#separator:tab #html:true #columns:Front Back 爱心 (ài xīn) compassion; kindness 安排 (ān pái) to arrange; to plan 安装 (ān zhuāng) to install; to erect 按 (àn) to press; to push 按照 (àn zhào) according to 把 (bǎ) to hold; to grasp 把握 (bǎ wò) to grasp (also fig.) 🥬 白菜 (bái cài) Chinese cabbage 班级 (bān jí) class (group of students) 搬 (bān) to move (i.e. relocate oneself) 🏠 搬家 (bān jiā) to move house; to relocate 板 (bǎn) board; plank 办理 (bàn lǐ) to handle; to transact; to conduct 保 (Bǎo) Bulgaria; Bulgarian 保安 (bǎo ān) to ensure public security 保持 (bǎo chí) to keep; to maintain 保存 (bǎo cún) to conserve; to preserve 保护 (bǎo hù) to protect; to defend 保留 (bǎo liú) to keep; to retain 保险 (bǎo xiǎn) insurance; to insure 保证 (bǎo zhèng) guarantee; to guarantee 报 (bào) to announce; to inform 报到 (bào dào) to report for duty 报道 (bào dào) to report (news) 报告 (bào gào) to inform; to report 北部 (běi bù) northern part 背后 (bèi hòu) behind; at the back 被 (bèi) quilt; to cover (with) 被子 (bèi zi) quilt 本来 (běn lái) original; originally 本领 (běn lǐng) skill; ability 本事 (běn shì) source material 比较 (bǐ jiào) to compare; to contrast 比例 (bǐ lì) proportion; scale 比赛 (bǐ sài) competition (sports etc) 必然 (bì rán) inevitable; certain 必要 (bì yào) necessary; essential 变化 (biàn huà) (intransitive) to change; to vary 变为 (biàn wéi) to change into 标题 (biāo tí) title; heading 标准 (biāo zhǔn) standard; norm; criterion 表达 (biǎo dá) to express; to convey 表格 (biǎo gé) form; table 表面 (biǎo miàn) surface; face 表明 (biǎo míng) to make clear 表现 (biǎo xiàn) to show; to show off 表演 (biǎo yǎn) play; show 并 (bìng) and; furthermore 并且 (bìng qiě) and; besides 播出 (bō chū) to broadcast 播放 (bō fàng) to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) 补 (bǔ) to repair; to patch 补充 (bǔ chōng) to replenish 不安 (bù ān) unpeaceful; unstable 不必 (bù bì) need not; does not have to 不得不 (bù dé bù) have no choice or option but to 不断 (bù duàn) unceasing; uninterrupted 不光 (bù guāng) not the only one 不仅 (bù jǐn) not just; not limited to 不论 (bù lùn) whatever; no matter what (who, how etc) 布 (bù) variant of 布 步 (Bù) surname Bu 部 (bù) ministry; department 部门 (bù mén) department; branch 部长 (bù zhǎng) head of a (government etc) department 才能 (cái néng) talent; ability 采取 (cǎi qǔ) to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) 采用 (cǎi yòng) to adopt; to employ 🎨 彩色 (cǎi sè) color; multicolored 曾经 (céng jīng) once; already 产生 (chǎn shēng) to arise; to come into being; to come about 厂 (hǎn) "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc 场合 (chǎng hé) situation; occasion 场所 (chǎng suǒ) location; place 超级 (chāo jí) super-; ultra- 朝 (Cháo) abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea 吵 (chǎo) to quarrel; to make a noise 吵架 (chǎo jià) to quarrel; to have a row 👕 衬衫 (chèn shān) shirt; blouse 👕 衬衣 (chèn yī) shirt 称为 (chēng wéi) to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." 成功 (Chéng gōng) Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan 成果 (chéng guǒ) result; achievement 成就 (chéng jiù) accomplishment 成立 (chéng lì) to establish 成熟 (chéng shú) mature; ripe 成员 (chéng yuán) member 成长 (chéng zhǎng) to mature; to grow 🏙️ 城 (chéng) city walls; city 🏙️ 城市 (chéng shì) city; town 程度 (chéng dù) degree; level; extent 持续 (chí xù) to continue; to persist 充满 (chōng mǎn) full of; brimming with 初 (chū) at first; (at the) beginning 初步 (chū bù) initial; preliminary 初级 (chū jí) junior; primary 📅 初一 (chū yī) first day of lunar month 🏫 初中 (chū zhōng) junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学) 除了 (chú le) besides; apart from (... also...) 处理 (chǔ lǐ) to handle; to deal with 传 (chuán) to pass on; to spread 传播 (chuán bō) to disseminate; to propagate; to spread 传来 (chuán lái) (of a sound) to come through 传说 (chuán shuō) legend; folk tale 创新 (chuàng xīn) to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails 创业 (chuàng yè) to begin an undertaking 创造 (chuàng zào) to create; to bring about 创作 (chuàng zuò) to create; to produce 从来 (cóng lái) always; at all times 从前 (cóng qián) previously; formerly 从事 (cóng shì) to go for; to engage in 村 (cūn) village 存 (cún) to exist; to deposit 存在 (cún zài) to exist; to be 错误 (cuò wù) mistaken; false; wrong 达到 (dá dào) to reach; to achieve; to attain 打破 (dǎ pò) to break; to smash 打听 (dǎ ting) to ask about 大夫 (dà fū) senior official (in imperial China) 大概 (dà gài) roughly; probably 大使馆 (dà shǐ guǎn) embassy 大约 (dà yuē) approximately 代 (dài) to substitute 代表 (dài biǎo) representative 代表团 (dài biǎo tuán) delegation 带动 (dài dòng) to spur; to provide impetus; to drive 带领 (dài lǐng) to guide; to lead 单元 (dān yuán) unit (forming an entity) ⏰ 当初 (dāng chū) at that time 当地 (dāng dì) local 当然 (dāng rán) only natural 当中 (dāng zhōng) among; in the middle 刀 (Dāo) surname Dao 导演 (dǎo yǎn) to direct; director (film etc) 到达 (dào dá) to reach; to arrive 到底 (dào dǐ) finally; in the end 地区 (dì qū) local; regional 得分 (dé fēn) to score 等待 (děng dài) to wait; to wait for 底下 (dǐ xia) the location below sth 📺 电视剧 (diàn shì jù) TV series; TV drama 📺 电视台 (diàn shì tái) television station 电台 (diàn tái) transmitter-receiver 电子邮件 (diàn zǐ yóu jiàn) email 调 (diào) to transfer; to move (troops or cadres) 调查 (diào chá) investigation 调整 (tiáo zhěng) to adjust; adjustment 订 (dìng) to agree; to conclude 定期 (dìng qī) at set dates 东部 (dōng bù) the east; eastern part 动力 (dòng lì) motive power 动人 (dòng rén) touching; moving 读者 (dú zhě) reader 短处 (duǎn chù) shortcoming; defect 👖 短裤 (duǎn kù) short pants; shorts 短期 (duǎn qī) short term; short-term 断 (duàn) to break; to snap 队员 (duì yuán) team member 对待 (duì dài) to treat; treatment 对方 (duì fāng) the other person; the other side; the other party 对手 (duì shǒu) opponent; rival 对象 (duì xiàng) target; object 顿 (dùn) to stop; to pause 发表 (fā biǎo) to issue; to publish 发出 (fā chū) to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch 发达 (fā dá) well-developed; flourishing 发动 (fā dòng) to start; to launch 发明 (fā míng) to invent; an invention 发生 (fā shēng) to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out 发送 (fā sòng) to transmit; to dispatch 发言 (fā yán) to make a speech 发展 (fā zhǎn) development; growth 反对 (fǎn duì) to oppose; to be against; to object to 反复 (fǎn fù) variant of 反复 反应 (fǎn yìng) to react; to respond 反正 (fǎn zhèng) anyway; in any case 范围 (fàn wéi) range; scope 方式 (fāng shì) way; manner; style; mode; pattern 防 (fáng) to protect; to defend 防止 (fáng zhǐ) to prevent; to guard against 房东 (fáng dōng) landlord 🏠 房屋 (fáng wū) house; building 🏠 房租 (fáng zū) rent for a room or house 访问 (fǎng wèn) to visit; to call on 放到 (fàng dào) Put in 🛫 飞行 (fēi xíng) (of planes etc) to fly 费 (Fèi) surname Fei 费用 (fèi yòng) cost; expenditure 分别 (fēn bié) to part; to leave each other 分配 (fēn pèi) to distribute 分组 (fēn zǔ) to divide into groups 丰富 (fēng fù) to enrich; rich 风险 (fēng xiǎn) risk; hazard 否定 (fǒu dìng) to negate; to deny 否认 (fǒu rèn) to declare to be untrue 服务员 (fú wù yuán) waiter; waitress 👗 服装 (fú zhuāng) dress; clothing 福 (Fú) surname Fu; abbr. for Fujian province 省 👨 父母 (fù mǔ) father and mother; parents 👨 父亲 (fù qīn) father; also pr. [fù qin] 付 (Fù) surname Fu 负责 (fù zé) to be in charge of 复印 (fù yìn) to photocopy 复杂 (fù zá) complicated; complex 富 (Fù) surname Fu 改进 (gǎi jìn) to improve; to make better 改造 (gǎi zào) to transform 概念 (gài niàn) concept; idea 赶 (gǎn) to overtake; to catch up with 赶到 (gǎn dào) to hurry (to some place) 赶紧 (gǎn jǐn) hurriedly; without delay 赶快 (gǎn kuài) quickly; at once 敢 (gǎn) to dare; daring 感冒 (gǎn mào) to catch cold 感情 (gǎn qíng) emotion; sentiment 感受 (gǎn shòu) to sense; perception 干吗 (gàn má) see 干嘛 高速 (gāo sù) high speed; expressway (abbr. for 路) 高速公路 (gāo sù gōng lù) expressway; highway; freeway 告别 (gào bié) to leave; to part from 🎤 歌迷 (gē mí) fan of a singer 歌声 (gē shēng) singing voice 🎤 歌手 (gē shǒu) singer 个人 (gè rén) individual; personal 个性 (gè xìng) individuality 各 (gè) each; every 各地 (gè dì) in all parts of (a country) 各位 (gè wèi) everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc) 各种 (gè zhǒng) every kind of; all kinds of; various 各自 (gè zì) each; respective 根本 (gēn běn) fundamental; basic 更加 (gèng jiā) more (than sth else) 🏭 工厂 (gōng chǎng) factory 🧑‍💻 工程师 (gōng chéng shī) engineer 工夫 (gōng fū) (old) laborer 工具 (gōng jù) tool; instrument 工业 (gōng yè) industry 工资 (gōng zī) wages; pay 公布 (gōng bù) to announce; to make public 公共 (gōng gòng) public; common; communal 公开 (gōng kāi) open; overt; public 公民 (gōng mín) citizen 公务员 (gōng wù yuán) functionary; office-bearer 功夫 (gōng fu) skill; art 📝 功课 (gōng kè) homework; assignment 功能 (gōng néng) function; capability 共同 (gòng tóng) common; joint 共有 (gòng yǒu) to have altogether 👧 姑娘 (gū niang) girl; young woman 古 (Gǔ) surname Gu 古代 (gǔ dài) ancient times 🏠 故乡 (gù xiāng) home; homeland 挂 (guà) to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) 关系 (guān xi) relation; relationship 💳 关注 (guān zhù) to pay attention to 观察 (guān chá) to observe; to watch; to survey 👀 观看 (guān kàn) to watch; to view 观念 (guān niàn) notion; thought 观众 (guān zhòng) spectators; audience 管 (guǎn) variant of 管 管理 (guǎn lǐ) to supervise 光 (guāng) light; ray; bright; shiny 光明 (guāng míng) light; radiance 广播 (guǎng bō) broadcast; broadcasting 广大 (guǎng dà) (of an area) vast or extensive 规定 (guī dìng) to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota) 规范 (guī fàn) norm; standard 国内 (guó nèi) domestic; internal (to a country) 国庆 (Guó qìng) National Day 果然 (guǒ rán) really; sure enough 🍎 果汁 (guǒ zhī) fruit juice 过程 (guò chéng) course of events 哈哈 (hā hā) (onom.) laughing out loud 海关 (hǎi guān) customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) 😨 害怕 (hài pà) to be afraid 好好 (hǎo hǎo) well; carefully 好奇 (hào qí) inquisitive; curious 合 (gě) 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck 合法 (hé fǎ) lawful; legitimate 合格 (hé gé) to meet the standard required 合理 (hé lǐ) rational; reasonable; sensible; fair 合作 (hé zuò) to cooperate 和平 (Hé píng) Heping District of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning ⚫ 红茶 (hóng chá) black tea 🍷 红酒 (hóng jiǔ) red wine 后果 (hòu guǒ) consequences 后面 (hòu mian) the back; the rear; the last bit 📅 后年 (hòu nián) the year after next 互联网 (Hù lián wǎng) Internet 互相 (hù xiāng) each other; mutually 华人 (Huá rén) ethnic Chinese person or people 化 (huā) variant of 花 ⛵ 划船 (huá chuán) to row a boat 话剧 (huà jù) stage play; modern drama 话题 (huà tí) subject (of a talk or conversation) 环 (Huán) surname Huan 环保 (huán bǎo) environmental protection 环境 (huán jìng) environment; circumstances 欢乐 (huān lè) gaiety; gladness 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 会议 (huì yì) meeting; conference 会员 (huì yuán) member 活 (huó) to live; alive 火 (Huǒ) surname Huo 机器 (jī qì) machine 积极 (jī jí) active; energetic 积极性 (jī jí xìng) zeal; initiative 基本 (jī běn) basic; fundamental 基本上 (jī běn shang) basically; on the whole 基础 (jī chǔ) base; foundation; basis 及时 (jí shí) timely; at the right time 极了 (jí le) extremely; exceedingly 集体 (jí tǐ) collective (decision) 集中 (jí zhōng) to concentrate 计算 (jì suàn) to count; to calculate 记录 (jì lù) to record; record (written account) 记者 (jì zhě) reporter; journalist 纪录 (jì lù) variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") 纪念 (jì niàn) to commemorate; to honor the memory of 技术 (jì shù) technology; technique; skill 继续 (jì xù) to continue; to proceed with 加工 (jiā gōng) to process; processing 加快 (jiā kuài) to accelerate 加强 (jiā qiáng) to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance 家具 (jiā jù) furniture 👨‍👩‍👧 家属 (jiā shǔ) family member 家乡 (jiā xiāng) hometown; native place 价格 (jià gé) price 价钱 (jià qian) price 价值 (jià zhí) value; worth 架 (jià) to support; frame 坚持 (jiān chí) to persevere with 坚决 (jiān jué) firm; resolute; determined 坚强 (jiān qiáng) staunch; strong 简单 (jiǎn dān) simple; not complicated 简直 (jiǎn zhí) simply; really 建 (jiàn) to establish 建成 (jiàn chéng) to establish 建立 (jiàn lì) to establish 建设 (jiàn shè) to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute 建议 (jiàn yì) to propose; to suggest; to recommend 将近 (jiāng jìn) almost; nearly 将来 (jiāng lái) in the future 💳 交费 (jiāo fèi) to pay a fee 👮 交警 (jiāo jǐng) traffic police (abbr. for 察) 交流 (jiāo liú) to exchange; exchange 交往 (jiāo wǎng) to associate (with) 交易 (jiāo yì) to deal; to trade; to transact 较 (jiào) to compare; to dispute 教材 (jiào cái) teaching material 教练 (jiào liàn) instructor; sports coach 接待 (jiē dài) to receive (a visitor) 接近 (jiē jìn) to approach; to get close to 节约 (jié yuē) to economize 结合 (jié hé) to combine; to link 💍 结婚 (jié hūn) to marry; to get married 🍎 结实 (jiē shí) to bear fruit 结束 (jié shù) termination; to finish 解决 (jiě jué) to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem) 解开 (jiě kāi) to untie; to undo 金 (Jīn) surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean) 🟡 金牌 (jīn pái) gold medal 仅 (jǐn) barely; only 仅仅 (jǐn jǐn) barely; only 尽量 (jǐn liàng) as much as possible 紧 (jǐn) tight; strict 紧急 (jǐn jí) urgent; emergency 😬 紧张 (jǐn zhāng) nervous; keyed up ⏰ 近期 (jìn qī) near in time 进步 (jìn bù) progress; improvement 进一步 (jìn yī bù) to go a step further 进展 (jìn zhǎn) to make headway; to make progress 京剧 (Jīng jù) Beijing opera 经济 (jīng jì) economy; economic 经历 (jīng lì) experience; to experience 经验 (jīng yàn) experience; to experience 经营 (jīng yíng) to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate 精彩 (jīng cǎi) wonderful; marvelous 精神 (jīng shén) spirit; mind 景色 (jǐng sè) scenery; scene 👮 警察 (jǐng chá) police; police officer 静 (jìng) still; calm ⏰ 久 (jiǔ) (long) time; (long) duration of time 旧 (jiù) old; opposite: new 新 救 (jiù) variant of 救 就是 (jiù shì) exactly; precisely 💼 就业 (jiù yè) to get a job 举办 (jǔ bàn) to conduct; to hold 具体 (jù tǐ) concrete; definite 具有 (jù yǒu) to have; to possess 🎭 剧场 (jù chǎng) theater 据说 (jù shuō) it is said that; reportedly 决定 (jué dìng) to decide (to do something) 决赛 (jué sài) finals (of a competition) 决心 (jué xīn) determination 绝对 (jué duì) absolute; unconditional ☕ 咖啡 (kā fēi) coffee (loanword) 开发 (kāi fā) to exploit (a resource) 开放 (kāi fàng) to bloom; to open 开始 (kāi shǐ) to begin; beginning 🔓 开业 (kāi yè) to open a business 开展 (kāi zhǎn) to launch; to develop 看起来 (kàn qǐ lai) seemingly; apparently 看上去 (kàn shang qu) it would appear 考验 (kǎo yàn) to test; to put to the test 🔬 科技 (kē jì) science and technology 可靠 (kě kào) reliable 可乐 (kě lè) amusing; entertaining 克服 (kè fú) (try to) overcome (hardships etc) 客观 (kè guān) objective; impartial 课程 (kè chéng) course; academic program 空 (kōng) empty; air 空调 (kōng tiáo) air conditioning ⏰ 空儿 (kòng r) spare time; free time 恐怕 (kǒng pà) fear; to dread 👖 裤子 (kù zi) variant of 裤子, trousers 快速 (kuài sù) fast; high-speed; rapid 困 (kùn) to trap; to surround 困难 (kùn nan) difficult; challenging 浪费 (làng fèi) to waste; to squander 老百姓 (lǎo bǎi xìng) ordinary people 老板 (lǎo bǎn) variant of 老板 老太太 (lǎo tài tai) elderly lady (respectful) 老头儿 (lǎo tóu r) see 老头子 乐 (Lè) surname Le 乐队 (yuè duì) band; pop group 乐观 (lè guān) optimistic; hopeful 类 (lèi) kind; type 类似 (lèi sì) similar; analogous 离婚 (lí hūn) to divorce 里面 (lǐ miàn) inside; interior 理发 (lǐ fà) to get a haircut; to have one's hair done 理解 (lǐ jiě) to comprehend; to understand 理论 (lǐ lùn) theory; to argue 理由 (lǐ yóu) reason; grounds 力 (Lì) surname Li 力量 (lì liang) power; force 立刻 (lì kè) forthwith; immediate 利用 (lì yòng) to exploit; to make use of 连 (Lián) surname Lian 连忙 (lián máng) promptly; at once 连续 (lián xù) continuous; in a row 连续剧 (lián xù jù) serialized drama 联合 (lián hé) to combine; to join 联合国 (Lián hé guó) United Nations 联系 (lián xì) variant of 联系 💧 凉水 (liáng shuǐ) cool water; unboiled water 领 (lǐng) neck; collar 领导 (lǐng dǎo) lead; leading 领先 (lǐng xiān) to lead; to be in front 另外 (lìng wài) additional; in addition 另一方面 (lìng yī fāng miàn) on the other hand 📖 留学 (liú xué) to study abroad 龙 (Lóng) surname Long 录 (lù) to carve wood 录音 (lù yīn) to record (sound) 路线 (lù xiàn) itinerary; route 🏨 旅馆 (lǚ guǎn) hotel 旅行社 (lǚ xíng shè) travel agency 🟢 绿茶 (lǜ chá) green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative 乱 (luàn) in confusion or disorder 落后 (luò hòu) to fall behind 麻烦 (má fan) trouble; inconvenience 马 (Mǎ) surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 满足 (mǎn zú) to satisfy; to meet (the needs of) 慢慢 (màn màn) slowly 毛病 (máo bìng) fault; defect 没用 (méi yòng) useless 媒体 (méi tǐ) media, esp. news media 每 (měi) each; every 美 (Měi) (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 洲) 美好 (měi hǎo) beautiful; fine 美丽 (měi lì) beautiful 美食 (měi shí) culinary delicacy 美术 (měi shù) art; fine arts 美元 (Měi yuán) American dollar 迷 (mí) to bewilder; crazy about 面对 (miàn duì) to face; to confront 面积 (miàn jī) area (of a floor, piece of land etc) 民间 (mín jiān) among the people 民族 (mín zú) nationality; ethnic group 明确 (míng què) clear-cut; definite; explicit 明显 (míng xiǎn) clear; distinct 命运 (mìng yùn) fate; destiny 某 (mǒu) some; a certain 👩 母亲 (mǔ qīn) mother; also pr. [mǔ qin] 木头 (mù tou) slow-witted; blockhead 目标 (mù biāo) target; goal 🎁 目前 (mù qián) at the present time 🥛 奶茶 (nǎi chá) milk tea 👨 男子 (nán zǐ) a man; a male 南部 (nán bù) southern part 难道 (nán dào) don't tell me ... 难度 (nán dù) degree of difficulty 内 (nèi) inside; inner 内容 (nèi róng) content; substance ❤️ 内心 (nèi xīn) heart; innermost being 能不能 (néng bùnéng) Can you 能力 (néng lì) capability; ability 📅 年初 (nián chū) beginning of the year 年代 (nián dài) a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) 📅 年底 (nián dǐ) the end of the year 年纪 (nián jì) age 📖 念 (niàn) variant of 念, to read aloud 牛 (Niú) surname Niu 农村 (nóng cūn) rural area; village 农民 (nóng mín) peasant; farmer 农业 (nóng yè) agriculture; farming 👩 女子 (nǚ zǐ) woman; female 暖和 (nuǎn huo) warm; nice and warm 拍 (pāi) to pat; to clap 排名 (pái míng) to rank (1st, 2nd etc) 牌子 (pái zi) sign; trademark 派 (pài) clique; school 判断 (pàn duàn) to judge; to determine 胖 (pán) healthy; at ease 🏃 跑步 (pǎo bù) to run; to jog 配 (pèi) to join; to fit 配合 (pèi hé) matching; fitting in with 批评 (pī píng) to criticize; criticism 批准 (pī zhǔn) to approve; to ratify 皮 (Pí) surname Pi 皮包 (pí bāo) handbag; briefcase 🍺 啤酒 (pí jiǔ) beer (loanword) 🎫 票价 (piào jià) ticket price; fare; admission fee 评价 (píng jià) to evaluate; to assess 🍎 苹果 (píng guǒ) apple 破 (pò) broken; damaged 破坏 (pò huài) destruction; damage 普遍 (pǔ biàn) universal; general 普及 (pǔ jí) to spread extensively 期 (qī) variant of 期 齐 (Qí) (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 其次 (qí cì) next; secondly 其实 (qí shí) actually; in fact; really 奇怪 (qí guài) strange; odd 气候 (qì hòu) (meteorology) climate 千万 (qiān wàn) ten million; countless 前后 (qián hòu) around; from beginning to end 前进 (qián jìn) to go forward 前面 (qián miàn) ahead; in front 前往 (qián wǎng) to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to 强 (Qiáng) surname Qiang 强大 (qiáng dà) large; formidable 强调 (qiáng diào) to emphasize (a statement) 强烈 (qiáng liè) strong; intense 🌉 桥 (qiáo) bridge 巧 (qiǎo) opportunely; coincidentally 亲 (qīn) parent; one's own (flesh and blood) 亲切 (qīn qiè) amiable; cordial 亲人 (qīn rén) one's close relatives 亲自 (qīn zì) personally; in person 情感 (qíng gǎn) feeling; emotion 情况 (qíng kuàng) circumstances; state of affairs; situation 请教 (qǐng jiào) to ask for guidance 庆祝 (qìng zhù) to celebrate 球迷 (qiú mí) fan (ball sports) 区 (Oū) surname Ou 区别 (qū bié) difference; to distinguish 取消 (qǔ xiāo) to cancel; cancellation 去世 (qù shì) to pass away 🎁 全场 (quán chǎng) everyone present 全面 (quán miàn) all-around; comprehensive 全球 (quán qiú) entire; total 缺 (quē) deficiency; lack 缺点 (quē diǎn) weak point; fault 缺少 (quē shǎo) lack; shortage of 确保 (què bǎo) to ensure; to guarantee 确定 (què dìng) definite; certain 确实 (què shí) indeed; really 👗 裙子 (qún zi) skirt 群 (qún) variant of 群 ❤️ 热爱 (rè ài) to love ardently 热烈 (rè liè) enthusiastic 人才 (rén cái) talent; talented person 人工 (rén gōng) artificial; manpower 人类 (rén lèi) humanity; human race 人民 (rén mín) the people 人民币 (rén mín bì) Renminbi (RMB) 人群 (rén qún) crowd 人生 (rén shēng) life (one's time on earth) 人员 (rén yuán) staff; crew 认出 (rèn chū) recognition; to recognize 认得 (rèn de) to recognize 认可 (rèn kě) to approve; approval 任 (Rén) surname Ren; Ren County 任县 in Hebei 任何 (rèn hé) any; whatever 任务 (rèn wu) mission; assignment; task; duty; role 仍 (réng) still; yet; to remain 仍然 (réng rán) still; as before; yet 日常 (rì cháng) day-to-day; daily; everyday 容易 (róng yì) easy; straightforward 如何 (rú hé) how; what way 散步 (sàn bù) to take a walk; to go for a walk 沙发 (shā fā) sofa (loanword) 🏖️ 沙子 (shā zi) sand; grit 伤 (shāng) to injure; injury 伤心 (shāng xīn) to grieve; to be broken-hearted 商品 (shāng pǐn) commodity; goods 商业 (shāng yè) business; trade 上来 (shàng lái) to come up; to approach 上面 (shàng miàn) on top of; above-mentioned 上去 (shàng qù) to go up 上升 (shàng shēng) to rise; to go up 🧥 上衣 (shàng yī) jacket; upper outer garment 设备 (shè bèi) equipment; facilities; installations 设计 (shè jì) to design; to plan 设立 (shè lì) to set up; to establish 社会 (shè huì) society 身份证 (shēn fèn zhèng) identity card 深 (shēn) old variant of 深 深刻 (shēn kè) profound; deep 深入 (shēn rù) to penetrate deeply 升 (shēng) to ascend; to rise to the rank of 生产 (shēng chǎn) to produce; to manufacture 生存 (shēng cún) to exist; to survive 生动 (shēng dòng) vivid; lively 生命 (shēng mìng) life (as the characteristic of living beings) 生意 (shēng yì) life force; vitality 生长 (shēng zhǎng) to grow; to grow up 声明 (shēng míng) to state; to declare 胜 (shèng) victory; success 胜利 (shèng lì) victory 失去 (shī qù) to lose 🪨 石头 (shí tou) stone 🛢️ 石油 (shí yóu) oil; petroleum 时 (shí) old variant of 时 📖 时代 (Shí dài) Time, US weekly news magazine ⏰ 时刻 (shí kè) time; juncture 实际上 (shí jì shàng) in fact; in reality 实力 (shí lì) strength 实行 (shí xíng) to implement 实验 (shí yàn) experiment; test 实验室 (shí yàn shì) laboratory 食品 (shí pǐn) foodstuff; food; provisions 使 (shǐ) to make; to cause 始终 (shǐ zhōng) from beginning to end 世纪 (shì jì) century 🌍 世界 (shì jiè) world 🌍 世界杯 (Shì jiè bēi) World Cup 市场 (shì chǎng) marketplace; market (also in abstract) 事故 (shì gù) accident 事件 (shì jiàn) event; happening 事实 (shì shí) fact 事实上 (shì shí shàng) in fact; in reality 事业 (shì yè) undertaking; project ❓ 试题 (shì tí) exam question 试验 (shì yàn) experiment; test 室 (Shì) surname Shi 适合 (shì hé) to fit; to suit 适应 (shì yìng) to adapt; to fit 适用 (shì yòng) to be applicable 收费 (shōu fèi) to charge a fee 👀 收看 (shōu kàn) to watch (a TV program) 👂 收听 (shōu tīng) to listen to (a radio broadcast) 收音机 (shōu yīn jī) radio 手续 (shǒu xù) procedure; formalities ☝️ 手指 (shǒu zhǐ) finger 首都 (shǒu dū) capital (city) 首先 (shǒu xiān) first (of all) 受 (shòu) to receive; to accept 受伤 (shòu shāng) to sustain injuries 书架 (shū jià) bookshelf 输 (shū) to lose; to be beaten 输入 (shū rù) to import; to input 熟人 (shú rén) acquaintance 属 (shǔ) category; genus (taxonomy) 属于 (shǔ yú) to be classified as 束 (Shù) surname Shu 数量 (shù liàng) amount; quantity 双 (Shuāng) surname Shuang 双方 (shuāng fāng) bilateral; both sides 思想 (sī xiǎng) thought; thinking 死 (sǐ) to die; impassable 速度 (sù dù) speed; rate 随 (Suí) surname Sui 所 (suǒ) actually; place 所长 (suǒ cháng) what one is good at 台 (Tái) Taiwan (abbr.) 谈 (Tán) surname Tan 🗣️ 谈话 (tán huà) to talk (with sb) 谈判 (tán pàn) to negotiate 汤 (Tāng) surname Tang 🍬 糖 (táng) sugar; sweets 特色 (tè sè) characteristic 提前 (tí qián) to shift to an earlier date ❓ 提问 (tí wèn) to question; to quiz; to grill 题目 (tí mù) subject; title 体会 (tǐ huì) to know from experience 体现 (tǐ xiàn) to embody; to reflect 体验 (tǐ yàn) to experience for oneself 🌌 天空 (tiān kōng) sky 甜 (tián) sweet 🤸 跳 (tiào) to jump; to hop 跳高 (tiào gāo) high jump (athletics) 💃 跳舞 (tiào wǔ) to dance 跳远 (tiào yuǎn) long jump (athletics) 铁 (Tiě) surname Tie 铁路 (tiě lù) railroad; railway 听力 (tīng lì) hearing; listening ability 听众 (tīng zhòng) audience; listeners 停止 (tíng zhǐ) to stop; to halt; to cease 通常 (tōng cháng) regular; usual 通信 (tōng xìn) to correspond (by letter etc) 同意 (tóng yì) to agree; to consent 痛 (tòng) ache; pain 痛苦 (tòng kǔ) pain; suffering 头脑 (tóu nǎo) brains; mind 突出 (tū chū) prominent; outstanding 突然 (tū rán) sudden; abrupt; unexpected 图 (tú) diagram; picture 图画 (tú huà) drawing; picture 土 (Tǔ) Tu (ethnic group) 团 (tuán) round; lump 团结 (tuán jié) to unite; unity 团体 (tuán tǐ) group; organization 推动 (tuī dòng) to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to 推广 (tuī guǎng) to