HSK 5

HSK 5 has 874 words

Character overview

所
方
正
平
系
数
直
克
便
非
则
切
根
组
布
团
官
断
支
称
片
装
念
首
青
某
划
派
批
群
项
杀
朝
血
夜
雷
龙
冲
哈
退
占
挥
银
追
税
背
阵
顿
靠
闻
暗
升
亮
救
枪
县
诗
摇
岸
抓
逃
顶
洞
翻
弱
软
盖
亿
套
甲
圆
搞
宽
摆
伸
拍
硬
喊
墙
签
偷
淡
恨
灰
呆
胸
圈
摸
堆
碰
吹
凭
抢
碎
薄
幅
颗
骂
腰
吓
滑
绕
插
届
册
飘
递
撞
滚
瞧
锁
劝
戒
朵
浓
扶
紫
吐
咬
雾
蛇
吨
浅
烂
猪
醉
斜
涨
歇
桃
乙
挣
滴
丑
匹
挡
欠
夸
胃
睁
铃
吻
傻
拦
摘
披
盆
吵
嗯
漏
嫁
催
锅
拆
唉
臭
趁
冻
闯
抄
晕
砍
捐
歪
窄
洒
哎
钓
撕
瞎
乖
娶
蹲
嫩
壶
勿
踩
煮
逗
炒
甩
晒
痒
捡
浇
烫
梨
醋
姑姑
姑娘
委屈
姥姥
姿势
威胁
娱乐
婚姻
婚礼
妇女
媒体
字幕
字母
存在
孝顺
学问
学历
学术
安慰
安装
完善
完整
完美
客观
宣传
宣布
宴会
家务
家庭
家乡
宿舍
寂寞
密切
实现
实用
实习
实话
实践
实验
宁可
写作
宠物
宝贝
宝贵
射击
专家
专心
尊敬
寻找
对待
对手
对方
对比
对象
导演
导致
小气
小麦
尺子
尾巴
居然
屋子
展览
展开
属于
急忙
岛屿
工人
工具
工厂
工业
工程师
巧妙
巨大
差距
市场
常识
平均
平安
平常
平方
平等
平衡
平静
年代
年纪
幸亏
幸运
干活儿
幻想
幼儿园
度过
废话
广场
广大
广泛
延长
建立
建筑
建设
强烈
强调
形势
形容
形式
形成
形状
形象
彩虹
影子
仿佛
彼此
往返
待遇
后果
后背
从事
从前
从此
从而
微笑
征求
彻底
心理
心脏
必然
必要
忍不住
志愿者
忽然
忽视
思想
思考
急诊
性质
怪不得
恢复
恭喜
悄悄
悠久
悲观
情景
情绪
恶劣
想念
想象
意外
意义
爱心
爱惜
爱护
感受
感想
感激
慌张
惭愧
庆祝
应付
应用
怀孕
怀念
恋爱
成人
成分
成就
成果
成熟
成立
成语
成长
戒指
或许
战争
戏剧
扇子
手套
手工
手指
手续
手术
打交道
打喷嚏
打工
打听
批准
承受
承担
承认
把握
抓紧
投入
投资
抱怨
押金
抽屉
抽象
拐弯
招待
拼音
持续
指导
指挥
挑战
振动
舍不得
掌握
挂号
采取
采访
接待
接触
接近
控制
推广
推荐
推辞
措施
描写
提倡
提问
提纲
握手
损失
搜索
摔倒
摩托车
播放
拥抱
拥挤
操场
操心
担任
据说
扩大
摄影
支票
收据
收获
改善
改正
改进
改革
政府
政治
效率
敏感
救护车
叙述
教材
教练
教训
整个
整体
整齐
敌人
数据
数码
文件
文具
文字
文学
文明
方式
方案
日子
日常
日历
日期
日用品
日程
昆虫
明星
明确
明显
时代
时刻
时尚
时差
时期
时髦
智慧
书架
曾经
最初
会计
有利
服装
朗读
期待
期间
木头
未来
未必
本科
本质
本领
果实
果然
核心
根本
格外
桔子
梳子
业务
业余
极其
概念
概括
构成
乐器
乐观
标志
标点
模仿
模特
模糊
样式
机器
柜台
权利
权力
次要
欣赏
欧洲
此外
步骤
武术
归纳
比例
毛病
气氛
池塘
决心
决赛
汽油
沉默
沙漠
沙滩
油炸
治疗
法院
活跃
流传
流泪
海关
海鲜
消化
消失
消极
消费
淘气
深刻
清淡
测验
沟通
温暖
温柔
满足
演讲
潮湿
激烈
湿润
浏览
火柴
灰尘
灰心
灾害
无奈
无所谓
无数
煤炭
照常
熟练
熬夜
热心
热爱
热烈
燃烧
营业
营养
争取
争论
片面
牙齿
牛仔裤
物理
物质
特征
特殊
特色
状态
状况
狡猾
猴子
犹豫
狮子
独特
独立
玉米
王子
玩具
玻璃
珍惜
现代
现实
现象
球迷
理由
理论
生产
生长
产品
产生
用功
用途
毕竟
当地
当心
疑问
疲劳
疼爱
病毒
痛快
痛苦
疯狂
登记
发愁
发抖
发挥
发明
发票
发表
发言
发达
的确
尽力
尽快
尽量
目前
目标
目录
相似
相对
相当
相处
相关
盼望
省略
眉毛
看不起
看望
真实
矛盾
石头
破坏
破产
硬件
确定
确认
祝福
神秘
神话
私人
秘密
秘书
秩序
移动
移民
程序
程度
种类
称呼
称赞
稳定
空闲
空间
突出
窗帘
立刻
立即
竹子
等待
等于
答应
管子
节省
范围
简历
简直
粗糙
粘贴
精力
精神
糊涂
糟糕
粮食
系统
纪律
纪念
纪录
纷纷
细节
组合
组成
组织
结合
结实
结构
结论
结账
绝对
统一
丝毫
丝绸
经典
经商
经营
综合
维修
网络
紧急
编辑
缓解
缩短
总之
总共
总理
总算
总统
总裁
繁荣
绳子
缺乏
罚款
美术
义务
翅膀
老婆
老实
老板
老百姓
老鼠
耳环
耽误
联合
声调
肌肉
股票
肥皂
肩膀
胃口
背景
胡同
胡说
能干
能源
脖子
脑袋
胶水
胆小鬼
卧室
临时
自动
自从
自由
自私
自觉
自豪
自愿
至今
至于
台阶
舅舅
与其
舒适
良好
艰巨
艰苦
色彩
花生
苗条
英俊
英雄
华裔
万一
落后
着凉
着火
蔬菜
处理
虚心
蜜蜂
蝴蝶
行人
行动
行业
行为
表情
表明
表现
表达
表面
被子
补充
装修
装饰
制作
制造
复制
要不
规则
规律
规模
规矩
亲切
亲爱
亲自
观察
观念
观点
角度
角色
计算
讨价还价
训练
记忆
记录
设备
设施
设计
诊断
注册
评价
词汇
询问
试卷
话题
夸张
语气
诚恳
说不定
说服
课程
调整
调皮
谈判
请求
论文
讽刺
谦虚
讲座
讲究
谨慎
证件
证据
议论
赞美
豆腐
象征
象棋
豪华
财产
贡献
责备
贷款
贸易
资料
资格
资源
资金
赔偿
账户
赞成
超级
赶快
赶紧
趋势
身份
身材
躲藏
车库
车厢
军事
软件
辅导
轻易

所|

所

suǒ (suo3)

CL:

个|個

actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive

方|

方

fāng (fang1)

square
power or involution (math.)
upright
honest
fair and square
direction
side
party (to a contract, dispute etc)
place
method
prescription (medicine)
just when
only or just
classifier for square things
abbr. for square or cubic meter

方|

方

Fāng (Fang1)

surname Fang

正|

正

zhēng (zheng1)

first month of the lunar year

正|

正

zhèng (zheng4)

straight
upright
proper
main
principal
to correct
to rectify
exactly
just (at that time)
right (in that place)
(math.) positive

平|

平

píng (ping2)

flat
level
equal
to tie (make the same score)
to draw (score)
calm
peaceful
abbr. for 平聲｜平声

平|

平

Píng (Ping2)

surname Ping

系|

繫

xì (xi4)

to connect
to arrest
to worry

系|

繫

jì (ji4)

to tie
to fasten
to button up

系|

系

xì (xi4)

system

系|

係

xì (xi4)

to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)

数|

數

shuò (shuo4)

literary

(literary) frequently
repeatedly

数|

數

shǔ (shu3)

to count
to count as; to regard as
to enumerate; to list

数|

數

shù (shu4)

number
figure
several; a few

直|

直

Zhí (Zhi2)

surname Zhi
Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God

直|

直

zhí (zhi2)

straight
fair and reasonable
frank
straightforward
(indicates continuing motion or action)
vertical
vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

克|

剋

Kè (Ke4)

Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

克|

克

Kè (Ke4)

abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia
(Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞｜克罗埃西亚, Croatia
Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God

克|

克

kè (ke4)

to be able to

克|

尅

kè (ke4)

variant of 剋|克[ke4]

克|

剋

kè (ke4)

variant of 克[ke4]
to subdue
to overthrow
to restrain

便|

便

biàn (bian4)

plain
informal
suitable
convenient
opportune
to urinate or defecate
equivalent to 就: then
in that case
even if
soon afterwards

便|

便

pián (pian2)

used in 便宜|便宜[pian2 yi5]

非|

非

Fēi (Fei1)

abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa

非|

非

fēi (fei1)

to not be
not
wrong; incorrect
non-; un-; in-; de-
to reproach; to blame
(coll.) to insist on; simply must

则|

則

zé (ze2)

literary

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
then
(bound form) standard; norm
(bound form) principle
(literary) to imitate; to follow
classifier for written items

切|

切

qiè (qie4)

definitely
absolutely (not)
(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
to grind
(bound form) close to
(bound form) eager
to correspond to
(used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 system should be applied to the previous two characters)

切|

切

qiē (qie1)

to cut
to slice
to carve
(math) tangential

根|

根

gēn (gen1)

CL:

条|條

root
basis
classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
radical (chemistry)

组|

組

Zǔ (Zu3)

surname Zu

组|

組

zǔ (zu3)

to form
to organize
group
team
classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries

布|

佈

bù (bu4)

variant of 布[bu4]
to announce
to spread

布|

布

bù (bu4)

cloth

团|

團

tuán (tuan2)

round
lump
ball
to roll into a ball
to gather
regiment
group
society
classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)

团|

糰

tuán (tuan2)

dumpling

官|

官

Guān (Guan1)

surname Guan

官|

官

guān (guan1)

CL:

个|個

government official
public
organ of the body

断|

斷

duàn (duan4)

to break
to snap
to cut off
to give up or abstain from sth
to judge
(usu. used in the negative) absolutely
definitely
decidedly

支|

支

Zhī (Zhi1)

surname Zhi

支|

支

zhī (zhi1)

to support
to sustain
to erect
to raise
branch
division
to draw money
classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

称|

稱

chèn (chen4)

to fit
balanced
suitable

称|

稱

chèng (cheng4)

variant of 秤[cheng4]
steelyard

称|

稱

chēng (cheng1)

to weigh
to state
to name
name
appellation
to praise

片|

片

piàn (pian4)

thin piece
flake
a slice
film
TV play
to slice
to carve thin
partial
incomplete
one-sided
classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc
used with numeral 一: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
Kangxi radical 91

片|

片

piān (pian1)

disk
sheet

装|

裝

zhuāng (zhuang1)

adornment
to adorn
dress
clothing
costume (of an actor in a play)
to play a role
to pretend
to install
to fix
to wrap (sth in a bag)
to load
to pack

念|

唸

niàn (nian4)

variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud
variant of 念, to read aloud

念|

念

niàn (nian4)

to read

首|

首

shǒu (shou3)

head
chief
first (occasion, thing etc)
classifier for poems, songs etc

青|

青

qīng (qing1)

green
blue
black
youth
young (of people)

青|

青

Qīng (Qing1)

abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province
abbr. for 青海, Qinghai Province

某|

某

mǒu (mou3)

some
a certain
sb or sth indefinite
such-and-such

划|

划

huá (hua2)

to row

划|

劃

huà (hua4)

to delimit
to transfer
to assign
to plan
to draw (a line)
stroke of a Chinese character

划|

劃

huá (hua2)

to cut
to slash
to scratch (cut into the surface of sth)
to strike (a match)

派|

派

pài (pai4)

clique
school
group
faction
to dispatch
to send
to assign
to appoint
pi (Greek letter Ππ)
the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926
(loanword) pie

派|

派

pā (pa1)

used in 派司[pa1 si5]

批|

批

pī (pi1)

to ascertain
to act on
to criticize
to pass on
classifier for batches, lots, military flights
tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)

群|

群

qún (qun2)

group

群|

羣

qún (qun2)

variant of 群[qun2]

项|

項

Xiàng (Xiang4)

surname Xiang

项|

項

xiàng (xiang4)

back of neck
item
thing
term (in a mathematical formula)
sum (of money)
classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc

杀|

殺

shā (sha1)

to kill
to slay
to murder
to attack
to weaken; to reduce
(dialect) to smart
(used after a verb) extremely

朝|

朝

zhāo (zhao1)

morning

朝|

朝

Cháo (Chao2)

abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea

朝|

朝

cháo (chao2)

imperial or royal court
government
dynasty
reign of a sovereign or emperor
court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor
to make a pilgrimage to
facing
towards

血|

血

xuè (xue4)

CL:

滴片

blood
colloquial pr. [xie3]

夜|

夜

yè (ye4)

night

夜|

亱

yè (ye4)

variant of 夜[ye4]

雷|

雷

Léi (Lei2)

surname Lei

雷|

雷

léi (lei2)

thunder
(bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 land mine
(coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound
(Tw) (coll.) spoiler
(Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)

龙|

龍

Lóng (Long2)

surname Long

龙|

龍

lóng (long2)

