高階級 · Level 4
Set 1 · words 1–20
Set 1: 20 words 哎呀 哎哟 哎喲 爱好 愛好 爱护 愛護
- 哎呀 āi yā aai1 aa1 interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
- 哎哟 哎喲 āi yō aai1 jo1 hey; ow
- 爱好 愛好 ài hào oi3 hou3 to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
- 爱护 愛護 ài hù oi3 wu6 to cherish; to treasure
- 爱人 愛人 ài ren oi3 jan4 spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
- 安慰 ān wèi on1 wai3 to comfort; to console
- 安装 安裝 ān zhuāng on1 zong1 to install; to erect
- 按 àn on3 to press; to push
- 按时 按時 àn shí on3 si4 on time; before deadline
- 暗 àn am3 dark; to turn dark
- 暗中 àn zhōng am3 zung1 in the dark; in secret
- 肮脏 骯髒 āng zāng ong1 zong1 dirty; filthy; despicable
- 熬 áo ngou4 to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
- 拔 bá bat6 to pull up; to pull out
- 把 bǎ baa2 to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
- 把握 bǎ wò baa2 ak1 to grasp (also fig.); to seize
- 罢工 罷工 bà gōng baa6 gung1 a strike; to go on strike
- 罢了 罷了 bà le baa6 liu5 a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
- 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō baai2 tyut3 to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc)
- 败 敗 bài baai6 to defeat; to damage
Set 2 · words 21–40
Set 2: 20 words 拜 拜拜 拜访 拜訪 拜年
- 拜 bài baai3 to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion)
- 拜拜 bài bai baai1 baai3 to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together; (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity
- 拜访 拜訪 bài fǎng baai3 fong2 to pay a visit; to call on
- 拜年 bài nián baai3 nin4 to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year
- 拜托 拜託 bài tuō baai3 tok3 to request sb to do sth; please!
- 般 bān bun1 sort; kind
- 班 bān baan1 team; class; grade; (military) squad
- 班长 班長 bān zhǎng baan1 zoeng2 class monitor; squad leader
- 搬运 搬運 bān yùn bun1 wan6 to transport; to carry; (coll.) to repost (content, esp. from another platform)
- 拌 bàn bun6 to mix; to mix in
- 半路 bàn lù bun3 lou6 halfway; midway
- 半数 半數 bàn shù bun3 sou3 half the number; half
- 办公 辦公 bàn gōng baan6 gung1 to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work
- 办事 辦事 bàn shì baan6 si6 to handle (affairs); to work
- 扮演 bàn yǎn baan6 jin2 to play the role of; to act
- 傍晚 bàng wǎn pong4 maan5 in the evening; when night falls
- 磅 bàng bong6 scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh
- 棒 bàng paang5 stick; club
- 棒子 bàng zi paang5 zi2 stick; club
- 包裹 bāo guǒ baau1 gwo2 to wrap up; to bind up
Set 3 · words 41–60
Set 3: 20 words 包括 包装 包裝 保 保持
- 包括 bāo kuò baau1 kut3 to comprise; to include
- 包装 包裝 bāo zhuāng baau1 zong1 to wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials
- 保 bǎo bou2 to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure
- 保持 bǎo chí bou2 ci4 to keep; to maintain
- 保存 bǎo cún bou2 cyun4 to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc)
- 保留 bǎo liú bou2 lau4 to keep; to retain
- 保卫 保衛 bǎo wèi bou2 wai6 to defend; to safeguard
- 保障 bǎo zhàng bou2 zoeng3 to ensure; to guarantee
- 宝宝 寶寶 bǎo bao bou2 bou2 darling; baby
- 抱 bào pou5 to hold; to carry (in one's arms)
- 报 報 bào bou3 to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply
- 报仇 報仇 bào chóu bou3 sau4 to take revenge; to avenge
- 报答 報答 bào dá bou3 daap3 to repay; to requite
- 报导 報導 bào dǎo bou3 dou6 to report (in the media); (news) report
- 报到 報到 bào dào bou3 dou3 to report for duty; to check in
- 报警 報警 bào jǐng bou3 ging2 to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police
- 报社 報社 bào shè bou3 se5 newspaper (i.e. a company)
- 暴力 bào lì bou6 lik6 violence; force
- 暴躁 bào zào bou6 cou3 irascible; irritable
- 爆炸 bào zhà baau3 zaa3 explosion; to explode
Set 4 · words 61–80
Set 4: 20 words 悲剧 悲劇 悲痛 倍 备 備
- 悲剧 悲劇 bēi jù bei1 kek6 tragedy
- 悲痛 bēi tòng bei1 tung3 grieved; sorrowful
- 倍 bèi pui5 (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier)
- 备 備 bèi bei6 (bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely
- 背面 bèi miàn bui3 min6 the back; the reverse side
- 奔 bēn ban1 to hurry; to rush
- 奔跑 bēn pǎo ban1 paau2 to run
- 本来 本來 běn lái bun2 loi4 original; originally
- 本领 本領 běn lǐng bun2 leng5 skill; ability
- 本身 běn shēn bun2 san1 itself; in itself
- 本土 běn tǔ bun2 tou2 one's native country; native
- 笨重 bèn zhòng ban6 zung6 heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy; laborious; arduous
- 比 bǐ bei2 to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
- 比方 bǐ fang bei2 fong1 analogy; instance
- 比较 比較 bǐ jiào bei2 gaau3 to compare; to contrast
- 比例 bǐ lì bei2 lai6 proportion; scale
- 彼此 bǐ cǐ bei2 ci2 each other; one another
- 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì bat1 gei3 to take down (in writing); notes
- 笔试 筆試 bǐ shì bat1 si5 written examination; paper test (for an applicant)
- 闭 閉 bì bai3 to close; to stop up
Set 5 · words 81–100
Set 5: 20 words 必须 必須 必要 编 編 扁
- 必须 必須 bì xū bit1 seoi1 to have to; must
- 必要 bì yào bit1 jiu3 necessary; essential
- 编 編 biān pin1 to weave; to plait
- 扁 biǎn bin2 flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up
- 便 biàn bin6 plain; informal
- 便利 biàn lì bin6 lei6 convenient; easy
- 变动 變動 biàn dòng bin3 dung6 to change; to fluctuate
- 标题 標題 biāo tí biu1 tai4 title; heading
- 标志 標誌 biāo zhì biu1 zi3 sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
- 表格 biǎo gé biu2 gaak3 form; table
- 表情 biǎo qíng biu2 cing4 (facial) expression; to express one's feelings
- 表扬 表揚 biǎo yáng biu2 joeng4 to praise; to commend
- 冰 bīng bing1 ice; to chill sth
- 丙 bǐng bing2 third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; third in order
- 并 並 bìng bing6 and; furthermore
- 并且 並且 bìng qiě bing6 ce2 and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
- 病毒 bìng dú beng6 duk6 virus
- 病房 bìng fáng beng6 fong2 ward (of a hospital); sickroom
- 拨 撥 bō but6 to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial
- 菠菜 bō cài bo1 coi3 spinach; (slang) gambling; gambler (alternative term for 博彩)
Set 6 · words 101–120
Set 6: 20 words 波动 波動 玻璃 薄 薄弱
- 波动 波動 bō dòng bo1 dung6 to undulate; to fluctuate
- 玻璃 bō li bo1 lei1 glass; (slang) male homosexual
- 薄 bó bok6 meager; slight
- 薄弱 bó ruò bok6 joek6 weak; frail
- 伯父 bó fù baak3 fu6 father's elder brother; term of respect for older man
- 伯母 bó mǔ baak3 mou5 wife of father's elder brother; aunt
- 捕 bǔ bou6 to catch; to seize; to capture
- 补 補 bǔ bou2 to repair; to patch
- 补偿 補償 bǔ cháng bou2 soeng4 to compensate; to make up
- 补充 補充 bǔ chōng bou2 cung1 to replenish; to supplement
- 补课 補課 bǔ kè bou2 fo3 to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class
- 补习 補習 bǔ xí bou2 zaap6 to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
- 补助 補助 bǔ zhù bou2 zo6 to subsidize; subsidy
- 步 bù bou6 a step; a pace
- 不大 bù dà bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
- 不安 bù ān bat1 on1 unpeaceful; unstable
- 不成 bù chéng bat1 sing4 won't do; unable to
- 不当 不當 bù dàng bat1 dong3 unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
- 不到 bù dào bat1 dou3 not to arrive; not reaching
- 不得已 bù dé yǐ bat1 dak1 ji5 to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to
Set 7 · words 121–140
Set 7: 20 words 不敢当 不敢當 不顾 不顧 不过 不過 不见得 不見得
- 不敢当 不敢當 bù gǎn dāng bat1 gam2 dong1 lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me
- 不顾 不顧 bù gù bat1 gu3 in spite of; regardless of
- 不过 不過 bù guò bat1 gwo3 only; merely
- 不见得 不見得 bù jiàn de bat1 gin3 dak1 not necessarily; not likely
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- 不良 bù liáng bat1 loeng4 bad; harmful; unhealthy; (of a device, connection, material etc) defective; faulty
- 不平 bù píng bat1 ping4 uneven; injustice
- 不然 bù rán bat1 jin4 not so; no
- 不如 bù rú bat1 jyu4 not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- 不许 不許 bù xǔ bat1 heoi2 not to allow; must not
- 不宜 bù yí bat1 ji4 not suitable; inadvisable
- 不由得 bù yóu de bat1 jau4 dak1 can't help; cannot but
- 不止 bù zhǐ bat1 zi2 incessantly; without end
- 部队 部隊 bù duì bou6 deoi2 army; armed forces
- 部长 部長 bù zhǎng bou6 zoeng2 head of a (government etc) department; section chief
- 布告 佈告 bù gào bou3 gou3 posting on a bulletin board; notice
- 布 bù bou3 cloth; to declare
- 财产 財產 cái chǎn coi4 caan2 property; assets
- 财富 財富 cái fù coi4 fu3 wealth; riches
- 才能 cái néng coi4 nang4 talent; ability
Set 8 · words 141–160
Set 8: 20 words 裁判 裁员 裁員 踩 采 採
- 裁判 cái pàn coi4 pun3 (law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee
- 裁员 裁員 cái yuán coi4 jyun4 to cut staff; to lay off employees
- 踩 cǎi caai2 to step on; to tread
- 采 採 cǎi to pick; to pluck
- 采购 採購 cǎi gòu coi2 kau3 to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
- 彩色 cǎi sè coi2 sik1 color; multicolored
- 参与 參與 cān yù caam1 jyu6 to participate (in sth)
- 蚕 蠶 cán caam4 silkworm
- 惭愧 慚愧 cán kuì caam4 kwai3 ashamed
- 惨 慘 cǎn caam2 miserable; wretched
- 仓库 倉庫 cāng kù cong1 fu3 depot; storehouse
- 藏 cáng cong4 to conceal; to hide away
- 操心 cāo xīn cou1 sam1 to worry about
- 操作 cāo zuò cou1 zok3 to work; to operate
- 册 冊 cè caak3 book; booklet
- 策略 cè lüè caak3 loek6 strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit
- 测量 測量 cè liáng cak1 loeng4 survey; to measure
- 测试 測試 cè shì cak1 si3 to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area)
- 测验 測驗 cè yàn cak1 jim6 test; to test
- 差 chā caa1 difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
Set 9 · words 161–180
Set 9: 20 words 差错 差錯 差距 插 插花
- 差错 差錯 chā cuò caa1 co3 mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap
- 差距 chā jù caa1 keoi5 disparity; gap
- 插 chā caap3 to insert; stick in
- 插花 chā huā caap3 faa1 flower arranging; ikebana
- 插图 插圖 chā tú caap3 tou4 illustration
- 茶馆 茶館 chá guǎn caa4 gun2 teahouse
- 茶会 茶會 chá huì caa4 wui2 tea party
- 茶叶 茶葉 chá yè caa4 jip6 tea; tea leaves
- 拆 chāi caak3 to tear open; to tear down
- 产 產 chǎn caan2 to give birth; to reproduce
- 产量 產量 chǎn liàng caan2 loeng6 output
- 产业 產業 chǎn yè caan2 jip6 industry; estate
- 尝试 嘗試 cháng shì soeng4 si3 to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
- 常识 常識 cháng shí soeng4 sik1 common sense; general knowledge
- 长处 長處 cháng chù coeng4 cyu3 good aspects; strong points
- 长度 長度 cháng dù coeng4 dou6 length
- 长方形 長方形 cháng fāng xíng coeng4 fong1 jing4 rectangle
- 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ coeng4 gau2 long-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent
- 长途 長途 cháng tú coeng4 tou4 long distance; long-distance phone call (abbr. for 长途电话)
- 场 場 chǎng coeng4 large place used for a specific purpose; stage
Set 10 · words 181–200
Set 10: 20 words 场地 場地 场合 場合 场所 場所 厂商 廠商
- 场地 場地 chǎng dì coeng4 dei6 space; site
- 场合 場合 chǎng hé coeng4 hap6 situation; occasion
- 场所 場所 chǎng suǒ coeng4 so2 location; place
- 厂商 廠商 chǎng shāng cong2 soeng1 manufacturer; producer
- 抄 chāo caau1 to make a copy; to plagiarize
- 钞票 鈔票 chāo piào caau1 piu3 paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)
- 超出 chāo chū ciu1 ceot1 to exceed; to overstep
- 超人 chāo rén ciu1 jan4 superhuman; exceptional
- 超越 chāo yuè ciu1 jyut6 to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
- 超重 chāo zhòng ciu1 cung5 overweight (baggage, freight)
- 朝 cháo ziu1 imperial or royal court; government
- 潮流 cháo liú ciu4 lau4 tide; current
- 湿 濕 shī sap1 moist; wet
- 吵闹 吵鬧 chǎo nào caau2 naau6 noisy; raucous
- 车票 車票 chē piào ce1 piu3 ticket (for a bus or train)
- 扯 chě ce2 to pull; to tear
- 澈底 chè dǐ cit3 dai2 variant of 彻底
- 沉 chén cam4 to submerge; to immerse
- 陈列 陳列 chén liè can4 lit6 to display; to exhibit
- 称 稱 chēng cing1 to weigh; to state
Set 11 · words 201–220
Set 11: 20 words 撑 撐 成 成本 成分
- 撑 撐 chēng caang1 to support; to prop up
- 成 chéng sing4 to succeed; to finish
- 成本 chéng běn sing4 bun2 (manufacturing, production etc) costs
- 成分 chéng fèn sing4 fan6 composition; ingredient; element; component; one's social status
- 成交 chéng jiāo sing4 gaau1 to complete a contract; to reach a deal
- 成立 chéng lì sing4 laap6 to establish; to set up
- 成天 chéng tiān sing4 tin1 (coll.) all day long; all the time
- 成为 成為 chéng wéi sing4 wai4 to become; to turn into
- 成语 成語 chéng yǔ sing4 jyu5 Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
- 乘 chéng sing4 to ride; to mount
- 乘客 chéng kè sing4 haak3 passenger
- 诚恳 誠懇 chéng kěn sing4 han2 sincere; honest
- 诚意 誠意 chéng yì sing4 ji3 sincerity; good faith
- 呈现 呈現 chéng xiàn cing4 jin6 to appear; to emerge
- 程序 chéng xù cing4 zeoi6 procedures; sequence
- 吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī hek3 kwai1 to suffer losses; to come to grief
- 迟 遲 chí ci4 late; delayed
- 迟早 遲早 chí zǎo ci4 zou2 sooner or later
- 尺寸 chǐ cun cek3 cyun3 size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
- 翅膀 chì bǎng ci3 pong4 wing
Set 12 · words 221–240
Set 12: 20 words 冲 沖 充分 充满 充滿 充足
- 冲 沖 chōng cung1 (of water) to dash against; to mix with water
- 充分 chōng fèn cung1 fan6 ample; sufficient
- 充满 充滿 chōng mǎn cung1 mun5 full of; brimming with
- 充足 chōng zú cung1 zuk1 adequate; sufficient
- 重 chóng cung5 to repeat; repetition
- 崇拜 chóng bài sung4 baai3 to worship; adoration
- 崇高 chóng gāo sung4 gou1 majestic; sublime
- 抽屉 抽屜 chōu ti cau1 tai3 drawer
- 愁 chóu sau4 to worry about
- 出 chū ceot1 to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur
- 出产 出產 chū chǎn ceot1 caan2 to produce (by natural growth, or by manufacture, mining etc); to yield
- 出境 chū jìng ceot1 ging2 to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism)
- 出口 chū kǒu ceot1 hau2 an exit; to speak
- 出色 chū sè ceot1 sik1 remarkable; outstanding
- 出身 chū shēn ceot1 san1 to be born of; to come from
- 出事 chū shì ceot1 si6 to have an accident; to meet with a mishap
- 出售 chū shòu ceot1 sau6 to sell; to offer for sale
- 出席 chū xí ceot1 zik6 to attend; to participate
- 出院 chū yuàn ceot1 jyun2 to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
- 初 chū co1 (bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early
Set 13 · words 241–260
Set 13: 20 words 初步 初级 初級 除 除非
- 初步 chū bù co1 bou6 initial; preliminary
- 初级 初級 chū jí co1 kap1 junior; primary
- 除 chú ceoi4 to get rid of; to remove
- 除非 chú fēi ceoi4 fei1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
- 储存 儲存 chǔ cún cyu5 cyun4 stockpile; to store
- 储蓄 儲蓄 chǔ xù cyu5 cuk1 to save money (in a bank); savings
- 处 處 chǔ cyu2 to reside; to live
- 处罚 處罰 chǔ fá cyu2 fat6 to penalize; to punish
- 处 處 chù cyu2 (bound form) place; locality; (bound form) part; aspect
- 处处 處處 chù chù cyu3 cyu3 everywhere; in all respects
- 传 傳 chuán cyun4 to pass on; to spread
- 传播 傳播 chuán bō cyun4 bo3 to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
- 传达 傳達 chuán dá cyun4 daat6 to pass on; to convey
- 传单 傳單 chuán dān cyun4 daan1 leaflet; flier; pamphlet
- 传染 傳染 chuán rǎn cyun4 jim5 to infect; contagious
- 传说 傳說 chuán shuō cyun4 syut3 legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
- 传送 傳送 chuán sòng cyun4 sung3 to convey; to deliver; to transmit
- 传统 傳統 chuán tǒng cyun4 tung2 tradition; traditional
- 传真 傳真 chuán zhēn cyun4 zan1 to fax; a fax
- 窗口 chuāng kǒu coeng1 hau2 window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window)
Set 14 · words 261–280
Set 14: 20 words 床 床单 床單 幢 闯 闖
- 床 chuáng cong4 bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc)
- 床单 床單 chuáng dān cong4 daan1 bed sheet
- 幢 chuáng zong6 banner; pennant (in ancient China)
- 闯 闖 chuǎng cong2 to rush; to charge
- 创作 創作 chuàng zuò cong3 zok3 to create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation
- 春季 chūn jì ceon1 gwai3 springtime
- 春假 chūn jià ceon1 gaa3 spring break
- 纯 純 chún seon4 pure; simple
- 磁带 磁帶 cí dài ci4 daai2 magnetic tape
- 词典 詞典 cí diǎn ci4 din2 dictionary; also written 辞典
- 词汇 詞彙 cí huì ci4 wui6 vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)
- 辞职 辭職 cí zhí ci4 zik1 to resign
- 此外 cǐ wài ci2 ngoi6 besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
- 刺 cì ci3 thorn; sting
- 刺激 cì jī ci3 gik1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
- 次数 次數 cì shù ci3 sou3 number of times; frequency
- 从 從 cóng cung4 from; through; via; (bound form) to follow
- 从此 從此 cóng cǐ cung4 ci2 from now on; since then
- 从没 從沒 cóng méi cung4 mut6 never (in the past); never did
- 从事 從事 cóng shì cung4 si6 to go for; to engage in
Set 15 · words 281–300
Set 15: 20 words 凑 湊 粗 粗心 促进 促進
- 凑 湊 còu cau3 to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance
- 粗 cū cou1 (of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse
- 粗心 cū xīn cou1 sam1 careless; thoughtless
- 促进 促進 cù jìn cuk1 zeon3 to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
- 催 cuī ceoi1 to urge; to press
- 存款 cún kuǎn cyun4 fun2 to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings
- 搓 cuō co1 to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist
- 错过 錯過 cuò guò co3 gwo3 to miss (train, opportunity etc)
- 错字 錯字 cuò zì co3 zi6 incorrect character; typo (in Chinese text)
- 措施 cuò shī cou3 si1 measure; step
- 答 dá daap3 to answer; to reply
- 答案 dá àn daap3 on3 answer; solution
- 达到 達到 dá dào daat6 dou3 to reach; to achieve; to attain
- 打 dǎ daa1 a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打气 "to inflate"); to hit; to strike
- 打扮 dǎ ban daa2 baan6 to decorate; to dress
- 打包 dǎ bāo daa2 baau1 to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
- 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn daa2 tyun5 to interrupt; to break off
- 打扰 打擾 dǎ rǎo daa2 jiu5 to disturb; to bother
- 打算 dǎ suàn daa2 syun3 to plan; to intend
- 打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu daa2 ziu1 fu1 to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice
Set 16 · words 301–320
Set 16: 20 words 打针 打針 打字 大半 大便
- 打针 打針 dǎ zhēn daa2 zam1 to give or get an injection
- 打字 dǎ zì daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 大半 dà bàn daai6 bun3 more than half; greater part
- 大便 dà biàn daai6 bin6 to defecate; excrement; feces
- 大胆 大膽 dà dǎn daai6 daam2 brazen; audacious
- 大地 dà dì daai6 dei6 earth; mother earth
- 大都 dà dōu daai6 dou1 for the most part; on the whole
- 大哥 dà gē daai6 go1 eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself)
- 大哥大 dà gē dà daai6 go1 daai6 cell phone (bulky, early-model one); brick phone; mob boss
- 大街 dà jiē daai6 gaai1 street; main street
- 大力 dà lì daai6 lik6 energetically; vigorously
- 大量 dà liàng daai6 loeng6 great amount; large quantity
- 大脑 大腦 dà nǎo daai6 nou5 brain; cerebrum
- 大清早 dà qīng zǎo daai6 cing1 zou2 early in the morning
- 大嫂 dà sǎo daai6 sou2 older brother's wife; sister-in-law
- 大腿 dà tuǐ daai6 teoi2 thigh
- 大型 dà xíng daai6 jing4 large; large-scale
- 大意 dà yì daai6 ji3 general idea; main idea
- 大有 dà yǒu daai6 jau5 there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望); (literary) bumper harvest; abundance
- 大致 dà zhì daai6 zi3 more or less; roughly; approximately
Set 17 · words 321–340
Set 17: 20 words 大众 大眾 大自然 待会 待會 待
- 大众 大眾 dà zhòng daai6 zung3 the masses; the great bulk of the population
- 大自然 dà zì rán daai6 zi6 jin4 nature (the natural world)
- 待会 待會 dāi hui doi6 wui2 wait a minute; stop a while
- 待 dài doi6 to wait; to treat
- 代 dài doi6 to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
- 代表 dài biǎo doi6 biu2 representative; delegate
- 代沟 代溝 dài gōu doi6 kau1 generation gap
- 代价 代價 dài jià doi6 gaa3 price; cost
- 代理 dài lǐ doi6 lei5 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy
- 带动 帶動 dài dòng daai3 dung6 to spur; to provide impetus; to drive
- 带路 帶路 dài lù daai3 lou6 to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; (fig.) to instruct
- 带子 帶子 dài zi daai2 zi2 belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape
- 大夫 dài fu daai6 fu1 doctor; physician
- 贷款 貸款 dài kuǎn taai3 fun2 a loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank)
- 待遇 dài yù doi6 jyu6 treatment; pay
- 单 單 dān daan1 bill; list
- 单调 單調 dān diào daan1 diu6 monotonous
- 单位 單位 dān wèi daan1 wai2 unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole)
- 单子 單子 dān zi daan1 zi2 list of items; bill
- 担保 擔保 dān bǎo daam1 bou2 to guarantee; to vouch for
Set 18 · words 341–360
Set 18: 20 words 耽误 耽誤 胆量 膽量 胆小 膽小 蛋白质 蛋白質
- 耽误 耽誤 dān wu daam1 ng6 to delay; to hold up
- 胆量 膽量 dǎn liàng daam2 loeng6 courage; boldness
- 胆小 膽小 dǎn xiǎo daam2 siu2 cowardice; timid
- 蛋白质 蛋白質 dàn bái zhì daan2 baak6 zat1 protein
- 诞生 誕生 dàn shēng daan3 sang1 to be born
- 当初 當初 dāng chū dong1 co1 at that time; originally
- 当时 當時 dāng shí dong1 si4 then; at that time
- 当选 當選 dāng xuǎn dong1 syun2 to be elected; to be selected
- 当中 當中 dāng zhōng dong1 zung1 among; in the middle
- 挡 擋 dǎng dong2 to resist; to obstruct
- 档案 檔案 dàng àn dong2 on3 file; record; archive
- 当 當 dàng dong1 at or in the very same...; suitable
- 倒楣 dǎo méi variant of 倒霉
- 导演 導演 dǎo yǎn dou6 jin2 to direct; director (film etc)
- 导游 導遊 dǎo yóu dou6 jau4 tour guide; guidebook
- 倒 dào dou2 to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out
- 道 dào dou6 road; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle
- 道路 dào lù dou6 lou6 road; path
- 到达 到達 dào dá dou3 daat6 to reach; to arrive
- 得分 dé fēn dak1 fan1 to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade
Set 19 · words 361–380
Set 19: 20 words 得奖 得獎 得了 得罪 登
- 得奖 得獎 dé jiǎng dak1 zoeng2 to win a prize
- 得了 dé le dak1 liu5 all right!; that's enough!
- 得罪 dé zuì dak1 zeoi6 to commit an offense; to violate the law
- 登 dēng dang1 to scale (a height); to ascend
- 登记 登記 dēng jì dang1 gei3 to register (one's name)
- 登山 dēng shān dang1 saan1 to climb a mountain; climbing
- 等不及 děng bù jí dang2 bat1 kap6 can't wait
- 等到 děng dào dang2 dou3 to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
- 等级 等級 děng jí dang2 kap1 grade; rank
- 等于 等於 děng yú dang2 jyu1 to equal; to be tantamount to
- 凳子 dèng zi dang3 zi2 stool; small seat
- 滴 dī dik6 to drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc)
- 低潮 dī cháo dai1 ciu4 low tide; low ebb
- 的确 的確 dí què dik1 kok3 really; indeed
- 抵 dǐ dai2 to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand
- 抵抗 dǐ kàng dai2 kong3 to resist; resistance
- 递 遞 dì dai6 to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order
- 地面 dì miàn dei6 min6 floor; ground
- 地毯 dì tǎn dei6 taan2 carpet; rug
- 地下 dì xià dei6 haa6 underground; subterranean
Set 20 · words 381–400
Set 20: 20 words 地震 典礼 典禮 典型 点燃 點燃
- 地震 dì zhèn dei6 zan3 earthquake
- 典礼 典禮 diǎn lǐ din2 lai5 ceremony; celebration
- 典型 diǎn xíng din2 jing4 model; typical case
- 点燃 點燃 diǎn rán dim2 jin4 to ignite; to set on fire
- 点头 點頭 diǎn tóu dim2 tau4 to nod
- 垫 墊 diàn zin3 pad; cushion
- 电报 電報 diàn bào din6 bou3 telegram; cable
- 电动 電動 diàn dòng din6 dung6 electric-powered; (Tw) video game
- 电扇 電扇 diàn shàn din6 sin3 electric fan
- 电视台 電視台 diàn shì tái din6 si6 toi4 television station
- 电线 電線 diàn xiàn din6 sin3 wire; power cord
- 电子 電子 diàn zǐ din6 zi2 electronic; electron (particle physics)
- 雕刻 diāo kè diu1 hak1 to carve; to engrave
- 吊 diào diu3 to suspend; to hang up
- 钓 釣 diào diu3 to fish with a hook and line; to angle
- 跌 diē dit3 to fall; to tumble
- 跌倒 diē dǎo dit3 dou2 to tumble; to fall
- 丁 dīng ding1 male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干
- 盯 dīng ding1 to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on
- 顶 頂 dǐng ding2 apex; crown of the head
Set 21 · words 401–420
Set 21: 20 words 订婚 訂婚 订位 訂位 定期 丢脸 丟臉
- 订婚 訂婚 dìng hūn ding6 fan1 to get engaged
- 订位 訂位 dìng wèi deng2 wai2 to reserve a seat; to book a table
- 定期 dìng qī ding6 kei4 at set dates; at regular intervals
- 丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn diu1 lim5 to lose face; humiliation
- 丢人 丟人 diū rén diu1 jan4 to lose face
- 冬季 dōng jì dung1 gwai3 winter
- 懂得 dǒng de dung2 dak1 to understand; to know; to comprehend
- 洞 dòng dung6 cave; hole
- 冻 凍 dòng dung3 to freeze; to feel very cold
- 栋 棟 dòng dung3 classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)
- 动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng dung6 bat1 dung6 (typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat
- 动词 動詞 dòng cí dung6 ci4 verb
- 动人 動人 dòng rén dung6 jan4 touching; moving
- 动身 動身 dòng shēn dung6 san1 to go on a journey; to leave
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu dung6 sau2 to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb
- 动作 動作 dòng zuò dung6 zok3 movement; motion; action; to act; to move
- 斗争 鬥爭 dòu zhēng dau3 zang1 a struggle; fight
- 毒 dú duk6 poison; to poison
- 独立 獨立 dú lì duk6 laap6 independent; independence
- 独自 獨自 dú zì duk6 zi6 alone
Set 22 · words 421–440
Set 22: 20 words 赌 賭 度 度过 度過 端
- 赌 賭 dǔ dou2 to bet; to gamble
- 度 dù dok6 to pass; to spend (time)
- 度过 度過 dù guò dou6 gwo3 to pass; to spend (time)
- 端 duān dyun1 (bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet
- 断 斷 duàn tyun5 to break; to snap
- 锻炼 鍛鍊 duàn liàn to toughen; to temper
- 堆 duī deoi1 to pile up; to heap up
- 队 隊 duì deoi6 squadron; team
- 队员 隊員 duì yuán deoi6 jyun4 team member
- 对岸 對岸 duì àn deoi3 ngon6 opposite bank (of a body of water)
- 对策 對策 duì cè deoi3 caak3 countermeasure for dealing with a situation
- 对待 對待 duì dài deoi3 doi6 to treat; treatment
- 对付 對付 duì fu deoi3 fu6 to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do
- 对抗 對抗 duì kàng deoi3 kong3 to withstand; to resist
- 对立 對立 duì lì deoi3 laap6 to oppose; to set sth against
- 对于 對於 duì yú deoi3 jyu1 regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- 蹲 dūn cyun4 to crouch; to squat
- 顿 頓 dùn deon6 to stop; to pause
- 吨 噸 dūn deon1 ton (loanword)
- 多半 duō bàn do1 bun3 most; mostly
Set 23 · words 441–460
Set 23: 20 words 多多 多少 多数 多數 多谢 多謝
- 多多 duō duō do1 do1 many; much
- 多少 duō shǎo do1 siu2 number; amount; somewhat
- 多数 多數 duō shù do1 sou3 majority; most
- 多谢 多謝 duō xiè do1 ze6 many thanks; thanks a lot
- 夺 奪 duó dyut6 to seize; to take away forcibly
- 躲 duǒ do2 to hide; to dodge
- 鹅 鵝 é ngo4 goose
- 恶劣 惡劣 è liè ok3 lyut3 vile; nasty
- 而已 ér yǐ ji4 ji5 that's all; nothing more
- 发 發 fā faat3 to send out; to show (one's feeling)
- 发动 發動 fā dòng faat3 dung6 to start; to launch
- 发抖 發抖 fā dǒu faat3 dau2 to tremble; to shake
- 发起 發起 fā qǐ faat3 hei2 to originate; to initiate
- 发射 發射 fā shè faat3 se6 to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket)
- 发行 發行 fā xíng faat3 hang4 to publish; to issue; to release; to distribute
- 发言 發言 fā yán faat3 jin4 to make a speech; statement
- 发扬 發揚 fā yáng faat3 joeng4 to develop; to make full use of
- 发音 發音 fā yīn faat3 jam1 to pronounce; pronunciation
- 发展 發展 fā zhǎn faat3 zin2 development; growth
- 罚 罰 fá fat6 to punish; to penalize; to fine
Set 24 · words 461–480
Set 24: 20 words 法子 法院 发型 髮型 番
- 法子 fǎ zi faat3 zi2 way; method
- 法院 fǎ yuàn faat3 jyun2 court of law; court
- 发型 髮型 fà xíng faat3 jing4 hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo
- 番 fān faan1 (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort
- 翻 fān faan1 to turn over; to flip over
- 烦 煩 fán faan4 to feel vexed; to bother
- 烦恼 煩惱 fán nǎo faan4 nou5 to be worried; to be distressed
- 繁忙 fán máng faan4 mong4 busy; bustling
- 繁荣 繁榮 fán róng faan4 wing4 prosperous; booming
- 繁殖 fán zhí faan4 zik6 to breed; to reproduce
- 反 fǎn faan2 contrary; in reverse
- 反对 反對 fǎn duì faan2 deoi3 to oppose; to be against; to object to
- 反复 反覆 fǎn fù faan2 fuk1 repeatedly; over and over
- 反抗 fǎn kàng faan2 kong3 to resist; to rebel
- 反面 fǎn miàn faan2 min6 reverse side; backside
- 反问 反問 fǎn wèn faan2 man6 to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question
- 反映 fǎn yìng faan2 jing2 to mirror; to reflect
- 反应 反應 fǎn yìng faan2 jing3 to react; to respond
- 反正 fǎn zhèng faan2 zing3 anyway; in any case
- 返回 fǎn huí faan2 wui4 to return to; to come (or go) back
Set 25 · words 481–500
Set 25: 20 words 犯错 犯錯 犯法 犯人 犯罪
- 犯错 犯錯 fàn cuò faan6 co3 to err; to make a mistake
- 犯法 fàn fǎ faan6 faat3 to break the law
- 犯人 fàn rén faan6 jan4 convict; prisoner
- 犯罪 fàn zuì faan6 zeoi6 to commit a crime; crime; offense
- 方 fāng fong1 square; power or involution (math.)
- 方案 fāng àn fong1 on3 plan; program (for action etc)
- 防 fáng fong4 to protect; to defend
- 防守 fáng shǒu fong4 sau2 to defend; to protect (against)
- 防止 fáng zhǐ fong4 zi2 to prevent; to guard against
- 放大 fàng dà fong3 daai6 to enlarge; to magnify
- 放弃 放棄 fàng qì fong3 hei3 to renounce; to abandon; to give up
- 放手 fàng shǒu fong3 sau2 to let go one's hold; to give up
- 放学 放學 fàng xué fong3 hok6 to dismiss students at the end of the school day
- 非法 fēi fǎ fei1 faat3 illegal
- 肥 féi fei4 fat; fertile
- 肥胖 féi pàng fei4 bun6 fat; obese
- 肥皂 féi zào fei4 zou6 soap
- 肺 fèi fai3 lung
- 费 費 fèi fai3 to cost; to spend
- 废话 廢話 fèi huà fai3 waa2 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
Set 26 · words 501–520
Set 26: 20 words 废气 廢氣 废水 廢水 废物 廢物 分别 分別
- 废气 廢氣 fèi qì fai3 hei3 exhaust gas; industrial waste gas
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ fai3 seoi2 waste water; drain water
- 废物 廢物 fèi wù fai3 mat6 rubbish; waste material; useless person
- 分别 分別 fēn bié fan1 bit6 to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart
- 分布 分佈 fēn bù fan1 bou3 to scatter; to distribute
- 分工 fēn gōng fan1 gung1 to divide up the work; division of labor
- 分明 fēn míng fan1 ming4 clear; distinct
- 分配 fēn pèi fan1 pui3 to distribute; to assign
- 分散 fēn sàn fan1 saan3 to scatter; to disperse
- 分手 fēn shǒu fan1 sau2 to part company; to split up
- 分数 分數 fēn shù fan1 sou3 (exam) grade; mark
- 分析 fēn xī fan1 sik1 to analyze; analysis
- 纷纷 紛紛 fēn fēn fan1 fan1 one after another; in succession
- 吩咐 fēn fu fan1 fu3 to tell; to instruct; to command
- 粉笔 粉筆 fěn bǐ fan2 bat1 chalk
- 份 fèn fan6 classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分
- 奋斗 奮鬥 fèn dòu fan5 dau3 to strive; to struggle
- 愤怒 憤怒 fèn nù fan5 nou6 angry; indignant
- 封 fēng fung1 to confer; to grant
- 封建 fēng jiàn fung1 gin3 system of enfeoffment; feudalism
Set 27 · words 521–540
Set 27: 20 words 蜂蜜 风气 風氣 风趣 風趣 风险 風險
- 蜂蜜 fēng mì fung1 mat6 honey
- 风气 風氣 fēng qì fung1 hei3 general mood; atmosphere
- 风趣 風趣 fēng qù fung1 ceoi3 charm; humor
- 风险 風險 fēng xiǎn fung1 him2 risk; hazard
- 疯 瘋 fēng fung1 insane; mad
- 疯狂 瘋狂 fēng kuáng fung1 kong4 crazy; frenzied; wild
- 疯子 瘋子 fēng zi fung1 zi2 madman; lunatic
- 逢 féng fung4 to meet by chance; to come across
- 缝 縫 féng fung4 to sew; to stitch
- 讽刺 諷刺 fěng cì fung3 ci3 to satirize; to mock
- 否定 fǒu dìng fau2 ding6 to negate; to deny
- 否认 否認 fǒu rèn fau2 jing6 to declare to be untrue; to deny
- 夫妻 fū qī fu1 cai1 husband and wife; married couple
- 夫人 fū ren fu1 jan4 lady; madam
- 幅 fú fuk1 width; roll
- 扶 fú fu4 to support with the hand; to help sb up
- 服 fú fuk6 clothes; dress
- 浮 fú fau4 to float; superficial
- 符号 符號 fú hào fu4 hou2 symbol; mark; sign
- 付 fù fu6 to pay; to hand over to
Set 28 · words 541–560
Set 28: 20 words 赴 副 辅导 輔導 富
- 赴 fù fu6 to go; to visit (e.g. another country)
- 副 fù fu3 secondary; auxiliary
- 辅导 輔導 fǔ dǎo fu6 dou6 to guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor
- 富 fù fu3 rich; abundant
- 富裕 fù yù fu3 jyu6 prosperous; well-to-do; well-off
- 附加 fù jiā fu6 gaa1 additional; annex
- 妇女 婦女 fù nǚ fu5 neoi5 woman
- 复杂 複雜 fù zá fuk1 zaap6 complicated; complex
- 复制 複製 fù zhì fuk1 zai3 to duplicate; to make a copy of
- 该 該 gāi goi1 should; ought to
- 改革 gǎi gé goi2 gaak3 reform; to reform
- 改造 gǎi zào goi2 zou6 to transform; to reform
- 改正 gǎi zhèng goi2 zing3 to correct; to amend
- 盖 蓋 gài goi3 lid; top
- 肝 gān gon1 liver; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game)
- 干杯 乾杯 gān bēi gon1 bui1 to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast)
- 干脆 乾脆 gān cuì gon1 ceoi3 candid; direct and to the point
- 赶 趕 gǎn gon2 to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush
- 赶紧 趕緊 gǎn jǐn gon2 gan2 hurriedly; without delay
- 感到 gǎn dào gam2 dou3 to feel; to sense; to perceive
Set 29 · words 561–580
Set 29: 20 words 感恩 感激 感情 感染
- 感恩 gǎn ēn gam2 jan1 to be grateful
- 感激 gǎn jī gam2 gik1 to be grateful; to appreciate
- 感情 gǎn qíng gam2 cing4 emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons
- 感染 gǎn rǎn gam2 jim5 to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence
- 感受 gǎn shòu gam2 sau6 to sense; perception
- 干 幹 gàn gon3 tree trunk; main part of sth
- 干部 幹部 gàn bù gon3 bou6 cadre; official
- 干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má gon3 maa3 what are you doing?; whatever for?
- 干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me gon3 sap6 mo1 what are you doing?; what's he up to?
- 钢 鋼 gāng gong3 steel
- 钢笔 鋼筆 gāng bǐ gong3 bat1 fountain pen
- 刚好 剛好 gāng hǎo gong1 hou2 just; exactly
- 港币 港幣 Gǎng bì gong2 bai6 Hong Kong currency; Hong Kong dollar
- 港口 gǎng kǒu gong2 hau2 port; harbor
- 高潮 gāo cháo gou1 ciu4 high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity
- 高大 gāo dà gou1 daai6 tall; lofty; towering
- 高度 gāo dù gou1 dou6 height; altitude
- 高峰 gāo fēng gou1 fung1 peak; summit
- 高贵 高貴 gāo guì gou1 gwai3 grandeur; noble
- 高级 高級 gāo jí gou1 kap1 high level; high grade
Set 30 · words 581–600
Set 30: 20 words 高明 高手 高原 告
- 高明 gāo míng gou1 ming4 brilliant; superior; wise
- 高手 gāo shǒu gou1 sau2 expert; past master
- 高原 gāo yuán gou1 jyun4 plateau
- 告 gào gou3 (bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report
- 告辞 告辭 gào cí gou3 ci4 to say goodbye; to take one's leave
- 割 gē got3 to cut; to cut apart
- 搁 擱 gē gok3 to place; to put aside
- 歌剧 歌劇 gē jù go1 kek6 Western opera
- 隔 gé gaak3 to separate; to partition
- 革命 gé mìng gaak3 ming6 to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution
- 各 gè gok3 each; every
- 各行各业 各行各業 gè háng gè yè gok3 hong4 gok3 jip6 every trade; all professions; all walks of life
- 个别 個別 gè bié go3 bit6 individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare
- 个性 個性 gè xìng go3 sing3 individuality; personality
- 根本 gēn běn gan1 bun2 fundamental; basic
- 根据 根據 gēn jù gan1 geoi3 according to; based on
- 供 gōng gung1 to provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
- 工程 gōng chéng gung1 cing4 engineering; an engineering project
- 工夫 gōng fu gung1 fu1 period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time
- 工会 工會 gōng huì gung1 wui2 labor union; trade union
Set 31 · words 601–620
Set 31: 20 words 工钱 工錢 工资 工資 公布 公公
- 工钱 工錢 gōng qián gung1 cin2 salary; wages
- 工资 工資 gōng zī gung1 zi1 wages; pay
- 公布 gōng bù gung1 bou3 to announce; to make public; to publish
- 公公 gōng gong gung1 gung1 husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad
- 公开 公開 gōng kāi gung1 hoi1 open; overt; public; to make public; to release
- 公立 gōng lì gung1 laap6 public (e.g. school, hospital)
- 公平 gōng píng gung1 ping4 fair; impartial
- 公式 gōng shì gung1 sik1 formula
- 公用 gōng yòng gung1 jung6 public; for public use
- 公元 gōng yuán gung1 jyun4 CE (Common Era); Christian Era
- 供应 供應 gōng yìng gung1 jing3 to supply; to provide (goods, services etc)
- 共 gòng gung6 common; general
- 共同 gòng tóng gung6 tung4 common; joint
- 构成 構成 gòu chéng gau3 sing4 to constitute; to form
- 构造 構造 gòu zào kau3 zou6 structure; composition
- 孤单 孤單 gū dān gu1 daan1 lone; lonely
- 估计 估計 gū jì gu2 gai3 to estimate; to assess; to calculate; (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...)
- 姑姑 gū gu gu1 gu1 paternal aunt
- 姑丈 gū zhàng gu1 zoeng6 husband of paternal aunt
- 古典 gǔ diǎn gu2 din2 classical
Set 32 · words 621–640
Set 32: 20 words 鼓 鼓励 鼓勵 鼓舞 鼓掌
- 鼓 gǔ gu2 drum; to drum
- 鼓励 鼓勵 gǔ lì gu2 lai6 to encourage
- 鼓舞 gǔ wǔ gu2 mou5 to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
- 鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng gu2 zoeng2 to applaud; to clap
- 骨头 骨頭 gǔ tou gwat1 tau4 bone; moral character
- 固定 gù dìng gu3 ding6 to fix; to fasten
- 顾问 顧問 gù wèn gu3 man6 adviser; consultant
- 故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng gu3 hoeng1 home; homeland
- 瓜 guā gwaa1 melon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip
- 瓜子 guā zǐ gwaa1 zi2 melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
- 挂号信 掛號信 guà hào xìn gwaa3 hou6 seon3 registered letter
- 怪 guài gwaai3 odd; strange; uncanny; (bound form) monster; supernatural being
- 官方 guān fāng gun1 fong1 government; official (approved or issued by an authority)
- 官员 官員 guān yuán gun1 jyun4 official (in an organization or government); administrator
- 关 關 guān gwaan1 mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off
- 关键 關鍵 guān jiàn gwaan1 gin6 crucial point; crux
- 关上 關上 guān shàng gwaan1 soeng5 to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
- 关于 關於 guān yú gwaan1 jyu1 pertaining to; concerning
- 观光 觀光 guān guāng gun1 gwong1 to tour; sightseeing
- 管道 guǎn dào gun2 dou6 tubing; pipeline
Set 33 · words 641–660
Set 33: 20 words 管制 惯 慣 惯例 慣例 冠军 冠軍
- 管制 guǎn zhì gun2 zai3 to control; to restrict
- 惯 慣 guàn gwaan3 accustomed to; used to
- 惯例 慣例 guàn lì gwaan3 lai6 convention; usual practice
- 冠军 冠軍 guàn jūn gun3 gwan1 champion
- 罐头 罐頭 guàn tou gun3 tau2 tin; can
- 罐子 guàn zi gun3 zi2 jar; pitcher
- 光 guāng gwong1 light; ray; bright; shiny
- 光亮 guāng liàng gwong1 loeng6 bright
- 光临 光臨 guāng lín gwong1 lam4 (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
- 光明 guāng míng gwong1 ming4 light; radiance
- 光荣 光榮 guāng róng gwong1 wing4 honor and glory; glorious
- 光是 guāng shì gwong1 si6 solely; just
- 光线 光線 guāng xiàn gwong1 sin3 light ray; light
- 广 廣 guǎng gwong2 wide; numerous
- 广大 廣大 guǎng dà gwong2 daai6 (of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale
- 广泛 廣泛 guǎng fàn gwong2 faan3 wide; broad; extensive; widespread
- 广告 廣告 guǎng gào gwong2 gou3 to advertise; a commercial
- 广阔 廣闊 guǎng kuò gwong2 fut3 wide; vast
- 规定 規定 guī dìng kwai1 ding6 to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
- 划 劃 huá waak6 to cut; to slash
Set 34 · words 661–680
Set 34: 20 words 规律 規律 规则 規則 跪 柜台 櫃臺
- 规律 規律 guī lǜ kwai1 leot6 rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior
- 规则 規則 guī zé kwai1 zak1 rule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed
- 跪 guì gwai6 to kneel
- 柜台 櫃臺 guì tái gwai6 toi4 variant of 柜台
- 贵族 貴族 guì zú gwai3 zuk6 lord; nobility
- 滚 滾 gǔn gwan2 to boil; to roll
- 锅 鍋 guō wo1 pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing
- 国会 國會 Guó huì gwok3 wui2 Parliament (UK); Congress (US)
- 国籍 國籍 guó jí gwok3 zik6 nationality
- 国际 國際 guó jì gwok3 zai3 international
- 国立 國立 guó lì gwok3 laap6 national; state-run
- 国旗 國旗 guó qí gwok3 kei4 flag (of a country)
- 国小 國小 guó xiǎo gwok3 siu2 elementary school (Tw); abbr. for 国民小学
- 国中 國中 guó zhōng gwok3 zung1 junior high school (Tw); abbr. for 国民中学
- 裹 guǒ gwo2 to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package
- 果然 guǒ rán gwo2 jin4 really; sure enough
- 过 過 guò gwo3 to cross; to go over
- 过程 過程 guò chéng gwo3 cing4 course of events; process
- 过度 過度 guò dù gwo3 dou6 excessive; over-
- 过渡 過渡 guò dù gwo3 dou6 to cross over (by ferry); transition
Set 35 · words 681–700
Set 35: 20 words 过节 過節 过滤 過濾 过期 過期 过世 過世
- 过节 過節 guò jié gwo3 zit3 to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
- 过滤 過濾 guò lǜ gwo3 leoi6 to filter
- 过期 過期 guò qī gwo3 kei4 to be overdue; to exceed the time limit
- 过世 過世 guò shì gwo3 sai3 to die; to pass away
- 还不如 還不如 hái bù rú waan4 bat1 jyu4 to be better off ...; might as well ...
- 还有 還有 hái yǒu waan4 jau5 there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- 海关 海關 hǎi guān hoi2 gwaan1 customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
- 海军 海軍 hǎi jūn hoi2 gwan1 navy
- 海外 hǎi wài hoi2 ngoi6 overseas; abroad
- 海峡 海峽 hǎi xiá hoi2 haap6 strait; channel
- 海鲜 海鮮 hǎi xiān hoi2 sin1 seafood
- 害处 害處 hài chu hoi6 cyu3 damage; harm
- 含 hán ham4 to keep in the mouth; to contain
- 含量 hán liàng ham4 loeng6 content; quantity contained
- 寒冷 hán lěng hon4 laang5 cold (climate); frigid
- 喊 hǎn haam3 to yell; to shout
- 汗 hàn hon6 perspiration; sweat
- 行业 行業 háng yè hong4 jip6 trade; profession; industry; business
- 毫无 毫無 háo wú hou4 mou4 not in the least; to completely lack
- 好 hǎo hou2 good; appropriate; proper
Set 36 · words 701–720
Set 36: 20 words 好在 耗 好客 好奇
- 好在 hǎo zài hou2 zoi6 luckily; fortunately
- 耗 hào hou3 to waste; to spend
- 好客 hào kè hou3 haak3 hospitality; to treat guests well
- 好奇 hào qí hou3 kei4 inquisitive; curious
- 号召 號召 hào zhào hou6 ziu6 to call; to appeal
- 合 hé hap6 to close; to join
- 合不来 合不來 hé bù lái hap6 bat1 loi4 (of people) to be incompatible; to not get along; to be unable to see eye to eye
- 合成 hé chéng hap6 sing4 to compose; to constitute
- 合得来 合得來 hé de lái hap6 dak1 loi4 to get along with well; compatible
- 合法 hé fǎ hap6 faat3 lawful; legitimate
- 合格 hé gé hap6 gaak3 to meet the standard required; qualified
- 合乎 hé hū hap6 fu4 to accord with; to conform to
- 合理 hé lǐ hap6 lei5 rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
- 合适 合適 hé shì hap6 sik1 suitable; fitting; appropriate
- 合算 hé suàn hap6 syun3 worthwhile; to be a good deal
- 和好 hé hǎo wo4 hou2 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
- 和平 hé píng wo4 ping4 peace; peaceful
- 和气 和氣 hé qi wo4 hei3 friendly; polite
- 何必 hé bì ho4 bit1 there is no need; why should
- 何况 何況 hé kuàng ho4 fong3 let alone; to say nothing of
Set 37 · words 721–740
Set 37: 20 words 河流 嘿 黑暗 黑夜
- 河流 hé liú ho4 lau4 river
- 嘿 hēi hei1 hey
- 黑暗 hēi àn hak1 am3 dark; darkly
- 黑夜 hēi yè hak1 je6 night
- 痕迹 痕跡 hén jì han4 zik1 vestige; mark
- 恨 hèn han6 to hate; to regret
- 横 橫 héng waang4 horizontal; across
- 喉咙 喉嚨 hóu lóng hau4 lung4 the throat
- 猴子 hóu zi hau4 zi2 monkey
- 后代 後代 hòu dài hau6 doi6 descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations
- 后方 後方 hòu fāng hau6 fong1 the rear; far behind the front line
- 后果 後果 hòu guǒ hau6 gwo2 consequences; aftermath
- 后悔 後悔 hòu huǐ hau6 fui3 to regret; to feel remorse
- 后年 後年 hòu nián hau6 nin4 the year after next
- 后头 後頭 hòu tou hau6 tau4 behind; the back
- 后退 後退 hòu tuì hau6 teoi3 to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
- 后院 後院 hòu yuàn hau6 jyun2 rear court; back garden
- 呼 hū fu1 to call; to cry
- 呼吸 hū xī fu1 kap1 to breathe
- 忽略 hū lüè fat1 loek6 to neglect; to overlook; to ignore
Set 38 · words 741–760
Set 38: 20 words 忽视 忽視 蝴蝶 胡子 鬍子 户 戶
- 忽视 忽視 hū shì fat1 si6 to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore
- 蝴蝶 hú dié wu4 dip6 butterfly
- 胡子 鬍子 hú zi wu4 zi2 beard; mustache or whiskers
- 户 戶 hù wu6 a household; door
- 户外 戶外 hù wài wu6 ngoi6 outdoor
- 互助 hù zhù wu6 zo6 to help each other
- 花草 huā cǎo faa1 cou2 flowers and plants
- 花费 花費 huā fèi faa1 fai3 expense; cost
- 花盆 huā pén faa1 pun4 flower pot
- 花瓶 huā píng faa1 ping4 flower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)
- 花色 huā sè faa1 sik1 variety; design and color
- 花生 huā shēng faa1 sang1 peanut
- 划 huá waa1 to row; to paddle
- 滑 huá waat6 to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth
- 华侨 華僑 Huá qiáo waa4 kiu4 overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality
- 华人 華人 Huá rén waa4 jan4 ethnic Chinese person or people
- 化 huà faa3 to make into; to change into
- 化学 化學 huà xué faa3 hok6 chemistry; chemical
- 化妆 化妝 huà zhuāng faa3 zong1 to put on makeup
- 化装 化裝 huà zhuāng faa3 zong1 (of actors) to make up; to disguise oneself
Set 39 · words 761–780
Set 39: 20 words 怀念 懷念 怀孕 懷孕 坏蛋 壞蛋 欢呼 歡呼
- 怀念 懷念 huái niàn waai4 nim6 to cherish the memory of; to think of
- 怀孕 懷孕 huái yùn waai4 jan6 pregnant; to have conceived
- 坏蛋 壞蛋 huài dàn waai6 daan2 bad egg; scoundrel
- 欢呼 歡呼 huān hū fun1 fu1 to cheer for; to acclaim
- 欢乐 歡樂 huān lè fun1 lok6 gaiety; gladness
- 欢喜 歡喜 huān xǐ fun1 hei2 happy; joyous
- 缓和 緩和 huǎn hé wun6 wo4 to ease (tension); to alleviate
- 缓慢 緩慢 huǎn màn wun6 maan6 slow; unhurried; sluggish
- 幻想 huàn xiǎng waan6 soeng2 to fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasy
- 慌 huāng fong1 to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly
- 皇帝 huáng dì wong4 dai3 emperor
- 黄豆 黃豆 huáng dòu wong4 dau2 soybean
- 黄昏 黃昏 huáng hūn wong4 fan1 dusk; evening
- 灰 huī fui1 ash; dust
- 灰色 huī sè fui1 sik1 gray; ash gray
- 灰心 huī xīn fui1 sam1 to lose heart; to be discouraged
- 挥 揮 huī fai1 to wave; to brandish
- 回 huí wui4 to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer
- 回电 回電 huí diàn wui4 din6 to call sb back (on the phone); a return call
- 回教 Huí jiào wui4 gaau3 Islam
Set 40 · words 781–800
Set 40: 20 words 回收 回头 回頭 回信 回忆 回憶
- 回收 huí shōu wui4 sau1 to recycle; to reclaim
- 回头 回頭 huí tóu wui4 tau4 to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
- 回信 huí xìn wui4 seon3 to reply; to write back
- 回忆 回憶 huí yì wui4 jik1 to recall; memories
- 汇款 匯款 huì kuǎn wui6 fun2 to remit money; remittance
- 会员 會員 huì yuán wui2 jyun4 member
- 昏倒 hūn dǎo fan1 dou2 to faint
- 昏迷 hūn mí fan1 mai4 to lose consciousness; to be in a coma
- 混 hùn wan6 to mix; to mingle
- 混合 hùn hé wan6 hap6 to mix; to blend; hybrid; composite
- 活该 活該 huó gāi wut6 goi1 (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly
- 活力 huó lì wut6 lik6 energy; vitality
- 活泼 活潑 huó po wut6 put3 lively; vivacious
- 活跃 活躍 huó yuè wut6 joek3 active; lively
- 火柴 huǒ chái fo2 caai4 match (for lighting fire)
- 火腿 huǒ tuǐ fo2 teoi2 ham
- 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi fo2 zoi1 serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
- 祸 禍 huò wo6 disaster; misfortune
- 或多或少 huò duō huò shǎo waak6 do1 waak6 siu2 more or less
- 或者 huò zhě waak6 ze2 or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
Set 41 · words 801–820
Set 41: 20 words 货物 貨物 获得 獲得 肌肉 基本上
- 货物 貨物 huò wù fo3 mat6 goods; commodity
- 获得 獲得 huò dé wok6 dak1 to obtain; to receive; to get
- 肌肉 jī ròu gei1 juk6 muscle; flesh
- 基本上 jī běn shang gei1 bun2 soeng6 basically; on the whole
- 基金 jī jīn gei1 gam1 fund
- 几乎 幾乎 jī hū gei1 fu4 almost; nearly; practically
- 机构 機構 jī gòu gei1 kau3 mechanism; structure
- 机关 機關 jī guān gei1 gwaan1 mechanism; gear; machine-operated
- 机票 機票 jī piào gei1 piu3 plane ticket; airline ticket
- 机械 機械 jī xiè gei1 haai6 machine; machinery
- 及格 jí gé kap6 gaak3 to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard
- 及时 及時 jí shí kap6 si4 timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
- 即将 即將 jí jiāng zik1 zoeng1 about to; on the point of; soon
- 即使 jí shǐ zik1 si2 even if; even though
- 极其 極其 jí qí gik6 kei4 extremely
- 级 級 jí kap1 level; grade
- 集 jí zaap6 to gather; to collect
- 集合 jí hé zaap6 hap6 to gather; to assemble; (math.) set
- 集邮 集郵 jí yóu zaap6 jau4 stamp collecting; philately
- 集中 jí zhōng zaap6 zung1 to concentrate; to centralize
Set 42 · words 821–840
Set 42: 20 words 疾病 急忙 寂寞 既然
- 疾病 jí bìng zat6 beng6 disease; sickness; ailment
- 急忙 jí máng gap1 mong4 hastily
- 寂寞 jì mò zik6 mok6 lonely; lonesome
- 既然 jì rán gei3 jin4 since; as; this being the case
- 技术 技術 jì shù gei6 seot6 technology; technique; skill
- 计算 計算 jì suàn gai3 syun3 to calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over
- 计较 計較 jì jiào gai3 gaau3 to bother about; to haggle
- 记性 記性 jì xing gei3 sing3 memory (ability to retain information)
- 记忆 記憶 jì yì gei3 jik1 to remember; to recall; memory
- 记载 記載 jì zǎi gei3 zoi3 to write down; to record
- 记住 記住 jì zhu gei3 zyu6 to remember; to bear in mind
- 加班 jiā bān gaa1 baan1 to work overtime
- 加工 jiā gōng gaa1 gung1 to process; processing
- 加上 jiā shàng gaa1 soeng5 plus; to put in
- 加速 jiā sù gaa1 cuk1 to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
- 加以 jiā yǐ gaa1 ji5 (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以说明); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc); (literary) moreover; in addition
- 家事 jiā shì gaa1 si6 family matters; domestic affairs
- 夹 夾 jiá gaap3 double-layered (quilt); lined (garment)
- 甲 jiǎ gaap3 first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; (used for an unspecified person or thing)
- 嫁 jià gaa3 (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter
Set 43 · words 841–860
Set 43: 20 words 驾驶 駕駛 价值 價值 尖 尖锐 尖銳
- 驾驶 駕駛 jià shǐ gaa3 sai2 to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver; pilot; captain
- 价值 價值 jià zhí gaa3 zik6 value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values
- 尖 jiān pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing
- 尖锐 尖銳 jiān ruì zim1 jeoi6 sharp; intense
- 肩 jiān gin1 shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
- 兼 jiān gim1 double; twice
- 间 間 jiān gaan1 between; among
- 坚定 堅定 jiān dìng gin1 ding6 firm; steady
- 坚决 堅決 jiān jué gin1 kyut3 firm; resolute; determined
- 监视 監視 jiān shì gaam1 si6 to monitor; to keep a close watch over
- 监狱 監獄 jiān yù gaam1 juk6 prison
- 拣 揀 jiǎn gaan2 to choose; to pick
- 捡 撿 jiǎn gim2 to pick up; to collect; to gather
- 剪刀 jiǎn dāo zin2 dou1 scissors
- 检验 檢驗 jiǎn yàn gim2 jim6 to inspect; to examine
- 建 jiàn gin3 to establish; to found
- 建国 建國 jiàn guó gin3 gwok3 to found a country; nation-building
- 建筑 建築 jiàn zhù gin3 zuk1 to construct; building
- 箭 jiàn zin3 arrow
- 渐渐 漸漸 jiàn jiàn zim6 zim6 gradually
Set 44 · words 861–880
Set 44: 20 words 间接 間接 键盘 鍵盤 健全 江
- 间接 間接 jiàn jiē gaan3 zip3 indirect
- 键盘 鍵盤 jiàn pán gin6 pun4 keyboard
- 健全 jiàn quán gin6 cyun4 robust; sound
- 江 jiāng gong1 river
- 将 將 jiāng zoeng1 will; shall
- 将要 將要 jiāng yào zoeng1 jiu3 will; shall
- 奖金 獎金 jiǎng jīn zoeng2 gam1 premium; award money
- 奖品 獎品 jiǎng pǐn zoeng2 ban2 award; prize
- 降 jiàng gong3 to drop; to fall
- 降价 降價 jiàng jià gong3 gaa3 to cut the price; to drive down the price
- 浇 澆 jiāo giu1 to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel)
- 交代 jiāo dài gaau1 doi6 to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)
- 交换 交換 jiāo huàn gaau1 wun6 to exchange; to swap
- 交际 交際 jiāo jì gaau1 zai3 communication; social intercourse
- 交往 jiāo wǎng gaau1 wong5 to associate (with); to have contact (with)
- 交易 jiāo yì gaau1 jik6 to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
- 郊外 jiāo wài gaau1 ngoi6 outskirts
- 角 jiǎo gok3 angle; corner
- 角落 jiǎo luò gok3 lok6 corner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
- 缴 繳 jiǎo giu2 to hand in; to hand over; to pay; to capture (weapons); to seize
Set 45 · words 881–900
Set 45: 20 words 脚步 腳步 较 較 叫喊 教会 教會
- 脚步 腳步 jiǎo bù goek3 bou6 footstep; step
- 较 較 jiào gaau3 comparatively; rather; to compare
- 叫喊 jiào hǎn giu3 haam3 exclamation; outcry
- 教会 教會 jiào huì gaau3 wui2 Christian church
- 教授 jiào shòu gaau3 sau6 professor; to instruct
- 教学 教學 jiào xué gaau3 hok6 teaching; instruction
- 教训 教訓 jiào xun gaau3 fan3 to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson
- 接 jiē zip3 to receive; to answer (the phone)
- 接待 jiē dài zip3 doi6 to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
- 接到 jiē dào zip3 dou3 to receive (letter etc)
- 接见 接見 jiē jiàn zip3 gin3 to receive sb; to grant an interview
- 接近 jiē jìn zip3 gan6 to approach; to get close to
- 街道 jiē dào gaai1 dou6 street; subdistrict
- 街头 街頭 jiē tóu gaai1 tau4 street
- 阶段 階段 jiē duàn gaai1 dyun6 stage; section
- 节 節 jié zit3 joint; node; (bound form) section; segment
- 节省 節省 jié shěng zit3 saang2 saving; to save
- 节约 節約 jié yuē zit3 joek3 to economize; to conserve (resources)
- 结 結 jié git3 knot; sturdy
- 结构 結構 jié gòu git3 kau3 structure; composition
Set 46 · words 901–920
Set 46: 20 words 结果 結果 结合 結合 结论 結論 结算 結算
- 结果 結果 jié guǒ git3 gwo2 outcome; result; consequence; in the end; as a result
- 结合 結合 jié hé git3 hap6 to combine; to link
- 结论 結論 jié lùn git3 leon6 conclusion; verdict
- 结算 結算 jié suàn git3 syun3 to settle a bill; to close an account
- 结帐 結帳 jié zhàng git3 zoeng3 variant of 结账
- 截止 jié zhǐ zit6 zi2 to end; to close; (electricity) cut-off
- 解 jiě gaai2 to divide; to break up
- 解除 jiě chú gaai2 ceoi4 to remove; to sack
- 解答 jiě dá gaai2 daap3 to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty)
- 届 屆 jiè gaai3 to arrive at (place or time); period
- 界线 界線 jiè xiàn gaai3 sin3 limits; bounds
- 戒指 jiè zhi gaai3 zi2 (finger) ring
- 今后 今後 jīn hòu gam1 hau6 hereafter; henceforth
- 金额 金額 jīn é gam1 ngaak2 sum of money; amount of money
- 金融 jīn róng gam1 jung4 banking; finance
- 金属 金屬 jīn shǔ gam1 suk6 metal
- 尽管 儘管 jǐn guǎn zeon2 gun2 despite; although
- 尽量 儘量 jǐn liàng zeon2 loeng6 as much as possible; to the greatest extent
- 紧急 緊急 jǐn jí gan2 gap1 urgent; emergency
- 仅仅 僅僅 jǐn jǐn gan2 gan2 barely; only
Set 47 · words 921–940
Set 47: 20 words 近 近来 近來 近视 近視 尽力 盡力
- 近 jìn gan6 near; close to
- 近来 近來 jìn lái gan6 loi4 recently; lately
- 近视 近視 jìn shì gan6 si6 shortsighted; nearsighted
- 尽力 盡力 jìn lì zeon6 lik6 to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
- 进入 進入 jìn rù zeon3 jap6 to enter; to join
- 进口 進口 jìn kǒu zeon3 hau2 to import; imported
- 禁止 jìn zhǐ gam3 zi2 to prohibit; to forbid
- 浸 jìn zam3 to immerse; to soak
- 精彩 jīng cǎi zing1 coi2 wonderful; marvelous
- 精力 jīng lì zing1 lik6 energy
- 精细 精細 jīng xì zing1 sai3 fine; meticulous
- 经济 經濟 jīng jì ging1 zai3 economy; economic
- 经历 經歷 jīng lì ging1 lik6 to experience; to go through; experience
- 经营 經營 jīng yíng ging1 jing4 to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
- 京剧 京劇 Jīng jù ging1 kek6 Beijing opera
- 惊人 驚人 jīng rén ging1 jan4 astonishing
- 警告 jǐng gào ging2 gou3 to warn; to admonish
- 景色 jǐng sè ging2 sik1 scenery; landscape; view
- 静 靜 jìng zing6 still; calm
- 镜 鏡 jìng geng3 mirror; lens
Set 48 · words 941–960
Set 48: 20 words 敬爱 敬愛 敬酒 敬礼 敬禮 净化 淨化
- 敬爱 敬愛 jìng ài ging3 oi3 to respect and love; to hold in high esteem
- 敬酒 jìng jiǔ ging3 zau2 to toast; to propose a toast
- 敬礼 敬禮 jìng lǐ ging3 lai5 to salute; salute
- 净化 淨化 jìng huà zing6 faa3 to purify
- 竟然 jìng rán ging2 jin4 unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- 竞争 競爭 jìng zhēng ging6 zang1 to compete; competition
- 纠正 糾正 jiū zhèng gau2 zing3 to correct; to make right
- 酒会 酒會 jiǔ huì zau2 wui2 drinking party; wine reception
- 就 jiù zau6 (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
- 就是 jiù shì zau6 si6 exactly; precisely; only; simply; just
- 就是说 就是說 jiù shì shuō zau6 si6 syut3 in other words; that is
- 就业 就業 jiù yè zau6 jip6 to get a job; employment
- 救火 jiù huǒ gau3 fo2 to put out a fire; firefighting
- 究竟 jiū jìng gau3 ging2 to go to the bottom of a matter; after all
- 居民 jū mín geoi1 man4 resident; inhabitant
- 居然 jū rán geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- 局 jú guk6 office; situation
- 鞠躬 jū gōng guk1 gung1 to bow; (literary) to bend down
- 巨大 jù dà geoi6 daai6 huge; immense; enormous; gigantic
- 具 jù geoi6 tool; device
Set 49 · words 961–980
Set 49: 20 words 具备 具備 具体 具體 俱乐部 俱樂部 聚集
- 具备 具備 jù bèi geoi6 bei6 to possess; to have
- 具体 具體 jù tǐ geoi6 tai2 concrete; specific; detailed
- 俱乐部 俱樂部 jù lè bù keoi1 lok6 bou6 (loanword) club (the organization or its premises)
- 聚集 jù jí zeoi6 zaap6 to assemble; to gather
- 距离 距離 jù lí keoi5 lei4 distance; to be apart from
- 剧场 劇場 jù chǎng kek6 coeng4 theater
- 剧烈 劇烈 jù liè kek6 lit6 violent; acute; severe; fierce
- 剧院 劇院 jù yuàn kek6 jyun2 theater
- 据说 據說 jù shuō geoi3 syut3 it is said that; reportedly
- 捐 juān gyun1 to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate
- 捐款 juān kuǎn gyun1 fun2 to donate money; to contribute funds
- 卷 juǎn gyun2 to roll up; (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation)
- 卷 捲 juǎn gyun2 to roll up; to sweep up; to carry along
- 决 決 jué kyut3 to decide; to determine
- 决心 決心 jué xīn kyut3 sam1 determination; resolution
- 绝不 絕不 jué bù zyut6 bat1 in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
- 绝大部分 絕大部分 jué dà bù fen zyut6 daai6 bou6 fan6 overwhelming majority
- 绝对 絕對 jué duì zyut6 deoi3 absolute; unconditional
- 觉悟 覺悟 jué wù gok3 ng6 to come to understand; to realize
- 军 軍 jūn gwan1 (bound form) army; military
Set 50 · words 981–1000
Set 50: 20 words 军事 軍事 卡 卡通 开 開
- 军事 軍事 jūn shì gwan1 si6 military affairs; (attributive) military
- 卡 kǎ kaa1 to stop; to block
- 卡通 kǎ tōng kaa1 tung1 cartoon (loanword)
- 开 開 kāi hoi1 to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- 开除 開除 kāi chú hoi1 ceoi4 to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)
- 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo hoi1 dou1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation
- 开发 開發 kāi fā hoi1 faat3 to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
- 开户 開戶 kāi hù hoi1 wu6 to open an account (bank etc)
- 开课 開課 kāi kè hoi1 fo3 school begins; give a course
- 开明 開明 kāi míng hoi1 ming4 enlightened; open-minded
- 开设 開設 kāi shè hoi1 cit3 to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)
- 开拓 開拓 kāi tuò hoi1 tok3 to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam)
- 开演 開演 kāi yǎn hoi1 jin2 (of a play, movie etc) to begin
- 看家 kān jiā hon1 gaa1 to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special
- 砍 kǎn ham2 to chop; to cut down
- 看 kàn hon3 to see; to look at; to read
- 看得起 kàn de qǐ hon3 dak1 hei2 to show respect for; to think highly of
- 看看 kàn kan hon3 hon3 to take a look at; to examine
- 看来 看來 kàn lai hon3 loi4 apparently; it seems that
- 看样子 看樣子 kàn yàng zi hon3 joeng6 zi2 it seems; it looks as if
Set 51 · words 1001–1020
Set 51: 20 words 抗议 抗議 考察 考卷 考虑 考慮
- 抗议 抗議 kàng yì kong3 ji5 to protest; protest
- 考察 kǎo chá haau2 caat3 to inspect; to observe and study
- 考卷 kǎo juàn haau2 gyun2 exam paper
- 考虑 考慮 kǎo lǜ haau2 leoi6 to think over; to consider
- 考取 kǎo qǔ haau2 ceoi2 to pass an entrance exam; to be admitted to
- 靠 kào kaau3 to lean against or on; to stand by the side of
- 靠近 kào jìn kaau3 gan6 to be close to; to approach; to draw near
- 科目 kē mù fo1 muk6 academic subject; field of study
- 颗 顆 kē fo2 classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
- 可是 kě shì ho2 si6 but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- 可喜 kě xǐ ho2 hei2 making one happy; gratifying
- 可笑 kě xiào ho2 siu3 funny; ridiculous
- 客房 kè fáng haak3 fong2 guest room; room (in a hotel)
- 客观 客觀 kè guān haak3 gun1 objective; impartial
- 客户 客戶 kè hù haak3 wu6 client; customer
- 课外 課外 kè wài fo3 ngoi6 extracurricular
- 空 kōng hung1 empty; air
- 空前 kōng qián hung1 cin4 unprecedented
- 空中 kōng zhōng hung1 zung1 in the sky; in the air
- 恐怖 kǒng bù hung2 bou3 terrible; frightful
Set 52 · words 1021–1040
Set 52: 20 words 控制 口 口才 口号 口號
- 控制 kòng zhì hung3 zai3 to control
- 口 kǒu hau2 mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
- 口才 kǒu cái hau2 coi4 eloquence
- 口号 口號 kǒu hào hau2 hou6 slogan; catchphrase
- 口红 口紅 kǒu hóng hau2 hung4 lipstick
- 口气 口氣 kǒu qì hau2 hei3 tone of voice; the way one speaks
- 口试 口試 kǒu shì hau2 si5 oral examination; oral test
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 口音 kǒu yīn hau2 jam1 (linguistics) oral speech sounds
- 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ hau2 jyu5 colloquial speech; spoken language
- 扣 kòu kau3 to fasten; to button
- 夸奖 誇獎 kuā jiǎng kwaa1 zoeng2 to praise; to applaud
- 跨 kuà kwaa3 to step across; to stride over
- 会计 會計 kuài jì wui6 gai3 accountant; accountancy
- 宽度 寬度 kuān dù fun1 dou6 width
- 喇叭 lǎ ba laa3 baa1 horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker
- 蜡烛 蠟燭 là zhú laap6 zuk1 candle
- 辣椒 là jiāo laat6 ziu1 hot pepper; chili
- 来 來 lái loi4 to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- 来回 來回 lái huí loi4 wui4 to make a round trip; return journey
Set 53 · words 1041–1060
Set 53: 20 words 来临 來臨 来往 來往 来信 來信 来源 來源
- 来临 來臨 lái lín loi4 lam4 to approach; to come closer
- 来往 來往 lái wǎng loi4 wong5 to come and go; to have dealings with
- 来信 來信 lái xìn loi4 seon3 incoming letter; to send us a letter
- 来源 來源 lái yuán loi4 jyun4 source (of information etc); origin
- 来自 來自 lái zì loi4 zi6 to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
- 篮子 籃子 lán zi laam4 zi2 basket
- 懒 懶 lǎn laan5 lazy
- 懒得 懶得 lǎn de laan5 dak1 to not feel like (doing sth); to be disinclined to
- 烂 爛 làn laan6 soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft
- 滥用 濫用 làn yòng laam6 jung6 to misuse; to abuse
- 狼 láng long4 wolf
- 浪 làng long6 wave; breaker
- 浪费 浪費 làng fèi long6 fai3 to waste; to squander
- 捞 撈 lāo lou4 to fish up; to dredge up
- 牢 láo lou4 firm; secure; prison; pen (for livestock)
- 牢骚 牢騷 láo sāo lou4 sou1 discontent; complaint
- 劳动 勞動 láo dòng lou4 dung6 work; toil
- 劳工 勞工 láo gōng lou4 gung1 labor; laborer
- 劳力 勞力 láo lì lou4 lik6 labor; able-bodied worker
- 唠叨 嘮叨 láo dao lou4 dou1 to prattle; to chatter away
Set 54 · words 1061–1080
Set 54: 20 words 老 老百姓 老板娘 老闆娘 老大
- 老 lǎo lou5 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)
- 老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng lou5 baak3 sing3 ordinary people; the "person in the street"
- 老板娘 老闆娘 lǎo bǎn niáng female proprietor; lady boss
- 老大 lǎo dà lou5 daai6 old age; very
- 老家 lǎo jiā lou5 gaa1 native place; place of origin
- 老实说 老實說 lǎo shí shuō lou5 sat6 syut3 honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
- 老太太 lǎo tài tai lou5 taai3 taai3 elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother
- 乐意 樂意 lè yì lok6 ji3 to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth
- 类似 類似 lèi sì leoi6 ci5 similar; analogous
- 冷静 冷靜 lěng jìng laang5 zing6 calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
- 冷饮 冷飲 lěng yǐn laang5 jam2 cold drink
- 梨 lí lei4 pear
- 理 lǐ lei5 texture; grain (of wood)
- 理由 lǐ yóu lei5 jau4 reason; grounds
- 里头 裡頭 lǐ tou leoi5 tau4 inside; interior
- 礼 禮 lǐ lai5 gift; rite
- 礼品 禮品 lǐ pǐn lai5 ban2 gift; present
- 力气 力氣 lì qi lik6 hei3 physical strength
- 立 lì laap6 to stand; to set up
- 立场 立場 lì chǎng laap6 coeng4 position; standpoint
Set 55 · words 1081–1100
Set 55: 20 words 立即 利 利润 利潤 利息
- 立即 lì jí laap6 zik1 immediately
- 利 lì lei6 sharp; favorable
- 利润 利潤 lì rùn lei6 jeon6 profits
- 利息 lì xī lei6 sik1 interest (on a loan)
- 例外 lì wài lai6 ngoi6 exception; to be an exception
- 粒 lì lap1 grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
- 联合 聯合 lián hé lyun4 hap6 to combine; to join
- 联合国 聯合國 Lián hé guó lyun4 hap6 gwok3 United Nations
- 连 連 lián lin4 to link; to join
- 连接 連接 lián jiē lin4 zip3 to link; to join; to connect
- 连忙 連忙 lián máng lin4 mong4 promptly; at once
- 连续 連續 lián xù lin4 zuk6 continuous; in a row
- 脸色 臉色 liǎn sè lim5 sik1 complexion; look
- 量 liáng loeng4 to measure
- 粮食 糧食 liáng shi loeng4 sik6 foodstuff; cereals
- 俩 倆 liǎ loeng5 two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both
- 亮 liàng loeng6 bright; light; to shine; to flash
- 谅解 諒解 liàng jiě loeng6 gaai2 to understand; to make allowances for
- 了 liǎo liu5 to finish; (used with 得 or 不 after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 "cannot forget")
- 列 liè lit6 to arrange; to line up
Set 56 · words 1101–1120
Set 56: 20 words 裂 淋 临 臨 临时 臨時
- 裂 liè lit6 to split; to crack
- 淋 lín lam4 to sprinkle; to drip
- 临 臨 lín lam4 to face; to overlook
- 临时 臨時 lín shí lam4 si4 as the time draws near; at the last moment
- 凌晨 líng chén ling4 san4 very early in the morning; in the wee hours
- 灵活 靈活 líng huó ling4 wut6 flexible; nimble
- 零件 líng jiàn ling4 gin2 part; component
- 零售 líng shòu ling4 sau6 to retail; to sell individually or in small quantities
- 零下 líng xià ling4 haa6 below zero (esp. temperature)
- 领带 領帶 lǐng dài leng5 daai2 necktie
- 领导 領導 lǐng dǎo ling5 dou6 lead; leading
- 领土 領土 lǐng tǔ ling5 tou2 territory
- 领先 領先 lǐng xiān ling5 sin1 to lead; to be in front
- 领袖 領袖 lǐng xiù ling5 zau6 leader
- 另 lìng ling6 other; another
- 另外 lìng wài ling6 ngoi6 additional; in addition
- 溜 liū lau6 to slip away; to escape in stealth
- 流动 流動 liú dòng lau4 dung6 to flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid
- 流利 liú lì lau4 lei6 fluent
- 留念 liú niàn lau4 nim6 to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly
Set 57 · words 1121–1140
Set 57: 20 words 喽 嘍 搂 摟 露 路灯 路燈
- 喽 嘍 lóu lau1 (bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits
- 搂 摟 lǒu lau5 to hug; to embrace
- 露 lù lou6 dew; syrup
- 路灯 路燈 lù dēng lou6 dang1 street lamp; street light
- 路线 路線 lù xiàn lou6 sin3 itinerary; route
- 陆军 陸軍 lù jūn luk6 gwan1 army; ground forces
- 陆续 陸續 lù xù luk6 zuk6 in turn; successively
- 录用 錄用 lù yòng luk6 jung6 to hire (an employee); to accept (a manuscript) for publication
- 轮船 輪船 lún chuán leon4 syun4 steamship; steamer; steamboat
- 轮流 輪流 lún liú leon4 lau4 to alternate; to take turns
- 轮子 輪子 lún zi leon4 zi2 wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner
- 论 論 lùn leon6 opinion; view
- 论文 論文 lùn wén leon6 man4 paper; treatise
- 落 luò lok6 to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set
- 落后 落後 luò hòu lok6 hau6 to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc)
- 落实 落實 luò shí lok6 sat6 practical; workable
- 落伍 luò wǔ lok6 ng5 to fall behind the ranks; to be outdated
- 旅行社 lǚ xíng shè leoi5 hang4 se5 travel agency
- 绿豆 綠豆 lǜ dòu luk6 dau2 mung bean
- 略 lüè loek6 brief; sketchy; outline; summary
Set 58 · words 1141–1160
Set 58: 20 words 麻 麻雀 马虎 馬虎 埋
- 麻 má maa4 generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
- 麻雀 má què maa4 zoek2 sparrow; (dialect) mahjong
- 马虎 馬虎 mǎ hu maa1 fu1 careless; sloppy
- 埋 mái maai4 to bury
- 买单 買單 mǎi dān maai5 daan1 to pay the bill; to pick up the tab
- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mài maai5 maai6 to buy and sell
- 馒头 饅頭 mán tou maan4 tau4 steamed bun
- 满 滿 mǎn mun5 to fill; full
- 漫画 漫畫 màn huà maan6 waa2 caricature; cartoon
- 忙碌 máng lù mong4 luk1 busy; bustling
- 盲目 máng mù maang4 muk6 (fig.) (of one's actions) blind; unthinking
- 矛盾 máo dùn maau4 teon5 contradiction; conflicting views
- 毛巾 máo jīn mou4 gan1 towel
- 冒 mào mou6 to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face
- 煤 méi mui4 coal
- 梅花 méi huā mui4 faa1 plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games)
- 美观 美觀 měi guān mei5 gun1 pleasing to the eye; beautiful
- 美妙 měi miào mei5 miu6 beautiful; wonderful
- 魅力 mèi lì mei6 lik6 charm; fascination
- 门 門 mén mun4 gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure
Set 59 · words 1161–1180
Set 59: 20 words 门票 門票 门诊 門診 猛 梦到 夢到
- 门票 門票 mén piào mun4 piu3 ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
- 门诊 門診 mén zhěn mun4 can2 outpatient service
- 猛 měng maang5 ferocious; fierce
- 梦到 夢到 mèng dào mung6 dou3 to dream of; to dream about
- 梦想 夢想 mèng xiǎng mung6 soeng2 (fig.) to dream of; dream
- 迷 mí mai4 to bewilder; crazy about
- 迷糊 mí hu mai4 wu4 muddle-headed; dazed
- 迷失 mí shī mai4 sat1 to get lost; to lose one's bearings
- 迷信 mí xìn mai4 seon3 superstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth)
- 密 mì mat6 dense; close; thick; intimate; close
- 蜜蜂 mì fēng mat6 fung1 bee; honeybee
- 秘书 秘書 mì shū bei3 syu1 secretary
- 棉 mián min4 generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton
- 棉被 mián bèi min4 pei5 comforter; quilt
- 棉花 mián hua min4 faa1 cotton
- 免得 miǎn de min5 dak1 so as not to; so as to avoid
- 勉强 勉強 miǎn qiǎng min5 koeng5 to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth
- 面 miàn min6 face; side
- 面对 面對 miàn duì min6 deoi3 to face; to confront
- 面临 面臨 miàn lín min6 lam4 to face sth; to be confronted with
Set 60 · words 1181–1200
Set 60: 20 words 面貌 面子 面粉 麵粉 妙
- 面貌 miàn mào min6 maau6 face; features; appearance; look
- 面子 miàn zi min6 zi2 outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face
- 面粉 麵粉 miàn fěn min6 fan2 flour
- 妙 miào miu6 clever; wonderful
- 灭亡 滅亡 miè wáng mit6 mong4 to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate
- 民间 民間 mín jiān man4 gaan1 among the people; popular
- 民谣 民謠 mín yáo man4 jiu4 ballad; folk song
- 民众 民眾 mín zhòng man4 zung3 the populace; the masses; the common people
- 民主 mín zhǔ man4 zyu2 democracy; democratic
- 名 míng ming4 name; noun (part of speech)
- 名称 名稱 míng chēng ming4 cing1 name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
- 名单 名單 míng dān ming4 daan1 list of names
- 名牌 míng pái ming4 paai4 famous brand; nameplate
- 名片 míng piàn ming4 pin2 (business) card
- 明白 míng bai ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
- 明亮 míng liàng ming4 loeng6 bright; shining
- 明明 míng míng ming4 ming4 obviously; plainly
- 明确 明確 míng què ming4 kok3 clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
- 命 mìng ming6 life; fate
- 命令 mìng lìng ming6 ling6 order; command
Set 61 · words 1201–1220
Set 61: 20 words 命运 命運 磨 模仿 模糊
- 命运 命運 mìng yùn ming6 wan6 fate; destiny
- 磨 mó mo4 to rub; to grind
- 模仿 mó fǎng mou4 fong2 to imitate; to copy
- 模糊 mó hu mou4 wu4 vague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up
- 模型 mó xíng mou4 jing4 model; mold
- 模样 模樣 mú yàng mou4 joeng6 look; style
- 抹 mǒ mut3 to smear; to wipe
- 目标 目標 mù biāo muk6 biu1 target; goal
- 目的地 mù dì dì muk6 dik1 dei6 destination (location)
- 目录 目錄 mù lù muk6 luk6 catalog; table of contents
- 哪怕 nǎ pà naa5 paa3 even; even if
- 奶粉 nǎi fěn naai5 fan2 powdered milk
- 耐心 nài xīn noi6 sam1 to be patient; patience
- 耐用 nài yòng noi6 jung6 durable
- 难道 難道 nán dào naan4 dou6 don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
- 难得 難得 nán dé naan4 dak1 seldom; rare
- 难受 難受 nán shòu naan4 sau6 to feel unwell; to suffer pain
- 难以 難以 nán yǐ naan4 ji5 hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 男性 nán xìng naam4 sing3 the male sex; a male
- 脑袋 腦袋 nǎo dai nou5 doi2 head; skull
Set 62 · words 1221–1240
Set 62: 20 words 脑筋 腦筋 闹 鬧 闹区 鬧區 内部 內部
- 脑筋 腦筋 nǎo jīn nou5 gan1 brains; mind
- 闹 鬧 nào naau6 noisy; cacophonous
- 闹区 鬧區 nào qū naau6 keoi1 downtown
- 内部 內部 nèi bù noi6 bou6 interior; inside (part, section)
- 内地 內地 nèi dì noi6 dei6 inland; interior
- 内行 內行 nèi háng noi6 hong4 expert; adept
- 内科 內科 nèi kē noi6 fo1 internal medicine; general medicine
- 能干 能幹 néng gàn nang4 gon3 capable; competent
- 能源 néng yuán nang4 jyun4 energy sources; energy
- 泥 ní nai4 mud; clay
- 泥土 ní tǔ nai4 tou2 earth; soil; mud; clay
- 黏 nián nim1 sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue
- 尿 niào niu6 to urinate; urine
- 捏 niē nip6 to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch
- 宁可 寧可 nìng kě ning4 ho2 preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...)
- 宁愿 寧願 nìng yuàn ning4 jyun6 would rather ... (than ...)
- 农场 農場 nóng chǎng nung4 coeng4 farm
- 农产品 農產品 nóng chǎn pǐn nung4 caan2 ban2 agricultural produce
- 农村 農村 nóng cūn nung4 cyun1 rural area; village
- 农民 農民 nóng mín nung4 man4 peasant; farmer
Set 63 · words 1241–1260
Set 63: 20 words 农药 農藥 浓 濃 浓厚 濃厚 暖
- 农药 農藥 nóng yào nung4 joek6 agricultural chemical; farm chemical
- 浓 濃 nóng nung4 concentrated; dense
- 浓厚 濃厚 nóng hòu nung4 hau5 dense; thick (fog, clouds etc)
- 暖 nuǎn nyun5 warm; to warm
- 暖和 nuǎn huo nyun5 wo4 warm; nice and warm
- 暖气 暖氣 nuǎn qì nyun5 hei3 central heating; heater
- 女性 nǚ xìng neoi5 sing3 woman; the female sex
- 偶然 ǒu rán ngau5 jin4 incidentally; occasional
- 排 pái paai4 to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge
- 排斥 pái chì paai4 cik1 to reject; to exclude
- 排列 pái liè paai4 lit6 to arrange in order; (math.) permutation
- 排球 pái qiú paai4 kau4 volleyball
- 派 pài paai3 to send; to dispatch; group; faction
- 攀 pān paan1 to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate
- 盘 盤 pán pun4 tray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices
- 判断 判斷 pàn duàn pun3 dyun6 to judge; to determine; judgment
- 泡 pào paau1 bubble; foam; blister
- 炮 pào paau3 cannon; firecracker
- 炮 砲 pào variant of 炮
- 赔 賠 péi pui4 to compensate for loss; to indemnify
Set 64 · words 1261–1280
Set 64: 20 words 赔偿 賠償 陪同 佩服 喷 噴
- 赔偿 賠償 péi cháng pui4 soeng4 to compensate
- 陪同 péi tóng pui4 tung4 to accompany
- 佩服 pèi fú pui3 fuk6 to admire
- 喷 噴 pēn pan3 to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff; (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)
- 盆 pén pun4 basin; flower pot
- 膨胀 膨脹 péng zhàng paang4 zoeng3 to expand; to inflate
- 捧 pěng pung2 to hold or offer with both hands; to sing the praises of
- 碰见 碰見 pèng jiàn pung3 gin3 to run into; to meet (unexpectedly)
- 匹 pǐ pat1 (bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair
- 批 pī pai1 to ascertain; to act on
- 批判 pī pàn pai1 pun3 to criticize; critique
- 皮 pí pei4 skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur
- 披 pī pei1 to drape over one's shoulders; to open
- 疲倦 pí juàn pei4 gyun6 to tire; tired
- 疲劳 疲勞 pí láo pei4 lou4 fatigue; wearily
- 脾气 脾氣 pí qi pei4 hei3 character; temperament; disposition; bad temper
- 屁股 pì gu pei3 gu2 buttocks; bottom
- 篇 piān pin1 sheet; piece of writing
- 偏 piān pin1 to lean; to slant
- 偏食 piān shí pin1 sik6 partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy); having likes and dislikes
Set 65 · words 1281–1300
Set 65: 20 words 偏向 骗 騙 片面 片子
- 偏向 piān xiàng pin1 hoeng3 partial towards sth; to prefer
- 骗 騙 piàn pin3 to cheat; to swindle
- 片面 piàn miàn pin3 min6 unilateral; one-sided
- 片子 piàn zi pin3 zi2 thin flake; small piece
- 飘 飄 piāo piu1 to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous
- 拼命 pīn mìng ping3 meng6 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
- 贫穷 貧窮 pín qióng pan4 kung4 poor; impoverished
- 品德 pǐn dé ban2 dak1 moral character
- 聘请 聘請 pìn qǐng ping3 cing2 to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc)
- 凭 憑 píng pang4 to lean against; to rely on
- 平常 píng cháng ping4 soeng4 ordinary; common
- 平衡 píng héng ping4 hang4 balance; equilibrium
- 平静 平靜 píng jìng ping4 zing6 tranquil; undisturbed
- 平均 píng jūn ping4 gwan1 average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
- 婆婆 pó po po4 po2 husband's mother; mother-in-law
- 颇 頗 pō po2 rather; quite
- 破烂 破爛 pò làn po3 laan6 worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junk
- 破裂 pò liè po3 lit6 to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down
- 迫切 pò qiè bik1 cit3 urgent; pressing
- 扑 撲 pū pok3 to throw oneself at; to pounce on
Set 66 · words 1301–1320
Set 66: 20 words 扑灭 撲滅 铺 鋪 普及 普通
- 扑灭 撲滅 pū miè pok3 mit6 to eradicate; to extinguish
- 铺 鋪 pū pou1 to spread; to display
- 普及 pǔ jí pou2 kap6 to spread extensively; to generalize
- 普通 pǔ tōng pou2 tung1 common; ordinary
- 普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà pou2 tung1 waa2 Putonghua; standard Mandarin
- 瀑布 pù bù buk6 bou3 waterfall
- 欺骗 欺騙 qī piàn hei1 pin3 to deceive; to cheat
- 妻子 qī zǐ cai1 zi2 wife and children
- 期 qī kei4 a period of time; phase
- 期限 qī xiàn kei4 haan6 time limit; deadline
- 其 qí kei4 his; her
- 其余 其餘 qí yú kei4 jyu4 the rest; the others
- 棋 qí kei4 chess; chess-like game
- 齐 齊 qí cai4 neat; even
- 齐全 齊全 qí quán cai4 cyun4 complete; comprehensive
- 旗袍 qí páo kei4 pou2 cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits
- 旗子 qí zi kei4 zi2 flag; banner
- 歧视 歧視 qí shì kei4 si6 to discriminate against; discrimination
- 起 qǐ hei2 to rise; to raise
- 起初 qǐ chū hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
Set 67 · words 1321–1340
Set 67: 20 words 起火 企图 企圖 汽油 器材
- 起火 qǐ huǒ hei2 fo2 to catch fire; to cook
- 企图 企圖 qǐ tú kei5 tou4 to attempt; to try
- 汽油 qì yóu hei3 jau4 gasoline
- 器材 qì cái hei3 coi4 equipment; material
- 器官 qì guān hei3 gun1 (physiology) organ; apparatus
- 气氛 氣氛 qì fēn hei3 fan1 atmosphere; mood
- 气愤 氣憤 qì fèn hei3 fan5 indignant; furious
- 气候 氣候 qì hòu hei3 hau6 (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
- 气味 氣味 qì wèi hei3 mei6 odor; scent
- 气息 氣息 qì xī hei3 sik1 breath; smell
- 气象 氣象 qì xiàng hei3 zoeng6 meteorological condition; weather; meteorology
- 千万 千萬 qiān wàn cin1 maan6 ten million; countless
- 牵 牽 qiān hin1 to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether)
- 迁 遷 qiān cin1 to move; to shift
- 签 簽 qiān to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document
- 签订 簽訂 qiān dìng cim1 ding3 to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
- 签约 簽約 qiān yuē cim1 joek3 to sign a contract or agreement
- 签字 簽字 qiān zì cim1 zi2 to sign (one's name); signature
- 前方 qián fāng cin4 fong1 ahead; the front
- 前进 前進 qián jìn cin4 zeon3 to go forward; to forge ahead
Set 68 · words 1341–1360
Set 68: 20 words 前头 前頭 前途 前往 前院
- 前头 前頭 qián tou cin4 tau4 in front; at the head
- 前途 qián tú cin4 tou4 prospects; future outlook
- 前往 qián wǎng cin4 wong5 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 前院 qián yuàn cin4 jyun2 front courtyard; front yard
- 欠 qiàn him3 to owe; to lack
- 歉意 qiàn yì hip3 ji3 apology; regret
- 枪 槍 qiāng coeng1 gun; firearm
- 强 強 qiáng koeng4 strong; powerful
- 强大 強大 qiáng dà koeng4 daai6 big and strong; formidable; powerful
- 强度 強度 qiáng dù koeng4 dou6 strength; intensity
- 强烈 強烈 qiáng liè koeng4 lit6 strong; intense
- 强人 強人 qiáng rén koeng4 jan4 (politics) strongman; (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person
- 墙壁 牆壁 qiáng bì coeng4 bik1 wall
- 强迫 強迫 qiǎng pò koeng5 bik1 to compel; to force
- 抢救 搶救 qiǎng jiù coeng2 gau3 to rescue
- 敲 qiāo haau1 to hit; to strike
- 瞧 qiáo ciu4 to look at; to see
- 巧 qiǎo haau2 opportunely; coincidentally
- 巧妙 qiǎo miào haau2 miu6 ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
- 悄悄 qiāo qiāo ciu2 ciu2 quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy
Set 69 · words 1361–1380
Set 69: 20 words 切 且 亲爱 親愛 亲口 親口
- 切 qiē cit3 to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential
- 且 qiě ce2 and; moreover
- 亲爱 親愛 qīn ài can1 oi3 dear; beloved
- 亲口 親口 qīn kǒu can1 hau2 one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words
- 亲戚 親戚 qīn qi can1 cik1 a relative (i.e. family relation)
- 亲人 親人 qīn rén can1 jan4 one's close relatives
- 侵害 qīn hài cam1 hoi6 to encroach on; to infringe on
- 侵入 qīn rù cam1 jap6 to make (military) incursions; to invade
- 勤劳 勤勞 qín láo kan4 lou4 hardworking; industrious; diligent
- 寝室 寢室 qǐn shì cam2 sat1 bedroom; dormitory
- 青 qīng cing1 green; blue
- 清 qīng cing1 (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still
- 清晨 qīng chén cing1 san4 early morning
- 清除 qīng chú cing1 ceoi4 to clear away; to eliminate
- 清楚 qīng chu cing1 co2 clear; distinct
- 清淡 qīng dàn cing1 daam6 light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid
- 清晰 qīng xī cing1 sik1 clear; distinct
- 清醒 qīng xǐng cing1 sing2 clear-headed; sober
- 轻伤 輕傷 qīng shāng hing1 soeng1 lightly wounded; minor injuries
- 轻视 輕視 qīng shì hing1 si6 contempt; contemptuous
Set 70 · words 1381–1400
Set 70: 20 words 倾向 傾向 情书 情書 情绪 情緒 秋季
- 倾向 傾向 qīng xiàng king1 hoeng3 trend; tendency
- 情书 情書 qíng shū cing4 syu1 love letter
- 情绪 情緒 qíng xù cing4 seoi5 mood; state of mind
- 秋季 qiū jì cau1 gwai3 autumn; fall
- 求婚 qiú hūn kau4 fan1 to propose marriage
- 球队 球隊 qiú duì kau4 deoi2 sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
- 球鞋 qiú xié kau4 haai4 athletic shoes
- 曲折 qū zhé kuk1 zit3 winding; (fig.) complicated
- 区别 區別 qū bié keoi1 bit6 difference; to distinguish
- 区域 區域 qū yù keoi1 wik6 area; region
- 取 qǔ ceoi2 to take; to get
- 取得 qǔ dé ceoi2 dak1 to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 取笑 qǔ xiào ceoi2 siu3 to tease; to make fun of
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 娶 qǔ ceoi2 to take a wife; to marry (a woman)
- 去 qù heoi3 to go; to go to (a place)
- 圈 quān hyun1 circle; ring; loop; (fig.) social circle; niche group; community; fandom
- 全家 quán jiā cyun4 gaa1 whole family
- 全面 quán miàn cyun4 min6 all-around; comprehensive
- 全体 全體 quán tǐ cyun4 tai2 all; entire
Set 71 · words 1401–1420
Set 71: 20 words 拳头 拳頭 权利 權利 劝 勸 缺
- 拳头 拳頭 quán tou kyun4 tau4 fist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key; core
- 权利 權利 quán lì kyun4 lei6 right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
- 劝 勸 quàn hyun3 to advise; to urge
- 缺 quē kyut3 deficiency; lack
- 缺乏 quē fá kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
- 缺少 quē shǎo kyut3 siu2 lack; shortage of
- 缺席 quē xí kyut3 zik6 to be absent
- 确实 確實 què shí kok3 sat6 indeed; really
- 群 qún kwan4 group; crowd
- 群众 群眾 qún zhòng kwan4 zung3 mass; multitude
- 然而 rán ér jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 燃料 rán liào jin4 liu2 fuel
- 燃烧 燃燒 rán shāo jin4 siu1 to ignite; to combust
- 染 rǎn jim5 to dye; to catch (a disease)
- 让 讓 ràng joeng6 to yield; to permit
- 让步 讓步 ràng bù joeng6 bou6 to concede; to give in
- 绕 繞 rào jiu5 to wind; to coil (thread)
- 惹 rě je5 to provoke; to irritate
- 热爱 熱愛 rè ài jit6 oi3 to love ardently; to adore
- 热烈 熱烈 rè liè jit6 lit6 enthusiastic; ardent
Set 72 · words 1421–1440
Set 72: 20 words 热门 熱門 热情 熱情 热心 熱心 人才
- 热门 熱門 rè mén jit6 mun2 popular; hot; in vogue
- 热情 熱情 rè qíng jit6 cing4 cordial; enthusiastic
- 热心 熱心 rè xīn jit6 sam1 enthusiastic; ardent; zealous
- 人才 rén cái jan4 coi4 talent; talented person
- 人格 rén gé jan4 gaak3 personality; integrity
- 人工 rén gōng jan4 gung1 artificial; manpower
- 人力 rén lì jan4 lik6 manpower; labor power
- 人情味 rén qíng wèi jan4 cing4 mei6 human warmth; friendliness
- 人权 人權 rén quán jan4 kyun4 human rights
- 人生 rén shēng jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 人事 rén shì jan4 si6 personnel; human resources
- 人体 人體 rén tǐ jan4 tai2 human body
- 人心 rén xīn jan4 sam1 popular feeling; the will of the people
- 人行道 rén xíng dào jan4 hang4 dou6 sidewalk
- 人员 人員 rén yuán jan4 jyun4 staff; crew
- 忍不住 rěn bu zhù jan2 bat1 zyu6 cannot help; unable to bear
- 忍受 rěn shòu jan2 sau6 to bear; to endure
- 忍心 rěn xīn jan2 sam1 to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task
- 任 rèn jam6 to assign; to appoint
- 任性 rèn xìng jam6 sing3 willful; headstrong
Set 73 · words 1441–1460
Set 73: 20 words 日常 日后 日後 日用品 容
- 日常 rì cháng jat6 soeng4 day-to-day; daily; everyday
- 日后 日後 rì hòu jat6 hau6 sometime; someday (in the future)
- 日用品 rì yòng pǐn jat6 jung6 ban2 articles for daily use
- 容 róng jung4 to hold; to contain
- 融化 róng huà jung4 faa3 to melt; to thaw
- 荣幸 榮幸 róng xìng wing4 hang6 honored (to have the privilege of ...)
