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The most common Chinese characters in order of frequency

If you wonder why there are less than 3000 characters in the list, or have other
questions, please read the introduction!

All characters are presented in falling statistical order with the most commonly
used characters first.
Alternative forms of the characters are specified within parentheses

Pronunciations are specified according to Pinyin and written within brackets "[...]".
After each given pronunciation, a number of possible translations are listed. If a
character corresponds closely to a somewhat longer word (usually a word that
contains the character in question), the longer word is given in the list of
translations marked with parentheses and a "=".
After the translation of each character, example words containing the character
are often listed – these words are separated by semi commas. No guarantee is
given that all the most common words are listed or that the given examples are
very common.
Some of the listed pronunciations are less used than others, and in those cases
translations and examples may lack.
Grammatical particles, classifiers and other special translations are marked with
hooks "<...>".
Curly brackets "{...}" are mostly used when giving references to characters that
are similar to the listed ones either in shape. This is to help you avoid
miswriting/misreading. The same marking is also used for references to
characters with similar meaning but different pronunciation.
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Seq.num. Character Pronunciations and explanations


[de] <grammatical particle marking genitive as well as simple
and composed adjectives>; wǒde my; gāode high,
tall; shìde that's it, that's right; ... shì...de one who...;
1
. Tā shì shuō Hànyǔde. He is one who speaks
Chinese.
[dì] mùdì goal

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[dí] true, real; díquè certainly


[yī] one, a little; dì-yī first, primary; kànyīkàn have a
(quick) look at
[yí] (used before tone #4); yí gè rén one person;
2 (A ) yídìng certain; yíyàng same; yíyuè January
[yì] (used before tones #2 and #3); yìdiǎnr a little;
yìxiē some
{Compare with (F ) yāo, which also means "one"}
[shì] to be, ? shìbushì? is (it) or is (it) not?; shìfǒu
3
whether or not, is (it) or is (it) not?
[bù] not
4
[bú] (used before tone #4); bú shì isn't
[le] <verb particle marking a new situation or a completed
action>; ! Nǐ láile! You have come! ! Wǒ lèile! I've
gotten tired! ! Nà hǎole! That's OK (now)!
. Wǒ zhǐ qǐngle yí wèi kèren. I invited only one guest.
[liǎo] end, finish, settle, dispose of, know clearly, to be able, (=
5 liǎojiě) understand, comprehend; liǎoliaǒ clearly
understand, settle (a debt/etc.), to be intelligent; liǎole to
be over/ended/finnish/settled; ! Nǐ mài bùliǎo! You will
not be able to sell (it)!
[liào] (= liaò) to survey/watch
{Compare with zǐ child}
[rén] person; rénlèi humankind; ? yǒu rén ma? Is
6 there anybody here?
{Compare with rù enter}
[wǒ] I, me, my; wǒmen we, us
7
{Compare with zhǎo seek}
8 [zài] at; xiànzài now; cúnzài exist

[yǒu] have, there is; méiyǒu haven't, there isn't; ?


Yǒuméiyǒu? Is there or isn't there? Have (you) or haven't
9
(you)?; yǒude some
[yòu] (= yòu) again, both... and...
[tā] he, him, his, (she, her, it, its), (= qítā) other
10
[tuō] (in classical texts) someone else, something else
[zhè] this; zhèr here
11 (F ) [zhèi] this (before classifier)

[zhōng] middle, in; Zhōngguó China


12
[zhòng] hit (a target)
[dà] big; ? duōdà? how large?; dàxiǎo size; dàjiā
13 everybody

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[dài] dàifu doctor


{Compare with tài very and mù tree}
[lái] come; yuánlái originally, as a matter of fact;
14 (F ) láinián coming/next year(s)
[lai] (when used as a verb complement); qǐlai get up
[shàng] above, on, over, top, (go) up, last, previous
[shǎng] shǎngshēng 3rd tone in Mandarin
15
[shang] (when used as a verb complement)
{Compare with xià under}
[guó] (= guójiā) country, state, nation, <family name>;
16 (F ) Zhōngguó China; Měiguó USA
[gè] <general and non-specific classifier>; gèrén personal;
17
(F ,
gèrénzhùyè personal homepage
) [gě] zìgě oneself
18 [dào] to, towards, until, arrive, reach

[shuō] explain, scold, refer to, (= shuōhuà) speak, say;


19 (F ) yóushuō persuade
[shuì] try to persuade; yóushuì lobbying
[men] <pluralizing suffix for pronouns and nouns referring to
20 (F ) persons>; wǒmen we; rénmen people, persons
[wèi] for, for the sake of, in order to, in this connection
[wéi] do, act, act as, be, become; rènwéi think or believe
21 (F ) that...; yǐwéi think or believe erroneously that...
{Compare with bàn do}
[zǐ] child, son; zǐnǚ sons and daughters; érzi son
22 [zi] (noun suffix); zhuōzi table
{Compare with le <particle>}
[hé] together, with, (F ) harmony, gentle, mild, kind, <family
name>; hépíng peace
[Hé] Japan
23 [huo] nuǎnhuo nice and warm
[hè] join in singing, compose a poem in reply
[huó] mix with water
[huò] mix, blend
[hú] complete a set in Mahjong
[nǐ] (Alternative feminine form: nǐ) you, your; nǐmen you
24
(plural)
[dì] earth, ground, soil, place, position, distance; dìzhī the
Twelve Terrestrial Branches
25
[de] <adverbial particle: descripion + + verb>, ~ly;
kuàide zǒu walk quickly

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[chū] go out, come out, in direction out from something, emit,


26 issue, prouce; chūxiàn appear, emerge, (F ) <classifier
for operas and plays>
[dào] way, path, channel, way, say, a streak (of light), doctrine,
<classifier for rivers, topics, etc.>, (= Dàojiào) Taoism;
27
zhīdao know
[dǎo] (= dǎo) lead; = lǐngdǎo leader
28 [yě] also, as well; yěxǔ perhaps

[shí] period, season, (= shíjiān, = shíhou) time, (=


29 (F ) xiǎoshí) hour

[nián] year, <family name>; jīnnián this year;


30 míngnián next year; qùnián last year; zhōngnián
middle age
[de] <adverbial particle: verb + + descripion>; zǒude
kuài walk quickly
31
[dé] get, reach, achieve
[děi] should
[jiù] just, simply, right away; jiùyào about to (do something);
32 ! Zhè jiùshì wǒ! This is simply me!; . Tā jiùyào
qù. He is about to leave.
[nà] that
[nèi] that (before classifier)
[nuó] chánnuó deep meditation
33
[nuò] wúnuò helpless, unfortunately
[nǎ] (= nǎ) what?
[něi] (= něi before classifier) which?
[yào] want, will, shall, need, important, essential; zhǔyào
34 main, fundamental
[yāo] yāoqiú demand
[xià] below, under, (go) down, next (as opposed to previous/last)
35
{Compare with shàng above}
[yǐ] use, take, according to, because of, in order to; kěyǐ
36 OK, may; suǒyǐ so, therefore, as a result; yǐwài
beyond, except
37 [shēng] give birth, life; xiānsheng mister, gentleman, Sir
[huì] can, able, meet, meeting, society, union, party
38 (F ) [kuài] kuàijì accounting
[huǐ] huìr moment
[zì] from, since, (= zìjǐ) self; zìrán nature
39
{Compare with mù eye and bái white}

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[zhe] <verb particle marking a continuing progress/state>


[zháo] touch
40 (F ) [zhuó] wear clothes, dress, touch
[zhāo] put in, add, (F ) make move in chess, trick, decieve
41 [qù] go, leave, depart (opposite of lái)

42 [zhī] <subordinator similar to de>, it (in classical texts)


[guò] pass, cross, go by, exceed, <verb particle marking that
someone has had the experience of doing something, that it
43 (F ) has happened at least once>; guò mǎlù cross the street;
. wǒ qùguo Zhōngguó liǎng cì. I have gone to
China twice.
[jiā] home, house, family; guójiā nation; dàjiā
everybody
44
[jie] zhěngtiānjie all day long; jiālǐ (at) home, (in the)
family
[xué] study, learn; xuéxiào school; xuésheng student
45 (F ) {Compare with zì written character}
[duì] correct, answer, treat, agree, mutual, pair; duìbuqǐ
46 (F ) excuse me

[kě] ~able, (= kěyǐ) may, can, (= kěshì) but, however;


kě'ài loveable, cute; kě'néng possible, probable,
47
maybe; kěkǒukělè Coca Cola
[kè] kèhán khan
48 [tā] she, her

[lǐ] neighbourhood, half kilometer, <family name>, (F , ) in,


49 inside, lining; ? nǎli? where?; nàli there; zhèli
here
[hòu] queen, (F ) after, behind, <family name>; hòutiān
50
the day after tomorrow
51 [xiǎo] small; dàxiǎo size

[me/mo] (F , ) (interrogative suffix) ? shénme? what?;


? wèishénme? why? ! méi shénme! It doesn't
52
matter!, Never mind!; ? zěnme? how?
[yāo] (S ) youngest, one (e.g. in bus/house/phone numbers)
[xīn] heart; xiǎoxīn be careful; xīnlǐ psychology,
53
mentality; zhōngxīn center
[duō] many, much, more; duōdà how large?; duōshǎo
54
how many/much?

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[tiān] sky, heaven, god, day, (= tiānkōng) sky; tiānqì


weather
{ tiāngān the Ten Heavenly Stems:
55
jiǎ-yǐ-bǐng-dīng-wù-jǐ-gēng-xīn-rén-guǐ (these characters are
sometimes used as ordinal numbers}
{Compare with fū man and wú without}
56 [ér] (= érqiě) and, furthermore, (= rán'ér) yet, even so

[néng] can, be able; nénggòu be capable of; kě'néng


57
maybe
[hǎo] good, good to..., easy to...; ! Nǐhǎo! Hello!
58 [hào] to like
[hāo] hǎohāor in perfectly good condition
[dōu] all
59
[dū] (= shǒudū) capital city
[rán] right, correct, so, like that; suīrán although;
60
hūrán suddenly; dāngrán of course; zìrán nature
[méi] (= méiyǒu) haven't, there isn't; ? Yǒuméiyǒu?
61 (F ) Is there or isn't there? Have (you) or haven't (you)?
[mò] sink, overflow, disappear, confiscate
[rì] sun, (= rìzi) day; rìjì diary; rìguāng sunlight
62
{Compare with yuē say, mù eye and gān sweet}
[yú] <family name>, (F ) in, at, for, to, from, by, than
63
{Compare with qiān thousand and gān stem}
[qǐ] rise, start; qǐlai get up; duìbuqǐ excuse me
64
[qi] (when used as a verb complement)
[hái] still, yet
65 (F ) [huán] return, give back

[fā] (F ) deliver, utter, express, shoot, emit, develop, expand


66 [fà] (F ) hair
[fa] (F ) tóufa hair
[chéng] (= chéngwéi, = biànchéng) become, <family
67 name>; chénggōng succeed; wánchéng accomplish,
complete, fulfill; chéngyǔ idiom
[shì] matter, affair, thing, event, accident, job, responsibility;
68
shìqing situation
[zhǐ] only, just, merely, <classifier implying "one of a pair",
animals, vessels, utensils, etc.>; yì zhǐ māo a cat
69 (F ) [zhī] (F ) single, one, only
{Compare with xiōng brother}

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[zuò] do, make; gōngzuò work; zuòyè homework


70 [zuó] zuójian spoil, waste, humiliate, insult
[zuō] do
[dāng] (F ) serve as, (F ) ding-dong
71 [dàng] (F ) proper, right, equal, (= dàngzuò) treat as,
regard as
72 [xiǎng] think, feel, consider, want, remember
[kàn] see, look at, read, think, consider
73
[kān] look after, tend; kānshǒu guard
[wén] language, literature, <family name>; wénhuà culture;
74
Zhōngwén Chinese (written) language
[wú] without, nothingness, have not
75 (F ) [mó] nánmó <Sanskrit> to give oneself totally to
{Compare with tiān heaven}
[kāi] open; kāishǐ begin dǎkāi open, unfold
76 (F ) [kai] (when used as a verb complement)
{Compare with bìng combine}
[shǒu] hand, a person skilled in something; huīshǒu wave;
77 pāishǒu clap; wòshǒu shake/clasp hands
{Compare with máo hair}
[shí] ten; shísān thirteen; wǔshí fifty; shíyuè
78 (A ) October

[yòng] use; hǎoyòng useful; búyòng there's no need;


79 shǐyòng use, apply
{Compare with shuǎi swing}
[zhǔ] lord, master, host, god, (= zhǔyào) main, primary;
80 zhǔyì doctrine, ~ism; zhùyè homepage
{Compare with wáng king}
[xíng] go, OK; xíngdòng action, operation, move, get
about, act
81 [háng] line; yínháng bank; hángyè profession
[hàng] shùhàngzi rows of trees
[héng] (phonetic radical)
[fāng] side, square; dìfang place; fāngmiàn aspect
82
{Compare with wàn ten thousand}
83 [yòu] again, both... and...

84 [rú] like, as, as if, (= rúguǒ) if; rúcǐ like this

[qián] in front, previous, ago, former, first; the day before


85
yesterday

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[suǒ] place; suǒyǐ so, therefore; suǒyǒu all;


86
cèsuǒ toilet
[běn] basis, origin, edition, <classifier for books, periodicals,
87 files, etc.>; běnrén I, me, myself; Rìběn Japan
{Compare with mù tree}
[jiàn] appear to be, meet with, call on, (= kànjian) see;
yìjian idea, view, opinion; tīngjiàn hear
88 (F ) [xiàn] show, appear, become visible
{Compare with bèi shellfish}
[jīng] longitude (both geographic and in Chinese medecin),
scripture, constant, regular, <family name>, deal with, (=
jīngjì) manage (a business); yǐjing already; jīngguò
89 (F ) pass, go through; jīngyàn experience; jīngyóu via, by
way of; jīngcháng frequent, daily; Yìjīng Book of
Changes;
[tóu] head, top, first, <classifier for livestock, garlic, etc.>;
90 (F ) tóufa hair
[tou] shítou stone
[miàn] face, surface, <classifier for mirrors, flags, etc.>, (F )
91
wheat flour, (= miàntiáo) noodle; miànbāo bread
[gōng] public, official; gōnglǐ kilometer; bàngōngshì
office; gōngsī company; gōnggòng public, communal,
92
common; gōnggòngqìchē (public) bus; Lǐgōng
(honorable and old) Mr Li
[tóng] same, with; tóngzhì comrade
93
[tòng] (F ) hútòng lane
[sān] three; dì-sān shìjiè 3rd World; sānyuè
94 (A ) March

[yǐ] stop, cease, end, (= yǐjīng) already


95
{Compare with jǐ self, which is "open" on the left side}
[lǎo] old, venerable, outdated; lǎoshī teacher; lǎohǔ
96
tiger; lǎo Zhāng old Zhang = dear (friend) Mr Zhang
[cóng] from, through, join, follower, secondary
97 (F ) [cōng] hēicōngcōng murky
[dòng] move, change, arouce; dòngwù animal;
98 (F ) huódòng activity; yùndòng sports
99 (F ) [liǎng] two (before classifier), 50 grams
[cháng] long, lasting, length
100 (F ) [zhǎng] grow up, chief, head, older, elder

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[zhī] realize, sense, inform, tell, (= zhīdao) know;


101 zhīshi knowledge
[zhì] (= zhì) wit, (= zhìhuì) wisdom, (= zhìlì) intellect
[mín] (= rénmín) people, <family name>; mǐnzhǔ
102
democracy
[yàng] appearance, shape, form, manner; zhèyàng like
103 (F ) this; zěnmeyàng how? in what way?
[xiàn] show, appear, current; xiànzài now; fāxiàn
104 (F ) discover; xiàndài modern
[fēn] divide, fraction, minute, cent; bǎifēnzhīwǔ =
105 5/100 = 5%
[fèn] limits of rights or duty
[jiāng] shall; jiānglái future
106 (F ) [jiàng] general, a piece in Chinese chess májiàng
mahjongg
[wài] outside, outer, other, foreign, beyond, relative on ones
mother's/sisters/wife's side; wàisūn daugthers son;
107
wàiguórén foreigner; yìwài unexpected
{Compare with chù place}
108 [dàn] (= dànshì) but, still, nevertheless, however, yet

[shēn] life, incarnation, <classifier for suits of clothing>, (=


109
shēntǐ) body; qīnshēn in person, personally
[xiē] some, <classifier for plural or indefinite/small amount>;
110
yìxiē a number of, some; zhèxiē rén these people
[yǔ] give, offer, help, support, and
[yù] cānyù participate in
111 (F ) [yú] <interrogative/esclamative particle>
{Compare with xiě write}
[gāo] high, tall, loud, <polite> your, <family name>; tígāo
112 improve; gāoxìng happy; gāojiàn <polite> your
opinion/idea
[yì] (= yìsi, = yìyì) meaning, idea, (= yuànyi) wish,
113
desire; yìtú intention; yìjian opinion; Yìdàlì Italy
[jìn] enter, go forward, recieve, drink, eat, submit; jìnbù
114 (F ) progress
[bǎ] grasp, hold, handle, <classifier for things with handles,
115 handfuls, chairs, etc.>
[bà] bàzi, bàr handle
116 [fǎ] (= fǎlǜ) law, (= bànfǎ) method; Fǎguó France

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[cǐ] this; rúcǐ (= zhèyàng) like this; cǐdì (=


117
zhèlǐ) here, at this place
[shí] solid, true, real; shìshí fact; shíjìshang
118 (F ) actually; shízài really
[huí] circle, return, reply, turns, times, chapter, Muslim, Hui
119 (ethnic minority), <classifier for chapters, times, etc.>;
huílái come back; huíqù go back; huídá answer
120 (A ) [èr] two; èryuè February

[lǐ] principle; lǐlùn theory; guǎnlǐ manage; xīnlǐ


121
psychology, mentality
[měi] (= meilì) beautiful, (= hǎo) good, (= měidé)
122 virtue, <family name>; Měiguó USA; měiyuán US$
měijiā artist
[diǎn] a drop (of liquid), dot, decimal point, a little, a bit, appoint
time, select, choose, order food/drink, <classifier for small
123 (F ) amounts>, (= diǎnhuǒ) light a fire; yìdiǎnr a little;
diǎntóu nod one's head
124 [yuè] month, (= yuèliang, = yuèqiú) moon
[míng] bright, clear, distinct, next (day or year), <family name>;
125
míngbai clear, understand; míngtiān tomorrow
[qí] its, that, such, they, them; qítā other; yóuqí
126 especially
[jī] anniversary
[zhǒng] kind, sort, breed, race
127 (F ) [zhòng] to plant, cultivate

[shēng] voice, declaration, (= shēngyīn) sound, <classifier


128 (F ) for sounds>; shēngmíng reputation, fame, statement,
declaration
[quán] whole, entire, total, complete, <family name>;
129
wánquán completely; ānquán safety
130 [gōng] (= gōngzuò) work, job; gōngrén worker

[jǐ] (= zìjǐ) self


131
{Compare with yǐ already, which is "closed" on the left side}
[huà] speech, word, language, dialect, (= shuōhuà) talk,
132 (F ) speak
[huo] báihuo = báihuà vernacular, empty talk
[ér] child; érzi son; nǚ'ér daughter
133 (F ) [r] (noun suffix); zhèr here; nàr there
[rén] (when referring to the radical)

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{Compare with xiōng brother, jǐ table, yú moment}


[zhě] one who...; zuòzhě author;
134
hépíngzhǔyìzhě pacifist
[xiàng] take somebody's part, to, towards, all along, allways,
135 <family name>, (F ) direction, towards, (F ) formerly,
previously; xiàngzhě formerly, once upon a time
[qíng] sensibility, (= gǎnqíng) feeling, emotion; àiqíng
136
love
[bù] (= bùfen) part, section, unit, <classifier for film, large
137 books, machines, etc.>, (= bùduì) troops, army; xībù
western part; quánbù entire
[zhèng] right, straight, upright, correct
138 [zhēng] zhēngyuè, xīnzhēng the 1st month of lunar
year
[míng] (= míngzi) name, personal name, reputation,
famous, <classifier for persons with professional or prominent
139
social identities, e.g. students, doctors, soldiers, workers>;
zhùmíng famous; míngcí noun
[dìng] fix, settle, calm, stable, subscribe, (= juédìng) decide;
140
yídìng definite
141 [nǚ] female, (= nǚrén, = fùnǚ) woman

[wèn] ask, examine; wèntí question, problem;


142 (F ) fǎngwèn visit

[lì] (= nénglì) energy, vitality, <family name>, (= lìliang)


143
strength, force
144 (F ) [jī] (= jīqi) machine; shōuyīnjī radio; fēijī aircraft

[gěi] give, give to, for, for the benefit of; sònggěi
145 (F ) send/present to
[jǐ] give, supply, provide, (= gōngjǐ) provide
146 [děng] equal, class, wait, and so on, etc.

[jī] small table, (F ) jīhū almost


147 [jǐ] (F ) how many?, a few, (used in numerals)
{Compare with ér child}
[hěn] very, quite; hěnhǎo very good; ! hěn búcuò!
148
not bad at all!
[yè] line of business, trade, occupation, profession, course of
149 (F ) study, engage in, <family name>; shāngyè commerce;
gōngyè industry; zuòyè homework

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[zuì] most, marking for superlative; zuìjìn recently/soon;


150
zuì xǐhuan favorite
[jiān] room, between, locality, within given time or space,
<classifier for rooms>
151 (F ) [jiàn] gap, interval
[gān] bàn'gānbùgà neither this nor that, inexplicit,
equivocal, mediocre
152 [xīn] new, renew; chóngxīn again; xīnwén news

[shén] shénme what?


153 (F ) [shí] (= shí) ten
[dǎ] strike, hit, get, play, (generalized verb with specific meaning
determined by its object); dǎsuan plan, intend; dǎkāi
154
open, unfold; dǎjī strike, hitt, attack, assault
[dá] dozen
[biàn] (= fāngbiàn) convenient
155 [pián] piányi cheap
{Compare with shǐ send and gèng more}
156 [wèi] place, location, position, <polite classifier for people>

157 [yīn] cause, (= yīnwèi) because, (= yuányīn) reason

[zhòng] weight, considerable in amount/value, (=


158 chénzhòng) heavy, weighty, (= zhòngyào) important
[chóng] again
[bèi] quilt, cover (with), by (indicates passive voice)
159 [pī] pīfú = bèifú bedding and clothing, something one
hangs on to
160 [zǒu] go, walk, leave

[diàn] (= shǎndiàn) (flash of) lightning, (= diànqì)


161 (F ) electricity; diànhuà phone; diànnǎo computer
162 (A ) [sì] four; sìzhōu all around; sìyuè April

[dì] indicating ordinal number, ~th; dì-sān shìjiè 3rd


163
World; dì-yī cì 1st time
[mén] door, gate, family, house, valve, switch, <family name>,
164 (F ) <classifier for courses, braches of science, etc.>; ménkǒu
doorway; bùmén department; ménlíng doorbell
[xiāng] each other, mutual, mode, phase, <family name>
165
[xiàng] look at, appearance, photo
[cì] occurence, time, second, inferior, number of times;
166
liǎng cì twice

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[dōng] master, owner, <family name> (= dōngfāng) east;


167 (F ) dōngběi northeast; dōngxi thing, creature
{Compare with chē vehicle}
[zhèng] (= zhèngzhì) politics, political affairs, (=
168
zhèngfǔ) government
[hǎi] sea, big lake, <family name>, (= hǎiyáng, = dàhǎi)
169
sea, ocean
[kǒu] mouth, opening, entrance, hole, cut, <classifier for
170 mouthfuls, people, wells, etc.>; ménkǒu doorway;
rénkǒu population
[shǐ] make, cause to (do), send (as envoy), (= shǐyòng) use,
171 apply
{Compare with lì and biàn official}
[jiāo] teach; . Wáng lǎoshī jiāo shùxué. Teacher
Wang teaches math.
172
[jiào] cause, ask to, teach; jiàoshī teacher, instructor;
jiàoyù education
173 [xī] west, western; dōngxi thing; xīběi northwest

174 [zài] again, once more; zàijiàn goodbye

[píng] flat, level, even; shuǐpíng level; hépíng peace;


175 píngcháng ordinary, common, usually
{Compare with bàn half}
[zhēn] true, genuine, really
176
{There are two ways of writing this character!}
[tīng] listen; tīngjiàn hear; tīngbudǒng don't
177 (F ) understand (by listening)

[shì] generation, <family name>, (= shìjiè) world; shìjì


178
century
179 (F ) [qì] air, gas, vapor, spirit, vital energy; tiānqi weather

[xìn] letter, message, information, (= xiāngxìn) belive in;


180
xìnfēng envelope
181 [běi] north; dōngběi northeast; Běijīng
[shǎo] few, little, less, lack
182
[shào] young; shàonián juvenile
[guān] shut, close, turn off, close down, concern, key part;
183 (F ) guānxi connection; guānyú concerning
[bìng] (F ) combine, merge, (F ) and, equally, truly
184 [bīng] Bìng Zhōu (Taiyuan in Shanxi)

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{Compare with kāi open}


[nèi] inside; nèiróng content
185 (F ) {Compare with ròu meat and bǐng third}
186 [jiā] add, plus, append, (= zēngjiā) increase; cānjiā join

[huà] convert, melt, dissolve, digest, incinerate, (= biànhuà)


187 change, transform
[huā] (= huā) spend
[yóu] from, let, (= yóuyú) due to, (= lǐyóu) cause,
188 reason; zìyóu freedom
{Compare with jiǎ helmet and shēn explain}
189 (F ) [què] however, but, yet
[dài] (= dàibiǎo) represent, (= shídài) generation,
190 period, epoch, <classifier for periods>; xiàndài modern
(times); shàngdài previous generation
191 (F ) [jūn] army, military, troops
[chǎn] give birth to, (= chǎnshēng) produce, (=
192 (F ) chǎnpǐn) product

[rù] (= jìnrù) enter, get into; shōurù income


193
{Compare with rén person}
[xiān] first, before, earlier; xiānsheng mister, gentleman,
194 Sir; zǔxiān = xiānbèi ancestor
{Compare with shī lose}
[shān] hill, mountain, <family name>; huǒshān volcano;
195
shānmài mountain range
196 (A ) [wǔ] five; wǔyuè May

[tài] great, very, too; tàitai Madame; tàiyáng sun,


197 sunshine
{Compare with dà big}
[shuǐ] water, liquid, <family name>; shuǐpíng level;
198 shuǐguǒ fruit; yàoshuǐ liquid medecine
{Compare with yǒng forever}
[wàn] ten thousand, myriad, <family name>; wànsuì long
live
199 (F ) [Mò] Mòqí <family name>
{Compare with fāng square}
200 [shì] (= shìchǎng) market, (= chéngshì) city, town

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201 [yǎn] (= yǎnjing) eye; yǎnjìng glasses

[tǐ] substance, (= shēntǐ) body; jùtǐ concrete, specific;


202 (F ) tǐzì style of written Chinese, typface, font
[tī] tīji (or tǐjǐ) intimate, confidential

203
(F , [bié] separate, other, don't, leave, differentiate, <family name>
[biè] bièniu awkward
)
[chù] place, part, point, department, office
204 (F ) [chǔ] deal with, get along with somebody
{Compare with wài outside}
[zǒng] general, overall, always, (= zǒngshù) sum, total;
205 (F ) zǒngtǒng president (of a republic)
206 (F ) [cái] talent, only then; gāngcái just now
[chǎng] field, place where people gather, stage, level open
ground, country fair, market, <classifier for games,
207 (F ) performances etc.>
[cháng] <classifier for happenings>
208 (F ) [shī] (= lǎoshī) teacher; shīfu master

[shū] book, style of calligraphy; shūji clerk;


209 (F ) túshūguǎn library

[bǐ] compare, contrast; bǐjiào relatively; bǐrú efor


210
example
211 [zhù] live (in a place)

[yuán] member. ~ist, ~er; wěiyuánhuì committee;


212 (F ) rényuán personnel

213 (A ) [jiǔ] nine; jiǔyuè September

214 [xiào] laugh

[xìng] sex, gender, nature, disposission, ~ness;


215
kěnéngxìng possibility
[tōng] communicate, notify, connect, join, know very well,
authority, expert, (= tōngguò) go through, <classifier for
216 telegrams>, <family name>; jiāotōng traffic;
Pǔtōnghù Common Speach = Mandarin
[tòng] <classifier for actions>
[mù] eye; mùqián in front of ones eyes, at present;
mùdì goal, purpose, aim; mùlù catalogue, list, list of
217
contents
{Compare with zì self and rì sun}

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[huá] glory, splendor, magnificent, (= Zhōnghuá) China


218 (F ) [Huà] <family name>; Huà Shān (mountain in Shaanxi)
[bào] (= bàogào) report, (= bàozhǐ) newspaper, (=
219 (F ) diànbào) telegram

[lì] stand, erect, vertical; jiànlì establish; lìkè right


220
away; lìfāngtǐ cube
[mǎ] horse; mǎshàng right away mǎmahūhū
221 (F ) careless, casual
{Compare with wū crow}
[mìng] (= shēngmìng) life, fate, destiny; mìnglìng
222
command; gémìng revolution
[zhāng] spread, sheet of paper, <classifier for surfaces, tables,
223 (F ) postcards, etc.>; jǐnzhāng tense, nervous
[huó] live, alive, living, vivid, save someone's life;
224
shēnghuó life; huódòng activity
[nán] difficult
225 (F ) [nàn] disaster

[shén] spirit, god; jīngshén spirit, mind, consciousness,


226
essence
[shù] number, number, figure, fate, plan; shùxué math
227 (F ) [shǔ] count, enumerate, list
[shuò] frequently, repeatedly
[jiàn] item, correspondence, document, <classifier for articles
228
and items>; tiáojiàn term, condition
[ān] still, quiet; ānquán safe, secure; ānpái arrange,
229
plan, fix up
230 [biǎo] show, list, table, form, meter, (F ) (wrist-)watch

[yuán] originally, simple, <family name>; yuánlái original,


231
formerly, as a matter of fact; yuányīn cause, reason
[chē] car, vehicle with wheels, <family name>
232 (F ) [jū] (a piece in Chinese chess)
{Compare with dōng east}
[bái] white; míngbai understand, realize, clear, obvious;
báitiān daytime; báicài cabbage
233
[bó] Lǐ Bó = Lǐ Bái
{Compare with zì self and bǎi hundred}
[yīng] promise, answer, respond, <family name>, (=
234 (F ) yīnggāi) should, ought to
[yìng] yìngyòng apply

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[lù] path, way, journey, distance, means, sequence, logic, sort,


235
grade, class, <family name>, (= dàolù) road
[qī] phase, stage, <classifier for issues of periodicals>, (=
shíqī) time period; bānqī schedule, time table; xīngqī
236
week; chángqī long term
[jī] anniversary
237 [jiào] cry out, call; jiàozuò be called, be known as

238 [sǐ] die, death

[cháng] often, constant, ordinary, <family name>; fēicháng


239
extremely
[tí] lift, raise, pick up, carry; tígāo improve; tígōng
240 provide
[dī] dīfang take precautions or be on guard against
241 [gǎn] (= gǎnjué) feel, (= gǎnqíng) emotion

242 [jīn] (= jīnzi) gold, (= jīnshǔ) metals in general

[hé] what?, where?, how?, <family name>; rènhé any;


243
rúhé how?; jǐhé geometry
[gèng] more, still/even more, furthermore
[gēng] replace, transform, night watch; (= gēnggǎi) change,
244
alter
{Compare with lì official and biàn convenient}
[fǎn] turn over, return, revolt, (= fǎnduì) oppose, combat;
fǎnyìng reflect
245
[bǎn] bǎnbǎn proper, fitting
{Compare with yǒu friend}
[hé] close, shut, accord with, conform to, be equal to, together,
jointly, <classifier for rounds>, (= jiéhé) combine;
246
hézuò cooperate
[gě] decilitre
[fàng] put, release, set free, give out, expand, blossom, bloom,
247
lend (money) at interest; jiěfàng liberate, emancipate
[zuò] do, act, make, produce, write, compose, <slang> to have
sex; jiàozuò be called, be known as; zuòfǎ method,
248
way of doing
{Sometimes replaceable with zuò do}
[xì] series, department, faculty, (= xìtǒng) system, (F ) (=
liánxì) integrate, relate to; guānxi concern, affect,
249
matter, (F ) tie, fasten, feel anxious, be concerned
[jì] (F ) tie, bind

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[jì] (= jìsuàn) count, calculate, plot, plan, <family name>;


250 (F ) tǒngjì statistics
[huò] (= huòzhě) or, (= huòxǔ) perhaps, mayby, (=
251 kěnéng) probably
{Compare with = guó country}
252 [sī] gōngsī company, corporation; sīlìng commander

[lì] (= lìyì) interest, benefit, profit, <family name>;


253
lìyòng utilize; shènglì triumph; Yìdàlì Italy
[shòu] receive, endure, (= jiēshòu) accept; nánshòu
254
unhappy
[guāng] light, merely; yángguāng sunlight; guāngróng
255
glory
[wáng] king; wángguó kingdom, realm, domain
256 [wàng] (rare) rule
{Compare with zhǔ lord and yù jade}
[guǒ] fruit, surely, truly, as expected, (= jiéguǒ) result,
257
consequence, outcome; rúguǒ if
[qīn] close relative, kiss; mùqin mother; fùqin father;
258 (F ) qīnzì in person
[qìng] qìngjia relatives by marriage
[jiè] (= jièxiàn) boundary, limit; shìjiè world
[gā] bù dāgā have no relation, have nothing to do with
259
[gà] bàn'gānbùgà neither this nor that, inexplicit,
equivocal, mediocre
[jí] reach, come up to, and, in, on, to; yǐjí as well as;
260
jíshí promptly
261 [jīn] now, this; jīntiān today

[jīng] capital city, (= Běijīng) short for Beijing; Nánjīng;


262 Dōngjīng Tokyo (or other eastern capital in previous
dynasties!)
[wù] affair, business; rènwu assignment, task; fúwù
263 (F ) service, serve

[zhì] work out, (= zhìdù) system, institution, (= kòngzhì)


264
control, dominate, (F ) (= zhìzào) manufacture
[jiě] separate, explain, untie, undo, take off, dissolve,
<mathematic> solution
265
[Xiè] <family name>
[jiè] jièsòng send under guard

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[gè] each, every, different, separately; gèyǒuqiānqiū


266 each has his merits
[gě] zìgě oneself, by oneself
[rèn] appoint, no matter, serve a position, allow, trust, official
post, <classifier for terms of office>; rènwu task;
267
rènhé any
[Rén] <family name>
[zhì] to, until, extremely, most, arrive, reach; shènzhì even
268
(to the point of), so much so that; zhìshǎo at least
269 [qīng] (= qīngchu) clear; qīngjié clean

[wù] thing, matter; dòngwù animal; zhíwù plant;


270
wùlǐ physics
[tái] <polite> you, (F ) platform, <classifier for performances,
engines, computers, TV-sets, etc.>, (= Táiwān) short for
271
Taiwan, (F ) desk, table, (F ) táifēng typhoon
[tāi] Tiāntāi (in eastern Zhejiang)
272 [xiàng] appearance, likeness, (= dàxiàng) elephant

[jì] (= jìde) remember, (= jìlù) record


273 (F ) {Compare with the "open" radical jǐ self and not the close
yǐ already}
[biān] on the side of something, margin, limit, <family name>, (=
274 (F ) pángbiān) side; zhèbiān over here
[gòng] share; yígòng in all; gòngchǎn communist;
275
gōnggòng public; gònghé republic
276 (F ) [fēng] wind

277 (F ) [zhàn] (= zhànzhēng) war

[gān] stem; gānshè interfere, intervene, (F ) dry


[gàn] (F ) do
278 { tiāngān the Ten Heavenly Stems:
jiǎ-yǐ-bǐng-dīng-wù-jǐ-gēng-xīn-rén-guǐ (these characters are
sometimes used as ordinal numbers}
{Compare with qiān thousand and yú at}
[jiē] connect, (= jiēshòu) accept; jiēzhe catch, next;
279
zhíjiē direct
280 [tā] it, its

[xǔ] allow, somewhat, <family name>, (= yěxǔ) perhaps;


281 (F ) xǔduō a lot
[hǔ] yéhǔ yell in unison, yo-ho-ho

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282 (A ) [bā] eight; Bāyuè August

283 [tè] (= tèbié) special, particular; tèdiǎn characteristic


[jué] perceive
284 (F ) [jiào] (= shuìjiào) sleep; wǔjiào siesta, afternoon nap
285 [wàng] look, full moon; xīwàng hope, wish
[zhí] straight, directly
286
{Compare with zhēn true}
[fú] (= fúwù) serve, (= yīfu) clothes
287
[fù] dose
[máo] hair
288
{Compare with shǒu hand}
[lín] (= sēnlín) forest, <family name>; Guìlín (city in
289
Guangxi)
[tí] topic, problem, inscribe; wèntí question, problem;
290 (F ) tímù title

291 [jiàn] construct, establish; jiànyì suggest

[nán] south; xīnán southwest


292
[nā] nāmó Sanskrit to give oneself totally to
[dù] degree, extent, unit (kWh, angle, temperature, etc.),
<classifier for units of measurement, occasions, times, etc.>;
293
zhìdù system, institution
[duó] cāiduó surmise
[tǒng] order, unite, (= xìtǒng) system; tǒngzhì rule,
294 (F ) dominate; tǒngyī together, unify, unite, integrate
[sè] (= yánsè) colour; liǎnsè complexion, look, facial
295 expression
[shǎi] colour
[zì] written character; Hànzì Chinese character;
296 míngzi name; tǐzì style of written Chinese, typface, font
{Compare qith xué study}
297 (F ) [qǐng] please, request, invite; qǐngqiú ask, request

298 [jiāo] join; jiāotōng traffic; jiāohuàn exchange

299 (F ) [ài] (= àiqíng) love; àirén spouse, lover

300 (F ) [ràng] let, allow

301 (F ) [rèn] (= rènwéi) consider, (= rènshi) recognize

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[suàn] (= jìsuàn) count, calculate, compute; suànle


302
forget it, never mind
[lùn] theory
303 (F ) [Lún] Lúnyǔ The Confucian Analects
[bǎi] hundred
304 (F ) [bò] chāobòzǒng express/cover everything
{Compare with bái white}
[chī] eat
305
[qī] qīqī <the sound of giggling>
306 (F ) [yì] justice, (= yìyì) meaning; zhǔyì ~ism

307 [kē] department; kēxué science; wàikē surgery

308 [zěn] (= zěnme) how?

309 [yuán] first, primary, dollar

310 [shè] club, organized body, (= shèhuì) society

[shù] skill, (= yìshù) art; jìshù technique


311 (F ) [zhú] zhújiǔ medicinal wine
[jié] tie; jiéguǒ result; jiéhūn marry
312 (F ) [jiē] bear fruit

313
(A , [liù] six; liùyuè June
{Compare with xìng prosper}
)
[gōng] achievement; chénggōng succeed; gōngfu
314
time (duration), time (when), skill, art, work
315 [zhǐ] point, (= zhǐtou) finger, toe; zhǐjia finger nail

[sī] (= sīxiǎng) thought


316 [si] yìsi meaning
[sāi] yúsāi richly bearded
[fēi] not, non-; fēicháng unusually, extraordinary, special,
317
very, extremely
[liú] to flow, stream; diànliú electric current; jiāoliú to
318
exchange, alternate
319 [měi] every, each; měitiān every day

[qīng] nature's colour blue/green/black...; qīngnián youth;


320
qīngwā frog
[guǎn] tube, (= guǎnlǐ) manage, supervise; bùguǎn no
321
matter, regardless of

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[fū] man, (= zhàngfu) husband; gōngfu time, duration,


skill; dàifu doctor
322
[fú] (formal) this/that (person)
{Compare with tiān heaven and shī lose}
[lián] connect, including; liánmáng right away; liánxù
323 (F ) continuous

324 (F ) [yuǎn] far


[zī] money, expenses; zīběnzhǔyì capitalism;
325 (F ) tóuzī invest

326 (F ) [duì] team, (= bùduì) army, (= duìwǔ) troops

327 [gēn] heel, follow, with, and

328 (F ) [dài] belt, zone, carry, bring, take

329 [huā] flower, spend; huāshēng peanut

330 [kuài] fast, sharp, (= kuàilè, = yúkuài) happy


[tiáo] twig, strip, item, <classifier for dogs, snakes, dragons,
331 (F ) etc.>; tiáojiàn condition, term
[yuàn] courtyard; xuéyuàn college; yīyuàn hospital;
332
fǎyuàn court
[biàn] change; biànchéng become; biànhuà variation;
333 (F ) gǎibiàn alter
[lián] unite, join; liánxì integrate, relate, link, get in touch
334 (F ) with

335 [yán] words; yǔyán language, speech, word

336 (F ) [quán] right, power

337 [wǎng] to, toward; wǎngwǎng often

[zhǎn] expand, spread out, <family name>; fāzhǎn


338
develop, expand, grow; zhǎnlǎn exhibit, show, display
339 (F ) [gāi] (= yīnggāi) should

[lǐng] to lead, collar; lǐngdǎo, lǐngxiù leader;


340 (F ) běnlǐng ability

[chuán] pass, pass on; chuántǒng tradition


341 (F ) [zhuàn] Confucian classic

342 [jìn] near; fùjìn vicinity; zuìjìn recently, lately, soon

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[liú] remain, stay, (= bǎoliú) keep, reserve; liúxé to


343
study abroad; yíliú hand down; jūliú arrest
[hóng] (= hóngsè) red; Dōngfānghóng The East is
344 (F ) Red
[gōng] nǚgōng needlework
345 [zhì] govern, cure, punish; zhèngzhì government

[jué] jiějué solve, resolve, settle; juédìng decide,


346 (F ) resolve, make up one's mind

[zhōu] circuit, circumference, cycle, week; zhōuwéi vicinity,


347
surroundings, entirely; zhōushēn whole vody
348 [bǎo] (= bǎohù) protect; bǎozhèng ensure, guarantee
[dá] reach, arrive
349 (F ) [dā] <referring to sounds of clocks or footsteps>
[tà] tāotà walk casually to and fro
[bàn] do; bànfǎ method; bàngōngshì office
350 (F ) {Compare with wèi for}
[yùn] carry, transport, ( yùnqi) fortune, luck; yùndòng
351 (F ) move, turn around, sports

352 [wǔ] military; wǔqì weapon; wǔshù martial arts


[bàn] half, semi~
353
{Compare with píng even}
354 [hòu] (= shíhou) time, wait, situation

355 (A ) [qī] seven; qīyuè July

356 [bì] (= bìxū) must; búbì needn't

357 [chéng] (= chéngshì) city, wall; chángchéng Great Wall

[fù] (= fùqin) father; fùmǔ parents


358
[fǔ] old man
[qiáng] strong
359
(F , [qiǎng] strive
) [jiàng] juéjiàng stubborn, unbending

360 [bù] step; jìnbù progress, improve; sànbù take a walk

361 [wán] finished, complete

[gé] leather; gémìng revolution; gǎigé reform


362
[jí] bìngjí about to die of illness

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[shēn] deep; shēnkè deep, profound; shēnyè deep in


363
the night
[qū] (= dìqū) area; qùbié difference
364 (F ) [ōu] <family name>

365 [jí] namely, that is, even if, (= lìjí) immediately, at once

366 [qiú] seek, ask; yāoqiú demand, request, requirement

[pǐn] (= chǎnpǐn) product; shāngpǐn merchandise,


367
goods
[shì] scholar; bóshì Ph.D; nǚshì lady, Ms.;
368 zhànshì soldier
{Compare with tǔ earth}
[zhuǎn] turn, transfer
369 (F ) [zhuàn] rotate
[zhuǎi] zhuǎiwén to flaunt one's speach
[liàng] amount; liàngcí classifier, measure word
370
[liáng] to measure
[kōng] empty, sky
371
[kòng] leave empty, free time
[shèn] very; shènzhì even, go so far as to
372
[shén] (= shén) what?; = shénme what?
[zhòng] crowd, many; qúnzhòng the masses;
373 (F ) tīngzhòng audience

[jì] jìshù technology, technique; kējì science and


374
technology
375 (F ) [qīng] light (compare with zhòng heavy)

[chéng] guòchéng process; gōngchéng engineering


376
project; chéngdu level, degree, extent
[gào] (= gàosu) tell; bàogào report, make known
377
[gù] gùshuò distributing feudal calendar
[jiāng] river; Cháng Jiāng Yangtze River; jiāngshān
378
landscape
[yǔ] (= yǔyán) language; Hànyǔ Chinese; yǔfǎ
379 (F ) grammar; chéngyǔ idiom
[yù] tell
[yīng] brave, outstanding person, (= yīngxióng) hero;
380
Yīngguó England
[jī] jīchǔ base, foundation; jīběn basic, fundamental,
381
essential

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[pài] faction, send; dǎngpài political parties


382
[pā] pāsi passport, identification
383 (F ) [mǎn] full; mǎnzú satisfied, contented

[shì] (= xíngshì) form; fāngshì way, pattern;


384
zhèngshì formal, official
385 [lǐ] (= lǐzi) plum, <family name>
[xī] breath, stop
386
[xi] xiāoxi news; xiūxi rest
[xiě] write; miáoxiě describe, depict
387 (F ) [xiè] xiěyǐ freehand brushwork, sketch
{Compare with yǔ and}
[ne] <sentence final particle>
388
[ní] woolen cloth
[shí] know; rènshi know, recognize; shíbié tell apart
389 (F ) [zhì] (formal) remember, commit to memory, mark, sign

[jí] extreme, pole; Tài Jí the Supreme Ultimate (in Chinese


390 (F ) cosmology); tǎijíquán shadowboxing
[lìng] make, cause; mìnglìng command
[lǐng] ream, <classifier for paper>
391
[líng] jílíng (= jílíng) wagtail (a symbol of brotherly
friendship)
392 (F ) [huáng] (= huángsè) yellow

393 [dé] virtue; dàodé ethics; Déguó Germany

[shōu] gather, (= shōudào) recieve, (= shōuhuò)


394
harvest; shōushi put in order; shōuyīnjī radio
395 (F ) [liǎn] face

396 (F ) [qián] money, copper coin


[dǎng] (political) party, clique; Gòngchǎndǎng
397 (F ) Communist Party; Guómíndǎng Nationalist Party
[dǎo] fall down, topple
398 [dào] invert, (move) backwards, pour, contrary to expectations
[dáo] follow up
[wèi] have not, did not; wèilái future
399
{Compare with mò end}
[chí] hold; jiānchí persist in, insist on; bǎochí keep,
400
maintain, preserve

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401 [qǔ] take, get, fetch

[shè] set up; jiànshè build, construct; shèjì design,


402 (F ) plan; shèbèi equipment, facilities
403 [shǐ] (= kāishǐ) begin, start; shǐzhōng all along

404 [bǎn] printing plate, edition; chūbǎn publish

405 (F ) [shuāng] pair, twin, double; shuāngfāng both sides

[lì] (F ) lìshǐ history; jīnglì experience, (F ) rìlì


406 calendar
{Compare with lì severe}
407 [yuè] … … the more... the more...

[shǐ] (= lìshǐ) history, <family name>; wàishǐ unofficial


408 history
{Compare with lì official and gèng more}
409 [shāng] discuss, business
[qiān] thousand
410 (F ) {Compare with gān stem and yú at}
[piàn] slice; zhàopiàn photo; piànkè moment;
411 kǎpiàn card
[piān] film
412 [róng] contain; róngyì easy; nèiróng content

413 [yán] grind, (= yánjiū) study, research

414 [xiàng] resemble, (= xiàoxiàng) portrait, image


[zhǎo] look for, seek
415
{Compare with wǒ me}
[yǒu] (= péngyǒu) friend; yǒuhǎo friendship
416
{Compare with fǎn turn over}
417 [hái] (= háizi, = xiǎoháir) child; nǚháir girl

418 [zhàn] stand; huǒchēzhàn train station


[guǎng] wide, extensive
419 (F ) [yǎn] (when referring to the radical)

420 [gǎi] (= gǎibiàn) change; gǎigé reform

[yì] (= yìlùn) discuss, confer; huìyì meeting,


421 (F ) conference; jiànyì suggest, propose

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[xíng] (= xíngshì) form, shape; xíngchéng to form, take


422
shape
[wěi] wěiyuánhuì committee; wěituō entrust
423
[wēi] xūyǔwēiyí to pretend interest and sympathy
424 [zǎo] early; zǎofàn breakfast; zǎochen morning

425 [fáng] (= fángjiān) room, (= fángzi) building

426 [yīn] (= shēngyīn) sound; yīnyuè music

[huǒ] fire; huǒchē train; huǒchái match; huǒyàn


427
flame
[jì] (= biānjì) boundary; shíjì reality; guójì
428 (F ) international

429 (F ) [zé] (conjunction); yuánzé principle; fǒuzé or else

[shǒu] head; shǒuxiān first of all; shǒudū capital (of a


430
country)
[dān] alone, single, sheet
431 (F ) [chán] chányú <hist.> chief of the Xiongnu
[Shàn] <family name>
[jù] seize, depend on, (= gēnjù) according to
432 (F ) [jū] jiéjū short of money, hard up
433 (F ) [dǎo] lead; lǐngdǎo leader

434 [yǐng] shadow, image; diànyǐng movie

[shī] lose; shībài be defeated


435
{Compare with xiān first}
[ná] hold; nálái bring; náqù take; nágěi hand
436
over
437 (F ) [wǎng] net; wǎngqiú tennis; yīntèwáng Internet

438 [xiāng] perfume, fragrant; Xiānggǎng Hong Kong

[sì] similar; sìhu it seems


439
[shì] shìde alike
[sī] thus (nowadays used mostly as a phonem in foreign
440
names); fǎxīsī Fascist

441
(F , [zhuān] (= zhuānmén) special, (= zhuānjiā) expert;
zhuānzhèng dictatorship
)

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[shí] (= shítou) stone, rock


442 [dàn] unit of grain
{Compare with yòu right}
[ruò] seem, as if; jiǎruò if; ruògān how much?
443
[rě] bōrě buddhist widom, prajna
[bīng] (= shìbīng) soldier; bīnglì military strength
444
{Compare with bīn guest}
[dì] (= dìdi) younger brother
445
[tì] (= )
[shuí] who?
446 (F ) [shéi] who?

[xiào] (= xuéxiào) school


447
[jiào] (= jiàoduì, jiàozhèng) proofread
[dú] read
448 (F ) [dòu] pause in reading

[zhì] (= yìzhì) will, (= biāozhì) mark; tóngzhì


449
comrade, (F ) zázhì magazine
450 (F ) [fēi] fly; fēijī airplane
[guān] view, contemplation
451 (F ) [guàn] Dàoguàn Daoist temple
[zhēng] contend, dispute; zhànzhēng war, warfare;
452 (F ) dòuzhēng fight, struggle

453 [jiū] yánjiū study, research; jiūjìng after all

454 [bāo] bag, wrap

455 (F ) [zǔ] organize, group; zǔzhī organization, organize, form

456 [zào] (= zhìzào) manufacture, (= chuàngzào) create


[luò] fall
[là] be missing
457 [lào] làoshǎi fade (in colour)
[luō] kōngluōluō absolutely nothing left, open/spacious
and desolate
458 (F ) [shì] look; diànshì television

[jì] jīngjì economy; jiùjì help disaster victims


459 (F ) [jǐ] jǐjǐ multitudinous, numerous, magnificent
460 [xǐ] happiness; xǐhuān like

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461 (F ) [lí] (= líkāi) leave, from

462 (F ) [suī] (= suīrán) although


[zuò] seat, sit, travel by (car/plane/etc.), put a kettle (or similar)
463 on the fire, <classifier for bridges, buildings, etc.>; qǐngzuò
please have a seat; zuò gōngòng qìchē ride a bus
464 [jí] (= shōují) collect; jízhōng centralize

465 (F ) [biān] weave, organize, (= biānjí) edit

466 (F ) [bǎo] treasure

467 (F ) [tán] talk

468 [fǔ] zhèngfǔ government


[lā] pull, drag, haul
[lǎ] bànlǎ half
469
[lá] slit
[là] làlagù mole cricket
470 [hēi] (= hēisè) black; hēi'àn dark

[qiě] for the time being; érqiě furthermore


471
[jū] (only used some personal names)
472 (F ) [suí] follow; suíbiàn as you like

[gé] check, pattern, standard; géwài especially


473
[gē] <the sound of laughter, clicking of a hen>, chuckel
[jìn] (F ) use up
474
[jǐn] (F ) to max extent; jǐnguǎn even though
475 (F ) [jiàn] sword; bǎojiàn double-edged sword

476 (F ) [jiǎng] speak, explain, discuss, stress

477 [bù] cloth, spread

478 (F ) [shā] kill, fight, weaken, reduce, burn (of medicine)

479 [wēi] tiny, micro; wēixiào smile

480 [pà] (= hàipà) to fear; kěpà horrible

[mǔ] (= mǔqin) mother; fùmǔ parents; zìmǔ


481
letters of an alpabet

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[diào] shift, tone


482 (F ) [tiáo] adjust

483 [jú] department, situation; yóujú post office

[gēn] root; gēnběn essence, foundation, basic, utterly, (not)


484
at all
[céng] (= céngjīng) in the past
485 [zēng] great- (grandmother)
[cēng] āicēngr colloquial to get a scolding
[zhǔn] allow, (F ) certainly, precise; zhǔnbèi prepare;
486
biāozhǔn standard
487 (F ) [tuán] ball, lump, group; tuánjié unite, rally

[duàn] section, paragraph; shǒuduàn method, means (to


488
an end), strategy
[zhōng] end; zhōngyú finally; shǐzhōng all along;
489 (F ) zhōngshēn life-long

[lè] enjoy, be glad, pleasure, (= kuàilè) happy


490 (F ) [yuè] (= yīnyuè) music
[qiē] to cut
491
[qiè] correspond to; yíqiè all
492 (F ) [jí] grade, level; jiējí (social) class, steps, stairs, rank

[kè] (= kèfú) overcome, gram, (F ) kèqī set time limit


493
[kēi] (= ) scold
494 [jīng] perfect; jīngshén spirit, essence; jiǔjīng alcohol

[nǎ] what? nǎr where?


