
攀升
to clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise
盘算
to plot; to scheme; to calculate
判处
to sentence; to condemn
判定
to judge; to decide; judgment; determination
判决
judgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence
叛逆
to rebel; to revolt; a rebel
庞大
huge; enormous; tremendous
旁观
spectator; non-participant
抛开
to throw out; to get rid of
抛弃
to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb)
跑车
racing bicycle; racing car; sports car; (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train; (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident)
跑道
athletic track; track; runway (i.e. airstrip)
跑龙套
to play a small role
泡沫
foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble
胚胎
embryo
陪伴
to accompany
陪葬
to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)
赔钱
to lose money; to pay for damages
佩服
to admire
配件
component; part; fitting; accessory; replacement part
配偶
spouse
配送
to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货); to deliver (goods)
配音
dubbing (filmmaking)
喷泉
fountain
抨击
to attack (verbally or in writing)
烹调
to cook
蓬勃
vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality
鹏程万里
the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom); one's future prospects are brilliant
膨胀
to expand; to inflate; to swell
捧场
to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter
碰钉子
to meet with a rebuff
碰巧
by chance; by coincidence; to happen to
碰上
to run into; to come upon; to meet
碰撞
to collide; collision
批发
wholesale; bulk trade; distribution
批判
to criticize; critique
披露
to reveal; to publish; to make public; to announce
皮带
strap; leather belt
疲惫
beaten; exhausted; tired
疲惫不堪
exhausted; fatigued to the extreme
疲倦
to tire; tired
疲劳
fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary
匹配
to mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible
媲美
to match; is comparable with
僻静
lonely; secluded
譬如
for example; for instance; such as
譬如说
for example
偏差
bias; deviation
偏方
folk remedy; home remedy
偏见
prejudice; bias
偏僻
remote; desolate; far from the city
偏偏
(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
偏向
partial towards sth; to prefer; to incline; erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)
偏远
remote; far from civilization
篇幅
length (of a piece of writing); space occupied on a printed page
片段
fragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc); episode (of story etc)
片子
film; movie; film reel; phonograph record; X-ray image
骗人
to cheat sb; a scam
票房
box office
拼搏
to struggle; to wrestle
拼命
to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
贫富
poor and rich
贫穷
poor; impoverished
频率
frequency
频频
repeatedly; again and again; continuously; constantly
品尝
to taste a small amount; to sample
品德
moral character
品位
rank; grade; quality; (aesthetic) taste
品行
behavior; moral conduct
聘任
to appoint (to a position); appointed
聘用
to employ; to hire
乒乓球
table tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball
平常心
levelheadedness; calmness; equanimity
平淡
flat; dull; ordinary; nothing special
平和
Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 州, Fujian
平价
reasonably priced; inexpensive; to keep prices down; (currency exchange) parity
平面
plane (flat surface); print media
平民
ordinary people; commoner; civilian
平日
ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually
平息
to settle (a dispute); to quieten down; to suppress
评定
to evaluate; to make one's judgment
评论员
commentator
评判
to judge (a competition); to appraise
评审
to appraise; to evaluate; to judge
评委
evaluation committee; judging panel; judging panel member; adjudicator (abbr. for 评选委员会委员)
凭借
to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
凭着
relying on; on the basis of
凭证
proof; certificate; receipt; voucher
瓶颈
neck of a bottle; (fig.) bottleneck; problem that impedes progress
萍水相逢
strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
迫不及待
impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it
迫害
to persecute
迫使
to force; to compel
破案
to solve a case; shabby old table
破除
to eliminate; to do away with; to get rid of
破解
to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain; to unravel; to decipher; to decode; to crack (software)
破旧
shabby
破裂
to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down
破灭
to be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
破碎
to smash to pieces; to shatter
魄力
courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive
泼冷水
to pour cold water on; (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
扑克
poker (game) (loanword); playing cards
扑面而来
lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils
菩萨
Bodhisattva (Buddhism)
朴实
plain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth; sincere and honest
朴素
plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous
普通人
ordinary person; private citizen; people; the person in the street
铺路
to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road; (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth); to give a present to sb to ensure success
瀑布
waterfall
曝光
to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure; Taiwan pr. [pù guāng]
七嘴八舌
lively discussion with everybody talking at once
凄凉
mournful; miserable
期盼
to expect; to await
欺骗
to deceive; to cheat
欺诈
to cheat
齐心协力
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one
其后
next; later; after that
其间
in between; within that interval; in the meantime
奇花异草
very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
奇迹
miracle; miraculous; wonder; marvel
奇特
peculiar; unusual; queer
歧视
to discriminate against; discrimination
祈祷
to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer
棋子
chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
旗袍
Chinese-style dress; cheongsam
旗帜
ensign; flag
乞丐
beggar
乞求
to beg
乞讨
to beg; to go begging
岂有此理
how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd
启迪
to edify; enlightenment
启蒙
variant of 启蒙; to instruct the young
启示
to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson
起步
to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity)
起草
to make a draft; to draw up (plans)
起程
to set out; to leave
起初
originally; at first; at the outset
起伏
to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs
起劲
energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
起跑线
the starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race)
起源
origin; to originate; to come from
气愤
indignant; furious
气管
windpipe; trachea; respiratory tract; air duct; gas pipe
气馁
to be discouraged
气派
impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air
气泡
bubble; blister (in metal); (of beverages) sparkling; carbonated
气魄
spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude
气势
imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor
气味
odor; scent
气息
breath; smell; odor; flavor
气质
temperament; personality traits; manners
迄今
so far; to date; until now
迄今为止
so far; up to now; still (not)
契机
opportunity; turning point; juncture
契约
agreement; contract
器材
equipment; material
器械
apparatus; instrument; equipment; weapon
恰到好处
it's just perfect; it's just right
恰恰相反
just the opposite
恰巧
by chance; as chance would have it
恰如其分
(idiom) appropriate; apt; just right
洽谈
to discuss
千变万化
countless changes; constant permutation
千方百计
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
千家万户
every family (idiom)
千军万马
magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men
千钧一发
a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); imminent peril; a matter of life or death
迁就
to yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (sth)
迁移
to migrate; to move
牵扯
to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
牵挂
to worry about; to be concerned about
牵涉
to involve; implicated
牵头
to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation); to mediate; a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)
牵制
to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops)
谦逊
humble; modest; unpretentious; modesty
签署
to sign (an agreement)
前辈
senior; older generation; precursor
前不久
not long ago; not long before
前赴后继
to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
前期
preceding period; early stage
前任
predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc)
前所未有
unprecedented
前台
stage; proscenium; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.); front desk; reception desk; (computing) front-end; foreground
前无古人
(idiom) unprecedented; unheard of
前夕
eve; the day before
前线
front line; military front; workface; cutting edge
前沿
front-line; forward position; outpost; extending ahead; frontier (of science, technology etc)
前仰后合
to sway to and fro; to rock back and forth
前者
the former
虔诚
pious; devout; sincere
钱财
wealth; money
钳子
pliers; pincers; tongs; forceps; vise; clamp; claw (of a crab etc); (dialect) earring
潜能
potential; hidden capability
潜水
to dive; to go under water; (in an online forum) to lurk
潜艇
submarine
潜移默化
imperceptible influence; to influence secretly
潜在
hidden; potential; latent
谴责
to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation; criticism
欠缺
to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency
欠条
IOU; certificate of indebtedness
歉意
apology; regret
枪毙
to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of
强加
to impose; to force upon
强劲
strong; powerful; robust
强项
key strength; strong suit; specialty
强行
to do sth by force; Taiwan pr. [qiǎng xíng]
强硬
tough; unyielding; hard-line
强占
to occupy by force
强制
to force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. [qiǎng zhì]
抢夺
to plunder; to pillage; to forcibly take
抢劫
to rob; looting
抢眼
eye-catching
敲边鼓
to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)
敲诈
to rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail
乔装
to pretend; to feign; to disguise oneself
瞧不起
to look down upon; to hold in contempt
巧合
coincidence; coincidental; to coincide
窍门
a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth)
切除
to excise; to cut out (a tumor)
切断
to cut off; to sever
切割
to cut
切身
direct; concerning oneself; personal
窃取
to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)
亲和力
(personal) warmth; approachability; accessibility; (in a product) user friendliness; (chemistry) affinity
亲近
intimate; to get close to
亲朋好友
friends and family; kith and kin
亲戚
a relative (i.e. family relation)
亲情
affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children
亲热
affectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for; (coll.) to get intimate with sb
亲身
personal; oneself
亲生
one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)
亲手
personally; with one's own hands
亲友
friends and relatives
侵略
to invade; invasion
侵害
to encroach on; to infringe on
侵权
to infringe the rights of; to violate; infringement
侵占
to invade and occupy (territory)
钦佩
to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly
勤工俭学
to work part time while studying; work-study program
勤快
diligent; hardworking
勤劳
hardworking; industrious; diligent
寝室
bedroom; dormitory
青春期
puberty; adolescence
青蛙
frog; (old) (slang) ugly guy
轻而易举
easy; with no difficulty
轻蔑
scornful; disdainful; contemptuous; pejorative; disdain; contempt
轻微
slight; light; trivial; to a small extent
轻型
light (machinery, aircraft etc)
倾家荡产
to lose a family fortune (idiom)
倾诉
to say everything (that is on one's mind)
倾听
to listen attentively
倾销
to dump (goods, products)
倾斜
to incline; to lean; to slant; to slope; to tilt
清除
to clear away; to eliminate; to get rid of
清脆
sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound); fragile; frail; also written 轻脆
清单
list of items
清淡
light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)
清静
quiet; peaceful and quiet
清凉
cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing
清明
Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 5th-19th April; Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)