- 如 rú jyu4 as; as if
- 如果说 如果說 rú guǒ shuō jyu4 gwo2 seoi3 if; if one were to say
- 如何 rú hé jyu4 ho4 how; what way
- 如今 rú jīn jyu4 gam1 nowadays; now
- 如同 rú tóng jyu4 tung4 like; as
- 入 rù jap6 to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of
- 入境 rù jìng jap6 ging2 to enter a country
- 入口 rù kǒu jap6 hau2 entrance; to import
- 入学 入學 rù xué jap6 hok6 to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child
- 软 軟 ruǎn jyun5 soft; flexible
- 塞 sāi coi3 to plug; to stop up; to stuff in; (bound form) a stopper; a cork
- 赛跑 賽跑 sài pǎo coi3 paau2 race (running); to race (running)
- 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng saam1 gok3 jing4 triangle
- 散 sàn saan2 to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc)
Set 74 · words 1461–1480
Set 74: 20 words 丧失 喪失 艘 扫 掃 色彩
- 丧失 喪失 sàng shī song3 sat1 to lose; to forfeit
- 艘 sōu sau2 classifier for ships
- 扫 掃 sǎo sou3 to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
- 色彩 sè cǎi sik1 coi2 tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character
- 色情 sè qíng sik1 cing4 pornography; sex
- 沙 shā saa1 granule; hoarse
- 沙漠 shā mò saa1 mok6 desert
- 沙滩 沙灘 shā tān saa1 taan1 beach; sandy shore
- 沙子 shā zi saa1 zi2 sand; grit
- 杀价 殺價 shā jià saat3 gaa3 to beat down the price; to haggle
- 傻 shǎ so4 foolish
- 晒太阳 曬太陽 shài tài yáng saai3 taai3 joeng4 to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc); to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it)
- 山地 shān dì saan1 dei6 mountainous region; hilly area
- 闪 閃 shǎn sim2 to dodge; to duck out of the way
- 善于 善於 shàn yú sin6 jyu1 to be good at; to be adept at
- 扇子 shàn zi sin3 zi2 fan
- 伤 傷 shāng soeng1 to injure; injury
- 伤脑筋 傷腦筋 shāng nǎo jīn soeng1 nou5 gan1 to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache
- 商标 商標 shāng biāo soeng1 biu1 trademark; logo
- 商场 商場 shāng chǎng soeng1 coeng4 shopping mall; shopping center
Set 75 · words 1481–1500
Set 75: 20 words 商量 上 上级 上級 上升
- 商量 shāng liang soeng1 loeng6 to consult; to talk over
- 上 shàng soeng5 (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)
- 上级 上級 shàng jí soeng6 kap1 higher authorities; superiors
- 上升 shàng shēng soeng5 sing1 to rise; to go up
- 上市 shàng shì soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market)
- 上述 shàng shù soeng6 seot6 aforementioned; above-mentioned
- 上台 shàng tái soeng5 toi4 to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)
- 上头 上頭 shàng tou soeng6 tau4 the top; the upper part; (its) surface; the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups
- 上下 shàng xià soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom
- 上游 shàng yóu soeng6 jau4 upper reaches (of a river); upper level
- 稍 shāo saau2 somewhat; a little
- 稍微 shāo wēi saau2 mei4 a little bit
- 少数 少數 shǎo shù siu2 sou3 small number; few
- 少年 shào nián siu3 nin4 early youth; youngster
- 少女 shào nǚ siu3 neoi5 girl; young lady
- 舌头 舌頭 shé tou sit3 tau4 tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
- 舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de se2 bat1 dak1 to hate to do sth; to hate to part with
- 舍得 捨得 shě de se2 dak1 to be willing to part with sth
- 射 shè se6 to shoot; to launch
- 社会 社會 shè huì se5 wui2 society
Set 76 · words 1501–1520
Set 76: 20 words 社交 社团 社團 设立 設立 设置 設置
- 社交 shè jiāo se5 gaau1 interaction; social contact
- 社团 社團 shè tuán se5 tyun4 association; society
- 设立 設立 shè lì cit3 laap6 to set up; to establish
- 设置 設置 shè zhì cit3 zi3 to set up; to install
- 摄影 攝影 shè yǐng sip3 jing2 to take a photograph; photography
- 申请 申請 shēn qǐng san1 cing2 to apply for sth; application form
- 伸 shēn san1 to stretch; to extend
- 伸手 shēn shǒu san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand
- 身材 shēn cái san1 coi4 stature; build (height and weight)
- 身分 shēn fèn san1 fan2 variant of 身份
- 身分证 身分證 shēn fèn zhèng san1 fan1 zing3 variant of 身份证
- 深刻 shēn kè sam1 hak1 profound; deep
- 深浅 深淺 shēn qiǎn sam1 cin2 deep or shallow; depth (of the sea)
- 深夜 shēn yè sam1 je6 very late at night
- 神 shén san4 god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious
- 神话 神話 shén huà san4 waa2 legend; fairy tale
- 神经 神經 shén jīng san4 ging1 nerve; mental state
- 神秘 shén mì san4 bei3 mysterious; mystery
- 神奇 shén qí san4 kei4 magical; mystical
- 神气 神氣 shén qì san4 hei3 expression; manner
Set 77 · words 1521–1540
Set 77: 20 words 神圣 神聖 神仙 审查 審查 慎重
- 神圣 神聖 shén shèng san4 sing3 divine; hallow
- 神仙 shén xiān san4 sin1 Daoist immortal; supernatural entity
- 审查 審查 shěn chá sam2 caa4 to examine; to investigate
- 慎重 shèn zhòng san6 zung6 cautious; careful
- 升 shēng sing1 to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate
- 升高 shēng gāo sing1 gou1 to raise; to ascend
- 升级 升級 shēng jí sing1 kap1 to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity)
- 升学 升學 shēng xué sing1 hok6 to enter the next grade school
- 生 shēng saang1 to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur
- 生存 shēng cún sang1 cyun4 to exist; to survive
- 生肖 shēng xiào sang1 ciu3 one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支; animal from the Chinese zodiac
- 生长 生長 shēng zhǎng sang1 zoeng2 to grow; to grow up
- 声 聲 shēng sing1 sound; voice
- 绳 繩 shéng sing4 rope
- 省 shěng saang2 to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out
- 省得 shěng de saang2 dak1 to avoid; so as to save (money or time)
- 胜 勝 shèng sing1 victory; success
- 胜利 勝利 shèng lì sing1 lei6 victory
- 失败 失敗 shī bài sat1 baai6 to be defeated; to lose
- 失掉 shī diào sat1 diu6 to lose; to miss
Set 78 · words 1541–1560
Set 78: 20 words 失眠 失望 失业 失業 湿 溼
- 失眠 shī mián sat1 min4 to suffer from insomnia
- 失望 shī wàng sat1 mong6 disappointed; to lose hope
- 失业 失業 shī yè sat1 jip6 unemployment; to lose one's job
- 湿 溼 shī variant of 湿
- 诗 詩 shī si1 poem; poetry
- 诗人 詩人 shī rén si1 jan4 bard; poet
- 师父 師父 shī fu si1 fu2 used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master
- 师傅 師傅 shī fu si1 fu2 master; qualified worker
- 师母 師母 shī mǔ si1 mou5 term of respect for a teacher's wife
- 施工 shī gōng si1 gung1 construction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs
- 时常 時常 shí cháng si4 soeng4 often; frequently
- 时机 時機 shí jī si4 gei1 opportunity; opportune moment
- 时期 時期 shí qī si4 kei4 period; phase
- 时时 時時 shí shí si4 si4 often; constantly
- 食品 shí pǐn sik6 ban2 foodstuff; food; provisions
- 实用 實用 shí yòng sat6 jung6 to apply in practice; practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)
- 实在 實在 shí zài sat6 zoi6 really; actually
- 实施 實施 shí shī sat6 si1 to implement; to carry out
- 实现 實現 shí xiàn sat6 jin6 to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
- 实验 實驗 shí yàn sat6 jim6 experiment; test
Set 79 · words 1561–1580
Set 79: 20 words 使 始终 始終 示威 式样 式樣
- 使 shǐ sai2 to make; to cause
- 始终 始終 shǐ zhōng ci2 zung1 from beginning to end; all along
- 示威 shì wēi si6 wai1 to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration
- 式样 式樣 shì yàng sik1 joeng6 style
- 世 shì sai3 life; age
- 世纪 世紀 shì jì sai3 gei2 century
- 市立 shì lì si5 laap6 municipal; city
- 市民 shì mín si5 man4 city resident; townspeople
- 市区 市區 shì qū si5 keoi1 urban district; downtown
- 视 視 shì si6 (literary, or bound form) to look at
- 视野 視野 shì yě si6 je5 field of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective
- 适当 適當 shì dàng sik1 dong3 suitable; appropriate
- 适合 適合 shì hé sik1 hap6 to fit; to suit
- 适用 適用 shì yòng sik1 jung6 to be applicable
- 是非 shì fēi si6 fei1 right and wrong; quarrel
- 是否 shì fǒu si6 fau2 whether (or not); if
- 事件 shì jiàn si6 gin2 incident; event
- 事实上 事實上 shì shí shàng si6 sat6 soeng6 in fact; in reality
- 事物 shì wù si6 mat6 thing; object
- 事先 shì xiān si6 sin1 in advance; before the event
Set 80 · words 1581–1600
Set 80: 20 words 势力 勢力 试验 試驗 收据 收據 收看
- 势力 勢力 shì li sai3 lik6 power; influence
- 试验 試驗 shì yàn si3 jim6 experiment; test
- 收据 收據 shōu jù sau1 geoi3 receipt
- 收看 shōu kàn sau1 hon3 to watch (a TV program)
- 收入 shōu rù sau1 jap6 to take in; income
- 收拾 shōu shi sau1 sap6 to put in order; to tidy up
- 手电筒 手電筒 shǒu diàn tǒng sau2 din6 tung2 flashlight; electric hand torch
- 手段 shǒu duàn sau2 dyun6 method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
- 手工 shǒu gōng sau2 gung1 handwork; manual
- 手术 手術 shǒu shù sau2 seot6 (surgical) operation; surgery
- 首 shǒu sau2 head; chief
- 首都 shǒu dū sau2 dou1 capital (city)
- 首先 shǒu xiān sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 受 shòu sau6 to receive; to accept
- 受不了 shòu bù liǎo sau6 bat1 liu5 unbearable; unable to endure
- 受到 shòu dào sau6 dou3 to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- 售 shòu sau6 (bound form) to sell; to retail; (literary) to carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
- 寿命 壽命 shòu mìng sau6 ming6 life span; life expectancy
- 疏忽 shū hu so1 fat1 to neglect; to overlook
- 书房 書房 shū fáng syu1 fong2 study (room); studio
Set 81 · words 1601–1620
Set 81: 20 words 书籍 書籍 输出 輸出 输入 輸入 熟练 熟練
- 书籍 書籍 shū jí syu1 zik6 books; works
- 输出 輸出 shū chū syu1 ceot1 to output; to deliver (energy, data, signals etc); to export (goods, services, technology etc)
- 输入 輸入 shū rù syu1 jap6 to import; to input
- 熟练 熟練 shú liàn suk6 lin6 practiced; proficient
- 熟人 shú rén suk6 jan4 acquaintance; friend
- 属 屬 shǔ suk6 category; genus (taxonomy)
- 属于 屬於 shǔ yú suk6 jyu1 to belong to; to fall under (a category)
- 暑期 shǔ qī syu2 kei4 summer vacation time
- 束 shù cuk1 to bind; bunch
- 数 數 shù sou2 number; figure; several; a few
- 数量 數量 shù liàng sou3 loeng6 amount; quantity; quantitative
- 数目 數目 shù mù sou3 muk6 amount; number
- 树林 樹林 shù lín syu6 lam4 woods; grove
- 刷 shuā caat3 a brush; to paint; to daub
- 刷卡 shuā kǎ caat3 kaat1 to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)
- 耍 shuǎ saa2 to play with; to wield
- 摔 shuāi seot1 to throw down; to fall
- 衰退 shuāi tuì seoi1 teoi3 to decline; to fall
- 甩 shuǎi lat1 to throw; to fling
- 率领 率領 shuài lǐng seot1 ling5 to lead; to command
Set 82 · words 1621–1640
Set 82: 20 words 双 雙 双胞胎 雙胞胎 双方 雙方 水分
- 双 雙 shuāng soeng1 two; double
- 双胞胎 雙胞胎 shuāng bāo tāi soeng1 baau1 toi1 twin
- 双方 雙方 shuāng fāng soeng1 fong1 bilateral; both sides
- 水分 shuǐ fèn seoi2 fan6 moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding
- 水灾 水災 shuǐ zāi seoi2 zoi1 flood; flood damage
- 税 稅 shuì seoi3 taxes; duties
- 说服 說服 shuō fú seoi3 fuk6 to persuade; to convince
- 顺 順 shùn seon6 to obey; to follow
- 顺手 順手 shùn shǒu seon6 sau2 as an incidental action while doing sth else; while one is at it; in passing; smooth; easy; without difficulty
- 顺序 順序 shùn xù seon6 zeoi6 sequence; order
- 说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng syut3 bat1 ding6 can't say for sure; maybe
- 硕士 碩士 shuò shì sek6 si6 master's degree; person who has a master's degree
- 丝 絲 sī si1 silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
- 撕 sī si1 to tear
- 私立 sī lì si1 laap6 privately-run; private (school, hospital etc); to set up illegally
- 私人 sī rén si1 jan4 private; personal
- 思索 sī suǒ si1 sok3 to think deeply; to ponder
- 死 sǐ sei2 to die; impassable
- 死亡 sǐ wáng sei2 mong4 to die; death
- 四处 四處 sì chù sei3 cyu3 all over the place; everywhere and all directions
Set 83 · words 1641–1660
Set 83: 20 words 四方 四季 四周 饲养 飼養
- 四方 sì fāng sei3 fong1 four-way; four-sided
- 四季 sì jì sei3 gwai3 four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
- 四周 sì zhōu sei3 zau1 all around
- 饲养 飼養 sì yǎng zi6 joeng5 to raise; to rear
- 松 鬆 sōng sung1 loose; to loosen
- 送行 sòng xíng sung3 hang4 to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party
- 俗 sú zuk6 custom; convention
- 俗话 俗話 sú huà zuk6 waa6 common saying; proverb
- 俗话说 俗話說 sú huà shuō zuk6 waa6 syut3 as the proverb says; as they say...
- 算 suàn syun3 to calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in
- 算起来 算起來 suàn qǐ lái syun3 hei2 loi4 to calculate; to estimate
- 算是 suàn shì syun3 si6 considered to be; at last
- 随 隨 suí ceoi4 to follow; to comply with
- 随手 隨手 suí shǒu ceoi4 sau2 conveniently; without extra trouble
- 随意 隨意 suí yì ceoi4 ji3 as one wishes; according to one's wishes
- 随着 隨著 suí zhe ceoi4 zoek6 along with; in the wake of
- 碎 suì seoi3 (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered
- 岁数 歲數 suì shu seoi3 sou3 age (number of years old)
- 孙女 孫女 sūn nǚ syun1 neoi5 son's daughter; granddaughter
- 孙子 孫子 sūn zi syun1 zi2 grandson; son's son
Set 84 · words 1661–1680
Set 84: 20 words 损失 損失 缩 縮 缩短 縮短 缩水 縮水
- 损失 損失 sǔn shī syun2 sat1 loss; damage
- 缩 縮 suō suk1 to withdraw; to pull back
- 缩短 縮短 suō duǎn suk1 dyun2 to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 缩水 縮水 suō shuǐ suk1 seoi2 to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
- 锁 鎖 suǒ so2 to lock; to lock up; a lock
- 塌 tā taap3 to collapse; to droop
- 踏 tà daap6 to tread; to stamp
- 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu toi4 tau4 to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth
- 太空 tài kōng taai3 hung1 outer space
- 摊子 攤子 tān zi taan1 zi2 booth; vendor's stall; (fig.) organizational structure; scale of operations
- 弹 彈 tán daan6 to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument)
- 谈判 談判 tán pàn taam4 pun3 to negotiate; negotiation
- 毯子 tǎn zi taan2 zi2 blanket
- 探 tàn taam3 to explore; to search out
- 探亲 探親 tàn qīn taam3 can1 to go home to visit one's family
- 探讨 探討 tàn tǎo taam3 tou2 to investigate; to probe
- 趟 tàng tong3 classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time
- 烫 燙 tàng tong3 to scald; to burn (by scalding)
- 掏 tāo tou4 to fish out (from pocket); to scoop
- 逃 táo tou4 to escape; to run away
Set 85 · words 1681–1700
Set 85: 20 words 逃避 逃走 陶瓷 淘气 淘氣
- 逃避 táo bì tou4 bei6 to escape; to evade
- 逃走 táo zǒu tou4 zau2 to escape; to flee
- 陶瓷 táo cí tou4 ci4 pottery and porcelain; ceramics
- 淘气 淘氣 táo qì tou4 hei3 naughty; mischievous
- 桃子 táo zi tou4 zi2 peach
- 讨 討 tǎo tou2 to invite; to provoke
- 套 tào tou3 to cover; to encase
- 特别 特別 tè bié dak6 bit6 unusual; special; very; especially; particularly
- 特点 特點 tè diǎn dak6 dim2 characteristic; trait; feature
- 提 tí tai4 to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift
- 提起 tí qǐ tai4 hei2 to mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise
- 提前 tí qián tai4 cin4 to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time
- 提醒 tí xǐng tai4 seng2 to remind; to call attention to
- 提早 tí zǎo tai4 zou2 ahead of schedule; sooner than planned
- 题 題 tí tai4 topic; problem for discussion
- 体温 體溫 tǐ wēn tai2 wan1 (body) temperature
- 体验 體驗 tǐ yàn tai2 jim6 to experience for oneself
- 天才 tiān cái tin1 coi4 talent; gift
- 天空 tiān kōng tin1 hung1 sky
- 天然 tiān rán tin1 jin4 natural
Set 86 · words 1701–1720
Set 86: 20 words 天文 天真 天主教 田野
- 天文 tiān wén tin1 man4 astronomy
- 天真 tiān zhēn tin1 zan1 naive; innocent
- 天主教 Tiān zhǔ jiào tin1 zyu2 gaau3 Catholicism
- 田野 tián yě tin4 je5 field; open land
- 挑 tiāo tiu1 to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose
- 挑选 挑選 tiāo xuǎn tiu1 syun2 to choose; to select
- 条 條 tiáo tiu4 strip; item
- 条约 條約 tiáo yuē tiu4 joek3 treaty; pact
- 调 調 tiáo diu6 to harmonize; to reconcile
- 调整 調整 tiáo zhěng tiu4 zing2 to adjust; adjustment
- 跳高 tiào gāo tiu3 gou1 (athletics) high jump
- 跳远 跳遠 tiào yuǎn tiu3 jyun5 long jump (athletics)
- 贴心 貼心 tiē xīn tip3 sam1 intimate; close
- 停止 tíng zhǐ ting4 zi2 to stop; to halt; to cease
- 挺 tǐng ting5 straight; erect
- 通 tōng tung1 to go through; to know well
- 通常 tōng cháng tung1 soeng4 regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
- 通过 通過 tōng guò tung1 gwo3 to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
- 通信 tōng xìn tung1 seon3 to correspond (by letter, email etc); to send or receive messages through telecommunications
- 通讯 通訊 tōng xùn tung1 seon3 communications; news story
Set 87 · words 1721–1740
Set 87: 20 words 同 同胞 同志 铜 銅
- 同 tóng tung4 like; same
- 同胞 tóng bāo tung4 baau1 born of the same parents; sibling
- 同志 tóng zhì tung4 zi3 comrade; (slang) homosexual
- 铜 銅 tóng tung4 copper (chemistry); see also 红铜
- 桶 tǒng tung2 bucket; (trash) can
- 统计 統計 tǒng jì tung2 gai3 statistics; to count
- 统一 統一 tǒng yī tung2 jat1 to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated
- 统治 統治 tǒng zhì tung2 zi6 to rule (a country); to govern
- 痛快 tòng kuài tung3 faai3 delighted; to one's heart's content
- 偷 tōu tau1 to steal; to pilfer
- 头 頭 tóu tau4 head; hair style
- 头脑 頭腦 tóu nǎo tau4 nou5 brains; mind
- 投票 tóu piào tau4 piu3 to vote; to cast a vote
- 投入 tóu rù tau4 jap6 to throw into; to put into
- 投降 tóu xiáng tau4 hong4 to surrender
- 投资 投資 tóu zī tau4 zi1 investment; to invest
- 透 tòu tau3 (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak
- 透过 透過 tòu guò tau3 gwo3 to pass through; to penetrate
- 秃 禿 tū tuk1 bald (lacking hair or feathers); barren; bare; denuded
- 突出 tū chū dat6 ceot1 prominent; outstanding
Set 88 · words 1741–1760
Set 88: 20 words 突破 途径 途徑 图书 圖書 图章 圖章
- 突破 tū pò dat6 po3 to break through; to make a breakthrough
- 途径 途徑 tú jìng tou4 ging3 way; means; channel
- 图书 圖書 tú shū tou4 syu1 books (in a library or bookstore)
