5级 Flashcards
Newspaper office
报社 bàoshè
Silence/to be silent
沉默 chénmò
Fork (+mw)
叉子 (把) chāzi (bǎ)
Each other (x2)
互相 hùxiāng
彼此 bǐcǐ
To hold/grasp (ex: to grasp an opportunity)
把握 bǎwò
To praise (x3)
表扬 biǎoyáng
称赞 chēngzàn
赞美 zànměi
Railway carriage (+mw)
车厢 (节) chēxiāng (jié)
To call someone/form of address (how should I call you?)
称呼 chēnghu (您怎么称呼?)
Garage
车库 chēkù
To quarrel
吵架 chǎojià
- Damp/moist (lot of water)
2. Damp/moist (a little water) (+ her eyes were moist)
- 潮湿 cháoshī
2. 湿润 shīrùn (她眼睛湿润了)
Super
超级 chāojí
Contradiction (+ self-contradictory)
予盾 máodùn (自相矛盾)
To produce (immaterial things)/to give rise to
产生 chǎnshēng
To tear apart-down (x1)/to break up into separate items (x1)/to open something sealed (x1)/to separate (x1)
拆 chāi
拆分 chāifēn
拆 chāi
拆开 chāikāi
Test/quiz
测验 cèyàn
Volume
册 cè
To adopt a measure
采取措施 cǎiqǔcuòshī
To worry about someone/to take trouble for someone
操心 cāoxīn
To join/to participate (x2)
参加 cānjiā
参与 cānyù
Treasure/baby/treasured object
宝贝 bǎobèi
To avoid/to prevent
避免 bìmiǎn
Back of the body/to carry on the back
背 bēi
Necessary/essential
必要 bìyào
System/systematic
系统 xìtǒng
Rainbow (+mw.)
彩虹 (道) cáihóng (dào)
Bank/beach/coast
岸 àn
Package/box (+mw)
包裏 (个) bāoguǒ (gè)
To hug
拥抱 yōngbào
To include
包括 bāokuò
Impatient
不耐烦 búnàifán
Surface/appearance
表面 biǎomiàn
Punctuation
标点 biāodiǎn
Undergraduate course
本科阶段 běnkē jiēduàn
Nature/reason (of a problem etc)
本质 běnzhì
Interview/to interview
采访 cǎifǎng
Glass
玻璃 bōlī
To address as/appellation
称呼 chēnghu
Supplement/to replenish/to add
补充 bǔchōng
Step/procedure
步骤 bùzhòu
To report/to make known
报告 bàogào
To cherish, treasure, take care
爱护 àihù
Ice cream (x2)
冰激凌 bīngjílíng
冰淇淋 bīngqílín
Virus (+ to get infected)
病毒 bìngdú (感染 gǎnrǎn)
To install/fix/set up
安装 ānzhuàng
Optimistic - pessimistic
乐观 lèguān - 悲观 bēiguān
Uneasy/disturbed
不安 bù’ān
Reliable/trustworthy
可靠 kěkào
To debate
辩论 biànlùn
To behave/to show/behaviour
表现 biǎoxiàn
Otherwise/if not (x3)
要不 yàobù
否则 fǒuzé
不然 bùrán
Department
部门 bùmén
Software
软件 ruǎnjiàn
Background/backdrop
背景 bèijǐng
After all (after all she’s still a child)
毕竟 bìjìng (她毕竟还小)
Inevitable
必然 bìrán
To keep
保持 bǎochì
Precious/valuable
宝贵 bǎoguì
To consult (a book/some materials)
参考 cānkǎo
To consolate
安慰 ānwèi
Facial expression
表情 biǎoqíng
Long-distance
长途 chángtú
Playground
操场 cāochǎng
To edit/editor
编辑 biānjí
Not likely/may not/not necessarily (ex: not necessarily correct) (x2)
不见得 bújiàndé (不见得对的)
未必 wèibì
Insurance
保险 bǎoxiǎn
To insert
插入 chārù
Symbol/sign/to symbolise
标志 biāozhì
To step on/tread on
踩 cǎi
Continuously/unceasingly
不断 búduàn
To express (an emotion/a feeling)
表达 biǎodà
Expressing sadness, regret or disappointment/to sigh
唉 āi
Assurance/certainty
把握 bǎwò
To contain
包含 bāohán
To report/news report
报道 bàodào
Property (+mw)
财产 (笔) cáichǎn (bǐ)
Element (ex: chemical element or nourishment)
成分 chéngfèn
Nutrition
营养 yíngyǎng
To found/to set up
成立 chénglì
Adult (x2)
大人 dàren
成人 chéngrén
Ripen/mature
成熟 chéngshú
Set phrase/idiom/proverb
成语 chéngyǔ
Growth/to grow up to maturity
成长 chéngzhǎng
Honest/sincere (x4)
诚实 chéngshí
实在 shízài
诚恳 chéngkěn
老实 lǎoshi
To admit/to acknowledge (a mistake, a failure)
承认 chéngrèn
To bear/to stand (pressure, loss…)
承受 chéngshòu
Procedure (of a law etc.)/computer programme
程序 chéngxù
Pond/pool
池塘 chítáng
Sooner or later
迟早 chízǎo
To continue/to sustain (es: to persist in contacting)
持续 chíxù
Ruler (+mw)
尺子 (把) chǐzi (bǎ)
Wing
翅膀 chìbǎng
Battery charger
充电器 chōngdiànqì
Sufficient/to the full/as full as possible
充分 chōngfèn
Be full of/be filled with (hope, believe, gratitude…)
充满 chōngmǎn
Pet (+ raise)
宠物 (养) chǒngwù (yǎng)
Drawer (+ to open)
抽屉 chōuti (拉开)
Concept/idea (ex: abstract concept)
概念 gāiniàn
Abstract - concrete
抽象 chōuxiàng
具体 jùtǐ
Ugly/shameful
丑 chǒu
Stinking/odious
臭 chòu
Excellent/outstanding (x2)
优秀 yōuxiù
出色 chūsè
To show (a document, a ticket etc.)
出示 chūshì
To be present (at a meeting, social gathering, etc.)/to attend
出席 chūxí
Elementary/primary
初级 chūjí
New Year’s Eve (lunar year)
除夕chúxī
To deal with/to handle (matters)
处理 chǔlǐ
To spread/to disseminate/to propagate (x2)
传播 chuánbō
流传 liúchuán
Contagious/to infect (a disease) (+ he infected me the flu)
传染 chuánrǎn (他把感冒传染给我)
Legend (+mw)
传说 (只) chuānshuǒ (zhī)
Tradition/traditional
传统 chuántǒng
Curtains (+ open the curtains)
窗帘 chuānglián (拉开窗帘)
To play wind instruments/to blow (+ candle)
吹 chuī (蜡烛 làzhú)
Vocabulary (words and phrases a person can)
词汇 cíhuì
To resign/to quit (+advance resignation)
辞职 cízhí (提出辞职)
To stimulate/to encourage/to provoke
刺激 cìjī
Hurried/hasty (x2)
匆忙 cōngmáng
急忙 jímáng
From this time on/henceforth
从此 (以后) cóngcǐ (yǐhòu)
Former times/the past
从前 cóngqián
Rough/ragged/unpolished (ex: rough skin)
粗糙 cūcāo (皮肤粗糙)
Vinegar
醋 cù
To impel/to urge/to lead someone to do something
促使 cùshǐ
To promote (ex: to promote the development)
促进 cùjìn (促进发展)
Only if (ex: only if you go with me, otherwise I won’t go)
除非 chúfēi (除非你去、要不我不去)
To exist/to be present
存在 cúnzài
To answer/to promise/to agree
答应 dāying
To achieve/to reach (an aim, a request)
达到 dádào
To do a temporary job
打工 dǎgōng
To have dealings with/to make contact with
打交道 dǎjiāodao
To face/towards/dinasty
朝 cháo
Difference/disparity
差别 chābié
Disparity/gap
差距 chājù
Common sense/general knowledge
常识 chángshí
Thorough/completely
彻底 chèdǐ
To take advantage of (preposition)
趁 chèn
To strive for/to fight for/to try to realize
争取 zhēngqǔ
Once (indicating that an action once happened or a state once existed)
曾经 céngjīng
Achievement in scientific research/result/fruit of labour
成果 chéngguǒ
Achievement/success/accomplishment (+successful)
成就 chéngjiù (有成就)
To assume (+ responsibility)/to undertake (+ duty)
承担 chéngdān
负责 - 义务
To suffer losses/to come to grief/to be at a disadvantage
吃亏 chīkuī
To pour boiling water/to rush
冲 chōng
To rinse, wash/to develop prints
冲洗 chōngxǐ
To create/to produce
创造 chuàngzào
Thus/thereby (we have to study, thus improving our knowledge)
从而 cóng’ér (我们要读书、从而增加自己的知识量)
To look/to see (qiáo)
瞧 qiáo
To assist/to coach/tutor
辅导 fǔdǎo
Balcony/veranda
阳台 yángtái
To dry (clothes, food) in the sun/to bask
晒 shài
To make/to be engaged in/to organise activities etc. (ex: make some clothes dirty)
搞 gǎo (把衣服搞脏了)
Future/prospect (ex: your work as a great future)
前途 qiántú (你的工作很有前途)
Remuneration/treatment/salary/pay/status
待遇 dàiyù
Intense/sharp/acute (ex: intense competition)
激烈 jīliè (竞争激烈)
To ask about/to enquire (x2)
打听 dǎting
询问 xúnwèn
Generous/poised/natural
大方 dàfang
Mansion/large building (+mw)
大厦 (座) dàshà (zuò)
Elephant (+mw)
大象 (头) dàxiàng (tóu)
Blank/dull/to stay (+daitoudainiao)
呆 dāi (呆头呆脑)
To substitute/to replace
代替 dàitì
Simple/pure
单纯 dānchún
Loan/to get a loan (+mw) (+ask for a loan, give back the loan)
贷款 (笔) dàikuǎn (bǐ) (申请贷款, 还贷款)
To assume the office of/ to hold the post of
担任 dānrèn
Monotonous
单调 dāndiào
Alone/by oneself/on one’s own/singlehanded
单独 dāndú
Large-scale/large-sized
大型 dàxíng
To search (a database) (+ to search data)
搜索 sōusuǒ (搜索数据)
To delete/to cancel (informatics)
删除 shānchú
To restore/to recover/to resume
恢复 huīfù
Skilled/practised
熟练 shúliàn
To tremble/to shever
发抖 fādǒu
Hard/tough/difficult/arduous (ex: tough life)
艰苦 jiānkǔ (艰苦的生活)
Diligent/hardworking (x2)
勤奋 qínfèn
勤劳 qínláo
To look forward (x2)
盼望 pànwàng
期待 qīdài
Good and honest/kind-hearted
善良 shànliàng
Stupid/foolish/silly
愚蠢 yúchǔn
To satirise/satirise
讽刺 fěngcì
Thunder (clap of thunder)
雷 léi (打雷)
To undertake/to be engaged in (congshi)
从事 cóngshì
To hurry/to urge (ex: my mother entered my room and hurried me to get up and go to school)
催 cuī (我妈妈来我的房间催我起床去学校)
Unit (for measurement)/work unit (group of workers)
单位 dānwèi
Unit (learning unit)
单元 dānyuán
Secondary/less important
次要 cìyào
To delay/to hold up/to waste time (+to hold up some work)
耽误 dānwu (耽误工作)
Coward
胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ
Bland (for food/drinks)/light (for colours)
淡 dàn
At the place in question/in the locality/local
当地 dāngdì
Common people/civilians
老百姓 lǎobǎixìng
To block/to cover/to keep off (+ obstruct)
挡 dǎng (挡住)
Director/to direct (a film)
导演 dǎoyǎn
To lead to/to bring about (smoking leads to several diseases)
导致 dǎozhì (吸烟会导致许多生病)
Islands (+mw)
岛屿 (座) dǎoyǔ (zuò)
Unlucky
倒霉 dǎoméi
To be equal to/to amount to
等于 děngyú
Drop/to drip
滴 dī
Really/indeed (x3)
真的 zhēn
实在 shízai
的确 díquè
Morals/morality (+moral sense)
道德 dàodé (道德观念)
Enemy (+ defeat)
敌人 dírén (打败)
Genuine/typical
地道 dìdao
Geography
地理 dìlǐ
Area/district
地区 dìqū
Carpet (+mw)
地毯 (块) dìtǎn (kuài)
Earthquake (+ strong)
地震 dìzhèn (强烈)
To pass/to hand over (ex: pass me that book please)
递 dì (请把那本书递给我)
Dessert
点心 diǎnxin
Battery (+mw)
电池 (块) diànchí (kuài)
Radio station/transmitter-receiver (diantai)
电台 diàntái
To fish/fishing
钓 diào
Special/particular/exceptional (ex: particular conditions)
特殊 tèshū (特殊情况)
To inaugurate (+inauguration)
开幕 kāimù (开幕式)
To reflect/to mirror/to make known
反映 fǎnyìng
To run after/to pursue/to court a woman
追 zhuì
To alleviate/to bring relief (ex: alleviate the pain)
缓解 huǎnjiè (缓解疼痛)
Volunteer
志愿者 zhìyuànzhě
Top/crown (ex: top of the mountain)
顶 dǐng (山顶)
Cartoon
动画片 dònghuàpiàn
To freeze (+ to thaw/unfreeze + frozen food)
冻 dòng (解冻 - 冰冻食品)
Cavity/hole (+ cavern)
洞 dòng (山洞)
Tofu/bean curd
豆腐 dòufu
Funny/to tease
逗 dòu
To spend (time)/to pass
度过 dùguò
To break/to cut off (ex: cut off electricity)
断 duàn (断电)
To compare
对比 duìbǐ
To treat (ex: we have to treat warmly costumers)
对待 duìdài (我们要热情地对待顾客)
Other side/other party (ex: he finally has put the ball in the door)
对方 duìfāng (他终于把球踢进了对方的大门)
Competitor/rival
对手 duìshǒu
To convert/to exchange (money)
兑换 duìhuàn
Ton
吨 dūn
To squat/to crouck
蹲 dūn
Time (measure word)/measure word for meals
顿 dùn
To owe something to somebody/luckily/fortunately (ex: luckily you came!) (x2)
多亏 duōkuī (多亏你来了!)
幸亏 xìngkuī
Superfluous/redundant/unnecessary (+ superfluous money)
多余 duōyú (多余钱)
Measure word for flowers and clouds
朵 duǒ
To hide
躲藏 duǒcáng
Very bad/disgusting (ex: disgusting environment)
恶劣 èliè (恶劣环境)
Earring/earbob
耳环 ěrhuán
Developed (ex: developed country)
发达 fādá (国家发达)
To bring into play/to bring out implicit or innate qualities/to exhibit
发挥 fāhuī
To invent/invention (+mw)
发明 (项) fāmíng (xiàng)
Invoice (+ reimbursement)
发票 fāpiào (+ 报销)
Speech
发言fāyán
Court (+ president + hear a case)
法院 fǎyuàn (院长 - 审理案件 shěnlǐ ànjiàn)
To turn over/to climb over (ex: the boat capsized)
翻 fān (船翻了)
Flourishing/prosperous/ booming
繁荣 fánróng
On the contrary/instead (ex: the rain doesn’t stop, on the contrary is bigger and bigger)
反而 fǎn’ér (雨不停、反而越来越更大)
Repeatedly/again and again (think again and again)
反复 fǎnfù (反复思考)
To respond/to react/reaction
反应 fǎnyìng
All the same (ex: No matter what you say, I won’t agree)
反正 fǎnzhèng (无论你怎么说、反正我不答应)
To hinder/to obstruct
妨碍 fáng’ài
To seem/seemingly (=好像) (x2)
仿佛 fǎngfú
似乎 sìhū
Soap (+mw)
肥皂 (块) féizào (kuài)
Individually/to part/respectively
分别 fēnbié
To split up/to part
分手 fēnshǒu
To analyse
分析 fēnxī
One after another/in succession/one by one (x2)
纷纷 fēnfēn
陆续 lùxù
To fight/to struggle/to strive (ex: fight to the end)
奋斗 fèndòu (奋斗到底)
Style (+ unique)
风格 fēnggé (独特)
View
风景 fēngjǐng
Custom (ex: habits and custom)
风俗 fēngsú (习惯风俗)
Risk (+ to take x2)
风险 fēngxiǎn (冒/承担)
Frenzied/crazy/insane
疯狂 fēngkuáng
To deny
否认 fǒurèn
To place a hand to support someone
扶 fú
Clothes/dress/costume
服装 fúzhuāng
Measure word for paintings (ex: this painting’s style is unique)
幅 fú (这幅画的风格很独特)
Women (+ women rights)
妇女 fùnǜ (权利 quánlì)
To copy/to duplicate (+ reproduction)
复制 fùzhì (复制品)
Reform/to reform
改革 gǎigé
To improve/to make better (ex: to improve the methods/to make life better) x2
改进 gǎijìn (改进方法)
改善 gǎishàn (改善生活)
To correct/to amend (gaizheng)
改正 gǎizhèng
Lit/cover/tap/top (+lid of a cooking pot)
盖 gài (锅盖)
Unique/distinctive (ex: unique style)
独特 dútè (独特风格)
Directly/straightforward (x2)
直接 zhíjiē
干脆 gāncuì
Dry
干燥 gānzào
Hastily/quickly (ex: to part hastily)
赶紧 gǎnjǐn (赶紧离开)
Quickly (ex: go home quickly)
赶快 gǎnkuài (赶快回家)
To be grateful/to be thankful (ex: to be fully grateful)
感激 gǎnjī (充满感激)
Impression/to feel/to experience
感受 gǎnshòu
Reflections/thoughts
感想 gǎnxiǎng
Independent/to become independent
独立 dúlì
Settle accounts
结账 jiézhàng
Function (x2)
功能 gōngnéng
作用 zuòyòng
To work (x2)
干活儿 gànhuór
Iron and steel
钢铁 gāngtiě
Top-grade (ex: top-grade hotel)
高档 gāodàng (高档宾馆)
Advanced/high-grade/senior class
高级 gāojí
To say goodbye to (+ wave hands farewell)
告别 gàobié (挥手告别)
Extraordinarily/especially (=特别)
格外 géwài
Next-door apartment/office/etc
隔壁 gébì
Interest (+ personal interest)
利益 lìyì (个人利益)
Individual (ex: individual interest)
个人 gèrén (个人利益)
Personality/individuality
个性 gèxìng
Each/oneself (x2)
各自 gèzi
自己 zìjǐ
Root/measure word for sticks (+stick)
根 gēn (棍子 gùnzi)
Basic/at all (ex: I don’t understand at all)
根本 gēnběn (我根本不明白)
Factory
工厂 gōngchàng
Engineer
工程师 gōngchéngshī
Instrument/tool/means
工具 gōngjù
Worker
工人 gōngrén
Rapid/swift/speedy (ex: rapid progress)
迅速 xùnsù (迅速发展)
Industry
工业 gōngyè
To announce/to publish (ex: to publish exam results)
公布 gōngbù (公布成绩考试)
To make known/to make public (ex: to make a secret public)
公开 gōngkāi (公开秘密)
Fair/impartial (ex: treat everyone fairly)
公平 gōngpíng (公平对待每个人)
Flat/apartment/block of flats
公寓 gōngyù
Christian era (ex: 210 B.C. - 210 A.C.)
公元 gōngyuán (210公元前 - 210公元)
Princess
公主 gōngzhǔ
To congratulate (+ gongxifacai)
恭喜 gōngxǐ (恭喜发财)
Contribution/to contribute/to dedicate/to devote (ex: she devoted her life)
贡献 gòngxiàn (她把一生贡献)
To communicate/to connect/to link up
沟通 gōutōng
To constitute/to form
构成 gòuchéng
Father’s sister/aunt/sister-in-law
姑姑 gūgu
Young lady/daughter
姑娘 gūniang
Ancient times (+ ancient times)
古代 gǔdài (在古代)
Classical (ex: classical music) (x2)
古典 gǔdiǎn (古典音乐)
经典 jīngdiǎn
Level (x2)
水平 shǔipíng
程度 chéngdù
Position/ranking (ex: political position)
地位 dìwèi (政治地位)
Reason/principle (+ to be reasonable)
道理 dàolǐ
To pile up/stack
堆 duī
Object/target (ex: survey target)
对象 duìxiàng (调查对象)
To issue/to publish (ex: publish an article)
发表 fābiǎo (发表文章)
To worry about (ex: worried about exam)
发愁 fāchóu (为考试发愁)
To distribute/to assign
分配 fēnpèi
Distribution (geographical)/to be distributed (over an area)
分布 fēnbù
To deny/negative (+ negative sentence - positive sentence)
否定 fǒudìng (否定句 - 肯定句)
To summarise (x3)
总结 zǒngjié
概括 gàikuò
归纳 guīnà
Bone (+mw) (+ broken by fall)
骨头 (根) gǔtou (gēn) (摔断)
Share/stock (+ stock market + investment)
股票 gǔpiào (股票市场 - 投资)
Encouragement/heartening/inspiring (guwu)
鼓舞 gǔwǔ
To applaud/applause
鼓掌 gǔzhǎng
Fixed/to fix
固定 gùdìng
To turn/to turn round
拐弯 guǎiwān
To register (in the hospital)
挂号 guàhào
Well-behaved/clever (child) guai
乖 guāi
That’s why/no wonder… (x2) (you didn’t come, that’s why you don’t know)
怪不得 guàibude
难怪 nánguài (你没来了、怪不得你不知道)
To close (a shop)/to shut (a door) (ex: the factory has been closed because of the pollution)
关闭 guānbì (工厂被污染关闭了)
To observe (+ observe carefully)
观察 guānchá (仔细观察)
Government official (+ official news + body apparatus)
官 guān (官方消息 - 器官)
Tube/pipe (+mw) (+ tube blocked)
管子 (根) guǎnzi (gēn) (管子不通)
Championship (+ to win + Olympic Games + abbr.)
冠军 guànjūn (获得 - 奥林匹克运动会 - 奥运会)
Smooth/glossy (ex: smooth skin)
光滑 guānghuá (光滑皮肤)
To be present (Polite) (+ thanks for you presence)
光临 guānglín (谢谢您的光临)
Light/bright (bright future)
光明 guāngmíng (前途光明)
Counter (+ consulting at the counter)
柜台 guìtái (在柜台咨询)
Pot/pan
锅 guō
National Day (+ to celebrate)
国庆节 Guóqìng Jié (庆祝)
King
国王 guówáng
Really/as expected (he said it would rain, so expected it really rained)
果然 guǒrán (他说要下雨、果然下雨了)
To recommend (ex: Professor Wang recommended me to become a teacher)
推荐 tuījiàn (王教授推荐我当老师)
Taiqi
太极拳 tàijíquán
Sort/type/category (zhonglei) (Our book shop offers a lot of book categories)
种类 zhǒnglèi (我们书店提供许多种类的书)
Point of view (x2)
观点 guāndiǎn
角度 jiǎodù
Wide/numerous (people) - Wide/profound (interest) - Wide/extensive (territory)
广大 guǎngdà
广泛 guǎngfàn
广阔 guǎngkuò
Scale/scope/dimension (ex: large-scale economy)
规模 guīmó (规模经济)
To roll/to get away/to boil (+ get out of here! + get lost! + the water is boiling)
滚 gǔn (滚出去了-你给我滚-水滚了)
Fruit (of a tree)/fruits (of victory/job)
果实 guǒshí
Excessive/too far (ex: your request are excessive)
过分 guòfèn (你的要求过分了!)
To be allergic to (ex: he is allergic to this type of medicine + allergic reaction)
过敏 guòmǐn (他对这种药过敏 - 过敏反应)
To be overdue/expired
过期 guòqī
To express triumph, satisfaction (+ to breath out)
哈 hā (哈气)
Customs/border crossing inspection
海关 hǎiguān
Seafood
海鲜 hàixiān
To shout/to call (+ dahan + hanjiao)
喊 hǎn (大喊 - 喊叫)
Luxurious
豪华 háohuá
Hospitable (hospitable and warm)
好客 hàokè (好客热情)
Curious (+ to get curious)
好奇 hàoqí (感到好奇)
To have a rest (x2)
休息 xiūxi
歇 xiē
Legal/lawful
合法 héfǎ
Reasonable/rational (rational advice)
合理 hélǐ (合理建议)
Contract (+ invalid contract + to conclude a contract)
合同 hétóng (无效合同 - 订立合同)
Group photo
合影 héyǐng
To cooperate/joint work/to work together
合作 hézuò
Why should/there is no need (ex: why should take it so seriously for a such trivial matter?)
何必 hébì (为了这么小事生气、何必呢?)
Let alone/moreover
何况 hékuàng
Peace
和平 hépíng
To hate/to resent
恨 hèn
Monkey
猴子 hóuzi
Back (of human body)
后背 hòubèi
Consequence/aftermath (+ to accept the consequence)
后果 hòuguǒ (承担后果)
To breath
呼吸 hūxī
Suddenly (x2)
突然 tūrán
忽然 hūrán
To ignore/to neglet
忽视 hūshì
To talk nonsense (x2)
废话 fèihuà
胡说 húshuō
Lane/alley
胡同 hútòng
Kettle/pot
壶 hú
Butterfly (+ bowknot)
蝴蝶 húdié (蝴蝶结)
Muddled/confused
糊涂 hútu
Peanut
花生 huāshēng
To paddle/to row (+ paddle on the boat)
划 huá (划船)
Foreign with Chinese origin (ex: American with Chinese descent + descendant)
华裔 huáyì (华裔美国人 - 后裔)
To slip/slippery (+ huadao)
滑 huá (滑倒)
Necklace (+mw)
项链 (条) xiàngliàn (tiào)
Chemistry (+ chemical experiment + chemical composition)
化学 huàxué (实验 - 成分)
Topic of a conversation (ex: I don’t want to discuss about this with her anymore)
话题 huàtí (我不想跟她在谈论这个话题)
To cherish the memory/to think of (to think of the past)
怀念 huáiniàn (怀念过去)
To be pregnant (+ 5 months pregnant)
怀孕 (怀孕5个月)
Flustered/flurried (huangzhang)
慌张 huāngzhāng
Gold/golden
黄金 huángjīn
Grey (+ cigarette ash)
灰色 huī (烟灰)
Dust/dirt
灰尘 huīchén
To lose heart/to get dejected
灰心 huīxīn
Wave (hand)/wield (a sword, a pen)
挥 huī
Exchange rate (ex: how much is the exchange rate between dollar and yuan?)
汇率 huìlǜ (美元兑人民币的汇率是多少?)
Wedding/marriage ceremony (+ to celebrate the wedding)
婚礼 hūnlǐ (举行婚礼)
Marriage/matrimony (+ matrimony relationship)
婚姻 hūnyīn (婚姻关系)
To animate/to activate (to animate the atmosphere) (+ meaning of the second character)
活跃 huóyuè (活跃气氛) (跃 = leap 跃上马背)
Match (+ mw) (+ to strike a match)
火柴 (根) huǒchǎi (gēn) (擦亮火柴)
Perhaps/maybe (x3)
可能 kěnéng
也许 yěxǔ
或许 huòxǔ
Partner/companion (x2)
伙伴 hǔobàn
同伴 tóngbàn
Machine (+ mw)
机器 (台) jīqì (tái)
Muscle
肌肉 jīròu
Basic/basically (+ in the main)
基本 jīběn (基本上)
Violent/fierce (+ violent competition)
激烈 jīliè (竞争激烈)
To pass (a test/an examination)
及格 jígé
Extremely
极其 jíqí
Emergency treatment (+ to get emergency treatment)
急诊 jízhěn (看急诊)
Blurred/vague/fuzzy (不清楚) (this picture is not clear)
模糊 móhu (这张照片很模糊)
Weak/feeble/inferior + a little less than one third
弱 ruò + 三分之一弱
To assemble/to gather
集合 jíhé
Collective
集体 jítǐ
To concentrate/to put together/centralised (ex. to concentrate one’s energy)
集中 jízhōng (集中精力)
To count/to calculate (+ to calculate one’s weight + calculator)
计算 jìsuàn (计算重量 - 计算器)
To record/record/to take notes
记录 jìlù
Memory
记忆 jìyì
Record (+ to break a record + to make a record)
纪录 jìlù (破纪录 - 创造纪录)
Discipline (+ to observe the discipline + to violate the discipline)
纪律 jìlǜ (遵守纪律 - 违反纪律)
To tie (tie shoe laces - wear a tie)
系 jì (系鞋带 - 系领带)
Lonely/lonesome (x2) (+ to get lonely)
孤单 gūdān
寂寞 jìmò
(感到…)
Clothespin/folder/clip
夹子 jiāzi
Household chores
家务 jiāwù
Hometown/native place (x2)
家乡 jiāxiāng
故乡 gùxiāng
Distinguished guest
嘉宾 jiābīn
First-class + tortoise shell + nail
甲 jiǎ
甲等
龟甲
指甲
If/supposing (x3)
如果rúguǒ
的话 dehuà
假如 jiǎrú
To suppose/hyphotesis (scientific hyphotesis)
假设 jiǎshè (科学假设)
To pretend/to feign
假装 jiǎzhuāng
Value/worth (+ social value + to be a great value)
价值 jiàzhì (社会价值 - 有价值)
To pilot (+ pilot + driving licence)
驾驶 jiàshǐ (驾驶员 - 驾照)
To find a partner and marry (for women - for men)
嫁 jià
娶 qǔ
Firm/resolute/determined (+ firm manners + stand firmly by-support)
坚决 jiānjué (坚决态度 - 坚决支持)
Firm/strong (about personality)
坚强 jiānqiāng
Shoulder (+ to pat on the shoulder)
肩膀 jiānbǎng (拍肩膀)
Arduous/terrible (+ arduous project + arduous task)
艰巨 jiānjù (艰巨工程 - 艰巨任务)
Part-time job/to hold a concurrent post (+ full-time job)
兼职 jiānzhí (全职)
To pick up (ex: I picked up a wallet in the street)
捡 jiǎn (我在马路上捡到了一个钱包)
Résumé/curriculum vitae
简历 jiǎnlì
To build/to construct
建筑 jiànzhù
To build up one’s body/to keep fit (x2)
锻炼 duànliàn
健身 jiànshēn
Keyboard
键盘 jiànpán
To be particular about/exquisite
讲究 jiǎngjiu
To exchange (ex: exchange gifts, exchange opinions)
交换 jiāohuàn (交换礼物/交换意见)
To associate/to communicate/to socialize
交际 jiāojì
To water/to pour liquid on (ex: water the flowers)
浇 jiāo (浇花)
To associate with/to have contact with
交往 jiāowǎng
Glue
胶水 jiāoshuǐ
Sly/crafty (+ tricky enemy)
狡猾 jiǎohuá (狡猾的敌人)
Teaching material/textbook
教材 jiàocái
Coach
教练 jiàoliàn
Lesson/to teach somebody a lesson (+ draw a lesson)
教训 jiàoxùn (吸取教训)
Phase/stage/period (+ historical period)
阶段 jiēduàn (历史阶段)
Strong/firm/solid (ex: a pair of strong shoes)
结实 jiēshi (一双结实的鞋子)
To come into contact with/to get in touch with
接触 jiēchù
To save/to economise
节省 jiéshěng
Resources (+ economise the resources)
资源 zīyuán (节省资源)
Structure/architecture
结构 jiégòu
To combine/to integrate/to unite (this plan is the result of combining the ideas of the leadership with those of the masses) (x2)
结合 jiéhé (这个方案是领导意见与群众意见结合相的结果)
联合 liánhé
Conclusion
结论 jiélùn
To give up/to abstain from (ex: give up smocking)
戒 jiè (戒烟)
Finger ring (+mw)
戒指 (枚) jièzhi (méi)
Excuse (+ to find excuses)
借口 jièkǒu (找借口)
Metal (+ 2meaning of the second character)
金属 jīnshǔ (family/category - to belong)
Urgent/pressing (ex: under urgent conditions we should take urgent measures)
紧急 jǐnjí (在遇到紧急情况我们要采取紧急措施)
Careful/cautious (ex: I can solve this matter more carefully)
谨慎 jǐnshèn (我会更加谨慎地处理这件事)
To try one’s best (ex: we have already tried our best)
尽力 jìnlì (我们已经尽力了)
To improve/to make progress (+ opposite)
进步 jìnbù (退步)
To import/entrance
进口 jìnkǒu
As far as possible (adv.)
尽量 jǐnliàng
Modern times/contemporary age (x2)
近代 jìndài
现代 xiàndài
To be in business (ex: he has been being engaged in business since he was young)
经商 jīngshāng (他从年轻的时候开始经商)
Energy/vigour (+ to concentrate the energy)
精力 jīnglì (集中精力)
Spirit/mind (ex: spirit of cooperation)
精神 jīngshén (合作精神)
To save (people/lives) (ex: she has been finally saved)
救 jiù (她终于被救了)
To run/to operate (a shop, an enterprise)
经营 jīngyíng
Ambulance
救护车 jiùhùchē
Mother’s brother
舅舅 jiùjiu
Unexpectedly/to one’s surprise (x2)
竟然 jìngrán
居然 jūrán
Concrete/specific
具体 jùtǐ
Club
俱乐部 jùlèbù
It is said (that)/they say (that) (ex: it is said that she has moved recently)
据说 jùshuō (据说她最近搬家了)
To donate (+ contribution of funds)
捐 juān (捐款)
Finals (of a competition) (+ to access the finals)
决赛 juésài (进入决赛)
Determination/to be determined (ex: he is determined to give up smocking)
决心 juéxīn (他决心把烟戒掉)
Role/part/character in a novel
角色 juésè
Absolutely/definitely (ex: you absolutely can’t go - he’s absolutely reliable)
绝对 juéduì (你绝对不能去 - 他绝对可靠)
Military affairs (+ military operation)
军事 jūnshì (军事行动)
To move/operation/action (ex: proceed according to the plans)
行动 xíngdòng (按计划行动)
Even/well-distributed/uniform (ex: the distribution of water resources on the Earth is not even)
均匀 jūnyún (水资源在世界上的分布很不均匀)
Truck/lorry (+mw)
卡车 (辆) kǎchē (liàng)
To open up/to exploit/to develop (exploit resources)
开发 kāifā (开发资源)
Bloom/to open/optimistic (+ open mind)
开放 kāifàng (思想开放)
Opening ceremony (+ closing ceremony)
开幕式 kāimùshì (闭幕式)
Boiled water/boiling water (x2)
开水 kāishuǐ
滚水 gǔnshuǐ
To cut (+ cut price - cut some trees)
砍 kǎn (砍价 - 砍树)
Look down upon (ex: he is too arrogant, always look down upon other people)
看不起 kànbuqǐ (他太骄傲、总是看不起别人)
To visit/to call on (ex: he’s too lonely, and never has any visitors)
看望 kànwàng (他太孤单、没有人来看望他)
Lean against/on (+ back to back)
靠 kào (背靠背)
It is thus clear that/that means that/that proves that
可见 kějiàn
Fearful/frightful/terryfing
可怕 kěpà
Gram (ex: one kilo equals to 1k grams)
克 kè (1公斤等于1000克)
To overcome (difficulties etc.)
克服 kèfú
Assiduous/hardworking (ex: diligent study)
刻苦 kèkǔ (学习刻苦)
Objectivity/objective/impersonal
客观 kèguān
Subjectivity/subjective
主观 zhǔguān
Course/academic programme (+mw)
课程 (门) kèchéng (mén)
Free/free-time/leisure
空闲 kòngxián
Control/command/dominated (+ not to be able to dominate one’s emotions)
控制 kòngzhì (控制不住感情)
One’s taste/flavour of food (+ not to my taste)
口味 kǒuwèi (不合我口味)
To praise/to applause/to compliment (+ i don’t deserve such a praise)
夸奖 kuājiǎng (您太夸奖了)
To exaggerate/to overstate/exaggerated (+ i’m not exaggerating at all) (x2)
夸张 kuāzhāng (毫不夸张)
夸大 kuādà
Accountant/accounting
会计 kuàijì
Wide/broad - narrow
宽 kuān
窄 zhǎi
Insect (+ observe insects)
昆虫 kūnchóng (观察昆虫)
Expand/enlarge - reduce
扩大 kuòdà
缩小 suōxiǎo
Pepper/hot pepper
辣椒 làjiāo
To block/to stop sb. (+ to be blocked)
拦 lán (拦住)
To read aloud/to read loudly and clearly
朗读 lǎngdú
To work/to labour/labour
劳动 láodòng
Excuse me/may I trouble you (Polite) (laojia)
劳驾 láojià
Ordinary people/civilians
老百姓 lǎobǎixìng
Boss
老板 lǎobǎn
Wife (x3)
老婆 lǎopo
妻子 qīzi
太太 tàitai
Mouse
老鼠 lǎoshǔ
Maternal grandmother (x2)
姥姥 lǎolao
外婆 wàipó
Soft (meat)/rotten/worn-out
烂 làn
Type/sort/category (x2)
种类 zhǒnglèi
类型 lèixíng
Cold/indifferent/to treat coldly
冷淡 lěngdàn
Centimetre (ex: 100 cm equals to 1m)
厘米 límǐ (100厘米等于1米)
Divorce
离婚 líhūn
Pear
梨子 lízi
Theory
理论 lǐlùn
Reason/cause/justification (have sufficient reason to believe)
理由 lǐyóu (有充分理由相信)
Physical strength/power (ex: knowledge is power)
力量 lìliàng (知识就是力量)
Immediately/instantly (ex: as soon as her mother arrived, she instantly started jumping)
立即 lìjí (她妈妈一来、她立即开始跳）
Immediately!/at once!
立刻 lìkè
Profit
利润 lìrùn
Interest (+ loan interest)
利息 lìxī (贷款利息)
Benefit/interest (ex: personal interest)
利益 lìyì (个人利益)
To use/to make use of (ex: to use rationally)
利用 lìyòng (合理利用)
Promptly/hurriedly (lianmang)
连忙 liánmáng
Go on continuously (ex: it rained continuously for 3 days)
连续 liánxù (下连续三天雨)
To be in love (lianai)
恋爱 liàn’ài
Good/fine (lianghao)
良好 liánghǎo
Grain
粮食 liángshi
Amazing/terrific (liaobuqi)
了不起 liǎobuqǐ
Temporary/at the time when sth happens (linshi) (ex: the company opened a temporary urgent meeting)
临时 línshí (公司临时开了一个紧急会议)
Bell (+ the bell has rung)
铃 líng (铃响了)
Part/component
零件 língjiàn
Snack
零食 língshí
Leader/leadership/to lead
领导 lǐngdǎo
Domain/field/aspect (x2)
方面 fāngmiàn
领域 lǐngyù
To glance over/to skim over (ex: to glance a newspaper over)
浏览 liúlǎn (浏览一份报纸)
To shed tears (ex: she is about to cry)
流泪 liúlèi (她要流泪了)
Dry land/land (ex: land surface)
陆地 lùdì (陆地表面)
Nimble/quick-witted (linghuo)
灵活 línghuó
To accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam
录取 lùqǔ
Record/sound-recording
录音 lùyīn
To take turns/to alternate
轮流 lúnliú
Thesis/paper (+ to issue a thesis)
论文 lùnwén (发表一篇论文)
Logic
逻辑 luójí
Backward (ex: this place’s economy is quite backward)
落后 luòhòu (这个地区的经济条件很落后)
To leak/to leave out (ex: i have missed copying three words - the kettle is leaking)
漏 lòu (我抄漏三个字了 - 水壶漏了)
Microphone (x2)
话筒 huàtǒng
麦克风 màikèfēng
To satisfy/to be satisfied (with) (ex: have I satisfied your requests?)
满足 mǎnzú (我把你的要求满足好吗？)
Shortcoming/problem/trouble/bad habit
毛病 máobìng
To take a risk
冒险 màoxiǎn
Eyebrow (+mw) (+ thick eyebrow)
眉毛 (道) méimao (dào) (浓眉毛)
Medium (+ social media)
媒体 méitǐ (社会媒体)
Coal
煤炭 méitàn
Charm/glamour
魅力 mèilì
To dream/dream (+ his dream has come true)
梦想 mèngxiǎng (他的梦想实现了)
Secretary
秘书 mìshū
Close/intimate (+ close relationship)
密切 mìqiè (关系密切)
Bee
蜜蜂 mìfēng
To face/to confront (to confront difficulties) (x2)
面对 miànduì (面对困难)
面临 miànlín
Area (ex: this apartment’s area is 100 squared metres)
面积 miànjī (这座房子的面积是100平方米）
Slender/slim (for women) (+ slim figure)
苗条 miáotiao (身材苗条)
To describe
描写 miáoxiě
Sensitive
敏感 mǐngǎn
Famous brand (+ famous brand products)
名牌 míngpái (名牌商品)
Business card 💳
名片 míngpiàn
Scenic spots and historical sites
名胜古迹 míngshèng gǔjì
To make clear/clear and definite (mingque)
明确 míngquè
Obvious/clear (mingxian) (ex: she had a clear changing)
明显 míngxiǎn (她有明显的变化了)
Star/celebrity
明星 míngxīng
Order/command/to order (+ to obey an order)
命令 mìnglìng (服从命令)
Destiny/fate
命运 mìngyùn
To touch/to feel (ex: to touch hair)
摸 mō (摸头发)
To imitate
模仿 mófǎng
Model/fashion model
模特儿 mótèr
Motorcycle/motorbike (+ to ride)
摩托车 mótuōchē (骑)
Strange/unfamiliar (ex: the first time we met, I didn’t feel unfamiliar) (+ stranger)
陌生 mòshēng (第一次我们见面、我一点也没感到陌生) (陌生人)
Certain/some (+ some people)
某 mǒu (某人)
Wood (+ lumber)
木头 mùtou (木材)
Aim/goal (+ purpose)
目标 mùbiāo (目的)
Catalogue/list (+ to write a list)
目录 mùlù (编目录)
Now/present moment (ex: according to my present economical situation, I cannot afford such a high price) (x3)
目前 mùqián (根据我目前经济情况、我承受不了这么高的价格)
现在 xiànzài
如今 rújīn
To be hard to avoid
难免 nánmiǎn
Head/brains (ex: active brain)
脑袋 nǎodai (灵活脑袋)
Inside/internal part - outside/external part
内部 nèibù
外部 wàibù
Internal medicine
内科 nèikē
Competent/capable nenggan
能干 něnggàn
Energy resources (+ to save + to exploit)
能源 néngyuán (节约能源 - 利用能源)
Age/period/decade of a century
年代 niándài
Age (x2)
年龄 niánlíng
年纪 niánjì
To read out/to attend (ex: to read the text of a lesson - he has attended the middle school)
念 niàn (念课文 - 他念初中了)
Jeans
牛仔裤 niúzǎikù
Delicate (for meat/fish)
嫩 nèn
Countryside/rural area
农村 nóngcūn
Peasant/farmer
农民 nóngmín
Agriculture
农业 nóngyè
Dense/strong/strong (for an interest)
浓 nóng
Europe
欧洲 Ōuzhōu
Accidental/by chance (ex: I’ve met my headmaster by chance)
偶然 ǒurán (我偶然遇到我的校长了)
To send/to assign (a task) (+ local police station)
派 pài (派出所)
To train (technical personnel) etc. (x2)
培训 péixùn
训练 xùnliàn
To cultivate (flowers)/to cultivate (an interest, a habit)
培养 péiyǎng
To compensate a loss/a damage
赔偿损失 péichángsǔnshī
To admire (sb) (x2)
佩服 pèifú
羡慕 xiànmù
To cooperate/to be coordinated (ex: they cooperate very closely)
配合 pèihé (他们配合得很密切)
To run into (x2)
遇到 yùdào
碰 pèng (到、见、面)
Batch/group
批 pī
To approve/to ratify (ex: the programme hasn’t been approved yet)
批准 pīzhǔn (方案还没有被批准)
Drape over one’s shoulder
披 pī
Tired (x2)
累 lèi
疲劳 píláo
Uneven/lopsided (his way of looking at things is quite uneven) (opposite of 全面)
片面 piànmiàn (他的看法比较片面)
To float (in the air)/to drift
飘 piāo
Pinyin
拼音 pīnyīn
Channel (ex: Tv channel)
频道 píndào (电视频道)
Ordinary/usual (x2) (ex: he hopes he will live an ordinary life)
平常 píngcháng (他希望过平常的生活)
通常 tōngcháng
Smooth/even/flat (x2) (ex: please stretch out on the bed)
光滑 guānghuá
平 píng (请平躺床上)
Equality/equal (ex: men-women equality) (+ 1synonymous)
平等 píngděng (男女平等) (公平)
Square/square metre (ex: this flat’s area is 90 square metre - the square of 9 is 81)
平方 píngfāng (这座房子的面积是90平方 - 9的平房等于81)
Balanced/to balance
平衡 pínghéng
Calm/quiet (x2)
安静 ānjìng
平静 píngjìng
Average (ex: average revenue)
平均 píngjūn (平均收入)
To judge/to evaluate (ex: her performance got high judgements)
评价 píngjià (她的表演获得了很高的评价)
On the basis of/according to
根据 gēnjù
按照 ànzhào
凭 píng
Urgent/pressing (x2)
紧急 jǐnjí
迫切 pòqiè
To go bankrupt/to go broke (ex: our plans have gone broke - the company declared bankruptcy)
破产 pòchǎn (我们的计划破产了 - 这家公司宣布破产了)
To announce/to declare (ex: to declare independence - to announce foundation)
宣布 xuānbù (宣布独立 - 宣布成立)
To destroy/to disrupt (ex: to destroy a relationship - to destroy some plans)
破坏 pòhuài (破坏关系 - 破坏计划)
The rest (ex: the rest is all his things)
其余 qíyú (其余的都是他的东西)
Miracle (+ to make a miracle)
奇迹 qíjì (创造奇迹)
Enterprise (+ to manage an enterprise)/business (ex: a product’s business)
企业 qǐyè (管理企业 - 生产的企业)
To take inspiration (ex: to receive inspiration)
启发 qǐfā (得到启发)
Atmosphere (ex: enthusiastic atmosphere)
气氛 qìfēn (热烈的气氛)
Gasoline/petroil
汽油 qìyóu
Modest (x2)
谦虚 qiānxū
虚心 xūxīn
To sign (+ autograph)
签 qiān (签名)
Shallow/light (for colours) (+ synonymous)
浅 qiǎn (淡)
To owe/to lack (ex: he still owes a book to the library)
欠 qiàn (他还欠图书馆一本书)
Gun/firearm
抢 qiāng
Strong/intense (ex: strong earthquake - intense request)
强烈 qiángliè (强烈地震 - 强烈要求)
Wall
墙 qiáng
To rob (ex: to rob a bank)
抢 qiǎng (抢银行)
Quietly (qiaoqiao)
悄悄 qiāoqiāo
Ingenious/skilful (ex: ingenious method)
巧妙 qiǎomiào (巧妙方法)
Dear/beloved
亲爱 qīn’ài
Cordial/kind (ex: kind conversation) qinqie
亲切 qīnqiè (亲切谈话)
In person/personally (ex: I want to go in person)
亲自 qīnzì (我要亲自去)
Dark blue/blue-green
青 qīng
Youth/youthfulness (+ period of youthfulness)
青春 qīngchūn (青春时代)
Teenagers/youngsters
青少年 qīng-shàonián
To despise (opposite of 重视)
轻视 qīngshì
Easily (ex: he won the competition easily)
轻易 qīngyì (他轻易地赢比赛了)
Light (of food) (ex: he is sick, so he should eat lightly)
清淡 qīngdàn (他感冒了、所以应该吃清淡的食物)
Scene/sight (x2)
情景 qíngjǐng
景色 jǐngsè
Mood/feeling/morale (ex: low spirits)
情绪 qíngxù
To request/request (to ask for help + to compile a request)
请求 qǐngqiú (请求帮助 - 答应请求)
To celebrate
庆祝 qìngzhù
Cancel/call off (ex: the meeting has been cancelled)
取消 qǔxiāo (会议被取消了)
To die/to pass away (x2)
死 sǐ
去世 qùshì
Circle/to encircle
圈 quān
Power/authority (ex: he has a big authority in that company - i don’t have this power)
权力 quánlì (他在那家公司有很大的权力 - 我没有这个权利)
Right (ex: we have to preserve the workers’ class’s rights)
权利 quánlì (我们要保护工人权利)
To try to persuade/to convince (ex: I’ve already tried to told her to have a rest a lot of times)
劝 quàn (我已经劝她休息好多次了)
To lack/to be short of (x2)
缺少 quēshǎo
缺乏 quēfá
To define/to determine/to be sure
确定 quèdìng
To affirm/to confirm (ex: do you confirm he has done this thing?)
确认 quèrèn (你确定这件事是他做的吗)
Group/flock
群 qún
To burn/combustion (ex: coal combustion)
燃烧 ránshāo (煤炭燃烧)
To wind/to go round (ex: to wind a thread - we ran 3 rounds)
绕 rào (绕线 - 我们绕着跑3圈了)
To have a deep love for/to love ardently (love one’s work)
热爱 rè’ài (热爱自己的工作)
Warm/enthusiastic/animated (ex: warmly welcome)
热烈 rèliè (热烈欢迎)
Population
人口 rénkǒu
Talent (person with ability)
人才 réncái
Human resources/personnel matters (human resources department)
人事 rénshì (人事部门)
Character/figure (ex: historic character)
人物 rénwù (历史人物)
Staff/personnel (x2)
人员 rényuán
员工 yuángōng
Cannot help (doing sth)/can’t bear (she couldn’t help bursting into laughter)
忍不住 rěnbúzhù (她忍不住笑起来)
Everyday/daily (richang) (ex: everyday’s life)
日常 rìcháng (日常的生活)
Schedule (ex: work schedule)
日程 rìchéng (工作日程)
Calendar
日历 rìlì
Date
日期 rìqī
Articles of everyday use
日用品 rìyòngpǐn
Day/date
日子 rìzi
How (x2)
怎么 zěnme
如何 rúhé
Soft
软 ruǎn
To spray/to spill/to sprinkle (ex: to spill the soup)
洒 sǎ (洒汤)
Throat/voce
嗓子 sǎngzi
Desert
沙漠 shāmò
Sandy beach
沙滩 shātān
Stupid (ex: it’s a stupid behaviour)
傻 shǎ (傻表现)
To delete/to cut out (x2)
删除 shānchú
删掉 shāndiào
Thunder
闪电 shǎndiàn
Fan
扇子 shànzi
To be good at/to be adept in (x2) (+ to be good at socialising)
善于 shànyú (善于交际)
擅长 shàncháng
Goods/commodity/merchandise
商品 shāngpǐn
To injure/harm/hurt (+ to get injured)
伤害 shānghài (受到伤害)
Economical/commercial affairs (ex: economical Chinese - business talk)
商务 shāngwù (商务汉语 - 商务谈判)
To be taken in/to be fooled
上当 shàngdàng
Snake
蛇 shé
Loathe to part with (ex: i hate leaving you)
舍不得 shěbude (我舍不得你)
Facilities/equipment
设备 shèbèi
To design/design/to project
设计 shèjì
Facilities/installation (+ infrastructure)
设施 shèshī (基础设施)
To shoot/shooting (sport)
射击 shèjī
To take a photograph/to shoot a movie (+ photographer)
摄影 shèyǐng (摄影师)
To stretch/to extend (+ to keep one’s arm straight)
伸 shēn (把胳膊伸直)
Deep/profound
深刻 shēnkè
Myth/mythology
神话 shénhuà
Mysterious/mystical (ex: mysterious special guest)
神秘 shénmì (神秘嘉宾)
To get promoted (at work)/promotion
升职 shēngzhí
To produce/to manifacture
生产 shēngchǎn
Identity (+ ID card)
身份 shēnfèn (身份证)
To grow/to grow up
生长 shēngzhǎng
Tone
声调 shēngdiào
Rope/string (+mw)
绳子 (根) shéngzi (gēn)
Be victorious/triumph/successful (+ to get the victory)
胜利 shènglì (取得胜利)
To omit/to leave out (ex: he has omitted 100 characters)
省略 shěnglüè (他省略1百个字)
To suffer from insomnia
失眠 shīmián
To lose (ex: to lose one’s control - to lose the contacts)
失去 shīqù (失去控制 - 失去联系)
To be unemployed - to obtain employment
失业 shīyè - 就业 jiùyè
Poetry/poem (+ poet)
诗 shī (诗人)
Lion
狮子 shīzi
Rock/stone
石头 shítou
Time difference/jet lag (+ to be under jet lag)
时差 shíchā (倒时差)
Times/period in one’s life/age (ex: youthfulness period)
时代 shídài (青春时代)
Moment/time/constantly (ex: crucial moment)
时刻 shíkè (关键时刻)
Truth
实话 shíhuà
Put into practice (ex: put into practice one’s experience)
实践 shíjiàn (实践经验)
To practise (what has been taught in class)/to do fieldwork
实习 shíxí
To realise/to bring about (ex: to realise a dream)
实现 shíxiàn (实现梦想)
Experiment
实验 shíyàn
Exert all one’s strength (shijin) (+ to run as fast as possible)
使劲 shǐjìn (使劲跑)
Practical (= 好用)
实用 shíyòng
Food
食物 shíwù
Fashion/fashionable (x2)
时尚 shíshàng
时髦 shímáo
Soldier
士兵 shìbīng
Market/bazaar
市场 shìchǎng
Always/from beginning to end (ex: she’s always very good)
始终 shǐzhōng (她始终很好)
Seem to be/just like (xiang…. shide) (ex: it looks like snow)
似的 shìde (像雪似的)
Fact/reality (+ to admit the reality)
事实 shìshí (承认事实)
Thing/object (ex: all the things contain contradictions)
事物 shìwù (每个事物包含矛盾)
In advance/beforehand (shixian) (ex: to prepare in advance)
事先 shìxiān (事先准备)
Examination paper/test paper (+ questionnaire)
试卷 shìjuàn (问卷)
Harvest (farm)/to gain/result (ex: the farmers harvested a lot of grain)
收获 shōuhuò (农民们收获了很多粮食)
Receipt (x2)
收据 shōujù
凭证 píngzhèng
Handwork (+ handmade)
手工 shǒugōng (手工制作)
Surgery/operation
手术 shǒushù
Gloves
手套 shǒutào
Procedure (+ to go through formalities)
手续 shǒuxù (办手续)
Finger
手指 shǒuzhǐ
Lifespan/life expectancy
寿命 shòumìng
To be wounded/to be injured (ex: my head is injured)
受伤 shòushāng (头受伤)
Practical (= 好用)
实用 shíyòng
Food
食物 shíwù
Bookshelf/bookcase
书架 shūjià
Comb (+ to comb one’s hair)
梳子 shūzi (梳头)
Comfortable (x2)
舒服 shūfu
舒适 shūshì
To input (ex: the keyboard is the computer’s input component)
输入 shūrù (键盘是计算机的输入设备)
Vegetables
蔬菜 shūcài
Skilled/practised (shulian)
熟练 shúliàn
To belong to/to be part of
属于 shǔyú
Mouse of a computer (+ wireless mouse)
鼠标 shǔbiāo (无线鼠标)
Data (ex: economic data)
数据 shùjù
Digital
数码 shùmǎ
Fall/tumble (shuaidao)
摔倒 shuāidǎo
Both sides/two parties (ex: the two parties approved this programme)
双方 shuāngfāng (双方同意这个方案)
Tax/duty/revenue (+ to pay x2)
税 shuì (交税 - 付税)
Maybe/perhaps/can’t say for sure
说不定 shuōbudìng
To persuade/to convince (+ persuasive)
说服 shuōfú (有说服力)
Silk
丝绸 sīchóu
To swing (+ swing hair)/to leave sb behind (ex: don’t leave her behind!)/to break up (ex: his girlfriend gave him the brush-off)
甩 shuǎi
甩头发 - 别把她甩在后面！- 他女朋友把他甩了
Slightest amount/a bit (ex: He and I don’t have a minimal relationship)
丝毫 sīháo (我和他丝毫没有关系)
Private/personal
私人 sīrén
To think/to consider (ex: you need to learn to think independently)
思考 sīkǎo (你要学会独立思考)
Thought/thinking/ideology
思想 sīxiǎng
To rip/to tear
撕 sī
Dormitory
宿舍 sùshè
To take sth with oneself (= 身上) (+ to carry)
随身 suíshēn (携带)
At all times at any time (suishi)
随时 suíshí
To break into pieces/broken
碎 suì
Loss/lose/damage (+ economic loss + to compensate a loss)
损失 sǔnshī (经济损失 - 赔偿损失)
To shorten
缩短 suōduǎn
Data (ex: economic data)
数据 shùjù
Digital
数码 shùmǎ
Fall/tumble (shuaidao)
摔倒 shuāidǎo
Both sides/two parties (ex: the two parties approved this programme)
双方 shuāngfāng (双方同意这个方案)
Data (ex: economic data)
数据 shùjù
Digital
数码 shùmǎ
Fall/tumble (shuaidao)
摔倒 shuāidǎo
Both sides/two parties (ex: the two parties approved this programme)
双方 shuāngfāng (双方同意这个方案)
To lock/lock
锁 suǒ
Steps/staircase
台阶 táijiē
To negotiate/negotiation
谈判 tánpàn
Frank/straightforwand
坦率 tǎnshuài
To scald/boiling hot
烫 tàng
To evade/to run away
逃 táo (逃出、逃走…)
To evade/to escape (ex: to escape a responsibility - to evade the reality)
逃避 táobì (逃避责任 - 逃避现实)
Peach
桃 táo
Tangerine
橘子/桔子 júzi
Huge/tremendous (ex: huge project - huge achievement - massive scale)
巨大 jùdà (巨大的工程 - 巨大的成就 - 巨大的规模)
To possess/to have (ex: he still doesn’t have the requisites to be a professor)
具备 jùbèi (他还没具备当教授的条件)
Naughty/mischievous
淘气 táoqì
To haggle over the price/to bargain (x2)
砍价 kǎnjià
讨价还价 tǎojià-huánjià
Characteristic/distinguishing quality/special feature
特色 tèsè
Special/particular
特殊 tèshū
Characteristic/feature (tezheng)
特征 tèzhēng
To love dearly/to dote on (ex: my dad particularly loves me dearly)
疼爱 téngài (爸爸特别疼爱我)
To advocate/to encourage (to encourage saving resources)
提倡 tíchàng (提倡节约能源)
Outline (thesis outline)
提纲 tígāng (论文提纲)
Title/topic/subject/examination questions
题目 tímù
To realise/to understand/to learn from experience
体会 tǐhuì
To be considerate (of other people’s needs) (ex: he’s very considerate of his wife)
体贴 tǐtiē (他对妻子很体贴)
To learn trough practice (tiyan)
体验 tǐyàn
Sky
天空 tiānkōng
Innocent/simple and unaffected/artless/naive (ex: you are too naive!)
天真 tiānzhēn (你太天真了！)
To adjust/to regulate/to revise (x2)
修改 xiūgǎi
调整 tiáozhěng
Unified/to unify/unitary (ex: we have bought the same clothes for this performance)
统一 tǒngyī (为了这次演出、我们买了统一的服装)
Painful/anguished (ex: painful memory)
痛苦 tòngkǔ (痛苦回忆)
Happy/forthright (tongkuai) (ex: play happily)
痛快 tòngkuài (痛快地玩)
To steal (+ stolen)
偷 tōu (被偷了)
To put into (ex: to put into work)/ to invest (ex: to invest a lot of time)/ to be absorbed (ex: he listens to music very intensively)
投入 tóurù
投入工作 - 投入很多时间 - 他听音乐得很投入)
To invest/investment
投资 tóuzī
Challenge (+ to face a challenge + to accept a challenge)
挑战 tiǎozhàn (面对挑战 - 接受挑战)
Transparent (+ semi-transparent glass)
透明 tòumíng (半透明玻璃)
To stress/highlight/prominent/oustanding (ex: writing the thesis you should stress the most important concepts - outstanding behaviour)
突出 tūchū (写论文要突出主要观点 - 突出的表现)
To spit out
吐/吐痰 tǔ/tǔtán
Rabbit/hare
兔子 tùzi
Group/something shaped like a ball (paper ball)
团 tuán (纸团)
To decline/to refuse (x2)
拒绝 jùjué
推辞 tuīcí
To retire (+ retirement)
退休 tuìxiū (退休金)
To decline/to refuse (x2)
拒绝 jùjué
推辞 tuīcí
To embody/to reflect
体现 tǐxiàn
Tilted/askew - upright/straight
歪 wāi
正 zhèng
Maternal grandfather (+ maternal grandmother)
外公 wàigōng (外婆)
Diplomacy/foreign affairs
外交 wàijiāo
Perfect
完美 wánměi
To make perfect/to perfect (ex: we have to perfect the scholastic system)
完善 wánshàn (我们要完善教育制度)
To complete (+ incomplete + completed structure)
完整 wánzhěng (不完整 - 完整的结构)
Toy
玩具 wánjù
Go/travel to and fro (+ return ticket)
往返 wǎngfǎn (往返车票)
Prince
王子 wángzǐ
Network
网络 wǎngluò
To endanger/to harm (ex: pollution can endanger people’s life)
危害 wēihài (污染会危害人们的生命)
To menace/to threaten/to imperil (ex: I’m not scared by your menace! - to imperil the country safety)
威胁 wēixié (我不怕你的威胁! - 威胁国家的安全)
Smile/to smile
微笑 wēixiào
To violate (violate the rules)
违反 wéifǎn (违反规定)
Scarf/muffler (ex: silk scarf)
围巾 wéijīn (丝绸围巾)
Sole/only (ex: this is the only way/method)
唯一 wéiyī (这是唯一的办法)
To keep in good repair/to service/to mantain
维修 wéixiū
Great/mighty
伟大 wěidà
Tail (+ cocktail)
尾巴 wěiba (鸡尾酒)
Sole/only (ex: this is the only way/method)
唯一 wéiyī (这是唯一的办法)
To keep in good repair/to service/to mantain
维修 wéixiū
Great/mighty
伟大 wěidà
Tail (+ cocktail)
尾巴 wěiba (鸡尾酒)
Wronged/aggrieved/to feel aggrieved/to put sb to great inconvenience
委屈 wěiqu
Future/next/coming/tomorrow (ex: next year - tomorrow belongs to the people)
未来 wèilái (未来的一年 - 未来是属于人民的)
To be located/to be situated (ex: South Korea is situated at the east side of China)
位于 wèiyú (韩国位于中国东边)
Position/location/place
位置 wèizhì
Stomach
胃 wèi
Appetite/liking (ex: he has a good appetite today, he has eaten a lot) (+ have no appetite)
胃口 wèikǒu (他今天胃口好、吃了很多) (没胃口)
Warm (warm weather - warm family)
温暖 wēnnuǎn (温暖的天气 - 温暖的家庭)
Gentle and soft (wenrou) (ex: she smiled at me in a very gentle way)
温柔 wēnróu (她温柔地向我微笑)
Document/file
文件 wénjiàn
Stationery (+ stationary shop + stationery box + pencil case)
文具 wénjù (文具店 - 文具盒 - 铅笔盒)
Civilisation/civilised
文明 wénmíng
Literature
文学 wénxué
Characters/written language (ex: written propaganda)
文字 wénzì (文字宣传)
To smell (ex: he smelled a good perfume)
闻 wén (他闻到一股香味儿)
To kiss
吻 wěn
Stable/steady (+ stable mood + stable economy)
稳定 wěndìng (情绪稳定 - 经济稳定)
To send one’s regards to (ex: please send my regards to the teacher)
问候 wènhòu (请代我问候老师)
Bedroom
卧室 wòshì
To shake hands
握手 wòshǒu
Room (wuzi)
屋子 wūzi
Have no choice but/cannot help but (ex: she cannot help but saying like this)
无奈 wúnài (她无奈的说这样)
Innumerable/countless (+ innumerable times)
无数 wúshù (无数次)
To be indifferent/not care
无所谓 wúsuǒwèi
Chinese martial arts/wushu
武术 wǔshù
Not/never (used in prohibitions, admonitions…)
勿 wù
Physics
物理 wùlǐ
Fog
雾 wù
Matter/substance/material (+ spiritual and material world)
物质 wùzhì (精神世界和物质世界)
To centre on (a problem)/to revolve around (ex: the moon revolves around the Earth)
围绕 wéirào (月亮围绕着地球转)
Just in case/what about…?
万一 wànyī
To absorb/to draw (ex: to draw a lesson)
吸取 xīqǔ (吸取教训)
To absorb/to assimilate (ex: the plants assimilate water)
吸收 xīshōu (植物吸收水分)
Drama/play/theatre
戏剧 xìjù
Department (in a college) (ex: physic department)/geological system (ex: solar system)
系 xì (物理系 - 太阳系)
System (ex: to install a system)/systematic (ex: systematic study)
系统 xìtǒng (安装系统 - 系统的研究)
Detail (+ detailed) (ex: you have to pay attention to the details of your work)
细节 xìjié (详细) (你要注意你工作的细节)
To be blind/blindly (ex: you don’t understand the situation, so please don’t speak blindly)
瞎 xiā (你不了解情况就别瞎说)
Download
下载 xiàzài
To scare/to frighten (ex: to give a scare)
吓 xià (吓一跳)
Summer camp
夏令营 xiàlìngyíng
Bright-coloured/gaily colored
鲜艳 xiānyàn
To look/to appear (ex: mum appears younger wearing this dress)
显得 xiǎnde (妈妈穿上这套衣服、显得更年轻)
Obvious (ex: it’s obvious, she doesn’t know what we are talking about)
显然 xiǎnrán (很显然、她不知道我们在说什么)
To display/to show/to demonstrate (+ demonstrate one’s force + show one’s ability)
显示 xiǎnshì (显示力量 - 显示能力)
County (+ county city)
县 xiàn (县城)
Reality/realistic (+ to escape the reality + realistic method)
现实 xiànshí (逃避现实 - 现实的方法)
Phenomenon (ex: natural phenomenon)/appearance (ex: don’t look at appearance, look at the essence)
现象 xiànxiàng (自然现象 - 不能看现象、要看本质)
To restrict/to limit/limitation (ex: age restriction/to limit the freedom/no restriction)
限制 xiànzhì (年龄限制 - 限制自由 - 没有限制)
To get along with/to live together (ex: we are getting along with each other very well)
相处 xiāngchǔ (我们相处得很好)
Quite/rather (xiangdang) (ex: this task is quite hard)
相当 xiāngdāng (这个任务相当艰巨)
Alike/similar (ex: we’ve run into similar conditions)
相似 xiāngsì (我们碰到相似的情况)
Sausage
香肠 xiāngcháng
To enjoy (ex: enjoy the life)
享受 xiǎngshòu (享受生活)
To miss (ex: she really misses that place)
想念 xiǎngniàn (她真想念那个地方)
To imagine/imagination (ex: rich imagination)
想象 xiǎngxiàng (丰富的想象)
Necklace
项链 xiàngliàn
Project/item/event (ex: AFS project)
项目 xiàngmù (AFS 项目)
Chinese chess (+ to play a game of chess)
象棋 xiàngqí (下象棋)
To symbolise/to signify/symbol/emblem (ex: doves symbolise the peace)
象征 xiàngzhēng (鸽子象征和平)
To consume (+ level of consume)
消费 xiāofèi (消费水平)
To digest (ex: our stomach digests nutrition elements very slowly)
消化 xiāohuà (胃把营养成分消化得很忙)
Passive/negative (ex: negative influence) (+ opp.)
消极 xiāojí (消极影响 - 积极)
To disappear/to vanish/to fade away
消失 xiāoshī
Wheat
小麦 xiǎomài
Stingy/mean
小气 xiǎoqi
To show filial obedience (ex: he is a very obedient child)
孝顺 xiàoshùn (他是一个非常孝顺的孩子)
Efficiency (ex: his work’s efficiency is so low)
效率 xiàolǜ (他工作效率真低)
To have a rest (x2)
休息 xiūxi
歇 xiē
To absorb/to draw (ex: to draw a lesson)
吸取 xīqǔ (吸取教训)
To absorb/to assimilate (ex: the plants assimilate water)
吸收 xīshōu (植物吸收水分)
Drama/play/theatre
戏剧 xìjù
Department (in a college) (ex: physic department)/geological system (ex: solar system)
系 xì (物理系 - 太阳系)
System (ex: to install a system)/systematic (ex: systematic study)
系统 xìtǒng (安装系统 - 系统的研究)
Detail (+ detailed) (ex: you have to pay attention to the details of your work)
细节 xìjié (详细) (你要注意你工作的细节)
To be blind/blindly (ex: you don’t understand the situation, so please don’t speak blindly)
瞎 xiā (你不了解情况就别瞎说)
Download
下载 xiàzài
To scare/to frighten (ex: to give a scare)
吓 xià (吓一跳)
Summer camp
夏令营 xiàlìngyíng
Bright-coloured/gaily colored
鲜艳 xiānyàn
To look/to appear (ex: mum appears younger wearing this dress)
显得 xiǎnde (妈妈穿上这套衣服、显得更年轻)
Obvious (ex: it’s obvious, she doesn’t know what we are talking about)
显然 xiǎnrán (很显然、她不知道我们在说什么)
To display/to show/to demonstrate (+ demonstrate one’s force + show one’s ability)
显示 xiǎnshì (显示力量 - 显示能力)
County (+ county city)
县 xiàn (县城)
Reality/realistic (+ to escape the reality + realistic method)
现实 xiànshí (逃避现实 - 现实的方法)
Phenomenon (ex: natural phenomenon)/appearance (ex: don’t look at appearance, look at the essence)
现象 xiànxiàng (自然现象 - 不能看现象、要看本质)
To restrict/to limit/limitation (ex: age restriction/to limit the freedom/no restriction)
限制 xiànzhì (年龄限制 - 限制自由 - 没有限制)
To get along with/to live together (ex: we are getting along with each other very well)
相处 xiāngchǔ (我们相处得很好)
Quite/rather (xiangdang) (ex: this task is quite hard)
相当 xiāngdāng (这个任务相当艰巨)
Alike/similar (ex: we’ve run into similar conditions)
相似 xiāngsì (我们碰到相似的情况)
Sausage
香肠 xiāngcháng
To enjoy (ex: enjoy the life)
享受 xiǎngshòu (享受生活)
Blood (+ lose blood + donate blood)
血 xuè/xiě (流血 - 献血)
To write (ex: he is very skilled at writing)
写作 xiězuò (他擅长写作)
To trust/to have confidence in (ex: we all trust him)
信任 xìnrèn (我们都信任他)
Pedestrian
行人 xíngrén
To form/to take shape (ex: here a market has shaped up)
形成 xíngchéng (这里形成了一个市场)
To describe (ex: I cannot describe my mood)
形容 xíngróng (我不会形容我的心情)
Situation/circumstances (ex: world’s economy situation)
形势 xíngshì (世界经济形势)
Image/figure/vivid (ex: that school’s image is not good - to vividly express)
形象 xíngxiàng (那所学校的形象不好 - 形象地表达）
Behaviour/to act (ex: you have to be responsible of your behaviour)
行为 xíngwéi (你要对自己行为负责)
Shape
形状 xíngzhuàng
Nature/character (ex: the nature of a problem - the chemical nature of a matter)
性质 xìngzhì (问题性质 - 物质的化学性质)
Chest/thorax
胸 xiōng
To have leisure (ex: I don’t have such a leisure time recently + casual shoes)
休闲 xiūxiàn (我最近没有什么休闲时间 - 休闲鞋)
To narrate (ex: to narrate a story)
叙述 xùshù (叙述故事)
Record of formal schooling/academic credentials (+ curriculum vitae)
学历 xuélì (简历)
Academic/learning/science (ex: sphere of learning - academic research)
学术 xuéshù (学术领域 - 学术研究)
Knowledge (ex: deep knowledge)
学问 xuéwen (学问很深)
To seek/to look for (xunzhao)
寻找 xúnzhǎo
Psychology/mentality
心理 xīnlǐ
Heart
心脏 xīnzàng
Signal (+ phone signal)
信号 xìnhào (手机信号)
Fortunate/lucky
幸运 xìngyùn
Brothers
兄弟 xiōngdì
To modify/to revise (ex: to revise a programme) xiugai
修改 xiūgǎi (修改方案)
To propagate/to give publicity to (+ active propaganda)
宣传 xuānchuán (积极宣传)
Rapid/swift (ex: he has rapid reaction) xunsu
迅速 xùnsù (他的反应很迅速)
To sell/to market (x2)
销售 xiāoshòu
卖 mài
To enjoy/to appreciate/to admire
欣赏 xīnshǎng
To lengthen/to extend/to prolong/to delay (ex: the conference was prolonged for 3 days)
延长 yáncháng (会议延长三天了)
Serious/earnest (ex: he is too serious, he doesn’t like joking)
严肃 yánsù (他的人很严肃、不喜欢开玩笑)
To give a lecture/to make a speech/speech
演讲 yǎnjiǎng
Cash pledge/deposit
押金 yājīn
Tooth
牙齿 yáchǐ
Banquet/feast
宴会 yànhuì
Pattern/style (of a dress, a pair of shoes…)
样式 yàngshì
Waist (+ to stoop)
腰 yāo (弯腰)
Itchy
痒 yǎng
To shake/to wave (+ shake head + shake tail)
摇 yáo (摇头 - 摇尾巴)
To bite (ex: to bite a chestnut)
咬 yǎo (咬栗子)
Business work/professional (ex: professional ability)
业务 yèwù (业务能力)
Spare time/amateur (+ spare time hobby + amateur sportsman)
业余 yèyú (业余爱好 - 业余运动员)
Same as before (= 仍然) (ex: your as young as you were before!)
依然 yīrán (你依然这么漂亮！)
All one’s life/lifetime (+ generation) (ex: he has never been abroad all his life)
一辈子 yíbèizi (辈) (他一辈子都没出过国)
Once (= 一。。就)
一旦 yídàn
Same/all/uniformly/without exception (= 公平地) (ex: same treatment)
一律 yílǜ (一律对待)
Again and again/repeatedly (yizai) (ex: thank again and again) (x2)
一再 yízài (一再感谢)
再三 zàisān
Identical/unanimous/together (ex: identical view - the member agreed to cancel the meeting together)
一致 yízhì (观点一致 - 成员一致同意取消会议)
To move yidong
移动 yídòng
To immigrate/immigrant (+ refugee + refugee camp)
移民 yímín (难民 - 难民营)
Regret/lasting remorse (to feel remorse)
遗憾 yíhàn (感到遗憾)
Question/doubt (ex: is there any question?)
疑问 yíwèn (有什么疑问？)
Second (ex: second part in a contract + first part)
乙 yǐ (乙方 - 甲方)
And (for more than 2 things) (ex: you, she and I)
以及 yǐjí (你、她以及我)
Period of time since (ex: he has been being in his room since Friday) yilai
以来 yǐlái (他从星期五以来在房间里)
To comment/to discuss (+ to discus spiritedly/one after another)
议论 yìlùn (议论纷纷)
Unexpected/accident/mishap (+ to get surprised + to happen an accident)
意外 yìwài (感到意外 - 发生意外)
As a result (ex: that restaurant’s food is tasty, as a result business is good)
因而 yīn’ér (那家饭店好吃、因而生意很好)
Obligation/duty (ex: to assume a duty)
义务 yìwù (承担义务)
Factor/element (+ important factor)
因素 yīnsù (重要因素)
Sense/meaning/significance (ex: there aren’t any other meanings)
意义 yìyì (没有任何意义)
To print (+ press)
印刷 yìnshuā (印刷厂)
Handsome/brilliant yingjun
英俊 yīngjùn
Hero
英雄 yīngxióng
Silver
银 yín
To meet (a person, a challenge etc)
迎接 yíngjiē
To do business (+ business time)
营业 yíngyè (营业时间)
Nutrition
营养 yíngyǎng
Shadow/reflection (ex: reflection of the moon - shadow of a tree)
影子 yǐngzi (月亮的影子 - 树的影子)
To apply/application/to use (+ apply a method)
应用 yìngyòng (应用方法)
Crowded/to push and squeeze (+ don’t push!)
拥挤 yōngjǐ (不要拥挤！)
Hardware (+ hardware equipment)
硬件 yìngjiàn (硬件设备)
Courage
勇气 yǒngqì
Diligent/hardworking/to work hard (yong…)
用功 yònggōng
Use (+ vaste use)
用途 yòngtú (广泛用途)
Graceful/fine (ex: graceful movements)
优美 yōuměi (动作优美)
Favourable/preferential (ex: preferential conditions)
优惠 yōuhuì (优惠条件)
Superiority/advantage
优势 yōushì
Long-standing/age-old (+ long-standing culture)
悠久 yōujiǔ (悠久的文化)
To hesitate (+ not hesitating at all)
犹豫 yóuyù (毫不犹豫)
Advantageous/favourable (favourable conditions)
有利 yǒulì (有利条件)
Entertainment/amusement (ex: amusing hobby)
娱乐 yúlè (娱乐爱好)
Tone/manner of speaking (ex: calm tone)
语气 yǔqì (平静的语气)
Kindergarten (+ childish)
幼儿园 yòu’éryuán (幼稚)
Corn
玉米 yùmǐ
To take precautions against (ex: taking this medicine can guard against flue)
预防 yùfáng (吃这种药可以预防感冒)
New Year’s Day (1st January)
元旦 Yuándàn
Principal (+ question of principal)/in principal
原则 yuánzé (原则问题)
To put to use/to apply (ex: to put to use sb’s knowledge)
运用 yùnyòng (运用知识)
Raw material
原料 yuánliào
Round/circular
圆 yuán
Wish (+ to realise a wish)
愿望 yuànwàng (实现愿望)
Musical instrument
乐器 yuèqì
Dizzy/to faint
晕 yūn (晕倒)
Luck/fortune
运气 yùnqi
Transport (+ shipping + air-transport)
运输 yùnshū (海运 - 空运)
Disaster/calamity
灾害 zāihài
To care (+ to care - only used in the negative)
在乎 zàihu (在意)
To consist in/to lie in (ex: my crucial difficulty is the pinyin)
在于 zàiyù (我的关键困难在于拼音)
To approve/to be in favour with (+ votes for)
赞成 zànchéng (赞成票)
To create/to cause (+ to create a loss)
造成 zàochéng (造成损失)
To blame (x2)
怪 guài
责备 zébèi
To glue/to paste
粘贴 zhāntiē
To unfold (ex: a picture scroll)/to spread out/to set off (ex: an animated discussion)
展开 zhǎnkāi (画卷 - 热烈的讨论)
To exhibit/to display/(+ exhibition hall)
展览 zhǎnlǎn (展览馆)
To take up (ex: take up time - take up a seat)
占 zhàn (占时间 - 占座位)
War (+ to continue + to provoke)
战争 zhànzhēng (持续 - 挑起)
Member of an elder generation (+ respect seniors)
长辈 zhǎngbèi (尊重长辈)
To rise (of water, of prices, of wages)
涨 zhǎng
To pick up (ex: apples)/to take off (ex: a cap)
摘 zhāi (摘苹果 - 摘帽子)
Narrow
窄 zhǎi
To grasp/to master (+ a technique + a method)
掌握 zhǎngwò (技术 - 方法)
Bank account
账户 zhànghù
To entertain/to receive (guest)
招待 zhāodài (招待客人)
To catch fire/to be on fire (ex: that apartment is on fire!)
着火 zháohuǒ (那座房子着火了！)
To catch cold
着凉 zháoliáng
To convoke/to summon (a meeting - the Olympic Games)
召开 zhàokāi (召开会议 - 召开奥运)
As usual (ex: this weekend we have lesson as usual)
照常 zhàocháng (这个周末我们照常上课)
Philosophy
哲学 zhéxué
To be directed against/aiming at/in response to (ex: aiming at him - in response to this problem)
针对 zhēnduì (针对他 - 针对这个问题)
To cherish/to treasure (ex: cherish life - treasure time) (x2)
爱惜 àixī
珍惜 zhēnxī (珍惜生命 - 珍惜时间)
To diagnose (+ cancer)
诊断 zhěnduàn (诊断癌症)
Short period/spell (ex: a short rain)
阵 zhèn (一阵雨)
To vibrate (ex: the mobile is vibrating)
振动 zhèndòng (手机在振动)
To argue/to debate (+ to spread out a debate) zhenglun
争论 zhēnglùn (展开争论)
To create/to cause (+ to create a loss)
造成 zàochéng (造成损失)
To blame (x2)
怪 guài
责备 zébèi
To glue/to paste
粘贴 zhāntiē
To unfold (ex: a picture scroll)/to spread out/to set off (ex: an animated discussion)
展开 zhǎnkāi (画卷 - 热烈的讨论)
To exhibit/to display/(+ exhibition hall)
展览 zhǎnlǎn (展览馆)
To take up (ex: take up time - take up a seat)
占 zhàn (占时间 - 占座位)
War (+ to continue + to provoke)
战争 zhànzhēng (持续 - 挑起)
Member of an elder generation (+ respect seniors)
长辈 zhǎngbèi (尊重长辈)
To rise (of water, of prices, of wages)
涨 zhǎng
To pick up (ex: apples)/to take off (ex: a cap)
摘 zhāi (摘苹果 - 摘帽子)
Narrow
窄 zhǎi
To create/to cause (+ to create a loss)
造成 zàochéng (造成损失)
To blame (x2)
怪 guài
责备 zébèi
To glue/to paste
粘贴 zhāntiē
To unfold (ex: a picture scroll)/to spread out/to set off (ex: an animated discussion)
展开 zhǎnkāi (画卷 - 热烈的讨论)
To exhibit/to display/(+ exhibition hall)
展览 zhǎnlǎn (展览馆)
To take up (ex: take up time - take up a seat)
占 zhàn (占时间 - 占座位)
War (+ to continue + to provoke)
战争 zhànzhēng (持续 - 挑起)
Member of an elder generation (+ respect seniors)
长辈 zhǎngbèi (尊重长辈)
To rise (of water, of prices, of wages)
涨 zhǎng
To pick up (ex: apples)/to take off (ex: a cap)
摘 zhāi (摘苹果 - 摘帽子)
Narrow
窄 zhǎi
To open (the eyes)
睁 (睁开) zhēng
Whole/total (ex: whole world - the whole morning) zhengge
整个 zhěnggè (整个世界 - 整个上午)
Tidy/regular/neat
整齐 zhěngqí
Certificate/credential
证件 zhèngjiàn
Proof/testimony (+ to look for proves)
证据 zhèngjù (寻找证据)
Government (+ politics)
政府 zhèngfǔ (政治)
To earn/to make (x2)
赚 zhuàn
挣 zhèng
Cheque
支票 zhīpiào
Licence/permit (+ driver’s licence)
执照 zhízhào (驾驶执照)
To guide/to direct
指导 zhǐdǎo
To command/commander/conductor/director (+ director of orchestra + direct the traffic)
指挥 zhǐhuì (乐队指挥 - 指挥交通)
As for (x2) (ex: as for Mary…)
关于 guānyú
至于 zhìyú
To formulate/to work out (ex: to formulate a law)
制定 zhìdìng (制定法律)
System/institution (ex: education system)
制度 zhìdù (教育制度)
To make/to produce (ex: made in China)
制造 zhìzào (中国制造)
To treat (a disease)
治疗 zhìliáo
Order (+ public order)
秩序zhìxù (公共秩序)
Windsom/intelligence
智慧 zhìhuì
Middle third of a month (April’s middle ten days)
中旬 zhōngxún (四月中旬)
Intermediary
中介 zhōngjiè
Great/major/significant (ex: big sacrifice - major sense - big loss)
重大 zhòngdà (重大贡献 - 意义重大 - 重大损失)
Weight (+ measure weight)
重量 zhòngliàng (称重量)
Considerate/thoughtful/attentive and satisfactory (ex: good service - to think very considerately)
周到 zhōudào (服务周到 - 想得很周到)
Progressively (ex: progressively improve)
逐步 zhúbù (逐步提高)
Gradually/steadily (ex: gradually get cold)
逐渐 zhújiàn (逐渐变冷)
To host/to chair (+ presenter)
主持 zhǔchí (主持人)
On one’s own initiative (+ passive) (ex: study on one’s own initiative)
主动 zhǔdòng (被动) (主动学习)
To make/manufacture (+ handmade)
制作 zhìzuò (手工制作)
Director/head/chief (+ director of class)
主任 zhǔrèn (班主任)
Main topic/theme (+ thesis main topic)
主题 zhǔtí (论文主题)
Chairman (of a meeting)/president
主席 zhǔxí
To cook rice/to boil
煮 zhǔ
To register/to enrol (+ registration’s office + registered trademark ®)
注册 zhùcè (注册处 + 注册商标)
To bless/to wish (blessings on you)
祝福 zhùfú (为你祝福)
To grasp/to scratch/to arrest/to stress (+ grasp an opportunity - to scratch an itch - to catch a thief - to stress the important points)
抓 zhuā (抓机会 - 抓痒痒 - 抓小偷 - 抓重点)
To firmly grasp/to pay close attention to (ex: pay close attention to the time)
抓紧 zhuājǐn (抓紧时间)
Expert (+ to consult an expert)
专家 zhuānjiā (咨询专家)
Attentive (ex: attentive study)
专心 zhuānxīn (专心学习)
To change/to transform zhuanbian
转变 zhuǎnbiàn
To pass on (+ a message)
转告 zhuǎngào (转告消息)
To decorate (+ jewel)
装饰 zhuāngshì (首饰)
To bump against/to collide
撞 zhuàng (相撞)
To pursue/to go after (an ideal etc)
追求 zhuīqiú (追求理想)
Pose/posture (+ graceful posture)
姿势 zīshì (优美的姿势)
Conditions/circumstances (x2)
状况 zhuàngkuàng
情况 qíngkuàng
Condition/image/appearance/aspect (= 形象)
状态 zhuàngtài
Qualifications (+ to obtain a qualification + to have the qualification)
资格 zīgé (获得资格 - 有资格)
Fund/capital (+ to invest a capital)
资金 zījīn (投入资金)
From/since (zicong….yilai) (ex: he hasn’t been coming to lesson since last month)
自从 zìcóng (自从上个月以来他没来上课）
Automatic/automatically
自动 zìdòng
Pride/to be proud of (x2)
骄傲 jiāo’ào
自豪 zìháo
Conscious/to realise (zijue)
自觉 zìjué
Selfish
自私 zìsī
Volunteer/by one’s willing (ex: I’ve come here willingly)
自愿 zìyuàn
Subtitles/captions
字幕 zìmù
To synthesise/to ingrate (ex: integrate some ideas)
综合 zōnghé (综合意见)
Company/political party president
总裁 zǒngcái
In total (x2)
一共 yīgòng
总共 zǒnggòng
Premier
总理 zǒnglǐ
Finally (x2)
终于 zhōngyú
总算 zǒngsuàn
President (of a Republic)
总统 zǒngtǒng
In short/in a word
总之 zǒngzhī
To stop/to prevent (ex: the police stopped…)
阻止 zǔzhǐ (警察阻止。。)
To compose/composition
组成 zǔchéng
Set/series (zu) (ex: a small group of people)
组 zǔ (一组人)
To unite/to make up/to combine/combination
组合 zǔhé
To organise/organisation (ex: organisation to protect the environment)
组织 zǔzhī (保护环境组织)
First/initial/original/at first/primary (ex: first period - original plans - first impression)
最初 zuìchū (最初阶段 - 最初计划 - 最初印象)
As (ex: as a student, I cannot smoke)
作为 zuòwéi (作为学生、我不能吸烟)
Illusion/fancy/dream
幻想 huànxiǎng
To commemorate/memento (+ souvenir)
纪念 jìniàn (纪念品)
To stress/to underline (qiangdiao)
强调 qiángdiào
