Vocabulary

to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)

to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby

eight; 8

(coll.) father; dad

bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 贴吧

surname Bai

daytime; during the day; day

surname Bai

surname Ban

half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half

half a year

half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair

old variant of 帮

to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

surname Bao

bao (steamed stuffed bun)

cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

cup; glass

north; (classical) to be defeated

north; north side; northern part; to the north of

Beijing, capital of the People\

root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; edition

Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时

surname Bie

else; other

other people; others; other person

illness; disease; to fall ill; defect

sick person; patient; invalid

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

not very; not too; not often

incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer

you\

need not

dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one\

tea; tea plant

difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

surname Chang

frequently; often

to sing; to call loudly; to chant

to sing a song

surname Che

ticket (for a bus or train)

Car

rail station; bus stop

to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living

to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

to come out; to appear; to arise

to go out

to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread

bed; couch; classifier for beds

next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

variant of 从

surname Cuo

dozen (loanword)

to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift

to make a telephone call

to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on

to play ball; to play with a ball

big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 姐); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father\

the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四书 in Confucianism

university student; college student

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough

-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

place; site; location; venue

region; regional (away from the central administration); local

on the ground; on the floor

map

of; ~\

to get; to obtain; to receive

class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once

younger brother

(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "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

point; dot; drop; speck; o\

lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc

telephone; phone call; phone number

computer

television; TV

television set

movie; film

cinema; movie theater

surname Dong

east; east side; eastern part; to the east of

east and west

(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verb

movement; motion; action; to act; to move

surname Du

comma; phrase marked by pause

to read a book; to study; to attend school

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

I\

many; much; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]); (bound form) multi-; poly-

number; amount; somewhat

to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb)

son

two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid

cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee

restaurant; hotel

room

house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room

to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)

to have a holiday or vacation

to dismiss students at the end of the school day

to fly

airplane

very; really; unusual; extraordinary

to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 局); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

wind; news; style; custom; manner

old variant of 干

clean; neat

what are you doing?; what\

surname Gao

happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood

to press charges; to file a complaint

older brother

song; to sing

used in 自个儿

to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)

heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)

worker

to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task

surname Guan

to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)

expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your

surname Guo

country; nation; state

abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign

surname Guo

surname Huan

still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or

furthermore; in addition; still; also

child

Chinese language

Chinese character; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja; Vietnamese: hán tự

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

tasty; delicious

good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc); embarrassed; humiliated

pleasant to hear

erhua variant of 好玩; amusing; fun; interesting

roar; cry

to drink; variant of 嗬

old variant of 和

(adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully

surname Hou

the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards

the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori

surname Hua

dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said

bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost

to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book)

to reply; to answer; reply; answer

to return to

to return home

to return; to come back

to return; to go back

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. [huǐ])

train

airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship

air ticket; passenger ticket

(chicken) egg; hen\

small table

to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots

to remember

to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart

used in 家伙 and 家俱

home

family member; (old) servant

between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms

to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view

to meet; to see each other

to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

surname Jiao

teaching block; school building

to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction

older sister

this year

today; at the present; now

to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

to come in

to go in

nine; 9

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 着) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...

to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)

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, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format

to drive a car

to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting

to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard

to visit a doctor; to see a patient

to see

to see; to catch sight of

to beat; to hit; variant of 考; to inspect; to test; to take an exam

to take an exam; exam

thirsty

subject; course; class; lesson; to levy; tax; form of divination

textbook

text

mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls

lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units

rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来)

to arrive; to come

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough

old man or woman; the elderly; one\

teacher

(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]); continuous; repeated

surname Leng

variant of 里

inside

two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)

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

six; 6

surname Lou

upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread

downstairs

surname Lu

crossing; intersection (of roads)

on the road; on a journey; road surface

mama; mommy; mother

street; road

at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)

(coll.) what?

to buy; to purchase

slow

busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush

surname Mao

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

it doesn\

nothing; it doesn\

to have spare time; free from work; it\

haven\

younger sister; young woman

surname Men

doorway; gate

ticket (for theater, cinema etc)

plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

(cooked) rice

bread

erhua variant of 面条; noodles

name (of a person or thing)

clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize

next year

tomorrow

old variant of 拿

how; which

where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?

where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里

which ones?; who?; what?

surname Na

over there; yonder

there

there; that place

those

breast; milk; to breastfeed

(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts

male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 位

erhua variant of 男孩; boy

boyfriend

a man; a male; men

schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)

surname Nan

south; south side; southern part; to the south of

difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good

particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?"); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmation

surname Neng

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)

you (plural)

surname Nian

you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)

cow\

female; woman; daughter

daughter

erhua variant of 女孩; girl

girlfriend

woman

schoolgirl; female student; girl

side; adjacent place

(of an animal) to paw (the ground)

friend

ticket; ballot; banknote; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions

seven; 7

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

to get out of bed; to get up

to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qǐ lái]

car; automobile; bus

front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly

front; the front side; in front of

the day before yesterday

surname Qian

purse; wallet

to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request

to request leave of absence

"please come in"

Excuse me, may I ask...?

please, have a seat

ball; sphere; globe; ball game; match

to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

last year

to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent

person; people

to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition

conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart

abbr. for 本, Japan

date

meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130

surname San

surname Shan

shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; the business world

store; shop

used in 上声

to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office

the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up

to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)

last time

to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class

to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net

morning

to go to school; to attend school

few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom

on the body; at hand; among

the body; one\

what?; something; anything

to fall ill

to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness

birthday

ten; 10

time; length of time; moment; period

time; period

matter; thing; item; work; affair

to test; to try; experiment; examination; test

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)

is or isn\

hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill

cell phone; mobile phone

abbr. for 书经

schoolbag; satchel; bookbag

bookstore

tree; to cultivate; to set up

who; also pr. [shuí]

surname Shui

fruit

to sleep; to lie down

to go to bed; to sleep

to persuade

to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word

four; 4

to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with

variant of 岁, year; years old

he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb\

they

she

they; them (for females)

highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely

day; sky; heaven

weather

smile (archaic)

to hear

to hear

(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by ear

to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate

library

outside; in addition; foreign; external

outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one\

foreign (country)

foreign language

to play; to have fun; to hang out

evening; night; late

evening meal; dinner; supper

evening; night; in the evening

online

online friend; Internet user

to forget; to overlook; to neglect

to forget

to ask; to inquire

I; me; my

we; us; ourselves; our

five; 5

lunch

to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)

toilet; lavatory; washroom

to like; to be fond of

the West; abbr. for Spain 牙; Spanish

west; west side; western part; to the west of

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

to finish work; to get off work

under; the underside; below

to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)

next time

to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired

afternoon; p.m.

to rain

early; prior; former; in advance; first

teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor

now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays

to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

small; tiny; few; young

erhua variant of 小孩; child

young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute

child

hour

elementary school; primary school

primary school student; schoolchild; (fig.) beginner

old variant of 笑

to write

to thank; thanks; thank you

abbr. for Xinjiang 疆 or Singapore 坡; surname Xin

New Year

week; day of the week; Sunday

Sunday

Sunday

row; line; commercial firm; line of business; profession; to rank (first, second etc) among one\

rest; to rest

to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology

student; schoolchild

to learn; to study

school

college; educational institute; school; faculty

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

surname Ye

head

(coll.) father\

one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

half

one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while

erhua variant of 一点; a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more

a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r]

erhua variant of 一块; a piece; a chunk; (coll.) one yuan; one dollar

in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total)

erhua variant of 一下; one time; once; all of sudden

some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er

same; like; equal to; the same as; just like

clothes

doctor

hospital

to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore

to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 意 intentional)

(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)

famous; well-known

sometimes

some; somewhat

useful

(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence

right side; right, to the right

rain

surname Yuan; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)

moon; month; monthly

again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)

goodbye; see you again later

to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家)

early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely

breakfast

early morning

how?; what?; why?

