Common Chinese Synonyms
The most frequent Chinese words that have synonyms in the thesaurus, with their English gloss and the words that sit beside them.
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 结果 | jieguo | to bear fruit | 结局、终局、了局、结幕、终结、归结、收场、下场、归根结底、后果、果、究竟、分晓、下文、产物、名堂、杀死、杀、诛、殛、剌、干掉、弑、结实、结出、结荚 |
| 影响 | yingxiang | influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb; CL:股[gu3] | 反应、反响、反射、感应、反馈、靠不住、莫须有、想当然、无凭无据、熏陶、潜移默化、默化潜移、震慑 |
| 行业 | hangye | trade; profession; industry; business | 行、业、行当、本行、同行业、正业 |
| 对于 | duiyu | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to | 对、于、对此 |
| 表示 | biaoshi | (of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation | 示意、表、意味、象征、代表、意味着 |
| 程序 | chengxu | procedures; sequence; order; computer program | 次序、次第、顺序、次、序、第、先后、先来后到、主次 |
| 包括 | baokuo | to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of | 囊括、包罗、牢笼、席卷、总括、概括、赅、包、连、不外乎、统揽、揽括 |
| 规定 | guiding | to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations | 规程、确定 |
| 处理 | chuli | to handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process; to sell at reduced prices | 料理、操持、处置、处事、安排、措置、处分、从事、裁处、拍卖、甩卖 |
| 男人 | nanren | a man; a male; men; CL:個|个[ge4] | 男子、男子汉、男儿、汉子、汉、士、丈夫、官人、男人家、光身汉、须眉、壮汉、男士、夫、爱人、先生、女婿、老公、当家的、人夫、那口子 |
| 部门 | bumen | department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4] | 单位、机关、机构 |
| 数据 | shuju | data | 数量、数、数目、数码、数额、额数、多少、多寡 |
| 具有 | juyou | to have; to possess | 有、拥有、保有、领有、所有、赋有、享有、富有、负有、具备、享、具、备、兼而有之、持有、独具、怀有、兼备、有了、有所、有着、装有、秉赋、实有、颇具、存有、抱有、兼有、兼具、不无 |
| 商品 | shangpin | commodity; goods; merchandise; CL:件[jian4] | 货物、货、货色、货品 |
| 系列 | xilie | series; set | 一连串、一系列、无穷无尽、浩如烟海、不可胜数、不计其数、不一而足、不胜枚举、数不胜数、数以万计、不知凡几、比比皆是、目不暇接、恒河沙数、更仆难数、车载斗量、汗牛充栋、多如牛毛、洋洋洒洒、密密麻麻、鳞次栉比、星罗棋布、满山遍野、遮天盖地、铺天盖地、满坑满谷、雨后春笋、泛滥成灾、举不胜举、漫山遍野、弥天盖地、密麻麻、名目繁多、千家万户、为数众多、苇丛、文山会海、聚讼纷纭、羽毛丰满、多重、多级、层层、多样、多元 |
| 大小 | daxiao | large and small; size; adults and children; consideration of seniority; at any rate | 老小、老少、老幼、老老少少、白叟黄童、大大小小、分寸、尺寸、深浅、轻重、高低、轻重缓急 |
| 因此 | yinci | thus; consequently; as a result | 所以、因而、故此、故而、从而、故、用、据此、于是、之所以、为此、就此、因故 |
| 关系 | guanxi | variant of 關係|关系[guan1 xi5] | 证书、证明、证明书、证件、证、瓜葛、干涉、干系、联系、关联、牵连、维系、挂钩、沟通、搭头、联络、具结、涉及、关涉、关乎、波及、旁及、涉、干、涉嫌、提到、事关、兼及、论及 |
| 可是 | keshi | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed | 但是、只是、不过、然而、可、然、而、但、然则、唯独、而是 |
| 比较 | bijiao | to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison | 比拟、比、较、比起、较之、同比、相形之下、可比、较比、较为、于、正如 |
| 文化 | wenhua | culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] | 文明、双文明、知识、知、学问、学识 |
| 一直 | yizhi | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through | 竖、直、一味、老、总、尽、辄、迄、镇、始终、直接、径直、第一手、直白 |
| 法律 | falu: | law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4] | 法度、刑名、律、法、法网、王法、法规、法例 |
| 这么 | zheme | so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this | 这样、这么样、这么着、如此、如斯、然、如此这般、这一来、诸如此类、这般 |
| 城市 | chengshi | city; town; CL:座[zuo4] | 市、城、都、邑、垣、都会、都市、城邑、城池、通都大邑、地市 |
| 分析 | fenxi | to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4] | 辨析、剖析、剖解、析、剖、条分缕析、浅析、解析 |
| 基本 | jiben | basic; fundamental; main; elementary | 根本、本、基础、基业、基石、木本、水源、内核、中心、主导、主干、核心、中坚、骨干、主从、挑大梁、着力、为重、为主 |
| 类别 | leibie | classification; category | 种类、品类、类型、门类、部类、项目、品种、花色、色、种、类、列、路、档、型、档次、档级、品目 |
| 得到 | dedao | to get; to obtain; to receive | 取得、获得、博得、赢得、获取、博取、收获、到手、得、取、获、抱、博、落、沾、拿走 |
| 继续 | jixu | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with | 连续、延续、接续、蝉联、继承、累、承、继往开来、前赴后继、前仆后继、此起彼伏、踵事增华、持续、后续、接轨、维继、存续、余波未停、此起彼落 |
| 成功 | chenggong | to succeed; success; successful; fruitful | 完成、完竣、完结、完了、完事、落成、交卷、成就、就、好、完、竣、得、蒇、大功告成、瓜熟蒂落、水到渠成、一气呵成、功德圆满、一挥而就、毕其功于一役、到位、形成、做到、不辱使命、姣好、不负众望、成事、有成、打响、成、遂、得逞、得计、马到成功、功成名就、因人成事、中标、卓有成就、事业有成、学有所成、一人得道 |
| 责任 | zeren | responsibility; blame; duty; CL:個|个[ge4] | 责、事、专责、义务、总责、权责、总任务 |
| 业务 | yewu | business; professional work; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] | 工作、作业、事务、事情、事体、务、政工 |
| 欢迎 | huanying | to welcome; welcome | 迎接、迎迓、迎候、出迎、迎、接、逆、迓 |
| 加入 | jiaru | to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in | 参加、进入、投入、入伙、入、在、加盟 |
| 能够 | nenggou | to be capable of; to be able to; can | 能、会、克、力所能及、可知、亦可 |
| 觉得 | juede | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) | 感到、感觉、感、觉、发、深感、痛感、感觉到、倍感、备感、认为、以为、道、看、当、觉着 |
| 部分 | bufen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] | 有些、有的、有、局部、片、片段、一部分、一对、一些、组成部分、有点儿 |
| 中文 | Zhongwen | Chinese language | 汉语、华语、国语、国文、汉语言 |
| 根据 | genju | according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4] | 依据、凭依、据、基于、因、冲、据悉 |
| 人民 | renmin | the people; CL:個|个[ge4] | 民、国民、公民、平民、黎民、庶、庶民、老百姓、苍生、生灵、生人、布衣、白丁、赤子、氓、群氓、黔首、黎民百姓、庶人、百姓、全民、全员、萌 |
| 政府 | zhengfu | government; CL:個|个[ge4] | 内阁、阁、当局、朝 |
| 控制 | kongzhi | to control | 克制、抑制、自制、自持、抑止、压抑、按压、按捺、按、捺、压、平、憋、止、克、克服、相生相克、相依相克、统制、宰制、主宰、支配、操纵、摆布、掌握、左右、牵线、驾御、控、控管、决定、操、说了算 |
| 其实 | qishi | actually; in fact; really | 实则、实在、实际、实际上、实质上、骨子里、事实上、莫过于 |
| 之间 | zhijian | (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) | 期间、间、中、内、里、次、中间、里边、里头、里面、以内、之内 |
| 威望 | weiwang | prestige | 声威、威名、威信 |
