The 1500 Most Common Chinese Characters
Here is a list of the 1500 most common Chinese characters. These are also studied at the different HSK levels, and they are listed in order of frequency, the most frequent first.
- 的dede of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songsdí really and trulydì (bound form) bull's-eye; targetdī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1shi4])
- 一yīyī one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 是shìshì to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 不bùbù no; not so; (bound form) not; un-; variant of 不 / (negative prefix) / not / no
- 了liǎoliǎo (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearlyle (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)liào unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]
- 在zàizài to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 人rénrén person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 有yǒuyǒu to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
- 我wǒwǒ I; me; my
- 他tātā (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1ri4] and 他人[ta1ren2])
- 这zhèzhè (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
- 个gègè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 们menmen plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 中zhōngzhōng within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all rightzhòng to hit (the mark); to be hit by; to suffer; to win (a prize, a lottery)
- 来láilái to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2])
- 上shàngshàng (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- 大dàdà big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)dài doctor; physician; see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
- 为wèiwèi because of; for; towéi as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
- 和héhé (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])hè to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with othershuó to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]huò to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbshú to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
- 国guóguó country; nation; state; (bound form) national
- 地dede -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunctdì earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- 到dàodào to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 以yǐyǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- 说shuìshuì to persuadeshuō to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- 时shíshí o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- 要yāoyāo (bound form) to demand; to coerceyào to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important
- 就jiùjiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- 出chūchū to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 会huìhuì can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])kuài (bound form) to reckon accounts
- 可kěkě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; howeverkè khan (loanword); used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
- 也yěyě also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
- 你nǐnǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- 对duìduì right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 生shēngshēng to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student
- 能néngnéng can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
- 而érér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 子zǐzǐ son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-zi (noun suffix)
- 那nànà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)nā surname Na
- 得dédé to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finishedde structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etcděi to have to; must; ought to; to need to
- 于yúyú (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- 着zhézhé to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to applyzháo to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding inzhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing statezhuó to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to applyzhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add
- 下xiàxià down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 自zìzì (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- 之zhīzhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 年niánnián grain; harvest (old); variant of 年[nian2]
- 过guòguò to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-guo (experienced action marker)
- 发fāfā to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)fà hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3]
- 后hòuhòu back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- 作zuòzuò to do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign; to regard as; to consider to be; to be; to act the part of; to feel (itchy, nauseous etc); writings; works
- 里lǐlǐ li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
- 用yòngyòng to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- 道dàodào road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- 行hángháng row; line; commercial firm; line of business; profession; to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) columnxíng to walk; to go; to travel; a visit; temporary; makeshift; current; in circulation; to do; to perform; capable; competent; effective; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct; Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sensexìng behavior / conduct
- 所suǒsuǒ actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 然ránrán correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
- 家jiājiā home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 种zhǒngzhǒng seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sortszhòng to plant; to grow; to cultivate
- 事shìshì matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 成chéngchéng to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth
- 方fāngfāng square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter
- 多duōduō many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- 经jīngjīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
- 么meme suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etcmá exclamatory final particlema interrogative final particleyāo youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shoutyāo youngest; most junior; tiny; one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military); one or ace on dice or dominoes; variant of 吆[yao1], to shout
- 去qùqù to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- 法fǎfǎ law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])
- 学xuéxué to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
- 如rúrú as; as if; such as
- 都dōudōu all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at alldū capital city; metropolis
- 同tóngtóng like; same; similar; together; alike; withtòng lane; alley; CL:條|条[tiao2]; see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
- 现xiànxiàn to appear; present; now; existing; current
- 当dāngdāng to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just atdàng at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student)
- 没méiméi (negative prefix for verbs) have not; notmò drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
- 动dòngdòng (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
- 面miànmiàn flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless
- 起qǐqǐ to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group
- 看kānkān to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guardkàn to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for
- 定dìngdìng to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely
- 天tiāntiān day; sky; heaven
- 分fēnfēn to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)fèn part; share; ingredient; component
- 还háihái still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; elsehuán to pay back; to return
- 进jìnjìn to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
- 好hǎohǎo good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hellohào to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- 小xiǎoxiǎo small; tiny; few; young
- 部bùbù ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
- 其qíqí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 些xiēxiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- 主zhǔzhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
- 样yàngyàng manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
- 理lǐlǐ texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up
- 心xīnxīn heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- 她tātā she
- 本běnběn (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- 前qiánqián front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- 开kāikāi to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format
- 但dàndàn but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- 因yīnyīn cause; reason; because
- 只zhīzhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etczhǐ only; merely; just
- 从zòngzòng second cousincóng from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestorcōng lax; yielding; unhurried
- 想xiǎngxiǎng to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- 实shíshí real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely
- 日rìrì sun; day; date, day of the month
- 军jūnjūn (bound form) army; military
- 者zhězhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
- 意yìyì idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate
- 无wúwú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
- 力lìlì power; force; strength; ability; strenuously
- 它tātā it (pronoun for an animal)
- 与yúyú (literary) (final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 呢[ne5] or 啊[a1]); variant of 歟|欤[yu2]yǔ and; to give; together withyù to take part in
- 长zhǎngzhǎng chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhancecháng length; long; forever; always; constantly
- 把bǎbǎ to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})bà handle
- 机jījī (bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity; (bound form) crucial point; pivot; (bound form) quick-witted; flexible; (bound form) organic
- 十shíshí ten; 10; numeral 10 in the Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1zhou1 ma3zi5]
- 民mínmín (bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country
- 第dìdì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just
- 公gōnggōng public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)
- 此cǐcǐ this; these
- 已yǐyǐ already; to stop; then; afterwards
- 工gōnggōng work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor
- 使shǐshǐ to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- 情qíngqíng (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
- 明míngmíng bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
- 性xìngxìng nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 知zhīzhī to know; to be aware
- 全quánquán all; whole; entire; every; complete
- 三sānsān three; 3
- 又yòuyòu (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 关guānguān mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve
- 点diǎndiǎn point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for items
- 正zhēngzhēng first month of the lunar yearzhèng straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive
- 业yèyè line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already
- 外wàiwài outside; in addition; foreign; external
- 将jiāngjiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])jiàng (bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)qiāng to desire; to invite; to request
- 两liǎngliǎng two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- 高gāogāo high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
- 间jiānjiān between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for roomsjiàn gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent
- 由yóuyóu to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- 问wènwèn to ask; to inquire
- 很hěnhěn very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 最zuìzuì most; the most; -est (superlative suffix)
- 重chóngchóng to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layerzhòng heavy; serious; to attach importance to
- 并bìngbìng and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge
- 物wùwù (bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
- 手shǒushǒu hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 应yīngyīng to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shallyìng to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with
- 战zhànzhàn to fight; fight; war; battle
- 向xiàngxiàng towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...
- 头tóutóu head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]tou suffix for nouns
- 文wénwén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67
- 体tǐtǐ body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)
- 政zhèngzhèng political; politics; government
- 美měiměi beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself
- 相xiāngxiāng each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])xiàng appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
- 见jiànjiàn to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; viewxiàn to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
- 被bèibèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip")
- 利lìlì sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit
- 什shénshí ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc); assorted; miscellaneousshén what
- 二èrèr two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- 等děngděng to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
- 产chǎnchǎn to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property
- 或huòhuò maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- 新xīnxīn new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
- 己jǐjǐ self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa
- 制zhìzhì to manufacture; to make
- 身shēnshēn body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158
- 果guǒguǒ fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really
- 加jiājiā to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
- 西xīxī west
- 斯sīsī (phonetic); this
- 月yuèyuè moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
- 话huàhuà dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
- 合héhé to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2]
- 回huíhuí to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer; classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book); classifier for occurrences or times; to curve; to revolve
- 特tètè special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / verytè special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
- 代dàidài to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
- 内nèinèi inside; inner; internal; within; interior
- 信xìnxìn letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
- 表biǎobiǎo watch (timepiece); meter; gauge
- 化huàhuà to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
- 老lǎolǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough; unicode compatibility variant of 老
- 给gěigěi to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)jǐ to supply; to provide
- 世shìshì life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble
- 位wèiwèi position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential
- 次cìcì next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time
- 度dùdù to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrencesduó to estimate; Taiwan pr. [duo4]
- 门ménmén gate; door; CL:扇[shan4]; gateway; doorway; CL:個|个[ge4]; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
- 任rènrèn to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
- 常chángcháng always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
- 先xiānxiān beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- 海hǎihǎi ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous
- 教jiāojiāo to teachjiào religion; teaching; to make; to cause; to tell
- 儿rr non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex finalér child; son
- 原yuányuán former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
- 东dōngdōng east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
- 声shēngshēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
- 提títí to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid
- 立lìlì to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately
- 及jíjí and; to reach; up to; in time for
- 比bǐbǐ to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)bì to associate with; to be nearbī euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
- 员yuányuán (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member; classifier for military generals
- 解jiějiě to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissectionjiè to transport under guardxiè acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old); variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)
- 水shuǐshuǐ water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
- 名míngmíng name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- 真zhēnzhēn really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- 论lùnlùn opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)lún The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]; abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
- 处chǔchǔ to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punishchù (bound form) place; locality; (bound form) part; aspect; (bound form) office; department; bureau; classifier for locations: spot, point
- 走zǒuzǒu to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)
- 义yìyì justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship
- 各gègè each; every
- 入rùrù to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- 几jījī almostjǐ how much; how many; several; a few
- 口kǒukǒu mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- 认rènrèn to recognize; to know; to admit
- 条tiáotiáo strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
- 平píngpíng flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
- 系xìxì to connect; to arrest; to worryjì to tie; to fasten; to button up
- 气qìqì gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
- 题títí topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
- 活huóhuó to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
- 尔ěrěr thus; so; like that; you; thou
- 更gēnggēng to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)gèng more; even more; further; still; still more
- 别biébié to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])biè to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
- 打dádǎ to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build; to fight; to fetch; to make; to tie up; to issue; to shoot; to calculate; to play (a game); since; fromdá (loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]
- 女nǚnǚ female; woman; daughter
- 变biànbiàn to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
- 四sìsì four; 4
- 神shénshén god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy; lively; expressive; look; expression; (coll.) awesome; amazing
- 总zǒngzǒng general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
- 何héhé what; how; why; which; carry
- 电diàndiàn lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc
- 数shǔshǔ to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to listshù number; figure; several; a fewshuò (literary) frequently; repeatedly
- 安ānān (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2]); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2])
- 少shǎoshǎo few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldomshào young
- 报bàobào to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4ming2]); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; newspaper; periodical; journal; bulletin; telegram
- 才cáicái (variant of 才[cai2]) just now; (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only
- 结jiéjié knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)jiē (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jie2]
- 反fǎnfǎn contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
- 受shòushòu to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom
- 目mùmù eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh; mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]); item; section; list; catalogue; (taxonomy) order; name; title
- 太tàitài highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- 量liángliáng to measureliàng capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word
- 再zàizài again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- 感gǎngǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~
- 建jiànjiàn to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
- 务wùwù affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means
- 做zuòzuò to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- 接jiējiē to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
- 必bìbì certainly; must; will; necessarily
- 场chǎngchǎng large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of examscháng threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
- 件jiànjiàn item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
- 计jìjì to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge
- 管guǎnguǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards
- 期qīqī a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]
- 市shìshì market; city; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 直zhízhí straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
- 德dédé virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
- 资zīzī resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense
- 命mìngmìng life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
- 山shānshān mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
- 金jīnjīn gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- 指zhǐzhǐ finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- 克kèkè to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 areskēi to scold; to beat
- 许xǔxǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps
- 统tǒngtǒng to gather; to unite; to unify; whole
- 区qūqū area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个[ge4]ōu surname Ou
- 保bǎobǎo to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system
- 至zhìzhì to arrive; most; to; until
- 队duìduì squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 形xíngxíng to appear; to look; form; shape
- 社shèshè (bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land
- 便biànbiàn plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwardspián cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly; obese; bulging; (old) graceful; used in 便宜[pian2yi5]; used in 便便[pian2pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2xuan1]
- 空kōngkōng empty; air; sky; in vainkòng to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time
- 决juéjué to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly
- 治zhìzhì to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
- 展zhǎnzhǎn to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition
- 马mǎmǎ horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
- 科kēkē branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 司sīsī to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
- 五wǔwǔ five; 5
- 基jījī (bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
- 眼yǎnyǎn eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]); (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance; small hole; (bound form) salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
- 书shūshū book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write
- 非fēifēi to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must
- 则zézé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- 听tīngtīng to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])tìng (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule; to sentence; to allowyǐn smile (archaic)
- 白báibái white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera
- 却quèquè but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- 界jièjiè (bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm
- 达dádá to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent
- 光guāngguāng light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
- 放fàngfàng to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
- 强qiángqiáng strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]qiǎng to force; to compel; to strive; to make an effortjiàng stubborn; unyielding
- 即jíjí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near
- 像xiàngxiàng to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
- 难nánnán difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not goodnàn disaster; distress; to scold
- 且qiěqiě and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)
- 权quánquán authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary
- 思sīsī to think; to consider
- 王wángwáng king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; greatwàng (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
- 象xiàngxiàng elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
- 完wánwán to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
- 设shèshè to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if
- 式shìshì type; form; pattern; style
- 色sèsè color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sexshǎi (coll.) color; used in 色子[shai3zi5]
- 路lùlù road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind
- 记jìjì to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
- 南nánnán south
- 品pǐnpǐn (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; nature; temperament; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)
- 住zhùzhù to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
- 告gàogào (bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
- 类lèilèi kind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type; (bound form) to resemble; to be similar to
- 求qiúqiú to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
- 据jùjù according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy
- 程chéngchéng rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence
- 北běiběi north; (classical) to be defeated
- 边bianbian suffix of a noun of localitybiān side; edge; margin; border; boundary; CL:個|个[ge4]; simultaneously
- 死sǐsǐ to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
- 张zhāngzhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes
- 该gāigāi should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned
- 交jiāojiāo to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect; variant of 跤[jiao1]
- 规guīguī compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme
- 万wànwàn ten thousand; a great number
- 取qǔqǔ to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
- 拉lālā to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels
- 格gégé square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively
- 望wàngwàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar); old variant of 望[wang4]
- 觉jiàojiào a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]jué to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware
- 术zhúzhú various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lanceashù method; technique
- 领lǐnglǐng neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
- 共gònggòng common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
- 确quèquè authenticated; solid; firm; real; true
- 传chuánchuán to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)zhuàn biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station
- 师shīshī teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops
- 观guānguān to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlookguàn Taoist monastery; palace gate watchtower; platform
- 清qīngqīng (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts)
- 今jīnjīn now; the present time; current; contemporary; this (day, year etc)
- 切qiēqiē to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangentialqiè definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
- 院yuànyuàn courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 让ràngràng to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- 识shíshí to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]zhì to record; to write a footnote
- 候hòuhòu to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
- 带dàidài band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
- 导dǎodǎo to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct
- 争zhēngzhēng to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- 运yùnyùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate
- 笑xiàoxiào to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
- 飞fēifēi to fly
- 风fēngfēng wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- 步bùbù a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation
- 改gǎigǎi to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
- 收shōushōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
- 根gēngēn root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
- 干gāngān (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gan1]; (archaic) shieldgàn tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed
- 造zàozào to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops
- 言yányán words; speech; to say; to talkyán "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149); see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
- 联liánlián (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join; (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
- 持chíchí to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control
- 组zǔzǔ to form; to organize; group; team; classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries
- 每měiměi each; every
- 济jìjì to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help
- 车chēchē car; vehicle; CL:輛|辆[liang4]; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159jū war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess)
- 亲qīnqīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dearqìng parents-in-law of one's offspring
- 极jíjí extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
- 林línlín (bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); (bound form) a collection (of similar things)
- 服fúfú clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothesfù classifier for medicine: dose; Taiwan pr. [fu2]
- 快kuàikuài rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
- 办bànbàn to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with
- 议yìyì to comment on; to discuss; to suggest
- 往wǎngwǎng to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previouswàng to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous
- 元yuányuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon
- 英yīngyīng hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom
- 士shìshì member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker
- 证zhèngzhèng certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4]
- 近jìnjìn near; close to; approximately
- 失shīshī to lose; to miss; to fail
- 转zhuǎnzhuǎn to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content)zhuàn to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actions
- 夫fūfū husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)fú (classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle); (initial particle, introduces an opinion)
- 令lìnglìng to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poemlǐng classifier for a ream of paper
- 准zhǔnzhǔn accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-
- 布bùbù cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known
- 始shǐshǐ to begin; to start; then; only then
- 怎zěnzěn how
- 呢nene particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?"); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmationnī this (Cantonese) / see also 哩[li1]ní dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
- 存cúncún to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive
- 未wèiwèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
- 远yuǎnyuǎn far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)yuàn to distance oneself from (classical)
- 叫jiàojiào to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- 台táitái typhoon
- 单chánchán king of the Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2]; used in 單于|单于[chan2yu2]dān bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4]shàn surname Shan
- 影yǐngyǐng picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace
- 具jùjù tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
- 罗luōluō gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to siftluó gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift
- 字zìzì letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- 爱àiài to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
- 击jījī to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2]
- 流liúliú to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
- 备bèibèi (bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely
- 兵bīngbīng soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 连liánlián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)
- 调diàodiào to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melodytiáo to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite
- 深shēnshēn deep (lit. and fig.)