station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website

to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change

to find

(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhèi], esp. in Beijing)

this side; here

here

variant of 这里

these

(chess) move; trick; all right!; (dialect) to add

really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine

really, truly, indeed

first month of the lunar year

just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)

to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao]

knowledge; intellectual

China; Chinese; surname Zhong

China

the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime

Chinese language

noon; midday

middle school

middle-school student; high school student

to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer

important; significant; major

to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)

table; desk

letter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat; Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 位; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; sub-

to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 走); to change (shape, form, meaning)

to walk; to go on foot

variant of 最

best; (you) had better (do what we suggest)

final; last; finally; ultimate

yesterday

surname Zuo

left; the left side; to the left of

surname Zuo

to sit down

to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)

interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!

romance; love (romantic)

spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)

quiet; peaceful; calm

safe; secure; safety; security

white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist

class monitor; squad leader; team leader

to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with

means; method; way (of doing sth)

office; business premises; bureau

midnight; in the middle of the night

assistance; aid; to help; to assist

to eat till full; satisfied

to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist

newspaper; newsprint

north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River

variant of 背

for example; for instance; such as

for example

pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals

to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches

notebook (stationery); notebook (computing)

to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily

side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously

to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion

to change into; to turn into; to become

convenient

variant of 遍

exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)

correct; right; not bad; pretty good

not only (... but also ...)

not enough; insufficient; inadequate

only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)

to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after

resentful; discontented; dissatisfied

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

many; a lot; not few

Not too

different; distinct; not the same; not alike

won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable

don't!; must not

not necessarily; maybe

Take a short while

part; share; section; piece

ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only

menu

to look around; to tour; to visit

to participate; to take part; to join

variant of 草

lawn; meadow; sod; turf

to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers

surname Zha

almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad

commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently

in common usage

threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip

supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)

vehicle

to fit; balanced; suitable

surname Cheng

achievement; performance records; grades

to become; to turn into

to set off; to start (on a journey)

to go abroad; to leave the country

an exit; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port

to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married

to be born

to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up

to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital

to rent

taxi; (Tw) rental car

variant of 船

to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through

Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

spring (season)

old variant of 词

dictionary; also written 辞典

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression

from childhood; from a young age

to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise

to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation

to affix a seal; to stamp; to print out (with a printer)

in large part; the greater part; the majority

greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle

(great) majority

sea; ocean

everyone; influential family; great expert

great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous

the Doors, US rock band

adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors

loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly

dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority

overcoat; topcoat; cloak

nature (the natural world)

band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise

to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce

unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)

but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just

but; however

variant of 蜑

(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)

then; at that time; while

everywhere

to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit

road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; 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)

reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification

road; path; way

the earth

underground railway; subway; subway train

subway station

if (coming after a conditional clause)

to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished

to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)

lamp; light; lantern

to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)

to equal; to be tantamount to

low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline

to nod

inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store

to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)

Northeast China; Manchuria

the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang

southeast

winter

to understand; to comprehend

to understand; to know; to comprehend

animal

zoo

pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character

to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences

short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault

text message; SMS

surname Duan

squadron; team; group

captain; team leader

to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation

(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face

(of time) how long?; (not) a long time

how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent

majority; most

cloudy (meteorology)

(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore

to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)

to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery

restaurant

convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself

instant noodles

method; way; means

respect; aspect; field; side

direction; orientation

to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc)

to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease

to separate; to part

(exam) grade; mark; score; fraction

minute

classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分

surname Feng

to serve; service

to review; revision

should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned

to change; to alter; to transform; to correct

to change; to alter; to transform

to feel; to sense; to perceive

to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving

feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive

(express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks

to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup

erhua variant of 干活; (coll.) to work; (coll.) to be employed

hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly

just now; a moment ago

just recently; just a moment ago

high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking

senior high school; abbr. for 高级中学

height; stature; build; size

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)

bus

public transport vehicle; town bus

kilogram (kg)

kilometer

highway; road

fair; impartial

company; firm; corporation

park (for public recreation)

dog

enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out

old practice

deliberately; on purpose

customer; client

to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film

to be concerned about; to care about

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint

public square; plaza

to advertise; a commercial; advertisement

international

to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

surname Hai

coast; seaside; seashore; beach

to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)

easy to get along with

many; quite a lot; much better

quite a while

good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle

good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead

as if; to seem like

suitable; fitting; appropriate

river

abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江

blackboard

black

surname Hong

red (color); revolutionary

afterwards; later; newly arrived

suddenly; all of a sudden

lake

passport

garden

to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划)

picture; drawing; painting

painter

harm; troubles

bad person; villain

to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)

to welcome; welcome

surname Huang or Hwang

yellow (color); pornographic

to return to one's home country

to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior

maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or

or; possibly; maybe; perhaps

opportunity; chance; occasion

fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute

level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); classifier: step, level

urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious

plan; project; program; to plan; to map out

computer; (Tw) calculator

Canada (abbr. for 大); surname Jia

to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on

family; household

head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child

used in 掰

vacation

inspection; to examine; to inspect

to see

seen

item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc

health; healthy

to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture

a speech; to speak; to talk; to address

to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤

to give; to deliver; to hand over

to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb

to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison

surname Jue

angle; point of view

dumpling; pot-sticker

foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks

to call; to be called

teacher

classroom

to teach (as a professor)

to educate; to teach; education

to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb

to receive (letter etc)

to accept; to receive

to accept; to take; next; following

to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn

street

see 节骨眼

program; item (on a program)

holiday; festival

to bear fruit

to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity)

hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on

catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g

near; close to; approximately

to enter; to join; to go into

to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute

frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily

to pass; to go through; process; course

manager; director

wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage

wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club

will; shall; to be going to

variant of 举

to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

variant of 勾

sentence

to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 里); cassette

to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show

to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb

foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term

way of looking at a thing; view; opinion

exam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam

to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)

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

science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational

scientist

adorable; cute; lovely

might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps

awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly

but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed

can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

abbr. for 克罗地亚, Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克罗埃西亚, Croatia

quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals

visitor; guest; customer; client

classroom

air; atmosphere

to cry; to weep

fast food; snack; quick meal

erhua variant of 快点; to do smh more quickly; Hurry up!

happy; joyful

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

chopsticks

to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels

to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

surname Lan

blue (color)

basketball

elderly; old age; autumn of one's years

old friend; (slang) period; menstruation

always

mythical beast (archaic)

to depart; to leave

gift; present

inside; interior

an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect

for example; for instance; such as

case; (for) instance; example

face

to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk

to practice; exercise; drill; practice

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421)

nice and cold; pleasantly cool

bright; clear; resonant; to shine; to show; to reveal

classifier for vehicles

below zero

to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

fluent

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable

old variant of 留

to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go

student studying abroad; (foreign) exchange student

curb; roadside; wayside

traveler; tourist

to travel; journey; trip

trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel

green; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)

green

to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt

Manchu ethnic group

satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction

cat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem

surname Mi

face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)

name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people

name (of a thing); name (of an organization)

list of names

star; celebrity

purpose; aim; goal; target; objective

to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)

to get; to obtain

at that time (in the past or the future); also pr. [nèi huì r]

like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case

then; at that time; in those days

at that time

that kind; that sort

south; the southern part of the country; the South

to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult

ugly; unsightly

to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear

difficult problem

unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful

to be capable of; to be able to; can

grade; year (in school, college etc)

young

variant of 屌; penis

lane; alley

to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious

to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up

to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering

surname Pa

a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc

to line up

volleyball

variant of 碰

to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit

to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into

sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article

disk; sheet

pretty; beautiful

surname Ping

safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace

ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily

equal; equality

ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime

bottle; vase; pitcher; classifier for wine and liquids

bottle

common; ordinary; general; average

Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech

other; (sth or sb) else; the rest

among; in; included among these

(Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier

to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)

(of an aircraft) to take off

gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi

air temperature

thousand

kilogram

the year before last

variant of 墙, wall

youth; youthful years; young person; the young

adolescent; youth; teenager

light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage

clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about

clear; fine (weather)

clear sky; sunny day

to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner

to request; to ask; request

autumn

to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech

stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course

sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)

athletic shoes

to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

to acquire; to get; to obtain

surname Quan

whole; all

whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national

whole family

the whole year; all year long

the whole body; (typography) em

all; entire

then; after that; afterwards

to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被)

cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately

population; people

people

number of people

to believe; to think; to consider; to feel

daily newspaper

day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life

if; in case; in the event that

entrance; to import

to consult; to talk over; to discuss

merchant; businessman

last week

early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man

small number; few; minority

at one's side; on hand

what kind?; what sort?

to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student

new word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied

to live; life; livelihood

voice; sound

to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)

very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts

reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual

to practice; field work; to intern; internship

to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about

really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality

food

to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of

market; city

mayor

affair; matter; thing; business

to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)

to receive

to take in; income; revenue

wristwatch

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)

comfortable; feeling well

ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shóu]

to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list

numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc)

level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal

smoothly; without a hitch

to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption

chauffeur; driver

Deliver

to send; to give as a present

to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute

although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)

as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton

at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary

therefore; as a result; so; the reason why

all; to have; to possess; to own

it

they (for inanimate objects)

married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife

sun; abbr. for 太阳穴

manner; bearing; attitude; approach

to discuss; to talk over

to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)

unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular

characteristic (feature); trait; feature

(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly

used in 防 and 溜

to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)

to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to

to raise; to increase; to improve

surname Ti

sports; physical education

stadium

gym; gymnasium; stadium

celestial; heavenly

strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition

to attend a lecture; to listen to a talk

to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking

to stop; to halt; to park (a car)

to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall

parking lot; car park

straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns

very good

to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via

to notify; to inform; notice; notification

at the same time; simultaneously

colleague; co-worker

same; equal; equivalent

head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock

hair (on the head)

picture; photograph

to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage

leg

parts of the country other than where one is

(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal)

to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire

to complete; to accomplish

complete; whole; totally; entirely

Good night!; Good evening!

evening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News

evening meal; dinner

evening party

variant of 碗

used in 俟

net; network

tennis; tennis ball

website; network station; node

to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous

as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)

why?; for what reason?

position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential

flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor

hello (when answering the phone)

temperature

surname Wen

to ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place)

question; problem; issue; topic

lunch; luncheon

to take a nap; siesta

habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to

washing machine; washer

to bathe; to take a shower

Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)

Western-style food

the West; the Occident; Western countries

southwest

Western medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine

to snow

next week

summer

camera (abbr. for 照相机); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow

identical; same

to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true

echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises

to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate

way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)

to recall; to think of; to call to mind

surname Xiang

to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)

in a low voice; (speak) in whispers

in one's childhood

novel; fiction

to be careful; to take care

group

campus

(college, university) president; headmaster

joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock

Joke

shoe

chest; heart; mind

mood; frame of mind

central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart

news

letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random

signal

information; news; message

confidence; faith (in sb or sth)

credit card

(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky

operation; action; to move about; mobile

pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor

action; conduct; behavior; activity

family name; surname; to be surnamed

surname and given name; full name

to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave

many; a lot of; much

to choose; to pick; to select; to elect

term; semester

surname Xue

color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff

eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)

eye

to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth

appearance; manner; pattern; model

leaf of the iris; variant of 药

pharmacy

a (medicine) pill or tablet

Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province

to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand

perhaps; maybe

variant of 夜

during the night; at night; nighttime

same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general

portion; part of; subset

a little bit

surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must

altogether

to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage!

to have a pleasant journey (idiom)

all one's life; throughout one's life

straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

already

after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future

before; formerly; previous; ago

that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.

apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

that level or lower; that amount or less; the following

chair

100 million

idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint