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- 的|的|de5|of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)/(used to form a nominal expression)/(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
- 的|的|di1|see 的士[di1 shi4]
- 的|的|di2|really and truly
- 的|的|di4|aim/clear
- 我|我|wo3|I/me/my
- 了|了|le5|(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)
- 了|了|liao3|to finish/to achieve/variant of 瞭|了[liao3]/to understand clearly
- 一|一|yi1|one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)/also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 他|他|ta1|he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)/(used before sb's name for emphasis)/(used as a meaningless mock object)/other/another
- 在|在|zai4|(located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth/(indicating an action in progress)
- 是|是|shi4|is/are/am/yes/to be
- 去|去|qu4|to go/to go to (a place)/to cause to go or send (sb)/to remove/to get rid of/(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth/to be apart from in space or time/(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)/(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)/(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
- 荷|荷|He2|Holland/the Netherlands/abbr. for 荷蘭|荷兰[He2 lan2]
- 荷|荷|he2|lotus
- 荷|荷|he4|to carry on one's shoulder or back/burden/responsibility
- 你|你|ni3|you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
- 西|西|Xi1|the West/abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]/Spanish
- 西|西|xi1|west
- 來|来|lai2|to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
- 個|个|ge4|individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects in general
- 說|说|shui4|to persuade
- 說|说|shuo1|to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off/a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
- 我們|我们|wo3 men5|we/us/ourselves/our
- 著|着|zhao1|(chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add
- 著|着|zhao2|to touch/to come in contact with/to feel/to be affected by/to catch fire/to burn/(coll.) to fall asleep/(after a verb) hitting the mark/succeeding in
- 著|着|zhe5|aspect particle indicating action in progress
- 著|着|zhuo2|to wear (clothes)/to contact/to use/to apply
- 著|著|zhu4|to make known/to show/to prove/to write/book/outstanding
- 上|上|shang3|see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- 上|上|shang4|on top/upon/above/upper/previous/first (of multiple parts)/to climb/to get onto/to go up/to attend (class or university)
- 不|不|bu4|(negative prefix)/not/no
- 也|也|Ye3|surname Ye
- 也|也|ye3|also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
- 又|又|you4|(once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for emphasis) anyway
- 很|很|hen3|(adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
- 要|要|yao1|to demand/to request/to coerce
- 要|要|yao4|important/vital/to want/to ask for/will/going to (as future auxiliary)/may/must/(used in a comparison) must be/probably/if
- 有|有|you3|to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
- 就|就|jiu4|at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already/as soon as/then/in that case/as many as/even if/to approach/to move towards/to undertake/to engage in/to suffer/subjected to/to accomplish/to take advantage of/to go with (of foods)/with regard to/concerning
- 人|人|ren2|man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 她|她|ta1|she
- 沒有|没有|mei2 you3|haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
- 看|看|kan1|to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard
- 看|看|kan4|to see/to look at/to read/to watch/to visit/to call on/to consider/to regard as/to look after/to treat (an illness)/to depend on/to feel (that)/(after verb) to give it a try/Watch out! (for a danger)
- 裡|里|li3|lining/interior/inside/internal/also written 裏|里[li3]
- 這|这|zhe4|this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
- 大|大|da4|big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest/eldest/greatly/very much/(dialect) father/father's elder or younger brother
- 大|大|dai4|see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
- 給|给|gei3|to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(grammatical equivalent of 被)/(grammatical equivalent of 把)/(sentence intensifier)
- 給|给|ji3|to supply/to provide
- 都|都|Du1|surname Du
- 都|都|dou1|all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at all
- 都|都|du1|capital city/metropolis
- 將|将|jiang1|will/shall/to use/to take/to checkmate/just a short while ago/(introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
- 將|将|jiang4|general/commander-in-chief (military)/king (chess piece)/to command/to lead
- 將|将|qiang1|to desire/to invite/to request
- 對|对|dui4|right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite/to treat (sb a certain way)/to match together/to adjust/to fit/to suit/to answer/to reply/classifier: couple
- 得|得|de2|to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper/suitable/proud/contented/to allow/to permit/ready/finished
- 得|得|de5|structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- 得|得|dei3|to have to/must/ought to/to need to
- 到|到|dao4|to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
- 這個|这个|zhe4 ge5|this/this one
- 再|再|zai4|again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth, and not until then)
- 好|好|hao3|good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating completion or readiness)/(of an unmarried couple) to be close/to be keen on each other
- 好|好|hao4|to be fond of/to have a tendency to/to be prone to
- 問|问|wen4|to ask
- 沙|沙|Sha1|surname Sha
- 沙|沙|sha1|granule/hoarse/raspy/sand/powder/CL:粒[li4]/abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
- 叫|叫|jiao4|to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- 用|用|yong4|to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or outlay/usefulness/hence/therefore
- 什麼|什么|shen2 me5|what?/who?/something/anything
- 他們|他们|ta1 men5|they
- 還|还|Huan2|surname Huan
- 還|还|hai2|still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in addition/fairly/passably (good)/as early as/even/also/else
- 還|还|huan2|to pay back/to return
- 起來|起来|qi3 lai5|to stand up/to get up
- 起來|起来|qi5 lai5|(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state/indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4])/bringing things together (e.g. after 收拾[shou1 shi5])/(after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgement
- 做|做|zuo4|to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to engage in/to hold (a party)/to be/to become/to function (in some capacity)/to serve as/to be used for/to form (a bond or relationship)/to pretend/to feign/to act a part/to put on appearance
- 快|快|kuai4|rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever/sharp (of knives or wits)/forthright/plainspoken/gratified/pleased/pleasant
- 車|车|Che1|surname Che
- 車|车|che1|car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
- 車|车|ju1|war chariot (archaic)/rook (in Chinese chess)/rook (in chess)
- 沙漠|沙漠|sha1 mo4|desert/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 想|想|xiang3|to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
- 過|过|Guo4|surname Guo
- 過|过|guo4|(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/excessively/too-
- 住|住|zhu4|to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
- 被|被|bei4|quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to cover/to meet with
- 時|时|Shi2|surname Shi
- 時|时|shi2|o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
- 自己|自己|zi4 ji3|oneself/one's own
- 三|三|San1|surname San
- 三|三|san1|three/3
- 啊|啊|a1|interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!
- 啊|啊|a2|interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer/Eh?/what?
- 啊|啊|a3|interjection of surprise or doubt/Eh?/My!/what's up?
- 啊|啊|a4|interjection or grunt of agreement/uhm/Ah, OK/expression of recognition/Oh, it's you!
- 啊|啊|a5|modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
- 但是|但是|dan4 shi4|but/however
- 吃|吃|chi1|to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate/to destroy/to absorb/to suffer/to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])
- 那|那|Na1|surname Na
- 那|那|Nuo2|surname Nuo
- 那|那|na3|variant of 哪[na3]
- 那|那|na4|that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing
- 那|那|nuo2|(archaic) many/beautiful/how/old variant of 挪[nuo2]
- 跑|跑|pao2|(of an animal) to paw (the ground)
- 跑|跑|pao3|to run/to run away/to escape/to run around (on errands etc)/(of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate/(verb complement) away/off
- 一下|一下|yi1 xia4|(used after a verb) give it a go/to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)/one time/once/in a while/all of a sudden/all at once
- 走|走|zou3|to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave/to go away/to die (euph.)/from/through/away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3])/to change (shape, form, meaning)
- 兩|两|liang3|two/both/some/a few/tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- 東西|东西|dong1 xi1|east and west
- 東西|东西|dong1 xi5|thing/stuff/person/CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
- 開|开|kai1|to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)/to operate (a vehicle)/carat (gold)/abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]/abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- 和|和|He2|surname He/Japanese (food, clothes etc)
- 和|和|he2|and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means "and" or "with"
- 和|和|he4|to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence/to join in the singing/to chime in with others
- 和|和|hu2|to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
- 和|和|huo2|soft/warm
- 和|和|huo4|to mix together/to blend
- 可以|可以|ke3 yi3|can/may/possible/able to/not bad/pretty good
- 看見|看见|kan4 jian4|to see/to catch sight of
- 小|小|xiao3|small/tiny/few/young
- 家|家|Jia1|surname Jia
- 家|家|jia1|home/family/(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)/classifier for families or businesses/refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 會|会|hui4|can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be sure to/to assemble/to meet/to gather/to see/union/group/association/CL:個|个[ge4]/a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3])
- 會|会|kuai4|to balance an account/accountancy/accounting
- 才|才|cai2|ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual/only/only then/just now
- 地|地|de5|-ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- 地|地|di4|earth/ground/field/place/land/CL:片[pian4]
- 一面|一面|yi1 mian4|one side/one aspect/simultaneously... (and...)/one's whole face
- 出來|出来|chu1 lai2|to come out/to appear/to arise
- 出來|出来|chu5 lai5|(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
- 天|天|tian1|day/sky/heaven
- 把|把|ba3|to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle marking the following noun as a direct object/classifier for objects with handle/classifier for small objects: handful
- 把|把|ba4|handle
- 多|多|duo1|many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to what extent)/multi-/Taiwan pr. [duo2] when it means "how"
- 卡|卡|ka3|to stop/to block/card/CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]/calorie/cassette/(computing) (coll.) slow
- 卡|卡|qia3|to block/to be stuck/to be wedged/customs station/a clip/a fastener/a checkpost/Taiwan pr. [ka3]
- 它|它|ta1|it
- 下|下|xia4|down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of two parts)/to decline/to go down/to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)/measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 一樣|一样|yi1 yang4|same/like/equal to/the same as/just like
- 不是|不是|bu2 shi5|fault/blame
- 不是|不是|bu4 shi4|no/is not/not
- 像|像|xiang4|to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance/image/portrait/image under a mapping (math.)
- 姑|姑|gu1|paternal aunt/husband's sister/husband's mother (old)/nun/for the time being (literary)
- 跟|跟|gen1|heel/to follow closely/to go with/to marry sb (of woman)/with/towards/as (compared to)/from (different from)/and (in addition to)
- 條|条|tiao2|strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
- 買|买|mai3|to buy/to purchase
- 女人|女人|nu:3 ren2|woman
- 女人|女人|nu:3 ren5|wife
- 錢|钱|Qian2|surname Qian
- 錢|钱|qian2|coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
- 似的|似的|shi4 de5|seems as if/rather like/Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
- 坐|坐|Zuo4|surname Zuo
- 坐|坐|zuo4|to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus, airplane etc)/to bear fruit/variant of 座[zuo4]
- 威|威|wei1|power/might/prestige
- 哈拉|哈拉|ha1 la1|to chat idly (Tw)
- 手|手|shou3|hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of work/person skilled in certain types of work/personal(ly)/convenient/classifier for skill/CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 已經|已经|yi3 jing1|already
- 嗎|吗|ma3|see 嗎啡|吗啡, morphine
- 嗎|吗|ma5|(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 結婚|结婚|jie2 hun1|to marry/to get married/CL:次[ci4]
- 等|等|deng3|class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et cetera/and so on/et al. (and other authors)/after/as soon as/once
- 拿|拿|na2|to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- 請|请|qing3|to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)/to request
- 侖|仑|lun2|to arrange
- 因為|因为|yin1 wei4|because/owing to/on account of
- 開始|开始|kai1 shi3|to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 鎮|镇|zhen4|to press down/to calm/to subdue/to suppress/to guard/garrison/small town/to cool or chill (food or drinks)
- 那麼|那么|na4 me5|like that/in that way/or so/so/so very much/about/in that case
- 好似|好似|hao3 si4|to seem/to be like
- 內|内|nei4|inside/inner/internal/within/interior
- 回來|回来|hui2 lai5|to return/to come back
- 怎麼|怎么|zen3 me5|how?/what?/why?
- 你們|你们|ni3 men5|you (plural)
- 往|往|wang3|to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for/past/previous
- 塊|块|kuai4|lump (of earth)/chunk/piece/classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc/(coll.) classifier for money and currency units
- 只有|只有|zhi3 you3|only
- 不要|不要|bu4 yao4|don't!/must not
- 不能|不能|bu4 neng2|cannot/must not/should not
- 魚|鱼|Yu2|surname Yu
- 魚|鱼|yu2|fish/CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]
- 放|放|fang4|to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out/to set off (fireworks)
- 馬上|马上|ma3 shang4|at once/right away/immediately/on horseback (i.e. by military force)
- 們|们|men5|plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 不知|不知|bu4 zhi1|not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
- 還是|还是|hai2 shi5|or/still/nevertheless/had better
- 水|水|Shui3|surname Shui
- 水|水|shui3|water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income/(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
- 那個|那个|na4 ge5|that one/also pr. [nei4 ge5]
- 這些|这些|zhe4 xie1|these
- 聽|听|ting1|to listen/to hear/to obey/a can (loanword from English "tin")/classifier for canned beverages
- 聽|听|ting4|(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule/to sentence/to allow
- 打|打|da2|dozen (loanword)
- 打|打|da3|to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type/to mix up/to build/to fight/to fetch/to make/to tie up/to issue/to shoot/to calculate/to play (a game)/since/from
- 真|真|zhen1|really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
- 頭|头|tou2|head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant/chief/boss/side/aspect/first/leading/classifier for pigs or livestock/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 頭|头|tou5|suffix for nouns
- 笑|笑|xiao4|laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 幾|几|ji1|almost
- 幾|几|ji3|how much/how many/several/a few
- 子|子|zi3|son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat/Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- 子|子|zi5|(noun suffix)
- 毛|毛|Mao2|surname Mao
- 毛|毛|mao2|hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished/young/raw/careless/unthinking/nervous/scared/(of currency) to devalue or depreciate/classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
- 臉|脸|lian3|face/CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- 這樣|这样|zhe4 yang4|this kind of/so/this way/like this/such
- 講|讲|jiang3|to speak/to explain/to negotiate/to emphasise/to be particular about/as far as sth is concerned/speech/lecture
- 而|而|er2|and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal relation)/(indicates change of state)/(indicates contrast)
- 事|事|shi4|matter/thing/item/work/affair/CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 望|望|wang4|full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the distance)/to look towards/towards
- 不會|不会|bu4 hui4|improbable/unlikely/will not (act, happen etc)/not able/not having learned to do sth/(coll.) (Tw) don't mention it/not at all
- 張|张|Zhang1|surname Zhang
- 張|张|zhang1|to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat objects, sheet/classifier for votes
- 找|找|zhao3|to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to return/to give change
- 出|出|chu1|to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to happen/classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 眼睛|眼睛|yan3 jing5|eye/CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
- 太|太|tai4|highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
- 車子|车子|che1 zi5|car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
- 抱|抱|bao4|to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug/to embrace/to surround/to cherish
- 所以|所以|suo3 yi3|therefore/as a result/so/the reason why
- 下來|下来|xia4 lai5|to come down/(after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)/(indicates continuation from the past towards us)/to be harvested (of crops)/to be over (of a period of time)/to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- 現在|现在|xian4 zai4|now/at present/at the moment/modern/current/nowadays
- 就是|就是|jiu4 shi4|(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as
- 跳|跳|tiao4|to jump/to hop/to skip over/to bounce/to palpitate
- 下去|下去|xia4 qu4|to go down/to descend/to go on/to continue/(of a servant) to withdraw
- 隻|只|zhi1|classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- 看看|看看|kan4 kan5|to take a look at/to examine/to survey/(coll.) pretty soon
- 朋友|朋友|peng2 you5|friend/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 門|门|Men2|surname Men
- 門|门|men2|gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening/valve/switch/way to do something/knack/family/house/(religious) sect/school (of thought)/class/category/phylum or division (taxonomy)/classifier for large guns/classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology/(suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
- 突然|突然|tu1 ran2|sudden/abrupt/unexpected
- 罕|罕|han3|rare
- 覺得|觉得|jue2 de5|to think/to feel
- 這時|这时|zhe4 shi2|at this time/at this moment
- 穿|穿|chuan1|to wear/to put on/to dress/to bore through/to pierce/to perforate/to penetrate/to pass through/to thread
- 後|后|hou4|back/behind/rear/afterwards/after/later
- 書|书|Shu1|abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- 書|书|shu1|book/letter/document/CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]/to write
- 回答|回答|hui2 da2|to reply/to answer/the answer/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 過去|过去|guo4 qu5|(in the) past/former/previous/to go over/to pass by
- 件|件|jian4|item/component/classifier for events, things, clothes etc
- 鄰居|邻居|lin2 ju1|neighbor/next door/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 吧|吧|ba1|bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)/to puff (on a pipe etc)/(onom.) bang/abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1]
- 吧|吧|ba5|(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)/...right?/...OK?/...I presume.
- 從|从|Cong2|surname Cong
- 從|从|cong1|lax/yielding/unhurried
- 從|从|cong2|from/via/passing through/through (a gap)/past/ever (followed by negative, meaning never)/(formerly pr. [zong4] and related to 縱|纵) to follow/to comply with/to obey/to join/to engage in/adopting some mode of action or attitude/follower/retainer/accessory/accomplice/related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- 從|从|zong4|second cousin
- 更|更|geng1|to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided/watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- 更|更|geng4|more/even more/further/still/still more
- 拉|拉|la1|to pull/to play (a bowed instrument)/to drag/to draw/to chat
- 到了|到了|dao4 liao3|at last/finally/in the end
- 知道|知道|zhi1 dao4|to know/to become aware of/also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
- 她們|她们|ta1 men5|they/them (for females)
- 太太|太太|tai4 tai5|married woman/Mrs./Madam/wife/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 賣|卖|mai4|to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
- 上去|上去|shang4 qu4|to go up
- 只|只|zhi3|only/merely/just/but
- 進|进|jin4|to advance/to enter/to come (or go) into/to receive or admit/to eat or drink/to submit or present/(used after a verb) into, in/to score a goal
- 月|月|yue4|moon/month/monthly/CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
- 居然|居然|ju1 ran2|unexpectedly/to one's surprise/go so far as to
- 衣服|衣服|yi1 fu5|clothes/CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
- 完全|完全|wan2 quan2|complete/whole/totally/entirely
- 丟|丢|diu1|to lose/to put aside/to throw
- 地方|地方|di4 fang1|region/regional (away from the central administration)/local
- 地方|地方|di4 fang5|area/place/space/room/territory/CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
- 告訴|告诉|gao4 su5|to tell/to inform/to let know
- 口|口|kou3|mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)/classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- 怕|怕|Pa4|surname Pa
- 怕|怕|pa4|to be afraid/to fear/to dread/to be unable to endure/perhaps
- 白|白|Bai2|surname Bai
- 白|白|bai2|white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make clear/in vain/gratuitous/free of charge/reactionary/anti-communist/funeral/to stare coldly/to write wrong character/to state/to explain/vernacular/spoken lines in opera
- 片|片|pian1|disk/sheet
- 片|片|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[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
- 中|中|Zhong1|China/Chinese/surname Zhong
- 中|中|zhong1|within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/(dialect) OK/all right
- 中|中|zhong4|to hit (the mark)/to be hit by/to suffer/to win (a prize, a lottery)
- 這種|这种|zhe4 zhong3|this/this kind of/this sort of/this type of
- 堆|堆|dui1|to pile up/to heap up/a mass/pile/heap/stack/large amount
- 寫|写|xie3|to write
- 羊|羊|Yang2|surname Yang
- 羊|羊|yang2|sheep/goat/CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
- 先生|先生|Xian1 sheng5|Mister (Mr.)
- 先生|先生|xian1 sheng5|teacher/husband/doctor (dialect)/CL:位[wei4]
- 道|道|dao4|direction/way/road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality/reason/skill/method/Dao (of Daoism)/to say/to speak/to talk/classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process/province (of Korea or Japan)
- 日|日|Ri4|abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
- 日|日|ri4|sun/day/date, day of the month
- 洗|洗|xi3|to wash/to bathe/to develop (photo)
- 痛|痛|tong4|ache/pain/sorrow/deeply/thoroughly
- 慢慢|慢慢|man4 man4|slowly
- 聽見|听见|ting1 jian4|to hear
- 菜|菜|cai4|dish (type of food)/vegetable/cuisine/CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4]/(coll.) (one's) type
- 回|回|hui2|to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to revolve/Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)/time/classifier for acts of a play/section or chapter (of a classic book)
- 嘛|嘛|ma5|modal particle indicating that sth is obvious/particle indicating a pause for emphasis
- 已|已|yi3|already/to stop/then/afterwards
- 裡面|里面|li3 mian4|inside/interior
- 店|店|dian4|inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
- 掉|掉|diao4|to fall/to drop/to lag behind/to lose/to go missing/to reduce/fall (in prices)/to lose (value, weight etc)/to wag/to swing/to turn/to change/to exchange/to swap/to show off/to shed (hair)/(used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
- 出去|出去|chu1 qu4|to go out
- 上來|上来|shang4 lai2|to come up/to approach/(verb complement indicating success)
- 卻|却|que4|but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless/even though
- 送|送|song4|to deliver/to carry/to give (as a present)/to present (with)/to see off/to send
- 如|如|ru2|as/as if/such as
- 最|最|zui4|most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
- 一點|一点|yi1 dian3|a bit/a little/one dot/one point
- 死|死|si3|to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely/damned
- 另外|另外|ling4 wai4|additional/in addition/besides/separate/other/moreover/furthermore
- 呢|呢|ne5|particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")/particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")/particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")/(at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action/particle indicating strong affirmation
- 呢|呢|ni2|woolen material
- 這麼|这么|zhe4 me5|so much/this much/how much?/this way/like this
- 如果|如果|ru2 guo3|if/in case/in the event that
- 長|长|chang2|length/long/forever/always/constantly
- 長|长|zhang3|chief/head/elder/to grow/to develop/to increase/to enhance
- 生活|生活|sheng1 huo2|life/activity/to live/livelihood
- 站|站|zhan4|station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or organization/website
- 沒|没|mei2|(negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not
- 沒|没|mo4|drowned/to end/to die/to inundate
- 心裡|心里|xin1 li5|chest/heart/mind
- 吃飯|吃饭|chi1 fan4|to have a meal/to eat/to make a living
- 起|起|qi3|to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to launch/to initiate (action)/to draft/to establish/to get (from a depot or counter)/verb suffix, to start/(before place or time) starting from/classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance/classifier for groups: batch, group
- 喝|喝|he1|to drink/My goodness!
- 喝|喝|he4|to shout loudly
- 每一|每一|mei3 yi1|every
- 黑|黑|Hei1|abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
- 黑|黑|hei1|black/dark/sinister/secret/shady/illegal/to hide (sth) away/to vilify/(loanword) to hack (computing)
- 外|外|wai4|outside/in addition/foreign/external
- 為什麼|为什么|wei4 shen2 me5|why?/for what reason?
- 躺|躺|tang3|to recline/to lie down
- 信|信|xin4|letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess faith in/truthful/confidence/trust/at will/at random
- 向|向|Xiang4|surname Xiang
- 向|向|xiang4|towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to side with/shortly before/formerly/always/all along
- 先|先|xian1|early/prior/former/in advance/first
- 正在|正在|zheng4 zai4|just at (that time)/right in (that place)/right in the middle of (doing sth)
- 實在|实在|shi2 zai4|really/actually/indeed/true/real/honest/dependable/(philosophy) reality
- 弄|弄|long4|lane/alley
- 弄|弄|nong4|to do/to manage/to handle/to play with/to fool with/to mess with/to fix/to toy with
- 得很|得很|de5 hen3|very (much, good etc)
- 於是|于是|yu2 shi4|thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
- 掛|挂|gua4|to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)/to hang up (the phone)/to hang (computing)/to be worried or concerned/to make a phone call (dialect)/to register or record/to hitch/classifier for sets or clusters of objects/(slang) to kill/to die/to be finished/to fail (an exam)
- 美麗|美丽|mei3 li4|beautiful
- 回家|回家|hui2 jia1|to return home
- 新|新|Xin1|abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]/surname Xin
- 新|新|xin1|new/newly/meso- (chemistry)
- 同時|同时|tong2 shi2|at the same time/simultaneously
- 用力|用力|yong4 li4|to exert oneself physically
- 肯|肯|ken3|to agree/to consent/to be ready (to do sth)/willing
- 高興|高兴|gao1 xing4|happy/glad/willing (to do sth)/in a cheerful mood
- 輕輕|轻轻|qing1 qing1|lightly/softly
- 靜|静|jing4|still/calm/quiet/not moving
- 木|木|Mu4|surname Mu
- 木|木|mu4|tree/wood/coffin/wooden/simple/numb/one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- 真是|真是|zhen1 shi5|indeed/truly/(coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc about sth)
- 那天|那天|na4 tian1|that day/the other day
- 過來|过来|guo4 lai2|to come over/to manage/to handle/to be able to take care of
- 過來|过来|guo4 lai5|see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]
- 天台|天台|Tian1 tai1|Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗/Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
- 進來|进来|jin4 lai2|to come in
- 話|话|hua4|dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what sb said/CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
- 聲音|声音|sheng1 yin1|voice/sound/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 包|包|Bao1|surname Bao
- 包|包|bao1|to cover/to wrap/to hold/to include/to take charge of/to contract (to or for)/package/wrapper/container/bag/to hold or embrace/bundle/packet/CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- 全身|全身|quan2 shen1|whole body/em (typography)
- 時間|时间|shi2 jian1|time/period/CL:段[duan4]
- 一直|一直|yi1 zhi2|straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the beginning of ... up to .../all along
- 明天|明天|ming2 tian1|tomorrow
- 愛|爱|ai4|to love/affection/to be fond of/to like
- 廚房|厨房|chu2 fang2|kitchen/CL:間|间[jian1]
- 算|算|suan4|to regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute
- 一塊|一块|yi1 kuai4|one block/one piece/one (unit of money)/together/in the same place/in company
- 嚇|吓|he4|to scare/to intimidate/to threaten/(interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut/(interjection showing astonishment)
- 嚇|吓|xia4|to frighten/to scare
- 十分|十分|shi2 fen1|to divide into ten equal parts/very/hundred percent/completely/extremely/utterly/absolutely
- 前|前|qian2|front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future/ago/before/BC (e.g. 前293年)/former/formerly
- 房子|房子|fang2 zi5|house/building (single- or two-story)/apartment/room/CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4]
- 在地|在地|zai4 di4|local
- 替|替|ti4|to substitute for/to take the place of/to replace/for/on behalf of/to stand in for
- 以後|以后|yi3 hou4|after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future
- 抓|抓|zhua1|to grab/to catch/to arrest/to snatch/to scratch
- 房間|房间|fang2 jian1|room/CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]
- 許多|许多|xu3 duo1|many/a lot of/much
- 一片|一片|yi1 pian4|piece/slice
- 正|正|zheng1|first month of the lunar year
- 正|正|zheng4|straight/upright/proper/main/principal/to correct/to rectify/exactly/just (at that time)/right (in that place)/(math.) positive
- 喜歡|喜欢|xi3 huan5|to like/to be fond of
- 為了|为了|wei4 le5|in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
- 紅|红|Hong2|surname Hong
- 紅|红|hong2|red/popular/revolutionary/bonus
- 緊張|紧张|jin3 zhang1|nervous/keyed up/intense/tense/strained/in short supply/scarce/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
- 趕快|赶快|gan3 kuai4|at once/immediately
- 藥|药|yao4|medicine/drug/substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)/CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]/to poison
- 西班牙|西班牙|Xi1 ban1 ya2|Spain
- 高|高|Gao1|surname Gao
- 高|高|gao1|high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
- 邊|边|bian1|side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
- 邊|边|bian5|suffix of a noun of locality
- 布|布|bu4|cloth/to declare/to announce/to spread/to make known
- 帶|带|dai4|band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiao2]/to wear/to carry/to take along/to bear (i.e. to have)/to lead/to bring/to look after/to raise
- 認識|认识|ren4 shi5|to know/to recognize/to be familiar with/to get acquainted with sb/knowledge/understanding/awareness/cognition
- 常常|常常|chang2 chang2|frequently/usually/often
- 事情|事情|shi4 qing5|affair/matter/thing/business/CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- 總|总|zong3|always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general/in every case
- 雖然|虽然|sui1 ran2|although/even though/even if
- 誰|谁|shei2|who/also pr. [shui2]
- 同事|同事|tong2 shi4|colleague/co-worker/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 能|能|Neng2|surname Neng
- 能|能|neng2|can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
- 使|使|shi3|to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to instruct sb to do sth/envoy/messenger
- 風|风|feng1|wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- 啦|啦|la1|(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc/(phonetic)/(dialect) to chat
- 啦|啦|la5|sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation/particle placed after each item in a list of examples
- 有點|有点|you3 dian3|a little
- 全|全|Quan2|surname Quan
- 全|全|quan2|all/whole/entire/every/complete
- 遠|远|yuan3|far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far/much (lower etc)
- 遠|远|yuan4|to distance oneself from (classical)
- 醫生|医生|yi1 sheng1|doctor/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 學|学|xue2|to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
- 回去|回去|hui2 qu5|to return/to go back
- 晚上|晚上|wan3 shang5|evening/night/CL:個|个[ge4]/in the evening
- 小時|小时|xiao3 shi2|hour/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 成|成|Cheng2|surname Cheng
- 成|成|cheng2|to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to turn into/to be all right/OK!/one tenth
- 捉|捉|zhuo1|to clutch/to grab/to capture
- 氣|气|qi4|gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry/vital energy/qi
- 幾個|几个|ji3 ge5|a few/several/how many
- 駱駝|骆驼|luo4 tuo5|camel/(coll.) blockhead/ninny/CL:峰[feng1]
- 大聲|大声|da4 sheng1|loud voice/in a loud voice/loudly
- 一定|一定|yi1 ding4|surely/certainly/necessarily/fixed/a certain (extent etc)/given/particular/must
- 工作|工作|gong1 zuo4|to work/(of a machine) to operate/job/work/task/CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
- 轉|转|zhuai3|see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]
- 轉|转|zhuan3|to turn/to change direction/to transfer/to forward (mail)
- 轉|转|zhuan4|to revolve/to turn/to circle about/to walk about/classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm/classifier for repeated actions
- 考|考|kao3|to check/to verify/to test/to examine/to take an exam/to take an entrance exam for/deceased father
- 不再|不再|bu4 zai4|no more/no longer
- 奇怪|奇怪|qi2 guai4|strange/odd/to marvel/to be baffled
- 呆|呆|dai1|foolish/stupid/expressionless/blank/to stay
- 四|四|si4|four/4
- 第一|第一|di4 yi1|first/number one/primary
- 母親|母亲|mu3 qin1|mother/also pr. [mu3 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 此地|此地|ci3 di4|here/this place
- 山|山|Shan1|surname Shan
- 山|山|shan1|mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]/bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons/gable
- 當然|当然|dang1 ran2|only natural/as it should be/certainly/of course/without doubt
- 字|字|zi4|letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個|个[ge4]/courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- 面|面|mian4|face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- 步|步|Bu4|surname Bu
- 步|步|bu4|a step/a pace/walk/march/stages in a process/situation
- 次|次|ci4|next in sequence/second/the second (day, time etc)/secondary/vice-/sub-/infra-/inferior quality/substandard/order/sequence/hypo- (chemistry)/classifier for enumerated events: time
- 牆|墙|qiang2|wall/CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]
- 撒哈拉|撒哈拉|Sa1 ha1 la1|Sahara
- 非常|非常|fei1 chang2|unusual/extraordinary/extreme/very/exceptional
- 路|路|Lu4|surname Lu
- 路|路|lu4|road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
- 家裡|家里|jia1 li3|home
- 停|停|ting2|to stop/to halt/to park (a car)
- 十|十|shi2|ten/10
- 極了|极了|ji2 le5|extremely/exceedingly
- 年|年|Nian2|surname Nian
- 年|年|nian2|year/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 還有|还有|hai2 you3|furthermore/in addition/still/also
- 本|本|ben3|roots or stems of plants/origin/source/this/the current/root/foundation/basis/classifier for books, periodicals, files etc/originally
- 說話|说话|shuo1 hua4|to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word
- 拖|拖|tuo1|to drag/to tow/to trail/to hang down/to mop (the floor)/to delay/to drag on
- 開車|开车|kai1 che1|to drive a car
- 換|换|huan4|to exchange/to change (clothes etc)/to substitute/to switch/to convert (currency)
- 吉普車|吉普车|ji2 pu3 che1|jeep (military vehicle) (loanword)
- 流|流|liu2|to flow/to disseminate/to circulate or spread/to move or drift/to degenerate/to banish or send into exile/stream of water or sth resembling one/class, rate or grade
- 當時|当时|dang1 shi2|then/at that time/while
- 當時|当时|dang4 shi2|at once/right away
- 回到|回到|hui2 dao4|to return to
- 手裡|手里|shou3 li3|in hand/(a situation is) in sb's hands
- 只是|只是|zhi3 shi4|merely/simply/only/but
- 進去|进去|jin4 qu4|to go in
- 只好|只好|zhi3 hao3|without any better option/to have to/to be forced to
- 水桶|水桶|shui3 tong3|bucket
- 總是|总是|zong3 shi4|always
- 五|五|wu3|five/5
- 亂|乱|luan4|in confusion or disorder/in a confused state of mind/disorder/upheaval/riot/illicit sexual relations/to throw into disorder/to mix up/indiscriminate/random/arbitrary
- 亂|乱|luan4|rebellion
- 花|花|Hua1|surname Hua
- 花|花|hua1|flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]/fancy pattern/florid/to spend (money, time)
- 之後|之后|zhi1 hou4|afterwards/following/later/after
- 身體|身体|shen1 ti3|the body/one's health/CL:具[ju4],個|个[ge4]/in person
- 四周|四周|si4 zhou1|all around
- 敢|敢|gan3|to dare/daring/(polite) may I venture
- 父親|父亲|fu4 qin1|father/also pr. [fu4 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 哪裡|哪里|na3 li3|where?/somewhere/anywhere/wherever/nowhere (negative answer to question)/humble expression denying compliment
- 求|求|qiu2|to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
- 比|比|Bi3|Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- 比|比|bi3|(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio
- 比|比|bi4|to associate with/to be near
- 紙|纸|zhi3|paper/CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]/classifier for documents, letter etc
- 一陣|一阵|yi1 zhen4|a burst/a fit/a peal/a spell (period of time)
- 箱|箱|xiang1|box/trunk/chest
- 空|空|kong1|empty/air/sky/in vain
- 空|空|kong4|to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space/leisure/free time
- 中國|中国|Zhong1 guo2|China
- 賺|赚|zhuan4|to earn/to make a profit
- 賺|赚|zuan4|to cheat/to swindle
- 輛|辆|liang4|classifier for vehicles
- 些|些|xie1|some/few/several/measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)
- 並不|并不|bing4 bu4|not at all/emphatically not
- 房東|房东|fang2 dong1|landlord
- 問題|问题|wen4 ti2|question/problem/issue/topic/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 逃|逃|tao2|to escape/to run away/to flee
- 心|心|xin1|heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- 寄|寄|ji4|to send/to mail/to entrust/to depend on/to attach oneself to/to live (in a house)/to lodge/foster (son etc)
- 日子|日子|ri4 zi5|day/a (calendar) date/days of one's life
- 拍|拍|pai1|to pat/to clap/to slap/to swat/to take (a photo)/to shoot (a film)/racket (sports)/beat (music)
- 下班|下班|xia4 ban1|to finish work/to get off work
- 以前|以前|yi3 qian2|before/formerly/previous/ago
- 今天|今天|jin1 tian1|today/at the present/now
- 石頭|石头|shi2 tou5|stone/CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- 群|群|qun2|group/crowd/flock, herd, pack etc
- 好像|好像|hao3 xiang4|as if/to seem like
- 孩子|孩子|hai2 zi5|child
- 照片|照片|zhao4 pian4|photograph/picture/CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2]
- 一次|一次|yi1 ci4|first/first time/once/(math.) linear (of degree one)
- 借|借|jie4|to lend/to borrow/by means of/to take (an opportunity)
- 的話|的话|de5 hua4|if (coming after a conditional clause)
- 夜|夜|ye4|night
- 場|场|chang2|threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
- 場|场|chang3|large place used for a specific purpose/stage/scene (of a play)/classifier for sporting or recreational activities/classifier for number of exams
- 有了|有了|you3 le5|I've got a solution!/to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1])
- 關|关|Guan1|surname Guan
- 關|关|guan1|mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to involve
- 全部|全部|quan2 bu4|whole/entire/complete
- 時候|时候|shi2 hou5|time/length of time/moment/period
- 擦|擦|ca1|to wipe/to erase/rubbing (brush stroke in painting)/to clean/to polish
- 打開|打开|da3 kai1|to open/to show (a ticket)/to turn on/to switch on
- 摸|摸|mo1|to feel with the hand/to touch/to stroke/to grope/to steal/to abstract
- 摸|摸|mo2|variant of 摹[mo2]
- 洗澡|洗澡|xi3 zao3|to bathe/to take a shower
- 提|提|ti2|to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put forward/to mention/to raise (an issue)/upwards character stroke/lifting brush stroke (in painting)/scoop for measuring liquid
- 婦女|妇女|fu4 nu:3|woman
- 石塊|石块|shi2 kuai4|stone/rock
- 短|短|duan3|short/brief/to lack/weak point/fault
- 由|由|you2|to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due to/to/to leave it (to sb)/by (introduces passive verb)
- 夜間|夜间|ye4 jian1|nighttime/evening or night (e.g. classes)
- 法院|法院|fa3 yuan4|court of law/court
- 這裡|这里|zhe4 li3|here
- 公司|公司|gong1 si1|(business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated/CL:家[jia1]
- 後來|后来|hou4 lai2|afterwards/later
- 腳|脚|jiao3|foot/leg (of an animal or an object)/base (of an object)/CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]/classifier for kicks
- 腳|脚|jue2|variant of 角[jue2]/role
- 不到|不到|bu4 dao4|not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than
- 仍|仍|reng2|still/yet/to remain
- 帳篷|帐篷|zhang4 peng5|tent/CL:頂|顶[ding3],座[zuo4]
- 牌子|牌子|pai2 zi5|sign/trademark/brand
- 拚命|拚命|pan4 ming4|see 拼命[pin1 ming4]
- 哭|哭|ku1|to cry/to weep
- 站起來|站起来|zhan4 qi3 lai5|to stand up
- 發覺|发觉|fa1 jue2|to become aware/to detect/to realize/to perceive
- 髒|脏|zang1|dirty/filthy
- 光|光|guang1|light/ray/CL:道[dao4]/bright/only/merely/to use up
- 之外|之外|zhi1 wai4|outside/excluding
- 床|床|chuang2|bed/couch/classifier for beds/CL:張|张[zhang1]
- 頭髮|头发|tou2 fa5|hair (on the head)
- 交通|交通|jiao1 tong1|to be connected/traffic/transportation/communications/liaison
- 希望|希望|xi1 wang4|to wish for/to desire/hope/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 一眼|一眼|yi1 yan3|a glance/a quick look/a glimpse
- 推|推|tui1|to push/to cut/to refuse/to reject/to decline/to shirk (responsibility)/to put off/to delay/to push forward/to nominate/to elect/massage
- 排|排|pai2|a row/a line/to set in order/to arrange/to line up/to eliminate/to drain/to push open/platoon/raft/classifier for lines, rows etc
- 急|急|ji2|urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried/to make (sb) anxious
- 滿|满|Man3|Manchu ethnic group
- 滿|满|man3|to fill/full/filled/packed/fully/completely/quite/to reach the limit/to satisfy/satisfied/contented
- 每天|每天|mei3 tian1|every day/everyday
- 睡|睡|shui4|to sleep/to lie down
- 燈|灯|deng1|lamp/light/lantern/CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
- 照|照|zhao4|according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to reflect/to look at (one's reflection)/to take (a photo)/photo/as requested/as before
- 不行|不行|bu4 xing2|won't do/be out of the question/be no good/not work/not be capable
- 平日|平日|ping2 ri4|ordinary day/everyday/ordinarily/usually
- 外面|外面|wai4 mian4|surface/exterior/external appearance
- 外面|外面|wai4 mian5|outside
- 如何|如何|ru2 he2|how/what way/what
- 追|追|dui1|to sculpt/to carve/musical instrument (old)
- 追|追|zhui1|to chase after/to seek/to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth/to recall
- 除了|除了|chu2 le5|besides/apart from (... also...)/in addition to/except (for)
- 自|自|zi4|from/self/oneself/since
- 下午|下午|xia4 wu3|afternoon/CL:個|个[ge4]/p.m.
- 便|便|bian4|ordinary/plain/convenient/as convenient/when the chance arises/handy/easy/informal/simple/so/thus/to relieve oneself/to urinate/to defecate/equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then/in that case/even if/soon afterwards
- 便|便|pian2|advantageous/cheap
- 好幾|好几|hao3 ji3|several/quite a few
- 咬|咬|yao3|to bite/to nip
- 第二天|第二天|di4 er4 tian1|next day/the morrow
- 將來|将来|jiang1 lai2|in the future/future/the future/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 倒|倒|dao3|to fall/to collapse/to topple/to fail/to go bankrupt/to change (trains or buses)/to move around/to sell/to speculate (buying and selling, also 搗|捣)/profiteer
- 倒|倒|dao4|to place upside down/to invert/to pour/to throw out/to move backwards/however/actually/as a matter of fact/contrary to expectation
- 謝謝|谢谢|xie4 xie5|to thank/thanks/thank you
- 可|可|ke3|can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used for emphasis) certainly/very
- 可|可|ke4|see 可汗[ke4 han2]
- 分|分|fen1|to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to distinguish (good and bad)/part or subdivision/fraction/one tenth (of certain units)/unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm/minute/a point (in sports or games)/0.01 yuan (unit of money)
- 分|分|fen4|part/share/ingredient/component
- 忘|忘|wang4|to forget/to overlook/to neglect
- 有人|有人|you3 ren2|someone/people/anyone/there is someone there/occupied (as in restroom)
- 泥沼|泥沼|ni2 zhao3|swamp
- 幫忙|帮忙|bang1 mang2|to help/to lend a hand/to do a favor/to do a good turn
- 口氣|口气|kou3 qi4|tone of voice/the way one speaks/manner of expression/tone
- 然後|然后|ran2 hou4|after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
- 洞|洞|dong4|cave/hole/zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 解釋|解释|jie3 shi4|explanation/to explain/to interpret/to resolve/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 爬|爬|pa2|to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
- 終於|终于|zhong1 yu2|at last/in the end/finally/eventually
- 細|细|xi4|thin or slender/finely particulate/thin and soft/fine/delicate/trifling/(of a sound) quiet/frugal
- 樣子|样子|yang4 zi5|appearance/manner/pattern/model
- 窗|窗|chuang1|shutter/window/CL:扇[shan4]
- 上面|上面|shang4 mian5|on top of/above-mentioned
- 執照|执照|zhi2 zhao4|license/permit
- 相信|相信|xiang1 xin4|to be convinced (that sth is true)/to believe/to accept sth as true
- 試|试|shi4|to test/to try/experiment/examination/test
- 秘書|秘书|mi4 shu1|secretary
- 完了|完了|wan2 le5|to be finished/to be done for/ruined/gone to the dogs/oh no
- 茶|茶|cha2|tea/tea plant/CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
- 久|久|jiu3|(long) time/(long) duration of time
- 自然|自然|zi4 ran2|nature/natural/naturally
- 飛|飞|fei1|to fly
- 吹|吹|chui1|to blow/to play a wind instrument/to blast/to puff/to boast/to brag/to end in failure/to fall through
- 法蒂瑪|法蒂玛|Fa3 di4 ma3|Fatimah (name)
- 鳥|鸟|diao3|variant of 屌[diao3]/penis
- 鳥|鸟|niao3|bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to/(intensifier) damned/goddam
- 動|动|dong4|(of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to make use of/to stir (emotions)/to alter/abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
- 弟|弟|di4|younger brother/junior male/I (modest word in letter)
- 弟|弟|ti4|variant of 悌[ti4]
- 趕緊|赶紧|gan3 jin3|hurriedly/without delay
- 墊|垫|dian4|pad/cushion/mat/to pad out/to fill a gap/to pay for sb/to advance (money)
- 響|响|xiang3|echo/sound/noise/to make a sound/to sound/to ring/loud/classifier for noises
- 泥|泥|ni2|mud/clay/paste/pulp
- 泥|泥|ni4|restrained
- 連忙|连忙|lian2 mang2|promptly/at once
- 門口|门口|men2 kou3|doorway/gate/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 早晨|早晨|zao3 chen2|early morning/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 沙地|沙地|sha1 di4|sandy beach or river bank/sand dune/sandy land
- 以為|以为|yi3 wei2|to believe/to think/to consider/to be under the impression
- 後面|后面|hou4 mian5|rear/back/behind/later/afterwards
- 成了|成了|cheng2 le5|to be done/to be ready/that's enough!/that will do!
- 迷宮|迷宫|mi2 gong1|maze/labyrinth
- 灌|灌|guan4|to irrigate/to pour/to install (software)/to record (music)
- 父母|父母|fu4 mu3|father and mother/parents
- 累|累|lei3|to accumulate/to involve or implicate/continuous/repeated
- 累|累|lei4|tired/weary/to strain/to wear out/to work hard
- 這兒|这儿|zhe4 r5|here
- 一聲|一声|yi1 sheng1|first tone in Mandarin (high level tone)
- 應該|应该|ying1 gai1|ought to/should/must
- 黃昏|黄昏|huang2 hun1|dusk/evening/nightfall
- 一家|一家|yi1 jia1|the whole family/the same family/the family ... (when preceded by a family name)/group
- 太陽|太阳|tai4 yang5|sun/CL:個|个[ge4]/abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]
- 不好|不好|bu4 hao3|no good
- 瘋狂|疯狂|feng1 kuang2|crazy/frantic/extreme popularity
- 在一起|在一起|zai4 yi1 qi3|together
- 一向|一向|yi1 xiang4|always (previously)/a period of time in the recent past
- 與|与|yu2|variant of 歟|欤[yu2]
- 與|与|yu3|and/to give/together with
- 與|与|yu4|to take part in
- 表情|表情|biao3 qing2|(facial) expression/to express one's feelings/expression
- 蓆|席|xi2|variant of 席[xi2]/woven mat
- 一些|一些|yi1 xie1|some/a few/a little
- 口袋|口袋|kou3 dai4|pocket/bag/sack/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 第一次|第一次|di4 yi1 ci4|the first time/first/number one
- 郵局|邮局|you2 ju2|post office/CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
- 規則|规则|gui1 ze2|rule/regulation/rules and regulations
- 第二|第二|di4 er4|second/number two/next/secondary
- 厚|厚|hou4|thick/deep or profound/kind/generous/rich or strong in flavor/to favor/to stress
- 麻|麻|Ma2|surname Ma
- 麻|麻|ma2|generic name for hemp, flax etc/hemp or flax fiber for textile materials/sesame/CL:縷|缕[lu:3]/(of materials) rough or coarse/pocked/pitted/to have pins and needles or tingling/to feel numb
- 半|半|ban4|half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
- 想到|想到|xiang3 dao4|to think of/to call to mind/to anticipate
- 連|连|Lian2|surname Lian
- 連|连|lian2|to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession/including/(used with 也, 都 etc) even/company (military)
- 封|封|Feng1|surname Feng
- 封|封|feng1|to confer/to grant/to bestow a title/to seal/classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
- 念|念|nian4|to read/to study (a subject)/to attend (a school)/to read aloud/to miss (sb)/idea/remembrance/twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)
- 鋪|铺|pu1|to spread/to display/to set up/(old) holder for door-knocker
- 鋪|铺|pu4|plank bed/place to sleep/shop/store/(old) relay station
- 錯|错|Cuo4|surname Cuo
- 錯|错|cuo4|mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish/to alternate/to stagger/to miss/to let slip/to evade/to inlay with gold or silver
- 難道|难道|nan2 dao4|don't tell me .../could it be that...?
- 塗|涂|tu2|to apply (paint etc)/to smear/to daub/to blot out/to scribble/to scrawl/(literary) mud/street
- 間|间|jian1|between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars/classifier for rooms
- 間|间|jian4|gap/to separate/to thin out (seedlings)/to sow discontent
- 完|完|wan2|to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
- 離|离|Li2|surname Li
- 離|离|li2|to leave/to part from/to be away from/(in giving distances) from/without (sth)/independent of/one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire/☲
- 婚|婚|hun1|to marry/marriage/wedding/to take a wife
- 唯一|唯一|wei2 yi1|only/sole
- 早|早|zao3|early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
- 教|教|Jiao4|surname Jiao
- 教|教|jiao1|to teach
- 教|教|jiao4|religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell
- 指|指|zhi3|finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend on/to count on/(of hair) to stand on end
- 濕|湿|shi1|moist/wet
- 一個人|一个人|yi1 ge4 ren2|by oneself (without assistance)/alone (without company)
- 屋頂|屋顶|wu1 ding3|roof/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 小孩|小孩|xiao3 hai2|child/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 生氣|生气|sheng1 qi4|to get angry/to take offense/angry/vitality/liveliness
- 別人|别人|bie2 ren5|other people/others/other person
- 當|当|dang1|to be/to act as/manage/withstand/when/during/ought/should/match equally/equal/same/obstruct/just at (a time or place)/on the spot/right/just at
- 當|当|dang4|at or in the very same.../suitable/adequate/fitting/proper/to replace/to regard as/to think/to pawn/(coll.) to fail (a student)
- 個人|个人|ge4 ren2|individual/personal/oneself
- 為|为|wei2|as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do/by (in the passive voice)
- 為|为|wei4|because of/for/to
- 鞋子|鞋子|xie2 zi5|shoe
- 下面|下面|xia4 mian5|below/under/next/the following
- 秒鐘|秒钟|miao3 zhong1|(time) second
- 走去|走去|zou3 qu4|to walk over (to)
- 裝|装|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
- 多少|多少|duo1 shao3|number/amount/somewhat
- 多少|多少|duo1 shao5|how much/how many/which (number)/as much as
- 女兒|女儿|nu:3 er2|daughter
- 趕|赶|gan3|to overtake/to catch up with/to hurry/to rush/to try to catch (the bus etc)/to drive (cattle etc) forward/to drive (sb) away/to avail oneself of (an opportunity)/until
- 踏|踏|ta1|see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]
- 踏|踏|ta4|to tread/to stamp/to step on/to press a pedal/to investigate on the spot
- 走過|走过|zou3 guo4|to walk past/to pass by
- 胃|胃|wei4|stomach/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 背|背|bei1|to be burdened/to carry on the back or shoulder
- 背|背|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
- 胖|胖|pan2|healthy/at ease
- 胖|胖|pang4|fat/plump
- 之|之|zhi1|(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her/it
- 份|份|fen4|classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc/variant of 分[fen4]
- 不停|不停|bu4 ting2|incessant
- 警察|警察|jing3 cha2|police/police officer/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 繩子|绳子|sheng2 zi5|cord/string/rope/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 飯|饭|fan4|food/cuisine/cooked rice/meal/CL:碗[wan3],頓|顿[dun4]
- 大概|大概|da4 gai4|roughly/probably/rough/approximate/about/general idea
- 回教|回教|Hui2 jiao4|Islam
- 幾乎|几乎|ji1 hu1|almost/nearly/practically
- 生產|生产|sheng1 chan3|to produce/to manufacture/to give birth to a child
- 女子|女子|nu:3 zi3|woman/female
- 刮|刮|gua1|to scrape/to blow/to shave/to plunder/to extort
- 不斷|不断|bu4 duan4|unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant
- 酒|酒|jiu3|wine (esp. rice wine)/liquor/spirits/alcoholic beverage/CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- 學校|学校|xue2 xiao4|school/CL:所[suo3]
- 原來|原来|yuan2 lai2|original/former/originally/formerly/at first/so, actually, as it turns out
- 哥哥|哥哥|ge1 ge5|older brother/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 撿|捡|jian3|to pick up/to collect/to gather
- 收|收|shou1|to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to stop/in care of (used on address line after name)
- 所|所|suo3|actually/place/classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc/that which/particle introducing a relative clause or passive/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 不用|不用|bu4 yong4|need not
- 經過|经过|jing1 guo4|to pass/to go through/process/course/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 怪|怪|guai4|bewildering/odd/strange/uncanny/devil/monster/to wonder at/to blame/quite/rather
- 雙手|双手|shuang1 shou3|both hands
- 滑|滑|Hua2|surname Hua
- 滑|滑|hua2|to slip/to slide/smooth/slippery/cunning
- 等到|等到|deng3 dao4|to wait until/by the time when (sth is ready etc)
- 來看|来看|lai2 kan4|to come and see/to see a topic from a certain point of view
- 那些|那些|na4 xie1|those
- 掙扎|挣扎|zheng1 zha2|to struggle
- 省|省|sheng3|to save/to economize/to do without/to omit/to leave out/province/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 省|省|xing3|to inspect/to examine/to be aware/to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
- 發|发|fa1|to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to make a bundle of money/classifier for gunshots (rounds)
- 也許|也许|ye3 xu3|perhaps/maybe
- 預備|预备|yu4 bei4|to prepare/to make ready/preparation/preparatory
- 方向|方向|fang1 xiang4|direction/orientation/path to follow/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 有時|有时|you3 shi2|sometimes/now and then
- 清楚|清楚|qing1 chu5|clear/distinct/to understand thoroughly/to be clear about
- 新鮮|新鲜|xin1 xian1|fresh (experience, food etc)/freshness/novel/uncommon
- 硬|硬|ying4|hard/stiff/strong/firm/resolutely/doggedly/good (quality)/able (person)
- 分鐘|分钟|fen1 zhong1|minute
- 點點|点点|Dian3 dian3|Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website)
- 點點|点点|dian3 dian3|point/speck
- 衝|冲|chong1|thoroughfare/to go straight ahead/to rush/to clash
- 衝|冲|chong4|powerful/vigorous/pungent/towards/in view of
- 街|街|jie1|street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 大隊|大队|da4 dui4|group/a large body of/production brigade/military group
- 走進|走进|zou3 jin4|to enter
- 付|付|Fu4|surname Fu
- 付|付|fu4|to pay/to hand over to/classifier for pairs or sets of things
- 小孩子|小孩子|xiao3 hai2 zi5|child
- 最後|最后|zui4 hou4|final/last/finally/ultimate
- 旅行|旅行|lu:3 xing2|to travel/journey/trip/CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4],個|个[ge4]
- 那邊|那边|na4 bian5|over there/yonder
- 特別|特别|te4 bie2|especially/special/particular/unusual
- 馬|马|Ma3|surname Ma/abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
- 馬|马|ma3|horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess/knight in Western chess
- 任何|任何|ren4 he2|any/whatever/whichever/whatsoever
- 送給|送给|song4 gei3|to send/to give as a present
- 吐|吐|tu3|to spit/to put/to say
- 吐|吐|tu4|to vomit/to throw up
- 冷|冷|Leng3|surname Leng
- 冷|冷|leng3|cold
- 卷|卷|juan3|to roll up/roll/classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
- 卷|卷|juan4|scroll/book/volume/chapter/examination paper/classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll
- 崖|崖|ya2|precipice/cliff/Taiwan pr. [yai2]
- 少|少|shao3|few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom
- 少|少|shao4|young
- 音樂|音乐|yin1 yue4|music/CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4]
- 帳|帐|zhang4|covering veil/canopy/screen/tent/variant of 賬|账[zhang4]
- 雙|双|Shuang1|surname Shuang
- 雙|双|shuang1|two/double/pair/both/even (number)
- 定|定|ding4|to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
- 板|板|ban3|board/plank/plate/shutter/table tennis bat/clappers (music)/CL:塊|块[kuai4]/accented beat in Chinese music/hard/stiff/to stop smiling or look serious
- 搶|抢|qiang1|see 搶風|抢风[qiang1 feng1]
- 搶|抢|qiang3|to fight over/to rush/to scramble/to grab/to rob/to snatch
- 地上|地上|di4 shang5|on the ground/on the floor
- 您|您|nin2|you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
- 氣力|气力|qi4 li4|strength/energy/vigor/talent
- 上班|上班|shang4 ban1|to go to work/to be on duty/to start work/to go to the office
- 深|深|shen1|deep/depth/deeply/(of a color) dark/deep/rich
- 沿著|沿着|yan2 zhe5|to go along/to follow
- 根|根|gen1|root/basis/classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings/CL:條|条[tiao2]/radical (chemistry)
- 盒|盒|he2|small box/case
- 直|直|Zhi2|surname Zhi/Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- 直|直|zhi2|straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank/straightforward/(indicates continuing motion or action)/vertical/vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
- 瘋|疯|feng1|insane/mad/wild
- 放心|放心|fang4 xin1|to feel relieved/to feel reassured/to be at ease
- 生|生|sheng1|to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
- 留|留|liu2|to leave (a message etc)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve
- 媽媽|妈妈|ma1 ma5|mama/mommy/mother/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 老闆|老板|Lao3 ban3|Robam (brand)
- 老闆|老板|lao3 ban3|boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 名字|名字|ming2 zi5|name (of a person or thing)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 下車|下车|xia4 che1|to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
- 煮|煮|zhu3|to cook/to boil
- 不過|不过|bu4 guo4|only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to a previous topic)/cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 旅館|旅馆|lu:3 guan3|hotel/CL:家[jia1]
- 開門|开门|kai1 men2|to open a door (lit. and fig.)/to open for business
- 租|租|zu1|to hire/to rent/to charter/to rent out/to lease out/rent/land tax
- 破|破|po4|broken/damaged/worn out/lousy/rotten/to break, split or cleave/to get rid of/to destroy/to break with/to defeat/to capture (a city etc)/to expose the truth of
- 血|血|xue4|blood/colloquial pr. [xie3]/CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]
- 讓|让|rang4|to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to make sb (feel sad etc)
- 記|记|ji4|to record/to note/to remember/mark/sign/classifier for blows, kicks, shots
- 它們|它们|ta1 men5|they (for inanimate objects)
- 接著|接着|jie1 zhe5|to catch and hold on/to continue/to go on to do sth/to follow/to carry on/then/after that/subsequently/to proceed/to ensue/in turn/in one's turn
- 多麼|多么|duo1 me5|how (wonderful etc)/what (a great idea etc)/however (difficult it may be etc)/(in interrogative sentences) how (much etc)/to what extent
- 老|老|lao3|prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity/old (of people)/venerable (person)/experienced/of long standing/always/all the time/of the past/very/outdated/(of meat etc) tough
- 聲|声|sheng1|sound/voice/tone/noise/classifier for sounds
- 肉|肉|rou4|meat/flesh/pulp (of a fruit)/(coll.) (of a fruit) squashy/(of a person) flabby/irresolute
- 路上|路上|lu4 shang5|on the road/on a journey/road surface
- 法官|法官|fa3 guan1|judge
- 附近|附近|fu4 jin4|(in the) vicinity/nearby/neighboring/next to
- 但|但|dan4|but/yet/however/only/merely/still
- 感動|感动|gan3 dong4|to move (sb)/to touch (sb emotionally)/moving
- 只要|只要|zhi3 yao4|if only/so long as
- 發抖|发抖|fa1 dou3|to tremble/to shake/to shiver
- 情形|情形|qing2 xing5|circumstances/situation/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 哦|哦|e2|to chant
- 哦|哦|o2|oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)
- 哦|哦|o4|oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)
- 哦|哦|o5|sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy/may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of
- 十五|十五|shi2 wu3|fifteen/15
- 餅|饼|bing3|round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
- 令人|令人|ling4 ren2|to cause sb (to do)/to make one (feel sth)/(used in constructing words for feelings such as anger, surprise, sympathy etc)
- 撒哈拉沙漠|撒哈拉沙漠|Sa3 ha1 la1 Sha1 mo4|Sahara Desert
- 彼此|彼此|bi3 ci3|each other/one another
- 鬼|鬼|gui3|ghost/demon/terrible/damnable/clever/sly/crafty/sinister plot/(suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc)/one of the 28 constellations
- 轉身|转身|zhuan3 shen1|(of a person) to turn round/to face about/(of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
- 受|受|shou4|to receive/to accept/to suffer/subjected to/to bear/to stand/pleasant/(passive marker)
- 台|台|Tai2|Taiwan (abbr.)/surname Tai
- 台|台|tai2|(classical) you (in letters)/variant of 臺|台[tai2]
- 塑膠|塑胶|su4 jiao1|plastic/synthetic resin/plastic cement
- 走路|走路|zou3 lu4|to walk/to go on foot
- 年輕|年轻|nian2 qing1|young
- 驕傲|骄傲|jiao1 ao4|pride/arrogance/conceited/proud of sth
- 屋|屋|wu1|house/room/CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]
- 平|平|Ping2|surname Ping
- 平|平|ping2|flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw (score)/calm/peaceful/see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
- 幫|帮|bang1|to help/to assist/to support/for sb (i.e. as a help)/hired (as worker)/side (of pail, boat etc)/outer layer/upper (of a shoe)/group/gang/clique/party/secret society
- 尖叫|尖叫|jian1 jiao4|to screech/to shriek
- 國家|国家|guo2 jia1|country/nation/state/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 不必|不必|bu4 bi4|need not/does not have to/not necessarily
- 不得了|不得了|bu4 de2 liao3|desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly
- 山羊|山羊|shan1 yang2|goat/(gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
- 左右|左右|zuo3 you4|left and right/nearby/approximately/attendant/to control/to influence
- 雨|雨|yu3|rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]
- 雨|雨|yu4|to rain/(of rain, snow etc) to fall/to precipitate/to wet
- 毛巾|毛巾|mao2 jin1|towel/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 一種|一种|yi1 zhong3|one kind of/one type of
- 服|服|fu2|clothes/dress/garment/to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc)/to obey/to convince/to admire/to acclimatize/to take (medicine)/mourning clothes/to wear mourning clothes
- 服|服|fu4|dose (measure word for medicine)/Taiwan pr. [fu2]
- 世界|世界|shi4 jie4|world/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 努力|努力|nu3 li4|great effort/to strive/to try hard
- 扭|扭|niu3|to turn/to twist/to wring/to sprain/to swing one's hips
- 房|房|Fang2|surname Fang
- 房|房|fang2|house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]/branch of an extended family/classifier for family members (or concubines)
- 停下來|停下来|ting2 xia4 lai2|to stop
- 輪胎|轮胎|lun2 tai1|tire/pneumatic tire
- 面前|面前|mian4 qian2|in front of/facing/(in the) presence (of)
- 西班牙文|西班牙文|Xi1 ban1 ya2 wen2|Spanish (language)
- 汗|汗|han2|see 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國|汗国[han2 guo2]
- 汗|汗|han4|perspiration/sweat/CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]/to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)
- 從來沒有|从来没有|cong2 lai2 mei2 you3|have never/never before
- 考試|考试|kao3 shi4|to take an exam/exam/CL:次[ci4]
- 歲|岁|sui4|classifier for years (of age)/year/year (of crop harvests)
- 身上|身上|shen1 shang5|on the body/at hand/among
- 汽車|汽车|qi4 che1|car/automobile/bus/CL:輛|辆[liang4]
- 瘦|瘦|shou4|thin/to lose weight/(of clothing) tight/(of meat) lean/(of land) unproductive
- 瓶|瓶|ping2|bottle/vase/pitcher/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier for wine and liquids
- 來回|来回|lai2 hui2|to make a round trip/return journey/back and forth/to and fro/repeatedly
- 狂|狂|kuang2|mad/wild/violent
- 男人|男人|nan2 ren2|a man/a male/men/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 熱|热|re4|to warm up/to heat up/hot (of weather)/heat/fervent
- 一般|一般|yi1 ban1|same/ordinary/so-so/common/general/generally/in general
- 興奮|兴奋|xing1 fen4|excited/excitement
- 粗|粗|cu1|coarse/rough/thick (for cylindrical objects)/unfinished/vulgar/rude/crude
- 筍|笋|sun3|bamboo shoot
- 管|管|Guan3|surname Guan
- 管|管|guan3|to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of/to look after/to run/to care about/tube/pipe/woodwind/classifier for tube-shaped objects/particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions/writing brush/(coll.) to/towards
- 醫院|医院|yi1 yuan4|hospital/CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]
- 卻是|却是|que4 shi4|nevertheless/actually/the fact is ...
- 發生|发生|fa1 sheng1|to happen/to occur/to take place/to break out
- 見|见|jian4|to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview
- 見|见|xian4|to appear/also written 現|现[xian4]
- 意外|意外|yi4 wai4|unexpected/accident/mishap/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 一點點|一点点|yi1 dian3 dian3|a little bit
- 故事|故事|gu4 shi4|old practice/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 故事|故事|gu4 shi5|narrative/story/tale
- 課|课|ke4|subject/course/CL:門|门[men2]/class/lesson/CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]/to levy/tax/form of divination
- 收到|收到|shou1 dao4|to receive
- 上天|上天|shang4 tian1|Heaven/Providence/God/the day before/the sky above/to fly to the sky/to take off and fly into space/to die/to pass away
- 紅色|红色|hong2 se4|red (color)/revolutionary
- 幸福|幸福|xing4 fu2|happiness/happy/blessed
- 丈夫|丈夫|zhang4 fu5|husband/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 水泥|水泥|shui3 ni2|cement/CL:袋[dai4]
- 中午|中午|zhong1 wu3|noon/midday/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 不在|不在|bu4 zai4|not to be present/to be out/(euphemism) to pass away/to be deceased
- 貴|贵|gui4|expensive/noble/your (name)/precious
- 軟|软|ruan3|soft/flexible
- 身|身|shen1|body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the main part of a structure or body/pregnant/classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset/Kangxi radical 158
- 半年|半年|ban4 nian2|half a year
- 不同|不同|bu4 tong2|different/distinct/not the same/not alike
- 彩色|彩色|cai3 se4|color/multi-colored/CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 跑出|跑出|pao3 chu1|to run out
- 令|令|Ling2|see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]
- 令|令|ling2|see 脊令[ji2 ling2]
- 令|令|ling3|classifier for a ream of paper
- 令|令|ling4|to order/to command/an order/warrant/writ/to cause/to make sth happen/virtuous/honorific title/season/government position (old)
- 交|交|jiao1|to hand over/to deliver/to pay (money)/to turn over/to make friends/to intersect (lines)
- 二|二|er4|two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
- 書架|书架|shu1 jia4|bookshelf/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 色|色|se4|color/CL:種|种[zhong3]/look/appearance/sex
- 色|色|shai3|color/dice
- 內心|内心|nei4 xin1|heart/innermost being/(math.) incenter
- 其實|其实|qi2 shi2|actually/in fact/really
- 寫信|写信|xie3 xin4|to write a letter
- 喂|喂|wei2|hello (when answering the phone)
- 喂|喂|wei4|hey/to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
- 瘋子|疯子|feng1 zi5|madman/lunatic
- 星期|星期|xing1 qi1|week/CL:個|个[ge4]/day of the week/Sunday
- 拿出|拿出|na2 chu1|to take out/to put out/to provide/to put forward (a proposal)/to come up with (evidence)
- 騙|骗|pian4|to cheat/to swindle/to deceive/to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
- 嘆|叹|tan4|to sigh/to gasp/to exclaim
- 凍|冻|dong4|to freeze/to feel very cold/aspic or jelly
- 入|入|ru4|to enter/to go into/to join/to become a member of/to confirm or agree with/abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]
- 六|六|liu4|six/6
- 西和|西和|Xi1 he2|Xihe county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
- 那是|那是|na4 shi5|(coll.) of course/naturally/indeed
- 點|点|dian3|point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to draw a dot/to check on a list/to choose/to order (food in a restaurant)/to touch briefly/to hint/to light/to ignite/to pour a liquid drop by drop/(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]/dot stroke in Chinese characters/classifier for items
- 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚|A1 er3 ji2 li4 ya4|Algeria
- 醒|醒|xing3|to wake up/to be awake/to become aware/to sober up/to come to
- 其他|其他|qi2 ta1|other/(sth or sb) else/the rest
- 一定要|一定要|yi1 ding4 yao4|must
- 什麼時候|什么时候|shen2 me5 shi2 hou5|when?/at what time?
- 塞|塞|Sai1|Serbia/Serbian/abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4]
- 塞|塞|sai1|to stop up/to squeeze in/to stuff/cork/stopper
- 塞|塞|sai4|strategic pass/tactical border position
- 塞|塞|se4|to stop up/to stuff/to cope with
- 在外|在外|zai4 wai4|outer
- 阿|阿|A1|abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]
- 阿|阿|a1|prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity/used in transliteration/also pr. [a4]
- 阿|阿|e1|flatter
- 雍|雍|Yong1|surname Yong
- 雍|雍|yong1|harmony
- 浴室|浴室|yu4 shi4|bathroom (room used for bathing)/CL:間|间[jian1]
- 靠|靠|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)
- 就要|就要|jiu4 yao4|will/shall/to be going to
- 恰好|恰好|qia4 hao3|as it turns out/by lucky coincidence/(of number, time, size etc) just right
- 如此|如此|ru2 ci3|in this way/so
- 毯子|毯子|tan3 zi5|blanket/CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2],面[mian4]
- 擠|挤|ji3|to crowd in/to cram in/to force others aside/to press/to squeeze/to find (time in one's busy schedule)
- 週末|周末|zhou1 mo4|weekend
- 無法|无法|wu2 fa3|unable/incapable
- 斤|斤|jin1|catty/weight equal to 0.5 kg/(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
- 救|救|jiu4|to save/to assist/to rescue
- 傢俱|家俱|jia1 ju4|variant of 家具[jia1 ju4]
- 帶子|带子|dai4 zi5|belt/band/ribbon/strap/girdle/(coll.) audio or video tape
- 飯店|饭店|fan4 dian4|restaurant/hotel/CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
- 桌子|桌子|zhuo1 zi5|table/desk/CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]
- 混|混|hun2|confused/dirty/to mix/muddy/variant of 渾|浑[hun2]
- 混|混|hun4|to mix/to mingle/muddled/to drift along/to muddle along/to pass for/to get along with sb/thoughtless/reckless
- 殺|杀|sha1|to kill/to murder/to fight/to weaken or reduce/to smart (dialect)/to counteract/(used after a verb) extremely
- 段|段|Duan4|surname Duan
- 段|段|duan4|paragraph/section/segment/stage (of a process)/classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
- 好看|好看|hao3 kan4|good-looking/nice-looking/good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)/embarrassed/humiliated
- 宿舍|宿舍|su4 she4|dormitory/dorm room/living quarters/hostel/CL:間|间[jian1]
- 關上|关上|guan1 shang4|to close (a door)/to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
- 煞車|煞车|sha1 che1|to brake (when driving)
- 墳場|坟场|fen2 chang3|cemetery
- 病|病|bing4|illness/CL:場|场[chang2]/disease/to fall ill/defect
- 結束|结束|jie2 shu4|termination/to finish/to end/to conclude/to close
- 一路|一路|yi1 lu4|the whole journey/all the way/going the same way/going in the same direction/of the same kind
- 前面|前面|qian2 mian4|ahead/in front/preceding/above
- 玩|玩|wan2|to play/to have fun/to trifle with/toy/sth used for amusement/curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4])/to keep sth for entertainment
- 牠|牠|ta1|it (used for animals)
- 一句話|一句话|yi1 ju4 hua4|in a word/in short
- 留下|留下|liu2 xia4|to leave behind/to stay behind/to remain/to keep/not to let (sb) go
- 上車|上车|shang4 che1|to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
- 乾脆|干脆|gan1 cui4|straightforward/clear-cut/blunt (e.g. statement)/you might as well/simply
- 伸手|伸手|shen1 shou3|to reach out with one's hand/to hold out a hand/(fig.) to beg/to get involved/to meddle
- 無|无|wu2|not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
- 聽說|听说|ting1 shuo1|to hear (sth said)/one hears (that)/hearsay/listening and speaking
- 回頭|回头|hui2 tou2|to turn round/to turn one's head/later/by and by
- 距離|距离|ju4 li2|distance/CL:個|个[ge4]/to be apart from
- 綠|绿|lu:4|green
- 綁|绑|bang3|to tie/bind or fasten together/to kidnap
- 老師|老师|lao3 shi1|teacher/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 黑暗|黑暗|hei1 an4|dark/darkly/darkness
- 爸爸|爸爸|ba4 ba5|(informal) father/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 休息|休息|xiu1 xi5|rest/to rest
- 出門|出门|chu1 men2|to go out/to leave home/to go on a journey/away from home/(of a woman) to get married
- 袋|袋|dai4|pouch/bag/sack/pocket
- 怎的|怎的|zen3 de5|what for/why/how
- 忍不住|忍不住|ren3 bu5 zhu4|cannot help/unable to bear
- 房租|房租|fang2 zu1|rent for a room or house
- 無論|无论|wu2 lun4|no matter what or how/regardless of whether...
- 大家|大家|da4 jia1|everyone/influential family/great expert
- 越|越|Yue4|generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods/abbr. for Vietnam 越南
- 越|越|yue4|to exceed/to climb over/to surpass/the more... the more
- 風俗|风俗|feng1 su2|social custom/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 這邊|这边|zhe4 bian1|this side/here
- 偶爾|偶尔|ou3 er3|occasionally/once in a while/sometimes
- 上司|上司|shang4 si5|boss/superior
- 腫|肿|zhong3|to swell/swelling/swollen
- 非洲|非洲|Fei1 zhou1|Africa/abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
- 酒店|酒店|jiu3 dian4|wine shop/pub (public house)/hotel/restaurant
- 乖|乖|guai1|(of a child) obedient, well-behaved/clever/shrewd/alert/perverse/contrary to reason/irregular/abnormal
- 並|并|bing4|and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all/simultaneously/to combine/to join/to merge
- 代|代|dai4|to substitute/to act on behalf of others/to replace/generation/dynasty/age/period/(historical) era/(geological) eon
- 一口|一口|yi1 kou3|readily/flatly (deny, admit and so on)/a mouthful/a bite
- 亮|亮|liang4|bright/clear/resonant/to shine/to show/to reveal
- 受到|受到|shou4 dao4|to receive/to suffer/obtained/given
- 根本|根本|gen1 ben3|fundamental/basic/root/simply/absolutely (not)/(not) at all/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 丟下|丢下|diu1 xia4|to abandon
- 汽油|汽油|qi4 you2|gasoline
- 落|落|la4|to leave out/to be missing/to leave behind or forget to bring/to lag or fall behind
- 落|落|lao4|see 落枕[lao4 zhen3] and 落炕[lao4 kang4]
- 落|落|luo4|to fall or drop/(of the sun) to set/(of a tide) to go out/to lower/to decline or sink/to lag or fall behind/to fall onto/to rest with/to get or receive/to write down/whereabouts/settlement
- 不久|不久|bu4 jiu3|not long (after)/before too long/soon/soon after
- 處|处|chu3|to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to stay/to get along with/to be in a position of/to deal with/to discipline/to punish
- 處|处|chu4|place/location/spot/point/office/department/bureau/respect/classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point
- 流出|流出|liu2 chu1|to flow out/to disgorge/to effuse
- 讀者|读者|du2 zhe3|reader/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 愛護|爱护|ai4 hu4|to cherish/to treasure/to take care of/to love and protect
- 咦|咦|yi2|expression of surprise
- 心情|心情|xin1 qing2|mood/frame of mind/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 中文|中文|Zhong1 wen2|Chinese/Chinese written language/Chinese writing
- 冰箱|冰箱|bing1 xiang1|icebox/freezer cabinet/refrigerator/CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4]
- 脫下|脱下|tuo1 xia4|to take off (clothing)
- 請問|请问|qing3 wen4|Excuse me, may I ask...?
- 正好|正好|zheng4 hao3|just (in time)/just right/just enough/to happen to/to chance to/by chance/it just so happens that
- 假|假|jia3|fake/false/artificial/to borrow/if/suppose
- 假|假|jia4|vacation
- 手指|手指|shou3 zhi3|finger/CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- 加|加|Jia1|abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]
- 加|加|jia1|to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)/to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)/to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
- 別|别|Bie2|surname Bie
- 別|别|bie2|to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify/other/another/do not/must not/to pin/to stick (sth) in
- 退|退|tui4|to retreat/to decline/to move back/to withdraw
- 差|差|cha1|difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a mistake
- 差|差|cha4|to differ from/to fall short of/lacking/wrong/inferior
- 差|差|chai1|to send/to commission/messenger/mission
- 五十|五十|wu3 shi2|fifty
- 軍團|军团|jun1 tuan2|corps/legion
- 坐下|坐下|zuo4 xia5|to sit down
- 碰到|碰到|peng4 dao4|to come across/to run into/to meet/to hit
- 女|女|nu:3|female/woman/daughter
- 女|女|ru3|archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
- 看不見|看不见|kan4 bu5 jian4|unseen/to be invisible
- 奔|奔|ben1|to hurry/to rush/to run quickly/to elope
- 奔|奔|ben4|to go to/to head for/towards
- 鐘|钟|zhong1|clock/o'clock/time as measured in hours and minutes/bell/CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]
- 發出|发出|fa1 chu1|to issue (an order, decree etc)/to send out/to dispatch/to produce (a sound)/to let out (a laugh)
- 孩|孩|hai2|child
- 筆試|笔试|bi3 shi4|written examination
- 小女|小女|xiao3 nu:3|my daughter (humble)
- 娣|娣|di4|wife of a younger brother
- 不可能|不可能|bu4 ke3 neng2|impossible/cannot/not able
- 中的|中的|zhong4 di4|to hit the target/to hit the nail on the head
- 車門|车门|che1 men2|car door/door of bus, railway carriage etc
- 拾|拾|she4|to ascend in light steps
- 拾|拾|shi2|to pick up/to collate or arrange/ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
- 天空|天空|tian1 kong1|sky
- 抓住|抓住|zhua1 zhu4|to grab/to capture
- 批|批|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)
- 接|接|jie1|to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to connect/to catch/to join/to extend/to take one's turn on duty/to take over for sb
- 身邊|身边|shen1 bian1|at one's side/on hand
- 一生|一生|yi1 sheng1|all one's life/throughout one's life
- 空氣|空气|kong1 qi4|air/atmosphere
- 佈置|布置|bu4 zhi4|to put in order/to arrange/to decorate/to fix up/to deploy
- 是不是|是不是|shi4 bu4 shi4|is or isn't/yes or no/whether or not
- 二十多|二十多|er4 shi2 duo1|over 20
- 母|母|mu3|mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals) female
- 每|每|mei3|each/every
- 棵|棵|ke1|classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
- 極|极|ji2|extremely/pole (geography, physics)/utmost/top
- 露出|露出|lu4 chu1|to expose/to show/also pr. [lou4 chu1]
- 健康|健康|jian4 kang1|health/healthy
- 一會兒|一会儿|yi1 hui4 r5|a moment/a while/in a moment/now...now.../also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
- 眼|眼|yan3|eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]/classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
- 皮|皮|Pi2|surname Pi
- 皮|皮|pi2|leather/skin/fur/CL:張|张[zhang1]/pico- (one trillionth)/naughty
- 星期天|星期天|Xing1 qi1 tian1|Sunday/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 畫|画|hua4|to draw/picture/painting/CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]/classifier for paintings etc/variant of 劃|划[hua4]
- 結果|结果|jie1 guo3|to bear fruit/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 結果|结果|jie2 guo3|outcome/result/conclusion/in the end/as a result/to kill/to dispatch
- 精神|精神|jing1 shen2|spirit/mind/consciousness/thought/mental/psychological/essence/gist/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 精神|精神|jing1 shen5|vigor/vitality/drive/spiritual
- 眼前|眼前|yan3 qian2|before one's eyes/now/at present
- 粉絲|粉丝|fen3 si1|bean vermicelli/mung bean starch noodles/Chinese vermicelli/cellophane noodles/CL:把[ba3]/fan (loanword)/enthusiast for sb or sth
- 手臂|手臂|shou3 bi4|arm/helper
- 噴嚏|喷嚏|pen1 ti4|sneeze
- 灰|灰|hui1|ash/dust/lime/gray/discouraged/dejected
- 衛兵|卫兵|wei4 bing1|guard/bodyguard
- 素|素|su4|raw silk/white/plain, unadorned/vegetarian (food)/essence/nature/element/constituent/usually/always/ever
- 絲|丝|si1|silk/thread/trace/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 答應|答应|da1 ying5|to promise/to agree/to reply/to respond
- 神|神|Shen2|God/abbr. for 神舟[Shen2 zhou1]
- 神|神|shen2|deity/soul/spirit/unusual/mysterious/lively/expressive/expression/look/CL:個|个[ge4]/(slang) awesome/amazing
- 鼻子|鼻子|bi2 zi5|nose/CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- 重重|重重|chong2 chong2|layer upon layer/one after another
- 重重|重重|zhong4 zhong4|heavily/severely
- 碰|碰|peng4|to touch/to meet with/to bump
- 放下|放下|fang4 xia4|to lay down/to put down/to let go of/to relinquish/to lower (the blinds etc)
- 好久|好久|hao3 jiu3|quite a while
- 醫官|医官|yi1 guan1|official in charge of medical affairs/respectful title for a doctor
- 參加|参加|can1 jia1|to participate/to take part/to join
- 右邊|右边|you4 bian5|right side/right, to the right
- 腦筋|脑筋|nao3 jin1|brains/mind/head/way of thinking
- 欣賞|欣赏|xin1 shang3|to appreciate/to enjoy/to admire
- 辦|办|ban4|to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to deal with
- 清潔|清洁|qing1 jie2|clean
- 毛病|毛病|mao2 bing4|fault/defect/shortcomings/ailment/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 天堂|天堂|tian1 tang2|paradise/heaven
- 公告|公告|gong1 gao4|post/announcement
- 腿|腿|tui3|leg/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 盒子|盒子|he2 zi5|case
- 不動|不动|bu4 dong4|motionless
- 家中|家中|jia1 zhong1|one's family
- 文件|文件|wen2 jian4|document/file/CL:份[fen4]
- 相同|相同|xiang1 tong2|identical/same
- 一句|一句|yi1 ju4|a line of verse/a sentence
- 位|位|wei4|position/location/place/seat/classifier for people (honorific)/classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
- 舊|旧|jiu4|old/opposite: new 新/former/worn (with age)
- 好多|好多|hao3 duo1|many/quite a lot/much better
- 伸|伸|shen1|to stretch/to extend
- 一共|一共|yi1 gong4|altogether
- 錄音機|录音机|lu4 yin1 ji1|(tape) recording machine/tape recorder/CL:臺|台[tai2]
- 不但|不但|bu4 dan4|not only (... but also...)
- 經理|经理|jing1 li3|manager/director/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 進門|进门|jin4 men2|to enter a door/to go in/to learn the basics of a subject/to join one's husband's household upon marriage
- 公尺|公尺|gong1 chi3|meter (unit of length)
- 所有|所有|suo3 you3|all/to have/to possess/to own
- 頂|顶|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
- 用盡|用尽|yong4 jin4|to exhaust/to use up completely
- 合|合|ge3|100 ml/one-tenth of a peck/measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
- 合|合|he2|to close/to join/to fit/to be equal to/whole/together/round (in battle)/conjunction (astronomy)/1st note of pentatonic scale/old variant of 盒[he2]
- 吊|吊|diao4|to suspend/to hang up/to hang a person
- 騎|骑|ji4|(Taiwan) saddle horse/mounted soldier
- 騎|骑|qi2|to ride (an animal or bike)/to sit astride/classifier for saddle-horses
- 大步|大步|da4 bu4|large strides
- 枕頭套|枕头套|zhen3 tou5 tao4|pillow case
- 出現|出现|chu1 xian4|to appear/to arise/to emerge/to show up
- 噓|嘘|xu1|to exhale slowly/to hiss/hush!
- 冒|冒|Mao4|surname Mao
- 冒|冒|mao4|to emit/to give off/to send out (or up, forth)/brave/bold/to cover/to act under false pretences
- 麵包|面包|mian4 bao1|bread/CL:片[pian4],袋[dai4],塊|块[kuai4]
- 單身|单身|dan1 shen1|unmarried/single
- 那時|那时|na4 shi2|then/at that time/in those days
- 黃|黄|Huang2|surname Huang or Hwang
- 黃|黄|huang2|yellow/pornographic/to fall through
- 右|右|you4|right (-hand)/the Right (politics)/west (old)
- 區|区|Ou1|surname Ou
- 區|区|qu1|area/region/district/small/distinguish/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 海邊|海边|hai3 bian1|coast/seaside/seashore/beach
- 再也|再也|zai4 ye3|(not) any more
- 再說|再说|zai4 shuo1|to say again/to put off a discussion until later/moreover/what's more/besides
- 電視|电视|dian4 shi4|television/TV/CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4]
- 背後|背后|bei4 hou4|behind/at the back/in the rear/behind sb's back
- 煤氣|煤气|mei2 qi4|coal gas/gas (fuel)
- 重|重|chong2|to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer
- 重|重|zhong4|heavy/serious/to attach importance to
- 辛苦|辛苦|xin1 ku3|hard/exhausting/with much toil/thanks for your trouble
- 願意|愿意|yuan4 yi4|to wish/to want/ready/willing (to do sth)
- 常|常|Chang2|surname Chang
- 常|常|chang2|always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
- 發動|发动|fa1 dong4|to start/to launch/to unleash/to mobilize/to arouse
- 壞|坏|huai4|bad/spoiled/broken/to break down/(suffix) to the utmost
- 壓|压|ya1|to press/to push down/to keep under (control)/pressure
- 壓|压|ya4|see 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]
- 存|存|cun2|to exist/to deposit/to store/to keep/to survive
- 大漠|大漠|da4 mo4|desert
- 鞋|鞋|xie2|shoe/CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 黑色|黑色|hei1 se4|black
- 架|架|jia4|to support/frame/rack/framework/classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
- 果|果|guo3|fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
- 看上去|看上去|kan4 shang5 qu5|it would appear/it seems (that)
- 染|染|ran3|to dye/to catch (a disease)/to acquire (bad habits etc)/to contaminate/to add color washes to a painting
- 搖|摇|Yao2|surname Yao
- 搖|摇|yao2|to shake/to rock/to row/to crank
- 搬|搬|ban1|to move (i.e. relocate oneself)/to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)/to shift/to copy indiscriminately
- 斜|斜|xie2|inclined/slanting/oblique/tilting
- 蛋糕|蛋糕|dan4 gao1|cake/CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4]
- 到底|到底|dao4 di3|finally/in the end/when all is said and done/after all/to the end/to the last
- 文明|文明|wen2 ming2|civilized/civilization/culture/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 披|披|pi1|to drape over one's shoulders/to open/to unroll/to split open/to spread out
- 握|握|wo4|to hold/to grasp/to clench (one's fist)/to master/classifier: a handful
- 挑|挑|tiao1|to carry on a shoulder pole/to choose/to pick/to nitpick
- 挑|挑|tiao3|to raise/to dig up/to poke/to prick/to incite/to stir up
- 情|情|qing2|feeling/emotion/passion/situation
- 學生|学生|xue2 sheng5|student/schoolchild
- 電影|电影|dian4 ying3|movie/film/CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3]
- 永遠|永远|yong3 yuan3|forever/eternal
- 油|油|you2|oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil, paint or varnish/oily/greasy/glib/cunning
- 治|治|zhi4|to rule/to govern/to manage/to control/to harness (a river)/to treat (a disease)/to wipe out (a pest)/to punish/to research
- 閉上|闭上|bi4 shang5|to close/to shut up
- 馬德里|马德里|Ma3 de2 li3|Madrid, capital of Spain
- 淚|泪|lei4|tears
- 淡|淡|dan4|insipid/diluted/weak/mild/light in color/tasteless/fresh/indifferent/nitrogen
- 桶|桶|tong3|bucket/(trash) can/barrel (of oil etc)/CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- 小小|小小|xiao3 xiao3|very small/very few/very minor
- 說出|说出|shuo1 chu1|to speak out/to declare (one's view)
- 楚|楚|Chu3|surname Chu/abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together/Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)
- 楚|楚|chu3|distinct/clear/orderly/pain/suffering/deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)/punishment cane (old)
- 變成|变成|bian4 cheng2|to change into/to turn into/to become
- 不許|不许|bu4 xu3|not to allow/must not/can't
- 不見|不见|bu4 jian4|not to see/not to meet/to have disappeared/to be missing
- 烈日|烈日|Lie4 ri4|Liege, town in Belgium
- 烈日|烈日|lie4 ri4|scorching sun
- 一起|一起|yi1 qi3|in the same place/together/with/altogether (in total)
- 班|班|Ban1|surname Ban
- 班|班|ban1|team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier for groups
- 猜|猜|cai1|to guess
- 燙|烫|tang4|to scald/to burn (by scalding)/to blanch (cooking)/to heat (sth) up in hot water/to perm/to iron/scalding hot
- 可憐|可怜|ke3 lian2|pitiful/pathetic/to have pity on
- 煙|烟|yan1|cigarette or pipe tobacco/CL:根[gen1]/smoke/mist/vapour/CL:縷|缕[lu:3]/tobacco plant/(of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
- 才能|才能|cai2 neng2|talent/ability/capacity
- 生命|生命|sheng1 ming4|life/living/biological/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 可惜|可惜|ke3 xi1|it is a pity/what a pity/unfortunately
- 瀉|泻|xie4|to flow out swiftly/to flood/a torrent/diarrhea/laxative
- 清晨|清晨|qing1 chen2|early morning
- 繞|绕|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
- 停車|停车|ting2 che1|to pull up (stop one's vehicle)/to park/(of a machine) to stop working/to stall
- 考場|考场|kao3 chang3|exam room
- 線|线|xian4|thread/string/wire/line/CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]
- 剛剛|刚刚|gang1 gang5|just recently/just a moment ago
- 快要|快要|kuai4 yao4|almost/nearly/almost all
- 來信|来信|lai2 xin4|incoming letter/send a letter here
- 架子|架子|jia4 zi5|shelf/frame/stand/framework/airs/arrogance
- 莫名其妙|莫名其妙|mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4|unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable/unable to make head or tail of it/boring (e.g. movie)
- 箱子|箱子|xiang1 zi5|suitcase/chest/box/case/trunk/CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
- 家的|家的|jia1 de5|(old) wife
- 去年|去年|qu4 nian2|last year
- 加上|加上|jia1 shang4|plus/to put in/to add/to add on/to add into/in addition/on top of that
- 十幾|十几|shi2 ji3|more than ten/a dozen or more
- 覺|觉|jiao4|a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]
- 覺|觉|jue2|to feel/to find that/thinking/awake/aware
- 窗口|窗口|chuang1 kou3|window/opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window)/computer operating system window/fig. medium/intermediary/showpiece/testing ground
- 聽到|听到|ting1 dao4|to hear
- 補|补|bu3|to repair/to patch/to mend/to make up for/to fill (a vacancy)/to supplement
- 安靜|安静|an1 jing4|quiet/peaceful/calm
- 寶貝|宝贝|bao3 bei4|treasured object/treasure/darling/baby/cowry/good-for-nothing or queer character
- 謝|谢|Xie4|surname Xie
- 謝|谢|xie4|to thank/to apologize/to wither (of flowers, leaves etc)/to decline
- 隨便|随便|sui2 bian4|as one wishes/as one pleases/at random/negligent/casual/wanton
- 語|语|yu3|dialect/language/speech
- 語|语|yu4|to tell to
- 談|谈|Tan2|surname Tan
- 談|谈|tan2|to speak/to talk/to converse/to chat/to discuss
- 跪|跪|gui4|to kneel
- 足|足|ju4|excessive
- 足|足|zu2|foot/to be sufficient/ample
- 低頭|低头|di1 tou2|to bow the head/to yield/to give in
- 一堆|一堆|yi1 dui1|pile
- 張開|张开|zhang1 kai1|to open up/to spread/to extend
- 明白|明白|ming2 bai5|clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize
- 雜誌|杂志|za2 zhi4|magazine/CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],期[qi1]
- 捉住|捉住|zhuo1 zhu4|to catch/to grapple with/to hold onto
- 老闆娘|老板娘|lao3 ban3 niang2|female proprietor/lady boss/boss's wife
- 辦公室|办公室|ban4 gong1 shi4|office/business premises/bureau/CL:間|间[jian1]
- 反問|反问|fan3 wen4|to ask (a question) in reply/to answer a question with a question/rhetorical question
- 小羊|小羊|xiao3 yang2|lamb
- 一同|一同|yi1 tong2|along/together
- 胎|胎|tai1|fetus/litter/tire/abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎
- 乾|乾|Qian2|surname Qian
- 乾|乾|qian2|one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven/male principle/☰
- 乾|干|Gan1|surname Gan
- 乾|干|gan1|dry/clean/in vain/dried food/foster/adoptive/to ignore
- 大批|大批|da4 pi1|large quantities of
- 婚禮|婚礼|hun1 li3|wedding ceremony/wedding/CL:場|场[chang3]
- 草|草|cao3|grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough/CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
- 草|草|cao4|variant of 肏[cao4]
- 七|七|qi1|seven/7
- 有時候|有时候|you3 shi2 hou5|sometimes
- 跟著|跟着|gen1 zhe5|to follow after/immediately afterwards
- 低|低|di1|low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down/to incline
- 點鐘|点钟|dian3 zhong1|(indicating time of day) o'clock
- 小聲|小声|xiao3 sheng1|in a low voice/(speak) in whispers
- 口試|口试|kou3 shi4|oral examination/oral test
- 各處|各处|ge4 chu4|every place
- 汽水|汽水|qi4 shui3|soda/pop
- 睡覺|睡觉|shui4 jiao4|to go to bed/to sleep
- 薄|薄|Bo2|surname Bo
- 薄|薄|bao2|thin/cold in manner/indifferent/weak/light/infertile
- 薄|薄|bo2|meager/slight/weak/ungenerous or unkind/frivolous/to despise/to belittle/to look down on/to approach or near
- 薄|薄|bo4|see 薄荷[bo4 he5]
- 放開|放开|fang4 kai1|to let go/to release
- 葛|葛|Ge3|surname Ge
- 葛|葛|ge2|kudzu (Pueraria lobata)/hemp cloth
- 感到|感到|gan3 dao4|to feel/to sense/to have the feeling that/to think that/to move/to affect
- 申請|申请|shen1 qing3|to apply for sth/application (form etc)/CL:份[fen4]
- 犯人|犯人|fan4 ren2|convict/prisoner/criminal
- 喃喃|喃喃|nan2 nan2|(onom.) to mutter/to mumble/to murmur
- 見面|见面|jian4 mian4|to meet/to see each other/CL:次[ci4]
- 喇叭|喇叭|la3 ba5|horn (automobile etc)/loudspeaker/brass wind instrument/trumpet/suona 鎖吶|锁呐[suo3 na4]
- 啪|啪|pa1|(onom.) bang/pop/pow
- 唱|唱|chang4|to sing/to call loudly/to chant
- 三次|三次|san1 ci4|third/three times/(math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
- 對面|对面|dui4 mian4|(sitting) opposite/across (the street)/directly in front/to be face to face
- 哥|哥|ge1|elder brother
- 哪|哪|na3|how/which
- 哪|哪|na5|(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n)
- 哪|哪|nei3|which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
- 抬起|抬起|tai2 qi3|to lift up
- 命|命|ming4|life/fate/order or command/to assign a name, title etc
- 失望|失望|shi1 wang4|disappointed/to lose hope/to despair
- 吼|吼|hou3|roar or howl of an animal/bellow of rage
- 市政府|市政府|shi4 zheng4 fu3|city hall/city government
- 驚|惊|jing1|to start/to be frightened/to be scared/alarm
- 飛奔|飞奔|fei1 ben1|to dash (run fast)/to rush/to dart
- 注意|注意|zhu4 yi4|to take note of/to pay attention to
- 離開|离开|li2 kai1|to depart/to leave
- 嘗|尝|chang2|to taste/to try/to experience/already/ever/once
- 半個|半个|ban4 ge5|half of sth
- 明明|明明|ming2 ming2|obviously/plainly/undoubtedly/definitely
- 總有|总有|zong3 you3|inevitably there will be
- 催|催|cui1|to urge/to press/to prompt/to rush sb/to hasten sth/to expedite
- 冬菇|冬菇|dong1 gu1|grade of Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
- 上校|上校|shang4 xiao4|high ranking officer in Chinese army/colonel
- 安慰|安慰|an1 wei4|to comfort/to console/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 麼|么|ma2|exclamatory final particle
- 麼|么|ma5|interrogative final particle
- 麼|么|me5|suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc
- 麼|麽|mo2|tiny/insignificant
- 和氣|和气|he2 qi5|friendly/polite/amiable
- 下星期|下星期|xia4 xing1 qi1|next week
- 教練|教练|jiao4 lian4|instructor/sports coach/trainer/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 千|千|qian1|thousand
- 傷害|伤害|shang1 hai4|to injure/to harm
- 切|切|qie1|to cut/to slice/tangent (math)
- 切|切|qie4|definitely/absolutely (not)/(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right./Tut!/to grind/close to/eager/to correspond to/see also 反切[fan3 qie4]
- 二十|二十|er4 shi2|twenty/20
- 屬|属|shu3|category/genus (taxonomy)/family members/dependents/to belong to/subordinate to/affiliated with/be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)/to be/to prove to be/to constitute
- 屬|属|zhu3|to join together/to fix one's attention on/to concentrate on
- 鼓聲|鼓声|gu3 sheng1|sound of a drum/drumbeat
- 找不到|找不到|zhao3 bu5 dao4|can't find
- 的哥|的哥|di1 ge1|male taxi driver/cabbie (slang)
- 釘|钉|ding1|nail/to follow closely/to keep at sb (to do sth)/variant of 盯[ding1]
- 釘|钉|ding4|to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points/to nail/to pin/to staple/to sew on
- 里|里|Li3|Li (surname)
- 里|里|li3|li (Chinese mile)/500 meters (modern)/home/hometown/village/neighborhood/administrative unit
- 牆角|墙角|qiang2 jiao3|corner (junction of two walls)
- 銅|铜|tong2|copper (chemistry)/see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]/CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- 忍|忍|ren3|to bear/to endure/to tolerate/to restrain oneself
- 拉開|拉开|la1 kai1|to pull open/to pull apart/to space out/to increase
- 大片|大片|da4 pian4|wide expanse/large area/vast stretch/extending widely/blockbuster movie
- 幢|幢|chuang2|banner
- 幢|幢|zhuang4|classifier for buildings/carriage curtain (old)
- 鍋|锅|guo1|pot/pan/boiler/CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]
- 座|座|zuo4|seat/base/stand/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
- 夠|够|gou4|to reach/to be enough
- 夾|夹|jia1|to press from either side/to place in between/to sandwich/to carry sth under armpit/wedged between/between/to intersperse/to mix/to mingle/clip/folder/Taiwan pr. [jia2]
- 夾|夹|jia2|double-layered/lined (garment)
- 夾|夹|jia4|Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]
- 思想|思想|si1 xiang3|thought/thinking/idea/ideology/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 襯衫|衬衫|chen4 shan1|shirt/blouse/CL:件[jian4]
- 妻子|妻子|qi1 zi3|wife and children
- 妻子|妻子|qi1 zi5|wife/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 分給|分给|fen1 gei3|to divide (and give to others)
- 戒指|戒指|jie4 zhi5|(finger) ring
- 快樂|快乐|kuai4 le4|happy/merry
- 衝進|冲进|chong1 jin4|break in/burst in/force into
- 撞|撞|zhuang4|to knock against/to bump into/to run into/to meet by accident
- 旁|旁|pang2|beside/one side/other/side/self/the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic
- 抽|抽|chou1|to draw out/to pull out from in between/to remove part of the whole/(of certain plants) to sprout or bud/to whip or thrash
- 光線|光线|guang1 xian4|light ray/CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]/light/illumination/lighting (for a photograph)
- 之間|之间|zhi1 jian1|between/among/inter-
- 對不起|对不起|dui4 bu5 qi3|unworthy/to let down/I'm sorry/excuse me/pardon me/if you please/sorry? (please repeat)
- 景象|景象|jing3 xiang4|scene/sight (to behold)
- 按|按|an4|to press/to push/to leave aside or shelve/to control/to restrain/to keep one's hand on/to check or refer to/according to/in the light of/(of an editor or author) to make a comment
- 意|意|Yi4|Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]
- 意|意|yi4|idea/meaning/thought/to think/wish/desire/intention/to expect/to anticipate
- 幾分|几分|ji3 fen1|somewhat/a bit
- 等一下|等一下|deng3 yi1 xia4|to wait a moment/later/in awhile
- 滴|滴|di1|a drop/to drip
- 光腳|光脚|guang1 jiao3|bare feet
- 漲|涨|zhang3|to rise (of prices, rivers)
- 漲|涨|zhang4|to swell/to distend
- 憤怒|愤怒|fen4 nu4|angry/indignant/wrath/ire
- 舉起|举起|ju3 qi3|to heave/to lift/to raise up/to uphold
- 鐵皮|铁皮|tie3 pi2|galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
- 小心|小心|xiao3 xin1|to be careful/to take care
- 沉|沉|chen1|see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1]
- 沉|沉|chen2|to submerge/to immerse/to sink/to keep down/to lower/to drop/deep/profound/heavy
- 河|河|he2|river/CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
- 單獨|单独|dan1 du2|alone/by oneself/on one's own
- 又來了|又来了|you4 lai2 le5|Here we go again.
- 肥皂|肥皂|fei2 zao4|soap/CL:塊|块[kuai4],條|条[tiao2]
- 果然|果然|guo3 ran2|really/sure enough/as expected/if indeed
- 添|添|tian1|to add/to increase/to replenish
- 長裙|长裙|chang2 qun2|cheong sam (long skirt)
- 樂|乐|Le4|surname Le
- 樂|乐|Yue4|surname Yue
- 樂|乐|le4|happy/cheerful/to laugh
- 樂|乐|yue4|music
- 倒是|倒是|dao4 shi5|contrary to what one might expect/actually/contrariwise/why don't you
- 小屋|小屋|xiao3 wu1|cabin/lodge/cottage/chalet/hut/shed
- 反正|反正|fan3 zheng4|anyway/in any case/to come over from the enemy's side
- 算了|算了|suan4 le5|let it be/let it pass/forget about it
- 仍然|仍然|reng2 ran2|still/yet
- 不覺|不觉|bu4 jue2|unconsciously
- 呻吟|呻吟|shen1 yin2|to moan/to groan
- 好不容易|好不容易|hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4|with great difficulty/very difficult
- 證明|证明|zheng4 ming2|proof/certificate/identification/testimonial/CL:個|个[ge4]/to prove/to testify/to confirm the truth of
- 頭上|头上|tou2 shang4|overhead/above
- 推開|推开|tui1 kai1|to push open (a gate etc)/to push away/to reject/to decline
- 版|版|ban3|a register/block of printing/edition/version/page
- 落下|落下|luo4 xia4|to fall/to drop/to land (of projectile)
- 多謝|多谢|duo1 xie4|many thanks/thanks a lot
- 起步|起步|qi3 bu4|to set out/to set in motion/the start (of some activity)
- 簡單|简单|jian3 dan1|simple/not complicated
- 熄|熄|xi1|to extinguish/to put out (fire)/to quench/to stop burning/to go out (of fire, lamp etc)/to come to an end/to wither away/to die out/Taiwan pr. [xi2]
- 外國人|外国人|wai4 guo2 ren2|foreigner
- 麻煩|麻烦|ma2 fan5|inconvenient/troublesome/annoying/to trouble or bother sb/to put sb to trouble
- 重要|重要|zhong4 yao4|important/significant/major
- 炒|炒|chao3|to sauté/to stir-fry/to speculate/to hype/to fire (sb)
- 大半|大半|da4 ban4|more than half/greater part/most/probably/most likely
- 衝出|冲出|chong1 chu1|to rush out
- 翻|翻|fan1|to turn over/to flip over/to overturn/to rummage through/to translate/to decode/to double/to climb over or into/to cross
- 纏|缠|chan2|to wind around/to wrap round/to coil/tangle/to involve/to bother/to annoy
- 痛苦|痛苦|tong4 ku3|pain/suffering/painful/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 化石|化石|hua4 shi2|fossil
- 意思|意思|yi4 si5|idea/opinion/meaning/wish/desire/interest/fun/token of appreciation, affection etc/CL:個|个[ge4]/to give as a small token/to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
- 淡水|淡水|Dan4 shui3|Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- 淡水|淡水|dan4 shui3|potable water (water with low salt content)/fresh water
- 結|结|jie1|to bear fruit/to produce/firm/solid
- 結|结|jie2|knot/sturdy/bond/to tie/to bind/to check out (of a hotel)
- 自從|自从|zi4 cong2|since (a time)/ever since
- 緊|紧|jin3|tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short of money/to tighten
- 計劃|计划|ji4 hua4|plan/project/program/to plan/to map out/CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
- 豬肉|猪肉|zhu1 rou4|pork
- 糖|糖|tang2|sugar/sweets/candy/CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]
- 筆|笔|bi3|pen/pencil/writing brush/to write or compose/the strokes of Chinese characters/classifier for sums of money, deals/CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
- 篇|篇|pian1|sheet/piece of writing/bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)/classifier for written items: chapter, article
- 當初|当初|dang1 chu1|at that time/originally
- 停住|停住|ting2 zhu4|to stop/to halt/to cease
- 多久|多久|duo1 jiu3|how long?
- 磨|磨|mo2|to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die out/to waste time/to pester/to insist
- 磨|磨|mo4|grindstone/to grind/to turn round
- 默默|默默|mo4 mo4|in silence/not speaking
- 角|角|Jue2|surname Jue
- 角|角|jiao3|angle/corner/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 角|角|jue2|role (theater)/to compete/ancient three legged wine vessel/third note of pentatonic scale
- 神秘|神秘|shen2 mi4|mysterious/mystery
- 相識|相识|xiang1 shi2|to get to know each other/acquaintance
- 天天|天天|tian1 tian1|every day
- 行|行|hang2|a row/series/age order (of brothers)/profession/professional/relating to company
- 行|行|xing2|to walk/to go/to travel/a visit/temporary/makeshift/current/in circulation/to do/to perform/capable/competent/effective/all right/OK!/will do/behavior/conduct/Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense
- 唱歌|唱歌|chang4 ge1|to sing a song
- 禮物|礼物|li3 wu4|gift/present/CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4]
- 之前|之前|zhi1 qian2|before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
- 梯子|梯子|ti1 zi5|ladder/stepladder
- 認|认|ren4|to recognize/to know/to admit
- 神經|神经|shen2 jing1|nerve/mental state/(coll.) unhinged/nutjob
- 之內|之内|zhi1 nei4|inside/within
- 跌|跌|die1|to drop/to fall/to tumble/Taiwan pr. [die2]
- 銀行|银行|yin2 hang2|bank/CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
- 趴|趴|pa1|to lie on one's stomach/to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc)/(Taiwan) percent
- 可不|可不|ke3 bu5|see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4]
- 遠處|远处|yuan3 chu4|distant place
- 白天|白天|bai2 tian1|daytime/during the day/day/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 骯髒|肮脏|ang1 zang1|dirty/filthy
- 單子|单子|dan1 zi3|the only son of a family/(functional programming or philosophy) monad
- 單子|单子|dan1 zi5|list of items/bill/form/bedsheet
- 氣溫|气温|qi4 wen1|air temperature/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 卷子|卷子|juan3 zi5|steamed roll/spring roll
- 卷子|卷子|juan4 zi5|test paper/examination paper
- 近|近|jin4|near/close to/approximately
- 走出|走出|zou3 chu1|to move away from/to walk away from
- 通過|通过|tong1 guo4|by means of/through/via/to pass through/to get through/to adopt/to pass (a bill or inspection etc)/to switch over
- 劇痛|剧痛|ju4 tong4|acute pain/sharp pain/twinge/stab/pang
- 好不好|好不好|hao3 bu5 hao3|(coll.) all right?/OK?
- 蹲|蹲|dun1|to crouch/to squat/to stay (somewhere)
- 阿拉伯文|阿拉伯文|A1 la1 bo2 wen2|Arabic (language & writing)
- 就算|就算|jiu4 suan4|granted that/even if
- 藥水|药水|Yao4 shui3|Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province
- 藥水|药水|yao4 shui3|medicine in liquid form/bottled medicine/lotion
- 膿|脓|nong2|pus
- 正要|正要|zheng4 yao4|to be just about to/to be on the point of
- 悄悄|悄悄|qiao1 qiao1|quietly/secretly/stealthily/quiet/worried/Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3]
- 整個|整个|zheng3 ge4|whole/entire/total
- 那裡|那里|na4 li5|there/that place
- 肚|肚|du3|tripe
- 肚|肚|du4|belly
- 肩|肩|jian1|shoulder/to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
- 請求|请求|qing3 qiu2|to request/to ask/request/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 丹|丹|dan1|red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
- 垃圾|垃圾|la1 ji1|trash/refuse/garbage/(coll.) of poor quality/Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
- 敲門|敲门|qiao1 men2|to knock on a door
- 奴隸|奴隶|nu2 li4|slave
- 佈|布|bu4|variant of 布[bu4]/to announce/to spread
- 一切|一切|yi1 qie4|everything/every/all
- 往前|往前|wang3 qian2|to move forwards
- 得到|得到|de2 dao4|to get/to obtain/to receive
- 不舒服|不舒服|bu4 shu1 fu5|unwell/feeling ill/to feel uncomfortable/uneasy
- 藏|藏|Zang4|Tibet/Xizang 西藏
- 藏|藏|cang2|to conceal/to hide away/to harbor/to store/to collect
- 藏|藏|zang4|storehouse/depository/Buddhist or Taoist scripture
- 一再|一再|yi1 zai4|repeatedly
- 一聲不響|一声不响|yi1 sheng1 bu4 xiang3|to keep totally silent/noiselessly
- 有趣|有趣|you3 qu4|interesting/fascinating/amusing
- 蒙|蒙|Meng2|surname Meng
- 蒙|蒙|Meng3|Mongol ethnic group/abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Meng2]
- 蒙|蒙|meng1|(knocked) unconscious/dazed/stunned
- 蒙|蒙|meng2|to cover/ignorant/to suffer (misfortune)/to receive (a favor)/to cheat
- 那個人|那个人|na4 ge4 ren2|lit. that person/fig. the person you have been looking for/Mr Right/the girl of one's dreams
- 上下|上下|shang4 xia4|up and down/top and bottom/old and new/length/about
- 如同|如同|ru2 tong2|like/as
- 台北|台北|Tai2 bei3|Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
- 認真|认真|ren4 zhen1|conscientious/earnest/serious/to take seriously/to take to heart
- 著手|着手|zhuo2 shou3|to put one's hand to it/to start out on a task/to set out
- 事實|事实|shi4 shi2|fact/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 快步|快步|kuai4 bu4|quick step
- 唸|念|nian4|variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud
- 感覺|感觉|gan3 jue2|to feel/to become aware of/feeling/sense/perception/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 顆|颗|ke1|classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
- 信箱|信箱|xin4 xiang1|mailbox/post office box
- 寫作|写作|xie3 zuo4|to write/to compose/writing/written works
- 胸口|胸口|xiong1 kou3|pit of the stomach
- 車廂|车厢|che1 xiang1|carriage/CL:節|节[jie2]
- 道理|道理|dao4 li5|reason/argument/sense/principle/basis/justification/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 大水|大水|da4 shui3|flood
- 上星期|上星期|shang4 xing1 qi1|last week/previous week
- 缺乏|缺乏|que1 fa2|to lack/to be short of/lack/shortage
- 皮膚|皮肤|pi2 fu1|skin/CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4]
- 享受|享受|xiang3 shou4|to enjoy/to live it up/pleasure/CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 冰|冰|bing1|ice/CL:塊|块[kuai4]/methamphetamine (slang)
- 沙灘|沙滩|sha1 tan1|beach/sandy shore/CL:片[pian4]
- 滿懷|满怀|man3 huai2|to have one's heart filled with/(to collide) full on/(of farm animals) heavy with young
- 八|八|ba1|eight/8
- 膝蓋|膝盖|xi1 gai4|knee
- 兒|儿|er2|son
- 兒|儿|r5|non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
- 見到|见到|jian4 dao4|to see
- 藝術|艺术|yi4 shu4|art
- 可能|可能|ke3 neng2|might (happen)/possible/probable/possibility/probability/maybe/perhaps/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 及|及|ji2|and/to reach/up to/in time for
- 句|句|gou1|variant of 勾[gou1]
- 句|句|ju4|sentence/clause/phrase/classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- 印|印|Yin4|surname Yin/abbr. for 印度[Yin4 du4]
- 印|印|yin4|to print/to mark/to engrave/a seal/a print/a stamp/a mark/a trace/image
- 不明|不明|bu4 ming2|not clear/unknown/to fail to understand
- 勃|勃|bo2|flourishing/prosperous/suddenly/abruptly
- 勉強|勉强|mian3 qiang3|to do with difficulty/to force sb to do sth/reluctant/barely enough
- 刻|刻|ke4|quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive/classifier for short time intervals
- 鼓|鼓|gu3|drum/CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]/to drum/to strike/to rouse/to bulge/to swell
- 造|造|zao4|to make/to build/to manufacture/to invent/to fabricate/to go to/party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)/crop/classifier for crops
- 逼|逼|bi1|to force (sb to do sth)/to compel/to press for/to extort/to press on towards/to press up to/to close in on/used in the place of 屄[bi1], cunt
- 通|通|tong1|to go through/to know well/(suffix) expert/to connect/to communicate/open/to clear/classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
- 通|通|tong4|classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
- 往往|往往|wang3 wang3|often/frequently
- 錄音帶|录音带|lu4 yin1 dai4|audio tape/CL:盤|盘[pan2],盒[he2]
- 左|左|Zuo3|surname Zuo
- 左|左|zuo3|left/the Left (politics)/east/unorthodox/queer/wrong/differing/opposite/variant of 佐[zuo3]
- 死去|死去|si3 qu4|to die
- 巖|岩|yan2|variant of 岩[yan2]
- 改變|改变|gai3 bian4|to change/to alter/to transform
- 千里|千里|qian1 li3|a thousand miles/a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)/a long distance
- 一旁|一旁|yi1 pang2|aside/to the side of
- 岸|岸|an4|bank/shore/beach/coast/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 金|金|Jin1|surname Jin/surname Kim (Korean)/Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
- 金|金|jin1|gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and ductile metals/money/golden/highly respected/one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- 針|针|zhen1|needle/pin/injection/stitch/CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
- 巴哥|巴哥|ba1 ge1|pug (breed of dog)
- 抬頭|抬头|tai2 tou2|to raise one's head/to gain ground/account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
- 身子|身子|shen1 zi5|body/pregnancy/health
- 慶祝|庆祝|qing4 zhu4|to celebrate
- 怎麼樣|怎么样|zen3 me5 yang4|how?/how about?/how was it?/how are things?
- 卡住|卡住|ka3 zhu4|to jam/to choke/to clutch/also pr. [qia3 zhu4]
- 想起來|想起来|xiang3 qi5 lai5|to remember/to recall
- 夢|梦|meng4|dream/CL:場|场[chang2],個|个[ge4]
- 工具|工具|gong1 ju4|tool/instrument/utensil/means (to achieve a goal etc)
- 其中|其中|qi2 zhong1|among/in/included among these
- 激動|激动|ji1 dong4|to move emotionally/to stir up (emotions)/to excite
- 知道了|知道了|zhi1 dao4 le5|OK!/Got it!
- 電|电|dian4|electric/electricity/electrical
- 黃豆|黄豆|huang2 dou4|soybean
- 上工|上工|shang4 gong1|to go to work/to start work
- 姐姐|姐姐|jie3 jie5|older sister/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 比較|比较|bi3 jiao4|to compare/to contrast/comparatively/relatively/quite/comparison
- 維他命|维他命|wei2 ta1 ming4|vitamin (loanword)
- 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
- 黃色|黄色|huang2 se4|yellow (color)/pornographic
- 起碼|起码|qi3 ma3|at the minimum/at the very least
- 早就|早就|zao3 jiu4|already at an earlier time
- 撲|扑|pu1|to throw oneself at/to pounce on/to devote one's energies/to flap/to flutter/to dab/to pat/to bend over
- 娃娃|娃娃|wa2 wa5|baby/small child/doll
- 凍死|冻死|dong4 si3|to freeze to death/to die off in winter
- 乾淨|干净|gan1 jing4|clean/neat
- 的確|的确|di2 que4|really/indeed
- 斷|断|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
- 整|整|zheng3|exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order/orderly/to repair/to mend/to renovate/(coll.) to fix sb/to give sb a hard time/to mess with sb
- 搖頭|摇头|yao2 tou2|to shake one's head
- 找到|找到|zhao3 dao4|to find
- 地理|地理|di4 li3|geography
- 托|托|tuo1|prop/support (for weight)/rest (e.g. arm rest)/thanks to/to hold in one's hand/to support in one's palm/to give/to base/to commit/to set/Torr (unit of pressure)
- 罐子|罐子|guan4 zi5|jar/pitcher/pot
- 無數|无数|wu2 shu4|countless/numberless/innumerable
- 燈光|灯光|deng1 guang1|(stage) lighting/light
- 他媽的|他妈的|ta1 ma1 de5|(taboo curse) damn it!/fucking
- 熱鬧|热闹|re4 nao5|bustling with noise and excitement/lively
- 星期一|星期一|Xing1 qi1 yi1|Monday
- 悶|闷|men1|stuffy/shut indoors/to smother/to cover tightly
- 悶|闷|men4|bored/depressed/melancholy/sealed/airtight/tightly closed
- 車輪|车轮|che1 lun2|wheel
- 之類|之类|zhi1 lei4|and so on/and such
- 飛機|飞机|fei1 ji1|airplane/CL:架[jia4]
- 石像|石像|shi2 xiang4|stone statue
- 屋子|屋子|wu1 zi5|house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]
- 報名|报名|bao4 ming2|to sign up/to enter one's name/to apply/to register/to enroll/to enlist
- 外籍|外籍|wai4 ji2|foreign nationality
- 感|感|gan3|to feel/to move/to touch/to affect/feeling/emotion/(suffix) sense of ~
- 清|清|Qing1|Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911)/surname Qing
- 清|清|qing1|clear/distinct/quiet/just and honest/pure/to settle or clear up/to clean up or purge
- 鼻涕|鼻涕|bi2 ti4|nasal mucus/snivel
- 滾|滚|gun3|to boil/to roll/to take a hike/Get lost!
- 濃|浓|nong2|concentrated/dense/strong (smell etc)
- 半小時|半小时|ban4 xiao3 shi2|half hour
- 記得|记得|ji4 de5|to remember
- 泡|泡|pao1|puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)/classifier for urine or feces
- 泡|泡|pao4|bubble/foam/blister (i.e. skin bubble)/to soak/to steep/to infuse/to dawdle/to shilly-shally/to hang about/to pick up (a girl)/to get off with (a sexual partner)
- 晚飯|晚饭|wan3 fan4|evening meal/dinner/supper/CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
- 活|活|huo2|to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
- 浸|浸|jin4|to immerse/to soak/to steep/gradually
- 白色|白色|bai2 se4|white/fig. reactionary/anti-communist
- 拒絕|拒绝|ju4 jue2|to refuse/to decline/to reject
- 回信|回信|hui2 xin4|to reply/to write back/letter written in reply/CL:封[feng1]
- 經驗|经验|jing1 yan4|experience/to experience
- 鐵絲|铁丝|tie3 si1|iron wire/CL:根[gen1]
- 海水|海水|hai3 shui3|seawater
- 此|此|ci3|this/these
- 堅持|坚持|jian1 chi2|to persevere with/to persist in/to insist on
- 躺下|躺下|tang3 xia4|to lie down
- 駕駛|驾驶|jia4 shi3|to pilot (ship, airplane etc)/to drive
- 核|核|he2|pit/stone/nucleus/nuclear/to examine/to check/to verify
- 說不出|说不出|shuo1 bu5 chu1|unable to say
- 眼淚|眼泪|yan3 lei4|tears/crying/CL:滴[di1]
- 電報|电报|dian4 bao4|telegram/cable/telegraph/CL:封[feng1],份[fen4]
- 事後|事后|shi4 hou4|after the event/in hindsight/in retrospect
- 咖啡|咖啡|ka1 fei1|coffee (loanword)/CL:杯[bei1]
- 四十|四十|si4 shi2|forty/40
- 瞇|眯|mi1|to narrow one's eyes/to squint/(dialect) to take a nap
- 瞪|瞪|deng4|to open (one's eyes) wide/to stare at/to glare at
- 磷礦|磷矿|lin2 kuang4|phosphate ore
- 石|石|Shi2|surname Shi
- 石|石|dan4|dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one hundred liters
- 石|石|shi2|rock/stone/stone inscription/one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- 瓶子|瓶子|ping2 zi5|bottle/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 人生|人生|ren2 sheng1|life (one's time on earth)
- 海灣|海湾|Hai3 wan1|(Persian) Gulf
- 海灣|海湾|hai3 wan1|bay/gulf (body of water)
- 盡|尽|jin4|to use up/to exhaust/to end/to finish/to the utmost/exhausted/finished/to the limit (of sth)
- 門外|门外|men2 wai4|outside the door
- 公斤|公斤|gong1 jin1|kilogram (kg)
- 整天|整天|zheng3 tian1|all day long/whole day
- 不解|不解|bu4 jie3|to not understand/to be puzzled by/indissoluble
- 刀叉|刀叉|dao1 cha1|knife and fork/CL:副[fu4]
- 薪水|薪水|xin1 shui3|salary/wage
- 穿著|穿着|chuan1 zhuo2|attire/clothes/dress
- 男|男|nan2|male/Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 介紹|介绍|jie4 shao4|to introduce (sb to sb)/to give a presentation/to present (sb for a job etc)/introduction
- 決定|决定|jue2 ding4|to decide (to do something)/to resolve/decision/CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]/certainly
- 每次|每次|mei3 ci4|every time
- 鬍子|胡子|hu2 zi5|beard/mustache or whiskers/facial hair/CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1]/(coll.) bandit
- 充滿|充满|chong1 man3|full of/brimming with/very full/permeated
- 斜坡|斜坡|xie2 po1|slope/incline
- 拍照|拍照|pai1 zhao4|to take a picture
- 壞了|坏了|huai4 le5|shoot!/gosh!/oh, no!/(suffix) to the utmost
- 蹲下|蹲下|dun1 xia4|to squat down/to crouch
- 火|火|Huo3|surname Huo
- 火|火|huo3|fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat (Chinese medicine)/hot (popular)/classifier for military units (old)
- 何必|何必|he2 bi4|there is no need/why should
- 代替|代替|dai4 ti4|to replace/to take the place of
- 大口|大口|da4 kou3|big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc)/open mouth/gulping/gobbling/gaping
- 習慣|习惯|xi2 guan4|habit/custom/usual practice/to be used to/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 繩|绳|sheng2|rope/CL:根[gen1]
- 中國人|中国人|Zhong1 guo2 ren2|Chinese person
- 愉快|愉快|yu2 kuai4|cheerful/cheerily/delightful/pleasant/pleasantly/pleasing/happy/delighted
- 告別|告别|gao4 bie2|to leave/to bid farewell to/to say good-bye to
- 長得|长得|zhang3 de5|to look (pretty, the same etc)
- 粉|粉|fen3|powder/cosmetic face powder/food prepared from starch/noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour/whitewash/white/pink
- 嘖嘖|啧啧|ze2 ze2|to click one's tongue
- 剪刀|剪刀|jian3 dao1|scissors/CL:把[ba3]
- 種|种|zhong3|seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types, kinds, sorts
- 種|种|zhong4|to plant/to grow/to cultivate
- 用完|用完|yong4 wan2|used up/finished
- 嘻嘻|嘻嘻|xi1 xi1|hee hee/happy
- 不知不覺|不知不觉|bu4 zhi1 bu4 jue2|unconsciously/unwittingly
- 不要緊|不要紧|bu4 yao4 jin3|unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it looks all right, but
- 忘記|忘记|wang4 ji4|to forget
- 顏色|颜色|yan2 se4|color/countenance/appearance/facial expression/pigment/dyestuff
- 整齊|整齐|zheng3 qi2|orderly/neat/even/tidy
- 材料|材料|cai2 liao4|material/data/makings/stuff/CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
- 影子|影子|ying3 zi5|shadow/reflection/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 獨自|独自|du2 zi4|alone
- 形象|形象|xing2 xiang4|image/form/figure/CL:個|个[ge4]/visualization/vivid
- 那種|那种|na4 zhong3|that/that kind of/that sort of/that type of
- 城堡|城堡|cheng2 bao3|castle/rook (chess piece)
- 大姨|大姨|da4 yi2|(coll.) wife's elder sister/sister-in-law
- 大門|大门|da4 men2|entrance/door/gate/large and influential family
- 裂|裂|lie4|to split/to crack/to break open/to rend
- 近乎|近乎|jin4 hu5|close to/intimate
- 形容|形容|xing2 rong2|to describe/description/appearance/look
- 歐洲人|欧洲人|Ou1 zhou1 ren2|European (person)
- 鏡子|镜子|jing4 zi5|mirror/CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4]
- 夫婦|夫妇|fu1 fu4|a (married) couple/husband and wife/CL:對|对[dui4]
- 頸子|颈子|jing3 zi5|neck
- 變|变|bian4|to change/to become different/to transform/to vary/rebellion
- 不如|不如|bu4 ru2|not equal to/not as good as/inferior to/it would be better to
- 酒會|酒会|jiu3 hui4|drinking party/wine reception
- 不夠|不够|bu4 gou4|not enough/insufficient/inadequate
- 牙齒|牙齿|ya2 chi3|tooth/dental/CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- 証|证|zheng4|to admonish/variant of 證|证[zheng4]
- 裙子|裙子|qun2 zi5|skirt/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 許|许|Xu3|surname Xu
- 許|许|xu3|to allow/to permit/to promise/to praise/somewhat/perhaps
- 玻璃|玻璃|bo1 li5|glass/nylon/plastic/CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]
- 言|言|yan2|words/speech/to say/to talk
- 兵團|兵团|bing1 tuan2|large military unit/formation/corps/army
- 該|该|gai1|should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be sb's turn to do sth/that/the above-mentioned
- 猶豫|犹豫|you2 yu4|to hesitate
- 忍受|忍受|ren3 shou4|to bear/to endure
- 流行|流行|liu2 xing2|to spread/to rage (of contagious disease)/popular/fashionable/prevalent/(math.) manifold
- 趟|趟|tang1|to wade/to trample/to turn the soil
- 趟|趟|tang4|classifier for times, round trips or rows/a time/a trip
- 失去|失去|shi1 qu4|to lose
- 體力|体力|ti3 li4|physical strength/physical power
- 大吃一驚|大吃一惊|da4 chi1 yi1 jing1|to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled/gobsmacked
- 下坡|下坡|xia4 po1|downhill
- 費|费|Fei4|surname Fei
- 費|费|fei4|to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses
- 貼|贴|tie1|to stick/to paste/to post (e.g. on a blog)/to keep close to/to fit snugly/to subsidize/allowance (e.g. money for food or housing)/sticker/classifier for sticking plaster: strip
- 另一|另一|ling4 yi1|another/the other
- 加班|加班|jia1 ban1|to work overtime
- 再開|再开|zai4 kai1|to reopen/to start again
- 之一|之一|zhi1 yi1|one of (sth)/one out of a multitude/one (third, quarter, percent etc)
- 之下|之下|zhi1 xia4|under/beneath/less than
- 本身|本身|ben3 shen1|itself/in itself/per se
- 放進|放进|fang4 jin4|to put into
- 張望|张望|zhang1 wang4|to look around/to peep (through a crack)/to peer at/to throw a look at
- 畢竟|毕竟|bi4 jing4|after all/all in all/when all is said and done/in the final analysis
- 夜夜|夜夜|ye4 ye4|every night
- 躲|躲|duo3|to hide/to dodge/to avoid
- 治好|治好|zhi4 hao3|to cure
- 氣氛|气氛|qi4 fen1|atmosphere/mood
- 踢|踢|ti1|to kick/to play (e.g. soccer)
- 記者|记者|ji4 zhe3|reporter/journalist/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 都會|都会|du1 hui4|city/metropolis
- 色彩|色彩|se4 cai3|tint/coloring/coloration/(fig.) flavor/character
- 臭|臭|chou4|stench/smelly/to smell (bad)/repulsive/loathsome/terrible/bad/severely/ruthlessly/dud (ammunition)
- 臭|臭|xiu4|sense of smell/smell bad
- 鼓勵|鼓励|gu3 li4|to encourage
- 要錢|要钱|yao4 qian2|to charge/to demand payment
- 羊皮|羊皮|yang2 pi2|sheepskin
- 到處|到处|dao4 chu4|everywhere
- 遠遠|远远|yuan3 yuan3|distant
- 主|主|zhu3|owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord/main/to indicate or signify/trump card (in card games)
- 串|串|chuan4|to string together/to skewer/to connect wrongly/to gang up/to rove/string/bunch/skewer/classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of/to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)/to move across
- 以|以|Yi3|abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- 以|以|yi3|to use/by means of/according to/in order to/because of/at (a certain date or place)
- 皮帶|皮带|pi2 dai4|strap/leather belt/CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]
- 走廊|走廊|zou3 lang2|corridor/aisle/hallway/colonnade/passageway/piazza/veranda
- 修|修|Xiu1|surname Xiu
- 修|修|xiu1|to decorate/to embellish/to repair/to build/to write/to cultivate/to study/to take (a class)
- 好好|好好|hao3 hao3|well/carefully/nicely/properly
- 補助|补助|bu3 zhu4|to subsidize/subsidy/allowance
- 關懷|关怀|guan1 huai2|care/solicitude/to show care for/concerned about/attentive to
- 起床|起床|qi3 chuang2|to get out of bed/to get up
- 藍|蓝|Lan2|surname Lan
- 藍|蓝|lan2|blue/indigo plant
- 耳朵|耳朵|er3 duo5|ear/CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]/handle (on a cup)
- 喉嚨|喉咙|hou2 long2|throat/larynx
- 商店|商店|shang1 dian4|store/shop/CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
- 帳簿|帐簿|zhang4 bu4|account book
- 萬|万|Wan4|surname Wan
- 萬|万|wan4|ten thousand/a great number
- 蓋|盖|Ge3|surname Ge
- 蓋|盖|gai4|lid/top/cover/canopy/to cover/to conceal/to build
- 漁夫|渔夫|yu2 fu1|fisherman
- 學費|学费|xue2 fei4|tuition fee/tuition/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 惡夢|恶梦|e4 meng4|nightmare
- 牛奶|牛奶|niu2 nai3|cow's milk/CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]
- 醒來|醒来|xing3 lai2|to waken
- 不住|不住|bu4 zhu4|repeatedly/continuously/constantly/unable to (resist, conceal etc)
- 本地人|本地人|ben3 di4 ren2|native person (of a country)
- 迎親|迎亲|ying2 qin1|to escort the bride/the groom's family sends a marriage sedan 花轎|花轿 to escort the bride
- 好吃|好吃|hao3 chi1|tasty/delicious
- 好吃|好吃|hao4 chi1|to be fond of eating/to be gluttonous
- 大廳|大厅|da4 ting1|hall/lounge
- 報紙|报纸|bao4 zhi3|newspaper/newsprint/CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1]
- 直到|直到|zhi2 dao4|until
- 看來|看来|kan4 lai5|apparently/it seems that
- 嗅|嗅|xiu4|to smell/to sniff/to nose
- 吃苦|吃苦|chi1 ku3|to bear hardships
- 飄|飘|piao1|to float
- 親友|亲友|qin1 you3|friends and relatives
- 喊|喊|han3|to yell/to shout/to call out for (a person)
- 願|愿|yuan4|to hope/to wish/to desire/hoped-for/ready/willing/sincere
- 天梯|天梯|tian1 ti1|stairway to heaven/high mountain road/tall ladder on a building or other large structure/space elevator
- 感謝|感谢|gan3 xie4|(express) thanks/gratitude/grateful/thankful/thanks
- 怪味|怪味|guai4 wei4|strange odor
- 駐|驻|zhu4|to halt/to stay/to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)
- 恐怖|恐怖|kong3 bu4|terrible/frightful/frightening/terror/terrorist
- 理髮店|理发店|li3 fa4 dian4|barber's shop/hairdresser's/CL:家[jia1]
- 告|告|gao4|to tell/to inform/to say
- 大桶|大桶|da4 tong3|barrel/vat
- 頭頂|头顶|tou2 ding3|top of the head
- 妹妹|妹妹|mei4 mei5|younger sister/young woman/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 圓|圆|yuan2|circle/round/circular/spherical/(of the moon) full/unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)/tactful/to justify
- 圈|圈|juan1|to confine/to lock up/to pen in
- 圈|圈|juan4|pen (pig)/a fold
- 圈|圈|quan1|circle/ring/loop/classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc/CL:個|个[ge4]/to surround/to circle
- 價錢|价钱|jia4 qian5|price
- 拜託|拜托|bai4 tuo1|to request sb to do sth/please!