CL:

条|條

dragon
imperial

冲|

沖

chōng (chong1)

(of water) to dash against
to mix with water
to infuse
to rinse
to flush
to develop (a film)
to rise in the air
to clash
to collide with

冲|

衝

chòng (chong4)

powerful
vigorous
pungent
towards
in view of

冲|

衝

chōng (chong1)

thoroughfare
to go straight ahead
to rush
to clash

哈|

哈

hǎ (ha3)

a Pekinese
a pug
(dialect) to scold

哈|

哈

hā (ha1)

(interj.) ha!
(onom. for laughter)
(slang) to be infatuated with; to adore
(bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇)

哈|

哈

Hā (Ha1)

abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[Ha1 sa4 ke4 si1 tan3], Kazakhstan
abbr. for 哈爾濱｜哈尔滨, Harbin

退|

退

tuì (tui4)

to retreat
to withdraw
to reject; to return (sth)
to decline

占|

占

zhān (zhan1)

to observe
to divine

占|

佔

zhàn (zhan4)

variant of 占[zhan4]

占|

占

zhàn (zhan4)

to take possession of

挥|

揮

huī (hui1)

to wave
to brandish
to command
to conduct
to scatter
to disperse

银|

銀

yín (yin2)

silver
silver-colored
relating to money or currency

追|

追

zhuī (zhui1)

to chase
to pursue
to look into
to investigate
to reminisce
to recall
to court (one's beloved)
to binge-watch (a TV drama)
retroactively
posthumously

追|

追

duī (dui1)

to sculpt
to carve
musical instrument (old)

税|

稅

shuì (shui4)

taxes
duties

背|

揹

bēi (bei1)

variant of 背[bei1]

背|

背

bēi (bei1)

to be burdened

背|

背

bèi (bei4)

the back of a body or object
to turn one's back
to hide something from
to learn by heart
to recite from memory
unlucky (slang)
hard of hearing

阵|

陣

zhèn (zhen4)

disposition of troops
wave
spate
burst
spell
short period of time
classifier for events or states of short duration

顿|

頓

dùn (dun4)

to stop
to pause
to arrange
to lay out
to kowtow
to stamp (one's foot)
at once
classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

靠|

靠

kào (kao4)

to lean against or on
to stand by the side of
to come near to
to depend on
to trust
to fuck (vulgar)
traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)

闻|

聞

wén (wen2)

to hear
news
well-known
famous
reputation
fame
to smell
to sniff at

闻|

聞

Wén (Wen2)

surname Wen

暗|

暗

àn (an4)

dark

暗|

闇

àn (an4)

literary

(literary) to close (a door)
to eclipse
confused; ignorant (variant of 暗)
dark (variant of 暗)

暗|

晻

àn (an4)

variant of 暗[an4]

升|

昇

shēng (sheng1)

variant of 升[sheng1]

升|

陞

shēng (sheng1)

variant of 升[sheng1]

升|

升

shēng (sheng1)

to ascend

亮|

亮

liàng (liang4)

bright
light
to shine; to flash
loud and clear
to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)

救|

捄

jiù (jiu4)

variant of 救[jiu4]

救|

救

jiù (jiu4)

to save

枪|

槍

qiāng (qiang1)

CL:

支把杆|桿条|條枝

gun
firearm
rifle
spear
thing with shape or function similar to a gun
to substitute for another person in a test
to knock
classifier for rifle shots

枪|

鎗

qiāng (qiang1)

variant of 槍|枪[qiang1]
rifle
spear

枪|

槍

Qiāng (Qiang1)

surname Qiang

县|

縣

xiàn (xian4)

county

诗|

詩

shī (shi1)

CL:

首

poem
poetry
verse

诗|

詩

Shī (Shi1)

abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs
abbr. for Shijing 詩經｜诗经, the Book of Songs

摇|

搖

Yáo (Yao2)

surname Yao

摇|

搖

yáo (yao2)

to shake
to rock
to row
to crank

岸|

㟁

àn (an4)

variant of 岸[an4]

岸|

岸

àn (an4)

bank
shore
beach
coast

抓|

抓

zhuā (zhua1)

to grab
to catch
to arrest
to snatch
to scratch

逃|

逃

táo (tao2)

to escape
to run away
to flee

顶|

頂

dǐng (ding3)

apex
crown of the head
top
roof
most
to carry on the head
to push to the top
to go against
to replace
to substitute
to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
(slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc

洞|

洞

dòng (dong4)

CL:

个|個

cave
hole
zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)

翻|

翻

fān (fan1)

to turn over

翻|

飜

fān (fan1)

variant of 翻[fan1]

弱|

弱

ruò (ruo4)

weak
feeble
young
inferior; not as good as
(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than

软|

輭

ruǎn (ruan3)

variant of 軟|软[ruan3]

软|

軟

ruǎn (ruan3)

soft
flexible

盖|

蓋

Gě (Ge3)

surname Ge

盖|

蓋

gài (gai4)

lid
top
cover
canopy
to cover
to conceal
to build

亿|

億

yì (yi4)

100 million

套|

套

tào (tao4)

to cover
to encase
sheath
to interleave
to model after
to copy
formula
harness
loop of rope
(fig.) to fish for
to obtain slyly
classifier for sets, collections
bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
tau (Greek letter Ττ)

甲|

甲

jiǎ (jia3)

first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
(used for an unspecified person or thing)
first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
armor plating
shell or carapace
(of the fingers or toes) nail
bladed leather or metal armor (old)
ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old)
ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

圆|

圓

yuán (yuan2)

circle
round
spherical
(of the moon) full
unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
tactful
to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)

搞|

搞

gǎo (gao3)

to do
to make
to go in for
to set up
to get hold of
to take care of

宽|

寬

kuān (kuan1)

wide
broad
loose
relaxed
lenient

宽|

寬

Kuān (Kuan1)

surname Kuan

摆|

擺

bǎi (bai3)

to arrange
to exhibit
to move to and fro
a pendulum

伸|

伸

shēn (shen1)

to stretch
to extend

拍|

拍

pāi (pai1)

to pat
to clap
to slap
to take (a photo)
to shoot (a film)
racket (sports)
beat (music)

硬|

硬

yìng (ying4)

hard
stiff
solid
(fig.) strong; firm
resolutely; uncompromisingly
laboriously; with great difficulty
good (quality); able (person)
(of food) filling; substantial

喊|

喊

hǎn (han3)

to yell
to shout
to call out for (a person)

墙|

牆

qiáng (qiang2)

CL:

面[mian4]堵[du3])

(slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆｜被墙)

墙|

墻

qiáng (qiang2)

variant of 牆|墙[qiang2], wall

签|

籤

qiān (qian1)

inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)
small wood sliver
label
tag

签|

簽

qiān (qian1)

to sign one's name
to write brief comments on a document
inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤｜签)
visa

签|

籖

qiān (qian1)

Japanese variant of 籤|签[qian1]

偷|

偷

tōu (tou1)

to steal
to pilfer
to snatch
thief
stealthily

淡|

淡

dàn (dan4)

insipid
diluted
weak
mild
light in color
tasteless
indifferent
(variant of 氮) nitrogen

