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Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
adv. 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] syn
那个 那個 nà ge pron. that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn
(literary) (final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 呢[ne5] or 啊[a1]) / variant of 歟|欤[yu2] syn
guǎn v., n., m.w. 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 syn
pref. (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 syn
tóng adj., v., adv., prep., conj. like / same / similar / together / alike / with syn
同样 同樣 tóng yàng adj. same / equal / similar / similarly / also / too syn
lèi n., m.w. kind / type / class / category / (classifier) kind / type / (bound form) to resemble / to be similar to syn
机场 機場 jī chǎng n. airport / airfield / (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship / CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] syn
conj., part., m.w. (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 syn
lín (bound form) woods / forest / (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / (bound form) a collection (of similar things) syn
类似 類似 lèi sì v. similar / analogous syn
阿姨 ā yí n. maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
相似 xiāng sì adj. similar / alike syn
仿佛 彷彿 fǎng fú adv. to seem / as if / alike / similar syn
老鹰 老鷹 lǎo yīng (coll.) eagle / hawk / any similar bird of prey syn
同类 同類 tóng lèi adj., n. similar / same type / alike
同感 tóng gǎn n. (have the) same feeling / similar impression / common feeling syn
犹如 猶如 yóu rú v. similar to / like syn
烟火 煙火 yān huǒ n. smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn
污秽 污穢 wū huì adj., n. (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth syn
相像 xiāng xiàng to resemble one another / to be alike / similar syn
有如 yǒu rú to be like sth / similar to / alike syn
相近 xiāng jìn adj. close / similar to syn
朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng adj. (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn
相仿 xiāng fǎng similar syn
窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn
芙蓉 fú róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus / foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet) syn
近似 jìn sì to approximate / to be similar syn
踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn
掉包 diào bāo to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item / to sell a fake for the genuine article / to palm off / variant of 調包|调包[diao4bao1] syn
先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors syn
剪切 jiǎn qiē to cut (with scissors or similar tool) / to shear / (geology) shear / (computing) to cut (as in "cut-and-paste") syn
何其 hé qí (literary) (similar to 多麼|多么[duo1 me5], used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc) / so (many etc) syn
斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn
文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn
公安局 gōng ān jú public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) syn
文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities
他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn
神似 shén sì similar in expression and spirit / to bear a remarkable resemblance to syn
惺忪 xīng sōng drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering / indecisive / (literary) awake / conscious / clearheaded syn
周章 zhōu zhāng (literary) effort / trouble / pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened / terrified
名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn
开本 開本 kāi běn book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shi2liu4-kai1] is roughly A4) (abbr. to 開|开[kai1])
五子棋 wǔ zǐ qí five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe) / Japanese: gomoku / gobang
彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious
所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view
累累 léi léi (literary) (of fruit, achievements etc) clusters of / piles of / heaps of / (literary) gaunt / haggard / wretched / Taiwan pr. [lei3 lei3] syn
达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist
眉宇 méi yǔ (literary) forehead / (literary) countenance / features syn
文联 文聯 wén lián China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) / abbr. to 文聯|文联 / abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) syn
形似 xíng sì similar in shape and appearance syn
东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn
惺惺 xīng xīng (literary) awake / (literary) intelligent / clever
顾盼 顧盼 gù pàn (literary) to look around / (literary) to care for syn
婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn
双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness / the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage
中国文联 中國文聯 zhōng guó wén lián China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) / abbr. to 文聯|文联 / abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC)
军棋 軍棋 jūn qí land battle chess, Chinese board game similar to Stratego
碟仙 dié xiān form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters
柳琴 liǔ qín liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin
整饬 整飭 zhěng chì (literary) to put in good order / to make shipshape / (literary) orderly / neat / tidy syn
叫牌 jiào pái to bid (bridge and similar card games)
切近 qiè jìn close / near / similar to syn
同类产品 同類產品 tóng lèi chǎn pǐn similar product
睚眦 睚眥 yá zì (literary) to glare in anger / (literary) (fig.) a small grievance syn
龟苓膏 龜苓膏 guī líng gāo turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs / a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert
qiāng n. 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 syn
liáo v. (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn
lo (final particle similar to 了[le5], indicating that sth is obvious) syn
(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]) syn
jiǎn v. (bound form) scissors or similar tool / to cut as with scissors / (bound form) to wipe out / to exterminate / to edit (video, audio etc) syn
chóng 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 syn
(particle in old Chinese similar to 啊) syn
li (modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5]) syn
(literary) branch / stem / stalk / (literary) ax handle syn
(bound form) descendants / (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 華裔|华裔[Hua2yi4] "of Chinese descent") / (literary) distant lands / (literary) fringe / periphery syn
sāo (bound form) to disturb / to disrupt / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / (literary) literary writings / poetry / foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]) / (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male syn
to seem / to appear / to resemble / similar / -like / pseudo- / (more) than syn
(literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn
cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus / foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet) / used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus
xiào similar / resembling / to resemble / to be like syn
(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) syn
jiè (literary) cushion / mat / (literary) to put some padding underneath syn
shè (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 syn
xiāo xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes syn
zhān (literary) verbose / (literary) to arrive, to reach
yuàn (literary) enclosed area for growing trees, keeping animals etc / imperial garden / park / (literary) center (of arts, literature etc) syn
niè (literary) alunite (formerly used as a black dye) / (literary) to dye black
fěi phonetic fei or fi / (literary) (bound form) rich with literary elegance / phi (Greek letter Φφ)
xuàn (literary) dizzy / (literary) dazzled / bewildered / to dazzle (variant of 炫[xuan4]) syn
gōng (literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso) / (bound form) to bow / (literary) oneself / personally syn
lei sentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval syn
kuāng (literary) to rectify / (literary) to assist / (coll.) to calculate roughly / to estimate syn
xīng (literary) to come to one's senses / to awaken / (literary) astute / sharp-witted
part. classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5] syn
shì (literary) to grow / (literary) to transplant / Taiwan pr. [shi2] syn
吉尔达 吉爾達 jí ěr dá gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon
(literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn
(literary) chin / jaw / (literary) to foster / to nurture / to protect 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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