- 生病|生病|sheng1 bing4|to fall ill
- 打架|打架|da3 jia4|to fight/to scuffle/to come to blows/CL:場|场[chang2]
- 嚷|嚷|rang3|to blurt out/to shout
- 聰明|聪明|cong1 ming5|intelligent/clever/bright/smart/acute (of sight and hearing)
- 產生|产生|chan3 sheng1|to arise/to come into being/to come about/to give rise to/to bring into being/to bring about/to produce/to engender/to generate/to appear/appearance/emergence/generation/production/yield
- 想不到|想不到|xiang3 bu5 dao4|unexpected/hard to imagine/it had not occurred to me/who could have thought that
- 嘔|呕|ou3|vomit
- 嘩|哗|hua1|crashing sound
- 嘩|哗|hua2|cat-calling sound/clamor/noise
- 嘴|嘴|zui3|mouth/beak/nozzle/spout (of teapot etc)/CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- 眼看|眼看|yan3 kan4|soon/in a moment/to look on as sth happens
- 凶|凶|xiong1|vicious/fierce/ominous/inauspicious/famine/variant of 兇|凶[xiong1]
- 事實上|事实上|shi4 shi2 shang4|in fact/in reality/actually/as a matter of fact/de facto/ipso facto
- 心理|心理|xin1 li3|mental/psychological
- 對了|对了|dui4 le5|Correct!/Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention)/Oh, by the way, ...
- 傳|传|chuan2|to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to circulate/to conduct (electricity)
- 傳|传|zhuan4|biography/historical narrative/commentaries/relay station
- 女孩|女孩|nu:3 hai2|girl/lass
- 候|候|hou4|to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old) period of five days
- 偷|偷|tou1|to steal/to pilfer/to snatch/thief/stealthily
- 一天到晚|一天到晚|yi1 tian1 dao4 wan3|all day long/the whole day
- 想起|想起|xiang3 qi3|to recall/to think of/to call to mind
- 視線|视线|shi4 xian4|line of sight
- 打扮|打扮|da3 ban5|to decorate/to dress/to make up/to adorn/manner of dressing/style of dress
- 受苦|受苦|shou4 ku3|to suffer hardship
- 化|化|hua1|variant of 花[hua1]
- 化|化|hua4|to make into/to change into/-ization/to ... -ize/to transform/abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
- 匹|匹|pi1|mate/one of a pair
- 匹|匹|pi3|classifier for horses, mules etc/Taiwan pr. [pi1]/ordinary person/classifier for cloth: bolt/horsepower
- 棺材|棺材|guan1 cai5|coffin/CL:具[ju4],口[kou3]
- 客廳|客厅|ke4 ting1|drawing room (room for arriving guests)/living room/CL:間|间[jian1]
- 遠離|远离|yuan3 li2|to be far from/to keep away from
- 一時|一时|yi1 shi2|a period of time/a while/for a short while/temporary/momentary/at the same time
- 到現在|到现在|dao4 xian4 zai4|up until now/to date
- 簡直|简直|jian3 zhi2|simply/at all/practically
- 褲子|裤子|ku4 zi5|trousers/pants/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 水箱|水箱|shui3 xiang1|water tank/radiator (automobile)/cistern/lavabo
- 通知|通知|tong1 zhi1|to notify/to inform/notice/notification/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 刀|刀|Dao1|surname Dao
- 刀|刀|dao1|knife/blade/single-edged sword/cutlass/CL:把[ba3]/(slang) dollar (loanword)/classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)/classifier for knife cuts or stabs
- 初|初|chu1|at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic
- 櫃檯|柜台|gui4 tai2|sales counter/front desk/bar/(of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter)
- 剪|剪|Jian3|surname Jian
- 剪|剪|jian3|scissors/shears/clippers/CL:把[ba3]/to cut with scissors/to trim/to wipe out or exterminate
- 拆下|拆下|chai1 xia4|to dismantle/to take apart
- 工|工|gong1|work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
- 百里|百里|Bai3 li3|two-character surname Baili
- 空心|空心|kong1 xin1|hollow/empty headed/mindless
- 空心|空心|kong4 xin1|fasting/on an empty stomach
- 甚而|甚而|shen4 er2|even/so much so that
- 印象|印象|yin4 xiang4|impression
- 配|配|pei4|to join/to fit/to mate/to mix/to match/to deserve/to make up (a prescription)/to allocate
- 寂寞|寂寞|ji4 mo4|lonely/lonesome/(of a place) quiet/silent
- 醫|医|yi1|medical/medicine/doctor/to cure/to treat
- 一口氣|一口气|yi1 kou3 qi4|one breath/in one breath/at a stretch
- 別的|别的|bie2 de5|else/other
- 恭喜|恭喜|gong1 xi3|congratulations/greetings
- 事先|事先|shi4 xian1|in advance/before the event/beforehand/prior
- 反而|反而|fan3 er2|instead/on the contrary/contrary (to expectations)
- 抽出|抽出|chou1 chu1|to take out/to extract
- 鋸|锯|ju1|variant of 鋦|锔[ju1]
- 鋸|锯|ju4|a saw/to cut with a saw
- 要不|要不|yao4 bu4|otherwise/or else/how about...?/either... (or...)
- 幹|干|gan4|tree trunk/main part of sth/to manage/to work/to do/capable/cadre/to kill (slang)/to fuck (vulgar)
- 拿起|拿起|na2 qi3|to pick up
- 幣|币|bi4|money/coins/currency/silk
- 電話|电话|dian4 hua4|telephone/CL:部[bu4]/phone call/CL:通[tong1]/phone number
- 再見|再见|zai4 jian4|goodbye/see you again later
- 鎖|锁|suo3|to lock up/to lock/lock/CL:把[ba3]
- 中年|中年|zhong1 nian2|middle age
- 序|序|xu4|order/sequence/preface
- 度|度|du4|to pass/to spend (time)/measure/limit/extent/degree of intensity/degree (angles, temperature etc)/kilowatt-hour/classifier for events and occurrences
- 度|度|duo2|to estimate/Taiwan pr. [duo4]
- 打招呼|打招呼|da3 zhao1 hu5|to greet sb by word or action/to give prior notice
- 地址|地址|di4 zhi3|address/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 宗教|宗教|zong1 jiao4|religion
- 堂|堂|tang2|(main) hall/large room for a specific purpose/relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family/of the same clan/classifier for sets (or suites) of furniture, classes etc/CL:間|间[jian1]
- 哈哈大笑|哈哈大笑|ha1 ha1 da4 xiao4|to laugh heartily/to burst into loud laughter
- 藍色|蓝色|lan2 se4|blue (color)
- 有些|有些|you3 xie1|some/somewhat
- 不怕|不怕|bu4 pa4|fearless/not worried (by setbacks or difficulties)/even if/even though
- 物質|物质|wu4 zhi4|matter/substance/material/materialistic/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 亂七八糟|乱七八糟|luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1|everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess/at sixes and sevens
- 陷|陷|xian4|pitfall/trap/to get stuck/to sink/to cave in/to frame (false charge)/to capture (a city in battle)/to fall (to the enemy)/defect
- 防|防|fang2|to protect/to defend/to guard against/to prevent
- 室|室|Shi4|surname Shi
- 室|室|shi4|room/work unit/grave/scabbard/family or clan/one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
- 螃蟹|螃蟹|pang2 xie4|crab/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- 上帝|上帝|Shang4 di4|God
- 計程車|计程车|ji4 cheng2 che1|taxi/cab (Tw)
- 冷汗|冷汗|leng3 han4|cold sweat
- 成家|成家|cheng2 jia1|to settle down and get married (of a man)/to become a recognized expert
- 易|易|Yi4|surname Yi/abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], the Book of Changes
- 易|易|yi4|easy/amiable/to change/to exchange
- 晚|晚|wan3|evening/night/late
- 東|东|Dong1|surname Dong
- 東|东|dong1|east/host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/landlord
- 適應|适应|shi4 ying4|to adapt/to fit/to suit
- 幾天|几天|ji3 tian1|several days
- 撒|撒|sa1|to let go/to cast/to let loose/to discharge/to give expression to
- 撒|撒|sa3|to scatter/to sprinkle/to spill
- 搞|搞|gao3|to do/to make/to go in for/to set up/to get hold of/to take care of
- 搭|搭|da1|to put up/to build (scaffolding)/to hang (clothes on a pole)/to connect/to join/to arrange in pairs/to match/to add/to throw in (resources)/to take (boat, train)/variant of 褡[da1]
- 做飯|做饭|zuo4 fan4|to prepare a meal/to cook
- 懷孕|怀孕|huai2 yun4|pregnant/to have conceived/gestation/pregnancy
- 現代|现代|Xian4 dai4|Hyundai, South Korean company
- 現代|现代|xian4 dai4|modern times/modern age/modern era
- 鄰近|邻近|lin2 jin4|neighboring/adjacent/near/vicinity
- 揮手|挥手|hui1 shou3|to wave (one's hand)
- 電影院|电影院|dian4 ying3 yuan4|cinema/movie theater/CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]
- 拆|拆|chai1|to tear open/to tear down/to tear apart/to open
- 長久|长久|chang2 jiu3|(for a) long time
- 福利|福利|fu2 li4|material benefit/benefit in kind/(social) welfare
- 拔|拔|ba2|to pull up/to pull out/to draw out by suction/to select/to pick/to stand out (above level)/to surpass/to seize
- 抬|抬|tai2|to lift/to raise/(of two or more persons) to carry
- 涼鞋|凉鞋|liang2 xie2|sandal
- 對於|对于|dui4 yu2|regarding/as far as sth is concerned/with regards to
- 抖|抖|dou3|to tremble/to shake out/to reveal/to make it in the world
- 雜貨店|杂货店|za2 huo4 dian4|grocery store/emporium
- 戴|戴|Dai4|surname Dai
- 戴|戴|dai4|to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)/to respect/to bear/to support
- 氣候|气候|qi4 hou4|climate/atmosphere/situation/CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 個性|个性|ge4 xing4|individuality/personality
- 聘禮|聘礼|pin4 li3|betrothal gift
- 英文|英文|Ying1 wen2|English (language)
- 低下|低下|di1 xia4|low status/lowly/to lower (one's head)
- 台灣|台湾|Tai2 wan1|variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]
- 星期五|星期五|Xing1 qi1 wu3|Friday
- 性|性|xing4|nature/character/property/quality/attribute/sexuality/sex/gender/suffix forming adjective from verb/suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity/essence/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 荒山|荒山|huang1 shan1|desert mountain/barren hill
- 懂|懂|dong3|to understand/to comprehend
- 慌|慌|huang1|to get panicky/to lose one's head/(coll.) (after 得) unbearably/terribly
- 慢|慢|man4|slow
- 開走|开走|kai1 zou3|to go (of car, train etc)/to drive off
- 再發|再发|zai4 fa1|to reissue
- 打轉|打转|da3 zhuan4|to spin/to rotate/to revolve
- 飛快|飞快|fei1 kuai4|very fast/at lightning speed/(coll.) razor-sharp
- 真正|真正|zhen1 zheng4|genuine/real/true/genuinely
- 感激|感激|gan3 ji1|to be grateful/to appreciate/thankful
- 漿|浆|jiang1|broth/serum/to starch
- 漿|浆|jiang4|starch paste
- 左手|左手|zuo3 shou3|left hand/left-hand side
- 萬一|万一|wan4 yi1|just in case/if by any chance/contingency
- 付錢|付钱|fu4 qian2|to pay money
- 阿拉伯|阿拉伯|A1 la1 bo2|Arabian/Arabic/Arab
- 沖|冲|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
- 照顧|照顾|zhao4 gu5|to take care of/to show consideration/to attend to/to look after
- 泉|泉|quan2|spring (small stream)/mouth of a spring/coin (archaic)
- 波|波|Bo1|Poland/Polish/abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]
- 波|波|bo1|wave/ripple/storm/surge
- 派|派|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
- 星期六|星期六|Xing1 qi1 liu4|Saturday
- 專心|专心|zhuan1 xin1|to concentrate/absorption/concentration/engrossed
- 生活方式|生活方式|sheng1 huo2 fang1 shi4|way of life/lifestyle
- 繼續|继续|ji4 xu4|to continue/to proceed with/to go on with
- 而且|而且|er2 qie3|(not only ...) but also/moreover/in addition/furthermore
- 橫|横|heng2|horizontal/across/(horizontal character stroke)
- 橫|横|heng4|harsh and unreasonable/unexpected
- 煮飯|煮饭|zhu3 fan4|to cook
- 樓|楼|Lou2|surname Lou
- 樓|楼|lou2|house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor/CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
- 方法|方法|fang1 fa3|method/way/means/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 現象|现象|xian4 xiang4|appearance/phenomenon/CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
- 可是|可是|ke3 shi4|but/however/(used for emphasis) indeed
- 胃痛|胃痛|wei4 tong4|stomachache
- 開口|开口|kai1 kou3|to open one's mouth/to start to talk
- 櫃|柜|gui4|cupboard/cabinet/wardrobe
- 長褲|长裤|chang2 ku4|trousers
- 不清|不清|bu4 qing1|unclear
- 檔|档|dang3|(Tw) variant of 擋|挡[dang3], gear
- 檔|档|dang4|official records/grade (of goods)/file/records/shelves/slot/gap/crosspiece/classifier for crosspieces/classifier for events, affairs etc/Taiwan pr. [dang3]
- 上流|上流|shang4 liu2|upper class
- 歌|歌|ge1|song/CL:支[zhi1],首[shou3]/to sing
- 歎|叹|tan4|variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]
- 老人|老人|lao3 ren2|old man or woman/the elderly/one's aged parents or grandparents
- 欄|栏|lan2|fence/railing/hurdle/column or box (of text or other data)
- 餐廳|餐厅|can1 ting1|dining hall/dining room/restaurant/CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1]
- 桌|桌|zhuo1|table/desk/classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
- 棉|棉|mian2|generic term for cotton or kapok/cotton/padded or quilted with cotton
- 日日|日日|ri4 ri4|every day
- 梳|梳|shu1|a comb/to comb
- 檢查站|检查站|jian3 cha2 zhan4|checkpoint
- 知|知|zhi1|to know/to be aware
- 機場|机场|ji1 chang3|airport/airfield/CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4]
- 上課|上课|shang4 ke4|to go to class/to attend class/to go to teach a class
- 盤|盘|pan2|plate/dish/tray/board/hard drive (computing)/to build/to coil/to check/to examine/to transfer (property)/to make over/classifier for food: dish, helping/to coil/classifier for coils of wire/classifier for games of chess
- 考卷|考卷|kao3 juan4|exam paper
- 完完全全|完完全全|wan2 wan2 quan2 quan2|completely
- 中藥|中药|Zhong1 yao4|(traditional) Chinese medicine/CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3]
- 癡|痴|chi1|variant of 痴[chi1]
- 木板|木板|mu4 ban3|slab/board/plank/CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]
- 小的|小的|xiao3 de5|I (when talking to a superior)
- 旁人|旁人|pang2 ren2|other people/bystanders/onlookers/outsiders
- 吃掉|吃掉|chi1 diao4|to eat up/to consume
- 政府|政府|zheng4 fu3|government/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 不語|不语|bu4 yu3|(literary) not to speak
- 表妹|表妹|biao3 mei4|younger female cousin via female line
- 備胎|备胎|bei4 tai1|spare tire/(slang) fallback guy (or girl)
- 來不及|来不及|lai2 bu5 ji2|there's not enough time (to do sth)/it's too late (to do sth)
- 不變|不变|bu4 bian4|constant/unvarying/(math.) invariant
- 秘密|秘密|mi4 mi4|secret/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 西班牙人|西班牙人|Xi1 ban1 ya2 ren2|Spaniard/Spanish person
- 來往|来往|lai2 wang3|to come and go/to have dealings with/to be in relation with
- 倒下|倒下|dao3 xia4|to collapse/to topple over
- 狀|状|zhuang4|accusation/suit/state/condition/strong/great/-shaped
- 沉吟|沉吟|chen2 yin2|to mutter to oneself irresolutely
- 心靈|心灵|xin1 ling2|bright/smart/quick-witted/heart/thoughts/spirit
- 霧氣|雾气|wu4 qi4|fog/mist/vapor
- 民族|民族|min2 zu2|nationality/ethnic group/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 居民|居民|ju1 min2|resident/inhabitant
- 沉重|沉重|chen2 zhong4|heavy/hard/serious/critical
- 然|然|ran2|correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
- 一遍|一遍|yi1 bian4|one time (all the way through)/once through
- 付清|付清|fu4 qing1|to pay in full/to pay all of a bill/to pay off
- 炭|炭|tan4|wood charcoal/coal
- 大衣|大衣|da4 yi1|overcoat/topcoat/cloak/CL:件[jian4]
- 項鏈|项链|xiang4 lian4|necklace/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 男孩|男孩|nan2 hai2|boy/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 罐|罐|guan4|can/jar/pot
- 信心|信心|xin4 xin1|confidence/faith (in sb or sth)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 罵|骂|ma4|to scold/to abuse/to curse/CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]
- 罰|罚|fa2|to punish/to penalize
- 清早|清早|qing1 zao3|first thing in the morning/at daybreak
- 嘔吐|呕吐|ou3 tu4|to vomit
- 新娘|新娘|xin1 niang2|bride
- 中間|中间|zhong1 jian1|between/intermediate/mid/middle
- 愛情|爱情|ai4 qing2|romance/love (romantic)/CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4]
- 了不起|了不起|liao3 bu5 qi3|amazing/terrific/extraordinary
- 吃完|吃完|chi1 wan2|to finish eating
- 棉花|棉花|mian2 hua5|cotton
- 困難|困难|kun4 nan5|difficult/challenging/straitened circumstances/difficult situation
- 鼓掌|鼓掌|gu3 zhang3|to applaud/to clap
- 練|练|lian4|to practice/to train/to drill/to perfect (one's skill)/exercise
- 一下子|一下子|yi1 xia4 zi5|in a short while/all at once/all of a sudden
- 幻想|幻想|huan4 xiang3|delusion/fantasy
- 糊|糊|hu2|muddled/paste/scorched
- 糊|糊|hu4|paste/cream
- 手續|手续|shou3 xu4|procedure/CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]/formalities
- 答|答|da1|to answer/to agree
- 答|答|da2|reply/answer/return/respond/echo
- 節|节|jie1|see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
- 節|节|jie2|festival/holiday/node/joint/section/segment/part/to economize/to save/to abridge/moral integrity/classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 多個|多个|duo1 ge5|many/multiple/multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)
- 街上|街上|jie1 shang5|on the street/in town
- 天下|天下|tian1 xia4|land under heaven/the whole world/the whole of China/realm/rule
- 天亮|天亮|tian1 liang4|dawn/daybreak
- 偏偏|偏偏|pian1 pian1|(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal)/unfortunately/against expectations
- 沒辦法|没办法|mei2 ban4 fa3|there is nothing to be done/one can't do anything about it
- 白白|白白|bai2 bai2|in vain/to no purpose/for nothing/white
- 社|社|she4|society/group/club/agency/(old) god of the land
- 洗衣|洗衣|xi3 yi1|laundry
- 黑板|黑板|hei1 ban3|blackboard/CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4]
- 一把抓|一把抓|yi1 ba3 zhua1|to attempt all tasks at once/to manage every detail regardless of its importance
- 食物|食物|shi2 wu4|food/CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 渴望|渴望|ke3 wang4|to thirst for/to long for
- 磚|砖|zhuan1|brick/CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- 油門|油门|you2 men2|accelerator (pedal)/gas pedal/throttle
- 好處|好处|hao3 chu5|benefit/advantage/gain/profit/also pr. [hao3 chu4]/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 嬰兒|婴儿|ying1 er2|infant/baby/CL:個|个[ge4]/lead (Pb)
- 碎|碎|sui4|to break down/to break into pieces/fragmentary
- 上岸|上岸|shang4 an4|to go ashore/to climb ashore
- 門牌|门牌|men2 pai2|door plate/house number
- 背誦|背诵|bei4 song4|to recite/to repeat from memory
- 觀|观|Guan4|surname Guan
- 觀|观|guan1|to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept/point of view/outlook
- 觀|观|guan4|Taoist monastery/palace gate watchtower/platform
- 工人|工人|gong1 ren2|worker/CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
- 不對|不对|bu4 dui4|incorrect/wrong/amiss/abnormal/queer
- 想想看|想想看|xiang3 xiang3 kan4|to think about it
- 茶葉|茶叶|cha2 ye4|tea/tea leaves/CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4]
- 夕陽|夕阳|xi1 yang2|sunset/the setting sun
- 感興趣|感兴趣|gan3 xing4 qu4|to be interested
- 暫時|暂时|zan4 shi2|temporary/provisional/for the time being
- 衣櫃|衣柜|yi1 gui4|wardrobe/armoire/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 皇宮|皇宫|huang2 gong1|imperial palace
- 釘子|钉子|ding1 zi5|nail/snag/saboteur
- 裙|裙|qun2|skirt/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 裸|裸|luo3|naked
- 一層|一层|yi1 ceng2|layer
- 等等|等等|deng3 deng3|et cetera/and so on .../wait a minute!/hold on!
- 天大|天大|tian1 da4|gargantuan/as big as the sky/enormous
- 價格|价格|jia4 ge2|price/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 表|表|biao3|exterior surface/family relationship via females/to show (one's opinion)/a model/a table (listing information)/a form/a meter (measuring sth)
- 成群|成群|cheng2 qun2|in groups/large numbers of/grouping
- 沙子|沙子|sha1 zi5|sand/grit/CL:粒[li4],把[ba3]
- 收入|收入|shou1 ru4|to take in/income/revenue/CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]
- 讚|赞|zan4|variant of 贊|赞[zan4]/to praise
- 差不多|差不多|cha4 bu5 duo1|almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not bad
- 環境|环境|huan2 jing4|environment/circumstances/surroundings/CL:個|个[ge4]/ambient
- 最近|最近|zui4 jin4|recent/recently/these days/latest/soon/nearest (of locations)/shortest (of routes)
- 不對勁|不对劲|bu4 dui4 jin4|not in good condition/wrong/fishy
- 計算|计算|ji4 suan4|to count/to calculate/to compute/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 津貼|津贴|jin1 tie1|allowance
- 討|讨|tao3|to invite/to provoke/to demand or ask for/to send armed forces to suppress/to denounce or condemn/to marry (a woman)/to discuss or study
- 請教|请教|qing3 jiao4|to ask for guidance/to consult
- 包括|包括|bao1 kuo4|to comprise/to include/to involve/to incorporate/to consist of
- 牛排|牛排|niu2 pai2|steak
- 在此|在此|zai4 ci3|hereto/here
- 沉默|沉默|chen2 mo4|taciturn/uncommunicative/silent
- 跡|迹|ji4|footprint/mark/trace/vestige/sign/indication/Taiwan pr. [ji1]
- 自殺|自杀|zi4 sha1|to kill oneself/to commit suicide/to attempt suicide
- 石灰|石灰|shi2 hui1|lime (calcium oxide)
- 天呀|天呀|tian1 ya5|Heavens!/My goodness!
- 一套|一套|yi1 tao4|suit/a set/a collection/of the same kind/the same old stuff/set pattern of behavior
- 蓋上|盖上|gai4 shang5|to cover
- 貨|货|huo4|goods/money/commodity/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 得要|得要|dei3 yao4|to need/must
- 但願|但愿|dan4 yuan4|if only (sth were possible)/I wish (that)
- 大地|大地|da4 di4|earth/mother earth
- 最好|最好|zui4 hao3|best/(you) had better (do what we suggest)
- 掉下|掉下|diao4 xia4|to drop down/to fall
- 不以為然|不以为然|bu4 yi3 wei2 ran2|not to accept as correct (idiom); to object/to disapprove/to take exception to
- 我等|我等|wo3 deng3|we/us (archaic)
- 甚至|甚至|shen4 zhi4|even/so much so that
- 買東西|买东西|mai3 dong1 xi5|to do one's shopping
- 輪|轮|lun2|wheel/disk/ring/steamship/to take turns/to rotate/by turn/classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
- 輕|轻|qing1|light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small in number/unstressed/neutral/to disparage
- 印子|印子|yin4 zi5|trace/impression (e.g. footprint)/abbr. of 印子錢|印子钱[yin4 zi5 qian2], usury
- 自由自在|自由自在|zi4 you2 zi4 zai4|free and easy (idiom); carefree/leisurely
- 情景|情景|qing2 jing3|scene/sight/circumstances/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 客人|客人|ke4 ren2|visitor/guest/customer/client/CL:位[wei4]
- 迷住|迷住|mi2 zhu5|to fascinate/to strongly attract/to obsess/to infatuate/to captivate/to enchant
- 可貴|可贵|ke3 gui4|to be treasured/praiseworthy
- 脫|脱|tuo1|to shed/to take off/to escape/to get away from
- 露營|露营|lu4 ying2|to camp out/camping
- 腰|腰|yao1|waist/lower back/pocket/middle/loins
- 感人|感人|gan3 ren2|touching/moving
- 肉體|肉体|rou4 ti3|physical body
- 三十|三十|san1 shi2|thirty/30
- 溫柔|温柔|wen1 rou2|gentle and soft/tender
- 救命|救命|jiu4 ming4|to save sb's life/(interjection) Help!/(interjection) Save me!
- 釋放|释放|shi4 fang4|to release/to set free/to liberate (a prisoner)/to discharge
- 去國|去国|qu4 guo2|to leave one's country
- 怎麼搞的|怎么搞的|zen3 me5 gao3 de5|How did it happen?/What's wrong?/What went wrong?/What's up?
- 好在|好在|hao3 zai4|luckily/fortunately
- 圖案|图案|tu2 an4|design/pattern
- 股|股|gu3|share/portion/part/thigh/classifier for smells, electric currents, spirals etc/whiff/low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]
- 動物|动物|dong4 wu4|animal/CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]
- 胞|胞|bao1|placenta/womb/born of the same parents
- 硬是|硬是|ying4 shi4|just/simply/stubbornly/really
- 叫做|叫做|jiao4 zuo4|to be called/to be known as
- 背包|背包|bei1 bao1|knapsack/rucksack/infantry pack/field pack/blanket roll/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 乘|乘|Cheng2|surname Cheng
- 乘|乘|cheng2|to ride/to mount/to make use of/to avail oneself of/to take advantage of/to multiply (mathematics)/Buddhist sect or creed
- 乘|乘|sheng4|four horse military chariot (archaic)/four (archaic)/generic term for history books
- 司令|司令|si1 ling4|commanding officer
- 節日|节日|jie2 ri4|holiday/festival/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 茅|茅|Mao2|surname Mao
- 茅|茅|mao2|reeds/rushes
- 仰|仰|Yang3|surname Yang
- 仰|仰|yang3|to face upward/to look up/to admire/to rely on
- 相逢|相逢|xiang1 feng2|to meet (by chance)/to come across
- 葡萄酒|葡萄酒|pu2 tao5 jiu3|(grape) wine
- 因此|因此|yin1 ci3|thus/consequently/as a result
- 溫暖|温暖|wen1 nuan3|warm
- 熱烈|热烈|re4 lie4|enthusiastic/ardent/warm
- 井|井|Jing3|Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy/surname Jing
- 井|井|jing3|a well/CL:口[kou3]/neat/orderly
- 哭泣|哭泣|ku1 qi4|to weep
- 船|船|chuan2|boat/vessel/ship/CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 突出|突出|tu1 chu1|prominent/outstanding/to give prominence to/to protrude/to project
- 似|似|shi4|see 似的[shi4 de5]
- 似|似|si4|to seem/to appear/to resemble/similar/-like/pseudo-/(more) than
- 烤麵包|烤面包|kao3 mian4 bao1|toast/to bake bread
- 苦|苦|ku3|bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to/painstakingly
- 例|例|li4|example/precedent/rule/case/instance
- 摩洛哥|摩洛哥|Mo2 luo4 ge1|Morocco
- 依|依|yi1|to depend on/to comply with or listen to sb/according to/in the light of
- 酒壺|酒壶|jiu3 hu2|wine pot/wine cup
- 弧形|弧形|hu2 xing2|curve/arc/arch
- 希臘|希腊|Xi1 la4|Greece
- 得出|得出|de2 chu1|to obtain (results)/to arrive at (a conclusion)
- 催眠|催眠|cui1 mian2|hypnosis
- 星空|星空|xing1 kong1|starry sky/the heavens
- 稱呼|称呼|cheng1 hu5|to call/to address as/appellation
- 傻瓜|傻瓜|sha3 gua1|idiot/fool
- 木訥|木讷|mu4 ne4|wooden and slow/plainspoken/slow and prudent/inarticulate
- 要不然|要不然|yao4 bu4 ran2|otherwise/or else/or
- 穿過|穿过|chuan1 guo4|to pass through
- 總得|总得|zong3 dei3|must/have to/be bound to
- 毛線|毛线|mao2 xian4|knitting wool/wool yarn
- 法律|法律|fa3 lu:4|law/CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]
- 字形|字形|zi4 xing2|form of a Chinese character/variant of 字型[zi4 xing2]
- 一來|一来|yi1 lai2|on one hand,...
- 不下|不下|bu4 xia4|to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 過程|过程|guo4 cheng2|course of events/process/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 三五|三五|san1 wu3|several/three or five
- 好奇心|好奇心|hao4 qi2 xin1|interest in sth/curiosity/inquisitive
- 幾百|几百|ji3 bai3|several hundred
- 連續|连续|lian2 xu4|continuous/in a row/serial/consecutive
- 發怒|发怒|fa1 nu4|to get angry
- 走開|走开|zou3 kai1|to go somewhere else/Get out of the way!
- 虛|虚|xu1|emptiness/void/abstract theory or guiding principles/empty or unoccupied/diffident or timid/false/humble or modest/(of health) weak/virtual/in vain
- 禮服|礼服|li3 fu2|ceremonial robe/formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
- 記號|记号|ji4 hao5|notation/seal
- 把握|把握|ba3 wo4|to grasp (also fig.)/to seize/to hold/assurance/certainty/sure (of the outcome)
- 穿上|穿上|chuan1 shang5|to put on (clothes etc)
- 活動|活动|huo2 dong4|to exercise/to move about/to operate/to use connections (personal influence)/loose/shaky/active/movable/activity/campaign/maneuver/behavior/CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
- 死寂|死寂|si3 ji4|deathly stillness
- 上一個|上一个|shang4 yi1 ge5|previous one
- 沒法|没法|mei2 fa3|at a loss/unable to do anything about it/to have no choice
- 喘|喘|chuan3|to gasp/to pant/asthma
- 安定|安定|An1 ding4|Anting township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
- 安定|安定|an1 ding4|stable/quiet/settled/stabilize/maintain/stabilized/calm and orderly
- 頸|颈|jing3|neck
- 輪到|轮到|lun2 dao4|to be (sb's or sth's) turn
- 啞|哑|ya1|(onom.) sound of cawing/sound of infant learning to talk/variant of 呀[ya1]
- 啞|哑|ya3|dumb/mute/hoarse/husky/unexploded (of artillery shell etc)
- 下次|下次|xia4 ci4|next time
- 頁|页|ye4|page/leaf
- 唬|唬|hu3|a tiger's roar/to scare
- 肯定|肯定|ken3 ding4|to be sure/to be certain/sure/certain/definite/to confirm/to affirm/affirmative/to approve/approval/recognition
- 題|题|Ti2|surname Ti
- 題|题|ti2|topic/problem for discussion/exam question/subject/to inscribe/to mention/CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
- 哈|哈|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[Ha1 er3 bin1], Harbin
- 哈|哈|ha1|laughter/yawn
- 哈|哈|ha3|a Pekinese/a pug/(dialect) to scold
- 羊群|羊群|yang2 qun2|flock of sheep
- 寒冷|寒冷|han2 leng3|cold (climate)/frigid/very cold
- 駝|驼|tuo2|hump or hunchbacked/camel
- 法文|法文|Fa3 wen2|French language
- 味|味|wei4|taste/smell/classifier for drugs (in TCM)
- 餵|喂|wei4|to feed
- 養|养|yang3|to raise (animals)/to bring up (children)/to keep (pets)/to support/to give birth
- 呀|呀|ya5|(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
- 混蛋|混蛋|hun2 dan4|scoundrel/bastard/hoodlum/wretch
- 餓|饿|e4|to be hungry/hungry
- 帳單|帐单|zhang4 dan1|bill/check
- 名|名|ming2|name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)/famous/classifier for people
- 理髮師|理发师|li3 fa4 shi1|barber
- 四方|四方|si4 fang1|four-way/four-sided/in all directions/everywhere
- 擋住|挡住|dang3 zhu4|to obstruct
- 營房|营房|ying2 fang2|barracks/living quarters
- 歡迎|欢迎|huan1 ying2|to welcome/welcome
- 正對|正对|zheng4 dui4|directly facing
- 土|土|Tu3|Tu (ethnic group)/surname Tu
- 土|土|tu3|earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium/unsophisticated/one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- 國|国|Guo2|surname Guo
- 國|国|guo2|country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 表示|表示|biao3 shi4|to express/to show/to say/to state/to indicate/to mean
- 航海|航海|hang2 hai3|sailing/navigation/voyage by sea
- 羚羊|羚羊|ling2 yang2|antelope/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- 文章|文章|wen2 zhang1|article/essay/literary works/writings/hidden meaning/CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]
- 加快|加快|jia1 kuai4|to accelerate/to speed up
- 符咒|符咒|fu2 zhou4|charm/amulet (religious object conferring blessing)
- 驚叫|惊叫|jing1 jiao4|to cry out in fear
- 深藍|深蓝|Shen1 lan2|Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997)
- 深藍|深蓝|shen1 lan2|dark blue
- 十六|十六|shi2 liu4|sixteen/16
- 帶來|带来|dai4 lai2|to bring/to bring about/to produce
- 離去|离去|li2 qu4|to leave/to exit
- 軟弱|软弱|ruan3 ruo4|weak/feeble/flabby
- 牙刷|牙刷|ya2 shua1|toothbrush/CL:把[ba3]
- 公證|公证|gong1 zheng4|notarization/notarized/acknowledgement
- 小事|小事|xiao3 shi4|trifle/trivial matter/CL:點|点[dian3]
- 爐子|炉子|lu2 zi5|stove/oven/furnace
- 以上|以上|yi3 shang4|that level or higher/that amount or more/the above-mentioned
- 夜晚|夜晚|ye4 wan3|night/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 笨人|笨人|ben4 ren2|fool/stupid person
- 拿下|拿下|na2 xia4|to arrest/to capture/to seize/to win (a set, a game etc)
- 苦難|苦难|ku3 nan4|suffering
- 取|取|qu3|to take/to get/to choose/to fetch
- 手掌|手掌|shou3 zhang3|palm
- 算術|算术|suan4 shu4|arithmetic/sums (mathematics as primary school subject)
- 麵|面|mian4|flour/noodles
- 鹹魚|咸鱼|xian2 yu2|salted fish
- 叫聲|叫声|jiao4 sheng1|yelling (sound made by person)/barking/braying/roaring (sound made by animals)
- 在後|在后|zai4 hou4|behind
- 遊牧|游牧|you2 mu4|nomadic/to move about in search of pasture/to rove around as a nomad
- 從此|从此|cong2 ci3|from now on/since then/henceforth
- 免費|免费|mian3 fei4|free (of charge)
- 想出|想出|xiang3 chu1|to figure out/to work out (a solution etc)/to think up/to come up with (an idea etc)
- 龍|龙|Long2|surname Long
- 龍|龙|long2|dragon/CL:條|条[tiao2]/imperial
- 勁|劲|jin4|strength/energy/enthusiasm/spirit/mood/expression/interest/CL:把[ba3]
- 勁|劲|jing4|stalwart/sturdy/strong/powerful
- 勸|劝|quan4|to advise/to urge/to try to persuade/to exhort/to console/to soothe
- 接生|接生|jie1 sheng1|to deliver (a newborn child)
- 交卷|交卷|jiao1 juan4|to hand in one's examination script
- 剩|剩|sheng4|to remain/to be left/to have as remainder
- 割|割|ge1|to cut/to cut apart
- 丟掉|丢掉|diu1 diao4|to lose/to throw away/to discard/to cast away
- 遍|遍|bian4|everywhere/all over/classifier for actions: one time
- 遞|递|di4|to hand over/to pass on sth/to gradually increase or decrease/progressively
- 面紗|面纱|mian4 sha1|veil
- 笑話|笑话|xiao4 hua4|joke/jest/CL:個|个[ge4]/to laugh at/to mock
- 巧|巧|qiao3|opportunely/coincidentally/as it happens/skillful/timely
- 北非|北非|Bei3 Fei1|North Africa
- 後座|后座|hou4 zuo4|back seat/pillion
- 鄉|乡|xiang1|country or countryside/native place/home village or town/township (PRC administrative unit)
- 椅子|椅子|yi3 zi5|chair/CL:把[ba3],套[tao4]
- 巫醫|巫医|wu1 yi1|witch doctor/medicine man/shaman
- 洗衣機|洗衣机|xi3 yi1 ji1|washer/washing machine/CL:臺|台[tai2]
- 尖|尖|jian1|point (of needle)/sharp/shrewd/pointed
- 我方|我方|wo3 fang1|our side/we
- 采|采|cai3|color/complexion/looks/variant of 彩[cai3]/variant of 採|采[cai3]
- 采|采|cai4|allotment to a feudal noble
- 野|野|ye3|field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
- 彎|弯|wan1|to bend/bent/a bend/a turn (in the road etc)/CL:道[dao4]
- 眼神|眼神|yan3 shen2|expression or emotion showing in one's eyes/meaningful glance/wink/eyesight (dialect)
- 海市蜃樓|海市蜃楼|hai3 shi4 shen4 lou2|mirage (lit. or fig.)
- 形|形|xing2|to appear/to look/form/shape
- 一手|一手|yi1 shou3|a skill/mastery of a trade/by oneself/without outside help
- 頭暈|头晕|tou2 yun1|dizzy
- 忙|忙|mang2|busy/hurriedly/to hurry/to rush
- 指路|指路|zhi3 lu4|to give directions
- 徒|徒|Tu2|surname Tu
- 徒|徒|tu2|disciple/apprentice/believer/on foot/bare or empty/to no avail/only/prison sentence
- 利用|利用|li4 yong4|to exploit/to make use of/to use/to take advantage of/to utilize
- 不想|不想|bu4 xiang3|unexpectedly
- 臉色|脸色|lian3 se4|complexion/look
- 固執|固执|gu4 zhi2|obstinate/stubborn
- 螞蟻|蚂蚁|ma3 yi3|ant
- 床邊|床边|chuang2 bian1|bedside
- 請客|请客|qing3 ke4|to give a dinner party/to entertain guests/to invite to dinner
- 夏|夏|Xia4|the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC/Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)/surname Xia
- 夏|夏|xia4|summer
- 海岸|海岸|hai3 an4|coastal/seacoast
- 得意|得意|de2 yi4|proud of oneself/pleased with oneself/complacent
- 下一個|下一个|xia4 yi1 ge5|the next one
- 熟悉|熟悉|shu2 xi1|to be familiar with/to know well
- 鐵|铁|Tie3|surname Tie
- 鐵|铁|tie3|iron (metal)/arms/weapons/hard/strong/violent/unshakeable/determined/close/tight (slang)
- 套|套|tao4|cover/sheath/to encase/a case/to overlap/to interleave/bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)/harness/classifier for sets, collections/tau (Greek letter Ττ)
- 顯得|显得|xian3 de5|to seem/to look/to appear
- 不很|不很|bu4 hen3|not very
- 寫字|写字|xie3 zi4|to write characters
- 緊緊|紧紧|jin3 jin3|closely/tightly
- 不忍|不忍|bu4 ren3|cannot bear to/disturbed
- 賺錢|赚钱|zhuan4 qian2|to earn money/moneymaking
- 姿勢|姿势|zi1 shi4|posture/position
- 劇烈|剧烈|ju4 lie4|violent/acute/severe/fierce
- 責怪|责怪|ze2 guai4|to blame/to rebuke
- 閉|闭|bi4|to close/to stop up/to shut/to obstruct
- 現實|现实|xian4 shi2|reality/actuality/real/actual/realistic
- 一帶|一带|yi1 dai4|region/district
- 身影|身影|shen1 ying3|silhouette/figure
- 泡泡|泡泡|pao4 pao5|bubbles
- 小姐|小姐|xiao3 jie5|young lady/miss/(slang) prostitute/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 陪|陪|pei2|to accompany/to keep sb company/to assist/old variant of 賠|赔[pei2]
- 軍官|军官|jun1 guan1|officer (military)
- 拖鞋|拖鞋|tuo1 xie2|slippers/sandals/flip-flops/CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 身後|身后|shen1 hou4|posthumous/one's social background/behind the body
- 消失|消失|xiao1 shi1|to disappear/to fade away
- 車頂|车顶|che1 ding3|car roof
- 雞|鸡|ji1|fowl/chicken/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) prostitute
- 一度|一度|yi1 du4|for a time/at one time/one time/once
- 難|难|nan2|difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
- 難|难|nan4|disaster/distress/to scold
- 客|客|ke4|customer/visitor/guest
- 灰色|灰色|hui1 se4|gray/ash gray/grizzly/pessimistic/gloomy/dispirited/ambiguous
- 早班|早班|zao3 ban1|early shift/morning work shift
- 隔|隔|ge2|to separate/to partition/to stand or lie between/at a distance from/after or at an interval of
- 幸虧|幸亏|xing4 kui1|fortunately/luckily
- 寒|寒|han2|cold/poor/to tremble
- 回想|回想|hui2 xiang3|to recall/to recollect/to think back
- 男的|男的|nan2 de5|man
- 語文|语文|yu3 wen2|literature and language
- 娶|娶|qu3|to take a wife/to marry (a woman)
- 寂靜|寂静|ji4 jing4|quiet
- 青菜|青菜|qing1 cai4|green vegetables/Chinese cabbage
- 巨響|巨响|ju4 xiang3|loud sound
- 公里|公里|gong1 li3|kilometer
- 學歷|学历|xue2 li4|educational background/academic qualifications
- 不在意|不在意|bu4 zai4 yi4|to pay no attention to/not to mind
- 露|露|Lu4|surname Lu
- 露|露|lou4|to show/to reveal/to betray/to expose
- 露|露|lu4|dew/syrup/nectar/outdoors (not under cover)/to show/to reveal/to betray/to expose
- 選擇|选择|xuan3 ze2|to select/to pick/choice/option/alternative
- 野獸|野兽|ye3 shou4|beast/wild animal
- 更加|更加|geng4 jia1|more (than sth else)/even more
- 爬上|爬上|pa2 shang4|to climb up
- 要死|要死|yao4 si3|extremely/awfully
- 大發|大发|Da4 fa1|Daihatsu, Japanese car company
- 止痛藥|止痛药|zhi3 tong4 yao4|pain-killer/analgesic/anodyne
- 不禁|不禁|bu4 jin1|can't help (doing sth)/can't refrain from
- 昏|昏|hun1|muddle-headed/twilight/to faint/to lose consciousness
- 星|星|xing1|star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
- 平安|平安|ping2 an1|safe and sound/well/without mishap/quiet and safe/at peace
- 散步|散步|san4 bu4|to take a walk/to go for a walk
- 要求|要求|yao1 qiu2|to request/to require/to stake a claim/to ask/to demand/CL:點|点[dian3]
- 看書|看书|kan4 shu1|to read/to study
- 尼龍|尼龙|ni2 long2|nylon (loanword)
- 過敏|过敏|guo4 min3|to be allergic/allergy
- 時光|时光|shi2 guang1|time/era/period of time
- 束|束|Shu4|surname Shu
- 束|束|shu4|to bind/bunch/bundle/classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc/to control
- 撐|撑|cheng1|to support/to prop up/to push or move with a pole/to maintain/to open or unfurl/to fill to bursting point/brace/stay/support
- 文教|文教|wen2 jiao4|culture and education
- 冷淡|冷淡|leng3 dan4|cold/indifferent
- 漸漸|渐渐|jian4 jian4|gradually
- 手勢|手势|shou3 shi4|gesture/sign/signal
- 植物|植物|zhi2 wu4|plant/vegetation/CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 於|于|yu2|in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
- 於|於|Yu1|surname Yu/Taiwan pr. [Yu2]
- 於|於|wu1|(literary) Oh!/Ah!
- 看不出|看不出|kan4 bu5 chu1|can't see/can't make out/unable to tell
- 怎麼回事|怎么回事|zen3 me5 hui2 shi4|what's the matter?/what's going on?/how could that be?/how did that come about?/what's it all about?
- 總督|总督|zong3 du1|governor-general/viceroy/governor
- 無意間|无意间|wu2 yi4 jian1|inadvertently/unintentionally
- 床單|床单|chuang2 dan1|bed sheet/CL:條|条[tiao2],件[jian4],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2]
- 散|散|san3|scattered/loose/to come loose/to fall apart/leisurely/powdered medicine
- 散|散|san4|to scatter/to break up (a meeting etc)/to disperse/to disseminate/to dispel/(coll.) to sack
- 伸出|伸出|shen1 chu1|to extend
- 拎|拎|lin1|to lift/to carry in one's hand/Taiwan pr. [ling1]
- 筷子|筷子|kuai4 zi5|chopsticks/CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1]
- 完畢|完毕|wan2 bi4|to finish/to end/to complete
- 偉大|伟大|wei3 da4|huge/great/grand/worthy of the greatest admiration/important (contribution etc)
- 大笑|大笑|da4 xiao4|to laugh heartily/a belly laugh
- 扳|扳|ban1|to pull/to draw out/to turn
- 扳|扳|pan1|variant of 攀[pan1]
- 扇|扇|shan1|to fan/to slap sb on the face
- 扇|扇|shan4|fan/sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth/classifier for doors, windows etc
- 或|或|huo4|maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or
- 哈哈|哈哈|ha1 ha1|(onom.) laughing out loud
- 握手|握手|wo4 shou3|to shake hands
- 今年|今年|jin1 nian2|this year
- 歲月|岁月|sui4 yue4|years/time
- 春天|春天|chun1 tian1|spring (season)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 捲|卷|juan3|to roll (up)/to sweep up/to carry on/roll
- 捧|捧|peng3|to clasp/to cup the hands/to hold up with both hands/to offer (esp. in cupped hands)/to praise/to flatter
- 挾|挟|jia1|old variant of 夾|夹[jia1]
- 挾|挟|xie2|to clasp under the arm/to coerce
- 挖|挖|wa1|to dig/to excavate/to scoop out
- 份子|份子|fen4 zi5|one's share of a gift price
- 份子|分子|fen4 zi3|members of a class or group/political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists)/part
- 日常|日常|ri4 chang2|daily/everyday
- 過得|过得|guo4 de2|How are you getting by?/How's life?/contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by/tolerably well/not too bad
- 多種|多种|duo1 zhong3|many kinds of/multiple/diverse/multi-
- 受不了|受不了|shou4 bu4 liao3|unbearable/unable to endure/can't stand
- 活活|活活|huo2 huo2|while still alive/simply/totally
- 當天|当天|dang1 tian1|on that day
- 當天|当天|dang4 tian1|the same day
- 有的|有的|you3 de5|(there are) some (who are...)/some (exist)
- 怖|怖|bu4|terror/terrified/afraid/frightened
- 快點|快点|kuai4 dian3|to do sth more quickly/Hurry up!/Get a move on!
- 分析|分析|fen1 xi1|to analyze/analysis/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 歐洲|欧洲|Ou1 zhou1|Europe/abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1]
- 長途|长途|chang2 tu2|long distance
- 慣|惯|guan4|accustomed to/used to/indulge/to spoil (a child)
- 小人物|小人物|xiao3 ren2 wu4|nonentity/a nobody
- 總算|总算|zong3 suan4|at long last/finally/on the whole
- 早已|早已|zao3 yi3|long ago/for a long time
- 愣|愣|leng4|to look distracted/to stare blankly/distracted/blank/(coll.) unexpectedly/rash/rashly
- 渴|渴|ke3|thirsty
- 馬鈴薯|马铃薯|ma3 ling2 shu3|potato
- 渡|渡|du4|to cross/to pass through/to ferry
- 那時候|那时候|na4 shi2 hou5|at that time
- 明年|明年|ming2 nian2|next year
- 湯|汤|Tang1|surname Tang
- 湯|汤|shang1|rushing current
- 湯|汤|tang1|soup/hot or boiling water/decoction of medicinal herbs/water in which sth has been boiled
- 零度|零度|ling2 du4|zero degree
- 婚姻|婚姻|hun1 yin1|matrimony/wedding/marriage/CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]
- 活潑|活泼|huo2 po5|lively/vivacious/brisk/active
- 透支|透支|tou4 zhi1|(bank) overdraft
- 人家|人家|ren2 jia1|household/dwelling/family/sb else's house/household business/house of woman's husband-to-be/CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1]
- 人家|人家|ren2 jia5|other people/sb else/he, she or they/I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
- 什麼地方|什么地方|shen2 me5 di4 fang5|somewhere/someplace/where
- 瞭解|了解|liao3 jie3|to understand/to realize/to find out
- 麵粉|面粉|mian4 fen3|flour
- 頭痛|头痛|tou2 tong4|to have a headache
- 司機|司机|si1 ji1|chauffeur/driver/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 大約|大约|da4 yue1|approximately/probably
- 昨天|昨天|zuo2 tian1|yesterday
- 天花板|天花板|tian1 hua1 ban3|ceiling
- 污|污|wu1|dirty/filthy/foul/corrupt/to smear/to defile/dirt/filth
- 不理|不理|bu4 li3|to refuse to acknowledge/to pay no attention to/to take no notice of/to ignore
- 客氣|客气|ke4 qi5|polite/courteous/formal/modest
- 正是|正是|zheng4 shi4|(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as
- 浮|浮|fu2|to float/superficial/floating/unstable/movable/provisional/temporary/transient/impetuous/hollow/inflated/to exceed/superfluous/excessive/surplus
- 極度|极度|ji2 du4|extremely
- 海|海|Hai3|surname Hai
- 海|海|hai3|ocean/sea/CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]/great number of people or things/(dialect) numerous
- 浴|浴|yu4|bath/to bathe
- 枕頭|枕头|zhen3 tou5|pillow
- 似乎|似乎|si4 hu1|apparently/to seem/to appear/as if/seemingly
- 涼|凉|Liang2|the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
- 涼|凉|liang2|cool/cold
- 涼|凉|liang4|to let sth cool down
- 艱苦|艰苦|jian1 ku3|difficult/hard/arduous
- 莊子|庄子|Zhuang1 zi3|Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author
- 正式|正式|zheng4 shi4|formal/official
- 恍然大悟|恍然大悟|huang3 ran2 da4 wu4|to suddenly realize/to suddenly see the light
- 顯然|显然|xian3 ran2|clear/evident/obvious(ly)
- 樹|树|shu4|tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
- 回信地址|回信地址|hui2 xin4 di4 zhi3|return address
- 輕聲|轻声|qing1 sheng1|quietly/softly/neutral tone/light stress
- 布料|布料|bu4 liao4|cloth/material
- 前方|前方|qian2 fang1|ahead/the front
- 四處|四处|si4 chu4|all over the place/everywhere and all directions
- 當心|当心|dang1 xin1|to take care/to look out
- 結帳|结帐|jie2 zhang4|to pay the bill/to settle accounts/also written 結賬|结账
- 懂得|懂得|dong3 de5|to understand/to know/to comprehend
- 做工|做工|zuo4 gong1|to work with one's hands/manual work/workmanship
- 相當|相当|xiang1 dang1|equivalent to/appropriate/considerably/to a certain extent/fairly/quite
- 話題|话题|hua4 ti2|subject (of a talk or conversation)/topic
- 力量|力量|li4 liang5|power/force/strength
- 浪漫|浪漫|lang4 man4|romantic
- 梗|梗|geng3|branch/stem/stalk/CL:根[gen1]/to block/to hinder
- 容易|容易|rong2 yi4|easy/likely/liable (to)
- 洗碗|洗碗|xi3 wan3|to wash the dishes
- 聽不懂|听不懂|ting1 bu5 dong3|unable to make sense of what one is hearing
- 負責|负责|fu4 ze2|to be in charge of/to take responsibility for/to be to blame/conscientious
- 帽子|帽子|mao4 zi5|hat/cap/(fig.) label/bad name/CL:頂|顶[ding3]
- 低聲|低声|di1 sheng1|in a low voice/softly
- 咖啡壺|咖啡壶|ka1 fei1 hu2|coffee pot/coffee maker
- 荒涼|荒凉|huang1 liang2|desolate
- 夜裡|夜里|ye4 li5|during the night/at night/nighttime
- 想法|想法|xiang3 fa3|way of thinking/opinion/notion/to think of a way (to do sth)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 眼光|眼光|yan3 guang1|gaze/insight/foresight/vision/way of looking at things
- 膽子|胆子|dan3 zi5|courage/nerve/guts
- 外表|外表|wai4 biao3|external/outside/outward appearance
- 張口結舌|张口结舌|zhang1 kou3 jie2 she2|agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words/gaping and speechless
- 目|目|mu4|eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order (taxonomy)/goal/name/title
- 盤子|盘子|pan2 zi5|tray/plate/dish/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 癤|疖|jie2|pimple/sore/boil
- 自在|自在|zi4 zai5|free/unrestrained/comfortable/at ease
- 甜|甜|tian2|sweet
- 恨不得|恨不得|hen4 bu5 de5|wishing one could do sth/to hate to be unable/itching to do sth
- 骨氣|骨气|gu3 qi4|unyielding character/courageous spirit/integrity/moral backbone
- 高跟鞋|高跟鞋|gao1 gen1 xie2|high-heeled shoes
- 理|理|li3|texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order/reason/logic/truth/science/natural science (esp. physics)/to manage/to pay attention to/to run (affairs)/to handle/to put in order/to tidy up
- 呼叫|呼叫|hu1 jiao4|to shout/to yell
- 石階|石阶|shi2 jie1|stone step
- 回車|回车|hui2 che1|enter (computer key)
- 理由|理由|li3 you2|reason/grounds/justification/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 現|现|xian4|to appear/present/now/existing/current
- 舒適|舒适|shu1 shi4|cozy/snug
- 王|王|Wang2|surname Wang
- 王|王|wang2|king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
- 王|王|wang4|to rule/to reign over
- 過日子|过日子|guo4 ri4 zi5|to live one's life/to pass one's days/to get along
- 羨慕|羡慕|xian4 mu4|to envy/to admire
- 猛|猛|meng3|ferocious/suddenly/fierce/violent/abrupt/(slang) awesome
- 在那兒|在那儿|zai4 na5 r5|(adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else)/just ...ing (and nothing else)
- 消炎|消炎|xiao1 yan2|to reduce fever/antipyretic/to decrease inflammation
- 狗|狗|gou3|dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
- 台幣|台币|Tai2 bi4|New Taiwan dollar
- 車胎|车胎|che1 tai1|tire
- 旁邊|旁边|pang2 bian1|lateral/side/to the side/beside
- 經常|经常|jing1 chang2|frequently/constantly/regularly/often/day-to-day/everyday/daily
- 旋轉|旋转|xuan2 zhuan3|to rotate/to revolve/to spin/to whirl
- 臥室|卧室|wo4 shi4|bedroom/CL:間|间[jian1]
- 新郎|新郎|xin1 lang2|bridegroom/groom
- 半生|半生|ban4 sheng1|half a lifetime
- 人物|人物|ren2 wu4|person/character (in a play, novel etc)/protagonist/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 窮苦|穷苦|qiong2 ku3|impoverished/destitute
- 熊|熊|Xiong2|surname Xiong
- 熊|熊|xiong2|bear/to scold/to rebuke/brilliant light/to shine brightly
- 煩|烦|fan2|to feel vexed/to bother/to trouble/superfluous and confusing/edgy
- 日本人|日本人|Ri4 ben3 ren2|Japanese person or people
- 命令|命令|ming4 ling4|order/command/CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- 可怕|可怕|ke3 pa4|awful/dreadful/fearful/formidable/frightful/scary/hideous/horrible/terrible/terribly
- 便宜|便宜|bian4 yi2|convenient
- 便宜|便宜|pian2 yi5|small advantages/to let sb off lightly/cheap/inexpensive
- 照例|照例|zhao4 li4|as a rule/as usual/usually
- 收拾|收拾|shou1 shi5|to put in order/to tidy up/to pack/to repair/(coll.) to sort sb out/to fix sb
- 炸|炸|zha2|to deep fry
- 炸|炸|zha4|to explode
- 打噴嚏|打喷嚏|da3 pen1 ti4|to sneeze
- 灑|洒|sa3|to sprinkle/to spray/to spill/to shed
- 風聲|风声|feng1 sheng1|sound of the wind/rumor/talk/news/reputation
- 關係|关系|guan1 xi5|relation/relationship/to concern/to affect/to have to do with/guanxi/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 生平|生平|sheng1 ping2|life (a person's whole life)/in one's entire life
- 缺|缺|que1|deficiency/lack/scarce/vacant post/to run short of
- 火柴|火柴|huo3 chai2|match (for lighting fire)/CL:根[gen1],盒[he2]
- 大卡|大卡|da4 ka3|kilocalorie
- 效果|效果|xiao4 guo3|result/effect/quality/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 對不對|对不对|dui4 bu4 dui4|right or wrong?/Is it right?/OK, yes? (colloquial)
- 羅|罗|Luo2|surname Luo
- 羅|罗|luo2|gauze/to collect/to gather/to catch/to sift
- 做出|做出|zuo4 chu1|to put out/to issue
- 出嫁|出嫁|chu1 jia4|to get married (of woman)
- 考完|考完|kao3 wan2|to finish an exam
- 不一樣|不一样|bu4 yi1 yang4|different/distinctive/unlike
- 翻騰|翻腾|fan1 teng2|to turn over/to surge/to churn/to rummage/raging (torrent)
- 感情|感情|gan3 qing2|feeling/emotion/sensation/likes and dislikes/deep affection for sb or sth/relationship (i.e. love affair)/CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
- 縮|缩|suo1|to withdraw/to pull back/to contract/to shrink/to reduce/abbreviation/also pr. [su4]
- 多年來|多年来|duo1 nian2 lai2|for the past many years
- 洋蔥|洋葱|yang2 cong1|onion (Allium cepa)/bulb onion
- 地平線|地平线|di4 ping2 xian4|horizon
- 進入|进入|jin4 ru4|to enter/to join/to go into
- 注視|注视|zhu4 shi4|to watch attentively/to gaze
- 孩子們|孩子们|hai2 zi5 men5|children
- 分開|分开|fen1 kai1|to separate/to part
- 紮|扎|za1|to tie/to bind/classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle/Taiwan pr. [zha2]
- 社會|社会|she4 hui4|society/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 約|约|yao1|to weigh in a balance or on a scale
- 約|约|yue1|to make an appointment/to invite/approximately/pact/treaty/to economize/to restrict/to reduce (a fraction)/concise
- 滿足|满足|man3 zu2|to satisfy/to meet (the needs of)/satisfied/content
- 蒙地卡羅|蒙地卡罗|Meng2 di4 Ka3 luo2|Monte-Carlo (Monaco) (Tw)
- 絞|绞|jiao3|to twist (strands into a thread)/to entangle/to wring/to hang (by the neck)/to turn/to wind/classifier for skeins of yarn
- 編|编|bian1|to weave/to plait/to organize/to group/to arrange/to edit/to compile/to write/to compose/to fabricate
- 沒想到|没想到|mei2 xiang3 dao4|didn't expect
- 直接|直接|zhi2 jie1|direct/opposite: indirect 間接|间接/immediate/directly/straightforward
- 簽|签|qian1|to sign one's name/visa/variant of 籤|签[qian1]
- 簾|帘|lian2|hanging screen or curtain
- 簿|簿|bu4|a book/a register/account-book
- 主編|主编|zhu3 bian1|editor in chief
- 米|米|Mi3|surname Mi
- 米|米|mi3|rice/CL:粒[li4]/meter (classifier)
- 精|精|jing1|essence/extract/vitality/energy/semen/sperm/mythical goblin spirit/highly perfected/elite/the pick of sth/proficient (refined ability)/extremely (fine)/selected rice (archaic)
- 友情|友情|you3 qing2|friendly feelings/friendship
- 就此|就此|jiu4 ci3|at this point/thus/from then on
- 尤其是|尤其是|you2 qi2 shi4|especially/most of all/above all/in particular
- 東方|东方|Dong1 fang1|the East/the Orient/two-character surname Dongfang
- 東方|东方|dong1 fang1|east
- 亂跑|乱跑|luan4 pao3|to run around all over the place
- 外地人|外地人|wai4 di4 ren2|stranger/outsider
- 開飯|开饭|kai1 fan4|to serve a meal
- 不著|不着|bu4 zhao2|no need/need not
- 人群|人群|ren2 qun2|crowd
- 筒|筒|tong3|tube/cylinder/to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)
- 影響|影响|ying3 xiang3|influence/effect/to influence/to affect (usually adversely)/to disturb/CL:股[gu3]
- 把玩|把玩|ba3 wan2|to turn around in one's hands/to play with/to fiddle with
- 心跳|心跳|xin1 tiao4|heartbeat/pulse
- 仔細|仔细|zi3 xi4|careful/attentive/cautious
- 積|积|ji1|to amass/to accumulate/to store/measured quantity (such as area of volume)/product (the result of multiplication)/to integrate (math.)/to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.)/old/long-standing
- 稀|稀|xi1|rare/uncommon/watery/sparse
- 控制|控制|kong4 zhi4|control/to exercise control over/to contain
- 做事|做事|zuo4 shi4|to work/to handle matters/to have a job
- 後門|后门|hou4 men2|the back door/fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure)/anus
- 章|章|Zhang1|surname Zhang
- 章|章|zhang1|chapter/section/clause/movement (of symphony)/seal/badge/regulation/order
- 悵然|怅然|chang4 ran2|disappointed and frustrated
- 決不|决不|jue2 bu4|not at all/simply (can) not
- 票|票|piao4|ticket/ballot/banknote/CL:張|张[zhang1]/person held for ransom/amateur performance of Chinese opera/classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
- 一頭|一头|yi1 tou2|one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side/headlong/directly/rapidly/simultaneously
- 大量|大量|da4 liang4|great amount/large quantity/bulk/numerous/generous/magnanimous
- 深深|深深|shen1 shen1|deep/profound
- 或者|或者|huo4 zhe3|or/possibly/maybe/perhaps
- 要是|要是|yao4 shi5|if
- 始終|始终|shi3 zhong1|from beginning to end/all along
- 到家|到家|dao4 jia1|perfect/excellent/brought to the utmost degree
- 滋味|滋味|zi1 wei4|taste/flavor/feeling
- 親情|亲情|qin1 qing2|affection/family love/love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children
- 面對|面对|mian4 dui4|to confront/to face
- 星期日|星期日|Xing1 qi1 ri4|Sunday/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 廣場|广场|guang3 chang3|public square/plaza
- 親|亲|qin1|parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related/marriage/bride/close/intimate/in person/first-hand/in favor of/pro-/to kiss
- 親|亲|qing4|parents-in-law of one's offspring
- 方向盤|方向盘|fang1 xiang4 pan2|steering wheel
- 東張西望|东张西望|dong1 zhang1 xi1 wang4|to look in all directions (idiom)/to glance around
- 喜悅|喜悦|xi3 yue4|happy/joyous
- 免得|免得|mian3 de5|so as not to/so as to avoid
- 公寓|公寓|gong1 yu4|apartment building/block of flats/CL:套[tao4]
- 大大|大大|da4 da4|greatly/enormously/(dialect) dad/uncle
- 心聲|心声|xin1 sheng1|thoughts/feelings/aspirations/heartfelt wishes/inner voice
- 往外|往外|wang3 wai4|out/outbound/departing
- 每當|每当|mei3 dang1|whenever/every time/on every
- 觸|触|chu4|to touch/to make contact with sth/to stir up sb's emotions
- 忍耐|忍耐|ren3 nai4|to show restraint/to repress (anger etc)/to exercise patience
- 起勁|起劲|qi3 jin4|vigorously/energetically/enthusiastically
- 送走|送走|song4 zou3|to see off/to send off
- 蝴蝶|蝴蝶|hu2 die2|butterfly/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- 裸體|裸体|luo3 ti3|naked
- 不容|不容|bu4 rong2|must not/cannot/to not allow/cannot tolerate
- 轉彎|转弯|zhuan3 wan1|to turn/to go around a corner
- 襯|衬|chen4|(of garments) against the skin/to line/lining/to contrast with/to assist financially
- 紅腫|红肿|hong2 zhong3|inflamed/red and swollen
- 好使|好使|hao3 shi3|easy to use/to function well/so that/in order to
- 看不清|看不清|kan4 bu5 qing1|not able to see clearly
- 聽錯|听错|ting1 cuo4|to mishear
- 自有|自有|zi4 you3|to possess/to own/to have
- 要說|要说|yao4 shuo1|as for/when it comes to
- 毫無|毫无|hao2 wu2|not in the least/to completely lack
- 越來越|越来越|yue4 lai2 yue4|more and more
- 異口同聲|异口同声|yi4 kou3 tong2 sheng1|different mouths, same voice/to speak in unison (idiom)
- 冰冷|冰冷|bing1 leng3|ice-cold
- 本地|本地|ben3 di4|local/this locality
- 引擎|引擎|yin3 qing2|engine (loanword)/CL:臺|台[tai2]
- 白布|白布|bai2 bu4|plain white cloth/calico
- 迷路|迷路|mi2 lu4|to lose the way/lost/labyrinth/labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear)
- 一對|一对|yi1 dui4|couple/pair
- 衣|衣|yi1|clothes/CL:件[jian4]
- 衣|衣|yi4|to dress/to wear/to put on (clothes)
- 嗓子|嗓子|sang3 zi5|throat/voice/CL:把[ba3]
- 托盤|托盘|tuo1 pan2|tray/salver/pallet
- 放假|放假|fang4 jia4|to have a holiday or vacation
- 對我來說|对我来说|dui4 wo3 lai2 shuo1|as far as I'm concerned
- 臨時|临时|lin2 shi2|at the instant sth happens/temporary/interim/ad hoc
- 水果|水果|shui3 guo3|fruit/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 野地|野地|ye3 di4|wilderness
- 讀|读|dou4|comma/phrase marked by pause
- 讀|读|du2|to read/to study/reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]
- 是的|是的|shi4 de5|yes, that's right/variant of 似的[shi4 de5]
- 不由得|不由得|bu4 you2 de5|can't help/cannot but
- 空間|空间|kong1 jian1|space/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 偷看|偷看|tou1 kan4|to peep/to peek/to steal a glance
- 不妥|不妥|bu4 tuo3|not proper/inappropriate
- 耐性|耐性|nai4 xing4|patience/endurance
- 調|调|diao4|to transfer/to move (troops or cadres)/to investigate/to enquire into/accent/view/argument/key (in music)/mode (music)/tune/tone/melody
- 調|调|tiao2|to harmonize/to reconcile/to blend/to suit well/to season (food)/to provoke/to incite
- 順手|顺手|shun4 shou3|easily/without trouble/while one is at it/in passing/handy
- 心臟|心脏|xin1 zang4|heart/CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- 抱歉|抱歉|bao4 qian4|to be sorry/to feel apologetic/sorry!
- 千瘡百孔|千疮百孔|qian1 chuang1 bai3 kong3|riddled with gaping wounds/afflicted with all ills
- 不外|不外|bu4 wai4|not beyond the scope of/nothing more than
- 上好|上好|shang4 hao3|first-rate/top-notch
- 有意思|有意思|you3 yi4 si5|interesting/meaningful/enjoyable/fun
- 厲鬼|厉鬼|li4 gui3|malicious spirit/devil
- 原因|原因|yuan2 yin1|cause/origin/root cause/reason/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 交通車|交通车|jiao1 tong1 che1|shuttle bus
- 跨|跨|kua4|to step across/to stride over/to straddle/to span
- 生菜|生菜|sheng1 cai4|lettuce/raw fresh vegetables/greens
- 結結巴巴|结结巴巴|jie1 jie1 ba1 ba5|stammeringly
- 外圍|外围|wai4 wei2|surrounding
- 外國|外国|wai4 guo2|foreign (country)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 趁|趁|chen4|to avail oneself of/to take advantage of
- 大風|大风|da4 feng1|gale/CL:場|场[chang2]
- 書報|书报|shu1 bao4|papers and books
- 安人|安人|an1 ren2|to pacify the people/landlady (old)/wife of 員外|员外[yuan2 wai4], landlord
- 沒問題|没问题|mei2 wen4 ti2|no problem
- 迎面|迎面|ying2 mian4|directly/head-on (collision)/in one's face (of wind)
- 流血|流血|liu2 xue4|to bleed/to shed blood
- 指定|指定|zhi3 ding4|to appoint/to assign/to indicate clearly and with certainty/designated
- 皮包|皮包|pi2 bao1|handbag/briefcase
- 拍手|拍手|pai1 shou3|to clap one's hands
- 軍營|军营|jun1 ying2|barracks/army camp
- 落後|落后|luo4 hou4|to fall behind/to lag (in technology etc)/backward/to retrogress
- 夏天|夏天|xia4 tian1|summer/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 高級職員|高级职员|gao1 ji2 zhi2 yuan2|high official/senior executive
- 賠|赔|pei2|to compensate for loss/to indemnify/to suffer a financial loss
- 否認|否认|fou3 ren4|to declare to be untrue/to deny
- 祈禱|祈祷|qi2 dao3|to pray/to say one's prayers/prayer
- 叫醒|叫醒|jiao4 xing3|to awaken/to wake sb up/to rouse
- 小船|小船|xiao3 chuan2|boat
- 泥土|泥土|ni2 tu3|earth/soil/mud/clay
- 責|责|ze2|duty/responsibility/to reproach/to blame
- 改口|改口|gai3 kou3|to correct oneself/to withdraw or modify one's previous remark
- 雙親|双亲|shuang1 qin1|parents
- 從來沒|从来没|cong2 lai2 mei2|never
- 曉得|晓得|xiao3 de5|to know
- 豎|竖|shu4|to erect/vertical/vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
- 白麵|白面|bai2 mian4|wheat flour/flour/heroin
- 衣架|衣架|yi1 jia4|clothes hanger/clothes rack
- 狂風|狂风|kuang2 feng1|gale/squall/whole gale (meteorology)
- 擔心|担心|dan1 xin1|anxious/worried/uneasy/to worry/to be anxious
- 多國|多国|duo1 guo2|multinational
- 寶藏|宝藏|bao3 zang4|precious (mineral) deposits/(budd.) the treasure of Buddha's law
- 不好意思|不好意思|bu4 hao3 yi4 si5|to feel embarrassed/to find it embarrassing/to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
- 迢|迢|tiao2|remote
- 弄清|弄清|nong4 qing1|to clarify/to fully understand
- 迷|迷|mi2|to bewilder/crazy about/fan/enthusiast/lost/confused
- 辭|辞|ci2|to resign/to dismiss/to decline/to take leave/ballad (archaic poetic genre)/variant of 詞|词[ci2]
- 圍牆|围墙|wei2 qiang2|perimeter wall/fence/CL:道[dao4]
- 緣故|缘故|yuan2 gu4|reason/cause
- 廢物|废物|fei4 wu4|rubbish/waste material/useless person
- 好過|好过|hao3 guo4|to have an easy time/(feel) well
- 家庭主婦|家庭主妇|jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu4|housewife
- 出血|出血|chu1 xue4|bleeding/hemorrhage/fig. spending money
- 行李|行李|xing2 li5|luggage/CL:件[jian4]
- 孤單|孤单|gu1 dan1|lone/lonely/loneliness
- 老板|老板|lao3 ban3|variant of 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]
- 體內|体内|ti3 nei4|within the body/in vivo (vs in vitro)/internal to
- 生下|生下|sheng1 xia4|to give birth to
- 千里眼|千里眼|qian1 li3 yan3|clairvoyance
- 迷信|迷信|mi2 xin4|superstition/to have a superstitious belief (in sth)
- 不問|不问|bu4 wen4|to pay no attention to/to disregard/to ignore/to let go unpunished/to let off
- 彷彿|仿佛|fang3 fu2|to seem/as if/alike/similar
- 圖片|图片|tu2 pian4|image/picture/photograph/CL:張|张[zhang1]
- 燃燒|燃烧|ran2 shao1|to ignite/to combust/to burn/combustion/flaming
- 拖把|拖把|tuo1 ba3|mop
- 祝福|祝福|zhu4 fu2|blessings/to wish sb well
- 下唇|下唇|xia4 chun2|lower lip
- 認為|认为|ren4 wei2|to believe/to think/to consider/to feel
- 踩|踩|cai3|to step on/to tread/to stamp/to press a pedal/to pedal (a bike)
- 天地|天地|tian1 di4|heaven and earth/world/scope/field of activity
- 改善|改善|gai3 shan4|to make better/to improve/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 克服|克服|ke4 fu2|(try to) overcome (hardships etc)/to conquer/to put up with/to endure
- 不只|不只|bu4 zhi3|not only/not merely
- 夢想|梦想|meng4 xiang3|(fig.) to dream of/dream
- 跟上|跟上|gen1 shang4|to catch up with/to keep pace with
- 腹|腹|fu4|abdomen/stomach/belly
- 腸|肠|chang2|intestines
- 肋骨|肋骨|lei4 gu3|rib
- 起子|起子|qi3 zi5|baking soda (used to leaven bread)/screwdriver/bottle opener
- 污水|污水|wu1 shui3|sewage
- 膏|膏|gao1|ointment/paste/CL:帖[tie3]
- 膏|膏|gao4|to moisten/to grease/to apply (cream, ointment)/to dip a brush in ink
- 膽|胆|dan3|gall bladder/courage/guts/gall/inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
- 主人|主人|zhu3 ren2|master/host/owner/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 包涵|包涵|bao1 han2|to excuse/to forgive/to bear with/to contain
- 岳母|岳母|yue4 mu3|wife's mother, mother-in-law
- 微笑|微笑|wei1 xiao4|smile/CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]/to smile
- 不可|不可|bu4 ke3|cannot/should not/must not
- 大意|大意|da4 yi4|general idea/main idea
- 大意|大意|da4 yi5|careless
- 期待|期待|qi1 dai4|to look forward to/to await/expectation
- 關心|关心|guan1 xin1|to be concerned about/to care about
- 英俊|英俊|ying1 jun4|handsome
- 耐|耐|nai4|capable of enduring/able to tolerate/patient/durable/hardy/resistant
- 境界|境界|jing4 jie4|boundary/state/realm
- 家人|家人|jia1 ren2|household/(one's) family
- 跪下|跪下|gui4 xia5|to kneel down
- 非洲人|非洲人|Fei1 zhou1 ren2|African (person)
- 聚|聚|ju4|to congregate/to assemble/to mass/to gather together/to amass/to polymerize
- 起身|起身|qi3 shen1|to get up/to leave/to set forth
- 再度|再度|zai4 du4|once more/once again/one more time
- 頑固|顽固|wan2 gu4|stubborn/obstinate
- 肥|肥|fei2|fat/fertile/loose-fitting or large/to fertilize/to become rich by illegal means/fertilizer/manure
- 愛上|爱上|ai4 shang4|to fall in love with/to be in love with
- 肺|肺|fei4|lung/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 麻布|麻布|ma2 bu4|sackcloth
- 幾點|几点|ji3 dian3|what time?/when?
- 三字經|三字经|San1 zi4 Jing1|Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters
- 三字經|三字经|san1 zi4 jing1|(slang) swearword/four-letter word
- 轉回|转回|zhuan3 hui2|to turn back/to put back/reversal/melodic inversion (in music)
- 胚|胚|pei1|embryo
- 豆腐|豆腐|dou4 fu5|tofu/bean curd
- 原始|原始|yuan2 shi3|first/original/primitive/original (document etc)
- 做菜|做菜|zuo4 cai4|to cook/cooking
- 一半|一半|yi1 ban4|half
- 看出|看出|kan4 chu1|to make out/to see
- 九|九|jiu3|nine/9
- 糖醋|糖醋|tang2 cu4|sweet and sour
- 家信|家信|jia1 xin4|letter (to or from) home
- 乍|乍|zha4|at first/suddenly/abruptly/to spread/(of hair) to stand on end/bristling
- 隨著|随着|sui2 zhe5|along with/in the wake of/following
- 天才|天才|tian1 cai2|talent/gift/genius/talented/gifted
- 應考|应考|ying4 kao3|to take an exam
- 衰弱|衰弱|shuai1 ruo4|weak/feeble
- 任|任|Ren4|surname Ren
- 任|任|ren4|to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office/responsibility/to let/to allow/to give free rein to/no matter (how, what etc)/classifier for the number of terms served in office, post, or rank
- 室內|室内|shi4 nei4|indoor
- 接觸|接触|jie1 chu4|to touch/to contact/access/in touch with
- 相通|相通|xiang1 tong1|interlinked/connected/communicating/in communication/accommodating
- 孔子|孔子|Kong3 zi3|Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
- 今|今|jin1|today/modern/present/current/this/now
- 枯燥|枯燥|ku1 zao4|dry and dull/uninteresting/dry-as-dust
- 纏頭|缠头|chan2 tou2|embroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group/to reward an actor with brocade headband
- 不利|不利|bu4 li4|unfavorable/disadvantageous/harmful/detrimental
- 般|般|ban1|sort/kind/class/way/manner
- 般|般|pan2|see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]
- 浪費|浪费|lang4 fei4|to waste/to squander
- 舉|举|ju3|to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to choose/to elect/act/move/deed
- 何|何|He2|surname He
- 何|何|he2|what/how/why/which/carry
- 估|估|gu1|estimate
- 估|估|gu4|old/second-hand (clothes)
- 艷|艳|yan4|colorful/splendid/gaudy/amorous/romantic/to envy
- 統統|统统|tong3 tong3|totally
- 好奇|好奇|hao4 qi2|inquisitive/curious/inquisitiveness/curiosity
- 得令|得令|de2 ling4|to follow your orders/roger!/yessir!
- 芳|芳|fang1|fragrant
- 強調|强调|qiang2 diao4|to emphasize (a statement)/to stress
- 兵役|兵役|bing1 yi4|military service
- 萬歲|万岁|wan4 sui4|Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!/Your Majesty/His Majesty
- 台下|台下|tai2 xia4|off the stage/in the audience
- 若|若|ruo4|to seem/like/as/if
- 跳舞|跳舞|tiao4 wu3|to dance
- 燈泡|灯泡|deng1 pao4|light bulb/see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]/third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 放大|放大|fang4 da4|to enlarge/to magnify
- 肚子|肚子|du4 zi5|belly/abdomen/stomach/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 蕃茄|蕃茄|fan1 qie2|variant of 番茄[fan1 qie2]
- 大山|大山|Da4 shan1|Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC
- 鏡頭|镜头|jing4 tou2|camera lens/camera shot (in a movie etc)/scene
- 透頂|透顶|tou4 ding3|out-and-out/thoroughly
- 無可奈何|无可奈何|wu2 ke3 nai4 he2|have no way out/have no alternative/abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4]
- 拼命|拼命|pin1 ming4|to do one's utmost/with all one's might/at all costs/(to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
- 關子|关子|guan1 zi5|climax (in a story)
- 無聲|无声|wu2 sheng1|noiseless/noiselessly/silent
- 掉轉|掉转|diao4 zhuan3|to turn around
- 天涯海角|天涯海角|Tian1 ya2 Hai3 jiao3|Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞|三亚[San1 ya4], Hainan
- 天涯海角|天涯海角|tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3|the ends of the earth/separated worlds apart
- 女友|女友|nu:3 you3|girlfriend
- 鄉愁|乡愁|xiang1 chou2|homesickness/nostalgia
- 掛號信|挂号信|gua4 hao4 xin4|registered letter
- 一點一點|一点一点|yi1 dian3 yi1 dian3|little by little/bit by bit/gradually
- 葡|葡|Pu2|Portugal/Portuguese/abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]
- 葡|葡|pu2|see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]
- 不了|不了|bu4 liao3|unable to/without end
- 格格|格格|ge2 ge5|princess (loanword from Manchu, used in the Qing Dynasty)
- 所羅門|所罗门|Suo3 luo2 men2|Solomon (name)
- 情願|情愿|qing2 yuan4|willingness/would rather (agree to X than Y)
- 打赤膊|打赤膊|da3 chi4 bo2|to bare one's chest/bare-chested
- 世上|世上|shi4 shang4|on earth
- 裝備|装备|zhuang1 bei4|equipment/to equip/to outfit
- 負責人|负责人|fu4 ze2 ren2|person in charge
- 照相|照相|zhao4 xiang4|to take a photograph
- 分辯|分辩|fen1 bian4|to explain the facts/to defend against an accusation
- 安詳|安详|an1 xiang2|serene
- 落日|落日|luo4 ri4|setting sun
- 蜜|蜜|mi4|honey
- 文化|文化|wen2 hua4|culture/civilization/cultural/CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
- 建材|建材|jian4 cai2|building materials
- 粉刷|粉刷|fen3 shua1|to paint/to whitewash/emulsion/plaster
- 遙遠|遥远|yao2 yuan3|distant/remote
- 浴衣|浴衣|yu4 yi1|bathrobe
- 抱怨|抱怨|bao4 yuan4|to complain/to grumble/to harbor a complaint/to feel dissatisfied
- 點頭|点头|dian3 tou2|to nod
- 領子|领子|ling3 zi5|shirt collar
- 電線|电线|dian4 xian4|wire/power cord/CL:根[gen1]
- 暗淡|暗淡|an4 dan4|dark/dim (light)/dull (color)/drab/(fig.) gloomy/bleak
- 存錢|存钱|cun2 qian2|to deposit money/to save money
- 抹布|抹布|ma1 bu4|cleaning rag/also pr. [mo3 bu4]
- 熱水|热水|re4 shui3|hot water
- 懷疑|怀疑|huai2 yi2|to doubt/to suspect/doubt/suspicion/skeptical
- 衝口而出|冲口而出|chong1 kou3 er2 chu1|to blurt out without thinking (idiom)
- 出車|出车|chu1 che1|to drive (people or goods to a destination)
- 離不開|离不开|li2 bu5 kai1|inseparable/inevitably linked to
- 蛇|蛇|she2|snake/serpent/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 鳥巢|鸟巢|niao3 chao2|bird's nest/nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
- 心中|心中|xin1 zhong1|central point/in one's thoughts/in one's heart
- 曬乾|晒干|shai4 gan1|to dry in the sun
- 停止|停止|ting2 zhi3|to stop/to halt/to cease
- 嗚|呜|wu1|(onom.) for humming or whimpering
- 出生|出生|chu1 sheng1|to be born
- 嗆|呛|qiang1|to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
- 嗆|呛|qiang4|to irritate the nose/to choke (of smoke, smell etc)/pungent/(coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb/to scold/to speak out against sb
- 四月|四月|Si4 yue4|April/fourth month (of the lunar year)
- 發亮|发亮|fa1 liang4|to shine/shiny
- 好心|好心|hao3 xin1|kindness/good intentions
- 難堪|难堪|nan2 kan1|hard to take/embarrassed
- 喉|喉|hou2|throat/larynx
- 膽小鬼|胆小鬼|dan3 xiao3 gui3|coward
- 深處|深处|shen1 chu4|abyss/depths/deepest or most distant part
- 十一|十一|shi2 yi1|eleven/11
- 上次|上次|shang4 ci4|last time
- 一塌糊塗|一塌糊涂|yi1 ta1 hu2 tu5|muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition/complete shambles/a total mess
- 頓|顿|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
- 強烈|强烈|qiang2 lie4|intense/(violently) strong
- 啃|啃|ken3|to gnaw/to nibble/to bite
- 順|顺|shun4|to obey/to follow/to arrange/to make reasonable/along/favorable
- 聽不見|听不见|ting1 bu5 jian4|not be able to hear
- 拿來|拿来|na2 lai2|to bring/to fetch/to get
- 唉|唉|ai1|interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)/to sigh
- 唉|唉|ai4|alas/oh dear
- 坐墊|坐垫|zuo4 dian4|cushion/(motorbike) seat/CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- 單調|单调|dan1 diao4|monotonous
- 酒吧|酒吧|jiu3 ba1|bar/pub/saloon/CL:家[jia1]
- 熄火|熄火|xi1 huo3|(of fire, lamp etc) to go out/to put out (fire)/(fig.) to die down/(of a vehicle) to stall
- 哇|哇|wa1|Wow!/sound of child's crying/sound of vomiting
- 哇|哇|wa5|replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
- 十二|十二|shi2 er4|twelve/12
- 阻止|阻止|zu3 zhi3|to prevent/to block
- 駱|骆|Luo4|surname Luo
- 駱|骆|luo4|camel/white horse with a black mane (archaic)
- 甚至於|甚至于|shen4 zhi4 yu2|so much (that)/even (to the extent that)
- 仰頭|仰头|yang3 tou2|to raise one's head
- 不比|不比|bu4 bi3|unlike
- 含|含|han2|to keep/to contain/to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)
- 驚喜|惊喜|jing1 xi3|nice surprise/to be pleasantly surprised
- 先例|先例|xian1 li4|antecedent/precedent
- 吸|吸|xi1|to breathe/to suck in/to absorb/to inhale
- 吶|呐|na4|battle cry
- 吶|呐|na5|sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne5 a5] or variant of 哪[na5])
- 交通警察|交通警察|jiao1 tong1 jing3 cha2|traffic police/abbr. to 交警
- 雕塑|雕塑|diao1 su4|a statue/a Buddhist image/sculpture/to carve
- 吱|吱|zhi1|(onom.) creaking or groaning
- 吱|吱|zi1|(onom.) to squeak (of mice)/to chirp or peep (of small birds)
- 同|同|tong2|like/same/similar/together/alike/with
- 那樣|那样|na4 yang4|that kind/that sort
- 各|各|ge4|each/every
- 吞|吞|tun1|to swallow/to take
- 吟|吟|yin2|to chant/to recite/to moan/to groan/cry (of certain animals and insects)/song (ancient poem)
- 閉著|闭着|bi4 zhe5|closed
- 埋|埋|mai2|to bury
- 埋|埋|man2|to blame
- 悲哀|悲哀|bei1 ai1|grieved/sorrowful
- 邊門|边门|bian1 men2|side door/wicket door
- 垂|垂|chui2|to hang (down)/droop/dangle/bend down/hand down/bequeath/nearly/almost/to approach
- 擠進|挤进|ji3 jin4|to break into/to force one's way into/to barge into
- 髮|发|fa4|hair/Taiwan pr. [fa3]
- 讚美|赞美|zan4 mei3|to admire/to praise/to eulogize
- 好意|好意|hao3 yi4|good intention/kindness
- 既然|既然|ji4 ran2|since/as/this being the case
- 坡|坡|po1|slope/CL:個|个[ge4]/sloping/slanted
- 詩意|诗意|shi1 yi4|poetry/poetic quality or flavor
- 圍|围|Wei2|surname Wei
- 圍|围|wei2|to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
- 絕不|绝不|jue2 bu4|in no way/not in the least/absolutely not
- 驢|驴|lu:2|donkey/CL:頭|头[tou2]
- 自由|自由|zi4 you2|freedom/free/liberty/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 步子|步子|bu4 zi5|step/pace
- 因|因|yin1|cause/reason/because
- 鮮|鲜|xian1|fresh/bright (in color)/delicious/tasty/delicacy/aquatic foods
- 鮮|鲜|xian3|few/rare
- 高聲|高声|gao1 sheng1|aloud/loud/loudly
- 騙子|骗子|pian4 zi5|swindler/a cheat
- 傷心|伤心|shang1 xin1|to grieve/to be broken-hearted/to feel deeply hurt
- 胡說八道|胡说八道|hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4|to talk rubbish
- 鬆|松|song1|loose/to loosen/to relax
- 鬧|闹|nao4|noisy/cacophonous/to make noise/to disturb/to vent (feelings)/to fall ill/to have an attack (of sickness)/to go in (for some activity)/to joke
- 親眼|亲眼|qin1 yan3|with one's own eyes/personally
- 建議|建议|jian4 yi4|to propose/to suggest/to recommend/proposal/suggestion/recommendation/CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3]
- 魔|魔|mo2|devil/magic
- 也就是說|也就是说|ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1|in other words/that is to say/so/thus
- 嘿|嘿|hei1|hey
- 喝醉|喝醉|he1 zui4|to get drunk
- 寧靜|宁静|ning2 jing4|tranquil/tranquility/serenity
- 國政|国政|guo2 zheng4|national politics/archaic rank, "Minister of State"/common given name
- 眼眶|眼眶|yan3 kuang4|eye socket/rim of the eye
- 悠閒|悠闲|you1 xian2|leisurely/carefree/relaxed
- 給予|给予|ji3 yu3|to accord/to give/to show (respect)
- 流露|流露|liu2 lu4|to express/to reveal (one's thoughts or feelings)
- 赤足|赤足|chi4 zu2|barefoot/barefooted
- 原諒|原谅|yuan2 liang4|to excuse/to forgive/to pardon
- 巨大|巨大|ju4 da4|huge/immense/very large/tremendous/gigantic/enormous
- 慢慢來|慢慢来|man4 man4 lai2|take your time/take it easy
- 欺騙|欺骗|qi1 pian4|to deceive/to cheat
- 肥皂泡|肥皂泡|fei2 zao4 pao4|soap bubble
- 明星|明星|ming2 xing1|star/celebrity
- 大方|大方|da4 fang1|expert/scholar/mother earth/a type of green tea
- 大方|大方|da4 fang5|generous/magnanimous/stylish/in good taste/easy-mannered/natural and relaxed
- 共|共|gong4|common/general/to share/together/total/altogether/abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
- 兵|兵|bing1|soldiers/a force/an army/weapons/arms/military/warlike/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 荒謬|荒谬|huang1 miu4|absurd/ridiculous
- 試探|试探|shi4 tan4|to sound out/to probe/to feel out/to try out
- 區別|区别|qu1 bie2|difference/to distinguish/to discriminate/to make a distinction/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 人馬|人马|ren2 ma3|men and horses/troops/group of people/troop/staff/centaur
- 三分之一|三分之一|san1 fen1 zhi1 yi1|one third
- 傷|伤|shang1|to injure/injury/wound
- 麻雀|麻雀|ma2 que4|sparrow/(dialect) mahjong
- 粗暴|粗暴|cu1 bao4|rough/cruel
- 出租|出租|chu1 zu1|to rent
- 粗魯|粗鲁|cu1 lu3|coarse/crude (in one's manner)/boorish
- 木乃伊|木乃伊|mu4 nai3 yi1|mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)
- 極大|极大|ji2 da4|maximum/enormous
- 毛衣|毛衣|mao2 yi1|(wool) sweater/CL:件[jian4]
- 轎車|轿车|jiao4 che1|enclosed carriage for carrying passengers/motor carriage/car or bus/limousine/CL:部[bu4],輛|辆[liang4]
- 過頭|过头|guo4 tou2|to overdo it/to overstep the limit/excessively/above one's head/overhead
- 號碼|号码|hao4 ma3|number/CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4]
- 坐定|坐定|zuo4 ding4|to be seated
- 鴿|鸽|ge1|pigeon/dove
- 荒僻|荒僻|huang1 pi4|desolate/deserted/out-of-the-way
- 小兒|小儿|xiao3 er2|young child/(humble) my son
- 小兒|小儿|xiao3 r5|(coll.) early childhood/baby boy
- 麵包屑|面包屑|mian4 bao1 xie4|breadcrumbs
- 強盜|强盗|qiang2 dao4|to rob (with force)/bandit/robber/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 厲|厉|Li4|surname Li
- 厲|厉|li4|strict/severe
- 厭|厌|yan4|to loathe
- 九孔|九孔|jiu3 kong3|abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
- 反|反|fan3|contrary/in reverse/inside out or upside down/to reverse/to return/to oppose/opposite/against/anti-/to rebel/to use analogy/instead/abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
- 友|友|you3|friend
- 叉|叉|cha1|fork/pitchfork/prong/pick/cross/intersect/"X"
- 叉|叉|cha2|to cross/be stuck
- 叉|叉|cha3|to diverge/to open (as legs)
- 買好|买好|mai3 hao3|to ingratiate oneself
- 叢|丛|cong2|cluster/collection/collection of books/thicket
- 北|北|bei3|north/to be defeated (classical)
- 恨不能|恨不能|hen4 bu5 neng2|see 恨不得[hen4 bu5 de5]
- 打鼓|打鼓|da3 gu3|to beat a drum/to play a drum/(fig.) to feel nervous
- 地帶|地带|di4 dai4|zone/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 鹽|盐|yan2|salt/CL:粒[li4]
- 升|升|sheng1|to ascend/to rise to the rank of/to promote/to hoist/liter/measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]
- 午|午|wu3|7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse
- 雄壯|雄壮|xiong2 zhuang4|majestic/awesome/full of power and grandeur
- 冒著|冒着|mao4 zhe5|to brave/to face dangers
- 理想|理想|li3 xiang3|an ideal/a dream/ideal/perfect
- 茶几|茶几|cha2 ji1|small side table/coffee table/teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
- 風花雪月|风花雪月|feng1 hua1 xue3 yue4|wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance/love affair/romance is in the air/dissipated life
- 講話|讲话|jiang3 hua4|a speech/to speak/to talk/to address/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 勢|势|shi4|power/influence/potential/momentum/tendency/trend/situation/conditions/outward appearance/sign/gesture/male genitals
- 不時|不时|bu4 shi2|from time to time/now and then/occasionally/frequently
- 刊|刊|kan1|to print/to publish/publication/periodical/to peel with a knife/to carve/to amend
- 滿意|满意|man3 yi4|satisfied/pleased/to one's satisfaction
- 明朗|明朗|ming2 lang3|bright/clear/obvious/forthright/open-minded/bright and cheerful
- 能夠|能够|neng2 gou4|to be capable of/to be able to/can
- 駕駛執照|驾驶执照|jia4 shi3 zhi2 zhao4|driver's license
- 講解|讲解|jiang3 jie3|to explain
- 副|副|fu4|secondary/auxiliary/deputy/assistant/vice-/abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb/classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
- 飛來飛去|飞来飞去|fei1 lai2 fei1 qu4|to fly about/to fly hither and thither/to flit/to swarm/to spiral
- 鼻|鼻|bi2|nose
- 尤其|尤其|you2 qi2|especially/particularly
- 苦惱|苦恼|ku3 nao3|vexed/distressed
- 小車|小车|xiao3 che1|small model car/mini-car/small horse-cart/barrow/wheelbarrow/type of folk dance
- 優雅|优雅|you1 ya3|grace/graceful
- 儀式|仪式|yi2 shi4|ceremony
- 最高|最高|zui4 gao1|tallest/highest/supreme (court etc)
- 卡車|卡车|ka3 che1|truck/CL:輛|辆[liang4]
- 沼澤|沼泽|zhao3 ze2|marsh/swamp/wetlands/glade
- 再不|再不|zai4 bu4|if not, then/otherwise
- 賽跑|赛跑|sai4 pao3|race (running)/to race (running)
- 荒原|荒原|huang1 yuan2|wasteland
- 避|避|bi4|to avoid/to shun/to flee/to escape/to keep away from/to leave/to hide from
- 擠出|挤出|ji3 chu1|to squeeze out/to extrude/to drain/to find the time/to burst out
- 苦悶|苦闷|ku3 men4|depressed/dejected/feeling low
- 本來|本来|ben3 lai2|original/originally/at first/it goes without saying/of course
- 家庭|家庭|jia1 ting2|family/household/CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4]
- 從小|从小|cong2 xiao3|from childhood/as a child
- 受寵若驚|受宠若惊|shou4 chong3 ruo4 jing1|overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
- 部|部|bu4|ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
- 安排|安排|an1 pai2|to arrange/to plan/to set up/arrangements/plans
- 鄰|邻|lin2|neighbor/adjacent/close to
- 病死|病死|bing4 si3|to fall ill and die/to die of illness
- 八十|八十|ba1 shi2|eighty/80
- 爭辯|争辩|zheng1 bian4|a dispute/to wrangle
- 歡喜|欢喜|huan1 xi3|happy/joyous/delighted/to like/to be fond of
- 公升|公升|gong1 sheng1|liter
- 風味|风味|feng1 wei4|distinctive flavor/distinctive style
- 好時|好时|Hao3 shi2|Hershey's (brand)
- 工地|工地|gong1 di4|construction site
- 石棉瓦|石棉瓦|shi2 mian2 wa3|asbestos roofing sheet (corrugated)
- 射|射|she4|to shoot/to launch/to allude to/radio- (chemistry)
- 十四|十四|shi2 si4|fourteen/14
- 緩緩|缓缓|huan3 huan3|slowly/unhurriedly/little by little
- 食譜|食谱|shi2 pu3|cookbook/recipe/diet/CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4]
- 一旦|一旦|yi1 dan4|in case (sth happens)/if/once (sth happens, then...)/when/in a short time/in one day
- 調子|调子|diao4 zi5|tune/melody/tuning/cadence/intonation/(speech) tone
- 寂寥|寂寥|ji4 liao2|lonely/still/desolate/(classical)
- 運氣|运气|yun4 qi5|luck (good or bad)
- 泥水|泥水|ni2 shui3|muddy water/mud/masonry (craft)
- 阿斯匹靈|阿斯匹灵|a1 si1 pi2 ling2|aspirin (loanword) (Tw)
- 選擇題|选择题|xuan3 ze2 ti2|multiple-choice question
- 小辮|小辫|xiao3 bian4|pigtail
- 隔壁|隔壁|ge2 bi4|next door/neighbor
- 彈|弹|dan4|crossball/bullet/shot/shell/ball
- 彈|弹|tan2|to pluck (a string)/to play (a string instrument)/to spring or leap/to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)/(of cotton) to fluff or tease/to flick/to flip/to accuse/to impeach/elastic (of materials)
- 發呆|发呆|fa1 dai1|to stare blankly/to be stunned/to be lost in thought
- 式|式|shi4|type/form/pattern/style
- 好朋友|好朋友|hao3 peng2 you5|good friend/(slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
- 腳下|脚下|jiao3 xia4|under the foot
- 來講|来讲|lai2 jiang3|as to/considering/for
- 耳環|耳环|er3 huan2|earring/CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4]
- 看得見|看得见|kan4 de2 jian4|can see/visible
- 大王|大王|da4 wang2|king/magnate/person having expert skill in something
- 大王|大王|dai4 wang5|robber baron (in opera, old stories)/magnate
- 強|强|Qiang2|surname Qiang
- 強|强|jiang4|stubborn/unyielding
- 強|强|qiang2|strong/powerful/better/slightly more than/vigorous/violent/best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]
- 強|强|qiang3|to force/to compel/to strive/to make an effort
- 洞房|洞房|dong4 fang2|secret inner room/bridal room
- 有興趣|有兴趣|you3 xing4 qu4|interested/interesting
- 完整|完整|wan2 zheng3|complete/intact
- 想要|想要|xiang3 yao4|to want to/to feel like/to fancy/to care for sb/desirous of
- 待|待|dai1|to stay
- 待|待|dai4|to wait/to treat/to deal with/to need/going to (do sth)/about to/intending to
- 內衣褲|内衣裤|nei4 yi1 ku4|underwear
- 泉水|泉水|quan2 shui3|spring water/CL:股[gu3]
- 拆開|拆开|chai1 kai1|to dismantle/to disassemble/to open up (sth sealed)/to unpick
- 或是|或是|huo4 shi4|or/either one or the other
- 菜蔬|菜蔬|cai4 shu1|greens/vegetables/vegetable side dish
- 大不相同|大不相同|da4 bu4 xiang1 tong2|not at all the same/substantially different
- 要人|要人|yao4 ren2|important person
- 吹牛|吹牛|chui1 niu2|to talk big/to shoot off one's mouth/to chat (dialect)
- 幅|幅|fu2|width/roll/classifier for textiles or pictures
- 油漆|油漆|you2 qi1|oil paints/lacquer/to paint/CL:層|层[ceng2]
- 零亂|零乱|ling2 luan4|in disorder/a complete mess
- 在前|在前|zai4 qian2|ahead/formerly/in the past
- 差錯|差错|cha1 cuo4|mistake/slip-up/fault/error (in data transmission)/accident/mishap
- 正午|正午|zheng4 wu3|midday/noon/noonday
- 熱愛|热爱|re4 ai4|to love ardently/to adore
- 席|席|Xi2|surname Xi
- 席|席|xi2|woven mat/seat/banquet/place in a democratic assembly/classifier for banquets, conversations etc
- 廚|厨|chu2|kitchen
- 誠意|诚意|cheng2 yi4|sincerity/good faith
- 廉|廉|Lian2|surname Lian
- 廉|廉|lian2|incorruptible/honest/inexpensive/to investigate (old)/side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)
- 海鮮|海鲜|hai3 xian1|seafood
- 怪人|怪人|guai4 ren2|strange person/eccentric
- 怪事|怪事|guai4 shi4|strange thing/curious occurrence
- 府|府|fu3|seat of government/government repository (archive)/official residence/mansion/presidential palace/(honorific) Your home/prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
- 亂叫|乱叫|luan4 jiao4|to inconsiderately shout
- 存檔|存档|cun2 dang4|to file/to save a file (computer)/saved data (for a video game etc)
- 兮兮|兮兮|xi1 xi1|(particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮)
- 異鄉人|异乡人|yi4 xiang1 ren2|stranger
- 一排|一排|yi1 pai2|row
- 著眼|着眼|zhuo2 yan3|to have one's eyes on (a goal)/having sth in mind/to concentrate
- 難過|难过|nan2 guo4|to feel sad/to feel unwell/(of life) to be difficult
- 失|失|shi1|to lose/to miss/to fail
- 不平|不平|bu4 ping2|uneven/injustice/unfairness/wrong/grievance/indignant/dissatisfied
- 試試看|试试看|shi4 shi4 kan4|to give it a try
- 手套|手套|shou3 tao4|glove/mitten/CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 常識|常识|chang2 shi2|common sense/general knowledge/CL:門|门[men2]
- 午夜|午夜|wu3 ye4|midnight
- 家門|家门|jia1 men2|house door/family clan
- 過期|过期|guo4 qi1|to be overdue/to exceed the time limit/to expire (as in expiration date)
- 小說|小说|xiao3 shuo1|novel/fiction/CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
- 深井|深井|Shen1 Jing3|Sham Tseng (area in Hong Kong)
- 厲聲|厉声|li4 sheng1|stern voice
- 天涯|天涯|tian1 ya2|the other end of the world/a faraway place
- 貪心|贪心|tan1 xin1|greedy
- 滴水|滴水|di1 shui3|water drop/dripping water
- 不得|不得|bu4 de2|must not/may not/not to be allowed/cannot
- 念書|念书|nian4 shu1|to read/to study
- 嬉皮|嬉皮|xi1 pi2|hippie (loanword) (Tw)
- 填|填|tian2|to fill or stuff/(of a form etc) to fill in
- 有事|有事|you3 shi4|to be occupied with sth/to have sth on one's mind/there is something the matter
- 月亮|月亮|yue4 liang5|the moon
- 遠方|远方|yuan3 fang1|far away/a distant location
- 海帶|海带|hai3 dai4|kelp
- 回憶|回忆|hui2 yi4|to recall/memories/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 半天|半天|ban4 tian1|half of the day/a long time/quite a while/midair/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 壺|壶|hu2|pot/classifier for bottled liquid
- 飛蟲|飞虫|fei1 chong2|flying insect/winged insect
- 牛仔褲|牛仔裤|niu2 zai3 ku4|jeans/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 日照|日照|Ri4 zhao4|Rizhao prefecture level city in Shandong
- 日照|日照|ri4 zhao4|sunshine
- 陀|陀|tuo2|(phonetic)/declivity/steep bank
- 陣|阵|zhen4|disposition of troops/wave/spate/burst/spell/short period of time/classifier for events or states of short duration
- 院|院|yuan4|courtyard/institution/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 除|除|chu2|to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out/to divide/except/not including
- 重犯|重犯|zhong4 fan4|serious criminal/felon
- 情人|情人|qing2 ren2|lover/sweetheart
- 孤|孤|gu1|lone/lonely
- 珠寶|珠宝|zhu1 bao3|pearls/jewels/precious stones
- 安|安|An1|surname An
- 安|安|an1|content/calm/still/quiet/safe/secure/in good health/to find a place for/to install/to fix/to fit/to bring (a charge against sb)/to pacify/to harbor (good intentions)/security/safety/peace/ampere
- 靈機一動|灵机一动|ling2 ji1 yi1 dong4|a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration/to be struck by a brainwave
- 西裝|西装|xi1 zhuang1|suit/Western-style clothes/CL:套[tao4]
- 小貓|小猫|xiao3 mao1|kitten
- 宣|宣|Xuan1|surname Xuan
- 宣|宣|xuan1|to declare (publicly)/to announce
- 容|容|Rong2|surname Rong
- 容|容|rong2|to hold/to contain/to allow/to tolerate/appearance/look/countenance
- 白鐵|白铁|bai2 tie3|galvanized iron
- 隊|队|dui4|squadron/team/group/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 寒意|寒意|han2 yi4|a nip in the air/chilliness
- 寂|寂|ji4|silent/solitary/Taiwan pr. [ji2]
- 寬|宽|Kuan1|surname Kuan
- 寬|宽|kuan1|lenient/wide/broad
- 悲傷|悲伤|bei1 shang1|sad/sorrowful
- 隱|隐|yin3|secret/hidden/concealed/(prefix) crypto-
- 隱|隐|yin4|to lean upon
- 情調|情调|qing2 diao4|sentiment/tone and mood/taste
- 娜|娜|na4|(phonetic na)/used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜[An1 na4] or Diana 黛安娜[Dai4 an1 na4]
- 娜|娜|nuo2|elegant/graceful
- 心底|心底|xin1 di3|bottom of one's heart
- 靈|灵|ling2|quick/alert/efficacious/effective/to come true/spirit/departed soul/coffin
- 航空|航空|hang2 kong1|aviation
- 沙發|沙发|sha1 fa1|sofa (loanword)/CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]/(Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
- 海岸線|海岸线|hai3 an4 xian4|coastline/seaboard/shoreline
- 複寫紙|复写纸|fu4 xie3 zhi3|carbon paper
- 不巧|不巧|bu4 qiao3|too bad/unfortunately/as luck would have it
- 頭骨|头骨|tou2 gu3|skull
- 半圓|半圆|ban4 yuan2|semicircle
- 朋馳|朋驰|Peng2 chi2|same as 奔馳|奔驰[Ben1 chi2]
- 女方|女方|nu:3 fang1|the bride's side (of a wedding)/of the bride's party
- 腰部|腰部|yao1 bu4|waist/small of the back
- 怒放|怒放|nu4 fang4|in full bloom
- 嫁|嫁|jia4|(of a woman) to marry/to marry off a daughter/to shift (blame etc)
- 書刊|书刊|shu1 kan1|books and publications
- 巧合|巧合|qiao3 he2|coincidence/coincidental/to coincide
- 平靜|平静|ping2 jing4|tranquil/undisturbed/serene
- 條紋|条纹|tiao2 wen2|stripe
- 開銷|开销|kai1 xiao1|to pay (expenses)/expenses/(old) to dismiss (an employee)
- 茶房|茶房|cha2 fang2|waiter/steward/porter/teahouse
- 深入|深入|shen1 ru4|to penetrate deeply/thorough
- 墊上|垫上|dian4 shang4|to pay for sb
- 公用|公用|gong1 yong4|public/for public use
- 暈|晕|yun1|confused/dizzy/giddy/to faint/to swoon/to lose consciousness/to pass out
- 暈|晕|yun4|dizzy/halo/ring around moon or sun
- 漫漫|漫漫|man4 man4|long/endless/boundless
- 暗|暗|an4|dark/gloomy/hidden/secret/muddled/obscure/in the dark
- 五金|五金|wu3 jin1|metal hardware (nuts and bolts)/the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
- 氣味|气味|qi4 wei4|odor/scent
- 國籍|国籍|guo2 ji2|nationality
- 映|映|ying4|to reflect (light)/to shine/to project (an image onto a screen etc)
- 床墊|床垫|chuang2 dian4|mattress/CL:張|张[zhang1]
- 街道|街道|jie1 dao4|street/CL:條|条[tiao2]/subdistrict/residential district
- 街道|街道|jie1 dao4|a "neighborhood committee"
- 懸崖|悬崖|xuan2 ya2|precipice/overhanging cliff
- 豆子|豆子|dou4 zi5|bean/pea/CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- 普通|普通|pu3 tong1|common/ordinary/general/average
- 查|查|Zha1|surname Zha
- 查|查|cha2|to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to/to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
- 查|查|zha1|see 山查[shan1 zha1]
- 是非|是非|shi4 fei1|right and wrong/quarrel
- 清醒|清醒|qing1 xing3|clear-headed/sober/awake
- 柏|柏|Bai3|surname Bai/Taiwan pr. [Bo2]
- 柏|柏|bai3|cedar/cypress/Taiwan pr. [bo2]
- 柏|柏|bo2|(used for transcribing names)
- 柏|柏|bo4|variant of 檗[bo4]
- 冰水|冰水|bing1 shui3|iced water
- 朵|朵|duo3|flower/earlobe/fig. item on both sides/classifier for flowers, clouds etc
- 期|期|qi1|a period of time/phase/stage/classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study/time/term/period/to hope/Taiwan pr. [qi2]
- 朗|朗|lang3|clear/bright
- 杯|杯|bei1|trophy cup/cup/classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
- 未婚夫|未婚夫|wei4 hun1 fu1|fiancé
- 撕|撕|si1|to tear
- 軍人|军人|jun1 ren2|serviceman/soldier/military personnel
- 書籍|书籍|shu1 ji2|books/works
- 時代|时代|Shi2 dai4|Time, US weekly news magazine
- 時代|时代|shi2 dai4|age/era/epoch/period (in one's life)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 找遍|找遍|zhao3 bian4|to search everywhere/to search high and low/to comb
- 擺|摆|bai3|to arrange/to exhibit/to move to and fro/a pendulum
- 舉行|举行|ju3 xing2|to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
- 吸氣|吸气|xi1 qi4|to inhale/to draw in breath
- 方式|方式|fang1 shi4|way/manner/style/mode/pattern/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 摔|摔|shuai1|to throw down/to fall/to drop and break
- 納悶|纳闷|na4 men4|puzzled/bewildered
- 有空|有空|you3 kong4|to have time (to do sth)
- 斑馬線|斑马线|ban1 ma3 xian4|crosswalk/zebra crossing
- 珍重|珍重|zhen1 zhong4|precious/extremely valuable/(honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
- 懸壺濟世|悬壶济世|xuan2 hu2 ji4 shi4|practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public
- 練習|练习|lian4 xi2|to practice/exercise/drill/practice/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 值得|值得|zhi2 de5|to be worth/to deserve
- 婦人|妇人|fu4 ren2|married woman
- 戶口|户口|hu4 kou3|population (counted as number of households for census or taxation)/registered residence/residence permit/(in Hong Kong and Macau) bank account
- 懊惱|懊恼|ao4 nao3|annoyed/vexed/upset
- 行人|行人|xing2 ren2|pedestrian/traveler on foot/passer-by/official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor
- 做完|做完|zuo4 wan2|to finish/to complete the task
- 改|改|gai3|to change/to alter/to transform/to correct
- 繃著臉|绷着脸|beng3 zhe5 lian3|to have a taut face/to pull a long face/to look displeased
- 回聲|回声|hui2 sheng1|echo
- 對望|对望|dui4 wang4|to look at each other
- 數|数|shu3|to count/to enumerate/to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings)
- 數|数|shu4|number/figure/several/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 數|数|shuo4|frequently/repeatedly
- 罐頭|罐头|guan4 tou5|tin/can/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 敲|敲|qiao1|to hit/to strike/to tap/to rap/to knock/to rip sb off/to overcharge
- 殺掉|杀掉|sha1 diao4|to kill
- 拭|拭|shi4|to wipe
- 紗布|纱布|sha1 bu4|gauze
- 拼|拼|pin1|to piece together/to join together/to stake all/adventurous/at the risk of one's life/to spell
- 遊戲|游戏|you2 xi4|game/CL:場|场[chang3]/to play
- 倔強|倔强|jue2 jiang4|stubborn/obstinate/unbending
- 拒|拒|ju4|to resist/to repel/to refuse
- 抹|抹|ma1|to wipe
- 抹|抹|mo3|to smear/to wipe/to erase/classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
- 抹|抹|mo4|to plaster/to go around/to skirt
- 女孩子|女孩子|nu:3 hai2 zi5|girl
- 扮|扮|ban4|to disguise oneself as/to dress up/to play (a role)/to put on (an expression)
- 扯|扯|che3|to pull/to tear/(of cloth, thread etc) to buy/to chat/to gossip/(coll.) (Tw) ridiculous/hokey
- 彈簧刀|弹簧刀|tan2 huang2 dao1|flick knife/switchblade/spring-loaded knife
- 鐵環|铁环|tie3 huan2|an iron ring
- 少數|少数|shao3 shu4|small number/few/minority
- 扁|扁|Pian1|surname Pian
- 扁|扁|bian3|flat/(coll.) to beat (sb) up/old variant of 匾[bian3]
- 扁|扁|pian1|small boat
- 插|插|cha1|to insert/stick in/pierce/to take part in/to interfere/to interpose
- 哎呀|哎呀|ai1 ya1|interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
- 記帳|记帐|ji4 zhang4|charge
- 脈搏|脉搏|mai4 bo2|pulse (both medical and figurative)
- 掐|掐|qia1|to pick (flowers)/to pinch/to nip/to pinch off/to clutch/(slang) to fight
- 從來不|从来不|cong2 lai2 bu4|never
- 四大|四大|si4 da4|the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)/the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
- 掌|掌|zhang3|palm of the hand/sole of the foot/paw/horseshoe/to slap/to hold in one's hand/to wield
- 掏|掏|tao1|to fish out (from pocket)/to scoop
- 掃|扫|sao3|to sweep
- 掃|扫|sao4|broom
- 照相機|照相机|zhao4 xiang4 ji1|camera/CL:個|个[ge4],架[jia4],部[bu4],台[tai2],隻|只[zhi1]
- 靜坐|静坐|jing4 zuo4|to sit quietly/to meditate/to sit-in (demonstration)
- 捂|捂|wu3|to enclose/to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)/to cover up (an affair)/contrary/to contradict
- 捏|捏|nie1|to pinch (with one's fingers)/to knead/to make up
- 哈啾|哈啾|ha1 jiu1|achoo (phonetic particle for sneeze)
- 洩氣|泄气|xie4 qi4|to leak (gas)/to be discouraged/to despair/(disparaging) pathetic/to vent one's anger/(of a tire) to be flat
- 挪|挪|nuo2|to shift/to move
- 白糖|白糖|bai2 tang2|(refined) white sugar
- 吵架|吵架|chao3 jia4|to quarrel/to have a row/quarrel/CL:頓|顿[dun4]
- 山坡|山坡|shan1 po1|hillside
- 一輩子|一辈子|yi1 bei4 zi5|(for) a lifetime
- 狼狽|狼狈|lang2 bei4|in a difficult situation/to cut a sorry figure/scoundrel! (derog.)
- 動作|动作|dong4 zuo4|movement/motion/action/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 審核|审核|shen3 he2|to audit/to investigate thoroughly
- 驚天動地|惊天动地|jing1 tian1 dong4 di4|world-shaking (idiom)
- 珍貴|珍贵|zhen1 gui4|precious
- 打量|打量|da3 liang5|to size sb up/to look sb up and down/to take the measure of/to suppose/to reckon
- 流沙|流沙|liu2 sha1|quicksand
- 聖經|圣经|Sheng4 jing1|Holy Bible/the Confucian classics/CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
- 恨|恨|hen4|to hate/to regret
- 恩|恩|en1|favor/grace/kindness
- 軍車|军车|jun1 che1|military vehicle
- 食物中毒|食物中毒|shi2 wu4 zhong4 du2|food poisoning
- 陌生|陌生|mo4 sheng1|strange/unfamiliar
- 脫掉|脱掉|tuo1 diao4|to remove/to take off/to strip off/to discard/to shed/to come off/to fall off
- 懼怕|惧怕|ju4 pa4|to be afraid
- 流氓|流氓|liu2 mang2|rogue/hoodlum/gangster/immoral behavior
- 罰單|罚单|fa2 dan1|violation ticket/infringement notice
- 懶得|懒得|lan3 de2|not to feel like (doing sth)/disinclined to
- 黃臉婆|黄脸婆|huang2 lian3 po2|faded old woman
- 柱子|柱子|zhu4 zi5|pillar/CL:根[gen1]
- 屬地|属地|shu3 di4|dependency/possession/annexed territory
- 奇異|奇异|qi2 yi4|fantastic/bizarre/odd/exotic/astonished
- 針眼|针眼|zhen1 yan3|eye of a needle/pinprick/pinhole
- 針眼|针眼|zhen1 yan5|(medicine) sty
- 缺點|缺点|que1 dian3|weak point/fault/shortcoming/disadvantage/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 濕透|湿透|shi1 tou4|drenched/wet through
- 過後|过后|guo4 hou4|after the event
- 在內|在内|zai4 nei4|including
- 腦子|脑子|nao3 zi5|brains/mind/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 今後|今后|jin1 hou4|hereafter/henceforth/in the future/from now on
- 等待|等待|deng3 dai4|to wait/to wait for
- 動人|动人|dong4 ren2|touching/moving
- 監牢|监牢|jian1 lao2|prison/jail
- 記憶|记忆|ji4 yi4|to remember/to recall/memory/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 錢幣|钱币|qian2 bi4|money
- 絲帶|丝带|si1 dai4|ribbon
- 監獄|监狱|jian1 yu4|prison
- 摩納哥|摩纳哥|Mo2 na4 ge1|Monaco
- 我靠|我靠|wo3 kao4|bosh!/crap!/see also 哇靠[wa1 kao4]
- 看清|看清|kan4 qing1|to see clearly
- 溪|溪|xi1|creek/rivulet
- 溜|溜|liu1|to slip away/to escape in stealth/to skate
- 承認|承认|cheng2 ren4|to admit/to concede/to recognize/recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)/to acknowledge
- 手邊|手边|shou3 bian1|on hand/at hand
- 婊子|婊子|biao3 zi5|prostitute/whore
- 脊椎|脊椎|ji3 zhui1|vertebra/backbone
- 亂搞|乱搞|luan4 gao3|to make a mess/to mess with/to be wild/to sleep around/to jump into bed
- 漆|漆|qi1|paint/lacquer/CL:道[dao4]/to paint (furniture, walls etc)
- 流浪|流浪|liu2 lang4|to drift about/to wander/to roam/nomadic/homeless/unsettled (e.g. population)/vagrant
- 腸子|肠子|chang2 zi5|intestines
- 心驚|心惊|xin1 jing1|fearful/apprehensive
- 澡|澡|zao3|bath
- 習俗|习俗|xi2 su2|custom/tradition/local tradition/convention
- 判斷|判断|pan4 duan4|to decide/to determine/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 憐憫|怜悯|lian2 min3|to take pity on/pity/mercy
- 極小|极小|ji2 xiao3|minimal/extremely small
- 心血來潮|心血来潮|xin1 xue4 lai2 chao2|to be prompted by a sudden impulse/carried away by a whim/to have a brainstorm
- 不然|不然|bu4 ran2|not so/no/or else/otherwise/if not/How about ...?
- 興趣|兴趣|xing4 qu4|interest (desire to know about sth)/interest (thing in which one is interested)/hobby/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 桌布|桌布|zhuo1 bu4|tablecloth/(computing) desktop background/wallpaper/CL:條|条[tiao2],塊|块[kuai4],張|长[zhang1]
- 濛|蒙|meng2|drizzle/mist
- 造成|造成|zao4 cheng2|to bring about/to create/to cause
- 時髦|时髦|shi2 mao2|in vogue/fashionable
- 研究|研究|yan2 jiu1|research/a study/CL:項|项[xiang4]
- 汁|汁|zhi1|juice
- 破的|破的|po4 di4|to hit the target/fig. to touch the main point in speaking
- 包裹|包裹|bao1 guo3|to wrap up/to bind up/bundle/parcel/package/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 炊事|炊事|chui1 shi4|cooking
- 苦痛|苦痛|ku3 tong4|pain/suffering
- 而言|而言|er2 yan2|with regard to (preceding phrase)
- 法|法|Fa3|France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
- 法|法|fa3|law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist
- 美國|美国|Mei3 guo2|United States/USA/US
- 假期|假期|jia4 qi1|vacation
- 假日|假日|jia4 ri4|holiday/non-working day
- 塵土|尘土|chen2 tu3|dust
- 此時|此时|ci3 shi2|now/this moment
- 必須|必须|bi4 xu1|to have to/must/compulsory/necessarily
- 咳嗽|咳嗽|ke2 sou5|to cough/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
- 同樣|同样|tong2 yang4|same/equal/equivalent
- 羅馬|罗马|Luo2 ma3|Rome, capital of Italy
- 翻譯|翻译|fan1 yi4|to translate/to interpret/translator/interpreter/translation/interpretation/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 難怪|难怪|nan2 guai4|(it's) no wonder (that...)/(it's) not surprising (that)
- 小店|小店|xiao3 dian4|small store
- 荊棘|荆棘|jing1 ji2|thistles and thorns/brambles/thorny undergrowth
- 流瀉|流泻|liu2 xie4|to flow/to flood
- 熱切|热切|re4 qie4|fervent
- 餘地|余地|yu2 di4|margin/leeway
- 摀住|捂住|wu3 zhu4|to cover/to bury one's face
- 指甲|指甲|zhi3 jia5|fingernail
- 軍裝|军装|jun1 zhuang1|military uniform
- 解決|解决|jie3 jue2|to settle (a dispute)/to resolve/to solve/to dispose of/to dispatch
- 機|机|Ji1|surname Ji
- 機|机|ji1|machine/engine/opportunity/intention/aircraft/pivot/crucial point/flexible (quick-witted)/organic/CL:臺|台[tai2]
- 齋月|斋月|Zhai1 yue4|Ramadan (Islam)
- 認錯|认错|ren4 cuo4|to admit an error/to acknowledge one's mistake
- 壯觀|壮观|zhuang4 guan1|spectacular/magnificent sight
- 假想|假想|jia3 xiang3|imaginary/virtual/to imagine/hypothesis
- 內臟|内脏|nei4 zang4|internal organs/viscera
- 菜刀|菜刀|cai4 dao1|vegetable knife/kitchen knife/cleaver/CL:把[ba3]
- 跑步|跑步|pao3 bu4|to run/to jog/(military) to march at the double
- 武|武|Wu3|surname Wu
- 武|武|wu3|martial/military
- 止|止|zhi3|to stop/to prohibit/until/only
- 歸|归|Gui1|surname Gui
- 歸|归|gui1|to return/to go back to/to give back to/(of a responsibility) to be taken care of by/to belong to/to gather together/(used between two identical verbs) despite/to marry (of a woman) (old)/division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
- 剪成|剪成|jian3 cheng2|cut into
- 吸引|吸引|xi1 yin3|to attract (interest, investment etc)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 初次|初次|chu1 ci4|for the first time/first (meeting, attempt etc)
- 慢步|慢步|man4 bu4|at a slow pace
- 呼嘯|呼啸|hu1 xiao4|to whistle/to scream/to whiz
- 潛水|潜水|qian2 shui3|to dive/to go under water/lurker (Internet slang for sb who reads forum posts but never replies)
- 面紅耳赤|面红耳赤|mian4 hong2 er3 chi4|flushed with anger (or excitement)
- 打下|打下|da3 xia4|to lay (a foundation)/to conquer (a city etc)/to shoot down (a bird etc)
- 速度|速度|su4 du4|speed/rate/velocity/(music) tempo/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 污辱|污辱|wu1 ru3|to humiliate/to insult/to tarnish/to sully
- 星座|星座|xing1 zuo4|constellation/astrological sign/CL:張|张[zhang1]
- 框|框|kuang4|frame (e.g. door frame)/casing/fig. framework/template/to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth)/to frame/to restrict/Taiwan pr. [kuang1]
- 漫畫|漫画|man4 hua4|caricature/cartoon/Japanese manga
- 鈔票|钞票|chao1 piao4|paper money/a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)/CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1]
- 絕對|绝对|jue2 dui4|absolute/unconditional
- 焦急|焦急|jiao1 ji2|anxiety/anxious
- 情緒|情绪|qing2 xu4|mood/state of mind/moodiness/CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 震驚|震惊|zhen4 jing1|to shock/to astonish
- 棒|棒|bang4|stick/club/cudgel/smart/capable/strong/wonderful/classifier for legs of a relay race
- 樓上|楼上|lou2 shang4|upstairs
- 加工|加工|jia1 gong1|to process/processing/working (of machinery)
- 樓下|楼下|lou2 xia4|downstairs
- 談話|谈话|tan2 hua4|talk/conversation/CL:次[ci4]
- 隨手|随手|sui2 shou3|conveniently/without extra trouble/while doing it/in passing
- 談論|谈论|tan2 lun4|to discuss/to talk about
- 座位|座位|zuo4 wei4|seat/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 對家|对家|dui4 jia1|partner (in four person game)/family of proposed marriage partner
- 紅綠燈|红绿灯|hong2 lu:4 deng1|traffic light/traffic signal
- 膽大|胆大|dan3 da4|daring/bold/audacious
- 今夜|今夜|jin1 ye4|tonight/this evening
- 也就是|也就是|ye3 jiu4 shi4|that is/i.e.
- 細微|细微|xi4 wei1|tiny/minute/fine/subtle/sensitive (instruments)
- 潮水|潮水|chao2 shui3|tide
- 可樂|可乐|ke3 le4|amusing/entertaining/(loanword) cola
- 整理|整理|zheng3 li3|to arrange/to tidy up/to sort out/to straighten out/to list systematically/to collate (data, files)/to pack (luggage)
- 槍|枪|Qiang1|surname Qiang
- 槍|枪|qiang1|gun/firearm/rifle/spear/thing with shape or function similar to a gun/CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]/to substitute for another person in a test/to knock/classifier for rifle shots
- 日本|日本|Ri4 ben3|Japan/Japanese
- 有一次|有一次|you3 yi1 ci4|once/once upon a time
- 咯咯笑|咯咯笑|ge1 ge1 xiao4|chuckle
- 槽|槽|cao2|trough/manger/groove/channel/(Tw) (computing) hard drive
- 大腿|大腿|da4 tui3|thigh
- 茶杯|茶杯|cha2 bei1|teacup/tea-glass/cup/mug/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- 所謂|所谓|suo3 wei4|so-called/what is called
- 驚訝|惊讶|jing1 ya4|amazed/astonished/to surprise/amazing/astonishment/awe
- 不滿|不满|bu4 man3|resentful/discontented/dissatisfied
- 種種|种种|zhong3 zhong3|all kinds of
- 老遠|老远|lao3 yuan3|very far away
- 堆滿|堆满|dui1 man3|to pile up
- 漲紅|涨红|zhang4 hong2|to turn red (in the face)/to flush (with embarrassment or anger)
- 無奈|无奈|wu2 nai4|helpless/without choice/for lack of better option/grudgingly/willy-nilly/nolens volens/abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]
- 矮|矮|ai3|low/short (in length)
- 棉襖|棉袄|mian2 ao3|cotton-padded jacket
- 感染|感染|gan3 ran3|infection/to infect/to influence
- 流產|流产|liu2 chan3|to have a miscarriage/miscarriage/to fail/to fall through
- 切切|切切|qie4 qie4|urgently/eagerly/worried/(urge sb to) be sure to/it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)
- 睛|睛|jing1|eye/eyeball
- 倒車|倒车|dao3 che1|to change buses, trains etc
- 倒車|倒车|dao4 che1|to reverse (a vehicle)/to drive backwards
- 分別|分别|fen1 bie2|to part or leave each other/to distinguish/difference/in different ways/differently/separately or individually
- 血色|血色|xue4 se4|color (of one's skin, a sign of good health)/red of cheeks
- 假裝|假装|jia3 zhuang1|to feign/to pretend
- 盈|盈|ying2|full/filled/surplus
- 族人|族人|zu2 ren2|clansman/clan members/relatives/ethnic minority
- 相|相|Xiang1|surname Xiang
- 相|相|xiang1|each other/one another/mutually
- 相|相|xiang4|appearance/portrait/picture/government minister/(physics) phase/(literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)/to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
- 掃把|扫把|sao4 ba3|broom
- 無限|无限|wu2 xian4|unlimited/unbounded
- 記起|记起|ji4 qi3|to recall/to recollect
- 慶幸|庆幸|qing4 xing4|to rejoice/to be glad
- 氣餒|气馁|qi4 nei3|to be discouraged
- 癱|瘫|tan1|paralyzed
- 潛意識|潜意识|qian2 yi4 shi2|unconscious mind/subconscious mind/subconsciousness
- 疊|叠|die2|to fold/to fold over in layers/to furl/to layer/to pile up/to repeat/to duplicate
- 痕|痕|hen2|scar/traces
- 而今|而今|er2 jin1|now/at the present (time)
- 呼吸|呼吸|hu1 xi1|to breathe
- 呆子|呆子|dai1 zi5|fool/sucker
- 變得|变得|bian4 de5|to become
- 嘆息|叹息|tan4 xi1|to sigh/to gasp (in admiration)
- 方便|方便|fang1 bian4|convenient/to help out/to make things easy for people/convenience/suitable/having money to spare/(euphemism) to go to the toilet
- 急著|急着|ji2 zhe5|urgently
- 番|番|Pan1|surname Pan
- 番|番|fan1|foreign country/foreigner/foreign (non-Chinese)/barbarian/classifier for occurrences (of an action or deed)/-fold (as in twofold etc)/kind/sort
- 接過|接过|jie1 guo4|to take (sth proffered)
- 裝滿|装满|zhuang1 man3|to fill up
- 穆罕默德|穆罕默德|Mu4 han3 mo4 de2|Mohammed (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God
- 八月|八月|Ba1 yue4|August/eighth month (of the lunar year)
- 慢吞吞|慢吞吞|man4 tun1 tun1|very slow/exasperatingly slow
- 群山|群山|qun2 shan1|mountains/a range of hills
- 個中|个中|ge4 zhong1|therein/in this
- 環|环|Huan2|surname Huan
- 環|环|huan2|ring/hoop/loop/(chain) link/classifier for scores in archery etc/to surround/to encircle/to hem in
- 要好|要好|yao4 hao3|to be on good terms/to be close friends/striving for self-improvement
- 蒼蠅|苍蝇|cang1 ying5|housefly/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- 舌頭|舌头|she2 tou5|tongue/CL:個|个[ge4]/enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
- 群島|群岛|qun2 dao3|group of islands/archipelago
- 體會|体会|ti3 hui4|to know from experience/to learn through experience/to realize/understanding/experience
- 抽痛|抽痛|chou1 tong4|to throb with pain/throbbing pain/twang/pang/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
- 摸索|摸索|mo1 suo5|to feel about/to grope about/to fumble/to do things slowly
- 生動|生动|sheng1 dong4|vivid/lively
- 頭一|头一|tou2 yi1|the first
- 驚人|惊人|jing1 ren2|astonishing
- 對生|对生|dui4 sheng1|opposite (botany)
- 慷慨|慷慨|kang1 kai3|vehement/fervent/generous/giving/liberal
- 用具|用具|yong4 ju4|appliance/utensil/gear/equipment
- 獨|独|du2|alone/independent/single/sole/only
- 用光|用光|yong4 guang1|out of (supply)/spent/exhausted (used up)/depleted
- 開齋|开斋|kai1 zhai1|to stop following a vegetarian diet/to break a fast
- 牢牢|牢牢|lao2 lao2|firmly/safely
- 順利|顺利|shun4 li4|smoothly/without a hitch
- 亂石|乱石|luan4 shi2|rocks/stones/rubble/riprap
- 上身|上身|shang4 shen1|upper part of the body
- 路徑|路径|lu4 jing4|path/route/method/ways and means
- 牙|牙|ya2|tooth/ivory/CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- 牢|牢|lao2|firm/sturdy/fold (for animals)/sacrifice/prison
- 小病|小病|xiao3 bing4|minor illness/indisposition
- 特|特|te4|special/unique/distinguished/especially/unusual/very
- 粗糙|粗糙|cu1 cao1|crude/gruff/rough/coarse
- 運動|运动|yun4 dong4|to move/to exercise/sports/exercise/motion/movement/campaign/CL:場|场[chang3]
- 爐|炉|lu2|stove/furnace
- 爛|烂|lan4|soft/mushy/well-cooked and soft/to rot/to decompose/rotten/worn out/chaotic/messy/utterly/thoroughly/crappy/bad
- 說不定|说不定|shuo1 bu5 ding4|can't say for sure/maybe
- 蹣跚|蹒跚|pan2 shan1|to walk unsteadily/to stagger/to lurch/to hobble/to totter
- 可愛|可爱|ke3 ai4|adorable/cute/lovely
- 一邊|一边|yi1 bian1|one side/either side/on the one hand/on the other hand/doing while
- 嚴重|严重|yan2 zhong4|grave/serious/severe/critical
- 手腳|手脚|shou3 jiao3|hand and foot/movement of limbs/action/trick/step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4])
- 煩人|烦人|fan2 ren2|to annoy/annoying/irritating/troublesome
- 過人|过人|guo4 ren2|to excel/to surpass others/outstanding
- 銅牌|铜牌|tong2 pai2|bronze medal/bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc/CL:枚[mei2]
- 熬|熬|ao1|to boil/to simmer
- 熬|熬|ao2|to cook on a slow fire/to extract by heating/to decoct/to endure
- 穿衣|穿衣|chuan1 yi1|to wear clothes/clothing
- 熟|熟|shu2|cooked (of food)/ripe (of fruit)/mature (of seeds)/familiar/skilled/done/also pr. [shou2]
- 敏感|敏感|min3 gan3|sensitive/susceptible
- 幾歲|几岁|ji3 sui4|some years/How many years?/How old are you? (familiar, or to child, equivalent to 多大 for older person)
- 化妝品|化妆品|hua4 zhuang1 pin3|cosmetic/makeup product
- 永恆|永恒|yong3 heng2|eternal/everlasting/fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)
- 幾次|几次|ji3 ci4|several times
- 滿臉|满脸|man3 lian3|across one's whole face
- 一道|一道|yi1 dao4|together
- 杯子|杯子|bei1 zi5|cup/glass/CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
- 光滑|光滑|guang1 hua2|glossy/sleek/smooth
- 到頭|到头|dao4 tou2|to the end (of)/at the end of/in the end/to come to an end
- 提到|提到|ti2 dao4|to mention/to raise (a subject)/to refer to
- 盡情|尽情|jin4 qing2|as much as one likes
- 烤|烤|kao3|to roast/to bake/to broil
- 不方便|不方便|bu4 fang1 bian4|inconvenience/inconvenient
- 不通|不通|bu4 tong1|to be obstructed/to be blocked up/to be impassable/to make no sense/to be illogical
- 西平|西平|Xi1 ping2|Xiping county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
- 手舉|手举|shou3 ju3|a salute/hands raised
- 捨得|舍得|she3 de5|to be willing to part with sth
- 沒命|没命|mei2 ming4|to lose one's life/to die/recklessly/desperately
- 灘|滩|tan1|beach/shoal/rapids/CL:片[pian4]/classifier for liquids: pool, puddle
- 快速|快速|kuai4 su4|fast/high-speed/rapid
- 交給|交给|jiao1 gei3|to give/to deliver/to hand over
- 信件|信件|xin4 jian4|letter (sent by mail)
- 茫然|茫然|mang2 ran2|blankly/vacantly/at a loss
- 捨不得|舍不得|she3 bu5 de5|to hate to do sth/to hate to part with/to begrudge
- 獸醫|兽医|shou4 yi1|veterinarian/veterinary surgeon/vet
- 跳出|跳出|tiao4 chu1|to jump out/fig. to appear suddenly
- 名堂|名堂|ming2 tang5|item (in a program of entertainments)/trick (act of mischief)/worthwhile result/accomplishment/sth significant but not immediately apparent/sth more than meets the eye
- 罩|罩|zhao4|cover/fish trap (basket)/shade
- 發炎|发炎|fa1 yan2|to become inflamed/inflammation
- 腦海|脑海|nao3 hai3|the mind/the brain
- 怕羞|怕羞|pa4 xiu1|coy/shy/bashful
- 美|美|Mei3|the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2]
- 美|美|mei3|beautiful/very satisfactory/good/to beautify/to be pleased with oneself
- 愛心|爱心|ai4 xin1|compassion/kindness/care for others/love/CL:片[pian4]/charity (bazaar, golf day etc)/heart (the symbol ♥)
- 陌生人|陌生人|mo4 sheng1 ren2|stranger
- 夾克|夹克|jia1 ke4|jacket (loanword)/also pr. [jia2 ke4]
- 校長|校长|xiao4 zhang3|(college, university) president/headmaster/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 必要|必要|bi4 yao4|necessary/essential/indispensable/required
- 開玩笑|开玩笑|kai1 wan2 xiao4|to play a joke/to make fun of/to joke
- 炮彈|炮弹|pao4 dan4|artillery shell/CL:枚[mei2]
- 討厭|讨厌|tao3 yan4|to dislike/to loathe/disagreeable/troublesome/annoying
- 考官|考官|kao3 guan1|an examiner/an official conducting an exam
- 話說|话说|hua4 shuo1|It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)/to discuss/to recount
- 無力|无力|wu2 li4|powerless/lacking strength
- 大力|大力|da4 li4|energetically/vigorously
- 沒事|没事|mei2 shi4|it's not important/it's nothing/never mind/to have nothing to do/to be free/to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
- 織|织|zhi1|to weave/to knit
- 明亮|明亮|ming2 liang4|bright/shining/glittering/to become clear
- 開張|开张|kai1 zhang1|to open a business/first transaction of a business day
- 頂上|顶上|ding3 shang4|on top of/at the summit
- 清朗|清朗|qing1 lang3|clear and bright/unclouded/clear and sonorous (voice)/clear and lively (narrative)
- 盆景|盆景|pen2 jing3|bonsai/landscape in a pot
- 老子|老子|Lao3 zi3|Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism/the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
- 老子|老子|lao3 zi5|father/daddy/"I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt)/I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
- 小時候|小时候|xiao3 shi2 hou5|in one's childhood
- 站牌|站牌|zhan4 pai2|bus information board/street sign for a bus stop/bus stop
- 刀子|刀子|dao1 zi5|knife/CL:把[ba3]
- 便是|便是|bian4 shi4|(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as
- 腐爛|腐烂|fu3 lan4|to rot/to putrefy/(fig.) corrupt
- 反應|反应|fan3 ying4|to react/to respond/reaction/response/reply/chemical reaction/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 美景|美景|mei3 jing3|beautiful scenery
- 下體|下体|xia4 ti3|lower body/euphemism for genitals/root and stem of plants
- 挫折|挫折|cuo4 zhe2|setback/reverse/check/defeat/frustration/disappointment/to frustrate/to discourage/to set sb back/to blunt/to subdue
- 接受|接受|jie1 shou4|to accept/to receive
- 保持|保持|bao3 chi2|to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve
- 西拉|西拉|Xi1 la1|Syrah (grape type)
- 原本|原本|yuan2 ben3|originally/original
- 方塊|方块|fang1 kuai4|cube/block/square/rectangle/diamond ♦ (in card games)
- 千方百計|千方百计|qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4|lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
- 鎮靜|镇静|zhen4 jing4|calm/cool
- 鎮定|镇定|zhen4 ding4|calm/unperturbed/cool
- 長髮|长发|chang2 fa4|long hair
- 溫和|温和|wen1 he2|mild/gentle/moderate
- 溫和|温和|wen1 huo5|lukewarm
- 方圓|方圆|fang1 yuan2|circumference
- 早先|早先|zao3 xian1|previously/before
- 禮堂|礼堂|li3 tang2|assembly hall/auditorium/CL:座[zuo4],處|处[chu4]
- 粒|粒|li4|grain/granule/classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
- 粘|粘|nian2|glutinous/sticky/to stick/to adhere/variant of 黏[nian2]
- 粘|粘|zhan1|to glue/to stick/to paste
- 衣著|衣着|yi1 zhuo2|clothes
- 車窗|车窗|che1 chuang1|car window/window of vehicle (bus, train etc)
- 糞|粪|fen4|manure/dung
- 紮營|扎营|zha1 ying2|to camp/to pitch camp/stationed/quartered/Taiwan pr. [zha2 ying2]
- 真情|真情|zhen1 qing2|real situation/the truth
- 嘴唇|嘴唇|zui3 chun2|lip/CL:片[pian4]
- 老年|老年|lao3 nian2|elderly/old age/autumn of one's years
- 雞湯|鸡汤|ji1 tang1|chicken stock
- 苦日子|苦日子|ku3 ri4 zi5|hard times
- 笛|笛|di2|flute
- 數數|数数|shu3 shu4|to count/to reckon
- 笨|笨|ben4|stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
- 發現|发现|fa1 xian4|to find/to discover
- 通訊社|通讯社|tong1 xun4 she4|a news service (e.g. Xinhua)
- 箋|笺|jian1|letter/note-paper
- 神情|神情|shen2 qing2|look/expression
- 廣大|广大|guang3 da4|(of an area) vast or extensive/large-scale/widespread/(of people) numerous
- 麵條|面条|mian4 tiao2|noodles
- 甜點|甜点|tian2 dian3|dessert
- 這位|这位|zhe4 wei4|this (person)
- 魚鱗|鱼鳞|yu2 lin2|fish scales
- 天上|天上|tian1 shang4|celestial/heavenly
- 穩|稳|wen3|settled/steady/stable
- 無人|无人|wu2 ren2|unmanned/uninhabited
- 大人|大人|da4 ren5|adult/grownup/title of respect toward superiors
- 稿|稿|gao3|manuscript/draft/stalk of grain
- 不置可否|不置可否|bu4 zhi4 ke3 fou3|decline to comment/not express an opinion/be noncommittal/hedge
- 下降|下降|xia4 jiang4|to decline/to drop/to fall/to go down/to decrease
- 公然|公然|gong1 ran2|openly/publicly/undisguised
- 看懂|看懂|kan4 dong3|to understand what one is reading or watching
- 天主教|天主教|Tian1 zhu3 jiao4|Catholicism
- 世紀|世纪|shi4 ji4|century/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 鏽鐵|锈铁|xiu4 tie3|rusty iron
- 盼望|盼望|pan4 wang4|to hope for/to look forward to
- 各國|各国|ge4 guo2|each country/every country/various countries
- 咬牙切齒|咬牙切齿|yao3 ya2 qie4 chi3|gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger/fuming with rage between gritted teeth
- 青年|青年|qing1 nian2|youth/youthful years/young person/the young
- 出院|出院|chu1 yuan4|to leave hospital/to be discharged from hospital
- 祝|祝|Zhu4|surname Zhu
- 祝|祝|zhu4|to wish/to express good wishes/to pray/(old) wizard
- 掏出|掏出|tao1 chu1|to fish out/to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)
- 走掉|走掉|zou3 diao4|to leave
- 多多少少|多多少少|duo1 duo1 shao3 shao3|to some extent/more or less
- 要有|要有|yao4 you3|to need/to require/must have
- 景色|景色|jing3 se4|scenery/scene/landscape/view
- 算帳|算帐|suan4 zhang4|to reckon (accounting)/to balance an account/fig. to settle an account/to get one's revenge
- 樂意|乐意|le4 yi4|to be willing to do sth/to be ready to do sth/to be happy to do sth/content/satisfied
- 清水|清水|Qing1 shui3|Qingshui (place name)/Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name)
- 清水|清水|qing1 shui3|fresh water/drinking water/clear water
- 豪華|豪华|hao2 hua2|luxurious
- 老實|老实|lao3 shi5|honest/sincere/well-behaved/open and guileless/naive
- 安穩|安稳|an1 wen3|smooth and steady
- 閃電|闪电|shan3 dian4|lightning/CL:道[dao4]
- 滑車|滑车|hua2 che1|pulley block
- 大一|大一|da4 yi1|first-year university student
- 燈罩|灯罩|deng1 zhao4|cover of lamp/lampshade/glass cover of oil lamp
- 禮|礼|Li3|surname Li/abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites
- 禮|礼|li3|gift/rite/ceremony/CL:份[fen4]/propriety/etiquette/courtesy
- 戶籍|户籍|hu4 ji2|census register/household register
- 路邊|路边|lu4 bian1|curb/roadside/wayside
- 開關|开关|kai1 guan1|power switch/to open a gate
- 每日|每日|mei3 ri4|daily/(soup etc) of the day
- 圍起|围起|wei2 qi3|to surround/to encircle/to enclose/to fence in
- 尋求|寻求|xun2 qiu2|to seek/to look for
- 繞過|绕过|rao4 guo4|to detour/to bypass/to circumvent/to avoid/to wind around (of a road etc)
- 無價|无价|wu2 jia4|invaluable/priceless
- 親愛|亲爱|qin1 ai4|dear/beloved/darling
- 乘車|乘车|cheng2 che1|to ride (in a car or carriage)/to drive/to motor
- 砌|砌|qi4|to build by laying bricks or stones
- 這下|这下|zhe4 xia4|this time
- 窗簾|窗帘|chuang1 lian2|window curtains
- 確|确|que4|authenticated/solid/firm/real/true
- 大道|大道|da4 dao4|main street/avenue
- 清洗|清洗|qing1 xi3|to wash/to clean/to purge
- 碗|碗|wan3|bowl/cup/CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
- 不願|不愿|bu4 yuan4|unwilling/unwillingness
- 辮子|辫子|bian4 zi5|plait/braid/pigtail/a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent/handle/CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2]
- 閃爍|闪烁|shan3 shuo4|flickering/twinkling/evasive/vague (of speech)
- 奇形怪狀|奇形怪状|qi2 xing2 guai4 zhuang4|fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
- 規|规|gui1|compass/a rule/regulation/to admonish/to plan/to scheme
- 嬋娟|婵娟|chan2 juan1|a beautiful woman/graceful and elegant posture/moon
- 爆炸|爆炸|bao4 zha4|explosion/to explode/to blow up/to detonate
- 追趕|追赶|zhui1 gan3|to pursue/to chase after/to accelerate/to catch up with/to overtake
- 亂世|乱世|luan4 shi4|the world in chaos/troubled times/(in Buddhism) the mortal world
- 似笑非笑|似笑非笑|si4 xiao4 fei1 xiao4|like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
- 骨頭|骨头|gu3 tou5|bone/CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]/moral character/bitterness
- 下山|下山|xia4 shan1|(of the sun) to set
- 情慾|情欲|qing2 yu4|lust/desire/sensual
- 下屬|下属|xia4 shu3|subordinate/underling
- 白飯|白饭|bai2 fan4|plain cooked rice/rice with nothing to go with it
- 意境|意境|yi4 jing4|artistic mood or conception/creative concept
- 拱門|拱门|gong3 men2|arched door
- 還給|还给|huan2 gei3|to return sth to sb
- 地毯|地毯|di4 tan3|carpet/rug
- 熱水袋|热水袋|re4 shui3 dai4|hot water bottle/hot-water bag
- 上山|上山|shang4 shan1|to go uphill/to spin cocoon (silkworms)/to pass away
- 藝術品|艺术品|yi4 shu4 pin3|art piece/work of art/CL:件[jian4]
- 虧損|亏损|kui1 sun3|deficit/(financial) loss
- 解|解|Xie4|surname Xie
- 解|解|jie3|to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to solve/to melt/to remove/to untie/to loosen/to open/to emancipate/to explain/to understand/to know/a solution/a dissection
- 解|解|jie4|to transport under guard
- 解|解|xie4|acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)/variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)
- 近似|近似|jin4 si4|similar/about the same as/approximately/approximation
- 滿載而歸|满载而归|man3 zai4 er2 gui1|to return from a rewarding journey
- 游泳衣|游泳衣|you2 yong3 yi1|swimsuit/bathing costume
- 靠不住|靠不住|kao4 bu5 zhu4|unreliable
- 如下|如下|ru2 xia4|as follows
- 起頭|起头|qi3 tou2|to start/at first/beginning
- 擠奶|挤奶|ji3 nai3|to milk
- 颱風|台风|tai2 feng1|hurricane/typhoon
- 香粉|香粉|xiang1 fen3|face powder/talcum powder
- 複|复|fu4|to repeat/to double/to overlap/complex (not simple)/compound/composite/double/diplo-/duplicate/overlapping/to duplicate
- 保護|保护|bao3 hu4|to protect/to defend/to safeguard/protection/CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 安頓|安顿|an1 dun4|to find a place for/to help settle down/to arrange for/undisturbed/peaceful
- 無賴|无赖|wu2 lai4|hoodlum/rascal/rogue/rascally/scoundrelly
- 褪|褪|tui4|to take off (clothes)/to shed feathers/(of color) to fade/to discolor
- 褪|褪|tun4|to slip out of sth/to hide sth in one's sleeve
- 情懷|情怀|qing2 huai2|feelings/mood
- 誤會|误会|wu4 hui4|to misunderstand/to mistake/misunderstanding/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 操守|操守|cao1 shou3|personal integrity
- 褲|裤|ku4|underpants/trousers/pants
- 褶|褶|xi2|(arch.) court dress
- 褶|褶|zhe3|pleat/crease/Taiwan pr. [zhe2]
- 上將|上将|shang4 jiang4|general/admiral/air chief marshal
- 喜愛|喜爱|xi3 ai4|to like/to love/to be fond of/favorite
- 說明|说明|shuo1 ming2|to explain/to illustrate/to indicate/to show/to prove/explanation/directions/caption/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 勸架|劝架|quan4 jia4|to mediate in a quarrel/to intervene in a dispute and try to calm things down
- 纏身|缠身|chan2 shen1|(of an illness, debt etc) to plague sb/to preoccupy sb/difficult to get rid of
- 不定|不定|bu4 ding4|indefinite/indeterminate/(botany) adventitious
- 眼花|眼花|yan3 hua1|dimmed eyesight/blurred/vague and unclear vision
- 千年|千年|qian1 nian2|millennium
- 巨人|巨人|ju4 ren2|giant
- 考慮|考虑|kao3 lu:4|to think over/to consider/consideration
- 不知所措|不知所措|bu4 zhi1 suo3 cuo4|not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end/embarrassed and at a complete loss
- 不安|不安|bu4 an1|unpeaceful/unstable/uneasy/disturbed/restless/worried
- 白馬王子|白马王子|bai2 ma3 wang2 zi3|Prince Charming/knight in shining armor
- 明礬|明矾|ming2 fan2|alum
- 全家|全家|quan2 jia1|whole family
- 修補|修补|xiu1 bu3|to mend
- 袖|袖|xiu4|sleeve/to tuck inside one's sleeve
- 告一段落|告一段落|gao4 yi1 duan4 luo4|to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
- 容光煥發|容光焕发|rong2 guang1 huan4 fa1|face glowing (idiom); looking radiant/all smiles
- 著急|着急|zhao2 ji2|to worry/to feel anxious/Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]
- 領帶|领带|ling3 dai4|necktie/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 盡力|尽力|jin4 li4|to strive one's hardest/to spare no effort
- 大開|大开|da4 kai1|to open wide
- 鏈子|链子|lian4 zi5|chain
- 鐘點|钟点|zhong1 dian3|hour/specified time
- 百年|百年|bai3 nian2|hundred years/century/lifetime
- 本土|本土|ben3 tu3|one's native country/native/local/metropolitan territory
- 裁|裁|cai2|to cut out (as a dress)/to cut/to trim/to reduce/to diminish/to cut back (e.g. on staff)/decision/judgment
- 經濟|经济|jing1 ji4|economy/economic
- 夫妻|夫妻|fu1 qi1|husband and wife/married couple
- 冷凍|冷冻|leng3 dong4|to freeze/to deep-freeze
- 用不著|用不着|yong4 bu5 zhao2|not need/have no use for
- 至於|至于|zhi4 yu2|as for/as to/to go so far as to
- 細節|细节|xi4 jie2|details/particulars
- 開燈|开灯|kai1 deng1|to turn on the light
- 撕掉|撕掉|si1 diao4|to tear out (and throw away)/to rip away
- 厭倦|厌倦|yan4 juan4|to be weary of/to be fed up with/tedious
- 地震|地震|di4 zhen4|earthquake
- 情愛|情爱|qing2 ai4|affection/friendly feelings towards sb/love
- 蠟|蜡|la4|candle/wax
- 東奔西跑|东奔西跑|dong1 ben1 xi1 pao3|to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily/to bustle about
- 提筆|提笔|ti2 bi3|to take up one's pen/to start to write
- 情感|情感|qing2 gan3|feeling/emotion/to move (emotionally)
- 不合作|不合作|bu4 he2 zuo4|noncooperation
- 優點|优点|you1 dian3|merit/benefit/strong point/advantage/CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
- 蠱|蛊|gu3|arch. legendary venomous insect/to poison/to bewitch/to drive to insanity/to harm by witchcraft/intestinal parasite
- 感嘆|感叹|gan3 tan4|to sigh (with feeling)/to lament
- 泥水匠|泥水匠|ni2 shui3 jiang4|mason
- 絞痛|绞痛|jiao3 tong4|sharp pain/cramp/griping pain/colic/angina, cf 心絞痛|心绞痛
- 放不下|放不下|fang4 bu5 xia4|to be unable to let go/to be unable to stop (doing sth)
- 披頭散髮|披头散发|pi1 tou2 san4 fa4|with dishevelled hair (idiom)/with one's hair down
- 術|术|shu4|method/technique
- 術|术|zhu2|various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea
- 說服|说服|shuo1 fu2|to persuade/to convince/to talk sb over/Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
- 避風港|避风港|bi4 feng1 gang3|haven/refuge/harbor/CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
- 陶醉|陶醉|tao2 zui4|to be infatuated with/to be drunk with/to be enchanted with/to revel in
- 猜中|猜中|cai1 zhong4|to guess correctly/to figure out the right answer
- 拖泥帶水|拖泥带水|tuo1 ni2 dai4 shui3|lit. wading in mud and water/a slovenly job/sloppy
- 公婆|公婆|gong1 po2|husband's parents/parents-in-law
- 拘束|拘束|ju1 shu4|to restrict/to restrain/constrained/awkward/ill at ease/uncomfortable/reticent
- 氣勢洶洶|气势汹汹|qi4 shi4 xiong1 xiong1|aggressive/truculent/overbearing
- 白雪|白雪|bai2 xue3|snow
- 善意|善意|shan4 yi4|goodwill/benevolence/kindness
- 木塊|木块|mu4 kuai4|block
- 拜望|拜望|bai4 wang4|to call to pay one's respect/to call on
- 浪蕩|浪荡|lang4 dang4|to loiter/to hang around/dissolute/licentious
- 神經病|神经病|shen2 jing1 bing4|mental disorder/neuropathy/(derog.) mental case
- 職員|职员|zhi2 yuan2|office worker/staff member/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 推脫|推脱|tui1 tuo1|to evade/to shirk
- 溫度|温度|wen1 du4|temperature/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 侮辱|侮辱|wu3 ru3|to insult/to humiliate/dishonor
- 郵票|邮票|you2 piao4|(postage) stamp/CL:枚[mei2],張|张[zhang1]
- 這幾天|这几天|zhe4 ji3 tian1|the past few days
- 接下|接下|jie1 xia4|continuing on
- 確切|确切|que4 qie4|definite/exact/precise
- 一字|一字|yi1 zi4|in a row/in a line
- 求救|求救|qiu2 jiu4|to cry for help
- 淋巴腺|淋巴腺|lin2 ba1 xian4|lymph node/lymphatic gland
- 埋葬|埋葬|mai2 zang4|to bury
- 交響曲|交响曲|jiao1 xiang3 qu3|symphony
- 內陸|内陆|nei4 lu4|inland/interior
- 肩起|肩起|jian1 qi3|to bear/to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
- 地面|地面|di4 mian4|floor/ground/surface
- 角色|角色|jue2 se4|role/character in a novel/persona/also pr. [jiao3 se4]
- 羞澀|羞涩|xiu1 se4|shy/bashful
- 白字|白字|bai2 zi4|wrongly written or mispronounced character
- 羽毛|羽毛|yu3 mao2|feather/plumage/plume
- 道路|道路|dao4 lu4|road/path/way/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 譯|译|yi4|to translate/to interpret
- 贊成|赞成|zan4 cheng2|to approve/to endorse/(literary) to assist
- 幼稚|幼稚|you4 zhi4|young/childish/puerile
- 一目瞭然|一目了然|yi1 mu4 liao3 ran2|obvious at a glance (idiom)
- 難控制|难控制|nan2 kong4 zhi4|hard to control
- 無語|无语|wu2 yu3|to remain silent/to have nothing to say/(coll.) speechless/dumbfounded
- 鏟子|铲子|chan3 zi5|shovel/spade/trowel/spatula (kitchen utensil)/CL:把[ba3]
- 原先|原先|yuan2 xian1|originally/original/former
- 聚集|聚集|ju4 ji2|to assemble/to gather
- 不妨|不妨|bu4 fang2|there is no harm in/might as well
- 販賣人口|贩卖人口|fan4 mai4 ren2 kou3|trafficking in human beings
- 茫茫|茫茫|mang2 mang2|boundless/vast and obscure
- 野心|野心|ye3 xin1|ambition/wild schemes/careerism
- 識|识|shi2|to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]
- 識|识|zhi4|to record/to write a footnote
- 跛足|跛足|bo3 zu2|lame
- 鹹水|咸水|xian2 shui3|salt water/brine
- 布衣|布衣|bu4 yi1|plain cotton clothing/(literary) the common people
- 打發|打发|da3 fa5|to dispatch sb to do sth/to make sb leave/to pass (the time)/(old) to make arrangements/(old) to bestow (alms etc)
- 諸如此類|诸如此类|zhu1 ru2 ci3 lei4|things like this (idiom); and so on/and the rest/etc
- 診療|诊疗|zhen3 liao2|diagnosis and treatment
- 奪取|夺取|duo2 qu3|to seize/to capture/to wrest control of
- 無關緊要|无关紧要|wu2 guan1 jin3 yao4|indifferent/insignificant
- 重度|重度|zhong4 du4|serious/severe
- 海苔|海苔|hai3 tai2|nori
- 瓜分|瓜分|gua1 fen1|to partition/to divide up
- 反面|反面|fan3 mian4|reverse side/backside/the other side (of a problem etc)/negative/bad
- 作風|作风|zuo4 feng1|style/style of work/way
- 瞌睡|瞌睡|ke1 shui4|drowsy/to doze/to nap
- 大小|大小|da4 xiao3|dimension/magnitude/size/measurement/large and small/at any rate/adults and children/consideration of seniority
- 久別|久别|jiu3 bie2|a long period of separation
- 諸|诸|Zhu1|surname Zhu
- 諸|诸|zhu1|all/various
- 直覺|直觉|zhi2 jue2|intuition
- 差一點|差一点|cha4 yi1 dian3|see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
- 甜蜜|甜蜜|tian2 mi4|sweet/happy
- 合適|合适|he2 shi4|suitable/fitting/decent/to fit
- 不大|不大|bu4 da4|not very/not too/not often
- 邊緣|边缘|bian1 yuan2|edge/fringe/verge/brink/periphery/marginal/borderline
- 活該|活该|huo2 gai1|(coll.) serve sb right/deservedly/ought/should
- 沉寂|沉寂|chen2 ji4|silence/stillness
- 訴|诉|su4|to complain/to sue/to tell
- 氣勢凌人|气势凌人|qi4 shi4 ling2 ren2|arrogant and overbearing
- 上夜|上夜|shang4 ye4|to be on night duty
- 斜角|斜角|xie2 jiao3|bevel angle/oblique angle
- 趕到|赶到|gan3 dao4|to hurry (to some place)
- 託|托|tuo1|to trust/to entrust/to be entrusted with/to act as trustee
- 託|讬|tuo1|variant of 託|托[tuo1]
- 大學|大学|Da4 xue2|the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism
- 大學|大学|da4 xue2|university/college/CL:所[suo3]
- 陶土|陶土|tao2 tu3|potter's clay/kaolin
- 浮著|浮着|fu2 zhe5|afloat
- 兒子|儿子|er2 zi5|son
- 雞蛋|鸡蛋|ji1 dan4|(chicken) egg/hen's egg/CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]
- 興高彩烈|兴高彩烈|xing4 gao1 cai3 lie4|variant of 興高采烈|兴高采烈[xing4 gao1 cai3 lie4]
- 訂|订|ding4|to agree/to conclude/to draw up/to subscribe to (a newspaper etc)/to order
- 面相|面相|mian4 xiang4|facial features/appearence/physiognomy
- 無意中|无意中|wu2 yi4 zhong1|accidentally/unintentionally/unexpectedly
- 站住|站住|zhan4 zhu4|to stand
- 藥片|药片|yao4 pian4|a (medicine) pill or tablet/CL:片[pian4]
- 線條|线条|xian4 tiao2|line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)/the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
- 受難|受难|shou4 nan4|to suffer a calamity/to suffer (e.g. under torture)/distress
- 解脫|解脱|jie3 tuo1|to untie/to free/to absolve of/to get free of/to extirpate oneself/(Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries
- 花都|花都|Hua1 du1|Huadu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
- 不堪|不堪|bu4 kan1|cannot bear/cannot stand/utterly/extremely
- 高雅|高雅|gao1 ya3|dainty/elegance/elegant
- 驚慌|惊慌|jing1 huang1|to panic/to be alarmed
- 想必|想必|xiang3 bi4|presumably/probably/in all likelihood/surely
- 虛榮|虚荣|xu1 rong2|vanity
- 骷髏|骷髅|ku1 lou2|human skeleton/human skull
- 水流|水流|shui3 liu2|river/stream
- 反光|反光|fan3 guang1|to reflect light
- 下場|下场|xia4 chang3|to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)/to take part in some activity/to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
- 下場|下场|xia4 chang5|the end/to conclude
- 天旋地轉|天旋地转|tian1 xuan2 di4 zhuan4|the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning/fig. huge changes in the world
- 釣魚|钓鱼|diao4 yu2|to fish (with line and hook)/to dupe
- 名貴|名贵|ming2 gui4|famous and valuable/rare/precious
- 一如|一如|yi1 ru2|to be just like
- 想念|想念|xiang3 nian4|to miss/to remember with longing/to long to see again
- 主動|主动|zhu3 dong4|to take the initiative/to do sth of one's own accord/spontaneous/active/opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]/drive (of gears and shafts etc)
- 超|超|chao1|to exceed/to overtake/to surpass/to transcend/to pass/to cross/ultra-/super-
- 上墳|上坟|shang4 fen2|to sweep the tombs (of one's ancestors)/the Qingming festival
- 嗚咽|呜咽|wu1 ye4|to sob/to whimper
- 鬼話|鬼话|gui3 hua4|lie/false words/nonsense/CL:篇[pian1]
- 會不會|会不会|hui4 bu4 hui4|(posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?/is able to or not
- 零落|零落|ling2 luo4|withered and fallen/scattered/sporadic
- 遊街|游街|you2 jie1|to parade sb through the streets/to march or parade in the streets
- 冷眼旁觀|冷眼旁观|leng3 yan3 pang2 guan1|the cool eye of a bystander/a detached point of view
- 棉布|棉布|mian2 bu4|cotton cloth
- 水波|水波|shui3 bo1|wave/(water) ripple
- 編成|编成|bian1 cheng2|to organize/to put together/to edit
- 睡夢中|睡梦中|shui4 meng4 zhong1|fast asleep/dreaming
- 木匠|木匠|mu4 jiang4|carpenter
- 起伏|起伏|qi3 fu2|to move up and down/to undulate/ups and downs
- 中原|中原|Zhong1 yuan2|Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
- 出診|出诊|chu1 zhen3|to visit a patient at home (of a doctor)/house call
- 用來|用来|yong4 lai2|to be used for
- 新聞|新闻|xin1 wen2|news/CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]
- 長滿|长满|zhang3 man3|to grow all over
- 拉拉|拉拉|La1 la1|Lala, Philippines
- 拉拉|拉拉|la1 la1|lesbian (net slang)
- 像樣|像样|xiang4 yang4|presentable/decent/up to par
- 贏|赢|ying2|to beat/to win/to profit
- 拍打|拍打|pai1 da3|to slap
- 放出|放出|fang4 chu1|to let off/to give out
- 公園|公园|gong1 yuan2|park (for public recreation)/CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
- 課業|课业|ke4 ye4|lesson/schoolwork
- 糾纏|纠缠|jiu1 chan2|to be in a tangle/to nag
- 會長|会长|hui4 zhang3|president of a club, committee etc
- 皮鞋|皮鞋|pi2 xie2|leather shoes
- 不吉利|不吉利|bu4 ji2 li4|ominous
- 受傷|受伤|shou4 shang1|to sustain injuries/wounded (in an accident etc)/harmed
- 賜|赐|ci4|to confer/to bestow/to grant
- 賞|赏|shang3|to bestow (a reward)/to give (to an inferior)/to hand down/a reward (bestowed by a superior)/to appreciate (beauty)
- 除非|除非|chu2 fei1|only if (..., or otherwise, ...)/only when/only in the case that/unless
- 賈|贾|Jia3|surname Jia
- 賈|贾|gu3|merchant/to buy
- 資|资|zi1|resources/capital/to provide/to supply/to support/money/expense
- 認清|认清|ren4 qing1|to see clearly/to recognize
- 走光|走光|zou3 guang1|to expose oneself/to be completely gone
- 賽|赛|sai4|to compete/competition/match/to surpass/better than/superior to/to excel
- 緩慢|缓慢|huan3 man4|slow/slow-moving
- 賴|赖|Lai4|surname Lai
- 賴|赖|lai4|to depend on/to hang on in a place/bad/to renege (on promise)/to disclaim/to rat (on debts)/rascally/to blame/to put the blame on
- 讚許|赞许|zan4 xu3|to praise/to laud
- 賭|赌|du3|to bet/to gamble
- 近路|近路|jin4 lu4|shortcut
- 用以|用以|yong4 yi3|in order to/so as to
- 城市|城市|cheng2 shi4|city/town/CL:座[zuo4]
- 拉手|拉手|la1 shou3|to hold hands/to shake hands
- 拉手|拉手|la1 shou5|a handle/to pull on a handle
- 式樣|式样|shi4 yang4|style
- 盡量|尽量|jin4 liang4|as much as possible/to the greatest extent
- 黑影|黑影|hei1 ying3|shadow/darkness/twilight
- 隨身|随身|sui2 shen1|to (carry) on one's person/to (take) with one
- 風雲|风云|feng1 yun2|weather/unstable situation
- 當空|当空|dang1 kong1|overhead/up in the sky
- 繞圈子|绕圈子|rao4 quan1 zi5|to go around in circles/to make a detour/(fig.) to beat about the bush
- 血水|血水|xue4 shui3|thin blood/watery blood
- 毛皮|毛皮|mao2 pi2|fur/pelt
- 警告|警告|jing3 gao4|to warn/to admonish
- 關掉|关掉|guan1 diao4|to switch off/to shut off
- 塌下|塌下|ta1 xia4|to collapse
- 長途車|长途车|chang2 tu2 che1|long-distance bus/coach
- 莞爾|莞尔|wan3 er3|smiling
- 總公司|总公司|zong3 gong1 si1|parent company/head office
- 自欺|自欺|zi4 qi1|to deceive oneself
- 大喊|大喊|da4 han3|to shout
- 難行|难行|nan2 xing2|hard to pass
- 筋疲力盡|筋疲力尽|jin1 pi2 li4 jin4|body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired/spent
- 豬|猪|zhu1|hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2]
- 重大|重大|zhong4 da4|great/important/major/significant
- 紗窗|纱窗|sha1 chuang1|screen window
- 舒暢|舒畅|shu1 chang4|happy/entirely free from worry
- 谷|谷|Gu3|surname Gu
- 谷|谷|gu3|valley
- 卓別林|卓别林|Zhuo2 bie2 lin2|Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director
- 體面|体面|ti3 mian4|dignity/face (as in "losing face")/honorable/creditable/pretty
- 高原|高原|gao1 yuan2|plateau/CL:片[pian4]
- 迫|迫|po4|to force/to compel/to approach or go towards/urgent/pressing
- 迪|迪|di2|to enlighten
- 街旁|街旁|Jie1 pang2|Jiepang (Chinese location-based networking service for cell phone)
- 迴|回|hui2|to curve/to return/to revolve
- 大圓|大圆|da4 yuan2|great circle (in spherical geometry)
- 迎|迎|ying2|to welcome/to meet/to face/to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)
- 棍子|棍子|gun4 zi5|stick/rod
- 縮小|缩小|suo1 xiao3|to reduce/to decrease/to shrink
- 忠厚|忠厚|zhong1 hou4|honest and considerate
- 農夫|农夫|nong2 fu1|peasant/farmer
- 考期|考期|kao3 qi1|the exam period/the exam date
- 返|返|fan3|to return (to)
- 機會|机会|ji1 hui4|opportunity/chance/occasion/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 訓練|训练|xun4 lian4|to train/to drill/training/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 擊打|击打|ji1 da3|to beat/to lash
- 倒置|倒置|dao4 zhi4|to invert
- 飛跑|飞跑|fei1 pao3|to run like the wind/to rush/to gallop
- 午後|午后|wu3 hou4|afternoon
- 俘虜|俘虏|fu2 lu3|captive
- 心地|心地|xin1 di4|character
- 改進|改进|gai3 jin4|to improve/to make better/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 最多|最多|zui4 duo1|at most/maximum/greatest (amount)/maximal
- 割禮|割礼|ge1 li3|circumcision
- 糞便|粪便|fen4 bian4|excrement/feces/night soil
- 貝殼|贝壳|bei4 ke2|shell/conch/cowry/mother of pearl/hard outer skin/also pr. [bei4 qiao4]
- 好運|好运|hao3 yun4|good luck
- 又一次|又一次|you4 yi1 ci4|yet again/once again/once more
- 玻璃紙|玻璃纸|bo1 li5 zhi3|cellophane
- 大道理|大道理|da4 dao4 li5|major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic talk
- 昏天黑地|昏天黑地|hun1 tian1 hei1 di4|lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)/fig. pitch dark/to black out/disorderly/troubled times
- 忙著|忙着|mang2 zhe5|to be occupied with (doing sth)
- 退休|退休|tui4 xiu1|to retire/retirement (from work)
- 放過|放过|fang4 guo4|to let off/to let slip by/to let sb get away with sth
- 擁抱|拥抱|yong1 bao4|to embrace/to hug
- 注重|注重|zhu4 zhong4|to pay attention to/to emphasize
- 五光十色|五光十色|wu3 guang1 shi2 se4|brilliant colors
- 掛號|挂号|gua4 hao4|to register (at a hospital etc)/to send by registered mail
- 不耐煩|不耐烦|bu4 nai4 fan2|impatience/impatient
- 古道|古道|gu3 dao4|ancient road/precepts of the antiquity
- 針刺|针刺|zhen1 ci4|to prick with a needle/to treat by acupuncture
- 塞滿|塞满|sai1 man3|to stuff full/to cram in/packed tight/chock full
- 隧道|隧道|sui4 dao4|tunnel
- 散佈|散布|san4 bu4|to disseminate
- 客串|客串|ke4 chuan4|amateur player in theater/guest performer (in a show)/guest appearance (in film credits)
- 一家人|一家人|yi1 jia1 ren2|household/the whole family
- 違規|违规|wei2 gui1|to violate (rules)/irregular/illegal/corrupt
- 輸|输|shu1|to lose/to transport/to donate/to enter (a password)
- 放逐|放逐|fang4 zhu2|to banish/to deport/to send into exile/to be marooned
- 安全|安全|an1 quan2|safe/secure/safety/security
- 紛紛|纷纷|fen1 fen1|one after another/in succession/one by one/continuously/diverse/in profusion/numerous and confused/pell-mell
- 斷腸|断肠|duan4 chang2|heartbroken/to break one's heart
- 載|载|zai3|to record in writing/to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc)/Taiwan pr. [zai4]/year
- 載|载|zai4|to carry/to convey/to load/to hold/to fill up/and/also/as well as/simultaneously
- 左邊|左边|zuo3 bian5|left/the left side/to the left of
- 借給|借给|jie4 gei3|to lend to sb
- 公使館|公使馆|gong1 shi3 guan3|embassy (old term)/foreign mission
- 明瞭|明了|ming2 liao3|to understand clearly/to be clear about/plain/clear
- 浴缸|浴缸|yu4 gang1|bathtub
- 廢然|废然|fei4 ran2|depressed/dejected
- 老是|老是|lao3 shi5|always
- 達不到|达不到|da2 bu4 dao4|cannot achieve/cannot reach
- 驚恐|惊恐|jing1 kong3|to alarm/to dismay/to appall
- 久之|久之|jiu3 zhi1|for a long time
- 有錢|有钱|you3 qian2|well-off/wealthy
- 兄妹|兄妹|xiong1 mei4|brother(s) and sister(s)
- 不知天高地厚|不知天高地厚|bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4|not to know the immensity of heaven and earth/an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
- 躬|躬|gong1|body/oneself/personally/to bow
- 負氣|负气|fu4 qi4|in a pique/sulky/cross
- 起初|起初|qi3 chu1|originally/at first/at the outset
- 跳躍|跳跃|tiao4 yue4|to jump/to leap/to bound/to skip
- 國王|国王|guo2 wang2|king/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 快步跑|快步跑|kuai4 bu4 pao3|to trot
- 形成|形成|xing2 cheng2|to form/to take shape
- 惶惑|惶惑|huang2 huo4|anxious and perplexed/uneasy and confused/suspicious and fearful
- 多大|多大|duo1 da4|how big/how much/how old etc
- 平方公里|平方公里|ping2 fang1 gong1 li3|square kilometer
- 形態|形态|xing2 tai4|shape/form/pattern/morphology
- 通知單|通知单|tong1 zhi1 dan1|notification/notice/ticket/receipt
- 進貢|进贡|jin4 gong4|to offer tribute/to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain
- 和約|和约|he2 yue1|peace treaty
- 擔憂|担忧|dan1 you1|to worry/to be concerned
- 紫菜包飯|紫菜包饭|zi3 cai4 bao1 fan4|gimbap (Korean rice roll similar in appearance to sushi)/kimbap
- 神祇|神祇|shen2 qi2|gods
- 德國|德国|De2 guo2|Germany/German
- 結疤|结疤|jie2 ba1|to form a scar/to form a scab
- 衣料|衣料|yi1 liao4|material for clothing
- 踱|踱|duo2|to stroll/to pace/Taiwan pr. [duo4]
- 明知|明知|ming2 zhi1|to be fully aware of/to know perfectly well
- 天國|天国|tian1 guo2|Kingdom of Heaven
- 情書|情书|qing2 shu1|love letter
- 水槽|水槽|shui3 cao2|sink
- 驚愕|惊愕|jing1 e4|to stun/to shock and amaze/stupefied/astonishment
- 仙人掌|仙人掌|xian1 ren2 zhang3|cactus
- 葉子|叶子|ye4 zi5|foliage/leaf/CL:片[pian4]
- 混濁|混浊|hun4 zhuo2|turbid/muddy/dirty
- 磚塊|砖块|zhuan1 kuai4|brick
- 兒時|儿时|er2 shi2|childhood
- 枯乾|枯干|ku1 gan1|withered
- 脹|胀|zhang4|dropsical/swollen/to swell/to be bloated
- 凸出|凸出|tu1 chu1|to protrude/to stick out
- 不厭|不厌|bu4 yan4|not to tire of/not to object to
- 各位|各位|ge4 wei4|everybody/all (guests, colleagues etc)/all of you
- 不及|不及|bu4 ji2|to fall short of/not as good as/too late
- 學問|学问|xue2 wen4|learning/knowledge/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 官兵|官兵|guan1 bing1|officers and men
- 矛盾|矛盾|mao2 dun4|contradiction/CL:個|个[ge4]/conflicting views/contradictory
- 高度|高度|gao1 du4|height/altitude/elevation/high degree/highly/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 天性|天性|tian1 xing4|nature/innate tendency
- 過敏性|过敏性|guo4 min3 xing4|hypersensitive/allergic reaction/anaphylaxis
- 腐|腐|fu3|decay/rotten
- 附身|附身|fu4 shen1|to enter a body/to possess
- 民生|民生|min2 sheng1|people's livelihood/people's welfare
- 肉鬆|肉松|rou4 song1|meat floss/shredded dried pork
- 貿然|贸然|mao4 ran2|rashly/hastily/without careful consideration
- 髒髒|脏脏|zang1 zang1|dirty
- 腦|脑|nao3|brain/mind/head/essence
- 蘋果|苹果|ping2 guo3|apple/CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
- 過節|过节|guo4 jie2|to celebrate a festival/after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
- 辛酸|辛酸|xin1 suan1|pungent (taste)/bitter/fig. sad/miserable
- 膛|膛|tang2|chest (of body)/hollow space/throat
- 膀|膀|bang3|upper arm/wing
- 膀|膀|bang4|to flirt
- 膀|膀|pang1|puffed (swollen)
- 膀|膀|pang2|bladder
- 確定|确定|que4 ding4|definite/certain/fixed/to fix (on sth)/to determine/to be sure/to ensure/to make certain/to ascertain/to clinch/to recognize/to confirm/OK (on computer dialog box)
- 同一|同一|tong2 yi1|identical/the same
- 有成|有成|you3 cheng2|to succeed/successful
- 眼角|眼角|yan3 jiao3|outer or inner corner of the eye/canthus
- 得了|得了|de2 le5|all right!/that's enough!