| 实现 | shixian | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about | 兑现、贯彻、落实、促成、心想事成、奋斗以成 |
| 语言 | yuyan | language; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] | 言语 |
| 出来 | chulai | to come out; to appear; to arise | 出、出去、下、沁 |
| 出来 | chulai | (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) | 出、出去、下、沁 |
| 谢谢 | xiexie | to thank; thanks; thank you | 感谢、感、谢、道谢、称谢、致谢、申谢、鸣谢、璧谢、感恩戴德、多谢、有劳 |
| 是否 | shifou | whether (or not); if; is or isn't | 能否、可不可以、可否、是不是 |
| 工具 | gongju | tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) | 器、家伙、家什 |
| 完全 | wanquan | complete; whole; totally; entirely | 完整、完好、整体、整、完、圆、浑然一体、完好无缺、完好无恙、完好无损、整机、总体、共同体、完完全全、整整的、一体化、全然、截然、全盘、通通、统统、精光、一齐、全、净、毕、了、悉、意、一古脑儿、浑然、一点一滴、一心 |
| 决定 | jueding | to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]; certainly | 决议、定案、决意、决心、决计、立意、定弦、锐意、狠心、下狠心、铁心、发狠、立志、矢志、发誓、誓、咬紧牙关、痛下决心、厉害、了得、定规、裁夺、裁决、裁断、裁定、核定、议定、议决、表决、定夺、公断、公决、仲裁、决策、定局、定、已然、成议、稳操胜券、木已成舟、覆水难收、生米煮成熟饭、操胜券、一锤定音、注定、尘埃落定、支配、主宰、驾御、控制、宰制、操纵、操、说了算 |
| 很多 | henduo | very many / very much / great (quantity) | 多、许多、好多、这么些、广大、浩大、浩繁、无数、众多、众、群、丛、博、累累、洋洋、洒洒、重重、那么些、有的是、成千上万、胸中无数、好些、居多、衮衮、奂、莘、夥、诸多、广土众民、过多、过剩、森、不少、良多、多多、成百上千、上百、为数不少、不在少数、过江之鲫、盈怀充栋、游人如织、大队人马、多多益善 |
| 事情 | shiqing | affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] | 事、务、政、事宜、事务、事体、碴儿、事儿、职业、工作、营生、生意、生业、饭碗、差事、业、差、专职、作业、业务、政工 |
| 今年 | jinnian | this year | 当年、本年、现年、当年度 |
| 国内 | guonei | domestic; internal (to a country); civil | 海内、境内 |
| 以后 | yihou | after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future | 之后、后、往后、而后、尔后、日后、今后、此后、从此以后、嗣后、随后、过后、后来、后头、下、事后、其后、然后、从此、自此 |
| 制作 | zhizuo | to make; to manufacture | 制造、造作、打造、制、造、做、打、炮制、筑造 |
| 浏览 | liulan | to skim over; to browse | 溜、采风、参观、览胜 |
| 过程 | guocheng | course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4] | 进程、经过、历程、长河 |
| 完成 | wancheng | to complete; to accomplish | 完竣、完结、完了、完事、落成、交卷、成功、成就、就、好、完、竣、得、蒇、大功告成、瓜熟蒂落、水到渠成、一气呵成、功德圆满、一挥而就、毕其功于一役、到位、形成、做到、不辱使命、姣好、不负众望 |
| 类型 | leixing | type; kind; category; (computer programming) type | 种类、类别、品类、门类、部类、项目、品种、花色、色、种、类、列、路、档、型、档次、档级、品目 |
| 来源 | laiyuan | source (of information etc); origin | 源、泉源、源泉、起源、发源、导源、根源、来、自、来源于、来自、门源、缘于、源于、出自 |
| 质量 | zhiliang | (physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence); quality and quantity | 品质、质、质地、身分、色、成色 |
| 有些 | youxie | some; somewhat | 部分、有的、有、局部、片、片段、一部分、一对、一些、组成部分、有点儿、稍微、稍为、稍许、稍稍、约略、略略、微微、略微、些微、些许、有点、多少、稍、略、微、粗、小、聊、不怎么、略带、略为、稍事、稍加、多多少少 |
| 一起 | yiqi | (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) | 伙计、搭档、一行、同路人、旅伴、老搭档、合计、共计、总计、综计、一共、拢共、统共、总共、合共、共总、归总、一总、共、凡、合、一股脑儿、累计、共同、协同、一同、一道、一齐、一块儿、一路、一头、一并、联合、合伙、伙同、伙、并、齐、同、旅、偕、合办、齐声、同步、同船、协、一块、联袂、联手、手拉手、联名、同台、联机、协办、同机 |
| 当然 | dangran | only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt | 自然、当、自、自是、本来、本、理所当然 |
| 一点 | yidian | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) | 点、点子、星、星子、花、小半、少数、一些、好几、或多或少、某些、几许、几分 |
| 帮助 | bangzhu | assistance; aid; to help; to assist | 扶助、协助、赞助、援助、臂助、救助、匡助、辅助、襄助、相帮、帮忙、帮衬、支援、增援、声援、搭手、援手、扶持、扶植、扶、拉扯、扶掖、提携、提挈、助、帮、辅、援、拉、襄、协、匡扶、受助、帮带、佑助、八方支援、鼎力相助、有难必帮、相助、帮扶 |
| 增加 | zengjia | to raise; to increase | 增多、加码、充实、增、长、多、加、添、益、搭、追加、平添、净增、加进、由小到大、日增、大增、有增无减 |
| 历史 | lishi | history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4] | 往事、旧事、成事、旧闻、前尘、陈迹、史迹、老黄历、明日黄花、过眼云烟、史 |
| 以下 | yixia | that level or lower; that amount or less; the following | 以次、之下、偏下 |
| 不断 | buduan | unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant | 不止、不停、不住、不休、不了、不迭、不已、不辍、无间、穿梭、源源、频频、连连、连、绵绵、缕缕、无休止、络绎不绝、没完没了、无尽无休、不绝于耳、不息、持续、日日、时时刻刻、随地、相接、相连、连发、循环不断、延绵不断、无穷的、迭起、高潮迭起、娓娓 |
| 应用 | yingyong | to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use; (computing) app | 使用、利用、采用、施用、运用、行使、役使、使役、使唤、动用、运、用、以、使、动、下、祭、采取、用到 |
| 计划 | jihua | plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] | 规划、计、方略、蓝图、稿子、打算、算计、猷、谟、谱儿、线性规划、筹划、擘画、筹算、筹、统筹、设计、宏图、计划性、企划 |
| 如此 | ruci | like this; so; such | 这样、这么、这么样、这么着、如斯、然、如此这般、这一来、诸如此类、这般 |
| 拥有 | yongyou | to have; to possess | 有、保有、领有、所有、具有、赋有、享有、富有、负有、具备、享、具、备、兼而有之、持有、独具、怀有、兼备、有了、有所、有着、装有、秉赋、实有、颇具、存有、抱有、兼有、兼具、不无 |
| 孩子 | haizi | child | 儿童、孩童、稚童、童稚、童子、孩儿、孩子家、小儿、小人儿、雏儿、幼儿、娃儿、娃娃、娃子、小子、小小子、竖子、孺子、稚子、童蒙、幼、童、孩、小、孺、囡、小朋友、小不点儿、少年儿童、童男童女、报童、少儿、小孩、小孩子、幼童、小娃、文童、伢儿、女孩儿、毛孩子、小家伙、子女、儿女、男女、骨血、亲骨肉 |
| 原因 | yuanyin | cause; origin; root cause; reason; CL:個|个[ge4] | 因、故、缘故、原故、原委、原由、缘由、因由、来由、根由、由、由头、由来、来头、案由、青红皂白 |
| 参加 | canjia | to participate; to take part; to join | 加入、进入、投入、入伙、入、在、加盟、出席、列席、到、与、到场、在场、到会、与会、在座、到庭、赴会、到位、临场 |
| 只要 | zhiyao | so long as; provided; if | 如果、如其、如若、假若、设若、设或、倘或、倘若、假如、假设、假定、倘使、假使、设使、要是、若是、倘、比方、万一、若、如、要、设、而、苟、使、一旦、一经、倘然、若果 |
| 报告 | baogao | to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture; CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4],個|个[ge4],通[tong4] | 汇报、呈文、呈子、签呈、咨文、条陈、上告、上报、呈报、层报、申报、禀报、反映、举报、反馈、告诉、告知、奉告、告、晓、喻、语、报 |
| 当前 | dangqian | the present time; to be faced with | 目前、眼前、眼下、眼底下、目下、当下、脚下、时下、即、时、此时此刻、手上、现阶段 |
| 正在 | zhengzai | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing | 正、在、方、着、正值 |
| 注意 | zhuyi | to take note of; to pay attention to | 留意、经意、在意、小心、留心、在心、经心、上心、留神、理会、瞩目、注目、专注、检点、顾、放在心上、只顾、眭、令人瞩目 |
| 标题 | biaoti | title; heading; headline; caption; subject | 题目、题名、题 |
| 空间 | kongjian | space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space | 空中、上空、长空、半空、半空中 |
| 一定 | yiding | surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must | 特定、固定、恒定、永恒、铁定、稳定、稳、恒、一贯、原则性、固化、定点、定位、锚固、定势、稳住、相当、一对一、必然、决然、自然、势必、必将、必定、肯定、准定、定、必、得、一准、定准、迟早、早晚、决计、毫无疑问、大势所趋、势将、终将 |
| 一切 | yiqie | everything; every; all | 全部、全体、所有、整个、整整、全副、全份、成套、整套、一体、囫囵、全、整、合、阖、举、通、普、尽、悉、一、满、浑、周、遍、漫、上上下下、里里外外、百分之百、不折不扣、原原本本、一五一十、布满、从头至尾、总体、任何、万事、凡事、竭、满贯、漫天、全勤、通栏、全方位、全套、全总、满门、俱全、方方面面、尽数、全路 |
| 特别 | tebie | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular | 异常、非常、异样、特异、独特、特殊、特出、突出、出奇、奇异、奇特、特、殊、奇、异、新鲜、出格、独出心裁、异乎寻常、与众不同、特有、特种、例外、破例、新异、奇丽、超常规、非常规、不同寻常、非同寻常、非正规、离谱儿、怪癖、怪僻、怪声怪气、非僧非俗、格外、分外、十分、十二分、万分、不胜、百般、百倍、充分、老大、好生、好不、那个、要命、不行、可怜、了不得、不得了、够劲儿、够呛、很、甚、颇、挺、好、老、生、深、良、煞、大、雅、綦、稀、绷、酷、怪、蛮、杀、死、慌、坏、不可开交、死去活来、甚为、煞是、深深的、特意、特地、特为、专门、专诚、专程 |
| 全部 | quanbu | whole; all | 全体、一切、所有、整个、整整、全副、全份、成套、整套、一体、囫囵、全、整、合、阖、举、通、普、尽、悉、一、满、浑、周、遍、漫、上上下下、里里外外、百分之百、不折不扣、原原本本、一五一十、布满、从头至尾、总体、任何、万事、凡事、竭、满贯、漫天、全勤、通栏、全方位、全套、全总、满门、俱全、方方面面、尽数、全路 |
| 准备 | zhunbei | preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund) | 打算、算计、计算、盘算、计较、试图、待、拟、计、打小算盘、意欲、刻划、精算、人有千算、预备、备、未雨绸缪、备而不用、有备而来、备选、以防不测、备灾 |
| 建立 | jianli | to establish; to set up; to found | 成立、树立、确立、建、立、起、树、植、起家、白手起家、另起炉灶 |
| 歌曲 | gequ | song | 歌、曲 |
| 专家 | zhuanjia | expert; specialist | 专门家、家、师、学者、大方、大家、土专家、学家 |
| 自动 | zidong | automatic; voluntarily | 机动、电动、机关、半自动、从动、活动、自行、全自动、键钮、自发性 |
| 设置 | shezhi | to set up; to install | 设立、开设、开办、设、开、办、举办、兴办、立、办起、安装、装置、安设、安、装、安上 |
Why Chinese near-synonyms are not interchangeable
Chinese kept a large classical vocabulary alongside the words that grew out of it, so two words often mean the same thing and are still not interchangeable: one belongs to speech, the other to writing, or one is neutral and the other carries an old flavour. Seeing them side by side is how you notice that they are not the same word at all.
This page lists the most frequent dictionary headwords that belong to at least one thesaurus group, and prints that group in full. It is not a catalogue of every synonym in the table: that table is far larger than a browseable page can carry, and most of its headwords are too rare to be the place a learner should start.
Each headword links to the dictionary; the words beside it are the ones the thesaurus groups with it. The search tool is for a word you already have; this list is for seeing which common words come in clusters, and how large those clusters are.