Category: neutral

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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

• good morning — 早上好 (zǎoshang hǎo)

  greeting · everyday · beginner · neutral

• 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

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• "Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty — 武经总要 (wǔ jīng zǒng yào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• "drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice — 以药养医 (yǐ yào yǎng yī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• "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)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• "sensational headline writers", people who write misleading titles in order to generate clicks from Internet users — 标题党 (biāo tí dǎng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• a book — 册子 (cè zǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• a coloring book — 着色书 (zhuó sè shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors. — 名师出高徒 (míng shī chū gāo tú)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• 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)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• a grade A war criminal — 甲级战犯 (jiǎ jí zhàn fàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• a high-class upright character (idiom) — 高风峻节 (gāo fēng jùn jié)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• a lower grade (in a school) (e.g. 1st or 2nd year) — 低年级 (dī nián jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• 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)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• a person with knowledge and experience (idiom) — 有识之士 (yǒu shí zhī shì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• a residential property located within the designated catchment area of a desirable school, often sought after by parents to secure school admission for their children — 学区房 (xué qū fáng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom) — 不愤不启 (bú fèn bù qǐ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• a teaching strategy combining a concise explanation of essential concepts with frequent practice — 精讲多练 (jīng jiǎng duō liàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• a test — 检定 (jiǎn dìng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• a treasured rare book — 秘本 (mì běn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• ability to write — 笔底下 (bǐ dǐ xià)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• ability to write — 笔头 (bǐ tóu)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• according to reason — 按理 (àn lǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• account book — 账本 (zhàng běn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• admission notice (issued by a university) — 录取通知书 (lù qǔ tōng zhī shū)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• admissions officer — 招生官 (zhāo shēng guān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core — 中体西用 (zhōng tǐ xī yòng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• advanced class of primary school — 高级小学 (gāo jí xiǎo xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• 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)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• after-school program — 托管班 (tuō guǎn bān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• all-boys school — 男校 (nán xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• all-girls school — 女校 (nǚ xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• all-round education (as opposed to exam-oriented education 應試教育|应试教育[ying4 shi4 jiao4 yu4]) — 素质教育 (sù zhì jiào yù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• an account book — 账册 (zhàng cè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• ancient book — 古书 (gǔ shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom) — 敢怒而不敢言 (gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• annotations made in a book — 圈圈点点 (quān quān diǎn diǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• as it should be by rights (idiom) — 理所当然 (lǐ suǒ dāng rán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• ascetic practice — 苦行 (kǔ xíng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• associate professor (university post) — 副教授 (fù jiào shòu)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• atmospheric nuclear test — 大气层核试验 (dà qì céng hé shì yàn)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• auditor (student) — 旁听生 (páng tīng shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• background knowledge — 预备知识 (yù bèi zhī shi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• banned book — 禁书 (jìn shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• bayonet practice in pairs — 对刺 (duì cì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• beginning student — 初学者 (chū xué zhě)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• blank exam paper — 白卷 (bái juàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• boarding school — 寄宿学校 (jì sù xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• book — 册 (cè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• book — 书 (shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• book — 本子 (běn zi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• book by Han dynasty astronomer Zhang Heng — 浑仪注 (hún yí zhù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• book cover — 包书皮 (bāo shū pí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• book cover — 书皮 (shū pí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• 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)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• book review — 书评 (shū píng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• book slip — 借书单 (jiè shū dān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• book title — 书题 (shū tí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• book worship — 本本主义 (běn běn zhǔ yì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• branch of a school — 分校 (fēn xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• branch of study — 科 (kē)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• breadth of knowledge — 知识面 (zhī shi miàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• brilliant student — 资优生 (zī yōu shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• brilliant student — 高徒 (gāo tú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• call the score — 报分 (bào fēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) — 能屈能伸 (néng qū néng shēn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• case study — 经典案例 (jīng diǎn àn lì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• characteristic class (math.) — 示性类 (shì xìng lèi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• children's picture story book — 小人书 (xiǎo rén shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• class — 学级 (xué jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• class — 汇 (huì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• class — 课时 (kè shí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• class A protected animal — 一类保护动物 (yí lèi bǎo hù dòng wù)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• class Amphibia — 两栖类 (liǎng qī lèi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• class division into proletariat and bourgeoisie class enemy, in use esp. during the Cultural Revolution — 血统论 (xuè tǒng lùn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• class hour — 学时 (xué shí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• class monitor — 班长 (bān zhǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• class of underachievers — 放牛班 (fàng niú bān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• class or grade — 曹 (cáo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• class struggle — 阶级斗争 (jiē jí dòu zhēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• class timetable — 课程表 (kè chéng biǎo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• classic book — 本经 (běn jīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• closed-book examination — 闭卷考试 (bì juàn kǎo shì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• code of conduct — 常规 (cháng guī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• college — 学堂 (xué táng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• college — 学院 (xué yuàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• college — 院校 (yuàn xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• 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

• college of Western learning in late Qing — 洋务学堂 (yáng wù xué táng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• commemorative album — 纪念册 (jì niàn cè)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• community college — 社区大学 (shè qū dà xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• consumer-grade — 消费级 (xiāo fèi jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• conversation class — 对话课 (duì huà kè)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• course — 流程 (liú chéng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• course — 航向 (háng xiàng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• course — 课程 (kè chéng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• course credit — 学分 (xué fēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• course of action — 作法 (zuò fǎ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• course of disease — 病程 (bìng chéng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• course of events — 事态发展 (shì tài fā zhǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• course of events — 进程 (jìn chéng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• course of events — 过程 (guò chéng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• course of lectures — 讲座 (jiǎng zuò)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• course of treatment — 疗程 (liáo chéng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• course syllabus — 教学大纲 (jiào xué dà gāng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• 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)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• cram class — 补习班 (bǔ xí bān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• crash (course) — 速成 (sù chéng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• crowd knowledge — 众智 (zhòng zhì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song — 古文运动 (gǔ wén yùn dòng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• custom — 习气 (xí qì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• custom — 老例 (lǎo lì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• custom — 风习 (fēng xí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• desire for knowledge — 求知欲 (qiú zhī yù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• diary (book) — 日记本 (rì jì běn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• different trades, worlds apart (idiom) — 隔行如隔山 (gé háng rú gé shān)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• 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)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• dissenting religious sect (idiom) — 旁门左道 (páng mén zuǒ dào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• drill book — 操典 (cāo diǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• driving school — 驾校 (jià xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• driving test — 路考 (lù kǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• eager to study — 好学 (hào xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• early-morning self-study session (before regular classes) — 早自习 (zǎo zì xí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom) — 知易行难 (zhī yì xíng nán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• easy to learn — 好学 (hào xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• easy to learn — 易学 (yì xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• economics (as a field of study) — 经济学 (jīng jì xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• economy class — 经济舱 (jīng jì cāng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• eight grade wage scale (system) — 八级工资制 (bā jí gōng zī zhì)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• electronic book — 电子书 (diàn zǐ shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• electronic book reader — 电纸书 (diàn zhǐ shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• elementary school — 小学 (xiǎo xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• elementary school (Tw) — 国民小学 (guó mín xiǎo xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• end of school — 散学 (sàn xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• enjoyable to read — 可读 (kě dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• entire book — 全书 (quán shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• evening college — 夜大学 (yè dà xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• evening school — 夜校 (yè xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• 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)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• exam paper — 考卷 (kǎo juàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• exam paper — 考试卷 (kǎo shì juàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• exam question — 考题 (kǎo tí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• exam question — 试题 (shì tí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• exam room — 考场 (kǎo chǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• exam room — 试场 (shì chǎng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• exam site — 考点 (kǎo diǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• exam-oriented education — 应试教育 (yìng shì jiào yù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• excelling both in morals and studies (idiom) — 品学兼优 (pǐn xué jiān yōu)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• exchange student — 交换生 (jiāo huàn shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• exercise book — 练习本 (liàn xí běn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• exercise book for practicing Chinese character handwriting (each page being a grid of blank cells divided into quadrants, like the character 田) — 田格本 (tián gé běn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• expert craft from hard practice (idiom) — 良工心苦 (liáng gōng xīn kǔ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• exploiting class (in Marxist theory) — 剥削阶级 (bō xuē jiē jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• facts speak louder than words (idiom) — 事实胜于雄辩 (shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• famous school — 名校 (míng xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• famous school — 显学 (xiǎn xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• fascicle — 分册 (fēn cè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• final exam — 大考 (dà kǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• final exam — 期末考 (qī mò kǎo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• first class — 一等 (yī děng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• first class — 一级 (yī jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• first class — 顶尖级 (dǐng jiān jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• first class — 头等 (tóu děng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• first class merit — 头功 (tóu gōng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• first year of university — 大一 (dà yī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• first-class — 上乘 (shàng chéng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• first-class — 第一流 (dì yī liú)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• fitness test — 体测 (tǐ cè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• follow-up study — 追踪调查 (zhuī zōng diào chá)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• fourth year of university — 大四 (dà sì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• free school (old) — 义学 (yì xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• general academic senior high school (as opposed to vocational high schools) — 普通高中 (pǔ tōng gāo zhōng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• 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)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• general course — 通识课程 (tōng shí kè chéng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• general knowledge — 通识 (tōng shí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• general middle school — 普通中学 (pǔ tōng zhōng xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• golf course — 高尔夫球场 (gāo ěr fū qiú chǎng)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• good teacher and helpful friend (idiom) — 良师益友 (liáng shī yì yǒu)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• grade — 年级 (nián jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• grade — 标号 (biāo hào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• grade — 档次 (dàng cì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• grade — 班次 (bān cì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• grade — 等级 (děng jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• grade — 考分 (kǎo fēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• grade (i.e. quality) — 品第 (pǐn dì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• grade 2 — 二级 (èr jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• grade 3 — 三级 (sān jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• grade 4 — 四级 (sì jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• grade 8 worker (highest on the eight grade wage scale) — 八级工 (bā jí gōng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• grade A — 甲等 (jiǎ děng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• grade separation (civil engineering) — 交通立体化 (jiāo tōng lì tǐ huà)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• graduate school — 研究生院 (yán jiū shēng yuàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• graduate student — 研究生 (yán jiū shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• grand-disciple — 徒孙 (tú sūn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) — 大智慧 (dà zhì huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• group — 派别 (pài bié)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• hack teacher — 教书匠 (jiào shū jiàng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• half-day (or double-shift) school — 半日制学校 (bàn rì zhì xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• hardcover (book) — 精装 (jīng zhuāng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• head of a (university) department — 系主任 (xì zhǔ rèn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test) — 高分低能 (gāo fēn dī néng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• high-grade ore — 富矿 (fù kuàng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• high-grade well-tempered steel — 百炼钢 (bǎi liàn gāng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• history book — 史书 (shǐ shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• holy book — 圣贤书 (shèng xián shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• homework — 功课 (gōng kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• homework — 家庭作业 (jiā tíng zuò yè)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• I Ching — 易经 (yì jīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• important book — 要著 (yào zhù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• impression of a book — 读后感 (dú hòu gǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• individual lesson — 单班课 (dān bān kè)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• industrial tourism (visiting a place to learn about its local industries and their production processes) — 工业旅游 (gōng yè lǚ yóu)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• intelligence test — 智力测验 (zhì lì cè yàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• intensive course — 速成班 (sù chéng bān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• intensive reading course — 精读课 (jīng dú kè)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• intern (esp. a student in practical training) — 实习生 (shí xí shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• introductory course — 入门课程 (rù mén kè chéng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• junior high school — 初级中学 (chū jí zhōng xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• junior high school (Tw) — 国民中学 (guó mín zhōng xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• junior high student — 初中生 (chū zhōng shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• kind — 类 (lèi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• knowledge — 智识 (zhì shí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• knowledge — 知识 (zhī shi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• knowledge and experience — 识度 (shí dù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• knowledge and experience — 识见 (shí jiàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• knowledge base — 知识库 (zhī shi kù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• knowledge worker — 知识工程师 (zhī shi gōng chéng shī)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• lacking class — 没水准 (méi shuǐ zhǔn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• lacking in class — 没品 (méi pǐn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• lacking in knowledge — 俭腹 (jiǎn fù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• law school — 法学院 (fǎ xué yuàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• learned person — 通人 (tōng rén)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• learning — 学问 (xué wèn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• length of a book — 部头 (bù tóu)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• lesson — 课业 (kè yè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• lesson plan — 教案 (jiào àn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• lit. always with a book in hand (idiom) — 手不释卷 (shǒu bú shì juàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom) — 暮鼓晨钟 (mù gǔ chén zhōng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) — 一家人不说两家话 (yì jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom) — 晨钟暮鼓 (chén zhōng mù gǔ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom) — 不可同日而语 (bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom) — 未可同日而语 (wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom) — 开卷有益 (kāi juàn yǒu yì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives — 说曹操曹操就到 (shuō cáo cāo cáo cāo jiù dào)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions — 眼观六路耳听八方 (yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom) — 聚萤映雪 (jù yíng yìng xuě)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom) — 树碑立传 (shù bēi lì zhuàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to gnaw a book — 啃书 (kěn shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) — 厚积薄发 (hòu jī bó fā)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal — 修炼成仙 (xiū liàn chéng xiān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom) — 同日而语 (tóng rì ér yǔ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• low grade ore — 贫矿 (pín kuàng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• low-class prostitute — 泼烟花 (pō yān huā)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• low-grade — 低档 (dī dàng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• lower elementary school — 初级小学 (chū jí xiǎo xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• main course — 主菜 (zhǔ cài)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes) — 夫妻反目 (fū qī fǎn mù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press) — 手抄本 (shǒu chāo běn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• manuscript of a book — 书稿 (shū gǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• martial arts school — 武馆 (wǔ guǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. — 业精于勤 (yè jīng yú qín)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• medical book — 医书 (yī shū)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• medical knowledge — 医理 (yī lǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• medical school — 卫校 (wèi xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• medical school — 医学系 (yī xué xì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• medical school — 医学院 (yī xué yuàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• medical school — 医科学校 (yī kē xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• mid-term exam — 期中考 (qī zhōng kǎo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• middle and elementary school — 中小学 (zhōng xiǎo xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• middle class — 中产 (zhōng chǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• middle class — 中产阶级 (zhōng chǎn jiē jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• middle school — 中学 (zhōng xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• middle-school student — 中学生 (zhōng xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• military school — 军校 (jūn xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• minimum passing score for admission — 录取线 (lù qǔ xiàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• model teacher of every age (idiom) — 万世师表 (wàn shì shī biǎo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• musical score — 总谱 (zǒng pǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• musical score — 谱子 (pǔ zǐ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• name of a book — 书名 (shū míng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• national unified entrance exam — 统一招生 (tǒng yī zhāo shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• negative score — 负分 (fù fēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• new knowledge — 新知 (xīn zhī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• newly enlisted officer student — 入伍生 (rù wǔ shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• no end to learning (idiom) — 学无止境 (xué wú zhǐ jìng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• normal and proper practice — 常道 (cháng dào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• normal university — 师范大学 (shī fàn dà xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom) — 不愧下学 (bú kuì xià xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates — 不耻下问 (bù chǐ xià wèn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• not knowing which course to follow (idiom) — 无所适从 (wú suǒ shì cóng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• not to listen — 听不进去 (tīng bú jìn qù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• nuclear test — 核试 (hé shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• nuclear test — 核试爆 (hé shì bào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• nuclear test — 核试验 (hé shì yàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• nuclear test reactor — 核试验堆 (hé shì yàn duī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• nuclear test site — 核试验场 (hé shì yàn chǎng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• nursing student — 护生 (hù shēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• object lesson — 实物教学 (shí wù jiào xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom) — 一意孤行 (yí yì gū xíng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom) — 名重识暗 (míng zhòng shí àn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• old book — 善本 (shàn běn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• old practice — 故事 (gù shì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• old school — 旧派 (jiù pài)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• old-fashioned — 老派 (lǎo pài)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• one's late teacher — 先师 (xiān shī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• optional course (in school) — 选修课 (xuǎn xiū kè)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• ordinary and mediocre (idiom) — 平淡无奇 (píng dàn wú qí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• Örkesh Dölet (1968-), one of the main leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989 — 吾尔开希 (wú ěr kāi xī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• orthodox school — 正宗 (zhèng zōng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• outstanding student — 优生 (yōu shēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• overall score — 总分 (zǒng fēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• page of a book — 书页 (shū yè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• paperback (book) — 平装本 (píng zhuāng běn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• parent-teacher conference — 家长会 (jiā zhǎng huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• passing line or score (in an examination) — 及格线 (jí gé xiàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• paternity or maternity test — 亲子鉴定 (qīn zǐ jiàn dìng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• peasant class (esp. in Marxist theory) — 农民阶级 (nóng mín jiē jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• per book — 账载 (zhàng zǎi)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• percentage of children who enter school — 入学率 (rù xué lǜ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• person pursuing religious practice (Buddhism) — 修行人 (xiū xíng rén)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[Zhou1 Dun1 yi2], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes — 太极图说 (tài jí tú shuō)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• physical book — 实体书 (shí tǐ shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• physical book — 纸质书 (zhǐ zhì shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• physical fitness test (for school students etc) — 体育达标测验 (tǐ yù dá biāo cè yàn)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• picture book — 绘本 (huì běn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• placement test — 编班考试 (biān bān kǎo shì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• pleasant to listen to — 动听 (dòng tīng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• pocket book — 袖珍本 (xiù zhēn běn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• pop-up book — 立体书 (lì tǐ shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• 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

• practice of allowing only one child per family — 一胎化 (yì tāi huà)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• preoccupied with school grades — 分数挂帅 (fēn shù guà shuài)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• presidential award (received by university students in Taiwan for academic excellence) — 书卷奖 (shū juàn jiǎng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• primary school — 蒙馆 (méng guǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• primary school student — 小学生 (xiǎo xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 first class (army rank) — 上等兵 (shàng děng bīng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• private school — 私立学校 (sī lì xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• professional school — 高职院校 (gāo zhí yuàn xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• profound (knowledge) — 渊深 (yuān shēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chpt. 41) — 进道若退 (jìn dào ruò tuì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• progression from elementary school to junior high (abbr. for 小學生升入初中生|小学生升入初中生[xiao3 xue2 sheng1 sheng1 ru4 chu1 zhong1 sheng1]) — 小升初 (xiǎo shēng chū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• public school — 公立学校 (gōng lì xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• quiz (student assessment) — 随堂测验 (suí táng cè yàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• race course — 赛马场 (sài mǎ chǎng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• rapid diagnostic test (RDT) — 快速诊断测试 (kuài sù zhěn duàn cè shì)

  classroom · learning · advanced · 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

• rapid diagnostic test (RDT), abbr. to 快篩|快筛[kuai4 shai1] — 快速筛检 (kuài sù shāi jiǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• rare book — 秘籍 (mì jí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• rational knowledge — 理性知识 (lǐ xìng zhī shi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• read-only (computing) — 唯读 (wéi dú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• real knowledge — 真知 (zhēn zhī)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• reference book — 参考书 (cān kǎo shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc) — 工具书 (gōng jù shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• representative individual (of a school of thought) — 代表人物 (dài biǎo rén wù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• required course — 必修课 (bì xiū kè)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• research and study — 研习 (yán xí)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• respondent (in a survey, questionnaire, study etc) — 被访者 (bèi fǎng zhě)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• revised edition (of a book) — 修订本 (xiū dìng běn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• river course — 河道 (hé dào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• ruling class — 领导层 (lǐng dǎo céng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• scheduled evening self-study period — 晚自习 (wǎn zì xí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• scholar of the rationalist school of Neo-Confucianism 理學|理学[Li3 xue2] — 理学家 (lǐ xué jiā)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 after the Western model, teaching subjects such as foreign languages, math, physics, chemistry etc (old) — 洋学堂 (yáng xué táng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 board — 教育委员会 (jiào yù wěi yuán huì)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• school building — 学舍 (xué shè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school building — 教学楼 (jiào xué lóu)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 engineering — 工学院 (gōng xué yuàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• school of management — 管理学院 (guǎn lǐ xué yuàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• school of thought — 学派 (xué pài)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• school opening ceremony (to mark the start of a semester) (Tw) — 始业式 (shǐ yè shì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• 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

• scientific knowledge — 科学知识 (kē xué zhī shi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• screen test — 试镜头 (shì jìng tóu)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• sea of learning, no horizon (idiom) — 学海无涯 (xué hǎi wú yá)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• second class — 二等 (èr děng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• second class cabin — 二等舱 (èr děng cāng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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-class citizen — 二等公民 (èr děng gōng mín)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• secondary normal school (secondary school that trains kindergarten and elementary school teachers) — 中等师范学校 (zhōng děng shī fàn xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• secure in the knowledge that one has backing — 有恃无恐 (yǒu shì wú kǒng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 — 高级中学 (gāo jí zhōng xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 high school student — 高中生 (gāo zhōng shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• senior student — 高年级生 (gāo nián jí shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• sergeant first class — 四级士官 (sì jí shì guān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• shallow study — 浅学 (qiǎn xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• short training course — 短训班 (duǎn xùn bān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• slight knowledge of sth — 略知皮毛 (lüè zhī pí máo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• social class — 社会阶层 (shè huì jiē céng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• social class — 阶层 (jiē céng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• social rank — 社会等级 (shè huì děng jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• specialized school — 专科学校 (zhuān kē xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• spin class — 动感单车 (dòng gǎn dān chē)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 grant — 助学金 (zhù xué jīn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student ID number — 学号 (xué hào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• student loan — 助学贷款 (zhù xué dài kuǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student loan — 贷学金 (dài xué jīn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student movement — 学生运动 (xué shēng yùn dòng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student movement — 学运 (xué yùn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• student of a senior high school — 高中学生 (gāo zhōng xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 of theology — 神学士 (shén xué shì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student on duty — 值日生 (zhí rì shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student protest — 学潮 (xué cháo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• student strike — 罢课 (bà kè)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• student studying abroad — 留学生 (liú xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student union — 学生会 (xué shēng huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student who also works part-time — 工读生 (gōng dú shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student who engages in regular training for a sport — 体育生 (tǐ yù shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student who jumps a year — 跳级生 (tiào jí shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student who repeats (a course, grade etc) at school — 复读生 (fù dú shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• students who relocate to another region of China in order to gain an advantage on the college entrance exam — 高考移民 (gāo kǎo yí mín)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• study (room) — 书房 (shū fáng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• study group — 读书会 (dú shū huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects) — 学而不厌 (xué ér bú yàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• style of study — 学风 (xué fēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• subtitle (of a book etc) — 副标题 (fù biāo tí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• summer school — 暑期学校 (shǔ qī xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• superior grade — 超等 (chāo děng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• 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 in charge of a class — 班主任 (bān zhǔ rèn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• teacher-training — 师范 (shī fàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• teacher's college — 师范学院 (shī fàn xué yuàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 knowledge — 技术知识 (jì shù zhī shi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• technical middle school — 中等技术学校 (zhōng děng jì shù xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• technical middle school education — 中等专业教育 (zhōng děng zhuān yè jiào yù)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• technical or industrial school — 工业学校 (gōng yè xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• technical school — 工校 (gōng xiào)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• technical university — 工业大学 (gōng yè dà xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• telephone contact notebook — 电话本 (diàn huà běn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 pilot — 试飞员 (shì fēi yuán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• test planting — 试种 (shì zhǒng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• test point — 试点 (shì diǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• test room — 试验间 (shì yàn jiān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• test tube — 试管 (shì guǎn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• test tube baby — 试管婴儿 (shì guǎn yīng ér)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄|毛主席语录[Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Yu3 lu4]) — 红宝书 (hóng bǎo shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism — 道德经 (dào dé jīng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 capitalist class — 资产阶级 (zī chǎn jiē jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind — 寒蝉效应 (hán chán xiào yìng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 Hebrew University of Jerusalem — 希伯来大学 (xī bó lái dà xué)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, located in Nanjing, est. 1986 (formally, the Johns Hopkins University – Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies) — 中美文化研究中心 (zhōng měi wén huà yán jiū zhōng xīn)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• the landlord class — 地主阶级 (dì zhǔ jiē jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 practice of favoring sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative — 裙带风 (qún dài fēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] — 十三经 (shí sān jīng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• time course — 时间进程 (shí jiān jìn chéng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to abandon the old (Asian) ways and learn from Europe — 脱亚入欧 (tuō yà rù ōu)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to acknowledge as one's teacher — 拜人为师 (bài rén wéi shī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to acquire knowledge — 长知识 (cháng zhī shi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom) — 羞于启齿 (xiū yú qǐ chǐ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc) — 不得其门而入 (bù dé qí mén ér rù)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to become accustomed to sth through long practice — 习以成俗 (xí yǐ chéng sú)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to begin an exam — 开考 (kāi kǎo)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to block one's ears and not listen (idiom) — 充耳不闻 (chōng ěr bù wén)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 choose the right course and follow it (idiom) — 择善而从 (zé shàn ér cóng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 course the liver and rectify 氣|气[qi4] (TCM) — 疏肝理气 (shū gān lǐ qì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships) — 留一手 (liú yì shǒu)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom) — 钻故纸堆 (zuàn gù zhǐ duī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 (sb) proud — 争面子 (zhēng miàn zi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 draw a lesson (from a setback) — 吸取教训 (xī qǔ jiào xùn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to drill — 演练 (yǎn liàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to emerge and perish on its own — 自生自灭 (zì shēng zì miè)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to enroll without declaring one's major or department (in one's first year(s) of university) — 不分系 (bù fēn xì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 expel from school — 开除学籍 (kāi chú xué jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 form one's own group or school of thought — 自立门户 (zì lì mén hù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 gain knowledge and experience — 长见识 (cháng jiàn shi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 become common practice (idiom) — 蔚然成风 (wèi rán chéng fēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to have class — 有气质 (yǒu qì zhì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters — 提笔忘字 (tí bǐ wàng zì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to have kept count — 有数 (yǒu shù)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to have one's fortune read — 批八字 (pī bā zì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to hear (news) — 听取 (tīng qǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to heed advice — 听劝 (tīng quàn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom) — 现学现用 (xiàn xué xiàn yòng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam) — 低空飞过 (dī kōng fēi guò)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to keep score — 记分 (jì fēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to know the score (idiom) — 心里有数 (xīn lǐ yǒu shù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 by rote — 死记硬背 (sǐ jì yìng bèi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to learn from history (idiom) — 以史为鉴 (yǐ shǐ wèi jiàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]) — 学然后知不足 (xué rán hòu zhī bù zú)

  classroom · learning · advanced · 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 let nature take its course (idiom) — 顺其自然 (shùn qí zì rán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to let things take their course — 听其自然 (tīng qí zì rán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to let things take their course (idiom) — 任其自然 (rèn qí zì rán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 — 倾耳而听 (qīng ěr ér tīng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom) — 虚己以听 (xū jǐ yǐ tīng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to listen to the next chapter for an explanation — 且听下回分解 (qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě)

  classroom · learning · advanced · 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 observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs) — 鉴往知来 (jiàn wǎng zhī lái)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to observe the present to study the past — 将今论古 (jiāng jīn lùn gǔ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 cupping (technique used in TCM) — 拔罐子 (bá guàn zǐ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 fraud (idiom) — 弄虚作假 (nòng xū zuò jiǎ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 strict economy (idiom) — 厉行节约 (lì xíng jié yuē)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to practice tai chi — 打太极 (dǎ tài jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to practice Taoism — 修真 (xiū zhēn)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to practice what one preaches (idiom) — 身体力行 (shēn tǐ lì xíng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 prick up one's ear and listen carefully — 倾耳细听 (qīng ěr xì tīng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 punish a student by having him stand in a half-squatting position with arms extended forward — 罚半蹲 (fá bàn dūn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 pursue scholarly study — 做学问 (zuò xué wèn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to put into practice — 付诸实施 (fù zhū shí shī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 smoothly (of text) — 顺嘴儿 (shùn zuǐ ér)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 run aground in mid-course — 中途搁浅 (zhōng tú gē qiǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to say sth without meaning it (idiom) — 言不由衷 (yán bù yóu zhōng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 try (sports) — 触地得分 (chù dì dé fēn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 seek a teacher desiring to study — 访师求学 (fǎng shī qiú xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 shoot without aim (idiom) — 无的放矢 (wú dì fàng shǐ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 and pontificate — 坐而论道 (zuò ér lùn dào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 and keep one's promise (idiom) — 言而有信 (yán ér yǒu xìn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak bluntly (idiom) — 直言不讳 (zhí yán bú huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak cautiously — 慎言 (shèn yán)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak conceited nonsense — 口出狂言 (kǒu chū kuáng yán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak evasively (idiom) — 闪烁其词 (shǎn shuò qí cí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom) — 振振有词 (zhèn zhèn yǒu cí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom) — 振振有辞 (zhèn zhèn yǒu cí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 frankly — 说白了 (shuō bái le)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom) — 有口无心 (yǒu kǒu wú xīn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom) — 怯声怯气 (qiè shēng qiè qì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak in general terms — 泛泛而谈 (fàn fàn ér tán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak incoherently — 口不择言 (kǒu bù zé yán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 one minute and be quiet the next — 有一句没一句 (yǒu yí jù méi yí jù)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• to speak one's mind — 有话要说 (yǒu huà yào shuō)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak one's mind — 直言无讳 (zhí yán wú huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 out for justice (idiom) — 仗义执言 (zhàng yì zhí yán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak plainly — 有一说一 (yǒu yī shuō yī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak rudely — 出言不逊 (chū yán bú xùn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 softly — 轻声细语 (qīng shēng xì yǔ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak softly — 轻言细语 (qīng yán xì yǔ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak the truth — 说实话 (shuō shí huà)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

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

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak vehemently — 口沫横飞 (kǒu mò héng fēi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom) — 洋腔洋调 (yáng qiāng yáng tiáo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak with the eyes — 目语 (mù yǔ)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• to speak without thinking — 信口胡说 (xìn kǒu hú shuō)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak without thinking (idiom) — 信口开河 (xìn kǒu kāi hé)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 assiduously and tirelessly (idiom) — 悬梁刺股 (xuán liáng cì gǔ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 diligently — 刻苦钻研 (kè kǔ zuān yán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to study diligently — 勤学苦练 (qín xué kǔ liàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to study for a degree — 念学位 (niàn xué wèi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 sth in order to apply it — 学以致用 (xué yǐ zhì yòng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 principle to acquire knowledge (idiom) — 格物致知 (gé wù zhì zhī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 lesson from (an adverse experience) — 引以为鉴 (yǐn yǐ wéi jiàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 negative — 呈阴性 (chéng yīn xìng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to test positive — 呈阳性 (chéng yáng xìng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 test the waters — 试水温 (shì shuǐ wēn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 try to score (a goal) — 临门一脚 (lín mén yì jiǎo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 watch and listen attentively — 拭目倾耳 (shì mù qīng ěr)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 book advancing one's theory (idiom) — 著书立说 (zhù shū lì shuō)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom) — 文不加点 (wén bù jiā diǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 an IOU or promissory note — 打白条 (dǎ bái tiáo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 at a tremendous speed — 奋笔疾书 (fèn bǐ jí shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 elegantly — 笔下生花 (bǐ xià shēng huā)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to write for a living — 摇笔杆 (yáo bǐ gǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 off at one stroke — 一笔勾销 (yì bǐ gōu xiāo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 with the tip of the brush tilted — 走偏锋 (zǒu piān fēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• too frightened to move or speak — 杜口裹足 (dù kǒu guǒ zú)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• top student — 优等生 (yōu děng shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• top student — 尖子生 (jiān zǐ shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• top student — 高材生 (gāo cái shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• training class — 培训班 (péi xùn bān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• tranquility yields transcendence (idiom) — 宁静致远 (níng jìng zhì yuǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• transfer student — 转学生 (zhuǎn xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• treasure house of knowledge — 知识宝库 (zhī shi bǎo kù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• undergraduate course of study (Tw) — 大学部 (dà xué bù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• undergraduate student — 本科生 (běn kē shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• underground nuclear test — 地下核试验 (dì xià hé shì yàn)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• university — 大学 (dà xué)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• university and high school students — 大中学生 (dà zhōng xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• university preparatory course — 大学预科 (dà xué yù kē)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• university student — 大学生 (dà xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• university undergraduate course — 大学本科 (dà xué běn kē)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• unrestricted warfare (originally the title of a Chinese book published in 1999, later used to refer to war by any means, military or non-military, including cyberwarfare, economic warfare etc) — 超限战 (chāo xiàn zhàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• upper class — 上流 (shàng liú)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• upper class — 上流社会 (shàng liú shè huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• usual practice — 定例 (dìng lì)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• valuable book decorated with silver, gold and jewels etc, commonly regarded as a disguised form of bribe — 白银书 (bái yín shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom) — 博文约礼 (bó wén yuē lǐ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• virology (study of viruses) — 病毒学 (bìng dú xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• vocational high school — 技工学校 (jì gōng xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• vocational high school — 技术学校 (jì shù xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• vocational high school — 职业中学 (zhí yè zhōng xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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 high school (abbr. to 職高|职高[zhi2 gao1]) — 职业高中 (zhí yè gāo zhōng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• vocational secondary school — 中等专业学校 (zhōng děng zhuān yè xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · advanced · neutral

• weak student — 差生 (chà shēng)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• weapons-grade — 武器级 (wǔ qì jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• what course to follow — 何去何从 (hé qù hé cóng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit — 教学相长 (jiào xué xiāng zhǎng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• widely read — 淹博 (yān bó)

  classroom · learning · beginner · neutral

• with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom) — 熟能生巧 (shú néng shēng qiǎo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• wondrous wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) — 妙智慧 (miào zhì huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• working class — 工人阶级 (gōng rén jiē jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• world-class — 世界级 (shì jiè jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

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

  classroom · learning · intermediate · 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

• 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

• "Internet Navy" — 网络水军 (wǎng luò shuǐ jūn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• "zombie fans", fake followers that can be bought to boost one's popularity on Weibo, Baidu etc — 僵尸粉 (jiāng shī fěn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• a digital scan — 数码扫描 (shù mǎ sǎo miáo)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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 New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4] — 世说新语 (shì shuō xīn yǔ)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• a straightforward honest account — 直笔 (zhí bǐ)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• account — 帐目 (zhàng mù)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• account — 会计科目 (kuài jì kē mù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• action camera — 运动相机 (yùn dòng xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• an overall plan taking into account all factors — 统筹兼顾 (tǒng chóu jiān gù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

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

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• anonymous state-sponsored Internet commentator — 网络特工 (wǎng luò tè gōng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• anonymous state-sponsored Internet commentator — 网路特务 (wǎng lù tè wù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• camera — 照相机 (zhào xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

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

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• camera (jocular) — 长枪短炮 (cháng qiāng duǎn pào)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• camera self-timer (for delayed shutter release) — 自拍器 (zì pāi qì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• camera self-timer mode (for delayed shutter release) — 自拍模式 (zì pāi mó shì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• chat room — 聊天室 (liáo tiān shì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• click-through rate (CTR) (Internet) — 点击率 (diǎn jī lǜ)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• click-through rate (for websites or online advertisements) — 点阅率 (diǎn yuè lǜ)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• commentary (for a film etc) — 解说词 (jiě shuō cí)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• compact digital camera — 卡片机 (kǎ piàn jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• congratulatory letter or message — 贺信 (hè xìn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• congratulatory message — 献词 (xiàn cí)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• content management system (CMS) (Internet) — 内容管理系统 (nèi róng guǎn lǐ xì tǒng)

  digital · digital · advanced · neutral

• content moderator specializing in pornographic material (both online and offline) — 鉴黄师 (jiàn huáng shī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

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

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• current account (in bank) — 往来帐户 (wǎng lái zhàng hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• current account (in bank) — 活期帐户 (huó qī zhàng hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• daily active users (of a website, service etc) — 日活用户 (rì huó yòng hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• day-to-day account — 流水账 (liú shuǐ zhàng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

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

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• digital camera — 数码照相机 (shù mǎ zhào xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · advanced · neutral

• digital camera — 数码相机 (shù mǎ xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom) — 不以词害志 (bù yǐ cí hài zhì)

  digital · digital · advanced · neutral

• don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom) — 不以辞害志 (bù yǐ cí hài zhì)

  digital · digital · advanced · neutral

• dormant bank account — 死账 (sǐ zhàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• dynamic update (Internet) — 动态更新 (dòng tài gēng xīn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• external link (on a website) — 外部链接 (wài bù liàn jiē)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites) — 五毛党 (wǔ máo dǎng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• final account — 决算 (jué suàn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• first-person shooter (video game genre) — 第一人称射击 (dì yī rén chēng shè jī)

  digital · digital · advanced · neutral

• forum (esp. online) — 讨论区 (tǎo lùn qū)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• group photo of whole family — 合家欢 (hé jiā huān)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• half-length photo or portrait — 半身像 (bàn shēn xiàng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

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

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• historical version — 历史版本 (lì shǐ bǎn běn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

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

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• iCIBA, online dictionary by Kingsoft Corporation, at www.iciba.com — 爱词霸 (ài cí bà)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• identification photo — 证件照 (zhèng jiàn zhào)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• income account (accountancy) — 收益帐户 (shōu yì zhàng hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• information — 信息 (xìn xī)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• instant message — 即时消息 (jí shí xiāo xī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• iQiyi, online video platform based in Beijing, launched in 2010 — 爱奇艺 (ài qí yì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom) — 怀璧其罪 (huái bì qí zuì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• live photo — 实况照片 (shí kuàng zhào piàn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• marketing message — 行销诉求 (xíng xiāo sù qiú)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• message — 音信 (yīn xìn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

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

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• message in a bottle — 漂流瓶 (piāo liú píng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• message of congratulation — 贺词 (hè cí)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• message queue (computing) — 消息队列 (xiāo xī duì liè)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• miniature hidden camera — 针孔摄像头 (zhēn kǒng shè xiàng tóu)

  digital · digital · advanced · neutral

• misfortune turns to blessing (idiom) — 逢凶化吉 (féng xiōng huà jí)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

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

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• monochrome photo — 单色照片 (dān sè zhào piàn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• movie camera — 电影机 (diàn yǐng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• netizen — 网民 (wǎng mín)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• nominal bank account — 名义账户 (míng yì zhàng hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• 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 advertising — 网络广告 (wǎng luò guǎng gào)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• online banking — 网银 (wǎng yín)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• online broadcast — 网上广播 (wǎng shàng guǎng bō)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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 pornography — 网络色情 (wǎng luò sè qíng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• online search — 线上查询 (xiàn shàng chá xún)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• online version of the People's Daily, 人民日報|人民日报[Ren2 min2 Ri4 bao4] — 人民网 (rén mín wǎng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games — 御宅族 (yù zhái zú)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

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

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• password — 通关密语 (tōng guān mì yǔ)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• password protection — 密码保护 (mì mǎ bǎo hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• peanut gallery (esp. in online forums) — 吃瓜群众 (chī guā qún zhòng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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 attached to the front of a hearse in a funeral procession — 车头相 (chē tóu xiāng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• photo booth sticker — 大头贴 (dà tóu tiē)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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 studio — 照相馆 (zhào xiàng guǎn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• point-and-shoot camera — 傻瓜相机 (shǎ guā xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• recipient (of mail or a message) — 收报人 (shōu bào rén)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• satellite photo — 卫星图 (wèi xīng tú)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• satellite photo — 卫星图像 (wèi xīng tú xiàng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• savings account (in bank) — 储蓄帐户 (chǔ xù zhàng hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• security camera — 监视器 (jiān shì qì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• self-media (news or other content published on independently-operated social media accounts) — 自媒体 (zì méi tǐ)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• sender (of a message) — 发报人 (fā bào rén)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• short video — 短视频 (duǎn shì pín)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• single-lens reflex camera (SLR) — 单反相机 (dān fǎn xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• single-lens reflex camera (SLR) — 单镜反光相机 (dān jìng fǎn guāng xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · advanced · neutral

• single-lens reflex camera (Tw) — 单眼相机 (dān yǎn xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• social media — 社交媒体 (shè jiāo méi tǐ)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• 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

• sound and video — 音视频 (yīn shì pín)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• spoofing culture (Web-based genre in PRC acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc) — 恶搞文化 (è gǎo wén huà)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• stereoscopic camera — 立体摄像机 (lì tǐ shè xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · advanced · neutral

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

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc) — 实名制 (shí míng zhì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• taking everything into account (idiom) — 满打满算 (mǎn dǎ mǎn suàn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• text message — 短信 (duǎn xìn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship) — 十大神兽 (shí dà shén shòu)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• the entire Internet — 全网 (quán wǎng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• the implied message is deep (idiom) — 寓意深远 (yù yì shēn yuǎn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing the United States as the dominant nation in a new world order, drawing an analogy with the Manchu overthrow of the Ming dynasty, achieved after the Qing army entered China via the Shanhai Pass 入關|入关[ru4 guan1] — 入关学 (rù guān xué)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• three-dimensional photo — 立体照片 (lì tǐ zhào piàn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to adequately take into account both public and private interests — 公私兼顾 (gōng sī jiān gù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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 — 说闲话 (shuō xián huà)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to chat — 谈天 (tán tiān)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• to chat — 闲聊天 (xián liáo tiān)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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 about domestic trivia (idiom) — 闲话家常 (xián huà jiā cháng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to chat about this and that — 说东道西 (shuō dōng dào xī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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 come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom) — 慕名而来 (mù míng ér lái)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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 have a friendly chat (Shanghai) — 劈情操 (pī qíng cāo)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to hide the head and show the tail (idiom) — 藏头露尾 (cáng tóu lù wěi)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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 a message — 递条子 (dì tiáo zi)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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 scoop the best camera shots — 抢镜头 (qiǎng jìng tóu)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to scroll on one's smartphone — 刷手机 (shuā shǒu jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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 send a text message — 发短信 (fā duǎn xìn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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 talk or chat about ordinary daily life — 拉家常 (lā jiā cháng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · 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

• traffic camera — 电子警察 (diàn zǐ jǐng chá)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• ultrasonic scan — 超声扫描 (chāo shēng sǎo miáo)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• ultrasound (scan) — 超声波 (chāo shēng bō)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• underwater camera — 水底相机 (shuǐ dǐ xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• undisclosed account — 后账 (hòu zhàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

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

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• user-generated content (of a website) — 用户创造内容 (yòng hù chuàng zào nèi róng)

  digital · digital · advanced · neutral

• video — 动态影像 (dòng tài yǐng xiàng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video — 视频 (shì pín)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• video (HK) — 视像 (shì xiàng)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• video camera — 摄像机 (shè xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video conference — 影像会议 (yǐng xiàng huì yì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video game — 电玩 (diàn wán)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• video game console — 游戏主机 (yóu xì zhǔ jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video game machine — 游戏机 (yóu xì jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video gaming (as a sport) — 电子竞技 (diàn zǐ jìng jì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

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

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• video on demand (VOD) — 视频点播 (shì pín diǎn bō)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video program — 视频节目 (shì pín jié mù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video recorder — 录像机 (lù xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• videotape — 录像带 (lù xiàng dài)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• viewfinder (of a camera etc) — 取景器 (qǔ jǐng qì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• website — 网站 (wǎng zhàn)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• website of China News Service 中國新聞社|中国新闻社[Zhong1 guo2 Xin1 wen2 she4] (chinanews.com) — 中国新闻网 (zhōng guó xīn wén wǎng)

  digital · digital · advanced · neutral

• wide angle camera shot — 广角镜头 (guǎng jiǎo jìng tóu)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• wiki (Internet) — 维基 (wéi jī)

  digital · digital · beginner · neutral

• where is the nearest pharmacy? — 最近的药店在哪里？ (zuìjìn de yàodiàn zài nǎlǐ?)

  emergency · medical · intermediate · neutral

• "ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree) — 蚂蚁上树 (mǎ yǐ shàng shù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• "flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study — 飞鱼族 (fēi yú zú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• "keep the change" (restaurant expression) — 不用找 (bú yòng zhǎo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• "mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other) — 鸳鸯锅 (yuān yāng guō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• "three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles — 三公经费 (sān gōng jīng fèi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• "transparent kitchen" – a kitchen (in a restaurant, school cafeteria etc) in which food preparation processes are made visible to customers (by means of transparent glass, live video etc) to promote hygiene and ensure accountability in food safety practices — 明厨亮灶 (míng chú liàng zào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• "wife cake" – a thin, flaky Cantonese pastry filled with sweetened winter melon (or other mild sweet fillings) — 老婆饼 (lǎo pó bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom) — 五味俱全 (wǔ wèi jù quán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom) — 鹤立鸡群 (hè lì jī qún)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a delicacy (food) — 炼珍 (liàn zhēn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a device for extracting water (such as a centrifuge) — 脱水机 (tuō shuǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 kind of a bread — 窝窝头 (wō wō tóu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a kind of cake — 云片糕 (yún piàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom) — 天上掉馅饼 (tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• a poached egg — 卧果儿 (wò guǒ ér)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a pool of stagnant water — 一潭死水 (yì tán sǐ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on — 鸡毛店 (jī máo diàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom) — 酒逢知己千杯少 (jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• a type of rapeseed plant (Brassica rapa) that yields a leafy green vegetable similar to baby bok choy — 小油菜 (xiǎo yóu cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom) — 杯酒解怨 (bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 harvest of all food crops — 五谷丰登 (wǔ gǔ fēng dēng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• abundant water — 丰水 (fēng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• after wine, spit out the truth — 酒后吐真言 (jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee) — 下午茶 (xià wǔ chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 — 口嚼酒 (kǒu jiáo jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 expensive type of oolong tea — 大红袍 (dà hóng páo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• angiosperm (flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit) — 被子植物 (bèi zi zhí wù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit) — 被子植物门 (bèi zi zhí wù mén)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• aperitif wine — 开胃酒 (kāi wèi jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• apple juice — 苹果汁 (píng guǒ zhī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc) — 水产品 (shuǐ chǎn pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore — 肉骨茶 (ròu gǔ chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell) — 毛鸭蛋 (máo yā dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell) — 鸭仔蛋 (yā zǎi dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive — 流水席 (liú shuǐ xí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• baumkuchen (cake) — 年轮蛋糕 (nián lún dàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water) — 跨海大桥 (kuà hǎi dà qiáo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bean vermicelli — 粉丝 (fěn sī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc) — 击鼓传花 (jī gǔ chuán huā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beef — 牛肉 (niú ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• beef grilled on a hot iron plate — 铁板牛肉 (tiě bǎn niú ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beef noodle soup — 牛肉面 (niú ròu miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beef steak — 煎牛扒 (jiān niú bā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beef tapeworm — 无钩绦虫 (wú gōu tāo chóng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beef tripe — 牛肚 (niú dù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• beef with green peppers — 青椒牛柳 (qīng jiāo niú liǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beer — 麦酒 (mài jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• beer belly (complimentary) — 将军肚子 (jiāng jūn dù zǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bell pepper, aka sweet pepper — 柿子椒 (shì zi jiāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• big Russian-style bread (loanword from Russian "хлеб") — 大列巴 (dà liè bā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[Tai4 Hu2], Jiangsu — 碧螺春 (bì luó chūn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 hateful (idiom) — 痛心疾首 (tòng xīn jí shǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 hatred — 切骨之仇 (qiè gǔ zhī chóu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 coffee — 黑咖啡 (hēi kā fēi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• black rice — 紫米 (zǐ mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• black tea — 红茶 (hóng chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• black-boned chicken — 武山鸡 (wǔ shān jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• black-boned chicken — 乌鸡 (wū jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• black-boned chicken — 乌骨鸡 (wū gǔ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• black-boned chicken — 竹丝鸡 (zhú sī jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• blind taste testing — 盲品 (máng pǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• blood is thicker than water — 血浓于水 (xuè nóng yú shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• blood tofu (coagulated animal blood) — 血豆腐 (xuè dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 — 水煮蛋 (shuǐ zhǔ dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• boiled egg — 煮蛋 (zhǔ dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• boiled noodles served without broth, topped with just a sprinkle of oil and some chopped spring onions, to which customers add vinegar, soy sauce or chili oil according to their taste — 傻瓜干面 (shǎ guā gān miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• borscht, a traditional beetroot soup — 罗宋汤 (luó sòng tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bottled water — 瓶装水 (píng zhuāng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• brand of Hong Kong instant noodles — 公仔面 (gōng zǎi miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bread — 面包 (miàn bāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• bread flour — 高筋面粉 (gāo jīn miàn fěn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bread making machine — 面包机 (miàn bāo jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bread roll — 小面包 (xiǎo miàn bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• breast milk substitute — 母乳代用品 (mǔ rǔ dài yòng pǐn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• breeding egg — 种蛋 (zhǒng dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻞𰻞麵|𰻝𰻝面[biang2 biang2 mian4] — 油泼扯面 (yóu pō chě miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• bubble milk tea (Tw) — 波霸奶茶 (bō bà nǎi chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• buldak ramen (a type of spicy Korean instant noodles) — 火鸡面 (huǒ jī miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom) — 自相鱼肉 (zì xiāng yú ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• café — 咖啡馆 (kā fēi guǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• canned luncheon meat — 午餐肉 (wǔ cān ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cappuccino coffee — 卡布其诺咖啡 (kǎ bù qí nuò kā fēi)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• carbonated (drink) — 带气 (dài qì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cartilaginous fish (such as sharks) — 软骨鱼 (ruǎn gǔ yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• carton (e.g. for milk or juice) — 利乐包 (lì lè bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cat food — 猫粮 (māo liáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cendol, Southeast Asian iced sweet dessert — 珍多冰 (zhēn duō bīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• century egg — 松花蛋 (sōng huā dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• chameleon plant — 折耳根 (zhé ěr gēn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chawanmushi, Japanese savory egg custard dish that is steamed and served in a small bowl — 茶碗蒸 (chá wǎn zhēng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cheat meal — 欺骗餐 (qī piàn cān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chemical formula (e.g. water H2O) — 化学式 (huà xué shì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• 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 breast — 鸡胸肉 (jī xiōng ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chicken coop — 鸡窝 (jī wō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken coop — 鸡舍 (jī shè)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• chicken drumstick (Tw) — 棒棒腿 (bàng bàng tuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chicken farm — 养鸡场 (yǎng jī chǎng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 gizzard lining — 鸡内金 (jī nèi jīn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 nuggets — 鸡米花 (jī mǐ huā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• chicken with cashew nuts — 腰果鸡丁 (yāo guǒ jī dīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup — 清补凉 (qīng bǔ liáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chopped fried noodles — 丁丁炒面 (dīng dīng chǎo miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chrysanthemum tea — 菊花茶 (jú huā chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chunks obtained by repeatedly cutting a vegetable diagonally and rotating the vegetable after each cut — 滚刀块 (gǔn dāo kuài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• clean flowing water — 清流 (qīng liú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• clean, unadulterated food product — 绿色食品 (lǜ sè shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable — 蛋花汤 (dàn huā tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• clear, deep water — 澄渊 (chéng yuān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• close relationship as between fish and water — 鱼水情 (yú shuǐ qíng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• coffee beans — 咖啡豆 (kā fēi dòu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee color — 咖啡色 (kā fēi sè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee house — 咖啡屋 (kā fēi wū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee machine — 咖啡机 (kā fēi jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee pot — 咖啡壶 (kā fēi hú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee shop — 咖啡室 (kā fēi shì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee shop — 咖啡厅 (kā fēi tīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cold boiled water — 凉白开 (liáng bái kāi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 noodles in sauce — 凉拌面 (liáng bàn miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• comfort food — 爽心美食 (shuǎng xīn měi shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 food product unscrupulously marketed as wholesome — 黑心食品 (hēi xīn shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• contaminated milk powder (milk powder adulterated with melamine in a 2008 scandal in China) — 毒奶粉 (dú nǎi fěn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• conveyor belt sushi (restaurant) — 回转寿司 (huí zhuǎn shòu sī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cook — 厨子 (chú zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cook — 厨师 (chú shī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cook — 炊事员 (chuī shì yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 noodles cooled with cold water — 过水面 (guò shuǐ miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cooked rice — 饭 (fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cooked white rice — 白米饭 (bái mǐ fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cooking wine — 料酒 (liào jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cool water — 凉水 (liáng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cooling water (in a reactor) — 冷却水 (lěng què shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• core (of a fruit) — 内核 (nèi hé)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• corn cake — 玉米糕 (yù mǐ gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• corn cake — 玉米饼 (yù mǐ bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 fried chicken — 炸子鸡 (zhà zǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• crispy skin (of food) — 脆皮 (cuì pí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• crumb (soft interior of a loaf of bread) — 面包心 (miàn bāo xīn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• crystal dumpling, a type of dumpling popular in southern China and Taiwan, named for its translucent, slightly chewy wrapper made with tapioca starch — 水晶饺 (shuǐ jīng jiǎo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• culinary dish — 菜品 (cài pǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• cup noodles — 杯面 (bēi miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• custom-designed cake (e.g. cake shaped like a guitar, camera or cartoon character) — 造型蛋糕 (zào xíng dàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• damson (fruit) — 大马士革李 (dà mǎ shì gé lǐ)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dapanji or "big plate chicken", a kind of spicy chicken stew originating from Xinjiang — 大盘鸡 (dà pán jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 water and scorching fire — 水深火热 (shuǐ shēn huǒ rè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• deep-fried cake — 炸油饼 (zhà yóu bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• deep-fried fish — 炸鱼 (zhà yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• deep-fried fish cake popular in Taiwan (loanword from Japanese "tempura") — 甜不辣 (tián bú là)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• desire for good food — 口腹之欲 (kǒu fù zhī yù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 room for young schoolchildren unable to go home for lunch — 小饭桌 (xiǎo fàn zhuō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dining table — 餐桌 (cān zhuō)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes — 吃拿卡要 (chī ná kǎ yào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• dinner show — 上菜秀 (shàng cài xiù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dinner show — 出菜秀 (chū cài xiù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• dish cloth — 擦碗布 (cā wǎn bù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper — 地三鲜 (dì sān xiān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables arranged in a broth in a clay pot — 一品锅 (yì pǐn guō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dish rack — 沥水架 (lì shuǐ jià)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks — 下酒菜 (xià jiǔ cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish — 大鱼大肉 (dà yú dà ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• dog-eat-dog — 狗咬狗 (gǒu yǎo gǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• double-yolk egg — 双黄蛋 (shuāng huáng dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dough dumpling — 面疙瘩 (miàn gē da)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dough-drop soup (made by dropping small, irregular lumps of dough into the simmering broth) — 疙瘩汤 (gē da tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dragon beard noodles — 龙须面 (lóng xū miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dried beancurd (tofu) — 豆皮 (dòu pí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dried beef — 牛肉干 (niú ròu gān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 sweet potato slices — 地瓜干 (dì guā gān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dried swim bladder — 花胶 (huā jiāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• dried tofu made in Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan famous for its dried tofu 豆干[dou4 gan1] — 大溪豆干 (dà xī dòu gān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• drink (on a menu) — 酒水饮料 (jiǔ shuǐ yǐn liào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration) — 饮酒驾车 (yǐn jiǔ jià chē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• drinking water — 吃水 (chī shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• drinking water — 饮用水 (yǐn yòng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) — 水滴石穿 (shuǐ dī shí chuān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) — 滴水石穿 (dī shuǐ shí chuān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) — 滴水穿石 (dī shuǐ chuān shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• dry season — 枯水期 (kū shuǐ qī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup — 毛血旺 (máo xuè wàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 restaurant — 饺子馆 (jiǎo zǐ guǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• durian fruit — 榴莲果 (liú lián guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 beater — 打蛋器 (dǎ dàn qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg fried rice — 鸡蛋炒饭 (jī dàn chǎo fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg fried rice (made by stir-frying cold cooked rice with eggs and vegetables) — 蛋炒饭 (dàn chǎo fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 rolling (rolling of decorated, hard-boiled eggs down hillsides by children at Easter) — 滚彩蛋 (gǔn cǎi dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg tart — 蛋塔 (dàn tǎ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg timer — 煮蛋计时器 (zhǔ dàn jì shí qì)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• egg tofu (a Japanese egg-based delicacy with a smooth, silken texture similar to tofu) — 日本豆腐 (rì běn dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg tooth — 破壳齿 (pò ké chǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg white — 蛋白 (dàn bái)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg white — 鸡蛋清 (jī dàn qīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg yolk — 卵黄 (luǎn huáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• egg yolk — 蛋黄 (dàn huáng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• electric rice cooker — 电饭锅 (diàn fàn guō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• energy drink — 能量饮料 (néng liàng yǐn liào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• engorged breasts — 石头奶 (shí tou nǎi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• farewell dinner party — 散伙饭 (sàn huǒ fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fast food — 快餐 (kuài cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fast food shop — 快餐店 (kuài cān diàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fast food shop — 速食店 (sù shí diàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• fermented rice — 甜酒酿 (tián jiǔ niàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fictional fruit in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 ji4] — 人参果 (rén shēn guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate — 铁板牛柳 (tiě bǎn niú liǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• fish-belly white (used to describe the dingy light of the dawn sky) — 鱼肚白 (yú dù bái)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• flower but no fruit (idiom) — 华而不实 (huá ér bù shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• flowing water does not rot — 流水不腐 (liú shuǐ bù fǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• flying fish — 飞鱼 (fēi yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• flying fox — 狐蝠 (hú fú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• follower of wine and women — 酒色之徒 (jiǔ sè zhī tú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 chain — 生物链 (shēng wù liàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food chain — 食物链 (shí wù liàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food coma — 饭气攻心 (fàn qì gōng xīn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food court — 美食街 (měi shí jiē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food delivery person — 外卖员 (wài mài yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food expenses — 伙食费 (huǒ shí fèi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• food growing area — 产粮区 (chǎn liáng qū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) — 食玉炊桂 (shí yù chuī guì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 market — 菜市场 (cài shì chǎng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food poisoning — 食物中毒 (shí wù zhòng dú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food processor — 食品加工机 (shí pǐn jiā gōng jī)

  food · restaurant · advanced · 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