[něi] (before classifier) which?
495
[na] (used in orders and exclamations)
[Né] (in foreign names)
496 [guān] official; guānliáo bureaucrat

497 [shì] (= biǎoshì) show, indicate; zhǐshì point out

[chōng] (F ) rinse, rush, (F ) rush


498
[chòng] (F ) towards
[jìng] finish, (= jìngrán) unexpectedly; jiūjìng actually,
499
exactly, in the end, after all
500 [hū] sìhu it seems; jīhū almost

501 [nán] male, (= nánrén) man

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[jǔ] raise; jǔxíng hold (a meeting); xuǎnjǔ election;


502 (F ) jǔlì give an example
503 [kè] (= kèrén) guest; kèguān objective; kèqi polite

504
(F , [zhèng] prove; túshūzhèng library card; qiānzhèng
visa
)

505 [kǔ] bitter; jiānkǔ arduous; tòngkǔ suffering

506 [zhào] shine; zhàoxiàng photo

[zhù] pour, (F ) notes; zhùyì pay attention; zhùshì


507
gaze
508 (F ) [fèi] cost; xuéfèi tuition

509 [zú] foot, (= zúgòu) enough; mǎnzú satisfy

510 (F ) [ěr] <archaic> you; ěrhòu thereafter; gāo'ěrfū golf

511 [zhāo] beckon, recruit, attract; entertain (guests)

512 [qún] crowd, group; qúnzhòng The Masses

513 (F ) [rè] hot

514 [tuī] push

[wǎn] late; wǎnshang evening; yèwǎn night;


515
wǎnfàn dinner
516 (F ) [xiǎng] sound; yǐngxiǎng influence
[chēng] weigh, name
517 (F ) [chèn] duìchèn symmetric
[xìng] gāoxìng glad
518 (F ) [xīng] xīngfèn excited
{Compare with liù six}
[dài] treat, entertain, wait for
519
[dāi] (= dāi) stay
[yuē] approximately, arrange, appointment
520 (F ) [yāo] weigh

521 (F ) [yáng] opposite of yīn; tàiyáng the sun

522 [gē] (= gēge) older brother

523 (F ) [jīng] surprise

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[ma] <interrogative particle>


524 (F ) [má] what; ? gàn má? What's up?
[mǎ] mǎfēi morphine
[zhěng] (= zhěnggè) whole; tiáozhěng adjust;
525
zhěngqí neat
[zhī] branch, support; zhīchí sustain; dìzhī the Twelve
526
Terrestrial Branches
[gǔ] (= gǔdài) ancient
527
{Compare with shé tongue}
[hàn] Chinese ethnicity; hànyu Chinese; hànzi
528 (F ) Chinese character; lǎohàn old man
529 [tū] charge forward, stick out; tūrán suddenly
[hào] name, number, mark
530 (F ) [háo] yell

531 (F ) [jué] cut off, absolute

532 (F ) [xuǎn] (= xuǎnzé) choose, select; xuǎnjǔ election


[ba] at end of sentence, indicates suggestion
533
[bā] snap!
[cān] cānjiā participate
534 (F ) [shēn] rénshēn ginseng
[cēn] cēncī uneven, irregular
[kān] periodical, publication; bǎokān periodical
535
publications, the press
536 (F ) [yà] inferior, second; Yàzhōu Asia

[fù] (F ) huīfù recover, (F ) fùzá complicated,


537
complex, (F ) cover
538 (F ) [shāng] wound, injury, injure; chuāngshāng trauma

539 (F ) [lèi] category, kind, type; lèisì similar

540 (F ) [bèi] (= zhǔnbèi) get ready, prepare; shèbèi equipment

541 (F ) [huān] (= huānlè) happy, joyous; xǐhuan like

542 [lìng] other; lìngwài other, besides

543 [gǎng] harbor; Xiānggǎng Hong Kong

544 (F ) [shì] power; xíngshì circumstances; zīshì posture

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545 [kè] carve, quarter hour, moment

546 [xīng] star; huǒxīng Mars; xīngqī week

547 (F ) [duàn] cut off; búduàn unceasing; pànduàn judge

548 (F ) [chén] display, explain, stale, (dynasty 557-589)

549 [zhǎng] palm of the hand; zhǎngwò grasp

[nóng] (= nóngmín) farmer, peasant; nóngyè


550 (F ) agriculture

[yè] (= yèwǎn) night; bànyè, wǔyè midnight;


551
yèlǐ at night
[bān] sort, kind; yìbān ordinary
552 [pán] happy
[bō] bōrě buddhist wisdom, prajna
[niàn] miss, read aloud; guānniàn concept; niànshū
553 (F ) study

[jià] (F ) (= jiàzhí) value, (= jiàqian) price


554 [jie] (F )
[jiè] servant
[nǎo] (= nǎozi) brain; nǎodai head; nǎoké skull;
555 (F ) diànnǎo computer
556 (F ) [guī] guīlǜ regular pattern; guīdìng regulations

557 [dǐ] bottom; chèdǐ thorough; dàodǐ after all

558 [gù] cause, therefore; gùshi story; gùyì on purpose


[shěng] province, economize, omit
559
[xǐng] fǎnxǐng introspection
560 (F ) [mā] mother, mom; māma mama

561 (F ) [gāng] firm, (= gāngcái) just (a moment ago)

562 [jù] sentence

563 (F ) [xiǎn] appear; xiǎnrán obvious

564 [xiāo] disappear; xiāoxi news; xiāomiè perish

[yī] (= yīfu) clothing


565
[yì] wear (clothing), give (clothing) to others to wear

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[lù] land; continent


566 (F ) [liù] six (= liù)
567 [qì] utensil, (= jīqi) machine; wǔqì weapon

[què] true; zhèngquè correct; quèshí indeed;


568 (F ) míngquè explicit

569 [pò] smash; pòhuài ruin; pòlàn worn out

[jù] gōngjù tool; jùyǒu possess; jùtǐ concrete;


570
wánjù toy
[jū] (= jūzhù) live, reside; jūmín resident; jūrán
571
unexpectedly
[pī] <classifier for a batch/lot>, comment, criticize, refute;
572
pīpíng criticize
573 [sòng] see somebody off, deliver, give

[zé] zhǎozé marsh, swamp; sèzé colour and lustre;


574 (F ) Máo Zédōng CCP leader and founder of the PRC
575 (F ) [jǐn] tight; jǐnzhāng tense; yàojǐn important

576 (F ) [bāng] (= bāngzhù, bāngmáng) help, gang

[xiàn] line, thread; guāngxiàn light ray; diànxiàn


577 (F ) (electric) wire

578 [cún] (= cúnzài) exist; bǎocún preserve

579 (F ) [yuàn] wish


[qí] marvellous, (= xīqí) rare, strange
580
[jī] odd (not even)
581 [hài] harmful; hàichóng destructive insect; lìhai fierce

582 [zēng] (= zēngjiā, = zēngzhǎng) increase

583 (F ) [yáng] poplar tree; sānjiǎoyèyáng cottonwood

[liào] (= cáiliào) material, expect, anticipate; zīliào


584
means, data, material
585 [zhōu] prefecture; Guǎngzhōu Canton

[jié] joint, section, festival, holiday, (= jiérì) holiday


586 (F ) [jiē] knot, link; jiēzi gnarl, knot (in wood)
587 [zuǒ] left; zuǒbiān left side

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588 (F ) [zhuāng] dress up, load, install, (= jiǎzhuāng) pretend

589 [yì] (= róngyì) easy, change; Yìjīng Book of Changes


[zhù] write, book
[zhe] (S )
590 [zháo] (S )
[zhuó] (S )
[zhāo] (S )
591 [jí] urgent; zháojí anxious; jímáng in a hurry

592 [jiǔ] (for a) long time

[dī] low; jiàngdī reduce; dījí elementary; gāodī


593
height
[suì] years old; suìshu age; wànsuì long life, Your/His
594 (F ) Majesty, "Banzai"

595 [xū] (= xūyào) need; bìxū essential

596 [jiǔ] wine; píjiǔ beer; hējiǔ drink wine

[hé] river; Hénán shěng Henan Province; yùnhé


597
canal
[chū] beginning, first (in order); chūbù preliminary;
598
qǐchū at first
599 [yóu] (= yóuyǒng) swim, (= lǚyóu) travel

600 (F ) [yán] severe, stern

601 (F ) [tiě] iron; dìtiě underground, subway

602 [zú] (= mínzú) people, nationality, (= zhǒngzú) race

603 [chú] get rid of, divide, (= chúle) except


[fèn] portion, share, copy, <classifier for portion, share, copies of
604
newspapers etc.>, college degree
605 [gǎn] dare; yǒnggǎn brave

[hú] recklessly; nonsense (F ) (= húzi) beard (F )


606
hútòng lane
[xuè] blood
607
[xiě] blood
[qǐ] stand on tiptoe, hope for, look forward to; qǐyè
608
enterprise; qǐtú attempt; penguin

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609 [réng] (= réngrán, = réngjiù) still, yet, as before

610 [tóu] throw; tóupiào vote

611 (F ) [wén] smell, hear; xīnwén news

[dǒu] 10 liters; yāndǒu tobacco/opium pipe;


612 Běidǒuxīng The Big Dipper, The Plow
[dòu] (F ) fight
[jì] shìjì century; jìniàn memento; jìlǜ discipline
613 (F ) [Jǐ] <family name>

[jiǎo] foot; chìjiǎo barefoot; jiǎozhǐ toe


614 (F ) [jué] (= jiǎo) role, part, character, actor, actress

[yòu] right; yòubiān right side; zuǒyòu around, nearby,


615 more or less
{Compare with shí stone}
616 (F ) [sū] sūxǐng revive; Sūzhōu; Sūlián USSR

617 (F ) [biāo] mark; biāozhǔn standard

618 (F ) [fàn] rice, food

619 [yún] say, (F ) (= yúncai) cloud

620 [bìng] sick; máobing malfunction

[yī] (= yīxué) medical science; yīshēng doctor;


621 (F ) yīyuàn hospital

[ā] ālābó Arab


622
[ē] ēmítuógó Amitabha = Buddha preserve us
[dá] (= huídá) answer
623
[dā] dāying respond, promise
[tǔ] earth, (= tǔdì) land, (= tǔrǎng) soil
624
{Compare with shì scholar}
[kuàng] qíngkuàng circumstances; kuàngqiě
625 (F ) moreover

626 [jìng] border, territory; huánjìng environment

627 (F ) [ruǎn] soft; ruǎnjiàn software

628 [kǎo] (= kǎolǜ) consider, (= kǎoshì) exam


[niáng] mother, aunt
629
[niang] gūniang girl

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630 [cūn] village, rustic; nóngcūn countryside, village

631 [dāo] knife

632 (F ) [jī] beat, strike, knock; dǎjī strike, hitt, attack, assault

633 (F ) [jǐn] (= jǐnjǐn) only, barely

[chá] examine, investigate; jiǎnchá inspect


634
[Zhā] <family name>
635 [yǐn] draw, stretch, (= yǐnqǐ) cause, (= xīyǐn) attract

[cháo] towards, dynasty; Cháoxiān Korea


636
[zhāo] (morning)
[yù] raise, educate; jiàoyù education
637
[yō] hángyō heave-ho, yo-ho
638 (F ) [xù] (= jìxù) continue; liánxù continuous

639 (F ) [dú] only, alone; dúlì independent

[luó] (= luówǎng) birdnet; Luómǎ Rome; luópán


compass
640 (F ) [luō] luōsuo wordy, troublesome; līliluōluō the
sound of boiling/rumbling/etc.
641 (F ) [mǎi] buy

642 (F ) [hù] door, household; chuānghù window

643 (F ) [hù] (= bǎohù) guard, protect; hùshi nurse


[hē] drink
644
[hè] shout
[péng] péngyǒu friend
645
{Compare with lì beautiul and cè book}
[gōng] supply
646
[gòng] confess
647 (F ) [zé] duty; zérèn responsibility

648 (F ) [xiàng] (= xiàngmù) item


[bèi] back
649
[bēi] carry on the back
650 [yú] I, me, (F ) left-over, extra; the rest; cosine

[xī] sparse, scattered, watery, this; xīwàng hope; xīqí


651
rare, strange; Xīlà Greece

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652 (F ) [wèi] defend; sanitary; satellite

653 [liè] column, line up; lièchē train; páiliè arrange

654 (F ) [tú] picture; dìtú map; túshūguǎn library

[shì] room; jiàoshì classroom; wòshì bedroom;


655
bàngōngshì office
656 (F ) [luàn] chaotic, disorderly, messy; hùnluàn chaos

657 (F ) [Liú] <family name>

658 (F ) [yé] father; yéye grandpa

659 (F ) [lóng] dragon; kǒnglóng dinosaur

[zán] (= zánmen) we = you and I


660 [zan] (abbreviation for zǎowǎn) all the time, morning and
evening, sooner or later
661 [zhāng] chapter, seal, stamp, medal, badge, rules

662 [xí] mat, seat, banquet; zhǔxí chairperson

[cuò] (= cuòwù) mistake; búcuò not bad, pretty good;


663 (F ) ! yìdiǎnr búcuò! perfectly correct!
[xiōng] (elder) brother; xiōngdì brothers
664
{Compare with (F ) ér child and zhǐ only}
665 [àn] (= hēi'àn) dark; secretly; gloomy; hint

[chuàng] chuàngzào create


666 (F ) [chuāng] chuāngshāng trauma
[pái] arrange, row, line
667
[pǎi] pǎizìchē handcart
[chūn] (= chūntiān, = chūnjì) spring; chūnjuǎn
668
spring roll; chūnxiàqiūdōng the four seasons
669 [xū] (F ) (= bìxū) must, (F ) (= húxū) beard

670 [chéng] chéngrèn admit; jìchéng inherit

[àn] desk, (law) case; dá'àn answer or solution to a


671
problem
672 [máng] hurry, busy; help; right away

673 [hū] shout, exhale; hūxī breathe; huānhū cheer

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[shù] tree; shùlín woods; shùmù trees; shùgàn


674 (F ) trunk

675 [tòng] painful; tòngkǔ suffering; tòngkuai delighted

[chén] to sink; chénzhòng heavy


676
[chēn] hēichēnchēn pitch-black
[a] (used as phrase suffix, indicating obviousness/impatience)
[ā] (indicating elation); ! ! ā! Wǒ yòu yíngle! Ha! I've
won again!
[á] (indicating doubt or questioning), huh?; ? ? ?? Nǐ
677
shuō shenme? Huh? What are you saying?
[ǎ] (indicating puzzled surprise)
[à] (indicating agreement/approval); , ! ?, hǎoba! Well,
OK!
678 (F ) [líng] clever, spirit, soul, elf; línghuó nimble, easy

679 (F ) [zhí] duty; zhígōng staff; zhíyè occupation

680 (F ) [xiāng] countryside, home town

681 (F ) [xì] thin; zǐxì careful; xìbāo cell; xiángxì detailed

682 (F ) [sù] gàosu tell; sùsòng lawsuit

683 (F ) [tài] form; tàidu manner; zhuàngtài state

684 [tíng] (= tíngzhǐ) stop; tíngchēchǎng parking lot

685 [yìn] (= yìnshuā) print, (= yìnzhāng) seal

686 (F ) [bǐ] writing implement; brush; pen; pencil

[xià] (= xiàtiān) summer; chūnxiàqiūdōng the four


687
seasons
688 [zhù] (= bāngzhù) help

[fú] blessing, good fortune, (= xìngfú) happiness, happy;


zhùfú invoke/wish a blessing; Fújiàn
{It is common to hang calligraphy of this character up-side-down
689
on doors, in order to get people to note that fú dàole =
"The 'Fu' is up-side-down", which is pronounced just as
= "Fortune/happiness has come"}
690 (F ) [kuài] piece, lump, chunk, (= yuán) Chinese dollar

691 [lěng] cold; lěngjìng calm

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692 [qiú] ball; zúqiú football (soccer); dìqiú the Earth

693 [gū] gūniang girl

[huá] row (a boat) (F ) scratch


694
[huà] (F ) (= jìhuà) plan (F )
695 [jì] since, already; jìrán since, now that

[zhì] (= wùzhì) matter, substance; zhìliàng quality,


696 (F ) mass

[bā] wěiba tail; zuǐbā mouth; Bāxī Brazil


697
[bà] zuǐbàzi mouth, a slap in the face
698 [zhì] send, convey; yízhì identical, (F ) xìzhì careful

699 (F ) [wān] harbor; Táiwān

700 [yǎn] (= biǎoyǎn) perform, act, performance

[mù] tree, (= mùtou) wood;


701
{Compare with běn root and dà big}
702 (F ) [wéi] soft leather, <family name>

703 [guài] blame, (= qíguài) strange; guàiwu monster

704 (F ) [wéi] surround; wéiqí Japanese "go"

705 (F ) [jìng] still, quiet; jìngdiàn static electricity

[páng] (= pángbiān) side


706
[bàng] (= )
707 (F ) [yuán] (= huāyuán) garden, (= gōngyuán) park

[fǒu] not; shìfǒu whether or not, is (it) or is (it) not?


708
[pǐ] bad, inferior; zāngpǐ pass judgment (on people)
709 [fù] assist, vice-; fùcí adverb

710 (F ) [jí] biānjí edit; luójí <loan> logic

[cǎi] pick, gather (F )


711
[cài] (F ) càidì fief
[shí] eat, (= shíwù, = shípǐn) food
712
[sì] feed
713 [dēng] climb

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714 (F ) [gòu] enough; nénggòu be capable of

715 (F ) [sài] contest; match, race

716 [mǐ] (= mǐfàn) rice, meter; yùmǐ corn


[jiǎ] false
717
[jià] (= jiàqī) vacation
[jiào] relatively, quite; bǐjiào compare, relatively
718 (F ) [jiǎo] (bǐjiǎo = bǐjiào)

719 [jiě] (= jiějie) older sister; xiǎojie young lady

720 (F ) [lóu] story, building; mansion; lóutī stairs

[huò] (F ) (= huòdé) get, obtain, (F ) shōuhuò


721
harvest
[sūn] grandchild; zǐsūn children and grandchildren,
descendants; Sūn Wùkōng monkey with supernatural
722 (F ) powers in the nobel "Journey to the West"; Sūn
Zhōngshān = Sūn Yixiān = Sun Yat-sen, leader of the
Republican Revolution and the KMT
723 [xuān] (= xuānbù) declare; propaganda

724 [chuān] penetrate, wear

725 (F ) [shī] poem; shīrén poet

726 [gē] song; chànggē to sing

727 [sù] fast; sùdù speed

728 [hū] disregard, (= hūrán) suddenly, (= hū'ér) now...

[táng] hall; shítáng dining hall, canteen; kètáng


729 classroom
[tāng] liàngtāngtāng brightly lit, brilliant
730 (F ) [dí] ( dírén) enemy; enemy troops

731 (F ) [shì] try, test; kǎoshì test, quiz

732 (F ) [xiè] thank; xièxie thanks;

733 [yāng] entreat, center; central; beg, plead

[huái] bosom, cherish; huáiyí suspect; huáiniàn


734 (F ) cherish memory

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735 (F ) [gù] (= zhàogu) look after; gùkè customer

736 (F ) [yàn] (= jīngyàn) experience

737 (F ) [yíng] camp; campfire; do business

738 [zhǐ] (= tíngzhǐ) stop

[xìng] family name; xìngmíng full name (family name and


739 personal name); Nín guìxìng? (May I ask for) your family
name, Sir/Madame?
740 (F ) [yǎng] raise, nourish; yíngyǎng nutrition

[lì] měilì beautiful; majestic


741 (F ) [Lí] Korea
{Compare with péng friend and cè book}
[shǔ] belong to, be subordinate to, born in a specific year
742 (F ) acoording to the Chinese calendar
[zhǔ] enjoin
743 [jǐng] scene, scenery; fēngjǐng scenery, landscape

744 [guō] outer wall of city, <family name>

[yī] (= yīkào) depend on, comply with, according to;


745
yīrán still
[wēi] wēixié threaten, imperil; shìwēi demonstrate;
746
Nuówēi Norway
747 [àn] press, (= ànzhào) according to; ànmó massage
[è] evil
748 (F ) [wù] ( ) hate
[ě] ( ) nauseous
749 [màn] slow

[zuò] (= zuòwèi) seat, place, stand, pedestal, base,


750
<classifier for mountains, bridges etc.>
751 [zuì] crime, guilt

752 (F ) [wéi] xiānwéi fiber; wéihù safeguard; síwéi think

[jiàn] (= jiànjiàn, = zhújiàn) gradually


753 (F ) [jiān] dip/soak in liquid

754 (F ) [shèng] (= shènglì) victory, triumph, win

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[cáng] store; conceal, hide


755
[zàng] (= Xīzàng) Tibet
756 [huáng] huángdì emperor; huánghòu empress

757 [jiē] street; street, neighborhood; street-corner

758 [jī] surge, dash, (= jīdòng) excite; jīliè intense

759 (F ) [yì] different; yìcháng unusual

760 [zhāi] pick, take off, select


[jiǎo] horn, corner, dime
761
[jué] actor, role
762 [qiáo] look

763 (F ) [fù] carry on shoulder, suffer, negative

764 [shī] carry out; cuòshī to measure, step; construction

[mó] mófàn model; mófǎng imitate


765
[mú] múyàng appearance; múzi mold, pattern, die
766 [cǎo] grass; cǎoméi strawberry

767 [mǒu] certain, some; mǒurén somebody

768 (F ) [yín] silver; yínháng bank

[lù] (= lùshui) dew, show, reveal, betray


769
[lòu] reveal
[zhèn] battle array, <classifier for phases, spells etc.>; yí
770 (F ) zhèn fēng a short period of time

771 [zhí] (= zhíde) be worth, (= jiàzhí) value

[bān] class, work; shàngbān go to work; zhíbān be on


772
duty
773 (F ) [céng] layer, level, storey

774 [xiū] repair, decorate; xiūgǎi revise


[chà] differ, wrong
[chā] difference
775 [chāi]
[cī] rank
[cuō] stumble

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776 [wèi] (= wèidao) flavor, taste

[zhī] weave, knit; zǔshī organize; fǎngzhī spin and


777 (F ) weave

778 (F ) [yào] medicine, drug

779 (F ) [guǎn] building; restaurant

780 [mì] thick, dense

[liàng] bright, light, shine, loud and clear; piàoliang


781
handsome, beautiful, remarkable, brilliant, smart
[lǜ] fǎlǜ law; lǜshū lawyer; jìlǜ discipline;
782
xuánlǜ tune, melody
783 (F ) [xí] liànxí practice; xuéxí study; xíguàn habit

784 [tián] field; tiányě open country

785 (F ) [jiǎn] jiǎndān simple; jiǎntǐzì simple form character

786 [miǎn] exempt; bìmiǎn avoid; miǎnfèi free

787 [dú] ( ) poison; ( ) drug; virus

788 (F ) [guī] return

789 [bō] (= bōlàng) wave; bīchánga wavelength

790 [xíng] mould, type; diǎnxíng typical

791 [wū] ( wūzi) room, (= fángwū) building; roof

792 (F ) [huàn] change, exchange

793 [jiù] help, rescue; jiùmìng! Help! Save me!