清晰
clear; distinct
清新
Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
清真寺
mosque
情报
information; intelligence
情不自禁
unable to restrain emotions; cannot help
情调
sentiment; tone and mood; taste
情怀
feelings; mood
情结
complex (psychology)
情侣
sweethearts; lovers
情人
lover; sweetheart
情谊
friendship; camaraderie
情愿
willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)
请柬
invitation card; written invitation
请帖
invitation card; written invitation
庆典
celebration
庆贺
to congratulate; to celebrate
庆幸
to rejoice; to be glad
丘陵
hills
囚犯
prisoner; convict
求婚
to propose marriage
求救
to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
求学
to seek knowledge; to study; to attend college
求医
to seek medical treatment; to see a doctor
求证
to seek proof; to seek confirmation
求助
to request help; to appeal (for help)
曲线
curve; curved line; indirect; in a roundabout way
曲折
winding; (fig.) complicated
驱动
to drive; to propel; drive (vehicle wheel); drive mechanism (tape or disk); device driver (computing software)
驱逐
to expel; to deport; banishment
屈服
to surrender; to succumb; to yield; (as a transitive verb) to defeat; to prevail over
趋于
to tend towards
取代
to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution
取缔
to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
取而代之
(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
取经
to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's experience
取决于
to hinge on; to be decided by; to depend on
取暖
to warm oneself (by a fire etc)
取胜
to score a victory; to prevail over one's opponents
取笑
to tease; to make fun of
去除
to remove; to dislodge
去处
place; destination
去向
direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts
趣味
fun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference
圈套
trap; snare; trick
圈子
circle; ring; (social) circle
全程
the whole distance; from beginning to end
全方位
all around; omnidirectional; complete; holistic; comprehensive
全局
overall situation
全力以赴
to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort
全能
omnipotent; all-round; strong in every area
全文
entire text; full text
全心全意
heart and soul; wholeheartedly
全长
overall length; span
权衡
to consider; to weigh (a matter); to balance (pros and cons)
权威
authority; authoritative; power and prestige
权益
rights; interests; rights and benefits
拳头
fist; clenched fist; competitive (product)
劝告
to advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice
劝说
to persuade; persuasion; to advise
劝阻
to advise against; to dissuade
缺口
nick; jag; gap; shortfall
缺失
lack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect; to be deficient; to lack
缺席
to be absent
确切
definite; exact; precise
确信
to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe; to be positive that; definite news
确凿
definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. [què zuò]
确诊
to make a definite diagnosis; confirmed (case of a specific disease)
燃放
to light; to set off (firecrackers etc)
燃气
fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)
燃油
fuel oil
让步
to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive
饶恕
to forgive; to pardon; to spare
扰乱
to disturb; to perturb; to harass
绕行
to take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit; (of a planet) to orbit; (of a sailor) to circumnavigate; to take a detour; to bypass
热潮
upsurge; popular craze
热带
the tropics; tropical
热气
steam; heat
热气球
hot air balloon
热腾腾
steaming hot; (fig.) bustling; hectic; (fig.) excited; stirred up; (fig.) created only a short time before; freshly minted; hot off the press; (coll.) also pr. [rè tēng tēng]
热衷
to feel strongly about; to be fond of; obsession; deep commitment
人次
person-times; visits; classifier for number of people participating
人道
human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse
人格
personality; integrity; dignity
人工智能
artificial intelligence (AI)
人均
per capita
人品
moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing
人气
popularity; personality; character
人情
human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn
人身
person; personal; human body
人事
personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life
人手
manpower; staff; human hand
人体
human body
人为
artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort
人文
humanities; human affairs; culture
人行道
sidewalk
人性
human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes
人选
choice of person; candidate
人缘儿
erhua variant of 人缘
人造
man-made; artificial; synthetic
人质
hostage
仁慈
benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful
忍饥挨饿
starving; famished
忍耐
to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance
忍心
to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task
认错
to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake
认证
to authenticate; to approve
认知
cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception; awareness; to be cognizant of; to recognize; to realize
任命
to appoint; (job) appointment
任期
term of office; tenure (entire period in office)
任人宰割
to get trampled on (idiom); to be taken advantage of
任意
any; arbitrary; at will; at random
任职
to hold a post; to take office
韧性
toughness
日程
schedule; itinerary
日复一日
day after day
日后
sometime; someday (in the future)
日前
the other day; a few days ago
日趋
(increasing) day by day; (more critical) with every passing day; gradually
日新月异
daily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments; rapid progress
日益
day by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day
荣获
be honored with
荣幸
honored (to have the privilege of ...)
荣誉
honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary
容光焕发
face glowing (idiom); looking radiant; all smiles
容量
capacity; volume; quantitative (science)
容纳
to hold; to contain; to accommodate; to tolerate (different opinions)
容忍
to put up with; to tolerate
容许
to permit; to allow
容颜
mien; complexion
溶解
to dissolve
融化
to melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into; to combine; to fuse
融洽
harmonious; friendly relations; on good terms with one another
冗长
long and tedious; redundant; superfluous; supernumerary; verbose (of writing)
柔和
gentle; soft
柔软
soft
如果说
if; if one were to say
如实
as things really are; realistic
如意
as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
如愿以偿
to have one's wish fulfilled
如醉如痴
lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom); intoxicated by sth; obsessed with; mad about sth; also written 如痴如醉
儒家
Confucian school, founded by Confucius 子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
儒学
Confucianism
入场
to enter the venue for a meeting; to enter into an examination; to enter a stadium, arena etc
入场券
admission ticket
入境
to enter a country
入侵
to invade
入手
to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point"); to receive; to obtain; to buy
入选
to be included among those selected for
软弱
weak; feeble; flabby
软实力
soft power (in international relations)
瑞雪
timely snow
若干
a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?
弱点
weak point; failing
弱势
vulnerable; weak
撒谎
to tell lies
赛车
auto race; cycle race; race car
赛跑
race (running); to race (running)
三番五次
over and over again (idiom)
三角
triangle
三维
three-dimensional; 3D
散布
to disseminate
散发
to distribute; to emit; to issue
桑拿
sauna (loanword)
嗓子
throat; voice
丧生
to die; to lose one's life
骚乱
disturbance; riot; to create a disturbance
骚扰
to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass
扫除
to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)
扫描
to scan
扫墓
to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
扫兴
to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited
嫂子
(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
僧人
monk
杀害
to murder
杀手
killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player
沙龙
salon (loanword)
沙滩
beach; sandy shore
刹车
to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake
砂糖
granulated sugar
鲨鱼
shark
傻瓜
idiot; fool
筛选
to filter
晒太阳
to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc); to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it)
山川
mountains and rivers; landscape
山顶
hilltop
山冈
mound; small hill
山岭
mountain ridge
山路
mountain road
山寨
fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods); counterfeit; imitation
删除
to delete; to cancel
煽动
to incite; to instigate
闪烁
flickering; twinkling; evasive; vague (of speech)
善意
goodwill; benevolence; kindness
擅长
to be good at; to be expert in
擅自
without permission
膳食
meals; food
赡养
to support; to provide support for; to maintain
伤残
disabled; maimed; crippled; (of objects) damaged
伤感
sad; emotional; sentimental; pathos
伤痕
scar; bruise
伤脑筋
to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains
伤势
condition of an injury
商贩
trader; peddler
商贾
merchant
商讨
to discuss; to deliberate
上报
to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter
上场
on stage; to go on stage; to take the field
上调
to raise (prices); to adjust upwards
上方
place above (it); upper part (of it)
上岗
to take up one's post; to go on duty; to take up a job
上火
to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
上空
overhead; in the sky
上流
upper class
上期
previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
上任
to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor
上述
aforementioned; above-mentioned
上司
boss; superior
上诉
to appeal (a judicial case); appeal
上头
(of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time
上限
upper bound
上旬
first third of a month
上瘾
to get into a habit; to become addicted
上映
to screen; to show (a movie)
上游
upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream
尚未
not yet; still not
烧毁
to burn; to burn down
烧烤
barbecue; to roast
稍后
in a little while; in a moment; later on
稍候
to wait a moment
稍稍
somewhat; a little; slightly
少不了
cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
少见
rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
少量
a smidgen; a little bit; a few
少林寺
Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
少女
girl; young lady
少有
rare; infrequent
奢侈
luxurious; extravagant
奢望
an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations
设定
to set; to set up; to install; setting; preferences
设法
to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
社会主义
socialism
社交
interaction; social contact
社论
editorial (in a newspaper)
社团
association; society; group; union; club; organization
涉嫌
to be a suspect (in a crime); to be suspected of
摄氏度
°C (degrees Celsius)
申办
to apply for; to bid for
申报
to report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs)
申领
to apply (for license, visa etc)
伸手
to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle
伸缩
to lengthen and shorten; flexible; adjustable; retractable; extensible; telescoping (collapsible)
伸张
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote
身不由己
without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
身价
social status; price of a slave; price of a person (a sportsman etc); worth; value (of stocks, valuables etc)
身躯
body
身心
body and mind; mental and physical
身影
silhouette; figure
身子
body; pregnancy; health
绅士
gentleman
深奥
profound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly
深切
deeply felt; heartfelt; sincere; honest
深情
deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love
深入人心
to enter deeply into people's hearts; to have a real impact on the people (idiom)
深受
to receive in no small measure
深思
to ponder; to consider
深信
to believe firmly
深夜
very late at night
深远
far-reaching; profound and long-lasting
甚至于
so much (that); even (to the extent that)
神气
expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious
神圣
divine; hallow; holy; sacred
神态
appearance; manner; bearing; deportment; look; expression; mien
神仙
Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person
审定
to examine sth and make a decision; to screen; to evaluate; to approve
审核
to audit; to investigate thoroughly
审美
esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste
审判
a trial; to try sb
审批
to examine and approve; to endorse
审视
to look closely at; to examine
渗透
(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into; (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population); (of hostile forces) to infiltrate; (chemistry) osmosis
慎重
cautious; careful; prudent
升温
to become hot; temperature rise; (fig.) to intensify; to hot up; to escalate; to get a boost
生机
opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality
生理
physiology
生命线
lifeline
生怕
to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to
生平
life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
生前
(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
生死
life or death
生态
ecology
生物
organism; living creature; life form; biological
生效
to take effect; to go into effect
生涯
career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life
生硬
stiff; harsh
生育
to bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children); fertility
声称
to claim; to state; to proclaim; to assert
声望
popularity; prestige
声誉
reputation; fame
牲畜
domesticated animals; livestock
绳子
cord; string; rope
省略
to leave out; an omission
省事
to simplify matters; to save trouble
圣贤
a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
胜出
to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc); success; victory
胜任
qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task
盛大
grand; majestic; magnificent
盛会
pageant; distinguished meeting
盛开
blooming; in full flower
盛气凌人
overbearing; arrogant bully
剩余
remainder; surplus
尸体
dead body; corpse; carcass
失传
(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct
失控
to go out of control
失利
to lose; to suffer defeat
失恋
to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted
失灵
out of order (of machine); not working properly; a failing (of a system)
失落
to lose (sth); to drop (sth); to feel a sense of loss; frustrated; disappointment; loss
失眠
to suffer from insomnia
失明
to lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindness
失效
to fail; to lose effectiveness
失业率
unemployment rate
失踪
to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for
师范
teacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)
师长
military division level commander; teacher
师资
qualified teacher
施工
construction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs
施加
to exert (effort or pressure)
施行
to put in place; to put into practice; to take effect
施压
to pressure
狮子
Leo (star sign); Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan
湿度
humidity level
湿润
moist
十字路口
crossroads; intersection
时不时
from time to time
时段
time interval; work shift; time slot; the twelve two-hour divisions of the day
时隔
separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)
时好时坏
sometimes good, sometimes bad
时间表
schedule; timetable
时空
time and place; world of a particular locale and era; (physics) space-time
时髦
in vogue; fashionable
时尚
fashion; fad; fashionable
时速
speed per hour
实地
on-site
实话
truth
实话实说
to tell the truth; to tell it as it is
实况
live (e.g. broadcast or recording); what is actually happening; scene; the real situation
实事求是
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic
实体
entity; substance; thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence); the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it)
实物
material object; concrete object; original object; in kind; object for practical use; definite thing; reality; matter (physics)
实质
substance; essence
食宿
board and lodging; room and board
食用
to eat; to consume; edible
史无前例
unprecedented in history
使唤
to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shǐ huàn]
使命
mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling
使者
emissary; envoy
士气
morale
世代
for many generations; generation; era; age
世故
the ways of the world
世界级
world-class
世袭
succession; inheritance; hereditary
市场经济
market economy
示威
to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force
示意
to hint; to indicate (an idea to sb)
似曾相识
déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted
似是而非
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
事迹
deed; past achievement; important event of the past
事态
situation; existing state of affairs
事务
(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)
事务所
office; firm
事项
matter; item
事宜
matters; arrangements
侍候
to serve; to wait upon
势必
to be bound to; undoubtedly will
势不可当
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
势头
power; momentum; tendency; impetus; situation; the look of things
视察
to inspect; an investigation
视角
angle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference; (cinematography) camera angle; (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye); (photography) angle of view
视觉
sight; vision; visual
视力
vision; eyesight
视线
line of sight
视野
field of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective
试探
to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out
试行
to try out; to test
试用
to try sth out; to be on probation
试用期
trial period; probationary period
是非
right and wrong; quarrel
柿子
persimmon
适度
moderately; appropriate
适量
appropriate amount
适时
timely; apt to the occasion; in due course
适宜
suitable; appropriate
逝世
to pass away; to die
释放
to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge
嗜好
hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
识别
to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
收复
to recover (lost territory etc); to recapture
收据
receipt
收敛
to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge
收留
to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
收买
to purchase; to bribe
收视率
ratings (of a TV show)
收缩
to pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole
收支
cash flow; financial balance; income and expenditure
手臂
arm; helper
手册
manual; handbook
手动
manual; manually operated; manual gear-change
手脚
hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure
手帕
handkerchief
手枪
pistol
手势
gesture; sign; signal
手术室
operating room
手头
on hand; at hand; one's financial situation
手腕
wrist; trickery; finesse; ability; skill
手艺
craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade
手掌
palm
守候
to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse
守护
to guard; to protect
守株待兔
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities; to trust to chance rather than show initiative
首创
to create; original creation; to be the first to do sth
首府
capital city of an autonomous region
首批
first batch
首饰
jewelry; head ornament
首要
the most important; of chief importance
寿命
life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)
受过
to take the blame (for sb else)
受害
to suffer damage, injury etc; damaged; injured; killed; robbed
受害人
victim
受贿
to accept a bribe
受惊
startled
受苦
to suffer hardship
受理
to accept to hear a case; to handle (a service)
受骗
to be cheated; to be taken in; to be hoodwinked
受益
to benefit from; profit
售价
selling price
售票
to sell tickets
授权
to authorize
授予
to award; to confer
书橱
bookcase
书籍
books; works
书记
secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk; scribe
书面
in writing; written
书写
to write
抒情
to express emotion; lyric
枢纽
hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum
梳理
to comb; fig. to sort out
梳子
comb
疏导
to dredge; to open up a path for; to remove obstructions; to clear the way; to enlighten; persuasion
疏忽
to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness
疏散
to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; to relax
疏通
to unblock; to dredge; to clear the way; to get things flowing; to facilitate; to mediate; to lobby; to explicate (a text)
舒畅
happy; entirely free from worry
输家
loser (as opposed to winner 赢家)
输送
to transport; to convey; to deliver
输血
to transfuse blood; to give aid and support
输液
intravenous infusion; to get put on an IV
属性
attribute; property
暑期
summer vacation time
曙光
dawn; fig. the dawn of a new era
束缚
to bind; to restrict; to tie; to commit; fetters
树立
to set up; to establish
树木
tree
树梢
the tip of a tree; treetop
树荫
shade of a tree; Taiwan pr. [shù yìn]
树枝
branch; twig
数额
amount; sum of money; fixed number
数据库
database
刷新
to renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window); to write a new page (in history); to break (a record)
耍赖
to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened
衰减
to weaken; to attenuate
衰竭
organ failure; exhaustion; prostration (medicine)
衰老
to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak
衰弱
weak; feeble
衰退
to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics)
摔跤
to trip and fall; to wrestle; wrestling (sports)
双胞胎
twin
双边
bilateral
双向
bidirectional; two-way; interactive
双赢
profitable to both sides; a win-win situation
双重
double
爽快
refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward
谁知道
God knows...; Who would have imagined...?
水槽
sink
水稻
rice; paddy
水管
water pipe
水壶
kettle; canteen; watering can
水货
smuggled goods; unauthorized goods
水晶
crystal
水利
water conservancy; irrigation works
水灵灵
see 水灵
水龙头
faucet; tap
水落石出
as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light
水面
water surface
水手
mariner; sailor; seaman
水温
water temperature
水域
waters; body of water
水源
water source; water supply; headwaters of a river
水涨船高
the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation
水准
level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying)
税收
taxation
税务
taxation services; state revenue service
睡袋
sleeping bag
顺便
conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort
顺差
(trade or budget) surplus
顺畅
smooth and unhindered; fluent
顺从
obedient; to comply; to submit; to defer
顺理成章
logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text)
顺路
by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently
顺其自然
to let nature take its course (idiom)
顺势
to take advantage; to seize an opportunity; in passing; without taking extra trouble; conveniently
顺手
easily; without trouble; while one is at it; in passing; handy
顺心
happy; satisfactory
顺应
to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to
顺着
to follow; following; along
瞬间
in an instant; in a flash
说白了
to speak frankly
说不上
to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning
说到底
in the final analysis; in the end
说道
to state; to say (the quoted words)
说干就干
to do what needs to be done, without delay
说谎
to lie; to tell an untruth
说老实话
to be honest; to tell the truth; to be frank
说起来
Say
说情
to intercede; to plead for sb else
说闲话
to chat; to gossip
说真的
to tell the truth; honestly; in fact
硕果
major achievement; great work; triumphant success
丝绸
silk cloth; silk
丝毫
the slightest amount or degree; a bit
司法
judicial; (administration of) justice
司空见惯
a common occurrence (idiom)
司令
commanding officer
私房钱
secret purse; secret stash of money
私家车
private car
私立
private (company, school etc)
私事
personal matters
私下
in private
私营
privately-owned; private
私有
private; privately-owned
私自
private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval
思路
line of thought; way of thinking
思念
to think of; to long for; to miss
思前想后
to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection
思索
to think deeply; to ponder
死心
to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about
死心塌地
to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving
四合院
courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
四季
four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
四面八方
in all directions; all around; far and near
寺庙
temple; monastery; shrine
饲料
feed; fodder
饲养
to raise; to rear
松绑
to untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions
松弛
to relax; relaxed; limp; lax
耸立
to stand tall; to tower aloft
送别
to farewell
搜查
to search
搜集
to gather; to collect
搜救
search and rescue
搜寻
to search; to look for
苏醒
to come to; to awaken; to regain consciousness
俗话
common saying; proverb
俗话说
as the proverb says; as they say...
