HSK 6
HSK 6 Vocabulary
2,500 words · Advanced reading and expression: idioms, literary vocabulary and nuanced synonyms.
2,500 / 2,500
WordPinyinMeaning
呵hēto scold; to yawn哎哟āi yōhey; ow挨āiclose by, near, next to, towards, against; to lean on癌症ái zhèngcancer爱不释手ài bù shì shǒu(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible爱戴ài dàito love and respect; love and respect暧昧ài mèivague; ambiguous安居乐业ān jū lè yèto live in peace and work happily (idiom)安宁ān níngsee 安寧區|安宁区[An1 ning2 Qu1]; see 安寧市|安宁市[An1 ning2 Shi4]安详ān xiángserene安置ān zhìto find a place for; to help settle down按摩àn mómassage; to massage案件àn jiàncase; instance案例àn lìcase (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion昂贵áng guìexpensive; costly凹凸āo tūconcave or convex; bumps and holes熬áoto boil, to simmer; to endure pain奥秘ào mìsecret; mystery扒bāto scratch, to dig up; to crouch, to crawl疤bāscar, cicatrix; birthmark拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngto spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)把关bǎ guānto guard a pass; to check on sth把手bǎ shǒuto shake hands; handle把戏bǎ xìacrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy霸道bà dàothe Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道巴不得bā bu de(coll.) to be eager for; to long for巴结bā jieto fawn on; to curry favor with罢工bà gōnga strike; to go on strike掰bāito rip, to tear; to break off or break open sth with one's hands百分点bǎi fēn diǎnpercentage point摆脱bǎi tuōto break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc)败坏bài huàito ruin; to corrupt拜访bài fǎngto pay a visit; to call on拜年bài niánto pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year拜托bài tuōto request sb to do sth; please!颁布bān bùto issue; to proclaim颁发bān fāto issue; to promulgate斑纹bān wénstripe; streak版本bǎn běnversion; edition半途而废bàn tú ér fèito give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished伴侣bàn lǚcompanion; mate伴随bàn suíto accompany; to follow扮演bàn yǎnto play the role of; to act绑架bǎng jiàto kidnap; to abduct榜样bǎng yàngmodel; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model磅bàngpound; to weigh包庇bāo bìto shield; to harbor包袱bāo fuwrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth包围bāo wéito surround; to encircle; to hem in包装bāo zhuāngto wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials薄弱bó ruòweak; frail饱和bǎo hésaturated; filled to capacity饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghaving lived through many changes保管bǎo guǎnto hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee保密bǎo mìto keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy保姆bǎo mǔnanny; babysitter; housekeeper保守bǎo shǒuconservative; to guard保卫bǎo wèito defend; to safeguard保养bǎo yǎngto take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair保障bǎo zhàngto ensure; to guarantee保重bǎo zhòngto take care of oneself报仇bào chóuto take revenge; to avenge报酬bào choureward; remuneration报答bào dáto repay; to requite报到bào dàoto report for duty; to check in报复bào fùto make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation报社bào shènewspaper (i.e. a company); CL:家[jia1]报销bào xiāoto submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement抱负bào fùaspiration; ambition抱怨bào yuànto complain; to grumble暴力bào lìviolence; force暴露bào lùto expose; to reveal爆发bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode卑鄙bēi bǐbase; mean悲哀bēi āigrieved; sorrowful悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable; tragic北极běi jíthe North Pole; the north magnetic pole贝壳bèi késhell (of a mollusk)备份bèi fènbackup备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum; aide-memoire背叛bèi pànto betray背诵bèi sòngto recite; to repeat from memory被动bèi dòngpassive被告bèi gào(law) the defendant; the accused奔波bēn bōto rush about; to be constantly on the move奔驰bēn chíMercedes-Benz, German car maker; to run quickly本能běn nénginstinct本钱běn qiáncapital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)本人běn rénI; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned本身běn shēnitself; in itself本事běn shìsource material; original story本着běn zhebased on...; in conformance with..笨拙bèn zhuōclumsy; awkward崩溃bēng kuìto collapse; to crumble; to fall apart甭béng"there is no need"; contracted form of 不用[bu4 yong4]迸发bèng fāto burst forth蹦bèngto jump, to bounce on; bright逼迫bī pòto force; to compel鼻涕bí tìnasal mucus; snivel; snot比方bǐ fanganalogy; illustrative example; for instance比喻bǐ yùto compare; to liken to比重bǐ zhòngproportion; (physics) specific gravity必定bì dìngto be bound to; to be sure to闭塞bì sèto stop up; to close up弊病bì bìngmalady; evil弊端bì duānsystemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)碧玉bì yùjasper臂bìarm边疆biān jiāngborder area; borderland边界biān jièboundary; border边境biān jìngfrontier; border边缘biān yuánedge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline编织biān zhīto weave; to knit; to plait; to braid; (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc)鞭策biān cèto spur on; to urge on贬低biǎn dīto belittle; to disparage贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation扁biǎnflat; board, sign, tablet变故biàn gùan unforeseen event; accident变迁biàn qiānchanges; vicissitudes变质biàn zhìto degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off便利biàn lìconvenient; easy便条biàn tiáo(informal) note; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]便于biàn yúeasy to; convenient for遍布biàn bùto cover the whole (area); to be found throughout辨认biàn rènto recognize; to identify辩护biàn hùto speak in defense of; to argue in favor of辩解biàn jiěto explain; to justify辩证biàn zhèngto investigate; dialectical辫子biàn ziplait; braid标本biāo běnspecimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease标记biāo jìsign; mark标题biāo títitle; heading飙升biāo shēngto rise rapidly; to soar表决biǎo juéto decide by vote; to vote表态biǎo tàito declare one's position; to say where one stands表彰biǎo zhāngto honor; to commend憋biēto stifle, to restrain, to choke; to suppress one's inner feelings别扭biè niuawkward; difficult别墅bié shùvilla; CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]别致bié zhìunusual; unique; variant of 別緻|别致[bie2 zhi4]濒临bīn línon the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of冰雹bīng báohail; hailstone并存bìng cúnto exist at the same time; to coexist并非bìng fēireally isn't并列bìng lièto stand side by side; to be juxtaposed拨打bō dǎto call; to dial波浪bō làngwave波涛汹涌bō tāo xiōng yǒngwaves surging forth; roaring sea剥削bō xuēto exploit; exploitation播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)播种bō zhǒngto sow seeds; to grow (maize etc) from seed伯母bó mǔwife of father's elder brother; aunt博大精深bó dà jīng shēn(idiom) wide-ranging and profound博览会bó lǎn huìan exposition; an international fair搏斗bó dòuto wrestle; to fight; to struggle补偿bǔ chángto compensate; to make up补救bǔ jiùto remedy补贴bǔ tiēto subsidize; subsidy哺乳bǔ rǔbreastfeeding; to suckle捕捉bǔ zhuōto catch; to seize; to capture不得已bù dé yǐto act against one's will; to have no alternative but to不妨bù fángthere is no harm in; might as well不敢当bù gǎn dānglit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me不顾bù gùin spite of; regardless of不禁bù jīncan't help (doing sth); can't refrain from不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand不可思议bù kě sī yì(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable不愧bù kuìto be worthy of; to deserve to be called不料bù liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise不时bù shífrom time to time; now and then不惜bù xīnot stint; not spare不相上下bù xiāng shàng xiàequally matched; about the same不像话bù xiàng huàunreasonable; shocking不屑一顾bù xiè yī gùto disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)不言而喻bù yán ér yù(idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident不由得bù yóu decan't help; cannot but不择手段bù zé shǒu duànby fair means or foul; by hook or by crook不止bù zhǐincessantly; without end布告bù gàoposting on a bulletin board; notice布局bù júarrangement; composition布置bù zhìto arrange; to set up; to lay out; to assign (tasks, homework etc)步伐bù fápace; (measured) step部署bù shǔto dispose; to deploy部位bù wèipart (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)才干cái gànability; competence财富cái fùwealth; riches财务cái wùfinancial affairs; finance财政cái zhèngpublic finance; government finance裁缝cái féngto make an item of clothing; to tailor裁判cái pàn(law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee裁员cái yuánto cut staff; to lay off employees采购cǎi gòuto procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase采集cǎi jíto gather; to collect采纳cǎi nàto accept; to adopt彩票cǎi piàolottery ticket参谋cān móustaff officer; to give advice参照cān zhàoto consult a reference; to refer to (another document)残酷cán kùcruel; harsh; merciless残留cán liúto remain; to be left over; residual; remnant残忍cán rěncruel; merciless; ruthless灿烂càn lànto glitter; brilliant仓促cāng cùall of a sudden; hurriedly仓库cāng kùdepot; storehouse苍白cāng báipale; wan舱cāngcabin, ship's hold; cabin操劳cāo láoto work hard; to look after操练cāo liàndrill; practice操纵cāo zòngto operate; to control操作cāo zuòto work; to operate嘈杂cáo zánoisy; clamorous草案cǎo àndraft (legislation, proposal etc)草率cǎo shuàicareless; negligent侧面cè miànlateral side; side测量cè liángsurvey; to measure策略cè lüèstrategy; tactics; crafty; adroit策划cè huàto plot; to scheme层出不穷céng chū bù qióngmore and more emerge; innumerable succession层次céng cìlayer; level查获chá huòto track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)岔chàto diverge, to branch; junction, fork in the road诧异chà yìflabbergasted; astonished差距chā jùdisparity; gap柴油chái yóudiesel fuel搀chānto mix; to support, to sustain, to lend a hand馋chángreedy, gluttonous; lewd, lecherous缠绕chán ràotwisting; to twine产业chǎn yèindustry; estate阐述chǎn shùto expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic)颤抖chàn dǒuto shudder; to shiver昌盛chāng shèngprosperous猖狂chāng kuángsavage; furious尝试cháng shìto try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)偿还cháng huánto repay; to reimburse常年cháng niánall year round; for years on end常务cháng wùroutine; everyday business场合chǎng héoccasion; situation; context; setting; venue场面chǎng miànscene; spectacle场所chǎng suǒlocation; place畅通chàng tōngunobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth畅销chàng xiāoto sell well; bestselling; chart-topping倡导chàng dǎoto advocate; to initiate倡议chàng yìto suggest; to initiate敞开chǎng kāito open wide; unrestrictedly钞票chāo piàopaper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)超级chāo jísuper-; ultra-超越chāo yuèto surpass; to exceed; to transcend朝气蓬勃zhāo qì péng bófull of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic嘲笑cháo xiàoto jeer at; to deride潮流cháo liútide; current潮湿cháo shīdamp; moist撤退chè tuìto retreat撤销chè xiāoto cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo沉淀chén diànvariant of 沉澱|沉淀[chen2 dian4]; (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate沉闷chén mènoppressive (of weather); heavy沉思chén sīto contemplate; to ponder沉着chén zhuósteady; calm and collected沉重chén zhòngheavy; hard陈旧chén jiùold-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated陈列chén lièto display; to exhibit陈述chén shùto state; to declare称号chēng hàoname; term of address称心如意chèn xīn rú yì(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish成本chéng běn(manufacturing, production etc) costs成交chéng jiāoto complete a contract; to reach a deal成天chéng tiān(coll.) all day long; all the time成效chéng xiàoeffect; result成心chéng xīnintentionally; deliberately; on purpose成员chéng yuánmember呈现chéng xiànto appear; to emerge承办chéng bànto undertake; to accept a contract承包chéng bāoto contract; to undertake (a job)承诺chéng nuòto promise; to undertake to do something诚挚chéng zhìsincere; cordial城堡chéng bǎocastle; rook (chess piece)乘务员chéng wù yuánattendant on an airplane, train, boat etc惩罚chéng fápenalty; punishment澄清chéng qīngclear (of liquid); limpid橙chéngorange; orange tree秤chèngbalance, scale; steelyard吃苦chī kǔto bear hardships吃力chī lìto entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task池塘chí tángpool; pond迟缓chí huǎnslow; sluggish迟疑chí yíto hesitate持久chí jiǔlasting; enduring赤道chì dàoequator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator赤字chì zì(financial) deficit; red letter充当chōng dāngto serve as; to act as充沛chōng pèiabundant; plentiful充实chōng shírich; full充足chōng zúadequate; sufficient冲动chōng dòngto have an urge; to be impetuous冲击chōng jīvariant of 衝擊|冲击[chong1 ji1]; to attack冲突chōng tūconflict; to conflict崇拜chóng bàito worship; adoration崇高chóng gāomajestic; sublime崇敬chóng jìngto revere; to venerate抽空chōu kòngto find the time to do sth稠密chóu mìdense筹备chóu bèipreparations; to get ready for sth踌躇chóu chúto hesitate; (literary) to pace back and forth丑恶chǒu èugly; repulsive出路chū lùa way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward出卖chū màito offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray出身chū shēnto be born of; to come from出神chū shénspellbound; entranced出息chū xīto yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)出洋相chū yáng xiàngto make a fool of oneself初步chū bùinitial; preliminary储备chǔ bèito store up; reserves储存chǔ cúnstockpile; to store储蓄chǔ xùto save money (in a bank); savings处分chǔ fènto discipline sb; to punish处境chǔ jìngsituation (of a person)处置chǔ zhìto handle; to take care of畜牧xù mùto raise animals触犯chù fànto violate; to offend川流不息chuān liú bù xīthe stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow穿越chuān yuèto traverse; to pass through; to cross; time travel (as a genre of fiction)传达chuán dáto pass on; to convey传单chuán dānleaflet; flier; pamphlet传记zhuàn jìbiography; CL:篇[pian1],部[bu4]传授chuán shòuto impart; to pass on; to teach船舶chuán bóshipping; boats喘气chuǎn qìto breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather; to catch one's breath串chuànstring; relatives床单chuáng dānbed sheet; CL:條|条[tiao2],件[jian4],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2]幢chuángcarriage curtain; sun screen创立chuàng lìto establish; to set up; to found创新chuàng xīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation创业chuàng yèto begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship创作chuàng zuòto create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation吹牛chuī niúto talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly吹捧chuī pěngto flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments垂直chuí zhíperpendicular; vertical锤chuíhammer; to hammer into shape纯粹chún cuìpure; unadulterated纯洁chún jiépure; clean and honest词汇cí huìvariant of 詞彙|词汇[ci2 hui4]; vocabulary慈祥cí xiángkindly; benevolent (often of older person)雌雄cí xióngmale and female次品cì pǐnsubstandard products; defective次序cì xùsequence; order伺候cì houto serve; to wait upon刺cìto stab; to prick, to irritate从容不迫cóng róng bù pòcalm; unruffled丛cóngbush, shrub; thicket凑合còu heto bring together; to make do in a bad situation粗鲁cū lǔcoarse; crude (in one's manner)窜cuànto run away; to expel摧残cuī cánto ravage; to ruin脆弱cuì ruòweak; frail搓cuōto rub or roll between the hands; to rub or roll between the hands or fingers磋商cuō shāngto consult; to discuss seriously挫折cuò zhésetback; reverse搭dāto attach, to build, to join; to put up搭档dā dàngto cooperate; partner搭配dā pèito pair up; to match达成dá chéngto reach (an agreement); to accomplish答辩dá biànto reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation答复dá fùvariant of 答覆|答复[da2 fu4]; to answer打包dǎ bāoto wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out打官司dǎ guān sito file a lawsuit; to sue打击dǎ jīto hit; to strike打架dǎ jiàto fight; to scuffle打量dǎ liangto size sb up; to look sb up and down打猎dǎ lièto go hunting打仗dǎ zhàngto fight a battle; to go to war大不了dà bu liǎoat worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming大臣dà chénchancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister大伙儿dà huǒ rerhua variant of 大伙[da4 huo3]大厦dà shà(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)大肆dà sìwantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)大体dà tǐin general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture大意dà yìgeneral idea; main idea大致dà zhìmore or less; roughly; approximately歹徒dǎi túevildoer; malefactor逮捕dài bǔto arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3]代价dài jiàprice; cost代理dài lǐto act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy带领dài lǐngto guide; to lead怠慢dài mànto slight; to neglect担保dān bǎoto guarantee; to vouch for胆怯dǎn qiètimidity; timid诞辰dàn chénbirthday诞生dàn shēngto be born弹性tán xìngflexibility; elasticity淡季dàn jìoff season; slow business season淡水dàn shuǐTamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan; freshwater蛋白质dàn bái zhìprotein当场dāng chǎngat the scene; on the spot当初dāng chūat that time; originally当面dāng miànto sb's face; in sb's presence当前dāng qiánthe present time; to be faced with当事人dāng shì rénpersons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)当务之急dāng wù zhī jí(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency当心dāng xīnto take care; to look out当选dāng xuǎnto be elected; to be selected党dǎngpolitical party, gang, faction; surname Dang档案dàng ànfile; record; archive档次dàng cìgrade; class导弹dǎo dàn(guided) missile; CL:枚[mei2]导航dǎo háng(lit. and fig.) to navigate导向dǎo xiàngto be oriented towards; orientation岛屿dǎo yǔisland捣乱dǎo luànto disturb; to look for trouble倒闭dǎo bìto go bankrupt; to close down盗窃dào qièto steal稻谷dào gǔunhusked rice; paddy地步dì bùstage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation地势dì shìterrain; topography relief地质dì zhìgeology得不偿失dé bù cháng shīthe gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)得力dé lìable; capable得天独厚dé tiān dú hòublessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages得罪dé zuìto commit an offense; to violate the law灯笼dēng lónglantern登陆dēng lùto land; to come ashore登录dēng lùto register; to log in蹬dēngto step on; to wear等级děng jígrade; rank瞪dèngto stare at; to open (one's eyes) wide堤坝dī bàdam; dike敌视dí shìhostile; malevolence抵达dǐ dáto arrive; to reach (a destination)抵抗dǐ kàngto resist; resistance抵制dǐ zhìto resist; to boycott递增dì zēngto increase by degrees; in increasing order颠簸diān bǒto be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence); (fig.) to undergo a rough experience颠倒diān dǎoto turn upside down; to reverse典礼diǎn lǐceremony; celebration典型diǎn xíngmodel; typical case点缀diǎn zhuìto decorate; to adorn电源diàn yuánelectric power source垫diàncushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another惦记diàn jìto think of; to keep thinking about奠定diàn dìngto establish; to fix叼diāoto hold in the mouth; to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)雕刻diāo kèto carve; to engrave雕塑diāo sùa statue; a Buddhist image吊diàoto condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang调动diào dòngto transfer; to maneuver (troops etc)调和tiáo héharmonious; to mediate; to reconcile调剂tiáo jìto adjust; to redistribute (resources etc); (fig.) (of an activity) to provide variety in one's daily life; to serve as a change of pace调节tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate调解tiáo jiěto mediate; to bring parties to an agreement调料tiáo liàocondiment; seasoning跌diēto stumble, to slip, to fall; to fall叮嘱dīng zhǔto warn repeatedly; to urge盯dīngto rivet one's gaze upon; to keep eyes on定期dìng qīat set dates; at regular intervals定义dìng yìdefinition; to define丢人diū rénto lose face丢三落四diū sān là sìforgetful; empty-headed东道主dōng dào zhǔhost; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)东张西望dōng zhāng xī wàngto look in all directions (idiom); to glance around董事长dǒng shì zhǎngchairman of the board of directors动荡dòng dàngvariant of 動蕩|动荡[dong4 dang4]; unrest (social or political)动机dòng jīmotive; motivation动静dòng jìng(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness动力dòng lìmotive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus动脉dòng màiartery动身dòng shēnto go on a journey; to leave动手dòng shǒuto set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb动态dòng tàimovement; motion动员dòng yuánto mobilize; mobilization冻结dòng jiéto freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)栋dòngridge-beam; the main support of a house洞穴dòng xuécave; cavern都市dū shìcity; metropolis兜dōupouch; pocket陡峭dǒu qiàoprecipitous斗争dòu zhēnga struggle; fight督促dū cùto supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on毒品dú pǐndrugs; narcotics独裁dú cáidictatorship堵塞dǔ sèto clog up; blockage赌博dǔ bóto gamble杜绝dù juéto put an end to端duānend, extreme; head端午节duān wǔ jiéDragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)端正duān zhèngupright; regular短促duǎn cùshort in time; fleeting断定duàn dìngto conclude; to determine断断续续duàn duàn xù xùintermittent; off and on断绝duàn juéto sever; to break off堆积duī jīto pile up; to heap队伍duì wǔtroops; army; ranks; contingent; force; staff; team对策duì cècountermeasure for dealing with a situation对称duì chènsymmetry; symmetrical对付duì futo handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do对抗duì kàngto withstand; to resist对立duì lìto oppose; to set sth against对联duì liánrhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway对应duì yìngto correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to对照duì zhàoto contrast; to compare兑换duì huànto convert; to exchange兑现duì xiàn(of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment顿时dùn shíimmediately; suddenly多元化duō yuán huàdiversification; pluralism哆嗦duō suoto tremble; to shiver堕落duò luòto degrade; to degenerate额外é wàiextra; added恶化è huàto worsen恶心ě xīnvariant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]; nausea掠夺lüè duóto plunder; to rob略微lüè wēia little bit; slightly遏制è zhìto check; to contain恩怨ēn yuàngratitude and grudges; resentment而已ér yǐthat's all; nothing more耳环ěr huánearring; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4]二氧化碳èr yǎng huà tàncarbon dioxide CO2发布fā bùvariant of 發布|发布[fa1 bu4]; to release发财fā cáito get rich发呆fā dāito stare blankly; to be stunned发动fā dòngto start; to launch发火fā huǒto catch fire; to ignite; to lose one's temper; to blow up发觉fā juéto become aware; to detect发射fā shèto shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket)发誓fā shìto vow; to pledge发行fā xíngto publish; to issue; to release; to distribute发炎fā yánto become inflamed; inflammation发扬fā yángto develop; to make full use of发育fā yùto develop; to mature法人fǎ rénlegal person; corporation番fānto take turns, to repeat; to sow繁华fán huáflourishing; bustling繁忙fán mángbusy; bustling繁体字fán tǐ zìtraditional Chinese character繁殖fán zhíto breed; to reproduce反驳fǎn bóto retort; to refute反常fǎn chángunusual; abnormal反倒fǎn dào(coll.) but on the contrary; but instead反动fǎn dòngreaction; reactionary反感fǎn gǎnto be disgusted with; to dislike反抗fǎn kàngto resist; to rebel反馈fǎn kuìto send back information; feedback反面fǎn miànreverse side; backside反射fǎn shèto reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc)反思fǎn sīto think back over sth; to review反问fǎn wènto ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question反之fǎn zhīon the other hand...; conversely...泛滥fàn lànto overflow; to inundate; to flood; (fig.) to proliferate unchecked范畴fàn chóucategory贩卖fàn màito sell; to peddle方位fāng wèidirection; points of the compass方言fāng yánthe first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄[Yang2 Xiong2] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters; topolect方针fāng zhēnpolicy; guidelines防守fáng shǒuto defend; to protect (against)防疫fáng yìto prevent epidemics防御fáng yùdefense; to defend防止fáng zhǐto prevent; to guard against防治fáng zhìto prevent and cure; prevention and cure纺织fǎng zhīspinning and weaving放大fàng dàto enlarge; to magnify放射fàng shèto radiate; radioactive放手fàng shǒuto let go one's hold; to give up飞禽走兽fēi qín zǒu shòu(idiom) birds and animals飞翔fēi xiángto circle in the air; to soar飞跃fēi yuèto leap非法fēi fǎillegal肥沃féi wòfertile匪徒fěi túgangster; bandit诽谤fěi bàngto slander; to libel废除fèi chúto abolish; to abrogate废墟fèi xūruins沸腾fèi téng(of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over分辨fēn biànto distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve分寸fēn cunpropriety; appropriate behavior分红fēn hóngdividend; to award a bonus分解fēn jiěto resolve; to decompose分量fēn liàng(vector) component; (food) portion size分裂fēn lièto split up; to divide分泌fēn mìto secrete; secretion分明fēn míngclear; distinct分歧fēn qídivergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement分散fēn sànto scatter; to disperse分手fēn shǒuto part company; to split up吩咐fēn futo tell; to instruct; to command坟墓fén mùgrave; tomb粉末fěn mòfine powder; dust粉色fěn sèpink粉碎fěn suìto crush; to smash; to shatter丰满fēng mǎnsee 豐滿區|丰满区[Feng1 man3 Qu1]; ample丰盛fēng shèngrich; sumptuous丰收fēng shōuto reap a bumper harvest风暴fēng bàostorm; violent commotion风度fēng dùelegance (for men); elegant demeanor风光fēng guāngscene; view风气fēng qìgeneral mood; atmosphere风趣fēng qùcharm; humor风土人情fēng tǔ rén qínglocal conditions and customs (idiom)风味fēng wèidistinctive flavor; distinctive style封闭fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue)封建fēng jiànsystem of enfeoffment; feudalism封锁fēng suǒto blockade; to seal off锋利fēng lìsharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive逢féngto happen to meet; chance meeting, coincidence奉献fèng xiànto offer respectfully; to consecrate否决fǒu juéto veto; to overrule敷衍fū yǎnto elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics)服气fú qìto be convinced; to accept俘虏fú lǔto take prisoner; a captive (usu. a prisoner of war)符号fú hàosymbol; mark; sign幅度fú dùwidth; extent福利fú lìbenefit (provided by an employer or organization); (social) welfare福气fú qigood fortune; a blessing辐射fú shèto radiate; radiation抚养fǔ yǎngto foster; to bring up俯仰fǔ yǎnglowering and raising of the head; (fig.) small move辅助fǔ zhùto assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary腐败fǔ bàicorruption; to corrupt腐烂fǔ lànto rot; to putrefy腐蚀fǔ shícorrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically)腐朽fǔ xiǔrotten; decayed负担fù dānto bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden附和fù hèto agree; to go along with附件fù jiànappendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document)附属fù shǔsubsidiary; auxiliary复活fù huóto revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life复兴fù xīngto revive; to rejuvenate副fùto assist, to supplement; assistant副作用fù zuò yòngside effect富裕fù yùsee 富裕縣|富裕县[Fu4 yu4 Xian4]; prosperous; well-to-do; well-off赋予fù yǔto assign; to entrust (a task)腹泻fù xièdiarrhea; to have the runs覆盖fù gàito cover夫妇fū fùa (married) couple; husband and wife夫人fū renlady; madam改良gǎi liángto improve (sth); to refine; to reform (a system)盖章gài zhāngto affix a seal; to stamp (a document)甘心gān xīnto be willing to; to resign oneself to尴尬gān gàawkward; embarrassed感慨gǎn kǎito sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful感染gǎn rǎnto infect; infection; (fig.) to influence干旱gān hàndrought; (of land, climate etc) arid; dry干劲gàn jìnenthusiasm for doing sth干扰gān rǎoto disturb; to interfere干涉gān shèto interfere; to meddle干预gān yùto meddle; to intervene杠杆gàng gǎnlever; pry bar纲领gāng lǐngprogram (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle岗位gǎng wèia post; a job港口gǎng kǒuport; harbor港湾gǎng wānbay serving as a harbor高超gāo chāoexcellent; superlative高潮gāo cháohigh tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity高峰gāo fēngpeak; summit高考gāo kǎocollege entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]); (Tw) entrance exam for…高明gāo míngsee 高明區|高明区[Gao1 ming2 Qu1]; brilliant; superior; wise高尚gāo shàngnoble; lofty高涨gāo zhǎngto surge up; to rise稿件gǎo jiànpiece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article告辞gào cíto say goodbye; to take one's leave告诫gào jièto warn; to admonish疙瘩gē daswelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump割gēto cut, to divide, to partition; to cede搁gēto place, to lay down; to delay歌颂gē sòngto sing the praises of; to extol格局gé jústructure; pattern格式gé shìform; specification隔阂gé hémisunderstanding; estrangement隔离gé líto separate; to isolate个体gè tǐan individual; self-employed individual; small business operator (abbr. for 個體戶|个体户[ge4 ti3 hu4])各抒己见gè shū jǐ jiàneveryone gives their own view给予jǐ yǔ(literary) to give; to accord; to render根深蒂固gēn shēn dì gùdeep-rooted (problem etc)根源gēn yuánorigin; root (cause)跟前gēn qiánthe front (of); (in) front跟随gēn suíto follow跟踪gēn zōngto follow sb's tracks; to tail耕地gēng dìarable land; to plow land更新gēng xīnto replace the old with new; to renew更正gēng zhèngto correct; to make a correction工夫gōng fū(old) laborer; period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)工艺品gōng yì pǐnhandicraft article; handiwork公安局gōng ān júpublic security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)公道gōng dàojustice; fairness公告gōng gàopost; announcement公关gōng guānpublic relations公民gōng míncitizen公婆gōng póhusband's parents; parents-in-law; (dialect) a couple; husband and wife公然gōng ránopenly; publicly公认gōng rènpublicly known (to be); accepted (as)公式gōng shìformula公务gōng wùofficial business公正gōng zhèngjust; fair; equitable公证gōng zhèngto notarize; notarization功课gōng kèhomework; assignment功劳gōng láocontribution; meritorious service功效gōng xiàoefficacy攻击gōng jīto attack; to accuse攻克gōng kèto capture; to take供不应求gōng bù yìng qiúsupply does not meet demand供给gōng jǐto furnish; to provide宫殿gōng diànpalace; CL:座[zuo4]恭敬gōng jìngdeferential; respectful巩固gǒng gùto consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable共和国gòng hé guórepublic共计gòng jìto sum up to; to total共鸣gòng míng(physics) to resonate; resonance; sympathetic response勾结gōu jiéto collude with; to collaborate with钩子gōu zihook构思gòu sīto design; to plot姑且gū qiěfor the time being; tentatively孤独gū dúlonely; solitary孤立gū lìto isolate; isolated辜负gū fùto fail to live up to (sb's expectations, trust or kindness); to let down古董gǔ dǒngcurio; antique古怪gǔ guàistrange; weird股东gǔ dōngshareholder; stockholder股份gǔ fèna share (in a company); stock骨干gǔ gàndiaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone鼓动gǔ dòngto 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)固然gù ránadmittedly (it's true that...)固有gù yǒuintrinsic to sth; inherent固执gù zhíobstinate; stubborn故乡gù xiānghome; homeland故障gù zhàngmalfunction; breakdown顾虑gù lǜmisgivings; apprehensions; to worry about; to be concerned about顾问gù wènadviser; consultant拐杖guǎi zhàngcrutches; crutch关照guān zhàoto take care; to keep an eye on观光guān guāngto tour; sightseeing官方guān fānggovernment; official (approved or issued by an authority)管辖guǎn xiáto administer; to have jurisdiction (over)贯彻guàn chèto implement; to put into practice惯例guàn lìconvention; usual practice灌溉guàn gàito irrigate罐guànjar, jug, pitcher, pot; can光彩guāng cǎiluster; splendor光辉guāng huīradiance; glory光芒guāng mángrays of light; brilliant rays广阔guǎng kuòwide; vast归根到底guī gēn dào dǐafter all; in the final analysis归还guī huánto return sth; to revert归纳guī nàto sum up; to summarize规范guī fànnorm; standard规格guī géstandard; norm规划guī huàto draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program规章guī zhāngrule; regulation轨道guǐ dàotrack (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite)贵族guì zúlord; nobility跪guìto kneel棍棒gùn bàngclub; staff; stick国防guó fángnational defense国务院guó wù yuàn(PRC) State Council; (USA) State Department果断guǒ duànfirm; decisive过度guò dùexcessive; over-过渡guò dùto cross over (by ferry); transition过奖guò jiǎngto overpraise; to flatter过滤guò lǜto filter过失guò shīerror; fault过问guò wènto show an interest in; to get involved with过瘾guò yǐnto satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth过于guò yúexcessively; too嗨hāian exclamation; oh alas还原huán yuánto restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event)海拔hǎi báheight above sea level; elevation海滨hǎi bīnshore; seaside含糊hán huambiguous; vague含义hán yìmeaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning寒暄hán xuānto exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries罕见hǎn jiànrare; rarely seen捍卫hàn wèito defend; to uphold; to safeguard航空háng kōngaviation航天háng tiānspace flight航行háng xíngto sail; to fly毫米háo mǐmillimeter毫无háo wúnot in the least; to completely lack豪迈háo màibold; open-minded好客hào kèhospitality; to treat guests well号召hào zhàoto call; to appeal耗费hào fèito waste; to spend合并hé bìngvariant of 合併|合并[he2 bing4]; to merge合成hé chéngto compose; to constitute合乎hé hūto accord with; to conform to合伙hé huǒto act jointly; to form a partnership合身hé shēnwell-fitting (of clothes)合算hé suànworthwhile; to be a good deal和蔼hé ǎikindly; nice和解hé jiěto settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile和睦hé mùpeaceful relations; harmonious和气hé qifriendly; polite和谐hé xiéharmonious; harmony嘿hēiquiet, silent; hey痕迹hén jìvestige; mark狠心hěn xīncallous; heartless; to resolve (to do sth)恨不得hèn bu dewishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth哼hēngto hum; to sing softly轰动hōng dòngto cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place)哄hōngto coax; to beguile, to cheat, to deceive烘hōngto bake, to roast; to dry by the fire红包hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment宏观hóng guānmacro-; macroscopic宏伟hóng wěisee 宏偉區|宏伟区[Hong2 wei3 Qu1]; grand洪水hóng shuǐdeluge; flood喉咙hóu lóngthe throat吼hǒuto roar, to shout; to bark, to howl后代hòu dàidescendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations后顾之忧hòu gù zhī yōufears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences后勤hòu qínlogistics候选hòu xuǎnto be a candidate呼啸hū xiàoto whistle; to scream; to whiz呼吁hū yùto call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to)忽略hū lüèto neglect; to overlook; to ignore胡乱hú luàncareless; reckless湖泊hú pōlake互联网hù lián wǎngInternet花瓣huā bànpetal; CL:片[pian4]华丽huá lìgorgeous华侨huá qiáooverseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality化肥huà féichemical fertilizer化石huà shífossil化验huà yànchemical examination; to do a lab test化妆huà zhuāngto put on makeup划分huà fēnto divide up; to partition画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúlit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it话筒huà tǒngmicrophone; (telephone) receiver; handset怀孕huái yùnpregnant; to have conceived环节huán jié(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a…缓和huǎn héto ease (tension); to alleviate患者huàn zhěpatient; sufferer欢乐huān lègaiety; gladness荒凉huāng liángdesolate荒谬huāng miùabsurd; ridiculous荒唐huāng tángbeyond belief; preposterous慌忙huāng mángin a great rush; in a flurry黄昏huáng hūndusk; evening恍然大悟huǎng rán dà wù(idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light挥霍huī huòto squander money; extravagant辉煌huī huángsplendid; glorious回报huí bào(in) return; reciprocation回避huí bìvariant of 迴避|回避[hui2 bi4]; to shun回顾huí gùto look back; to review回收huí shōuto recycle; to reclaim悔恨huǐ hènremorse; repentance毁灭huǐ mièto perish; to ruin汇报huì bàoto report; to give an account of会晤huì wùto meet (formally); formal meeting贿赂huì lùto bribe; a bribe昏迷hūn míto lose consciousness; to be in a coma浑身hún shēnall over; from head to foot混合hùn héto mix; to blend; hybrid; composite混乱hùn luànconfused; chaotic; disorderly混淆hùn xiáoto obscure; to confuse混浊hùn zhuóturbid; muddy活该huó gāi(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly活力huó lìenergy; vitality火箭huǒ jiànrocket; CL:枚[mei2]火焰huǒ yànblaze; flame火药huǒ yàogunpowder或许huò xǔperhaps; maybe货币huò bìcurrency; monetary讥笑jī xiàoto sneer饥饿jī èhunger; starvation机动jī dònglocomotive; motorized机构jī gòumechanism; structure机关jī guānmechanism; gear; machine-operated机灵jī lingalert; quick-witted; lively机密jī mìsecret; classified; classified information; secret机械jī xièmachine; machinery机遇jī yùopportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck机智jī zhìquick-witted; resourceful迹象jì xiàngsign; indication; mark; indicator基地jī dìal-Qaeda; base (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)基金jī jīnfund基因jī yīngene (loanword)激发jī fāto arouse; to stimulate激励jī lìto encourage; to urge激情jī qíngpassion; fervor及早jí zǎoat the earliest possible time; as soon as possible吉祥jí xiánglucky; auspicious级别jí bié(military) rank; level即便jí biàneven if; even though即将jí jiāngabout to; on the point of; soon极端jí duānextreme极限jí xiànlimit; extreme boundary急功近利jí gōng jìn lìseeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return急剧jí jùrapid; sudden急切jí qièeager; impatient急于求成jí yú qiú chénganxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result急躁jí zàoirritable; irascible; impetuous疾病jí bìngdisease; sickness; ailment集团jí tuángroup; bloc嫉妒jí dùto be jealous of; to envy籍贯jí guànone's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents)计较jì jiàoto bother about; to haggle记性jì xingmemory (ability to retain information)记载jì zǎito write down; to record纪要jì yàominutes; written summary of a meeting忌讳jì huìtaboo; to avoid as taboo技能jì néngtechnical ability; skill技巧jì qiǎoskill; technique季度jì dùquarter of a year; season (sports)季军jì jūnthird in a race; bronze medalist继承jì chéngto inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc)继往开来jì wǎng kāi láito follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages寂静jì jìngquiet寄托jì tuōto entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in加工jiā gōngto process; processing加剧jiā jùto intensify夹杂jiā záto mix together (disparate substances); to mingle佳肴jiā yáofine food; delicacies家常jiā chángthe daily life of a family家伙jiā huovariant of 家伙[jia1 huo5]; household dish, implement or furniture家属jiā shǔfamily member; (family) dependent家喻户晓jiā yù hù xiǎounderstood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name假设jiǎ shèto suppose; to presume假使jiǎ shǐif; in case尖端jiān duānsharp pointed end; the tip坚定jiān dìngfirm; steady坚固jiān gùfirm; firmly坚韧jiān rèntough and durable; tenacious坚实jiān shífirm and substantial; solid坚硬jiān yìnghard; solid间谍jiàn diéspy间隔jiàn gégap; interval间接jiàn jiēindirectly; indirect艰难jiān nándifficult; arduous; hard兼职jiān zhíto hold concurrent posts; concurrent job监督jiān dūto supervise; to oversee; to inspect监视jiān shìto monitor; to keep a close watch over监狱jiān yùprison拣jiǎnto choose, to select; to gather, to pick up剪彩jiǎn cǎito cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)检讨jiǎn tǎoto examine or inspect; self-criticism检验jiǎn yànto inspect; to examine简化jiǎn huàto simplify简陋jiǎn lòusimple and crude简体字jiǎn tǐ zìsimplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]简要jiǎn yàoconcise; brief见多识广jiàn duō shí guǎng(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable见解jiàn