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HSK 5 Vocabulary

1,300 words · Fluent discussion: culture, economy, relationships and formal written words.

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唉āialas; exclamation of surprise or pain爱护ài hùto cherish; to treasure爱惜ài xīto cherish; to treasure爱心ài xīncompassion; kindness安慰ān wèito comfort; to console安装ān zhuāngto install; to erect岸ànbeach, coast, shore; variant of 岸[an4]把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.); to seize摆bǎito arrange, to display; pendulum, swing班主任bān zhǔ rènteacher in charge of a class办理bàn lǐto handle; to transact; to conduct傍晚bàng wǎnin the evening; when night falls棒bàngstick, club; strong, smart包裹bāo guǒto wrap up; to bind up包含bāo hánto contain; to embody包子bāo zibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)薄báothin, slight; meager, weak宝贝bǎo bèitreasured object; treasure宝贵bǎo guìvaluable; precious保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain保存bǎo cúnto conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc)保留bǎo liúto keep; to retain保险bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure报告bào gàoto inform; to report悲观bēi guānpessimistic背bèiback, backside; to betray, to violate背景bèi jǐngbackground; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer被子bèi ziblanket; quilt; CL:條|条[tiao2],床[chuang2]本科běn kēundergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)本领běn lǐngskill; ability本质běn zhìessence; nature比例bǐ lìproportion; scale比如bǐ rúsee 比如縣|比如县[Bi3 ru2 Xian4]; for example; for instance; such as彼此bǐ cǐeach other; one another必然bì ráninevitable; certain必需bì xūto need; to require必要bì yàonecessary; essential毕竟bì jìngafter all; all in all避免bì miǎnto avert; to prevent编辑biān jíto edit; to compile鞭炮biān pàofirecrackers; string of small firecrackers便biàneasy, convenient; expedient辩论biàn lùndebate; argument标点biāo diǎnpunctuation; a punctuation mark标志biāo zhìsign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark表面biǎo miànsurface; face表明biǎo míngto make clear; to make known表情biǎo qíng(facial) expression; to express one's feelings表现biǎo xiànto show; to show off丙bǐngthird; 3rd heavenly stem病毒bìng dúvirus玻璃bō liglass; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]脖子bó zineck; CL:個|个[ge4]博物馆bó wù guǎnmuseum补充bǔ chōngto replenish; to supplement不安bù ānunpeaceful; unstable不必bù bìneed not; does not have to不得了bù dé liǎodesperately serious; disastrous不断bù duànunceasing; uninterrupted不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing不见得bù jiàn denot necessarily; not likely不免bù miǎninevitably不耐烦bù nài fánimpatient; to lose patience不然bù ránnot so; no不如bù rúnot equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to不要紧bù yào jǐnunimportant; not serious不足bù zúinsufficient; lacking布bùcotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare步骤bù zhòuprocedure; step部门bù méndepartment; branch财产cái chǎnproperty; assets采访cǎi fǎngto interview; to gather news采取cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow; CL:道[dao4]踩cǎito step on; to stamp参考cān kǎoconsultation; reference参与cān yùto participate (in sth)餐厅cān tīngdining hall; dining room残疾cán jídisabled; handicapped惭愧cán kuìashamed操场cāo chǎngplayground; sports field操心cāo xīnto worry about册cèbook, volume, register, list; book厕所cè suǒtoilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4]测验cè yàntest; to test曾经céng jīngonce; already叉子chā zifork; CL:把[ba3]插chāto insert, to stick in; to pierce差别chā biédifference; distinction; disparity拆chāito break open, to split up, to tear apart; to tear open产品chǎn pǐngoods; merchandise产生chǎn shēngto arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate常识cháng shícommon sense; general knowledge抄chāocopy, plagiarism; to confiscate, to seize朝cháoto face; direct, facing朝代cháo dàidynasty; reign (of a king)吵架chǎo jiàto quarrel; to have a row炒chǎoto boil, to fry, to roast, to sauté; to trade stock车库chē kùgarage车厢chē xiāngcarriage; CL:節|节[jie2]彻底chè dǐthorough; thoroughly沉默chén mòtaciturn; uncommunicative趁chènto take advantage of, to seize an opportunity; to avail oneself of称chēngbalanced; name, brand称呼chēng huto call; to address as; form of address; appellation称赞chēng zànto praise; to commend; to compliment成分chéng fèncomposition; ingredient; element; component; one's social status成果chéng guǒresult; achievement成就chéng jiùaccomplishment; success成立chéng lìto establish; to set up成语chéng yǔChinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage; CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]成长chéng zhǎngto mature; to grow承担chéng dānto undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)承认chéng rènto admit; to concede承受chéng shòuto bear; to support诚恳chéng kěnsincere; honest乘chéngride, mount; to make use of程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent程序chéng xùprocedures; sequence吃亏chī kuīto suffer losses; to come to grief池子chí zipond; bathhouse pool持续chí xùto continue; to last; to persist尺子chǐ ziruler (measuring instrument); CL:把[ba3]翅膀chì bǎngwing; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4]充电器chōng diàn qìbattery charger充分chōng fènample; sufficient充满chōng mǎnfull of; brimming with冲chōngwash, rinse, flush; dash宠物chǒng wùhouse pet抽屉chōu tidrawer抽象chōu xiàngabstract; abstraction丑chǒuugly; shameful臭chòuto reek, to smell, to stink; stench出版chū bǎnto publish出口chū kǒuan exit; CL:個|个[ge4]出色chū sèremarkable; outstanding出席chū xíto attend; to participate初级chū jíjunior; primary除chúto eliminate, to remove, to wipe out; to get rid of除非chú fēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when除夕chú xīlunar New Year's Eve处理chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish传播chuán bōto disseminate; to propagate; to spread传递chuán dìto transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive传染chuán rǎnto infect; contagious传说chuán shuōlegend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...传统chuán tǒngtradition; traditional窗帘chuāng liánwindow curtains闯chuǎngto rush in, to charge in, to burst in; to rush创造chuàng zàoto create; to bring about吹chuīto blow, to puff; to brag, to boast辞职cí zhíto resign磁带cí dàimagnetic tape; CL:盤|盘[pan2],盒[he2]此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore次要cì yàosecondary刺激cì jīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant匆忙cōng mánghasty; hurried从此cóng cǐfrom now on; since then从而cóng érthus; thereby从前cóng qiánpreviously; formerly从事cóng shìto go for; to engage in促进cù jìnto promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost促使cù shǐto prompt; to induce; to spur醋cùvinegar; jealousy, envy催cuīto press, to urge; to urge存cúnto exist; to survive, to maintain存在cún zàito exist; to be措施cuò shīmeasure; step错误cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake达到dá dàoto reach; to achieve; to attain答应dā yingto answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise打工dǎ gōngto work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation打交道dǎ jiāo dàoto come into contact with; to have dealings打喷嚏dǎ pēn tìto sneeze打听dǎ tingto ask about; to make some inquiries打招呼dǎ zhāo huto greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice大方dà fāngsee 大方縣|大方县[Da4 fang1 Xian4]; expert大象dà xiàngelephant; CL:頭|头[tou2]大型dà xínglarge; large-scale呆dāidull, simple, stupid; foolish; stupid待遇dài yùtreatment; pay贷款dài kuǎna loan; CL:筆|笔[bi3]单纯dān chúnsimple; pure单调dān diàomonotonous单独dān dúalone; by oneself单位dān wèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole)单元dān yuánunit (forming an entity); element担任dān rènto hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of耽误dān wuto delay; to hold up胆小鬼dǎn xiǎo guǐcoward淡dànwatery, dilute; insipid, tasteless当代dāng dàithe present age; the contemporary era挡dǎngto block, to obstruct; to get in the way导演dǎo yǎnto direct; director (film etc)导致dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about岛dǎoisland; variant of 島|岛[dao3]到达dào dáto reach; to arrive倒dàoto collapse, to fall over; to lie down倒霉dǎo méito have bad luck; to be out of luck道德dào dévirtue; morality道理dào lireason; argument地道dì dàotunnel; causeway地理dì lǐgeography地区dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)地毯dì tǎncarpet; rug地位dì wèiposition; status地震dì zhènearthquake的确dí quèreally; indeed登机牌dēng jī páiboarding pass登记dēng jìto register (one's name)等待děng dàito wait; to wait for等候děng hòuto wait; to wait for等于děng yúto equal; to be tantamount to滴dīto drip; a drop of water敌人dí rénenemy; CL:個|个[ge4]递dìto deliver, to hand over; substitute点头diǎn tóuto nod点心diǎn xinlight refreshments; pastry电池diàn chíbattery; electric cell; CL:節|节[jie2],組|组[zu3]电台diàn táitransmitter-receiver; broadcasting station钓diàofishhook; to fish, to lure调皮tiáo pínaughty; mischievous调整tiáo zhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganize丁dīngmale adult; robust, vigorous顶dǐngtop, summit, peak; to carry on the head动画片dòng huà piànanimated film冻dòngcold; to freeze, to congeal洞dòngcave, grotto, hole, ravine; cave豆腐dòu futofu; bean curd逗dòuto entice, to tempt; to arouse, to stir独立dú lìindependent; independence独特dú tèunique; distinctive度过dù guòto pass; to spend (time)短信duǎn xìntext message; SMS堆duīcrowd, heap, pile, mass; to pile up对比duì bǐto contrast; contrast对待duì dàito treat; treatment对方duì fāngthe other person; the other side; the other party对手duì shǒuopponent; rival对象duì xiàngtarget; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend对于duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to吨dūna metric ton; ton (loanword)蹲dūnto squat, to crouch; (dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing多亏duō kuīthanks to; luckily多余duō yúsuperfluous; unnecessary躲藏duǒ cángto conceal oneself; to go into hiding恶劣è lièvile; nasty发表fā biǎoto issue; to publish发愁fā chóuto worry; to fret发达fā dáwell-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand发抖fā dǒuto tremble; to shake发挥fā huīto display; to exhibit发明fā míngto invent; an invention发票fā piàoinvoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 統一發票|统一发票[tong3 yi1 fa1 piao4])发言fā yánto make a speech; statement罚款fá kuǎnto fine; penalty法院fǎ yuàncourt of law; court翻fānto upset, to capsize, to flip over; to turn over凡是fán shìeach and every; every; all; any繁荣fán róngprosperous; booming反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead反复fǎn fùvariant of 反覆|反复[fan3 fu4]; repeatedly反应fǎn yìngto react; to respond反正fǎn zhènganyway; in any case方fāngsquare, rectangle; side方案fāng ànplan; program (for action etc)方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); CL:種|种[zhong3]妨碍fáng àito hinder; to obstruct房东fáng dōnglandlord仿佛fǎng fúto seem; as if; seemingly; alike; similar放松fàng sōngto relax; to slacken; to loosen非fēinot, negative, non-; to oppose肥皂féi zàosoap; CL:塊|块[kuai4],條|条[tiao2]废话fèi huànonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)肺fèilungs; lung费用fèi yòngcost; expenditure分别fēn biéto part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart分布fēn bùto scatter; to distribute分配fēn pèito distribute; to assign分析fēn xīto analyze; analysis纷纷fēn fēnone after another; in succession奋斗fèn dòuto strive; to struggle愤怒fèn nùangry; indignant风格fēng géstyle风俗fēng súsocial custom; CL:個|个[ge4]风险fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard疯狂fēng kuángcrazy; frenzied; wild讽刺fěng cìto satirize; to mock否定fǒu dìngto negate; to deny否认fǒu rènto declare to be untrue; to deny扶fúto support, to protect, to help; to support with the hand服从fú cóngto obey (an order); to comply服装fú zhuāngdress; clothing幅fúpiece, roll, strip; breadth, width辅导fǔ dǎoto guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor付款fù kuǎnto pay a sum of money; payment妇女fù nǚwoman复制fù zhìto duplicate; to make a copy of改革gǎi géreform; CL:次[ci4],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]改进gǎi jìnto improve; to make better; improvement改善gǎi shànto make better; to improve改正gǎi zhèngto correct; to amend盖gàito cover, to hide, to protect; surname Ge概括gài kuòto summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline概念gài niànconcept; idea赶紧gǎn jǐnhurriedly; without delay赶快gǎn kuàiquickly; at once感激gǎn jīto be grateful; to appreciate感受gǎn shòuto sense; perception感想gǎn xiǎngimpressions; reflections干脆gān cuìcandid; direct and to the point干活儿gàn huó rerhua variant of 幹活|干活[gan4 huo2]钢铁gāng tiěsteel高档gāo dàngsuperior quality; high grade高速gāo sùhigh speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4])搞gǎoto do, to fix, to make, to settle; to do告别gào biéto leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to胳膊gē boarm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1]鸽子gē zipigeon; dove革命gé mìngto withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution格外gé wàiespecially; particularly; even more than usual; extra; additional隔壁gé bìnext door; neighbor个别gè biéindividually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare个人gè rénan individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own个性gè xìngindividuality; personality各自gè zìeach; respective根gēnroot, basis, foundation; root根本gēn běnfundamental; basic更加gèng jiāmore (than sth else); even more工厂gōng chǎngfactory; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]工程师gōng chéng shīengineer工人gōng rénworker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]工业gōng yèindustry公布gōng bùvariant of 公布[gong1 bu4]; to announce; to make public; to publish公开gōng kāiopen; overt; public; to make public; to release公平gōng píngfair; impartial公寓gōng yùapartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tao4])公元gōng yuánCE (Common Era); Christian Era公主gōng zhǔprincess功夫gōng fuskill; art功能gōng néngfunction; capability贡献gòng xiànto contribute; to dedicate沟通gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate构成gòu chéngto constitute; to form姑姑gū gupaternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4]姑娘gū nianggirl; young woman古代gǔ dàiancient times古典gǔ diǎnclassical古老gǔ lǎoancient; old股票gǔ piàoshare certificate; stock (finance)骨头gǔ toubone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)固定gù dìngto fix; to fasten固体gù tǐsolid雇佣gù yōngto employ; to hire挂号guà hàoto register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail乖guāiobedient, well-behaved; clever拐弯guǎi wānto go round a curve; to turn a corner怪不得guài bu deno wonder!; so that's why!关闭guān bìto close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down关怀guān huáicare; solicitude观察guān cháto observe; to watch; to survey观点guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint观念guān niànnotion; thought官guānofficial, public servant; surname Guan冠军guàn jūnchampion管子guǎn zǐGuanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period; Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school罐头guàn toutin; can光滑guāng huásmooth光临guāng lín(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend光明guāng mínglight; radiance光盘guāng páncompact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM; CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1]光荣guāng rónghonor and glory; glorious广场guǎng chǎngpublic square; plaza广大guǎng dà(of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale广泛guǎng fànwide; broad; extensive; widespread规矩guī julit. compass and set square; fig. established standard规律guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior规模guī móscale; scope; extent规则guī zérule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed柜台guì táivariant of 櫃檯|柜台[gui4 tai2]; sales counter; front desk; bar滚gǔnto boil, to roll, to turn; to boil锅guōcooking-pot, saucepan; pot; pan; wok; cauldron国籍guó jínationality国庆节guó qìng jiéPRC National Day (October 1st)果实guǒ shífruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc)过分guò fènexcessive; undue; unduly; overly过敏guò mǐn(medicine) allergic; hypersensitive; (fig.) oversensitive; prone to overreact过期guò qīto be overdue; to exceed the time limit哈hāthe sound of laughter; abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[Ha1 sa4 ke4 si1 tan3], Kazakhstan海关hǎi guāncustoms (i.e. border crossing inspection); CL:個|个[ge4]海鲜hǎi xiānseafood喊hǎnto shout, to yell, to call out; to howl豪华háo huáluxurious好奇hào qíinquisitive; curious合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate合理hé lǐrational; reasonable; sensible; fair合同hé tongcontract; agreement; CL:份[fen4]合影hé yǐnggroup photo; to take a group photo合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together何必hé bìthere is no need; why should何况hé kuànglet alone; to say nothing of和平hé píngpeace; peaceful核心hé xīncore; nucleus恨hènto dislike, to hate, to resent; to hate横hénghorizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh后果hòu guǒconsequences; aftermath呼吸hū xīto breathe忽视hū shìto neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore胡说hú shuōto talk nonsense; drivel胡同hú tònglane; alley; CL:條|条[tiao2]胡须hú xūbeard; CL:根[gen1],綹|绺[liu3]壶hújar, pot, jug, vase; surname蝴蝶hú diébutterfly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]糊涂hú tumuddled; silly花生huā shēngpeanut; CL:粒[li4]华裔huá yìethnic Chinese; non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry滑冰huá bīngto skate; skating化学huà xuéchemistry; chemical划船huá chuánto row a boat; rowing; boating话题huà tísubject (of a talk or conversation); topic怀念huái niànto cherish the memory of; to think of缓解huǎn jiěto bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis)幻想huàn xiǎngto fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasy慌张huāng zhāngflustered; agitated皇帝huáng dìemperor; CL:個|个[ge4]皇后huáng hòuempress; imperial consort黄瓜huáng guācucumber; CL:條|条[tiao2]黄金huáng jīngold; golden (opportunity)灰huīashes; dust灰尘huī chéndust灰心huī xīnto lose heart; to be discouraged恢复huī fùto reinstate; to resume挥huīto direct; to squander汇率huì lǜexchange rate会计kuài jìaccountant; accountancy婚礼hūn lǐwedding ceremony; wedding婚姻hūn yīnmarriage; matrimony; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]活跃huó yuèactive; lively火柴huǒ cháimatch (for lighting fire); CL:根[gen1],盒[he2]伙伴huǒ bànvariant of 夥伴|伙伴[huo3 ban4]; companion; pal机器jī qìmachine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4]肌肉jī ròumuscle; flesh基本jī běnbasic; fundamental激烈jī liè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce及格jí géto pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard急忙jí mánghastily集体jí tǐcollective (decision); joint (effort)集中jí zhōngto concentrate; to centralize计算jì suànto calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over记录jì lùto record; record (esp. a written account)记忆jì yìto remember; to recall; memory纪录jì lùvariant of 記錄|记录[ji4 lu4]; (Note: In mainland China, 纪录 is preferred for the sense "record (e.g. in sports)". In Taiwan, 紀錄 is generally preferred for noun senses, while 記錄 is gen…纪律jì lǜdiscipline纪念jì niànto commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir寂寞jì mòlonely; lonesome夹子jiā ziclip; clamp家庭jiā tíngfamily; household; CL:戶|户[hu4]家务jiā wùhousehold duties; housework家乡jiā xiānghometown; native place嘉宾jiā bīnesteemed guest; honored guest甲jiǎarmor, shell; fingernails假如jiǎ rúif假装jiǎ zhuāngto feign; to pretend价值jià zhívalue; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values驾驶jià shǐto drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver; pilot; captain嫁jiàto marry, to give a daughter in marriage; (of a woman) to marry尖锐jiān ruìsharp; intense坚决jiān juéfirm; resolute; determined坚强jiān qiángstaunch; strong肩膀jiān bǎngshoulder艰巨jiān jùvariant of 艱鉅|艰巨[jian1 ju4]; (of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult; challenging; demanding艰苦jiān kǔdifficult; hard煎jiānto fry in fat or oil; to boil in water捡jiǎnto pick up, to gather, to collect; to pick up; to collect; to gather剪刀jiǎn dāoscissors; CL:把[ba3]简历jiǎn lìcurriculum vitae (CV); résumé简直jiǎn zhísimply; really建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up建设jiàn shèto build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute建议jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:點|点[dian3])建筑jiàn zhùto construct; building健身房jiàn shēn fánggym; fitness club键盘jiàn pánkeyboard讲究jiǎng jiuto pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality讲座jiǎng zuòcourse of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position)降落jiàng luòto descend; to land酱油jiàng yóusoy sauce交换jiāo huànto exchange; to swap交际jiāo jìcommunication; social intercourse郊区jiāo qūJiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Tongling City 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 Shi4], Anhui; Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang浇jiāoto spray, to sprinkle, to water; to pour liquid胶水jiāo shuǐglue角度jiǎo dùangle; (fig.) point of view角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]狡猾jiǎo huácrafty; cunning; sly教材jiào cáiteaching material; CL:本[ben3]教练jiào liànto coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位[wei4],名[ming2])教训jiào xunto provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson阶段jiē duànstage; section接触jiē chùto touch; to contact接待jiē dàito receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)接近jiē jìnto approach; to get close to接着jiē zheto catch and hold on; to continue节jiéfestival; knot, joint节省jié shěngsaving; to save结构jié gòustructure; composition结合jié héto combine; to link结论jié lùnconclusion; verdict结实jiē shíto bear fruit; rugged结账jié zhàngto settle accounts; to pay the bill解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate解说员jiě shuō yuáncommentator戒烟jiè yānto give up smoking戒指jiè zhi(finger) ring届jièdeadline; period借口jiè kǒuto use as an excuse; excuse; pretext金属jīn shǔmetal; CL:種|种[zhong3]尽力jìn lìto strive one's hardest; to spare no effort尽量jǐn liàngas much as possible; to the greatest extent紧jǐntense, tight, taut; firm, secure紧急jǐn jíurgent; emergency谨慎jǐn shèncautious; prudent近代jìn dàithe not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades进步jìn bùprogress; improvement; to improve; to progress进口jìn kǒuto import; imported经典jīng diǎnthe classics; scriptures经营jīng yíngto engage in (business etc); to run; to operate精力jīng lìenergy (physical or mental)景色jǐng sèscenery; landscape; view敬爱jìng àito respect and love; to hold in high esteem酒吧jiǔ bābar (place to buy drinks); CL:家[jia1]救jiùaid, help; to rescue, to save救护车jiù hù chēambulance; CL:輛|辆[liang4]舅舅jiù jiumother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)居然jū ránunexpectedly; to one's surprise桔子jú zivariant of 橘子[ju2 zi5]举jǔto raise; to recommend巨大jù dàhuge; immense; enormous; gigantic具备jù bèito possess; to have具体jù tǐconcrete; specific; detailed俱乐部jù lè bù(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)据说jù shuōit is said that; reportedly聚会jù huìparty; gathering捐juānto give, to donate; to give up, to renounce卷juǎnbook, scroll, volume; curled up决赛jué sàifinals (of a competition)决心jué xīndetermination; resolution绝对jué duìabsolute; unconditional军事jūn shìmilitary affairs; (attributive) military均匀jūn yúneven; well-distributed卡车kǎ chētruck; CL:輛|辆[liang4]开发kāi fāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop开放kāi fàngto bloom; to open开幕式kāi mù shìopening ceremony开心kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice砍kǎnto hack, to chop, to cut, to fell; to chop看不起kàn bu qǐto look down upon; to despise看来kàn laiapparently; it seems that抗议kàng yìto protest; protest烤鸭kǎo yāroast duck颗kēgrain, kernel; classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc可见kě jiànit can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear可靠kě kàoreliable可怕kě pàawful; dreadful克kèto subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer刻苦kè kǔhardworking; assiduous客观kè guānobjective; impartial客厅kè tīngliving room; sitting room; CL:間|间[jian1]课程kè chéngcourse; academic program; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2],門|门[men2]空间kōng jiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway空闲kòng xiánleisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied恐怖kǒng bùterrible; frightful控制kòng zhìto control口味kǒu wèia person's preferences; tastes (in food)夸kuāextravagant, luxurious; handsome矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐmineral water; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]蜡烛là zhúcandle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]辣椒là jiāohot pepper; chili来自lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)拦lánto block, to hinder, to obstruct; to block sb's path烂lànovercooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled狼lángwolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]劳动láo dòngwork; toil劳驾láo jiàexcuse me老百姓lǎo bǎi xìngordinary people; the "person in the street"老板lǎo bǎnvariant of 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]; Robam (brand)老实lǎo shihonest; sincere; well-behaved老鼠lǎo shǔrat; mouse (CL:隻|只[zhi1])姥姥lǎo lao(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother乐观lè guānoptimistic; hopeful了不起liǎo bu qǐamazing; terrific雷léithunder; surname类lèicategory, class, group, kind; similar to厘米lí mǐcentimeter离婚lí hūnto divorce梨lípear; opera礼拜天lǐ bài tiānSunday理论lǐ lùntheory; CL:個|个[ge4]理由lǐ yóureason; grounds力量lì liangpower; force; strength立方lì fāngcube (math.); abbr. for 立方體|立方体[li4 fang1 ti3]立即lì jíimmediately立刻lì kèimmediately; at once; right away利润lì rùnprofits利息lì xīinterest (on a loan); CL:筆|笔[bi3]利益lì yìbenefit; (in sb's) interest利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of粒lìgrain, granule; bullet, pellet连忙lián mángpromptly; at once连续剧lián xù jùTV series联合lián héto combine; to join恋爱liàn ài(romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]良好liáng hǎogood; favorable粮食liáng shifoodstuff; cereals临时lín shías the time draws near; at the last moment灵活líng huóflexible; nimble铃língsmall bell; (small) bell零件líng jiànpart; component零钱líng qiánchange (of money); small change零食líng shísnack; nibbles领导lǐng dǎolead; leading领域lǐng yùdomain; sphere; field; territory; area浏览liú lǎnto skim over; to browse流传liú chuánto spread; to circulate; to hand down龙lóngdragon; symbol of the emperor漏lòuto leak, to drip; hour glass陆地lù dìdry land (as opposed to the sea)陆续lù xùin turn; successively录取lù qǔto accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student)录音lù yīnto record sound; an audio recording (CL:段[duan4])露lùdew; leak轮流lún liúto alternate; to take turns论文lùn wénpaper; treatise逻辑luó ji(loanword) logic落后luò hòuto fall behind; to lag (in technology etc)骂màto accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold; to scold麦克风mài kè fēng(loanword) microphone馒头mán tousteamed bun满足mǎn zúto satisfy; to meet (the needs of)毛máohair, fur, feathers; coarse毛病máo bìngfault; defect矛盾máo dùncontradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]冒险mào xiǎnto take risks; to take chances贸易mào yì(commercial) trade; CL:個|个[ge4]眉毛méi maoeyebrow; CL:根[gen1]煤炭méi tàncoal美术měi shùart; fine arts魅力mèi lìcharm; fascination迷路mí lùto lose the way; lost谜语mí yǔriddle; conundrum秘密mì mìsecret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret秘书mì shūsecretary密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)蜜蜂mì fēngbee; honeybee棉花mián huacotton面对miàn duìto face; to confront面积miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area面临miàn línto face sth; to be confronted with苗条miáo tiao(of a woman) slim; slender描写miáo xiěto describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal秒miǎoa second; a corn kernel民主mín zhǔdemocracy; democratic名牌míng páifamous brand; nameplate名片míng piàn(business) card名胜míng shènga place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot明确míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite明显míng xiǎnclear; distinct明信片míng xìn piànpostcard明星míng xīngstar; celebrity命令mìng lìngorder; command命运mìng yùnfate; destiny摸mōto caress, to stroke, to gently touch; to feel with the hand模仿mó fǎngto imitate; to copy模糊mó huvague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up摩托车mó tuō chē(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle; CL:輛|辆[liang4],部[bu4]陌生mò shēngstrange; unfamiliar某mǒusome, someone; a certain thing or person木头mù touwood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt目标mù biāotarget; goal目录mù lùtable of contents; catalog目前mù qiánat the present time; currently哪怕nǎ pàeven; even if难怪nán guài(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)难看nán kànugly; unsightly脑袋nǎo daihead; skull内科nèi kēinternal medicine; general medicine嫩nènsoft, delicate; young, tender能干néng gàncapable; competent能源néng yuánenergy sources; energy年代nián dàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age年纪nián jìage; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]念niànto think of, to recall; to study宁可nìng kěpreferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...)牛仔裤niú zǎi kùjeans; CL:條|条[tiao2]农民nóng mínpeasant; farmer农业nóng yèagriculture; farming浓nóngconcentrated, dense, strong, thick; concentrated女士nǚ shìlady; madam偶然ǒu ránincidentally; occasional拍pāito clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap排队pái duìto line up排球pái qiúvolleyball; CL:個|个[ge4]派pàiclique, faction, group, sect; used in 派司[pa1 si5]盼望pàn wàngto hope for; to look forward to培养péi yǎngto cultivate; to breed赔偿péi chángto compensate佩服pèi fúto admire配合pèi hématching; fitting in with盆pénbasin, bowl, pot, tub; basin碰见pèng jiànto run into; to meet (unexpectedly)批pīcomment, criticism; batch, lot批准pī zhǔnto approve; to ratify披pīto wear; to split, to crack皮鞋pí xiéleather shoes疲劳pí láofatigue; wearily匹pǐbolt of cloth; mate, one of a pair片piànslice, splinter; page, strip片面piàn miànunilateral; one-sided飘piāoto drift, to float, to flutter; variant of 飄|飘[piao1]频道pín dàofrequency; (television) channel品种pǐn zhǒngbreed; variety平píngflat, level, even; peaceful平常píng chángordinary; common平等píng děngequal; equality平方píng fāngsquare (as in square foot, square mile, square root)平衡píng héngbalance; equilibrium平静píng jìngcalm; tranquil; serene平均píng jūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportions评价píng jiàto evaluate; to assess凭píngto lean on; to rely on迫切pò qièurgent; pressing破产pò chǎnto go bankrupt; to become impoverished破坏pò huàidestruction; damage朴素pǔ sùplain and simple; unadorned期待qī dàito look forward to; to await期间qī jiānperiod of time; time其余qí yúthe rest; the others奇迹qí jìvariant of 奇蹟|奇迹[qi2 ji4]; miracle; wonder; marvel企图qǐ túto attempt; to try企业qǐ yècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家[jia1]启发qǐ fāto enlighten; to explain (a text etc)气氛qì fēnatmosphere; mood汽油qì yóugasoline牵qiānto drag, to pull, to lead by the hand; to lead along谦虚qiān xūmodest; self-effacing签字qiān zìto sign (one's name); signature前途qián túprospects; future outlook浅qiǎnshallow, superficial; sound of moving water欠qiànto lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn枪qiānggun, rife; lance, spear强调qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress强烈qiáng lièstrong; intense抢qiǎngurgent, rushed; to rob, to plunder悄悄qiāo qiāoquiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy瞧qiáoto glance at, to look at, to see; to look at巧妙qiǎo miàoingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice切qièto cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to亲爱qīn àidear; beloved亲切qīn qièamiable; cordial亲自qīn zìpersonally; in person侵略qīn lüèto invade; invasion勤奋qín fènhardworking; diligent勤劳qín láohardworking; industrious; diligent青qīngnature's color; blue, green, black青春qīng chūnyouth; youthfulness青少年qīng shào niánadolescent; youth轻视qīng shìcontempt; contemptuous清淡qīng dànlight (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid情景qíng jǐngscene; spectacle; circumstances; situation情绪qíng xùmood; state of mind请求qǐng qiúto request; to ask; request (CL:個|个[ge4])庆祝qìng zhùto celebrate球迷qiú mífan (ball sports); CL:個|个[ge4]趋势qū shìtrend; tendency取消qǔ xiāoto cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind娶qǔto marry, to take a wife; to take a wife去世qù shìto pass away; to die圈quāncircle, ring, loop; to encircle全面quán miànall-around; comprehensive权力quán lìpower; authority权利quán lìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth劝quànto recommend, to advise; to urge, to exhort缺乏quē fáto lack; to be short of确定què dìngdefinite; certain确认què rènto confirm; to verify燃烧rán shāoto ignite; to combust嚷rǎngto shout, to roar, to cry; to brawl绕ràoto entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve热爱rè àito love ardently; to adore热烈rè lièenthusiastic; ardent热心rè xīnenthusiastic; ardent; zealous人才rén cáitalent; talented person人口rén kǒupopulation; people人类rén lèihumanity; human race人生rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)人事rén shìpersonnel; human resources人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)人员rén yuánstaff; crew忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help; unable to bear日常rì chángday-to-day; daily; everyday日程rì chéngschedule; itinerary日历rì lìcalendar; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]日期rì qīdate日用品rì yòng pǐnarticles for daily use; CL:件[jian4]荣幸róng xìnghonored (to have the privilege of ...)荣誉róng yùhonor; credit融化róng huàto melt; to thaw如何rú héhow; what way如今rú jīnnowadays; now软件ruǎn jiànsoftware弱ruòweak, fragile, delicate; weak; feeble洒sǎto pour, to spill; to scatter, to shed嗓子sǎng zithroat; voice杀shāto kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt沙漠shā mòdesert; CL:個|个[ge4]沙滩shā tānbeach; sandy shore傻shǎfoolish, silly, stupid; an imbecile晒shàito dry in the sun; to expose to the sun删除shān chúto delete; to cancel闪电shǎn diànlightning; CL:道[dao4]扇子shàn zifan; CL:把[ba3]善良shàn liánggood and honest; kindhearted善于shàn yúto be good at; to be adept at商品shāng pǐncommodity; goods; merchandise; CL:件[jian4]商业shāng yèbusiness; trade上当shàng dàngtaken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled勺子sháo zispoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]舌头shé toutongue; CL:個|个[ge4]蛇shésnake; variant of 蛇[she2]舍不得shě bu deto hate to do sth; to hate to part with设备shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations设计shè jìto design; to plan; design; plan设施shè shīfacilities; installation射击shè jīto shoot; to fire (a gun)摄影shè yǐngto take a photograph; photography伸shēnto extend, to stretch out, to open up; to trust身材shēn cáistature; build (height and weight)身份shēn fènidentity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以[yi3] + ... + 的身份[de5 shen1 fen4]); status (social, le…深刻shēn kèprofound; deep神话shén huàlegend; fairy tale神经shén jīngnerve; mental state神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery升shēngto advance; to arise生产shēng chǎnto produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child生动shēng dòng(of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively声调shēng diàotone; note绳子shéng zicord; string; rope; CL:條|条[tiao2]省略shěng lüèto leave out; an omission胜利shèng lìvictory; CL:個|个[ge4]失眠shī miánto suffer from insomnia失去shī qùto lose失业shī yèunemployment; to lose one's job诗shīpoetry; poem, verse, ode石头shí toustone; CL:塊|块[kuai4]时代shí dàiTime, US weekly news magazine; age时刻shí kètime; juncture时髦shí máoin vogue; fashionable时期shí qīperiod; phase时尚shí shàngfashion; fad实话shí huàtruth实践shí jiànpractice; to put into practice实习shí xíto practice; field work实现shí xiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about实行shí xíngto implement; to carry out实验shí yànexperiment; test实用shí yòngto apply in practice; practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)食物shí wùfood使劲儿shǐ jìn rerhua variant of 使勁|使劲[shi3 jin4]始终shǐ zhōngfrom beginning to end; all along士兵shì bīngsoldier; CL:個|个[ge4]似的shì deseems as if; rather like似乎sì hūit seems; seemingly; as if事实shì shífact; CL:個|个[ge4]事物shì wùthing; object事先shì xiānin advance; before the event试卷shì juànexamination paper; test paper是否shì fǒuwhether (or not); if收获shōu huòvariant of 收穫|收获[shou1 huo4]; to harvest收据shōu jùreceipt; CL:張|张[zhang1]手工shǒu gōnghandwork; manual手术shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery手套shǒu tàoglove; mitten手续shǒu xùprocedure; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]手指shǒu zhǐfinger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]寿命shòu mìnglife span; life expectancy受伤shòu shāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc)书架shū jiàbookshelf; CL:個|个[ge4]梳子shū zicomb; CL:把[ba3]舒适shū shìcozy; snug输入shū rùto import; to input蔬菜shū càivegetables熟练shú liànpracticed; proficient属于shǔ yúto belong to; to fall under (a category)鼠标shǔ biāo(computing) mouse数据shù jùdata数码shù mǎnumber; numerals摔shuāito fall, to stumble, to trip; to throw down甩shuǎito throw away, to fling, to discard; to throw双方shuāng fāngbilateral; both sides税shuìtaxes; duties说不定shuō bu dìngcan't say for sure; maybe说服shuō fúto persuade; to convince丝绸sī chóusilk (cloth)丝毫sī háothe slightest amount or degree; a bit私人sī rénprivate; personal思考sī kǎoto reflect on; to ponder over思想sī xiǎngthought; thinking撕sīto rip, to tear; to buy cloth寺庙sì miàotemple; monastery宿舍sù shèdormitory; dorm room; staff or student housing随时suí shíat any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary碎suìto break, to smash; broken, busted损失sǔn shīloss; damage缩短suō duǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail缩小suō xiǎoto reduce; to decrease; to shrink所suǒplace, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause所谓suǒ wèiwhat is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called锁suǒlock, padlock; chains, shackles塔tǎtower, spire, tall building; pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4])台阶tái jiēsteps; flight of steps太极拳tài jí quánshadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation太太tài taimarried woman; Mrs.谈判tán pànto negotiate; negotiation坦率tǎn shuàifrank; candid; straightforward烫tàngto scald; to iron clothes or hair逃táoto abscond, to dodge, to escape, to flee; to escape逃避táo bìto escape; to evade桃táopeach; marriage套tàocase, cover, envelope, wrapper; to cover特殊tè shūspecial; particular特意tè yìspecially; intentionally特征tè zhēngcharacteristic; diagnostic property疼爱téng àito love dearly; to dote on (sb)提títo hold in the hand; to lift, to raise提倡tí chàngto promote; to advocate提纲tí gāngoutline; synopsis提问tí wènto question; to quiz; to grill题目tí mùsubject; title; topic; exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4])体会tǐ huìto know from experience; to learn through experience体积tǐ jīvolume (amount of space an object occupies)体贴tǐ tiēconsiderate (of other people's needs)体现tǐ xiànto embody; to reflect体验tǐ yànto experience for oneself天空tiān kōngsky天真tiān zhēnnaive; innocent田野tián yěfield; open land挑战tiǎo zhànto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge通常tōng chángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally通讯tōng xùncommunications; news story同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously铜tóngcopper, bronze; copper (chemistry)统一tǒng yīto unify; to integrate; unified; integrated统治tǒng zhìto rule (a country); to govern痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering痛快tòng kuàidelighted; to one's heart's content投资tóu zīinvestment; to invest透明tòu míngtransparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny突出tū chūprominent; outstanding土地tǔ dìland; soil土豆tǔ dòupotato; (Tw) peanut (CL:顆|颗[ke1])吐tǔto vomit, to spew out, to cough up; to say兔子tù zihare; rabbit团tuánsphere, circle, ball; mass, lump推辞tuī cíto decline (an appointment, invitation etc)推广tuī guǎngto extend; to spread推荐tuī jiànto recommend退tuìto retreat, to step back, to withdraw; to retreat; to withdraw退步tuì bùto do less well than before; to make a concession退休tuì xiūto retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement歪wāislanted, askew, awry; askew外交wài jiāodiplomacy; diplomatic弯wānbend, curve, turn; to bend完美wán měiperfect完善wán shàn(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed完整wán zhěngcomplete; intact玩具wán jùplaything; toy万一wàn yījust in case; if by any chance王子wáng zǐprince; son of a king往返wǎng fǎnto go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip危害wēi hàito harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage威胁wēi xiéto threaten; to menace微笑wēi xiàosmile; CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]围巾wéi jīnscarf; shawl围绕wéi ràoto revolve around; to center on (an issue)违反wéi fǎnto violate (a law)唯一wéi yīonly; sole维护wéi hùto defend; to safeguard伟大wěi dàhuge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)尾巴wěi batail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]委屈wěi quwronged; aggrieved; to inconvenience; to put (sb) at a disadvantage; to do sb wrong委托wěi tuōto entrust; to trust卫生间wèi shēng jiānbathroom; toilet未必wèi bìnot necessarily; maybe not未来wèi láifuture; tomorrow位置wèi zhiposition; place胃wèistomach; CL:個|个[ge4]温暖wēn nuǎnwarm温柔wēn róugentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)文件wén jiàndocument; file文具wén jùstationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)文明wén míngcivilized; civilization文学wén xuéliterature闻wénnews; to hear, to smell吻wěnto kiss; lips稳定wěn dìngsteady; stable问候wèn hòuto give one's respects; to send a greeting卧室wò shìbedroom; CL:間|间[jian1]屋子wū zihouse; room无奈wú nàito have no alternative; frustrated无数wú shùcountless; numberless武器wǔ qìweapon; arms武术wǔ shùmilitary skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)物理wù lǐphysics; physical; relating to the material world物质wù zhìmatter; substance雾wùfog, mist, vapor, fine spray; fog吸收xī shōuto absorb; to assimilate戏剧xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play系xìsystem; line, link, connection系领带xì lǐng dàito wear a tie系统xì tǒngsystem; CL:個|个[ge4]细节xì jiédetails; particulars瞎xiāblind, reckless; rash下载xià zǎito download; also pr. [xia4zai4]吓xiàto scare, to frighten; to threaten, to intimidate鲜艳xiān yànvariant of 鮮豔|鲜艳[xian1 yan4]; bright-colored; gaily-colored显得xiǎn deto seem; to look显然xiǎn ránclearly; evidently; obviously显示xiǎn shìto show; to illustrate县xiàncounty, district, subdivision; county现金xiàn jīncash现实xiàn shíreality; actuality; real; actual现象xiàn xiàngphenomenon; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]相处xiāng chǔto be in contact (with sb); to associate相当xiāng dāngequivalent to; appropriate相对xiāng duìrelatively; opposite相关xiāng guānrelated; relevant相似xiāng sìsimilar; alike享受xiǎng shòuto enjoy; to live it up想念xiǎng niànto miss; to remember with longing想象xiǎng xiàngto imagine; to envision; imagination项xiàngneck, nape; item项链xiàng liànnecklace; CL:條|条[tiao2]项目xiàng mùitem; project; (sports) event象棋xiàng qíChinese chess; CL:副[fu4]象征xiàng zhēngsymbol; emblem; to symbolize; to signify; to represent橡皮xiàng pírubber; an eraser消费xiāo fèito consume (goods and services, resources etc)消化xiāo huàto digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process消灭xiāo mièto put an end to; to annihilate消失xiāo shīto disappear; to fade away销售xiāo shòuto sell; to market小吃xiǎo chīstreet food; snack小伙子xiǎo huǒ zi(coll.) young man; young fellow; lad小麦xiǎo màiwheat; CL:粒[li4]小气xiǎo qìstingy; miserly小偷xiǎo tōuthief孝顺xiào shùnfilial; dutiful效率xiào lǜefficiency歇xiēto stop, to rest, to lodge; to rest协调xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize斜xiéslanting, sloping, inclined; inclined心理xīn lǐpsychology; mentality心脏xīn zàngheart; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]欣赏xīn shǎngto appreciate; to enjoy; to admire信封xìn fēngenvelope信号xìn hàosignal信息xìn xīinformation; news; message行动xíng dòngoperation; action行人xíng rénpedestrian; traveler on foot行为xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity行业háng yètrade; profession; industry; business形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape形容xíng róngto describe; (literary) countenance; appearance形式xíng shìouter appearance; form形势xíng shìcircumstances; situation形象xíng xiàngimage; form形状xíng zhuàngform; shape幸亏xìng kuīfortunately; luckily幸运xìng yùnfortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck性质xìng zhìnature; characteristic兄弟xiōng dìbrothers; younger brother胸xiōngbreast, bosom; heart, mind雄伟xióng wěigrand; imposing休闲xiū xiánleisure; relaxation修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter虚心xū xīnopen-minded; humble叙述xù shùto relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about宣布xuān bùvariant of 宣布[xuan1 bu4]; to declare宣传xuān chuánto disseminate; to give publicity to选举xuǎn jǔto elect; election学期xué qīterm; semester学术xué shùlearning; science学问xué wènlearning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门[men2]); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence…寻找xún zhǎoto seek; to look for询问xún wènto inquire; to ask about迅速xùn sùrapid; speedy训练xùn liànto train; to drill延长yán chángsee 延長縣|延长县[Yan2 chang2 Xian4]; to prolong严肃yán sù(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting宴会yàn huìbanquet; feast阳台yáng táivariant of 陽臺|阳台[yang2 tai2]; balcony痒yǎngto itch; to tickle样式yàng shìtype; style腰yāowaist, lower back; middle摇yáoto rock, to shake; to swing, to wave咬yǎoto bite, to gnaw; to bite要不yào bùotherwise; or else要是yào shi(coll.) if业务yè wùbusiness; professional work业余yè yúin one's spare time; outside working hours夜yènight, dark; under cover of night液体yè tǐliquid一辈子yī bèi zi(for) a lifetime一旦yī dànin case (sth happens); if一路yī lùthe whole journey; all the way一致yī zhìconsistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison依然yī ránstill; as before移动yí dòngto move; movement移民yí mínto immigrate; to migrate遗憾yí hànregret; to regret疑问yí wènquestion; interrogation乙yǐsecond; 2nd heavenly stem以及yǐ jíand; as well as以来yǐ láisince (used after a specified time or event)义务yì wùduty; obligation (CL:項|项[xiang4]); volunteer (work etc)议论yì lùnto comment; to talk about意外yì wàiunexpected; accident意义yì yìsense; meaning因而yīn értherefore; as a result因素yīn sùelement; factor银yínsilver; cash, money, wealth应付yìng futo deal with; to cope应聘yìng pìnto accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position应用yìng yòngto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)英俊yīng jùnhandsome英雄yīng xiónghero; CL:個|个[ge4]迎接yíng jiēto welcome; to greet营养yíng yǎngnutrition; nourishment营业yíng yèto do business; to trade影子yǐng zishadow; reflection硬币yìng bìcoin; CL:枚[mei2]硬件yìng jiànhardware拥抱yōng bàoto embrace; to hug拥挤yōng jǐcrowded; to throng勇气yǒng qìcourage用途yòng túuse; application优惠yōu huìprivilege; favorable (terms)优美yōu měigraceful; fine优势yōu shìsuperiority; dominance悠久yōu jiǔlong (tradition, history etc)犹豫yóu yùto hesitate邮局yóu júpost office; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]油炸yóu zháto deep fry游览yóu lǎnto go sightseeing; to tour有利yǒu lìadvantageous; favorable幼儿园yòu ér yuánkindergarten; nursery school娱乐yú lèto entertain; to amuse与其yǔ qírather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")宇宙yǔ zhòuuniverse; cosmos; space语气yǔ qìtone; manner of speaking玉米yù mǐcorn; maize预报yù bàoforecast预订yù dìngto place an order; to book ahead预防yù fángto prevent; to take precautions against元旦yuán dànNew Year's Day原料yuán liàoraw material原则yuán zéprinciple; doctrine缘故yuán gùreason; cause愿望yuàn wàngdesire; wish晕yūndizzy, faint, foggy; to see stars运气yùn qiluck (good or bad)运输yùn shūto transport; to carry运用yùn yòngto use; to put to use灾害zāi hàicalamity; disaster再三zài sānover and over again; again and again赞成zàn chéngto approve of; to agree with; (literary) to help bring about赞美zàn měito admire; to praise糟糕zāo gāotoo bad; how terrible造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause则zérule, law, regulation; grades责备zé bèito blame; to criticize摘zhāito pick, to pluck, to select, to take; to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)粘贴zhān tiēto stick; to affix展开zhǎn kāito unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out展览zhǎn lǎnto put on display; to exhibit占线zhàn xiànbusy (telephone line)战争zhàn zhēngwar; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]长途cháng túlong distance; long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话[chang2 tu2 dian4 hua4])涨zhǎngflood tide; to rise in price掌握zhǎng wòto grasp (often fig.); to control账户zhàng hù(bank, computer etc) account招待zhāo dàito hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)召开zhào kāito convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke照常zhào chángas usual哲学zhé xuéphilosophy着凉zháo liángto catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2]针对zhēn duìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to珍惜zhēn xīto treasure; to value真理zhēn lǐtruth; CL:個|个[ge4]真实zhēn shítrue; real诊断zhěn duànto diagnose枕头zhěn toupillow阵zhènrow, column; ranks, troop formation振动zhèn dòngto vibrate; to shake争论zhēng lùnto argue; to debate争取zhēng qǔto fight for; to strive for征求zhēng qiúto solicit; to seek挣钱zhèng qiánto make money睁zhēngto open one's eyes; to stare整个zhěng gèwhole; entire整体zhěng tǐwhole; entirety; overall; whole; general正zhèngstraight, right, proper, correct, just, true; first month of the lunar year证件zhèng jiàncertificate; papers; credentials; document; ID证据zhèng jùevidence; proof政策zhèng cèpolicy; CL:個|个[ge4]政府zhèng fǔgovernment; CL:個|个[ge4]政治zhèng zhìpolitics; political支zhīto support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay支票zhī piàocheck (bank); cheque执行zhí xíngto implement; to carry out执照zhí zhàolicense; permit直zhístraight, vertical; candid, direct, frank指导zhǐ dǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer指挥zhǐ huīto conduct; to command至今zhì jīnso far; to this day至于zhì yúas for; as to志愿者zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer制定zhì dìngto draw up; to formulate制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution制作zhì zuòto make; to manufacture治疗zhì liáoto treat (an illness); medical treatment秩序zhì xùorder; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)智慧zhì huìwisdom; intelligence中介zhōng jièto act as intermediary; to link中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core中旬zhōng xúnmiddle third of a month钟zhōngclock; bell重zhòngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeat重复chóng fùto repeat; to duplicate重量zhòng liàngweight周到zhōu dàothoughtful; considerate竹子zhú zibamboo; CL:棵[ke1],根[gen1]逐步zhú bùprogressively; step by step主持zhǔ chíto take charge of; to manage or direct主观zhǔ guānsubjective主人zhǔ rénowner; host主席zhǔ xíchairperson; premier主张zhǔ zhāngto advocate; to stand for煮zhǔto boil, to cook; variant of 煮[zhu3]嘱咐zhǔ futo urge; to exhort注册zhù cèto register; to enroll祝福zhù fúblessings; to wish sb well抓紧zhuā jǐnto keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to专家zhuān jiāexpert; specialist专心zhuān xīnto focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)转变zhuǎn biànto change; to transform转告zhuǎn gàoto pass on; to communicate装zhuāngdress, clothes, attire; to wear, to install装饰zhuāng shìto decorate; decoration状况zhuàng kuàngcondition; state; situation状态zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs追求zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after咨询zī xúnvariant of 諮詢|咨询[zi1 xun2]; to inquire; to consult; to seek advice from姿势zī shìposture; position资格zī géqualifications; seniority资金zī jīnfunds; capital资料zī liàomaterial; resources资源zī yuánsee 資源縣|资源县[Zi1 yuan2 Xian4]; natural resource (such as water or minerals)紫zǐpurple, violet; amethyst字幕zì mùsubtitles; captions (of a movie etc)自从zì cóngsince (a time); ever since自动zì dòngautomatic; voluntarily自豪zì háoproud (of one's achievements etc)自觉zì juéto realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others自私zì sīselfish; selfishness自信zì xìnto have confidence in oneself; self-confidence自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted自愿zì yuànvoluntary宗教zōng jiàoreligion综合zōng hécomprehensive; composite总裁zǒng cáichairman; director-general (of a company etc)总共zǒng gòngaltogether; in sum; in all; in total总理zǒng lǐpremier; prime minister总算zǒng suànat long last; finally总统zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country)总之zǒng zhīin a word; in short阻止zǔ zhǐto prevent; to block组合zǔ héto assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation祖国zǔ guómotherland祖先zǔ xiānancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved最初zuì chūfirst; primary罪犯zuì fàncriminal醉zuìintoxicated, drunk; addicted尊敬zūn jìngto respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)遵守zūn shǒuto comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)作品zuò pǐnwork (of art); opus作为zuò wéione's conduct; deed作文zuò wénto write an essay; composition (student essay)
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