794 [jì] to mail; jìshēngchóng parasite

795 [dì] emperor; dìguó empire; Shàngdì God

796 [tuì] go backwards, (= hòutuì) retreat; chètuì withdraw

[yáng] (= hǎiyáng) ocean; Tàipíng Yáng Pacific


797 Ocean
[yāng] nuǎnyāngyāng warm
798 (F ) [sī] silk, thread

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799 [hú] lake; húpō lakes; Húnán; Húběi

800 [shuì] (= shuìjiào) sleep

[láo] (= láodòng) labor


801 (F ) [lào] encourage, console

802 (F ) [fù] (= fùnǚ) woman; fūfù married couple


[bó] eldest brother, uncle
[bǎi] dàbǎizi eldest brother of one's husband
803 [bai] shūbai cousinship on father's side
[bà] (= )
{Compare with bǎi hundred}
[ní] Buddhist nun; Níjiālāguā Nicaragua;
804
nílóng nylon
805 [pí] (= pífū) skin

806 [zǔ] ( zǔxiān) ancestor; zǔmǔ grandmother

[xióng] powerful, male; yīngxióng hero; xióngwěi


807
grand; xióngjī rooster
[hūn] (= jíehūn) marry; hūnlǐ wedding; hūnyīn
808
marriage
[kāng] jiànkāng health; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn dictionary
809
compiled in the Kangzi period
810 (F ) [píng] criticize, comment, review

811 [zhuī] pursue


[hā] exhale, sip, aha!, <the sound of laughter, etc.>
[hǎ] <family name>
812
[hà] hàsa shake, swing; hàshimǎ Chinese forest
frog
[luò] net, twine
813 (F ) [lào] guàlào involvement, implication
814 [diàn] (= shāngdiàn) store, shop; fàndiàn restaurant

815 [fān] turn over; fānyì translate

816 (F ) [huán] ring; huánjìng environment, surroundings

817 (F ) [lǐ] ceremony; hūnlǐ wedding; lǐmào polite


[pǎo] run
818
[páo] paw the earth

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819 [chāo] (= chāoguò) go past, exceed, (= chāojí) super

[yè] (F ) leaf (of a plant)


820
[xié] harmonize
[yā] press, pressure
821 (F ) [yà] yàgēn from the start, in the first place, altogether,
entirely, totally, at all, simply
[zhān] fortune telling
822
[zhàn] occupy; zhànlǐng capture
823 [jūn] even; píngjūn average

[yǒng] (= yǒngyuǎn) always, forever, eternal


824
{Compare with shuǐ water}
825 [liè] (= qiángliè) intense; ardent; martyr

826 (F ) [jiǎng] prize, award; bonus; scholarship

827 [pó] old lady; lǎopo wife

828 (F ) [gǎn] catch up

829 [fù] (= fùyǒu) rich; fēngfù abundant; cáifù wealth

830 (F ) [lán] lánhuā orchid

831 (F ) [lù] record; jìlù take notes; tape recorder

832 (F ) [huà] draw, picture

833 [yù] meet; yùdào encounter

834 (F ) [dùn] to pause, meal

835 (F ) [yì] skill, (= yìshù) art; wényì literature and art

[pǔ] pǔtōng common; Pǔtōnghuà Common Speach


836
= Mandarin; pǔbiàn universal
837 [pàn] judge; pīpàn criticize

838 [yuán] (= láiyuán) source, origin; zīyuán resources

839 (F ) [yì] 100 million

840 [sù] plain, white, vegetarian; yīnsù factor, element

[chuán] boat, ship; dùchuán ferry; yǔzhòu


841
fēichuán "cosmic flying boat" = spaceship

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842 (F ) [jì] (= jìxù) continue; jìchéng inherit

[shàng] esteem; gāoshàng noble, lofty


843
[shang] héshang monk
844 [zuǐ] ( zuǐba) mouth; zuǐchún lip

845 [chá] guānchá observe; jǐngchá police

846 [yǔ] rain; rainwater; bàofēngyǔ rainstorm

[yōu] excellent; fine; outstanding; yōuyuè


847 (F ) superior

[nín] <polite> you; Nín guìxìng? (May I ask for) your


848
family name, Sir/Madame?
849 (F ) [xiǎn] ( wēixiǎn) danger; bǎoxiǎn insurance

[yān] (F ) smoke, cigarette, mist


850
[yīn] (= )
851 (F ) [jiē] (= ) steps; class; rank; phase
[dān] carry on a shoulder pole
852 (F ) [dàn] two buckets full, 50 kg.
[sàn] break up, distribute, dispel
853
[sǎn] fall apart, scattered
[bǎn] board, hard, (F ) lǎobǎn shopkeeper, proprietor,
854
boss
[zhōng] (F ) bell, clock; 3 o'clock, (F ) zhōng'ài
855
dote on, <family name>
856 (F ) [fǎng] (= fǎngwèn) visit; gather material

[mèi] ( mèimei) little sister; jiěmèi sisters


857
{Compare with mò = wife of the last ruler of the Xia dynasty}
857 [shēn] stretch

[Fó] Buddha; Fójiào Buddhism


859
[fú] fǎngfú seem
860 [xiàn] limit, bounds; limited; restrict

[tǎo] (= tǎolùn) discuss; tǎoyàn digusting


861 (F ) { tǎokǒucǎi = ( ) tǎo ge jílì(huà) to ask for
something as a token of good omen}
862 (F ) [lín] overlook, be adjacent to; temporary

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863 (F ) [Wú] <family name>, Wu Kingdom (222-280 A.D.)

864 (F ) [yáo] shake

865 [tiào] jump; tiàosǎn parachute; tiàowǔ dance

[qū] (= wānqū) curved


866
[qǔ] melody
867 (F ) [liàn] white silk, (= liànxí) practice

868 (F ) [gòu] jiégòu structure; constitute;

869 [wán] play; wánjù toy; hǎowánr fun

[yù] ( yùshí) jade; yùmǐ corn


870
{Compare with wáng king}
871 [fàn] violate; fànzuì commit a crime; criminal

872 (F ) [chǎng] (= gōngchǎng) factory

873 [kěn] be willing to, consent; kěndìng definitely

874 (F ) [xié] xiézuò cooperate

875 [xìng] good fortune, luck; xìngfú happy

876 (F ) [huī] wave, wield; command an army; wave (one's hand)

877 [xiào] (= xiàoguǒ) effect, result; yǒuxiào effective

[qí] zhěngqí neat; yìqí together


878 (F ) [zhāi] (= )
[zī] (= )
879 [fēng] to seal; feudal; envelope

880 (F ) [wēn] (= wēnnuǎn) warm; wēndù temperature

881 [yí] ( huáiyí) doubt, suspect; chíyí hesitate

[ròu] flesh, meat; jīròu muscle


882
{Compare with nèi inside}
[gōng] (= jìngōng, = gōngjī) attack; specialize in
883
studying
884 (F ) [zhǐ] paper; bàozhǐ newspaper

885 [cè] plan; zhèngcè policy

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886 [chōng] fill; chōngfèn full, ample; chōngmǎn full of

[dǐng] top, <classifier for hats etc.>; yì dǐng màozi a


887 (F ) hat

[xún] (= xúnzhǎo) seek


888 (F ) [xín] xínsi
[nìng] (= nìngyuàn, jìngkě) prefer, rather
889 (F ) [níng] tranquil
[shā] sand; shāmò desert; shāqiū dune; shāfā
890
<loan> sofa
891 [fáng] embankment, guard, protect, anti-

892 [zhuā] grab, seize, arrest, attract, scratch

893 [lì] (= lìzi) example; lìrú for instance

894 [gǔ] thigh, section

[mài] sell; ? Píngguǒ zěnme mài? How much are the


895 (F ) apples?

896 (F ) [shùn] along, in the same direction as, obey, suitable

897 [jǐng] jǐngchá police; jǐnggào warn

898 (F ) [mèng] dream

899 (F ) [jù] drama, play, opera; jùliè severe

900 [shàn] good; gǎishàn improve; be good at


[méng] to cover, ignorant
901 [mēng] cheat
[Měng] Měnggǔ Mongolia
902 [piào] ticket

903 [liáng] ( yōuliáng, ) good; liángxīn conscience

[fàn] <family name>; (F ) fànwéi scope, range;


904
mófàn model, fine example
905 (F ) [jiān] hard, solid, firmly; persist; firm

906 [duān] hold sth. level with both hands, extremity, end

907 [kào] lean on, rely on, keep close to, come up to, near

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[zá] mixed; fùzá complicated; zázhì magazine


908 (F ) [zā] lālilāzā rambling
909 (F ) [guì] expensive, valuable

910 [nù] anger, rage

911 [gǎo] stalk of grain, draft, sketch, manuscript

912 [pāi] clap, paddle; pīngpāngpāi ping-pong paddle

[lǜ] rate, proportion; pínlǜ frequency


913
[shuài] shuàilǐng lead, command
[jiù] old (not new) (compare with lǎo old, not young; xīn
914 (F ) new)

915 [diào] drop, fall

[la] corresponding to le plus a, <interjection indicating


excitement/doubt>
916
[lā] hūlālā flapping sound
[lá] lálá chat, gossip, jaw; láguā chat, gossip
[mò] nothing; not; mòdà greatest; mòmíngqímiào
917
baffling, inexplicable
918 [shòu] award, give; teach; jiàoshòu professor

919 [shǒu] guard; bǎoshǒu conservative

[yóu] oil; qìyóu gasoline; jiàngyóu soy sauce


920 [yōu] lǜyōuyōu bright/fresh green; bìyōuyōu
bluish green
921 [ēn] kindness; Zhōu ēnlái

922 (F ) [jī] accumulate; jījí positive; area

923 [yì] (= lìyì) advantage, profìt

924 (F ) [xiàn] county; xiànzhǎng county magistrate

925 [kū] cry, weep

[bà] stop; strike; bàle that's all


926 (F ) [pí] (= ) tired, weary, exhausted

927 [tíng] jiātíng family; court; courtyard

[chuāng] (= chuānghu, = chuāngkǒu) window;


928
curtain

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929 (F ) [yáng] raise; fāyáng develop, promote

[wàng] (= wàngjì) forget


930
[wáng]
[wǔ] noon; morning; afternoon; lunch
931
{Compare with niú cow}
[kǎ] block, calory, card
932
[qiǎ] checkpoint
933 [xuě] snow; xuěhuā snowflake; huáxuě to ski

934 [cài] vegetable, dish

935 [pái] tablet, brand, cards, dominoes; páizi sign, label, logo

[niú] ox, cow, bull; niúnǎi milk


936
{Compare with wǔ noon}
937 (F ) [tuō] take off; tuōlí break away

[bó] abundant, plentiful; Ph.D.; universal love;


938
bóqùguǎn museum
[zhàng] 10 chǐ = 3 1/3 meters, to measure land, male elder
939
relative/person; zhàngfu husband
[dàn] bomb; bullet
940 (F ) [tán] play guitar
[zhōu] continent; Yàzhōu Asia; ōuzhōu Europe;
941
Fēizhōu Africa
942 [sōng] pine tree; squirrel, (F ) loose

[huài] (F ) bad
943
[pī] (= )
944 (F ) [Dèng] <family name>
[xiān] fresh
945 (F ) [xiǎn] few, rare; Korea
946 [duǎn] short (opposite of cháng)

947 (F ) [bì] bìyè graduate; bìjìng after all

948 [zhì] put, place; wèizhi position

[chu] qīngchu clear


949
[chǔ] kǔchǔ misery
950 (F ) [ōu] ōuzhōu Europe; ōumǔ ohm

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951 [lüè] brief, slight; lüèwēi slightly

952 [zhì] zhìhuì wisdom; zhìlì intellegence

953 (F ) [dǎo] island

954 [kàng] (= dǐkàng) resist; revolt; protest

955 [qī] (= qīzi) wife

956 [bào] hug, embrace


[zài] carry, be loaded with
957 (F ) [zǎi] put down in writing
958 (F ) [bài] ( shībài) lose, be defeated; fǔbài corrupt
[qiāng] gun
959 (F ) [chēng] chánchēng comet
[shì] héshì suitable, appropriate
960 (F ) [dí] dícóng follow, go to
[xū] empty, void; qiānxū modest; xūxīn open-minded;
961 (F ) kōngxū hollow
962 (F ) [yù] prepare; beforehand; forecast
[jīng] eye
963
[jing] yǎnjing eye
[cì] thorn, prick, stab, irritate, (= cìshā) assassinate
964
[cī] wham
965 [diē] dad; diēdie daddy; diēdì daddy

966 (F ) [fēn] one after another; jiūfēn dispute;

967 [jiè] jièshào introduce; preposition

968 [kuò] bāokuò include; gàikuò generalize

969 (F ) [xiāo] melt (metal), remove, sell; sold out


[jiàng] fall, descend
970
[xiáng] tóuxiáng surrender
971 (F ) [yú] fish; jīnyú goldfish; shāyú shark
[bēn] run fast, flee
972
[bèn] go straight towards
973 [rěn] endure, tolerate; rénbuzhù can't bear, can't resist

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974 [zōng] ancestor, clan, faction; religion; ancestry

975 (F ) [pán] disk, tray; suànpán abacus; chessboard

976 [ěr] (= ěrduo) ear; earphone, headphones

977 [yě] wild

978 (F ) [xùn] interrogate; tōngxùn news report

979 [pèi] match, deserve; distribute; pèihé cooperate

[jìn] ( jìnzhǐ) prohibit


980
[jīn] endure; bùjīn can't resist (doing something)
981 [suǒ] rope; sīsuǒ think deeply; suǒxìng simply, just

982 (F ) [Zhào] <family name>


[mò] silent; mòmò silently; chénmò reticent;
983
yōumò humor
984 [tú] on foot, follower; túdi apprentice; fěitú gangster
[jià] frame, rack, shelf, put up, <classifier for planes, radios
985
etc.>; yí jià fēijī an aeroplane; shūjià bookshelf
986 (F ) [dēng] lamp

987 [fēng] mountain peak

[zhuàng] (= zhuàngtài, = zhuàngkuàng) condition, state


988 (F ) of affairs

989 [kuǎn] fund

990 [yí] (= yídòng) move; shift, transform; transplant

991 [bà] dad; bàba daddy

992 [tuō] hold in the palm, rely on; wěituō entrust

[hóng] (= hóngshuǐ) flood, vast, <family name>;


993
hóngliàng loud and clear, magnanimity
994 [shēng] liter, rise, ascend
[huǒ] <classifier for groups, crowds, bands etc.>, group of
995
people. (= huǒbàn) partner; jiāhuo fellow
996 (F ) [dìng] conclude (compare with dìng decide)

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997 [háo] long fine hair, milli-; háobù not at all

998 [hú] húli fox

999 (F ) [zhèn] town, press down, calm, cool

1000 [chuáng] bed; chuángdān sheet; river bed

1001 [hù] hùxiāng each other; xiānghù mutually, reciprocal

[tào] set, cover; glove; yí tào yīfu a (full) suit (of


1002
clothing)
[lǚ] (= lǚxíng) travel; lǚguǎn inn; lǚxíngshè
1003
travel agency
1004 [táo] ( táopǎo) escape, flee

[mà] curse; ? Māma mà mǎ ma? Does mama curse


1005 (F ) the horse?

1006 (F ) [shū] transport, lose (compare with yíng win)

1007 [chàng] sing;

1008 [jìng] suíjìng pacify, appease

[mì] mìmì secret; secretary


1009
[bì] Peru
[cí] word; cídiǎn dictionary; dòngxí verb; cíhuì
1010 (F ) vocabulary

1011 [kùn] (= kùnnán) difficult, (F ) tired

1012 (F ) [lèi] ( , ) tear; teardrop

[shú] cooked, ripe, familiar; shúxī know well


1013
[shóu] <colloquial variant>
1014 (F ) [cái] wealth; fācài get rich

1015 [guǐ] ghost; ( móguǐ) devil; guǐzi foreign devil

[gǔ] ( gǔtou) bone


1016
[gū] gūlu roll
[shēn] explain
1017
{Compare with jiǎ helmet and yóu from}
1018 [yù] desire, wish; yùwàng desire, lust

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[zhēng] journey; The Long March, attack, (F ) evidence,


1019
levy
[sī] ( ) personal, (= sīyǒu) privately owned, be private,
1020
(= zìsī) selfish
1021 [wǔ] ( tiàowǔ) dance

1022 [qiū] autumn, fall; chūnxiàiūdōng the four seasons

1023 [jù] (= jùdà) huge, gigantic

1024 [yíng] ( huānyíng) welcome

1025 [xiù] yōuxiù excellent; xiùcai scholar

1026 [gǎo] do
[dīng] 4th in a series, cubes (in food preparation), <family
1027 name>
[zhēng] zhēngzhēng clang, clank
[xī] inhale; hūxī breathe; xīshōu absorb; xīyǐn
1028
attract
1029 (F ) [shěn] shěnpàn bring to trial; interrogate

[biàn] all over, everywhere; universal, <classifier for


1030 repetitive times/occurrences>; ! Zài shuō yí biàn! Say
(it) once more!
1031 (F ) [qiáng] (= qiángbì) wall

1032 [zhū] vermilion, bright red

1033 (F ) [shèng] holy; sage, saint; Shèngdànjié Christmas

1034 [bì] ( bìmiǎn) avoid; táobì escape, evade

1035 (F ) [yuè] leap

1036 [jì] envy, avoid, quit; jìhui taboo

1037 [zhuō] table; yì zhāng zhuōzi one table

1038 (F ) [zhí] hold in hand; zhíxíng carry out

1039 [bēi] grieved; pessimistic; tragedy

1040 [yù] (math:) field; territory; valley; region

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1041 (F ) [xiǎo] dawn; ( xiǎode) know

[nòng] do; nòngchén court jester


1042
[lòng] alley
1043 [wáng] flee, lose, die

1044 (F ) [qiáo] bridge

1045 (F ) [bèi] generation; older generation, ancestors

1046 (F ) [shǎn] ( ) get out of the way, flash; lightning

1047 (F ) [yǐn] hidden; yǐnyuē faint, indistinct


[jìn] strength, energy, spirit
1048 (F ) [jìng]

1049 (F ) [nào] ( ) noisy; alarm clock

1050 [kǒng] (= kǒngpà) I'm afraid; kǒngbù terror

[ya] <sentence final particle like a>


1051
[yā] ah, oh
1052 [fù] pay

1053 [jìng] ( zūnjìng) respect

[jiān] prison; supervise


1054 (F ) [jiàn] eunuch

1055 (F ) [tīng] hall; cāntīng dining room

1056 (F ) [kù] warehouse; shùjùkù database

1057 [zhèn] shake, shock; earthquake

1058 [cái] (= cáiliào) material; jiàocái teaching material

[bīng] ice; bīngxiāng refrigerator; bīngliáng ice-cold;


1059
Bīngdǎo Iceland; bīngqilín icecream
1060 [xǐng] become sober, wake up; remind

[qìng] qìngzhù celebrate; qìnghè congratulate;


1061 (F ) qìngxìng rejoice

[lǜ] ( lǜsè) green


1062 (F ) [lù] (in some place names)

1063 [tuǐ] leg; ability to walk; ankle; thigh

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1064 [shù] state, narrate; describe; above-mentioned

1065 [xú] slowly, gently, <family name>

1066 [zūn] ( , ) respect

1067 [yìng] hard; yìngjiàn hardware

1068 (F ) [é] ( ) forehead; quota

1069 (F ) [wù] (= cuòwù) mistake

1070 [jiè] borrow, lend

1071 (F ) [nà] receive, accept, enjoy, pay, sew


[zhé] fold; break; change direction
1072 [shé] break
[zhē] turn over
1073 [shòu] sell; sell goods

[yí] yíchuán inherit; yíhàn regret


1074 (F ) [wèi] give

[bào] violent, sudden; expose


1075
[pù] (= )
1076 [quē] ( quēfá) lack, be short of; quēdiǎn shortcoming

[mí] be lost; Wǒ míle lù I am lost; míxìn


1077
superstition, blind faith/worship
1078 (F ) [lǔ] <family name>; ( lǔmǎng) rude; dull

1079 [tàn] (= tànsuǒ) explore

1080 (F ) [huò] (= huòwù) goods; huòbì money, currency

1081 [tóng] értóng children

1082 (F ) [huǎn] ( huǎnmàn) slow

1083 (F ) [wěi] ( ) great, mighty; hóngwěi, xióngwěi grand

[jūn] (= jīnzhǔ) monarch, sovereign, (= jūnzǐ)


1084
gentleman; tyrant
1085 (F ) [zhuāng] village; zhuāngjia crops; solemn

1086 [fán] ordinary; ( fánshì) every; extraordinary

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1087 [wēi] dangerous; crisis; endanger

1088 (F ) [shāo] roast, cook, burn (compare with chǎo stir-fry)

1089 [cǎi] ( sècǎi) colour; cǎisè multicolour


[qiǎng] rob; snatch; scrape
1090 (F ) [qiāng]

1091 [kòng] ( kòngsù) accuse, (= kòngzhì) control

1092 [xiōng] ( , ) chest; ( ) heart, mind

1093 (F ) [xì] ( xìjù) drama, play; yóuxì game

1094 [piān] sheet of paper, piece of writing

1095 [qù] interest, fun; interest; interest, taste

1096 [shù] bundle; shùfù tie up; jiéshù finish

1097 (F ) [wèi] call; so-called

1098 [gài] roughly, most likely; concept; spirit

1099 [shè] shoot, fire, send out; inject; archery

1100 (F ) [kè] lesson; kèběn textbook

1101 [dòng] hole, cave

[má] hemp, (= zhīma) sesame; máfan bother


1102 [mā] māmahēi dusk; luànmāmā messy,
disorderly
1103 [bēi] cup; gānbēi cheers

1104 [tòu] penetrate, thorough; tòujìng lens; transparent

1105 (F ) [yóu] yóujú post office; yóupiào stamp

1106 (F ) [róng] (= guāngróng, = róngyù) glory, honor

1107 [dǒng] understand

[yōng] embrace, crowd; yōnghù support; yōngjǐ


1108 (F ) crowded

1109 (F ) [xiàn] donate; gòngxiàn contribution

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[xǐ] wash; xǐzǎo bath, shower


1110
[Xiǎn] <family name>
1111 [xiū] stop, (= xiūxi) rest; retire; rest home

[pò] compel; yāpò oppress; bèipò be compelled


1112
[pǎi] pǎijīpào mortar
1113 (F ) [tàn] sigh

1114 [gǒu] dog; liègǒu hound; fēnggǒu mad dog

1115 [tōu] steal; xiǎotōu thief

1116 (F ) [yīn] opposite of yáng; , cloudy; gloomy

1117 [qì] vapor, steam; qìyóu gasoline; qìchē car

[bài] honor, worship; lǐbài week


1118
[bái] báibai bye-bye
[héng] horizontal
1119 (F ) [hèng] perverse
[gǔ] beat, play, drum, arouse
1120
[gū] pànggūgū fat, plump, full, bulging
1121 [jiàn] jiànkāng health

1122 [hòu] thick, deep, kind, rich (food) (compare with báo thin)

[qiān] qiāndìng conclude and sign (treaty, etc);


1123 (F ) qiānmíng signature

[dān] cinnabar, red; dāntián pubic region; Dānmài


1124
Denmark
1125 [Luò] name of a river in Hénán and Shǎnxī

1126 [hǎn] (= hǎnjiào, hūhǎn, jiàohǎn) shout, cry out

1127 [róng] (= Chéngdū); fúróng lotus, cottonrose hibiscus

1128 (F ) [lún] wheel

1129 [àn] shore

1130 [nǎi] breasts, milk

1131 [dàn] thin, light; dànlán (= qiǎnlán) light blue

1132 [cháo] tide; (= cháoshī) moist; gāocháo climax

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1133 (F ) [xùn] lesson

1134 (F ) [yuán] round, circle; (sometimes used for yuán dollar)

[juǎn] roll; spring roll (F )


1135 [juàn] volume, book, exam paper
[quán] (= quán) curly hair
1136 (F ) [shì] jiěshì explain; shìfàng release

1137 (F ) [zhū] all, various, <family name>

1138 [miào] wonderful, subtle; mòmíngqímiào be baffled

[wéi] wéiwùzhǔyì materialism


1139
[wěi] <expressing acceptance of a request/command>
1140 (F ) [duó] force one's way; seize, capture; fight for

[zhú] expel, pursue, one by one; gradually; step by


1141
step
[yàn] (= yànzi) swallow (bird)
1142
[Yān] <family name>
[dāi] stupid, silly, foolish, stay; dāibǎn stiff
1143
[ái] áibǎn stiff
1144 (F ) [cè] ( cèliáng) survey, measure; guāncè observe

1145 [làng] (= bōlàng) wave (of water); waste

1146 [chōu] take out; shrink; whip; smoke tobacco

1147 (F ) [gài] cover, shell; lid

1148 [piān] slanting, leaning; stubbornly; unfortunately

1149 (F ) [yuè] experience, pass through, review; ( yuèdú) read

1150 (F ) [gòu] ( gòumǎi) purchase

1151 [tú] way, route; prospect; via

[zòng] longitudinally; cāozòng operate; zòngduì


1152 (F ) column, file

[yé] <archaic interrogative particle>, (= yé) grandfather


1153
[Yē] Yēsū Jesus
1154 [mō] feel, stroke; mōsuo grope; zhuōmō fathom

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1155 (F ) [guà] hang, put up

1156 [háng] sail, fly; hángxíng navigate; aviation

[zé] (= xuǎnzé) choose


1157 (F ) [zhái] choose

1158 [hèn] hate

[shè] sùshè dormitory


1159 [shě] (F ) give up, abandon; shěbùdé be loathe to
leave at home
1160 [quán] box (with fists); tàijíquán Taiji shadowboxing

1161 [zhú] bamboo

[táng] <family name>, Tang Dynasty, boastfull, exaggerated; (


1162
tángtū) rude
1163 (F ) [yù] praise; róngyù honor; míngyù fame
[chéng] ride (a vehicle); multiply
1164
[shèng] chariot
1165 [ruò] weak; wēiruò faint; ruǎnruò feeble

1166 (F ) [jiǎn] (= jiǎnchá) inspect

1167 (F ) [gōng] palace, temple, <family name>; zǐgōng womb

[yí] ceremony, rite, gift, (= yíbiǎo) appearance, bearing, (=


1168 (F ) yíqì) instrument, apparatus
1169 [qí] flag

1170 [hán] keep in mouth, contain

1171 [Yuán] <family name>

1172 [zhǐ] foundation of a building; dìzhǐ address

[bǎi] put, arrange, sway, wave; yáobǎiwǔ "shake-sway-


1173 (F ) dance", waggle dance (of bees), rock 'n' roll

1174 (F ) [ào] àomì secret, mystery; àomiào profound, secret

[fān] <classifier for kinds, times, occurrences etc.>; fānqié


1175 tomato
[Pān] Pānyú county in Guǎngdōng
[hùn] mix up; hùnluàn chaos
1176
[hún] muddy, muddled

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1177 (F ) [miè] extinguish; eliminate; perish; annihilate

1178 [wò] hold, grasp; comprehend

1179 [yá] (= yáchǐ) tooth

1180 (F ) [lǜ] ( kǎolǜ) consider; yōulǜ worry about

1181 [zhào] zhàokāi convene

1182 [měng] fierce

1183 (F ) [kuān] wide, broad, extend, relax


[chéng] fill; contain
1184
[shèng] flourishing; luxuriant
[hé] pit, nucleus; hétao walnut
1185
[hú] húr <colloquial> pit
1186 [dài] bag, pocket

1187 (F ) [shào] jièshào introduce

1188 (F ) [bǔ] mend

1189 [diǎn] diǎnxíng typical; classical; dictionary


[quān] circle
1190 [juàn] pen, sty
[juān] shut up in a pen
1191 [fēng] good-looking (F ) fēngfù abundant

[yǎ] wényǎ cultured, refined; yǎzhi elegant


1192
[yā] yāpiàn opium
1193 [jí] lucky, auspicious

1194 (F ) [zàn] approve of; praise

[chá] tea; cháyè tea leaves; hóngchá "red tea" =


1195
black tea
1196 [yì] also; fǎnzhīyìrán and vice-versa

1197 [gǔ] ( ) valley; (F ) (= gǔwù) grain; gǔzi millet

1198 (F ) [wěn] ( wěndìng) stable, steady; wěndang reliable

[huì] (F ) gather together; guìbào to report; cíhuì


1199
vocabulary; (F ) converge, remit

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[lì] lìhai terrible, formidable, <family name>


1200 (F ) [lài] name of an ancient country
{Compare with lì experience}
[jiè] to fall due, <classifier for year of graduation, regular
1201 (F ) sessions, meetings, etc.>

1202 (F ) [jì] (= hénjì) mark, trace, vestige; qíjì miracle

1203 [léi] thunder; thunderstorm; radar

1204 [xù] zhìxu order; procedure; order

1205 [hán] ( ) cold

1206 [fù] enclose, attach; fùjìn vicinity, nearby

1207 (F ) [jī] chicken; gōngbǎo jīdīng spicy diced chicken

1208 [zāo] meet with disaster

[tiāo] ( ) choose
1209 [tiǎo] poke; challenge
[tāo] tāotà walk casually to and fro
1210 [jiān] ( jiānbǎng) shoulder; ( jiānfù) take on