- 商shāngshāng commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)
- 算suànsuàn to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute
- 质zhìzhì character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
- 团tuántuán dumpling
- 集jíjí to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
- 百bǎibǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of
- 需xūxū to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
- 价jiàjià price; value; (chemistry) valencejie particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective; (dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as 不[bu4] or 別|别[bie2] without any other following element
- 花huāhuā flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful
- 党dǎngdǎng party; association; club; society; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 华huáhuá magnificent; splendid; floweryhuà Mount Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi; surname Hua
- 城chéngchéng city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- 石shíshí rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]dàn dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters; ancient pr. [shi2]
- 级jíjí level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level
- 整zhěngzhěng (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat; (bound form) to put in order; to straighten; (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb; (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to
- 府fǔfǔ seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
- 离lílí to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲chī mythical beast (archaic)
- 况kuàngkuàng moreover; situation
- 亚yàyà second; next to; inferior; sub-; Taiwan pr. [ya3]
- 请qǐngqǐng to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
- 技jìjì skill
- 际jìjì border; edge; boundary; interval; between; inter-; to meet; time; occasion; to meet with (circumstances)
- 约yāoyāo to weigh in a balance or on a scaleyuē to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise
- 示shìshì to show; to reveal
- 复fùfù to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out
- 病bìngbìng illness; CL:場|场[chang2]; disease; to fall ill; defect
- 息xīxī breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
- 究jiūjiū after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4]
- 线xiànxiàn thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
- 似shìshì seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]; used in 似的[shi4de5]sì to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than
- 官guānguān government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 火huǒhuǒ fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86
- 断duànduàn to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly
- 精jīngjīng essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)
- 满mǎnmǎn to fill; full; filled; packed; fully; completely; quite; to reach the limit; to satisfy; satisfied; contented
- 支zhīzhī to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
- 视shìshì (literary, or bound form) to look at
- 消xiāoxiāo to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
- 越yuèyuè to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
- 器qìqì device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2]
- 容róngróng to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance
- 照zhàozhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before
- 须xūxū beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel
- 九jiǔjiǔ nine; 9
- 增zēngzēng (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
- 研yányán to grind; study; research
- 写xiěxiě to write
- 称chènchèn to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]chēng to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praisechèng steelyard balance; Roman balance; CL:臺|台[tai2]; old variant of 秤[cheng4]
- 企qǐqǐ (bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to; abbr. for 企業|企业[qi3ye4]; Taiwan pr. [qi4]
- 八bābā eight; 8
- 功gōnggōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
- 吗mǎmǎ morphine (loanword); used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3fei1]ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 包bāobāo to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- 片piānpiān disk; sheetpiàn thin piece; flake; a slice; film; TV play; to slice; to carve thin; partial; incomplete; one-sided; classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water; classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc; used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc; Kangxi radical 91
- 史shǐshǐ history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China
- 委wēiwēi (literary) (of roads, rivers, mountain ranges etc) long and winding; meandering; (idiom) to feign civility; used in 委蛇[wei1yi2]wěi to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc); to accumulate; roundabout; winding; dejected; listless; committee member; council; end; actually; certainly
- 乎hūhū (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
- 查cháchá to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)zhā Chinese hawthorn; variant of 楂[zha1]
- 轻qīngqīng light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
- 易yìyì easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"
- 早zǎozǎo early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
- 曾céngcéng once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)zēng great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
- 除chúchú to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
- 农nóngnóng (bound form) agriculture
- 找zhǎozhǎo to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
- 装zhuāngzhuāng adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack
- 广guǎngguǎng wide; numerous; to spread
- 显xiǎnxiǎn to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-
- 吧bābā bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1]ba (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
- 阿āā prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration; also pr. [a4]a flatterē (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
- 李lǐlǐ plum
- 标biāobiāo mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units
- 谈tántán to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss
- 吃chīchī to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)jí stammer
- 图tútú diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek
- 念niànniàn to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4]); to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])
- 六liùliù six; 6
- 引yǐnyǐn to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
- 历lìlì to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history
- 首shǒushǒu head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
- 医yīyī medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
- 局jújú cramped; narrow
- 突tūtū to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2]
- 专zhuānzhuān for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized
- 费fèifèi to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses
- 号háoháo roar; cry; CL:個|个[ge4]hào ordinal number; day of a month; mark; sign; business establishment; size; ship suffix; horn (wind instrument); bugle call; assumed name; to take a pulse; classifier used to indicate number of people
- 尽jǐnjǐn to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority tojìn to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth); all; entirely
- 另lìnglìng other; another; separate; separately
- 周zhōuzhōu week; weekly; variant of 周[zhou1]
- 较jiàojiào (bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to; (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]
- 注zhùzhù to register; to annotate; note; comment
- 语yǔyǔ dialect; language; speechyú to tell toyù (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
- 仅jǐnjǐn barely; only; merely
- 考kǎokǎo to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father
- 落làlà to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behindluò to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement
- 青qīngqīng green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)
- 随suísuí to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently
- 选xuǎnxuǎn to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
- 列lièliè to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row
- 武wǔwǔ martial; military
- 红hónghóng red; popular; revolutionary; bonus
- 响xiǎngxiǎng echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises
- 虽suīsuī although; even though
- 推tuītuī to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage
- 势shìshì power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals
- 参cāncān to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; senate; upper chamber (of legislative assembly)shēn ginseng; one of the 28 constellations
- 希xīxī to hope; to admire; variant of 稀[xi1]
- 古gǔgǔ ancient; old; paleo-
- 众zhòngzhòng (bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous
- 构gòugòu to construct; to form; to make up; to compose; literary composition; paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
- 房fángfáng house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)
- 半bànbàn half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
- 节jiéjié joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour)jiē (dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]; see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
- 土tǔtǔ earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- 投tóutóu to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine); to send (a letter, a manuscript etc); to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide); to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of; (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
- 某mǒumǒu some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such
- 案ànàn (legal) case; incident; record; file; table
- 黑hēihēi black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)
- 维wéiwéi to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])
- 革gégé animal hide; leather; to reform; to remove; to expel (from office)
- 划huáhuá to cut; to slash; to scratch (cut into the surface of sth); to strike (a match)huà to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character
- 敌dídí (bound form) enemy; (bound form) to be a match for; to rival; (bound form) to resist; to withstand
- 致zhìzhì (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey; (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently
- 陈chénchén to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale
- 律lǜlǜ law
- 足zúzú (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fullyjù excessive
- 态tàitài (bound form); appearance; shape; form; state; attitude; (grammar) voice
- 护hùhù to protect
- 七qīqī seven; 7
- 兴xīngxīng to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect)xìng feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement
- 派pàipài (literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction; (bound form) style; manner; to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb); classifier for factions, groups etc; (preceded by 一[yi]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc; (loanword) pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... ; (loanword) pie
- 孩háihái (bound form) child
- 验yànyàn to examine; to test; to check
- 责zézé duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame
- 营yíngyíng camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for
- 星xīngxīng star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount
- 够gòugòu enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out
- 章zhāngzhāng chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order
- 音yīnyīn sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)
- 跟gēngēn heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
- 志zhìzhì sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
- 底dedǐ bottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record; (suffix) end of a year or month; (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3shu4])de (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
- 站zhànzhàn station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website
- 严yányán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father
- 巴bābā to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail
- 例lìlì example; precedent; rule; case; instance
- 防fángfáng to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
- 族zúzú race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
- 供gōnggōng to provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)gòng to lay (sacrificial offerings); (bound form) offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]); confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1])
- 效xiàoxiào effect; efficacy; to imitate
- 续xùxù to continue; to replenish
- 施shīshī (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc); to apply (fertilizer etc)
- 留liúliú to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
- 讲jiǎngjiǎng to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
- 型xíngxíng mold; type; style; model
- 料liàoliào material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess
- 终zhōngzhōng end; finish
- 答dādā bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1ying5], 答理[da1li5] etcdá to answer; to reply; to respond
- 紧jǐnjǐn tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten
- 黄huánghuáng yellow; pornographic; to fall through
- 绝juéjué to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means
- 奇jījī odd (number)qí strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually
- 察cháchá to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident
- 母mǔmǔ mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
- 京jīngjīng capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old)
- 段duànduàn paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
- 依yīyī to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
- 批pīpī to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)
- 群qúnqún group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc
- 项xiàngxiàng back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
- 故gùgù happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- 按ànàn to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- 河héhé river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2fen3]
- 米mǐmǐ uncooked rice; meter (unit of length); (slang) Chinese yuan
- 围wéiwéi to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
- 江jiāngjiāng river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
- 织zhīzhī to weave
- 害hàihài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
- 斗dǒudǒu dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]; decaliter; peck; cup or dipper shaped object; old variant of 陡[dou3]dòu to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together
- 双shuāngshuāng two; double; pair; both; even (number)