• food sample — 试吃品 (shì chī pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food service industry — 餐饮业 (cān yǐn yè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food stall — 大排档 (dà pái dàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food stall — 大牌档 (dà pái dàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food vendor's stand — 食品摊 (shí pǐn tān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• foodstuff — 食品 (shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• formula (milk) — 配方奶 (pèi fāng nǎi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fragrant and sweet — 香甜 (xiāng tián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) — 酒香不怕巷子深 (jiǔ xiāng bú pà xiàng zi shēn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• free-range chicken — 土鸡 (tǔ jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• free-range chicken — 放山鸡 (fàng shān jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• free-range chicken — 笨鸡 (bèn jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• free-range chicken — 草鸡 (cǎo jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• free-range chicken — 走地鸡 (zǒu dì jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 — 淡水鱼 (dàn shuǐ yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 — 太阳蛋 (tài yáng dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fried egg — 煎蛋 (jiān dàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fried food — 煎炸食品 (jiān zhà shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 (cubes) — 油豆腐 (yóu dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• from the cradle to the grave (idiom) — 出生入死 (chū shēng rù sǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 dispersal — 果实散播 (guǒ shí sàn bō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fruit drink — 果子露 (guǒ zǐ lù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fruit farmer — 果农 (guǒ nóng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit fly — 果蝇 (guǒ yíng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit ingredients (for cakes and desserts) — 果料儿 (guǒ liào ér)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fruit juice — 果汁 (guǒ zhī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• fruit medley in coconut milk – a chilled dessert consisting of assorted fresh fruits served in sweetened coconut milk, yogurt or fruit syrup — 水果捞 (shuǐ guǒ lāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• general term for milk packaged for the consumer, including long-life (UHT) milk, pasteurized milk and reconstituted milk — 液态奶 (yè tài nǎi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• genetically modified (GM) food — 转基因食品 (zhuǎn jī yīn shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• gentle and soft — 温柔 (wēn róu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• giant Amazon snail (Ampullaria gigas spix) that has devastated rice paddies in China since its introduction in the 1980s — 福寿螺 (fú shòu luó)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• gimbap, aka kimbap (Korean dish made by rolling up steamed rice and other ingredients in a sheet of nori) — 紫菜包饭 (zǐ cài bāo fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• glutinous rice cake with a sweet filling — 艾窝窝 (ài wō wō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• glutinous rice wine — 江米酒 (jiāng mǐ jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• goby (flat fish, Gobiidae) — 虾虎鱼 (xiā hǔ yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• gong bao chicken — 宫爆鸡丁 (gōng bào jī dīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• good medicine tastes bitter (idiom) — 良药苦口 (liáng yào kǔ kǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• gramineae (family including bamboo, cereals, rice) — 禾木科 (hé mù kē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• grape juice — 葡萄汁 (pú táo zhī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• guava (fruit) — 番石榴 (fān shí liú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• haggis (a Scottish dish) (loanword) — 哈吉斯 (hā jí sī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• half-cooked rice — 夹生饭 (jiā shēng fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hand-mixed drink (of the kind sold at a bubble tea shop) — 手摇饮料 (shǒu yáo yǐn liào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• hard-boiled egg — 全熟蛋 (quán shú dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom) — 心急吃不了热豆腐 (xīn jí chī bù liǎo rè dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• having ample food and clothing (idiom) — 丰衣足食 (fēng yī zú shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• having unspeakable bitter suffering — 有苦说不出 (yǒu kǔ shuō bù chū)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• haw fruit — 红果 (hóng guǒ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• health food — 健康食品 (jiàn kāng shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• heavily laden with fruit — 硕果累累 (shuò guǒ léi léi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• heavy water reactor (HWR) — 重水反应堆 (zhòng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī)

  food · restaurant · advanced · 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

• home-style tofu — 家常豆腐 (jiā cháng dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• honey peach (juicy sweet peach variety) — 水蜜桃 (shuǐ mì táo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer — 蛇麻草 (shé má cǎo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 and sour noodles (Sichuan-origin dish made with starch-based noodles) — 酸辣粉 (suān là fěn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hot and sour sauce — 酸辣酱 (suān là jiàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hot and sour shredded potato — 酸辣土豆丝 (suān là tǔ dòu sī)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• hot and sour soup — 酸辣汤 (suān là tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hot drink — 热饮 (rè yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• hot food — 热食 (rè shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• hot pot containing stinky tofu and other ingredients (Taiwanese dish) — 臭臭锅 (chòu chòu guō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls) — 麻辣烫 (má là tàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• hot-water bottle — 汤婆子 (tāng pó zǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hot-water bottle — 热水袋 (rè shuǐ dài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 coffee — 冰咖啡 (bīng kā fēi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• iced drink — 冰饮 (bīng yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• iced water — 冰水 (bīng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy — 酸儿辣女 (suān ér là nǚ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom) — 嫁鸡随鸡 (jià jī suí jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings) — 车轮饼 (chē lún bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• imperial wine — 御酒 (yù jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• in-flight meal — 飞机餐 (fēi jī cān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• inarizushi (pouch of fried tofu typically filled with rice) — 稻荷寿司 (dào hé shòu sī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• 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 — 快熟面 (kuài shú miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• instant noodles — 方便面 (fāng biàn miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• instant noodles — 泡面 (pào miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• instant noodles — 速食面 (sù shí miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• instant noodles (old) — 生力面 (shēng lì miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 — 茉莉花茶 (mò lì huā chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• jasmine tea — 香片 (xiāng piàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• jellied tofu — 豆腐脑 (dòu fu nǎo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• jellied tofu — 豆腐花 (dòu fu huā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• jellied tofu — 豆花 (dòu huā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子|爱玉子[ai4 yu4 zi3] in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore) — 爱玉冰 (ài yù bīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• juice box — 纸包饮品 (zhǐ bāo yǐn pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• junk food — 垃圾食品 (lā jī shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• kind of Chinese wine — 女儿红 (nǚ ér hóng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• kind of dumpling — 圆子 (yuán zǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• kitchen counter (generally including sink, food preparation area and gas range) (Tw) — 流理台 (liú lǐ tái)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• kitchen helper — 厨工 (chú gōng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• kiwi fruit — 奇异果 (qí yì guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• kiwi fruit — 猕猴桃 (mí hóu táo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty — 刀削面 (dāo xiāo miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• kombucha (fermented tea) — 红茶菌 (hóng chá jūn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• ladle — 水勺 (shuǐ sháo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom) — 酒池肉林 (jiǔ chí ròu lín)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish — 文昌鱼 (wén chāng yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lantern fish — 灯笼鱼 (dēng long yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lanterns red, wine green (idiom) — 灯红酒绿 (dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• laziji, spicy dish of chicken cubes stir-fried with chili peppers — 辣子鸡 (là zǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• leafy green vegetable — 绿叶菜 (lǜ yè cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• leafy green vegetable — 绿叶蔬菜 (lǜ yè shū cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lean meat — 瘦肉 (shòu ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk) — 蛋黄素 (dàn huáng sù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• leftover food — 剩饭 (shèng fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• leftovers (food) — 剩菜 (shèng cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc) — 茶余饭后 (chá yú fàn hòu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• light water reactor (LWR) — 轻水反应堆 (qīng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• like a fish back in water (idiom) — 如鱼得水 (rú yú dé shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• liquid water (as opposed to steam or ice) — 液态水 (yè tài shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom) — 风生水起 (fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) — 斗酒只鸡 (dòu jiǔ zhī jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) — 只鸡斗酒 (zhī jī dòu jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a fish that escaped the net (idiom) — 漏网之鱼 (lòu wǎng zhī yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom) — 近水楼台 (jìn shuǐ lóu tái)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom) — 鸡蛋碰石头 (jī dàn pèng shí tou)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. as clear as water (idiom) — 一清如水 (yì qīng rú shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) — 水落石出 (shuǐ luò shí chū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom) — 问客杀鸡 (wèn kè shā jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients — 佛跳墙 (fó tiào qiáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) — 寝食难安 (qǐn shí nán ān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) — 鸡毛蒜皮 (jī máo suàn pí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. chicken speaking with duck — 鸡同鸭讲 (jī tóng yā jiǎng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom) — 缘木求鱼 (yuán mù qiú yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom) — 衣食住行 (yī shí zhù xíng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field — 肥水不流外人田 (féi shuǐ bù liú wài rén tián)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) — 扬清激浊 (yáng qīng jī zhuó)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) — 激浊扬清 (jī zhuó yáng qīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom) — 呆若木鸡 (dāi ruò mù jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom) — 吃软不吃硬 (chī ruǎn bù chī yìng)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) — 不是鱼死就是网破 (bú shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. either the fish dies or the net splits — 鱼死网破 (yú sǐ wǎng pò)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom) — 柴米油盐 (chái mǐ yóu yán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea — 柴米油盐酱醋茶 (chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom) — 鱼龙混杂 (yú lóng hùn zá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) — 沉鱼落雁 (chén yú luò yàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom) — 苍蝇不叮无缝蛋 (cāng yíng bù dīng wú fèng dàn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom) — 药食同源 (yào shí tóng yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom) — 食不果腹 (shí bù guǒ fù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) — 吃不了兜着走 (chī bù liǎo dōu zhe zǒu)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) — 强扭的瓜不甜 (qiáng niǔ de guā bù tián)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying) — 手无缚鸡之力 (shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. lotus rises from the water (idiom) — 芙蓉出水 (fú róng chū shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water — 鸳鸯戏水 (yuān yāng xì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) — 行云流水 (xíng yún liú shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. new wine in old bottles — 旧瓶装新酒 (jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. not one drop of water can leak out — 滴水不漏 (dī shuǐ bú lòu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed — 灭此朝食 (miè cǐ cháo shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom) — 果实累累 (guǒ shí lèi lèi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom) — 河水不犯井水 (hé shuǐ bú fàn jǐng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) — 固若金汤 (gù ruò jīn tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom) — 水浅养不住大鱼 (shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bú zhù dà yú)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom) — 对酒当歌 (duì jiǔ dāng gē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom) — 小肚鸡肠 (xiǎo dù jī cháng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom) — 乳臭未干 (rǔ xiù wèi gān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) — 酸甜苦辣 (suān tián kǔ là)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly — 蜻蜓点水 (qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom) — 春江水暖鸭先知 (chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) — 鱼与熊掌 (yú yǔ xióng zhǎng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) — 鱼与熊掌不可兼得 (yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom) — 肉烂在锅里 (ròu làn zài guō lǐ)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom) — 生米做成熟饭 (shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom) — 米已成炊 (mǐ yǐ chéng chuī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom) — 咸鱼翻身 (xián yú fān shēn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom) — 缚鸡之力 (fù jī zhī lì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) — 三个和尚没水喝 (sān gè hé shàng méi shuǐ hē)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake — 画饼充饥 (huà bǐng chōng jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to be buried in the bellies of fish (idiom) — 葬身鱼腹 (zàng shēn yú fù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to beat milk — 打奶 (dǎ nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• lit. to blossom and bear fruit (idiom) — 开花结果 (kāi huā jiē guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes — 焚琴煮鹤 (fén qín zhǔ hè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) — 竭泽而渔 (jié zé ér yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom) — 喝西北风 (hē xī běi fēng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom) — 吃香喝辣 (chī xiāng hē là)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom) — 看菜吃饭 (kàn cài chī fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat from government coffers — 吃皇粮 (chī huáng liáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom) — 吃大锅饭 (chī dà guō fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom) — 风餐露宿 (fēng cān lù sù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) — 自食其力 (zì shí qí lì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom) — 自食恶果 (zì shí è guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat without tasting the food — 食不知味 (shí bù zhī wèi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom) — 吃喝玩乐 (chī hē wán lè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom) — 齿颊生香 (chǐ jiá shēng xiāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to fish a needle from the sea — 大海捞针 (dà hǎi lāo zhēn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom) — 肉包子打狗 (ròu bāo zǐ dǎ gǒu)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) — 挂羊头卖狗肉 (guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom) — 一碗水端平 (yì wǎn shuǐ duān píng)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. to inject chicken blood — 打鸡血 (dǎ jī xuè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) — 赴汤蹈火 (fù tāng dǎo huǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey — 杀鸡给猴看 (shā jī gěi hóu kàn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) — 杀鸡取卵 (shā jī qǔ luǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom) — 率兽食人 (shuài shòu shí rén)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to lead the water through the wall — 引水入墙 (yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to mistake a chicken for a phoenix (idiom) — 认鸡作凤 (rèn jī zuò fèng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom) — 不显山不露水 (bù xiǎn shān bú lù shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes — 三茶六饭 (sān chá liù fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom) — 开源节流 (kāi yuán jié liú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom) — 指鸡骂狗 (zhǐ jī mà gǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to pull sb into the water — 拖下水 (tuō xià shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to pull sb into the water — 拖人下水 (tuō rén xià shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom) — 敬酒不吃吃罚酒 (jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom) — 水中捞月 (shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to sell hot food freshly cooked — 热炒热卖 (rè chǎo rè mài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom) — 以卵击石 (yǐ luǎn jī shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) — 左右逢源 (zuǒ yòu féng yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom) — 蝇营狗苟 (yíng yíng gǒu gǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom) — 牛不喝水强按头 (niú bù hē shuǐ qiáng àn tóu)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom) — 山明水秀 (shān míng shuǐ xiù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom) — 山清水秀 (shān qīng shuǐ xiù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom) — 水清无鱼 (shuǐ qīng wú yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom) — 人走茶凉 (rén zǒu chá liáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom) — 覆巢之下无完卵 (fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact — 覆巢无完卵 (fù cháo wú wán luǎn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) — 饮水思源 (yǐn shuǐ sī yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) — 饮流怀源 (yǐn liú huái yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom) — 水到渠成 (shuǐ dào qú chéng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom) — 有奶便是娘 (yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) — 割鸡焉用牛刀 (gē jī yān yòng niú dāo)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• loaf cake — 枕头蛋糕 (zhěn tou dàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• loin (of pork) — 里肌肉 (lǐ jī ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• malt milk extract — 麦乳精 (mài rǔ jīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• maltose (sweet syrup) — 麦芽糖 (mài yá táng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mandarin fish — 桂鱼 (guì yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mango juice — 芒果汁 (máng guǒ zhī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• manna (Israelite food) — 吗哪 (ma nǎ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• many wolves and not enough meat — 狼多肉少 (láng duō ròu shǎo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mapo tofu — 麻婆豆腐 (má pó dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 cooked in a large pot — 大锅饭 (dà guō fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 cleaver — 切肉刀 (qiè ròu dāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• meat floss — 肉松 (ròu sōng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• meat grinder — 绞肉机 (jiǎo ròu jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 tenderizer powder — 嫩肉粉 (nèn ròu fěn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• meat that is not refrigerated after the animal is slaughtered — 温体肉 (wēn tǐ ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 cabbage (aka "white bok choy" and various other names), a variety of bok choy — 奶白菜 (nǎi bái cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• milk chocolate — 牛奶巧克力 (niú nǎi qiǎo kè lì)

  food · restaurant · advanced · 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

• mineral water — 矿泉水 (kuàng quán shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• mixed fruit salad — 什锦果盘 (shí jǐn guǒ pán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mocha coffee — 摩卡咖啡 (mó kǎ kā fēi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine — 罗汉果 (luó hàn guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• morning tea — 早茶 (zǎo chá)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mountains on one side and water on the other — 依山傍水 (yī shān bàng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mouthfeel — 口感 (kǒu gǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• muddy water — 泥水 (ní shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• mudskipper (amphibious fish) — 弹涂鱼 (tán tú yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• mulled wine — 热红酒 (rè hóng jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mushroom soup — 蘑菇汤 (mó gu tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mussels (as food) — 壳菜 (ké cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• nabeyaki egg noodles — 锅烧意面 (guō shāo yì miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• name of "water" radical 氵[shui3] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85) — 三点水 (sān diǎn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• neither fish nor fowl — 非驴非马 (fēi lǘ fēi mǎ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• nice and salty (taste) — 咸津津 (xián jīn jīn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• no thought for tea or rice (idiom) — 茶饭不思 (chá fàn bù sī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 meat soup — 肉汤面 (ròu tāng miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack — 热干面 (rè gān miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom) — 衣食无忧 (yī shí wú yōu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• not one drop of water leaks (idiom) — 点水不漏 (diǎn shuǐ bú lòu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• not spicy, please — 不要辣 (bú yào là)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• not the right flavor — 不是味儿 (bú shì wèi ér)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 — 关东煮 (guān dōng zhǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

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

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty — 茶马互市 (chá mǎ hù shì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond — 茶马古道 (chá mǎ gǔ dào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• old wine in a new bottle (idiom) — 新瓶旧酒 (xīn píng jiù jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• old wine in a new bottle (idiom) — 新瓶装旧酒 (xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• omurice, Japanese dish consisting of an omelet wrapped around fried rice and often topped with ketchup — 蛋包饭 (dàn bāo fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• on water — 水上 (shuǐ shàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• onsen tamago — 温泉蛋 (wēn quán dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• onsen tamago — 温玉 (wēn yù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• oolong tea — 乌龙茶 (wū lóng chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• orange juice — 橘子汁 (jú zǐ zhī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• out of ammunition and no food left (idiom) — 弹尽粮绝 (dàn jìn liáng jué)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur) — 窃蛋龙 (qiè dàn lóng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• pan-fried bun (covered and steamed after pan-frying), usually with pork or vegetable filling — 水煎包 (shuǐ jiān bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pan-fried dumpling — 生煎包 (shēng jiān bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• parabolic heater — 小太阳 (xiǎo tài yáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis) — 盖斑斗鱼 (gài bān dòu yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• passion fruit — 百香果 (bǎi xiāng guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• passion or egg fruit (Passiflora edulis) — 鸡蛋果 (jī dàn guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• pearl milk tea — 珍珠奶茶 (zhēn zhū nǎi chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• penis fish — 海肠 (hǎi cháng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• people who regularly eat out — 外食族 (wài shí zú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• perfumed toilet water — 花露水 (huā lù shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• period of plentiful water supply, with increased river flow due to snowmelt or higher rainfall — 丰水期 (fēng shuǐ qī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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) — 手抓饭 (shǒu zhuā fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pineapple bun, a sweet bun popular esp. in Hong Kong (typically does not contain pineapple – the name comes from the rough top crust which resembles pineapple skin) — 菠萝包 (bō luó bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• piranha (fish) — 水虎鱼 (shuǐ hǔ yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pit (stone of a fruit) — 核儿 (hú er)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pita bread — 口袋饼 (kǒu dài bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc) — 三瓦两舍 (sān wǎ liǎng shě)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• plain boiled pork — 白肉 (bái ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• plain boiled water — 白开水 (bái kāi shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 noodles in broth — 阳春面 (yáng chūn miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• plain rice congee — 白粥 (bái zhōu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• plain tea and simple food — 粗茶淡饭 (cū chá dàn fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• plain water — 白水 (bái shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• plant-based meat — 植物肉 (zhí wù ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• poached egg — 荷包蛋 (hé bāo dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• poisoned person (food poisoning, drug overdose or toxic exposure) — 中毒者 (zhòng dú zhě)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• polished glutinous rice — 江米 (jiāng mǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pork — 大肉 (dà ròu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pork belly — 五花肉 (wǔ huā ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yu2 xiang1] — 鱼香肉丝 (yú xiāng ròu sī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• porridge — 稀饭 (xī fàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pot of boiling water — 开壶 (kāi hú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• potluck meal — 百乐餐 (bǎi lè cān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pound cake — 重油蛋糕 (zhòng yóu dàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• powdered milk — 奶粉 (nǎi fěn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• precooked food — 调理食品 (tiáo lǐ shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• project to raise low-lying water for irrigation purposes — 提水工程 (tí shuǐ gōng chéng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• puffed rice — 爆米花 (bào mǐ huā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom) — 牵羊担酒 (qiān yáng dān jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pungent (taste) — 辛酸 (xīn suān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• pure milk — 纯牛奶 (chún niú nǎi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pure water — 纯水 (chún shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• purified water — 净水 (jìng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• purified water — 纯净水 (chún jìng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• radish cake (a type of dim sum, commonly called "turnip cake") — 萝卜糕 (luó bo gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rambutan or rumbutan (tropical fruit) (Nephelium lappaceum) — 红毛丹 (hóng máo dān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rare food — 龙肝凤胆 (lóng gān fèng dǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom) — 山珍海错 (shān zhēn hǎi cuò)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• ratoon rice — 再生稻 (zài shēng dào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• ready-made meal — 预制菜 (yù zhì cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]) — 雄黄酒 (xióng huáng jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• reclaimed water — 中水 (zhōng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• reclaimed water — 再生水 (zài shēng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• reconstituted milk — 复原乳 (fù yuán rǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• reconstituted milk (Tw) — 还原乳 (huán yuán rǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• red braised pork — 红烧肉 (hóng shāo ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 yeast rice — 红曲米 (hóng qǔ mǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• regional dish — 家乡菜 (jiā xiāng cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• restaurant — 料理店 (liào lǐ diàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• restaurant special — 特价菜 (tè jià cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition) — 年夜饭 (nián yè fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc — 八宝粥 (bā bǎo zhōu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 flour meat — 米粉肉 (mǐ fěn ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 noodle soup from Yunnan province — 过桥米线 (guò qiáo mǐ xiàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 tube pudding, a single-serve column of glutinous rice topped with a sauce and garnished (Taiwanese dish, originally prepared by stuffing rice into bamboo tubes and steaming them) — 筒子米糕 (tǒng zǐ mǐ gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 — 盖浇饭 (gài jiāo fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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) — 通脱木 (tōng tuō mù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• rooibos tea — 南非茶 (nán fēi chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rooibos tea — 博士茶 (bó shì chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rooibos tea — 红灌木茶 (hóng guàn mù chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• root beer — 根汁汽水 (gēn zhī qì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• round flat bread — 圆面饼 (yuán miàn bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• round flat cake — 饼 (bǐng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• running water — 流水 (liú shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• running water — 自来水 (zì lái shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit) — 蛇皮果 (shé pí guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• salt water — 咸水 (xián shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• salt water — 盐水 (yán shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• salted duck egg — 咸鸭蛋 (xián yā dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• salted egg custard bun — 流沙包 (liú shā bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• salted fish — 咸鱼 (xián yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• saltwater fish — 海水鱼 (hǎi shuǐ yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• saltwater fish — 海鱼 (hǎi yú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc — 参鸡汤 (cān jī tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sapodilla, a tropical fruit bearing tree — 人心果 (rén xīn guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• scholarly flavor — 书卷气 (shū juàn qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• seasonal vegetable — 时菜 (shí cài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• seat occupancy rate — 上座率 (shàng zuò lǜ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) — 铁饭碗 (tiě fàn wǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• semipolished rice (i.e. rice minus the husk, but including the germ) — 胚芽米 (pēi yá mǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sense of taste — 味觉 (wèi jué)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• server (at a restaurant) — 服务生 (fú wù shēng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• set meal — 份儿饭 (fèn ér fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 — 鱼翅汤 (yú chì tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• short of food and clothing — 缺衣少食 (quē yī shǎo shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• signature dish — 招牌菜 (zhāo pái cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• simple home-style meal — 家常便饭 (jiā cháng biàn fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sirloin (beef joint) — 牛脊肉 (niú jǐ ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• slice of bread — 面包片 (miàn bāo piàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• slightly salty — 咸丝丝 (xián sī sī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 sausage in large sausage (pork sausage stuffed inside a glutinous rice sausage, a Taiwanese street food specialty) — 大肠包小肠 (dà cháng bāo xiǎo cháng)

  food · restaurant · advanced · 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

• snack bar — 小吃店 (xiǎo chī diàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• snack bar — 快餐部 (kuài cān bù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• soapy water — 肥皂水 (féi zào shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• soda pop — 汽水 (qì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soda water — 苏打水 (sū dá shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• soft (bread) roll — 软包 (ruǎn bāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soft drink — 软饮 (ruǎn yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soft drink — 软饮料 (ruǎn yǐn liào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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-boiled egg — 半熟蛋 (bàn shú dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 — 酸不溜丢 (suān bù liū diū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sour — 酸溜溜 (suān liū liū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sour and sweet — 酸甜 (suān tián)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sour cream — 酸奶油 (suān nǎi yóu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sour expression on one's face — 苦瓜脸 (kǔ guā liǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sour face — 臭脸 (chòu liǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sour grapes — 酸葡萄 (suān pú táo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop) — 说葡萄酸 (shuō pú táo suān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• soy milk — 豆奶 (dòu nǎi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• soy milk — 豆浆 (dòu jiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sparkling wine — 气泡酒 (qì pào jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sparkling wine — 汽酒 (qì jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• specialty (dish) — 拿手菜 (ná shǒu cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• speech that grates on the ear (idiom) — 逆耳之言 (nì ěr zhī yán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• spicy chicken — 辣鸡 (là jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• spicy hot (taste) — 辛辣 (xīn là)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• spicy pickled cabbage — 辣白菜 (là bái cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• spilt water — 泼出去的水 (pō chū qù de shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom) — 覆水难收 (fù shuǐ nán shōu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sponge cake — 海绵蛋糕 (hǎi mián dàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• spread (for putting on bread etc) — 涂抹酱 (tú mǒ jiàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• spring water — 泉水 (quán shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• squeaky rubber chicken — 尖叫鸡 (jiān jiào jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• stagnant water — 死水 (sǐ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• standpipe (firefighting water storage system for a building) — 储水管 (chǔ shuǐ guǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• staple food — 主食 (zhǔ shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• steamed bun stuffed with skewer-roasted pork — 叉烧包 (chā shāo bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• steamed cake — 蒸糕 (zhēng gāo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• steamed chicken with chili sauce — 口水鸡 (kǒu shuǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• steamed dumpling — 小笼包 (xiǎo lóng bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• steamed soup dumpling — 小笼汤包 (xiǎo lóng tāng bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sth small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a serendipitous find in a second-hand store) — 小确幸 (xiǎo què xìng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• stinky tofu — 臭豆腐 (chòu dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• stir-fried diced pork — 宫爆肉丁 (gōng bào ròu dīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• stir-fried dish (Tw) — 热炒 (rè chǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• stir-fried noodles — 炒面 (chǎo miàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡 — 东坡肉 (dōng pō ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• stir-fried yellow fish filet — 糟溜黄鱼 (zāo liū huáng yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• stir-fried yellow fish filet — 糟溜黄鱼片 (zāo liū huáng yú piàn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · 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

• strong flavor (spicy, salty etc) — 重口味 (zhòng kǒu wèi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• stuffed (of food) — 夹馅 (jiá xiàn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer — 冰糖葫芦 (bīng táng hú lu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer — 糖葫芦 (táng hú lu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sumac (Rhus coriaria), east Mediterranean deciduous shrub with fruit used as spice — 蓝肤木 (lán fū mù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sumptuous meal — 大餐 (dà cān)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• suncake (small round cake made with flaky pastry and a maltose filling, originally from Taichung, Taiwan) — 太阳饼 (tài yáng bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• surface water — 地表水 (dì biǎo shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• surface water — 地面水 (dì miàn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• suspended meal (Tw) — 待用餐 (dài yòng cān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet — 娇滴滴 (jiāo dī dī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 delicious — 甜津津 (tián jīn jīn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 sour fish — 糖醋鱼 (táng cù yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and sour meat (pork) — 咕噜肉 (gū lū ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and sour pork — 古老肉 (gǔ lǎo ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and sour pork — 甜酸肉 (tián suān ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and sour pork — 糖醋肉 (táng cù ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and sour pork — 糖醋里脊 (táng cù lǐ jǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and unctuous — 甜腻 (tián nì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet cherry — 大樱桃 (dà yīng táo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 mouth, bitter heart (idiom) — 嘴甜心苦 (zuǐ tián xīn kǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) — 香豌豆 (xiāng wān dòu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 potato or yam noodles — 地瓜面 (dì guā miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet scent — 清香 (qīng xiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• sweet sorghum — 甜高粱 (tián gāo liáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet sorghum — 糖高粱 (táng gāo liáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• sweetener (food additive) — 甜味剂 (tián wèi jì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• ta-a noodles or danzai noodles, popular snack originating from Tainan — 担仔面 (dān zǎi miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• table turnover rate (in a restaurant) — 翻桌率 (fān zhuō lǜ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tableware — 餐具 (cān jù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• take-out (fast food) — 外带 (wài dài)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food — 章鱼烧 (zhāng yú shāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea) — 茶叶蛋 (chá yè dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 leaves powder — 茶叶末儿 (chá yè mò ér)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tea party — 茶会 (chá huì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tea party — 茶话会 (chá huà huì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• tender and soft as water — 柔情似水 (róu qíng sì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken — 鸡飞蛋打 (jī fēi dàn dǎ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] — 四大名著 (sì dà míng zhù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• the heroes of Liangshan Marsh (in the novel "Water Margin" 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]) — 梁山好汉 (liáng shān hǎo hàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]) — 上善若水 (shàng shàn ruò shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten — 好饭不怕晚 (hǎo fàn bú pà wǎn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) — 近水楼台先得月 (jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• the rice is cooked — 生米煮成熟饭 (shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism) — 三官大帝 (sān guān dà dì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom) — 天涯何处无芳草 (tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom) — 天上不会掉馅饼 (tiān shàng bú huì diào xiàn bǐng)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• thick soup — 浓汤 (nóng tāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• thin coat, meager food (idiom) — 衣单食薄 (yī dān shí bó)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• tiger salad, a northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek — 老虎菜 (lǎo hǔ cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• timid — 怯懦 (qiè nuò)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to accidentally eat — 误食 (wù shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to adapt to sb's taste — 投其所好 (tóu qí suǒ hào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 be unable to afford food — 揭不开锅 (jiē bù kāi guō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to be unaccustomed to certain food — 吃不来 (chī bù lái)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to be without food or clothing (idiom) — 没吃没穿 (méi chī méi chuān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 build or repair water conservancy infrastructure (e.g. canals, reservoirs etc) — 修水利 (xiū shuǐ lì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 cadge a meal — 蹭吃蹭喝 (cèng chī cèng hē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups — 杯酒释兵权 (bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán)

  food · restaurant · advanced · 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 together and chat merrily — 把酒言欢 (bǎ jiǔ yán huān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to drink until one is half drunk — 酒至半酣 (jiǔ zhì bàn hān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 and drink as much as one likes — 大吃大喝 (dà chī dà hē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat and drink extravagantly — 大吃二喝 (dà chī èr hē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat and drink gluttonously — 胡吃海喝 (hú chī hǎi hē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat and drink unreasonably — 暴饮暴食 (bào yǐn bào shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom) — 吃熊心豹子胆 (chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · 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 — 大饱口福 (dà bǎo kǒu fú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 fill — 饱餐一顿 (bǎo cān yí dùn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat one's meal — 进食 (jìn shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat one's own fruit (idiom) — 自食其果 (zì shí qí guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 — 上馆子 (shàng guǎn zǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat out — 下馆子 (xià guǎn zǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat out — 吃馆子 (chī guǎn zǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat out — 外食 (wài shí)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat plain rice — 吃白饭 (chī bái fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat raw — 生吃 (shēng chī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom) — 食肉寝皮 (shí ròu qǐn pí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat slowly (idiom) — 细嚼慢咽 (xì jiáo màn yàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 — 吃白食 (chī bái shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat without paying — 白吃 (bái chī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to eat without working (idiom) — 吃粮不管事 (chī liáng bù guǎn shì)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep — 吃喝拉撒睡 (chī hē lā sā shuì)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• to economize on clothes and food — 缩衣节食 (suō yī jié shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 in troubled water (idiom) — 混水摸鱼 (hùn shuǐ mō yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to fish in troubled water (idiom) — 浑水摸鱼 (hún shuǐ mō yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 gorge oneself with food — 大吃特吃 (dà chī tè chī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to graze — 吃草 (chī cǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month) — 打牙祭 (dǎ yá jì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 for the exotic (idiom) — 好奇尚异 (hǎo qí shàng yì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth — 吐苦水 (tǔ kǔ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 good taste — 有眼光 (yǒu yǎn guāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 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 imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) — 偷鸡摸狗 (tōu jī mō gǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 look for bones in an egg — 鸡蛋里挑骨头 (jī dàn lǐ tiāo gǔ tou)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• to lose flavor — 走味 (zǒu wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to lose flavor — 跑味 (pǎo wèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to lose flavor — 跑味儿 (pǎo wèi ér)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to love wine as one's life (idiom) — 嗜酒如命 (shì jiǔ rú mìng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 neglect sleep and food — 废寝食 (fèi qǐn shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to one's taste — 对胃口 (duì wèi kǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 pass off fish eyes for pearls — 鱼目混珠 (yú mù hùn zhū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 pick up (a skill) in a very short time — 一学就会 (yì xué jiù huì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine) — 吃大户 (chī dà hù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to pour cold water — 浇冷水 (jiāo lěng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to pour cold water on — 泼冷水 (pō lěng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 provide alms and rice (idiom) — 施粥舍饭 (shī zhōu shè fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to provide food for thought (idiom) — 发人深省 (fā rén shēn xǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 on food and clothing (idiom) — 节衣缩食 (jié yī suō shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 skip stones (on water) — 打水漂 (dǎ shuǐ piāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 smell, look and taste great — 色香味俱全 (sè xiāng wèi jù quán)

  food · restaurant · advanced · 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 stir-fry leftover rice — 炒冷饭 (chǎo lěng fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 stuff oneself with food — 胡吃海塞 (hú chī hǎi sāi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 bread — 烤面包 (kǎo miàn bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) — 拿着鸡毛当令箭 (ná zhe jī máo dāng lìng jiàn)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom) — 摇旗呐喊 (yáo qí nà hǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to wine and dine — 宴饮 (yàn yǐn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• to wolf down one's food (idiom) — 狼吞虎咽 (láng tūn hǔ yàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tofu — 豆腐 (dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) — 豆腐皮 (dòu fu pí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tomato juice — 番茄汁 (fān qié zhī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• tonic water — 汤力水 (tāng lì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• trivial matter — 小事一桩 (xiǎo shì yì zhuāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tropical fish — 热带鱼 (rè dài yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) — 忘八旦 (wàng bā dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) — 忘八蛋 (wàng bā dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• twice-cooked pork — 回锅肉 (huí guō ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• udon noodles — 乌冬面 (wū dōng miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• udon, a thick Japanese-style wheat-flour noodle — 乌龙面 (wū lóng miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• unable to get anything to eat — 吃不上 (chī bú shàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships — 忆苦饭 (yì kǔ fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• unsweetened soy milk — 清浆 (qīng jiāng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom) — 放长线钓大鱼 (fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom) — 竹篮打水 (zhú lán dá shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 oil — 植物油 (zhí wù yóu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• vegetable or food basket — 菜篮子 (cài lán zi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan — 功夫茶 (gōng fū chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• very sweet — 甜蜜蜜 (tián mì mì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• volume of water — 水量 (shuǐ liàng)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• warm — 热乎乎 (rè hū hū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 land transport — 水陆交通 (shuǐ lù jiāo tōng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water and sky merge in one color (idiom) — 水天一色 (shuǐ tiān yí sè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water and soil — 水土 (shuǐ tǔ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water bill — 水费 (shuǐ fèi)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water bong — 水烟袋 (shuǐ yān dài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water buffalo — 水牛 (shuǐ niú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water cannon — 水炮 (shuǐ pào)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water cannon vehicle, common name for specialized crowd management vehicle 人群管理特別用途車|人群管理特别用途车[ren2 qun2 guan3 li3 te4 bie2 yong4 tu2 che1] — 水炮车 (shuǐ pào chē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 container for an ink slab — 砚水壶儿 (yàn shuǐ hú ér)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water dispenser — 饮水器 (yǐn shuǐ qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water dispenser — 饮水机 (yǐn shuǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 gun — 滋水枪 (zī shuǐ qiāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water hazard (golf) — 水障碍 (shuǐ zhàng ài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water heater — 热水器 (rè shuǐ qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water hyacinth — 凤眼兰 (fèng yǎn lán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here — 远水救不了近火 (yuǎn shuǐ jiù bù liǎo jìn huǒ)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water inlet — 进水口 (jìn shuǐ kǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water intake — 取水 (qǔ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water intake — 进水闸 (jìn shuǐ zhá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 mains — 自来水管 (zì lái shuǐ guǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water manager — 水利家 (shuǐ lì jiā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water meter — 水表 (shuǐ biǎo)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water of crystallization — 结晶水 (jié jīng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom) — 泼水难收 (pō shuǐ nán shōu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water outlet — 出水口 (chū shuǐ kǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water park — 水上乐园 (shuǐ shàng lè yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water pick — 冲牙器 (chōng yá qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water pipe — 水管 (shuǐ guǎn)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water pollution — 水污染 (shuǐ wū rǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water pollution — 水质污染 (shuǐ zhì wū rǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water polo — 水球 (shuǐ qiú)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water polo pool — 水球场 (shuǐ qiú chǎng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water pool — 水潭 (shuǐ tán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water pressure — 水压 (shuǐ yā)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water pump — 抽水机 (chōu shuǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water pumping station — 抽水站 (chōu shuǐ zhàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water purifier — 净水器 (jìng shuǐ qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water quality — 水质 (shuǐ zhì)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water reservoir — 蓄水池 (xù shuǐ chí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 slide — 滑水道 (huá shuǐ dào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water snake — 水蛇 (shuǐ shé)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water snake — 游蛇 (yóu shé)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water so clear you can see the bottom — 清澈见底 (qīng chè jiàn dǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water source — 水源 (shuǐ yuán)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water spinach — 空心菜 (kōng xīn cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water sports — 水上运动 (shuǐ shàng yùn dòng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water storage — 蓄水 (xù shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water supply — 水务 (shuǐ wù)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water supply and drainage — 给排水 (gěi pái shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 treatment — 水处理 (shuǐ chǔ lǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water treatment plant — 污水处理厂 (wū shuǐ chǔ lǐ chǎng)

  food · restaurant · advanced · 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 wheel — 龙骨车 (lóng gǔ chē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water-based — 水基 (shuǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water-boarding, interrogation technique used by CIA — 水刑逼供 (shuǐ xíng bī gòng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus) — 漏水转浑天仪 (lòu shuǐ zhuǎn hún tiān yí)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

• water-filled barrier — 水马 (shuǐ mǎ)

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• water-induction engineering — 引水工程 (yǐn shuǐ gōng chéng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water-storage tank — 储水箱 (chǔ shuǐ xiāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• weeping bitter tears — 痛哭流涕 (tòng kū liú tì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom) — 饥不择食 (jī bù zé shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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 sack, food bag (idiom) — 酒囊饭袋 (jiǔ náng fàn dài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom) — 醉翁之意不在酒 (zuì wēng zhī yì bú zài jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · advanced · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• wine, sex, avarice and temper (idiom) — 酒色财气 (jiǔ sè cái qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location) — 背山临水 (bèi shān lín shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• working meal — 工作餐 (gōng zuò cān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

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

  food · restaurant · beginner · neutral

• yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat) — 日式烧肉 (rì shì shāo ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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) — 黄花鱼 (huáng huā yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• zhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce) — 炸酱面 (zhà jiàng miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · 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

• where are you from? — 你是哪里人？ (nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén?)

  greeting · everyday · beginner · neutral

• "Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems — 北京咳 (běi jīng hāi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• "break-up agent", person who acts for sb who wishes to terminate a relationship but does not have the heart to do so — 分手代理 (fēn shǒu dài lǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• a (medicine) pill or tablet — 药片 (yào piàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom) — 浴血苦战 (yù xuè kǔ zhàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine — 本草 (běn cǎo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom) — 心静自然凉 (xīn jìng zì rán liáng)

  health · health · advanced · 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 person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic — 虚不受补 (xū bú shòu bǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• absence makes the heart grow fonder — 距离产生美 (jù lí chǎn shēng měi)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• acetabulum (part of the pelvis bone) — 腹吸盘 (fù xī pán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• acute pain — 剧痛 (jù tòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• adductor muscle (of a bivalve mollusk) — 闭壳肌 (bì ké jī)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug) — 静坐不能 (jìng zuò bù néng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• all over the body — 遍体 (biàn tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart — 百感交集 (bǎi gǎn jiāo jí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• alternative medicine — 另类医疗 (lìng lèi yī liáo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• ambulance — 救护车 (jiù hù chē)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• 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 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body — 丈八蛇矛 (zhàng bā shé máo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body — 蛇矛 (shé máo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• animals used in blood sports — 竞技动物 (jìng jì dòng wù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• another visit to doctor — 复诊 (fù zhěn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• antacid (medicine) — 制酸剂 (zhì suān jì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• anti-inflammatory (medicine) — 抗炎性 (kàng yán xìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• anti-inflammatory medicine — 消炎药 (xiāo yán yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• antihypertensive drug — 降血压药 (jiàng xuè yā yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• antipsychotic (drug) — 抗精神病 (kàng jīng shén bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide) — 退烧药 (tuì shāo yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide — 消炎片 (xiāo yán piàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• aromatherapy (alternative medicine) — 香熏疗法 (xiāng xūn liáo fǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• artificial respiration (medicine) — 人工呼吸 (rén gōng hū xī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman) — 冷若冰霜 (lěng ruò bīng shuāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• astigmatism (medicine) (Tw) — 乱视 (luàn shì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• atabrine or quinacrine, used as antimalarial drug and antibiotic against intestinal parasite giardiasis — 阿的平 (ā de píng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• atropine C17H23NO3, alkaloid drug derived from deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) — 阿托品 (ā tuō pǐn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• attitude (of the heart) — 心态 (xīn tài)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• autonomous body — 独体 (dú tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• azoospermia (medicine) — 无精症 (wú jīng zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• banned drug — 禁药 (jìn yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bare upper body — 光膀子 (guāng bǎng zǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• barefoot doctor — 赤脚医生 (chì jiǎo yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• base body — 基体 (jī tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• beauty sleep (before midnight) — 美容觉 (měi róng jué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• bephenium, anti-parasitic worm medicine — 灭虫宁 (miè chóng níng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• beset by hunger and cold (idiom) — 饥寒交迫 (jī hán jiāo pò)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony — 长痛不如短痛 (cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• biceps muscle — 二头肌 (èr tóu jī)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 brain barrier — 脑血管屏障 (nǎo xuè guǎn píng zhàng)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• blood cell — 血细胞 (xuè xì bāo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood center — 血站 (xuè zhàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood circulation — 血液循环 (xuè yè xún huán)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 clotting — 血液凝结 (xuè yè níng jié)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood corpuscle — 血球 (xuè qiú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood diamond — 血钻 (xuè zuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood donor — 供血者 (gòng xuè zhě)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood donor — 献血者 (xiàn xuè zhě)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood flow — 血流 (xuè liú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood generating stem cells (in bone marrow) — 造血干细胞 (zào xuè gān xì bāo)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• blood group — 血型 (xuè xíng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood lipid — 血脂 (xuè zhī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood loss anemia — 失血性贫血 (shī xuè xìng pín xuè)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• blood moon — 血月 (xuè yuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood obstruction — 血塞 (xuè sāi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood oxygen level — 血氧含量 (xuè yǎng hán liàng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood oxygen level — 血氧量 (xuè yǎng liáng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood phobia — 恐血症 (kǒng xuè zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood phobia — 晕血症 (yūn xuè zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood phobia — 血液恐怖症 (xuè yè kǒng bù zhèng)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• blood plasma — 血浆 (xuè jiāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood platelet — 血小板 (xuè xiǎo bǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood poisoning — 血中毒 (xuè zhòng dú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood pressure — 脉压 (mài yā)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood pressure — 血压 (xuè yā)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood pressure meter — 血压计 (xuè yā jì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood products — 血制品 (xuè zhì pǐn)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 — 血缘关系 (xuè yuán guān xì)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 vengeance — 血亲复仇 (xuè qīn fù chóu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood vessels — 血脉 (xuè mài)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• blood-soaked — 浴血 (yù xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• bloody — 血淋淋 (xuè lín lín)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 bag — 尸体袋 (shī tǐ dài)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 language — 肢体语言 (zhī tǐ yǔ yán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• body length — 体长 (tǐ cháng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body lotion — 润肤乳 (rùn fū rǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• body lotion — 润肤露 (rùn fū lù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• body mass index (BMI) — 身体质量指数 (shēn tǐ zhì liàng zhǐ shù)

  health · health · advanced · 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 weary, strength exhausted (idiom) — 筋疲力尽 (jīn pí lì jìn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• body weight — 体重 (tǐ zhòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body weight — 体量 (tǐ liàng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• body will go with the morning dew (idiom) — 身先朝露 (shēn xiān cháo lù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• body-building — 健美运动 (jiàn měi yùn dòng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 cement — 骨水泥 (gǔ shuǐ ní)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• bone chilling wind (idiom) — 寒风刺骨 (hán fēng cì gǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• box for bone ashes — 骨灰盒 (gǔ huī hé)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• breech extraction (medicine) — 臀位取胎术 (tún wèi qǔ tāi shù)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• brucellosis (undulant fever or Mediterranean fever) — 布氏杆菌病 (bù shì gǎn jūn bìng)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• buried and at rest (idiom) — 入土为安 (rù tǔ wéi ān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cancellous bone — 稀松骨质 (xī sōng gǔ zhì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• capillary blood vessels — 微丝血管 (wēi sī xuè guǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• capillary blood vessels — 毛细血管 (máo xì xuè guǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• capsule (containing medicine) — 包衣 (bāo yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cardiogram (medicine) — 心动图 (xīn dòng tú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• carotid artery (medicine) — 颈动脉 (jǐng dòng mài)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve) — 腕隧道症候群 (wàn suì dào zhèng hòu qún)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• carving in bone — 骨刻 (gǔ kè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• cat scratch disease — 猫抓病 (māo zhuā bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• chikungunya fever — 基孔肯雅热 (jī kǒng kěn yǎ rè)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• chikungunya fever (Tw) — 屈公病 (qū gōng bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• childish heart — 童心 (tóng xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• chilling cold — 冷森森 (lěng sēn sēn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• chin rest (e.g. for a violin) — 腮托 (sāi tuō)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• chiropractic (medicine) — 捏脊治疗 (niē jǐ zhì liáo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• chondropathy (medicine) — 软骨病 (ruǎn gǔ bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• chronic pain — 慢性疼痛 (màn xìng téng tòng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• circular muscle — 环肌 (huán jī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• classifier for medicine: dose — 服 (fú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• clinical medicine — 临床医学 (lín chuáng yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• clonidine (drug) (loanword) — 可乐定 (kě lè dìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cluster headache — 群发性头痛 (qún fā xìng tóu tòng)