- 得了|得了|de2 liao3|(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
- 租房|租房|zu1 fang2|to rent an apartment
- 膠|胶|jiao1|to glue/glue/gum/rubber
- 真切|真切|zhen1 qie4|vivid/distinct/clear/sincere/honest
- 良心|良心|liang2 xin1|conscience
- 怪氣|怪气|guai4 qi4|weird (temperament)
- 出力|出力|chu1 li4|to exert oneself
- 子女|子女|zi3 nu:3|children/sons and daughters
- 蓋子|盖子|gai4 zi5|cover/lid/shell
- 看透|看透|kan4 tou4|to understand thoroughly/to see beyond the facade/to see through (sb)
- 心碎|心碎|xin1 sui4|heart-broken/extreme depth of sorrow
- 水煙|水烟|shui3 yan1|shredded tobacco for water pipes
- 零碎|零碎|ling2 sui4|scattered and fragmentary/scraps/odds and ends
- 至|至|zhi4|to arrive/most/to/until
- 看呆|看呆|kan4 dai1|to gape at/to stare blankly/to stare in rapture/to stare in awe
- 臥|卧|wo4|to lie/to crouch
- 減稅|减税|jian3 shui4|tax cut
- 鞭打|鞭打|bian1 da3|to whip/to lash/to flog/to thrash
- 取名|取名|qu3 ming2|to name/to be named/to christen/to seek fame
- 潛力|潜力|qian2 li4|potential/capacity
- 酒家|酒家|jiu3 jia1|restaurant/bartender/(old) wineshop/tavern
- 走近|走近|zou3 jin4|to approach/to draw near to
- 程度|程度|cheng2 du4|degree (level or extent)/level/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 放鬆|放松|fang4 song1|to loosen/to relax
- 唸唸有詞|念念有词|nian4 nian4 you3 ci2|variant of 念念有詞|念念有词[nian4 nian4 you3 ci2]
- 光是|光是|guang1 shi4|solely/just
- 七月份|七月份|qi1 yue4 fen4|July
- 敗類|败类|bai4 lei4|scum of a community/degenerate
- 俱樂部|俱乐部|ju4 le4 bu4|club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 聯|联|lian2|to ally/to unite/to join/(poetry) antithetical couplet
- 家事|家事|jia1 shi4|family matters/domestic affairs/housework
- 打水|打水|da3 shui3|to draw water/to splash water
- 花園|花园|hua1 yuan2|garden/CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
- 紫菜|紫菜|zi3 cai4|flavored roasted seaweed/generic term for edible seaweed/Japanese: nori
- 宣傳|宣传|xuan1 chuan2|to disseminate/to give publicity to/propaganda/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 地點|地点|di4 dian3|place/site/location/venue/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 服裝|服装|fu2 zhuang1|dress/clothing/costume/clothes/CL:身[shen1]
- 吸著|吸着|xi1 zhuo2|sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)
- 毛筆|毛笔|mao2 bi3|writing brush/CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]
- 轉圈|转圈|zhuan4 quan1|to rotate/to twirl/to run around/to encircle/rotation/(coll.) to speak indirectly/to beat about the bush
- 喉頭|喉头|hou2 tou2|throat/larynx
- 破洞|破洞|po4 dong4|a hole
- 一個樣|一个样|yi1 ge5 yang4|same as 一樣|一样[yi1 yang4]/the same
- 收場|收场|shou1 chang3|the end/an ending/to wind down/to conclude
- 大戰|大战|da4 zhan4|war/to wage war
- 不懷好意|不怀好意|bu4 huai2 hao3 yi4|to harbor evil designs/to harbor malicious intentions
- 災難|灾难|zai1 nan4|disaster/catastrophe
- 女士|女士|nu:3 shi4|lady/madam/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]/Miss/Ms
- 古典|古典|gu3 dian3|classical
- 招展|招展|zhao1 zhan3|to flutter/to sway
- 胸|胸|xiong1|chest/bosom/heart/mind/thorax
- 沙拉|沙拉|sha1 la1|salad (loanword)
- 忙碌|忙碌|mang2 lu4|busy/bustling
- 大鼓|大鼓|da4 gu3|bass drum
- 天黑|天黑|tian1 hei1|to get dark/dusk
- 回歸|回归|hui2 gui1|to return to/to retreat/regression (statistics)
- 奔馳|奔驰|Ben1 chi2|Benz (name)/Mercedes-Benz, German car maker
- 奔馳|奔驰|ben1 chi2|to run quickly/to speed/to gallop
- 胃口|胃口|wei4 kou3|appetite/liking
- 差不多的|差不多的|cha4 bu5 duo1 de5|the great majority
- 裝出|装出|zhuang1 chu1|to assume (an air of)
- 模樣|模样|mu2 yang4|look/style/appearance/approximation/about/CL:個|个[ge4]/also pr. [mo2 yang4]
- 不滿意|不满意|bu4 man3 yi4|dissatisfied
- 擁有|拥有|yong1 you3|to have/to possess
- 教養|教养|jiao4 yang3|to train/to educate/to bring up/to nurture/education/culture/upbringing/early conditioning
- 高山|高山|gao1 shan1|high mountain/alpine
- 法子|法子|fa3 zi5|way/method/Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]
- 三分|三分|san1 fen1|somewhat/to some degree
- 長沙|长沙|Chang2 sha1|Changsha prefecture level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
- 深綠|深绿|shen1 lu:4|dark green
- 芳香|芳香|fang1 xiang1|balmy/fragrant/aromatic (chemistry)
- 浮起|浮起|fu2 qi3|to float/to emerge
- 陪伴|陪伴|pei2 ban4|to accompany
- 分享|分享|fen1 xiang3|to share (let others have some of sth good)
- 出借|出借|chu1 jie4|to lend/to put out a loan
- 瀉肚子|泻肚子|xie4 du4 zi5|see 瀉肚|泻肚[xie4 du4]
- 鐵鏈|铁链|tie3 lian4|iron chain
- 輕微|轻微|qing1 wei1|slight/light/trivial/to a small extent
- 荒|荒|huang1|desolate/shortage/scarce/out of practice/absurd/uncultivated/to neglect
- 引進|引进|yin3 jin4|to recommend/to introduce (from outside)
- 琴弦|琴弦|qin2 xian2|string (of a stringed instrument)
- 光禿禿|光秃秃|guang1 tu1 tu1|bald/bare
- 附和|附和|fu4 he4|to agree/to go along with/to echo (what sb says)
- 鬧劇|闹剧|nao4 ju4|farce/CL:場|场[chang3],齣|出[chu1],幕[mu4]
- 莖|茎|jing1|stalk/stem/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 弟弟|弟弟|di4 di5|younger brother/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 袋子|袋子|dai4 zi5|bag
- 夏日|夏日|xia4 ri4|summertime
- 大麻|大麻|da4 ma2|hemp (Cannabis sativa)/cannabis/marijuana
- 小腹|小腹|xiao3 fu4|underbelly/lower abdomen
- 上前|上前|shang4 qian2|to advance/to step forward
- 酷熱|酷热|ku4 re4|torrid heat
- 不道德|不道德|bu4 dao4 de2|immoral
- 髮夾|发夹|fa4 jia1|hair clip
- 小腳|小脚|xiao3 jiao3|bound feet (traditional)
- 和睦|和睦|he2 mu4|peaceful relations/harmonious
- 步行|步行|bu4 xing2|to go on foot/to walk
- 小腿|小腿|xiao3 tui3|calf (of the leg)
- 華|华|Hua2|abbr. for China
- 華|华|Hua4|Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi/surname Hua
- 華|华|hua1|old variant of 花[hua1]/flower
- 華|华|hua2|magnificent/splendid/flowery
- 不分|不分|bu4 fen1|not divided/irrespective/not distinguishing between
- 關愛|关爱|guan1 ai4|to show concern and care for
- 從來|从来|cong2 lai2|always/at all times/never (if used in negative sentence)
- 飛馳|飞驰|fei1 chi2|to speed/to rush
- 互|互|hu4|mutual
- 沖掉|冲掉|chong1 diao4|to wash out/to leach
- 潦倒|潦倒|liao2 dao3|disappointed/frustrated/dejected
- 辦事|办事|ban4 shi4|to handle (affairs)/to work
- 探討|探讨|tan4 tao3|to investigate/to probe
- 別處|别处|bie2 chu4|elsewhere
- 舵|舵|duo4|helm/rudder
- 走馬燈|走马灯|zou3 ma3 deng1|lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern festival 元宵節|元宵节/fig. constant busy circulation of people
- 旗語|旗语|qi2 yu3|signal flags (for communicating between ships or army units)/semaphore
- 興|兴|Xing1|surname Xing
- 興|兴|xing1|to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage/to get up/(often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect)/maybe (dialect)
- 興|兴|xing4|feeling or desire to do sth/interest in sth/excitement
- 流量|流量|liu2 liang4|flow rate/rate/throughput/site traffic (Internet)
- 作|作|zuo4|to do/to grow/to write or compose/to pretend/to regard as/to feel/writings or works
- 舞|舞|wu3|to dance/to wield/to brandish
- 佔|占|zhan4|variant of 占[zhan4]
- 洗刷|洗刷|xi3 shua1|wash/brush/scrub
- 伯|伯|ba4|variant of 霸[ba4]
- 伯|伯|bai3|one hundred (old)
- 伯|伯|bo2|father's elder brother/senior/paternal elder uncle/eldest of brothers/respectful form of address/Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- 伴|伴|ban4|partner/companion/comrade/associate/to accompany
- 伊|伊|Yi1|surname Yi/abbr. for 伊拉克[Yi1 la1 ke4], Iraq/abbr. for 伊朗[Yi1 lang3], Iran
- 伊|伊|yi1|he/she
- 伏|伏|Fu2|surname Fu
- 伏|伏|fu2|to lean over/to fall (go down)/to hide (in ambush)/to conceal oneself/to lie low/hottest days of summer/to submit/to concede defeat/to overcome/to subdue/volt
- 山珍海味|山珍海味|shan1 zhen1 hai3 wei4|exotic delicacies/luxury foodstuff from distant locations
- 不合適|不合适|bu4 he2 shi4|improper/unsuitable/inappropriate
- 活下|活下|huo2 xia4|to survive
- 女婿|女婿|nu:3 xu5|daughter's husband/son-in-law
- 從不|从不|cong2 bu4|never
- 奔騰|奔腾|ben1 teng2|(of waves) to surge forward/to roll on in waves/to gallop
- 邊界|边界|bian1 jie4|boundary/border
- 修車|修车|xiu1 che1|to repair a bike (car etc)
- 稍微|稍微|shao1 wei1|a little bit
- 半打|半打|ban4 da2|half a dozen
- 俱|俱|ju4|entirely/without exception/(lit.) to be together/to be alike
- 睡著|睡着|shui4 zhao2|to fall asleep
- 頭頭是道|头头是道|tou2 tou2 shi4 dao4|clear and logical
- 活人|活人|huo2 ren2|living person
- 注音符號|注音符号|Zhu4 yin1 Fu2 hao4|Zhuyin Fuhao, phonetic transliteration system for Chinese used esp. in Taiwan, also known as Bopomofo ㄅㄆㄇㄈ
- 俄|俄|E2|Russia/Russian/abbr. for 俄羅斯|俄罗斯[E2 luo2 si1]/Taiwan pr. [E4]
- 俄|俄|e2|suddenly/very soon
- 水準|水准|shui3 zhun3|level (of achievement etc)/standard/level (surveying)
- 香菜|香菜|xiang1 cai4|coriander/cilantro/Coriandrum sativum
- 俗|俗|su2|custom/convention/popular/common/coarse/vulgar/secular
- 不免|不免|bu4 mian3|inevitably
- 脫落|脱落|tuo1 luo4|to drop off/to come off/to lose (hair etc)/to omit (a character when writing)
- 有效|有效|you3 xiao4|effective/in effect/valid
- 初出茅廬|初出茅庐|chu1 chu1 mao2 lu2|venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)/young and inexperienced/novice/greenhorn
- 觀賞|观赏|guan1 shang3|to look at sth with pleasure/to watch (sth marvelous)/ornamental
- 冬天|冬天|dong1 tian1|winter/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 侄|侄|zhi2|variant of 姪|侄[zhi2]
- 欺負|欺负|qi1 fu5|to bully
- 並且|并且|bing4 qie3|and/besides/moreover/furthermore/in addition
- 喧嘩|喧哗|xuan1 hua2|hubbub/clamor/to make a racket
- 連綿|连绵|lian2 mian2|continuous/unbroken/uninterrupted/extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
- 段落|段落|duan4 luo4|phase/time interval/paragraph/(written) passage
- 筆直|笔直|bi3 zhi2|perfectly straight/straight as a ramrod/bolt upright
- 本行|本行|ben3 hang2|one's line/one's own profession
- 鐲子|镯子|zhuo2 zi5|bracelet/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- 蕩|荡|dang4|to wash/to squander/to sweep away/to move/to shake/dissolute/pond
- 裝修|装修|zhuang1 xiu1|to decorate/interior decoration/to fit up/to renovate
- 香腸|香肠|xiang1 chang2|sausage/CL:根[gen1]
- 警官|警官|jing3 guan1|constable/police officer
- 抽屜|抽屉|chou1 ti5|drawer
- 豎立|竖立|shu4 li4|to erect/to set upright/to stand
- 海上|海上|hai3 shang4|maritime
- 曠野|旷野|kuang4 ye3|wilderness
- 相隔|相隔|xiang1 ge2|separated by (distance or time etc)
- 打不過|打不过|da3 bu5 guo4|unable to defeat/to be no match for sb
- 月底|月底|yue4 di3|end of the month
- 有幸|有幸|you3 xing4|fortunately
- 細聽|细听|xi4 ting1|to listen carefully (for tiny sounds)
- 比登天還難|比登天还难|bi3 deng1 tian1 hai2 nan2|lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)/fig. extremely difficult/far from an easy task
- 藝|艺|yi4|skill/art
- 兼差|兼差|jian1 chai1|to moonlight/side job
- 存量|存量|cun2 liang4|reserves
- 不相干|不相干|bu4 xiang1 gan1|to be irrelevant/to have nothing to do with
- 修路|修路|xiu1 lu4|to repair a road
- 不像樣|不像样|bu4 xiang4 yang4|in no shape to be seen/unpresentable/beyond recognition
- 透露|透露|tou4 lu4|to leak out/to divulge/to reveal
- 友好|友好|You3 hao3|Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
- 友好|友好|you3 hao3|friendly/amicable/close friend
- 春秋|春秋|Chun1 qiu1|Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)/Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)
- 春秋|春秋|chun1 qiu1|spring and autumn/four seasons/year/a person's age/annals (used in book titles)
- 出事|出事|chu1 shi4|to have an accident/to meet with a mishap
- 逃之夭夭|逃之夭夭|tao2 zhi1 yao1 yao1|to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)/to show a clean pair of heels
- 長期|长期|chang2 qi1|long term/long time/long range (of a forecast)
- 暖氣|暖气|nuan3 qi4|central heating/heater/warm air
- 得力|得力|de2 li4|able/capable/competent/efficient
- 有禮貌|有礼貌|you3 li3 mao4|courteous/polite
- 帶給|带给|dai4 gei3|to give to/to provide to/to bring to/to take to
- 不值|不值|bu4 zhi2|not worth
- 潛伏|潜伏|qian2 fu2|to hide/to cover up/to conceal
- 流露出|流露出|liu2 lu4 chu1|to display (talent)/to exude (pleasure)
- 護士|护士|hu4 shi5|nurse/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 郵箱|邮箱|you2 xiang1|mailbox/post office box
- 無聊|无聊|wu2 liao2|bored/boring/senseless
- 辯論|辩论|bian4 lun4|debate/argument/to argue over/CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]
- 上任|上任|shang4 ren4|to take office/previous (incumbent)/predecessor
- 弄錯|弄错|nong4 cuo4|to err/to get sth wrong/to miscalculate/to misunderstand
- 斷裂|断裂|duan4 lie4|fracture/rupture/to break apart
- 敬重|敬重|jing4 zhong4|to respect deeply/to revere/to esteem
- 葉|叶|Ye4|surname Ye
- 葉|叶|ye4|leaf/page/lobe/(historical) period/classifier for small boats
- 綠燈|绿灯|lu:4 deng1|green light
- 啼笑皆非|啼笑皆非|ti2 xiao4 jie1 fei1|lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing/in a desperate state/between laughter and tears
- 嘗試|尝试|chang2 shi4|to try/to attempt/CL:次[ci4]
- 西非|西非|Xi1 Fei1|West Africa
- 東北|东北|Dong1 bei3|Northeast China/Manchuria
- 東北|东北|dong1 bei3|northeast
- 洋娃娃|洋娃娃|yang2 wa2 wa5|doll (of Western appearance)
- 葷|荤|hun1|strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)/non-vegetarian food (meat, fish, spicy food etc)/vulgar/obscene
- 看破紅塵|看破红尘|kan1 po4 hong2 chen2|to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)/disillusioned with human society/to reject the world for a monastic life
- 玫瑰|玫瑰|mei2 gui1|rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa)/rose flower/CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1]
- 可觀|可观|ke3 guan1|considerable/impressive/significant
- 胸部|胸部|xiong1 bu4|chest/bosom
- 雙腳|双脚|shuang1 jiao3|two legs/both feet
- 真人|真人|zhen1 ren2|actual person/in the flesh/Daoist spiritual master
- 辜負|辜负|gu1 fu4|to fail to live up (to expectations)/unworthy (of trust)/to let down/to betray (hopes)/to disappoint
- 鄰家|邻家|lin2 jia1|next-door neighbor/neighboring household/adjacent country (short for 鄰接的國家|邻接的国家[lin2 jie1 de5 guo2 jia1])
- 西面|西面|xi1 mian4|west side/west
- 沒有關係|没有关系|mei2 you3 guan1 xi5|see 沒關係|没关系[mei2 guan1 xi5]
- 水滸傳|水浒传|Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4|Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵[Shi1 Nai4 an1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
- 誕生|诞生|dan4 sheng1|to be born
- 解說|解说|jie3 shuo1|to explain/to comment
- 好友|好友|hao3 you3|close friend/pal/(social networking website) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 麵包房|面包房|mian4 bao1 fang2|bakery/CL:家[jia1]
- 悠悠|悠悠|you1 you1|lasting for ages/long drawn out/remote in time or space/unhurried/a great number (of events)/preposterous/pensive
- 意味深長|意味深长|yi4 wei4 shen1 chang2|profound/significant/meaningful
- 好去|好去|hao3 qu4|bon voyage/god speed
- 臉盆|脸盆|lian3 pen2|washbowl/basin for washing hands and face/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 從實招來|从实招来|cong2 shi2 zhao1 lai2|to own up to the facts
- 帆船|帆船|fan1 chuan2|sailboat
- 通紅|通红|tong1 hong2|very red/red through and through/to blush (deep red)
- 鑰匙|钥匙|yao4 shi5|key/CL:把[ba3]
- 攝影|摄影|she4 ying3|to take a photograph/photography/to shoot (a movie)
- 不可以|不可以|bu4 ke3 yi3|may not
- 黑髮|黑发|hei1 fa4|black hair
- 蒸|蒸|zheng1|to evaporate/(of cooking) to steam/torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)/finely chopped firewood (old)
- 厲害|厉害|li4 hai5|difficult to deal with/difficult to endure/ferocious/radical/serious/terrible/violent/tremendous/awesome
- 多彩|多彩|duo1 cai3|colorful/flamboyant
- 消炎藥|消炎药|xiao1 yan2 yao4|antibiotic medicine
- 目光|目光|mu4 guang1|sight/vision/view/gaze/look
- 出道|出道|chu1 dao4|to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc)/to start one's career
- 向來|向来|xiang4 lai2|always (previously)
- 一模一樣|一模一样|yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4|exactly the same (idiom)/carbon copy/also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4]
- 日落|日落|ri4 luo4|sundown/sunset
- 聖誕節|圣诞节|Sheng4 dan4 jie2|Christmas time/Christmas season/Christmas
- 悲戚|悲戚|bei1 qi1|mournful
- 熱浪|热浪|re4 lang4|heatwave
- 麥子|麦子|mai4 zi5|wheat/CL:株[zhu1]
- 林懷民|林怀民|Lin2 Huai2 min2|Lin Hwai-Min (1947-), Taiwanese choreographer and dancer
- 體外|体外|ti3 wai4|outside the body/in vitro
- 認知|认知|ren4 zhi1|cognition/to acknowledge
- 下世|下世|xia4 shi4|to die/future incarnation/next life/to be born/to come into the world/future generation
- 噓聲|嘘声|xu1 sheng1|hissing sound/to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
- 蜃|蜃|shen4|(mythical animal)/clam/sea-serpent
- 長椅|长椅|chang2 yi3|bench
- 片子|片子|pian1 zi5|film/movie/film reel/phonograph record/X-ray image
- 片子|片子|pian4 zi5|thin flake/small piece
- 蟹|蟹|xie4|crab
- 簾子|帘子|lian2 zi5|curtain
- 碧藍|碧蓝|bi4 lan2|dark blue
- 看中|看中|kan4 zhong4|to have a preference for/to fancy/to choose after consideration/to settle on
- 病痛|病痛|bing4 tong4|slight illness/indisposition/ailment
- 在眼前|在眼前|zai4 yan3 qian2|now/at the present
- 樓梯|楼梯|lou2 ti1|stair/staircase/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 簿子|簿子|bu4 zi5|notebook/book
- 冰淇淋|冰淇淋|bing1 qi2 lin2|ice cream
- 南方|南方|nan2 fang1|south/the southern part of the country/the South
- 曖昧|暧昧|ai4 mei4|vague/ambiguous/equivocal/dubious
- 大廈|大厦|da4 sha4|large building/edifice/mansion/CL:座[zuo4]
- 不透水|不透水|bu4 tou4 shui3|waterproof/watertight/impermeable
- 無名氏|无名氏|wu2 ming2 shi4|anonymous (e.g. author, donor etc)
- 強辯|强辩|qiang3 bian4|to argue strenuously or with sophistry/to quibble
- 巫術|巫术|wu1 shu4|witchcraft
- 上交|上交|shang4 jiao1|to hand over to/to give to higher authority/to seek connections in high places
- 言行|言行|yan2 xing2|words and actions/what one says and what one does
- 雙臂|双臂|shuang1 bi4|arms/both arms/two arms
- 喜出望外|喜出望外|xi3 chu1 wang4 wai4|to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)/overjoyed at the turn of events
- 打死|打死|da3 si3|to kill/to beat to death
- 遠近|远近|yuan3 jin4|far and near/distance
- 從天而降|从天而降|cong2 tian1 er2 jiang4|lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)/fig. to appear unexpectedly/to arise abruptly/out of the blue/to drop into one's lap
- 口哨|口哨|kou3 shao4|whistle
- 年輕人|年轻人|nian2 qing1 ren2|young people/youngster
- 主日學|主日学|zhu3 ri4 xue2|Sunday School
- 漲到|涨到|zhang3 dao4|to go up/to rise
- 在朝|在朝|zai4 chao2|sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
- 看重|看重|kan4 zhong4|to regard as important/to care about
- 新人|新人|xin1 ren2|new age person/new type of person/newly-wed, esp. new bride/bride and groom
- 感受|感受|gan3 shou4|to sense/perception/to feel (through the senses)/to experience/a feeling/an impression/an experience
- 陳述|陈述|chen2 shu4|an assertion/to declare/to state
- 一一|一一|yi1 yi1|one by one/one after another
- 熱氣|热气|re4 qi4|steam/heat/CL:股[gu3]
- 目前|目前|mu4 qian2|at the present time/currently
- 寫下|写下|xie3 xia4|to write down
- 兇惡|凶恶|xiong1 e4|fierce/ferocious/fiendish/frightening
- 獨立|独立|du2 li4|independent/independence/to stand alone
- 喝叱|喝叱|he1 chi4|variant of 呵斥[he1 chi4]
- 籃子|篮子|lan2 zi5|basket/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- 城區|城区|cheng2 qu1|city district/urban area
- 號|号|hao2|roar/cry/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 號|号|hao4|ordinal number/day of a month/mark/sign/business establishment/size/ship suffix/horn (wind instrument)/bugle call/assumed name/to take a pulse/classifier used to indicate number of people
- 冷血動物|冷血动物|leng3 xue4 dong4 wu4|cold-blooded animal/fig. cold-hearted person
- 看錯|看错|kan4 cuo4|a mistake/an oversight/an error of judgment
- 不倫不類|不伦不类|bu4 lun2 bu4 lei4|out of place/inappropriate/incongruous
- 在我看|在我看|zai4 wo3 kan4|in my opinion/in my view
- 可動|可动|ke3 dong4|movable
- 大不了|大不了|da4 bu4 liao3|at worst/if worst comes to worst/serious/alarming
- 足足|足足|zu2 zu2|fully/no less than/as much as/extremely
- 收工|收工|shou1 gong1|to stop work for the day (generally of laborers)/to knock off
- 半月|半月|ban4 yue4|half-moon/fortnight
- 扭曲|扭曲|niu3 qu1|to twist/to warp/to distort
- 拍子|拍子|pai1 zi5|racket (sports)/bat/beat (music)
- 趣味|趣味|qu4 wei4|fun/interest/delight/taste/liking/preference
- 從前|从前|cong2 qian2|previously/formerly/once upon a time
- 失常|失常|shi1 chang2|not normal/an aberration
- 睡袋|睡袋|shui4 dai4|sleeping bag
- 演員|演员|yan3 yuan2|actor or actress/performer/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 危險|危险|wei1 xian3|danger/dangerous
- 死心塌地|死心塌地|si3 xin1 ta1 di4|to be hell-bent on/dead set on sth/unswerving
- 蛋|蛋|Dan4|variant of 蜑[Dan4]
- 蛋|蛋|dan4|egg/oval-shaped/CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]
- 厚重|厚重|hou4 zhong4|thick/heavy/thickset (body)/massive/generous/extravagant/profound/dignified
- 紫色|紫色|zi3 se4|purple/violet (color)
- 辛勞|辛劳|xin1 lao2|laborious
- 聯想|联想|Lian2 xiang3|abbr. for 聯想集團|联想集团[Lian2 xiang3 Ji2 tuan2]
- 聯想|联想|lian2 xiang3|to associate (cognitively)/to make an associative connection/mental association/word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs
- 快樂幸福|快乐幸福|kuai4 le4 xing4 fu2|cheerful/happy
- 黃土|黄土|huang2 tu3|loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
- 指點迷津|指点迷津|zhi3 dian3 mi2 jin1|to show sb how to get to the right path
- 漲價|涨价|zhang3 jia4|to appreciate (in value)/to increase in price
- 高大|高大|gao1 da4|tall/lofty
- 笑聲|笑声|xiao4 sheng1|laughter
- 凍傷|冻伤|dong4 shang1|frostbite
- 名人|名人|ming2 ren2|personage/celebrity
- 圖樣|图样|tu2 yang4|diagram/blueprint
- 適當|适当|shi4 dang4|suitable/appropriate
- 崎嶇|崎岖|qi2 qu1|rugged/craggy
- 聲息|声息|sheng1 xi1|sound (often with negative, not a sound)/whisper
- 教長|教长|jiao4 zhang3|dean/mullah/imam (Islam)/see also 伊瑪目|伊玛目[yi1 ma3 mu4]
- 恪守|恪守|ke4 shou3|to scrupulously abide by
- 答話|答话|da2 hua4|to reply/to answer
- 小學生|小学生|xiao3 xue2 sheng1|primary school student/schoolchild/CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
- 鏡框|镜框|jing4 kuang4|picture frame/spectacle frame
- 得文|得文|De2 wen2|Devon (county of southwest England)
- 毫不|毫不|hao2 bu4|hardly/not in the least/not at all
- 嗯|嗯|en1|(a groaning sound)
- 嗯|嗯|en4|(nonverbal grunt as interjection)/OK, yeah/what?
- 嗯|嗯|en5|interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement
- 嗒|嗒|ta4|to despair
- 感觸|感触|gan3 chu4|one's thoughts and feelings/emotional stirring/moved/touched
- 驚嚇|惊吓|jing1 xia4|to frighten/to horrify/to terrify
- 安寧|安宁|An1 ning2|Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu
- 安寧|安宁|an1 ning2|peaceful/tranquil/calm/composed/free from worry
- 下半年|下半年|xia4 ban4 nian2|second half of the year
- 襪子|袜子|wa4 zi5|socks/stockings/CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4],雙|双[shuang1]
- 胸前|胸前|xiong1 qian2|(on the) chest/bosom
- 平頭|平头|ping2 tou2|flattop/crew cut/common (people)
- 帶去|带去|dai4 qu5|to take along with one
- 悲劇|悲剧|bei1 ju4|tragedy/CL:出[chu1]
- 飽|饱|bao3|to eat till full/satisfied
- 單位|单位|dan1 wei4|unit (of measure)/unit (group of people as a whole)/work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 單|单|Shan4|surname Shan
- 單|单|dan1|bill/list/form/single/only/sole/odd number/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 恆心|恒心|heng2 xin1|perseverance
- 食|食|shi2|to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse
- 食|食|si4|to feed
- 喜|喜|xi3|to be fond of/to like/to enjoy/to be happy/to feel pleased/happiness/delight/glad
- 喚|唤|huan4|to call
- 新生|新生|xin1 sheng1|new/newborn/emerging/nascent/rebirth/regeneration/new life/new student
- 心思|心思|xin1 si5|mind/thoughts/inclination/mood
- 說不出話來|说不出话来|shuo1 bu4 chu1 hua4 lai2|speechless
- 哀求|哀求|ai1 qiu2|to entreat/to implore/to plead
- 依舊|依旧|yi1 jiu4|as before/still
- 西天|西天|Xi1 tian1|the Western Paradise (Buddhism)
- 欣欣向榮|欣欣向荣|xin1 xin1 xiang4 rong2|luxuriant growth (idiom); flourishing/thriving
- 遼闊|辽阔|liao2 kuo4|vast/extensive
- 存戶|存户|cun2 hu4|depositor (in bank or shares)
- 領|领|ling3|neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
- 正常|正常|zheng4 chang2|regular/normal/ordinary
- 按下|按下|an4 xia4|to press down/to press a button
- 西奇|西奇|xi1 qi2|sygyt (overtone singing)
- 代價|代价|dai4 jia4|price/cost/consideration (in share dealing)
- 啄|啄|zhuo2|to peck
- 唰|唰|shua1|(onom.) swishing/rustling
- 承建|承建|cheng2 jian4|to construct under contract
- 唯|唯|wei2|-ism/only/alone
- 唯|唯|wei3|yes
- 顫|颤|chan4|to tremble/to shiver/to shake/to vibrate/Taiwan pr. [zhan4]
- 顧|顾|Gu4|surname Gu
- 顧|顾|gu4|to look after/to take into consideration/to attend to
- 嘲笑|嘲笑|chao2 xiao4|to jeer at/to deride/to ridicule/mockery/derision
- 阿拉伯人|阿拉伯人|A1 la1 bo2 ren2|Arab/Arabian/Arabian people
- 成千上萬|成千上万|cheng2 qian1 shang4 wan4|lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers/innumerable/thousands upon thousands
- 毅力|毅力|yi4 li4|perseverance/willpower
- 牙醫|牙医|ya2 yi1|dentist
- 付出|付出|fu4 chu1|to pay/to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
- 心得|心得|xin1 de2|what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)/knowledge/insight/understanding/tips/CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
- 立體|立体|li4 ti3|three-dimensional/solid/stereoscopic
- 生硬|生硬|sheng1 ying4|stiff/harsh
- 唇|唇|chun2|lip
- 聽懂|听懂|ting1 dong3|to understand (on hearing)/to catch (what is spoken)
- 哲|哲|zhe2|philosophy/wise
- 接濟|接济|jie1 ji4|to give material assistance to
- 核算|核算|he2 suan4|to calculate/accounting
- 大棒|大棒|da4 bang4|big stick (policy etc)
- 拉圾|拉圾|la1 ji1|variant of 垃圾/trash/refuse/garbage/Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
- 哼|哼|heng1|to groan/to snort/to hum/to croon/humph!
- 羞紅|羞红|xiu1 hong2|to blush
- 強詞奪理|强词夺理|qiang3 ci2 duo2 li3|to twist words and force logic (idiom)/sophistry/loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument/shoving false arguments down people's throats
- 沖涼|冲凉|chong1 liang2|(dialect) to take a shower
- 想不通|想不通|xiang3 bu5 tong1|unable to understand/unable to get over
- 比基尼|比基尼|bi3 ji1 ni2|bikini (loanword)
- 氣節|气节|qi4 jie2|moral integrity/unflinching righteousness
- 布鞋|布鞋|bu4 xie2|cloth shoes/CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 答覆|答复|da2 fu4|to answer/to reply/Reply to: (in email header)
- 路程|路程|lu4 cheng2|route/path traveled/distance traveled/course (of development)
- 照理|照理|zhao4 li3|according to reason/usually/in the normal course of events/to attend to
- 相稱|相称|xiang1 chen4|to match/to suit/mutually compatible
- 五官|五官|wu3 guan1|five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)/facial features
- 孝心|孝心|xiao4 xin1|filial piety (a Confucian obligation)/respect and obedience to one's parents
- 黃金|黄金|huang2 jin1|gold/golden (opportunity)/prime (time)
- 底薪|底薪|di3 xin1|basic salary/base pay/salary floor
- 圓形|圆形|yuan2 xing2|round/circular
- 小玩意|小玩意|xiao3 wan2 yi4|gadget/widget (small item of software)
- 規矩|规矩|gui1 ju5|lit. compass and set square/fig. established standard/rule/customs/practices/fig. upright and honest/well-behaved
- 駛|驶|shi3|to gallop/speedily/to proceed to/to pilot (ship, plane etc)/to sail
- 恐怕|恐怕|kong3 pa4|fear/to dread/I'm afraid that.../perhaps/maybe
- 打擾|打扰|da3 rao3|to disturb/to bother/to trouble
- 餡|馅|xian4|stuffing/forcemeat/filling
- 內衣|内衣|nei4 yi1|undergarment/underwear/CL:件[jian4]
- 公共汽車站|公共汽车站|gong1 gong4 qi4 che1 zhan4|bus stop/bus station
- 呼|呼|hu1|to call/to cry/to shout/to breath out/to exhale
- 現形|现形|xian4 xing2|to become visible/to appear/to manifest one's true nature
- 腦袋|脑袋|nao3 dai4|head/skull/brains/mental capability/CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- 午飯|午饭|wu3 fan4|lunch/CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
- 餘|余|yu2|extra/surplus/remaining/remainder after division/(following numerical value) or more/in excess of (some number)/residue (math.)/after/I/me
- 餘|馀|Yu2|surname Yu
- 餘|馀|yu2|variant of 餘|余[yu2], remainder
- 上水|上水|Shang4 shui3|Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)
- 上水|上水|shang4 shui3|upper reaches (of a river)/to go upstream/to add some water/to water (a crop etc)
- 吭|吭|hang2|throat
- 吭|吭|keng1|to utter
- 上氣不接下氣|上气不接下气|shang4 qi4 bu4 jie1 xia4 qi4|not enough breath (idiom); to gasp for breath
- 心甘情願|心甘情愿|xin1 gan1 qing2 yuan4|delighted to (do sth, idiom)/perfectly happy to do/most willing to do
- 吵|吵|chao3|to quarrel/to make a noise/noisy/to disturb by making a noise
- 性命|性命|xing4 ming4|life
- 聚會|聚会|ju4 hui4|party/gathering/to meet/to get together
- 滿月|满月|man3 yue4|full moon/whole month/baby's one-month old birthday
- 吁|吁|xu1|sh/hush
- 吁|吁|yu4|variant of 籲|吁[yu4]
- 酒精|酒精|jiu3 jing1|alcohol/ethanol CH3CH2OH/ethyl alcohol/also written 乙醇/grain alcohol
- 軟尺|软尺|ruan3 chi3|soft ruler/tape measure
- 打散|打散|da3 san4|to scatter/to break sth up/to beat (an egg)
- 坎坷|坎坷|kan3 ke3|bumpy (of a road)/rough (of life)/to be down on one's luck/to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
- 血絲|血丝|xue4 si1|wisps of blood/visible veins/(of eyes) bloodshot
- 裝機|装机|zhuang1 ji1|to install/installation
- 飽和|饱和|bao3 he2|saturation
- 城|城|cheng2|city walls/city/town/CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- 痛恨|痛恨|tong4 hen4|to detest/to loathe/to abhor
- 驚呼|惊呼|jing1 hu1|to cry out in alarm or surprise
- 何許人|何许人|he2 xu3 ren2|(literary) what kind of person
- 空檔|空档|kong4 dang4|gap or interval of time (between turns)/opening in one's schedule/free time
- 扭捏|扭捏|niu3 nie5|affecting shyness or embarrassment/coy/mincing (walk, manner of speech)/mannered
- 體|体|ti3|body/form/style/system
- 急於|急于|ji2 yu2|anxious/impatient
- 烤肉|烤肉|kao3 rou4|barbecue (lit. roast meat)
- 冷笑|冷笑|leng3 xiao4|to sneer/to laugh grimly/grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc)/bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
- 型|型|xing2|mold/type/style/model
- 必然|必然|bi4 ran2|inevitable/certain/necessity
- 風和日麗|风和日丽|feng1 he2 ri4 li4|moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime
- 較大|较大|jiao4 da4|comparatively large
- 髦|髦|mao2|bang (hair)/fashionable/mane
- 白蠟|白蜡|bai2 la4|white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
- 垮|垮|kua3|to collapse/to break or wear down/to defeat
- 男子氣|男子气|nan2 zi3 qi4|manly/masculine
- 結了|结了|jie2 le5|that's that/that's it/that will do
- 定居|定居|ding4 ju1|to settle (in some city, country etc)/to take up residence
- 廢紙|废纸|fei4 zhi3|waste paper
- 打魚|打鱼|da3 yu2|to fish
- 拘謹|拘谨|ju1 jin3|reserved/overcautious
- 床頭|床头|chuang2 tou2|bedhead/bedside/headboard
- 大剪刀|大剪刀|da4 jian3 dao1|shears/large scissors/secateurs
- 輕鬆|轻松|qing1 song1|light/gentle/relaxed/effortless/uncomplicated/to relax/to take things less seriously
- 幸運兒|幸运儿|xing4 yun4 er2|winner/lucky guy/person who always gets good breaks
- 流動性|流动性|liu2 dong4 xing4|flowing/shifting/fluidity/mobility/liquidity (of funds)
- 在下面|在下面|zai4 xia4 mian4|underneath
- 若有若無|若有若无|ruo4 you3 ruo4 wu2|indistinct/faintly discernable
- 行李箱|行李箱|xing2 li5 xiang1|suitcase/baggage compartment/overhead bin/(car) trunk/boot
- 陽春|阳春|Yang2 chun1|Yangchun county level city in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong
- 坦|坦|tan3|flat/open-hearted/level/smooth
- 驗|验|yan4|to examine/to test/to check
- 倒胃口|倒胃口|dao3 wei4 kou3|to spoil one's appetite/fig. to get fed up with sth
- 空蕩蕩|空荡荡|kong1 dang4 dang4|absolutely empty (space)/complete vacuum
- 手杖|手杖|shou3 zhang4|cane/CL:把[ba3]
- 三明治|三明治|san1 ming2 zhi4|sandwich (loanword)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 驅|驱|qu1|to expel/to urge on/to drive/to run quickly
- 宮女|宫女|gong1 nu:3|palace maid/CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4]
- 剪斷|剪断|jian3 duan4|to cut/to snip
- 尖頭|尖头|jian1 tou2|pointed end/tip/(medicine) oxycephaly
- 業餘|业余|ye4 yu2|in one's spare time/outside working hours/amateur (historian etc)
- 對馬|对马|Dui4 ma3|Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea
- 家常便飯|家常便饭|jia1 chang2 bian4 fan4|simple home-style meal/common occurrence/nothing out of the ordinary
- 囉|啰|luo1|see 囉嗦|啰嗦[luo1 suo5]
- 囉|啰|luo5|(final exclamatory particle)
- 色香味俱全|色香味俱全|se4 xiang1 wei4 ju4 quan2|to smell, look and taste great
- 花布|花布|hua1 bu4|printed cloth/calico
- 十字架|十字架|shi2 zi4 jia4|cross/crucifix/yoke one has to endure
- 恰巧|恰巧|qia4 qiao3|fortunately/unexpectedly/by coincidence
- 拜訪|拜访|bai4 fang3|to pay a visit/to call on
- 電器|电器|dian4 qi4|(electrical) appliance/device
- 開場白|开场白|kai1 chang3 bai2|prologue of play/opening remarks/preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
- 看病|看病|kan4 bing4|to visit a doctor/to see a patient
- 死路|死路|si3 lu4|dead end/(fig.) the road to disaster
- 帶回|带回|dai4 hui2|to bring back
- 香檳|香槟|xiang1 bin1|champagne (loanword)
- 安全感|安全感|an1 quan2 gan3|sense of security
- 索取|索取|suo3 qu3|to ask/to demand
- 嚥|咽|yan4|to swallow
- 無端|无端|wu2 duan1|for no reason at all
- 奪門而出|夺门而出|duo2 men2 er2 chu1|to rush out through a door (idiom)
- 補過|补过|bu3 guo4|to make up for an earlier mistake/to make amends
- 啤酒|啤酒|pi2 jiu3|beer (loanword)/CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- 中旬|中旬|zhong1 xun2|middle third of a month
- 藥膏|药膏|yao4 gao1|ointment
- 器|器|qi4|device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
- 噠|哒|da1|(phonetic)/command to a horse/clatter (of horses' hoofs)
- 怎樣|怎样|zen3 yang4|how/why
- 拖地|拖地|tuo1 di4|to mop the floor/(of a gown etc) to trail on the ground/full-length
- 鬱|郁|Yu4|surname Yu
- 鬱|郁|yu4|dense (growth)/melancholy
- 認定|认定|ren4 ding4|to maintain (that sth is true)/to determine (a fact)/determination (of an amount)/of the firm opinion/to believe firmly/to set one's mind on/to identify with
- 辨認|辨认|bian4 ren4|to recognize/to identify
- 魂|魂|hun2|soul/spirit/immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body
- 恐懼|恐惧|kong3 ju4|fear/dread/phobia
- 打發時間|打发时间|da3 fa1 shi2 jian1|to pass the time
- 千奇百怪|千奇百怪|qian1 qi2 bai3 guai4|fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
- 悲嘆|悲叹|bei1 tan4|to bewail/to sigh mournfully/to lament
- 聽不進去|听不进去|ting1 bu4 jin4 qu5|not to listen/to be deaf to
- 冬|冬|dong1|winter
- 齊天大聖|齐天大圣|Qi2 tian1 Da4 sheng4|Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
- 通用|通用|tong1 yong4|common (use)/interchangeable
- 表皮|表皮|biao3 pi2|epidermis/cuticle
- 舉目|举目|ju3 mu4|to look/to raise one's eyes
- 條理|条理|tiao2 li3|arrangement/order/tidiness
- 四次|四次|si4 ci4|fourth/four times/quartic
- 煙火|烟火|yan1 huo3|smoke and fire/fireworks
- 他人|他人|ta1 ren2|another/sb else/other people
- 病情|病情|bing4 qing2|state of an illness/patient's condition
- 過意不去|过意不去|guo4 yi4 bu4 qu4|to feel very apologetic
- 自己動手|自己动手|zi4 ji3 dong4 shou3|to do (sth) oneself/to help oneself to
- 據說|据说|ju4 shuo1|it is said that/reportedly
- 審美觀|审美观|shen3 mei3 guan1|esthetic conception/esthetic point of view/standard
- 喝采|喝采|he4 cai3|acclaim/cheer
- 觀眾|观众|guan1 zhong4|spectators/audience/visitors (to an exhibition etc)
- 不太好|不太好|bu4 tai4 hao3|not so good/not too well
- 球鞋|球鞋|qiu2 xie2|athletic shoes
- 經濟基礎|经济基础|jing1 ji4 ji1 chu3|socio-economic base/economic foundation
- 功效|功效|gong1 xiao4|efficacy
- 建築|建筑|jian4 zhu4|to construct/building/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 視力|视力|shi4 li4|vision/eyesight
- 醬油|酱油|jiang4 you2|soy sauce
- 三月|三月|San1 yue4|March/third month (of the lunar year)
- 極限|极限|ji2 xian4|limit/extreme boundary
- 賣出|卖出|mai4 chu1|to sell/to reach (a price in an auction)
- 放置|放置|fang4 zhi4|to put
- 天文|天文|tian1 wen2|astronomy
- 發軟|发软|fa1 ruan3|to weaken/to go soft (at the knees)
- 份量|份量|fen4 liang5|see 分量[fen4 liang5]
- 聲望|声望|sheng1 wang4|popularity/prestige
- 其|其|qi2|his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 具|具|ju4|tool/device/utensil/equipment/instrument/talent/ability/to possess/to have/to provide/to furnish/to state/classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
- 為著|为着|wei4 zhe5|in order to/because of/for the sake of
- 鰻|鳗|man2|eel/Anguilla lostoniensis
- 難受|难受|nan2 shou4|to feel unwell/to suffer pain/to be difficult to bear
- 兼|兼|jian1|double/twice/simultaneous/holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
- 明日|明日|ming2 ri4|tomorrow
- 扶養|扶养|fu2 yang3|to foster/to bring up/to raise
- 喝酒|喝酒|he1 jiu3|to drink (alcohol)
- 黯然失色|黯然失色|an4 ran2 shi1 se4|to lose one's splendor/to lose luster/to be eclipsed/to be overshadowed
- 想來|想来|xiang3 lai2|it may be assumed that
- 太陽眼鏡|太阳眼镜|tai4 yang2 yan3 jing4|sunglasses
- 空中樓閣|空中楼阁|kong1 zhong1 lou2 ge2|pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction/castles in Spain/imaginary future plans
- 克|克|ke4|to be able to/to subdue/to restrain/to overcome/gram/Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
- 光輝|光辉|guang1 hui1|radiance/glory/brilliant/magnificent
- 中指|中指|zhong1 zhi3|middle finger
- 缺貨|缺货|que1 huo4|lack of supplies/unavailable goods
- 大丈夫|大丈夫|da4 zhang4 fu5|a manly man/a man of character
- 只能|只能|zhi3 neng2|can only/obliged to do sth/to have no other choice
- 地區法院|地区法院|di4 qu1 fa3 yuan4|regional court
- 擊倒|击倒|ji1 dao3|to knock down/knocked down
- 窒息|窒息|zhi4 xi1|to choke/to stifle/to suffocate
- 傻|傻|sha3|foolish
- 一概|一概|yi1 gai4|all/without any exceptions/categorically
- 塞給|塞给|sai1 gei3|to slip sb sth/to press sb to accept sth/to insert surreptitiously/to foist sth off on sb
- 親人|亲人|qin1 ren2|one's close relatives
- 機票|机票|ji1 piao4|air ticket/passenger ticket/CL:張|张[zhang1]
- 數目|数目|shu4 mu4|amount/number
- 人魚|人鱼|ren2 yu2|mermaid/dugong/sea cow/manatee/giant salamander
- 發起|发起|fa1 qi3|to originate/to initiate/to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)/to start/to propose sth (for the first time)
- 邋遢|邋遢|la1 ta5|sloppy
- 鷗|鸥|ou1|common gull
- 開罰單|开罚单|kai1 fa2 dan1|to issue an infringement notice
- 價|价|jia4|price/value/valence (on an atom)
- 價|价|jie5|great/good/middleman/servant
- 他信|他信|Ta1 xin4|Thaksin Shinawatra (1949-), Thai businessman and politician, prime minister 2001-2006
- 以下|以下|yi3 xia4|that level or lower/that amount or less/the following
- 大明蝦|大明虾|da4 ming2 xia1|king prawn
- 手把|手把|shou3 ba4|handle
- 僵|僵|jiang1|rigid/deadlock/stiff (corpse)
- 轉向|转向|zhuan3 xiang4|to change direction/fig. to change one's stance
- 轉向|转向|zhuan4 xiang4|to get lost/to lose one's way
- 要緊|要紧|yao4 jin3|important/urgent
- 轉轉|转转|zhuan4 zhuan5|to stroll
- 僅|仅|jin3|barely/only/merely
- 搖晃|摇晃|yao2 huang4|to rock/to shake/to sway
- 在意|在意|zai4 yi4|to care about/to mind
- 一般人|一般人|yi1 ban1 ren2|average person
- 忘懷|忘怀|wang4 huai2|to forget
- 倦|倦|juan4|tired
- 集體|集体|ji2 ti3|collective/social/team/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 迂腐|迂腐|yu1 fu3|pedantic/trite/inflexible/adherence to old ideas
- 值|值|zhi2|value/(to be) worth/to happen to/to be on duty
- 倍|倍|bei4|(two, three etc) -fold/times (multiplier)/double/to increase or multiply
- 把門|把门|ba3 men2|to stand as a goalkeeper/to keep guard on a gate
- 章魚|章鱼|zhang1 yu2|octopus
- 健|健|jian4|healthy/to invigorate/to strengthen/to be good at/to be strong in
- 積極|积极|ji1 ji2|active/energetic/vigorous/positive (outlook)/proactive
- 口舌|口舌|kou3 she2|dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip/to talk sb round
- 消逝|消逝|xiao1 shi4|to fade away
- 鴻|鸿|hong2|eastern bean goose/great/large
- 泡泡糖|泡泡糖|pao4 pao4 tang2|bubble gum
- 拎起|拎起|lin1 qi3|to pick up (from the ground with one's hands)
- 大名鼎鼎|大名鼎鼎|da4 ming2 ding3 ding3|grand reputation/renowned/famous
- 第五|第五|di4 wu3|fifth
- 清脆|清脆|qing1 cui4|sharp and clear/crisp/melodious/ringing/tinkling/silvery (of sound)/fragile/frail/also written 輕脆|轻脆
- 住處|住处|zhu4 chu4|residence/dwelling/dwelling place
- 脫逃|脱逃|tuo1 tao2|to run away/to escape
- 原|原|yuan2|former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
- 不可思議|不可思议|bu4 ke3 si1 yi4|inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable/unfathomable
- 經緯|经纬|jing1 wei3|warp and woof/longitude and latitude/main points
- 飛蛾撲火|飞蛾扑火|fei1 e2 pu1 huo3|the moth flies into the flame/fatal attraction
- 忘掉|忘掉|wang4 diao4|to forget
- 簡短|简短|jian3 duan3|brief/short-duration
- 桃紅|桃红|tao2 hong2|pink
- 無用|无用|wu2 yong4|useless/worthless
- 專門|专门|zhuan1 men2|specialist/specialized/customized
- 理性|理性|li3 xing4|reason/rationality/rational
- 安東尼|安东尼|An1 dong1 ni2|Anthony (name)
- 眉筆|眉笔|mei2 bi3|eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
- 黨|党|Dang3|surname Dang
- 黨|党|dang3|party/association/club/society/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 聖母|圣母|Sheng4 mu3|Holy Mother/goddess/the Virgin Mary
- 麗|丽|Li2|Korea
- 麗|丽|li4|beautiful
- 悲壯|悲壮|bei1 zhuang4|solemn and stirring/moving and tragic
- 心痛|心痛|xin1 tong4|to feel distressed about sth/heartache/cardiac pain
- 史|史|Shi3|surname Shi
- 史|史|shi3|history/annals/title of an official historian in ancient China
- 快慢|快慢|kuai4 man4|speed
- 強人所難|强人所难|qiang3 ren2 suo3 nan2|to force someone to do something
- 談天|谈天|tan2 tian1|to chat
- 愛琴海|爱琴海|Ai4 qin2 Hai3|Aegean Sea
- 電動|电动|dian4 dong4|electric-powered/(Tw) video game
- 零頭|零头|ling2 tou2|odd/scrap/remainder
- 匙|匙|chi2|spoon
- 停放|停放|ting2 fang4|to park (a car etc)/to moor (a boat etc)/to leave sth (in a place)
- 合約|合约|he2 yue1|treaty/contract
- 空曠|空旷|kong1 kuang4|spacious and empty/void
- 轉告|转告|zhuan3 gao4|to pass on/to communicate/to transmit
- 去處|去处|qu4 chu4|place/destination
- 打手|打手|da3 shou5|hired thug
- 白費|白费|bai2 fei4|to waste (one's energy etc)
- 鹹|咸|xian2|salted/salty/stingy/miserly
- 身材|身材|shen1 cai2|stature/build (height and weight)/figure
- 歸還|归还|gui1 huan2|to return sth/to revert
- 匠|匠|jiang4|craftsman
- 偷懶|偷懒|tou1 lan3|to goof off/to be lazy
- 財富|财富|cai2 fu4|wealth/riches
- 南|南|Nan2|surname Nan
- 南|南|nan2|south
- 哭喪著臉|哭丧着脸|ku1 sang5 zhe5 lian3|sullen/to scowl miserably
- 叱罵|叱骂|chi4 ma4|to curse/to berate angrily
- 眾生|众生|zhong4 sheng1|all living things
- 發財|发财|fa1 cai2|to get rich
- 熨斗|熨斗|yun4 dou3|clothes iron
- 觀禮|观礼|guan1 li3|to attend a ritual
- 一晃|一晃|yi1 huang3|(of passing time) in an instant/(of a sight) in a flash
- 片刻|片刻|pian4 ke4|short period of time/a moment
- 助手|助手|zhu4 shou3|assistant/helper
- 久已|久已|jiu3 yi3|long ago/a long time since
- 沉澱|沉淀|chen2 dian4|to settle/to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)
- 主張|主张|zhu3 zhang1|to advocate/to stand for/view/position/stand/proposition/viewpoint/assertion/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 小刀|小刀|xiao3 dao1|knife/CL:把[ba3]
- 傻子|傻子|sha3 zi5|idiot/fool
- 劉|刘|Liu2|surname Liu
- 暴力|暴力|bao4 li4|violence/force/violent
- 有錢人|有钱人|you3 qian2 ren2|the rich/the wealthy
- 劃|划|hua2|to cut/to slash/to scratch (cut into the surface of sth)/to strike (a match)
- 劃|划|hua4|to delimit/to transfer/to assign/to plan/to draw (a line)/stroke of a Chinese character
- 劇|剧|ju4|theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc)/dramatic (change, increase etc)/acute/severe
- 力|力|Li4|surname Li
- 力|力|li4|power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
- 雲霧|云雾|yun2 wu4|clouds and mist
- 凍結|冻结|dong4 jie2|to freeze (loan, wage, price etc)
- 不易|不易|bu4 yi4|not easy to do sth/difficult/unchanging
- 英雄|英雄|ying1 xiong2|hero/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 茶具|茶具|cha2 ju4|tea set/tea service
- 修理|修理|xiu1 li3|to repair/to perform maintenance/to overhaul/to fix/to prune/to trim/(coll.) to sort sb out/to fix sb
- 大有|大有|da4 you3|there is much/(literary) abundance
- 安息|安息|an1 xi1|to rest/to go to sleep/to rest in peace/(history) Parthia
- 充足|充足|chong1 zu2|adequate/sufficient/abundant
- 偵探|侦探|zhen1 tan4|detective/to do detective work
- 現成|现成|xian4 cheng2|ready-made/readily available
- 啊呀|啊呀|a1 ya1|interjection of surprise/Oh my!