俗语
common saying; proverb; colloquial speech
素不相识
to be total strangers (idiom)
素材
source material (in literature and art)
素描
sketch
素食
vegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet
素养
(personal) accomplishment; attainment in self-cultivation
塑造
to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (literature) to portray (in words)
诉苦
to grumble; to complain; grievance
诉说
to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
诉讼
lawsuit
算计
to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme
算盘
abacus; plan; scheme
算账
(accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts; (fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge
虽说
though; although
随处可见
can be seen everywhere
随大溜
to follow the crowd; going with the tide
随机
according to the situation; pragmatic; random
随即
immediately; presently; following which
随身
to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one
随时随地
anytime and anywhere
随心所欲
to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases (idiom)
遂心
to one's liking
隧道
tunnel
损坏
to damage; to injure
损人利己
harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
损伤
to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability
缩水
to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
缩影
miniature version of sth; microcosm; epitome; (Tw) to microfilm
所属
one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself); belonging to; affiliated; under one's command
所谓
so-called; what is called
所作所为
one's conduct and deeds
索赔
to ask for compensation; to claim damages; claim for damages
索取
to ask; to demand
索性
you might as well (do it); simply; just
锁定
to lock (a door); to close with a latch; to lock into place; a lock; a latch; to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten); to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection); to focus attention on; to target
他人
another person; sb else; other people
拓宽
to broaden
拓展
to expand (one's client base, outlook etc)
踏上
to set foot on; to step on or into
胎儿
unborn child; fetus; embryo
台球
billiards
太极
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
太极拳
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art
太平
place name
泰斗
(abbr. for 斗) distinguished figure; doyen; revered authority
贪婪
avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid
贪玩儿
Greedy
贪污
to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle
瘫痪
paralysis; be paralyzed (body, transportation, etc)
谈不上
to be out of the question
谈到
to refer to; to speak about; to talk about
谈论
to discuss; to talk about
谈起
to mention; to speak of; to talk about
坦白
honest; forthcoming; to confess
坦诚
candid; frank; plain dealing
坦克
tank (military vehicle) (loanword)
坦率
frank (discussion); blunt; open
坦然
calm; undisturbed
毯子
blanket
探测
to probe; to survey
探亲
to go home to visit one's family
探求
to seek; to pursue; to investigate
探望
to visit; to call on sb; to look around
探险
to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure
汤圆
boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
糖果
candy
糖尿病
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
倘若
if; supposing; in case
掏钱
to pay; to spend money; to fork out
滔滔不绝
unceasing torrent (idiom); talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen
逃避
to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk
逃生
to flee for one's life
逃亡
to flee; flight (from danger); fugitive
陶瓷
pottery and porcelain; ceramics
陶冶
lit. to fire pots and smelt metal; fig. to educate
陶醉
to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in
淘气
naughty; mischievous
淘汰
to wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out; to eliminate; to die out; to phase out
讨好
to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
讨价还价
to haggle over price; to bargain
讨人喜欢
to attract people's affection; charming; delightful
特产
special local product; (regional) specialty
特例
special case; isolated example
特权
prerogative; privilege; privileged
特邀
special invitation
特长
personal strength; one's special ability or strong points
特制
special; unique
特质
characteristic; special quality
藤椅
rattan chair
剔除
to reject; to discard; to get rid of
梯子
ladder; stepladder
提拔
to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
提防
to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); Taiwan pr. [tí fáng]
提炼
to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process
提名
to nominate
提速
to increase the specified cruising speed; to pick up speed; to speed up
提心吊胆
(saying) to be very scared and on edge
提议
proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest
提早
ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time)
体谅
to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate
体面
dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable
体能
physical capability; stamina
体贴
considerate (of other people's needs)
体温
(body) temperature
体系
system; setup
体制
system; organization
体质
constitution
替换
to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch
替身
stand-in; substitute; body double; stuntman; scapegoat; fall guy; to stand in for sb else
天地
heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity
天鹅
swan
天分
natural gift; talent
天赋
gift; innate skill
天经地义
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course
天平
scales (to weigh things)
天桥
Tianqiao district of Jinan city 济南市, Shandong; Tianqiao district in Beijing, formerly a center of folk culture
天生
nature; disposition; innate; natural
天使
angel
天线
antenna; mast; connection with high-ranking officials
天性
nature; innate tendency
天长地久
enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal
天主教
Catholicism
添加
to add; to increase
甜美
sweet; pleasant; happy
甜蜜
sweet; happy
甜头
sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit
填补
to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency
填充
to fill up; to stuff; to fill in a blank space
填写
to fill in a form; to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
挑起
to provoke; to stir up; to incite
挑剔
picky; fussy
挑衅
to provoke; provocation
条款
clause (of contract or law)
条例
regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
条约
treaty; pact
跳槽
to change jobs; job-hopping
跳动
to throb; to pulse; to bounce; to jiggle; to jump about
跳伞
to parachute; to bail out; parachute jumping
跳跃
to jump; to leap; to bound; to skip
帖子
card; invitation; message; (forum) post
贴近
to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate
贴切
close-fitting; closest (translation)
听从
to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed; to hearken
听话
to do what one is told; obedient
停车位
parking space; parking spot
停电
to have a power failure; power cut
停顿
to halt; to break off; pause (in speech)
停放
to park (a car etc); to moor (a boat etc); to leave sth (in a place)
停泊
to anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship)
停业
to cease trading (temporarily or permanently); to close down
通畅
unobstructed; clear; (of writing or thinking) coherent; fluent
通车
to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc); (of a locality) to have a transportation service; (Tw) to commute
通风
airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information
通告
to announce; to give notice; announcement
通缉
to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted
通顺
smooth; clear and coherent
通俗
common; everyday; average
通通
all; entire; complete
通往
to lead to
通宵
all night; throughout the night
通行证
a pass (authority to enter); a laissez-passer or safe conduct
同伴
companion; comrade; fellow
同步
synchronous; to synchronize; to keep step with
同等
equal to; having the same social class or status
同感
(have the) same feeling; similar impression; common feeling
同伙
colleague; co-conspirator; accomplice
同类
similar; same type; alike
同盟
alliance
同年
the same year
同人
people from the same workplace or profession; co-worker; colleague; pop culture enthusiasts who create fan fiction etc
同志
comrade; (slang) homosexual
同舟共济
cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals
统筹
an overall plan; to plan an entire project as a whole
统统
totally
统治
to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime
痛心
grieved; pained
偷看
to peep; to peek; to steal a glance
偷窥
to peep; to peek; to act as voyeur
偷懒
to goof off; to be lazy
头部
head
头顶
top of the head
头号
first rate; top rank; number one
头条
Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日头条)
头头是道
clear and logical
头衔
title; rank; appellation
头晕
dizzy
投奔
to seek shelter; to seek asylum
投稿
to submit articles for publication; to contribute (writing)
投机
to speculate (on financial markets); opportunistic; congenial; agreeable
投降
to surrender; surrender
投射
to throw (a projectile); to cast (light)
投身
to throw oneself into sth
透彻
penetrating; thorough; incisive
透过
to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
透气
to flow freely (of air); to ventilate; to breathe (of fabric etc); to take a breath of fresh air; to divulge
透支
(banking) to overdraw; to take out an overdraft; an overdraft; to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue); (old) to draw one's wage in advance; (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc); to damage a natural resource through overuse
凸显
to present clearly; to give prominence to; to magnify; clear and obvious
突发
to occur suddenly
突击
sudden and violent attack; assault; fig. rushed job; concentrated effort to finish a job quickly
突破口
breach; gap; breakthrough point
突如其来
to arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly; happening suddenly
图表
chart; diagram
图像
image; picture; graphic
图形
picture; figure; diagram; graph; depiction; graphical
图纸
blueprint; drawing; design plans; graph paper
徒步
to be on foot
屠杀
to massacre; to slaughter
土匪
bandit
土壤
soil
土生土长
locally born and bred; indigenous; home-grown
团伙
(criminal) gang; gang member; accomplice; crony
团聚
to reunite; to have a reunion
团员
member; group member
团圆
to have a reunion
推测
speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate
推辞
to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
推断
to infer; to deduce; to predict; to extrapolate
推翻
to overthrow
推荐
to recommend; recommendation
推理
reasoning; inference; to infer; to deduce
推敲
to think over
推算
to calculate; to reckon; to extrapolate (in calculation)
推卸
to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
推选
to elect; to choose
推移
(of time) to elapse or pass; (of a situation) to develop or evolve
颓废
decadent; dispirited; depressed; dejected
退回
to return (an item); to send back; to go back
退却
to retreat; to shrink back
退让
to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede
退缩
to shrink back; to cower
退休金
retirement pay; pension
退学
to quit school
退役
(of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned
托付
to entrust
拖累
to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate
拖欠
in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts
拖延
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
脱节
to come apart
脱口而出
to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)
脱落
to drop off; to come off; to lose (hair etc); to omit (a character when writing)
脱身
to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage
脱颖而出
to reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself
妥当
appropriate; proper; ready
妥善
appropriate; proper
妥协
to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise
唾液
saliva
挖掘
to excavate; to dig; to unearth
挖苦
to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wā ku]
歪曲
to distort; to misrepresent
外表
external; outside; outward appearance
外公
(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather
外号
nickname
外籍
foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality)
外贸
foreign trade
外貌
profile; appearance
外婆
(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
外企
foreign enterprise; company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong; abbr. for 外资企业
外星人
space alien; extraterrestrial
外行
layman; amateur
外形
figure; shape; external form; contour
外援
foreign aid; external aid; (sports) foreign player; player recruited from overseas
完备
faultless; complete; perfect; to leave nothing to be desired
完毕
to finish; to end; to complete
完蛋
(coll.) to be done for
完好
intact; in good condition
玩耍
to play (as children do); to amuse oneself
玩意儿
erhua variant of 意
顽固
stubborn; obstinate
挽回
to retrieve; to redeem
挽救
to save; to remedy; to rescue
惋惜
to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb
晚间
evening; night
晚年
one's later years
晚期
later period; end stage; terminal
万分
very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part
万古长青
remain fresh; last forever; eternal
万能
omnipotent; all-purpose; universal
万万
absolutely; wholly
万无一失
surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
汪洋
vast body of water
亡羊补牢
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
王国
kingdom; realm
王牌
trump card
网点
(computing) node in a network; (commerce) sales outlet; branch; service center; (illustration) screentone; halftone dot
网民
web user; netizen
往常
usual; customary
往返
to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
往日
former days; the past
往事
past events; former happenings
妄想
to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion
忘不了
cannot forget
忘掉
to forget
旺季
busy season; peak period; see also 季
旺盛
vigorous; exuberant
望远镜
binoculars; telescope
危及
to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc)
危急
critical; desperate (situation)
威风
might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive
威力
might; formidable power
威慑
to cower by military force; deterrence
威信
Weixin county in Zhaotong 通, Yunnan
萎缩
to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
微不足道
negligible; insignificant
微观
micro-; subatomic
微妙
subtle
微弱
weak; faint; feeble
微型
miniature; micro-; tiny
围墙
perimeter wall; fence
违背
to go against; to be contrary to; to violate
违约
to break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract)
违章
to break the rules; to violate regulations
唯独
only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique
伪造
to forge; to fake; to counterfeit
伪装
to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage
尾气
exhaust; emissions
尾声
coda; epilogue; end
纬度
latitude
委屈
to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance
委婉
tactful; euphemistic; (of voice etc) suave; soft
委员
committee member
委员会
committee
卫视
satellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视)
为人
to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character
未成年人
minor (i.e. person under 18)
未经
not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process)
未免
unavoidably; can't help; really; rather
未知数
unknown quantity
位子
place; seat
味精
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
畏惧
to fear; to dread; foreboding
畏缩
to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
胃口
appetite; liking
喂养
to feed (a child, domestic animal etc); to keep; to raise (an animal)
慰劳
to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort
温度计
thermometer; thermograph
温泉
Arishang Nahiyisi or Wenquan county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
温柔
gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
温室
greenhouse
温习
to review (a lesson etc)
温馨
comfort; soft and fragrant; warm
瘟疫
plague; pestilence
文具
stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
文科
liberal arts; humanities
文盲
illiterate
文凭
diploma
文人
scholar; literati
文物
cultural relic; historical relic
文献
document
文雅
elegant; refined
闻名
well-known; famous; renowned; eminent
蚊帐
mosquito net
蚊子
mosquito
吻合
to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in
紊乱
disorder; chaos
稳固
stable; steady; firm; to stabilize
稳健
firm; stable and steady
稳妥
dependable
稳重
steady; earnest; staid
问卷
questionnaire
问世
to be published; to come out
污秽
nasty; sordid; filthy
呜咽
to sob; to whimper
巫婆
witch; sorceress; female shaman
屋顶
roof
无比
incomparable; matchless
无不
none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception
无偿
free; no charge; at no cost
无敌
unequalled; without rival; a paragon
无恶不作
not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed
无非
only; nothing else
无辜
innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)
无故
without cause or reason
无关紧要
indifferent; insignificant
无话可说
to have nothing to say (idiom)
无济于事
(idiom) to no avail; of no use
无家可归
homeless
无精打采
dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits; washed out
无可奉告
(idiom) "no comment"
无可厚非
see 非
无可奈何
have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈
无理
irrational; unreasonable
无力
powerless; lacking strength
无论如何
whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
无能
incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless
无能为力
impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
无情
pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless
无情无义
completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
无穷
endless; boundless; inexhaustible
无私
selfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic
无所事事
to have nothing to do; to idle one's time away (idiom)
无所作为
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless
无条件
unconditional
无微不至
in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
无线
wireless
无线电
wireless
无形
incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible
无形中
imperceptibly; virtually
无须
need not; not obliged to; not necessarily
无意
inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth)
无忧无虑
carefree and without worries (idiom)
无缘
to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
无知
ignorant; ignorance
无足轻重
insignificant
五花八门
myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
五星级
five-star (hotel)
武力
military force
武装
arms; equipment; to arm; military; armed (forces)
侮辱
to insult; to humiliate; dishonor
舞厅
dance hall; ballroom
物流
distribution (business); logistics
物体
object; body; substance
物证
material evidence
物资
goods; supplies
误差
difference; error; inaccuracy
误导
to mislead; to misguide; misleading
误区
mistaken ideas; misconceptions; the error of one's ways
务必
must; to need to; to be sure to
务实
pragmatic; dealing with concrete issues
吸纳
to take in; to absorb; to admit; to accept
吸取
to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate
昔日
former days; in the past
稀罕
rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn]
稀奇
rare; strange
稀少
sparse; rare
熄火
(of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire); (fig.) to die down; (of a vehicle) to stall
熙熙攘攘
bustling with activity (idiom)
嬉笑
to be laughing and playing; to giggle
膝盖
knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
习俗
custom; tradition; local tradition; convention
席位
a seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat
袭击
attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack
媳妇
daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman
洗涤剂
cleaning agent; detergent
洗礼
baptism (lit. or fig.)
喜出望外
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
喜好
to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference
喜酒
wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast
喜怒哀乐
four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 欢喜, anger 愤怒, sorrow 哀 and joy 快乐
喜庆
jubilation; festive
喜事
happy occasion; wedding
喜糖
sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)
喜洋洋
radiant with joy
喜悦
happy; joyous
细腻
exquisite; meticulous
细微
tiny; minute; fine; subtle; sensitive (instruments)
细心
careful; attentive
息息相关
closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
侠义
chivalrous; chivalry; knight-errantry
峡谷
canyon; gill; ravine
狭隘
narrow; tight; narrow minded; lacking in experience
狭小
narrow
狭窄
narrow
下场
to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
下调
to demote; to pass down to a lower unit
下跌
to fall; to tumble
下岗
(of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off
下功夫
see 夫
下海
to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)
下级
low ranking; low level; underclass; subordinate
下决心
to determine; to resolve
下令
to give an order; to command
下落
whereabouts; to drop; to fall
下期
next period (week, month or quarter etc)
下棋
to play chess
下山
to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set
下手
to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
下属
subordinate; underling
下台
to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook
下乡
to go to the countryside
下旬
last third of the month
下一代
the next generation
下意识
subconscious mind
下游
lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream
下坠
(of objects) to fall; to drop; to droop; (medicine) to experience tenesmus
吓唬
to scare; to frighten
吓人
to scare; scary; frightening
夏令营
summer camp
先例
antecedent; precedent
先天
embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān]); inborn; innate; natural
纤维
fiber
掀起
to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
鲜活
vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh
鲜美
delicious; tasty
鲜血
blood
衔接
to link up; to connect; to join
嫌弃
to regard with disdain; to shun
嫌疑
suspicion; to have suspicions
显而易见
clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly; it goes without saying
显赫
illustrious; celebrated
显示器
monitor (computer)
显现
appearance; to appear
显眼
conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous
现成
ready-made; readily available
现任
to occupy a post currently; current (president etc); incumbent; (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse)
现行
to be in effect; in force; current
线条
line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
限定
to restrict to; to limit
限度
limitation; limit
限于
to be limited to; to be confined to
宪法
constitution (of a country)
陷阱
pitfall; snare; trap
馅儿
erhua variant of 馅
羡慕
to envy; to admire
献血
to donate blood
仙鹤
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
仙女
fairy
乡亲
fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home
乡下
countryside; rural area
相伴
to accompany sb; to accompany each other
相比之下
by comparison
相差
to differ; discrepancy between
相传
to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend
相当于
equivalent to
相对
relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart
相对而言
relatively speaking; comparatively speaking
相辅相成
to complement one another (idiom)
相继
in succession; following closely
相连
to link; to join; link; connection
相识
to get to know each other; acquaintance
相提并论
to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
相通
interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating
相依为命
mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent
相遇
to meet; to encounter; to come across
相约
to agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement; to make an appointment
香料
spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume
香水
perfume; cologne
香味
fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell
香烟
cigarette; smoke from burning incense
香油
sesame oil; perfumed oil
镶嵌
to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation
详尽
thorough and detailed; exhaustive; the tedious details in full
祥和
auspicious and peaceful
享有
to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
响亮
loud and clear; resounding
响起
(of a sound) to come forth; (of a sound source) to ring out; to sound; to go off
响应
to respond to; answer
想方设法
to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other
向来
always (previously)
向往
to yearn for; to look forward to
向着
towards; facing (sb or sth); (coll.) to side with; to favor
项链
necklace
像样
presentable; decent; up to par
橡胶
rubber; caoutchouc
橡皮
rubber; an eraser
消沉
depressed; bad mood; low spirit
消遣
to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of
萧条
bleak; desolate; (economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed
销毁
to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate
销量
sales volume
潇洒
confident and at ease; free and easy
小丑
clown
小贩
peddler; hawker
小看
to look down on; to underestimate
小康
Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 同
小路
minor road; lane; pathway; trail
小品
short, simple literary or artistic creation; essay; skit
小气
stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty
小区
neighborhood; district
小曲
popular song; folk tune; ballad
小人
person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character
小提琴
fiddle; violin
小溪
brook; streamlet
小心翼翼
cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously
小卒
foot soldier; minor figure; a nobody; (chess) pawn
孝敬
to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents
孝顺
filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety
肖像
portrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person; likeness
效仿
see 仿效
效力
effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity)
效益
benefit; effectiveness; efficiency
效应
effect (scientific phenomenon)
协定
agreement; accord; to reach an agreement
协同
to cooperate; in coordination with; coordinated; collaborate; collaboration; collaborative
协作
cooperation; coordination
邪恶
sinister; vicious; wicked; evil
挟持
to seize
携带
to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xī dài]
携手
hand in hand; to join hands; to collaborate
写照
portrayal
泄漏
(of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information)
泄露
to leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xiè lòu]
泄密
to leak secrets
泄气
to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat
心爱
beloved
心安理得
to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth
心病
anxiety; sore point; secret worry; mental disorder; heart disease (medicine)
心肠
heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood
心得
what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge; insight; understanding; tips
心慌
to be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat
心急如焚
to burn with impatience; torn with anxiety
心里话
(to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind
心灵手巧
capable; clever; dexterous
心目
mind
心声
thoughts; feelings; aspirations; heartfelt wishes; inner voice
心事
a load on one's mind; worry
心思
mind; thoughts; inclination; mood
心酸
to feel sad
心想事成
to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!
心胸
heart; mind; ambition; aspiration
心血
heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care
心眼儿
one's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas; baseless suspicions
心意
intention; regard; kindly feelings
芯片
computer chip; microchip
辛勤
hardworking; industrious
辛酸
pungent (taste); bitter; fig. sad; miserable
欣慰
to be gratified
欣喜
happy
欣欣向荣
(idiom) flourishing; thriving
新潮
modern; fashionable
新陈代谢
metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
新房
brand new house; bridal chamber
新款
new style; latest fashion; new model
新奇
novel; new; exotic
新生
new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student
新式
new style; latest type
新手
new hand; novice; raw recruit
新颖
lit. new bud; fig. new and original
信贷
credit; borrowed money
信件
letter (sent by mail)
信赖
to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on
信誉
prestige; distinction; reputation; trust
星座
constellation; astrological sign
猩猩
orangutan; (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin
刑法
criminal law
行家
connoisseur; expert; veteran
行列
formation; array; (fig.) ranks (as in "join the ranks of ...")
行情
market price; quotation of market price; the current market situation
行使
to exercise (a right etc)
行政
administration; (attributive) administrative; executive
行走
to walk
形形色色
all kinds of; all sorts of; every (different) kind of
形影不离
inseparable (as form and shadow)
醒来
to waken
醒目
eye-grabbing (headline); striking (illustration)
醒悟
to come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality
兴奋剂
stimulant; doping (in athletics)
兴高采烈
happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight
兴建
to build; to construct
兴起
to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue
兴致
mood; spirits; interest
姓氏
family name
幸存
to survive (a disaster)
幸好
fortunately
幸亏
fortunately; luckily
幸免
to avoid (an unpleasant fate)
性价比
cost-performance ratio
性命
life
性情
nature; temperament
凶残
savage; cruel; fierce
凶恶
fierce; ferocious; fiendish; frightening
凶狠
variant of 狠
凶猛
fierce; violent; ferocious
汹涌
to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc); turbulent
胸膛
chest
胸有成竹
(idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind
雄厚
substantial; robust; ample; abundant
休克
shock (loanword); to go into shock
休眠
to be dormant (biology); inactive (volcano); to hibernate (computing)
休想
don't think (that); don't imagine (that)
休养
to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce
修补
to mend
修订
to revise
修路
to repair a road
修长
slender; lanky; tall and thin
修正
to revise; to amend
羞愧
ashamed
秀丽
pretty; beautiful
秀美
elegant; graceful
袖手旁观
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
嗅觉
sense of smell
虚构
to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary
虚幻
imaginary; illusory
虚假
false; phony; pretense
虚拟
to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical; (computing) to emulate; (computing) virtual
虚弱
weak; in poor health
虚伪
false; hypocritical; artificial; sham
徐徐
slowly; gently
许可证
license; authorization; permit
旭日
the rising sun
序幕
prologue
叙述
to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account
酗酒
heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess
絮叨
long-winded; garrulous; to talk endlessly without getting to the point
宣称
to assert; to claim
宣读
to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
宣告
to declare; to proclaim
宣誓
to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow
宣泄
to drain (by leading off water); to unburden oneself; to divulge; to leak a secret
宣言
declaration; manifesto
宣扬
to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide
喧哗
hubbub; clamor; to make a racket
喧闹
to make a noise; noisy
玄机
profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles
悬挂
to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension
悬念
suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare
悬殊
widely different; large disparity
悬崖
precipice; overhanging cliff
旋律
melody
旋涡
spiral; whirlpool; eddy; vortex
选民
voter; constituency; electorate
选项
option; alternative; choice; to choose a project
选用
to choose for some purpose; to select and use
炫耀
dazzling; to show off; to flaunt
削弱
to weaken; to impair; to cripple
靴子
boots
穴位
acupuncture point; location of a grave
学历
educational background; academic qualifications
学士
bachelor's degree; person holding a university degree
学说
theory; doctrine
学堂
college; school (old)
学业
studies; schoolwork
学艺
to learn a skill or art
学子
(literary) student; scholar
雪山
snow-capped mountain
雪上加霜
(idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury
血脉
blood vessels
血栓
blood clot; thrombus
血压
blood pressure
血缘
bloodline
勋章
medal; decoration
熏陶
to seep in; to influence; to nurture; influence; training
寻常
usual; common; ordinary
寻觅
to look for
巡逻
to patrol (police, army or navy)
循序渐进
in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
逊色
inferior (often in the combination 毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
丫头
girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
压倒
to overwhelm; to overpower; overwhelming
压缩
to compress; compression
压抑
to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression
压制
to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle
鸦雀无声
lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence
牙齿
tooth; dental
牙膏
toothpaste
烟囱
chimney
烟火
smoke and fire; fireworks
延缓
to defer; to postpone; to put off; to retard; to slow sth down
延误
to delay; to be held up; to miss (an opportunity); delay; holdup
严谨
rigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous
严禁
to strictly prohibit
严峻
grim; severe; rigorous
严密
strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc)
言辞
words; expression; what one says
言论
expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments
言行
words and actions; what one says and what one does
岩石
rock
沿岸
coastal area; littoral or riparian
沿途
along the sides of the road; by the wayside
沿线
along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line
炎热
blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)
炎症
inflammation
研讨
discussion
阎王
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person
衍生
to give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation
掩盖
to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
掩护
to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover
掩饰
to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over
眼红
to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious
眼界
ken; scope
眼色
signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance
眼神
expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)
眼下
now; at present; subocular (medicine)
演变
to develop; to evolve; development; evolution
演播室
broadcasting studio
演技
acting; performing skills
演练
to do a drill; to practice; training; drill
演示
to demonstrate; to show; presentation; demonstration
演说
speech; to deliver a speech
演习
maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver
演戏
to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign
演艺圈
show business
演绎
(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact; (logic) to deduce; to infer
厌烦
bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth
厌倦
to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with
咽喉
throat
艳丽
gorgeous; garish and beautiful
验收
to inspect and accept; acceptance
验证
to inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory); to authenticate
焰火
fireworks
燕子
swallow
秧歌
Yangge, a popular rural folk dance
阳性
positive; masculine
杨树
poplar tree; various trees of genus Populus
洋溢
brimming with; steeped in
养活
to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth
养老金
pension
养老院
nursing home
养生
to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc)
养殖
to cultivate; cultivation; to further; to encourage
样本
sample; specimen
样品
sample; specimen
妖怪
monster; devil
谣言
rumor
摇摆
to sway; to wobble; to waver
摇滚
rock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off
摇晃
to rock; to shake; to sway
摇篮
cradle
摇摇欲坠
tottering; on the verge of collapse
遥控
to direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control
遥远
distant; remote
药材
medicinal ingredient
药方
prescription
要不
otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)
要不是
if it were not for; but for
要点
main point; essential
要害
vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial
要紧
important; urgent
要领
main aspects; essentials; gist
要命
to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
要强
eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded
钥匙
key
耀眼
to dazzle; dazzling
椰子
a coconut palm; a coconut
也就是说
in other words; that is to say; so; thus
野餐
picnic; to have a picnic
野炊
to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing); cookout
野蛮
barbarous; uncivilized
野兽
beast; wild animal
野外
countryside; areas outside the city
野心
ambition; wild schemes; careerism
野营
to camp; field lodgings
业绩
achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results
夜班
night shift
夜市
night market
夜晚
night
夜校
evening school; night school
夜以继日
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
夜总会
nightclub; nightspot
液晶
liquid crystal
液体
liquid
一把手
working hand; member of a work team; participant; the boss (short form of 手)
一不小心
to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness
一成不变
(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone
一筹莫展
to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end
一大早
at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning
一动不动
motionless
一度
for a time; at one time; one time; once
一帆风顺
propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip!
一概
all; without any exceptions; categorically
一概而论
to lump different matters together (idiom)
一干二净
thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean
一个劲儿
erhua variant of 一个劲
一鼓作气
in a spurt of energy
一锅粥
(lit.) a pot of porridge; (fig.) a complete mess
一晃
(of passing time) in an instant; (of a sight) in a flash
一回事
one and the same (thing); one thing (as distinct from another)
一技之长
proficiency in a particular field (idiom); skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一家人
household; the whole family
一经
as soon as; once (an action has been completed)
一举
a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go
一举一动
every movement; each and every move
一卡通
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
all-inclusive; undiscriminating
一连
in a row; in succession; running
一连串
a succession of; a series of
一毛不拔
stingy (idiom)
一面
one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
一目了然
obvious at a glance (idiom)
一年到头
all year round
一旁
aside; to the side of
一如既往
just as in the past (idiom); as before; continuing as always
一刹那
a moment; an instant; in a flash
一声不吭
to not say a word
一事无成
to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
一手
a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help
一瞬间
split second
一塌糊涂
muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess
一体
an integral whole; all concerned; everybody
一天到晚
all day long; the whole day
一头
one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously
一味
blindly; invariably
一无所有
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together
一无所知
not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling
一系列
a series of; a string of
一线
front line
一心
wholeheartedly; heart and soul
一心一意
concentrating one's thoughts and efforts; single-minded; bent on; intently
一言不发
to not say a word (idiom)
一言一行
every word and action (idiom)
一眼
a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
一一
one by one; one after another
一应俱全
with everything needed available
一早
early in the morning; at dawn
一长一短
talking endlessly; long-winded
一阵
a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
伊斯兰教
Islam
衣食住行
clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
医务
medical affairs
依托
to rely on; to depend on; support
依依不舍
reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
仪表
appearance; bearing; meter (i.e. measuring instrument)
怡然自得
happy and content (idiom)
移交
to transfer; to hand over
移植
to transplant
遗留
to leave behind; to hand down
遗弃
to leave; to abandon
遗体
remains (of a dead person)
遗忘
to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
遗物
remnant
遗愿
final wishes of the departed
遗址
ruins; historic relics
遗嘱
testament; will
疑点
a doubtful point
疑惑
to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions
疑虑
hesitation; misgivings; doubt
以免
in order to avoid; so as not to
以身作则
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以至于
down to; up to; to the extent that...
以致
to such an extent as to; down to; up to
义工
volunteer worker; volunteer work
议程
agenda; agenda item
议会
parliament; legislative assembly
议员
member (of a legislative body); representative
屹立
to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing)
异口同声
different mouths, same voice; to speak in unison (idiom)
异想天开
to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
异性
the opposite sex; of the opposite sex; heterosexual; different in nature
异议
objection; dissent
抑扬顿挫
see 顿挫抑扬
抑郁
depressed; despondent; gloomy
抑郁症
clinical depression
抑制
to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress
易拉罐
pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)
疫苗
vaccine
益处
benefit
意料
to anticipate; to expect; expectations
意料之外
(idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected
意图
intent; intention; to intend
意向
intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition
毅力
perseverance; willpower
毅然
firmly; resolutely; without hesitation
因人而异
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
阴暗
dim; dark; overcast; darkness; shadow; (fig.) dismal; gloomy; somber; murky; shadowy (side)
阴性
negative; feminine
音响
sound; acoustics; audio; hi-fi system; stereo sound system; abbr. for 组合音响
殷勤
politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive
银幕
movie screen
引发
to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions)
引经据典
lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
引领
to crane one's neck; to await eagerly; to lead; to show the way
引擎
engine (loanword)
引人入胜
to enchant; fascinating
引人注目
to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous
引入
to draw into; to pull into; to introduce
引用
to quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint; (computing) reference
引诱
to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap); to seduce
饮水
drinking water
饮用水
drinking water; potable water
隐蔽
to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover
隐患
a danger concealed within sth; hidden damage; misfortune not visible from the surface
隐瞒
to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth
隐情
sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided
隐身
to hide oneself; invisible (person or online status)
隐形
invisible
隐性
hidden; crypto-; recessive (gene)
隐约
vague; faint; indistinct
印刷术
printing; printing technology
印章
seal; signet; chop; stamp
印证
to confirm; to corroborate; to verify; proof; evidence
应酬
to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement
应付
to deal with; to cope
应聘
to accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position
应邀
at sb's invitation; on invitation
应有尽有
everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand; to have all one needs
英镑
pound sterling
英俊
handsome
婴儿
infant; baby; lead (Pb)
迎合
to cater to; to pander to
盈利
profit; gain; to make profits
荧光
fluorescence; fluorescent
营救
to rescue
营造
to build (housing); to construct; to make
赢家
winner
影像
image
硬币
coin
硬朗
robust; healthy
硬盘
hard disk
拥护
to endorse; to support
拥挤
crowded; to throng; congestion
庸俗
vulgar; tacky; tawdry
永不
never; will never
永恒
eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)
永久
everlasting; perpetual; lasting; forever; permanent
勇往直前
to advance bravely
勇于
to dare to; to be brave enough to
涌入
to come pouring in; influx
涌现
to emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to emerge prominently
踊跃
to leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically
用餐
to eat a meal
用功
diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort
用力
to exert oneself physically
用人
servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff
用意
intention; purpose
优化
to optimize
优雅
grace; graceful
优异
exceptional; outstandingly good
优越
superior; superiority
忧愁
to be worried
忧虑
to worry; anxiety (about)
忧郁
sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
悠久
long (tradition, history etc)
悠闲
variant of 悠闲; leisurely
尤为
especially
由此看来
thereby; judging from this
由此可见
from this, it can be seen that...
由来
origin
由衷
heartfelt; sincere; unfeigned
犹如
similar to; like
犹豫不决
hesitancy; indecision; to waver
邮编
postal code; zip code
邮政
postal service; postal
油画
oil painting
游船
pleasure boat; cruise ship
游览
to go sightseeing; to tour; to visit
有朝一日
one day; sometime in the future
有待
not yet (done); pending
有的放矢
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom); fig. to have a clear objective
有机
organic
有口无心
to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)
有两下子
to have real skill; to know one's stuff
有声有色
having sound and color (idiom); vivid; dazzling
有所
somewhat; to some extent
有所不同
to differ to some extent (idiom)
有望
hopeful; promising
有效期
period of validity; sell-by date
有幸
fortunately
有序
regular; orderly; successive; in order
有益
useful; beneficial; profitable
有意
to intend; intentionally; interested in
有助于
to contribute to; to promote
幼稚
young; childish; puerile
诱饵
bait
诱发
to induce; to cause; to elicit; to trigger
诱惑
to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract
诱人
attractive; alluring; captivating
友情
friendly feelings; friendship
友人
friend
友善
friendly
余地
margin; leeway
余额
balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus; remainder
渔船
fishing boat
渔民
fisherman; fisher folk
逾期
to be overdue; to fail to meet a deadline; to be behind in doing sth
愚蠢
silly; stupid
愚公移山
the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
舆论
public opinion
与此同时
at the same time; meanwhile
与否
whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
与其
rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B)
与日俱增
to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day
与时俱进
abreast of modern developments; to keep up with the times; progressive; timely
与众不同
to stand out from the masses (idiom)
予以
to give; to impose; to apply
宇宙
universe; cosmos
语气
tone; manner of speaking; mood
浴室
bathroom (room used for bathing)
预定
to schedule in advance
预感
to have a premonition; premonition
预告
to forecast; to predict; advance notice
预见
to foresee; to predict; to forecast; to envision; foresight; intuition; vision
预料
to forecast; to anticipate; expectation
预赛
preliminary competition; to hold preliminary heats
预示
to indicate; to foretell; to forebode; to betoken
预售
to sell in advance
预算
budget
预先
beforehand; in advance
预言
to predict; prophecy
预兆
omen; sign (of sth yet to occur); prior indication; to foreshadow
欲望
desire; longing; appetite; craving
寓言
fable
寓意
moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning
遇难
to perish; to be killed
遇上
to come across (sb); to run into
遇险
to get into difficulties; to meet with danger
愈合
(of a wound) to heal
愈来愈
more and more
愈演愈烈
ever more critical; problems get more and more intense
冤枉
to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile
渊源
origin; source; relationship
元老
senior figure; elder; doyen
元首
head of state
元宵节
Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
原本
originally; original
原材料
raw and semifinished materials
原创
to create (sth original); (adj.) original; originality; original work
原地
(in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product)
原型
model; prototype; archetype
原汁原味
original; authentic
原装
genuine; intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)
圆形
round; circular
缘分
fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny
源泉
fountainhead; well-spring; water source; fig. origin
源头
source; fountainhead
源于
has its origins in
源源不断
a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
远程
remote; long distance; long range
远见
foresight; discernment; vision
远近闻名
to be known far and wide; to be well-known
怨恨
to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor
怨气
grievance; resentment; complaint
怨言
complaint
院士
scholar; academician; fellow (of an academy)
约定俗成
established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement; customary convention
月初
start of month; early in the month
月票
monthly ticket
岳父
wife's father, father-in-law
岳母
wife's mother, mother-in-law
悦耳
sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound)
阅历
to experience; experience
越发
increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more
越过
to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above
晕倒
to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious
陨石
meteorite; aerolite
孕妇
pregnant woman
孕育
to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc); fig. replete with (culture etc)
运河
canal
运送
to transport; to carry
运营
to be in operation; to do business; (of train, bus etc) to be in service; operation; service
运转
to work; to operate; to revolve; to turn around
酝酿
(of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exploratory discussions
韵味
implicit charm in rhyme or sound; hinted appeal; interest
蕴藏
to hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves etc)
蕴涵
to contain; to accumulate; to embrace; implicit condition; implication; entailment
杂技
acrobatics
杂交
to hybridize; to crossbreed; promiscuity
杂乱无章
disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic
栽培
to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize
再度
once more; once again; one more time
再现
to recreate; to reconstruct (a historical relic)
在线
online
在意
to care about; to mind
在职
to be employed; to be in post; on-the-job
载体
carrier (chemistry); vector (epidemiology); vehicle or medium
赞不绝口
to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
赞美
to admire; to praise; to eulogize
赞叹
to exclaim in admiration
赞叹不已
to be full of praise (idiom)
赞同
to approve of; to endorse; (vote) in favor
赞许
to praise; to laud
赞扬
to praise; to approve of; to show approval
葬礼
burial; funeral
遭殃
to suffer a calamity
早年
many years ago; in the past; in one's early years
早日
soon; at an early date; the early days; the past
造福
to benefit (e.g. the people)
造假
to counterfeit; to pass off a fake as genuine
造价
construction cost
造就
to bring up; to train; to contribute to; achievements (usually of young people)
造纸术
papermaking process
噪声
noise
噪音
rumble; noise; static (in a signal)
责备
to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach
责怪
to blame; to rebuke
责任感
sense of responsibility
增收
to increase revenue; to increase income by (x amount); to levy (a surcharge, tax increase etc); (of a school) to have an increased student intake
增添
to add; to increase
扎根
to take root
渣子
dregs; bits; dregs (of society)
眨眼
to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye
诈骗
to defraud; to swindle; to blackmail
债务
debt; liability; amount due; indebtedness
沾光
to bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth; reflected glory
瞻仰
to revere; to admire
斩草除根
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely
展出
to put on display; to be on show; to exhibit
展览会
exhibition; show
展望
outlook; prospect; to look ahead; to look forward to
崭新
brand new
占卜
to divine
占用
to occupy
站立
to stand; standing; on one's feet
绽放
to blossom
张灯结彩
to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张贴
to post (a notice); to advertise
张扬
Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
长辈
one's elders; older generation
长达
to extend as long as; to lengthen out to
长期以来
for a long time
长相
appearance; looks; profile; countenance
长效
to be effective over an extended period
长征
Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935)
长足
remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
掌管
in charge of; to control
帐篷
tent
帐子
mosquito net
账单
bill
账号
account; username
招标
to invite bids
招待
to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
招待会
a reception
招揽
to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
招募
to recruit; to enlist
招牌
signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business
招收
to hire; to recruit
招数
move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 着数
爪子
(animal's) claw
沼泽
marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade
召集
to convene; to gather
兆头
omen; portent; sign
照办
to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request
照常
as usual
照例
as a rule; as usual; usually
照料
to tend; to take care of sb
照明
lighting; illumination; to light up; to illuminate
肇事
to cause an accident; to be responsible for an incident; to provoke a disturbance
遮盖
to hide; to cover (one's tracks)
折叠
to fold; collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)
折合
to convert into; to amount to; to be equivalent to
折扣
discount
折磨
to torment; to torture
折射
to refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)
折腾
to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money)
这会儿
(coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhè huǐ r]
这样一来
thus; if this happens then
着力
to put effort into sth; to try really hard
着落
whereabouts; place to settle; reliable source (of funds etc); (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb; settlement; solution
着迷
to be fascinated; to be captivated
着实
truly; indeed; severely; harshly
着手
to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out
着想
to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zháo xiǎng]
着眼
to have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind; to concentrate
着眼于
Focus on
着重
to put emphasis on; to stress
针锋相对
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure
针灸
acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
侦察
to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection; a scout
珍藏
a collection of rare and valuable items; to collect (such items)
珍视
to place great importance on; to treasure
珍重
precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
真假
genuine or fake; true or false
真空
vacuum
真情
real situation; the truth
真是的
Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
真心
sincere; heartfelt
真挚
sincere; sincerity
诊所
clinic
枕头
pillow
阵容
troop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc)
阵营
group of people; camp; faction; sides in a dispute
振奋
to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire
振兴
Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹东市, Liaoning
振作
to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate
镇定
calm; unperturbed; cool
震动
to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration
震撼
to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock
争吵
to quarrel; dispute
争端
dispute; controversy; conflict
争分夺秒
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
争光
to win an honor; to strive to win a prize
争气
to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short
争先恐后
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
争执
to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle
征集
to collect; to recruit
征收
to levy (a tax); to expropriate
挣扎
to struggle
拯救
to save; to rescue
整合
to conform; to integrate
整洁
neatly; tidy
整数
whole number; integer (math.); round figure
正面
front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open
正能量
positive energy; positivity
正视
to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to
正直
upright; upstanding; honest
正宗
orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine
证人
witness
郑重
serious; solemn; earnest; conscientious
症结
hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine); crux of an issue; main point in an argument; sticking point; deadlock in negotiations
之所以
(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
支票
check (bank); cheque
支柱
mainstay; pillar; prop; backbone
芝麻
sesame (seed)
芝士
cheese (loanword)
知己
to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend
知觉
perception; consciousness
知名度
reputation; profile; familiarity in the public consciousness
知识分子
intellectual; intelligentsia; learned person
知足
content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)
肢体
limb; limbs and trunk; body
脂肪
fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
执法
to enforce a law; law enforcement
执意
to be determined to; to insist on
执照
license; permit
执着
to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment
直奔
to go straight to; to make a beeline for
直达
to reach (a place) directly; (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping; (of a train, flight etc) direct; nonstop
直观
direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive; audiovisual
直径
diameter
直觉
intuition
直视
to look straight at
直至
lasting until; up till (the present)
值钱
valuable; costly; expensive
职权
authority; power over others
职业病
occupational disease
职员
office worker; staff member
止步
to halt; to stop; to go no farther
止咳
to suppress coughing
止血
to staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug)
旨在
to have as its purpose; to be intended to; to aim to (do sth)
指点
to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at
指教
to give advice or comments
指令
order; command; instruction
指南
to guide; guidebook
指南针
compass
指手画脚
to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily
指望
to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope
指向
to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated
指引
to guide; to show; to point (the way); directions; guidance; guidelines
至此
up until now; so far
至关重要
extremely important; vital; crucial; essential
志气
ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit
制裁
to punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic)
制服
to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees)
制品
products; goods
制止
to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit
治学
scholarship; high-level study; to do scholarly research; to pursue a high level of study
治愈
to cure; to restore to health; uplifting; heartwarming
质地
texture; background (texture); grain; quality; character; disposition
质朴
simple; plain; unadorned; unaffected; unsophisticated; rustic; earthy
质问
to question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate
质疑
to call into question; to question (truth or validity)
秩序
order (orderly); order (sequence); social order; the state (of society)
致辞
to express in words or writing; to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc); to address (an audience); same as 致词
致富
to become rich
致敬
to salute; to pay one's respects to; to pay tribute to; to pay homage to
致力于
Dedicate
致命
fatal; mortal; deadly; to sacrifice one's life
致使
to cause; to result in
窒息
to choke; to stifle; to suffocate
智商
IQ (intelligence quotient)
滞后
to lag behind
滞留
(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger
中国画
Chinese painting
中立
neutral; neutrality
中途
midway
中型
medium sized
中性
neutral
中旬
middle third of a month
中庸
the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四书
中止
to cease; to suspend; to break off; to stop; to discontinue
忠诚
devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty
忠实
faithful
忠于
to be loyal to
忠贞
loyal and dependable
终结
end; conclusion; to come to an end; to terminate (sth)
终究
in the end; after all is said and done
终生
throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong
衷心
heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial
肿瘤
tumor
种族
race; ethnicity
仲裁
arbitration
众人
everyone
众所周知
as everyone knows (idiom)
众志成城
unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
重播
to replay; to rerun; (agriculture) to reseed; to oversow
重创
to inflict heavy losses; to inflict serious damage
重叠
to overlap; to superimpose; to telescope; to run together; to duplicate; one over another; superposition; an overlap; redundancy; reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 步 to have a stroll)
重返
to return to
重合
to match up; to coincide
重量级
heavyweight (boxing etc)
重任
heavy responsibility
重伤
seriously hurt; serious injury
重申
to reaffirm; to reiterate
重现
to reappear
重心
center of gravity; central core; main part
重型
heavy; heavy duty; large caliber
重中之重
of the utmost importance; of highest priority
周边
periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs
周到
thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao]
周密
careful; thorough; meticulous; dense; impenetrable
周旋
to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend
昼夜
day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop
骤然
suddenly; abruptly
朱红
vermilion
诸多
(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
诸如此类
things like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest; etc
竹竿
bamboo; bamboo pole
逐年
year after year; with each passing year; over the years
主编
editor in chief
主妇
housewife; woman of senior authority in a household; the lady of the house; hostess
主力
main force; main strength of an army
主权
sovereignty
主人公
hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist
主食
staple food
主题歌
theme song
主演
to act the leading role (in a movie or a play); to star; lead actor
主页
home page
主义
-ism; ideology
主宰
to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master
嘱咐
to tell; to exhort; injunction
瞩目
to focus attention upon
住处
residence; dwelling
住户
household; inhabitant; householder
住宿
to stay at; lodging; accommodation
住址
address
助威
to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of
注定
to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably
注入
to pour into; to empty into
贮藏
to store up; to hoard; deposits
铸造
to cast (pour metal into a mold)
专程
specifically; specially (for that purpose)
专柜
sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)
专栏
special column
专卖店
specialty store
专人
specialist; person appointed for specific task
专长
specialty; special knowledge or ability
专著
monograph; specialized text
专职
special duty; assigned full time to a task
专制
autocracy; dictatorship
专注
to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention
转播
relay; broadcast (on radio or TV)
转达
to pass on; to convey; to communicate
转机
(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes
转交
to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else
转型
to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product)
转学
to change schools; to transfer to another college
转眼
in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance
转悠
to roll; to wander around; to appear repeatedly
转载
to forward (a shipment); to reprint sth published elsewhere; Taiwan pr. [zhuǎn zài]
转折
shift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book; turn in the conversation
转折点
turning point; breaking point
撰写
to write; to compose
庄稼
farm crop
庄严
solemn; dignified; stately
庄园
manor; feudal land; villa and park
装扮
to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to disguise oneself
壮大
to expand; to strengthen
壮胆
to get one’s courage up; to embolden
壮丽
magnificence; magnificent; majestic; glorious
壮实
robust; sturdy
状元
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light
撞击
to strike; to hit; to ram
追悼会
memorial service; funeral service
追赶
to pursue; to chase after; to accelerate; to catch up with; to overtake
追溯
lit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to; to date from
追随
to follow; to accompany
追尾
to tailgate; to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating
追问
to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter
追逐
to chase; to pursue vigorously
追踪
to follow a trail; to trace; to pursue
准许
to allow; to grant; to permit
准则
norm; standard; criterion
卓越
outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid
拙劣
clumsy; botched
捉迷藏
to play hide-and-seek
灼热
burning hot; scorching
酌情
to use discretion; to take circumstances into account; to make allowances pertinent to a situation
姿势
posture; position
姿态
attitude; posture; stance
资本主义
capitalism
资历
qualifications; experience; seniority
资深
veteran (journalist etc); senior; highly experienced
资讯
information
滋润
moist; humid; to moisten; to provide moisture; comfortably off
滋味
taste; flavor; feeling
字迹
handwriting
字幕
caption; subtitle
字体
calligraphic style; typeface; font
字眼
wording
自卑
to have low self-esteem; to abase oneself
自称
to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title
自发
spontaneous
自费
at one's own expense; self-funded
自负
conceited; to take responsibility
自理
to take care of oneself; to provide for oneself
自力更生
regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance
自立
independent; self-reliant; self-sustaining; to stand on one's own feet; to support oneself
自强不息
to strive unremittingly; self-improvement
自然而然
involuntary; automatically
自然界
nature; the natural world
自如
unobstructed; unconstrained; smoothly; with ease; freely
自始至终
from start to finish (idiom)
自私
selfish; selfishness
自私自利
everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish; mercenary
自卫
to defend oneself; self-defense
自相矛盾
to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent
自信心
self-confidence
自行
voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-
自以为是
to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated
自由自在
free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely
自责
to blame oneself
自助
self-service
自尊
self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride
自尊心
self-respect; self-esteem; ego
子弟
child; the younger generation
子孙
offspring; posterity
宗旨
objective; aim; goal
综上所述
to summarize; to sum up
总的来说
generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short
总额
total (amount or value)
总而言之
in short; in a word; in brief
总计
(grand) total
纵观
to survey comprehensively; an overall survey
纵横交错
criss-crossed (idiom)
纵然
even if; even though
纵容
to indulge; to connive at
纵深
depth (from front to rear); depth (into a territory); span (of time); (fig.) depth (of deployment, progress, development etc)
粽子
glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled
走过场
to go through the motions
走后门
lit. to enter by the back door; fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels; back door or under the counter connections
走近
to approach; to draw near to
走廊
corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda
走投无路
to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate
走弯路
to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method
奏效
to show results; to be effective
租赁
to rent; to lease; to hire
足迹
footprint; track; spoor
足智多谋
resourceful; full of stratagems
阻挡
to stop; to resist; to obstruct
阻拦
to stop; to obstruct
阻力
resistance; drag
阻挠
to thwart; to obstruct (sth)
组建
to organize; to set up; to establish
组装
to assemble; to put together
祖传
passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation
祖籍
ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration)
祖先
ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
祖宗
ancestor; forebear
钻空子
to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
钻石
diamond
钻研
to study meticulously; to delve into
嘴唇
lip
罪犯
criminal
罪魁祸首
criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster
尊贵
respected; respectable; honorable
尊严
dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty
遵循
to follow; to abide by; to comply with
遵照
in accordance with; to follow (the rules)
琢磨
to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work
左顾右盼
glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
佐料
condiments; seasoning
作弊
to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices
作对
to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair
作风
style; style of work; way
作客
to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn
作物
crop
坐落
to be situated; to be located (of a building)
座谈
to have an informal discussion
座右铭
motto; maxim
做生意
to do business
做证
variant of 作证
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