  health · health · advanced · 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 relations (e.g. between countries) — 冷淡关系 (lěng dàn guān xì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cold snap during the spring — 倒春寒 (dǎo chūn hán)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• cold-blooded animal — 冷血动物 (lěng xuè dòng wù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cold-hearted — 冷酷无情 (lěng kù wú qíng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• colitis (medicine) — 结肠炎 (jié cháng yán)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• complementary medicine — 补充医疗 (bǔ chōng yī liáo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• complete rest (after an illness) — 全休 (quán xiū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom) — 无情无义 (wú qíng wú yì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• complication (medicine) — 合并症 (hé bìng zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• coronary heart disease — 冠心病 (guān xīn bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• cough suppressant syrup — 止咳糖浆 (zhǐ ké táng jiāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cultural fever — 文化热 (wén huà rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cuts and bruises all over the body — 伤痕累累 (shāng hén lèi lèi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine — 金针菜 (jīn zhēn cài)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• deep in one's heart — 内心深处 (nèi xīn shēn chù)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• deltoid muscle (over the shoulder) — 三角肌 (sān jiǎo jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• dengue fever — 典型登革热 (diǎn xíng dēng gé rè)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• dengue fever — 登革热 (dēng gé rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) — 出血性登革热 (chū xuè xìng dēng gé rè)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• depilatory medicine — 脱毛剂 (tuō máo jì)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• devils are born in the heart (idiom) — 鬼由心生 (guǐ yóu xīn shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• diastolic blood pressure — 心脏舒张压 (xīn zāng shū zhāng yā)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• diastolic blood pressure — 舒张压 (shū zhāng yā)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• diathermia (medical treatment involving local heating of body tissues with electric current) — 烤电 (kǎo diàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• disease of the blood — 血液病 (xuè yè bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 of medicine — 医学博士 (yī xué bó shì)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• dose of medicine to be taken in solution — 冲服剂 (chōng fú jì)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 — 吸毒成瘾 (xī dú chéng yǐn)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 rehabilitation center — 戒毒所 (jiè dú suǒ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• drug rehabilitation center — 戒治所 (jiè zhì suǒ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• drug resistance — 耐药性 (nài yào xìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• drug resistance (medicine) — 抗药性 (kàng yào xìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• drug-resistance (of a pathogen) — 抗药 (kàng yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• drug-resistance (of a pathogen) — 抗药能力 (kàng yào néng lì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• drunk driving (very high blood alcohol concentration) — 醉酒驾车 (zuì jiǔ jià chē)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine) — 疑难杂症 (yí nán zá zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• dysphagia (medicine) — 吞咽困难 (tūn yàn kùn nán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• dysphagia (medicine) — 咽下困难 (yàn xià kùn nán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom) — 灵丹妙药 (líng dān miào yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• effective medicine for a specific condition — 特效药 (tè xiào yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine — 八珍汤 (bā zhēn tāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• emperor's body — 龙体 (lóng tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• endotracheal intubation (medicine) — 气管插管术 (qì guǎn chā guǎn shù)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• eosinophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell) — 嗜酸性球 (shì suān xìng qiú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• equally true for (all the rest) — 莫不然 (mò bù rán)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• evacuation hospital (military) — 后送医院 (hòu sòng yī yuàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• every medicine has its side effect — 是药三分毒 (shì yào sān fēn dú)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• examination room (in a doctor's office) — 诊间 (zhěn jiān)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• external oblique muscle (sides of the chest) — 外斜肌 (wài xié jī)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• felt a chill (in one's heart) — 凉了半截 (liáng le bàn jié)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• fever — 热病 (rè bìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• fever — 高热病 (gāo rè bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) — 拔罐法 (bá guàn fǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 medicine — 法医学 (fǎ yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine — 四物汤 (sì wù tāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• from the bottom of one's heart — 打心眼里 (dǎ xīn yǎn lǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• general hospital — 总医院 (zǒng yī yuàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• generic drug — 仿制药 (fǎng zhì yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• generic drug — 学名药 (xué míng yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• gloomy and cold — 阴冷 (yīn lěng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• glowing with health and vivacity (idiom) — 欢蹦乱跳 (huān bèng luàn tiào)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• governing body of an autonomous territory — 自治机关 (zì zhì jī guān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom) — 一通百通 (yì tōng bǎi tōng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• green grass like cushion (idiom) — 碧草如茵 (bì cǎo rú yīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• green grass like cushion (idiom) — 绿草如茵 (lǜ cǎo rú yīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• grumpiness resulting from poor sleep — 起床气 (qǐ chuáng qì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• gym (health center) — 健身馆 (jiàn shēn guǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended) — 兰花指 (lán huā zhǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers) — 手抓羊肉 (shǒu zhuā yáng ròu)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• hay fever — 枯草热 (kū cǎo rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hay fever — 花粉热 (huā fěn rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hay fever — 花粉症 (huā fěn zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hay fever — 花粉过敏 (huā fěn guò mǐn)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 care — 医疗保健 (yī liáo bǎo jiàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health care — 医疗护理 (yī liáo hù lǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health damage — 健康受损 (jiàn kāng shòu sǔn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health exercises — 保健操 (bǎo jiàn cāo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health insurance — 健康保险 (jiàn kāng bǎo xiǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health office — 卫生局 (wèi shēng jú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health protection — 保健 (bǎo jiàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• health status — 健康状况 (jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 and mouth at variance (idiom) — 心口不一 (xīn kǒu bù yī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart attack — 心脏病发作 (xīn zāng bìng fā zuò)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• heart disease — 心脏疾患 (xīn zāng jí huàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart disease — 心脏病 (xīn zāng bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart failure — 心力衰竭 (xīn lì shuāi jié)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart murmur — 心脏杂音 (xīn zāng zá yīn)

  health · health · intermediate · 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-rending (drama, music, poem etc) — 荡气回肠 (dàng qì huí cháng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart-strengthening shot — 强心针 (qiáng xīn zhēn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart's blood — 心血 (xīn xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• heartbeat — 心动 (xīn dòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hemaglutinin (protein causing blood clotting) — 凝血素 (níng xuè sù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hematin (blood pigment) — 血色素 (xuè sè sù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hemorrhagic fever — 出血热 (chū xuè rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• herbal medicine — 草药 (cǎo yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• high and cold (mountain area) — 高寒 (gāo hán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• high blood fat disease — 高脂血症 (gāo zhī xuè zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• high blood pressure — 高血压 (gāo xuè yā)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• homeopathy (alternative medicine) — 顺势疗法 (shùn shì liáo fǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hospital — 医院 (yī yuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hospital bed — 病床 (bìng chuáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hospital gown — 病号服 (bìng hào fú)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• hyperbaric medicine — 高压氧治疗 (gāo yā yǎng zhì liáo)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• hyperemia (increase in blood flow) — 充血 (chōng xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• hyperostosis (abnormal thickening of bone) — 骨肥厚 (gǔ féi hòu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hypoglycemia (medicine) — 低血糖 (dī xuè táng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• in high spirits (idiom) — 神采飞扬 (shén cǎi fēi yáng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• in high spirits (idiom) — 精神焕发 (jīng shén huàn fā)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• in one's sleep — 睡梦中 (shuì mèng zhōng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• inflammatory (medicine) — 炎性 (yán xìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• infrared body thermometer — 体温检测仪 (tǐ wēn jiǎn cè yí)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• infraspinatus muscle — 冈下肌 (gāng xià jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• inner membrane — 内膜 (nèi mó)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• insane asylum — 疯人院 (fēng rén yuàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• intense cold — 凄 (qī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• intensive care (in hospital) — 加护 (jiā hù)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• intensive care department (of hospital) — 特护区 (tè hù qū)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• intensive care department (of hospital) — 重病特护区 (zhòng bìng tè hù qū)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• intercostal muscle — 肋间肌 (lèi jiān jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• interjection of surprise or pain — 啊哟 (ā yō)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• internal auditory meatus (canal in temporal bone of skull housing auditory nerves) — 内耳道 (nèi ěr dào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• internal medicine — 内科 (nèi kē)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• internal medicine — 内科学 (nèi kē xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• intravenous (medicine) — 静脉注入 (jìng mài zhù rù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• intravenous drug — 静脉吸毒 (jìng mài xī dú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• involuntary muscle — 不随意肌 (bù suí yì jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• iron and blood — 铁血 (tiě xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• it's cold (weather) — 天冷 (tiān lěng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• keenly felt pain — 切肤之痛 (qiè fū zhī tòng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• kuru (medicine) — 库鲁病 (kù lǔ bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• kwashiorkor (medicine) — 夸休可尔症 (kuā xiū kě ěr zhèng)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• laboratory medicine — 检验医学 (jiǎn yàn yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• latissimus dorsi muscle (back of the chest) — 背阔肌 (bèi kuò jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 etc) — 领导小组 (lǐng dǎo xiǎo zǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc — 血书 (xuè shū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death) — 五福临门 (wǔ fú lín mén)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company — 孤身只影 (gū shēn zhī yǐng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom) — 如影随形 (rú yǐng suí xíng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom) — 形影相随 (xíng yǐng xiāng suí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. body and soul separated (idiom) — 魂不附体 (hún bú fù tǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom) — 木人石心 (mù rén shí xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. broken tiles, cold hearth — 破瓦寒窑 (pò wǎ hán yáo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom) — 衣不蔽体 (yī bú bì tǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. cold-resistant (idiom) — 欺霜傲雪 (qī shuāng ào xuě)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom) — 剖腹藏珠 (pōu fù cáng zhū)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach — 不伤脾胃 (bù shāng pí wèi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) — 不痛不痒 (bú tòng bù yǎng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom) — 面黄肌瘦 (miàn huáng jī shòu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. grips the heart — 揪心 (jiū xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• lit. head broken and blood flowing — 头破血流 (tóu pò xuè liú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom) — 心惊肉跳 (xīn jīng ròu tiào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom) — 心惊胆战 (xīn jīng dǎn zhàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom) — 心口如一 (xīn kǒu rú yī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom) — 心烦意乱 (xīn fán yì luàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom) — 心猿意马 (xīn yuán yì mǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. human face, beastly heart (idiom) — 人面兽心 (rén miàn shòu xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom) — 我醉欲眠 (wǒ zuì yù mián)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom) — 问心无愧 (wèn xīn wú kuì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. mountains of corpses and oceans of blood (idiom) — 尸山血海 (shī shān xuè hǎi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom) — 牵一发而动全身 (qiān yì fā ér dòng quán shēn)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom) — 借尸还魂 (jiè shī huán hún)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) — 触目惊心 (chù mù jīng xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom) — 相体裁衣 (xiāng tǐ cái yī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the body is the revolution's capital — 身体是革命的本钱 (shēn tǐ shì gé mìng de běn qián)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom) — 杜鹃啼血 (dù juān tí xuè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom) — 药到病除 (yào dào bìng chú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the dishes are cold (idiom) — 黄花菜都凉了 (huáng huā cài dōu liáng le)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) — 羊质虎皮 (yáng zhì hǔ pí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom) — 倒悬之苦 (dǎo xuán zhī kǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die (idiom) — 生老病死 (shēng lǎo bìng sǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom) — 量体裁衣 (liàng tǐ cái yī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom) — 一针见血 (yì zhēn jiàn xuè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) — 死马当活马医 (sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom) — 万箭穿心 (wàn jiàn chuān xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) — 抵足而眠 (dǐ zú ér mián)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) — 抵足而卧 (dǐ zú ér wò)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom) — 狗血淋头 (gǒu xuè lín tóu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) — 对症下药 (duì zhèng xià yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) — 对症发药 (duì zhèng fā yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to rest and fly together (idiom) — 双宿双飞 (shuāng sù shuāng fēi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to shake one's body — 摇身 (yáo shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) — 呕心沥血 (ǒu xīn lì xuè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom) — 仰屋著书 (yǎng wū zhù shū)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) — 病急乱投医 (bìng jí luàn tóu yī)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom) — 洗心革面 (xǐ xīn gé miàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom) — 粉身碎骨 (fěn shēn suì gǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job — 得心应手 (dé xīn yìng shǒu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom) — 唇亡齿寒 (chún wáng chǐ hán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom) — 西子捧心 (xī zǐ pěng xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom) — 身在曹营心在汉 (shēn zài cáo yíng xīn zài hàn)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• living body — 活体 (huó tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom) — 久病成良医 (jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• long moan and short gasp (idiom) — 长吁短叹 (cháng xū duǎn tàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• longitudinal muscle — 纵肌 (zòng jī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• low blood pressure — 低血压 (dī xuè yā)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 chamber (of legislative body) — 下议院 (xià yì yuàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lower half of one's body — 下半身 (xià bàn shēn)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• main artery (blood vessel) — 大动脉 (dà dòng mài)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• making an all-out effort (idiom) — 尽心尽力 (jìn xīn jìn lì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• malleus or hammer bone of middle ear — 锤骨 (chuí gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• manubrium of malleus (handle of hammer bone), connecting ossicles 聽小骨|听小骨 to tympanum 鼓膜 — 锤骨柄 (chuí gǔ bǐng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• maternity hospital — 产院 (chǎn yuàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• medical doctor — 内科医生 (nèi kē yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 ball — 实心皮球 (shí xīn pí qiú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• medicine bottle — 药瓶 (yào píng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• medicine for colds — 感冒药 (gǎn mào yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• medicine in liquid form — 药水 (yào shuǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• medicine made from a single herb — 单味药 (dān wèi yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• meeting points of qi (in Chinese medicine) — 经气聚集 (jīng qì jù jí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug) — 美洛昔康 (měi luò xī kāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• member (of a legislative body) — 议员 (yì yuán)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• mental health — 精神健康 (jīng shén jiàn kāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• mental hospital — 精神病院 (jīng shén bìng yuàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet) — 掌骨 (zhǎng gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• method of relieving pain — 止痛法 (zhǐ tòng fǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• military doctor — 军医 (jūn yī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• military hospital — 军医院 (jūn yī yuàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• minister of health (of Japan, UK etc) — 厚生相 (hòu shēng xiāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• molecular medicine — 分子医学 (fēn zǐ yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• momentum (the force exhibited by a moving body) — 冲力 (chōng lì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• morbidly obese (medicine) — 病态肥胖 (bìng tài féi pàng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• muscle fiber — 肌纤维 (jī xiān wéi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• muscle memory — 肌肉记忆 (jī ròu jì yì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• muscle tissue — 肌肉组织 (jī ròu zǔ zhī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• myasthenia gravis (medicine) — 重症肌无力 (zhòng zhèng jī wú lì)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• nasal bone — 鼻骨 (bí gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• neuralgia (medicine) — 神经痛 (shén jīng tòng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) — 哀莫大于心死 (āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• now hot, now cold — 忽冷忽热 (hū lěng hū rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• nuclear medicine — 核医学 (hé yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• nyotaimori or "body sushi", Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked woman — 女体盛 (nǚ tǐ shèng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• of one heart and one mind (idiom) — 一心一德 (yì xīn yì dé)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• old but young at heart — 老来少 (lǎo lái shào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• 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 can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) — 人是铁饭是钢 (rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• one's body as wood and earth — 土木身 (tǔ mù shēn)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 own flesh and blood — 亲生骨肉 (qīn shēng gǔ ròu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• one's own flesh and blood (idiom) — 血肉相连 (xuè ròu xiāng lián)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• ophthalmologist — 眼科医生 (yǎn kē yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis — 角弓反张 (jiǎo gōng fǎn zhāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• oracle bone — 卜骨 (bǔ gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• orbital hypertelorism (medicine) — 眼距宽 (yǎn jù kuān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• ore body (geology) — 矿体 (kuàng tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• organoid (regenerative medicine) — 类器官 (lèi qì guān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• orphan drug — 孤儿药 (gū ér yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• orthopedic doctor — 矫形医生 (jiǎo xíng yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) — 成骨不全症 (chéng gǔ bù quán zhèng)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• out-of-body experience — 灵魂出窍 (líng hún chū qiào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• outside the body — 体外 (tǐ wài)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• over the whole body — 遍身 (biàn shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• over-the-counter drug — 非处方药 (fēi chǔ fāng yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest) — 过劳肥 (guò láo féi)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• paralysis of one side of the body — 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bú suì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• paratyphoid fever — 副伤寒 (fù shāng hán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• parietal bone (top of the scull) — 顶骨 (dǐng gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• paronychia (medicine) — 甲沟炎 (jiǎ gōu yán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• patent medicine — 成药 (chéng yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• patient confidentiality (medicine) — 医密 (yī mì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pectoralis major muscle (across the top of the chest) — 胸大肌 (xiōng dà jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pellagra (medicine) — 糙皮病 (cāo pí bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• persistent vegetative state (medicine) — 持续性植物状态 (chí xù xìng zhí wù zhuàng tài)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• person of mixed blood — 混血儿 (hùn xuè ér)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• phimosis (medicine) — 包茎 (bāo jīng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• physical body — 肉体 (ròu tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• physical pain — 皮肉之苦 (pí ròu zhī kǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pineal body — 松果体 (sōng guǒ tǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pit of the stomach — 心口 (xīn kǒu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• plantar fasciitis (medicine) — 足底筋膜炎 (zú dǐ jīn mó yán)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• pleasant body scent — 体香 (tǐ xiāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• pneumothorax (medicine) — 气胸 (qì xiōng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• poikilothermal (cold-blooded) animal — 变温动物 (biàn wēn dòng wù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pool of blood — 血泊 (xuè pō)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• porphyria (medicine) — 紫质症 (zǐ zhì zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pose or motion of one's body in martial arts — 身法 (shēn fǎ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• postpartum care center (a facility providing services such as professional care and nutritionally balanced meals for mothers during the traditional month of rest after giving birth) — 月子中心 (yuè zǐ zhōng xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pot for decocting herbal medicine — 药罐 (yào guàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• poverty compounded by ill health (idiom) — 贫病交加 (pín bìng jiāo jiā)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• powder medicine — 散剂 (sǎn jì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra) — 般若波罗密 (bān ruò bō luó mì)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• prepared prescription (Chinese medicine) — 中成药 (zhōng chéng yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• prescription (of medicine) — 方子 (fāng zǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• prescription drug — 处方药 (chǔ fāng yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• preventative treatment (medicine) — 治未病 (zhì wèi bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• privately-run — 私立 (sī lì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• proctoscope (medicine) — 直肠镜 (zhí cháng jìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pronator teres muscle (below the elbow) — 旋前肌 (xuán qián jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• propranolol (beta-blocker used to treat high blood pressure) — 心得安 (xīn dé ān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• psychiatric hospital — 精神病医院 (jīng shén bìng yī yuàn)

  health · health · advanced · 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 — 公共卫生 (gōng gòng wèi shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• puerperal fever — 月子病 (yuè zǐ bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn — 赤子之心 (chì zǐ zhī xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pure of heart — 纯真无垢 (chún zhēn wú gòu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pure-blood — 纯血统 (chún xuè tǒng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine) — 气血 (qì xuè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• quadriceps muscle group — 四头肌 (sì tóu jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• quadriceps muscle group — 股四头肌 (gǔ sì tóu jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• rain of blood — 血雨 (xuè yǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• rectus abdominis muscle (aka abdominals or abs) — 腹直肌 (fù zhí jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• recurring fever — 回归热 (huí guī rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• red bone marrow — 红骨髓 (hóng gǔ suǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• reflexology (alternative medicine) — 反射区治疗 (fǎn shè qū zhì liáo)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• reflexology (alternative medicine) — 反射疗法 (fǎn shè liáo fǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• regenerative medicine — 再生医学 (zài shēng yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• rest — 休息 (xiū xi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• rest (music) — 休止符 (xiū zhǐ fú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• rest for now — 且休 (qiě xiū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• reticulum (second stomach of ruminants) — 蜂巢胃 (fēng cháo wèi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• rheumatic fever — 风湿热 (fēng shī rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• rhinovirus (common cold virus) — 鼻病毒 (bí bìng dú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• rigid body — 刚体 (gāng tǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• rivers of blood (idiom) — 血流成河 (xuè liú chéng hé)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• saline (medicine) — 生理盐水 (shēng lǐ yán shuǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• scale for measuring body weight — 体重器 (tǐ zhòng qì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• scale for measuring body weight — 体重计 (tǐ zhòng jì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• scarlet fever — 猩红热 (xīng hóng rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• schistosome, parasitic flatworm causing snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis) — 裂体吸虫 (liè tǐ xī chóng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• screen-to-body ratio (of a smartphone etc) — 屏占比 (píng zhàn bǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sedan (automobile body type) — 三厢 (sān xiāng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sedative drug — 镇定药 (zhèn dìng yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sense of pain — 痛觉 (tòng jué)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sexual health — 性健康 (xìng jiàn kāng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 and weak — 病病歪歪 (bìng bìng wāi wāi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sick leave — 病假 (bìng jià)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sick man — 病夫 (bìng fū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sick note — 病假条 (bìng jià tiáo)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• sick with love — 害相思病 (hài xiāng sī bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• side of the body — 体侧 (tǐ cè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sign — 征候 (zhēng hòu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword) — 西地那非 (xī dì nà fēi)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• sleep disorder — 睡眠失调 (shuì mián shī tiáo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sleep mode button (on the remote control of an air conditioner) — 舒眠键 (shū mián jiàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• slightly cold — 凉凉 (liáng liáng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine — 小花远志 (xiǎo huā yuǎn zhì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• smooth muscle (anatomy) — 平滑肌 (píng huá jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis), disease caused by schistosome parasitic flatworm — 罗汉病 (luó hàn bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• soft measuring tape (non-retractable type used for body measurements etc) — 软尺 (ruǎn chǐ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• soporific drug — 催眠药 (cuī mián yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• soul — 魂 (hún)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sound made by an empty stomach — 咕咕叫 (gū gū jiào)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• striated muscle — 横纹肌 (héng wén jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• strong medicine — 猛药 (měng yào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• sublingual administration (medicine) — 舌下含服 (shé xià hán fú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sublingual tablet (medicine) — 舌下片 (shé xià piàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• suboptimal health status — 亚健康 (yà jiàn kāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• suboptimal health status — 第三状态 (dì sān zhuàng tài)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• summer cold — 热伤风 (rè shāng fēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• supply room — 供应室 (gōng yìng shì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• supraspinatus muscle — 冈上肌 (gāng shàng jī)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• systolic blood pressure — 心脏收缩压 (xīn zāng shōu suō yā)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• systolic blood pressure — 收缩压 (shōu suō yā)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• thalassemia (medicine) — 地中海贫血 (dì zhōng hǎi pín xuè)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• the affection, or heart, of a young woman — 芳心 (fāng xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• the agency in charge of (e.g. a program) — 主管机关 (zhǔ guǎn jī guān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom) — 貌合神离 (mào hé shén lí)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition — 药补不如食补 (yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ)

  health · health · advanced · 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 and blood of Christ — 圣体血 (shèng tǐ xuè)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 eye incites, the heart invites (idiom) — 目挑心招 (mù tiǎo xīn zhāo)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 Heart Sutra — 般若波罗密多心经 (bān ruò bō luó mì duō xīn jīng)

  health · health · advanced · 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 sick and the wounded — 伤病员 (shāng bìng yuán)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 three energies of Chinese medicine: 精[jing1], 氣|气[qi4], and 神[shen2] — 精气神 (jīng qì shén)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• the upper body — 上半身 (shàng bàn shēn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• the way of maintaining good health — 养生之道 (yǎng shēng zhī dào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• the whole body — 全身 (quán shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom) — 人心隔肚皮 (rén xīn gé dù pí)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• three-body problem (mechanics) — 三体问题 (sān tǐ wèn tí)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom) — 舍身求法 (shě shēn qiú fǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 arch one's body and fling one's head back — 打挺儿 (dǎ tǐng ér)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom) — 澡身浴德 (zǎo shēn yù dé)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to be a real headache — 伤脑筋 (shāng nǎo jīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom) — 与世隔绝 (yǔ shì gé jué)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 mindful of one's health and safety — 惜命 (xī mìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to be more scared than hurt (idiom) — 有惊无险 (yǒu jīng wú xiǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 so in pain as to not want to live — 痛不欲生 (tòng bú yù shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to be suffering from an illness (often implying "in spite of being sick") — 带病 (dài bìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to be unable to sleep at night — 夜不成眠 (yè bù chéng mián)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to bend the body at the waist — 弓身 (gōng shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck — 五花大绑 (wǔ huā dà bǎng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to blow cold — 吹冷风 (chuī lěng fēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to break (sb's heart) — 伤透 (shāng tòu)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to break out into a cold sweat (idiom) — 捏一把冷汗 (niē yì bǎ lěng hàn)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• to break out into a cold sweat (idiom) — 捏一把汗 (niē yì bǎ hàn)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 ceremonially receive a bone relic of the Buddha — 迎佛骨 (yíng fó gǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to clear internal heat (Chinese Medicine) — 清火 (qīng huǒ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to cold start (a vehicle, a computer etc) — 冷启动 (lěng qǐ dòng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine — 中西医结合 (zhōng xī yī jié hé)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind" — 坐月子 (zuò yuè zǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 cry one's heart out — 哭得死去活来 (kū dé sǐ qù huó lái)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom) — 修心养性 (xiū xīn yǎng xìng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom) — 割股疗亲 (gē gǔ liáo qīn)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 exhume a body for public flogging (idiom) — 掘墓鞭尸 (jué mù biān shī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to fall asleep — 睡得着 (shuì dé zhe)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to fall sick — 害病 (hài bìng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom) — 心如刀绞 (xīn rú dāo jiǎo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) — 心如刀割 (xīn rú dāo gē)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 follow the doctor's advice — 遵医嘱 (zūn yī zhǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to get enough sleep — 睡饱 (shuì bǎo)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to get to the heart of the matter — 追根究底 (zhuī gēn jiū dǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom) — 推心置腹 (tuī xīn zhì fù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning) — 睡回笼觉 (shuì huí lóng jué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to go to sleep — 就寝 (jiù qǐn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to grieve for the sick and the dying — 吊死问疾 (diào sǐ wèn jí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to grimace (in pain) — 龇牙咧嘴 (zī yá liě zuǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 hate sb to the bone (idiom) — 恨之入骨 (hèn zhī rù gǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 of stone — 铁石心肠 (tiě shí xīn cháng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom) — 面恶心善 (miàn ě xīn shàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to have a rest — 歇息 (xiē xī)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to have a splitting headache (idiom) — 头痛欲裂 (tóu tòng yù liè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom) — 净心修身 (jìng xīn xiū shēn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content — 酒足饭饱 (jiǔ zú fàn bǎo)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 hurt oneself by one's own doing — 搬砖砸脚 (bān zhuān zá jiǎo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to hurt sb's feelings by rebuffing their request — 驳面子 (bó miàn zi)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards) — 倒背如流 (dǎo bèi rú liú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom) — 知冷知热 (zhī lěng zhī rè)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 down to sleep with one's clothes on — 和衣而卧 (hé yī ér wò)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to lie on one's stomach — 趴 (pā)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to live out the rest of one's life — 了此残生 (liǎo cǐ cán shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 not take to heart — 想得开 (xiǎng dé kāi)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 pour out one's heart (idiom) — 倾心吐胆 (qīng xīn tǔ dǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 purify one's body (i.e. to get castrated) — 净身 (jìng shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom) — 案甲休兵 (àn jiǎ xiū bīng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to put one's heart (and soul) into sth — 悉心 (xī xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to put one's heart and soul into — 全情投入 (quán qíng tóu rù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to put sth to rest — 静一静 (jìng yi jìng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 recover health quickly — 早日康复 (zǎo rì kāng fù)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 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 weapons and loosen armor (idiom) — 案兵束甲 (àn bīng shù jiǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to rest with — 在乎 (zài hū)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to rest with — 在于 (zài yú)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to rock one's body backward and forward — 前俯后仰 (qián fǔ hòu yǎng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• 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 set one's heart on sth (idiom) — 一门心思 (yì mén xīn sī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to shake (a part of one's body) — 耸动 (sǒng dòng)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) — 脱胎换骨 (tuō tāi huàn gǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) — 脱骨换胎 (tuō gǔ huàn tāi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom) — 热脸贴冷屁股 (rè liǎn tiē lěng pì gǔ)

  health · health · advanced · 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 — 睡懒觉 (shuì lǎn jué)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 on the ground — 席地而睡 (xí dì ér shuì)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 peacefully (idiom) — 高枕无忧 (gāo zhěn wú yōu)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 spit blood (idiom) — 血口喷人 (xuè kǒu pēn rén)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 take sth to heart — 往心里去 (wǎng xīn lǐ qù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to tax one's mind and body — 劳心劳力 (láo xīn láo lì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to the bone — 彻骨 (chè gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom) — 痛定思痛 (tòng dìng sī tòng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 doctor — 看医生 (kàn yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 wake up from a sleep — 一觉醒来 (yí jiào xǐng lái)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 worry oneself sick — 急赤白脸 (jí chì bái liǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 — 中医学 (zhōng yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• trapezius muscle (of the upper back and neck) — 斜方肌 (xié fāng jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health — 补法 (bǔ fǎ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• tremorine (drug inducing shivering) — 震颤素 (zhèn chàn sù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• triceps muscle — 三头肌 (sān tóu jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• trichomoniasis (medicine) — 滴虫病 (dī chóng bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• tuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine — 葛根 (gě gēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• unable to bear the pain (idiom) — 不胜其苦 (bú shèng qí kǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• uncomfortably hot and dry — 燥热 (zào rè)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• undefiled body — 童身 (tóng shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• undulant fever — 波状热 (bō zhuàng rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• university of medicine — 医科大学 (yī kē dà xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• unlicensed doctor — 江湖医生 (jiāng hú yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• upper part of the body — 上身 (shàng shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• upset stomach — 害肚子 (hài dù zǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM) — 童便 (tóng biàn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• varicocele (medicine) — 精索静脉曲张 (jīng suǒ jìng mài qǔ zhāng)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• vegetative state (medicine) — 植物状态 (zhí wù zhuàng tài)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• ventolin, aka salbutamol, an asthma drug — 万托林 (wàn tuō lín)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• ventricle (heart) — 心室 (xīn shì)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• veterinary medicine — 兽医学 (shòu yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• village doctor (Chinese health care system) — 乡村医生 (xiāng cūn yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller — 扶他林 (fú tā lín)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller — 服他灵 (fú tā líng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• vomer bone (in the nose, dividing the nostrils) — 犁骨 (lí gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• waiting room (at clinic, hospital) — 候诊室 (hòu zhěn shì)

  health · health · intermediate · 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

• warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) — 赏心悦目 (shǎng xīn yuè mù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom) — 转眼便忘 (zhuǎn yǎn biàn wàng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• white blood cell — 白细胞 (bái xì bāo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• white blood cell — 白血球 (bái xuè qiú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• whole body — 一身 (yì shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• whole body — 周身 (zhōu shēn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• whooping cough — 百日咳 (bǎi rì hāi)

  health · health · intermediate · 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 all one's heart (dialect) — 巴心巴肝 (bā xīn bā gān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• with heart and soul — 全心 (quán xīn)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom) — 心安神闲 (xīn ān shén xián)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom) — 归心似箭 (guī xīn sì jiàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom) — 形影相吊 (xíng yǐng xiāng diào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• within the body — 体内 (tǐ nèi)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom) — 不眠不休 (bù mián bù xiū)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom) — 佛口蛇心 (fó kǒu shé xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• worn out in body and soul (idiom) — 身心交病 (shēn xīn jiāo bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• wound track (the path of a bullet through the body) — 伤道 (shāng dào)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• yellow bone marrow — 黄骨髓 (huáng gǔ suǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• yellow fever — 黄热病 (huáng rè bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• yellow fever virus — 黄热病毒 (huáng rè bìng dú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese) — 口嫌体正直 (kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直|口嫌体正直[kou3 xian2 ti3 zheng4 zhi2]) — 口嫌体直 (kǒu xián tǐ zhí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• zygomatic bone (cheekbone) — 颧骨 (quán gǔ)

  health · health · beginner · neutral

• happy birthday — 生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè)

  polite · celebration · beginner · neutral

• take care — 保重 (bǎozhòng)

  polite · farewell · beginner · neutral

• "Pregnancy-oriented Economy", new market conditions brought about by a predicted baby boom in China — 大肚子经济 (dà dù zǐ jīng jì)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• "Summary of the Collection of Rhymes Old and New", supplemented and annotated Yuan dynasty version of the no-longer-extant late Song or early Yuan "Collection of Rhymes Old and New" 古今韻會|古今韵会 — 古今韵会举要 (gǔ jīn yùn huì jǔ yào)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• "The Wind Blows", a game in which one player calls out a category, all players who match it must change seats, and the person left without a seat becomes "it" (鬼[gui3]) — 大风吹 (dà fēng chuī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• "village-certificated house", residence supposedly only transferable to other village residents but often sold on the open market — 村证房 (cūn zhèng fáng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• a bright color — 亮彩 (liàng cǎi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a card game — 牌戏 (pái xì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material) — 衍生物 (yǎn shēng wù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• a device used to check money and detect counterfeit bills — 验钞机 (yàn chāo jī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• a fake — 山寨货 (shān zhài huò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• a fraudulently used credit card — 黑卡 (hēi kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a gift of money given by parents on both sides after a wedding, to their new daughter-in-law or son-in-law — 改口费 (gǎi kǒu fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• a huge sum — 巨额 (jù é)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• a pleasant change — 耳目一新 (ěr mù yì xīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 system of payment partly in kind and partly in cash — 包干制 (bāo gān zhì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• a Yuan dynasty form of musical comedy — 杂剧 (zá jù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• accent color — 强调色 (qiáng diào sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• adult product — 情趣用品 (qíng qù yòng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• adult shop — 情趣商店 (qíng qù shāng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• advance purchase — 预购 (yù gòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• air freight (cost of air transport) — 空运费 (kōng yùn fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom) — 寸金难买寸光阴 (cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• antique store — 古玩店 (gǔ wán diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• aquatic product — 水产 (shuǐ chǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• at wholesale price — 量贩式 (liáng fàn shì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• automatic gear change — 自动挂挡 (zì dòng guà dǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• bad money drives out good money (economics) — 劣币驱逐良币 (liè bì qū zhú liáng bì)

  shopping · buying · advanced · 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

• bank card — 银行卡 (yín háng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• bear market — 空头市场 (kōng tóu shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• big discount — 巨惠 (jù huì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• biological product — 生物制剂 (shēng wù zhì jì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• biological product — 生物制品 (shēng wù zhì pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• birthday card — 生日卡 (shēng rì kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• birthday card — 生日贺卡 (shēng rì hè kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• black market — 黑市 (hēi shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• blackjack (card game) — 二十一点 (èr shí yī diǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• blue (color) — 蓝色 (lán sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• blue, gold and yellow (BGY), the three methods of manipulation: information control (via media and the Internet), money (bribery etc) and sexual temptation (honey trap etc) — 蓝金黄 (lán jīn huáng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• bronze color — 古铜色 (gǔ tóng sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• brothel (esp. in Yuan theater) — 烟花场 (yān huā chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• brothel (esp. in Yuan theater) — 烟花寨 (yān huā zhài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• brothel (esp. in Yuan theater) — 烟花行院 (yān huā xíng yuàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• brothel (esp. in Yuan theater) — 烟花阵 (yān huā zhèn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• buff (color) — 牛皮色 (niú pí sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• bull market — 多头市场 (duō tóu shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• bull market — 牛市 (niú shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• business cost — 经营费用 (jīng yíng fèi yòng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• butcher's shop — 肉铺 (ròu pù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• buy one, get one free — 买一送一 (mǎi yí sòng yī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• buyer's market — 买方市场 (mǎi fāng shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• buying price — 买价 (mǎi jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• by-product — 副产品 (fù chǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• by-product (lit. and fig.) — 副产物 (fù chǎn wù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• calling card (telephone) — 话卡 (huà kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• can I try it on? — 可以试穿吗？ (kěyǐ shì chuān ma?)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• can't persuade — 拗不过 (ào bú guò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• capital market — 资本市场 (zī běn shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• card — 卡片 (kǎ piàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• card reader — 读卡器 (dú kǎ qì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cargo receipt — 栈单 (zhàn dān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• caring only about money and wealth — 金钱挂帅 (jīn qián guà shuài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 cow — 现金牛 (xiàn jīn niú)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash crop (economics) — 经济作物 (jīng jì zuò wù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash dispenser — 自动付款机 (zì dòng fù kuǎn jī)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• cash equivalent (accountancy) — 约当现金 (yuē dāng xiàn jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash flow — 收支 (shōu zhī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cash flow — 现金周转 (xiàn jīn zhōu zhuǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash flow — 现金流 (xiàn jīn liú)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash flow — 现金流转 (xiàn jīn liú zhuǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash flow — 现金流量 (xiàn jīn liú liàng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash flow statement — 现金流转表 (xiàn jīn liú zhuǎn biǎo)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• cash flow statement — 现金流量表 (xiàn jīn liú liàng biǎo)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• cash in hand — 库存现金 (kù cún xiàn jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash in hand — 手头现金 (shǒu tóu xiàn jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash on delivery (COD) — 货到付款 (huò dào fù kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash on hand — 活钱 (huó qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cash register — 收银机 (shōu yín jī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.) — 冬虫夏草 (dōng chóng xià cǎo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• chain store — 连销店 (lián xiāo diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• chain store — 连锁商店 (lián suǒ shāng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• chain store — 连锁店 (lián suǒ diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 management (business) — 应变管理 (yìng biàn guǎn lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• change management (business) — 变革管理 (biàn gé guǎn lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• change of affection, shift of love (idiom) — 移情别恋 (yí qíng bié liàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 meaning — 意义变化 (yì yì biàn huà)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• change of rhyme (within a poem) — 转韵 (zhuǎn yùn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• change room — 更衣室 (gēng yī shì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• chemical change — 化学变化 (huà xué biàn huà)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• climate change — 气候变化 (qì hòu biàn huà)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• closing price (of share, commodity etc) — 收盘价 (shōu pán jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 contrast — 对比色 (duì bǐ sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 gradient — 渐变色 (jiàn biàn sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• company-owned store — 直营店 (zhí yíng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• competing product — 竞品 (jìng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• competing product — 竞争产品 (jìng zhēng chǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• complementary color — 补色 (bǔ sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• complete change (idiom) — 面目一新 (miàn mù yì xīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• complete change from the normal state (idiom) — 一反常态 (yì fǎn cháng tài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• consumer price index CPI — 居民消费价格指数 (jū mín xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• consumer price index CPI — 消费价格指数 (xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• contract bridge (card game) — 桥牌 (qiáo pái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• convenience store — 便利店 (biàn lì diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• convenience store — 超商 (chāo shāng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• convenience store — 杂店 (zá diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• convenience store (Tw) — 便利商店 (biàn lì shāng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cost — 价款 (jià kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cost — 费用 (fèi yòng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cost of living — 生活费 (shēng huó fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cost-effective — 经济有效 (jīng jì yǒu xiào)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cost-performance ratio — 性价比 (xìng jià bǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) (transportation) — 到岸价 (dào àn jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• counterfeit money — 假币 (jiǎ bì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• counterfeit money — 假钞 (jiǎ chāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• cream (color) — 乳黄色 (rǔ huáng sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• creamy white — 牙白 (yá bái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• credit card — 信用卡 (xìn yòng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• customs change with time (idiom) — 俗随时变 (sú suí shí biàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• daily lower limit on the price of a stock — 跌停板 (diē tíng bǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) — 日新月异 (rì xīn yuè yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• daily upper limit on the price of a stock — 涨停板 (zhǎng tíng bǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• dairy product — 乳品 (rǔ pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• dairy product — 奶品 (nǎi pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• dairy product — 奶制品 (nǎi zhì pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• dark — 暗淡 (àn dàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• debit card — 借记卡 (jiè jì kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• debit card — 储蓄卡 (chǔ xù kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• debit card — 提款卡 (tí kuǎn kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• debit card — 转账卡 (zhuǎn zhàng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• debit card used to receive one's salary or wages — 工资卡 (gōng zī kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• deck of cards (in a trading card game) — 卡池 (kǎ chí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• department store — 百货公司 (bǎi huò gōng sī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• department store — 百货商店 (bǎi huò shāng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• department store — 百货大楼 (bǎi huò dà lóu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• derivative product — 衍生产品 (yǎn shēng chǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc) — 开发商 (kāi fā shāng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• difference in price — 差价 (chā jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• different broth but the same old medicine (idiom) — 换汤不换药 (huàn tāng bú huàn yào)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• differentiation (of a product from its competitors etc) — 差异化 (chā yì huà)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• discount rate — 折现率 (zhé xiàn lǜ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• discount rate — 贴现率 (tiē xiàn lǜ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• dispatch upon receipt of payment — 款到发货 (kuǎn dào fā huò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom) — 疏财仗义 (shū cái zhàng yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom) — 疏财重义 (shū cái zhòng yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• do you have a bag? — 有袋子吗？ (yǒu dàizi ma?)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• do you have this in another size? — 有其他尺码吗？ (yǒu qítā chǐmǎ ma?)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• dot product (math.) — 点积 (diǎn jī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• dou dizhu ("fight the landlord") (card game) — 斗地主 (dòu dì zhǔ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• drop in price — 掉价 (diào jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• drug money — 毒资 (dú zī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• drugstore — 药妆店 (yào zhuāng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• earnest money — 保证金 (bǎo zhèng jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• earnest money — 定洋 (dìng yáng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• easy money — 横财 (hèng cái)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• electronic money — 电子货币 (diàn zǐ huò bì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc — 荷包 (hé bāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• employee identification card — 工作证 (gōng zuò zhèng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• end product — 终产物 (zhōng chǎn wù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom) — 报本反始 (bào běn fǎn shǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• equal pay for equal work — 同工同酬 (tóng gōng tóng chóu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• export product — 出口商品 (chū kǒu shāng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• exterior product — 外积 (wài jī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• extra pay for hot weather — 降温费 (jiàng wēn fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• extravagant — 阔绰 (kuò chuò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• extravagant (idiom) — 大手大脚 (dà shǒu dà jiǎo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• extremely expensive — 天价 (tiān jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• extremely low price — 跳楼价 (tiào lóu jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• factory designated by the state to make a particular product — 定点厂 (dìng diǎn chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• factory price — 出厂价 (chū chǎng jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• family-run shop — 夫妻店 (fū qī diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• feelings change with circumstances (idiom) — 情随事迁 (qíng suí shì qiān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house — 无壳蜗牛 (wú ké wō niú)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• file size — 文件大小 (wén jiàn dà xiǎo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) — 元末 (yuán mò)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• financial market — 金融市场 (jīn róng shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• fixed price — 一口价 (yì kǒu jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• fixed price — 不变价格 (bú biàn jià gé)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• flag used as a shop sign — 帘 (lián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• flagship brand — 主打品牌 (zhǔ dǎ pǐn pái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• flagship product — 拳头产品 (quán tou chǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• floor price — 地板价 (dì bǎn jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• flower shop — 花店 (huā diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• foreign market — 国外市场 (guó wài shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• foreign money — 洋钱 (yáng qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• fortunes rise and fall — 风水轮流转 (fēng shuǐ lún liú zhuǎn)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• franchise store — 加盟店 (jiā méng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• free — 无偿 (wú cháng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• free market — 自由市场 (zì yóu shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• furniture store — 家居卖场 (jiā jū mài chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• generous, liberal (pay, compensation) — 优厚 (yōu hòu)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc) — 份子钱 (fèn zi qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• gold color — 金黄色 (jīn huáng sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• good quality and cheap — 物美价廉 (wù měi jià lián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• granny gray (hair color) — 奶奶灰 (nǎi nai huī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• graphics card — 图形卡 (tú xíng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• graphics card — 显示卡 (xiǎn shì kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• gray-market industry — 灰产 (huī chǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• grayish purple color — 葡萄紫 (pú táo zǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• greeting card — 贺卡 (hè kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• grocery store — 杂货店 (zá huò diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• gross domestic product (GDP) — 国内生产总值 (guó nèi shēng chǎn zǒng zhí)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• gross national product (GNP) — 国民生产总值 (guó mín shēng chǎn zǒng zhí)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• gross product — 总产值 (zǒng chǎn zhí)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• hard-earned money — 血汗钱 (xuè hàn qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• hardware store — 五金店 (wǔ jīn diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• hardware store — 五金店铺 (wǔ jīn diàn pù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• having sound and color (idiom) — 有声有色 (yǒu shēng yǒu sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• heavyweight operator in a market — 操盘手 (cāo pán shǒu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• high quality at bargain price — 一分钱两分货 (yì fēn qián liǎng fēn huò)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• high tech feel (of a product etc) — 科技感 (kē jì gǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• highest level of specification (for a product) — 顶配 (dǐng pèi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• historic cost (accounting) — 历史成本 (lì shǐ chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• household responsibility system, introduced in the early 1980s, under which each rural household could freely decide what to produce and how to sell, as long as it fulfilled its quota of products to the state — 联产到户 (lián chǎn dào hù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• household with savings or annual income of 10,000 yuan or more (considered a large amount in the 1970s, when the term became established) — 万元户 (wàn yuán hù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• huge sum of money — 巨款 (jù kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• hush money — 封口费 (fēng kǒu fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• I want this one — 我要这个 (wǒ yào zhège)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• identification card — 身份识别卡 (shēn fèn shí bié kǎ)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• identity card — 身份卡 (shēn fèn kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• identity card — 身份证 (shēn fèn zhèng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it — 出来混迟早要还的 (chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào hái de)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• imitation product — 仿品 (fǎng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• imitation product — 模仿品 (mó fǎng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• imported product — 外来货 (wài lái huò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• in an instant a myriad changes (idiom) — 瞬息万变 (shùn xī wàn biàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• inner-spring mattress (loanword from US mattress brand "Simmons") — 席梦思 (xí mèng sī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• invoice — 发票 (fā piào)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. — 本性难移 (běn xìng nán yí)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• jing'erhu, a two-stringed fiddle intermediate in size and pitch between the jinghu 京胡 and erhu 二胡, used to accompany Chinese opera — 京二胡 (jīng èr hú)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• judicial auction — 法拍 (fǎ pāi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• kansei engineering (product design that aims to engender specific subjective responses in the consumer) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 感性工学 "kansei kougaku") — 感性工学 (gǎn xìng gōng xué)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• key money — 顶手费 (dǐng shǒu fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• labor cost — 人工费 (rén gōng fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• labor market — 劳务市场 (láo wù shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• land auction — 土拍 (tǔ pāi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom) — 寸土寸金 (cùn tǔ cùn jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• late Yuan and early Ming — 元末明初 (yuán mò míng chū)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• legume-based product — 豆制品 (dòu zhì pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• library card — 借书证 (jiè shū zhèng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 petroleum (product) — 轻质石油 (qīng zhì shí yóu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil) — 轻质石油产品 (qīng zhì shí yóu chǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• light tan (color) — 驼色 (tuó sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• lilac (color) — 芋头色 (yù tou sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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. change to more severe (idiom) — 变本加厉 (biàn běn jiā lì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition — 屡教不改 (lǚ jiào bù gǎi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294 — 元世祖 (yuán shì zǔ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) — 朝三暮四 (cháo sān mù sì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom) — 一掷千金 (yí zhì qiān jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom) — 千金一掷 (qiān jīn yí zhì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom) — 腰缠万贯 (yāo chán wàn guàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom) — 青出于蓝而胜于蓝 (qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• lit. the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom) — 郑人买履 (zhèng rén mǎi lǚ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom) — 生财有道 (shēng cái yǒu dào)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom) — 事无巨细 (shì wú jù xì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness — 买笑追欢 (mǎi xiào zhuī huān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom) — 装点门面 (zhuāng diǎn mén miàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to dredge for money — 捞钱 (lāo qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• lit. to fry and sell on the spot — 现炒现卖 (xiàn chǎo xiàn mài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain — 纵虎归山 (zòng hǔ guī shān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) — 爱财如命 (ài cái rú mìng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom) — 招兵买马 (zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom) — 挥金如土 (huī jīn rú tǔ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) — 有钱能使鬼推磨 (yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) — 羊毛出在羊身上 (yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• local differences in price — 地区差价 (dì qū chā jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lots of money, less work, and close to home — 钱多事少离家近 (qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• lovely color — 瑞色 (ruì sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• low cost — 低成本 (dī chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• low price — 低价 (dī jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• mad about money (idiom) — 财迷心窍 (cái mí xīn qiào)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• magnetic card — 磁卡 (cí kǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• mahjong table — 牌桌 (pái zhuō)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• manual gear change — 手动挡 (shǒu dòng dǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• manufactured goods — 制成品 (zhì chéng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom) — 万变不离其宗 (wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• marginal cost — 边际成本 (biān jì chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 access in return for technology transfer (PRC policy since the 1980s which gives foreign companies access to China's domestic market in exchange for sharing their intellectual property, characterized by the US in the 2019 trade war as "forced technology transfer") — 市场换技术 (shì chǎng huàn jì shù)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• market capitalization — 市值 (shì zhí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market close — 收盘 (shōu pán)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market competition — 市场竞争 (shì chǎng jìng zhēng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market day — 逢集 (féng jí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market economy — 市场经济 (shì chǎng jīng jì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market maker — 做市商 (zuò shì shāng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market price — 市价 (shì jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market price — 市场价 (shì chǎng jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 research — 市场调查 (shì chǎng diào chá)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market segment — 客群 (kè qún)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• market segmentation — 市场划分 (shì chǎng huà fēn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market share — 市占率 (shì zhàn lǜ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market share — 市场份额 (shì chǎng fèn é)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market share — 市场占有率 (shì chǎng zhàn yǒu lǜ)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• market trade — 集市贸易 (jí shì mào yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• marketplace — 市场 (shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• member of the Legislative Yuan (Tw) — 立法委员 (lì fǎ wěi yuán)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• memory card — 存储卡 (cún chǔ kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• memory card — 记忆卡 (jì yì kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• merch — 周边商品 (zhōu biān shāng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 counter and counterfeit detection machine — 验钞器 (yàn chāo qì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money extorted by bandits in exchange for safe passage — 买路钱 (mǎi lù qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve — 压岁钱 (yā suì qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money grubber — 财迷 (cái mí)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money in an account — 账款 (zhàng kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money is all-powerful — 钱能通神 (qián néng tōng shén)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money is omnipotent (idiom) — 金钱万能 (jīn qián wàn néng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money laundering — 洗黑钱 (xǐ hēi qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money market — 货币市场 (huò bì shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money printer — 印钞机 (yìn chāo jī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money settlement (fine or payment to end a legal dispute) — 和解费 (hé jiě fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 squandering establishment (e.g. gambling den, brothel etc) — 销金窟 (xiāo jīn kū)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money to gamble with — 赌资 (dǔ zī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• money tree (Pachira aquatica) — 发财树 (fā cái shù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money worship — 拜金主义 (bài jīn zhǔ yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• natural economy (exchange of goods by bartering not involving money) — 自然经济 (zì rán jīng jì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• normal cost (accountancy) — 正常成本 (zhèng cháng chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• not to pay attention to — 不去理 (bú qù lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• nothing remains the same (idiom) — 面目全非 (miàn mù quán fēi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• oil (petroleum) price — 油价 (yóu jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• old habits are hard to change (idiom) — 积习难改 (jī xí nán gǎi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• on the market — 市面上 (shì miàn shàng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• one Jiao coin (Mao, one-tenth of yuan) — 角子 (jiǎo zǐ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• one price for all — 不二价 (bú èr jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• one yuan or less — 块儿八毛 (kuài ér bā máo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• one-stop (service, shop etc) — 一站式 (yí zhàn shì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• one-stop (service, shop etc) — 一门式 (yì mén shì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• one's habits change with long custom — 习俗移性 (xí sú yí xìng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• opportunity cost — 机会成本 (jī huì chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom) — 阳奉阴违 (yáng fèng yīn wéi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• overtime pay — 加班费 (jiā bān fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) — 过了这村没这店 (guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• patient work makes a fine product — 慢工出细货 (màn gōng chū xì huò)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• pawn shop — 质铺 (zhì pù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• pay-per-click advertising — 点击付费广告 (diǎn jī fù fèi guǎng gào)

  shopping · buying · advanced · 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

• petty cash — 零用金 (líng yòng jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• philatelic market — 邮市 (yóu shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness — 唯心主义 (wéi xīn zhǔ yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness — 唯心论 (wéi xīn lùn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• pocket money — 零用钱 (líng yòng qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• pocket money — 零花钱 (líng huā qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• poker (card game) — 扑克牌 (pū kè pái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• precipitous drop (in price) — 陡跌 (dǒu diē)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• prepaid card — 预付卡 (yù fù kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 index — 物价指数 (wù jià zhǐ shù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• price jump — 跳价 (tiào jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price level — 价位 (jià wèi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price list — 价格表 (jià gé biǎo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• price of actuals — 现货价 (xiàn huò jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• price of electricity — 电价 (diàn jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• price tag — 价格标签 (jià gé biāo qiān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• price war — 价格战 (jià gé zhàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• primary color — 原色 (yuán sè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• principal — 主打 (zhǔ dǎ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• prior purchase right — 优先承购权 (yōu xiān chéng gòu quán)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• private brand — 自有品牌 (zì yǒu pǐn pái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• private loan association where money is allocated through bidding — 标会 (biāo huì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• private saved money of close family members — 体己钱 (tǐ jǐ qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• process lens (working by color separation) — 分色镜头 (fēn sè jìng tóu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• processed ham product — 方腿 (fāng tuǐ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• processing cost — 加工成本 (jiā gōng chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• product — 产物 (chǎn wù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product (result of multiplication) — 乘积 (chéng jī)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product approaching its expiry date (Tw) — 即期品 (jí qī pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 lacking one or more of three requirements such as production license, inspection certificate, and manufacturer's name and location — 三无产品 (sān wú chǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• product launch event — 新产品推介会 (xīn chǎn pǐn tuī jiè huì)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• product launching ceremony — 下线仪式 (xià xiàn yí shì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• product manager — 产品经理 (chǎn pǐn jīng lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• product of inferior quality — 副品 (fù pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product placement — 植入式广告 (zhí rù shì guǎng gào)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• product placement — 置入性行销 (zhì rù xìng xíng xiāo)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• product selection — 选品 (xuǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product tester — 试客 (shì kè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• product that incorporates traditional culture or local elements with innovative design ideas — 文创商品 (wén chuàng shāng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) — 烟花女 (yān huā nǚ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• public money — 公款 (gōng kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• public transportation card — 交通卡 (jiāo tōng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• real money — 真金白银 (zhēn jīn bái yín)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• receipt — 回单 (huí dān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• receipt — 回执单 (huí zhí dān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 — 借单儿 (jiè dān ér)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• rechargeable card — 充值卡 (chōng zhí kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913 — 善后借款 (shàn hòu jiè kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution) — 改良主义 (gǎi liáng zhǔ yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• register card — 挂号证 (guà hào zhèng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• renminbi yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit — 人民币元 (rén mín bì yuán)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• rent price — 租价 (zū jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• repair shop — 修理厂 (xiū lǐ chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• reserve price (in an auction) — 保留价 (bǎo liú jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• retail store — 分销店 (fēn xiāo diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• rural household that specializes in a particular type of product — 专业户 (zhuān yè hù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• sale price — 成交价 (chéng jiāo jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• scalar product (of vectors) — 数量积 (shù liàng jī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• scarlet (color) — 猩红色 (xīng hóng sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• script for opera (esp. in Yuan times) — 院本 (yuàn běn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• second-hand car market — 旧车市场 (jiù chē shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• security deposit — 定钱 (dìng qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• seller's market — 卖方市场 (mài fāng shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• selling price — 卖价 (mài jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• service (work done for money) — 劳务 (láo wù)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• severance pay — 遣散费 (qiǎn sàn fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• severance pay (Tw) — 资遣费 (zī qiǎn fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom) — 货比三家不吃亏 (huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• shop assistant — 店伙 (diàn huǒ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shop assistant — 店员 (diàn yuán)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• shop assistant — 理货员 (lǐ huò yuán)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation — 老字号 (lǎo zì hào)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• shop's guarantee — 铺保 (pù bǎo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• short of money — 手头紧 (shǒu tóu jǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 — 个头儿 (gè tóu er)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 or medium size enterprise (SME) — 中小型企业 (zhōng xiǎo xíng qǐ yè)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• small store — 小店 (xiǎo diàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• small sum of money — 散钱 (sàn qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• smart card — 智能卡 (zhì néng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• smuggled product — 走私品 (zǒu sī pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• specialty store — 专卖店 (zhuān mài diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• standard salary for a specific job (contrasted with performance pay 績效工資|绩效工资[ji4 xiao4 gong1 zi1] or commission 提成[ti2 cheng2] etc) — 岗位工资 (gǎng wèi gōng zī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• starting bid — 起拍价 (qǐ pāi jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• stationery store — 文具店 (wén jù diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• stature — 个子 (gè zi)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• stock market — 股市 (gǔ shì)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• stock market — 股票市场 (gǔ piào shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 index — 股票指数 (gǔ piào zhǐ shù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 — 铺面房 (pù miàn fáng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• store credit (credit to be spent at a specified retailer) — 抵用金 (dǐ yòng jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• store manager — 店长 (diàn cháng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• stored-value card — 储值卡 (chǔ zhí kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• student identity card — 学生证 (xué shēng zhèng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• stupid tax — 智商税 (zhì shāng shuì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• sub-brand — 子品牌 (zǐ pǐn pái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• such a small amount of (money, time etc) — 这么点 (zhè me diǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• sum of money raised (in a share subscription) — 集资额 (jí zī é)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• sunk cost (economics) — 沉没成本 (chén mò chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• supplementary cash reserve — 小金库 (xiǎo jīn kù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• surplus money — 余钱 (yú qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• tailor's shop — 裁缝店 (cái feng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• tan (color) — 黄褐色 (huáng hè sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• target market — 目标市场 (mù biāo shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• tarot card — 塔罗卡 (tǎ luó kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• tarot card — 塔罗牌 (tǎ luó pái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• tax money (paid or due) — 税金 (shuì jīn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• telephone card — 电话卡 (diàn huà kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 Chinese market, excluding first- and second-tier cities — 下沉市场 (xià chén shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 four masters of Yuan poetry, namely 虞集[Yu2 Ji2], 範梈|范梈[Fan4 Peng1], 楊載|杨载[Yang2 Zai4] and 揭傒斯[Jie1 Xi1 si1] — 元诗四大家 (yuán shī sì dà jiā)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• the Red Turbans, peasant rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty — 红巾军 (hóng jīn jūn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee — 不逮捕特权 (bù dǎi bǔ tè quán)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• the store front — 临街房 (lín jiē fáng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom) — 水涨船高 (shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) — 元代 (yuán dài)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• things change with the passage of time (idiom) — 时过境迁 (shí guò jìng qiān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• thousands of purples and reds (idiom) — 万紫千红 (wàn zǐ qiān hóng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 unable to pay — 支付不起 (zhī fù bù qǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 bind up and take to the market (idiom) — 绑赴市曹 (bǎng fù shì cáo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 and sell — 做买卖 (zuò mǎi mài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• 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 and sell at a profit — 倒买倒卖 (dǎo mǎi dǎo mài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 in bulk — 批量购买 (pī liàng gòu mǎi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 popular support — 邀买人心 (yāo mǎi rén xīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to buy real estate — 置业 (zhì yè)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to buy soy sauce — 打酱油 (dǎ jiàng yóu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to buy the whole lot — 包圆儿 (bāo yuán ér)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 (sth) repeatedly — 一改再改 (yì gǎi zài gǎi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 according to the situation (idiom) — 随机应变 (suí jī yìng biàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 at once on seeing sth different (idiom) — 见异思迁 (jiàn yì sī qiān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 color and alter one's expression (idiom) — 变色易容 (biàn sè yì róng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 from day to day — 一天一个样 (yì tiān yí gè yàng)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• to change gear — 换挡 (huàn dǎng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to change gear — 变速传动 (biàn sù chuán dòng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 mind (idiom) — 回心转意 (huí xīn zhuǎn yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) — 改头换面 (gǎi tóu huàn miàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 places — 换个儿 (huàn gè ér)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change positions — 转变立场 (zhuǎn biàn lì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 shape in a single shake — 摇身一变 (yáo shēn yí biàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change shift — 交接班 (jiāo jiē bān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 unpredictably — 变幻莫测 (biàn huàn mò cè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change workshifts — 换工 (huàn gōng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• 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 close up shop and cease business temporarily — 关店歇业 (guān diàn xiē yè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 cost one dearly — 吃大亏 (chī dà kuī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to count out (a sum of money etc) — 数出 (shù chū)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to crawl under a table (e.g. as a forfeit for losing a bet or card game) — 钻桌子 (zuàn zhuō zi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 degrade the performance of a sold product via a system update — 负优化 (fù yōu huà)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom) — 急转直下 (jí zhuǎn zhí xià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to dip into one's pocket — 掏腰包 (tāo yāo bāo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 do sb a favor at little cost — 顺水人情 (shùn shuǐ rén qíng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 back (money one invested, wasted etc) — 赚回来 (zhuàn huí lái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 exercise sole hegemony (idiom) — 独霸一方 (dú bà yì fāng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 force sb to buy or sell — 强买强卖 (qiáng mǎi qiáng mài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 — 打折扣 (dǎ zhé kòu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 haggle over price — 讨价还价 (tǎo jià huán jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 cash flow problem — 周转不灵 (zhōu zhuǎn bù líng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse) — 变天 (biàn tiān)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to have money and time — 有钱有闲 (yǒu qián yǒu xián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to have money left — 剩钱 (shèng qián)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• 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 judge the hour and size up the situation — 审时度势 (shěn shí duó shì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to keep in mind — 记在心里 (jì zài xīn lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to keep in store — 保藏 (bǎo cáng)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price increases, adverse publicity etc) — 照买不误 (zhào mǎi bú wù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to kill sb for his property (idiom) — 杀人越货 (shā rén yuè huò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 look completely new (idiom) — 焕然一新 (huàn rán yì xīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 easy money — 发横财 (fā hèng cái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to make extra money — 捞外快 (lāo wài kuài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 monopolize a market — 独揽市场 (dú lǎn shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 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 — 放在眼里 (fàng zài yǎn lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites — 慎终追远 (shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay close attention (to sth) — 密切注意 (mì qiè zhù yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 in installments — 分期付款 (fēn qī fù kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay lip service to — 挂在嘴上 (guà zài zuǐ shàng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay no attention to — 不问 (bú wèn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• to pay no attention to — 不在意 (bú zài yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay no attention to outside matters — 两耳不闻窗外事 (liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• to pay no heed to (idiom) — 置之不理 (zhì zhī bù lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay no heed to the regulations — 目无组织 (mù wú zǔ zhī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 out of one's own pocket — 自掏腰包 (zì tāo yāo bāo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 according to their productivity — 联产到劳 (lián chǎn dào láo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 pick up money and not hide it (idiom) — 拾金不昧 (shí jīn bú mèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 plot and kill sb for his property (idiom) — 谋财害命 (móu cái hài mìng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 put money above everything else — 一切向钱看 (yí qiè xiàng qián kàn)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• to put sth on the market — 投放市场 (tóu fàng shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• 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 return a product for another item — 退换货 (tuì huàn huò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 anything — 无所不卖 (wú suǒ bú mài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 sell while it's still hot (idiom) — 生炒热卖 (shēng chǎo rè mài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 shop around (idiom) — 货比三家 (huò bǐ sān jiā)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to shop in preparation for Chinese New Year — 办年货 (bàn nián huò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous — 花钱找罪受 (huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• to spend money recklessly — 乱花钱 (luàn huā qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to squander money — 浪费金钱 (làng fèi jīn qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to stand by and pay no heed — 看着不管 (kàn zhe bù guǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc — 勃然变色 (bó rán biàn sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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 talk shop all the time (idiom) — 三句话不离本行 (sān jù huà bù lí běn háng)

  shopping · buying · advanced · 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

• tool change (mechanics) — 换刀 (huàn dāo)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• total price — 总价 (zǒng jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• trial product — 试用品 (shì yòng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• true color — 真彩色 (zhēn cǎi sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• umbrella brand (marketing) — 主品牌 (zhǔ pǐn pái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• unable to change sth — 顾不得 (gù bù dé)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• unified government purchase at fixed price (esp of farm products) — 统购派购 (tǒng gòu pài gòu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• unit price — 单价 (dān jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• unsusceptible to change — 难以撼动 (nán yǐ hàn dòng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing — 散曲 (sàn qǔ)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• violet (color) — 紫罗兰色 (zǐ luó lán sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · 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

• wasted money — 冤枉钱 (yuān wǎng qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• wet market — 农贸市场 (nóng mào shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• wholesale grain store — 粮栈 (liáng zhàn)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• wholesale price — 批价 (pī jià)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• wholesale price — 批发价 (pī fā jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• wholesale store — 量贩店 (liáng fàn diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• with money, you can do anything (idiom) — 钱可通神 (qián kě tōng shén)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• worth the money — 值得 (zhí dé)

  shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

• you get what you pay for — 一分钱一分货 (yì fēn qián yì fēn huò)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• ... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence) — 故称 (gù chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• “Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] — 孙子兵法 (sūn zi bīng fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] — 唐太宗李卫公问对 (táng tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• "eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot — 八风穴 (bā fēng xué)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain) — 悬河 (xuán hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• "hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 抱抱團|抱抱团[bao4 bao4 tuan2]) — 抱抱装 (bào bào zhuāng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• "infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc — 吊瓶族 (diào píng zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• "left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them — 留守儿童 (liú shǒu ér tóng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• "magnetic" force that attracts investment and talented individuals — 磁吸效应 (cí xī xiào yìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• "matchmaking corner", a gathering in a park for parents who seek marriage partners for their adult children by connecting with other parents who put up posters displaying their unmarried child's details — 相亲角 (xiāng qīn jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• "meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC — 分灶吃饭 (fēn zào chī fàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• “Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1] — 司马法 (sī mǎ fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• "monkey steals the peach" (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other — 猴子偷桃 (hóu zi tōu táo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2] — 八大元老 (bā dà yuán lǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 三反运动 (sān fǎn yùn dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 Strategies of Huang Shigong", one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China — 黄石公三略 (huáng shí gōng sān lüè)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1] — 永不生锈的螺丝钉 (yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 connection (sb with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours") — 关系户 (guān xì hù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a couple engaged in an illicit love affair — 狗男女 (gǒu nán nǚ)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 daughter who is an only child — 独生女 (dú shēng nǚ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom) — 狗仗人势 (gǒu zhàng rén shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹[Cao2 Xue3 qin2], one of the four great novels — 红楼梦 (hóng lóu mèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a family bereaved of its only child — 失独家庭 (shī dú jiā tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a family tree — 家族树 (jiā zú shù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a family wrenched apart (idiom) — 妻离子散 (qī lí zǐ sàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a friend in times of tribulations (idiom) — 患难之交 (huàn nàn zhī jiāo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a god living in our midst (sb who can predict the future like a prophet or who leads a life without constraints) — 活神仙 (huó shén xiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom) — 金屋藏娇 (jīn wū cáng jiāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a good beginning — 开门红 (kāi mén hóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 reputation to last a hundred generations — 留芳百世 (liú fāng bǎi shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a good reputation to last down the generations — 留芳千古 (liú fāng qiān gǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom) — 好景不长 (hǎo jǐng bù cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a good while — 良久 (liáng jiǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a good wife and loving mother — 贤妻良母 (xián qī liáng mǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 hero with no chance of using his might — 英雄无用武之地 (yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a hint is all that is needed — 一点就通 (yì diǎn jiù tōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) — 百花齐放 (bǎi huā qí fàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a kind act that costs nothing — 惠而不费 (huì ér bú fèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore) — 断线风筝 (duàn xiàn fēng zheng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a left-and-right pair of shoes (distinguished from 直腳鞋|直脚鞋[zhi2 jiao3 xie2], shoes that can be worn on either foot) — 认脚鞋 (rèn jiǎo xié)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom) — 人心不足蛇吞象 (rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a match for ten thousand enemies — 万人之敌 (wàn rén zhī dí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a match for ten thousand enemies — 万人敌 (wàn rén dí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom) — 事不关己 (shì bù guān jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world — 老江湖 (lǎo jiāng hú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a one-off, short-sighted deal — 一锤子买卖 (yì chuí zǐ mǎi mài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a one-person exhibition — 个展 (gè zhǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a one-piece dress — 连衣裙 (lián yī qún)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a patient and his family — 病家 (bìng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• a perception that doesn't reflect reality — 心理作用 (xīn lǐ zuò yòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature — 大人不记小人过 (dà rén bú jì xiǎo rén guò)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a person who is always falling ill — 病包儿 (bìng bāo ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a person who looks drenched and bedraggled — 落汤鸡 (luò tāng jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan — 八字方针 (bā zì fāng zhēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line — 古体诗 (gǔ tǐ shī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a Prince Charming — 白马王子 (bái mǎ wáng zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) — 千金一诺 (qiān jīn yí nuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a really determined person will find a solution (idiom) — 有志者事竟成 (yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a relative (i.e. family relation) — 亲戚 (qīn qi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• a Republican party member — 共和党人 (gòng hé dǎng rén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom) — 一日三秋 (yí rì sān qiū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a small appetizer — 小菜一碟 (xiǎo cài yì dié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival — 香包 (xiāng bāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a small bridge over a flowing stream — 小桥流水 (xiǎo qiáo liú shuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a small cup — 盏 (zhǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom) — 小洞不补大洞吃苦 (xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a small part — 一小部分 (yì xiǎo bù fen)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a small proportion of — 少部分 (shǎo bù fen)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 son who is an only child — 独生子 (dú shēng zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a spandrel (wall filling the shoulder between two neighboring arches) — 拱肩 (gǒng jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 查爾斯·狄更斯|查尔斯·狄更斯[Cha2 er3 si1 · Di2 geng1 si1] — 双城记 (shuāng chéng jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a thorn in one's eye — 眼中刺 (yǎn zhōng cì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a thorn in one's flesh — 肉中刺 (ròu zhōng cì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a thorn in one's side — 眼中钉 (yǎn zhōng dīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.) — 千虑一得 (qiān lǜ yì dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a translation that takes liberties with the original text — 超译 (chāo yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a turtle that pulls its head in — 缩头乌龟 (suō tóu wū guī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a type of plain-woven woolen fabric that is thin, stiff and smooth — 凡尔丁 (fán ěr dīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a type of small, bumpy, colored, hard sugar candy (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 金平糖 "konpeitō") — 金平糖 (jīn píng táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a weary look (on one's face) — 倦容 (juàn róng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a whole lifetime (idiom) — 一生一世 (yì shēng yí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom) — 好汉不吃眼前亏 (hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a wish — 愿心 (yuàn xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• a woman is born to leave her family (idiom) — 女生外向 (nǚ shēng wài xiàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death — 烈女 (liè nǚ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom) — 女子无才便是德 (nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a word that rhymes (with another word) — 同韵词 (tóng yùn cí)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• ability to have one's say and be listened to — 话语权 (huà yǔ quán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom) — 有为有守 (yǒu wèi yǒu shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• act at one's discretion — 便宜行事 (pián yi xíng shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 归根到底 (guī gēn dào dǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• after all — 毕竟 (bì jìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• after all — 究 (jiū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• after all — 说七说八 (shuō qī shuō bā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• after that — 而后 (ér hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects) — 行有余力 (xíng yǒu yú lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• after this — 在此之后 (zài cǐ zhī hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• after this — 在此后 (zài cǐ hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 group — 年龄段 (nián líng duàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• age group — 年龄组 (nián líng zǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• age limit — 年限 (nián xiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• age of a tree — 树龄 (shù líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• age range suitable for getting married — 适婚期 (shì hūn qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex — 思春期 (sī chūn qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable — 不可知论 (bù kě zhī lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• albatross (family Diomedeidae) — 信天翁 (xìn tiān wēng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 — 全方位 (quán fāng wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all around — 四下里 (sì xià lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all around — 四周 (sì zhōu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all around — 四围 (sì wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all black, no daylight (idiom) — 不见天日 (bú jiàn tiān rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all black, no daylight (idiom) — 暗无天日 (àn wú tiān rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all brawn no brains — 头脑简单四肢发达 (tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 crows are black (idiom) — 天下乌鸦一般黑 (tiān xià wū yā yì bān hēi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all day — 镇日 (zhèn rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all day long — 一天到晚 (yì tiān dào wǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 in all — 里外里 (lǐ wài lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all in vain — 一场空 (yì chǎng kōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom) — 捡到篮里就是菜 (jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all kinds — 各色 (gè sè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all kinds — 样样 (yàng yàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all kinds of — 形形色色 (xíng xíng sè sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 men are brothers — 四海之内皆兄弟 (sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dì)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom) — 百废俱兴 (bǎi fèi jù xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 of it — 一股脑 (yì gǔ nǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all of one voice — 众口一词 (zhòng kǒu yì cí)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 吃奶之力 (chī nǎi zhī lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all one's strength — 吃奶的力气 (chī nǎi de lì qi)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 — 浑身上下 (hún shēn shàng xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all over the place — 四处 (sì chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all over the world — 世界各地 (shì jiè gè dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all parties (in a dispute etc) — 各方 (gè fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all parties involved — 有关各方 (yǒu guān gè fāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 rights reserved (copyright statement) — 版权所有 (bǎn quán suǒ yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all risks (insurance) — 一切险 (yí qiè xiǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all rivers run into the sea — 海纳百川 (hǎi nà bǎi chuān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all roads lead to Rome — 条条大路通罗马 (tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all sides — 四面 (sì miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all sides — 方方面面 (fāng fāng miàn miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all smiles — 满脸生花 (mǎn liǎn shēng huā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all speaking together — 齐声 (qí shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all taboos are off (idiom) — 百无禁忌 (bǎi wú jìn jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all talk and no action (idiom) — 光说不练 (guāng shuō bú liàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all the borders — 四境 (sì jìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all the colors in profusion (idiom) — 五彩缤纷 (wǔ cǎi bīn fēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all the colors in profusion (idiom) — 五色缤纷 (wǔ sè bīn fēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 rage for a time — 盛极一时 (shèng jí yì shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all the trades — 五行八作 (wǔ háng bā zuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all the way — 一路来 (yí lù lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 walks of life — 各界人士 (gè jiè rén shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all walks of life (idiom) — 三百六十行 (sān bǎi liù shí háng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all year round — 一年到头 (yì nián dào tóu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all year round — 一年四季 (yì nián sì jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all year round — 常年 (cháng nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all-around — 全面 (quán miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all-embracing — 包罗万象 (bāo luó wàn xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-inclusive — 一揽子 (yì lǎn zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-purpose flour — 中筋面粉 (zhōng jīn miàn fěn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-rounder — 全才 (quán cái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all-spice (Pimenta dioica) — 多香果 (duō xiāng guǒ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-spice (Pimenta dioica) — 众香子 (zhòng xiāng zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-spice (Pimenta dioica) — 香辣椒 (xiāng là jiāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-terrain vehicle (ATV) — 全地形车 (quán dì xíng chē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-time high — 历史新高 (lì shǐ xīn gāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-weather — 全天候 (quán tiān hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-wheel drive — 全轮驱动 (quán lún qū dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism) — 等位基因 (děng wèi jī yīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• alternative name for 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China — 太公兵法 (tài gōng bīng fǎ)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 horse knows the way (idiom) — 老马识途 (lǎo mǎ shí tú)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• ancient name of Ulan Bator — 乌尔格 (wū ěr gé)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• and so on — 什么的 (shén me de)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 at unfairness — 气不平 (qì bù píng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly — 缠夹二先生 (chán jiā èr xiān shēng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• another name — 别称 (bié chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• another name for Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1], Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC) — 韩非子 (hán fēi zǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史[Jiu4 Wu3 dai4 shi3] — 梁唐晋汉周书 (liáng táng jìn hàn zhōu shū)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• another name for Lingqu 靈渠|灵渠[Ling2 qu2], canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi — 兴安运河 (xīng ān yùn hé)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 name for 古今小說|古今小说[Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1], Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2] — 喻世明言 (yù shì míng yán)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• another name for 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3 lun2 gong1] — 法轮大法 (fǎ lún dà fǎ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• another name for 金箍棒[jin1 gu1 bang4], the Monkey King's golden cudgel — 定海神针 (dìng hǎi shén zhēn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• another one is ... — 再就是 (zài jiù shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培[Cai4 Yuan2 pei2] — 光复会 (guāng fù huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培[Cai4 Yuan2 pei2] — 复古会 (fù gǔ huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in Changsha by 黃興|黄兴[Huang2 Xing1] in 1904, a precursor of Sun Yat-sen's Alliance for Democracy 同盟會|同盟会[Tong2 meng2 hui4] and of the Guomindang — 华兴会 (huá xìng huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound) — 对仗 (duì zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• any minute now — 分分钟 (fēn fēn zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• any one of (a list of possibilities) — 任一个 (rèn yí gè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) — 有目共睹 (yǒu mù gòng dǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) — 有目共见 (yǒu mù gòng jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• apart from this — 除此之外 (chú cǐ zhī wài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• apostrophe, as used in pinyin orthography (i.e. to mark a boundary between two syllables, as in "dàng'àn" 檔案|档案[dang4 an4]) — 隔音符号 (gé yīn fú hào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side) — 被上诉人 (bèi shàng sù rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 close as one's hands and feet (idiom) — 情同手足 (qíng tóng shǒu zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as everyone can appreciate (idiom) — 有目共赏 (yǒu mù gòng shǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) — 力所能及 (lì suǒ néng jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as far as possible — 尽可能 (jǐn kě néng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as if one had lost something (idiom) — 若有所失 (ruò yǒu suǒ shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as many as — 不下于 (bú xià yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as matters stand — 事到如今 (shì dào rú jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 pleases (idiom) — 如其所好 (rú qí suǒ hǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 the name implies — 顾名思义 (gù míng sī yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• as you wish — 随你 (suí nǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ashamed and sorry — 愧恨 (kuì hèn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom) — 愧悔无地 (kuì huǐ wú dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• asset that gives a competitive advantage — 利基 (lì jī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• assistance that one gets from another — 将伯之助 (jiāng bó zhī zhù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at a loss to know what to do (idiom) — 手足无措 (shǒu zú wú cuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at all times — 时时刻刻 (shí shí kè kè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at all times — 每时每刻 (měi shí měi kè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at all times and in all places (idiom) — 古今中外 (gǔ jīn zhōng wài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at any time — 随时 (suí shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at home wherever one is (idiom) — 随遇而安 (suí yù ér ān)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 那时候 (nà shí hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at that time — 那阵 (nà zhèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at that time — 那阵子 (nà zhèn zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at that time (in the past or the future) — 那会儿 (nà huì er)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 this very moment — 此时此刻 (cǐ shí cǐ kè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• auntie, eldest of sisters in mother's family — 大阿姨 (dà ā yí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• auntie, second eldest of sisters in mother's family — 二阿姨 (èr ā yí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• auntie, third eldest of sisters in mother's family — 三阿姨 (sān ā yí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• auntie, youngest of sisters in mother's family — 小阿姨 (xiǎo ā yí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• autonomous region – a provincial-level administrative division of China with self-governance for ethnic minorities (five in total: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet) — 自治区 (zì zhì qū)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 element — 坏分子 (huài fēn zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bad friend — 损友 (sǔn yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• bad guy — 坏家伙 (huài jiā huo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 habit (e.g. nose-picking) — 小动作 (xiǎo dòng zuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bad habits — 染风习俗 (rǎn fēng xí sú)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 reputation — 污名 (wū míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad smell — 臭味 (chòu wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad temper — 坏脾气 (huài pí qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 a baby reaching one month of age — 满月酒 (mǎn yuè jiǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• banquet to celebrate the Spring Festival — 春酒 (chūn jiǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• barrier-free — 无障碍 (wú zhàng ài)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• be that as it may — 话虽如此 (huà suī rú cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations) — 报子 (bào zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations) — 报录人 (bào lù rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• beautiful and good — 美善 (měi shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• because of this — 因如此 (yīn rú cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bed — 床 (chuáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• before one's eyes — 眼前 (yǎn qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• before that — 在此之前 (zài cǐ zhī qián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• before this — 此前 (cǐ qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• beginning of an age — 年代初 (nián dài chū)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• better a bad life than a good death (idiom) — 好死不如赖活着 (hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• between the two countries — 两国之间 (liǎng guó zhī jiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• beyond one's power (to do sth) — 力所不及 (lì suǒ bù jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• beyond one's reach or power (to do sth) — 力有未逮 (lì yǒu wèi dǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bicycle or tricycle equipped with a small motor (electric or fuel) — 助力车 (zhù lì chē)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 bad wolf — 大灰狼 (dà huī láng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big bad wolf — 大野狼 (dà yě láng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big brother — 老大哥 (lǎo dà gē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big data (computing) — 大数据 (dà shù jù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big dyeing vat — 大染缸 (dà rǎn gāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• big-bellied (idiom) — 大腹便便 (dà fù pián pián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big-character poster — 大字报 (dà zì bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big-hearted and serene (idiom) — 心宽体胖 (xīn kuān tǐ pán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big-hearted and serene (idiom) — 心广体胖 (xīn guǎng tǐ pàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom) — 苦尽甘来 (kǔ jìn gān lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground) — 非黑即白 (fēi hēi jí bái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• blended family — 重组家庭 (zhòng zǔ jiā tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) — 盲人摸象 (máng rén mō xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) — 瞎子摸象 (xiā zǐ mō xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• boat deck (deck where lifeboats are stored) — 救生艇甲板 (jiù shēng tǐng jiǎ bǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• boldness in pursuing one's sexual urges — 色胆 (sè dǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis — 八二三炮战 (bā èr sān pào zhàn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors) — 康乾盛世 (kāng qián shèng shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• born at the wrong time (idiom) — 生不逢时 (shēng bù féng shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• bounced check — 空头支票 (kōng tóu zhī piào)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• boundless life (expression of good wishes) — 无量寿 (wú liàng shòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom) — 舍生忘死 (shè shēng wàng sǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bride's family (in marriage) — 女家 (nǚ jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• bring it on! — 谁怕谁 (shuí pà shuí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• building (a relatively large, multistory one) — 大楼 (dà lóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• burden of having to maintain one's image as a pop idol — 偶像包袱 (ǒu xiàng bāo fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• burning with no flame — 隐燃 (yǐn rán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bushel (eight gallons) — 蒲式耳 (pú shì ěr)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 and unable to get away — 脱不了身 (tuō bù liǎo shēn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• busy bee — 大忙人 (dà máng rén)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 no means an isolated case — 不一而足 (bù yī ér zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• calligraphic flourish with many twists — 一波三折 (yì bō sān zhé)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• can sing and dance (idiom) — 能歌善舞 (néng gē shàn wǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• can't advance or retreat (idiom) — 进退不得 (jìn tuì bù dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom) — 千金难买 (qiān jīn nán mǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom) — 眼里容不得沙子 (yǎn lǐ róng bù dé shā zi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) — 高不成低不就 (gāo bù chéng dī bú jiù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) — 高不凑低不就 (gāo bú còu dī bú jiù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) — 高低不就 (gāo dī bú jiù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• can't recognize tall or short (idiom) — 不识高低 (bù shí gāo dī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• can't thank sb enough (idiom) — 感激不尽 (gǎn jī bú jìn)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• car-free zone — 步行街 (bù xíng jiē)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood) — 灾变说 (zāi biàn shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• character with two or more readings — 多音字 (duō yīn zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• character with two or more readings — 破音字 (pò yīn zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• characteristic nature of some season — 季相 (jì xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• cheerful — 愉快 (yú kuài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility) — 八旗子弟 (bā qí zǐ dì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• child whose birthday is being celebrated — 小寿星 (xiǎo shòu xīng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• childbearing age — 育龄 (yù líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• childbearing age — 育龄期 (yù líng qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• childhood friend (idiom) — 竹马之交 (zhú mǎ zhī jiāo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• children born to parents from rural areas who have migrated to urban areas — 外来娃 (wài lái wá)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• children of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s — 富二代 (fù èr dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• children's words carry no harm (idiom) — 童言无忌 (tóng yán wú jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise) — 际遇 (jì yù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• circumstances that evoke mixed feelings (idiom) — 触景伤情 (chù jǐng shāng qíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• clash that leaves both sides shattered — 火星撞地球 (huǒ xīng zhuàng dì qiú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc — 只 (zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• 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 female friend — 红颜知己 (hóng yán zhī jǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• close friend — 好友 (hǎo yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• close friend — 密友 (mì yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• close kindred slaughter one another (idiom) — 骨肉相残 (gǔ ròu xiāng cán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• close male friend — 蓝颜知己 (lán yán zhī jǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• closely linked with one another — 环环相扣 (huán huán xiāng kòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top) — 短打扮 (duǎn dǎ bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• code name — 代号 (dài hào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝|汉灵帝[Han4 Ling2 Di4], with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文) — 四出文钱 (sì chū wén qián)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• collection of papers (published as one volume) — 集刊 (jí kān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• collision in which only one party is at fault — 单方过失碰撞 (dān fāng guò shī pèng zhuàng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 会意字 (huì yì zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• combining native and foreign methods (idiom) — 土洋结合 (tǔ yáng jié hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• comfortable voice (well within one's range of pitch) — 舒适音 (shū shì yīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• coming of age ceremony — 成人礼 (chéng rén lǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• coming right into one's face — 当头 (dāng tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• committing all manner of crimes — 无所不用其极 (wú suǒ bú yòng qí jí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• common name for cormorant — 水老鸦 (shuǐ lǎo yā)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• common name for 花斑癬|花斑癣[hua1 ban1 xuan3], tinea versicolor — 汗斑 (hàn bān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• common name for 麋鹿[mi2 lu4], Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse — 四不像 (sì bú xiàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• competition between three rivals — 鼎足之势 (dǐng zú zhī shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• competitive environment where individuals vie for recognition and material gain — 名利场 (míng lì chǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• completely bad — 坏透 (huài tòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) — 痛改前非 (tòng gǎi qián fēi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• complex — 庞杂 (páng zá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• compound with many families living together — 大杂院 (dà zá yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• concentrating one's thoughts and efforts — 一心一意 (yì xīn yí yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• confluence (of two rivers) — 交汇处 (jiāo huì chù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• congratulate an elderly person on his birthday — 拜寿 (bài shòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• constantly increasing without limit (idiom) — 有增无已 (yǒu zēng wú yǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee — 小三劝退师 (xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• contrary to what usually happens — 一反往常 (yì fǎn wǎng cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cool and collected (idiom) — 泰然自若 (tài rán zì ruò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• corner (junction of two walls) — 墙角 (qiáng jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• correct line (i.e. the party line) — 正确路线 (zhèng què lù xiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• counting one's chickens before they are hatched — 如意算盘 (rú yì suàn pán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• couple who were made for each other — 天生的一对 (tiān shēng de yí duì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• courtesy name for Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3] — 仲尼 (zhòng ní)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• courtesy name of Lin Shu 林紓|林纾[Lin2 Shu1] — 林琴南 (lín qín nán)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms — 赵子龙 (zhào zǐ lóng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] — 孔明 (kǒng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• courtesy name of 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3] — 关云长 (guān yún cháng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• courtesy umbrella (one made available for borrowing) — 爱心伞 (ài xīn sǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• covered all over — 满身 (mǎn shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• crab of family Sesarmidae — 相手蟹 (xiāng shǒu xiè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• crab of the family Potamidae of freshwater crabs — 溪蟹 (xī xiè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• crawl high, step low (idiom) — 扒高踩低 (bā gāo cǎi dī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display — 隐讳号 (yǐn huì hào)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• croton (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[da4 ji3 ke1] — 巴豆 (bā dòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• croton bush (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[da4 ji3 ke1], with seed having strong purgative properties — 巴豆树 (bā dòu shù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom) — 杯盘狼藉 (bēi pán láng jí)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• dance for two — 双人舞 (shuāng rén wǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dangers spring up all around (idiom) — 险象环生 (xiǎn xiàng huán shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit — 不敢越雷池一步 (bù gǎn yuè léi chí yí bù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• dark circles (under one's eyes) — 黑眼圈 (hēi yǎn quān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• day that is named but not numbered (on ethnic calendar) — 空日 (kōng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis — 死而不僵 (sǐ ér bù jiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dear one — 亲亲 (qīn qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• deep at night and all is quiet (idiom) — 更深人静 (gèng shēn rén jìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deep emotion — 深情 (shēn qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom) — 恭敬不如从命 (gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe — 理神论 (lǐ shén lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe — 自然神论 (zì rán shén lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time) — 活期贷款 (huó qī dài kuǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• descended from an old family — 故家子弟 (gù jiā zǐ dì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations) — 画法几何 (huà fǎ jǐ hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom) — 有缘无分 (yǒu yuán wú fēn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) — 不是冤家不聚头 (bú shì yuān jiā bú jù tóu)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• destitute and homeless (idiom) — 流离失所 (liú lí shī suǒ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants) — 双子叶 (shuāng zǐ yè)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• difficult to obey orders (idiom) — 碍难从命 (ài nán cóng mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society) — 大逆不道 (dà nì bú dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• disordered and in a mess (idiom) — 杂乱无章 (zá luàn wú zhāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dispute among womenfolk (idiom) — 妇姑勃溪 (fù gū bó xī)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds) — 闹洞房 (nào dòng fáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• divination based on the eight characters of one's birth date — 八字命理 (bā zì mìng lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom) — 为善最乐 (wéi shàn zuì lè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• domain name registration — 域名注册 (yù míng zhù cè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• domain name server — 域名服务器 (yù míng fú wù qì)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• don't be fooled by the fact that — 别看 (bié kàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation) — 拿你没办法 (ná nǐ méi bàn fǎ)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• drab, stereotypical Communist Party writing style — 党八股 (dǎng bā gǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon — 龙脉 (lóng mài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom) — 四海飘零 (sì hǎi piāo líng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 饮酒作乐 (yǐn jiǔ zuò lè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• drinking party with female entertainers — 花酒 (huā jiǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• drop tower — 跳楼机 (tiào lóu jī)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil) — 二元论 (èr yuán lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• duty-free district — 保税区 (bǎo shuì qū)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 and every family (idiom) — 家家户户 (jiā jiā hù hù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• each and every one — 桩桩件件 (zhuāng zhuāng jiàn jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• each one — 各人 (gè rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• each one distinguishable — 历历可数 (lì lì kě shǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• each one does what he thinks is right (idiom) — 各行其是 (gè háng qí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• each one individually — 个个 (gè gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• each other — 彼此 (bǐ cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• each takes what he needs (idiom) — 各取所需 (gè qǔ suǒ xū)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• early evening when lanterns are first lit — 华灯初上 (huá dēng chū shàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆[xiao3 zhuan4] — 石鼓文 (shí gǔ wén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• earnestly and sincerely (idiom) — 诚心诚意 (chéng xīn chéng yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• easily forgive, simply release (idiom) — 轻饶素放 (qīng ráo sù fàng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• efficient government, people at peace (idiom) — 政通人和 (zhèng tōng rén hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• eight-hour workday system — 八小时工作制 (bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• eight-jewel elixir (TCM) — 八宝丹 (bā bǎo dān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM) — 八宝眼药 (bā bǎo yǎn yào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties — 八股文 (bā gǔ wén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• eight-section brocade, a traditional eight-part sequence of qigong exercises — 八段锦 (bā duàn jǐn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• eight-to-two powder (TCM) — 八二丹 (bā èr dān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• either this or that — 非此即彼 (fēi cǐ jí bǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• eldest daughter of an affluent family — 大小姐 (dà xiǎo jiě)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• elegant name — 雅称 (yǎ chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• eloquence that generates perfume (idiom) — 口齿生香 (kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• employ one's talent to the fullest — 人尽其才 (rén jìn qí cái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• employ one's talent to the fullest — 人尽其材 (rén jìn qí cái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• empty cave, nothing there (idiom) — 空洞无物 (kōng dòng wú wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• enclave — 飞地 (fēi dì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• enclosed with (this) letter — 随信附上 (suí xìn fù shàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• enlistment age — 役龄 (yì líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• enneahedron (solid figure having nine plane faces) — 九面体 (jiǔ miàn tǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• enormously proud of one's success (idiom) — 踌躇满志 (chóu chú mǎn zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• enterprise with no premises, capital or regular staff — 三无企业 (sān wú qǐ yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things) — 认识论 (rèn shi lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 family (idiom) — 千家万户 (qiān jiā wàn hù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• every family has its problems (idiom) — 家家有本难念的经 (jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• every kind of — 各种 (gè zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• every trade — 各行各业 (gè háng gè yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• everything clear and in good order (idiom) — 井然有序 (jǐng rán yǒu xù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) — 自私自利 (zì sī zì lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• everything is fine (idiom) — 万事大吉 (wàn shì dà jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) — 美中不足 (měi zhōng bù zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• everything that is evil — 万恶 (wàn è)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• everything that should be here is here (idiom) — 应有尽有 (yīng yǒu jìn yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• evidence (that one can rely on) — 凭准 (píng zhǔn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• evil has its retribution (idiom) — 恶有恶报 (è yǒu è bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• exactly what one wants — 正中下怀 (zhèng zhòng xià huái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• exactly what one would wish — 适得其所 (shì dé qí suǒ)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• excess fat on the waist — 腰间肉 (yāo jiān ròu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• excessive consumption — 超前消费 (chāo qián xiāo fèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• extended family — 大家庭 (dà jiā tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) — 表里如一 (biǎo lǐ rú yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom) — 乐极生悲 (lè jí shēng bēi)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• extremely angry — 愤愤 (fèn fèn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• extremely angry — 疾首 (jí shǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• extremely small — 极细小 (jí xì xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• facing the end (idiom) — 大限临头 (dà xiàn lín tóu)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 and consumer science — 家政学 (jiā zhèng xué)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family background — 家世 (jiā shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom) — 家破人亡 (jiā pò rén wáng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 goings-on — 家长家短 (jiā zhǎng jiā duǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family heirloom — 传家宝 (chuán jiā bǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family heirloom — 包袱底儿 (bāo fú dǐ ér)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 love and joy — 天伦之乐 (tiān lún zhī lè)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 — 家庭成员 (jiā tíng chéng yuán)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 of origin — 原生家庭 (yuán shēng jiā tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family or dependents of martyr (in PRC, esp. revolutionary martyr) — 烈属 (liè shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family Papilionidae (taxonomy) — 凤蝶科 (fèng dié kē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family planning — 计划生育 (jì huà shēng yù)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• family vacation with an emphasis on activities for parents and children — 亲子游 (qīn zǐ yóu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family with a literary reputation (idiom) — 书香门第 (shū xiāng mén dì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family-like close relationship (idiom) — 亲如一家 (qīn rú yī jiā)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• fancy or simple according to one's budget — 丰俭由人 (fēng jiǎn yóu rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• farewell party — 欢送会 (huān sòng huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• fate is unfavorable (idiom) — 时运不济 (shí yùn bú jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fate or chance that brings people together — 缘分 (yuán fèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• father of one's child's spouse — 亲家公 (qìng jia gōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom) — 地利人和 (dì lì rén hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) — 后顾之忧 (hòu gù zhī yōu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom) — 芒刺在背 (máng cì zài bèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• feelings of first love — 初恋感觉 (chū liàn gǎn jué)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom) — 摩拳擦掌 (mó quán cā zhǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• finalist — 入围者 (rù wéi zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 half of one's life — 前半生 (qián bàn shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 五大洲 (wǔ dà zhōu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five continents — 五洲 (wǔ zhōu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five degrees — 五度 (wǔ dù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname) — 五百年前是一家 (wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yì jiā)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la — 五音 (wǔ yīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2] — 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 — 五笔字型 (wǔ bǐ zì xíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 — 五笔输入法 (wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe) — 五子棋 (wǔ zǐ qí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five-pointed star — 五芒星 (wǔ máng xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five-pointed star — 五角星 (wǔ jiǎo xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five-spice powder — 五香粉 (wǔ xiāng fěn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five-starred red flag (PRC national flag) — 五星红旗 (wǔ xīng hóng qí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five-string lute — 筑 (zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five-stroke code, Chinese character input method — 五笔编码 (wǔ bǐ biān mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fleabane (family Asteraceae) — 蓬 (péng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• floating between zither and sword (idiom) — 琴剑飘零 (qín jiàn piāo líng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom) — 洪福齐天 (hóng fú qí tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• flowerpecker (any bird of the family Dicaeidae) — 啄花鸟 (zhuó huā niǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• fools have good fortune (idiom) — 庸人庸福 (yōng rén yōng fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for all eternity — 千古 (qiān gǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for all eternity (idiom) — 万古千秋 (wàn gǔ qiān qiū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for as long as one can remember — 自懂事以来 (zì dǒng shì yǐ lái)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• for fear that — 唯恐 (wéi kǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for many generations — 世世代代 (shì shì dài dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 无端端 (wú duān duān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for no reason (idiom) — 白眉赤眼 (bái méi chì yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom) — 公而忘私 (gōng ér wàng sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for the past many years — 多年来 (duō nián lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for this reason — 因之 (yīn zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for this reason — 为此 (wèi cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• foreman (pidgin derived from "number one", rendered in hanzi) (old) — 那摩温 (nà mó wēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• formation of a loanword using some characters (or words) chosen for their meaning and others for phonetic transcription (e.g. 冰淇淋[bing1 qi2 lin2], 朗姆酒[lang3 mu3 jiu3], 奶昔[nai3 xi1] and 米老鼠[Mi3 Lao3 shu3]) — 音意合译 (yīn yì hé yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 bare walls — 四壁萧然 (sì bì xiāo rán)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 corner code (input method for Chinese characters) — 四角号码 (sì jiǎo hào mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huang2 Ting2 jian1], Mi Fu 米芾[Mi3 Fu2] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cai4 Xiang1] — 宋四家 (sòng sì jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four generations under one roof (idiom) — 四世同堂 (sì shì tóng táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four legs facing the sky (idiom) — 四脚朝天 (sì jiǎo cháo tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four of a kind — 四条 (sì tiáo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four seasons beancurd — 四季豆腐 (sì jì dòu fu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four seasons like spring — 四季如春 (sì jì rú chūn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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-by-four (vehicle) — 四驱车 (sì qū chē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four-dimensional space (math.) — 四维空间 (sì wéi kōng jiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses) — 四眼田鸡 (sì yǎn tián jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four-leaf clover — 四叶草 (sì yè cǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four-square box in which one practices writing a Chinese character — 虚宫格 (xū gōng gé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four-way — 四方 (sì fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four-wheel drive — 四轮驱动 (sì lún qū dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 agency — 自由选择权 (zì yóu xuǎn zé quán)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• free and at ease — 洒脱 (sǎ tuō)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free and at leisure (idiom) — 优游自得 (yōu yóu zì dé)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free and easy (idiom) — 自由自在 (zì yóu zì zài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free and unconstrained (idiom) — 悠哉悠哉 (yōu zāi yōu zāi)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free and unconstrained (idiom) — 无拘无束 (wú jū wú shù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free enterprise (in capitalist theory) — 自由企业 (zì yóu qǐ yè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free fall — 自由降落 (zì yóu jiàng luò)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free from vulgarity — 脱俗 (tuō sú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free jazz (music genre) — 自由爵士乐 (zì yóu jué shì yuè)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• free kick — 任意球 (rèn yì qiú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free of worldly concerns — 忘机 (wàng jī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free on board (FOB) (transportation) — 离岸价 (lí àn jià)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free port — 自由港 (zì yóu gǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free prose style — 散体 (sǎn tǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free radical — 自由基 (zì yóu jī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free riding (economics) — 免费搭车 (miǎn fèi dā chē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted) — 自由软件 (zì yóu ruǎn jiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free time (between organized activities) — 自由活动 (zì yóu huó dòng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free to come and go (idiom) — 进退自如 (jìn tuì zì rú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free trade — 自由贸易 (zì yóu mào yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free trade zone — 自由贸易区 (zì yóu mào yì qū)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• free verse in the vernacular — 白话诗 (bái huà shī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free will — 自由意志 (zì yóu yì zhì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free-fall — 自由落体 (zì yóu luò tǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free-range (breeding livestock or poultry) — 野外放养 (yě wài fàng yǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• friendly one-upmanship — 你追我赶 (nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• friends and family — 亲朋好友 (qīn péng hǎo yǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• friends with a significant age gap — 忘年交 (wàng nián jiāo)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 here on — 从此往后 (cóng cǐ wǎng hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• from that — 随之而后 (suí zhī ér hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• from this, it can be seen that... — 由此可见 (yóu cǐ kě jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom) — 门庭若市 (mén tíng ruò shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• frost-free period — 无霜期 (wú shuāng qī)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• fully content with one's achievements (idiom) — 志得意满 (zhì dé yì mǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[cheng2 yu3] is the first of the next — 成语接龙 (chéng yǔ jiē lóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• gap (between two objects) — 空档 (kōng dàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• garden party — 游园会 (yóu yuán huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• general secretary (of the Communist Party) — 总书记 (zǒng shū jì)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 a person who died by hanging — 吊死鬼 (diào sǐ guǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ghost of one who died unjustly — 冤魂 (yuān hún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• girl who engages in enjo-kōsai — 援交小姐 (yuán jiāo xiǎo jiě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• glacial epoch — 冰期 (bīng qī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• glancing to left and right (idiom) — 左顾右盼 (zuǒ gù yòu pàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• gnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that everything about the universe is knowable — 可知论 (kě zhī lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• goblin that kills or harms people — 害人精 (hài rén jīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• god of love — 爱神 (ài shén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• going from there to lower grades (idiom) — 等而下之 (děng ér xià zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• golden age — 黄金时代 (huáng jīn shí dài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• golden age — 鼎盛期 (dǐng shèng qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) — 金鸡独立 (jīn jī dú lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 好朋友 (hǎo péng yǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 little boy (or girl) — 乖乖牌 (guāi guāi pái)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 luck and long life — 福寿绵长 (fú shòu mián cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• good luck charm — 好运符 (hǎo yùn fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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-for-nothing — 现世宝 (xiàn shì bǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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-looking — 颜值高 (yán zhí gāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• good-looking and intelligent (idiom) — 秀外慧中 (xiù wài huì zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• good-natured — 和善 (hé shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good-natured — 温厚 (wēn hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) — 礼轻情意重 (lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• grain that has begun to ripen — 只 (zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• granddaughter (one's daughter's daughter) — 外孙女儿 (wài sūn nǚ ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom) — 群雄逐鹿 (qún xióng zhú lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather) — 曾祖 (zēng zǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• green sea, blue sky (idiom) — 碧海青天 (bì hǎi qīng tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• guaranteed to cure all diseases — 包治百病 (bāo zhì bǎi bìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• guests filled all the seats (idiom) — 宾朋满座 (bīn péng mǎn zuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers — 古琴 (gǔ qín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• guqin or seven-stringed zither — 七弦琴 (qī xián qín)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hall where convicts are counted and verified — 点视厅 (diǎn shì tīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• handsome high-powered businessman (a type of character in an eponymous genre of romantic fiction who typically has a soft spot for a girl of lower social status) — 霸道总裁 (bà dào zǒng cái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom) — 垂头丧气 (chuí tóu sàng qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• happy — 喜悦 (xǐ yuè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 喜盈盈 (xǐ yíng yíng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 and excited (idiom) — 兴高采烈 (xìng gāo cǎi liè)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• happy time — 欢乐时光 (huān lè shí guāng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• happy-go-lucky people — 乐天派 (lè tiān pài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom) — 没齿难忘 (méi chǐ nán wàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hard to get one's mouth around — 绕嘴 (rào zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• hardworking and thrifty in running one's household — 勤俭持家 (qín jiǎn chí jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• harmful and without benefit (idiom) — 有害无利 (yǒu hài wú lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• harmful and without benefit (idiom) — 有害无益 (yǒu hài wú yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom) — 损人利己 (sǔn rén lì jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• harmonious and happy — 和乐 (hé lè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hat trick (when one player scores three goals) — 帽子戏法 (mào zi xì fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hatred caused by love (idiom) — 因爱成恨 (yīn ài chéng hèn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• have no choice or option but to — 不得不 (bù dé bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• have no way out — 无可奈何 (wú kě nài hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• having experienced much suffering — 饱经忧患 (bǎo jīng yōu huàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• having no advantage whatsoever — 有百害而无一利 (yǒu bǎi hài ér wú yí lì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• having no time — 没空儿 (méi kòng er)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• having same given name and family name — 同名同姓 (tóng míng tóng xìng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) — 富可敌国 (fù kě dí guó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship) — 锚链孔 (máo liàn kǒng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• head high, chest out (idiom) — 昂首挺胸 (áng shǒu tǐng xiōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• head of a family — 家公 (jiā gōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically) — 无头苍蝇 (wú tóu cāng yíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) — 听其言而观其行 (tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) — 听其言观其行 (tīng qí yán guān qí xíng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• helpful friend — 益友 (yì yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms — 七碳糖 (qī tàn táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• here and now — 此时此地 (cǐ shí cǐ dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom) — 慷慨赴义 (kāng kǎi fù yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2] — 六碳糖 (liù tàn táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• hi-fi system — 组合音响 (zǔ hé yīn xiǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• high merit that one can never repay (idiom) — 功高不赏 (gōng gāo bù shǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying — 成语典故 (chéng yǔ diǎn gù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• hole in one (golf) — 一击入洞 (yì jī rù dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• honeybee — 小蜜蜂 (xiǎo mì fēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• honeyeater (bird of family Meliphagidae) — 吸蜜鸟 (xī mì niǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) — 义无反顾 (yì wú fǎn gù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers — 钉子户 (dīng zi hù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• housekeeper who looks after old people with no children or whose children do not live with them — 暖巢管家 (nuǎn cháo guǎn jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• 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 about it? — 意下如何 (yì xià rú hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how can it be that? — 渠 (qú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how can one be sure? — 何以见得 (hé yǐ jiàn dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how can one endure? — 可堪 (kě kān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how can this be endured! (idiom) — 情何以堪 (qíng hé yǐ kān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how can this be so? (idiom) — 岂有此理 (qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how can this be? — 怎么得了 (zěn me dé le)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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? — 怎么样 (zěn me yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how? (emphatic question) — 岂 (qǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument) — 葫芦丝 (hú lu sī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom) — 愁肠百结 (chóu cháng bǎi jié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• husband and wife in youth, companions in old age — 少年夫妻老来伴 (shào nián fū qī lǎo lái bàn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• 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

