听 聽 tīng 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]) syn 从 從 cóng 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 ancestor syn 台湾 臺灣 tái wān Taiwan 琉球 liú qiú Ryūkyū / refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan / Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan 台独 臺獨 tái dú Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence 冈山 岡山 gāng shān Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan / Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 新竹 xīn zhú Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan 罗德岛 luó dé dǎo Rhode Island, US state / Rhodes, an island of Greece 供 gòng to lay (sacrificial offerings) / (bound form) offerings / to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) / confession / statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) syn 纵 縱 zòng 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 syn 济州 濟州 jì zhōu Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site 罗得岛 羅得島 luó dé dǎo Rhode Island, US state / Rhodes, an island of Greece 蛇岛 蛇島 shé dǎo Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes 台胞证 台胞證 tái bāo zhèng Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents / Taiwan Compatriot Entry Permit / abbr. for 台灣居民來往大陸通行證|台湾居民来往大陆通行证[Tai2 wan1 Ju1 min2 Lai2 wang3 Da4 lu4 Tong1 xing2 zheng4] 曼哈顿 曼哈頓 màn hā dùn Manhattan island / Manhattan borough of New York City 海地 hǎi dì Haiti, the western third of Caribbean island Hispaniola 岛屿 島嶼 dǎo yǔ island syn 本州 běn zhōu Honshū, the main island of Japan 荒岛 荒島 huāng dǎo barren or uninhabited island / CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] 孤岛 孤島 gū dǎo isolated island syn 海岛 海島 hǎi dǎo island 巴厘岛 巴厘島 bā lí dǎo Bali (island in Indonesia) 西西里 xī xī lǐ Sicily / Sicilia (Italian Island) 岛国 島國 dǎo guó island nation (sometimes refers specifically to Japan) 爪哇 zhǎo wā Java (island of Indonesia) 扶桑 fú sāng Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan syn 宫城 宮城 gōng chéng Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 环岛 環島 huán dǎo traffic circle / rotary / roundabout / to travel around an island 中环 中環 zhōng huán Central, Hong Kong Island 海南岛 海南島 hǎi nán dǎo Hainan Island in South China Sea 本岛 本島 běn dǎo main island 港岛 港島 gǎng dǎo Hong Kong Island / abbr. for 香港島|香港岛[Xiang1 gang3 dao3] 金银岛 金銀島 jīn yín dǎo Treasure Island by R.L. Stevenson 羅伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森|罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森[Luo2 bo2 te4 · Lu4 yi4 si1 · Si1 di4 wen2 sen1] 山形 shān xíng Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 南岛 南島 nán dǎo South Island (New Zealand) 济州岛 濟州島 jì zhōu dǎo Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site 巴厘 bā lí Bali (island province of Indonesia) 琼州海峡 瓊州海峽 qióng zhōu hǎi xiá Qiongzhou Strait (between Hainan Island and mainland China) 巴里岛 巴里島 bā lǐ dǎo island of Bali 崇明岛 崇明島 chóng míng dǎo Chongming Island 刘公岛 劉公島 liú gōng dǎo Liugong island in the Yellow sea 你 nǐ 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.) syn 会 會 huì 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]) syn 和 huó to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn 听 聽 tìng (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow syn 多 duō 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- syn 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 比 bǐ 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) syn 令 líng used in 脊令[ji2 ling2] / used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4]) syn 发 髮 fà hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3] syn 部分 bù fen part / portion / piece / Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] syn 垃圾 lā jī trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] syn 叔叔 shū shu father's younger brother / uncle / Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5] / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 逮捕 dài bǔ to arrest / to apprehend / to take into custody / Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3] syn 度 duó to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4] syn 亚 亞 yà second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3] syn 结 結 jiē (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jie2] syn 说服 說服 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] syn 大部分 大部份 dà bù fen the greater part / the majority / most / Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] syn 击 擊 jī to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2] syn 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 成熟 chéng shú mature / ripe / to mature / to ripen / Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2] syn 骨头 骨頭 gǔ tou bone / CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4] / moral character / bitterness / Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5] syn 服 fù classifier for medicine: dose / Taiwan pr. [fu2] syn 着急 著急 zháo jí to worry / to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency / to be in a hurry / Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2] syn 纪录 紀錄 jì lù variant of 記錄|记录[ji4 lu4] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") syn 国会 國會 guó huì Parliament (UK) / Congress (US) / Diet (Japan) / Legislative Yuan (Taiwan) 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child / kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 携带 攜帶 xié dài to carry (on one's person) / to support (old) / Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4] syn 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 朝鲜 朝鮮 cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1] 山上 shān shàng Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan syn 法子 fǎ zi way / method / Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] syn 质 質 zhì character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] syn 垃圾桶 lā jī tǒng rubbish bin / trash can / garbage can / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3] syn 悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet / making little or no noise / surreptitious / stealthy / anxious / worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3] syn 强制 強制 qiáng zhì to force / to compel / to coerce / forced / compulsory / Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4] syn 强行 強行 qiáng xíng to do sth by force / Taiwan pr. [qiang3 xing2] syn 薄荷 bò he mint (plant) / Taiwan pr. [bo4he2] 琢磨 zuó mo to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] syn 师父 師父 shī fu used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan) / master / qualified worker syn 马赛 馬賽 mǎ sài Marseille, city in south France / Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other syn 供词 供詞 gòng cí confession / statement / Taiwan pr. [gong1ci2] syn 识 識 shí to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4] syn 挣脱 掙脫 zhèng tuō to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1] syn 皮夹 皮夾 pí jiā wallet / Taiwan pr. [pi2 jia2] syn 眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] syn 迫击炮 迫擊炮 pǎi jī pào mortar (weapon) / Taiwan pr. [po4 ji2 pao4] 解数 解數 xiè shù talent / ability / capability / martial arts technique / Taiwan pr. [jie3 shu4] syn 大树 大樹 dà shù Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan syn 从容 從容 cóng róng to go easy / unhurried / calm / Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2] syn 便秘 biàn mì constipation / Taiwan pr. [bian4bi4] syn 淋病 lìn bìng gonorrhea / Taiwan pr. [lin2 bing4] 北斗 běi dǒu Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan syn 噱头 噱頭 xué tóu amusing speech or act / jokes / antics / funny / amusing / Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2] syn 蜗牛 蝸牛 wō niú snail / Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2] syn 稀罕 xī han rare / uncommon / rare thing / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1han3] syn 着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] syn 