恨|

恨

hèn (hen4)

to hate
to regret

灰|

灰

huī (hui1)

ash
dust
lime
gray
discouraged; dejected

呆|

呆

dāi (dai1)

foolish
stupid
expressionless
blank
to stay

胸|

胸

xiōng (xiong1)

chest

胸|

胷

xiōng (xiong1)

variant of 胸[xiong1]

圈|

圈

quān (quan1)

CL:

個|个[ge4])

circle
ring
classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc
to surround; to circle

圈|

圈

juàn (juan4)

livestock enclosure
pen
fold
sty

圈|

圈

juān (juan1)

to confine
to lock up
to pen in

摸|

摸

mō (mo1)

to feel with the hand
to touch
to stroke
to grope
to steal
to abstract

摸|

摸

mó (mo2)

variant of 摹[mo2]

堆|

堆

duī (dui1)

to pile up
a mass
heap
stack
large amount

碰|

碰

pèng (peng4)

to touch

碰|

踫

pèng (peng4)

old variant of 碰[peng4]

碰|

掽

pèng (peng4)

variant of 碰[peng4]

吹|

吹

chuī (chui1)

to blow
to play a wind instrument
to blast
to puff
to boast
to brag
to end in failure
to fall through

凭|

凴

píng (ping2)

variant of 憑|凭[ping2]

凭|

憑

píng (ping2)

to lean against
to rely on
on the basis of
no matter (how, what etc)
proof

抢|

搶

qiāng (qiang1)

literary

(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage)
opposite in direction; contrary

抢|

搶

qiǎng (qiang3)

to fight over
to rush
to scramble
to grab
to rob
to snatch

碎|

碎

suì (sui4)

(transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces
to shatter
to crumble
broken; fragmentary; scattered
garrulous

薄|

薄

Bó (Bo2)

surname Bo

薄|

薄

báo (bao2)

thin
cold in manner
indifferent
weak
light
infertile

薄|

薄

bó (bo2)

meager
slight
weak
ungenerous or unkind
frivolous
to despise
to belittle
to look down on
to approach or near

薄|

薄

bò (bo4)

see 薄荷[bo4 he5]

幅|

幅

fú (fu2)

width
roll
classifier for textiles or pictures

颗|

顆

kē (ke1)

classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc

骂|

駡

mà (ma4)

variant of 罵|骂[ma4]

骂|

罵

mà (ma4)

CL:

通顿|頓

to scold
to abuse
to curse

腰|

腰

yāo (yao1)

waist
lower back
pocket
middle
loins

吓|

嚇

xià (xia4)

to frighten
to scare

吓|

嚇

hè (he4)

to scare
to intimidate
to threaten
(interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
(interjection showing astonishment)

滑|

滑

huá (hua2)

to slip
to slide
slippery; smooth
sly; slippery; not to be trusted

滑|

滑

Huá (Hua2)

surname Hua

绕|

遶

rào (rao4)

variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around
variant of 繞｜绕, to rotate around
to spiral
to move around
to go round (an obstacle)
to by-pass
to make a detour

绕|

繞

rào (rao4)

to wind
to coil (thread)
to rotate around
to spiral
to move around
to go round (an obstacle)
to by-pass
to make a detour
to confuse
to perplex

插|

揷

chā (cha1)

old variant of 插[cha1]

插|

插

chā (cha1)

to insert

届|

屆

jiè (jie4)

to arrive at (place or time)
period
to become due
classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)

册|

冊

cè (ce4)

book
classifier for books

飘|

飃

piāo (piao1)

variant of 飄|飘[piao1]

飘|

飄

piāo (piao1)

to float (in the air)
to flutter
to waft
complacent; frivolous
weak; shaky; wobbly

递|

遞

dì (di4)

to hand over
to pass on
to deliver
(bound form) progressively; in the proper order

撞|

撞

zhuàng (zhuang4)

to knock against
to bump into
to run into
to meet by accident

滚|

滾

gǔn (gun3)

to boil
to take a hike
Get lost!

瞧|

瞧

qiáo (qiao2)

to look at
to see
to see (a doctor)
to visit

锁|

鎖

suǒ (suo3)

CL:

把)

to lock
to lock up

锁|

鎻

suǒ (suo3)

old variant of 鎖|锁[suo3]

劝|

勸

quàn (quan4)

to advise
to urge
to try to persuade
to exhort
to console
to soothe

戒|

戒

jiè (jie4)

to guard against
to exhort
to admonish or warn
to give up or stop doing sth
Buddhist monastic discipline
ring (for a finger)

朵|

朶

duǒ (duo3)

variant of 朵[duo3]

朵|

朵

duǒ (duo3)

flower

浓|

濃

nóng (nong2)

concentrated
dense
strong (smell etc)

扶|

扶

fú (fu2)

to support with the hand
to help sb up
to support oneself by holding onto something
to help

紫|

紫

zǐ (zi3)

purple
violet

吐|

吐

tù (tu4)

to vomit
to throw up

吐|

吐

tǔ (tu3)

to spit
to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)
to say
to pour out (one's grievances)

咬|

咬

yǎo (yao3)

to bite

咬|

齩

yǎo (yao3)

variant of 咬[yao3]

雾|

霧

wù (wu4)

CL:

场|場阵|陣

fog
mist

蛇|

虵

shé (she2)

variant of 蛇[she2]

蛇|

蛇

shé (she2)

snake

吨|

噸

dūn (dun1)

loanword

ton (loanword)
Taiwan pr. [dun4]

浅|

淺

jiān (jian1)

sound of moving water

浅|

淺

qiǎn (qian3)

shallow
light (color)

烂|

爛

làn (lan4)

soft
mushy
well-cooked and soft
to rot; to decompose
rotten
worn out
chaotic; messy
utterly; thoroughly
crappy; bad

猪|

豬

zhū (zhu1)

CL:

口头|頭

hog
pig
swine

醉|

醉

zuì (zui4)

intoxicated

斜|

斜

xié (xie2)

inclined
slanting
oblique
tilting

涨|

漲

zhǎng (zhang3)

to rise (of prices, rivers)

涨|

漲

zhàng (zhang4)

to swell
to distend

歇|

歇

xiē (xie1)

to rest
to take a break
to halt
(dialect) to sleep
a moment
a short while

桃|

桃

táo (tao2)

peach

乙|

乙

yǐ (yi3)

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
second in order
letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方)
ethyl
bent
winding
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
ancient Chinese compass point: 105°

乙|

乙

zhé (zhe2)

turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]

挣|

掙

zhèng (zheng4)

to struggle to get free
to strive to acquire
to make (money)

挣|

掙

zhēng (zheng1)

used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]

滴|

滴

dī (di1)

a drop
to drip

丑|

丑

Chǒu (Chou3)

surname Chou

丑|

丑

chǒu (chou3)

clown

丑|

醜

chǒu (chou3)

shameful
ugly
disgraceful

匹|

疋

pǐ (pi3)

variant of 匹[pi3]
classifier for cloth: bolt

匹|

匹

pī (pi1)

mate
one of a pair

匹|

匹

pǐ (pi3)

classifier for horses, mules etc

挡|

擋

dǎng (dang3)

to resist
to obstruct
to hinder
to keep off
to block (a blow)
to get in the way of
cover
gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)

挡|

擋

dàng (dang4)

to arrange
to put in order

挡|

攩

dǎng (dang3)

variant of 擋|挡[dang3]

欠|

欠

qiàn (qian4)

to owe
to lack
(literary) to be deficient in
(bound form) yawn
to raise slightly (a part of one's body)

夸|

夸

kuā (kua1)

used in 夸克[kua1 ke4]
to boast; to exaggerate
to praise

夸|

誇

kuā (kua1)

to boast
to exaggerate
to praise

胃|

胃

wèi (wei4)

CL:

个|個

stomach

睁|

睜

zhēng (zheng1)

to open (one's eyes)

铃|

鈴

líng (ling2)

CL:

只|隻

(small) bell

吻|

脗

wěn (wen3)

variant of 吻[wen3]

吻|

吻

wěn (wen3)

kiss

傻|

傻

shǎ (sha3)

foolish

拦|

攔

lán (lan2)

to block sb's path
to obstruct
to flag down (a taxi)

摘|

摘

zhāi (zhai1)

to take
to pick (flowers, fruit etc)
to pluck
to remove
to take off (glasses, hat etc)
to select; to pick out
to borrow money at a time of urgent need

披|

披

pī (pi1)

to drape over one's shoulders
to open
to unroll
to split open
to spread out

盆|

盆

pén (pen2)

CL:

个|個

basin
flower pot
unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters

吵|

吵

chǎo (chao3)

to quarrel
to make a noise
noisy
to disturb by making a noise

嗯|

嗯

ēn (en1)

(a groaning sound)

嗯|

嗯

èn (en4)

(nonverbal grunt as interjection)
OK, yeah
what?

嗯|

嗯

en (en5)

interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement

漏|

漏

lòu (lou4)

to leak
to divulge
to leave out by mistake
waterclock or hourglass (old)

嫁|

嫁

jià (jia4)

(of a woman) to marry
to marry off a daughter
to shift (blame etc)

催|

催

cuī (cui1)

to urge
to press
to prompt
to rush sb
to hasten sth
to expedite

锅|

鍋

guō (guo1)

CL:

口只|隻

pot
pan
wok
cauldron
pot-shaped thing

拆|

拆

chāi (chai1)

to tear open

唉|

唉

āi (ai1)

interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
to sigh

唉|

唉

ài (ai4)

alas
oh dear

臭|

臭

xiù (xiu4)

sense of smell
smell bad

臭|

臭

chòu (chou4)

stench
smelly
to smell (bad)
repulsive
loathsome
terrible
bad
severely
ruthlessly
dud (ammunition)

趁|

趁

chèn (chen4)

to avail oneself of

趁|

趂

chèn (chen4)

old variant of 趁[chen4]

冻|

凍

dòng (dong4)

to freeze
to feel very cold
aspic or jelly

闯|

闖

chuǎng (chuang3)

to rush
to charge
to break through
to temper oneself (through battling hardships)

抄|

抄

chāo (chao1)

to make a copy
to plagiarize
to search and seize
to raid
to grab
to go off with
to take a shortcut
to make a turning move
to fold one's arms

晕|

暈

yūn (yun1)

confused
dizzy
giddy
to faint
to swoon
to lose consciousness
to pass out

晕|

暈

yùn (yun4)

dizzy
halo
ring around moon or sun

砍|

砍

kǎn (kan3)

to chop
to cut down
to throw sth at sb

捐|

捐

juān (juan1)

to relinquish
to abandon
to contribute; to donate
(bound form) tax; levy

歪|

歪

wāi (wai1)

askew
at a crooked angle
devious
noxious
(coll.) to lie on one's side

歪|

歪

wǎi (wai3)

taiwanese

to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)

窄|

窄

zhǎi (zhai3)

narrow
narrow-minded
badly off

洒|

灑

sǎ (sa3)

to sprinkle
to spray
to shed

哎|

哎

āi (ai1)

hey!
(interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)

钓|

釣

diào (diao4)

to fish with a hook and bait

撕|

撕

sī (si1)

to tear

瞎|

瞎

xiā (xia1)

blind
groundlessly
foolishly
to no purpose

乖|

乖

guāi (guai1)

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved
clever
shrewd
alert
perverse
contrary to reason
irregular
abnormal

娶|

娶

qǔ (qu3)

to take a wife
to marry (a woman)

蹲|

蹲

dūn (dun1)

to crouch
to squat
to stay (somewhere)

嫩|

嫰

nèn (nen4)

old variant of 嫩[nen4]

嫩|

嫩

nèn (nen4)

young and tender

壶|

壺

hú (hu2)

pot
classifier for bottled liquid

勿|

勿

wù (wu4)

do not

踩|

踩

cǎi (cai3)

to step on

踩|

跴

cǎi (cai3)

variant of 踩[cai3]

煮|

煮

zhǔ (zhu3)

to cook

煮|

煑

zhǔ (zhu3)

variant of 煮[zhu3]

逗|

逗

dòu (dou4)

to tease (playfully)
to entice
(coll.) to joke
(coll.) funny; amusing
to stay; to sojourn
brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀｜读)

炒|

炒

chǎo (chao3)

to sauté
to stir-fry
to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp
to hype up
to sack; to fire (sb)

甩|

甩

shuǎi (shuai3)

to throw
to fling
to swing
to leave behind
to dump (sb)

晒|

曬

shài (shai4)

(of the sun) to shine on
to bask in (the sunshine)
to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
(fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
(coll.) to give the cold shoulder to

晒|

晒

shài (shai4)

variant of 曬|晒[shai4]
(of the sun) to shine on
to bask in (the sunshine)
to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
(fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
(coll.) to give the cold shoulder to

痒|

痒

yǎng (yang3)

variant of 癢|痒[yang3]
to itch
to tickle

痒|

癢

yǎng (yang3)

to itch
to tickle

捡|

撿

jiǎn (jian3)

to pick up
to collect
to gather

浇|

澆

jiāo (jiao1)

to pour liquid
to irrigate (using waterwheel)
to water
to cast (molten metal)
to mold

烫|

燙

tàng (tang4)

to scald
to burn (by scalding)
to blanch (cooking)
to heat (sth) up in hot water
to perm
to iron
scalding hot

梨|

梨

lí (li2)

CL:

个|個

pear

醋|

醋

cù (cu4)

vinegar
jealousy (in love rivalry)

姑姑|

姑姑

gū gu (gu1 gu5)

CL:

个|個

paternal aunt

姑娘|

姑娘

gū niang (gu1 niang5)

CL:

个|個

girl
young woman
young lady
daughter
paternal aunt (old)

委屈|

委屈

wěi qu (wei3 qu5)

to feel wronged
grievance

姥姥|

姥姥

lǎo lao (lao3 lao5)

colloquial

(coll.) mother's mother
maternal grandmother

姿势|

姿勢

zī shì (zi1 shi4)

posture
position

威胁|

威脅

wēi xié (wei1 xie2)

to threaten
to menace

娱乐|

娛樂

yú lè (yu2 le4)

to entertain
to amuse
recreation
amusement
hobby
fun
joy

婚姻|

婚姻

hūn yīn (hun1 yin1)

CL:

桩|樁次

marriage
matrimony

婚礼|

婚禮

hūn lǐ (hun1 li3)

CL:

场|場

wedding ceremony

妇女|

婦女

fù nǔ: (fu4 nu:3)

woman

媒体|

媒體

méi tǐ (mei2 ti3)

media, esp. news media

字幕|

字幕

zì mù (zi4 mu4)

caption
subtitle

字母|

字母

zì mǔ (zi4 mu3)

CL:

个|個

letter (of the alphabet)

存在|

存在

cún zài (cun2 zai4)

to exist
to be
existence

孝顺|

孝順

xiào shùn (xiao4 shun4)

filial
dutiful
devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc)
to show filial piety towards (an older family member)
filial piety

学问|

學問

xué wèn (xue2 wen4)

CL:

个|個

learning
knowledge

学历|

學歷

xué lì (xue2 li4)

educational background
academic qualifications

学术|

學術

xué shù (xue2 shu4)

CL:

个|個

learning
science
academic

安慰|

安慰

ān wèi (an1 wei4)

CL:

个|個

to comfort
to console

安装|

安裝

ān zhuāng (an1 zhuang1)

to install
to erect
to fix
to mount
installation

完善|

完善

wán shàn (wan2 shan4)

(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
well-developed
excellent
to refine
to improve

完整|

完整

wán zhěng (wan2 zheng3)

complete
intact

完美|

完美

wán měi (wan2 mei3)

perfect

客观|

客觀

kè guān (ke4 guan1)

objective
impartial

宣传|

宣傳

xuān chuán (xuan1 chuan2)

CL:

个|個

to disseminate
to give publicity to
propaganda

宣布|

宣布

xuān bù (xuan1 bu4)

to declare
to announce
to proclaim

宴会|

宴會

yàn huì (yan4 hui4)

CL:

席个|個

banquet
feast
dinner party

家务|

家務

jiā wù (jia1 wu4)

household duties
housework

家庭|

家庭

jiā tíng (jia1 ting2)

CL:

户|戶个|個

family
household

家乡|

家鄉

jiā xiāng (jia1 xiang1)

CL:

个|個

hometown
native place

宿舍|

宿舍

sù shè (su4 she4)

CL:

间|間

dormitory
dorm room
living quarters
hostel

寂寞|

寂寞

jì mò (ji4 mo4)

lonely
lonesome
(of a place) quiet
silent

密切|

密切

mì qiè (mi4 qie4)

close
familiar
intimate
closely (related)
to foster close ties
to pay close attention

实现|

實現

shí xiàn (shi2 xian4)

to achieve
to implement
to realize
to bring about

实用|

實用

shí yòng (shi2 yong4)

practical
functional
pragmatic
applied (science)

实习|

實習

shí xí (shi2 xi2)

to practice
field work
to intern
internship

实话|

實話

shí huà (shi2 hua4)

truth

实践|

實踐

shí jiàn (shi2 jian4)

practice
to put into practice
to live up to (a promise)
to carry out (a project)

实验|

實驗

shí yàn (shi2 yan4)

CL:

个|個次

experiment
test

宁可|

寧可

nìng kě (ning4 ke3)

preferably
one would prefer to...(or not to...)
would rather
(would) be better to
(to pick) the lesser of two evils

写作|

寫作

xiě zuò (xie3 zuo4)

to write
to compose
writing
written works

宠物|

寵物

chǒng wù (chong3 wu4)

house pet

宝贝|

寶貝

bǎo bèi (bao3 bei4)

treasured object
darling
baby
cowry
good-for-nothing or queer character

宝贵|

寶貴

bǎo guì (bao3 gui4)

valuable
precious
to value
to treasure
to set store by

射击|

射擊

shè jī (she4 ji1)

to shoot
to fire (a gun)

专家|

專家

zhuān jiā (zhuan1 jia1)

expert
specialist

专心|

專心

zhuān xīn (zhuan1 xin1)

to focus one's attention
to concentrate on (doing sth)

尊敬|

尊敬

zūn jìng (zun1 jing4)

to respect
to revere
to esteem
honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)

寻找|

尋找

xún zhǎo (xun2 zhao3)

to seek
to look for

对待|

對待

duì dài (dui4 dai4)

to treat
treatment

对手|

對手

duì shǒu (dui4 shou3)

opponent
rival
competitor
(well-matched) adversary
match

对方|

對方

duì fāng (dui4 fang1)

the other person
the other side
the other party

对比|

對比

duì bǐ (dui4 bi3)

CL:

个|個

to contrast
ratio

对象|

對象

duì xiàng (dui4 xiang4)

CL:

个|個

target
object
partner; boyfriend; girlfriend

导演|

導演

dǎo yǎn (dao3 yan3)

to direct
director (film etc)

导致|

導致

dǎo zhì (dao3 zhi4)

to lead to
to create
to cause
to bring about

小气|

小氣

xiǎo qì (xiao3 qi4)

stingy
miserly
narrow-minded
petty

小麦|

小麥

xiǎo mài (xiao3 mai4)

CL:

粒

wheat

尺子|

尺子

chǐ zi (chi3 zi5)

CL:

把

ruler (measuring instrument)

尾巴|

尾巴

wěi ba (wei3 ba5)

tail
colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]

居然|

居然

jū rán (ju1 ran2)

unexpectedly
to one's surprise
go so far as to

屋子|

屋子

wū zi (wu1 zi5)

CL:

间|間

house
room

展览|

展覽

zhǎn lǎn (zhan3 lan3)

CL:

个|個次

to put on display
to exhibit
exhibition
show

展开|

展開

zhǎn kāi (zhan3 kai1)

to unfold
to spread out
to open up
to launch; to carry out

属于|

屬於

shǔ yú (shu3 yu2)

to be classified as
to belong to
to be part of

急忙|

急忙

jí máng (ji2 mang2)

hastily

岛屿|

島嶼

dǎo yǔ (dao3 yu3)

island

工人|

工人

gōng rén (gong1 ren2)

CL:

个|個名

worker

工具|

工具

gōng jù (gong1 ju4)

tool
instrument
utensil
means (to achieve a goal etc)

工厂|

工廠

gōng chǎng (gong1 chang3)

CL:

家座

factory

工业|

工業

gōng yè (gong1 ye4)

industry

工程师|

工程師

gōng chéng shī (gong1 cheng2 shi1)

CL:

个|個位名

engineer

巧妙|

巧妙

qiǎo miào (qiao3 miao4)

ingenious
clever
ingenuity; artifice

巨大|

巨大

jù dà (ju4 da4)

huge
immense
very large
tremendous
gigantic
enormous

差距|

差距

chā jù (cha1 ju4)

disparity
gap

市场|

市場

shì chǎng (shi4 chang3)

marketplace
market (also in abstract)