• hyperboloid of one sheet (math.) — 单叶双曲面 (dān yè shuāng qǔ miàn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom) — 书不尽言 (shū bú jìn yán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• I'm afraid that... — 只怕 (zhǐ pà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• I'm sorry — 对不起 (duì bù qǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) — 后会有期 (hòu huì yǒu qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice age — 冰川期 (bīng chuān qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice age — 冰河时代 (bīng hé shí dài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice age — 冰河时期 (bīng hé shí qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice age — 冰河期 (bīng hé qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice age — 大冰期 (dà bīng qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice queen (beautiful woman who appears to be emotionless and distant) — 冰山美人 (bīng shān měi rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ice-free port — 不冻港 (bú dòng gǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice-free port (refers to Vladivostok) — 不冻港口 (bú dòng gǎng kǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 指事字 (zhǐ shì zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) — 早知今日何必当初 (zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying) — 冤冤相报何时了 (yuān yuān xiāng bào hé shí le)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom) — 家和万事兴 (jiā hé wàn shì xīng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• if this can be done — 倘能如此 (tǎng néng rú cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom) — 言多必失 (yán duō bì shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• improper fraction (with numerator ≥ denominator, e.g. seven fifths) — 假分数 (jiǎ fēn shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 a busy and hasty manner — 忙忙叨叨 (máng máng dāo dāo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• in a day or two — 一半天 (yí bàn tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in a way that justifies the use of the term — 名正言顺 (míng zhèng yán shùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 all honesty — 天地良心 (tiān dì liáng xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in any case — 不管怎样 (bù guǎn zěn yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in any case — 总归 (zǒng guī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in bad faith — 无信义 (wú xìn yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in big strides — 大踏步 (dà tà bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in front of one's eyes — 眼底下 (yǎn dǐ xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in front of one's eyes — 眼皮底下 (yǎn pí dǐ xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in good condition — 好好儿 (hǎo hāo er)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in good condition — 完好无损 (wán hǎo wú sǔn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in groups of three or four (idiom) — 三五成群 (sān wǔ chéng qún)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 shape to be seen — 不像样 (bú xiàng yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in no way — 绝不 (jué bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in one's childhood — 小时候 (xiǎo shí hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in one's eyes — 心目中 (xīn mù zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in one's own handwriting — 亲笔 (qīn bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in one's prime — 风华正茂 (fēng huá zhèng mào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in one's seventies (age) — 七老八十 (qī lǎo bā shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• in one's spare time — 业余 (yè yú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• In order to capture, one must let loose. — 欲擒故纵 (yù qín gù zòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities — 聊以塞责 (liáo yǐ sāi zé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in other words — 就是说 (jiù shì shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in rapid succession (of children, close in age) — 挨肩儿 (āi jiān ér)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• in the depth of one's soul — 灵魂深处 (líng hún shēn chù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in the end — 终归 (zhōng guī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in the end — 终究 (zhōng jiū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in the Name of the Father (in Christian worship) — 因父之名 (yīn fù zhī míng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• in the right and self-confident (idiom) — 理直气壮 (lǐ zhí qì zhuàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in this world — 天底下 (tiān dǐ xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in total there are ... — 共有 (gòng yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in two minds about sth (idiom) — 三心二意 (sān xīn èr yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in view of this — 有鉴于此 (yǒu jiàn yú cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• incomparably good — 观止 (guān zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• inconstant in love — 薄情 (bó qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task) — 激将法 (jī jiàng fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• inexpensive and of good quality (idiom) — 价廉物美 (jià lián wù měi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• information age — 信息时代 (xìn xī shí dài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• information asymmetry — 信息差 (xìn xī chà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization) — 信息化 (xìn xī huà)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom) — 积重难返 (jī zhòng nán fǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• inner transcendence (perfection through one's own inner moral cultivation, as in Confucianism, for example) — 内在超越 (nèi zài chāo yuè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• insured party — 被保险人 (bèi bǎo xiǎn rén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• interest-free — 免息 (miǎn xī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• interest-free — 无息 (wú xī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• interested party — 利害关系方 (lì hài guān xì fāng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) — 唉 (ài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• internal strife (family, group, etc) — 窝里斗 (wō li dòu)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa — 反用换流器 (fǎn yòng huàn liú qì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom) — 招贤纳士 (zhāo xián nà shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• Is it possible that ... ? — 难不成 (nán bù chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) — 是不是 (shì bu shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• isn't that so? — 不是吗 (bú shì ma)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• issue that needs to be addressed first (before another issue can be resolved) — 先决问题 (xiān jué wèn tí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) — 可见 (kě jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• it goes against one's conscience — 昧良心 (mèi liáng xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• it goes to show that — 足见 (zú jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner — 识荆恨晚 (shí jīng hèn wǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• It is a great honor to meet you. — 识荆 (shí jīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• it is reasonable to say that... — 按理说 (àn lǐ shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• it's a small world (idiom) — 人生何处不相逢 (rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• it's a very long journey to get there — 路途遥远 (lù tú yáo yuǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously — 杀人不过头点地 (shā rén bú guò tóu diǎn dì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• it's always good to have more skills (idiom) — 艺多不压身 (yì duō bù yā shēn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• it's difficult to please everyone (idiom) — 众口难调 (zhòng kǒu nán tiáo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away — 请神容易送神难 (qǐng shén róng yì sòng shén nán)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• It's hard to clap with only one hand. — 孤掌难鸣 (gū zhǎng nán míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• jack-of-all-trades — 万事通 (wàn shì tōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• joy depresses one's qi vital breath — 喜则气缓 (xǐ zé qì huǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• joy from heaven (idiom) — 喜从天降 (xǐ cóng tiān jiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 as bad — 也好不到哪里去 (yě hǎo bú dào nǎ lǐ qù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• just at that time — 适值 (shì zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• just who do (you) think (you) are? (or "just who does (she) think (she) is?" etc) — 算老几 (suàn lǎo jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• karmic retribution within one's lifetime — 现世报 (xiàn shì bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• koinobori, a Japanese carp-shaped windsock flown to celebrate Children's Day — 鲤鱼旗 (lǐ yú qí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles — 挑山工 (tiāo shān gōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• lady who has given birth twice — 二产妇 (èr chǎn fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lamentations fill the roads (idiom) — 悲声载道 (bēi shēng zǎi dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• language family — 语系 (yǔ xì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• lapis lazuli (mineral of the square albite family) — 青金石 (qīng jīn shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• large and influential family — 大族 (dà zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• large and small — 大大小小 (dà dà xiǎo xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• latter half of one's life — 后半生 (hòu bàn shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• leaving much to be desired — 不如人意 (bù rú rén yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• leftover agricultural plastic (as waste or rubbish that needs to be disposed of or recycled) — 残膜 (cán mó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• legendary bird with nine heads (old) — 九头鸟 (jiǔ tóu niǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken — 摇钱树 (yáo qián shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• leisurely and free (idiom) — 安闲自在 (ān xián zì zài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• leisurely and free (idiom) — 安闲随意 (ān xián suí yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• leisurely and free (idiom) — 安闲舒适 (ān xián shū shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lesser yang gallbladder meridian of the leg (one of the 12 principal meridians of TCM) — 少阳经 (shào yáng jīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) — 生命在于运动 (shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• light on one's feet — 轻捷 (qīng jié)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over — 落水狗上岸 (luò shuǐ gǒu shàng àn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• like a second parent (idiom) — 再生父母 (zài shēng fù mǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• like-minded person — 同道者 (tóng dào zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom) — 三头六臂 (sān tóu liù bì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom) — 万马奔腾 (wàn mǎ bēn téng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom) — 此地无银三百两 (cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. a banquet with no empty seats — 座无虚席 (zuò wú xū xí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom) — 会哭的孩子有奶吃 (huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom) — 泥牛入海 (ní niú rù hǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows — 狡兔三窟 (jiǎo tù sān kū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom) — 狗逮老鼠 (gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom) — 好马不吃回头草 (hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) — 宝刀不老 (bǎo dāo bù lǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) — 害群之马 (hài qún zhī mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom) — 少见多怪 (shǎo jiàn duō guài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe — 脚正不怕鞋歪 (jiǎo zhèng bú pà xié wāi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) — 白云苍狗 (bái yún cāng gǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a willow that bends with the wind — 随风倒柳 (suí fēng dǎo liǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects) — 众星捧月 (zhòng xīng pěng yuè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) — 如数家珍 (rú shǔ jiā zhēn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom) — 筑室道谋 (zhù shì dào móu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. big crocodile — 大鳄 (dà è)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. blog friend — 博友 (bó yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom) — 心腹之患 (xīn fù zhī huàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) — 屈指可数 (qū zhǐ kě shǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom) — 非一日之功 (fēi yí rì zhī gōng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom) — 怨天载道 (yuàn tiān zǎi dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom) — 怨声载道 (yuàn shēng zài dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. crow and peacock make no sound — 鸦雀无声 (yā què wú shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom) — 体无完肤 (tǐ wú wán fū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom) — 染指于鼎 (rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) — 恨铁不成钢 (hèn tiě bù chéng gāng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) — 一窍不通 (yí qiào bù tōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom) — 口干舌燥 (kǒu gān shé zào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. earthen steps and a small cottage — 土阶茅屋 (tǔ jiē máo wū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom) — 汗牛充栋 (hàn niú chōng dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom) — 蚂蚱也是肉 (mà zha yě shì ròu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom) — 蚊子再小也是肉 (wén zǐ zài xiǎo yě shì ròu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom) — 媳妇熬成婆 (xí fù áo chéng pó)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) — 凶多吉少 (xiōng duō jí shǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) — 家丑不可外传 (jiā chǒu bù kě wài zhuàn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) — 家丑不可外扬 (jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom) — 背水一战 (bèi shuǐ yí zhàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom — 颜面扫地 (yán miàn sǎo dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) — 四两拨千斤 (sì liǎng bō qiān jīn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. hair and beard all in one stroke — 头发胡子一把抓 (tóu fa hú zi yì bǎ zhuā)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom) — 怒发冲冠 (nù fà chōng guān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. has a name but no reality (idiom) — 有名亡实 (yǒu míng wáng shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. has a name but no reality (idiom) — 有名无实 (yǒu míng wú shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) — 赔了夫人又折兵 (péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom) — 理屈词穷 (lǐ qū cí qióng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them — 假一赔十 (jiǎ yī péi shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom) — 行行出状元 (háng háng chū zhuàng yuan)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom) — 十赌九输 (shí dǔ jiǔ shū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) — 黑店 (hēi diàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) — 不亦乐乎 (bú yì lè hū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) — 大器晚成 (dà qì wǎn chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom) — 柿子挑软的捏 (shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) — 坐吃山空 (zuò chī shān kōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom) — 无孔不钻 (wú kǒng bú zuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. like a tiger that has grown wings — 如虎添翼 (rú hǔ tiān yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) — 顾影自怜 (gù yǐng zì lián)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom) — 藕断丝连 (ǒu duàn sī lián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. love the house and its crow (idiom) — 爱屋及乌 (ài wū jí wū)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. many nights under a harsh moon — 长夜难明 (cháng yè nán míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom) — 聚沙成塔 (jù shā chéng tǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom) — 哪壶不开提哪壶 (nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) — 小巫见大巫 (xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. Mount Tai and the Big Dipper (idiom) — 泰山北斗 (tài shān běi dòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. much thunder but little rain — 雷大雨小 (léi dà yǔ xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom) — 非亲非故 (fēi qīn fēi gù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. no excessive politeness — 别太客气 (bié tài kè qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) — 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 (gǒu zuǐ lǐ tǔ bù chū xiàng yá)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom) — 死不瞑目 (sǐ bù míng mù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) — 一笔不苟 (yì bǐ bù gǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not knowing what's important (idiom) — 不知轻重 (bù zhī qīng zhòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom) — 水泄不通 (shuǐ xiè bù tōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty — 临渴掘井 (lín kě jué jǐng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) — 不到黄河心不死 (bú dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom) — 四面楚歌 (sì miàn chǔ gē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) — 开弓没有回头箭 (kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one action, two gains (idiom) — 一举两得 (yì jǔ liǎng dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) — 一箭双雕 (yí jiàn shuāng diāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom) — 一日千里 (yí rì qiān lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom) — 无事不登三宝殿 (wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one dragon — 一条龙 (yì tiáo lóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one general, one order (idiom) — 一个将军一个令 (yí gè jiāng jūn yí gè lìng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) — 九牛一毛 (jiǔ niú yì máo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning) — 二一添作五 (èr yī tiān zuò wǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom) — 百发百中 (bǎi fā bǎi zhòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) — 一朝一夕 (yì cháo yì xī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one object bests another object — 一物降一物 (yí wù jiàng yí wù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) — 一个巴掌拍不响 (yí gè bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one phoenix feather — 威凤一羽 (wēi fèng yì yǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) — 一鳞半爪 (yì lín bàn zhǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one scare after another in a single night (idiom) — 一夕数惊 (yì xī shù jīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one spot (on the leopard) — 一斑 (yì bān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) — 一板一眼 (yì bǎn yì yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom) — 一板三眼 (yì bǎn sān yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom) — 功高盖主 (gōng gāo gài zhǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one's youth will never return — 青春不再 (qīng chūn bú zài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) — 一枝独秀 (yì zhī dú xiù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom) — 剃头挑子一头热 (tì tóu tiāo zi yì tóu rè)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. peace when you come or go — 出入平安 (chū rù píng ān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together — 道不同不相为谋 (dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom) — 惩一警百 (chéng yì jǐng bǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom) — 滚瓜烂熟 (gǔn guā làn shú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom) — 窥豹一斑 (kuī bào yì bān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom) — 见猎心喜 (jiàn liè xīn xǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. seek but fail to get (idiom) — 求之不得 (qiú zhī bù dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. short jacket party — 短衣帮 (duǎn yī bāng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) — 短兵相接 (duǎn bīng xiāng jiē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. small abacus — 小算盘 (xiǎo suàn pán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom) — 惨不忍睹 (cǎn bù rěn dǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) — 俯拾皆是 (fǔ shí jiē shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom) — 神魂颠倒 (shén hún diān dǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom) — 七窍生烟 (qī qiào shēng yān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom) — 春暖花开 (chūn nuǎn huā kāi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom) — 跌脚捶胸 (diē jiǎo chuí xiōng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. start off leniently (idiom) — 手下留情 (shǒu xià liú qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. sth hits one in the face — 扑面 (pū miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. sth hits one in the face — 扑面而来 (pū miàn ér lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) — 强龙不压地头蛇 (qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. ten thousand fathoms — 万丈 (wàn zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. ten thousand mile horse — 千里马 (qiān lǐ mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains — 万里江山 (wàn lǐ jiāng shān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. that person — 那个人 (nà ge rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom) — 光脚的不怕穿鞋的 (guāng jiǎo de bú pà chuān xié de)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved — 斗转星移 (dòu zhuǎn xīng yí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved — 星移斗转 (xīng yí dòu zhuǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom) — 会哭的孩子有糖吃 (huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) — 咬人狗儿不露齿 (yǎo rén gǒu ér bú lù chǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom) — 咬人的狗不露齿 (yǎo rén de gǒu bú lù chǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom) — 龙生九子 (lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom) — 蜻蜓撼石柱 (qīng tíng hàn shí zhù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) — 举手之劳 (jǔ shǒu zhī láo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the eye cannot take it all in (idiom) — 目不暇给 (mù bù xiá jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) — 一叶知秋 (yí yè zhī qiū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) — 家花没有野花香 (jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom) — 四大皆空 (sì dà jiē kōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine) (idiom) — 齐人之福 (qí rén zhī fú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom) — 胯下之辱 (kuà xià zhī rǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the man has gold under his knees — 男人膝下有黄金 (nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) — 一山不容二虎 (yì shān bù róng èr hǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom) — 这山望着那山高 (zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) — 塞翁失马 (sài wēng shī mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) — 五十步笑百步 (wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the river that divides Chu and Han — 楚河汉界 (chǔ hé hàn jiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom) — 乌鸟私情 (wū niǎo sī qíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Le4 chang1 Gong1 zhu3] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom) — 乐昌破镜 (lè chāng pò jìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the three legs of a tripod — 鼎足 (dǐng zú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom) — 破镜重圆 (pò jìng zhòng yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) — 喧宾夺主 (xuān bīn duó zhǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) — 鞭长莫及 (biān cháng mò jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) — 柳暗花明 (liǔ àn huā míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. there is a knife above the character for lust — 色字头上一把刀 (sè zì tóu shàng yì bǎ dāo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) — 八字没一撇 (bā zì méi yì piě)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) — 八字还没一撇儿 (bā zì hái méi yì piě ér)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom) — 认贼作父 (rèn zéi zuò fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom) — 争长论短 (zhēng cháng lùn duǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) — 顾此失彼 (gù cǐ shī bǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse — 中箭落马 (zhōng jiàn luò mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom) — 一鼻孔出气 (yì bí kǒng chū qì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) — 一网打尽 (yì wǎng dǎ jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) — 歌舞升平 (gē wǔ shēng píng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to climb all over sb — 蹬鼻子上脸 (dēng bí zi shàng liǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) — 衣锦还乡 (yī jǐn huán xiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell — 掩耳盗铃 (yǎn ěr dào líng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) — 过五关斩六将 (guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiāng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom) — 一刀切 (yì dāo qiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom) — 披荆斩棘 (pī jīng zhǎn jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom) — 依葫芦画瓢 (yī hú lu huà piáo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) — 一落千丈 (yí luò qiān zhàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom) — 半路出家 (bàn lù chū jiā)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) — 名落孙山 (míng luò sūn shān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short — 柔肠寸断 (róu cháng cùn duàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom) — 一见高低 (yí jiàn gāo dī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to first show one's horns (idiom) — 初露头角 (chū lù tóu jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) — 别树一旗 (bié shù yì qí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) — 望洋兴叹 (wàng yáng xīng tàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom) — 各打五十大板 (gè dǎ wǔ shí dà bǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom) — 略见一斑 (lüè jiàn yì bān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) — 单刀赴会 (dān dāo fù huì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) — 食言而肥 (shí yán ér féi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) — 守口如瓶 (shǒu kǒu rú píng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom) — 牛角挂书 (niú jiǎo guà shū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom) — 有的放矢 (yǒu dì fàng shǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to have no strategy to apply (idiom) — 无计可施 (wú jì kě shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom) — 束手无策 (shù shǒu wú cè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom) — 鼻孔朝天 (bí kǒng cháo tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt — 碰一鼻子灰 (pèng yì bí zi huī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) — 闻一知十 (wén yī zhī shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to hide the sky with one hand — 一手遮天 (yì shǒu zhē tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom) — 望女成凤 (wàng nǚ chéng fèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) — 望子成龙 (wàng zǐ chéng lóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) — 引鬼上门 (yǐn guǐ shàng mén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to loosen one's purse — 解囊 (jiě náng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. to lose one's black hat — 丢乌纱帽 (diū wū shā mào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times) — 三顾茅庐 (sān gù máo lú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom) — 狭路相逢 (xiá lù xiāng féng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom) — 迎来送往 (yíng lái sòng wǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) — 手舞足蹈 (shǒu wǔ zú dǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) — 开黑店 (kāi hēi diàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom) — 披肝沥胆 (pī gān lì dǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) — 望梅止渴 (wàng méi zhǐ kě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom) — 及锋而试 (jí fēng ér shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to restring one's bow — 更张 (gèng zhāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. to rub one's nose with dust — 抹一鼻子灰 (mǒ yì bí zi huī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom) — 管中窥豹 (guǎn zhōng kuī bào)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to see one spot on a leopard — 窥豹 (kuī bào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) — 望尘莫及 (wàng chén mò jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) — 临阵磨枪 (lín zhèn mó qiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice — 吆五喝六 (yāo wǔ hè liù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod — 鼎立 (dǐng lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom) — 束手就擒 (shù shǒu jiù qín)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom) — 打肿脸充胖子 (dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) — 投石问路 (tóu shí wèn lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear — 当耳旁风 (dāng ěr páng fēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear — 当耳边风 (dāng ěr biān fēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to turn over one's palm — 反掌 (fǎn zhǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) — 一口吃个胖子 (yì kǒu chī gè pàng zi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom) — 金盆洗手 (jīn pén xǐ shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom) — 掉书袋 (diào shū dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) — 踏破铁鞋 (tà pò tiě xié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom) — 拭目以待 (shì mù yǐ dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom) — 目不暇接 (mù bù xiá jiē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. tread the green — 踏青 (tà qīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom) — 玩物丧志 (wán wù sàng zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. twice every three days (idiom) — 三天两头 (sān tiān liǎng tóu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. twice then three times (idiom) — 几次三番 (jǐ cì sān fān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom) — 旗鼓相当 (qí gǔ xiāng dāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) — 两虎相争 (liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom) — 不分伯仲 (bù fēn bó zhòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) — 大树底下好乘凉 (dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) — 取长补短 (qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head — 戴盆望天 (dài pén wàng tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying) — 身正不怕影子斜 (shēn zhèng bú pà yǐng zi xié)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom) — 墙倒众人推 (qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb) — 众人拾柴火焰高 (zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom) — 打狗还得看主人 (dǎ gǒu hái dé kàn zhǔ rén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) — 说你胖你就喘 (shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb) — 船到桥头自然直 (chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem — 船到桥门自会直 (chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom) — 车到山前必有路 (chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom) — 拔出萝卜带出泥 (bá chū luó bo dài chū ní)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom) — 背着抱着一般重 (bèi zhe bào zhe yì bān zhòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out — 没齿不忘 (méi chǐ bú wàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom) — 得寸进尺 (dé cùn jìn chǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom) — 家徒四壁 (jiā tú sì bì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom) — 无风不起浪 (wú fēng bù qǐ làng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. woodcutter's family — 柴门 (chái mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) — 一口吃不成胖子 (yì kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom) — 你争我夺 (nǐ zhēng wǒ duó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. Zhang Three and Li Four (idiom) — 张三李四 (zhāng sān lǐ sì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom) — 之乎者也 (zhī hū zhě yě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) — 表字 (biǎo zì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• little boy who is older than another young child (e.g. his playmate) — 小哥哥 (xiǎo gē ge)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• little girl (of toddler age) — 稚女 (zhì nǚ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• little girl who is older than another young child (e.g. her playmate) — 小姐姐 (xiǎo jiě jie)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• little virtue and meager abilities (idiom) — 德薄能鲜 (dé bó néng xiǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• liver spot — 老年斑 (lǎo nián bān)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom) — 淡泊明志 (dàn bó míng zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• loafers (the name comes from the rubber "pebbles", which resemble beans, on the sole of some loafers) — 豆豆鞋 (dòu dòu xié)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 假借字 (jiǎ jiè zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• looking at the big picture — 总体上说 (zǒng tǐ shàng shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]) — 疏而不漏 (shū ér bú lòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 apple — 洋蒲桃 (yáng pú táo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• love at first sight — 一见倾心 (yí jiàn qīng xīn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• love between an older woman and a younger man — 姐弟恋 (jiě dì liàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• love is more solid than gold (idiom) — 情比金坚 (qíng bǐ jīn jiān)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• love letter — 情书 (qíng shū)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love nest — 爱巢 (ài cháo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love others as self — 爱人如己 (ài rén rú jǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• love triangle — 三角恋爱 (sān jiǎo liàn ài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• love will find a way (idiom) — 有情人终成眷属 (yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• loved by all — 人见人爱 (rén jiàn rén ài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• low level of spending — 低消费 (dī xiāo fèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• low-paid workers in industries that offer jobs for the unskilled — 低端人口 (dī duān rén kǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• luck (good or bad) — 运气 (yùn qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• luteal phase (period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb) — 黄体期 (huáng tǐ qī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• luxury good — 奢侈品 (shē chǐ pǐn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• magic gourd, granting your every wish — 宝葫芦 (bǎo hú lu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• maiden name (of married woman) — 娘家姓 (niáng jiā xìng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• majority party — 多数党 (duō shù dǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes — 幕后黑手 (mù hòu hēi shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mama-san, middle-aged woman who runs a brothel, bar etc (loanword from Japanese) — 妈妈桑 (mā ma sāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• man with a big smile and evil intentions — 笑面虎 (xiào miàn hǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• man with good prospects — 潜力股男人 (qián lì gǔ nán rén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• man's family (in marriage) — 男家 (nán jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune — 招财猫 (zhāo cái māo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 老鼻子 (lǎo bí zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 men, a great force (idiom) — 人多势众 (rén duō shì zhòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many modules — 多模块 (duō mó kuài)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 things waiting to be done (idiom) — 百废待兴 (bǎi fèi dài xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many things waiting to be done (idiom) — 百废待举 (bǎi fèi dài jǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many times — 不止一次 (bù zhǐ yí cì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• many-sided — 多侧面 (duō cè miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many-sided — 多方位 (duō fāng wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many-sided — 多方面 (duō fāng miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• married, with one or more children — 已婚已育 (yǐ hūn yǐ yù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• master of the house — 一家之主 (yì jiā zhī zhǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality — 唯物主义 (wéi wù zhǔ yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• may be done once and once only — 可一而不可再 (kě yī ér bù kě zài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting) — 百年好合 (bǎi nián hǎo hé)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) — 丈 (zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• meet by chance — 不期而遇 (bù qī ér yù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year — 年友 (nián yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius) — 男女授受不亲 (nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• men, women, young and old — 男女老少 (nán nǚ lǎo shào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mercy as the guiding principle (idiom) — 慈悲为本 (cí bēi wéi běn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain) — 流星锤 (liú xīng chuí)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• middle and old age — 中老年 (zhōng lǎo nián)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• middle dot (·), a punctuation mark used in Chinese text to separate the parts of a transliterated foreign name or elements in a list — 间隔号 (jiàn gé hào)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• middle name — 中间名 (zhōng jiān míng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• midwife who induces labor — 催生婆 (cuī shēng pó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• military family member — 军属 (jūn shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• millimicron or one-millionth of a millimeter — 毫微米 (háo wēi mǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• millions of people all of one mind (idiom) — 万众一心 (wàn zhòng yì xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• mirror showing a view to one's rear (including rearview mirror, side-view mirror, baby view mirror etc) — 观后镜 (guān hòu jìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• mixture of love and hate — 爱恨交织 (ài hèn jiāo zhī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• modal particle indicating that sth is obvious — 嘛 (ma)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• modernization of agriculture, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations — 农业现代化 (nóng yè xiàn dài huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• modernization of industry, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations — 工业现代化 (gōng yè xiàn dài huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations — 国防现代化 (guó fáng xiàn dài huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• modernization of science and technology, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations — 科学技术现代化 (kē xué jì shù xiàn dài huà)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance — 一元论 (yì yuán lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• monk who has mastered the scriptures — 三藏法师 (sān zàng fǎ shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies) — 单子叶 (dān zi yè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• moon snail (sea snail of the Naticidae family) — 玉螺 (yù luó)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• more hands than needed (idiom) — 人浮于事 (rén fú yú shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• more than one can attend to (idiom) — 应接不暇 (yìng jiē bù xiá)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• more than one can bear (idiom) — 忍无可忍 (rěn wú kě rěn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• mother of one's child's spouse — 亲家母 (qìng jia mǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother) — 大姨妈 (dà yí mā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates) — 不信任动议 (bú xìn rèn dòng yì)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 — 非常多 (fēi cháng duō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom) — 多难兴邦 (duō nàn xīng bāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• much obliged — 领教 (lǐng jiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• much sorrows and illness (idiom) — 多愁多病 (duō chóu duō bìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• multitalented person — 多面手 (duō miàn shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) — 众盲摸象 (zhòng máng mō xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom) — 茅塞顿开 (máo sè dùn kāi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• mutually dependent for life (idiom) — 相依为命 (xiāng yī wéi mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mythical monster that preys on swimmers — 水猴子 (shuǐ hóu zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• mythological insect that makes people doze off — 瞌睡虫 (kē shuì chóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year) — 命名日 (mìng míng rì)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 "cliff" 厂 radical in simplified Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27) — 厂字旁 (chǎng zì páng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14) — 平宝盖 (píng bǎo gài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) — 言字旁 (yán zì páng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141) — 虎字头 (hǔ zì tóu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of "walk slowly" component 夂[zhi3] in Chinese characters — 冬字头 (dōng zì tóu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of a famous opera — 二进宫 (èr jìn gōng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of a famous sword mentioned in ancient texts — 泰阿 (tài ā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of a peak by the Three Gorges 長江三峽|长江三峡[Chang2 Jiang1 San1 xia2] — 神女峰 (shén nǚ fēng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of a person on the household register (old) — 花名 (huā míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of a place, Gezhouba Dam on the Changjiang River, in Sichuan — 葛洲坝 (gě zhōu bà)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 disease in TCM — 少阳病 (shào yáng bìng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 "ice" radical 冫[bing1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15) — 两点水 (liǎng diǎn shuǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of the "roof" radical 宀[mian2] (Kangxi radical 40) — 宝盖 (bǎo gài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc — 侧刀旁 (cè dāo páng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc — 立刀旁 (lì dāo páng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of the radical 冂[jiong1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13) — 同字框 (tóng zì kuàng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 service — 名录服务 (míng lù fú wù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name tag — 名称标签 (míng chēng biāo qiān)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• names of many kinds (idiom) — 名目繁多 (míng mù fán duō)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• negative influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society) — 负外部性 (fù wài bù xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• neighborhood telephone, with sb in charge of notifying others when they receive a call — 传呼电话 (chuán hū diàn huà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nervous exhaustion — 神经衰弱 (shén jīng shuāi ruò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" — 关系网 (guān xì wǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom) — 今日事今日毕 (jīn rì shì jīn rì bì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom) — 当天事当天毕 (dāng tiān shì dāng tiān bì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• new addition to a family (i.e. a birth) — 新丁 (xīn dīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• new age — 新时代 (xīn shí dài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• next one (in order) — 次一个 (cì yí gè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 deaths and still alive (idiom) — 九死一生 (jiǔ sǐ yì shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) — 九九归一 (jiǔ jiǔ guī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year — 数九天 (shǔ jiǔ tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year — 数九寒天 (shǔ jiǔ hán tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages) — 九声六调 (jiǔ shēng liù tiáo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine-ball (billiards game) — 九号球 (jiǔ hào qiú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine-tailed fox (mythological creature) — 九尾狐 (jiǔ wěi hú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine-tailed turtle of mythology — 九尾龟 (jiǔ wěi guī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) — 哑巴吃黄连 (yǎ ba chī huáng lián)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• no complaints — 无怨无悔 (wú yuàn wú huǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom) — 精诚所至 (jīng chéng suǒ zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no end of virtuous achievements (idiom) — 功德无量 (gōng dé wú liàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no first use (policy for nuclear weapons) — 不首先使用 (bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• no good — 不好 (bù hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no good — 无益 (wú yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom) — 功莫大焉 (gōng mò dà yān)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 less than — 不亚于 (bú yà yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no longer — 不复 (bú fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no longer a child (idiom) — 老大不小 (lǎo dà bù xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no man is not... — 无人不 (wú rén bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 how ... — 再怎么 (zài zěn me)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no matter how big or small — 无大无小 (wú dà wú xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 may happen (idiom) — 不问好歹 (bú wèn hǎo dǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 poison, no great man (idiom) — 无毒不丈夫 (wú dú bú zhàng fu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• no problem — 没问题 (méi wèn tí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no profit — 无利 (wú lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no respect for seniors — 没上没下 (méi shàng méi xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) — 进退两难 (jìn tuì liǎng nán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) — 进退失据 (jìn tuì shī jù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) — 进退为难 (jìn tuì wéi nán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) — 进退维谷 (jìn tuì wéi gǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no sign of human habitation (idiom) — 人烟稀少 (rén yān xī shǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom) — 无坚不摧 (wú jiān bù cuī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) — 不了 (bù liǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no time to deal with it (idiom) — 措手不及 (cuò shǒu bù jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no trace of politeness — 毫不客气 (háo bú kè qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no trace to be seen — 不见一点踪影 (bú jiàn yì diǎn zōng yǐng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• no use — 白搭 (bái dā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no way — 没门儿 (méi mén ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no way out — 无路可逃 (wú lù kě táo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no way to get by — 无以为生 (wú yǐ wéi shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no wonder (that...) — 无怪乎 (wú guài hū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no wonder! — 怪不得 (guài bù dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no wonder! — 怪道 (guài dào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no-confidence motion — 不信任案 (bú xìn rèn àn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no-fly zone — 禁飞区 (jìn fēi qū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• noble family — 华族 (huá zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom) — 知子莫若父 (zhī zǐ mò ruò fù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats) — 等额选举 (děng é xuǎn jǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) — 有色金属 (yǒu sè jīn shǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• non-party — 非党 (fēi dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• non-party member — 非党人士 (fēi dǎng rén shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• non-party members — 党外人士 (dǎng wài rén shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• not a single one is dispensable — 缺一不可 (quē yí bù kě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom) — 金无足赤 (jīn wú zú chì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not as good as — 不若 (bú ruò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not at all — 一点不 (yì diǎn bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 at all surprising (idiom) — 不足为奇 (bù zú wéi qí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not at all surprising (idiom) — 不足为怪 (bù zú wéi guài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not at all the same — 大不相同 (dà bù xiāng tóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not bad — 不差 (bú chà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not bad — 不离儿 (bù lí ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not bad — 尚可 (shàng kě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not bad — 还好 (hái hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not bad at all — 像那么回事儿 (xiàng nà me huí shì ér)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• not be without some advantage — 不无小补 (bù wú xiǎo bǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not equal to — 不如 (bù rú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not good — 不佳 (bù jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not having anything at all (idiom) — 一无所有 (yì wú suǒ yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not in good condition — 不对劲 (bú duì jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) — 名副其实 (míng fù qí shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• not know where to start — 无从下手 (wú cóng xià shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not knowing what to do (idiom) — 不知所措 (bù zhī suǒ cuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not knowing what to do next — 前途渺茫 (qián tú miǎo máng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not knowing when to come or leave (idiom) — 不知进退 (bù zhī jìn tuì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not leaning to one side — 不偏斜 (bù piān xié)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 miss the farming season — 不违农时 (bù wéi nóng shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• not much — 几希 (jǐ xī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not much difference — 相差不多 (xiāng chà bù duō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not much different — 差不离 (chà bù lí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not much to choose between the two — 半斤八两 (bàn jīn bā liǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not one thread loose (idiom) — 一丝不苟 (yì sī bù gǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not only that, but ... — 不仅如此 (bù jǐn rú cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not particularly good — 一般般 (yì bān bān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not recognizing one's family (idiom) — 六亲不认 (liù qīn bú rèn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• not show one's feeling or intentions — 不露声色 (bú lù shēng sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not so good — 不太好 (bú tài hǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not stick to one pattern — 不拘一格 (bù jū yì gé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not the only one — 不光 (bù guāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed — 当断即断 (dāng duàn jí duàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to deviate one hair's breadth (idiom) — 毫发不爽 (háo fà bù shuǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• not to know one's place — 不分上下 (bù fēn shàng xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) — 不厌其烦 (bú yàn qí fán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to one's liking — 不中意 (bù zhòng yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to tell others of one's illness — 隐病不报 (yǐn bìng bú bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not up to much — 不怎么样 (bù zěn me yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not wearing one thread (idiom) — 一丝不挂 (yì sī bú guà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• notorious for one's misdeeds — 劣迹斑斑 (liè jì bān bān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nuclear weapon-free zone — 无核区 (wú hé qū)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• nuclear-free zone — 非核地带 (fēi hé dì dài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• number of people in a family — 人丁 (rén dīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts) — 二节棍 (èr jié gùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• observer (esp. one who analyzes social or political affairs) — 观察家 (guān chá jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 no value — 不值一笑 (bù zhí yí xiào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• of one mind (idiom) — 同心同德 (tóng xīn tóng dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• officials shield one another (idiom) — 官官相护 (guān guān xiāng hù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• offspring a famous family (idiom) — 名门望族 (míng mén wàng zú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old age — 垂暮之年 (chuí mù zhī nián)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old age — 老大 (lǎo dà)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old age — 老年期 (lǎo nián qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old age — 老龄 (lǎo líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old and respected family — 故家 (gù jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old Chinese name for Calicut, town on Arabian sea in Kerala, India — 科泽科德 (kē zé kē dé)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 — 老朋友 (lǎo péng yǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 name of Bayanhot 巴彥浩特|巴彦浩特[Ba1 yan4 Hao4 te4] in Inner Mongolia — 定远营 (dìng yuǎn yíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old person who dresses up as teenager — 老来俏 (lǎo lái qiào)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• old-age insurance — 养老保险 (yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old-fashioned square table to seat eight people — 八仙桌 (bā xiān zhuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius) — 出尔反尔 (chū ěr fǎn ěr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents) — 家亲 (jiā qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on one's deathbed — 弥留之际 (mí liú zhī jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 the one hand — 一方面 (yì fāng miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on this (occasion) — 值此 (zhí cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• once — 有次 (yǒu cì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• once it gets started there's no stopping it — 一发不可收拾 (yì fā bù kě shōu shi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• once more — 再度 (zài dù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one — 一 (yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one able to do light manual labor only — 半劳动力 (bàn láo dòng lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one after another — 一递一个 (yí dì yí gè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one after another — 纷纷 (fēn fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one after the other — 连三并四 (lián sān bìng sì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 and a half — 一个半 (yí gè bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one and only (idiom) — 绝无仅有 (jué wú jǐn yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one and the same (thing) — 一回事 (yì huí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one bedroom and one living room — 一房一厅 (yì fáng yì tīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one billion — 十亿 (shí yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one breath — 一口气 (yì kǒu qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one by one — 一一 (yī yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one by one — 一个接一个 (yí gè jiē yí gè)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 can't tell how many — 不知凡几 (bù zhī fán jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time — 心无二用 (xīn wú èr yòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one cent (United States coin) — 美分 (měi fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one China and one Taiwan (policy) — 一中一台 (yì zhōng yì tái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one climax follows another (of thrilling story) — 波澜起伏 (bō lán qǐ fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one closely following the other — 脚跟脚 (jiǎo gēn jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one command brings a hundred responses (idiom) — 一呼百诺 (yì hū bǎi nuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one day — 有朝 (yǒu cháo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one day — 有朝一日 (yǒu cháo yí rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one divides into two — 一分为二 (yì fēn wéi èr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one eighth — 八分之一 (bā fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one eye bigger than the other — 大小眼 (dà xiǎo yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one family courtyard — 独院 (dú yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one fifth — 五分之一 (wǔ fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) — 周岁 (zhōu suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one half — 二分之一 (èr fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 hundred percent — 百分之一百 (bǎi fēn zhī yī bǎi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one hundred percent — 百分百 (bǎi fēn bǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one hundredth — 厘 (lí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one in a hundred — 百里挑一 (bǎi lǐ tiāo yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one instant — 一瞬 (yí shùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one kind of — 一种 (yì zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom) — 一马勺坏一锅 (yì mǎ sháo huài yì guō)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one leg over the other (legs crossed) — 二郎腿 (èr láng tuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom) — 知人知面不知心 (zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one moment ..., (the next ...) — 前脚 (qián jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one night stand — 一夜情 (yí yè qíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one ninth — 九分之一 (jiǔ fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 five legendary emperors, also called 嚳|喾[Ku4] — 高辛氏 (gāo xīn shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 party dictatorship — 一党专制 (yì dǎng zhuān zhì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• one person — 单人 (dān rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one person taking on two tasks simultaneously — 一身两役 (yì shēn liǎng yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one sentence — 一言 (yì yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one seventh — 七分之一 (qī fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 side of the story — 一面之词 (yí miàn zhī cí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one sixth — 六分之一 (liù fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one step, one footprint (idiom) — 一步一个脚印 (yí bù yí gè jiǎo yìn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one tenth — 十分之一 (shí fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one that has achieved the way — 元龙 (yuán lóng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one third — 三分之一 (sān fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one thread, one hair (idiom) — 一丝一毫 (yì sī yì háo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master — 一字之师 (yí zì zhī shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism) — 法师 (fǎ shī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one who tries never to offend anybody — 老好人 (lǎo hǎo rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one word says it all (idiom, from Analects) — 一言以蔽之 (yì yán yǐ bì zhī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one word says it all (idiom) — 一语道破 (yì yǔ dào pò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) — 一字千金 (yí zì qiān jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) — 一言千金 (yì yán qiān jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom) — 一言九鼎 (yì yán jiǔ dǐng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-armed — 独臂 (dú bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one-child policy — 独生子女政策 (dú shēng zǐ nǚ zhèng cè)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one-China policy — 一个中国政策 (yí gè zhōng guó zhèng cè)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one-dimensional (math.) — 一维 (yì wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one-eyed person — 独眼龙 (dú yǎn lóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-night stand — 一夜露水 (yí yè lù shuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-off (offer) — 一次性 (yí cì xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-on-one basketball game — 一对一斗牛 (yí duì yì dǒu niú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one-party (state) — 一党 (yì dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one-piece swimsuit — 连体泳衣 (lián tǐ yǒng yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-quarter — 四分之一 (sì fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-sided — 单侧 (dān cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one-sided enthusiasm (abbr. for 剃頭挑子一頭熱|剃头挑子一头热[ti4 tou2 tiao1 zi5 yi1 tou2 re4]) — 一头热 (yì tóu rè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-sided lovesickness — 单相思 (dān xiāng sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-sided words — 偏辞 (piān cí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one-stop service — 一条龙服务 (yì tiáo lóng fú wù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one-to-many correspondence — 一多对应 (yì duō duì yìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-to-one — 一对一 (yí duì yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-to-one correspondence — 一一对应 (yī yī duì yìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-word sentence — 独词句 (dú cí jù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 ancestors — 上辈子 (shàng bèi zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• 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 breast — 心窝儿 (xīn wō ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 conduct and deeds — 所作所为 (suǒ zuò suǒ wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom) — 功不可没 (gōng bù kě mò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's days are numbered — 寿命不长 (shòu mìng bù cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 every movement (idiom) — 举手投足 (jǔ shǒu tóu zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 immediate superior — 顶头上司 (dǐng tóu shàng si)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 moral standards are not in keeping with one's social status — 德不配位 (dé bú pèi wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 (respective) — 其自身 (qí zì shēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 interests — 自身利益 (zì shēn lì yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 own wishful thinking — 一厢情愿 (yì xiāng qíng yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's own wishful thinking — 一相情愿 (yì xiāng qíng yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's pair of eyes — 双眸 (shuāng móu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's personal rights — 人身权 (rén shēn quán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's perspective on morality — 道德观 (dào dé guān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's perspective on what constitutes ethical behavior — 伦理观 (lún lǐ guān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat) — 高矮胖瘦 (gāo ǎi pàng shòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom) — 前缘未了 (qián yuán wèi liǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 心眼儿 (xīn yǎn ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's thoughts and feelings — 感触 (gǎn chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person — 心驰神往 (xīn chí shén wǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom) — 心乱如麻 (xīn luàn rú má)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 utmost — 拼死拼活 (pīn sǐ pīn huó)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• one's words carry an implicit meaning — 话中有话 (huà zhōng yǒu huà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's words carry an implicit meaning — 话里有话 (huà lǐ yǒu huà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's words carry barbs — 话中有刺 (huà zhōng yǒu cì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's words reflect one's thinking (idiom) — 言为心声 (yán wéi xīn shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• oneself — 自己 (zì jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• oneself and one's family — 身家 (shēn jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• only — 只不过 (zhī bú guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• only have ... — 只有 (zhǐ yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• only remaining of the great (idiom) — 硕果仅存 (shuò guǒ jǐn cún)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• only when absolutely essential (idiom) — 万不得已 (wàn bù dé yǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 the net on one side (idiom) — 网开一面 (wǎng kāi yí miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• open to the view of all — 敞 (chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• opera (or role) involving much singing and action — 重头戏 (zhòng tóu xì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• opposition (political) party — 反对党 (fǎn duì dǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• opposition party — 在野党 (zài yě dǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ordinary person A — 路人甲 (lù rén jiǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom) — 六亲无靠 (liù qīn wú kào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• our mindset frames how we view the world — 境由心生 (jìng yóu xīn shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom) — 弹尽援绝 (tán jìn yuán jué)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• out of one's mind — 失张失智 (shī zhāng shī zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• out of one's wits (idiom) — 六神无主 (liù shén wú zhǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• outer area (of a place that has an inner area) — 外场 (wài chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• outrageously bold in one's lust — 色胆包天 (sè dǎn bāo tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) — 外面 (wài miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom) — 表里不一 (biǎo lǐ bù yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 one billion — 十多亿 (shí duō yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• over ten thousand — 上万 (shàng wàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• over there — 那边 (nà biān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom) — 大喜过望 (dà xǐ guò wàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• overnight until daybreak (idiom) — 通宵达旦 (tōng xiāo dá dàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• package — 包价 (bāo jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• palanquin with eight carriers — 八抬大轿 (bā tái dà jiào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• palm (of one's hand) — 手心 (shǒu xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• pampered girl from an affluent family — 娇娇女 (jiāo jiāo nǚ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• pampered son of a wealthy family — 公子哥儿 (gōng zǐ gē ér)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• pandeism, theological theory that God created the Universe and became one with it — 泛自然神论 (fàn zì rán shén lùn)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• part (in one's hair) — 分头路 (fēn tóu lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 chief — 党主席 (dǎng zhǔ xí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• party congress (of the Communist Party of China) — 党代会 (dǎng dài huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• party constitution — 党章 (dǎng zhāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party dancing — 舞会舞 (wǔ huì wǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• passionate love (idiom) — 男欢女爱 (nán huān nǚ ài)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• past one's prime — 钟鸣漏尽 (zhōng míng lòu jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• paternal love — 父爱 (fù ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM) — 八纲辨证 (bā gāng biàn zhèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• penaeidae (the prawn or shrimp family) — 对虾科 (duì xiā kē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• pension or lump-sum payment for the injured or for the family of the deceased — 抚慰金 (fǔ wèi jīn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2] — 五碳糖 (wǔ tàn táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• people of all ethnic groups — 各族人民 (gè zú rén mín)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• people of one's grandparents' generation — 祖父辈 (zǔ fù bèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• people of one's parents' generation — 父辈 (fù bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• people of this province — 本省人 (běn shěng rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• people who go on walks for exercise — 暴走族 (bào zǒu zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• people who live and make a living on boats — 船民 (chuán mín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• people who participate in clinical trials — 试药族 (shì yào zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• people who spend all their income each month — 月光族 (yuè guāng zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• perfectly all right — 好端端 (hǎo duān duān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• persevere and you will succeed (idiom) — 有志竟成 (yǒu zhì jìng chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 of no particular talent — 池中物 (chí zhōng wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person of one's father's generation — 父执辈 (fù zhí bèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person who crashes through a barrier — 闯关者 (chuǎng guān zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 deaf and nonverbal — 聋哑人 (lóng yǎ rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person who is ignorant about science and technology — 科盲 (kē máng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who is often the subject of gossip or sensational news — 花边人物 (huā biān rén wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 is wise after the event — 事后诸葛亮 (shì hòu zhū gě liàng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 represents an organization and enhances its image — 形象大使 (xíng xiàng dà shǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person who sticks to old ways — 守旧派 (shǒu jiù pài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• 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

• personal name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627 — 朱由校 (zhū yóu xiào)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] (685-762), reigned 712-756 — 李隆基 (lǐ lóng jī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• persons involved or implicated — 当事人 (dāng shì rén)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• petty advantage — 小便宜 (xiǎo pián yi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• photograph of the entire family — 全家福 (quán jiā fú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 象形字 (xiàng xíng zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters — 大麦地 (dà mài dì)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 answer (epistolary style) — 示复 (shì fù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please do not disturb — 请勿打扰 (qǐng wù dǎ rǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• please don't — 请勿 (qǐng wù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please don't be upset — 请别见怪 (qǐng bié jiàn guài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• please don't take offense — 有怪莫怪 (yǒu guài mò guài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• please excuse me for not complying — 敬谢不敏 (jìng xiè bù mǐn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• please find sb better qualified than me (idiom) — 另请高明 (lìng qǐng gāo míng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• please forgive me — 恕罪 (shù zuì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please forgive me — 见亮 (jiàn liàng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• 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, have a seat — 请坐 (qǐng zuò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pluralism, philosophical doctrine that the universe consists of different substances — 多元论 (duō yuán lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line — 五言绝句 (wǔ yán jué jù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• points gained by making a good impression — 印象分 (yìn xiàng fēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society) — 正外部性 (zhèng wài bù xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty — 太宗 (tài zōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC — 汉高祖 (hàn gāo zǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• potion given to souls by the goddess Meng Po 孟婆[Meng4 po2] before they are reincarnated that makes them forget their previous existence — 孟婆汤 (mèng pó tāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pre-Han name for Nanjing — 金陵 (jīn líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• precious darling (often refers to one's child) — 心肝宝贝 (xīn gān bǎo bèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom) — 宝马香车 (bǎo mǎ xiāng chē)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• preschool group for kids aged three or less — 早早班 (zǎo zǎo bān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pretense that turns into reality (idiom) — 弄假成真 (nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pretty daughter in a humble family — 小家碧玉 (xiǎo jiā bì yù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• previous one — 上一个 (shàng yí gè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade) — 民生主义 (mín shēng zhǔ yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• prisoner that awaits execution — 死囚 (sǐ qiú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• pro-Beijing (stance, party etc) — 亲北京 (qīn běi jīng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• profit-before-all-else mindset — 铜臭味 (tóng chòu wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• profits pouring in from all sides (idiom) — 财源滚滚 (cái yuán gǔn gǔn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• profligate child of a wealthy family — 二世祖 (èr shì zǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• profound love — 隆情 (lóng qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• profound love, generous friendship (idiom) — 深情厚意 (shēn qíng hòu yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• profound love, generous friendship (idiom) — 隆情厚谊 (lóng qíng hòu yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• proper fraction (with numerator < denominator, e.g. five sevenths) — 真分数 (zhēn fēn shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• pseudonym of Huang Xing 黃興|黄兴[Huang2 Xing1], one of the heroes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4] — 黄克强 (huáng kè qiáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 popular or fashionable — 流行性 (liú xíng xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• ranked number one in the world — 世界第一 (shì jiè dì yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• rational number (i.e. fraction of two integers, math.) — 有理数 (yǒu lǐ shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• readily following good advice (idiom) — 从善如流 (cóng shàn rú liú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ready to die to preserve one's chastity — 贞烈 (zhēn liè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• real-life version (of some imaginary character) — 真人版 (zhēn rén bǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• real-name (registration etc) — 实名 (shí míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• really good — 没得说 (méi dé shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• reasonable — 明达 (míng dá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• 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

• regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status — 以老大自居 (yǐ lǎo dà zì jū)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• regardless of what's before or after (idiom) — 不顾前后 (bú gù qián hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) — 自力更生 (zì lì gēng shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402 — 建文帝 (jiàn wén dì)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• relationship that is more than friendship — 超友谊关系 (chāo yǒu yì guān xì)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• rendering (visual representation of how things will turn out) — 效果图 (xiào guǒ tú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• repetitive strain injury (resulting from frequent use of one's thumb, wrist etc) — 三手病 (sān shǒu bìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao" — 哇 (wā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• residence consisting of structures surrounding a courtyard on three sides — 三合院 (sān hé yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom) — 绕梁三日 (rào liáng sān rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• riders tired and horses weary (idiom) — 人困马乏 (rén kùn mǎ fá)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• right under one's nose — 近在眼前 (jìn zài yǎn qián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom) — 义愤填胸 (yì fèn tián xiōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• rivers pour away by the day (idiom) — 江河日下 (jiāng hé rì xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• roads open in all directions (idiom) — 四通八达 (sì tōng bā dá)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• romantic relationship with a significant age gap — 忘年恋 (wàng nián liàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• romantic relationship with a significant age gap — 老少配 (lǎo shào pèi)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• ruling party — 执政党 (zhí zhèng dǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• rushing to stake one's claim in new markets (idiom) — 跑马圈地 (pǎo mǎ quān dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 feeling at separation (idiom) — 离情别绪 (lí qíng bié xù)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• sassy young woman or pretty girl (esp. one from China's spice belt: Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan) — 辣妹子 (là mèi zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom) — 居功自傲 (jū gōng zì ào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• satisfied with what one has (idiom) — 知足常乐 (zhī zú cháng lè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• say no more — 别提了 (bié tí le)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb or sth detested by all — 过街老鼠 (guò jiē lǎo shǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who crafts and delivers witty, humorous or satirical short stories, jokes or punchlines — 段子手 (duàn zǐ shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who dies prematurely — 短命鬼 (duǎn mìng guǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who gets things done — 实干家 (shí gàn jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who goes whichever way the wind blows — 墙头草 (qiáng tóu cǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4]) — 省油的灯 (shěng yóu de dēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship — 第三者 (dì sān zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who pulls strings to get things done — 牵线人 (qiān xiàn rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who sacrifices himself — 牺牲者 (xī shēng zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone — 滥好人 (làn hǎo rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone — 烂好人 (làn hǎo rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who witnesses a crime and is not killed by the perpetrator — 活口 (huó kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction) — 顺风耳 (shùn fēng ěr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb with whom one is on familiar terms — 自家人 (zì jiā rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• scared out of one's wits (idiom) — 丧魂落魄 (sàng hún luò pò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom) — 星罗棋布 (xīng luó qí bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom) — 文人相轻 (wén rén xiāng qīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• search party — 搜索队 (sōu suǒ duì)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• secret love affair — 地下情 (dì xià qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom) — 百闻不如一见 (bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• seeing that — 照得 (zhào dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• seeking only ease and comfort (idiom) — 苟且偷安 (gǒu qiě tōu ān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• seemingly — 看起来 (kàn qǐ lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• selective blindness caused by a ghost, whereby one fails to notice obvious dangers — 鬼遮眼 (guǐ zhē yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• self-evident — 不言自明 (bù yán zì míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• seniority in the family — 班辈 (bān bèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• seniority in the family — 班辈儿 (bān bèi ér)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 floor pagoda — 七级浮屠 (qī jí fú tú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and feng shui) — 七政四余 (qī zhèng sì yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires — 七魄 (qī pò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) — 七星瓢虫 (qī xīng piáo chóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• seven-year itch — 七年之痒 (qī nián zhī yǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sex party — 杂交派对 (zá jiāo pài duì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument — 三味线 (sān wèi xiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• shidaiqu, a musical genre that originated in Shanghai in the 1920s, a fusion of Chinese folk music and Western jazz — 时代曲 (shí dài qǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• shoe that can be worn on either foot — 正脚鞋 (zhèng jiǎo xié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• shoe that can be worn on either foot — 直脚鞋 (zhí jiǎo xié)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• show one's ferocious appearance (idiom) — 凶相毕露 (xiōng xiàng bì lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• showy boxing of no practical use — 花拳 (huā quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• shrike (family Laniidae) — 伯劳鸟 (bó láo niǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes — 闭门思过 (bì mén sī guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• single girl who lives a lackadaisical life, uninterested in relationships (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 干物女 "himono onna") — 干物女 (gān wù nǚ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• single parent family — 单亲家庭 (dān qìng jia tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• six pack (abdominal muscles) — 八块腹肌 (bā kuài fù jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• six-pack (abs) — 六块腹肌 (liù kuài fù jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• six-pointed star — 六芒星 (liù máng xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• six-pointed star — 六角星 (liù jiǎo xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• slight — 些微 (xiē wēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• slipper lobster (family Scyllaridae) — 蝉虾 (chán xiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight" — 八字眉 (bā zì méi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 medium enterprise — 中小企业 (zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 capital, huge profit (idiom) — 一本万利 (yì běn wàn lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 enterprise — 小企业 (xiǎo qǐ yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 窟窿眼 (kū lóng yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 profit but rapid turnover — 薄利多销 (báo lì duō xiāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small profits — 薄利 (báo lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small quick steps — 碎步 (suì bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small red radish — 小红萝卜 (xiǎo hóng luó bo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small red radish — 樱桃萝卜 (yīng táo luó bo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small red radish — 水萝卜 (shuǐ luó bo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 token — 小意思 (xiǎo yì sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 trader — 小商贩 (xiǎo shāng fàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small truck — 小货车 (xiǎo huò chē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small ventilation tower on roof of building — 气楼 (qì lóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small white rabbit — 小白兔 (xiǎo bái tù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small-minded — 小心眼儿 (xiǎo xīn yǎn ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small-minded — 鼠肚鸡肠 (shǔ dù jī cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small-scale — 小打小闹 (xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small-scale — 小范围 (xiǎo fàn wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small-scale production — 小生产 (xiǎo shēng chǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages — 草台班子 (cǎo tái bān zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• smelt (family Osmeridae) — 胡瓜鱼 (hú guā yú)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 angry it's unbearable — 气不过 (qì bú guò)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom) — 发愤忘食 (fā fèn wàng shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• so deep one cannot see to the bottom — 深不见底 (shēn bú jiàn dǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• so much — 这么 (zhè me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• so much (that) — 甚至于 (shèn zhì yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• so much so that — 甚或 (shèn huò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure — 得意忘形 (dé yì wàng xíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• so that — 以便 (yǐ biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• so that — 以致于 (yǐ zhì yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• social credit system, a system that incentivizes individuals and businesses by creating consequences for good and bad behavior — 社会信用体系 (shè huì xìn yòng tǐ xì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• social gathering — 联欢会 (lián huān huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• social occasion centered on alcohol — 酒局 (jiǔ jú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• socialist party — 社会党 (shè huì dǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• soft on the inside despite one's hard shell — 外刚内柔 (wài gāng nèi róu)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• solve one problem only to find another cropping up — 按下葫芦浮起瓢 (àn xià hú lu fú qǐ piáo)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 deeper meaning in this — 大有文章 (dà yǒu wén zhāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• some kind (of) — 某种 (mǒu zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some people — 有些人 (yǒu xiē rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• someone who attaches great importance to good looks (esp. in others) — 颜控 (yán kòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• something that everybody knows — 人所共知 (rén suǒ gòng zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sometimes big, sometimes small — 时大时小 (shí dà shí xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sometimes good, sometimes bad — 时好时坏 (shí hǎo shí huài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• son-in-law (used by wife's family) — 姑爷 (gū yé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music) — 奏鸣曲式 (zòu míng qǔ shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sorry to interrupt you, but ... — 打扰了 (dǎ rǎo le)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• soured by the loss of one's hopes — 郁郁不得志 (yù yù bù dé zhì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门 — 特别行政区 (tè bié xíng zhèng qū)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• stage name of Cyndi Wang — 王心凌 (wáng xīn líng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• step one — 第一步 (dì yī bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sth bad happened — 出了事 (chū liǎo shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 that is expected or wished for — 意中事 (yì zhōng shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sth weighing on one's mind — 思想包袱 (sī xiǎng bāo fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• stock that has potential to increase in value — 潜力股 (qián lì gǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide — 佳话 (jiā huà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom) — 直情径行 (zhí qíng jìng xíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom) — 谋臣如雨 (móu chén rú yǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• stroke order (when writing Chinese character) — 笔顺 (bǐ shùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• success at one go — 一举成功 (yì jǔ chéng gōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• success or failure depends on this single action — 成败在此一举 (chéng bài zài cǐ yì jǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• sudden big stride forward — 箭步 (jiàn bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard) — 回马枪 (huí mǎ qiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• sun, moon and the five visible planets — 日月五星 (rì yuè wǔ xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• supply does not meet demand — 供不应求 (gōng bú yìng qiú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• surviving family of the deceased — 遗属 (yí shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• swallow (family Hirundinidae) — 燕 (yàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae) — 燕尾蝶 (yàn wěi dié)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• sweating all over — 一身汗 (yì shēn hàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• tactic of several persons or groups taking turns to fight one opponent — 车轮战 (chē lún zhàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• take good care of yourself! — 善自保重 (shàn zì bǎo zhòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• take good care of yourself! (idiom) — 善自珍摄 (shàn zì zhēn shè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• taking or eating more than one's due (idiom) — 多吃多占 (duō chī duō zhàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• talented and good-looking (idiom) — 才貌双全 (cái mào shuāng quán)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• teenage — 半大不小 (bàn dà bù xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• temple name of a deceased Chinese emperor — 庙号 (miào hào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2] — 明宣宗 (míng xuān zōng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 lines at a glance (idiom) — 一目十行 (yí mù shí háng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ten million — 千万 (qiān wàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten thousand — 万 (wàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom) — 万水千山 (wàn shuǐ qiān shān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ten thousand houses or households — 万户 (wàn hù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten thousand or almost ten thousand — 万儿八千 (wàn ér bā qiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ten thousand people — 万人 (wàn rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten-pin bowling — 地滚球 (dì gǔn qiú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ten-pin bowling (loanword) — 保龄球 (bǎo líng qiú)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms — 四碳糖 (sì tàn táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• that — 彼 (bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that being the case — 然则 (rán zé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that clinches it — 板上钉钉 (bǎn shàng dìng dīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• that day — 那天 (nà tiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that goes without saying — 那还用说 (nà hái yòng shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• that is true — 此言非虚 (cǐ yán fēi xū)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 was one thing, and this is another — 彼一时此一时 (bǐ yì shí cǐ yì shí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• that which is yearned for by the public — 人心所向 (rén xīn suǒ xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries, bad elements and rightists — 黑五类 (hēi wǔ lèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the “five red categories” (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. poor and lower-middle peasants, workers, revolutionary soldiers, revolutionary cadres, and revolutionary martyrs — 红五类 (hóng wǔ lèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the "good-looks club": people who attach great importance to a person's appearance (pun on 外貿協會|外贸协会 foreign trade association) — 外貌协会 (wài mào xié huì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the (communist) party and the army together (idiom) — 全党全军 (quán dǎng quán jūn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods — 二十四节气 (èr shí sì jié qì)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 author takes sole responsibility for the views expressed here (disclaimer) — 文责自负 (wén zé zì fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China — 白马寺 (bái mǎ sì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Big Dipper — 北斗星 (běi dòu xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the birthplace (of sth good) — 发祥地 (fā xiáng dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom) — 三生有幸 (sān shēng yǒu xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Bronze Age — 青铜器时代 (qīng tóng qì shí dài)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) — 点睛之笔 (diǎn jīng zhī bǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom) — 妙在不言中 (miào zài bù yán zhōng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 dead cannot testify (idiom) — 死无对证 (sǐ wú duì zhèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom) — 龙凤呈祥 (lóng fèng chéng xiáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1 yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1], the three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1 shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3] — 唐宋八大家 (táng sòng bā dà jiā)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology) — 八仙 (bā xiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the eight influential points (acupuncture) — 八会穴 (bā huì xué)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eight major cuisines of China, namely 川魯粵蘇浙閩湘徽|川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽[Chuan1 Lu3 Yue4 Su1 Zhe4 Min3 Xiang1 Hui1] — 八大菜系 (bā dà cài xì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eight methods of bonesetting — 正骨八法 (zhèng gǔ bā fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea — 朝鲜八道 (cháo xiān bā dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism) — 八相成道 (bā xiāng chéng dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism) — 八正道 (bā zhèng dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom) — 目空一切 (mù kōng yí qiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom) — 目空四海 (mù kōng sì hǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom) — 目迷五色 (mù mí wǔ sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom) — 鹏程万里 (péng chéng wàn lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the family's financial circumstances — 家景 (jiā jǐng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing — 秦淮八艳 (qín huái bā yàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the feeling of actually being there — 临场感 (lín chǎng gǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the feeling that sth is genuine — 真实感 (zhēn shí gǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism) — 五讲四美三热爱 (wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài)

  social · social · advanced · 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 (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4] — 春秋五霸 (chūn qiū wǔ bà)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin — 金银铜铁锡 (jīn yín tóng tiě xī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海 — 五口通商 (wǔ kǒu tōng shāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 foremost person of his age — 当世之冠 (dāng shì zhī guān)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the foremost person of his age — 当世冠 (dāng shì guān)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the former (i.e. the one mentioned first) — 前者 (qián zhě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the four basic operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) — 四则运算 (sì zé yùn suàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66) — 四清 (sì qīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party — 四清运动 (sì qīng yùn dòng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the four corners (of a rectangle) — 四角 (sì jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[Long2 men2 Shi2 ku1] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[Yun2 gang1 Shi2 ku1] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟[Mai4 ji1 Shan1 Shi2 ku1] at Tianshui, Gansu — 四大石窟 (sì dà shí kū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder — 四大发明 (sì dà fā míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃[Wang2 Bo2], Yang Jiong 楊炯|杨炯[Yang2 Jiong3], Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰|卢照邻[Lu2 Zhao4 lin2], and Luo Binwang 駱賓王|骆宾王[Luo4 Bin1 wang2] — 初唐四杰 (chū táng sì jié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra) — 四大天王 (sì dà tiān wáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2] — 四大美女 (sì dà měi nǚ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4] — 苦集灭道 (kǔ jí miè dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution) — 四旧 (sì jiù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the four seasons — 春夏秋冬 (chūn xià qiū dōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France) — 法兰克 (fǎ lán kè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the future is long (idiom) — 来日方长 (lái rì fāng cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows — 打麻雀运动 (dǎ má què yùn dòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the guilty party files the suit — 恶人先告状 (è rén xiān gào zhuàng)

  social · social · advanced · 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 Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915 — 二十一条 (èr shí yī tiáo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃[Wang2 Su4] — 孔丛子 (kǒng cóng zǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 Library Cave, a sealed cave (Cave 17) in the Mogao Caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1], where thousands of manuscripts were discovered in 1900 — 藏经洞 (cáng jīng dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the looks of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects) — 遗容 (yí róng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the mass line, CCP term for Party policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses — 群众路线 (qún zhòng lù xiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the microscopic world — 微观世界 (wēi guān shì jiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty — 陈桥兵变 (chén qiáo bīng biàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom) — 远来的和尚会念经 (yuǎn lái de hé shàng huì niàn jīng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫|四人帮[Si4 ren2 bang1]) — 知识越多越反动 (zhī shi yuè duō yuè fǎn dòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) — 丞相 (chéng xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate) — 万人空巷 (wàn rén kōng xiàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the name does not correspond to reality (idiom) — 名不符实 (míng bù fú shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the name does not reflect the reality (idiom) — 名不副实 (míng bú fù shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the name of Academia Sinica 中央研究院[Zhong1 yang1 Yan2 jiu1 yuan4] when it was founded — 政府大学院 (zhèng fǔ dà xué yuàn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan) — 一卡通 (yì kǎ tōng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany) — 世界报 (shì jiè bào)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom) — 名存实亡 (míng cún shí wáng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• 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 next one — 下一个 (xià yí gè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) — 塞翁失马安知非福 (sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) — 塞翁失马焉知非福 (sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the one and only way — 不二法门 (bú èr fǎ mén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the one-child policy — 一胎制 (yì tāi zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 people one depends upon for one's livelihood — 衣食父母 (yī shí fù mǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 person one loves the most — 心头肉 (xīn tóu ròu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the person who shares one's bed — 枕边人 (zhěn biān rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Philistines, who settled on the southern coast of Palestine in the 12th century BC — 非利士人 (fēi lì shì rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 春秋鼎盛 (chūn qiū dǐng shèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 prime of one's life — 青壮年 (qīng zhuàng nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong — 北洋 (běi yáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646 — 剃发令 (tì fā lìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the reason why — 所以然 (suǒ yǐ rán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the rebel party — 乱党 (luàn dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the reformist party — 改革派 (gǎi gé pài)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 root of all evil — 万恶之源 (wàn è zhī yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 — 黄花岗七十二烈士 (huáng huā gǎng qī shí èr liè shì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) — 枪打出头鸟 (qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang — 六朝时代 (liù cháo shí dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors — 六日战争 (liù rì zhàn zhēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum) — 六字真言 (liù zì zhēn yán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom) — 天旋地转 (tiān xuán dì zhuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom) — 日月如梭 (rì yuè rú suō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) — 燕子衔泥垒大窝 (yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the Taliban, Islamist organization that emerged in the mid-1990s in Afghanistan — 塔利班 (tǎ lì bān)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 Heavenly Stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III) — 十天干 (shí tiān gān)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha — 三十二相 (sān shí èr xiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 core challenges of rural development in mainland China (agriculture 農業|农业[nong2 ye4], rural areas 農村|农村[nong2 cun1] and farmers 農民|农民[nong2 min2]), first identified as a policy focus in the 1990s — 三农问题 (sān nóng wèn tí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) — 三教 (sān jiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the three judicial chief ministries (in imperial China) — 三法司 (sān fǎ sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, a region in northwestern Yunnan where three major rivers – the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 Jiang1], Lancang River (Mekong) 瀾滄江|澜沧江[Lan2 cang1 Jiang1], and Nu River (Salween) 怒江[Nu4 Jiang1] – run roughly parallel to each other for over 300 kilometers, recognized as a World Heritage Site — 三江并流 (sān jiāng bìng liú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝[san1 bao3] — 三归依 (sān guī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue — 老三色 (lǎo sān sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3], Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3] — 东三省 (dōng sān shěng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists) — 三教九流 (sān jiào jiǔ liú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民[Jiang1 Ze2 min2] in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004 — 三个代表 (sān gè dài biǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime — 三大纪律八项注意 (sān dà jì lǜ bā xiàng zhù yì)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 Three Worlds (as proposed by Mao Zedong), i.e. the superpowers (USA and USSR), other wealthy countries (UK, France, Japan etc), and the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America — 三个世界 (sān gè shì jiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the time after one's death — 身后 (shēn hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom) — 天时地利人和 (tiān shí dì lì rén hé)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the top four — 四强 (sì qiáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year — 三九天 (sān jiǔ tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the twenty-eight constellations — 二十八宿 (èr shí bā xiù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century — 二十四史 (èr shí sì shǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the two cannot exist together (idiom) — 势不两立 (shì bù liǎng lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the two cannot exist together (idiom) — 誓不两立 (shì bù liǎng lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the two equinoxes — 二分点 (èr fēn diǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the two eyes — 双眼 (shuāng yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the two mass scuttling operations carried out by the German navy: the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 and Operation Regenbogen, the scuttling of U-boats in 1945 — 彩虹行动 (cǎi hóng xíng dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 Warlord government of Northern China that developed from the Qing Beiyang army 北洋軍閥|北洋军阀 after the Xinhai revolution of 1911 — 北洋政府 (běi yáng zhèng fǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 一家人 (yì jiā rén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the whole family — 一家子 (yì jiā zǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the whole family — 满门 (mǎn mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the whole family — 举家 (jǔ jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) — 心有余而力不足 (xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• theist (believer in one or more Deities) — 有神论者 (yǒu shén lùn zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• then — 然后 (rán hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• then — 当时 (dāng shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy) — 游戏说 (yóu xì shuō)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• there — 那儿 (nà ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there — 那里 (nà lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom) — 强将手下无弱兵 (qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• there are plenty of such people — 大有人在 (dà yǒu rén zài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there can never be too much deception in war — 兵不厌诈 (bīng bú yàn zhà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there has never been — 从来没有 (cóng lái méi yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 a lot to it — 有不少名堂 (yǒu bù shǎo míng táng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• there is a reason for it — 其来有自 (qí lái yǒu zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there is no alternative — 别无他法 (bié wú tā fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there is no gain without a loss (idiom) — 有所得必有所失 (yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• there is no harm in — 不妨 (bù fáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom) — 但说无妨 (dàn shuō wú fáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 is not much left — 所剩无几 (suǒ shèng wú jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there is nothing to be done — 没办法 (méi bàn fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there still remain(s) — 还有 (hái yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there's no shortage — 多得是 (duō dé shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there's not enough time (to do sth) — 来不及 (lái bù jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• thermal cleavage (i.e. sth splits when heated) — 热解 (rè jiě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• thick eyebrows and big eyes — 浓眉大眼 (nóng méi dà yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• thief — 大盗 (dà dào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• thing that is well suited — 相配物 (xiāng pèi wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• things are not as good as they used to be — 今不如昔 (jīn bù rú xī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• things like this (idiom) — 诸如此类 (zhū rú cǐ lèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) — 事与愿违 (shì yǔ yuàn wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• think three times then go (idiom) — 三思而行 (sān sī ér xíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• thinking and pondering (idiom) — 巴前算后 (bā qián suàn hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on that day) — 赤口日 (chì kǒu rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) — 三更 (sān gēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• third party — 第三方 (dì sān fāng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party — 三中全会 (sān zhōng quán huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory — 三十六字母 (sān shí liù zì mǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 day and age (dialect) — 今时今日 (jīn shí jīn rì)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 mortal flesh — 臭皮囊 (chòu pí náng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 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 time — 这下子 (zhè xià zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• this way — 这样 (zhè yàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this week — 本星期 (běn xīng qī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• this year — 今年 (jīn nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this year — 本年度 (běn nián dù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• those who did not benefit from the Chinese economic reforms of the 1980s — 穷二代 (qióng èr dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949 — 去台人员 (qù tái rén yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom) — 思潮起伏 (sī cháo qǐ fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three — 三 (sān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three days ago — 大前天 (dà qián tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three days from now — 大后天 (dà hòu tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 generations under one roof — 三代同堂 (sān dài tóng táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man — 三魂七魄 (sān hún qī pò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect — 三魂 (sān hún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three in one — 三合一 (sān hé yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 men talking makes a tiger (idiom) — 三人成虎 (sān rén chéng hǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three of a kind (poker) — 三条 (sān tiáo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three principles and five virtues (idiom) — 三纲五常 (sān gāng wǔ cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three sevens are twenty-one (idiom) — 三七二十一 (sān qī èr shí yī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend — 三皇五帝 (sān huáng wǔ dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three women are enough for a drama (idiom) — 三个女人一台戏 (sān gè nǚ rén yì tái xì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• three years ago — 大前年 (dà qián nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three years from now — 大后年 (dà hòu nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-dimensional — 三次元 (sān cì yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-dimensional — 三维 (sān wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three-dimensional — 立体 (lì tǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three-dimensional figure — 立体图 (lì tǐ tú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-dimensional space — 三维空间 (sān wéi kōng jiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture) — 三屉桌 (sān tì zhuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology) — 三足乌 (sān zú wū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology) — 三足金乌 (sān zú jīn wū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-legged stool — 三角凳 (sān jiǎo dèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-on-three basketball game — 三对三斗牛 (sān duì sān dǒu niú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• three-section staff (old-style weapon) — 三节鞭 (sān jié biān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three, set five remove two (abacus rule) — 三下五除二 (sān xià wǔ chú èr)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• time flies like an arrow (idiom) — 光阴似箭 (guāng yīn sì jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 abandon one's husband and child(ren) — 抛夫弃子 (pāo fū qì zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to abandon one's wife and child(ren) — 抛妻弃子 (pāo qī qì zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects) — 舍己为人 (shě jǐ wèi rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom) — 听天安命 (tīng tiān ān mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas — 陪读 (péi dú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to accomplish in one step — 一步到位 (yí bù dào wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to accomplish much — 大有作为 (dà yǒu zuò wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to accomplish one's ambition — 得志 (dé zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom) — 毕其功于一役 (bì qí gōng yú yí yì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to accuse the victim (while being the guilty party) — 反污 (fǎn wū)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight — 修成正果 (xiū chéng zhèng guǒ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom) — 名噪一时 (míng zào yì shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to achieve one's ambitions (idiom) — 径情直遂 (jìng qíng zhí suì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime) — 臣服 (chén fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom) — 知过改过 (zhī guò gǎi guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to acknowledge sb as one's relative — 认亲 (rèn qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to act against one's will — 不得已 (bù dé yǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to act as one thinks fit — 自行其是 (zì xíng qí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to act as though there were nobody else present — 旁若无人 (páng ruò wú rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) — 进退中绳 (jìn tuì zhōng shéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) — 进退有常 (jìn tuì yǒu cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to age — 衰老 (shuāi lǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to age prematurely — 早衰 (zǎo shuāi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to age prematurely — 未老先衰 (wèi lǎo xiān shuāi)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to agree on three laws (idiom) — 约法三章 (yuē fǎ sān zhāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to allay one's hunger — 充饥 (chōng jī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to allow no explanation — 不由分说 (bù yóu fēn shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 approach one's coffin (idiom) — 行将就木 (xíng jiāng jiù mù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others) — 占为己有 (zhàn wèi jǐ yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom) — 点头咂嘴 (diǎn tóu zā zuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom) — 量力而行 (liàng lì ér xíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom) — 量入为出 (liàng rù wéi chū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom) — 相夫教子 (xiāng fū jiào zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to assuage one's anger — 解气 (jiě qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom) — 冒名顶替 (mào míng dǐng tì)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 attempt all tasks at once — 一把抓 (yì bǎ zhuā)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 banish from one's thoughts — 置之脑后 (zhì zhī nǎo hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bare one's chest — 打赤膊 (dǎ chì bó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bathe one's face in tears (idiom) — 以泪洗面 (yǐ lèi xǐ miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 skin and bones (idiom) — 皮包骨头 (pí bāo gǔ tou)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be all talk and no action — 只说不做 (zhī shuō bú zuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 as good as one's word (idiom) — 说到做到 (shuō dào zuò dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be at one's post — 在岗 (zài gǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be awfully (busy etc) — 不可开交 (bù kě kāi jiāo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be beneath one's dignity — 有失身份 (yǒu shī shēn fèn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 rushing about — 奔忙 (bēn máng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom) — 好整以暇 (hào zhěng yǐ xiá)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom) — 痴心妄想 (chī xīn wàng xiǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be charitable — 行好 (xíng hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom) — 风马牛不相及 (fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to be content with one's lot (idiom) — 安分守己 (ān fèn shǒu jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be content with what one is — 乐天知命 (lè tiān zhī mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be entirely on one side — 一面倒 (yí miàn dǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be faithful to one's mate all one's life — 守一而终 (shǒu yī ér zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom) — 巧言令色 (qiǎo yán lìng sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 understanding others (idiom) — 善解人意 (shàn jiě rén yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be good at using (sth) — 善用 (shàn yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom) — 善自为谋 (shàn zì wéi móu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be good enough to be regarded as — 够得上 (gòu dé shàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be in (some state, position, or condition) — 处于 (chǔ yú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be in a bad mood — 没好气 (méi hǎo qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be in a bad mood — 闹情绪 (nào qíng xù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be in a sorry state — 落花流水 (luò huā liú shuǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) — 当家作主 (dāng jiā zuò zhǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 looking for one's teeth all over the floor — 满地找牙 (mǎn dì zhǎo yá)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be loyal (to one's friends) — 讲义气 (jiǎng yì qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be madly in love — 爱得死去活来 (ài dé sǐ qù huó lái)

  social · social · advanced · 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 an advanced age — 一把年纪 (yì bǎ nián jì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be of no interest to anyone (idiom) — 无人问津 (wú rén wèn jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be of one mind — 一条心 (yì tiáo xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 on the verge of saying what is on one's mind — 话到嘴边 (huà dào zuǐ biān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be one's old self (idiom) — 依然故我 (yī rán gù wǒ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be orphaned of one's father — 丧父 (sàng fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it — 有色无胆 (yǒu sè wú dǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) — 喜出望外 (xǐ chū wàng wài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be quite varied — 各不相同 (gè bù xiāng tóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 scared out of one's wits — 吓破胆 (xià pò dǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be scared out of one's wits (idiom) — 心胆俱裂 (xīn dǎn jù liè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 sleepless all night — 彻夜不眠 (chè yè bù mián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it — 渴不可耐 (kě bù kě nài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be sorry — 不过意 (bú guò yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be sorry — 抱歉 (bào qiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be still angry — 余怒未息 (yú nù wèi xī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be successful in one's studies — 学业有成 (xué yè yǒu chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be tired of living — 活得不耐烦 (huó dé bú nài fán)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to be unable to defeat — 打不过 (dǎ bú guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be valued above all else — 为上 (wèi shàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom) — 砸锅卖铁 (zá guō mài tiě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) — 忍垢偷生 (rěn gòu tōu shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) — 忍辱偷生 (rěn rǔ tōu shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom) — 非异人任 (fēi yì rén rèn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 intoxicated after having only one or two drinks — 不胜酒力 (bú shèng jiǔ lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 betray anger (idiom) — 怒形于色 (nù xíng yú sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom) — 遵时养晦 (zūn shí yǎng huì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) — 贪多嚼不烂 (tān duō jiáo bú làn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom) — 恩将仇报 (ēn jiāng chóu bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to blend into one another — 浑然一体 (hún rán yì tǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 blot out at one stroke — 一笔抹杀 (yì bǐ mǒ shā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to blot out one's conscience — 瞒心昧己 (mán xīn mèi jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to blow one's brain out — 脑袋开花 (nǎo dài kāi huā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to blow one's own trumpet (idiom) — 自吹自擂 (zì chuī zì léi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt — 低头认罪 (dī tóu rèn zuì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 clear of all the troubles and hardships — 熬出头 (áo chū tóu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to break into a home when no one is there (to steal) — 闯空门 (chuǎng kōng mén)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 break up the whole into pieces (idiom) — 化整为零 (huà zhěng wéi líng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bring honor to one's ancestors — 光宗耀祖 (guāng zōng yào zǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom) — 荣宗耀祖 (róng zōng yào zǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom) — 光前裕后 (guāng qián yù hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 broaden one's horizons — 开眼界 (kāi yǎn jiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to brook no delay — 刻不容缓 (kè bù róng huǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom) — 掩面而泣 (yǎn miàn ér qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 by the glorified name of (idiom) — 美其名曰 (měi qí míng yuē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to call out (a name etc) — 呼唤 (hū huàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom) — 呼牛作马 (hū niú zuò mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom) — 呼牛呼马 (hū niú hū mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to call up all one's associates — 呼朋引类 (hū péng yǐn lèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 ancestral line — 传宗接代 (chuán zōng jiē dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 baby's one-month milestone (often with a banquet or gathering of family and friends) — 做满月 (zuò mǎn yuè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to celebrate a birthday — 做生日 (zuò shēng rì)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 — 过生日 (guò shēng rì)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 a wedding — 男婚女嫁 (nán hūn nǚ jià)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom) — 择善固执 (zé shàn gù zhí)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 clear one's throat — 清嗓子 (qīng sǎng zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 close the door (when going through it) — 带上门 (dài shàng mén)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 collide with one another — 相碰撞 (xiāng pèng zhuàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to comb one's hair — 梳头 (shū tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to come as no surprise — 意料之中 (yì liào zhī zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) — 衣锦荣归 (yī jǐn róng guī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 come from a distinguished family — 系出名门 (xì chū míng mén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to come when called (idiom) — 呼之即来 (hū zhī jí lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 commit suicide by biting off one's tongue — 咬舌自尽 (yǎo shé zì jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 abilities and wait (idiom) — 藏器待时 (cáng qì dài shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to conceal one's identity — 埋名 (mái míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to conceal one's identity — 隐名埋姓 (yǐn míng mái xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to conceal one's identity — 隐姓埋名 (yǐn xìng mái míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to concentrate one's attention — 心神专注 (xīn shén zhuān zhù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to concentrate one's attention (idiom) — 聚精会神 (jù jīng huì shén)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 confuse one thing with another (idiom) — 混为一谈 (hùn wèi yì tán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to congregate in one hall (idiom) — 济济一堂 (jǐ jǐ yì táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom) — 目中无人 (mù zhōng wú rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to consider oneself as being not as good as the others — 自叹不如 (zì tàn bù rú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to consider sb as close friend (idiom) — 视为知己 (shì wéi zhī jǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 continue in one's own way (idiom) — 我行我素 (wǒ xíng wǒ sù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to converse with sb by shouting from some distance away — 隔空喊话 (gé kōng hǎn huà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom) — 化敌为友 (huà dí wèi yǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 as number one (idiom) — 首屈一指 (shǒu qū yì zhǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to count on one's fingers — 屈指 (qū zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to count on one's fingers — 屈指一算 (qū zhǐ yí suàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom) — 数珠念佛 (shù zhū niàn fó)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 all at one glance (idiom) — 一览无余 (yì lǎn wú yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to cover one's face — 蒙面 (méng miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom) — 抱头鼠窜 (bào tóu shǔ cuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to cover up (a matter that should be reported to the authorities) — 隐瞒不报 (yǐn mán bú bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to cover up one's embarrassment — 遮羞 (zhē xiū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom) — 东掩西遮 (dōng yǎn xī zhē)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 create a big disturbance — 闹翻天 (nào fān tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 damage a good relationship — 伤和气 (shāng hé qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom) — 奋不顾身 (fèn bú gù shēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom) — 瞒上欺下 (mán shàng qī xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 demonstrate one's sincerity by dying — 以死明志 (yǐ sǐ míng zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 develop love for sb out of pity for them — 由怜生爱 (yóu lián shēng ài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes — 同归于尽 (tóng guī yú jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to die of old age — 寿终 (shòu zhōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to die of old age — 寿终正寝 (shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to die of old age — 老死 (lǎo sǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to differ to some extent (idiom) — 有所不同 (yǒu suǒ bù tóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to dig one's own grave — 自掘坟墓 (zì jué fén mù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to dip a finger (idiom) — 染指 (rǎn zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to direct a movie in which one also plays a major role as an actor — 自导自演 (zì dǎo zì yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to discharge one's duties — 尽职 (jìn zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) — 相提并论 (xiāng tí bìng lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to disobey one's benefactor — 违恩负义 (wéi ēn fù yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to disperse after a happy time (idiom) — 尽欢而散 (jìn huān ér sàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to disperse and flee, leaving no trace — 逃窜无踪 (táo cuàn wú zōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 one's remarkable skill or prowess — 大显神通 (dà xiǎn shén tōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom) — 班门弄斧 (bān mén nòng fǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to display shockingly bad behavior — 撒野 (sā yě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to disrespect one's superiors — 以下犯上 (yǐ xià fàn shàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 divert one's mind from boredom (idiom) — 散心解闷 (sàn xīn jiě mèn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to divide and confer (property on one's descendants) — 分封 (fēn fēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do a good deed every day — 日行一善 (rì xíng yí shàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do a little something as a token of one's appreciation — 意思意思 (yì sī yì sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 as one sees fit — 看着办 (kàn zhe bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do as one sees fit — 瞧着办 (qiáo zhe bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do at all costs — 全力以赴 (quán lì yǐ fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 best — 好自为之 (hǎo zì wéi zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do one's duty — 尽责 (jìn zé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do one's shopping — 买东西 (mǎi dōng xī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do one's utmost — 下死劲 (xià sǐ jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 something at one go — 一气呵成 (yí qì hē chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do sth by mistake (with one's hand) — 手滑 (shǒu huá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do sth when least expected (idiom) — 出其不意 (chū qí bú yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do things each in one's own way — 各自为政 (gè zì wéi zhèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do two things at once (idiom) — 一心二用 (yì xīn èr yòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do what needs to be done, without delay — 说干就干 (shuō gān jiù gān)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 drain the cup in one gulp (idiom) — 一饮而尽 (yì yǐn ér jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom) — 广结良缘 (guǎng jié liáng yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to echo one another — 应和 (yìng hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to echo one another (idiom) — 一唱一和 (yí chàng yí hè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to echo what sb said — 打边鼓 (dǎ biān gǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to educate one's children — 教子 (jiào zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only — 吃空额 (chī kòng é)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) — 应运而生 (yìng yùn ér shēng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to empty out one's pocket — 倾囊 (qīng náng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to encourage the free airing of views (idiom) — 广开言路 (guǎng kāi yán lù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated — 早死早超生 (zǎo sǐ zǎo chāo shēng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to endure with all one's will — 硬挺 (yìng tǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to engage in small talk — 扯家常 (chě jiā cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to engender one another — 相生 (xiāng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to enjoy the present (idiom) — 及时行乐 (jí shí xíng lè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) — 数黄道黑 (shù huáng dào hēi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) — 数黑论白 (shù hēi lùn bái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) — 数黑论黄 (shǔ hēi lùn huáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 all expectations — 出人意表 (chū rén yì biǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 one's field — 当行出色 (dāng háng chū sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 execute the whole family and confiscate their property — 满门抄斩 (mǎn mén chāo zhǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 exhibit one's feelings in one's speech — 溢于言表 (yì yú yán biǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to exist in name only — 形同虚设 (xíng tóng xū shè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to expel from the Party — 开除党籍 (kāi chú dǎng jí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to experience good luck — 走好运 (zǒu hǎo yùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to experience sheer ecstasy (or, when used ironically, sheer hell) — 欲仙欲死 (yù xiān yù sǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to express a wish (to a deity) — 许下愿心 (xǔ xià yuàn xīn)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds — 面壁思过 (miàn bì sī guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fail to keep to one's word — 说话不当话 (shuō huà bù dāng huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to fail to meet each other — 相左 (xiāng zuǒ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fall deeper and deeper (in debt, in love etc) — 越陷越深 (yuè xiàn yuè shēn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to fall flat on one's face — 嘴啃泥 (zuǐ kěn ní)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 坠入情网 (zhuì rù qíng wǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to fall in love — 坠入爱河 (zhuì rù ài hé)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to fall in love — 钟情 (zhōng qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fall in love at first sight (idiom) — 一见钟情 (yí jiàn zhōng qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 favour one and discriminate against the other — 厚此薄彼 (hòu cǐ bó bǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to feast one's eyes — 大饱眼福 (dà bǎo yǎn fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to feast one's eyes on (idiom) — 一饱眼福 (yì bǎo yǎn fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to feast one's eyes on (idiom) — 饱眼福 (bǎo yǎn fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to feel a mixture of love and hate — 爱恨交加 (ài hèn jiāo jiā)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 guilty as a thief (idiom) — 做贼心虚 (zuò zéi xīn xū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to feel happy — 开心 (kāi xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom) — 探囊取物 (tàn náng qǔ wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 at the head of one's troops — 身先士卒 (shēn xiān shì zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 to one's last gasp — 不死不休 (bù sǐ bù xiū)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 figure out how to do something — 弄明白 (nòng míng bái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom) — 饱餐战饭 (bǎo cān zhàn fàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 amusement in one's own way — 自得其乐 (zì dé qí lè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to find an excuse — 借故 (jiè gù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to find an excuse — 找台阶儿 (zhǎo tái jiē ér)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to find joy in sorrows (idiom) — 苦中作乐 (kǔ zhōng zuò lè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to find some consolation (idiom) — 聊以自慰 (liáo yǐ zì wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 fling back weapons hurled at one by attackers (acrobatic performance in Chinese opera) — 打出手 (dǎ chū shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair) — 甩手顿脚 (shuǎi shǒu dùn jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 one's nose — 凭本能做事 (píng běn néng zuò shì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom) — 自寻死路 (zì xún sǐ lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc) — 目送 (mù sòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to force one's way out of encirclement — 杀出重围 (shā chū chóng wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 (everything one has learned) — 还给老师 (hái gěi lǎo shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to forget bad feelings — 释嫌 (shì xián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to forget favors and violate justice (idiom) — 忘恩负义 (wàng ēn fù yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to forget loyalty when in love — 见色忘义 (jiàn sè wàng yì)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 frighten one another — 自相惊扰 (zì xiāng jīng rǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 fulfill one's duty — 尽义务 (jìn yì wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom) — 功完行满 (gōng wán xíng mǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to gather happily under one roof — 欢聚一堂 (huān jù yì táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to gather in one place — 齐聚 (qí jù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to gather one's friends — 呼朋引伴 (hū péng yǐn bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to gather one's spirits — 抖擞精神 (dǒu sǒu jīng shén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to gather together — 齐集 (qí jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to gesticulate while talking (idiom) — 指手划脚 (zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 来火儿 (lái huǒ ér)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 — 动肝火 (dòng gān huǒ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get angry — 吹胡子瞪眼 (chuī hú zi dèng yǎn)

  social · social · advanced · 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 angry — 闹脾气 (nào pí qì)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 married and have kids — 结婚生子 (jié hūn shēng zǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get off one's high horse — 放下身段 (fàng xià shēn duàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 hair layered — 打层次 (dǎ céng cì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get one's hands free (to do sth else) — 腾出手 (téng chū shǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get one's name — 得名 (dé míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get one's own task done by sb else — 假手他人 (jiǎ shǒu tā rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get panicky — 慌 (huāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get really angry — 火冒三丈 (huǒ mào sān zhàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get sb involved in one's trouble — 带累 (dài lèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get sth off one's chest — 一吐为快 (yì tǔ wèi kuài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get together all at once — 齐聚一堂 (qí jù yì táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get what one deserves — 得所应得 (dé suǒ yīng dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom) — 小试牛刀 (xiǎo shì niú dāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to give for free — 分文不取 (fēn wén bù qǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to give it your all — 浑身解数 (hún shēn xiè shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to give no cause for anxiety — 不足为虑 (bù zú wèi lǜ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness) — 不顾大局 (bú gù dà jú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to give no thought to — 置之度外 (zhì zhī dù wài)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 private interests for the public good (idiom) — 舍己为公 (shě jǐ wèi gōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 gnash one's teeth in anger — 怒目切齿 (nù mù qiè chǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to go against the tide (idiom) — 倒行逆施 (dǎo xíng nì shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to go against the tide (idiom) — 逆行倒施 (nì xíng dǎo shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 around one time — 绕一圈 (rào yì quān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom) — 迷不知返 (mí bù zhī fǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion — 归隐 (guī yǐn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go back to one's roots — 回老家 (huí lǎo jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 one's own way (idiom) — 独行其是 (dú xíng qí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 grind one's way through an ink stone — 磨穿铁砚 (mó chuān tiě yàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese) — 蓄须明志 (xù xū míng zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 hand in one's examination script — 交卷 (jiāo juàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hand in one's ration cards — 交粮本 (jiāo liáng běn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 hate to leave a place where one has lived long — 安土重迁 (ān tǔ zhòng qiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 bad reputation — 声名狼藉 (shēng míng láng jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 high notion of one's duty — 深明大义 (shēn míng dà yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a housewarming party — 温居 (wēn jū)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have a lot on one's mind — 心事重重 (xīn shì chóng chóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a love-hate relationship with each other — 相爱相杀 (xiāng ài xiāng shā)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to have a murderous look in one's eyes (idiom) — 眼露杀气 (yǎn lù shā qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a smile on one's face — 含笑 (hán xiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have a style of one's own — 自成一家 (zì chéng yì jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a unique style of one's own (idiom) — 独树一格 (dú shù yì gé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a weight on one's mind — 背包袱 (bēi bāo fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have all of the elements mentioned (features, qualities, items etc) — 俱全 (jù quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have all one's wishes (idiom) — 万事如意 (wàn shì rú yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom) — 有机可乘 (yǒu jī kě chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation — 想得美 (xiǎng dé měi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have attained the age of — 年满 (nián mǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have bad intentions — 不安好心 (bù ān hǎo xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 bad luck — 走背字 (zǒu bèi zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only) — 戴绿帽子 (dài lǜ mào zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have dark circles under one's eyes — 熊猫眼 (xióng māo yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have difficulties sleeping in a bed other than one's own — 认床 (rèn chuáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom) — 眼馋肚饱 (yǎn chán dù bǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom) — 良心喂狗 (liáng xīn wèi gǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have free rein (idiom) — 放开手脚 (fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to have good eyes — 眼尖 (yǎn jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have good intentions — 安好心 (ān hǎo xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 lost both one's parents — 父母双亡 (fù mǔ shuāng wáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have lost one's mind — 脑子进水 (nǎo zǐ jìn shuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have many advantages and no disadvantages — 有百利而无一害 (yǒu bǎi lì ér wú yí hài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to have no alternative — 没奈何 (mò nài hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no alternative — 无奈 (wú nài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no alternative (idiom) — 迫不得已 (pò bù dé yǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no alternative (idiom) — 进退无路 (jìn tuì wú lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no alternative but to — 只得 (zhī dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no aspirations (idiom) — 胸无大志 (xiōng wú dà zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no contact with — 绝缘 (jué yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no idea — 心中无数 (xīn zhōng wú shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no interest in sth — 意兴索然 (yì xīng suǒ rán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom) — 十指不沾阳春水 (shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 choice — 不得已而为之 (bù dé yǐ ér wèi zhī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to have no other choice — 别无选择 (bié wú xuǎn zé)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking — 后继无人 (hòu jì wú rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 right or ability to interfere in sth — 管不着 (guǎn bù zhe)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no room to put sth — 放不下 (fàng bú xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no sense of shame — 不知羞耻 (bù zhī xiū chǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no sense of shame — 不要脸 (bú yào liǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 no way out — 万般无奈 (wàn bān wú nài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom) — 志不在此 (zhì bú zài cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 bicycle chain come off — 掉链子 (diào liàn zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's defenses in good order (idiom) — 壁垒一新 (bì lěi yì xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's eyes on (a goal) — 着眼 (zhuó yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom) — 脚踏实地 (jiǎo tà shí dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 made difficult by sb (usu. by sb in a position of authority) (lit. to be made to wear tight shoes) — 穿小鞋 (chuān xiǎo xié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc) — 折寿 (zhé shòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom) — 遗臭万年 (yí chòu wàn nián)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's tail between one's legs — 夹尾巴 (jiá wěi ba)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's ups and downs — 有沉有浮 (yǒu chén yǒu fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's wish fulfilled — 如愿以偿 (rú yuàn yǐ cháng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's wish fulfilled — 得偿所愿 (dé cháng suǒ yuàn)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all — 见怪不怪 (jiàn guài bu guài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have sex — 合欢 (hé huān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom) — 因祸得福 (yīn huò dé fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have some other (reason etc) — 另有 (lìng yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have talent but no opportunity (idiom) — 怀才不遇 (huái cái bú yù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side — 一边倒 (yì biān dǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have the same name — 重名 (zhòng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have three meals a day — 一日三餐 (yí rì sān cān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom) — 不吐不快 (bù tǔ bú kuài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have what it takes — 有本事 (yǒu běn shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 heroically sacrifice one's life — 英勇牺牲 (yīng yǒng xī shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hesitate over what move to make (idiom) — 举棋不定 (jǔ qí bú dìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom) — 深藏若虚 (shēn cáng ruò xū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hit the big time — 大红大紫 (dà hóng dà zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hit the target where it hurts (idiom) — 切中时病 (qiè zhòng shí bìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• 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 back one's troops without moving (idiom) — 按兵不动 (àn bīng bú dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 breath (in anticipation) (idiom) — 翘首以待 (qiáo shǒu yǐ dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hold one's tongue — 住嘴 (zhù zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom) — 敬若神明 (jìng ruò shén míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hold up in one's hand — 托 (tuō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to honor the wise and love the people — 尊贤爱物 (zūn xián ài wù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to hop on one leg — 跳一只脚 (tiào yì zhī jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 imagine that one's love is reciprocated — 自作多情 (zì zuò duō qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to imitate what sb else does — 有样学样 (yǒu yàng xué yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world — 改换门庭 (gǎi huàn mén tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to include and monopolize many things — 兼容并包 (jiān róng bìng bāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 indulge in fantasy (idiom) — 想入非非 (xiǎng rù fēi fēi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to inflate using one's breath — 人工吹气 (rén gōng chuī qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 a snub — 自讨没趣 (zì tǎo méi qù)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 invite trouble — 引火烧身 (yǐn huǒ shāo shēn)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 jump on one foot — 独脚跳 (dú jiǎo tiào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom) — 百折不挠 (bǎi zhé bù náo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep one's emotions inside oneself — 隐忍不发 (yǐn rěn bù fā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep one's emotions inside oneself — 隐忍不言 (yǐn rěn bù yán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep one's eyes open (idiom) — 擦亮眼睛 (cā liàng yǎn jīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep one's lips sealed — 封口 (fēng kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to keep one's promise — 说话算数 (shuō huà suàn shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep one's word — 守信用 (shǒu xìn yòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep thinking of — 记念 (jì niàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius) — 守望相助 (shǒu wàng xiāng zhù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 kill to the last one (idiom) — 赶尽杀绝 (gǎn jìn shā jué)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to kill two birds with one stone (idiom) — 一石二鸟 (yì shí èr niǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 all under heaven — 通天彻地 (tōng tiān chè dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to know how to count and do sums — 识数 (shí shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to know no shame — 死不要脸 (sǐ bú yào liǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom) — 了如指掌 (liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to know that one is in the wrong (idiom) — 自知理亏 (zì zhī lǐ kuī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to know what's going on — 心中有数 (xīn zhōng yǒu shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 one's head off — 笑掉大牙 (xiào diào dà yá)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 marriage with nothing (no possessions or property) — 净身出户 (jìng shēn chū hù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) — 先走一步 (xiān zǒu yí bù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to leave home to make one's way in the world — 闯荡 (chuǎng dàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave no trace — 不落痕迹 (bú luò hén jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave no trace — 不着痕迹 (bù zhe hén jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave one's name — 留名 (liú míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) — 背井离乡 (bèi jǐng lí xiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 some leeway — 留有余地 (liú yǒu yú dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave the net open on three sides (idiom) — 网开三面 (wǎng kāi sān miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave this world — 弃世 (qì shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave without saying good-bye — 不辞而别 (bù cí ér bié)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to let go of sth held in one's mouth — 松口 (sōng kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom) — 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 (jiǎn le zhī má diū le xī guā)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 one's imagination roam — 浮想联翩 (fú xiǎng lián piān)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 like to look good in the eyes of others — 爱面子 (ài miàn zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to line the streets in welcome — 夹道欢迎 (jiā dào huān yíng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 in plenty without appreciating it (idiom) — 身在福中不知福 (shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to live one's life — 过日子 (guò rì zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to live one's life — 过活 (guò huó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to live out one's life — 了却此生 (liǎo què cǐ shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to live to the (ripe) age of — 享年 (xiǎng nián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom) — 绕膝承欢 (rào xī chéng huān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lock one's door and refuse to see sb — 拒之门外 (jù zhī mén wài)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die — 养老送终 (yǎng lǎo sòng zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 in all directions (idiom) — 东张西望 (dōng zhāng xī wàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to look over one's shoulder constantly (like a wolf) — 狼顾 (láng gù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to look tired — 面露倦意 (miàn lù juàn yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom) — 举目无亲 (jǔ mù wú qīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose a family fortune (idiom) — 倾家荡产 (qīng jiā dàng chǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to lose all interest in life (idiom) — 了无生趣 (liǎo wú shēng qù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's bearings — 蒙头转向 (méng tóu zhuǎn xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's cool — 沉不住气 (chén bú zhù qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 footing — 踩失脚 (cǎi shī jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 head out of fear (idiom) — 惊慌失措 (jīng huāng shī cuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's head over lust — 色令智昏 (sè lìng zhì hūn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's head through material greed (idiom) — 利令智昏 (lì lìng zhì hūn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 splendor — 黯然失色 (àn rán shī sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's spouse (through marriage failure or bereavement) — 失婚 (shī hūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's standing — 身败名裂 (shēn bài míng liè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's temper — 使性子 (shǐ xìng zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's temper — 发脾气 (fā pí qi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 lose what one has just obtained (idiom) — 得而复失 (dé ér fù shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 sb (or sth) as one loves life itself — 爱之如命 (ài zhī rú mìng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to love sth too much to part with it (idiom) — 爱不忍释 (ài bù rěn shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to love tenderly — 抚爱 (fǔ ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love to hear and see (idiom) — 喜闻乐见 (xǐ wén lè jiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 bad move (in a game of chess) — 出臭子儿 (chū chòu zǐ ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom) — 小题大做 (xiǎo tí dà zuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates — 爱憎分明 (ài zēng fēn míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a counteroffer when haggling — 还价 (huán jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make a decision when it's time to decide — 当断则断 (dāng duàn zé duàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a name for oneself — 闯出名堂 (chuǎng chū míng táng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) (idiom) — 桃园结义 (táo yuán jié yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom) — 语惊四座 (yǔ jīng sì zuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) — 煞有介事 (shà yǒu jiè shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom) — 鲤鱼跳龙门 (lǐ yú tiào lóng mén)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 no comment — 不予置评 (bù yǔ zhì píng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom) — 不分彼此 (bù fēn bǐ cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make nuclear-free — 无核化 (wú hé huà)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to make one's bed on the floor — 打地铺 (dǎ dì pù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 home in a place — 安家落户 (ān jiā luò hù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 painstaking efforts (idiom) — 苦心孤诣 (kǔ xīn gū yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make the most of one's youthfulness in one's choice of employment (e.g. modeling) — 吃青春饭 (chī qīng chūn fàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom) — 将功补过 (jiāng gōng bǔ guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make up for what is lacking — 补满 (bǔ mǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make up one's mind — 打定主意 (dǎ dìng zhǔ yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make use of one's position to gain profit for oneself or one's associates — 利益输送 (lì yì shū sòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to marry a man who lives in a distant place — 远嫁 (yuǎn jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations) — 倒插门 (dǎo chā mén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to massacre one another (idiom) — 自相残杀 (zì xiāng cán shā)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 maximize one's time — 抓功夫 (zhuā gōng fū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to maximize one's time — 抓工夫 (zhuā gōng fū)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 challenge — 迎接挑战 (yíng jiē tiǎo zhàn)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 a possible marriage partner — 相对象 (xiāng duì xiàng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 again after a long period of separation — 久别重逢 (jiǔ bié chóng féng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 force with force — 硬碰硬 (yìng pèng yìng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 on the battlefield (idiom) — 兵戎相见 (bīng róng xiāng jiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 a rebuff — 碰钉子 (pèng dīng zi)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to meet with disaster — 惨遭不幸 (cǎn zāo bú xìng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 meet with unexpected failure (idiom) — 阴沟里翻船 (yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to melt in one's mouth — 入口就化 (rù kǒu jiù huà)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 mention some but omit many others (idiom) — 挂一漏万 (guà yí lòu wàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to merge together (idiom) — 合而为一 (hé ér wéi yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 narrowly — 失之交臂 (shī zhī jiāo bì)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 sb by a narrow chance — 交臂失之 (jiāo bì shī zhī)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 a stone and stub one's toe — 搬石头砸自己的脚 (bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to move one's base (of operations) — 转移阵地 (zhuǎn yí zhèn dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to move one's lips — 动嘴皮 (dòng zuǐ pí)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 name sth after a person — 以人名命名 (yǐ rén míng mìng míng)

  social · social · advanced · 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 neither one — 两不误 (liǎng bú wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to neglect one's duties — 疏忽职守 (shū hū zhí shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 neglect one's duty — 玩忽职守 (wán hū zhí shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love — 见色忘友 (jiàn sè wàng yǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral — 薄养厚葬 (báo yǎng hòu zàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to no avail — 毫无效果 (háo wú xiào guǒ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to nod one's head and bow (idiom) — 点头哈腰 (diǎn tóu hā yāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) — 摇头摆尾 (yáo tóu bǎi wěi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to not be able to distinguish who's winning — 不分胜败 (bù fēn shèng bài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to not deserve (one's good fortune etc) — 折杀 (zhé shā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to not know what sb is driving at — 不知所云 (bù zhī suǒ yún)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to not know what to say — 词穷 (cí qióng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to not mind (at all, a bit) — 毫不介意 (háo bú jiè yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to not use all of — 用不了 (yòng bù liǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 看在眼里 (kàn zài yǎn lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 Heaven and reason (idiom) — 伤天害理 (shāng tiān hài lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 life in sacrifice — 肝脑涂地 (gān nǎo tú dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• 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 eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom) — 见钱眼开 (jiàn qián yǎn kāi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 overcome all obstacles — 排除万难 (pái chú wàn nán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to overemphasize some topic (at the expense of others) — 偏科 (piān kē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom) — 自不量力 (zì bù liàng lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to overstep the bounds of what is proper — 出格 (chū gé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pack one's things and leave — 卷铺盖走人 (juǎn pū gài zǒu rén)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 on bad terms — 不欢而散 (bù huān ér sàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 persist in one's views — 固执己见 (gù zhí jǐ jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to persuade by all possible means — 哀劝 (āi quàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom) — 做好做歹 (zuò hǎo zuò dǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pick one's nose — 挖鼻子 (wā bí zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pick one's teeth — 剔牙 (tī yá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pick up what others say (idiom) — 拾人牙慧 (shí rén yá huì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pile on top of one another — 层 (céng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to place righteousness before family (idiom) — 大义灭亲 (dà yì miè qīn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to pledge one's life — 誓死 (shì sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pledge undying love (idiom) — 山盟海誓 (shān méng hǎi shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to pledge undying love (idiom) — 海誓山盟 (hǎi shì shān méng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to pledge undying love (idiom) — 盟山誓海 (méng shān shì hǎi)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to poke one's head in and pry (idiom) — 巴头探脑 (bā tóu tàn nǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to ponder a solution — 筹思 (chóu sī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to possess no special talents — 身无长技 (shēn wú cháng jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 pour out one's grievances — 倒苦水 (dǎo kǔ shuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 prepare to meet the enemy head-on — 布防迎战 (bù fáng yíng zhàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom) — 养精蓄锐 (yǎng jīng xù ruì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 pretend that everything is going well — 粉饰太平 (fěn shì tài píng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pretend to look happy — 强颜欢笑 (qiáng yán huān xiào)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to pretend to understand when you don't — 不懂装懂 (bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to prick up one's ear — 倾耳 (qīng ěr)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to prick up one's ears — 竖起耳朵 (shù qǐ ěr duo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom) — 翻云覆雨 (fān yún fù yǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 propose the future marriage of two unborn babies on condition that one turns out to be a boy, and the other, a girl (idiom) — 指腹为婚 (zhǐ fù wéi hūn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom) — 发奋有为 (fā fèn yǒu wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 all into the fight — 放手一搏 (fàng shǒu yì bó)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 put to good use — 派上用场 (pài shàng yòng chǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rack one's brains — 劳心苦思 (láo xīn kǔ sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rack one's brains — 绞尽脑汁 (jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rack one's brains — 绞脑汁 (jiǎo nǎo zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom) — 搜索枯肠 (sōu suǒ kū cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rack one's brains (idiom) — 费尽心思 (fèi jìn xīn sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom) — 费尽心机 (fèi jìn xīn jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 and lower one's hand (idiom) — 上下其手 (shàng xià qí shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to raise glasses together — 对杯 (duì bēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one and infer three — 举一反三 (jǔ yī fǎn sān)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 raise one's spirits — 提起精神 (tí qǐ jīng shén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to raise one's voice — 扯嗓子 (chě sǎng zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to reach (with one's hand etc) — 够得着 (gòu dé zhe)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 realize in hindsight — 后知后觉 (hòu zhī hòu jué)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to reap where one has not sown (idiom) — 坐享其成 (zuò xiǎng qí chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to receive in no small measure — 深受 (shēn shòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to receive no news whatsoever about sb — 渺无音信 (miǎo wú yīn xìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom) — 知错能改 (zhī cuò néng gǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom) — 数典忘祖 (shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 recover one's youthful vigor — 返老还童 (fǎn lǎo huán tóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to recover some lost ground (in a competition) — 扳回一城 (bān huí yì chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to redirect one's affections — 移情 (yí qíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to refer to one's foibles or failings with self-deprecating humor — 自我解嘲 (zì wǒ jiě cháo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 refuse to meet sb — 避不见面 (bì bú jiàn miàn)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 regard face as all-important — 死要面子 (sǐ yào miàn zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to regard sb as one's own child — 视同己出 (shì tóng jǐ chū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom) — 四海为家 (sì hǎi wéi jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to register (one's name) — 登记 (dēng jì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to register one's name — 登记名 (dēng jì míng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to regret not having met earlier (idiom) — 相见恨晚 (xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to regret one's past deeds (idiom) — 悔不当初 (huǐ bù dāng chū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to regulate the family and rule the state (idiom) — 齐家治国 (qí jiā zhì guó)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to relax one's efforts — 松气 (sōng qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to relax with one's eyes closed — 闭目养神 (bì mù yǎng shén)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom) — 仰人鼻息 (yǎng rén bí xī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom) — 记忆犹新 (jì yì yóu xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 one tyranny by another — 以暴易暴 (yǐ bào yì bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• 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 resign oneself to part with what one treasures — 忍痛割爱 (rěn tòng gē ài)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) — 敬老尊贤 (jìng lǎo zūn xián)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 resume one's old trade (idiom) — 重操旧业 (chóng cāo jiù yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to resume one's old trade (idiom) — 重温旧业 (chóng wēn jiù yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to return empty (i.e. to drive back with no passengers or freight) — 回空 (huí kōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to return good for evil (idiom) — 以德报怨 (yǐ dé bào yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 return without any achievement (idiom) — 无功而返 (wú gōng ér fǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to reveal one's talent (idiom) — 显山露水 (xiǎn shān lù shuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to reveal one's valuables inadvertently — 露白 (lù bái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) — 露出马脚 (lù chū mǎ jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) — 露马脚 (lòu mǎ jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom) — 割袍断义 (gē páo duàn yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rise through the ranks (as a party cadre) — 提干 (tí gàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to risk one's life — 冒生命危险 (mào shēng mìng wēi xiǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 roll one's eyes — 翻白眼 (fān bái yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to roll up one's bedding — 卷铺盖 (juǎn pū gài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to ruin a family — 倾家 (qīng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to ruin one's constitution — 大伤元气 (dà shāng yuán qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to run one's eyes over — 扫视 (sǎo shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to run this way and that (idiom) — 东奔西走 (dōng bēn xī zǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to run this way and that (idiom) — 东奔西跑 (dōng bēn xī pǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sacrifice one's life — 牺牲 (xī shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to sacrifice one's life in a crisis — 临危授命 (lín wēi shòu mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom) — 口无择言 (kǒu wú zé yán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to say one and mean just that (idiom) — 说一不二 (shuō yī bù èr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to say one thing and do another (idiom) — 行不顾言 (xíng bú gù yán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to say one thing but mean another — 口不应心 (kǒu bú yìng xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to say what everyone says (idiom) — 人云亦云 (rén yún yì yún)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to scatter in all directions — 四散奔逃 (sì sàn bēn táo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to scrape one's car against sth — 刮蹭 (guā cèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to search one's guts and belly (idiom) — 搜肠刮肚 (sōu cháng guā dù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to see how sb or sth performs when it comes to the crunch — 见真章 (jiàn zhēn zhāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to see one's child die before oneself — 白发人送黑发人 (bái fà rén sòng hēi fā rén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to see the error of one's ways — 翻然悔悟 (fān rán huǐ wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to see what others fail to see (idiom) — 独具只眼 (dú jù zhī yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 contact with sb for one's own benefit — 拉关系 (lā guān xì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to seek life in death (idiom) — 死中求生 (sǐ zhōng qiú shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• 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 out the real nature based on the name (idiom) — 征名责实 (zhēng míng zé shí)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 set to one side and ignore (idiom) — 漠然置之 (mò rán zhì zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sever all relations with sb — 决绝 (jué jué)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shade one's eyes with one's hand — 手搭凉棚 (shǒu dā liáng péng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom) — 同声一哭 (tóng shēng yì kū)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 shift one's eyes — 转移视线 (zhuǎn yí shì xiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 no quarter — 毫不留情 (háo bù liú qíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show no understanding of the times (idiom) — 不识时务 (bù shí shí wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show no understanding of the times (idiom) — 不识时变 (bù shí shí biàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show off one's abilities — 露一手 (lòu yì shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show off one's ability — 锋芒毕露 (fēng máng bì lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 military strength (idiom) — 耀武扬威 (yào wǔ yáng wēi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 feelings — 形于色 (xíng yú sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show one's hand — 亮底牌 (liàng dǐ pái)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 show sb how to get to the right path — 指点迷津 (zhǐ diǎn mí jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to showcase one's talents — 一展身手 (yì zhǎn shēn shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to shrug one's shoulders — 耸肩 (sǒng jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears — 闭目塞听 (bì mù sè tīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 sing at the top of one's voice (idiom) — 引吭高歌 (yǐn háng gāo gē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sit and wait for death (idiom) — 坐以待毙 (zuò yǐ dài bì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) — 坐失机宜 (zuò shī jī yí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) — 坐失良机 (zuò shī liáng jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 own throat — 抹脖子 (mǒ bó zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to slit one's wrists — 割腕 (gē wàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom) — 溜须拍马 (liū xū pāi mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to snap one's fingers — 弹指 (tán zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to some extent — 多多少少 (duō duō shǎo shǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spare no effort — 不惜血本 (bù xī xuè běn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spare no effort — 不辞劳苦 (bù cí láo kǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spare no effort (idiom) — 尽心竭力 (jìn xīn jié lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spare no efforts — 拼力 (pīn lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to spare no pains or effort (idiom) — 不遗余力 (bù yí yú lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spend (much) effort — 费周折 (fèi zhōu zhé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spend all one's time together (idiom) — 朝夕相处 (zhāo xī xiāng chǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom) — 花天酒地 (huā tiān jiǔ dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) — 作茧自缚 (zuò jiǎn zì fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) — 吐丝自缚 (tǔ sī zì fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) — 造茧自缚 (zào jiǎn zì fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 笑破肚皮 (xiào pò dù pí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to split one's sides laughing — 绝倒 (jué dǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to split sth into two (idiom) — 一折两段 (yì zhé liǎng duàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spoil one's appetite — 倒胃口 (dǎo wèi kǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw) — 歪 (wāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to spray in all directions — 飞沫四溅 (fēi mò sì jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spread one's reputation — 传名 (chuán míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to spread one's voice wide (idiom) — 大张声势 (dà zhāng shēng shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spread one's wings and soar (idiom) — 展翅高飞 (zhǎn chì gāo fēi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 stake all on one throw — 孤注一掷 (gū zhù yí zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 stand a good chance — 大有希望 (dà yǒu xī wàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom) — 力排众议 (lì pái zhòng yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stand out among one's peers (idiom) — 出人头地 (chū rén tóu dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to start one's career — 出道 (chū dào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stay out all night (idiom) — 夜不归宿 (yè bù guī sù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 leg over the other (when sitting) — 架二郎腿 (jià èr láng tuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stick one leg over the other (when sitting) — 翘二郎腿 (qiào èr láng tuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stick one's head out (from behind sth) — 探头 (tàn tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stick one's head out and look around (idiom) — 探头探脑 (tàn tóu tàn nǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stick out one's tongue — 吐舌头 (tǔ shé tou)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stick to one's ways — 一条道走到黑 (yì tiáo dào zǒu dào hēi)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 at this point — 到此为止 (dào cǐ wéi zhǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 oneself (on waking or when tired etc) — 伸懒腰 (shēn lǎn yāo)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom) — 不撞南墙不回头 (bú zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to stuff one's pockets — 中饱私囊 (zhōng bǎo sī náng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stuff one's pockets — 饱私囊 (bǎo sī náng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to submit to death — 受死 (shòu sǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to substitute one's words for the law (idiom) — 以言代法 (yǐ yán dài fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 summon one's courage — 鼓起勇气 (gǔ qǐ yǒng qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to summon one's courage — 鼓足勇气 (gǔ zú yǒng qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to support a family — 养家 (yǎng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to support one's family (idiom) — 养家活口 (yǎng jiā huó kǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to support one's parents in their old age — 反哺 (fǎn bǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]) — 过关斩将 (guò guān zhǎn jiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 swing one's sleeve (in anger) — 甩袖子 (shuǎi xiù zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to switch one's microphone to "mute" — 闭麦 (bì mài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take advantage of a loophole — 钻空子 (zuàn kòng zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom) — 仗势欺人 (zhàng shì qī rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take all one's family along (idiom) — 携家带眷 (xié jiā dài juàn)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 a matter all by oneself — 一手包办 (yì shǒu bāo bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take care of one's family — 顾家 (gù jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to take defeat with bad grace — 输不起 (shū bù qǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 life — 自行了断 (zì xíng liǎo duàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take one's revenge — 出口气 (chū kǒu qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 the back roads — 抄小路 (chāo xiǎo lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) — 顾全大局 (gù quán dà jú)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 about this and that (idiom) — 巴三览四 (bā sān lǎn sì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to talk about this and that (idiom) — 东拉西扯 (dōng lā xī chě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to talk big — 吹擂 (chuī lèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to talk big — 吹牛 (chuī niú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to talk big — 放大炮 (fàng dà pào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to talk from one's personal experience — 现身说法 (xiàn shēn shuō fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to talk until one is blue in the face — 磨破嘴皮 (mó pò zuǐ pí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to tax one's ingenuity — 用尽心机 (yòng jìn xīn jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 tell anybody one happens to meet — 逢人便讲 (féng rén biàn jiǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to tell one lie after another (idiom) — 鬼话连篇 (guǐ huà lián piān)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 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 think too much of oneself — 自命不凡 (zì mìng bù fán)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 one's weight around — 拿架子 (ná jià zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) — 投井下石 (tóu jǐng xià shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) — 落井下石 (luò jǐng xià shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to throw up one's hands — 摊手 (tān shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to thump repeatedly with one's fist — 饱以老拳 (bǎo yǐ lǎo quán)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 tighten one's belt — 过紧日子 (guò jǐn rì zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 touch on sth and leave it there — 点到即止 (diǎn dào jí zhǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 (from one unit to another) — 转关系 (zhuǎn guān xì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom) — 肝胆相照 (gān dǎn xiāng zhào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom) — 看人行事 (kàn rén xíng shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to treat sth lightly — 掉以轻心 (diào yǐ qīng xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to trust one another fully — 坦诚相见 (tǎn chéng xiāng jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try by all available methods — 变法儿 (biàn fǎ ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try doing (sth) to see how well it turns out — 试做 (shì zuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom) — 强忍悲痛 (qiáng rěn bēi tòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try one's best to do sth (idiom) — 勉力而为 (miǎn lì ér wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try one's luck — 撞运气 (zhuàng yùn qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try one's luck — 碰运气 (pèng yùn qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try one's utmost — 尽力而为 (jìn lì ér wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try to form friendly ties with sb for one's own benefit — 拉交情 (lā jiāo qíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 tuck one's tail between one's legs — 夹起尾巴 (jiá qǐ wěi ba)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to turn around in one's hands — 把玩 (bǎ wán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn on one's heels — 掉头就走 (diào tóu jiù zǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to turn one's back — 转背 (zhuǎn bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom) — 反脸无情 (fǎn liǎn wú qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom) — 转面无情 (zhuǎn miàn wú qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to turn one's face away — 别脸 (bié liǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn one's head — 回过头来 (huí guò tóu lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 out just as one predicted or feared — 不幸言中 (bú xìng yán zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to turn over (when lying) — 翻身 (fān shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn over in one's mind (idiom) — 左思右想 (zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom) — 抓耳挠腮 (zhuā ěr náo sāi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 unite as one — 团结一心 (tuán jié yì xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 all sorts of excuses — 推三阻四 (tuī sān zǔ sì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 it for the purpose of relieving the tedium to some extent — 聊以解闷 (liáo yǐ jiě mèn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom) — 努力以赴 (nǔ lì yǐ fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use one's brain — 动脑 (dòng nǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use one's brains — 动脑筋 (dòng nǎo jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use one's mouth (to say sth) — 动口 (dòng kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use one's position for personal gain (idiom) — 以权谋私 (yǐ quán móu sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 one's strength to bully the weak (idiom) — 以强凌弱 (yǐ qiáng líng ruò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom) — 恃强欺弱 (shì qiáng qī ruò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas — 借题发挥 (jiè tí fā huī)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom) — 迁怒于人 (qiān nù yú rén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to vie against one another — 相争 (xiāng zhēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom) — 忆苦思甜 (yì kǔ sī tián)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) — 探监 (tàn jiān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to visit one's friends and relatives — 走亲访友 (zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 vow not to break one's promise — 誓不反悔 (shì bù fǎn huǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom) — 摸着石头过河 (mō zhe shí tou guò hé)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 wallow in the mire with sb (idiom) — 同流合污 (tóng liú hé wū)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 all one's previous efforts (idiom) — 前功尽弃 (qián gōng jìn qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to waste no time in (doing sth) — 抓紧时间 (zhuā jǐn shí jiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 wear out one's lips (idiom) — 磨破嘴皮子 (mó pò zuǐ pí zǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom) — 磨嘴皮子 (mó zuǐ pí zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly — 量力而为 (liàng lì ér wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom) — 笑脸相迎 (xiào liǎn xiāng yíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to whisper to one another's ear — 交头接耳 (jiāo tóu jiē ěr)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 ass — 擦屁股 (cā pì gǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 for higher status (idiom) — 巴高望上 (bā gāo wàng shàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to wish for the stars and the moon — 盼星星盼月亮 (pàn xīng xīng pàn yuè liàng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom) — 唯恐天下不乱 (wéi kǒng tiān xià bú luàn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to wish sb (success, bon voyage etc) — 预祝 (yù zhù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wish to continue sth — 意犹未尽 (yì yóu wèi jìn)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question — 反问语气 (fǎn wèn yǔ qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects) — 过犹不及 (guò yóu bù jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• too late to be sorry — 悔之已晚 (huǐ zhī yǐ wǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• too many — 过多 (guò duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• too much talk is a nuisance (idiom) — 话多不甜 (huà duō bù tián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• too numerous to mention individually or one by one — 不胜枚举 (bú shèng méi jǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom) — 齐大非偶 (qí dà fēi ǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• top three — 前三甲 (qián sān jiǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 Chinese building material made by mixing three components (typically lime, clay, and sand) — 三合土 (sān hé tǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• traitor to one's love — 负心汉 (fù xīn hàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 转注 (zhuǎn zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 转注字 (zhuǎn zhù zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return) — 转移支付 (zhuǎn yí zhī fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle) — 轮距 (lún jù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• treasure knife does not age (idiom) — 宝刀未老 (bǎo dāo wèi lǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites) — 桐 (tóng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• triangular relationship — 三角关系 (sān jiǎo guān xì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 you2 quan2] — 三碳糖 (sān tàn táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• triploblastic animals (having three germ layers) — 三胚层动物 (sān pēi céng dòng wù)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• troubles — 烦心事 (fán xīn shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions) — 二十五史 (èr shí wǔ shǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 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 distinct things — 两样东西 (liǎng yàng dōng xī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two entirely different worlds — 两重天 (liǎng chóng tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two Germanies — 两德 (liǎng dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two hearts beat as one (idiom) — 心心相印 (xīn xīn xiāng yìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two items — 二项式 (èr xiàng shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two legs — 双脚 (shuāng jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two or three — 三两 (sān liǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two quite different things — 两回事 (liǎng huí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜[Zhou1 Yu2] and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]) — 一时瑜亮 (yì shí yú liàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two shift system (in schools) — 二部制 (èr bù zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two sides — 二侧 (èr cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two sides — 两侧 (liǎng cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two simultaneous happy events in the family — 双喜临门 (shuāng xǐ lín mén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• two things that are fundamentally different from each other — 两码事 (liǎng mǎ shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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-China (policy) — 两个中国 (liǎng gè zhōng guó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-day weekend — 双休日 (shuāng xiū rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 — 二次元 (èr cì yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-dimensional — 二维 (èr wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-faced person — 两面人 (liǎng miàn rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-faced person — 两面派 (liǎng miàn pài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-faced person — 双面人 (shuāng miàn rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-faced, three knives (idiom) — 两面三刀 (liǎng miàn sān dāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-party system — 两党制 (liǎng dǎng zhì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• two-person — 双人 (shuāng rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-phase (physics) — 两相 (liǎng xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-pronged strategy — 两手策略 (liǎng shǒu cè lüè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-sided — 双侧 (shuāng cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-stringed bowed instrument — 坠胡 (zhuì hú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[ling2 long2] — 联绵词 (lián mián cí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-way — 正反两面 (zhèng fǎn liǎng miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-way translation — 互译 (hù yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-wheeled handcart — 架子车 (jià zi chē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• typhoon shelter (a cove where boats shelter from strong winds and rough seas, esp. in Hong Kong) — 避风塘 (bì fēng táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom) — 丑人多作怪 (chǒu rén duō zuò guài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery) — 鲜味 (xiān wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc — 合不拢嘴 (hé bù lǒng zuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to contain one's joy (idiom) — 喜不自胜 (xǐ bú zì shèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to contain one's joy (idiom) — 喜不自禁 (xǐ bú zì jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to control one's grief (idiom) — 悲不自胜 (bēi bú zì shèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) — 不知好歹 (bù zhī hǎo dǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to keep one's thoughts to oneself — 快嘴 (kuài zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• unable to make sense of what one is hearing — 听不懂 (tīng bù dǒng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to make sense of what one is looking at — 看不懂 (kàn bù dǒng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to take one's eyes off (idiom) — 目不转睛 (mù bù zhuǎn jīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to tell good from bad (idiom) — 不识好歹 (bù shí hǎo dǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 one's own name — 以本人名 (yǐ běn rén míng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• under sb's name — 名下 (míng xià)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• unexpectedly — 不想 (bù xiǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• unhappy love affair — 烂桃花 (làn táo huā)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• united as one — 合众为一 (hé zhòng wèi yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• universal — 共通 (gòng tōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• unlikely to go so far as to — 不至于 (bú zhì yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unmarried woman who is not a virgin — 非处 (fēi chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• unprofitable goods — 赔钱货 (péi qián huò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unrequited love — 单恋 (dān liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• unrivaled (idiom) — 举世无双 (jǔ shì wú shuāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors) — 潜规则 (qián guī zé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• until death puts an end (idiom) — 死而后已 (sǐ ér hòu yǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• until this moment — 到那个时候 (dào nà ge shí hòu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• untrustworthy — 言而无信 (yán ér wú xìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• up here, down there (idiom) — 此起彼伏 (cǐ qǐ bǐ fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遙遊|逍遥游) — 无用之树 (wú yòng zhī shù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year) — 招财进宝 (zhāo cái jìn bǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• using the few to defeat the many (idiom) — 以少胜多 (yǐ shǎo shèng duō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• using this as a pretext — 借此 (jiè cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• vaguely defined offense that can be broadly interpreted and potentially abused by law enforcement — 口袋罪 (kǒu dài zuì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• vain regrets of old age (idiom) — 老大徒伤悲 (lǎo dà tú shāng bēi)

  social · social · advanced · 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

• various sages and ten schools of thought — 诸子十家 (zhū zǐ shí jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• vast, with no clear boundary — 茫 (máng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• vehicle powered by two or more pedallers (typically, a tandem bicycle) — 协力车 (xié lì chē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• vehicle that gives one a free ride — 顺风车 (shùn fēng chē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ventilation system that purifies outdoor air during intake — 新风系统 (xīn fēng xì tǒng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom) — 初出茅庐 (chū chū máo lú)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 busy — 忙进忙出 (máng jìn máng chū)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• very good — 太好了 (tài hǎo le)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• very good — 挺好 (tǐng hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• very happy — 美滋滋 (měi zī zī)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧[Du4 Mu4]) — 杏花村 (xìng huā cūn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• virologist (person who studies viruses) — 病毒学家 (bìng dú xué jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• virtue has its rewards (idiom) — 善有善报 (shàn yǒu shàn bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• virus family — 病毒科 (bìng dú kē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• vivid in one's mind (idiom) — 历历在目 (lì lì zài mù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• vote of no-confidence — 不信任投票 (bú xìn rèn tóu piào)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• wait and see (who is right) — 等着瞧 (děng zhe qiáo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wait and see (who is right) — 走着瞧 (zǒu zhe qiáo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom) — 翘足引领 (qiáo zú yǐn lǐng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• war on all sides (idiom) — 南征北战 (nán zhēng běi zhàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• war on all sides (idiom) — 南征北讨 (nán zhēng běi tǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• war on all sides (idiom) — 东征西怨 (dōng zhēng xī yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• war on all sides (idiom) — 东征西讨 (dōng zhēng xī tǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• war on all sides (idiom) — 东讨西征 (dōng tǎo xī zhēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• wealth never survives three generations (idiom) — 富不过三代 (fù bú guò sān dài)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• well-behaved girl — 乖乖女 (guāi guāi nǚ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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? — 干什么 (gàn shén me)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth) — 何乐而不为 (hé lè ér bù wéi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• what is true and what is false — 虚实 (xū shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what kind? — 什么样 (shén me yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what kind? — 何等 (hé děng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one acquires — 所得 (suǒ dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one can see — 目之所及 (mù zhī suǒ jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what one can see — 目力所及 (mù lì suǒ jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 hears and sees (idiom) — 所见所闻 (suǒ jiàn suǒ wén)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 remains unseen is deemed to be clean — 眼不见为净 (yǎn bú jiàn wéi jìng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• what the hell — 活见鬼 (huó jiàn guǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what time? — 几点 (jǐ diǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what? — 什么 (shén me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what? — 怎么着 (zěn me zhāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) — 耳熟能详 (ěr shú néng xiáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what's that have to do with it? — 哪儿跟哪儿 (nǎ ér gēn nǎ ér)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• what's the matter? — 怎么回事 (zěn me huí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what's to be done — 怎么办 (zěn me bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• when — 何时 (hé shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom) — 女大不中留 (nǚ dà bù zhōng liú)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• when it rains, it pours (idiom) — 屋漏偏逢连夜雨 (wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• when it rains, it pours (idiom) — 屋漏更遭连夜雨 (wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom) — 萝卜快了不洗泥 (luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• when the circumference is three, the diameter is (approximately) one — 周三径一 (zhōu sān jìng yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• when the moment comes — 到时候 (dào shí hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• when the root is firm, the branches flourish — 本固枝荣 (běn gù zhī róng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• when things come to a head (idiom) — 事到临头 (shì dào lín tóu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• when? — 什么时候 (shén me shí hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• when? — 何日 (hé rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• when? — 多早晚 (duō zǎo wǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where — 何所 (hé suǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where — 焉 (yān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where do these words stem from? — 何出此言 (hé chū cǐ yán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where I am — 我这儿 (wǒ zhè ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where in the order of seniority among siblings? — 老几 (lǎo jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom) — 得饶人处且饶人 (dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• where the wind and the waves are the fiercest — 风口浪尖 (fēng kǒu làng jiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where there is injustice, there will be an outcry — 不平则鸣 (bù píng zé míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) — 善始善终 (shàn shǐ shàn zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) — 有始有终 (yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) — 有头有尾 (yǒu tóu yǒu wěi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where will it stop? — 伊于胡底 (yī yú hú dǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• wherever one goes — 所到之处 (suǒ dào zhī chù)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 cares — 管他三七二十一 (guǎn tā sān qī èr shí yī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• who do (you) think (you) are? — 算哪根葱 (suàn nǎ gēn cōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• who will be the winner? — 花落谁家 (huā luò shuí jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• who would believe it! — 鬼才信 (guǐ cái xìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• who would have thought that ...? — 哪知道 (nǎ zhī dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• who? — 什么人 (shén me rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• who's this big shot? — 何方神圣 (hé fāng shén shèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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

• why? — 为什么 (wèi shén me)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband — 糟糠妻 (zāo kāng qī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wife's family (before marriage) — 娘家 (niáng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• winner takes all — 赢家通吃 (yíng jiā tōng chī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wise after the event (idiom) — 事后聪明 (shì hòu cōng ming)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wish list — 心愿单 (xīn yuàn dān)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• wish you all the best! (when signing off on a correspondence) — 祝好 (zhù hǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) — 欲益反损 (yù yì fǎn sǔn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wishing one could do sth — 恨不得 (hèn bù dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• with a sad air — 面带愁容 (miàn dài chóu róng)

  social · social · intermediate · 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 all the majesty of an emperor (idiom) — 胡天胡帝 (hú tiān hú dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom) — 厚德载物 (hòu dé zài wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• with hands behind one's back — 反剪 (fǎn jiǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with no regard for law or discipline (idiom) — 目无法纪 (mù wú fǎ jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• with one's clothes on (when sleeping) — 和衣 (hé yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with one's face covered in tears (idiom) — 一把眼泪一把鼻涕 (yì bǎ yǎn lèi yì bǎ bí tì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• with one's hands behind one's back — 倒背手 (dǎo bèi shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• with one's hands clasped behind one's back — 背着手 (bèi zhuó shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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 a penny to one's name — 不名一文 (bù míng yì wén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• without destruction there can be no construction — 不破不立 (bú pò bú lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• without ice — 去冰 (qù bīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• without one's own opinions — 无主见 (wú zhǔ jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• without proof one can't believe it (idiom) — 无征不信 (wú zhēng bú xìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• without two nickels to rub together (idiom) — 赤贫如洗 (chì pín rú xǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• woman from a respectable family — 良家女子 (liáng jiā nǚ zǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · 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

• word that contains one or more letters of an alphabet (e.g. HSK, PK, WTO, PO文, PM2.5, γ射線|γ射线[γ she4 xian4]) — 字母词 (zì mǔ cí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• words still ringing in one's ears (idiom) — 言犹在耳 (yán yóu zài ěr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• words written on one’s deathbed — 绝笔 (jué bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with — 榴莲族 (liú lián zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• worker's party — 工党 (gōng dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple) — 二人世界 (èr rén shì jiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• worried too much — 焦虑不安 (jiāo lǜ bù ān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• would like to invite (epistolary style) — 谨订 (jǐn dìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] — 本命年 (běn mìng nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · 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-man — 应声虫 (yìng shēng chóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• yes, that's right — 是的 (shì de)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom) — 朋友妻不可欺 (péng yǒu qī bù kě qī)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• you win some, you lose some (idiom) — 有得有失 (yǒu dé yǒu shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• you're welcome — 不客气 (bú kè qì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• you're welcome — 不用客气 (bú yòng kè qì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried — 大龄青年 (dà líng qīng nián)

  social · communication · 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

• young person who pursues multiple careers simultaneously — 斜杠青年 (xié gàng qīng nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom) — 儿孙自有儿孙福 (ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• youthful age — 绮岁 (qǐ suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• "Journey to the West", a Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩[Wu2 Cheng2 en1], one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, also known as "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey" — 西游记 (xī yóu jì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao) — 直通车 (zhí tōng chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• "urban dependence disease" (sufferers are unwilling to give up city comforts and return to the countryside) — 城市依赖症 (chéng shì yī lài zhèng)

  travel · travel · advanced · 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 heavy load and a long road — 任重道远 (rèn zhòng dào yuǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• a hot tourist attraction — 旅游热点 (lǚ yóu rè diǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• a narrow street (lined with walls) — 夹道 (jiā dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a North Korean — 朝鲜人 (cháo xiān rén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• a nuclear power (country) — 核大国 (hé dà guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 property providing rural accommodation (farm stay, boutique hotel etc) — 农家乐 (nóng jiā lè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 strip of scenic beauty (coast, river, road etc) — 风景线 (fēng jǐng xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• a taxi — 的 (de)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a ticket — 票证 (piào zhèng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• a tourist — 旅游客 (lǚ yóu kè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• additional ticket desk — 补票处 (bǔ piào chù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• admission by ticket only — 凭票入场 (píng piào rù chǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• agricultural country — 农业国 (nóng yè guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• air ticket — 飞机票 (fēi jī piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport — 机场 (jī chǎng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• airport — 航站 (háng zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• airport — 飞机场 (fēi jī chǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport (abbr. for 航空港[hang2 kong1 gang3]) — 空港 (kōng gǎng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• airport construction fee (abbr. for 機場建設費|机场建设费) — 机建费 (jī jiàn fèi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport lounge — 候机厅 (hòu jī tīng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport terminal — 候机楼 (hòu jī lóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport terminal — 机场大厦 (jī chǎng dà shà)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport terminal — 登机楼 (dēng jī lóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport terminal — 航站楼 (háng zhàn lóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• all parts of the country — 五湖四海 (wǔ hú sì hǎi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• all things tend in one direction (idiom) — 百川归海 (bǎi chuān guī hǎi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• all we need is an east wind (idiom) — 只欠东风 (zhī qiàn dōng fēng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 economy — 经济体 (jīng jì tǐ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 city of Troy — 特洛伊 (tè luò yī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West — 王母娘娘 (wáng mǔ niáng niáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• app-based taxi — 网约车 (wǎng yuē chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai — 太液池 (tài yè chí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• army service station — 兵站 (bīng zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• arterial road — 干道 (gàn dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• atomic power station — 原子能发电站 (yuán zǐ néng fā diàn zhàn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc — 乘务员 (chéng wù yuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• boarding gate (at airport) — 登机桥 (dēng jī qiáo)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• border station — 边关 (biān guān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• border station — 边防站 (biān fáng zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• branch road — 岔子 (chà zǐ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• broad and open road (idiom) — 康庄大道 (kāng zhuāng dà dào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bullet train — 子弹火车 (zǐ dàn huǒ chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bumpy (of a road) — 磕磕绊绊 (kē kē bàn bàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus — 公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus — 公车 (gōng chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• bus (loanword) — 巴士 (bā shì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• bus or tram stop — 停靠站 (tíng kào zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus shelter — 候车亭 (hòu chē tíng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus stop — 停站 (tíng zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• bus stop — 停车站 (tíng chē zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus stop — 公共汽车站 (gōng gòng qì chē zhàn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• bus stop — 巴士站 (bā shì zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus stop — 汽车站 (qì chē zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus stop sign — 站牌 (zhàn pái)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• bus transport — 汽运 (qì yùn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• business class (travel class on airplanes, trains etc) — 公务舱 (gōng wù cāng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• business class (travel class on airplanes, trains etc) — 商务舱 (shāng wù cāng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• business travel expenses — 差旅费 (chà lǚ fèi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• busker — 街头艺人 (jiē tóu yì rén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• by mutual consent (north China dialect) — 两情两愿 (liǎng qíng liǎng yuàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• capitalist roader (person in power taking the capitalist road, a political label often pinned on cadres by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution) — 走资派 (zǒu zī pài)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• capsule hotel — 胶囊旅馆 (jiāo náng lǚ guǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• capsule hotel — 胶囊酒店 (jiāo náng jiǔ diàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• car window — 车窗 (chē chuāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• carrying very little luggage (idiom) — 一琴一鹤 (yì qín yí hè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• central city district — 市中区 (shì zhōng qū)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• central district (of a city) — 中区 (zhōng qū)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• chair country — 主席国 (zhǔ xí guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• charging station (for electric vehicles) — 充电站 (chōng diàn zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• cinema ticket — 电影票 (diàn yǐng piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• circular road — 环形路 (huán xíng lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 center — 市中心 (shì zhōng xīn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city council — 市议会 (shì yì huì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city council rates — 市政税 (shì zhèng shuì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city defense — 城防 (chéng fáng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city district — 城区 (chéng qū)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city dweller — 城里人 (chéng lǐ rén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city gate — 城门 (chéng mén)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city gate tower — 城楼 (chéng lóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• city hall — 市政府 (shì zhèng fǔ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city hall — 市政厅 (shì zhèng tīng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city of culture — 文化城 (wén huà chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city precinct with a streetscape created by artists — 艺术造街 (yì shù zào jiē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• claimant country (in a territorial dispute) — 声索国 (shēng suǒ guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• close the country to international intercourse — 闭关自守 (bì guān zì shǒu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• compartment (of train, ship etc) — 包房 (bāo fáng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• computer bus — 总线 (zǒng xiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• concierge department of a hotel or resort — 礼宾部 (lǐ bīn bù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• connecting flight — 转接班机 (zhuǎn jiē bān jī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 — 土包子 (tǔ bāo zǐ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country bumpkin — 阿土 (ā tǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• country code — 国家代码 (guó jiā dài mǎ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom) — 亡国灭种 (wáng guó miè zhǒng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country folk — 乡下人 (xiāng xià rén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country manners — 乡下习气 (xiāng xià xí qì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country music (country & western music genre) — 乡村音乐 (xiāng cūn yīn yuè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country of origin — 原产国 (yuán chǎn guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country or countryside — 乡 (xiāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• country path — 野径 (yě jìng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• country poor in oil — 贫油国 (pín yóu guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• county-level city (administrative division in China) — 县级市 (xiàn jí shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• cross country running — 越野跑 (yuè yě pǎo)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• cross road — 十字 (shí zì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• cross-country orienteering — 定向越野 (dìng xiàng yuè yě)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• cross-country running — 越野赛跑 (yuè yě sài pǎo)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• dangerous road — 危途 (wēi tú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• dark road — 黑道 (hēi dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• data bus (computer) — 数据总线 (shù jù zǒng xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• dead-end road — 断头路 (duàn tóu lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• departure (of a coach or train) — 发车 (fā chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• developing country — 发展中国家 (fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• direct flight — 直达航班 (zhí dá háng bān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• direction of cleavage (e.g. of slate) — 解理方向 (jiě lǐ fāng xiàng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• docking station — 扩展坞 (kuò zhǎn wù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• dome light (of a taxi etc) — 顶灯 (dǐng dēng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• domestic flight — 国内线 (guó nèi xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• double room (hotel) — 双人间 (shuāng rén jiān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• double-decker bus — 双层公共汽车 (shuāng céng gōng gòng qì chē)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• double-decker bus — 双层巴士 (shuāng céng bā shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• downhill road — 下坡路 (xià pō lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• dual attachment station — 双连接站 (shuāng lián jiē zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor — 诸侯 (zhū hóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• duty to defend the country (idiom) — 守土有责 (shǒu tǔ yǒu zé)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 and west — 东西方 (dōng xī fāng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• east longitude — 东经 (dōng jīng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• east Pacific — 东太平洋 (dōng tài píng yáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• east side — 东侧 (dōng cè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• east side (of sth) — 东面 (dōng miàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• east west south north — 东西南北 (dōng xī nán běi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• east-west distance — 东西宽 (dōng xī kuān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• east, south, west and north — 东南西北 (dōng nán xī běi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• electric pumping station in irrigation system — 电灌站 (diàn guàn zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• elevated road — 高架道路 (gāo jià dào lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• entering and leaving a country — 进出境 (jìn chū jìng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• entire population — 全民 (quán mín)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• entry visa — 入境签证 (rù jìng qiān zhèng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• experimental station — 试验场 (shì yàn chǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• ezTravel, Taiwanese travel agency — 易游网 (yì yóu wǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• familiar road — 熟道儿 (shú dào ér)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• famous city — 名城 (míng chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• female taxi driver — 的姐 (de jiě)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom) — 转战千里 (zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc) — 首家 (shǒu jiā)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• five-star (hotel) — 五星级 (wǔ xīng jí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• fixed point (of a map) (math.) — 不动点 (bú dòng diǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flag (of a country) — 国旗 (guó qí)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom) — 一马平川 (yì mǎ píng chuān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flight — 航程 (háng chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• flight and hotel (travel package) (abbr. for 機票加酒店|机票加酒店[ji1 piao4 jia1 jiu3 dian4]) — 机加酒 (jī jiā jiǔ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flight attendant — 空乘 (kōng chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• flight attendant — 空服员 (kōng fú yuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flight crew (on a plane) — 机组 (jī zǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• flight deck — 飞行甲板 (fēi xíng jiǎ bǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flight of steps — 阶梯 (jiē tī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• flight record — 飞行记录 (fēi xíng jì lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flight recorder — 飞行记录仪 (fēi xíng jì lù yí)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• flight recorder — 飞行记录器 (fēi xíng jì lù qì)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• flight schedule — 航班表 (háng bān biǎo)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flyover (road bridge) — 跨线桥 (kuà xiàn qiáo)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 (of a tree, road, argument etc) — 丫巴儿 (yā bā ér)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• former Hwanghae Province of northwest Korea, divided into North and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954 — 黄海道 (huáng hǎi dào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• former name of Dalian city 大連|大连[Da4 lian2] incorporating Lüshun 旅順|旅顺[Lu:3 shun4] — 旅大市 (lǚ dà shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• forward (direction) — 正向 (zhèng xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• forward direction — 正方向 (zhèng fāng xiàng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地 — 四大盆地 (sì dà pén dì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• full-priced ticket — 全票 (quán piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• gas fired power station — 燃气电厂 (rán qì diàn chǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• gas station — 加油站 (jiā yóu zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• gas station attendant — 加油工 (jiā yóu gōng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• geothermal electric power station — 地热发电厂 (dì rè fā diàn chǎng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• geothermal electric power station — 地热电站 (dì rè diàn zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• go straight — 直走 (zhí zǒu)

  travel · directions · beginner · neutral

• goods train — 货运列车 (huò yùn liè chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• grain supply station — 粮站 (liáng zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• grand hotel — 大饭店 (dà fàn diàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• great streets and small alleys (idiom) — 大街小巷 (dà jiē xiǎo xiàng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century) — 绿皮车 (lǜ pí chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• grip on the road — 抓地 (zhuā dì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ground service (airport) — 地勤 (dì qín)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• group on a tour to get acquainted with the local situation — 踩线团 (cǎi xiàn tuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• group travel — 团体行 (tuán tǐ xíng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• guard home, defend the country (idiom) — 保家卫国 (bǎo jiā wèi guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc) — 宾至如归 (bīn zhì rú guī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) — 半壁江山 (bàn bì jiāng shān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• head of a flight of stairs — 楼梯口 (lóu tī kǒu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• host country — 主办国 (zhǔ bàn guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• host country — 东道国 (dōng dào guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• hotel room rented at an hourly rate — 钟点房 (zhōng diǎn fáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• hotel room with one double (or queen or king) bed — 大床房 (dà chuáng fáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) — 东方不亮西方亮 (dōng fāng bú liàng xī fāng liàng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• 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

• incentive travel — 奖励旅行 (jiǎng lì lǚ xíng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• incentive travel — 奖励旅游 (jiǎng lì lǚ yóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• industrialized country — 工业化国家 (gōng yè huà guó jiā)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• industrialized country — 工业国 (gōng yè guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• international airport — 国际机场 (guó jì jī chǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• inverse map (math.) — 逆映射 (nì yìng shè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• kindergarten bus — 娃娃车 (wá wa chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• known throughout the country (idiom) — 扬名四海 (yáng míng sì hǎi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• landing visa — 落地签 (luò dì qiān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• landlocked country — 内陆国 (nèi lù guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lane (usually as part of a street name) — 坊 (fāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• last bus or train — 末班车 (mò bān chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west — 东鳞西爪 (dōng lín xī zhǎo)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom) — 强弩之末 (qiáng nǔ zhī mò)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) — 倾国倾城 (qīng guó qīng chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) — 倾城倾国 (qīng chéng qīng guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom) — 冤家路窄 (yuān jiā lù zhǎi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. if the mountain won't move, the road will go around it (idiom) — 山不转路转 (shān bù zhuǎn lù zhuǎn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) — 路不拾遗 (lù bù shí yí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) — 道不拾遗 (dào bù shí yí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom) — 拆东补西 (chāi dōng bǔ xī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls — 社鼠城狐 (shè shǔ chéng hú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. rich country, strong army (idiom) — 富国强兵 (fù guó qiáng bīng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom) — 马耳东风 (mǎ ěr dōng fēng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the east wind prevails over the west wind (idiom) — 东风压倒西风 (dōng fēng yā dǎo xī fēng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom) — 穷途末路 (qióng tú mò lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom) — 太阳从西边出来 (tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom) — 南箕北斗 (nán jī běi dòu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom) — 轻车熟路 (qīng chē shú lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom) — 一条路走到黑 (yì tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• lit. to return east — 东归 (dōng guī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom) — 唱空城计 (chàng kōng chéng jì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying) — 拆东墙补西墙 (chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• lit. to tear the ticket — 撕票 (sī piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• lit. when you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom) — 入境随俗 (rù jìng suí sú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• local bus or train — 慢车 (màn chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• local police station — 派出所 (pài chū suǒ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• local train — 普通车 (pǔ tōng chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• locomotive — 机车 (jī chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China) — 黄土 (huáng tǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• long-distance bus — 长途车 (cháng tú chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• 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)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• lottery ticket — 彩票 (cǎi piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• love hotel — 情趣酒店 (qíng qù jiǔ diàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• luggage — 行李 (xíng li)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• luggage carrier (bicycle) — 后车架 (hòu chē jià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• luggage conveyor belt — 行李传送带 (xíng li chuán sòng dài)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• luggage office — 行李房 (xíng li fáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• luggage rack — 行李架 (xíng li jià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• luggage that has been checked in (on flight) — 托运行李 (tuō yùn xíng li)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• machine-readable card that serves as a ticket (Tw) — 票卡 (piào kǎ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• maglev (type of train) — 磁浮 (cí fú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• magnetic levitation (train) — 磁悬浮 (cí xuán fú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• main street — 大道 (dà dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• major city — 大城市 (dài chéng shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• major city — 大都会 (dà dōu huì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• major road — 要道 (yào dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• male taxi driver — 的哥 (de gē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• management station — 管理站 (guǎn lǐ zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) — 福如东海 (fú rú dōng hǎi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• member country — 成员国 (chéng yuán guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• metropolitan city, South Korean analog of PRC municipality 直轄市|直辖市[zhi2 xia2 shi4] — 广域市 (guǎng yù shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• middle road (in politics) — 中间路线 (zhōng jiān lù xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) — 农民工 (nóng mín gōng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• mind map — 心智图 (xīn zhì tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• mind map — 思维地图 (sī wéi dì tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• mind map — 思维导图 (sī wéi dǎo tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• mind map — 概念地图 (gài niàn dì tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• mind map — 脑图 (nǎo tú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• mind map — 灵感触发图 (líng gǎn chù fā tú)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• mini bus (used for public transportation) — 小公共 (xiǎo gōng gòng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• minor road — 小路 (xiǎo lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• moat (surrounding the city wall) — 护城河 (hù chéng hé)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• money for a voyage — 盘缠 (pán chán)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India) — 沙门 (shā mén)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• monthly ticket — 月票 (yuè piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• morning bus — 早车 (zǎo chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries) — 早操 (zǎo cāo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• motherland — 母国 (mǔ guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• motorcycle taxi — 摩托车的士 (mó tuō chē dī shì)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• motorcycle taxi — 摩的 (mó de)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• mountain road — 山路 (shān lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• municipal government — 市府 (shì fǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• my country — 我国 (wǒ guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• name of country — 国名 (guó míng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• name of Qing dynasty province covering south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces, with capital at Nanjing — 江南省 (jiāng nán shěng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain) — 黄金海岸 (huáng jīn hǎi àn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• native country — 故土 (gù tǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• native person (of a country) — 本地人 (běn dì rén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• natives of one's own country — 本国人 (běn guó rén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• neighboring country — 邻国 (lín guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• neighboring country — 邻邦 (lín bāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• neutral country — 中立国 (zhōng lì guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• nickname of Beijing Daxing International Airport 北京大興國際機場|北京大兴国际机场[Bei3 jing1 Da4 xing1 Guo2 ji4 Ji1 chang3], whose terminal building looks like a giant alien starfish — 海星机场 (hǎi xīng jī chǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• night train — 晚车 (wǎn chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• non-nuclear country — 非核国家 (fēi hé guó jiā)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• nonstop flight — 不着陆飞行 (bù zhuó lù fēi xíng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• north — 北 (běi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• north — 北方 (běi fāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• north — 北边 (běi biān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• north and south — 南北 (nán běi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom) — 大江南北 (dà jiāng nán běi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• north central area — 中北部 (zhōng běi bù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• north China army (esp. during the warlords period) — 北洋陆军 (běi yáng lù jūn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• north China army, a modernizing Western-style army set up during late Qing, and a breeding ground for the Northern Warlords after the Qinghai revolution — 北洋军 (běi yáng jūn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan) — 北洋水师 (běi yáng shuǐ shī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• north Europe — 北欧 (běi ōu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• north side — 北侧 (běi cè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• north slope — 北坡 (běi pō)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• north wind — 北风 (běi fēng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• north-south distance — 南北长 (nán běi cháng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• northern Xinjiang (north of the Tian Shan mountains 天山[Tian1 Shan1]) — 北疆 (běi jiāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• nurses' station (in a hospital or clinic) — 护士站 (hù shì zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• odd number (on a ticket, house etc) — 单号 (dān hào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• off-road vehicle — 越野车 (yuè yě chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• old city — 故城 (gù chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• old city district — 老城区 (lǎo chéng qū)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia — 归化 (guī huà)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• old place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city) — 渔阳 (yú yáng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• old road — 故道 (gù dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• old road — 老路 (lǎo lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• on the road — 路上 (lù shang)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• on the street — 街上 (jiē shàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) — 一国两制 (yì guó liǎng zhì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 — 后西游记 (hòu xī yóu jì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 — 续西游记 (xù xī yóu jì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 — 西游补 (xī yóu bǔ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• one-way (ticket) — 单程 (dān chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• one-way road — 单行线 (dān háng xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• one-way street — 单行道 (dān háng dào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• one's native country — 本土 (běn tǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• one's own country — 本国 (běn guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• open area outside the city — 郊野 (jiāo yě)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• operator (of a power station, transport network etc) — 运营商 (yùn yíng shāng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• opposite direction — 反向 (fǎn xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version) — 原图 (yuán tú)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• outbound leg (of a bus or train journey etc) — 往程 (wǎng chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• outbound trip — 去程 (qù chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• outer city — 市郊 (shì jiāo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• outer ring (road or rail line) — 外环线 (wài huán xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• outing in the country — 野游 (yě yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• outside (a country's) borders — 境外 (jìng wài)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• outside of a city — 城外 (chéng wài)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• outside the country — 域外 (yù wài)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• 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)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• path — 行道 (háng dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• pen name of Deng Xiaoping during his 1992 southern tour — 黄富平 (huáng fù píng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• person with a poor sense of direction — 路痴 (lù chī)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• person with country accent — 怯子 (qiè zǐ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• plane ticket — 机票 (jī piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• plank road built along the side of a cliff — 栈阁 (zhàn gé)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• platform (at a railway station) — 站台 (zhàn tái)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• platform ticket — 月台票 (yuè tái piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• please take me to… — 请送我去…… (qǐng sòng wǒ qù…)

  travel · transport · beginner · neutral

• pointless trip — 冤枉路 (yuān wǎng lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• police station — 局子 (jú zǐ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• police station — 警察局 (jǐng chá jú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• political map — 行政区划图 (xíng zhèng qū huà tú)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• political street theater (loanword from Zhivaya Gazeta, or Living Newspaper, Russian theater form of the 1920s) — 活报剧 (huó bào jù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• polling station — 投开票所 (tóu kāi piào suǒ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• polling station — 票站 (piào zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• polling station (for a vote) — 投票站 (tóu piào zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• poor country — 穷国 (qióng guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• port city — 港口城市 (gǎng kǒu chéng shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• power station — 发电站 (fā diàn zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• power station — 电站 (diàn zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• powerful country — 强国 (qiáng guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• prefecture-level city — 地级市 (dì jí shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• president (of a country) — 总统 (zǒng tǒng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• prosperous country with military might — 国富兵强 (guó fù bīng qiáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• provisional capital of a country (e.g. in time of war) — 陪都 (péi dōu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) — 公安局 (gōng ān jú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• public transport station — 公交站 (gōng jiāo zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• pumping station in irrigation system — 灌站 (guàn zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• punitive expedition to the east — 东征 (dōng zhēng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• punitive expedition to the north — 北征 (běi zhēng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• punitive expedition to the south — 南征 (nán zhēng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• punitive expedition to the west — 西征 (xī zhēng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• race-replica motorcycle — 仿赛 (fǎng sài)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• racing bicycle — 公路自行车 (gōng lù zì xíng chē)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• radial (direction) — 径向 (jìng xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• radio station — 广播电台 (guǎng bō diàn tái)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• rail station — 车站 (chē zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• rattle drum — 拨浪鼓 (bō làng gǔ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• red-eye flight — 红眼航班 (hóng yǎn háng bān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• reduced-price ticket (e.g. for students) — 优待票 (yōu dài piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• 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)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• regular bus (service) — 班车 (bān chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• relay station — 中继站 (zhōng jì zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• request bus stop — 招呼站 (zhāo hū zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• resort area — 度假区 (dù jià qū)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• 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)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• return-trip — 双程 (shuāng chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• rich country — 富国 (fù guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ring road — 环形公路 (huán xíng gōng lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• ring road — 环线 (huán xiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ring road — 环路 (huán lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• river that flows only within a country's borders — 内河 (nèi hé)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road — 道 (dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road — 道路 (dào lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road (CL:條|条[tiao2]) — 路 (lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom) — 羊肠小道 (yáng cháng xiǎo dào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road bridge — 路桥 (lù qiáo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road closure — 封路 (fēng lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) — 路况 (lù kuàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road construction — 道路工程 (dào lù gōng chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road direction — 路向 (lù xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road hub — 要冲 (yào chōng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road maintenance tax (China) — 养路费 (yǎng lù fèi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road network — 公路网 (gōng lù wǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road on a slope — 坡道 (pō dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road or pavement laid with flagstones — 石板路 (shí bǎn lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road race — 公路赛 (gōng lù sài)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road rage — 路怒症 (lù nù zhèng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road roller — 压路机 (yā lù jī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road roller — 轧道机 (yà dào jī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road show or promotional tour (for a product etc) — 路演 (lù yǎn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road sign — 路标 (lù biāo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road surface — 路面 (lù miàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road tax — 路税 (lù shuì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• road to ruin — 不归路 (bù guī lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road traffic policing — 交通警卫 (jiāo tōng jǐng wèi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road traffic safety (abbr. for 交通安全) — 交安 (jiāo ān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• roadside tree — 行道树 (háng dào shù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• round-trip ticket (Tw) — 去回票 (qù huí piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• route (of a bus etc) — 班线 (bān xiàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• route map — 路线图 (lù xiàn tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• ruins of Luntai city, archaeological site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang — 轮台古城 (lún tái gǔ chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• salvage station — 废品收购站 (fèi pǐn shōu gòu zhàn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• same road out, different ones back — 同途殊归 (tóng tú shū guī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• school bus — 校车 (xiào chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• second-class carriage (of a train) — 二等车 (èr děng chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• sections of a city close to the city wall — 城根 (chéng gēn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• semicircular defensive enclosure around city gates — 月城 (yuè chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• sense of direction — 方向感 (fāng xiàng gǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• 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)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ship ticket — 船票 (chuán piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• shouting abuse in the street like a fishwife — 泼妇骂街 (pō fù mà jiē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• shuttle bus — 接泊车 (jiē bó chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• shuttle bus — 摆渡车 (bǎi dù chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• shuttle bus (typically provided for employees or students by a company or school) — 交通车 (jiāo tōng chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• shuttle bus ferrying passengers between train stations on two different rail lines — 接驳车 (jiē bó chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• side road — 岔道 (chà dào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• side street — 横街 (héng jiē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• side street — 横路 (héng lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• signal station — 信号台 (xìn hào tái)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• single attachment station (telecommunications) — 单连接站 (dān lián jiē zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• single room (hotel) — 单人间 (dān rén jiān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• single supplement (for a hotel room) — 单房差 (dān fáng chà)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• single supplement (for a hotel room) — 单间差 (dān jiān chà)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• small hotel — 客店 (kè diàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk) — 软卧 (ruǎn wò)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• soldiers at the city walls (idiom) — 兵临城下 (bīng lín chéng xià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• south — 南 (nán)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• south — 南方 (nán fāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• south — 南边 (nán biān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• south and north poles — 南北极 (nán běi jí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• south central region — 中南部 (zhōng nán bù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• south of the five ranges — 岭南 (lǐng nán)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• 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

