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哎āihey!唉āiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)爱护ài hùto cherish 爱惜ài xīto cherish 爱心ài xīncompassion 安慰ān wèito comfort 安装ān zhuāngto install 岸ànbank 暗àndark 熬夜áo yèto stay up late or all night 把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.)摆bǎito arrange 办理bàn lǐto handle 傍晚bàng wǎnin the evening 包裹bāo guǒto wrap up 包含bāo hánto contain 包括bāo kuòto comprise 薄báothin 宝贝bǎo bèitreasured object 宝贵bǎo guìvaluable 保持bǎo chíto keep 保存bǎo cúnto conserve 保留bǎo liúto retain 保险bǎo xiǎninsurance 报到bào dàoto report for duty 报道bào dàoto report (news)报告bào gàoto inform 报社bào shègeneral office of a newspaper 抱怨bào yuànto complain 背bēito be burdened 悲观bēi guānpessimistic 背景bèi jǐngbackground 被子bèi ziquilt 本科běn kēundergraduate course 本领běn lǐngskill 本质běn zhìessence 比例bǐ lìproportion 彼此bǐ cǐeach other 必然bì ráninevitable 必要bì yàonecessary 毕竟bì jìngafter all 避免bì miǎnto avert 编辑biān jíto edit 鞭炮biān pàofirecrackers 便biànordinary 辩论biàn lùndebate 标点biāo diǎnpunctuation 标志biāo zhìsign 表达biǎo dáto voice (an opinion)表面biǎo miànsurface 表明biǎo míngto make clear 表情biǎo qíng(facial) expression 表现biǎo xiànto show 冰激凌bīng jī língice cream 病毒bìng dúvirus 玻璃bō liglass 播放bō fàngto broadcast 脖子bó zineck 博物馆bó wù guǎnmuseum 补充bǔ chōngto replenish 不安bù ānunpeaceful 不得了bù dé liǎodesperately serious 不断bù duànunceasing 不见得bù jiàn denot necessarily 不耐烦bù nài fánimpatience 不然bù ránnot so 不如bù rúnot equal to 不要紧bù yào jǐnunimportant 不足bù zúinsufficient 布bùcloth 步骤bù zhòuprocedure 部门bù méndepartment 财产cái chǎnproperty 采访cǎi fǎngto interview 采取cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow 踩cǎito step on 参考cān kǎoconsultation 参与cān yùto participate (in sth)惭愧cán kuìashamed 操场cāo chǎngplayground 操心cāo xīnto worry about 册cèbook 测验cè yàntest 曾经céng jīngonce 叉子chā zifork 差距chā jùdisparity 插chāto insert 拆chāito tear open 产品chǎn pǐngoods 产生chǎn shēngto arise 长途cháng túlong distance 常识cháng shícommon sense 抄chāoto make a copy 超级chāo jísuper-朝cháoimperial or royal court 潮湿cháo shīdamp 吵chǎoto quarrel 吵架chǎo jiàto quarrel 炒chǎoto sauté 车库chē kùgarage 车厢chē xiāngcarriage 彻底chè dǐthorough 沉默chén mòtaciturn 趁chènto avail oneself of 称chēngto weigh 称呼chēng huto call 称赞chēng zànto praise 成分chéng fèncomposition 成果chéng guǒresult 成就chéng jiùaccomplishment 成立chéng lìto establish 成人chéng rénadult 成熟chéng shúmature 成语chéng yǔChinese set expression, often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each, often alluding to a story or historical quotation 成长chéng zhǎngto mature 诚恳chéng kěnsincere 承担chéng dānto undertake 承认chéng rènto admit 承受chéng shòuto bear 程度chéng dùdegree (level or extent)程序chéng xùprocedures 吃亏chī kuīto suffer losses 池塘chí tángpool 迟早chí zǎosooner or later 持续chí xùto continue 尺子chǐ zirule 翅膀chì bǎngwing 冲chōngthoroughfare 充电器chōng diàn qìbattery charger 充分chōng fènample 充满chōng mǎnfull of 重复chóng fùto repeat 宠物chǒng wùhouse pet 抽屉chōu tidrawer 抽象chōu xiàngabstract 丑chǒushameful 臭chòustench 出版chū bǎnto publish 出口chū kǒuan exit 出色chū sèremarkable 出示chū shìto show 出席chū xíto attend 初级chū jíjunior 除非chú fēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...)处理chǔ lǐto handle 传播chuán bōto disseminate 传染chuán rǎnto infect 传说chuán shuōlegend 传统chuán tǒngtradition 窗帘chuāng liánwindow curtains 闯chuǎngto rush 创造chuàng zàoto create 吹chuīto blow 词汇cí huìvocabulary 辞职cí zhíto resign 此外cǐ wàibesides 次要cì yàosecondary 刺激cì jīto provoke 匆忙cōng mánghasty 从此cóng cǐfrom now on 从而cóng érthus 从前cóng qiánpreviously 从事cóng shìto go for 粗糙cū cāocrude 促进cù jìnto promote (an idea or cause)促使cù shǐto induce 醋cùvinegar 催cuīto urge 存在cún zàito exist 措施cuò shīmeasure 答应dā yingto promise 达到dá dàoto reach 打工dǎ gōngto work a temporary or casual job 打交道dǎ jiāo dàoto come into contact with 打喷嚏dǎ pēn tìto sneeze 打听dǎ tingto ask about 大方dà fanggenerous 大厦dà shàlarge building 大象dà xiàngelephant 大型dà xínglarge 呆dāifoolish 代表dài biǎorepresentative 代替dài tìto replace 贷款dài kuǎna loan 待遇dài yùtreatment 担任dān rènto hold a governmental office or post 单纯dān chúnsimple 单调dān diàomonotonous 单独dān dúalone 单位dān wèiunit (of measure)单元dān yuánunit (forming an entity)耽误dān wuto delay 胆小鬼dǎn xiǎo guǐcoward 淡dàninsipid 当地dāng dìlocal 当心dāng xīnto take care 挡dǎngto resist 导演dǎo yǎnto direct 导致dǎo zhìto lead to 岛屿dǎo yǔisland 倒霉dǎo méito have bad luck 到达dào dáto reach 道德dào dévirtue 道理dào lireason 登记dēng jìto register (one's name)等待děng dàito wait 等于děng yúto equal 滴dīa drop 的确dí quèreally 敌人dí rénenemy 地道dì daoauthentic 地理dì lǐgeography 地区dì qūlocal 地毯dì tǎncarpet 地位dì wèiposition 地震dì zhènearthquake 递dìto hand over 点心diǎn xinlight refreshments 电池diàn chíbattery 电台diàn táitransmitter-receiver 钓diàoto fish with a hook and bait 顶dǐngapex 动画片dòng huà piànanimated film 冻dòngto freeze 洞dòngcave 豆腐dòu futofu 逗dòuto stay 独立dú lìindependent 独特dú tèunique 度过dù guòto pass 断duànto break 堆duīto pile up 对比duì bǐto contrast 对待duì dàito treat 对方duì fāngcounterpart 对手duì shǒuopponent 对象duì xiàngtarget 兑换duì huànto convert 吨dūnton (loanword)蹲dūnto crouch 顿dùnto stop 多亏duō kuīthanks to 多余duō yúsuperfluous 朵duǒflower 躲藏duǒ cángto conceal oneself 恶劣è lièvile 耳环ěr huánearring 发表fā biǎoto issue 发愁fā chóuto worry 发达fā dádeveloped (country etc)发抖fā dǒuto tremble 发挥fā huīto display 发明fā míngto invent 发票fā piàoinvoice 发言fā yánto make a speech 罚款fá kuǎnto fine 法院fǎ yuàncourt of law 翻fānto turn over 繁荣fán róngprosperous 反而fǎn érinstead 反应fǎn yìngto react 反映fǎn yìngto mirror 反正fǎn zhènganyway 范围fàn wéirange 方fāngsquare 方案fāng ànplan 方式fāng shìway 妨碍fáng àito hinder 仿佛fǎng fúto seem 非fēito not be 肥皂féi zàosoap 废话fèi huànonsense 分别fēn biéto part or leave each other 分布fēn bùdistributed 分配fēn pèito distribute 分手fēn shǒuto part company 分析fēn xīto analyze 纷纷fēn fēnone after another 奋斗fèn dòuto strive 风格fēng géstyle 风景fēng jǐngscenery 风俗fēng súsocial custom 风险fēng xiǎnrisk 疯狂fēng kuángcrazy 讽刺fěng cìto satirize 否定fǒu dìngto negate 否认fǒu rènto declare to be untrue 扶fúto support with the hand 服装fú zhuāngdress 幅fúwidth 辅导fǔ dǎoto coach 妇女fù nǚwoman 复制fù zhìto duplicate 改革gǎi géreform 改进gǎi jìnto improve 改善gǎi shànto make better 改正gǎi zhèngto correct 盖gàilid 概括gài kuòto summarize 概念gài niànconcept 干脆gān cuìstraightforward 干燥gān zàoto dry (of weather, paint, cement etc)赶紧gǎn jǐnhurriedly 赶快gǎn kuàiat once 感激gǎn jīto be grateful 感受gǎn shòuto sense 感想gǎn xiǎngimpressions 干活儿gàn huó rto work 钢铁gāng tiěsteel 高档gāo dàngsuperior quality 高级gāo jíhigh level 搞gǎoto do 告别gào biéto leave 格外gé wàiespecially 隔壁gé bìnext door 个别gè biéindividual 个人gè rénindividual 个性gè xìngindividuality 各自gè zìeach 根gēnroot 根本gēn běnfundamental 工厂gōng chǎngfactory 工程师gōng chéng shīengineer 工具gōng jùtool 工人gōng rénworker 工业gōng yèindustry 公布gōng bùto announce 公开gōng kāipublic 公平gōng píngfair 公寓gōng yùapartment building 公元gōng yuánCE (Common Era)公主gōng zhǔprincess 功能gōng néngfunction 恭喜gōng xǐcongratulations 贡献gòng xiànto contribute 沟通gōu tōngto join 构成gòu chéngto constitute 姑姑gū gupaternal aunt 姑娘gū nianggirl 古代gǔ dàiancient times 古典gǔ diǎnclassical 股票gǔ piàoshare certificate 骨头gǔ toubone 鼓舞gǔ wǔheartening (news)鼓掌gǔ zhǎngto applaud 固定gù dìngto fix 挂号guà hàoto register (at a hospital etc)乖guāi(of a child) obedient, well-behaved 拐弯guǎi wānto go round a curve 怪不得guài bu deno wonder!