- 图章 圖章 tú zhāng tou4 zoeng1 stamp; seal
- 吐 tǔ tou3 to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)
- 团 團 tuán tyun4 round; lump
- 团结 團結 tuán jié tyun4 git3 to unite; unity; solidarity
- 推动 推動 tuī dòng teoi1 dung6 to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
- 推翻 tuī fān teoi1 faan1 to overthrow
- 推广 推廣 tuī guǎng teoi1 gwong2 to extend; to spread
- 退 tuì teoi3 to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth)
- 退出 tuì chū teoi3 ceot1 to withdraw; to abort
- 退回 tuì huí teoi3 wui4 to return (an item); to send back
- 吞 tūn tan1 to swallow; to take
- 拖 tuō to1 to drag; to tow
- 拖鞋 tuō xié to1 haai2 slippers; sandals
- 托儿所 托兒所 tuō ér suǒ tok3 ji4 so2 nursery
- 脱离 脫離 tuō lí tyut3 lei4 to separate oneself from; to break away from
- 妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang to5 dong3 appropriate; proper
- 妥善 tuǒ shàn to5 sin6 appropriate; proper
Set 89 · words 1761–1780
Set 89: 20 words 妥协 妥協 哇 挖 歪
- 妥协 妥協 tuǒ xié to5 hip3 to compromise; to reach terms
- 哇 wā waa1 Wow!; sound of a child's crying
- 挖 wā waat3 to dig; to excavate
- 歪 wāi waai1 askew; at a crooked angle
- 外部 wài bù ngoi6 bou6 the outside; (attributive) external; exterior; surface
- 外出 wài chū ngoi6 ceot1 to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)
- 外地 wài dì ngoi6 dei6 parts of the country other than where one is
- 外观 外觀 wài guān ngoi6 gun1 outward appearance
- 外行 wài háng ngoi6 hong4 layman; amateur
- 外汇 外匯 wài huì ngoi6 wui6 foreign (currency) exchange
- 外交 wài jiāo ngoi6 gaau1 diplomacy; diplomatic
- 外界 wài jiè ngoi6 gaai3 the outside world; external
- 外科 wài kē ngoi6 fo1 surgery (branch of medicine)
- 外头 外頭 wài tou ngoi6 tau4 outside; outdoors
- 弯 彎 wān waan1 to bend; bent
- 弯腰 彎腰 wān yāo waan1 jiu1 to stoop
- 完毕 完畢 wán bì jyun4 bat1 to finish; to end
- 完善 wán shàn jyun4 sin6 (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed
- 完整 wán zhěng jyun4 zing2 complete; intact
- 玩笑 wán xiào wun6 siu3 to joke; joke
Set 90 · words 1781–1800
Set 90: 20 words 晚辈 晚輩 往 望 威胁 威脅
- 晚辈 晚輩 wǎn bèi maan5 bui3 the younger generation; those who come after
- 往 wǎng wong5 to go (in a direction); to
- 望 wàng mong6 full moon; to hope
- 威胁 威脅 wēi xié wai1 hip3 to threaten; to menace
- 围 圍 wéi wai4 to encircle; to surround
- 违反 違反 wéi fǎn wai4 faan2 to violate (a law)
- 维护 維護 wéi hù wai4 wu6 to defend; to safeguard
- 维他命 維他命 wéi tā mìng wai4 taa1 ming6 (loanword) vitamin
- 危机 危機 wēi jī ngai4 gei1 crisis
- 为难 為難 wéi nán wai4 naan4 to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone)
- 唯一 wéi yī wai4 jat1 only; sole
- 尾巴 wěi ba mei5 baa1 tail
- 委屈 wěi qu wai2 wat1 to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged
- 委托 委託 wěi tuō wai2 tok3 to entrust; to trust
- 委员 委員 wěi yuán wai2 jyun4 committee member
- 未 wèi mei6 not yet; did not
- 未婚 wèi hūn mei6 fan1 unmarried
- 位于 位於 wèi yú wai6 jyu1 to be located at; to be situated at
- 味 wèi mei6 taste; smell
- 味精 wèi jīng mei6 zing1 monosodium glutamate (MSG)
Set 91 · words 1801–1820
Set 91: 20 words 为何 為何 卫生 衛生 卫生纸 衛生紙 卫星 衛星
- 为何 為何 wèi hé wai6 ho4 why
- 卫生 衛生 wèi shēng wai6 sang1 hygienic; sanitary; hygiene; sanitation
- 卫生纸 衛生紙 wèi shēng zhǐ wai6 sang1 zi2 toilet paper; tissues
- 卫星 衛星 wèi xīng wai6 sing1 (aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon
- 慰问 慰問 wèi wèn wai3 man6 to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
- 温和 溫和 wēn hé wan1 wo4 mild; gentle
- 文法 wén fǎ man4 faat3 grammar
- 文具 wén jù man4 geoi6 stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
- 文凭 文憑 wén píng man4 pang4 diploma
- 文物 wén wù man4 mat6 cultural relic; historical relic
- 文艺 文藝 wén yì man4 ngai6 literature and art
- 蚊子 wén zi man1 zi2 mosquito
- 吻 wěn man5 kiss; to kiss
- 稳 穩 wěn wan2 settled; steady; stable
- 握 wò aak1 to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist)
- 卧房 臥房 wò fáng ngo6 fong4 bedroom; a sleeping compartment (on a train)
- 污 汙 wū variant of 污
- 无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé mou4 ho2 noi6 ho4 have no way out; have no alternative
- 无论 無論 wú lùn mou4 leon6 no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
- 无情 無情 wú qíng mou4 cing4 pitiless; ruthless
Set 92 · words 1821–1840
Set 92: 20 words 无数 無數 无限 無限 无意 無意 武器
- 无数 無數 wú shù mou4 sou3 countless; numberless
- 无限 無限 wú xiàn mou4 haan6 unlimited; unbounded
- 无意 無意 wú yì mou4 ji3 inadvertent; accidental
- 武器 wǔ qì mou5 hei3 weapon; arms
- 武术 武術 wǔ shù mou5 seot6 military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
- 舞 wǔ mou5 to dance; to wield
- 舞蹈 wǔ dǎo mou5 dou6 dance (performance art); dancing
- 舞台 舞臺 wǔ tái mou5 toi4 (lit. and fig.) stage; arena
- 舞厅 舞廳 wǔ tīng mou5 teng1 dance hall; ballroom
- 勿 wù mat6 do not
- 物理 wù lǐ mat6 lei5 physics; physical; relating to the material world
- 物质 物質 wù zhì mat6 zat1 matter; substance
- 误 誤 wù ng6 mistake; error
- 误点 誤點 wù diǎn ng6 dim2 not on time; late (public transport, airlines)
- 误会 誤會 wù huì ng6 wui6 to misunderstand; to mistake
- 雾 霧 wù mou6 fog; mist
- 西装 西裝 xī zhuāng sai1 zong1 suit; Western-style clothes
- 吸 xī kap1 to breathe; to suck in
- 吸取 xī qǔ kap1 ceoi2 to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc)
- 吸食 xī shí kap1 sik6 (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc); (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug)
Set 93 · words 1841–1860
Set 93: 20 words 媳妇 媳婦 喜酒 喜剧 喜劇 系列
- 媳妇 媳婦 xí fù sik1 fu5 daughter-in-law; wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation
- 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ hei2 zau2 wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast
- 喜剧 喜劇 xǐ jù hei2 kek6 a comedy
- 系列 xì liè hai6 lit6 series; set
- 细胞 細胞 xì bāo sai3 baau1 cell (biology)
- 细节 細節 xì jié sai3 zit3 details; particulars
- 细菌 細菌 xì jūn sai3 kwan2 bacterium; germ
- 细小 細小 xì xiǎo sai3 siu2 tiny; fine
- 瞎 xiā hat6 blind; groundlessly
- 虾 蝦 xiā haa1 shrimp; prawn
- 虾米 蝦米 xiā mǐ haa1 mai5 small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps; (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin 什么)
- 下巴 xià ba haa6 baa1 chin
- 下降 xià jiàng haa6 gong3 to decline; to drop
- 下来 下來 xià lai haa6 loi4 to come down; (completed action marker)
- 下棋 xià qí haa6 kei2 to play chess
- 下去 xià qù haa6 heoi3 to go down; to descend
- 下午茶 xià wǔ chá haa6 ng5 caa4 afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)
- 下游 xià yóu haa6 jau4 lower reaches (of a river); lower level
- 夏季 xià jì haa6 gwai3 summer
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
Set 94 · words 1861–1880
Set 94: 20 words 鲜 鮮 鲜花 鮮花 鲜奶 鮮奶 鲜血 鮮血
- 鲜 鮮 xiān sin1 fresh; bright (in color)
- 鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā sin1 faa1 flower; fresh flowers
- 鲜奶 鮮奶 xiān nǎi sin1 naai5 fresh milk
- 鲜血 鮮血 xiān xuè sin1 hyut3 blood
- 闲 閒 xián idle; unoccupied
- 嫌 xián jim4 to dislike; suspicion
- 显得 顯得 xiǎn de hin2 dak1 to seem; to look
- 显然 顯然 xiǎn rán hin2 jin4 clearly; evidently; obviously
- 显示 顯示 xiǎn shì hin2 si6 to show; to illustrate
- 显著 顯著 xiǎn zhù hin2 zyu3 outstanding; notable
- 现 現 xiàn jin6 to appear; present
- 现场 現場 xiàn chǎng jin6 coeng4 the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot
- 现成 現成 xiàn chéng jin6 sing4 ready-made; readily available
- 现金 現金 xiàn jīn jin6 gam1 cash
- 羡慕 羨慕 xiàn mù sin6 mou6 to envy; to admire
- 限制 xiàn zhì haan6 zai3 to restrict; to limit
- 相 xiāng soeng1 each other; one another
- 相处 相處 xiāng chǔ soeng1 cyu2 to be in contact (with sb); to associate
- 相当 相當 xiāng dāng soeng1 dong1 equivalent to; appropriate
- 相互 xiāng hù soeng1 wu6 each other; mutual
Set 95 · words 1881–1900
Set 95: 20 words 相亲相爱 相親相愛 相似 箱 香肠 香腸
- 相亲相爱 相親相愛 xiāng qīn xiāng ài soeng1 can1 soeng1 oi3 (idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other; inseparable; devoted to each other
- 相似 xiāng sì soeng1 ci5 similar; alike
- 箱 xiāng soeng1 box; trunk
- 香肠 香腸 xiāng cháng hoeng1 coeng2 sausage
- 乡村 鄉村 xiāng cūn hoeng1 cyun1 rustic; village
- 想不到 xiǎng bu dào soeng2 bat1 dou3 unexpected; hard to imagine
- 想念 xiǎng niàn soeng2 nim6 to miss; to remember with longing
- 享受 xiǎng shòu hoeng2 sau6 to enjoy; to live it up
- 享有 xiǎng yǒu hoeng2 jau5 to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
- 响应 響應 xiǎng yìng hoeng2 jing3 to respond to; answer
- 象 xiàng zoeng6 elephant; shape
- 相片 xiàng piàn soeng3 pin2 image; photograph
- 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn soeng1 can1 blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1])
- 巷 xiàng hong6 lane; alley
- 向来 向來 xiàng lái hoeng3 loi4 always (previously)
- 项目 項目 xiàng mù hong6 muk6 item; project; (sports) event
- 消 xiāo siu1 to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce
- 消除 xiāo chú siu1 ceoi4 to eliminate; to remove
- 消费 消費 xiāo fèi siu1 fai3 to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
- 消化 xiāo huà siu1 faa3 to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
Set 96 · words 1901–1920
Set 96: 20 words 消极 消極 消灭 消滅 消失 消夜
- 消极 消極 xiāo jí siu1 gik6 negative; passive
- 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè siu1 mit6 to put an end to; to annihilate
- 消失 xiāo shī siu1 sat1 to disappear; to fade away
- 消夜 xiāo yè siu1 je6 nighttime snack; late-night supper
- 销路 銷路 xiāo lù siu1 lou6 sale; market
- 销售 銷售 xiāo shòu siu1 sau6 to sell; to market
- 小便 xiǎo biàn siu2 bin6 urine; to urinate
- 小费 小費 xiǎo fèi siu2 fai3 tip; gratuity
- 小麦 小麥 xiǎo mài siu2 mak6 wheat
- 小气 小氣 xiǎo qì siu2 hei3 stingy; miserly
- 小腿 xiǎo tuǐ siu2 teoi2 lower leg (from knee to ankle); shank
- 小子 xiǎo zi siu2 zi2 (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker
- 晓得 曉得 xiǎo de hiu2 dak1 to know
- 校车 校車 xiào chē haau6 ce1 school bus
- 校友 xiào yǒu haau6 jau5 schoolmate; alumnus
- 效率 xiào lǜ haau6 leot6 efficiency
- 笑容 xiào róng siu3 jung4 smile; smiling expression
- 歇 xiē hit3 to rest; to take a break
- 斜 xié ce4 inclined; slanting
- 血管 xuè guǎn hyut3 gun2 vein; artery
Set 97 · words 1921–1940
Set 97: 20 words 血型 血液 心灵 心靈 心目中
- 血型 xuè xíng hyut3 jing4 blood group; blood type
- 血液 xuè yè hyut3 jik6 blood; (fig.) lifeblood
- 心灵 心靈 xīn líng sam1 ling4 bright; smart
- 心目中 xīn mù zhōng sam1 muk6 zung1 in one's eyes; in one's estimation
- 心声 心聲 xīn shēng sam1 sing1 heartfelt wish; inner voice; aspiration
- 心跳 xīn tiào sam1 tiu3 heartbeat; pulse
- 心脏 心臟 xīn zàng sam1 zong6 heart
- 新郎 xīn láng san1 long4 bridegroom; groom
- 新娘 xīn niáng san1 noeng4 bride
- 新式 xīn shì san1 sik1 new style; latest type
- 新兴 新興 xīn xīng san1 hing1 (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging
- 薪水 xīn shuǐ san1 seoi2 salary; wage
- 信号 信號 xìn hào seon3 hou6 signal
- 信任 xìn rèn seon3 jam6 to trust; to have confidence in
- 信仰 xìn yǎng seon3 joeng5 to believe in (a religion); firm belief
- 信用 xìn yòng seon3 jung6 trustworthiness; (commerce) credit
- 星光 xīng guāng sing1 gwong1 starlight
- 行程 xíng chéng hang4 cing4 journey; travel route; itinerary; distance of travel
- 行动 行動 xíng dòng hang4 dung6 operation; action
- 行人 xíng rén hang4 jan4 pedestrian; traveler on foot
Set 98 · words 1941–1960
Set 98: 20 words 形成 形式 形象 形状 形狀
- 形成 xíng chéng jing4 sing4 to form; to take shape
- 形式 xíng shì jing4 sik1 outer appearance; form
- 形象 xíng xiàng jing4 zoeng6 image; form
- 形状 形狀 xíng zhuàng jing4 zong6 form; shape
- 性质 性質 xìng zhì sing3 zat1 nature; characteristic
- 雄伟 雄偉 xióng wěi hung4 wai5 grand; imposing
- 休假 xiū jià jau1 gaa3 to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
- 休闲 休閒 xiū xián jau1 haan4 leisure; relaxation
- 修正 xiū zhèng sau1 zing3 to revise; to amend; to rectify
- 需 xū seoi1 to require; to need
- 须知 須知 xū zhī seoi1 zi1 key information; instructions
- 许 許 xǔ heoi2 to allow; to permit
- 许愿 許願 xǔ yuàn heoi2 jyun6 to make a wish; to make a vow
- 宣布 xuān bù syun1 bou3 to declare; to announce
- 宣传 宣傳 xuān chuán syun1 cyun4 to disseminate; to give publicity to
- 悬 懸 xuán jyun4 to hang or suspend; to worry
- 选手 選手 xuǎn shǒu syun2 sau2 athlete; contestant
- 靴 xuē hoe1 boots
- 学会 學會 xué huì hok6 wui2 to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
- 学历 學歷 xué lì hok6 lik6 educational background; academic qualifications
Set 99 · words 1961–1980
Set 99: 20 words 学术 學術 学位 學位 学业 學業 学者 學者
- 学术 學術 xué shù hok6 seot6 learning; science
- 学位 學位 xué wèi hok6 wai2 academic degree; place in school
- 学业 學業 xué yè hok6 jip6 studies; schoolwork
- 学者 學者 xué zhě hok6 ze2 scholar
- 雪花 xuě huā syut3 faa1 snowflake
- 削减 削減 xuē jiǎn soek3 gaam2 to cut down; to reduce
- 寻 尋 xún cam4 to search; to look for
- 循环 循環 xún huán ceon4 waan4 to cycle; to circulate
- 迅速 xùn sù seon3 cuk1 rapid; speedy
- 压 壓 yā aat3 to press; to push down
- 压力 壓力 yā lì aat3 lik6 pressure
- 压迫 壓迫 yā pò aat3 bik1 to oppress; to repress
- 牙膏 yá gāo ngaa4 gou1 toothpaste
- 烟 煙 yān jin1 cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke
- 沿 yán jyun4 along; to follow (a line, tradition etc)
- 严 嚴 yán jim4 tight (closely sealed); stern
- 严格 嚴格 yán gé jim4 gaak3 strict; stringent; tight; rigorous
- 严肃 嚴肅 yán sù jim4 suk1 (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting
- 盐巴 鹽巴 yán bā jim4 baa1 table salt
- 延长 延長 yán cháng jin4 coeng4 to prolong; to extend
Set 100 · words 1981–2000
Set 100: 20 words 癌症 演唱 演奏 掩盖 掩蓋
- 癌症 ái zhèng ngaam4 zing3 cancer
- 演唱 yǎn chàng jin2 coeng3 to sing (for an audience); vocal performance
- 演奏 yǎn zòu jin2 zau3 to perform on a musical instrument
- 掩盖 掩蓋 yǎn gài jim2 goi3 to conceal; to hide behind
- 宴会 宴會 yàn huì jin3 wui6 banquet; feast
- 厌恶 厭惡 yàn wù jim3 wu3 to loathe; to hate
- 痒 癢 yǎng joeng5 to itch; to tickle
- 氧气 氧氣 yǎng qì joeng5 hei3 oxygen
- 样品 樣品 yàng pǐn joeng6 ban2 sample; specimen
- 哟 喲 yō jo1 Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise)
- 腰 yāo jiu1 the waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)
- 摇 搖 yáo jiu4 to shake; to rock
- 摇摆 搖擺 yáo bǎi jiu4 baai2 to sway; to wobble
- 摇头 搖頭 yáo tóu jiu4 tau4 to shake one's head
- 要不 yào bù jiu3 bat1 otherwise; or else
- 要好 yào hǎo jiu3 hou2 to be on good terms; to be close friends
- 要命 yào mìng jiu3 meng6 to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly
- 药方 藥方 yào fāng joek6 fong1 prescription
- 药水 藥水 yào shuǐ joek6 seoi2 medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine
- 药物 藥物 yào wù joek6 mat6 medicaments; pharmaceuticals
Set 101 · words 2001–2020
Set 101: 20 words 野 野兽 野獸 野心 夜景
- 野 yě je5 field; plain
- 野兽 野獸 yě shòu je5 sau3 beast; wild animal
- 野心 yě xīn je5 sam1 ambition; wild schemes
- 夜景 yè jǐng je6 ging2 nightscape
- 夜晚 yè wǎn je6 maan5 night
- 业务 業務 yè wù jip6 mou6 business; professional work
- 业余 業餘 yè yú jip6 jyu4 in one's spare time; outside working hours
- 叶子 葉子 yè zi jip6 zi2 leaf; (slang) marijuana
- 一一 yī yī jat1 jat1 one by one; one after another
- 衣裳 yī shang ji1 soeng4 (coll.) clothes
- 依据 依據 yī jù ji1 geoi3 according to; basis
- 依然 yī rán ji1 jin4 still; as before
- 医 醫 yī ji1 medical; medicine
- 医师 醫師 yī shī ji1 si1 doctor; physician
- 医学 醫學 yī xué ji1 hok6 medicine; medical science
- 一带 一帶 yī dài jat1 daai3 region; area
- 一旦 yī dàn jat1 daan3 in case (sth happens); if
- 一大早 yī dà zǎo jat1 daai6 zou2 at dawn; at first light
- 一面 yī miàn jat1 min6 one side; one aspect
- 一再 yī zài jat1 zoi3 repeatedly
Set 102 · words 2021–2040
Set 102: 20 words 一致 移 移动 移動 移民
- 一致 yī zhì jat1 zi3 consistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison
- 移 yí ji4 to move; to shift
- 移动 移動 yí dòng ji4 dung6 to move; movement
- 移民 yí mín ji4 man4 to immigrate; to migrate
- 疑问 疑問 yí wèn ji4 man6 question; interrogation
- 仪器 儀器 yí qì ji4 hei3 instrument; apparatus
- 仪式 儀式 yí shì ji4 sik1 ceremony
- 乙 yǐ jyut3 second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; second in order
- 已婚 yǐ hūn ji5 fan1 married
- 以 yǐ ji5 to use; by means of
- 以便 yǐ biàn ji5 bin6 so that; so as to
- 以及 yǐ jí ji5 kap6 and; as well as
- 以往 yǐ wǎng ji5 wong5 in the past; formerly
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 一口气 一口氣 yī kǒu qì jat1 hau2 hei3 one breath; in one breath
- 一旁 yī páng jat1 pong4 aside; to the side of
- 一齐 一齊 yī qí jat1 cai4 at the same time; simultaneously
- 一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn jat1 tin1 dou3 maan5 all day long; the whole day
- 易 yì ji6 easy; amiable
- 意识 意識 yì shí ji3 sik1 consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到) to be aware of; to realize
Set 103 · words 2041–2060
Set 103: 20 words 意外 意愿 意願 意志 亿 億
- 意外 yì wài ji3 ngoi6 unexpected; accident
- 意愿 意願 yì yuàn ji3 jyun6 aspiration; wish (for)
- 意志 yì zhì ji3 zi3 will; willpower; determination
- 亿 億 yì jik1 100 million
- 义务 義務 yì wù ji6 mou6 duty; obligation; volunteer (work etc)
- 议会 議會 yì huì ji5 wui2 parliament; legislative assembly
- 因而 yīn ér jan1 ji4 therefore; as a result
- 因素 yīn sù jan1 sou3 element; factor
- 银 銀 yín ngan4 silver; silver-colored
- 引发 引發 yǐn fā jan5 faat3 to lead to; to trigger
- 饮 飲 yǐn jam2 to drink
- 饮食 飲食 yǐn shí jam2 sik6 eating and drinking; food and drink; diet
- 印 yìn jan3 to print; to mark
- 印刷 yìn shuā jan3 caat3 to print; printing
- 印象 yìn xiàng jan3 zoeng6 impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
- 印章 yìn zhāng jan3 zoeng1 seal; signet
- 应当 應當 yīng dāng jing1 dong1 should; ought to
- 婴儿 嬰兒 yīng ér jing1 ji4 infant; baby
- 英雄 yīng xióng jing1 hung4 hero
- 赢得 贏得 yíng dé jeng4 dak1 to win; to gain
Set 104 · words 2061–2080
Set 104: 20 words 迎接 营养 營養 营业 營業 影本
- 迎接 yíng jiē jing4 zip3 to welcome; to greet
- 营养 營養 yíng yǎng jing4 joeng5 nutrition; nourishment
- 营业 營業 yíng yè jing4 jip6 to do business; to trade
- 影本 yǐng běn jing2 bun2 copy (of a document); book with model calligraphy for copying
- 影印 yǐng yìn jing2 jan3 photographic reproduction; photocopying
- 影子 yǐng zi jing2 zi2 shadow; reflection
- 硬 yìng ngaang6 hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm
- 应付 應付 yìng fu jing3 fu6 to deal with; to cope
- 应邀 應邀 yìng yāo jing3 jiu1 at sb's invitation; on invitation
- 应用 應用 yìng yòng jing3 jung6 to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)
- 拥抱 擁抱 yōng bào jung2 pou5 to embrace; to hug
- 拥护 擁護 yōng hù jung2 wu6 to endorse; to support
- 拥挤 擁擠 yōng jǐ jung2 zai1 crowded; to throng
- 勇气 勇氣 yǒng qì jung5 hei3 courage
- 用不着 用不著 yòng bu zháo jung6 bat1 zoek6 not need; have no use for
- 用处 用處 yòng chu jung6 cyu3 usefulness
- 用得着 用得著 yòng de zháo jung6 dak1 zoek6 to be able to use; useable; to have a use for; (in a question) to be necessary to
- 用具 yòng jù jung6 geoi6 appliance; utensil
- 用力 yòng lì jung6 lik6 to exert oneself physically
- 用心 yòng xīn jung6 sam1 motive; intention
Set 105 · words 2081–2100
Set 105: 20 words 忧郁 憂鬱 优惠 優惠 优良 優良 优美 優美
- 忧郁 憂鬱 yōu yù jau1 wat1 sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
- 优惠 優惠 yōu huì jau1 wai6 privilege; favorable (terms)
- 优良 優良 yōu liáng jau1 loeng4 fine; good
- 优美 優美 yōu měi jau1 mei5 graceful; fine
- 优越 優越 yōu yuè jau1 jyut6 superior; superiority
- 由 yóu jau4 to follow; from
- 油 yóu jau4 oil; fat
- 油腻 油膩 yóu nì jau4 nei6 greasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty
- 游 yóu jau4 to swim; variant of 游
- 邮差 郵差 yóu chāi jau4 caai1 postman; mailman (dated in mainland China)
- 邮件 郵件 yóu jiàn jau4 gin2 mail; post
- 游戏 遊戲 yóu xì jau4 hei3 game; to play
- 游行 遊行 yóu xíng jau4 hang4 to march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration
- 犹豫 猶豫 yóu yù jau4 jyu6 to hesitate
- 友好 yǒu hǎo jau5 hou2 friendly; amicable; close friend
- 有关 有關 yǒu guān jau5 gwaan1 to have sth to do with; to relate to
- 有力 yǒu lì jau5 lik6 powerful; forceful
- 有利 yǒu lì jau5 lei6 advantageous; favorable
- 有些 yǒu xiē jau5 se1 some; somewhat; rather; a bit
- 娱乐 娛樂 yú lè jyu4 lok6 to entertain; to amuse
Set 106 · words 2101–2120
Set 106: 20 words 语调 語調 语气 語氣 语音 語音 与其 與其
- 语调 語調 yǔ diào jyu5 diu6 intonation; tone of voice
- 语气 語氣 yǔ qì jyu5 hei3 tone; manner of speaking
- 语音 語音 yǔ yīn jyu5 jam1 speech sounds; pronunciation
- 与其 與其 yǔ qí jyu5 kei4 rather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
- 遇 yù jyu6 (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat; to receive
- 遇见 遇見 yù jiàn jyu6 gin3 to meet
- 预报 預報 yù bào jyu6 bou3 forecast
- 预定 預定 yù dìng jyu6 ding6 to schedule in advance
- 预订 預訂 yù dìng jyu6 deng6 to place an order; to book ahead
- 预计 預計 yù jì jyu6 gai3 to forecast; to predict
- 预算 預算 yù suàn jyu6 syun3 budget
- 预先 預先 yù xiān jyu6 sin1 beforehand; in advance
- 冤枉 yuān wang jyun1 wong2 to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly
- 元旦 Yuán dàn jyun4 daan3 New Year's Day
- 原来 原來 yuán lái jyun4 loi4 original; former; originally; formerly; at first
- 原理 yuán lǐ jyun4 lei5 principle; theory
- 原料 yuán liào jyun4 liu2 raw material
- 原始 yuán shǐ jyun4 ci2 first; original
- 原先 yuán xiān jyun4 sin1 originally; original
- 原则 原則 yuán zé jyun4 zak1 principle; doctrine
Set 107 · words 2121–2140
Set 107: 20 words 原则上 原則上 原子笔 原子筆 圆满 圓滿 圆形 圓形
- 原则上 原則上 yuán zé shang jyun4 zak1 soeng6 in principle; generally
- 原子笔 原子筆 yuán zǐ bǐ jyun4 zi2 bat1 (Tw, HK) ballpoint pen
- 圆满 圓滿 yuán mǎn jyun4 mun5 satisfactory; consummate; perfect
- 圆形 圓形 yuán xíng jyun4 jing4 round; circular
- 缘故 緣故 yuán gù jyun4 gu3 reason; cause
- 远大 遠大 yuǎn dà jyun5 daai6 far-reaching; broad
- 愿 願 yuàn jyun6 (bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing
- 月分 yuè fèn jyut6 fan1 month; also written 月份
- 月光 yuè guāng jyut6 gwong1 moonlight
- 月球 yuè qiú jyut6 kau4 the moon
- 晕 暈 yūn wan4 confused; dizzy
- 允许 允許 yǔn xǔ wan5 heoi2 to permit; to allow
- 运输 運輸 yùn shū wan6 syu1 to transport; to carry
- 运送 運送 yùn sòng wan6 sung3 to transport; to carry
- 运用 運用 yùn yòng wan6 jung6 to use; to put to use
- 运转 運轉 yùn zhuǎn wan6 zyun2 to work; to operate
- 砸 zá zaap3 to smash; to pound
- 杂 雜 zá zaap6 mixed; miscellaneous
- 灾害 災害 zāi hài zoi1 hoi6 calamity; disaster
- 灾难 災難 zāi nàn zoi1 naan6 disaster; catastrophe
Set 108 · words 2141–2160
Set 108: 20 words 在乎 再度 再说 再說 载 載
- 在乎 zài hu zoi6 fu4 to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (often used in the negative) to care about
- 再度 zài dù zoi3 dou6 once more; once again; one more time
- 再说 再說 zài shuō zoi3 syut3 to say again; to put off a discussion until later
- 载 載 zài zoi2 to carry; to convey
- 咱们 咱們 zán men zaa1 mun4 we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me
- 赞成 贊成 zàn chéng zaan3 sing4 to approve; to endorse
- 赞同 贊同 zàn tóng zaan3 tung4 to approve of; to agree with (an opinion, action etc); to endorse
- 赞美 讚美 zàn měi zaan3 mei5 to admire; to praise
- 葬礼 葬禮 zàng lǐ zong3 lai5 burial; funeral
- 糟 zāo zou1 dregs; draff
- 糟糕 zāo gāo zou1 gou1 too bad; how terrible
- 遭到 zāo dào zou1 dou3 to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)
- 遭受 zāo shòu zou1 sau6 to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
- 遭遇 zāo yù zou1 jyu6 to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse)
- 早晨 zǎo chén zou2 san4 early morning
- 早点 早點 zǎo diǎn zou2 dim2 breakfast
- 早晚 zǎo wǎn zou2 maan5 morning and evening; (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days
- 早已 zǎo yǐ zou2 ji5 for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past
- 造 zào zou6 to make; to build
- 造句 zào jù zou6 geoi3 sentence-making
Set 109 · words 2161–2180
Set 109: 20 words 则 則 怎 增长 增長 赠品 贈品
- 则 則 zé zak1 (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm
- 怎 zěn zam2 how
- 增长 增長 zēng zhǎng zang1 zoeng2 to grow; to increase
- 赠品 贈品 zèng pǐn zang6 ban2 gift; complimentary item
- 赠送 贈送 zèng sòng zang6 sung3 to present as a gift
- 窄 zhǎi zaak3 narrow; narrow-minded
- 展出 zhǎn chū zin2 ceot1 to put on display; to be on show
- 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi zin2 hoi1 to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out
- 展览 展覽 zhǎn lǎn zin2 laam5 to put on display; to exhibit
- 展示 zhǎn shì zin2 si6 to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
- 占 zhàn zim1 to take possession of; to occupy
- 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu zim3 jau5 to have; to own
- 站住 zhàn zhù zaam6 zyu6 to come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to stay upright
- 战场 戰場 zhàn chǎng zin3 coeng4 battlefield
- 张 張 zhāng zoeng1 to open up; to spread
- 章 zhāng zoeng1 chapter; section
- 长 長 zhǎng coeng4 chief; head
- 长辈 長輩 zhǎng bèi zoeng2 bui3 one's elders; older generation
- 涨 漲 zhǎng zoeng3 to rise (of prices, rivers)
- 涨价 漲價 zhǎng jià zoeng3 gaa3 to appreciate (in value); to increase in price
Set 110 · words 2181–2200
Set 110: 20 words 掌声 掌聲 帐单 帳單 丈夫 招呼
- 掌声 掌聲 zhǎng shēng zoeng2 sing1 applause
- 帐单 帳單 zhàng dān zoeng3 daan1 variant of 账单
- 丈夫 zhàng fu zoeng6 fu1 husband
- 招呼 zhāo hu ziu1 fu1 to call out to; to greet
- 招手 zhāo shǒu ziu1 sau2 to wave; to beckon
- 照 zhào ziu3 according to; in accordance with
- 照常 zhào cháng ziu3 soeng4 as usual
- 召开 召開 zhào kāi ziu6 hoi1 to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke
- 折 zhé zit3 to break; to fracture
- 折合 zhé hé zit3 hap6 to convert into; to amount to
- 折扣 zhé kòu zit3 kau3 discount
- 折磨 zhé mó zit3 mo4 to torment; to torture
- 者 zhě ze2 (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...
- 针 針 zhēn zam1 needle; pin
- 针对 針對 zhēn duì zam1 deoi3 to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
- 侦探 偵探 zhēn tàn zing1 taam3 detective; to do detective work
- 珍惜 zhēn xī zan1 sik1 to treasure; to value
- 珍珠 zhēn zhū zan1 zyu1 pearl; (fig.) teardrop; tear
- 真心 zhēn xīn zan1 sam1 wholeheartedness; sincerity
- 枕头 枕頭 zhěn tou zam2 tau4 pillow
Set 111 · words 2201–2220
Set 111: 20 words 阵 陣 阵子 陣子 震动 震動 争 爭
- 阵 陣 zhèn zan6 disposition of troops; wave
- 阵子 陣子 zhèn zi zan6 zi2 period of time
- 震动 震動 zhèn dòng zan3 dung6 to shake; to vibrate
- 争 爭 zhēng zang1 to strive for; to vie for
- 争论 爭論 zhēng lùn zang1 leon6 to argue; to debate
- 争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ zang1 ceoi2 to fight for; to strive for
- 睁 睜 zhēng zang1 to open (one's eyes)
- 征求 徵求 zhēng qiú zing1 kau4 to solicit; to seek
- 正月 Zhēng yuè zing1 jyut6 first month of the lunar year
- 整 zhěng zing2 (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat
- 整洁 整潔 zhěng jié zing2 git3 neatly; tidy
- 整数 整數 zhěng shù zing2 sou3 whole number; integer (math.)
- 正 zhèng zing3 straight; upright
- 正方形 zhèng fāng xíng zing3 fong1 jing4 square
- 正规 正規 zhèng guī zing3 kwai1 regular; according to standards
- 正好 zhèng hǎo zing3 hou2 just (in time); just right
- 正经 正經 zhèng jīng zing3 ging1 decent; honorable
- 正面 zhèng miàn zing3 min6 front; obverse side
- 政策 zhèng cè zing3 caak3 policy
- 政党 政黨 zhèng dǎng zing3 dong2 political party
Set 112 · words 2221–2240
Set 112: 20 words 政府 证件 證件 证据 證據 证明 證明
- 政府 zhèng fǔ zing3 fu2 government
- 证件 證件 zhèng jiàn zing3 gin2 certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID
- 证据 證據 zhèng jù zing3 geoi3 evidence; proof
- 证明 證明 zhèng míng zing3 ming4 proof; certificate
- 证实 證實 zhèng shí zing3 sat6 to confirm (sth to be true); to verify
- 症状 症狀 zhèng zhuàng zing3 zong6 symptom (of an illness)
- 之 zhī zi1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him
- 之间 之間 zhī jiān zi1 gaan1 (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间)
- 之类 之類 zhī lèi zi1 leoi6 and so on; and such
- 支 zhī zi1 to support; to sustain
- 支持 zhī chí zi1 ci4 to be in favor of; to support
- 支出 zhī chū zi1 ceot1 to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure
- 支票 zhī piào zi1 piu3 check (bank); cheque
- 支援 zhī yuán zi1 wun4 to provide assistance; to support
- 直 zhí zik6 straight; to straighten
- 直接 zhí jiē zik6 zip3 direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate
- 直线 直線 zhí xiàn zik6 sin3 straight line; sharply (rise or fall)
- 值 zhí zik6 value; (to be) worth
- 掷 擲 zhì zaak6 to toss; to throw dice
- 职位 職位 zhí wèi zik1 wai6 position; post; job
Set 113 · words 2241–2260
Set 113: 20 words 执行 執行 止 只 只是
- 执行 執行 zhí xíng zap1 hang4 to implement; to carry out
- 止 zhǐ zi2 to stop; to prohibit
- 只 zhǐ zi2 only; merely; just
- 只是 zhǐ shì zi2 si6 merely; only; just; nothing but; simply
- 指 zhǐ zi2 finger; to point at or to
- 指出 zhǐ chū zi2 ceot1 to indicate; to point out
- 指导 指導 zhǐ dǎo zi2 dou6 to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
- 指定 zhǐ dìng zi2 ding6 to appoint; to assign
- 指示 zhǐ shì zi2 si6 to point out; to indicate
- 指责 指責 zhǐ zé zi2 zaak3 to criticize; to find fault with
- 纸张 紙張 zhǐ zhāng zi2 zoeng1 paper
- 治 zhì zi6 to rule; to govern
- 至 zhì zi3 to arrive; most
- 制定 zhì dìng zai3 ding6 to draw up; to formulate
- 制止 zhì zhǐ zai3 zi2 to curb; to put a stop to
- 志气 志氣 zhì qì zi3 hei3 ambition; resolve
- 志愿 志願 zhì yuàn zi3 jyun6 aspiration; ambition
- 秩序 zhì xù dit6 zeoi6 order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)
- 制造 製造 zhì zào zai3 zou6 to manufacture; to make
- 制作 製作 zhì zuò zai3 zok3 to make; to manufacture
Set 114 · words 2261–2280
Set 114: 20 words 中 中级 中級 中年 中途
- 中 zhōng zung1 within; among; in; middle; center
- 中级 中級 zhōng jí zung1 kap1 middle level (in a hierarchy)
- 中年 zhōng nián zung1 nin4 middle age
- 中途 zhōng tú zung1 tou4 midway
- 中央 zhōng yāng zung1 joeng1 central; middle
- 中药 中藥 zhōng yào zung1 joek6 traditional Chinese medicine
- 肿 腫 zhǒng zung2 to swell; swelling
- 种类 種類 zhǒng lèi zung2 leoi6 kind; genus
- 种子 種子 zhǒng zi zung2 zi2 seed
- 种族 種族 zhǒng zú zung2 zuk6 race; ethnic group
- 中 zhòng zung1 to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
- 中毒 zhòng dú zung3 duk6 to be poisoned
- 重 zhòng cung5 heavy; serious
- 重大 zhòng dà zung6 daai6 great; important
- 重量 zhòng liàng cung5 loeng6 weight
- 重伤 重傷 zhòng shāng cung5 soeng1 serious injury; seriously injured
- 重心 zhòng xīn zung6 sam1 center of gravity; central core
- 州 zhōu zau1 prefecture; (old) province
- 周 zhōu zau1 to make a circuit; to circle
- 周到 zhōu dào zau1 dou3 thoughtful; considerate
Set 115 · words 2281–2300
Set 115: 20 words 粥 竹 逐渐 逐漸 主办 主辦
- 粥 zhōu zuk1 congee; gruel
- 竹 zhú zuk1 (bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118
- 逐渐 逐漸 zhú jiàn zuk6 zim6 gradually
- 主办 主辦 zhǔ bàn zyu2 baan6 to organize; to host (a conference or sports event)
- 主持 zhǔ chí zyu2 ci4 to take charge of; to manage or direct
- 主观 主觀 zhǔ guān zyu2 gun1 subjective
- 主角 zhǔ jué zyu2 gok3 leading role; lead; protagonist
- 主席 zhǔ xí zyu2 zik6 chairperson; premier
- 主张 主張 zhǔ zhāng zyu2 zoeng1 to advocate; to stand for
- 祝贺 祝賀 zhù hè zuk1 ho6 to congratulate; congratulations
- 住院 zhù yuàn zyu6 jyun2 to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
- 住宅 zhù zhái zyu6 zaak2 residence; dwelling; abode
- 住址 zhù zhǐ zyu6 zi2 address
- 注射 zhù shè zyu3 se6 injection; to inject
- 注册 註冊 zhù cè zyu3 caak3 to register; to enroll
- 专家 專家 zhuān jiā zyun1 gaa1 expert; specialist
- 专利 專利 zhuān lì zyun1 lei6 patent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people
- 专门 專門 zhuān mén zyun1 mun4 specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)
- 专人 專人 zhuān rén zyun1 jan4 specialist; person appointed for specific task
- 专业 專業 zhuān yè zyun1 jip6 specialty; specialized field
Set 116 · words 2301–2320
Set 116: 20 words 转 轉 转变 轉變 转播 轉播 转达 轉達
- 转 轉 zhuǎn zyun2 to turn; to change direction
- 转变 轉變 zhuǎn biàn zyun2 bin3 to change; to transform
- 转播 轉播 zhuǎn bō zyun2 bo3 relay; broadcast (on radio or TV)
- 转达 轉達 zhuǎn dá zyun2 daat6 to pass on; to convey
- 转告 轉告 zhuǎn gào zyun2 gou3 to pass on; to communicate
- 转机 轉機 zhuǎn jī zyun2 gei1 (to take) a turn for the better; to change planes
- 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn zyun2 san1 (of a person) to turn round; to face about
- 转向 轉向 zhuǎn xiàng zyun2 hoeng3 to change direction; fig. to change one's stance
- 转 轉 zhuàn zyun2 to revolve; to turn
- 赚 賺 zhuàn zaan6 to earn; to make a profit
- 装饰 裝飾 zhuāng shì zong1 sik1 to decorate; decoration
- 壮 壯 zhuàng zong3 to strengthen; strong
- 撞 zhuàng zong6 to knock against; to bump into
- 状况 狀況 zhuàng kuàng zong6 fong3 condition; state; situation
- 追 zhuī zeoi1 to chase; to pursue
- 准 zhǔn zeon2 to allow; to grant
- 准考证 准考證 zhǔn kǎo zhèng zeon2 haau2 zing3 (exam) admission ticket
- 准 準 zhǔn zeon2 accurate; standard
- 准确 準確 zhǔn què zeon2 kok3 accurate; exact; precise
- 捉 zhuō zuk1 to clutch; to grab
Set 117 · words 2321–2340
Set 117: 20 words 桌 资本 資本 资格 資格 资金 資金
- 桌 zhuō coek3 table; desk
- 资本 資本 zī běn zi1 bun2 capital (economics)
- 资格 資格 zī gé zi1 gaak3 qualifications; seniority
- 资金 資金 zī jīn zi1 gam1 funds; capital
- 资讯 資訊 zī xùn zi1 seon3 information
- 紫 zǐ zi2 purple; violet
- 子女 zǐ nǚ zi2 neoi5 children; sons and daughters
- 字幕 zì mù zi6 mok6 subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
- 字母 zì mǔ zi6 mou5 letter (of the alphabet)
- 自来水 自來水 zì lái shuǐ zi6 loi4 seoi2 running water; tap water
- 自然 zì rán zi6 jin4 nature; natural
- 自私 zì sī zi6 si1 selfish; selfishness
- 自我 zì wǒ zi6 ngo5 the self; oneself; self-; (psychology) ego
- 自信 zì xìn zi6 seon3 to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence
- 自愿 自願 zì yuàn zi6 jyun6 voluntary
- 自主 zì zhǔ zi6 zyu2 to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
- 总 總 zǒng zung2 (bound form) general; overall; to sum up
- 总共 總共 zǒng gòng zung2 gung6 altogether; in sum; in all; in total
- 总理 總理 zǒng lǐ zung2 lei5 premier; prime minister
- 综合 綜合 zōng hé zung3 hap6 comprehensive; composite
Set 118 · words 2341–2360
Set 118: 20 words 走道 走私 足 足以
- 走道 zǒu dào zau2 dou6 pavement; sidewalk
- 走私 zǒu sī zau2 si1 to smuggle; to have an illicit affair
- 足 zú zuk1 (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample
- 足以 zú yǐ zuk1 ji5 sufficient to...; so much so that
- 组 組 zǔ zou2 to form; to organize
- 组织 組織 zǔ zhī zou2 zik1 to organize; organization
- 阻碍 阻礙 zǔ ài zo2 ngoi6 to obstruct; to hinder
- 阻止 zǔ zhǐ zo2 zi2 to prevent; to block
- 祖国 祖國 zǔ guó zou2 gwok3 motherland
- 钻 鑽 zuān zyun1 to drill; to bore
- 钻石 鑽石 zuàn shí zyun3 sek6 diamond
- 罪 zuì zeoi6 guilt; crime
- 最少 zuì shǎo zeoi3 siu2 at least; minimum
- 遵守 zūn shǒu zeon1 sau2 to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
- 尊重 zūn zhòng zyun1 zung6 to esteem; to respect
- 左右 zuǒ yòu zo2 jau6 left and right; nearby
- 作 zuò zok3 to do; to engage in; to write; to compose
- 作家 zuò jiā zok3 gaa1 author
- 作为 作為 zuò wéi zok3 wai4 one's conduct; deed
- 作文 zuò wén zok3 man2一絲不苟 to write an essay; composition (student essay)