• sovereign country — 主权国家 (zhǔ quán guó jiā)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• space flight — 宇航 (yǔ háng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• space flight — 航天 (háng tiān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• space station — 太空站 (tài kōng zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• space station — 空间站 (kōng jiān zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• special train — 专门列车 (zhuān mén liè chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• standard (hotel) room — 标准间 (biāo zhǔn jiān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• starting price — 起步价 (qǐ bù jià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• states of south China in different historical periods — 吴越 (wú yuè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• station — 站 (zhàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• 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 corner — 拐角处 (guǎi jiǎo chù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• 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

• street urchin — 流浪儿 (liú làng ér)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• stretch of road — 路段 (lù duàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• sub-prefecture-level city (county level division, administered by province, not under a prefecture) — 副地级市 (fù dì jí shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• subprovincial city (having independent economic status within a province) — 副省级城市 (fù shěng jí chéng shì)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• subway — 地下铁路 (dì xià tiě lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• subway station — 地铁站 (dì tiě zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• sunset, the end of the road (idiom) — 日暮途穷 (rì mù tú qióng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• surjective map (math.) — 满射 (mǎn shè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• sustainable city — 生态城市 (shēng tài chéng shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• sustainable city (Tw) — 永续城市 (yǒng xù chéng shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• talks on North Korea's nuclear program — 朝鲜核谈 (cháo xiān hé tán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tangent direction — 切向 (qiè xiàng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• tarred road — 柏油路 (bǎi yóu lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tarred road — 柏油马路 (bǎi yóu mǎ lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• taxi — 出租汽车 (chū zū qì chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• taxi — 出租车 (chū zū chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• taxi (loanword) — 的士 (dī shì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• taxi driver — 出租司机 (chū zū sī jī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• taxiway (at airport) — 滑行道 (huá háng dào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• television station — 电视台 (diàn shì tái)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• territory belonging to a third party (as a neutral location for peace negotiations or as a transit point for indirect travel or trade etc) — 第三地 (dì sān dì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• test flight (of aircraft) — 试航 (shì háng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the ancient Silk Road — 丝绸古路 (sī chóu gǔ lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the Andes Mountains (in South America) — 安第斯山脉 (ān dì sī shān mài)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America) — 南极洲半岛 (nán jí zhōu bàn dǎo)

  travel · travel · advanced · 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 Aswan dam in south Egypt — 阿斯旺高坝 (ā sī wàng gāo bà)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948–2022), now a public park — 青瓦台 (qīng wǎ tái)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country — 国情 (guó qíng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea) — 中国海 (zhōng guó hǎi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950 — 中国人民志愿军 (zhōng guó rén mín zhì yuàn jūn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom) — 国泰民安 (guó tài mín ān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the country ruined and the people starving (idiom) — 国破家亡 (guó pò jiā wáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom) — 国弱民穷 (guó ruò mín qióng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the east — 东部 (dōng bù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the East — 东土 (dōng tǔ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the East — 东方 (dōng fāng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush) — 空城计 (kōng chéng jì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle — 东南西北中 (dōng nán xī běi zhōng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• 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)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the Forbidden City — 故宫 (gù gōng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the Forbidden City — 紫禁城 (zǐ jìn chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism — 四项基本原则 (sì xiàng jī běn yuán zé)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• the last bus (or train) — 末车 (mò chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the Lion City, nickname for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] — 狮城 (shī chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) — 峰回路转 (fēng huí lù zhuǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the next stop (of a bus etc) — 下一站 (xià yí zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the north frigid zone — 北寒带 (běi hán dài)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the North Pole — 北极 (běi jí)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the north temperate zone — 北温带 (běi wēn dài)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院[si4 he2 yuan4] — 倒座儿 (dǎo zuò ér)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the northern part of the country — 北国 (běi guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the palm of the Buddha's hand (a metaphor for a higher authority or force from whose control one cannot break free, from 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 ji4], "Journey to the West") — 如来佛的掌心 (rú lái fó de zhǎng xīn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• the peoples north, west and south of China — 胡越 (hú yuè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the road ahead — 前路 (qián lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• the road back to where one came from — 回头路 (huí tóu lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom) — 好事多磨 (hǎo shì duō mó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the Schengen area, a passport-free zone in Europe — 申根区 (shēn gēn qū)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the Silk Road — 丝绸之路 (sī chóu zhī lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 sun sets in the west (idiom) — 夕阳西下 (xī yáng xī xià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 whole country in rebellion — 天下大乱 (tiān xià dà luàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• thematic map — 专题地图 (zhuān tí dì tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• this city — 本市 (běn shì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• this radio station — 本台 (běn tái)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• this road is blocked — 此路不通 (cǐ lù bù tōng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• this trip — 此行 (cǐ xíng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• three-dimensional road junction (i.e. involving flyover bridges or underpass tunnels) — 立体交叉 (lì tǐ jiāo chā)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• through road — 活路 (huó lù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• through ticket — 通票 (tōng piào)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• through train — 直通火车 (zhí tōng huǒ chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• through train — 直达列车 (zhí dá liè chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• through train (or bus) — 直达车 (zhí dá chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 collector — 收票员 (shōu piào yuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• ticket inspector — 查票员 (chá piào yuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• ticket price — 票价 (piào jià)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• ticket scalper — 票贩子 (piào fàn zǐ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• ticket stub — 票根 (piào gēn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• time travel — 时空旅行 (shí kōng lǚ xíng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• time travel — 时空穿梭 (shí kōng chuān suō)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• time travel — 时空穿越 (shí kōng chuān yuè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• time travel series (on TV) — 穿越剧 (chuān yuè jù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to apply (for license, visa etc) — 申领 (shēn lǐng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom) — 志在四方 (zhì zài sì fāng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 benefit both the country and the people — 利国利民 (lì guó lì mín)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 bring peace and stability to the country — 安邦定国 (ān bāng dìng guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 the direction or tone of a conversation — 话锋一转 (huà fēng yì zhuǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 close the passes and seal off the country — 闭关锁国 (bì guān suǒ guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to coach — 教练 (jiào liàn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to coerce by invoking moral obligations (duty, sacrifice, reciprocation etc) — 道德绑架 (dào dé bǎng jià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 cross (a street) — 穿马路 (chuān mǎ lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to cross the street — 过马路 (guò mǎ lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom) — 病国殃民 (bìng guó yāng mín)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom) — 祸国殃民 (huò guó yāng mín)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to damage the people and harm the country (idiom) — 病民害国 (bìng mín hài guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom) — 以身许国 (yǐ shēn xǔ guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to dedicate oneself to the service of one's country — 报国 (bào guó)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to defend one's country — 保卫祖国 (bǎo wèi zǔ guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 disseminate in every direction (idiom) — 传播四方 (chuán bō sì fāng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom) — 丧权辱国 (sàng quán rǔ guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 one's body for the nation (idiom) — 以身报国 (yǐ shēn bào guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 scenic tour — 游山玩水 (yóu shān wán shuǐ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to go on a self-drive tour — 自驾游 (zì jià yóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to go on a tour — 出游 (chū yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to go on a trip — 转一趟 (zhuǎn yí tàng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to go on an inspection tour — 出巡 (chū xún)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• 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 invigorate the country through science and education — 科教兴国 (kē jiào xīng guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 leave or enter a country — 出入境 (chū rù jìng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler) — 爱国如家 (ài guó rú jiā)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom) — 背城借一 (bèi chéng jiè yī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 round trip — 打来回 (dǎ lái huí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to make a round trip — 走来回 (zǒu lái huí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 make the country rich and the people at peace — 富国安民 (fù guó ān mín)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 pacify the country — 平天下 (píng tiān xià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom) — 问鼎中原 (wèn dǐng zhōng yuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 rent a room in a hotel — 开房间 (kāi fáng jiān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 — 摆地摊 (bǎi dì tān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to run a street stall — 摆摊 (bǎi tān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to run in the opposite direction (idiom) — 背道而驰 (bèi dào ér chí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to run the meter (in a taxi) — 打表 (dǎ biǎo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2] to regions bordering the Indian Ocean) — 下西洋 (xià xī yáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 spread throughout the entire country — 蔓延全国 (màn yán quán guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 one's seat according to the ticket number — 对号入座 (duì hào rù zuò)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) — 声东击西 (shēng dōng jī xī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 across the oceans — 远渡重洋 (yuǎn dù zhòng yáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 around many countries (idiom) — 周游列国 (zhōu yóu liè guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel around the country — 闯荡江湖 (chuǎng dàng jiāng hú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer) — 走江湖 (zǒu jiāng hú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel around the world — 周游世界 (zhōu yóu shì jiè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel at double speed — 兼程 (jiān chéng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom) — 夜行昼伏 (yè xíng zhòu fú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 day and night — 日夜兼程 (rì yè jiān chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel extensively — 走南闯北 (zǒu nán chuǎng běi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 — 出远门 (chū yuǎn mén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel far away from home — 远行 (yuǎn xíng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• to travel in a tour group — 跟团游 (gēn tuán yóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel independently — 自助游 (zì zhù yóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 or work through night and day — 披星戴月 (pī xīng dài yuè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel through time — 穿越时空 (chuān yuè shí kōng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 a place personally (idiom) — 亲临其境 (qīn lín qí jìng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom) — 拾级而上 (shí jí ér shàng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to work energetically for prosperity (of the country) — 奋发图强 (fèn fā tú qiáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• toll (fee for using a road) — 过路费 (guò lù fèi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom) — 街头巷尾 (jiē tóu xiàng wěi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• topic under discussion — 话锋 (huà fēng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• topographic map — 地形图 (dì xíng tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tour escort (throughout the entire tour) — 全陪 (quán péi)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• tour group — 旅行团 (lǚ xíng tuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tour group — 旅游团 (lǚ yóu tuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tour group assembly and dispatch center — 旅游集散中心 (lǚ yóu jí sàn zhōng xīn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• tour guide — 导游 (dǎo yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• tour guide — 游导 (yóu dǎo)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• tourist — 旅游者 (lǚ yóu zhě)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist — 观光客 (guān guāng kè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist attraction — 旅游景点 (lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist attraction — 景点 (jǐng diǎn)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• tourist city — 旅游城市 (lǚ yóu chéng shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist destination — 旅游胜地 (lǚ yóu shèng dì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist region — 观光区 (guān guāng qū)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist regions — 游览区 (yóu lǎn qū)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• traffic cone — 交通锥 (jiāo tōng zhuī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 attendant — 列车员 (liè chē yuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• train engine — 火车头 (huǒ chē tóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• train of thought — 思绪 (sī xù)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• train of thought — 脑回路 (nǎo huí lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• train or bus traveling only part of its normal route — 区间车 (qū jiān chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• train station — 火车站 (huǒ chē zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• train ticket — 火车票 (huǒ chē piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• transfer ticket — 联运票 (lián yùn piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• transit visa — 过境签证 (guò jìng qiān zhèng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel agency — 旅行社 (lǚ xíng shè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel bag — 旅行袋 (lǚ xíng dài)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel bag — 行李袋 (xíng li dài)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel equipment — 旅行装备 (lǚ xíng zhuāng bèi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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 insurance covering flight delay, baggage loss etc (abbr. for 旅遊不便保險|旅游不便保险[lu : 3 you2 bu4 bian4 bao3 xian3]) — 不便险 (bú biàn xiǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel insurance covering medical expenses (abbr. for 旅遊平安保險|旅游平安保险[lu : 3 you2 ping2 an1 bao3 xian3]) — 旅平险 (lǚ píng xiǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel notes — 游记 (yóu jì)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group — 自由行 (zì yóu xíng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• travel-worn — 舟车劳顿 (zhōu chē láo dùn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• traveler — 旅客 (lǚ kè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• traveler — 游客 (yóu kè)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• treasure map — 藏宝图 (cáng bǎo tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• trip — 旅 (lǚ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• trip — 旅游 (lǚ yóu)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• trunk line (of road, network etc) — 主干线 (zhǔ gàn xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• uniform invoice, a standardized government-issued invoice used in Taiwan for recording financial transactions, including purchases and sales, and also serving as a ticket for a lottery program to promote transparency and tax compliance — 统一发票 (tǒng yī fā piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• university city — 大学城 (dà xué chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• unlicensed or unofficial taxi — 黑车 (hēi chē)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• unlicensed street vendor — 走鬼 (zǒu guǐ)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• uphill road — 上坡路 (shàng pō lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• urbanization level (of a city or town) — 城镇化水平 (chéng zhèn huà shuǐ píng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• Ürümqi, a county in Ürümqi City 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang — 乌鲁木齐县 (wū lǔ mù qí xiàn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• Ürümqi, prefecture-level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] — 乌鲁木齐市 (wū lǔ mù qí shì)

  travel · travel · advanced · 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

• village within a city — 城中村 (chéng zhōng cūn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• violation ticket — 罚单 (fá dān)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• visa — 签证 (qiān zhèng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• waiting room (for train, bus etc) — 候车室 (hòu chē shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• warm south wind — 熏风 (xūn fēng)

  travel · travel · beginner · neutral

• weather station — 气象站 (qì xiàng zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• weather station — 气象观测站 (qì xiàng guān cè zhàn)

  travel · travel · advanced · 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

• when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom) — 物极必反 (wù jí bì fǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• where is the hotel? — 酒店在哪里？ (jiǔdiàn zài nǎlǐ?)

  travel · accommodation · beginner · neutral

• 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

• wild, mountainous country — 荒山野岭 (huāng shān yě lǐng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine) — 羊肠小径 (yáng cháng xiǎo jìng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• zigzag road — 之字路 (zhī zì lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · 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

• "Phone Gate", corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records — 电话门 (diàn huà mén)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 deal where the parties collude to sign an under-the-table "yin contract" 陰合同|阴合同 as well as an ostensibly genuine "yang contract" 陽合同|阳合同 in order to deceive authorities — 阴阳合同 (yīn yáng hé tong)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 network computer game — 联机游戏 (lián jī yóu xì)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 project of vital and lasting importance — 百年大计 (bǎi nián dà jì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a routine meeting of a squad — 班务会 (bān wù huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China — 黄土不露天 (huáng tǔ bú lù tiān)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• a terrific job — 美差事 (měi chāi shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a text (article, script, contract etc) — 文本 (wén běn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a wholesale business — 批发商 (pī fā shāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a window (on a computer screen) — 视窗 (shì chuāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• a work in a classic style — 拟古之作 (nǐ gǔ zhī zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ability to work — 劳动能力 (láo dòng néng lì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• according to a report — 据报道 (jù bào dào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• administrative report — 施政报告 (shī zhèng bào gào)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• advertising company — 广告商 (guǎng gào shāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift) — 升降机 (shēng jiàng jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• affair — 事情 (shì qíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) — 千锤百炼 (qiān chuí bǎi liàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ahead of schedule — 提早 (tí zǎo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• alarm (e.g. burglar or fire alarm) — 报警器 (bào jǐng qì)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• an expert always produces the best work (idiom) — 事怕行家 (shì pà háng jia)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc) — 正经事 (zhèng jīng shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ancient office title — 舍人 (shè rén)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• annual meeting — 年度大会 (nián dù dà huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• annual meeting — 年会 (nián huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• annual report — 年报 (nián bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• annual report — 年度报告 (nián dù bào gào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• annual report — 年鉴 (nián jiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• annual shareholders' meeting — 年度股东大会 (nián dù gǔ dōng dà huì)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• anti-aircraft fire — 对空射击 (duì kōng shè jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• arms company — 军火公司 (jūn huǒ gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• assistant manager — 协理 (xié lǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• assistant manager — 协管员 (xié guǎn yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• assistant manager (in a large enterprise) (Tw) — 襄理 (xiāng lǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• audio file (computer) — 音频文件 (yīn pín wén jiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• auditing department — 主计室 (zhǔ jì shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• average transaction value per customer (i.e. the average amount a customer spends per visit or transaction) — 客单价 (kè dān jià)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• background (academic and work) — 履历 (lǚ lì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• bar phone (cell phone shaped like a bar of candy) — 棒棒机 (bàng bàng jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• battery case (for a phone) — 背夹电池 (bèi jiá diàn chí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• battle report — 战报 (zhàn bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• behind schedule — 脱班 (tuō bān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• big boss — 龙头老大 (lóng tóu lǎo dà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bitmap font (computer) — 点阵字体 (diǎn zhèn zì tǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• boss's son — 少东家 (shǎo dōng jiā)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• both sides (in contract) — 两方 (liǎng fāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• box office — 票房 (piào fáng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• brain-computer interface — 脑机接口 (nǎo jī jiē kǒu)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• brick and mortar business — 实体店 (shí tǐ diàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bricks-and-mortar customer — 上门客 (shàng mén kè)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 activity — 商业行为 (shāng yè xíng wéi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business address — 办公地址 (bàn gōng dì zhǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business administration — 商业管理 (shāng yè guǎn lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business application — 商业应用 (shāng yè yìng yòng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business center — 商业中心 (shāng yè zhōng xīn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business conglomerate — 企业集团 (qǐ yè jí tuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business district — 商业区 (shāng yè qū)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business hours — 营业时间 (yíng yè shí jiān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business in which a company has traditionally engaged (e.g. before diversifying) — 本业 (běn yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business management — 企业管理 (qǐ yè guǎn lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business model — 商业模式 (shāng yè mó shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business newspaper — 商报 (shāng bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business office — 事务所 (shì wù suǒ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business opportunity — 商机 (shāng jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business plan — 商业计划 (shāng yè jì huà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business profit — 利市 (lì shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• business school — 商学院 (shāng xué yuàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1] as state canon — 石渠阁 (shí qú gé)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1] as state canon — 石渠阁议 (shí qú gé yì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cable reel and harness used to lower oneself to safety (e.g. from a building on fire) — 缓降器 (huǎn jiàng qì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cannon fire to hit a mosquito — 大炮打蚊子 (dà pào dǎ wén zǐ)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• cannot get through (on phone) — 打不通 (dǎ bù tōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• cease-fire line — 停火线 (tíng huǒ xiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• celebration on opening a business — 开业大吉 (kāi yè dà jí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cell phone — 手机 (shǒu jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• cell phone (bulky, early-model one) — 大哥大 (dà gē dà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cell phone case — 手机壳 (shǒu jī ké)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing) — 商务中心区 (shāng wù zhōng xīn qū)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• central office — 电信局 (diàn xìn jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ceremony of capping the roof (to mark the completion of a building project) — 封顶仪式 (fēng dǐng yí shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• certificate of appointment (to government office) — 任命状 (rèn mìng zhuàng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• chapter — 篇章 (piān zhāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• character index — 检字表 (jiǎn zì biǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• client (computer) — 客户机 (kè hù jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• client (computing) — 客户端 (kè hù duān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• client application — 客户应用 (kè hù yìng yòng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• client software — 客户机软件 (kè hù jī ruǎn jiàn)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• close a meeting — 闭会 (bì huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• closed-door meeting — 闭门会议 (bì mén huì yì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• colleague — 同事 (tóng shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• colleague — 同伙 (tóng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• college for people who attend after work — 业余大学 (yè yú dà xué)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• company finance — 公司理财 (gōng sī lǐ cái)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• company meeting — 公司会议 (gōng sī huì yì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• competition schedule — 赛程 (sài chéng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• comprehensive report — 综合报道 (zōng hé bào dào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer — 计算机 (jì suàn jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer — 电脑 (diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• computer and video games — 电子游戏 (diàn zǐ yóu xì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer animation — 计算机动画 (jì suàn jī dòng huà)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer case — 机箱 (jī xiāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• computer graphics — 计算机制图 (jì suàn jī zhì tú)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer graphics — 电脑绘图 (diàn nǎo huì tú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer industry — 计算机工业 (jì suàn jī gōng yè)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer numerical control machine tool (CNC machine tool) — 数控机床 (shù kòng jī chuáng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer programming — 程序设计 (chéng xù shè jì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer science — 计算机科学 (jì suàn jī kē xué)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer scientist — 计算机科学家 (jì suàn jī kē xué jiā)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer simulation — 计算机模拟 (jì suàn jī mó nǐ)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer software — 电脑软件 (diàn nǎo ruǎn jiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer virus — 电脑病毒 (diàn nǎo bìng dú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) — 计算机集成制造 (jì suàn jī jí chéng zhì zào)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer-readable — 计算机可读 (jì suàn jī kě dú)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• conducting business impartially (idiom) — 秉公办理 (bǐng gōng bàn lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• conflagration — 大火 (dà huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• construction company — 建商 (jiàn shāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• contract — 协议书 (xié yì shū)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 law — 合同法 (hé tong fǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• corporations law — 公司法 (gōng sī fǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• curved-fire gun (mortar, howitzer etc) — 曲射炮 (qǔ shè pào)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 premise equipment — 用户端设备 (yòng hù duān shè bèi)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• customer service — 客户服务 (kè hù fú wù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• customer service — 客服 (kè fú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• customer service division — 客户服务部 (kè hù fú wù bù)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• daily schedule — 作息时间 (zuò xī shí jiān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• daily schedule — 作息时间表 (zuò xī shí jiān biǎo)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• daily schedule — 日程表 (rì chéng biǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• day off (work) — 厂礼拜 (chǎng lǐ bài)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dead bullet (one that does not fire) — 臭子儿 (chòu zǐ ér)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deadline — 截止日 (jié zhǐ rì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deadline — 截止期限 (jié zhǐ qī xiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deadline — 最后期限 (zuì hòu qī xiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deadline (loanword) — 死线 (sǐ xiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• decompression schedule — 减压程序 (jiǎn yā chéng xù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• decompression schedule (diving) — 减压时间表 (jiǎn yā shí jiān biǎo)

  work · communication · advanced · 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

• demons and gods at work (idiom) — 鬼使神差 (guǐ shǐ shén chāi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• desktop computer — 台式电脑 (tái shì diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• desktop computer — 桌上型电脑 (zhuō shàng xíng diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• desktop computer — 桌机 (zhuō jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• desktop computer — 台式机 (tái shì jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• devoted to one's work — 爱岗敬业 (ài gǎng jìng yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• devotion to one's work — 事业心 (shì yè xīn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• diligent and sociable (idiom) — 敬业乐群 (jìng yè lè qún)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• disconnected phone number — 空号 (kōng hào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• dispatch office — 签派室 (qiān pài shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• display of severity immediately on taking office — 下马威 (xià mǎ wēi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• distribution (business) — 物流 (wù liú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• distribution according to work — 按劳分配 (àn láo fēn pèi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• distribution business — 供销商 (gōng xiāo shāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• downtime (computer network, power plant etc) — 停机时间 (tíng jī shí jiān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• each minding his own business — 自顾自 (zì gù zì)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• electronic computer — 电子计算机 (diàn zǐ jì suàn jī)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• email — 电子邮件 (diàn zǐ yóu jiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• email — 电邮 (diàn yóu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• email address — 电邮地址 (diàn yóu dì zhǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• email inbox — 电子邮箱 (diàn zǐ yóu xiāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• employee — 从业人员 (cóng yè rén yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• employment benefits package mandated by labor laws in China, consisting of five insurances (pension, medical, unemployment, work injury, and maternity) and a housing fund — 五险一金 (wǔ xiǎn yì jīn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• employment service — 就业服务 (jiù yè fú wù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• environment protection office — 环保局 (huán bǎo jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• fabless (semiconductor company) — 无晶圆 (wú jīng yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• face-to-face meeting — 面谈 (miàn tán)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• false report — 假报告 (jiǎ bào gào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• farm work — 田役 (tián yì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• farm work — 庄稼活儿 (zhuāng jia huó ér)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• farm work — 农活 (nóng huó)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• feature phone — 功能机 (gōng néng jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom) — 同病相怜 (tóng bìng xiāng lián)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 flood have no mercy (idiom) — 水火无情 (shuǐ huǒ wú qíng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire and ice — 冰火 (bīng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China — 红火蚁 (hóng huǒ yǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night) — 峰火台 (fēng huǒ tái)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire beacons on all sides (idiom) — 狼烟四起 (láng yān sì qǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire bomb — 燃烧弹 (rán shāo dàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire brigade — 消防队 (xiāo fáng duì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire clay — 耐火土 (nài huǒ tǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire control (gunnery) — 火控 (huǒ kòng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fire department — 消防局 (xiāo fáng jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire engine — 消防车 (xiāo fáng chē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire escape — 防火梯 (fáng huǒ tī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire exit — 消防通道 (xiāo fáng tōng dào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire extinguisher — 灭火器 (miè huǒ qì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire hydrant — 消火栓 (xiāo huǒ shuān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire hydrant — 消防栓 (xiāo fáng shuān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire of war everywhere (idiom) — 战火纷飞 (zhàn huǒ fēn fēi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire pit — 地炉 (dì lú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fire resistant — 阻燃 (zǔ rán)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• fire tongs — 火筷子 (huǒ kuài zi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fireball — 一团火 (yì tuán huǒ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• first publication — 处女作 (chǔ nǚ zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• follow-up report — 追踪报导 (zhuī zōng bào dǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• forward contract (finance) — 远期合约 (yuǎn qī hé yuē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• foundry work — 铸工 (zhù gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• full-time (job) — 全职 (quán zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• full-time (schooling, work etc) — 全日制 (quán rì zhì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• futures contract (finance) — 期货合约 (qī huò hé yuē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• general manager — 总经理 (zǒng jīng lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• general office — 办公厅 (bàn gōng tīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• general shareholders' meeting — 股东大会 (gǔ dōng dà huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time — 见面礼 (jiàn miàn lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• god of fire — 火神 (huǒ shén)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• gold contract — 纸黄金 (zhǐ huáng jīn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") — 好事 (hǎo shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• government employee — 政府官员 (zhèng fǔ guān yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• governmental ombudsman office, existing at the county-level and above — 信访局 (xìn fǎng jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• graduation project — 毕业设计 (bì yè shè jì)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion) — 绿皮书 (lǜ pí shū)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• group meeting — 组会 (zǔ huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• handheld computer — 掌上电脑 (zhǎng shàng diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) — 好吃懒做 (hào chī lǎn zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• holding company — 控股公司 (kòng gǔ gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• home computer — 家用电脑 (jiā yòng diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hostname (of a networked computer) — 主机名 (zhǔ jī míng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• housing project for low-income urban residents — 安居工程 (ān jū gōng chéng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom) — 久仰大名 (jiǔ yǎng dà míng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• image classification (computer vision) — 图像识别 (tú xiàng shí bié)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• image segmentation (computer vision) — 图像分割 (tú xiàng fēn gē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• immigration office — 移民局 (yí mín jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in the course of doing one's work — 因公 (yīn gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• in violation of contract and good faith — 违信背约 (wéi xìn bèi yuē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• inbox (email) — 收件匣 (shōu jiàn xiá)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• indoor fire pit — 火塘 (huǒ táng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• information meeting — 说明会 (shuō míng huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• input device (computer) — 输入设备 (shū rù shè bèi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• inspection office — 监察局 (jiān chá jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• intelligence office — 情报处 (qíng bào chù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• intensity and spread of a fire — 火势 (huǒ shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• interpreted (computer) — 解释执行 (jiě shì zhí xíng)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• jerry-built building project — 豆腐渣工程 (dòu fu zhā gōng chéng)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• job agency (arch.) — 荐头店 (jiàn tóu diàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• job applicant — 求职者 (qiú zhí zhě)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• job paid according to the amount of work done — 包活 (bāo huó)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• joint project — 共享计划 (gòng xiǎng jì huà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• joint-stock company — 股份公司 (gǔ fèn gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• joint-stock company — 股份制公司 (gǔ fèn zhì gōng sī)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• joint-stock limited company — 股份有限公司 (gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī)

  work · communication · advanced · 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

• knack of doing business — 生意经 (shēng yì jīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• knockoff cell phone — 山寨机 (shān zhài jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom) — 闻名不如见面 (wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• labor contract — 劳动合同 (láo dòng hé tong)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• laptop (computer) — 膝上型 (xī shàng xíng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• laptop (computer) — 膝上型电脑 (xī shàng xíng diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• large company — 大公司 (dà gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• leave of absence request (from work or school) — 请假条 (qǐng jià tiáo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lengthy (report or speech) — 长篇 (cháng piān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• limited company — 有限公司 (yǒu xiàn gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• line of business — 业 (yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• line of project — 投影线 (tóu yǐng xiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• listed company — 上市公司 (shàng shì gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom) — 芝兰之室 (zhī lán zhī shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom) — 识途老马 (shí tú lǎo mǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom) — 如临大敌 (rú lín dà dí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom) — 焦头烂额 (jiāo tóu làn é)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. briefcase company — 皮包公司 (pí bāo gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) — 先斩后奏 (xiān zhǎn hòu zòu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom) — 闭门觅句 (bì mén mì jù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not following the straight path (idiom) — 行不从径 (xíng bù cóng jìng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. piles of work and papers (idiom) — 堆案盈几 (duī àn yíng jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom) — 奇文共赏 (qí wén gòng shǎng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. spare valor for sale (idiom) — 余勇可贾 (yú yǒng kě gǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom) — 燕雀相贺 (yàn què xiāng hè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom) — 笨鸟先飞 (bèn niǎo xiān fēi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom) — 火烧眉毛 (huǒ shāo méi máo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom) — 燃眉之急 (rán méi zhī jí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) — 炉火纯青 (lú huǒ chún qīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom) — 跳出火坑 (tiào chū huǒ kēng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom) — 双管齐下 (shuāng guǎn qí xià)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) — 东山再起 (dōng shān zài qǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom) — 洞若观火 (dòng ruò guān huǒ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse — 做牛做马 (zuò niú zuò mǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• literary work — 文艺作品 (wén yì zuò pǐn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• long-distance phone call — 长途电话 (cháng tú diàn huà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• low-level (computer) language — 低级语言 (dī jí yǔ yán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• low-level (computer) language — 低阶语言 (dī jiē yǔ yán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• low-ranking soldier — 大头兵 (dà tóu bīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 — 管理员 (guǎn lǐ yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• manager — 经理 (jīng lǐ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• manufacturing company — 制造商 (zhì zào shāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• match (for lighting fire) — 火柴 (huǒ chái)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• meddling in other people's business — 多管闲事 (duō guǎn xián shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• meet and greet — 见面会 (jiàn miàn huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• meeting — 会议 (huì yì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom) — 他乡遇故知 (tā xiāng yù gù zhī)

  work · communication · advanced · 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

• meeting room — 会议室 (huì yì shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• menu bar (of a computer application) — 菜单条 (cài dān tiáo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• meteorological office — 气象台 (qì xiàng tái)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• meteorological office — 气象厅 (qì xiàng tīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• micro (computer) — 微机 (wēi jī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• mine detector (employee) — 探雷人员 (tàn léi rén yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• minesweeper (computer game) — 扫雷 (sǎo léi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• mini laptop or notebook (computer) — 小笔电 (xiǎo bǐ diàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• mobile phone (Tw) — 行动电话 (xíng dòng diàn huà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• monthly meeting — 月份会议 (yuè fèn huì yì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• monumental (literary) work — 巨著 (jù zhù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• mouse (computer) — 鼠标器 (shǔ biāo qì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• movie contract — 片约 (piàn yuē)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• movie production company — 片商 (piàn shāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• much capital, good business (idiom) — 多钱善贾 (duō qián shàn jiǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• network manager — 网管员 (wǎng guǎn yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 — 报纸报导 (bào zhǐ bào dǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• newspaper report — 报载 (bào zǎi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• next office holder — 下任 (xià rèn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• nickname for US President Trump 川普[Chuan1 pu3], implying that he benefitted China (hence 建國|建国[jian4 guo2]) by doing a poor job of leading the US — 川建国 (chuān jiàn guó)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to engage in honest work — 不务正业 (bú wù zhèng yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to report sth — 隐情不报 (yǐn qíng bú bào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not work — 不灵 (bù líng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• notary office — 公证处 (gōng zhèng chù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• notebook (computer) — 笔记型电脑 (bǐ jì xíng diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• notebook (computer) — 笔电 (bǐ diàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• notebook computer (diminutive) — 本本 (běn běn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• object detection (computer vision) — 目标检测 (mù biāo jiǎn cè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• odd job man — 勤务员 (qín wù yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 — 办事处 (bàn shì chù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• office — 办公室 (bàn gōng shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• office — 队部 (duì bù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• office (room) — 公室 (gōng shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• office automation — 办公自动化 (bàn gōng zì dòng huà)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• office building — 写字楼 (xiě zì lóu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• office building — 办公大楼 (bàn gōng dà lóu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• office building — 办公楼 (bàn gōng lóu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• office desk — 班台 (bān tái)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• office hours — 办公时间 (bàn gōng shí jiān)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• office workers (as social group) — 上班族 (shàng bān zú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• old fox — 老油条 (lǎo yóu tiáo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on schedule — 按期 (àn qī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• on schedule — 照进度 (zhào jìn dù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on time — 准点 (zhǔn diǎn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• on-the-job training — 在职训练 (zài zhí xùn liàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on-the-job training — 岗位培训 (gǎng wèi péi xùn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on-the-spot meeting — 现场会 (xiàn chǎng huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on-the-spot meeting — 现场会议 (xiàn chǎng huì yì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on-the-spot report — 现场报道 (xiàn chǎng bào dào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) — 一曝十寒 (yí pù shí hán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom) — 近朱近墨 (jìn zhū jìn mò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one who knows his business — 懂门儿 (dǒng mén ér)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one year period (in a contract or budget) — 一年期 (yì nián qī)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• online customer — 网络客 (wǎng luò kè)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• overall tonnage (of a shipping fleet or company) — 总吨位 (zǒng dūn wèi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• paperless office — 无纸化办公 (wú zhǐ huà bàn gōng)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• parent company — 母公司 (mǔ gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• parent company — 总公司 (zǒng gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• part work, part study — 半工半读 (bàn gōng bàn dú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• part-time work — 半职 (bàn zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon — 半日工作 (bàn rì gōng zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• parties to a contract (law) — 合同各方 (hé tong gè fāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• party A (in a contract) (cf. 乙方[yi3 fang1], party B) — 甲方 (jiǎ fāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• party meeting — 党派集会 (dǎng pài jí huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• party venue (available for hire) — 轰趴馆 (hōng pā guǎn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• patent office — 专利局 (zhuān lì jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• patient work makes a skilled craftsman — 慢工出巧匠 (màn gōng chū qiǎo jiàng)

  work · communication · advanced · 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

• person or household that has to be relocated (to make way for a construction project etc) — 搬迁户 (bān qiān hù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• personal computer — 个人电脑 (gè rén diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• personnel office — 人事部 (rén shì bù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• personnel office — 人事部门 (rén shì bù mén)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• phablet (large smartphone combining features of phone and tablet) — 平板手机 (píng bǎn shǒu jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pharmaceutical company — 制药企业 (zhì yào qǐ yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pharmaceutical company — 制药厂 (zhì yào chǎng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• phone operator — 话务员 (huà wù yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pioneering work — 创举 (chuàng jǔ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• pit of fire — 火坑 (huǒ kēng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting) — 请多关照 (qǐng duō guān zhào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• plumbing and electrical work — 水电工 (shuǐ diàn gōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pointing stick (for notebook computer) — 触控点 (chù kòng diǎn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• political education office (within a school) (PRC) — 政教处 (zhèng jiào chù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• political training office (during Chinese revolution, since renamed political division 政治部) — 政训处 (zhèng xùn chù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• political work — 政工 (zhèng gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• porn business — 色情业 (sè qíng yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• portable computer — 手提电脑 (shǒu tí diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• position — 职位 (zhí wèi)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• post (office) — 邮 (yóu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• post allowance — 岗位津贴 (gǎng wèi jīn tiē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• post office — 邮局 (yóu jú)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• post office — 邮政局 (yóu zhèng jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• post office box — 邮政信箱 (yóu zhèng xìn xiāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• presidential term of office — 总统任期 (zǒng tǒng rèn qī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• private (i.e. not work-related 因公[yin1 gong1]) — 因私 (yīn sī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• private business — 私营企业 (sī yíng qǐ yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state) — 民营 (mín yíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• probation office — 观护所 (guān hù suǒ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• programming language — 电脑语言 (diàn nǎo yǔ yán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• progress chart — 进度表 (jìn dù biǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• project — 专案 (zhuān àn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• project duration — 工期 (gōng qī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• project management — 项目管理 (xiàng mù guǎn lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• project manager — 专案经理 (zhuān àn jīng lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• prosecutor's office — 检察院 (jiǎn chá yuàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• provider (company) — 提供商 (tí gōng shāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• public business — 公干 (gōng gàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• public meeting — 公众集会 (gōng zhòng jí huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• public phone — 公用电话 (gōng yòng diàn huà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• public prosecutor — 检察官 (jiǎn chá guān)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• ready to take any job, high or low — 能上能下 (néng shàng néng xià)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• real-time report of earthquake data — 地震速报 (dì zhèn sù bào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• reception office — 传达室 (chuán dá shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• red chip stocks (Chinese company stocks incorporated outside mainland China and listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange) — 红筹股 (hóng chóu gǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• related company — 关联公司 (guān lián gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• repeat customer — 回头客 (huí tóu kè)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• representative office — 代表处 (dài biǎo chù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• representative work (of an author or artist) — 代表作 (dài biǎo zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• research report — 研究报告 (yán jiū bào gào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• resolution (of a meeting) — 决议案 (jué yì àn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• routine business — 例行公事 (lì xíng gōng shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• routing (in computer networks) — 路由 (lù yóu)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• rushed work leads to errors (idiom) — 忙中有失 (máng zhōng yǒu shī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• rushed work leads to errors (idiom) — 忙中有错 (máng zhōng yǒu cuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sacred fire — 圣火 (shèng huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• salary — 工钱 (gōng qián)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• salary cap — 工资帽 (gōng zī mào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• same trade or business — 同业 (tóng yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• schedule — 日程 (rì chéng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• schedule — 明细表 (míng xì biǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• schedule — 时间表 (shí jiān biǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• schedule (for flights, voyages etc) — 班期 (bān qī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• school administration office — 教务室 (jiào wù shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• school report or transcript — 成绩单 (chéng jì dān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• screen (of a TV, computer etc) — 视屏 (shì píng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw) — 荧光幕 (yíng guāng mù)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• second job — 第二职业 (dì èr zhí yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• secret meeting — 密会 (mì huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• secret report — 密报 (mì bào)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• secure and lucrative job — 金饭碗 (jīn fàn wǎn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• seminal work that propels a writer (or artist, composer etc) to fame — 成名作 (chéng míng zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• server (computer) — 服务器 (fú wù qì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• server (computer) (Tw) — 伺服器 (sì fú qì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• service contract — 劳务合同 (láo wù hé tong)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• shady business — 勾当 (gòu dàng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• share (in a listed company) — 个股 (gè gǔ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• shell company — 空壳公司 (kōng ké gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• show business — 演艺圈 (yǎn yì quān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• show business — 艺能界 (yì néng jiè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• single-board computer — 单板机 (dān bǎn jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• slider phone — 滑盖手机 (huá gài shǒu jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• slot within a schedule — 档期 (dàng qī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• small business — 小型企业 (xiǎo xíng qǐ yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• social work — 社会工作 (shè huì gōng zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• software company — 软件企业 (ruǎn jiàn qǐ yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 report (in the media) — 专题报导 (zhuān tí bào dǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• special report (shown on TV etc) — 专题片 (zhuān tí piàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• special shareholders' meeting — 股东特别大会 (gǔ dōng tè bié dà huì)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• special-purpose phone line or communications link — 专线 (zhuān xiàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• specific to a particular stage (of a project etc) — 阶段性 (jiē duàn xìng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• speech command (for computer speech recognition) — 语音指令 (yǔ yīn zhǐ lìng)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• startup company — 初创公司 (chū chuàng gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• state-run (company etc) — 国营 (guó yíng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• stick or rod used to tend a fire — 拨火棍 (bō huǒ gùn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• stick or rod used to tend a fire — 烧火棍 (shāo huǒ gùn)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• subsidiary (company) — 下属公司 (xià shǔ gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• subsidiary company — 分公司 (fēn gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• subsidiary company — 子公司 (zǐ gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• successfully accomplished (project or goal) — 大功告成 (dà gōng gào chéng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sum or volume of business — 营业额 (yíng yè é)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sum or volume of business transactions — 交易额 (jiāo yì é)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• summary report — 综合报导 (zōng hé bào dǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• summit meeting — 峰会 (fēng huì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• summit meeting — 高峰会 (gāo fēng huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• supernaturally fine craft (idiom) — 神工鬼斧 (shén gōng guǐ fǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• supernaturally fine craft (idiom) — 鬼斧神工 (guǐ fǔ shén gōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• supervisor — 管理人 (guǎn lǐ rén)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom) — 高朋满座 (gāo péng mǎn zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• surviving section of a classic work — 残卷 (cán juàn)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• system of job responsibility — 责任制 (zé rèn zhì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• tabernacle (biblical word for a meeting hall or tent) — 会幕 (huì mù)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• table — 一览表 (yì lǎn biǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• tablet computer — 平板电脑 (píng bǎn diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• teaching and research office — 教研室 (jiào yán shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• telegraph office — 电报局 (diàn bào jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• term of office — 任职期间 (rèn zhí qī jiān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Apollo project — 太阳神计划 (tài yáng shén jì huà)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• the Apollo project (1961-1975), the NASA moon landing project — 阿波罗计划 (ā bō luó jì huà)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• the boss — 大头目 (dà tóu mù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Chinese name of American computer scientist Donald Knuth (1938-), adopted prior to his visit to China in 1977 — 高德纳 (gāo dé nà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the customer reigns supreme (idiom) — 顾客至上 (gù kè zhì shàng)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 entertainment world — 演艺界 (yǎn yì jiè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc — 收山之作 (shōu shān zhī zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 right to host (an international meeting) — 主办权 (zhǔ bàn quán)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• the work of gods and devils (idiom) — 神差鬼使 (shén chāi guǐ shǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• three-shift system (work rostering) — 三班倒 (sān bān dǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• thriving and prosperous business or trade — 生意兴隆 (shēng yì xìng lóng)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 accumulate work causes sickness (idiom) — 积劳成疾 (jī láo chéng jí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to add oil to the fire (idiom) — 火上加油 (huǒ shàng jiā yóu)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 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 be successful in business — 事业有成 (shì yè yǒu chéng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be swamped with pressing affairs — 事务繁忙 (shì wù fán máng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be unable to do without one's cell phone — 机不离手 (jī bù lí shǒu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be up to one's ears in work (idiom) — 分身乏术 (fēn shēn fá shù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bear hardships and work hard (idiom) — 刻苦耐劳 (kè kǔ nài láo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) — 开工 (kāi gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to boss people around (idiom) — 发号施令 (fā hào shī lìng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bury oneself in work (idiom) — 埋头苦干 (mái tóu kǔ gàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 choose the wrong person for the job — 所用非人 (suǒ yòng fēi rén)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom) — 粗制滥造 (cū zhì làn zào)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom) — 关门大吉 (guān mén dà jí)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 concern oneself with (a matter) — 管得着 (guǎn dé zhe)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 cooperate in a charity project — 共襄善举 (gòng xiāng shàn jǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project — 共襄盛举 (gòng xiāng shèng jǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 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 — 做生意 (zuò shēng yì)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 one's work — 做工作 (zuò gōng zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 do sth and not report the fact (idiom) — 斩而不奏 (zhǎn ér bú zòu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do the job oneself — 亲自动手 (qīn zì dòng shǒu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do things in bits and pieces (idiom) — 零打碎敲 (líng dǎ suì qiāo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do things in bits and pieces (idiom) — 零敲碎打 (líng qiāo suì dǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 drill wood to make fire — 钻木取火 (zuàn mù qǔ huǒ)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 after the horse has bolted (idiom) — 放马后炮 (fàng mǎ hòu pào)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 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 better job somewhere else (idiom) — 另谋高就 (lìng móu gāo jiù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get a job — 就业 (jiù yè)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get married soon after meeting — 闪电结婚 (shǎn diàn jié hūn)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 rich through hard work — 勤劳致富 (qín láo zhì fù)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 grade (a student's work) — 打分数 (dǎ fēn shù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• 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 more work than one can deal with — 忙不过来 (máng bú guò lái)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have the full responsibility of a job — 包干 (bāo gān)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• 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 inconsequential job — 坐冷板凳 (zuò lěng bǎn dèng)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 idle on the job — 磨洋工 (mó yáng gōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 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 office for a high and distant place (idiom) — 高举远蹈 (gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc) — 离乡背井 (lí xiāng bèi jǐng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) — 离职 (lí zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom) — 以虚带实 (yǐ xū dài shí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to light a fire for cooking — 烧火 (shāo huǒ)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to live in peace and work happily (idiom) — 安居乐业 (ān jū lè yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to log out (computer) — 登出 (dēng chū)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to look for a job — 找饭碗 (zhǎo fàn wǎn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to look for a job — 谋职 (móu zhí)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's job — 丢饭碗 (diū fàn wǎn)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 make it one's business — 为己任 (wèi jǐ rèn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make the best of a bad job — 短中抽长 (duǎn zhōng chōu cháng)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 phone sb up — 通电话 (tōng diàn huà)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 play with fire and get burnt (idiom) — 玩火自焚 (wán huǒ zì fén)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pool resources (for a gift, project etc) — 凑份子 (còu fèn zi)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 pour oil on the fire (idiom) — 火上浇油 (huǒ shàng jiāo yóu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to practice (work skills) — 做功夫 (zuò gōng fū)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to practice (work skills) — 做工夫 (zuò gōng fū)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 project singular splendor or radiance — 独放异彩 (dú fàng yì cǎi)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom) — 挑灯夜战 (tiǎo dēng yè zhàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 relieve from office — 免去职务 (miǎn qù zhí wù)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 according to the facts — 据实以告 (jù shí yǐ gào)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 only the good news, not the bad news — 报喜不报忧 (bào xǐ bú bào yōu)

  work · communication · advanced · 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 run everything (idiom) — 包打天下 (bāo dǎ tiān xià)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rush through the work — 草草了事 (cǎo cǎo liǎo shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 a box office record — 创下高票房 (chuàng xià gāo piào fáng)

  work · communication · advanced · 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 share pleasure in the company of others (idiom) — 公诸同好 (gōng zhū tóng hào)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) — 偷工减料 (tōu gōng jiǎn liào)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work) — 饱食终日 (bǎo shí zhōng rì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to start (a building project) — 动工 (dòng gōng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to start and finish work — 上下班 (shàng xià bān)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 in both love and business — 人财两得 (rén cái liǎng dé)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 support the family business (idiom) — 顶门壮户 (dǐng mén zhuàng hù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to swear an oath (of office) — 宣誓 (xuān shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to swear the oath of office — 宣誓就职 (xuān shì jiù zhí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to tackle a difficult job (idiom) — 勉为其难 (miǎn wéi qí nán)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 telecommute — 远端工作 (yuǎn duān gōng zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 use public office to avenge private wrongs — 公报私仇 (gōng bào sī chóu)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture) — 开小会 (kāi xiǎo huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 — 做生活 (zuò shēng huó)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 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 as long-term hired hand — 打长工 (dǎ cháng gōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work as one (idiom) — 齐心合力 (qí xīn hé lì)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 hard towards a turnaround — 打翻身仗 (dǎ fān shēn zhàng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work hard while accomplishing little — 劳而无功 (láo ér wú gōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work hard without complaint (idiom) — 任劳任怨 (rèn láo rèn yuàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work hectically — 跑跑颠颠 (pǎo pǎo diān diān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work high above the ground — 高空作业 (gāo kōng zuò yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work in an enterprise for a share of the profits — 拆账 (chāi zhàng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers) — 上山下乡 (shàng shān xià xiāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 like a horse and toil like an ox — 当牛作马 (dāng niú zuò mǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 part-time while studying — 勤工俭学 (qín gōng jiǎn xué)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 to no avail (idiom) — 徒劳无功 (tú láo wú gōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work together — 共事 (gòng shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) — 草率收兵 (cǎo shuài shōu bīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) — 草草收兵 (cǎo cǎo shōu bīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work with a common purpose (idiom) — 同心协力 (tóng xīn xié lì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work with a common purpose (idiom) — 齐心协力 (qí xīn xié lì)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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) — 工具条 (gōng jù tiáo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• toolbar (in computer software) — 工具栏 (gōng jù lán)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• trading company — 贸易公司 (mào yì gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• underwriting company — 承销商 (chéng xiāo shāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unfinished business — 余留事务 (yú liú shì wù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unified social credit identifier, the VAT identification number of a business or organization — 统一社会信用代码 (tǒng yī shè huì xìn yòng dài mǎ)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• urban development project — 都更案 (dōu gèng àn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• vehicle administration office — 车管所 (chē guǎn suǒ)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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

• wholesale business — 批发业 (pī fā yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wholly-owned (often by foreign company) — 独资 (dú zī)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• won't work — 行不通 (xíng bù tōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 — 工作服 (gōng zuò fú)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 more and get more — 多劳多得 (duō láo duō dé)

  work · communication · intermediate · 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 team — 工作组 (gōng zuò zǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• work unit — 工作单位 (gōng zuò dān wèi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• work-point recorder — 记工员 (jì gōng yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• work-related injury — 工伤 (gōng shāng)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• work-related matters — 公事 (gōng shì)

  work · communication · beginner · neutral

• working hand — 一把手 (yì bǎ shǒu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• working hours — 上班时间 (shàng bān shí jiān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• working report — 工作报告 (gōng zuò bào gào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• workload — 工作量 (gōng zuò liàng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• written report — 报告书 (bào gào shū)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• yellow bicycle (nickname for bicycles provided by the Ofo bike-sharing company, active 2014–2020) — 小黄车 (xiǎo huáng chē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral