HSK 5.2 - Chinese to English/Pinyin Flashcards
结构
jiégòu—structure; composition
结合
jiéhé—combine; to link; to bind
结论
jiélùn—conclusion; verdict
结账
jiézhàng—pay the bill; settle accounts
戒
jiè—warn against; swear off
戒指
jièzhi—(finger) ring
届
jiè—arrive at; period; session; (mw for events; meetings; etc.)
借口
jièkǒu—excuse
金属
jīnshǔ—metal
尽快
jǐnkuài—as quickly as possible
尽量
jǐnliàng—as much as possible; to the best of one’s ability (jìn-: eat or drink to one’s fill)
紧急
jǐnjí—urgent; pressing
谨慎
jǐnshèn—cautious; prudent
尽力
jìn lì—do one’s best; to strive as much as possible
进步
jìnbù—make progress; to advance
进口
jìn kǒu—import; entrance; enter
近代
jìndài—modern times; latest generation
经典
jīngdiǎn—classics; scriptures
经商
jīng shāng—trade; be in business; do commerce
经营
jīngyíng—engage in (a business activity, etc.); run/operate (a business)
精力
jīnglì—energy; vigor
精神
jīngshen—vigor; spirit; mind
酒吧
jiǔbā—bar
救
jiù—to save (life); to assist; to rescue
救护车
jiùhùchē—ambulance
舅舅
jiùjiu—mother’s brother; maternal uncle
居然
jūrán—unexpectedly; to one’s surprise; go so far as to
桔子
júzi—tangerine
巨大
jùdà—immense; enormous; very large
具备
jùbèi—possess; be equipped with
具体
jùtǐ—concrete; definite; specific
俱乐部
jùlèbù—club (group or organization)
据说
jùshuō—it is said that; reportedly
捐
juān—to contribute; to donate; to subsribe to; to abandon; to relinquish; contribution; tax
决赛
juésài—finals (of a competition); final match
决心
juéxīn—determination; resolution
角色
juésè—role; part
绝对
juéduì—absolute; definite
军事
jūnshì—military affairs; military matters
均匀
jūnyún—even; well-distributed
卡车
kǎchē—truck
开发
kāifā—develop; to exploit (a resource)
开放
kāifàng—(of flowers) to bloom; open up; to be open-minded; lift a ban, restriction, etc.; release; liberalization; China’s 1979 open policy
开幕式
kāimùshì—opening ceremony
开水
kāishuǐ—boiled water; boil water
砍
kǎn—to chop; cut down
看不起
kàn bu qǐ—look down upon; despise
看望
kànwàng—visit; call on; see
靠
kào—depend on; lean on; near; to trust
颗
kē—(mw for hearts and small, round things like seeds, grains, beans, etc.)
可见
kějiàn—it can clearly be seen that; clear
可靠
kěkào—reliable
可怕
kěpà—terrible; awful; frightful; scary
克
kè—gram; overcome; restrain
克服
kèfú—overcome (hardships, etc.); conquer
刻苦
kèkǔ—hardworking; assiduous
客观
kèguān—objective; impartial; unbiased
课程
kèchéng—course; curriculum; class
空间
kōngjiān—space
空闲
kòngxián—leisure; free time; idle; unused
控制
kòngzhì—to control
口味
kǒuwèi—a person’s tastes or preferences
夸
kuā—to boast; to praise; exaggerate
夸张
kuāzhāng—exaggerate; overstate; exaggerated; overstated; vaunted; hyperbole
会计
kuàijì—accountant; accounting
宽
kuān—wide; broad; relaxed; lenient
昆虫
kūnchóng—insect
扩大
kuòdà—enlarge; expand
辣椒
làjiāo—hot pepper; chili
拦
lán—to block; to cut off; hinder
烂
làn—overcooked; rotten; soft; mushy
朗读
lǎngdú—read aloud
劳动
láodòng—work; toil; (physical) labor
劳驾
láo jià—excuse me
老百姓
lǎobǎixìng—ordinary people; the person on the street; civilians
老板
lǎobǎn—boss; proprietor; shopkeeper
老婆
lǎopó—(informal) wife
老实
lǎoshi—honest; sincere; naive; simpleminded
老鼠
lǎoshǔ—rat; mouse
姥姥
lǎolao—maternal grandmother
乐观
lèguān—optimism; hopeful
雷
léi—thunder
类型
lèixíng—type
冷淡
lěngdàn—cold; chill; indifferent; unconcerned
厘米
límǐ—centimeter
离婚
lí hūn—to divorce; divorced from (one’s spouse)
梨
lí—pear
理论
lǐlùn—theory
理由
lǐyóu—a reason; grounds; argument
力量
lìliang—power; force; strength
立即
lìjí—immediately
立刻
lìkè—immediately; at once; right away
利润
lìrùn—profit
利息
lìxī—interest (on a loan)
利益
lìyì—benefit; (in sb.’s) interest
利用
lìyòng—to use; to make use of; to exploit
连忙
liánmáng—promptly; at once
连续
liánxù—continually; in a row; successively
联合
liánhé—alliance; combine; unite
恋爱
liàn’ài—romantic love; be in love; love affair
良好
liánghǎo—good; favorable; well
粮食
liángshi—grain; food; cereals
亮
liàng—bright; light; shiny
了不起
liǎobuqǐ—incredible; extraordinary; great; amazing
列车
lièchē—train (railway term)
临时
línshí—temporary; at the time; when the time comes
灵活
línghuó—flexible; nimble; agile
铃
líng—bell
零件
língjiàn—spare parts; component
零食
língshí—snack
领导
lǐngdǎo—to lead; leader; leadership
领域
lǐngyù—domain; sphere; field; area
浏览
liúlǎn—browse; glance over; skim through
流传
liúchuán—to spread; circulate; hand down
流泪
liúlèi—shed tears
龙
lóng—dragon (Kangxi radical 212)
漏
lòu—to leak; to funnel; to let out
陆地
lùdì—land; dry land (as opposed to the sea)
陆续
lùxù—in turn; successively; one after another
录取
lùqǔ—recruit; enroll; matriculate
录音
lùyīn—sound recording; to record
轮流
lúnliú—to alternate; take turns; rotate
论文
lùnwén—thesis; paper; treatise
逻辑
luóji—logic
落后
luòhòu—backward; to lag (in technology); to fall behind
骂
mà—scold; curse; condemn; verbally abuse
麦克风
màikèfēng—microphone
馒头
mántou—steamed bun/roll
满足
mǎnzú—satisfy; meet (the needs of)
毛病
máobìng—fault; bad habit; shortcoming
矛盾
máodùn—contradiction; conflict
冒险
màoxiǎn—take a risk; take chances
贸易
màoyì—(commercial) trade
眉毛
méimao—eyebrow
媒体
méitǐ—(news) media; medium
煤炭
méitàn—coal
美术
měishù—the fine arts; art
魅力
mèilì—charm; glamour; enchantment
梦想
mèngxiǎng—dream of; wishful thinking
秘密
mìmì—a secret; confidential
秘书
mìshu—secretary
密切
mìqiè—close; familiar; intimate
蜜蜂
mìfēng—bee; honeybee
面对
miànduì—to face; confront
面积
miànjī—(surface) area
面临
miànlín—be faced with; be up against
苗条
miáotiao—slim; slender
描写
miáoxiě—to describe; to depict; to portray
敏感
mǐngǎn—sensitive; susceptible
名牌
míngpái—famous brand; name brand
名片
míngpiàn—business card
名胜古迹
míngshènggǔjì—famous scenic spots and ancient historic sites
明确
míngquè—clear-cut; clearly; clarify
明显
míngxiǎn—clear; obvious
明星
míngxīng—(movie, etc.) star; celebrity
命令
mìnglìng—an order; a command
命运
mìngyùn—fate; destiny
摸
mō—to touch; to stroke; fish out; feel out
模仿
mófǎng—imitate; to copy
模糊
móhu—vague; indistinct; fuzzy; foggy
模特
mótè—(fashion) model
摩托车
mótuōchē—motorcycle; motorbike
陌生
mòshēng—strange; unfamiliar
某
mǒu—a certain; some
木头
mùtou—wood; log; timber
目标
mùbiāo—target; goal; objective
目录
mùlù—catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive)
目前
mùqián—at present; now; for the moment
哪怕
nǎpà—even (if/though); no matter how
难怪
nánguài—no wonder
难免
nánmiǎn—hard to avoid; difficult to escape from
脑袋
nǎodai—head; mental capability; brains
内部
nèibù—internal; interior; inside (part, section)
内科
nèikē—internal medicine
嫩
nèn—tender; inexperienced
能干
nénggàn—capable; competent
能源
néngyuán—energy resources; power source
嗯
ēn—(interjection expressing what?, huh? hmm? why? ok, etc.)
年代
niándài—decade; era
年纪
niánjì—age
念
niàn—read aloud; to study; to miss or think of somebody
宁可
nìngkě—would rather; it is the lesser of two evils to
牛仔裤
niúzǎikù—jeans; cowboy pants
农村
nóngcūn—rural area; countryside
农民
nóngmín—peasant
农业
nóngyè—agriculture; farming
浓
nóng—concentrated; dense
女士
nǚshì—lady; madam
欧洲
Ōuzhōu—Europe
偶然
ǒurán—accidentally; occasional; fortuitous
拍
pāi—to clap; to pat; to shoot (pictures, a film); send (a telegram)
派
pài—dispatch; (mw for political groups; schools of thought; etc.)
盼望
pànwàng—to hope for; look forward to
培训
péixùn—cultivate; train
培养
péiyǎng—to train; cultivate; bring up
赔偿
péicháng—compensate; pay for somebody else’s loss
佩服
pèifu—admire; to respect
配合
pèihé—be harmoniously combined or arranged; matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concern with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of a machine
盆
pén—basin; (flower) pot
碰
pèng—to touch; to bump; to encounter