FREE HSK 3.0 VOCABULARY
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啊āAn interjection used to express surprise, admiration, or agreement (Wait, what! / Ah! / Oh!)爱情àiqíngLove / Romantic affection爱人ài renSpouse (husband or wife) / Lover安静ānjìngQuiet, peaceful, or calm.安全ān quánSafety, security, or safe白色bái sèwhite; fig. reactionary; anti-communist班长bān zhǎngclass monitor; squad leader; team leader办bànto do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with办法bàn fǎmeans; method; way (of doing sth)办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises; bureau半夜bàn yèmidnight; in the middle of the night帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist饱bǎoto eat till full; satisfied报名bào míngTo sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register.报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint北方běi fāngnorth; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River背bēivariant of 背比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as比如说bǐ rú shuōfor example笔bǐpen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals笔记bǐ jìto take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches笔记本bǐ jì běnNotebook or Laptop computer必须bì xūto have to; must; compulsory; necessarily边biānedge, margin, side, or border变biànto change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion变成biàn chéngto change into; to turn into; to become便宜piányiCheap, inexpensive, or a good deal.遍biànvariant of 遍表biǎoexterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)不错bù cuòcorrect; right; not bad; pretty good不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)不够bù gòunot enough; insufficient; inadequate不过bù guòonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)不久bù jiǔnot long (after); before too long; soon; soon after不满bù mǎnresentful; discontented; dissatisfied不如bùrúNot as good as; inferior to; it would be better to...不少bù shǎomany; a lot; not few不太bù tàiNot too不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct; not the same; not alike不行bù xíngwon't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable不要bù yàoDon't; Do not; Don't want.不一定bù yī dìngnot necessarily; maybe不一会儿bù yīhuǐr5Take a short while部分bù fenpart; share; section; piece才cáiability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only菜单cài dānmenu参观cān guānto look around; to tour; to visit参加cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join草cǎovariant of 草草地cǎo dìlawn; meadow; sod; turf层céngto pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers查Zhāsurname Zha差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad常见cháng jiàncommonly seen; common; to see sth frequently常用cháng yòngCommonly used, in common use, everyday.场chǎngA large place, field, courtyard, or a stage. Often used for public venues or events.超过chāo guòTo surpass, to exceed, or to go beyond.超市chāo shìSupermarket车辆chē liàngvehicle称chènto fit; balanced; suitable成Chéngsurname Cheng成绩chéng jìachievement; performance records; grades成为chéng wéito become; to turn into出发chū fāto set off; to start (on a journey)出国chū guóto go abroad; to leave the country出口chū kǒuan exit; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port出门chū ménto go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married出生chū shēngto be born出现chū xiànto appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up出院chū yuànto leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital出租chū zūto rent出租车chū zū chēTaxi (literally: rent-out vehicle)船chuánvariant of 船吹chuīto blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through春节Chūn jiéSpring Festival (Chinese New Year)春天chūn tiānspring (season)词cíold variant of 词词典cí diǎndictionary; also written 辞典词语cí yǔword (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood; from a young age答应dā yingto answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise打工dǎ gōngto work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation打印dǎ yìnto affix a seal; to stamp; to print out (with a printer)大部分dà bù fenin large part; the greater part; the majority大大dà dàgreatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle大多数dà duō shù(great) majority大海dà hǎisea; ocean大家dàjiāEveryone; everybody; (also: a great master)大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous大门Dà ménthe Doors, US rock band大人dà renadult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors大声dà shēngloud voice; in a loud voice; loudly大小dà xiǎodimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority大衣dà yīOvercoat or heavy coat大自然dà zì ránnature (the natural world)带dàiband; 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带来dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce单位dān wèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)但dànbut; yet; only; merely但是dàn shìBut; however; yet.蛋Dànvariant of 蜑当dāng(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)当时dāng shíthen; at that time; while到处dào chùeverywhere倒dǎoto 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道dàoroad; 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)道理dào lireason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification道路dào lùroad; path; way地球dì qiúthe earth地铁dì tiěSubway / Underground railway地铁站dì tiě zhànsubway station的话de huàif (coming after a conditional clause)得déto get, to obtain; (as a particle) can, may, or used to express degree得出dé chūto obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)灯dēnglamp; light; lantern等到děng dàoto wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)等于děng yúto equal; to be tantamount to低dīlow; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline点头diǎn tóuto nod店diànShop, store, or inn掉diàoTo fall, to drop, to lose, or to shed. It is also used as a resultative complement to mean 'away' or 'off' (like 'throw away').东北dōng běiNortheast (Specifically the Northeast region of China)东方dōng fāngThe East / Orient东南dōng nánsoutheast冬天dōng tiānwinter懂dǒngTo understand, to know, to comprehend.懂得dǒng deto understand; to know; to comprehend动物dòng wùanimal动物园dòng wù yuánzoo读音dú yīnpronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character度dùto pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences短duǎnshort; brief; to lack; weak point; fault短信duǎn xìntext message; SMS段Duànsurname Duan队duìsquadron; team; group队长duì zhǎngcaptain; team leader对话duì huàto talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation对面duì miàn(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face多久duō jiǔ(of time) how long?; (not) a long time多么duō mehow (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent多数duō shùmajority; most多云duō yúncloudy (meteorology)而且ér qiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)发现fā xiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery饭馆fànguǎnrestaurant方便fāng biànconvenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself方便面fāng biàn miàninstant noodles方法fāng fǎmethod; way; means方面fāng miànrespect; aspect; field; side方向fāng xiàngdirection; orientation放下fàng xiàto lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc)放心fàng xīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease分开fēn kāito separate; to part分数fēn shù(exam) grade; mark; score; fraction分钟fēn zhōngMinutes (duration or time)份fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分封Fēngsurname Feng服务fú wùto serve; service复习fù xíto review; revision该gāishould; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned改gǎito change; to alter; to transform; to correct改变gǎi biànto change; to alter; to transform感到gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive感动gǎn dòngto move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving感觉gǎn juéfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive感谢gǎn xiè(express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks干杯gān bēito drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup干活儿gàn huó rerhua variant of 干活; (coll.) to work; (coll.) to be employed刚gānghard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly刚才gāng cáijust now; a moment ago刚刚gāng gangjust recently; just a moment ago高级gāo jíhigh level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking高中gāo zhōngsenior high school; abbr. for 高级中学个子gè ziheight; stature; build; size更gēngto 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)公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēbus公交车gōng jiāo chēpublic transport vehicle; town bus公斤gōng jīnKilogram (kg)公里gōng lǐkilometer公路gōng lùhighway; road公平gōng píngfair; impartial公司gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation公园gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)狗gǒuDog / Canine够gòuenough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out故事gù shìold practice故意gù yìdeliberately; on purpose顾客gù kècustomer; client关机guān jīto turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film关心guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about观点guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint; standpoint广场guǎng chǎngpublic square; plaza广告guǎng gàoto advertise; a commercial; advertisement国际guó jìinternational过来guò láito come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of过年guò niánto celebrate the Chinese New Year过去guò qù(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by海hǎiSea, ocean, or a vast gathering of things.海边hǎi biāncoast; seaside; seashore; beach喊hǎnto yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)好处hǎo chǔeasy to get along with好多hǎo duōmany; quite a lot; much better好久hǎo jiǔquite a while好人hǎo réngood person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle好事hǎo shìgood action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead好像hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like合适hé shìsuitable; fitting; appropriate河hériver黑Hēiabbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江黑板hēi bǎnblackboard黑色hēi sèblack红Hóngsurname Hong红色hóng sèred (color); revolutionary后来hòu láiafterwards; later; newly arrived忽然hū ránsuddenly; all of a sudden湖húLake护照hù zhàopassport花园huā yuángarden画huàPicture, painting, to draw画儿huà rpicture; drawing; painting画家huà jiāpainter坏处huài chuharm; troubles坏人huài rénbad person; villain换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)欢迎huān yíngto welcome; welcome黄Huángsurname Huang or Hwang黄色huáng sèyellow (color); pornographic回国huí guóto return to one's home country活动huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior或huòmaybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or或者huò zhěor; possibly; maybe; perhaps机会jī huìopportunity; chance; occasion鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute级jílevel; grade; rank; step (of stairs); classifier: step, level急jíurgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious计划jì huàplan; project; program; to plan; to map out计算机jì suàn jīcomputer; (Tw) calculator加JiāCanada (abbr. for 大); surname Jia加油jiā yóuto 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家庭jiā tíngfamily; household家长jiā zhǎnghead of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child假gēiused in 掰假期jià qīvacation检查jiǎn cháinspection; to examine; to inspect见到jiàn dàoto see见过jiànguòseen件jiànItem, piece, matter, or event (often used as a measure word for clothing or tasks).健康jiàn kānghealth; healthy讲jiǎngto speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture讲话jiǎng huàa speech; to speak; to talk; to address交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤交给jiāo gěito give; to deliver; to hand over交朋友jiāo péng youto make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison角Juésurname Jue角度jiǎo dùangle; point of view饺子jiǎo zidumpling; pot-sticker脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks叫作jiào zuòto call; to be called教师jiào shīteacher教室jiàoshìClassroom教学jiāo xuéto teach (as a professor)教育jiào yùto educate; to teach; education接jiēto 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接到jiē dàoto receive (letter etc)接受jiē shòuto accept; to receive接下来jiē xià láito accept; to take; next; following接着jiē zheto 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街jiēstreet节jiēsee 节骨眼节目jié mùprogram; item (on a program)节日jié rìholiday; festival结果jiē guǒto bear fruit借jièto lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity)今后jīn hòuhereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on斤jīncatty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g近jìnnear; close to; approximately进入jìn rùto enter; to join; to go into进行jìn xíngto advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute经常jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily经过jīng guòto pass; to go through; process; course经理jīng lǐmanager; director酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage酒店jiǔ diànwine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club就要jiù yàowill; shall; to be going to举jǔvariant of 举举手jǔ shǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)举行jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)句gōuvariant of 勾句子jù zisentence卡kǎto stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 里); cassette开机kāi jīto start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show开心kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb开学kāi xuéfoundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term看法kàn fǎway of looking at a thing; view; opinion考生kǎo shēngexam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam靠kàoto 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)科kēbranch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb科学kē xuéscience; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational科学家kē xué jiāscientist可爱kě àiadorable; cute; lovely可能kě néngmight (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps可怕kě pàawful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed可以kě yǐcan; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good克Kèabbr. for 克罗地亚, Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克罗埃西亚, Croatia刻kèquarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals客人kè rénvisitor; guest; customer; client课堂kè tángclassroom空气kōng qìair; atmosphere哭kūto cry; to weep快餐kuài cānfast food; snack; quick meal快点儿kuài diǎn rerhua variant of 快点; to do smh more quickly; Hurry up!快乐kuài lèhappy; joyful快要kuài yàonearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)筷子kuài zichopsticks拉lāto pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels来自lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)蓝Lánsurname Lan蓝色lán sèblue (color)篮球lán qiúbasketball老年lǎo niánelderly; old age; autumn of one's years老朋友lǎo péng youold friend; (slang) period; menstruation老是lǎo shialways离chīmythical beast (archaic)离开lí kāito depart; to leave礼物lǐ wùgift; present里头lǐ touinside; interior理想lǐ xiǎngan ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as例子lì zicase; (for) instance; example脸liǎnface练liànto practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk练习liàn xíto practice; exercise; drill; practice凉Liángthe 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)凉快liáng kuainice and cold; pleasantly cool亮liàngbright; clear; resonant; to shine; to show; to reveal辆liàngclassifier for vehicles零下líng xiàbelow zero流liúTo flow, to spread, or a stream.流利liú lìfluent流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable留liúold variant of 留留下liú xiàto leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go留学生liú xué shēngstudent studying abroad; (foreign) exchange student路边lù biāncurb; roadside; wayside旅客lǚ kètraveler; tourist旅行lǚ xíngto travel; journey; trip旅游lǚ yóutrip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel绿lǜgreen; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)绿色lǜ sègreen卖màito sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt满mǎnFull, filled, satisfied, or complete.满意mǎn yìsatisfied; pleased; content猫māoCat (feline)米Mǐsurname Mi面miànface; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc面前miàn qiánin front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)名míngname, fame, or reputation名称míng chēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)名单míng dānlist of names明星míng xīngstar; celebrity目的mù dìpurpose; aim; goal; target; objective拿出ná chūto take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)拿到ná dàoto get; to obtain那会儿nà huì rat that time (in the past or the future); also pr. [nèi huì r]那么nà melike that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case那时nà shíthen; at that time; in those days那时候nà shí houat that time那样nà yàngthat kind; that sort南方nán fāngsouth; the southern part of the country; the South难过nán guòto feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult难看nán kànugly; unsightly难受nán shòuto feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear难题nán tídifficult problem难听nán tīngunpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful能够néng gòuto be capable of; to be able to; can年级nián jígrade; year (in school, college etc)年轻nián qīngyoung鸟diǎovariant of 屌; penis弄lònglane; alley努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious爬páto crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up爬山pá shānto climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering怕Pàsurname Pa排páia 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排队pái duìto line up排球pái qiúvolleyball碰pèngvariant of 碰碰到pèng dàoto come across; to run into; to meet; to hit碰见pèng jiànto run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into篇piānsheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article片piāndisk; sheet漂亮piàoliangBeautiful, pretty, or brilliant/splendid.平Píngsurname Ping平安píng ānsafe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace平常píng chángordinary; common; usually; ordinarily平等píng děngequal; equality平时píng shíordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime瓶píngbottle; vase; pitcher; classifier for wine and liquids瓶子píng zibottle普通pǔ tōngcommon; ordinary; general; average普通话pǔ tōng huàMandarin Chinese (Standard Chinese)其他qí tāother; (sth or sb) else; the rest其中qí zhōngamong; in; included among these骑jì(Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier骑车qí chēto ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)起飞qǐ fēi(of an aircraft) to take off气qìgas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi气温qì wēnair temperature千qiānthousand千克qiān kèkilogram前年qián niánthe year before last墙qiángvariant of 墙, wall青年qīng niányouth; youthful years; young person; the young青少年qīng shào niánadolescent; youth; teenager轻qīnglight; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage清楚qīng chuclear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about晴qíngclear; fine (weather)晴天qíng tiānclear sky; sunny day请客qǐng kèto give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner请求qǐng qiúto request; to ask; request秋天qiū tiānautumn求qiúto seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech球场qiú chǎngstadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course球队qiú duìsports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)球鞋qiú xiéathletic shoes取qǔto take; to get; to choose; to fetch取得qǔ déto acquire; to get; to obtain全Quánsurname Quan全部quán bùwhole; all全国quán guówhole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national全家quán jiāwhole family全年quán niánthe whole year; all year long全身quán shēnthe whole body; (typography) em全体quán tǐall; entire然后rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards让ràngto 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)热情rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately人口rén kǒupopulation; people人们rén menpeople人数rén shùnumber of people认为rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel日报rì bàodaily newspaper日子rì ziday; a (calendar) date; days of one's life如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that入口rù kǒuentrance; to import商量shāng liangto consult; to talk over; to discuss商人shāng rénmerchant; businessman上周shàng zhōulast week少年shào niánearly youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man少数shǎo shùsmall number; few; minority身边shēn biānat one's side; on hand什么样shén me yàngwhat kind?; what sort?生shēngto be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student生词shēng cínew word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied生活shēng huóto live; life; livelihood声音shēng yīnvoice; sound省shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)十分shí fēnvery; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts实际shí jìreality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual实习shí xíto practice; field work; to intern; internship实现shí xiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about实在shí zàireally; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality食物shí wùfood使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ; to apply; to make use of市shìmarket; city市长shì zhǎngmayor事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)收到shōu dàoto receive收入shōu rùto take in; income; revenue手表shǒu biǎowristwatch受到shòu dàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)舒服shū fucomfortable; feeling well熟shúripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shóu]数shǔto count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list数字shù zìnumeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc)水平shuǐ pínglevel (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal顺利shùn lìsmoothly; without a hitch说明shuō míngto explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption司机sī jīchauffeur; driver送到sòng dàoDeliver送给sòng gěito send; to give as a present算suànto regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute虽然suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)随便suí biànas one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton随时suí shíat any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result; so; the reason why所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own它tāit它们tā menthey (for inanimate objects)太太tài taimarried woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife太阳tài yangsun; abbr. for 太阳穴态度tài dumanner; bearing; attitude; approach讨论tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over套tàoto 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)特别tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular特点tè diǎncharacteristic (feature); trait; feature疼téng(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly提dīused in 防 and 溜提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)提到tí dàoto mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to提高tí gāoto raise; to increase; to improve题Tísurname Ti体育tǐ yùsports; physical education体育场tǐ yù chǎngstadium体育馆tǐ yù guǎngym; gymnasium; stadium天上tiān shàngcelestial; heavenly条tiáostrip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)条件tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition听讲tīng jiǎngto attend a lecture; to listen to a talk听说tīng shuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking停tíngto stop; to halt; to park (a car)停车tíng chēto pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall停车场tíng chē chǎngparking lot; car park挺tǐngstraight; 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挺好tǐng hǎovery good通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc通过tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform; notice; notification同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously同事tóng shìcolleague; co-worker同样tóng yàngsame; equal; equivalent头tóuhead; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock头发tóu fahair (on the head)图片tú piànpicture; photograph推tuīto 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腿tuǐleg外地wài dìparts of the country other than where one is外卖wài mài(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal)完wánto finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish完全wán quáncomplete; whole; totally; entirely晚安wǎn ānGood night!; Good evening!晚报wǎn bàoevening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News晚餐wǎn cānevening meal; dinner晚会wǎn huìevening party碗wǎnvariant of 碗万mòused in 俟网wǎngnet; network网球wǎng qiútennis; tennis ball网站wǎng zhànwebsite; network station; node往wǎngto go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous为wéias (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)为什么wèi shén mewhy?; for what reason?位wèiposition; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential味道wèi daoflavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor喂wèiHello (on the phone), hey, or to feed (animals/people).温度wēn dùtemperature闻Wénsurname Wen问路wèn lùto ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place)问题wèn tíquestion; problem; issue; topic午餐wǔ cānlunch; luncheon午睡wǔ shuìto take a nap; siesta习惯xí guànhabit; custom; usual practice; to be used to洗衣机xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer洗澡xǐ zǎoto bathe; to take a shower西北Xī běiNorthwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)西餐xī cānWestern-style food西方Xī fāngthe West; the Occident; Western countries西南xī nánsouthwest西医xī yīWestern medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine下雪xià xuěto snow下周xià zhōunext week夏天xià tiānsummer相机xiàng jīcamera (abbr. for 照相机); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow相同xiāng tóngidentical; same相信xiāng xìnto be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true响xiǎngecho; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises想到xiǎng dàoto think of; to call to mind; to anticipate想法xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)想起xiǎng qǐto recall; to think of; to call to mind向Xiàngsurname Xiang像xiàngto resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)小声xiǎo shēngin a low voice; (speak) in whispers小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood小说xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction小心xiǎo xīnto be careful; to take care小组xiǎo zǔgroup校园xiào yuáncampus校长xiào zhǎng(college, university) president; headmaster笑话xiào huajoke; jest; to laugh at; to mock笑话儿xiàohuar5Joke鞋xiéshoe心里xīn lichest; heart; mind心情xīn qíngmood; frame of mind心中xīn zhōngcentral point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart新闻xīn wénnews信xìnletter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random信号xìn hàosignal信息xìn xīinformation; news; message信心xìn xīnconfidence; faith (in sb or sth)信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card星星xīng xingstar; spark; heavenly body行动xíng dòngoperation; action; to move about; mobile行人xíng rénpedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor行为xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed姓名xìng míngsurname and given name; full name休假xiū jiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave许多xǔ duōmany; a lot of; much选xuǎnto choose; to pick; to select; to elect学期xué qīterm; semester雪Xuěsurname Xue颜色yán sècolor; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff眼yǎneye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)眼睛yǎn jingeye养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth样子yàng ziappearance; manner; pattern; model药yàoleaf of the iris; variant of 药药店yào diànpharmacy药片yào piàna (medicine) pill or tablet药水Yào shuǐYaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province要求yāo qiúto request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand也许yě xǔperhaps; maybe夜yèvariant of 夜夜里yè liduring the night; at night; nighttime一般yī bānsame; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general一部分yī bù fenportion; part of; subset一点点yī diǎn diǎna little bit一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must一共yī gòngaltogether一路平安yī lù píng ānto have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage!一路顺风yī lù shùn fēngto have a pleasant journey (idiom)一生yī shēngall one's life; throughout one's life一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through已经yǐ jīngalready以后yǐ hòuafter; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future以前yǐ qiánbefore; formerly; previous; ago以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.以外yǐ wàiapart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond以为yǐ wéito 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.)以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less; the following椅子yǐ ziChair亿yì100 million意见yì jiànidea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint意思yì siidea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc因为yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of阴Yīnsurname Yin阴天yīn tiāncloudy day; overcast sky音节yīn jiésyllable音乐yīn yuèmusic音乐会yīn yuè huìconcert银行yín hángbank银行卡yín háng kǎbank card; ATM card应该yīng gāiought to; should; must英文Yīng wénEnglish (language)英语Yīng yǔEnglish (language)影片yǐng piàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie影响yǐng xiǎnginfluence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb永远yǒng yuǎnforever; eternal油yóuOil, grease, fat, or petroleum游客yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly; a little; somewhat有空儿yǒukòngr5available有人yǒu rénsomeone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)有一点儿yǒu yī diǎn ra bit; a little有意思yǒu yì siinteresting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun又yòu(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway友好Yǒu hǎoYouhao district of Yichun city 市, Heilongjiang鱼Yúsurname Yu语言yǔyánLanguage / Speech原来yuán láioriginal; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out原因yuán yīncause; origin; root cause; reason院yuàncourtyard; institution院长yuàn zhǎngthe head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China院子yuàn zicourtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant愿意yuàn yìto wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)月份yuè fènmonth月亮yuè liangthe moon越Yuègeneric word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南越来越yuè lái yuèmore and more云yún(classical) to say运动yùn dòngto move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign咱zánvariant of 咱咱们zán menwe or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [zá men]脏zàngviscera; (anatomy) organ早餐zǎo cānbreakfast早晨zǎo chénearly morning; also pr. [zǎo chen]早就zǎo jiùalready at an earlier time怎么办zěn me bànwhat's to be done怎么样zěn me yàngHow / How about / What's it like?怎样zěn yànghow; what kind占zhànvariant of 占站住zhàn zhùto stand长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly长大zhǎng dàto grow up找出zhǎo chūto find; to search out照顾zhào guto take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after照片zhào piànphotograph; picture照相zhào xiàngto take a photograph这么zhè meso much; this much; how much?; this way; like this这时zhè shíat this time; at this moment这时候zhè shíhòuAt this moment这样zhè yàngthis kind of; so; this way; like this; such真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed正常zhèng chángregular; normal; ordinary正好zhèng hǎojust (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that正确zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper正是zhèng shìis precisely直接zhí jiēdirect (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward只zhǐonly; merely; just; but只能zhǐ néngcan only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice只要zhǐ yàoif only; so long as纸zhǐvariant of 纸中餐zhōng cānlunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food中级zhōng jímiddle level (in a hierarchy)中年zhōng niánmiddle age中小学zhōng xiǎo xuémiddle and elementary school中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core中医Zhōng yītraditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine重点chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate重复chóng fùto repeat; to duplicate重视zhòng shìto attach importance to sth; to value重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-周Zhōusurname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)周末zhōu mòweekend周年zhōu niánanniversary; annual主人zhǔ rénmaster; host; owner主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary住房zhù fánghousing住院zhù yuànto be in hospital; to be hospitalized装zhuāngto dress up, to pack, to load, or to pretend/fake something准确zhǔn quèaccurate; exact; precise字典zì diǎnChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary自己zì jǐoneself; one's own自行车zì xíng chēbicycle; bike自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted走过zǒu guòto walk past; to pass by走进zǒu jìnto enter走开zǒu kāito leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside租zūto hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax组Zǔsurname Zu组成zǔ chéngto form; to make up; to constitute组长zǔ zhǎnggroup leader嘴zuǐmouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc)最近zuì jìnrecently; soon; nearest作家zuò jiāauthor作文zuò wénto write an essay; composition (student essay)作业zuò yèschool assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate作用zuò yòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 用, inhibition座zuòseat; base; stand; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects座位zuò wèiseat做到zuò dàoto accomplish; to achieve做法zuò fǎway of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice做饭zuò fànto prepare a meal; to cook
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