extend; to spread 推进 (tuī jìn) to impel; to carry forward 推开 (tuī kāi) to push open (a gate etc) 退 (tuì) to retreat; to withdraw 退出 (tuì chū) to withdraw; to abort 退休 (tuì xiū) to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement 外交 (wài jiāo) diplomacy; diplomatic 外面 (wài miàn) outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense) 🗣️ 外文 (wài wén) foreign language (written) 完美 (wán měi) perfect 完善 (wán shàn) (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive 完整 (wán zhěng) complete; intact 玩具 (wán jù) plaything; toy 往往 (wǎng wǎng) usually; in many cases 危害 (wēi hài) to jeopardize 危险 (wēi xiǎn) danger; dangerous 围 (Wéi) surname Wei 伟大 (wěi dà) huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) 卫生 (wèi shēng) health; hygiene 🚿 卫生间 (wèi shēng jiān) bathroom; toilet 为了 (wèi le) for; for the purpose of; in order to 温暖 (wēn nuǎn) warm 文化 (wén huà) culture; civilization 文件 (wén jiàn) document; file 文明 (wén míng) civilized; civilization 文学 (wén xué) literature 文章 (wén zhāng) article; essay 文字 (wén zì) character; script 握手 (wò shǒu) to shake hands 🏠 屋子 (wū zi) house; room 武器 (wǔ qì) weapon; arms 武术 (wǔ shù) military skill or technique (in former times) 舞台 (wǔ tái) (lit. and fig.) stage; arena 希望 (xī wàng) to hope; a hope; a wish 系 (xì) to connect; to relate to 西部 (xī bù) western part 下来 (xià lai) to come down 下面 (xià miàn) below; under 下去 (xià qù) to go down; to descend 先进 (xiān jìn) advanced (technology) 显得 (xiǎn de) to seem; to look 显然 (xiǎn rán) clearly; evidently; obviously 显示 (xiǎn shì) to show; to illustrate 现场 (xiàn chǎng) the scene (of a crime, accident etc) 🏢 现代 (Xiàn dài) Hyundai, South Korean company 现代化 (xiàn dài huà) modernization 现金 (xiàn jīn) cash 现实 (xiàn shí) reality; actuality 现象 (xiàn xiàng) phenomenon; appearance 线 (xiàn) variant of 线 相比 (xiāng bǐ) to compare 相当 (xiāng dāng) equivalent to 相关 (xiāng guān) related; relevant 相互 (xiāng hù) each other; mutual 相似 (xiāng sì) similar; alike 香 (xiāng) fragrant; sweet smelling 🍌 香蕉 (xiāng jiāo) banana 消费 (xiāo fèi) to consume; to spend 消失 (xiāo shī) to disappear; to fade away 消息 (xiāo xi) news; information 效果 (xiào guǒ) result; effect ✍️ 写作 (xiě zuò) to write; to compose ❤️ 心 (xīn) heart; mind 信封 (xìn fēng) envelope 信任 (xìn rèn) to trust; to have confidence in 行李 (xíng li) luggage 形成 (xíng chéng) to form; to take shape 形式 (xíng shì) outer appearance 形象 (xíng xiàng) image; form 形状 (xíng zhuàng) form; shape 幸福 (xìng fú) happiness; happy 幸运 (xìng yùn) fortunate; lucky 性 (xìng) nature; character 性别 (xìng bié) gender; sex 性格 (xìng gé) nature; disposition 修 (Xiū) surname Xiu 修改 (xiū gǎi) to amend; to alter 需求 (xū qiú) requirement; to require 需要 (xū yào) to need; to want; to demand; to require 宣布 (xuān bù) to declare; to announce 宣传 (xuān chuán) to disseminate 选手 (xuǎn shǒu) athlete; contestant 学费 (xué fèi) tuition fee; tuition 🩸 血 (xuè) blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] 训练 (xùn liàn) to train; to drill 压 (yā) to press; to push down 压力 (yā lì) pressure 烟 (yān) cigarette or pipe tobacco 眼前 (yǎn qián) before one's eyes 演 (yǎn) to develop; to evolve 演唱 (yǎn chàng) sung performance 演唱会 (yǎn chàng huì) vocal recital or concert 演出 (yǎn chū) to act (in a play) 🎭 演员 (yǎn yuán) actor or actress 羊 (Yáng) surname Yang 阳光 (yáng guāng) sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic 要是 (yào shi) (coll.) if 一方面 (yī fāng miàn) on the one hand 一切 (yī qiè) everything; every 👕 衣架 (yī jià) clothes hanger 已 (yǐ) already; to stop 以来 (yǐ lái) since (a previous event) 艺术 (yì shù) art 意外 (yì wài) unexpected; accident 意义 (yì yì) sense; meaning 因此 (yīn cǐ) thus; consequently; as a result 银 (yín) silver; silver-colored 银牌 (yín pái) silver medal 印象 (yìn xiàng) impression (sth that stays in one's mind) 应当 (yīng dāng) should; ought to 应用 (yìng yòng) to put to use 迎接 (yíng jiē) to welcome; to greet 营养 (yíng yǎng) nutrition; nourishment 赢 (yíng) to beat; to win 📺 影视 (yǐng shì) movies and television 优点 (yōu diǎn) merit; benefit 优势 (yōu shì) superiority; dominance 由 (yóu) to follow; from 由于 (yóu yú) due to; as a result of 邮件 (yóu jiàn) mail; post 邮票 (yóu piào) (postage) stamp 邮箱 (yóu xiāng) mailbox; post office box 游 (Yóu) surname You 🎮 游戏 (yóu xì) game; to play 🏊 游泳 (yóu yǒng) swimming; to swim 有的是 (yǒu de shì) have plenty of 有利 (yǒu lì) advantageous; favorable 有效 (yǒu xiào) effective; in effect 预报 (yù bào) forecast 预防 (yù fáng) to prevent; to take precautions against 预计 (yù jì) to forecast; to predict 预习 (yù xí) to prepare a lesson 员 (yuán) person; employee 员工 (yuán gōng) staff; personnel 愿望 (yuàn wàng) desire; wish 约 (yāo) to weigh in a balance or on a scale 运输 (yùn shū) to transport 📖 杂志 (zá zhì) magazine ⏰ 早已 (zǎo yǐ) for a long time; long since 造 (zào) to make; to build 造成 (zào chéng) to bring about 责任 (zé rèn) responsibility 增加 (zēng jiā) to raise; to increase 增长 (zēng zhǎng) to grow; to increase 展开 (zhǎn kāi) to unfold; to spread out; to open up 张 (Zhāng) surname Zhang 长城 (Cháng chéng) the Great Wall 长处 (cháng chù) good aspects 长期 (cháng qī) long term; long time 照 (zhào) variant of 照 者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 真实 (zhēn shí) true; real 争 (zhēng) to strive for 争取 (zhēng qǔ) to fight for 整 (zhěng) exactly; in good order 整个 (zhěng gè) whole; entire 整理 (zhěng lǐ) to arrange; to tidy up 整齐 (zhěng qí) orderly; neat 整体 (zhěng tǐ) whole entity 整天 (zhěng tiān) all day long 整整 (zhěng zhěng) whole; full 正式 (zhèng shì) formal; official 证 (zhèng) to admonish; variant of 证 证件 (zhèng jiàn) certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID 证据 (zhèng jù) evidence; proof 证明 (zhèng míng) proof; certificate 支 (Zhī) surname Zhi 支持 (zhī chí) to be in favor of 💳 支付 (zhī fù) to pay (money) 直 (Zhí) surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God 直播 (zhí bō) (TV, radio) to broadcast live 直到 (zhí dào) until 值 (zhí) value; (to be) worth 值得 (zhí de) to be worth; to deserve 职工 (zhí gōng) workers; staff 职业 (zhí yè) occupation; profession; vocation 只好 (zhǐ hǎo) to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to 只是 (zhǐ shì) merely; only; just; nothing but 只有 (zhǐ yǒu) only have ... ☝️ 指 (zhǐ) finger; to point at or to 指出 (zhǐ chū) to indicate; to point out 指导 (zhǐ dǎo) to guide; to give directions 至今 (zhì jīn) so far; to this day 至少 (zhì shǎo) at least; (to say the) least 志愿 (zhì yuàn) aspiration; ambition 志愿者 (zhì yuàn zhě) volunteer 🎨 制定 (zhì dìng) to draw up; to formulate 制度 (zhì dù) system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc) 制造 (zhì zào) to manufacture; to make 制作 (zhì zuò) to make; to manufacture 中部 (zhōng bù) middle part; central section 中华民族 (Zhōng huá mín zú) the Chinese nation 终于 (zhōng yú) at last; in the end 钟 (Zhōng) surname Zhong 种 (zhǒng) seed; species 种子 (zhǒng zi) seed 重大 (zhòng dà) great; important 周围 (zhōu wéi) environs; surroundings; periphery 猪 (zhū) hog; pig 主持 (zhǔ chí) to take charge of 主动 (zhǔ dòng) to take the initiative 主任 (zhǔ rèn) director; head 主意 (zhǔ yi) plan; idea 主张 (zhǔ zhāng) to advocate; to stand for 注意 (zhù yì) to take note of; to pay attention to 祝 (Zhù) surname Zhu 抓 (zhuā) to grab; to catch 抓住 (zhuā zhù) to grab hold of; to capture 专家 (zhuān jiā) expert; specialist 专门 (zhuān mén) specialist; specialized 专题 (zhuān tí) specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) 专业 (zhuān yè) specialty; specialized field 转 (zhuǎi) see 转文 转变 (zhuǎn biàn) to change; to transform 状况 (zhuàng kuàng) condition; state; situation 状态 (zhuàng tài) condition; state; state of affairs 追 (duī) to sculpt; to carve 准 (zhǔn) to allow; to grant 资格 (zī gé) qualifications 资金 (zī jīn) funds; capital 自从 (zì cóng) since (a time) 自动 (zì dòng) automatic; voluntarily 自觉 (zì jué) conscious; aware 自然 (zì rán) nature; natural 自身 (zì shēn) itself; oneself 自主 (zì zhǔ) independent; to act for oneself 🧒 子女 (zǐ nǚ) children; sons and daughters 总 (zǒng) general; overall 总结 (zǒng jié) to sum up; to conclude 总是 (zǒng shì) always 足够 (zú gòu) enough; sufficient ⚽ 足球 (zú qiú) soccer ball; a football 组合 (zǔ hé) to assemble; to combine 左右 (zuǒ yòu) left and right 作品 (zuò pǐn) work (of art) 作者 (zuò zhě) author; writer 做客 (zuò kè) to be a guest or visitor