- 衛生|卫生|wei4 sheng1|health/hygiene/sanitation
- 大會|大会|da4 hui4|general assembly/general meeting/convention/CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4]
- 勝|胜|sheng4|victory/success/to beat/to defeat/to surpass/victorious/superior to/to get the better of/better than/surpassing/superb (of vista)/beautiful (scenery)/wonderful (view)/(Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear/equal to (a task)
- 窗戶|窗户|chuang1 hu5|window/CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4]
- 龜|龟|gui1|tortoise/turtle
- 大部分|大部分|da4 bu4 fen5|in large part/the greater part/the majority
- 真面目|真面目|zhen1 mian4 mu4|true identity/true colors
- 南邊|南边|nan2 bian5|south/south side/southern part/to the south of
- 齜牙咧嘴|龇牙咧嘴|zi1 ya2 lie3 zui3|to grimace (in pain)/to show one's teeth/to bare one's fangs
- 放羊|放羊|fang4 yang2|to tend a flock of sheep/to let sheep out to pasture/fig. to throw off the reins/to leave sb alone/acting freely and irresponsibly
- 站姿|站姿|zhan4 zi1|stance
- 荷蘭|荷兰|He2 lan2|Holland/the Netherlands
- 拿人|拿人|na2 ren2|making things awkward/to cause difficulties/to exert influence/to attract
- 轟轟|轰轰|hong1 hong1|booming/roaring
- 迷你裙|迷你裙|mi2 ni3 qun2|miniskirt
- 齊|齐|Qi2|(name of states and dynasties at several different periods)/surname Qi
- 齊|齐|qi2|neat/even/level with/identical/simultaneous/all together/to even sth out
- 不以為意|不以为意|bu4 yi3 wei2 yi4|not to mind/unconcerned
- 認得|认得|ren4 de5|to recognize/to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it/to know
- 動工|动工|dong4 gong1|to start (a building project)
- 十一月|十一月|Shi2 yi1 yue4|November/eleventh month (of the lunar year)
- 坐好|坐好|zuo4 hao3|to sit properly/to sit up straight
- 一無所有|一无所有|yi1 wu2 suo3 you3|not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking/without two sticks to rub together
- 利|利|Li4|surname Li
- 利|利|li4|sharp/favorable/advantage/benefit/profit/interest/to do good to/to benefit
- 一會|一会|yi1 hui4|a moment/a while/in a moment/also pr. [yi1 hui3]
- 職業|职业|zhi2 ye4|occupation/profession/vocation/professional
- 騎士|骑士|qi2 shi4|horseman/cavalryman/knight (i.e. European nobility)/(Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
- 刷|刷|shua1|to brush/to paint/to daub/to paste up/to skip class (of students)/to fire from a job
- 刷|刷|shua4|to select
- 刺|刺|ci1|(onom.) whoosh
- 刺|刺|ci4|thorn/sting/thrust/to prick/to pierce/to stab/to assassinate/to murder
- 領班|领班|ling3 ban1|supervisor/foreman/head waiter or waitress
- 下方|下方|xia4 fang1|underneath/below/the underside/world of mortals/to descend to the world of mortals (of Gods)
- 則|则|ze2|conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause/standard/norm/rule/to imitate/to follow/then/principle/classifier for written items (such as an official statement)
- 在座|在座|zai4 zuo4|to be present
- 食客|食客|shi2 ke4|diner (in a restaurant etc)/hanger-on/sponger
- 剎|刹|cha4|Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅, Sanskrit ksetra)
- 剎|刹|sha1|to brake
- 得氣|得气|de2 qi4|"to obtain qi", the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted
- 實體|实体|shi2 ti3|entity/substance/thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence)/the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it)
- 供給|供给|gong1 ji3|to furnish/to provide/supply (as in supply and demand)
- 剖|剖|pou1|to cut open/to analyze/Taiwan pr. [pou3]
- 一望無垠|一望无垠|yi1 wang4 wu2 yin2|to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
- 海運|海运|hai3 yun4|shipping by sea
- 剛|刚|gang1|hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly
- 罵街|骂街|ma4 jie1|to shout abuses in the street
- 巴黎|巴黎|Ba1 li2|Paris, capital of France
- 保留|保留|bao3 liu2|to retain/to continue to have/to preserve/to maintain/to reserve/reservations/to hold back (approval or acceptance)
- 群花|群花|qun2 hua1|blossom
- 心眼|心眼|xin1 yan3|heart/intention/conscience/consideration/cleverness/tolerance
- 擾亂|扰乱|rao3 luan4|to disturb/to perturb/to harass
- 公車|公车|gong1 che1|bus/abbr. for 公共汽車|公共汽车[gong1 gong4 qi4 che1]/car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc)/abbr. for 公務用車|公务用车[gong1 wu4 yong4 che1]
- 小名|小名|xiao3 ming2|pet name for a child/childhood name
- 投合|投合|tou2 he2|to agree/to get along well with sb/to go to sb for help or protection
- 圈套|圈套|quan1 tao4|trap/snare/trick
- 做生意|做生意|zuo4 sheng1 yi4|to do business
- 未來|未来|wei4 lai2|future/tomorrow/CL:個|个[ge4]/approaching/coming/pending
- 鄉巴佬|乡巴佬|xiang1 ba1 lao3|(derog.) villager/hick/bumpkin
- 找回|找回|zhao3 hui2|to retrieve
- 透|透|tou4|to penetrate/to pass through/thoroughly/completely/transparent/to appear/to show
- 快捷|快捷|kuai4 jie2|quick/fast/nimble/agile/(computer) shortcut
- 飄逸|飘逸|piao1 yi4|graceful/elegant/to drift/to float
- 速|速|su4|fast/rapid/quick/velocity
- 遭|遭|zao1|to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)/classifier for events: time, turn, incident
- 數落|数落|shu3 luo5|to enumerate sb's shortcomings/to criticize/to scold/to talk on and on
- 雪亮|雪亮|xue3 liang4|lit. bright as snow/shiny/dazzling/sharp (of eyes)
- 填表|填表|tian2 biao3|fill a form
- 睡眠|睡眠|shui4 mian2|sleep/to sleep/(computing) to enter sleep mode
- 歷史|历史|li4 shi3|history/CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
- 遲|迟|Chi2|surname Chi
- 遲|迟|chi2|late/delayed/slow
- 運|运|yun4|to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
- 遊|游|you2|to walk/to tour/to roam/to travel
- 花朵|花朵|hua1 duo3|flower
- 從沒|从没|cong2 mei2|never (in the past)/never did
- 達|达|Da2|surname Da
- 達|达|da2|to attain/to reach/to amount to/to communicate/eminent
- 超級|超级|chao1 ji2|super-/ultra-/hyper-
- 會厭|会厌|hui4 yan4|epiglottis
- 做針線|做针线|zuo4 zhen1 xian4|to do needlework
- 軀體|躯体|qu1 ti3|body/carcass
- 巴|巴|Ba1|Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)/abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing/surname Ba/abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian/abbr. for Pakistan
- 巴|巴|ba1|to long for/to wish/to cling to/to stick to/sth that sticks/close to/next to/spread open/informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]/bar (unit of pressure)/nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail
- 家常|家常|jia1 chang2|the daily life of a family
- 不聲不響|不声不响|bu4 sheng1 bu4 xiang3|wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking/taciturn
- 沒用|没用|mei2 yong4|useless
- 巾|巾|jin1|towel/general purpose cloth/women's headcovering (old)/Kangxi radical 50
- 邁|迈|mai4|to take a step/to stride
- 不捨|不舍|bu4 she3|reluctant to part with (sth or sb)/unwilling to let go of
- 土地|土地|tu3 di4|land/soil/territory/CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
- 土地|土地|tu3 di5|local god/genius loci
- 貨真價實|货真价实|huo4 zhen1 jia4 shi2|genuine goods at fair prices
- 即使|即使|ji2 shi3|even if/even though
- 固定|固定|gu4 ding4|to fix/to fasten/to set rigidly in place/fixed/set/regular
- 高低|高低|gao1 di1|height/altitude (aviation)/pitch (music)/ups and downs (success or failure)/whether sth is right or wrong/comparative strength, weight, depth, stature/(spoken interjection) anyway, whatever/eventually, in the end
- 心驚肉跳|心惊肉跳|xin1 jing1 rou4 tiao4|lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
- 難倒|难倒|nan2 dao3|to baffle/to confound/to stump
- 性子|性子|xing4 zi5|temper
- 海鳥|海鸟|hai3 niao3|seabird
- 動手|动手|dong4 shou3|to set about (a task)/to hit/to punch/to touch
- 碰上|碰上|peng4 shang4|to run into/to come upon/to meet
- 公路|公路|gong1 lu4|highway/road/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 嶺|岭|ling3|mountain range/mountain ridge
- 看在眼裡|看在眼里|kan4 zai4 yan3 li5|to observe/to take it all in
- 我行我素|我行我素|wo3 xing2 wo3 su4|to continue in one's own way (idiom); to ignore advice/to persist whatever others say
- 郎|郎|Lang2|surname Lang
- 郎|郎|lang2|(arch.) minister/official/noun prefix denoting function or status/a youth
- 卡其|卡其|ka3 qi2|khaki (loanword)
- 漂流|漂流|piao1 liu2|to float on the current/to drift along or about/rafting
- 隔開|隔开|ge2 kai1|to separate
- 密密|密密|mi4 mi4|thick/dense/close
- 潛水衣|潜水衣|qian2 shui3 yi1|diving suit
- 神色|神色|shen2 se4|expression/look
- 包飯|包饭|bao1 fan4|get or supply meals at a fixed rate/board
- 人人|人人|ren2 ren2|everyone/every person
- 布匹|布匹|bu4 pi3|cloth (by the yard)
- 小包|小包|xiao3 bao1|packet
- 乾嘔|干呕|gan1 ou3|to retch
- 抵償|抵偿|di3 chang2|to compensate/to make good (a financial loss)
- 假的|假的|jia3 de5|bogus/ersatz/fake/mock/phoney
- 有力|有力|you3 li4|powerful/forceful/vigorous
- 彎曲|弯曲|wan1 qu1|to bend/to curve around/curved/crooked/to wind/to warp
- 來路|来路|lai2 lu4|incoming road/origin/past history
- 難以|难以|nan2 yi3|hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 拖進|拖进|tuo1 jin4|to drag in
- 本事|本事|ben3 shi4|source material/original story
- 本事|本事|ben3 shi5|ability/skill
- 地區|地区|di4 qu1|local/regional/district (not necessarily formal administrative unit)/region/area/as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture level city or county level city)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 不管三七二十一|不管三七二十一|bu4 guan3 san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1|regardless of the consequences/recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast
- 小妹妹|小妹妹|xiao3 mei4 mei5|little sister/little girl/(coll.) vagina
- 珠子|珠子|zhu1 zi5|pearl/bead/CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]
- 體諒|体谅|ti3 liang4|to empathize/to allow (for something)/to show understanding/to appreciate
- 猙獰|狰狞|zheng1 ning2|malevolent/fierce/sinister
- 滿滿|满满|man3 man3|full/closely packed
- 六十|六十|liu4 shi2|sixty/60
- 大為|大为|da4 wei2|very/greatly
- 浪子|浪子|lang4 zi3|loafer/wastrel/prodigal son
- 峰|峰|feng1|(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit/mountain-like in appearance/highest level/classifier for camels
- 顧客|顾客|gu4 ke4|client/customer/CL:位[wei4]
- 半途|半途|ban4 tu2|halfway/midway
- 痛楚|痛楚|tong4 chu3|pain/anguish/suffering
- 工錢|工钱|gong1 qian2|salary/wages
- 烤箱|烤箱|kao3 xiang1|oven
- 設法|设法|she4 fa3|to try/to make an attempt/to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
- 對勁|对劲|dui4 jin4|suitable/to one's liking/to get along together
- 貝斯|贝斯|bei4 si1|bass (loanword)/bass guitar/Bes or Bisu, Egyptian protector god of households
- 沉睡|沉睡|chen2 shui4|to be fast asleep/(fig.) to lie dormant/to lie undiscovered
- 姥姥|姥姥|lao3 lao5|(coll.) mother's mother/maternal grandmother
- 笨蛋|笨蛋|ben4 dan4|fool/idiot
- 勇敢|勇敢|yong3 gan3|brave/courageous
- 醉|醉|zui4|intoxicated
- 心靈上|心灵上|xin1 ling2 shang4|spiritual
- 雕像|雕像|diao1 xiang4|sculpture/(carved) statue/CL:尊[zun1]
- 風采|风采|feng1 cai3|svelte/elegant manner/graceful bearing
- 單色|单色|dan1 se4|monochrome/monochromatic/black and white
- 模糊|模糊|mo2 hu5|vague/indistinct/fuzzy
- 領教|领教|ling3 jiao4|much obliged/thank you/to ask advice/(ironically or humorously) to experience/to taste
- 轉變|转变|zhuan3 bian4|to change/to transform/shift/transformation/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 風向|风向|feng1 xiang4|wind direction/the way the wind is blowing/fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones)/how things are developing/course of events
- 量|量|liang2|to measure
- 量|量|liang4|capacity/quantity/amount/to estimate/abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar)/measure word
- 釋|释|shi4|to explain/to release/Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])/Buddhism
- 節目|节目|jie2 mu4|program/item (on a program)/CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4]
- 手忙腳亂|手忙脚乱|shou3 mang2 jiao3 luan4|to act with confusion/to be in a flurry/to be flustered
- 有的時候|有的时候|you3 de5 shi2 hou4|sometimes/at times
- 悶悶不樂|闷闷不乐|men4 men4 bu4 le4|depressed/sulky/moody/unhappy
- 觸目|触目|chu4 mu4|eye-catching/conspicuous/obtrusive/striking/sticking out
- 男女老幼|男女老幼|nan2 nu:3 lao3 you4|men, women, young and old/everybody
- 帶上|带上|dai4 shang4|to take along with one
- 裝飾|装饰|zhuang1 shi4|to decorate/decoration/decorative/ornamental
- 一打|一打|yi1 da2|dozen
- 口紅|口红|kou3 hong2|lipstick
- 正面|正面|zheng4 mian4|front/obverse side/right side/positive/direct/open
- 書香|书香|shu1 xiang1|literary reputation
- 拉倒|拉倒|la1 dao3|(coll.) to let it go/to drop it
- 居住|居住|ju1 zhu4|to reside/to dwell/to live in a place/resident in
- 股東|股东|gu3 dong1|shareholder/stockholder
- 陰影|阴影|yin1 ying3|(lit. and fig.) shadow
- 拒付|拒付|ju4 fu4|to refuse to accept a payment/to refuse to pay/to stop (a cheque or payment)
- 節省|节省|jie2 sheng3|saving/to save/to use sparingly/to cut down on
- 關照|关照|guan1 zhao4|to take care/to keep an eye on/to look after/to tell/to remind
- 圈圈|圈圈|quan1 quan5|to draw a circle/cliques/circles
- 弱|弱|ruo4|weak/feeble/young/inferior/(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
- 銀|银|yin2|silver/silver-colored/relating to money or currency
- 甜美|甜美|tian2 mei3|sweet/pleasant/happy
- 裝扮|装扮|zhuang1 ban4|to dress up/to disguise oneself
- 本錢|本钱|ben3 qian2|capital/(fig.) asset/advantage/the means (to do sth)
- 一言不發|一言不发|yi1 yan2 bu4 fa1|to not say a word (idiom)
- 第二個人|第二个人|di4 er4 ge5 ren2|the second person/(fig.) someone else/third party
- 可笑|可笑|ke3 xiao4|funny/ridiculous
- 交代|交代|jiao1 dai4|to hand over/to explain/to make clear/to brief (sb)/to account for/to justify oneself/to confess/to finish (colloquial)
- 未免|未免|wei4 mian3|unavoidably/can't help/really/rather
- 辭職|辞职|ci2 zhi2|to resign
- 不愧|不愧|bu4 kui4|to be worthy of/to deserve to be called/to prove oneself to be
- 想見|想见|xiang3 jian4|to infer/to gather
- 地動|地动|di4 dong4|earthquake (old term)
- 復|复|fu4|to go and return/to return/to resume/to return to a normal or original state/to repeat/again/to recover/to restore/to turn over/to reply/to answer/to reply to a letter/to retaliate/to carry out
- 明天見|明天见|ming2 tian1 jian4|see you tomorrow
- 德|德|De2|Germany/German/abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]
- 德|德|de2|virtue/goodness/morality/ethics/kindness/favor/character/kind
- 翅膀|翅膀|chi4 bang3|wing/CL:個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]
- 參考|参考|can1 kao3|consultation/reference/to consult/to refer
- 拜金|拜金|bai4 jin1|to worship money/to be mad about money
- 問候|问候|wen4 hou4|to give one's respects/to send a greeting
- 幕|幕|mu4|curtain or screen/canopy or tent/headquarters of a general/act (of a play)
- 找機會|找机会|zhao3 ji1 hui4|to look for an opportunity
- 花花綠綠|花花绿绿|hua1 hua1 lu:4 lu:4|brightly colored/gaudy
- 忍無可忍|忍无可忍|ren3 wu2 ke3 ren3|more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience/the last straw
- 幽|幽|you1|remote/hidden away/secluded/serene/peaceful/to imprison/in superstition indicates the underworld/ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
- 正化|正化|zheng4 hua4|normalization/to normalize
- 拿走|拿走|na2 zou3|to take away
- 害怕|害怕|hai4 pa4|to be afraid/to be scared
- 需要|需要|xu1 yao4|to need/to want/to demand/to require/requirement/need
- 浴場|浴场|yu4 chang3|bathing spot
- 寡婦|寡妇|gua3 fu5|widow
- 寬大|宽大|kuan1 da4|spacious/wide/lenient
- 唱名|唱名|chang4 ming2|solfege
- 哲學|哲学|zhe2 xue2|philosophy/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 苦心|苦心|ku3 xin1|painstaking effort/to take a lot of trouble/laborious at pains
- 談情說愛|谈情说爱|tan2 qing2 shuo1 ai4|to discuss passion and talk of love (idiom); to express love with terms of endearment/billing and cooing
- 學會|学会|xue2 hui4|to learn/to master/institute/learned society/(scholarly) association
- 夜班|夜班|ye4 ban1|night shift
- 天牛|天牛|tian1 niu2|Longhorn beetle
- 含情脈脈|含情脉脉|han2 qing2 mo4 mo4|full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
- 輸送|输送|shu1 song4|to transport/to convey
- 隔離|隔离|ge2 li2|to separate/to isolate
- 思念|思念|si1 nian4|to think of/to long for/to miss
- 吸煙|吸烟|xi1 yan1|to smoke
- 聲浪|声浪|sheng1 lang4|clamor
- 安息日|安息日|an1 xi1 ri4|Sabbath
- 急性子|急性子|ji2 xing4 zi5|impetuous person/excitable person
- 弄臣|弄臣|nong4 chen2|emperor's favorite courtier
- 和服|和服|he2 fu2|kimono/Japanese: traditional national clothing, as opposed to Western clothing 洋服
- 害得|害得|hai4 de5|to cause or lead to sth bad
- 尊重|尊重|zun1 zhong4|to esteem/to respect/to honor/to value/eminent/serious/proper
- 鎯|鎯|lang2|large hammer
- 熱情|热情|re4 qing2|cordial/enthusiastic/passion/passionate/passionately
- 抽水馬桶|抽水马桶|chou1 shui3 ma3 tong3|flush toilet
- 底|底|de5|(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
- 底|底|di3|background/bottom/base/end (of the month, year etc)/remnants/(math.) radix/base
- 鏟|铲|chan3|to shovel/to remove/spade/shovel
- 中常|中常|zhong1 chang2|ordinary/average/medium/mid-range/moderate
- 實際|实际|shi2 ji4|reality/practice/practical/realistic/real/actual
- 小黃瓜|小黄瓜|xiao3 huang2 gua1|gherkin
- 海報|海报|hai3 bao4|poster/playbill/notice
- 外甥|外甥|wai4 sheng1|sister's son/wife's sibling's son
- 鏽|鏽|xiu4|variant of 銹|锈, to corrode/to rust
- 白卷|白卷|bai2 juan4|blank exam paper
- 鏡|镜|jing4|mirror/lens
- 花斑|花斑|hua1 ban1|patches/mottling
- 寬闊|宽阔|kuan1 kuo4|expansive/wide/width/thickness
- 痛快淋漓|痛快淋漓|tong4 kuai4 lin2 li2|joyous/hearty/spirited/incisive
- 木偶|木偶|mu4 ou3|puppet
- 庭|庭|ting2|main hall/front courtyard/law court
- 小城|小城|xiao3 cheng2|small town
- 親自|亲自|qin1 zi4|personally/in person/oneself
- 鑫|鑫|xin1|(used in names of people and shops, symbolizing prosperity)
- 鑲|镶|xiang1|to inlay/to embed/ridge/border
- 鑽|钻|zuan1|to drill/to bore/to get into/to make one's way into/to enter (a hole)/to thread one's way through/to study intensively/to dig into/to curry favor for personal gain
- 鑽|钻|zuan4|an auger/diamond
- 有聲有色|有声有色|you3 sheng1 you3 se4|having sound and color (idiom); vivid/dazzling
- 錯覺|错觉|cuo4 jue2|misconception/illusion/misperception
- 山水畫|山水画|shan1 shui3 hua4|landscape painting
- 生米|生米|sheng1 mi3|coarse rice/uncooked rice
- 置身|置身|zhi4 shen1|to place oneself/to stay
- 下廚|下厨|xia4 chu2|to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal)/to cook
- 脖子|脖子|bo2 zi5|neck/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 遺憾|遗憾|yi2 han4|regret/to regret/to be sorry that
- 釋然|释然|shi4 ran2|relieved/at ease/feel relieved
- 奧|奥|Ao4|Austria/Austrian/abbr. for 奧地利|奥地利[Ao4 di4 li4]/Olympic/Olympics/abbr. for 奧林匹克|奥林匹克[Ao4 lin2 pi3 ke4]
- 奧|奥|ao4|obscure/mysterious
- 極力|极力|ji2 li4|to make a supreme effort/at all costs
- 奶|奶|nai3|breast/milk/to breastfeed
- 先前|先前|xian1 qian2|before/previously
- 家長|家长|jia1 zhang3|head of a household/family head/patriarch/parent or guardian of a child
- 大海|大海|da4 hai3|sea/ocean
- 奏|奏|zou4|to play music/to achieve/to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
- 內人|内人|nei4 ren2|my wife (humble)
- 慘白|惨白|can3 bai2|deathly pale
- 沙石|沙石|sha1 shi2|sand and stones
- 郵包|邮包|you2 bao1|postal parcel/parcel
- 荒地|荒地|huang1 di4|wasteland/uncultivated land
- 埋頭|埋头|mai2 tou2|to immerse oneself in/engrossed in sth/to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)/countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
- 妻|妻|qi1|wife
- 妻|妻|qi4|to marry off (a daughter)
- 普通人|普通人|pu3 tong1 ren2|ordinary person/private citizen/people/the person in the street
- 摸黑|摸黑|mo1 hei1|to grope about in the dark
- 不怎麼|不怎么|bu4 zen3 me5|not very/not particularly
- 藉著|藉着|jie4 zhe5|by means of/through
- 妞|妞|niu1|girl
- 官方|官方|guan1 fang1|government/official (approved or issued by an authority)
- 一望無際|一望无际|yi1 wang4 wu2 ji4|as far as the eye can see (idiom)
- 東邊|东边|dong1 bian5|east/east side/eastern part/to the east of
- 岩石|岩石|yan2 shi2|rock
- 瑣事|琐事|suo3 shi4|trifle
- 升起|升起|sheng1 qi3|to raise/to hoist/to rise
- 墊背|垫背|dian4 bei4|to serve as a sacrificial victim/to suffer for sb else/scapegoat/to share sb's fate
- 對話|对话|dui4 hua4|dialog/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 姿|姿|zi1|beauty/disposition/looks/appearance
- 一方面|一方面|yi1 fang1 mian4|on the one hand
- 綠色|绿色|lu:4 se4|green
- 始|始|shi3|to begin/to start/then/only then
- 幻燈片|幻灯片|huan4 deng1 pian4|slide (photography, presentation software)/filmstrip/transparency
- 魚翅|鱼翅|yu2 chi4|shark fin
- 親臨|亲临|qin1 lin2|to go in person
- 皇冠|皇冠|huang2 guan1|crown (headgear)
- 姓|姓|xing4|family name/surname/CL:個|个[ge4]/to be surnamed
- 泥漿|泥浆|ni2 jiang1|slurry/mud
- 在場|在场|zai4 chang3|to be present/to be on the scene
- 報|报|bao4|to announce/to inform/report/newspaper/recompense/revenge/CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
- 堤|堤|di1|dike/Taiwan pr. [ti2]
- 君王|君王|jun1 wang2|sovereign king
- 宣揚|宣扬|xuan1 yang2|to proclaim/to make public or well known
- 守望|守望|shou3 wang4|to keep watch/on guard
- 投入|投入|tou2 ru4|to throw into/to put into/to throw oneself into/to participate in/to invest in/absorbed/engrossed
- 出色|出色|chu1 se4|remarkable/outstanding
- 黑貝|黑贝|hei1 bei4|see 黑背[hei1 bei4]
- 對象|对象|dui4 xiang4|target/object/partner/boyfriend/girlfriend/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 立刻|立刻|li4 ke4|forthwith/immediate/prompt/promptly/straightway/thereupon/at once
- 性感|性感|xing4 gan3|sex appeal/eroticism/sexuality/sexy
- 慈祥|慈祥|ci2 xiang2|kindly/benevolent (often of older person)
- 微弱|微弱|wei1 ruo4|weak/faint/feeble
- 天氣|天气|tian1 qi4|weather
- 鬼臉|鬼脸|gui3 lian3|wry face/to grimace/to pull a face/comic face/face mask/devil mask
- 無影無蹤|无影无踪|wu2 ying3 wu2 zong1|to disappear without trace (idiom)
- 發光|发光|fa1 guang1|to shine
- 花紅柳綠|花红柳绿|hua1 hong2 liu3 lu:4|red flowers and green willow/all the colors of spring
- 醫療|医疗|yi1 liao2|medical treatment
- 附帶|附带|fu4 dai4|supplementary/incidentally/in parentheses/by chance/in passing/additionally/secondary/subsidiary/to attach
- 痙攣|痉挛|jing4 luan2|to jerk/to contort/spasm/convulsion
- 主婦|主妇|zhu3 fu4|housewife/woman of senior authority in a household/the lady of the house/hostess
- 相處|相处|xiang1 chu3|to be in contact (with sb)/to associate/to interact/to get along (well, poorly)
- 墳|坟|fen2|grave/tomb/CL:座[zuo4]/embankment/mound/ancient book
- 波瀾|波澜|bo1 lan2|billows/great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)
- 半夜|半夜|ban4 ye4|midnight/in the middle of the night
- 央求|央求|yang1 qiu2|to implore/to plead/to ask earnestly
- 挑起|挑起|tiao3 qi3|to provoke/to stir up/to incite
- 得手|得手|de2 shou3|to go smoothly/to come off/to succeed
- 木頭|木头|mu4 tou5|slow-witted/blockhead/log (of wood, timber etc)/CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]
- 時時|时时|shi2 shi2|often/constantly
- 舊習|旧习|jiu4 xi2|old habit/former custom
- 菠菜|菠菜|bo1 cai4|spinach/CL:棵[ke1]
- 西藏|西藏|Xi1 zang4|Tibet/Xizang or Tibetan autonomous region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区
- 飛出|飞出|fei1 chu1|to fly out
- 闊|阔|kuo4|rich/wide/broad
- 驚奇|惊奇|jing1 qi2|to be amazed/to be surprised/to wonder
- 扇子|扇子|shan4 zi5|fan/CL:把[ba3]
- 希臘神話|希腊神话|Xi1 la4 shen2 hua4|Greek mythology
- 微微|微微|wei1 wei1|slight/faint/humble
- 閱|阅|yue4|to inspect/to review/to read/to peruse/to go through/to experience
- 比鄰|比邻|bi3 lin2|neighbor/next-door neighbor/near/next to
- 士|士|Shi4|surname Shi
- 士|士|shi4|member of the senior ministerial class (old)/scholar (old)/bachelor/honorific/first class military rank/specialist worker
- 壯|壮|Zhuang4|Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group/Zhuang: Bouxcuengh
- 壯|壮|zhuang4|to strengthen/strong/robust
- 加深|加深|jia1 shen1|to deepen
- 熊掌|熊掌|xiong2 zhang3|bear paw (as food)
- 閑|闲|xian2|to stay idle/to be unoccupied/not busy/leisure/enclosure
- 不得不|不得不|bu4 de2 bu4|have no choice or option but to/cannot but/have to/can't help it/can't avoid
- 性情|性情|xing4 qing2|nature/temperament
- 聽清|听清|ting1 qing1|to hear clearly
- 深紅色|深红色|shen1 hong2 se4|deep red/crimson/scarlet
- 附|附|fu4|to add/to attach/to be close to/to be attached
- 脆弱|脆弱|cui4 ruo4|weak/frail
- 陋|陋|lou4|low/humble/plain/ugly/mean/vulgar
- 大後天|大后天|da4 hou4 tian1|three days from now/day after day after tomorrow
- 行為|行为|xing2 wei2|action/conduct/behavior/activity
- 接縫|接缝|jie1 feng4|seam/join/juncture
- 全都|全都|quan2 dou1|all/without exception
- 可知|可知|ke3 zhi1|evidently/clearly/no wonder/knowable
- 食品|食品|shi2 pin3|foodstuff/food/provisions/CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 身形|身形|shen1 xing2|figure (esp. a woman's)
- 陰|阴|Yin1|surname Yin
- 陰|阴|yin1|overcast (weather)/cloudy/shady/Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)/negative (electric.)/feminine/moon/implicit/hidden/genitalia
- 支持者|支持者|zhi1 chi2 zhe3|supporter
- 窗子|窗子|chuang1 zi5|window
- 懶散|懒散|lan3 san3|inactive/careless/lazy/indolent/negligent
- 身心|身心|shen1 xin1|body and mind/mental and physical
- 入境隨俗|入境随俗|ru4 jing4 sui2 su2|When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do/When in Rome, do as the Romans do
- 鬼鬼祟祟|鬼鬼祟祟|gui3 gui3 sui4 sui4|sneaky/secretive/evil spirit
- 共通|共通|gong4 tong1|in common/universal
- 衛生紙|卫生纸|wei4 sheng1 zhi3|toilet paper/bathroom tissue
- 攝影師|摄影师|she4 ying3 shi1|photographer/cameraman
- 工友|工友|gong1 you3|workmate
- 貞操|贞操|zhen1 cao1|(usually of women) chastity/virginity/virtue/honor/loyalty/moral integrity
- 守|守|shou3|to guard/to defend/to keep watch/to abide by the law/to observe (rules or ritual)/nearby/adjoining
- 恆久|恒久|heng2 jiu3|constant/persistent/long-lasting/eternal
- 雅|雅|ya3|elegant
- 集|集|ji2|to gather/to collect/collected works/classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
- 裡帶|里带|li3 dai4|inner tube (of tire)
- 雖|虽|sui1|although/even though
- 單薄|单薄|dan1 bo2|weak/frail/thin/flimsy
- 九十|九十|jiu3 shi2|ninety
- 雲|云|Yun2|surname Yun/abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
- 雲|云|yun2|cloud/CL:朵[duo3]
- 宰|宰|zai3|to slaughter livestock/to govern or rule/to cheat customers/imperial official in dynastic China
- 害|害|hai4|to do harm to/to cause trouble to/harm/evil/calamity
- 豆漿|豆浆|dou4 jiang1|soy milk
- 慧眼|慧眼|hui4 yan3|an all-seeing mind/mental perception/insight/acumen
- 荒野|荒野|huang1 ye3|wilderness
- 內部|内部|nei4 bu4|interior/inside (part, section)/internal
- 散落|散落|san4 luo4|to disperse/to fall scattered/to sprinkle
- 檢查|检查|jian3 cha2|inspection/to examine/to inspect/CL:次[ci4]
- 小豆|小豆|xiao3 dou4|see 紅豆|红豆[hong2 dou4]
- 隨|随|Sui2|surname Sui
- 隨|随|sui2|to follow/to comply with/varying according to.../to allow/subsequently
- 波浪|波浪|bo1 lang4|wave
- 刺眼|刺眼|ci4 yan3|to dazzle/to offend the eyes/dazzling/harsh (light)/crude (colors)/unsightly
- 寸|寸|cun4|a unit of length/inch/thumb
- 寵|宠|chong3|to love/to pamper/to spoil/to favor
- 寶|宝|bao3|jewel/gem/treasure/precious
- 筆記|笔记|bi3 ji4|to take down (in writing)/notes/a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches/CL:本[ben3]
- 了事|了事|liao3 shi4|to dispose of a matter/to be done with it
- 青|青|Qing1|abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province
- 青|青|qing1|nature's color/green or blue/greenish black/youth/young (of people)
- 對外|对外|dui4 wai4|external/foreign/pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
- 複雜|复杂|fu4 za2|complicated/complex
- 充分|充分|chong1 fen4|ample/sufficient/adequate/full/fully/to the full
- 非|非|Fei1|abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
- 非|非|fei1|to not be/not/wrong/incorrect/non-/un-/in-/to reproach or blame/(colloquial) to insist on/simply must
- 出聲|出声|chu1 sheng1|to utter/to give voice
- 下工|下工|xia4 gong1|to knock off (at the end of a day's work)/to finish work
- 花樣|花样|hua1 yang4|pattern/type/trick
- 懇求|恳求|ken3 qiu2|to beg/to beseech/to entreat/entreaty
- 消除|消除|xiao1 chu2|to eliminate/to remove
- 再起|再起|zai4 qi3|to arise again/to make a comeback/resurgence
- 急劇|急剧|ji2 ju4|rapid/sudden
- 小路|小路|xiao3 lu4|lane
- 好起來|好起来|hao3 qi3 lai5|to get better/to improve/to get well
- 接納|接纳|jie1 na4|to admit (to membership)
- 抵住|抵住|di3 zhu4|to resist/to press against/to brace
- 要衝|要冲|yao4 chong1|road hub/major crossroad
- 姑姑|姑姑|gu1 gu5|paternal aunt/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 發作|发作|fa1 zuo4|to flare-up/to break out
- 背書|背书|bei4 shu1|to repeat a lesson/to learn by heart/to endorse a check
- 引著|引着|yin3 zhao2|to ignite/to kindle
- 不規則|不规则|bu4 gui1 ze2|irregular
- 定期|定期|ding4 qi1|regularly/at regular intervals
- 下巴|下巴|xia4 ba5|chin/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 一舉兩得|一举两得|yi1 ju3 liang3 de2|one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
- 單身漢|单身汉|dan1 shen1 han4|bachelor/unmarried man
- 廢話|废话|fei4 hua4|nonsense/rubbish/superfluous words/You don't say!/No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
- 霧|雾|wu4|fog/mist/CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4]
- 粗心|粗心|cu1 xin1|careless/thoughtless
- 一本正經|一本正经|yi1 ben3 zheng4 jing1|in deadly earnest/deadpan
- 養老|养老|yang3 lao3|to provide for the elderly (family members)/to enjoy a life in retirement
- 營地|营地|ying2 di4|camp
- 面部表情|面部表情|mian4 bu4 biao3 qing2|facial expression
- 刺破|刺破|ci4 po4|to puncture/to pierce
- 短暫|短暂|duan3 zan4|of short duration/brief/momentary
- 音|音|yin1|sound/noise/note (of musical scale)/tone/news/syllable/reading (phonetic value of a character)
- 不已|不已|bu4 yi3|endlessly/incessantly
- 回復|回复|hui2 fu4|to reply/to recover/to return (to a previous condition)/Re: in reply to (email)
- 不差|不差|bu4 cha1|to not lack
- 不差|不差|bu4 cha4|not bad/OK
- 破布|破布|po4 bu4|rag
- 小朋友|小朋友|xiao3 peng2 you3|child/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 大漢|大汉|da4 han4|big person/the great Han dynasty
- 改行|改行|gai3 hang2|to change profession
- 撥弄|拨弄|bo1 nong4|to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc)/to fiddle with/to stir up
- 怪手|怪手|guai4 shou3|excavator/backhoe
- 缺口|缺口|que1 kou3|nick/jag/gap/shortfall
- 事件|事件|shi4 jian4|event/happening/incident/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 一意孤行|一意孤行|yi1 yi4 gu1 xing2|obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)/willful/one's own way/dogmatic
- 父母親|父母亲|fu4 mu3 qin1|parents
- 嫩|嫩|nen4|tender/soft/delicate/light (color)/inexperienced/unskilled
- 鞠|鞠|Ju1|surname Ju
- 鞠|鞠|ju1|to bring up/to rear/Taiwan pr. [ju2]
- 新房|新房|xin1 fang2|brand new house/bridal chamber
- 奇特|奇特|qi2 te4|peculiar/unusual/queer
- 奶油|奶油|nai3 you2|cream/butter
- 分手|分手|fen1 shou3|to part company/to split up/to break up
- 通水|通水|tong1 shui3|to have running water (in a house etc)
- 曾經|曾经|ceng2 jing1|once/already/former/previously/ever/(past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- 減速|减速|jian3 su4|to reduce speed/to slow down/to take it easy
- 代表|代表|dai4 biao3|representative/delegate/CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2]/to represent/to stand for/on behalf of/in the name of
- 大觀園|大观园|Da4 guan1 yuan2|Prospect Garden/Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
- 平實|平实|ping2 shi2|simple and unadorned/plain/(of land) level/even
- 牛肉|牛肉|niu2 rou4|beef
- 鋸子|锯子|ju4 zi5|a saw/CL:把[ba3]
- 好氣|好气|hao3 qi4|to be happy/to be in a good mood
- 曾|曾|Zeng1|surname Zeng
- 曾|曾|ceng2|once/already/ever (in the past)/former/previously/(past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- 曾|曾|zeng1|great-grand (father, child etc)
- 同源|同源|tong2 yuan2|homology (biology)/a common origin
- 再出現|再出现|zai4 chu1 xian4|to reappear
- 不穩|不稳|bu4 wen3|unstable/unsteady
- 稿紙|稿纸|gao3 zhi3|draft paper
- 高抬貴手|高抬贵手|gao1 tai2 gui4 shou3|to be generous (idiom)/to be magnanimous/Give me a break!
- 反省|反省|fan3 xing3|to reflect upon oneself/to examine one's conscience/to question oneself/to search one's soul
- 無價之寶|无价之宝|wu2 jia4 zhi1 bao3|priceless treasure
- 昧|昧|mei4|to conceal/dark
- 明|明|Ming2|Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)/surname Ming/Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- 明|明|ming2|bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to understand/next/public or open/wise/generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
- 以往|以往|yi3 wang3|in the past/formerly
- 昇|升|sheng1|variant of 升[sheng1]/to ascend/to rise in rank
- 兩樣東西|两样东西|liang3 yang4 dong1 xi5|two distinct things
- 景|景|Jing3|surname Jing
- 景|景|jing3|bright/circumstance/scenery
- 廉價|廉价|lian2 jia4|cheaply-priced/low-cost
- 頭紗|头纱|tou2 sha1|wedding veil/gauze headscarf or veil
- 找事|找事|zhao3 shi4|to look for employment/to pick a quarrel
- 塔台|塔台|ta3 tai2|control tower
- 滑稽|滑稽|hua2 ji1|comical/funny/amusing/old pr. [gu3 ji1]/huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
- 一等|一等|yi1 deng3|first class/grade A
- 傳來|传来|chuan2 lai2|(of a sound) to come through/to be heard/(of news) to arrive
- 短褲|短裤|duan3 ku4|short pants/shorts
- 活動房|活动房|huo2 dong4 fang2|prefabricated building/prefab
- 晃|晃|huang3|to dazzle/to flash past
- 晃|晃|huang4|to sway/to shake/to wander about
- 王子|王子|wang2 zi3|prince/son of a king
- 減輕|减轻|jian3 qing1|to lighten/to ease/to alleviate
- 責任|责任|ze2 ren4|responsibility/blame/duty/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 天真|天真|tian1 zhen1|naive/innocent/artless
- 撩亂|撩乱|liao2 luan4|variant of 繚亂|缭乱[liao2 luan4]
- 枕|枕|zhen3|pillow/to pillow/to rest one's head
- 林|林|Lin2|surname Lin/Japanese surname Hayashi
- 林|林|lin2|woods/forest/CL:片[pian4]/circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)/a collection (of similar things)
- 枝|枝|zhi1|branch/classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
- 方才|方才|fang1 cai2|just now/then
- 執意|执意|zhi2 yi4|to be determined to/to insist on
- 水原|水原|Shui3 yuan2|Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
- 枉|枉|wang3|to twist/crooked/unjust/in vain
- 是否|是否|shi4 fou3|whether (or not)/if/is or isn't
- 部分|部分|bu4 fen5|part/share/section/piece/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 岸邊|岸边|an4 bian1|shore
- 某|某|mou3|some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such
- 圍住|围住|wei2 zhu4|to surround/to gird
- 柄|柄|bing3|handle or shaft (of an axe etc)/(of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem/sth that affords an advantage to an opponent/classifier for knives or blades
- 前天|前天|qian2 tian1|the day before yesterday
- 千里之外|千里之外|qian1 li3 zhi1 wai4|thousand miles distant
- 乳汁|乳汁|ru3 zhi1|milk
- 朝|朝|Chao2|abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
- 朝|朝|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
- 朝|朝|zhao1|morning
- 有良心|有良心|you3 liang2 xin1|conscientious
- 分成|分成|fen1 cheng2|to divide (into)/to split a bonus/to break into/tenths/percentage allotment
- 耶穌|耶稣|Ye1 su1|Jesus
- 做夢|做梦|zuo4 meng4|to dream/to have a dream/fig. illusion/fantasy/pipe dream
- 經典|经典|jing1 dian3|the classics/scriptures/classical/classic (example, case etc)/typical
- 沿用|沿用|yan2 yong4|to continue to use (old methods)/to apply as before/according to usage
- 蒼白|苍白|cang1 bai2|pale/wan
- 燭光|烛光|zhu2 guang1|candle light/candle-lit (vigil etc)/candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
- 杖|杖|zhang4|a staff/a rod/cane/walking stick/to flog with a stick (old)
- 十字路口|十字路口|shi2 zi4 lu4 kou3|crossroads/intersection
- 材|材|cai2|material/timber/ability/aptitude/a capable individual/coffin (old)
- 杓|杓|biao1|(star)
- 杓|杓|shao2|ladle
- 爬格子|爬格子|pa2 ge2 zi5|(oral) to write (esp. for a living)/to spell out laboriously on squared paper
- 感覺到|感觉到|gan3 jue2 dao4|to feel/to sense/to detect/to perceive/to become aware
- 治病|治病|zhi4 bing4|to treat an illness
- 相機|相机|xiang4 ji1|at the opportune moment/as the circumstances allow/abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]
- 停頓|停顿|ting2 dun4|to halt/to break off/pause (in speech)
- 培養|培养|pei2 yang3|to cultivate/to breed/to foster/to nurture/to educate/to groom (for a position)/education/fostering/culture (biology)
- 你等|你等|ni3 deng3|you all (archaic)/see also 你們|你们[ni3 men5]
- 風氣|风气|feng1 qi4|general mood/atmosphere/common practice
- 格調|格调|ge2 diao4|style (of art or literature)/form/one's work style/moral character
- 有種|有种|you3 zhong3|to have guts/to have courage/to be brave
- 灰姑娘|灰姑娘|Hui1 gu1 niang5|Cinderella/a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
- 響聲|响声|xiang3 sheng1|noise
- 出於|出于|chu1 yu2|due to/to stem from
- 消息|消息|xiao1 xi5|news/information/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 擋|挡|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)
- 擋|挡|dang4|to arrange/to put in order
- 擊|击|ji1|to hit/to strike/to break/Taiwan pr. [ji2]
- 明顯|明显|ming2 xian3|clear/distinct/obvious
- 笑點|笑点|xiao4 dian3|funny bits/humorous parts/jokes/punchline
- 題目|题目|ti2 mu4|subject/title/topic/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 領結|领结|ling3 jie2|bow tie/loop of a necktie/lavaliere
- 地痞|地痞|di4 pi3|bully/local ruffian
- 據|据|ju4|according to/to act in accordance with/to depend on/to seize/to occupy
- 利息|利息|li4 xi1|interest (on a loan)/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- 少有|少有|shao3 you3|rare/infrequent
- 打門|打门|da3 men2|to knock on the door/to take a shot on goal (sports)
- 留意|留意|liu2 yi4|to be mindful/to pay attention to/to take note of
- 擱|搁|ge1|to place/to put aside/to shelve
- 擱|搁|ge2|to bear/to stand/to endure
- 禮貌|礼貌|li3 mao4|courtesy/manners
- 傳染病|传染病|chuan2 ran3 bing4|infectious disease/contagious disease/pestilence
- 火花|火花|huo3 hua1|spark/sparkle
- 不管|不管|bu4 guan3|no matter (what, how)/regardless of/no matter
- 風沙|风沙|feng1 sha1|sand blown by wind/sandstorm
- 搗|捣|dao3|pound/beat/hull/attack/disturb/stir
- 搭車|搭车|da1 che1|to ride (in a vehicle)/to get a lift/to hitch-hike
- 一級|一级|yi1 ji2|first class/category A
- 前幾天|前几天|qian2 ji3 tian1|a few days before
- 混雜|混杂|hun4 za2|to mix/to mingle
- 墨綠色|墨绿色|mo4 lu:4 se4|dark or deep green
- 搧|搧|shan1|variant of 扇[shan1]
- 狼吞虎嚥|狼吞虎咽|lang2 tun1 hu3 yan4|to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously/to gorge oneself
- 假髮|假发|jia3 fa4|wig
- 跋涉|跋涉|ba2 she4|to trudge/to trek
- 探頭探腦|探头探脑|tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3|to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
- 銅板|铜板|tong2 ban3|copper coin
- 人身|人身|ren2 shen1|person/personal/human body
- 俗氣|俗气|su2 qi4|tacky/inelegant/in poor taste/vulgar/banal
- 幻境|幻境|huan4 jing4|land of fantasy/fairyland
- 摩|摩|mo2|to rub
- 搬家|搬家|ban1 jia1|to move house/removal
- 笑意|笑意|xiao4 yi4|smiling expression
- 示弱|示弱|shi4 ruo4|not to fight back/to take it lying down/to show weakness/to show one's softer side
- 當年|当年|dang1 nian2|in those days/then/in those years/during that time
- 當年|当年|dang4 nian2|that very same year
- 鄉下人|乡下人|xiang1 xia4 ren2|country folk/rustic/rural folk
- 春雨|春雨|chun1 yu3|spring rain/gift from above
- 白種|白种|bai2 zhong3|the white race
- 冰涼|冰凉|bing1 liang2|ice-cold
- 出生證明|出生证明|chu1 sheng1 zheng4 ming2|birth certificate/CL:張|张[zhang1]
- 賣光了|卖光了|mai4 guang1 le5|to be sold out/to be out of stock
- 停電|停电|ting2 dian4|power cut
- 斯|斯|Si1|Slovakia/Slovak/abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]
- 斯|斯|si1|(phonetic)/this
- 不知羞恥|不知羞耻|bu4 zhi1 xiu1 chi3|to have no sense of shame/brazen
- 火腿|火腿|huo3 tui3|ham/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 回國|回国|hui2 guo2|to return to one's home country
- 財主|财主|cai2 zhu3|rich man/moneybags
- 大病|大病|da4 bing4|serious illness
- 身長|身长|shen1 chang2|height (of person)/length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure)
- 咖啡色|咖啡色|ka1 fei1 se4|coffee color/brown
- 既|既|ji4|already/since/both... (and...)
- 再版|再版|zai4 ban3|second edition/reprint
- 千真萬確|千真万确|qian1 zhen1 wan4 que4|absolutely true (idiom)/manifold/true from many points of view
- 何等|何等|he2 deng3|what kind?/how, what/somewhat
- 不等|不等|bu4 deng3|unequal/varied
- 嚮導|向导|xiang4 dao3|guide
- 屍體|尸体|shi1 ti3|dead body/corpse/carcass/CL:具[ju4]
- 如數家珍|如数家珍|ru2 shu3 jia1 zhen1|lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)/fig. to be very familiar with a matter
- 指甲油|指甲油|zhi3 jia5 you2|nail polish
- 未知|未知|wei4 zhi1|unknown
- 美人|美人|mei3 ren2|beauty/belle
- 剛好|刚好|gang1 hao3|just/exactly/to happen to be
- 馬丁|马丁|Ma3 ding1|Martin (name)
- 手冊|手册|shou3 ce4|manual/handbook
- 支|支|Zhi1|surname Zhi
- 支|支|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
- 好歹|好歹|hao3 dai3|good and bad/most unfortunate occurrence/in any case/whatever
- 來生|来生|lai2 sheng1|next life
- 入睡|入睡|ru4 shui4|to fall asleep
- 行事|行事|xing2 shi4|to execute/to handle/behavior/action/conduct
- 上等|上等|shang4 deng3|highest quality/top-notch
- 不去理|不去理|bu4 qu4 li3|not to pay attention to/to leave sth as it is/to ignore
- 敏|敏|min3|quick/nimble/agile/clever/smart
- 住口|住口|zhu4 kou3|shut up/shut your mouth/stop talking
- 看不起|看不起|kan4 bu5 qi3|to look down upon/to despise
- 提早|提早|ti2 zao3|ahead of schedule/sooner than planned/to bring forward (to an earlier time)
- 風流|风流|feng1 liu2|distinguished and accomplished/outstanding/talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle/romantic/dissolute/loose
- 無比|无比|wu2 bi3|incomparable/matchless
- 苦水|苦水|ku3 shui3|bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates)/suffering/digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth/fig. bitter complaint
- 牧羊|牧羊|mu4 yang2|to raise sheep/shepherd
- 如泣如訴|如泣如诉|ru2 qi4 ru2 su4|lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom)/fig. mournful (music or singing)
- 地下|地下|di4 xia4|underground/subterranean/covert
- 軌道|轨道|gui3 dao4|orbit/railway or tram line/fig. conventional way of thinking
- 二月|二月|Er4 yue4|February/second month (of the lunar year)
- 藍天|蓝天|lan2 tian1|blue sky
- 浩浩蕩蕩|浩浩荡荡|hao4 hao4 dang4 dang4|grandiose/majestic
- 乘龍快婿|乘龙快婿|cheng2 long2 kuai4 xu4|ideal son-in-law
- 拚|拚|pan4|to disregard/to reject
- 拚|拚|pin1|variant of 拼[pin1]
- 招|招|zhao1|to recruit/to provoke/to beckon/to incur/to infect/contagious/a move (chess)/a maneuver/device/trick/to confess
- 抗議|抗议|kang4 yi4|to protest/protest
- 牧草|牧草|mu4 cao3|pasture/forage grass/pasturage
- 吹散|吹散|chui1 san4|to disperse
- 抵|抵|di3|to press against/to support/to prop up/to resist/to equal/to balance/to make up for/to mortgage/to arrive at/to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)
- 交換|交换|jiao1 huan4|to exchange/to swap/to switch (telecom)/commutative (math)/to commute
- 疲倦|疲倦|pi2 juan4|to tire/tired
- 找出|找出|zhao3 chu1|to find/to search out
- 扣|扣|kou4|to fasten/to button/button/buckle/knot/to arrest/to confiscate/to deduct (money)/discount/to knock/to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)/to cover (with a bowl etc)/fig. to tag a label on sb
- 日後|日后|ri4 hou4|sometime/someday (in the future)
- 暗處|暗处|an4 chu4|secret place
- 語無倫次|语无伦次|yu3 wu2 lun2 ci4|incoherent speech/to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom)
- 扶|扶|fu2|to support with the hand/to help sb up/to support oneself by holding onto something/to help
- 承|承|Cheng2|surname Cheng/Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- 承|承|cheng2|to bear/to carry/to hold/to continue/to undertake/to take charge/owing to/due to/to receive
- 前年|前年|qian2 nian2|the year before last
- 正當中|正当中|zheng4 dang1 zhong1|right in the midpoint/a bull's eye/to hit the nail on the head
- 回絕|回绝|hui2 jue2|to rebuff/to refuse/to turn down
- 圓盤|圆盘|yuan2 pan2|disk
- 脫衣服|脱衣服|tuo1 yi1 fu2|undress
- 當地|当地|dang1 di4|local
- 燙傷|烫伤|tang4 shang1|to scald
- 扛|扛|gang1|to raise aloft with both hands/(of two or more people) to carry sth together
- 扛|扛|kang2|to carry on one's shoulder/(fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)
- 戒心|戒心|jie4 xin1|vigilance/wariness
- 手鐲|手镯|shou3 zhuo2|bracelet
- 雙方|双方|shuang1 fang1|bilateral/both sides/both parties involved
- 歇斯底里|歇斯底里|xie1 si1 di3 li3|hysteria (loanword)/hysterical
- 戰|战|zhan4|to fight/fight/war/battle
- 懷抱|怀抱|huai2 bao4|to hug/to cherish/within the bosom (of the family)/to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
- 天窗|天窗|tian1 chuang1|hatchway/skylight/sun roof
- 端正|端正|duan1 zheng4|upright/regular/proper/correct
- 延伸|延伸|yan2 shen1|to extend/to spread
- 畫報|画报|hua4 bao4|pictorial (magazine)/CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],冊|册[ce4],期[qi1]
- 戀|恋|lian4|to feel attached to/to long for/to love
- 戒|戒|jie4|to guard against/to exhort/to admonish or warn/to give up or stop doing sth/Buddhist monastic discipline/ring (for a finger)
- 濕地|湿地|shi1 di4|wetland
- 排泄|排泄|pai2 xie4|to drain (factory waste etc)/to excrete (urine, sweat etc)
- 孤立|孤立|gu1 li4|isolate/isolated
- 十萬|十万|shi2 wan4|hundred thousand
- 揮|挥|hui1|to wave/to brandish/to command/to conduct/to scatter/to disperse
- 混合|混合|hun4 he2|to mix/to blend
- 交談|交谈|jiao1 tan2|to discuss/to converse/chat/discussion
- 昨夜|昨夜|zuo2 ye4|last night
- 揚|扬|Yang2|abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1]/surname Yang
- 揚|扬|yang2|to raise/to hoist/the action of tossing or winnowing/scattering (in the wind)/to flutter/to propagate
- 黑壓壓|黑压压|hei1 ya1 ya1|see 烏壓壓|乌压压[wu1 ya1 ya1]
- 喘不過|喘不过|chuan3 bu5 guo4|to be unable to breathe easily
- 器材|器材|qi4 cai2|equipment/material
- 頭臉|头脸|tou2 lian3|head and face
- 揉|揉|rou2|to knead/to massage/to rub
- 部下|部下|bu4 xia4|troops under one's command/subordinate
- 平底|平底|ping2 di3|flat bottomed/low heeled
- 寒毛|寒毛|han2 mao2|fine hair on the human body
- 不卑不亢|不卑不亢|bu4 bei1 bu4 kang4|neither servile nor overbearing (idiom)/neither obsequious nor supercilious
- 掩|掩|yan3|to cover up/to close/to surprise
- 功勞|功劳|gong1 lao2|contribution/meritorious service/credit
- 美金|美金|Mei3 jin1|US dollar/USD
- 探|探|tan4|to explore/to search out/to scout/to visit/to stretch forward
- 分散|分散|fen1 san4|to scatter/to disperse/to distribute
- 數清|数清|shu3 qing1|to count/to enumerate exactly
- 短促|短促|duan3 cu4|short in time/fleeting/brief/gasping (breath)/curt (tone of voice)
- 驚心動魄|惊心动魄|jing1 xin1 dong4 po4|shaking one to the core/extremely disturbing/hair-raising (idiom)
- 每隔|每隔|mei3 ge2|at intervals of/every (so often)
- 興致|兴致|xing4 zhi4|mood/spirits/interest
- 哨兵|哨兵|shao4 bing1|sentinel
- 狠狠|狠狠|hen3 hen3|resolutely/firmly/ferociously/ruthlessly
- 深遠|深远|shen1 yuan3|far-reaching/profound and long-lasting
- 開辦|开办|kai1 ban4|to open/to start (a business etc)/to set up
- 哪兒|哪儿|na3 r5|where?/wherever/anywhere
- 高燒|高烧|gao1 shao1|fever/high temperature
- 文化層|文化层|wen2 hua4 ceng2|culture level (in archaeological site)
- 美味|美味|mei3 wei4|delicious/delicious food/delicacy
- 語言|语言|yu3 yan2|language/CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3]
- 有話要說|有话要说|you3 hua4 yao4 shuo1|to speak one's mind
- 天衣無縫|天衣无缝|tian1 yi1 wu2 feng4|lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)/fig. flawless
- 淳厚|淳厚|chun2 hou4|pure and honest/simple and kind
- 切斷|切断|qie1 duan4|to cut off/to sever
- 昏頭|昏头|hun1 tou2|to lose one's head/to be out of one's mind/to be dazed
- 在位|在位|zai4 wei4|on the throne/reigning (monarch)
- 平常|平常|ping2 chang2|ordinary/common/usually/ordinarily
- 中飯|中饭|zhong1 fan4|lunch
- 企圖|企图|qi3 tu2|to attempt/to try/attempt/CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 主演|主演|zhu3 yan3|to act the leading role (in a movie or a play)/to star/lead actor
- 部隊|部队|bu4 dui4|army/armed forces/troops/force/unit/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 著衣|着衣|zhuo2 yi1|to get dressed
- 祖國|祖国|zu3 guo2|motherland
- 兵種|兵种|bing1 zhong3|(military) branch of the armed forces
- 尼克森|尼克森|Ni2 ke4 sen1|Nixon (name)/Richard M Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974
- 液體|液体|ye4 ti3|liquid
- 尾巴|尾巴|wei3 ba5|tail
- 尾巴|尾巴|yi3 ba5|(coll.) tail (of an animal)
- 第二次|第二次|di4 er4 ci4|the second time/second/number two
- 悍|悍|han4|heroic/intrepid/valiant/dauntless/fierce/ferocious/violent
- 首飾|首饰|shou3 shi4|jewelry/head ornament
- 悟|悟|wu4|to comprehend/to apprehend/to become aware
- 還好|还好|hai2 hao3|not bad/tolerable/fortunately
- 打耳光|打耳光|da3 er3 guang1|to slap on the face/to box sb's ears
- 嚮往|向往|xiang4 wang3|to yearn for/to look forward to
- 游泳池|游泳池|you2 yong3 chi2|swimming pool/CL:場|场[chang3]
- 刮掉|刮掉|gua1 diao4|to scrape off/to shave off (whiskers etc)/(of the wind) to blow sth away
- 患|患|huan4|to suffer (from illness)/to contract (a disease)/misfortune/trouble/danger/worry
- 悼|悼|dao4|to mourn/to lament
- 失眠|失眠|shi1 mian2|to suffer from insomnia
- 荊州|荆州|Jing1 zhou1|Jingzhou prefecture level city on Changjiang in Hubei
- 睡午覺|睡午觉|shui4 wu3 jiao4|to have a nap
- 拔腿|拔腿|ba2 tui3|to break into a run
- 表達|表达|biao3 da2|to voice (an opinion)/to express/to convey
- 遵守|遵守|zun1 shou3|to comply with/to abide by/to respect (an agreement)
- 裝船|装船|zhuang1 chuan2|shipment
- 擱筆|搁笔|ge1 bi3|to put down the pen/to stop writing
- 夜空|夜空|ye4 kong1|night sky
- 提拔|提拔|ti2 ba2|to promote to a higher job/to select for promotion
- 氣沖沖|气冲冲|qi4 chong1 chong1|furious/enraged
- 雷恩|雷恩|Lei2 en1|Rennes
- 錄音|录音|lu4 yin1|to record (sound)/sound recording/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 靈魂|灵魂|ling2 hun2|soul/spirit
- 飄流|飘流|piao1 liu2|variant of 漂流[piao1 liu2]
- 怒|怒|nu4|anger/fury/flourishing/vigorous
- 白線|白线|bai2 xian4|white line (road markings)
- 解放運動|解放运动|jie3 fang4 yun4 dong4|liberation movement
- 地位|地位|di4 wei4|position/status/place/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 嚴肅|严肃|yan2 su4|solemn/grave/serious/earnest/severe
- 排檔|排档|pai2 dang4|stall (of market etc)
- 回天|回天|hui2 tian1|lit. to reverse the rotation of the sky/fig. to reverse a desperate situation
- 入籍|入籍|ru4 ji2|to become naturalized/to become a citizen
- 精明|精明|jing1 ming2|astute/shrewd
- 生老病死|生老病死|sheng1 lao3 bing4 si3|lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)
- 沒有意義|没有意义|mei2 you3 yi4 yi4|not to have any meaning/meaningless
- 對抗|对抗|dui4 kang4|to withstand/to resist/to stand off/antagonism/confrontation
- 飯桌|饭桌|fan4 zhuo1|dining table
- 應|应|Ying4|surname Ying
- 應|应|ying1|to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall
- 應|应|ying4|to answer/to respond/to comply with/to deal or cope with
- 看法|看法|kan4 fa3|way of looking at a thing/view/opinion/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 飄浮|飘浮|piao1 fu2|to float/to hover/also written 漂浮
- 順著|顺着|shun4 zhe5|to follow/following/along
- 好漢|好汉|hao3 han4|hero/strong and courageous person/CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 馬克|马克|Ma3 ke4|Mark (name)
- 自言自語|自言自语|zi4 yan2 zi4 yu3|to talk to oneself/to think aloud/to soliloquize
- 懷|怀|Huai2|surname Huai
- 懷|怀|huai2|bosom/heart/mind/to think of/to harbor in one's mind/to conceive (a child)
- 面頰|面颊|mian4 jia2|cheek
- 人手|人手|ren2 shou3|manpower/staff/human hand
- 結合|结合|jie2 he2|to combine/to link/to integrate/binding/CL:次[ci4]
- 憑|凭|ping2|to lean against/to rely on/on the basis of/no matter (how, what etc)/proof
- 畫家|画家|hua4 jia1|painter/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 刻意|刻意|ke4 yi4|meticulous/painstaking/deliberate
- 憂|忧|you1|to worry/to concern oneself with/worried/anxiety/sorrow/a parent's funeral/inconvenienced by being orphaned
- 點綴|点缀|dian3 zhui4|to decorate/to adorn/sprinkled/studded/only for show
- 觸怒|触怒|chu4 nu4|to anger sb/to enrage
- 槍彈|枪弹|qiang1 dan4|bullet
- 有氣無力|有气无力|you3 qi4 wu2 li4|weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited
- 岸上|岸上|an4 shang4|ashore
- 到手|到手|dao4 shou3|to take possession of/to get hold of
- 慘|惨|can3|miserable/wretched/cruel/inhuman/disastrous/tragic/dim/gloomy
- 永永遠遠|永永远远|yong3 yong3 yuan3 yuan3|for ever and ever
- 試車|试车|shi4 che1|to test drive/a trial run
- 氣勢|气势|qi4 shi4|imposing manner/loftiness/grandeur/energetic looks/vigor
- 慰|慰|wei4|to comfort/to console/to reassure
- 試卷|试卷|shi4 juan4|examination paper/test paper/CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
- 懷念|怀念|huai2 nian4|to cherish the memory of/to think of/reminisce
- 滾燙|滚烫|gun3 tang4|boiling/scalding
- 圖畫|图画|tu2 hua4|drawing/picture
- 暮色|暮色|mu4 se4|twilight
- 理虧|理亏|li3 kui1|in the wrong
- 下意識|下意识|xia4 yi4 shi2|subconscious mind
- 灌腸|灌肠|guan4 chang2|enema/to give an enema
- 灌腸|灌肠|guan4 chang5|sausage with a starchy filling
- 衰退|衰退|shuai1 tui4|to decline/to fall/to drop/to falter/a decline/recession (in economics)
- 愧|愧|kui4|ashamed
- 鮮奶|鲜奶|xian1 nai3|fresh milk
- 閉起|闭起|bi4 qi3|to shut
- 爭論|争论|zheng1 lun4|to argue/to debate/to contend/argument/contention/controversy/debate/CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]
- 衡量|衡量|heng2 liang2|to weigh/to examine/to consider
- 減去|减去|jian3 qu4|minus/to subtract
- 減|减|jian3|to lower/to decrease/to reduce/to subtract/to diminish
- 聽窗|听窗|ting1 chuang1|to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom)
- 兩星期|两星期|liang3 xing1 qi1|fortnight
- 街頭|街头|jie1 tou2|street
- 謙虛|谦虚|qian1 xu1|modest/self-effacing/to make modest remarks
- 收音機|收音机|shou1 yin1 ji1|radio/CL:臺|台[tai2]
- 指示|指示|zhi3 shi4|to point out/to indicate/to instruct/directives/instructions/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 閑事|闲事|xian2 shi4|other people's business
- 非凡|非凡|fei1 fan2|out of the ordinary/unusually (good, talented etc)
- 桃花源|桃花源|tao2 hua1 yuan2|same as 世外桃花源/the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality/imaginary land of joy and plenty (sim. Utopia, Cockaigne, Shangri-la)
- 湧|涌|yong3|to bubble up/to rush forth
- 湖|湖|hu2|lake/CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]
- 成名|成名|cheng2 ming2|to make one's name/to become famous
- 石刻|石刻|shi2 ke4|stone inscription/carved stone
- 口水|口水|kou3 shui3|saliva
- 湊|凑|cou4|to gather together, pool or collect/to happen by chance/to move close to/to exploit an opportunity
- 十萬火急|十万火急|shi2 wan4 huo3 ji2|most urgent/post-haste/express
- 半透明|半透明|ban4 tou4 ming2|translucent/semitransparent
- 平原|平原|ping2 yuan2|field/plain/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 鯊魚|鲨鱼|sha1 yu2|shark
- 刺鼻|刺鼻|ci4 bi2|to assail the nostrils/acrid/pungent
- 請進|请进|qing3 jin4|"please come in"
- 蒼涼|苍凉|cang1 liang2|desolate/bleak
- 下決心|下决心|xia4 jue2 xin1|to determine/to resolve
- 半工半讀|半工半读|ban4 gong1 ban4 du2|part work, part study/work-study program
- 溝|沟|gou1|ditch/gutter/groove/gully/ravine/CL:道[dao4]
- 晚禮服|晚礼服|wan3 li3 fu2|evening dress
- 有著|有着|you3 zhe5|to have/to possess
- 黑洞洞|黑洞洞|hei1 dong4 dong4|pitch-dark
- 耿耿於懷|耿耿于怀|geng3 geng3 yu2 huai2|to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding
- 粉筆|粉笔|fen3 bi3|chalk/CL:支[zhi1],段[duan4]
- 展開|展开|zhan3 kai1|to unfold/to carry out/to be in full swing/to launch
- 翻來覆去|翻来覆去|fan1 lai2 fu4 qu4|to toss and turn (sleeplessly)/again and again
- 有條有理|有条有理|you3 tiao2 you3 li3|everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
- 轉給|转给|zhuan3 gei3|to pass on to
- 出水|出水|chu1 shui3|to discharge water/to appear out of the water/to break the surface
- 燙衣|烫衣|tang4 yi1|to iron (clothes)
- 羊奶|羊奶|yang2 nai3|sheep's milk
- 閑話|闲话|xian2 hua4|variant of 閒話|闲话/digression/gossip/complaint/scandal/CL:段[duan4]
- 漠|漠|mo4|desert/unconcerned
- 發胖|发胖|fa1 pang4|to put on weight/to get fat
- 字眼|字眼|zi4 yan3|wording
- 閒話|闲话|xian2 hua4|digression/gossip/complaint/scandal/CL:段[duan4]
- 漏|漏|lou4|to leak/to divulge/to leave out by mistake/waterclock or hourglass (old)
- 尺寸|尺寸|chi3 cun5|size/dimension/measurement
- 聳立|耸立|song3 li4|to stand tall/to tower aloft
- 潤濕|润湿|run4 shi1|to moisten (e.g. of rain)/to wet
- 象徵|象征|xiang4 zheng1|emblem/symbol/token/badge/to symbolize/to signify/to stand for
- 長跑|长跑|chang2 pao3|long-distance running
- 演|演|yan3|to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act
- 潮|潮|chao2|tide/current/damp/moist/humid
- 年前|年前|nian2 qian2|...years ago
- 鼻水|鼻水|bi2 shui3|nasal mucus/snivel
- 心平氣和|心平气和|xin1 ping2 qi4 he2|tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress
- 表面|表面|biao3 mian4|surface/face/outside/appearance
- 石膏|石膏|shi2 gao1|gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)/plaster/plaster cast (for a broken bone)
- 擺脫|摆脱|bai3 tuo1|to break away from/to cast off (old ideas etc)/to get rid of/to break away (from)/to break out (of)/to free oneself from/to extricate oneself
- 潔|洁|jie2|clean
- 吹拂|吹拂|chui1 fu2|to brush/to caress (of breeze)/to praise
- 太陽穴|太阳穴|tai4 yang2 xue2|temple (on the sides of human head)
- 驟變|骤变|zhou4 bian4|abrupt change/sudden discontinuity
- 行駛|行驶|xing2 shi3|to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
- 損失|损失|sun3 shi1|loss/damage/CL:個|个[ge4]/to lose/to suffer damage
- 本能|本能|ben3 neng2|instinct
- 開伙|开伙|kai1 huo3|to start providing food/to open today's service in a canteen
- 紙條|纸条|zhi3 tiao2|slip of paper
- 澆|浇|jiao1|to pour liquid/to irrigate (using waterwheel)/to water/to cast (molten metal)/to mold
- 小鳥|小鸟|xiao3 niao3|penis (kiddie term)
- 批評|批评|pi1 ping2|to criticize/criticism/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 流淚|流泪|liu2 lei4|to shed tears
- 西瓜|西瓜|xi1 gua1|watermelon/CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4],個|个[ge5]
- 糊牆|糊墙|hu2 qiang2|to paper a wall
- 噁心|恶心|e3 xin1|variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]
- 濤|涛|tao1|big wave/Taiwan pr. [tao2]
- 文火|文火|wen2 huo3|small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
- 聯合報|联合报|Lian2 he2 Bao4|United Daily News, Taiwan newspaper
- 高級|高级|gao1 ji2|high level/high grade/advanced/high-ranking
- 不正確|不正确|bu4 zheng4 que4|incorrect/erroneous
- 未能|未能|wei4 neng2|cannot/to fail to/unable to
- 沉落|沉落|chen2 luo4|to sink/to fall
- 褐色|褐色|he4 se4|brown
- 屋外|屋外|wu1 wai4|outside the room
- 收穫|收获|shou1 huo4|to harvest/to reap/to gain/crop/harvest/profit/gain/bonus/reward
- 沒關係|没关系|mei2 guan1 xi5|it doesn't matter
- 歌劇院|歌剧院|ge1 ju4 yuan4|opera house
- 枷鎖|枷锁|jia1 suo3|stocks and chain/in fetters
- 赫然|赫然|he4 ran2|with astonishment/with a shock/awe-inspiringly/impressively/furiously (angry)
- 憔悴|憔悴|qiao2 cui4|wan and sallow/thin and pallid/haggard/(of plants) withered
- 褲管|裤管|ku4 guan3|trouser leg
- 吹風機|吹风机|chui1 feng1 ji1|hair dryer
- 大紅|大红|da4 hong2|crimson
- 墜入|坠入|zhui4 ru4|to drop into/to fall into
- 殭屍|僵尸|jiang1 shi1|gyonshi/jiang shi/Chinese vampire/zombie
- 宮殿|宫殿|gong1 dian4|palace/CL:座[zuo4]
- 靜悄悄|静悄悄|jing4 qiao1 qiao1|extremely quiet
- 頑皮|顽皮|wan2 pi2|naughty
- 君子之交淡如水|君子之交淡如水|jun1 zi3 zhi1 jiao1 dan4 ru2 shui3|a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
- 童年|童年|tong2 nian2|childhood
- 巧手|巧手|qiao3 shou3|skillful hands/dexterous/a dab hand
- 拖累|拖累|tuo1 lei3|to encumber/to be a burden on/to implicate
- 池|池|Chi2|surname Chi
- 池|池|chi2|pond/reservoir/moat
- 有色|有色|you3 se4|colored/non-white/non-ferrous (metals)
- 歪歪扭扭|歪歪扭扭|wai1 wai1 niu3 niu3|crooked/not straight/staggering from side to side
- 氣人|气人|qi4 ren2|to anger/to annoy
- 隨時|随时|sui2 shi2|at any time/at all times/at the right time
- 沾|沾|zhan1|to moisten/to be infected by/to receive benefit or advantage through a contact/to touch
- 領略|领略|ling3 lu:e4|to have a taste of/to realize/to appreciate
- 對心|对心|dui4 xin1|congenial/to one's liking
- 虛脫|虚脱|xu1 tuo1|to collapse (from dehydration or loss of blood)/heat exhaustion
- 照射|照射|zhao4 she4|to shine on/to light up/to irradiate
- 長假|长假|chang2 jia4|long vacation/refers to one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1st Oct
- 單方面|单方面|dan1 fang1 mian4|unilateral
- 老實說|老实说|lao3 shi2 shuo1|honestly speaking/to be frank, ...
- 公共關係|公共关系|gong1 gong4 guan1 xi4|public relations
- 亂哄哄|乱哄哄|luan4 hong1 hong1|noisy and in disarray/in an uproar
- 平凡|平凡|ping2 fan2|commonplace/ordinary/mediocre
- 此地無銀三百兩|此地无银三百两|ci3 di4 wu2 yin2 san1 bai3 liang3|lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
- 對待|对待|dui4 dai4|to treat/treatment
- 從容不迫|从容不迫|cong2 rong2 bu4 po4|calm/unruffled
- 臉頰|脸颊|lian3 jia2|cheek
- 嚕囌|噜苏|lu1 su1|see 囉嗦|啰嗦[luo1 suo5]
- 注|注|zhu4|to inject/to pour into/to concentrate/to pay attention/stake (gambling)/classifier for sums of money/variant of 註|注[zhu4]
- 泫|泫|xuan4|weep
- 那兒|那儿|na4 r5|there
- 不在乎|不在乎|bu4 zai4 hu5|not to care
- 童心|童心|tong2 xin1|childish heart/childish innocence
- 價值|价值|jia4 zhi2|value/worth/fig. values (ethical, cultural etc)/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 洲|洲|zhou1|continent/island in a river
- 不勝其煩|不胜其烦|bu4 sheng4 qi2 fan2|to be pestered beyond endurance
- 視為|视为|shi4 wei2|to view as/to see as/to consider to be/to deem
- 每夜|每夜|mei3 ye4|nightly
- 湧進|涌进|yong3 jin4|to spill/to overflow (of water, crowds)/to crowd (into a space)
- 殘忍|残忍|can2 ren3|cruel/mean/merciless/ruthless
- 心願|心愿|xin1 yuan4|cherished desire/dream/craving/wish/aspiration
- 看熱鬧|看热闹|kan4 re4 nao5|to enjoy watching a bustling scene/to go where the crowds are
- 回事|回事|hui2 shi4|(old) to report to one's master
- 浪|浪|lang4|wave/breaker/unrestrained/dissipated
- 一年半|一年半|yi1 nian2 ban4|a year and a half
- 吊橋|吊桥|diao4 qiao2|drawbridge/suspension bridge
- 孤獨|孤独|gu1 du2|lonely/solitary
- 遊客|游客|you2 ke4|traveler/tourist
- 好玩|好玩|hao3 wan2|amusing/fun/interesting
- 好玩|好玩|hao4 wan2|to be playful/to be fond of one's fun
- 帆布|帆布|fan1 bu4|canvas/sailcloth
- 當晚|当晚|dang1 wan3|on that evening
- 當晚|当晚|dang4 wan3|the same evening
- 石南花|石南花|shi1 nan2 hua1|heather (Ericaceae)
- 遊子|游子|you2 zi3|person living or traveling far from home
- 認出|认出|ren4 chu1|recognition/to recognize
- 不行了|不行了|bu4 xing2 le5|on the point of death/dying
- 淋|淋|lin2|to sprinkle/to drip/to pour/to drench
- 淋|淋|lin4|to filter/to strain/to drain/gonorrhea/(TCM) strangury
- 淌|淌|tang3|to drip/to trickle/to shed (tears)
- 淒|凄|qi1|intense cold/frigid/dismal/grim/bleak/sad/mournful
- 光芒|光芒|guang1 mang2|rays of light/brilliant rays/radiance
- 走火|走火|zou3 huo3|to go off accidentally/to catch fire
- 以外|以外|yi3 wai4|apart from/other than/except for/external/outside of/on the other side of/beyond
- 淨|净|jing4|clean/completely/only/net (income, exports etc)/(Chinese opera) painted face male role
- 邊卡|边卡|bian1 qia3|border checkpoint
- 春季|春季|chun1 ji4|springtime
- 爭風吃醋|争风吃醋|zheng1 feng1 chi1 cu4|to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman/to be jealous of a rival in a love affair
- 淹|淹|yan1|to flood/to submerge/to drown/to irritate the skin (of liquids)/to delay
- 小汽車|小汽车|xiao3 qi4 che1|compact car
- 急性人|急性人|ji2 xing4 ren2|impetuous person/excitable person
- 停工|停工|ting2 gong1|to stop work/to shut down/to stop production
- 格子|格子|ge2 zi5|lattice/check (pattern of squares)
- 請假|请假|qing3 jia4|to request leave of absence
- 呼喚|呼唤|hu1 huan4|to call out (a name etc)/to shout
- 舊事|旧事|jiu4 shi4|old affair/former matter
- 平坦|平坦|ping2 tan3|level/even/smooth/flat
- 石粉|石粉|shi2 fen3|talcum powder
- 邁向|迈向|mai4 xiang4|to stride toward (success)/to march toward/to take a step toward
- 線上|线上|xian4 shang4|online
- 姨母|姨母|yi2 mu3|mother's sister/maternal aunt
- 滿面春風|满面春风|man3 mian4 chun1 feng1|beaming/radiant with happiness
- 為止|为止|wei2 zhi3|until
- 掌上明珠|掌上明珠|zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1|lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)/fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
- 核對|核对|he2 dui4|to check/to verify/to audit/to examine
- 樣|样|yang4|manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind, type
- 偏心|偏心|pian1 xin1|partial/biased/prejudiced/eccentric
- 群飛|群飞|qun2 fei1|to fly as a flock/to flock together
- 預約|预约|yu4 yue1|booking/reservation/to book/to make an appointment
- 常年|常年|chang2 nian2|all year round/for years on end/average year
- 平均|平均|ping2 jun1|average/on average/evenly/in equal proportions
- 落腳|落脚|luo4 jiao3|to stay for a time/to stop over/to lodge/to sink down (into soft ground)/left-overs
- 女神|女神|nu:3 shen2|goddess/nymph
- 核子|核子|he2 zi5|nuclear/nucleus
- 到頭來|到头来|dao4 tou2 lai2|in the end/finally/as a result
- 某某|某某|mou3 mou3|so-and-so/such-and-such
- 換句話說|换句话说|huan4 ju4 hua4 shuo1|in other words
- 黑白|黑白|hei1 bai2|black and white/right and wrong/monochrome
- 侵犯|侵犯|qin1 fan4|to infringe on/to encroach on/to violate/to assault
- 食指|食指|shi2 zhi3|forefinger/mouths to feed
- 基督教|基督教|Ji1 du1 jiao4|Christianity/Christian
- 論調|论调|lun4 diao4|argument/view (sometimes derogatory)
- 以及|以及|yi3 ji2|as well as/too/and
- 飛揚|飞扬|fei1 yang2|to rise/to fly upward
- 不贊成|不赞成|bu4 zan4 cheng2|disapproval/to disapprove
- 人大|人大|Ren2 da4|(Chinese) National People's Congress/abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]
- 臨別|临别|lin2 bie2|on parting/facing separation
- 說道|说道|shuo1 dao4|to state/to say (the quoted words)
- 說道|说道|shuo1 dao5|to discuss/reason (behind sth)
- 花白|花白|hua1 bai2|grizzled (hair)
- 歡|欢|huan1|joyous/happy/pleased
- 礦場|矿场|kuang4 chang3|a mine/pit
- 酗酒|酗酒|xu4 jiu3|heavy drinking/to get drunk/to drink to excess
- 一去不復返|一去不复返|yi1 qu4 bu4 fu4 fan3|gone forever
- 打仗|打仗|da3 zhang4|to fight a battle/to go to war
- 歐|欧|Ou1|Europe/abbr. for 歐洲|欧洲[Ou1 zhou1]/surname Ou
- 歐|欧|ou1|(used for transliteration)/old variant of 謳|讴[ou1]
- 熟人|熟人|shu2 ren2|acquaintance/friend
- 欠|欠|qian4|deficient/to owe/to lack/yawn
- 歡悅|欢悦|huan1 yue4|happiness/joy/to be happy/to be joyous
- 聽得懂|听得懂|ting1 de5 dong3|to understand (by hearing)/to catch (what sb says)
- 中央銀行|中央银行|Zhong1 yang1 Yin2 hang2|Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- 中央銀行|中央银行|zhong1 yang1 yin2 hang2|central bank
- 汗流浹背|汗流浃背|han4 liu2 jia1 bei4|to sweat profusely (idiom)/drenched in sweat
- 一年多|一年多|yi1 nian2 duo1|more than a year
- 上半身|上半身|shang4 ban4 shen1|the upper body
- 吃不下|吃不下|chi1 bu5 xia4|not feel like eating/be unable to eat any more
- 幹嘛|干嘛|gan4 ma2|what are you doing?/whatever for?/why on earth?