常识|

常識

cháng shí (chang2 shi2)

CL:

门|門

common sense
general knowledge

平均|

平均

píng jūn (ping2 jun1)

average
on average
evenly; in equal proportions

平安|

平安

píng ān (ping2 an1)

safe and sound

平常|

平常

píng cháng (ping2 chang2)

ordinary
common
usually

平方|

平方

píng fāng (ping2 fang1)

square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)

平等|

平等

píng děng (ping2 deng3)

equal

平衡|

平衡

píng héng (ping2 heng2)

balance
equilibrium

平静|

平靜

píng jìng (ping2 jing4)

tranquil
undisturbed
serene

年代|

年代

nián dài (nian2 dai4)

CL:

个|個

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
age
era
period

年纪|

年紀

nián jì (nian2 ji4)

CL:

把个|個

幸亏|

幸虧

xìng kuī (xing4 kui1)

fortunately
luckily

幸运|

幸運

xìng yùn (xing4 yun4)

fortunate
lucky
luck

干活儿|

幹活兒

gàn huó r (gan4 huo2 r5)

erhua variant of 幹活|干活[gan4 huo2]

幻想|

幻想

huàn xiǎng (huan4 xiang3)

to fantasize
to imagine
an illusion; a fantasy

幼儿园|

幼兒園

yòu ér yuán (you4 er2 yuan2)

kindergarten

度过|

度過

dù guò (du4 guo4)

to pass
to spend (time)
to survive
to get through

废话|

廢話

fèi huà (fei4 hua4)

nonsense
rubbish
superfluous words
You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)

广场|

廣場

guǎng chǎng (guang3 chang3)

public square
plaza

广大|

廣大

guǎng dà (guang3 da4)

(of an area) vast or extensive
large-scale
widespread
(of people) numerous

广泛|

廣泛

guǎng fàn (guang3 fan4)

wide
broad
extensive
widespread

延长|

延長

Yán cháng (Yan2 chang2)

Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi

延长|

延長

yán cháng (yan2 chang2)

to prolong
to extend
to delay

建立|

建立

jiàn lì (jian4 li4)

to establish
to set up
to found

建筑|

建築

jiàn zhù (jian4 zhu4)

CL:

个|個

to construct
building

建设|

建設

jiàn shè (jian4 she4)

to build
to construct
to establish
to develop
to institute

强烈|

強烈

qiáng liè (qiang2 lie4)

strong
intense

强调|

強調

qiáng diào (qiang2 diao4)

to emphasize (a statement)
to stress

形势|

形勢

xíng shì (xing2 shi4)

CL:

个|個

circumstances
situation
terrain

形容|

形容

xíng róng (xing2 rong2)

to describe
(literary) countenance; appearance

形式|

形式

xíng shì (xing2 shi4)

CL:

个|個

outer appearance
form
shape
formality

形成|

形成

xíng chéng (xing2 cheng2)

to form
to take shape

形状|

形狀

xíng zhuàng (xing2 zhuang4)

CL:

个|個

form
shape

形象|

形象

xíng xiàng (xing2 xiang4)

CL:

个|個

image
form
figure
visualization
vivid

彩虹|

彩虹

cǎi hóng (cai3 hong2)

CL:

道

rainbow

影子|

影子

yǐng zi (ying3 zi5)

CL:

个|個

shadow
reflection
(fig.) hint
indication
influence

仿佛|

彷彿

fǎng fú (fang3 fu2)

to seem
as if
alike
similar

彼此|

彼此

bǐ cǐ (bi3 ci3)

each other; one another

往返|

往返

wǎng fǎn (wang3 fan3)

to go back and forth
to go to and fro
to do a round trip

待遇|

待遇

dài yù (dai4 yu4)

treatment
pay
salary
status
rank

后果|

後果

hòu guǒ (hou4 guo3)

consequences
aftermath

后背|

後背

hòu bèi (hou4 bei4)

the back (human anatomy)
the back part of sth

从事|

從事

cóng shì (cong2 shi4)

to go for
to engage in
to undertake
to deal with
to handle
to do

从前|

從前

cóng qián (cong2 qian2)

previously
formerly
once upon a time

从此|

從此

cóng cǐ (cong2 ci3)

from now on
since then
henceforth

从而|

從而

cóng ér (cong2 er2)

thus

微笑|

微笑

wēi xiào (wei1 xiao4)

CL:

个|個丝|絲

smile

征求|

徵求

zhēng qiú (zheng1 qiu2)

to solicit
to seek
to request (opinions, feedback etc)
to petition

彻底|

徹底

chè dǐ (che4 di3)

thorough
complete

心理|

心理

xīn lǐ (xin1 li3)

psychology
mentality

心脏|

心臟

xīn zàng (xin1 zang4)

CL:

颗|顆个|個

heart

必然|

必然

bì rán (bi4 ran2)

inevitable
certain
necessity

必要|

必要

bì yào (bi4 yao4)

necessary
essential
indispensable
required

忍不住|

忍不住

rěn bu zhù (ren3 bu5 zhu4)

cannot help
unable to bear

志愿者|

志願者

zhì yuàn zhě (zhi4 yuan4 zhe3)

volunteer

忽然|

忽然

hū rán (hu1 ran2)

suddenly
all of a sudden

忽视|

忽視

hū shì (hu1 shi4)

to neglect
to overlook
to disregard
to ignore

思想|

思想

sī xiǎng (si1 xiang3)

CL:

个|個

thought
thinking
idea
ideology

思考|

思考

sī kǎo (si1 kao3)

to reflect on
to ponder over

急诊|

急診

jí zhěn (ji2 zhen3)

to give or receive urgent medical treatment
emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department, or from a doctor on a house call)

性质|

性質

xìng zhì (xing4 zhi4)

CL:

个|個

nature
characteristic

怪不得|

怪不得

guài bu de (guai4 bu5 de5)

no wonder!
so that's why!

恢复|

恢復

huī fù (hui1 fu4)

to reinstate
to resume
to recover
to regain

恭喜|

恭喜

gōng xǐ (gong1 xi3)

to congratulate
(interj.) congratulations!

悄悄|

悄悄

qiāo qiāo (qiao1 qiao1)

quiet
making little or no noise
surreptitious; stealthy
anxious; worried
Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3]

悠久|

悠久

yōu jiǔ (you1 jiu3)

long (tradition, history etc)

悲观|

悲觀

bēi guān (bei1 guan1)

pessimistic

情景|

情景

qíng jǐng (qing2 jing3)

scene; spectacle

情绪|

情緒

qíng xù (qing2 xu4)

CL:

种|種

mood
state of mind
moodiness

恶劣|

惡劣

è liè (e4 lie4)

vile
nasty
of very poor quality

想念|

想念

xiǎng niàn (xiang3 nian4)

to miss
to remember with longing
to long to see again

想象|

想象

xiǎng xiàng (xiang3 xiang4)

to imagine
to envision
imagination

意外|

意外

yì wài (yi4 wai4)

CL:

个|個

unexpected
accident
mishap

意义|

意義

yì yì (yi4 yi4)

CL:

个|個

sense
meaning
significance
importance

爱心|

愛心

ài xīn (ai4 xin1)

CL:

片

compassion
kindness
care for others
love
charity (bazaar, golf day etc)
heart (the symbol ♥)

爱惜|

愛惜

ài xī (ai4 xi1)

to cherish
to treasure
to use sparingly

爱护|

愛護

ài hù (ai4 hu4)

to cherish
to treasure
to take care of
to love and protect

感受|

感受

gǎn shòu (gan3 shou4)

to sense
perception
to feel (through the senses)
to experience
a feeling
an impression
an experience

感想|

感想

gǎn xiǎng (gan3 xiang3)

CL:

通个|個

impressions
reflections
thoughts

感激|

感激

gǎn jī (gan3 ji1)

to be grateful
to appreciate
thankful

慌张|

慌張

huāng zhāng (huang1 zhang1)

flustered
agitated

惭愧|

慚愧

cán kuì (can2 kui4)

ashamed

庆祝|

慶祝

qìng zhù (qing4 zhu4)

to celebrate

应付|

應付

yìng fu (ying4 fu5)

to deal with
to cope

应用|

應用

yìng yòng (ying4 yong4)

to put to use
to apply
practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)
application; practical use
(computing) app

怀孕|

懷孕

huái yùn (huai2 yun4)

pregnant
to have conceived
gestation

怀念|

懷念

huái niàn (huai2 nian4)

to cherish the memory of
to think of
to reminisce

恋爱|

戀愛

liàn ài (lian4 ai4)

(romantic) love

成人|

成人

chéng rén (cheng2 ren2)

to reach adulthood
an adult

成分|

成分

chéng fèn (cheng2 fen4)

CL:

个|個

composition
ingredient
element
component
one's social status

成就|

成就

chéng jiù (cheng2 jiu4)

CL:

个|個

accomplishment
success
achievement
to achieve (a result)
to create
to bring about

成果|

成果

chéng guǒ (cheng2 guo3)

CL:

个|個

result
achievement
gain
profit

成熟|

成熟

chéng shú (cheng2 shu2)

mature
ripe
Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]

成立|

成立

chéng lì (cheng2 li4)

to establish
to set up
to be tenable
to hold water

成语|

成語

chéng yǔ (cheng2 yu3)

CL:

条|條本句

Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation
idiom
proverb
saying
adage

成长|

成長

chéng zhǎng (cheng2 zhang3)

to mature
to grow
growth

戒指|

戒指

jiè zhi (jie4 zhi5)

(finger) ring

或许|

或許

huò xǔ (huo4 xu3)

perhaps
maybe

战争|

戰爭

zhàn zhēng (zhan4 zheng1)

CL:

场|場次

war
conflict

戏剧|

戲劇

xì jù (xi4 ju4)

a drama
a play
theater
script of a play

扇子|

扇子

shàn zi (shan4 zi5)

CL:

把

手套|

手套

shǒu tào (shou3 tao4)

CL:

双|雙只|隻

glove
mitten

手工|

手工

shǒu gōng (shou3 gong1)

handwork
manual

手指|

手指

shǒu zhǐ (shou3 zhi3)

CL:

个|個只|隻

finger

手续|

手續

shǒu xù (shou3 xu4)

CL:

道个|個

procedure
formalities

手术|

手術

shǒu shù (shou3 shu4)

CL:

个|個

(surgical) operation
surgery

打交道|

打交道

dǎ jiāo dào (da3 jiao1 dao4)

to come into contact with
to have dealings

打喷嚏|

打噴嚏

dǎ pēn tì (da3 pen1 ti4)

to sneeze

打工|

打工

dǎ gōng (da3 gong1)

to work a temporary or casual job
(of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

打听|

打聽

dǎ ting (da3 ting5)

to ask about
to make some inquiries

批准|

批准

pī zhǔn (pi1 zhun3)

to approve
to ratify

承受|

承受

chéng shòu (cheng2 shou4)

to bear
to support
to inherit

承担|

承擔

chéng dān (cheng2 dan1)

to undertake
to assume (responsibility etc)

承认|

承認

chéng rèn (cheng2 ren4)

to admit
to concede
to recognize
recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
to acknowledge

把握|

把握

bǎ wò (ba3 wo4)

to grasp (also fig.)
to seize
to hold
assurance
certainty
sure (of the outcome)

抓紧|

抓緊

zhuā jǐn (zhua1 jin3)

to keep a firm grip on
to pay close attention to
to lose no time in (doing sth)

投入|

投入

tóu rù (tou2 ru4)

to throw into
to participate in
to invest in
absorbed
engrossed

投资|

投資

tóu zī (tou2 zi1)

investment
to invest

抱怨|

抱怨

bào yuàn (bao4 yuan4)

to complain
to grumble
to harbor a complaint
to feel dissatisfied

押金|

押金

yā jīn (ya1 jin1)

deposit
down payment

抽屉|

抽屜

chōu ti (chou1 ti5)

drawer

抽象|

抽象

chōu xiàng (chou1 xiang4)

CL:

种|種

abstract

拐弯|

拐彎

guǎi wān (guai3 wan1)

to go round a curve
to turn a corner
fig. a new direction

招待|

招待

zhāo dài (zhao1 dai4)

to hold a reception
to offer hospitality
to entertain (guests)
to serve (customers)

拼音|

拼音

pīn yīn (pin1 yin1)

phonetic writing
pinyin (Chinese romanization)

持续|

持續

chí xù (chi2 xu4)

to continue
to persist
to last
sustainable
preservation

指导|

指導

zhǐ dǎo (zhi3 dao3)

CL:

个|個

to guide
to give directions
to direct
to coach
guidance
tuition

指挥|

指揮

zhǐ huī (zhi3 hui1)

CL:

个|個

to conduct
to direct
conductor (of an orchestra)

挑战|

挑戰

tiǎo zhàn (tiao3 zhan4)

to challenge

振动|

振動

zhèn dòng (zhen4 dong4)

to vibrate
to shake
vibration

舍不得|

捨不得

shě bu de (she3 bu5 de5)

to hate to do sth
to begrudge

掌握|

掌握

zhǎng wò (zhang3 wo4)

to grasp (often fig.)
to control
to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
to master
to know well
to understand sth well and know how to use it
fluency

挂号|

掛號

guà hào (gua4 hao4)

to register (at a hospital etc)
to send by registered mail

采取|

採取

cǎi qǔ (cai3 qu3)

to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
to take

采访|

採訪

cǎi fǎng (cai3 fang3)

to interview
to gather news
to hunt for and collect
to cover

接待|

接待

jiē dài (jie1 dai4)

to receive
to entertain
to host (guests, visitors or clients)

接触|

接觸

jiē chù (jie1 chu4)

to touch
to contact
access
in touch with

接近|

接近

jiē jìn (jie1 jin4)

to approach
to get close to

控制|

控制

kòng zhì (kong4 zhi4)

to control

推广|

推廣

tuī guǎng (tui1 guang3)

to extend
to spread
to popularize
generalization
promotion (of a product etc)