关闭guān bìto close 观察guān cháto observe 观点guān diǎnpoint of view 观念guān niànnotion 官guānofficial 管子guǎn zitube 冠军guàn jūnchampion 光滑guāng huáglossy 光临guāng lín(formal) to honor with one's presence 光明guāng mínglight 光盘guāng páncompact disc 广场guǎng chǎngpublic square 广大guǎng dà(of an area) vast or extensive 广泛guǎng fànextensive 归纳guī nàto sum up 规矩guī julit. compass and set square 规律guī lǜrule (e.g. of science)规模guī móscale 规则guī zérule 柜台guì táisales counter 滚gǔnto boil 锅guōpot 国庆节guó qìng jiéPRC National Day (October 1st)国王guó wángking 果然guǒ ránreally 果实guǒ shífruit (produced by a plant)过分guò fènexcessive 过敏guò mǐnto be allergic 过期guò qīto be overdue 哈hālaughter 海关hǎi guāncustoms (i.e. border crossing inspection)海鲜hǎi xiānseafood 喊hǎnto yell 行业háng yèindustry 好客hào kèhospitality 好奇hào qíinquisitive 合法hé fǎlawful 合理hé lǐrational 合同hé tong(business) contract 合影hé yǐngto take a joint photo 合作hé zuòto cooperate 何必hé bìthere is no need 何况hé kuànglet alone 和平hé píngpeace 核心hé xīncore 恨hènto hate 猴子hóu zimonkey 后背hòu bèithe back (human anatomy)后果hòu guǒconsequences 呼吸hū xīto breathe 忽然hū ránsuddenly 忽视hū shìto neglect 胡说hú shuōto talk nonsense 胡同hú tònglane 壶húpot 蝴蝶hú diébutterfly 糊涂hú tumuddled 花生huā shēngpeanut 划huáto cut 华裔huá yìethnic Chinese 滑huáto slip 化学huà xuéchemistry 话题huà tísubject (of a talk or conversation)怀念huái niànto cherish the memory of 怀孕huái yùnpregnant 缓解huǎn jiěto blunt 幻想huàn xiǎngdelusion 慌张huāng zhāngconfused 黄金huáng jīngold 灰huīash 灰尘huī chéndust 灰心huī xīnto lose heart 挥huīto wave 恢复huī fùto reinstate 汇率huì lǜexchange rate 婚礼hūn lǐwedding ceremony 婚姻hūn yīnmatrimony 活跃huó yuèactive 火柴huǒ cháimatch (for lighting fire)伙伴huǒ bànpartner 或许huò xǔperhaps 机器jī qìmachine 肌肉jī ròumuscle 基本jī běnbasic 激烈jī lièintense 及格jí géto pass an exam or a test 极其jí qíextremely 急忙jí mánghastily 急诊jí zhěnemergency call 集合jí héto gather 集体jí tǐcollective 集中jí zhōngto concentrate 计算jì suànto count 记录jì lùto record 记忆jì yìto remember 纪律jì lǜdiscipline 纪念jì niànto commemorate 系领带jì lǐng dàito tie a tie 寂寞jì mòlonely 夹子jiā ziclip 家庭jiā tíngfamily 家务jiā wùhousehold duties 家乡jiā xiānghometown 嘉宾jiā bīnesteemed guest 甲jiǎfirst of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]假如jiǎ rúif 假设jiǎ shèto suppose 假装jiǎ zhuāngto feign 价值jià zhívalue 驾驶jià shǐto pilot (ship, airplane etc)嫁jià(of a woman) to marry 坚决jiān juéfirm 坚强jiān qiángstaunch 肩膀jiān bǎngshoulder 艰巨jiān jùarduous 艰苦jiān kǔdifficult 兼职jiān zhíto hold concurrent posts 捡jiǎnto pick up 剪刀jiǎn dāoscissors 简历jiǎn lìcurriculum vitae (CV)简直jiǎn zhísimply 建立jiàn lìto establish 建设jiàn shèto build 建筑jiàn zhùto construct 健身jiàn shēnto exercise 键盘jiàn pánkeyboard 讲究jiǎng jiuto pay particular attention to 讲座jiǎng zuòa course of lectures 酱油jiàng yóusoy sauce 交换jiāo huànto exchange 交际jiāo jìcommunication 交往jiāo wǎngto associate (with)浇jiāoto pour liquid 胶水jiāo shuǐglue 角度jiǎo dùangle 狡猾jiǎo huácrafty 教材jiào cáiteaching material 教练jiào liàninstructor 教训jiào xunlesson 阶段jiē duànstage 结实jiē shirugged 接触jiē chùto touch 接待jiē dàito receive (a visitor)接近jiē jìnto approach 节省jié shěngsaving 结构jié gòustructure 结合jié héto combine 结论jié lùnconclusion 结账jié zhàngto pay the bill 戒jièto guard against 戒指jiè zhi(finger) ring 届jièto arrive at (place or time)借口jiè kǒuto use as an excuse 金属jīn shǔmetal 尽快jǐn kuàias quickly as possible 尽量jǐn liàngas much as possible 紧急jǐn jíurgent 谨慎jǐn shèncautious 尽力jìn lìto strive one's hardest 进步jìn bùprogress 进口jìn kǒuto import 近代jìn dàithe not-very-distant past 经典jīng diǎnthe classics 经商jīng shāngto trade 经营jīng yíngto engage in (business etc)精力jīng lìenergy 精神jīng shénspirit 酒吧jiǔ bābar 救jiùto save 救护车jiù hù chēambulance 舅舅jiù jiumother's brother 居然jū ránunexpectedly 桔子jú zitangerine 巨大jù dàhuge 具备jù bèito possess 具体jù tǐconcrete 俱乐部jù lè bùclub (i.e. a group or organization) (loanword)据说jù shuōit is said that 捐juānto contribute 决赛jué sàifinals (of a competition)决心jué xīndetermination 角色jué sèrole 绝对jué duìabsolute 军事jūn shìmilitary affairs 均匀jūn yúneven 卡车kǎ chētruck 开发kāi fāto exploit (a resource)开放kāi fàngto bloom 开幕式kāi mù shìopening ceremony 开水kāi shuǐboiled water 砍kǎnto chop 看不起kàn bu qǐto look down upon 看望kàn wàngto visit 靠kàoto lean against or on 颗kēclassifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc 可见kě jiànit can clearly be seen (that this is the case)可靠kě kàoreliable 可怕kě pàawful 克kèto be able to 克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc)刻苦kè kǔhardworking 客观kè guānobjective 课程kè chéngcourse 空间kōng jiānspace 空闲kòng xiánidle 控制kòng zhìcontrol 口味kǒu wèia person's preferences 夸kuāto boast 夸张kuā zhāngto exaggerate 会计kuài jìaccountant 宽kuānlenient 昆虫kūn chónginsect 扩大kuò dàto expand 辣椒là jiāohot pepper 拦lánto block sb's path 烂lànsoft 朗读lǎng dúto read aloud 劳动láo dòngwork 劳驾láo jiàexcuse me 老百姓lǎo bǎi xìngordinary people 老板lǎo bǎnboss 老婆lǎo pó(coll.) wife 老实lǎo shihonest 老鼠lǎo shǔrat 姥姥lǎo lao(coll.) mother's mother 乐观lè guānoptimistic 雷léithunder 类型lèi xíngtype 冷淡lěng dàncold 厘米lí mǐcentimeter 离婚lí hūnto divorce 梨lípear 理论lǐ lùntheory 理由lǐ yóureason 力量lì liangpower 立即lì jíimmediately 立刻lì kèforthwith 利润lì rùnprofits 利息lì xīinterest (on a loan)利益lì yìbenefit 利用lì yòngto exploit 连忙lián mángpromptly 连续lián xùcontinuous 联合lián héto combine 恋爱liàn ài(romantic) love 良好liáng hǎogood 粮食liáng shifoodstuff 亮liàngbright 了不起liǎo bu qǐamazing 列车liè chē(railway) train 临时lín shíat the instant sth happens 灵活líng huóflexible 铃líng(small) bell 零件líng jiànpart 零食líng shíbetween-meal nibbles 领导lǐng dǎolead 领域lǐng yùdomain 浏览liú lǎnto skim over 流传liú chuánto spread 流泪liú lèito shed tears 龙lóngdragon 漏lòuto leak 陆地lù dìdry land (as opposed to the sea)陆续lù xùin turn 录取lù qǔto recruit 录音lù yīnto record (sound)轮流lún liúto alternate 论文lùn wénpaper 逻辑luó jilogic (loanword)落后luò hòuto fall behind 骂màto scold 麦克风mài kè fēngmicrophone (loanword)馒头mán tousteamed roll 满足mǎn zúto satisfy 毛病máo bìngfault 矛盾máo dùncontradiction 冒险mào xiǎnto take risks 贸易mào yì(commercial) trade 眉毛méi maoeyebrow 媒体méi tǐmedia, esp. news media 煤炭méi tàncoal 美术měi shùart 魅力mèi lìcharm 梦想mèng xiǎng(fig.) to dream of 秘密mì mìsecret 秘书mì shūsecretary 密切mì qièclose 蜜蜂mì fēngbee 面对miàn duìto confront 面积miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc)面临miàn línto face sth 苗条miáo tiao(of a woman) slim 描写miáo xiěto describe 敏感mǐn gǎnsensitive 名牌míng páifamous brand 名片míng piàn(business) card 名胜古迹míng shèng gǔ jìhistorical sites and scenic spots 明确míng quèclear-cut 明显míng xiǎnclear 明星míng xīngstar 命令mìng lìngorder 命运mìng yùnfate 摸mōto feel with the hand 模仿mó fǎngto imitate 模糊mó huvague 模特mó tè(fashion) model (loanword)摩托车mó tuō chēmotorbike 陌生mò shēngstrange 某mǒusome 木头mù touslow-witted 目标mù biāotarget 目录mù lùcatalog 目前mù qiánat the present time 哪怕nǎ pàeven 难怪nán guài(it's) no wonder (that...)难免nán miǎnhard to avoid 脑袋nǎo dàihead 内部nèi bùinterior 内科nèi kēinternal medicine 嫩nèntender 能干néng gàncapable 能源néng yuánenergy 嗯eninterjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement 年代nián dàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)年纪nián jìage 念niànto read 宁可nìng kěpreferably 牛仔裤niú zǎi kùjeans 农村nóng cūnrural area 农民nóng mínpeasant 农业nóng yèagriculture 浓nóngconcentrated 女士nǚ shìlady 欧洲ōu zhōuEurope 偶然ǒu ránincidentally 拍pāito pat 派pàiclique 盼望pàn wàngto hope for 培训péi xùnto cultivate 培养péi yǎngto cultivate 赔偿péi chángto compensate 佩服pèi fúto admire 配合pèi hématching 盆pénbasin 碰pèngto touch 批pīto ascertain 批准pī zhǔnto approve 披pīto drape over one's shoulders 疲劳pí láofatigue 匹pǐclassifier for horses, mules etc 片piànthin piece 片面piàn miànunilateral 飘piāoto float 拼音pīn yīnphonetic writing 频道pín dàofrequency 平píngflat 平安píng ānsafe and sound 平常píng chángordinary 平等píng děngequal 平方píng fāngsquare (as in square foot, square mile, square root)平衡píng héngbalance 平静píng jìngtranquil 平均píng jūnaverage 评价píng jiàto evaluate 凭píngto lean against 迫切pò qièurgent 破产pò chǎnto go bankrupt 破坏pò huàidestruction 期待qī dàito look forward to 期间qī jiānperiod of time 其余qí yúthe rest 奇迹qí jìmiracle 企业qǐ yècompany 启发qǐ fāto enlighten 气氛qì fēnatmosphere 汽油qì yóugasoline 谦虚qiān xūmodest 签qiānto sign one's name 前途qián túprospects 浅qiǎnshallow 欠qiàndeficient 枪qiānggun 强调qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement)强烈qiáng lièintense 墙qiángwall 抢qiǎngto fight over 悄悄qiāo qiāoquietly 瞧qiáoto look at 巧妙qiǎo miàoingenious 切qiēto cut 亲爱qīn àidear 亲切qīn qièamiable 亲自qīn zìpersonally 勤奋qín fènhardworking 青qīngnature's color 青春qīng chūnyouth 青少年qīng shào niánadolescent 轻视qīng shìcontempt 轻易qīng yìeasily 清淡qīng dànlight (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)情景qíng jǐngscene 情绪qíng xùmood 请求qǐng qiúto request 庆祝qìng zhùto celebrate 球迷qiú mífan (ball sports)趋势qū shìtrend 取消qǔ xiāoto cancel 娶qǔto take a wife 去世qù shìto pass away 圈quāncircle 权力quán lìpower 权利quán lìpower 全面quán miànall-around 劝quànto advise 缺乏quē fáto lack 确定què dìngdefinite 确认què rènto confirm 群qúngroup 燃烧rán shāoto ignite 绕ràoto wind 热爱rè àito love ardently 热烈rè lièenthusiastic 热心rè xīnenthusiasm 人才rén cáitalent 人口rén kǒupopulation 人类rén lèihumanity 人民币rén mín bìRenminbi (RMB)人生rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)人事rén shìpersonnel 人物rén wùperson 人员rén yuánstaff 忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help 日常rì chángdaily 日程rì chéngschedule 日历rì lìcalendar 日期rì qīdate 日用品rì yòng pǐnarticles for daily use 日子rì ziday 如何rú héhow 如今rú jīnnowadays 软ruǎnsoft 软件ruǎn jiàn(computer) software 弱ruòweak 洒sǎto sprinkle 嗓子sǎng zithroat 色彩sè cǎitint 杀shāto kill 沙漠shā mòdesert 沙滩shā tānbeach 傻shǎfoolish 晒shài(of the sun) to shine on 删除shān chúto delete 闪电shǎn diànlightning 扇子shàn zifan 善良shàn liánggood and honest 善于shàn yúto be good at 伤害shāng hàito injure 商品shāng pǐngood 商务shāng wùcommercial affairs 商业shāng yèbusiness 上当shàng dàngtaken in (by sb's deceit)蛇shésnake 舍不得shě bu deto hate to do sth 设备shè bèiequipment 设计shè jìplan 设施shè shīfacilities 射击shè jīto shoot 摄影shè yǐngto take a photograph 伸shēnto stretch 身材shēn cáistature 身份shēn fènidentity 深刻shēn kèprofound 神话shén huàlegend 神秘shén mìmysterious 升shēngto ascend 生产shēng chǎnto produce 生动shēng dòngvivid 生长shēng zhǎngto grow 声调shēng diàotone 绳子shéng zicord 省略shěng lüèto leave out 胜利shèng lìvictory 失眠shī miánto suffer from insomnia 失去shī qùto lose 失业shī yèunemployment 诗shīpoem 狮子shī zilion 湿润shī rùnmoist 石头shí toustone 时差shí chātime difference 时代shí dàiage 时刻shí kèmoment 时髦shí máoin vogue 时期shí qīperiod 时尚shí shàngfashion 实话shí huàtruth 实践shí jiànto practice 实习shí xíto practice 实现shí xiànto achieve 实验shí yànexperiment 实用shí yòngpractical 食物shí wùfood 使劲儿shǐ jìn rto exert all one's strength 始终shǐ zhōngfrom beginning to end 士兵shì bīngsoldier 市场shì chǎngmarketplace 似的shì deseems as if 事实shì shífact 事物shì wùthing 事先shì xiānin advance 试卷shì juànexamination paper 收获shōu huòto harvest 收据shōu jùreceipt 手工shǒu gōnghandwork 手术shǒu shù(surgical) operation 手套shǒu tàoglove 手续shǒu xùprocedure 手指shǒu zhǐfinger 首shǒuhead 寿命shòu mìnglife span 受伤shòu shāngto sustain injuries 书架shū jiàbookshelf 梳子shū zicomb 舒适shū shìcozy 输入shū rùto import 蔬菜shū càivegetables 熟练shú liànpracticed 属于shǔ yúto be classified as 鼠标shǔ biāomouse (computing)数shǔto count 数据shù jùdata 数码shù mǎnumber 摔倒shuāi dǎoto fall down 甩shuǎito throw 双方shuāng fāngbilateral 税shuìtaxes 说不定shuō bu dìngcan't say for sure 说服shuō fúto persuade 丝绸sī chóusilk cloth 丝毫sī háothe slightest amount or degree 私人sī rénprivate 思考sī kǎoto reflect on 思想sī xiǎngthought 撕sīto tear 似乎sì hūapparently 搜索sōu suǒto search 宿舍sù shèdormitory 随身suí shēnto (carry) on one's person 随时suí shíat any time 随手suí shǒuconveniently 碎suìto break down 损失sǔn shīloss 缩短suō duǎnto curtail 所suǒactually 锁suǒto lock up 台阶tái jiēsteps 太极拳tài jí quánshadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan 太太tài taimarried woman 谈判tán pànto negotiate 坦率tǎn shuàifrank (discussion)烫tàngto scald 逃táoto escape 逃避táo bìto escape 桃táopeach 淘气táo qìnaughty 讨价还价tǎo jià huán jiàto haggle over price 套tàocover 特色tè sècharacteristic 特殊tè shūspecial 特征tè zhēngcharacteristic 疼爱téng àito love dearly 提倡tí chàngto promote 提纲tí gāngoutline 提问tí wènto question 题目tí mùsubject 体会tǐ huìto know from experience 体贴tǐ tiēconsiderate (of other people's needs)体现tǐ xiànto embody 体验tǐ yànto experience for oneself 天空tiān kōngsky 天真tiān zhēnnaive 调皮tiáo pínaughty 调整tiáo zhěngto adjust 挑战tiǎo zhànto challenge 通常tōng chángregular 统一tǒng yīto unify 痛苦tòng kǔpain 痛快tòng kuàioverjoyed 偷tōuto steal 投入tóu rùto throw into 投资tóu zīinvestment 透明tòu míngtransparent 突出tū chūprominent 土地tǔ dìland 土豆tǔ dòupotato 吐tǔto spit 兔子tù zihare 团tuánround 推辞tuī cíto decline (an appointment, invitation etc)推广tuī guǎngto extend 推荐tuī jiànto recommend 退tuìto retreat 退步tuì bùto do less well than before 退休tuì xiūto retire 歪wāiaskew 外公wài gōng(coll.) mother's father 外交wài jiāodiplomacy 完美wán měiperfect 完善wán shànperfect 完整wán zhěngcomplete 玩具wán jùplaything 万一wàn yījust in case 王子wáng zǐprince 网络wǎng luònetwork (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)往返wǎng fǎnto go back and forth 危害wēi hàito jeopardize 威胁wēi xiéto threaten 微笑wēi xiàosmile 违反wéi fǎnto violate (a law)围巾wéi jīnscarf 围绕wéi ràoto revolve around 唯一wéi yīonly 维修wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment)伟大wěi dàhuge 尾巴wěi batail 委屈wěi quto feel wronged 未必wèi bìnot necessarily 未来wèi láifuture 位置wèi zhiposition 胃wèistomach 胃口wèi kǒuappetite 温暖wēn nuǎnwarm 温柔wēn róugentle and soft 文件wén jiàndocument 文具wén jùstationery 文明wén míngcivilized 文学wén xuéliterature 文字wén zìcharacter 闻wénto hear 吻wěnkiss 稳定wěn dìngsteady 问候wèn hòuto give one's respects 卧室wò shìbedroom 握手wò shǒuto shake hands 屋子wū zihouse 无奈wú nàihelpless 无数wú shùcountless 无所谓wú suǒ wèito be indifferent 武术wǔ shùmilitary skill or technique (in former times)勿wùdo not 物理wù lǐphysics 物质wù zhìmatter 雾wùfog 吸取xī qǔto absorb 吸收xī shōuto absorb 戏剧xì jùdrama 系xìto connect 系统xì tǒngsystem 细节xì jiédetails 瞎xiāblind 下载xià zǎito download 吓xiàto frighten 夏令营xià lìng yíngsummer camp 鲜艳xiān yànbright-colored 显得xiǎn deto seem 显然xiǎn ránclear 显示xiǎn shìto show 县xiàncounty 现代xiàn dàimodern times 现实xiàn shíreality 现象xiàn xiàngappearance 限制xiàn zhìto restrict 相处xiāng chǔto be in contact (with sb)相当xiāng dāngequivalent to 相对xiāng duìrelatively 相关xiāng guānrelated 相似xiāng sìto resemble 香肠xiāng chángsausage 享受xiǎng shòuto enjoy 想念xiǎng niànto miss 想象xiǎng xiàngto imagine 项xiàngback of neck 项链xiàng liànnecklace 项目xiàng mùitem 象棋xiàng qíChinese chess 象征xiàng zhēngemblem 消费xiāo fèito consume 消化xiāo huàto digest 消极xiāo jínegative 消失xiāo shīto disappear 销售xiāo shòuto sell 小麦xiǎo màiwheat 小气xiǎo qìstingy 孝顺xiào shùnfilial piety 效率xiào lǜefficiency 歇xiēto rest 斜xiéinclined 写作xiě zuòto write 血xuèblood 心理xīn lǐmental 心脏xīn zàngheart 欣赏xīn shǎngto appreciate 信号xìn hàosignal 信任xìn rènto trust 行动xíng dòngoperation 行人xíng rénpedestrian 行为xíng wéiaction 形成xíng chéngto form 形容xíng róngto describe 形式xíng shìouter appearance 形势xíng shìcircumstances 形象xíng xiàngimage 形状xíng zhuàngform 幸亏xìng kuīfortunately 幸运xìng yùnfortunate 性质xìng zhìnature 兄弟xiōng dìbrothers 胸xiōngchest 休闲xiū xiánleisure 修改xiū gǎito amend 虚心xū xīnmodest 叙述xù shùto relate (a story or information)宣布xuān bùto declare 宣传xuān chuánto disseminate 学历xué lìeducational background 学术xué shùlearning 学问xué wènlearning 寻找xún zhǎoto seek 询问xún wènto inquire 训练xùn liànto train 迅速xùn sùrapid 押金yā jīndeposit 牙齿yá chǐtooth 延长yán chángto prolong 严肃yán sùsolemn 演讲yǎn jiǎnglecture 宴会yàn huìbanquet 阳台yáng táibalcony 痒yǎngto itch 样式yàng shìtype 腰yāowaist 摇yáoto shake 咬yǎoto bite 要不yào bùotherwise 业务yè wùbusiness 业余yè yúin one's spare time 夜yènight 一辈子yī bèi zi(for) a lifetime 一旦yī dànin case (sth happens)一律yī lǜsame 一再yī zàirepeatedly 一致yī zhìunanimous 依然yī ránstill 移动yí dòngto move 移民yí mínto immigrate 遗憾yí hànregret 疑问yí wènquestion 乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]以及yǐ jías well as 以来yǐ láisince (a previous event)亿yì100 million 义务yì wùduty 议论yì lùnto comment 意外yì wàiunexpected 意义yì yìsense 因而yīn értherefore 因素yīn sùelement 银yínsilver 印刷yìn shuāto print 英俊yīng jùnhandsome 英雄yīng xiónghero 迎接yíng jiēto meet 营养yíng yǎngnutrition 营业yíng yèto do business 影子yǐng zishadow 应付yìng futo deal with 应用yìng yòngto use 硬yìnghard 硬件yìng jiànhardware 拥抱yōng bàoto embrace 拥挤yōng jǐcrowded 勇气yǒng qìcourage 用功yòng gōngdiligent 用途yòng túuse 优惠yōu huìpreferential 优美yōu měigraceful 优势yōu shìsuperiority 悠久yōu jiǔlong (tradition, history etc)犹豫yóu yùto hesitate 除夕chú xīlunar New Year's Eve 游览yóu lǎnto go sight-seeing 有利yǒu lìadvantageous 幼儿园yòu ér yuánkindergarten 娱乐yú lèto entertain 与其yǔ qírather than...语气yǔ qìtone 玉米yù mǐcorn 预报yù bàoforecast 预订yù dìngto place an order 预防yù fángto prevent 元旦yuán dànNew Year's Day 员工yuán gōngstaff 原料yuán liàoraw material 原则yuán zéprinciple 圆yuáncircle 愿望yuàn wàngdesire 乐器yuè qìmusical instrument 晕yūnconfused 运气yùn qiluck (good or bad)运输yùn shūtransport 运用yùn yòngto use 灾害zāi hàidisastrous damage 再三zài sānover and over again 在乎zài huto care about 在于zài yúto be in 赞成zàn chéngto approve 赞美zàn měito admire 糟糕zāo gāotoo bad 造成zào chéngto bring about 则zéconjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause 责备zé bèito blame 摘zhāito take 窄zhǎinarrow 粘贴zhān tiēto stick 展开zhǎn kāito unfold 展览zhǎn lǎnto put on display 占zhànto take possession of 战争zhàn zhēngwar 长辈zhǎng bèione's elders 涨zhǎngto rise (of prices, rivers)掌握zhǎng wòto grasp (often fig.)账户zhàng hùbank account 招待zhāo dàito receive (guests)着火zháo huǒto ignite 着凉zháo liángto catch cold 召开zhào kāito convene (a conference or meeting)照常zhào chángas usual 哲学zhé xuéphilosophy 针对zhēn duìto be directed against 珍惜zhēn xīto treasure 真实zhēn shítrue 诊断zhěn duàndiagnosis 阵zhèndisposition of troops 振动zhèn dòngto vibrate 争论zhēng lùnto argue 争取zhēng qǔto fight for 征求zhēng qiúto solicit 睁zhēngto open (one's eyes)整个zhěng gèwhole 整齐zhěng qíorderly 整体zhěng tǐwhole entity 正zhèngstraight 证件zhèng jiàncertificate 证据zhèng jùevidence 政府zhèng fǔgovernment 政治zhèng zhìpolitics 挣zhèngto struggle to get free 支zhīto support 支票zhī piàocheck (bank)执照zhí zhàolicense 直zhístraight 指导zhǐ dǎoto guide 指挥zhǐ huīto conduct 至今zhì jīnso far 至于zhì yúas for 志愿者zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer 制定zhì dìngto draw up 制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)制造zhì zàoto manufacture 制作zhì zuòto make 治疗zhì liáoto treat (an illness)秩序zhì xùorder (orderly)智慧zhì huìwisdom 中介zhōng jièto act as intermediary 中心zhōng xīncenter 中旬zhōng xúnmiddle third of a month 种类zhǒng lèikind 重大zhòng dàgreat 重量zhòng liàngweight 周到zhōu dàothoughtful 猪zhūhog 竹子zhú zibamboo 逐步zhú bùprogressively 逐渐zhú jiàngradually 主持zhǔ chíto take charge of 主动zhǔ dòngto take the initiative 主观zhǔ guānsubjective 主人zhǔ rénmaster 主任zhǔ rèndirector 主题zhǔ títheme 主席zhǔ xíchairperson 主张zhǔ zhāngto advocate 煮zhǔto cook 注册zhù cèto register 祝福zhù fúblessings 抓zhuāto grab 抓紧zhuā jǐnto grasp firmly 专家zhuān jiāexpert 专心zhuān xīnto concentrate 转变zhuǎn biànto change 转告zhuǎn gàoto pass on 装zhuāngadornment 装饰zhuāng shìto decorate 装修zhuāng xiūto decorate 状况zhuàng kuàngcondition 状态zhuàng tàistate of affairs 反复fǎn fùrepeatedly 追zhuīto chase after 追求zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly 咨询zī xúnto consult 姿势zī shìposture 资格zī géqualifications 资金zī jīnfunds 资料zī liàomaterial 资源zī yuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals)紫zǐpurple 自从zì cóngsince (a time)自动zì dòngautomatic 自豪zì háoproud (of one's achievements etc)自觉zì juéconscious 自私zì sīselfish 自由zì yóufreedom 自愿zì yuànvoluntary 字母zì mǔletter (of the alphabet)字幕zì mùcaption 综合zōng hécomprehensive 总裁zǒng cáichairman 总共zǒng gòngaltogether 总理zǒng lǐpremier 总算zǒng suànat long last 总统zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country)总之zǒng zhīin a word 阻止zǔ zhǐto prevent 组zǔto form 组成zǔ chéngto form 组合zǔ héto assemble 组织zǔ zhīto organize 最初zuì chūfirst 醉zuìintoxicated 尊敬zūn jìngto respect 遵守zūn shǒuto comply with 作品zuò pǐnwork (of art)作为zuò wéione's conduct 作文zuò wénto write an essay 豪华háo huáluxurious 位于wèi yúto be located at 油炸yóu zháto deep fry 撞zhuàngto knock against