1211 (F ) [yì] ( jìyì, huíyì) remember, recall; memory

1212 [róu] yielding; róuruǎn soft; róuhe gentle

[dài] put on; dài yǎnjìng wear glasses;


1213
dàishang màozi put on a hat
1214 [xī] ( ) cherish; kěxī it's too bad; bùxī not hesitate

1215 [gé] separate, stand between; next door

1216 [háo] (= hǎobù, = hǎobù) not at all

1217 (F ) [chéng] ( ) honest

1218 [ruì] auspicious, good omen; timely snow

1219 (F ) [jiǎn] subtract; jiǎnshǎo decrease

1220 [bō] sow, seed; broadcast; disseminate

[me] (S )
1221
[mó] (F ) yāomó petty, insignificant

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1222 (F ) [zhēn] needle; policy; zhēncì acupuncture

1223 [qí] board game; chess; Go; Checkers

1224 (F ) [jìng] jìngzhēng compete; contest

[bì] ( shǒubì) arm


1225
[bei] gēbei arm
1226 [tǐng] quite, very; endure, stand; stand upright

[cāo] conduct, grasp; cāozòng operate


1227
[cào] make trouble
1228 [yāo] waist

1229 [kuáng] ( fēngkuáng) crazy

1230 [tì] in place of; ( dàitì) replace, substitute

1231 [méi] plum, prune; plum blossom; plum grove

1232 [gù] gǒnggù consolidate; gùdìng fixed

1233 (F ) [lún] lúnlǐ ethics

[Sòng] the Song dynasty (960-1279); Sòng tǐzì "Song"-


1234
typeface
[gāng] steel; fountain pen; piano
1235 (F ) [gàng] sharpen

1236 (F ) [nuò] nuòyán a promise

1237 (F ) [cán] injure, barbarous, incomplete, remnant

1238 [yán] ( yáncháng) prolong

[hǔ] ( lǎohǔ) tiger


1239 [hū] mǎmahūhū
[hù] hùbulǎ <zool.> shrike
1240 [xùn] xùnsù rapid, swift

1241 (F ) [zāi] ( zāinàn, zāihài) disaster

[qiāo] qiāoqiāo quietly


1242
[qiǎo] qiǎoshēng quietly
1243 [yuè] high mountain, wife's parents, <family name>

1244 (F ) [qiáo] <family name>; qiáomù arbor

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[chuān] river; Sìchānshěng Sichuan Province;


1245
bīngchuān glacier
[chóu] revenge, hatered, <family name>; bàochóu get
1246 revenge
[qiú] mate, <family name>
[jì] (= jìjié) season; dōngjì winter; sìjì four
1247
seasons
1248 [chuī] blow

1249 (F ) [liáng] ( liángshi) grain, food

1250 [jù] gather, get together; héjùbiàn nuclear fusion

1251 (F ) [yì] ( fānyì) translate

1252 [zhū] ( zhūzi) pearl, bead; eyeball; teardrop

1253 [shū] (= shūshu) uncle, father's younger brother

1254 (F ) [móu] scheme; conspiracy

1255 (F ) [chǔ] jīchǔ foundation, base, basis; chǔshí plinth

1256 [rén] benevolence, humanity

1257 (F ) [sǔn] decrease; damage; sǔnshī lose, loss

1258 [róng] ( ) melt (ice or snow; cf róng)

1259 (F ) [liàng] car; liǎng liàng chē two cars

1260 (F ) [jìng] clean, complete; only; gānjìng clean

1261 [mǐn] mǐnjié agile; mǐngǎn sensitive; mǐnruì acute

1262 [yī] <family name>, he or she; Yīsīlán Islam

1263 [xiān] fairy, saint, immortal celestial being; fairy maiden

1264 [qiǎo] clever, coincidentally; qiǎomiào ingenious

[líng] zero; língjiàn spare part; spare change


1265 [līng] gūlīnglīng solitary, all alone; dīnglīnglīng
tinkle, jingle
[lèi] tired; work hard
1266 [lěi] accumulate
[léi] (F )

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1267 [xiǎng] (= xiǎngshòu) enjoy (compare with hēng)

1268 [bàn] accompany; , companion

1269 (F ) [dàng] swing, sway; loaf about; wipe out; shake

1270 [zhēn] ( ) treasure: pearl; precious

1271 [yǒng] yǒnggǎn brave; courage; brave warrior

[mò] end, minor details; mòr powder; zhōumò


weekend
1272
[me] (= me); shénme what?
{Compare with wèi haven't}
1273 (F ) [fèn] fèndòu struggle; xīngfèn excited

1274 (F ) [dǎn] gallbladder, guts, bravery, internal parts

1275 (F ) [qì] ( fàngqì, pāoqì) abandon, give up

[fán] be vexed; máfan trouble, bother; bú nàifán


1276 (F ) impatient

[hú] paste; hútu muddled


1277 [hū] plaster
[hù] paste
1278 (F ) [yóu] still, yet; yóuyù hesitate; yóurú as if

1279 (F ) [shuì] tax

1280 [péi] foster, train, develop; cultivate, breed

1281 [dǐ] support; ( dǐkàng) resist

1282 [sēng] monk

1283 (F ) [fēng] sharp; charge, assault; vanguard

1284 [nǎi] be, so, only then, you

1285 (F ) [yáo] distant, remote; long


[mó] ànmó massage; mócā rub; friction
1286
[mā] māsa gently stroke, smooth rub, massage
1287 [tǎn] level; calm; tank

1288 (S ) [hòu] after

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1289 [méi] eyelash; brows; eyebrow; looks

1290 [cān] meal

1291 (F ) [guàn] be used to; xíguàn be used to, habit, custom

1292 (F ) [píng] lean on, based on, (= búlùn) no matter


[guān] hat, crown
1293
[guàn] first place; guànjūn champion
1294 [tái] lift, raise, carry

1295 [pèng] bump into; happen to meet

1296 (F ) [bì] money, currency; coin; rénmínbì RMB.

1297 (F ) [qǐ] open; start; enlighten; arouse, inspire

[mǎ] <classifier for cloth, happenings, etc.>; liǎng mǎ shì


1298 (F ) two entirely differeint things/matters; mǎtou wharf, dock;
hàomǎ (serial) number, code
[mào] emit, risk, pretend to be, <family name>; catch a
1299
cold
[hàn] ( hànshuǐ) sweat, perspiration
1300
[hán] kèhán
1301 [sú] common, rustic, vulgar, custom; proverb, saying

1302 [huī] ash, dust, grey, disheartened

1303 [dū] jiāndū supervise

1304 (F ) [qióng] poor; wúqióng infinite

1305 (F ) [pō] quite, rather

1306 (F ) [qīng] lean; tendency, prefer; slant

1307 [jiān] point, tip; jiānruì sharp

1308 (F ) [Hán] <family name>; (old name for Korea)

1309 (F ) [mào] màoyì trade

[fǎng] resemble, be like, (= mófǎng) imitate, copy;


1310
seem; copy
1311 [gū] alone; orphan; isolated; lonely

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1312 (F ) [piāo] float in the air, flutter; flutter, wave

1313 [màn] overflow; endless; làngmàn <loan> romantic

[yǔ] (= yǔyǐ, = jǐyǔ) give, grant


1314
[yú] <archaic> (= wú) I, me
1315 [zǐ] purple, violet
[cè] side
1316 (F ) [zhāi] zhāiwai slant
1317 [yán] along; yánhǎi coastal; yánr water's edge

1318 [bá] raise, pull; promote; elevation

[xiù] ( ) sleeve; leader; pocket-sized; duǎnxiù


1319
T-shirt
1320 [liáng] bridge, roof beam; bridge; backbone

1321 (F ) [shǎng] reward, admire; xīnshǎng enjoy, appreciate

1322 [mù] curtain; act (of play); píngmù screen

1323 [bì] wall, cliff; qiángbì wall (la pared)

[dàn] <archaic> dawn; in one day; once; New Year's


1324
Day
1325 [chén] ( zǎochen) morning

1326 (F ) [chún] ( chúnjié) pure; ( dānchún) simple

1327 (F ) [bì] shut


[liáng] cool, cold
1328 (F ) [liàng] make cool

[sǎo] sweep; dǎsǎo clean up


1329 (F ) [sào] sàozhou broom
1330 [yóu] fault; outstanding; yóuqí especially

[pào] cannon; shell


1331 [bāo] quick-fry
[páo] concoct
1332 [wǎn] bowl

1333 (F ) [tiē] stick, paste, glue, stay close to

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1334 [chā] insert, stick in; plug

1335 (F ) [gǔn] roll, boil

1336 (F ) [yuán] cause, reason; edge; insulate

1337 [sì] temple, Buddhist monastery

[bèi] shellfish; cowrie; (money); bèiké shell


1338 (F ) {Compare with jiàn see}
1339 (F ) [rùn] shīrùn moist; lìrùn profit; rùnhuá lubricate

[shì] surname, family name, (= shìzú) clan


1340
[zhī] Yuèzhī Indo-Scyths (nomadic people in Central Asia)
[dōng] (= dōngtiān, = dōngjì) winter; dōngmián
1341
hibernation; chūnxiàqiūdōng the four seasons
1342 (F ) [kuò] kuòdà enlarge, expand

1343 (F ) [lán] fence, railing

1344 [huāng] desolate, wasteland, famine; huāngmiù absurd

1345 [zhé] zhéxué philosophy

1346 [bī] force, compel; close in on


[xià] frighten, scare
1347 (F ) [hè] (= kǒnghè) threaten, <interj.>
[duī] pile, heap
1348
[zuī] guīlibāozuī altogether, all in all
1349 [zhuàng] collide, run into

[láng] young man; bridegroom. <family name>


1350
[làng]
[liǎ] two, both; wǒmen liǎ the two of us
1351 (F ) [liǎng] jìliǎng trick, intrigue, maneuver, skill, dexterity, craft
1352 (F ) [lán] ( ) blue

1353 (F ) [xián] idle, free time; digression, complaint

1354 [xīn] suffering; xīnkǔ work hard

1355 (F ) [jìng] (= jìngzi) mirror, lens; yǎnjìng glasses

1356 [péi] (= péitóng) accompany; péijià dowry

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[qí] ride (horse/bike)


1357 (F ) [jì] chéngjì saddle horse; rider
1358 [dàn] egg; chicken egg; protein

1359 [cù] urge; urgent; cùjìn promote; cùshǐ impel, urge

[yáng] sheep; shānyáng goat; yángnián year of the


1360
Sheep = 8th year
[yí] (= shìyí) suitable
1361
[yi] piányi cheap
[ma] <particle for persuation>
1362
[má] <interrogative particle> (= ma)
1363 (F ) [yán] yánsè colour; yánmiàn face

1364 (F ) [pín] (= pínkù, = píngqióng) poor

[fú] width of cloth, size, <classifier for cloth, paintings etc.>;


1365
a picture
1366 (F ) [zhù] stay, halt, be stationed

1367 [píng] (= fúpíng) duckweed

1368 [wū] foul; wūrǎn pollution

1369 (F ) [jié] outstanding; masterpiece

[pū] pounce on; flap wings; pūmiè extinguish; pūkè


1370 (F ) <loan> Poker

1371 (F ) [zhuàng] robust, magnificent; majestic;

1372 (F ) [sà] púsà bodhisattva, benevolent being, <family name>

1373 [xíng] punishment

1374 (F ) [yōu] worry, grieve; yōuyù sad; worry about

1375 [mào] ( ) appearance; polite

1376 (F ) [yù] lawsuit; ( jiānyù) prison, jail


[sāi] fill in, stuff, cork
1377 [sè] (= dǔsè) block up, obstruct
[sài] place of strategic importance, border pass
1378 (F ) [fèng] male phoenix (fabulous bird of good omen)

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1379 [kǒng] hole; Kǒngzǐ Confucius; miànkǒng face

1380 (F ) [chù] touch; jiēchù get in touch; antenna

1381 (F ) [liàn] love (as in love affair)

[qǐ] (rhetorical adverb); qǐyǒucǐlǐ What kind of


1382 (F ) reasoning is that?, Nonsence!

1383 [sēn] (= sēnlín) forest

[fán] numerous; fánzhí breed; flourishing; fán


1384
tǐzì full forms of simplified characters
1385 [suì] smash to pieces

[jīn] ferry crossing, ford, saliva, sweat, moist, damp;


1386
jīnjīnyǒuwèi (to do someting) with pleasure, to be appetizing
1387 (F ) [xiá] xiákè chivalrous warrior; chivalrous

[lóng] lóngzhòng grand; lóngqǐ swell


1388
[lōng] hōnglōnglōng tumble, roll
[chí] tardy; arrive late; hesitate; put off
1389 (F ) [zhì] zhìdàn dawn, daybreak
1390 (F ) [huī] shine; radiance, glory; huīhuáng brilliant

1391 [hěn] ruthless

1392 [xī] fēnxī analyse

1393 (F ) [suō] shrink

1394 [xué] cave, hole, den, grave, acupuncture point

1395 (F ) [xiāo] desolate

1396 [yuàn] resentment, complain


[mó] rub, wear down
1397
[mò] mill, grind(stone)
[fú] bend over, subside; hot summer days; rise and
1398
fall
1399 (F ) [cí] take leave; diction, poetry, language
[ní] mud; soil
1400
[nì] putty
1401 (F ) [líng] ( ) age; duration

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[jìng] path, way; ( zhíjìng) diameter; tújìng channel,


1402 (F ) way, through

1403 [bí] (= bízi) nose; bíkǒng nostril

1404 (F ) [lài] rely; hang around; blame falsely; deny error

1405 [yǎng] face upward; xìnyǎng (religious) faith

1406 (F ) [fèn] (= qìfèn, = fènnù) angry

1407 [mù] xiànmù envy; admire; àimù adore

1408 [é] very soon, suddenly; ?guó Russia

1409 [yìng] shine

1410 (F ) [xún] xúnwèn ask about, inquire

1411 (F ) [cǎn] tragic; savage


[mài] wheat, etc; màipiàn oatmeal; màikèfēng
1412 (F ) <loan> microphone
[sù] stay overnight, <family name>
1413 [xiǔ] <classifier for nights>; zhù yì xiǔ stay one night
[xiù] constellation in Chinese astronomy
1414 [bèi] times; three times (as much)

1415 [cū] thick, rough, coarse

[téng] jump, gallop, vacate; boiling


1416 (F ) [tēng] thump

[shāo] ( , ) a little, a bit, slightly


1417
[shào]
1418 [jié] cut, stop; section, length; half a section

1419 [rǎn] to dye; catch (disease); dye; pollution

[wū] (= wūyā) crow, (= wūhēi) black; wūguī


1420 (F ) tortoise
{Compare with mǎ horse and niǎo bird}
1421 [yù] heal, get better; … … (like yuè)
[gǎng] mound, sentry
1422 (F ) [gāng] huāgāngshí granite
[gàng] gànkǒu delicious sweet

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1423 [liǔ] willow


[pū] spread, unfold; pave
1424 (F ) [pù] shop, store; plank bed;

1425 [shè] wade, ford, go through, involve; gānshè interfere

1426 [jí] (= jíbìng) illness; jíkǔ hardship


[dǎng] ward off, block, gear (of car)
1427 (F ) [dàng] bìngdàng arrange, get ready
1428 [fèng] accept, offer; receive orders; flatter

[tà] step on; (= zāota) zāota ruin, waste, insult, affront


1429
[tā] (= tā) collapse, sink, calm down
1430 [zhōng] faithful

1431 [wǔ] (= wǔ) five, <family name>; duìwǔ troops

1432 [duǒ] hide (oneself), avoid, dodge

[jí] book, registry, native place, membership; guójí


1433
nationality
1434 [nǔ] nǔlì try hard

1435 [lǎng] shuǎnglǎng, bright and clear; recite

1436 [xiāng] box

1437 [cái] cut cloth or paper; reduce; decide; sanction

1438 (F ) [zhàng] curtain; mosquito net; tent; account

1439 [jiān] double; simultaneously: compatible

1440 [bǐ] bǐcǐ each other

1441 [xiá] rosy clouds

1442 (F ) [zhū] pig; zhūnián the year of the pig = the 12th year

1443 [xī] shúxī know well, be familiar with


[zhā] prick
1444 [zhá] zhēngzhá struggle
[zā]
1445 (F ) [quàn] advise

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[báo] thin
1446 [bó] slight; weak
[bò] bòhe peppermint
1447 (F ) [zhù] build, construct; architecture

1448 [jùn] handsome, pretty; brilliant, talented

1449 [xié] shoe

1450 [jù] ( jùlí) distance

1451 [qīn] (= qīnlüè, = qīnrù) invade, intrude into

1452 [xīn] xīnshǎng enjoy

1453 (F ) [jǐ] squeeze; crowd; push, jostle; yōngjǐ crowded

1454 [méi] go-between, matchmaker; medium, intermediary


[tǔ] spit
1455
[tù] ( ǒutù) vomit
1456 [hún] ( línghún) soul, spirit, mood

[jié] (= chúnjié) pure, (= qīngjié) clean, sanitay;


1457 (F ) jiébái pure white, spotless
[zhī] branch
1458
[qí] (= qí) fork, brach, divergent
1459 [yíng] full; yínglì profit, have a surplus

1460 [zǔ] block; zǔzhǐ prevent; diànzǔ resistance

1461 [xiàn] pit, trap; cave in; sink/fall into

[jiǎ] helmet; zhījia fingernail; beetle


1462
{Compare with shēn explain and yóu from}
1463 (F ) [zhèng] <family name>; zhèngzhòng serious, solemn

1464 (F ) [míng] cry of birds, animals, insects; ring, sound; express

1465 [tǎng] (= tǎngruò) if, supposing

[shèng] be left over, remain, (= shèngyú) surplus, left over,


1466
remain
[kē] grain, small round object, <classifier for small round
1467 (F ) things>; yì kē zhūzi one pearl

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1468 [tuō] pull, drag; procrastinate

1469 [shū] stretch; shūfu comfortable; shūchàng carefree

1470 [huì] ēnhuì favor, kindness; xiánhuì virtuous ( )

1471 [hūn] dusk, dark, to faint

1472 [zhèn] shake, stimulate; vibration; inspire

1473 [jiè] forbid; jièyán enforce martial law; jièzhi ring

[sàng] lose (by death), lose (sth. important); sàngshī forfeit


1474 (F ) [sāng] mourning; sāngshì funeral arrangements
1475 [jiāo] burnt; ( ) coke; jiāojí anxious; focus
[pá] crawl, climb
1476
[pā] ǎipāpā squat, short
1477 [líng] insult; encroach; draw near; língchén before dawn

1478 [huì] zhìhuì wisdom

[ǒu] ( ǒurán) by chance, even number


1479
{Compare with jī odd}
[huàng] ( yáohuang) shake, sway
1480 [huǎng] dazzle
[huāng]
1481 [táo] ( ) peach; peach blossom; yīngtáo cherry

1482 [chì] red, bare; chìdào equator; chìjiǎo barefoot

[làn] messy; cànlàn splendid


1483 (F ) [lān]

1484 (F ) [piàn] ( ) deceive; cheat, swindle; hoax; swindler

1485 [cuò] arrange; cuòshī measure, step

1486 (F ) [yè] page

1487 [xiōng] terrible; xiōng'è fiendish; xiōngměng ferocious

[tài] peace, quiet; Thailand; Tàishān Mount Tai,


1488
something of great importance
1489 (F ) [shī] corpse, shītǐ dead body

1490 [pō] slope, hillside; pōdù slope, gradient

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[lēi] tie or strap tightly


1491
[lè] lèsuǒ
1492 (F ) [liáo] treat, cure; therapy
[tǎ] pagoda, tower
1493
[da] ;
1494 (F ) [chén] ( huīchén) dust

1495 [tǎng] lie down

1496 [shū] tèshū special, particular

1497 [wèi] comfort, console; express sympathy for

1498 [tán] (F ) altar, raised plot of ground; (F ) jar, jug

[gān] sweet; gānzhe sugarcane; Gānsù


1499
{Compare with rì sun}
1500 [yǎo] bite; bark; pronounce

1501 [jù] resist; ( jùjué) refuse

1502 [biāo] young tiger

[zhà] ( bàozhà) explode, blow up


1503
[zhá] deep fry
1504 [jǐng] (water) well, <family name>

1505 [chóng] worship, high, sublime


[yǐn] drink
1506 (F ) [yìn] give animals water to drink

[zhù] express good wishes; qìngzhù celebrate; zhùhè


1507
congratulate; zhùfú invoke/give blessing
[wāng] wāngwāng tearful, bow-wow; boundless
1508
(ocean)
1509 [láo] firm, durable; ( láofáng) prison; láogù sturdy

1510 [guì] laurel (bay) tree; Guìlín

[wěi] (= wěiba) tail


1511
[yǐ] hòuyǐ <colloquial> end, behind
[piāo] float
1512 [piào] paiòliang beautiful
[piǎo] piǎobái bleach

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[liáo] just, slightly; wúliáo bored, silly; liáotiānr chat,


1513
gossip
[sā] cast, let go
1514
[sǎ] scatter, sprinkle
1515 [qià] ( qiàdàng) appropriate, suitable; qiàhǎo just right

[níng] hùnníngtǔ concrete; níngshì stare;


1516
nínggù solidify
1517 [máo] spear; máodùn "spear-shield" = contradiction
[Yū] <family name>
1518 [wū] <archaic> sigh and exclaim
[yú] (S ) in, at, to, from, by, than
[bīn] guest; bīnguǎn hotel
1519 (F ) {Compare with bīng soldier}
1520 (F ) [xù] qíngxù mood, depression; tóuxù lead, clue

1521 [Péng] <family name>

[dù] ( dùzi) stomach


1522
[dǔ] tripe
[cōng] urgent, rushed; cōngcōng hurriedly, obviously,
1523
apparently; cōngmáng in a hurry
1524 [miáo] trace, touch up; miáoxiě describe

[fěn] powder; xǐyīfěn laundry detergent;


1525
fěnhóngsè pink
1526 (F ) [zéi] thief

1527 [fá] (= quēfá) lack; pífá tired; pínfá poor

1528 [dùn] shield; máodùn "spear-shield" = contradiction

1529 [chóu] worry

1530 [xié] slanting; xiébiān hypoteneuse; xiélǜ slope

[liè] split, crack: fēnliè split, divide, break up, fission


1531
[liě] crack open
1532 [huá] slip, slide, smooth, slippery; huábīng ice-skate

[fěi] to possess literary talent; fěirán brilliant (of literature);


1533
Fěijì Fiji
1534 (F ) [fèi] waste

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1535 [jì] jìmò lonely; jìjìng quiet (place); chénjì quiet

1536 [yǒng] gush, pour, rise, surge; xiōngyǒng turbulent

[xiáng] xiángxì detailed; duānxiáng details;


1537 (F ) ānxiáng serene
[tāng] hot water, soup
1538 (F ) [shāng] shāngshāng to flow turbulently
1539 (F ) [chè] chèdǐ thorough; guànchè carry out, implement

[xuán] black, dark, profound, abstruse; xuánxué


1540
metaphysics
1541 [jīn] half a kilogram; gōngjīn kilogram

[hōng] bang, boom, rumble, bomb, attack, drive out;


1542 (F ) hōnghōnglièliè grand, spectacular

1543 [jiān] treacherous, traitor; (F ) adultery; qiángjiān rape

1544 (F ) [lián] kělián poor, pitiful

[duǒ] (= duǒr) flower, <classifier for flowers, clouds etc.>;


1545 yì duǒ huā;
[duo] ěrduo ear
1546 [jiā] good, beautiful

1547 [jiē] <slightly archaic> all, everyone


[niǎo] bird
1548 (F ) [diǎo] (= )
{Compare with wu crow}
[bāng] nation, state, country; chéngbāng city-state;
1549
wūtuōbāng utopia
1550 [fú] support with the hand, help

1551 (F ) [huǐ] destroy; huǐmiè exterminate

1552 (F ) [cōng] cōngming clever, intelligent, bright

1553 (F ) [biàn] ( biànlùn) debate, argue; diagnosis

1554 [píng] (= píngzi) bottle

1555 (F ) [è] hungry


[shé] snake
1556
[yí] xūyǔwēiyí pretended interest and sympathy

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1557 [bǔ] catch; dàibǔ arrest

1558 [bān] move; move house

[Shěn] <family name>, liquid essence; (F ) Shěnyáng;


1559 mòshěnwèigān "before the ink is dry"
[chén] (= ) to sink
1560 (F ) [fēng] Chinese sweet gum (tree); maple

1561 [jiù] jiùjiu uncle, mother's brother

1562 [yōu] secluded; humor; gloomy; ghost

[mó] evil spirit, (= èmó, = móguǐ) demon; móshù


1563
magic
1564 [qín] zither-like instrument; piano; violin
[zhèng] struggle; earn
1565 (F ) [zhēng] zhēngzhá struggle
1566 [pìn] engage; pìnqǐng engage, invite

1567 (F ) [wān] curve, bend

1568 [mù] (= fénmù) grave, tomb

1569 [qī] (= qīpiàn) cheat, deceive, (= qīfu) bully

1570 [wù] realize; consciousness;

1571 (F ) [Jiǎng] <family name>

1572 [chén] high official, overseer, (= dàchén) minister

1573 [fǎn] (= fǎnhuí) return, go back

[wéi] disobey, (= wéifǎn, = wéibèi) violate; wéifǎ


1574 (F ) break the law

[kuī] lose (money); chīkuī suffer a loss, come to grief, treat


1575 (F ) unfairly; xìngkuī fortunately, luckily
1576 (F ) [diū] lose, misplace

1577 [yuán] hold, help; zhīyuán support; yuánzhù help

1578 [Hè] <family name>, hertz


[Wèi] one of the Three Kingdoms, name of several dynasties,
1579
<family name>

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[nài] be able to endure; yǒubàixīn patient; bú


1580
nàifán impatient
[pèi] wear (at the waist), admire, pendant waist ornament;
1581
pèifu admire; jìngpèi esteem
1582 [suān] sour, acid

[méng] ( liánméng) alliance, pact


1583
[míng] míngshì oath of alliance
[pàng] fat, plump
1584
[pán] <archaic> easy and comfortable
1585 [shǎ] stupid, idiotic; shǎzi, shǎguā idiot

1586 (F ) [rào] wind, coil, move around; wéirào surround


[hēng] groan, snort, hum
1587
[hng] humph
1588 [Qín] the Qin Dynasty 221-207 B.C., <family name>