jiěopinion; view见闻jiàn wénwhat one has seen and heard; knowledge见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéi(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action健全jiàn quánrobust; sound舰艇jiàn tǐngwarship; naval vessel溅jiànto sprinkle, to spray, to splash, to spill; to splash践踏jiàn tàto trample鉴别jiàn biéto differentiate; to distinguish鉴定jiàn dìngto examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate鉴于jiàn yúin view of; seeing that将近jiāng jìnalmost; nearly将军jiāng jūngeneral; high-ranking military officer僵硬jiāng yìngstiff; rigid奖励jiǎng lìto reward; reward (as encouragement)奖赏jiǎng shǎngreward; prize; award桨jiǎngpaddle, oar; oar; paddle降临jiàng línto descend; to arrive交叉jiāo chāto cross; to intersect交代jiāo dàito transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)交涉jiāo shèto negotiate (with); to have dealings (with)交往jiāo wǎngto associate (with); to have contact (with)交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal娇气jiāo qìdelicate; squeamish焦点jiāo diǎn(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus焦急jiāo jíanxiety; anxious角落jiǎo luòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook搅拌jiǎo bànto stir; to agitate缴纳jiǎo nàto pay (taxes etc)较量jiào liàngto pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb教养jiào yǎngto educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture阶层jiē céngsocial class皆jiēall, every, everybody; all接连jiē liánon end; in a row揭发jiē fāto expose; to bring to light揭露jiē lùto expose; to unmask节奏jié zòurhythm; tempo杰出jié chūoutstanding; distinguished结晶jié jīngto crystallize; crystallization结局jié júconclusion; ending; outcome结算jié suànto settle a bill; to close an account截至jié zhìup to (a time); by (a time)竭尽全力jié jìn quán lì(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost解除jiě chúto remove; to sack解雇jiě gùto fire; to sack解剖jiě pōuto dissect (an animal); to analyze解散jiě sànto dissolve; to disband解体jiě tǐto break up into components; to disintegrate戒备jiè bèito take precautions; to guard against (emergency)界限jiè xiànboundary借鉴jiè jiànto draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things)借助jiè zhùto draw support from; with the help of金融jīn róngbanking; finance津津有味jīn jīn yǒu wèiwith keen interest (idiom); with great pleasure尽快jǐn kuàias quickly as possible; as soon as possible; see 儘快|尽快[jin3 kuai4]紧密jǐn mìinseparably close紧迫jǐn pòpressing; urgent锦绣前程jǐn xiù qián chéngbright future; bright prospects劲头jìn tóuenthusiasm; zeal近来jìn láirecently; lately近视jìn shìmyopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted进而jìn érand then; and thereby; and in turn进攻jìn gōngto attack; to assault进化jìn huàto evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution进展jìn zhǎnto make headway; to make progress晋升jìn shēngto promote to a higher position浸泡jìn pàoto steep; to soak经费jīng fèifunds; expenditure经商jīng shāngto trade; to carry out commercial activities经纬jīng wěiwarp and woof; longitude and latitude茎jīngstem, stalk; stalk惊动jīng dòngto alarm; to startle惊奇jīng qíto be amazed; to be surprised惊讶jīng yàamazed; astonished兢兢业业jīng jīng yè yè(idiom) conscientious; assiduous精打细算jīng dǎ xì suànmeticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)精华jīng huábest feature; most important part of an object精简jīng jiǎnto simplify; to reduce精密jīng mìaccuracy; exact精确jīng quèaccurate; precise精通jīng tōngto be proficient in; to master (a subject)精心jīng xīnwith utmost care; fine精益求精jīng yì qiú jīng(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting精致jīng zhìdelicate; fine; exquisite; refined井jǐngwell, mine shaft, pit; Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy颈椎jǐng zhuīcervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals警告jǐng gàoto warn; to admonish警惕jǐng tìto be on the alert; vigilant竞赛jìng sàito compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race竞选jìng xuǎnto take part in an election; to run for office敬礼jìng lǐto salute; salute境界jìng jièboundary; state镜头jìng tóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)纠纷jiū fēndispute纠正jiū zhèngto correct; to make right酒精jiǔ jīng(coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol救济jiù jìemergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods就近jiù jìnnearby; in a close neighborhood就业jiù yèto get a job; employment就职jiù zhíto take office; to assume a post居住jū zhùto reside; to dwell拘留jū liúto detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody拘束jū shùto restrict; to restrain鞠躬jū gōngto bow; (literary) to bend down局部jú bùpart; local局面jú miànaspect; phase局势jú shìsituation; state (of affairs)局限jú xiànvariant of 局限[ju2 xian4]; to limit咀嚼jǔ juéto chew; to think over沮丧jǔ sàngdispirited; dejected举动jǔ dòngact; action举世闻名jǔ shì wén míngworld-famous (idiom)举世瞩目jǔ shì zhǔ mùto receive worldwide attention举足轻重jǔ zú qīng zhòngto play a critical role (idiom); influential剧本jù běnscript; screenplay; scenario; libretto剧烈jù lièviolent; acute; severe; fierce据悉jù xīaccording to reports; it is reported (that)聚精会神jù jīng huì shénto concentrate one's attention (idiom)决策jué cèstrategic decision; decision-making绝望jué wàngto despair; to give up all hope觉悟jué wùto come to understand; to realize觉醒jué xǐngto awaken; to come to realize军队jūn duìarmed forces; troops; CL:支[zhi1]卡通kǎ tōngcartoon (loanword)开采kāi cǎito extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit开除kāi chúto expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)开阔kāi kuòwide; open (spaces)开朗kāi lǎngspacious and well-lit; open and clear开明kāi míngenlightened; open-minded开辟kāi pìto open up; to create; to establish开水kāi shuǐboiled water; boiling water开拓kāi tuòto break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam)开展kāi zhǎnto launch; to develop开支kāi zhīexpenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4]); to spend money刊登kān dēngto carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)刊物kān wùpublication勘探kān tànto explore; to survey看待kàn dàito look upon; to regard看望kàn wàngto pay a visit to; to see (sb)慷慨kāng kǎivehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous扛kángto lift; to carry on one's shoulders考察kǎo cháto inspect; to observe and study考古kǎo gǔarchaeology; to engage in archaeological studies考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on考验kǎo yànto test; to put to the test靠拢kào lǒngto draw close to科目kē mùacademic subject; field of study颗粒kē lìkernel; granule磕kēto collide, to hit, to knock, to tap; to tap; to knock (against sth hard); (esp.) to knock (mud from boots, ash from a pipe etc)可恶kě wùrepulsive; vile可观kě guānworth seeing; considerable; impressive; significant可口kě kǒutasty; to taste good可笑kě xiàofunny; ridiculous可行kě xíngfeasible渴望kě wàngto thirst for; to long for刻不容缓kè bù róng huǎnto brook no delay; to demand immediate action客户kè hùclient; customer课题kè títask; problem恳切kěn qièearnest; sincere啃kěnto gnaw, to chew, to bite; to gnaw坑kēngpit, hole; to trap, to bury空白kòng báiblank space空洞kōng dòngcavity; empty空前绝后kōng qián jué hòuunprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last空隙kòng xìcrack; gap between two objects空想kōng xiǎngdaydream; fantasy空虚kōng xūhollow; emptiness孔kǒngopening, hole, orifice; great恐惧kǒng jùfear; dread; to fear; to dread恐吓kǒng hèto threaten; to menace口气kǒu qìtone of voice; the way one speaks口腔kǒu qiāngoral cavity口头kǒu tóuoral; verbal口音kǒu yīn(linguistics) oral speech sounds; voice枯竭kū jiéused up; dried up枯燥kū zàodry and dull; uninteresting; tedious苦尽甘来kǔ jìn gān láibitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning挎kuàto carry; to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)跨kuàto straddle, to ride; to span, to stretch across快活kuài huohappy; cheerful宽敞kuān changspacious; wide款待kuǎn dàito entertain; to be hospitable to款式kuǎn shìpattern; style框架kuàng jià(construction) frame; (fig.) framework筐kuāngbamboo basket or chest; basket况且kuàng qiěmoreover; besides旷课kuàng kèto play truant; to cut classes亏待kuī dàito treat sb unfairly亏损kuī sǔndeficit; (financial) loss昆虫kūn chónginsect; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],堆[dui1]捆绑kǔn bǎngto bind扩充kuò chōngto expand扩散kuò sànto spread; to proliferate; to diffuse扩张kuò zhāngexpansion; dilation喇叭lǎ bahorn (automobile etc); loudspeaker啦lafinal particle of an assertion; (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc来历lái lìhistory; antecedents来源lái yuánsource (of information etc); origin栏目lán mùregular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio)懒惰lǎn duòidle; lazy狼狈láng bèiin a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure朗读lǎng dúto read aloud捞lāoto dredge up; to fish for牢固láo gùfirm; secure牢骚láo sāodiscontent; complaint唠叨láo daoto prattle; to chatter away乐谱yuè pǔa musical score; sheet music乐趣lè qùdelight; pleasure; joy乐意lè yìto be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth雷达léi dá(loanword) radar类似lèi sìsimilar; analogous冷淡lěng dàncold; indifferent冷酷lěng kùunfeeling; callous冷却lěng què(lit. and fig.) to cool愣lèngdazed, stupefied; to look distracted黎明lí míngdawn; daybreak礼节lǐ jiéetiquette里程碑lǐ chéng bēimilestone理睬lǐ cǎito heed; to pay attention to理所当然lǐ suǒ dāng ránas it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngin the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions理智lǐ zhìreason; intellect力所能及lì suǒ néng jías far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers力图lì túto try hard to; to strive to力争lì zhēngto work hard for; to do all one can历代lì dàisuccessive generations; successive dynasties历来lì láialways; throughout (a period of time)立场lì chǎngposition; standpoint立交桥lì jiāo qiáooverpass; flyover立体lì tǐthree-dimensional; solid立足lì zúto stand; to have a footing利害lì hàipros and cons; advantages and disadvantages利率lì lǜinterest rate例外lì wàiexception; to be an exception连年lián niánsuccessive years; over many years连锁lián suǒto interlock; to be linked连同lián tóngtogether with; along with联欢lián huānto have a get-together; celebration联络lián luòto get in touch with; to contact联盟lián méngalliance; union联想lián xiǎngLenovo; to associate (cognitively)廉洁lián jiéincorruptible; unbribable; honest良心liáng xīnconscience谅解liàng jiěto understand; to make allowances for晾liàngto air-dry; to sun-dry辽阔liáo kuòvast; extensive列举liè jǔa list; to list临床lín chuáng(medicine) clinical淋línto drench, to drip, to soak; perfectly吝啬lìn sèstingy; mean; miserly灵感líng gǎncreative inspiration灵魂líng húnsoul; spirit灵敏líng mǐnsmart; clever凌晨líng chénvery early in the morning; in the wee hours零星líng xīngfragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces; sporadic; scattered领会lǐng huìto understand; to comprehend领事馆lǐng shì guǎnconsulate领土lǐng tǔterritory领悟lǐng wùto understand; to comprehend领先lǐng xiānto lead; to be in front领袖lǐng xiùleader伶俐líng lìclever; witty; intelligent; deft; adroit溜liūto slip, to slide, to glide; slippery流浪liú làngto drift about; to wander流露liú lùto reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc流氓liú mángrogue; hoodlum流通liú tōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution留恋liú liànreluctant to leave; to hate to have to go留念liú niànto keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly留神liú shénto take care; to be careful笼罩lǒng zhàoto envelop; to shroud聋哑lóng yǎdeaf and nonverbal隆重lóng zhònggrand; prosperous垄断lǒng duànto monopolize搂lǒuto embrace, to hug; to drag, to pull炉灶lú zàostove屡次lǚ cìrepeatedly; time and again履行lǚ xíngto fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task)率领shuài lǐngto lead; to command轮船lún chuánsteamship; steamer; steamboat; CL:艘[sou1]轮廓lún kuòoutline; silhouette轮胎lún tāitire; pneumatic tire论坛lùn tánforum (for discussion)论证lùn zhèngto prove a point; to expound on啰唆luō suolong-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky螺丝钉luó sī dīngscrew络绎不绝luò yì bù jué(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream落成luò chéngto complete a construction project落实luò shípractical; workable麻痹má bìparalysis; palsy麻木má mùnumb; insensitive麻醉má zuìanesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)码头mǎ touwharf; dock; quay; pier嘛mafinal exclamatory particle; used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]埋伏mái fúto ambush; to lie in wait for埋没mái mòto engulf; to bury埋怨mán yuànto complain; to grumble (about)埋葬mái zàngto bury迈màiold; to pass by, to take a stride脉搏mài bópulse (both medical and figurative)慢性màn xìngslow and patient; chronic (disease)漫画màn huàcomics; cartoon; caricature漫长màn chángvery long; endless蔓延màn yánto spread; to extend忙碌máng lùbusy; bustling盲目máng mù(fig.) (of one's actions) blind; unthinking茫茫máng mángboundless; vast and obscure茫然máng ránblankly; vacantly茂盛mào shènglush冒充mào chōngto feign; to pretend to be没辙méi zhéat one's wit's end; unable to find a way out枚méithe stalk of a shrub, the trunk of a tree; surname Mei媒介méi jièintermediary; vehicle媒体méi tǐmedia, esp. news media美观měi guānpleasing to the eye; beautiful美满měi mǎnhappy; blissful美妙měi miàobeautiful; wonderful门诊mén zhěnoutpatient service萌芽méng yá(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud蒙méngto cover; to deceive猛烈měng lièfierce; violent; vigorous; intense梦想mèng xiǎng(fig.) to dream of; dream眯mīto squint, to narrow the eyes; blindness弥补mí bǔto complement; to make up for a deficiency弥漫mí mànto pervade; to fill the air迷惑mí huoto puzzle; to confuse迷人mí rénfascinating; enchanting迷失mí shīto get lost; to lose one's bearings迷信mí xìnsuperstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth)密度mì dùdensity; concentration密封mì fēngto seal up免得miǎn deso as not to; so as to avoid免疫miǎn yìimmunity (to disease)勉励miǎn lìto encourage勉强miǎn qiǎngto do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth面貌miàn màoface; features; appearance; look面子miàn ziouter surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face描绘miáo huìto describe; to depict; to portray渺小miǎo xiǎominute; tiny灭亡miè wángto be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate蔑视miè shìto loathe; to despise民间mín jiānamong the people; popular民用mín yòng(for) civilian use敏感mǐn gǎnsensitive; susceptible敏捷mǐn jiénimble; quick敏锐mǐn ruìkeen; sharp; acute名次míng cìposition in a ranking of names; place名额míng équota; number of places名副其实míng fù qí shínot just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named名誉míng yùfame; reputation明明míng míngobviously; plainly命名mìng míngto give a name to; to dub摸索mō suoto feel about; to grope about模范mó fànmodel; fine example模式mó shìmode; pattern; model模型mó xíngmodel; mold模样mú yànglook; style膜mómembrane, film; to kneel and worship摩擦mó cāfriction; rubbing磨合mó héto break in; to wear in魔鬼mó guǐdevil魔术mó shùmagic抹杀mǒ shāto erase; to cover traces莫名其妙mò míng qí miào(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable墨水儿mò shuǐ rerhua variant of 墨水[mo4 shui3]默默mò mòin silence; not speaking谋求móu qiúto seek; to strive for母语mǔ yǔnative language; mother tongue目睹mù dǔto witness; to see at first hand目光mù guānggaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look沐浴mù yùto bathe; to take a bath; (fig.) to be bathed in; to be immersed in嗯eninterjection indicating agreement or appreciation; (a groaning sound)拿手ná shǒuexpert in; good at纳闷儿nà mèn rerhua variant of 納悶|纳闷[na4 men4]耐用nài yòngdurable难得nán déseldom; rare难堪nán kānhard to take; embarrassed难免nán miǎnhard to avoid; difficult to escape from难能可贵nán néng kě guìrare and precious; valuable恼火nǎo huǒannoyed; riled; vexed内涵nèi hánmeaningful content; implication内幕nèi mùinside story; non-public information内在nèi zàiinner; internal能量néng liàngenergy; capabilities拟定nǐ dìngto draw up; to draft年度nián dùyear (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual捏niēto knead, to mold, to pinch; to hold between the thumb and fingers宁肯nìng kěnwould rather...; it would be better...宁愿nìng yuànwould rather ... (than ...)拧níngscrew, wrench; to pinch, to twist, to wring凝固níng gùto freeze; to solidify凝聚níng jùto condense; to coagulate凝视níng shìto gaze at; to fix one's eyes on扭转niǔ zhuǎnto reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation)纽扣儿niǔ kòu erbutton; erhua variant of 纽扣农历nóng lìthe traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar浓厚nóng hòudense; thick (fog, clouds etc)奴隶nú lìslave虐待nüè dàito mistreat; to maltreat挪nuóto shift, to move; to shift哦óoh? really? is that so?; to chant欧洲ōu zhōuEurope (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1])殴打ōu dǎto beat up; to come to blows呕吐ǒu tùto vomit趴pāprone, lying down, leaning over; to lie on one's stomach徘徊pái huáito pace back and forth; to dither; to hesitate排斥pái chìto reject; to exclude排除pái chúto eliminate; to remove排放pái fàngto arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc)派别pài biégroup; sect; clique; faction; school派遣pài qiǎnto send (on a mission); to dispatch攀登pān dēngto climb; to pull oneself up盘旋pán xuánto spiral; to circle判决pàn juéjudgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on畔pànriver bank; a boundary path that divides fields庞大páng dàhuge; enormous; tremendous抛弃pāo qìto abandon; to discard泡沫pào mòfoam; (soap) bubble培训péi xùnto cultivate; to train培育péi yùto train; to breed配备pèi bèito allocate; to provide配偶pèi ǒuspouse配套pèi tàoto form a complete set; compatible盆地pén dì(geography) basin; depression烹饪pēng rèncooking; culinary arts捧pěngto hold or offer with both hands; to sing the praises of批发pī fāwholesale; bulk trade批判pī pànto criticize; critique劈pīto chop, to cut apart; to split皮革pí géleather; CL:張|张[zhang1]疲惫pí bèibeaten; exhausted疲倦pí juànto tire; tired屁股pì gubuttocks; bottom譬如pì rúfor example; for instance; such as偏差piān chādeviation; bias偏见piān jiànprejudice; bias偏僻piān pìremote; desolate偏偏piān piān(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable)…片断piàn duànsection; fragment片刻piàn kèshort period of time; a moment飘扬piāo yángto wave; to flutter漂浮piāo fúto float; to hover拼搏pīn bóto struggle; to wrestle拼命pīn mìngto do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it贫乏pín fáimpoverished; lacking贫困pín kùnimpoverished; poverty频繁pín fánfrequently; often频率pín lǜfrequency品尝pǐn chángvariant of 品嚐|品尝[pin3 chang2]; to have a taste of; to sample品德pǐn démoral character品行pǐn xíngbehavior; moral conduct品质pǐn zhìcharacter; intrinsic quality (of a person)平凡píng fáncommonplace; ordinary平面píng miàn(geometry) plane; flat surface平坦píng tǎnlevel; even平行píng xíngparallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively); on an equal footing; on the same level平原píng yuánfield; plain评估píng gūto evaluate; to assess评论píng lùnto comment on; to discuss屏障píng zhàngbarrier坡pōslope, hillside, embankment; slope; hillside颇pōrather, quite; partial, biased迫不及待pò bù jí dài(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay迫害pò hàito persecute破例pò lìto make an exception魄力pò lìcourage; daring泼pōto pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water; to splash扑pūto attack, to beat, to hit, to strike; to throw oneself at朴实pǔ shíplain; simple普及pǔ jíto spread extensively; to generalize铺pùshop, store; bed, mattress瀑布pù bùwaterfall曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)凄凉qī liángmournful; miserable; desolate (place)期望qī wàngto have expectations; to earnestly hope期限qī xiàntime limit; deadline欺负qī futo bully欺骗qī piànto deceive; to cheat齐全qí quáncomplete; comprehensive齐心协力qí xīn xié lìto work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together奇妙qí miàowonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange歧视qí shìto discriminate against; discrimination旗袍qí páocheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high col…旗帜qí zhìensign; flag乞丐qǐ gàibeggar岂有此理qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐhow can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous启程qǐ chéngto set out on a journey启示qǐ shìto reveal; to enlighten启事qǐ shìannouncement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information起草qǐ cǎoto make a draft; to draw up (plans)起初qǐ chūoriginally; at first; at the outset起伏qǐ fúto move up and down; to undulate起哄qǐ hòngto heckle; rowdy jeering起码qǐ mǎat the minimum; at the very least起义qǐ yìuprising; insurrection起源qǐ yuánorigin; to originate气概qì gàilofty quality; mettle气功qì gōngqigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation气魄qì pòspirit; boldness气色qì sècomplexion气势qì shìimposing manner; loftiness气味qì wèiodor; scent气象qì xiàngmeteorological condition; weather; meteorology气压qì yāatmospheric pressure; barometric pressure迄今为止qì jīn wéi zhǐso far; up to now器材qì cáiequipment; material器官qì guān(physiology) organ; apparatus掐qiāto hold, to choke; to gather in one hand恰当qià dàngappropriate; suitable恰到好处qià dào hǎo chùit's just perfect; it's just right恰巧qià qiǎoby chance; as chance would have it洽谈qià tánto discuss千方百计qiān fāng bǎi jìlit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means迁就qiān jiùto yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)迁徙qiān xǐto migrate; to move牵扯qiān chěto involve; to implicate; to be interrelated牵制qiān zhìto control; to curb谦逊qiān xùnhumble; modest签订qiān dìngto agree to and sign (a treaty etc)签署qiān shǔto sign (an agreement)前景qián jǐngforeground; vista前提qián típremise; precondition潜力qián lìpotential; latent capacity潜水qián shuǐto dive; to go under water潜移默化qián yí mò huàimperceptible influence; to influence secretly谴责qiǎn zéto denounce; to condemn强迫qiǎng pòto compel; to force强制qiáng zhìto force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory抢劫qiǎng jiéto rob; looting抢救qiǎng jiùto rescue桥梁qiáo liángbridge (lit. and fig.)翘qiàooutstanding; to elevate, to lift, to raise切实qiè shífeasible; realistic锲而不舍qiè ér bù shěto chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere亲热qīn rèaffectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for亲身qīn shēnpersonally; oneself; (of experience) firsthand侵犯qīn fànto infringe on; to encroach on钦佩qīn pèito admire; to look up to勤俭qín jiǎnhardworking and frugal勤恳qín kěndiligent and attentive; assiduous氢qīngammonia; hydrogen (chemistry)轻而易举qīng ér yì jǔeasy; with no difficulty倾听qīng tīngto listen attentively倾向qīng xiàngtrend; tendency倾斜qīng xiéto incline; to lean清澈qīng chèclear; limpid清晨qīng chénearly morning清除qīng chúto clear away; to eliminate清洁qīng jiéclean; to clean清理qīng lǐto clear up; to tidy up清晰qīng xīclear; distinct清醒qīng xǐngclear-headed; sober清真qīng zhēnIslamic; Muslim情报qíng bàoinformation; intelligence情节qíng jiécircumstances; plot; storyline情理qíng lǐreason; sense情形qíng xingcircumstances; situation; state of affairs晴朗qíng lǎngsunny and cloudless请柬qǐng jiǎninvitation card; written invitation请教qǐng jiàoto ask for guidance; to consult请示qǐng shìto ask for instructions请帖qǐng tiěinvitation card; written invitation丘陵qiū línghills区分qū fēnto differentiate; to draw a distinction区域qū yùarea; region曲折qū zhéwinding; (fig.) complicated曲子qǔ zipoem for singing; tune驱逐qū zhúto expel; to deport屈服qū fúto surrender; to succumb渠道qú dàoirrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; avenue取缔qǔ dìto suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit趣味qù wèifun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference圈套quān tàotrap; snare; trick全局quán júoverall situation全力以赴quán lì yǐ fù(idiom) to make an all-out effort权衡quán héngto consider; to weigh (a matter)权威quán wēiauthority; authoritative权益quán yìrights; interests拳头quán toufist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key; core犬quǎndog; (literary) dog缺口quē kǒunick; jag缺席quē xíto be absent缺陷quē xiàndefect; flaw瘸quélameness; paralysis of the hands or legs确保què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee确立què lìto establish; to institute确切què qièdefinite; exact确信què xìnto be convinced; to be sure群众qún zhòngmass; multitude染rǎndye; to catch让步ràng bùto concede; to give in饶恕ráo shùto forgive; to pardon扰乱rǎo luànto disturb; to perturb惹祸rě huòto stir up trouble; to invite disaster热泪盈眶rè lèi yíng kuàngeyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved热门rè ménpopular; hot; in vogue人道rén dàohuman sympathy; humanitarianism人格rén gépersonality; integrity人工rén gōngartificial; manpower人家rén jiāhousehold; dwelling人间rén jiānthe human world; the earth人士rén shìperson; figure人为rén wéiartificial; man-made人性rén xìnghuman nature; humanity人质rén zhìhostage仁慈rén cíbenevolent; charitable忍耐rěn nàito endure; to put up with; to exercise patience忍受rěn shòuto bear; to endure认定rèn dìngto maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact)认可rèn kěto approve; approval任命rèn mìngto appoint; (job) appointment任性rèn xìngwillful; headstrong任意rèn yìany; arbitrary任重道远rèn zhòng dào yuǎna heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)仍旧réng jiùstill (remaining); to remain (the same)日新月异rì xīn yuè yìdaily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments日益rì yìday by day; more and more容貌róng màoone's appearance; one's aspect容纳róng nàto hold; to contain容器róng qìreceptacle; vessel容忍róng rěnto put up with; to tolerate溶解róng jiěto dissolve融洽róng qiàharmonious; friendly relations柔和róu hégentle; soft揉róuto massage, to knead; to crush by hand若干ruò gāna certain number or amount; how many?