来 來 lái 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]) syn 下 xià 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 syn 好 hǎo 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) hello syn 点 點 diǎn 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 syn 两 兩 liǎng two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) syn 间 間 jiān between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms syn 二 èr two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid syn 原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source syn 平 píng flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] syn 更 gēng 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) syn 切 qiè 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) syn 级 級 jí level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level syn 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 级别 級別 jí bié (military) rank / level / grade 水平 shuǐ píng level (of achievement etc) / standard / horizontal syn 程度 chéng dù degree / level / extent syn 高级 高級 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking syn 感情 gǎn qíng emotion / sentiment / affection / feelings between two persons syn 通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable 层次 層次 céng cì layer / level / gradation / arrangement of ideas / (a person's) standing syn 个别 個別 gè bié individually / one by one / just one or two / exceptional / rare syn 档次 檔次 dàng cì grade / class / quality / level syn 间隔 間隔 jiàn gé gap / interval / compartment / to divide / to separate / to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc) syn 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level / elevation syn 上游 shàng yóu upper reaches (of a river) / upper level / upper echelon / upstream syn 宁可 寧可 nìng kě preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils syn 平行 píng xíng parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively) / on an equal footing / on the same level / simultaneous / concurrent syn 跌破 diē pò (of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level) / to be injured or damaged as a result of a fall 平坦 píng tǎn level / even / smooth / flat syn 空隙 kòng xì crack / gap between two objects / gap in time between two events syn 两端 兩端 liǎng duān both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes syn 老友 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) syn 串行 chuàn háng to miss a line / to confuse two lines 三甲 sān jiǎ 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination / (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三級甲等|三级甲等[san1 ji2 jia3 deng3]) 三两 三兩 sān liǎng two or three 处级 處級 chù jí (administrative) department-level 一举两得 一舉兩得 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom) / two birds with one stone syn 科级 科級 kē jí (administrative) section-level 顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other 插足 chā zú to squeeze in / to step in / to take part / to step between (two persons in a relationship) syn 重码 重碼 chóng mǎ repeated code / coincident code (i.e. two characters or words having the same encoding) 局级 局級 jú jí (administrative) bureau-level 虎符 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) syn 两面派 兩面派 liǎng miàn pài two-faced person / double-dealing syn 比翼齐飞 比翼齊飛 bǐ yì qí fēi to fly wing to wing (idiom) / two hearts beating as one / (of a couple) inseparable 跟 gēn heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns) syn 二次元 èr cì yuán two-dimensional / the fictional worlds of anime, comics and games 双 雙 shuāng two / double / pair / both / even (number) syn 乡愿 鄉愿 xiāng yuàn (literary) hypocrite / two-faced person syn 童生 tóng shēng candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam 零 líng 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 syn 倍 bèi (two, three etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double / to increase or multiply syn 俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) / both / some syn 劈 pǐ to split in two / to divide syn 以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. syn 以下 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following syn 一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) 第二 dì èr second / number two / next / secondary syn 及其 jí qí (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ... / and their ... / and his ... / and her ... syn 房子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] syn 第二次 dì èr cì the second time / second / number two 基层 基層 jī céng basic level / grassroots unit / basement layer 中级 中級 zhōng jí middle level (in a hierarchy) syn 高层 高層 gāo céng high-rise / high level / high class 两天 兩天 liǎng tiān two days 双眼 雙眼 shuāng yǎn the two eyes syn 入门 入門 rù mén entrance door / to enter a door / to learn the basics of a subject / introduction (to a subject) / (attributive) entry-level 省级 省級 shěng jí (administrative) province-level 高等 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc) syn 两国 兩國 liǎng guó both countries / the two countries 两者 兩者 liǎng zhě both of them / the two of them syn 二次 èr cì second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two) 层面 層面 céng miàn aspect / facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane syn 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying) syn 价位 價位 jià wèi price level syn 国家级 國家級 guó jiā jí (administrative) national-level 黄金周 黃金周 huáng jīn zhōu Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods 欧阳 歐陽 ōu yáng two-character surname Ouyang 两侧 兩側 liǎng cè two sides / both sides 县级 縣級 xiàn jí county level 直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city 回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn 平板 píng bǎn slab / flat board / (engineering) surface plate / flat / level / (fig.) dull / monotonous / abbr. for 平板電腦|平板电脑[ping2ban3 dian4nao3] and 平板手機|平板手机[ping2ban3 shou3ji1] syn 高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last syn 双腿 雙腿 shuāng tuǐ legs / both legs / two legs 大桥 大橋 dà qiáo Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China syn 西门 西門 xī mén two-character surname Ximen 时分 時分 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 syn 默契 mò qì tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight 轩辕 軒轅 xuān yuán two-character surname Xuanyuan syn 上个 上個 shàng ge first (of two parts) / last (week etc) / previous / the above 司马 司馬 sī mǎ Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states) / two-character surname Sima 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 双向 雙向 shuāng xiàng bidirectional / two-way / interactive 时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day syn 南宫 南宮 nán gōng two-character surname Nangong / Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2tai2], Hebei 双脚 雙腳 shuāng jiǎo two legs / both feet 下游 xià yóu lower reaches (of a river) / lower level / lower echelon / downstream syn 时辰 時辰 shí chen time / one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day syn 双臂 雙臂 shuāng bì arms / both arms / two arms syn 