民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥ man4 bat1 liu4 sang1
- (idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史记 史記 Shǐ jì ㄕˇ ㄐㄧˋ )
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民
- 人民 rén mín ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ jan4 man4 the people
- 公民 gōng mín ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄣˊ gung1 man4 citizen
- 国民 國民 guó mín ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ gwok3 man4 nationals
- 居民 jū mín ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ geoi1 man4 resident; inhabitant
- 市民 shì mín ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ si5 man4 city resident; townspeople
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- 平民 píng mín ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ping4 man4 ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged)
- 殖民 zhí mín ㄓˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ zik6 man4 colony
- 民主 mín zhǔ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ man4 zyu2 democracy
- 民俗 mín sú ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄨˊ man4 zuk6 popular custom
- 民国 民國 Mín guó ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ man4 gwok3 Republic of China (1912-1949)
- 民工 mín gōng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ man4 gung1 migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
- 民意 mín yì ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧˋ man4 ji3 public opinion
- 民族 mín zú ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ man4 zuk6 nationality; ethnic group
- 民歌 mín gē ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄜ man4 go1 folk song
- 民营 民營 mín yíng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄥˊ man4 jing4 privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)
- 民用 mín yòng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄥˋ man4 jung6 (for) civilian use
- 民众 民眾 mín zhòng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ man4 zung3 the populace; the masses; the common people
- 民谣 民謠 mín yáo ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄠˊ man4 jiu4 ballad
- 民警 mín jǐng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ man4 ging2 civil police
- 民办 民辦 mín bàn ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄢˋ man4 baan6 run by the local people
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
聊
- 无聊 無聊 wú liáo ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ mou4 liu4 bored
- 聊天 liáo tiān ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ liu4 tin1 to chat; to gossip
- 聊天儿 聊天兒 liáo tiān r ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄦ liu4 tin1 ji4 erhua variant of 聊天
- 尬聊 gà liáo ㄍㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ (slang) awkward conversation; to have a cringeworthy conversation
- 私聊 sī liáo ㄙ ㄌㄧㄠˊ si1 liu4 (computing) to chat privately; private chat
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- 群聊 qún liáo ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ kwan4 liu4 (computing) group chat; to have a group chat
- 聊且 liáo qiě ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ liu4 ce2 for the time being; tentatively
- 聊以 liáo yǐ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄧˇ liu4 ji5 to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent
- 聊备 聊備 liáo bèi ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄟˋ liu4 bei6 to provide on a makeshift basis; to use temporarily as
- 聊城 Liáo chéng ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄥˊ liu4 sing4 see 聊城市
- 聊叙 聊敘 liáo xù ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄩˋ liu4 zeoi6 to speak tentatively
- 聊生 liáo shēng ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥ liu4 sang1 to earn a living (esp. with negative)
- 聊赖 聊賴 liáo lài ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄞˋ liu4 laai6 to suffer tedium
- 聊骚 聊騷 liáo sāo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄙㄠ liu4 sou1 to chat flirtatiously
- 裸聊 luǒ liáo ㄌㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ lo2 liu4 to chat naked (online)
- 闲聊 閒聊 xián liáo ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ to chat
- 陪聊 péi liáo ㄆㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ pui4 liu4 to keep sb company for a chat
- 聊城市 Liáo chéng Shì ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ liu4 sing4 si5 Liaocheng, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山东省
- 聊天室 liáo tiān shì ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕˋ liu4 tin1 sat1 chat room
- 闲聊天 閑聊天 xián liáo tiān ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ haan4 liu4 tin1 to chat
生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist