Category: beginner

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• my name is ... — 我叫…… (wǒ jiào...)

  classroom · introductions · beginner · neutral

• I don't understand — 我听不懂 (wǒ tīng bù dǒng)

  communication · learning · beginner · neutral

• I'm learning Chinese — 我在学中文 (wǒ zài xué Zhōngwén)

  communication · learning · beginner · neutral

• add me on WeChat — 加我微信 (jiā wǒ Wēixìn)

  digital · social · beginner · casual

• help! — 帮帮我！ (bāngbang wǒ!)

  emergency · safety · beginner · urgent

• delicious — 真好吃 (zhēn hǎochī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · casual

• menu, please — 请给我菜单 (qǐng gěi wǒ càidān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · polite

• good morning — 早上好 (zǎoshang hǎo)

  greeting · everyday · beginner · neutral

• nice to meet you — 很高兴认识你 (hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ)

  greeting · introductions · beginner · polite

• excuse me — 不好意思 (bù hǎo yìsi)

  polite · everyday · beginner · neutral

• thank you — 谢谢 (xièxie)

  polite · everyday · beginner · neutral

• how much is it? — 多少钱？ (duō shǎo qián?)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• goodbye — 再见 (zài jiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hello — 你好 (nǐ hǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• where is the bathroom? — 洗手间在哪儿？ (xǐshǒujiān zài nǎr?)

  travel · directions · beginner · polite

• "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career — 蚁族 (yǐ zú)

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• "exam master", sb who takes many exams and aces all of them — 考霸 (kǎo bà)

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• "legal quotient" (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct — 法商 (fǎ shāng)

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• "Redology", academic field devoted to the study of A Dream of Red Mansions — 红学 (hóng xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• a book — 册子 (cè zǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• a book on the art of war — 兵书 (bīng shū)

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• a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions — 笔仙 (bǐ xiān)

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• a musical score — 乐谱 (yuè pǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) — 秀才 (xiù cái)

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• a platform (to speak) — 讲坛 (jiǎng tán)

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• a supervised line of schoolchildren walking in procession along public streets, esp. primary school students returning home after school — 路队 (lù duì)

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• a test — 检定 (jiǎn dìng)

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• a treasured rare book — 秘本 (mì běn)

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• ability to write — 笔头 (bǐ tóu)

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• according to reason — 按理 (àn lǐ)

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• account book — 账本 (zhàng běn)

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• advanced stream (in school) — 快班 (kuài bān)

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• affiliated elementary school (abbr. for 附屬小學|附属小学[fu4 shu3 xiao3 xue2]) — 附小 (fù xiǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• after school — 课余 (kè yú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• after-school program — 托班 (tuō bān)

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• all-boys school — 男校 (nán xiào)

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• all-girls school — 女校 (nǚ xiào)

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• an account book — 账册 (zhàng cè)

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• ancient book — 古书 (gǔ shū)

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• ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month — 腊 (là)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• anniversary of the founding of a school — 校庆 (xiào qìng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] — 周易 (zhōu yì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• anxious to learn — 求知 (qiú zhī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• art school entrance examination (abbr. for 藝術考試|艺术考试[yi4 shu4 kao3 shi4]) — 艺考 (yì kǎo)

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• ascetic practice — 苦行 (kǔ xíng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• attached (or affiliated) secondary (or middle) school — 附中 (fù zhōng)

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• autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing) — 秋试 (qiū shì)

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• banned book — 禁书 (jìn shū)

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• bayonet practice in pairs — 对刺 (duì cì)

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• blank exam paper — 白卷 (bái juàn)

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• book — 册 (cè)

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• book — 书 (shū)

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• book — 本子 (běn zi)

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• book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general) — 书本 (shū běn)

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• book cover — 书皮 (shū pí)

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• book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shi2 liu4 kai1] is roughly A4) — 开本 (kāi běn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• book kiosk — 书亭 (shū tíng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• book number (esp. ISBN) — 书号 (shū hào)

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• book of pictures or charts — 图册 (tú cè)

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• book review — 书评 (shū píng)

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• book title — 书题 (shū tí)

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• branch of a school — 分校 (fēn xiào)

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• branch of study — 科 (kē)

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• brilliant student — 高徒 (gāo tú)

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• broad and extensive (of knowledge etc) — 渊广 (yuān guǎng)

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• call the score — 报分 (bào fēn)

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• candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam — 童生 (tóng shēng)

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• chancellor (of a university) — 校监 (xiào jiān)

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• character book (i.e. school primer) — 字书 (zì shū)

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• character that is difficult to recognize or write — 难字 (nán zì)

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• class — 学级 (xué jí)

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• class — 汇 (huì)

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• class — 课时 (kè shí)

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• class (group of students) — 班级 (bān jí)

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• class hour — 学时 (xué shí)

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• class interval (statistics) — 组距 (zǔ jù)

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• class monitor — 班长 (bān zhǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• class or grade — 曹 (cáo)

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• class president (in a school) — 级长 (jí cháng)

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• classic book — 本经 (běn jīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• classroom (CL:間|间[jian1]) — 课堂 (kè táng)

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• code of conduct — 常规 (cháng guī)

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• college — 学堂 (xué táng)

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• college — 学院 (xué yuàn)

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• college — 院校 (yuàn xiào)

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• college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) — 高考 (gāo kǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• commentary and subcommentary (of a book) — 注疏 (zhù shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• common sense — 常识 (cháng shí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• copying paper (with printed model characters and blank squares for writing practice) — 仿纸 (fǎng zhǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• course — 历程 (lì chéng)

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• course — 流程 (liú chéng)

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• course — 航向 (háng xiàng)

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• course — 课程 (kè chéng)

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• course (i.e. building layer) — 砌层 (qì céng)

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• course credit — 学分 (xué fēn)

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• course of action — 作法 (zuò fǎ)

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• course of disease — 病程 (bìng chéng)

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• course of events — 进程 (jìn chéng)

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• course of events — 过程 (guò chéng)

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• course of lectures — 讲座 (jiǎng zuò)

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• course of study (commonly used in book titles) — 教程 (jiào chéng)

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• course of treatment — 疗程 (liáo chéng)

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• court examination, the top grade imperial exam — 廷试 (tíng shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• court examination, the top grade imperial exam — 殿试 (diàn shì)

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• crash (course) — 速成 (sù chéng)

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• crowd knowledge — 众智 (zhòng zhì)

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• custom — 习气 (xí qì)

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• custom — 老例 (lǎo lì)

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• custom — 风习 (fēng xí)

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• disruptive activities targeted at a school by an aggrieved party (neologism formed by analogy with 醫鬧|医闹[yi1 nao4]) — 校闹 (xiào nào)

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• drill book — 操典 (cāo diǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• driving school — 驾校 (jià xiào)

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• driving test — 路考 (lù kǎo)

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• drugs test (e.g. on athletes) — 药检 (yào jiǎn)

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• drum practice pad (music) — 哑鼓 (yǎ gǔ)

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• dust jacket (of a book) — 护封 (hù fēng)

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• eager to study — 好学 (hào xué)

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• easy to learn — 好学 (hào xué)

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• easy to learn — 易学 (yì xué)

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• ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment) — 生态 (shēng tài)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• edition (of a book etc) — 版次 (bǎn cì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• edition (of a book) currently in circulation — 传本 (chuán běn)

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• electrician's test light — 电笔 (diàn bǐ)

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• elementary school — 小学 (xiǎo xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• elementary school (Tw) — 国小 (guó xiǎo)

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• elite fee-charging independent school in England or Wales (e.g. Eton College) — 公学 (gōng xué)

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• end of school — 散学 (sàn xué)

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• enjoyable to read — 可读 (kě dú)

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• entire book — 全书 (quán shū)

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• entrance exam for senior middle school — 中考 (zhōng kǎo)

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• evening college (abbr. for 夜大學|夜大学[ye4 da4 xue2]) — 夜大 (yè dà)

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• evening school — 夜校 (yè xiào)

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• exam candidate — 考生 (kǎo shēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• exam outline (outline of the content of an exam, published prior to the exam as a guide for examinees) (abbr. for 考試大綱|考试大纲[kao3 shi4 da4 gang1]) — 考纲 (kǎo gāng)

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• exam paper — 考卷 (kǎo juàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• exam question — 考题 (kǎo tí)

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• exam question — 试题 (shì tí)

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• exam room — 考场 (kǎo chǎng)

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• exam room — 试场 (shì chǎng)

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• exam site — 考点 (kǎo diǎn)

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• extant fragment (of book) — 残本 (cán běn)

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• famous school — 名校 (míng xiào)

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• famous school — 显学 (xiǎn xué)

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• fascicle — 分册 (fēn cè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• final exam — 大考 (dà kǎo)

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• first class — 一等 (yī děng)

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• first class — 一级 (yī jí)

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• first class — 头等 (tóu děng)

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• first class merit — 头功 (tóu gōng)

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• first year in junior middle school — 初一 (chū yī)

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• first year of university — 大一 (dà yī)

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• first-class — 上乘 (shàng chéng)

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• fitness test — 体测 (tǐ cè)

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• foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) — 外教 (wài jiào)

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• fourth year of university — 大四 (dà sì)

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• free school (old) — 义学 (yì xué)

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• gastropod (class of mollusks including snails) — 腹足 (fù zú)

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• general academic senior high school (as opposed to vocational high schools) (abbr. for 普通高中[pu3 tong1 gao1 zhong1]) — 普高 (pǔ gāo)

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• general knowledge — 通识 (tōng shí)

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• grade — 年级 (nián jí)

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• grade — 标号 (biāo hào)

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• grade — 档次 (dàng cì)

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• grade — 班次 (bān cì)

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• grade — 等级 (děng jí)

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• grade — 考分 (kǎo fēn)

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• grade (i.e. quality) — 品第 (pǐn dì)

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• grade 2 — 二级 (èr jí)

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• grade 3 — 三级 (sān jí)

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• grade 4 — 四级 (sì jí)

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• grade A — 甲等 (jiǎ děng)

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• grand-disciple — 徒孙 (tú sūn)

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• group — 派别 (pài bié)

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• guide (e.g. book or other printed material) — 导读 (dǎo dú)

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• handwritten copy of a book — 写本 (xiě běn)

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• hardcover (book) — 精装 (jīng zhuāng)

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• high-grade ore — 富矿 (fù kuàng)

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• history book — 史书 (shǐ shū)

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• homework — 功课 (gōng kè)

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• homophone group (group of homophone characters, in a rhyme book) — 小韵 (xiǎo yùn)

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• I Ching — 易经 (yì jīng)

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• imperial exam involving writing essay on policy 策論|策论[ce4 lun4] — 策试 (cè shì)

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• important book — 要著 (yào zhù)

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• in the ordinary course of events — 按说 (àn shuō)

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• junior female student or apprentice — 师妹 (shī mèi)

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• junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) — 初中 (chū zhōng)

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• junior high school (Tw) — 国中 (guó zhōng)

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• kind — 类 (lèi)

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• knowledge — 智识 (zhì shí)

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• knowledge — 知识 (zhī shi)

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• knowledge and experience — 识度 (shí dù)

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• knowledge and experience — 识见 (shí jiàn)

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• lacking in class — 没品 (méi pǐn)

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• lacking in knowledge — 俭腹 (jiǎn fù)

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• lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism — 喇嘛 (lǎ ma)

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• learned person — 通人 (tōng rén)

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• learning — 学问 (xué wèn)

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• length of a book — 部头 (bù tóu)

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• lesson — 课业 (kè yè)

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• lesson from events of the past — 鉴戒 (jiàn jiè)

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• lesson plan — 教案 (jiào àn)

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• let's start — 我们开始吧 (wǒmen kāishǐ ba)

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• level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) — 造诣 (zào yì)

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• list of successful applicants for college admission — 榜单 (bǎng dān)

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• lit. to gnaw a book — 啃书 (kěn shū)

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• low grade ore — 贫矿 (pín kuàng)

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• low-grade — 低档 (dī dàng)

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• lower course of a river — 下流 (xià liú)

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• lower elementary school (abbr. for 初級小學|初级小学[chu1 ji2 xiao3 xue2]) — 初小 (chū xiǎo)

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• lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy) — 下士 (xià shì)

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• main course — 主菜 (zhǔ cài)

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• manuscript (of a book etc) — 稿本 (gǎo běn)

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• manuscript of a book — 书稿 (shū gǎo)

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• martial arts school — 武馆 (wǔ guǎn)

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• medical book — 医书 (yī shū)

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• medical knowledge — 医理 (yī lǐ)

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• medical school — 卫校 (wèi xiào)

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• member of a class or group — 分子 (fēn zǐ)

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• member of the senior ministerial class (old) — 士 (shì)

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• middle class — 中产 (zhōng chǎn)

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• middle school — 中学 (zhōng xué)

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• military school — 军校 (jūn xiào)

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• musical score — 总谱 (zǒng pǔ)

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• musical score — 谱子 (pǔ zǐ)

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• name of a book — 书名 (shū míng)

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• narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill) — 浅短 (qiǎn duǎn)

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• negative score — 负分 (fù fēn)

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• new knowledge — 新知 (xīn zhī)

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• normal and proper practice — 常道 (cháng dào)

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• notes on the use of a book — 凡例 (fán lì)

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• nuclear test — 核试 (hé shì)

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• nursing student — 护生 (hù shēng)

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• old book — 善本 (shàn běn)

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• old practice — 故事 (gù shì)

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• old school — 旧派 (jiù pài)

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• old-fashioned — 老派 (lǎo pài)

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• older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc) — 大龄 (dà líng)

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• one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 — 大雅 (dà yǎ)

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• one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 — 小雅 (xiǎo yǎ)

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• one's late teacher — 先师 (xiān shī)

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• orthodox school — 正宗 (zhèng zōng)

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• outstanding student — 优生 (yōu shēng)

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• overall score — 总分 (zǒng fēn)

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• page of a book — 书页 (shū yè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 — 雅歌 (yǎ gē)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• part-time college (abbr. for 業餘大學|业余大学[ye4 yu2 da4 xue2]) — 业大 (yè dà)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• per book — 账载 (zhàng zǎi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• picture book — 绘本 (huì běn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• pleasant to listen to — 动听 (dòng tīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• please write it down — 请写下来 (qǐng xiě xiàlai)

  classroom · learning · beginner · polite

• pornographic book — 黄书 (huáng shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• practice — 实践 (shí jiàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• practice (customary action, as opposed to theory) — 实务 (shí wù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) — 棒喝 (bàng hè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• prefectural exam, the 2nd of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties — 府试 (fǔ shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• preliminary exam — 初试 (chū shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• preparatory course (in college) — 预科 (yù kē)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• preschool teacher (abbr. for 幼兒教師|幼儿教师[you4 er2 jiao4 shi1]) — 幼师 (yòu shī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• primary school — 蒙馆 (méng guǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• primary school teacher — 蒙师 (méng shī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• print book — 纸书 (zhǐ shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• printed book — 印本 (yìn běn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• private teacher — 馆宾 (guǎn bīn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom — 例题 (lì tí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• profound (knowledge) — 渊深 (yuān shēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• qualified teacher — 师资 (shī zī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• question bank (for examiners creating an exam, or students preparing for an exam) — 题库 (tí kù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• quotation (from a book or existing source) — 语录 (yǔ lù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• race course — 赛道 (sài dào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• rapid diagnostic test (RDT), abbr. for 快速篩檢|快速筛检[kuai4 su4 shai1 jian3] — 快筛 (kuài shāi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• rare book — 秘籍 (mì jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• read-only (computing) — 唯读 (wéi dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• real knowledge — 真知 (zhēn zhī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• reference book consisting of material quoted from many sources, arranged by category (about 600 of which were compiled between the 3rd and 18th centuries in China) — 类书 (lèi shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• reference material (used in scholarly study) — 文献 (wén xiàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• registration as a current student — 学籍 (xué jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• remedial stream (in school) — 慢班 (màn bān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• research and study — 研习 (yán xí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• river course — 河道 (hé dào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• same as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History — 尚书 (shàng shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school — 学校 (xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school — 宗 (zōng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school (old) — 馆地 (guǎn dì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school age — 学龄 (xué líng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school assignment — 作业 (zuò yè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school badge — 校徽 (xiào huī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school begins — 开课 (kāi kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school building — 学舍 (xué shè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school building — 校舍 (xiào shè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school bully — 校霸 (xiào bà)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school calendar — 校历 (xiào lì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school desk — 课桌 (kè zhuō)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school district — 学区 (xué qū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school for cadres — 干校 (gàn xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school inspector — 督学 (dū xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school magazine — 校刊 (xiào kān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school motto — 校训 (xiào xùn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school name — 校名 (xiào míng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school of thought — 学派 (xué pài)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school official responsible for supervising the students (old) — 学监 (xué jiān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · formal

• school official responsible for supervising the students (old) — 监学 (jiān xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · formal

• school or academic institution (old) — 官学 (guān xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school rules and regulations — 校规 (xiào guī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school song — 校歌 (xiào gē)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school timetable — 课表 (kè biǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school uniform — 校服 (xiào fú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• score (of a game or competition) — 比分 (bǐ fēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• score (of a game or competition) — 比数 (bǐ shù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• scroll (book or painting) — 卷轴 (juàn zhóu)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• second class — 二等 (èr děng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• second year in junior middle school — 初二 (chū èr)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• second year of university — 大二 (dà èr)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• second-class — 次等 (cì děng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• second-hand book — 旧书 (jiù shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• secondary normal school (abbr. for 中等師範學校|中等师范学校[zhong1 deng3 shi1 fan4 xue2 xiao4]) — 中师 (zhōng shī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• self-study — 自学 (zì xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• seminary (Christian college) — 修院 (xiū yuàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• senior fellow student — 砚兄 (yàn xiōng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• senior female fellow student or apprentice — 师姐 (shī jiě)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) — 高中 (gāo zhōng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• senior high school enrollment — 中招 (zhōng zhāo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• senior male fellow student or apprentice — 师兄 (shī xiōng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• shallow study — 浅学 (qiǎn xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• skills acquired through religious practice — 道行 (dào heng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• sky burial (Tibetan funeral practice) — 天葬 (tiān zàng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• smear (used for medical test) (Tw) — 抹片 (mǒ piàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• social class — 阶层 (jiē céng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• soft seat (= first class in PRC trains) — 软坐 (ruǎn zuò)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• soft seat (= first class in PRC trains) — 软席 (ruǎn xí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• special grade — 特等 (tè děng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• special grade — 特级 (tè jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) — 专题 (zhuān tí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• spine of a book — 书脊 (shū jǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• sports school — 体校 (tǐ xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• strikebreaker — 工贼 (gōng zéi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• student — 学员 (xué yuán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• student — 学生 (xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• student ID number — 学号 (xué hào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• student movement — 学运 (xué yùn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• student of overseas Chinese descent who returns to mainland China or Taiwan to pursue their studies (abbr. for 華僑學生|华侨学生[Hua2 qiao2 xue2 sheng5]) — 侨生 (qiáo shēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• student protest — 学潮 (xué cháo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• student strike — 罢课 (bà kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• study (room) — 书房 (shū fáng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• study of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] — 易学 (yì xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• study of the Confucian classics — 经学 (jīng xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• style of study — 学风 (xué fēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• superior grade — 超等 (chāo děng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• teach in peace (polite phrase to end a letter to a teacher) — 教安 (jiào ān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · formal

• teacher — 先生 (xiān shēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• teacher — 师 (shī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• teacher — 师尊 (shī zūn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• teacher — 教员 (jiào yuán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• teacher — 教师 (jiào shī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• teacher — 业师 (yè shī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• teacher — 老师 (lǎo shī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• teacher-training — 师范 (shī fàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• teacher's husband — 师丈 (shī zhàng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• teacher's pointer — 教鞭 (jiào biān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• teacher's strike — 罢教 (bà jiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• team — 班 (bān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• technical school — 工校 (gōng xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• term of respect for a teacher's wife — 师娘 (shī niáng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• term of respect for a teacher's wife — 师母 (shī mǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• term used by a teacher or master to refer to themself when speaking to their student — 为师 (wèi shī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• test — 测验 (cè yàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• test drive — 试乘 (shì chéng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• test paper — 卷子 (juàn zi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• test planting — 试种 (shì zhǒng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• test point — 试点 (shì diǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• test tube — 试管 (shì guǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the back cover of a book — 封底 (fēng dǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shang4 shu1 jing1], 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], 書|书[Shu1] — 书经 (shū jīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] — 诗书 (shī shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the classics a Confucian scholar must read (such as The Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and The Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]) — 诗礼 (shī lǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the course of one's life — 命途 (mìng tú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the distinctive style and techniques handed down from master to apprentice within a particular school — 家数 (jiā shù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the end of a term or semester (in school) — 期末 (qī mò)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the exam area — 考区 (kǎo qū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the exam period — 考期 (kǎo qī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] — 五经 (wǔ jīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the four book depositories, namely: classics 經|经, history 史, philosophy 子[zi3], belles-lettres 集 — 四库 (sì kù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] — 院长 (yuàn zhǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475–221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.) — 法家 (fǎ jiā)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the Mei Lanfang School — 梅派 (méi pài)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the most handsome boy in the class — 班草 (bān cǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the most handsome boy in the school (see also 校花[xiao4 hua1]) — 校草 (xiào cǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the prettiest girl in the class — 班花 (bān huā)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiao4 cao3]) — 校花 (xiào huā)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) — 兵家 (bīng jiā)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school — 少林 (shǎo lín)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the text of an annotated book — 白文 (bái wén)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the tone of a school — 校风 (xiào fēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the traditional Chinese study of fate and fortune, using methods such as birth-date analysis, physiognomy, name analysis, feng shui etc — 命理 (mìng lǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing — 乡试 (xiāng shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the whole class — 全班 (quán bān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the whole course of an event from beginning to end — 本末 (běn mò)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• third year in junior middle school — 初三 (chū sān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• third year of university — 大三 (dà sān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• three-year college — 大专 (dà zhuān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to add material to an exam — 加试 (jiā shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) — 采取 (cǎi qǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to answer questions (as teacher or consultant) — 答疑 (dá yí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam) — 上榜 (shàng bǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly — 活用 (huó yòng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to apply in practice — 实用 (shí yòng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to assign (to a class) — 归入 (guī rù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to attend a class — 听课 (tīng kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to attend boarding school — 住读 (zhù dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to attend graduate school — 读研 (dú yán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to attend school — 就学 (jiù xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to attend school as a day student — 走读 (zǒu dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to attend school as a day student — 通学 (tōng xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to attend school on a temporary basis — 借读 (jiè dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to audit and write off — 核销 (hé xiāo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to be able to read aloud fluently — 上口 (shàng kǒu)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) — 临场 (lín chǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to be bold enough to speak out — 敢言 (gǎn yán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to be in the same class — 同班 (tóng bān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to be on the waiting list (for admission to a school) — 备取 (bèi qǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to be out of practice — 荒疏 (huāng shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to be shocked to learn — 惊悉 (jīng xī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to be studying (at a school or research institute) — 在读 (zài dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to become a common practice — 成风 (chéng fēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to begin an exam — 开考 (kāi kǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to board at school — 住校 (zhù xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to book a service for overnight use (karaoke room, internet café etc) — 包夜 (bāo yè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to book tickets — 订票 (dìng piào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to borrow books to read — 借阅 (jiè yuè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to broadcast a lecture, a book reading etc — 播讲 (bō jiǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to calculate the score — 计分 (jì fēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to challenge an established martial arts school to a fight (to prove one's skills or gain reputation) — 踢馆 (tī guǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to check attendance (at school or workplace) — 考勤 (kǎo qín)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to close (box, book, mouth etc) — 合上 (hé shàng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to compete to answer questions (in class) — 竞答 (jìng dá)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to compile (various texts) into book form — 集录 (jí lù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to complete a course of study (old) — 卒业 (zú yè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to complete the training course (Tw) — 结训 (jié xùn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to control (the course of sth) — 制导 (zhì dǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to correct student papers — 批卷 (pī juàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to create — 创作 (chuàng zuò)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to dedicate (a book, film etc to sb) — 题献 (tí xiàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to delay handing over (payment, homework etc) — 迟交 (chí jiāo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better) — 焚砚 (fén yàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to deviate from the correct course — 走偏 (zǒu piān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to dismiss students at the end of the school day — 放学 (fàng xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to disseminate knowledge of the law — 普法 (pǔ fǎ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to do a lot of practice questions (to prepare for an exam) — 刷题 (shuā tí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to document on film the course of events — 跟拍 (gēn pāi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to drag out a lesson — 拖堂 (tuō táng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to drill — 演练 (yǎn liàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to enter a school or college — 入学 (rù xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to enter the next grade school — 升学 (shēng xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to fail (a course) — 挂科 (guà kē)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to fail (a student) — 当掉 (dāng diào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to fail an exam — 落第 (luò dì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to faint from stress (during exam, on stage etc) — 晕场 (yūn chǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout) — 补白 (bǔ bái)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to finish (writing a book) — 成书 (chéng shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to finish an exam — 考完 (kǎo wán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to finish class — 下课 (xià kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to finish school, esp. a short course — 结业 (jié yè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to follow up a study — 查究 (chá jiū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to gain entry by passing an exam — 考进 (kǎo jìn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to gain first-hand knowledge of sth — 见识 (jiàn shi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to give a lecture — 讲课 (jiǎng kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to give answering phrase (school exercise in memory or composition) — 对课 (duì kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to go to class — 上课 (shàng kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to go to school — 上学 (shàng xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to go to school — 就读 (jiù dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to go up by one grade — 升级 (shēng jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to grade — 定级 (dìng jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to grade — 打分 (dǎ fēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to grade — 评分 (píng fēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to grade exam papers — 评卷 (píng juàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to grade exam papers — 阅卷 (yuè juàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to guide sth on its proper course — 顺导 (shùn dǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to hand down secret knowledge from generation to generation within a school or family etc — 秘传 (mì chuán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to have kept count — 有数 (yǒu shù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to hear (news) — 听取 (tīng qǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to heed advice — 听劝 (tīng quàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to interpret (a visual document, a medical exam, an historical event etc) — 判读 (pàn dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to introduce (a book etc) to people who don't read the language in which it was written by translating it — 译介 (yì jiè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to join a class partway through the course — 插班 (chā bān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to jump a year (at college) — 跳级 (tiào jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to keep score — 记分 (jì fēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn — 学 (xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn — 学会 (xué huì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn — 学习 (xué xí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn — 习得 (xí dé)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn (sth) — 学到 (xué dào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn a skill or art — 学艺 (xué yì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn about — 得悉 (dé xī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn by rote — 死背 (sǐ bèi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn by rote — 死记 (sǐ jì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn of (an event) — 获知 (huò zhī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn of sth — 获悉 (huò xī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn one's lesson the hard way — 学乖 (xué guāi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn sth over again — 重温 (chóng wēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn sth through hearsay — 风闻 (fēng wén)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn through experience — 历练 (lì liàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn to read — 认字 (rèn zì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn to read — 识字 (shí zì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to learn to walk — 学步 (xué bù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) — 下场 (xià chǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to lip-read — 唇读 (chún dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to listen — 听闻 (tīng wén)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to listen and obey — 听从 (tīng cóng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to listen attentively — 倾听 (qīng tīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to listen carefully (for tiny sounds) — 细听 (xì tīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to listen to — 听 (tīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to listen to (a radio broadcast) — 收听 (shōu tīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling 評話|评话[ping2 hua4] — 听书 (tīng shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to listen to information — 听信 (tīng xìn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to make a student write sth out many times, as a punishment — 罚写 (fá xiě)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to make up missed lesson — 补课 (bǔ kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to mark (homework, exam scripts etc) — 批改 (pī gǎi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to monitor — 监听 (jiān tīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to open a book — 开卷 (kāi juàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request) — 张嘴 (zhāng zuǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to pass (an exam) — 考过 (kǎo guò)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to pass a test — 中试 (zhōng shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to pass a university entrance exam — 考上 (kǎo shàng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to pass an entrance exam — 考取 (kǎo qǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to pass an exam — 考中 (kǎo zhōng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to pass an exam or a test — 及格 (jí gé)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to pass entrance exam — 考入 (kǎo rù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent — 偷拍 (tōu pāi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to pore over a book — 披览 (pī lǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice — 实习 (shí xí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice — 练 (liàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice — 练习 (liàn xí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice (a trade) — 从业 (cóng yè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice (an activity) — 修练 (xiū liàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice a skill — 练手 (liàn shǒu)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice birth control — 节育 (jié yù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice Daoism — 修道 (xiū dào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice diligently — 力行 (lì xíng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice divination — 起课 (qǐ kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice favoritism — 偏私 (piān sī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice martial arts — 演武 (yǎn wǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice martial arts — 习武 (xí wǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice Taoism — 修真 (xiū zhēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice writing characters — 练字 (liàn zì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice writing characters — 习字 (xí zì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to prepare a lesson — 预习 (yù xí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to prepare for an exam — 备考 (bèi kǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to proctor (an exam) — 监考 (jiān kǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to progress to (a higher-level school) — 升入 (shēng rù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to proof-read — 审校 (shěn xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to publish class list of successful exam candidates — 出榜 (chū bǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to pursue (a course, a policy) — 奉行 (fèng xíng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to pursue one's studies — 求学 (qiú xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to put pen to paper — 落笔 (luò bǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) — 杀青 (shā qīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to quit school — 退学 (tuì xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read — 念 (niàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read — 念书 (niàn shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read — 看书 (kàn shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read — 阅览 (yuè lǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read — 阅读 (yuè dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read (a draft) — 审读 (shěn dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read a book — 读书 (dú shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read a sample chapter of a book — 试读 (shì dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read a score — 读谱 (dú pǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read again — 再读 (zài dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read aloud — 吟诵 (yín sòng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read aloud — 朗读 (lǎng dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read aloud — 诵 (sòng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read aloud — 诵读 (sòng dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read aloud with expression — 朗诵 (lǎng sòng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read and appraise — 评阅 (píng yuè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read and interpret ancient texts — 释读 (shì dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read and pass on — 传阅 (chuán yuè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read and reread sth until one is familiar with it — 熟读 (shú dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read and understand — 读懂 (dú dǒng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read ballot slips out loud — 唱票 (chàng piào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read carefully and thoroughly — 精读 (jīng dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read cursorily — 略读 (lüè dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read extensively — 博览 (bó lǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read extensively and thoroughly — 读破 (dú pò)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read in silence — 默读 (mò dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read intensively — 饱读 (bǎo dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read mindfully — 品读 (pǐn dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read newspapers — 读报 (dú bào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read out — 念诵 (niàn sòng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read out — 读 (dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read out loud — 读出 (dú chū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read out loud to an audience — 宣读 (xuān dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read sb's mind — 读心 (dú xīn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read silently — 默念 (mò niàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read smoothly (of text) — 顺口 (shùn kǒu)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read smoothly (of text) — 顺嘴 (shùn zuǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read through — 通读 (tōng dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to read through to evaluate — 批阅 (pī yuè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to recommend (for admission to school) — 保送 (bǎo sòng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to refuse to listen — 掩耳 (yǎn ěr)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to repeat a year in school — 留班 (liú bān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to repeat a year in school — 留级 (liú jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format — 缩印 (suō yìn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to return to school — 返校 (fǎn xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to return to school (after an interruption) — 复学 (fù xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to return to the same school and repeat a course from which one has already graduated, as a result of failing to get good enough results to progress to one's desired higher-level school — 复读 (fù dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to reverse (the score) — 反超 (fǎn chāo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to review (a book) — 评介 (píng jiè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to review (a lesson etc) — 温理 (wēn lǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to review (a lesson etc) — 温习 (wēn xí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to revise and enlarge (a book) — 增订 (zēng dìng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to run a school — 办学 (bàn xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to score a convincing win — 完胜 (wán shèng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to score a goal — 入球 (rù qiú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to score a goal — 进球 (jìn qiú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to score a point (in a competition, test etc) — 得分 (dé fēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to score a victory — 取胜 (qǔ shèng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to score last in an examination — 背榜 (bèi bǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to send a letter to — 去信 (qù xìn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to set up a teammate (with an opportunity to score) — 做球 (zuò qiú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to shy to speak out — 碍口 (ài kǒu)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to sign up for a class — 报班 (bào bān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program — 考研 (kǎo yán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to sit for a civil service exam — 考公 (kǎo gōng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to sit for a makeup exam — 补考 (bǔ kǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam — 复试 (fù shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to skim (through a book) — 涉猎 (shè liè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to skip a grade — 越级 (yuè jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to skip class — 跷课 (qiāo kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to skip class — 逃课 (táo kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to skip school — 翘课 (qiào kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak — 做声 (zuò shēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak — 出言 (chū yán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak — 口称 (kǒu chēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak — 曰 (yuē)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak — 言语 (yán yǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak — 说 (shuō)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak — 说话 (shuō huà)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak — 谈 (tán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak — 谓 (wèi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak — 讲 (jiǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak — 道出 (dào chū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak cautiously — 慎言 (shèn yán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak forthrightly — 直言 (zhí yán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak frankly — 直白 (zhí bái)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak highly of sb — 高抬 (gāo tái)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak in defense of — 辩护 (biàn hù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak of — 言说 (yán shuō)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak on sb's behalf — 关说 (guān shuō)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak out — 说出 (shuō chū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak out — 开腔 (kāi qiāng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak sarcastically — 挖苦 (wā kǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak seriously — 言重 (yán zhòng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc — 喊话 (hǎn huà)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak with the eyes — 目语 (mù yǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to start to speak — 开言 (kāi yán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to stay behind (after class) — 留堂 (liú táng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to steal techniques — 偷师 (tōu shī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study — 修习 (xiū xí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study — 受业 (shòu yè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study — 推究 (tuī jiū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study — 研求 (yán qiú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study (in an academic program) — 修读 (xiū dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study abroad — 留学 (liú xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study and come to a conclusion — 研判 (yán pàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study at school — 修业 (xiū yè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study at the same school — 同学 (tóng xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study attentively (a book) — 研读 (yán dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study away from home or abroad (old) — 游学 (yóu xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study in detail — 推详 (tuī xiáng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study meticulously — 钻研 (zuān yán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study on one's own — 自修 (zì xiū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) — 自习 (zì xí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study the Confucian classics — 读经 (dú jīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1]) — 格致 (gé zhì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2] — 格物 (gé wù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to study under (a teacher) — 师从 (shī cóng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to support a student's education (often financially) — 助学 (zhù xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to switch from one major or faculty to another (at a university) — 改学 (gǎi xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to take a breathalyzer test — 酒测 (jiǔ cè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to take a course — 修课 (xiū kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to take a relevant exam for a certificate (e.g. driving test, license etc) — 考本 (kǎo běn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to take a screen test — 试镜 (shì jìng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to take a test or exam for sb — 代考 (dài kǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to take a test to establish one's level of proficiency — 考级 (kǎo jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to take an exam — 应考 (yìng kǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to take an exam — 应试 (yìng shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to take an exam — 考试 (kǎo shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor — 补习 (bǔ xí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to talk (or write) about one's recollections of past events — 忆述 (yì shù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to teach as substitute for absent teacher — 代课 (dài kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to teach class — 教课 (jiào kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to tell on sb — 告状 (gào zhuàng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to test — 考验 (kǎo yàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to test — 试 (shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to test (machinery etc) — 测试 (cè shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to test a random sample — 抽验 (chōu yàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to test and evaluate — 测评 (cè píng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to test drive — 试车 (shì chē)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to test positive again (for COVID-19) after previously testing positive and then later, negative — 复阳 (fù yáng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) — 描红 (miáo hóng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to transfer (school) — 转校 (zhuǎn xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to unwittingly write the wrong thing — 误写 (wù xiě)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to visualize (Buddhist practice) — 观想 (guān xiǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to warn (against some course) — 规诫 (guī jiè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write — 执笔 (zhí bǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write — 写 (xiě)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write — 写作 (xiě zuò)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write — 书写 (shū xiě)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write — 著作 (zhù zuò)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write (by hand) — 写字 (xiě zì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write (used before or after a quoted passage) — 写道 (xiě dào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write a book — 著书 (zhù shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write a letter — 写信 (xiě xìn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write a letter (to the authorities) — 上书 (shàng shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write a play — 编剧 (biān jù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write a poem on the order of the Emperor — 应制 (yìng zhì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write a poem using another poem's rhymes — 步韵 (bù yùn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write a word incorrectly — 误植 (wù zhí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write about mysterious or supernatural things — 志怪 (zhì guài)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write an account (of events) — 记述 (jì shù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write an essay — 作文 (zuò wén)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write an inscription (poem, remark, autograph etc) — 题字 (tí zì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write and direct (a play, film etc) — 编导 (biān dǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write as substitute for sb — 代写 (dài xiě)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write by hand — 手写 (shǒu xiě)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write characters in simplified form — 简写 (jiǎn xiě)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write down — 写下 (xiě xià)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write down — 记载 (jì zǎi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write down (i.e. to decrease the expected value of a loan) — 减计 (jiǎn jì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write freely — 信笔 (xìn bǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write from memory — 默字 (mò zì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write from memory — 默写 (mò xiě)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write from memory — 默书 (mò shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write in the style of some author — 拟作 (nǐ zuò)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write jointly — 合著 (hé zhù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write off — 勾销 (gōu xiāo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write off — 销帐 (xiāo zhàng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write off — 销账 (xiāo zhàng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write on behalf of sb — 代笔 (dài bǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write on sb's behalf — 代书 (dài shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write on the blackboard — 板书 (bǎn shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write or draw with a brush — 挥毫 (huī háo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write personally — 手书 (shǒu shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write prose — 属文 (shǔ wén)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write the title of a book on a label — 题签 (tí qiān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write without basis — 乱写 (luàn xiě)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write without lifting one's pen from the paper — 连写 (lián xiě)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write without lifting one's pen from the paper — 连书 (lián shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to write without lifting one's pen from the paper — 连笔 (lián bǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• treasured book — 宝书 (bǎo shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• treatise — 论著 (lùn zhù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• unable to go to school — 失学 (shī xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• undergraduate course — 本科 (běn kē)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• university — 大学 (dà xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• upper class — 上流 (shàng liú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• usual practice — 定例 (dìng lì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• vocational high school (abbr. for 技工學校|技工学校[ji4 gong1 xue2 xiao4] or 技術學校|技术学校[ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]) — 技校 (jì xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• vocational high school (abbr. for 職業高中|职业高中[zhi2 ye4 gao1 zhong1]) — 职高 (zhí gāo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• vocational school (abbr. for 職業學校|职业学校[zhi2 ye4 xue2 xiao4]) — 职校 (zhí xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• vocational secondary school — 中专 (zhōng zhuān)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• weak student — 差生 (chà shēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• what does this mean? — 这是什么意思？ (zhè shì shénme yìsi?)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• what's your name? — 你叫什么名字？ (nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?)

  classroom · introductions · beginner · neutral

• widely read — 淹博 (yān bó)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害[Shen1 Bu4 hai4] — 刑名 (xíng míng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• year (e.g. school year, fiscal year) — 年度 (nián dù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• younger fellow student — 砚弟 (yàn dì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• do you speak English? — 你会说英语吗？ (nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma?)

  communication · travel · beginner · neutral

• how do you say this in Chinese? — 这个用中文怎么说？ (zhège yòng Zhōngwén zěnme shuō?)

  communication · learning · beginner · neutral

• I don't know — 我不知道 (wǒ bù zhīdào)

  communication · everyday · beginner · neutral

• I understand — 我明白了 (wǒ míngbái le)

  communication · everyday · beginner · neutral

• please say it again — 请再说一遍 (qǐng zài shuō yí biàn)

  communication · learning · beginner · polite

• please speak more slowly — 请说慢一点 (qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn)

  communication · learning · beginner · polite

• what day is today? — 今天是星期几？ (jīntiān shì xīngqī jǐ?)

  communication · everyday · beginner · neutral

• what time is it? — 现在几点了？ (xiànzài jǐ diǎn le?)

  communication · everyday · beginner · neutral

• a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku") — 宅男 (zhái nán)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• a straightforward honest account — 直笔 (zhí bǐ)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• account — 帐目 (zhàng mù)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• account — 账 (zhàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• account number — 帐号 (zhàng hào)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• account number — 账号 (zhàng hào)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• aerial photography (video or still) — 航拍 (háng pāi)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• aerial photography (video or still) (Tw) — 空拍 (kōng pāi)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) — 启事 (qǐ shì)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• anonymous state-sponsored Internet commentator (abbr. for 網絡特工|网络特工[wang3 luo4 te4 gong1]) — 网特 (wǎng tè)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• audio and video — 音像 (yīn xiàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• balance (of an account, bill etc) — 余额 (yú é)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• bank account — 户头 (hù tóu)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• bank account — 账户 (zhàng hù)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) — 吧 (ba)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• bareheaded (in a photo) — 免冠 (miǎn guān)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• because — 因为 (yīn wèi)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• bitch (loanword) (Internet slang) — 碧池 (bì chí)

  digital · digital · beginner · casual

• boyfriend (Internet slang) — 男票 (nán piào)

  digital · digital · beginner · casual

• camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]) — 相机 (xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• camera bag (for changing film) — 暗袋 (àn dài)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• camera bellows — 暗箱 (àn xiāng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• camera lens — 镜头 (jìng tóu)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• camera oculi — 眼房 (yǎn fáng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• congratulatory letter or message — 贺信 (hè xìn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• congratulatory message — 献词 (xiàn cí)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• creator and admin (of an online group) — 群主 (qún zhǔ)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• dial-up (Internet connection) — 拨接 (bō jiē)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• dormant bank account — 死账 (sǐ zhàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• final account — 决算 (jué suàn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• graphics memory — 显存 (xiǎn cún)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• group photo — 合影 (hé yǐng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• group photo — 合照 (hé zhào)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• highlight (in a photo or painting) — 高光 (gāo guāng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• home page (of a website) — 首页 (shǒu yè)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• information — 信息 (xìn xī)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• interest-bearing (bank account) — 有息 (yǒu xī)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• internet speed — 网速 (wǎng sù)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• internet troll army — 网军 (wǎng jūn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• likeness of a person (sketch, photo, sculpture etc) — 人像 (rén xiàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• lit. old account — 老账 (lǎo zhàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• lit. old account — 旧账 (jiù zhàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• message — 音信 (yīn xìn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• message board moderator or administrator — 吧主 (ba zhǔ)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• message of congratulation — 贺词 (hè cí)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• model for online fashion sites etc — 网模 (wǎng mó)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• netizen — 网民 (wǎng mín)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• official (verified) account on Weibo 微博[Wei1 bo2] or WeChat 微信[Wei1 xin4] — 官微 (guān wēi)

  digital · digital · beginner · formal

• official website (abbr. for 官方網站|官方网站[guan1 fang1 wang3 zhan4]) — 官网 (guān wǎng)

  digital · digital · beginner · formal

• online — 在线 (zài xiàn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• online — 网上 (wǎng shàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• online — 线上 (xiàn shàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• online — 联机 (lián jī)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• online banking — 网银 (wǎng yín)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• online classes — 网课 (wǎng kè)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• online friend — 网友 (wǎng yǒu)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• online game (abbr. for 網絡遊戲|网络游戏[wang3 luo4 you2 xi4]) — 网游 (wǎng yóu)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• online literature, esp. web novels (abbr. for 網絡文學|网络文学[wang3 luo4 wen2 xue2]) — 网文 (wǎng wén)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• online love affair — 网恋 (wǎng liàn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• online storage space — 网盘 (wǎng pán)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• online variety show (abbr. for 網絡綜藝節目|网络综艺节目[wang3 luo4 zong1 yi4 jie2 mu4]) — 网综 (wǎng zōng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• oral message — 口信 (kǒu xìn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• original poster (in an online forum) — 楼主 (lóu zhǔ)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website) — 版面 (bǎn miàn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• person who shares their experiences and thoughts with others on the Internet — 晒客 (shài kè)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• photo album — 相册 (xiàng cè)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• photo album (CL:本[ben3]) — 影集 (yǐng jí)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• photo corner (used to mount a photo in an album) — 相角 (xiāng jiǎo)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• photo frame — 相框 (xiāng kuàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• photo taken during a theatrical production — 剧照 (jù zhào)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• pixelated or censored (of video) — 有码 (yǒu mǎ)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• printing plate bearing an image (illustration, photo etc) — 图版 (tú bǎn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• recent photo — 近照 (jìn zhào)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• scan the QR code — 扫一下二维码 (sǎo yíxià èrwéimǎ)

  digital · payment · beginner · neutral

• secret account (e.g. bank account) — 密帐 (mì zhàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• secret signal — 暗号 (àn hào)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• send me the location — 把定位发给我 (bǎ dìngwèi fā gěi wǒ)

  digital · messaging · beginner · casual

• social media (abbr. for 社交媒體|社交媒体[she4 jiao1 mei2 ti3] or 社群媒體|社群媒体[she4 qun2 mei2 ti3]) — 社媒 (shè méi)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• social-media editor — 小编 (xiǎo biān)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• sound and video — 音视 (yīn shì)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• spoof (web-based genre in PRC, acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc) — 恶搞 (è gǎo)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• standard definition (TV or video image quality) — 标清 (biāo qīng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• statement of account — 结单 (jié dān)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• sth that people like to chat about — 谈资 (tán zī)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• text message — 短信 (duǎn xìn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• the entire Internet — 全网 (quán wǎng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• the Internet outside the GFW 防火長城|防火长城[Fang2 huo3 Chang2 cheng2] — 外网 (wài wǎng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to appear on camera — 出镜 (chū jìng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to appear together in a photo or video clip — 同框 (tóng kuàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to apply a skin-smoothing effect (in photo editing) — 磨皮 (mó pí)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to chat — 攀谈 (pān tán)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to chat — 聊天 (liáo tiān)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to chat — 谈天 (tán tiān)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to chat — 闲扯 (xián chě)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to chat — 闲聊 (xián liáo)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to chat — 闲谈 (xián tán)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to chat and laugh — 说笑 (shuō xiào)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to chat flirtatiously — 聊骚 (liáo sāo)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to chat idly (Tw) — 哈拉 (hā lā)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to chat naked (online) — 裸聊 (luǒ liáo)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to chat with a low voice — 细语 (xì yǔ)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛|开外挂[kai1 wai4 gua4]) — 开挂 (kāi guà)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to close an account — 销户 (xiāo hù)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc) — 收藏 (shōu cáng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to create an image or video by copying an existing one (e.g. taking a photo of a picture in a magazine, recording a video playing on a monitor, taking a screenshot of an online photo) — 翻摄 (fān shè)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to cut off access to the Internet — 断网 (duàn wǎng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to deposit (e.g. in a bank account) — 存入 (cún rù)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to discuss — 谈谈 (tán tán)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to download — 下载 (xià zài)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc) — 剪接 (jiǎn jiē)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to edit a film or video — 剪片 (jiǎn piàn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to enlarge (a photo) — 扩印 (kuò yìn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to film — 摄录 (shè lù)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to flood (on an Internet forum etc) — 刷屏 (shuā píng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to focus (a camera) — 对焦 (duì jiāo)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to follow each other on a social media platform (abbr. for 互相關注|互相关注[hu4 xiang1 guan1 zhu4]) — 互关 (hù guān)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to follow each other's accounts (on Weibo etc) — 互粉 (hù fěn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to generate fake transactions in order to game a commercial online platform (one that rewards users who make numerous transactions) — 刷单 (shuā dān)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to get disconnected (from the Internet) — 掉线 (diào xiàn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to give an earnest message of good wishes, encouragement, or advice etc — 寄语 (jì yǔ)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to go online — 上网 (shàng wǎng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to go online — 上线 (shàng xiàn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to hijack (an airplane, motor vehicle, social media account, discussion etc) — 骑劫 (qí jié)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to leave (a message etc) — 留 (liú)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to leave a message — 留白 (liú bái)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to leave a message — 留言 (liú yán)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to leave a message — 留话 (liú huà)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to like — 点赞 (diǎn zàn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to manipulate the comments section on social media — 控评 (kòng píng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to open an account (bank etc) — 开户 (kāi hù)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to pass on (a message) — 传告 (chuán gào)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to record (video or audio) — 录制 (lù zhì)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to record and play (audio, video) — 录放 (lù fàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to recount — 述说 (shù shuō)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to render an account — 报帐 (bào zhàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to replay (a video game) — 重玩 (zhòng wán)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to scan — 扫描 (sǎo miáo)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to scan a QR code or barcode — 扫码 (sǎo mǎ)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to scan one's face (for identity verification) — 刷脸 (shuā liǎn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to search (a place, a database, online etc) — 搜索 (sōu suǒ)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to send (a message) — 递送 (dì sòng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to send (message to sb) — 传寄 (chuán jì)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to send a message — 寄辞 (jì cí)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to send a message — 发报 (fā bào)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to settle (an account) — 结清 (jié qīng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to settle a bill — 结算 (jié suàn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to settle an account — 付账 (fù zhàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to settle an account — 煞账 (shà zhàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to settle and account — 还账 (hái zhàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to sideload (an app etc) — 侧载 (cè zǎi)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc) — 泡吧 (pào ba)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to spruce up — 修整 (xiū zhěng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to start the servers (for an online game, typically after the system has been shut down for maintenance, upgrade etc) — 开服 (kāi fú)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to steal an online account — 盗号 (dào hào)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to sticky (an Internet forum thread etc) — 置顶 (zhì dǐng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to submit an expense account — 报销 (bào xiāo)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to synchronize (a video etc) to the beat of a piece of music — 卡点 (kǎ diǎn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to take a photo as a souvenir — 留影 (liú yǐng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to take a picture or video of oneself — 自拍 (zì pāi)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to talk about — 讲述 (jiǎng shù)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to unfollow (on social media etc) (abbr. for 取消關注|取消关注[qu3 xiao1 guan1 zhu4]) — 取关 (qǔ guān)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to upload — 上传 (shàng chuán)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to upload — 上载 (shàng zǎi)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• undisclosed account — 后账 (hòu zhàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• unpixelated or uncensored (of video) — 无码 (wú mǎ)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• video — 视频 (shì pín)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• video (HK) — 视像 (shì xiàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• video game — 电玩 (diàn wán)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• video gaming (as a sport) — 电竞 (diàn jìng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• website — 网站 (wǎng zhàn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• wiki (Internet) — 维基 (wéi jī)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• I feel sick — 我不舒服 (wǒ bù shūfu)

  emergency · medical · beginner · urgent

• "fish" battle formation in ancient times: chariots in front, infantry behind — 鱼丽 (yú lì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• "leicha", a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and herbs etc ground into a powder, traditionally consumed by Hakka people and in the north of Hunan province — 擂茶 (lèi chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• "yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm) — 黄酒 (huáng jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a delicacy (food) — 炼珍 (liàn zhēn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a famous wine — 名酒 (míng jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a fish moving about in water — 游鱼 (yóu yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a good meal — 牙祭 (yá jì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment — 驳岸 (bó àn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a reddish flush on the face (as from emotion, health or exertion) — 红晕 (hóng yùn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a sour (type of cocktail) (loanword) — 沙瓦 (shā wǎ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a variety of chicken — 油鸡 (yóu jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs — 柴鸡 (chái jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a year-end dinner for employees — 尾牙 (wěi yá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• abstain from certain food (as when ill) — 忌口 (jì kǒu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• abundant water — 丰水 (fēng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• age of wine (i.e. how long it has been matured) — 酒龄 (jiǔ líng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• aged Shaoxing wine (abbr. for 陳年紹興酒|陈年绍兴酒[chen2 nian2 Shao4 xing1 jiu3]) — 陈绍 (chén shào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• air cell (inside an egg) — 气室 (qì shì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice — 嚼酒 (jiáo jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• algal bloom — 水华 (shuǐ huá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• ambience — 情调 (qíng diào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• amount of food one eats — 饭量 (fàn liàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• an ordinary meal — 便饭 (biàn fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• an unappealing and unsatisfying meal — 粗饭 (cū fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment — 投壶 (tóu hú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle — 爵 (jué)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• aorta (ingredient of hotpot, Sichuan cuisine) — 黄喉 (huáng hóu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• apron (sloping brickwork to disperse water) — 散水 (sàn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant) — 慈姑 (cí gū)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• aspic — 肉冻 (ròu dòng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• authentic taste — 原味 (yuán wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. [bah-uân]) — 肉圆 (ròu yuán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bad egg — 坏蛋 (huài dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• baguette (bread) — 法棍 (fǎ gùn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• baked sesame seed-coated cake — 烧饼 (shāo bǐng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• baking soda (used to leaven bread) — 起子 (qǐ zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• basin (water container) — 洗盆 (xǐ pén)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• basket (for washing rice) — 淘箩 (táo luó)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bean vermicelli — 粉丝 (fěn sī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bear paw (as food) — 熊掌 (xióng zhǎng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• beef — 牛肉 (niú ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• beef cattle (grown for meat) — 菜牛 (cài niú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• beef tripe — 牛肚 (niú dù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• beer — 麦酒 (mài jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• berry — 莓果 (méi guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• betta fish — 斗鱼 (dòu yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) — 大口 (dà kǒu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• big restaurant — 饭庄 (fàn zhuāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• birthday cake — 寿糕 (shòu gāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• birthday noodles (for longevity) — 寿面 (shòu miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter — 严酷 (yán kù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter — 惨烈 (cǎn liè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter — 惨痛 (cǎn tòng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter — 苦 (kǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter and sad — 悲酸 (bēi suān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus) — 苦竹 (kǔ zhú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter cold — 严寒 (yán hán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter cold — 苦寒 (kǔ hán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber) — 苦瓜 (kǔ guā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter resentment — 怨毒 (yuàn dú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter smile — 惨笑 (cǎn xiào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter struggle — 苦战 (kǔ zhàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter sufferings — 活罪 (huó zuì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter sweet — 苦甘 (kǔ gān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter taste — 苦味 (kǔ wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) — 苦水 (kǔ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter work — 苦力 (kǔ lì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bitter work — 苦活 (kǔ huó)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• black rice — 紫米 (zǐ mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• black tea — 红茶 (hóng chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• black-boned chicken — 乌鸡 (wū jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• blind taste testing — 盲品 (máng pǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• board for making noodles or kneading bread dough — 面板 (miàn bǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• body fat, esp. the layer of fat under the skin (used in reference to humans, animals or meat) — 肥膘 (féi biāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• body of water — 水体 (shuǐ tǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli) — 水饺 (shuǐ jiǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• boiled egg — 煮蛋 (zhǔ dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival — 汤圆 (tāng yuán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• boiled water — 开水 (kāi shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• boiling water — 沸水 (fèi shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• boiling water — 滚水 (gǔn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bone meal — 骨粉 (gǔ fěn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• brain (served as a culinary dish) — 脑花 (nǎo huā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• brains (as food) — 脑儿 (nǎo ér)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bread — 面包 (miàn bāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• breakfast — 早饭 (zǎo fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• breakfast — 早餐 (zǎo cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• breakfast — 早点 (zǎo diǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• breast meat (brisket, chicken breast etc) — 胸肉 (xiōng ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• breast milk — 奶水 (nǎi shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• breast milk — 母乳 (mǔ rǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• breeding egg — 种蛋 (zhǒng dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• brown rice — 糙米 (cāo mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bruising (damage to soft fruit etc) — 碰损 (pèng sǔn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• buckwheat pudding (snack of buckwheat noodles with sauce) — 扒糕 (bā gāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cafeteria meal specially prepared for a group of visitors — 客饭 (kè fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cage-like fish trap — 地笼 (dì lóng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cake — 糕 (gāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cake — 蛋糕 (dàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cake fertilizer — 饼肥 (bǐng féi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• canned (food, coffee etc) — 罐装 (guàn zhuāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• carbonated (drink) — 带气 (dài qì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cat food — 猫粮 (māo liáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• century egg — 皮蛋 (pí dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor) — 糟糠 (zāo kāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• check, please — 请买单 (qǐng mǎidān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · polite

• chestnut rose fruit (hip of Rosa roxburghii), used in TCM — 刺梨 (cì lí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chick — 仔鸡 (zǎi jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chick — 鸡儿 (jī ér)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken bouillon powder (PRC) — 鸡精 (jī jīng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken breast — 鸡排 (jī pái)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken breast — 鸡胸 (jī xiōng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken coop — 鸡窝 (jī wō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken coop — 鸡舍 (jī shè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken feather — 鸡毛 (jī máo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken foot — 鸡爪 (jī zhuǎ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken foot — 鸡脚 (jī jiǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken gizzard (cuisine) — 鸡珍 (jī zhēn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken in rice wine — 醉鸡 (zuì jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken jelly — 鸡冻 (jī dòng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken leg — 鸡腿 (jī tuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken meat — 鸡肉 (jī ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken nugget — 鸡块 (jī kuài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken raised for meat — 肉鸡 (ròu jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken rib — 鸡肋 (jī lèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken stock — 鸡汤 (jī tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken strips — 鸡柳 (jī liǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken wing — 鸡翅 (jī chì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• clean flowing water — 清流 (qīng liú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• clear (water) — 澈 (chè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• clear soup — 白汤 (bái tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• clear soup — 高汤 (gāo tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• clear, deep water — 澄渊 (chéng yuān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• clothes and food — 衣食 (yī shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• coarse rice — 生米 (shēng mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• coffee — 咖 (kā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cold dish — 冷盆 (lěng pén)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cold dish — 冷菜 (lěng cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cold drink — 冷饮 (lěng yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节) — 寒食 (hán shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cold meal — 冷餐 (lěng cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cold noodles — 凉面 (liáng miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cold or frozen meat — 冻肉 (dòng ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cold water — 冷水 (lěng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• colored wine (made from grapes or other fruit, as opposed to a rice wine etc) — 色酒 (sè jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• common water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) — 泽泻 (zé xiè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• communal dining where one takes one's food from dishes served to everyone at the table (contrasted with 分餐[fen1 can1]) — 集餐 (jí cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• communal meal — 聚餐 (jù cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• condensed milk — 炼奶 (liàn nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• congee — 米粥 (mǐ zhōu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• congee — 粥 (zhōu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• congee — 糊 (hú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc — 水罐 (shuǐ guàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• contaminated milk (esp. milk products adulterated with melamine in a 2008 scandal in China) — 毒奶 (dú nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cook — 厨子 (chú zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cook — 厨师 (chú shī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cooked food — 熟食 (shú shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cooked food (ready to eat) — 熟菜 (shú cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cooked rice — 饭 (fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cooking wine — 料酒 (liào jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cool water — 凉水 (liáng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• core (of a fruit) — 内核 (nèi hé)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cotton boll (fruit) — 棉铃 (mián líng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• coupons for food or grain used in a PRC economic program c. 1955-1993 — 粮票 (liáng piào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cow's milk — 牛乳 (niú rǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cow's milk — 牛奶 (niú nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• crab meat — 蟹粉 (xiè fěn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• crab meat — 蟹肉 (xiè ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• crisp residue left after rendering animal fat — 油渣 (yóu zhā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• crispy skin (of food) — 脆皮 (cuì pí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• culinary dish — 菜品 (cài pǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cup noodles — 杯面 (bēi miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cuts and bruises like fish scales — 鳞伤 (lín shāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dango (Japanese dumpling) — 团子 (tuán zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dark tea, a variety of fermented tea (e.g. Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2]) — 黑茶 (hēi chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dashi (soup stock used in Japanese cuisine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese) — 出汁 (chū zhī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• date palm — 海枣 (hǎi zǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• deep water — 潭水 (tán shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• deep-fried fish — 炸鱼 (zhà yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt — 山洪 (shān hóng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth) — 齿更 (chǐ gèng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dessert — 甜品 (tián pǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dessert — 甜食 (tián shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dessert — 甜点 (tián diǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dessert parlor serving mainly cold sweets (esp. shaved ice) (Tw) — 冰店 (bīng diàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• diced chicken meat — 鸡丁 (jī dīng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• diced meat — 肉丁 (ròu dīng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• diner (in a restaurant etc) — 食客 (shí kè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dining table — 餐桌 (cān zhuō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dinner party — 饭局 (fàn jú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dinner party — 餐会 (cān huì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dinner party held in one's home — 家宴 (jiā yàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dirty water — 恶水 (è shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dirty water — 秽水 (huì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dirty water — 脏水 (zāng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dish — 碟 (dié)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dish — 菜色 (cài sè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dish (food prepared according to a specific recipe) — 菜式 (cài shì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dissemination as fruit (evolutionary strategy for seed dispersal) — 果播 (guǒ bō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• distinctive flavor — 风味 (fēng wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dog food — 狗粮 (gǒu liáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dog meat — 狗肉 (gǒu ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• douzhi, fermented drink made from ground mung beans — 豆汁 (dòu zhī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dried beancurd (tofu) — 豆皮 (dòu pí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dried fish — 鱼干 (yú gān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dried food — 干儿 (gān ér)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone) — 干货 (gān huò)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dried fruit — 干果 (gān guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dried fruit — 果干 (guǒ gān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dried meat — 肉干 (ròu gān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dried meat — 腊 (là)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dried swim bladder — 花胶 (huā jiāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dried vegetable — 干菜 (gān cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• drink — 饮料 (yǐn liào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• drink — 饮用 (yǐn yòng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• drinking water — 吃水 (chī shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• drop of water — 水滴 (shuǐ dī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• drunken shrimp (Chinese dish based on shrimps marinated in Chinese wine) — 醉虾 (zuì xiā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dry pot, a type of dish in which ingredients are wok-fried, then served hot in a clay pot or on a metal pan — 干锅 (gān guō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dumpling — 团 (tuán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dumpling — 花饺 (huā jiǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dumpling — 饺子 (jiǎo zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dumpling skin — 面皮 (miàn pí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dumplings with meat filling — 饺 (jiǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• durian fruit — 榴莲 (liú lián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• early season rice — 早稻 (zǎo dào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• edge of the water — 水边 (shuǐ biān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg — 卵 (luǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg — 蛋 (dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg balancing (activity popular in China at Lichun 立春[Li4 chun1] etc) — 立蛋 (lì dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg pancake (thin pancake rolled up with omelet inside, popular in Taiwan as a breakfast dish) — 蛋饼 (dàn bǐng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg products — 蛋品 (dàn pǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg roll — 春卷 (chūn juǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg roll — 蛋卷 (dàn juàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg tart — 蛋塔 (dàn tǎ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg white — 蛋白 (dàn bái)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg yolk — 卵黄 (luǎn huáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg yolk — 蛋黄 (dàn huáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• evening meal — 晚饭 (wǎn fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• evening meal — 晚餐 (wǎn cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• excellent wine — 佳酿 (jiā niàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• expanse of water — 汪 (wāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• extravagant food — 鼎食 (dǐng shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fa gao, a type of steamed sponge cake, usu. sweetened, commonly consumed at Chinese New Year — 发糕 (fā gāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• facing the water (favored location) — 临水 (lín shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fast food — 快餐 (kuài cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fat (e.g. pork fat) — 肥肉 (féi ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fatty beef slices (esp. for hot pot) — 肥牛 (féi niú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• feeling full from drinking a lot of water or consuming a liquid-heavy meal — 水饱 (shuǐ bǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• female cook — 厨娘 (chú niáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fighting fish (genus Betta) — 搏鱼 (bó yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish — 鲜 (xiān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]) — 鱼 (yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish and chips (abbr. for 炸魚薯條|炸鱼薯条[zha2 yu2 shu3 tiao2]) — 鱼薯 (yú shǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability) — 鱼水 (yú shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish ball — 鱼蛋 (yú dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish bone — 鱼骨 (yú gǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish catch — 渔获 (yú huò)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish eggs — 鱼卵 (yú luǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish eggs — 鱼子 (yú zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish fillet — 鱼片 (yú piàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish floss — 鱼松 (yú sōng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish head — 鱼头 (yú tóu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish maw — 鱼肚 (yú dù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish meal — 鱼粉 (yú fěn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish oil — 鱼油 (yú yóu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish sauce — 鱼露 (yú lù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish scales — 鱼鳞 (yú lín)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish steak — 鱼排 (yú pái)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fish tank — 鱼缸 (yú gāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants — 五谷 (wǔ gǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 — 五行 (wǔ háng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• flavor — 味道 (wèi dào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• flesh of fish — 鱼肉 (yú ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fleshy (fruit) — 肥硕 (féi shuò)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fleshy fruit — 肉果 (ròu guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• flying fish — 飞鱼 (fēi yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• flying fox — 狐蝠 (hú fú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food — 伙食 (huǒ shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food — 口实 (kǒu shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food — 吃食 (chī shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food — 食物 (shí wù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food — 饭菜 (fàn cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food — 饭食 (fàn shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food — 餐点 (cān diǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food and agriculture — 粮农 (liáng nóng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food and beverage — 餐饮 (cān yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food and clothing — 吃穿 (chī chuān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food and drink — 酒菜 (jiǔ cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food and drink — 酒食 (jiǔ shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food and drink — 酒饭 (jiǔ fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food and lodging — 吃住 (chī zhù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food and sex — 食色 (shí sè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food cereals — 食粮 (shí liáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame) — 六陈 (liù chén)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc — 面食 (miàn shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food market — 菜场 (cài chǎng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food market — 菜市 (cài shì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food relief center — 粥厂 (zhōu chǎng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food relief center — 粥棚 (zhōu péng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food safety (abbr. for 食品安全[shi2 pin3 an1 quan2] or 食物安全[shi2 wu4 an1 quan2]) — 食安 (shí ān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• foodstuff — 食品 (shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• forbidden fruit (esp. premarital sex) — 禁果 (jìn guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fragrant and sweet — 香甜 (xiāng tián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• free-range chicken — 土鸡 (tǔ jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• free-range chicken — 笨鸡 (bèn jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• free-range chicken — 草鸡 (cǎo jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fresh (experience, food etc) — 新鲜 (xīn xiān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fresh and tender (of food) — 肥鲜 (féi xiān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fresh fish — 活鱼 (huó yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fresh milk — 鲜奶 (xiān nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fresh vegetable — 鲜菜 (xiān cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fresh water — 清水 (qīng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fresh-cut fruit — 果切 (guǒ qiè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• freshwater fish — 河鱼 (hé yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• freshwater fish, shrimp, crabs and clams etc — 河鲜 (hé xiān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fried chicken — 炸鸡 (zhà jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) — 麻花 (má huā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fried dumpling — 煎饺 (jiān jiǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fried dumpling — 锅贴 (guō tiē)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fried egg — 煎蛋 (jiān dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fried glutinous rice dough cake — 炸糕 (zhá gāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fried rice — 炒米 (chǎo mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fried rice — 炒饭 (chǎo fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fried sticky rice — 油饭 (yóu fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fried tofu skin (typically used as a hot pot ingredient) — 豆菊 (dòu jú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• frozen dessert — 冰品 (bīng pǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit — 果 (guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit — 果品 (guǒ pǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit — 果子 (guǒ zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit — 水果 (shuǐ guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit (plural sense) — 瓜果 (guā guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit (produced by a plant) — 果实 (guǒ shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit and vegetables — 果蔬 (guǒ shū)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit and vegetables — 瓜菜 (guā cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit farmer — 果农 (guǒ nóng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit fly — 果蝇 (guǒ yíng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit juice — 果汁 (guǒ zhī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit picking — 采果 (cǎi guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit plate — 果盘 (guǒ pán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit puree — 果泥 (guǒ ní)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit tea — 果茶 (guǒ chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit tree — 果木 (guǒ mù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit tree — 果树 (guǒ shù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit wine — 果酒 (guǒ jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• gelatin dessert — 果冻 (guǒ dòng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• gentle and soft — 温柔 (wēn róu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• glutinous rice — 黏米 (nián mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled — 粽子 (zòng zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• good wine — 美酒 (měi jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• grain crops other than rice and wheat — 杂粮 (zá liáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• gray water — 灰水 (huī shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• greasy food — 油腻 (yóu nì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• green Sichuan peppercorn, known for its citrus fragrance and sharp numbing flavor — 藤椒 (téng jiāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• green tea — 清茶 (qīng chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• green tea — 绿茶 (lǜ chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• green tea powder (Japanese: matcha) — 抹茶 (mǒ chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• green water — 绿水 (lǜ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• grilled food on skewers — 烤串 (kǎo chuàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• ground meat — 碎肉 (suì ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• ground meat — 肉末 (ròu mò)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• ground meat — 肉馅 (ròu xiàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• gunpowder tea, Chinese green tea whose leaves are each formed into a small pellet — 珠茶 (zhū chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• guoba (scorched rice at the bottom of the pan) — 锅巴 (guō bā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) — 玉露 (yù lù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• happy knack for chancing upon fine food — 口福 (kǒu fú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• hard water (cf. 軟水|软水[ruan3 shui3], soft water) — 硬水 (yìng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• haw fruit — 红果 (hóng guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• heavy water (chemistry) — 重水 (zhòng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• high tide — 高潮 (gāo cháo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• high water — 汛 (xùn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) (loanword from Thai "kaphrao") (used as an attributive in the names of Thai-style "phat kaphrao" dishes to indicate that the main ingredient is stir-fried with basil, as in 打拋豬|打抛猪[da3 pao1 zhu1], stir-fried pork with basil) — 打抛 (dǎ pāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• holy water — 圣水 (shèng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• home delivery of meal — 送餐 (sòng cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• hor fun, a type of wide, flat rice noodle — 河粉 (hé fěn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• hot (spicy) — 辣 (là)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• hot drink — 热饮 (rè yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• hot food — 热食 (rè shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• hot tea — 热茶 (rè chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• hot water — 热水 (rè shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• hot-water bottle — 汤婆 (tāng pó)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• hotpot — 火锅 (huǒ guō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• household dish, implement or furniture — 家伙 (jiā huo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• husk (of rice etc) — 谷壳 (gǔ ké)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water) — 水解 (shuǐ jiě)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• I want takeaway — 我要打包 (wǒ yào dǎbāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• I'd like to order — 我要点菜 (wǒ yào diǎncài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• I'm vegetarian — 我吃素 (wǒ chī sù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• iced drink — 冰饮 (bīng yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• iced water — 冰水 (bīng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• imperial wine — 御酒 (yù jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• incomplete meal of a single dish — 空口 (kōng kǒu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• informal dinner — 便宴 (biàn yàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · casual

• inner container (e.g. the rice pot inside a rice cooker, the vacuum bottle inside a thermos, the tank inside a hot water heater, the bladder of a football) — 内胆 (nèi dǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• insect egg — 虫卵 (chóng luǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• instant (food) — 即食 (jí shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• instant noodles — 泡面 (pào miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• interest in wine — 酒兴 (jiǔ xìng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week — 铁蛋 (tiě dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• jade pot for cold water — 冰壶 (bīng hú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• jasmine tea — 香片 (xiāng piàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• jellied tofu — 豆花 (dòu huā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• juice — 汁 (zhī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• juice — 汁液 (zhī yè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• juice (extracted from fresh fruit or vegetables) — 原汁 (yuán zhī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• kappa, a child-size humanoid water creature in Japanese folklore — 河童 (hé tóng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• kind of dumpling — 圆子 (yuán zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• kitchen helper — 厨工 (chú gōng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• knife work (food preparation) — 刀工 (dāo gōng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• ladle — 水勺 (shuǐ sháo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia — 喇沙 (lā shā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• large flat bread — 大饼 (dà bǐng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• latiao, spicy gluten strip (Chinese snack) — 辣条 (là tiáo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• leaf (usually bamboo or reed leaf) used to wrap sticky rice dumplings 粽子[zong4 zi5] — 粽叶 (zòng yè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• leaf vegetable — 叶菜 (yè cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lean meat — 瘦肉 (shòu ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• leftover food — 剩饭 (shèng fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• leftovers (food) — 剩菜 (shèng cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• liangfen (Chinese dish) — 凉粉 (liáng fěn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• liangpi (noodle-like dish) — 凉皮 (liáng pí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) — 清淡 (qīng dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• light meal — 轻食 (qīng shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• light water (as opposed to heavy water) — 轻水 (qīng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lit. bitter fruit — 苦果 (kǔ guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口) — 苦口 (kǔ kǒu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lit. just the right flavor — 够味 (gòu wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lit. to beat milk — 打奶 (dǎ nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• longan fruit — 龙眼 (lóng yǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• love egg (sex toy) — 跳蛋 (tiào dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• love egg (sex toy) — 震蛋 (zhèn dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lunch — 中饭 (zhōng fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lunch — 中餐 (zhōng cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lunch — 午饭 (wǔ fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lunch — 午餐 (wǔ cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lunch banquet — 午宴 (wǔ yàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mandarin fish — 桂鱼 (guì yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• manna (Israelite food) — 吗哪 (ma nǎ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meal — 餐 (cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meal — 餐食 (cān shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meal card — 饭卡 (fàn kǎ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meal in a partitioned box — 盒饭 (hé fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meal replacement — 代餐 (dài cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meal replacement — 替餐 (tì cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meat — 肉 (ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meat — 肉类 (ròu lèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meat floss — 肉松 (ròu sōng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meat merchant — 肉商 (ròu shāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meat patty — 肉饼 (ròu bǐng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meat pie — 馅饼 (xiàn bǐng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meat slice — 肉片 (ròu piàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meat soup — 肉汤 (ròu tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meat stick — 肉棒 (ròu bàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meat stock — 肉汁 (ròu zhī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meat that has been cured and air-dried in the cold (esp. during the 12th lunar month) — 腊肉 (là ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• medicine to be taken after being mixed with water (or other liquid) — 冲剂 (chōng jì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• menu (in restaurant) — 菜谱 (cài pǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mess cook (old) — 伙夫 (huǒ fū)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• midnight snack — 夜宵 (yè xiāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• midnight snack — 宵夜 (xiāo yè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mildly spicy — 微辣 (wēi là)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• milk — 乳汁 (rǔ zhī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• milk cow — 奶牛 (nǎi niú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• milk from a woman's breast — 奶汁 (nǎi zhī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• milk tea — 奶茶 (nǎi chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• minced meat — 燥子 (zào zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• minced meat — 绞肉 (jiǎo ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• minced meat sauce — 肉酱 (ròu jiàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• minced pork — 肉沫 (ròu mò)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mineral water — 矿水 (kuàng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消費|最低消费[zui4 di1 xiao1 fei4]) — 低消 (dī xiāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mist covered water — 烟波 (yān bō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• misua — 面线 (miàn xiàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mixed dish of the food left over from a banquet — 折箩 (zhé luó)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• morning tea — 早茶 (zǎo chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mouthfeel — 口感 (kǒu gǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• muddy water — 泥水 (ní shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mukbang, genre of online broadcast consisting of the host eating food while interacting with their audience — 吃播 (chī bō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mulberry fruit (Fructus mori) — 桑果 (sāng guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mussels (as food) — 壳菜 (ké cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup) — 冷面 (lěng miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• name of a famous Tang dynasty wine — 烧酒 (shāo jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• national food specialty — 国菜 (guó cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• nattō, a type of fermented soybean, popular as a breakfast food in Japan — 纳豆 (nà dòu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• natural resource (such as water or minerals) — 资源 (zī yuán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• net cage (fish farming) — 网箱 (wǎng xiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour — 年糕 (nián gāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• nighttime snack — 消夜 (xiāo yè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• no coriander please — 不要香菜 (bú yào xiāngcài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• non-staple food — 副食 (fù shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• noodle dishes (on menu) — 面类 (miàn lèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• noodle restaurant — 面馆 (miàn guǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• noodle soup — 面汤 (miàn tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• noodle stall or counter — 面档 (miàn dàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• noodles — 面条 (miàn tiáo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• noodles — 面体 (miàn tǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• noodles in soup — 汤面 (tāng miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• noodles mixed with a sauce and served with toppings (not in a soup) — 干面 (gān miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• noodles served with soy sauce, sesame butter etc — 拌面 (bàn miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• not spicy, please — 不要辣 (bú yào là)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• nothing left (money, food etc) — 精光 (jīng guāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth — 黑轮 (hēi lún)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu) — 豆渣 (dòu zhā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• old rice (typically stored for over a year) — 陈米 (chén mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• on water — 水上 (shuǐ shàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• one more bowl of rice — 再来一碗米饭 (zài lái yī wǎn mǐfàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · casual

• onsen tamago — 温玉 (wēn yù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• ootype (site of egg composition in flatworm biology) — 卵模 (luǎn mó)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• opposite bank (of a body of water) — 对岸 (duì àn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• orange (fruit) (Tw) — 柳丁 (liǔ dīng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• paddy (rice) — 禾稻 (hé dào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• paddy field — 水田 (shuǐ tián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia — 板面 (bǎn miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc) — 部位 (bù wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy) — 偏食 (piān shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• passion fruit — 百香 (bǎi xiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pasty (i.e. pastry stuffed with meat or vegetables) — 合子 (hé zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• payment for tea — 茶钱 (chá qián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• penis fish — 海肠 (hǎi cháng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests) — 渔鼓 (yú gǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests) — 鱼鼓 (yú gǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• person hired to lure customers to a restaurant — 饭托 (fàn tuō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish) — 害鸟 (hài niǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pet food bowl — 饭盆 (fàn pén)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pickled tofu — 腐乳 (fǔ rǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• picky about food — 挑嘴 (tiāo zuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang) — 抓饭 (zhuā fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• piping (for water, oil, etc) — 管路 (guǎn lù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pit (stone of a fruit) — 核儿 (hú er)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• plain boiled pork — 白肉 (bái ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• plain cooked rice — 白饭 (bái fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• plain cooked rice (as opposed to rice porridge) — 干饭 (gān fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• plain noodles in broth — 光面 (guāng miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• plain rice congee — 白粥 (bái zhōu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• plain water — 白水 (bái shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pleasant aftertaste in the back of the throat (esp. when drinking tea) — 喉韵 (hóu yùn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• plump (of fruit) — 肥实 (féi shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• polished glutinous rice — 江米 (jiāng mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pork — 大肉 (dà ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pork chop — 排骨 (pái gǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pork rump — 臀尖 (tún jiān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pork skin — 肉皮 (ròu pí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• porridge — 稀饭 (xī fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pot of boiling water — 开壶 (kāi hú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• powdered milk — 奶粉 (nǎi fěn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pressed cosmetic powder (formed into a cake) — 粉饼 (fěn bǐng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pressed tofu — 豆干 (dòu gān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed — 水牢 (shuǐ láo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• private room (in a restaurant, bath house, etc) — 雅间 (yǎ jiān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• private room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc) — 包间 (bāo jiān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pull tab (on a drink can) — 拉环 (lā huán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pulled noodles — 拉面 (lā miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pungent (taste) — 辛酸 (xīn suān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pure water — 纯水 (chún shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• purified water — 净水 (jìng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• qingtuan, green-colored dumpling originating from Jiangnan, traditionally made with glutinous rice mixed with mugwort and filled with sweet bean paste, usually eaten around Qingming Festival 清明節|清明节[Qing1 ming2 jie2] — 青团 (qīng tuán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• quality of meat — 肉质 (ròu zhì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• quantity of food one eats — 食量 (shí liàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• raw materials for making soup — 汤料 (tāng liào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• raw meat — 生肉 (shēng ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• raw water — 原水 (yuán shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• reclaimed water — 中水 (zhōng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• red meat — 红肉 (hóng ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• red wine — 红酒 (hóng jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits — 红曲 (hóng qǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• red-dyed egg, traditionally given to friends and relatives one month after the birth of one's child — 红蛋 (hóng dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• refined grain (rice, wheat etc) — 精粮 (jīng liáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• refined rice — 精米 (jīng mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• restaurant — 酒家 (jiǔ jiā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• restaurant — 酒楼 (jiǔ lóu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• restaurant — 食肆 (shí sì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• restaurant — 饭店 (fàn diàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• restaurant — 饭馆 (fàn guǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• restaurant — 餐馆 (cān guǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• restaurant — 馆子 (guǎn zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice — 水稻 (shuǐ dào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice (crop) — 稻子 (dào zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice (crop) — 稻米 (dào mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice and noodles — 米面 (mǐ miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings) — 饭团 (fàn tuán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice bowl — 饭碗 (fàn wǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice cereal for infants (Tw) — 米精 (mǐ jīng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice cracker — 米果 (mǐ guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice cultivation — 稻作 (dào zuò)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice dishes (on menu) — 饭类 (fàn lèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice dumplings wrapped in leaves — 粽 (zòng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice ear — 稻穗 (dào suì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice field rippling in the wind — 稻浪 (dào làng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice flour — 米粉 (mǐ fěn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice granary — 米仓 (mǐ cāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice husk — 稻壳 (dào ké)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice husk — 稻糠 (dào kāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice milk — 米浆 (mǐ jiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice noodle roll, a roll made from sheets of rice flour dough, steamed and stuffed with meat, vegetables etc — 肠粉 (cháng fěn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice paddle — 饭勺 (fàn sháo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice paddle — 饭匙 (fàn chí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice seedling — 稻苗 (dào miáo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice straw — 稻草 (dào cǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served) — 饭桶 (fàn tǒng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice weevil — 米虫 (mǐ chóng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice wine — 米酒 (mǐ jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice with meat and vegetables — 盖饭 (gài fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice-flour noodles — 米线 (mǐ xiàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus) — 通草 (tōng cǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rise of water level — 涨水 (zhǎng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• river water — 江水 (jiāng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• river water — 河水 (hé shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• roast chicken — 烤鸡 (kǎo jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• rope for drawing water from a well — 井绳 (jǐng shéng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• round flat cake — 饼 (bǐng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• running water — 流水 (liú shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sake (Japanese rice wine) — 清酒 (qīng jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• salt water — 咸水 (xián shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• salt water — 盐水 (yán shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• salted fish — 咸鱼 (xián yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• saltwater fish — 海鱼 (hǎi yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• salty and unsalty (flavors) — 咸淡 (xián dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate — 沙茶 (shā chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• saury fish (family Scomberesocidae) — 针鱼 (zhēn yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• scale (of fish, reptiles etc) — 鳞片 (lín piàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• scales (of fish, snakes etc) — 鳞 (lín)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• scarce water — 枯水 (kū shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• scented tea — 花茶 (huā chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• seasonal vegetable — 时菜 (shí cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• seedling (of rice or other grain) — 禾苗 (hé miáo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sense of taste — 味觉 (wèi jué)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant) — 定食 (dìng shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• shallow water — 浅水 (qiǎn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• shark-fin soup — 翅汤 (chì tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sheep's milk — 羊奶 (yáng nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• shengjian, a pan-fried bun filled with meat and juices, a Shanghai specialty — 生煎 (shēng jiān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• shoal of fish — 鱼群 (yú qún)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• shredded meat — 肉丝 (ròu sī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• shredded tobacco for water pipes — 水烟 (shuǐ yān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling — 烧卖 (shāo mài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling — 烧麦 (shāo mài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• side dish — 副菜 (fù cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• side dish — 盘餐 (pán cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• side dish — 配菜 (pèi cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• siu mei — 烧味 (shāo wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• siu mei (燒味|烧味[shao1 wei4]) made from cured meat 臘肉|腊肉[la4 rou4] — 烧腊 (shāo là)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog — 六畜 (liù chù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sliced bread (loanword from "toast") — 吐司 (tǔ sī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sliced bread (loanword from "toast") — 土司 (tǔ sī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sliced raw fish — 鱼生 (yú shēng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• slimy (of rotten food) — 黏滑 (nián huá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• small cup for adding water to an ink stone — 砚滴 (yàn dī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• small toy or figurine included with a food product — 食玩 (shí wán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• smooth, uncooked shrimp paste made by mixing minced shrimp with starch and egg white, commonly added to hot pot — 虾滑 (xiā huá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• snack — 小食 (xiǎo shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• snack — 零食 (líng shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soda pop — 汽水 (qì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soft (bread) roll — 软包 (ruǎn bāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soft drink — 软饮 (ruǎn yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soft mixed vegetable and meat roll-up — 润饼 (rùn bǐng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soft water (cf. 硬水[ying4 shui3], hard water) — 软水 (ruǎn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soft-scrambled egg (cooked until smooth and tender) — 滑蛋 (huá dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sound of gurgling water — 哗哗 (huā huā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sound of moving water — 浅 (qiǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soup — 汤 (tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soup — 汤汁 (tāng zhī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soup bowl — 汤碗 (tāng wǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soup dishes (on menu) — 汤类 (tāng lèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soup ladle — 汤勺 (tāng sháo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soup of the day — 例汤 (lì tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soup plate — 汤盘 (tāng pán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soup spoon — 汤匙 (tāng chí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sour — 酸 (suān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sour and sweet — 酸甜 (suān tián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa) — 酸枣 (suān zǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sour face — 臭脸 (chòu liǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soy milk — 豆奶 (dòu nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soy milk — 豆浆 (dòu jiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sparkling wine — 汽酒 (qì jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• spicy chicken — 辣鸡 (là jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• spicy hot (taste) — 辛辣 (xīn là)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sponge cake (light steamed flour or rice cake) — 蜂糕 (fēng gāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• spray of water — 水花 (shuǐ huā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• spread (food) — 抹酱 (mǒ jiàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• spring water — 泉水 (quán shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• stagnant water — 死水 (sǐ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• staple food — 主食 (zhǔ shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• steamed cake — 蒸糕 (zhēng gāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• steamed dumpling — 汤包 (tāng bāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• steamed dumpling — 蒸饺 (zhēng jiǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• steamed pork — 扣肉 (kòu ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• steamed rice cake made from glutinous rice flour, soft and fluffy in texture — 松糕 (sōng gāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• stir-fried dish (Tw) — 热炒 (rè chǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• stir-fried noodles — 炒面 (chǎo miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• stone (of a fruit) — 果核 (guǒ hé)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• stout (beer) (loanword) — 世涛 (shì tāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet) — 水柱 (shuǐ zhù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• street food — 小吃 (xiǎo chī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• strong (taste, flavor, smell) — 浓烈 (nóng liè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• strong alcoholic drink — 烈酒 (liè jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• stuffed (of food) — 夹馅 (jiá xiàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sumptuous meal — 大餐 (dà cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• supplied with water (of a house) — 有水 (yǒu shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet — 甘甜 (gān tián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet — 甜 (tián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet — 甜美 (tián měi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet — 甜蜜 (tián mì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet and innocent — 甜稚 (tián zhì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet and mellow — 甜润 (tián rùn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet and sour — 甜酸 (tián suān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet and sour — 糖醋 (táng cù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet and unctuous — 甜腻 (tián nì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet dream — 酣梦 (hān mèng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet fermented rice — 酒酿 (jiǔ niàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) — 喜糖 (xǐ táng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet liquor — 甜酒 (tián jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet potato — 山芋 (shān yù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet potato — 甘薯 (gān shǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet potato — 白薯 (bái shǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet potato — 红薯 (hóng shǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) — 地瓜 (dì guā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet scent — 清香 (qīng xiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet taste (of power, success etc) — 甜头 (tián tóu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet words — 甜言 (tián yán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet words — 蜜语 (mì yǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet-sounding — 悦耳 (yuè ěr)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet-talking — 嘴甜 (zuǐ tián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet-tempered — 和顺 (hé shùn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweetness — 甘味 (gān wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• swelling water — 澜 (lán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• swim bladder (of a fish) — 鱼泡 (yú pào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tableware — 餐具 (cān jù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• take-out (fast food) — 外带 (wài dài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tamarind (Tamarindus indica) tropical tree with bean-like fruit — 酸豆 (suān dòu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tangerine flavor — 橘味 (jú wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• taro ball (Taiwanese dessert) — 芋圆 (yù yuán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• taste — 味 (wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• taste — 味儿 (wèi ér)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• taste — 滋味 (zī wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• taste bud(s) — 味蕾 (wèi lěi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• taste in clothes — 衣品 (yī pǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tasty — 可口 (kě kǒu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tasty meal — 美餐 (měi cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea — 茶 (chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea — 茶叶 (chá yè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea and cake — 茶点 (chá diǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea bag — 茶包 (chá bāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea bag — 茶袋 (chá dài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea brick — 茶砖 (chá zhuān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea drink — 茶饮 (chá yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea grower — 茶农 (chá nóng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea leaves gathered at springtime or the tea made from these leaves — 春茶 (chūn chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea party — 茶会 (chá huì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea powder (matcha) — 末茶 (mò chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves — 茶水 (chá shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea set — 茶具 (chá jù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea shop — 茶庄 (chá zhuāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) — 茶垢 (chá gòu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) — 茶锈 (chá xiù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea tree — 茶树 (chá shù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• teh tarik, an Indian-style tea with milk — 拉茶 (lā chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• the art of tea — 茶艺 (chá yì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• the bottom of a body of water — 水底 (shuǐ dǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|陆羽[Lu4 Yu3] between 760-780 — 茶经 (chá jīng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• the fish hold (of a fishing vessel) — 鱼舱 (yú cāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 — 五味 (wǔ wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• the flesh of a fruit — 果肉 (guǒ ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) — 四大 (sì dà)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• the kitchen area of a restaurant — 后厨 (hòu chú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig — 三牲 (sān shēng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• thick soup — 浓汤 (nóng tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• thin flat cake — 薄饼 (báo bǐng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fei4 shui3], exhaust gas 廢氣|废气[fei4 qi4], industrial slag 廢渣|废渣[fei4 zha1] — 三废 (sān fèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• timid — 怯懦 (qiè nuò)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to accidentally eat — 误食 (wù shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to add spice — 加辣 (jiā là)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves) — 冲泡 (chōng pào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to age — 陈化 (chén huà)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to arrange food on a plate — 摆盘 (bǎi pán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to ask for food — 讨饭 (tǎo fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to barbecue meat — 烤肉 (kǎo ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to be a guest at a dinner party — 吃请 (chī qǐng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to be picky (food) — 择食 (zé shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to be picky about food — 挑食 (tiāo shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to bear (fruit) — 结出 (jié chū)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to bear fruit — 坐果 (zuò guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to bear fruit — 结实 (jiē shi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to bear fruit — 结果 (jié guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to become sick of a food after eating it too much — 吃伤 (chī shāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to beg (for food or money) — 要饭 (yào fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to beg for food — 乞食 (qǐ shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to beg for food — 讨吃 (tǎo chī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to beg for food — 讨米 (tǎo mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to boil (food) — 煮开 (zhǔ kāi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to boil noodles — 下面 (xià miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to brew (beer, soy sauce etc) — 酿制 (niàng zhì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to burn (food by overroasting etc) — 烤焦 (kǎo jiāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to buy a business (shop, restaurant etc) and all its assets — 盘店 (pán diàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to catch fish — 捕鱼 (bǔ yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to catch fish — 摸鱼 (mō yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cater to the public's taste — 媚俗 (mèi sú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to clean (with water or alcohol) — 擦洗 (cā xǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to collect water — 积水 (jī shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water — 和 (hé)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to condense milk (by evaporation) — 炼乳 (liàn rǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to consume (food or drink) — 下肚 (xià dù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cook — 做菜 (zuò cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cook — 煮 (zhǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cook — 煮饭 (zhǔ fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cook — 烧煮 (shāo zhǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cook — 烧菜 (shāo cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing) — 野炊 (yě chuī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cook again — 回锅 (huí guō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cook food — 炊 (chuī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cook on a skewer — 串烧 (chuàn shāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cook on a slow fire — 熬 (áo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cross (a body of water) — 横渡 (héng dù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cut food into a specific size or shape (strips, slices or cubes etc) — 改刀 (gǎi dāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cut off the water supply — 停水 (tíng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to cut some meat — 割肉 (gē ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to digest (food) — 消化 (xiāo huà)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to dine — 就餐 (jiù cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to discharge water — 出水 (chū shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to dive (into water) — 跳水 (tiào shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to divert water — 退水 (tuì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drain (by leading off water) — 宣泄 (xuān xiè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drain flood-water — 排洪 (pái hóng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to draw water — 打水 (dǎ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to dredge up — 捞取 (lāo qǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to dress cold food with sauce — 凉拌 (liáng bàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink — 喝 (hē)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink — 饮 (yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink (alcohol) — 喝酒 (hē jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink a toast — 干杯 (gān bēi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink a toast — 祝酒 (zhù jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink along (with sb) — 陪酒 (péi jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink as the result of having lost a bet — 罚酒 (fá jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink excessively — 纵酒 (zòng jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink hard — 狂饮 (kuáng yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink in excess — 贪杯 (tān bēi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink one's fill — 痛饮 (tòng yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink one's fill — 酣饮 (hān yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink tea — 喝茶 (hē chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink up — 喝光 (hē guāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink up — 喝掉 (hē diào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink water — 饮水 (yǐn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to drink wine — 饮酒 (yǐn jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat — 吃 (chī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat — 用饭 (yòng fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat — 食 (shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat — 食用 (shí yòng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat — 哺 (bǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat (of bird or animal) — 吃食 (chī shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat a meal — 用餐 (yòng cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat and drink — 吃喝 (chī hē)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat in (at a restaurant) (Tw) — 内用 (nèi yòng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶|外带[wai4 dai4]) — 堂食 (táng shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat indiscriminately — 乱吃 (luàn chī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat individual meals (rather than taking one's food from plates served to everyone at the table) — 分餐 (fēn cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat on the sly — 偷吃 (tōu chī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat one's fill — 吃饱 (chī bǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat one's fill — 果腹 (guǒ fù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat one's fill — 饱餐 (bǎo cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat one's meal — 进食 (jìn shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat one's rice with an accompanying dish (to make the rice more palatable) — 下饭 (xià fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat out — 外食 (wài shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat raw — 生吃 (shēng chī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat till full — 饱 (bǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat too much — 暴食 (bào shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat up — 吃掉 (chī diào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat without paying — 白吃 (bái chī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to entertain (for dinner) — 宴请 (yàn qǐng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to estimate how much food is required for a meal — 量腹 (liáng fù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to extract (juice, oil etc) on the spot — 现榨 (xiàn zhà)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to extract (vegetable) oil — 制油 (zhì yóu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to fall back (of water level or share prices) — 回跌 (huí diē)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to fall into water — 落水 (luò shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to feed livestock with highly nutritional food in order to fatten them up in a short time — 催膘 (cuī biāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to fill a bowl with rice — 盛饭 (shèng fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to find to one's taste — 相中 (xiāng zhòng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to fish — 打鱼 (dǎ yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to fish (with line and hook) — 钓鱼 (diào yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to fish by casting a net — 围捕 (wéi bǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) — 捕捞 (bǔ lāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to fish out — 掏出 (tāo chū)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to fish out (from pocket) — 掏 (tāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to fish up — 捞 (lāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to fish with a hook and line — 钓 (diào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc) — 倒灌 (dǎo guàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to force sb to drink alcohol — 灌酒 (guàn jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to freeload for food — 蹭吃 (cèng chī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to freeze (food etc) — 冷冻 (lěng dòng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to freeze (water etc) — 冻结 (dòng jié)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to freeze over (of water or land) — 封冻 (fēng dòng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to get food at a canteen — 打饭 (dǎ fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to get food stuck between one's teeth — 塞牙 (sāi yá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to give (animals) water to drink — 饮 (yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to give a dinner party — 请客 (qǐng kè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to give food (as a charity) — 施食 (shī shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to give water (to animals) — 饮水 (yǐn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to go in search of food (of animals) — 打食 (dǎ shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal) — 下厨 (xià chú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to graze — 吃草 (chī cǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have a meal — 吃饭 (chī fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have a meal — 进餐 (jìn cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have a snack — 点补 (diǎn bǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have a sweet aftertaste — 回甘 (huí gān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have a sweet aftertaste — 回甜 (huí tián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have a taste of — 领略 (lǐng lüè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have a tingling sensation in one's nose (due to grief, pungent odor or taste) — 鼻酸 (bí suān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have an extra meal — 加餐 (jiā cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have engorged breasts (after childbirth) — 涨奶 (zhǎng nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have enough food and warm clothes — 温饱 (wēn bǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have running water (in a house etc) — 通水 (tōng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have tea and refreshments — 饮茶 (yǐn chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) — 进水 (jìn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to heat up by itself — 自热 (zì rè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to heat water — 烧水 (shāo shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to help oneself to (food) — 自取 (zì qǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · urgent

• to hold a welcoming dinner or reception — 接风 (jiē fēng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to host (a dinner) — 作东 (zuò dōng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) — 捕杀 (bǔ shā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to immerse in water — 浸水 (jìn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to improve taste — 提味 (tí wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to improve water quality — 改水 (gǎi shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to induce germination of seeds (e.g. by soaking in water) — 催芽 (cuī yá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to install (water pipes, landmines etc) underground — 埋设 (mái shè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to keep the books — 做账 (zuò zhàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to lack food supplies — 缺粮 (quē liáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to ladle out soup — 舀汤 (yǎo tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to ladle water — 舀水 (yǎo shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to lose flavor — 走味 (zǒu wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to lose flavor — 跑味 (pǎo wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to lurk under water — 沉潜 (chén qián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to make (food) on the spot — 现做 (xiàn zuò)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to make (wine or spirits) — 酿成 (niàng chéng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) — 酿酒 (niàng jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to make a fresh batch of sth (juice, pasta, spices etc) — 现打 (xiàn dǎ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to make one's mouth water — 馋人 (chán rén)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to make tea — 泡茶 (pào chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to make tea — 烧茶 (shāo chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to milk — 挤奶 (jǐ nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) — 张口 (zhāng kǒu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to order dishes (in a restaurant) — 点菜 (diǎn cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to pay taxes in kind (rice, cloth etc) — 纳粮 (nà liáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) — 埋单 (mái dān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to pick out the bones in a fish — 择刺 (zé cì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to pick tea leaves — 采茶 (cǎi chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to place (food) on the table — 上桌 (shàng zhuō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to pour water into — 注水 (zhù shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to prepare (food etc) using a secret recipe — 秘制 (mì zhì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to prepare a meal — 做饭 (zuò fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to press (fruit) — 敲榨 (qiāo zhà)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to produce (graduates, breast milk, toxic waste, creative ideas etc) — 产出 (chǎn chū)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to produce milk — 下奶 (xià nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to promote ripening of fruit — 催熟 (cuī shú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to pump water — 抽水 (chōu shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to push food into one's mouth using chopsticks while holding one's bowl up to one's mouth — 扒饭 (bā fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to put into the pot (to cook) — 下锅 (xià guō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to put some food aside for sb — 留饭 (liú fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to raise one's wine cup — 把酒 (bǎ jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to rake in (money) — 搜刮 (sōu guā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to reconstitute (a powdered beverage) by adding water, milk etc — 冲调 (chōng tiáo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to release flood water — 泄洪 (xiè hóng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to relieve the burning sensation of spicy food — 解辣 (jiě là)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to relieve the greasy sensation of fatty or oily food — 解腻 (jiě nì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant etc — 包场 (bāo chǎng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to rinse one's mouth with river water — 漱流 (shù liú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to rinse one's mouth with water — 漱 (shù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to rinse rice — 淘米 (táo mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to roast — 烤 (kǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to run out of food — 断粮 (duàn liáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to run water through a system to test it (for leakages etc) — 试水 (shì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to sample — 品味 (pǐn wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to save food — 节食 (jié shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to save money on wedding expenses by getting together with another couple (or couples) in arranging restaurant reservations, wedding photo shoots etc — 拼婚 (pīn hūn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to save water — 节水 (jié shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to scrape the meat from bones — 剔 (tī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to sell meat — 卖肉 (mài ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to serve (food, tea etc) — 端上 (duān shàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to serve (food) — 端饭 (duān fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to serve a meal — 开饭 (kāi fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to serve food — 上菜 (shàng cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to serve food — 端菜 (duān cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to serve tea (to guests) — 敬茶 (jìng chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to show poor taste — 落俗 (luò sú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to slaughter (an animal for meat) — 宰杀 (zǎi shā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to slaughter (animals for food) — 屠 (tú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to soak cooked rice in soup or water — 泡饭 (pào fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to soak seeds (in water to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution to prevent damage from insects etc) — 浸种 (jìn zhǒng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to splash water — 泼水 (pō shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to start providing food — 开伙 (kāi huǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) — 躲开 (duǒ kāi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to stew meat — 炖肉 (dùn ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to stew meat without seasoning — 清炖 (qīng dùn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to stop for a snack while traveling — 打尖 (dǎ jiān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to store water — 储水 (chǔ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to suck the breast (for milk) — 吃奶 (chī nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to suit one's taste — 合意 (hé yì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to supply water — 供水 (gōng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to supply water — 给水 (jǐ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to swallow (food or drink) — 下咽 (xià yàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to take — 摘 (zhāi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to take a tonic or nourishing food to build up one's health — 补养 (bǔ yǎng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to taste (wine etc) — 试饮 (shì yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to taste tea — 品茶 (pǐn chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to taste wine — 品酒 (pǐn jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to thaw (frozen food) — 退冰 (tuì bīng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to thin fruit (to increase fruit size etc) — 疏果 (shū guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to toast sb (with wine etc) — 举杯 (jǔ bēi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to tread water — 踩水 (cǎi shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to try out a restaurant and film a video to share on the Internet — 探店 (tàn diàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to turn on the water — 放水 (fàng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating — 吃坏 (chī huài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to urge sb to drink alcohol — 劝酒 (quàn jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to use as a venue (e.g. use {a restaurant} as the venue {for a farewell party}) — 假座 (jiǎ zuò)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to warm up wine — 温酒 (wēn jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities) — 淘 (táo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to water — 浇灌 (jiāo guàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to water (plants etc) — 浇水 (jiāo shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to water down — 淡化 (dàn huà)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to water the plants — 浇花 (jiāo huā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to water-cool — 水冷 (shuǐ lěng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to wine and dine — 宴饮 (yàn yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tofu — 豆腐 (dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful) — 食补 (shí bǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• topping (mixture of ingredients and sauce poured over noodles or rice, esp. in Shanghainese cuisine) — 浇头 (jiāo tóu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• traditional Xinjiang sweet walnut cake — 切糕 (qiè gāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tray — 盘 (pán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tribute tea — 贡茶 (gòng chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tripe (stomach lining of cattle etc used as food) — 百叶 (bǎi yè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• two-item combo (usu. referring to a food dish, esp. two types of meat served with rice or noodles) — 双拼 (shuāng pīn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• unboiled water — 生水 (shēng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• uncooked rice — 米 (mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• under the water — 水下 (shuǐ xià)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• underground water channel — 暗渠 (àn qú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• unfiltered rice wine — 浊酒 (zhuó jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• unhusked rice — 稻谷 (dào gǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• unpleasant to drink — 难喝 (nán hē)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea — 毛茶 (máo chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• unsweetened soy milk — 清浆 (qīng jiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vast body of water — 汪洋 (wāng yáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetable — 菜 (cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetable cooking oil — 清油 (qīng yóu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetable dish — 素菜 (sù cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetable farmer — 菜农 (cài nóng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetable field — 菜圃 (cài pǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetable field — 菜地 (cài dì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetable filling — 素馅 (sù xiàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetable garden — 菜园 (cài yuán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetable knife — 菜刀 (cài dāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetable noodle dish — 素面 (sù miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetable seeds — 菜籽 (cài zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetarian chicken, a soybean product — 素鸡 (sù jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetarian food — 素食 (sù shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetarian meal — 蔬食 (shū shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• vegetarian meat substitute — 素肉 (sù ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• very short of (food, clean water etc) — 奇缺 (qí quē)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• very spicy — 极辣 (jí là)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• very spicy — 重辣 (zhòng là)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• volume of water — 水量 (shuǐ liàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• waste water — 废水 (fèi shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water — 水 (shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water and land — 水陆 (shuǐ lù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water and soil — 水土 (shuǐ tǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water bill — 水费 (shuǐ fèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water buffalo — 水牛 (shuǐ niú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water cannon — 水炮 (shuǐ pào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water clock — 滴漏 (dī lòu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water clock — 漏壶 (lòu hú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water clock used to mark night watches — 更漏 (gèng lòu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water conservancy — 水利 (shuǐ lì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water drop — 滴水 (dī shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water flea (small crustacean of genus Daphnia) — 鱼虫 (yú chóng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water from a mountain — 山水 (shān shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water gruel — 稀粥 (xī zhōu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water ice (i.e. frozen H2O) — 水冰 (shuǐ bīng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water in which rice has been boiled and then strained out — 米汤 (mǐ tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water intake — 取水 (qǔ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water jar — 水缸 (shuǐ gāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water level — 水位 (shuǐ wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water levels during the flood season — 汛情 (xùn qíng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water lily — 睡莲 (shuì lián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water meter — 水表 (shuǐ biǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water pipe — 水管 (shuǐ guǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water pistol (toy) — 水枪 (shuǐ qiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water polo — 水球 (shuǐ qiú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water pool — 水潭 (shuǐ tán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water pressure — 水压 (shuǐ yā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water quality — 水质 (shuǐ zhì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water roux (aka tangzhong), a gelatinous paste made by heating a mixture of flour and water, used in breadmaking to produce a softer, fluffier loaf (loanword from Japanese 湯種 yudane) — 汤种 (tāng zhǒng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water screen (screen formed of sprayed water droplets, used for displaying projected images, for temperature control, or for air purification) — 水幕 (shuǐ mù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water seepage — 渗水 (shèn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water shortage — 缺水 (quē shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water skiing — 滑水 (huá shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water snake — 水蛇 (shuǐ shé)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water snake — 游蛇 (yóu shé)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water source — 水源 (shuǐ yuán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water storage — 蓄水 (xù shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water supply — 水务 (shuǐ wù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water surface — 水面 (shuǐ miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water tank — 水箱 (shuǐ xiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water temperature — 水温 (shuǐ wēn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water tower — 水塔 (shuǐ tǎ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water valve — 水门 (shuǐ mén)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water vapor — 水气 (shuǐ qì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water vapor — 水汽 (shuǐ qì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water-based — 水基 (shuǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water-boarding (torture) — 水刑 (shuǐ xíng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water-filled barrier — 水马 (shuǐ mǎ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water, please — 请给我一杯水 (qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · polite

• wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit) — 莲雾 (lián wù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• well-aged wine with a mellow, rich taste — 陈酒 (chén jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• white broth, or milky broth: an unctuous, milky white pork broth of Chinese cuisine — 奶汤 (nǎi tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• white tea — 白茶 (bái chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wild fruit — 野果 (yě guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine — 酒浆 (jiǔ jiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine (esp. rice wine) — 酒 (jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine and women — 酒色 (jiǔ sè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine cup — 酒杯 (jiǔ bēi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine factory — 酒厂 (jiǔ chǎng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine flavored with Chinese mugwort — 艾酒 (ài jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine jar — 酒缸 (jiǔ gāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine list (in a restaurant etc) — 酒单 (jiǔ dān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine pot — 酒壶 (jiǔ hú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine shop — 酒店 (jiǔ diàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine shop — 酒肆 (jiǔ sì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine shop sign — 酒帘 (jiǔ lián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine vessel — 酒具 (jiǔ jù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine-drinking game — 酒令 (jiǔ lìng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine-lover — 醉翁 (zuì wēng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine, esp. Shaoxing wine — 老酒 (lǎo jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water — 地书 (dì shū)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• yakitori, a Japanese dish of skewered grilled chicken — 烧鸟 (shāo niǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus), a vine with sweet edible root — 豆薯 (dòu shǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• yam paste (a snack in Chaozhou cuisine) — 芋泥 (yù ní)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• yellow croaker (fish) — 黄鱼 (huáng yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• yi mein (or yee mee or yee-fu noodles etc), a variety of Cantonese egg noodle — 伊面 (yī miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.) — 鱼香 (yú xiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• good afternoon — 下午好 (xiàwǔ hǎo)

  greeting · everyday · beginner · neutral

• good evening — 晚上好 (wǎnshang hǎo)

  greeting · everyday · beginner · neutral

• good night — 晚安 (wǎn'ān)

  greeting · everyday · beginner · neutral

• how are you? — 你好吗？ (nǐ hǎo ma?)

  greeting · everyday · beginner · neutral

• I'm fine, thanks — 我很好，谢谢 (wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxie)

  greeting · everyday · beginner · neutral

• see you tomorrow — 明天见 (míngtiān jiàn)

  greeting · everyday · beginner · casual

• where are you from? — 你是哪里人？ (nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén?)

  greeting · everyday · beginner · neutral

• a (medicine) pill or tablet — 药片 (yào piàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine — 本草 (běn cǎo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself) — 寒蝉 (hán chán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• a cold reception — 冷遇 (lěng yù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• a common bed (to sleep many) — 统铺 (tǒng pù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital — 病友 (bìng yǒu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• a hospital drip — 静点 (jìng diǎn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• a low fever (up to 38°C) — 低烧 (dī shāo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• a person after one's heart (charming person) — 可儿 (kě ér)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• a skull with sunken cheek bone — 隐颧 (yǐn quán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• a stretch (of one's body) — 懒腰 (lǎn yāo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• abdominal muscle — 腹肌 (fù jī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• acute pain — 剧痛 (jù tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• adult squid, typically more than 15 cm long with a slender body and fins in the shape of a big rhombus (Tw) — 中卷 (zhōng juàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• aesthetic medicine — 医美 (yī měi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• affairs of the heart — 情场 (qíng chǎng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• affected by cold — 受寒 (shòu hán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• all over the body — 遍体 (biàn tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• ambulance (slang) (Cantonese) — 白车 (bái chē)

  health · health · beginner · casual

• amobarbital (drug) (Tw) — 青发 (qīng fā)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• amputation (medicine) — 截肢 (jié zhī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• an empty stomach — 空腹 (kōng fù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• anāhata or anahata, the heart chakra 查克拉, residing in the chest — 心轮 (xīn lún)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body — 蛇矛 (shé máo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• another visit to doctor — 复诊 (fù zhěn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• astigmatism (medicine) (Tw) — 乱视 (luàn shì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• attitude (of the heart) — 心态 (xīn tài)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• autonomous body — 独体 (dú tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• banned drug — 禁药 (jìn yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• base body — 基体 (jī tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blocked or painful urination, constipation and vomiting (Chinese medicine) — 关格 (guān gé)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood — 血 (xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood — 血水 (xuè shuǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood — 血液 (xuè yè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood — 鲜血 (xiān xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood and vital breath — 血气 (xuè qì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood bag — 血袋 (xuè dài)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood bank — 血库 (xuè kù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood center — 血站 (xuè zhàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood clot — 凝血 (níng xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood clot — 血块 (xuè kuài)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood clot — 血栓 (xuè shuān)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood clot — 血饼 (xuè bǐng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood corpuscle — 血球 (xuè qiú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood diamond — 血钻 (xuè zuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood flow — 血流 (xuè liú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood group — 血型 (xuè xíng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood lipid — 血脂 (xuè zhī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood moon — 血月 (xuè yuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood obstruction — 血塞 (xuè sāi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood plasma — 血浆 (xuè jiāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood pressure — 脉压 (mài yā)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood pressure — 血压 (xuè yā)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood relation — 骨肉 (gǔ ròu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood relations — 血族 (xuè zú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood relationship — 血统 (xuè tǒng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood relationship — 亲缘 (qīn yuán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood sacrifice — 血祭 (xuè jì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood sausage — 血肠 (xuè cháng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood shed in a just cause — 碧血 (bì xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood smears — 血污 (xuè wū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood sugar — 血糖 (xuè táng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood vessels — 血脉 (xuè mài)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood-soaked — 浴血 (yù xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bodily fluids (general term in Chinese medicine) — 津液 (jīn yè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bodily health — 体格 (tǐ gé)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body — 身 (shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body — 身子 (shēn zi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body — 身板 (shēn bǎn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body — 身躯 (shēn qū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body — 体 (tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body and mind — 身心 (shēn xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body and soul — 形神 (xíng shén)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body cavity — 体腔 (tǐ qiāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body double (in eating scenes) — 饭替 (fàn tì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body double (in nude scenes) — 裸替 (luǒ tì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body fat — 体脂 (tǐ zhī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body hair — 体毛 (tǐ máo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body length — 体长 (tǐ cháng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body model — 体模 (tǐ mó)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body odor — 汗臭 (hàn chòu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body odor — 狐臭 (hú chòu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body odor — 体味 (tǐ wèi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body of a vehicle or machine — 机身 (jī shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body of an animal (or human) killed sacrificially — 牲体 (shēng tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body palpation (diagnostic method in TCM) — 触诊 (chù zhěn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body parts (of a mutilated corpse) — 尸块 (shī kuài)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body shape — 身型 (shēn xíng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body slam (wrestling move) — 抱摔 (bào shuāi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body wash — 浴液 (yù yè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body weight — 体重 (tǐ zhòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body weight — 体量 (tǐ liàng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bone — 骨 (gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bone — 骨头 (gǔ tou)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bone ash — 骨灰 (gǔ huī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bone black — 骨炭 (gǔ tàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bone china (fine white porcelain made from a mixture of clay and bone ash) — 骨瓷 (gǔ cí)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bone formation — 成骨 (chéng gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bone fracture — 骨裂 (gǔ liè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bone marrow — 骨髓 (gǔ suǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bone structure and physiognomy — 骨法 (gǔ fǎ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bone tool (archaeology) — 骨器 (gǔ qì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location — 捡骨 (jiǎn gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bored — 厌烦 (yàn fán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bottom of one's heart — 心底 (xīn dǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bottom tip of the heart — 心尖 (xīn jiān)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• capsule (containing medicine) — 包衣 (bāo yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• carving in bone — 骨刻 (gǔ kè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• category of leave (maternity leave, sick leave etc) — 假别 (jiǎ bié)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• celestial body — 天体 (tiān tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc) — 星球 (xīng qiú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• center — 中心 (zhōng xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• check-up (health, car safety, environment etc) — 健诊 (jiàn zhěn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cheek bone — 颧弓 (quán gōng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• chest pain — 胸闷 (xiōng mēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• childish heart — 童心 (tóng xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• chin rest (e.g. for a violin) — 腮托 (sāi tuō)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• circular muscle — 环肌 (huán jī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• classifier for medicine: dose — 服 (fú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold — 冷 (lěng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold — 冷淡 (lěng dàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold — 寒 (hán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold (climate) — 寒冷 (hán lěng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold air — 冷气 (lěng qì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold air — 寒气 (hán qì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold air current — 寒流 (hán liú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold and cheerless — 冷清 (lěng qīng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold and desolate — 冷寂 (lěng jì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold and desolate — 凄寒 (qī hán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold and detached towards sb — 冷漠 (lěng mò)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold and dismal — 凄凄 (qī qī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold chain — 冷链 (lěng liàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold cuts — 冷切 (lěng qiè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold front (meteorology) — 冷锋 (lěng fēng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold plate — 冷盘 (lěng pán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold sweat — 冷汗 (lěng hàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold war — 冷战 (lěng zhàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold wave — 寒潮 (hán cháo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold weather — 冷天 (lěng tiān)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold wind — 寒风 (hán fēng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold winter — 冷冬 (lěng dōng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold winter — 寒冬 (hán dōng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cold-blood — 冷血 (lěng xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), plant in sunflower family Asteracae used a cough suppressant — 款冬 (kuǎn dōng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• coma caused by loss of blood — 血晕 (xuè yūn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• complement (in blood serum) — 补体 (bǔ tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• complete rest (after an illness) — 全休 (quán xiū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• condition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine) — 脉象 (mài xiàng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• conpoy — 干贝 (gān bèi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• corporeal body — 肉身 (ròu shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• corpse — 尸身 (shī shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• corpse — 尸体 (shī tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• corpse — 死尸 (sǐ shī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cough — 咳 (hāi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cough suppressant — 镇咳 (zhèn hāi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• dead body — 尸首 (shī shǒu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• debt of blood (after killing sb) — 血账 (xuè zhàng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• delivery mechanism of a medicine (e.g. pill, powder etc) — 剂型 (jì xíng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• delivery room (in hospital) — 产房 (chǎn fáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• depletion of the spleen (Chinese medicine) — 脾虚 (pí xū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• desiccated corpse — 干尸 (gān shī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• desolate and cold — 荒寒 (huāng hán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• diagonal muscle — 斜肌 (xié jī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• diaphysis (long segment of a bone) — 骨干 (gǔ gàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• diathermia (medical treatment involving local heating of body tissues with electric current) — 烤电 (kǎo diàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• dismembered body — 碎尸 (suì shī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• doctor — 大夫 (dài fu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• doctor — 医师 (yī shī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• doctor — 医生 (yī shēng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• doctor (as an academic degree) — 博士 (bó shì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• doctor (Chinese medicine) — 郎中 (láng zhōng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• doctor-patient — 医患 (yī huàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• doctor's orders — 医嘱 (yī zhǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• donor (chemistry, physics, medicine) — 供体 (gòng tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• dragon's blood (bright red tree resin) — 血竭 (xuè jié)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine) — 陈皮 (chén pí)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• drug addiction — 毒瘾 (dú yǐn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• drug dealer — 毒贩 (dú fàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• drug prohibition — 禁毒 (jìn dú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• drug-resistance (of a pathogen) — 抗药 (kàng yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• emergency (measures) — 抢险 (qiǎng xiǎn)

  health · health · beginner · urgent

• emergency relief — 救济 (jiù jì)

  health · health · beginner · urgent

• emperor's body — 龙体 (lóng tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• equator (of the earth or a celestial body) — 赤道 (chì dào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• erysipelas (medicine) — 丹毒 (dān dú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• ethmoid bone (cheek) — 筛骨 (shāi gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• examination room (in a doctor's office) — 诊间 (zhěn jiān)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• external regulation (e.g. by means of a regulatory body, as opposed to self-regulation 自律[zi4 lu:4]) — 他律 (tā lǜ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• extreme cold — 极寒 (jí hán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• face (body part) — 面部 (miàn bù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• famous doctor — 名医 (míng yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• fever — 热病 (rè bìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• field of blood — 血田 (xuè tián)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• fine hair (on the body) — 毫毛 (háo máo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• fine hair on the human body — 寒毛 (hán máo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4] — 五脏 (wǔ zāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• flat bone — 扁骨 (biǎn gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• flesh and blood — 骨血 (gǔ xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• forensic pathologist — 法医 (fǎ yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty — 词话 (cí huà)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• frontal bone (forehead) — 额骨 (é gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• frozen shoulder (medicine) — 凝肩 (níng jiān)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• gastroscope (medicine) — 胃镜 (wèi jìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• gloomy and cold — 阴冷 (yīn lěng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• gluteal muscle — 臀肌 (tún jī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• good doctor — 良医 (liáng yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• good health — 安康 (ān kāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• good medicine — 良方 (liáng fāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• good medicine — 良药 (liáng yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) — 症结 (zhēng jié)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• having blood in one's stool — 便血 (biàn xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• headache — 头疼 (tóu téng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• headache (Chinese medicine) — 头风 (tóu fēng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• health — 健康 (jiàn kāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• health protection — 保健 (bǎo jiàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heart — 内心 (nèi xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heart — 心 (xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heart — 心眼 (xīn yǎn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heart — 心胸 (xīn xiōng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heart — 心肠 (xīn cháng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heart — 心脏 (xīn zāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heart (as the seat of emotions) — 心房 (xīn fáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heart (one's innermost being) — 心田 (xīn tián)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heart rate — 心率 (xīn lǜ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heart symbol ♥ — 桃心 (táo xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heart valve — 心瓣 (xīn bàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heart's blood — 心血 (xīn xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heartbeat — 心动 (xīn dòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• herbal medicine — 草药 (cǎo yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• high and cold (mountain area) — 高寒 (gāo hán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hip bone — 胯骨 (kuà gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hip bone — 腿 (tuǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• history written in blood — 血史 (xuè shǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hole in the body of a musical instrument, covered with a membrane which produces a buzzing tone — 膜孔 (mó kǒng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hospital — 医院 (yī yuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hospital bed — 病床 (bìng chuáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hospital-acquired infection — 院感 (yuàn gǎn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hot blood — 热血 (rè xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• human body — 人体 (rén tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• human body — 躯 (qū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hyperemia (increase in blood flow) — 充血 (chōng xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• ice-cold — 冰冷 (bīng lěng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• ice-cold — 冰凉 (bīng liáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• immortal body (of born again Daoist) — 圣胎 (shèng tāi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• inflammatory (medicine) — 炎性 (yán xìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• inner membrane — 内膜 (nèi mó)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• intense cold — 凄 (qī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• intensive care (in hospital) — 加护 (jiā hù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• interjection of surprise or pain — 啊哟 (ā yō)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• internal medicine — 内科 (nèi kē)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• iron and blood — 铁血 (tiě xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• it's cold (weather) — 天冷 (tiān lěng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc — 血书 (xuè shū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• lit. grips the heart — 揪心 (jiū xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• lit. to shake one's body — 摇身 (yáo shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• living body — 活体 (huó tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• longitudinal muscle — 纵肌 (zòng jī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• low-grade fever (37.3–38°C) — 低热 (dī rè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• lower body — 下体 (xià tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• lower part of the body — 下身 (xià shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• loyal heart — 丹心 (dān xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• lozenge — 含片 (hán piàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• lung capacity — 底气 (dǐ qì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• malleus or hammer bone of middle ear — 锤骨 (chuí gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• maternity hospital — 产院 (chǎn yuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• medical practice (Chinese medicine) (old) — 青囊 (qīng náng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• medicinal dietary supplement that helps build up one's health — 药补 (yào bǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• medicine — 药 (yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• medicine — 药剂 (yào jì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• medicine — 医学 (yī xué)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• medicine (as a science) — 医科 (yī kē)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• medicine and divination — 医卜 (yī bǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• medicine bottle — 药瓶 (yào píng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• medicine in liquid form — 药水 (yào shuǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• member (of a legislative body) — 议员 (yì yuán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet) — 掌骨 (zhǎng gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• military doctor — 军医 (jūn yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• momentum (the force exhibited by a moving body) — 冲力 (chōng lì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• muscle — 筋 (jīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• muscle — 肌肉 (jī ròu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• muscle cramp — 转筋 (zhuàn jīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• nasal bone — 鼻骨 (bí gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• night demon (malign spirit believed to plague people during sleep) — 梦魔 (mèng mó)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus) — 九窍 (jiǔ qiào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• object — 物体 (wù tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• occipital bone (back of the skull) — 枕骨 (zhěn gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• occult blood (in medicine, fecal blood from internal bleeding) — 隐血 (yǐn xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• odor of a dead body — 尸臭 (shī chòu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• official leave from work (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or leave to attend to official business) — 公假 (gōng jiǎ)

  health · health · beginner · formal

• omasum (third compartment of a ruminant's stomach) — 瓣胃 (bàn wèi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• on an empty stomach — 空心 (kōng xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• on the body — 身上 (shēn shàng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• one's flesh and blood — 天亲 (tiān qīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• one's heart — 心头 (xīn tóu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• one's heart filled with — 满腔 (mǎn qiāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• one's true heart — 襟素 (jīn sù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• one's whole heart — 满心 (mǎn xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• oracle bone — 卜骨 (bǔ gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• ore body (geology) — 矿体 (kuàng tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• outside the body — 体外 (tǐ wài)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• over the whole body — 遍身 (biàn shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pain — 疼痛 (téng tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pain — 痛楚 (tòng chǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pain — 痛苦 (tòng kǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pain — 苦痛 (kǔ tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pain (from wound) — 伤痛 (shāng tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pain and difficulties — 疾苦 (jí kǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pain and itch — 痛痒 (tòng yǎng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pain from a wound — 创痛 (chuāng tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pain point — 痛点 (tòng diǎn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• painless — 无痛 (wú tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• parietal bone (top of the scull) — 顶骨 (dǐng gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• patent medicine — 成药 (chéng yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• patient confidentiality (medicine) — 医密 (yī mì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• penis (Chinese medicine) — 宗筋 (zōng jīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• people's congress, a legislative body within the PRC's system of government at any of various levels – national, provincial, municipal, county or township (abbr. for 人民代表大會|人民代表大会[ren2 min2 dai4 biao3 da4 hui4]) — 人大 (rén dà)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• period pain — 痛经 (tòng jīng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• period pain — 经痛 (jīng tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• periosteum (membrane covering bone) — 骨膜 (gǔ mó)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• phimosis (medicine) — 包茎 (bāo jīng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• physical body — 肉体 (ròu tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pit of the stomach — 心口 (xīn kǒu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pleasant body scent — 体香 (tǐ xiāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pneumothorax (medicine) — 气胸 (qì xiōng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pool of blood — 血泊 (xuè pō)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pose or motion of one's body in martial arts — 身法 (shēn fǎ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pot for decocting herbal medicine — 药罐 (yào guàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• powder medicine — 散剂 (sǎn jì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• prescription (of medicine) — 方子 (fāng zǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• privately-run — 私立 (sī lì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pubic bone — 交骨 (jiāo gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pubic bone — 横骨 (héng gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• public (e.g. school, hospital) — 公立 (gōng lì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• public health (abbr. for 公共衛生|公共卫生[gong1 gong4 wei4 sheng1]) — 公卫 (gōng wèi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine) — 气血 (qì xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• rain of blood — 血雨 (xuè yǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• rest — 休息 (xiū xi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• rest for now — 且休 (qiě xiū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• rigid body — 刚体 (gāng tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine — 苏木 (sū mù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sb who sells one's blood for a living — 血牛 (xuè niú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sedan (automobile body type) — 三厢 (sān xiāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sense of pain — 痛觉 (tòng jué)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sharp pain — 切痛 (qiè tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sharp pain — 绞痛 (jiǎo tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sick and weak — 病弱 (bìng ruò)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sick leave — 病假 (bìng jià)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sick man — 病夫 (bìng fū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sick or disabled — 病残 (bìng cán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sick person — 病人 (bìng rén)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sick person — 病者 (bìng zhě)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sick personnel — 病员 (bìng yuán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sick personnel — 病号 (bìng hào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• side of the body — 体侧 (tǐ cè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sign — 征候 (zhēng hòu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• skin and flesh — 皮肉 (pí ròu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• skull (of a dead body) — 颅骨 (lú gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sleep — 睡梦 (shuì mèng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sleep — 睡眠 (shuì mián)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sleep — 睡乡 (shuì xiāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• slightly cold — 凉凉 (liáng liáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• soft measuring tape (non-retractable type used for body measurements etc) — 软尺 (ruǎn chǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• soul — 魂 (hún)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sound of the heart — 心音 (xīn yīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• specialized hospital — 病院 (bìng yuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sphenoid bone (front of the temple) — 蝶骨 (dié gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM) — 脾胃 (pí wèi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• stabbing pain — 闪痛 (shǎn tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• steady — 安稳 (ān wěn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• stomach — 胃 (wèi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• stomach (of a human) — 胃囊 (wèi náng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• stomach and intestine — 肠胃 (cháng wèi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• stomach cancer — 胃癌 (wèi ái)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• stomach cold (TCM) — 胃寒 (wèi hán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• stomach trouble — 胃病 (wèi bìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• strain (medicine) — 劳损 (láo sǔn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• strong medicine — 猛药 (měng yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• surface (of a body of liquid) — 液面 (yè miàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• surface of the body — 体表 (tǐ biǎo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• surgery (branch of medicine) — 外科 (wài kē)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• symptom — 征状 (zhēng zhuàng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• symptom — 症象 (zhèng xiàng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• symptom (of a disease) — 病征 (bìng zhēng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• symptom (of a disease) — 病状 (bìng zhuàng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• symptom (of a disease) — 病象 (bìng xiàng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• symptom (of an illness) — 症状 (zhèng zhuàng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• talking in one's sleep — 梦话 (mèng huà)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering) — 血泪 (xuè lèi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• terrible pain — 洋罪 (yáng zuì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the affection, or heart, of a young woman — 芳心 (fāng xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the back of a body or object — 背 (bèi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the back of the human body — 背脊 (bèi jǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the body — 肌体 (jī tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the body — 身体 (shēn tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the body (as opposed to the soul) — 躯壳 (qū qiào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the body of a vehicle — 车身 (chē shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the cylindrical adductor muscle of bivalve shellfish such as scallops — 贝柱 (bèi zhù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the Emperor's body — 圣体 (shèng tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the end — 终末 (zhōng mò)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the four limbs of the body — 四肢 (sì zhī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the Heart Sutra — 心经 (xīn jīng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the innermost depths of one's heart — 心根 (xīn gēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the real body (of Buddha or a God) — 真身 (zhēn shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the rest — 其余 (qí yú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3]) — 六神 (liù shén)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine — 草码 (cǎo mǎ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the whole body — 全身 (quán shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• tiger bone (used in TCM) — 虎骨 (hǔ gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• tired of — 腻味 (nì wèi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to administer medicine — 给药 (gěi yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to alleviate fever (medicine) — 清热 (qīng rè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to be exposed to cold temperatures — 遇冷 (yù lěng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to be harmful to one's health — 伤身 (shāng shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to be ill — 抱病 (bào bìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to be in a state of emergency — 告急 (gào jí)

  health · health · beginner · urgent

• to be mindful of one's health and safety — 惜命 (xī mìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to be on sick leave — 病休 (bìng xiū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to be sick of eating (sth) — 吃腻 (chī nì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to be suffering from an illness (often implying "in spite of being sick") — 带病 (dài bìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to bend the body at the waist — 弓身 (gōng shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to break (sb's heart) — 伤透 (shāng tòu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to catch cold — 伤风 (shāng fēng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to catch cold — 受凉 (shòu liáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to catch cold — 感冒 (gǎn mào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to catch cold — 着凉 (zháo liáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to catch up on sleep — 补眠 (bǔ mián)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to clear internal heat (Chinese Medicine) — 清火 (qīng huǒ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to collapse (from dehydration or loss of blood) — 虚脱 (xū tuō)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to collect or retrieve a corpse (for burial or cremation) — 收尸 (shōu shī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to cough — 咳嗽 (ké sou)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to cough up blood — 吐血 (tǔ xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to cough up blood — 咳血 (ké xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to cough up phlegm — 咳痰 (hāi tán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to cough without phlegm — 干咳 (gān ké)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to cure — 治愈 (zhì yù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to curl up shivering (from cold) — 瑟缩 (sè suō)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine) — 降火 (jiàng huǒ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to defend against the cold — 御寒 (yù hán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to do a blood test — 验血 (yàn xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to do a body search — 搜身 (sōu shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to do sth to one's heart's content — 放情 (fàng qíng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to donate blood — 供血 (gòng xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to donate blood — 献血 (xiàn xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to enrich the blood — 补血 (bǔ xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to enter a body — 附身 (fù shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to enter hospital — 入院 (rù yuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to escape the cold by going on a winter holiday — 避寒 (bì hán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to fall sick — 害病 (hài bìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to feel sick — 作呕 (zuò ǒu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to feel sick when seeing blood — 晕血 (yūn xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to feel the penetrating chill of cold air — 渗凉 (shèn liáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to get enough sleep — 睡饱 (shuì bǎo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to give emergency treatment — 急救 (jí jiù)

  health · health · beginner · urgent

• to go to sleep — 就寝 (jiù qǐn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to grind one's teeth (during sleep) — 磨牙 (mó yá)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to harm (sb's health) with narcotics etc — 毒害 (dú hài)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature) — 烧到 (shāo dào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to have a headache — 头痛 (tóu tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to have a heart-to-heart chat — 谈心 (tán xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to have a high temperature (from illness) — 发烧 (fā shāo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to have a rest — 歇息 (xiē xī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to have one's heart filled with — 满怀 (mǎn huái)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to have the heart to do sth — 忍心 (rěn xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to hold a baby or child while they sleep — 抱睡 (bào shuì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) — 叼 (diāo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to improve blood circulation (Chinese medicine) — 活血 (huó xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to incarnate into sb else's body — 夺舍 (duó shè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to keep sth in cold storage — 雪藏 (xuě cáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation) — 停尸 (tíng shī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to kick a drug habit — 戒毒 (jiè dú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to knock sb out with a drug — 迷晕 (mí yūn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to lack sleep — 缺觉 (quē jué)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to learn by heart — 熟记 (shú jì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to learn by heart — 默记 (mò jì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to leave hospital — 出院 (chū yuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to leave the hospital — 退院 (tuì yuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to let matters rest — 干休 (gān xiū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to let the dough rest — 醒面 (xǐng miàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to lie on one's stomach — 趴 (pā)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to lose blood — 失血 (shī xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to lose heart — 泄劲 (xiè jìn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to lose heart — 灰心 (huī xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to maintain good health — 养生 (yǎng shēng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to make blood (function of bone marrow) — 造血 (zào xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc — 硬撑 (yìng chēng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine) — 抓药 (zhuā yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to make up for lost sleep — 补觉 (bǔ jué)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to manufacture medicine — 制药 (zhì yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to muscle in — 挤占 (jǐ zhàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to nurse one's health — 调理 (tiáo lǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to one's heart's content — 开怀 (kāi huái)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to open one's heart — 交心 (jiāo xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to overdose on supplementary medicine — 恶补 (è bǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to pass away — 永眠 (yǒng mián)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to practice medicine (esp. in private practice) — 行医 (xíng yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan) — 炮 (pào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to prescribe medicine — 下药 (xià yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to prescribe medicine — 开药 (kāi yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to produce cold air (to cool a room etc) — 制冷 (zhì lěng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to promote sleep — 助眠 (zhù mián)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to provide emergency assistance — 救急 (jiù jí)

  health · health · beginner · urgent

• to purify one's body (i.e. to get castrated) — 净身 (jìng shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to put one's heart (and soul) into sth — 悉心 (xī xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to really hurt — 疼死 (téng sǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to recite (a text) from memory — 背书 (bèi shū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to recover — 回复 (huí fù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to recover (health, economic) — 复苏 (fù sū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to reduce a fever — 退热 (tuì rè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to reduce a fever — 退烧 (tuì shāo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to reduce fever — 消炎 (xiāo yán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to refer sb to an agency (or hospital etc) — 转介 (zhuǎn jiè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to register (at a hospital etc) — 挂号 (guà hào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to relieve cold — 解寒 (jiě hán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to relieve fever — 解热 (jiě rè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to relieve oedema through purging or diuresis (Chinese medicine) — 逐水 (zhú shuǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to relieve pain — 止痛 (zhǐ tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to relieve pain — 解痛 (jiě tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to remain in the hospital — 留院 (liú yuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to rescue — 施救 (shī jiù)

  health · health · beginner · urgent

• to respond to an emergency — 应急 (yìng jí)

  health · health · beginner · urgent

• to rest — 休 (xiū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to rest — 安息 (ān xī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to rest — 歇 (xiē)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to rest — 歇手 (xiē shǒu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to rest — 养神 (yǎng shén)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to rest and reorganize (military) — 休整 (xiū zhěng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to rest one's chin in one's hand — 托腮 (tuō sāi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to rest with — 在乎 (zài hū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to rest with — 在于 (zài yú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to rush through urgently (e.g. emergency supplies) — 抢通 (qiǎng tōng)

  health · health · beginner · urgent

• to see a doctor — 就诊 (jiù zhěn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to see patients (of doctor) — 应诊 (yìng zhěn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to send or deliver to the hospital — 送医 (sòng yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to set one's heart on — 属意 (shǔ yì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to shake (a part of one's body) — 耸动 (sǒng dòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep — 眠 (mián)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep — 睡 (shuì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc) — 昏睡 (hūn shuì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep in separate rooms — 分房 (fēn fáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep naked — 裸睡 (luǒ shuì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep outdoors — 露宿 (lù sù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep peacefully — 安寝 (ān qǐn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep peacefully — 安眠 (ān mián)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep soundly — 安枕 (ān zhěn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep soundly — 甜睡 (tián shuì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep soundly — 酣眠 (hān mián)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep soundly — 酣睡 (hān shuì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to sleep well — 舒眠 (shū mián)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to stay in hospital — 住院 (zhù yuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to steal (sb's heart) — 勾走 (gōu zǒu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to stop for a rest — 停歇 (tíng xiē)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to stop on the way for a rest — 歇脚 (xiē jiǎo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to strengthen one's body — 强身 (qiáng shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to study medicine — 学医 (xué yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to suck blood — 吸血 (xī xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to suppress pain — 镇痛 (zhèn tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to swing the arm and leg on the same side of the body together while walking — 顺拐 (shùn guǎi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to take (medicine) — 服用 (fú yòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to take a tonic (for one's health) — 进补 (jìn bǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to take blood — 抽血 (chōu xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to take care of (sb's health) — 调养 (tiáo yǎng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to take good care of (or conserve) one's health — 保养 (bǎo yǎng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to take medicine — 吃药 (chī yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to take medicine — 服药 (fú yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to take medicine in solution — 冲服 (chōng fú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to take medicine orally — 口服 (kǒu fú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to take medicine orally (as opposed to applying externally) — 内服 (nèi fú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to the bone — 彻骨 (chè gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to throb with pain — 抽痛 (chōu tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to tingle — 刺痛 (cì tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to transfer (a patient for treatment in a different hospital) — 转诊 (zhuǎn zhěn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to transfer (a patient) to a different hospital — 转院 (zhuǎn yuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to transfuse blood — 输血 (shū xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to twist and sway (one's body) — 扭摆 (niǔ bǎi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to use in medicine — 入药 (rù yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to visit a doctor — 看病 (kàn bìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to visit a patient at home (of a doctor) — 出诊 (chū zhěn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to visit a sick person or patient — 探病 (tàn bìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to wash the medicine down — 送服 (sòng fú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to work and rest — 作息 (zuò xī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to work as a doctor — 从医 (cóng yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to work in a profession (e.g. doctor, lawyer) — 执业 (zhí yè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to your heart's content — 纵情 (zòng qíng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• traditional Chinese medicine — 中药 (zhōng yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) — 国医 (guó yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• traditional Mongolian medicine (or drug) — 蒙药 (méng yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health — 补法 (bǔ fǎ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• tuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine — 葛根 (gě gēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• uncomfortably hot and dry — 燥热 (zào rè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• undefiled body — 童身 (tóng shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• upper part of the body — 上身 (shàng shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM) — 童便 (tóng biàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• ventricle (heart) — 心室 (xīn shì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• vomer bone (in the nose, dividing the nostrils) — 犁骨 (lí gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• waiting to see a doctor — 候诊 (hòu zhěn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• ward (of a hospital) — 病房 (bìng fáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• whole body — 一身 (yì shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• whole body — 周身 (zhōu shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• wisps of blood — 血丝 (xuè sī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• witch doctor — 巫医 (wū yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• with all of one's heart — 尽心 (jìn xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• with heart and soul — 全心 (quán xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• within the body — 体内 (tǐ nèi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• wound track (the path of a bullet through the body) — 伤道 (shāng dào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• zygomatic bone (cheekbone) — 颧骨 (quán gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• congratulations — 恭喜你 (gōngxǐ nǐ)

  polite · celebration · beginner · formal

• happy birthday — 生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè)

  polite · celebration · beginner · neutral

• please — 请 (qǐng)

  polite · everyday · beginner · polite

• sorry — 对不起 (duìbuqǐ)

  polite · everyday · beginner · polite

• take care — 保重 (bǎozhòng)

  polite · farewell · beginner · neutral

• a bright color — 亮彩 (liàng cǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a card game — 牌戏 (pái xì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a fraudulently used credit card — 黑卡 (hēi kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a huge sum — 巨额 (jù é)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a row of things facing oneself (esp. a row of products on a shelf facing customers in a store) — 排面 (pái miàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a small amount of money — 小钱 (xiǎo qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a store room for books — 书库 (shū kù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a string of 100 cash (arch.) — 吊 (diào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a sum of money — 款子 (kuǎn zǐ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a Yuan dynasty form of musical comedy — 杂剧 (zá jù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• advance purchase — 预购 (yù gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• aquatic product — 水产 (shuǐ chǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• badge — 胸卡 (xiōng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• badge — 胸牌 (xiōng pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• balance — 结存 (jié cún)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• balance (money remaining due) — 尾款 (wěi kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• banknote in Jiao units (Mao, one-tenth of yuan) — 角票 (jiǎo piào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• bar (place to buy drinks) — 酒吧 (jiǔ bā)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• bear market — 熊市 (xióng shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• big discount — 巨惠 (jù huì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• black market — 黑市 (hēi shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• blue (color) — 蓝色 (lán sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• both jokers, the unbeatable play in the card game "dou dizhu" 鬥地主|斗地主[dou4 di4 zhu3] — 王炸 (wáng zhà)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• branch — 网点 (wǎng diǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• branch (of a chain store) — 分店 (fēn diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• branch of bank or store — 分行 (fēn xíng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• branch store — 支店 (zhī diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• brand — 品牌 (pǐn pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• brand (of a product) — 厂牌 (chǎng pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• brand name of an antibiotic injection blamed for a number of deaths in 2006 — 欣弗 (xīn fú)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• brand new — 崭新 (zhǎn xīn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• brand new house — 新房 (xīn fáng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• brand-new — 簇新 (cù xīn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• bright (color) — 鲜亮 (xiān liàng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• bull market — 牛市 (niú shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• butcher's shop — 肉铺 (ròu pù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• buying price — 买价 (mǎi jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• calling card (telephone) — 话卡 (huà kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• can I pay by card? — 可以刷卡吗？ (kěyǐ shuākǎ ma?)

  shopping · payment · beginner · polite

• can I try it on? — 可以试穿吗？ (kěyǐ shì chuān ma?)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• can it be cheaper? — 可以便宜一点吗？ (kěyǐ piányi yìdiǎn ma?)

  shopping · buying · beginner · polite

• card — 卡片 (kǎ piàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cargo receipt — 栈单 (zhàn dān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• case change (in grammar) — 变格 (biàn gé)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cash — 现款 (xiàn kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cash — 现金 (xiàn jīn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cash — 现钱 (xiàn qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cash flow — 收支 (shōu zhī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cash on hand — 活钱 (huó qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• change (from money paid) — 找头 (zhǎo tóu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• change (of money) — 零钱 (líng qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• change in sound — 变音 (biàn yīn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• change of appearance — 改观 (gǎi guān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• change of dynasties — 鼎革 (dǐng gé)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• change of rhyme (within a poem) — 转韵 (zhuǎn yùn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• character size — 字号 (zì hào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cheap — 低廉 (dī lián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cheap — 便宜 (pián yi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cheaply-priced — 廉价 (lián jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color — 彩色 (cǎi sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color — 色 (sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color — 采 (cǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color — 颜 (yán)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color — 颜色 (yán sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) — 血色 (xuè sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color and luster — 色泽 (sè zé)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color Doppler imaging (CDI) (medicine) — 彩超 (cǎi chāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color film — 彩卷 (cǎi juàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color gamut — 色域 (sè yù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color of the sky — 天色 (tiān sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color painting — 彩画 (cǎi huà)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color printing — 彩印 (cǎi yìn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color separation — 分色 (fēn sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color TV — 彩电 (cǎi diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color vision — 色觉 (sè jué)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color wheel — 色轮 (sè lún)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• color-blind — 色盲 (sè máng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• competing product — 竞品 (jìng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• complementary color — 补色 (bǔ sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• compound ratio (i.e. the product of two or more ratios) — 复比 (fù bǐ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• construction cost — 造价 (zào jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• contract bridge (card game) — 桥牌 (qiáo pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• convenience store — 超商 (chāo shāng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• convenience store — 杂店 (zá diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cost — 价款 (jià kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cost — 费用 (fèi yòng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• counterfeit money — 假币 (jiǎ bì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• counterfeit money — 假钞 (jiǎ chāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• creamy white — 牙白 (yá bái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cross product (of vectors) — 叉积 (chā jī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cup (bra size) — 罩杯 (zhào bēi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) — 元 (yuán)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• current price — 时价 (shí jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• customer area of a store — 店堂 (diàn táng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• dairy product — 乳品 (rǔ pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• dairy product — 奶品 (nǎi pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• dark — 暗淡 (àn dàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• deck of cards (in a trading card game) — 卡池 (kǎ chí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• difference in price — 差价 (chā jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• direct product (in set theory) — 直积 (zhí jī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• dirty money — 臭钱 (chòu qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• dirty money — 黑钱 (hēi qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• discount — 折扣 (zhé kòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• discount — 折头 (zhé tóu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• discount — 贴现 (tiē xiàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• discount after reaching a minimum spend — 满减 (mǎn jiǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• do you have a bag? — 有袋子吗？ (yǒu dàizi ma?)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• dot product (math.) — 点积 (diǎn jī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• drop in price — 掉价 (diào jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• drug money — 毒资 (dú zī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• earnest money — 定洋 (dìng yáng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• easy money — 横财 (hèng cái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• elderly loyalist of a former dynasty — 遗老 (yí lǎo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · formal

• embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc — 荷包 (hé bāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• exterior product — 外积 (wài jī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• extravagant — 阔绰 (kuò chuò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• extremely expensive — 天价 (tiān jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• famous brand — 名牌 (míng pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch) — 名表 (míng biǎo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) — 元末 (yuán mò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• five-card stud (card game) (from English "show hand") — 梭哈 (suō hā)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• fixed government purchase (esp of farm products) — 派购 (pài gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• flag used as a shop sign — 帘 (lián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• flower shop — 花店 (huā diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• foreign money — 洋钱 (yáng qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• free — 无偿 (wú cháng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• frozen goods — 冻品 (dòng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• fukubukuro or "lucky bag", Japanese New Year custom where merchants offer grab bags containing random products at a steep discount — 福袋 (fú dài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• full color — 全色 (quán sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• generous, liberal (pay, compensation) — 优厚 (yōu hòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• goods that sell well — 俏货 (qiào huò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• grade (quality of product) — 品等 (pǐn děng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• gradual change — 渐变 (jiàn biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• grain store — 粮店 (liáng diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• gray-market industry — 灰产 (huī chǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• greeting card — 贺卡 (hè kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• guarantee to pay compensations — 包赔 (bāo péi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• half price — 半价 (bàn jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• hand (in mahjong or card games) — 牌型 (pái xíng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• heart ♥ (in card games) — 红心 (hóng xīn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• heart ♥ (in card games) — 红桃 (hóng táo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• high card (poker) — 高牌 (gāo pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• high price — 重价 (zhòng jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• high price — 高价 (gāo jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• highest level of specification (for a product) — 顶配 (dǐng pèi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit — 热钱 (rè qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• house price — 房价 (fáng jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• huge sum of money — 巨款 (jù kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• I want this one — 我要这个 (wǒ yào zhège)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• imitation product — 仿品 (fǎng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• industrial waste product — 废渣 (fèi zhā)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• inferior brand — 杂牌 (zá pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• inflated price — 谎价 (huǎng jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer) — 起价 (qǐ jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• inner product — 内积 (nèi jī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• invoice — 发票 (fā piào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• judicial auction — 法拍 (fǎ pāi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• land auction — 土拍 (tǔ pāi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• land price — 地价 (dì jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• large size — 大码 (dà mǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• large sum of money — 大钱 (dà qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• large sum of money — 重金 (zhòng jīn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• length and width — 长宽 (cháng kuān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• liberal with one's money — 手松 (shǒu sōng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• life-size — 等身 (děng shēn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• light (color) — 浅淡 (qiǎn dàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• light color — 浅色 (qiǎn sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• light tan (color) — 驼色 (tuó sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• lilac (color) — 雪青 (xuě qīng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• limit on price — 限价 (xiàn jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• lip gloss — 唇彩 (chún cǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• list price — 牌价 (pái jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• lit. to dredge for money — 捞钱 (lāo qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• lovely color — 瑞色 (ruì sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• low price — 低价 (dī jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• magnetic card — 磁卡 (cí kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• mahjong table — 牌桌 (pái zhuō)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• mark to market (accounting) — 盯市 (dīng shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market — 市 (shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market — 市曹 (shì cáo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market — 集市 (jí shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market — 集贸 (jí mào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market capitalization — 市值 (shì zhí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market close — 收盘 (shōu pán)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market day — 逢集 (féng jí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market price — 市价 (shì jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market price — 行情 (háng qíng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market rescue (by central bank) — 救市 (jiù shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market segment — 客群 (kè qún)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• marketplace — 市场 (shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• mid-range (in quality and price) — 中档 (zhōng dàng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money — 币 (bì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money — 财 (cái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money — 金钱 (jīn qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money — 钞 (chāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money — 银子 (yín zi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money — 钱钞 (qián chāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money (esp. coins) — 钱币 (qián bì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money and things of value — 钱物 (qián wù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money and valuables — 财宝 (cái bǎo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money grubber — 财迷 (cái mí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money in an account — 账款 (zhàng kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money shop (ancient form of banking business) — 票庄 (piào zhuāng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money spent in vain — 冤钱 (yuān qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money to gamble with — 赌资 (dǔ zī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money wrapped in red as a gift — 红包 (hóng bāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money-spinning — 吸金 (xī jīn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• morning market — 早市 (zǎo shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• name of product — 品名 (pǐn míng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• natural change — 天演 (tiān yǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• natural color — 本色 (běn sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times) — 近古 (jìn gǔ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• negotiable price — 二价 (èr jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• network adapter card (computing) — 网卡 (wǎng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• night market — 夜市 (yè shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• no bag needed — 不用袋子 (bú yòng dàizi)

  shopping · payment · beginner · casual

• official price — 官价 (guān jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · formal

• oil (petroleum) price — 油价 (yóu jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) — 钱庄 (qián zhuāng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• old, well-known brand — 老牌 (lǎo pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• one Jiao coin (Mao, one-tenth of yuan) — 角子 (jiǎo zǐ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• online purchase of goods dispatched from overseas — 海淘 (hǎi táo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• online shop — 网店 (wǎng diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• open shelves (in self-service store or user access library) — 开架 (kāi jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• opening price — 进价 (jìn jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• orange (color) — 橘红 (jú hóng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• orange (color) — 橘色 (jú sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• original price — 原价 (yuán jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• owner (e.g. of a shop) — 东主 (dōng zhǔ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• packet size (computing) — 包长 (bāo cháng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• paper money — 钞票 (chāo piào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• partial color blindness — 色弱 (sè ruò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• pawn shop — 质铺 (zhì pù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• payment of money owing — 回款 (huí kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card) — 绿卡 (lǜ kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• philatelic market — 邮市 (yóu shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• phonetic change — 音变 (yīn biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• piece of dough cut to the right size (for making jiaozi etc) — 剂子 (jì zǐ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• pilot test (in product development etc) — 中试 (zhōng shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• pinkish-red (color) — 梅红 (méi hóng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• playing card — 卡牌 (kǎ pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• playing card — 纸牌 (zhǐ pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• precipitous drop (in price) — 陡跌 (dǒu diē)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price — 代价 (dài jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price — 价 (jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price — 价格 (jià gé)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price — 价钱 (jià qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price competition — 竞价 (jìng jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price difference — 价差 (jià chà)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price jump — 跳价 (tiào jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price level — 价位 (jià wèi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price of electricity — 电价 (diàn jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price tag — 价码 (jià mǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price tag — 价签 (jià qiān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price tag — 附签 (fù qiān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• primary color — 原色 (yuán sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• principal — 主打 (zhǔ dǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• private loan association where money is allocated through bidding — 标会 (biāo huì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• processed ham product — 方腿 (fāng tuǐ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product — 产物 (chǎn wù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product (result of multiplication) — 乘积 (chéng jī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product catalog — 型录 (xíng lù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product for civilian use — 民品 (mín pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product for military use — 军品 (jūn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product of inferior quality — 副品 (fù pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product selection — 选品 (xuǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product tester — 试客 (shì kè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• promotion (for a product) — 强打 (qiáng dǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• property or cash held in reserve — 库存 (kù cún)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• public money — 公款 (gōng kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• purchase and sale — 买卖 (mǎi mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• purchase of goods — 购货 (gòu huò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• pure color — 纯色 (chún sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• qualitative change — 质变 (zhì biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• quantitative change — 量变 (liàng biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• quotation on market price — 行市 (xíng shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• rate of pay — 工价 (gōng jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• real estate market — 房市 (fáng shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• real estate market — 楼市 (lóu shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• receipt — 回单 (huí dān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• receipt — 回条 (huí tiáo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• receipt — 小票 (xiǎo piào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• receipt — 收据 (shōu jù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• receipt — 收条 (shōu tiáo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• receipt — 水单 (shuǐ dān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• receipt (written acknowledgement of receipt of an item) — 回执 (huí zhí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• receipt for a loan — 借单 (jiè dān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• receipt for a loan — 借据 (jiè jù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• receipt for a loan — 借条 (jiè tiáo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• red (color) — 红色 (hóng sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• red card (sports) — 红牌 (hóng pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• reddish-gold (color) — 金红 (jīn hóng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• rent price — 租价 (zū jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• rise or fall in price — 涨跌 (zhǎng diē)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead — 纸钱 (zhǐ qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol) — 专柜 (zhuān guì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• saturation (color theory) — 色度 (sè dù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• script for opera (esp. in Yuan times) — 院本 (yuàn běn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• security deposit — 定钱 (dìng qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• selling price — 卖价 (mài jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• service (work done for money) — 劳务 (láo wù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shade (of a color, i.e. light or dark) — 浓淡 (nóng dàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shade (of lipstick etc) — 色号 (sè hào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shape and color — 形色 (xíng sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shop — 商铺 (shāng pù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shop assistant — 店伙 (diàn huǒ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shop assistant — 店员 (diàn yuán)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shop fittings — 铺底 (pù dǐ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shop front — 店面 (diàn miàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shop front — 门脸 (mén liǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shop front — 门面 (mén miàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shop owner — 店主 (diàn zhǔ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shop owner — 财东 (cái dōng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shop's guarantee — 铺保 (pù bǎo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shortage of money — 缺钱 (quē qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• silver (color) — 银色 (yín sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• silver money (in former times) — 银钱 (yín qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• silverware store — 银楼 (yín lóu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• size — 个儿 (gè ér)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• size — 个头 (gè tóu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• size — 块头 (kuài tóu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• size — 尺寸 (chǐ cùn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• size — 尺码 (chǐ mǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• skin color — 肤色 (fū sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• small change — 零的 (líng de)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• small store — 小店 (xiǎo diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• small sum of money — 散钱 (sàn qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• sound card — 声卡 (shēng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• source (of a product) — 产地 (chǎn dì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• spade ♠ (in card games) — 黑桃 (hēi táo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• spare money — 闲钱 (xián qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• special local product — 特产 (tè chǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• special price — 特价 (tè jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• stature — 个子 (gè zi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• stock market — 股市 (gǔ shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• stock market crash — 股灾 (gǔ zāi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• stock market index — 股指 (gǔ zhǐ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• stock market manipulator — 黑嘴 (hēi zuǐ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• stock price — 股价 (gǔ jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• store — 商店 (shāng diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• store — 商号 (shāng hào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• store — 店铺 (diàn pù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• store — 铺子 (pù zi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• store — 铺家 (pù jiā)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• store — 铺户 (pù hù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• store manager — 店长 (diàn cháng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary — 平话 (píng huà)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary — 评话 (píng huà)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• string of cash — 钱串 (qián chuàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• strong card — 大牌 (dà pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• sudden change — 突变 (tū biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc) — 翻然 (fān rán)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• sum of money — 金额 (jīn é)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• superstore – a hybrid retail format combining department store 商場|商场[shang1 chang3] (branded goods) and supermarket 超市[chao1 shi4] (self-service groceries) — 商超 (shāng chāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• surplus money — 余钱 (yú qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• tax money (paid or due) — 税金 (shuì jīn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• ten thousand strings of cash — 万贯 (wàn guàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China) — 唐楼 (táng lóu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution: 行政院[Xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive Yuan, 立法院[Li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative Yuan, 司法院[Si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial Yuan, 考試院|考试院[Kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination Yuan, 監察院|监察院[Jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control Yuan — 五院 (wǔ yuàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) — 元代 (yuán dài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• tight (i.e. lacking money) — 紧巴 (jǐn bā)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to accumulate — 蓄积 (xù jī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to agree to pay compensation — 认赔 (rèn péi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to aid the enemy (with arms, ammunition, supplies, money etc) — 资敌 (zī dí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to amass — 积 (jī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to apply color — 着色 (zhuó sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to ask a price — 索价 (suǒ jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to ask a price — 要价 (yào jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to ask an enormous price (as first negotiating step) — 要谎 (yào huǎng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to ask for bail money — 讨保 (tǎo bǎo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to ask to buy — 申购 (shēn gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to assemble (the finished product) — 总装 (zǒng zhuāng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to bargain (over price) — 讲价 (jiǎng jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to be careful — 留心 (liú xīn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to be frugal so that one can pay for one's education — 俭学 (jiǎn xué)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to be greedy in getting money — 贪财 (tān cái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to be well worth the money one pays (for it) — 超值 (chāo zhí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to bear part of the cost — 摊钱 (tān qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to beat down the price — 杀价 (shā jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to become deformed — 变形 (biàn xíng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to bid (bridge and similar card games) — 叫牌 (jiào pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to borrow money — 借账 (jiè zhàng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to borrow money — 借钱 (jiè qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to borrow money — 摘借 (zhāi jiè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to borrow money for a short time — 挪借 (nuó jiè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to borrow or lend money — 借贷 (jiè dài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to bow to — 拜 (bài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy — 添置 (tiān zhì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy — 买 (mǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy — 购 (gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy (finance) — 买入 (mǎi rù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy (on behalf of sb) — 代购 (dài gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy (sth extra) — 加购 (jiā gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy a house — 买房 (mǎi fáng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy a house on a mortgage — 供房 (gòng fáng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy a struggling business and keep it going — 顶盘 (dǐng pán)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy again — 复购 (fù gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy an official title — 买官 (mǎi guān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · formal

• to buy and sell — 捣腾 (dǎo téng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy and sell — 买卖 (mǎi mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy back — 买回 (mǎi huí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy detail — 零买 (líng mǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy frenetically — 抢购 (qiǎng gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy groceries — 买菜 (mǎi cài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy liquor — 打酒 (dǎ jiǔ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy on a considerable scale — 采办 (cǎi bàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy on margin (finance) — 买空 (mǎi kōng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy out — 买断 (mǎi duàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy real estate — 置业 (zhì yè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy tickets — 买票 (mǎi piào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to call to pay one's respect — 拜望 (bài wàng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change — 改 (gǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change — 改易 (gǎi yì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change — 改变 (gǎi biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change — 更动 (gēng dòng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change — 更递 (gèng dì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change — 变 (biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change — 变动 (biàn dòng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change — 变更 (biàn gēng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change — 转化 (zhuǎn huà)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change — 转换 (zhuǎn huàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change — 转变 (zhuǎn biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change (appearance) — 变样 (biàn yàng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change (for the worse) — 流于 (liú yú)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change (sth) — 改换 (gǎi huàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change (sth) again — 再改 (zài gǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change (to final stretch of journey) — 转往 (zhuǎn wǎng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change a name — 改称 (gǎi chēng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old) — 改元 (gǎi yuán)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change and wash (clothes etc) — 换洗 (huàn xǐ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change buses, trains etc — 倒车 (dǎo chē)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change clothes — 更衣 (gēng yī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change clothes — 变装 (biàn zhuāng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change color — 变色 (biàn sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change completely — 改样 (gǎi yàng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change dramatically — 剧变 (jù biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change gear — 换挡 (huàn dǎng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change hands — 易手 (yì shǒu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change into — 化作 (huà zuò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change into — 改为 (gǎi wéi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change into — 变作 (biàn zuò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change into — 变成 (biàn chéng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change into — 变为 (biàn wèi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change irregularly — 变幻 (biàn huàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change job or profession — 转职 (zhuǎn zhí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change lanes — 变道 (biàn dào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change major (at college) — 转科 (zhuǎn kē)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change money — 换钱 (huàn qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change one's appearance — 易容 (yì róng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change one's character or nature — 转性 (zhuǎn xìng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change one's costume — 改装 (gǎi zhuāng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change one's profession — 转业 (zhuǎn yè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change one's reservation — 改签 (gǎi qiān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change one's tune — 改口 (gǎi kǒu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change one's viewpoint — 转侧 (zhuǎn cè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change or replace — 更 (gèng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change over to — 改用 (gǎi yòng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change over to — 转入 (zhuǎn rù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change precipitously — 陡变 (dǒu biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change production — 转产 (zhuǎn chǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change profession — 改行 (gǎi xíng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change profession — 转行 (zhuǎn xíng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change profession or business — 改业 (gǎi yè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change route — 改道 (gǎi dào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change shift — 换班 (huàn bān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change shifts — 倒班 (dǎo bān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change speed — 变速 (biàn sù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change suddenly — 骤变 (zhòu biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change the channel (TV) — 转台 (zhuàn tái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change the laws — 变法 (biàn fǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change the TV channel — 换台 (huàn tái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change workshifts — 换工 (huàn gōng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to check for receipt of (an email, an enclosed item in a letter etc) (typically used in the polite imperative, e.g. after 請|请[qing3]) — 查收 (chá shōu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · formal

• to close the market (for a holiday or overnight etc) — 休市 (xiū shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to close the market (for the day) — 收市 (shōu shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to collect money — 筹集 (chóu jí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to collect money from sb — 打钱 (dǎ qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to color (a picture etc) — 上色 (shàng sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to commence trading (stock market) — 开盘 (kāi pán)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to compare a product with (a rival product) — 对标 (duì biāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc) — 初探 (chū tàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to conserve — 保存 (bǎo cún)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to cost — 费 (fèi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to count out (a sum of money etc) — 数出 (shù chū)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to cut down the price — 削价 (xuē jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to cut the price — 降价 (jiàng jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to deduct (money due) — 抵扣 (dǐ kòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to demand a high price — 扳价 (bān jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to demand payment of money owed — 催账 (cuī zhàng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to demand payment of money owing — 追讨 (zhuī tǎo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to deposit money — 储币 (chǔ bì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to deposit money — 存钱 (cún qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to deposit money (in a bank etc) — 存款 (cún kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to disburse (money) — 拨付 (bō fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to discount — 折现 (zhé xiàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to discount the interest on a bill of exchange — 贴息 (tiē xī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to dismiss with severance pay — 资遣 (zī qiǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to display and sell (e.g. at a fair) — 展销 (zhǎn xiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to dominate (a market etc) — 独霸 (dú bà)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to donate money — 献金 (xiàn jīn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to earn money — 赚钱 (zhuàn qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to enlarge color photos — 彩扩 (cǎi kuò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to enter (a new market etc) — 跨足 (kuà zú)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to fail to pay sufficient attention to — 疏于 (shū yú)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to fall in price — 跌价 (diē jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to falsely or exaggeratedly label (a product) — 虚标 (xū biāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to flow and change — 流变 (liú biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to focus solely on — 只顾 (zhǐ gù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to fraudulently draw on (sb's credit card account) — 盗刷 (dào shuā)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to get an advance on one's pay — 借支 (jiè zhī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to get changed — 换装 (huàn zhuāng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to get one's money back (esp. gambling) — 捞本 (lāo běn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to give a discount — 打折 (dǎ zhé)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to give a discount — 让利 (ràng lì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to give change — 找钱 (zhǎo qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to give change (after a cash transaction) — 找零 (zhǎo líng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to go home for a visit — 归省 (guī shěng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to go on a shopping spree — 扫货 (sǎo huò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to grab money — 刻剥 (kè bāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to hand in — 缴 (jiǎo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to hand in — 缴交 (jiǎo jiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to hand in after the deadline — 补交 (bǔ jiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to hand over — 交 (jiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse) — 变天 (biàn tiān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to have money left — 剩钱 (shèng qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to help farmers (promote or sell their produce) — 助农 (zhù nóng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · urgent

• to hit the market — 问市 (wèn shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to hit the market (of a new product) — 上市 (shàng shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to hit the market (of a new product) — 面市 (miàn shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to hold a charity bazaar — 义卖 (yì mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to hold in store — 蕴藏 (yùn cáng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to increase a price — 加价 (jiā jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to increase the number of pages or the size of the pages of a publication — 扩版 (kuò bǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to issue a card — 发卡 (fà qiǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to keep in store — 保藏 (bǎo cáng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to launder money — 洗钱 (xǐ qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to leave the venue — 离场 (lí chǎng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to lend (sth other than money) — 外借 (wài jiè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to lend money — 借款 (jiè kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to lend money (as a commercial loan) — 放款 (fàng kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to let a customer have (a product or service) free of charge — 免单 (miǎn dān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to limit the amount a customer can buy — 限购 (xiàn gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to line up to pay homage — 罗拜 (luó bài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to lose (money) — 亏 (kuī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to lose color — 失色 (shī sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to lose color — 掉色 (diào sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to lose color — 脱色 (tuō sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to lose color — 走色 (zǒu sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to lose money — 赔钱 (péi qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money) — 倒贴 (dǎo tiē)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to make modifications to a product's model or design — 改款 (gǎi kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to make money — 挣钱 (zhèng qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to make money — 搞钱 (gǎo qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to make money — 生财 (shēng cái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to make money by selling sth — 卖钱 (mài qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to make money online — 网赚 (wǎng zhuàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to make sb change their ways, opinions etc — 别 (bié)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to manage to sell — 出脱 (chū tuō)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to manage wealth — 理财 (lǐ cái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to mark down (the price of goods) — 甩卖 (shuǎi mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to mark the price — 标价 (biāo jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to market — 推销 (tuī xiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to max out (a credit card) — 刷爆 (shuā bào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to modify a text so it can be plagiarized without detection (neologism c. 2014, formed by analogy with 洗錢|洗钱[xi3 qian2], to launder money) — 洗稿 (xǐ gǎo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to offer for sale — 出卖 (chū mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to open shop — 开店 (kāi diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pad an order — 凑单 (còu dān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to panic buy — 哄抢 (hōng qiǎng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay — 付 (fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay — 付出 (fù chū)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay — 付费 (fù fèi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay — 付钱 (fù qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay — 出钱 (chū qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay — 掏钱 (tāo qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay — 给付 (jǐ fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay — 缴付 (jiǎo fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay (expenses) — 开销 (kāi xiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay (money) — 支付 (zhī fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay (taxes etc) — 缴纳 (jiǎo nà)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay (taxes or dues) — 交纳 (jiāo nà)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay a debt of gratitude — 报恩 (bào ēn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay a fee — 交费 (jiāo fèi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay a fee — 缴费 (jiǎo fèi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay a formal visit — 拜见 (bài jiàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · formal

• to pay a New Year call — 拜年 (bài nián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay a return visit — 回拜 (huí bài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay a secret visit — 密访 (mì fǎng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay a sum of money — 付款 (fù kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay a tax one has evaded — 补税 (bǔ shuì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay a visit — 来访 (lái fǎng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay a visit — 到访 (dào fǎng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay a visit — 拜访 (bài fǎng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay a visit to — 看望 (kàn wàng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay as charged — 照付 (zhào fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay attention — 睬 (cǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay attention to — 措意 (cuò yì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay attention to — 注重 (zhù zhòng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay attention to — 瞅睬 (chǒu cǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay attention to — 关注 (guān zhù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay attention to one's appearance — 爱美 (ài měi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay back — 偿付 (cháng fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay back — 还 (hái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay back a score — 报怨 (bào yuàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay back in full — 还清 (huán qīng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay extra — 加钱 (jiā qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay for sb — 垫上 (diàn shàng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay for sth with the loss of (one's health etc) — 赔上 (péi shàng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay in advance — 预付 (yù fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay in advance — 预支 (yù zhī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay in cash — 付现 (fù xiàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay in full — 付清 (fù qīng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay no attention to — 不问 (bú wèn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay on demand — 即付 (jí fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay on the spot — 现付 (xiàn fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay one's respects — 问安 (wèn ān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together — 拜拜 (bài bài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay out — 赔付 (péi fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay particular attention to — 讲究 (jiǎng jiū)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay respects — 请安 (qǐng ān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay respects during a festival — 拜节 (bài jié)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay respects to the dead — 志哀 (zhì āi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later — 垫付 (diàn fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay tax — 完税 (wán shuì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay tax — 缴税 (jiǎo shuì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay taxes — 上税 (shàng shuì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay taxes — 纳税 (nà shuì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay the bill — 买单 (mǎi dān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay tribute — 纳贡 (nà gòng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay up — 交钱 (jiāo qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay with one's life — 偿命 (cháng mìng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to penetrate — 打入 (dǎ rù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to play (a card) — 打法 (dǎ fǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to play the market — 倒把 (dǎo bǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pool orders (for bulk discounts or reduced shipping) — 拼单 (pīn dān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to press-gang sb and sell into slavery — 掠卖 (lüè mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to price (medical prescription) — 划价 (huà jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day — 日渐 (rì jiàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to promise to pay — 承付 (chéng fù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to promote — 宣发 (xuān fā)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase — 采买 (cǎi mǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase — 收买 (shōu mǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase — 置买 (zhì mǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase — 置办 (zhì bàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase — 买进 (mǎi jìn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase — 购得 (gòu dé)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase — 购置 (gòu zhì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase — 购买 (gòu mǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house) — 买下 (mǎi xià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase by mail — 邮购 (yóu gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase foreign exchange — 购汇 (gòu huì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase goods (for a company etc) — 办货 (bàn huò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase in addition (an extra item) — 追购 (zhuī gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization) — 收购 (shōu gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · formal

• to quote a price — 报价 (bào jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to quote a price — 开价 (kāi jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to raise (money) — 筹措 (chóu cuò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to raise (price etc) — 抬高 (tái gāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to raise enough money to do sth — 凑钱 (còu qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to raise money — 筹钱 (chóu qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to raise money — 集资 (jí zī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to raise or lower the price — 调价 (tiáo jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to raise the price — 提价 (tí jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc) — 次之 (cì zhī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to realize (an asset) — 变现 (biàn xiàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to recall (a product, an ambassador etc) — 召回 (zhào huí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to receive payment — 收款 (shōu kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to recharge (money onto a card) — 充值 (chōng zhí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to recharge (money onto a card) (Tw) — 加值 (jiā zhí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to recommend (a product etc) — 安利 (ān lì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to recover (lost property or money) — 追还 (zhuī hái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to refund money — 退钱 (tuì qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to refuse to pay taxes — 抗税 (kàng shuì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to remit money — 汇款 (huì kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to renew a certificate (ID card etc) — 换证 (huàn zhèng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to repay — 偿清 (cháng qīng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to replace a lost or damaged SIM card, retaining one's original telephone number — 补卡 (bǔ kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to respond to the market — 应市 (yìng shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to save money — 省钱 (shěng qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to save money (in a bank) — 储蓄 (chǔ xù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to scatter money — 散钱 (sàn qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to scrape together enough (people, money etc) — 凑足 (còu zú)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to scrape together money (abbr. for 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠[luo2 que4 jue2 shu3]) — 罗掘 (luó jué)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to seek to purchase — 求购 (qiú gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to select and purchase — 选购 (xuǎn gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell — 经销 (jīng xiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell — 行销 (xíng xiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell — 贩卖 (fàn mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell — 卖 (mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell — 卖出 (mài chū)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell — 销行 (xiāo xíng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell as agent — 代销 (dài xiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell at a 50% discount — 对折 (duì zhé)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell at auction — 拍出 (pāi chū)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell at marked price — 标卖 (biāo mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell directly — 直销 (zhí xiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell illicitly — 私卖 (sī mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell in a large amount at a lower price per unit — 量贩 (liáng fàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell in the domestic market — 内销 (nèi xiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell large volumes of goods at low profit margins (as a business strategy) — 走量 (zǒu liáng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell off — 卖掉 (mài diào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell off (one's property) — 变卖 (biàn mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell off sth — 折变 (zhé biàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell one's estate — 变产 (biàn chǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell one's labor — 营工 (yíng gōng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell out — 脱销 (tuō xiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell short (finance) — 做空 (zuò kōng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell short (finance) — 卖空 (mài kōng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell strongly — 热卖 (rè mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell to faraway lands — 远销 (yuǎn xiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell up — 出盘 (chū pán)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sell well — 热销 (rè xiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sentence (sb) to pay compensation — 判赔 (pàn péi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to set a price — 定价 (dìng jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to set up — 开立 (kāi lì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to settle accounts — 结账 (jié zhàng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) — 分担 (fēn dān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to share a card with sb (e.g. share a loyalty card to accumulate points and split the benefits) — 拼卡 (pīn kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to short-sell (finance) — 抛空 (pāo kōng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sign to acknowledge receipt of sth (e.g. a delivery or document) — 签收 (qiān shōu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to size sb up — 打量 (dǎ liang)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to specialize in (a particular product or service) — 专营 (zhuān yíng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to spend — 支出 (zhī chū)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to spend (a large amount of money) — 豪掷 (háo zhì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to spend (money or time) — 破费 (pò fèi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to spend (money) — 花用 (huā yòng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to spend (money) — 花销 (huā xiāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to spend (time, money) — 花掉 (huā diào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to spend all one's money — 花光 (huā guāng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to spend money — 用钱 (yòng qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to spend money — 破钞 (pò chāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to spend money — 花钱 (huā qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc) — 持平 (chí píng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account) — 盗取 (dào qǔ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item — 调包 (tiáo bāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to steal sth and sell it — 盗卖 (dào mài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to stipulate — 规定 (guī dìng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to store — 储藏 (chǔ cáng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to store — 库藏 (kù cáng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to store and retrieve (money, belongings etc) — 存取 (cún qǔ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to store energy (esp. in batteries, fuel cells etc) — 储能 (chǔ néng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to store in a warehouse — 仓储 (cāng chǔ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to store things — 储物 (chǔ wù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to store up — 储备 (chǔ bèi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to store up — 存储 (cún chǔ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to store up — 蓄 (xù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to supply products to be marketed under the buyer's brand name — 贴牌 (tiē pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to surrender and pay allegiance to — 归顺 (guī shùn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to suspend trading (stock market) — 停盘 (tíng pán)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person) — 扫墓 (sǎo mù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to take a percentage (from a sum of money) — 提成 (tí chéng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to take down from the shelves (e.g. a contaminated product) — 下架 (xià jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to take money or valuables out of storage — 出货 (chū huò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to take note of — 注意 (zhù yì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to take over (a lease, shop or business from the previous tenant) (originally Cantonese) — 顶手 (dǐng shǒu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to transfer (money to a bank account) — 转账 (zhuǎn zhàng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it) — 倒仓 (dǎo cāng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to transfer ownership or title (of real estate or a vehicle etc) — 过户 (guò hù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to try out a new product (or manufacturing process) — 试制 (shì zhì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to undergo fundamental change — 转型 (zhuǎn xíng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to undertake to purchase sth — 认购 (rèn gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to undertake to rectify any deficiencies in the quality of a building, product or service — 保固 (bǎo gù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to unveil the plaque for (a school, shop, stadium etc) — 揭牌 (jiē pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc) — 刷卡 (shuā kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to wear (as an accessory: jewelry, pedometer, ID card etc) — 佩戴 (pèi dài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to win back one's money (gambling etc) — 翻本 (fān běn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to win every trick in a card game — 满贯 (mǎn guàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to withdraw (cash from an ATM) — 提领 (tí lǐng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to withdraw (money) — 提取 (tí qǔ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to withdraw (money) — 支取 (zhī qǔ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to withdraw (money) and retain it — 提留 (tí liú)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to withdraw money — 取现 (qǔ xiàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to withdraw money — 取钱 (qǔ qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to withdraw money — 提款 (tí kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to withdraw money — 撤款 (chè kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to withdraw money from a bank — 取款 (qǔ kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to work as amateur for no pay — 票活 (piào huó)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to worship money — 拜金 (bài jīn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to wrongfully withhold part of what is due (to sb) — 克扣 (kè kòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• token (used instead of money for slot machines, in game arcades etc) — 代币 (dài bì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• too expensive — 太贵了 (tài guì le)

  shopping · buying · beginner · casual

• tool change (mechanics) — 换刀 (huàn dāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• total price — 总价 (zǒng jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• unit price — 单价 (dān jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing — 散曲 (sàn qǔ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• visiting card — 名刺 (míng cì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• voice change (at puberty) — 变声 (biàn shēng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• wages — 工资 (gōng zī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• warm color (arch.) — 暖色 (nuǎn sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• wholesale grain store — 粮栈 (liáng zhàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• wholesale price — 批价 (pī jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• worth the money — 值得 (zhí dé)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• ... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence) — 故称 (gù chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain) — 悬河 (xuán hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• "lovers' avatar" – avatar that matches the avatar of a significant other (e.g. two halves of one image, two images drawn in a similar style etc), used to indicate a romantic relationship (abbr. for 情侶頭像|情侣头像[qing2 lu : 3 tou2 xiang4]) — 情头 (qíng tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• "please come in" — 请进 (qǐng jìn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, abbr. for 八大元老[Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3] — 八老 (bā lǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants — 四民 (sì mín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• "the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows — 四害 (sì hài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951–52 — 三反 (sān fǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• "three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund — 三包 (sān bāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• "to obtain qi", the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted — 得气 (dé qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• "universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], stressing that people should care for everyone equally — 兼爱 (jiān ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• "youth freezing", Chinese girls beginning anti-ageing treatments as young as two years old in the hope they will never look old — 冻容 (dòng róng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a — 一个 (yí gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a big wok — 大锅 (dà guō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches) — 搭扣 (dā kòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a building of two or more stories — 楼房 (lóu fáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a close friend over many years — 故知 (gù zhī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen — 单非 (dān fēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a couple where both spouses are not Hong Kong citizens — 双非 (shuāng fēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a daughter who is an only child — 独女 (dú nǚ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a good chance — 良机 (liáng jī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a good deal of — 好些 (hǎo xiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a good while — 良久 (liáng jiǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a great age — 遐年 (xiá nián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• a Han family name (surname) — 汉姓 (hàn xìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• a load on one's mind — 心事 (xīn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a love nest — 香巢 (xiāng cháo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• a man who is family-oriented, considerate and protective — 暖男 (nuǎn nán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• a matter that gnaws at one's mind — 心结 (xīn jié)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) — 罢了 (bà le)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a one-person exhibition — 个展 (gè zhǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a patient and his family — 病家 (bìng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• a profit equal to the amount one invested — 对合 (duì hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a promise that can be realized — 季诺 (jì nuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a relative (i.e. family relation) — 亲戚 (qīn qi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• a scholar or government official living in one's village — 乡绅 (xiāng shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival — 香包 (xiāng bāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a small cup — 盏 (zhǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a small quantity — 小量 (xiǎo liàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a small table to accommodate an incense burner — 香几 (xiāng jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a small-sized Shiba Inu dog (often marketed as "Mame Shiba", not a recognized breed) — 豆柴 (dòu chái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds — 打瓜 (dǎ guā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a son who is an only child — 独子 (dú zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a spandrel (wall filling the shoulder between two neighboring arches) — 拱肩 (gǒng jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a translation that takes liberties with the original text — 超译 (chāo yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a weary look (on one's face) — 倦容 (juàn róng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a wish — 愿心 (yuàn xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death — 烈女 (liè nǚ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena — 土狼 (tǔ láng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 — 五笔 (wǔ bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• abbreviated name of an entity (e.g. 皖政, a short name for 安徽省人民政府) — 代字 (dài zì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• able to be saved — 有救 (yǒu jiù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• accompanied by one's dependents — 携眷 (xié juàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• according to one's capabilities — 所能 (suǒ néng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• according with one's wish or expectation — 意中 (yì zhōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• across one's whole face — 满脸 (mǎn liǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• across one's whole face — 满面 (mǎn miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• admittedly (it's true that...) — 固然 (gù rán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• adopted name — 寄名 (jì míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] — 中正 (zhōng zhèng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• advanced age — 遐龄 (xiá líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• after all — 毕竟 (bì jìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• after all — 究 (jiū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• after that — 而后 (ér hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• after this — 此后 (cǐ hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• afterward — 随后 (suí hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• against one's conscience — 昧心 (mèi xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• against one's will — 曲意 (qū yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• age — 年纪 (nián jì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• age — 时代 (shí dài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• age — 龄 (líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• age (number of years old) — 岁数 (suì shù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• age (of a young woman) — 芳龄 (fāng líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• age and experience — 年资 (nián zī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• age limit — 年限 (nián xiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• age of a tree — 树龄 (shù líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows — 闷酒 (mèn jiǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 一应 (yí yìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 一概 (yí gài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 全 (quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 全都 (quán dōu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 全体 (quán tǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 凡百 (fán bǎi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 咸 (xián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 悉数 (xī shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 所有 (suǒ yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 皆 (jiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 尽皆 (jìn jiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 诸 (zhū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 通通 (tōng tōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all — 都 (dōu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all ages — 万世 (wàn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all are OK — 均可 (jūn kě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all around — 四周 (sì zhōu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all around — 四围 (sì wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all by oneself — 独力 (dú lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all categories — 各类 (gè lèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all creatures — 百兽 (bǎi shòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all day — 镇日 (zhèn rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all day long — 成日 (chéng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all day long — 整天 (zhěng tiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all day long — 整日 (zhěng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all day long — 终天 (zhōng tiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all day long — 终日 (zhōng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all different — 各异 (gè yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all flowers — 群芳 (qún fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all kinds — 各色 (gè sè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all kinds — 样样 (yàng yàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all kinds of — 种种 (zhǒng zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all kinds of fruits — 百果 (bǎi guǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all kinds of grass — 百草 (bǎi cǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all levels — 各级 (gè jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all levels of society — 朝野 (cháo yě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all living things — 众生 (zhòng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all names — 万名 (wàn míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all nations — 万国 (wàn guó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all nations — 万邦 (wàn bāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all new — 全新 (quán xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all night — 通宵 (tōng xiāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all night long — 成夜 (chéng yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all of a sudden — 仓促 (cāng cù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all of a sudden — 霎 (shà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all one's life — 一生 (yì shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all one's life — 平生 (píng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all one's life — 辈子 (bèi zi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all one's strength — 死劲 (sǐ jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all over — 浑身 (hún shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all over the place — 四处 (sì chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all parties (in a dispute etc) — 各方 (gè fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all personnel — 全员 (quán yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all ready — 齐备 (qí bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all right! — 得了 (dé le)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all sides — 四面 (sì miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all speaking together — 齐声 (qí shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all the borders — 四境 (sì jìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all the grains — 百谷 (bǎi gǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all the more — 愈加 (yù jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all the more — 愈发 (yù fā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all the people — 万民 (wàn mín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all the year round — 长年 (cháng nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all things — 百物 (bǎi wù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all things — 万事 (wàn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all things — 万物 (wàn wù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all through the night — 通夜 (tōng yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all walks of life — 各界 (gè jiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all year round — 常年 (cháng nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all-around — 全面 (quán miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all-rounder — 全才 (quán cái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• altercation — 口角 (kǒu jiǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• alternative name — 代称 (dài chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• alternative name for Baidu 百度[Bai3 du4] — 度娘 (dù niáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• alternative name for Paris — 花都 (huā dōu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• alternative name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1] — 齐鲁 (qí lǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] — 申城 (shēn chéng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• altogether — 拢共 (lǒng gòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• altogether — 拢总 (lǒng zǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• altogether — 总共 (zǒng gòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• an all-rounder — 兼优 (jiān yōu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• an all-seeing mind — 慧眼 (huì yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2] — 荆 (jīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• an era — 一代 (yí dài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• an essay in eight parts — 八股 (bā gǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• an excuse — 辩词 (biàn cí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• an excuse — 辩辞 (biàn cí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420) — 建业 (jiàn yè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs — 鼎 (dǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ancient Indian name for China — 震旦 (zhèn dàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ancient name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[Hai3 nan2 Dao3] — 崖州 (yá zhōu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• angle (between two intersecting lines) — 夹角 (jiā jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• angle from which one observes an object — 视角 (shì jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• angry — 愤怒 (fèn nù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• angry look — 怒容 (nù róng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• angry look — 怒色 (nù sè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• angry words — 气话 (qì huà)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• angry youth – highly nationalistic young Chinese people (abbr. for 憤怒青年|愤怒青年[feng4 nu4 qing1 nian2]) (neologism c. 1970s) — 愤青 (fèn qīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power — 三仇 (sān chóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• another name — 别称 (bié chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• another name for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼佛|释迦牟尼佛, the historical Buddha — 释尊 (shì zūn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• another name for Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1] — 西子 (xī zǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• another province (relative to the local one) — 外省 (wài shěng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• anti-party — 反党 (fǎn dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound) — 对仗 (duì zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• approaching death — 临终 (lín zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• approaching old age — 垂老 (chuí lǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• as an incidental action while doing sth else — 顺手 (shùn shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• as much as one likes — 尽情 (jìn qíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• as much as possible — 尽量 (jǐn liàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• as one wants — 如意 (rú yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• as one wishes — 随便 (suí biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• as one wishes — 随意 (suí yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• as you wish — 随你 (suí nǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ashamed and sorry — 愧恨 (kuì hèn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• asset that gives a competitive advantage — 利基 (lì jī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at any time — 随时 (suí shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one go — 一气 (yí qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's convenience — 便中 (biàn zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's convenience — 就便 (jiù biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's convenience — 得便 (dé biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's convenience — 搭便 (dā biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's discretion — 任从 (rèn cóng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's ease — 安闲 (ān xián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's own expense — 自费 (zì fèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's side — 身边 (shēn biān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at that (future) time — 到时 (dào shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at that moment — 当口 (dāng kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at that time — 彼时 (bǐ shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at that time — 当初 (dāng chū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at that time — 那阵 (nà zhèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at that time (old) — 那咱 (nà zán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at the right time — 择机 (zé jī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at this point — 就此 (jiù cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at this time — 这时 (zhè shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at what time? — 几时 (jǐ shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• attack from two sides — 夹攻 (jiā gōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• attractiveness index (rating of how good-looking sb is) — 颜值 (yán zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• avid fan who anxiously awaits new content — 追客 (zhuī kè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face — 藏拙 (cáng zhuō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad — 不善 (bú shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad — 不良 (bù liáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad — 坏 (huài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad — 差劲 (chà jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad — 歹 (dǎi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad breath — 口臭 (kǒu chòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad debt — 呆帐 (dāi zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad debt — 呆账 (dāi zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad debt — 坏账 (huài zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad friend — 损友 (sǔn yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• bad guy (in a story) — 反角 (fǎn jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad habit — 恶俗 (è sú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad habit — 恶心 (ě xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad habit — 恶习 (è xí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad kind — 坏种 (huài zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad language — 恶口 (è kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad luck — 坏运 (huài yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad luck — 晦气 (huì qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad luck — 背字 (bèi zì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad luck — 背运 (bèi yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad luck — 逆运 (nì yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad name — 恶名 (è míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• bad person — 坏人 (huài rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad person — 歹人 (dǎi rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad record (esp. of a public official) — 劣迹 (liè jì)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• bad reputation — 污名 (wū míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad smell — 臭味 (chòu wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad thing — 坏事 (huài shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• banner registration (in the Eight Banners system of the Qing dynasty) — 旗籍 (qí jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• banquet to celebrate the Spring Festival — 春酒 (chūn jiǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• bawu, a free reed wind instrument shaped like a flute and played transversally, associated particularly with minority cultures of Yunnan — 巴乌 (bā wū)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations) — 报子 (bào zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• beautiful and good — 美善 (měi shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bed — 床 (chuáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• before one's eyes — 眼前 (yǎn qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• before this — 此前 (cǐ qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice) — 益鸟 (yì niǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bereaved of one's only child — 失独 (shī dú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• best friend — 至交 (zhì jiāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• best friend — 至好 (zhì hǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• big — 伟 (wěi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big — 大 (dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big — 大只 (dà zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big — 硕大 (shuò dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big and small — 巨细 (jù xì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big and strong — 强大 (qiáng dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big gun — 大炮 (dà pào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big head — 大头 (dà tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big sister — 大姐 (dà jiě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big stick (policy etc) — 大棒 (dà bàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big toe — 拇趾 (mǔ zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big wave — 涛 (tāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• birth name of Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) — 田文 (tián wén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• birthday — 生日 (shēng rì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• birthday present (for an old person) — 寿礼 (shòu lǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• boldness in pursuing one's sexual urges — 色胆 (sè dǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• both — 双双 (shuāng shuāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• both countries — 两国 (liǎng guó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• both of them — 两者 (liǎng zhě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bottom line — 底线 (dǐ xiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc — 答 (dá)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• branch or subdivision of a family — 支系 (zhī xì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party — 支部 (zhī bù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• bride's family (in marriage) — 女家 (nǚ jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) — 兄台 (xiōng tái)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• building (a relatively large, multistory one) — 大楼 (dà lóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• burning with no flame — 隐燃 (yǐn rán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• busy — 忙 (máng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• busy — 忙碌 (máng lù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• busy — 繁忙 (fán máng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• busy (telephone line) — 占线 (zhàn xiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• busy season — 旺季 (wàng jì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• busy signal (telephony) — 忙音 (máng yīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• busy with — 忙于 (máng yú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• butterfly (family) — 蝶类 (dié lèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• by good fortune — 幸而 (xìng ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• by happy coincidence — 可巧 (kě qiǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• by no means — 切勿 (qiè wù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• by no means — 才不 (cái bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• by the time that — 及至 (jí zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bye-bye (loanword) (Tw) — 掰掰 (bāi bāi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• call in (one's subordinates) — 召见 (zhào jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• camaraderie between persons who have gone through some experience in the same year — 年谊 (nián yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• can — 会 (huì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• can it be possible that — 莫非 (mò fēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination — 榜眼 (bǎng yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]) — 探花 (tàn huā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties) — 案首 (àn shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• cards in one's hand — 底牌 (dǐ pái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• carrying on one's back — 背着 (bèi zhe)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• caught in (a bad situation) — 陷于 (xiàn yú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• cecum (start of the colon, linking it to small intestine) — 盲端 (máng duān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• centralized power (history), e.g. under an Emperor or party — 集权 (jí quán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• chaffinch (family Fringillidae) — 花鸡 (huā jī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• characteristic nature of some season — 季相 (jì xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• cheerful — 愉快 (yú kuài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• childbearing age — 育龄 (yù líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise) — 际遇 (jì yù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc — 只 (zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) — 枚 (méi)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc — 颗 (kē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• classifier for years (of age) — 岁 (suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several — 些 (xiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• close friend — 好友 (hǎo yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• close friend — 密友 (mì yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• code name — 代号 (dài hào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• collection of papers (published as one volume) — 集刊 (jí kān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) — 会意 (huì yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day (occurring when the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節|中秋节[Zhong1 qiu1 jie2] falls on October 1st, as in 1982, 2001 and 2020) — 双节 (shuāng jié)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• coming right into one's face — 当头 (dāng tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• common name for 花斑癬|花斑癣[hua1 ban1 xuan3], tinea versicolor — 汗斑 (hàn bān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• completely bad — 坏透 (huài tòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• complex — 庞杂 (páng zá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• congratulate an elderly person on his birthday — 拜寿 (bài shòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• content to hold a small part of the territory — 偏安 (piān ān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• content with one's lot — 安分 (ān fèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• content with one's situation — 知足 (zhī zú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• continuously circling one another — 交驰 (jiāo chí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• contrary to what one might expect — 倒是 (dǎo shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• corner (junction of two walls) — 墙角 (qiáng jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• courtesy name for Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3] — 仲尼 (zhòng ní)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] — 孔明 (kǒng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• covered all over — 满身 (mǎn shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• crab of the family Potamidae of freshwater crabs — 溪蟹 (xī xiè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• croton (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[da4 ji3 ke1] — 巴豆 (bā dòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• current trends — 时事 (shí shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.) — 抓周 (zhuā zhōu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• day that is named but not numbered (on ethnic calendar) — 空日 (kōng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• dear one — 亲亲 (qīn qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• deep emotion — 深情 (shēn qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• die-hard otaku (sb who hardly ever emerges from their home, where they play games, watch movies etc) — 死宅 (sǐ zhái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• differing from one another — 互异 (hù yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• dimple (on the cheek when smiling) — 笑窝 (xiào wō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• dimple (on the cheek when smiling) — 酒窝 (jiǔ wō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• distance between two poles — 天渊 (tiān yuān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• distinguished or prominent family — 望族 (wàng zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• document guaranteeing the words or actions of a third party (old) — 保呈 (bǎo chéng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number) — 文号 (wén hào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• don't be fooled by the fact that — 别看 (bié kàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• don't mention it — 不谢 (bú xiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• don't think (that) — 休想 (xiū xiǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man to his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement — 喜饼 (xǐ bǐng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month — 七夕 (qī xī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• doubling (combining two or more lengths of yarn into a single thread) — 并纱 (bìng shā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon — 龙脉 (lóng mài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• drinking game where one has to guess the number of small objects in the other player's closed hand — 猜枚 (cāi méi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• drinking party — 酒会 (jiǔ huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• drinking party with female entertainers — 花酒 (huā jiǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3] — 石 (shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] — 斗 (dòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power — 天珠 (tiān zhū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• each and every — 凡是 (fán shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• each one — 各人 (gè rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• each one individually — 个个 (gè gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• each other — 彼此 (bǐ cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, 3rd century, modeled on Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], 18150 entries — 广雅 (guǎng yǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• edible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori — 紫菜 (zǐ cài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• eight — 八 (bā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• eight methods of treatment (TCM) — 八法 (bā fǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally) — 八冲 (bā chōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• eight year H8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1991 or 2051 — 辛未 (xīn wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• elegant name — 雅称 (yǎ chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• enclave — 飞地 (fēi dì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• enlistment age — 役龄 (yì líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• equal in status — 对等 (duì děng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• even — 甚至 (shèn zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• evening party — 晚会 (wǎn huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• every kind of — 各种 (gè zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• everything that is evil — 万恶 (wàn è)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• evidence (that one can rely on) — 凭准 (píng zhǔn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law — 质证 (zhì zhèng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• exceptional — 优异 (yōu yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• exceptionally big — 特大 (tè dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• exceptionally good — 特异 (tè yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• exceptionally good — 绝佳 (jué jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• excuse — 说辞 (shuō cí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• excuse — 饰词 (shì cí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• excuse me — 劳驾 (láo jià)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) — 借光 (jiè guāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) — 借过 (jiè guò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• exerting all one's strength — 狠命 (hěn mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• expression or emotion showing in one's eyes — 眼神 (yǎn shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• extent of one's rights — 权界 (quán jiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment) — 灭族 (miè zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• extremely angry — 愤愤 (fèn fèn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• extremely angry — 疾首 (jí shǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• facial expression of good fortune — 福相 (fú xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• facing directly (with one's eyes) — 正眼 (zhèng yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• facing one another — 相向 (xiāng xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• failure to meet — 失迎 (shī yíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• false hero (who pretends to be 李逵[Li3 Kui2]) — 李鬼 (lǐ guǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• false name — 假名 (jiǎ míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family — 家庭 (jiā tíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family — 家族 (jiā zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family background — 家世 (jiā shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family bonds — 天伦 (tiān lún)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family education — 家教 (jiā jiào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family financial circumstances — 家道 (jiā dào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family financial situation — 家境 (jiā jìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family history (as a literary genre) — 家传 (jiā chuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family influential for generations — 世家 (shì jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family livelihood — 家计 (jiā jì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family matters — 家事 (jiā shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family member — 家人 (jiā rén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family member — 家属 (jiā shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family member — 眷属 (juàn shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family members — 戚族 (qī zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family members of nationals residing abroad — 侨眷 (qiáo juàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family name — 姓 (xìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family name — 姓氏 (xìng shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family or dependents of martyr (in PRC, esp. revolutionary martyr) — 烈属 (liè shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family prestige — 门望 (mén wàng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family property — 家底 (jiā dǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family property — 家业 (jiā yè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family property — 家产 (jiā chǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family property — 家私 (jiā sī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family rules — 家规 (jiā guī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family scandal — 家丑 (jiā chǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family status — 门第 (mén dì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family tradition — 门风 (mén fēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family tree — 谱氏 (pǔ shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• famous family — 名门 (míng mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• famous name — 大名 (dà míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• fan lobster (esp. species of the genera Ibacus or Parribacus, both belonging to the slipper lobster family) — 扇虾 (shàn xiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• fan of one particular member of a pop idol band who denigrates and defames the other members — 毒唯 (dú wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band — 唯粉 (wéi fěn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band — 唯饭 (wéi fàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fashionable and good-looking guy (slang) — 型男 (xíng nán)

  social · communication · beginner · casual

• fate or chance that brings people together — 缘分 (yuán fèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fickle in love — 滥情 (làn qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• fickle in love — 花心 (huā xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old) — 五更 (wǔ gēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fifty (usually referring to sb's age) — 半百 (bàn bǎi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• fifty (years of age) — 半白 (bàn bái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province — 殷商 (yīn shāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• finch (family Fringillidae) — 雀类 (què lèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• first (of two parts) — 上个 (shàng gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first bouillon, a broth made with ingredients that may later be reboiled to make a second bouillon 二湯|二汤[er4 tang1] — 头汤 (tóu tāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first love — 初恋 (chū liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• first of all — 首先 (shǒu xiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old) — 一更 (yì gēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old) — 初更 (chū gèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] — 甲 (jiǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支 — 子丑 (zǐ chǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1] and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]) — 甲子 (jiǎ zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks) — 合脚 (hé jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five — 五 (wǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) — 五彩 (wǔ cǎi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence — 五鬼 (wǔ guǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five continents — 五洲 (wǔ zhōu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five degrees — 五度 (wǔ dù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la — 五音 (wǔ yīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five rings — 五环 (wǔ huán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) — 五官 (wǔ guān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five spice seasoned — 五香 (wǔ xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five-string lute — 筑 (zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fleabane (family Asteraceae) — 蓬 (péng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• for all eternity — 千古 (qiān gǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for fear that — 唯恐 (wéi kǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for many generations — 世代 (shì dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for no reason — 平白 (píng bái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for no reason at all — 无端 (wú duān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for some reason — 因故 (yīn gù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for this reason — 因之 (yīn zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for this reason — 为此 (wèi cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters — 碟仙 (dié xiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• former love — 前情 (qián qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• former name — 旧名 (jiù míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• fortune-teller who uses the subject's face for his prognostication — 相士 (xiàng shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four — 四 (sì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four (banker's anti-fraud numeral) — 肆 (sì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends — 四德 (sì dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four divinities — 四灵 (sì líng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3] — 四象 (sì xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four of a kind — 四条 (sì tiáo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] — 四季 (sì jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four sides — 四边 (sì biān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four-way — 四方 (sì fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles — 五四 (wǔ sì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old) — 四更 (sì gēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• frame (of spectacles, small ornament etc) — 框子 (kuàng zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• free — 漫 (màn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free — 空余 (kòng yú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free (of charge) — 免费 (miǎn fèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free and at ease — 洒脱 (sǎ tuō)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free from vulgarity — 脱俗 (tuō sú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free of worldly concerns — 忘机 (wàng jī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free prose style — 散体 (sǎn tǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free-range raising (of poultry, cattle etc) — 散养 (sàn yǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• friend — 友 (yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• friend — 友人 (yǒu rén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• friend — 朋 (péng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• friend — 朋友 (péng yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• friend from whom you can seek advice — 师友 (shī yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• from age to age — 世世 (shì shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• from childhood — 从小 (cóng xiǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• from door to door, one by one — 挨门 (āi mén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• from house to house, one by one — 挨家 (āi jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• from house to house, one by one — 挨户 (āi hù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fujoshi (woman who likes manga about male homosexual love) (derived from Japanese 腐女子 "fujoshi") — 腐女 (fǔ nǚ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• full name — 全称 (quán chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• gap (between two objects) — 空档 (kōng dàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• generation and age ranking — 行辈 (háng bèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• generic name for hemp, flax etc — 麻 (má)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• gestational age — 胎龄 (tāi líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ghost marriage (in which one or both parties are dead) — 阴婚 (yīn hūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ghost of one who died unjustly — 冤魂 (yuān hún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• glacial epoch — 冰期 (bīng qī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• god of love — 爱神 (ài shén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• golden years (after the age of about 60) — 乐龄 (lè líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• good — 好 (hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good — 良 (liáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good — 良善 (liáng shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good — 良好 (liáng hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good — 要得 (yào dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good (virtuous) — 善 (shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good actions — 善行 (shàn xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good agricultural land — 良田 (liáng tián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good and bad — 优劣 (yōu liè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good and bad — 好歹 (hǎo dǎi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good and bad luck (in astrology) — 吉凶 (jí xiōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good and evil — 善恶 (shàn è)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good and honest — 善良 (shàn liáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good aspects — 长处 (cháng chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good Chinese wood-oil tree (Aleurites cordata) — 良桐 (liáng tóng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good companion — 良伴 (liáng bàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good deeds — 善事 (shàn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good faith — 信义 (xìn yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good faith — 忠心 (zhōng xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good fortune — 洪福 (hóng fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good fortune — 福 (fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good fortune — 福气 (fú qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good fortune — 福泽 (fú zé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good friend — 良友 (liáng yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• good guy (in a story) — 正角 (zhèng jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good harbor — 良港 (liáng gǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good heavens! — 天啊 (tiān a)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good horse — 良马 (liáng mǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good intention — 好意 (hǎo yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good karma — 善缘 (shàn yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good karma — 良缘 (liáng yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good looks — 美貌 (měi mào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good looks — 貌美 (mào měi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good looks — 风姿 (fēng zī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good looks (of a woman) — 姿色 (zī sè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good luck — 好运 (hǎo yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good luck — 红运 (hóng yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good luck — 造化 (zào huà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good manners in drinking — 酒德 (jiǔ dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good name — 令名 (lìng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• good name — 美名 (měi míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• good name — 美誉 (měi yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• good news — 佳音 (jiā yīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good news — 福音 (fú yīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good night — 好睡 (hǎo shuì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good omen — 彩头 (cǎi tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good opinion — 好感 (hǎo gǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good or bad — 好坏 (hǎo huài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good or not? — 可好 (kě hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good people — 良民 (liáng mín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good person — 好人 (hǎo rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good plan — 良图 (liáng tú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good plan — 良策 (liáng cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good prospects in the long term (finance) — 长多 (cháng duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good prospects in the short term (finance) — 短多 (duǎn duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good result — 佳绩 (jiā jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good timber — 良材 (liáng cái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good times and hardships — 甘苦 (gān kǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good words — 善言 (shàn yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good-looking — 俏 (qiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good-looking — 受看 (shòu kàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good-looking — 好看 (hǎo kàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good-natured — 和善 (hé shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good-natured — 温厚 (wēn hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• grain that has begun to ripen — 只 (zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• grass that has grown on a grave since last year — 宿草 (sù cǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• gratitude for good treatment — 感遇 (gǎn yù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• great family — 大户 (dà hù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• great furnace (metaphor for a place where character is forged) — 洪炉 (hóng lú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather) — 曾祖 (zēng zǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers — 古琴 (gǔ qín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• handed down in a family — 家传 (jiā chuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• handle of the Big Dipper — 斗柄 (dòu bǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• hands-free (telephone function) — 免提 (miǎn tí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 喜悦 (xǐ yuè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 宽展 (kuān zhǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 宽爽 (kuān shuǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 宽舒 (kuān shū)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 快乐 (kuài lè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 快活 (kuài huó)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 悦色 (yuè sè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 乐 (lè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 欣 (xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 欣喜 (xīn xǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 欢喜 (huān xǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 欢容 (huān róng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 欢愉 (huān yú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 美满 (měi mǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 顺心 (shùn xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 高兴 (gāo xìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy encounter — 奇遇 (qí yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy expression — 喜色 (xǐ sè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy land — 福地 (fú dì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy occasion — 喜事 (xǐ shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy place — 乐土 (lè tǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hard to get one's mouth around — 绕嘴 (rào zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• harmonious and happy — 和乐 (hé lè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hat that goes with formal dress — 礼帽 (lǐ mào)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• head of a family — 家公 (jiā gōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• heartfelt wish — 心声 (xīn shēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hello (loanword) — 哈啰 (hā luō)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hello (loanword) — 哈罗 (hā luó)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hello (polite) — 您好 (nín hǎo)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• helpful friend — 益友 (yì yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• here — 本处 (běn chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• here — 此地 (cǐ dì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• here — 此间 (cǐ jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• here — 这儿 (zhè ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• here — 这里 (zhè lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2] — 己糖 (jǐ táng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• historical name for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] — 维扬 (wéi yáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• historical name of Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province — 盛京 (shèng jīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• history of the Party — 党史 (dǎng shǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hold one's breath — 屏息 (bǐng xī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• holding two jobs simultaneously — 身兼 (shēn jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• hollow layer between two solid layers — 夹层 (jiā céng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• holy one — 圣者 (shèng zhě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• honesty — 诚信 (chéng xìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• honorific term for one's deceased father — 显考 (xiǎn kǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• how — 哪 (nǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how — 如何 (rú hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how — 怎 (zěn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how — 怎样 (zěn yàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how — 怎生 (zěn shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how (wonderful etc) — 多么 (duō me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how about — 何如 (hé rú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how can it be that? — 渠 (qú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how can one endure? — 可堪 (kě kān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how can? — 怎能 (zěn néng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how could one dare? — 岂敢 (qǐ gǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how couldn't...? — 岂不 (qǐ bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how many times — 几度 (jǐ dù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how much — 几 (jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how much? — 多少 (duō shǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) — 几岁 (jǐ suì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how old? — 多大 (duō dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how well a crop (or plant) is growing — 长势 (zhǎng shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how? — 怎么 (zěn me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how? (emphatic question) — 岂 (qǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• human ladder (formed to help sb climb a wall etc) — 人梯 (rén tī)

  social · communication · beginner · urgent

• husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into) — 夫家 (fū jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into) — 婆家 (pó jia)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• I'm afraid that... — 只怕 (zhǐ pà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ice-jam flood (arising when river downstream freezes more than upstream) — 凌汛 (líng xùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• identity — 身份 (shēn fèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 指事 (zhǐ shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 形声 (xíng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• if — 倘或 (tǎng huò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• if — 倘然 (tǎng rán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• if — 如果 (rú guǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ileum (segment of small intestine between the jejunum 空腸|空肠[kong1 chang2] and appendix 盲腸|盲肠[mang2 chang2]) — 回肠 (huí cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• illegal immigrant (esp. one smuggled across borders) — 人蛇 (rén shé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• illustrious name — 英名 (yīng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4] — 五刑 (wǔ xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• impression (sth that stays in one's mind) — 印象 (yìn xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in (some place) — 身处 (shēn chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in a bad state — 糟透 (zāo tòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in accordance with — 符合 (fú hé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• in all cases — 悉 (xī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in all directions — 全向 (quán xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in any case — 总归 (zǒng guī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in half — 对半 (duì bàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in hundred and one ways — 百般 (bǎi bān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in its entirety — 尽数 (jìn shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in light of this — 鉴此 (jiàn cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in love with — 爱恋 (ài liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• in many stages — 多轮 (duō lún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in many ways — 多方 (duō fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in no way — 绝不 (jué bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in one's own handwriting — 亲笔 (qīn bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in one's spare time — 业余 (yè yú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in the end — 终归 (zhōng guī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in the end — 终究 (zhōng jiū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in total there are ... — 共有 (gòng yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• incomparably good — 观止 (guān zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• inconstant in love — 薄情 (bó qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• indistinct in one's speech — 口糊 (kǒu hú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• individually — 个别 (gè bié)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• inevitably there will be — 总有 (zǒng yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• infant name — 乳名 (rǔ míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• infantile convulsion (illness affecting children esp. under the age of five, marked by muscular spasms) — 惊风 (jīng fēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• influential family — 势族 (shì zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• inn that also provides facilities for visitors' horses — 马店 (mǎ diàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• inner area (of a place that has an outer area) — 内场 (nèi chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• inner side of the wrist, where the pulse is felt — 脉门 (mài mén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc — 落款 (luò kuǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• instructions to one's children — 家训 (jiā xùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass) — 提琴 (tí qín)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• interest-free — 免息 (miǎn xī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• interest-free — 无息 (wú xī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) — 唉 (ài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• intimate friend — 知交 (zhī jiāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• intimate friend — 知音 (zhī yīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• intimate friend — 腻友 (nì yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) — 可见 (kě jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• it goes to show that — 足见 (zú jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• It is a great honor to meet you. — 识荆 (shí jīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• it is rumored that — 风传 (fēng chuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• it is rumored that ... — 据传 (jù chuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• it is said that — 据说 (jù shuō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) — 话说 (huà shuō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• it may be assumed that — 想来 (xiǎng lái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) — 才怪 (cái guài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• jackdaw (family Corvidae) — 穴鸟 (xué niǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• jealousy (in love rivalry) — 醋意 (cù yì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• jealousy (in love) — 醋劲 (cù jìn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• jejunum (empty gut, middle segment of small intestine between duodenum 十二指腸|十二指肠[shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2] and ileum 回腸|回肠[hui2 chang2]) — 空肠 (kōng cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• jinbei, traditional Japanese two-piece clothing worn in the summer — 甚平 (shèn píng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera — 京胡 (jīng hú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• joint name — 并称 (bìng chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• joint name for the Han dynasty emperors Aidi (reigned 7-1 BC) and Pingdi (reigned 1 BC - 6 AD) — 哀平 (āi píng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening) — 坛子 (tán zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• jumping spider (family Salticidae) — 蝇虎 (yíng hǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• just at that time — 适值 (shì zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• karmic reward (resulting from good deeds, in contrast to karmic retribution 惡報|恶报[e4 bao4]) — 好报 (hǎo bào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• kite (lit. "wind zither", traditionally explained as being named after kites fitted with bamboo whistles that produced musical sounds when flown) — 风筝 (fēng zheng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lacking three key attributes (or at least one of them) — 三无 (sān wú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ladies and gentlemen — 列位 (liè wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• language family — 语系 (yǔ xì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• large and influential family — 大族 (dà zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• large and small — 大小 (dà xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lark (bird of family Alaudidae) — 百灵 (bǎi líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• last phase (of an age) — 末世 (mò shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• laugh in (up) one's sleeve — 暗笑 (àn xiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lean on one side — 侧 (cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• leftover agricultural plastic (as waste or rubbish that needs to be disposed of or recycled) — 残膜 (cán mó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• let (one) have his way — 由着 (yóu zhe)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• letter to or from home or family — 家信 (jiā xìn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• level with one's knees — 齐膝 (qí xī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• level with one's shoulders — 齐肩 (qí jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• life (one's time on earth) — 人生 (rén shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• light on one's feet — 轻捷 (qīng jié)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• like that — 那么 (nà me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• like this — 如此 (rú cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• like this — 这般 (zhè bān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. big crocodile — 大鳄 (dà è)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. blog friend — 博友 (bó yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) — 黑店 (hēi diàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. one spot (on the leopard) — 一斑 (yì bān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. sth hits one in the face — 扑面 (pū miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. ten thousand fathoms — 万丈 (wàn zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. the three legs of a tripod — 鼎足 (dǐng zú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. to loosen one's purse — 解囊 (jiě náng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. to restring one's bow — 更张 (gèng zhāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. to see one spot on a leopard — 窥豹 (kuī bào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod — 鼎立 (dǐng lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. to turn over one's palm — 反掌 (fǎn zhǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. tread the green — 踏青 (tà qīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. woodcutter's family — 柴门 (chái mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) — 表字 (biǎo zì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• little girl (of toddler age) — 稚女 (zhì nǚ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin — 柳琴 (liǔ qín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM — 寸口 (cùn kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM — 气口 (qì kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM — 脉口 (mài kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• long time no see — 好久不见 (hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• long-cherished wish — 宿愿 (sù yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• loss of love — 情变 (qíng biàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• loud sound, such as that of thunder or a bomb — 轰响 (hōng xiǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• love — 爱意 (ài yì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love — 慈爱 (cí ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love and hate — 爱憎 (ài zēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love and marriage — 婚恋 (hūn liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love letter — 情书 (qíng shū)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love nest — 爱巢 (ài cháo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love poem — 情诗 (qíng shī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love song — 情歌 (qíng gē)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love song — 恋歌 (liàn gē)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love song — 酸曲 (suān qǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• luck (good or bad) — 运气 (yùn qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• maker (innovative enthusiast who builds objects using technology) — 创客 (chuàng kè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• making one happy — 可喜 (kě xǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• male guest at party — 官客 (guān kè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• man's family (in marriage) — 男家 (nán jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• many — 不少 (bù shǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many — 多 (duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many — 多个 (duō gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many — 多多 (duō duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many — 好多 (hǎo duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many — 繁杂 (fán zá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many — 许多 (xǔ duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many and complicated — 繁琐 (fán suǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many and disorderly — 烦杂 (fán zá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many and varied — 繁多 (fán duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many different types — 各样 (gè yàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many generations of ancestors — 积祖 (jī zǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many kinds of — 多种 (duō zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many postures — 多姿 (duō zī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many schools of thought — 百家 (bǎi jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many stars — 繁星 (fán xīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many thanks — 多谢 (duō xiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many things arranged together, or connected together — 森罗 (sēn luó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many times — 多次 (duō cì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many years — 多年 (duō nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many years ago — 早年 (zǎo nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many-headed — 多头 (duō tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] — 侯 (hóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• married stewardess of mature age — 空嫂 (kōng sǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• married woman of mature age — 师奶 (shī nǎi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• massage using one's breasts — 胸推 (xiōng tuī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• massage using one's buttocks — 臀推 (tún tuī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• maternal love — 母爱 (mǔ ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• matters (concerning a prominent family etc) intended to be kept private — 秘闻 (mì wén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) — 丈 (zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year — 年友 (nián yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• meter stick — 米尺 (mǐ chǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter) — 微米 (wēi mǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• middle age — 中年 (zhōng nián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• military family member — 军属 (jūn shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• minute (i.e. extremely small) — 微小 (wēi xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight) — 明镜 (míng jìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mistaken ideas — 误区 (wù qū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mixed cropping (i.e. growing two crops together) — 混作 (hùn zuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• modal particle indicating that sth is obvious — 嘛 (ma)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding) — 乱码 (luàn mǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• moon snail (sea snail of the Naticidae family) — 玉螺 (yù luó)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• more than one would wish — 稍嫌 (shāo xián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• more than ten — 十几 (shí jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• more than ten — 十数 (shí shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• moreover — 加之 (jiā zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mouth shape when speaking or singing — 口型 (kǒu xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mouth shape when speaking or singing — 嘴型 (zuǐ xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• much obliged — 领教 (lǐng jiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mutual support between the military and the people – specifically, support provided by local people and authorities for the military, and preferential treatment of the families of soldiers, on the one hand, and the military's support for the government and care for the general public, on the other — 双拥 (shuāng yōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jing1 wei4] after drowning — 女娃 (nǚ wá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die — 死神 (sǐ shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• name — 名 (míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name — 名儿 (míng ér)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name — 名目 (míng mù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name — 名义 (míng yì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name — 名号 (míng hào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name — 称号 (chēng hào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name (of a person or thing) — 名字 (míng zì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name (of a thing) — 名称 (míng chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name and address of the sender enclosed — 内详 (nèi xiáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name and reality — 名实 (míng shí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) — 法名 (fǎ míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) — 法号 (fǎ hào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of a famous sword mentioned in ancient texts — 泰阿 (tài ā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of a person on the household register (old) — 花名 (huā míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of a river — 淮 (huái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of a river, the northern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1] — 罗水 (luó shuǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of county — 县名 (xiàn míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of old state in modern Sichuan — 益州 (yì zhōu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of river — 育水 (yù shuǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of several rivers — 洛河 (luò hé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of the "roof" radical 宀[mian2] (Kangxi radical 40) — 宝盖 (bǎo gài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc) — 莱 (lái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name or river God associated with Yellow river — 河伯 (hé bó)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name tag — 名签 (míng qiān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name used for cabinet ministers between 1912-1927, superseded by 部長|部长[bu4 zhang3] — 总长 (zǒng zhǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name used for many fishing birds — 鱼鹰 (yú yīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• narrow and small — 窄小 (zhǎi xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• neap tide (the smallest tide, when moon is at first or third quarter) — 小潮 (xiǎo cháo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• new addition to a family (i.e. a birth) — 新丁 (xīn dīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• nice to meet you — 幸会 (xìng huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae) — 夜鹰 (yè yīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• nine — 九 (jiǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year — 数九 (shǔ jiǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• nine-tenths — 九成 (jiǔ chéng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no — 不 (bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no — 不是 (bú shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no good — 不好 (bù hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no good — 无益 (wú yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no harm (in doing it) — 无妨 (wú fáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no less than — 不亚 (bú yà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no longer — 不复 (bú fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no match for — 不敌 (bù dí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no matter (who, what etc) — 别管 (bié guǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no matter if — 管他 (guǎn tā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no matter if — 管它 (guǎn tā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no matter what — 任凭 (rèn píng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no matter what or how — 无论 (wú lùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no more — 不再 (bú zài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no need — 不着 (bù zhe)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no problem — 没问题 (méi wèn tí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no profit — 无利 (wú lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) — 不了 (bù liǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no use — 白搭 (bái dā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no wonder! — 怪道 (guài dào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• noble family — 华族 (huá zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• non-party — 非党 (fēi dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• not as good as — 不若 (bú ruò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not at all — 并不 (bìng bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not at all — 决不 (jué bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not at all ... — 好不 (hǎo bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not bad — 不差 (bú chà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not bad — 尚可 (shàng kě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not bad — 还好 (hái hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not equal to — 不如 (bù rú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not good — 不佳 (bù jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc) — 免税 (miǎn shuì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• not manifesting one's inner quality — 心秀 (xīn xiù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not much — 几希 (jǐ xī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not the only one — 不光 (bù guāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not to distinguish — 不分 (bù fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not to do one's best — 不力 (bú lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• number of people in a family — 人丁 (rén dīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• of age — 适龄 (shì líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• of marriageable age — 适婚 (shì hūn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• of no avail — 无补 (wú bǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• of the same age — 同龄 (tóng líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• of the same name — 同名 (tóng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• of this world — 属世 (shǔ shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• official name of a nation (includes dynastic names of China: 漢|汉[Han4], 唐[Tang2] etc) — 国号 (guó hào)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• old age — 老大 (lǎo dà)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old age — 老龄 (lǎo líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old and respected family — 故家 (gù jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 故人 (gù rén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 故友 (gù yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 老友 (lǎo yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 旧交 (jiù jiāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 旧友 (jiù yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 旧故 (jiù gù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 雅故 (yǎ gù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old habit (usually bad) — 积习 (jī xí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• old name for Beijing 北京[Bei3 jing1] — 蓟城 (jì chéng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old name for China — 神州 (shén zhōu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old name for China — 华夏 (huá xià)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties — 建康 (jiàn kāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] — 申 (shēn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old name for Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province — 奉天 (fèng tiān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old name for the Pamirs 帕米爾高原|帕米尔高原[Pa4 mi3 er3 Gao1 yuan2] — 葱岭 (cōng lǐng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2 yi1 Xian4], Shanxi) — 令狐 (líng hú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old place name (up to Tang), in Hengshan county 橫山縣|横山县, Yulin, Shaanxi — 夏州 (xià zhōu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents) — 家亲 (jiā qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on one's desk — 案头 (àn tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on one's shoulders — 肩头 (jiān tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on that day — 当天 (dāng tiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on that day — 当日 (dāng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on that evening — 当晚 (dāng wǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on that month — 当月 (dāng yuè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on that night — 当夜 (dāng yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on the happy occasion of — 欣逢 (xīn féng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• on the one hand — 一则 (yì zé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on this (occasion) — 值此 (zhí cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• once — 有次 (yǒu cì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• once more — 再度 (zài dù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one — 一 (yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one after another — 纷纷 (fēn fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one after the other — 连串 (lián chuàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one after the other — 鱼贯 (yú guàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one billion — 十亿 (shí yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one by one — 一一 (yī yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one by one — 挨个 (āi gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one by one — 逐一 (zhú yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one by one — 逐个 (zhú gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one cent (United States coin) — 美分 (měi fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one day — 有朝 (yǒu cháo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one family courtyard — 独院 (dú yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) — 周岁 (zhōu suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one hand — 单手 (dān shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one head — 一头 (yì tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one hundred (old) — 伯 (bó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one hundredth — 厘 (lí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one instant — 一瞬 (yí shùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one kind of — 一种 (yì zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one moment ..., (the next ...) — 前脚 (qián jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of (sth) — 之一 (zhī yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents — 回合 (huí hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3] — 尺 (chǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth — 坤 (kūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven — 乾 (qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the given (options etc) — 其一 (qí yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the many names of Buddha — 佛号 (fó hào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera — 二黄 (èr huáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera — 西皮 (xī pí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals — 方丈 (fāng zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one or two — 一二 (yī èr)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one person — 单人 (dān rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one sentence — 一言 (yì yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one side — 一边 (yì biān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one side — 一面 (yí miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one side — 旁 (páng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one that has achieved the way — 元龙 (yuán lóng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one time (all the way through) — 一遍 (yí biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one watch (i.e. two-hour period during night) — 更次 (gèng cì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one week — 一周 (yì zhōu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism) — 法师 (fǎ shī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one-armed — 独臂 (dú bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one-dimensional (math.) — 一维 (yì wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one-party (state) — 一党 (yì dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one-sided — 单侧 (dān cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one-sided words — 偏辞 (piān cí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's ability to give a convincing performance of a song — 唱商 (chàng shāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) — 所属 (suǒ shǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's age (calculated as years from birth) — 实岁 (shí suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one's age (calculated as years from birth) — 足岁 (zú suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. — 虚岁 (xū suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one's allotted lifespan — 寿元 (shòu yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents) — 籍贯 (jí guàn)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• one's appearance — 容貌 (róng mào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's bosom (the seat of emotions) — 胸怀 (xiōng huái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's capable and virtuous relatives — 茂亲 (mào qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's close relatives — 亲人 (qīn rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's conduct — 作为 (zuò wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's declining years — 暮年 (mù nián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one's early years — 早岁 (zǎo suì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's elders — 长辈 (zhǎng bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's employment — 事儿 (shì ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's expectation — 所料 (suǒ liào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's eyes — 眼珠 (yǎn zhū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's former subordinates — 旧部 (jiù bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's fortune — 运数 (yùn shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's fortune (in astrology) — 运程 (yùn chéng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's four limbs — 四体 (sì tǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's happy lot — 福分 (fú fēn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one's home town or village — 乡里 (xiāng lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's hometown — 故园 (gù yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's impressions — 观感 (guān gǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's late wife — 亡妻 (wáng qī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's later years — 晚年 (wǎn nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's life experience — 身世 (shēn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's limited power (humble expr.) — 绵力 (mián lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's line — 本行 (běn háng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's mind — 胸中 (xiōng zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's mother's loving face — 慈颜 (cí yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's native place — 乡贯 (xiāng guàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's nature — 心性 (xīn xìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's nearest neighbors — 四邻 (sì lín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's old profession — 旧业 (jiù yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's old self — 故我 (gù wǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth) — 亲生 (qīn shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own car (or motorbike) — 座驾 (zuò jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own father — 亲爸 (qīn bà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own mother — 亲妈 (qīn mā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own mouth — 亲口 (qīn kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own pocket — 私囊 (sī náng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own view — 主见 (zhǔ jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own viewpoint — 己见 (jǐ jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's pair of eyes — 双眸 (shuāng móu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's professional position — 职称 (zhí chēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's purpose in coming — 来意 (lái yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's remaining years — 余年 (yú nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's return date — 归期 (guī qī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's share of expenses (e.g. when buying a gift collectively) — 份子 (fèn zi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's speaking voice — 话音 (huà yīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's superior — 尊长 (zūn cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's thoughts and feelings — 感触 (gǎn chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's true nature (Buddhism) — 根性 (gēn xìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's two hands — 两手 (liǎng shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's weak area — 弱项 (ruò xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's whole life — 毕生 (bì shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's wife and children — 家眷 (jiā juàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• oneself — 自己 (zì jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• oneself and one's family — 身家 (shēn jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• only have ... — 只有 (zhǐ yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• Ōno (Japanese surname and place name) — 大野 (dà yě)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• open and happy — 爽然 (shuǎng rán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• open to the view of all — 敞 (chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings — 头家 (tóu jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• origin of a name — 名源 (míng yuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• original name — 原名 (yuán míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• original name — 本名 (běn míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers — 莺 (yīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring) — 扳指 (bān zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• outer area (of a place that has an inner area) — 外场 (wài chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) — 外面 (wài miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• outside the sphere of one's consideration — 度外 (dù wài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• over (a certain age) — 年过 (nián guò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• over and above (some amount) — 开外 (kāi wài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• over ten thousand — 上万 (shàng wàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• over there — 那边 (nà biān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• package — 包价 (bāo jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• palm (of one's hand) — 手心 (shǒu xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law — 亲家 (qìng jia)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• parents-in-law of one's offspring — 亲 (qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• part (in one's hair) — 分缝 (fēn fèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• partner (in four person game) — 对家 (duì jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• party — 一行 (yì háng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party — 狂欢 (kuáng huān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party — 聚会 (jù huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party — 党 (dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party affairs — 党务 (dǎng wù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party caucus — 党团 (dǎng tuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party constitution — 党章 (dǎng zhāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party leadership group — 党组 (dǎng zǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party member — 党人 (dǎng rén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party member — 党员 (dǎng yuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party membership — 党票 (dǎng piào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party membership — 党籍 (dǎng jí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party membership dues — 党费 (dǎng fèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party standing — 党龄 (dǎng líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party-founding — 建党 (jiàn dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• past one's prime — 过气 (guò qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• past one's prime — 迟暮 (chí mù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• paternal love — 父爱 (fù ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pavilion (usu. two-storied) — 阁 (gé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• paws (of small animal) — 爪儿 (zhuǎ ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• peaceful death at a very advanced age — 喜丧 (xǐ sàng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• peasant family — 农家 (nóng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pen name — 笔名 (bǐ míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• people of one's parents' generation — 父辈 (fù bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• people who live and make a living on boats — 船民 (chuán mín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person in charge of a place that ends in 園|园[yuan2] (e.g. a vineyard 葡萄園|葡萄园[pu2 tao5 yuan2], zoo 動物園|动物园[dong4 wu4 yuan2], cemetery 陵園|陵园[ling2 yuan2] etc) — 园长 (yuán cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person of good character — 好鸟 (hǎo niǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who harbors criminals — 窝主 (wō zhǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who has no understanding of legal matters — 法盲 (fǎ máng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who is crying their eyes out, whose face is wet with tears — 泪人 (lèi rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who is ignorant about science and technology — 科盲 (kē máng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents) — 人球 (rén qiú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who joins with others to reduce costs (carpooling, group buying, sharing an apartment etc) — 拼客 (pīn kè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who lives and makes a living on a boat — 船家 (chuán jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal) — 写手 (xiě shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · casual

• person willing to sacrifice his life (for a good cause) — 死士 (sǐ shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• personal gain — 私利 (sī lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• personal name — 人名 (rén míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pet name for a child — 奶名 (nǎi míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pet name for a child — 小名 (xiǎo míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pierid (butterfly of the Pieridae family) — 粉蝶 (fěn dié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pin (ten-pin bowling) — 球瓶 (qiú píng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction — 评书 (píng shū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• pingtan, a traditional Suzhou narrative art that combines storytelling and ballad singing, typically performed by two artists — 评弹 (píng tán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• place at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc — 内廷 (nèi tíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• place name — 地名 (dì míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• place one has previously visited — 旧游 (jiù yóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• please (do sth) (deferential form) — 敬请 (jìng qǐng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please (formal) — 务请 (wù qǐng)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• please answer (epistolary style) — 示复 (shì fù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please don't — 请勿 (qǐng wù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please forgive me — 恕罪 (shù zuì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please forgive me — 见亮 (jiàn liàng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please help achieve something (formal) — 玉成 (yù chéng)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• please return (an item sent in the mail) — 掷还 (zhì hái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please see ... — 请看 (qǐng kàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please take off your coat (honorific) — 宽衣 (kuān yī)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• please, have a seat — 请坐 (qǐng zuò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• political party — 政党 (zhèng dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• political party — 党派 (dǎng pài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• political party emblem — 党徽 (dǎng huī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• poor and humble family — 寒门 (hán mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• positioned between (two parties) — 居间 (jū jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• posthumous honorific name — 追尊 (zhuī zūn)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty — 太宗 (tài zōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pre-Han name for Nanjing — 金陵 (jīn líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• predestined love — 情缘 (qíng yuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• prefectural Party committee — 地委 (dì wěi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity — 老 (lǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• prisoner that awaits execution — 死囚 (sǐ qiú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• profound love — 隆情 (lóng qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• proud (of one's achievements etc) — 自豪 (zì háo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• providential good luck — 天幸 (tiān xìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• provincial imperial examination graduate who ranked 1st in metropolitan examination (in Ming and Qing dynasties) — 会元 (huì yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• provincial Party committee — 省委 (shěng wěi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• public good — 公益 (gōng yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• pure love — 纯爱 (chún ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pyroxene (family of rock-forming minerals) — 辉石 (huī shí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony — 琴瑟 (qín sè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment) — 童趣 (tóng qù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading) — 看头 (kàn tou)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• quiet — 悄悄 (qiāo qiāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ready to die to preserve one's chastity — 贞烈 (zhēn liè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• real-name (registration etc) — 实名 (shí míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reasonable — 明达 (míng dá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• receiving much help (from outside) — 多助 (duō zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · urgent

• receiving party — 收方 (shōu fāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• recognized (for one's talents) — 受知 (shòu zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used for artistic purposes on paintings etc — 闲章 (xián zhāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reduced fraction (e.g. one half for three sixths) — 约分 (yuē fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• reign name (1909-1911) of the last Qing emperor Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪 — 宣统 (xuān tǒng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty — 建安 (jiàn ān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619) — 万历 (wàn lì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908) — 光绪 (guāng xù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850) — 道光 (dào guāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reign name of Qing emperor (1861-1875) — 同治 (tóng zhì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662) — 顺治 (shùn zhì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• relations between two countries — 邦交 (bāng jiāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• reluctance to leave this world — 凡心 (fán xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• remaining years of one's life — 残生 (cán shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• remember at all costs — 切记 (qiè jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• remote relatives (with the same family name) — 堂房 (táng fáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao" — 哇 (wā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• respectable family — 良家 (liáng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 內部參考|内部参考) — 内参 (nèi cān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• rhyme group (group of characters that rhyme, in rhyme books) — 大韵 (dà yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• rich family — 富户 (fù hù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• rich patriarchal family — 鼎族 (dǐng zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• rime dictionary (ancient type of Chinese dictionary that collates characters by tone and rhyme rather than by radical) — 韵书 (yùn shū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• rival in love — 情敌 (qíng dí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• romance — 爱情 (ài qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• romantic love — 恋情 (liàn qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• romantic love — 艳情 (yàn qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• rowboat — 划子 (huà zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• royal family — 王室 (wáng shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• royal family — 皇室 (huáng shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad — 伤悲 (shāng bēi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad — 伤感 (shāng gǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad — 悲 (bēi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad — 悲伤 (bēi shāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad — 凄楚 (qī chǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad — 感伤 (gǎn shāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad news — 悲报 (bēi bào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• safe seat (in an election) — 票仓 (piào cāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• same as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls — 唐书 (táng shū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra — 三弦 (sān xián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sb who happens to be on hand for an errand — 便人 (biàn rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) — 海归 (hǎi guī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sb who is always hungry — 饿鬼 (è guǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sb who witnesses a crime and is not killed by the perpetrator — 活口 (huó kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• scenic area near Xiangyang 襄陽|襄阳[Xiang1 yang2] in Hubei, known as the secluded mountainous location where Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] lived as a young man — 隆中 (lóng zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China) — 供石 (gòng shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• scientific name — 学名 (xué míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock) — 接穗 (jiē suì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• second (i.e. number two) — 二次 (èr cì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• second (of two parts) — 下个 (xià gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• second bouillon, a light broth obtained by reboiling ingredients that were previously used to make a full-strength first bouillon 頭湯|头汤[tou2 tang1] — 二汤 (èr tāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• second branch of an extended family — 二房 (èr fáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old) — 二更 (èr gēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• second-eldest child in a family — 老二 (lǎo èr)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party) — 书记 (shū jì)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• seeing that — 照得 (zhào dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• seniority in the family — 班辈 (bān bèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• seniority in the family or clan — 辈分 (bèi fēn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• servo (small electric motor) — 伺服 (sì fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• set of (usually four) hanging scrolls — 屏条 (píng tiáo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• seven — 七 (qī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• seven colors — 七彩 (qī cǎi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• seven emotional states — 七情 (qī qíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires — 七魄 (qī pò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• short and small — 矮小 (ǎi xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3] — 察 (chá)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1] — 蓉 (róng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2] — 筑 (zhù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Hebei 河北[He2 bei3] — 冀 (jì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] — 黑 (hēi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Jilin 吉林[Ji2 lin2] — 吉 (jí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[Liao2 ning2] province — 辽 (liáo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Qinghai 青海[Qing1 hai3] — 青 (qīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] — 川 (chuān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2] — 并 (bìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Zhejiang 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1] — 浙 (zhè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• showy boxing of no practical use — 花拳 (huā quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• shuanggui, an extralegal system within the CCP for detaining and interrogating cadres who fall from grace — 双规 (shuāng guī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• signal made with one's eyes — 眼色 (yǎn sè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture — 四胡 (sì hú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond) — 单质 (dān zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• since — 既然 (jì rán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• since (some point in the past) — 以降 (yǐ jiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• since ancient times — 古来 (gǔ lái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• since childhood — 自小 (zì xiǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• since childhood — 自幼 (zì yòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sincerity — 诚意 (chéng yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• six — 六 (liù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• six (banker's anti-fraud numeral) — 陆 (lù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] — 六亲 (liù qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• slight — 些微 (xiē wēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• slipper lobster (family Scyllaridae) — 蝉虾 (chán xiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• slow in one's reactions — 迟钝 (chí dùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small — 小 (xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small — 小可 (xiǎo kě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small and exquisite — 小巧 (xiǎo qiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small and weak — 弱小 (ruò xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty — 夜郎 (yè láng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small bird — 小鸟 (xiǎo niǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small box — 匣子 (xiá zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small box — 盒 (hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small breasts — 贫乳 (pín rǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small capital — 小本 (xiǎo běn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small crack — 缝隙 (fèng xì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small craftsman (contemptuous) — 杂流 (zá liú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small demon — 小妖 (xiǎo yāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small diamonds — 碎钻 (suì zuàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small dried shrimp — 虾皮 (xiā pí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small drum for marking time — 板鼓 (bǎn gǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small figure — 小数 (xiǎo shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small flame (when cooking, simmering etc) — 文火 (wén huǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small fortress — 坞堡 (wù bǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small fortress — 坞壁 (wù bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small hole in an object — 孔洞 (kǒng dòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small intestine — 小肠 (xiǎo cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small item — 小项 (xiǎo xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small lake — 泡子 (pào zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small model car — 小车 (xiǎo chē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small multi-story building — 小楼 (xiǎo lóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small net — 络 (luò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small number — 少数 (shǎo shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small open trailer — 拖斗 (tuō dòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small part (of a whole ensemble) — 细部 (xì bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small path — 微径 (wēi jìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small profits — 薄利 (báo lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small quick steps — 碎步 (suì bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small scale — 小型 (xiǎo xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small shrimp — 虾米 (xiā mǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small side table — 茶几 (chá jī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small skill — 末艺 (mò yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small skills — 小技 (xiǎo jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small table — 几 (jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small town — 小城 (xiǎo chéng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small town — 小镇 (xiǎo zhèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small town — 市镇 (shì zhèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small ventilation tower on roof of building — 气楼 (qì lóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors) — 香烟 (xiāng yān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4]) — 小龙 (xiǎo lóng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• snare of love — 情网 (qíng wǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• so much — 这么 (zhè me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• so much so that — 甚或 (shèn huò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• so that — 以便 (yǐ biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• social occasion centered on alcohol — 酒局 (jiǔ jú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• solar term — 节令 (jié lìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.) — 丘八 (qiū bā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• solely engrossed in one thing — 只管 (zhǐ guǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some — 一些 (yì xiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some — 有些 (yǒu xiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some — 某 (mǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some — 某些 (mǒu xiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some cases picked out as example — 略举 (lüè jǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some kind (of) — 某种 (mǒu zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• someone who attaches great importance to good looks (esp. in others) — 颜控 (yán kòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• son-in-law (used by wife's family) — 姑爷 (gū yé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls — 小球 (xiǎo qiú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls — 大球 (dà qiú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• spring (small stream) — 泉 (quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve — 袖箭 (xiù jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• squad of five soldiers — 伍 (wǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• stage name (of an actor or actress) — 艺名 (yì míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• stain — 斑痕 (bān hén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• stamp (one's feet) — 顿足 (dùn zú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• star name — 星名 (xīng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sth of good quality — 好料 (hǎo liào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sth one wishes to conceal — 马脚 (mǎ jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sth one wishes to keep secret — 隐情 (yǐn qíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sth written or painted in one's own hand — 手笔 (shǒu bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• still possesses — 不失 (bù shī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide — 佳话 (jiā huà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• stroke order (when writing Chinese character) — 笔顺 (bǐ shùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sudden big stride forward — 箭步 (jiàn bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• suddenly — 忽然 (hū rán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc — 么 (me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sugar free — 无糖 (wú táng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• suitable — 对劲 (duì jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• surviving family of the deceased — 遗属 (yí shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• swallow (family Hirundinidae) — 燕 (yàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production — 头牌 (tóu pái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tablet marking the boundary between two regions, districts etc — 界碑 (jiè bēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• taboo name — 讳名 (huì míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• taboo name (e.g. of emperor) — 名讳 (míng huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc) — 如来 (rú lái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• teahouse (usu. of two stories) — 茶楼 (chá lóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• temple name of a deceased Chinese emperor — 庙号 (miào hào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ten — 十 (shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) — 什 (shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten commandments — 十诫 (shí jiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten items — 十项 (shí xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten million — 千万 (qiān wàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten thousand — 万 (wàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten thousand houses or households — 万户 (wàn hù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten thousand people — 万人 (wàn rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• term — 叫法 (jiào fǎ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• term used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child — 为父 (wèi fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• term used to refer to a person who is not present (e.g. 小姨子[xiao3 yi2 zi5]) (contrasted with 面稱|面称[mian4 cheng1]) — 背称 (bèi chēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms — 丁糖 (dīng táng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that — 彼 (bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that being the case — 然则 (rán zé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that day — 那天 (nà tiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that kind — 那样 (nà yàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that kind of — 那种 (nà zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that level or higher — 以上 (yǐ shàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that level or lower — 以下 (yǐ xià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that one — 那个 (nà ge)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that very day — 当日 (dāng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that very night — 当夜 (dāng yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that very night — 连夜 (lián yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that very same year — 当年 (dāng nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that's all — 而已 (ér yǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that's fine — 也好 (yě hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that's right — 没错 (méi cuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that's that — 结了 (jié le)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that's why it is called... — 故云 (gù yún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology — 太极 (tài jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the amount of books etc printed at one impression — 印数 (yìn shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the appearance of all things (Buddhism) — 诸相 (zhū xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man — 冠礼 (guān lǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the Chinese Nationalist Party and the Chinese Communist Party (abbr. for 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3] + 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3]) — 国共 (guó gòng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the coating of sth that has been chrome-plated or copper-plated etc — 镀层 (dù céng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]) — 六艺 (liù yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty — 孔林 (kǒng lín)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the daily life of a family — 家常 (jiā cháng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the death of one's father — 父丧 (fù sàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the death of one's mother — 母丧 (mǔ sàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] — 中庸 (zhōng yōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology) — 八仙 (bā xiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the eight points of the compass — 八方 (bā fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the eight precepts (Buddhism) — 八戒 (bā jiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the family's financial circumstances — 家景 (jiā jǐng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the females in a family — 内眷 (nèi juàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the females in a family — 女眷 (nǚ juàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days — 初伏 (chū fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities) — 头香 (tóu xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism) — 五蕴 (wǔ yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4] — 五常 (wǔ cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) — 五伦 (wǔ lún)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the five fingers of one's hand — 五指 (wǔ zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] — 五霸 (wǔ bà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the five impurities (Buddhism) — 五浊 (wǔ zhuó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4] — 五帝 (wǔ dì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421) — 五凉 (wǔ liáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421) — 凉 (liáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星 — 五星 (wǔ xīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the former (i.e. the one mentioned first) — 前者 (qián zhě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66) — 四清 (sì qīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the four corners (of a rectangle) — 四角 (sì jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution) — 四旧 (sì jiù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] — 四时 (sì shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor — 四维 (sì wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声 — 四声 (sì shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism — 大学 (dà xué)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the hidden and the visible — 幽明 (yōu míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Hong family (household) — 洪家 (hóng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the imperial family — 皇族 (huáng zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the Japanese side or party (in negotiations etc) — 日方 (rì fāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the last of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties — 院试 (yuàn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the looks of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects) — 遗容 (yí róng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) — 丞相 (chéng xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the name of an official position in the imperial court, aka 給事中|给事中[ji3 shi4 zhong1] — 给事 (gěi shì)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• the national emblem of the PRC (a red circle containing the five stars of the PRC flag over Tiananmen 天安門|天安门[Tian1 an1 men2]) — 国徽 (guó huī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided — 九野 (jiǔ yě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1] — 九流 (jiǔ liú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the nine springs — 九泉 (jiǔ quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the nine top officials (in imperial China) — 九卿 (jiǔ qīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty — 九鼎 (jiǔ dǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the only son of a family — 单子 (dān zi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the original name of 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1], Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3] — 孙文 (sūn wén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the other person — 对方 (duì fāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the part of a number which is discarded when rounding down — 零数 (líng shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA) — 五常 (wǔ cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the power of sb or sth evil — 魔掌 (mó zhǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the present age — 当世 (dāng shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the present age — 当代 (dāng dài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the prime of one's life — 盛年 (shèng nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the prime of one's life — 英年 (yīng nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong — 北洋 (běi yáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the rebel party — 乱党 (luàn dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the remaining years of one's life — 余生 (yú shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the river of love — 爱河 (ài hé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the rules and discipline that apply within a family — 家法 (jiā fǎ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year — 中伏 (zhōng fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth — 七孔 (qī kǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth — 七窍 (qī qiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the spirit or character of a political party — 党性 (dǎng xìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei — 楚国 (chǔ guó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) — 秦国 (qín guó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the ten commandments (religion) — 十戒 (shí jiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝 — 干支 (gān zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the ten thousands place (or column) in the decimal system — 万位 (wàn wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good — 性善 (xìng shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August — 末伏 (mò fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] and 末伏[mo4 fu2], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August — 三伏 (sān fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers — 三曹 (sān cáo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) — 三教 (sān jiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人[Sui4 ren2], Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] and Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2], or 天皇|天皇[Tian1 huang2], 地皇|地皇[Di4 huang2] and 人皇|人皇[Ren2 huang2] — 三皇 (sān huáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase) — 三不 (sān bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order) — 三宝 (sān bǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the three spring months — 三春 (sān chūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Three Su's (famous Song dynasty writers Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵[Su1 Xun2] and his sons Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4] and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙[Su1 Zhe2]) — 三苏 (sān sū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the time after one's death — 身后 (shēn hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the top four — 四强 (sì qiáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the two eyes — 双眼 (shuāng yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the two of us — 咱俩 (zán liǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the two poles — 两极 (liǎng jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional) — 两广 (liǎng guǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the way one carries oneself — 身姿 (shēn zī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the way one is following — 去路 (qù lù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the whole family — 一家 (yì jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the whole family — 满门 (mǎn mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the whole family — 举家 (jǔ jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the wish to abandon or keep aloof — 遐心 (xiá xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the wording and purport of what one writes — 笔下 (bǐ xià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• then — 然后 (rán hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• then — 当时 (dāng shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there — 那儿 (nà ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there — 那里 (nà lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望[da4 you3 xi1 wang4]) — 大有 (dà yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there is no harm in — 不妨 (bù fáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there is no lack of — 不乏 (bù fá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there is no need — 何必 (hé bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there is no need — 何须 (hé xū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there still remain(s) — 还有 (hái yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• thermal cleavage (i.e. sth splits when heated) — 热解 (rè jiě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• thief — 大盗 (dà dào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) — 三更 (sān gēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this — 此 (cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this (person) — 这位 (zhè wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this day — 这天 (zhè tiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this kind — 此类 (cǐ lèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this kind (of) — 这类 (zhè lèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this kind of — 这种 (zhè zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this life — 今世 (jīn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this life — 现世 (xiàn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this lifetime — 今生 (jīn shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this matter — 此事 (cǐ shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this moment — 此刻 (cǐ kè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this month — 本月 (běn yuè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this morning — 今早 (jīn zǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this morning — 今晨 (jīn chén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this newspaper — 本报 (běn bào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this or that very day — 即日 (jí rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this past year — 年来 (nián lái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this place — 此处 (cǐ chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this season — 当季 (dāng jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this side — 这边 (zhè biān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this small official — 微臣 (wēi chén)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• this text — 本文 (běn wén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this time — 此次 (cǐ cì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this time — 这下 (zhè xià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this way — 这样 (zhè yàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this year — 今年 (jīn nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three — 三 (sān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three fresh ingredients (in cooking) — 三鲜 (sān xiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three generations of a family — 三代 (sān dài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect — 三魂 (sān hún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three items — 三项 (sān xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation — 三星 (sān xīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three of a kind (poker) — 三条 (sān tiáo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three-dimensional — 三维 (sān wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three-dimensional — 立体 (lì tǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• throughout one's life — 终生 (zhōng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) — 虎符 (hǔ fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• tip given on a happy occasion (traditional) — 喜钱 (xǐ qián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 倦 (juàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 劳累 (láo lèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 困倦 (kùn juàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 疲乏 (pí fá)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 疲弱 (pí ruò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 疲累 (pí lèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 累 (lèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired and feeble — 疲软 (pí ruǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired and sleepy — 惫倦 (bèi juàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired to the point of dropping — 累趴 (lèi pā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to (carry) on one's person — 随身 (suí shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to abandon (a child, elderly family member, pet etc) — 弃养 (qì yǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to abide by one's duties — 循分 (xún fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to abuse one's authority — 滥权 (làn quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas — 陪读 (péi dú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to accomplish one's ambition — 得志 (dé zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to accuse the victim (while being the guilty party) — 反污 (fǎn wū)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime) — 臣服 (chén fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to acknowledge sb as one's relative — 认亲 (rèn qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to act cleverly to get what one desires — 讨巧 (tǎo qiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to act independently — 自主 (zì zhǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to act on one's own — 孤征 (gū zhēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to act on one's word — 应点 (yìng diǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to actually do (sth) (as opposed to learning how to do it from books etc) — 实操 (shí cāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to add a son to the family — 添丁 (tiān dīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to add sb to one's blacklist (on a cellphone, or in instant messaging software etc) — 拉黑 (lā hēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to admit to one's advancing years — 服老 (fú lǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to advance on sth — 进逼 (jìn bī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to advance one's learning — 进学 (jìn xué)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to age — 衰老 (shuāi lǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to age prematurely — 早衰 (zǎo shuāi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to allay one's hunger — 充饥 (chōng jī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to alter one's fate — 改运 (gǎi yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to announce good news — 报喜 (bào xǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to appear before (one's eyes) — 映入 (yìng rù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to appear before one's eyes — 入眼 (rù yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to appreciate one's good fortune — 惜福 (xī fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to argue (that) — 辩称 (biàn chēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to arrive at (some place or time) — 到得 (dào dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to ask oneself — 自问 (zì wèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to assuage one's anger — 解气 (jiě qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to attach sb's name to (a role) — 挂名 (guà míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to attack (one another) — 对攻 (duì gōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to attack and defend (usu. in reference to opposing sides, but can be one party playing both roles) — 攻防 (gōng fáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to attend upon a dying parent or other senior family member — 送终 (sòng zhōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders) — 避讳 (bì huì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to avoid going home for the Chinese New Year (for any of various reasons: because one finds the festivities onerous in some way, or because it would be seen as inauspicious for one to attend, or, in former times, to avoid creditors, since it was the custom to have debts settled before New Year's Day, and once into the New Year, debtors got a reprieve) — 躲年 (duǒ nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be a good fit — 吻合 (wěn hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be a tax on (one's mind) — 劳神 (láo shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be accommodating in negotiating the boundary of one's field — 让畔 (ràng pàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be ahead of one's time — 超前 (chāo qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be all present — 到齐 (dào qí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be all the same way (literary) — 皆然 (jiē rán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there) — 碍眼 (ài yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be angry about sth but also find it laughable — 气笑 (qì xiào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be at one's post — 在岗 (zài gǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be bereaved of one's wife — 丧妻 (sàng qī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be between two parties (as in mediation) — 居中 (jū zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be busy (colloquial) — 忙乎 (máng hū)

  social · social · beginner · casual

• to be busy rushing about — 奔忙 (bēn máng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be charitable — 行好 (xíng hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be fondly attached to — 依恋 (yī liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be full of (emotion) — 饱含 (bǎo hán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be good at — 善于 (shàn yú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be good at — 善能 (shàn néng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be good at — 擅长 (shàn cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be good at using (sth) — 善用 (shàn yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be in (some state, position, or condition) — 处于 (chǔ yú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be in love — 有情 (yǒu qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be in love when one is too young — 早恋 (zǎo liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be involved in the matter (Example: 涉事三人[she4 shi4 san1 ren2], the three people involved) — 涉事 (shè shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be married but keep it secret from family, colleagues or the general public — 隐婚 (yǐn hūn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be of one mind — 同心 (tóng xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be of one mind — 齐心 (qí xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be on all-night duty — 守夜 (shǒu yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be on good terms — 要好 (yào hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be on one's own — 落单 (luò dān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be orphaned of one's father — 丧父 (sàng fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be really busy — 忙活 (máng huó)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be rich in (some quality or other) — 饶富 (ráo fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be secretly in love with — 暗恋 (àn liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be skillful with one's hands — 手巧 (shǒu qiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be sorry — 抱歉 (bào qiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be valued above all else — 为上 (wèi shàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to beat (with a stick or one's fist) — 捶 (chuí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to beat one's chest — 捶胸 (chuí xiōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to become reconciled — 和好 (hé hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun} — 入手 (rù shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative) — 置信 (zhì xìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to belong to the same party or organization — 同党 (tóng dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to bend one's head — 俯首 (fǔ shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc) — 伏案 (fú àn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to bewail one's poverty — 哭穷 (kū qióng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to bid farewell (to) — 辞别 (cí bié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to blend two or more medicines — 配伍 (pèi wǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to block one's ears (not wishing to hear) — 塞耳 (sāi ěr)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to bow to one another — 交拜 (jiāo bài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to brake (when driving) — 刹车 (shā chē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to brake (when driving) — 煞车 (shā chē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to brandish (a figurative weapon, i.e. some measure intended to deal with the situation) — 祭出 (jì chū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to break off or break open sth with one's hands — 掰 (bāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to break one's promise — 食言 (shí yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to break or cut in two — 截断 (jié duàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to break up (a marriage, family etc) — 拆散 (chāi sàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to bring one's own — 自带 (zì dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to bring to a conclusion — 了断 (liǎo duàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to brush one's teeth — 刷牙 (shuā yá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to build one's house — 结庐 (jié lú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to bump one's head — 响头 (xiǎng tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to bundle up (one's possessions for a journey) — 束装 (shù zhuāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to burn one's eyebrows — 燃眉 (rán méi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to call back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill — 招魂 (zhāo hún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to call out (a name etc) — 呼唤 (hū huàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to carry (on one's person) — 携带 (xié dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to carry on a clandestine love affair — 偷情 (tōu qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to carry on one's back — 背 (bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to carry on one's back — 驮 (tuó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to carry on one's shoulder — 扛 (káng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to carry on one's shoulder or back — 荷 (hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to carry out — 践行 (jiàn xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to carry out one's duties perfunctorily — 塞责 (sāi zé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to catch one's eye (usu. used in the negative) — 起眼 (qǐ yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents) — 承欢 (chéng huān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to cause no trouble — 省心 (shěng xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cause one (to do sth) — 令人 (lìng rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cause or lead to sth bad — 害得 (hài dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate — 庆 (qìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate — 庆祝 (qìng zhù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate — 欢庆 (huān qìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate a birthday — 庆生 (qìng shēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate a birthday — 过生 (guò shēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person) — 做寿 (zuò shòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate a festival — 过节 (guò jié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate a heroic deed — 庆功 (qìng gōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate the Chinese New Year — 过年 (guò nián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to chase a dream — 追梦 (zhuī mèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to chase a dream — 逐梦 (zhú mèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to choose for some purpose — 选用 (xuǎn yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to choose freely — 任选 (rèn xuǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to choose one's words — 遣词 (qiǎn cí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to claim (as one's property) — 认领 (rèn lǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to clap one's hands — 拍手 (pāi shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to clap one's hands — 击掌 (jī zhǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to clear one's throat — 清嗓 (qīng sǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to clench one's teeth — 咬牙 (yǎo yá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to click one's tongue — 咂嘴 (zā zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to click one's tongue — 咂舌 (zā shé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to close one's eyes — 合眼 (hé yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to close one's eyes — 瞑目 (míng mù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to coerce (sb into doing sth bad) — 引诱 (yǐn yòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to collect all the bits to make a whole — 凑齐 (còu qí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked) — 回神 (huí shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to comb one's hair — 梳头 (shū tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to come by — 得来 (dé lái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to come directly towards one — 顶头 (dǐng tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to commit one's energy to — 献身 (xiàn shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to commit suicide — 轻生 (qīng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to compare two unsatisfactory things — 比烂 (bǐ làn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to compete again (i.e. either have a rematch or, when the scores are tied, have extra time) — 再赛 (zài sài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to complain about one's fate — 怨命 (yuàn mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to complement one another — 相承 (xiāng chéng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to completely lose (one's dignity, vitality etc) — 丧尽 (sàng jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to comply in order to please others — 凑趣 (còu qù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to conceal one's identity — 埋名 (mái míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to concentrate one's eyebrows — 横眉 (héng méi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to concentrate power in one's own hands — 揽权 (lǎn quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to confess one's crime — 首款 (shǒu kuǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to confess one's fault — 领罪 (lǐng zuì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) — 建构 (jiàn gòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to contain two things at a time — 兼蓄 (jiān xù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cool one's temper — 消气 (xiāo qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to correct (a bad habit etc) — 改掉 (gǎi diào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to correct one's errors — 改过 (gǎi guò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to count all of them — 尽数 (jìn shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to count on one's fingers — 屈指 (qū zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to count the number of seconds (between two events) — 数秒 (shù miǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to count with one's fingers — 掐算 (qiā suàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to court death — 找死 (zhǎo sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cover one's face — 蒙面 (méng miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cover up one's embarrassment — 遮羞 (zhē xiū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to craft one's words — 炼字 (liàn zì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to crane one's neck — 引领 (yǐn lǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to crane one's neck — 引颈 (yǐn jǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to crash one's way through — 闯过 (chuǎng guò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cross one's arms — 抱臂 (bào bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to crush (sth) in one's hand — 捏碎 (niē suì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cultivate one's moral character — 修身 (xiū shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect) — 抱拳 (bào quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting — 拱手 (gǒng shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cup one's hands in salute — 拱 (gǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to curl one's lip — 撇嘴 (piě zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to curse under one's breath — 暗骂 (àn mà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cut one's hair (as part of a minority ritual or in order to become a monk) — 祝发 (zhù fā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to decide — 决定 (jué dìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to declare one's position — 表态 (biǎo tài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to decline to meet a visitor — 谢客 (xiè kè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to defend one's property to the death — 死守 (sǐ shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong — 护短 (hù duǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to deliver one's judgement — 宣判 (xuān pàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to demonstrate one's sincere convictions — 明志 (míng zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to depart this life — 长逝 (cháng shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to destroy one's (reputation etc) — 自毁 (zì huǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to destroy one's family — 破家 (pò jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to die of old age — 寿终 (shòu zhōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to die of old age — 老死 (lǎo sǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to dip a finger (idiom) — 染指 (rǎn zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to discharge one's duties — 尽职 (jìn zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to display (one's potential, one's talents etc) — 尽展 (jìn zhǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to display one's ignorance — 露怯 (lù qiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to display shockingly bad behavior — 撒野 (sā yě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) — 立言 (lì yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) — 立德 (lì dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to divert one's attention — 分心 (fēn xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to divide and confer (property on one's descendants) — 分封 (fēn fēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do all one can — 倾尽 (qīng jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do as one pleases — 自便 (zì biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do everything one can — 奋力 (fèn lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do good works — 行善 (xíng shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do no harm (to sth) — 无损 (wú sǔn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do one's duty — 尽责 (jìn zé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do one's utmost — 倾力 (qīng lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do one's utmost — 竭力 (jié lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do one's utmost — 竭心 (jié xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do sth by mistake (with one's hand) — 手滑 (shǒu huá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do what one is told — 听话 (tīng huà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to dominate over all others — 独大 (dú dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to drape over one's shoulders — 披 (pī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to draw back the corners of one's mouth — 咧 (liē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to draw in one's belly — 收腹 (shōu fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to drive a vehicle for its owner (often as a paid service for sb who has consumed alcohol) (abbr. for 代理駕駛|代理驾驶[dai4 li3 jia4 shi3]) — 代驾 (dài jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to dye one's hair — 染发 (rǎn fā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to echo one another — 应和 (yìng hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to educate one's children — 教子 (jiào zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to empty out one's pocket — 倾囊 (qīng náng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to endure with all one's will — 硬挺 (yìng tǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to engender one another — 相生 (xiāng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to enlarge one's breasts (e.g. by surgery) — 丰乳 (fēng rǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride — 问名 (wèn míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to enter a park or other place for public recreation (typically, one whose name ends in 園|园: a zoo 動物園|动物园[dong4 wu4 yuan2], amusement park 遊樂園|游乐园[you2 le4 yuan2] etc) — 入园 (rù yuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to enumerate one by one — 数念 (shù niàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to establish one's authority — 立威 (lì wēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to estimate one's strength — 量力 (liàng lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exceed one's authority — 越职 (yuè zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长[yi3 yan2 jiu1 jian4 chang2] to be known for one's research) — 见长 (jiàn cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to excel in some field — 擅场 (shàn chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exchange love tokens or vows — 定情 (dìng qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to excuse oneself because of illness — 谢病 (xiè bìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to excuse sb — 免 (miǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old) — 族灭 (zú miè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exert all one's force — 狠劲 (hěn jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exert all one's strength — 使劲 (shǐ jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exert all one's strength — 使尽 (shǐ jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to express good wishes — 祝颂 (zhù sòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to express one's thanks — 答谢 (dá xiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to express or convey one's ideas — 达意 (dá yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exterminate an entire family — 灭门 (miè mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc) — 对垒 (duì lěi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to face squarely — 正视 (zhèng shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fail to meet each other — 相左 (xiāng zuǒ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fall flat on one's face — 扑跌 (pū diē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fall head over heels in love — 热恋 (rè liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fall in love — 钟情 (zhōng qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fall in love with — 爱上 (ài shàng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fall short in one's payments — 短欠 (duǎn qiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fall to one's death — 坠亡 (zhuì wáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fall to one's death — 摔死 (shuāi sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for 厚此薄彼[hou4 ci3 bo2 bi3]) — 厚薄 (hòu báo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to feel anxious about — 挂念 (guà niàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to feel even more (lonely etc) — 倍感 (bèi gǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to feel gratified (esp. at the misfortune of a loathed person) — 称愿 (chēng yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to feel happy — 开心 (kāi xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection) — 吃醋 (chī cù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to feel sad — 心酸 (xīn suān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to feel sad — 难过 (nán guò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fight (one against one) — 对打 (duì dǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fight desperately (at the risk of one's life) — 拼抢 (pīn qiǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fight in one place after another — 转战 (zhuǎn zhàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fight with all one has — 搏命 (bó mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fight with all one's might — 力战 (lì zhàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to find (sth one has been looking for) — 找见 (zhǎo jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to find a place where one can fit in — 容身 (róng shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to find an excuse — 借故 (jiè gù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fit one into the other — 对上 (duì shàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to flash before one's eyes — 闪映 (shǎn yìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to flash through (one's mind) — 闪过 (shǎn guò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to flee for one's life — 逃生 (táo shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fling back one's head — 甩头 (shuǎi tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to focus — 专注 (zhuān zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to focus one's attention — 专心 (zhuān xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fold one's arms — 抄手 (chāo shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to follow a bad example — 效尤 (xiào yóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to follow bad examples — 学坏 (xué huài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to follow good examples — 学好 (xué hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to follow in the steps of one's predecessor — 继武 (jì wǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc) — 目送 (mù sòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to force one's way through a checkpoint (without authorization or stopping) — 闯卡 (chuǎng kǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc) — 断送 (duàn sòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to forget bad feelings — 释嫌 (shì xián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to forget one's manners — 失态 (shī tài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to forget one's meals — 忘餐 (wàng cān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to forget one's roots — 忘本 (wàng běn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to formally accept sb as (one's adoptive mother, one's master etc) — 拜认 (bài rèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to free oneself — 自拔 (zì bá)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fritter away (one's time) — 虚度 (xū dù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fulfill (one's duty etc) — 尽到 (jìn dào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fulfill (one's obligations) — 履行 (lǚ xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fulfill one's desire — 随心 (suí xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fulfill one's dream — 圆梦 (yuán mèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to gather in one place — 齐聚 (qí jù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to gather together — 齐集 (qí jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get a good grasp of — 弄通 (nòng tōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get a haircut — 理发 (lǐ fā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 上火 (shàng huǒ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 来火 (lái huǒ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 冒火 (mào huǒ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 动怒 (dòng nù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 动气 (dòng qì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 恼 (nǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 治气 (zhì qì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 生气 (shēng qì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 发怒 (fā nù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 发气 (fā qì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 置气 (zhì qì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get drunk — 买醉 (mǎi zuì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get lost — 迷失 (mí shī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get mad — 火大 (huǒ dà)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get one's breath back — 缓气 (huǎn qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get one’s courage up — 壮胆 (zhuàng dǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get one's father involved in a difficult situation — 坑爹 (kēng diē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get one's name — 得名 (dé míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get panicky — 慌 (huāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get sb involved in one's trouble — 带累 (dài lèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give (sth) an antique look — 做旧 (zuò jiù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to give a name to — 命名 (mìng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to give one's allegiance — 拥戴 (yōng dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give one's assent — 应允 (yīng yǔn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give one's life — 舍身 (shě shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give one's respects — 问候 (wèn hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give one's virginity to — 献处 (xiàn chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give rise to (sth good) — 发祥 (fā xiáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give some attention to — 分神 (fēn shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give sth extra free of charge — 白饶 (bái ráo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to give up one's seat for sb — 让座 (ràng zuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give vent to (one's feelings) — 发泄 (fā xiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later — 浮贴 (fú tiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to gnash one's teeth (in anger) — 切齿 (qiè chǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go all out — 大干 (dà gàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go all out for sth at risk of one's life — 拼死 (pīn sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion — 归隐 (guī yǐn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go beyond one's authority — 越权 (yuè quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go by an alias — 化名 (huà míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to go deaf — 失聪 (shī cōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go home to visit one's family — 探亲 (tàn qīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to go in for something in a big way — 大兴 (dà xīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go into mourning for one's parents — 守制 (shǒu zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go through — 穿行 (chuān xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go to some place at night — 夜游 (yè yóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to govern one's family — 齐家 (qí jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to grace sb with one's presence — 驾临 (jià lín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to gradually forget as time passes — 淡忘 (dàn wàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to grow all over — 长满 (cháng mǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to grow beyond the naivete of childhood — 懂事 (dǒng shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to grow into one's looks — 长开 (cháng kāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to guard one's territory — 守土 (shǒu tǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture) — 欠身 (qiàn shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• to hand in one's examination script — 交卷 (jiāo juàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hasten on with one's journey — 赶路 (gǎn lù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hate one another — 相恶 (xiāng è)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have — 有 (yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have (an attribute) to a small degree — 略带 (lüè dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have (sth) for one's own use — 自用 (zì yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have a big head — 头大 (tóu dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have a clear conscience — 无愧 (wú kuì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have a good talk — 倾谈 (qīng tán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have a housewarming party — 温居 (wēn jū)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have a smile on one's face — 含笑 (hán xiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have all of the elements mentioned (features, qualities, items etc) — 俱全 (jù quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have all to oneself — 独占 (dú zhàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have an enduring and faithful love for sb or sth — 长情 (cháng qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have attained the age of — 年满 (nián mǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have bad luck — 倒运 (dǎo yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have bad luck — 倒霉 (dǎo méi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have difficulties sleeping in a bed other than one's own — 认床 (rèn chuáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have good eyes — 眼尖 (yǎn jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have good luck — 走运 (zǒu yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have heard what was said — 闻言 (wén yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc) — 怀有 (huái yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have in one's possession and use when required — 持用 (chí yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no alternative — 无奈 (wú nài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no alternative but to — 只得 (zhī dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no contact with — 绝缘 (jué yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no offspring — 绝后 (jué hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no opportunity — 无缘 (wú yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no other option but to ... — 只好 (zhǐ hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no other... (used in fixed expressions) — 别无 (bié wú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no regrets — 无悔 (wú huǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no right — 无权 (wú quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no solution — 无解 (wú jiě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no strength — 没劲 (méi jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no time (for sth) — 不暇 (bù xiá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's back against — 背倚 (bèi yǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's back towards — 背对 (bèi duì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's eyes on (a goal) — 着眼 (zhuó yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's hands tied — 束手 (shù shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's head shaved — 剃头 (tì tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc) — 折寿 (zhé shòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's wish fulfilled — 遂愿 (suì yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have one's wishes fulfilled — 如愿 (rú yuàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's words prove to be prophetic — 言中 (yán zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc) — 单传 (dān chuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have paid one's karmic debts (Buddhism) — 业满 (yè mǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have phlegm stuck in one's throat — 卡痰 (kǎ tán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have sex — 合欢 (hé huān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have some other (reason etc) — 另有 (lìng yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have the same name — 重名 (zhòng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to hawk (one's wares) — 叫卖 (jiào mài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hear what was said — 见说 (jiàn shuō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to help lift up onto one's shoulders — 搭肩 (dā jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · urgent

• to help one another — 相助 (xiāng zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · urgent

• to help one another — 相帮 (xiāng bāng)

  social · communication · beginner · urgent

• to hit the target with one's throw — 投中 (tóu zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold (one's head) high — 高昂 (gāo áng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind — 隐讳 (yǐn huì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold in one's arms — 搂住 (lǒu zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold in one's arms — 拥 (yōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold in one's hand — 手拿 (shǒu ná)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold in one's hand — 握持 (wò chí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold in safekeeping — 保管 (bǎo guǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold one's breath — 屏气 (bǐng qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold one's tongue — 住嘴 (zhù zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold up in one's hand — 托 (tuō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to housekeep — 持家 (chí jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to howl with laughter — 狂笑 (kuáng xiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hunch one's back (coll.) — 罗锅 (luó guō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hurry (to some place) — 赶到 (gǎn dào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to implicate others, without foundation, in confessing one's own crime — 攀供 (pān gòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) — 美容 (měi róng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to include as a bonus (when buying sth) — 附送 (fù sòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to incorporate into one's troops — 收编 (shōu biān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to increase (e.g. one's effort) — 加大 (jiā dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to increase one's followers — 吸粉 (xī fěn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to inspect one by one — 点检 (diǎn jiǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to intentionally reinterpret a spoken expression as if one had misheard it, for the sake of humor (often, it is a phrase in a foreign language twisted into a similar-sounding phrase in one's native language with a completely different meaning) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 空耳 "soramimi") — 空耳 (kōng ěr)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to introduce sb, putting in a good word for them in advance — 先容 (xiān róng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 征 (zhēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 招诱 (zhāo yòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 约请 (yuē qǐng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 讨 (tǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 邀 (yāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 邀约 (yāo yuē)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 邀请 (yāo qǐng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite a group of people (to assemble for a gathering) — 邀集 (yāo jí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite bids — 招标 (zhāo biāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite sb to a banquet — 邀宴 (yāo yàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family) — 招亲 (zhāo qīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to itch to demonstrate one's skill — 技痒 (jì yǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to join — 交合 (jiāo hé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to join a political party (esp. the Communist Party) — 入党 (rù dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation — 留校 (liú xiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to join the two sections (of a linear structure: bridge, dike etc) to complete its construction — 合龙 (hé lóng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points — 钉 (dīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to keep one's lips sealed — 封口 (fēng kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to keep thinking of — 记念 (jì niàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to key in — 键入 (jiàn rù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to kick one's legs — 蹬腿 (dēng tuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to kiss goodbye — 吻别 (wěn bié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to know all about — 备悉 (bèi xī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to know all the ins and outs of sth — 玩转 (wán zhuǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to know how to count and do sums — 识数 (shí shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to know what's what — 识货 (shí huò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) — 磕头 (kē tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to laugh up one's sleeve — 偷笑 (tōu xiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to launch into an angry tirade — 开骂 (kāi mà)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to lay down a family fortune — 发家 (fā jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to lay down one's arms — 缴枪 (jiǎo qiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lay one's cards on the table — 摊牌 (tān pái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lay out one's products — 展列 (zhǎn liè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lean to one side — 倾侧 (qīng cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave a banquet (without taking one's leave) — 逃席 (táo xí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave a good reputation — 流芳 (liú fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave a place where some event is taking place — 退场 (tuì chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave a political party — 脱党 (tuō dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to leave home to make one's way in the world — 闯荡 (chuǎng dàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave one's name — 留名 (liú míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to leave one's post — 离队 (lí duì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave one's post while on duty — 串岗 (chuàn gǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave one's seat — 越席 (yuè xí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave this world — 弃世 (qì shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to let go of sth held in one's mouth — 松口 (sōng kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to let go one's hold — 放手 (fàng shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to let one's eyes rove — 流目 (liú mù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to let the wind blow on oneself — 吹风 (chuī fēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lie on one's side — 侧卧 (cè wò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to live (one's life) well — 活好 (huó hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to live (somewhere) for free — 白住 (bái zhù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to live comfortably — 享福 (xiǎng fú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to live far away from one's native place — 侨居 (qiáo jū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to live one's life — 过活 (guò huó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to live to the (ripe) age of — 享年 (xiǎng nián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to look (tired, pleased etc) — 面露 (miàn lù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to look after a hospitalized loved one — 陪床 (péi chuáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to look at one another — 相望 (xiāng wàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to look at one another — 相看 (xiāng kàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to look at sth from a particular angle — 端看 (duān kàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to look over one's shoulder constantly (like a wolf) — 狼顾 (láng gù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's eyesight — 失明 (shī míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's footing — 失足 (shī zú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's good looks — 走相 (zǒu xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's hair — 脱发 (tuō fà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's head — 昏头 (hūn tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's life — 丧命 (sàng mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's life — 丧身 (sàng shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's life — 没命 (méi mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's life — 送命 (sòng mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's love — 失恋 (shī liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's memory — 失忆 (shī yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's spouse (through marriage failure or bereavement) — 失婚 (shī hūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's virginity — 失身 (shī shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's virginity — 破身 (pò shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's voice — 失声 (shī shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's way — 失迷 (shī mí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's way — 迷途 (mí tú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose sb one relies upon — 失恃 (shī shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) — 丧 (sàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to love — 爱 (ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love — 眷爱 (juàn ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love and respect — 爱戴 (ài dài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love ardently — 热爱 (rè ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love dearly — 心疼 (xīn téng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love dearly — 深爱 (shēn ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love dearly — 疼爱 (téng ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love each other — 相爱 (xiāng ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love each other — 相恋 (xiāng liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love Hong Kong (usually implying that one also supports the PRC government) — 爱港 (ài gǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love tenderly — 抚爱 (fǔ ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to lower (one's voice) — 压低 (yā dī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lump together — 一并 (yí bìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to maintain (that sth is true) — 认定 (rèn dìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make (sb) cry (with one's harsh words) — 说哭 (shuō kū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make (some time or space) available (for sb) — 腾出 (téng chū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make a counteroffer when haggling — 还价 (huán jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make a V sign (esp. when posing for photos) — 比耶 (bǐ yē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make a wish — 许愿 (xǔ yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to make an excuse — 托词 (tuō cí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter) — 求亲 (qiú qīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to make good a deficit — 扭亏 (niǔ kuī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make love — 作爱 (zuò ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to make love — 做爱 (zuò ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to make one's home — 安身 (ān shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make one's home in — 寓居 (yù jū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make one's living from the sea — 讨海 (tǎo hǎi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make one's mark — 发迹 (fā jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make one's name — 成名 (chéng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to make up for what is lacking — 补满 (bǔ mǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to marry a man who lives in a distant place — 远嫁 (yuǎn jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists — 捶背 (chuí bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to match one's strength with — 较劲 (jiào jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 会合 (huì hé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 相遇 (xiāng yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 碰面 (pèng miàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 碰头 (pèng tóu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 聚头 (jù tóu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 见面 (jiàn miàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 谋面 (móu miàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 遇到 (yù dào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 遇见 (yù jiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet (by chance) — 相逢 (xiāng féng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet (or pick up) sb arriving by plane — 接机 (jiē jī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet (sb) by chance on the way somewhere — 路遇 (lù yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet (sb) for the first time — 初识 (chū shí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet a contingency — 应变 (yìng biàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet a person — 接人 (jiē rén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet again — 再会 (zài huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet again — 重聚 (zhòng jù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet again — 重逢 (chóng féng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet as volunteers for an uprising — 聚义 (jù yì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet by accident — 撞见 (zhuàng jiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet by chance — 偶遇 (ǒu yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet by chance — 逢 (féng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) — 遭 (zāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet death — 赴死 (fù sǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet face to face — 面见 (miàn jiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet face-to-face — 照面 (zhào miàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet for negotiation — 聚议 (jù yì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet for social drinking — 聚饮 (jù yǐn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet head-on — 迎头 (yíng tóu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet in passing — 倾盖 (qīng gài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet the enemy head-on — 迎战 (yíng zhàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet the eye — 触目 (chù mù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet the standard required — 合格 (hé gé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet together — 相会 (xiāng huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet together — 相聚 (xiāng jù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet together — 聚齐 (jù qí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet violent death — 毙命 (bì mìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with — 值遇 (zhí yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with — 会面 (huì miàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with — 遭遇 (zāo yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) — 会见 (huì jiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with disaster — 蒙难 (méng nán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with luck — 交运 (jiāo yùn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with misfortune — 落难 (luò nàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to mend one's ways — 改悔 (gǎi huǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to mention by name — 指名 (zhǐ míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to misinterpret what one sees or reads — 看错 (kàn cuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to miss — 思情 (sī qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss — 思恋 (sī liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss — 想念 (xiǎng niàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss — 漏掉 (lòu diào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss — 眷恋 (juàn liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss (the presence of) — 念想 (niàn xiǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss a line — 串行 (chuàn xíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss a plane — 误机 (wù jī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss an appointment — 失约 (shī yuē)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss an appointment — 爽约 (shuǎng yuē)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss one's step — 踏空 (tà kōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss one's step — 踩空 (cǎi kōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss the target (with a bullet or an arrow) — 虚发 (xū fā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to misspeak — 口误 (kǒu wù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to moisten one's lips — 沾唇 (zhān chún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to move (from one residence to another) — 迁居 (qiān jū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to move relative to one another — 错动 (cuò dòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to name — 取名 (qǔ míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to name — 起名 (qǐ míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to name (a sports team, a competition etc) — 冠名 (guān míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to name (sth) — 定名 (dìng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to narrow one's eyes — 眯 (mī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to narrow one's eyes (as when smiling or squinting) — 眯眼 (mī yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to neglect one's duty — 失职 (shī zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to neglect one's duty — 溺职 (nì zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to not deserve (one's good fortune etc) — 折杀 (zhé shā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to not know what to say — 词穷 (cí qióng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to nourish one's skin — 养颜 (yǎng yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc — 涂去 (tú qù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to observe mourning for one's parents — 守服 (shǒu fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to observe one's duty steadfastly — 守职 (shǒu zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to offend one's superiors — 犯上 (fàn shàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person) — 祝寿 (zhù shòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to offer one's congratulations (formal) — 敬贺 (jìng hè)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors) — 祭拜 (jì bài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors — 祭祖 (jì zǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to offer shelter — 收留 (shōu liú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to one's liking — 遂心 (suì xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to one's liking — 遂意 (suì yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to only want to have a good time — 贪玩 (tān wán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open (one's eyes) — 睁 (zhēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open (one's eyes) — 睁开 (zhēng kāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open (one's eyes) wide — 瞪 (dèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open (sth that has been sealed) — 拆封 (chāi fēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open (sth that has been sealed) — 开封 (kāi fēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open one's eyes — 睁眼 (zhēng yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open one's eyes — 开眼 (kāi yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open one's eyes wide — 张目 (zhāng mù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open one's eyes wide — 瞪眼 (dèng yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open one's mouth — 启齿 (qǐ chǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open one's mouth — 开口 (kāi kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open sth that has been sealed — 启封 (qǐ fēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to overemphasize some topic (at the expense of others) — 偏科 (piān kē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to overstep the bounds of what is proper — 出格 (chū gé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to paint one's face with stage makeup — 打脸 (dǎ liǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions — 转文 (zhuǎn wén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to parade one's wealth — 摆阔 (bǎi kuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to part one's hair in the middle — 中分 (zhōng fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pass one's days — 度日 (dù rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to patch up one's lie (when inconsistencies appear) — 圆谎 (yuán huǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to persuade by all possible means — 哀劝 (āi quàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pick one's teeth — 剔牙 (tī yá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pile on top of one another — 层 (céng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pledge one's life — 誓死 (shì sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to ponder a solution — 筹思 (chóu sī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to postpone one's graduation (e.g. by undertaking additional studies) (abbr. for 延後畢業|延后毕业[yan2 hou4 bi4 ye4]) — 延毕 (yán bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pour forth (one's opinions) — 吐诉 (tǔ sù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent) — 捧杀 (pěng shā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to praise too much — 过誉 (guò yù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to preserve one's heritage — 守业 (shǒu yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to preserve one's life — 保命 (bǎo mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to press (with one's hand or finger) — 揿 (qìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to prick up one's ear — 倾耳 (qīng ěr)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to prolong life — 续命 (xù mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to promise to keep sth in good repair — 保修 (bǎo xiū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to protect from all sides — 围护 (wéi hù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop — 保苗 (bǎo miáo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to provide for the elderly (family members) — 养老 (yǎng lǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to provide free medical treatment — 义诊 (yì zhěn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to provide one's own... — 自备 (zì bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to provide protection — 护翼 (hù yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pull up (stop one's vehicle) — 停车 (tíng chē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to purge a political party of undesirable elements — 清党 (qīng dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to pursue one's studies — 深造 (shēn zào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put in a good word (for sb) — 美言 (měi yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's hand to it — 着手 (zhuó shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's hand to sth — 做手 (zuò shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's hand to the plow — 扶犁 (fú lí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced — 抱头 (bào tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's hands on one's hips — 叉腰 (chā yāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) — 合十 (hé shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) — 合手 (hé shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put sth back where it belongs — 归位 (guī wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to radiate all around — 四射 (sì shè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise (one's voice) — 拔高 (bá gāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise glasses together — 对杯 (duì bēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one's foot — 跷 (qiāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one's head — 仰头 (yǎng tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one's head — 抬头 (tái tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one's head — 扬起 (yáng qǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one's head and look — 翘首 (qiáo shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one's head and look into the distance — 翘望 (qiào wàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to reach out with one's hand — 伸手 (shēn shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc) — 归附 (guī fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to realize — 自觉 (zì jué)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to receive in no small measure — 深受 (shēn shòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to recount in one's own words — 自述 (zì shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to recoup one's investment — 回本 (huí běn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to recover one's power or authority — 复辟 (fù bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to recover one's sight — 重光 (chóng guāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to redirect one's affections — 移情 (yí qíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to reflect on one's past errors — 思过 (sī guò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to refloat (a boat that has run aground) — 脱浅 (tuō qiǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to refuse to admit (what one has done) — 抵赖 (dǐ lài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to regain one's eyesight — 复明 (fù míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to regard as having good prospects — 看好 (kàn hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to register (one's name) — 登记 (dēng jì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to relax one's efforts — 松气 (sōng qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to relinquish one's grip — 松手 (sōng shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to rely on natural barriers (for one's defense) — 据险 (jù xiǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to remember one's parents — 思亲 (sī qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) — 立功 (lì gōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to rent to multiple co-tenants, esp. where the number of tenants exceeds what the dwelling is fit to accommodate (i.e. involving subdivision of rooms etc) — 群租 (qún zū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to repeat (one's own words or sb else's) — 复述 (fù shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc) — 替补 (tì bǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · casual

• to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature — 正名 (zhèng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to repudiate one's wife — 休妻 (xiū qī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to resemble one another — 相像 (xiāng xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to resist — 招架 (zhāo jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to resound (all over the place) — 响遍 (xiǎng biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to respect and love — 敬爱 (jìng ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant — 反杀 (fǎn shā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to resume one's former position (after being laid off) — 返岗 (fǎn gǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to return empty (i.e. to drive back with no passengers or freight) — 回空 (huí kōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to return sb's gaze — 回望 (huí wàng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to return to one's home town — 返乡 (fǎn xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to return to one's original trade — 归口 (guī kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to return to one's unit — 归队 (guī duì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to reveal one's valuables inadvertently — 露白 (lù bái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to revert to one's original surname — 复姓 (fù xìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to rinse one's mouth — 漱口 (shù kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to rise through the ranks (as a party cadre) — 提干 (tí gàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to risk one's life — 舍命 (shě mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to risk one's life — 昧死 (mèi sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to roam all over the place — 流窜 (liú cuàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to roll a ball into the gutter (ten-pin bowling) — 洗沟 (xǐ gōu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to ruin a family — 倾家 (qīng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to run one's eyes over — 扫视 (sǎo shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to sacrifice one's life — 牺牲 (xī shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to sate one's lust — 泄欲 (xiè yù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to satisfy one's craving — 解馋 (jiě chán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to save (a file) after options (name, location, format etc) have been selected by the user — 另存 (lìng cún)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to say (sth that relates to oneself) — 自言 (zì yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to say a few parting words — 话别 (huà bié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear — 撇清 (piě qīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to say everything (that is on one's mind) — 倾诉 (qīng sù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to say goodbye — 告辞 (gào cí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to say goodbye — 辞行 (cí xíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to say goodbye — 道别 (dào bié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to say hello to — 问好 (wèn hǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to scrape one's car against sth — 刮蹭 (guā cèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to see with one's own eyes — 目击 (mù jī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to see with one's own eyes — 眼见 (yǎn jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) — 求救 (qiú jiù)

  social · communication · beginner · urgent

• to seek one's livelihood — 谋生 (móu shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to seek one's roots — 寻根 (xún gēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to seek to profit by family ties — 攀亲 (pān qīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to select — 取舍 (qǔ shě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to select (one or more options from a list) — 勾选 (gōu xuǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to send good wishes from afar — 遥祝 (yáo zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to send one's greetings — 致意 (zhì yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to send sb away (with an excuse) — 支走 (zhī zǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant) — 反坐 (fǎn zuò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to serve (in some capacity) — 效劳 (xiào láo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to serve as foil to one another — 对衬 (duì chèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to set forth one's view — 立论 (lì lùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to set free a captive animal (in some cases, as an act of Buddhist mercy) — 放生 (fàng shēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to set off one another — 隐映 (yǐn yìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to sever all relations with sb — 决绝 (jué jué)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shake one's head — 摇头 (yáo tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to share (let others have some of sth good) — 分享 (fēn xiǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to sharpen (one's voice) — 逼尖 (bī jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shave one's face — 刮脸 (guā liǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shave one's head — 削发 (xuē fà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shift from one hand to the other — 倒手 (dǎo shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc) — 慰劳 (wèi láo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show disrespect — 失敬 (shī jìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to show love and compassion for all humankind — 博爱 (bó ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to show off one's accomplishments (often derog.) — 表功 (biǎo gōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show off one's cleverness — 卖乖 (mài guāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show off one's skills — 炫技 (xuàn jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's face — 露脸 (lòu liǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's face — 露面 (lòu miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's head — 露头 (lù tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show — 捧场 (pěng chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's true colors — 露相 (lù xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's true nature (derog.) — 显形 (xiǎn xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's wealth — 露富 (lù fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shrug one's shoulders — 耸肩 (sǒng jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to sign (one's name with a pen etc) — 签名 (qiān míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to sign (one's name) — 签字 (qiān zì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to sign one's name — 签 (qiān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to sit at a table with others with whom one is unacquainted — 拼桌 (pīn zhuō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to slip and fall — 滑倒 (huá dǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to slit one's wrists — 割腕 (gē wàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to snap one's fingers — 弹指 (tán zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to spare no efforts — 拼力 (pīn lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to spend big (on sth) — 砸钱 (zá qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to spend one's last years — 终老 (zhōng lǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to spend one's leisure time — 消闲 (xiāo xián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to split in two — 劈 (pī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to split one's sides laughing — 捧腹 (pěng fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to split one's sides laughing — 绝倒 (jué dǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw) — 歪 (wāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to spread one's reputation — 传名 (chuán míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to squander a family fortune — 败家 (bài jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to squander one's fortune — 败光 (bài guāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to squat on (a domain name, trademark etc) — 抢注 (qiǎng zhù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to stack — 叠放 (dié fàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stamp one's feet — 跺 (duò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stamp one's feet — 跺脚 (duò jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stamp one's foot — 蹬脚 (dēng jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stamp one's foot (in anger) — 跌足 (diē zú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to start one's career — 出道 (chū dào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stay up all night — 刷夜 (shuā yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stay up late or all night — 熬夜 (áo yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stick one's head out (from behind sth) — 探头 (tàn tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stir-fry ingredients that have been cooked or partially cooked — 熟炒 (shú chǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stop (what one is doing) — 停手 (tíng shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stop one's pen — 煞笔 (shà bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to straighten one's back — 挺腰 (tǐng yāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to straighten one's back — 挺身 (tǐng shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stretch one's sight as far as possible — 遐眺 (xiá tiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc) — 伸开 (shēn kāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to strive one's hardest — 尽力 (jìn lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to strongly defend one's position — 固守 (gù shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to struggle to get free — 挣 (zhèng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to submit to death — 受死 (shòu sǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions — 自找 (zì zhǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to suffer in silence — 隐忍 (yǐn rěn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to suffer losses — 折损 (zhé sǔn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc) — 痛失 (tòng shī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to summon one's (courage, faith etc) — 鼓起 (gǔ qǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to support a family — 养家 (yǎng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to support one's parents in their old age — 反哺 (fǎn bǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to surpass one's father — 跨灶 (kuà zào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to surreptitiously add (sth that shouldn't be there) — 偷加 (tōu jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to swallow one's cries — 吞声 (tūn shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to sway one's hips — 扭腰 (niǔ yāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to swell to bursting (after having eaten too much) — 饱绽 (bǎo zhàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to swing (one's arms, a heavy object) — 抡 (lūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to swing one's arms — 甩手 (shuǎi shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to switch one's microphone to "mute" — 闭麦 (bì mài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take along with one — 带上 (dài shàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take along with one — 带去 (dài qù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take care of one's family — 顾家 (gù jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to take it all upon oneself — 包揽 (bāo lǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take off — 摘下 (zhāi xià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take off one's shoes — 脱鞋 (tuō xié)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it) — 迁怒 (qiān nù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take one's fancy — 中意 (zhòng yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take one's last breath — 气绝 (qì jué)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take one's leave — 作别 (zuò bié)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take one's seat — 入席 (rù xí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take one's seat — 入座 (rù zuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take over (from one another) — 更替 (gēng tì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take some time out — 偷空 (tōu kòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take to one's heels — 撒腿 (sā tuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take up (one's time etc) — 占去 (zhàn qù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take up one's pen — 提笔 (tí bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take up one's post — 上岗 (shàng gǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to talk big — 吹擂 (chuī lèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to talk big — 吹牛 (chuī niú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another) — 撕咬 (sī yǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment) — 车裂 (chē liè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to tender one's resignation — 请辞 (qǐng cí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to thank — 谢 (xiè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to thank — 谢谢 (xiè xiè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official) — 谢恩 (xiè ēn)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• to thank sb for favor or hospitality — 谢候 (xiè hòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to thank sb personally — 面谢 (miàn xiè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to thank the matchmaker — 谢媒 (xiè méi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to thank with a gift — 酬答 (chóu dá)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to thank with a gift — 酬谢 (chóu xiè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to think — 以为 (yǐ wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to think that ... — 觉得 (jué de)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to throw away one's life — 送死 (sòng sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to throw one's energies (into an activity) — 投注 (tóu zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to throw up one's hands — 摊手 (tān shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to tie up (funds or resources etc that could otherwise be used) — 占压 (zhàn yā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to tie up one's hair — 束发 (shù fā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to tilt one's head back to see (sth) — 仰视 (yǎng shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to tolerate or condone wrongdoing — 纵容 (zòng róng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to touch (physically, one's feelings etc) — 触及 (chù jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to trade sex for favorable treatment (career advancement, higher grades, rent-free accommodation etc) — 陪睡 (péi shuì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else) — 出让 (chū ràng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to transfer (one's savings, data etc) elsewhere for storage — 转存 (zhuǎn cún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to translate a term into Chinese using a combination of characters or words that suggests its meaning (as opposed to transliteration 音譯|音译[yin1 yi4]) (e.g. 超文本[chao1 wen2 ben3], 火車|火车[huo3 che1]) — 义译 (yì yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc) — 连坐 (lián zuò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to try doing (sth) to see how well it turns out — 试做 (shì zuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to try to make one's case using false arguments — 强辩 (qiáng biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to try to please — 取悦 (qǔ yuè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to turn around in one's hands — 把玩 (bǎ wán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn one's back — 转背 (zhuǎn bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn one's face away — 别脸 (bié liǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn one's head — 扭头 (niǔ tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn one's head — 掉头 (diào tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn one's head — 转脸 (zhuǎn liǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn one's head — 转头 (zhuǎn tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn over (when lying) — 翻身 (fān shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn round — 回头 (huí tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn up one's nose — 傲视 (ào shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to understand what one is reading or watching — 看懂 (kàn dǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to unfold before one's eyes — 展现 (zhǎn xiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to unleash one's power — 发威 (fā wēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral) — 鼓动 (gǔ dòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to urge sb (typically, one's adult child or nephew etc) to get married — 催婚 (cuī hūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use (sth) for a purpose other than its original one — 移用 (yí yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use (two words etc) together — 连用 (lián yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use all one's willpower (to do sth) — 强撑 (qiáng chēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use as an excuse — 借口 (jiè kǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to use as an excuse — 藉口 (jiè kǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to use influence to get what one wants — 钻谋 (zuàn móu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent — 聊以 (liáo yǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use one's brain — 动脑 (dòng nǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use one's mouth (to say sth) — 动口 (dòng kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use one's power and influence to take another man's wife for oneself — 霸妻 (bà qī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old) — 犯讳 (fàn huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own — 对火 (duì huǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to vent one's anger — 出气 (chū qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to vent one's anger on (an innocent party) — 煞气 (shà qì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to vie against one another — 相争 (xiāng zhēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) — 探监 (tàn jiān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to visit one's parents — 省亲 (xǐng qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences — 吊丧 (diào sāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to vote against the party line — 跑票 (pǎo piào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to vow before one's troops — 誓师 (shì shī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wag one's tongue — 鼓舌 (gǔ shé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wait one's turn — 轮候 (lún hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wait quietly — 静待 (jìng dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to walk around — 走动 (zǒu dòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wash one's hair — 洗头 (xǐ tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wash one's hands — 洗手 (xǐ shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wash one's hands — 净手 (jìng shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wash one's hands of sth — 丢手 (diū shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) — 枉费 (wǎng fèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to waste (one's energy etc) — 白费 (bái fèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to waste one's life — 白活 (bái huó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wave (one's hand) — 挥手 (huī shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wave goodbye — 挥别 (huī bié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wave one's hand — 摆手 (bǎi shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) — 摇手 (yáo shǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wear (on one's face) — 面带 (miàn dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to welcome — 欢迎 (huān yíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to welcome — 迎 (yíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to welcome — 迎接 (yíng jiē)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to welcome (a visitor or newcomer) — 迎来 (yíng lái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to welcome a guest — 迎宾 (yíng bīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to welcome sb — 相迎 (xiāng yíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth) — 忽哨 (hū shào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to win — 打赢 (dǎ yíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wipe one's eyes — 拭目 (shì mù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wish — 祝愿 (zhù yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wish — 愿意 (yuàn yì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wish for — 欲 (yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wish sb (success, bon voyage etc) — 预祝 (yù zhù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to withdraw from a political party — 退党 (tuì dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk) — 合抱 (hé bào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to yield to one another — 互让 (hù ràng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• too bad — 不巧 (bù qiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• too bad — 糟糕 (zāo gāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• too busy — 无暇 (wú xiá)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• too many — 过多 (guò duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• topless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt) — 膀爷 (bǎng yé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact) — 摸吧 (mō ba)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• tough battle — 硬仗 (yìng zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• traditional hairstyle for children, with two pointy braids, giving it a horn-like appearance — 丫角 (yā jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth — 月子 (yuè zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone — 反切 (fǎn qiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 转注 (zhuǎn zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle) — 轮距 (lún jù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites) — 桐 (tóng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• troops under one's command — 所部 (suǒ bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• troops under one's command — 部下 (bù xià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• troops under one's command — 部属 (bù shǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• true love — 真爱 (zhēn ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tuition within family — 庭训 (tíng xùn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• turning one's back to (sth or sb) — 背着 (bèi zhe)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• twice as much — 两倍 (liǎng bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two — 二 (èr)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two — 两 (liǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two — 双 (shuāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) — 俩 (liǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · casual

• two bits — 俩钱 (liǎ qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate — 两院 (liǎng yuàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two Germanies — 两德 (liǎng dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two legs — 双脚 (shuāng jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two or three — 三两 (sān liǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two sides — 二侧 (èr cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two sides — 两侧 (liǎng cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two trees that grow together as one — 连理 (lián lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname (such as 司馬|司马[Si1 ma3] or 諸葛|诸葛[Zhu1 ge3]) — 复姓 (fù xìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Baili — 百里 (bǎi lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Duanmu — 端木 (duān mù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Dugu — 独孤 (dú gū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Gongsun — 公孙 (gōng sūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Guliang — 谷梁 (gǔ liáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Huangfu — 皇甫 (huáng fǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Huyan — 呼延 (hū yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Nangong — 南宫 (nán gōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Ouyang — 欧阳 (ōu yáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Shangguan — 上官 (shàng guān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Shentu — 申屠 (shēn tú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Sikong — 司空 (sī kōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Sikou — 司寇 (sī kòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Situ — 司徒 (sī tú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Taishi — 太史 (tài shǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Wanyan — 完颜 (wán yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Xiahou — 夏侯 (xià hóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Ximen — 西门 (xī mén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Yelü — 耶律 (yē lǜ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Zhangsun — 长孙 (zhǎng sūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Zhuge — 诸葛 (zhū gě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-day weekend (abbr. for 雙休日|双休日[shuang1 xiu1 ri4]) — 双休 (shuāng xiū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-dimensional — 二维 (èr wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-person — 双人 (shuāng rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-phase (physics) — 两相 (liǎng xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-sided — 双侧 (shuāng cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-stringed bowed instrument — 坠胡 (zhuì hú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-way translation — 互译 (hù yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery) — 鲜味 (xiān wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• unable to keep one's thoughts to oneself — 快嘴 (kuài zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) — 世伯 (shì bó)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• under one's control or administration — 手下 (shǒu xià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• under sb's name — 名下 (míng xià)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• unexpectedly — 不想 (bù xiǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• universal — 共通 (gòng tōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• unmarried woman who is not a virgin — 非处 (fēi chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• unrequited love — 单恋 (dān liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• up to — 多达 (duō dá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• upon seeing this, ... — 见状 (jiàn zhuàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• useless person — 废材 (fèi cái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• using this as a pretext — 借此 (jiè cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• variable glycine (Glycine tabacina), a scrambling plant in the bean family — 烟豆 (yān dòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• variant pronunciation (when the same character has more than one reading) — 异读 (yì dú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea — 术 (shù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• vast, with no clear boundary — 茫 (máng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• vernacular name — 俗名 (sú míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• vertical space in a newspaper between two attached pages — 中缝 (zhōng fèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• very good — 挺好 (tǐng hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• very much — 万分 (wàn fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• very small — 小小 (xiǎo xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• very small — 甚微 (shèn wēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• very small room — 斗室 (dòu shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas — 帮腔 (bāng qiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• voice (as sth that may be described as husky 沙啞|沙哑[sha1 ya3] or deep 低沉[di1 chen2] etc) — 声线 (shēng xiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• wastewater that contains feces — 粪水 (fèn shuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• we warmly invite (you to participate, attend, collaborate etc) — 诚邀 (chéng yāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris) — 不题 (bù tí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• wealthy and influential family — 豪门 (háo mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• welcome fall of rain — 喜雨 (xǐ yǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• what — 什 (shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what — 何 (hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what a coincidence! — 巧了 (qiǎo le)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what are you doing? — 干嘛 (gān ma)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what for — 怎的 (zěn de)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what for? — 何故 (hé gù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what harm is there in (doing sth) — 何妨 (hé fáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what is — 何为 (hé wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what is meant by the expression ... — 所谓 (suǒ wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what is true and what is false — 虚实 (xū shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what kind? — 何等 (hé děng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one acquires — 所得 (suǒ dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one does — 所为 (suǒ wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) — 心得 (xīn dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one has seen and heard — 见闻 (jiàn wén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one is good at — 所长 (suǒ cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one thinks — 所思 (suǒ sī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what people see and hear — 视听 (shì tīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what time? — 几点 (jǐ diǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what? — 什么 (shén me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• when — 何时 (hé shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• when? — 何日 (hé rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where — 何所 (hé suǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where — 焉 (yān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where in the order of seniority among siblings? — 老几 (lǎo jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where? — 何在 (hé zài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where? — 何方 (hé fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where? — 哪儿 (nǎ ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where? — 哪里 (nǎ lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• white flowered gourd or calabash (family Crescentia) — 蒲瓜 (pú guā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• who — 何人 (hé rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• who — 谁 (shuí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• who — 阿谁 (ā shuí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• who would have imagined? — 哪知 (nǎ zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• who would have thought — 谁知 (shuí zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• who would have thought that — 谁料 (shuí liào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• who would have thought that — 岂料 (qǐ liào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• whole — 全部 (quán bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• whole family — 全家 (quán jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• whole family — 合家 (hé jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• why — 为何 (wèi hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• why bother? — 何苦 (hé kǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• why not? — 何不 (hé bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• wife's family (before marriage) — 娘家 (niáng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• wish you all the best! (when signing off on a correspondence) — 祝好 (zhù hǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• with all one's might — 猛力 (měng lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with all one's strength — 全力 (quán lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with hands behind one's back — 反剪 (fǎn jiǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with one's clothes on (when sleeping) — 和衣 (hé yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with one's own ears — 亲耳 (qīn ěr)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with one's own eyes — 亲眼 (qīn yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with this — 以此 (yǐ cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China — 三退 (sān tuì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• within one's area of responsibility — 分内 (fèn nèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• within the party (esp. Chinese communist party) — 党内 (dǎng nèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• without ice — 去冰 (qù bīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• woman from an ordinary family — 民女 (mín nǚ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• word family (cognate words within a given language) — 词族 (cí zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• words written on one’s deathbed — 绝笔 (jué bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• worker's party — 工党 (gōng dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• would like to invite (epistolary style) — 谨订 (jǐn dìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• years of age — 年事 (nián shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• years of age — 年岁 (nián suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• yes — 唯 (wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• yes, that's right — 是的 (shì de)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• you're welcome — 不客气 (bú kè qì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• young person who adopts an outwardly artistic or intellectual style (abbr. for 文藝青年|文艺青年[wen2 yi4 qing1 nian2]) — 文青 (wén qīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• youthful age — 绮岁 (qǐ suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• a bed (on a train) — 卧铺 (wò pù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a city state (Greek polis) — 城邦 (chéng bāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a narrow street (lined with walls) — 夹道 (jiā dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc) — 站点 (zhàn diǎn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a plank road (built on trestles across the face of a cliff) — 栈径 (zhàn jìng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a power (i.e. a dominant country) — 大国 (dà guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a road only a bird can manage — 鸟道 (niǎo dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a second wall built around a city wall — 罗城 (luó chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a taxi — 的 (de)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a ticket — 票证 (piào zhèng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a tourist — 游人 (yóu rén)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ad hoc group (tour group with a customized itinerary) — 单团 (dān tuán)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• agreement between the residents of a 里[li3], an administrative district under a city or town (Tw) — 里约 (lǐ yuē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• airport — 机场 (jī chǎng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• airport — 航站 (háng zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• airport (abbr. for 航空港[hang2 kong1 gang3]) — 空港 (kōng gǎng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ally — 盟邦 (méng bāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• along the sides of the road — 沿途 (yán tú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• altitude (e.g. above street level) — 高程 (gāo chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• an express consignment (of goods, luggage etc) — 快件 (kuài jiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ancient city — 古城 (gǔ chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ancient country — 古国 (gǔ guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi — 陈仓 (chén cāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ancient road — 古道 (gǔ dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• another country — 他国 (tā guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• another name for Mandalay 曼德勒, Myanmar's second city — 瓦城 (wǎ chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• another name for 西王母[Xi1 wang2 mu3], Queen Mother of the West — 王母 (wáng mǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• another part of the country — 外乡 (wài xiāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• appearance of a city — 市容 (shì róng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• area outside a city gate — 城关 (chéng guān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• army service station — 兵站 (bīng zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• arterial road — 干道 (gàn dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• base station — 基站 (jī zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc) — 床位 (chuáng wèi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• bend in a street — 转角 (zhuǎn jiǎo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1] or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關|嘉峪关[Jia1 yu4 guan1] or both — 关外 (guān wài)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• border station — 边关 (biān guān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• branch road — 岔子 (chà zǐ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• bus — 公车 (gōng chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• bus (loanword) — 巴士 (bā shì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• bus stop — 停站 (tíng zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• bus stop sign — 站牌 (zhàn pái)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• bus transport — 汽运 (qì yùn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• capital (city) — 首都 (shǒu dū)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• capital (of a country) — 京都 (jīng dōu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• capital city — 都 (dōu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• capital city — 都城 (dū chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• capital city of a country — 京 (jīng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• capital city of an autonomous region — 首府 (shǒu fǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• capital of a country — 京兆 (jīng zhào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• capital of a country — 京城 (jīng chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• capital of a country (literary) — 京师 (jīng shī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• car window — 车窗 (chē chuāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• central district (of a city) — 中区 (zhōng qū)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• check in — 办理入住 (bànlǐ rùzhù)

  travel · accommodation · beginner · neutral

• check out — 退房 (tuì fáng)

  travel · accommodation · beginner · neutral

• chip (in gambling) — 筹 (chóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city — 城市 (chéng shì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city — 城池 (chéng chí)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city — 都市 (dū shì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city — 都会 (dōu huì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city and countryside — 城乡 (chéng xiāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city defense — 城防 (chéng fáng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city district — 城区 (chéng qū)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city gate — 城门 (chéng mén)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city gate tower — 城楼 (chéng lóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city resident — 市民 (shì mín)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city wall — 城墙 (chéng qiáng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city walls — 城 (chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• compartment (of train, ship etc) — 包房 (bāo fáng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• computer bus — 总线 (zǒng xiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• country — 国 (guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• country — 国家 (guó jiā)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• country — 国度 (guó dù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• country — 邦国 (bāng guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• country bumpkin — 阿土 (ā tǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• country or countryside — 乡 (xiāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• country path — 野径 (yě jìng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• country with an ancient history — 故国 (gù guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• country's territory — 国土 (guó tǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• cross road — 十字 (shí zì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• dangerous road — 危途 (wēi tú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• dark road — 黑道 (hēi dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• departure (of a coach or train) — 发车 (fā chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• direction — 方位 (fāng wèi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• direction — 方向 (fāng xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• direction — 走向 (zǒu xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• direction in which sb or sth has gone — 去向 (qù xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• direction of a current — 流向 (liú xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• director — 所长 (suǒ cháng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• dirt road — 土路 (tǔ lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• docking station — 坞站 (wù zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• dome light (of a taxi etc) — 顶灯 (dǐng dēng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• dragon in flight — 飞龙 (fēi lóng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• driver (of a taxi etc) (loanword from Japanese) (Tw) — 运将 (yùn jiāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor — 诸侯 (zhū hóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• each country — 各国 (gè guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• east — 东 (dōng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• east — 东方 (dōng fāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• east — 东边 (dōng biān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• east and south of Liaoning province — 辽海 (liáo hǎi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• east and west — 东西 (dōng xī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• east longitude — 东经 (dōng jīng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• east side — 东侧 (dōng cè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• east side (of sth) — 东面 (dōng miàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• encircling the city (of walls, ring road etc) — 环城 (huán chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• end station — 端站 (duān zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• enemy country — 敌国 (dí guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• entire population — 全民 (quán mín)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times — 胡人 (hú rén)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• even number (on a ticket, house etc) — 双号 (shuāng hào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• express (train, bus etc) — 快车 (kuài chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• express (train, delivery etc) — 特快 (tè kuài)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• external demand (demand for a country's goods and services from foreign markets) — 外需 (wài xū)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• extra bus or train — 加车 (jiā chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• extreme north — 极北 (jí běi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• extreme south — 极南 (jí nán)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• facing the street — 临街 (lín jiē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• familiar road — 熟路 (shú lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• familiar road — 熟道 (shú dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• famous city — 名城 (míng chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• female taxi driver — 的姐 (de jiě)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc) — 首家 (shǒu jiā)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• flag (of a country) — 国旗 (guó qí)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• flight — 航程 (háng chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• flight attendant — 空乘 (kōng chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• flight crew (on a plane) — 机组 (jī zǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• flight of steps — 阶梯 (jiē tī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• foreign country — 外国 (wài guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• foreign country — 异域 (yì yù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• foreign country — 异邦 (yì bāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• forestry station — 林场 (lín chǎng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• fork in a road — 歧途 (qí tú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• fork in road — 岔 (chà)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• fork in the road — 岔路 (chà lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• forward (direction) — 正向 (zhèng xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• full-priced ticket — 全票 (quán piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• gate or door facing the street — 街门 (jiē mén)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods — 越 (yuè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• go straight — 直走 (zhí zǒu)

  travel · directions · beginner · neutral

• grain supply station — 粮站 (liáng zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• grip on the road — 抓地 (zhuā dì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ground service (airport) — 地勤 (dì qín)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• guard's van (on train) — 守车 (shǒu chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• guest from the same country — 内宾 (nèi bīn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• half-price ticket — 半票 (bàn piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• hall — 大厅 (dà tīng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• hard sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a harder bunk) — 硬卧 (yìng wò)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• high street (main street of a town or city) (loanword) — 高街 (gāo jiē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• historic province of Tibet in Kham region and west Sichuan, a province of Republic of China 1928-49 with capital Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1] — 西康 (xī kāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• hotel — 旅社 (lǚ shè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• hotel — 旅馆 (lǚ guǎn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• hotel guest — 住客 (zhù kè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• how far is it? — 有多远？ (yǒu duō yuǎn?)

  travel · directions · beginner · neutral

• I have a reservation — 我有预订 (wǒ yǒu yùdìng)

  travel · accommodation · beginner · neutral

• I'm lost — 我迷路了 (wǒ mílù le)

  travel · directions · beginner · urgent

• important road — 要路 (yào lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• in all parts of (a country) — 各地 (gè dì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• in the country — 乡间 (xiāng jiān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• in the middle of the road — 当道 (dāng dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• in the middle of the street — 当街 (dāng jiē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day) — 偏西 (piān xī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• incoming road — 来路 (lái lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• inn — 店 (diàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• inn — 旅舍 (lǚ shè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• inside the city — 市内 (shì nèi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• internal affairs (of a country) — 内政 (nèi zhèng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• journey — 旅途 (lǚ tú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• journey — 行程 (xíng chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• key travel (of a keyboard) — 键程 (jiàn chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• land west of the Yellow river — 河西 (hé xī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝[Wei4 Jin4 Nan2 Bei3 Chao2] — 士族 (shì zú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• lane (usually as part of a street name) — 坊 (fāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• last service (of train, bus, boat etc) — 尾班 (wěi bān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• legend (of a map, etc) — 图例 (tú lì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• lit. to return east — 东归 (dōng guī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• lit. to tear the ticket — 撕票 (sī piào)

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• local bus or train — 慢车 (màn chē)

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• locomotive — 机车 (jī chē)

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• loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China) — 黄土 (huáng tǔ)

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• lottery run by China Welfare Lottery, a government agency that uses a portion of the money from ticket sales to fund welfare projects (abbr. for 福利彩票[fu2 li4 cai3 piao4]) — 福彩 (fú cǎi)

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• lottery ticket — 彩票 (cǎi piào)

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• luggage — 行李 (xíng li)

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• machine-readable card that serves as a ticket (Tw) — 票卡 (piào kǎ)

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• maglev (type of train) — 磁浮 (cí fú)

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• main street — 大道 (dà dào)

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• major road — 要道 (yào dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• male taxi driver — 的哥 (de gē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• map — 地图 (dì tú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• mark on map or chart — 标图 (biāo tú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• marking line (painted on a road to guide motorists) — 标线 (biāo xiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) — 民工 (mín gōng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• mind map — 脑图 (nǎo tú)

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• minor road — 小路 (xiǎo lù)

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• money for a voyage — 盘缠 (pán chán)

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• monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India) — 沙门 (shā mén)

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• monthly ticket — 月票 (yuè piào)

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• morning bus — 早车 (zǎo chē)

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• morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries) — 早操 (zǎo cāo)

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• motherland — 母国 (mǔ guó)

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• motorcycle taxi — 摩的 (mó de)

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• mountain road — 山路 (shān lù)

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• municipal government — 市府 (shì fǔ)

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• my country — 我国 (wǒ guó)

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• name of country — 国名 (guó míng)

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• native country — 故土 (gù tǔ)

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• neighboring country — 邻国 (lín guó)

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• neighboring country — 邻邦 (lín bāng)

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• night train — 晚车 (wǎn chē)

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• north — 北 (běi)

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• north — 北方 (běi fāng)

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• north — 北边 (běi biān)

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• north and south — 南北 (nán běi)

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• north Europe — 北欧 (běi ōu)

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• north side — 北侧 (běi cè)

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• north slope — 北坡 (běi pō)

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• north wind — 北风 (běi fēng)

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• northern Xinjiang (north of the Tian Shan mountains 天山[Tian1 Shan1]) — 北疆 (běi jiāng)

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• odd number (on a ticket, house etc) — 单号 (dān hào)

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• old city — 故城 (gù chéng)

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• old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia — 归化 (guī huà)

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• old place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city) — 渔阳 (yú yáng)

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• old road — 故道 (gù dào)

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• old road — 老路 (lǎo lù)

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• on the road — 路上 (lù shang)

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• on the street — 街上 (jiē shàng)

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• one-way (ticket) — 单程 (dān chéng)

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• one's native country — 本土 (běn tǔ)

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• one's own country — 本国 (běn guó)

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• open area outside the city — 郊野 (jiāo yě)

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• opposite direction — 反向 (fǎn xiàng)

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• original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version) — 原图 (yuán tú)

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• outbound leg (of a bus or train journey etc) — 往程 (wǎng chéng)

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• outbound trip — 去程 (qù chéng)

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• outer city — 市郊 (shì jiāo)

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• outing in the country — 野游 (yě yóu)

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• outside (a country's) borders — 境外 (jìng wài)

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• outside of a city — 城外 (chéng wài)

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• outside the country — 域外 (yù wài)

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• overweight (luggage) — 过重 (guò zhòng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• parts of the country other than where one is — 外地 (wài dì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• passport — 护照 (hù zhào)

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• path — 行道 (háng dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• people of a country — 国族 (guó zú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• percussion instrument used by street peddlers, barbers etc to attract attention — 唤头 (huàn tóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• person in charge of a train station 車站|车站[che1 zhan4] (stationmaster), website 網站|网站[wang3 zhan4] (webmaster), volunteer center 志工站[zhi4 gong1 zhan4] (center manager), etc — 站长 (zhàn zhǎng)

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• person with a poor sense of direction — 路痴 (lù chī)

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• person with country accent — 怯子 (qiè zǐ)

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• plane ticket — 机票 (jī piào)

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• plank road built along the side of a cliff — 栈阁 (zhàn gé)

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• platform (at a railway station) — 站台 (zhàn tái)

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• please take me to… — 请送我去…… (qǐng sòng wǒ qù…)

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• police station — 局子 (jú zǐ)

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• polling station — 票站 (piào zhàn)

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• poor country — 穷国 (qióng guó)

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• power station — 电站 (diàn zhàn)

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• powerful country — 强国 (qiáng guó)

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• president (of a country) — 总统 (zǒng tǒng)

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• provisional capital of a country (e.g. in time of war) — 陪都 (péi dōu)

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• pumping station in irrigation system — 灌站 (guàn zhàn)

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• punitive expedition to the east — 东征 (dōng zhēng)

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• punitive expedition to the north — 北征 (běi zhēng)

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• punitive expedition to the south — 南征 (nán zhēng)

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• punitive expedition to the west — 西征 (xī zhēng)

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• race-replica motorcycle — 仿赛 (fǎng sài)

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• radial (direction) — 径向 (jìng xiàng)

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• rail station — 车站 (chē zhàn)

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• region of China immediately south of the lower Yangtze River, including Shanghai and adjoining parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang — 江南 (jiāng nán)

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• regular bus (service) — 班车 (bān chē)

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• return trip — 回程 (huí chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• return trip — 归程 (guī chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• return trip — 返程 (fǎn chéng)

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• return-trip — 双程 (shuāng chéng)

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• rich country — 富国 (fù guó)

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• ring road — 环线 (huán xiàn)

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• ring road — 环路 (huán lù)

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• river that flows only within a country's borders — 内河 (nèi hé)

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• road — 道 (dào)

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• road — 道路 (dào lù)

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• road (CL:條|条[tiao2]) — 路 (lù)

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• road bridge — 路桥 (lù qiáo)

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• road closure — 封路 (fēng lù)

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• road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) — 路况 (lù kuàng)

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• road direction — 路向 (lù xiàng)

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• road hub — 要冲 (yào chōng)

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• road on a slope — 坡道 (pō dào)

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• road show or promotional tour (for a product etc) — 路演 (lù yǎn)

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• road sign — 路标 (lù biāo)

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• road surface — 路面 (lù miàn)

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• road tax — 路税 (lù shuì)

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• road traffic safety (abbr. for 交通安全) — 交安 (jiāo ān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• room card (in a hotel) — 房卡 (fáng kǎ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• room charge in a hotel — 店钱 (diàn qián)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• route (of a bus etc) — 班线 (bān xiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc) — 对开 (duì kāi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• sacrifice oneself for one's country — 忠烈 (zhōng liè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• school bus — 校车 (xiào chē)

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• sections of a city close to the city wall — 城根 (chéng gēn)

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• semicircular defensive enclosure around city gates — 月城 (yuè chéng)

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• serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) — 火灾 (huǒ zāi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• service (on a train, a plane etc) — 乘务 (chéng wù)

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• ship ticket — 船票 (chuán piào)

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• side road — 岔道 (chà dào)

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• side street — 横街 (héng jiē)

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• side street — 横路 (héng lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• single trip — 单趟 (dān tàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• sketch — 略图 (lüè tú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• sleeping cabin on a boat or train — 卧舱 (wò cāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• sloping road — 坡路 (pō lù)

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• small hotel — 客店 (kè diàn)

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• soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk) — 软卧 (ruǎn wò)

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• south — 南 (nán)

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• south — 南方 (nán fāng)

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• south — 南边 (nán biān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• south of the five ranges — 岭南 (lǐng nán)

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• south side — 南侧 (nán cè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• south side — 南面 (nán miàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• south slope — 南坡 (nán pō)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• southern border (of a country) — 南疆 (nán jiāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• space flight — 宇航 (yǔ háng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• space flight — 航天 (háng tiān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• special (or reserved) train (or bus etc) — 专车 (zhuān chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• special train — 专列 (zhuān liè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• states of south China in different historical periods — 吴越 (wú yuè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• station — 站 (zhàn)

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• station — 驻地 (zhù dì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• stop (on a bus or train route) — 站地 (zhàn dì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• street — 大街 (dà jiē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• street — 街 (jiē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• street — 街道 (jiē dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• street — 街头 (jiē tóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• street — 马路 (mǎ lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• street dance (e.g. breakdance) — 街舞 (jiē wǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• street interview (abbr. for 街頭採訪|街头采访[jie1 tou2 cai3 fang3]) — 街访 (jiē fǎng)

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• street lamp — 路灯 (lù dēng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area — 章台 (zhāng tái)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• street sign — 路牌 (lù pái)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• street stalls — 坊间 (fāng jiān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• stretch of road — 路段 (lù duàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• surjective map (math.) — 满射 (mǎn shè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• tangent direction — 切向 (qiè xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• taxi (loanword) — 的士 (dī shì)

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• test flight (of aircraft) — 试航 (shì háng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the area north of the Great Wall — 口北 (kǒu běi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) — 两河 (liǎng hé)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country — 国情 (guó qíng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the east — 东部 (dōng bù)

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• the East — 东土 (dōng tǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the East — 东方 (dōng fāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the entire country — 举国 (jǔ guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the Far East — 极东 (jí dōng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the Far East — 泰东 (tài dōng)

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• the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3] — 五岭 (wǔ lǐng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center — 五方 (wǔ fāng)

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• the Forbidden City — 故宫 (gù gōng)

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• the last bus (or train) — 末车 (mò chē)

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• the Lion City, nickname for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] — 狮城 (shī chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the North Pole — 北极 (běi jí)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the northern part of the country — 北国 (běi guó)

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• the peoples north, west and south of China — 胡越 (hú yuè)

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• the road ahead — 前路 (qián lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the Silk Road — 丝路 (sī lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) — 六合 (liù hé)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the South Pole — 南极 (nán jí)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the train of thought in writing — 文思 (wén sī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the West — 西 (xī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the West — 西方 (xī fāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the West (Europe and North America) — 西洋 (xī yáng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the Windy City, nickname for Chicago 芝加哥[Zhi1 jia1 ge1], Wellington, New Zealand 惠靈頓|惠灵顿[Hui4 ling2 dun4] and Hsinchu, Taiwan 新竹[Xin1 zhu2] — 风城 (fēng chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• this city — 本市 (běn shì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• this radio station — 本台 (běn tái)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• this trip — 此行 (cǐ xíng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• through road — 活路 (huó lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• through ticket — 通票 (tōng piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ticket — 票 (piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ticket (for a bus or train) — 车票 (chē piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ticket (for theater, cinema etc) — 门票 (mén piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ticket price — 票价 (piào jià)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ticket stub — 票根 (piào gēn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to apply (for license, visa etc) — 申领 (shēn lǐng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc) — 失节 (shī jié)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) — 颠簸 (diān bǒ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to betray one's country — 卖国 (mài guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to bring peace and stability to a country, region etc — 安邦 (ān bāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc — 补票 (bǔ piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to capture (a fortress, city etc) — 攻陷 (gōng xiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to change (train or plane) — 中转 (zhōng zhuǎn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to change direction — 转向 (zhuǎn xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to change train (plane, bus etc) — 换乘 (huàn chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to check in (at a hotel etc) — 入住 (rù zhù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to check in (for a flight) — 值机 (zhí jī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to check out of a hotel room — 退房 (tuì fáng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to clean the street — 清道 (qīng dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to close a country — 锁国 (suǒ guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to coach — 教练 (jiào liàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to come out of a station — 出站 (chū zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to commission another organization (a school or training center etc) to train one's personnel (abbr. for 委托培養|委托培养[wei3 tuo1 pei2 yang3]) — 委培 (wěi péi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to cover the road (snow, wind, hazards etc) — 载途 (zǎi tú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to cross (a road, an ocean etc) — 横断 (héng duàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to dedicate oneself to the service of one's country — 报国 (bào guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to defend one's country — 卫国 (wèi guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to destroy a country — 灭国 (miè guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to die (euphemism, lit. to return West or to the Western Paradise) — 归西 (guī xī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to draw — 绘制 (huì zhì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery) — 摇奖 (yáo jiǎng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to draw up a plan — 规划 (guī huà)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to drive — 车行 (chē xíng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to drive a car (or train etc) — 开车 (kāi chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to enter a country — 入境 (rù jìng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to extend (a building, an airport runway etc) — 扩建 (kuò jiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to fill the road (also fig. clamor, cries of complaint) — 载道 (zǎi dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to flag down (a cab) on the street — 扬召 (yáng zhào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to form and train (a military unit) — 创练 (chuàng liàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to found a country — 建国 (jiàn guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to found a country — 立国 (lì guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to get a flight upgrade — 升舱 (shēng cāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) — 下车 (xià chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) — 上车 (shàng chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to give sb a wake-up call (at a hotel) — 叫早 (jiào zǎo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go (in a direction) — 往 (wǎng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go (of car, train etc) — 开走 (kāi zǒu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go abroad — 出国 (chū guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go around — 巡回 (xún huí)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go back and forth — 往返 (wǎng fǎn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go down south — 南下 (nán xià)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go for a trip in spring — 游春 (yóu chūn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go home (to one's native country) — 归国 (guī guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go on a tour — 出游 (chū yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go on an inspection tour — 出巡 (chū xún)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go on an official or business trip — 出差 (chū chāi)

  travel · travel · beginner · formal

• to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) — 出行 (chū xíng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go to a local market or country fair (on market day) — 赶集 (gǎn jí)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go up north — 北上 (běi shàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to hate one's country — 恨国 (hèn guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to hold (passport, views etc) — 持有 (chí yǒu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to inspect (a site) — 巡视 (xún shì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to inspect a ticket — 检票 (jiǎn piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to invigorate the country — 兴国 (xīng guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to invite sb to go along with oneself (to a meeting, on a trip etc) — 约同 (yuē tóng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to jump from a car (or train etc) — 跳车 (tiào chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to knock down and kill (with a car, train etc) — 撞死 (zhuàng sǐ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to leave a country (or place) — 离境 (lí jìng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to leave a country or region — 出境 (chū jìng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to leave one's country — 去国 (qù guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to lock down a city — 封城 (fēng chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to look after and train (animals) — 调驯 (tiáo xùn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to love one's country — 爱国 (ài guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to make a rest stop at a hotel — 落栈 (luò zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to make a round trip — 来回 (lái huí)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to make a trip home — 探家 (tàn jiā)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to make an about-turn — 倒转 (dǎo zhuǎn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to massacre everyone in a captured city — 屠城 (tú chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to meet with a refusal (e.g. visa) — 遭拒 (zāo jù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to miss (bus, train etc) — 误车 (wù chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to miss (train, opportunity etc) — 错过 (cuò guò)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc) — 跨上 (kuà shàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to move the capital (city) — 迁都 (qiān dū)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to open (a new road or railway line) — 开通 (kāi tōng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to pass through a country's territory — 过境 (guò jìng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to pick up a car (newly purchased car from a dealership, repaired vehicle from a repair shop, rental car at the airport etc) — 提车 (tí chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to pick up a pre-arranged item (e.g. package, document, ticket, reserved book) from a delivery point or collection location — 取件 (qǔ jiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to put a new bus or railway station into operation — 开站 (kāi zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to rebuild (house or road) — 翻修 (fān xiū)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to refuse (a visa application etc) — 拒签 (jù qiān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to refuse to take a passenger (of taxi) — 拒载 (jù zǎi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to reject (visa application etc) — 退件 (tuì jiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to repair a road — 修路 (xiū lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to return to one's country — 返国 (fǎn guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to return to one's home country — 回国 (huí guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to rule (a country) — 统治 (tǒng zhì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to rule a country — 治国 (zhì guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to run a street stall — 摆摊 (bǎi tān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to run the meter (in a taxi) — 打表 (dǎ biǎo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to scare a bird into flight — 惊鸟 (jīng niǎo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to scout for a tour operator — 踩线 (cǎi xiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to set out (on a trip) — 出航 (chū háng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to settle (in some city, country etc) — 定居 (dìng jū)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to shout abuses in the street — 骂街 (mà jiē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to sneak in without a ticket — 逃票 (táo piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to start out on a trip — 出动 (chū dòng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to station — 驻扎 (zhù zhā)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to station or garrison troops — 驻军 (zhù jūn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to stop running (of flight of shipping service) — 停航 (tíng háng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to storm (a city etc) — 杀进 (shā jìn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to take (a ship, plane etc) — 乘坐 (chéng zuò)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to take a taxi (in town) — 打车 (dǎ chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to take the car, bus, train etc — 坐车 (zuò chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to teach — 训 (xùn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to the east of (suffix) — 以东 (yǐ dōng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to the north of (suffix) — 以北 (yǐ běi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to the south of (suffix) — 以南 (yǐ nán)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to the west of (suffix) — 以西 (yǐ xī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) — 投 (tóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to tour — 观光 (guān guāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to tour — 游历 (yóu lì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to train — 培育 (péi yù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to train — 训练 (xùn liàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to train — 调训 (tiáo xùn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to train hard — 苦练 (kǔ liàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to train together — 集训 (jí xùn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to train troops — 养兵 (yǎng bīng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel — 旅行 (lǚ xíng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel — 行路 (xíng lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel a great distance by sea or air — 远航 (yuǎn háng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel along a route (of vehicles etc) — 行驶 (xíng shǐ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel around — 周游 (zhōu yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel around — 漫游 (màn yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel around (the world, a country etc) — 环游 (huán yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel at double speed — 兼程 (jiān chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel back and forth — 穿梭 (chuān suō)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel by — 搭坐 (dā zuò)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel by motorcycle — 摩旅 (mó lǚ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel cross-country — 越野 (yuè yě)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel far — 远游 (yuǎn yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel far — 高蹈 (gāo dǎo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel far away from home — 远行 (yuǎn xíng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel on a small budget — 穷游 (qióng yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel on business — 差旅 (chà lǚ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel on private business — 私行 (sī xíng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel to (a distant place) — 远赴 (yuǎn fù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel to (a place where duty calls) — 亲赴 (qīn fù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel to take up a new post — 赴任 (fù rèn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel together — 搭帮 (dā bāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel widely (esp. as Daoist priest or Buddhist monk) — 广游 (guǎng yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to trip — 绊 (bàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to trip — 绊倒 (bàn dǎo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to trip — 绊跤 (bàn jiāo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to trip and fall — 摔跤 (shuāi jiāo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to uncouple (wagons or trucks from a train) — 甩车 (shuǎi chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) — 通用 (tōng yòng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory) — 参观 (cān guān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to visit North Korea — 访朝 (fǎng cháo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to wait for a train or bus — 候乘 (hòu chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to wait for a train or bus — 候车 (hòu chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to waive visa requirements — 免签 (miǎn qiān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• topic under discussion — 话锋 (huà fēng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• tour escort (throughout the entire tour) — 全陪 (quán péi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• tour guide — 导游 (dǎo yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• tour guide — 游导 (yóu dǎo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• tourist attraction — 景点 (jǐng diǎn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• traffic cone — 路锥 (lù zhuī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• traffic cone — 锥筒 (zhuī tǒng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• train — 火车 (huǒ chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• train of thought — 思绪 (sī xù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• train or coach service ("service" as in "they run 12 services per day between the two cities") — 车次 (chē cì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• travel expenses — 川资 (chuān zī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• travel expenses — 旅费 (lǚ fèi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• travel expenses — 盘费 (pán fèi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• travel expenses — 路费 (lù fèi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• travel notes — 游记 (yóu jì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• travel pass — 路条 (lù tiáo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• travel time — 车程 (chē chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• travel wall charger (Tw) — 旅充 (lǚ chōng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• travel with another — 搭伴 (dā bàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• traveler — 旅客 (lǚ kè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• traveler — 游客 (yóu kè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• trip — 旅 (lǚ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• trip — 旅游 (lǚ yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• turn left — 往左拐 (wǎng zuǒ guǎi)

  travel · directions · beginner · neutral

• turn right — 往右拐 (wǎng yòu guǎi)

  travel · directions · beginner · neutral

• twining mountain road — 盘道 (pán dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• underground railway — 地铁 (dì tiě)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• unified examination (e.g. across the country) — 统考 (tǒng kǎo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• unlicensed or unofficial taxi — 黑车 (hēi chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• unlicensed street vendor — 走鬼 (zǒu guǐ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• vehicle number (license plate number, taxi number, bus number, train car number) — 车号 (chē hào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• vertical — 纵 (zòng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the street etc) — 挂旗 (guà qí)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• violation ticket — 罚单 (fá dān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• visa — 签证 (qiān zhèng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• warm south wind — 熏风 (xūn fēng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• west — 西 (xī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• west — 西边 (xī biān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• west longitude — 西经 (xī jīng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• west of Liaoning — 辽西 (liáo xī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• west side — 西侧 (xī cè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• west side — 西面 (xī miàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• where is the hotel? — 酒店在哪里？ (jiǔdiàn zài nǎlǐ?)

  travel · accommodation · beginner · neutral

• where is the subway station? — 地铁站在哪儿？ (dìtiě zhàn zài nǎr?)

  travel · directions · beginner · polite

• white line (road markings) — 白线 (bái xiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• whole city — 全城 (quán chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• whole city — 全市 (quán shì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• wind direction — 风向 (fēng xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• wind direction — 风头 (fēng tou)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• winding road — 弯路 (wān lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• winding road — 弯道 (wān dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• won (currency of South Korea) — 韩元 (hán yuán)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• work visa — 工签 (gōng qiān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations) — 黄祸 (huáng huò)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• "honker", Chinese hacker motivated by patriotism, using one's skills to protect domestic networks and work in national interest — 红客 (hóng kè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a barrage of fire — 排射 (pái shè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a company of pilgrims — 香会 (xiāng huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a fine work of art — 妙品 (miào pǐn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a low fire (for roasting) — 微火 (wēi huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a party (in a contract or legal case) — 一方 (yì fāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a post — 岗位 (gǎng wèi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a second job — 兼营 (jiān yíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate") — 打 (dǎ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a share (in a company) — 股份 (gǔ fèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a text (article, script, contract etc) — 文本 (wén běn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a window (on a computer screen) — 视窗 (shì chuāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• admissions office (for enrolling students) (abbr. for 招生辦公室|招生办公室[zhao1 sheng1 ban4 gong1 shi4]) — 招办 (zhāo bàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• affair — 事情 (shì qíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• ahead of schedule — 提早 (tí zǎo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• alarm bell (on a clock or phone) — 闹铃 (nào líng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• among insiders — 圈内 (quān nèi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• an accounts office (in former times) — 账房 (zhàng fáng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• ancient office title — 舍人 (shè rén)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• annual meeting — 年会 (nián huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• annual report — 年报 (nián bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• annual report — 年鉴 (nián jiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• assistant manager — 协理 (xié lǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• assistant manager (in a large enterprise) (Tw) — 襄理 (xiāng lǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• background (academic and work) — 履历 (lǚ lì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• battle report — 战报 (zhàn bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• behind schedule — 脱班 (tuō bān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• book contract — 书约 (shū yuē)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• boss — 上司 (shàng sī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• boss — 老总 (lǎo zǒng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• boss — 老板 (lǎo bǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• boss — 头子 (tóu zi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• boss's son — 少东 (shǎo dōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• both sides (in contract) — 两方 (liǎng fāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• box office — 票房 (piào fáng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• branch (of a company etc) — 分所 (fēn suǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• branch (of company, river etc) — 分支 (fēn zhī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• branch office — 分局 (fēn jú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business — 商业 (shāng yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business — 业务 (yè wù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business — 生意 (shēng yì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business in which a company has traditionally engaged (e.g. before diversifying) — 本业 (běn yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business newspaper — 商报 (shāng bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business opportunity — 商机 (shāng jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business profit — 利市 (lì shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business studies — 商学 (shāng xué)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business studies — 商科 (shāng kē)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business world — 商界 (shāng jiè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• busy (business) month — 旺月 (wàng yuè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• busy schedule — 百忙 (bǎi máng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• buying direct from your company at preferential prices — 内购 (nèi gòu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• cabinet meeting — 阁议 (gé yì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• capital construction (project) — 基建 (jī jiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• car-related business — 车行 (chē xíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc) — 机壳 (jī ké)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• cell phone — 手机 (shǒu jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• chapter — 篇章 (piān zhāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• class meeting (in schools) — 班会 (bān huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• classic work (esp. Confucian classics) — 经传 (jīng zhuàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• clause (of contract or law) — 条款 (tiáo kuǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• clerical work in the office — 内勤 (nèi qín)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• client — 主顾 (zhǔ gù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• client — 客户 (kè hù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• close a meeting — 闭会 (bì huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• colleague — 同事 (tóng shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• colleague — 同伙 (tóng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• company — 企业 (qǐ yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• company — 公司 (gōng sī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• company (of troops) — 连队 (lián duì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• company commander — 连长 (lián zhǎng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• competition schedule — 赛程 (sài chéng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• computer — 电脑 (diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• computer case — 机箱 (jī xiāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• conflagration — 大火 (dà huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• construction company — 建商 (jiàn shāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• contract — 合同 (hé tong)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• contract — 合约 (hé yuē)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• contract — 文约 (wén yuē)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• contract of alliance — 盟约 (méng yuē)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• contracted payment (esp. actors' salary in former times) — 包银 (bāo yín)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• cushy job — 美差 (měi chà)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• customer — 客 (kè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• customer — 买主 (mǎi zhǔ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• customer — 顾客 (gù kè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• customer complaint — 客诉 (kè sù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• customer service — 客服 (kè fú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• deadline (loanword) — 死线 (sǐ xiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• dedicated to one's work — 敬业 (jìng yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• demolition (of buildings for new project) — 清拆 (qīng chāi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• desktop computer — 桌机 (zhuō jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• disconnected phone number — 空号 (kōng hào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• distribution (business) — 物流 (wù liú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• early shift — 早班 (zǎo bān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• educated youth (esp. those sent to work in rural areas during the Cultural Revolution) (abbr. for 知識青年|知识青年[zhi1 shi5 qing1 nian2]) — 知青 (zhī qīng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• email — 电邮 (diàn yóu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• employee — 职工 (zhí gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• employee — 雇员 (gù yuán)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• employee number — 工号 (gōng hào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• execution by fire — 火刑 (huǒ xíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• extant work of a calligrapher — 书迹 (shū jì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• face-to-face meeting — 面谈 (miàn tán)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• farm work — 田役 (tián yì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• farm work — 农活 (nóng huó)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• financial report — 财报 (cái bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fine work — 工整 (gōng zhěng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fire — 火 (huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fire — 火儿 (huǒ ér)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fire — 火力 (huǒ lì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fire alarm — 火警 (huǒ jǐng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fire and ice — 冰火 (bīng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fire control (gunnery) — 火控 (huǒ kòng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fire danger (abbr. for 火災危險|火灾危险[huo3 zai1 wei1 xian3]) — 火险 (huǒ xiǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · urgent

• fire pit — 地炉 (dì lú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fire resistant — 阻燃 (zǔ rán)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fixed-line phone — 座机 (zuò jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• flaming fire — 活火 (huó huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc) — 翻盖 (fān gài)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• foreign affairs office — 外办 (wài bàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• forest fire — 林火 (lín huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• forum manager — 吧务 (ba wù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• foundry work — 铸工 (zhù gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• full-time (job) — 全职 (quán zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• god of fire — 火神 (huǒ shén)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") — 好事 (hǎo shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• graduation project (abbr. for 畢業設計|毕业设计[bi4 ye4 she4 ji4]) — 毕设 (bì shè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• group meeting — 组会 (zǔ huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• hard job — 苦事 (kǔ shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• hard work — 苦功 (kǔ gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• head — 首领 (shǒu lǐng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• head office — 总局 (zǒng jú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• head office — 总社 (zǒng shè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• heavy work — 重活 (zhòng huó)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• hello (when answering the phone) — 喂 (wèi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• hereditary office — 世职 (shì zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. — 久仰 (jiǔ yǎng)

  work · communication · beginner · formal

• in the course of doing one's work — 因公 (yīn gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• indoor fire pit — 火塘 (huǒ táng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• intensity and spread of a fire — 火势 (huǒ shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• it is essential to (complete a project on time, be thorough etc) — 务期 (wù qī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• item — 项目 (xiàng mù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• job paid according to the amount of work done — 包活 (bāo huó)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• key (on a piano or computer keyboard) — 键 (jiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• key job — 要职 (yào zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc) — 工种 (gōng zhǒng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• kindling (to light a fire) — 引柴 (yǐn chái)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• last digit (or last few digits) of a phone number, license plate number etc — 尾号 (wěi hào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• lathe work — 车工 (chē gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• leave of absence request (from work or school) — 假条 (jiǎ tiáo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• lengthy (report or speech) — 长篇 (cháng piān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• line of business — 业 (yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• lucrative job — 肥差 (féi chà)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting — 鹊桥 (què qiáo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• main business — 主业 (zhǔ yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• main job — 正职 (zhèng zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• manager — 经理 (jīng lǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• match (for lighting fire) — 火柴 (huǒ chái)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• meeting — 会议 (huì yì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• meeting hall — 会堂 (huì táng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• meeting place — 会场 (huì chǎng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• meeting point — 交点 (jiāo diǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• meeting point — 聚点 (jù diǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• micro (computer) — 微机 (wēi jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• minesweeper (computer game) — 扫雷 (sǎo léi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• mining company (abbr. for 礦業企業|矿业企业[kuang4 ye4 qi3 ye4]) — 矿企 (kuàng qǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• monumental (literary) work — 巨著 (jù zhù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• movie contract — 片约 (piàn yuē)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• movie production company — 片商 (piàn shāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• name of job in Imperial bureaucracy — 官名 (guān míng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• network (computer, telecom) — 网路 (wǎng lù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• new work (book, movie, video game etc) — 新作 (xīn zuò)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• newspaper (i.e. a company) — 报社 (bào shè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• newspaper office — 报馆 (bào guǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• newspaper report — 报载 (bào zǎi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• next office holder — 下任 (xià rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• not work — 不灵 (bù líng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• notebook (computer) — 笔电 (bǐ diàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• notebook computer (diminutive) — 本本 (běn běn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• odd-job worker (janitor, groundsman etc) at a school or government office — 工友 (gōng yǒu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• office — 局 (jú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• office — 职 (zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• office — 队部 (duì bù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• office (room) — 公室 (gōng shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• office desk — 班台 (bān tái)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• office of an association — 会所 (huì suǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• office of punishment — 刑房 (xíng fáng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• office worker — 文员 (wén yuán)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• office worker — 职员 (zhí yuán)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• official business — 公务 (gōng wù)

  work · communication · beginner · formal

• official business — 官差 (guān chāi)

  work · communication · beginner · formal

• on schedule — 按期 (àn qī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• on time — 准点 (zhǔn diǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's job — 本职 (běn zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's office — 任所 (rèn suǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's proper business — 正事 (zhèng shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's regular job — 正业 (zhèng yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• original work (not translation or abridged) — 原著 (yuán zhù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• other people's business — 闲事 (xián shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• our company (used in business correspondence, contracts etc) (abbr. for 我方公司[wo3 fang1 gong1 si1]) — 我司 (wǒ sī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• part-time work — 半职 (bàn zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• party A (in a contract) (cf. 乙方[yi3 fang1], party B) — 甲方 (jiǎ fāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• people from the same workplace or profession — 同人 (tóng rén)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• period in office — 任内 (rèn nèi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• pioneering work — 创举 (chuàng jǔ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• pit of fire — 火坑 (huǒ kēng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• political work — 政工 (zhèng gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• position — 职位 (zhí wèi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• post (office) — 邮 (yóu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• post office — 邮局 (yóu jú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• posthumous work — 遗作 (yí zuò)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• posthumous work (of a writer) — 遗著 (yí zhù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• power (rate of doing work, measured in watts) — 功率 (gōng lǜ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• private (i.e. not work-related 因公[yin1 gong1]) — 因私 (yīn sī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state) — 民营 (mín yíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• project — 专案 (zhuān àn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• project duration — 工期 (gōng qī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• public business — 公干 (gōng gàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• quarterly meeting — 季会 (jì huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• quarterly report — 季报 (jì bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• rapid-fire — 速射 (sù shè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• red phone, a telephone in the secure internal phone system used by the CCP elite — 红机 (hóng jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• regular meeting — 例会 (lì huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• remuneration for literary or artistic work — 润笔 (rùn bǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• remuneration for literary or artistic work — 润资 (rùn zī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• report a success — 报捷 (bào jié)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• report of success — 捷报 (jié bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• report of success from a candidate to the imperial examination (old) — 报条 (bào tiáo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• report the loss to the authorities concerned — 报失 (bào shī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• routing (in computer networks) — 路由 (lù yóu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• sacred fire — 圣火 (shèng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• salary — 工钱 (gōng qián)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• same trade or business — 同业 (tóng yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• schedule — 日程 (rì chéng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• schedule (for flights, voyages etc) — 班期 (bān qī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• screen (of a TV, computer etc) — 视屏 (shì píng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• screen (TV, computer or movie) — 屏幕 (píng mù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• seat of honor (at a banquet, meeting etc) — 上座 (shàng zuò)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• secret meeting — 密会 (mì huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• secret report — 密报 (mì bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• senior executive — 高管 (gāo guǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• sense of movement (often in a static work of art) — 动感 (dòng gǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• shady business — 勾当 (gòu dàng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• share (in a listed company) — 个股 (gè gǔ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• slot within a schedule — 档期 (dàng qī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• small reward (for work) — 薄酬 (báo chóu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• smoke and fire — 烟火 (yān huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• social work — 社工 (shè gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• son of the boss — 少爷 (shào ye)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• spark (from a fire) — 火星 (huǒ xīng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• special-purpose phone line or communications link — 专线 (zhuān xiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• staff — 员工 (yuán gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• start of literary work — 开篇 (kāi piān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• startup (company, phase etc) — 初创 (chū chuàng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• state-run (company etc) — 国营 (guó yíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• stoker (worker operating a coal fire, esp. for a steam engine) — 司炉 (sī lú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶|海带[hai3 dai4]) — 海待 (hǎi dài)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• subject of literary work — 题旨 (tí zhǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• summit meeting — 峰会 (fēng huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• surviving section of a classic work — 残卷 (cán juàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• tabernacle (biblical word for a meeting hall or tent) — 会幕 (huì mù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• temporary job — 短工 (duǎn gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• temporary job — 零工 (líng gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• term of office — 任期 (rèn qī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism) — 八苦 (bā kǔ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• the fire of a stove — 炉火 (lú huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce) — 市面 (shì miàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• the scene of a fire — 火场 (huǒ chǎng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc) — 校方 (xiào fāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• the specific model of a machine (e.g. cell phone model, laptop model, aircraft model) — 机型 (jī xíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• theater company — 剧社 (jù shè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) — 剧 (jù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• this — 今次 (jīn cì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to (submit a) report — 呈报 (chéng bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to absent oneself from a meeting — 退席 (tuì xí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam — 录取 (lù qǔ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) — 相约 (xiāng yuē)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to answer the phone — 接听 (jiē tīng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to apply (for a job) — 应征 (yìng zhēng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to appreciate (a work of art) — 赏鉴 (shǎng jiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to arrange a meeting for a formal talk (usu. by an authority with a subordinate) — 约谈 (yuē tán)

  work · communication · beginner · formal

• to attend (a banquet etc) to keep a chief guest company — 作陪 (zuò péi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to attend a conference or meeting — 参会 (cān huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to attend a meeting (and hear what is discussed) — 听会 (tīng huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to attend a meeting as a nonvoting delegate — 列席 (liè xí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be absent from work or school — 缺勤 (quē qín)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be away on business — 公出 (gōng chū)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be in office — 在任 (zài rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be late for or absent from work — 误工 (wù gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be on the low side — 偏低 (piān dī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be out of (political) office — 在野 (zài yě)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) — 开工 (kāi gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to calculate the payment for the work sb has done (based on hours completed or items produced etc) — 计酬 (jì chóu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to call a cab (by phone) — 叫车 (jiào chē)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to call sb back (on the phone) — 回电 (huí diàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to catch fire — 失火 (shī huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to catch fire — 发火 (fā huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to catch fire — 着火 (zháo huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to catch fire — 起火 (qǐ huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to catch fire — 遇火 (yù huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cease fire — 休兵 (xiū bīng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cease fire — 停战 (tíng zhàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cease fire — 停火 (tíng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to clock in for work — 上钟 (shàng zhōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to close an account — 销号 (xiāo hào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to commence employment — 入职 (rù zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to complete a construction project — 落成 (luò chéng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to complete a contract — 成交 (chéng jiāo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to complete the last stage of work — 扫尾 (sǎo wěi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to conceal or deceive in a report — 瞒报 (mán bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc) — 订立 (dìng lì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to construct under contract — 承建 (chéng jiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to continue in (a political) office — 连任 (lián rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to contract — 承包 (chéng bāo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to contract — 缩略 (suō lüè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to contract (an illness) — 患有 (huàn yǒu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to contract for an entire project — 承揽 (chéng lǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to contract out — 出包 (chū bāo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to convene (a conference or meeting) — 召开 (zhào kāi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cooperate — 合作 (hé zuò)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to correspond (by letter, email etc) — 通信 (tōng xìn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly) — 封火 (fēng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to crash (of a computer) — 死机 (sǐ jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to create (an original work) — 原创 (yuán chuàng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign) — 题写 (tí xiě)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to decide (in a meeting) — 议决 (yì jué)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to deduct marks (when grading school work) — 扣分 (kòu fēn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire — 烧毁 (shāo huǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to destroy by fire — 毁 (huǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to develop as a government project — 统建 (tǒng jiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to devote oneself to — 致力 (zhì lì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to discuss official business — 议事 (yì shì)

  work · communication · beginner · formal

• to dismiss from office — 罢官 (bà guān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to dismiss from office — 解职 (jiě zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to disperse a meeting — 散会 (sàn huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to divide up the work — 分工 (fēn gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do business — 营业 (yíng yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do business — 营谋 (yíng móu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do hard physical labor (as a job) — 搬砖 (bān zhuān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do one's utmost — 拼命 (pīn mìng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do poorly done work over again — 返工 (fǎn gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do research work — 研修 (yán xiū)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to drag sb before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate and physically abuse them (esp. during the Cultural Revolution) — 批斗 (pī dòu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to employ — 雇用 (gù yòng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to engage in (business etc) — 经营 (jīng yíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to enter the venue for a meeting — 入场 (rù chǎng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to estimate and report — 测报 (cè bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exchange fire — 交火 (jiāo huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exchange fire — 拼火 (pīn huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exercise — 活动 (huó dòng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to extend (a deadline etc) — 宽限 (kuān xiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to extinguish a fire — 灭火 (miè huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fall into bad company — 滥交 (làn jiāo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to farm — 种地 (zhòng dì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to farm — 耕作 (gēng zuò)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fight back — 回击 (huí jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fill a job vacancy — 填空 (tián kòng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to finish a job on time — 出活 (chū huó)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to finish work — 下班 (xià bān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to finish work — 完工 (wán gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fire — 施放 (shī fàng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fire — 解雇 (jiě gù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fire — 开革 (kāi gé)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fire (a weapon) in rapid succession — 连发 (lián fā)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fire (in a kiln) — 烧制 (shāo zhì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fire (pottery) — 烧硬 (shāo yìng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fire a gun — 打枪 (dǎ qiāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fire a salvo — 排炮 (pái pào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fire in bursts — 点射 (diǎn shè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fire in bursts — 点发 (diǎn fā)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fire warning shots — 鸣枪 (míng qiāng)

  work · communication · beginner · urgent

• to formally present oneself before a superior (e.g. a ruler, high-ranking official or esteemed figure) for an official meeting — 进见 (jìn jiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · formal

• to forward (a letter, email, package etc) — 转寄 (zhuǎn jì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fulfill one's job or duty — 履职 (lǚ zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get a job — 就业 (jiù yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get married soon after meeting (abbr. for 閃電結婚|闪电结婚[shan3 dian4 jie2 hun1]) (neologism c. 2005) — 闪婚 (shǎn hūn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get promoted (at work etc) — 升职 (shēng zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get through to sb on the phone — 拨通 (bō tōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go back on a marriage contract — 赖婚 (lài hūn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go out to work in the fields — 下田 (xià tián)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go to a meeting — 赴会 (fù huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go to work — 上工 (shàng gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go to work — 上班 (shàng bān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go to work — 出勤 (chū qín)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go work in a factory — 进厂 (jìn chǎng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to handle official business (usu. in an office) — 办公 (bàn gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · formal

• to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time — 兼顾 (jiān gù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work etc — 帮闲 (bāng xián)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hang up (a phone) — 挂断 (guà duàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hang up (a phone) — 挂机 (guà jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hang up the phone — 挂线 (guà xiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have the full responsibility of a job — 包干 (bāo gān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to help with farm work — 帮工 (bāng gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · urgent

• to hire — 招收 (zhāo shōu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hire — 租 (zū)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hire (an employee) — 录用 (lù yòng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hire a hitman — 雇凶 (gù xiōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hire a hitman — 买凶 (mǎi xiōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) — 举行 (jǔ xíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold a (business) meeting — 开议 (kāi yì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold a governmental office or post — 担任 (dān rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold a meeting — 开会 (kāi huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold a post — 任职 (rèn zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold an office or post — 供职 (gòng zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc) — 悬停 (xuán tíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to ignite — 燃点 (rán diǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc) — 埋首 (mái shǒu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to input (computer) — 录入 (lù rù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to inscribe a poem (often, composed on the spot) on a painting, fan or ceramic bowl etc as a work of calligraphy — 题诗 (tí shī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to invade and take control of (a territory) — 入主 (rù zhǔ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to issue an official written reply (in response to a subordinate's report or request) — 批复 (pī fù)

  work · communication · beginner · formal

• to keep sb company — 做伴 (zuò bàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to keep sb company for a chat — 陪聊 (péi liáo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to knock off (at the end of a day's work) — 下工 (xià gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to knock off work for the day — 放工 (fàng gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to launch a project — 立项 (lì xiàng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to learn on the job — 见习 (jiàn xí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave office — 去职 (qù zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave office — 离任 (lí rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) — 离职 (lí zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to light a fire for cooking — 烧火 (shāo huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to log out (computer) — 登出 (dēng chū)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to look for a job — 谋职 (móu zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make a contract — 立约 (lì yuē)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make a fire — 拢火 (lǒng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make a fire — 生火 (shēng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make a fire — 笼火 (lóng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make a production contract — 包产 (bāo chǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make a report after the event — 补报 (bǔ bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make fire — 取火 (qǔ huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to manage (a business) — 经纪 (jīng jì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities — 北漂 (běi piāo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open a business — 开张 (kāi zhāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open a business — 开业 (kāi yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open fire — 放枪 (fàng qiāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open fire — 开枪 (kāi qiāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open fire — 开火 (kāi huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open fire — 开炮 (kāi pào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open fire with artillery — 打炮 (dǎ pào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to own a controlling number of shares in a company — 控股 (kòng gǔ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to part company — 分手 (fēn shǒu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to participate in a meeting — 与会 (yù huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to perform one's job — 执事 (zhí shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to phone — 致电 (zhì diàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to plan (a project) — 企划 (qǐ huà)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to play with fire — 玩火 (wán huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to postpone (with unfortunate consequences) — 延误 (yán wù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to postpone a meeting — 延会 (yán huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to project — 投影 (tóu yǐng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to project (an image onto a screen) — 放映 (fàng yìng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to promote to a higher job — 提拔 (tí bá)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to propose (for a job) — 荐举 (jiàn jǔ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to proselytize — 传教 (chuán jiào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to protect against fire — 防火 (fáng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to protect against poisonous substances, narcotics or computer viruses — 防毒 (fáng dú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc) — 力作 (lì zuò)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put out a fire — 救火 (jiù huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put out to contract — 发包 (fā bāo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put to work (servant or animal) — 役使 (yì shǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to quit (one's job) — 辞掉 (cí diào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to quit one's job (without having another one) — 裸辞 (luǒ cí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to reassign sb to a different job — 调转 (diào zhuǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to receive (a call, report etc) — 接获 (jiē huò)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to receive a report — 获报 (huò bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to recommend oneself (for a job) — 自荐 (zì jiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to record work points 工分[gong1 fen1] — 记工 (jì gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to recruit — 招人 (zhāo rén)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to refine with fire — 试炼 (shì liàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to release from work at the end of the day — 散工 (sàn gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to remain in office — 留任 (liú rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to renew a contract — 续签 (xù qiān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to renew or extend a contract — 续约 (xù yuē)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to reply (by letter, email etc) — 回覆 (huí fù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report — 汇报 (huì bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report — 报 (bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report (an offense to the authorities) — 检举 (jiǎn jǔ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report (in the media) — 报导 (bào dǎo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report (malefactors to the police) — 举报 (jǔ bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report (news) — 报道 (bào dào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report (to the authorities) — 申报 (shēn bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report a case to the authorities — 报案 (bào àn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report a heroic deed — 报功 (bào gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report a proposed activity to an authority (to obtain approval or register one's intentions) — 报备 (bào bèi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report back after a period of absence — 销假 (xiāo jiǎ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report back after completion of one's mission — 交差 (jiāo chāi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report bad news — 报忧 (bào yōu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report expenses — 报账 (bào zhàng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report for criticism — 报批 (bào pī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report for duty — 报到 (bào dào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report for judgment — 报审 (bào shěn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report on completion of a mission — 复命 (fù mìng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report on one's work or duties (to a supervisor) — 述职 (shù zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report quickly — 速报 (sù bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report secretly — 密告 (mì gào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report the loss of something — 挂失 (guà shī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report to higher authorities through layers of hierarchy — 层报 (céng bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report to one's superiors — 上报 (shàng bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to report, requesting approval — 报请 (bào qǐng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to reprint (a work that has been out of print) — 复刻 (fù kè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to resign from a job — 辞工 (cí gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to restart (a machine etc) — 重启 (chóng qǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to resume a meeting — 复会 (fù huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to retire from office — 引退 (yǐn tuì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to return to work (after a stoppage) — 复工 (fù gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to schedule — 排定 (pái dìng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to schedule in advance — 预定 (yù dìng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to select the best (for a job) — 举用 (jǔ yòng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to send sb to work abroad or in a different location — 外派 (wài pài)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to set fire to — 火烧 (huǒ shāo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to set on fire — 放火 (fàng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to set on fire — 纵火 (zòng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to set oneself on fire — 自焚 (zì fén)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shoot — 射击 (shè jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shy away from work — 躲懒 (duǒ lǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to sign (a contract, treaty etc) — 签定 (qiān dìng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to sign a contract or agreement — 签约 (qiān yuē)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to skimp on the job — 偷工 (tōu gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to skip work — 翘班 (qiào bān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to skive off work — 偷惰 (tōu duò)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to smoke — 熏制 (xūn zhì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to start (a building project) — 动工 (dòng gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to step down from office — 下野 (xià yě)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stop work — 停工 (tíng gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stop work for the day (generally of laborers) — 收工 (shōu gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to strip sb of their Party membership and government job (開除黨籍，開除公職|开除党籍，开除公职) — 双开 (shuāng kāi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to submit (a report etc) — 提交 (tí jiāo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to submit a report to the king — 启奏 (qǐ zòu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to succeed sb in a job — 继任 (jì rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to supervise — 监理 (jiān lǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to swear an oath (of office) — 宣誓 (xuān shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take a customer's order — 接单 (jiē dān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take care of (a matter) — 办好 (bàn hǎo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take office — 上任 (shàng rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take office — 到任 (dào rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take office — 就任 (jiù rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take office — 就职 (jiù zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take on a piece of work — 接活 (jiē huó)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take over (as minister, manager etc) — 接任 (jiē rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take over sb else's job — 顶班 (dǐng bān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take turns — 轮替 (lún tì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take up a post — 出任 (chū rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to test-fire — 试射 (shì shè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to transfer an employee to another post — 调岗 (tiáo gǎng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc) — 劝退 (quàn tuì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc) — 打字 (dǎ zì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to unbind (e.g. a phone number from an account) — 解绑 (jiě bǎng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to undertake mental work — 用脑 (yòng nǎo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications — 包工 (bāo gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to visit (as a customer) — 光顾 (guāng gù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wait for a job assignment — 待岗 (dài gǎng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc) — 取暖 (qǔ nuǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to warm oneself at a fire — 烤火 (kǎo huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to warm oneself facing the fire — 向火 (xiàng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to withhold tax (from employee's salary) — 代扣 (dài kòu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work — 做事 (zuò shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work — 工作 (gōng zuò)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work — 干活 (gàn huó)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work — 操作 (cāo zuò)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work — 运转 (yùn zhuǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work a shift — 值班 (zhí bān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work a temporary or casual job — 打工 (dǎ gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · casual

• to work against the clock — 赶工 (gǎn gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work as a carter or porter — 赶脚 (gǎn jiǎo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work as a foreman — 领工 (lǐng gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work as a good-time girl — 卖笑 (mài xiào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV — 坐台 (zuò tái)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work as a laborer — 务工 (wù gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work as a police officer — 从警 (cóng jǐng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work as a teacher — 从教 (cóng jiào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work as a teacher — 教书 (jiào shū)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work as an artist — 从艺 (cóng yì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work as footman — 跟包 (gēn bāo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work extra hours — 加点 (jiā diǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work for a living — 混饭 (hùn fàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker) — 做活 (zuò huó)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work for a trial period — 试工 (shì gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work for a trial period — 试手 (shì shǒu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work half-heartedly — 混事 (hùn shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work hard — 劳碌 (láo lù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work hard — 打拼 (dǎ pīn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work hard — 操劳 (cāo láo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work hard — 苦干 (kǔ gàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work hard — 卖力 (mài lì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work hard for — 力争 (lì zhēng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work hard for sth — 争气 (zhēng qì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work in an enterprise for a share of the profits — 拆账 (chāi zhàng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work in vain — 枉劳 (wǎng láo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work industriously — 实干 (shí gàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work office hours — 坐班 (zuò bān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work on one's own — 单干 (dān gàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work one's shift — 当班 (dāng bān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work out — 制订 (zhì dìng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work out a strategy — 筹谋 (chóu móu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work overtime — 加班 (jiā bān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work resourcefully — 巧干 (qiǎo gān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work solely on — 专司 (zhuān sī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work tirelessly — 卖命 (mài mìng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work together — 共事 (gòng shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work with one's brains — 劳心 (láo xīn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work with one's hands — 做工 (zuò gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate — 批示 (pī shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing) — 刀库 (dāo kù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• toolbar (in computer software) (loanword) — 兔爸 (tù bà)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• trade — 行业 (háng yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• trading company — 商行 (shāng háng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• transcreation (adaptation of a creative work for an audience of a different culture) — 创译 (chuàng yì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• translated work — 译著 (yì zhù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• volley of rifle fire — 排枪 (pái qiāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• weekly meeting — 周会 (zhōu huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• what business? — 何干 (hé gān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• wholly-owned (often by foreign company) — 独资 (dú zī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work — 劳作 (láo zuò)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work — 劳动 (láo dòng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work — 工 (gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work — 活儿 (huó ér)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work (of art) — 作品 (zuò pǐn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work chant — 号子 (hào zi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work clothes — 工装 (gōng zhuāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work done in the field (rather than in the office or at the headquarters) — 外勤 (wài qín)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work or plans left as a legacy — 遗教 (yí jiào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work order — 工单 (gōng dān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) — 工分 (gōng fēn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work-related injury — 工伤 (gōng shāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work-related matters — 公事 (gōng shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific) — 大作 (dà zuò)

  work · communication · beginner · formal