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4,809 characters (browsable) · 20,266 words (published)
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to bother, to trouble, to vex; to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and conf…
bottle, jug, pitcher, vase; bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and l…
carbon; carbon (chemistry)
to store up, to amass, to accumulate; to amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math.) produ…
bureau, public office; to sign; office; bureau; (Taiwan pr. [shu4]) to sign; to arrange
barbarians; barbarous, rude, savage; barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless
to take advantage of, to seize an opportunity; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of;…
the Song dynasty; surname; surname Song; the Song dynasty (960–1279); Song of the Souther…
ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect; surname Zong; school; sect; purpose; mod…
miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman; miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tra…
to sink, to submerge; profound, deep; variant of 沉[chen2]; to submerge; to immerse; to si…
to aid, to help, to relieve; to ferry across; used in place names associated with the Ji…
wet, moist, humid, damp; illness; variant of 濕|湿[shi1]; moist; wet
carbon, charcoal, coal, coke; coal; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
blind, reckless; rash; blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose
rough, think; coarse, rude; (of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse; (of a vo…
fat, plump, obese; fertile; fat; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by…
a kind of fern; Osmunda regalis; Osmunda regalis, a species of fern; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
rules, regulations, customs, law; variant of 規|规[gui1]; compass; a rule; regulation; to a…
to visit; to inquire, to ask; (bound form) to seek by inquiry; (bound form) to visit; to…
steel; hard, strong, tough
tin; to bestow, to confer; tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [x…
ugly; shameful; comedian, clown; surname Chou; clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th…
older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count; variant of 霸[ba4]; one hundred (…
soldier; servant; at last, finally; variant of 卒[zu2]; to finish; to die; finally; at las…
to love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad; to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be hap…
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem; self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heav…
ministers, officials; a company; surname; surname Cao; Zhou Dynasty vassal state; class o…
clear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname; surname Chu; abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Shen…
warm, lukewarm; surname Wen; warm; lukewarm; to warm up; (bound form) temperature; (bound…
spirit, soul; spiritual world; quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit…
to rivet one's gaze upon; to keep eyes on; to watch attentively; to fix one's attention o…
personal, private, secret; selfish; (bound form) personal; private; (bound form) selfish;…
reason, cause; fate; margin, hem; cause; reason; karma; predestined affinity; margin; hem…
fat, plump, obese; a fat person; healthy; at ease; fat; plump
flash, lightning; to dodge, to evade; surname Shan; to dodge; to duck out of the way; to…
beautiful, elegant, magnificent; used in place names, notably 高麗|高丽[Gao1 li2] and 麗水|丽水[L…
generous; substantial; deep (as a friendship); thick; deep or profound; kind; rich or str…
appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold; surname Rong; to hold; to contain;…
peak, summit; a camel's hump; variant of 峰[feng1]; (of a mountain) high and tapered peak…
to fall, to stumble, to trip; to throw down; to fall; to drop and break
banner, flag, streamer; flag; variant of 旗[qi2]; banner; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[B…
great, exalted, superior; calm; big; Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong; abbr. for Thailan…
penalty, fine; to punish, to penalize; to punish; to penalize; to fine; variant of 罰|罚[fa…
sheep, goat; surname Yang; sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
fragrant; rich, luxuriant; the Philippines; abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fei1 lu:4 b…
shop, store; bed, mattress; variant of 鋪|铺[pu4]; store; plank bed; place to sleep; shop;…
to bestow, to confer; to publish; to promulgate; to send out; to issue; to grant or confer
mutually, reciprocally; mutual
to judge; to discriminate; to conclude; (bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (b…
might, power, prestige; to dominate; power; might; prestige
not, negative; (literary) not; used in transliteration
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike; to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's…
to find, to locate; to grope for, to search for; to explore; to search out; to scout; to…
temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]; to scurry; variant of 暫|暂[zan4]
to prevent, to restrict, to stop; surname; surname Du; birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to…
vicious, fierce, cruel; ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; resolute; to harden (one…
to offer, to present; to show, to display; to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate;…
courtesy, manners, social customs; surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites…
rumble, explosion, blast; explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel
duck; Anas species (various); duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (slang) male prostitute
side; to slant, to lean, to incline; the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lat…
achievement, good work; merit; service; meritorious deed or service; achievement; result;…
fort, fortress; town, village; (bound form) fortress; stronghold; (often used to translit…
casing, husk, shell; variant of 殼|壳[qiao4]; (bound form) shell; Taiwan pr. [ke2]; (coll.)…
large, huge, gigantic; chief; very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic; (coll.) very; extre…
commander; commander-in-chief; handsome, smart; surname Shuai; (bound form) commander-in-…
village, hamlet; villa, manor; variant of 莊|庄[zhuang1]; surname Zhuang; farmstead; villag…
to support, to protect, to help; to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support ones…
to stir, to move, to distribute, to allocate; to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick…
to struggle, to strive, to endeavor; used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]; to struggle to get free;…
to sow seeds, to scatter; to broadcast, to spread; (bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread…
secret, mysterious, abstruse; variant of 秘[mi4]; secret; secretary; see 秘魯|秘鲁[Bi4 lu3]
to stumble, to slip, to fall; to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwa…
to invite, to welcome; to intercept, to meet; to invite; to request; to intercept; to sol…
state in today's Henan; surname; Zheng, a Zhou-dynasty state in the vicinity of present-d…
lock, door bolt; key; key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other…
to fill, to supply; to be full; sufficient; full; to fill; to serve as; to act as; to act…
to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight; to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr.…
onomatopoetic, a bang sound; (onom.) bang; pop; pow
crowd, heap, pile, mass; to pile up; measure word for things in piles or stacks; to heap…
to rob, to snatch, to take by force; to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of…
to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct; to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to…
to think, to ponder, to consider; final particle; to think; to consider
love; to yearn for, to long for; to feel attached to; to long for; to love
suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer; to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disea…
to clean, to sweep, to wipe away; to weed out; to wipe out; to sweep (with a brush or bro…
trough, manger; vat, tank; distillery; trough; manger; groove; channel; (Tw) (computing)…
hall; palace; temple; palace hall
insect, worm; mollusk; variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]; lower form of animal life, including insec…
shrimp, prawn; used in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2 ma5]; shrimp; prawn
to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor; surname Lai; (Tw) (coll.) LINE messagin…
to bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated; to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lo…
everywhere, all over, throughout; variant of 遍[bian4]; everywhere; all over; classifier f…
instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites; apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony
scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate; surname Jian; (bound form) scissors or similar…
milk; breasts; nurse, grandmother; breast; to breastfeed; variant of 嬭|奶[nai3]; mother; v…
to proclaim, to declare, to announce; surname; surname Xuan; to declare (publicly); to an…
health; peace, quiet; surname Kang; healthy; peaceful; abundant
to endure, to bear, to suffer, to tolerate; to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain…
to accuse; to assault; to criticize; to attack; to study; (LGBT) top
perspiration, sweat; see 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國|汗国[han2 guo2]; perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭…
ashes; dust; lime, mortar; ash; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected
father, papa; father; dad; pa; papa
thin, lean, emaciated; meager; thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean;…
line, stripe; pattern, decoration; wrinkle; line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood et…
failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat; to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an oppo…
to compensate, to pay damages, to suffer a loss; to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to…
to advance, to enlighten, to make progress; to enlighten
hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1]; to hook; to sew; to crochet;…
companion, colleague; utensils; (bound form) meals (as in 伙食[huo3 shi2]); variant of 夥|伙[…
friend, companion; fraternity; friend
only; sole; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义…
slave, servant; slave
to defend, to ward off; to refuse; to resist; to repel
dizzy, faint, foggy; to see stars; confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose co…
mine; mineral, ore; mineral deposit; ore deposit; ore; a mine; variant of 礦|矿[kuang4]
draft, manuscript, rough copy; variant of 稿[gao3]; manuscript; draft; stalk of grain
outstanding; to elevate, to lift, to raise; to raise; to stick up; to rise on one end; to…
a pulse; arteries, veins; blood vessels; old variant of 脈|脉[mai4]; arteries and veins; ve…
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