- 境jìngjìng border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory
- 客kèkè customer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
- 纪jìjì order; discipline; age; era; period; to chroniclejǐ surname Ji; also pr. [Ji4]
- 采cǎicǎi color; complexion; looks; variant of 彩[cai3]; variant of 採|采[cai3]cài fief; used in 采邑[cai4yi4] and 采地[cai4di4]
- 举jǔjǔ to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed
- 杀shāshā to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely
- 攻gōnggōng to attack; to accuse; to study; (LGBT) top
- 父fùfù father
- 苏sūsū long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky; to talk endlessly; to go on and on; also pr. [luo1suo1]; Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration
- 密mìmì dense; close; thick; intimate; close; (bound form) secret; confidential; (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb); to DM
- 低dīdī low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
- 朝cháocháo imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towardszhāo morning
- 友yǒuyǒu friend
- 诉sùsù to complain; to sue; to tell
- 止zhǐzhǐ to stop; to prohibit; until; only
- 细xìxì thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
- 愿yuànyuàn (bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing; to wish (that sth may happen); may ...; vow; pledge
- 千qiānqiān thousand; used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1] (swing)
- 值zhízhí value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty
- 仍réngréng still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often
- 男nánnán (bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]
- 钱qiánqián coin; money; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
- 破pòpò broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of
- 网wǎngwǎng net; network
- 热rèrè to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent
- 助zhùzhù to help; to assist
- 倒dǎodǎo to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profitdào to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
- 育yùyù to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate
- 属shǔshǔ category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitutezhǔ to join together; to fix one's attention on; to concentrate on
- 坐zuòzuò to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; variant of 座[zuo4]
- 帝dìdì emperor
- 限xiànxiàn to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound
- 船chuánchuán boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 脸liǎnliǎn face; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- 职zhízhí office; duty
- 速sùsù fast; rapid; quick; velocity
- 刻kèkè quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals
- 乐lèlè happy; cheerful; to laughyuè music
- 否fǒufǒu to negate; to deny; notpǐ clogged; evil
- 刚gānggāng hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly
- 威wēiwēi power; might; prestige
- 毛máomáo hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
- 状zhuàngzhuàng (bound form) form; appearance; shape; (bound form) state; condition; (bound form) to describe; (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit; (bound form) certificate
- 率lǜlǜ rate; frequencyshuài to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually
- 甚shènshén whatshèn excessive; undue; to exceed; to be more than; very; extremely; (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2])shén what; variant of 什[shen2]
- 独dúdú alone; independent; single; sole; only
- 球qiúqiú ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3]
- 般bānbān sort; kind; class; way; manner
- 普pǔpǔ general; popular; everywhere; universal
- 怕pàpà to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps
- 弹dàndàn crossball; bullet; shot; shell; balltán to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)
- 校jiàojiào to check; to collate; to proofreadxiào (bound form) school; college; (bound form) (military) field officer
- 苦kǔkǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
- 创chuāngchuāng (bound form) a wound; to woundchuàng to initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)
- 假jiǎjiǎ fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; supposejià vacation
- 久jiǔjiǔ (of a period of time) long
- 错cuòcuò mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish; to alternate; to stagger; to miss; to let slip; to evade; to inlay with gold or silver
- 承chéngchéng to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive
- 印yìnyìn to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image
- 晚wǎnwǎn evening; night; late
- 兰lánlán orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
- 试shìshì to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
- 股gǔgǔ thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions
- 拿náná to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- 脑nǎonǎo brain; mind; head; essence
- 预yùyù to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare
- 谁shéishéi who; also pr. [shui2]shuí who / also pronounced shui2
- 益yìyì benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more
- 阳yángyáng positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]
- 若ruòruò to seem; like; as; if
- 哪nǎnǎ how; whichna (emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊[a5] after a word ending in "n")něi which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
- 微wēiwēi tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
- 尼níní Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
- 继jìjì to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards
- 送sòngsòng to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with
- 急jíjí urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
- 血xiěxiě blood; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]; colloquial pronunciation of 血[xue4]xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]
- 惊jīngjīng to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
- 伤shāngshāng to injure; injury; wound
- 素sùsù raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
- 药yàoyào medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]; to poison
- 适shìshì to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue
- 波bōbō wave; ripple; storm; surge
- 夜yèyè night
- 省shěngshěng to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)xǐng (bound form) to scrutinize; (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct); (bound form) to come to realize; (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
- 初chūchū at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic
- 喜xǐxǐ to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
- 卫wèiwèi to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
- 源yuányuán root; source; origin
- 食shíshí to eat; food; animal feed; eclipsesì to feed (a person or animal)
- 险xiǎnxiǎn danger; dangerous; rugged
- 待dāidāi to stay; to remaindài to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to
- 述shùshù (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
- 陆liùliù six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)lù (bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)
- 习xíxí (bound form) to practice; to study; habit; custom
- 置zhìzhì to install; to place; to put; to buy
- 居jūjū to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedroomsjī (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
- 劳láoláo (bound form) to toil; labor; (bound form) laborer; (bound form) meritorious deed; (bound form) fatigue; to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth); to express one's appreciation (Taiwan pr. [lao4])lào to console
- 财cáicái money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
- 环huánhuán ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in
- 排páipái a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etcpǎi a row / a line / to set in order / to arrange / to line up / to eliminate / to drain / to push open / platoon / raft / classifier for lines, rows etc
- 福fúfú good fortune; happiness; luck
- 纳nànà to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into; to pay (tax etc); nano- (one billionth); to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing
- 欢huānhuān a breed of horse; variant of 歡|欢[huan1]
- 雷léiléi thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)
- 警jǐngjǐng to alert; to warn; police
- 获huòhuò (bound form) to reap; to harvest
- 模múmú mold; die; matrix; patternmó to imitate; model; norm; pattern
- 充chōngchōng sufficient; full; to fill; to serve as; to act as; to act falsely as; to pose as
- 负fùfù to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)
- 云yúnyún cloud; CL:朵[duo3]
- 停tíngtíng to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
- 木mùmù (bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden
- 游yóuyóu to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel
- 龙lónglóng Chinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon; (bound form) dinosaur
- 树shùshù tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
- 疑yíyí (bound form) to doubt; to suspect
- 层céngcéng to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers
- 冷lěnglěng cold
- 洲zhōuzhōu continent; island in a river
- 冲chōngchōng thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clashchòng powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards; in view of
- 射shèshè to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)
- 略lüèlüè brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory)
- 范fànfàn surname Fan
- 竟jìngjìng unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed
- 句jùjù sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- 室shìshì room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
- 异yìyì different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate
- 激jījī to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent
- 汉hànhàn man
- 村cūncūn village; (dialect) to scold; rustic; boorish
- 哈hāhā (interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇[ha1shi4qi2])hàn a Pekinese / a pug
- 策cècè policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy
- 演yǎnyǎn to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
- 简jiǎnjiǎn simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)
- 卡kǎkǎ to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]); cassetteqiǎ to block; to be stuck; to be wedged; customs station; a clip; a fastener; a checkpost; Taiwan pr. [ka3]
- 罪zuìzuì guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
- 判pànpàn (bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different); to judge; to decide; to grade; (of a judge) to sentence
- 担dāndān to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibilitydàn picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
- 州zhōuzhōu prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)
- 静jìngjìng still; calm; quiet; not moving
- 退tuìtuì to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
- 既jìjì already; since; both... (and...)
- 衣yīyī clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145yì to dress; to wear; to put on (clothes)
- 您nínnín you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
- 宗zōngzōng school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
- 积jījī to amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math.) product (the result of multiplication); (TCM) constipation; indigestion
- 余yúyú extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
- 痛tòngtòng ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly
- 检jiǎnjiǎn to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint
- 差chāchā difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightlychà different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]chāi to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official postcī uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated; used in 參差|参差[cen1ci1]
- 富fùfù rich; abundant; wealthy
- 灵línglíng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin
- 协xiéxié to cooperate; to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join
- 角jiǎojiǎo angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]jué role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale
- 占zhānzhān to observe; to divinezhàn to take possession of; to occupy; to take up
- 配pèipèi to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate
- 征zhēngzhēng to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence
- 修xiūxiū to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)
- 皮pípí leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty
- 挥huīhuī to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
- 胜shèngshèng victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)
- 降jiàngjiàng to drop; to fall; to come down; to descendxiáng to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame
- 阶jiējiē rank or step; stairs
- 审shěnshěn to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)
- 沉chénchén to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy
- 坚jiānjiān strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute
- 善shànshàn good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
- 妈māmā ma; mom; mother
- 刘liúliú (classical) a type of battle-ax; to kill; to slaughter
- 读dòudòu comma; phrase marked by pausedú to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce
- 啊āā interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!á interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?ǎ interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?à interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
- 超chāochāo to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; ultra-; super-
- 免miǎnmiǎn to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited
- 压yāyā to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressureyà erhua variant of 壓根|压根[ya4 gen1]; to stroll around the streets (esp. of a young couple); Taiwan pr. [ya1 ma3 lu4]; used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4gen1r5]; used in 壓馬路|压马路[ya4ma3lu4]; used in 壓板|压板[ya4ban3]
- 银yínyín silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
- 买mǎimǎi to buy; to purchase
- 皇huánghuáng emperor; old variant of 惶[huang2]
- 养yǎngyǎng to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth
- 伊yīyī (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she"); second person singular pronoun ("you"); (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she"); (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning; (preceding a noun) that
- 怀huáihuái bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)
- 执zhízhí to execute (a plan); to grasp
- 副fùfù secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
- 乱luànluàn in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary
- 抗kàngkàng to resist; to fight; to defy; anti-
- 犯fànfàn to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
- 追zhuīzhuī to chase; to pursue; to look into; to investigate; to reminisce; to recall; to court (one's beloved); to binge-watch (a TV drama); retroactively; posthumouslyduī to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old)
- 帮bāngbāng to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; clique; party; secret society
- 宣xuānxuān to declare (publicly); to announce
- 佛fófó Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2tuo2])fú (female) head ornament; variant of 彿|佛[fu2]
- 岁suìsuì classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
- 航hángháng boat; ship; craft; to navigate; to sail; to fly
- 优yōuyōu excellent; superior
- 怪guàiguài odd; strange; uncanny; (bound form) monster; supernatural being; to find strange; to regard as odd; to blame; (coll.) somewhat; rather
- 香xiāngxiāng fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick; CL:根[gen1]
- 著zhùzhé to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to applyzháo to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding inzhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing statezhuó to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to applyzhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add
- 田tiántián field; farm; CL:片[pian4]
- 铁tiětiě iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)
- 控kòngkòng to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix) (slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia
- 税shuìshuì taxes; duties
- 左zuǒzuǒ left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3]
- 右yòuyòu (bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
- 份fènfèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分[fen4]
- 穿chuānchuān to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread
- 艺yìyì skill; art
- 背bèibèi the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; unlucky (slang); hard of hearingbēi to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
- 阵zhènzhèn disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration
- 草cǎocǎo grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
- 脚jiǎojiǎo foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]; classifier for kicksjué role (variant of 角[jue2])
- 概gàigài (bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically; (bound form) bearing; deportment
- 恶ěě nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately); used in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]è evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harmwù to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander
- 块kuàikuài lump (of earth); chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units; lump
- 顿dùndùn to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
- 敢gǎngǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
- 守shǒushǒu to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining
- 酒jiǔjiǔ wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- 岛dǎodǎo island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
- 托tuōtuō to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee
- 央yāngyāng center; end; to beg; to plead
- 户hùhù a household; door; family
- 烈lièliè ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements
- 洋yángyáng ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
- 哥gēgē elder brother
- 索suǒsuǒ to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated
- 胡húhú beard; mustache; whiskers
- 款kuǎnkuǎn section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product)
- 靠kàokào to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
- 评píngpíng to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)
- 版bǎnbǎn a register; block of printing; edition; version; page
- 宝bǎobǎo jewel; gem; treasure; precious
- 座zuòzuò seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
- 释shìshì to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); Buddhism
- 景jǐngjǐng (bound form) scenery; circumstance; situation; scene (of a play); (literary) sunlight
- 顾gùgù to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
- 弟dìdì younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
- 登dēngdēng to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
- 货huòhuò goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 互hùhù mutual
- 付fùfù to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things
- 伯bóbó father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]bǎi one hundred (old)
- 慢mànmàn slow
- 欧ōuōu (used for transliteration); old variant of 謳|讴[ou1]
- 换huànhuàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
- 闻wénwén to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
- 危wēiwēi danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
- 忙mángmáng busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush
- 核héhé pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify; to investigate
- 暗ànàn (literary) to close (a door); to eclipse; confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4]); dark (variant of 暗[an4])
- 姐jiějiě older sister
- 介jièjiè to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor
- 坏huàihuài bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
- 讨tǎotǎo to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study
- 丽lílí Korealì beautiful
- 良liángliáng good; very; very much
- 序xùxù (bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial; preface
- 升shēngshēng to ascend; to rise (variant of 升[sheng1]); to promote; to elevate (variant of 升[sheng1])
- 监jiānjiān to supervise; to inspect; jail; prisonjiàn (bound form) supervisor; supervisory office (in imperial China)
- 临línlín to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
- 亮liàngliàng bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
- 露lùlù dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to exposelòu to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose
- 永yǒngyǒng forever; always; perpetual
- 呼hūhū to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale; to call out
- 味wèiwèi taste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel; quality; sense; (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
- 野yěyě field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral
- 架jiàjià to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
- 域yùyù field; region; area; domain (taxonomy)
- 沙shāshā granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
- 掉diàodiào to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
- 括kuòkuò (bound form) to tie up; to tighten up; (bound form) to include; to comprise; to put (text) in brackets; Taiwan pr. [gua1]
- 舰jiànjiàn warship
- 鱼yúyú fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]); used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1yu2])
- 杂zázá mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix
- 误wùwù mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly
- 湾wānwān bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat)
- 吉jíjí lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
- 减jiǎnjiǎn to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
- 编biānbiān to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up
- 楚chǔchǔ distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)
- 肯kěnkěn to agree; to consent; to be willing to
- 测cècè to survey; to measure; to conjecture
- 败bàibài to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither
- 屋wūwū (bound form) house; (bound form) room
- 跑pǎopǎo to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; offpáo (of an animal) to paw (the ground)
- 梦mèngmèng dream (CL:場|场[chang2],個|个[ge4]); (bound form) to dream
- 散sǎnsǎn scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicinesàn to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack
- 温wēnwēn warm; lukewarm; to warm up; (bound form) temperature; (bound form) mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); (TCM) fever; epidemic; pestilence (old variant of 瘟[wen1])
- 困kùnkùn sleepy; tired
- 剑jiànjiàn double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword
- 渐jiānjiān to imbuejiàn gradual; gradually
- 封fēngfēng to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
- 救jiùjiù to save; to assist; to rescue
- 贵guìguì expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your
- 枪qiāngqiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots
- 缺quēquē deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
- 楼lóulóu house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
- 县xiànxiàn county
- 尚shàngshàng still; yet; to value; to esteem
- 毫háoháo hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth; currency unit, 0.1 yuan
- 移yíyí to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
- 娘niángniáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
- 朋péngpéng friend
- 画huàhuà to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]); to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
- 班bānbān team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles
- 智zhìzhì (literary) wise; wisdom
- 亦yìyì also
- 耳ěrěr ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
- 恩ēnēn favor; grace; kindness
- 短duǎnduǎn short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
- 掌zhǎngzhǎng palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
- 恐kǒngkǒng afraid; frightened; to fear
- 遗yíyí (bound form) to leave behind
- 固gùgù hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly
- 席xíxí woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc
- 松sōngsōng loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
- 秘mìmì secret; secretary
- 谢xièxiè to thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse; (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither
- 鲁lǔlǔ (bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
- 遇yùyù (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat; to receive
- 康kāngkāng healthy; peaceful; abundant
- 虑lǜlǜ to think over; to consider; anxiety
- 幸xìngxìng fortunate; lucky
- 均jūnjūn equal; even; all; uniform
- 销xiāoxiāo to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt
- 钟zhōngzhōng a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
- 诗shīshī poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse
- 藏cángcáng to conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collectzàng storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture
- 赶gǎngǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)
- 剧jùjù theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe
- 票piàopiào ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
- 损sǔnsǔn to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to ridicule; to deride; (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨
- 忽hūhū to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly
- 巨jùjù very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic; (coll.) very; extremely
- 炮bāobāo to sauté; to fry; to dry by heatingpào cannon; CL:座[zuo4]; firecrackerpáo to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
- 旧jiùjiù old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
- 端duānduān tip; end; extremity; aspect; facet; upright; proper; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; start; origin
- 探tàntàn to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward
- 湖húhú lake; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]
- 录lùlù diary; record; to hit; to copy
- 叶yèyè leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boatsxié to be in harmony
- 春chūnchūn spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
- 乡xiāngxiāng country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)
- 附fùfù to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached
- 吸xīxī to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
- 予yǔyǔ (literary) to giveyú (archaic) I; me
- 礼lǐlǐ gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
- 港gǎnggǎng harbor; port; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 雨yǔyǔ rain; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]yù (literary) to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall; to precipitate; to wet
- 呀yaya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
- 板bǎnbǎn board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious; see 老闆|老板, boss
- 庭tíngtíng main hall; front courtyard; law court
- 妇fùfù woman
- 归guīguī to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
- 睛jīngjīng eye; eyeball
- 饭fànfàn cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]; meal; CL:頓|顿[dun4]; (loanword) fan; devotee
- 额éé forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount
- 含hánhán to keep in the mouth; to contain
- 顺shùnshùn to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable
- 输shūshū to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password)
- 摇yáoyáo to shake; to rock; to row; to crank
- 招zhāozhāo to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess
- 婚hūnhūn to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife
- 脱tuōtuō to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
- 补bǔbǔ to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
- 谓wèiwèi to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense
- 督dūdū (bound form) to supervise
- 毒dúdú poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics
- 油yóuyóu oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning
- 疗liáoliáo to treat; to cure; therapy
- 旅lǚlǚ trip; travel; to travel; brigade (army)
- 泽zézé pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist
- 材cáicái material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)
- 灭mièmiè to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
- 逐zhúzhú (bound form) to pursue; to chase away; individually; one by one
- 莫mòmò do not; there is none who
- 笔bǐbǐ pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
- 亡wángwáng to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased
- 鲜xiānxiān fish; old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian1]xiǎn few; rare
- 词cící word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4chao2] (CL:首[shou3])
- 圣shèngshèng (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy; sacredkū to dig
- 择zézé to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2]zhái to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to take out / to eliminate
- 寻xúnxún to search; to look for; to seek
- 厂chǎngchǎng factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant
- 睡shuìshuì to sleep; to lie down
- 博bóbó (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble; learned; well-read; (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士[bo2 shi4]); (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客[bo2 ke4])
- 勒lèlè (literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to force; (literary) to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc); (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1])lēi to strap tightly; to bind
- 烟yānyān cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant
- 授shòushòu (bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct; (literary) to appoint
- 诺nuònuò to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!
- 伦lúnlún human relationship; order; coherence
- 岸ànàn bank; shore; beach; coast
- 奥àoào obscure; mysterious
- 唐tángtáng to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[tang2]
- 卖màimài to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
- 俄éé suddenly; very soon
- 炸zházhá to deep fry; (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable); Taiwan pr. [zha4]zhà to burst; to explode; to blow up; to bomb; (coll.) to fly into a rage; (coll.) to scamper off; to scatter
- 载zǎizǎi to record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. [zai4]; yearzài to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously
- 洛luòluò surname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui); used in transliteration
- 健jiànjiàn healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in
- 堂tángtáng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture
- 旁pángpáng one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)
- 宫gōnggōng palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale
- 喝hēhē to drink; variant of 嗬[he1]hè to shout
- 借jièjiè to borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
- 君jūnjūn monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
- 禁jīnjīn to endurejìn to prohibit; to forbid
- 阴yīnyīn overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia
- 园yuányuán land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
- 谋móumóu to plan; to seek; scheme
- 宋sòngsòng surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); Song of the Southern Dynasties (420-479) 南朝宋[Nan2chao2 Song4]
- 避bìbì to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
- 抓zhuāzhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch
- 荣róngróng glory; honor; thriving
- 姑gūgū paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
- 孙sūnsūn grandson; descendant
- 逃táotáo to escape; to run away; to flee
- 牙yáyá tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- 束shùshù to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control
- 跳tiàotiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate
- 顶dǐngdǐng apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
- 玉yùyù jade
- 镇zhènzhèn to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)
- 雪xuěxuě snow; CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
- 午wǔwǔ 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
- 练liànliàn to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk
- 迫pòpò to force; to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent; pressing
- 爷yéyé grandpa; old gentleman
- 篇piānpiān sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
- 肉ròuròu meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130
- 嘴zuǐzuǐ mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- 馆guǎnguǎn building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1]
- 遍biànbiàn everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time
- 凡fánfán ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale
- 础chǔchǔ foundation; base
- 洞dòngdòng cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 卷juǎnjuǎn to roll up; to sweep up; to carry along; a roll; classifier for rolls, spools etcjuàn scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll
- 坦tǎntǎn flat; open-hearted; level; smooth
- 牛niúniú ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome
- 宁nìngnìng would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]níng peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)
- 纸zhǐzhǐ paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]); classifier for documents, letters etc
- 诸zhūzhū all; various
- 训xùnxùn to teach; to train; to admonish; (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule
- 私sīsī personal; private; selfish
- 庄zhuāngzhuāng farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)
- 祖zǔzǔ ancestor; forefather; grandparents
- 丝sīsī silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
- 翻fānfān to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross
- 暴bàobào sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure
- 森sēnsēn (bound form) densely wooded; (fig.) (bound form) multitudinous; gloomy; forbidding
- 塔tǎtǎ pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4]); (loanword) (pastry) tart
- 默mòmò silent; to write from memory
- 握wòwò to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful
- 戏xìxì trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
- 隐yǐnyǐn (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-yìn to lean upon
- 熟shúshú ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shou2]
- 骨gǔgǔ bone
- 访fǎngfǎng (bound form) to seek by inquiry; (bound form) to visit; to call on
- 弱ruòruò weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
- 蒙méngméng to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheatmēng (knocked) unconscious; dazed; stunnedměng Mongol ethnic group; abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Meng2]
- 歌gēgē song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing
- 店diàndiàn inn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1]); (bound form) shop; store
- 鬼guǐguǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3]); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
- 软ruǎnruǎn soft; flexible
- 典diǎndiǎn canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion; ceremony; to be in charge of; to mortgage or pawn
- 欲yùyù to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
- 萨sàsà Bodhisattva; surname Sa
- 伙huǒhuǒ companion; partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together
- 遭zāozāo to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident
- 盘pánpán tray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices; (computing) (bound form) disk; to coil (a rope, pigtail etc); to check; to examine; to investigate; to transfer; to sell (property); to shift; to move (sth big and heavy); classifier for things resembling a plate or dish; classifier for coils; classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc)
- 爸bàbà father; dad; pa; papa
- 扩kuòkuò to enlarge
- 盖gàigài lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to buildgě surname Ge
- 弄lònglòng lane; alleynòng to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with
- 雄xióngxióng male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence
- 稳wěnwěn settled; steady; stable
- 忘wàngwàng to forget; to overlook; to neglect
- 亿yìyì 100 million
- 刺cìcì thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murdercī (onom.) whoosh
- 拥yōngyōng to hold in one's arms; to embrace; to surround; to gather around; to throng; to swarm; (bound form) to support (as in 擁護|拥护[yong1 hu4]); (literary) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [yong3]
- 徒tútú disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare; empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence
- 姆mǔmǔ (old) female tutor; used in 保姆[bao3mu3]
- 杨yángyáng poplar
- 齐qíqí neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out
- 赛sàisài to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel
- 趣qùqù interesting; to interest
- 曲qūqū fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc); Taiwan pr. [qu2]qǔ tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]
- 刀dāodāo knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; CL:把[ba3]; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs
- 床chuángchuáng bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on); CL:張|张[zhang1]; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc
- 迎yíngyíng to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
- 冰bīngbīng ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine
- 虚xūxū emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
- 玩wánwán to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainment
- 析xīxī to separate; to divide; to analyze
- 窗chuāngchuāng window; CL:扇[shan4]
- 醒xǐngxǐng to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to
- 妻qīqī (bound form) wifeqì to marry off (a daughter)
- 透tòutòu (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show
- 购gòugòu to buy; to purchase
- 替tìtì to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for
- 塞sāisāi to plug; to stop up; to stuff in; (bound form) a stopper; a corksài (bound form) strategic strongholdsè (bound form) to block; to obstruct
- 努nǔnǔ to exert; to strive
- 休xiūxiū to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't
- 虎hǔhǔ tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- 扬yángyáng to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate
- 途tútú way; route; road
- 侵qīnqīn to invade; to encroach; to infringe; to approach
- 刑xíngxíng punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment
- 绿lǜlǜ green; (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
- 兄xiōngxiōng elder brother
- 迅xùnxùn rapid; fast
- 套tàotào to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)
- 贸màomào commerce; trade
- 毕bìbì the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished
- 唯wéiwéi only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)wěi yes
- 谷gǔgǔ valleyyù surname Yu
- 轮lúnlún wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
- 库kùkù warehouse; storehouse; (file) library
- 迹jìjì (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. [ji1]
- 尤yóuyóu outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against
- 竞jìngjìng to compete; to contend; to struggle
- 街jiējiē street; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 促cùcù (bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid; (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge; (literary) close by; pressed against
- 延yányán to prolong; to extend; to delay
- 震zhènzhèn to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder; ☳
- 弃qìqì to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away
- 甲jiǎjiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
- 伟wěiwěi big; large; great
- 麻mámá generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb
- 川chuānchuān (bound form) river; creek; plain; an area of level country
- 申shēnshēn to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey; ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
- 缓huǎnhuǎn slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate
- 潜qiánqián hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive
- 闪shǎnshǎn to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
- 售shòushòu to sell; to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
- 灯dēngdēng lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
- 针zhēnzhēn needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
- 哲zhézhé wise; a sage
- 络làolào small netluò net-like object; to hold sth in place with a net; to wind; to twist; (TCM) channels in the human body
- 抵dǐdǐ to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to equal; to balance; to make up for; to mortgage; to arrive at; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)
- 朱zhūzhū (bound form) cinnabar
- 埃āiāi dust; dirt; angstrom; phonetic ai or e
- 抱bàobào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
- 鼓gǔgǔ drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
- 植zhízhí to plant
- 纯chúnchún pure; simple; unmixed; genuine
- 夏xiàxià summer
- 忍rěnrěn to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
- 页yèyè page; leaf
- 杰jiéjié (bound form) hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished
- 筑zhùzhù to build; to construct; to ram; to hit; Taiwan pr. [zhu2]
- 折shéshé to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)zhē to turn sth over; to turn upside down; to tip sth out (of a container)zhé to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book
- 郑zhèngzhèng Zheng, a Zhou-dynasty state in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng 新鄭|新郑[Xin1 zheng4], a county-level city in Henan; abbr. for Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1], the capital of Henan; surname Zheng; used in 鄭重|郑重[zheng4zhong4]
- 贝bèibèi cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)
- 尊zūnzūn senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel
- 吴wúwú surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in southern China at different historical periods
- 秀xiùxiù (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent; (loanword) show; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears
- 混húnhún muddy; turbid (variant of 渾|浑[hun2]); brainless; foolish (variant of 渾|浑[hun2]); Taiwan pr. [hun4]hùn to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless
- 臣chénchén state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131
- 雅yǎyǎ elegant
- 振zhènzhèn to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself
- 染rǎnrǎn to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting
- 盛chéngchéng to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensilshèng flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively
- 怒nùnù anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous
- 舞wǔwǔ to dance; to wield; to brandish
- 圆yuányuán circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
- 搞gǎogǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of
- 狂kuángkuáng mad; wild; violent
- 措cuòcuò to handle; to manage; to put in order; to arrange; to administer; to execute; to take action on; to plan
- 姓xìngxìng family name; surname; to be surnamed ...
- 残cáncán to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus
- 秋qiūqiū autumn; fall; harvest time; used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1qian1]
- 培péipéi to bank up with earth; to cultivate (lit. or fig.); to train (people)
- 迷mímí to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused
- 诚chéngchéng (bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly
- 宽kuānkuān wide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient
- 宇yǔyǔ room; universe
- 猛měngměng ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome
- 摆bǎibǎi hem (at the bottom of a garment)
- 梅méiméi plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
- 毁huǐhuǐ to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander; to defame; to slander
- 伸shēnshēn to stretch; to extend
- 摩mómó to rub
- 盟méngméng oath; pledge; union; to ally; league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia
- 末mòmò tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man
- 乃nǎinǎi to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
- 悲bēibēi sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
- 拍pāipāi to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)
- 丁dīngdīng male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1gan1]; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl
- 赵zhàozhào to surpass (old)
- 硬yìngyìng hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial
- 麦màimài wheat; barley; oats; mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mai4ke4feng1])
- 蒋jiǎngjiǎng surname Jiang; Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4shi2]
- 操cāocāo to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)cào to fuck (vulgar); variant of 肏[cao4]
- 耶yéyé interrogative particle (classical)yē (phonetic ye)ye final particle indicating enthusiasm etc
- 阻zǔzǔ to hinder; to block; to obstruct
- 订dìngdìng to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order
- 彩cǎicǎi (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize
- 抽chōuchōu to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash
- 赞zànzàn to patronize; to support; to praise; (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc)
- 魔mómó (bound form) evil spirit; devil; (prefix) supernatural; magical
- 纷fēnfēn numerous; confused; disorderly
- 沿yányán along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edgeyàn riverside (often with 兒|儿 erhua)
- 喊hǎnhǎn to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)
- 违wéiwéi to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against
- 妹mèimèi younger sister
- 浪lànglàng wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble
- 汇huìhuì to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange
- 币bìbì money; coins; currency; silk
- 丰fēngfēng abundant; plentiful; fertile; plump; great
- 蓝lánlán blue; indigo plant
- 殊shūshū (literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass; (bound form) different; (bound form) special; remarkable; (literary) very; extremely
- 献xiànxiàn to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)
- 桌zhuōzhuō table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
- 啦lālā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chatla sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a list of examples
- 瓦wǎwǎ roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
- 莱láilái name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album
- 援yuányuán to help; to assist; to aid
- 译yìyì to translate; to interpret
- 夺duóduó to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose
- 汽qìqì steam; vapor
- 烧shāoshāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head
- 距jùjù to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from; (bound form) distance; spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc)
- 裁cáicái to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment
- 偏piānpiān to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations
- 符fúfú mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide
- 勇yǒngyǒng brave
- 触chùchù to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions
- 课kèkè subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination
- 敬jìngjìng (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
- 哭kūkū to cry; to weep
- 懂dǒngdǒng to understand; to comprehend
- 墙qiángqiáng wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])
- 召shàoshào surname Shao; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Provincezhào to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
- 袭xíxí (bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate; (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
- 罚fáfá to punish; to penalize; to fine
- 侠xiáxiá knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic
- 厅tīngtīng (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department
- 拜bàibài to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion); to make a courtesy call; (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony; to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc); (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
- 巧qiǎoqiǎo opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
- 侧cècè the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; sidezhāi lean on one side
- 韩hánhán Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han
- 冒màomào to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; (bound form) reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover
- 债zhàizhài debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- 曼mànmàn handsome; large; long
- 融róngróng to melt; to thaw; to blend; to merge; to be in harmony
- 惯guànguàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)
- 享xiǎngxiǎng to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of
- 戴dàidài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support
- 童tóngtóng child
- 犹yóuyóu as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet
- 乘chéngchéng to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed
- 挂guàguà to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects
- 奖jiǎngjiǎng prize; award; bonus; reward; (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise; to award; to give as a reward
- 绍shàoshào to continue; to carry on
- 厚hòuhòu thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
- 纵zòngzòng vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); (bound form) to release (a captive); to indulge; to leap up; (literary) even if
- 障zhàngzhàng to block; to hinder; to obstruct
- 讯xùnxùn (bound form) to ask; to inquire; (bound form) to interrogate; to question; (bound form) news; information
- 涉shèshè (literary) to wade across a body of water; (bound form) to experience; to undergo; to be involved; to concern
- 彻chèchè thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through
- 刊kānkān to print; to publish; publication; periodical; to peel with a knife; to carve; to amend
- 丈zhàngzhàng measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male
- 爆bàobào to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil
- 乌wūwū crow; black
- 役yìyì forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military service; to use as servant; to enserf; servant (old); war; campaign; battle
- 描miáomiáo to depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy; to touch up
- 洗xǐxǐ to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)
- 玛mǎmǎ agate; cornelian
- 患huànhuàn to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry
- 妙miàomiào clever; wonderful
- 镜jìngjìng mirror; lens
- 唱chàngchàng to sing; to call loudly; to chant
- 烦fánfán to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy
- 签qiānqiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag
- 仙xiānxiān immortal
- 彼bǐbǐ that; those; (one) another
- 弗fúfú (literary) not; used in transliteration
- 症zhèngzhèng disease; illnesszhēng abdominal tumor; bowel obstruction; (fig.) sticking point
- 仿fǎngfǎng seemingly
- 倾qīngqīng to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out
- 牌páipái signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]); brand; trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]); mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]); (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2pai2] and 曲牌[qu3pai2])
- 陷xiànxiàn pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect
- 鸟niǎoniǎo bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamndiǎo penis; (slang) cool or extraordinary; (Cantonese) to fuck; variant of 屌[diao3]
- 轰hōnghōng explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel
- 咱zánzán I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
- 菜càicài vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2]); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type
- 闭bìbì to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
- 奋fènfèn to exert oneself (bound form)
- 庆qìngqìng to celebrate
- 撤chèchè to remove; to take away
- 泪lèilèi (bound form) tears; teardrops
- 茶cháchá tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
- 疾jíjí (bound form) disease; ailment; (bound form) swift; (literary) to hate; to abhor
- 缘yuányuán cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along
- 播bōbō (bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc); Taiwan pr. [bo4]
- 朗lǎnglǎng clear; bright
- 杜dùdù birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent; to restrict
- 奶nǎinǎi mother; variant of 奶[nai3]
- 季jìjì season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields
- 丹dāndān red; pellet; powder; cinnabar
- 狗gǒugǒu dog; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
- 尾wěiwěi tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish
- 仪yíyí apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony
- 偷tōutōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily
- 奔bēnbēn to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elopebèn to go to; to head for; towards; Taiwan pr. [ben1]
- 珠zhūzhū bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]
- 虫chóngchóng lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]; (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
- 驻zhùzhù to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)
- 孔kǒngkǒng hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings
- 宜yíyí proper; should; suitable; appropriate
- 艾àiài Chinese mugwort or wormwood; moxa; to stop or cut short; phonetic "ai" or "i"; abbr. for 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4], AIDSyì mow; to regulate; to govern; to control; to mow; variant of 刈[yi4]; variant of 乂[yi4]
- 桥qiáoqiáo bridge; CL:座[zuo4]
- 淡dàndàn insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen
- 翼yìyì wing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; old variant of 翌
- 恨hènhèn to hate; to regret
- 繁fánfán complicated; many; in great numbers; abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters
- 寒hánhán cold; poor; to tremble
- 伴bànbàn partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
- 叹tàntàn to sigh; to exclaim
- 旦dàndàn (literary) dawn; daybreak; dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
- 愈yùyù the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better
- 潮cháocháo tide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy; (coll.) inferior; substandard
- 粮liángliáng grain; food; provisions; agricultural tax paid in grain
- 缩suōsuō to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]
- 罢bàbà to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finishba (final particle, same as 吧)
- 聚jùjù to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive); (chemistry) poly-
- 径jìngjìng footpath; track; diameter; straight; directly
- 恰qiàqià exactly; just
- 挑tiāotiāo to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpicktiǎo to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up
- 袋dàidài pouch; bag; sack; pocket
- 灰huīhuī ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected
- 捕bǔbǔ to catch; to seize; to capture
- 徐xúxú slowly; gently
- 珍zhēnzhēn precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly
- 幕mùmù curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play); curtain; screen
- 映yìngyìng (bound form) to become visible (esp. on a surface or in perception)
- 裂lièliè to split; to crack; to break open; to rend
- 泰tàitài safe; peaceful; most; grand
- 隔gégé to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of
- 启qǐqǐ to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform
- 尖jiānjiān pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop
- 忠zhōngzhōng loyal; devoted; faithful
- 累léiléi rope; to bind together; to twist aroundlěi to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4]); continuous; repeatedlèi tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard
- 炎yányán flame; inflammation; -itis
- 暂zànzàn to scurry; variant of 暫|暂[zan4]
- 估gūgū to estimategù secondhand clothes; cheap ready-made clothes; used in 估衣[gu4yi5]
- 泛fànfàn (bound form) general; non-specific; extensive; pan-; to flood; (literary) to float about; to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc)
- 荒huānghuāng desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect
- 偿chángcháng to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)
- 横hénghéng horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violenthèng harsh and unreasonable; unexpected
- 拒jùjù to resist; to repel; to refuse
- 瑞ruìruì lucky; auspicious; propitious; rayl (acoustical unit)
- 忆yìyì to recollect; to remember; memory
- 孤gūgū lone; lonely
- 鼻bíbí nose
- 闹nàonào noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke
- 羊yángyáng sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
- 呆dāidāi stupid (variant of 呆[dai1]); blank (variant of 呆[dai1])
- 厉lìlì strict; severe
- 衡hénghéng to weigh; weight; measure
- 胞bāobāo placenta; womb; born of the same parents
- 零línglíng zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither
- 穷qióngqióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
- 舍shěshě to give up; to abandon; to give almsshè (bound form) residence; house; (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself); (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3]
- 码mǎmǎ weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
- 赫hèhè awe-inspiring; abbr. for 赫茲|赫兹[he4 zi1], hertz (Hz)
- 婆pópó (bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
- 魂húnhún soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)
- 灾zāizāi disaster; calamity
- 洪hónghóng flood; big; great
- 腿tuǐtuǐ leg; CL:條|条[tiao2]; hip bone
- 胆dǎndǎn gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
- 津jīnjīn saliva; sweat; a ferry crossing; a ford (river crossing)
- 俗súsú custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular
- 辩biànbiàn to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss
- 胸xiōngxiōng chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax
- 晓xiǎoxiǎo dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit
- 劲jìnjìn strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]jìng stalwart; sturdy; strong; powerful
- 贫pínpín poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous
- 仁rénrén humane; kernel
- 偶ǒuǒu accidental; image; pair; mate
- 辑jíjí to gather up; to collect; to edit; to compile
- 邦bāngbāng (bound form) country; nation; state
- 恢huīhuī to restore; to recover; great
- 赖làilài to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on
- 圈juānjuān to confine; to lock up; to pen injuàn livestock enclosure; pen; fold; styquān circle; ring; loop (CL:個|个[ge4]); classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; to surround; to circle
- 摸mōmō to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract
- 仰yǎngyǎng to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on
- 润rùnrùn moist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; to enhance; profit; remuneration; (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions)
- 堆duīduī to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
- 碰pèngpèng to touch; to meet with; to bump
- 艇tǐngtǐng vessel; small ship
- 稍shāoshāo somewhat; a little
- 迟chíchí late; delayed; slow
- 辆liàngliàng classifier for vehicles
- 废fèifèi to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste; disabled
- 净jìngjìng clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role
- 凶xiōngxiōng vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine; variant of 兇|凶[xiong1]
- 署shǔshǔ office; bureau; (Taiwan pr. [shu4]) to sign; to arrange
- 壁bìbì wall; rampart
- 御yùyù (bound form) to defend; to resist
- 奉fèngfèng to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior)
- 旋xuánxuán to revolve; a loop; a circlexuàn to whirl; immediately; variant of 鏇|镟[xuan4]
- 冬dōngdōng (onom.) beating a drum; rat-a-tat
- 矿kuàngkuàng mineral deposit; ore deposit; ore; a mine
- 抬táitái to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
- 蛋dàndàn egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing
- 晨chénchén morning; dawn; daybreak
- 伏fúfú to lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush); to conceal oneself; to lie low; hottest days of summer; to submit; to concede defeat; to overcome; to subdue; volt
- 吹chuīchuī to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
- 鸡jījī fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute
- 倍bèibèi (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
- 糊húhú congee; (in 糊口[hu2kou3]) to feed oneselfhù paste; cream
- 秦qínqín surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3huang2]; short name for 陝西|陕西[Shan3xi1]
- 盾dùndùn shield; (currency) Vietnamese dong; currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)
- 杯bēibēi cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
- 租zūzū to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax
- 骑qíqí to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
- 乏fáfá short of; tired
- 隆lōnglōng sound of drumslóng grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge
- 诊zhěnzhěn to examine or treat medically
- 奴núnú slave
- 摄shèshè (bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to capture (video or still images); (literary) to conserve (one's health); (literary) to act for
- 丧sāngsāng mourning; funeral; (old) corpsesàng to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged
- 污wūwū dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth
- 渡dùdù to cross; to pass through; to ferry
- 旗qíqí banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4]
- 甘gāngān (bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant); to be willing (to do sth)
- 耐nàinài (bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand
- 凭píngpíng to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof
- 扎zāzā to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle; Taiwan pr. [zha2]zhā (of troops) to be stationed (at); Taiwan pr. [zha2]zhá to struggle; used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1zha2]
- 抢qiāngqiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contraryqiǎng to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch
- 绪xùxù beginnings; clues; mental state; thread
- 粗cūcū remote; distant; variant of 粗[cu1]
- 肩jiānjiān shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
- 梁liángliáng roof beam; beam (structure); bridge
- 幻huànhuàn fantasy
- 菲fěifěi poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old)fēi luxuriant (plant growth); rich with fragrance; phenanthrene C14H10
- 皆jiējiē all; each and every; in all cases
- 碎suìsuì (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous
- 宙zhòuzhòu eternity; (geology) eon
- 叔shūshū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]
- 岩yányán cliff; rock
- 荡dàngdàng to wash; to squander; to sweep away; to move; to shake; dissolute; pond
- 综zōngzōng (bound form) to synthesize; to combine; Taiwan pr. [zong4]
- 爬pápá to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up
- 荷héhé lotushè to carry on one's shoulder or back; burden; responsibility
- 悉xīxī in all cases; know
- 蒂dìdì stem (of fruit)
- 返fǎnfǎn to return (to)
- 井jǐngjǐng a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly
- 壮zhuàngzhuàng to strengthen; strong; robust
- 薄bóbó meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or nearbò mint (plant); Taiwan pr. [bo4he2]; see 薄荷[bo4 he5]báo thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile
- 悄qiǎoqiǎo quiet; sad
- 扫sǎosǎo to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of; to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scansào (bound form) a (large) broom
- 敏mǐnmǐn (bound form) quick; nimble; agile; (bound form) quick-witted; smart
- 碍àiài to hinder; to obstruct; to block
- 殖zhízhí to grow; to reproduce
- 详xiángxiáng detailed; comprehensive
- 迪dídí to enlighten
- 矛máomáo spear; lance; pike
- 霍huòhuò (literary) suddenly
- 允yǔnyǔn just; fair; to permit; to allow
- 幅fúfú width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures
- 撒sāsā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to peesǎ to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill
- 剩shèngshèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder
- 凯kǎikǎi (bound form) triumphal music; (Tw) (coll.) generous with money; lavish in spending; chi (Greek letter Χχ)
- 颗kēkē classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
- 骂màmà to scold; to abuse; to curse; CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]
- 赏shǎngshǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
- 液yèyè (bound form) a liquid; also pr. [yi4]
- 番fānfān (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort; (classifier) a kind; a sort; (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double")pān surname Pan
- 箱xiāngxiāng box; trunk; chest
- 贴tiētiē to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip
- 漫mànmàn free; unrestrained; to inundate
- 酸suānsuān sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid
- 郎lángláng (arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth
- 腰yāoyāo the waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food); the waist of trousers or a skirt; (metonym) money pouch; pocket; (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)
- 舒shūshū to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely
- 眉méiméi eyebrow; upper margin
- 忧yōuyōu to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning
- 浮fúfú to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus
- 辛xīnxīn (of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 285°; octa
- 恋liànliàn to feel attached to; to long for; to love
- 餐cāncān meal; to eat; classifier for meals
- 吓xiàxià to frighten; to scarehè to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)
- 挺tǐngtǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns
- 励lìlì to encourage; to urge
- 辞cící to resign; to dismiss; to decline; (literary) to take leave; (archaic poetic genre) ballad; variant of 詞|词[ci2]
- 艘sāosāo classifier for ships / Taiwan pr. sao1sōu classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1]
- 键jiànjiàn key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond; linchpin
- 伍wǔwǔ squad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
- 峰fēngfēng (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance; highest level; classifier for camels
- 尺chǐchǐ a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]chě one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
- 昨zuózuó yesterday
- 黎lílí (literary) black; dark; many; multitude
- 辈bèibèi lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people
- 贯guànguàn to pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together; string of 1000 cash
- 侦zhēnzhēn to scout; to spy; to detect
- 滑huáhuá to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted
- 券quànquàn bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds); ticket; voucher; certificate
- 崇chóngchóng high; sublime; lofty; to esteem; to worship
- 扰rǎorǎo to disturb
- 宪xiànxiàn statute; constitution
- 绕ràorào to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex
- 趋qūqū to hasten; to hurry; to walk fast; to approach; to tend towards; to converge
- 慈cící compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
- 乔qiáoqiáo tall
- 阅yuèyuè to inspect; to review; to read; to peruse; to go through; to experience
- 汗hànhàn perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)
- 枝zhīzhī branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
- 拖tuōtuō to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on
- 墨mòmò ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
- 胁xiéxié flank (the side of one's torso); to coerce; to threaten
- 插chāchā to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
- 箭jiànjiàn arrow; CL:支[zhi1]
- 腊làlà ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month; the 12th lunar month; (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar monthxī dried meat; also pr. [xi2]
- 粉fěnfěn powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3si1]); to be a fan of
- 泥níní mud; clay; paste; pulpnì restrained
- 氏shìshì clan name; maiden name
- 彭péngpéng surname Peng
What frequency tells you, and where it stops helping
Written Chinese is unusually top-heavy. A few hundred characters carry most of an ordinary text, and the curve then flattens out into a very long tail of characters you will meet once a year. That is why a frequency list is the single most efficient thing a beginner can work through: the effort you spend on the first thousand buys you far more reading than the effort you spend on the second.
It stops helping sooner than people expect, and knowing where is useful. Frequency counts characters, not words, and modern Chinese is made of words: knowing both halves of a compound does not mean you know what it means together. Past the first thousand or so, learning by frequency alone becomes less efficient than learning by topic or by level, because the words you actually need depend on what you want to read.
Every character here links to its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation, the meanings and the words it appears in. The list can also be sorted by increasing complexity rather than by frequency, which is a different and equally reasonable order to learn in.