弱点ruò diǎnweak point; failing撒谎sā huǎngto tell lies腮sāijaw; gills三角sān jiǎotriangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角學|三角学[san1 jiao3 xue2])散布sàn bùto disseminate散发sàn fāto distribute; to emit; to give off散文sǎn wén(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections丧失sàng shīto lose; to forfeit嫂子sǎo zi(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law色彩sè cǎitint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character刹车shā chēto brake (when driving); to stop刹那chà nàan instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye啥shàwhat?; dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]筛选shāi xuǎnto filter山脉shān màimountain range; CL:條|条[tiao2]闪烁shǎn shuòto glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker; to be evasive; to equivocate擅长shàn chángto be good at; to be expert in擅自shàn zìwithout permission伤脑筋shāng nǎo jīnto be a real headache; to find sth a real headache商标shāng biāotrademark; logo上级shàng jíhigher authorities; superiors上进心shàng jìn xīnambition; desire for self-improvement上任shàng rènto take office; previous (incumbent)上瘾shàng yǐnto get into a habit; to become addicted上游shàng yóuupper reaches (of a river); upper level捎shāoto carry, to take; to select梢shāothe tip of a branch; rudder哨shàoto whistle; to chirp奢侈shē chǐluxurious; extravagant设立shè lìto set up; to establish设想shè xiǎngto imagine; to assume设置shè zhìto set up; to install社区shè qūcommunity; neighborhood涉及shè jíto involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon摄取shè qǔto absorb (nutrients etc); to assimilate摄氏度shè shì dù°C (degrees Celsius)申报shēn bàoto report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs)呻吟shēn yínto moan; to groan绅士shēn shìgentleman深奥shēn àoprofound; abstruse深沉shēn chéndeep; profound深情厚谊shēn qíng hòu yìdeep friendship神奇shén qímagical; mystical神气shén qìexpression; manner神情shén qínglook; expression神色shén sèexpression; look神圣shén shèngdivine; hallow神态shén tàiappearance; manner神仙shén xiānDaoist immortal; supernatural entity审查shěn cháto examine; to investigate审理shěn lǐto hear (a case)审美shěn měiesthetics; appreciating the arts审判shěn pàna trial; to try sb渗透shèn tòu(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into慎重shèn zhòngcautious; careful生存shēng cúnto exist; to survive生机shēng jīopportunity to live; hope of success; vigor; vitality生理shēng lǐphysiology生疏shēng shūunfamiliar; strange生态shēng tàiecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment); ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment)生物shēng wùorganism; living creature; life form; (attributive) biological; bio-生效shēng xiào(of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative生锈shēng xiù(of metal) to rust; to become rusty; (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate生育shēng yùto give birth to; to bear; fertility声明shēng míngto state; to declare声势shēng shìfame and power; prestige声誉shēng yùreputation; fame牲畜shēng chùfarm animal; livestock省会shěng huìprovincial capital胜负shèng fùvictory or defeat; the outcome of a battle盛shèngabundant, flourishing; to contain盛产shèng chǎnto produce in abundance; to be rich in盛开shèng kāiblooming; in full flower盛情shèng qínggreat kindness; magnificent hospitality盛行shèng xíngto be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent尸体shī tǐcorpse; dead body失误shī wùlapse; mistake失踪shī zōngto be missing; to disappear师范shī fànteacher-training; pedagogical施加shī jiāto exert (effort or pressure)施展shī zhǎnto use fully; to put to use十足shí zúample; complete石油shí yóuoil; petroleum时差shí chātime difference; time lag时常shí chángoften; frequently时而shí éroccasionally; from time to time时光shí guāngtime (esp. as sth that passes)时机shí jīopportunity; opportune moment时事shí shìcurrent trends; the present situation; how things are going时装shí zhuāngfashion; fashionable clothes实惠shí huìtangible benefit; material advantages实力shí lìstrength实施shí shīto implement; to carry out实事求是shí shì qiú shìlit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic实质shí zhìsubstance; essence使命shǐ mìngmission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself世代shì dàifor many generations; generation世界观shì jiè guānworldview; world outlook示范shì fànto demonstrate; to show how to do sth示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration示意shì yìto hint; to indicate (an idea to sb)事故shì gùaccident; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3],次[ci4]事迹shì jìnotable deeds; exploits事件shì jiànincident; event事态shì tàisituation; existing state of affairs事务shì wù(political, economic etc) affairs; work事项shì xiàngmatter; item事业shì yèundertaking; project势必shì bìto be bound to; undoubtedly will势力shì lipower; influence视力shì lìeyesight; visual acuity视线shì xiànline of sight视野shì yěfield of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective试图shì túto attempt; to try试验shì yànexperiment; test是非shì fēiright and wrong; quarrel; dispute适宜shì yísuitable; appropriate逝世shì shìto pass away; to die释放shì fàngto release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)识别shí biéto distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize拾shíto collect, to pick up, to tidy up; ten (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)收藏shōu cángto collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection收缩shōu suōto pull back; to shrink收益shōu yìearnings; profit收音机shōu yīn jīradio; CL:臺|台[tai2]手法shǒu fǎtechnique; trick手势shǒu shìgesture; sign; signal手艺shǒu yìcraftmanship; workmanship守护shǒu hùto guard; to protect首要shǒu yàothe most important; of chief importance受罪shòu zuìto endure; to suffer授予shòu yǔto award; to confer书法shū fǎcalligraphy; handwriting书籍shū jíbooks; works书记shū jisecretary (head of a Communist Party or Communist Youth League organization); clerk; scribe书面shū miànin writing; written疏忽shū huto neglect; to overlook舒畅shū chànghappy; entirely free from worry束shùto bind, to control, to restrain; bale束缚shù fùto bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle树立shù lìto set up; to establish竖shùperpendicular, vertical; to erect数shùcount, number, several; to count数额shù éamount; sum of money数目shù mùamount; number耍shuǎto play, to frolic, to amuse; surname Shua衰老shuāi lǎoto age; to deteriorate with age衰退shuāi tuìto decline; to fall涮shuànto rinse; to boil or cook in juice双胞胎shuāng bāo tāitwin; CL:對|对[dui4]爽快shuǎng kuairefreshed; rejuvenated水利shuǐ lìwater conservancy; irrigation works水龙头shuǐ lóng tóufaucet; tap水泥shuǐ nícement; CL:袋[dai4]司法sī fǎjudicial; (administration of) justice司令sī lìngcommanding officer私自sī zìprivate; personal; secretly; without explicit approval思念sī niànto think of; to long for思索sī suǒto think deeply; to ponder思维sī wéi(line of) thought; thinking思绪sī xùtrain of thought; emotional state斯文sī wénrefined; educate死亡sǐ wángto die; death四肢sì zhīthe four limbs of the body饲养sì yǎngto raise; to rear肆无忌惮sì wú jì dànabsolutely unrestrained; unbridled耸sǒngto excite, to urge; to raise搜索sōu suǒto search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)艘sōumeasure word for ships or vessels; classifier for ships苏醒sū xǐngto come to; to awaken俗话sú huàcommon saying; proverb素食sù shívegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet素质sù zhìinner quality; basic essence塑造sù zàoto model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)诉讼sù sònglawsuit算了suàn lelet it be; let it pass算数suàn shùto count numbers; to keep to one's word随即suí jíimmediately; presently随身suí shēnto (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one随手suí shǒuconveniently; without extra trouble随意suí yìas one wishes; according to one's wishes岁月suì yuèyears; time隧道suì dàotunnel损坏sǔn huàito damage; to injure索赔suǒ péito ask for compensation; to claim damages索性suǒ xìngyou might as well (do it); simply塌tāto collapse, to fall into ruin; to collapse踏实tā shifirmly-based; steady台风tái fēngstage presence, poise; typhoon太空tài kōngouter space泰斗tài dǒuabbr. for 泰山北斗[Tai4 shan1 Bei3 dou3]贪婪tān lánavaricious; greedy贪污tān wūto be corrupt; corruption摊儿tān rerhua variant of 攤|摊[tan1]瘫痪tān huàn(medicine) to suffer paralysis; (fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a standstill坦白tǎn báihonest; forthcoming叹气tàn qìto sigh; to heave a sigh探测tàn cèto probe; to survey探索tàn suǒto explore; to probe探讨tàn tǎoto investigate; to probe探望tàn wàngto visit; to call on sb糖葫芦táng hú lusugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu倘若tǎng ruòif; supposing; in case掏tāoto take out; to pull out滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù jué(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on陶瓷táo cípottery and porcelain; ceramics淘气táo qìnaughty; mischievous淘汰táo tàito wash out; (fig.) to cull讨价还价tǎo jià huán jiàto haggle over price; to bargain特定tè dìngspecial; specific; designated; particular特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality特长tè chángpersonal strength; one's special ability or strong points提拔tí báto promote to a higher job; to select for promotion提炼tí liànto extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine提示tí shìto point out; to remind (sb of sth)提议tí yìto propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion题材tí cáisubject matter体谅tǐ liàngto empathize; to allow (for sth)体面tǐ miàndignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable体系tǐ xìsystem; setup天才tiān cáitalent; gift天伦之乐tiān lún zhī lèfamily love and joy; domestic bliss天然气tiān rán qìnatural gas天生tiān shēngnature; disposition天堂tiān tángparadise; heaven天文tiān wénastronomy田径tián jìngtrack and field (athletics)舔tiǎnto lick, to taste; to lick挑拨tiǎo bōto incite disharmony; to instigate挑剔tiāo tipicky; fussy挑衅tiǎo xìnto provoke; provocation条款tiáo kuǎnclause (of contract or law); CL:項|项[xiang4]条理tiáo lǐarrangement; order条约tiáo yuētreaty; pact跳跃tiào yuèto jump; to leap亭子tíng zipavilion停顿tíng dùnto halt; to break off停泊tíng bóto anchor; anchorage停滞tíng zhìstagnation; at a standstill挺拔tǐng bátall and straight通货tōng huòcurrency; (old) exchange of goods通俗tōng súcommon; everyday通用tōng yòngto use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)同胞tóng bāoborn of the same parents; sibling同志tóng zhìcomrade; (slang) homosexual铜矿tóng kuàngcopper mine; copper ore童话tóng huàchildren's fairy tales统筹兼顾tǒng chóu jiān gùan overall plan taking into account all factors统计tǒng jìstatistics; to count统统tǒng tǒngtotally投机tóu jīcongenial; agreeable; to speculate; to profiteer投降tóu xiángto surrender投票tóu piàoto vote; to cast a vote投掷tóu zhìto throw sth a long distance; to hurl秃tūbald; bald (lacking hair or feathers)突破tū pòto break through; to make a breakthrough图案tú àndesign; pattern徒弟tú dìapprentice; disciple途径tú jìngway; means; channel土壤tǔ rǎngsoil涂抹tú mǒto paint; to smear团结tuán jiéto unite; unity; solidarity团体tuán tǐgroup; organization团圆tuán yuánto have a reunion推测tuī cèspeculation; to conjecture推翻tuī fānto overthrow推理tuī lǐreasoning; inference推论tuī lùnto infer; inference推销tuī xiāoto market; to sell吞咽tūn yànto swallow; to gulp托运tuō yùnto consign (goods); to check through (baggage)拖延tuō yánto delay; to put off脱离tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from妥当tuǒ dangappropriate; proper妥善tuǒ shànappropriate; proper妥协tuǒ xiéto compromise; to reach terms椭圆tuǒ yuánoval; ellipse唾沫tuò mospittle; saliva挖掘wā juéto excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into娃娃wá wababy; small child瓦解wǎ jiěto collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble; to disrupt; to break up哇wato vomit; an infant's cry歪曲wāi qūto distort; to misrepresent外表wài biǎoexternal; outside外界wài jièthe outside world; external外向wài xiàngextroverted (personality); (economics etc) export-oriented外行wài hánglayman; amateur丸wánball, pebble, pellet, pill; ball完备wán bèifaultless; complete完毕wán bìto finish; to end玩弄wán nòngto play with; to toy with玩意儿wán yì rerhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]顽固wán gùstubborn; obstinate顽强wán qiángtenacious; hard to defeat挽回wǎn huíto retrieve; to redeem挽救wǎn jiùto save; to remedy惋惜wǎn xīto regret; to feel that it is a great pity万分wàn fēnvery much; extremely网络wǎng luònetwork; Internet往常wǎng chángusual; customary往事wǎng shìpast events; former happenings妄想wàng xiǎngto attempt vainly; a vain attempt危机wēi jīcrisis威风wēi fēngawe-inspiring bearing; authority; power; imposing; impressive; majestic威力wēi lìmight; formidable power威望wēi wàngprestige威信wēi xìnsee 威信縣|威信县[Wei1 xin4 Xian4]; prestige微不足道wēi bù zú dào(idiom) negligible; insignificant微观wēi guānmicro-; subatomic违背wéi bèito go against; to be contrary to唯独wéi dúonly; just (i.e. it is only that...)维持wéi chíto keep; to maintain; to preserve维生素wéi shēng sùvitamin维修wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain伪造wěi zàoto forge; to fake委员wěi yuáncommittee member卫星wèi xīng(aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon为难wéi nánto feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone)为期wéi qī(to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)为首wéi shǒuhead; be headed by未免wèi miǎnunavoidably; can't help位于wèi yúto be located at; to be situated at畏惧wèi jùto fear; to dread胃口wèi kǒuappetite; liking慰问wèi wènto express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc温带wēn dàitemperate zone温和wēn hémild; gentle文凭wén píngdiploma文物wén wùcultural relic; historical relic文献wén xiànreference material (used in scholarly study)文雅wén yǎelegant; refined文艺wén yìliterature and art问世wèn shìto be published; to come out窝wōcave, den, nest; hiding place乌黑wū hēijet-black; dark污蔑wū mièvariant of 污衊|污蔑[wu1 mie4]; to slander诬陷wū xiànto entrap; to frame无比wú bǐincomparable; matchless无偿wú chángfree; no charge; at no cost无耻wú chǐwithout any sense of shame; unembarrassed无从wú cóngnot to have access; beyond one's authority or capability无动于衷wú dòng yú zhōngaloof; indifferent无非wú fēionly; nothing else无精打采wú jīng dǎ cǎidispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits无可奉告wú kě fèng gào(idiom) no comment无可奈何wú kě nài héhave no way out; have no alternative无赖wú làihoodlum; rascal无理取闹wú lǐ qǔ nào(idiom) to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately provocative无能为力wú néng wéi lì(idiom) powerless to do anything about it无穷无尽wú qióng wú jìn(idiom) endless; boundless; infinite无微不至wú wēi bù zhìin every possible way (idiom); meticulous无忧无虑wú yōu wú lǜ(idiom) carefree; without worries无知wú zhīignorant; ignorance武侠wǔ xiámartial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant武装wǔ zhuāngarms; equipment侮辱wǔ rǔto insult; to humiliate舞蹈wǔ dǎodance (performance art); dancing勿wùmust not, do not; without, never物美价廉wù měi jià liángood quality and cheap; a bargain物资wù zīgoods; supplies误差wù chādifference; error误解wù jiěto misunderstand; misunderstanding务必wù bìmust; to need to务实wù shíto deal with concrete matters; pragmatic夕阳xī yángsunset; the setting sun吸取xī qǔto absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc)昔日xī rìformer days; in the past牺牲xī shēngto sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued)溪xībrook, creek, stream; creek熄灭xī mièto stop burning; to go out (of fire)膝盖xī gàiknee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)习俗xí súcustom; tradition袭击xí jīattack (esp. surprise attack); raid媳妇xí fùdaughter-in-law; wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation喜闻乐见xǐ wén lè jiànto love to hear and see (idiom); well received喜悦xǐ yuèhappy; joyous系列xì lièseries; set细胞xì bāocell (biology)细菌xì jūnbacterium; germ细致xì zhìdelicate; fine峡谷xiá gǔcanyon; gill狭隘xiá ài(of a path etc) narrow; (of a living space etc) cramped狭窄xiá zhǎinarrow霞xiárosy clouds; rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset下属xià shǔsubordinate; underling夏令营xià lìng yíngsummer camp先进xiān jìnsophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)先前xiān qiánbefore; previously纤维xiān wéifiber; CL:種|种[zhong3]掀起xiān qǐto lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)鲜明xiān míng(of colors) bright; fresh and clear; clear-cut; distinct闲话xián huàcasual conversation; chat弦xiánbow string; string instrument贤惠xián huìvariant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]衔接xián jiēto link up; to connect; to join嫌xiánto hate, to detest; to criticize嫌疑xián yísuspicion; to have suspicions显著xiǎn zhùoutstanding; notable现场xiàn chǎngthe scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot现成xiàn chéngready-made; readily available现状xiàn zhuàngcurrent situation线索xiàn suǒtrail; clues宪法xiàn fǎconstitution (of a country); CL:部[bu4]陷害xiàn hàito entrap; to set up陷入xiàn rùto sink into; to get caught up in馅儿xiàn rerhua variant of 餡|馅[xian4]乡镇xiāng zhèntownships and towns (collective term for the two principal township-level administrative divisions); small towns (general sense)相差xiāng chàto differ相等xiāng děngequal; equally相辅相成xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng(idiom) to complement one another相应xiāng yìngto correspond; answering (one another)镶嵌xiāng qiànto inlay; to embed响亮xiǎng liàngloud and clear; resounding响应xiǎng yìngto respond to; answer想方设法xiǎng fāng shè fǎto think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other向导xiàng dǎoguide向来xiàng láialways (previously)向往xiàng wǎngto yearn for; to look forward to巷xiàngalley, lane; lane消除xiāo chúto eliminate; to remove消毒xiāo dúto disinfect; to sterilize消防xiāo fángfirefighting; fire control消耗xiāo hàoto consume; to use up; to deplete; to expend消极xiāo jínegative; passive销毁xiāo huǐto destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate小心翼翼xiǎo xīn yì yì(idiom) cautious; careful; prudent肖像xiào xiàngportrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person效益xiào yìbenefit; effectiveness协会xié huìan association; a society协商xié shāngto consult with; to talk things over协议xié yìagreement; pact协助xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid携带xié dàito carry (on one's person); to support (old)写作xiě zuòto write; to compose泄露xiè lòuto leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xie4lu4]泄气xiè qìto leak (gas); to be discouraged屑xièbits, crumbs, scraps; fragments谢绝xiè juéto refuse politely心得xīn déwhat one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge心灵xīn língbright; smart心态xīn tàiattitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche心疼xīn téngto love dearly; to feel sorry for sb心血xīn xuèheart's blood; expenditure (for some project)心眼儿xīn yǎn rone's thoughts; mind辛勤xīn qínhardworking; industrious欣慰xīn wèito be gratified欣欣向荣xīn xīn xiàng róng(idiom) flourishing; thriving新陈代谢xīn chén dài xièmetabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)新郎xīn lángbridegroom; groom新娘xīn niángbride新颖xīn yǐnglit. new bud; fig. new and original薪水xīn shuǐsalary; wage信赖xìn làito trust; to have confidence in信念xìn niànfaith; belief信仰xìn yǎngto believe in (a religion); firm belief信誉xìn yùprestige; distinction腥xīngfishy, rank; raw meat刑事xíng shìcriminal; penal行列háng lièformation; array行政xíng zhèngadministration; (attributive) administrative; executive形态xíng tàishape; form兴高采烈xìng gāo cǎi lièhappy and excited (idiom); in high spirits兴隆xīng lóngsee 興隆縣|兴隆县[Xing1 long2 Xian4]; prosperous兴旺xīng wàngprosperous; thriving兴致勃勃xìng zhì bó bóto become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits; full of zest幸好xìng hǎofortunately性感xìng gǎnsex appeal; eroticism性命xìng mìnglife性能xìng néngfunction; performance; behavior性情xìng qíngnature; temperament凶恶xiōng èfierce; vicious; variant of 兇惡|凶恶[xiong1 e4]凶手xiōng shǒumurderer; assassin胸怀xiōng huáione's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast胸膛xiōng tángchest雄厚xióng hòusubstantial; robust; ample; abundant休养xiū yǎngto recuperate; to recover修复xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)修建xiū jiànto build; to construct修理xiū lǐto repair; to fix羞耻xiū chǐ(a feeling of) shame绣xiùto embroider; embroidery嗅觉xiù juésense of smell须知xū zhīkey information; instructions虚假xū jiǎfalse; phony; sham虚荣xū róngvanity虚伪xū wěifalse; hypocritical需求xū qiúrequirement; to require许可xǔ kěto allow; to permit序言xù yánpreface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude酗酒xù jiǔheavy drinking; to get drunk宣誓xuān shìto swear an oath (of office); to make a vow宣扬xuān yángto publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide悬挂xuán guàto suspend; to hang悬念xuán niànsuspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare悬崖峭壁xuán yá qiào bì(idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces旋律xuán lǜmelody旋转xuán zhuǎnto rotate; to revolve选拔xuǎn báto select the best选手xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant削弱xuē ruòto weaken; to impair学历xué lìeducational background; academic qualifications学说xué shuōtheory; doctrine学位xué wèiacademic degree; place in school雪上加霜xuě shàng jiā shuāng(idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury血压xuè yāblood pressure熏陶xūn táoto seep in; to influence寻觅xún mìto look for巡逻xún luóto patrol循环xún huánto cycle; to circulate循序渐进xún xù jiàn jìnin sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally压迫yā pòto oppress; to repress压岁钱yā suì qiánmoney given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve压缩yā suōto compress; compression压抑yā yìto constrain or repress emotions; oppressive压榨yā zhàto press; to squeeze压制yā zhìto suppress; to inhibit押金yā jīndeposit; down payment亚军yà jūnsecond place (in a sports contest); runner-up烟花yān huāfireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)淹没yān mòto submerge; to drown延期yán qīto delay; to extend延伸yán shēnto extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread延续yán xùto continue; to go on严寒yán hánbitter cold; severe winter严禁yán jìnto strictly prohibit严峻yán jùngrim; severe严厉yán lìsevere; strict严密yán mìtight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough言论yán lùnexpression of opinion; views岩石yán shí(geology) rock沿海yán hǎicoastal炎热yán rèblistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)掩盖yǎn gàito conceal; to hide behind掩护yǎn hùto screen; to shield掩饰yǎn shìto cover up; to conceal眼光yǎn guānggaze; insight眼色yǎn sèsignal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance眼神yǎn shénexpression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance眼下yǎn xiànow; at present; (anatomy) subocular演变yǎn biànto develop; to evolve演讲yǎn jiǎngto give a lecture; to make a speech演习yǎn xí(military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuver演绎yǎn yì(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc)演奏yǎn zòuto perform on a musical instrument厌恶yàn wùto loathe; to hate验收yàn shōuto inspect and accept; acceptance验证yàn zhèngto inspect and verify; experimental verification氧气yǎng qìoxygen样品yàng pǐnsample; specimen谣言yáo yánrumor摇摆yáo bǎito sway; to wobble摇滚yáo gǔnrock 'n' roll (music); to rock摇晃yáo huàngto rock; to shake; to sway遥控yáo kòngto direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control遥远yáo yuǎndistant; remote咬牙切齿yǎo yá qiè chǐ(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage要不然yào bù ránotherwise; or else要点yào diǎnmain point; essential要命yào mìngto cause sb's death; extremely; terribly要素yào sùessential factor; key constituent耀眼yào yǎnto dazzle; dazzling野蛮yě mánbarbarous; uncivilized野心yě xīnambition; wild schemes一度yī dùfor a time; at one time一帆风顺yī fān fēng shùnpropitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing一贯yī guànconsistent; constant一举两得yī jǔ liǎng dé(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom); (fig.) two birds with one stone一流yī liútop quality; front ranking一律yī lǜsame; identical; uniformly; all; without exception一目了然yī mù liǎo ránobvious at a glance (idiom)一如既往yī rú jì wǎng(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always一丝不苟yī sī bù gǒunot one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous一向yī xiànga period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time一再yī zàirepeatedly衣裳yī shang(coll.) clothes依次yī cìin order; in succession依旧yī jiùas before; still; to remain the same依据yī jùaccording to; basis依靠yī kàoto rely on; to depend on依赖yī làito depend on; to be dependent on依托yī tuōto rely on; to depend on仪器yí qìinstrument; apparatus; CL:臺|台[tai2]仪式yí shìceremony遗产yí chǎnheritage; legacy遗传yí chuánheredity; to inherit (a trait)遗留yí liúto leave behind; to hand down遗失yí shīto lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)疑惑yí huòto doubt; to distrust以便yǐ biànso that; so as to以免yǐ miǎnin order to avoid; so as not to以往yǐ wǎngin the past; formerly以至yǐ zhìdown to; up to以致yǐ zhìwith the result that亦yìalso, too; likewise异常yì chángunusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally抑制yì zhìto inhibit; to keep down意料yì liàoto anticipate; to expect; expectations意识yì shíconsciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到[dao4]) to be aware of; to realize意图yì túintent; intention意味着yì wèi zheto signify; to mean意向yì xiàngintention; purpose意志yì zhìwill; willpower; determination毅力yì lìperseverance; willpower毅然yì ránfirmly; resolutely翼yìwings, fins; shelter阴谋yīn móuto conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot音响yīn xiǎngsound; acoustics; audio; hi-fi system; stereo sound system (abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3 he2 yin1 xiang3])引导yǐn dǎoto guide; to lead (around)引擎yǐn qíngengine (loanword); CL:臺|台[tai2]引用yǐn yòngto quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint饮食yǐn shíeating and drinking; food and drink; diet隐蔽yǐn bìto conceal; to hide隐患yǐn huàna danger concealed within sth; hidden damage隐瞒yǐn mánto conceal; to hide (a taboo subject)隐私yǐn sīsecrets; private business隐约yǐn yuēvague; faint; indistinct印刷yìn shuāto print; printing应酬yìng chouto engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement应邀yìng yāoat sb's invitation; on invitation英明yīng míngwise; brilliant英勇yīng yǒngheroic; gallant婴儿yīng érinfant; baby迎面yíng miàndirectly; head-on (collision); (of wind) in one's face盈利yíng lìprofit; gain荧屏yíng píngfluorescent screen; TV screen拥护yōng hùto endorse; to support拥有yōng yǒuto have; to possess; to own庸俗yōng súvulgar; tacky永恒yǒng héngeternal; everlasting勇于yǒng yúto dare to; to be brave enough to涌现yǒng xiànto emerge in large numbers; to spring up踊跃yǒng yuèto leap; to jump用功yòng gōngdiligent; industrious (in one's studies)用户yòng hùuser; consumer优胜劣汰yōu shèng liè tài(idiom) survival of the fittest优先yōu xiānto have priority; to take precedence优异yōu yìexceptional; outstandingly good优越yōu yuèsuperior; superiority忧郁yōu yùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected犹如yóu rúsimilar to; like油腻yóu nìgreasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty油漆yóu qīoil paints; lacquer有条不紊yǒu tiáo bù wěnregular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged幼稚yòu zhìyoung; childish诱惑yòu huòto entice; to lure渔民yú mínfisherman; fisher folk愚蠢yú chǔnsilly; stupid愚昧yú mèiignorant; uneducated; ignorance舆论yú lùnpublic opinion与日俱增yǔ rì jù zēngto increase steadily; to grow with each passing day予以yǔ yǐto give; to impose羽绒服yǔ róng fúdown jacket; down coat预料yù liàoto forecast; to anticipate预期yù qīto expect; to anticipate预赛yù sàipreliminary competition; to hold preliminary heats预算yù suànbudget预先yù xiānbeforehand; in advance预言yù yánto predict; prophecy预兆yù zhàoomen; sign (of sth yet to occur)欲望yù wàngdesire; longing; appetite; craving寓言yù yánfable; allegory; parable; CL:則|则[ze2]愈yùto recover, to heal; more and more冤枉yuān wangto accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly元首yuán shǒuhead of state元素yuán sùelement (key component of sth); (chemistry) element元宵节yuán xiāo jiéLantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar园林yuán língardens; park; landscape garden原告yuán gàocomplainant; plaintiff原理yuán lǐprinciple; theory原始yuán shǐfirst; original原先yuán xiānoriginally; original圆满yuán mǎnsatisfactory; consummate; perfect源泉yuán quánfountainhead; well-spring约束yuē shùto restrict; to limit to岳父yuè fùwife's father, father-in-law孕育yùn yùto be pregnant; to produce offspring运算yùn suànto perform calculations; (mathematical) operation运行yùn xíng(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation酝酿yùn niàng(of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing熨yùnto press, to iron; an iron蕴藏yùn cángto hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves etc)杂技zá jìacrobatics; CL:場|场[chang3]杂交zá jiāoto hybridize; to crossbreed砸záto smash, to pound, to crush, to break; to smash咋zǎquestion-forming particle: why? what? how?; to bite灾难zāi nàndisaster; catastrophe栽培zāi péito grow; to cultivate宰zǎito slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule再接再厉zài jiē zài lìto continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts在乎zài huto rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (often used in the negative) to care about在意zài yìto care about; to mind攒zǎnto save, to hoard; to bring together暂且zàn qiěfor now; for the time being; temporarily赞叹zàn tànto exclaim in admiration赞同zàn tóngvariant of 贊同|赞同[zan4 tong2]; to approve of; to agree with (an opinion, action etc); to endorse赞扬zàn yángto praise; to approve of赞助zàn zhùto sponsor; to provide financial or material support遭受zāo shòuto suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)遭殃zāo yāngto suffer a calamity遭遇zāo yùto meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse)糟蹋zāo tàto waste; to spoil; to ruin; to wreck造反zào fǎnto rebel; to revolt造型zào xíngto model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose噪音zào yīnrumble; noise责怪zé guàito blame; to rebuke贼zéithief, traitor; cunning, sly增添zēng tiānto add; to increase赠送zèng sòngto present as a gift扎zhāto bind, to wrap; to pierce扎实zhā shistrong; solid渣zhādregs, sediment; refuse, slag眨zhǎto wink; to blink诈骗zhà piànto defraud; to swindle摘要zhāi yàosummary; abstract债券zhài quànbond; debenture沾光zhān guāngto bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth瞻仰zhān yǎngto revere; to admire斩钉截铁zhǎn dīng jié tiě(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); (fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical展示zhǎn shìto reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit展望zhǎn wàngoutlook; prospect展现zhǎn xiànto unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display崭新zhǎn xīnbrand new占据zhàn jùto occupy; to hold占领zhàn lǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force占有zhàn yǒuto have; to own战斗zhàn dòuto fight; to engage in combat战略zhàn lüèstrategy战术zhàn shùtactics战役zhàn yìmilitary campaign章程zhāng chéngrules; regulations长辈zhǎng bèione's elders; older generation帐篷zhàng pengtent; CL:頂|顶[ding3],座[zuo4]障碍zhàng àibarrier; obstruction招收zhāo shōuto hire; to recruit招投标zhāo tóu biāobid inviting and bid offering; bidding沼泽zhǎo zémarsh; swamp照料zhào liàoto tend; to take care of sb照样zhào yàngas before; (same) as usual照耀zhào yàoto shine; to illuminate照应zhào yìngto correlate with; to correspond to遮挡zhē dǎngto shelter; to shelter from折zhéto break, to snap; to fold, to bend折磨zhé móto torment; to torture折腾zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again着迷zháo míto be fascinated; to be captivated着手zhuó shǒuto put one's hand to it; to start out on a task着想zhuó xiǎngto give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs)着重zhuó zhòngto put emphasis on; to stress著作zhù zuòto write; literary work侦探zhēn tàndetective; to do detective work珍贵zhēn guìprecious珍稀zhēn xīrare; precious and uncommon珍珠zhēn zhūpearl (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]); (fig.) teardrop; tear真相zhēn xiàngthe truth about sth; the actual facts真挚zhēn zhìsincere; sincerity斟酌zhēn zhuóto consider; to deliberate阵地zhèn dì(military) position; front阵容zhèn róngtroop arrangement; battle formation振奋zhèn fènto stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits振兴zhèn xīngsee 振興區|振兴区[Zhen4 xing1 Qu1]; to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize镇定zhèn dìngcalm; unperturbed镇静zhèn jìngcalm; cool镇压zhèn yāsuppression; repression震惊zhèn jīngto shock; to astonish争端zhēng duāndispute; controversy争夺zhēng duóto fight over; to contest争气zhēng qìto work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòu(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind争议zhēng yìcontroversy; dispute征服zhēng fúto conquer; to subdue征收zhēng shōuto levy (a tax); to expropriate挣扎zhēng zháto struggle蒸发zhēng fāto evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear整顿zhěng dùnto tidy up; to reorganize正当zhèng dāngtimely; just (when needed)正负zhèng fùpositive and negative正规zhèng guīregular; according to standards正经zhèng jīngdecent; honorable正气zhèng qìhealthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity正义zhèng yìjustice; righteousness; just; righteous正月zhēng yuèfirst month of the lunar year证实zhèng shíto confirm (sth to be true); to verify证书zhèng shūcredentials; certificate郑重zhèng zhòngserious; solemn政权zhèng quánregime; political power症状zhèng zhuàngsymptom (of an illness)支撑zhī chēngto prop up; to support支出zhī chūto spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure支流zhī liútributary (river)支配zhī pèito control; to dominate支援zhī yuánto provide assistance; to support支柱zhī zhùmainstay; pillar枝zhībranches, limbs; to branch off知觉zhī juéperception; consciousness知足常乐zhī zú cháng lèsatisfied with what one has (idiom)脂肪zhī fángfat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)直播zhí bō(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast值班zhí bānto work a shift; on duty职能zhí néngfunction; role职位zhí wèiposition; post; job职务zhí wùpost; position殖民地zhí mín dìcolony指标zhǐ biāo(production) target; quota; index; indicator指定zhǐ dìngto appoint; to assign指甲zhǐ jiafingernail指令zhǐ lìngto order; to command; an order; a command; an instruction指南针zhǐ nán zhēncompass指示zhǐ shìto point out; to indicate指望zhǐ wàngto count on; to hope for; prospect; hope指责zhǐ zéto criticize; to find fault with志气zhì qìambition; resolve制裁zhì cáito punish; punishment制订zhì dìngto work out; to formulate制服zhì fúto subdue; to check制约zhì yuēto restrict; condition制止zhì zhǐto curb; to put a stop to治安zhì ānlaw and order; public security治理zhì lǐto govern; to administer致辞zhì cíto express in words or writing; to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc)致力于zhì lì yúto devote oneself to; to work toward致使zhì shǐto cause; to result in智力zhì lìintelligence; intellect智能zhì néngintelligent; able智商zhì shāngIQ (intelligence quotient)滞留zhì liú(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 remai…中断zhōng duànto cut short; to break off中立zhōng lìneutral; neutrality中央zhōng yāngcentral; middle忠诚zhōng chéngdevoted; loyal忠实zhōng shífaithful终点zhōng diǎnthe end; end point终究zhōng jiūin the end; after all; eventually终年zhōng niánentire year; throughout the year终身zhōng shēnlifelong; all one's life终止zhōng zhǐto stop; to terminate衷心zhōng xīnheartfelt; wholehearted肿瘤zhǒng liútumor种子zhǒng ziseed; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]种族zhǒng zúrace; ethnic group众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī(idiom) as everyone knows; variant of 眾所周知|众所周知[zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1]重叠chóng diéto overlap; to superimpose重心zhòng xīnfocus; emphasis; priority; (physics) center of gravity重阳节chóng yáng jiéDouble Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month州zhōustate, province, prefecture; prefecture舟zhōuboat, ship; boat周边zhōu biānperiphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral周密zhōu mìcareful; thorough; meticulous周年zhōu niánanniversary; annual周期zhōu qīperiod; cycle周折zhōu zhétwists and turns; vicissitude周转zhōu zhuǎnto rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc)粥zhōuporridge, gruel, congee; used in 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]昼夜zhòu yèday and night; period of 24 hours皱纹zhòu wénwrinkle; CL:道[dao4]株zhūroot, stump; measure word for trees诸位zhū wèi(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen逐年zhú niányear after year; with each passing year主办zhǔ bànto organize; to host (a conference or sports event)主导zhǔ dǎoleading; dominant主管zhǔ guǎnin charge; responsible for主流zhǔ liúmain stream (of a river); fig. the essential point主权zhǔ quánsovereignty主题zhǔ títheme; subject拄zhǔpost; to lean on住宅zhù zháiresidence; dwelling; abode助理zhù lǐassistant助手zhù shǒuassistant; helper注射zhù shèinjection; to inject注视zhù shìto look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at注释zhù shìto annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation注重zhù zhòngto pay attention to; to emphasize驻扎zhù zhāto station; to garrison (troops)铸造zhù zàoto cast (pour metal into a mold)拽zhuāito drag, to tow; to throw专程zhuān chéngspecifically; specially (for that purpose)专科zhuān kēspecialized subject; branch (of medicine)专利zhuān lìpatent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people专题zhuān tíspecific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic专长zhuān chángspecialty; special knowledge or ability砖瓦zhuān wǎtiles and bricks转达zhuǎn dáto pass on; to convey转让zhuǎn ràngto transfer (ownership, rights etc)转移zhuǎn yíto shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc)转折zhuǎn zhéshift in the trend of events; turnaround庄严zhuāng yánsolemn; dignified; stately庄重zhuāng zhònggrave; solemn装备zhuāng bèiequipment; to equip装卸zhuāng xièto load or unload; to transfer壮观zhuàng guānspectacular; magnificent sight壮丽zhuàng lìmagnificence; magnificent壮烈zhuàng lièbrave; heroic追悼zhuī dàoto mourn; to pay last respects追究zhuī jiūto investigate; to look into准则zhǔn zénorm; standard卓越zhuó yuèoutstanding; surpassing姿态zī tàiattitude; posture资本zī běncapital (economics)资产zī chǎnproperty; assets资深zī shēnsenior; highly experienced; veteran资助zī zhùto subsidize; to provide financial aid滋味zī wèitaste; flavor滋长zī zhǎngto grow (usually of abstract things); to yield字母zì mǔletter (of the alphabet); CL:個|个[ge4]自卑zì bēito have low self-esteem; to abase oneself自发zì fāspontaneous自力更生zì lì gēng shēngregeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance自满zì mǎncomplacent; self-satisfied自主zì zhǔto act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs子弹zǐ dànbullet; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1],發|发[fa1]宗旨zōng zhǐobjective; aim棕色zōng sèbrown踪迹zōng jìtracks; trail总而言之zǒng ér yán zhīin short; in a word总和zǒng hésum纵横zòng hénglit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth走廊zǒu lángcorridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda走漏zǒu lòuto leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax走私zǒu sīto smuggle; to have an illicit affair揍zòuto hit, to beat; to smash, to break租赁zū lìnto rent; to lease; to hire足以zú yǐsufficient to...; so much so that阻碍zǔ àito obstruct; to hinder阻拦zǔ lánto stop; to obstruct阻挠zǔ náoto thwart; to obstruct (sth)组zǔto form, to assemble; section, department祖父zǔ fùfather's father; paternal grandfather钻石zuàn shídiamond; CL:顆|颗[ke1]钻研zuān yánto study meticulously; to delve into嘴唇zuǐ chúnlip; CL:片[pian4]尊严zūn yándignity; sanctity遵循zūn xúnto follow; to abide by; to comply with琢磨zhuó móto carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work左右zuǒ yòuleft and right; nearby作弊zuò bìto practice fraud; to cheat作废zuò fèito become invalid; to cancel作风zuò fēngstyle; style of work作息zuò xīto work and rest座右铭zuò yòu míngmotto; maxim做东zuò dōngto act as host做主zuò zhǔvariant of 作主[zuo4 zhu3]← All HSK levelsHSK 2.0 · MIT vocabulary data