平定 pingding 涉 involve / concern wade 踏步 tabu 纸带 zhidai 小腿 xiaotui 编译 translate and edit 平安 pingan 小腹 underbelly lower abdomen 俗话 suhua 通志 tongzhi 俗语 common saying folk adage 纸币 zhibi 河 river 追随 follow 看作 look upon as regard as 凳子 stool 通往 lead/go to 困境 difficult position predicament straits 鳓 (shad) spermary of fish 须知 xuzhi 圆柱 cylinder 应付 deal/cope with handle do sth. perfunctorily make 世纪 century 彪 tiger-cat 起诉 sue lodge complaint 盈利 profit gain vo. make profit/gain 至正 zhizheng 小脑 cerebellum 至此 to here so far to this extent 揣摩 try to figure out 第一 first 辊 revolve stone roller 应 ought (surname) to answer 空空 kongkong 外套 coat 空穴 hole 审核 examine and verify 蠛 minute flies 农具 farm implements 截留 jieliu 公路 highway 胜似 shengsi 园田 yuantian 以近 yijin 通式 tongshi 明确 clear 有司 yousi 菜豆 caidou 棉铃 mianling 医术 physic 湟 name of a river 跞 move / walk 酸败 suanbai 势力 power 开工 kaigong 峨 lofty name of a mountain 神灵 gods deities divinities 外头 outside out 身段 shenduan 纵横 in length and breadth vertically and horizontally 鹿 deer 开封 kaifeng 兼顾 deal with two or more things 纸张 paper 上 above go to up 犍 bullock 机制 machine-processed n. mechanism 职能 function 批复 pifu 弯矩 wanju 份额 share, portion 虽则 suize 枯 dried up 中旬 middle 10 days of month 外壳 waike 起誓 pledge 押送 yasong 羿 name of a famous archer 胜仗 shengzhang 开局 kaiju 岗位 an occupational (or military) position 绳子 cord string 气色 complexion 祖母 grandmother (father's side) 看中 kanzhong 壑 gully 蜜蜂 bee 开展 to display to cary out (a task) 体面 timian 杀伤 inflict casualties 看上 kanshang 票子 piaozi 胜任 be competent/qualified 真可 zhenke 互 mutually 当权 be in power 机动 power-driven motorized flexible in reserve for emergency 增减 increase and decrease 钎 rock drill 太公 taigong 茗 Thea sinensis / young leaves of tea 德国 Germany 熠 to glow / flash 三废 sanfei 虚伪 sham false hypocritical 佃客 tenant 侍郎 assistant minister 让开 to get out of the way to step aside 气节 qijie 其次 secondly 拂 brush away 豉 salted fermented beans 反 wrong side out or up 克 subdue gram 小肠 xiaochang 孔洞 opening/hole in utensil/etc. 国联 guolian 骚动 ado 埤 low wall 错误 mistake 悲剧 tragedy 通常 usually 缅甸 Burma 缓和 to ease (tension) to alleviate to moderate to allay to make more mild 轮换 rotate take turns 集结 mass concentrate build up 萄 grapes 依依 reluctant to part 通州 tongzhou 开张 kaizhang 典籍 ancient books and records 以资 yizi 披 scatter separate 收紧 shoujin 冷杉 lengshan 蜮 mythical creature toad worm 物种 species 世系 shixi 沟渠 irrigation canals 当晚 dangwan 摸索 grope feel about fumble try to find 农历 the traditional Chinese calendar the lunar calendar 之中 zhizhong 机具 jiju 校长 headmaster principal president chancellor 机关 government organization secret device 兢 to be fearful / apprehensive 起见 =for the purpose/sake of in order to 践 fulfill (a promise) tread walk 猪肉 pork 集约 jiyue 外宾 waibin 昃 afternoon decline 膂 backbone strength 宋学 songxue 楼台 loutai 麻痹 mabi 馒 steamed bread 外孙 grandson by daughter 艾子 mugwort 尊贵 zungui 凿井 zuojing 指令 instructions order directive command v. instruct order 厶 private selfish 开心 happy v. feel happy rejoice make fun 配 fit to to mate 陪衬 foil v. set off by contrast 菖 calamus 锐角 acute angle 廿 twenty 公费 at public expense 开市 kaishi 当政 be in power 粕 grains in distilled liquor 副官 adjutant 口音 accent 包揽 monopolize work to private ends 钥 key key 指使 zhishi 蠲 bright glow-worm remit taxes 将近 close to nearby almost 依仗 yizhang 安生 quiet, still free from worry 仉 mother surname of Mencius 萝卜 lobaak 小船 boat 开幕 to open (a conference, e.g.) to inaugurate 追问 question/examine minutely 刑讯 xingxun 太原 Taiyuan (capital of Shanxi province) 镤 protoactinium 绩 merit / accomplishment 斡旋 mediate (a conflict, etc.) 开平 kaiping 集群 jiqun 雹 hail 寻 seek 咽喉 pharynx and larynx throat strategic/vital passage key 油布 tarpaulin 平壤 Pyongyang (capital of North Korea) 外婆 maternal grandmother 侈 extravagant 路径 route way method ways and means 行驶 (cars) running on the roads 真切 zhenqie 枘 tool handle 负 lose negative (math. etc.) to bear 卢布 lubu 开庭 begin a (judicial) court session 樱 cherry 路德 lude 错觉 illusion, misconception 泊 moor 当时 at the time 当 dong (onomat. for bell) ought / should right at / just at at or in the very same... to pawn 古典 classical 户主 head of the household 当日 the same day, that very day 皤 white 督 supervise 幸亏 xingkui 夏历 the traditional Chinese calendar 小节 small matter trifle bar measure 冷暖 lengnuan 轳 windlass 郑重 serious 天主 God 零散 scattered 长方 changfang 榉 Zeikowa acuminata 冲撞 bump 砝码 fama 机场 airfield airport 狮子 lion 天下 "everything under Heaven" meaning the world 天上 sky 开头 beginning 锶 strontium 天一 tianyi 胃 stomach 刀片 daopian 秘密 secret 编辑 to compile 飓 hurricane 天书 tianshu 端正 upright proper, correct rectify, correct 骼 skeleton 起运 start shipment of goods 通宵 overnight 思恩 sien 勇气 courage nerve 茅屋 cottage 镇定 pacify 标尺 surveyor's rod 天京 tianjing 零时 zero hour 天亮 tianliang 谛 examine truth (Buddhist) 镇守 zhenshou 备件 spare parts 机型 aircraft type machine model 竟陵 jingling 天井 tianjing 次序 order 贺喜 congratulate somebody on a happy occasion 剪切 jianqie 剪刀 scissors 采用 to adopt 开始 to start 截然 sharply completely 冰川 glacier 觞 feast goblet 欢送 send off (e.g., with a party) 思想 attitude outlook idealogy 太君 taijun 良 good 太后 taihou 兹 herewith 威逼 weibi 驿 remount stations 姑爷 guye 起身 qishen 将要 be going to will shall 空翻 kongfan 戚 ashamed grief (surname) relative 平庸 mediocre commonplace 平度 pingdu 机器 machine 天使 angel 炕头 kangtou 船舱 cabin 船舷 gunwale 船舶 ships 天佑 tianyou 择伐 zefa 天体 tianti 吃紧 tense, critical 炉温 luwen 炉渣 luzha 外屋 waiwu 翅膀 wing 国营 state-owned 禁运 jinyun 根系 genxi 通婚 tonghun 取得 to obtain 深渊 shenyuan 疠 sore caused by varnish poisoning 平常 ordinary common adv. generally usually ordinarily as 神甫 (Catholic) father priest 瀹 cleanse to boil 错过 miss, let slip 绒 down felt velvet woolen 吏治 lizhi 古 ancient 平平 average mediocre 闸阀 zhafa 保管 take care of certainly 黑夜 late night 挑选 choose select 幽 quiet / secluded 极 extremely pole (geog. / physics) 闸门 zhamen 外心 waixin 耄 aged 靖 pacify quiet 死难 sinan 以西 yixi 长枪 rifle 些 some 厩肥 jiufei 八股 stereotyped writing 券 deed / bond / contract ticket 纵波 zongpo 平川 pingchuan 毁坏 destruction devastate 起跳 qitiao 艘 M for warships M for warships 深深 deep profound 开学 school opens new term begins 采矿 mining 平巷 pingxiang 情面 "face" 起跑 qipao 公证 notary notarization 和 harmonious cap (a poem) respond in singing term used in Mahjong soft warm mix together 公诉 public prosecution 长期 long term 外形 appearance external form contour 追逐 chase 沃顿 wodun 押韵 rhyme 阁下 sire 施放 shifang 镍 nickel 纽带 link tie bond 深浅 depth seriousness 滚滚 roll surge 亚军 second place (in a sports contest) runner-up 因 because reason 公认 publicly known (to be) accepted (as) 外弦 waixian 农场 farm ranch 舒畅 happy worry-free 查办 investigate and deal with 公设 commune 誓言 oath pledge 开导 kaidao 蜀 Sichuan 既是 since as now that 鼐 incense tripod 深沉 dark deep reserved impenetrable 纸头 zhitou 带路 lead the way, act as guide 琢 to cut (gems) 战车 war chariot 当月 this month 忧郁 melancholy dejected 骈 literary style 仓皇 in a panic 仡 strong / brave 平峒 pingtong 悲哀 grieved, sorrowful 典礼 ceremony 鸟类 niaolei 路子 way approach 书法 handwriting calligraphy 缓刑 suspended sentence reprieve 安然 safely, peacefully 五种 wuzhong 忻 happy 技能 technical ability mastery of a skill/technique 闯王 chuangwang 汇率 exchange rate 麻烦 to bother to put somebody to trouble troublesome 掘 dig 长春 changchun 深水 deepwater 箨 sheath around joints of bamboo 根绝 uproot 傺 detain hinder 庄田 zhuangtian 诊疗 zhenliao 鹑 quail 孓 larvae of mosquito 卮 goblet 密切 intimate close 胚 foetus 取巧 quqiao 旬 ten days 亚当 Adam 岣 name of a hill in Hunan 焦 scorched 坐视 zuoshi 桀 (emperor of Xia dynasty) cruel 农妇 peasant woman 平反 pingfan 采种 caizhong 佚 (surname) idle 平台 terrace platform 语 dialect / language speech tell to 机子 jizi 阻碍 hinder 刺骨 cut to bone 冷淡 apathy 羊肉 mutton 战胜 to win a battle 裱 hang (paper) mount (painting) 农奴 serf 棒子 club, cudgel 冰冷 ice-cold 冰冻 freeze 醒悟 come to realize wake up to reality 外公 waigong 久久 for a long, long time 庄稼 crops 开山 kaishan 朵 M for flowers 蚴 larva 喾 name of an emperor 减轻 to lighten 又要 again 晟 brightness of sun splendor 熟读 perusal 哨 a whistle sentry 机密 secret classified (information) 起草 draft draw up 宋儒 songru 效用 usefulness effectiveness 糸 fine silk 农夫 peasant farmer 馒头 steamed bun 真实 true 窍 intelligence opening 书报 books and newspapers 渚 islet / bank 芝 Zoysia pungens 瘪 deflated shrivelled sunken 冷汗 lenghan 通国 tongguo 平动 pingdong 笔锋 tip of brush vigor in style 安置 find a place for, help settle 鸺 owl 瞿 startled (surname) 旅游 trip journey tourism travel tour 神秘 mysterious mystical 圆滑 yuanhua 夏天 summer 筌 bamboo fish trap 冷水 cold water (lit./fig.) unboiled water 荜 bean pulse 胤 heir inherit 我军 wojun 胱 bladder 圆满 satisfactory 冷气 lengqi 瑾 brilliancy (of gems) 麻绳 masheng 指 finger to point 孔数 kongshu 书房 study 沿路 yanlu 壁垒 camp (school of thought) 级 a step / a grade 平分 evenly split 孔教 kongjiao 吩 leave instructions to order 尧舜 yaoshun 行道 hangdao 麻纱 masha 高呼 shout at the top of voice 麻纺 mafang 奋 exert oneself 麻线 maxian 密封 seal up seal hermetically 狒 hamadryad baboon 起色 improvement sign of recovery 太太 wife 伯伯 bobo 版画 etching 忤 disobedient / unfilial 好话 a good word, word of praise 批准 to approve 好评 high opinion, favorable comment 柴 (surname) firewood 外债 waizhai 殁 to end / to die 谄 flatter 批判 to criticize 玑 irregular pearl 宋史 songshi 急速 very fast at high speed rapidly 圆润 yuanrun 外号 nickname 开场 kaichang 常 constant / often 霾 dust-storm 冷漠 cold and detached unconcerned indifferent 髋 pelvis / pelvic 急遽 rapid sharp sudden 平凉 pingliang 国语 Mandarin Chinese 芡 Euryale ferox 农家 peasant family 奢 extravagant 陨 fall meteor perish 平凡 ordinary common 神童 shentong 哿 excellent happy / well-being 副刊 supplement 扁圆 oblong 通商 tongshang 蹬 step into (as tight shoe) 脖子 neck 小说 novel 深意 shenyi 葱花 chopped spring onion 鸣 to cry (of birds) 开垦 kaiken 椭 ellipse 农学 nongxue 计划 plan scheme 端方 end, extremity 家 -ist/-er/-ian home / family furniture tool 炮手 gunner 揆 consider estimate 开城 kaicheng 诖 deceive disturb 审批 examine and approve 嫠 widow 原音 yuanyin 棋子 qizi 顷 100 mu a short while ago 汇编 collection compilation 沅 name of a river 揉搓 roucuo 保留 to preserve 效益 beneficial result benefit 竞选 run for (electoral) office 倒 topple / collapse inverted pour 牢记 keep firmly in mind 强调 to emphasize 夜半 yeban 真如 zhenru 鲥 shad / Ilisha elongata 贫苦 poverty-stricken 龄级 lingji 拾遗 shiyi 衔铁 xiantie 医治 yizhi 注音 zhuyin 势头 momentum tendency 委派 appoint delegate 深情 deep feeling/love 畔 bank field-path 外力 outside/external force 外加 in addition more additionally 外务 waiwu 煤层 meiceng 太守 taishou 密度 density 究 after all investigate after all investigate 黹 embroidery 悲壮 solemn and stirring 思潮 trend of thought ideological trend thoughts 通告 to announce to give notice 世界 the world 塑造 model mold portray 微笑 to smile 太学 taixue 圈梁 quanliang 蔟 collect frame for silk worm nest 折扣 discount rebate 太子 prince 取决 to make a decision 缠绕 bind, wind worry, harass 通同 tongtong 深恐 shenkong 佃 farmer 编者 editor, compiler 最终 at last 密布 densely spread 牡丹 Peony (type of flower) 扎 tie with string or ribbon prick; plunge into penetrating (as of cold) struggle; pitch (tent) 铪 hafnium 专用 use for special purpose 路基 road-bed bed 批发 wholesale v. authorize dispatch (of official document) 取出 to draw out 开国 kaiguo 书架 bookcase 大人 adult your honor 卤素 lusu 威风 imposing impressive n. dignity distinction air of 踏板 taban 行间 hangjian 身材 stature figure 咸水 xianshui 祠堂 citang 菜肴 cooked food 口风 koufeng 脾气 temperament disposition bad temper behavior characteristic 折旧 depreciation 顶角 spur (topography) 大事 important business 通史 tongshi 开元 kaiyuan 小贩 peddler 忍 endure 郓 place name 晶莹 jingying 柝 watchman's rattle 揉捻 rounian 畅快 happy, carefree 升腾 leap up rise 犹如 be just like/as 迭 alternately repeatedly 开关 switch 廷 palace courtyard 即令 jiling 外商 foreign merchant 供应 to supply 大举 daju 簋 round basket of bamboo 补习 take lessons after school/work 空白 blank space 国货 goods produced in one's own country 大中 dazhong 镇压 to suppress 月龄 yueling 荒淫 debauched 平地 pingdi 大业 great cause great undertaking 芴 fluorene 大一 freshmen year in university 猪蹄 zhuti 盲目 blindness 职责 duty obligation responsibility 沐浴 ablution 原野 yuanye 沿袭 yanxi 贤人 xianren 镇反 zhenfan 欣慰 be gratified 平均 average 行销 hangxiao 太尉 taiwei 她 she 平坦 level even smooth flat (of land/etc.) 大义 dayi 多种 duozhong 大便 bowel movement feces 公职 public employment 咂 smack one's lips 橡胶 rubber 道谢 express gratitude, thank 蚝 oyster 即便 even though/if 长沙 Changsha, capital of Hunan province 爪 claw claw 急需 urgent need v. urgently require (sth.) 贴现 discount (a note) 曜 dazzle glorious 有碍 youai 归案 bring to justice 进修 engage in advanced studies take refresher course 匹夫 pifu 哑 (onomat.) dumb / mute 大修 overhaul 真心 zhenxin 咸海 xianhai 渑 name of a river in Shandong 蜂巢 honeycomb 小调 ditty minor 注释 explanatory note annotation v. annotate explain with 冲淡 dilute, water down, weaken play down 注重 lay stress on pay attention to 栽植 to plant to transplant 鼾 snore 汇票 huipiao 冲洗 to wash to rinse 蝾蝾 rongrong 机座 jizuo 白人 white person 弛 relax 大众 the masses, the people 机床 machine tool 倩 niece plagiarize winsome 顾虑 misgivings apprehensions 大会 a large meeting 薰 Coumarouna odorata 砹 astatine 卣 wine container 滂 rushing (water) 煎熬 jianao 大使 ambassador 通分 tongfen 咸淡 xiandan 盒 small box 通则 general rule 即位 jiwei 敛 arrange control oneself gather 长江 the Yangtze River in China 大体 generally 寤 awake from sleep 赫 (surname) awe-inspiring 大作 dazuo 剪子 jianzi 勇敢 brave 小车 truckle 农忙 nongmang 凸出 tuchu 开化 kaihua 途 road 气质 temperament disposition 矸石 waste rock 伐木 felling, lumbering 正规 regular standard 挞 flog rapid 笳 whistle made of reed 闷气 menqi 并联 parallel electrical circuit 书斋 shuzhai 錾 engrave 扈 retinue 太康 taikang 密实 mishi 好象 seem 神经 mental nerve 趣味 fun interest taste delight 效率 efficiency 盐业 yanye 菊花 juhua 敲 extort knock / to strike 燎原 liaoyuan 泄露 leak divulge 介质 a medium (physics) 岌 lofty peak perilous 太平 peace and tranquility 以致 so that 压低 weight down lower (voice/etc.) 蜜 honey 钼 molybdenum 足额 zue 机工 jigong 开发 to develop, expand and explore 汗 perspiration 镯子 zhuozi 次品 substandard products defective goods 开口 to open the mouth and speak 盐井 yanjing 外在 external extrinsic 外地 place other than where one is 曰 say 碰见 to run into to meet 太师 taishi 外场 waichang 开刀 to perform or have an operation to operate on or to be operated on 梅 plum flower 吒 upbraid 压价 yajia 开列 (make a) list 平和 gentle moderate calm composed 路北 lubei 开创 start initiate 外因 external cause 采纳 accept, adopt 喧 clamor / noise deceitful 漕运 caoyun 外围 periphery margin 外国 foreign country 舰艇 naval vessel 审查 to investigate 明知 be fully aware 明矾 mingfan 乖 clever 古巴 Cuba 气象 prevailing spirit/atmosphere climatic phenomenon 狩 hunting-dog imperial tour 髹 red lacquer to lacquer 查对 check, verify 差距 gap, disparity 起落 qiluo 开办 open set up start (business/etc.) 难产 nanchan 开动 actuate 昱 bright light 蹁 to limp 惊 alarm 服用 fuyong 韧性 toughness 卓 (surname) outstanding 楞住 lengzhu 圆桌 yuanzhuo 锡矿 xikuang 路口 crossing intersection 淬 dip (in water) to temper 校风 school spirit 痼 obstinate disease 物理 physics 大势 general trend of events 舌 tongue 既然 because 焖 cook in a covered vessel 通俗 popular common 衬托 set off against, serve as foil to 大功 great merit, extraordinary service 大办 daban 大力 great strength 通信 to communicate by letter 书简 shujian 堰 weir 套间 inner room apartment flat 集注 jizhu 洵 truly whirlpool 弯曲 curve 移植 transplant graft 铃 bell 补助 subsidy allowance 二胡 erhu 央求 yangqiu 截断 jieduan 麻木 numb 篝 bamboo frame for drying clothes 神情 expression look 竿子 pole, rod 诽 slander 龊 dirty small-minded 献媚 xianmei 五 five 凿岩 zuoyan 神态 expression bearing mien 萤石 fluorite fluorspar 牺牲 to sacrifice 即刻 immediately instant instantly 二者 erzhe 二老 second-eldest 具有 has have 神怪 shenguai 缵 carry on 大刀 (~~kuofu) boldly and resolutely 庄户 zhuanghu 琐碎 trifling trivial 小金 xiaojin 没入 confiscate 旎 fluttering of flags 进刀 jindao 集水 jishui 看待 look upon regard treat 刷洗 shuaxi 虚幻 illusory 炉管 luguan 进发 set out start 曲子 quzi 进取 keep forging ahead be enterprising 周到 thoughtful considerate 移栽 yizai 效法 xiaofa 大厦 mansion 原谅 excuse pardon 裁缝 tailor, dressmaker 折磨 persecute torment 行装 outfit for a journey luggage 当真 take seriously really? true 通令 tongling 应得 deserve 茁壮 zhuozhuang 进口 import 大厅 dating 小道 xiaodao 椭球 tuoqiu 圆盘 disk 捌 eight (fraudproof) split 虚心 modest reserved 属 belong class enjoin 侍者 attendant servant waiter 大叔 dashu 月色 moonlight 天子 tianzi 柿子 persimmon 诊断 diagnose 巳 6th earthly branch 9-11 a.m. 多方 in many ways in every way 船队 crew 宁愿 prefer 汾 name of a river 冀 Hebei to hope 雾滴 wudi 井台 jingtai 蒎 pinane 井口 jingkou 天宝 tianbao 勇 brave 忧虑 worried anxious 刀枪 sword and spear weapons 通书 tongshu 瘤胃 liuwei 进占 jinzhan 刀架 daojia 天完 tianwan 多数 most 虚弱 in poor health weak debilitated 辐 spoke of a wheel 狂 conceited mad 进化 evolution 大卡 daka 相 mutually appearance portrait 零点 zero point 祛 to exercise 秘书 secretary 压倒 overwhelm overpower 让位 to abdicate to yield 大半 most, more than half 养育 breed 普及 accessible to average people 路上 on the way 采掘 caijue 园林 gardens park landscape garden 阻拦 to stop to obstruct 船长 skipper, captain 开会 to hold a meeting 撅 break off stick up (as a tail) 媛 a beauty a beauty 刺耳 ear-piercing 具文 juwen 战马 war-horse 佐证 supporting/supplementary evidence proof 宗派 sect 天堂 heaven 嗅 sense of smell 苋 Amarantus mangostanus 仪器 apparatus 周公 Duke of Zhou, extolled for role in 深秋 late autumn 极移 jiyi 医疗 health care 拧 to pinch wring mistake to twist stubborn 带领 to lead 瘃 chilblain 棉蚜 mianya 龄期 lingqi 补偿 reparation 懊恼 annoyed, upset 煮沸 boil 邬 (surname) ancient place name 神户 shenhu 养老 yanglao 路人 luren 椽 beam rafters 思盖 sigai 慢慢 slowly 篆 seal characters 闷热 sultry sultriness hot and stuffy stifling hot 空格 blank space (on a form) vo. leave 鏖 violent fighting 桧 Juniperus chinensis 详 detailed 医生 doctor 孱 dodger coward 气量 tolerance 遮蔽 cover 天头 tiantou 天天 every day daily 盐卤 yanlu 开业 kaiye 拖带 traction pulling towing 进击 jinji 进出 jinchu 大军 the main army 大写 capital form of a Chinese numeral capitalization 牙粉 yafen 指引 point way guide show 进军 jinjun 铃铛 lingdang 浔 name of a river steep bank 大凡 generally, in most cases 剖 to cut 何苦 why bother 滚筒 roller 蕤 fringe overladen with flowers 安放 lay, place with 滩 beach 芦笙 lusheng 叫 to call 雾气 wuqi 扶 to support 压力 pressure 起飞 to take off 慢性 chronic slow (in taking effect) 骆 camel 很 very 五洲 wuzhou 情节 details 圆球 pellet 圈点 punctuate 觇 keep at to spy 进兵 jinbing 补充 to fill up 进入 to enter 窟窿 kulong 大兴 daxing 大关 daguan 笔迹 a person's handwriting (style) 迹象 sign indication 肉皮 roupi 大典 grand ceremony 阻挡 stop resist obstruct stem 阻挠 to thwart to obstruct (sth) 压制 suppress stifle inhibit press 大公 (~~wusi) selfless 姜 (surname) ginger 涡流 whirling fluid eddy 郁闭 yubi 即兴 jixing 拖延 tuoyan 威胁 to threathen 崆 name of a mountain 多情 susceptible 取下 quxia 将领 high-ranking military officer general 幸好 fortunately luckily 汇总 gather collect pool 碳 carbon 明沟 minggou 行距 hangju 昆仑 Kunlun Mountains (on Xinjiang border) 近海 jinhai 天平 tianping 天干 tiangan 哲理 zheli 博 extensive to gamble 次之 cizhi 沿途 on the way throughout a journey 韭 leek 供养 support, provide for (parents, etc.) 量变 quantitative change 冕 royal crown 捺 press down firmly 追 pursue (a problem) to chase 吃水 chishui 卜辞 oracle bone inscriptions 剧团 theatrical company opera troupe 行走 walk 溢出 overflow 长生 changsheng 遮荫 shade 护 protect 晓得 know 坐镇 zuozhen 舒服 comfortable well 欢聚 happily gather 公馆 public official 销毁 to destroy (by melting or burning) 缅怀 cherish memory of 户头 bank account 看家 special skill house guard sth. saved for 行贿 bribe 卤族 luzu 取代 replace supersede 看守 turnkey warder v. watch guard 虚实 heuysat 到手 daoshou 麝 musk deer 移民 emigrant/immigrant vo. emigrate 横 horizontal unruly 校舍 school building 圬 to plaster whitewash 环 bracelet ring (not for finger) 公顷 hectare 深红 dark red 天开 tiankai 大型 large size 似 resemble 气阀 qifa 品 conduct grade thing 应对 reply answer 剧场 theatre 注解 annotate 曲式 qushi 平仄 level and oblique tones tonal patterns in 指头 zhitou 履历 leilik 平价 par parity 深绿 dark green 蚊虫 wenchong 大城 plant 注视 watch attentively gaze at 书经 shujing 喀 (onomat.) 缇 orange red silk 大地 the earth 安插 place in position, assign to job 候 wait 欢腾 jubilation great celebration 大土 datu 味 taste 养蜂 yangfeng 量刑 liangxing 口腔 kouqiang 盂 container cup 急迫 jipo 阿爸 aba 安排 to set up to arrange 周围 surrounding 采摘 pluck, pick 根治 effect a permanent cure 笔触 brush stroke (painting, calligraphy) 取保 qubao 大块 dakuai 进场 jinchang 大坝 dam 急进 jijin 豆子 bean 逄 (surname) 训诂 xungu 房间 room 空泡 kongpao 追肥 zhuifei 皂化 zaohua 训话 xunhua 我们 we us 笞 to whip with bamboo strips 乒乓 pingpang 幅度 width extent 五梏 wugu 安息 rest, go to sleep 蚕豆 candou 行进 march forward advance 竞赛 a competition 天山 tianshan 蛋 egg 长石 changshi 应声 yingsheng 长短 length 计件 jijian 谎 lies / to lie 外侨 waiqiao 外侮 waiwu 局势 (political) situation 行车 hangche 体育 physical education athletics 副业 avocation 神明 gods deities divinities 粜 sell (grain from granary) 大吕 dalu 棉花 cotton 甭 need not 钬 holmium 界限 boundary 大同 (~~xiao yi) similar on major principles but different on details 洽 accord make contact 郁郁 yuyu 原诗 yuanshi 依存 depend on for existence 气门 qimen 量具 liangju 施用 to ultilize 口舌 koushe 影 image shadow 绰 spacious well-off 空气 air 需 to need 炅 (surname) 虚妄 xuwang 国难 national calamity 当然 of course 徇私 xunsi 炱 soot 肥 fat fertile 游历 travel for pleasure/information 协理 xieli 大喜 daxi 审美 appreciate beauty 头 head suff. for nouns 长相 (zh) features, appearance 盐场 yanchang 外事 foreign affairs 差错 amiss 提纲 outline 楔 to wedge wedge 狙 (ape) to spy / lie in ambush 战鼓 zhangu 外交 foreign relations 书 book / letter 盐土 yantu 体腔 tiqiang 小队 team squad 折线 broken line 坍塌 tanta 苹 marsiliaceae (artemisia) duckweed apple 外人 wairen 界面 interface 宋书 songshu 国防 national defense 奸臣 jianchen 笔记 take down notes 玄鸟 xuanniao 外乡 waixiang 小雅 xiaoya 指导 advise 减退 drop go down recede 讲话 to talk 莸 Caryopteris divaricata 千 a swing thousand 牢靠 laokao 打响 daxiang 磊 lumpy rock pile uneven 行踪 whereabouts (lose) track (of) 指定 appoint assign 升高 to rise 蹑 chase step tread 配色 nuance 神权 shenquan 天工 tiangong 熟铁 shutie 捣 stir to pound 营私 yingsi 施琅 shilang 空洞 empty, hollow devoid of content n. cavity 滚翻 roll over 书籍 books works literature 儆 warn / admonish 炭火 tanhuo 嵘 lofty 刑部 xingbu 愦 confused troubled 猎获 capture/kill in hunting bag 越权 yuequan 希望 to hope 础 foundation 鳃 gills of fish 指向 directional 五更 wugeng 恐 afraid / frightened 蓓 bud 刷新 shuaxin 指名 designate 禺 (place) district 诊治 zhenzhi 届满 jieman 逗号 comma 天生 tiansheng 大嫂 dasao 竖起 hold up (high) raise up 开外 more than in excess of 气魄 boldness of vision daring 肥胖 fat 吃惊 aghast 庄 farm / village 挑起 stir up incite 栋 roof beam 周家 zhoujia 逛 to stroll to visit 白宫 the White House 追踪 follow trail track 冲破 break through, breach 五星 wuxing 伥 groping rash / reckless 胜地 shengdi 空手 kongshou 大娘 ma'am 眵 gritty secretion in eyes 祖父 grandfather (father's side) 履带 ludai 乏 short of tired 压头 yatou 炮火 artillery fire 伤势 shangshi 炮灰 paohui 泸 name of a river place name 周密 careful thorough 虿 (scorpion) 大家 everybody who is present or being discussed 量度 measure estimate 小项 xiaoxiang 福音 gospel 大宗 dazong 肺炎 pneumonia inflammation of the lungs 梳 comb 羯 castrate a ram deer's skin 思索 think deeply ponder 兼职 hold two or more posts concurrently be 壁 wall 原著 original (work) 亚丁 Aden 忘情 wangqing 亚东 yadong 汇流 huiliu 蚕茧 (silkworm) cocoon 大寨 dazhai 粳稻 gengdao 氨化 ammonia 蟹黄 xiehuang 嗳 (interj. of disapproval) (interj. of regret) 天半 tianban 馆子 restaurant 靠背 kaobei 貌似 maosi 谈论 discuss 足迹 footprint track 茧 cocoon 劲 strength stalwart / sturdy 进学 jinxue 案 law case table 恶化 worsen, deteriorate 谈话 to chat conversation 大学 university college 拒 refuse 杭州 Hangzhou (city) 行者 hangzhe 通宝 tongbao 饫 full (as of eating) 零碎 lingsui 号角 horn, bugle bugle call 腻 greasy tired of 浑浊 hunzhuo 白头 old age 忘掉 forget 根据 according to 伎 craft 周天 zhoutian 冲突 confict 力 strength 白天 daytime, day 空想 kongxiang 丞相 prime minister 然而 however 应和 echo respond to 进士 successful candidate in highest imperial examination 丸 pill 牢骚 discontent complaint 蜾 Eumenes pomiformis 巅 summit 效果 effectiveness 小鬼 xiaogui 鹘 falcon migratory bird 钟 (ancient measure) (surname) bell clock 宗教 religion 闵 (surname) feel compassion for 赏罚 shangfa 虚名 undeserved/false reputation 写实 write/paint realistically 并进 bingjin 易 (surname) change easy 仲裁 mediation 应否 yingfou 炜 glow raging fire 冲程 chongcheng 踣 corpse prostrate 纵火 zonghuo 诵 read aloud 气馁 discouraged despondent 鱿鱼 youyu 假 false vacation 宗族 zongzu 胚芽 peiya 差额 balance, margin 硗 stony soil 思维 thought 恧 ashamed 宗旨 aim purpose 狰 hideous / fierce-looking 附带 incidentally attach 衷 inner feelings 思绪 train of thought thinking feeling 堂 hall 体贴 showing consideration for 体质 physique constitution 撕 to tear 妗 wife of mother's brother 口述 dictate 牝 female 欢迎 to welcome 炉灶 stove 营生 yingsheng 仪式 ceremony rite 密令 miling 榷 consult knock / beat 大妈 madame (respectful address) 密云 miyun 六镇 liuzhen 采 gather affairs allotment to a feudal noble 升限 shengxian 给 for give passive part. to to supply / provide 升降 rise and fall 鳞片 scale (of fish/etc.) bud scale 赤 bare scarlet 大姐 elder sister (address) 曩 in former times 天光 tianguang 原虫 yuanchong 二话 demur objection 集材 jicai 大头 datou 房顶 roof 勇猛 yongmeng 大大 largely 阻止 prevent stop prohibit 集权 jiquan 版权 copyright 忘我 oblivious of self selfless 大夫 doctor (old-fasioned term) 锟 steel sword 日用 for daily use n. daily expenses 归结 to sum up or put in a nutshell 枨 door post 大多 for the most part, mostly 婚礼 bridal 恒量 hengliang 夺目 dazzle the eyes 追赶 chase 归纳 conclude, sum up 大好 very good 行船 hangchuan 编造 draw up fabricate, invent 足足 zuzu 纵然 zongran 滚珠 ball 靳 (surname) martingale stingy 呵 expel breath my goodness 追赃 zhuizang 物态 wutai 亲政 qinzheng 唆 incite suck 踌 hesitate 古人 (the) ancients, forefathers 香 fragrant incense 应力 internal stress 幸免 escape by sheer luck 婚约 engagement wedding contract 炳 bright / luminous 兖州 yanzhou 机会 chance 贶 bestow confer 笔者 the (present) author 当空 high above in the sky 锊 (ancient unit of weight) 古代 ancient 孚 trust 口袋 pocket 古今 now and then 进度 rate of advance planned speed schedule 价 price great / good middleman servant 棉衣 cotton-padded clothes 妾 concubine 机体 organism airframe 蚕蛹 canyong 嫩绿 nenlu 烙铁 luotie 公里 kilometer 神气 spirited vigorous cocky overweening triumphant n. expression 看台 kantai 棉袄 cotton-padded jacket 宁波 ningpo 真主 zhenzhu 审理 try hear (case) 情趣 temperament interest appeal 棉被 quilt with cotton wadding 裤脚 kujiao 真个 zhenge 即席 jixi 简陋 simple and crude 讥笑 jixiao 大师 great master 圆筒 yuantong 大年 good year (crops) lunar year 天国 Kingdom of Heaven paradise 移时 yishi 古书 antiquarian book 槎 wooden raft; to hew fell trees 神汉 shenhan 近日 recently in the past few days within 盈亏 profit and loss waxing and waning 燎 singe 牟 barley to moo usurp 井底 jingdi 驯 attain gradually tame 近旁 nearby near 保护 to protect 姑母 gumu 棉裤 mianku 量子 quantum 情谊 friendly feelings 天地 heaven and earth universe scope of operation 刊 to print / publish 情调 sentiment tone and mood taste 公道 justice impartial 卤水 lushui 稚 infantile young 原 cause source 截 a section cut off (a length) 顶风 brave the wind 明文 (laws, rules, etc) state in writing 白布 plain white cloth calico 口角 corner of mouth n. quarrel bicker 蛮干 reckless rash foolhardy 骚乱 riot chaos vo. create disturbance 峁 single hill (geographical) 明早 mingzao 明日 tomorrow 周年 anniversary 看到 see 保持 to keep at a certain condition 死路 silu 书目 catalog of books 大志 lofty aim, great ambition 天坛 tiantan 进德 jinde 应变 meet contingency strain 大忙 damang 确 authenticated solid / firm 铱 iridium 凳 stool 追诉 zhuisu 眇 minute (small) subtle 鼗 hand drum used by peddlers 明政 mingzheng 堙 bury mound to dam / close 注脚 footnote 奸诈 crafty treacherous 贫贱 pinjian 何谓 what is meant by? 栽种 to plant to grow 五指 wuzhi 胜利 victory 瘦弱 thin and weak emaciated 绂 ribbon for a seal sash 机件 parts works 编队 organize into teams 识破 to penetrate to see through 协统 xietong 蕻 budding flourishing 羁 halter restrain 知识 knowledge 户口 registered residence 音位 yinwei 耔 hoe up soil around plants 顾问 adviser consultant 猛冲 mengchong 医科 medical courses in general medicine 纫 to string to thread (needle) 阻滞 obstruct block 握住 hold tight 天后 th 明暗 mingan 天命 tianming 根本 basically 版 edition printing block 纶 classify silk thread twist silk 胚层 peiceng 尊重 respect 近来 recently lately of late 六道 liudao 贸易 trading 年华 time age 艨 war-boat 畲 cultivated field 冷笑 lengxiao 窕 quiet and elegant 筹措 raise (money) 进展 progress advance v. make progress/headway 书画 shuhua 硬 hard 明显 obvious 看出 to discern that 霹雳 pili 即将 about to happen 截止 end close 明明 obviously plainly 爪子 (animal's) paw 书生 intellectual scholar 大将 dajiang 主机 main engine lead plane 大小 relative size 虚假 false sham 农会 peasant association 贺信 congratulatory letter 明智 sagacious wise 天会 tianhui 明晰 distinct clear 压强 pressure 醒目 xingmu 摧 destroy repress 进尺 jinchi 六部 liubu 猛兽 mengshou 大局 overall public interest overall situation 体裁 ticai 瘦小 shouxiao 指南 guide guidebook 口语 spoken language 秀才 xiucai 压延 yayan 空旷 kongkuang 太保 taibao 氢 hydrogen 汇款 remittance vo. remit money 看做 look upon as regard as 损耗 wastage spoilage v. cause loss or wear 植 to plant 站 station to stand 养路 yanglu 农事 husbandry 禁锢 bar from office confine imprison 择 select pick over 大川 (large) river 原色 yuanse 弼 assist 楼下 downstairs 新道 xindao 须根 xugen 足见 zujian 推 push refuse (responsibility) 小黄 xiaohuang 禁闭 jinbi 炮眼 paoyan 锡林 xilin 许 (surname) to permit 周岁 one full year of life (of infant) 明朗 bright clear obvious 鹁 wood-pigeon 蜢 grasshopper 小麦 wheat 烊 molten smelt 农业 agriculture 虑 anxiety 嗜 addicted to fond of 正 Chinese 1st month of year just (right) main upright 绅士 gentlemen gentry 胪 belly skin to state 多次 many times 荣禄 ronglu 蜩 cicada 铁青 tieqing 农中 nongzhong 应允 yingyun 和约 treaty 大抵 generally speaking 不问 ignore let go unpunished 随 (surname) follow 霜降 shuangjiang 汇合 fusion confluence v. join meet converge assemble 多哥 duoge 军务 junwu 透镜 lens 营业 to do business 斜面 xiemian 荞麦 qiaomai 建造 build 神像 shenxiang 让给 ranggei 铣 shining metal 罪 crime sin 衰 mourning garments decay decline 狷 timid / cautious 犹疑 youyi 废除 abolish 指法 finger method (in painting) 暄 genial and warm 五常 wuchang 环视 look around 即或 jihuo 建都 jiandu 厦门 Xiamen (Amoy) (in Fujian) 嫡系 direct line of descent 大成 big city 通缉 wanted by the police (fugitive or criminal) 古物 antiquity 集尘 jichen 大批 large amount 阻值 zuzhi 煤矿 coal mine colliery 平等 equal, e.g. equal rights 黔 Guizhou 伙食 mess food meals 擘 thumb to analyze to split 也 also 靥 dimple 密电 midian 凸缘 tuyuan 畹 a field of 20 or 30 mu 闪过 shanguo 不错 not bad 阻击 to check to stop 醋 vinegar 渊 abyss 次第 second order 额定 specified (number or amount) 取笑 ridicule make fun of 批示 pishi 芭 banana 胶体 jiaoti 穿越 pass through, cut across 典当 pawn, mortgage 持久 enduring, lasting 吃奶 suck the breast 拟定 formulate conjecture 蹊 footpath 天正 tianzheng 裂隙 crack crevice fracture 迟 late 汞 mercury 次等 inferior, second-class 指派 zhipai 毁灭 destroy exterminate 通红 very red red through and through to blush (deep red) 淳 genuine pure 明天 tomorrow 蘅 Asarum blumei 宗庙 zongmiao 安培 ampere 冠 cap to head 周折 zhouzhe 平稳 smooth steady even 击毁 jihui 大指 dazhi 吹 to blow 空子 kongzi 阁楼 garret loft attic 臀 buttocks 宁冈 ninggang 联防 lianfang 嫒 your daughter (hon.) 五彩 wucai 葙 Celosia argentea 善良 good and honest decent 豆油 soybean oil 扭 wring 鸿渐 hongjian 决议 decision 决计 jueji 摸底 know real situation sound sb. out 复查 re-examine 虽然 although 五岭 wuling 自学 study on one's own 煤田 coalfield 备案 report a case for the record 明媚 bright and beautiful 亲 closely related parents-in-law of one's offspring 开缺 kaique 根子 root 效忠 vow loyalty and devotion to 伎俩 jiliang 溜井 liujing 旅 travel 么 (interrog. part.) (interrog. suff.) one on dice small 开罗 Cairo 天桥 tianqiao 透露 divulge leak reveal 平移 translation 嗥 howl / bawl to bark / roar 阻力 resistance 荀子 xunzi 决裂 juelie 冰箱 refrigerator, freezer 共计 amount to, total 剧情 story line plot 园地 yuandi 可风 kefeng 调节 to adjust 太爷 taiye 集市 county fair/market 浇水 jiaoshui 狠 fierce very 天棚 tianpeng 孔丘 kongqiu 如雨 ruyu 多嘴 speak out of turn 联锁 liansuo 螃 crab 怂 arouse 炀 molten smelt 蜂王 fengwang 砒 arsenic 禧 joy 光照 to shine 煤球 meiqiu 希尔 xier 计算 to calculate 结节 jiejie 横线 hengxian 降温 lower temperature (as in workshop) drop in 莱辛 laixin 效应 effect 位能 weineng 机灵 jiling 鸿沟 chasm, wide gap 查看 look over, examine 压抑 oppressive stifling v. constrain inhibit 赴 attend go 额外 extra, additional 澈 clear water thorough 百年 hundred years 神化 apotheosis 徨 irresolute 宁可 ningke 梦见 to dream to see in a dream 看法 viewpoint 大意 general idea, gist careless 权 authority power 迈 take a step 技艺 feat 筹建 prepare to construct/establish st. 佃租 land rent 重音 stress, accent 空头 kongtou 生根 shenggen 青春 one's youth young adulthood 权臣 quanchen 铺 to spread a store a bed 截击 jieji 身体 body, e.g. a person's body 周末 weekend 卑劣 base, mean, despicable 夜幕 yemu 贺电 message of congratulations 真的 really 周期 cycle 崦 name of a mountain in Gansu 百姓 common people 筹备 prepare, arrange 其他 other 荧光 flourescence 穷苦 qiongku 舷 sides of boat 赆 farewell presents 最先 very first 矍 (surname) glance fearfully 指标 characteristics (in mathematics) 书信 letter written message 销子 xiaozi 宗子 zongzi 保 guarantee protect 白杨 abele 须发 xufa 庄园 manor 真相 real/true situation the real facts/truth 开票 kaipiao 其二 qier 深信 shenxin 卺 nuptial winecup 厉行 lixing 抄 to copy 十万 hundred thousand 平缓 gentle mild placid 大春 dachun 没收 confiscate expropriate 抱歉 apologize, be sorry 宗室 zongshi 猥 humble / rustic plentiful 不配 bupei 叙述 narrate 禾 cereal grain 其中 among which 流行 prevalent popular fashionable in vogue v. spread 惘 desolate 其一 qiyi 农田 farmland cropland 磨 grind rub grindstone 即景 jijing 贷款 a loan of money 白昼 daytime 樊 (surname) cage fence 保存 to safekeep 至上 supreme highest 取缔 qudi 大林 great forest 平纹 pingwen 安危 anwei 周易 zhouyi 本 copy (M for books) origin own 空心 hollow nothing in mind 泸州 luzhou 麽 dimi. 宿 lodge for the night old / former (a) night constellation 微调 weitiao 平绒 pingrong 坌 bring together dust 身世 one's life experience one's lot 剧本 drama play script 诟 sense of shame to abuse 我 I / me 世家 shijia 真知 zhenzhi 塾 private tutorage 真真 zhenzhen 舅 maternal uncle 保密 maintain secrecy, keep a secret 怙 presume 服役 serve in the army be in active service 祖传 zuchuan 纵使 zongshi 砩 dam up water with rocks name of a stone 溲 urinate 身价 shenjia 进来 to come in 大有 very 冰糖 rock sugar 畋 cultivate (land) to hunt 井架 jingjia 保定 baoding 至今 until now 廒 granary 保安 ensure safety 保守 guard, keep conservative 刀口 edge of a knife crucial point cut, incision 宜阳 yiyang 不适 not suitable 重重 (ch) layer upon layer 重量 weight 大权 power, authority 夜市 yeshi 不通 doesn't make sense 路程 distance travelled journey 天水 tianshui 猎 hunting 子宫 uterus womb 机电 machinery and power-generating equipment 拖欠 tuoqian 太监 taijian 辱 disgrace insult 智育 zhiyu 爸 pa / papa 通称 tongcheng 氨水 ammonia 悲痛 grief, sorrow 镰刀 sickle 纽约 New York 秕 grain not fully grown husks 燥 dry / parched impatient 根式 genshi 多加 duojia 惯 accustomed 太白 taibai 压条 yatiao 蛮族 manzu 眨巴 zhaba 肖像 portrait 娓 active comply with 真理 the truth 天沟 tiangou 没有 do not have 依次 in proper order successively 刷子 brush 忽而 now now... 平素 pingsu 崽 young of animals 周文 zhouwen 汇 class collection remit to converge (of rivers) 多分 duofen 铌 niobium 赏 enjoy the beauty of give 庄员 zhuangyuan 天波 tianpo 明年 next year 庄周 zhuangzhou 忘形 wangxing 压服 force/compel sb. to submit 周旋 socialize deal with 韶 (music) excellent harmonious 决赛 finals (of a competition) 搂 gather up; tuck up; graft (money) solicit to embrace 大方 natural and poised, unaffected 食指 forefinger 多变 duobian 斗 Chinese peck square base for Chinese flagstaff fight incite 鲢鱼 lianyu 天津 Tianjin (Tientsin) city 最初 at first the earliest 隔膜 lack of mutual understanding 明律 minglu 供电 power supply 浑厚 simple and honest simple and vigorous (of 安全 safety 指正 note mistakes for correction make comment/criticism 椴 Hibiscus syriacus 喷 to puff to spout fragrant sneeze 绳索 rope 折价 zhejia 明快 sprightly straightforward 诠 explain / comment 悍然 flagrantly, brazenly 奔 elope hurry go to towards 晖 bright / radiant 释文 shiwen 嫩 tender 即时 immediate 刀具 knives 噶 (phonetic) 翻 flit about translate turn over 棋盘 qipan 即日 jiri 外线 exterior lines outside (phone) connection 煤炭 charcoal 保姆 nanny 天涯 tianya 楼盖 lougai 煤炉 meilu 脯 candied fruit chest (thorax) 神圣 sacred holy 补救 remedy 捃 gather to sort 诈 crafty dishonest 陡 steep 释放 acquit 折中 compromise 进攻 to invade 开端 beginning start 冒进 maojin 棒球 baseball 大敌 dadi 根底 foundation 蒜苗 suanmiao 看来 seeing that a certain condition holds 愆 fault transgression 铿锵 kengqiang 指摘 zhizhe 皂洗 zaoxi 当中 within 材积 caiji 溢流 yiliu 通知 to inform 当下 dangxia 侮辱 insult 阐明 expound, clarify 座谈 have informal discussion 忠信 zhongxin 服务 service 腆 make strong (as liquors) virtuous 压榨 yazha 僧人 sengren 备战 prepare for war 兰考 lankao 颠覆 overturn subvert 漳河 zhanghe 依旧 yijiu 天才 talent gift genius talented gifted 荀况 xunkuang 看望 call on visit see 呈报 submit a report 无形 invisible 堋 target in archery 辚 rumbling of wheels 空前 unprecedented 缥 misty / indistinct 涮 rinse 逻 logic patrol 疾 disease 屡次 repeatedly time and again 曲折 tortuous winding complicated n. complications of an 集合 to gather 多少 how much amount 横生 grow wild be overflowing with or full of 真空 vacuum 物化 die pass away 外焰 waiyan 当今 nowadays, at present 吊车 crane 闾 gate of a village village 开球 kaiqiu 吃光 finish off 虚构 fabricate make up 馋 greedy (in eating) 昊 clear summer sky vast 指教 zhijiao 通盘 overall comprehensive 业 business / occupation 指数 index (number) indicator exponent 锨 (iron) shovel 阔气 kuoqi 当众 in public 侯 marquis 择捉 zezhuo 幻想 delusion 木船 muchuan 宁夏 ningxia 掌 in charge of palm of hand 僧侣 monk 穷追 qiongzhui 摞 pile up 物力 wuli 深海 shenhai 明净 bright and clear 譬 give an example 麻布 mabu 关门 close down closed doors 踅 to walk around / turn back midway 女贞 nuzhen 胳膊 arm 阕 section of a song shut 明儿 tomorrow one of these days some day 氙 xenon 安心 feel at ease 调解 mediate, make peace 太祖 taizu 冰点 freezing point 宜 proper should suitable 天授 tianshou 关键 crucial 进步 progress 应有 should have 尹 (surname) to rule 破灭 be shattered fall through 大步 big step, great stride 勒 rein in tie wrap something tight; strangle 狸 (dog) wild cat 妇女 women in general 庄子 n. village hamlet 神奇 magical mystical miraculous 典型 typical 安徽 Anhui (Anhwei) province 神女 goddess 指斥 zhichi 前件 qianjian 漆器 lacquerware 亚纲 yagang 结论 conclusion 肇 at first devise originate 可逆 keni 缎 satin 蜂窝 beehive 抛 abandon throw 安居 nestle 天性 natural instincts nature 版图 domain, territory 销售 sales 莱 Chenopodium album 集团 organization 胚根 peigen 大梁 daliang 咱俩 zaliang 冷作 lengzuo 开眼 kaiyan 淅 sound of rain / sleet etc. 痕 scar traces 指明 demonstrate point out 苛 severe / exacting 祢 (surname) temple of deceased father 工 work / labor 大棒 big stick, club 笑林 Humor Jokes 权衡 weigh consider assess 取火 quhuo 泯 obliterate submerge 隐藏 to hide to conceal 七 seven 太空 outer space 蜉 (dragon fly) (large ant) (wasp) 磁针 compass needle 碌 laborious small stone 隐蔽 conceal take cover 根号 genhao 磁铁 magnet 脸面 face self-respect sb.'s feelings 吃力 strenuous, difficult 归侨 returned overseas Chinese 章 (surname) chapter seal 兰花 cymbidium orchid 通用 in common use current general interchangeable 捱 dawdle suffer 真确 zhenque 通电 circular/open telegram vo. set up electric circuit 开矿 kaikuang 忘却 forget 较 clear / distinct compare 纵深 depth 多心 oversensitive 平炉 pinglu 咕 mutter 雨季 rainy season 氯苯 luben 其它 other 下河 xiahe 谲 deceitful 大概 approximately 天意 God's/Heaven's will 壁画 mural, fresco 咱们 we 凯歌 kaige 外延 waiyan 应时 yingshi 木耳 edible tree fungus 指望 prospect hope v. look to count on 遒 consolidate end strong 陀 (phonetic) declivity steep bank 仙 immortal 板胡 a bowed string instrument 牦 tail tuft of hair 毫 000 (M) 1 / 10 fine hair 虚无 unreal 蕴 bring together collect 空军 air force 娲轮 walun 多德 duode 应收 yingshou 杼 shuttle of a loom 移动 to move from one place to another 调试 diaoshi 助战 zhuzhan 贯 pierce to string 夜班 yeban 锿 einsteinium 大楼 large building highrise 环节 segment 煤系 meixi 开盘 kaipan 按理 normally, reasonably 廑 careful hut 路矿 lukuang 助手 assistant aide 虚数 xushu 神学 theological theology 造船 zaochuan 婚事 wedding marriage 钢轨 ganggui 骏 spirited horse 盐池 yanchi 两旁 both sides either side 碣 stone tablet 麻子 mazi 最大 biggest 虚报 xubao 前世 qianshi 协会 association organization 天明 tianming 衬布 lining cloth 握紧 wojin 呐 battle cry (final part.) 华丽 gorgeous 调谐 diaoxie 酤 to deal in liquors 路灯 street/road lamp 论 (Confucian) analects by the / per discuss theory 纸片 slip 协作 to collaborate 华东 East China 绷 to stretch / taut to tie / bind to have a taut face 孺 (surname) child 最好 best 助攻 zhugong 檄 dispatch order 外界 the outside 锑 antimony 鲤鱼 carp 舒张 shuzhang 漠视 moshi 应战 meet enemy attack accept challenge 盐法 yanfa 朋友 friend 谫 shallow stupid 夏粮 summer grain crops 供给 to provide 对面 the opposite side 阻尼 damping 机翼 jiyi 华人 ethnic Chinese person or people 棘 thorns 张贴 put up (poster/etc.) 外生 waisheng 大湖 lake 外甥 nephew 外用 for external use/application 烨 blaze of fire glorious 外电 reports from foreign (non-Chinese) news agancies 零星 fragmentary odd piecemeal scattered sporadic 周游 tour 戊 5th heavenly stem 透顶 touding 躯体 body carcass 跨越 stride across leap over 鲨鱼 shark 软骨 ruangu 姑娘 lady 隽 eminent talented 眼 eye 保卫 to protect to defend 华佗 name of a famous doctor in old times, Hua Tuo 神州 shenzhou 蔑视 ignore scorn 五台 wutai 刀子 pocketknife 盛誉 shengyu 菟 dodder / cuscuta 峡 gorge 开火 kaihuo 转 show off with literary expressions convey to forward (mail) to turn revolve 可靠 reliable 看成 take for/as 聊天 liaotian 靼 (phonetic) dressed leather 偾 instigate ruin / destroy 连乘 liancheng 蔗 sugar cane 泽 beneficence marsh 窍门 qiaomen 曲柄 qubing 不顾 to ignore 透风 toufeng 开炮 kaipao 备查 for future reference 鼷 mouse 华侨 overseas Chinese 猛扑 mengpu 安定 stablize stable 看护 kanhu 天柱 tianzhu 密码 (secret) code password 安宁 tranquil, calm 空地 kongdi 依恋 be reluctant to leave continue to long 机组 unit set flight crew 查禁 ban prohibit 把握 hold, grasp assurance 百倍 hundredfold 压气 yaqi 多头 duotou 白 gratuitous white / pure 大河 (large) river 蒇 complete prepare 现成 properly done ready-made 伴随 accompany 宋庆 songqing 咸丰 xianfeng 查究 investigate and ascertain 盐湖 yanhu 辰 5th earthly branch 7-9 a.m. 享 enjoy 保健 health care 疏浚 shujun 对门 the house opposite 井水 jingshui 燕 (surname) place name swallow (bird) 园寝 yuanqin 蛛 spider 姥 grandma (maternal) governess old woman 把戏 acrobatics, jugglery 我的 my mine 驸 prince consort 大水 dashui 平生 lifetime 壁炉 fireplace 凉鞋 sandal 文笔 wenbi 维新 weixin 应急 meet emergency 具备 completely satisfies the conditions, e.g. for a job 大气 atmosphere 舳 poopdeck stern of boat 按照 to follow orders according to 外省 waisheng 摇 shake to rock 鳌 sea turtle 木薯 mushu 张望 zhangwang 姑姑 gugu 绠 rope well-rope 古籍 antiquarian books 积雪 snowpack 进水 jinshui 大江 (large) river 双流 shuangliu 孢子 spore 纸烟 cigarette 依据 according to 大汉 dahan 天放 tianfang 拦阻 intercept 零乱 in disorder in a mess 盛装 shengzhuang 朦胧 dim hazy (of moonlight) obscure 神往 shenwang 蜂群 fengqun 鼠 rat / mouse 进深 jinshen 仓库 warehouse 多寡 number, amount 嶷 name of a mountain in Hunan 物品 article goods 筹划 artifice 闪耀 glint 保全 preserve from damage maintain in good repair 权贵 quangui 效力 effect vo. serve 拉 pull 天数 fate 神志 shenzhi 兔 rabbit 跗 instep tarsus 湖 lake 吊装 diaozhuang 效劳 xiaolao 指挥 to command 忽视 neglect ignore 天敌 tiandi 并 and / also together with amalgamate combine 世兄 shixiong 大洲 continent 授 give 夏 summer 零件 parts 多孔 duokong 神异 shenyi 调运 diaoyun 盛行 be current be in vogue 长丝 changsi 厨 kitchen 筹办 make preparations/arrangements 大洋 dayang 天文 tianwen 大海 sea, ocean 歃 drink 拖拉 haul 备料 prepare raw materials 天时 tianshi 天日 tianri 舒展 unfold extend smooth out stretch 季 season 缕缕 lulu 帕尔 paer 指控 accusation a (criminal) charge to accuse 漩 eddy 抱怨 complain 长久 lasting, permanent 弯头 wantou 焚书 burn books 炉子 stove oven furnace 把手 handle, grip, knob 身子 body pregnancy 日 Japan day sun 世代 from generation to generation n. generation period 调遣 dispatch, assign 砰 sound of crashing / thunder 岳 mountain (surname) wife's father 虚线 line of dots/dashes imaginary line 铭记 graven 薹 Carex dispalatha 天空 sky heaven 世事 shishi 揍 beat up break to pieces 寝 lie down 五代 wudai 蓣 dioscoreaceae 上次 last time previous occasion 披露 to reveal to publish to make public to announce 对话 dialog 自如 smoothly with facility 拷 examine by torture 夜校 night/evening school 炮声 sound of cannonade/artillery 世人 common people 勇士 warrior 菠菜 bocai 大爷 sir (respectful address to elder) 的 -er (nom.) -ic -ly subor. part.-'s really and truly aim clear 五中 wuzhong 圆圈 circle ring 五两 wuliang 天窗 tianchuang 疮 sore / skin ulcer 穷队 qiongdui 隔阂 estrangement 荒凉 desolate 五一 5-1 (May 1st) 炕沿 kangyan 天竺 tianzhu 雄 heroic male 世上 in the world on earth 晏 (surname) late quiet 书学 shuxue 营建 yingjian 蝥 Spanish fly grain-eating grub 注 annotate pour into to notice 问 ask 踏实 dependable at ease solid 身家 shenjia 暮色 muse 当场 on the spot, then and there 保佑 bless and protect 调配 allocate, deploy 值钱 zhiqian 狂风 kuangfeng 当地 local 木马 muma 世俗 profane secular worldly 羟 hydroxyl (radical) 冲冲 excitedly 瘫痪 paralysis palsy paralytic 个 general classifier general classifier 猬 hedgehog 环顾 look about 苹果 apple 开水 boiling/boiled water v. boil water 骚扰 harass molest 便 convenient ease nature then advantageous cheap 华南 South China 烁 bright / luminous 鹊 magpie 隔音 soundproofing 的话 in the event that 施加 exert (pressure/influence) 献策 xiance 同心 concentric of one heart vp. be of 五保 wubao 纵容 zongrong 冲击 the actions of waves pounding a shore 其实 actually 华北 North China 阅 peruse / review 真挚 sincere cordial 协助 assist help 僬 clever pigmies 岭南 lingnan 鲞 wine-preserved pomfret 户籍 census register household register 协力 xieli 摈 expel reject 款待 entertain 豆粒 douli 韧带 ligament 铸成 cast into make 触角 feeler, antenna 胚珠 peizhu 次比 cibi 归咎 blame declare to be at fault 紫 purple 至多 at (the) most 颇 quite / rather uneven / sloping 大炮 cannon 邦联 confederation 萤 firefly 劫 plunder 井灌 jingguan 取样 sampling vo. take a sample 膨胀 to expand 迸发 burst forth 至大 zhida 可行 feasible 病 defect disease 长叹 heave a deep sigh 蝎 scorpion 拖网 trawl 真情 real situation the truth 辰光 starlight 击沉 jichen 毁损 damage impair 镇海 zhenhai 蜂拥 swarm 查明 prove through investigation ascertain 缓期 postpone a deadline or action associated with one 孔庙 kongmiao 录取 enroll recruit admit 瓯 bowl / cup 对角 duijiao 坪 a plain 古怪 eccentric grotesque oddly queer 渴望 thirst/long for 粗鲁 rude, boorish 深夜 deep in the night 廉洁 honest 专 concentrated specialized 深处 depth recess 有家 youjia 冲刷 erode, wash away 悲愤 grief and indignation 鸳 mandarin duck 夺得 duode 剧烈 violent fierce 硇 sal-ammoniac 密 dense 灭菌 miejun 背 carry on one's back learn by heart the back 大火 conflagration 亚斯 yasi 指纹 zhiwen 筱 dwarf bamboo 深奥 profound profoundly 集中 to concentrate 身长 shenchang 长势 (of crops) condition of growth 输 lose transport 浪费 to waste wasteful 秧苗 seedling 妻子 wife 榧 Torreya nucifera 握手 shake/clasp hands 献礼 xianli 焊接 welding soldering 遂 forthwith 啄 to peck 镇江 Zhenjiang (city), in Jiangsu province 楼房 storied building 牖 enlighten lattice window 婴儿 baby infant 向北 northwards 天神 tianshen 纸浆 pulp 百二 one hundred and twenty 内平 neiping 孔径 aperture bore diameter 悲惨 miserable, tragic 审察 shencha 秀丽 beautiful handsome pretty 社论 an editorial 集体 whole group 归国 returned (to country) 栽培 to cultivate and educate young people of knowledge and virtue 戡 kill suppress 伙计 huoji 侨 emigrant reside abroad 锯 to mend (china) with staples a saw to saw 娱 amuse 普特 pute 撺 rush stir up throw 贿 bribe (ry) 集会 an assembly of people 可观 considerable impressive sizable worth seeing 可见 it seems 通气 tongqi 弥 overflowing full to fill 联营 operate jointly 纤 boatman's tow-rope fine / delicate 农户 peasant household 忠告 advice advise 主管 person in charge v. be responsible for 圆周 circumference of a circle 聚变 fusion 赦免 absolve 百万 million 来自 originally from 不致 not as bad as 缓慢 slow 卫生 sanitation 农时 nongshi 患 misfortune suffer (from illness) 当初 originally, in the first place 圈地 quandi 服从 to obey 亮度 illumination 炕桌 kangzhuo 身影 silhouette form figure 忠厚 honest and considerate 呀 (final part.) 零售 (sell) retail 院士 yuanshi 女郎 young woman maiden girl 孔墨 kongmo 权限 powers jurisdiction competence 忝 to shame 圆台 yuantai 荒唐 absurd, fantasic, preposterous 材料 material 对过 duiguo 当前 for the present right now 露白 lubai 身心 body and mind 豆科 douke 犄 ox-horns / wing of an army 天线 antenna 祖师 zushi 圣贤 shengxian 褶皱 xizhou 剧目 theatrical program 盲从 mangcong 氏族 a clan 挥 scatter wield wipe away 机构 institution 代号 code name 阉割 yange 井盐 jingyan 晌午 shangwu 真是 really truly 歧视 discrimination v. treat with bias 外海 waihai 冷凝 condensation 空中 aerial overhead n. open air/sky 看管 kanguan 大白 come out, become known 外洋 waiyang 沟壑 gully, ravine 献给 xiangei 压电 yadian 绿豆 ludou 烘 bake heat by fire 冷冻 freeze 周知 zhouzhi 荥 place name 幸福 wonderful 黎明 dawn daybreak 文理 unity and coherence in writing 曲线 curve 伯父 father's elder brother 伯爵 earl, count 觖 dissatisfied 物价 commodity prices 物件 object 联苯 lianben 不能 cannot 刚 hard just / exactly 看穿 kanchuan 优良 excellent 书店 bookshop 深度 depth 不胜 (unable to do anything) very 大石 boulder 当即 at once, right away 平滑 level and smooth 医务 medical matters 机智 quick-witted resourceful 夏收 xiashou 物产 wuchan 款子 kuanzi 指示 to instruct instructions 物事 wushi 不肖 unworthy 横梁 beam 外汇 foreign exchange 蹯 paws of animal 收方 shoufang 裁定 ruling 颞 temporal bones 空位 kongwei 栩 Quercus serrata 纲 main headings 蜷 to curl up Melania libertina wriggle (as a worm) 物主 owner 德 virtue; Germany 古来 old-time 折射 refraction 花木 flowers and trees 让步 yield compromise step aside 蟑 cockroach 重臂 zhongbei 来者 laizhe 软膏 ointment paste 糗 (surname) dry provisions 明亮 brightness 楼板 louban 近似 approximate be similar to 侑 urge to eat 明人 mingren 冷却 cool down 纛 big banner feather banner or fan 可谓 one may well say it may be 农林 farming and forestry 荒地 wasteland uncultivated or undeveloped land 钢锭 gangding 明令 mingling 黛 black eyebrow ink 芦席 luxi 当做 dangzuo 机敏 jimin 志趣 aspiration and interest inclination bent 协商 consult talk things over 烯 alkene 卢比 lubi 长城 Great Wall 密探 mitan 平淡 pingdan 对质 duizhi 刃 edge of blade 享用 enjoy (use of) 农村 farming village 调集 assemble, muster 大理 Dali 架 framework 谴责 to scold 白痴 idiocy idiot 吃亏 stand to lose at a disadvantage 忆 remember 取法 qufa 呗 to chant 如若 if 农机 agricultural/farm machinery 罱 spring net for fishing 傅 (surname) tutor 至少 at least 疗 to cure / to treat 协同 work in coordination with cooperate with 涧 mountain stream 近世 jinshi 古文 classical Chinese classical Chinese prose 近东 jindong 共鸣 resonance, sympathetic response 压盖 yagai 可贵 valuable praiseworthy 兄 elder brother 井田 jingtian 当兵 join the army 癖 habit hobby 毡帽 zhanmao 周瑜 zhouyu 意图 intention intent 矫 dissemble rectify 挂号 to register (a letter, etc.) 饴 syrup 城楼 gate tower 太极 taiji 近乎 close (to) little short of 逍遥 xiaoyao 近亲 jinqin 溜子 liuzi 大田 datian 取消 to cancel 平民 (ordinary) people 近人 jinren 萍 duckweed 优胜 yousheng 移交 turn over transfer hand over one's job 厘 one thousandth 协和 xiehe 结队 jiedui 钢铁 steel 耐心 patient n. patience endurance 鄯 name of a district in Xinjiang 帱 canopy / curtain to cover 炮弹 paodan 借 borrow by means of lend 老辈 laobei 路段 luduan 魔鬼 demon monster 对象 target, goal boyfriend or girlfriend 猴子 monkey 大略 generally, roughly 芋头 taro 深山 remote mountains 挣扎 struggle 归功 give credit or attribute success to 书局 publishing house press bookstore 院子 courtyard 识别 distinguish discern 来路 lailu 困惑 perplexed puzzled n. difficult problem perplexity 安乐 peace and comfort 深厚 deep profound solid deep-seated 寿阳 shouyang 荣幸 honored 外 outside 曲牌 qupai 沣 name of a river 树苗 sapling 开支 spending 联运 through transport/traffic joint transportation 咳 sound of sighing cough 欣喜 be joyful/happy 开放 come into bloom lift a ban/etc. open 蒋 (surname) 拦腰 lanyao 酆 (surname) name of an ancient city 圈子 threshing ground n. circle ring cliques 母 female mother 大竹 giant bamboo 当年 in that year 圆心 center of a circle 积聚 amass 不足 inadequate 罚 punish (ment) 帮腔 chime in 摘录 to extract to exerpt 忠心 zhongxin 态度 attitude 看看 to take a look 杪 the limit tip of branch 助燃 combustion-supporting 折光 zheguang 十分 100%, very 脑 brain 身受 shenshou 长大 to grow up 龚 (surname) 钙化 calcify 交 deliver join pay 积肥 jifei 綮 embroidered banner 诗意 poetic sentiment 协定 mutual agreement 氯酸 lusuan 耻 shame 开方 kaifang 感谢 appreciate 黄 (surname) sulfur yellow 按期 on schedule 书卷 shujuan 摘心 zhexin 吸 absorb inhale 蛔 roundworm / Ascaris lumbricoides 锻锤 duanchui 进程 course process progress 调频 diaopin 溧 name of a river 圆形 circular shape 具体 concrete 瘊 wart 矗立 tower over 煤渣 slack 帚 broom 量纲 dimension (unit) 瞟 cast a glance 敌视 hostile/antagonistic to 隐隐 yinyin 姑且 tentatively, for the time being 归属 be under the jurisdiction of 第 prefix for ordinal numbers 井筒 jingtong 乍得 zhade 婴孩 yinghai 重负 zhongfu 芽 sprout 磁 magnetism porcelain 身分 identity status capacity dignity 惑 confuse 缏 braid 鲎 king crab 瑞 propitious rayl (acoustical unit) 外患 waihuan 指甲 fingernail 呈现 present appear emerge 屮 plants sprouting 炮击 paoji 荼 Sonchus oleraceus 路数 lushu 禀 report to (a superior) 深切 heartfelt deep profound 看相 kanxiang 钞 paper money 壕沟 trench ditch 大笔 dabi 平房 bungalow 深刻 deep 天王 tianwang 踏勘 takan 四大 sida 书刊 books and periodicals 冲天 towering, soaring 贪赃 tanzang 通明 tongming 嫂 elder brother's wife 曲率 qulu 凌辱 lingru 楼梯 stair staircase 幻灯 slide show 幻灭 melt or fade into thin air 高山 alpine 葩 corolla of flower 当心 look out, be careful 医师 physician 真正 bonafide 炮兵 artillery 宁 peaceful rather 树胶 shujiao 开朗 open and clear sanguine optimistic broadminded and 路易 luyi 不过 however but 谤 to slander 长官 chancellor 书写 write 折叠 plait 按时 on time 外援 foreign aid outside help 长安 Chang An, capital of many dynasties in ancient China 游 to roam / travel to swim 长寿 long life, longevity 多亏 thanks to luckily 多事 meddlesome 最低 lowest 圈套 trap 至元 zhiyuan 多云 cloudy 优质 high/top quality/grade 查清 chaqing 瞥见 glimpse 糯 glutinous rice 最佳 optimum best first-rate 当局 (government) authority 盐税 yanshui 灿烂 bright, splendid 亚洲 Asia 折半 zheban 挂帅 take command 布 cloth diffuse / extend notify 审判 trial 霉 bacteria fungi moldy 多久 how long 不轨 acting against law or discipline 陬 corner foot of mountain 纽扣 niukou 滚动 roll tumble 联赛 liansai 看病 to see (a doctor) 透过 via rv. go through 快速 fast 夭 die prematurely 甜 sweet 阳 positive (electric.) sun 炮制 paozhi 僧尼 Buddhist monks and nuns 闪闪 shanshan 酝 to brew 莱阳 laiyang 矢量 shiliang 臭虫 bedbug 长子 zhangzi 勰 harmonious 可能 possible maybe 深入 deep 引言 forward introduction 归并 merge/incorporate into 砂 sand / gravel / granule 思弓 sigong 引诱 lure seduce 天然 natural 猩猩 xingxing 螓 small cicada with a square head 怒 indignant 皱 to wrinkle / wrinkled 憧 unsettled 开春 kaichun 哲学 philosophy 钵 alms bowl 斥力 chili 最为 the most 煤气 coal gas 引证 quote 逗点 comma 锋利 sharp, keen (blades) incisive (style) 臧 (surname) good / lucky 华夏 an ancient name for China 挂念 concerned 孔型 kongxing 婚姻 marriage 炮台 battery 园丁 gardener 睡梦 shuimeng 樟树 zhangshu 应用 to apply 煤油 kerosene 徘 irresolute 审慎 shenshen 机械 mechanical 模 imitate model / norm mold / form 芦 rush / reed / Phragmites communis 按摩 massage 剧种 juzhong 乱跑 luanpao 亮光 liangguang 建议 to suggest suggestion 思忖 sicun 祖先 ancestor 建设 to develop 外戚 waiqi 思念 sinian 佣 hire servant commission (for middleman) 姬 (surname) women 重返 (ch) return 夺回 duohui 树脂 resin 平息 pingxi 对联 antithetical couplet 自得 zide 营利 yingli 大纲 general outline 不解 not understand indissoluble 冉 (surname) passing (of time) 盐类 salts (chemistry) 外族 waizu 大约 approximately 大红 dahong 崖 precipice 阜 abundant mound 不见 bujian 裁判 referee 琰 d (28th) gem glitter of gems 忠实 allegiance 躯干 trunk torso 局 narrow cramped office 外文 waiwen 冷天 lengtian 待会 daihui 长工 hired farmhand 筚 wicker 埝 dike 昆曲 kunqu 不要 not want an imperative to not do something 裁剪 cut out 取景 find scene/view (to paint/etc.) 汗水 sweat 祖国 country of origin 窄 narrow 铀 uranium 峭 steep hill 外敌 waidi 蔑 defiled with blood belittle nothing 辙 rut / track 埂 channel for irrigation 医学 medical science medicine 取暖 to warm oneself (by a fire, etc.) 昏迷 to lose consciousness to be in a coma 昆明 Kunming (in Yunnan) 深圳 Shenzhen (city in China) 依然 still as before 透视 to examine by X-ray 庄严 solemn dignified stately 天皇 emperor of Japan Mikado 憾 regret 积蓄 jixu 关联 be related be linked 苔 coating (of tongue) moss 密植 mizhi 平板 dull and stereotyped flat n. fitter's work 惨 tragic 农活 farm work 指点 zhidian 依照 according to in light of 楹 pillar 懊丧 dejected, depressed 量筒 liangtong 忠孝 zhongxiao 荒山 barren hill 趋 walk fast 亍 step with the right foot 批改 pigai 引路 lead the way 玟 jade-like stone veins in jade 天真 innocent artless naive 外史 waishi 络 small net 糁 to mix (of powders) 东德 dongde 我方 wofang 九龙 jiulong 取材 select material (for book/etc.) 感觉 feeling 灞 name of a river 剪毛 jianmao 通报 circular bulletin journal v. circulate notice 感触 aroused thoughts and feelings 蝼 mole-cricket / Gryllotalpa africona 票 bank note ticket 引起 to cause to inspire 当家 run the household 斐 (phonetic) (surname) elegant 重要 important 慎重 cautious discreet 轮船 steamer steamship 不行 no (rejection of a request) 皲 to chap 批斗 pidou 助理 assistant 折合 convert into amount to 农民 farmers 测 to measure 营口 yingkou 计数 count 锻造 duanzao 对虾 duixia 稚气 zhiqi 祖坟 zufen 组 cord organize 重视 take seriously 奴隶 slave 风气 common practice, general mood atmosphere 距离 distance 牙刷 toothbrush 不该 bugai 使气 shiqi 钇 yttrium 初速 chusu 夜晚 evening 施工 construction 阿姨 nursemaid, nanny, "Aunt" 华山 huashan 大粪 human excrement, nightsoil 平方 square feet or other measure of area a square 裂解 liejie 夜景 yejing 长征 expedition, march the Long March 天理 tianli 神仙 shenxian 不计 buji 呜呜 wuwu 供求 supply and demand 来访 come to visit/call 击落 jiluo 冒险 adventure 不论 no matter whether 咱家 zanjia 钾盐 jiayan 呜呼 wuhu 平时 in ordinary/normal times ordinarily in peace time 灌输 instill into imbue with 仓促 hurriedly, hastily 平日 ordinary days (vs. holidays/etc.) 娃 baby doll 菇 mushroom 识字 learn to read be/become literate 沌 confused turbid 违背 violate go against 开掘 kaijue 疙瘩 pimple lump, knot misunderstanding 外来 external foreign outside 太湖 Taihu lake (between Zhejiang and Jiangsu) 崭 precipitous peak 澶 still (as of water) still water 牙关 mandibular joint 大米 dami 压缩 to compress 归宿 natural ending place (for a person) 手续 formalities 冒雨 maoyu 战舰 battleship 逗留 stay, stop 滠 name of a river 平整 pingzheng 困 distress sleepy / doze off 夺取 to take by force 荒年 lean or famine year 墅 villa 天电 tiandian 引述 yinshu 当头 right overhead 当天 on that day 致词 make a speech 折回 zhehui 医士 yishi 长度 length 开战 start a war 孔口 kongkou 斧 hatchet 夜来 yelai 邵 (surname) place name 奄 castrate to delay suddenly to embrace 白米 polished rice 次数 the number of times 猛烈 fierce vigorous 晦 dark night unlucky 拷打 flog beat torture (prisoner) 酴 yeast 备用 sparae, reserve 谍 to spy 机油 jiyou 横扫 to sweep away 官 an official 裁军 disarmament 施展 put to good use give free play 副本 duplicate transcript 嘱 enjoin 裁决 ruling, verdict 书名 shuming 次日 next day 零度 lingdu 粗野 rude, boorish 长年 all year long 裁减 cut down, reduce 开拓 open up develop enlarge/expand (territory/etc.) pioneer 脸色 complexion look 白糖 refined sugar 荒废 leave uncultivated waste (time, etc.) neglect (a pursuit or practice) 灵 alert departed soul efficacious 猛火 menghuo 茂 luxuriant 题词 inscription dedication foreword vo. write a few 上首 shangshou 轮盘 steering wheel 螅 (intestinal worm) 侮 insult 媒质 medium 解围 jiewei 确信 firmly believe be completely convinced 终究 eventually in the end after all 般 manner sort 兵营 military camp barracks 场 M for phenomena / affairs / etc. field place 中上 zhongshang 全副 quanfu 乳母 rumu 中东 Middle East 逆风 nifeng 噤 unable to speak / silent 鲜花 fresh flower 绘图 to draw to draft 乌龟 tortoise 中介 intermediary medium 颐 cheeks nourish 执勤 be on duty (of police/military/etc.) 缕 state in detail strand thread 涞 brook ripple 全力 all one's strength wholehearted dedication 鼻子 nose 鲜艳 bright-colored gaily-colored 永昌 yongchang 鼻孔 nostril 消防 fire-fighting fire control 是 this to be 烟灰 yanhui 烟火 smoke and fire fireworks 终端 terminal 咸 all in all cases salty 门板 menban 飞翔 fly 铸造 casting founding 教 teach religion teaching 中亚 Central Asia 碎裂 suilie 向东 towards the east 商务 business affairs 玉溪 yuxi 轵 end of axle outside of hub 详细 detail 向下 to face downward 向上 upward 消除 to eliminate 中人 go-between mediator intermediary 火把 firebrand 上颌 shanghan 蚯 earthworm 玄 black mysterious 帽子 hat cap 先声 xiansheng 梁山 liangshan 主观 a subjective view 主见 zhujian 产销 production and marketing 流离 liuli 生母 shengmu 尾 tail tail 留守 stay behind to take care of things 上风 shangfeng 读书 read, study attend school 虚 devoid of content void 底片 negative (photography) 害处 harm 憨厚 honest and good-natured 中伤 zhongshang 痣 birthmark mole 隆起 longqi 先秦 pre-Qin 鹪 eastern wren 主要 mainly 仵 opponent 团体 an organization 下生 xiasheng 下痢 xiali 荆州 jingzhou 三吴 sanwu 留存 liucun 媒 medium / go-between 啊哈 aha 中保 advocate 封存 seal up for safekeeping 仰光 yangguang 故我 (my) former self 片段 pianduan 艳丽 gorgeous resplendent 商号 shop store business establishment 溃散 huisan 愫 guileless / sincere 留学 study abroad 昙花 tanhua 烟煤 yanmei 毛坯 maopi 缝纫 sew 静脉 vein 柄 authority handle 墓地 burial ground cemetery 前 before formerly front 知方 zhifang 翔 soar 台上 on the stage 叶柄 yebing 所在 location 忍受 endure bear 台中 taizhong 布告 bugao 局促 jucu 丈 ten feet 侵扰 to invade and harass 极限 limit/maximum 窗帘 curtain 癌症 cancer 完善 perfect 称号 title designation 先导 xiandao 概况 general situation overview 朝政 chaozheng 江米 jiangmi 芝麻 sesame (seed) 自序 author's preface preface autobiographical note brief account 涵 contain 谴 punishment scold 董卓 board table 务农 be engaged in agriculture 驳斥 brefute, deounce 菁 flower of leek 悦耳 pleasing to ear sweet-sounding 薪水 salary wage 夏季 summer 科长 a hospital section chief 拯救 to save to rescue 苫 straw mat thatch 斜边 xiebian 培 cultivate 硼 boron 故意 purposely 流程 manufacturing/technological process/workflow course (of river/etc.) 领悟 comprehend grasp 掖 tuck (in) 下相 xiaxiang 嗉囊 sunang 基音 jiyin 兴致 interest 斜轧 xiega 绝口 juekou 下盘 xiapan 辜负 disappoint, fail to live up to 陈列 display, exhibit 孑 alone mosquito larvae small 幼体 youti 腭 palate 毛皮 pelt 傲慢 arrogant, haughty 琼华 qionghua 饽 (cake / biscuit) 块 lump / piece 榇 Sterculia plantanifolia coffin 阎 (surname) gate of village 崔 (surname) high mountain precipitous 叶酸 yesuan 永新 yongxin 射向 shexiang 烂泥 ooze 鞣 suede / chamois tannin to tan 党人 political party member 制 manufacture regulate system 照样 as before (same) as usual 主讲 zhujiang 提携 tixi 友 friend 特此 hereby 鳕 codfish / Gadus macrocephalus 毛 fur / hair 再者 furthermore 青工 qinggong 消闲 xiaoxian 设法 to devise (a plan) 硫磺 sulfur 薄 thin mean slight thin peppermint 线路 circuit 全军 quanjun 圣 holy sage 特殊 special 粪 manure / dung 明珠 mingzhu 漳 name of a river 仰卧 yangwo 免除 absolution 镏 lutecium 恹 contented peaceful 展 postpone unfold 料子 material 风头 a straw in the wind public attention 仞 (measure) 涝灾 laozai 上马 shangma 吉尔 jier 佩服 admire 具 instrument 诉苦 grumble 绾 bind up string together 悃 sincere 蜂 bee wasp 斜角 xiejiao 碓 pestle pound with a pestle 依 according to depend on near to 徒刑 (prison) sentence 铸铁 iron work 枭 brave owl / strix uralensis 眺望 scan from afar 封建 feudal 羽 feather 污垢 smudge 刷 brush to select 仇 enmity feud (surname) match / mate 觉 a nap / a sleep feel find that 时水 shishui 蕖 lotus 走样 zouyang 继 continue inherit 瞬息 shunxi 合并 annex merge 巧妙 clever ingenious wonderful (creative work) 裳 lower garment 时气 shiqi 火柴 match 发光 to emit light 徒劳 futile 终结 end final stage 鲐 globefish 笕 bamboo water pipe 烛光 zhuguang 知情 zhiqing 商团 shangtuan 架设 jiashe 绘制 draw (design/etc.) 解剖 anatomy 稿 manuscript / draft stalk of grain 发出 to issue or distribute (a message) 委托 entrust trust 毛刺 maoci 变更 change 角球 jiaoqiu 迁移 move remove migrate 红军 the Red Army 全场 quanchang 叶面 yemian 若虫 ruochong 谆 repeatedly (in giving advice) 留心 be careful take care 冬笋 bamboo shoots 族人 tribal people 英文 English (language) 特派 specially appointed 领有 lingyou 徐徐 slowly gently 细致 careful meticulous painstaking 轮班 lunban 击球 jiqiu 史书 shishu 闹钟 naozhong 专权 zhuanquan 留念 liunian 工本 cost (of production) 使相 shixiang 深思 ponder deeply 雍 (surname) harmonious 海滩 beach 海滨 seaside seashore 姓 surname / family name 暂停 time out v. suspend 艚 sea-going junk 提成 ticheng 这般 zheban 商场 shangchang 合影 joint photo group photo 工期 work/pay period 油井 oil well 久已 jiuyi 期望 expectation hope v. expect/hope earnestly 门房 menfang 海港 harbor seaport 佃农 tenant farmer 门户 door strategic gateway faction sect family status 火星 Mars (the planet) 蛋清 danqing 攫 seize (bird or animal) 细腻 fine and smooth exquisite minute 称呼 call, address 肮 filthy 商埠 shangbu 屋檐 eaves 揄 draw out let hanging 铸锭 zhuding 噍 chew 恳求 beg entreat entreaty 峦 mountain ranges 摩尔 moer 瓶 vase / bottle / pitcher 叶鞘 yeqiao 泪水 teardrop tears 皋 bank marsh 褊 narrow urgent 蒗 (herb) place name 战 war 冥 dark deep 鲧 father of great yeu 赞助 sponsor 谬论 an erroneous or ridiculous line of argument 流线 liuxian 造渣 zaozha 微量 trace micro- 商君 shangjun 矿山 mine 地保 dibao 细节 details particulars 切开 qiekai 谬误 falsehood error 潦 flooded heavy rain 叹 to sigh 黻 (embroidery) 籼 common rice 双关 shuangguan 快要 kuaiyao 消逝 elapse 甍 rafters supporting tiles 商品 merchandise 下狱 imprison 棂 lattice 使用 to use 军事 military 消退 xiaotui 切忌 avoid by all means 月食 lunar eclipse 尧 (surname) emperor Yao 军人 soldier serviceman armyman 钾 potassium 火攻 huogong 迟缓 slow, sluggish 海浪 magnanimity capacity for liquor 完全 completely 绐 bind pretend to fool 再生 reborn have another child 地位 status/position, e.g. social status 睡 to sleep 框架 framework 射击 shoot fire 脱产 be released for other duties 军令 junling 永恒 eternal perpetual 消遣 amuse 哨所 shaosuo 夔 one-legged monster respectful 迅猛 swift and violent 枝节 zhijie 工整 neat and careful 历程 course process 细菌 germs 沼 pond / pool 工效 work efficiency 球形 spherical globular round 地产 dichan 扼杀 strangle, smother 走步 zoubu 犹 Jew as if / still to scheme 北边 north 视频 video frequency 专政 monopoly 领教 lingjiao 埋 bury to blame or complain 吉林 Jilin province 解冻 thaw 飕 blow (as of wind) sound of wind 窗子 window 解决 to solve 赞叹 zantan 地价 real estate prices 徐州 xuzhou 性情 disposition temperament temper 闷 stuffy melancholy bored 球心 qiuxin 下班 to come or go off work 性急 impatient short-tempered 海水 sea water 馔 food / delicacies 发动 to generate 工时 man-hour 谝 brag 匣 box 地主 landlord 投机 speculate be opportunistic get along well 隶 attached to scribe 酏 elixirs sweet wine 专断 zhuanduan 骤然 zouran 菘 (cabbage) / Brassica chinensis 乳汁 milk 认清 see through to 污吏 wuli 拮 antagonistic laboring hard pressed 沃 fertile rich 特性 special characteristics speciality 线虫 xianchong 论点 argument thesis 危机 crisis 警钟 alarm bell 马灯 madeng 强 willful strong superior compel 象管 xiangguan 藉 in disorder by means of 菌株 junzhu 上金 shangjin 布帛 cloth and silk 专横 zhuanheng 菌核 junhe 请假 qingjia 置身 place/keep oneself 去世 die pass away 先决 prerequisite 营房 yingfang 烟碱 yanjian 晴 clear (of weather) 豪情 lofty sentiments 罕见 rare 射影 sheying 合力 cooperate 偶数 oushu 再说 to mention again 屋架 wujia 震惊 shock amaze astonish 港 harbor 永清 yongqing 先公 xiangong 知法 zhifa 岸 beach / bank 晋 name of a dynasty 瘿 goitre knob on tree 谎话 lie 再认 zairen 悼念 mourn, grieve over 绝妙 extremely clever ingenious perfect 浙 Zhejiang 兴许 xingxu 这边 zhebian 揲 sort out divining stalks 脓疮 abscess 击破 jipo 静观 jingguan 框框 frame circle restriction convention set pattern 膛 chest (of body) hollow space 头皮 scalp 封口 seal heal speak with tone of finality 冬眠 hibernate 徒弟 tudi 底子 bottom, base foundation rough draft or sketch master copy remnant 糜 dissolved rice-gruel wasted 悱 want but cannot speak 发射 to shoot to launch 卵裂 luanlie 吾 I / my 芙蓉 furong 专款 zhuankuan 嗓 throat voice 所得 gain from 奠 libation 清亮 qingliang 发展 develop 陪 keep one company 慰 reassure 上部 the upper portion 清人 qingren 任免 to appoint and dismiss 垂死 moribund, dying 印染 yinran 酥脆 sucui 汀 sand-bank 全家 quanjia 绝壁 juebi 乳房 breast udder 眨眼 wink 元首 head of state 拉管 laguan 露珠 luzhu 巡回 to go around to roam 香蕉 banana 荇 Limnanthemui nymphoides 商定 settle through discussion 玉林 yulin 烧伤 burn 绝境 juejing 工段 section of construction project or workshop 任凭 no matter what despite 清晨 qingchen 村子 village 僦 hire to rent 解开 to untie to undo 佯 pretend 蒙特 mengte 照抄 copy word for word indiscriminately imitate copy 熔剂 rongji 巧合 coincidence 搜捕 track down and arrest 设施 installation facilities 水沟 gutter 煮练 zhulian 租金 rent rental 债券 bond 流失 eroding sliding v. run off be washed 到点 daodian 脂肪 fat of animals or plants 专案 zhuanan 证 certificate proof 楂 wooden raft; to hew fell trees Chinese quince hawthorn 骨架 framework skeleton 形 shape 呼啸 whistle and scream 育种 yuzhong 实质 substance 造成 to cause 育秧 yuyang 专栏 special column 模块 mokuai 灼 brilliant cauterize 债务 debt liabilities 诚实 honest 务头 wutou 鲜血 xianxue 殖 grow reproduce 事项 item matter 再见 bye 庭院 courtyard 模型 model mold matrix pattern 绝对 absolutely 实践 to fulfill 嘶 hiss neigh 杲 high sun shines brightly 切口 qiekou 砷 arsenic 料到 foresee expect 下级 lower level subordinate 时报 "Times" (newspaper, eg, New York Times) 陆军 ground/land force army 卑 base / humble 狐 fox 惊吓 horrify terrify 胜 able to bear peptide victorious 慰劳 requite with gifts/thanks/etc. 方程 equation 终点 terminal point terminus 唁电 yandian 胚乳 peiru 酽 strong (of tea) 俏皮 saucy 加蓬 jiapeng 闽侯 minhou 轴线 axis axle axial trace/cord spool thread/cotton 切割 cut 大丰 dafeng 毛巾 towel 停办 close down 发布 to promulgate 娶 take a wife 纹 line / trace / mark 峭壁 cliff steep precipice 苜苜 mumu 击穿 jichuan 切切 qieqie 铕 europium 佘 (surname) 坨 lump spheric substance 全套 complete set 在逃 zaitao 旧事 jiushi 趄 hesitate mark time falter recline 撤换 dismiss and replace 烟筒 yantong 旧书 jiushu 缺点 weakness weakpoints 先前 before previously 性气 personality temperament 提法 way sth. is put formulation wording 书本 book 列举 enumerate list cite item by item 搜括 soukuo 冼 (surname) 细软 xiruan 操 integrity to drill 徒工 tugong 呕 vomit 还 still / yet (surname) pay back return 财贸 caimao 万难 wannan 巨著 monumental work 宽度 width 丹心 a loyal heart loyalty 盾 a shield 梃 a club (weapon) 河网 network of waterways 吐 spit vomit 芟 cut down mow scythe 踬 stumble 综观 zongguan 村庄 hamlet 瞽 blind 阼 steps leading to the eastern door 享有 to have and to enjoy 体验 learn through practice/experience 迟疑 hesitate hesitation 模具 mold die 赖 disclaim rely to blame 陆地 dry land 务必 wubi 镦 upsetting (forged pieces) 四旁 sipang 胳 armpit 上门 drop in visit 发奋 make a determined effort, work energetically 期满 expire run out 性欲 sexual desire/urge 钐 samarium 帆布 canvas 猕 macaque 强求 importune 廊坊 langfang 论理 lunli 旆 pennant streamer 樯 boom mast 宫廷 palace royal/imperial court 革职 remove from office, sack 谷子 millet unhusked rice 评价 to appraise 襄樊 xiangfan 商店 shop 齿轮 gear 失色 shise 浙东 zhedong 清早 qingzao 底座 dizuo 震撼 shock 道路 path road 萆 castor seed 跖 sole of foot 愈合 heal 张顺 zhangshun 薛 (surname) wormwood 通化 tonghua 蒙皮 mengpi 时效 period of effectiveness prescription aging 全开 quankai 倾 incline overthrow pour out 快艇 yacht 黍 glutinous millet 硎 whetstone 时政 shizheng 秣 feed a horse with grain horse feed 上铺 shangpu 淋淋 linlin 矿坑 kuangkeng 数 to count number several frequently / repeatedly 举行 to hold, e.g. a tournament 照明 illuminate 榔 (tree) 豪放 uninhibited 毛子 maozi 时日 shiri 怒吼 bellow rave snarl 龌 dirty small-minded 症候 zhenghou 时时 often constantly 红 bonus popular red 现状 status quo present conditions 下种 xiazhong 划一 standardized uniform 画 draw picture / painting 邾 (surname) name of a feudal state 发声 fasheng 流畅 easy and smooth 蝇 fly / musca 石块 stone rock 时方 shifang 忍心 renxin 哦 to chant oh is that so 开凿 kaizuo 封地 manor 了解 to understand 项 (surname) back of neck item 卿 minister thou (poet.) 切块 qiekuai 脊 spine ridge ridge spine 再起 zaiqi 合同 contract 贻误 mislead bungle spoil disrupt 视野 field of vision 泛音 fanyin 领水 lingshui 钧 30 catties great your (hon.) 兴起 xingqi 示范 demonstrate demonstration 香花 xianghua 堵 stop up 底层 ground floor bottom, lowest rung 迁 to move / to shift 跌落 fall, drop 惟 -ism only 荞 buckwheat 门槛 menkan 持枪 hold a gun 搀扶 support sb. with hand 对 correct opposite 全局 overall situation 发家 build up a family fortune 芈 (surname) 奈何 naihe 照旧 as before/usual 墙脚 qiangjiao 完备 perfect 残杀 slaughter, massacre 吧 (onomat.) dumb (final part.) 陈平 chenping 模压 moya 搜查 search 紫铜 zitong 门楼 menlou 登载 carry (in newspaper/magazine) 坑 pit to defraud 盐 salt 完好 intact whole in good condition 罡 (stars) 料器 liaoqi 浩瀚 vast, immense 灯火 lights 赭 ocher 照料 take care of comfort 清新 pure and fresh refreshing (of style/fashion/etc.) 火海 huohai 兴趣 interest 上面 top above 文 literary writing 实行 to practice 闵妃 minfei 特有 have exclusively be characterized by 雷管 leiguan 助 to help 下等 xiadeng 合唱 chorus to chorus 危急 critical desperate (situation) 提案 proposal motion (to be debated) 装 adornment / adorn costume 终生 all one's life 微风 breeze 设想 imagine, envisage assume, consider 拜年 pay a New Year's call 香菇 mushroom 下第 xiadi 遵行 zunxing 香菜 parsley 残暴 brutal, cruel and ferocious 上集 shangji 照搬 indiscriminately imitate copy 领海 linghai 特权 privilege 球场 qiuchang 下笔 xiabi 哽 choking 石英 quartz 时期 time period 境界 boundary extent reached plane attained state realm 性格 personality 香茅 xiangmao 商州 shangzhou 火气 huoqi 妓院 brothel whorehouse 萝 radish 上阵 shangzhen 淋漓 linli 片断 incomplete fragmentary n. section part 上限 upper limit 滨海 coastal 银钱 yinqian 偕 in company with in company with 诘 investigate restrain scold 片时 pianshi 窗口 place near a window (ticket) window 中波 zhongpo 虱 louse 造林 reforestation 窗台 windowsill 门框 menkuang 璃 colored glaze glass 江湖 gongwu 提督 tidu 沓 (surname) again and again many 歌曲 song 针头 zhentou 好转 improve take a turn for the better 显得 appear to be 宝 precious treasure 麟 female unicorn 哺乳 breast-feed 怠 negligent 拼凑 pincou 周书 zhoushu 长波 changpo 中年 middle age 史学 shixue 中平 zhongping 地委 diwei 评分 pingfen 鞠躬 bow 拉手 lashou 枕木 zhenmu 狗 dog 乌达 wuda 唱名 changming 襦 jacket short coat 评判 adjudicate 主题 theme subject motif leitmotiv 拉扯 lache 中常 zhongchang 邀 invite to come 粘住 nianzhu 伸张 shenzhang 主顾 zhugu 漕 transport by water watercourse 激进 jijin 柱头 zhutou 勉励 mianli 伸开 to stretch out 堡垒 fort, fortress, stronghold 螺 screw snail 灾区 disaster area 罐头 tin can 糈 official pay sacrificial rice 史实 shishi 史官 shiguan 季度 quarter of a year 迫近 pojin 设置 to establish 留 leave (message) retain / keep 叶芽 yeya 蛤 clam frog toad 浩 grand vast (water) 意境 creative concept mood frame of mind 军士 sergeant 拉拢 lalong 中庸 zhongyong 春天 spring, springtime 军备 (military) arms armaments 问答 wenda 实际 realistic practical 冷战 (the) Cold War 吮 suck 碱 alkali soda 离奇 odd bizarre 万象 wanxiang 终止 termination annulment abrogation cadence v. stop end 变态 metamorphosis abnormal 中式 Chinese style 苍 dark blue fly / musca 波浪 polang 性相 xingxiang 撤离 withdraw from, evacuate, leave 上装 shangzhuang 侵蚀 corrode erode 地壳 crust 溃疡 ulcer v. ulcerate 向往 yearn for look forward to 意外 accident 中弹 zhongdan 劂 chisel engrave 中心 center 屋面 wumian 坯布 pibu 下旬 last 10-day period of month 抢 against wind fight over 兔子 bunny 细长 long and thin tall and slender 划分 to classify 波涛 potao 历法 lifa 军委 Military Commission of the Communist Party Central Committee 上街 go into the street go shopping 台布 tablecloth 桂林 Guilin (city) 剑桥 Cambridge 僖 (surname) cautious merry / joyful 下方 lower part this world 下文 xiawen 鬼子 ghost 坯 unburnt earthenware 轮机 turbine ship engine 惶 frightened 使 cause employ messenger 上衣 upper outer garment jacket 中局 zhongju 中层 middle level 师 a division (milit.) teacher 微薄 meager scanty 有年 younian 块块 kuaikuai 邗 name of an ancient river 瘘 fistula sinus 搁置 shelve set aside 上访 shangfang 离婚 divorce 玉米 corn 中山 zhongshan 激起 arouse stir up 细雨 drizzle fine rain 上计 shangji 纪元 beginning of reign/era epoch era 中将 lieutenant general vice admiral 中小 medium and small 中尉 zhongwei 译 translate 叶耳 yeer 上诉 appeal (a judicial case) 糟 dregs to waste / spoil 上课 to attend (class) to teach (in a class) 答应 to promise 灯泡 bulb 性病 venereal disease V.D. 妨碍 hinder obstruct 嗡嗡 wengweng 蒴果 shuoguo 麈 leader of herd stag 愍 pity sympathize 玖 (black stone) nine (fraudproof) 方才 just now 门生 mensheng 火焰 flame 旧址 old site 嵋 name of a mountain in Sichuan 十 ten 柱子 pillar 享福 xiangfu 瓦工 wagong 叶肉 yerou 旺 prosperous 下来 to descend 哽咽 choke with sobs 旧国 jiuguo 爷们 yemen 火炕 huokang 向左 xiangzuo 离子 ion 瓦尔 waer 梁书 liangshu 亩 about 1 / 6 acre (M) 叶腋 yeyi 银行 bank 火炮 huopao 火炬 torch 在行 zaihang 暹 Siam 休养 recuperate convalesce 油墨 printing ink 铅 lead (metal) 再造 zaizao 提琴 tiqin 穆 (surname) solemn 下木 xiamu 春季 the spring season, spring 流毒 liudu 即使 even though 特等 tedeng 火烧 baked wheaten cake n. fire disaster 叶脉 yemai 僭 usurp 火热 burning hot fervent fiery intimate passionate enthusiastic 徐福 xufu 蜕 exuviae of insects or reptiles 列国 lieguo 乞丐 beggar 军官 officer 趔 stumble 中州 zhongzhou 梅毒 syphilis 舢板 sampan 波形 wave form 沪 Shanghai 冬 boom (of a drum) winter 缳 bind / tie noose 永生 yongsheng 援 aid 离家 lijia 北魏 beiwei 模仿 imitate copy 迨 catch / seize until 目 eye item 驱 expel urge on 懂得 understand 火灾 fire (that burns buildings, etc.) 伸展 spread extend stretch 育林 yulin 黏度 niandu 梓 Catalpa kaempferi 流沙 liusha 骟 to geld 搠 daub / thrust 侨胞 qiaobao 矿业 mining industry 现款 cash 留任 liuren 若非 ruofei 细部 detail (of drawing) 姿态 posture carriage attitude pose 略微 luewei 军属 junshu 确定 indicating the matter is settled 合乎 to comply with 确实 truly 镖 darts 党委 party committee 铥 thulium 台安 taian 瞑 close the eyes 赦 to pardon (a convict) 卫士 weishi 笼统 general sweeping 己 6th heavenly stem self 上路 set out on journey 搜索 search/hunt for scout around 块儿 kuaier 军屯 juntun 列出 list provide list of 台子 table desk 清华 qinghua 惭 ashamed 惊慌 alarmed scared 流氓 hoodlum hooligan gangster hooliganism indecency 矿产 minerals 娟 beautiful / graceful 蔡 (surname) 矿井 mine (shaft) 歌手 singer 印章 seal stamp 流水 flowing/running water turnover (in business) 铈 cerium 莺 golden oriole 奉 receive (from superior) to offer 惊愕 astonishment astound 列入 be listed/placed 苤 Brassica campestris subsp. rapa 垂直 vertical 举重 (the sport of) weightlifting 合伙 form a partnership 向导 guide 掏 fish out (from pocket) 中子 neutron 缜 fine and close 冤狱 yuanyu 中学 high school 惊惶 become alarmed/panic-stricken 倮 Lolo naked 粱 sorghum 脸 face 加高 jiagao 必然 inevitable 虱子 shizi 合作 to cooperate 烟斗 tobacco/opium pipe 海绵 sponge 黄海 the Yellow Sea 拉杆 lagan 陆丰 lufeng 矿体 ore body 设立 to set up (facilities) to establish 警觉 vigilance 诿 shirk / give excuses 上谕 shangyu 拼命 to be ready to risk one's life (in fighting, work, etc.) 惊恐 terrified panic-stricken 走私 smuggle 万方 wanfang 向学 xiangxue 崛 towering as a peak 甫 just / just now 屏极 pingji 邮 to post / mail 宴 feast repose 活 to live work / workmanship 流派 school sect 艺术 art 去去 ququ 基肥 jifei 略带 luedai 地层 diceng 比 compare associate with be near 屈服 to surrender to yield 兴隆 prosperous thriving 笼罩 envelop shroud 留传 liuchuan 渐变 change gradually 流浪 liulang 卯 4th earthly branch 5-7 a.m. 答复 (formally) reply 军工 jungong 荒漠 desert, wilderness 搜罗 collect gather round up recruit 视角 visual angle 清凉 qingliang 娈 beautiful 清净 qingjing 钗 hairpin 债主 zhaizhu 视觉 visual sense vision 军师 junshi 上达 shangda 上边 top on over above 下手 xiashou 樨 Osmanthus fragrans 军帽 army/service cap 历次 lici 上进 (a person) making progress 近 near 先例 precedent 浒 bank of a river 疆界 border boundary 上述 what has been mentioned before 旧历 jiuli 久仰 jiuyang 认罪 renzui 这里 here 任人 renren 扑鼻 pubi 再问 zaiwen 消耗 to burn out 特级 teji 吗 morphine (interrog. part.) 拘谨 overcautious reserved 倾斜 tilt incline slope slant 浅浅 qianqian 佑 bless protect 残缺 incomplete, fragmentary 造纸 papermaking 创作 to create 鳜 helicolenus 条 M for ribbon / river / etc. a strip 惧怕 fear dread 噫 (interj. of approval) belch 镭 radium 地形 topography terrain 导言 introduction, foreward 浅海 qianhai 孕 pregnant 乳粉 rufen 球体 qiuti 基色 jise 愤 indignant 巨额 a huge sum (of money) large amount 旋律 melody 持续 sustained, continued 上身 torso upper outer garment blouse jacket vo. 抹 apply smear (plaster) girdle / brassiere to plaster 先令 shilling schilling 郅 (surname) extremely 降解 jiangjie 并肩 shoulder to shoulder side by side 乳糖 rutang 专电 zhuandian 中外 China and foreign countries 裕 abundant 离弦 lixian 苍白 pale 先人 xianren 任何 any 角果 jiaoguo 中央 central 哭 cry / weep 阡陌 crisscross footpaths between fields 离开 to leave 领略 linglue 蛋糕 cake 瘁 sick weary 姻亲 affinity in-laws 驯服 docile tame tractable 静静 jingjing 波段 poduan 任侠 renxia 油层 youceng 离心 at odds with centrifugal pref. exocentric 清偿 pay off all debts 地带 region, zone 跨栏 kualan 著述 writing 意志 will 辘轳 lulu 旧制 jiuzhi 旌 banner make manifest 提炼 abstract refine 军心 junxin 地平 (~~ xian) horizon 诨 jest nickname 狮 lion 团委 Youth League committee 登陆 disembark, land 逆转 take turn for worse deteriorate 堀 cave / hole 去年 last year 川江 chuanjiang 清心 qingxin 现有 to have on hand 厝 to place / dispose 所以 so 箭 arrow 火箭 rocket 奖励 encourage and reward award 撒开 sakai 伺 wait on to examine / spy 著者 zhaozhe 基质 jizhi 清律 qinglu 苦味 kuwei 灾害 calamity disaster 略去 omit 下水 offal animal viscera adj. downriver downstream 以 because in order to to use 历数 lishu 铡刀 hay cutter fodder chopper 油压 youya 工程 technical engineering project 领空 lingkong 北部 the North 专程 special-purpose trip 铳 pistol 另外 other 颀 tall 缅 Burma distant 孝子 xiaozi 特点 special feature 朕 I / we (imperial use) subtle 油印 mimeograph 免费 be free of charge gratis 褡 cummerbund 方案 scheme 门缝 menfeng 下法 xiafa 中国 China 中固 zhonggu 团团 tuantuan 吠 to bark 啉 (phonetic) / line in chem. compounds 方根 fanggen 方格 check 时点 shidian 玉皇 yuhuang 台地 taidi 历时 diachronic v. last take (a period of 下沉 xiachen 门罗 menluo 管道 pipeline 珲 (fine jade) 逆 go against / rebel 下海 xiahai 芯 lamp pith 史前 shiqian 醛 aldehyde 猜 to guess 中坚 zhongjian 团圆 to have a reunion 向右 to face right 完事 wanshi 照片 a photograph 谷仓 barn 贸 commerce 上肢 shangzhi 略加 luejia 中土 zhongtu 鹚 Phalacrocorax capillatus 春兰 chunlan 春光 scenes of spring 舍弃 abnegate 韦 (surname) soft leather 基调 (speech) keynote 囵 complete 惋惜 to feel sorry for a person over sth that should have happened 石门 shimen 琉 precious stone 波斯 Persia 囚禁 captivity 鸡肉 jirou 玉石 jade 扑通 thump splash pit-a-pat 振荡 vibrate 鲮 pangolin / Manis pentadactylata 旧居 jiuju 解体 jieti 责成 give somebody a task 吉祥 jixiang 乳牛 runiu 上联 shanglian 中型 medium-/middle-sized 评定 assess 柔 soft 渥 enrich moisten 泪珠 leizhu 提纯 tichun 租船 zuchuan 往来 come and go contact intercourse 豹 leopard 海牙 haiya 肤浅 skin-deep, superfical 嘈 noisy / bustling 造物 zaowu 颗 M for beads / pearls / stars 地压 diya 危难 calamity 胸围 xiongwei 军制 junzhi 昨 yesterday 交纳 pay (to state/etc.) hand in 疵 blemish / flaw 垒球 leiqiu 去就 qujiu 滥用 abuse 火种 huozhong 区长 district head/magistrate 侵越 qinyue 离别 take leave of 下游 be backward 停 to stop 非 is not non- in- 屠杀 massacre butcher 中听 zhongting 髫 tufts of hair on children 发作 show effect, break out flare up 历来 always constantly all through the ages 炕 heated brick bed 苻 Angelica anomala 团员 member (of delegation/organization/etc.) 恼 get mad 卫国 weiguo 七律 qilu 历 calendar to pass through 军力 junli 隈 bay cove 虎口 tiger's mouth jaws of death 军功 jungong 隆隆 rumble 降落 alight 泥 mud cover or daub w / plaster 腮 gills lower part of cheeks 革除 abolish dismiss from office 油光 youguang 地区 district region 下滑 xiahua 论战 lunzhan 样 manner shape 梭鱼 suoyu 列强 lieqiang 鹃 cuckoo 中和 to neutralize (chemistry) 喇嘛 lama 发信 mail a letter 拐 kidnap to turn 区间 part of normal route (of bus/etc.) 力量 strength 郜 (surname) name of a feudal state 现时 current 基辅 jifu 击毙 shoot dead 快门 kuaimen 饭 cooked rice meal 老是 always 去岁 qusui 腽 castor 字 word 地力 dili 暂且 zanqie 庙 temple / monastery 互利 mutually beneficial of mutual benefit 辣 hot pungent 军医 junyi 军区 military region 象棋 xiangqi 鸡舍 jishe 地势 physical features of a place relief 伺候 sihou 在职 be on the job 鳅 loach 银耳 yiner 彘 swine 衢 thoroughfare 往日 in former days 尸首 shishou 登高 denggao 党团 dangtuan 潸 tearfully 责怪 zeguai 巩固 to enforce 岳飞 yuefei 印痕 yinhen 轮流 by turns in turn 线间 xianjian 坩坩 gangan 豪猪 porcupine 逝 depart die 互助 help each other / one another 发亮 shine 消费 consume (as in the word "consumer") 列席 liexi 水扬 shuiyang 伢子 yazi 地利 dili 娇嫩 jiaonen 门类 menlei 论据 lunju 居 reside 槌 a hammer 彼岸 the Other Shore 回 a time to return to revolve to curve 军号 junhao 斜阳 xieyang 刊登 carry a story publish (in a newspaper or magazine) 摔倒 shuaidao 上色 shangse 绮 beautiful open-work silk 期票 time draft promissory note 曾 before once (surname) great-grand (father) 党内 within a political party 蜒 slug 意味 meaning significance implication interest overtone flavor 贱 inexpensive lowly 激荡 agitate surge rage 胸像 xiongxiang 纪录 minutes notes record note-taker record v. take 竹节 zhujie 鸬 fishing cormorant 迟早 sooner or later 方法 method 蘼 millet 答案 solution, answer 商丘 shangqiu 商业 business 汛期 xunqi 波恩 poen 清官 qingguan 篡改 tamper with, falsify 底下 under, below, underneath next, later, afterwards 站稳 zhanwen 意向 intention purpose 全人 quanren 碗 bowl / cup 纪念 to commemorate a souvenir 贡 tribute / gifts 澡堂 public bath(house) 下棋 xiaqi 列夫 liefu 残留 canliu 垂线 vertical line (mathematics) 房 house 台北 Taipei (capital of Taiwan) 光 light 烈 ardent / intense 孝弟 xiaodi 火网 huowang 偶然 fortuitous chance adv. accidentally occasionally 务使 wushi 商人 merchant 寒带 frigid zone 纪律 discipline 搏斗 wrestle, struggle 执事 deacon 店铺 shop, store 泪眼 tearful eyes 论断 inference judgment thesis 导致 to lead to 张衡 zhangheng 击水 jishui 纪年 jinian 轮毂 lungu 中华 Chinese 中午 noon midday 叶轮 impeller vane wheel 中南 (abbreviation for) China - South Africa 略图 luetu 事迹 deed achievement 孝廉 xiaolian 全会 plenary session 火红 huohong 勉强 unconvincing strained v. force sb. to do 乌苏 wusu 论文 thesis dissertation treatise paper 中卫 zhongwei 撒娇 sajiao 火线 battle/firing line live wire 商会 chamber of commerce 桎 fetters 殖民 to colonize 造田 zaotian 全体 whole body the whole unit 海盗 pirate 冠军 champion 河渠 rivers and canals, waterways 中医 zhongyi 米兰 milan 微言 weiyan 骨灰 ashes (of a dead body) 到期 expire, become due 照相 to take a picture to have one's photo taken 油漆 varnish 变成 to become 台前 taiqian 中古 zhonggu 溢 overflow 万能 wanneng 黏土 niantu 中叶 middle period 旺盛 vigorous exuberant 攻 attack 同等 of same class/rank/status 流放 banish exile float logs downstream 持球 chiqiu 乍 for the first time suddenly 确切 definite exact precise accurate clear and unambiguous 实验 experiment 班子 group, team theatrical troupe 中原 zhongyuan 隆重 grand solemn ceremonious 流散 liusan 乳白 cream colored 宴请 yanqing 卫兵 (body) guard) 到来 arrival, advent 列宁 Lenin 内行 neixing 刈 mow 静默 jingmo 河流 rivers 穴居 to live in a cave 桦林 hualin 加重 aggravate 熵 entropy 铟 indium 确凿 quezuo 溪流 brook rivulet 奖品 award prize 蒙族 mengzu 提示 point out prompt 微观 microcosmic 地域 region, district 伸出 stretch/reach/jut out 祸根 huogen 呜 (onomat. for humming) 烟 cigarette / tobacco smoke 地基 ground, foundation 永磁 yongci 兵马 warhorse 瓣膜 valve 走狗 tool 垆 clay shop 舞蹈 dance 旧学 jiuxue 细线 string thread 流星 meteor 德州 Texas 波折 (hao) dash 绀 violet or purple 地块 dikuai 算数 suanshu 地址 address 列子 liezi 姚 (surname) 导航 navigation 铜 copper 统辖 tongxia 认真 serious 详情 xiangqing 蜡烛 candle 主音 zhuyin 处 deal with get along with a place respect 胸口 xiongkou 梅村 meicun 讣 obituary notice 中兴 zhongxing 中共 the Chinese communist party 购买 to purchase 喇叭 loudspeaker trumpet 下次 next time 溪水 xishui 琶 (mus. instr.) 加捻 jianian 存 exist to store 矛 lance 生成 be born/produced generate 豢 feed pigs and dogs to rear 地图 map 侵袭 make sneak attack on 跷 raise one's foot 去处 quchu 馄 Chinese ravioli 牟取 seek to gain 清塘 qingtang 碚 place name 评工 pinggong 并行 abreast 奖售 jiangshou 击溃 jikui 露骨 lugu 终日 all day (long) 倾泻 qingxie 黄油 butter lubricating grease or oil 淌 drip to shed (tears) 倾注 pour/throw into 中农 middle peasant 中军 zhongjun 桥 bridge 泪痕 leihen 鸡蛋 (chicken) eggs 刊物 publication periodical 加速 to accelerate 拾 pick up ten (fraudproof) 旧时 jiushi 发电 to generate elctric power 油毡 youzhan 睦邻 mulin 河南 Henan province 旧日 jiuri 失职 neglect one's duty 发生 to occur 拉制 lazhi 军校 military school military academy 诚然 openly, honestly 眺 gaze afar 宽 lenient wide 惊喜 jingxi 河北 Hebei province 篡夺 usurp, seize 直达 go nonstop to 嘴巴 mouth 现役 (military) active duty 下同 similarly hereinafter the same below 现形 xianxing 酶 enzyme 滥伐 lanfa 拉力 lali 訇 (surname) sound of a crash 惟恐 for fear that lest 引 to lead 发疯 go mad, be out of one's mind 军械 junxie 晒烟 shaiyan 旧教 jiujiao 稿子 draft (written) 党派 political parties and groups 俄国 Russia 河口 river mouth 往常 habitually in the past as one used to do formerly as it used to be 仍旧 still as before 设使 sheshi 雇员 employee 典 canon / dictionary 嵩 lofty name of a mountain in Henan 发病 get sick 往年 in former years in previous years 往往 often 召见 call in (a subordinate) summon (envoy) for 貉 badger-like animal badger-like animal name of a northern tribe silent 使劲 shijing 暂 temporarily 跨度 span 请示 ask for instructions 到家 daojia 兔毛 tumao 迁就 accommodate/yield to compromise 发球 serve (ball) 旃 felt silken banner 迁居 to move (from one residence to another) 屈原 quyuan 反转 fanzhuan 等角 dengjiao 专题 special subject/topic 历届 lijie 买主 buyer 笔调 tone, style (of writing) 冷 cold 趁机 take advantage of occasion 中毒 become poisoned 合算 worthwhile 壬 9th heavenly stem 倾动 qingdong 窒 obstruct / stop up 烧杯 beaker 江心 middle of river 劢 put forth effort 买价 buying price 论处 lunchu 通例 tongli 台湾 Taiwan 危亡 at stake in peril 踵 arrive follow heel 绝热 insulated against heat v. create heat insulation 清晰 distinct, clear 班机 airliner 清明 Tomb-Sweeping Day adj. lucid (of mind) 用钱 yongqian 牍 documents 铎 large ancient bell 乖乖 well-behaved, obedient (child) 与共 share with sb. 与其 it is better to 桐 Aleurites cordata 模糊 blurred dim vague v. blur obscure confuse 杯 cup 驯养 raise and train (animals) domesticate 终审 zhongshen 皮肉 pirou 挽回 retrieve redeem 拉倒 ladao 详尽 detailed exhaustive thorough 党校 dangxiao 油槽 youcao 蔚 Artemisia japonica luxuriant 内转 neizhuan 坚 solid / firm 疥 scabies 地段 section of an area 东西 things objects 皮肤 skin 江山 rivers and mountains land landscape country state 清时 qingshi 矿砂 ore sand 使出 use exert 素质 quality diathesis 中气 zhongqi 查 investigate (surname) 歌咏 singing 蝮 venomous snake 脱模 tuomo 地毯 carpet 迈进 stride forward 殆 almost perilous 磺胺 sulphanilamide (SN) 迁徙 to migrate to move 砧 anvil 宦 an official 责备 blame 申辩 shenbian 霹 clap of thunder 劳累 tired overworked v. tire sb. 下回 xiahui 臂 arm 要领 yaoling 孝感 xiaogan 筑 build five-string lute 河内 Hanoi (capital of Vietnam) 卡 card customs station to be choked 江岸 jiangan 保温 to keep things warm 扫 sweep broom 地步 condition, plight extent 中流 zhongliu 蝗 locust 全然 completely 捏造 to make up to fabricate 骑 ride (astride) 毛病 trouble mishap breakdown defect shortcoming fault mistake 分等 classify, grade 梅子 meizi 踞 be based upon squat 唤 to call 纩 fine floss-silk or cotton 烟叶 yanye 倾倒 topple over fall for (a woman) dump 要饭 beg (for food/money) 烟台 yantai 为生 to make a living 先端 xianduan 父 father 灾情 disaster conditions 荀 (surname) 症结 zhengjie 晋书 jinshu 流寇 liukou 发白 fabai 下地 go to work in field leave sickbed 下场 end consequence vo. go off stage 跑道 athletic track runaway track 历年 over the years calendar year 托马 tuoma 罨 foment valve 诺言 nuoyan 衲 cassock to line 争鸣 zhengming 下土 xiatu 赤道 equator 乾隆 qianlong 江州 jiangzhou 脱毛 tuomao 娑 (phonetic) loose 到处 everywhere 留神 liushen 撒播 sabo 趁早 as early as possible 憬 awaken 绘画 draw paint 奏折 zouzhe 油桐 youtong 小量 xiaoliang 摅 set forth to spread 野鸭 mallard 野鸡 yeji 凌 encroach soar thick ice 歌唱 to sing 所生 suosheng 滞 sluggish 下垂 hang down droop prolapse 陵园 cemetery 所由 suoyou 廾 hands joined 搀 assist by the arm mix 军民 soldiers and civilians 莅 attend (official functions) 到底 when all is said and done in the final analysis 留给 liugei 墓 tomb 割裂 isolate, cut apart (of abstract matters) 衙门 yamen 终年 zhongnian 徽 insignia 滇 Yunnan 叉子 fork 现存 be extant be in stock 让与 alienate 陌 raised path street 绍兴 shaoxing 问世 be published come out 脱水 dehydration 奏效 be effective/successful 失落 lose 照会 zhaohui 深 deep 脱氢 tuoqing 谒见 yejian 脱氧 deoxidize 镶 inlay ornaments 意气 yiqi 歌剧 opera 禁止 to prohibit 现实 reality 悉心 xixin 樟 camphor / Cinnamonum camphara 内角 neijiao 钠 sodium 底盘 chassis 脱泡 tuopao 秋耕 qiugeng 炸 fry explode 单作 danzuo 流尽 liujin 玩艺 wanyi 军法 junfa 诊 examine or treat medically 自负 be conceited assume responsibility 杯子 cup, glass 全盛 quansheng 全盘 total overall comprehensive complete 矢 arrow dart 烧成 to burn down to (ash) 东边 east 崭新 brand new 方向 direction 照例 zhaoli 吸湿 xishi 海产 produce of the sea 缺席 absence 旋涡 whirlpool vortex eddy 终归 zhonggui 雇农 hired farmhand 下关 xiaguan 享乐 lead life of pleasure 席子 mat 中止 abate 牛顿 niudun 内衣 neiyi 砾 gravel / small stone 偎 to cuddle 发火 get angry, lose temper 中欧 Central Europe 冬季 winter 岛屿 islands 用途 use 承重 chengzhong 撒手 sashou 灵芝 lingzhi 下凡 xiafan 红烧 braise in soy sauce 红热 red-hot 缭绕 liaorao 松软 soft spongy loose 洛 (surname) name of a river 辜 (surname) crime / sin 发炮 fire a cannon 清扫 qingsao 留置 detain lock up put aside 海上 maritime 农 agriculture 殴 brawl 陆续 one after another in succession 合群 get on well with others sociable 发炎 inflammation 暗藏 hide, conceal 斯隆 silong 郎 (surname) a youth 暗室 darkroom 发烧 have a temperature, run a fever 发热 give off heat 江宁 jiangning 反证 disproof 中段 zhongduan 政策 policy 去掉 get rid of eradicate dismiss molt weed 直角 right angle 特为 especially for/to 直觉 intuition 直视 look steadily at 终局 zhongju 脚 a kick foot role role 直观 directly perceived through senses audiovisual n. intuition 訾 faults; to measure or consider backbite slander; dislike 轻骑 qingqi 惊叹 exclaim with admiration 姻缘 yinyuan 烟囱 chimney 洲 continent island 全球 whole world 时中 shizhong 与国 yuguo 易懂 yidong 汜 stream which returns after branching 唱戏 act in an opera 时下 shixia 去思 qusi 氘核 daohe 下列 the following 絮凝 xuning 姿势 posture 发现 to discover 时代 era 特产 special local product (regional) specialty 屠宰 butcher slaughter 造价 cost of building/manufacturing 芘 Malva sylvestris 梳头 shutou 簧 metallic reed spring of lock 骝 bay horse with black mane 认作 renzuo 玩耍 disport 索道 ropeway 孝敬 to respect to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) 网 a net 戢 collect oneself put away 时人 shiren 灯塔 lighthouse, beacon 坡 slope 充饥 allay/appease hunger 时事 current event/affair 蓬 (grass) disheveled 穴播 bunch planting 出 M for plays go out 蚁 ant 娱乐 amusement entertainment recreation 徒然 turan 油泥 youni 倾听 listen attentively to 翘 outstanding to raise 油泵 oil pump 黏液 mucus 周刊 weekly publication weekly 倾吐 qingtu 倾向 tend to 下午 afternoon 冬天 winter 讳 avoid mentioning / to taboo 葡糖 putang 缺少 lacking 造作 zaozuo 牛马 oxen and horses beasts of burden 棕色 brown (the color) 齐 (surname) even to make even 透 pierce thorough through 特使 teshi 果园 orchard 惊动 alarm disturb 卸 unload / take off 时会 shihui 割让 cede 札记 jottings notes 野马 yema 油污 youwu 流弊 liubi 往复 back and forth 帑 treasury 下台 step down (from office, etc.) 特例 teli 使唤 shihuan 使君 shijun 用事 yongshi 国都 national capital 下发 propagation of an edict from an authority 地温 diwen 烟土 crude opium 使命 mission 害羞 blush shy 辈子 lifetime 认为 to have the opinion that 惟有 only alone 下去 to go down 油水 youshui 襟 overlapping part of Chinese gown 下厂 xiachang 健 healthy 切线 tangent line 方圆 neighborhood circumference 臆造 yizao 发狂 craze 骨 bone bone 蒙山 mengshan 油气 youqi 忍痛 rentong 栀 gardenia 辅 assist auxiliary 章邯 zhanghan 失血 shixue 下山 xiashan 轮廓 outline contour rough sketch 下层 lower level/strata 渐渐 gradually by degrees little by little 赶集 go to local market or village fair 现场 scene (of an incident) site spot 中景 medium shot 躯 human body 全程 (during an) entire journey 螃蟹 pangxie 现在 now 缺 lack scarce vacant post 下属 subordinate 骑士 equestrian cavalier knight 清澈 limpid clear 拇 thumb 矿物 minerals 蒙受 suffer sustain receive 闩 to bolt 毛纺 maofang 毛线 yarn 蒙古 Mongolia 进去 to enter 意思 meaning 澳洲 Australia (continent) 妇联 relation via female side 田径 tianjing 赈济 relieve aid 硫化 liuhua 嘴唇 lips 意想 intend expect 星 a star 颠 inverted jolt top 脱 get away from take off 党政 dangzheng 永世 yongshi 嘿 hey 敉 peaceful 蟊 Spanish fly grain-eating grub 详图 xiangtu 缺口 breach gap opening 中暑 heatstroke 军情 junqing 茫茫 boundless and indistinct vast 提供 to supply to offer 闽江 minjiang 永久 permanent perpetual everlasting 蛴 larva maggot 门人 menren 打纬 dawei 站住 stand 蒉 (surname) Amaranthus mangostanus 先烈 xianlie 蠖 looper caterpillar 连锁 liansuo 瑶族 Yao minority (in SW China) 碡 stone roller 布置 to decorate 逦 winding 冤仇 yuanchou 氮 nitrogen 需求 requirement demand 蕈 mold mushroom 屎 stool / feces 意愿 aspiration wish (for) desire 中期 midterm 南通 nantong 祠 ancestral hall 执笔 write do the actual writing 连长 lianzhang 雇工 hired laborer 全等 quandeng 完结 wanjie 狩猎 hunt 提价 tijia 下工 xiagong 犒 give a bonus to 向来 always all along 下巴 chin 评比 compare and assess 南部 the South 射线 ray (in physics) 晒种 shaizhong 中极 zhongji 俄 Russia suddenly 缺勤 queqin 甘肃 Gansu province, China 互惠 reciprocal 埔 port 提交 submit (problem/etc.) to 怒火 nuhuo 烦 feel vexed to bother 等腰 dengyao 烟头 yantou 切点 qiedian 朝代 dynasty 壶 pot 睿 astute / perspicacious 渔霸 yuba 连队 company 皮袄 piao 啄食 peck 要道 thoroughfare 坯料 piliao 暂缓 postpone defer 丘 mound Confucius given name 脱手 tuoshou 污秽 nasty sordid filthy 军户 junhu 流动 to flow 清淡 qingdan 媲 to match / to pair 读数 reading 剑叶 jianye 互换 to exchange 争霸 zhengba 湘潭 xiangtan 奖惩 reward and punish 轮 rotate wheel 腾空 tengkong 黏性 nianxing 榔头 langtou 清流 qingliu 鹬 common snipe 栗 afraid / trembling (surname) chestnut 卫星 (space) satellite 瓦斯 gas 厦 tall building tall building 流利 fluent 商界 shangjie 熔焊 ronghan 鼹 mole 观 behold observe Taoist monastery 涨落 zhangluo 使女 shinyu 酱菜 jiangcai 清洗 rinse wash purge 惊异 amazement 鹣 mythical bird with 1 eye and 1 wing 知事 zhishi 痪 illness numbness of the limbs 种蛋 zhongdan 员工 staff personnel 球状 spherical globular round 熔炼 smelt 清泉 qingquan 洄 eddy / whirlpool 熔点 melting point 切片 slice 向日 xiangri 赞美 praise eulogize 啶 -d + ine (chem.) 冶炼 smelt 缝合 suture 肆意 siyi 拉夫 lafu 熔炉 ronglu 庹 length of 2 outstretched arms 下弦 xiaxian 作价 zuojia 潘 (surname) 睨 look askance 中支 zhongzhi 清油 qingyou 烽 beacon fire 清河 qinghe 稀薄 xibo 刑 corporeal punishment 清江 qingjiang 发红 turn red, blush 缣 thick waterproof silk 清汤 broth 咪 sound to call cat 甘苦 joys and sorrows (work-related) hardships 方子 prescription 失误 mistake v. make a mistake 中文 Chinese language 油性 youxing 瑕 blemish flaw in jade 红线 hongxian 背心 sleeveless garment 履 shoe to tread on 发给 fagei 连音 lianyin 迟到 be late 概述 introductory chapter 祷 pray 清水 clear fresh water 抚育 nurture, tend 图 diagram to plan 连通 be connected lead to 最最 extremely to utmost 琐 fragmentary / trifling 彼此 each other 伺机 to watch for one's chance 佳节 jiajie 枝 branch 鼢 (mole) 使得 usable feasible to cause 毛竹 maozhu 领主 lingzhu 笺 letter note-paper 内脏 internal organs viscera 蒙城 mengcheng 阅历 experience 鹌 quail 捎带 shaodai 浩劫 catastrophe disaster 仗 battle 发票 invoice, receipt, bill 拉幅 lafu 甘蔗 cane 象征 symbol emblem token v. symbolize signify stand 专业 professional 迁入 qianru 准许 permit allow 拉平 laping 旱 drought 工业 industry industrial 屏幕 screen 专一 zhuanyi 谔 honest speech 种肥 zhongfei 象形 pictograph 全线 quanxian 油条 youtiao 料理 liaoli 匕 dagger ladle 陷阱 snare 席勒 xile 工件 wpiece of work 考虑 to consider 戟 a lance with two points 鲠 blunt fish bones unyielding 射箭 shejian 南门 nanmen 底细 exact details ins and outs 地支 dizhi 刿 cut / injure 专人 person specially assigned for a task/job 笛子 flute 先生 Mr. sir teacher husband 使役 shiyi 烟尘 smoke 菊 chrysanthemum 工人 employees workers servants 葛 coarse grass linen (surname) 甘薯 sweet potato 婆家 husband's family 蓐 mat rushes 胸怀 mind heart 族权 zuquan 恳 earnest 苴 (hemp) (surname) sack cloth 商约 shangyue 倾心 with all one's heart vo. be captivated 专使 zhuanshi 故事 story 方差 fangcha 江南 area south of Yangtze 领会 linghui 缌 fine linen 宏 spacious 瓦房 wafang 离散 lisan 江华 jianghua 渐次 gradually one by one 火井 huojing 谖 Hemerocallis flava false forget 拉开 pull open draw back space out 任用 appoint 烧毛 shaomao 轮对 lundui 席卷 take away everything sweep across engulf 烧毁 burn down 故人 old friend 艰险 jianxian 沈约 shenyue 中指 zhongzhi 婆娘 poniang 波兰 tattered, worn-out junk 下头 xiatou 内耗 neihao 姣 (surname) cunning pretty 下处 xiachu 工会 a trade union 呐喊 nahan 驺 go mythical animal 背後 behind 块根 kuaigen 内胎 neitai 概要 essentials, bones, outline 意旨 yizhi 陵墓 tomb mausoleum 甘蓝 ganlan 轮子 wheel 娜拉 nuola 班次 order of classes number of runs 到场 be present, show/turn up 军方 military 党性 Party spirit 内能 neineng 划清 make a clear distinction 舵 helm rudder 掴 to slap 解答 answer explain 毛笔 writing brush 矿石 raw minerals in rock form 风 custom wind 河床 riverbed 叔 uncle (as in 0647) in direct address 泖 still water 祸害 huohai 伸手 shenshou 失足 to take a wrong step in life 瓦 tile 艰难 difficult hard 意料 yiliao 境地 condition circumstances 岁 year / years old 痉挛 jingluan 戈 (surname) spear 歌声 singing voice 南非 South Africa 褚 (surname) 合理 reasonable 发笑 make a joke laugh 南面 southern face the south the emperor 卫护 weihu 刨 a plane to plane eliminate to dig to question 购置 purchase 直至 till until up to 折算 convert 鲷 pagrus major 英亩 acre 先知 prophet 衄 bleed at the nose check in battle 枕头 pillow 角度 angle 拉屎 lashi 阻抗 impedance 栎 oak / Quercus serrata 中性 neutral neuter 陶醉 elated exultant 墓碑 mubei 油料 oil-bearing crops 叛逆 to rebel to revolt 失踪 be missing be unaccounted for 腹腔 abdominal cavity 中情 zhongqing 桌面 tabletop 河川 rivers 烟幕 yanmu 波动 fluctuate 卫戍 weishu 种花 zhonghua 历历 lili 清楚 clear 垦 reclaim (land) 拍卖 auction 英两 yingliang 婆姨 poyi 陵寝 lingqin 什 tenth 卫所 weisuo 田赛 tiansai 史料 historical data/materials 睑 eyelid 田赋 tianfu 历史 history 湫 marsh 地板 (wooden) floor 硕 large / big 登 ascent publish (in newspaper) 铼 rhenium 躁 hot-tempered impatient 唱歌 sing (song) 军服 junfu 舞 dance 症状 symptom (of an illness) 屠刀 tudao 夤 late at night 军机 military plan/secret military plane 河山 rivers and mountains, land, territory 莳 Peuceclanum gravelens to plant 下子 xiazi 浩大 huge, vast, very great 允许 to permit 中意 zhongyi 便中 at one's convenience 怒目 glare stare fiercely 英俊 eminent man handsome man 流域 valley river basin drainage area 南阳 nanyang 直肠 rectum 丁 (surname) 4th heavenly stem 鼋 sea turtle 方形 fangxing 象山 xiangshan 皮质 pizhi 恢复 to restore to previous status 谭 (surname) 苦练 kulian 夹角 jiajiao 疼 (it) hurts love fondly 概论 outline 桅 mast 灯光 lamplight (stage) lighting 蛆 maggot 标题 title, heading caption 酵母 leaven yeast 留用 liuyong 离析 lixi 塥 dry clay lump 方式 way 灾民 disaster victims 讨伐 taofa 波及 poji 絷 connect tie up 论坛 forum tribune 下定 xiading 勾 tick cross-out; hook affair to reach for (with hand) 诚意 chengyi 鞅 martingale 往事 past events the past 旺季 busy season peak perion 辕 shafts of cart yamen 箝 pliers / pincers to clamp 布景 composition (painting) setting, scenery 腋下 yixia 脱硫 tuoliu 机 machine opportunity secret 江东 jiangdong 油管 youguan 专制 tyrannical 失速 stall 专利 patent 油箱 youxiang 知名 noted famous 晤 meet (socially) 瓦罗 waluo 年 year 伸缩 to extend to stretch flexible 橱窗 display window 中经 zhongjing 灯丝 dengsi 期刊 periodical 柔嫩 rounen 中统 zhongtong 肠 intestines 中继 relay 永嘉 yongjia 间断 be disconnected/interrupted 丿 downstroke to the left 甚而 even (go) so far as to 堠 mounds for beacons 中级 middle rank/level 团练 tuanlian 完美 perfect consummate 暂时 temporary 印度 India 团结 to unite 中线 zhongxian 席位 parliamentary or congressional seat 特大 teda 逖 far 火力 firepower 讹诈 blackmail 专卖 zhuanmai 琮 (surname) octagonal jade badge 连贯 coherent consistent v. link up piece/hang together 甚至 even 贾后 jiahou 片子 pianzi 妨害 jeopardize, impair 工匠 artisan 澌 drain dry to exhaust 工区 work district 巡游 xunyou 布朗 brown 绵 cotton incessant soft / downy 垂危 critically ill at one's last gasp 沈括 shenkuo 虐待 maltreat tyrannize abuse 或许 perhaps maybe 虺 sick with no ambition a type of poisonous snake 诚恳 sincere 赶车 drive 尉 (surname) milit. official to quiet 强暴 violent 工友 workmate 清白 qingbai 毛条 maotiao 鸵 ostrich 党籍 party membership 领取 draw receive 领受 to accept 所有 all of 才 just not until talent 现今 nowadays these days 乞求 qiqiu 聚酯 juzhi 笼子 longzi 现任 presently hold office of be incumbent be 脱离 to escape from 清瘦 meager 工厂 factory 现代 modern 领口 collar 偶尔 occasionally 执掌 wield (power, etc.) 烧瓶 flask 席 woven mat banquet 锭子 spindle 诚挚 sincere, warm, cordial 嘘 exhale hiss 锚 anchor 渺小 paltry negligible 斥 reprimand 合格 qualified eligible (voter) 丨 downstroke 脱空 tuokong 党羽 adherents, henchmen 牛车 niuche 充足 abundance 莽莽 mangmang 摊子 vendor's stand stall structure of an organization 肋骨 rib 跑腿 footman 懂事 sensible, perceptive, non-naive 发条 clockwork spring 全息 quanxi 田野 field open country 田里 tianli 菡 lotus blossom 偬 busy / hurried despondent 认定 firmly believe set one's mind on sth. 轾 back and lower of chariot short / low 沿革 course of change and development evolution 南诏 nanzhao 萏 lotus 走廊 corridor passage passageway 隘 defile / pass in distress 种麻 zhongma 英制 yingzhi 搜寻 to look for to search for 乳头 nipple 海外 overseas abroad 残存 remant remaining 饶 (surname) to spare 完整 complete 角 angle horn role part; type of role; contend 吉利 jili 寓所 dwelling 菔 (turnip) 地窖 cellar 甄 (surname) to mold 妇 woman 竟至 jingzhi 赶路 hurry on one's way 磺酸 huangsuan 该死 damn 皙 white 工具 tool 党纪 party discipline 卡里 kali 问好 wenhao 工党 Communist Party 发昏 feel dizzy become confused 发明 to invent 婆 grandmother matron mother-in-law 党组 dangzu 走开 Get out of the way! 便利 convenient, easy 领先 be in lead lead (in competition) 松香 songxiang 蓥 (metal utensil) 连载 lianzai 热 hot (of weather) warm up 豪富 wealthy and powerful wealthy/powerful people 鼻梁 bridge of nose 讨厌 disagreeable disgusting hard to handle nasty v. 红星 hongxing 提名 nominate 刁 artful wicked 骨干 backbone, mainstay 赶走 go quickly/hurriedly 直到 continuously until 东风 east wind 火候 huohou 咚 boom (of a drum) 薤 Allium bakeri shallot / scallion 逭 escape from 熬 to boil / stew endure to boil 廉 incorrupt inexpensive 特定 specially designated specific specified given 解救 jiejiu 连连 repeatedly again and again 轻轻 lightly 性命 xingming 清理 settle (accounts/etc.) sort out affairs 汕 Swatow 解放 to loosen to liberate 绞 hang (a criminal) to turn / twist 鬼神 ghosts and supernatural beings 历任 liren 工农 workers and farmers 历代 successive/past dynasties 慷 generous / magnanimous 禊 purification ceremony 设宴 sheyan 疆土 territory 氐 name of an ancient tribe foundation on the whole 仍然 still 羝 billy goat ram 时局 shiju 块煤 kuaimei 怒涛 furious/raging billows 发愁 be anxious 污染 pollute contaminate 提升 boost 兜售 peddle, hawk 挺 be straight and stiff rather (good) 焊 to solder weld by heat welding 织 weave 中程 zhongcheng 造就 achievements attainments v. bring up train 全景 panoramic n. panorama full view whole scene 反驳 retort 门口 doorway 请求 beg 扭转 reverse turn around (an undesirable situation) 公鸡 cock rooster 屋子 room 婴 infant 提包 tibao 卡诺 kanuo 黏结 nianjie 中稻 zhongdao 徒手 tushou 牛角 niujiao 窥视 kuishi 包 contract (to or for) wrap up 中立 neutral 憎 detest 故土 native land 妞 little girl 奏疏 zoushu 危害 hazardous 提取 draw pick up collect extract abstract recover 利权 liquan 悸 afraid 军粮 junliang 脱粒 tuoli 祉 felicity 艰辛 hardships 南越 South Vietnam South Vietnamese 骨头 bone 疆域 territory domain 蛹 chrysalis / pupa 终了 end be completed 柢 foundation root 磋商 consult 印子 yinzi 确立 establish firmly 颉 (surname) fly upwards neck 稿件 manuscript contribution 中等 medium middling secondary 领土 territory 辫子 plait, braid 模样 approximately about around n. appearance look 领地 lingdi 发怒 get angry 皮鞭 lash 谦 modest 岱 name of a mountain in Shandong 海底 seabed, seafloor 内项 neixiang 陈旧 out-of-date, obsolete, old-fashioned 栾 Koelreuteria paniculata 漫骂 obloquy 燃 burn combustion 提制 tizhi 射手 sheshou 责令 order instruct 责任 responsibility 油纸 youzhi 工场 factory, plant 黝 black dark green 工地 construction site 缺乏 lack of 陆游 luyou 全村 quancun 故国 ancient nation 轻视 despise slight 全权 quanquan 艺 skill / art 袜 socks / stockings 皂 black 到会 daohui 臼齿 jiuchi 仙姑 xiangu 褓 cloth for carrying baby on back 性别 sexual distinction sex 怒气 nuqi 残局 canju 箴 warn 完成 to accomplish 站台 railway platform 陕西 Shaanxi province 特工 secret service special service 哨兵 sentinel 照度 zhaodu 皮革 leather 照应 zhaoying 轧 crush in the first place 皮面 pimian 火器 firearm 獯 name of a tribe 清爽 fresh and cool 发情 oestrus 袁 (surname) 愤恨 detest, indignantly resent 末日 mori 剑侠 jianxia 发挥 to bring skill or talent into fully play 链轮 lianlun 刘 (surname) to kill 流亡 to (force into) exile 专员 assistant director (administrative) commissioner person specially assigned 论争 controversy 失陷 shixian 褪 fade take off (clothes) 残忍 cruel, ruthless 流人 liuren 遄 hurry / go to and fro 种马 zhongma 聚集 gather assemble collect 绝望 give up all hope despair 衔 hold in mouth nominal office 时常 often frequently 论价 lunjia 鼻涕 (nasal) mucus 英国 England 认得 rende 愤怒 anger angry 惊讶 amaze 芜湖 wuhu 门儿 mener 赞成 to agree 烧火 make/light/tend a fire 泰山 Mount Taishan sth. of great weight/import [tai4shan1] 氧 oxygen 侦 to scout to spy 发掘 excavate 纰 error / carelessness spoiled silk 茹 eat rubicene (chem.) 军纪 junji 设备 facility 睁 to open (eye) 糊 congee making a living muddled paste scorched 军统 juntong 合法 legal 怒潮 nuchao 耐性 naixing 争论 controvert dispute 癫 convulsions crazy 铬 chromium 捕捉 catch, seize 矿泉 mineral spring 争议 dispute controvert 南边 south southern part 愤慨 resent resentment 灵通 lingtong 史籍 shiji 海岸 coastal seacoast 商数 shangshu 檩 cross-beam ridge-pole 玉女 yunyu 特异 superfine distinctive peculiar 昶 bright long day 闲事 xianshi 海岛 sea bird 海峡 straight channel straits 执政 be in power be in office 全数 quanshu 促进 to advance 提倡 to promote 充裕 abundant, plentiful 发扬 to promote 胥 all assist to store 党章 dangzhang 稀饭 rice/millet gruel porridge congee 照射 shining 清点 qingdian 矿浆 kuangjiang 残废 crippled, maimed (a) cripple 嘁 whispering sound 故吏 guli 豪强 despotic despot 驳倒 demolish/refute argument 全新 brand/totally new 中秋 Mid-Autumn Festival (15th day of eigth lunar 丑 1-3 a.m. 2nd earthly branch clown ugly 旧物 jiuwu 巡检 xunjian 挣 struggle earn (money) 发抖 shiver, shake, tremble 特征 characteristics 疬 scrofula 框图 kuangtu 全文 full text 愤懑 go into a huff, be resentful 仰望 yangwang 充血 chongxue 知县 zhixian 桕 Sapium sebiferum tallow tree 永兴 yongxing 竞 compete 块状 lump 陪审 peishen 敷 announce apply 菸 cigarette / tobacco 矿房 kuangfang 砀 stone with color veins 合成 to assemble 必将 bijiang 虹吸 hongxi 红海 Red Sea 任性 willful headstrong 祸乱 huoluan 烧结 shaojie 故宫 The Imperial Palace 门徒 disciple 片刻 short while moment 跑马 horse race 玉器 jadeware 奖状 certificate of merit 门径 menjing 走向 walk toward to converge a trend 海口 seaport 坊 subdivision of a city 内销 neixiao 害怕 to be afraid to be scared 模数 moshu 时值 shizhi 毛发 maofa 耽搁 stop over delay 焕发 shine, glow 军火 arms weapons (industry) 时候 a particular point in time 料想 liaoxiang 呀呀 yaya 巡查 to go around and inspect to inspect (by moving around) 乳化 ruhua 涎 saliva shamelessly 享受 to enjoy 瘟 epidemic / pestilence 一天 one day 布满 buman 度日 do for a living 否定 decide not to 鄱 name of a lake 南至 nanzhi 沸 boil 驼背 hunchback humpback 席地 xidi 红润 ruddy, rosy 哈 laughter yawn a Pekinese a pug 永平 yongping 遛 to linger to stroll walk a horse 永年 yongnian 课题 question for study/discussion problem task 史 history 钉 nail 侏 dwarf 时兴 shixing 请愿 adjure 反霸 anti-hegemonist 耦 pair / mate ploughshare 时光 time times years days 庆贺 celebrate 地点 place location 轻薄 qingbo 膻 rank odor (of sheep or goats) 任意 at will 酵素 enzyme 领子 lingzi 反面 back, reverse side negative side opposite 中看 zhongkan 宿营 suying 募捐 (solicit) contributions 伸直 shenzhi 楠 Machilus nanmu 直隶 zhili 英姿 yingzi 兰 orchid 地热 geothermal heat 讨好 taohao 吉 lucky 蔓 Brassica campestris creeper to spread creeper to spread 抒 to strain / pour out 轮作 lunzuo 撤兵 withdraw troops 知己 bosom/intimate friend vo. know oneself be intimate/close 中知 zhongzhi 门帘 menlian 夫 husband man porter 愤激 excited and indignant 特写 feature article/story feature close-up (film shot) 艰苦 hardship 问号 wenhao 野营 yeying 乳剂 ruji 朝廷 royal court 荧 Polyeonatum officinale glimmer 偶合 ouhe 照办 zhaoban 领导 to lead 发泄 vent, give vent to 京都 Kyoto (Japan) 宫殿 palace 板 board / plank boss 框子 kuangzi 认可 approval 下乡 go to countryside 留情 liuqing 要职 yaozhi 帘 curtain wine shop sign 特制 manufacture for special purpose 章节 chapter 幕府 mufu 海内 within the four seas (within China) throughout the country 门下 menxia 喵 meow (onomat. for cat's mewing) 袷 lined 海军 navy 奂 (surname) excellent 问候 give someone one's respects send a greeting 商标 trademark 时刻 "moment" 诡 sly / crafty 蒙蒙 mengmeng 时分 time 塬 plateau 啤酒 beer 深翻 shenfan 蝾 salamander 灾祸 zaihuo 留恋 be reluctant to leave (sb./place) recall with 球拍 racket 下令 give an order 特务 special task/duties special/secret agent spy 天幕 tianmu 谏 admonish 砗 Tridacna gigas 乳儿 ruer 性 nature sex 蚨 (water-beetle) money 雇主 employer 照准 zhaozhun 署 office / bureau 火头 huotou 漫长 very long endless 时务 shiwu 或者 or maybe 埋葬 bury 海关 customs (i.e., border crossing inspection) 下人 xiaren 站岗 stand sentry 时势 shishi 便宜 inexpensive 私自 sizi 知府 district magistrate prefect 删 delete 鲁莽 crude and rash 胼 callous on hand or foot 震动 shake shock vibrate 骁 brave good horse strong 野蛮 uncivilized savage barbarous cruel 芑 Panicum miliaceum 合意 acceptable desirable 火墙 firewall 陈毅 chenyi 领头 lingtou 擞 shake / trembling 下作 xiazuo 屯里 tunli 工夫 work labor effort 毋 do not 内阁 (government) cabinet 吉安 jian 荐 recommend (a person) 工头 foreman 叛 revolt 地狱 abyss 惊人 astonishing amazing alarming 英寸 inch 京胡 jinghu 埋藏 maicang 中用 of use useful 造化 good fortune/luck 内阻 neizu 搜刮 sougua 录用 luyong 威 prestige 油灯 oil lamp 先手 xianshou 油灰 putty 岚 mist name of a mountain 鼻息 snort 发源 originate 冤屈 yuanqu 知心 intimate understanding 造反 rebel revolt 索赔 compensation (be awarded) damages 耽 indulge procrastinate 承载 chengzai 留意 be careful look out pay attention to 反问 ask in retort 坟墓 sepulcher tomb 奏章 zouzhang 向用 xiangyong 镟 lathe thread in screw 点点 a little 甲苯 jiaben 商榷 shangque 豪华 luxurious 雇佣 employ hire 楷 norm / model/ (writing) 迸 to crack / split 燃起 ablaze 境 boundary circumstances territory 拉丝 lasi 急躁 irritable irascible impetuous rash impatient 运营 scheduled runs/operations (of buses/ships/etc.) 搐 lead / pull 承袭 adopt, follow inherit 屈从 qucong 油矿 youkuang 徭 compulsory service 泰国 Thailand 抬头 new line for name of addressee (to 巡捕 xunbu 领带 lingdai 欺 take unfair advantage of 馍 small loaf of steamed bread 半 half 艺人 artiste 跑车 racing bike 冤家 yuanjia 清算 liquidation v. clear/square accounts expose and criticize 灵魂 soul spirit 印刷 print 王庄 wangzhuang 制服 check subdue bring under control 痱 prickly heat 赶 catch up drive away hurry 海域 territorial waters 怒放 nufang 海地 Haiti 倾侧 qingze 英尺 foot 锱 ancient weight one-eighth of a tael 标语 slogan 氢键 qingjian 殡葬 funeral and interment 提审 tishen 轿车 (horse-drawn) carriage bus car 危及 weiji 工序 process 内制 neizhi 性子 temper 切断 abscission 诞生 be born come into being, emerge 毛毛 maomao 划线 draw line of demarcation 枢纽 pivot center 孝经 xiaojing 圜 circle / encircle circle / round 料斗 liaodou 摩擦 friction 没 have not not drowned to end / to die 拉伸 lashen 东陵 dongling 片地 piandi 永宁 yongning 偶像 idol 永定 yongding 毛毡 felt 解毒 jiedu 毛毯 blanket 秃 bald blunt 瓦特 wate 徒步 tubu 淋巴 lymph 读物 reading material 象人 xiangren 蘑 mushroom 东阳 eastern (rising) sun 遣送 qiansong 请教 seek advice Please enlighten me. 憔 haggard 印发 yinfa 地球 the Earth 脓 pus 地理 geography 封条 strip of paper with official seal and date of sealing (drawer, door, etc.) 亢 overbearing 内部 internal 竟 indeed / actually 硝酸 nitric acid 专心 be absorbed in concentrate effort 负责 to be responsible 寄 lodge at to mail 垂心 chuixin 味道 flavor 买办 maiban 矿柱 kuangzhu 裎 take off clothes 站定 zhanding 糖 sugar / candy 牛肉 beef 挖补 wabu 屈伸 qushen 擦 to polish wipe 闰 intercalary 锉刀 file 巡抚 xunfu 朝夕 all the time, every day a very short time 赤贫 utterly destitute 销 melt metal sell 事 work / affair 清秀 qingxiu 苍翠 dark green verdant 击伤 jishang 娘 mother troubled young lady 全民 whole/entire people all the people 撤回 recall, withdraw 史略 shilue 甲 1st heavenly stem 1st in order armor 野菜 edible wild herbs 烧碱 shaojian 粉丝 fine, clear noodles 联 ally unite 瑜 excellence luster of gems 柱石 zhushi 负伤 be wounded 晋升 promote to higher office 韩 (surname) 甘露 sweet dew 脱盐 tuoyan 商法 shangfa 略略 luelue 方书 fangshu 用语 wording phraseology term 骘 determine promote stallion 向火 xianghuo 执法 law enforcement 与与 yuyu 污浊 wuzhuo 谛听 diting 先期 earlier in advance 村 village 油画 oil painting 芥 mustard 用计 yongji 刊印 kanyin 柔和 gentle mild 走动 walk about stretch one's legs visit each 中点 center point 蓼 polygonum smartweed luxuriant growth 走卒 zouzu 污泥 wuni 喇 (onomat.) horn trumpet; lama; (phonetic) 渔船 yuchuan 特地 on purpose specially 帘子 lianzi 承认 to admit that 击中 jizhong 碎石 gravel gravely 私营 privately owned/operated 英德 yingde 玉兰 yulan 争艳 zhengyan 任期 term of office 林冠 linguan 抬高 taigao 地皮 land for building 承诺 acceptance 动产 movable property 濠 trench 复 again recover reply to a letter 地盘 domain, territory under control 商洛 shangluo 方便 convenient 筘 (a measure of width of cloth) 贫 poor 债权 creditor's rights 宿舍 dormitory 殿 palace hall 炊 dress food to steam 直道 zhidao 必定 certainly, surely 欣 happy 方位 position direction 与会 participate in conference 落 leave behind alight to fall / drop alight to fall / drop 於 at / in in regard to 腹部 abdomen belly flank 硅 silicon 集 collect / collected works 故居 former residence 互相 mutual 杌 low stool 恕 forgive 污水 sewage 球果 qiuguo 狞 fierce-looking 负载 load 务求 wuqiu 熄火 put out fire be dead die (of 造型 modelling mold-making model mold 哨子 shaozi 火山 volcano 先是 xianshi 海 sea 诸 (surname) all / many 海员 sailor mariner 耀 brilliant glorious 微型 tiny minuature 算式 mathematical formula 西部 western part the west 秋播 autumn sowing 亟 urgent repeatedly / frequently 猢 (monkey) 委员 member of committee 解雇 to fire to sack to dismiss 银子 yinzi 内海 neihai 塞 stop up strategic pass piston unenlightened 娼 prostitute 线 line thread wire 事务 business affairs 牌 cards game pieces signboard 凝聚 coacervation v. condense (of vapor) coalesce concentrate 耸立 to tower above (on top of sth) erect 除 divide except 蹲点 (of cadres) stay at local unit to help and gain experience 东欧 Eastern Europe 南社 nanshe 上夜 shangye 史诗 epic 妓女 prostitute 五毒 wudu 解除 remove relieve get rid of 算得 suande 而况 present situation 踟 hesitating 儡 injure puppet 凄惨 miserable 上头 shangtou 灾荒 famine due to crop failures 事前 before the event in advance 台车 trolley 上天 Heaven Providence God vo. go up to 布雷 lay mines, mine 西郊 xijiao 赉 bestow confer 清洁 clean sanitary 在家 is at home 军装 military uniform uniform 答谢 extend appreciation 上好 shanghao 史记 shiji 囤 bin for grain to store / hoard 漫漫 manman 史论 shilun 豳 name of an ancient city 滴 a drop to drip 产品 product 内涵 intention connotation 巨人 giant colossus 加以 moreover 沉 sink 佛教 buddhism 余 I / me remainder 夹板 jiaban 算帐 reckon accounts ask for or make out 邡 name of a district in Sichuan 砦 stronghold / stockade 布面 bumian 夹杂 be mixed up or mingled with 反演 fanyan 加仑 gallon 连累 lianlei 离 (distant) from to leave 事变 incident emergency exigency 射阳 sheyang 耻辱 shame, disgrce, humiliation 快乐 happy cheerful 桔红 jiehong 鬼话 damned lie 上声 shangsheng 卷烟 juanyan 忿 vehement 称道 speak approvingly of 节 festival section temperate 快事 kuaishi 厌 loathe 离解 lijie 秋收 autumn harvest 写生 draw/paint/sketch from nature/life 褛 soiled tattered 意见 opinion 换气 change of air or atmosphere 万岁 long life "Banzai!" Your/His Majesty 胖 fat 几 almost small table a few how many 加上 add into 明时 mingshi 碱性 jianxing 牛粪 niufen 地表 dibiao 内河 neihe 上官 shangguan 失手 shishou 谋求 seek strive for 准时 punctually 大圆 dayuan 府绸 fuchou 炷 candlewick incense stick 发霉 go mouldy 示众 shizhong 基坑 jikeng 摄 assist collect 诨号 hunhao 灵敏 sensitive keen agile acute 朱砂 zhusha 魄力 boldness audacity daring resolution 基地 a base, e.g. military 佞 eloquent talent 电机 generator electric motor 渔网 fishnet fishing net 舞动 wudong 罾 large square net 予 to give 互访 exchange visits 倍数 multiplicand (mathematics) 耗 mouse new to waste 经久 jingjiu 直流 zhiliu 私通 sitong 示例 example 弩 cross-bow 章程 zhangcheng 舞剧 dance drama ballet 诡计 deceit 发音 pronunciation 懂 understand 全都 quandu 魑 mountain elf 全部 all everything 秒 a second 筒管 tongguan 负片 fupian 癣 ringworm 射门 shemen 松树 pine tree pine 连绵 continuous unbroken uninterrupted 而又 as well as 连续 to continue 上学 attend school be at school 好 good be fond of 导师 tutor teacher (for cause) 曙光 first light of morning dawn glimmer of 兑现 cash (a check) realize, fulfill 产地 place of production 嘎 (onomat.: crack cackle) cackling sound 窑 kiln 谐振 resonance 垣 wall 万年 ten thousand years all ages eternity 舞台 stage arena 螳 praying mantis 澳 Australia deep bay / cove 斜井 xiejing 筐 basket 夹攻 attack from both sides 先验 a priori 答辩 reply (to charge, query, or argument) 舞厅 ballroom 茄子 jiazi 胭 rouge 极地 jidi 殿下 Your Highness 军警 junjing 瘾 addiction craving 镫 stirrup 振奋 inspire stimulate 貊 name of a wild tribe silent 基因 gene 基团 jituan 欢呼 acclaim 前秦 qianqin 写真 portrait v. portray a person describe sth. 商量 to discuss 疤 scar 意识 consciousness 中路 zhonglu 事先 beforehand 所长 one's specialty head of an office or department 侵吞 to annex to swallow (up) to embezzle 伦琴 lunqin 赶紧 hurriedly 导弹 guided missile 纯熟 skillful, well-versed 腹泻 diarrhoea 德育 moral education 失掉 lose miss 轻罪 qingzui 事儿 business thing 乌尔 wuer 伦理 ethics moral principles 失措 shicuo 并吞 annex, swallow up 媒介 intermediary medium vehicle 抨击 attack (verbally or in writing) 产值 output value 视察 inspect 箕 winnow basket 台词 taici 眢 inflamed eyelids parched 赤眉 chimei 张先 zhangxian 并发 bingfa 末叶 moye 帼 cap worn by women feminine 窿 cavity hole 发酵 curdle 购销 purchase and sale 发酸 turn sour 癌 cancer carcinoma 暖气 heater 逮捕 to arrest 算学 suanxue 秩 order (liness) 确认 affirm confirm identify with certainty 棍子 stick rod 上工 shanggong 油轮 youlun 振幅 zhenfu 岐 divergent side road steep 九成 jiucheng 漫步 ramble 基准 standard criterion postulate datum 迫害 persecute 在心 in one's heart 地质 soil characteristics 侵占 invade and occupy seize 汛 high water sprinkle water 勤 diligent solicitous / thoughtful 以便 so as to 朱红 vermilion 境况 circumstances 全集 complete/collected works 暖流 nuanliu 汲取 draw derive 唱腔 music for voices in Chinese opera 茴香 huixiang 令人 to cause a reaction in a person 失效 lose efficacy become invalid/void 唐中 tangzhong 钡 barium 上岸 shangan 晦暗 tarnish 种植 to plant 酌量 zhuoliang 军费 military expenditure 发送 fasong 失散 shisan 银幕 (motion-picture) screen 极其 extremely 反正 anyway, in any case 纯真 pure, sincere 在帮 zaibang 全面 all sides 银币 yinbi 绵延 mianyan 牺 sacrifice 逆差 nicha 蚂 dragonfly ant grasshopper 唐人 tangren 消化 to digest 微分 weifen 麒 mythical unicorn 上尉 shangwei 力争 work hard for do all one can 饱和 saturation 酱油 soy sauce 沈阳 Shenyang (Mukden) 负电 negative charge 笑容 smiling expression 反殖 fanzhi 樵 firewood gather wood 讴 sing ballads songs 警备 guard garrison 炊烟 smoke from a kitchen chimney 全音 quanyin 降 descend surrender 商鞅 shangyang 上届 shangjie 在座 zaizuo 上层 upper level 中计 be taken in fall into a trap 上山 shangshan 写照 portrayal portraiture 氢气 hydrogen 甘油 glycerine 并列 stand side by side 竹子 bamboo 课文 text 灵感 inspiration 主任 director, e.g. of an organization 儿童 youth children 愚 stupid 东海 eastern sea, Pacific 所部 suobu 北京 Beijing 张华 zhanghua 中表 zhongbiao 愉快 happy delighted 贲 energetic bright 迈步 maibu 主人 owner 郏 name of a district in Henan 忑 nervous 裸体 naked 侨务 qiaowu 东洋 the East 上心 shangxin 燃烧 to burn 据 sickness of hand act in accordance with seize 主事 zhushi 科克 keke 签 a note a stick sign one's name 中装 zhongzhuang 张口 zhangkou 怕死 pasi 辆 M for vehicles 暗暗 secretly, inwardly 聚星 juxing 折 broken (as of rope / stick) tenth (in price) to break to fold folded document 松江 songjiang 窨 to scent tea with flowers cellar underground storeroom 等温 dengwen 可笑 funny ridiculous 侵入 invade intrude into 主义 idea doctrine 饺子 dumplings Ch. ravioli 银川 yinchuan 诡辩 sophistry, quibbling 南美 South America 清脆 clear and sharp (of sound) 上当 be taken in be fooled 齑 fragment spices 瓦解 disintegrate collapse 极力 doing one's utmost sparing no effort 概括 to summarize 称霸 seek hegemony dominate 脱身 tuoshen 刎 cut across (throat) 候鸟 migratory bird migrant 芙 lotus 东汉 East Han dynasty 解释 to explain 厣 operculum 答话 answering words 猗 (interj.) 呼救 call for help 汤圆 tangyuan 估 estimate old / second-hand (clothes) 殳 (surname) spear 阶 rank or step stairs 中西 zhongxi 杀 kill 产卵 to lay eggs 暗杀 assassinate assassination 失望 become disappointed lose (hope/faith) 罐 a can a jar 课本 textbook 极化 polarize 铸型 zhuxing 松涛 soughing of wind in pines 要紧 important urgent 警察 police 中断 suspend break off 汲 draw water from well 军车 junche 嗷 loud clamor 晴天 sunny 管保 assure, guarantee 上帝 God 看 to watch / to guard it depends look at think 向西 westward 上市 on the market 主体 main body/part principal part subject 守卫 guard 诞辰 birthday 张勋 zhangxun 搭 build (scaffolding) take (boat / train) 仰面 yangmian 极右 jiyou 争端 dispute controversy conflict 刹那 instant 舣 moor a boat to the bank 旋转 to spin 肯定 to assure to confirm 激增 increase sharply soar 主伐 zhufa 上年 shangnian 寨 stronghold / stockade 标点 punctuation punctuate 乱 disordered 亲眼 qinyan 苯胺 benan 村镇 small towns and villages 张力 tension 上农 shangnong 反映 to reflect 素来 sulai 遣散 qiansan 在即 zaiji 实体 substance entity 逐 chase away 模锻 moduan 厮 servant 微微 slight faint micromicro- pico- 溯 go upstream trace the source 而外 erwai 素材 source material 宴席 yanxi 油菜 rape (as in rape seed, rape oil) 委屈 feel wronged be obstructed (in career) inconvenience 桁架 hangjia 春耕 spring ploughing 倚音 yiyin 财产 financial assets 苇 reed / rush / Phragmites communis 丰盛 rich, sumptuous lush 桐油 tongyou 极小 jixiao 淙 noise of water 乏味 tedious 颓废 dispirited decadent 鹤 crane 振动 to shake 内政 internal affairs (of a country) 甘愿 willingly 扪 lay hands on to cover 签名 sign one's name autograph 秋水 qiushui 脱胎 tuotai 脱胶 tuojiao 倚靠 to lean on re on 松手 songshou 微弱 faint feeble weak 途径 to pass through 侨居 qiaoju 上党 shangdang 蕉 banana 诗句 verse line 实例 concrete example 上光 shangguang 油茶 youcha 导向 guide 要犯 yaofan 上关 shangguan 葳 luxuriant 更 to change still more 野生 wild undomesticated 警告 to warn to admonish 地方 place 袖 sleeve 瑗 large jade ring 稀有 uncommon 铁厂 tiechang 属于 belongs to 栖 to roost to roost 颡 forehead kowtow 谋杀 murder 置信 zhixin 榫 tenon and mortise 基层 members of the lowest rank in an organization 谮 slander 叶子 leaf 跪下 kneel 实习 to practice 灵渠 lingqu 实业 shiye 料量 liaoliang 效 effect efficacy imitate 卸货 xiehuo 皮毛 fur smattering superficial knowledge skin and hair 遵义 zunyi 这个 this 迦 Buddha Shakyamuni 俯 look down stoop 基尔 jier 割断 sever 事实 truth 事宜 matters concerned arrangement 绝食 jueshi 完 finished 甓 glazed tile 评语 pingyu 极左 jizuo 舞女 wunyu 微带 weidai 蝼蛄 lougu 昵 familiar to approach 末年 last years of a dynasty/reign 先遣 send in advance 基岩 jiyan 油船 youchuan 这些 these 遵从 zuncong 逆光 niguang 料酒 liaojiu 评议 appraise sth. through discussion 班车 regular service (bus) 郦 (surname) ancient place name 渐进 progress step by step gradual progress to move forward (slowly) 种族 race ethnic group 失调 imbalance misadjustment vo. lack proper care lose 软 soft 评论 to comment 屹 high and steep 扰动 create uproar 上原 shangyuan 脊柱 jizhu 素数 sushu 合适 appropiate 洚 flood 脱色 tuose 灵活 active flexible 上去 to go up 庭园 flower garden 免得 miande 脲 urea 鬈 to curl / curled 抚慰 comfort, console 内服 neifu 皮棉 pimian 上变 shangbian 鳏 widower 猛增 mengzeng 发 develop send out hair 喝采 applaud 尊严 dignity honor 中营 zhongying 上司 superior boss 上台 shangtai 潮 tide 冶金 metallurgy 上古 shanggu 轻盈 slim and graceful 上口 easy to read aloud vo. read aloud 夫权 authority over the household 莆 place name 簏 box / basket 油腻 youni 伙 assistant furniture partner 溘 suddenly 了事 experienced vo. dispose of a matter get 春花 spring flowers 圩 dike 茧丝 floss 鲁班 luban 春节 the Chinese Spring Festival 芰 Trapa natans water caltrop 举例 give an example 连皮 lianpi 充电 charge (a battery) 乃 thereupon 喝酒 drink (alcohol) 南王 nanwang 脱节 come apart be disjointed be out of 上午 morning 上升 to ascend 免役 mianyi 列车 a train 极度 extremely exceedingly to the utmost n. extreme 油脂 grease oil fat 卷筒 juantong 安慰 safety level 要点 main point essential 兽 beast quadruped 纪要 summary (of minutes) 纯碱 chunjian 春播 spring sowing 京戏 Beijing Opera 卸车 xieche 锔 mend chinaware with staples curium 陶瓷 ceramics 反攻 counter-attack/offensive 科尔 (Helmut) Kohl (German chancellor) 德行 moral integrity moral conduct 举世 jushi 诜 inform inquire 松懈 songxie 枳 (orange) hedge thorn 黏膜 nianmo 京房 jingfang 撒谎 tell a lie 獐 river deer roebuck 狠毒 vicious, venemous 直播 zhibo 算命 suanming 都 all already (surname) metropolis 举人 successful candidate in provincial imperial examination 微小 small little 笋 bamboo shoot 上列 the above-listed the above 驾驶 drive (vehicle) pilot (ship/plane) 驾驭 drive (cart/horse/etc.) 基建 capital construction 去路 qulu 惊奇 wonder be surprised/amazed 钝角 dunjiao 举事 jushi 振兴 develop vigorously promote 范围 scope 租借 tenancy 清谈 qingtan 拆 take apart / to open 合金 alloy 讽刺 irony satire 契卡 qidan 上前 come/go forward 俘 prisoner of war 务须 wuxu 盆地 basin (low-lying geographical feature) depression 闪 flash lightning 朱熹 zhuxi 练习 to practice 饷 soldier's pay 基底 plinth base 视听 shiting 末尾 mowei 鼻音 nasal sound 微安 weian 赞颂 zansong 缢 hang strangle oneself 标签 label, tag 军营 junying 若何 ruohe 万全 wanquan 在场 be on the scene/spot be present 张大 zhangda 蛇 snake 著名 famous 在在 zaizai 激化 sharpen intensify become acute 科学 science 霎 all of a sudden drizzle 罗罗 luoluo 朗格 langge 失水 shishui 啦 (onomat.) (phonetic) fusion of le + a 侵害 encroach on (other's rights) violate 反扑 attack in retaliation 直接 direct 再会 adieu vale 需要 need 咐 to order 激发 excitation v. arouse stimulate set off 激变 jibian 舟 boat 毛驴 donkey 素描 sketch literary sketch 要目 yaomu 兴修 xingxiu 反抗 to rebel or protest against 棕榈 palm tree 飞扬 rise, fly upward 直捣 zhidao 屋 house room 晶 crystal 谐波 xiepo 先锋 vanguard 而已 only 电梯 elevator 季节 seasons 扭矩 niuju 逆命 niming 炭刷 tanshua 拴 tie up 攀援 panyuan 迫切 urgent pressing imperative 银器 silverware 氖 neon 东晋 dongjin 乘机 seize the opportunity 琦 curio valuable stone 中药 Chinese medicine 小雨 xiaoyu 降压 bring down high blood pressure decompress depressurize 守 to guard 夸 to boast 逾 exceed jump over 慈 compassionate / gentle 视力 vision sight 庆祝 celebrate 意 idea / meaning 若为 ruowei 曝 to air to sun 上品 shangpin 竹叶 zhuye 捕食 prey on 工事 defense works 极大 very big 再不 zaibu 剪 cut with scissors scissors 再三 over and over again 松林 songlin 胸膛 chest 空 empty in vain emptied leisure 野火 yehuo 内情 inside information 後 after later 胸腺 xiongxian 则 principle then 上吊 shangdiao 南瓜 pumpkin 椅子 chair 球门 qiumen 娥 good / beautiful 产妇 lying-in woman 莴 (lettuce) / Lactuca sativa 慰问 comfort console convey sympathy/greetings 胸腔 thorax 胸脯 xiongpu 请问 May I ask?... 节约 thrift 松木 songmu 等效 dengxiao 炭化 tanhua 暗淡 dim, faint, dismal, gloomy 激动 exited agitated emotionally touched 旰 sunset / evening 激励 drive excitation v. encourage impel urge 酵解 xiaojie 兴亡 xingwang 滋润 moisten 激光 laser 镊子 forceps 朱瑞 zhurui 微妙 subtle 万千 wanqian 咧 child's cry draw back corners of mouth; grin 脉石 gangue veinstone 渔猎 yulie 肉 flesh / meat 切面 qiemian 向背 xiangbei 桄 Arenga saccharifera rung of ladder 仁义 benevolence and righteousness 中耕 zhonggeng 球队 qiudui 翡 green jade kingfisher 团聚 to reunite to have a reunion 獾 badger 婆婆 husband's mother mother-in-law 配料 peiliao 谗 to slander 咳嗽 to cough 蚰 house centipede 万古 wangu 写稿 xiegao 万历 wanli 痒 itch 瘦肉 shourou 觚 goblet rule / law 侵夺 qinduo 中肯 zhongken 铸币 zhubi 东方 the east Asia 纯粹 pure, unadulterated simply, purely 张宝 zhangbao 军政 army and government 卷纬 juanwei 鞘翅 qiaochi 皑 white (of snow / etc.) 宣 declare publicly 要略 yaolue 工作 job 球面 spherical surface 掳 take captive 切除 qiechu 轻率 levity 读者 reader 鸶 heron 反感 (strongly) dislike 万分 extremely 内战 civil war 巡逻 patrol 上国 shangguo 内戮 neilu 森严 senyan 卷绕 juanrao 贤能 sage 巷 lane / alley 朗读 langdu 缋 multi-color to draw 新型 of new type/pattern 松散 relax take one's ease adj. loose 唱词 lyrics 捉弄 zhuonong 国际 international 鬣 bristles mane 闹市 naoshi 呻吟 to moan to groan 江北 jiangbei 连环 lianhuan 割据 set of separatist regime by force 球鞋 athletic shoes 衅 offer blood in sacrifice 奏 present a memorial 托盘 tuopan 牛犊 niudu 警卫 (security) guard v. guard against 轻 hydrogen light 苞 flower calyx 委实 weishi 叨 garrulous; to mutter and grumble to be favored with in receipt of 淼 a flood infinity 退 retreat / withdraw 瞅 take a look at 财团 financial group 加快 to speed up 垂体 chuiti 旧闻 jiuwen 底色 dise 镗孔 tangkong 粘连 nianlian 废 abolish crippled 系列 series set 胸鳍 xiongqi 点心 light refreshments 失火 catch fire fire (alarm) 洞口 cave mouth 清音 qingyin 碱熔 jianrong 兴化 xinghua 降价 price reduction 兖 place name 种类 kind category 实地 on the ground/spot 商船 merchant ship 鱼鳞 yulin 旋风 whirlwind 实在 in reality 丰满 full and round, well-developed plentiful 力学 mechanics 煨 simmer to roast in ashes 标本 specimen, sample 迫使 force compel 中黄 zhonghuang 降临 advent 清静 qingjing 卡特 kate 用旧 yongjiu 鸟 bird 悠 at ease long (in time) sad 卡片 card 属地 dependency possession annexed territory 帆船 sail 降下 lower 琼脂 qiongzhi 去雄 quxiong 毛虫 caterpillar 蒸 to steam 红薯 sweet potato 加强 to strengthen 春风 spring breeze 快快 kuaikuai 复写 fuxie 廉价 low-priced cheap 轻重 weight degree of seriousness 香山 Fragrance Hill Park 标枪 javelin 堆 a pile / a mass 粉 powder 茌 name of a district in Shandong 斯托 situo 线形 xianxing 股 share / portion thigh whiff 味精 weijing 卡车 truck lorry 渔民 yumin 榻 couch 俞 (surname) accede 的确 indeed, really 仁兄 renxiong 稀罕 rare scarce uncommon v. value as a 标明 mark, indicate 腠 between skin and flesh 诋毁 dihui 军饷 junxiang 渔汛 fishing season 充满 to be full of 完蛋 wandan 主妇 housewife 乌云 wuyun 智 wise / wisdom 再则 zaize 腾腾 steaming scathing 鲜卑 xianbei 陈腐 stale, antiquated 暖种 nuanzhong 秋田 qiutian 先行 beforehand in advance v. precede rest 清除 to clean out 聚焦 jujiao 合计 amount/add up to, total 兴办 initiate set up 擎 to raise (hand) 斜射 xieshe 獗 unruly / rude 轻浮 frivolous flighty 歧 divergent side road 牛油 butter 降低 to descend 称 balanced to fit well-off to call weigh 鬼魂 ghost 综合 to combine 巨幅 huge (of paintings) 埋没 oblivion 加工 finish a product 甚 very 洪 flood 忍耐 bearing 叁 three 狠狠 ruthless 登台 come on stage, mount a platform 评选 select through public appraisal 汔 near 负担 responsibility burden 熔解 fuse 南欧 nanou 割线 sever 蟹 crab 臆断 yiduan 磐 firm / stable rock 搏 seize 续编 xubian 油饼 deep-fried pancake 伦敦 London (capital of England) 墓葬 muzang 倚赖 yilai 骰 cuboid bone dice 妲 concubine of last Shang emperor 范例 example model 全能 quanneng 越发 more more and more 史馆 shiguan 甚或 so much so that to the extent that even 潺 flow / trickle (of water) 全胜 quansheng 跪 kneel 六 six six 烬 ashes / embers 棼 beams in roof confused 粘贴 niantie 兵团 corps, military division 犁 plough 锄 hoe 北宋 beisong 主导 leading dominant guiding 檑 logs rolled down in defense of city 燃料 flammable things 充沛 plentiful, abundant full of 隙 crack occasion for dislike 松科 songke 舶 ocean-going ship 贴 fit snugly to paste / stick 万世 wanshi 静压 jingya 主宰 dominate rule 析出 separate out 万万 absolutely m. hundred million 主客 zhuke 万一 on the rare chance that it might occur 万丈 lofty bottomless 遵命 zunming 荔枝 lizhi 轨 track 郭 (surname) outer city wall 斜度 gradient 种群 zhongqun 内经 neijing 善 good 故乡 home homeland native place 恂 sincere 列队 liedui 蜣 dung beetle 主子 zhuzi 导体 (electricity) conductor 田间 tianjian 栽 to plant 举国 juguo 等等 dengdeng 兑换 exchange, convert 豕 hog / swine 埘 hen roost 万事 all things everything 加尼 jiani 俨 majestic 袭用 xiyong 管子 pipe tube 内线 planted spy/agent interior lines telephone extension line 班长 class monitor, team/squad leader 主峰 highest peak in mountain range 南流 nanliu 巡警 police officer 遵化 zunhua 谐 harmonious 加密 to encrypt encryption 逾期 exceed time limit be overdue 勾当 (dirty) deal 嘬 to gnaw; eat ravenously gobble up to gnaw; eat ravenously gobble up 犯 offend violate 南海 South China Sea 在位 zaiwei 卡盘 kapan 财务 financial affairs 南洋 nanyang 晌 around noon 啖 eat entice 加宽 broaden 力役 liyi 勾引 seduce tempt 壳 shell shell 用意 intention purpose 章法 zhangfa 朱温 zhuwen 褥子 cotton-padded mattress 财力 caili 咀 chew 租佃 rent land to tenants 谷草 straw 合身 fit 唐律 tanglu 玩物 wanwu 发臭 become smelly go off 露出 show reveal 孵 hatch 主将 zhujiang 反而 on the contrary 练兵 lianbing 南汇 nanhui 绵亘 miangen 将 (pre-transitive) take a general 碉 Tibetan stone house 南汉 nanhan 球赛 qiusai 留连 be reluctant to leave or part with 蒡 Arctium lappa 扰乱 infest 氦 helium 疫 epidemic 逮 catch / seize until reach 在乎 care 实则 actually in fact/reality 党风 dangfeng 银两 yinliang 灾难 calamity misfortune 刻板 mechanical stiff inflexible vo. cut blocks for 矿车 kuangche 绝 absolutely cut short extinct 殷切 yanqie 在世 to be present in this world 可 can / may 在下 humbly referring to self 池塘 pond, pool 糯米 nuomi 殷勤 politely, solicitously 牛棚 niupeng 抖 shake out tremble 振作 bestir/exert oneself stimulate 爽口 shuangkou 东经 east longitude 兴国 xingguo 力度 dynamism vigor 实力 actual strength 虍 stripes of tiger 镗床 tangchuang 纯林 chunlin 红肿 red and swollen 毛茶 maocha 种种 all kinds 负数 negative number 剩下 remaining 先进 advanced 要求 require 拼音 pinyin (Chinese romanization) 捕获 catch, capture seize 焚 burn 乞讨 qitao 换算 conversion 撷 collect 锈 rust 等级 grade 胸骨 xionggu 雍正 yongzheng 木棍 mugun 俑 wooden figures buried with the dead 蔗糖 zhetang 红茶 black tea 净化 purify 苯酚 benfen 清醒 be sober/wide-awake come to 枝叶 branches and leaves nonessentials minor details 囫 whole / in one lump 池子 pool 卷染 juanran 这儿 here 承担 to be held responsible for 主干 trunk main force mainstay 兵力 military strength 管带 guandai 契丹 xiedan 枣红 purplish red maroon 中风 zhongfeng 村落 cunluo 巨头 tycoon magnet 匙 spoon 巨大 gigantic 季风 jifeng 谧 quiet 解职 jiezhi 挹 give up ladle out pour out 滋生 zisheng 墙头 qiangtou 耗费 to waste to spend to consume to squander 陆路 lulu 剃 shave to weed 索性 suoxing 加大 aggrandize 斯文 siman 细则 detailed rules and regulations 上体 shangti 中频 zhongpin 点头 nod 主席 chairman 扣 button 10 percent detain 菌丝 junsi 惩办 punish 实况 what is actually happening scene 呼 call / exhale 污蔑 slander smear defile tarnish 主帅 zhushuai 区委 Party district committee 泼 splash to spill 耶稣 Jesus 鄄 name of a district in Shandong 哼哼 groan 红色 red (color) 矿质 kuangzhi 著作 literary work 台风 hurricane typhoon 负极 negative pole 稞 (wheat) 臆想 subjective idea 上人 shangren 中饭 zhongfan 示威 to engage in a protest demonstration 跪倒 get down on one's knees 所至 suozhi 中饱 zhongbao 上交 turn over to higher authority seek contact 刻本 keben 墨经 mojing 着 catch / receive suffer; a plan method (resultat. compl.) ignited to touch part. indicates accompanying action plan settlement to wear 唐山 Tangshan - name of a city 蟋 cricket 用户 consumer user 失真 lack fidelity not be true to original 久远 old ancient far away 卷曲 curl curly 二千 two thousand 上任 assume office/post 铭 inscribed motto 失眠 suffer from insomnia 媒婆 meipo 上代 shangdai 概率 probability 浙江 Zhejiang (Chekiang) province 上世 shangshi 颊 cheeks 发芽 sprout 举动 movement 上上 shangshang 上下 more or less up and down 耽误 hinder, hold up hesitate 上万 shangwan 尝 to taste indicator of past tense 清道 qingdao 罄 entirely exhausted stern 烧酒 strong white spirit 趼 callous 涯 border horizon shore 上乘 shangcheng 兵变 mutiny 细 fine minutely 屣 slippers 歌 song 主张 advocate 私法 sifa 变 rebellion to change 解脱 free (extricate) oneself release from worldly cares 夭折 die young/prematurely 祟 evil spirit 松紧 songjin 岩层 yanceng 舟山 zhoushan 料车 liaoche 揸 to pick up with fingers 上书 shangshu 切身 personal directly affecting a person 洞察 see through clearly, have insight into 刹车 (sha) brake 耐 endure patient 发财 get rich, make a lot of money 枕 pillow 述评 shuping 欢 acclamation docile horse joyous / happy pleased 请老 qinglao 纯 genuine pure 维修 keep in (good) repair maintain 巨型 juxing 消亡 xiaowang 鲜嫩 xiannen 发起 initiate, sponsor start, launch 嗉 crop (of bird) crop of a bird fat 阅兵 to review troops 脱逃 tuotao 跑步 jog march at the double 奖 a prize encourage 中队 unit corresponding to company squadron unit composed 写法 style of writing way of writing characters 早 early morning 任职 hold a position 墀 courtyard 革命 revolution 实心 shixin 队 squadron 抛掷 paozhi 焱 flames 遵循 follow abide by adhere to 向阳 xiangyang 再审 zaishen 镉 cadmium 域外 yuwai 桶 pail 争斗 zhengdou 主值 zhuzhi 兴安 xingan 细小 very small tiny fine trivial 键盘 keyboard 询 inquire 令 command honorable 区域 district 茧层 jianceng 香味 xiangwei 军部 junbu 仰角 yanjiao 宴会 banquet 暗礁 submerged reef 科举 keju 途中 en route 种田 zhongtian 砖 brick 加固 jiagu 军 army 中非 zhongfei 陈规 outmoded conventions 准绳 zhunsheng 怦 impulsive 实干 shigan 纯正 pure, unadulterated 互通 to intercommunicate to interoperate 皮箱 pixiang 暗示 drop a hint 畈 field / farm 藓 mosses on damp walls 文教 wenjiao 要挟 yaoxia 聚积 juji 杠杆 lever 准线 zhunxian 线圈 a coil of wire or thread 攀登 climb clamber scale 净尽 jingjin 骂 scold / abuse 忍让 renrang 轻放 qingfang 害臊 be bashful feel ashamed 芒 Miscanthus sinensis 爽快 shuangkuai 严 (air or water) tight stern 用法 use usage 瘵 foci of tubercular infection 鞴 piston 地道 tunnel 升 ascend peaceful promoted pint rise 炒勺 chaoshao 赞赏 appreciate admire 台阶 flight of steps way out (of awkward 捧 hold or offer with both hands 并不 not as (good as ...) 并且 furthermore 商讨 discuss deliberate over 连日 for days on end day after day 商议 confer discuss 阈 threshold 兴奋 to be excited 炽热 red hot sweltering 新光 xinguang 产业 estate industrial 吴 (surname) province of Jiangsu 执行 to execute 若夫 ruofu 摔 throw on ground to fall 主动 active, i.e. not passive 坞 dock low wall 毡 felt 破碎 broken into pieces 主力 main force 嫫 ugly woman 主办 host (a conference or sports event) 课程 curriculum 跌倒 fall, tumble 邀请 invite 课税 levy tax on sth. 迹 footprint trace 极为 extremely exceedingly 张伟 zhangwei 松 loose pine 中铁 zhongtie 委任 appoint 氏 clan name maiden name 发达 to become prosperous 油酸 yousuan 管制 control supervision 促成 facilitate 卫队 weidui 轻易 lightly rashly 耧 drill for sowing grain 鼻腔 nasal cavity 暨 and reach to the end 冲 dash against wash out of great force towards 斜坡 acclivity 寓言 allegory parable fable 合肥 hefei 魁 chief / head 废物 rubbish 发迹 (of poor man) gain fame and wealth 荑 (grass) to weed 所谓 so-called 懒 lazy 伸长 elongate lengthen stretch 回荡 huidang 煽惑 shanhuo 解调 to demodulate 检举 report (offense) inform against (offender) 磬 musical stone 茫然 ignorant in the dark 漫画 caricature cartoon 谋略 moulue 搪瓷 enamel 与 (interrog. part.) and give with take part in 抑 (part.) or repress 细心 careful attentive 芄 Metaplexis stauntoni 侣 companion 硝石 saltpeter 蚩 (surname) ignorant worm 拒绝 to refuse 医 medicine to treat 瞳 pupil of the eye 矿脉 kuangmai 诋 defame to slander 中锋 zhongfeng 奖金 bonus 酋长 qiuzhang 连杆 liangan 兵役 military service 力偶 liou 轻柔 qingrou 谋生 seek livelihood 细微 slight fine subtle 球菌 qiujun 钊 encourage to cut to strain 稀疏 sparse 住家 zhujia 丰收 a rich harvest 涤 wash / cleanse 砭 acupuncture 底角 dijiao 中间 middle 体力 physical power/strength 轻松 light relaxed v. relax lighten up 忘 forget 细弱 xiruo 内皮 neipi 点名 call roll mention somebody specifically 枝干 zhigan 敷衍 be perfunctory 胸部 breast 异 (interj.) raise to stop different / strange 属实 turn out to be true verified true 私有 be privately owned be private 硝烟 smoke (from guns) 旋钮 knob 事件 an incident 区区 trivial 功 accomplishment 露头 lutou 礁石 jiaoshi 熔融 melt 露天 in the open air outdoors 抿 purse up (lips) to smooth 雇 hire 凉 cool 污辱 wuru 店员 shopkeeper 巨变 jubian 事事 everything 加压 jiaya 要是 if 闱 door to women's room gate to palace 僳 Lisu (ethnic group) 加厚 jiahou 京畿 jingji 内焰 neiyan 称赞 praise, commend 全身 whole body 遵守 to obey 枝头 tip of branch/twig 晕倒 swoon 由 follow from it is for...to 阴极 cathode 辞典 dictionary, lexicon 实实 shishi 酉 10th earthly branch 5-7 p.m. 珊 coral 卫道 weidao 瑛 (crystal) lustrous 顺 along favorable 恐怖 fearful horrible n. terror 恐怕 I'm afraid I fear v. fear 黏附 nianfu 或是 or perhaps 卵 ovum 狴 (tapir) 兵士 regular soldier 发觉 find, realize, discover 事业 career profession 悼词 memorial speech, eulogy 南方 southern usually referring to southern China 毛诗 maoshi 吆 shout 炉 stove 清高 qinggao 簖 bamboo fish trap 若干 a specified amount 搦 take hold 财富 wealth 区分 differentiate set apart 区划 divide into districts 暂行 provisional temporary 巡航 cruise 仍 still 凡是 any 地铁 subway 发表 to publicly express 婚 marriage take a wife 赠 give present 事例 example instance 左 left 军长 corps commander 腾越 tengyue 体谅 make allowances for 加力 jiali 发行 issue, publish 希罕 rare scarce uncommon v. value as a 加剧 aggravate intensify 离间 lijian 梭子 suozi 内热 neire 兴建 build construct 玩笑 joke jest 事体 shiti 爵 nobility 恐慌 panic 登山 mountaineering 再度 once more once again one more time 底边 bottom, base 均 all uniform 脉搏 pulse 鳖 turtle 蓦 leap on or over suddenly 力图 try hard to strive to 痰 phlegm spittle 油门 youmen 军队 military unit 赞誉 zanyu 军阀 warlord 岗 mound mound policeman's beat 链条 liantiao 铸件 cast casting 模范 mofan 锲 cut to carve 脱险 tuoxian 细嫩 tender 疋 a bolt (of cloth) 换班 relieve a person on duty change shifts 连打 lianda 中选 be chosen/selected 中途 halfway midway 大哥 older brother (address) 商谈 confer discuss engage in talks 南朝 Southern Dynasties (420-589) 卞 (surname) hurried 渔捞 yulao 筮 divine by stalk 诹 choose consult 岳州 yuezhou 加入 to enroll to join 劈 split open split in two / divide 埋怨 blame complain grumble 枉法 wangfa 栏 railing 地震 earthquake 窘 distressed embarrassed 萧 mournful 抨 attack impeach 绝迹 jueji 中部 central region 毛衣 woollen sweater 隰 (surname) low / marshy land 全貌 complete picture/appearance full view 欹 interjection 托架 bracket 南极 south pole 标榜 brag about 纷纷 one after another 旒 tassel 拳 fist 匹配 mate marry matching 哺育 feed nurture 爷爷 grandpa 箕斗 jidou 自 from self / oneself since 儿戏 trifling matter 虻 Tabanus trigonus / house fly 吐露 to tell to disclose to reveal 清风 cool breeze 种猪 zhongzhu 暑 summer heat 军需 military supplies quartermaster 脔 skinny sliced meat 细密 fine and closely woven close meticulous detailed 仁弟 rendi 赞许 laud praise commend 闹事 cause trouble create a disturbance 芩 Phragmites japonica 陈述 state, speak 发言 take the floor 而且 furthermore 向量 xiangliang 壅 obstruct stop up 南明 nanming 南昌 Nanchang (capital of Jiangxi) 纯洁 pure unselfish and honest 镜片 jingpian 地雷 land mine 商贾 shangjia 商贩 small retailer peddler 碎块 suikuai 妄 absurd / fantastic 烧饼 shaobing 概算 budget estimate 吝 stingy 发誓 take an oath, vow ,pledge 兵家 military commander 种玉 zhongyu 减法 jianfa 搽 apply (ointment / powder) 连接 in connection to 准确 correct precise 屯田 tuntian 舞会 dance ball 题名 autograph 延 to delay 捉住 capture 诃子 hezi 葡萄 grape 而今 now, at the present time 加倍 double redouble 矿藏 mineral resources 拱形 arch 起 raise rise 殷墟 yanxu 挂 anxious about hang / suspend 涨价 appreciate increase in price 免疫 immune 徕 to come 工艺 artwork 实权 shiquan 溟 drizzle sea 佳人 jiaren 叶片 leaf 戬 carry to the utmost to cut 香油 xiangyou 领航 linghang 稼 sow grain 骗局 fraud swindle 剌 to slash open cruel / obstinate 苗 (surname) Miao tribe sprout 发放 grant, provide 纯利 net profit 巩 secure / solid 反之 conversely otherwise 泳 swimming 蹴 carefully kick tread on 其 his / her / its / theirs 买进 buy purchase 事物 matter business 香气 fragrance aroma 时装 shizhuang 私家 sijia 消瘦 become emaciated 香水 perfume cologne 鸿 eastern bean goose great / large 卷入 be drawn into be involved in 静态 static state 主根 taproot 俊 eminent handsome talented 蕙 Coumarouna odorata 充当 to act as 丰年 good harvest year 火药 gunpowder 诲 admonish instruct 朱子 zhuzi 港口 port harbor 赶快 at once immediately 裂片 liepian 陷害 xianhai 榛 hazel tree / Corylus heterophylla 产生 to produce to result 责骂 scold 袱 bundle wrapped in cloth 火花 spark 击退 beat back repel 赶忙 make haste 妻 wife to marry off (a daughter) 乔治 George 名贵 minggui 胖子 fat person fatty 仁慈 benevolent charitable kind kindly kindness merciful 狍 (deer) 轻巧 light portable delicately made skillful dexterous 晚 evening late 棚子 shack shed 铣床 xianchuang 爽朗 bright crisp (of air) candid hearty 柯 (surname) handle of axe stem 视线 shixian 火舌 huoshe 时见 shijian 瘥 recover from disease disease 撮 bring together little bit shovel 奚落 taunt 著称 be widely known as 再拜 zaibai 用品 articles for use 走路 walk go on foot 精 essence fine proficient 歇 to rest 反修 fanxiu 哎 (interj. of regret) hullo 租税 land tax 科目 school subject/course headings in account book category 燠 warm 要害 vital part crucial point strategic point 陶工 taogong 检修 examine and repair overhaul 上算 shangsuan 再 again 苍茫 vast, boundless indistinct, hazy 基督 Christ 实效 actual effect substantial result 加深 to deepen 要塞 stronghold 筒子 tongzi 碧 blue-green jade 链子 chain 鸨 Chinese bustard procuress 野心 ambition 下降 to descend 种上 zhongshang 印象 impression 趵 jump / leap 水 water 专职 sole/specific duty full-time task 快活 gay, happy 连带 liandai 用场 yongchang 奖章 medal decoration 导线 electric line 篑 basket for carrying soil 举杯 jubei 潞 (surname) name of a river 激素 hormone 内伤 neishang 连年 liannian 卷取 juanqu 吏 minor official 微生 microbe 极盛 jisheng 乾坤 qiankun 基石 foundation/cornerstone 香港 Hong Kong 缩 shrink / reduce 上第 shangdi 桌子 table 侵略 to invade 鳗鱼 eel 晃 dazzle sway to shade 南宁 nanning 南宋 Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) 姒 (surname) wife of older brother 上等 luxe 拱手 make obeisance by joining hands w/raised forearms 刊载 kanzai 到顶 daoding 实施 to implement 南宫 nangong 枝条 zhitiao 闺 boudoir 火腿 ham 妥当 appropriate proper 侥幸 luckily 下面 bottom below 河道 river course 加注 jiazhu 拘禁 constraint restrain 叮当 jingle, dingdong 轻微 light trifling trivial 丞 deputy 锤 a hammer to hammer weight of steel yard 炉火 luhuo 加法 addition 剩磁 shengci 要好 be on good terms be close friends 擅 usurp without authority 怕人 paren 菩萨 pusa 糕 cake 轻快 agility 诛 execute punish 加油 to make an extra effort to cheer sb. on 兵权 military power/leadership 内中 neizhong 月中 yuezhong 哥 elder brother 负号 negative sign 净是 jingshi 滥调 landiao 内主 neizhu 夫人 madame wife 舁 to lift / raise 造诣 zaoyi 走运 zouyun 张目 zhangmu 纯净 pure, clean 特许 give special permission 订货 order goods 栝 Juniperus chinensis measuring-frame 北欧 Northern Europe 塑胶 plastic cement 泰西 taixi 惊险 jingxian 订购 order goods 加氢 jiaqing 连忙 promptly at once 里 Chinese mile neighborhood inside nautical mile 畏 to fear 主次 primary and secondary 柘 Cudrania triloba 财政 finance 上空 shangkong 走边 zoubian 蛮 barbarian bullying 橱 cabinet wardrobe 内人 neiren 埸 border 黾 toad 肃 Gansu respectful 张照 zhangzhao 钉子 nail snag 用具 utensil appliance 用兵 yongbing 抛弃 abandon forsake cast aside 迅速 rapid 充实 abundant 宕 dissipated put off 渔夫 fisher 绵羊 mianyang 设计 to design 海边 seaside 晴空 qingkong 牛奶 milk 碰 meet with to bump 斯坦 sitan 螭 hornless dragon 用光 yongguang 造谣 start a rumor 轻声 qingsheng 噌 scold bass (sound) 惊醒 sleep lightly v. wake (up) with 炭窑 tanyao 竹竿 zhugan 敖 ramble 菌落 junluo 方针 policy goal 争夺 to fight for 黧 dark / sallow color 在编 zaibian 绍酒 shaojiu 茅 (surname) thatch 万 (surname) 000 10 跑垒 baserunning 屏障 protective screen 上紧 shangjin 挥霍 huihuo 私心 sixin 海轮 seagoing vessel 必胜 bisheng 鲜明 bright (of color) distinct distinctive 科班 keban 齿条 chitiao 连声 liansheng 极点 jidian 野外 open country field 特质 tezhi 连夜 same night that very night all night 氆 thick rough serge from Tibet 竹管 zhuguan 战书 zhanshu 鎏 bessemerizing of matte 柔软 soft 涛 big wave 竹简 zhujian 舆论 public opinion 连天 liantian 索取 demand exact 南山 nanshan 实战 shizhan 若是 if supposing 鲜果 xianguo 盍 why not 脱碳 tuotan 特赦 amnesty 庆元 qingyuan 育雏 yuchu 仝 together / same 丰富 abundant rich 绵绵 mianmian 工蜂 gongfeng 走 go walk 侵犯 to harass 写出 xiechu 租约 lease 要强 yaoqiang 北洋 beiyang 印证 confirm verify 渲染 apply colors to drawing play up exaggerate 析木 ximu 撤走 chezou 驳船 barge 置换 displace replace 米 (surname) metre uncooked rice 象限 quadrant 主流 main stream/current essential/main aspect/trend 斜桥 xieqiao 碾 stone roller 提花 tihua 潇 river name sound of rain and wind 线段 line segment (mathematics) 东亚 East Asia 基点 jidian 要得 good fine 南岭 nanling 写入 xieru 银 silver 东京 Tokyo 竹筒 zhutong 毹 rug 隋 name of a dynasty 梧 Sterculia platanifolia 烟雾 smoke mist smog 标兵 parade guards pacesetter 等人 to wait (for someone) and other people 太 too / excessively 专著 zhuanzhu 倾销 cutthroat sale dumping v. dump (goods/etc.) 柁 main beam of roof 南开 nankai 塔 pagoda 厄运 misfortune 曲谱 qupu 苍蝇 fly 等份 dengfen 妇人 Mrs. 等价 top price, top dollar 要就 yaojiu 永胜 yongsheng 绻 bound in a league 鱼 fish 演 perform 湍急 tuanji 胸 thorax / chest 标准 standard 损失 loss 筐子 kuangzi 兴旺 prosperous thriving to prosper to flourish 上缴 turn over to higher authority 液 liquid 匹 bolt (of fabric) ordinary person 艰巨 arduous formidable 麻油 mayou 蛀 termite to bore (of insects) 扃 shut 性腺 xingxian 檩条 lintiao 森林 forest 靡 waste extravagant go with fashion not 事理 reason logic 消灭 to annihilate 榆树 elm 力气 physical strength effort 剑麻 jianma 庑 veranda 肄 descendants distress practice 南平 nanping 上级 the higher ranks 系数 coefficient 情 emotion 南市 nanshi 性能 capacity (of a machine) 畅销 sell well 力求 do one's best to strive for 磕 to tap / knock 蠕动 to wiggle to squirm 导管 conduit 进 advance enter 拉长 prolong elongate 承受 bear 举手 raise one's hand(s) 豪迈 heroic, bold 曷 why / how / when / what / where 关税 (customs) duty tariff 激磁 jici 方面 aspect 埋头 immerse oneself up to one's ears in 肚 tripe belly 实情 shiqing 驳回 reject, turn down, overrule 冤 injustice to wrong 儿孙 children and grandchildren descendants 儿子 son 墙根 qianggen 实惠 shihui 承包 contract 尽 to the utmost exhausted; use up exhaust 属性 attribute property 版本 edition 仆 fall prostrate servant 用劲 yongjing 时辰 shichen 事由 shiyou 用力 to use strength 遥 far / far away 用功 hardworking studious 充填 chongtian 走访 interview pay visit to 银粒 yinli 司 company control 南充 nanchong 事端 shiduan 钓 to fish 连同 together/along with 区有 quyou 妥善 appropriate proper 江陵 jiangling 训 instruction 南关 nanguan 赶回 hurry back 范畴 category 再次 once again 縻 tie up 脉冲 pulse 时而 from time to time sometimes now...now sometimes...sometimes 奶 breast lady milk 快板 kuaiban 标志 logo 泪花 leihua 流通 to flow through 煽动 instigate 流速 speed of flow 撤职 dismiss/discharge sb. from post/office 侠义 xiayi 踯 hesitating to stop 爵士 knight Sir 阿 (final part.) (interj.) flatter 细民 ximin 惩治 chengzhi 兵法 art of war strategy and tactics 叮咛 urge, exhort 赙 contribute to funeral expenses 南军 nanjun 真人 real person immortal 恐吓 to threaten to menace 造 build / manufacture 镩 (drilling tool) 轿子 sedan chair palanquin 菲 Philippine phenanthrene 拱桥 arch bridge 陶土 potter's clay kaolin 怆 sad / sorry 力战 lizhan 问荆 wenjing 眼力 yanli 香料 spice 便衣 civilian/plain clothes 茜 Rubia cordiolia 线条 line (in drawing/printing/etc.) 露水 dew 腕力 wanli 倦 tired 银牌 yinpai 线材 xiancai 肱 brachium humerus 冻 freeze 用尽 exhaust 革新 innovation 流量 discharge (in hydrology) 准予 zhunyu 波长 wavelength 维纶 weilun 争吵 quarrel wrangle 濯 rinse to cleanse 腰 waist 幺 one on dice small 矿 ore a mine ore 籀 (surname) (writing) develop 陶器 pottery earthenware 缝隙 fengxi 扭力 niuli 骢 buckskin horse 褫 deprive of undress 沮 destroy to stop 轮齿 lunchi 导电 electric conductor 迄 as yet until 理由 reason 伦常 lunchang 赶场 go to the market 知足 zhizu 算盘 abacus 卧 lying down 溃败 huibai 索引 index 上灯 shangdeng 上火 shanghuo 主意 idea plan decision definite view 渔场 an area in the sea where people cultivate fish 南华 nanhua 骋 hasten on to gallop 妍 beautiful 梗 stem 温暖 warm 唪 recite / chant 张网 zhangwang 朝贡 pay tribute 搴 seize 快攻 kuaigong 使馆 legation embassy 毁 blaze destroy by fire destroy / ruin defame to slander 领衔 lingxian 南北 north and south 酒 wine / liquor 门路 menlu 抛光 polish buff 特色 distinguishing feature/quality 蓟 cirsium 杞 (willow) name of a feudal state 寡 few widowed 庆幸 qingxing 衬 give alms underwear 上班 to go to work to start working 叮嘱 warn repeatedly, exhort 狻 (mythical animal) 加料 jialiao 领袖 leader 境遇 circumstances one's lot 小 small young 加数 jiashu 轿夫 jiaofu 亘 extend across / through 视界 ken 性质 characteristics 南口 nankou 眩 dizzy / dazzled 南史 nanshi 弹 bullet impeach pluck a string 用心 motive intention vo. be diligent/attentive 湃 sound of waves 中美 China-USA 乔木 arbor 屏风 screen 时节 season time 硫酸 sulphuric acid (chemistry) 煽 fan into a flame incite 银灰 silvery gray 朱先 zhuxian 微粒 particles 维系 weixi 要公 yaogong 震荡 shake shock quake 轻型 light-duty light 讨论 to discuss 泅 submerge swim under water 章句 zhangju 连坐 lianzuo 打退 (tanggu) beat a retreat 峥 excel lofty 春秋 time of year season 乳胶 rujiao 脉动 pulsation 照耀 shine illuminate 英语 English 张继 zhangji 疔 boil / carbuncle 思 think 仆役 puyi 钪 scandium 欣然 joyfully with pleasure 陷入 being trapped in 荐举 jianju 基线 jixian 用度 yongdu 愿望 wish 主持 take charge/care of manage direct uphold stand 要冲 yaochong 忸 accustomed to blush / be shy 微米 micron 雾 fog / mist 漂 drift about to bleach elegant polished 争光 zhengguang 争先 zhengxian 邓 (surname) 厕 rest-room 导热 daore 抟 roll round with hand 示意 signal motion 跑开 paokai 瘼 distress sickness 势 conditions influence tendency 渔具 fishing tackle 幌 advertising sign 篮子 basket 南唐 nantang 畦 small plot of farm land 门诊 outpatient service 想 think 艴 angry 用处 use practical application 皮下 subcutaneous 璐 (jade) 野兽 beast 大平 daping 题材 subject matter theme 银矿 yinkuang 海蜇 jellyfish 野兔 hare 标定 demarcate 疑难 yinan 提议 proposal motion v. propose suggest move 印花 printing revenue stamp stamp 火车 train 裤腿 kutui 纯度 (degree of) purity 下颌 xiahan 期待 look forward to 幅员 a country's surface area extent of a country 贪 greedy 渺茫 uncertain 责难 censure blame 斛 5 pecks (M) 主旨 zhuzhi 银白 silvery white 否 not clogged evil 加拈 jianian 并立 be on a par 基础 basics 廷尉 tingwei 喻 allegory 田亩 tianmu 北方 northern usually referring to northern China 迟钝 slow-witted 绍 connect to introduce 南吕 nanlu 缺陷 physical deformity 毯 blanket rug 要地 strategic location 骨肉 flesh and blood 婺 beautiful 连写 lianxie 充分 adequate 必要 must mandatory 羌 educated name of a tribe strong 知觉 consciousness 快报 kuaibao 主教 bishop 剽窃 pirate to plagiarize 锻 forge / wrought to discipline 评 comment on to judge 主攻 main attack 枕骨 zhengu 佗 carry on the back 搞好 to improve 残害 cruelly injure or kill 铣刀 xiandao 愿意 original meaning 管教 take aside, subject to discipline 手卷 shoujuan 迁都 to move the capitol (city) 麋 (surname) moose river bank 快意 kuaiyi 下马 dismount a horse 纷乱 numerous and disorderly 林地 woodland 快感 pleasant sensation delight 虔诚 pious devout n. piety 璧 piece of jade with hole in center 屋脊 wuji 暗中 in the dark surreptitiously 岷 name of a river in Sichuan 要命 yaoming 赂 bribe (ry) 责问 zewen 私商 sishang 失业 lose one's job be out of work 镒 abrasion gold-20 taels in weight 陶冶 make pottery and smelt metal mold/shape character/taste/etc. 线性 linear 举止 bearing manner mien 海藻 alga 捞 fish up 忡 uneasy 快慢 rate of speed 鄱阳 poyang 歌颂 sing praises of, extoll 上石 shangshi 消磨 xiaomo 上真 shangzhen 南城 nancheng 争取 to strive for 租界 (foreign) concession 辖 have jurisdiction over 江都 jiangdu 梅雨 rainy season 猩 ape 动 move 极端 extremely 现金 cash 嗒 to despair 失事 (have an) accident 妥协 compromise 练武 practice martial arts 唆使 incite 提要 summary abstract 租用 rent (for use) 哼 hum 北极 North Pole 细毛 fuzz 税 taxes / duties 采油 oil extraction/refining 渔利 yuli 斩首 behead 科研 scientific research 工资 wage 上皮 shangpi 万物 all the living creatures on earth 上盘 shangpan 工质 workmanship, quality 经济 economy economic 坐 sit 专责 zhuanze 蟛 (land-crab) / grapsus sp. 惊骇 appall 实根 shigen 上相 shangxiang 主枝 zhuzhi 失传 shichuan 骨节 gujie 在理 zaili 这样 in this manner 榄 olive 激烈 violent 阑 door-screen exhausted late 熔 to smelt / fuse 聚会 get-together gathering v. get together meet 北朝 North Korea 妤 handsome / fair 免税 tax-free duty-free vo. exempt from taxation 失信 shixin 茳 Cyperus malaccensis 流露 betray/reveal unintentionally 垂足 chuizu 失修 shixiu 加急 jiaji 连发 lianfa 骗取 to gain by cheating 拘留 detain intern 诏 imperial order 万状 extremely n. all kinds 寸 Chinese inch 祸首 huoshou 管束 restrain, control 垅 mound 朝霞 rosy clouds of dawn rosy dawn 反常 abnormal, unusual 耠 (plough) 爬 crawl / climb 丰产 high yield, bumper crop 香精 xiangjing 反帝 anti-imperialist 讽 satirize 亿 a hundred million calculate 换工 change jobs 探险 to explore 直径 diameter 下落 whereabouts v. drop fall 损坏 to damage 楦 block (hat) stretch (shoe) 跨过 kuaguo 并条 bingtiao 娇 lovable pampered 线绳 xiansheng 失 lose 反应 reaction 流血 bleed shed blood 恋 feel attached to long for 论衡 lunheng 再现 reappear (of past events) 门面 shop front appearance facade 末期 last/final phase/stage 东家 boss, master 点缀 embellish, adorn 赶上 keep up with catch up with 骡子 luozi 襄阳 xiangyang 小品 xiaopin 消极 negative passive inactive 朝阳 chaoyang 人口 population 再版 reprint 冈 mound 使节 (diplomatic) envoy 育苗 yumiao 拍 beat 加纳 jiana 往返 go and return 英里 mile 科普 kepu 认领 claim (an object) 饰 adorn ornaments 充任 fill post, hold position 磺化 huanghua 呼号 wail, cry out in distress 凄凉 desolate dreary 皮包 pibao 等外 substandard 呼叫 to shout to yell 实相 shixiang 争辩 argue 方腊 fangla 春 spring 埋伏 ambush v. hide lie low 中游 zhongyou 门阀 menfa 沾 moisten infected by receive favors 筇 species of bamboo 海马 seahorse 蚁蚕 yican 返 return to 南 south 屯子 tunzi 瞬间 blink 胶 glue 摹 imitate / copy 激流 jiliu 柔顺 roushun 牌坊 memorial arch 芋 Colocasia antiquorum 紊 involved tangled 稀少 few rare scarce 喷泉 fountain 反射 to reflect reflection 妩媚 wumei 事情 matter business 仁爱 renai 遥测 telemetry 基本 basic 领道 lingdao 饲料 animal feed 根 radical (chem.) root 机井 jijing 使臣 shichen 捉拿 zhuona 烟花 yanhua 实用 practical pragmatic functional 失利 suffer defeat 激活 activate 佾 row of dancers at sacrifices 流言 liuyan 工部 gongbu 时髦 vogue 脍 chopped meat or fish 内心 heart inner being 降水 precipitation 肄业 yiye 眙 place name 提问 question quiz 讦 accuse pry 下蛋 xiadan 亨 prosperous 骗人 deceive people 癃 infirmity retention of urine 加紧 to intensify 碱化 jianhua 问题 question problem concern 湓 flowing of water name of a river 滋养 nourish 荡 agitate dissolute 事态 situation existing state of affairs 贱人 jianren 基极 jiji 鸡毛 jimao 囊胚 nangpei 照顾 to take care of 轻便 light portable handy 必需 mandatory 贡献 to devote devotion 内幕 neimu 麸皮 fupi 畛 border / boundary field-path 牛乳 niuru 枣 jujube 渔业 fishery 失却 shique 育肥 yufei 在案 zaian 站长 zhanzhang 焦黄 jiaohuang 极板 jiban 知青 zhiqing 论语 lunyu 连作 lianzuo 屈膝 quxi 召安 zhaoan 野人 yeren 法 law method / way 论说 lunshuo 置疑 zhiyi 残骸 wreck 线索 clue thread 恢 recover 姊妹 elder and younger sisters 匪军 brigands, bandit troops 斜线 oblique line slash 论证 grounds of argument demonstration proof v. expound 绕道 raodao 斜纹 xiewen 癯 lean / thin worn 现象 phenomenon 产权 property right 党纲 the party program 直属 be directly subordinate to 任命 appoint 涔 tearful 烟草 tobacco 轻伤 qingshang 钚 plutonium 知音 jiyam 激波 jipo 倭 Japanese dwarf 乌江 wujiang 使者 emissary envoy 臌 dropsical swollen 敏 keen 算法 algorithm 举目 jumu 裸露 bare 内应 neiying 导演 direct director 直尺 zhichi 主笔 zhubi 失去 to lose 暗号 secret signal/sign 消散 abreact 邃 deep distant mysterious 厅 reception hall 要义 yaoyi 领队 captain 渤海 bohai 窟 cave / hole 镜头 camera lens 鞭 whip 上涨 rise go up (of water level/prices/etc.) 内奸 neijian 阅读 read 下联 xialian 海龟 turtle 辽 Liaoning name of a dynasty 知道 to know 夫妇 a (married) couple husband and wife 秉 (surname) to grasp / hold 要不 otherwise (subjective mood) 田埂 tiangeng 献花 xianhua 内外 within and without 极性 jixing 浦 beach 并排 side by side, abreast 驴 donkey 夫妻 man and wife 璀 luster of gems 聚合 polymerization v. get together 财物 property, belongings 沐 bathe / cleanse receive favors 佛像 statue of the Buddha 悦目 yuemu 田地 tiandi 苏州 Suzhou (city) 论调 lundiao 要件 yaojian 掺 mix to grasp 谐和 harmonious concordant 下肢 lower limbs legs 角落 corner 要事 yaoshi 溃退 huitui 期限 time limit deadline 上浆 shangjiang 上流 upper reaches (of river) upper class/circles 维持 to withstand 捉摸 zhuomo 实现 to come true 上海 Shanghai 终身 lifelong all one's life n. marriage 筵 bamboo mat for sitting 桂花 sweet-scented osmanthus 歌舞 song and dance 要人 important personage V.I.P. 威尔 weier 奔腾 gallop surge forward 墉 fortified wall 私下 in private/secret 柠檬 lemon 故障 glitch breakdown snag fault error 上油 shangyou 到达 arrive to 实物 in kind n. material object 奈 how can one help 臣 minister official 蛋黄 yolk 基态 jitai 下脚 xiajiao 维护 to protect 田园 pastoral n. fields and gardens countryside 海鸥 seagull 兴盛 flourish thrive 私事 sishi 或体 huoti 徜 walk back and forth 事权 shiquan 戥 small steelyard for weighing money 私产 sichan 上水 shangshui 锫 berkelium 勾结 collude/conspire with 露点 ludian 炮 cannon / gun firecracker gun / cannon 科技 technology 贻 bequeath 私人 private, e.g. a private school personal 英镑 pound sterling 准则 norm standard criterion 谋害 mouhai 逆流 niliu 诔 eulogize the dead eulogy 嬉戏 xixi 凡人 mortal ordinary person 反对 to oppose opposition 无 -less not to have 松弛 become limp/flabby/lax 箩筐 luokuang 凡事 everything 松开 loose 静电 static electricity 迟迟 slow, tardy 轮胎 luntai 蚋 (mosquito) / Simulia lugubris 笛膜 dimo 豺狼 jackals and wolves (fig.) 内存 internal storage RAM internal memory 征战 campaign expidition 莓 strawberry 沧 cold vast (of water) 舞曲 wuqu 北纬 northern latitudes 铲除 root out, eradicate 拉萨 Lhasa 破 break / broken 走马 zouma 镂 engrave hard steel 镜子 mirror 呼吸 to breathe 濑 name of a river rushing of water 英雄 hero 食 animal feed eat to feed 拘泥 be stickler for (form/etc.) 奴才 flunkey lackey 呼吁 call on (someone to do something) appeal to appeal (to) 遵照 obey comply with 上演 shangyan 甘心 readily, willingly 直奔 zhiben 夫子 pedant (old form of address) 秋分 qiufen 枣庄 zaozhuang 琴键 qinjian 雀 lentigo bird sparrow 抢劫 plunder pillage despoil 工钱 salary wages 氢弹 qingdan 提醒 remind warn alert to 碱地 jiandi 漫天 mantian 外部 external 内容 contents 消息 news 用 to use 专长 speciality special skill/knowledge 而是 but instead 京师 jingshi 戎 (surname) weapon 云 cloud say 屏蔽 shield screen 等待 to wait for 夹具 jiaju 江西 Jiangxi (Kiangsi) province 掣 hinder to draw 反复 repeatedly 骨髓 marrow 缰 bridle reins 害 suffer from to harm 上溯 shangsu 泛滥 overflow, be flooded 芹 Chinese celery 袭击 to attack 址 location 稀奇 rare strange curious 骨骼 skeleton 鹆 mynah 佐 assist 呼唤 call out (someone's name, etc) shout 棕 palm 屋顶 roof 论述 discuss expound 现行 in effect/force/operation current active 失地 lose territory 南中 nanzhong 期间 a period of time 缝补 darn (clothing) 负荷 load 种子 seed grain 旷 waste wilderness 荸 water chestnut 阁 council-chamber shelf side door 裁 cut out (as a dress) 玩儿 object of appreciation v. play have fun 夹击 pincer attack v. attack from both sides 专门 specialize 撰文 zhuanwen 等式 dengshi 上清 shangqing 上游 upper reaches of river advanced position 事故 incident 吭 throat 璜 semi-circular jade ornament 乌桓 wuhuan 召开 to hold, e.g. a meeting 玩具 plaything toy 滋味 taste 竹楼 zhulou 南亚 South Asia 秋千 qiuqian 颈项 neck 主编 chief editor/compiler editor in chief v. supervise 力系 lixi 南京 Nanjing (Nanking) city 流转 wander about roam 煮茧 zhujian 促使 to advocate 棍棒 club 呼喊 shout (slogans, etc) 南人 nanren 原告 plaintiff 东南 southeast 待 to stay treat wait 算术 arithmetic 财经 caijing 出租 hire out 莽 Illicium anisatum rude 东北 Northeast 柠柠 ningning 痉 spasm 松劲 songjing 明星 star celebrity 夹带 jiadai 松动 songdong 烟袋 yandai 祖 ancestor grand- (as in grandfather) 珧 mother-of-pearl 陴 parapet 课堂 classroom 等候 await 迄今 up to now so far 切 to cut close to 玉雕 yudiao 誓词 oath pledge 残酷 brutal 在握 zaiwo 失声 shisheng 矿渣 kuangzha 鸯 mandarin duck 侨汇 qiaohui 门齿 menchi 赍 send to present in both hands 旬刊 xunkan 酌情 use one's discretion 滤 to filter 旁白 aside 侨民 qiaomin 撤退 withdraw, pull out, retreat 围 surround 易位 yiwei 辏 converge hub of wheel 下走 xiazou 求证 to approve 耕种 to till to cultivate 妫 (surname) name of a river 邱 (surname) mound 竹林 zhulin 激昂 aroused to indignation 玩忽 wanhu 晴朗 sunny and cloudless 下贱 xiajian 臀鳍 tunqi 翠绿 emerald or jade green 跣 barefooted 押运 yayun 氍 woolen rug 课外 extracurricular outside class after school 酰 acyl 危险 danger 柿 persimmon 上思 shangsi 崃 name of a mountain in Sichuan 设防 shefang 香甜 xiangtian 讨饭 taofan 轮转 lunzhuan 降服 jiangfu 夹心 jiaxin 洞穴 cave 粮 provisions 换向 change directions 玩弄 resort to engage in play with 在押 zaiya 褂子 short gown 竹板 bamboo clappers 扑灭 pumie 槠 Quercus glanca 特里 teli 凰 phoenix 琴马 qinma 汹 torrential rush tumultuous 缺苗 quemiao 浅色 qianse 囗 enclosure 香皂 perfumed/scented soap 消沉 dejected depressed 细细 xixi 召募 zhaomu 夹层 jiaceng 反向 fanxiang 琴 (mus. instr.) 抚养 to foster to bring up to raise 枕资 zhenzi 篁 (bamboo) bamboo grove 主犯 zhufan 万有 wanyou 细纱 xisha 内在 inherent intrinsic 仆人 servant 海里 marine 碎片 chip fragment splinter tatter 运会 yunhui 晚熟 wanshu 在意 pay attention to 内场 neichang 内地 inland interior 呼声 (n) cry, voice 皈 comply with follow 静穆 jingmu 缙 red silk 等分 divide into equal parts 等到 to wait until 倾覆 qingfu 盆景 potted landscape miniature trees/rockery bonsai 髀 buttocks thigh 了结 liaojie 歌谣 chant 下身 xiashen 晓 dawn know 堂屋 tangwu 乳酸 rusuan 反响 repercussions reaction echo 方言 dialect 斜眼 xieyan 祭 offer sacrifice (surname) 盼望 to hope for look forward to 氢化 qinghua 灵巧 dexterous nimble skillful ingenious 梅花 plum blossom 丈量 measure (land) 下车 xiache 醇 sterols 永别 yongbie 渎 ditch trouble (some one to do) 种地 till/cultivate land 歼灭 annihilate destroy 惩罚 punish, penalize 贤 worthy (person) 硝基 xiaoji 镀银 silver plating 上报 appear in newspaper report to higher level 孀 widow 京剧 Beijing Opera 桢 (evergreen shrub) 微波 microwave 灵山 lingshan 等号 equals sign 轸 d (11th) strongly (as of emotion) 洼地 wadi 朝鲜 Korea 炊事 cooking 浅耕 qiangeng 鲚 Coilia nasus 用以 to ultilize as 上房 shangfang 力点 lidian 内因 internal causes 玉门 yumen 用人 to employ people 水运 shuiyun 觌 face to face 浏 clear / deep (of water) 写作 writing 上手 shangshou 失守 fall to enemy 下边 below under underneath 下达 transmit to lower level 祷告 pray 概念 concept 俸 salary 蛾 moth 香炉 xianglu 走道 aisle 颃 fly down 缂 to woof 宅 residence 加班 jiaban 肓 region between heart and diaphragm 击败 defeat beat 上文 foregoing context 拗 stubborn / contrary 谠 advice counsels 反刍 ruminate 银杏 yinxing 螽 (grasshopper) / Gompsocleis mikado 昼 daytime 乌 a crow black 香烟 cigarette 油罐 youguan 细碎 in small broken bits 在望 zaiwang 警惕 be on guard against 敦 kind-hearted place name 上旬 shangxun 一番 yifan 鲜红 xianhong 鉴 example mirror to view 必须 must 上日 shangri 快 quick fast 破损 be damaged/worn 反动 reaction 江苏 Jiangsu (Kiangsu) province 茕 alone desolate 等同 equate, treat as equivalent 腋芽 yiya 嘴脸 look features countenance 管理 to manage 电流 electric flow current 皮带 belt 新式 new-style 唱 sing / chant 舞池 wuchi 流落 liuluo 飓风 hurricane 海面 haimian 聚居 inhabit (a region) 及 and reach 暖和 warm nice and warm 匪帮 bandit gang 呛 choke; go down wrong way (food) choke pungent 呼应 echo work together with 时针 shizhen 系统 system 认错 rencuo 力矩 liju 论著 treatise work book 魅 demon magic to charm 时钟 clock 理 reason / principle 田庄 tianzhuang 尖 point (of needle) sharp shrewd 霜 frost 万恶 wane 题目 title subject topic exercise problems exam questions 歌词 song lyric 乌拉 corv#2ee labor (in Tibet) corv#2ee laborer 钱 (surname) coin money 夹子 cramp 侠客 xiake 消毒 sterilize 先 be first 跃迁 yueqian 跃进 yuejin 上操 shangcao 豪门 rich and powerful family 大道 boulevard 特长 special aptitude specialty 鲜美 xianmei 激战 fierce battle/fighting v. fight fiercely 囝 child child (Wu dial.) 解 emancipate explain untie transport under guard (surname) 轮训 train in rotation 屈辱 humiliation disgrace v. be humiliated/insulted 匪徒 gangster, bandit 镰 scythe / sickle 稀释 dilute 片面 unilateral one-sided 揿 to press (bell) 拉车 lache 选 elect select 秋天 autumn 备耕 prepare for plowing/sowing 时间 time 浩荡 mighty and vast 柔韧 rouren 提高 to enhance to increase the standards 谋反 moufan 谋取 seek to gain 试探 sound out probe 睇 look down upon 拘束 restrained restricted constrained ill at ease 彗 comet 角质 jiaozhi 淠 luxuriant (of water plants) 召唤 invoke 松土 songtu 工龄 standing, length of service 撤销 cancel, revoke 反叛 rebel revolt 弃权 to abstain from voting to forfeit to waive one's right to vote 上林 shanglin 种别 zhongbie 皮鞋 leather shoes 警报 alarm 粗 coarse rough rude 召回 recall 素养 accomplishment attainment 多 how (A of degree) much / many 媚外 meiwai 在教 zaijiao 舨 sampan 点燃 light, kindle 虫害 insect pest 醵 contribute to a feast 唐甄 tangzhen 反倒 fandao 惊诧 jingcha 翁 (surname) elderly person 勾画 sketch out 塄 elevated bank delimiting a field 内包 neibao 柑 large tangerine 斜率 slope 信 a letter believe 激愤 wrathful indignant 失常 abnormal odd 绫 damask thin silk 换取 give something and get something in return 甘地 (Mahatma) Gandhi 镪 corrosive; sulfuric acid wealth money; string of coins 这种 this kind 撤除 dismantle 笙 (mus. instr.) 警戒 warn admonish guard against keep close watch 力疾 liji 疲 weary 蒙蔽 mengbi 谷 grain / corn valley 内史 neishi 京城 capital of country 皮层 piceng 蛐 cricket 打 dozen to strike 虫子 insect, worm 准备 to prepare 卡尺 kachi 瓜 melon 上杭 shanghang 卡尔 kaer 上来 to come up 失当 shidang 加热 to heat 爵位 juewei 胡子 beard moustache or whiskers facial hair 惶恐 huangkong 佛学 Buddhism 彀 enough 磅 pound (weight) scale weigh 陆 six (fraudproof) (surname) land 激怒 infuriate 惕 fearful respectful 加点 jiadian 万户 wanhu 狠心 cruel-hearted, merciless (make) a determined effort 反光 reflection of light 混 confused dirty confused mix 碱度 jiandu 提前 to give priority 点火 light a fire stir up trouble 禄 good fortune official salary 点灯 light a lamp 激情 fervor passion enthusiasm 搜集 collect gather 上明 shangming 监察 jiancha 惶惶 agitated on tenterhooks 颚 palate 下课 class is over or dismissed 肪 animal fat 薪金 salary 惶惑 huanghuo 溶 dissolve 进行 to advance 上映 play 秋季 autumn fall season 硝化 xiaohua 内力 neili 照常 as usual 反击 strike back 补 supplement to patch 内务 domestic/internal affairs routine tasks 饱满 full, plump 何况 let alone, much less 创始 originate, initiate 坚守 stick to hold fast to 钣 metal plate 笔尖 bijian 谈到 discussed 沦陷 fall into enemy hands 刺刀 bayonet 疹 measles rash 树立 to establish 密闭 airtight hermetic 谈判 to negotiate 蓄意 xuyi 肥壮 stout and strong 篮球 basketball 寡头 oligarch 若 as if 关系 relation 瓣 petal section 兼备 have both...and... 幻觉 illusion, hallucination 愁 worry about 口味 kouwei 枚 M for small objects 看过 kanguo 你的 your 怫 angry indignant depressed discontented anxious 薮 marsh place of concourse 刚好 just exactly happen to be 晶体 crystal (in radio) 养分 nutritional value 情况 situation 砻 grind mill 注射 inject 依赖 rely/depend on 炎热 scorching/blazing hot 何其 how?!, what?! 不用 no need to (often used in an imperative tone) 口吻 kouwen 威吓 weixia 录 to record / to copy 绔 drawers trousers 来电 laidian 吊杆 diaogan 来由 laiyou 对等 reciprocity, equity 睥 look askance 寡妇 widow 口吃 stuttering stammering 白菜 Chinese cabbage 月台 yuetai 来生 laisheng 闸北 zhabei 广 wide 对策 countermeasure 月初 beginning of month 踊 leap 重用 put sb. in a key position 月刊 yuekan 重申 reaffirm, reiterate 君王 junwang 攘 throw into confusion 挣钱 zhengqian 致病 cause illness 辟 monarch royal dispel open up 联盟 an alliance 女方 bride's/wife's side of family 鬼 ghost sly / crafty 胁 side of body threaten 白色 white (color) 埏 to mix water with clay boundary 飑 whirlwind 木樨 sweet-scented osmanthus scrambled eggs 以为 to think that (usually mistakenly think that) 对立 stand against 以下 the preceding 以上 the above 那里 there 灭火 put out a fire 以东 yidong 跳 jump / hop skip (a grade) 指责 censure criticize 欢喜 joyful 侍候 serve wait upon 感生 gansheng 膀 upper arm wing to flirt puffed (swollen) bladder 肥大 feida 咎 blame 馐 delicacies 善战 shanzhan 婉言 tactful words 献计 xianji 配合 to match to coordinate with 体型 tixing 猷 consult with to scheme 外项 waixiang 隔板 (wall) partition 阐述 expound, elaborate, set forth 珍 treasure 酋 tribal chief 校园 campus 二八 erba 蚕室 nibble (at territory) 刺史 cishi 重病 zhongbing 不理 ignore 二元 (~~ lun) dualism 死党 sidang 致电 zhidian 晨风 morning breeze 致用 zhiyong 坦克 tank 驽 worn out old horses 侍卫 bodyguard 社稷 sheji 救亡 save nation from extinction 尔 thou 死力 sili 大肆 wantonly, without restraint 公使 gongshi 肠管 intestines 勋 medal merit 行宫 hanggong 行家 expert connoisseur 公众 public 月光 moonlight moonbeam 对称 symmetry 批驳 veto opinion/request from subordinate body refute criticize 公会 guild 酢 toast to host by guest 拖车 tow truck trailer vo. pull cart tow 拆毁 demolish, destroy 查阅 consult look up 大胆 bold, daring 癸 10th heavenly stem 原形 original/true form 善意 goodwill 口器 kouqi 漉 strain liquids 胜负 shengfu 妒 jealous 死刑 death penalty 调拨 allocate, allot 胜败 shengbai 大老 dalao 幸运 very fortunate 老老 laolao 胚胎 embryo 免 to avoid 抱负 aspiration 兼容 compatible 遭受 to incur (losses, etc.) 领域 aspects (usually refer to ideology) 楝 Melia japonica 进而 proceeding to the next step 月出 yuechu 份子 one's share of expenses 吗啡 mafei 回来 to return 绿 chlorine green 偷 improper irregular to steal 眨 wink 脸红 blush 秘鲁 Peru 隔断 cut off, separate 辞行 bid farewell to friends/relatives before journey 密集 concentrated crowded together 调换 exchange, swap 奸商 unscrupulous merchant profiteer 遭到 to be affected to encounter 树种 nursery trees 粗浅 superficial, shallow 大致 approximately 娲杆 wagan 硒 selenium 大臣 minister of a monarchy 啤 beer 秧 shoots / sprouts 笔录 take down notes 电池 battery 浴 bath 囹 prison 感知 ganzhi 公主 princess 公仆 public servant 辈 contemporaries generation 亚铁 yatie 畅通 unblocked, unimpeded 僮 boy name of an ethnic group in Guangxi 大脑 brain 窦 (surname) sinus (anatom.) 板栗 Chinese chestnut 支 branch division draw money 情势 qingshi 曲解 qujie 钺 battle-axe 杷 loquat 叹息 sigh gasp in admiration 大腿 datui 号召 to appeal appeal (noun) 配器 peiqi 觜 (zodiacal sign) 牡 male 固守 adhere 挤压 extrusion pressing v. extrude press 峪 valley 平顶 pingding 佳 excellent 结扎 ligate 固定 steady 公人 gongren 体制 system of organization system 环流 circular flow 穿梭 shuttle back and forth 追加 add (to original amount) 钢板 steel sheet 那 that / those that / those 农闲 nongxian 妩 flatter to please 谰 make a false charge 钢材 steel, steel products 熹 bright warm 裟 Buddhist monk's robe 二哥 second eldest older brother 浆 broth serum to starch starch paste 荚 pod 燧 fire speculum 渐 imbue gradual (ly) 助跑 zhupao 开饭 kaifan 汰 eliminate too 雷 (surname) thunder 错乱 in disorder 忽 suddenly 建瓯 jianou 唱片 record 来照 laizhao 笔墨 pen and ink words 重点 an important point 蛄 mole-cricket 劲头 jingtou 善本 shanben 献身 devote/dedicate oneself to give one's life for 禁令 ban 起伏 ups and downs v. rise and fall 箪 round basket for cooked rice 违章 break regulations 女性 female sex woman 懒汉 lanhan 整 exactly in good order whole 拄 post prop 秧田 yangtian 大虾 lobster 按钮 pushbutton 郑国 zhengguo 死命 siming 不然 not so or else, otherwise 原始 origin primitive 蚕座 canzuo 流产 abortion miscarriage v. miscarry fall through 飨 offer or enjoy sacrifice 校友 alumnus alumna 损害 harmful 酹 pour out libation sprinkle 引理 yinli 婿 son-in-law 笔头 pen point writing skill 积累 accumulation 权术 quanzhu 初次 the first time 螈 Diemyelilus pyrogaster 刺 thorn 纽 button 调整 to adjust 应该 should 作 make to do make to do do make 天车 tianche 应试 yingshi 初步 first step 觳 (measure) frightened 天边 horizon ends of the earth 养地 yangdi 不灵 ineffective not working 耙 a rake 没落 downfall 弧 arc 督促 supervise and encourage somebody 躲 avoid get out of way hide 眷 look fondly concern wife and children 引申 yinshen 调料 diaoliao 配偶 spouse 引用 quote cite recommend appoint 恙 sickness 犀牛 rhinoceros 氯气 luqi 九月 September ninth lunar month/moon 行将 about to on the verge of 团 dumpling regiment round 起义 to start an uprising 炎症 yanzheng 急忙 in haste hurriedly 景山 name of a hill in Jingshan Park 渣子 zhazi 楼面 loumian 庶人 shuren 笑语 xiaoyu 垡 to plough 结果 result 笑话 joke jest v. laugh at ridicule 蒜泥 suanni 锚固 maogu 训导 xundao 战乱 zhanluan 结构 structure 仲吕 zhonglu 重物 chongwu 原子 atomic nuclear atom (physics) 念经 nianjing 曲调 qudiao 天象 tianxiang 威力 power might 拦网 lanwang 行径 hangjing 镢 hoe 驿站 yizhan 胯 thigh / leg 刑事 criminal procedure 威势 weishi 钌 ruthenium 何在 where 白薯 sweet potato 贝 cowry / shell 看见 to see 原审 yuanshen 战事 war hostilities 战争 war battle 程度 level degree 豇 cowpeas / black-eyed beans 雠 enmity feud 羽化 yuhua 结束 to finish 宦官 eunuch 程序 procedure 焙烧 roast, bake 刚强 firm unyielding 矶 breakwater jetty 裤子 trousers 兼并 annex 通风 to facilitate air flow propagate news or rumors 不独 budu 酣睡 sleep soundly 供销 supplu and marketing 盛情 great kindness boundless hospitality 口号 a slogan 注定 be doomed be destined (to failure, etc.) 眠 sleep 傥 if unexpectedly 提出 to bring up 梵 Brahma Sanskrit 褴 ragged garments 五律 wulu 来犯 come to attack us invade our territory 僵化 become rigid reach an impasse 不犯 bufan 追击 zhuiji 旗 flag 挑动 tiaodong 圣经 bible 鹦 parrot 天赐 tianci 刚度 the right degree 棉卷 mianjuan 笼 basket cage 天赋 inborn innate n. natural gift talent 楼阁 louge 权数 quanshu 天资 tianzi 死地 sidi 了 (part. of completion) clear to finish look afar from a high place 贫乏 poor lacking 战俘 zhanfu 配制 compound make up 暖 warm 阡 road leading north and south 挑剔 nitpick 约 weigh approximately make appointment 调查 to investigate 邺 (surname) name of ancient district 勘测 to investigate to survey 荃 (fragrant plant) 行刑 hangxing 结晶 crystalize 锻模 duanmo 挪用 to embezzle to divert funds 行市 hangshi 优点 advantage 权时 quanshi 开销 expense expense account v. pay expenses 懒惰 idle lazy 脆 crisp / brittle 狞笑 ningxiao 娌 husband's brother's wife 行凶 hangxiong 侍女 maid 钾肥 jiafei 鲣 bonito 急切 jiqie 曲艺 quyi 贴心 tiexin 笔名 pen name 然则 ranze 船体 chuanti 可爱 lovely 何如 how about 决战 juezhan 咬住 yaozhu 急剧 rapid sharp sudden 天色 tianse 蚊子 mosquito 镇静 calm composed 哓 a cry of alarm querulous 口岸 kouan 恰 exactly / just 叽 grumble 行军 march 受寒 shouhan 椁 outer coffin 镁砂 meisha 位次 weici 红旗 red flag 天花 smallpox 肃穆 solemn and respectful 隔 partition separated by 镁砖 meizhuan 迹地 jidi 废纸 wastepaper 瞪 stare 粗暴 rude, rough 何处 whence where 优美 graceful exquisite 偶 accidental image pair / mate 鹏 large fabulous bird 盔 helmet 裂缝 crack crevice 减低 reduce lower cut 白话 written vernacular Chinese wishful thinking 铨 estimate select 开门 open (the) door 淮 name of a river 鲮鱼 lingyu 开间 kaijian 椎骨 zhuigu 减产 reduce output 初期 initial period 橙黄 orange 兽医 veterinary 补课 private/catch-up tutorials 大计 a program of lasting importance 托运 consign/check for shipment 螟 Heliothus armigera 联络 contact 勘探 explore prospect 滋长 zizhang 联结 bind tie join 引种 yinzhong 共性 common characteristic 乓 bang (onomat.) 联组 lianzu 梆子 watchman's clapper 纸面 zhimian 忏 feel remorse 郑 (surname) 捕捞 fish for, catch 尘土 dust 减价 cheapen 体形 bodily form build 大话 big talk, boastings 肠炎 changyan 计量 measure v. calculate estimate 追忆 zhuiyi 二姐 second eldest older sister 裂纹 crackle (on porcelain/etc.) 有所 to some extent 结核 jiehe 清 clear / pure 尘埃 dust 肖 similar / resembling 情境 circumstances situation 二天 two days second day 稽查 jicha 瘕 obstruction in the intestine 谙 be versed in 夜里 at night 撞 bump into 刚健 energetic robust 外逃 waitao 铭牌 mingpai 计酬 jichou 猛虎 menghu 养子 yangzi 批量 batch lot 亚麻 flax 养 give birth keep (pets) to support 木本 muben 月夜 yueye 威廉 weilian 鼎 tripod 办案 handle a case 拿大 act big be insolent 棉布 mianbu 审 investigate try (in court) 原地 yuandi 肥力 fertility (soil) 鸸 emu 共振 gongzhen 欢度 spend joyfully (occasion) 取道 qudao 平野 pingye 乘 avail of multiply ride 招 provoke to recruit 器 tool 酎 strong wine 铿 jingling of metals to strike 梦想 fond dream v. dream of vainly hope 有 have there is 颌 maxilla and mandible 冒 brave danger to cover 原型 prototype 触犯 offend, violate 建立 to establish 前方 ahead front direction (war) front 顶住 withstand, stand up to 戒备 guard take precautions 麦子 wheat 鼾声 hansheng 对照 collate 大衣 overcoat 慝 evil thought 行医 hangyi 大街 avenue 另 separately 脸皮 lianpi 联系 to connect 凉风 liangfeng 欢快 cheerful, light, lively 匐 fall prostrate 递 hand over / to pass 辞职 resign 开阔 open expansive tolerant 笠 bamboo rain hat 凉爽 cool and refreshing 欢心 favor, liking 愉 pleased 谈天 tantian 撵 expel 肥厚 plump, fleshy 死守 sishou 库容 kurong 桂 Cinnamonum cassia 蛉 sandfly 行动 movement action 决意 jueyi 开除 expel discharge 诫 commandment prohibit 顶事 be useful, serve the purpose 脸盆 washbasin washbowl 路面 pavement 口径 aperture 改建 rebuild 大观 grand sight 贩运 to transport (for sale) to traffic (in sth) 固化 solidify 樾 shade of trees 塑像 statue vo. mold a statue 口形 degree of lip-rounding 砍 to chop 库存 stock reserve 备至 to the utmost 剑 double-edged sword 魔术 magic 靓 make up (face) 刚刚 just recently just a moment ago 哪 how which (final part. preceded by N) which (followed by M or Num) which (followed by M or Num) 行列 ranks procession 葵 sunflower 糌粑 zanba 环抱 surround, encircle, hem in 原因 the cause 豆腐 tofu (bean curd) 优等 high-class first-rate 希 rare / infrequent 路途 road path way journey 凌空 be high up in the air soar/tower 木材 wood material 软管 ruanguan 外间 waijian 禹 name of an emperor 仪表 appearance bearing meter 周转 turnover 原先 originally at first 树皮 tree bark 屠 slaughter slaughter man 不禁 can't help/refrain from 鍪 iron pot metal cap 俭 frugal to be in need 气体 gas state (physics) 呢绒 nerong 埽 broom dike 洁 clean 周边 periphery 死尸 sishi 木柴 muchai 好人 good and reasonable person 甑 caldron / rice pot 殚 entirely to exhaust 配备 equipment v. allocate provide fit out dispose 昆阳 kunyang 伞 umbrella / parasol 外长 foreign minister secretary of state minister of foreign affairs 外销 waixiao 平静 calm quiet tranquil 开采 to excavate 笑脸 smiling face 趣 interest 单 chieftain a bill single (surname) 校对 proofreader v. proofread proof check against a 裘 (surname) fur / fur coat 部 ministry section / class 木林 mulin 配套 form complete set 平面 plane a flat surface 违犯 to violate to infringe 予以 to give to grant 剿 to destroy stamp out (bandits) destroy stamp out (bandits) 触电 get an electric shock 好似 seem, be like 开通 open-minded liberal vo. remove obstacles from 它们 they them (used for non-human things) 娉 graceful 注册 register 踯躅 zhizhu 追寻 zhuixun 铑 rhodium 卤化 luhua 瘸 lame 房产 house property 幸而 xinger 大连 Dalian 至 arrive most 动物 animal 蓄水 xushui 熟习 shuxi 采取 to take action 月底 end of month 周身 whole body all over body 众 multitude 懒散 lansan 夜间 at night 熟人 acquaintance friend 纡子 yuzi 平阳 pingyang 淀 sediment / precipitate shallow water 流传 spread circulate hand down 大车 large bus 氧气 oxygen 对白 dialogue 谈心 have heart-to-heart talk 注入 pour/empty into 房东 landlord 可知 able to understand should know 蹭 rub against walk slowly 虚荣 vanity 曲 bent / crooked tune / song 啻 (not) just/ (not) only 关照 concern care to keep an eye on to look after 口外 kouwai 通量 tongliang 撇 cast away throw; left-falling stroke in character 压迫 to force to persecute 白费 waste 反馈 feedback 套套 taotao 冒昧 presumptuous 倔 crabby / tough 共有 owned by all 御 defend imperial to drive resist 校外 xiaowai 匾 tablet 引线 lead (wire) go-between catalyst 不管 no matter 天葬 tianzang 曛 twilight / sunset 配对 peidui 量规 lianggui 困难 difficulty 情形 situation 何必 there is no need, why 按 according to press down 九江 jiujiang 穿戴 what one wears 办法 solution method 扩散 to spread diffusion (chemistry) 履行 perform fulfill carry out 娣 wife of a younger brother 职位 position post 不等 not uniform 国会 parliament legislature 戳 to prick wooden or rubber stamp 对生 duisheng 应考 take an examination 不符 unfit inconsistent 行在 hangzai 小便 urine 值此 zhici 敝 my (polite) poor ruined 黠 (phonetic) crafty 木料 timber lumber 天蓝 sky blue azure 洗澡 bath 国体 national prestige state system 流体 fluid 大豆 white bean 配子 peizi 族类 zulei 体壁 tibi 月工 yuegong 殃 calamity 谂 consult 原则 principle 小书 xiaoshu 国人 people of our nation 隐患 hidden danger 国产 made in one's own country made in China 膳食 meal 缠 to bother wind around 道上 daoshang 熔池 rongchi 拖船 tow 国事 state affairs 求 beseech 足够 adequate 冻伤 frostbite 大路 major street 补足 bring up to full strength 二心 disloyalty 痧 cholera 迫 compel 穿插 do alternately insert episode, interlude 死心 give up hope/idea/etc. do sth. with all 道义 morality and justice 小东 xiaodong 口实 koushi 小丑 clown 大败 large defeat 隐性 yinxing 可疑 suspicious dubious 通道 thoroughfare passage(way) 鸡 chicken 老成 laocheng 摧毁 shatter, smash 宸 imperial apartments 口子 kouzi 叹气 tanqi 俘虏 captive 决斗 duel 大赦 amnesty 醢 minced meat pickled meat 小人 person of low position base/mean person villain 通通 all entire complete 灭绝 extinguish become extinct 补贴 subsidy, allowance 藜 Chenopodium album 冰雹 hail 郑州 Zhengzhou 进贡 jingong 进货 jinhuo 冰雪 bingxue 小井 xiaojing 磺 sulfur 摧残 wreck, devastate 学业 one's studies schoolwork 不日 within a few days 外观 appearance 剥离 peel/come off 速写 sketch literary sketch 来日 lairi 熟化 shuhua 通过 to pass, e.g. to pass a legislative bill 六师 liushi 凌晨 before dawn 起家 family background vo. build family fortune 不时 from time to time 福建 Fujian province 喙 beak to pant 路线 route 敌情 the enemy's situation 气化 gasification 国内 domestic 看齐 kanqi 木筏 mufa 船坞 dock shipyard 方 direction just square 透支 (bank) overdraft 平话 Song style of storytelling popular stories professional 不断 continously 道具 (stage) props 小儿 xiaoer 顾客 client customer 差别 difference 掌心 zhangxin 叭 (onomat.) 道光 daoguang 关注 follow (an issue) closely to pay close attention to 开赴 head toward 认出 recognition recognize 损伤 loss rv. harm damage injure 不料 unexpectedly 凸轮 tulun 不敢 does not dare to 徊 irresolute move back and forth irresolute move back and forth 枪声 gunshot (sound) 臭气 bad smell, stink 躔 course of stars follow precedent 战壕 foxhole 战士 warrior 臭氧 ozone 六度 liudu 蜥 chameleon / Eumeces latiscutatus 软木 ruanmu 公差 (chai) official business 通车 tongche 初级 elementary, primary 气压 atmospheric pressure 粗纱 cusha 趾 toe 粗细 coarse and fine 助饷 zhuxiang 何 carry what / how / why / which 滔 overflow torrent-dash 气口 qikou 横财 ill-gotten wealth or gains 州 sub-prefecture 来 to come 诱杀 yousha 以往 before formerly in the past 小农 xiaonong 砍伐 hew 小写 ordinary form of Ch. numerals lowercase letter 夜袭 yexi 憋 hold in (urine) to hold (breath) 决策 policy decision vo. make policy 隐约 indistinct faint 小偷 thief 甘 (surname) sweet 机舱 engine room (of ship) passenger and cargo 龟 tortoise / turtle 阳台 balcony 路费 traveling expenses 膈 diaphragm 郁 (surname) elegant dense (growth) melancholy 如故 rugu 战备 zhanbei 真菌 zhenjun 吓唬 xiahu 孜 unwearied effort 翟 long-tail pheasant (surname) 缆绳 lansheng 獬 (mythical animal) 如数 according to agreed amount 绨 coarse greenish black pongee 公尺 meter 歼 annihilate 气势 manner air fervor vehemence 瘅 to hate 普遍 common 外行 layman amateur 国债 national debt 重新 start again from the beginning 气动 qidong 蟮 earthworm 夏至 xiazhi 粞 ground rice thresh rice 带子 belt, girdle, ribbon, band 外衣 waiyi 气力 physical strength/energy 外表 outward appearance exterior surface 致敬 pay tribute/respects to 局长 director (of...) 普选 general election 腹面 at/on the stomach of 扁豆 hyacinth bean 屉 drawer tier tray 腋 armpit 援引 quote cite 决算 final accounts/accounting 槐 Sophora japonica 普通 ordinary 瑙 agate 汩 confused extinguished 敌意 animosity, hostility 八 eight 恒定 hengding 各 each each 碇 anchor 骛 fast greedy run rapidly 女皇 empress 通路 thoroughfare passageway route 小半 xiaoban 如是 rushi 外语 foreign language 圮 destroyed injure 箱 box / trunk / chest 笔下 bixia 蘸 dip into 天顺 tianshun 公开 to publicize publicly 公式 formula 大都 for the most part, mostly 原体 yuanti 李 (surname) plum 树梢 treetop 噘 pout 平视 pingshi 大部 most of 开车 to drive a car 圣母 female deity goddess (Blessed) Virgin Mary Madonna 白酒 alcohol, spirit 起始 origin initiation v. initiate begin start 铯 cesium 建成 construction completed 小可 xiaoke 势能 potential energy 缉 to stitch finely 气冷 qileng 肌 flesh muscle 樟脑 zhangnao 又及 youji 局限 limit confine 起头 at first in the beginning originally vo. 将帅 jiangshuai 小号 xiaohao 小叶 xiaoye 开辟 open/set up start build (road) 粗粮 coarse food grain (maize, etc.) 起复 qifu 催 urge / prompt / hurry (v.t.) 古老 ancient, old, age-old 相间 alternate with 农药 agricultural/farm chemical pesticide 大选 general election 介入 intervene interpose get involved 询问 ask about inquire 进退 jintui 凑巧 luckily by coincidence 取 take / fetch 不朽 immortal 祝 invoke pray to 粗糙 rouch, course, crude 苠 multitude skin of bamboo 补选 by-election 不服 bufu 通货 currency 进逼 jinbi 猪倌 zhuguan 誓师 take a mass pledge 揶 gesticulate play antics 好像 resemble, seem, look like 匀 uniform / even 适 fit / suitable 如月 ruyue 计议 jiyi 晚秋 wanqiu 不曾 never 训令 order instruction 原主 yuanzhu 气候 climate 国力 a nation's power 福州 Fuzhou 吓坏 xiahuai 公平 fair impartial 机耕 jigeng 口头 oral in words n. flavor (of fruit/etc.) 公布 publicly announce to make public to publish 职务 one's official duties or obligations 感染 infection to infect to influence 楼船 louchuan 平装 pingzhuang 透明 transparent 升平 shengping 项城 xiangcheng 静止 motionless 小刀 penknife 大量 large amount 读 comma phrase marked by pause read aloud study 女真 nuzhen 废料 waste material 龈 gnaw / bite gums 怍 ashamed 阳光 sun light sun rays 聂 (surname) whisper 如果 if 局面 circumstance (usually refers to politics) 农艺 nongyi 蒺 Tribulus terrestris 剁 chop (meat) 带头 take the lead/initiative set example 路过 pass by/through (a place) 霰 sleet 不是 no is not 顽固 stubborn obstinate 忽略 neglect, overlook, lose sight of 机能 function 循环 to circulate 平行 parallel 原价 yuanjia 不明 not clear unknown 小功 xiaogong 彳 step with left foot 平衡 balance 沥青 asphalt bituminous 战局 war situation 通话 converse communicate by telephone 剧院 theater 写 write 减压 reduce pressure 局部 local partial 豆饼 doubing 按说 ordinarily 吊环 rings 顾忌 scruple 帮派 faction 积水 jishui 升天 shengtian 漠然 moran 白面 wheat flour 感情 affection friendship 联接 join link 大雪 heavy snow 大雨 heavy rain 蚕丝 natural silk 通讯 communication news report newsletter 吓倒 xiadao 埭 dam 将士 officers and men 天鹅 swan 白金 platinum 船只 ship, vessel 外资 foreign capital 恭喜 congratulations 挣脱 zhengtuo 旱地 arid region 大队 brigade 圣洁 shengjie 九百 jiubai 醮 perform sacrifice 洪水 deluge flood 感性 sensibility 更正 correction 权益 rights and interests 不愧 worthy of 卅 thirty 狄 (surname) barbarians name of a tribe 大院 dayuan 来意 purpose in coming 外货 waihuo 裨 advantageous to aid (surname) assistant small 不意 buyi 副 M for a pair assistant 燮 (surname) harmony / harmonize 大陆 mainland 腹 abdomen 平车 pingche 淹没 flood inundate 斋 a fast studio 如意 ruyi 袖子 sleeve 焘 cover over to envelope 压铸 yazhu 摇头 shake one's head 起床 to get up (bed) 粗笨 clumsy, unwieldy 不惜 spare no effort 如愿 ruyuan 溽 damp / muggy 铁 iron 逍 leisurely / easy-going 外貌 appearance exterior looks 唏 sound of sobbing 初等 elementary primary 位相 weixiang 小名 xiaoming 热气 steam heat 小吃 snack refreshments 睬 pay attention / take notice of 引文 quoted passage quotation 潼 high name of a pass 六安 liuan 竞争 competition 觅 seek 猜忌 be suspicious and resentful 伧 low fellow / rustic 国君 monarch 横行 run amok, run wild 六家 liujia 减刑 reduce penalty shortened or commuted (judicial) sentence 八千 eight thousand 八十 eighty 猪场 zhuchang 优抚 youfu 致意 zhiyi 公墓 cemetery 宜昌 yichang 桩 item stump 厉害 serious terrible 急促 jicu 不怕 not afraid 绲 cord embroidered sash sew 猪圈 zhuquan 感慨 lament with a tinge of emotion or regret 昏暗 dusky 分析 to analyze 茎 stem 公子 son of feudal prince/high official 好听 pleasing to the ear 积温 jiwen 匮 (surname) lacking / empty / exhausted 绚丽 gorgeous magnificent 好吃 good, delicious 舸 barge 以太 Ether- 结石 jieshi 捎 bring or take (along) 隔热 gere 绛 purple-red 值班 be on duty 办理 handle, conduct, transact 郯 (surname) name of an ancient city 升学 enter higher school 外边 outside 以外 except 朔 beginning first day of lunar month 喂 to feed 菀 luxuriance of growth 蒌 Arthemisia vulgaris piper betle 升官 shengguan 公寓 apartment 行使 exercise perform 刚体 rigid body 小城 xiaocheng 气喘 qichuan 晰 understanding 厉声 lisheng 国土 national territory 外转 waizhuan 咬 to bite 稳 settled steady 辐射 radiation 开设 open (shop/etc.) offer (course/etc.) 古董 antique 灌木 bush 公安 (Ministry of) Public Security public safety public security 重担 heavy burden difficult task 减免 mitigate/annul (punishment) reduce/remit (taxation/etc.) 小型 small 调皮 naughty, mischievous, unruly 俦 comrade / companion 对流 duiliu 公家 the state, the public 贫弱 pinruo 公害 (environmental) pollution 开课 kaike 将官 jiangguan 联想 input method where a string of pinyin 女王 queen 殓 prepare body for coffin 谒 to visit (a superior) 计较 haggle over dispute discuss in minute detail 战役 battle 煤耗 coal consumption 不拘 not stick to whatever 固体 solid 沧海 the blue sea sea 树液 shuyi 枪弹 qiangdan 气味 flavor smell 钢琴 piano 掌声 clapping applause 行人 pedestrian 大门 main door, large entranceway 结盟 jiemeng 蹦 to jump / bounce 韫 contain 冻土 permafrost 行事 behavior conduct vo. handle execute 我辈 wobei 刑律 criminal law 通行 pass/go through be current or of general 忽然 suddenly 庆 celebrate 阴干 yingan 兼任 part-time v. hold concurrent post 治国 administer/run a country 皖 Anhui 蜂蜜 honey 环绕 to surround to rotate 够 enough 蜂蜡 fengla 优惠 preferential favorable 完满 wanman 肺 lung 椿 Cedrela chinensis father 白银 silver 菜子 vegetable seeds 外面 outside 志气 zhiqi 查获 ferret out, hunt down 僚 bureaucrat 行为 behavior 晡 3-5 p.m. 起居 daily life 参政 canzheng 阀门 valve 迭起 happen repeatedly 页 page 不成 not successful not feasible 行东 hangdong 惺 tranquil understand 行业 trade profession industry 取舍 accept or reject make one's choice 溏 noncoagulative pond 孤儿 orphan 嶙 ranges of hills 套作 taozuo 隐瞒 conceal hide 重逢 (ch) meet again 史册 shice 钢筋 steel rod 戆 simple / stupid 顾及 take into account take into consideration 九章 jiuzhang 编号 serial number 通融 tongrong 机警 jijing 词 diction phrase word 足下 zuxia 豇豆 jiangdou 蜘蜘 zhizhi 带动 to drive ( as in driving force) 冒火 maohuo 泣 to sob 隔绝 isolated 气孔 pores stoma spiracle gas hole air hole 不消 buxiao 钢笔 fountain pen 灰 ashes gray 建树 contribution v. make contribution 礁 reef shoal rock 结社 jieshe 遮住 zhezhu 名誉 honorary n. fame reputation 引桥 yinqiao 肘子 zhouzi 羚 antelope 贪污 corrupt venal n. corruption graft 减弱 attenuate 蓄积 xuji 国外 referring to other countries 进驻 enter and garrison or be stationed 枪 rifle spear 不测 accident, contingency 房子 house 总 general / in every case 小姑 xiaogu 小姐 miss young lady 钢管 steel tube 沿岸 along shore 救命 jiuming 忧伤 worried and grieved 麸曲 fuqu 鳘 codfish / Niphon spinosus 指针 indicator pointer needle guiding principle guide acupuncture 钢箍 ganggu 冒烟 smoking 旱季 dry season 介子 jiezi 督办 duban 气密 qimi 阊 gate of heaven gate of palace 琢磨 zhuomo 起动 to start (a machine) 顶峰 summit, peak, pinnacle 起劲 qijing 锐利 sharp sharply 劝 persuade 重活 heavy work 更替 substitute, replace 狂热 craze 禁卫 jinwei 窭 poor / rustic 重洋 seas and oceans 不法 lawless unlawful 木版 plank board 国境 territory border 为 act as take...to be to be because of for 抽 draw out 茼 Chrysanthemum coronarium 对抗 to oppose 真诚 sincere genuine true 俏 smart 雉 ringed pheasant 好学 haoxue 透水 toushui 卜 turnip to divine 闳 (surname) big gate 古话 old saying 透气 touqi 磁极 magnetic pole 馀 remainder 犹豫 hesitate 刑具 xingju 技师 jishi 昕 dawn 嬗 changes and succession 璞 unpolished gem 编剧 write a (screen)play 聚餐 jucan 体例 tili 冰 ice 欷 to sob 供认 confess 起初 at first originally 秀 handsome / elegant 她们 (feminine) they/them 轻蔑 pejorative v. slight 枪决 execute by shooting 密谈 commune private discussion 密谋 mimou 供词 confession, deposition 对手 adversary 腻子 putty 迤 winding extending to 屐 clogs 摩 rub 胁迫 coerce force 驭 manage to drive 狲 (monkey) 织物 textile 编制 to edit 庶务 shuwu 国家 country nation 射 radio- (chem.) shoot 小孩 small child 战前 zhanqian 小学 primary/elementary school 进食 jinsi 口令 (oral) command password watchword countersign 可怜 pitiful 治学 pursue study do scholarly research 可怕 fearful terrible 躲藏 hide 夜色 yese 氤 generative forces magic emanation 结算 settle/close an account 困苦 privation 伙房 huofang 小字 xiaozi 阵 disposition of troops short period 小子 boy guy fellow 救国 save the nation 藕 root of lotus 悲观 pessimistic 编写 compile write, compose 位移 weiyi 技巧 technique skill craftsmanship dexterity 技工 mechanic 坐定 zuoding 天道 tiandao 更新 up-to-date to update 洪流 cataract 冒牌 maopai 可恶 kewu 孤单 lone loneliness 夜航 yehang 职官 zhiguan 如 as if 眉 eyebrows 拖鞋 slippers 船工 stevedore 道家 Daoist school 优秀 outstanding 机要 jiyao 瘳 heal 欢乐 gaiety gladness glee merriment pleasure happy joyous gay 讶 astounded 秧歌 a popular rural folk dance 可悲 lamentable 吊索 diaosuo 口中 kouzhong 大顺 dashun 专家 professional expert 国学 guoxue 已往 yiwang 战功 military exploit 取胜 qusheng 威严 dignified stately majestic prestige dignity 更改 alter 起先 at first in the beginning originally 依靠 to rely on 志愿 aspiration wish ideal v. pledge to do 治安 public order/security 不满 unsatisfied 耒 plough 馗 cheekbone crossroads high 威信 prestige popular trust 欠 deficient owe 好多 very many 重演 repeat a performance recur 锴 high quality iron 烙印 brand mark 瓞 young melon 帮手 assistant 好好 nicely 恒 permanent 辞退 dismiss, discharge 感激 appreciate 粗略 rough, sketchy 奶妈 naima 盈盈 yingying 口供 kougong 好奇 curious inquisitive 畴 arable fields 阶段 stage phase level 战友 comrade-in-arms 茅草 maocao 竖井 shujing 奶奶 paternal grandmother 窖 cellar 萃取 cuiqu 枪口 qiangkou 公园 a public park 累 bind creep dispirited cumbersome accumulate implicate tired 软水 ruanshui 共犯 accomplice 冻害 donghai 猪头 zhutou 围歼 weijian 依附 depend on attach self to 蝓 snail 奶头 naitou 木炭 charcoal 禁军 jinjun 釜 kettle / caldron 橡 oak / Quercus serrata 嘶哑 sia 坳 a hollow cavity 泺 name of a river 职工 worker 锆 zirconium 大麻 marijuana 丌 (surname) 大麦 damai 妙 clever / wonderful 九经 jiujing 可是 but 公公 husband's father father-in-law 开脱 exonerate vindicate 公共 public, e.g. a public telephone 以南 yinan 圣旨 shengzhi 机车 locomotive in a train 天险 tianxian 初版 first edition 棣 Kerria japonica 曲阳 quyang 荪 fragrant grass 瑰 (semi-precious stone) extraordinary 大黄 dahuang 堵截 dujie 以北 yibei 天际 tianji 对本 duiben 小巧 xiaoqiao 木石 mushi 小工 xiaogong 舰队 fleet 酬金 monetary reward, remuneration 缓解 ease help relieve (a crisis) 君 ruler / gentleman 关怀 pay serious attention to 狂暴 frantic 以及 and also together with 措 take action on 更换 replace 违抗 to disobey 助长 encourage foster foment 引水 yinshui 位置 position 尊卑 zunbei 肃清 purge 顶头 peak 拔 pull out or up 湖南 Hunan province 飘 to float 取经 qujing 联欢 have a get-together 步 step 博学 boxue 顶多 at the most, at best 昆虫 insect 刑名 xingming 天雄 tianxiong 将军 general (of an army) 灌注 fill, pour into 户部 feudal Chinese Ministry of Revenue 可望 kewang 眼圈 yanquan 八宝 eight treasures (choice ingredients) 以前 in the past ago 纭 confused numerous 曲面 qumian 吨位 tonnage 经籍 jingji 恩人 benefactor 起因 cause reason (for sth. to happen) 差异 differences 锻炼 to train 蓑 raincape made of grass 古迹 places of historic interest historical sites 曲霉 qumei 小小 teeny miniscule 真迹 zhenji 小将 xiaojiang 树枝 branch twig 公债 government/treasury bonds 废止 abolition 邶 name of a feudal state 机身 jishen 戒严 jieyan 弗 not 袖口 cuff 大鼓 traditional Chinese art form with drum and singing 耩 to plough to sow 歉收 qianshou 月亮 moon moonlight 引流 yinliu 竟会 jinghui 赋 poetic essay taxation 灌水 irrigation water 八字 (something tangible) 树木 tree 颠簸 jolt, bump toss 社日 sheri 通航 connected by air or sea traffic or service 月份 month 恩 kind act (from above) 嵫 name of a mountain in Gansu 鹭 heron 蜿蜒 wriggle wind zigzag meander 盲 blind 好心 good intention 虽 although 公升 liter 铭文 mingwen 璇 (jade) 国徽 national emblem 对方 opponent counterpart 死亡 death 救助 jiuzhu 二亿 two hundred million 以免 lest 磁性 magnetic (personality) 关押 put in jail 库仑 kulun 对文 duiwen 不比 (does not exceed) 应邀 yingyao 介 introduce lie between 小张 xiaozhang 开荒 kaihuang 升华 distillation v. sublimate raise to higher level 盛 ladle dish out; hold contain (surname) flourishing 赢 profit win 小弟 xiaodi 凵 receptacle 剪裁 jiancai 嶂 cliff range of peaks 不止 buzhi 道德 morality 貌 appearance 菜刀 kitchen knife 锝 technetium 二万 twenty thousand 莱特 laite 小心 careful 岬 cape (geog.) 二三 two or three 陪同 guide companion v. accompany 姓名 full name surname and given name 战国 Warring States period (475-221 B.C.) 死不 sibu 摇动 shake sway 公历 Gregorian calendar 脸颊 cheek 号令 command, order 泌 secrete / pour off secrete 忖 ponder 对数 duishu 鲶鱼 nianyu 公厘 gongli 升号 shenghao 以内 within less than 国书 (diplomatic) credentials 治平 zhiping 开 open operate (vehicle) start 隔离 to separate to isolate 国度 nation, state 漠 desert unconcerned 如次 ruci 国库 national treasury 国庆 National Day (in China) 牲口 draught animal beast of burden 速度 speed 开船 kaichuan 字母 letter 公分 centimeter gram 援军 yuanjun 天长 tianchang 鸥 common gull 摒 arrange drive off expel 何以 whence 澎 sound of waves 如此 like this 可敬 venerable 旧 old (opposite of new) 博士 doctor (academic) 看透 kantou 瑰丽 magnificent, beautiful 战场 battle ground 战地 zhandi 畅谈 talk animatedly 情事 qingshi 嚆 sound / noise 升力 shengli 积极 upbeat 小建 xiaojian 死伤 the killed and wounded casualties 六军 liujun 圣明 shengming 侍从 shicong 起吊 qidiao 何不 why not 棉 cotton 开花 to bloom 房屋 house 身上 on one's person 愿 sincere willing a wish 魃 drought demon 贬低 abase 珈 gamma jewelry 俗名 suming 通考 tongkao 天门 tianmen 应酬 yingchou 忌讳 jihui 小康 xiaokang 小五 xiaowu 昏沉 hunchen 公务 official business 职业 occupation profession vocation 劣绅 lieshen 珠江 zhujiang 即 namely right away 遵 obey 棺 coffin 闪烁 scintillation v./adj. twinkle flicker glisten be evasive/noncommittal 书记 secretary 如同 as if 死点 sidian 嚏 sneeze 已故 the late deceased 初一 first day of lunar month 脖 neck 料 guess material 不无 buwu 磁带 tape 案件 case 好战 warlike 菜油 vegetable oil 公海 high seas 然 -ly so / thus 初中 middle school 妊娠 pregnancy gestation 傍晚 toward evening at dusk 摊派 apportion (work/etc.) allot 挪动 to move to shift 姐夫 brother-in-law -- elder sister 话 dialect / language spoken words 战栗 shudder 不善 bad, ill not good at 揭 lift off (a cover) 治愈 cure 起毛 qimao 尖刀 jiandao 养父 yangfu 逋 flee 配电 power distribution 初二 second day of a lunar month 姐姐 elder sister 致命 fatal mortal deadly 冷藏 lengcang 循 follow (a rule) 技术 skill 溴 bromine 隐伏 yinfu 起步 start (a task) 移居 emigrate 姐妹 sisters brothers and sisters siblings 枪械 qiangxie 罕 rare 行礼 hangli 口琴 harmonica 回扣 rebate 欣赏 appreciate enjoy admire 景 bright circumstance scenery 室外 outdoor outside 铸 cast metals to coin (money) 巾 towel 安静 peaceful 肃反 sufan 引出 draw forth lead to 铅球 qianqiu 绣球 xiuqiu 遮盖 zhegai 升水 shengshui 吃饭 to eat a meal 既而 jier 棉田 cotton field 鸪 partridge / Francolinus chinensis 螯 Astacus fluviatilis nipper 赈 to relieve (the distressed) 建党 jiandang 一例 yili 漆黑 qihei 月牙 yueya 移项 yixiang 赢利 profit gain vo. make profit/gain 原籍 yuanji 公民 citizen 冷落 unfrequented desolate v. treat coldly cold-shoulder 俟 until wait for 神采 shencai 郡 region 排戏 paixi 审视 look closely at examine 湖滨 lakeside 不和 rift 棱 corner square beam 敌军 enemy army 顶撞 contradict somebody 謇 speak out boldly 救活 jiuhuo 璎 necklace 公法 gongfa 帕 handkerchief 引入 lead/draw into 踌躇 hesitate, dilly-dally 溜走 slip 念头 thought idea intention 她的 her 原粮 yuanliang 麻雀 sparrow mahjong 长者 one's senior venerable elder 折衷 compromise 磁心 cixin 汉 Chinese name of a dynasty 伴奏 accompany (musically) 吃香 very popular, sought after 不同 different 不合 does not match 建军 jianjun 施舍 shishe 救济 relieve succour 贪图 tantu 面谈 discuss face to face 缘故 cause reason 茯 Pachyma cocos / china root 气愤 angry furious 芫 daphne genkwa 柏林 Berlin 口盖 kougai 错案 cuoan 思虑 silu 汪洋 vast boundless (of water) 坎 pit threshold 公演 perform in public 肝胆 open-heartedness heroic spirit 足球 football 建制 organizational system 引力 gravitation attraction 小指 xiaozhi 身份 identity status capacity dignity 伉 husband / wife 凯旋 return triumphant 牢房 jail prison cells 对头 enemy opponent 截面 cross section 顶板 dingban 宜兴 yixing 冢 mound great 抹杀 annihilate 昼夜 day and night round the clock 介意 take offense mind 通达 tongda 览 look over / to view 对外 for foreign or overseas 识 learn characters to record write a footnote 不在 absent 六法 liufa 重围 tight encirclement by enemy 已极 yiji 揖 greet (by raising the joined hands) 蔗醣 zhetang 废品 reject scrap, waste 减数 jianshu 篦 fine comb 铅矿 qiankuang 叶 (surname) leaf page 福气 good fortune 阳性 yangxing 锻件 duanjian 战歌 zhange 楠木 nanmu 审讯 a (judicial) trial (in a courtroom) 审议 consideration deliberation 鲕 caviar fish roe 重地 zhongdi 气性 qixing 顶替 replace (somebody) 匠 craftsman 逢 every time meet by chance 好感 good opinion favorable impression 志士 zhishi 以求 yiqiu 战死 zhansi 治所 zhisuo 脸庞 lianpang 炉衬 luchen 坦率 candid frank 八方 all quarters 气态 qitai 庄里 zhuangli 庄重 serious grave solemn 湖泊 lakes 施肥 to apply fertilizer 气息 breath flavor taste 旱情 drought damage cause by drought 积存 jicun 小户 xiaohu 黩 blacken constantly to insult 可好 kehao 盹 doze / nap 兼程 travel at double speed 倍 times (multiplied instances) 锏 an ancient type of mace iron axle tip 速成 crash course 服饰 costume 熟悉 acquaint 肝脏 liver 枪毙 execute by shooting 重型 heavy-duty 舒适 comfortable cozy 情状 situation condition circumstances 扁 flat Polygonum aviculare (surname) small boat 将就 accept (a bit reluctantly) put up with 穑 gather in harvest 剡 river in Zhejiang sharp 荒芜 barren uncultivated waste(land) 竟然 unexpectedly to one's surprise actually 行程 travel route 联名 jointly sign 咸菜 salted vegetable pickle 哺 feed 不凡 out of the ordinary 瘌 scabies / scald-head 来函 laihan 思考 ponder over reflect on 罘 place name 裂变 fission 东 east 小数 xiaoshu 不准 not allowed 刑法 punishment 裂口 breach gap split vent 对待 to treat 以次 yici 决不 definitely not 违 disobey go against 恒温 constant temperature 道教 Daoism 恭敬 respectful 纵身 zongshen 杨 (surname) poplar 树干 shugan 不公 bugong 殊 unique 斥责 rebuke, denounce 不兴 outmoded impermissible 八成 eighty percent most likely 不关 buguan 软化 soften persuade by soft tactics 氛 miasma vapor 医药 medicine 印 to print 不免 unavoidable 宪 constitution 不光 buguang 庶民 shumin 乱动 luandong 尻 end of spine 至迟 zhichi 野 wild 裂化 liehua 虏 take captive 速效 quick results 端详 scrutinize (esp. person) details dignified and serene 谁个 shuiren 帮工 farmhand, laborer 扯 to tear / pull at 郸 name of a district in Hebei 对当 duidang 改过 to correct to fix 穿 pierce to thread wear 喋 flowing flood to chatter 情理 qingli 隍 dry moat god of city 感冒 to catch cold (common) cold 杰作 masterpiece 天气 weather 刺眼 loud, offendingly bright to eye 致函 send a letter 对应 correspondingly 珏 gems mounted together 重兵 massive forces 心包 xinbao 盟主 mengzhu 阳极 anode 零落 withered and fallen scattered sporadic 铡 lever-knife 凉山 liangshan 泱 agitated (wind / cloud) boundless 豹子 panther 贫油 be oil-poor 彼 he that 顾 look after take into consideration 体现 to realize 开路 open way blaze trail open circuit lead 青苗 qingmiao 朗 clear / bright 奴仆 nupu 缧 bind bond 恳切 kenqie 犀利 xili 关头 juncture 叙事 narrate recount 桉 eucalyptus globulus 阳朔 yangshuo 贫民 pinmin 五声 wusheng 感光 sensitivity sensitization 不值 not worth 赛 compete 荣获 have the honor to win 优劣 good and bad 身躯 body stature 仲 2nd in seniority 优势 supremacy 违宪 unconstitutional 优先 preferential preferred priority v. have priority 堵塞 to fill holes 不可 cannot, must not 不只 not only 研 grind fine study / research 敌国 enemy nation 桃子 peach 公正 just fair equitable 不及 not as (use as comparison) 峰峦 ridges and peaks 感动 to move (sb) to touch moving 麻 leprosy numb hemp to bother 六根 liugen 盐酸 hydrochloric acid 笾 basket for fruits 忠臣 zhongchen 致力 devote oneself (to) 詈 curse scold 兽类 shoulei 华 flower China flowery (surname) name of a mountain 梢头 shaotou 罗汉 arhat (saint) 托 entrust support on palm 排挤 paiji 联军 allied forces 阻隔 to separate to cut off 来历 history antecendents origin 公款 pubic fund 熟料 shuliao 联共 liangong 建国 found or build up a state 职权 official powers 撬 to lift 感到 to have the feeling that/of 不单 budan 姓氏 xingshi 国有 nationalized public government owned state-owned 粼 clear (as of water) 重力 gravity 嘻嘻 xixi 坦白 honest forthcoming to confess 帮忙 help, do a favor 著 make known write to wear; to start or apply 撇开 leave aside bypass 钱币 qianbi 肖邦 xiaobang 翦 cut with scissors scissors 凉快 nice and cold pleasantly cool 瑷 jasper precious stone 脸子 lianzi 最 most 闸瓦 zhawa 对岸 duian 宓 (surname) still / silent 宁静 peaceful tranquil quiet 月球 (the) Moon 猜测 guess, conjecture 原稿 yuangao 肥美 plump 锐气 ruiqi 五香 wuxiang 月琴 yueqin 十足 100 percent out-and-out downright 氲 heavy atmosphere 磁头 citou 差数 chashu 起泡 bubble foam get blisters 感受 feeling 小春 xiaochun 采集 to collect 来势 laishi 饔 dressed food first meal of the day 滚轮 gunlun 煤 coal 感叹 to sigh (with feeling) 念念 niannian 对峙 confront each other 养病 yangbing 陶 (surname) pleased pottery 不力 not do best ineffective 誓死 to pledge one's life 溆 name of a river 感化 reform a misguided person 名 name 莘 long numerous hard toilsome; bitter acrid 共事 work together 小曲 xiaoqu 椟 cabinet / case casket 顽抗 wankang 度 capacity degree standard 卑鄙 immoral, despicable 养生 yangsheng 共享 to share 晁 (surname) 不利 unfavourable 晶核 jinghe 惚 indistinct 晶格 jingge 来到 to arrive 不分 bufen 可巧 keqiao 对局 duiju 霜冻 shuangdong 秩序 sequence 炮轰 paohong 以来 all along, since a certain time 公敌 public enemy 序 order preface 不已 incessantly 买卖 small merchant enterprise n. buying and 穷人 poor people the poor 沿江 yanjiang 号码 number 原由 cause reason 瓷土 clay 保险 insurance 悄悄 quietly stealthily 血 blood blood 口粮 grain ration 优异 excellent outstanding 对口 fit in with one's training or specialty 摇摇 yaoyao 摇摆 sway swing oscillate 编排 arrange, lay out 琐事 trifle trivial matter 菝 smilax china 棉籽 mianzi 室内 indoor 掌柜 shopkeeper 赏赐 shangci 协议 an agreement 院落 courtyard compound 怛 grieved to alarm 憧憬 long for, visualize 秒表 miaobiao 击剑 jijian 奸细 spy intriguer 相逢 xiangfeng 折腾 zheteng 暴 cruel / violent 软弱 weak feeble 公文 document 裂开 fission 仄 oblique tone 蜜源 miyuan 盛会 pageant distinguished meeting 沿河 yanhe 优待 give preferential/special treatment 锈病 xiubing 公斤 kilogram 对半 fifty-fifty 掌权 wield (political, etc.) power be in power 公断 arbitration impartial verdict 赵声 zhaosheng 督抚 dufu 明道 mingdao 挪威 Norway 帮凶 accomplice, accessory 嗾 to urge on / incite 笔画 strokes of a character 沿海 along the coast 原理 natural principle 废弃 discard, cast aside, abandon 赝 false 阪 hillside 磁场 magnetic field 窘境 junjing 好歹 what is good and what is bad unfortunate happening in any case 五音 wuyin 瓷器 porcelain 固然 admittedly (it's true that...) 长裤 trousers 体罚 tifa 六条 liutiao 透射 transmit 盛产 abound in teem with 棉絮 mianxu 铅粉 qianfen 北 north 茇 betel 近邻 jinlin 蔓延 to extend to spread 损益 increase and decrease profit and loss gains 集镇 town market town 仰 look up 不屈 never yield 不屑 disdain to do (something) 弟 younger brother 嬷 ma / mamma 君子 man of noble character gentleman sovereign 盛世 shengshi 长衫 (long) gown 号称 be known as claim to be 不尽 endless 可取 desirable worth having 可可 cacao 好比 like can be compared to 楫 oar to row 可口 tasty to taste good 谩 deceive disrespect neglect / slight 不少 more than a few 坐标 X-Y coordinate (mathematics) 思路 train of thought thinking 近郊 city suburbs/environs 冷轧 lengga 积分 total credits earned by student integral calculus 小步 xiaobu 感应 ganying 不快 in low spirits indisposed 透彻 penetrating thorough 鳞茎 linjing 弓形 bow shape 坠落 zhuiluo 不必 unnecessary 女人 woman 枪托 qiangtuo 尤 especially 不忍 cannot bear to 对内 the other side (of a dispute) 如常 commonplace adv. as usual 立 set up to stand 速比 subi 公有 publicly owned 注目 zhumu 湘 name of a river 五铢 wuzhu 女仆 nupu 不待 budai 丙酮 bingtong 来往 social intercourse v. come and go 劈柴 pichai 对准 duizhun 不得 cannot 幸 fortunate lucky 来得 be competent or equal to emerge (from 刁难 make things difficult for somebody 概 in general 秋风 autumn wind gifts obtained on pretext of 对儿 duier 触动 touch, move slightly 醋酸 cusuan 词儿 word 重庆 Chongqing,the capital of Sichuan province 猜想 suppose, guess 棉线 mianxian 棉纱 miansha 荒诞 ludicrous, preposterous, absurd 归还 return revert 救星 jiuxing 小毛 xiaomao 不当 unsuitable improper 芦苇 reed 忠贞 loyalty 炼 refine smelt 体系 system 芦花 luhua 炉膛 stove/furnace chamber 笔直 perfectly straight bolt upright 配置 dispose (troops/etc.) deploy 街 street 毖 careful prevent 重建 chongjian 对光 duiguang 摇曳 yaoyi 战报 zhanbao 尊敬 respect honor esteem 空速 kongsu 何等 what kind, what sort 硷 base (chem.) soda / alkali 国歌 national anthem 泡 puffed / swollen; soft spongy to steep / soak; bubbles foam; a blister 引导 guide lead 侃 bold 堪 endure 貅 (leopard) 冻死 dongsi 垓 boundary 钕 neodymium 华西 East China 透平 turbine 敌对 antagonism 囚 prisoner 粥 congee 世间 earth world 资 resources / capital 兼爱 jianai 行状 hangzhuang 摇杆 yaogan 壤 soil / earth 镔 fine steel 技法 technique and method 坏蛋 bad egg, scoundrel, bastard 雩 summer sacrifice for rain 驶 hasten proceed to sail a vessel 座位 seat 口罩 kouzhao 积压 jiya 销钉 xiaoding 堍 side of bridge 帮办 assist in managing 辘 windlass 不幸 misfortune unfortunate[ly] 帮助 to assist 赵家 zhaojia 镶嵌 to inlay to embed to set (in sth) 引子 yinzi 舱 cabin hold (in ship) 施行 put in force execute implement apply perform 蓊 a plant in bloom thick 原盐 yuanyan 膨大 pengda 触发 touch off, trigger 挂车 (hanging) cable car 建安 jianan 重心 center of gravity 筹集 raise (money) 锋芒 cutting edge outward show of talent/dynamism 杳 dark and quiet disappear 将来 future 触及 chuji 伙同 huotong 磕头 ketou 套筒 sleeve muff 锦 brocade embroidered work 妹 younger sister 不妥 improper, inappropriate 九五 ninety-five 掌握 to obtain 不妨 no harm in, might as well 公愤 public indignation 不如 it would be better to do it this way 配种 peizhong 长跑 changpao 空隙 gap loophole 垮台 fall from power 原煤 raw coal 不妙 not too encouraging, far from good 二簧 erhuang 九九 jiujiu 掊 take up in both hands break up hit 唑 (phonetic)/-z + ole (chem.) 磁力 magnetic strength 空降 kongjiang 骤 sudden (ly) 茵 Skimmia japonica cushion 吻 kiss mouth 起来 get up rise 追究 look into find out investigate 蚣 scolopendra centipede 刺绣 embroidery 办事 to do business 摘译 translation of selected passages 艟 dash against 来复 laifu 蘑菇 mushroom v. worry pester dillydally 不备 unprepared 孥 child / offspring 不外 not beyond, nothing other than 不够 not enough 牿 shed or pen for cattle 重大 important 愈 heal the more...the more 叛变 turn traitor defect 此时 as of now 磁化 cihua 者 -er/-or he who 暝 dark 分手 part company, say goodbye 重复 to repeat 跋涉 trek, trudge 亭 pavilion 讯 news / information 乱子 luanzi 治水 zhishui 枪支 firearms 荒谬 ridiculous 小水 xiaoshui 杜 (surname) fabricate restrict 国法 national law 佬 male / man (Cantonese) 衮 imperial robe 更动 alter, change 钢丝 steel wire 小气 stingy narrow petty 坼 to crack / to chap 更加 even more 叛卖 to betray 蜇 to sting jellyfish 碎 break / broken / fragmentary 原作 original work/text 带来 to bring 违反 infraction 肥田 enrich the soil 国民 national 新 meso- (chem.) new newly 建州 jianzhou 战时 wartime 电能 dianneng 灰土 huitu 月终 yuezhong 雒 black horse with white mane fearful 昏庸 hunyong 小河 brook 战斗 to combat 绢 thick but loosely woven silk 麦 (surname) wheat 谢家 xiejia 明镜 mingjing 气派 imposing style/air 鞑 nomadic tribe 多高 taller 救护 jiuhu 铅笔 pencil 不对 incorrect 羡 to envy 堤 dike 安顿 help settle in find place for 可否 affirmative or negative comment v. can or 身 body 弓子 bow bow-shaped thing 肥皂 soap 长辈 elder member of family one's senior 猾 sly 猪油 lard 牙膏 toothpaste 绋 heavy rope rope of a bier 叩头 kowtow 来客 laike 来宾 laibin 圆规 yuangui 奶油 butter 摇手 yaoshou 识记 shiji 长远 long-term long-range 长进 (zh) progress made in intel./moral education 不安 uneasy 蕲 (herb) implore / pray place name 懵 stupid 不宜 not appropriate 好汉 brave or good man hero 不定 not sure indefinite 废墟 ruins 涂 to smear / daub (surname) 蟀 cricket 配第 peidi 套种 taozhong 摘要 summary abstract v. make summary 世道 shidao 贪婪 greedy rapacious 赵庄 zhaozhuang 圣地 shengdi 关切 be deeply concerned be troubled (by) 摇把 yaoba 稣 revive 物镜 wujing 购 to purchase 调任 be transferred to another post 蟆 toad toad 永安 yongan 联大 U.N. General Assembly 社团 mass organization 建康 jiankang 赏识 appreciation 萦 wind around 蛰 hibernate hibernate 违法 violate law 袅 delicate graceful 感官 sense 根除 root out, eradicate 致富 zhifu 邕 harmonious 致密 fine and close compact 空闲 free with spare time n. free/spare time 结交 jiejiao 咱 we (incl.) we (incl.) 气氛 atmosphere ambience 桎桎 zhizhi 协调 to adjust 糠醛 kangquan 枪杆 qianggan 枪杀 qiangsha 救援 to save to support to help to assist 叛军 rebel army 盐析 yanxi 你好 hello how are you 战术 tactics art of war 引得 yinde 原物 original thing/item 关口 strategic pass juncture 凶残 fierce and cruel savage 叛党 pandang 腰包 yaobao 可喜 gratifying heartening 保重 take care of oneself 如实 according to the facts 感 affected feel 结业 complete course wind up studies graduate 扶养 foster, bring up 原状 original/previous state status quo ante 箸 chopsticks 耐酸 naisuan 儿 son 小溪 xiaoxi 竖立 erect set upright 体积 surface area 志向 zhixiang 死罪 sizui 最高 highest 棚 shed 气泡 air bubble 幡 banner 撇嘴 piezui 情绪 mood 跬 brief short step 刑期 prison term 闼 door of an inner room 情意 tender regards affection 注油 zhuyou 戌 11th earthly branch 7-9 p.m. 敌手 rival, opponent 荚果 jiaguo 情感 emotion 共处 coexist get along (with others) 锻工 forging forger 养护 yanghu 疙 pimple wart 配方 directions for producing sth. vo. fill prescription 娜 elegant / graceful 权利 a right 涩 grating (of surfaces) tart / acerbic 情愿 be willing to would rather prefer 物证 material evidence 闪开 dodge avoid 狂妄 kuangwang 物论 wulun 浠 name of a river in Hubei 泓 clear vast and deep 穷困 poverty-stricken 预防 prevent guard against 班 (surname) class / rank 慨 generous sad 渣滓 leavings 毽 shuttlecock 任教 hold teaching post 羊 (surname) sheep 注水 zhushui 权力 power 叛乱 armed rebellion 养成 cultivate raise 蚤 flea 侪 companion 扩孔 kuokong 舜 name of an emperor 起笔 qibi 权势 quanshi 牙齿 tooth 荒野 wilderness 奶牛 milk cow dairy cow 瓜子 melon seeds 顶用 be of use, serve the purpose 六经 liujing 仔 dimi. (Cantonese) duty / responsibility minutely 笔法 brush technique 宁肯 ningken 板子 board, plank 嫌疑 suspicion (be) suspected (of) 八百 eight hundred 湿 wet 芍 Paeonia albiflora 情怀 feelings mood 堵住 stop up 纂 compile 阚 (surname) peep 窝 nest 踪 footprint trace 劭 (surname) stimulate to effort 鞯 saddle blanket 空话 empty/idle talk 注消 zhuxiao 选读 xuandu 奴婢 nubi 柏 (surname) cedar / cypress cedar / cypress 贴近 tiejin 追查 investigate trace find out 磁体 citi 勘察 prospecting v. reconnoiter prospect 沿用 continue to use (old methods/etc.) 韭菜 jiucai 胡 beard / mustache (surname) beard what why how 起立 stand up 摘除 to excise 玄学 xuanxue 拿手 adept expert good at confident (in) 拟订 draw up formulate 集资 raise funds collect money pool resources 正派 zhengpai 起稿 qigao 轴箱 zhouxiang 原油 crude (oil) 长途 long distance phone call 起程 set out leave start on journey 月报 yuebao 净 clean 栅栏 grating 慨叹 kaitan 粗心 careless, thoughtless 环境 surrounding environment 呙 (surname) 违例 to break the rules 拢 collect draw near to 公粮 agricultural (grain) tax 颠倒 invert, put upside down confused 刚毅 steadfast and resolute 气焰 qiyan 渣油 zhayou 气 air anger gas 刚毛 bristle 速率 speed rate 服装 dress clothing costume clothes 安葬 bury (the dead) 忘记 to forget 国王 king 漾 d (23rd) ripples 空袭 (military) attack from the air 共存 to coexist 木头 wood log timber 牢狱 laoyu 熏蒸 xunzheng 饲 to feed 调制 to adjust 阃 door to women's room threshold 五谷 five cereals (rice, two kinds of millet, 关上 close up 颜 (surname) color countenance 如期 ruqi 茸毛 rongmao 谦虚 modest 死战 sizhan 炬 torch 圆锥 circular cone taper 关中 guanzhong 歹徒 bandit 当铺 pawnshop 库房 kufang 牢牢 firmly 挠 to scratch 湍 to rush (of water) 公羊 ram (male sheep) 遗 leave behind 扩大 to extend 调动 to rearrange 神色 shense 榴弹 liudan 销路 sales market 梦境 dreamworld dream 体操 gymnastics 船员 crew 搌 bind wipe 炉顶 luding 圆钢 yuangang 岵 wooded hill 体 body 镄 fermium 五路 wulu 赔 lose in trade pay damage 明证 mingzheng 晶粒 crystalline grain 曹 (surname) 威权 weiquan 蚂蚁 ant 窆 put a coffin in grave 坐牢 be imprisoned 劣势 inferior strength/position 鞘 scabbard 顽皮 naughty 起码 qima 辨 distinguish 唯 only alone yes 升级 go up (in grade/etc.) escalate 页岩 shale 枸 Acgle sepiaria Lycium chinense Citrus medica 编码 coding 鳊 bream 怜悯 pity 威望 prestige 盛名 famous reputation 寿州 shouzhou 蝣 Ephemera strigata 孤立 isolate isolated 口服 profess to be convinced take orally 泪 tears 旱灾 drought 隐居 yinju 召集 call together convene 可不 isn't (subjunctive mode) 掌管 control be in charge of 梦幻 illusion 昌 prosperous 截至 up to (a time) by (a time) 冷酷 cruel and cold unfeeling callous 熙 prosperous splendid 纤维 polyester 帜 flag 奴役 enslave 肥沃 fertile 月末 end of month 收 collect receive 调味 season, flavor 鹞 sparrow hawk / Accipiter nisus 烃 hydrocarbon 如来 rulai 猪皮 zhupi 泼辣 spiteful 遮掩 to cover 已然 yiran 短 lack short 小生 xiaosheng 对保 duibao 公社 commune 唁 condole with 公私 gongsi 萋 Celosia argentea luxuriant 俨然 just like solemn dignified 闸板 zhaban 肥水 feishui 厚 generous thick 禁绝 jinjue 总部 headquarters 芤 hollow scallion stalk 含 contain 好的 fair 可人 keren 幌子 huangzi 抹煞 blot out obliterate write off 可亲 kindly amiable 睾丸 testis testicle 调和 be in harmonious proportion mediate, reconcile compromise 洮 cleanse name of a river 旅顺 lushun 扩张 expansion to expand 治疗 medical treatment 遮挡 zhedang 树丛 shucong 牯 bullock cow 竟是 jingshi 错综 (~~fuza) intricate, complex 起网 qiwang 国界 international boundaries 熟知 acquaintance 痘 small pox 扩建 extend (factory/mine/etc.) 编织 weave, knit 当代 the present age 窗户 window, opening 况 moreover situation 空运 airlift 道理 reason moral principle 访 inquire seek visit 编纂 compile (e.g., dictionary) 婊 prostitute 蝌 tadpole 描 depict to trace (a drawing) 它的 its 原案 yuanan 顶点 pinnacle climax 泄气 xieqi 察 observe / examine 咬牙 yaoya 贩子 dealer monger 刺杀 assassination, bayonet charge 遮 cover up (a shortcoming) screen off 对付 to deal with 治理 administer govern bring under control put in 佼 handsome 衾 coverlet / quilt 空转 idle race (a machine) 案子 (law) case long table or counter 兰州 Lanzhou (capital of Gansu) 空载 kongzai 保证 to guarantee 决心 a resolute attitude 增 add / increase 女儿 daughter 结合 to combine 博爱 fraternity, brotherhood 情操 sentiment (intellectual/aesthetic/etc.) 次要 minor, secondary 原棉 yuanmian 思量 siliang 追捕 pursue and capture 博物 natural science 死敌 sidi 追悼 mourning memorial (service, etc.) 气田 qitian 九品 jiupin 捻度 niandu 咸阳 xianyang 环形 ring-shaped 献 to offer 当选 dangxuan 体态 posture carriage 款 funds 泄漏 leak divulge 录音 to record recording 廛 market place 小看 xiaokan 盛况 shengkuang 当道 the middle of the road be in power, hold sway 口技 kouji 尊称 zuncheng 世袭 shixi 积习 jixi 拦住 to stop to bar the way 嬉 amusement 调回 recall (troops, product, etc.) 鲜 fresh few rare 木工 carpentry 旱田 parched field 锭 ingot 贽 gifts to superiors 物资 materials goods 譬如 for example such as 轶 disperse put in order surpass 羊绒 yangrong 物质 material substance matter 忧愤 youfen 嵝 mountain peak 萎雕 weidiao 空谈 kongtan 粗壮 sturdy, brawny deep and resonant (voice) 结块 jiekuai 战线 battle front 忧愁 youchou 念书 read study 腔调 accent 圣人 saint 小白 xiaobai 挑拨 incite sow discord 粗大 cuda 社会 society 敏锐 sharp acute keen 养料 nutriment nourishment 会聚 assemble flock together 孕育 be pregnant with breed 木屋 muwu 薷 Elshotria paltrini 伴侣 companion, mate, partner 植物 plant 隐士 hermit 情景 scene sight circumstances 口授 koushou 急流 torrent rapids jet-stream jet-flow 奴 slave 羊羔 yanggao 脏 dirty viscera 岸边 by the coast coastal 亭子 pavilion 物象 wuxiang 陷落 subside sink/cave in fall into enemy hands 圣上 shengshang 亦 also 讨 ask for send punitive expedition 刑罚 xingfa 扩展 expand spread extend 鸱 scops owl 羊群 yangqun 掸 to dust 竟敢 jinggan 死板 rigid inflexible 质变 zhibian 初始 chushi 荣 glory honored 挑战 to challenge 穿孔 bore or punch hole perforation 码头 wharf dock port city commercial/transportation center 到任 daoren 摇篮 cradle 园艺 horticulture gardening 乱世 chaotic 权威 authority 亏 deficiency deficit 体温 body temperature 职称 technical/professional job title 追溯 trace back to date from 战火 flames of war 斩 behead chop 钳 pliers / pincers to clamp 兆 omen trillion 蛮横 overbearing arbitrary 劲旅 jinglu 原故 cause reason 训斥 xunchi 桠 forking branch 气筒 qitong 固态 firm attitude 公用 public for public use 界碑 jiebei 轺 light carriage 揽 monopolize seize 原料 raw materials (for manufacturing 原文 original text 瀛 ocean 伞兵 sanbing 皴 chapped 潮湿 damp 减缓 retard slow down 罅 crack grudge 你们 you (plural) 跎 stumble 枪炮 arms guns and cannons 盛开 in full bloom 陟 advance ascend 口水 koushui 麦加 maijia 佥 all 多谢 many thanks, thanks a lot 差 difference discrepancy differ by to lack send / to commission uneven 位子 place seat 凌云 lingyun 初稿 chugao 拾掇 shiduo 差等 chadeng 不懈 untiring, indefatigable 油田 oil field 行情 hangqing 好笑 laughable, funny ridiculous 养殖 to cultivate 捻军 nianjun 渺 vague / remote 公理 a generally accepted principle justice 木刻 woodcut wood engraving 调处 mediate, arbitrate 式 form / style 各自 individually 域 region 冒充 maochong 软件 (computer) software 乡亲 xiangqin 女工 nugong 帅 commander-in-chief to command 吏部 libu 牲畜 livestock domestic animal 物色 look for seek out 瓜分 partition divide up 竞技 athletic contests/competitions sports 起爆 qibao 威海 weihai 决口 be breached burst (of dyke/etc.) 隔开 to separate 土豪 local tyrant 长顺 changshun 苒 luxuriant growth passing (of time) 屙 defecate 院长 president (of a university, etc.) department head dean 刚性 rigidity 试 try / to test 急性 acute (of diseases) quick-tempered 固执 persistent 来信 incoming letter vo. send a letter here 如上 rushang 如下 the following 兽性 brutal 搔 disturb to scratch 原有 originally possessed 如东 rudong 媲美 compare favorably with rival 霞 red clouds 房租 rent 值得 worthy of 衬衣 underclothes 采访 cover, gather material 衬衫 shirt 缮 make a fair copy of 原本 originally formerly n. origin original/master copy original 蚶 small clam / arca inflata 原木 yuanmu 孔雀 peacock 情欲 qingyu 情歌 madrigal 寿命 lifespan 箱底 xiangdi 陈 (surname) display stale 板凳 wooden bench or stool 低 beneath low lower the head 不便 inconvenient 深重 shenzhong 扩军 kuojun 孔隙 small opening 晨 morning 始终 eventually 酲 alcoholic 不依 buyi 原来 originally surprisingly 投票 ballot 遭殃 zaoyang 圉 frontier groom stable 感想 reflections, impressions 身量 shenliang 如云 ruyun 祖逖 zuti 潮汐 morning and evening tides tide 穷尽 qiongjin 五营 wuying 禁烟 jinyan 渣 dregs 不但 not only 吃苦 bear hardships 扩充 expand strengthen augment 悼 mourn 来体 laiti 沿线 along the line 如今 nowadays 最近 recently 氯化 luhua 重任 important task/responsibility 口渴 thirst 结存 jiecun 盲肠 appendix 追求 seek pursue woo court 潮水 tidewater 不会 will not cannot 木偶 puppet 多远 duoyuan 深邃 shensui 调子 tune, melody tone (of speech) 起点 starting point 弯路 wanlu 蠢 blunt stupid to wiggle (of worms) 不仁 heartless benumbed 小穗 xiaosui 禅师 meditation teacher 橡皮 xiangpi 韵母 wanmou 如何 how 姗 deprecate lithe (of woman's walk) 来人 bearer messenger incoming envoy etc. person(s) coming 蔬菜 vegetables 不了 unfinished 蛩 anxious grasshopper / a cricket 不予 buyu 多边 multilateral 笔杆 shaft of brush pen 国立 national state-run public 卑贱 low, humble mean and low 奸淫 illicit sexual relations adultery v. rape seduce 倭寇 wokou 忠义 jungyi 体液 tiyi 来书 laishu 公益 public welfare 拇指 thumb 塑性 plasticity 牢笼 laolong 已经 already 生 give birth life 落地 luodi 不久 soon 致使 cause result in 杰出 outstanding remarkable prominent 不乏 there is no lack of 深造 pursue advanced studies 小站 xiaozhan 透亮 touliang 孤独 lonely solitary 死死 sisi 铊 thallium 起火 qihuo 扑 rush on 枢 hinge 冒口 maokou 来临 approach come closer 结婚 to marry 移苗 yimiao 不一 different 援用 yuanyong 来世 afterlife 九天 jiutian 臼 mortar 不慎 bushen 巡行 xunxing 气缸 cylinder 醉 intoxicated 渌 clear (water) strain liquids 行时 hangshi 野花 yehua 龃 irregular uneven teeth 憩 to rest 校正 proofread and correct rectify 滴定 diding 商 commerce consult 善心 shanxin 衔接 xianjie 池 pond 公然 (do something) openly undisguished publically 柽 tamarisk 瞻仰 zhanyang 集聚 assemble gather 隐匿 lie low 琛 (gem) 定 definite to order 君主 monarch sovereign 孔道 thoroughfare Confucian teachings 犴 jail 空虚 hollow void devoid of meaning 采购 purchase 纵队 zongdui 筅 bamboo brush for utensils 五色 wuse 救灾 provide disaster relief 茉茉 momo 书面 written in written form in writing 捕 seize / catch 行政 administration 救火 jiuhuo 瀑布 waterfall cataract 裸 naked 承 receive 国粹 guocui 归顺 submission 木器 muqi 小米 millet 共同 altogether 效能 efficacy usefulness 航 to sail 庭 courtyard 战略 strategy 肥料 fertilizer 原性 original nature 开明 enlightened open-minded n. enlightenment 削 to scrape 每 each / every 审问 interrogate question 叟 old gentleman 典范 model, paragon 宜人 yiren 彬 ornamental refined 介绍 to introduce 贩卖 peddle, sell 羞辱 baffle humiliate 娅 address term between sons-in-law 结尾 terminal stage coda 震 shake sign in trigram 死活 sihuo 袖珍 xiuzhen 姐 older sister 闪动 shandong 缗 cord fishing-line string of coins 共和 republican 稠密 dense 冷风 lengfeng 案卷 records, files, archives 注意 to pay attention to 蠹 bookworm / Lepisma saccharina 安详 calm, composed, placid 时 O'clock time when 外贸 international trade 书院 academy of classical learning 镛 large bell 熟练 skilled practiced proficient 滢 clear / limpid (of water) 肥效 feixiao 剐 cut off the flesh as punishment 刺激 to excite 始祖 apostle 国籍 nationality 结局 final result outcome ending 脏器 zangqi 劣弧 liehu 营造 construct build 调幅 diaofu 怔 be startled 治罪 zhizui 澡 bath 塑料 plastic 羽毛 feather plume 笮 board under tiles on roof narrow 须要 must have to 贫矿 pinkuang 建中 jianzhong 引人 yinren 滋 excite nourish 栅极 zhaji 刚果 Congo 界线 boundary/dividing line limits bounds 四 four 敌人 enemy 证人 witness 觥 big cup made of horn 魔力 magic power magic charm charisma 奶粉 naifen 希腊 Greece 闪光 flicker sparkle 建业 jianye 锻压 duanya 隔壁 next door 挤满 jiman 颗粒 a drop a grain 安装 to install 钜 great hard iron 冻结 freeze 审阅 check and approve 行李 baggage 炉门 lumen 羊皮 yangpi 蔽 to screen / conceal 撼 shake to incite 建交 to establish diplomatic relations 浍 drain stream 盛夏 shengxia 女婿 son-in-law 调度 dispatch (trains, etc.) manage 深长 shenchang 结识 get to know sb. 循序 xunxu 盛大 shengda 体检 tijian 它 it 颅 forehead skull 九州 jiuzhou 凉水 liangshui 朐 (surname) 其间 that period/interval prep. among (them/which/etc.) 传 pass on biography 世臣 shichen 公物 public property 通畅 tongchang 畜牧 raise livestock 层 layer story 症 obstruction of bowels disease 盛赞 shengzan 熄灭 extinguish 腔 cavity of body tune 谦让 qianrang 绣花 decoration drawn in paste with pointed instrument 固有 intrinsic 兴 flourish it is the fashion to interest 蹶 stumble trample to kick (as a horse) 急救 jijiu 箱子 suitcase 骏马 steed 绪论 introduction 皆 in all cases 养活 support feed raise (animals) give birth to 庖 kitchen 灭亡 miewang 威武 powerful n. might power 莨 Scopalia japonica maxin 小组 small group subcommittee 夯 drive piles 阱 hole pitfall 五脏 wuzang 小结 brief summary 繁 complicated 带电 daidian 猜疑 suspect 又 again 件 M for thing / clothes item 百般 in every possible way 乡 country / village 贫瘠 pinji 恭维 flatter, compliment 女孩 girl lass 麻袋 madai 行星 planet 沉静 quiet, calm peaceful, placid 假借 jiajie 出来 to come out 无妨 there's no harm may as well 缔造 found or create (party, state, school of thought, etc.) 洞 cave hole 无如 wuru 稳固 firm stable 悫 honest 电路 electronic) circutry 丁烯 dingxi 堆肥 duifei 单薄 (of clothing) thin thin and weak poor, flimsy 串联 make contact series connection 省文 shengwen 弹性 elasticity 侧面 side, profile 订阅 subscribe (to periodical) 卢 (surname) 知 know 西藏 Tibet 打坏 dahuai 阵营 group of people camp faction 绞车 jiaoche 节概 jiegai 入睡 go to sleep 老虎 tiger 丝状 sizhuang 芬 fragrant 昭雪 zhaoxue 冶 smelt 铺平 pave spread out 眼下 at present now 偷懒 to goof off to be lazy 三师 sanshi 帐目 zhangmu 好坏 good and bad 新闻 news 无奈 wunai 棰 flog whip 浓烈 nonglie 目前 at present 爬犁 pali 苗族 miaozu 餐 meal 蛔虫 huichong 鸽子 pigeon 丈夫 husband n. manliness 伴 comrade 玷 blemish disgrace flaw in jade 星座 constellation 据说 it is said that... 有力 strongly 停当 tingdang 有功 yougong 嗓音 voice 占据 occupy hold 无声 noiseless silent 罔 deceive there is none 枣树 jujube tree date tree 变法 political reform 有劳 youlao 有劲 youjing 削弱 weaken cripple 暴乱 rebellion, revolt 灶 kitchen stove 受难 suffer calamity 姻 marriage connections 枯水 low water (in dry season) 抵御 resist, withstand 御用 yuyong 学派 school of thought 柴草 firewood faggot 倡 initiate / instigate 热中 deep commitment v. hanker after be fond 学海 xuehai 碳源 tanyuan 目力 muli 母音 vowel 头等 toudeng 姑 paternal aunt 一毫 yihao 检讨 self-criticism v. discuss thoroughly self-criticize 有利 advantageous 精光 jingguang 三张 sanzhang 三弦 sanxian 目光 sight vision view gaze look 澉 place name wash 无害 harmless incomparable 攫取 juequ 挖 dig scoop out 嚣 clamor 精力 energy vigor 符 coincide symbol written charm 三峡 The Three Changjiang River Gorges The Three Gorges 新青 xinqing 所 actually place 改造 to reconstruct to re-educate reclaim 铁道 railway railroad 改选 re-elect 衰弱 weak feeble 臭 smell bad sense of smell smell bad 职员 office worker staff 千米 kilometer 试纸 shizhi 越 exceed the more...the more 精制 refined 有光 youguang 岔 diverge 疟疾 ague 有关 related 目击 muji 霍桑 huosang 远航 yuanhang 群体 colony community 子弹 bullet 布防 send soldiers to guard a place 江 large river 连 (surname) even / as join 君权 monarchial power 三尺 sanchi 老营 laoying 弱点 weak point 廨 office 子弟 sons and younger brothers juniors children 菱形 rhombus lozenge 宣统 xuantong 群众 a multitude of people the commoners 挥发 volatilize 鱿 cuttlefish 大面 damian 袭 inherit raid suit of clothes 魅力 charm 打听 ask/inquire about 记名 sign (one's name) register 拐杖 crutch 簪 hairpin 斯 (phonetic) this 弄坏 nonghuai 广播 to broadcast 硬脂 yingzhi 煌 brilliant 嗓门 sangmen 辛酉 xinyou 租子 zuzi 乞 beg 狡 sly 辛酸 xinsuan 普 universal 俳 irresolute not serious variety show 构件 member component part 一概 one and all without exception 检视 jianshi 挥动 huidong 亲戚 ally 窃据 qieju 苗条 miaotiao 桃红 pink 记 remember to record 气囊 qinang 省事 shengshi 哑巴 yaba 钟鼓 zhonggu 蹉 error slip 丫头 yatou 嬷嬷 mama 苗期 miaoqi 亲手 with one's own hands 坚硬 hard solid 郢 name of an ancient city 嗤 scoff at / sneer at 荫 shade 苗木 nursery tree stock 停工 tinggong 精华 cream quintessence 岂能 how could? (rhetorical) 蒸发 to evaporate 舄 shoe / slipper 因袭 yinxi 假名 jiaming 赛马 horse race 盯住 stare (at) 年初 beginning of year 匆忙 in a hurry, hastily 铋 bismuth 打印 dayin 雄伟 imposing magnificent 聘 betrothed engage (teacher) 亲族 qinzu 珥 pearl or jade earring 爆竹 firecracker 头绪 main threads/points trail/clue of (criminal/etc.) investigation 年利 annual interest 子女 sons and daughters children 怃 disappointed startled 螂 dragonfly mantis 隋书 suishu 学校 school 皇权 imperial power/authority 溜 slip away to skate dripping of rain from eaves 作家 author 无边 boundless 喜好 favour 札 short note write down 蚬 Cyclina orientalis 作客 zuoke 记取 jiqu 士绅 gentry 股票 share stock (market) 皇朝 huangchao 婶 wife of father's younger brother 从而 and thereupon 晗 dawn 费事 give (or take) a lot of trouble 记号 seal 擅自 without authorization 打发 send, dispatch dismiss while away (time) 作对 zuodui 泰 grand 赌气 feel wronged/frustrated and act rashly 仙人 xianren 陷 to fall trap 子夏 zixia 改革 reform 节气 jieqi 宣示 to vow to pledge 记分 jifen 谅 forgive 寂寞 cold and still lonely lonesome 入狱 go to jail get sent to prison 瘢 scar 纠集 to gather together to muster 出手 extend hand 占有 to take over by force 支出 expense 黄昏 dusk evening nightfall 三定 sanding 三宝 sanbao 过 (surname) did once to pass 支农 zhinong 答 to answer / agree answer 愣住 lengzhu 师资 person qualified to teach teachers 屦 sandals 三害 sanhai 烤烟 kaoyan 瑶 (jade) Yao mother-of-pearl 打劫 loot 打动 move touch 年号 nianhao 肾脏 kidney 三季 sanji 烤火 kaohuo 谢谢 to thank 年历 nianli 宣称 assert claim 新郎 bridegroom 俜 forlorn 云云 yunyun 孽 consequence of sin 柬 card letter 试种 shizhong 翼 wing 殉 buried with dead die for a cause 电焊 arc welding 品名 pinming 智能 intelligence and ability 一民 yimin 一气 yiqi 皇族 huangzu 劣 inferior 缦 plain thin silk slow unadorned 尼龙 nylon 丰 (surname) abundant gracefulness 牢固 firm secure 文章 essay 缴付 jiaofu 征税 levy/collect taxes 髓 marrow 卖给 maigei 淝 name of a river 打入 daru 无心 unwittingly inadvertently vo. not be in mood 宝石 precious stone, gem 装载 load 精囊 seminal vesicle 险要 hazardous 邮件 postal items post mail 赔偿 compensate pay for 喜子 xizi 怖 terror / terrified 诽谤 slander libel 庙会 (temple) fair 纹板 wenban 灼热 zhuore 无异 just like same as 爆破 blow up, demolish 遍布 found everywhere, spread all over 遇难 suffer an accident be killed 子孙 children and grandchildren descendants 午饭 lunch 异常 unusual extraordinary abnormal 省下 shengxia 宾 visitor / guest 打击 to attack 花椒 huajiao 老者 laozhe 丝瓜 sigua 囟 skull top of head 偏 one-sided 西药 xiyao 饕 gluttonous 喜讯 xixun 疏水 shushui 装运 zhuangyun 诞 birthday brag to increase 智者 zhizhe 中转 zhongzhuan 低频 low frequency 侧重 to place more weight on, e.g. to favor one theory over another 顿 a time jerk stop 铁链 tielian 出息 promise (of person) 无度 wudu 铁锈 rust 浪花 spray 摄食 sheshi 西医 xiyi 无庸 no need for 灰色 gray ashy pessimistic gloomy obscure ambiguous 睡觉 to go to bed to sleep 打倒 overthrow 年关 nianguan 浓眉 nongmei 铁锹 tieqiao 界 boundary 量 to measure capacity quantity to estimate 探头 tantou 寄生 parasite 赜 mysterious 除数 division 弱电 ruodian 戴维 daiwei 扮 disguise to dress 山杨 shanyang 劳模 laomo 山林 shanlin 銎 eye of an axe 徐 (surname) slow 涉及 involve with 税款 tax payment taxation 无常 impermanent changeable n. Messenger of Death 试管 shiguan 亲昵 qinni 三好 the "three goods" (ethics academic performance health) 娩 give birth to a child complaisant / agreeable 脚步 step pace 卓越 outstanding brilliant 芬芳 fragrant, sweet 纬纱 weisha 爹 dad 纬线 latitude 千秋 qianqiu 擂 beat to grind beat (a drum) ring (a bell) 有名 famous well-known 段落 duanluo 浆液 jiangyi 铢 forty-eighth part of a tael 凤 phoenix 花样 variety, kind trick 铁门 tiemen 及第 pass imperial examination 男生 male/boy student schoolboy male 跳伞 parachute 符号 punctuation mark 崎 mountainous 紫金 zijin 阔 rich wide 龙井 longjing 三国 three kingdoms: Wei, Shu, Wu (A.D. 222-265) 年年 every year year after year 尸 corpse 打开 to open 锾 (ancient measure) money 俅 ornamental cap 记录 to record 一手 yishou 埕 earthen jar 讲台 jiangtai 作坊 workshop 劳改 laogai 孢 spore 翥 soar 有害 harmful 壮大 grow in strength expand 有客 youke 疗养 liaoyang 渗出 ooze 囿 park to limit 制订 to draft, e.g. draft a law 记得 remember 花束 bouquet 唾沫 tuomo 单质 danzhi 匆匆 hurriedly, hastily 推举 elect choose press 鱼苗 yumiao 恰巧 qiaqiao 译文 translated text translation 一抹 yimo 撕裂 rend tear rip 号 roar / cry (ordinal) number 参与 participate in 年底 end of year 魍 elf sprite 花期 huaqi 变故 unforseen event, catatrophe 无关 have nothing to do with 记忆 memory 磨灭 momie 渗入 permeate seep into 花朵 flower 牧 shepherd 记念 jinian 惰 lazy 推选 elect choose 驷 team of 4 horses 年度 annual n. (school/etc.) year 回信 huixin 度数 dushu 记帐 keep accounts charge to an account 溅 splash 回丝 huisi 划 to row to mark off / draw (a line) 试用 try out 老远 laoyuan 支左 zhizuo 支工 zhigong 学文 xuewen 寞 lonesome 防腐 antiseptic anticorrosive 学时 class hour period 招抚 zhaofu 住院 to be in hospital to be hospitalized 远见 yuanjian 征用 zhengyong 公审 public trial (in a court of law) 贝类 shellfish 单单 dandan 篇章 writing sections and chapters 回乡 return to one's home village/district 肆 four (fraudproof) market 稳当 wendang 唾液 saliva 抓走 arrest take into custody 新鲜 fresh 学政 xuezheng 晚期 later period 假如 suppose 招手 zhaoshou 低音 diyin 税收 tax revenue 堡 stronghold stronghold 巴西 baxi 壮士 zhuangshi 盐水 brine 打底 dadi 家门 jiamen 硬说 yingshuo 回交 huijiao 单调 monotonous, drab 锣 gong 遑 leisure 粪肥 dung, manure 幼根 yougen 祈 implore / pray please 无偿 free gratis gratuitous 纹样 wenyang 作图 zuotu 行会 hanghui 雪 snow 测试 ceshi 名牌 mingpai 恰当 appropriate suitable 西边 west western part 枉 in the wrong in vain 帐簿 account book 那儿 there 三品 sanpin 继续 to continue 出海 put to sea 译本 yiben 文盲 an illiterate illiteracy 一总 yizong 探听 find out 无可 wuke 年少 nianshao 预付 pay in advance 出活 be efficient 广泛 wide 有如 seem be like 支座 zhizuo 稽 inspect / check bow to the ground 庐州 luzhou 逐次 seriatim gradually 程 (surname) extent journey 记者 reporter 咔 carbazole phonetic 舛 erroneous 孕期 yunqi 粤 Cantonese Guangdong 沮丧 depressed disheartened 蒴 pod / capsule 赅 (surname) include in prepare 喷管 penguan 豁免 exempt (from taxes/etc.) remit 屏 put aside reject standing screen 翎 tail feathers 三合 sanhe 三同 santong 付 pay 年岁 age 弱碱 ruojian 有失 youshi 梯度 gradient 鱼肚 yudu 千瓦 kilowatt 记工 jigong 役 service 绸 silk 鱼肉 yurou 业经 already 蜈 centipede 碍 hinder / obstruct 浸入 penetrate permeate 辉煌 brilliant glorious 单身 unmarried live alone 防范 be on guard, keep a lookout 师范 Normal (e.g., Beijing Normal University) 氚 tritium 肝 liver 业绩 outstanding achievement 顿首 to bow (used in old-style letters, especially letters to a senior) 琪 (white gem) angel 梯形 ladder-shape trapezoid 老路 laolu 谨慎 cautious circumspect 试看 shikan 子囊 zinang 无力 incapable powerless vo. lack strength 勃勃 thriving, vigorous, exuberant 规范 to regulate 山歌 shange 售卖 to sell 湮 obscured submerged obscured submerged 英 (surname) English brave 出气 give vent to anger 铁饼 tiebing 精密 precise accurate 百 hundred hundred 澄清 transparent clarify 假定 assuming supposing 异化 alienation dissimilation 丙 3rd heavenly stem 学术 academic 防治 to prevent (disease) 学期 term semester 莰 camphane 脚板 jiaoban 半部 half (part) 墨汁 prepared Chinese ink 庐山 lushan 形势 situation 节拍 jiepai 出没 appear and disappear, haunt 墨水 ink 作品 an artistic or literary product 笥 hamper trunk 得胜 win victory 脚本 jiaoben 制裁 sanction punish 老财 laocai 精子 sperm spermatozoon 无前 wuqian 统购 tonggou 齿 tooth 尸骨 shigu 舀 to scoop 疑 doubt / suspect 有心 youxin 目录 catalog 疑虑 have misgivings/doubts 从今 from now on 山水 mountains and water landscape landscape painting 晚报 evening paper 沫 foam suds 一是 either 恰好 by luck/coincidence exactly just right 敏感 sensitive susceptible 一晃 yihuang 有得 youde 有待 remain (to be done) be pending 从事 to devote oneself to, e.g. a task 篥 bamboos good for poles horn 遨 make excursion ramble 打字 type 里程 licheng 有德 youde 头目 toumu 被子 quilt 勿 do not 辂 chariot 试点 experimental unit vo. make experiment launch pilot 纱罗 shaluo 应承 yingcheng 异同 similarities and differences 山沟 shangou 牵涉 involve implicated 衰减 attenuate 山河 general topography territory of a country 丝线 sixian 漭 vast / expansive (of water) 躬 body oneself personally 因而 because of 有形 tangible visible 文火 wenhuo 拐棍 walking stick, cane 西西 xixi 部类 bulei 从中 in the process (of doing something) 丝绒 velvet velour 从严 congyan 恰如 qiaru 氯纶 lulun 山泉 shanquan 媳妇 daughter in law 节日 festival holiday 腐化 degenerate, corrupt 抵制 to boycott 丝绸 silk 一曲 yiqu 作古 zuogu 异味 yiwei 求人 qiuren 研制 prepare manufacture develop prepare medicinal powder by 花招 flourish, apparently skilled movement in martial arts trick, game 山洞 shandong 锐 acute 侗 (ethnic group) ignorant 老话 laohua 芯子 xinzi 垧 unit of area 三台 santai 山洼 shanwa 山洪 shanhong 稳定 stable 丝网 siwang 三原 sanyuan 有底 youdi 涉外 involving or involved with foreign affairs/nationals 受骗 be deceived 讴歌 eulogize celebrate in song 精巢 jingchao 堤防 dike 精巧 elaborate 锺 (ancient measure) (surname) 一来 in the first place,... 烩 cooked in soy and vinegar 纱线 shaxian 西装 Western style suit 例题 a sample problem 聆听 listen respectfully 统计 statistics 滑冰 to skate skating 新颖 new and original novel 响亮 xiangliang 笏 tablet held at an audience 疏松 shusong 芳烃 fangjing 笨拙 clumsy, awkward stupid 熨 reconciled smooth an iron to iron 变性 bianxing 无名 nameless obscure 品德 moral character 组件 package module 豁 opening slit / crack; stake all exempt from liberal-minded open 形象 image 拊 pat 浆果 berry 捧场 pengchang 无味 tasteless 概略 outline, synopsis 单行 (~~ ben) offprint 发面 let dough rise 推销 promote sale of peddle 盗贼 daozei 子叶 ziye 掉 to drop to fall 子口 zikou 怨恨 hate 学报 learned journal 品尝 pinchang 精度 precision 眦 canthus 爆炸 blow up, detonate 羔羊 lamb, kid 胃液 weiyi 吸热 xire 轧机 gaji 随便 casually randomly carelessly wantonly willfully v. do 敏捷 quick nimble agile 藏族 Tibetan 单词 word 舍得 to be willing to part with (sth) 吸烟 to smoke 低速 disu 异国 foreign country 祺 felicity 衰变 shuaibian 膊 shoulder upper arm 滑动 to slide 只管 zhiguan 壮志 lofty ideal/aspiration 抵偿 compensate 广东 Guangdong (Canton) province 夥 assistant partner 肴 meat dishes mixed viands 文物 cultural objects/institutions 棘手 thorny troublesome 浓绿 nonglu 考验 test trial 精干 crack (troops/etc.) keen-witted and capable 作准 zuozhun 入社 to join an association 星光 starlight 项链 necklace 招收 recruit take in 景物 scenery 变换 to change 广义 broad sense, broadly 除法 division (math) 避 avoid / hide 绷带 bandage 捆绑 binding 茈 water chestnut Lithospermum officinale (herb) 异型 yixing 浓缩 concentrate enrich 氮气 nitrogen 梯子 ladder 随从 suicong 丝素 sisu 壮年 zhuangnian 脚掌 jiaozhang 三军 sanjun 头痛 have a headache 远近 far and near distance perspective 磨石 millstone 文王 wenwang 文凭 wenping 绡 raw silk 殊死 capital punishment v. brave death 蛱 butterfly 扫盲 saomang 县 a district / county 精心 meticulously painstakingly 稳妥 safe reliable 疏散 scatter disperse relax by taking stroll 削减 cut down reduce 遍地 everywhere 三元 sanyuan 利 profit 三关 sanguan 孳 industrious produce / bear 喜剧 comedy 钥匙 key 三公 sangong 稹 accumulate fine and close 匡 correct 部署 deploy, dispose 浆料 jiangliao 精彩 brilliant splendid 瓒 libation cup 一无 yiwu 鳢 snakefish 一旦 once 一日 one day 轫 brake 一早 yizao 一时 for a period of time 诡诈 cunning, treacherous 符合 to satisfy specified conditions 文献 data/documents related to a country's history/culture/etc. 命 life / fate 黄河 the Yellow River 文法 grammar 征求 solicit seek 阄 (draw) lots 改良 to improve (technology) 串通 gang up, collude 寄托 entrust to care of place (hope/etc.) on 作伴 zuoban 眼底 fundus oculi 栓塞 shuansai 炫 dazzle to show off to boast 键 door lock key 三代 sandai 呵欠 yawn 贾 merchant to buy (surname) 从动 congdong 热心 enthusiastic ardent 坚毅 firm with inflexible will 西门 ximen 里昂 liang 韧 annealed pliable but strong 铁良 tieliang 擅长 be good at 筲 basket bucket 热忱 earnest n. enthusiasm earnestness 亿万 yiwan 装饰 adorn 仿 imitate seemingly 球 ball sphere 三九 sanjiu 暴徒 ruffian, thug 氓 vagrant / ruffian people 谆谆 earnest and tireless 窜 to escape to leap 博得 win, gain 省略 abridge 从前 once upon a time 倘若 if supposing in case 停产 stop production 推行 to promote to implement 预告 yugao 远道 a long way 秆 stalks of grain 作保 zuobao 星体 celestial body (e.g., planet, satellite, etc) 检验 to check 三世 sanshi 云室 yunshi 探亲 to go home to visit one's family 三七 sanqi 触 knock against touch 一端 one end 获得 to earn to achieve 辛苦 hard exhausting with much toil 作业 assignment 黄牛 ox 阴沉 yinchen 群峰 qunfeng 热度 heat temperature (of fever/furnace/etc.) 母蜂 mufeng 作为 to be regarded as 作主 zuozhu 毅然 resolutely firmly 厕所 toilet 究竟 outcome actually 探伤 detect flaws 作乐 zuole 旗袍 Chinese-style dress 一等 first class 窝藏 wocang 蝤 larva / grub 作乱 zuoluan 花纹 huawen 凫 mallard / Anas platyrhyncha 群岛 group of islands archipelago 均衡 balanced proportionate harmonious even v. balance 恶 nauseated evil loathe 亲热 qinre 景深 jingshen 领 collar receive to lead 悠悠 long long-drawn-out remote leisurely unhurried pensive 响动 xiangdong 惬 cheerful satisfied 赛过 saiguo 累赘 leizhui 热带 the tropics 涨 to rise (of prices / rivers) to swell / distend 群居 qunju 孜孜 zizi 遁 disappear to escape 啃 gnaw / bite 回回 huihui 美满 meiman 绊 trip up or over 语录 yulu 驻 be stationed 群小 qunxiao 散 leisurely loosen powdered medicine adjourn scatter 飘浮 superficial showy (of style of work) v. 钦 royal 胎 foetus litter 输出 to export 随口 suikou 而 and / and yet 庙宇 miaoyu 舌头 tongue 猖 mad / wild 美洲 America (continents) 入时 fashionable stylish 亲王 princes by blood 围巾 scarf shawl 飞机 airplane 辩 to debate 纳 to accept to pay (tax etc.) 只有 only 茶 tea 贫农 poor farmer. 噪声 noise 橐 sack tube for blowing fire 云天 yuntian 出生 birth 制醣 zhitang 戋 narrow small 仂 surplus tithe 随即 right after 输入 import input 撤 remove take away 垮 collapse 吸气 inhalation 男性 male sex man 镅 americium 萨那 sana 西面 west side west 西非 xifei 坑道 kengdao 篇幅 length (of a piece of writing) space 制造 to manufacture 胃炎 gastritis 鞍马 saddle and horse 尊 to honor 悍 violent 回合 huihe 衙 (surname) office yamen 只是 only 果品 fruit 琚 ornamental gems for belt 额 amount forehead quota 氪 krypton 疯 insane mad / wild 皇上 huangshang 仙女 fairy 涿 place name 推论 infer 巫婆 witch sorceress 慌 nervous 藏 to hide Tibetan nationality stove treasure 子产 zichan 花粉 pollen 喜事 happy event joyous occasion wedding 阶层 social stratum 回味 aftertaste v. recall sth. and ponder it 喜人 xiren 围岩 weiyan 湾 bay 赛跑 saipao 敞开 open wide 桃源 taoyuan 雄壮 magnificent majestic 掠 plunder 亲爱 dear 灰雾 huiwu 烂 overcooked rotten soft 鹉 parrot 里斯 lisi 棒 club (weapon) 筛 sieve 统销 tongxiao 广博 extensive 测量 to measure 序言 preface foreword 衰亡 shuaiwang 帐户 bank account 试样 (test) sample 帐房 zhangfang 涑 name of a river 申诉 to appeal (to sb) 云彩 yuncai 岛 island 矩形 juxing 礞 (mineral) 申请 apply for 治 heal manage 饥寒 jihan 变种 variety, variant 叔父 uncle 制革 zhige 遘 meet unexpectedly 岂非 qifei 宣判 pronounce a (judicial) sentence (after a verdict in a court of law) 弹琴 play piano/keyboards 回升 rise again (after a fall) pick up 参加 to participate 表 watch chart external 辗转 pass through many hands/places toss about 西里 xili 足以 sufficient/enough to 亲生 qinsheng 寻访 to inquire after to look for (sb) 雄心 xiongxin 栓 bottle stopper wooden pin 载沣 zaifeng 猖獗 rampant, unbridled 诅咒 curse 回去 to go back 眭 evil look of deep-set eyes 里拉 lila 晚稻 wandao 一线 ray gleam 清蒸 qingzheng 坦然 calm undisturbed 邮局 post-office 一经 as soon as once 载波 carrier (wave) 出现 to appear 一统 yitong 及格 pass (a test) 浆纱 jiangsha 跳台 tiaotai 广告 advertise 那个 that one 猖狂 furious 鞣质 rouzhi 桃树 peach tree 粉剂 fenji 受苦 suffer 硬面 yingmian 侧 inclined lateral side lean on one side 只怕 zhipa 译码 decode decipher 鸲 (mynah) 嬴 full / overplus profit win 枷 cangue 幼儿 child infant 丝束 sishu 媒人 meiren 呖 sound of splitting / cracking 烙 bake flat iron large cake 学科 branch of learning course subject discipline 荤 meat dish 嗫 move the mouth as in speaking 卖淫 maiyin 粉刷 whitewash 阴森 yinsen 欧姆 oumu 巫山 Mt. Wu, on the Changjiang River by the Three Gorges 部族 buzu 掀开 take off (a cover) open (book/etc.) 妈 ma / mamma 鬟 a knot of hair on top of head 入手 put one's hand to 榨 oppress to extract salted vegetable 费心 take the trouble 那些 those 跳动 beat pulsate 随员 attendant 珍宝 zhenbao 元 (dynasty) dollar primary 预先 beforehand 预兆 omen 巫峡 Wuxia Gorge, in the Changjiang River Three Gorges 随同 accompany 矬 short / dwarfish 纹理 wenli 抒情 express one's emotions 婵 beautiful / graceful 先驱 pioneer 萌 people sprout 士民 shimin 辩论 argue, debate 士气 morale 听话 tinghua 让 yield 窳 bad useless weak 诱发 bring out (sth. latent) induce 公告 post 胃病 stomach trouble stomach illness 滔天 taotian 党 party 闭 to close / stop up 发奖 reward prizes 跽 kneel 继承 to inherit 馊 rancid / soured (as food) 老道 laodao 浆糊 paste 丈人 zhangren 漏风 loufeng 虾子 shrimp 热天 retian 凝固 solidify 半路 halfway 旨意 decree order 预制 prefabricate 浆粕 jiangpo 体会 know/learn from experience realize 求和 qiuhe 喷枪 penqiang 揎 pull up sleeves strike with fists 富庶 rich and populous 勘 collate investigate 盎 abundant bowl / dish 随地 suidi 回击 huiji 异乡 yixiang 卖国 maiguo 寻觅 seek look for 无何 wuhe 乃至 even go so far as to 衿 overlapping part of Chinese gown 售价 to sell for selling price 受胎 shoutai 无人 unmanned uninhabited 瀚 ocean vastness 推进 push on move forward drive ahead 推迟 postpone defer 株 M for trees trunk of tree 唬 intimidate tiger's roar to fool 拳头 fist 茉 jasmine 云层 yunceng 组合 to organize to assemble 围墙 enclosure 敌 enemy match 仑 arrange koulkun mountains 无任 wuren 富强 prosperous and powerful 文殊 wenshu 男方 bridegroom's/husband's side 参军 enlist (in army) 珍奇 zhenqi 推辞 to decline (an appointment, invitation, etc.) 劝导 try to convince advise (someone to do something) 髦 bang (hair) fashionable mane 无从 unable to 龙凤 longfeng 累计 accumulative/grand total v. add up 牮 prop up 根基 foundation 无他 wuta 广场 a public square (e.g., Tiananmen Square) 费工 require a lot of work 美梦 meimeng 萧萧 whistling (of wind) whinnying (of horse) 黄瓜 cucumber 老酒 laojiu 锗 germanium 无为 wuwei 醉心 be infatuated with 枯竭 dried up exhausted 货 goods / commodity 无上 wushang 无不 without exception invariably 文武 wenwu 群婚 qunhun 碰巧 by chance by coincidence to happen to 酷 ruthless strong (as of wine) 远非 yuanfei 欠身 qianshen 孕穗 yunsui 摆动 swing, sway 丸子 wanzi 禁 contain / restrain oneself prohibit 尸身 shishen 醪 wine or liquor with sediment 美术 fine arts art painting 围城 siege 求婚 propose marriage (by man) 云南 Yunnan province 新贵 xingui 掀动 xiandong 赋税 taxation 规避 to evade to dodge 转战 zhuanzhan 悻 angry 装配 assemble fit together 必 necessarily / must 一片 one slice one sheet all, quite 瞍 blind 回归 regress 年下 nianxia 记住 remember learn by heart bear in mind 韵 rhyme 围垦 weiken 幼小 youxiao 坚持 to insist 现浇 xianjiao 文摘 wenzhe 搓 rub twist 莒 (fibrous plant) 抽象 abstract 匝 go round 谣 popular ballad rumor 年份 a particular year vintage age time 测验 test 只消 zhixiao 学理 xueli 挽 draw pull send funeral ode 年代 a period of years, e.g. a decade a generation 母体 muti 雄厚 rich solid abundant 年事 nianshi 穗 ear of grain fine and loose cloth tassel 费劲 strenuous, energy-consuming 回忆 recollect recall 劝告 admonish 禁区 jinqu 执 execute (a plan) grasp 随处 suichu 共 together 费力 great effort to strain (oneself) 诸生 zhusheng 血债 blood debt 园子 garden theater 墨绿 blackish green color 回师 huishi 脐 navel 宗 ancestor family 庞杂 pangza 求学 qiuxue 及时 just in time 围困 besiege pin down 打下 daxia 简记 jianji 及早 betimes 殷 dark red (surname) dynasty flourishing solicitous abundant flourishing; polite hospitable; sorrowful 别致 novel, delightful 年会 annual meeting 墨线 moxian 哉 (exclamatory or interrog. part.) 打乱 throw into confusion, upset 从容 calm, leisurely 糙 rough / coarse (in texture) 征收 levy collect 哪儿 where 只求 zhiqiu 年迈 old aged 喈 harmonious (of music) 漏 funnel to leak 稳住 wenzhu 坏人 bad person 广大 various wide spacious 记事 jishi 招牌 shop sign signboard 学生 student 倒退 go backwards 趸 wholesale 人 man / person / people 节点 node 荫蔽 yinbi 嘱咐 enjoin tell exhort 险阻 xianzu 益 benefit increase 节烈 jielie 监工 jiangong 植被 zhibei 遇见 meet come across 出纳 cashier work of cashier 老鼠 mouse rat 飘散 piaosan 打仗 fight a battle go to war 镳 darts escort horsebit 富农 rich peasant 学界 xuejie 丝毫 in the slightest amount/degree 幼年 childhood infancy 匆 hurried 凶器 xiongqi 支付 pay (money) defray 龙 dragon 紫菜 zicai 鱼道 yudao 到 arrive 扫描 scan 摆弄 fiddle with 低落 low, downcast 词汇 vocabulary 拍子 bat racket beat time 普查 census 呦 bleating of the deer 股本 capital stock 画面 (picture) frame 沤 bubble froth soak steep 支书 Party/League branch secretary 改装 remodel 微 tiny 电 electricity / electric 钴 cobalt 新近 newly 新进 xinjin 花生 peanut 文明 civilized civilization 文昌 wenchang 沙石 sandstone 瑟 (mus. instr.) 花甲 a cycle of sixty years 珍品 treasure gem 受贿 accept bribe 简要 concise and to the point brief 暴君 tyrant, despot 阴暗 dark gloomy 吊 condole with hang 里海 lihai 得逞 have one's way, succeed (in wrongdoing) 邝 (surname) 喟 to sigh 花瓶 vase 参差 (cen1ci) uneven, nonuniform 搪 keep out 文句 text 花瓣 petal 转折 turn in the course of events transition 嫁 marry (a husband) 粉尘 powder, dust 节片 jiepian 血压 blood pressure 征服 conquer subjugate 跏 sit cross-legged 摆布 order about manipulated 构图 plan/form of a work 无聊 bored senseless silly stupid boring 变相 covert, in disguised form 次生 cisheng 崇 lofty to honor 晾 to dry in the air 热情 warmhearted 帙 (surname) book cover 吸收 to absorb 飞溅 splash 缢死 yisi 洛阳 luoyang 推荐 recommend 改观 take on new look 千斤 qianjin 傲 proud / arrogant 陉 border the stove defile / pass 响声 sound noise 从头 congtou 樱花 yinghua 裢 pouch hung from belt 磨损 to wear away 痴 imbecile sentimental 荻 Anaphalis yedoensis 文本 text version 培训 cultivate train 人物 character (in fiction or drama) 热压 reya 斑 variegated 舔 lick / lap 老高 laogao 咛 enjoin 洱 name of a river 矛盾 contradiction 餮 gluttonous 西德 West Germany 闪电 lightning vo. flash lightning 千户 qianhu 脾 spleen 寅 3-5 a.m. 3rd earthly branch 检阅 military review v. review (troops/etc.) 果实 fruit 弹簧 spring 出笼 come out of steamer in cooking come forth, appear 邸 (surname) lodging-house 倒闭 close down go bankrupt 顽强 indomitable tenacious 磨擦 friction v. rub 响彻 xiangche 恣意 ziyi 受训 shouxun 无益 no good not good for not beneficial 喷洒 pensa 钟表 zhongbiao 辉映 huiying 鱼雷 yulei 果子 fruit 二 two 惠阳 huiyang 阵风 gust 腿脚 tuijiao 枯燥 kuzao 缭 lines for a sail wind round 回家 return home 获取 gain obtain win 朽 rotten 腴 fat on belly fertile rich 头晕 dizzy 试想 just think 暴发 break out 贯通 link up have perfect/sudden understanding of 一直 continuously 眼前 before one's eyes at the moment at 节理 jieli 市 market 苗种 miaozhong 帐款 zhangkuan 狂欢 kuanghuan 投 throw 得 get -able must 防锈 rust-proof 热力 heating power thermodynamics 瞠 stare at something beyond reach 磨料 abrasive abradant 防 guard against 暴利 huge, ill-gotten gains 有些 a few 目下 muxia 犊牛 calf 品位 grade (official) rank 有事 if problems arise be occupied/busy 语句 yuju 广州 Guangzhou (Kwangchow, Canton) city 师长 teacher division commander 惩 punish 铁轨 tiegui 巫 witch 西风 xifeng 喷气 penqi 汶 name of a river 裹 wrap around 热切 fervent 暴力 violence 钆 gadolinium 预备 prepare get ready 士林 shilin 吹风 dry with blower deliberately leak information informally 憨 silly / simple-minded 绯红 crimson scarlet 一瞬 an instant a flash 例行 routine 辛辣 xinla 响应 to echo in support 改进 to improve 暴动 insurrection 阴性 feminine 单项 danxiang 股息 dividend 葑 (turnip) 册页 volume 新装 new clothes 浓淡 nongdan 楣 lintel 有为 promising 客观 impartial 拨子 bozi 骑兵 cavalryman cavalry 节省 to conserve 圆 circle / round dollar 玉 jade 谌 (surname) faithful sincere 巴黎 Paris 型号 model type 回复 reply (to letter) 编 compile to plait 广度 range, scope 例证 illustration example case in point 抄袭 plagiarize blindly follow example 朦 deceive indistinct 莩 pellicle of culms die of starvation 回头 huitou 出神 be lost in thought, spellbound 宣战 xuanzhan 晚点 wandian 但书 proviso 美感 aesthetics 名目 names of things items idea of things 苓 fungus tuber 统领 tongling 奚 what why 描述 describe 喷漆 penqi 可恨 hateful 诱导 guide lead induce 低能 dineng 简谱 jianpu 邴 (surname) ancient city name happy 从属 subordinate 倒霉 have bad luck 新诗 xinshi 招生 recruit students 腕 wrist 大风 dafeng 嫘 (surname) 新词 xinci 菜园 vegetable garden/farm 飘扬 piaoyang 从小 from childhood 簦 large umbrella for stalls 西魏 xiwei 力主 lizhu 斫 chop / carve wood 聿 introductory part. pen 防震 take precautions against earthquakes shockproof 预定 predetermine schedule 砚 ink-stone 钝 blunt stupid 一生 all/throughout one's life 铜钱 tongqian 怪 queer to blame 继母 jimu 茂密 dense thick (of vegetation) 看门 kanmen 涣散 lax, slack 壮丁 zhuangding 觏 complete meet unexpectedly see 镜 mirror 剞 curved wood graver 满 Manchurian full 验证 test and verify 假使 if in case in the event that 右 right (-hand) 回填 huitian 壮丽 majestic magnificent 葬礼 burial funeral 找 look for 往 go to / towards 搁浅 be stranded 考证 textual criticism v. try to verify a 继武 jiwu 山羊 goat 考试 to test examination 疑问 question doubt 欧化 ouhua 热值 caloric value 龙头 tap 俯视 overlook 士族 shizu 鄙视 despise, hold in contempt, disdain 康德 kangde 擒 capture 睛 eye 龙套 longtao 拳击 boxing 镜框 jingkuang 喷溅 penjian 回声 echo 节目 program item 铁路 railroad 蝻 immature locusts 眼光 eye sight foresight insight vision view way 精炼 concise succinct terse well-trained v. refine purify 三统 santong 打眼 dayan 坚实 solid substantial robust 霉菌 meijun 坚定 firm staunch steadfast v. strengthen 缴械 disarm surrender weapons 硬壳 yingke 果枝 guozhi 繁重 heavy, strenuous 镎 neptunium 纱厂 shachang 求成 qiucheng 人迹 renji 礼部 libu 无私 disinterested unselfish 跳板 tiaoban 粉末 powder 锥子 zhuizi 相隔 be separated by be apart be at 就近 close at hand nearby 婪 avaricious 晚上 night 血案 xuean 觉醒 awaken 相除 xiangchu 美德 virtue moral excellence 遇 meet with 哎呀 ah 谳 decide judicially 云母 mica 见证 witness testimony 爬升 pasheng 利诱 liyou 精灵 genie 血栓 xueshuan 入场 ruchang 随意 as one pleases 过载 overload 热潮 upsurge 入土 rutu 可惜 unfortunately It's a pity! 寿 long life 果木 fruit tree 贫化 pinhua 人身 personal (on someone's) person or body 入团 rutuan 底 (possessive part.) (subor. part.) background bottom 热源 heat source 预料 anticipate 箧 portfolio trunk 轴衬 zhouchen 渗碳 carburization cementation 泉 fountain spring 课时 class period 紧迫 pressing imminent 组成 is comprised by 子粒 zili 头寸 money market/supply 轴 axis / axle axis / axle 刻薄 unkind harsh mean 移 change position remove 梯田 titian 壮烈 heroic brave 欧洲 Europe 相面 xiangmian 消 consume news subside 袒护 tanhu 晚会 evening entertainment/party 绒衣 rongyi 赡养 shanyang 士官 shiguan 上将 general air chief marshal admiral 颦 knit the brows 滔滔 taotao 澜 swelling water 求援 qiuyuan 吸引 attract 今 now 头子 touzi 导 to lead 适龄 right age 劳作 work 钏 bracelet 宣布 to announce 回收 retrieve recover reclaim 闲置 xianzhi 回教 huijiao 诸侯 zhuhou 语法 grammar 眼泪 tears 异端 heresy 烷 alkane 果断 firm decisive 茁 increase sprout 求情 qiuqing 人质 hostage 撄 oppose to attack 劳保 laobao 千岁 qiansui 语气 tone manner of speaking mood modality 甥 nephew 咤 upbraid 诸位 zhuwei 舫 2 boats lashed together large boat 前面 front ahead 果敢 courageous and resolute 暴涨 rise sharply 部分 section part 纬密 weimi 语汇 vocabulary 热流 warm current thermal current 蓄 to store 脚下 place under foot foot present moment 城 city city wall 学习 to learn 声调 shengdiao 回旋 maneuvering room leeway 鳔 air bladder of fish 会通 huitong 回族 huizu 扮演 play the part of, act 见解 view opinion understanding 镥 lutecium 乙烯 yixi 那种 that kind 进犯 intrude into invade 阴影 shadow 睹 observe / see 报道 to report 淫威 yinwei 扭结 niujie 傍 near (approaching) near nestle 蜘 spider 涟 ripple tearful 舌根 back of tongue tongue root dorsal 好处 a virtue advantage 肭 castor 打球 play ball 礼 gift propriety rite 探索 explorations v. explore probe 无端 wuduan 凑合 gather together make do passable 丝光 siguang 锄头 hoe 跟 and follow with 有点 a little 年画 nianhua 拍手 clap 热泪 stinging tears 展览 exhibit show display 拍打 flap 饼 cake / cookies 掀 lift (cover) 预期 expect anticipate 药 medicine / drug 载客 zaike 昙 dark clouds 宣德 xuande 入味 ruwei 躞 to walk 浓厚 dense thick strong pronounced 随手 suishou 正定 zhengding 学会 academic association 变为 to become 热水 hot water 拘役 short detention 参数 canshu 头天 toutian 嘹 clear sound cry (of cranes etc.) 报酬 compensation 宝剑 double-edged sword 头套 toutao 无穷 infinite endless inexhaustible 男儿 naner 云梯 yunti 幼林 youlin 滑翔 glide 鹩 eastern wren 旷野 prairie open space 恭 respectful 哪里 where 配件 peijian 中论 zhonglun 饥民 jimin 学位 academic degree degree 躇 hesitate 一下 to do something a little bit 会集 collect compile come together converge assemble 入口 "in" door vo. enter the mouth 探究 tanjiu 一世 yishi 随时 anytime 沛 copious / abundant 血泪 xuelei 电荷 voltage 排队 to line up 谅解 understand make allowance for 乙炔 yigui 趱 hasten urge 目睹 see with one's own eyes 打猎 go hunting 一举 at one stroke 美学 aesthetics 锥形 zhuixing 排除 to exclude 客舱 kecang 声誉 fame prestige 客船 kechuan 睢 (surname) stare 句 sentence 人证 renzheng 拯 raise to aid / support 啥子 shazi 膀胱 bladder 支点 fulcrum 富民 rich folk 竿 pole 轴距 zhouju 一事 yishi 一二 minority approximately 蝈蝈 guoguo 霍乱 cholera 血汗 xuehan 一些 some a few a little 摔跤 shuaijiao 战区 war zone 储存 store, lay away 欺压 to bully to push around 弱国 ruoguo 坚强 strong firm staunch v. strengthen 阴天 cloudy day overcast sky 一介 yijie 雌 female 声言 profess 轰隆 rumble, roll 汪汪 wangwang 崽子 zaizi 瓠 gourd 游行 parade march demonstrate 诧异 difference, discrepancy 血水 xueshui 就让 jiurang 一任 yiren 管事 in charge effective, in use 异类 yilei 昂 high raise (head) 有益 profitable beneficial useful 鸭子 duck 林 woods 超载 overload 羧 carboxyl (radical) 面貌 appearance 燃点 randian 珠蚌 zhubang 签证 visa 诱惑 allure 遇事 encounter sth. 研究 research probe 一体 an organic/integral whole all concerned 孔 (surname) hole 签订 to sign (a treaty or an contract) 拍摄 take (picture) shoot (film) 游览 go sight-seeing tour visit 经过 to pass by 血液 blood 呶 clamor 声讨 shengtao 去职 quzhi 血浆 xuejiang 扫射 strafe 榈 palm tree 锥度 zhuidu 阍 door-keeper 从来 has been from the beginning 匏 bottle gourd / Lagenaria vulgaris 鲦 Chub leuciehthys 妨 hinder / harm 人言 renyan 会面 meet 血海 xuehai 块茎 kuaijing 词句 words and phrases, expressions 从未 congwei 藏书 collection of books 淀粉 starch 目的 goal 祓 cleanse remove evil 血洗 xuexi 乘胜 exploit a victory 挺立 to stand erect to stand upright 新人 people of a new type new personality/talent 疏伐 shufa 未能 still cannot 漆 paint / lacquer 滑稽 comical 刻苦 assiduous hardworking painstaking simple and frugal 嚅 chattering 谜 riddle 弦 bow string string of mus. instr. 预报 forecast 磨床 mochuang 芹菜 celery 失明 become blind 宾馆 guesthouse 入冬 rudong 痍 bruise sores 美好 fine happy glorious 丹田 the pubic region 美女 beautiful woman beauty 精盐 jingyan 蹰 irresolute undecided 减少 decrease 瓷 chinaware 悄 quiet sad 祖宗 ancestors forebears 监护 jianhu 无缺 wuque 相遇 meet 掮 carry on shoulders 美妙 meimiao 入党 rudang 胄 descendants helmet 血清 serum 无罪 wuzui 灏 vast (of water) 就要 be about to on the point of 随机 random stochastic 拘 adhere capture restrain 欺凌 to bully and humiliate 酥 flaky 抒发 express voice 文娱 wenyu 相通 communicate with each other be interlinked 有用 useful 质 hostage 储备 store, reserve (n) reserve 鞋 shoes 栊 bar cage gratings 三秋 sanqiu 求救 qiujiu 命中 mingzhong 游记 travel notes 求教 qiujiao 迎风 face wind go with wind 债 debt 罗马 Rome 紧要 jinyao 精矿 jingkuang 凝望 ningwang 文官 wenguan 绑 bind / to tie 喷嘴 nozzle 从新 starting now 疾苦 jiku 头巾 toujin 搅动 agitate 大王 king, magnate 业务 business activities 毳 crisp / brittle fine animal hair 庞大 huge immense 文字 character 轧件 gajian 卖弄 mainong 阶梯 flight of stairs ladder 经费 funds outlay expenses 扫帚 broom 家鸽 jiage 纬度 latitude 垠 bank 报销 ask for reimbursement 文学 literature 锷 blade edge sharp 刹 Buddhist temple or monastery; a brief moment to brake (car) 鸟儿 bird 命令 to order 峒 name of a mountain 研磨 abrade 从政 congzheng 佛 Buddha seemingly 瞎 blind 有理 youli 三礼 sanli 回想 think back recollect recall 摭 pick up to select 宏伟 grand, magnificant 籽 seeds 利马 lima 催化 cuihua 出使 serve as a diplomat 悛 to reform 活路 huolu 三相 three-phase 赢得 win gain 孰 who / which / what 簸 dust pan toss (as waves) 傻 foolish 电车 trolley 里带 lidai 入微 in every way extremely 喷头 pentou 胛 shoulder blade 上弦 wind tighten 宣告 anounce 诧 surprised 回潮 huichao 出众 outstanding 迎面 head-on face-to-face 吓 frighten frighten 年终 year-end 排骨 paigu 文告 wengao 热望 aspirant 祚 blessing the throne 条陈 tiaochen 热机 heat engine (e.g., steam, internal combustion, etc.) 扇 to fan fan 精确 precise 血性 xuexing 剧 drama severe 年纪 age 年级 grade year (in school, etc.) 客车 passenger train bus 客轮 kelun 戏院 theater 寄存 jicun 懦夫 coward 乙苯 yiben 存货 goods in stock 欧文 ouwen 朴 Celtis sinensis var. japonica 闻名 well-known famous renowned eminent 里弦 lixian 入座 take place (at table) 头发 hair (on human head) 跟随 to follow 士卒 shizu 诗 poem 哩 (onomat.) mile (part. for continued state) 头号 touhao 蝴 butterfly 出世 pass away 虫 insect worm 入库 be confiscated go into public warehouse 从此 from now on 男孩 boy 活象 huoxiang 出任 take up the post of 探矿 tankuang 豌豆 wandou 茶馆 teahouse 邦 state / country 泥鳅 niqiu 客运 keyun 男子 male man 纺 spin 宝塔 pagoda 预测 calculate forecast 出产 produce, manufacture 美国 the United States of America 叫苦 jiaoku 精神 liveliness or energy of a person spirit 磨光 polish 立足 have a footing stand 有种 youzhong 卖力 maili 耜 plough ploughshare 粮店 liangdian 暴政 tyranny, despotic rule 纣 name of an emperor saddle crupper 匦 small box 里屋 liwu 作用 usefulness function purpose 坚决 determined 滞留 be detained 荆 (surname) thorns / brambles 种 kind race (of people) seed to plant 头像 touxiang 叨叨 daodao 浚 deepen enlighten profound 豫州 yuzhou 番 M for acts / deeds foreign (surname) place name 只当 zhidang 支线 zhixian 艰 hardship 磷 phosphorus water in rocks 家族 clan family 只得 have to 聪明 bright, clever 试图 attempt try 援助 to offer support (to an organization) 话题 subject (of a talk or conversation) topic 龙江 longjiang 血战 xuezhan 省会 shenghui 栋梁 ridgepole, beam 洗衣 launder 围攻 besiege attack from all sides 异物 yiwu 迮 haste to press 飞快 at lightning speed 罹 happen to sorrow suffer from 语文 yuwen 律令 luling 回民 the Huis Hui people 蒸笼 zhenglong 颤音 trill 斟 pour to deliberate 胆量 courage, guts 凶杀 homicide 停电 power cut/outage/failure vo. cut power 美名 meiming 回水 backwater 患者 patient sufferer 跳水 tiaoshui 焉 where / how 精简 retrench simplify reduce 省份 province 客货 kehuo 转送 transfer 会馆 huiguan 停留 stay for a time 阴囊 scrotum 转速 to change speed 美味 delicious relish 嫡 first wife son of first wife 摆渡 ferry 柳 (surname) willow 士兵 soldier 攻陷 storm, capture 湖北 Hubei province 男女 male and female 果汁 fruit juice 星球 celestial body (e.g., planet, satellite, etc) heavenly body 宠 to favor 瘩 sore / boil / scab 悲 sad 诀 farewell secrets (of an art) 三生 sansheng 响 sound 筋 muscle 无物 wuwu 品种 kind breed 前门 qianmen 面色 mianse 蹙 kick urgent wrinkled 烽火 beacon, signal fire 险 danger (ous) rugged 入射 rushe 省中 shengzhong 胲 hydroxylamine 壕 air-raid shelter trench 回波 huipo 浓密 dense thick 喑 dumb 凶恶 xionge 立论 lilun 迂回 circuitous roundabout v. outflank 延长 to extend 由衷 from the heart 吸力 xili 无疑 beyond doubt undoubtedly 砸 smash / smashed 咻 call out jeer 美化 beautify 只好 there is no other alternative than this 毅 perseverence 听见 hear 瞄准 aim 入室 rushi 适量 appropriate amount 飞奔 dash 听觉 sense of hearing 就范 jiufan 呢 (final part.) woolen material 阴凉 shady 障碍 obstacle 糊涂 muddled silly 呱呱 guagua 罢 quit to finish (final part.) 寥 empty lonesome very few 轰鸣 thunder, roar 顸 dawdling 电话 telephone 脉 pulse; arteries and veins affectionately 无用 useless worthless 入学 start school enter school/college 朝 dynasty to face morning 声色 shengse 福利 (material) welfare well-being 品级 pinji 唛头 motou 除了 in addition to 打算 to plan 耳 ear 织造 zhizao 家长 head of household parent of schoolchildren 糠 husk 探求 investigate search after/for 无畏 wuwei 电讯 telecommunication 卖命 maiming 覃 (surname) deep 顺路 shunlu 征兆 zhengzhao 陡峭 precipitous 过节 celebrate a holiday or festival 厘金 lijin 瞧 look at 群情 qunqing 丝弦 sixian 征兵 zhengbing 播音 transmit, broadcast 景况 jingkuang 除伐 division 爆发 to explode 蹂 trample 喷射 spray spurt jet 有线 wired cable (television) 冲动 impulse get excited, impetuous 淫 obscene 坚固 firm firmly hard stable 吸取 absorb draw assimilate 作物 crops 拨款 allocate funds appropriation 构思 work out plot or structure of a work 文具 writing materials stationery 镱 ytterbium 立言 liyan 无理 unreasonable unjustifiable 支票 cheque 邮政 postal service 纱布 gauze 水尺 shuichi 柜 cupboard / cabinet / wardrobe Salix multinervis 劝慰 quanwei 贝壳 shell 千古 historic of the ages 赘述 give unnecessary details 精纺 jingfang 试制 test-manufacture 山东 Shandong province 颏 chin chin 送风 songfeng 阴历 lunar calendar 牵伸 qianshen 姝 pretty woman 凶手 murderer assassin 纱巾 shajin 听讲 tingjiang 亲友 kith and kin 玩意 wanyi 无知 ignorant stupid 听诊 tingzhen 活计 handicraft work handiwork needlework 慢 slow 楚 (surname) ancient place name 弱小 small and weak 枷锁 yoke chains fetters 默然 moran 山乡 shanxiang 听说 have heard it said that 亲信 trusted followers 听课 sit in on a class attend lecture 品类 pinlei 停火 cease fire 精细 meticulous fine careful and attentive thorough 试剂 shiji 经营 to run a business 炔 alkyne 电视 television 浓度 concentration density 试办 shiban 山人 shanren 扫地 saodi 阻 obstruct (ion) 电解 dianjie 染色 to dye 捐款 donate money contribute funds 游艺 youyi 奖赏 award reward 饥 hungry 狨 Hapale jacchus 诮 ridicule to blame 筹 manage / plan 珍惜 treasure cherish 品系 pinxi 懦弱 nuoruo 利落 agile nimble dexterous neat orderly settled finished 宝库 treasure house 龋 decayed teeth dental caries 岍 name of a mountain 打破 to break 潜逃 abscond 旁通 pangtong 就职 take office assume a post 亲事 qinshi 亲亲 qinqin 倪 (surname) 亲人 close relatives 腐烂 rotten, decomposed corrupt 宝座 throne 电表 ammeter 精美 exquisite elegant 崇祯 chongzhen 粒选 lixuan 千克 kilogram 试卷 shijuan 聊 kill time to chat 嵌 deep valley inlay 悌 do one's duty as a younger brother 监 prison supervise supervisor 里头 litou 呵呵 guffaw 入境 enter a country 富有 rich full of 御寒 yuhan 打断 daduan 征发 zhengfa 宛如 be just like 构成 to compose 犁铧 lihua 打碎 smash 文化 culture 赔礼 peili 果树 fruit tree 游荡 bum 哒 (phonetic) command to a horse 秤 steelyard 喜爱 like love be fond of 迎送 yingsong 获悉 learn (of an event) 晒 to sun 星火 xinghuo 敢做 dare 冁 smilingly 跟进 follow follow up 骇 astonish startle 千万 must a great but indefinite amount 眼红 yanhong 碛 moraine rocks in shallow water 活门 huomen 辩护 speak in defense of defend 氮化 danhua 崞 name of a mountain 经验 experience 年景 nianjing 见鬼 jiangui 拍照 take (picture) shoot (film) 从犯 accessory 屈 bent feel wronged 节奏 rhythm 退职 withdraw from office quit job 出场 appear on scene 支撑 prop up sustain support 换 to exchange 树林 woods grove 胃口 waihau 盯 stare / gaze 出土 excavated 葸 feel insecure unhappy 吃 eat stammer 融解 molten 打架 come to blows, brawl, fight 围网 weiwang 千亩 qianmu 异样 yiyang 旁边 side 镣铐 shackles 劳工 laborer worker 姆 governess 停滞 stagnate bog down 果真 really indeed 跳马 tiaoma 苌 carambola 剥落 peel off 脚尖 jiaojian 惠 favor kind act (from above) 假想 jiaxiang 转让 transfer possession (to sb.) 声 noise sound / voice tone 晚年 wannian 千伏 qianfu 围绕 move around center on revolve around 井 warn well 美丽 beauty 假意 jiayi 袜子 socks stockings 咆 to roar 缴 hand in / hand over 年来 throughout the year 学工 xuegong 哙 (surname) throat to swallow 亡国 wangguo 电阻 resistor 桦 Betula japonica 但愿 if only, I wish 果皮 (fruit) peel 离职 lizhi 阶级 social class structure 虾米 xiami 舍 give up residence 嘉靖 jiajing 出国 go abroad 美人 beauty belle 一定 definitely 喘 to pant 湄 brink / edge 怡 harmony pleased 尽量 as much as possible 泡菜 paocai 支数 zhishu 喜气 xiqi 宏大 grand, great 有成 youcheng 廊 porch 参看 please see (e.g. referring the reader to another page of a book) 浓 concentrated dense 邮票 stamp 躲避 dodge 召 (surname) name of an ancient state summon 跟踪 tail, follow 康熙 Kang Xi (emperor in the Ching dynasty) 一堆 pile 笆 fence 徉 walk back and forth 省城 shengcheng 薄膜 membrane 化 -ize transform 电镀 electroplate 文件 document 劳役 laoyi 品性 pinxing 回电 huidian 庳 low-built house 礼节 etiquette 肩膀 shoulder 黄兴 huangxing 篝火 gouhuo 剀 carefully / moderately 出售 offer for sale 假托 jiatuo 节子 jiezi 畚 basket hod 山前 shanqian 茂盛 luxuriant flourishing 浪 dissipated wave 骆驼 camel 文人 wenren 无毒 wudu 驰 gallop 无比 unparalleled matchless 亲口 qinkou 繁茂 lush 变异 variation 洗选 xixuan 延误 incur loss through delay 沔 inundation name of a river 毅力 willpower will stamina 酯化 zhihua 文义 wenyi 女神 goddess nymph 那样 like that 文书 document official correspondence secretary secretariat 哪能 naneng 一壁 yibi 学年 school/academic year 铄 bright melt / fuse (metal) 试件 shijian 有意 intentionally 弹劾 impeach 盘 plate to coil 停泊 anchorage mooring (of a ship) 僻 low rustic secluded 繁荣 prosperous booming (economy) 变形 to change form 滨 bank / beach 三水 sanshui 旁路 bypass 弹力 danli 筷子 chopsticks 山区 mountain region 宣传 to advertise publicity 阴云 yinyun 山包 shanbao 图象 diagram 有情 youqing 窃取 filch 学徒 apprentice trainee 挥戈 huige 一夫 yifu 牵制 pin down contain curb 探测 probe 一头 yitou 鲵 Cryptobranchus japonicus salamander 崇敬 revere, respect 支柱 pillar prop mainstay 狁 name of a tribe 山南 shannan 征伐 zhengfa 监督 to supervise 抵消 offset, balance, cancel 股份 share stock 出名 famous 血管 blood vessel 挥手 wave (one's hands) 占先 to take precedence 预知 anticipate foresee 酬 reward / compensate 乘除 chengchu 翳 feather screen to screen to shade 图谋 conspire 支架 support stand trestle 乾 dry 一如 yiru 文体 literary style/form genre 备 prepare / ready 支杆 zhigan 唧唧 jiji 亲切 intimate 谕 order (from above) 电铃 electric bell 瓶装 pingzhuang 年时 nianshi 出品 produce, manufacture, make product 绉 crepe wrinkle 碲 tellurium 牵动 qiandong 孔德 kongde 股东 stockholder 作法 way of doing things course of action 苗圃 miaopu 捋 stroke (beard) strip (cow / leaves / branch) 孛 comet (surname) change color in the face 亡命 wangming 异步 asynchronous 矛头 spearhead barb an attack or criticism 蹩 limp 灭 extinguish 变幻 fluctuate 山口 shankou 巴 (suff. for certain nouns) to hope 有性 youxing 喁 breathing (of fish) 麇 hornless deer 愎 obstinate 遏制 restrain, contain 年所 niansuo 一带 neighborhood 咫 8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty 眼窝 yanwo 出卖 offer for sale betray, sell out 转载 transship 年成 year's harvest 黄土 loess 毕 the whole of to finish 招待 receive (guests) serve (customers) 鲸 whale 学士 bachelor 预热 preheat 打捞 salvage (from water) 浸渍 jinzi 诸如 such as all are alike 坚信 believe firmly 狯 crafty / cunning 一干 yigan 一并 along with all the others in a 锥体 zhuiti 家财 jiacai 壮族 zhuangzu 崇拜 worship, adore 暌 in opposition to separated from 出口 exit to export 尤其 especially 一应 yiying 缝 sew crack seam 府 prefecture / mansion 一度 once on one occasion for a time 酒菜 jiucai 圭 jade tablet silicon 学堂 xuetang 餐厅 dining room 士人 shiren 伽 (phonetic) 出发 to depart 旁证 pangzheng 铝箔 lubo 催促 urge, press hasten 渗流 shenliu 噗 sound of escaping laughter / water 出去 to go out 揭幕 opening 屹立 yili 有机 organic 诸夏 zhuxia 出厂 chuchang 峰 peak 转达 pass on convey communicate 前驱 qianqu 龙王 longwang 摹仿 imitate copy 伫立 zhuli 疏忽 carelessness negligence oversight 哗变 mutiny 恰恰 coincidentally exactly 澧 (surname) name of a river 财主 rich man, 'moneybags' 济贫 jipin 西安 Xian province 磉 stone plinth 耍 play with to juggle 打扫 sweep, clean 停歇 tingxie 蹒 limp 打扮 dress up 痫 epilepsy insanity 打手 hired thug 停止 to terminate 无法 a hopeless situation 添 add replenish 出勤 turn out for work 一律 without exception 家谱 genealogy 无水 wushui 搡 push back push over 求知 seek knowledge 叔叔 father's younger brother 就 at once then 渗水 shenshui 人马 rider and mount coolies and beasts of 一心 one mind 出动 go into action send out, dispatch 酒花 jiuhua 学好 learn well v. learn from or emulate 疗法 therapy treatment 葡 grapes 型砂 xingsha 占城 zhancheng 转身 (of a person) to turn round to face about 粉状 fenzhuang 温 lukewarm to review 假日 holiday non-working day 出力 exert oneself 攻读 study (for, make of) 出入 come in and go out discrepancy 出兵 dispatch troops 血统 blood relationship/lineage 伦 human relationship 三棱 sanleng 缴纳 pay (taxes/fees/etc.) 有时 sometimes 媳 daughter-in-law 窃国 qieguo 莹 luster of gems 有旧 youjiu 声频 shengpin 餐具 tableware, cutlery 节录 extract excerpt 监牢 jianlao 川 river 浸水 jinshui 有方 youfang 苣 (lettuce) 匈奴 xiongnu 鹰 eagle 一山 yishan 卖价 selling price 省去 leave out omit 但是 but 霁 sky clearing up 渗漏 seepage leakage 浸泡 soak immerse 有效 effective 电量 dianliang 霍山 huoshan 出击 chuji 图解 diagram graph figure graphic solution v. explain 有数 youshu 玮 (reddish jade) precious rare 拆除 demolish, dismantle 精明 astute skilled 诸子 zhuzi 卖主 seller 桃仁 taoren 未遂 weisui 延迟 delay postpone 监狱 prison 旁观 spectator non-participant 输电 transmit electricity 许诺 promise 绝顶 jueding 裔 descendents frontier 捐献 alms 果然 as expected 腥 fishy (smell) 羞涩 xiuse 喜欢 to like 扬花 yanghua 课 lesson 假期 vacation 图表 chart diagram schema 白热 white heat incandescence 视图 view 倚 lean on 连用 lianyong 甬 5 pecks (M) Ningpo 记性 jixing 谱表 pubiao 洼 depression sunken swamp winding ditch 滑 comical comical cunning slippery 养兵 yangbing 求生 seek to survive 作案 zuoan 载体 carrier 眼科 yanke 镬 boiler or caldron 山坡 hillside 回火 back fire vo. temper 瞀 indistinct vision / dim 天人 tianren 招展 zhaozhan 从略 omitted 蠕 wriggle wriggle 林钟 linzhong 骞 defective raise 参照 consult, refer to 升压 shengya 蔷 wild rose 哂 smile 浸润 jinrun 支持 to support 运 luck move about transport 皇后 huanghou 血缘 ties of blood consanguinity 山城 shancheng 学子 student disciple 眼神 expression in one's eyes eyesight 瑭 (jade) 接替 take over replace 塘泥 tangni 脱脂 tuozhi 汽 steam 妁 (surname) matchmaker 子时 zishi 一切 every all 精梳 jingshu 洎 to reach when 眼皮 eyelid 顺风 shunfeng 停显 tingxian 三更 sangeng 张嘴 zhangzui 绿化 make (a place) green afforest 闲散 xiansan 一刻 yike 翅 wing 呈 petition 赎 redeem / to ransom 入侵 invade 郛 suburbs 皇家 imperial family/house 止 to stop 探明 tanming 绯 dark red purple silk 皇室 huangshi 公司 company 豸 (mythical animal) 皇宫 huanggong 替 to substitute for 星期 week 欺侮 to bully 噪 chirping / buzzing clamor disturbance noise of crowd 无愧 have clear conscience 山墙 shanqiang 一力 yili 猝 abruptly / hurriedly 异性 opposite sex different nature 一动 yidong 无意 inadvertently vo. have no intention to 学名 xueming 三星 sanxing 准 accurate standard to permit 腐朽 decayed, rotten decadent 花圈 wreath 里人 liren 入伍 enter the army enlist 棠 cherry-apple 出征 go on expedition 入会 ruhui 稂 grass weeds 凝神 with concentrated attention 招募 recruit enlist 会话 conversation (as in language course) 戒 swear off warn against 冷光 lengguang 算 regard as to figure 西学 xixue 送还 songhuan 假植 jiazhi 侄 nephew (of the same surname) 声音 sound voice 山头 mountain top mountain stronghold 控 sue to control 引渡 extradite 相连 be linked together be joined 相近 be close/near be similar to 入仓 rucang 出席 to attend 面部 face 宇宙 universe cosmos 灼伤 zhuoshang 硖 place name 峙 peak to store 孕妇 pregnant woman 会议 meeting conference 出师 finish apprenticeship send out army 无情 merciless ruthless 从简 conform to principle of simplicity 秫 Panicum italicum 会计 accounting accountant 靴 boots 入五 ruwu 探望 look about visit 眼眶 eye socket orbit rim of eye 无性 wuxing 无怪 no wonder not surprisingly 热风 refeng 每逢 whenever every time 支流 tributary affluent minor aspects nonessentials 颖 clever / gifted 漩涡 whirlpool vortex eddy 校 proofread to check school 话说 huashuo 鼯 Petaurista leucogenys 溺 drown urinate / urine 眼看 soon in a moment v. see sth. 蜿 to move (as snake) 出庭 appear in court 一又 yiyou 报警 report danger give alarm 一发 yifa 衡 weights 一口 readily flatly (deny) 作曲 zuoqu 眼睑 yanjian 跳绳 tiaosheng 眼睛 eyes 诸君 zhujun 一叶 yiye 粉红 fenhong 逝世 to pass away 弄清 make clear clarify gain clear idea of 继任 succeed sb. in a post 嬖 favorite 诸城 zhucheng 预约 make an appointment 栏杆 railing banister 爰 therefore to lead on to 边 side 品格 one's character and morals quality and style 热病 rebing 婀 graceful / willowy unstable 苗床 miaochuang 乙醇 yichun 亲密 close intimate 辱骂 ruma 省得 shengde 人间 the human world 粮仓 liangcang 凝 congeal 相貌 looks appearance 过问 take an interest in 转脸 zhuanlian 过门 pass through a door 翡翠 emerald 歪 askew 出工 leave a job 夸张 hyperbole v. exaggerate overstate 相象 xiangxiang 过错 mistake, fault 茑 grossulariaceae 作文 composition 子来 zilai 津 Tianjin ferry 铺垫 pudian 热电 thermoelectricity 乙酸 yisuan 打消 give up 眼球 yanqiu 舻 bow of ship 鳄 crocodile / alligator 俎 a stand for food at sacrifice 绘 to draw 寨子 zhaizi 躲闪 skulk 挨 next to suffer (hunger) next to suffer (hunger) 皇天 huangtian 蟾 moon striped toad 锁 lock 礼记 liji 外流 outflow to flow out to drain 会见 to meet (a person) 尚 still 疟 malaria malaria 机枪 machine gun 停放 tingfang 三时 sanshi 节制 temperance abstinence v. control check be moderate 贫困 poor impoverished 相距 xiangju 除外 not including, excepting 除夕 New Year's eve 轧制 gazhi 转而 conversely 滑板 skis 目标 goal 拐弯 to turn a corner 癞 scabies skin disease 三方 sanfang 饬 stern to order / direct 石 10 pecks stone / rock 一共 altogether in all 腼 bashful 简 simple 转运 transportation transfer 儇 ingenious / frivolous 亲娘 qinniang 一再 time and again again and again cons. 掐 pick (flowers) to pinch 退让 tuirang 锯齿 juchi 无成 wucheng 无我 wuwo 丹 cinnabar red 搅乱 to confuse 一准 yizhun 掠夺 to rob 颜色 color 淤 silt 送货 songhuo 律师 attorney 硭 crude saltpeter 业主 owner proprietor 山寨 shanzhai 眼界 field of vision/view outlook 恽 (surname) 避难 take refuge 讪 abuse slander 言 speak speech 偷袭 touxi 停战 tingzhan 椎 a hammer spine 省委 provincial committee 察觉 become aware of, discover 面相 mianxiang 岫 cave mountain peak 核 examine thoroughly stone (of fruit); nucleus stone (of fruit) 礼貌 courtesy manners 无日 wuri 偈 Buddhist hymn forceful / martial 抵抗 to resist 回环 huihuan 回答 to answer 粉笔 chalk 疗效 liaoxiao 坏死 unlucky or badly-timed death 蒸汽 steam 铛 frying pan griddle sound of metal 男人 husband n. men menfolk 抵押 mortgage 见面 to meet (or see) each other 回顾 look back review 端 carry one end regular 赌咒 swear, take an oath 寄主 jizhu 瞎子 xiazi 身边 shenbian 拿 apprehend take 诸公 zhugong 夸大 exaggerate magnify 三才 sancai 花卉 flowers and plants traditional painting of flowers and plants 灌溉 to irrigate 山岳 mount 繇 forced labor; luxuriant; folk-song cause means via; to be in a leisurely manner 墨子 heizi 弭 to stop / repress 居士 jushi 山岭 shanling 血球 xueqiu 寄予 place (hope/etc.) on show give express 无数 not know for certain be uncertain vo. 军舰 battleship 出家 become a Buddhist monk or nun 泠 (surname) sound of water flowing 傧 best man entertain 无故 without cause/reason 无效 of/to no avail null and void 无敌 wudi 山峦 chain of mountains 夸奖 kuajiang 封锁 blockade seal off 作成 zuocheng 山崖 cliff 精液 seminal fluid semen 作战 to combat 回程 huicheng 闪点 shandian 丢 lose 枧 soda 学军 xuejun 相识 acquaintance 在先 zaixian 猴 monkey 命名 denomination vo. name (sb./sth.) 有源 youyuan 异族 yizu 潜艇 submarine 皇庄 huangzhuang 异日 yiri 喜悦 happy joyous 疾风 blast 组织 organization 患难 trials and tribulations 氡 radon 出嫁 get married (of woman) 鬯 sacrificial spirit 监禁 imprison 热爱 ardent 浸染 be contaminated be gradually influenced 邮电 post and telecommunications 稳步 with steady steps steadily 殪 exterminate 赔款 indemnity reparations vo. pay indemnity/reparations 珍珠 pearl 厚薄 thickness 亲属 related n. kinsfolk relatives kinship 山川 mountain and river land landscape 矜 boast esteem sympathize 致死 cause death 象 elephant 子思 zisi 苗头 miaotou 牵 lead along 挺拔 tall and straight (of trees) forceful (of 抵挡 keep out, check, withstand 牵引 tow draw haul 税务 tax administration matters pertaining to taxation 一同 together 一向 consistently all along up to now 亲征 qinzheng 冤枉 yuanwang 无极 wuji 出奇 extraordinary, exceptional 瘰 scrofula tuberculosis of glands 劳 toil 除尘 chuchen 讹 error exhort false 声部 shengbu 篡 usurp (the throne) 扬言 broadcast threats 情人 lover sweetheart 部件 parts 过量 excess 刻骨 kegu 嗝 hiccup / belch 年根 niangen 出处 source (of quotation) 幼稚 young childish puerile naive 花冠 corolla 泷 torrential (rain) name of a river in Guangdong 停息 tingxi 出外 chuwai 凶狠 xionghen 学制 educational/school system length of schooling 下 below down go down 送行 to see someone off 山庄 mountain villa 无机 inorganic 变化 changes to metamorphasize 税制 tax system taxation 肩负 undertake bear 鸫 thrush / Tardus fuscatus 黄巢 huangchao 部下 troops under command subordinate 学分 xuefen 无望 wuwang 掾 official 会谈 talks between two leaders 仅见 jinjian 声速 speed of sound 凶犯 xiongfan 中落 zhongluo 变卖 sell off 那时 at that time 无权 wuquan 精湛 consummate exquisite 拨 push aside to appropriate (money) 花儿 flower 护送 escort 歹 evil 见闻 what one sees and hears knowledge information 睾 bank marsh testicles 辋 tire wheel band 预算 budget 熟 cooked ripe cooked ripe 变动 change 无暇 wuxia 茨 Tribulus terrestris thatched hut 鲭 mackerel mullet 妯 wives of brothers 家蚕 jiacan 学历 record of formal schooling 蒽 anthracene 黄山 Yellow Mountain (Huang Shan) 绁 leash rein 热烈 eagerly 厅堂 tingtang 作恶 do evil 子棉 unginned cotton 珍重 zhenzhong 喜报 happy news good tidings 药铺 yaopu 凶猛 violent ferocious 唇 lip 人造 synthetic artificial 监管 jianguan 析 analyze / analysis 陂 reservoir; hillside rugged uneven 耕 to plough / till 苗子 young plant seedling young successor 侠 heroic 人选 choice among persons 无明 wuming 经销 to sell to distribute 贷 lend / loan 脚印 footprint 扔下 rengxia 劳力 labor (force) 过道 aisle 疾驰 gallop 潋 full of water trough 子房 ovary 粉碎 to crush 退还 return 学博 xuebo 出境 leave the country 劳动 to labor 砖茶 zhuancha 部位 body parts 瘸子 quezi 捐税 juanshui 人道 humane n. human sympathy 苦头 kutou 包装 pack package 比年 binian 钳子 pliers forceps tongs tweezers 哀乐 funeral music, dirge 芗 (Fujian drama) 类推 analogize reason by analogy 骧 prance (as a horse) 此处 this place, here 包裹 wrap/bind up parcel 缓急 greater or lesser urgency 此外 besides 手感 feel handle 字典 dictionary character dictionary 拥挤 crowded pushed and squeezed together 马尔 maer 筒 tube / cylinder 滟 tossing of billows 青紫 qingzi 胫 lower part of leg 扬 hurl to raise soar tossed by wind or wave 字儿 zier 罪过 zuiguo 包袱 bundle, burden cloth wrapper 破土 break or dig up ground start spring 金边 Phnom Penh (capital of Cambodia) 践踏 trample 分布 to be scattered 计 reckon ruse to plan 绉纱 zhousha 成功 success 严肃 serious solemn 湿透 shitou 前列 front row/rank forefront van 讲 explain to talk 爷 grandpa / etc. old gentleman 贞 chaste 插手 take part poke one's nose into 整枝 zhengzhi 契 contract 破坏 to destroy 铰刀 jiaodao 运算 operation 收集 to collect 忪 restless / agitated 乐队 band 轼 crossbar in carriage front 匀称 well-proportioned symmetrical 乐音 leyin 殇 die prematurely 分得 fende 诗经 {Book of Songs} 重合 chonghe 音名 yinming 前去 qianqu 也好 yehao 跚 limp 岩 cliff 前项 qianxiang 褰 lift up the skirts lower garments 表明 to reveal 修饰 decorate adorn embellish make/dress up polish (a 李村 licun 框 frame / door frame 凋 withered 刘备 liubei 孙文 sunwen 分心 divert one's attention claim attention 前台 qiantai 蓝布 lanbu 拥戴 to support (a person) 槛 door sill / threshold 掩埋 bury 淇 name of a river 畸 fractional remains odd 难过 sad 态 attitude 定量 ration, fixed quantity 分开 to separate 达成 reach, conclude 纪 order / discipline order / discipline record 信徒 believer 雅人 yaren 偏析 pianxi 催产 speed up manufacturing 光子 light 前卫 qianwei 收音 shouyin 幕 stage curtain tent 音响 sound acoustics stereo hi-fi music center 雷声 thunder 想见 xiangjian 拥抱 embrace 紊流 wenliu 航向 course (of ship or plane) 卷 to roll; roll chapter examination paper 光学 guangxue 仁 humane 脂 fat 畏缩 weisuo 闺女 girl maiden 垦荒 open up virgin soil 手指 finger 整整 whole full 整数 integer 禽 birds 格律 set rules for tonal pattern and rhyme scheme 成倍 chengbei 法制 legal system 杨广 yangguang 浊 impure muddy 盔甲 armor 市委 municipal Party committee 说和 shuohe 浮力 buoyancy 先辈 xianbei 浮动 float 呤 purine in chem. compound whisper 吞没 to embezzle 脑海 brain mind 黑人 black (African) person 周相 zhouxiang 音型 yinxing 骐 piebald horse 常常 frequently 青翠 qingcui 牌楼 decorated archway 罪责 zuize 耕作 farming 字句 ziju 收针 shouzhen 和谈 peace talks 手掌 palm 字号 zihao 县城 county town 日食 solar eclipse 怀抱 (within someone's) embrace cherish 和谐 harmonious 格式 form specification format 簿 register / account-book 抢掠 loot sack plunder 分居 separate, separation (marriage) 呸 to spit (in contempt) 法则 faze 丢脸 lose face 常年 all year round year in year out 铤 ingot big arrow walk fast 罩 cover fish trap (basket) shade 乳 milk 槲 oak / Quercus dentata 赵 (surname) 抗震 kangzhen 声乐 shengyue 疏 negligent sparse 代价 price, cost 草率 careless, rash 务 business / affair 植保 zhibao 霸 tyrant / hegemon usurp 埃及 Egypt 厂商 firm 沉吟 hesitate and mutter to oneself 步骤 procedure 信阳 xinyang 成全 help sb. achieve aim 葚 fruit of mulberry fruit of mulberry 占 to divine occupy 矣 final part. 证物 exhibit (legal) 约会 appointment engagement 雕塑 sculpture 衩 shorts / panties slit on either side of robe 分工 division of labor 径直 jingzhi 食管 shiguan 两端 two ends 肉食 rousi 孙权 sunquan 青绿 qinglu 醌 quinone 光复 recover 熊熊 raging flaming 桑树 sangshu 两立 liangli 挫 bend back dampen 光头 bare-headed 温和 temperate mild moderate gentle adj. lukewarm 杈 fork of a tree pitchfork fork of a tree 光大 brighten 麾 signal flag to signal 刘宋 liusong 洋务 yangwu 刘安 liuan 旄 banner decorated with animal's tail aged 李斯 lisi 强风 gale 嫦 the lady in the moon 说唱 shuochang 诗篇 Psalms 显示 to indicate 临终 approaching death on one's deathbed 插曲 interlude film/play music episode 食糖 shitang 璋 ancient stone ornament 抬 lift or carry (something heavy) 厥 his / its 鲇 Parasilurus asotus catfish 独自 alone 安 peace / quiet 段 (surname) paragraph section 抢救 rush to save 光度 brightness 藁 manuscript / draft stalk of grain 落水 fall into water 杂 mixed / miscellaneous 莫不 there is no one (who doesn't) probably perhaps 抢收 qiangshou 乜 squint 襞 folds pleats 拥有 to possess 迷恋 to be infatuated with to indulge in 食粮 grain food 凹 concave concave 想象 to imagine 本国 referring to speaker's country 破口 pokou 袈 Buddhist monk's robe 诬告 wugao 燕京 yanjing 落泪 shed tears weep 格外 especially particularly 戳穿 puncture lay bare, expose 帧 one of a pair (scrolls) picture 綦 dark grey superlative variegated 藐视 miaoshi 分娩 childbirth 聃 ears without rim 担保 assure 成因 chengyin 民航 civil aviation 音准 yinzhun 愚蠢 silly 迷惑 puzzle confuse baffle 偏振 pianzhen 货箱 huoxiang 和议 heyi 纯种 purebred 增进 enhance promote further 恩惠 favor, kindness, grace 术语 technical term/terminology 针线 zhenxian 分家 divide up family property among children 复种 fuzhong 贰 two (fraudproof) 淞 name of a river 恩情 great kindness 频谱 spectrum spectrogram 汆 boil for a short time 弥补 make up remedy make good 灾 disaster / calamity 鬼脸 grimace wry face 棱柱 lengzhu 甜头 tiantou 健美 jianmei 分寸 sense of propriety 石灰 lime 马太 matai 交往 association contact v. associate contact 马头 matou 双生 twin 逃脱 succeed in escaping 喔 I see oh 膏药 band-aid, plaster 日出 sunrise 插条 chatiao 本土 one's native place 抚 to comfort touch gently with hand 踝 ankle bone 前场 qianchang 滤清 luqing 填鸭 tianya 本地 local 钶 columbium 成型 chengxing 徼 by mere luck boundary go around 分子 molecule member of an organization 绿竹 luzhu 嘹亮 resonant loud and clear 凶 fierce ominous 交配 jiaopei 婕 handsome 轰动 sensation stir 乐 (surname) happy laugh (surname) music 惮 to dread 光彩 honorable reputable 坷 uneven (path) unfortunate (in life) 混进 hunjin 映象 image 愀 change countenance worry 手术 surgery 下流 low-down mean obscene dirty n. lower reaches 帐 account mosquito net tent 滤液 filtrate 瘠 barren lean 胡桃 walnut 蝴蝶 butterfly 断 break to judge 敬佩 esteem admire 成名 become famous 某甲 moujia 血红 xuehong 诉 complain sue tell 苦役 kuyi 稍微 slightly rather 前哨 qianshao 敢 dare 俱 entirely / without exception all complete; a social club 桴 beam rafter 蓝天 lantian 蚀 eat up slowly eclipse 邪说 xieshuo 手枪 pistol 狐狸 fox 山脉 shanmai 两翼 liangyi 宗主 zongzhu 此後 from now on 砒霜 pishuang 怯 afraid rustic 儒者 ruzhe 醺 helplessly intoxicated 徭役 yaoyi 钳工 qiangong 陋 low / humble 交尾 jiaowei 辨别 differentiate. distinguish 音叉 yincha 化脓 fester 喘气 pant, gasp take a breather 挫败 frustrate, thwart, defeat 手柄 shoubing 苦心 kuxin 衣物 clothing and other articles of daily use 交工 jiaogong 熏 to smoke / scent / fumigate 宏观 macroscopic macro- 逃荒 flee from famine 辛 8th heavenly stem tired 音分 yinfen 溱 name of a river 表态 make known one's position 数据 data 苦干 kugan 和解 conciliatory become reconciled 酷热 kure 诏令 zhaoling 滤波 lupo 寓 reside residence 浇灌 jiaoguan 驰名 well-known, famous 蔷薇 rose 坠 fall 化肥 fertilizer 黄色 yellow (color) pornographic 青稞 qingke 胡椒 pepper 被动 passive 分外 outside the scope of one's duty especially 叛徒 traitor renegade turncoat 伛 hunchbacked 醚 ether 分头 separately 末 end 芮 (surname) small 敬仰 jingyang 市尺 shichi 赇 to bribe 诏书 zhaoshu 滤池 luchi 架空 impractical v. build on stilts make sb. 汝 thou 心潮 xinchao 钻井 zuanjing 超产 exceed production target 牛皮 niupi 马家 majia 数控 numerical control 刘徽 liuhui 比如 for example 他国 taguo 表情 express (one's feelings) expression 倔强 jueqiang 谀 flatter 质数 zhishu 蜊 clam 洪峰 peak water level (flood) 缩水 suoshui 氘 deuterium 甜味 tianwei 琨 (jade) 表演 perform, act performance 枵 empty hollow of a tree 见 interview see appear 心情 mood 金 metal money / gold 獒 mastiff 资力 zili 蕞 assemble small 类比 analogy v. compare 修造 xiuzao 心想 xinxiang 恍惚 absentminded dimly faintly seemingly 心怀 xinhuai 类次 leici 心思 thought idea thinking state of mind mood 氧化 oxidize 心性 xinxing 织工 zhigong 心急 xinji 莲 lotus 稷 (millet) 驱动 drive 金融 finance banking 市区 city proper urban district 检 inspect 兑 to cash 定额 quota norm 投产 put into production 俚 rustic 雷击 leiji 苜 clover 质料 zhiliao 祝愿 wish 交集 jiaoji 似乎 as if 偻 hunchback 猪 pig / hog 修配 xiupei 雕刻 carve, engrave 正面 positive n. obverse/right side front facade 米粉 rice flour 价格 price 温带 wendai 创新 discard old ideas in favor of new 缤 helter-skelter 风量 strength of wind 转嫁 zhuanjia 本家 member of family clan 毒蛇 asp 粹 essence pure 逃走 run away flee 核算 audit 政见 political views 玲珑 delicately wrought exquisite (of things) clever and 麦收 maishou 资历 zili 始 begin 雕 engrave engrave gems shrewd golden eagle 杜鹃 dujuan 化身 incarnation, embodiment 钳制 qianzhi 米糠 mikang 青瓷 qingci 心意 xinyi 敲打 beat 瀑 shower (rain) waterfall 逃跑 run away flee 温度 temperature 分地 fendi 蓝图 blueprint 温床 wenchuang 心愿 cherished desire aspiration wish 四书 sishu 久 long (time) 心慌 xinhuang 篌 (mus. instr.) 本子 notebook 做饭 prepare meal 门 door field of endeavor 氰酸 qingsuan 卵石 luanshi 泮 melt 聱 difficult to pronounce 较为 jiaowei 法郎 French franc 市内 shinei 溃 be dispersed break down be dispersed break down 褂 coat 显眼 xianyan 皓 bright d (19th) white 涌现 emerge in large numbers 理事 lishi 整流 rectify 稠 many thick (of soup) 磷脂 linzhi 榭 pavilion 复盖 re-cover 逼 close to compel 旅行 to travel 苦卤 kulu 橘子 orange 整洁 clean and tidy neat 耳机 earphone 落成 luocheng 烧 fever to burn / roast 桥梁 bridge (lit./fig.) 蛳 snail 纺锤 spindle 言和 yanhe 音律 yinlu 螺帽 luomao 手段 tactics steps in a process 枞 abies firma 草稿 manuscript, draft 县志 xianzhi 氯 chlorine 心房 xinfang 食物 food edibles 庸 ordinary to use 山地 mountain region 民谣 ballad 温差 temperature difference 溶剂 solvent 温州 wenzhou 止住 zhizhu 怀念 to cherish the memory of to think of 增产 to increase production 舆 carriage sedan chair world 雷利 leili 交出 surrender hand over 此刻 now, at this moment 裙子 skirt 莛 stalk of grass 成天 chengtian 屁股 ass 网膜 wangmo 抱 carry in the arms cherish 动人 moving, touching 促 hurry 豚 suckling pig 梳理 shuli 杨坚 yangjian 成套 complete set 路 (surname) road 水部 shuibu 马场 machang 短处 shortcoming, weakness, fault 磷肥 linfei 正门 portal 理会 understand comprehend take notice of pay attention 动乱 turmoil, disturbance, upheaval 演讲 (give) a speech or lecture 前夫 qianfu 雷动 leidong 前头 in the front at the head ahead 水选 shuixuan 和蔼 kindly nice amiable 苦力 kuli 苦功 kugong 前夕 eve 溶化 dissolve 前夜 qianye 难 difficult not good disaster distress to scold 比喻 metaphor 演说 (deliver a) speech 塍 raised path between fields 水道 water course/way/route 石经 shijing 痔 piles / hemorrhoid 恝 indifferent 严词 (criticize, etc.) forcefully using strong words 针灸 acupuncture and moxibustion to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion 整治 zhengzhi 前奏 qianzou 交际 social intercourse communication 掉头 turn around 前庭 qianting 分力 fenli 显然 obvious 孟子 Mencius (philosopher who expounded on Dao or 主权 sovereignty 宥 forgive help profound 隧 subterranean underground passage 高亢 resounding 高产 high output 舴 small boat 成年 adulthood 刘向 liuxiang 生铁 shengtie 塌方 landslide 温存 wencun 质感 texture 姹 glamor maiden 高价 expensive 迷梦 mimeng 家家 every household 望望 wangwang 翩翩 graceful elegant 水坝 dam 褙 paper or cloth pasted together 沉寂 quiet, still 温室 hothouse greenhouse 嘧 (phonetic) as in pyrimidine 高中 high and middle 借贷 borrow/lend money debit and credit sides 筋肉 muscles 县委 county board 双糖 shuangtang 高举 to uphold 分别 difference to distinguish separately respectively 孺子 ruzi 市场 market 靠拢 draw close close up sit/stand closer shift 前年 the year before last 道 principle road say 航天 space flight 想起 to suddenly think of 货物 goods 分割 to cut apart 尚未 not yet 只 earth-spirit peace M for one of a pair but only 混蛋 scoundrel bastard 本年 bennian 呻 groan 苏打 soda 仇恨 hatred, hostility 风门 fengmen 青灰 qinghui 枇 loquat 独裁 despotism 畸形 lopsided unbalanced abnormal n. deformity malformation 马克 Deutschemark 逅 meet unexpectedly 前往 go leave for proceed to 傩 exorcise demons 雷同 echoing others duplicate identical 马兰 malan 不良 undesirable 鉴真 jianzhen 否决 veto 摆 hem at the bottom of garment pendulum to display to place / put 苦命 kuming 窒息 choke stifle suffocate 市面 shimian 水雷 submarine mine 祸 disaster 国 country / state 豫 beforehand honan prepare 分化 break or split up, become divided 石碑 shibei 落日 setting sun 光圈 guangquan 生锈 shengxiu 惨败 crushing defeat 吩咐 bidden 侬 you (Shanghai dial.) 港湾 bay harbor 高低 level (high/low) 翌 bright tomorrow 魏 (surname) name of a dynasty 爪牙 minion 生长 to grow growth 森 forest 葱 scallion 彷 seemingly irresolute 食用 expenses for daily necessity (informal) 风雨 trials and tribulations 一 one 成就 accomplishment 汽水 soda pop 常务 day-to-day business routine 食盐 salt 锒 chain ornament 此地 this area 风雷 wind and thunder 被面 facing of a quilt 字形 font style of characters 谬 absurd erroneous 悉 in all cases know 夺 rob / snatch 疽 gangrene 比值 specific value, ratio 间隙 a crevice 间隔 interval intermission v. be separated 慊 to resent contented gratified 硕士 Master of Arts M.A. eminent scholar 运用 to put to use 水闸 shuizha 草绳 hemp rope 风险 risk 哔叽 serge 椅 chair 肢解 dismember 显现 appear reveal 短小 short and small 满目 manmu 隐 conceal / concealed 焕 brilliant / lustrous 媸 ugly woman 本届 this year's, current 歙 name of a district in Anhui 马力 horsepower 欲念 desire craving lust 巢 nest 僵死 jiangsi 县官 county magistrate 否则 or else 烫伤 scald 近代 of recent times 化装 (of actors) to make up to disguise oneself 福 good fortune 分内 duty-bound 吮吸 to suck 旅费 travel expenses 炸药 explosive (substance) 鳍 fins supporting surfaces 绿灯 green light 满眼 manyan 洋布 yangbu 含冤 suffer a gross injustice 觯 goblet 杰 hero heroic 爱 love / like 心服 be genuinely convinced 咒 put a curse on 两相 liangxiang 日间 daytime 淘气 naughty bad 说好 come to an agreement 心术 intention design 马可 make 漫 free / unrestrained inundate 孙武 sunwu 心机 xinji 交售 jiaoshou 触媒 catalyst 燔 burn to roast meat for sacrifice 他 he / she 胺 amine 演进 evolution 风霜 hardships 绶 cord on a seal 驹 colt 淘汰 eliminate through selection/competition die out 青海 Qinghai province 悬 hang suspend 义律 yilu 李白 most widely celebrated poet of China 瑞澄 ruicheng 货源 source/supply of goods 氨 ammonia 修补 mend repair revamp 嬲 tease / disturb 分享 obtain one's share (of wealth, rights, etc.) partake 童子 tongzi 传唤 summons 钻头 zuantou 觑 to spy watch for 祝福 blessings 担子 load, burden, task 统 to unify whole 被褥 bedding 郫 place name 橼 Citrus medica 稻米 rice 石料 shiliao 妆 adornment / adorn 鲈 common perch 含义 meaning 列 a row / series 错 mistake uneven wrong 收蚁 shouyi 风行 be/become in fashion or common 吐蕃 tu 金龙 jinlong 户 a household door 崩溃 collapse, crumble 允 to permit 散播 to spread 纺车 spinning wheel 埚 crucible 麦粒 maili 链球 lianqiu 汇集 collect compile come together converge assemble 俪 husband and wife 衣料 yiliao 法规 legislation statute 高压 high pressure 正轨 right/correct path 铺轨 pugui 圄 imprison 萎 spiritless withered wither 金鸡 jinji 咙 throat 匣钵 xiabo 雕琢 carve and chisel 四围 siwei 四国 siguo 酷暑 kushu 音频 audio 雅 elegant 毒害 poison (somebody's mind) 垫圈 dianquan 影片 yingpian 永 perpetual (ly) 两样 liangyang 严酷 yanku 逻辑 logic 佃户 tenant (farmer) 燕子 swallow 花费 expense cost 惨重 disastrous, heavy 分会 branch 床 bed 疯狂 madness 熊掌 bear paw (as food) 明 clear / bright 表皮 biaopi 辔 bridle reins 收容 take in house 步行 go on foot, walk 溪 brook brook 果 fruit result 高升 grow taller or higher 封面 front cover (of book) 心神 xinshen 动听 pleasant or interesting to ear 日记 diary 复活 resurrection 严重 serious 功课 classwork 昂扬 high-spirited 跨 step across step astride 动向 trend, tendency 散文 prose 瓮 earthen jar urn 比例 proportion 泾 name of a river 刀 knife 鄂 hupeh 日表 ribiao 绿洲 oasis 落空 come to nothing fail fall through 褒 to praise 旅途 lutu 筛选 sift through cull 鲟 acipenser sp. sturgeon 训练 to train 彻底 completely 斗笠 bamboo hat 双手 both hands 尖端 most advanced sophisticated n. pointed end acme 黑市 black market 双打 doubles (tennis) 高傲 arrogant, haughty 端坐 sit straightly 待遇 treatment salary, pay, wages 马丁 mading 马上 immediately 常任 permanent, standing 石板 slab flagstone slate 衣服 clothing 警 warn 证据 evidence 籴 buy up (grain) 水解 shuijie 定苗 dingmiao 羞 bashful to shame 丧服 sangfu 数目 amount number 终 finish 艋 small boat 尾巴 tail 石柱 shizhu 平 level 逃难 flee from calamity 卵泡 luanpao 杆子 shaft, pole 民间 folk (as in folklore) 引发 initiation v. evoke emotion 绿水 lushui 深化 deepen 锉 to file 栲 mangrove 耳语 whisper 生计 livelihood 举 elect to lift (up high) 埃 dust 胍 guanidine 金鱼 goldfish 整理 to organize 落第 luodi 好意 kindness good intentions 教本 jiaoben 强行 force 落笔 pen mark vo. start to write/draw 莫大 greatest most important 豪 grand / heroic 闯 rush into 正负 plus-minus positive and negative 鞋底 xiedi 酸洗 suanxi 喧嚷 xuanrang 正路 zhenglu 气恼 qinao 喧嚣 rumpus 告诉 to tell 营 camp nourishment to manage 猫 cat 常会 regular meeting/session 告诫 warn admonish 四周 all around on all sides on every 莫如 would be better might as well 痄 mumps 订 conclude subscribe to order 缩短 to shorten 勖 exhort stimulate 硝 saltpeter to tan (leather) 菠 spinach 填补 fill (vacancy/etc.) 修订 revise 借鉴 draw lesson from sb.'s experience 食欲 appetite 收藏 keep collect 黑心 black hearted 水表 shuibiao 拶 punish by squeezing fingers 虹 rainbow rainbow 糜烂 milan 高兴 happy 交代 hand over explain make clear brief tell 关心 to have concern, e.g. for a person 隗 (surname) eminent lofty 偏爱 be partial to sb./sth. 市侩 shikuai 逃避 escape evade shirk 交付 pay hand over deliver consign 官能 (organic) function, sense 书包 schoolbag 橄榄 ganlan 圆弧 yuanhu 场面 scene (drama) event, occasion appearance, front 守法 shoufa 跑 to run 挖掘 excavate unearth 卑下 base, low 担当 take on, assume, undertake 长处 good qualities 风貌 characteristic style and features 食油 shiyou 资产 asset 铫 pan with a long handle (surname) weeding tool 逃逸 taoyi 交互 each other mutual alternately in turn 两淮 lianghuai 雅安 yaan 官职 guanzhi 颈 neck neck 表现 to behave behavior 诗歌 poem 服 garment submit take (medicine) 容幸 rongxing 鲸油 jingyou 鄙 low / mean 某某 so-and-so 片 disc sheet a slice / piece 丧 mourning / funeral lose (by death) 润 moist 给以 give, grant 童心 tongxin 脑筋 brains mind head 啁 twittering of birds 给予 accord give show (respect) 防止 to prevent 强迫 to force 霸占 forcibly occupy/take possession 担心 worry 泐 write 间谍 spy 复核 re-check 劫掠 jielue 水车 shuiche 浴室 bathroom 载 year carry convey / loaded with 罪魁 zuikui 颚足 ezu 草料 fodder, forage 悲歌 sad melody, elegy, dirge 梯 ladder 滤纸 filter paper 童年 childhood 手球 handball 搬家 move (residence) 容忍 tolerate condone 挤 squeeze to crowd 两汉 lianghan 增兵 send in more troops 两江 liangjiang 袍子 robe gown 稻种 daozhong 勋章 xunzhang 风趣 humor wit humorous witty 满洲 manzhou 虢 name of an ancient state 颂扬 glorify 园 garden 驱使 prompt urge spur on 生路 shenglu 市价 market price 份 portion 疫病 plague 货款 money for buying/selling goods payments for goods 市上 shishang 民 citizen people 怀疑 to doubt to suspect doubt suspicion 收获 harvest 寒潮 cold snap 修路 xiulu 彻夜 all through the night 高地 highland upland 袂 sleeve of a robe 生财 shengcai 四则 size 荏 Perilla ocimoides soft 两河 lianghe 双方 both sides 李玉 liyu 幽默 humor 步调 pace, step 青梅 qingmei 锂 lithium 丐 beg for alms beggar 级别 rank level grade scale 颟 dawdling 严防 yanfang 难题 difficult problem sticker poser 映 reflect shine 挽救 save remedy 麦穗 maisui 两潘 liangpan 传单 leaflet 燕山 yanshan 羧酸 zuisuan 酸根 suangen 莫尔 moer 创立 found, originate 心绪 xinxu 车 vehicle on land chariot (in Chinese chess) 和风 breeze 水路 waterway 咋办 zhaban 满满 manman 童工 tonggong 筋骨 jingu 躐 step across 会试 huishi 肤色 flesh color 蜡 candle wax 被迫 to be compelled or forced to 羊毛 fleece wool woolen 营地 yingdi 鞋子 shoes 水质 water quality 膺 breast receive 货栈 huozhan 寒气 cold air 奉命 receive instructions 弹奏 plaay (stringed instrument) pluck 郊区 suburban district outskirts suburbs 饵 bait cakes 惰性 inertia 瞧见 qiaojian 民选 democratically elected 凭空 without foundation groundlessly 高喊 shout at top of voice 个别 individual 渊源 origin source 证明 to prove to witness 投入 to throw in become very involved 龛 niche shrine 刮 blow (of the wind) scrape 纱 cotton yarn muslin 李煜 liyu 两湖 lianghu 茸 confused fluffy luxuriant growth 理发 haircut 蓍 Achillea sibirica 针法 stitch 锰铁 mengtie 动力 activation force 揣 surmise 运气 fortune luck n. luck vo. control 控告 charge accuse 萎蔫 weiyan 理化 lihua 一千 one thousand 苦人 kuren 风车 windmill 臬 provincial judge 剔除 tichu 此事 this matter 悠久 long in time 金额 amount/sum of money 正视 face squarely 銮 imperial 寒流 cold current 为首 serve as the leading figure 高唱 sing loudly chant 运河 canal 告辞 take leave of host 联合 to unite 尾声 coda epilogue end 传动 the transmission in an automobile 增压 boost 槔 water pulley 修辞 rhetoric 稍为 slightly rather 蟠 Trichina spiralis to coil 上场 shangchang 日趋 with each passing day 约定 agree upon 嗜好 fondness hobby indulgence 钻床 zuanchuang 合 1 / 10 of a peck Chinese musical note fit 骗 deceive / swindle 气机 qiji 动工 donggong 侥 by mere luck 阴 cloudy negative (electric.) shady 信赖 trust count on have faith in 扣子 buckle 草棚 caopeng 整编 zhengbian 信贷 credit 骸 bones of the body 剜 scoop out 盟 oath to ally 镞 arrowhead sharp 满怀 manhuai 约同 yuetong 扼 hold (strategic position) 伊东 yidong 针 needle 为难 bewilder 绿林 greenwood 抢种 qiangzhong 超出 beyond 说书 tell stories 奁 bridal trousseau 疡 ulcers / sores 柳州 liuzhou 落点 luodian 径流 jingliu 草案 a draft plan 水草 water and grass water weed/plant 把柄 handle 填 fill in 迷糊 mihu 启示 enlighten inspire 食性 shixing 荽 coriander 心灵 clever intelligent quick-witted n. heart soul spirit 星星 tiny spot 复旧 restoration/revival of old ways 弄 lane / alley fix toy with 率 rate / frequency to lead / command 投影 projection 贮备 zhubei 温中 wenzhong 岙 place name 频道 channel 漤 pickle fruits 水花 shuihua 油 oil sly 破产 bankrupt 雌性 feminine nature 金陵 jinling 两性 both sexes amphiprotic amphoteric 高密 high density 岔路 forking road 伏 conceal (ambush) prostrate submit 温习 wenxi 毯子 rug 讲课 teach lecture 满意 satisfied 请 ask / invite please 浸 immerse soak 钱粮 land tax 码 a weight number yard 龄 age 复数 plural 翻动 fandong 络合 luohe 四平 siping 石油 petroleum 丧气 sangqi 申 (surname) 3-5 p.m. 9th earthly branch extend 递送 send, deliver 通晓 tongxiao 稻田 rice paddy 幅 M for textile or picture 覆盖 to cover 水色 shuise 茶杯 teacup 理应 ought to should 间苗 jianmiao 青松 qingsong 四川 Sichuan (Szechuan) province 湍流 tuanliu 拙著 zhuozhu 动心 be attracted or enthused by, desirous of 守护 shouhu 国旗 flag (of a country) 洪亮 sonorous, loud and clear 胡琴 huqin, a two-stringed instrument 搬运 carry, transport 磷酸 linsuan 惧 to fear 荦 brindled ox clear eminent 叱 hoot at 雳 clap of thunder 转弯 turn (around) 投射 throw (projectile/etc.) project (light) 高声 aloud loud loudly 营垒 yinglei 骀 tired worn out horse 平调 pingdiao 吟 moan to hum 突触 tuchu 螺丝 luosi 心爱 beloved 趺 instep tarsus 搿 to hug 乐谱 lepu 盈 full / filled 耕地 ariable land 功能 function 核桃 walnut 生色 shengse 音信 message 超前 chaoqian 收购 a business merger to buy in bulk 勒令 compel order (officially) 插秧 transplant rice seedlings 收费 collect fees charge 手稿 manuscript 水肿 shuizhong 阎王 yanwang 两手 dual tactics 强者 powerhouse strong person (physically/mentally) 帮 to help 显明 xianming 抚摸 gently caress and stroke 水肥 shuifei 刃具 renju 函授 correspondence course 散漫 careless and sloppy unorganized scattered 心 heart mind 生菜 lettuce 打滚 wallow 湎 drunk 贮存 store 乐趣 delight pleasure joy 酥油 suyou 做诗 zuoshi 左转 zuozhuan 传布 disseminate 增强 to strengthen 水能 shuineng 讲解 to explain 藿 Lophanthus rugosus beans 金钱 money wealth 左边 left 旅馆 hotel 早稻 zaodao 小时 hour 县令 xianling 梢 tip of branch 谥 confer such title posthumous title 复杂 complicated 孩子 child 笫 planks of bed sleeping-mat 高大 tall and big 奉天 fengtian 袋子 bag 理当 lidang 启程 set out leave start on journey 愕然 eran 嫖 visit a prostitute 为间 weijian 左近 zuojin 睐 gaze / stare 突袭 surprise attack 嵯 lofty (as of mountain) 伶俐 lingli 定论 final conclusion 功臣 outstanding patriot 翻地 plough 手紧 shoujin 成为 to become 本事 ability source material 剖析 analyze dissect 砘 soil pulverizer 水螅 shuixi 前人 forefathers predecessors person referred to above lay 传奇 legend romances of Tang and Song poetic dramas of Ming and Qing 蚧 horned toad 怨 blame complain 高度 height 表笔 biaobi 本人 oneself 罂 earthen jar with small mouth 颂歌 carol 数码 shuma 噜 grumble / chatter 前任 predecessor ex- former 酞 phthalein 抗衡 contend against 幽静 secluded and quiet 匀整 neat and well-spaced even and orderly 成亲 get married 容器 containers 成人 adult 邈 profound remote 心理 psychological 成交 strike a bargain, conclude a deal 捅 poke through 突进 tujin 朗诵 langsong 石榴 shiliu 四季 siji 鞲 piston 成事 go in for 郊外 outskirts 擐 pass through to get into (armor) 铁盐 tieyan 铽 terbium 原种 yuanzhong 狭长 xiachang 侄女 niece brother's daughter 嫔 virtuous woman 仿制 copy be modeled on 垫子 cushion 墙 wall 显性 xianxing 欤 (interrog. part.) 止境 end limit 前例 qianli 锰 manganese 冗 extraneous 心疼 xinteng 义务 obligation free of charge 可耻 kechi 约克 york 增多 to increase 髅 skull 短促 very brief, short 化验 lab test chemical examination 苕 Teocoma grandiflora 萌动 mengdong 捣鬼 play underhand tricks 奘 great stout powerful fat / stout 痛 pain thoroughly 义勇 yiyong 讲述 tell about narrate relate 迷 bewilder crazy about 黑光 heiguang 楸 Catalpa / Mallotus japonicus 守旧 stick to old ways be conservative 石桥 shiqiao 增大 to increase in size 领事 consul 迷离 mili 天灾 tianzai 满族 manzu 高强 excel in 哀叹 sigh sorrowfully 质点 particle 函数 logarithm (mathematics) 畏惧 fear dread 本位 standard 石棉 shimian 本体 benti 谦逊 humble humility modesty 橥 Zelkova acuminata 乙醛 yiquan 僵硬 stiff rigid inflexible 乙醚 yimi 前作 qianzuo 腰斩 yaozhan 表示 to represent to show 窃 I beg to presume steal 消失 to disappear 抓 snatch / grasp to scratch 字体 ziti 喝 my goodness to drink shout applause 渠 big stream or canal 孙竹 sunzhu 突起 tuqi 施 (surname) distribute (alms) 萼 stem and calyx of flower 哇 sound of child's crying 庶 ordinary 酸性 acidity 日落 sundown sunset 公案 public security 役使 yishi 心目 mood frame of mind memory mind mental 雅典 yadian 约分 yuefen 高峰 peak, summit 劾 impeach 桑田 sangtian 礅 stone block 禽兽 qinshou 高尚 nobly 愕 startled 传导 conduct conduction 他侬 tanong 怿 pleased rejoice 四外 siwai 卉 plants 狈 distressed / wretched 蹋 step on 匀染 yunran 卧室 bedroom 四处 all around everywhere 侄子 zhizi 裤 drawers trousers 捩 tear twist 难道 is it possible? 舞弊 fraud 两极 liangji 酵 yeast 羞愧 abash 散步 to take a walk to go for a walk 官话 mandarin bureaucratic jargon 狭隘 narrow narrow and limited parochial 亡 perish 四声 four tones (of Mandarin) four tonal categories 两晋 liangjin 投奔 to seek shelter to seek asylum 祭天 jitian 乐观 optimistic hopeful sanguine 渲 wash (color) 诙谐 humorous jocular 你 you 聪 acute / intelligent 僵 rigid / deadlock stiff (corpse) 代办 do or act for others charge d'affaires 覆灭 destruction 岂 how can it be that 落矿 luokuang 偏离 deviate diverge 吵闹 wrangle make a lot of noise 抗议 to protest 缫 reel silk from cocoons 他人 another person others 芾 small tiny luxuriance of vegetation 手绢 shoujuan 镇 composed small town suppress 风土 local conditions and customs 抗诉 kangsu 懔 fear 廖 (surname) 洋人 yangren 为重 weizhong 信誉 prestige credit reputation 是否 whether 梨树 lishu 他们 they them 克里 keli 开枪 fire (gun) shoot 理学 lixue 詹 (surname) excellent verbose 薪 fuel salary 胡乱 carelessly, at random 把式 skill martial arts skilled person 蜚 gad-fly 赠送 zengsong 瞥 blink glance 陈胜 chensheng 焦距 focal distance/length 潜 hide submerge 核力 nuclear energy 分红 share out extra profits 欲 desire / wish 侵 invade 分级 fenji 沉睡 be fast asleep 传教 do (Christian) missionary work 盏 M for lamp 分组 divide into groups 拜见 pay a formal visit 两头 liangtou 丑陋 ugly 仟 thousand 针对 to single out 掩盖 cover conceal 接连 in a row in succession v. join 既定 set fixed established 痹 paralysis 接近 near 榆 elm 匍 crawl / lie prostrate 阏 to block stop up formal wife of xiong-nu (Hun) chief 变乱 turmoil, social upheaval 霞光 xiaguang 苏丹 Sudan 报表 forms for reporting to higher organizations 约法 yuefa 谎言 lie falsehood 鲨 shark 青州 qingzhou 械 tools 货币 currency 锹 shovel to dig 酸度 suandu 刘表 liubiao 失灵 malfunction be out of order 柚 pomelo 食堂 cafeteria 伙伴 partner companion 奉承 fawn flatter 霸权 hegemony 恫 frighten 自诉 initiate private suit 基 foundation radical (chem.) 复工 return after strike 青山 qingshan 频 frequently / repetitious 洋灰 yanghui 缔 closely joined connection knot 撙 regulate restrain 宽裕 kuanyu 右耳 youer 同谋 to conspire with someone (be an) accomplice to plot (co)conspirator partner in crime 足 foot sufficient 边远 remote 牧草 mucao 烦扰 bother 黑海 Black Sea 级数 progression series 满天 mantian 市立 shili 炎 flame / inflammation / -itis 教训 to teach a lesson to punish 苏俄 Soviet Russia 拭 wipe 娘儿 nianger 啸 to hiss to whistle 竽 (mus. instr.) 卵形 luanxing 刘秀 liuxiu 堑 moat around a city 坑木 kengmu 接踵 jiezhong 守备 shoubei 径向 radial 动摇 move, shake waver 鉴定 appraisal appraise 裆 crotch 双 pair 传播 to broadcast 扣押 detain hold in custody 泞 muddy 杂肥 zafei 青岛 qingdao 选购 xuangou 闸 gear watergate 厂矿 factories and mines 健壮 healthy and strong robust 薅 pull out (weed) 友邦 youbang 传来 chuanlai 含糊 obscurity vague 杂草 weeds rank grass 库 warehouse 苦笑 kuxiao 鄢 (surname) name of a feudal state 四时 four seasons 质体 zhiti 仇人 personal enemy 蒯 a rush / scirpus cyperinus 首饰 (woman's) jewelry finery 国情 state of the nation 町 raised path between fields 丘陵 hills mounds craggy terrain 显影 to develop (a photograph) 成灾 cause disaster 醣类 tanglei 柳杉 liushan 罚金 fine to forfeit 王莽 wangmang 出苗 chumiao 四方 four directions all sides square 背脊 ridge 附设 have associated with 汉语 Chinese language 柳条 liutiao 沉痛 profound grief, deep remorse 柳枝 liuzhi 创业 start an undertaking 彩陶 glazed pottery 醣精 tangjing 氟 fluorine 部长 head of a division (in an organization) 创举 pioneering work 同辈 peer 架式 demeanor stance behavior manner 四散 sisan 传染 infect be contagious 尿 urine urinate / urine 动机 motive, intention 总谱 zongpu 说理 reason things out 雨衣 raincoat 分米 decimeter 彩 bright colors prize colored variegated 理智 reason intellect 分类 to categorize category 紊乱 disorder chaos confusion 自觉 self motivated consciously 青年 youth 傀 grand strange / exotic puppet 汽船 steamboat steamship 喏 to salute / make one's curtsy 荷花 lotus flower 打气 inflate, pump up bolster morale/courage 父老 elders (village, etc.) 一连 in a row in succession running 莫 do not there is none who 尾气 weiqi 投敌 defect to enemy 杂色 zase 证券 negotiable securities 浴池 public bath 柃 Eurya japonica 投放 throw in put (money) into circulation put 选辑 xuanji 烦恼 agonize 噎 choke 散场 sanchang 鹅毛 goose feather 獠 fierce hunt name of a tribe 唾弃 tuoqi 秉承 act on (advice/instructions) 核准 approve 自行 by oneself of oneself of one's own 石器 stone implement/artifact stone vessel stoneware 浮现 appear in mind 翻案 reverse a verdict 食客 shike 蜃 (mythical animal) clam sea-serpent 三 three 全年 annual yearly adv. throughout year 义气 yiqi 鼓 convex drum to rouse 传闻 hearsay, rumor 草包 straw bag blockhead 双双 pairs 成熟 mature ripe 题字 inscription 谵 incoherent talk talkative 创伤 a damaged place in the body 说 persuade (politically) say 首领 shouling 诈骗 zhapian 雎 (fish hawk) osprey 拖 drag along 甜美 sweetness 马群 maqun 饧 malt-sugar malt-sugar; sticky; poor eyesight 竦 horrified incite raise 稍稍 slightly gradually 诰 enjoin grant (a title) 铁矿 iron ore/mine 卵巢 ovary 栈 warehouse 咋 gnaw; loud noise suddenly 梳子 comb 鞍 saddle 沸水 boiling water 光线 lightwave 放逐 banish 交织 interweave intertwine mingle 洄游 migration 艄 stern of boat 把子 grip, handle 殴打 beat up 自转 zizhuan 归 to return 健康 health healthy 分立 fenli 青天 qingtian 理想 ideal 扦 graft (tree) stick in 病院 specialized hospital 光绪 guangxu 燹 conflagration 纳贡 nagong 字画 zihua 幼 young 高明 smart clever wise brilliant 高昂 in high spirits elation 唠叨 laodao 呃 hiccough 倡议 recommend propose 把守 guard 肘 elbow pork shoulder 返回 return to come (or go) back 诗学 poetics 牌位 memorial tablet 理性 reason 翊 assist ready to fly respect 衣冠 hat and clothes dress 自述 zishu 城区 city proper 殉节 xunjie 啡 coffee 遣 dispatch 篪 bamboo flute with 8 holes 浇口 jiaokou 类 category 黼 (embroidery) 鲑 salmon 牌价 list price 笔 brush / pen 寒心 bitterly disappointed 伪证 perjury 正事 zhengshi 卵子 ovum egg 总计 grand total v. amount to add up 偿还 pay back 锁骨 clavicle 同行 person of same profession v. go/travel 不变 not change 蹲 crouch / squat crouch / squat 曼梏 mangu 绽 ripped seam 怠工 slow down go slow 锋 point or edge of a tool 骖 outside horses of a team of 4 少 few lack young 自身 self 针布 zhenbu 嗜欲 shiyu 尚书 high official in ancient China 媪 old woman 酷刑 kuxing 鸽 pigeon / dove 羼 confusion sheep crowding 维 maintain 投掷 throw hurl 含笑 have a smile on one's face 尚且 shangqie 饭菜 food 剥 peel peel 翻滚 roll, tumble 议院 parliament legislative assembly 伤风 catch cold 休谟 xiumo 双喜 shuangxi 动态 tendency trends, developments 心事 xinshi 杀菌 shajun 天成 tiancheng 车身 cheshen 涝 flooded 附近 near 锢 obstinate disease restrain to stop 把头 labour contractor 肯 willing 总裁 chairman director-general (of a company, etc) 痛苦 suffering 伪装 pretend feign disguise mask camouflage 挖出 wachu 石匠 shijiang 接触 to contact 显学 xianxue 沙门 shamen 赃物 zangwu 草图 sketch, draft 赌博 gambling 接见 receive sb. grant interview to 限额 xiane 腰带 yaodai 靶 target 字眼 ziyan 荣耀 honor glory 谇 abuse 沙锅 clay baking pot dish cooked in clay 玎 jingling tinkling 夕 evening 心中 in mind 马赛 masai 增拨 zengbo 恶魔 devil 歉 apologize deficient to regret 觊 covet long for 慷慨 vehement fervent vo. be generous/liberal/unselfish 梳妆 shuzhuang 毒气 poison gas 痢 dysentery 孩 child 传授 pass on, impart 健将 jianjiang 杓 (star) ladle 架子 frame stand rack shelf framework skeleton outline 裴 (surname) 议长 speaker (of a legislative assembly) 誉 reputation 两广 liangguang 蘖 shoots from an old stump 想头 xiangtou 石刻 stone inscription carved stone 沼气 zhaoqi 挝 beat 落体 luoti 鸦 crow 螫 a poison insect or scorpion; to sting a poison insect or scorpion; to sting 分离 to separate 戮 kill 车辆 automobiles 少量 small amount 篓 deep basket 自豪 pride oneself on 破烂 ragged 口 mouth 衣分 yifen 佰 hundred (fraudproof) 瑞士 Switzerland 棵 M for plants 各项 all professions 落伍 straggle drop out be outdated 范 (surname) model 撂 to leave (it) 他的 his 针尖 pinpoint 鬓 hair on the temple 粒 a grain / a granule 本生 bensheng 满心 manxin 草地 grassland meadow lawn 增援 reinforce 弋 to shoot 动手 touch get to work strike out 榴 pomegranate 冷库 lengku 散发 distribute emit issue 报名 sign up 高效 high school 断送 forfeit (life, future, etc.) ruin 石勒 shile 沼泽 glade marsh swamp 委 crooked give up indeed to commission 车轮 wheel tire 绦 braid cord sash 述 narrate / relate 草坪 lawn 约摸 probably likely perhaps v. think over ponder 整体 as a whole 绿地 ludi 石崇 shichong 脊梁 jiliang 莲花 Lotus (computer company) 吨 ton 公事 public affairs, official business 霪 heavy rain 乡里 xiangli 散居 sanju 挲 feel to fondle 骷 skeleton 蹄 hoof pork shoulder 掉队 drop out, fall behind 直线 straight line 敬意 respect tribute 经 classics / sacred book pass through 默默 quietly silently 卒 abruptly / hurriedly die soldier 陔 step terrace 属国 vassal state 散射 scattering 容抗 rongkang 珊瑚 coral 候补 candidate (for a vacancy) 甜瓜 tiangua 奔驰 run fast, speed 背诵 recite 寸长 (measured) length 樗 simarubaceae 貘 tapir 代数 algebra 毒打 give somebody a good beating 钨 tungsten 前程 future (career, etc) prospects 整修 zhengxiu 复员 demobilize, demobilization 毒手 murderous scheme 诂 comment explain 勒索 extort blackmail 尿素 niaosu 桫 Stewartia pseudocamellia 胶鞋 jiaoxie 复合 complex compound 渔轮 yulun 成立 to establish 约数 yueshu 守军 shoujun 交班 jiaoban 凛凛 linlin 邑 city 纲领 the main points 沙 granule hoarse / raspy sand 璩 (jade ring) (surname) 退回 reversion 核定 appraise and decide check and ratify 非议 criticize 轻信 qingxin 秋 a swing autumn 酐 anhydride 核对 check 破绽 pozhan 黥 (surname) tattoo criminals on face 石山 shishan 贵阳 capital city of Guizhou 色 color color dice 整个 whole 吾人 wuren 米尔 mier 脊椎 backbone 约旦 yuedan 亚 Asia secondary 增添 add increase 巷口 xiangkou 胆 courage gall bladder 墨家 mojia 富 rich 运动 exercise athletics a political or social movement 麻醉 anesthesia narcosis v. anesthesize poison drug 政党 political party 城市 city 筷 chopstick 核子 nuclear nucleus 舅父 jiufu 超 super- surpass 数九 shujiu 螺线 screw thread 螺纹 fingerprint whorl screw thread 彝族 Yi ethnic minority (in Yunnan, Sichuan, and 憝 dislike / hate 娠 pregnant 冽 cold and raw 钿 gold inlaid work; filigree gold inlaid work; filigree 瘀血 yuxue 尾数 weishu 娘娘 niangniang 潢 dye paper lake / pond mount scroll 交点 point of intersection node 这 this / these this / these 罢课 students' strike 逼迫 force, compel, pressure 字符 word-symbol character 僧 monk 逼近 press on towards draw near 散布 disseminate 货品 goods 仿效 to copy to imitate 教育 to educate education 守则 shouze 遥遥 distant remote 美 America beautiful 际 boundary interval while 迷人 fascinating enchanting charming tempting 证实 confirm verify 骠 white horse 四海 sihai 黑暗 blackness 茱 cornelian cherry 寒假 winter vacation 唢呐 suona 纸 paper 渊博 profound erudite 杉 (pine) (pine) 钻探 drill for exploration 毒性 duxing 恶霸 local tyrant, despot 坩 crucible 高档 of top quality 杂记 zaji 议题 topic for/under discussion 代替 to replace or substitute for 娘子 niangzi 数位 digital 讫 finished 约束 control restrain bind 锁链 suolian 航线 hangxian 蝈 cyrtophyllus sp. 黑板 blackboard 奋起 rise vigorously 本科 undergraduate course 胝 callous 筠 skin of bamboo 盘问 panwen 散开 sankai 名额 quota of people 驻防 zhufang 满口 mankou 健全 sound perfect v. strengthen amplify perfect 纳苗 namiao 霓 rainbow 炒 saute / pan-fry 焦虑 anxious apprehensive 能耐 ability capability skill 散心 sanxin 能者 nengzhe 习题 exercises 首都 the national capital 迷信 superstition 狡辩 to quibble 刘玄 liuxuan 黎 (surname) black 健儿 jianer 按捺 restrain, contain 嗔 angry at 误解 misunderstanding v. misread misunderstand 菰 Zizania latifolia mushroom 轿 sedan chair 高楼 tall building, high-rise 赫兹 Hertz Hz 娘家 niangjia 畿 territory around the capital 莪 zedoary 雷电 thunder and lightning 早饭 breakfast 乡间 xiangjian 前线 battle front 食品 food products 株连 zhulian 双层 shuangceng 倨 stubborn 本纪 benji 石头 stone rock 诗史 shishi 土黄 tuhuang 超支 overspend 杂货 groceries 隧道 tunnel 巧 skillful timely 早餐 breakfast 选育 xuanyu 杂质 inpurity 越剧 yueju 杂费 zafei 丧失 lose 类似 in the same category as 渗 seep through 说穿 shuochuan 高温 high temperature 乡镇 village and town small town 撰 compose / compile discourse in praise 帷 curtain / screen 锣鼓 luogu 担架 stretcher, litter 流 flow 迂 literal-minded 绿叶 luye 成绩 score from a test or a contest grades 苦痛 kutong 狂人 madman 容易 easy 寺 Buddhist temple 柳树 willow 膳 meals 赀 fine instead of punishment property 找平 zhaoping 山峰 (mountain) peak 歪曲 distort misrepresent twist 镐 a pick bright place name stove 散失 be scattered and lost vaporize 面临 be faced with be up against 核心 core nucleus 奸 adultery traitor 酸化 acidify 把 (pre-transitive) take hold of handle 向 guide opposite to 三户 sanhu 成群 chengqun 喷雾 penwu 努 exert 瑞利 ruili 石墨 graphite 鼓风 work a bellows 阽 dangerous dangerous 短缺 shortage, deficiency 焦耳 jiaoer 桅杆 weigan 忌 avoid as taboo jealous 说笑 shuoxiao 邻邦 linbang 荟 flourish 高潮 climax 同胞 offspring of same parents compatriot 比率 ratio 臾 (surname) a moment / little while 吹拂 (of breeze) gently pass 总能 zongneng 瘐 maltreat (as prisoners) 劓 cut off the nose 津贴 subsidy allowance v. subsidize 歪斜 waixie 株距 zhuju 分点 fendian 钻杆 zuangan 示 to show / reveal 喽 subordinates in gang of bandits (part. expre. chagrin or resentment) 音符 yinfu 首长 chief 握 shake hands 钻机 zuanji 石子 shizi 汽车 automobile 峡谷 canyon 诙 whimsical / humorous 友情 friendly sentiments friendship 把关 check on 柱 pillar 劫夺 jieduo 翻新 renovate make over 少顷 shaoqing 抢修 qiangxiu 雪花 snowflake 贵重 precious 比热 specific heat 篱笆 fence 右边 right 草帽 straw hat 匾额 horizontal inscribe board 腰围 girth 蜱 (insect) egg of mantis 市电 shidian 菖蒲 changpu 草席 straw mat 沉积 deposit, precipitate 义愤 yifen 石室 shishi 止步 zhibu 捉 to catch 臊 smell of urine bashfulness 投梭 tousuo 复制 to duplicate to reproduce to make a copy of to copy 荷载 carry 瑞典 Sweden 穗肥 suifei 说破 shuopo 奇闻 anecdote 扳 pull up or out climb up pull 胴 large intestine torso 哀悼 mourn, grieve (over deceased) 复古 restore ancient ways 寺院 cloister 缬 knot tie a knot 音程 yincheng 比照 copy, model on contrast 架势 demeanor stance behavior manner 纡 (surname) cord twist 高涨 upsurge (tensions, etc.) run high 手下 at hand at the hands of sb. 辫 cue to plait 雪茄 cigar 限量 limit quantity of set bounds to 手书 shoushu 蓝 kohlrabi blue 釉陶 youtao 城墙 city wall 复原 heal 高深 profound 沂 name of a river 逗 linger 航空 aviation 犯规 foul 佣工 yonggong 复印 photocopy, xerox 望 hope look towards towards 返工 redo a poorly-done job 薜 Ficus pumila 交界 have common boundary 岢 name of a mountain 狡诈 craft cunning deceitful 光电 opto-electrical 满城 mancheng 越冬 yuedong 佃权 dianquan 圻 boundary / a border 城堡 acropolis 籍 (surname) record / register 增殖 proliferate multiply breed propagate 镧 lanthanum 航程 flight 元音 vowel 心境 state/frame of mind mood 糟糕 too bad how terrible what bad luck terrible bad 怪话 cynical complaint, remark 枥 stable 抢先 to rush (to do sth urgent) 缩合 suohe 似的 as if seem 徵 levy (troops or taxes) note in Chinese musical scale 芷 (plant root used for medicine) 干部 cadre 附 to be attached 糟粕 zaopo 成批 chengpi 醑 spiritus strain spirits 浴缸 yugang 荷重 carry a heavy burden 整地 zhengdi 敬礼 salute give a salute extend one's greetings 心声 xinsheng 侈谈 talk glibly about 盘踞 illegally/forcibly occupy be entrenched 分清 distinguish draw a line between 掩映 yanying 燕窝 yanwo 吞并 to annex 手册 handbook manual 绥远 suiyuan 牌子 sign plate 手写 handwrite 尾翼 weiyi 说明 instruction 动用 employ, draw on 诒 a present in writing bequeath 色调 tone hue 昔日 former days/times 董 (surname) supervise 前所 qiansuo 殉难 xunnan 火 fire 温柔 gentle and soft 拈度 niandu 孙吴 sunwu 眄 ogle 宇 room universe 叛国 panguo 价值 value 掉转 turn around 前排 qianpai 增生 proliferate multiply 懋 be great exert the mind 越位 yuewei 糙米 brown rice 螺旋 screw 狭 narrow narrow-minded 前提 a premise 铰接 jiaojie 诗人 poet 达到 to achieve 伊朗 Iran 诗书 shishu 街门 jiemen 王道 wangdao 奉献 consecrate dedicate devote 七音 qiyin 岩石 rock 心头 mind heart 病菌 germs 痕迹 vestige 破晓 dawn daybreak v. explain clarify show light 说服 persuade talk sb. over 量程 liangcheng 曹魏 caowei 遐 abandon distant 龙山 longshan 逊色 xunse 哮 pant / roar / bark (of animals) 尖头 jiantou 键槽 key slot 捷 rapid victory 高炉 blast furnace 抢占 race to control/seize 耕翻 plough 亓 (surname) his / her / its / their 启发 enlightenment inspiration v. enlighten stimulate 醣水 tangshui 吱 (phonetic) (phonetic) 复仇 avenge 祝寿 zhushou 娆 graceful disturbance 钯 palladium 渠道 channel 预示 betoken indicate presage forebode 偏向 erroneous tendency v. be partial to load 锅炉 boiler 嵊 name of a district in Zhejiang 职 office / duty 靠山 backer patron backing 光棍 bachelor 分泌 secrete 迩 near 创建 found, establish 贵贱 extremely expensive 篱 a fence 破旧 old and shabby 传真 facsimile 彩虹 rainbow 常温 changwen 复习 to revise to review 珊湖 shanhu 瞅见 glimpse 废话 nonsense, b.s. 杀青 shaqing 增益 zengyi 靠岸 kaoan 簟 fine woven grass mat 本性 person's nature, character 邻近 near close/adjacent to 分水 (~~ ling) watershed 自首 zishou 淬火 quench 启 to open 皇帝 emperor 首要 of first importance chief 隆 sound of drums prosperous start (a fire) 奇观 spectacular sight wonder 藐 despise small 佩 girdle ornaments wear (belt / etc.) to respect 资格 qualifications seniority 含水 watery 饭锅 pot 复信 write reply letter 容积 volume capacity 夜 night 抡 whirl (one's arm) select 心室 xinshi 含混 evasive equivocal 名胜 a place famous for its scenery or historical relics scenic spot 洋房 yangfang 启动 start (machine/etc.) switch on 武进 wujin 醣浆 tangjiang 处长 chuzhang 疫区 yiqu 葺 to repair 约翰 yuehan 杀陆 shalu 说教 homily 本意 real/original intention 背部 backside 插入 insert plug in 炼钢 steelmaking 笛 flute 手势 gesture sign 分派 assign 芜 overgrown with weeds 遗迹 trace vestage remain 嗄 ah (exclamatory part.) hoarse 辽阳 liaoyang 恍 disappointed flurried indistinct 蛎 oyster 酗 drunk 影像 image 辽阔 vast extensive 落实 to implement 心学 xinxue 炼铁 liantie 理睬 licai 征 attack levy (troops or taxes) 背面 reverse side (of object) 短暂 brief, of short duration 光源 light source 插图 illustration, plate 融 harmonious melt mild 檬 lemon 街道 street 饮食 food and drink diet 倘 if 锅盖 pot cover 掩护 screen shield cover be defensive about sth. 接 join receive 非难 animadvert 杨树 yangshu 汽锅 qiguo 厉 severe 宵 night 类型 kind 礼堂 assembly hall auditorium 厂房 factory building workshop 坂 hillside 苦海 kuhai 光滑 glossy sleek smooth 脑室 naoshi 容纳 have capacity for accommodate 蛤蟆 frog toad 噬 devour to bite 数值 numerical figure 酮 ketone 武装 equipped with armed force 瘗 bury sacrifice 关节 joint 苦涩 kuse 秦岭 qinling 脑子 brain brains mind head 保障 to protect 放肆 audacious, unbridled, wanton 插嘴 interrupt, chip in 哀 lament 前景 foreground prospects vistas perspectives 浑 muddy 他日 tari 奇迹 miracle wonder marvel 苦水 kushui 茶壶 teapot 徇 buried with dead die for a cause follow quick 孵化 breeding 溶液 solution (chemistry) 炙 broil 成本 cost of production 遥远 distant remote 棺材 coffin 镀 -plated to plate 旋 revolve lathe specially for an occasion 赐 give / bestow 达因 dayin 巛 streams 分母 denominator 成材 grow into useful timber become a useful person 高矮 height 指物 zhiwu 吁 sh / hush implore 本月 this month 传热 chuanre 短期 short-term short period 缩写 abbreviate 偏压 pianya 比比 frequently, everywhere 瞬 to wink 成果 result 前期 earlier stage early days 踽 hunchbacked walk alone 溶洞 rongdong 前来 come 鳆 Haliotis gigantea / sea ear 斤 catty 本来 originally 肺腑 the bottom of one's heart 缩减 subtractive v. reduce cut 分歧 difference (of opinion, position) 整党 zhengdang 欲望 desire passion 出头 raise head, free oneself appear in public a little over (number) 鲍鱼 abalone 心底 xindi 肿瘤 tumor 质子 zhizi 邯 name of a district in Hebei 不许 not allowed 扣留 detain hold in custody 他杀 tasha 数列 shulie 糇 dry provisions 哗 crashing sound clamor / noise cat-calling sound 偏偏 just but only 光泽 luster 恤 give relief sympathy 诩 brag harmony make known 总额 total 翱 soar 蝶 butterfly 右面 youmian 表决 decide by vote vote 彩色 rainbow color 掎 drag 砟 fragments 实 really solid 一味 blindly stubbornly 杂音 noise static murmur 等 etc. grade wait 斗志 fighting will, morale 偏僻 pianpi 既 already since 已 already 本文 this essay main body of a work 脑壳 naoke 坛子 tanzi 阖 entire (family) 心得 knowledge gained 奇谈 qitan 烦琐 over-elaborate, loaded down with detail 凝结 coagulate congeal condense 采伐 fell (trees) 光润 smooth (of skin) 前日 qianri 沉思 ponder, contemplate, be lost in thought 魈 elf 毓 nourish / rear 放荡 dissolute, dissipated unconventional 鳝 Chinese yellow eel 杠 footbridge carrying pole horizontal bar 鼓舞 to encourage 交涉 negotiate make representations 甲鱼 turtle 彰 manifest 成效 effect, result 悔 regret 姥姥 maternal grandmother 未便 weibian 市民 townspeople 光洁 spotless and polished 缛 adorned beautiful 稻子 daozi 缓冲 to buffer 烧锅 shaoguo 交流 cultural, artistic or scientific exchange 名著 famous book/work 秦律 qinlu 凄 intense cold mournful sorrowful 醣槭 tangcu 苎 Boehmeria nivea 毒素 dusu 镗 noise of drums 盖 build cover (surname) 影响 to affect 荥阳 yingyang 猛然 mengran 落得 luode 赧 blush 滦 name of a river 前敌 qiandi 超级 super(-) 温情 wenqing 缩尺 suochi 元老 yuanlao 早起 zaoqi 牌号 shop name/sign trademark 纲要 outline, essentials 手头 on/at hand n. financial situation personal experience 尘 dust 疯子 lunatic, madman 垄断 to monopolize 税则 shuize 名词 noun substantive term phrase name 议论 discussion v. debate discuss 缩小 to shrink 整形 zhengxing 肉体 bodily 影子 shadow trace sign vague impression 鹄 swan white-haired 桑叶 sangye 娃娃 wawa 表彰 cite, commend 滏 name of a river in Hebei 干预 meddle intervene 整式 zhengshi 虔 devout 四美 simei 抢夺 pillage plunder 拓跋 tuoba 铩 spear 手套 gloves 淹 drown submerge 蓝本 model for copying blueprint chief source original 超然 aloof, neutral 蕾 bud 高程 advanced course 航海 navigation 踏 step on 哈哈 laugh, ha ha 沸点 boiling point 会客 huike 稗 millet / Panicum crus 妖 monster / phantom 毒物 duwu 分明 distinct, clearly distinguished 耕畜 farm animal 边际 limit, boundary 浮桥 pontoon bridge 车速 speed of a motor vehicle 洋槐 locust (tree) 吞噬 to swallow to engulf 费 (surname) expenses to waste 祁 (surname) 代用 daiyong 尾矿 weikuang 鼓足 guzu 耕田 till the earth 浮标 buoy 慑 afraid be feared 边防 guarding the border 车道 driveway 硫 sulfur 高空 high altitude, high up 交战 jiaozhan 恻 sorrowful 俺 I (northern dialects) 颁 promulgate 缄 letters to close / seal 搭救 rescue, go to rescue 约略 yuelue 娃子 wazi 宣武 xuanwu 伤 injure / injury 榨菜 zhacai 撩 lift up (skirt) pull up (sleeve) stitch take tease 镝 dysprosium 相形 xiangxing 娴 elegant / refined 土话 tuhua 交接 join connect hand/take over associate with 苦恼 ail 腐 decay rotten 凛 shiver with cold or fear 竭 exhaust 字样 model of written characters expressions used in 翻版 reprint reproduction 拽 drag throw drag 嘟嘟 dudu 前次 qianci 城乡 chengxiang 观赏 watch and enjoy 交换 to exchange 分期 by stages or installments 庚 7th heavenly stem age 僵尸 jiangshi 箬 (bamboo) skin of bamboo 唳 cry of a crane or wild goose 尖兵 jianbing 醣果 tangguo 掼 fling smash 马文 mawen 高等 higher (learning, etc.) 晕 confused faint away dizzy ring around moon or sun 常数 changshu 僵局 deadlock impasse stalemate 李德 lide 名言 celebrated dictum/remark 马斯 masi 偏心 partial biased eccentric 代理 agency 跸 to clear streets when emperor tours 稀 diluted sparse 说法 a manner of speaking an idiom 心力 xinli 成 to complete 散乱 sanluan 选集 selected works anthology 沉浸 immerse, steep 砸碎 zasui 断路 duanlu 交情 jiaoqing 敲击 pound rap 蒿 wormwood 桥墩 bridge pier 质地 quality of material texture 啊 (interj.) ah (interj. for surprise) (final part.) (interj.) 黑白 black and white right and wrong 行 a row profession / professional walk / go will do behavior conduct 甲酚 jiafen 临近 close 首脑 head (of state) summit (meeting) leader 汤 (surname) soup 甲酸 jiasuan 胡同 lane alley 能量 energy (physics) 尺度 criterion, yardstick 心切 eager anxious 甲醛 jiaquan 甲醇 jiachun 嫂子 saozi 沉淀 to precipitate 煮 to boil 壤土 loam 前桥 qianqiao 李岩 liyan 渡口 ferry 吞吐 to take in and send out (in large quantities) 分摊 share 队长 leader of a regiment 习见 xijian 引进 recommend introduce from elsewhere 尖利 jianli 砂轮 emery wheel 自重 deadweight v. conduct self with dignity 嫂嫂 sister-in-law -- elder brother 杨朱 yangzhu 温水 wenshui 分文 a single penny 苦战 kuzhan 励 exhort 自选 zixuan 丧事 sangshi 显 prominent / conspicuous 乎 (interrog. part.) 染 to dye 钱庄 qianzhuang 怀孕 to be pregnant 郝 (surname) ancient place name 俣 big 心口 xinkou 作怪 zuoguai 散会 sanhui 雨量 rainfall 敬爱 jingai 表层 biaoceng 豺 wolves (collect.) 落叶 luoye 嘉 excellent 总长 zongzhang 悠扬 youyang 蜓 dragonfly 悒 anxiety / worry 猛 ferocious suddenly 义理 yili 石人 shiren 四类 silei 内科 medical department 疴 malady 传统 tradition 分支 branch 偏差 deviation error 稻地 rice-growing area 比方 likened to analogy, instance 杨柳 poplar and willow willow 沉沉 deep 竖 to erect vertical 桥头 qiaotou 分数 score fraction (mathematics) 拦 cut off hinder 燕燕 yanyan 温泉 hot spring 分散 to separate 沉没 sink 放过 let off, let slip 休闲 xiuxian 敬畏 gingwai 传票 summons, subpoena 辍 to stop / cease 恶臭 stench 交替 alternately in turn v. supercede replace 洋流 yangliu 高级 high class senior in rank 传神 chuanshen 浮沉 drift/bob with flow 投稿 submit sth. for publication 遗老 yilao 雨雪 yuxue 插座 socket 分担 share responsibility 点子 drop, speck beat key point idea 癜 erythema leucoderm 募 canvass for contributions 矫正 correct rectify 洋洋 complacent vast impressive 饮 drink 腾 move out soar / hover 坝子 dike 疆 border / boundary 伍 associate with five / company 光明 bright 题 subject superscribe 前清 qianqing 比拟 compare comparison, analogy, metaphor 昧 conceal dark 常态 normality 纳闷 namen 光是 solely just 蜞 grapsus 螺栓 luoshuan 管 (surname) to control tube / pipe take care 手工 by hand manual handicraft n. handwork 救 to rescue 蟒 Python molurus 选送 xuansong 篚 round covered basket 手巾 towel 衣 clothes to dress / to wear 分批 in batches or groups 揪 to clutch 濒 near 光景 circumstances, scene about, around, approximately 交易 deal trade transaction 鲁 crass place name 笄 15 years old hairpin for bun 早衰 zaoshuai 迷失 lose (one's way, etc.) 