- 下海|下海|xia4 hai3|to go out to sea/to enter the sea (to swim etc)/(fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)
- 半空中|半空中|ban4 kong1 zhong1|in midair/in the air
- 裝貨|装货|zhuang1 huo4|to load sth onto a ship etc
- 犧牲|牺牲|xi1 sheng1|to sacrifice one's life/to sacrifice (sth valued)/beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
- 開動|开动|kai1 dong4|to start/to set in motion/to move/to march/to dig in (eating)/to tuck in (eating)
- 所在地|所在地|suo3 zai4 di4|location/site
- 毒|毒|du2|poison/to poison/poisonous/malicious/cruel/fierce/narcotics
- 賓主|宾主|bin1 zhu3|host and guest
- 和風|和风|He2 feng1|(Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc)
- 和風|和风|he2 feng1|breeze
- 洗盆|洗盆|xi3 pen2|basin (water container)
- 神傷|神伤|shen2 shang1|depressed/dispirited/dejected
- 殼|壳|qiao4|shell/carapace/crust (earth's crust etc)/also pr. [ke2]
- 目的|目的|mu4 di4|purpose/aim/goal/target/objective/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 加速|加速|jia1 su4|to speed up/to expedite
- 王國|王国|wang2 guo2|kingdom/realm
- 結巴|结巴|jie1 ba5|to stutter
- 痛哭|痛哭|tong4 ku1|to cry bitterly
- 洗禮|洗礼|xi3 li3|baptism
- 桂|桂|Gui4|surname Gui/abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
- 桂|桂|gui4|cassia/laurel
- 桃|桃|tao2|peach
- 不濟|不济|bu4 ji4|not good/of no use
- 神采|神采|shen2 cai3|expression/spirit/vigor
- 案|案|an4|(legal) case/incident/record/file/table
- 發薪|发薪|fa1 xin1|to pay wages or salary
- 說起|说起|shuo1 qi3|to mention/to bring up (a subject)/with regard to/as for
- 栗|栗|Li4|surname Li
- 栗|栗|li4|chestnut
- 夾縫|夹缝|jia1 feng4|crack/crevice
- 低胸|低胸|di1 xiong1|low-cut (dress)/plunging (neckline)
- 李小龍|李小龙|Li3 Xiao3 long2|Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
- 翻過|翻过|fan1 guo4|to turn over/to transform
- 膽大包天|胆大包天|dan3 da4 bao1 tian1|reckless/extremely daring
- 花石|花石|hua1 shi2|marble
- 紅斑|红斑|hong2 ban1|erythema (pathol.)/rash in red patches
- 勉為其難|勉为其难|mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2|to tackle a difficult job (idiom)/to do sth reluctantly
- 辦法|办法|ban4 fa3|means/method/way (of doing sth)/CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]
- 白薯|白薯|bai2 shu3|sweet potato
- 雷鳴|雷鸣|lei2 ming2|thunder rolls
- 出版|出版|chu1 ban3|to publish/to come off the press/to put out
- 格|格|ge2|square/frame/rule/(legal) case/style/character/standard/pattern/(grammar) case/(classical) to obstruct/to hinder/(classical) to arrive/to come/(classical) to investigate/to study exhaustively
- 情網|情网|qing2 wang3|snare of love
- 校|校|jiao4|to proofread/to check/to compare
- 校|校|xiao4|school/military officer/CL:所[suo3]
- 淚流滿面|泪流满面|lei4 liu2 man3 mian4|cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
- 下半身|下半身|xia4 ban4 shen1|lower half of one's body
- 棟|栋|dong4|classifier for houses or buildings/ridgepole (old)
- 得可以|得可以|de5 ke3 yi3|(coll.) very/awfully
- 私處|私处|si1 chu4|private parts/genitalia
- 放空|放空|fang4 kong1|to relax completely/to empty one's mind/(finance) to sell short/(of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers)/to deadhead
- 各方|各方|ge4 fang1|all parties (in a dispute etc)/all sides/all directions
- 才不|才不|cai2 bu4|by no means/definitely not/as if!/yeah right!
- 染料|染料|ran3 liao4|dye
- 破爛|破烂|po4 lan4|worn-out/rotten/dilapidated/tattered/ragged/rubbish/junk
- 棺|棺|guan1|coffin
- 將就|将就|jiang1 jiu5|to accept (a bit reluctantly)/to put up with
- 慾望|欲望|yu4 wang4|desire/longing/appetite/craving
- 裡裡外外|里里外外|li3 li3 wai4 wai4|inside and out
- 靠近|靠近|kao4 jin4|near/to approach
- 路旁|路旁|lu4 pang2|roadside
- 不一定|不一定|bu4 yi1 ding4|not necessarily/maybe
- 流鼻血|流鼻血|liu2 bi2 xie3|to bleed from the nose/(fig.) to be sexually aroused
- 慘死|惨死|can3 si3|to die tragically/to meet with a violent death
- 大西洋|大西洋|Da4 xi1 yang2|Atlantic Ocean
- 和善|和善|he2 shan4|good-natured
- 情結|情结|qing2 jie2|complex (psychology)
- 開列|开列|kai1 lie4|(make a) list
- 追憶|追忆|zhui1 yi4|to recollect/to recall (past times)/to look back
- 小學|小学|xiao3 xue2|elementary school/primary school/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 柏林|柏林|Bo2 lin2|Berlin, capital of Germany
- 抽筋|抽筋|chou1 jin1|cramp/charley horse/to pull a tendon
- 炎熱|炎热|yan2 re4|blistering hot/sizzling hot (weather)
- 鋪床|铺床|pu1 chuang2|to make a bed/to lay bedding
- 散發|散发|san4 fa1|to distribute/to emit/to issue
- 費事|费事|fei4 shi4|troublesome/to take a lot of trouble to do sth
- 無心|无心|wu2 xin1|unintentionally/not in the mood to
- 預算|预算|yu4 suan4|budget
- 業|业|Ye4|surname Ye
- 業|业|ye4|line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school studies/enterprise/property/(Buddhism) karma/deed/to engage in/already
- 傷口|伤口|shang1 kou3|wound/cut
- 僻遠|僻远|pi4 yuan3|remote and faraway
- 上演|上演|shang4 yan3|to screen (a movie)/to stage (a play)/a screening/a staging
- 椅|椅|yi3|chair
- 自卑|自卑|zi4 bei1|feeling inferior/self-abased
- 百分之|百分之|bai3 fen1 zhi1|percent
- 責備|责备|ze2 bei4|to blame/to criticize/condemnation/reproach
- 大致|大致|da4 zhi4|more or less/roughly/approximately
- 下滑|下滑|xia4 hua2|sliding/slide
- 藉口|藉口|jie4 kou3|to use as an excuse/on the pretext/excuse/pretext/also written 借口[jie4 kou3]
- 豐富|丰富|feng1 fu4|to enrich/rich/plentiful/abundant
- 面部|面部|mian4 bu4|face (body part)
- 諒解|谅解|liang4 jie3|to understand/to make allowances for/understanding
- 垃圾堆|垃圾堆|la1 ji1 dui1|garbage heap
- 淡忘|淡忘|dan4 wang4|to be forgotten/to fade from memory
- 最後一天|最后一天|zui4 hou4 yi1 tian1|final day
- 死心|死心|si3 xin1|to give up/to admit failure/to drop the matter/to reconcile oneself to loss/to have no more illusions about
- 長袍|长袍|chang2 pao2|chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe)/gown/robe/CL:件[jian4]
- 外交部|外交部|Wai4 jiao1 bu4|Ministry of Foreign Affairs/foreign office/Dept. of State
- 加重|加重|jia1 zhong4|to make more serious
- 埋頭苦幹|埋头苦干|mai2 tou2 ku3 gan4|to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work/to make an all-out effort/up to the neck in work
- 剪掉|剪掉|jian3 diao4|to cut off/to cut away/to trim
- 十二分|十二分|shi2 er4 fen1|exceedingly/hundred percent/everything and more
- 自投羅網|自投罗网|zi4 tou2 luo2 wang3|to walk right into the trap
- 搭伙|搭伙|da1 huo3|to join up with sb/to become partner/to take meals regularly in cafeteria
- 海浪|海浪|hai3 lang4|sea wave
- 排山倒海|排山倒海|pai2 shan1 dao3 hai3|lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering/fig. gigantic/of spectacular significance
- 落葉|落叶|luo4 ye4|dead leaves/to lose leaves (of plants)/deciduous
- 蜜月|蜜月|mi4 yue4|honeymoon
- 自動|自动|zi4 dong4|automatic/voluntarily
- 骨瘦如柴|骨瘦如柴|gu3 shou4 ru2 chai2|as thin as a match/emaciated (idiom)
- 榮|荣|Rong2|surname Rong
- 榮|荣|rong2|glory/honor/thriving
- 螺絲釘|螺丝钉|luo2 si1 ding1|screw
- 葷素|荤素|hun1 su4|meat and vegetable
- 炊煙|炊烟|chui1 yan1|smoke from kitchen chimneys
- 閣下|阁下|ge2 xia4|your distinguished self/your majesty/sire
- 開價|开价|kai1 jia4|to quote a price/seller's first offer
- 幾千|几千|ji3 qian1|several thousand
- 早晚|早晚|zao3 wan3|morning and evening/sooner or later
- 支持|支持|zhi1 chi2|to be in favor of/to support/to back/support/backing/to stand by/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 一說|一说|yi1 shuo1|(way of) saying (sth)/statement/argument/theory
- 瞞|瞒|man2|to conceal from/to keep (sb) in the dark
- 瞄|瞄|miao2|to aim
- 苦笑|苦笑|ku3 xiao4|to force a smile/a bitter laugh
- 提起|提起|ti2 qi3|to mention/to speak of/to lift/to pick up/to arouse/to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
- 喘氣|喘气|chuan3 qi4|to breathe deeply/to pant
- 乾等|干等|gan1 deng3|to wait in vain/to sit around waiting
- 健康保險|健康保险|jian4 kang1 bao3 xian3|health insurance
- 心酸|心酸|xin1 suan1|to feel sad
- 瞧|瞧|qiao2|to look at/to see/to see (a doctor)/to visit
- 賣笑|卖笑|mai4 xiao4|to work as a good-time girl/to prostitute oneself
- 落入|落入|luo4 ru4|to fall into
- 走投無路|走投无路|zou3 tou2 wu2 lu4|to be at an impasse (idiom)/in a tight spot/at the end of one's rope/desperate
- 柔和|柔和|rou2 he2|gentle/soft
- 變戲法|变戏法|bian4 xi4 fa3|to perform conjuring tricks/to conjure/to juggle
- 愛不釋手|爱不释手|ai4 bu4 shi4 shou3|to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
- 衣夾|衣夹|yi1 jia1|clothespin/clothes peg
- 不能自已|不能自已|bu4 neng2 zi4 yi3|unable to control oneself/to be beside oneself
- 豎起|竖起|shu4 qi3|to erect (a tent etc)/to prick up (one's ears)/to raise (one's eyebrows)/to stick up (one's thumb)/to turn up (one's collar)/(of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)
- 烏龜|乌龟|wu1 gui1|tortoise/cuckold
- 老虎鉗|老虎钳|lao3 hu3 qian2|vise/pincer pliers
- 長大|长大|zhang3 da4|to grow up
- 生活費|生活费|sheng1 huo2 fei4|cost of living/living expenses/alimony
- 黯淡|黯淡|an4 dan4|variant of 暗淡[an4 dan4]
- 海潮|海潮|hai3 chao2|tide
- 矩|矩|ju3|carpenter's square/rule/regulation/pattern/to carve
- 光棍|光棍|guang1 gun4|gangster/hoodlum/a single person/bachelor
- 哭聲|哭声|ku1 sheng1|sound of weeping
- 凝固|凝固|ning2 gu4|to freeze/to solidify/to congeal/fig. with rapt attention
- 心灰意懶|心灰意懒|xin1 hui1 yi4 lan3|discouraged/downhearted
- 留住|留住|liu2 zhu4|to ask sb to stay/to keep sb for the night/to await (classical)
- 眶|眶|kuang4|eye socket
- 土語|土语|tu3 yu3|dialect/patois
- 及格|及格|ji2 ge2|to pass an exam or a test/to meet a minimum standard
- 睏|困|kun4|sleepy/tired
- 上都|上都|Shang4 du1|Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
- 土話|土话|tu3 hua4|vernacular/slang/dialect/patois
- 五金店|五金店|wu3 jin1 dian4|hardware store/ironmonger's store
- 掃除|扫除|sao3 chu2|to sweep/to clean with a brush/to sweep away (often fig.)
- 漿糊|浆糊|jiang4 hu4|variant of 糨糊[jiang4 hu4]
- 總之|总之|zong3 zhi1|in a word/in short/in brief
- 象形文字|象形文字|xiang4 xing2 wen2 zi4|pictogram/hieroglyph
- 出口|出口|chu1 kou3|an exit/CL:個|个[ge4]/to speak/to export/(of a ship) to leave port
- 羅曼蒂克|罗曼蒂克|luo2 man4 di4 ke4|romantic (loanword)
- 粼粼|粼粼|lin2 lin2|clear and crystalline (of water)
- 慚愧|惭愧|can2 kui4|ashamed
- 致命|致命|zhi4 ming4|fatal/mortal/deadly/to sacrifice one's life
- 不計|不计|bu4 ji4|to disregard/to take no account of
- 創造|创造|chuang4 zao4|to create/to bring about/to produce/to set (a record)
- 外衣|外衣|wai4 yi1|outer clothing/semblance/appearance
- 盆|盆|pen2|basin/flower pot/unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 試著|试着|shi4 zhe5|(coll.) to try to
- 老酒|老酒|lao3 jiu3|wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
- 盞|盏|zhan3|a small cup/classifier for lamps
- 盛|盛|Sheng4|surname Sheng
- 盛|盛|cheng2|to hold/to contain/to ladle/to pick up with a utensil
- 盛|盛|sheng4|flourishing/vigorous/magnificent/extensively
- 掛心|挂心|gua4 xin1|to worry/to be on one's mind
- 盯|盯|ding1|to watch attentively/to fix one's attention on/to stare at/to gaze at
- 出名|出名|chu1 ming2|well-known for sth/to become well known/to make one's mark
- 快跑|快跑|kuai4 pao3|to run fast/to sprint/to gallop/Gee up!/Run for it!
- 惘然|惘然|wang3 ran2|frustrated/perplexed/irresolute/dazed
- 盲|盲|mang2|blind
- 無際|无际|wu2 ji4|limitless/boundless
- 整夜|整夜|zheng3 ye4|the whole night/all through the night
- 樸實|朴实|pu3 shi2|plain/simple/guileless/down-to-earth/sincere and honest
- 痛定思痛|痛定思痛|tong4 ding4 si1 tong4|to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)/to ponder about a painful experience
- 字紙簍|字纸篓|zi4 zhi3 lou3|wastepaper basket
- 前門|前门|Qian2 men2|Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
- 前門|前门|qian2 men2|front door/main entrance/honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)
- 所見|所见|suo3 jian4|seen/what one sees
- 神氣|神气|shen2 qi4|expression/manner/vigorous/impressive/lofty/pretentious
- 貧苦|贫苦|pin2 ku3|poverty-stricken/poor
- 鶴立雞群|鹤立鸡群|he4 li4 ji1 qun2|a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common/manifestly superior
- 右手|右手|you4 shou3|right hand/right-hand side
- 合心|合心|he2 xin1|acting together/to one's liking
- 迷惑|迷惑|mi2 huo5|to puzzle/to confuse/to baffle
- 毛玻璃|毛玻璃|mao2 bo1 li5|frosted glass
- 水電|水电|shui3 dian4|hydroelectric power/plumbing and electricity
- 癢|痒|yang3|to itch/to tickle
- 鑽石|钻石|zuan4 shi2|diamond/CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- 登|登|deng1|to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record/to enter (e.g. in a register)/to press down with the foot/to step or tread on/to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect)/to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
- 默然|默然|mo4 ran2|silent/speechless
- 小白|小白|xiao3 bai2|(slang) novice/greenhorn/fool/idiot/abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy
- 小意思|小意思|xiao3 yi4 si5|small token/mere trifle (used of one's gifts)
- 遲了|迟了|chi2 le5|late
- 不錯|不错|bu4 cuo4|correct/right/not bad/pretty good
- 疾|疾|ji2|sickness/disease/hate/envy/swift
- 叢書|丛书|cong2 shu1|a series of books/a collection of books
- 北美|北美|Bei3 mei3|North America
- 祖母|祖母|zu3 mu3|father's mother/paternal grandmother
- 更深|更深|geng1 shen1|deep at night
- 倒退|倒退|dao4 tui4|to fall back/to go in reverse
- 女朋友|女朋友|nu:3 peng2 you5|girlfriend
- 提議|提议|ti2 yi4|proposal/suggestion/to propose/to suggest
- 工程|工程|gong1 cheng2|engineering/an engineering project/project/undertaking/CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
- 一乾二淨|一干二净|yi1 gan1 er4 jing4|thoroughly (idiom)/completely/one and all/very clean
- 木材|木材|mu4 cai2|wood
- 田園|田园|tian2 yuan2|fields/countryside/rural/bucolic
- 銀盤|银盘|yin2 pan2|silver plate/galactic disc
- 出售|出售|chu1 shou4|to sell/to offer for sale/to put on the market
- 揮動|挥动|hui1 dong4|to wave sth/to brandish
- 領到|领到|ling3 dao4|to receive
- 看好|看好|kan4 hao3|optimistic (about the outcome)/bullish/to think highly of/to support
- 甲|甲|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 (old)
- 不該|不该|bu4 gai1|should not/to owe nothing
- 全書|全书|quan2 shu1|entire book/unabridged book/entire multi-volume work/comprehensive volume
- 領事館|领事馆|ling3 shi4 guan3|consulate
- 鬆懈|松懈|song1 xie4|to relax/to relax efforts/to slack off/to take it easy/complacent/undisciplined
- 小看|小看|xiao3 kan4|to look down on/to underestimate
- 產|产|chan3|to give birth/to reproduce/to produce/product/resource/estate/property
- 另有|另有|ling4 you3|to have some other (reason etc)
- 甘|甘|Gan1|surname Gan/abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
- 甘|甘|gan1|sweet/willing
- 下個月|下个月|xia4 ge4 yue4|next month
- 臉孔|脸孔|lian3 kong3|face
- 志趣|志趣|zhi4 qu4|inclination/interest
- 四邊|四边|si4 bian1|four sides
- 一文不值|一文不值|yi1 wen2 bu4 zhi2|worthless (idiom)/no use whatsoever
- 荒漠|荒漠|huang1 mo4|barren
- 堅決|坚决|jian1 jue2|firm/resolute/determined
- 畢|毕|Bi4|surname Bi
- 畢|毕|bi4|the whole of/to finish/to complete/complete/full/finished
- 火燒|火烧|huo3 shao1|to set fire to/to burn down/burning hot/baked cake
- 略|略|lu:e4|plan/strategy/outline/summary/slightly/rather/to rob/to plunder/to summarize/to omit
- 不論|不论|bu4 lun4|whatever/no matter what (who, how etc)/regardless of/not to discuss
- 不止一次|不止一次|bu4 zhi3 yi1 ci4|many times/on more than one occasion
- 刺骨|刺骨|ci4 gu3|piercing/cutting/bone-chilling/penetrating (cold)
- 樂於|乐于|le4 yu2|willing (to do sth)/to take pleasure in
- 西安|西安|Xi1 an1|Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] in northwest China/see 西安區|西安区[Xi1 an1 qu1]
- 界|界|jie4|boundary/scope/extent/circles/group/kingdom (taxonomy)
- 看不懂|看不懂|kan4 bu5 dong3|unable to make sense of what one is looking at
- 教室|教室|jiao4 shi4|classroom/CL:間|间[jian1]
- 默片|默片|mo4 pian4|silent movie
- 閉嘴|闭嘴|bi4 zui3|Shut up!/same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴
- 難看|难看|nan2 kan4|ugly/unsightly
- 傳統|传统|chuan2 tong3|tradition/traditional/convention/conventional/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 偏西|偏西|pian1 xi1|inclining to the west (of the sun after noon)/fig. pro-Western
- 遊山玩水|游山玩水|you2 shan1 wan2 shui3|to go on a scenic tour
- 掠過|掠过|lu:e4 guo4|to flit across/to sweep past/to glance (strike at an angle)
- 攜手|携手|xie2 shou3|hand in hand/to join hands/to collaborate
- 克虜伯|克虏伯|Ke4 lu3 bo2|Krupp
- 表姐|表姐|biao3 jie3|older female cousin via female line
- 初冬|初冬|chu1 dong1|early winter
- 有機|有机|you3 ji1|organic
- 高明|高明|Gao1 ming2|Gaoming district of Foshan city 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 shi4], Guangdong
- 高明|高明|gao1 ming2|brilliant/superior/tall and bright
- 接近|接近|jie1 jin4|to approach/to get close to
- 風箱|风箱|feng1 xiang1|bellows
- 袖口|袖口|xiu4 kou3|cuff
- 雪白|雪白|xue3 bai2|snow white
- 抓緊|抓紧|zhua1 jin3|to grasp firmly/to pay special attention to/to rush in/to make the most of
- 同情|同情|tong2 qing2|to sympathize with/sympathy
- 使得|使得|shi3 de5|usable/workable/feasible/doable/to make/to cause
- 多得是|多得是|duo1 de5 shi4|there's no shortage/there are plenty
- 縮成一團|缩成一团|suo1 cheng2 yi1 tuan2|to huddle together/to curl up
- 古時|古时|gu3 shi2|antiquity
- 噴出|喷出|pen1 chu1|spout/spray/belch/to well up/to puff out/to spurt out
- 鮮血|鲜血|xian1 xue4|blood
- 書法|书法|shu1 fa3|calligraphy/handwriting/penmanship
- 琳|琳|lin2|gem
- 會死|会死|hui4 si3|mortal
- 知音|知音|zhi1 yin1|intimate friend/soul mate
- 推車|推车|tui1 che1|cart/trolley/to push a cart
- 美德|美德|Mei3 De2|USA and Germany
- 美德|美德|mei3 de2|virtue
- 用錢|用钱|yong4 qian5|variant of 佣錢|佣钱[yong4 qian5]
- 名副其實|名副其实|ming2 fu4 qi2 shi2|not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
- 圖表|图表|tu2 biao3|chart/diagram
- 芸芸|芸芸|yun2 yun2|numerous/diverse and varied
- 反過來說|反过来说|fan3 guo4 lai2 shuo1|on the other hand
- 同意|同意|tong2 yi4|to agree/to consent/to approve
- 味道|味道|wei4 dao5|flavor/smell/hint of
- 紅燈|红灯|hong2 deng1|red light
- 人行道|人行道|ren2 xing2 dao4|sidewalk
- 個位|个位|ge4 wei4|the units place (or column) in the decimal system
- 正確|正确|zheng4 que4|correct/proper
- 一身|一身|yi1 shen1|whole body/from head to toe/single person/a suit of clothes
- 香料|香料|xiang1 liao4|spice/flavoring/condiment/perfume
- 珊|珊|shan1|coral
- 瀑布|瀑布|pu4 bu4|waterfall
- 親密|亲密|qin1 mi4|intimate/close
- 明蝦|明虾|ming2 xia1|prawn
- 珠|珠|zhu1|bead/pearl/CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]
- 木料|木料|mu4 liao4|lumber/timber
- 只怕|只怕|zhi3 pa4|I'm afraid that.../perhaps/maybe/very likely
- 玉|玉|yu4|jade
- 一閃而過|一闪而过|yi1 shan3 er2 guo4|to flash past/to flit by
- 玻|玻|bo1|glass
- 不中意|不中意|bu4 zhong4 yi4|not to one's liking
- 或許|或许|huo4 xu3|perhaps/maybe
- 白水|白水|Bai2 shui3|Baishui county in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi
- 白水|白水|bai2 shui3|plain water
- 吵鬧|吵闹|chao3 nao4|noisy/raucous/to shout and scream
- 別離|别离|bie2 li2|to take leave of/to leave/separation
- 翻開|翻开|fan1 kai1|to open up
- 付現|付现|fu4 xian4|to pay in cash
- 黑洞|黑洞|hei1 dong4|(astronomy) black hole
- 成份|成份|cheng2 fen4|composition/make-up/ingredient/element/component/one's social status/same as 成分
- 修剪|修剪|xiu1 jian3|to prune/to trim
- 弟妹|弟妹|di4 mei4|younger sibling/younger brother's wife
- 長筒靴|长筒靴|chang2 tong3 xue1|Wellington boots/galoshes
- 佔據|占据|zhan4 ju4|to occupy/to hold
- 科學|科学|ke1 xue2|science/scientific knowledge/scientific/rational/CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
- 探險|探险|tan4 xian3|to explore/to go on an expedition/adventure
- 膜拜|膜拜|mo2 bai4|to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level/to worship
- 魔力|魔力|mo2 li4|magic/magic power
- 簽名|签名|qian1 ming2|to sign (one's name with a pen etc)/to autograph/signature
- 微風|微风|wei1 feng1|breeze/light wind
- 況且|况且|kuang4 qie3|moreover/besides/in addition/furthermore
- 走後門|走后门|zou3 hou4 men2|lit. to enter by the back door/fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels/back door or under the counter connections
- 怎麼了|怎么了|zen3 me5 le5|What's up?/What's going on?/What happened?
- 關門|关门|guan1 men2|to close a door/to lock a door/(of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)
- 流水帳|流水帐|liu2 shui3 zhang4|variant of 流水賬|流水账[liu2 shui3 zhang4]
- 成交|成交|cheng2 jiao1|to complete a contract/to reach a deal
- 土耳其|土耳其|Tu3 er3 qi2|Turkey
- 密密麻麻|密密麻麻|mi4 mi5 ma2 ma2|close and numerous/densely packed/thickly dotted/thick/dense
- 燒菜|烧菜|shao1 cai4|to cook
- 遇到|遇到|yu4 dao4|to meet/to run into/to come across
- 攻擊|攻击|gong1 ji1|to attack/to accuse/to charge/an attack (terrorist or military)
- 氣息|气息|qi4 xi1|breath/smell/odor/flavor
- 生長|生长|sheng1 zhang3|to grow
- 前世|前世|qian2 shi4|previous generations/previous incarnation (Buddhism)
- 狠|狠|hen3|fierce/very
- 跑掉|跑掉|pao3 diao4|to run away/to take to one's heels
- 狼|狼|lang2|wolf/CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
- 文學|文学|wen2 xue2|literature/CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 俗人|俗人|su2 ren2|common people/laity (i.e. not priests)
- 插進|插进|cha1 jin4|to insert/to stick in/to plug in (an electronic device)
- 耳光|耳光|er3 guang1|a slap on the face/CL:記|记[ji4]
- 來得及|来得及|lai2 de5 ji2|there's still time/able to do sth in time
- 撕碎|撕碎|si1 sui4|to tear to shreds
- 通報|通报|tong1 bao4|to inform/to notify/to announce/circular/bulletin/(scientific) journal
- 合子|合子|he2 zi3|zygote (biology)
- 合子|合子|he2 zi5|pasty (i.e. pastry stuffed with meat or vegetables)
- 潔白|洁白|jie2 bai2|spotlessly white/pure white
- 牌|牌|pai2|mahjong tile/playing card/game pieces/signboard/plate/tablet/medal/CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
- 藥方|药方|yao4 fang1|prescription
- 正眼|正眼|zheng4 yan3|facing directly (with one's eyes)/(to look sb) in the eyes
- 肩膀|肩膀|jian1 bang3|shoulder
- 上路|上路|shang4 lu4|to start on a journey/to be on one's way
- 兩樣|两样|liang3 yang4|two kinds/difference
- 驚濤|惊涛|jing1 tao1|raging waves/stormy waves
- 嫁女|嫁女|jia4 nu:3|to marry off a daughter
- 人為|人为|ren2 wei2|artificial/man-made/having human cause or origin/human attempt or effort
- 馬拉|马拉|Ma3 la1|Marat (name)/Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), Swiss scientist and physician
- 爆|爆|bao4|to explode or burst/to quick fry or quick boil
- 同學|同学|tong2 xue2|to study at the same school/fellow student/classmate/CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
- 妖魔鬼怪|妖魔鬼怪|yao1 mo2 gui3 guai4|demons and ghosts/ghouls and bogies
- 煞住|煞住|sha1 zhu4|to brake/to stop/to forbid
- 臨陣|临阵|lin2 zhen4|just before the battle/to approach the front line
- 下定決心|下定决心|xia4 ding4 jue2 xin1|to make a firm resolution
- 爭|争|zheng1|to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or lacking (dialect)/how or what (literary)
- 換取|换取|huan4 qu3|to give sth and get sth in return
- 擠滿|挤满|ji3 man3|crowded to bursting point/filled to overflowing/jam-packed
- 父|父|fu4|father
- 嚥下|咽下|yan4 xia4|to swallow/to suppress
- 渺小|渺小|miao3 xiao3|minute/tiny/negligible/insignificant
- 產品|产品|chan3 pin3|goods/merchandise/product/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 猴子|猴子|hou2 zi5|monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- 掉頭|掉头|diao4 tou2|to turn one's head/to turn round/to turn about
- 鬼魂|鬼魂|gui3 hun2|ghost
- 燭|烛|zhu2|candle/(literary) to illuminate
- 鬼魅|鬼魅|gui3 mei4|demon/monster
- 從頭|从头|cong2 tou2|anew/from the start
- 壞人|坏人|huai4 ren2|bad person/villain
- 主要|主要|zhu3 yao4|main/principal/major/primary
- 營|营|ying2|camp/barracks/battalion/to build/to operate/to manage/to strive for
- 燒|烧|shao1|to burn/to cook/to stew/to bake/to roast/to heat/to boil (tea, water etc)/fever/to run a temperature/(coll.) to let things go to one's head
- 人稱|人称|ren2 cheng1|person (first person, second person etc in grammar)/called/known as
- 裝模作樣|装模作样|zhuang1 mo2 zuo4 yang4|to put on an act (idiom); to show affectation/to indulge in histrionics
- 終日|终日|zhong1 ri4|all day long
- 鎖門|锁门|suo3 men2|to lock the door
- 搗蛋|捣蛋|dao3 dan4|to cause trouble/to stir up trouble
- 羞怯|羞怯|xiu1 qie4|shy/timid
- 應酬|应酬|ying4 chou5|social niceties/social interaction/a dinner party
- 眼圈|眼圈|yan3 quan1|rim of the eye/eye socket
- 主觀|主观|zhu3 guan1|subjective
- 龍飛鳳舞|龙飞凤舞|long2 fei1 feng4 wu3|flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
- 深灰色|深灰色|shen1 hui1 se4|dark gray
- 沙啞|沙哑|sha1 ya3|hoarse/rough
- 倒像|倒像|dao4 xiang4|inverted image/reversed image (e.g. upside down)
- 園藝|园艺|yuan2 yi4|gardening/horticultural
- 碧綠|碧绿|bi4 lu:4|dark green
- 大計|大计|da4 ji4|large scale program of lasting importance/project of paramount importance/to think big/annual national audit
- 下身|下身|xia4 shen1|lower part of the body/genitalia/trousers
- 煽|煽|shan1|to fan into a flame/to incite
- 早上|早上|zao3 shang5|early morning/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 冒昧|冒昧|mao4 mei4|bold/presumptuous/to take the liberty of
- 鞭子|鞭子|bian1 zi5|whip/CL:根[gen1]
- 上個月|上个月|shang4 ge4 yue4|last month
- 平底鍋|平底锅|ping2 di3 guo1|frying pan
- 焦|焦|Jiao1|surname Jiao
- 焦|焦|jiao1|burnt/scorched/charred/worried/anxious/coke
- 賜給|赐给|ci4 gei3|to bestow/to give
- 排隊|排队|pai2 dui4|to line up
- 磅秤|磅秤|bang4 cheng4|scale/platform balance
- 毛毯|毛毯|mao2 tan3|blanket
- 算是|算是|suan4 shi4|considered to be/at last
- 法衣|法衣|fa3 yi1|robe of a Buddhist priest/ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest/robe of a judge, nun, priest etc/cassock/vestment
- 手腕|手腕|shou3 wan4|wrist/trickery/finesse/ability/skill
- 功課|功课|gong1 ke4|homework/assignment/task/classwork/lesson/study/CL:門|门[men2]
- 織補|织补|zhi1 bu3|darning/to darn
- 放手|放手|fang4 shou3|to let go one's hold/to give up/to have a free hand
- 平淡|平淡|ping2 dan4|flat/dull/ordinary/nothing special
- 儼然|俨然|yan3 ran2|just like/solemn/dignified/neatly laid out
- 自導|自导|zi4 dao3|self-guided/autonomous
- 炬|炬|ju4|torch
- 上衣|上衣|shang4 yi1|jacket/upper outer garment/CL:件[jian4]
- 骨架|骨架|gu3 jia4|framework/skeleton
- 可恨|可恨|ke3 hen4|hateful
- 壓住|压住|ya1 zhu4|to press down/to crush down/to restrain (anger)/to keep down (voice)
- 橡皮筋|橡皮筋|xiang4 pi2 jin1|rubber band
- 編劇|编剧|bian1 ju4|to write a play/scenario/dramatist/screenwriter
- 書桌|书桌|shu1 zhuo1|desk/CL:張|张[zhang1]
- 龐大|庞大|pang2 da4|huge/enormous/tremendous
- 洗臉|洗脸|xi3 lian3|to wash your face
- 跟從|跟从|gen1 cong2|to follow/(of a woman) to get married/(old) attendant
- 溢出|溢出|yi4 chu1|to overflow/to spill over
- 思親|思亲|si1 qin1|to remember one's parents/to feel homesick for one's relatives
- 章節|章节|zhang1 jie2|chapter/section
- 不適|不适|bu4 shi4|unwell/indisposed/out of sorts
- 移動|移动|yi2 dong4|to move/movement/migration/mobile/portable
- 下一次|下一次|xia4 yi1 ci4|next
- 提及|提及|ti2 ji2|to mention/to raise (a subject)/to bring to sb's attention
- 灣|湾|wan1|bay/gulf/to cast anchor/to moor (a boat)
- 反擊|反击|fan3 ji1|to strike back/to beat back/to counterattack
- 階級|阶级|jie1 ji2|(social) class/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 分外|分外|fen4 wai4|exceptionally/not one's responsibility or job
- 居留證|居留证|ju1 liu2 zheng4|residence permit
- 灼|灼|zhuo2|luminous/burning/to burn/to cauterize
- 災|灾|zai1|disaster/calamity
- 神智|神智|shen2 zhi4|mind/wisdom/consciousness
- 故意|故意|gu4 yi4|deliberately/on purpose
- 鞋底|鞋底|xie2 di3|sole (of a shoe)
- 下一步|下一步|xia4 yi1 bu4|the next step
- 鞋帶|鞋带|xie2 dai4|shoelace/CL:根[gen1],雙|双[shuang1]
- 保佑|保佑|bao3 you4|to bless and protect/blessing
- 某些|某些|mou3 xie1|some/certain (things)
- 可惡|可恶|ke3 wu4|repulsive/vile/hateful/abominable
- 有決心|有决心|you3 jue2 xin1|determined
- 掛好|挂好|gua4 hao3|to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
- 天南地北|天南地北|tian1 nan2 di4 bei3|distant places/all over the country/(to talk) about this and that
- 折磨|折磨|zhe2 mo2|to persecute/to torment
- 萬分|万分|wan4 fen1|very much/extremely/one ten thousandth part
- 排長|排长|pai2 zhang3|platoon leader/sergeant
- 信任|信任|xin4 ren4|to trust/to have confidence in
- 漫長|漫长|man4 chang2|very long/endless
- 進口|进口|jin4 kou3|to import/imported/entrance/inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)
- 水龍頭|水龙头|shui3 long2 tou2|faucet/tap
- 秋天|秋天|qiu1 tian1|autumn/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 信仰|信仰|xin4 yang3|to believe in (a religion)/firm belief/conviction
- 敲打|敲打|qiao1 da3|to beat sb/to beat (a drum)
- 分期付款|分期付款|fen1 qi1 fu4 kuan3|to pay in installments/payment in installments
- 開店|开店|kai1 dian4|to open shop
- 對照|对照|dui4 zhao4|to contrast/to compare/to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)/to check
- 受騙|受骗|shou4 pian4|to be cheated/to be taken in/to be hoodwinked
- 鼻尖|鼻尖|bi2 jian1|tip of the nose
- 亂說|乱说|luan4 shuo1|to talk drivel/to make irresponsible remarks
- 預計|预计|yu4 ji4|to forecast/to predict/to estimate
- 屬於|属于|shu3 yu2|to be classified as/to belong to/to be part of
- 不自在|不自在|bu4 zi4 zai5|uneasiness/feel uncomfortable
- 陸續|陆续|lu4 xu4|in turn/successively/one after the other/bit by bit
- 塗油|涂油|tu2 you2|to grease/to oil/to baste (cookery)
- 出家|出家|chu1 jia1|to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)
- 代書|代书|dai4 shu1|to write for sb else/a lawyer who writes legal documents for his clients
- 簡陋|简陋|jian3 lou4|simple and crude
- 了解|了解|liao3 jie3|to understand/to realize/to find out
- 花被|花被|hua1 bei4|perianth (common term for calyx and corolla)/border and protecting envelope of a flower
- 沙和尚|沙和尚|Sha1 he2 shang5|Sha Wujing
- 灰暗|灰暗|hui1 an4|dull gray/drab/murky
- 虛虛實實|虚虚实实|xu1 xu1 shi2 shi2|hard to tell if it's real or sham
- 亂講|乱讲|luan4 jiang3|to talk nonsense/nonsense!
- 管子|管子|Guan3 zi3|Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period/Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school
- 管子|管子|guan3 zi5|tube/pipe/drinking straw/CL:根[gen1]
- 吃壞|吃坏|chi1 huai4|to get sick because of bad food
- 大吃|大吃|da4 chi1|to gorge oneself/to pig out
- 所能|所能|suo3 neng2|according to one's capabilities/what sb is capable of
- 夢遊|梦游|meng4 you2|sleep walking/fig. dream voyage
- 主管|主管|zhu3 guan3|in charge/responsible for/person in charge/manager
- 腳步|脚步|jiao3 bu4|footstep/step
- 等於|等于|deng3 yu2|to equal/to be tantamount to
- 沒錯|没错|mei2 cuo4|that's right/sure!/rest assured!/that's good/can't go wrong
- 下腰|下腰|xia4 yao1|(gymnastics) to do a bridge/to do a crab
- 縐|绉|zhou4|crepe/wrinkle
- 碧空|碧空|bi4 kong1|the blue sky
- 無助|无助|wu2 zhu4|helpless/helplessness/feeling useless/no help
- 文具店|文具店|wen2 ju4 dian4|stationery store
- 回首|回首|hui2 shou3|to turn around/to look back/to recollect
- 一溜煙|一溜烟|yi1 liu4 yan1|like a wisp of smoke/(to disappear etc) in an instant
- 遠距離|远距离|yuan3 ju4 li2|long-distance
- 縫|缝|feng2|to sew/to stitch
- 縫|缝|feng4|seam/crack/narrow slit/CL:道[dao4]
- 竟然|竟然|jing4 ran2|unexpectedly/to one's surprise/in spite of everything/in that crazy way/actually/to go as far as to
- 省得|省得|sheng3 de5|to avoid/so as to save (money or time)
- 繆|缪|Miao4|surname Miao
- 繆|缪|liao3|old variant of 繚|缭[liao3]
- 繆|缪|miao4|mu (Greek letter Μμ)
- 繆|缪|mou2|to wind round
- 繆|缪|mu4|old variant of 穆[mu4]
- 繃|绷|beng1|to stretch/taut/to tie/to bind
- 繃|绷|beng3|to have a taut face
- 真實|真实|zhen1 shi2|true/real
- 繼|继|ji4|to continue/to follow after/to go on with/to succeed/to inherit/then/afterwards
- 天車|天车|tian1 che1|gantry traveling crane
- 繳|缴|jiao3|to hand in/to hand over/to seize
- 過世|过世|guo4 shi4|to die/to pass away
- 做到|做到|zuo4 dao4|to accomplish/to achieve
- 繫|系|ji4|to tie/to fasten/to button up
- 繫|系|xi4|to connect/to arrest/to worry
- 許久|许久|xu3 jiu3|for a long time/for ages
- 位子|位子|wei4 zi5|place/seat
- 弄到|弄到|nong4 dao4|to get hold of/to obtain/to secure/to come by
- 新婚|新婚|xin1 hun1|newly wed
- 不亦樂乎|不亦乐乎|bu4 yi4 le4 hu1|lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)/fig. (jocularly) extremely/awfully
- 特效|特效|te4 xiao4|special effect/specially good effect/especially efficacious
- 手背|手背|shou3 bei4|back of the hand
- 兩手空空|两手空空|liang3 shou3 kong1 kong1|empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
- 不致|不致|bu4 zhi4|not in such a way as to/not likely to
- 消瘦|消瘦|xiao1 shou4|to waste away/to become thin
- 路面|路面|lu4 mian4|pavement
- 附著|附着|fu4 zhuo2|to adhere/attachment
- 灰心|灰心|hui1 xin1|to lose heart/to be discouraged
- 腳踏車|脚踏车|jiao3 ta4 che1|bicycle/bike (Tw)/CL:輛|辆[liang4]
- 排外|排外|pai2 wai4|xenophobic/anti-foreigner
- 逝去|逝去|shi4 qu4|to elapse/to pass away/to die/demise
- 著地|着地|zhao2 di4|to land/to touch the ground/also pr. [zhuo2 di4]
- 手肘|手肘|shou3 zhou3|elbow
- 灌水|灌水|guan4 shui3|lit. to irrigate/to artificially increase weight/to cook the books/to leave a tasteless message
- 螺絲帽|螺丝帽|luo2 si1 mao4|nut (female component of nut and bolt)
- 開心|开心|kai1 xin1|to feel happy/to rejoice/to have a great time/to make fun of sb
- 句子|句子|ju4 zi5|sentence/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 少不了|少不了|shao3 bu5 liao3|cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many
- 第六感|第六感|di4 liu4 gan3|sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
- 沙鍋|沙锅|sha1 guo1|variant of 砂鍋|砂锅[sha1 guo1]
- 一部分|一部分|yi1 bu4 fen4|portion/part of/subset
- 握住|握住|wo4 zhu4|to grip/to hold
- 交響樂團|交响乐团|jiao1 xiang3 yue4 tuan2|symphony orchestra
- 初夜|初夜|chu1 ye4|early evening/wedding night/(fig.) first sexual encounter
- 發狂|发狂|fa1 kuang2|crazy/mad/madly
- 駕車|驾车|jia4 che1|to drive a vehicle
- 污垢|污垢|wu1 gou4|filth
- 分寸|分寸|fen1 cun5|propriety/appropriate behavior/proper speech or action/within the norms
- 紋|纹|wen2|line/trace/mark/pattern/grain (of wood etc)
- 意志|意志|yi4 zhi4|will/willpower/determination/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 萬里|万里|Wan4 Li3|Wan Li (1916-), PRC politician
- 萬里|万里|Wan4 li3|Wanli township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- 萬里|万里|wan4 li3|far away/thousands of miles/10000 li
- 注意力|注意力|zhu4 yi4 li4|attention
- 考驗|考验|kao3 yan4|to test/to put to the test/trial/ordeal
- 紗|纱|sha1|cotton yarn/muslin
- 闖過|闯过|chuang3 guo4|to crash one's way through
- 合得來|合得来|he2 de5 lai2|to get along well/compatible/also written 和得來|和得来[he2 de5 lai2]
- 插上|插上|cha1 shang5|to plug into/to insert/to stick in
- 跟前|跟前|gen1 qian2|in front of/close to/nearby/the time just before
- 跟前|跟前|gen1 qian5|living with sb/nearby
- 殺死|杀死|sha1 si3|to kill
- 掃地|扫地|sao3 di4|to sweep the floor/to reach rock bottom/to be at an all-time low
- 隱痛|隐痛|yin3 tong4|hidden anguish/secret suffering/(medicine) dull pain
- 前進|前进|qian2 jin4|to go forward/to forge ahead/to advance/onward
- 要挾|要挟|yao1 xie2|to threaten/to blackmail
- 排骨|排骨|pai2 gu3|pork chop/pork cutlet/spare ribs
- 千叮萬囑|千叮万嘱|qian1 ding1 wan4 zhu3|repeatedly urging/imploring over and over again
- 全神貫注|全神贯注|quan2 shen2 guan4 zhu4|to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)/with rapt attention
- 每個人|每个人|mei3 ge5 ren2|everybody/everyone
- 壯士|壮士|zhuang4 shi4|hero/fighter/brave strong guy/warrior (in armor)
- 第三者|第三者|di4 san1 zhe3|sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship/the other woman/the other man/third person/third party (in dispute)/disinterested party/number three in a list
- 憑依|凭依|ping2 yi1|to rely on/to base oneself on
- 藝術家|艺术家|yi4 shu4 jia1|artist/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 經|经|Jing1|surname Jing
- 經|经|jing1|classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo/to bear/to endure/warp (textile)/longitude/menstruation/channel (TCM)/abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
- 念念不忘|念念不忘|nian4 nian4 bu4 wang4|to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
- 奇觀|奇观|qi2 guan1|spectacle/impressive sight
- 分類|分类|fen1 lei4|classification
- 踏進|踏进|ta4 jin4|to set foot in/to tread (in or on)/to walk into
- 車禍|车祸|che1 huo4|traffic accident/car crash/CL:場|场[chang2]
- 營養不良|营养不良|ying2 yang3 bu4 liang2|malnutrition/undernourishment/deficiency disease/dystrophy
- 大呼小叫|大呼小叫|da4 hu1 xiao3 jiao4|to shout and quarrel/to make a big fuss
- 公共汽車|公共汽车|gong1 gong4 qi4 che1|bus/CL:輛|辆[liang4],班[ban1]
- 吵醒|吵醒|chao3 xing3|to wake sb up with a noise
- 赤裸裸|赤裸裸|chi4 luo3 luo3|bare/naked/(fig.) plain/undisguised/unadorned
- 冤枉|冤枉|yuan1 wang5|to accuse wrongly/to treat unjustly/injustice/wronged/not worthwhile
- 力不從心|力不从心|li4 bu4 cong2 xin1|less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish/the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
- 發燙|发烫|fa1 tang4|burning hot
- 創作|创作|chuang4 zuo4|to create/to produce/to write/creative work/creation/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 發燒|发烧|fa1 shao1|to have a high temperature (from illness)/to have a fever
- 正當|正当|zheng4 dang1|timely/just (when needed)
- 正當|正当|zheng4 dang4|honest/reasonable/fair/sensible
- 沿途|沿途|yan2 tu2|along the sides of the road/by the wayside
- 西打|西打|xi1 da2|cider (loanword)
- 溶化|溶化|rong2 hua4|to melt/to dissolve (of sugar etc)
- 幫手|帮手|bang1 shou3|helper/assistant
- 煮蛋|煮蛋|zhu3 dan4|boiled egg
- 記錄片|记录片|ji4 lu4 pian4|variant of 紀錄片|纪录片[ji4 lu4 pian4]
- 籐|藤|teng2|variant of 藤[teng2]
- 沒什麼|没什么|mei2 shen2 me5|variant of 沒甚麼|没什么[mei2 shen2 me5]
- 正用|正用|zheng4 yong4|correct usage
- 籌|筹|chou2|chip (in gambling)/token (for counting)/ticket/to prepare/to plan/to raise (funds)/resource/means
- 籃|篮|lan2|basket/goal
- 老大|老大|lao3 da4|old age/very/eldest child in a family/leader of a group/boss/captain of a boat/leader of a criminal gang
- 懷裡|怀里|huai2 li3|embrace/bosom
- 回音|回音|hui2 yin1|echo/reply/turn (ornament in music)
- 萬年|万年|Wan4 nian2|Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
- 記住|记住|ji4 zhu5|to remember/to bear in mind/to learn by heart
- 日出|日出|ri4 chu1|sunrise
- 岳家|岳家|yue4 jia1|wife's parents' home
- 回響|回响|hui2 xiang3|variant of 迴響|回响[hui2 xiang3]
- 吞吞吐吐|吞吞吐吐|tun1 tun1 tu3 tu3|to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth/to speak and break off, then start again/to hold sth back
- 前輩|前辈|qian2 bei4|senior/older generation/precursor
- 前輪|前轮|qian2 lun2|front wheel
- 殷殷|殷殷|yin1 yin1|earnest/ardent (hope etc)
- 氣度|气度|qi4 du4|bearing/manner/presence
- 天方夜譚|天方夜谭|Tian1 fang1 Ye4 tan2|The Arabian Nights (classic story)
- 天方夜譚|天方夜谭|tian1 fang1 ye4 tan2|fantasy story
- 吞噬|吞噬|tun1 shi4|to swallow/to engulf/to gobble up
- 料子|料子|liao4 zi5|material
- 廣告|广告|guang3 gao4|to advertise/a commercial/advertisement/CL:項|项[xiang4]
- 探頭|探头|tan4 tou2|to extend one's head (out or into)/a probe/detector/search unit
- 無邊|无边|wu2 bian1|without boundary/not bordered
- 以至|以至|yi3 zhi4|down to/up to/to such an extent as to .../also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]
- 開工|开工|kai1 gong1|to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)/to start a construction job
- 筆挺|笔挺|bi3 ting3|(standing) very straight/straight as a ramrod/bolt upright/well-ironed/trim
- 加蓋|加盖|jia1 gai4|to seal (with official stamp)/to stamp/fig. to ratify/to put lid on (cooking pot)/to cap/to build an extension or additional storey
- 糟|糟|zao1|dregs/draff/pickled in wine/rotten/messy/ruined
- 一氣之下|一气之下|yi1 qi4 zhi1 xia4|in a fit of pique/in a fury
- 亂跳|乱跳|luan4 tiao4|to jump about/(of the heart) to beat wildly
- 間隔|间隔|jian4 ge2|compartment/gap/interval/to divide
- 筋|筋|jin1|muscle/tendon
- 創傷|创伤|chuang1 shang1|wound/injury/trauma
- 金銀|金银|jin1 yin2|gold and silver
- 復活節|复活节|Fu4 huo2 jie2|Easter
- 理所當然|理所当然|li3 suo3 dang1 ran2|as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course/inevitable and right
- 筷|筷|kuai4|chopstick
- 踏車|踏车|ta4 che1|treadwheel/treadmill
- 小河|小河|xiao3 he2|brook
- 聚合|聚合|ju4 he2|to assemble together/polymer
- 保險槓|保险杠|bao3 xian3 gang4|car bumper
- 平時|平时|ping2 shi2|ordinarily/in normal times/in peacetime
- 答案|答案|da2 an4|answer/solution/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 古奇|古奇|Gu3 qi2|Gucci (brand)
- 反對|反对|fan3 dui4|to fight against/to oppose/to be opposed to/opposition
- 讀書|读书|du2 shu1|to read a book/to study/to attend school
- 分錢|分钱|fen1 qian2|cent/penny
- 星光|星光|xing1 guang1|starlight
- 涼爽|凉爽|liang2 shuang3|cool and refreshing
- 第|第|di4|(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)/order/(old) rank in the imperial examinations/mansion/(lit.) but/just
- 空空如也|空空如也|kong1 kong1 ru2 ye3|as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft/to have nothing/vacuous/hollow/empty (argument, head etc)
- 築|筑|zhu4|to build/to construct/to ram/to hit/Taiwan pr. [zhu2]
- 這樣一來|这样一来|zhe4 yang4 yi1 lai2|thus/if this happens then
- 上門|上门|shang4 men2|to drop in/to visit/to lock a door/(of a shop) to close
- 聘金|聘金|pin4 jin1|betrothal money (given to the bride's family)
- 維持|维持|wei2 chi2|to keep/to maintain/to preserve
- 作品|作品|zuo4 pin3|work (of art)/opus/CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]
- 稱讚|称赞|cheng1 zan4|to praise/to acclaim/to commend/to compliment
- 今晚|今晚|jin1 wan3|tonight
- 得意洋洋|得意洋洋|de2 yi4 yang2 yang2|joyfully satisfied/to be immensely proud of oneself/proudly/an air of complacency
- 走時|走时|zou3 shi2|(of a watch or clock) to keep time/(physics) propagation time/travel time (of a wave)
- 人格|人格|ren2 ge2|personality/integrity/dignity
- 住嘴|住嘴|zhu4 zui3|to hold one's tongue/Shut up!
- 半死|半死|ban4 si3|half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)/(tired) to death/(terrified) out of one's wits/(beaten) to within an inch of one's life/(knock) the daylights out of sb
- 日復一日|日复一日|ri4 fu4 yi1 ri4|day after day
- 滋長|滋长|zi1 zhang3|to grow (usually of abstract things)/to yield/to develop
- 現代人|现代人|xian4 dai4 ren2|modern man/Homo sapiens
- 夕陽西下|夕阳西下|xi1 yang2 xi1 xia4|the sun sets in the west (idiom)
- 家眷|家眷|jia1 juan4|one's wife and children
- 淺水|浅水|qian3 shui3|shallow water
- 做主|做主|zuo4 zhu3|see 作主[zuo4 zhu3]
- 叉子|叉子|cha1 zi5|fork/CL:把[ba3]
- 奔跑|奔跑|ben1 pao3|to run
- 著力|着力|zhuo2 li4|to put effort into sth/to try really hard
- 穌|稣|su1|archaic variant of 蘇|苏[su1]/to revive
- 皺眉頭|皱眉头|zhou4 mei2 tou2|to scowl/to knit the brows
- 應有盡有|应有尽有|ying1 you3 jin4 you3|everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand/to have all one needs
- 滑出|滑出|hua2 chu1|to slip out
- 悶熱|闷热|men1 re4|sultry/sultriness/hot and stuffy/stifling hot
- 開除|开除|kai1 chu2|to expel
- 斷崖|断崖|duan4 ya2|steep cliff/crag/precipice
- 大亨|大亨|da4 heng1|big shot/top gun/superstar/VIP
- 公家機關|公家机关|gong1 jia1 ji1 guan1|civil service
- 洋裝|洋装|yang2 zhuang1|Western-style dress
- 甚麼|甚么|shen2 me5|variant of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]
- 稅|税|shui4|taxes/duties
- 稱|称|chen4|to fit/balanced/suitable
- 稱|称|cheng1|to weigh/to state/to name/name/appellation/to praise
- 稱|称|cheng4|variant of 秤[cheng4]/steelyard
- 巨石|巨石|ju4 shi2|huge rock/boulder/monolith
- 笑容可掬|笑容可掬|xiao4 rong2 ke3 ju1|smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
- 推出|推出|tui1 chu1|to push out/to release/to launch/to publish/to recommend
- 稽|稽|Ji1|surname Ji
- 稽|稽|ji1|to inspect/to check
- 稽|稽|qi3|to bow to the ground
- 送去|送去|song4 qu4|to send to/to deliver to/to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car)
- 密不透風|密不透风|mi4 bu4 tou4 feng1|wrapped up tight/bundled up tight/closed up tight/air-tight
- 竟|竟|jing4|unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed
- 牛油|牛油|niu2 you2|butter
- 胸罩|胸罩|xiong1 zhao4|brassiere (underwear)/bra
- 撐腰|撑腰|cheng1 yao1|to support/to brace
- 副刊|副刊|fu4 kan1|supplement
- 自我|自我|zi4 wo3|self-/ego (psychology)
- 慌張|慌张|huang1 zhang1|confused/flustered
- 嫵媚|妩媚|wu3 mei4|lovely/charming
- 爬牆|爬墙|pa2 qiang2|to climb a wall/(fig.) to be unfaithful
- 分配|分配|fen1 pei4|to distribute/to assign/to allocate/to partition (a hard drive)
- 竹|竹|zhu2|bamboo/CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]
- 付給|付给|fu4 gei3|to deliver/to pay
- 搬走|搬走|ban1 zou3|to carry
- 端|端|duan1|end/extremity/item/port/to hold sth level with both hands/to carry/regular
- 上陣|上阵|shang4 zhen4|to go into battle
- 壽司|寿司|shou4 si1|sushi
- 通信|通信|tong1 xin4|to correspond (by letter etc)/to communicate/communication
- 窘|窘|jiong3|distressed/embarrassed
- 觀念|观念|guan1 nian4|notion/thought/concept/sense/views/ideology/general impressions
- 低地|低地|di1 di4|lowland
- 淹沒|淹没|yan1 mo4|to submerge/to drown/to flood/to drown out (also fig.)
- 夫人|夫人|fu1 ren5|lady/madam/Mrs./CL:位[wei4]
- 深海|深海|shen1 hai3|deep sea
- 出錯|出错|chu1 cuo4|to make a mistake/error
- 硬紙|硬纸|ying4 zhi3|cardboard/stiff paper
- 廚子|厨子|chu2 zi5|cook
- 天份|天份|tian1 fen4|variant of 天分[tian1 fen4]
- 突|突|tu1|to dash/to move forward quickly/to bulge/to protrude/to break through/to rush out/sudden/Taiwan pr. [tu2]
- 而已|而已|er2 yi3|that's all/nothing more
- 窄|窄|zhai3|narrow/narrow-minded/badly off
- 緊急|紧急|jin3 ji2|urgent/emergency
- 幾時|几时|ji3 shi2|what time?/when?
- 整整|整整|zheng3 zheng3|whole/full
- 千斤頂|千斤顶|qian1 jin1 ding3|jack (for lifting weight)
- 叮嚀|叮咛|ding1 ning2|to warn/to urge/to exhort/to give instructions carefully and insistently
- 串門子|串门子|chuan4 men2 zi5|see 串門|串门[chuan4 men2]
- 學習|学习|xue2 xi2|to learn/to study
- 豈不|岂不|qi3 bu4|how couldn't...?/wouldn't it...?
- 亞洲|亚洲|Ya4 zhou1|Asia/abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1]
- 剪裁|剪裁|jian3 cai2|to tailor (clothes)/to trim (expenditure)
- 紙片|纸片|zhi3 pian4|a piece, scrap or fragment of paper
- 群架|群架|qun2 jia4|group scuffle/gang fight
- 孫悟空|孙悟空|Sun1 Wu4 kong1|Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]/Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qi1 long2 zhu1]
- 跳進|跳进|tiao4 jin4|to plunge into/to jump into
- 乾裂|干裂|gan1 lie4|(of dry soil, skin etc) to crack/to chap
- 乳牛|乳牛|ru3 niu2|dairy cattle
- 神往|神往|shen2 wang3|to be fascinated/to be rapt/to long for/to dream of
- 活著|活着|huo2 zhe5|alive
- 招架|招架|zhao1 jia4|to resist/to ward off/to hold one's own/to receive guests
- 憾事|憾事|han4 shi4|a matter for regret/sth that is a (great) pity
- 石沉大海|石沉大海|shi2 chen2 da4 hai3|lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)/fig. to elicit no response
- 中國菜|中国菜|Zhong1 guo2 cai4|Chinese cuisine
- 裁縫|裁缝|cai2 feng2|tailor/dressmaker
- 打破|打破|da3 po4|to break/to smash
- 呆住|呆住|dai1 zhu4|to be dumbfounded/to be astonished
- 情況|情况|qing2 kuang4|circumstances/state of affairs/situation/CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
- 夢中|梦中|meng4 zhong1|in a dream
- 做作|做作|zuo4 zuo5|affected/artificial
- 男女|男女|nan2 nu:3|male-female/male and female
- 示|示|shi4|to show/to reveal
- 血跡|血迹|xue4 ji4|bloodstain
- 用字|用字|yong4 zi4|to use letters/to use words/diction
- 榻榻米|榻榻米|ta4 ta4 mi3|tatami (loanword)
- 能耐|能耐|neng2 nai4|ability/capability
- 礙|碍|ai4|to hinder/to obstruct/to block
- 發瘋|发疯|fa1 feng1|to go mad/to go crazy/to lose one's mind
- 節奏|节奏|jie2 zou4|rhythm/tempo/musical pulse/cadence/beat
- 移|移|yi2|to move/to shift/to change/to alter/to remove
- 小樹|小树|xiao3 shu4|shrub/small tree/sapling/CL:棵[ke1]
- 白痴|白痴|bai2 chi1|idiocy/idiot
- 秋|秋|Qiu1|surname Qiu
- 秋|秋|qiu1|autumn/fall/harvest time/a swing
- 半桶水|半桶水|ban4 tong3 shui3|(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited/superficial/half-baked/sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth)/dabbler
- 另一方面|另一方面|ling4 yi1 fang1 mian4|on the other hand/another aspect
- 生意興隆|生意兴隆|sheng1 yi4 xing1 long2|thriving and prosperous business or trade
- 喜樂|喜乐|xi3 le4|joy
- 秒|秒|miao3|second (of time)/unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree
- 禪|禅|chan2|dhyana (Sanskrit)/Zen/meditation (Buddhism)
- 禪|禅|shan4|to abdicate
- 不靈|不灵|bu4 ling2|not work/be ineffective
- 名單|名单|ming2 dan1|list (of names)
- 半輩子|半辈子|ban4 bei4 zi5|half of a lifetime
- 紀念品|纪念品|ji4 nian4 pin3|souvenir
- 碎石|碎石|sui4 shi2|crushed or broken rock, stone etc
- 發癢|发痒|fa1 yang3|to tickle/to itch
- 筆桿|笔杆|bi3 gan3|the shaft of a pen or writing brush/pen-holder/pen
- 滑輪|滑轮|hua2 lun2|block and tackle
- 解開|解开|jie3 kai1|to untie/to undo
- 調笑|调笑|tiao2 xiao4|to tease/to poke fun at
- 硝|硝|xiao1|saltpeter/to tan (leather)
- 催眠術|催眠术|cui1 mian2 shu4|hypnotism/hypnotherapy/mesmerism
- 閃開|闪开|shan3 kai1|to get out of the way
- 刷子|刷子|shua1 zi5|brush/scrub/CL:把[ba3]
- 爹爹|爹爹|die1 die5|daddy/granddad
- 提防|提防|di1 fang2|to guard against/to be vigilant/watch you don't (slip)/also pr. [ti2 fang2]
- 閃閃|闪闪|shan3 shan3|flickering/sparkling/glistening/glittering
- 大白菜|大白菜|da4 bai2 cai4|bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica pekinensis/CL:棵[ke1]
- 生存|生存|sheng1 cun2|to exist/to survive
- 餓死|饿死|e4 si3|to starve to death/to be very hungry
- 緞子|缎子|duan4 zi5|satin
- 外人|外人|wai4 ren2|outsider/foreigner/stranger
- 精益求精|精益求精|jing1 yi4 qiu2 jing1|to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving
- 禱告|祷告|dao3 gao4|to pray/prayer
- 大部|大部|da4 bu4|most of/the majority of sth
- 重量|重量|zhong4 liang4|weight/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 小氣|小气|xiao3 qi4|stingy/petty/miserly/narrow-minded
- 羊水|羊水|yang2 shui3|amniotic fluid
- 直接了當|直接了当|zhi2 jie1 liao3 dang4|see 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
- 這不|这不|zhe4 bu5|(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
- 苦膽|苦胆|ku3 dan3|gall bladder
- 太過|太过|tai4 guo4|excessively/too
- 外國話|外国话|wai4 guo2 hua4|foreign languages
- 水塘|水塘|shui3 tang2|pool
- 漂亮|漂亮|piao4 liang5|pretty/beautiful
- 磅|磅|bang4|see 磅秤 scale/platform balance/(loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)
- 西方|西方|Xi1 fang1|the West/the Occident/Western countries
- 可不是|可不是|ke3 bu5 shi4|that's just the way it is/exactly!
- 新屋|新屋|Xin1 wu1|Xinwu or Hsinwu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
- 知識|知识|zhi1 shi5|knowledge/CL:門|门[men2]/intellectual
- 冰櫃|冰柜|bing1 gui4|freezer/deep freeze/refrigerator
- 設備|设备|she4 bei4|equipment/facilities/installations/CL:個|个[ge4]
- 惡作劇|恶作剧|e4 zuo4 ju4|mischief/mischievous/practical joke/prank
- 受孕|受孕|shou4 yun4|to become pregnant/to conceive/impregnated/insemination
- 信從|信从|xin4 cong2|to trust and obey
- 老鼠|老鼠|lao3 shu3|rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- 依依|依依|yi1 yi1|to regret leaving/reluctant to part/(onom.) young leaves stir gently in the wind
- 吃驚|吃惊|chi1 jing1|to be startled/to be shocked/to be amazed
- 調節|调节|tiao2 jie2|to adjust/to regulate/to harmonize/to reconcile (accountancy etc)
- 踉蹌|踉跄|liang4 qiang4|to stagger/to stumble
- 看情況|看情况|kan4 qing2 kuang4|depending on the situation
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