[qū] bend, submit, injustice; qūfú surrender, yield;


1589
wěiqu feel wronged, srong somebody
1590 [rǔ] wǔrǔ insult, humiliate; chǐrǔ shame

[zuó] (= zuótiān) yesterday; zuówǎn yesterday


1591 evening
{Compare with zǎ how}
1592 [shòu] thin, lean, frail, skinny

1593 (F ) [zàn] (= zànshí) temporary

1594 [jiàn] arrow; huǒjiàn rocket; jiàntóu arrowhead

[shǔ] (= shǔmíng, = qiānshǔ) sign one's name;


1595
bùshǔ deploy
1596 [fù] go to, attend

[dì] hand over, pass, give; dìjiāo deliver, hand on, present,
1597 (F ) submit

1598 [cāi] guess; cāixiǎng suppose

1599 (F ) [qián] qiánshuǐtǐng submarine; qiánlì latent ability

1600 (F ) [hóng] ( hóngyàn) swan, wild goose, vast

1601 (F ) [jì] grade, achievement; merits and achievements

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1602 [yào] shine, dazzle

[tú] spread on; túliào coating


1603 (F ) [tu] hútu muddled
[tū] húlibātū confused, muddle-headed
1604 [gē] cut; shōugē to harvest

[dòu] bean; dòufu tofu; dàdòu soybean; wāndòu


1605
pea
[mēn] muffled (of sound), stuffy, cut off from air circulation
1606 (F ) [mèn] bored, depressed

1607 [tíng] (= tíngzi) pavilion, kiosk

1608 [xiáng] (= jíxiáng) auspicious; cíxiáng kindly, mercy

1609 (F ) [lì] gǔlì, jīlì encourage; jiǎnglì reward

1610 [yǔ] eaves, universe; yǔzhòu cosmos; miàoyǔ temple

1611 [fàn] flood; guǎngfàn wide, extensive; fànlàn overflow

[láng] wolf, greedy and cruel person; lángbèi in a difficult


1612
position
1613 [huǐ] (= hòuhuǐ) regret, repent
[dā] put up, hang over, lift together
1614 [dá] dáchár pursue another's utterance; nǎdá
where, wherever
[jiàn] (= jūnjiàn) warship; hángkōngmǔjiàn aircraft
1615 (F ) carrier

1616 [fú] float

1617 (F ) [qiān] lead along (by hand, halter, etc.); qiānniú xià dì

1618 [fú] fúhé conform to; fúhào mark, symbol

1619 (F ) [sù] yánsù serious, solemn; sùqīng eliminate

1620 [nú] (= núlì) slave

[bào] (= bàozhà) explode, (= bàofā) erupt, burst;


1621
bàozhú firecracker
1622 [zǐ] elder sister; zǐmèi sisters

1623 [yòu] young, children; yòuzhì childish; child

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[jiā] press, squeeze, clip


1624 (F ) [jiá] lined (clothing)
[gā] gāzhiwō armpit
1625 [yāo] ( yāoqǐng) invite

1626 (F ) [fēng] crazy

1627 [yǔn] yǔnxǔ permit, allow

1628 (F ) [nǎo] nǎohuǒ angry, annoyed

1629 [zū] rent; chūzūqìchē taxi

1630 [yǐ] ( yǐzi) chair

[chǐ] ruler, one-third of a meter; yīngchǐ (English) foot


1631
[chě] gōngchě traditional Chinese musical notation
1632 [shì] shìhòu wait upon, look after

1633 [fǔ] rotten; tofu; corrode; corrupt

[chàn] quiver; chàndǒu tremble; chàndòng vibrate


1634 (F ) [zhàn] tremble, shudder

[niǔ] twist, turn around, seize; bièniu awkward


1635
[niū] zīniū squeak
[fěi] fēibó humble
1636
[fēi] luxuriant; Fěilǜbīn Philippines
[wǎ] tile; ( wǎtè) Watt
1637 [wà] to tile a roof
[wā] lánwāwā dazzling blue
1638 [cā] rub, wipe, scrape

[là] spicy; làjiāo hot pepper; dúlà sinister


1639
[lā] rèlālā burning hot, impassioned, passionate
[zòu] play music; yǎnzòu perform music; jiézòu
1640
rhythm
[yīn] rich, <family name>
1641
[yān] (= yānhóng) blackish red, dark red
[mái] bury, cover up
1642
[mán] mányuàn blame, complain
1643 [shuāi] fall down; shuāijiāo wrestling

1644 [pàn] look, (= pànwàng) hope for, look forward to

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[yín] chant, recite


1645
[yīn] xiàoyīnyīn smilingly
[dù] cross a river/sea/etc., tide over, ferry across; dùchuán
1646
ferry
1647 [shān] (= chènshān) shirt

1648 [kuà] step, stride, straddle, go beyond

1649 [zuì] drunk

1650 (F ) [jiān] (= jiānnán) difficult, (= jiānkǔ) arduous

[yǎn] hide, sneak attack; yǎnhù to shield; yǎngài


1651
conceal
[hé] lotus; héhuā lotus flower
1652
[hè] carry, load
[cāng] dark green or blue; blue sky; green pine;
1653 (F ) cāngying fly, mosquito; cāngbái pale, lifeless, grayish
[xuán] spin; xuánzhuǎn rotate
1654
[xuàn] whirl, lathe
1655 [jiē] uncover

[sāng] mulberry tree; sāngcán silkworm; sāngyè


1656
mulberry leaves
1657 [zhàng] battle, war; dǎzhàng wage a war, fight a battle

1658 (F ) [lián] lotus, water lilly


[zuān] drill, get into, study
1659 (F ) [zuàn] drill, auger, diamond, watch jewel

[hóng] hóngwěi magnificient; hóngdà great;


1660
hóngguān macroscopic
[huàn] unreal, imaginary, magical; kēhuàn xiàoshuō
1661
science fiction novel
[rèn] (= dāorèn) sharp edge of knife or sword, kill with knife
1662
or sword
[xiá] (= xiágǔ) gorge, canyon; hǎixiá strait, channel;
1663 (F ) Sān Xiá the Three Gorges of the Yangtze river
1664 (F ) [liáo] liáokuò vast, extensive; Liáoníng (a province)

1665 [wá] ( wáwa) baby

1666 (F ) [kǎi] kǎigē song of triumph

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1667 [huàn] worry, anxiety, disaster; huànbìng fall ill

[zhàng] barrier, obstacle, (= zhàng'ài) obstruct;


1668
bǎozhàng ensure
1669 [gài] (= qǐgài) beggar

[héng] weighing equipment, (= héngliang) weigh, measure,


1670
judge
[māo] cat; xióngmāo panda; māotóuyīng owl
1671 (F ) [máo] máoyāo stoop, crouch
[chǒu] second Earthly Branch, a clown in an opera, <faily
1672
name>; (F ) chǒulòu ugly, disgraceful, scandalous
1673 (F ) [tāo] great waves
[nuǎn] warm up, (= wēnnuǎn) warm; nuǎnhuo nice
1674
and warm
[liū] slide, sneak away
1675
[liù] swift current of water
1676 (F ) [guō] pot, wok, frying pan; guōtiē pot sticker

1677 [nài] what?, how?; wúkěnàihé have no alternative

1678 (F ) [fá] (= chéngfá) punish, (= fákuǎn) penalty

[shí] pick up from the ground, ten (= shí); shōushi put in


1679 order
[shè] shèjí climb stairs
1680 (F ) [nóng] dense, thick, concentrated; nóngdù consistency

1681 (F ) [jiàn] key; jiànpán keyboard (piano or typewriter)

[mài] vein, pulse; shānmài mountain range


1682 (F ) [mò] mòmò lovingly
1683 (F ) [suǒ] lock

1684 (F ) [lín] (= línjū) neighbor


[chòu] stinking
1685
[xiù] sniff, smell
[fāng] perfume, (= fāngxiāng) fragrant; fānglíng age
1686
(when speaking of a young woman)
1687 [chuí] hang down, droop; chúizhí vertical, perpendicular

[zhuō] clutch, grasp, catch; zhuō mícáng to play "hide-


1688
and-seek"

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1689 [huī] huīfù recover, restore

1690 [mǔ] nurse

1691 [kǎn] cut, chop, hack; kǎnchái cut firewood

1692 (F ) [jià] ( jiàshǐ) drive, fly, sail; láojià excuse me...

1693 [gōng] respect; gōnghèxīnxǐ Happy New Year


[āi] get close to, be next to, in sequence
1694
[ái] suffer
1695 (F ) [huò] misfortune

1696 [Cáo] <family name>

[cí] cíxiáng kindly; cí'ài love, kindness; cíbēi


1697
mercy
1698 [dǒu] (= fādǒu, = chàndǒu) shiver, tremble

1699 [quán] spring, (= pēnquán) fountain; yuánquán source

1700 (F ) [lǎn] zhǎnlǎn exhibition; yóulǎn go sightseeing

1701 [ào] bay, inlet (used in place names); Aomen;

[zāng] (F ) dirty
1702
[zàng] (F ) xīnzàng heart
1703 [téng] sore, painful

1704 (F ) [tóng] copper (Cu); qīngtóng bronze

1705 [xiū] (= xiūchǐ) shame, shy; xiūkuì feel ashamed

[dàng] shelves; dàng'àn files, archives


1706 (F ) [dǎng] mà dǎngzi target of scolding; luójidǎng
logical data files
1707 (F ) [pāo] throw; pāoqì abandon; pāomáo drop anchor

1708 [miáo] seedling, young plant, vaccination; huǒmiáo flame

[huò] yíhuò uncertain


1708
[huo] míhuo perplex
1710 [féi] (= ) fat, fertile, (= ) fertilizer; féizào soap

1711 (F ) [qū] qūzhú drive out, expel

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1712 (F ) [wō] nest; wōpeng shack

1713 (F ) [kù] (= ) pants

[gū] gūjì estimate, guess


1714
[gù] gùyi secondhand clothes
1715 [bāo] womb, placenta; xìbāo cell

1716 [bǐng] handle

[kuò] wide; guǎngkuò vast; kuānkuò broad;


1717 (F ) liáokuò extensive

[dù] <family name>; dùjuān cuckoo, azalea; dùjué


1718
stop, cut off
1719 [qín] ( qínláo) diligent, hardworking

1720 [zhōu] boat, ship

1721 [mào] (= màozi) hat, headgear, cap

1722 (F ) [mǎ] mǎnǎo agate; Mǎyǎ Maya

1723 [chè] remove, take away, withdraw, evacuate

1724 (F ) [pín] frequently; pínlǜ frequency


[chán] meditation, Zen, Dhyana
1725 (F ) [shàn] shànràng abdicate
1726 [kē] <archaic> stalk, branch, <family name>

1727 (F ) [lái] láifú radish; Wénlái Brunei

[kān] may, endure; bùkān can't stand; nánkān


1728
intolerable
1729 [cùn] inch

1730 [āi] grief; sorrowful; āiqiú entreat, implore

1731 [xióng] bear, <family name>; xióngmāo panda

1732 [fù] belly, stomach, abdomen; hinterland

1733 (F ) [cháng] taste


[qiāo] knock, strike; qiāo mén knock on a door; qiāo
1734
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1735 [bó] suddenly; bóbó vigorous

1736 [xún] patrol; xúnshì make a tour of inspection

1737 (F ) [dào] (= dàoqiè) steal; qiángdào robber

1738 (F ) [chóu] chip, counter, prepare, plan

1739 [kòu] button up; niǔkòur button; kòuzi knot, button

[chí] pond, <family name>, (= chítáng) pool;


1740
yóuyǒngchí swimming pool; diànchí battery
1741 (F ) [qiǎn] shallow, light

1742 [chái] firewood; huǒchái match; cháiyóu diesel oil

1743 [āi] dust, angstrom; Aījí Egypt

1744 [jià] marry (referring to a woman)

1745 [méi] <classifier for small objects, coins, etc.>

1746 [xī] scarce, watery; xīfàn rice porridge, rice soup

[diāo] vulture, (= diāokè) carve, engrave; fúdiāo relief


1747
sculpture
[yàn] (= tǎoyàn, = yànwù) detest; yànfán boring
1748 (F ) [yān] (= yān) yānyān weak and weary thrugh illness
[guā] melon, gourd; xīguā watermelon; shǎguā idiot;
1749
huánggua cucumber
1750 (F ) [shòu] longevity; shòumìng life-span

1751 [diē] fall, tumble

1752 [chě] pull, tear, chat

1753 [dǒng] director; gǔdǒng antique

[jǐn] brocade; shíjǐn fancy; sùshíjǐn assorted


1754 (F ) vegetables
[jiàn] reflect, mirror, inspect, examine, take as a lesson, ancient
1755 (F ) bronze mirror, warning, object lesson; jiàndìng appraise;
jièjiàn draw lessons from
[shuā] brush, to brush, to paint, swish
1756 [shuà] shuàxuǎn choose, pick, select; shuàbái white,
pale, brush over

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[qū] walk fast, hurry, (= qūxiàng) tend, incline to; qūshì


1757 (F ) tendency

1758 [juān] contribute, relinquish, tax

1759 [ào] ( jiāo'ào) proud, arrogant

1760 (F ) [guàn] guànchè carry out; yíguàn consistent

1761 [diàn] hall, palace

[bō] poke, turn, stir; bōzhōng set a clock; bō


1762 (F ) diànhuà dial a phone

1763 (F ) [xùn] qiānxùn modest

1764 [tī] kick; tī zúqiú play football

[péi] compensate, pay for, lose money; péi bùshi


1765 (F ) apologize

1766 [zī] appearance, gesture, (= zīshì, = zītài) posture

[qiān] move, change; biànqiān changes; qiānjiù yield


1767 (F ) to

1768 [lí] mulititude, <family name>; límíng daybreak

1769 [jì] sacrifice; jìqì sacrificial utensil

1770 [dī] drip, drop

1771 (F ) [xí] make a surprise attack, carry on as before

1772 [huāng] flustered, confused; huāngmáng in a flurry

1773 [biān] whip

1774 [máng] mángmáng vast, boundless and indistinct

1775 [féng] meet

1776 [tú] butcher, kill

1777 [kūn] kūnchóng insect; Kūnmíng

[bǎi] (= bǎishù) cypress


1778 [Bó] Bólín Berlin
[bò] (= ) huángbò the bark of a cork tree, golden cypress
[shǐ] sail, move along quickly (speaking fo vehicles), (=
1779 (F ) jiàshǐ) drive

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1780 [fù] fēnfù tell, instruct; zhǔfu enjoin, tell

1781 [zhí] to plant; zhíwù plant

1782 (F ) [jù] fear, dread

1783 (F ) [niǔ] niǔkòur button, knob, handle, tie

1784 [jié] mǐnjié quick, agile; qīngjié nimble, spry

1785 [zhèn] irrigation ditch; Shēnzhèn (place name)

1786 [shēng] xīshēng sacrifice; shēngkou beasts of burden

[zōng] gēnzōng follow closely; shīzōng be missing;


1787 (F ) zōngjì trace
1788 (F ) [cóng] crowd; cóngshū series of books; cónglín jungle

1789 [mò] shāmò desert; mòrán apathetically

1790 (F ) [ruì] jiānruì sharp pointed, acute; ruìlì sharp, keen

[lǎ] lǎba musical wind instrument; lǎma lama


[lā] lāla drip (water/etc.); huālā sound of
1791 rustling/crashing/etc.
[lá] hālázi saliva; zhālá harangue, shoot off the
mouth
[qián] heaven; qiándào ways of heaven, natural law;
1792 qiánkūn heaven and earth, the universe
[gān] (S ) dry, hollow
1793 [huò] suddenly

1794 (F ) [shī] moist

1795 (F ) [zhēng] open the eyes


[zǐ] zǐxì careful
1796 [zǎi] young animal
[zī] zījiān burdens, responsibility
[chǎo] make noise
1797
[chāo] chāochao make noise
1798 [yōu] long, drawn-out, leisurely; yōujiǔ age-old

1799 (F ) [gōu] gulley, trench

1800 [mò] ink stick, (= mòshuǐ) ink; Mòzǐ (a philosopher)

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[chuàn] string together, bunch, cluster; yángròuchuàn


1801
sheep meat kebab
[jù] all; jùlèbù club
1802
[jū] together
1803 [táo] pottery; táocí ceramics

1804 (F ) [gòng] gòngxiàn contribute

1805 (F ) [hún] húnshēn from head to foot, all over

1806 (F ) [yíng] win

1807 [pì] flatulence, fart, nonsence, rubbish, (= pìgu) buttocks

1808 (F ) [chí] gallop, speed, spread; chímíng well-known

1809 [bàng] stick, bat, excellent; bàngqiú baseball

[pǐ] <classifier for horses, mules, bolts of cloth, etc.>; sān


1810
pǐ mǎ three horses
[pīn] ( pīncòu) piece together; pīnyīn; pǐnxiě spell,
1811
transliterate
1812 (F ) [héng] permanent
[xié] evil, <interrogative sentence final particle>
1813
[yé] (= yé) <interrogative particle>
[cuì] brittle, crisp; gāncuì simply; qīngcuì clear;
1814
cuìruò fragile
1815 [zāo] rotten; zāogāo bad luck! zāota waste, spoil

1816 [bàn] dress up as, disguise as; put on an expression

[xián] xiánhuì virtuous and dutiful (woman); xiánrén


1817 (F ) virtuous person

1818 (F ) [shì] decoration, dress up, impersonate

1819 (F ) [cháng] repay, (= péicháng) compensate, pay for


[chāi] take apart, dismantle
1820
[cā] collquial excrete
1821 (F ) [chán] to wind, tie up, tangle, bother

1822 (F ) [shè] absorb, photograph; pāishè take a picture

1823 (F ) [nǐ] (= nǐdìng) draft; bǐnǐ comparison; mónǐ imitate

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1824 [zī] zīwèi flavor; zīzhǎng grow

1825 [hēi] hey

1826 [zhǐ] yìzhǐ intention

1827 (F ) [chuǎng] rush, charge

1828 (F ) [hè] zhùhè congratulate; qìnghè celebrate

1829 [cuì] emerald green; cuìniǎo kingfisher


[féng] sew
1830 (F ) [fèng] seam, crack

1831 (F ) [bǎo] full (after meal)

1832 [jié] rob, disaster

1833 (F ) [fǔ] pat, soothe, foster; fǔmō stroke

1834 [wā] dig, excavate

[cè] book; shǒucè handbook; dìtúcè atlas


1835 (F ) {Compare with lì beautiful and péng friend}
1836 [pàn] pàntú traitor

[xiào] xiàoxiàng portrait


1837
[Xiāo] <family name>
[xī] splendid, (= jīxī) bright, brilliand; Kāngxī
1838
Zìdiǎn Kangxi dictionary (1716 A.D.)
1839 (F ) [liàn] smelt, refine, temper metal; duànliàn exercise

1840 (F ) [xiàn] xiànfǎ constitution; xiànbīng military police

1841 (F ) [miào] temple


[bì] green jade, bluish green; dark green; dark blue;
1842
Xuěbì "7up", "Sprite"
1843 [hé] (= hézi) box

1844 (F ) [yì] yǒuyì friendship

1845 (F ) [chǔ] chǔliàng reserves; cúnchǔ memory


[píng] swift-running horse
1846 (F ) [Féng] <family name>

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1847 (F ) [huàn] (= jiàohuan) call out

1848 (F ) [tān] corrupt; tānxīn greedy

1849 (F ) [wò] lie down; wòshì bedroom

1850 [yì] wing

1851 (F ) [rǎo] harass, bother, trouble; rǎoluàn disturb

1852 (F ) [xié] upper part of side of person's body, coerce

1853 [guì] kneel

[bēi] upright stone tablet (monument, etc); mùbēi


1854
tombstone
1855 [hē] breathe out (mouth open), scold; hēqiàn yawn

1856 [tián] sweet; tiáncài beet

[sǎ] (F ) sprinkle
1857 [xiǎn] xiǎnrú respectful, deferential; (F ) xiǎnrán
alarmed, surprised, shocked, frightened, cold
[pǔ] table, chart, manual, music score, (= pǔxiě) compose
1858 (F ) (music etc.)
[shā] (used in names)
1859
[suō] mósuō stroke, caress
1860 [nuó] ēnuó graceful (woman)

1861 (F ) [gé] pavilion, cabinet


[yōng] usual, ordinary; Zhōngōng Doctrine of the Golden
1862
Mean
1863 (F ) [péng] roc (a giant mythical bird)
[fù] (= fùgài) cover; diānfù subvert; (S ) fǎnfù
1864
repeatedly, again and again
1865 [líng] línglóng clever and nimble

1866 [hóu] marquis, <family name>

[mā] slip something off, colloquial wipe


[mǒ] apply, smear, brush/wipe off, exclude, play (cards/etc.);
1867
mǒbù cloth, rag; mǒshā obliterate
[mò] daub, plaster, skirt, bypass

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1868 (F ) [Lú] <family name>; gūlú calabash

1869 (F ) [ài] zhàng'ài get in the way; fáng'ài hinder

[zōng] zōnghé synthesize


1870 (F ) [zèng] heddle

1871 [qiū] mound, grave; qiūlíng hills; shāqiū dune

[yūn] faint, swoon; tóuyūn dizzy


1872 (F ) [yùn] dizzy, faint, halo; hóngyùn blush
1873 (F ) [lán] block the way

1874 [rán] ( ránshāo) burn; ránliào fuel

1875 [chāng] prosperous

1876 [tūn] swallow, gulp down, annex; tūnmò embezzle

1877 [xián] suspicion, dislike

1878 [Dí] <family name>

[yā] pawn, detain; yāsòng send under escort; yāyùn


1879
rhyme
[shé] (= shétou) tongue
1880
{Compare with gǔ ancient}
1881 [lín] <archaic> beautiful jade

1882 (F ) [wù] fog; yānwù smoke, mist

1883 [màn] prolonged, graceful

[chǐ] (= chǐrǔ) shame, humiliation; kěchǐ shameful;


1884 (F ) wǔchǐ shameless
[guì] (F ) (= guìzi) cabinet; guìtái counter;
zhǎngguì shopkeeper
1885
[jǔ] jǔliǔ tree of the willow family,large tree good for making
furniture/etc.
1886 (F ) [tān] spread out, unfold, take a share in, vendor's stall
[xuē] bōxuē to exploit
1887
[xiāo] qiēxiāo cut
1888 [qī] qīnqī relative; xiū-qī joy and sorrow

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[gān] pole
1889
[gǎn] (F ) shaft
[yán] rock, cliff; yánshí rock; shāyán sandstone;
1890
róngyán melted rock = lava
1891 [wèi] hey, hello, (= wèiyǎng) feed, raise

[rēng] throw, toss; rēngqiú throw a ball (compare with


1892
jiēqiu catch a ball)
1893 [shì] shìshì pass away, die; xiāoshì fade away, elapse

1894 (F ) [dàn] dànshēng be born; Shèngdànjié Christmas

1895 (F ) [xuán] hang, unresolved, worry; xuányá cliff

[shuǎng] shuǎnglǎng bright, clear, frank; liángshuǎng


1896
pleasantly cool
[cuī] <family name>; cuīwéi rocky mound, otwering;
1897
cuīwēi lofty, towering
1898 [tíng] royal court

1899 (F ) [còu] gather together, happen by chance

1900 [chī] idiotic; infatuation

1901 [pén] basin, tub, pot; péndì basin (of land)

1902 [yù] imperial; (F ) fángyù defense; dǐyù resist

1903 [kù] (= cánkù) cruel, <slang> cool

[ài] Chinese mugwort; àiróng moxa


1904
[yì] yuànyì resentment
[ài] <interjection indicating sentiment/sympathy/disappointment>
1905 oh!
[āi] yes?
[lǎo] lǎolao <colloquial> maternal grandmother
1906
[mǔ] <archaic> old lady
[lóng] (= lóngzi) cage, coop
1907 (F ) [lǒng] lǒngzhào shroud, envelop
1908 (F ) [diān] jolt, fall, summit; diāndǎo turn upside down

1909 [yīn] marriage; hūnyīn marriage, realated by marriage

1910 (F ) [xié] ( xiédài) carry, take along; xiéshǒu hand in hand

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1911 [kuì] ( cánkuì) ashamed

1912 [fēn] fragrance; fēnfāng fragrant; Fēnlán Finland

[mù] jīngmù solemn and quiet, <family name>;


1913
Mǔhǎnmòdé Mohammed
[shàn] a fan, slap, <classifier for doors etc.>; yí shàn
1914 mén
[shān] to fan, slap, incite
[yù] <family name>; fragrant; elegant; (F ) luxuriant;
1915
yōuyù melancholy
1916 (F ) [zhì] throw, cast
[zhēng] terrified, panic-stricken
1917
[zhèng] fāzhèng stare blankly
[xīn] rush pith
1918
[xìn] yánxìn core
[shǔ] (= lǎoshǔ) mouse, rat; shūnián year of Rat = 1st
1919
year
1920 (F ) [jiū] jiūzhèng rectify; jiūchán get entangled

1921 [jiāng] biānjiāng border region; Xīnjiāng


[yuē] say
1922
{Compare with rì sun}
1923 [fù] shīfu master (term of respect)

1924 [páo] (= páozi) robe, gown

1925 [chún] (= zuǐchún) lip; chúngāo lipstick

1926 (F ) [sū] revive, come to; Yēsū Jesus

[pěng] hold, carry in both hands; pěngzhe yí gè


1927
xīguā carrying a watermelon
[gōu] cross out, evoke, gang up with
1928
[gòu] gòudang shady deal/business
[mù] herd, tend; mùchǎng grazing land, pasture;
1929
mùmín herdsman, govern the people
[rú] Confucianism, scholar; Rújiā Confucianists; Rúlín
1930
(Confucian) scholars
1931 [kǎi] kāngkǎi generous, vehement

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[jīn] tendon, muscle, fiber; nǎojīn brains, mind, head;


1932
xiàngpíjīn rubber band
1933 [zhù] pillar, post, cylinder

[bēi] low, inferior, modest, humble; bēibǐ base, despicable,


1934
vulgar; bēiliè despicable
[yàn] to swallow
1935 [yān] pharynx
[yè] wūyè sob, whimper
1936 (F ) [dūn] <loan> ton, slang one thousand yuan (RMB)

[chóng] worm, insect; páchóng reptile; shūchóng


1937 (F ) bookworm

1938 (F ) [shéng] (= shéngzi, = shéngsuǒ) rope, cord

1939 (F ) [chú] chúfáng kitchen

1940 [yuān] injustice; yuānwang do wrong, treat unjustly


[zhǎng] rise, go up
1941 (F ) [zhàng] swell

1942 (F ) [zhòu] to wrinkle; zhòuwén wrinkles

1943 [pí] píláo exhausted, fatigued; píjuàn tired

1944 (F ) [dǔ] gamble, bet

1945 (F ) [ráo] rich, plentiful, have mercy, give extra


[kuàng] (= kuàngshí) ore; ( kuàngshān) mine;
1946 (F ) kuàngwù mineral

[chàng] smooth, free; shūchàng happy, worry-free;


1947 (F ) chàngkuài cheerfull, carefree; chàngtōng unimpeded,
unblocked
1948 [méi] coal; méiyóu kerosene

1949 [wàn] (= shǒuwàn) wrist; tuǐwànzi ankle

[pēn] spurt, spray; dǎ pēntì sneeze


1950 (F ) [pèn] crop, in season, high season

[qiǎn] pàiqiǎn send, dispatch; xiānqiǎn sent in


1951
advance
1952 [hào] hàodàng vast, mighty; hàodà huge

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1953 [wēng] old man, <family name>

1954 [zī] zīxún consult, seek advice from

1955 (F ) [biāo] dartlike weapon; bǎobiāo bodyguard

[píng] píngmù screen


1956 [bǐng] bǐngxī hold breath
[bīng] bīngyíng with fear and trepidation
[zhòng] second, middle (of 3 months or brothers);
1957 zhòngchūn 2nd month of spring, middle of spring;
zhòngxiōng 2nd eldest brother
[xī] exclamation of surprise, Alas!, My! (= xīxī) sound of
1958
giggling
1959 [fēn] fēnfù tell, instruct

1960 [mián] cotton

1961 [mèng] eldest son, first month of season, <family name>

1962 (F ) [chēng] prop up, support, keep up, fill to bursting

1963 (F ) [lú] (= lúzi) stove, oven, furnace


[xiè] leak, drain, divulge, release
1964
[yì] yìtà garrulous and disorderly, easygoing
1965 [zàng] (= máizàng) bury (the dead); zànglǐ funeral

[sōu] search; sōují collect; sōuchá search;


1966
sōusuǒ look for
1967 [tiān] add, increase

[zūn] obey; zūnshǒu comply with; zūnzhào obey,


1968
conform to
1969 [dí] <archaic> enlighten, guide

[wěi] false, fake; xūwěi false, hypocritical; wěibì


1970 (F ) counterfeit money

1971 [zhào] omen, million, mega

1972 [qiàn] owe, lack, lean forward; hāqiàn yawn

1973 (F ) [liàng] (= yuánliàng) forgive

1974 [yán] (= yánrè) burning hot, (= fāyán) inflammation

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1975 [fēn] qìfēn atmosphere

[zhàng] cane, caning, flogging, (= shǒuzhàng) staff, walking


1976
stick
1977 [xiā] become blind, pointlessly; xiāzi blind person

1978 (F ) [diào] (= diàoyú) to fish; diàogōu fishing hook

1979 (F ) [cháng] intestine

1980 [pī] drape over one's shoulders, open


[bāo] shell, peel
1981 (F ) [bō] bōxuē exploitation
1982 [shì] (= fāshì) swear; shìyán oath
[zhuàn] gain, profit
1983 (F ) [zuàn] cheat

[yì] labor, required service, (= zhànyì) battle; bīngyì


1984
military service; núyì enslave
[pào] soak, bubble; pàocài pickle; pàomò foam
1985
[pāo] spongy
[nì] go against, disobey, be contrary to; Hanyǔ nì
1986
yǐn cídiǎn Reverse Chinese-English dictionary
1987 [ǎi] short (not tall), low; ǎizi dwarf

1988 [diào] hang, lift up, let down with rope, crane, mourn, revoke

1989 [tián] fill, stuff, fill in (form)

1990 [jiā] good, fine, praise

1991 (F ) [zhú] làzhú candle

[shà] dàshà tall building, mansion


1992 (F ) [Xià] Xiàmén Amoy
1993 [xī] evening, sunset; xīyáng the setting sun

[shuāi] shuāiruò weak, feeble; shuāilǎo decrepit;


1994 shuāituì fail, decline
[cuī] děngcuī rank, grade
1995 [yè] fluid, (= yètǐ) liquid

1996 [Xuē] <family name>

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[pū] fall forward; diānpū fall (down), fall into disgrace


1997
[pú] (F ) púrén servant
1998 (F ) [mài] step, stride, old

1999 (F ) [chǐ] (= yáchǐ) tooth

2000 (F ) [jǐn] (= jǐnshèn) cautious, sincerely

[chéng] to present; chéngxiàn appear; chéngbào


2001
submit a report
2002 [áng] (= ángshǒu) hold one's head high, high, soaring

2003 [chāo] copy search and confiscate; chāoxiě transcribe

2004 (F ) [mí] mímiàn fill the air; míbǔ make up for, remedy

2005 [kě] (= kǒukě) thirsty; kěwàng thirst for, long for

2006 [tī] (= tīzi) ladder, (= lóutī) stairs

2007 [shū] sparse, scanty; shūhu carelessness

[hào] (= xiāohào, = hàofèi) consume; hàozi


2008
mouse, rat
[dèng] open (one's eyes) wide, stare, glare; dèngyǎn stare,
2009
stare down
[chì] páichì reject; bóchì refute, denounce, reject,
2010
chìzé denounce
2011 (F ) [kuā] brag; kuādà exaggerate

2012 [dì] stem of a fruid; yāndì cigarette butt; yīndì clitoris

2013 [jiǎn] (= jiǎndāo) scissors

2014 [qǔ] marry (a woman), take a wife, get married

2015 [hén] hénjì mark, trace, vestige; shānghén scar

2016 [fú] <archaic> not

2017 [Yáo] <family name>

2018 (F ) [zhài] debt

2019 [tuǒ] appropriate, ready

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2020 [lí] bōli glass; liúlí coloured glaze

2021 [tāo] pull out, fish out (from pocket, etc.), dig

[shā] (= ) brake, stop


2022 (F ) [chà] chànà instant, split second
[jīng] bright; shuǐjīng (rock) crystal; jīngtǐguǎn
2023
transistor; jīngyíng sparkling
[zhōng] inner feelings, middle; zhōngxīn wholehearted;
2024
wú dòng yú zhōng indifferent, unconcerned
2025 (F ) [fū] (= pífu) skin; fūsè color of skin

2026 [lù] deer


[tà] make rubbings from stone/bronze
2027
[tuò] open up, develop
2028 [zhuó] tall, <family name>, (= zhuóyuè) outstanding

[zhèng] disease; jiànwàngzhèng amnesia


2029 (F ) [zhēng] zhēngjié crucial reason, obstruction of the bowels
[táng] sugar, (= tángguǒ) candy; tángcù sweet and
2030
sour
[qīn] by the emperor himself, respect, (= qīnpèi) admire;
2031 (F ) qīnchāi imperial envoy
[mián] unbroken; sponge
2032 (F ) [miān] soft
[lī] <used as for sound value>
2033
[lǐ] (= Yīnglǐ) Britittish mile
2034 (F ) [yòu] guide, lead, lure

2035 [kū] withered, dried up, dull

2036 [xiē] have a rest; jiànxiē intermission

2037 [sù] model, mould; sùliào plastic; sùxiàng statue

[fáng] (= fáng'ài) hinder, impede, harm; bùfáng might


2038
as well, no harm in...
2039 [yù] short name for Henan; yóuyù hesitate

2040 [yì] press down, restrain; yìzhì restrain, inhibition

2041 [shān] shānhú coral; shānhújiāo coral reef

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2042 [gùn] ( ) rod, stick; guǎigùn walking stick


[jìn] enter, advance, promote, a dynasty (265-420), <family
2043 (F ) name>, short name for Shanxi province

[lín] pour, drench; bīngqilín ice cream


2044 [lìn] strain, filter
[līn] shīlīnlīn drenched
2045 (F ) [yuè] (= xǐyuè) happy, joyful, delighted

[dūn] dūnhòu honest, sincere; Dūnhuáng (in Gansu)


2046
[duì] ancient vessel
[yàn] beauteous, amorous, (= yànlì) gorgeous, respendent;
2047 (F ) xiānyàn bright (color)
2048 [bō] bōli glass

2049 [zá] strike, smash, break


[rǎng] shout, yell
2050
[rāng] rāngrang shout
[máng] (= mángmù) blind, unable to distinguish;
2051
mángdòng act blindly
2052 [biàn] distinguish, differentiate
[gé] kudzu vine, grass-cloth
2053
[Gě] <family name>
[hǎn] rarely, seldom
2054
[han] xīhan rare, cherish
2055 [jǔ] (carpenter's square); jǔzhèn matrix

2056 [yǒng] yóuyǒng swim

2057 [zhái] residence, house

2058 (F ) [dài] borrow, (= dàikuǎn) lend, loan

[bǎng] upper arm, (= jiānbǎng) shoulder; chìbǎng


wing;
2059
[pāng] swell
[páng] pángguāng urinary bladder
2060 [niē] hold between the fingers, knead, fabricate

[jǐng] (= jǐngxiàng) neck


2061 (F ) [gěng] bógěngr nape
2062 (F ) [jiàn] put into practice; trample

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2063 [bó] (= bózi) neck


[gǔ] merchant
2064 (F ) [Jiǎ] <family name>

2065 (F ) [jiào] sedan chair; jiàochē car

2066 [pí] spleen; píqi (bad-) temper

[bǎo] (= bǎolěi), fort, fortress; chéngbǎo castle


2067 [bǔ] (= bǔzi) walled town/village (used mostly in place
names)
[pù] walled town/village (used mostly in place names)
2068 (F ) [jiāo] graceful, delicate; jiāonèn tender and lovely

2069 [Zhè] Zhèjiāngshěng Zhejiang Province

2070 [liè] bad, inferior, minor

2071 (F ) [xiāo] deep and clear water; xiāosǎ natural & unrestrained

2072 (F ) [cì] give, grant, gift (from superior to inferior)

2073 [tuó] tuóluó top (spiraling toy); tuóluóyí gyroscope

2074 [xù] store, save, grow; jīxù save; chǔxù deposit

2075 (F ) [fén] grave, tomb

2076 (F ) [sòng] praise, song, ode; gēsòng sing the praises of

2077 [lòu] (= lòushuǐ) leak out

2078 [Háng] Hángzhōu

[máo] straw, thatch; ( máocǎo) grass for thatching;


2079
báimáo edible wild grass
2080 (F ) [zhuān] brick

2081 [shùn] wink; shùnjiān a moment, in the twinkling of an eye

2082 (F ) [hè] crane (emblem of longevity)


[bì] monarch; fùbì restore a dethored monarch or old order
2083
[pì] kāipì open up, start
2084 (F ) [yú] to fish; yúmín fisherfolk; yúyè fishery

2085 [guāi] clever, (= guāiguāi) obedient, well-behaved

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2086 [bà] overlord, tyrant, dominate; bàzhàn sieze

2087 [xiāng] (= xiāngzhù) assist, help

[chǎo] stir fry, saute; chǎofàn fried rice; chǎomiàn


2088
"chow mein", fried noodles
[yǎ] mute, dumb, hoarse
2089 (F ) [yā] <interjection indicating surprice, same as >, ah, oh
[pǔ] riverside, river mouth (mostly used in place names), <family
2090
name>
2091 (F ) [bǐng] cake; bǐnggān cracker, cookie

2092 (F ) [xī] sacrificial animal; xīshēng sacrifice

2093 (F ) [tān] (= hǎitān) beach, sands


[dīng] a nail, to follow closely
2094 (F ) [dìng] to nail

[yù] plead, (= hūyù) appeal


2095 [xū] xūxū panting, puffing hard
[yū] <interjection "Whoa!">
2096 (F ) [xī] tin (Sn)

2097 (F ) [zèng] (= zèngsòng) give as a present


[hōng] hubbub
2098 [hǒng] fool, coax
[hòng] horseplay
2099 (F ) [líng] bell
[wán] stupid, stubborn, naughty; wánqiáng indomitable;
2100 (F ) wángù obstinate
[zhí] propagate, (= fánzhí) breed, reproduce, colonize;
2101 zhímíndì colony
[shi] gǔshi skeleton
2102 (F ) [yīng] hawk, eagle

2103 [Cài] <family name>, sacrificial tortoise

2104 [cuī] urge, hurry, hasten

2105 [fú] fúróng cottonrose hibiscus, lotus

2106 [bīn] bīnbīn <archaic> refined, urbane

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[pīn] (= ) put/piece together, spell, risk life


2107
[pàn] abandon and ignore
2108 (F ) [guǐ] track, rail, course, path; guǐdào orbit
[yō] Oh!
2109 (F ) [yo] <interjection indicating exhortation>
[yāo] ouch
[qiàn] apology; dàoqiàn apologize; bàoqiàn regret, be
2110
sorry
2111 [dīng] stare at

2112 (F ) [shuò] very large; shuòshìxuéwèi Master's degree

[rě] offend, ask for (trouble); rě máfán excite or invite


2113
trouble
[qì] (= qìyuē) contract, legal agreement
2114 [qiè] qièkuò long separation, to be separated from one
another
2115 [yú] make a fool of, dupe, (= yúchǔn) foolish, stupid

2116 (F ) [shuài] commander in chief, graceful


[huáng] afraid, fearful, (= huángkǒng) alarmed, anxious,
2117 uneasy, (= yōuhuáng, (= huánghuò) apprehensive;
scared, alarmed
2118 [hàn] (= yíhàn) regret, sorry

2119 (F ) [lǎn] lazy, sluggish; shēn lǎnyāo stretch oneself

2120 [yí] aunt (mother's sister), sister-in-law (wife's sister)

[chuǎn] (= chuǎnqì) pant, gasp for breath; qìchuǎn


2121
asthma
[shòu] beast, wild animal, (= yěshòu) beastly, crude,
2122 (F ) uncivilized

[mò] path between fields, (= mòshēng) strange;


2123
mòshēngrén stranger
2124 [zhào] cover, hood, overalls, cage

[liè] (= dǎliè) hunt, chase; lièren hunter; liègǒu


2125 (F ) hound

2126 [sōng] lofty (mountain); Sōngshān mountain in Hénán

2127 (F ) [yán] salt

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2128 (F ) [jī] starve, be hungry, famine; jī'è hunger, starvation

2129 [qī] cold, chilly, sad; qīliáng desolate; qīcǎn wretched

2130 [hóu] (= hóulóng) throat, larynx

2131 [yàn] (= yànhuì) banquet

2132 [qiāng] cavity, tune, pitch, accent, speech

2133 [hàn] writing brush, writing

2134 [xī] (= xīgài) knee

2135 [líng] hill, mound, tomb; Shísānlíng the 13 Ming tombs

[fēng] bee, wasp; mìfēng honeybee; fēngfáng


2136
beehive
2137 (F ) [luó] patrol; luóji <loan> logic
[pī] chop, split
2138
[pǐ] divide, split
2139 [lián] honest, clean, low-priced

2140 [guǒ] bind, wrap; bāoguǒ bundle, package

2141 (F ) [jiāo] severe, (= jiāo'ào) arrogant, proud

2142 (F ) [fàn] fànzi dealer; fànmài deal in, traffic, peddle

2143 (F ) [huì] paint, draw; huìhuà drawing, painting

2144 [yá] (= yábì) precipice, cliff

[chén] time, day, occasion, celestial bodies, 2-hr period;


2145
xīngchén star
2146 [yá] tiānyá edge of world; shēngyá career, profession

2147 [gē] ancient Chinese weapon similar to dagger axe or halberd

2148 [kēng] hole, pit

2149 [zhē] cover, hide, block

2150 [qín] capture, catch, seize

[mán] quite, very, fierce, (= yěmán) barbaric; mánhèng


2151 (F ) unreasonable

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2152 [zhǐ] báizhǐ <Chinese medicine> root of Dahurian Angelica

[dǔ] stop up, block, <classifier for walls>, <family name>;


2153
yì dǔ qiáng a wall
[gù] (= gùyōng) hire, employ; gùzhǔ employer;
2154
gùyuán employee
[wǎn] draw, pull, roll up; wǎnjiù rescue; (F ) pull
2155
(cart/carriage); lament
2156 [mián] ( shuìmián) sleep; dōngmián hibernate

2157 [wěn] kiss, animal's mouth, muzzle, lips

2158 [xiào] filial, filial piety, mourning


[bó] at anchor, moor, berth
2159
[pō] húpō lakes
[sī] rip, tear; sīhuǐ tear apart
2160
[xī] tíxī arouse attention, help and guide
[hóng] (= cǎihóng) rainbow
2161
[jiàng] <colloquial> rainbow
2162 (F ) [xù] chat, (= xùshù, = xùshì) narrate, relate

2163 [cuì] (= chúncuì) pure, unadulterated

2164 [miǎn] make an effort; miǎnqiǎng force; with difficulty

2165 [jié] (= jiélì) do one's utmost, (= jiéjìn) use up, exhaust

2166 [wāi] crooked, askew, inclined, devious

2167 [shèn] cautious, careful

[kē] <classifier for trees, cabbages, etc.>; yí kè shù a


2168
tree
[pǔ] (F ) (= pǔsù) simple
[Piáo] <family name>
2169
[pò] pòshù Chinese hackberry
[pō] pōdāo a type of long knife
2170 [xiè] machinery, (= jīxiè) mechanical; qìxiè apparatus

2171 [xī] (= xīliú) brook, small stream

2172 [lì] mòli jasmine; mòli huāchá jasmine tea

2173 [bān] spot, speck, stripe; bānmǎ zebra

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2174 [kē] knock against; kētóu kowtow; kēpèng collide with

[guǎ] few, scant, tasteless; guǎfu widow;


2175
chénmòguǎyán habitually silent
2176 [xún] follow, abide by; xúnhuán circulate, cycle

2177 (F ) [zhǎn] chop


[lüè] take by force, (= lüèduó) pillage, plunder; (
2178 lüèguò) sweep past
[lüě] sweep/brush past, snatch away
2179 (F ) [Lǚ] <family name>

2180 [xī] (= xīrì) former times, the past; wǎngxī in the past

2181 [jiāo] (= jiāoqū, = jiaowài) suburbs, outskirts

[jué] rank of nobility, peerage; juéshì knight;


2182
juéshì yīnyuè jazz
[huī] emblem, badge, insignia; ānhuī shěng Anhui
2183
Province
2184 [cí] magnetism; cítiě magnet; cídài (magnetic) tape

[fǔ] bow (one's head), bend down; fǔchōng dive;


2185
fǔkàn look down at, overlook
[tán] talk, <family name>; tiānfāngyètán the story of
2186 (F ) Arabian Nights

2187 [dǐng] ancient cooking vessel, tripod


[fú] stroke, touch lightly, whisk, flick, go against (somebody's
2188 wishes); fúxiǎo before daybreak
[bì] (= ) assist
2189 [ǎn] I, we; ǎnmen we (refers to speakers only)

2190 [sǎo] (= dàsǎo) elder brother's wife, sister-in-law

2191 [pà] kerchies, (= shǒupà) handkerchief


[ńg] What?, Huh?
2192 [ňg] How come?, Why?
[?g] O.K., Agreed!
2193 (F ) [dòng] freeze

2194 [wǎn] gentle, (= wǎnzhuǎn) tactful, agreeable

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2195 [tóng] parasol tree; tóngyóu tung oil

2196 (F ) [luò] (= luòtuo) camel

[pō] splash, spoll, sprinkle; rude and unreasonable; huópo


2197 (F ) lively
[jiàng] artisan
2198
[jiang] mùjiang carpenter; tiějiàng blacksmith
2199 [tǐng] light boat

2200 (F ) [qiān] qiānxū, qiānxùn modest

2201 [jì] (= chāngjì) prostitute, <traditional> female performer

2202 [pú] púsà bodhisattva, benevolent being

[cè] (= cèsuǒ) toilet


2203 (F ) [si] (= máosi) latrine
2204 [fú] capture, (= fúlǔ) prisoner, captive

2205 [yì] resolute; yìlì willpower; jiānyì determined

[lǐng] mountain, (= shānlǐng) mountain range, ridge;


2206 (F ) jùnlǐng high mountains

2207 [yā] fork, bifurcation; yātou girl, maid, servant, salve girl

2208 [wèi] fear, respect; wèijù dread; wèisuō flinch

[Xiāng] short name for Húnán; Xiāng Jiāng a river in


2209
Hunan
2210 [tǒng] bucket

[sǎng] (= sǎngzi) throat, (= sǎngyīn) voice, (=


2211
sǎngménr) larynx, voice
[huáng] bright, brilliant; Dūnhuáng Shíkū Gansu
2212
Caves
2213 (F ) [bào] <family name>, (= bàoyú) abalone

2214 [lì] grain, granule; lìzǐ <terminology in physics> particle


[xiàng] lane, alley
2215
[hàng] hàngdào tunnel (in a mine)
2216 [lián] flag as shop sign; (F ) curtain

2217 (F ) [tū] bald, bare, blunt, incomplete

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[là] (F ) (= làyuè) 12th lunar month, cured (fish/meat/etc.);


2218 làcháng sausage; Xīlà Greece
[xī] dried meat
2219 (F ) [cāng] warehouse
[guǎi] (= guǎiwān) turn, change direction, limp, swindle,
2220
abduct; guǎigùn walking stick
2221 (F ) [bǎng] bind, tie; bǎngjià kidnap

2222 [shá] (= sházi) what? (= shénme)

2223 (F ) [jiàn] recommend, <archaic> grass, straw

2224 [ní] <family name>, (= duānní) clue

2225 [sè] musical instrument with 25 strings

2226 [láng] hall

2227 (F ) [yā] (= yāzi) duck; Táng lǎoyā Donald Duck

2228 [mì] (= fēngmì) honey; mìfēng honeybee

2229 (F ) [zhěn] zhěnduàn diagnose; zhěnsuǒ clinic

2230 [péng] shed, shack, canopy; wōpeng shack

2231 [xiān] lift (a cover, etc.), surge

2232 [tǒng] tube; diàntǒng flashlight

2233 [xí] (= xífù) daughter-in-law; tóngyǎngxí child bride

2234 (F ) [wén] lines, veins, (wood) grain

2235 [miǎo] second (1/60 of a minute)

2236 [zhān] moisten, soak, touch

2237 (F ) [páng] (= pángdà) colossal, huge

2238 [dūn] squat on the heels, stay

2239 (F ) [sāo] (= sāodòng, = sāoluàn) disturb, harass

2240 [qí] (of roads:) fork, branch, divergent; qíshì discriminate

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[sōu] <classifier for boats, vessels, etc.>; liǎng sōu


2241
yóuchuán two oil tankers
2242 [zhī] <traditional> iris; zhīma sesame

[huá] clamor, hubbub, (= xuānhuá) noise, clamor


2243 (F ) [huā] <the sound of clanging, gurgling, etc.>

2244 (F ) [mǔ] sixth of an acre (0.0667 hectares)


[quàn] ticket, certificate; rùchǎngquàn admission ticket
2245
[xuàn] gǒngxuàn span of an arch
[tàng] <classifier for trips, times, rows, etc.>
2246
[tāng] (= tāng) ford, wade
[jīn] piece of cloth; máojīn towel; cānjīn napkin;
2247
wéijīn scarf
2248 [yín] excessive, over, wanton, lewd, licentious

2249 (F ) [huǎng] lie, prevaricate

2250 [mò] quiet; jìmò lonely

2251 [guàn] pour; guàngài irrigate; guànmù bush

2252 (F ) [lán] basket; lánqiú basketball

2253 [wàng] absurd, rash; wàngxiǎngkuáng paranoia


[gē] put
2254 (F ) [gé] endure

[zhí] brother's son, nephew; zhúnǚ brother's daughter,


2255
neice
2256 (F ) [xiāng] wing of a house, side, railway carriage
[chā] (= chāzi) fork, intersection, (= jiāochā) intersect
[chá] obstruct, jam up
2257 [chǎ] the distance between thumb and middle minger on an
outstretched hand
[chà] fork, diverge; chàlù crossroad
[Yú] <family name>, small boat
2258
[shù] (= )
2259 [fá] fell, cut down, attack

2260 [zǎi] slaughter, butcher, govern; zǎigē invade and oppress

2261 (F ) [mán] hide the truth from

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2262 [zhòu] yǔzhòu cosmos

2263 (F ) [zhǒng] swollen; zhǒngliú tumor; red and swollen

2264 [qī] lacquer, paint; yóuqī paint; qīhēi pitch-black

2265 [bù] fear, frightening; kǒngbù terror

2266 [wú] (= yǔ) <archaic> I, me

2267 [hǒu] roar, howl

2268 (F ) [qiáo] Huáqiáo overseas Chinese; compatriots abroad

2269 (F ) [dié] pile up, repeat; ( zhédié) fold

2270 (F ) [xiào] hūxiào whistle, scream, whizz

2271 [guàn] ( guàntou) can; jar

2272 [sì] (= sì) four, (= sìyì) wantonly, <archaic> shop

2273 [qún] ( qúnzi) skirt

2274 [qì] (= kūqì) cry, weep, (= chōuqì) sob

2275 (F ) [zhàng] (= péngzhàng) swell, expand

2276 (F ) [fù] ( ) bestow on; compose; taxes


[áo] boil, stew; endure
2277
[āo] boil, cook in water
[chèn] take advantage of; while; chèn jīhuì take
2278
advantage of an opportunity
[hāi] hey
2279
[ké] késou cough
2280 [yú] yúkuài delighted

2281 (F ) [kěn] chéngkěn, kěnqiè sincere; plead

2282 [gū] gūfù let down, disappoint

2283 [jī] jīròu muscle

2284 (F ) [yīng] (= yīng'ér) baby, infant

2285 [yǔ] (= yǔmáo) feather; yúmáoqiú badminton

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2286 [gōng] <archaic> personally; bend at the waist

2287 (F ) [bì] execute (kill); qiāngbì execute by shooting

[jū] (= jūliú) arrest, detain; jūshù restrict; jūjiň


2288
overcautious
2289 [dīng] sting, bite; say/ask again, verify

[wa] <sentence final particle like a>


2290
[wā] wah! (sound of crying)
[qíng] ( qínglǎng) fine, sunny; qíngtiānpīlì a bolt
2291
from the blue
[mí] ( míyǔ) riddle
2292 (F ) [mèi] riddle
2293 [Huái] a river in and

2294 [wàng] prosperous, flourishing; vigorous, exuberant

2295 [yì] leisure, escape; ānyì comfortable, leisurely

2296 (F ) [qióng] beautiful jade; agar

2297 [jiāng] ginger

2298 (F ) [wū] (sound of whistling, zooming); wūyè sob, whimper

2299 (F ) [cuàn] flee, scurry; exile; change wording

2300 (F ) [bān] proclaim, (= bānfā) promulgate, issue

2301 [xīn] firewood, fuel, (= xīnshui) salary

2302 [zhài] stockade, camp


[niào]
2303
[suī] urine, urinate
2304 (F ) [jiá] jaw; cheek
[dài] dàibǔ arrest
2305
[dǎi] catch; māo dǎi lǎoshǔ a cat catching a mouse
[bǔ] fortune telling
2306
[bo] húluóbo carrot
2307 [zhāo] clear, obvious; zhāoxuě rehabilitate

2308 [jìn] soak

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[guā] scrape; guā húzi shave; (F ) (wind) blow


2309
[kā] kāchi colloquial scrape, sponge on
2310 [wǎn] wǎnrú just like; wǎnrán as if; [yuān]

2311 (F ) [zhǔ] (= zhǔfu) advise, enjoin, urge, exhort

[náng] bag; gǔgunāngnāng bulging


2312
[nāng] nāngchuài pork near the pig's nipples
2313 [yù] reside, live; yùsuǒ residence; fable, allegory

2314 (F ) [bó] contradict; bóchì denounce; fǎnbó refute

[chàng] chàngyì propose


2315
[chāng] chāngyōu entertainer
2316 [yù] (= mùyù) take a bath; yùshì bath/shower room

2317 [gū] coo, cluck (bird sounds)

2318 [nuó] ( nuódong) move; remove

2319 [bó] bódòu fight, wrestle; màibó pulse

[péng] bitter fleabane, (= péngsōng) fluffy, <classifier for


2320
clumps of bamboo, grass, etc.>; péngbó vigorous
2321 [shǎng] part of the day; noon

2322 [qú] canal, ditch, channel; irrigation ditch

2323 [dōu] pocket, bag

2324 [nán] nánnán mutter

2325 [yí] <archaic> smooth; wipe out, raze

2326 (F ) [Hù] name for Shanghai

2327 (F ) [jiàn] inexpensive, cheap, lowly, humble, worthless


[pò] qìpò boldness
2328 [bó]
[tuò]
2329 [duò] rudder; helm; steersman, helmsman

2330 [xī] qīngxī clear, distinct

2331 [jiāng] stiff; numb; deadlocked; stiff, rigid

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2332 [gāo] pudding, (= dàngāo) cake

2333 [yì] <archaic> descendents, posterity; borderland

2334 [zhì] zhìxù order, sequence

2335 [yǐ] ( yǐkào) lean on; rest against; rely on

2336 [tā] collapse; sink; calm down

2337 [huǎng] suddenly, as if

2338 (F ) [gōu] ( gōuzi) hook

[cháo] cháoxiào ridicule, laugh at; cháofěng sneer at,


2339
taunt, mock; cháonòng mock, deride
2340 [bàng] be close to; bàngwǎn toward evening, at nightfall

2341 [yù] abundant, affluent; fùyù rich, wealthy, opulent

2342 [zhǔ] boil, cook

2343 [rǔ] milk, breast; bǔrǔ breast-feed; rǔlào cheese

2344 [wù] do not!

2345 (F ) [shù] vertical, perpendicular; vertical stroke " "

2346 (F ) [chéng] chastise, punish, correct, repress; restrain oneself

2347 [dǔ] look at, observe; mùdǔ see with one's own eyes

[zhū] tree-trunk; shǒuzhūdàitù guarding a tree-trunk to


2348
wait for a rabbit
2349 (F ) [xiù] embroider; embroidered portrait

2350 [yāo] ( yāomó) demon; yāoráo charming, enchanting

2351 (F ) [yà] amazed

[kā] (used in transliterations) kāfēi coffee


2352
[gā] gālí curry
2353 (F ) [gāng] fishing net rope; guiding principle; program

2354 [tāi] foetus, birth, (= lúntāi) tire (of a wheel)

2355 (F ) [bīn] seashore; bīnlín to be close to (a body of water)

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2356 [gēng] to plough, till

2357 [chī] sneer

2358 (F ) [cāng] (ship) cabin

2359 (F ) [yú] yúlè amuse, amusement, recreation

2360 [fěi] (= tǔfěi) bandit, brigand, robber; fěitú gangster

2361 (F ) [yā] wūyā crow; yāpiàn opium

2362 [wèi] stomach; wèikǒu appetite

2363 [zào] rash, impetuous

2364 (F ) [shī] (= shīzi) lion

2365 [pēng] bang (sound)

2366 [nī] nīr girl

2367 (F ) [lǐn] cold; strict; afraid; shiver, tremble with cold or fear
[guī] ( ) tortoise; turtle
[jūn] jūnlì fissure (of parched earth)
2368 (F )
[Qiū] Qiūcí Kucha, a historic town at the northern rim of the
Taklamakan Desert
2369 [luǒ] luǒtǐ nude; stark-naked; exposed

2370 [yān] handsome, beautiful; bright red

2371 [fǔ] <archaic> only, curtesy name

2372 (F ) [yáo] kiln; ( ) cave dwelling

2373 [táng] dike, (= chítáng, = shuǐtáng) pool

[xiān] fiber
2374 (F ) [qiàn] rope for towing boat

2375 (F ) [chǒng] love, bestow favor on

2376 (F ) [liàn] ( liànzi) chain; zipper; hinge


[gǒng] arch, cup one hand in other before chest, push with no
2377
hands
2378 [yǐn] ancient title for government official; (surname)

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2379 [jué] dig, excavate

2380 (F ) [bà] dam; dyke, embankment

2381 (F ) [xiá] (= xiázhǎi, = xiá'ài) narrow

[míng] engrave, carve; míngkè inscription, engrave on


2382 (F ) one's mind

2383 [chún] chúnpǔ honest, simple, unsophisticated

2384 [mù] wash one's hair; mùyù bathe

2385 [xīn] pervasive fragrance

2386 [Pān] <family name>


[shuǎi] swing back and forth, toss, get rid of, leave behind
2387
{Compare with yòng use}
[bǎng] posted list of names, announcement, notice;
2388 example, model
[bàng] (= ) oar, whip, rod
2389 (F ) [yuān] shēnyuān abyss

2390 [xiàn] xiànmù envy, admire

2391 [wǔ] wǔrǔ insult, humiliate

2392 [qīng] minister or high official in ancient times

2393 [wù] ( ) towering; bald

2394 [xuān] make noise; xuānhū shout loudly

2395 [lǚ] shoes

2396 [hóu] (= hóuzi) monkey

[wǎng] crooked; pervert; yuānwang do wrong, treat


2397
unjustly
2398 (F ) [chèn] line, to place underneath, lining; chènshān shirt

2399 [pàn] border of a field; shore, side, bank

2400 [dèng] stool, bench;

2401 (F ) [miǎn] remote, long ago; Miǎndiàn Burma

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2402 [xián] string of musical instrument

[xù] (= xùmù) raise (domestiv animals)


2403
[chù] chùsheng beast
2404 [xī] smashed rice

2405 [yì] overflow; yángyì be permeated with


[lǒu] hug; drag, pull
2406 (F ) [lōu] hold in the arms

2407 [qǐ] qǐgài beggar; qǐtǎo beg

[xún] a period of ten days; shàngxún first ten days of a


2408
month
2410 (F ) [fù] tie up, bind

2411 (F ) [càn] cànlàn splendid, magnificent

2412 (F ) [yú] chariot; area; yúlùn public opinion

2413 [yàn] dàyàn wild goose

2414 [juàn] (= píjuàn) tired, weary

[chóu] reward, payment; chóuxiè thank with a gift;


2415
bàochou reward
[yùn] tone, charm, appeal, (= yāyùn) rhyme; yùnwén
2416 (F ) verse

2417 [mèi] wǔmèi lovely; radiant and enchanting

2418 [dī] dyke; ( dī'àn) embankment

2419 [pān] climb; pull down; pāndēng clamber up

2420 (F ) [qiè] qiètīng eavesdrop; dàoqiè steal

2423 [nèn] tender, delicate, light, inexperienced

[suì] satisy, fulfil, succeed; suìxīn fulfill one's desire


2425
[suí] bànshēnbùsuí parlysis in half the body
[chéng] transparent, clear
2428 [dèng] settle
[dēng] huángdēngdēng glistening yellow, golden
2429 (F ) [zhēn] scout, reconnoitre; detective

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2430 (F ) [Shǎn] Shǎnxīshěng Shaanxi Province

2431 [lòu] chǒulòu ugly

2432 [bèn] stupid; clumsy; cumbersome; heavy, cumbersome

[shi] yàoshi key


2433
[chí] spoon
[mò] (= mòr) foam, froth; pàomò foam, froth;
2434
tuòmo saliva
2435 (F ) [sǒng] towering, lofty; alarm, shock; gāosǒng stand tall

2436 [cǎi] step

[jiàng] sauce, paste, jam; jiàngyóu soy sauce;


2437 (F ) huāshēngjiàng peanut butter

2438 (F ) [hú] kettle, pot, bottle

2439 [fēi] kāfēi coffee

[lù] roll; busy; mediocre


2441 [liù]
[lū]
2443 (F ) [yǎng] itch

2444 [bǐ] I, me, my, vulgar; bǐshì despise, disdain


[ké] shell, case
2445 (F ) [qiào] shell, hard surface

2447 (F ) [zhēn] ( , ) loyal; virgin; ancient fortune-telling

2449 [méi] mold, mildew; dǎoméi have bad luck

2451 [chǔn] ( yúchǔn) stupid

[lú] lúwěi reed; húlu gourd


2452 (F ) [lǔ]

[gē] gēbo arm; gēbei arm


2453 [gé] tickle
[gā]
2455 [yǐ] <grammatical particle similar to " ">

2456 [yàn] huǒyàn flame

[jí] jílianggǔ backbone


2457
[jǐ] wūjǐ ridge of roof

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2459 [qiú] qiújìn imprison; qiúfàn prisoner

[fǔ] assist, complement; fǔdǎo coach, tutor; fǔzhù


2460 (F ) assist, auxiliary; fǔyīn consonant
2462 (F ) [zhàng] account, credit, debt

2463 [zuǒ] assist

2464 [liáo] (= guānliáo) official, (= tóngliáo) colleague


[què] sparrow
2465 [qiāo] qiāozi freckle
[qiǎo] qiǎomangyǎn night blindness
2467 [zhuàn] write, compose
[shuǎ] play (role/tricks/etc.), play with, gamle, make fun of,
2468
<family name>
2469 [zhěn] ( ) pillow

2470 (F ) [jiǎn] pick up, gather, collect

2472 [hán] ( ) culvert; hányǎng self-control; conserve

2473 [dòu] stop, pause, tease, play with

2475 (F ) [fèn] excrement, manure

2477 [méng] ménglóng dim moonlight, obscure

2480 [gān] liver

2481 [zhēng] evaporate, (= zhēngqì) steam

2482 (F ) [làn] (= fànlàn) overflow, flood; lànyòng abuse

2483 [kuài] ( ) chopsticks

[kuì] (dam) burst; break through; collapse; ulcer


2486 (F ) [huì]

2487 (F ) [lì] núlì slave; lìshū official script

2488 [kǎo] bake, roast, toast

2489 [gāng] jar, vat

2490 [gōng] bow; bend; gōngjiàn bow and arrow

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2491 [tán] deep pool, pond

2492 (F ) [kuàng] vast; to waste time; wilderness

[āi] (interjection:) hey; āiyā; āiyō


2494
[ēi]
2495 [jùn] yánjùn stern; jùnlǐng high mountains
[zhǎo] claw, talon
2497
[zhuǎ] claw, paw, talon
2498 [qiè] ( dǎnqiè) timid; cowardly; xiūqiè shy

2499 [mào] profuse, (= màoshèng) luxuriant; màomì dense


[máng] awn, beard, arista, spike, sharp point
2500
[wáng] màiwáng awn of wheat
2501 [zhī] zhītǐ limbs; the Four Limbs; forelimb

2503 [dào] growing rice, paddy

2504 [tù] ( tùzi) rabbit

[jī] lājī refuse, garbage


2505
[sè] lèsè refuse, garbage
2506 [yù] bǐyù analogy; yǐnyù metaphor

2510 [kuàng] frame; case; circle


[jiǎo] hand in, pay
2511 (F ) [zhuó] silk string attached to an arrow for shooting birds

2512 [dǎo] skip; step; wǔdǎo dance

2513 [shào] whistle; chirp; sentry post

2515 (F ) [yǐng] xīnyǐng new and original, novel

2516 [jú] chrysanthemum

2518 [kā] (sound of coughing or vomiting)

2519 (F ) [zhuāng] adorn oneself; bride's trousseau

2520 [yān] flood; drown

2521 [cí] porcelain, china; táocí ceramics

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[diàn] shallow water; (F ) form sediment; settle; precipitate;


2523
diànfěn starch
2524 (F ) [là] wax, polish, yellowish, (= làzhú) candle

[jué] jǔjué chew


2525 [jiáo] chew
[jiào]
2526 (F ) [jì] dose

2527 [guàng] stroll, ramble, roam

2529 (F ) [zhòu] gallop; bùzhòu procedure; zhòurán suddenly

2530 [shǔ] hot weather; (shǔjià) summer vacation

[jīn] front of garment, bros. in law; yījīn front of Chinese


2531
jacket
2534 (F ) [lú] hut, cottage

2536 (F ) [píng] píngguǒ apple

2539 (F ) [shài] roast in sun

2540 [dào] , , mourn, grieve

2543 [mèi] no sun; dark; obscure; hidden; to feign

2544 (F ) [lǒng] approach; hold together; comb (hair)


[hán] letter; hánjiàn correspondence; fánshù (math)
2545
function
[lóng] ménglóng dim moonlight; obscure
2546 (F ) [lōng]

2547 (F ) [jiāo] glue, gum, rubber, stick, sticky

2550 [shū] express, convey;

[pīng] pīng on. crack (of rifle/etc.); pīngpāng pingpong


2551
{Compare with bīng soldier}
2552 (F ) [fěng] satirize, mock

2553 [dǎi] bad, evil, vicious

2555 [hàn] dry land; drought

2557 [pú] pútao grape; pútaojiǔ grape wine

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2558 [wéi] only, alone, think, ponder, wéiyī only, sole

2559 (F ) [jiǎn] choose, select, pick out

2560 [gěng] gěnggěng brilliant; dedicated; gěngzhí upright

2561 [niàn] twenty (same as èrshí)

2563 (F ) [zhuāng] stake, pile; ( ):

2564 [yǐ] 2nd in sequence

2565 (F ) [yáo] ballad; yáoyán rumor, hearsay

2567 (F ) [zhuì] fall; weigh down; zhuìzi weight; ear pendant; ballad

2568 (F ) [zhì] stagnant, sluggish

2569 [yùn] pregnant; conceive; contraception

2570 (F ) [sòng] recite from memory

2571 [shū] ( ) comb; to comb

2572 (F ) [gāng] ridge of a hill

2573 [fèi] (= fèizàng) lung

2575 [wán] pill, pellet, ball

2576 [shuāng] (= shuāngdòng) frost

2577 [zhī] (= zhīyè) juice; guǒzhī fruit juice

2578 (F ) [shā] yarn; miánshā cotton yarn

2581 (F ) [xián] hold in mouth; hold inside; rank; military rank

2583 (F ) [nì] greasy, oily; smooth; ( nìfan) disgusted, fed up


[diàn] (ancient) suburb; pasture
2584
[diān] chéndiāndiān heavy
2586 [pí] píjiǔ beer

2587 [kǎn] bank, ridge

2588 [jià] to plant, (= zhuāngjia) crops

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2589 [hé] grain; hémiáo seedlings


[lèng] distracted, stupified
2590
[lēng]
2591 [zhī] (= yóuzhī) oil, grease; zhīfáng fat, grease

2592 [táo] pútao grape

2593 (F ) [lāo] dredge for, fish for, scoop up out of water

2594 (F ) [jiǎo] disturb, annoy, (= ) stir, mix, agitate,

2596 [xiè] fragments, bits and pieces; minute; trivial

2597 (F ) [sǎn] ( ) umbrella; , parachute

2598 [dié] húdié butterfly; diéyǒng chrysalis

2599 (F ) [zhù] ( ) casting, founding

2600 (F ) [qū] body, stature; body

2601 [zhì] young, immature, childish; zhìqì childishness

2602 [xīng] flesh; fishy; xīngchòu rancid, stinking

2603 [téng] cane, rattan; vine

2607 [dǒu] steep; suddenly; dǒuqiào precipitous

2609 (F ) [tàng] hot (burning hot to the touch, cf. rè)

2611 [lí] pear; pineapple


[ó]
2612 [ò] Oh!
[é] softly chant
[jiāng] syrup, starch
2614 (F ) [jiàng] (= jiàng) thick (of porridge etc.)

2616 [pì] pìjìng secluded; piānpì out-of-the way


[fāng] lane
2617
[fáng] workshop, mill
2619 [yān] absent-minded

2620 [xì] gap; crack; rift; loophole

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2621 [táo] wash, clean; táoqì naughty; táotài eliminate

2622 [kuǎ] collapse, break down

2624 [tāo] tāotāo torrential; talk on and on

2627 (F ) [niàng] brew, ferment, wine, (= niàngchéng) result in, breed

2628 (F ) [é] goose; qǐ'é penguin


[zī] <archaic> this; now; year
2629 (F ) [cí]

2631 (F ) [dǎo] pound, beat; harass; dǎoluàn make a disturbance

2634 (F ) [dòng] ridgepole


[guī]
2636
[gui] méigui rose
2637 [chǎng] spacious; open

2638 [ái] (= áizhèng) cancer

2640 (F ) [lǎn] cable; cable car

2642 (F ) [shuò] shining; glimmer, twinkle

2643 [méi] méigui rose; yellow rose

2645 (F ) [zhà] cheat, swindle; pretend, feign


[shà] evil spirit; shàbái deathly pale
2648
[shā] stop, (= shā, = shā) kill
2649 [mó] membrane, film; jiǎomó cornea (of eye)

2650 [fén] ( fénshāo) burn, set on fire


[zhān] to glue, to paste
2654
[nián] (= nián) sticky
2657 [cuī] break, (= cuīhuǐ, = cuīcán) destroy

2658 [yì] miǎnyì immunity; wēnyì pestilence

[zhuàng] ( ) (for buildings)


2659
[chuáng] pennant; Buddhist pillar
2660 [rǔ] you, thou

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2662 [tǎn] ( tǎnzi) blanket; ( dìtǎn) carpet, rug

2664 [cuò] setback, (= cuòzhé) frustrate, defeat

[fǎng] spin yarn; fǎngzhī spin and weave; fǎngchē


2667 (F ) spinning wheel

2668 [xiǔ] fǔxiǔ decayed, rotten

2671 (F ) [chuí] hammer


[duì] exchange, convert, add (water etc.); duìhuàn convert,
2673 (F ) exchange

2675 (F ) [biàn] braid

2683 (F ) [duò] fall, sink; duòluò degenerate, sink low

2684 [dí] bamboo flute, whistle

2686 (F ) [mì] seek; look for; demand

2687 [bì] cover, shelter, hide; yǐnbì conceal oneself; covert

2688 (F ) [xié] in harmony


[máng] liúmáng hoodlum
2689
[méng] common people
2690 [miè] qīngmiè scornful

2694 [fèi] fèiténg boiling; boiling point

[jí] lángjí <archaic> in disorder


2696
[jiè] (= jiè) borrow, lend
2698 [xiè] unload, discharge; remove; shirk

2700 [xī] extinguish, put out, go out; xīmiè go out, die out

[biǎn] flat; inscription; biǎndan carrying pole


2701
[piān]
2702 [tàn] charcoal

2703 [kāng] high-spirited; kāngkǎi fervent; liberal, generous

2704 [péng] sail; zhàngpéng tent

2706 [zhǎ] wink, blink

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2709 [pì] pìrú for instance, for example

[dāo] dāodao chatter


2711
[tāo] tāoguāng much obliged
2712 [shū] shūcài vegetable

2713 (F ) [chóu] ( sīchóu) silk

2714 [xù] son-in-law

2716 [liáo] few, empty, vacant, lonely

2719 (F ) [jiāo] irrigate, water; pour liquid on;


[pāng] bang; pīngpāng pingpong
2724
{Compare with bīng soldier}
[gāo] yágāo toothpaste; ointment
2725
[gào] lubricate
2726 [táng] ( ) chest; chamber

[zuó] zuómo ponder


2732
[zhuó] zhuómó polish
2733 [pā] (sound:) bang

2738 [shū] <archaic> kind and gentle

2740 [bā] (= ) <used for sound value>

2742 [bì] bìbìng malady, evil; drawback; pros and cons

2743 [zào] stove; kitchen

2746 [cù] vinegar; be jealous (in love affair)

2747 [bīn] (variant of bīn)

2754 [diàn] establish; give offerings to the dead

2755 [tún] ( ) village; collect

2760 [péng] expand, inflate; péngzhàng expand, swell

2761 (F ) [lún] sink; lúnxiàn fall (to enemy); be reduced to

2762 (F ) [lǚ] thread; strand; lánlǚ shabby, ragged

2763 [rǎng] (= tǔrǎng) soil

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2765 [yě] smelt (metal)

2766 [xiá] leisure; kòngxiá spare time; bùxiá be too busy

2767 [róu] rub, knead

[luó] vine; luóbo radish; húluóbo carrot; bōluó


2769 (F ) pineapple

2772 [xiáng] circle in the air

2773 [zhū] zhīzhū spider

2776 [lì] ( lìzi) chestnut; (F ) tremble


[yìn] shady
2780 (F ) [yīn] (= )

2783 (F ) [jī] jīxiào mock; jīfěng ridicule

2786 (F ) [cōng] green, (= ) onion, scallion

2787 (F ) [gǒng] gǒnggù consolidate


[zhōu] porridge, gruel, congee
2790
[yù] (= ) sell, vend
2791 (F ) [zhāi] vegetarian religious diet, give alms, room or building

2793 [qì] qìjīn hitherto, up to now, so far

2794 (F ) [zhì] qízhì banner, flag, stand, position

[jūn] fungus, bacterium; , germ


2796
[jùn] mushroom
2800 (F ) [qiān] lead (Pb); qiānbǐ pencil

2801 (F ) [huì] ( huìlù) bribe; give a bribe

2802 (F ) [róng] down; velvet; floss

2803 (F ) [lǚ] companion, associate

2805 (F ) [duàn] forge; duànliàn exercise

2806 (F ) [qiǎn] qiǎnzé condemn

2809 (F ) [xiōng] xiōngyǒng turbulent

2810 [fū] apply (powder, ointment, etc.); spread; to elaborate

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[xiāo] night; tōngxiāo throughout the night;


2813
Yuánxiāojié Lantern Festival
2815 (F ) [huì] hide; avoid; name of deceased person

2824 (F ) [luó] gong

2825 [hàn] shake, shock, vibrate

2827 [hēng] successful, go smoothly, <electrical terminology> henry

2828 [tǎng] drip (water or blood), shed (tears), trickle (sweat)


[káng] carry on the shoulder
2833
[gāng] lift with both hands
[shān] China fir
2835
[shā] shāgāo fir scaffold-pole
2842 [zào] dry; gānzào dry, dull; kūzào boring

2846 (F ) [yún] to divide evenly; to spare; even

2848 [miǎo] tiny, negligible; miǎománg distant and indistinct

2849 [dié] small plate or dish; saucer; frisbee, UFO

2851 [qiàn] xiāngqiàn inlay, set, mount

2853 [wò] irrigate; ( féiwò) fertile; wòyě fertile land

[pōu] cut/slit open, (= jiěpōu) dissect; pōumiàn cross


2854
section, sectional view; pōuxī analyse, dissect
2858 [jī] <archaic> honorable woman, concubine, <family name>

[chuò] chuòhào nickname


2861 (F ) [chāo] grab; take up

2864 [suō] duōsuo tremble, shiver

2865 (F ) [jiǎo] twist; strangle; death by hanging


[zhóu] axle; axis; spool
2867 (F ) [zhòu]

2868 (F ) [lěi] build by piling up stones etc.; softball

2869 [zào] zàoshēng noise

2870 (F ) [yùn] yùncáng contain, hold in store

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2871 [Shào] <family name>

[zǎ] <local> (= zěnme) how


[zé] <archaic> bite
[zhā] how?, what?, why?; zhāhu bluster, show off
2874
[zhà] bite; zhàshé cluck with the tongue (in surrprice/etc.),
to be left speechless
{Compare with zuó yesterday}
2880 [píng] level ground; cǎopíng lawn

[yōng] hire, (= yōngrén) servant; gùyōng hire


2886 (F ) [yòng] (= yòngjīn) commission
2888 [luǎn] ( ) egg, ovum; luǎncháo ovary

2890 (F ) [zhòu] daytime

2893 [biē] check, restrain, suppress; suffocate, feel depressed

2895 [kuí] (used in transliterations) kuíníng quinine


[wǔ] seal, cover, muffle
2899
[wú]
2900 [jiān] to fry
[chǒu] see, look at
2903
[qiu]
2904 (F ) [shí] lose; erode, corrode

2907 [róng] fuse, smelt, ( rónghuà) melt; róngyán lava

[xiā] shrimp; lóngxiā lobster; xiāchǎofàn shrimp


2908 (F ) fried rice
[há] (= ); háma frog, toad
2911 (F ) [miù] huāngmiù absurd; miùlùn fallacy

2914 (F ) [shēn] shēnshì gentleman, gentry

2923 (F ) [xiāng] inlay; edge

2925 (F ) [lóng] ( ěrlóng) deaf

2928 [mù] raise, recruit

2929 (F ) [lǒng] ridge or raised path in field; monopolize

2932 (F ) [yàn] man of virtue and ability

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[qiào] hold up; qiào wěiba "to hold up the tail" = to be/get
2935 (F ) cocky, to be snobbish and self-important
[qiáo] raise one's head; become warped
2936 [pā] lie prone; lean over

2937 [xìng] apricot; almond

[zhāng] obvious, apparant; showy; biǎozhāng commend,


2960
cite
2967 (F ) [chǎn] chǎnmíng clarify; chǎnshù expound

2968 (F ) [sòng] sùsòng lawsuit

2970 (F ) [shū] shūniǔ pivot, axis

[zhǎn] <archaic> towering; zhǎnxīn brand-new, completely


2972 (F ) new

2973 [pú] cattail, <family name>

2974 (F ) [xiè] come down in torrents; laxative

[jiǎn] economical, (= jiǎnpǔ) frugal; qínjiǎn industrious


2978 (F ) and thrifty

[xiàng] (= xiàngshù) oak, rubber tree; xiàngjiāo rubber;


2982
xiàngpí eraser, rubber
2983 [róng] (= rónghuà) dissolve; (chemical) solution

2994 [pù] pùbù waterfall


[bā] hold on to; dig up; rake; strip
2997
[pá] rake up; stew, braise
3000 [chēn] <archaic> treasure

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