音标 yinbiao 逞 please oneself presume on 默认 tacitly approve 默许 moxu 李子 plum 四端 siduan 憎恨 hate detest 车间 auto shop 呆 rigid inflexible (person) stupid stay 少许 shaoxu 淋 pour drench diseases of the bladder to drain 是的 yes correct 涤纶 polyester fiber 桑园 sangyuan 憎恶 loathe 不忙 (there's) no hurry 脑力 naoli 续 continue replenish 陲 frontier 各色 all kinds 封 M for letters to seal 雨露 yulu 犊 calf sacrificial victim 投篮 toulan 选配 selective breeding v. pair match 饮酒 yinjiu 媚 flatter / charm 认 admit recognize 鸭 duck 李密 limi 孙女 son's daughter granddaughter 脊索 jisuo 渡 cross (river) 断言 assert 光束 beam 铆 riveting 某人 a certain person 洋河 yanghe 临行 before leaving on departure 洋油 yangyou 资本 capital funds 彰德 zhangde 某些 some of the 壮 strong / robust 肌体 jiti 摇晃 falter 航标 (navigational) buoy 馅 stuffing / forcemeat 踪迹 zongji 整套 complete/whole set 创办 set up 前沿 forward position 招呼 beckon 疝 hernia 市斤 shijin 财 wealth 高粱 sorghum 肿 swollen 豌 peas 痛骂 scold severely 喉舌 mouthpiece 双丰 shuangfeng 仿照 imitate, copy 扣除 deduct 短波 shortwave 菩 Bodhisattva 洋葱 onion 整天 the whole day all day (long) 钻石 diamond 表妹 biaomei 搭拉 carry 马拉 mala 惭愧 feel ashamed or abashed 创制 chuangzhi 友谊 friendship 道歉 apologize 车队 chedui 坡道 podao 市政 municipal administration 武艺 wuyi 释 explain to release 脑儿 naoer 嚷嚷 rangrang 自问 ziwen 双亲 parent 孙 grandson 土豆 tudou 陛 steps (to the throne) 伪造 forge counterfeit 手心 shouxin 傣族 Thai 前汉 qianhan 浮游 fuyou 郴 name of a district in Hunan 吻合 be identical with be good fit 羁押 jiya 数字 numbers 断裂 duanlie 成活 chenghuo 洌 pure / cleanse 影射 insinuate 坛 altar earthen jar 奔跑 this year 少见 seldom seen unique rare 数学 mathematics 手帕 handkerchief 戾 do violence go against 祭祀 offer sacrifices to gods/ancestors 资料 information materials 铝 aluminum 螺母 luomu 证书 certificate credentials 缩孔 suokong 驱散 disperse break up 罢黜 dismiss ban 鬃 bristles horse's mane 饭馆 restaurant 司马 minister of war in Zhou dynasty Double 浪漫 romantic dissolute debauched 奔走 rush about 撒 let go to scatter 心土 xintu 孙子 grandson by son 破格 break rule make exception 耕牛 ploughing ox 汉阳 hanyang 肜 (surname) 铲 level off root up shovel 逵 crossroads thoroughfare 接通 put through 心地 character moral nature 洋溢 be permeated with 心坎 xinkan 棉纺 mianfang 尺寸 size 破案 poan 劳务 service 宽阔 broad spacious 床铺 bed 曦 light of day 祯 auspicious lucky 资政 zizheng 证件 credentials papers document certificate 县长 county head/magistrate 爱慕 adore 谈 (surname) to chat / discuss 伊 he / she 益发 yifa 乐团 letuan 和亲 heqin 为主 major 风声 news, rumor 奉节 fengjie 乐园 paradise 螺钉 screw 缪 (surname) to wind round 难事 nanshi 临 just before 雏 chick / young bird 脊背 jibei 正常 normal 七星 qixing 拥 crowded to support 杂感 zagan 难以 difficult to 盘绕 panrao 气概 mettle spirit 黑豆 black bean 闹 make noise or disturbance 难为 nanwei 覆 cover overflow to reply to a letter 友爱 youai 为人 referring to one's own characteristics 突变 sudden change mutation 乐器 musical instrument 居中 juzhong 崩 collapse 为了 because of for the benefit of 童话 children's fairy tales 烈士 martyr person of high endeavor 浮选 fuxuan 之无 zhiwu 官吏 bureaucrat 选民 voter 临界 linjie 翻译 translate 突厥 Turkic (minority group in China) 括 enclose include enclose include 须 beard necessary / must 饮水 yinshui 收回 take back call in recall withdraw countermand 罪人 offender sinner 放电 (electric) discharge 后 after later queen 碑 stone tablet 发育 physical development puberty 沉降 chenjiang 黑货 contraband, smuggled goods 蒙 deceive hoodwink cover dim sighted ignorant drizzle / mist Mongolian nationality 收场 wind/end up stop 烈女 lienyu 金东 jindong 同气 tongqi compassion relent sympathize sympathy 修好 xiuhao 正当 just when/as adj. proper legitimate 成分 ingredient 日子 a particular day days life in general 原矿 yuankuang 生姜 shengjiang 修复 repair restore renovate 焦油 tar 正弦 zhengxian 容许 permit tolerate 正式 formal 难保 nanbao 讲史 jiangshi 痛斥 tongchi 为何 why for what reason 爱惜 treasure, cherish 爱情 love 操劳 work hard 王恺 wangkai 同治 tongzhi 名片 calling card 各级 each grade each rank 胶结 jiaojie 和会 peace conference 堕落 astray 居住 to reside 代谢 metabolism 坏 bad spoiled 弟子 disciple, pupil 鹕 pelican 正德 zhengde 选派 select depute 巨 great hard iron huge 乐土 letu 正待 zhengdai 色素 sesu 破除 do away with 突兀 tuwu 判罪 panzui 中专 technical secondary school polytechnic school 强大 powerful 收听 listen to radio 做功 zuogong 姨妈 aunt 赞 to praise 灌 irrigate pour 率领 to lead 强奸 rape 边沿 border, frontier 柙 cage pen scabbard 法学 law (studies) 快车 kuaiche 学 learn / study science 翩 fly fast 愈好 yuhao 法子 method, way 本部 benbu 诱 entice tempt 仳 to part 愚人 yuren 教案 jiaoan 标 mark / sign 法家 fajia 接洽 jieqia 休止 stop cease 糟蹋 ruin waste insult affront violate (a woman) 谟 plan to practice 法宝 a magic weapon 干扰 to disturb to interfere 法官 a judge judge to judge 法定 legal, statutory 水头 head (of water) flood/flow peak 沉闷 oppressive depressed dull 侦察 reconnoiter scout 前途 referring to a person's future prospects 高耸 erect to stand tall 砂眼 shayan 突击 assault do crash job 突出 to protrude 做到 to accomplish 步子 buzi 司机 chauffeur 橛 a peg low post 疲乏 pifa 接济 jieji 光顾 welcome to shop 断电 power cut cut power 驸马 fuma 溉 irrigate 昔阳 xiyang 或 or 弟妹 younger brother's wife 音阶 yinjie 功夫 skill art kung fu labor effort 鸾 (mythical bird) 右手 right hand right-hand side 淡水 fresh water 日头 ritou 肇事 zhaoshi 干掉 kill, silence 爱戴 love and esteem 水壶 kettle 日夜 day and night 各类 all sorts 赞同 assent 厂长 (zh) director of a factory 册 M for volume booklet 缓 go slow slow 告密 inform against 榜 public roll of successful examinees 奋斗 to struggle 趴 to lie on one's stomach 同源 tongyuan 处方 prescription, recipe 庾 (surname) name of a mountain 强壮 strong sturdy 杂技 zaji 水塘 shuitang 生存 to survive 水塔 shuita 爱抚 caress 遍 a time everywhere turn 观看 to watch to view 样样 yangyang 马龙 malong 叠 fold up repeat 祧 ancestral hall 树冠 shuguan 霈 torrent of rain 官场 officialdom 胶粒 jiaoli 王成 wangcheng 爱护 cherish, treasure 阀 clique valve 罗 fussy talkative (surname) gauze subordinate in a gang of bandits 父本 fuben 左倾 zuoqing 官僚 bureaucrat 挚 (surname) sincere 强弱 the strong and the weak 操场 playground stadium 座 seat 笪 (surname) rough bamboo mat 奋战 fight bravely 定名 dingming 处所 chusuo 收割 reap gather in 放火 set fire to commit arson 日常 daily 混乱 confused chaotic n. chaos confusion disorder 定向 dingxiang 榕 banyon tree / Ficus wightiana 峻 steep 观点 point of view 王敦 wangdun 放炮 fangpao 良民 good people 唯恐 for fear that lest 右方 youfang 天 day sky / heaven 生就 shengjiu 痛恨 abhor 杂文 zawen 少爷 shaoye 前院 qianyuan 音量 yinliang 放热 fangre 脱出 tuochu 早熟 zaoshu 挫伤 bruise discourage 葫 Allium scorodoprasum bottle gourd 兼 take two (jobs) simultaneously 风尘 travel fatigue 风尚 prevailing custom or practice 动脉 artery 音速 yinsu 茄 eggplant 动能 dongneng 背景 background 水底 shuidi 派头 paitou 水库 reservoir 沙皇 Tsar 粑 tsamba (food in Tibet) 同样 same 投药 touyao 乐句 lyric 深耕 shengeng 盘算 pansuan 元素 element 铺子 puzi 官军 guanjun 揭发 expose bring to light 毒辣 vicious, murderous 饨 Chinese ravioli 蛭 fluke leech / hirudinea 同案 tongan 混作 hunzuo 弟弟 younger brother 代表 to represent representative 不平 uneven unfair 强度 intensity 誊 make a (clean) copy 丛生 grow thickly 水师 shuishi 来年 coming/next year 翻身 turn over (one's body) free oneself 丝 silk 鄣 place name 粽子 zongzi 昭 illustrious manifest 螬 larva of Mimela lucidula 航道 channel (waterway) 先天 congenital inborn a priori innate 突围 break out of encirclement 脆性 frail nature 官兵 officers and men 早点 breakfast 收口 shoukou 贮藏 to store 协 cooperate harmonize 讲坛 jiangtan 洋钱 yangqian 自满 ziman 策略 tactics tactful 姨 aunt (maternal) 水平 horizontal level n. standard level 填平 tianping 收发 dispatcher mail clerk v. receive and dispatch 收取 collect gather 胎生 taisheng 抗击 resist beat back 桔 Platycodon grandiflorus tangerine 洋面 yangmian 潼关 tongguan 病理 pathology 担负 to be responsible for 讲和 jianghe 浮雕 relief (sculpture) 四至 sizhi 焦比 jiaobi 字面 literal(ly) 铰链 jiaolian 悯 sympathize / to pity 胎盘 taipan 说部 shuobu 本钱 capital 杨文 yangwen 尼 Buddhist nun 同步 synchronism 风度 elegant manners 官办 government-run 羸 entangled lean 放牧 graze 容貌 facial features looks 彦 accomplished elegant 撕毁 shred tear up 水工 shuigong 自流 ziliu 投考 toukao 超过 to surpass 说道 to say 雨水 rainwater 庐 hut 王杰 wangjie 沉重 heavy 信号 signal 动荡 upheaval, unrest 抗力 kangli 王权 royalty royal power 躺椅 couch 渔歌 yuge 漱 to rinse (mouth) 诬陷 wuxian 修建 build construct erect 字音 ziyin 法律 law 各种 every kind 槊 long lance 沉醉 become intoxicated 常驻 resident 教民 religious community fellow believers 湛 deep / clear (water) 任 responsibility 鸟兽 birds and beasts 生平 all one's life (of deceased) 断然 resolute drastic absolutely 王朝 a dynasty 雷鸣 thunderous n. very loud sounds 锌 zinc 递交 present, submit 正好 just right at opportune moment 供 offer (information etc.) supply offer sacrificial offering 浴血 blood-soaked 分馏 fenliu 乡绅 squire 碰头 pengtou 妙计 miaoji 枫 maple 龆 shed the milk teeth young 牛毛 niumao 官司 lawsuit 登场 come on stage 法币 fabi 皮球 piqiu 收入 income new material added to a compilation 乌黑 wuhei 正大 zhengda 成长 growth 怏 discontented 收养 adopt 中使 zhongshi 靠 depend upon lean on 熨斗 yundou 四肢 seiji 姿 beauty disposition 蒂 stem (of fruit) 自治 autonomy self-government 日工 rigong 罚球 penalty shot penalty kick (in sports) 法庭 court (of law) 鲒 oyster 抗原 antigen 二等 second class, second-rate 水封 shuifeng 正始 zhengshi 嫁接 jiajie 前锋 qianfeng 友生 yousheng 媾 copulate marriage 左右 approximately 定型 finalize design become fixed 狭义 narrow sense 狎 be intimate with 约计 yueji 埠 port quai 独占 monopolize, enjoy exclusively 正如 just as 巡视 make inspection tour 王明 wangming 饿 hungry 分隔 partition, separate 箍 hoop / bind with hoops 谎报 to lie 蓝靛 landian 水压 shuiya 捣乱 make trouble, create a disturbance 日前 a few days ago the other day 功利 utility, material gain 肢体 zhiti 强化 strengthen intensify consolidate 法典 code, statute book 强占 qiangzhan 法兰 falan 黏 sticky 凑 come together 焰心 yanxin 日刊 rikan 四边 (on) four sides 乐府 lefu 浮 float 民事 civil case 超脱 unbiased stand aloof 水口 shuikou 宽慰 kuanwei 水化 shuihua 痂 scab 步兵 infantry foot soldier 璨 gem luster of gem 功劳 credit (to a cause) 襁 cloth for carrying baby on back 毂 wheel hub of wheel 塞子 saizi 民主 democracy 发呆 stare blankly, be stupified 同时 at the same time 呓 talk in sleep 功勋 meritorious service 投身 throw oneself into 总是 always 衫 Chinese gown (unlined) 韪 correct right 刘邦 liubang 父母 parents 狼 wolf 控诉 accuse 梁 beam of roof (surname) bridge 休想 xiuxiang 水力 waterpower hydraulic power 断绝 break/cut off, sever 强制 to enforce 遗留 leave behind hand down 搞 do take care of 源源 yuanyuan 钩 entice hook 自我 ego pr. self oneself 辣椒 chili 司法 the judiciary 教授 professor 正在 at the moment 仅 merely 辽河 liaohe 肉刑 rouxing 饮料 beverage 砂糖 shatang 沸腾 boiling 赘 superfluous 凤凰 phoenix 信封 envelope 砑 to calender 婢 maid-servant 绥 pacify 乐得 lede 镨 praseodymium 奇特 peculiar queer unusual 收录 employ recruit include record 断线 duanxian 沉默 reticent, uncommunicative silent 议程 agenda 揭开 jiekai 蚊 mosquito 强加 impose force (upon) 耳光 a slap on the ear 怪物 monster freak 毒药 poison, toxin 休息 to rest 风光 view, scene 群 crowd flock 厨师 chef 理财 licai 伤痛 shangtong 水利 water conservancy 伤痕 scar 爽 invigorating straightforward 毒草 poisonous weeds harmful speech or writing 四化 sihua 惆 forlorn 伤疤 scar 胶皮 jiaopi 陕 Shaanxi 驰骋 gallop 锥面 zhuimian 束 bind to control 民众 the masses 嗨 oh alas 日历 calendar 讲学 jiangxue 能手 an expert a good hand at 本领 skill, ability 驱逐 expel get rid of 涅 blacken 水军 shuijun 法医 coroner 分钟 minute 儒 scholar / Confucian 名称 a term a style a denomination 填写 fill in a form 膝 knee 本题 benti 修剪 prune trim clip 水冷 shuileng 色相 sexiang 生动 animated 前额 forehead 同期 corresponding period same term (in school/etc.) 值 be worth 率部 shuaibu 风动 fengdong 各界 all walks of life 市里 shili 揭露 to reveal 翻腾 surge, seethe rummage 蔌 (surname) vegetables 象牙 ivory 官府 administration district 水准 level standard 马队 madui 正名 zhengming 卦 divinatory trigram 矩 carpenter's square rule 菱 Trapa natans water caltrop 风力 power or force of wind 告别 to leave to bid farewell to to say good-bye to 动辄 easily 乌鸦 crow raven 乐山 leshan 放纵 indulge, give free rein to 塞外 saiwai 信念 faith belief conviction 讲堂 lecture hall 生分 shengfen 犯法 to break the law 接收 to accept 蹄子 tizi 窠 nest; den or burrow 信心 confidence faith 四起 siqi 拥护 to follow to support 麸 bran 填充 fill up stuff fill in blanks (in 蝉 cicada 忠诚 loyal faithful staunch 生前 during one's lifetime (of deceased) 奉行 to pursue (a course, a policy) 益处 benefit profit good 场合 occasion 扛 lift overhead with both hands carry on one's shoulder 传达 pass on, relay 峤 highest peak 逃亡 fugitive 水兵 shuibing 源流 yuanliu 交通 traffic communications 成风 prevail, become common practice 风口 draught 兴味 xingwei 做官 zuoguan 定子 dingzi 资金 capital (funds) 骡 mule 日光 sun light 日元 Jp. yen 投资 to invest 玻 glass 兆赫 zhaohe 砂纸 sandpaper 咀嚼 chew 穆尔 muer 生变 come about happen (of unforeseen events) 强健 sturdy 高见 act or perceive cleverly 市郊 shijiao 动身 set out on a journey 放置 put 惝 disappointed dispirited disheartened disappointed dispirited disheartened 风压 fengya 源泉 source fountainhead 自恃 zishi 总数 total amount 氰化 qinghua 生化 albumin 告发 inform on 炼油 refine oil extract oil by heat heat 矜持 jinchi 茛 ranunculus 杆菌 ganjun 法办 deal with or punish according to law bring to justice 抗御 kangyu 亮 bright 岔开 branch off diverge stagger 收工 shougong 总攻 general offensive 马鞍 maan 总政 zongzheng 拜托 request (sb to do st) 绎 continuous explain unravel 楗 door lock 弟兄 brothers 凹陷 hollow, sunken 照 (surname) shine on according to 日内 in a few days 马鞭 horsewhip 选本 xuanben 常青 common sense normal expectations 风化 morals, decency erode, weather 定居 foregone conclusion settle finally 悠闲 leisurely and carefree 谕旨 yuzhi 正割 zhengge 订立 conclude (treaty, agreement, etc.) 总括 zongkuo 右派 youpai 信奉 believe in 同意 to agree 焚烧 burn 雷锋 Lei Feng a role model for youngsters during the Cultural Revolution 讲座 course of lectures professorship chair 纷 confused 水垢 shuigou 增补 zengbu 水域 water area body of water 橄 olive 喃喃 nannan 嗑 to crack (seeds) with front teeth 汉族 the Han people, the largest race in China (95% of the population) 自来 from the beginning in the first place 甲板 deck (of a boat, etc.) 正切 zhengqie 楮 Broussonetia kasinoki 驱除 repel 自杀 commit suicide 水土 water and soil natural environment and climate 休整 rest and reorganize 酒家 jiujia 地租 land rent 倒数 count backwards 风味 local flavor local style 讲师 lecturer 悠长 youchang 宽敞 spacious roomy 光阴 time 早秋 zaoqiu 讲席 jiangxi 全 complete (ly) 赁 to rent 今朝 today the present 濂 name of a river in Hunan 苦闷 anguish 样本 sample specimen 捍卫 defend uphold safeguard 水坑 shuikeng 镑 pound (sterling) 此间 this space, this room 诚 honest / sincere 样机 prototype 生命 life 总成 zongcheng 颧 cheek bones 操心 concern, worry about 拙劣 clumsy inferior 风向 wind direction 盼 to hope 沁 name of a river 同性 of same sex of same nature/character 搭配 arrange, combine collocation 被告 appellee 猃 long-snout dog 总揽 zonglan 自是 zishi 模式 model pattern 抗大 kangda 妣 deceased mother 正午 noon 胶片 film 七步 qibu 正南 zhengnan 朋 friend 簸箕 dustpan 市集 shiji 荣誉 honorary n. honor 钻营 zuanying 干涉 to intervene 幢 M for houses / tents 童 (surname) boy child 常量 changliang 做工 zuogong 痦 (flat) mole 理解 comprehend 处死 put to death, execute 马里 Mali 芊 green luxuriant growth 汽油 gas gasoline 教材 teaching material 正号 zhenghao 晃动 huangdong 正反 zhengfan 投诚 toucheng 教条 jiaotiao 渭 name of a river 烦躁 agitated, irritable 吴中 wuzhong 也门 yemen 首相 (Japanese) prime minister 强国 qiangguo 焦急 anxious worried 王水 wangshui 损 to damage / injure 胞 womb 同情 to sympathize with 耕耘 plowing and weeding 接手 jieshou 正厅 zhengting 郑经 zhengjing 益州 yizhou 层层 layer upon layer 选拔 select 阐 explain open 功名 scholarly honor or official rank 派别 denomination 湿度 humidity 政令 zhengling 昨晚 zuowan 雷霆 thunderclap thunderbolt towering rage 索 isolated search into to exact 遗物 things left by deceased 选择 selection 植苗 zhimiao 盘点 pandian 今日 today can also refer to the current time period 吼 roar (of a lion) 峡江 xiajiang 黑色 black (color) 温饱 wenbao 饭桌 dining table 非法 illegal 动议 motion 毙 die violently 今文 jinwen 演习 maneuver exercise drill practice 曹操 caocao 牧民 mumin 坦 flat open-hearted 珩 top gem of pendant from girdle 自救 save oneself fend for oneself 政事 zhengshi 演义 yanyi 气温 air temperature 自新 zixin 选手 athlete contestant 传说 rumour has it legend, lore 纠 gather together to investigate 正像 zhengxiang 朱 vermilion (surname) 杀死 shasi 市镇 small town town 草 grass hasty 严令 adjuration 懊 to regret 传记 biography 羟基 qianji 瘀泥 yuni 抖动 shake, tremble, vibrate 艳 glamorous 惴 anxious / worried 萌发 sprout germinate 雅致 yazhi 抉 dig pick 高超 superb 渖 place name pour 沙粒 shali 瘦 thin / lean 理论 theory 收复 recover recapture 瞻 gaze / view 定影 dingying 厌烦 be fed up with 诃 to blame / ridicule in loud voice 分量 weight 估价 appraise estimated price 定弦 dingxian 毫米 millimeter 毗邻 pilin 凿 chisel certain authentic 生土 shengtu 貂 sable / marten 苦难 suffering misery distress 钒 vanadium 酯 ester 水合 shuihe 斜 slanting 醣醋 tangcu 提早 tizao 非洲 Africa 政体 polity 比重 specific gravity 怵 fearful / timid 高贵 grandeur noble 法国 France 音高 yingao 定律 law (in science) theory 掩饰 cover up gloss over 雷雨 thunderstorm 约莫 probably likely perhaps v. think over ponder 分配 to distribute 忠 loyal 交锋 cross swords have a confrontation(with someone) 增设 add add on 岔子 accident, trouble 柰 crab-apple how can one help 交错 interlock crisscross 增订 zengding 酿 ferment / brew 弊 detriment fraud 民国 shorthand term for the Republic of China ROC year system 民团 mintuan 毗连 adjoin 眚 cataract of the eye error 难度 (degree of) difficulty 总结 conclusion 正义 righteous 色泽 color and luster 漪 ripple 总统 president 投降 surrender capitulate 病房 bingfang 鬲 (surname) earthen pot iron caldron 逃命 taoming 甲第 jiadi 接羔 jiegao 蕾铃 leiling 成色 pct. gold/silver quality 圊 pigsty rest-room 正中 precise middle center 殍 die of starvation 蛏 razor clam / Solecurtus constricta 湔 cleanse name of a river 首次 first (time) 临时 temporary 浮肿 edema 馆 house / establishment 昏 muddle-headed twilight 音域 yinyu 早日 at an early date early soon 刘裕 liuyu 观摩 watch and learn/emulate 婶子 shenzi 四面 (on) four/all sides 切实 practical 改 alter to correct 教程 jiaocheng 珂 jade-like stone 羧基 zuiji 正交 zhengjiao 毒 poison 和平 peace 饭盒 lunchbox 嫜 husband's parent lady in the moon 溶血 rongxue 述说 shushuo 迪 direct follow 独 alone independent 本色 true colors/qualities 独唱 (vocal) solo 武汉 Wuhan city 霄 firmament / heaven 接线 wiring vo. connect a wire 钙 calcium 投靠 toukao 接纳 admit (into an organization) 增长 to grow growth 递增 increase by degrees 马赫 mahe 难得 hard to come by rare adv. seldom 金币 jinbi 耶 (final part.) (phonetic) (phonetic) 分辨 distinguish, differentiate 沙拉 salad 良种 liangzhong 溶解 dissolve 居心 juxin 枇枇 pipi 仕 an official 镘 side of coin without words trowel 同类 same kind 难忘 unforgettable memorable 妄图 wangtu 芥菜 leaf mustard mustard cabbage 和弦 hexian 严冬 yandong 垄 monopolize 侔 similar / comparable / equal 言辞 words expression 金库 jinku 借债 owe 马路 road street 纺丝 fangsi 会当 huidang 樽 goblet / bottle / wine-jar 讼 litigation 演出 to perform 女子 girl female 本草 book on Chinese herbal medicine 超额 exceed quota 车票 train/bus ticket 罟 implicate net for birds or fish 鳞 scales (of fish) 临摹 to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting) 边缘 borderline 荷 lotus peppermint to carry burden 自立 stand on own feet 比较 to compare in comparison 马蹄 horse's hoof horseshoe 前肢 qianzhi 处理 to manage to process to handle 言谈 content/manner of speech 病态 morbid state 涕 nasal mucus tears 放映 show (a movie) 克尔 keer 蔺 juncus effusus 严刑 yanxing 沿 along riverside (with -r) 忉 grieved 卖 sell 稍许 shaoxu 政务 government affairs 早期 early period 车站 bus station, stop 捶 beat with the fist to hammer 本能 instinct 四镇 sizhen 高速 high speed 前者 the one before 抠 dig out (with finger) stingy 器官 organ 动静 sound of people speaking or moving about 逼真 lifelike distinctly 挎包 kubao 笱 basket for trapping fish 严办 yanban 土性 tuxing 和尚 Buddhist monk 涂抹 to smear to doodle 病情 patient's condition 自称 call oneself profess 金工 jingong 不堪 cannot bear/stand utterly, extremely 雷诺 leinuo 和局 draw, tie drawn game 吴兴 wuxing 鹳 crane / stork 臣民 subjects (of ruler) 自私 selfish self-centered 车箱 trunk 习性 behavior 少时 shaoshi 早晨 (early) morning 炸弹 bomb 宛 (surname) similar winding 马车 (horse-drawn) carriage/cart 早晚 morning and evening sooner or later 比赛 competition contest 限界 limit limitation 政变 coup d'etat 演化 evolution 玫 rose 蝗虫 locust 杂物 zawu 阮 (surname) 借助 have the aid of draw support from 金山 jinshan 放松 loosen relax 遗漏 lapse 巢穴 lair, den, nest, hideout 肇庆 zhaoqing 迓 receive (as a guest) 纳税 pay taxes 早春 zaochun 荠 Capsella bursa pastoris water chestnut 前臂 forearm 金属 metallic 宽窄 width breadth size 歪风 waifeng 摺 folded document to fold 分路 fenlu 少数 the minority 邂 meet unexpectedly 掩蔽 yanbi 胶泥 jiaoni 分贝 fenbei 漓 pattering (of rain) seep through 袒 to bare 包子 steamed meat bun 严厉 stern severe 政协 CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee) 前脚 forefoot 奇 odd (Num) strange wonderful 愚弄 deceive make a fool of dupe 习惯 accustomed to 分赃 divide the spoils, share the loot 王爷 wangye 观望 look around wait and see 分赴 leave for (different destinations) 演变 develop evolve 也许 maybe 左面 zuomian 镯 bracelet 尾鳍 weiqi 马达 motor 辁 small wheel without spokes 教练 coach trainer 接管 take over assume control 场地 place, site 元气 yuanqi 产 produce reproduce 日久 rijiu 破获 pohuo 动量 dongliang 日中 Sino-Japanese middle of the day 全党 quandang 苏 (plant) place name revive 成虫 chengchong 鹜 tame duck 踊跃 eagerly enthusiastically v. leap jump 金子 jinzi 败坏 ruin 日下 rixia 民力 minli 民办 minban 强作 qiangzuo 易与 yiyu 耐碱 naijian 戏 a play trick 阗 fill up rumbling sound 燕麦 oat 梨 pear 金宝 jinbao 鲰 (surname) minnows small fish 林立 stand in great numbers 镁 magnesium 偃 (surname) to lie supine 浮萍 floating duckweed 水体 shuiti 水位 water level 耐磨 wear-resistant 恣 throw off restraint 鑫 (used in names) 坭 mud 同科 tongke 璁 (gem) 蓬勃 vigorous flourishing 水井 well 演唱 sing in performance 光辉 brightness 能级 energy level 选种 xuanzhong 状况 situation 邙 name of a hill 巧干 qiaogan 判案 panan 包工 contract for a job contract 民变 minbian 恶棍 ruffian, scoundrel, bully 禳 sacrifice for avoiding calamity 交还 hand back return 水产 aquatic product 涂改 tugai 逃兵 taobing 畀 confer on give to 马褂 magua 水仙 jonquil 幽幽 youyou 总管 zongguan 温良 wenliang 宰割 invade 传送 circulated widely read 总算 zongsuan 抑或 yihuo 常见 often see 常规 convention common practice 传递 transmit, deliver 驱车 quche 代销 daixiao 厄 defile / pass in distress distressed 溶质 solute 狭小 narrow and small narrow 骊 black horse good horse 增量 increment 帝 emperor 涂料 coating paint 瘭 whitlow 选票 a vote ballot 言论 open discussion speech 直 straight 言词 words expression 诬蔑 slander smear defile tarnish 扑克 poker 飞 to fly 纳粹 Nazi 状元 zhuangyuan 自给 be self-sufficient (in grain/etc.) 山 mountain / hill 喊叫 shout, cry out 接穗 jiesui 水乡 shuixiang 洁净 clean spotless 较量 have trial of strength/skill haggle argue dispute 炼焦 lianjiao 弧度 degrees of arc 生事 shengshi 橘 tangerine 赎买 redeem buy out 墟 old burial grounds 唯独 only alone 生人 stranger 不容 does not allow 听 listen / hear obey let / allow 炯 bright / clear 恶毒 vicious, venomous 汁液 juice 生产 produce 榨油 zhayou 鳇 sturgeon 醣衣 tangyi 耐穿 naichuan 言行 words and deeds 分裂 to split apart 和声 harmony 珙 (gem) 来安 laian 熔花 melt 接种 jiezhong 映射 yingshe 柴油 diesel fuel 投递 toudi 放手 let go have a free hand 风云 fast-changing situation 生丝 shengsi 簇 crowded frame work for silkworms 莎 (insect) (phonetic) (grass) / Cyperus rotundus 难堪 intolerable unbearable embarrassed 名数 mingshu 雷达 radar 被俘 beifu 唯物 materialistic 光谱 spectrum 常言 saying, aphorism 呕吐 outu 缱 attached to loving 芸 Ruta graveolens 名教 mingjiao 包干 undertake to complete a task 烦闷 anguish 魉 sprite / fairy 毫无 without any 交谈 converse chat 另行 do/act/etc. separately or at another time 幽州 youzhou 驳 argue parti-colored tranship 磴 cliff-ledge stonestep 鼓掌 to applaud 重婚 bigamy 步伐 step, pace 音波 yinpo 丛林 jungle forest 帆 sail 焚毁 burn down, destroy by fire 嘲弄 gird 辑录 jilu 土方 tufang 牧畜 muchu 疳 rickets 克复 kefu 土断 tuduan 四部 sibu 风俗 custom 土族 tuzu 诓 mislead to swindle 否认 to deny 频带 frequency band 做 do make 狡猾 crafty cunning sly 蝠 bat 哭泣 cry weep sob 四邻 silin 音色 tone color timbre 常识 general knowledge common sense 凯 triumphant / victorious 分解 to separate 恺 joyful kind 间作 jianzuo 民兵 militia 法人 faren 西欧 Western Europe 居多 juduo 音节 syllable 土改 tugai 蒜 garlic 格言 adage 难处 nanchu 觋 wizard 奔放 bold and unrestrained 金声 jinsheng 嵇 (surname) name of a mountain 弧形 arc 法令 decree ordinance 和好 to become reconciled 独创 original creation 想念 xiangnian 搭讪 strike up conversation make humorous remarks to save face 翰 pen 独到 original 霸道 (feudal) rule by force 西 west 光芒 radiance, rays of light 放水 fangshui 航路 air or sea route 总目 comprehensive table of contents 刘聪 liucong 总监 zongjian 未 1-3 p.m. 8th earthly branch not yet 孟轲 mengke 音质 yinzhi 嘴 mouth 胶木 jiaomu 器具 apparatus 收买 shoumai 晔 bright light to sparkle 溶胶 rongjiao 士 scholar warrior 絮 line with cotton wadding 跹 manner of dancing walk around 递减 decrease by degrees 场子 changzi 超重 over weight (e.g., luggage) 杂种 mongrel 粘 sticky to stick / paste 前言 earlier remarks preface foreword introduction 演奏 give instrumental performance 邰 (surname) name of a feudal state 罚款 (impose a) fine penalty fine (monetary) 洹 name of a river 砂浆 shajiang 判断 to judge judgement 名次 position in a ranking of names 腑 internal organs 插 insert stick in 想像 imagination v. imagine fancy visualize 蟪 (cicada) / Platypleura kaempferi 拼 piece together stake (all) 自爱 self-respect(ing) v. have regard for oneself 音调 tone 耐用 naiyong 武断 arbitrary decision subjective assertion 遗教 yijiao 严复 yanfu 犯罪 to commit crime 武斗 wudou 政委 political commissar 洋行 yanghang 民心 minxin 醣蜜 tangmi 祀 offer sacrifice to 遥控 remote control 色料 seliao 处罚 punish, penalize 处置 deal with, handle 区 (ancient volume measure) (surname) distinguish district small 滥 excessive 蕨 Pteridium aquilinum 髭 mustache 螺距 luoju 牲 domestic animal 附点 place 径 path 肮脏 dirty, foul 哥哥 older brother 观测 (scientific, etc) observation to observe 总督 zongdu 初 at the beginning 责 duty / responsibility 楔子 wedge 旅客 hotel guest traveler passenger 铸钢 zhugang 尾随 weisui 戽 water bucket for irrigation 莼 Brasenia purpurea 鹅 goose 舅舅 mother's brother uncle 雅集 yaji 住 reside stop 病毒 virus 临汾 linfen 臣服 acknowledge allegiance to submit to rule of 限期 time limit deadline v. be within a 光荣 glory honor 雨点 yudian 含蓄 contain, embody implicit, veiled reserved 马虎 mahu 自然 natural 跃 to jump 舐 to lick / lap 高频 high frequency 为名 weiming 化工 huagong 航运 shipping transport 汽笛 qidi 病根 old complaint root cause 贺 congratulate 雪白 xuebai 郇 name of a feudal state 转告 zhuangao 色散 sesan 桌 table 脊髓 jisui 成衣 garment 柩 bier 磷光 linguang 恶果 evil consequence, disastrous effect 抗争 make stand against resist 辎 milit. supply 空间 space 贵族 nobles 难听 nanting 鞭子 whip 檠 instrument for straightening bows 盒子 box 蓝藻 lanzao 猱 (monkey) scratch 武昌 wuchang 各族 all races 同知 tongzhi 张 (surname) open up 本行 one's line of work 痊 recover (from illness) 说谎 lying 丢失 diushi 牛 ox / cow 背离 deviate from 罪证 zuizheng 总理 prime minister (of a nation) 自燃 ziran 分 divide part 民工 laborer working on public project 和善 good-natured 选矿 xuankuang 信义 xinyi 旅大 luda 伸 stretch out 成语 (4-character) saying 奇怪 surprised strange 盘旋 panxuan 混入 sneak into 甜蜜 tianmi 抗体 antibody 混养 hunyang 政客 politician 判明 to distinguish to ascertain 咽 narrow pass throat to swallow to choke (in crying) 巯 hydrosulfuryl 边疆 frontier, border 勉 exhort 铵 ammonium 脾脏 pizang 汝南 runan 颂 to praise 信件 letter mail 信任 trust have confidence in 临清 linqing 痢疾 diarrhea 武术 wushu, martial arts such as shadow-boxing, swordplay, etc. 非礼 rude 边界 border 罪名 a (criminal) charge accusation 琵 (mus. instr.) 线型 xianxing 议案 proposal motion 衍 gloss to spread out / amplify 武松 Wusong, name of a person, a hero in Shui Hu Zhuan 苦苦 kuku 甲烷 jiawan 慧 intelligent 苦 bitter intensely miserable 严密 tight close 瘀积 yuji 趋向 trend tendency v. tend/incline to 成见 preconceived idea, prejudice 同盟 alliance league 严寒 yanhan 克利 keli 澍 moisture timely rain 前身 forerunner previous reincarnation 色情 pornography pornographic 克制 retrain exercise restraint 伏特 volt 募集 raise collect 讥 ridicule 挪 move to shift 本身 itself 露 to expose dew 溷 disordered privy 矿床 (mineral) deposit (ore) bed 接班 jieban 洋货 yanghuo 教皇 pope pontiff 能知 nengzhi 哥儿 brothers, boys 扔 throw 耐火 fire-resistant 淡 insipid light nitrogen 讲价 bargain 基金 fund endowment 操作 to operate 金华 jinhua 独奏 (instrumental) solo 是非 right or wrong gossip 夙 morning 碘 iodine 旅店 inn tavern 化学 chemistry 沙漠 desert 钰 hard metals 疲倦 tire tired 垲 dry terrain 土温 tuwen 为力 weili 椹 fruit of mulberry 奢望 shewang 竹 bamboo 柒 seven (fraudproof) 耐烦 patient 严峻 stern severe grim 讲义 handout 耐热 heat-resistant 档 files / records shelves 包含 to comprise 丢弃 abandon, discard 菪 henbane 彭 (surname) 恶意 malice 讲习 jiangxi 曼 handsome large long 儒家 Confucian scholar 说话 talking 高龄 advanced in years 润湿 moist 撑 prop up 茔 a grave 前边 front 莫非 can it be possible that could it be 蓝色 blue (color) 肩 shoulder 金刚 jingang 前辈 senior older generation 翻修 rebuild 熳 to spread 翻阅 browse, leaf through 谶 fulfil prophecy 自白 confess explain oneself 焦点 focus focal point 跋 postface 扎根 zhagen 趋势 trend 焦炭 coke 沙滩 shatan 难受 feel unwell/unhappy/pained 伤感 shanggan 遗愿 yiyuan 前进 to advance 宄 traitor 洋 foreign ocean 焦灼 jiaozhuo 塞上 saishang 润滑 smooth 航行 sail or fly (in air, water, or space) to navigate 选煤 xuanmei 良田 liangtian 前车 qianche 自相 zixiang 恶性 malignant, pernicious 前轮 qianlun 儒学 ruxue 姘 be a mistress or lover 吴广 wuguang 杂粮 zaliang 元旦 yuandan 呱 crying sound of child 遗憾 regret pity 崂 name of a mountain in Shandong 禅 deep meditation; Zen Buddhism (China) abdicate 定义 a definition 做事 handle matters work have a job 汽缸 cylinder 自用 ziyong 儒墨 rumo 切屑 qiexie 疲劳 tired weary n. fatigue 马良 maliang 混同 confuse mix up 尬 in an embarrassing situation 混合 to mix 做人 conduct oneself behave be an upright person 包围 to surround 叉 pitchfork to fork to cross / be stuck to diverge to open (as legs) 土法 tufa 彖 running hog 篙 pole for punting boats 政府 government 奇数 odd number fractional amount 吵吵 quarrel, squabble 干线 main line 金元 jinyuan 金光 jinguang 雪片 flake 增高 heighten raise 庀 prepare 饭碗 rice bowl job livelihood way of making a living 速 rapid 名流 distinguished personages celebrities 混和 hunhe 乡村 village countryside rural area 做主 zuozhu 定价 fix a price fixed price, price 字迹 ziji 之 (subor. part.) him / her / it 醣 carbohydrate 少校 major (in army, air force) lieutenant (in 休眠 xiumian 邻接 abut 临死 linsi 右翼 (politically) right-wing 墩 block gate pillar pier 兵 soldier weapon 元曲 yuanqu 匣子 small box/case casket 定位 dingwei 元月 first month of lunar year January 战果 results in battle 曝晒 pushai 沙沙 shasha 元朝 yuanchao 王维 wangwei 垛 battlement target pile 仿造 counterfeit 沱 tearful to branch (of river) 元本 yuanben 习气 xiqi 自理 provide for oneself 饶州 raozhou 短跑 sprint, dash 破裂 plosion plosive v. burst split rupture 辨认 identify, recognize 短路 short circuit 笃 serious (illness) sincere / true 鲂 bream / Zeus japanicus 专机 zhuanji 甜菜 beet 佛经 Buddhist scripture 本质 fundamental nature 瀵 name of a river valley vapor 醴 sweet wine 致 fine and close convey to cause 难关 difficulty crisis 做作 affected artificial 管路 guanlu 民夫 minfu 父系 paternal line 饯 farewell dinner preserves 难免 hard to avoid 驻扎 be stationed/quartered 腿 leg 弥勒 mile 厍 (surname) 盘庚 pangeng 名号 minghao 妖魔 demon 抗 resist 萘 naphthalene 玛丽 Mali (a person's' name) 水箱 shuixiang 景象 scene sight picture prospects 渴 thirsty 手脚 hand and foot motions (of hands/feet) underhand 水管 hose 毫升 milliliter (ml) 信用 trustworthiness credit 科 branch of medicine subject 湿热 shire 院 courtyard institution 限度 limit limitation 幔 curtain 沙发 sofa 凡 whatever worldly 日程 schedule itinerary 惫 exhausted 丢掉 lose throw away, discard 数落 rebuke enumerate faults cite one example after 手腕 skill finesse 驼 humpback 沈 sink (surname) place name pour 民智 minzhi 嘏 good fortune longevity far grand 队伍 troop regiment 正经 zhengjing 布匹 bupi 名单 name list 正统 orthodox 总之 in short in conclusion 胀 dropsical swollen 派系 sect 稻谷 daogu 心血 painstaking care/effort 放哨 stand sentry 寒 cold 卵黄 luanhuang 闭塞 stop up, block hard to get to 愚民 yumin 名医 mingyi 酡 flushed (from drinking) 收益 profit gain 捭 spread out to open 生硬 stiff rigid harsh 定点 dingdian 搁 to place 青鱼 herring 纺纱 spinning 疣 nodule wart 丧钟 knell 收看 shoukan 邻居 neighbor 钹 cymbals 色差 secha 锤子 hammer 鼓吹 advocate, preach play up 胶带 tape 扇子 fan 绕 go around to wind (around) 接任 take over a job 胶布 jiaobu 告示 bulletin 邪气 evil influence shocking behavior 中天 culmination meridian passage/transit 纺织 spinning (thread) 场所 place (for certain activities) 病危 be critically ill 老 old (in age) tough 构 Broussonetia papyrifera construct implicate reach to 儋 carry 病原 source of illness 羔 lamb 儒术 ruzhu 要素 essential factor key element 总体 totality 水稻 aquatic rice 双重 double dual twofold 民权 civil liberties 土匪 bandit brigand 瓴 concave channels of tiling 抗病 kangbing 名利 mingli 兄弟 brother 病变 pathological changes 胎儿 fetus embryo 衣钵 yibo 草酸 caosuan 提拔 tiba 手背 back of hand 靠近 close to 病号 patient 城门 city gate 溧阳 liyang 弥漫 fill the air spread everywhere 砂型 shaxing 同伴 companion comrade fellow 祝词 zhuci 沟 ditch / gutter 选任 xuanren 恶心 feel sick nauseating 策动 instigate engineer 演戏 put on or act in a play 灯笼 lantern 寒风 freezing wind 议决 yijue 岿 high and mighty (of mountain) hilly 同伙 tonghuo 静寂 hush 石炭 shitan 毫克 milligram 病假 sick leave 赊 buy on credit 偌 to such a degree / such 胗 gizzard 飧 supper 名册 register roll 贿赂 bribe 色度 sedu 突然 sudden 技 skill 贵州 name of a province in China, Guizhou 奇妙 wonderful marvelous 雪亮 xueliang 疫苗 vaccine 砂土 shatu 居民 resident 辞 bid farewell diction resign 猡 name of a tribe 加 add 默启 moqi 难民 refugee 比容 birong 焦作 jiaozuo 城镇 cities and towns 和气 gentle 饶恕 forgiveness spare 蚜虫 yachong 鉴频 jianpin 蝙 bat 容量 volume 选举 election 青龙 qinglong 混棉 hunmian 陌生 strange unfamiliar 盘山 panshan 箫 (flute) pan pipes 武德 wude 争 fight over 掘进 juejin 海湾 bay 殛 put to death 同一 the same 同上 ditto idem 水碱 shuijian 选修 take as an elective 眸 pupil of the eye 民族 nation (in a cultural sense) 强硬 tough 遗弃 abandon forsake 同乡 fellow villager/townsman 风箱 bellows 殒 perish / die 水磨 shuimo 同产 tongchan 色当 sedang 踉 jump stagger / sway from side to side 妖风 evil wind 遗志 yizhi 弓 a bow (weapon) 鞭打 to whip, lash 同人 colleagues person of same belief/conviction 强碱 qiangjian 遗忘 forget 邢 (surname) place name 琥 amber 茫 vague vast 伤心 be sad/grieved 暮 evening sunset 抉择 choose 鬻 vend 色彩 color 纾 slow to free from 尝试 attempt, try 担任 to bear a responsibility 民政 civil administration 产量 quantity of production 核酸 business accounting 奠基 lay a foundation 珠 bead pearl 捐 contribute 石雷 shilei 侧枝 zezhi 放债 lend money for interest 钋 polonium 奇异 keiyi 暗 dark secret to shut the door unilluminated 耘 to weed 自传 zizhuan 借方 debit (side) 早先 previously before 讵 how (interj. of surprise) 嚷 blurt out to shout to shout 旁 beside one side other 匮乏 deficient short (of supplies) 定理 theorem (mathematics) 民报 minbao 鲸鱼 whale 陈设 furnishings 武士 wushi 楞 corner square beam 嗡 -oin (chem.) as in anisoin 缩聚 suoju 判处 to sentance to condemn 虬 young dragon with horns 系 to tie be connection / relation tie up / bind system to tie connect 放假 to have a holidy or vacation 教义 religious doctrine creed 霍 (surname) cholera 沙土 shatu 状态 condition state 教习 jiaoxi 教书 teach school teach (usu. for a living) 沙场 shachang 易经 yijing 恃 rely upon 音区 yiqu 想法 idea vo. think of a way 鳐 ray (fish) 自修 zixiu 忒 excessive to change 沙坑 shakeng 借故 jiegu 自信 be self-confident 镡 (surname) knob on a sword-handle 贵宾 honored or distinguished guest 意义 meaning 能 able / can energy 抗热 kangre 杭 (surname) Hangzhou 病因 cause of disease 祝贺 to congratulate congratulation 教主 jiaozhu 摹拟 imitate simulate 自为 ziwei 自主 be one's own master take initiative 挽留 wanliu 缃 light yellow color 能人 nengren 岑 (surname) small high hill 水线 shuixian 了得 liaode 返青 (of crops/seedlings) turn green 邹 (surname) name of district in Shandong 能事 nengshi 放养 fangyang 担 carry take responsibility a picul (133.33 lbs.) load 抑制 to suppress 为此 for this because of this 甲乙 jiayi 为止 until up to 水经 shuijing 创见 originality original idea 启蒙 instruct the young initiate 孙膑 sunbin 严整 yanzheng 跛 lame 今人 jinren 限定 prescribe/set limit to limit restrict 喉头 throat larynx 遗失 yishi 心跳 xintiao 酸 aching of limbs acid sore sour 萁 stalks of pulse 观光 be on a sightseeing trip 能为 nengwei 胡说 nonsense talk nonsense 渝 Chongqing 雨伞 umbrella 谘询 consult 届时 at appointed time on the occasion 土地 land 政敌 zhengdi 武备 wubei 帽 cap / hat 放出 to release 今世 this life this age 近视 shortsighted myopia 教会 church 像 image / portrait resemble seem 盘子 tray 首府 capital of province, autonomous region, etc. 严守 yanshou 土坯 tupi 自从 ever since 正确 correct 元帅 a marshal (in the armed forces) 骓 (surname) piebald 孝顺 filial piety 严明 yanming 城里 within the city 搬 to shift transport 臃肿 yongzhong 良人 liangren 驻守 garrison defend 吆喝 cry out cry one's wares loudly urge 李耳 lier 和棋 gentle, kind, polite 侦缉 zhenqi 元年 yuannian 拜会 pay an official call (on) 讲理 jiangli 告终 an end 混沌 hundun 手杖 cane 良久 liangjiu 闭幕 the curtain falls close 烤 to roast / bake 渡过 passed, forded 判定 judge determine 判官 panguan 双面 shuangmian 祗 respectful (ly) 草鞋 straw sandals 来回 round/return trip v. make a round trip 咖啡 coffee 肉类 roulei 汉人 Han Chinese person or people 带 belt carry 武官 military attache 附件 accessory 凭证 proof evidence 沙哑 shaya 恚 rage 水系 shuixi 修缮 xiushan 红叶 red autumnal leaves 轰 rumble strike (by thunder / bomb) 脑袋 head 妄想 wishful thinking vain hope v. vainly hope 首尾 shouwei 法线 faxian 临刑 before carrying out death sentence 恫吓 threaten, intimidate 法纪 law and discipline 钢 steel 临到 lindao 鼻 nose 英明 capable (leader) 政权 a political power a regime 附上 attach 浇 to water 鼓励 to encourage 把风 stand guard, keep watch 鼓动 agitate, arouse 民愤 minfen 伤害 injure harm 混淆 blur confuse mix up 车体 cheti 奇峰 qifeng 寺庙 temple 零 remnant zero 特 male animal special (-ly) 焰火 yanhuo 民意 public opinion popular will public will 汉书 hanshu 心肌 xinji 严格 strict 议定 decide (after negotiations) 心肝 xingan 当面 (right) to somebody's face in someone's presence 谘 consult 会 association can (be able) meeting accounting 曝光 exposure vo. expose 心肠 xinchang 和暖 genial, pleasantly warm 烈火 liehuo 螵 nest of eggs of mantis 昴 the Pleiades 伤员 the wounded 混成 huncheng 萌生 mengsheng 放射 to radiate radioactive 各地 everywhere 混战 hunzhan 槁 dry rotten (as wood) 七一 qiyi 名家 mingjia 蛟 scaly dragon 敞 spacious uncovered 心胸 breadth of mind 名实 mingshi 恐惧 fear dread 名学 mingxue 表达 to express 少年 youth 毫安 haoan 早已 already 食道 esophagus 帏 curtain women's apartment 洙 (surname) name of a river 正直 upright upstanding honest 甩 fling 咨 consult 吾辈 wubei 名字 name 名子 mingzi 心耳 xiner 腰部 waist small of the back 正盐 zhengyan 喉咙 throat 断开 break/snap/cut open 郐 (surname) name of a feudal state 沙子 sand 拜 to salute / worship 讲究 2.stress strive for backbite v. food and 惨案 tragic incident massacre 钱财 qiancai 生火 to make a fire to light a fire 犯人 convict prisoner criminal 诗集 shiji 收缩 to shrink to contract 炼丹 liandan 食量 shiliang 定神 collect oneself, pull oneself together concentrate one's attention 收缴 take over capture 肉片 meat slice 派生 paisheng 插话 chip in 榨取 zhaqu 砂岩 shayan 克服 to overcome 钞票 bank note 为期 by a definite date 收编 incorporate into one's own force 偏转 deflection v. swerve 炼乳 lianru 聆 apprehend hear listen 手表 shoubiao 两造 liangzao 首创 initiate originate pioneer 格子 check (pattern) 落脚 rest when weary settle down to live 篷 sail 丕 grand 心脏 heart 澄 clear / limpid name of a river settle (liquid) settle (liquid) 逑 collect to match 功率 power (electronics) 青铜 bronze 成品 finished products 筋斗 somersault fall tumble (over) 病害 binghai 水牛 buffalo 杜绝 prevent, stop put an end to 淘 cleanse eliminate 幻 fantasy 欧 Europe 痨 tuberculosis 杏仁 almond 心腹 xinfu 各国 each country every country various countries 链 chain lead or tin ore refine 首先 first of all 显露 become visible appear 元初 yuanchu 包括 to include 民法 civil law 逼供 extort a confesssion 咿 (onomat.) 蕊 stamen or pistil of a flower 塌 collapse 郧 name of a feudal state 曳 drag 巷道 alley 遗嘱 testament will 土壤 soil 檀 sandal wood 驻地 place where troops/etc. are stationed seat (of 决定 to decide decision 借款 loan vo. borrow/lend money ask for or 金斗 jindou 谯 (surname) drum tower to blame scold 亏损 deficit general debility v. lose enfeeble 金文 jinwen 落花 luohua 厨房 kitchen 唯一 the only 武器 weapon 民气 minqi 垦殖 kenzhi 革 leather remove 告状 bring lawsuit or lodge complaint 愚昧 ignorant 生物 living organism 少将 major general rear admiral air vice marshal 少尉 lieutenant 遗址 yizhi 日照 rizhao 早年 early years some years ago 司令 commander commanding officer 临床 clinical 名声 fame 渡船 ferryboat, ferry 吴梅 wumei 乡勇 xiangyong 之下 under 之上 to be above 花 flower fancy pattern spend 观念 conception 傈 Lisu (ethnic group) 缸 vat 去 go remove 放弃 to give up 水烟 shuiyan 棱角 lengjiao 管辖 administer have jurisdiction (over) 严正 sternly 李贽 lizhi 表象 biaoxiang 为数 amount to number 正电 zhengdian 胶合 jiaohe 运送 transport convey 耳环 earring 突破 make a breakthrough surmount top 杀人 kill person 屺 hill without trees 痿 atrophy 断层 duanceng 畏难 weinan 颢 bright white 生猪 shengzhu 官署 official (type) 惨死 tragic death 跄 walk rapidly stagger / sway from side to side 铍 beryllium 左翼 zuoyi 和数 heshu 贬值 (currency) devalue devaluation 信纸 notepaper 友好 friendly 水灾 flood inundation 强烈 strong 蘧 (surname) Dianthus superbus 名堂 mingtang 辽东 liaodong 水火 shuihuo 您 you (hon.) 元史 yuanshi 放心 to set one's mind at rest to be at ease to rest 唤醒 awaken 鲋 silver carp 乐章 lezhang 胶卷 film 非人 inhuman 聚 form gathering gather 驻军 garrison 政法 zhengfa 匪 bandit 擤 blow nose 收税 shoushui 戴 wear (glasses / hat / gloves) 康 peaceful spongy (of radishes) 调剂 fill a prescription adjust, regulate 为我 for me 克扣 kekou 王位 wangwei 抢购 panic buying rushing to buy 修理 to fix 青 9th of month (tele.) blue-green 剔 pick (as teeth) 砂姜 shajiang 苟 (surname) if indeed thoughtless 断定 form a judgement, conclude 巡 to patrol 肉眼 naked eye 泫 weep 牧业 animal husbandry 政局 political situation 杨子 yangzi 疲惫 tired-out exhausted 病床 sickbed hospital bed 鼍 large water lizard 闭合 bihe 手足 hand and foot brothers 生理 physiology 土布 handwoven/homespun cloth 日益 increase day by day 储 savings to save savings to save 面容 mianrong 鸷 birds of prey 夹 clip folder hold between lined hold between narrow lane 桃 peach 限制 to limit 难找 nanzhao 放声 fangsheng 牧人 pastor pastoral 风琴 organ (musical instrument) 判决 to sentence 梏地 gudi 剖面 poumian 草鱼 grass carp 克拉 carat 潭 (surname) deep pool pond 们 personal noun pluralizer 盘剥 panbo 米饭 (cooked) rice 芒种 mangzhong 揭穿 jiechuan 睽 separated stare 邪恶 evil wicked vicious 湛江 zhanjiang 生疏 not familiar out of practice rusty not 误会 misunderstanding v. misunderstand mistake 放大 to enlarge 法理 legal principle jurisprudence 葆 dense foliage to cover 啐 sip spit 迢 remote 生病 fall ill 混杂 motley heterogeneous mixed disorderly chaotic confused v. 芒硝 mangxiao 众人 zhongren 守门 shoumen 冷静 sober calm 谁 who who 萎缩 atrophy 萍乡 pingxiang 殄 exterminate 沙市 shashi 操纵 to control 父亲 father 地下 ground underground 色光 seguang 幽暗 gloom 悚 frightened 室 room 捣毁 smash up, destroy 中 China middle hit (the mark) 衣食 yishi 鹈 pelican 民歌 folk song 武关 wuguan 烯烃 xijing 雏形 microcosm embryonic form 筏 raft of logs 非但 not only ..., but 操练 drill, practice 吵架 quarrel 强盛 qiangsheng 强盗 bandit robber 郾 place name 正火 normalizing 元嘉 yuanjia 抗税 refuse to pay taxes 两面 having dual/double character dual double n. two/both 策应 ceying 临安 linan 强电 qiangdian 悟 comprehend 少壮 shaozhuang 鸠 turtle-dove / Turtur orientalis 武力 (make use of) military force military force military power military might 武功 military accomplishments acrobatic skill 耳目 eyes and ears (information sources) 琼 (red stone) beautiful 吴淞 wusong 揉 knead massage 瑞金 Ruijin 腊 preserved (meat) December 王侯 wanghou 手轮 handwheel 把酒 raise one's wine glass fill sb's glass 两霸 liangba 手轻 shouqing 干事 administrative secretary (in charge of something) 铧 ploughshare spade 睦 friendly 叩 knock 器材 equipment materials 脑膜 naomo 运销 yunxiao 沙巴 shaba 踪影 zongying 难怪 (it's) no wonder (that...) (it's) not surprising (that) 手边 shoubian 莞 Skimmia japonica (suffix denoting district or county) smiling 缡 bridal veil or kerchief 庠 asylum for the aged school 麦苗 wheat seedling 水电 hydro-electric n. water and electricity 水田 paddyfield 揭破 jiepo 罢休 give up, let matter drop 解说 jieshuo 偏袒 piantan 亏本 kuiben 苈 Drabanemerosa hebecarpa 麦芽 malt 心虚 xinxu 正点 zhengdian 达赖 dalai 断头 (~~ tai) guillotine 慵 careless 扎实 sturdy strong solid sound 乡土 native soil home village 想望 xiangwang 满面 manmian 昆 Kunlun mountains descendant elder brother 小班 xiaoban 馏 reheat by steaming 世 a lifetime world 观察 to observe 矿工 miner 罢了 just forget it 定罪 declare guilty 蚱 grasshopper 杂乱 disorderly pell-mell 笸 flat basket-tray 酸酐 suanhang 恶劣 bad, evil, disgusting 判别 differentiate distinguish 糍 fried rice cake 肾 kidneys 麦茬 maichi 放学 school is over (for the day) 影象 image portrait 少妇 shaofu 土工 tugong 想来 xianglai 厌倦 dreary 少女 young girl 放宽 relax rules or restrictions 伤口 shangkou 名山 mingshan 沙尔 shaer 罪行 crime 雌雄 chihung 鲢 Hypophthalmichthys moritrix 砥 baffle (pier) whetstone 纲常 gangchang 奠定 establish, settle 告知 notify, inform 稻草 rice straw 揭示 announce promulgate reveal bring to light 规 compass rule 罪恶 crime evil 越野 cross country 武卫 wuwei 杂交 zajiao 翠 green jade 名将 mingjiang 啧 (interj. of admiration of disgust) 数论 shulun 爱人 husband/wife 偏见 prejudice bias 穹 arched lofty / vast 偏角 pianjiao 乐曲 musical composition 谣言 rumors 表露 show, reveal 肋 rib 显贵 xiangui 谚语 proverb saying adage saw 接待 receive admit 谨 cautious 贾谊 jiayi 化石 fossil 痛哭 cry bitterly wail 各位 everybody (a term of address) 甲子 jiazi 坡度 slope gradient 雪山 snow-capped mountain 石蕊 shirui 显赫 xianhe 乔 tall 散落 sanluo 表面 surface 青贮 qingzhu 黟 black and shining ebony 背包 knapsack, rucksack 烫 hot scald to iron 定性 determine the nature of something 啮 gnaw (surname) 右军 youjun 王八 tortoise cuckold son-of-a-bitch 自家 zijia 王公 prince and duke the nobility 庸人 yongren 顺利 handle smoothly 王充 philosopher, author of {Lun Heng} 尖顶 top tip 样子 style appearance 眷属 juanshu 背叛 betray 参 participate to counsel uneven / not uniform ginseng 宽大 spacious roomy lenient magnanimous 风格 style 揭晓 announce publicly disclose 荷兰 Holland 胡麻 huma 汉奸 traitor (to China) 罢免 recall 獭 otter 队形 formation 网箱 wangxiang 麂 Moschus chinensis 雪崩 snowslide 讲授 to teach lecture 各个 every 右倾 youqing 青豆 qingdou 教导 to educate 蒹 reed 接应 jieying 整除 zhengchu 兀 (surname) cut off the feet 盅 cup 牧区 muqu 教官 schoolmaster instructor military instructor 昨天 yesterday 滕 (surname) place name 同居 live together cohabit 总得 must have to 昨夜 zuoye 货运 freight transport 鞭炮 (string of) firecrackers 教室 classroom 官方 official (by the) government 法案 bill proposed law 王韬 wangtao 送 present with see off send 峡口 xiakou 瞄 to aim 车夫 chefu 总归 zonggui 刭 cut the throat 教学 to teach 各人 everyone 和缓 mild, gentle relax, ease up 汉堡 Hamburg, Germany 洁白 spotlessly white 限位 xianwei 莲子 lianzi 菌 bacteria mold mushroom 杏 apricot 降雨 jiangyu 货车 van 货轮 freighter cargo ship 越过 across 绸缎 silk and satins 宰相 prime minister (in feudal China) 铮 clang of metals small gong 良好 good 抗旱 kanghan 庸俗 vulgar philistine 信条 xintiao 武人 wuren 椒 pepper 自大 arrogance 粟 grain millet 遗书 yishu 教士 churchman clergy 汽化 vaporize 床头 bedside 醭 mold on liquids 咯 part. indicating obviousness cough (blood) to argue / debate 肌肉 muscle 汽包 qibao 石蜡 paraffin 格 frame rule 宽容 tolerant lenient v. pardon 汹汹 roaring 荷叶 lotus leaf 郗 (surname) name of an ancient city 埙 ancient porcelain wind-instrument 父兄 fuxiong 武 martial / military 俩 two (people) craft / cunning 资助 aid financially subsidize 信服 to convince 绳 rope 同归 tonggui 正气 healthy atmosphere/tendency vital energy 犀 rhinoceros 锅 pot 步步 bubu 檐 eaves 寒衣 a chill in the air 做成 to make something 挡 hinder resist 荷包 pouch, small bag, pocket 芒果 mangguo 能够 able to 总局 head office 正法 zhengfa 王匡 wangkuang 麦麸 maifu 汉子 Chinese character 手 hand 教堂 church cathedral 汉字 Chinese character 伤亡 injury and death casualties 正治 zhengzhi 静 quiet / not moving 化生 huasheng 遗产 heritage 判例 panli 轩 covered carriage pavilion 同志 comrade 今天 today 汉学 Sinology Han school of classical philology 狭窄 narrow cramped narrow and limited n. stricture 嘲笑 laugh at, ridicule 生殖 reproduce 草莓 strawberry 街坊 neighborhood 薏 Coix lacryma 收支 revenue and expenditure 遗体 remains (of a dead person) 复述 retell 刖 cut off the feet as punishment 竭力 jieli 杂剧 zaju 草莽 uncultivated land wilderness 绰号 nickname 修正 revise amend correct revise amend 骱 joint of bones 办公 handle official business 运行 moving in progress 颁布 to announce 虎 tiger 同年 of same age n. same year 石虎 shihu 瑚 coral 携 bring hold (hands) 遗传 heredity v. bequeath pass on to next 收效 get/bring result 汪 (surname) expanse of water ooze 非凡 outstanding, uncommon, extraordinary 收敛 restrain oneself pull back disappear fade converge 余家 yujia 恶习 bad habit 圃 garden / orchard 嫉妒 be jealous of envy hate 雨天 yutian 涵义 implication, meaning 间歇 intermission 肢 limb 汹涌 tempestuous turbulent 儒生 rusheng 皮 leather skin 独白 monologue 民田 mintian 草草 carelessly 王制 wangzhi 民用 (for) civilian use 车子 chezi 揠 eradicate pull up 生死 life and/or death 水桶 bucket 民生 people's livelihood 寰 large domain 草药 herbal medicine medicinal herbs 淡季 off season 处分 disciplinary action, punishment 风波 disturbance crisis 笊 loosely woven bamboo ladle 首位 first place place of honor 运载 yunzai 诗话 shihua 匚 a box 运转 to revolve revolution 抗性 kangxing 启闭 qibi 生油 shengyou 言者 yanzhe 奢侈 chechi 收成 harvest crop 苡 plantago major l. var. asiatica 狰狞 mean and ferocious 自由 freedom 邹容 zourong 琉璃 liuli 髟 hair / shaggy 神 god lively spiritual being 扦插 qiancha 径自 jingzi 网络 network 兮 (part.) 风沙 dust storm 点出 dianchu 泻 have diarrhea to flow 修水 xiushui 日渐 (keep increasing, changing, etc.) day by day 毛装 maozhuang 生气 anger 蜍 Bufo vulgaris toad 生民 shengmin 石膏 gypsum 潺潺 murmur, babble 焙 dry over fire 混纺 hunfang 之内 zhinei 用武 yongwu 生水 shengshui 羲 (surname) name of an emperor 借用 borrow 奋力 spare no effort, do all one can 教师 instructor 收拢 shoulong 干吗 What?? Why? 襄 assist 棉条 miantiao 桓 (surname) Sapindus mukurosi 风水 fengshui geomancy 倡导 initiate, propose 收拾 to put in order to tidy up 运输 to transport 奋勇 summon up one's courage 样式 pattern type style form 食谱 cookery book cookbook recipe 同姓 of same surname 显见 xianjian 揭批 to reveal and criticize 炼制 lianzhi 龇 projecting teeth 首义 shouyi 信息 information news message 怎 how 穗子 suizi 堞 battlements 脑髓 naosui 挖苦 speak sarcastically/ironically 生涯 career profession 步法 bufa 牧场 pasture 车工 lathe operator 教徒 believer/follower of a religion 惨痛 painful, grievous, bitter 茬口 chikou 水滴 drip dribble 干 dry to concern manage trunk of tree 饭厅 dining hall or room 风浪 stormy waves 杂品 zapin 法治 rule by law 附属 subordinate 能带 nengdai 价钱 price 奇事 marvel 数量 quantity 钻研 study/scrutinize intensively 生活 to live life 今年 this year 风流 talented and meritorious gifted and unconventional romantic 旅居 luju 政界 political and government circles 丽 Korea beautiful 水渠 shuiqu 正比 direct ratio 能干 able capable competent ingenious clever 捏 pinch with fingers 满足 satisfied 孟 (surname) first 网罗 wangluo 王后 queen 奋发 rouse or exert oneself 手铐 handcuffs 羡慕 admire envy 食货 shihuo 清香 qingxiang 裾 garment 内 interior 誓 oath / vow 洒 spill sprinkle 胡须 beard 碟 plate / dish 抗战 war of resistance 耆 man of sixty or seventy 琬 ensign of royalty 衡量 weight measure 米粒 mili 贫穷 poor needy 车床 lathe 同学 classmate 濡 dilatory to moisten 运费 transportation expenses shipping cost 铗 pincers for use at a fire sword 叙 narrate 水淹 shuiyan 边境 border, frontier 掏槽 taocao 揩 wipe 左手 left hand left-hand side 水洗 shuixi 源 source / origin 接头 joint piecing vo. connect join contact get 附录 appendix 逯 (surname) go carefully 弱 weak 同宗 tongzong 脓病 nongbing 惨白 pale 满身 entire body 姊 older sister 自己 self oneself 痛切 tongqie 抗拒 resist defy 两边 both sides 幛 hanging scroll 水流 shuiliu 特意 purposely specially 水浴 shuiyu 交叉 intersect cross crisscross overlap alternate stagger 崩裂 burst/break apart, crack 元件 part, component 自尽 commit suicide 抢险 qiangxian 膏 ointment 鉴赏 appreciate 唤起 evoke 满载 be loaded to capacity 王国 kingdom realm domain 七公 qigong 垫 cushion 频繁 frequent often 自尊 have self-respect/self-esteem 信托 xintuo 自封 zifeng 选定 select designate 接壤 jierang 司务 siwu 良心 conscience 定期 periodically 乡人 xiangren 之前 before 脑颅 naolu 附庸 vassal 自居 consider oneself to be pose as 水泥 cement 槿 Hibiscus syriacus transient 水泡 bubble 风潮 campaign storm and stress 宽广 broad extensive vast 斌 ornamental refined 生漆 shengqi 急 hurried worried 爱国 patriotic 棱锥 lengzhui 处决 execute 独特 unique, distinctive 棱镜 lengjing 耐寒 naihan 柠 lemon 偏重 lay particular stress on 水汽 vapor steam moisture 赫赫 illustrious, very impressive 乡下 village country(side) 批 act on criticize pass on 乐意 pleased happy v. be willing/ready to 水池 pond pool cistern 定案 decide on a plan, come to verdict verdict, final decision 袋 bag / sack 总图 zongtu 整齐 neat tidy 窗 shutter window 萨 (surname) Bodhisattva 做梦 zuomeng 爱好 a liking for something, e.g. a sports fan 瘴 malaria miasma 纳入 bring/channel into 私 private selfish 魂 soul 正是 exactly so yes 幄 tent 床单 bedclothes 懑 melancholy 荒 out of practice uncultivated 自卫 defend oneself 紧缩 reduce retrench 教务 educational administration 马 21st of month (tele.) horse 告急 report emergency (to higher level) 烈性 liexing 惦记 bear in mind, keep thinking about 祝酒 zhujiu 生怕 fear that fret wonder lest... 饭店 restaurant 质问 question call to account 首 M for poems head 岘 steep hill 贸然 maoran 接地 ground connection grounding touchdown ground contact 生态 ecology 砧木 zhenmu 油锯 youju 膦 phosphine 玲 tinkling of gem-pendants 鸦片 opium 生性 shengxing 金石 jinshi 寂 lonesome 金矿 jinkuang 径赛 jingsai 自古 since ancient times 账 account 自发 be spontaneous 生息 shengxi 墁 to plaster 名士 mingshi 演示 to demonstrate to show 自制 self-control self-restraint v. make by oneself 左派 zuopai 成家 (of man) get married 能动 active dynamic 吞 to swallow 涣 disperse expansive (of river) 同名 of same name 能力 ability 焰 flame 喳 twitter / chirp 满腔 manqiang 绅 member of gentry 昨儿 yesterday 心里 inner feeling 晃晃 huanghuang 蜀汉 shuhan 正月 first month of lunar year 化纤 chemical fiber 层次 arrangement (ideas, colors, etc.) 两者 both 显著 obvious 割 cut off 鹫 black eagle condor cruel 水战 shuizhan 剂量 dosage 生意 a business 自动 automatic 爝 torch 地面 ground 蚪 tadpole 严禁 yanjin 难看 nankan 休假 have holiday/vacation/leave 和睦 harmonious, amicable 诌 make up (a story) 坡地 podi 水手 mariner sailor seaman 走时 zoushi 坟 a grave 教化 civilize 强拍 qiangpai 两肋 liangle 旨 imperial decree purport 正极 zhengji 讲武 jiangwu 网点 point in a network microdot 蚓 earthworm 被捕 be arrested/under arrest 守节 shoujie 王导 wangdao 放下 to put down 罢官 dismiss from office 怼 dislike / hate 街市 jieshi 王室 wangshi 王宫 wanggong 镊 forceps to nip 告成 gaocheng 策 policy scheme 修成 xiucheng 甲兵 jiabing 胧 rising moon 彩云 caiyun 宽厚 kuanhou 七尺 qichi 轨道 track 司徒 situ 汉口 hankou 王官 wangguan 窀 grave 成败 success or failure 碰撞 collide 自决 zijue 鞭策 spur on 碘酒 tincture of iodine 次 inferior / second times 脆弱 fragile, frail 风扇 electric fan 王子 prince son of a king 视唱 shichang 放任 indulge 绿藻 luzao 间或 jianhuo 证词 testimony 侦探 detective 今儿 today n. today 暑假 summer vacation 频率 frequency 剖腹 cut open stomach speak from heart 总合 zonghe 爆 burst / explode 唯心 idealistic 痛心 tongxin 绿营 luying 正数 zhengshu 地 (subor. part. adverbial) -ly ground 宫 palace 玳 tortoise shell 旅社 hotel 痛快 joyful delighted to one's heart's content forthright 水患 shuihuan 幽灵 specter 店 inn / shop 棍 stick 器物 implement utensil 水情 shuiqing 沙河 shahe 附加 additional annex 早上 early morning 争执 argue opinionatedly 伪善 hypocritical 间接 indirect secondhand 弃 abandon relinquish 阉 castrate 胡闹 make a scene 正时 zhengshi 浮夸 boastful, exaggerating 接合 joint 演算 perform mathematical calculations 青蛙 frog 教养 bred 吵 to quarrel 总商 zongshang 水性 fickle and lascivious (of women) n. swimming 教具 jiaoju 暾 sun above the horizon 从 unhurried follow from second cousin 正方 square 观众 audience 套 covering / sheath 材 material 正文 main body (of book/etc.) text 台 desk platform station typhoon your 水果 fruit 绿茶 green tea 猊 (mythical animal) lion 侍 attend on 器用 qiyong 登记 register, enter one's name 自在 free unrestrained 背影 receding figure 友人 friend 派性 paixing 土人 turen 暧 obscure / clandestine 耨 hoe 雌蕊 cirui 衣襟 yijin 之外 other than 土产 tuchan 罢工 to go on strike 布局 overall arrangement/layout composition 治病 treat an illness 沙俄 shae 总务 zongwu 绿荫 luyin 做法 way of doing things 煞 decrease tighten baleful very 背弃 abandon, desert, renounce 总办 zongban 强权 power might 肉末 roumo 接受 to accept 虼 flea 牧师 chaplain churchman clergyman parson pastor priest rector 货船 freighter cargo ship/vessel 议会 conference 烧香 shaoxiang 水月 shuiyue 非常 very 诉讼 a lawsuit 湿气 moisture 散装 sanzhuang 创造 to create creation 质量 mass quality 病人 a patient 货色 huose 数额 number amount 金珠 jinzhu 水杉 shuishan 赡 to support / provide for 总则 profile 诉说 tell relate recount 甲基 jiaji 习俗 xisu 杀头 shatou 诺 to promise to yes 衣衫 yishan 杂居 zaju 议事 discuss official business 日来 rilai 罪状 accusation 毫不 absolutely not 非得 must, have to 罪犯 criminal 湿润 moist 田 (surname) field / farm 决 breach (a dyke) decide 估计 to estimate 接力 jieli 修整 xiuzheng 日本 Japan 附和 echo or parrot (opinion) 乐段 leduan 绿色 green (color) 落锤 luochui 名人 personage celebrity 日月 life livelihood sun and moon 修改 to modify 日期 date 街头 street (corner) 生日 birthday 可以 able to 议价 bargain 讲演 lecture 水星 shuixing 病例 case (medical) 嫁妆 jiazhuang 灶火 zaohuo 网眼 wangyan 萑 (reeds) 沙丘 shaqiu 完工 finish doing sth. 衣裳 clothing clothes 骚 have sex appeal 芪 Astragalus henryi oliv. 名义 in the name of 竭尽 spare no effort 烈日 lieri 老爷 maternal grandfather 哆 quiver woolen cloth 尖锐 sharp keen 边区 border area 生效 go into effect become effective 秘 secret secret 名主 mingzhu 荡漾 ripple, undulate 水晶 crystal rock crystal 名下 mingxia 强酸 qiangsuan 同僚 tongliao 难点 difficult point difficulty 李顺 lishun 攒 bring together collect hoard 水文 hydrology 填料 stuffing 复苏 recovery (health, economic) 赠与 give as present 司寇 sikou 同化 assimilate 青草 grass 步枪 rifle 珉 jade-like stone 酊 intoxicated 政纲 zhenggang 水族 shuizu 鳗 eel / Anguilla lostoniensis 汉城 Seoul, Korea 风暴 storm 杀害 murder kill 狳 armadillo 辽宁 Liaoning province 遴 (surname) select for appointment 佶 difficult to pronounce 商路 shanglu 法权 faquan 骄 arrogant 耐劳 nailao 风景 scenery landscape 处境 unfavorable situation, plight 颁发 issue, promulgate award 教员 teacher instructor 杂志 magazine 侦查 to investigate 嘎嘎 quack 青菜 qingcai 耐力 endurance 盆 basin 昂贵 costly 网球 tennis 耿 (surname) bright 鋈 -plated to plate 总值 total value 讲求 be particular about pay attention to stress 逃窜 stampede 厌恶 abhor 焦化 jiaohua 荩 Arthraxon ciliare loyal 闲 enclosure idle 丛书 series of books 层流 cengliu 处处 everywhere every aspect 独立 independent 选取 select 帖 fit snugly invitation card notice rubbing from incised inscription 伏兵 ambush 整顿 to organize 样品 sample (product) specimen 附图 local map 苏醒 revive regain consciousness come to 自命 ziming 午 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 7th earthly branch noon 败类 scum, degenerate, renegade 功效 efficacy 哝 garrulous 贷方 credit side 诣 go 伪军 puppet army/soldier 恪 (surname) respectful 任务 a task 积 accumulate 好看 good-looking 处女 virgin 懿 restrain virtuous 王府 wangfu 总共 in all altogether 器皿 qimin 总兵 zongbing 涌 bubble up / rush forth 整风 rectify incorrect work styles 塌陷 taxian 伏击 ambush 绿肥 lufei 喜 glad like 野战 yezhan 雪原 xueyuan 生机 shengji 罢市 (worker's) strike 蜻 dragonfly 居然 juran 青花 qinghua 教唆 jiaosuo 日新 rixin 双边 bilateral 误差 estimation error (in mathematics) 选区 electoral district 动作 movement action 鲈鱼 perch 误工 wugong 列传 liezhuan 邪 demonical iniquitous / nefarious 耳朵 ear 橹 sculling oar 生来 born with since birth 未曾 never not yet 慕容 murong 号数 number 年限 fixed number of years 锎 californium 帔 cape 瘤 tumor 榱 small rafter 描写 to portray 在野 be out of (political) office out of power 轨迹 track 勤俭 qinjian 别墅 villa 畎 field drains 吭气 hangqi 立柱 lizhu 过激 drastic extremist 条纹 stripe 游泳 to swim swimming 改制 gaizhi 漏下 louxia 尼姑 nun 退火 anneal 岩心 yanxin 三麦 sanmai 立木 limu 悬殊 greatly disparate 群起 qunqi 辛劳 toil 低廉 cheap 精通 be proficient in master 玢 porphyrites 宪法 constitution, e.g. U.S. Constitution 尽情 as much as one likes 精选 choose carefully 乘方 chengfang 培土 to earth up 厘米 centimeter 游民 youmin 摄影 photography 改动 modify, change 龙虎 longhu 洗手 xishou 电极 electrodes 热轧 hot-rolling (of metals) 辛勤 industrious hardworking 俱全 juquan 肛门 anus 电枢 dianshu 舂 to pound (grain) 电晕 dianyun 寻常 usual common ordinary 年青 young 弄错 nongcuo 铁匠 blacksmith 存放 leave in somebody's care 苟安 seek transient peace 客机 passenger plane airliner 险些 xianxie 坤 the earth- / female-principle 简史 jianshi 过滤 to filter 潴 pool / pond 企求 qiqiu 立春 lichun 改口 to correct oneself to withdraw or modify one's previous remark 简化 simplify 悖 perverse to rebel 未来 future time to come 伟 great 暴躁 irritable 逡 shrink from 术 method / technique Atractylis lancea var. ovata 改变 to change 过渡 transition ferry 图纸 blueprint drawing 蕃 flourishing to reproduce 薄片 bopian 塑 to model (a figure) in clay 简单 simple 无须 need not not have to 假释 jiashi 廪 government granary 宰杀 slaughter butcher 朝气 youthful vigor, vitality 携带 carry 倌 a groom 啧啧 to click one's tongue 韶山 shaoshan 立新 lixin 罗网 luowang 立方 cube (in mathematics) 幼虫 baby worms 新地 xindi 遇到 to encounter 母后 muhou 纨 white white silk 绒毛 fine hair down nap pile 声波 shengpo 半夜 midnight 歆 pleased / moved 重 double to repeat heavy serious 廓 big empty open 立时 immediately at once 每每 often 窑洞 yaodong 排灌 irrigate and drain 猎取 liequ 持 support to hold 语调 yudiao 每次 every time 笑 laugh / smile 蕴藏 hold in store contain 鲔 little tuna / Euthnnus allecteratus 旗子 flag banner 因为 because 洛伊 luoyi 锥 awl to bore 顺手 shunshou 过活 live one's life make a living 稻 rice (plant) 转移 to remove 声气 shengqi 支队 detachment 察看 inspect, look carefully at 电文 text of a telegram 新城 xincheng 礼物 gift present 略 plunder slightly strategy 轰炸 (drop a) bomb 人流 stream of people 屿 islet 推导 infer deduce derive 播种 to sow seed 王 (surname) king 谊 friendship 珍贵 precious valuable 人治 renzhi 简写 jianxie 趟 a time a trip 年长 senior 怀 bosom cherish 噱 loud laughter 缨 tassel of hat 悭 stingy 脬 bladder 由来 for a long time n. origin cause 苁 Boschniakia glabra 目送 musong 汊 branching stream 劝进 quanjin 髑 skull 迳 directly 罗织 luozhi 搅 disturb stir 罗经 luojing 有道 youdao 袁绍 yuanshao 嚎 howl / bawl 喜鹊 xique 大 big / great doctor 鸩 poisonous to poison 年间 within a the indicated number of years 偷看 peep 锯条 jutiao 声浪 shenglang 受命 receive instruction 人民 people citizens commoners 义 meaning public righteousness 负债 indebted 烷烃 wanjing 疼痛 ache 改写 rewrite adapt 打铁 forge iron 掳掠 lulue 顽 mischievous obstinate to play 罗纹 luowen 疼爱 tengai 富豪 rich and powerful people 弄通 nongtong 支部 branch of an organization 林木 lumber 就正 jiuzheng 就此 at this point here and now thus 逸 escape leisurely outstanding 菅 (grass) / Themeda forsbali 煎 pan-fry 蓬松 fluffy puffy 客户 client customer 得体 proper, appropriate (words or behavior) 泛 broad / vast float pan- general / vague extensive to overflow 客房 guest room 热诚 devotion fervor 摆脱 to get away from 面 face / surface flour noodles 新兴 new up and coming newly developing rising 新兵 new recruit 苯 benzene 灸 cauterize 简图 jiantu 语言 language 新军 xinjun 人次 renci 住宿 stay put up get accommodations 徒 apprentice disciple 邢台 xingtai 偏流 pianliu 严惩 yancheng 人欲 renyu 住宅 residence dwelling 相片 image photograph 栳 basket 蹇 (surname) difficulty lame 坍 collapse 巍峨 weie 半径 radius 相爱 xiangai 才智 intelligence and ability 铠 armor 雄辩 convincing argument eloquence 宣言 edict 跳舞 to dance 螗 (cicada) 声母 shengmu 半年 half a year 有零 youling 串 string 前天 qiantian 爹爹 dad, daddy 富贵 wealth and rank 丹阳 red (sunset) sun 卤 crass halogen salt / brine brine salt / gravy 改土 gaitu 支配 to control 款项 a sum of money fund 有限 limited 铜丝 copper wire 图章 signet 精锐 jingrui 才有 event occurs only under certain conditions, or not until a certain time 振 rouse 拆散 break (set) break up (relationship) 泥炭 nitan 攻破 break in 盥 wash (especially hands) 电抗 diankang 屑 crumbs filings worth while 活性 active (chemistry) 富足 plentiful, abundant 远 far 得以 to be able to 巍巍 weiwei 受制 be under control of endure hardship/torture/etc. 受到 to be the recipient of an action 狺 snarling of dogs 刻意 painstakingly sedulously 推崇 value accord great importance to 新化 xinhua 同 together / same lane 作废 zuofei 漂亮 pretty beautiful 住处 abode 有间 youjian 括号 brackets parentheses braces 龟缩 withdraw into defense hole up 排球 volleyball 电感 diangan 潆 eddy small river 尽是 jinshi 愈加 even more 恼怒 naonu 梧桐 wutong 悬浮 xuanfu 停顿 pause 延缓 delay postpone put off 铷 rubidium 巽 a sign in the trigram obey 推广 to promote 缑 (surname) 颔 chin nod assent 低声 in a low voice 丛 collection of books thicket 利润 profit 幼苗 tender seedling 立意 liyi 考勤 kaoqin 活捉 capture alive 倒伏 daofu 有错 youcuo 粪便 excrement and urine stool nightsoil 午夜 midnight 参考 reference materials 会理 huili 幼芽 youya 滁 name of a river 遏 to stop / check 谘文 ziwen 奕 abundant graceful 磔 tearing off limbs as punishment 苘 (fiber grass) 装修 zhuangxiu 腿子 tuizi 打量 size up 篾 bamboo splints for baskets 围裙 apron 蠊 cockroach 稳重 wenzhong 果胶 guojiao 打通 get through open up 利民 limin 笨 stupid / clumsy 怔怔 zhengzheng 蔬 vegetables 暧昧 ambiguity 血迹 bloodstain 粽 rice dumplings wrapped in leaves 人大 People's Representative Assembly 减 diminish subtract 黑 black dark 暴行 outrage, atrocity 甸 imperial domain suburb 嘈杂 noisy 繁盛 thriving, flourishing 低头 lower one's head 槟 areca areca nut; betel nut 果肉 pulp 眼角 yanjiao 有钱 youqian 敬 respectful to offer 诳 deceive lies 怅 regretful 听戏 tingxi 延续 continue go on last 人格 character 考取 kaoqu 崧 lofty name of a mountain in Henan 考古 archaeology vo. engage in archaeological studies 男 male 序幕 prologue 药水 yaoshui 热血 warm blood ardor 半岛 peninsula 堤岸 embankment 作风 behavior style 旗帜 banner flag rallying point stand 报界 the press 纠合 band together 葭 reed / Phragmites communis 改善 to improve 掀起 lift raise surge cause to surge start 火苗 huomiao 彻 thorough 悬挂 car suspension v. hang fly 相继 in succession one after another 送经 songjing 条目 tiaomu 肛 anus 盟国 allies united countries 纠察 to picket 唾 saliva spit at 迅 rapid 血肉 flesh 相约 xiangyue 牢 firm / fast 周 (surname) complete encircle bestow alms cycle week 无量 measureless immeasurable 住址 zhuzhi 回转 to return 老人 senior citizens 预谋 yumou 验 examine 老乡 fellow villager friendly address for male villager 改嫁 (of woman) remarry 适用 appropriate 茶碗 teacup 抽屉 drawer 肿胀 swell 艇 small boat 跳远 tiaoyuan 活活 huohuo 辩驳 dispute, refute 声明 to announce 统一 to unite 经手 handle deal with 有鬼 yougui 推倒 push over overturn repudiate cancel 人权 human rights 腱 gristle 过来 to come 婷 graceful 人材 person of ability/talent 尼克 nike 话筒 microphone megaphone telephone receiver 文言 wenyan 活泼 lively vivacious vivid 染料 dye 庥 protection shade 蜴 chameleon / Eumeces latiscutatus 精馏 jingliu 器械 machine machanical 宪政 xianzheng 蓉 lotus 暴虐 ruthless, tyrannical 牒 document / dispatch 毗 adjoin / border 新居 xinju 低地 lowland 彤 (surname) red 收尘 shouchen 祁门 qimen 觫 tremble with fear 窝工 wogong 庇护 shelter, shield 停靠 tingkao 护林 hulin 作陪 zuopei 就是 i.e. 替人 tiren 渗透 permeate seep infiltrate osmose 稍 somewhat / a little 凝视 gaze 众生 zhongsheng 寂静 quiet still 靠边 kaobian 蒸馏 distillation 血腥 xuexing 作难 zuonan 漯 name of a river 傻瓜 jay 药房 yaofang 广西 Guangxi (Kwangsi) province 赃 booty / spoils 活水 huoshui 声望 popularity 血脉 xuemai 染整 ranzheng 镓 gallium 群落 qunluo 预赛 yusai 年龄 age 替代 substitute for replace supersede 菜 vegetable 乘法 multiplication 老伯 laobo 圆经 yuanjing 老伴 laoban 报答 repay, requite 绺 skein tuft / lock 雄花 xionghua 嚣张 xiaozhang 新异 xinyi 新开 xinkai 均匀 evenly (distributed) 肚子 stomach 怜 to pity 派遣 send dispatch 垩 to whitewash / to plaster 人文 humanities letters 贳 borrow buy on credit rent out 旗号 qihao 舰 warship 拟 doubtful / suspicious emulate / imitate plan to 羹 soup 仃 alone 图画 drawing picture painting 捆 a bunch tie together 人日 renri 推动 to push 铁塔 tieta 回赎 huishu 人时 renshi 赚 earn make a profit cheat / swindle 添置 tianzhi 过时 old-fashioned 绣 embroider (y) 浸透 soak through saturate 精髓 marrow pith quintessence 客气 polite courteous 扰 disturb 函 letter 钔 mendelevium 血色 xuese 爻 lines on a trigram 泄 divulge leak out 参谋 staff officer advisor 啕 wail 企望 qiwang 滑雪 to ski skiing 括弧 parentheses 条理 proper arrangement/presentation orderliness method 雨 rain to rain 单体 danti 濮 name of a river 单位 unit, e.g. a work unit 回路 return circuit loop 阵亡 die in action 矾 alum 檄文 xiwen 均分 divide equally 单产 danchan 实话 truth 轴承 bearing 西亚 xiya 缴获 capture seize 梭 shuttle 三门 sanmen 佟 (surname) 尺 Chinese musical note a Chinese foot (M) a ruler 句子 sentence 电气 electric 单价 danjia 摊 spread out vendor's stand 利息 interest 虞 forewarned peace worry 新年 new year 气球 aeronaut 立法 to make laws 推卸 shirk (responsibility) 氅 overcoat 探问 tanwen 报社 newspaper office 家父 jiafu 参赞 counsellor 罗盘 compass 单丝 single strand 均势 balance of power 酒糟 jiuzao 育 nourish / to rear 输血 shuxue 电波 electric wave 液体 liquid state (chemistry) 酒精 alcohol 顺次 shunci 转炉 zhuanlu 珐 enamel ware / cloisonne ware 新建 xinjian 珍藏 collect (rare books, etc.) 溶合 dissolve (e.g., sugar in water) 序列 alignment array sequence-class 受尽 shoujin 遽 hurry / fast / suddenly 斧头 axe 暇 leisure 眼花 yanhua 报纸 newspaper 摄取 shequ 活动 activity to exercise 人声 rensheng 跟班 join a shift or class 堤坝 dikes and dams 新天 xintian 诅 curse swear (oath) 矮小 undersized 峋 ranges of hills 雄蜂 xiongfeng 懒得 lande 新奇 strange novel new 无间 wujian 顺治 shunzhi 例如 for example 受审 shoushen 中枢 center 麓 foot of a hill 受害 suffer injury/loss be victimized 转眼 zhuanyan 制作 to produce 喜酒 xijiu 丑恶 ugly, hideous despicable 家用 home-use 崇高 lofty, high 受孕 become pregnant 垒 rampart 新妇 xinfu 烹调 pengdiao 京 capital 硬件 hardware 嚼 chew; jaw (talk) to chew; jaw (talk) 饥荒 famine 立正 lizheng 眼色 yanse 低劣 inferior, low-grade 住口 zhukou 绌 crimson silk deficiency to stitch 别名 alias 都督 military commander 顺水 shunshui 药材 medicinal herbs 钟声 sound of tolling bell 睫毛 lash 实数 shishu 例外 exception 排练 rehearse 家畜 domestic animal livestock 唐 (surname) Tang dynasty 阒 live alone quiet 盟友 ally 辗 roll over on side turn half over 认证 authenticate approve 素 plain 声援 support (a cause) 惯性 inertia 钟头 hour 下限 lower limit prescribed minimum floor level floor 抵 hold up on the whole push against to butt / resist 茴 fennel 图片 image picture 预见 foresight prevision v. foresee predict 衰退 recession v. fail decline 紧握 grip 孤 lone / lonely 矧 (interrog.) 跫 sound of trampling 母子 muzi 壹 one (fraudproof) 闻 (surname) hear sniff at 粒状 granular 堂堂 in a dignified manner with great dignity magnificently 轭 restrain yoke 祈求 qiqiu 转盘 turntable giant stride disc-spinning 窝头 steamed bread of corn/sorghum/etc. 展期 zhanqi 相等 equal 展望 prospects v. look into the distance/future 濉 name of a river 猿 ape 铁心 tiexin 懈 lax / negligent 相符 conform to tally/agree with correspond to/with 丹麦 Denmark 制件 zhijian 人才 person of ability/talent 低压 low-pressure 人手 manpower 嗓子 throat voice 匍匐 crawl creep prostrate 监视 keep watch on keep lookout over 摄制 produce (film) 竺 (surname) 雄蕊 stamen 授予 confer award 搜 search out (as data) to search 堂客 tangke 羰 carbonyl (radical) 厩 a stable 药方 prescription 杆 pole M for guns stick / pole 见效 produce desired result 扬程 yangcheng 铁屑 tiexie 蜕皮 molt 竣 complete / finish 斧子 cauldron 垤 anthill mound 酪 Chinese cream / cheese 累加 add up 林海 linhai 犁田 litian 新学 xinxue 嗽 cough 袄 short and lined coat or robe 可变 variable 家乡 hometown native place 远东 Far East 预言 prophecy 受奖 shoujiang 紧急 urgent critical 形似 be similar in form/appearance 新安 xinan 无需 wuxu 游戏 recreation game v. play 偷税 evade taxes 渫 (surname) get rid of scatter 新宾 xinbin 议 criticize discuss 例子 example 见方 jianfang 声息 shengxi 三通 santong 面条 miantiao 耐久 naijiu 兕 rhinoceros indicus 珠海 zhuhai 回见 huijian 笤 broom 祥 auspicious / propitious 黄钟 the yellow race (Mongoloid) 形体 physique form and structure 无非 nothing but than simply only 偿 recompense 亦即 that is i.e. namely 参见 see also, cf. 参观 to tour, e.g. a factory 新娘 bride 硼酸 pengsuan 韶关 shaoguan 相称 match suit v. address each other 洗涤 wash cleanse 退缩 shrink back cower 筛板 shaiban 贬 diminish disparage 预计 calculate in advance estimate 存款 to deposit money in an account 由此 so as to 电桥 dianqiao 随身 (take/have) with one(self) 新婚 be newly-married 人情 human feelings favor gift present 策划 plan, plot 醣化 tanghua 热能 thermal energy 栅 fence 分发 distribute distribution 人性 human nature 金色 golden 考察 to inspect 无阻 wuzu 唧 (onomat.) to pump (water) 蒲 calamus 获胜 be victorious 激 incite / stimulate violent 忙碌 be busy bustle about 橙 an orange an orange 铁工 tiegong 无际 boundless 物 thing / object / matter 立案 lian 无限 unlimited 坻 islet / rock in river place name 潜热 latent heat 齐明 qiming 送礼 songli 馁 hungry 人群 crowd 装备 equipment outfit v. equip outfit 且 moreover 颛 (surname) good simple 酒杯 goblet 售 sell 推想 tuixiang 萸 cornelian cherry 切合 suit fit in gear to 勤快 qinkuai 面积 area 圹 tomb 萨利 sali 员 member 声纳 shengna 低下 lowly, humble 无视 wushi 无规 wugui 雯 multicolored clouds 念 read aloud 不休 ceaselessly 衰败 decay 摸 feel with the hand 疾病 diseases 厂 factory 误 to delay to neglect 探 search 劬 labor 参阅 canyue 拌 mix (salad) 低产 dichan 会战 huizhan 马儿 maer 筝 (mus. instr.) 崛起 jueqi 蛙 frog 回音 echo 捷克 Czech 饱 satiated 挺进 press/push forward 疃 place trodden by animals 经管 be in charge of 富饶 abundant, richly endowed 涓 (surname) brook to select 防备 guard or take precautions against 未知 unknown 愠 indignant / feel hurt 娲 (surname) sister of Fu2 Xi1 纵 vertical vertical; indulge; jump; even if release 申令 shenling 炫耀 show off flaunt 寇 bandit 藻类 zaolei 精致 fine exquisite delicate 硬化 harden sclerose 浦口 pukou 蒸腾 zhengteng 低估 underestimate, underrate 闲谈 chat 瓤 pulp of fruit 制剂 (chemical or pharmaceutical) preparation 抵达 arrive, reach 停车 to stop to park 罴 (bear) 放 let go let out to place 悬空 dangle 觉悟 realize 挺身 tingshen 制动 to apply a brake 签署 sign/initial (a document) 民警 minjing 戍 garrison 舌骨 shegu 邵阳 shaoyang 炖 stew slowly 检察 to examine 帝王 emperor, monarch 撞击 to strike to hit to ram 画展 art exhibition 梦 dream 有色 youse 单向 danxiang 眯 to squint or narrow one's eyes blinded (as by dust) 仔细 detailed 就绪 be in order be ready 棋 chess 无补 wubu 刻画 depict portray 相机 xiangji 赓 continue (as a song) 西周 xizhou 检定 jianding 个性 character 辅助 assist 仪 apparatus rites 醣厂 tangchang 倒塌 collapse 无论 no matter 木匠 carpenter 茶房 waiter, steward 逐渐 step by step 毕业 graduate 侩 broker 哪怕 napa 哑谜 yami 鱼塘 yutang 得失 gain and loss pluses and minuses 淋洗 linxi 西垂 xichui 了望 watch 就地 on the spot 无误 verified and found correct 盖子 cover lid shell 仓 cabin / hold (in ship) granary 西域 xiyu 鼓噪 clamor 礼拜 religious service week day of week Sunday 凭 lean against proof 穰 (surname) abundant stalk of grain 形变 deformation 端面 end, extremity 貔 (leopard) 制冷 refrigerate 疚 chronic disease 襟翼 jinyi 涪 name of a river 老命 laoming 达 attain / reach 来过 laiguo 泔 slop from rinsing rice 矮 short (stature) 玻璃 glass 假若 jiaruo 从速 as soon as possible, without delay 咆哮 growl roar 险峻 precipitous 因循 yinxun 弈 Chinese chess game 霉烂 meilan 些小 xiexiao 潜水 dive 异议 objection dissent 炭 carbon charcoal 挥舞 huiwu 画廊 gallery 宗法 zongfa 颜料 paint 隹 short-tailed bird 滑车 huache 滑轮 pulley block 龙门 longmen 内乱 internal disorder civil strife 阵地 a site for troops to stay 嫱 female court officials 吹嘘 brag 远古 remote antiquity 狼狈 helplessly dependent in dire straits 楼 house with more than 1 story 染缸 rangang 琅 (gem) tinkling of pendants 蜂房 hive honeycomb 展示 reveal lay bare 抵赖 deny 紧紧 closely tightly 形制 xingzhi 氕 protium 阙 deficiency (surname) imperial palace 防守 to defend 壮苗 zhuangmiao 踩 step on 因式 yinshi 宰 official slaughter 贯彻 to enforce 画幅 Chinese hanging painting 珀 amber 会意 huiyi 手法 skill technique trick gimmick 规定 to regulate 人类 human 洗煤 ximei 藤 rattan / cane 子 11 p.m.-1 a.m. 1st earthly branch child midnight son (noun suff.) 卫 (surname) protect 遭 a time incident meet by chance 盗匪 bandits, robbers 画布 felt blotter used for Chinese painting 磲 Tridacna gigas 输送 to transport 衽 overlapping part of Chinese gown 经纬 gingwai 防尘 dust-proof 竣工 jungong 窬 hole in a wall 经线 jingxian 手艺 craftsmanship workmanship handicraft trade one's cooking 鲛 shark 经纱 jingsha 戤 infringe upon a trade mark 耸 excite raise up to shrug 菱角 lingjiao 慎 cautious 得当 proper, suitable, fitting 叠韵 dieyun 融洽 with mutual understanding 相抵 xiangdi 芬兰 Finland 智力 intelligence intellect 恸 grief 滑行 slide coast 垂 hang down 蚌 oyster 那边 yonder 研讨 deliberate discuss 翼展 yizhan 骄横 arrogant overbearing 会晤 meet 洛夫 luofu 椰子 coconut 智利 Chile 就算 even if granted that 夕阳 xiyang 作证 testify give evidence 妥 secure / sound 蓠 Gracilaria confervoides 统制 tongzhi 薄板 sheet metal 无赖 wulai 爨 (surname) cooking-stove to cook 耦合 ouhe 单元 unit 阂 obstruct 老友 laoyou 游离 dissociate 老叔 laoshu 检录 jianlu 骑马 ride on horseback 面粉 flour 售货 to sell goods 智取 zhiqu 痞 swelling of the liver 相接 join meet 矗 lofty upright 闫 (surname) 雄鸡 rooster 敦促 urge, press 家法 jiafa 展翅 zhanchi 跻 go up 元宝 silver/gold ingot used as money 馈 food make a present 过程 a process a stage in a process 沦 perish 无谓 pointless senseless 疑心 suspicion 魏源 weiyuan 酃 name of a district in Hunan 泉州 quanzhou 探讨 inquire into explore 延河 yanhe 老化 age grow older 探访 tanfang 制图 graphics 条款 clause article provision 努力 hard working 相持 xiangchi 礼教 lijiao 女 female woman 驵 powerful horse 口气 (friendly or unfriendly) tone (of comments) 林相 linxiang 泗 place name snivel 液力 hydraulic 利索 lisuo 恼火 naohuo 组长 chief/head of group/section 西历 xili 无辜 innocence innocent 勃 suddenly 画家 painter 磨合 mohe 鱼尾 yuwei 状 accusation / suit state / condition 斟酌 consider deliberate 腊月 layue 画室 (artist's) studio 酚 phenol 人称 nickname person 人种 race (of humans) 拣 choose pick up 草绿 grass green 推事 tuishi 奥妙 profound, subtle, secret 别人 other people 省 frugal province save comprehend introspect visit 果酒 cider 闲话 gossip 妊 be pregnant 饥饿 hunger hungry starve 凝集 ningji 嘀咕 digu 帛 silk 宪章 xianzhang 果酱 jam 西北 Northwest 条案 tiaoan 瘫 paralyzed 广阔 amplitude 设 display establish 繁杂 many diverse 充 fill 侨眷 qiaojuan 回采 huicai 阵势 zhenshi 勤奋 diligent assiduous 西南 the Southwest 师弟 shidi 药粉 medicinal powder 枋 Santalum album 三角 triangle trigonometry 欲得 yude 均一 junyi 液压 hydraulic pressure 声称 assert 连心 lianxin 锬 long spear 图案 pattern design 电灯 electric light 抵触 conflict with, contradict 沽 buy / sell 贼 thief 雁 wild goose 绒线 rongxian 图样 tuyang 逐步 step by step 老农 old farmer experienced peasant 租 rent taxes 同仁 colleagues person of same belief/conviction 付出 expend, pay out 专注 be absorbed in 惠州 huizhou 浼 ask a favor of 液化 liquify 老兄 'old chap' (form of address between male friends) 师徒 shitu 排斥 repel exclude reject 老公 laogong 电热 electric heat 鲲 sea-monster young of fishes 老兵 veteran 礼服 ceremonial robe/dress formal attire 远在 yuanzai 规律 regulations 婉 graceful tactful 暴风 storm wind, storm 电炉 electric stove electric furnace 牙 tooth 制品 manufactured product 坫 stand for goblets 因子 factor 过硬 have mastery over or proficiency with something 电网 electric fence 铜厂 tongchang 邛 mound place name 有识 youshi 转换 change transform 渤 Gulf of Chile 泥浆 nijiang 暴露 to expose 有请 youqing 崮 (element in mountain names) 茶树 chashu 未经 not (yet) un- 济 aid ferry frugal 几时 jishi 烛 candle 电缆 electric cable 颓 become bald decadent 黯 deep black / dark 记载 to record 还击 fight back, return fire 适时 at right moment timely 缒 let down with a rope 壮观 magnificent n. magnificent sight 母亲 mother 邮递 postal/mail delivery v. send by post/mail 师傅 master worker 祈祷 pray 辅导 to coach to tutor to give advise (in study) 琳 gem 鄙人 your humble servant (sir) 老年 old age 制定 to institute a policy 利率 interest rate 老师 teacher 假装 feign pretend 统帅 commander in chief v. command 打进 dajin 记述 record and narrate 受伤 be injured/wounded 断口 duankou 罗斯 Roth (e.g., HRW Executive Director Kenneth Roth) 酱 jam thick sauce 统带 tongdai 堆积 duizhi 得分 defen 鱼卵 yuluan 那般 naban 展现 unfold before one's eyes 斓 variegated / parti-colored 舒 (surname) relax 图景 view prospect 随风 suifeng 亥 12th earthly branch 9-11 p.m. 年轻 young 年轮 nianlun 得到 to get to gain 型钢 xinggang 灰尘 dust dirt 扒 climb pull (out) to strip rake up; stew 泥水 nishui 茶楼 teahouse 师兄 shixiong 无能 inability incapable powerless 佤 Kawa 衰落 decompose 腐蚀 to erode 语音 voice 吴起 wuqi 辩证 dialectic 过目 look over, check through 臻 to reach utmost 染病 ranbing 糕点 cake, pastry 防军 fangjun 细布 muslin 无耻 wuchi 得力 capable, competent 戏曲 trad. opera singing parts in {chuan2qi2} and 土 earth / dust 蠡 calabash wood-boring insect 悦 pleased 缯 silk fabrics to tie / to bind 防冻 prevent frostbite 远大 long-range broad ambitious 泥泞 muddy n. mire 拍频 paipin 得势 get the upper hand 测定 to measure 躺 lie down 鱼叉 gaff 烹饪 pengren 品评 judge comment on 痈 carbuncle 授奖 to award a prize 迎春 winter jasmine forsythia 老式 old-fashioned outdated 逐日 zhuri 腊梅 lamei 老弟 laodi 电线 cord 药物 medicines pharmaceuticals medicaments 苛刻 harsh 老弱 laoruo 陵 mound tomb 暴雨 torrential rain 众数 zhongshu 尸体 corpse remains 籽棉 unginned cotton 泥潭 nitan 角钢 jiaogang 新会 xinhui 沏 to steep (tea) 还原 return to normal status reduction (chemistry) 繁殖 to multiply 徙 change one's residence 形容 appearance countenance v. describe 打败 defeat, best suffer defeat 制备 preparation 泡桐 paotong 澹 tranquil / placid (surname) 条播 tiaobo 品行 pinhang 规则 regulation 气流 air flow 规划 program plan 快步 kuaibu 年谱 chronicle 装卸 load and unload 热闹 lively buzzing with excitement v. have a 欧阳 ouyang 喊 cry / call 过甚 exaggerate 挑 carry on a pole choose incite 灰心 huixin 打趣 tease 创 to wound / a wound create 堂会 tanghui 败 be defeated to defeat 劝阻 quanzu 西式 xishi 人生 human life 防务 (pertaining to) defense 老将 laojiang 海运 shipping by sea 老小 laoxiao 老少 laoshao 默 silent write from memory 护理 nurse, tend 眉头 meitou 屯 to station (soldiers) to store up difficult stingy 翮 quill 轹 to bully wheel-rut 得出 have derived 胆怯 timid, shy 圈 to confine / enclose pen (pig)/ a fold circle / ring / loop 残 crippled remnant 画图 draw designs, figures, etc. (n) picture 新东 xindong 缘 along predestined affinity 记谱 jipu 许昌 xuchang 木 tree wood 活络 huoluo 逐月 zhuyue 乙烷 yiwan 髁 condyles 声地 shengdi 苑 (surname) park 逐条 zhutiao 辩解 make excuses 兜 pocket 羞耻 (a feeling of) shame 条文 tiaowen 退步 degenerate regress 柑橘 oranges and tangerines 音 sound 新乡 xinxiang 新书 new book 防卫 to defend defensive 堂上 tangshang 于 (surname) at / in 蘩 Artemisia stellariana 假设 hypothetically assumed 织机 zhiji 洗礼 baptism 讯问 xunwen 假话 jiahua 条支 tiaozhi 无色 colorless 提 carry (suspended) lift (from above) mention 尽管 even though 假说 hypothesis 跤 bones of leg wrestle 眼镜 spectacles eyeglasses 墨 ink 辛丑 xinchou 娄 (star) (surname) 皇 (surname) emperor 电筒 flashlight 钛 titanium 铁丝 tiesi 时机 opportunity opportune moment 龙骨 keel 吹奏 play (some musical instrument) 央 beg center 疱 pimple 岁数 age 芬奇 sweet scented air 硬币 coin 简介 summary brief introduction 迎接 meet welcome 塘 pond 慈善 charitable, philanthropic 玺 ruler's seal 髯 beard whiskers 云霞 beautiful clouds 叵 not thereupon 假象 semblance appearance pseudomorph 转机 (take a) turn for the better 徂 to go to reach 老婆 wife (informal term) 浪头 wave 浑身 from head to foot all over 运球 yunqiu 西夏 xixia 铁人 tieren 啮合 niehe 殡 encoffin funeral 陇 Gansu 请坐 qingzuo 位 M for person position seat 民房 minfang 洛克 luoke 老娘 laoniang 感人 moving 硬度 hardness 洛兰 luolan 乘积 the product of multiplication 浸蚀 erosion v. erode 龙驹 longju 坏话 malicious remarks, unpleasant words 绞刑 gallows 万福 wanfu 绞刀 jiaodao 勤劳 industrious hardworking 排演 paiyan 葫芦 hulu 巴巴 daddy, dad 嘲 ridicule to ridicule 倘使 tangshi 画像 portrait portray 简便 simple and convenient handy 相比 to compare with each other 退浆 tuijiang 矩阵 matrix dot matrix 噪音 rumble noise 妹妹 younger sister 衰老 old senile 老实 honest frank well-behaved good simple-minded naive 饩 grain ration sacrificial victim 有身 youshen 老家 native place old home one's original home 藻 (aquatic grasses) elegant 电站 dianzhan 制度 system 囤积 hoard for speculation 渍 saturate soak 云雾 yunwu 老子 Lao Zi,an important philosopher of Dao in ancient China 谡 composed rise to begin 构造 structure construction 云雀 lark skylark 云集 gather in a crowd 轴瓦 zhouwa 送死 songsi 屁 to break wind 跳高 tiaogao 功绩 feat 腓 calf of leg decay protect 粢 common millet 会演 joint performance 污 dirt / filth 关 (surname) mountain pass shut 利益 benefit 铜器 tongqi 刻度 graduation (on vessel/instrument) 排水 to drain water 霆 clap of thunder 梏 braces (med.) fetters manacles 宙 universe 排气 paiqi 捷径 shortcut 辇 emperor's carriage 粉饰 gloss over, whitewash 年表 nianbiao 伶 clever 西宁 xining 岁月 years time 热量 calorie 习 to practice 立秋 liqiu 萨尔 saer 颤抖 quiver 有趣 interesting fascinating amusing 延期 postpone defer 缁 Buddhists black silk dark 画卷 Chinese scroll painting 预 beforehand prepare 织成 zhicheng 回首 turn one's head turn around look back 有赖 depend/rest on 嘛 (phonetic) 禚 place name 顷刻 qingke 褥 mattress 经理 manager 形式 form 豪杰 hero person of great talent 泡沫 foam froth 游牧 youmu 听筒 tingtong 三老 sanlao 高 high / tall 电离 dianli 单子 list bedsheet 篮 basket 排泄 drain excrete 师团 division 游玩 youwan 诱骗 inveigle cajole trick 匈 Hungary thorax / chest 逊 to yield 猎人 hunter 作者 author 远征 expedition 精辟 jingpi 品质 quality 蔼 friendly 面目 face features visage appearance look aspect self-respect 舍身 to give one's life 蛑 marine crab 电码 telegraphic code 啜 sip suck 诵读 read aloud chant 游击 guerilla troop term 囱 chimney 人烟 renyan 眼里 yanli 龀 replace the milk teeth 护照 passport 罗拉 luola 怕 fear / be afraid 漏出 louchu 电磁 electromagnetism 经由 by 攻打 attack assault 排涝 pailao 豆 bean peas sacrificial vessel 双键 shuangjian 胆敢 dare, venture 钲 gong used to halt troops 妹子 meizi 职守 post duty 挠度 naodu 有谓 youwei 釉 glaze (of porcelain) 某 a certain 回风 huifeng 阵容 zhenrong 老大 laoda 仇视 look upon with hatred, be hostile to 扩 enlarge 张骞 zhangqian 老夫 laofu 转播 relay broadcast (on radio or TV) 老头 old fellow 过火 carry something too far 西施 also known as Xi Zi acme of 西方 the West 新生 newborn newly born n. new life rebirth 推磨 tuimo 转子 rotor 相国 xiangguo 图形 graph 劳资 laozi 排列 to arrange in series, rows, etc 嘤 calling of birds 贯注 concentrate on 肫 gizzard 瓶子 bottle 话剧 modern drama, play 头骨 tougu 会办 huiban 摘 borrow pick (flowers / fruit) 铁牛 tieniu 花边 lace 戏弄 caper jest 规格 specification 图式 tushi 盟约 mengyue 亲自 personally 萃 collect collection dense 掂 weigh in the hand 首席 chief (representative, correspondent, etc) 新疆 Xinjiang (Sinkiang) province 报到 report (for work), register 变质 go bad 厢 box (in theater) side room 载频 zaipin 报刊 the press 茭 Zizania aquatica 杠子 bar 粒径 lijing 萨拉 sala 旁心 pangxin 个儿 size, height thing/person taken singly 视 look at 獍 an animal which eats its mother 低级 elementary, rudimentary 包涵 excuse, forgive 家奴 jianu 秦 (surname) name of a dynasty 就便 jiubian 评剧 pingju 浓郁 strong rich 宇航 space flight 人体 human body 刚才 just a moment ago 推移 elapse (of time) develop evolve (of situations/etc.) 里面 interior 山脚 foot of a mountain 受益 benefit from 险滩 xiantan 脚跟 heel 人人 everyone 就义 die a martyr 画法 painting, drawing 人事 human affairs ways of the world personnel 过人 excel, surpass 亵 licentious 何止 far more than 隶农 linong 人们 the people 排卵 ovulate 儿女 sons and daughters youth 就业 get or take up a job 阵线 a front (i.e., militant group) 国策 national policy 考生 examinee 老林 laolin 晚近 wanjin 山腰 shanyao 除草 weed 脚趾 toe 佴 assistant 就中 jiuzhong 箔 leaf sheet tinsel 胆子 courage, nerve 人中 indentation on upper lip philtrum Middle of 条形 tiaoxing 梆 watchman's rattle 学费 xuefei 刍 (surname) cut grass hay 霏 fall of snow 入院 ruyuan 粒度 lidu 授意 give sb. the idea to do sth. 人为 artificial 人主 renzhu 形态 form 就任 take up one's post 扶手 railing 据此 on these grounds accordingly 人丛 rencong 疸 jaundice 人世 human world 老板 boss 俯瞰 overlook, look down over 茶几 tea table 就事 jiushi 累累 haggard hang-dog in clusters/bunches adj. countless 绪 beginnings clues 退出 withdraw from quit 固 be sure solid 老朽 laoxiu 蔫 fade / wither 受病 shoubing 找寻 look for seek 入门 elementary course primer vo. learn the fundamentals 辉 bright / glorious 咏 sing 游人 sightseer tourist 头颈 neck 慈母 loving mother 头颅 head skull 估量 assess, appraise 泥坑 nikeng 逐年 year after year 变迁 vicissitudes, changes 一行 group traveling together party 结 to bear (fruit) a bond to bear to knot 均等 jundeng 硬性 hardness 规模 scope scale 泥土 earth soil clay 跺脚 stamp foot 漏气 louqi 秽 dirt / filth 惯例 conventional 推究 tuijiu 织布 weave cloth 山芋 shanyu 钤 latch of door seal 贵 expensive noble your (name) 斤两 jinliang 不仅 not only 故 cause deceased old 家学 jiaxue 繁华 flourishing bustling 适当 proper appropiate 沥 drip 单杠 dangang 相合 xianghe 相同 similar 钟相 zhongxiang 头顶 top/crown of head 延安 Yan'an (in Shaanxi) 九 nine 忾 anger 捷报 report of success report of a victory 堂皇 imposing grand 几度 jidu 弹药 ammunition 压 press down in the first place to crush 适应 to get used to 退化 degenerate deteriorate 适度 moderate 山茶 shancha 老早 laozao 弱酸 weak acid 胃肠 weichang 薯 potato yam 哆嗦 tremble, shiver 比价 exchange rate, price relations 酌 consider pour wine 巴掌 palm, hand 衷心 heartfelt cordial 只限 zhixian 推算 calculate reckon 虮 nymph of louse 漏洞 leak flow hole loophole 退却 retreat withdraw shrink back flinch 企图 attempt 山药 shanyao 鹾 brine salt 皎 bright white 里间 lijian 尕 (phonetic) 会党 huidang 神话 mythology myth fairy tale 轰击 bombard 氮肥 nitrogenous fertilizer 形成 to form 度过 passed, spent 受理 accept and hear a case 胂 arsine 灰暗 huian 一览 general survey bird's-eye view 寐 sleep soundly 飒 declining sound of wind 茶叶 tea (leaves) 师母 shimu 企业 commercial enterprises 棘轮 jilun 济宁 jining 贩 deal in / trade in 会儿 moment n. moment 西晋 xijin 胆大 bold, audacious 转录 zhuanlu 母爱 muai 稔 ripe grain 文风 wenfeng 宾客 guests, visitors 防水 waterproof 判 to judge 长 long chief / head elder grow 泉水 spring water spring 许多 many much alot 鲻 Mugil cephalus / grey mullet 社 society 相加 add together 黄蜂 wasp 防汛 flood prevention or control 报国 dedicate life to country 替换 replace displace 粒子 a granule a particle (physics) 硬是 actually (accomplish sth. hard) just simply 轲 given name of mencius 毵 long-haired / shaggy 简直 simply 礼品 lipin 怨言 complaint 考 examine 老手 laoshou 描画 to draw to describe 液态 liquid state 瀣 mist / vapor 垢 dirt disgrace 试题 shiti 钟点 zhongdian 一身 for suits of clothing the whole body 铁皮 tiepi 转念 zhuannian 鼽 congested nose 聋 deaf 芳香 balmy 统战 united front 经书 jingshu 偷偷 toutou 滹 (surname) name of a river 形数 xingshu 旖 fluttering of flag 烷基 wanji 试飞 have trial flight 鹧 partridge / Francolinus chinensis 送别 farewell 相切 xiangqie 酒厂 jiuchang 攀 climb up pull 宠信 favor and trust unduly 照管 zhaoguan 飞速 feisu 排场 paichang 母猪 muzhu 妓 prostitute 出色 outstanding, remarkable 累积 accumulate 唠 to chatter 分之 (indicating a fraction) 相反 opposite 远方 distant place 相变 xiangbian 疏远 alienation 潮流 tide trend 民情 minqing 防洪 prevent or control flooding 式子 posture formula 部门 department 魔 devil 转帐 transfer money from or 胙 confer upon sacrificial flesh 见习 jianxi 独揽 arrogate, monopolize 忧 worried 硬木 yingmu 简短 brief 烹 cuisine / cooking 只身 zhishen 项羽 xiangyu 膘 fat 众多 multitudinous numerous 馨 fragrant 夸耀 brag about flaunt 堆放 heap, stack 谱 chart list score (music) 条子 short note 都市 big city 一边 indicating two actions in progress at the same time 漂流 drift about be driven by the current 认识 to be acquainted with to recognize 家山 jiashan 拚 disregard reject put together; stake all 老挝 Laos 酣 intoxicated 漂浮 afloat 砖头 brick fragment brick 会场 meeting place conference/assembly hall 勺 spoon ladle 闻风 wenfeng 家属 family members/dependents 控制 to control 吹捧 flatter, lavish praise on 鱼池 yuchi 适宜 suitable 傻子 fool 箩 basket 产物 product 眶 eye socket 鱼水 yushui 但 but 褐煤 brown coal, lignite 欠缺 lack be deficient be short of 距 at a distance of 咕嘟 gurgle 岂敢 qigan 羌族 qiangzu 旭 dawn / rising sun 买 buy 吸食 xishi 攻守 gongshou 泉源 fount 葬 bury (the dead) 弑 murder a superior 会员 affiliate 面筋 mianjin 检波 jianpo 部队 regiment 剥削 to deprive 妪 brood over old woman protect 试验 to test 帻 conical cap 会同 handle jointly with other organizations concerned 会合 fusion confluence v. join meet converge assemble 茶园 chayuan 鱼油 yuyou 烘托 set off by contrast (painting) add ink shading around an object 单据 voucher 迎头 meet head-on/face-to-face/directly 胆小 timid, cowardly 毕竟 after all, in the final analysis 入 enter 报告 to report 厚度 thickness 家当 jiadang 远景 distant view prospect long shot 老总 laozong 纱锭 shading 推翻 to overthrow 型 model 钍 thorium 家庭 family 延年 yannian 每人 per person each person 相减 xiangjian 受热 be heated have heatstroke 一贯 consistent persistent all along 报喜 report success 家底 jiadi 学说 theory 锦纶 jinlun 镌 degrade engrave (wood or stone) 陛下 your majesty 浜 ditch small river 紫红 zihong 沾染 stain 艮 a sign in trigram 一起 together 学识 learning knowledge scholarly attainments 防潮 damp-proof 驾 drive (vehicle) to mount 因次 yinci 每个 apiece 会商 huishang 智慧 wisdom intelligence 远望 yuanwang 挠曲 naoqu 苛求 make excessive demands be overcritical 堕 degenerate fall destroy overthrow 家常 the daily life of a family 相关 be interrelated 送入 songru 紧 strict tight 表白 vindicate show 西戎 xirong 唷 (exclamatory part.) 受灾 be hit by natural calamity 因此 thus 忐 nervous 得法 have knack for 授权 authorize 肚皮 belly 瓢 dipper / ladle 简略 simple brief sketchy 一路 all the way has always been 单打 single (bachelor[ette]) 要 coerce demand important to want will 眉毛 eyebrow brow 出车 dispatch a vehicle 电位 dianwei 番薯 sweet potato 沟通 communicate 岁入 revenue annual income 浪涛 langtao 被 (expre. passive) quilt 结实 tough durable 下放 xiafang 邻 neighbor neighboring 命脉 lifeline 潜在 latent potential 甾 steroid nucleus 制止 to curb to put a stop to to stop to check to limit 磋 deliberate to polish 转化 to transform 苎麻 zhuma 绞杀 jiaosha 原意 original intention 岂止 qizhi 一色 yise 液泡 yipao 相应 relatively 调 mode (music) to move (troops) tune harmonize reconcile 殂 die 抛锚 anchorage 繁复 complicated 转发 transmit 相干 coherent v. have to do with be 泥巴 mud mire 母线 generator bus (bar) 繁多 numerous 受罚 shoufa 转变 to evolve 罗嗦 luosuo 客 guest 受罪 shouzui 西洋 occident 岁出 suichu 电信 dianxin 臆 feelings opinion thoughts 西海 xihai 嫌 dislike 悔恨 regret deeply 家具 furniture 客人 guest visitor 谢意 xieyi 吸附 absorption 立体 three-dimensional stereoscopic n. a solid (body) 胰 soap 家兔 jiatu 穷 exhausted poor 恋爱 love romantic attachment 汀州 tingzhou 财宝 money and valuables 毕生 all one's life 纥 knot tassels; silk of poor quality; ancestors of the huns 立井 lijing 客体 object 枯萎 withered 膝盖 knee 得手 deshou 不中 ~~(yi4) not to one's liking 丁香 lilac clove 酒席 jiuxi 树 tree 慈悲 mercy, benevolence pity 西法 xifa 会审 huishen 山西 Shanxi (Shansi) province 顶 go against most top 侧线 siding 扫选 saoxuan 适合 suitable 扬州 yangzhou 会子 huizi 期 a fixed date period to hope 铁管 tieguan 伯 hundred father's elder brother senior 母羊 ewe 诸葛 zhuge 节育 planned parenthood vo. practice birth control 相当 fairly 桁 pole plate purlin ridge-pole 出身 family background previous occupation 窈 deep quiet and elegant 蛊 insanity poison 因数 yinshu 试问 shiwen 署名 sign (a signature) 滚 to boil to roll 西江 xijiang 轨距 gauge 诬 accuse falsely 转动 to rotate 载重 zaizhong 建 build 洛林 luolin 得意 complacent 砌 build (by laying bricks) 文集 collected works 文雅 elegant refined 贞观 zhenguan 钮 (surname) button 出走 go for walk 转入 shift/switch to 铁砧 anvil 招致 incur lead to 瞩 gaze 据悉 it is reported that... 行文 hangwen 家史 jiashi 统治 to reign to rule 听信 tingxin 融化 ronghua 头部 head top section 由中 youzhong 报仇 avenge 出路 outlet 征集 zhengji 老汉 laohan 肩头 jiantou 听众 audience listeners 疑惧 yiju 慌乱 flurried, in a hurry 戛 a lance standing alone 疑惑 be perplexed/uncertain 女士 lady madame 鲤 carp 活佛 huofo 存亡 live or die, survive or perish 个子 height stature build size 防护 shelter, protect 刻 oppressive quarter of an hour 浅 shallow 觉察 detect perceive discover 城郊 outskirts of a town 浪潮 tide wave 哔 (phonetic) 母系 maternal 柞 oak / Quercus serrata 受累 shoulei 修 cultivate repair teacher's pay 刻下 kexia 家务 household duties 相差 difference 月 month moon 宋 (surname) name of a dynasty 颍 name of a river 妈妈 mother 优 superior 谚 proverb 悝 laugh at ridicule sad 排外 xenophobic anti-foreigner 蜕变 tuibian 在 be at exist 匡复 kuangfu 旁听 be a visitor (at a meeting, class, trial, etc) 缫丝 saosi 谋 to plan / seek 因果 cause and effect karma preordained fate 济南 Jinan city (capital of Shandong) 频频 again and again repeatedly 扬弃 yangqi 听从 obey heed comply with 受粉 shoufen 扶梯 staircase 头里 touli 特种 special type particular kind 髡 make the head bald 装扮 dress up as be disguised as 柜台 counter 同事 colleague fellow worker vp. work together 良知 liangzhi 拱 fold hands in salute to arch 简称 abbreviated form of name abbreviation v. be 阴雨 overcast and rainy day 受精 be fertilized/impregnated 淄 black name of a river 听任 tingren 节节 jiejie 退守 tuishou 文静 wenjing 吕 (surname) 阴阳 {yin1-yang2} opposites 掰 to break with both hands 夷 a barbarian 谩骂 manma 倒戈 change sides, betray allegiance 文革 Cultural Revolution 金黄 golden yellow 裂 split 电导 diandao 增加 increase 乙 2nd heavenly stem 2nd in order 荛 fuel grass 新经 xinjing 迎合 cater/pander to 半点 halfway point 噩 startling 蜕化 tuihua 一致 unanimously 阴险 yinxian 漏斗 funnel 趁 avail oneself of 纹路 wenlu 攻击 to attack 骗子 cheater 脞 chopped meat trifles 山谷 valley 均田 juntian 卖钱 maiqian 报废 scrap 钻 enter (a hole) probe an auger diamond 简练 jianlian 几几 jiji 束缚 tie up fetter 奎 name of constellation stride 征途 journey 粮食 grain, food 厢房 xiangfang 坚韧 jianren 股金 money paid for shares 都城 capital 蠃 solitary wasp 江汉 jianghan 混浊 hunzhuo 瞒 conceal from 装料 zhuangliao 花草 huacao 蚜 aphis 戏台 xitai 砣 steelyard weight 谱号 puhao 改组 reorganize reshuffle (posts, etc.) 栖息 perch 学者 scholar 攻克 to capture to take 薄弱 weak, frail 纠缠 be entangled be worried by to worry to get entangled in sth 会师 huishi 项目 item 淖 (surname) slush / mud 觎 passionately desire 瞎说 xiashuo 文选 wenxuan 陧 dangerous 花茶 scented tea 铜板 tongban 蓰 (grass) increase five fold 邦交 diplomatic relations 推理 inference reasoning 隶属 be subordinate to 戏剧 drama play theater 林下 linxia 会心 understanding knowing vo. understand know 相对 counterpart opposing relatively 萧红 xiaohong 林业 lumber industry 鸢 kite 窥 peep pry into 掠过 flit 译者 yizhe 只顾 zhigu 入骨 to the marrow 纠纷 dispute issue 俗 vulgar 裙 skirt 电容 electric capacitance 送客 songke 融合 fusion 相宜 xiangyi 改编 to adapt to rearrange to revise 考种 kaozhong 悔改 repent repentance 潜力 latent capacity potential(ity) 跟前 front in front (of) 远洋 yuanyang 挟 hold between clasp under the arm coerce 肩带 jiandai 花色 design and color variety thereof (merchandise) 检查 to check 萱 Hemerocallis flava 付款 pay payment 咒骂 damn curse 欺骗 cheat 匿 to hide 汁 juice 逐出 expel 阴道 vagina 剥夺 deprive, strip 屡 time and again 山路 shanlu 粮饷 liangxiang 磨难 tribulation hardship suffering 莉 jasmine 簌 dense vegetation sieve 迎击 meet head-on 相声 xiangsheng 时运 shiyun 顺从 submit/yield to 玩 to play curios / antiques 芳 fragrant 玫瑰 meigui 律诗 lushi 储量 reserves 缶 pottery 容 contain countenance 骄傲 arrogant conceited v. be proud take pride 考究 kaojiu 蹀 tread on 颤动 quaver 别的 other 去向 direction 限 limit 装束 zhuangshu 繁忙 busy bustling 黑幕 inside story of a plot 累犯 leifan 住房 housing lodging 嫣 captivating 适口 shikou 伤寒 shanghan 硬水 yingshui 潜入 qianru 美酒 meijiu 饺 dumplings with meat filling 觉得 to have the feeling that 抽空 manage to find time 攻占 gongzhan 抗暴 kangbao 缔约 conclude or sign a treaty 抽穗 chousui 颤 shake / vibrate shake / vibrate 还本 repayment of principal 丫 slave girl 悴 haggard 番茄 tomato 嘻 laugh / giggle 牵连 (be) implicated 许可 admission 谱写 compose music 学艺 xueyi 踢 to kick 奥 obscure / mysterious 缔结 conclude 美金 meijin 灿 resplendent / brilliant 黄豆 huangdou 挈 pull out take family along 律 law 鲍 abalone 扬子 yangzi 惠施 huishi 出血 bleed 验算 yansuan 砺 grind sandstone 险情 xianqing 亲身 in person personally first-hand 家园 home homeland native heath 罗列 spread/set out enumerate 顺便 conveniently in passing 画报 pictorial (magazine) 转向 to turn toward 半球 hemisphere 飞驰 speed along 扫雷 saolei 描绘 depict describe portray 啼 mourn to cry 抽签 draw lots 险恶 dangerous perilous ominous sinister vicious treacherous 幂 power (math.term) 洗 wash 相好 xianghao 倒是 actually it turns out that 囊 sack 龠 (ancient measure) flute key 几分 jifen 还是 still or else 枰 chess-like game 劳苦 toil 扉 door with only one leaf 铒 erbium 千金 thousand pieces of gold a lot of 勤恳 qinken 扫除 cleanup v. clear away wipe out 剩 have as remainder 相处 get along (with one another) 均相 junxiang 遗容 yirong 变色 change color, discolor 轴套 zhoutao 出面 act in one's own capacity 渔 fisherman to fish 条件 condition qualification 潜伏 hide lie low incubate 帝制 monarchy 简报 jianbao 新政 new policy 悟性 power of understanding/insight 弹道 trajectory 药害 yaohai 林区 linqu 派 clique / school to dispatch 低温 low-temperature 新教 protestant 蟥 horse-leech 电场 electric field 汨 name of a river 人心 popular feeling human heart 檗 Phyllodendron amurense 每天 everyday 利害 terrible devastating tough sharp n. advantages 谓 speak of 立地 lidi 立场 position, e.g. stance on a political issue 酝酿 brew ferment (lit./fig.) have a look at/into 犬 dog 洗刷 wash brush scrub 文豪 wenhao 省长 shengzhang 慈祥 kindly 捍 ward off (a blow) 孝 filial 人影 renying 滦州 luanzhou 图例 tuli 声带 vocal cord(s) 齐备 qibei 币值 currency value 喃 mumble in repetition 圪 (phonetic) 隅 corner 低潮 low tide 母本 muben 改换 replace, change 出院 leave/be discharged from hospital 岩溶 yanrong 椐 Zelkowa acuminata 樱桃 cherry 钦佩 admiration 图书 books in general 舢 sampan 乃是 but, which is 痒痒 to itch to tickle 过度 exceeding excessive lavishly 庵 small Buddhist temple 电器 electrical equipment/appliances 获 reap / harvest to catch / obtain 漏网 louwang 图为 tuwei 剂 dose 篇 chapter / article 受 receive 铙 big cymbals 立国 liguo 制版 make plate 经密 jingmi 条例 regulations rules ordinances 征购 zhenggou 倥 ignorant / blank-minded urgent / pressed 漂移 drift (electrical) 因素 factor 活命 huoming 验收 check on delivery 顿挫 pause and transition in rhythm or melody 阴谋 conspiracy 紧张 nervous 堆焊 duihan 啼哭 tiku 缟 plain white silk 抄本 hand-copied book transcript 命题 to pose a question 曾经 has occurred before 旁人 pangren 嘿嘿 hey 措施 cuoshi 经学 jingxue 花鸟 traditional painting of flowers and birds 桑 mulberry tree 跟上 genshang 过年 celebrate the New Year 才华 (literary or artistic) talent 声张 shengzhang 简捷 jianjie 听命 tingming 诼 complain 曼延 manyan 龉 irregular teeth 轴孔 zhoukong 见外 jianwai 逐个 one by one 新月 crescent moon 黄酒 yellow rice wine 洛美 luomei 见天 jiantian 旋宫 xuangong 逐一 one by one 活埋 huomai 火炉 huolu 立嗣 lisi 新村 xincun 规程 rules regulations 浓艳 nongyan 人工 salary man-made 改性 change nature 狂呼 kuanghu 滓 dregs sediment 顺势 shunshi 弱者 the weak 欠款 debts vo. owe money 面对 face confront 防空 anti-aircraft defense 出错 make mistakes 扔掉 throw away 蕺 Houttuynia cordata 槽 trough 叫好 applaud cheer 江阴 jiangyin 出门 just now out the door 珠儿 zhuer 黄金 gold 岩洞 yandong 别 another don't separate contrary / difficult / awkward 规章 rule regulation 装箱 zhuangxiang 畅 happy 哄 resound with laughter deceive / coax have a hilarious time riot 头衔 touxian 低沉 overcast (voice) low and deep low-spirited, downcast 丝胶 sijiao 尽力 try one's best 面孔 face 面子 outer part outside face reputation prestige face 几何 geometry ph. how much/many? 蛸 long-legged spider Octopus octopodia mantis egg nest 岩浆 lava 筛子 sieve 缈 indistinct 顺口 shunkou 西皮 xipi 形状 shape 客商 keshang 聩 born deaf deaf 谪 disgrace (an official) find fault 灰白 grey ash-colored 学龄 school age 新春 xinchun 尸斑 shiban 单相 (~~ si) unrequitted love 届 arrive at (place or time) period 腌 to salt / pickle 族 clan / race 碟子 small dish 低洼 low-lying (land) 试车 trial run 祜 celestial blessing 千赫 qianhe 安设 install, set up 公 just / honorable (designation) public 许久 xujiu 寻求 seek explore 罗丹 luodan 倒立 stand upside down 载记 zaiji 寥寥 liaoliao 枯黄 kuhuang 庞 (surname) huge mixed 莠 Setaria viridis vicious 拆卸 disassemble, dismantle 适中 moderate well situated 出铁 chutie 考查 examine check 伟大 great 因缘 yinyuan 鱼种 yuzhong 裒 collect 喷花 penhua 噙 hold in the mouth 盖章 to affix a seal (to sth) 乩 to divine 几乎 almost 攻下 capture, come down on 死 die 齐名 qiming 庇 protect to cover 经度 longitude 人家 someone else 斡 to turn 忙 busy 钫 francium 体格 physique build 受援 shouyuan 税额 amount of tax 人定 rending 就学 attend school 林场 linchang 荫棚 yinpeng 宝藏 mineral deposits 铺盖 pugai 漏税 loushui 乡党 xiangdang 桨 oar 听凭 tingping 得罪 offend 烘烤 baking 试行 try out 学风 style of study 逃 to escape 部落 tribe 简明 simple and clear concise 老牌 old brand old style old school 简易 simple and easy simply constructed unsophisticated 蠓 grasshopper midge sandfly 见得 jiande 经常 often 犰 armadillo 存储 cunchu 霭 cloudy sky friendly 电台 transceiver radio station 吭声 hangsheng 立即 immediately 声威 shengwei 萧条 desolate bleak n. depression 痖 dumb hoarse 彝 normal nature of man rule 眉眼 meiyan 淦 name of a river 帝国 kingdom 受挫 be baffled/thwarted 箭头 arrow 闻见 wenjian 晷 sundial 老爹 laodie 继而 then afterwards 载货 zaihuo 未可 cannot 变频 bianpin 报 newspaper to gain revenge to report 鱼网 fishnet fishing net 媵 maid escorting bride to new home 眉目 meimu 立功 ligong 魏书 weishu 老王 laowang 景观 jingguan 一齐 simultaneously in unison together 乒 bing (onomat.) 转业 be transferred to civilian work 皱纹 wrinkle 绪言 preface 除非 only if, unless 紧密 tight 葶 Draba nemerosa bebe carpa 惹 annoy 转为 zhuanwei 铁板 iron panel 茏 Polygonum posumbu 烘焙 bake 咖 coffee 立刻 immediately 听候 tinghou 签字 signature vo. sign affix one's signature initial 推测 infer conjecture guess 鱼翅 yuchi 声学 shengxue 杵 pestle to poke 展开 to spread out 灰烬 huijin 避开 bikai 瑁 (jade) 电力 electric power 鱼群 yuqun 客厅 drawing room parlour 转交 zhuanjiao 韬 bow case to cover 盗用 usurp, take 电动 power-driven (tool, etc.) 山门 shanmen 护士 nurse 鱼类 fish 立冬 lidong 悬崖 overhanging cliff precipice 霖 continued rain 山阴 shanyin 卖身 maishen 齐心 be of one mind 奥秘 profound mystery 家信 letter to/from home 狃 accustomed to 葬送 zangsong 听取 listen to 延伸 extend stretch 装置 to install 腺 gland 过夜 spend the night 休 to rest 人头 number of people (per) capita 闻讯 wenxun 轴心 axis 过头 overdo, go past the limit 肤 skin 过失 defect fault 防线 defense line 贯穿 run through 碴 fault glass fragment quarrel 宣誓 swear an oath (of office) make a vow 家伙 chap 主 master 煅 to discipline to forge wrought 利己 liji 胃镜 weijing 倒置 place upside down 刻划 kehua 活化 huohua 画笔 writing/painting brush 规约 terms (of an agreement) 美观 pleasing to the eye 灯 lamp 叮 sting (of mosquito) to ask 每当 whenever every time 鱼粉 yufen 飞舞 flutter, dance in the air 家产 jiachan 游客 traveller tourist 笈 trunks (for books) 受惊 shoujing 过境 pass through a country 金星 jinxing 家人 family members 通 go through know well 粝 coarse (grain) 飞船 airship 考据 kaoju 家事 housework 新房 xinfang 醯 acyl 吹牛 boast, brag 谢绝 refuse decline 耀眼 dazzling 人士 people 顿时 at once, immediately 未决 weijue 单独 individually 新手 tyro 起用 qiyong 形相 xingxiang 活力 vigor vitality energy 里脊 liji 啬 stingy 找事 zhaoshi 黄铜 brass 宣讲 xuanjiang 洧 name of a river 嘉兴 jiaxing 未免 weimian 家世 jiashi 船 ship / boat 家业 jiaye 粮草 liangcao 煊 radiance warm 铂 platinum 家书 jiashu 宣读 xuandu 俐 clever 痊愈 completely cured/recovered 微细 weixi 培植 to cultivate to train 每年 every year 晚饭 supper 擢 pull out select 载运 zaiyun 睫 eyelashes 绒布 flannel 统统 all completely 畜生 domestic animal beast, swine (derog.) 药厂 yaochang 膑 kneecap / patella 相仿 be similar be more or less same 抽泣 sob 入迷 to be fascinated to be enchanted 锞 grease-pot for cart ingot 挫折 setback, reverse 两 tael two 电影 movie 刳 to cut open / rip up / scoop out 冱 congealed frozen 鱼片 yupian 新津 xinjin 珠宝 jewel 撕破 tear 沦为 be reduced to 相交 to intersect 叫卖 jiaomai 林子 linzi 相亲 xiangqin 嘉庆 jiaqing 林学 linxue 迥 distant 送交 songjiao 山顶 mountain top 酒会 jiuhui 立志 resolve be determined 相互 mutually 电弧 dianhu 防火 prevent fire fireproof 纠正 to rectify 唉 (interj. of regret) 鸭蛋 yadan 访问 to interview formal visit 排 a platoon line up row of logs or boards 齐全 assort 受潮 be affected by damp and cold 立式 vertical upright 磨耗 mohao 相乘 xiangcheng 飘落 piaoluo 押 detain in custody 抽水 draw water 相中 xiangzhong 面具 mask 诎 to bend yield 山风 shanfeng 相与 xiangyu 懦 imbecile timid 珠子 bead 老翁 laoweng 新民 xinmin 改正 to correct to amend to put right correction 相信 to believe 蚕 silkworm 送信 songxin 溥 extensive / pervading 经历 to have experienced something 电平 dianping 讷 large speak cautiously 忙乱 mangluan 尽头 jintou 光亮 bright 学问 learning knowledge scholarship 利剑 sharp sword 单糖 dantang 半截 half of st 相依 xiangyi 经受 undergo experience withstand stand 喂养 weiyang 新沙 xinsha 晚霜 wanshuang 晚霞 wanxia 真 real true 相位 phase 薨 death of a prince swarming 弯 bend / bent 头茬 touchi 装点 decorate dress deck 海船 ocean-going boat 涸 to dry to dry up 催芽 cuiya 绞盘 jiaopan 睡眠 sleep 顺天 shuntian 仅仅 hardly 相传 xiangchuan 药剂 medicament drug 申明 shenming 相似 similar 绚 adorned swift 抓紧 firmly grasp pay close attention to 里边 inside 赣 Jiangxi 寝室 qinshi 才子 gifted scholar 盗 rob / a robber 栌 capital (of column) smoke tree 倜 energetic / exalted / magnanimous 声响 sound noise 午时 wushi 师爷 shiye 隳 destroy overthrow 欺负 browbeat take advantage of pick on 瘟疫 epidemic 储藏 keep in custody deposit 调停 mediate, intervene 练 to drill / to train 盗窃 steal 锯床 juchuang 一道 continuously all along 筛分 shaifen 增值 increase in value 顶端 apex 代 dynasty generation substitute 入超 ruchao 秭 billion 据点 fortified point stronghold 退休 to retire 飞轮 flywheel 铁桶 tietong 申斥 objurgate 远程 long-distance remote long-range 推托 tuituo 占领 to take over by force 别扭 awkward, difficult 锵 tinkling of small bells 电工 electrician 峄 name of hills in Shandong 推戴 tuidai 迎 to welcome 谢 (surname) to thank 敕 imperial orders 声名 shengming 未尝 weichang 扫荡 mop up destroy 变革 transform, change 忮 aggressive 疏通 shutong 检点 jiandian 眈 gaze intently 袍 gown (lined) 单纯 pure innocent naive 弘 great liberal 炝 cook in soy 储蓄 save, deposit 慌忙 in a great rush hurriedly 载荷 load 展出 to put on display to be on show to exhibit 告 tell 叫做 is named is called known as 漏电 loudian 煜 brilliant / glorious 嗟 sigh sigh 流民 liumin 人品 renpin 狱 prison 晚间 (in the) evening (at) night 虾 shrimp / prawn 旗手 qishou 头脑 brain 清单 detailed list or statement of account 母液 mother liquor/solution 筛号 shaihao 愧 ashamed 现 appear present / now 踹 kick trample 慌张 flustered, confused, flurried 推挽 tuiwan 存心 intentionally, deliberately 爬行 crawl creep 扼要 concise, to the point 人命 renming 受气 be bullied 经典 classical n. classics scriptures 面前 in front 慈爱 kindly affection 避免 to avoid 间 interstice interstice separate 捻 twirl (in the fingers) 撑腰 support, back up 立宪 lixian 电子 electronic electron (physics) 授粉 pollination 哪个 which? who 尼斯 nisi 鄞 name of a district in Zhejiang 涡 name of a river eddy / whirlpool 授精 insemination 锦旗 jinqi 怯懦 faint-hearted n. cowardice 鲫 bastard carp sand perch 过去 in the past 喱 grain weight 见地 jiandi 一阵 a while 立定 liding 装甲 zhuangjia 变量 variable amount 急电 jidian 窝棚 wopeng 度量 tolerance, magnanimity 该 ought to owe 序文 preface foreword 恨 hate 就医 jiuyi 声势 shengshi 人参 ginseng 考核 examine check assess (sb.'s proficiency) 悬垂 overhang 宝贝 treasured object 障 obstacle 序数 ordinal 宝贵 treasured 衍射 diffraction 未婚 unmarried single 哪些 which several 纬 latitude 句法 jufa 只要 zhiyao 抽样 chouyang 潍 name of a river 鹗 fish eagle fish hawk osprey 才干 competence, ability 皱眉 zhoumei 坝 dam embankment 过半 half-finished 得知 dezhi 欺诈 cheat swindle 旦 morning 酿酒 niangjiu 太古 immemorial 节间 jiejian 铰 scissors to cut (with scissors) 测绘 survey and draw 出马 go into action, take the field 妃 imperial concubine 骅 chestnut horse 师生 teacher and student 订正 make corrections 宪兵 military police 半晌 quite a while 招集 zhaoji 住户 zhuhu 油松 yousong 林带 lindai 档案 files, archives 签发 sign and issue (document/etc.) 及至 up to until 人力 manual labor manpower 寒冷 chill 嘉定 jiading 魄 soul 寻找 seek 利器 liqi 飞行 to fly flying 荔 litchi 志 the will to record write a footnote 推断 infer deduce 飙 whirlwind 檎 (fruit) 推斥 tuichi 一面 one side 钟楼 zhonglou 住手 zhushou 此 this 未定 uncertain undecided 住所 residence domicile 却 decline nevertheless 棹 table 税金 tax money tax due 申报 name of first newspaper published in Shanghai 护卫 protect 推敲 weigh deliberate 不 not 变通 make changes according to conditions 变速 biansu 岖 rugged 馘 cut off the left ear of the slain 酿造 brew 叫嚣 hoot 统筹 tongchou 膨 swollen 活塞 piston 叫嚷 jiaorang 防疫 epidemic prevention 籁 music musical pipe with 3 reeds 轧钢 gagang 珑 tinkling of gem-pendants 就势 jiushi 过剩 surplus excess 提货 take delivery of goods 游动 youdong 皱痕 zhouhen 顿河 dunhe 巴结 fawn on brown-nose to 试航 shihang 碳酸 tansuan 叫唤 jiaohuan 掩 cover up to surprise 半数 half (the number) 得用 deyong 母树 mushu 铁水 molten iron 漶 indecipherable 虐 oppressive / tyrannical 拓 make rubbing expand support on palm 礼仪 etiquette 顺序 in sequence 客堂 ketang 携手 be hand in hand 顺应 comply with conform to 展品 zhanpin 弁 cap 旗杆 qigan 山麓 shanlu 双数 even number 胭脂 rouge 叫喊 exclamation outcry shout yell 熊 a bear 阴茎 penis 人儿 rener 躲开 duokai 活字 huozi 袤 length / distance from north to south 乘客 passenger 欢欣 joyful, elated 立夏 lixia 文艺 the arts, especially literature 个体 an entity 笨重 heavy, cumbersome 得病 get sick, fall ill 郊 suburb 小艇 xiaoting 慕 admire 珞 neck-ornament 过关 pass a barrier or test reach a standard 寮 Laos fellow-official hut 景色 view scene landscape 恿 urge / incite 刮刀 scraping knife 例 example 侧根 zegen 市亩 shimu 驯化 xunhua 包扎 bind, pack (wound) 序曲 overture 泉眼 quanyan 耪 to weed 岭 mountain range 统称 general designation v. be known together as 黄鱼 yellow croaker (fish) 未始 weishi 茶会 tea party 勺子 shaozi 面团 miantuan 餍 eat to the full 赌 bet gamble 药品 medicines and chemical reagents 退位 abdicate 顺德 shunde 畜 livestock to raise (animals) 人像 renxiang 紧凑 compact terse fast-paced and absorbing (of entertainment) 鱼生 yusheng 嵬 rocky 驮 carry on back carry on back 盱 (surname) anxious stare 每回 meihui 经商 engage in trade/business 艾 (surname) Artemisia vulgaris 简洁 brevity 锇 osmium 嘉奖 commend cite 培根 bacon 美育 aesthetic/art education 尽快 as soon as possible 办 deal with / manage do 刻字 kezi 规矩 rule custom well-behaved 瞰 bird's-eye view glance 帷幕 weimu 尽心 with all one's heart 桃花 peach blossom 推杆 tuigan 一间 yijian 况且 moreover besides in addition 拆开 chaikai 膀子 upper arm, arm wing 个个 every 匠人 jiangren 靛 indigo pigment 波 wave 丑化 uglify, vilify 检疫 jianyi 飘荡 piaodang 哲 philosophy wise 制糖 zhitang