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Chinese Pinyin Translation
一 yī 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 syn
对 對 duì 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 syn
于 於 yú (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 syn
发 發 fā to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) syn
道 dào 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) syn
么 幺 yāo 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 syn
起 qǐ 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 syn
看 kàn 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 syn
样 樣 yàng manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type syn
开 開 kāi 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 syn
将 將 jiāng 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]) syn
间 間 jiàn gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent syn
门 門 mén 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) syn
结 結 jié knot / sturdy / bond / to tie / to bind / to check out (of a hotel) syn
反 fǎn 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 syn
治 zhì 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 syn
展 zhǎn to spread out / to open up / to exhibit / to put into effect / to postpone / to prolong / exhibition syn
科 kē 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]
放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn
进行 進行 jìn xíng (of a process etc) to proceed / to be in progress / to be underway / (of people) to carry out / to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march / to advance syn
方式 fāng shì way / manner / style / mode / pattern / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
如何 rú hé how / what way / what syn
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
方法 fāng fǎ method / way / means / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
发生 發生 fā shēng to happen / to occur / to take place / to break out syn
解决 解決 jiě jué to solve / to resolve / to settle (a problem) / to eliminate / to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) syn
一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / all the way through syn
出来 出來 chū lái to come out / to appear / to arise syn
出来 出來 chu lai (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) syn
计划 計劃 jì huà plan / project / program / to plan / to map out / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn
了解 瞭解 liǎo jiě to understand / to realize / to find out syn
实施 實施 shí shī to implement / to carry out syn
原来 原來 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out syn
执行 執行 zhí xíng to implement / to carry out / to execute / to run syn
办法 辦法 bàn fǎ means / method / way (of doing sth) / CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] syn
提示 tí shì to point out / to remind (sb of sth) / to suggest / suggestion / tip / reminder / notice syn
规划 規劃 guī huà to draw up a plan / to map out a program / a plan / a program syn
竟然 jìng rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to syn
发挥 發揮 fā huī to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme) syn
采取 採取 cǎi qǔ to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) / to take syn
整理 zhěng lǐ to arrange / to tidy up / to sort out / to straighten out / to list systematically / to collate (data, files) / to pack (luggage) syn
实践 實踐 shí jiàn practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project) syn
实行 實行 shí xíng to implement / to carry out / to put into practice syn
打印 dǎ yìn to affix a seal / to stamp / to print out (with a printer) syn
落实 落實 luò shí practical / workable / to implement / to carry out / to decide syn
展开 展開 zhǎn kāi to unfold / to spread out / to open up / to launch / to carry out syn
仔细 仔細 zǐ xì careful / attentive / cautious / to be careful / to look out / (dialect) thrifty / frugal syn
透露 tòu lù to leak out / to divulge / to reveal syn
咱们 咱們 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] syn
看法 kàn fǎ way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
贯彻 貫徹 guàn chè to implement / to put into practice / to carry out syn
口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone syn
眼光 yǎn guāng gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things syn
途径 途徑 tú jìng way / means / channel syn
心态 心態 xīn tài attitude (of the heart) / state of one's psyche / way of thinking / mentality syn
审查 審查 shěn chá to examine / to investigate / to censor out / censorship syn
履行 lǚ xíng to fulfill (one's obligations) / to carry out (a task) / to implement (an agreement) / to perform syn
锻炼 鍛煉 duàn liàn to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself syn
交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with) / to have contact (with) / to hang out (with) / to date / (interpersonal) relationship / association / contact syn
爆发 爆發 bào fā to break out / to erupt / to explode / to burst out syn
摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn
收拾 shōu shi to put in order / to tidy up / to pack / to repair / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb syn
演绎 演繹 yǎn yì (of a story etc) to unfold / to play out / to develop (a technique etc) / to enact / (logic) to deduce / to infer syn
健身 jiàn shēn to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise
作风 作風 zuò fēng style / style of work / way syn
支出 zhī chū to spend / to pay out / expenses / expenditure syn
指示 zhǐ shì to point out / to indicate / to instruct / directives / instructions / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn
淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn
排除 pái chú to eliminate / to remove / to exclude / to rule out syn
呼唤 呼喚 hū huàn to call out (a name etc) / to shout syn
修理 xiū lǐ to repair / to fix / to prune / to trim / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb syn
起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed / to get up syn
倒霉 dǎo méi to have bad luck / to be out of luck syn
喝道 hè dào to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way syn
问世 問世 wèn shì to be published / to come out syn
出卖 出賣 chū mài to offer for sale / to sell / to sell out / to betray syn
台阶 臺階 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) syn
这样子 這樣子 zhè yàng zi so / such / this way / like this
出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products)
打包 dǎ bāo to wrap / to pack / to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out / (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file) syn
出示 chū shì to show / to take out and show to others / to display syn
人道 rén dào human sympathy / humanitarianism / humane / the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism) / sexual intercourse syn
淹没 淹沒 yān mò to submerge / to drown / to flood / to drown out (also fig.) syn
构思 構思 gòu sī to design / to plot / to plan out / to compose / to draw a mental sketch / conception / plan / idea / composition syn
揭露 jiē lù to expose / to unmask / to ferret out / to disclose / disclosure syn
霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent syn
吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately syn
经商 經商 jīng shāng to trade / to carry out commercial activities / in business syn
迷路 mí lù to lose the way / lost / labyrinth / labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) syn
过瘾 過癮 guò yǐn to satisfy a craving / to get a kick out of sth / gratifying / immensely enjoyable / satisfying / fulfilling syn
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care / to look out syn
省略 shěng lüè to leave out / an omission syn
灭亡 滅亡 miè wáng to be destroyed / to become extinct / to perish / to die out / to destroy / to exterminate syn
熄灭 熄滅 xī miè to stop burning / to go out (of fire) / to die out / extinguished syn
报销 報銷 bào xiāo to submit an expense account / to apply for reimbursement / to write off / to wipe out syn
和解 hé jiě to settle (a dispute out of court) / to reconcile / settlement / conciliation / to become reconciled syn
失调 失調 shī diào out of tune (music) syn
全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort syn
启程 啟程 qǐ chéng to set out on a journey syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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