Chinese First 1000

de - of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

shì - is; are; am; yes; to be

bù - (negative prefix); not; no

wǒ - I; me; my

yī - one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

yǒu - to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be

dà - big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; older (than); oldest; eldest; greatly; very much; (dialect) father; father's elder or younger brother

zài - (located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress)

rén - man; person; people; Classifiers: 个

le - (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)

zhōng - China; Chinese; surname Zhong; within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right

dào - to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive; (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)

zī - resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense

yào - important; vital; to want; to ask for; will; going to (as future auxiliary); may; must; (used in a comparison) must be; probably; if

kě - can; may; able to; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very

yǐ - to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

zhè - this; these; (commonly pr. before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)

gě - numerary adjunct, piece; single

nǐ - you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 )

huì - can; to be possible; to be able to; will; to be likely to; to be sure to; to assemble; to meet; to gather; to see; union; group; association; Classifiers: 个 )

hǎo - good; well; proper; good to; easy to; very; so; (suffix indicating completion or readiness); (of two people) close; on intimate terms

wèi - because of; for; to

shàng - on top; upon; above; upper; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university)

lái - to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next

jiù - at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning

xué - to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology

jiāo - to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines)

yě - surname Ye; also; too; (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation

yòng - to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore

néng - can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy; can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy

rú - as; as if; such as

wén - language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67; language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67

shí - o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

méi - (negative prefix for verbs); have not; not

shuō - to speak; to say; to explain; to scold; to tell off; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

tā - he or him; (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis); (used as a meaningless mock object); other; another

kàn - to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (an illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after verb) to give it a try; Watch out! (for a danger)

tí - to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid

nà - that; those; then (in that case); commonly pr. before a classifier, esp. in Beijing

wèn - to ask

shēng - to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student

guò - surname Guo; to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-

xià - down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action

qǐng - to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request

tiān - day; sky; heaven

men - plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

suǒ - actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; Classifiers: 个

duō - many; much; often; a lot of; numerous; more; in excess; how (to what extent); multi-; Taiwan pr. when it means "how"

me - suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼｜什么, what?, indefinite 這麼｜这么 thus, etc

xiǎo - small; tiny; few; young

xiǎng - to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)

dé - to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished

zhī - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 ); him; her; it

hái - still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else

diàn - electric; electricity; electrical

chū - to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

gōng - work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor

duì - right; correct; couple; pair; towards; at; for; to face; opposite; to treat (sb a certain way); to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; classifier: couple

dōu - all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all

jī - surname Ji; machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; Classifiers: 台

zì - self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely

hòu - back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; behind, rear, after; descendents

zǐ - son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat; Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 ; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)

ér - and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

xùn - to question; to ask; to interrogate; rapid; speedy; fast; news; information

zhàn - station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website

qù - to go; to go to (a place); to cause to go or send (sb); to remove; to get rid of; (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; to be apart from in space or time; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation); (of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed

xīn - heart; mind; intention; center; core; Classifiers: 颗

zhī - classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

jiā - see 家伙 ; surname Jia; home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; Classifiers: 个

zhī - to know; to be aware

guó - surname Guo; country; nation; state; national; Classifiers: 个

tái - Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai; (classical) you (in letters); variant of 台 ; desk; table; counter; Taiwan (abbr.); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines; typhoon

hěn - (adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully

xìn - letter; mail; Classifiers: 封 ; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random

chéng - surname Cheng; to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth

zhāng - surname Zhang; chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order

hé - surname He; what; how; why; which; carry

tóng - like; same; similar; together; alike; with

dào - direction; way; road; path; Classifiers: 条 ; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; province (of Korea or Japan)

de - -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

fā - to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)

fǎ - France; French; abbr. for 法国 ; law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; old variant of 法 ; law

wú - not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less

rán - correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly

dàn - but; yet; however; only; merely; still

ma - (question particle for "yes-no" questions)

dāng / dàng - ought to; when; serve as / proper; pawn

yú - in / at / to / from / by / than / out of

běn - roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc; originally

xiàn - to appear; present; now; existing; current

nián - surname Nian; year; Classifiers: 个 ; grain; harvest (old); variant of 年

qián - front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前 293年 ); former; formerly

zhēn - really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine

zuì - most; the most; -est (superlative suffix)

hé - surname He; Japanese (food, clothes etc); and; together with; with; sum; union; peace; harmony; Taiwan pr. when it means "and" or "with"; old variant of 和 ; harmonious

xīn - abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 ; surname Xin; new; newly; meso- (chemistry)

yīn - cause; reason; because

guǒ - fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really; variant of 果 ; fruit

dìng - to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order

yì - Italy; Italian; abbr. for 意大利 ; idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate

qíng - feeling; emotion; passion; situation

diǎn - point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更 ; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for items

tí - topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL: 個｜个, 道

qí - his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)

shì - matter; thing; item; work; affair; Classifiers: 件

fāng - square / power or involution (mathematics) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter

qīng - Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911); surname Qing; clear; distinct; quiet; just and honest; pure; to settle or clear up; to clean up or purge

kē - branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; Classifiers: 个

yàng - manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type

xiē - some; few; several; measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)

bā - bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 贴吧

sān - surname San; three; 3

cǐ - this; these

wèi - position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)

lǐ - texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle /to put in order / to tidy up

xíng - to walk; to go; to travel; a visit; temporary; makeshift; current; in circulation; to do; to perform; capable; competent; effective; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct; Taiwan pr. for the behavior-conduct sense

zuò - to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works

jīng - surname Jing; classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济

zhě - (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 后 to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this

shén - what

xiè - surname Xie; to thank; to apologize; to wither (of flowers, leaves etc); to decline

míng - name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people

rì - abbr. for 日本 , Japan; sun; day; date, day of the month

zhèng - straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive

huā - old variant of 花 ; flower

huà - dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; Classifiers: 种

kāi - to open; to start; to turn on; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); to operate (a vehicle); carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文 , book format; open; initiate, begin, start

shí - real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely

zài - again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then)

chéng - city walls; city; town; Classifiers: 座

ài - to love; affection; to be fond of; to like

yǔ - and; to give; together with

èr - two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid

dòng - (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词 , verb

bǐ - Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时 ; (particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio

gāo - high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

miàn - face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc; flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless

yòu - (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway

chē - surname Che; car; vehicle; Classifiers: 辆 ; machine; to shape with a lathe

lì - surname Li; power; force; strength; ability; strenuously

huò - maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or

zhòng - to plant; to grow; to cultivate

xiàng - to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)

yīng - to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall

nǚ - female; woman; daughter

jiāo - to teach

fēn / fèn - divide; share; one minute / a part, a portion

shǒu - hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; Classifiers: 双

dǎ - to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build; to fight; to fetch; to make; to tie up; to issue; to shoot; to calculate; to play (a game); since; from

yǐ - already; to stop; then; afterwards

cì - next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time

cháng - length; long; forever; always; constantly

tài - highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely

míng - bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

jǐ - self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 ; sixth in order; letter "F" or roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa

lù - road / CL: 條｜条 / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind

qǐ - to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; (before place or time) starting from; classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group

xiāng - surname Xiang; each other; one another; mutually

zhǔ - owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)

guān - surname Guan; mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve

fèng - surname Feng; phoenix

jiān - between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms

ne - particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?"); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmation

jiào - a nap; a sleep; Classifiers: 场

gāi - should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned

shí - ten; 10

wài - outside; in addition; foreign; external

huáng - phoenix

yǒu - friend

cái - ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; only; only then; just now; a moment ago; just now; (indicating sth happening later than expected); (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until; (followed by a numerical clause) only

mín - surname Min; the people; nationality; citizen

jì - to tie; to fasten; to button up

jìn - to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

shǐ - to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger

tā - she

zhe - aspect particle indicating action in progress

gè - each; every

shǎo - few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom

quán - surname Quan; all; whole; entire; every; complete

liǎng - two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)

huí - to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book); to curve; to return; to revolve

jiā - abbr. for Canada 加拿大 ; to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不 , 大 , 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)

jiāng - will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 )

gǎn - to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~

dì - (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc); order; (old) rank in the imperial examinations; mansion; (lit.) but; just

xìng - nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; Classifiers: 个

qiú - ball; sphere; globe; Classifiers: 个

shì - type; form; pattern; style

bǎ - to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle; classifier for small objects: handful

bèi - quilt; by; (indicates passive-voice clauses); (literary) to cover; to meet with

lǎo - prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough

gōng - public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 ; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)

lóng - surname Long; dragon; Classifiers: 条 ; imperial

chéng - surname Cheng; rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence

lun4 - opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc)

jí - and / to reach / up to / in time for

bié - surname Bie; to leave; to depart; to separate; to distinguish; to classify; other; another; do not; must not; to pin; to stick (sth) in

gěi - to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被 ); (grammatical equivalent of 把 ); (sentence intensifier)

tīng - to listen / to hear / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages

shuǐ - surname Shui; water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

zhòng - heavy; serious; to attach importance to

tǐ - body; form; style; system

zuò - to do; to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to act as; to engage in; to hold (a party); to be; to become; to function (in some capacity); to serve as; to be used for; to form (a bond or relationship); to pretend; to feign; to act a part; to put on appearance

xiào - school; military officer; Classifiers: 所

lǐ - lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏｜里

cháng - surname Chang; always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant

dōng - surname Dong; east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord

fēng - wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL: 陣｜阵, 絲｜丝

nín - you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你 )

wān - bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat)

lā - (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat

jiàn - to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview

jiě / jiè / xiè - untie; sove / send under guard / a surname

děng - class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once

bù - ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

yuán - Hara (Japanese surname)

yuè - moon; month; monthly; Classifiers: 个

měi - the Americas; abbr. for 美洲 ; beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself

xiān - early; prior; former; in advance; first

guǎn - to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards

qū - area; region; district; small; distinguish; Classifiers: 个 ; area, district, region, ward; surname

cuò - surname Cuo; mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish; to alternate; to stagger; to miss; to let slip; to evade; to inlay with gold or silver

yīn - sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)

fǒu - to negate; to deny; not

ā - interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!

zhǎo - to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change

wǎng - net; network

lè - surname Le; happy; cheerful; to laugh

ràng - to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc)

tōng - to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

rù - to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入声

qī - variant of 期 ; period; cycle; a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr.

xuǎn - to choose; to pick; to select; to elect

jiào - comparatively; (preposition comparing difference in degree); to contrast; to compare; rather; fairly; clearly (different); markedly; to haggle over; to quibble; also pr.

sì - four; 4

cháng - threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

yóu - to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; to; to leave it (to sb); by (introduces passive verb)

shū - abbr. for 书经 ; book; letter; document; Classifiers: 本 ; to write

tā - it

kuài - rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant

cōng - lax; yielding; unhurried

huān - joyous / happy / pleased

shǔ - to count; to enumerate; to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings)

biǎo - exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth); wrist or pocket watch

zěn - how

zhì - to arrive; most; to; until

lì - surname Li; to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately

nèi - inside; inner; internal; within; interior

hé - to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒

mù - eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title

wàng - full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards; 15th day of month (lunar calendar); old variant of 望

rèn - to recognize; to know; to admit

jǐ - how much / how many / several / a few

shè - society; group; club; agency; (old) god of the land

gào - to tell; to inform; to say

gèng - more; even more; further; still; still more

bǎn - a register; block of printing; edition; version; page

dù - to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences

kǎo - to beat; to hit; variant of 考 ; to inspect; to test; to take an exam; to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father

xǐ - to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad

tóu - head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; Classifiers: 个

nán - difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good

guāng - light; ray; Classifiers: 道 ; bright; only; merely; to use up

mǎi - to buy; to purchase

jīn - today; modern; present; current; this; now

shēn - body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158

xǔ - surname Xu; to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps

dì - younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)

ruò - to seem; like; as; if

suàn - to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute

jì - to record; to note; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots

dài - to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

tǒng - to gather; to unite; to unify; whole

chù - place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

wán - to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire

hào - ordinal number; day of a month; mark; sign; business establishment; size; ship suffix; horn (wind instrument); bugle call; assumed name; to take a pulse; classifier used to indicate number of people; Classifiers: 个

jiē - to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb

yán - words / speech / to say / to talk

zhèng - political; politics; government

wán - to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. ); to keep sth for entertainment

shī - surname Shi; teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops

zì - letter; symbol; character; word; Classifiers: 个 ; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

bìng - and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge

nán - male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位

jì - surname Ji; to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge

shéi - who; also pr.

shān - surname Shan; mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; Classifiers: 座 ; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable

zhāng - surname Zhang; to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes

dǎng - surname Dang; party; association; club; society; Classifiers: 个

měi - each; every

qiě - and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)

jiē - to bear fruit; to produce; firm; solid

gǎi - to change; to alter; to transform; to correct

fēi - abbr. for 非洲 , Africa; to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must

xīng - star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount

lián - surname Lian; to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也 , 都 etc) even; company (military)

hā - abbr. for 哈萨克斯坦 , Harbin; laughter; yawn

jiàn - to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct

fàng - to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)

zhí - surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 Farmer God; straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

zhuàn - to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actions

bào - to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; Classifiers: 份

huó - to live; alive; living; work; workmanship

shè - to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display

biàn - to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion

zhǐ - finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end

qì - gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi

yán - to grind; study; research

chén - surname Chen; vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC; Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589); to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale

shì - to test; to try; experiment; examination; test

xī - the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙 ; Spanish; west

wǔ - five; 5

xī - to hope; to admire; variant of 稀

qǔ - to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

shén - deity / soul / spirit / unusual / mysterious / lively / expressive / expression / look / CL: 個｜个 / (slang) awesome / amazing

huā - variant of 花

wù - thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理

wáng - surname Wang; king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great

zhàn - to fight; fight; war; battle

jìn - near; close to; approximately

shì - surname Shi; life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble

shòu - to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker)

yì - justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship

fǎn - contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切 phonetic system

dān - bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; Classifiers: 个

sǐ - to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned

rèn - to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for the number of terms served in office, post, or rank

gēn - heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)

biàn - plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就 : then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards

kōng / kòng - empty, hollow / vacant; empty space; free time

lín - woods / forest / CL: 片 / circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / a collection (of similar things)

shì - surname Shi; member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; first class military rank; specialist worker

tái - platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines

què - but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though

běi - north; to be defeated (classical)

duì - squadron; team; group; Classifiers: 个

gōng - meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)

bì - certainly; must; will; necessarily

shēng - sound; voice; tone; noise; classifier for sounds

xiě - to write

píng - surname Ping; flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平声

yǐng - picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace

yè - surname Ye; line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already

jīn - gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音

dàng - official records; grade (of goods); file; records; shelves; slot; gap; crosspiece; classifier for crosspieces; classifier for events, affairs etc; Taiwan pr.

piàn - thin piece; flake; a slice; film; TV play; to slice; to carve thin; partial; incomplete; one-sided; classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water; classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc; used with numeral 一 : classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc

tǎo - to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study

sè - color; Classifiers: 种 ; look; appearance; sex

róng - surname Rong; to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance

yāng - center; end; to beg; to plead

nǐ - you (female); variant of 你

xiàng - surname Xiang; towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向 ; variant of 向 ; direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly

shì - market; city; Classifiers: 个

zé - (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items

yuán - person; employee; member

xīng - surname Xing; to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect)

lì - sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit

jiàng - stubborn; unyielding

bái - white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera

jià - price; value; valence (on an atom)

Ān - content; calm; still; quiet; safe; secure; in good health; to find a place for; to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to pacify; to harbor (good intentions); security; safety; peace; ampere; content; calm; still; quiet; safe; secure; in good health; to find a place for; to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to pacify; to harbor (good intentions); security; safety; peace; ampere

ā - variant of 啊

tè - special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very

sī - to think; to consider

jiào - to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

zǒng - always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case

bàn - to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with

bǎo - to defend / to protect / to keep / to guarantee / to ensure

huā - flower / blossom / CL: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇 / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time)

yì - to comment on; to discuss; to suggest

chuán - to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)

yuán - surname Yuan; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368); unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc); primary; first

qiú - to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech

fèn - classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分

jiàn - item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc

chí - to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control

wàn - ten thousand / a great number

wèi - not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

jiū - after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr.

jué - to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly

tóu - to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of

nǎ - how; which

ō - I see; oh

xiào - laugh; smile; Classifiers: 个

māo - cat; Classifiers: 只 ; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem

zǔ - surname Zu; to form; to organize; group; team; classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries

dú - alone; independent; single; sole; only

jí - level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); Classifiers: 个 ; classifier: step, level

zǒu - to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 ); to change (shape, form, meaning)

zhī - surname Zhi; to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

zēng / céng - relationship between two generations apart; a surname / ever, once

biāo - mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units

liú - to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

zhú - bamboo; Classifiers: 棵 ; Kangxi radical 118

xiōng - elder brother

Ā - abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗 ; prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration; also pr.

shì - surname Shi; room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

kǎ - to stop; to block; card; Classifiers: 张 ; calorie; cassette; (computing) (coll.) slow

mǎ - surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 ; horse; Classifiers: 匹 ; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess

gòng - common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共产党 , Communist party

xū - to require; to need; to want; necessity; need

hǎi - surname Hai; ocean; sea; Classifiers: 个 ; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous

kǒu - mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls

mén - surname Men; gate; door; Classifiers: 扇 ; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

bān - sort; kind; class; way; manner

xiàn - thread / string / wire / line

yǔ - dialect; language; speech

mìng - life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc

guān - to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook

shì - to look at / to regard / to inspect

péng - friend

lián - to ally; to unite; to join; (poetry) antithetical couplet

cān - to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 参议院 Senate, Upper House

gé - square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively

huáng - surname Huang or Hwang; yellow; pornographic; to fall through

qián - surname Qian; coin; money; Classifiers: 笔

xiū - surname Xiu; to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class); dried meat; private teacher's remuneration; withered; variant of 修

shī - to lose; to miss; to fail

ér - son

zhù - to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

bā - eight; 8

nǎo - brain; mind; head; essence

bǎn - board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); Classifiers: 块 ; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious; see 老板 , boss

chī - to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer; to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is )

lìng - other; another; separate; separately

huàn - to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)

jí - namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near

xiàng - elephant; Classifiers: 只 ; shape; form; appearance; to imitate

liào - material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess

lù - surname Lu; diary; record; to hit; to copy

ná - to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把 : to mark the following noun as a direct object)

zhuān - for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized

yuǎn - far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)

sù - fast; rapid; quick; velocity

jī - base; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry); (slang) gay

bāng - to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society

xíng - to appear; to look; form; shape

què - authenticated / solid / firm / real / true

hòu - to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days

zhuāng - adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack

hái - child

bèi - to prepare / get ready / to provide or equip

gē - song; Classifiers: 支 ; to sing

jiè - boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)

chú - to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including

nán - surname Nan; south

qì - device; tool; utensil; Classifiers: 台

huà - to draw; picture; painting; Classifiers: 幅

sù - to complain; to sue; to tell

chà - to differ from; to fall short of; lacking; wrong; inferior

jiǎng - to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasise; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture

lèi - kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble

yīng - hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom

àn - (legal) case; incident; record; file; table

dài - band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; Classifiers: 条 ; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise

jiǔ - (long) time; (long) duration of time

hū - (classical particle similar to 于 , expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

diào - to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)

mí - to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused

liáng - to measure

yǐn - to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈 , one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters

zhěng - exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb

shì - see 似的 ;

ye - final particle indicating enthusiasm etc

qí - strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually

zhì - system; to control; to regulate; variant of 制 ; to manufacture; to make

biān - side; edge; margin; border; boundary; Classifiers: 个 ; simultaneously

xíng - mold; type; style; model

chāo - to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; ultra-; super-

shí - to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. ; Unicode compatibility variant of 識 |识

suī - although; even though

guài - bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather

fēi - to fly

shǐ - to begin; to start; then; only then

pǐn - article; commodity; product; goods; kind; grade; rank; character; disposition; nature; temperament; variety; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up

yùn - to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate

sài - to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel; compete, contend; contest, race

fèi - surname Fei; to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses

mèng - dream; Classifiers: 场

gù - happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead

bān - team / class / squad / work shift / ranking / CL: 個｜个 / classifier for groups

quán - authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary; surname Quan

yàn - to examine / to test / to check

pò - broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of

yǎn - eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); Classifiers: 只 ; classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)

mǎn - Manchu ethnic group; to fill; full; filled; packed; fully; completely; quite; to reach the limit; to satisfy; satisfied; contented

niàn - to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 , 20)

zào - to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops

jūn - army; military; arms; Classifiers: 个

jīng - essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)

wù - affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means

liú - to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve

fú - clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes

liù - six; 6

tú - diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; Classifiers: 张 ; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek

shōu - to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)

shě - to give up; to abandon; to give alms; old variant of 舍

bàn - half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half

dú - to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音

yuàn - to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing; sincere

lǐ - plum

dǐ - background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base

yuē - to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise

xióng - male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence

kè - subject; course; Classifiers: 门 ; to levy; tax; form of divination

dá - reply; answer; return; respond; echo

lìng - to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)

shēn - deep; depth; deeply; (of a color) dark; deep; rich

piào - ticket; ballot; banknote; Classifiers: 张 ; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions

dá - surname Da; to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent

yǎn - to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act

zǎo - early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely

mài - to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt

bàng - stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race

gòu - enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out

hēi - black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing); black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)

yuàn - courtyard; institution; Classifiers: 个

jiǎ - fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose; variant of 假 ; to borrow

qū - bent; crooked; wrong; bent; crooked; wrong; yeast; Aspergillus (includes many common molds); Taiwan pr.

huǒ - surname Huo; fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old)

zhǔn - accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para-

bǎi - surname Bai; hundred; numerous; all kinds of

tán - surname Tan; to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss

shèng - victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. ) able to bear; equal to (a task)

dié - dish; plate

shù - method; technique

tuī - to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage

cún - to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive

zhì - to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research

lí - to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire / ☲

yì - easy / amiable / to change / to exchange

wǎng - to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous

kuàng - moreover; situation

wǎn - evening; night; late

shì - to show; to reveal

zhèng - certificate / proof / to prove / to demonstrate / to confirm / variant of 症

duàn - paragraph / section / segment / stage (of a process) / classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

dǎo - to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct

shāng - to injure; injury; wound

diào - to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody

tuán - round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)

qī - seven; 7

yǒng - forever; always; perpetual

gāng - hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly

gē - elder brother

shèn - what; very; extremely; any

dé - Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 ; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind

shā - to kill; to murder; to fight; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); to counteract; (used after a verb) extremely

pà - surname Pa; to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps

bāo - to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL: 個｜个, 隻｜只

liè - to arrange; to line up; row; file; series; column

gài - general; approximate

zhào - variant of 照 ; to shine; to illuminate; according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before

yè - night

pái - a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc

kè - customer; visitor; guest

jué - to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means

ruǎn - soft; flexible

shāng - commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商, intelligence quotient)

gēn - root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; Classifiers: 条 ; radical (chemistry)

jiǔ - nine; 9

qiē - to cut; to slice; tangent (math)

tiáo - strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

jí - to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode

qiān - thousand; a swing

luò - to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement

jìng - unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed

yuè - generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 ; to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more

dāi - to stay

wàng - to forget; to overlook; to neglect

jìn - to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely

jù - according to / to act in accordance with / to depend on / to seize / to occupy

shuāng - surname Shuang; two; double; pair; both; even (number)

gòng chēng - to make a confession (law)

chēng - to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise

zuò - seat; base; stand; Classifiers: 个 ; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

zhí - value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty

xiāo - to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need

chǎn - to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property

hóng - surname Hong; red; popular; revolutionary; bonus

pǎo - to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; off

ma - modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis

yuán - surname Yuan; land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation

fù - to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached

yìng - hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)

yún - cloud / CL: 朵

yóu - to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel; wander, roam, travel

zhǎn - surname Zhan; to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition

zhí - to execute (a plan); to grasp

wén - surname Wen; to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at

chàng - to sing; to call loudly; to chant

yù - to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate

sī - (phonetic) / this

mǒu - some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such

jì - skill

āi - interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh

xī - breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr.

kǔ - bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly

zhì - character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr.

yóu - oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning

jiù - to save; to assist; to rescue

xiào - effect; efficacy; to imitate

xū - must; to have to; to wait

jiè - to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor

shǒu - head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc

zhù - to help; to assist

zhí - office; duty

lì - example; precedent; rule; case; instance

rè - to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent

bì - the whole of / to finish / to complete / complete / full / finished

jiē - see 节骨眼

hài - to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity

jī - to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr.

luàn - in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary

tài - (bound form); appearance; shape; form; state; attitude; (grammar) voice

ēn - (a groaning sound)

bǎo - jewel / gem / treasure / precious

dào - to place upside down; to invert; to pour; to throw out; to move backwards; however; actually; as a matter of fact; contrary to expectation

zhù - to inject; to pour into; to concentrate; to pay attention; stake (gambling); classifier for sums of money; variant of 注 ; to register; to annotate; note; comment

tíng - to stop; to halt; to park (a car)

gǔ - ancient / old / paleo-

shū - to lose; to transport; to donate; to enter (a password)

guī - compass / a rule / regulation / to admonish / to plan / to scheme

fú - good fortune / happiness / luck

qīn - parent; close

chá - to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

fù - to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out

bù - surname Bu; a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation

jǔ - to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect / act / move / deed

yú - surname Yu; fish; Classifiers: 条

duàn - to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly

zhōng - end; finish

qīng - light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage

huán - surname Huan; ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in

liàn - to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; variant of 練 |练 , to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise

yìn - surname Yin; abbr. for 印度 ; to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image

suí - to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently; to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently

yī - to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of

qù - interesting; to interest

xiàn - limit; bound; to set a limit (on)

xiǎng - echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises

shěng - to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; Classifiers: 个

jú - narrow; office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc

xù - to continue; to replenish

sī - surname Si; to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)

jiǎo - angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan; Classifiers: 个

jiǎn - simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)

jí - extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top

gàn - tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar)

piān - sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article

luó - surname Luo; gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift

fó - Buddha; Buddhism

kè - to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares; Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 Farmer God; variant of 克 ; to subdue; to overthrow; to restrain

yáng - positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 阴 ☯

wǔ - martial / military

yí - to doubt; to misbelieve; to suspect

sòng - to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send

lā - to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat

xí - surname Xi; to practice; to study; habit

yuán - root; source; origin

miǎn - to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited

zhì - aspiration; ambition; the will; sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote

niǎo - bird; Classifiers: 只 ; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam

fán - to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy

zú - foot; to be sufficient; ample

guǎn - building / shop / term for certain service establishments / embassy or consulate / schoolroom (old) / CL: 家

réng - still; yet; to remain

dī - low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline

guǎng - surname Guang; wide; numerous; to spread

tǔ - Tu (ethnic group); surname Tu; earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音

ya - (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

lóu - surname Lou; house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; Classifiers: 层

huài - bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost

bīng - soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; Classifiers: 个

xiǎn - prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-

lǜ - rate; frequency

shèng - holy; sacred; saint; sage

mǎ - weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc

zhòng - abbr. for 众议院 , House of Representatives; many; numerous; crowd; multitude

zhēng - to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)

chū - at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic

wù - mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly

chǔ - distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)

zé - duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame

jìng - border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory

yě - erroneous variant of 野 ; field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral

yù - to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare

jù - tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies

zhì - wisdom; knowledge

yā - to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure

xì - to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)

qīng - abbr. for 青海 , Qinghai Province; nature's color; green or blue; greenish black; youth; young (of people)

guì - expensive; noble; your (name); precious

shùn - to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable

fù - to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)

mó - devil; magic

shì - to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue

wā - Wow!; sound of child's crying; sound of vomiting

cè - to survey; to measure; to conjecture

màn - slow

huái - surname Huai; bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)

dǒng - to understand; to comprehend

shǐ - surname Shi; history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China

pèi - to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate

wū - (onom.) for humming or whimpering

wèi - taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)

yì - also

yī - medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat

yíng - to welcome; to meet; to face; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)

wǔ - to dance; to wield; to brandish

liàn - to feel attached to; to long for; to love

xì - thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal

guàn - to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)

jiǎ - first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 ; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

dì - emperor

jù - sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse

shǔ - category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute

líng - quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin

píng - to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)

qí - to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride; classifier for saddle-horses

yí - surname Yi; proper; should; suitable; appropriate

bài - to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither

zuǒ - left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐

zhuī - to chase after; to seek; to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth; to recall

kuáng - mad; wild; violent

gǎn - to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture

chūn - surname Chun; spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life

gǒu - dog; Classifiers: 只

jì - border / edge / boundary / interval / between / inter- / to meet / time / occasion / to meet with (circumstances)

yù - surname Yu; to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance

zú - race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族 )

qún - group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc

tòng - ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly

yòu - right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old)

kāng - healthy / peaceful / abundant

jiā - beautiful; fine; good

yáng - surname Yang; poplar

mù - surname Mu; tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音

bìng - illness; Classifiers: 场 ; disease; to fall ill; defect

xì - trick / drama / play / show / CL: 出, 場｜场, 臺｜台

xiàng - surname Xiang; back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc

zhuā - to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch

zhēng - to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence

shàn - good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect

guān - government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body

hù - to protect

bó - extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble

bǔ - to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement

shí / dàn - stone, rock; a surname / a weight measure for grains

ěr - thus / so / like that / you / thou

yíng - camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for

lì - to experience / to undergo / to pass through / all / each / every / history

zhī - classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

àn - to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment

mèi - younger sister

lǐ - lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里 ; li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 levels; li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 levels

biān - to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate

suì - classifier for years (of age) / year / year (of crop harvests)

zé - to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr.

wēn - warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); fever (TCM); old variant of 瘟 ; warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); fever (TCM); old variant of 瘟

shǒu - to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining

xuè - blood; colloquial pr.

lǐng - neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc

xún - to search; to look for; to seek

tián - field / farm / CL: 片

yǎng - to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth

wèi - surname Wei; to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense

jū - to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms

yì - different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate

yǔ - rain; Classifiers: 阵

zhǐ - to stop; to prohibit; until; only

tiào - to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate

jūn - monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler

làn - soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad

yōu - excellent; superior

fēng - to confer / to grant / to bestow a title / to seal / classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters

bài - to pay respect; worship; visit; salute

è / wù / ě - evil, wicked / loathe, dislike / disgust; sicken

shá - dialectal equivalent of 什么

làng - wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated

hé - pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify; variant of 核 ; to investigate

liáo - to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly

jí - urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious

zhuàng - accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great; -shaped

liù - six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

jī - to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent

mó - to imitate; model; norm; pattern

gōng - to attack; to accuse; to study

máng - busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush

liáng - good / very / very much

jù - theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) / dramatic (change, increase etc) / acute / severe

niú - ox / cow / bull / CL: 條｜条, 頭｜头 / (slang) awesome

lěi - rampart; base (in baseball); to build with stones, bricks etc

zēng - to increase; to expand; to add

wéi - abbr. for Uighur 维吾尔 ; surname Wei; to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 维生素 )

jìng - still; calm; quiet; not moving

zhèn - disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration

bào - to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish

shì - power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals

yán - surname Yan; tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father

cí - word / statement / speech / lyrics / CL: 組｜组, 個｜个 / classical Chinese poem / CL: 首

yà - Asia; Asian; second; next to; inferior; sub-; Taiwan pr.

fū - husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)

qiān - to sign one's name; visa; variant of 签

bēi - sad; sadness; sorrow; grief

mì - surname Mi; name of an ancient state; secret; confidential; close; thick; dense

mù - curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play); old variant of 幕 ; curtain; screen

dú - poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics

chǎng - factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant

shuǎng - bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate

yuán - cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along

diàn - inn; shop; store; Classifiers: 家

wú - surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods

lán - surname Lan; abbr. for Lanzhou 兰州 , Gansu; orchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木兰 ); unicode compatibility variant for 蘭 ; orchid

shuì - to sleep; to lie down

zhì - fine; delicate; to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey

jiāng - river / CL: 條｜条, 道

xiǔ - night; classifier for nights

fān - to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross

xiāng - fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick; Classifiers: 根

mán - barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless

jǐng - to alert; to warn; police

kòng - to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix) (slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia

zhào - surname Zhao; one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC); the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms; to surpass (old)

lěng - cold

wēi - power; might; prestige

wēi - surname Wei; ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing; Taiwan pr. ; tiny; miniature; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr.

zuò - surname Zuo; to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; variant of 座

zhōu - week; weekly; variant of 周 ; week; turn, cycle; anniversary

zōng - school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

pǔ - general / popular / everywhere / universal

dēng - to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)

mǔ - mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female

luò - net-like object; to hold sth in place with a net; to wind; to twist; (TCM) channels in the human body

wǔ - 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

kǒng - afraid; frightened; to fear

tào - to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)

bā - Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan); abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing; surname Ba; abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian; abbr. for Pakistan; to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士 , tail

zá - mixed / miscellaneous / various / to mix

chuàng / chuāng - establish; create / wound

jiù - old; opposite: new 新 ; former; worn (with age)

jí - to gather up; to collect; to edit; to compile

xìng - fortunate / lucky

jiàn - double-edged sword / CL: 口, 把 / classifier for blows of a sword

liàng - bright; clear; resonant; to shine; to show; to reveal

shù - to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

táng - (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; Classifiers: 间 ; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture

jiǔ - wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; Classifiers: 杯

lí - Korea

pái - mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; Classifiers: 片

zǐ - meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young

jiǎo - foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); Classifiers: 双 ; classifier for kicks

tū - to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr.

gǎo - to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of

fù - father

jùn - smart; eminent; handsome; talented

bào - surname Bao; sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure

fáng - to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent

jí - surname Ji; abbr. for Jilin Province 吉林省 ; lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

lǐ - surname Li; abbr. for 礼记 , Classic of Rites; gift; rite; ceremony; Classifiers: 份 ; propriety; etiquette; courtesy

sù - raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever

zhāo - to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess

cǎo - grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; Classifiers: 棵

zhōu - to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially

fáng - house / room / CL: 間｜间 / branch of an extended family / classifier for family members (or concubines)

cān - meal; to eat; classifier for meals

lǜ - to think over; to consider; anxiety

chōng - to fill; to satisfy; to fulfill; to act in place of; substitute; sufficient; full

fǔ - seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

bēi - to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder

diǎn - canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion; ceremony; to be in charge of; to mortgage or pawn

rén - humane; kernel

màn - free; unrestrained; to inundate

jǐng - surname Jing; bright; circumstance; scenery

shào - surname Shao; to continue; to carry on

zhū - surname Zhu; all; various

qín - guqin or zither, cf 古琴 ; musical instrument in general; variant of 琴 , guqin or zither

yì - to recollect; to remember; memory

yuán - to help; to assist; to aid

yóu - outstanding / particularly, especially / a fault / to express discontentment against

quē - deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of

biǎn - flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up; old variant of 匾

mà - to scold; to abuse; to curse; Classifiers: 通

chún - pure; simple; unmixed; genuine

xī - to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr.

shòu - to teach; to instruct; to award; to give

pí - leather / skin / fur / CL: 張｜张 / pico- (one trillionth) / naughty

sōng - surname Song; pine; Classifiers: 棵 ; loose; to loosen; to relax

wēi - same as 逶 in 逶迤 winding, curved

hú - lake; Classifiers: 个

chéng - honest; sincere; true

má - generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL: 縷｜缕 / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb

zhì - to install; to place; to put; to buy

kào - to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)

jì - to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards

pàn - to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different)

yì - surname Yi; benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more

bō - Poland; Polish; abbr. for 波兰 ; wave; ripple; storm; surge

jiě - older sister

jì - already; since; both... (and...)

shè - to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)

yù - desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed; to wish for; to desire; variant of 欲

kè - quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals

duī - to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount

shì - to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼 ); Buddhism

hán - to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)

chéng - surname Cheng; Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 Farmer God; to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive

tuì - to retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw

mò - do not / there is none who

liú - surname Liu

zuó - yesterday

páng - beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic

jì - order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle

gǎn - to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until

zhì - to manufacture / to make

shàng - surname Shang; still; yet; to value; to esteem

yì - skill; art

ròu - meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute

lǜ - surname Lü; law

tiě - surname Tie; iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)

zòu - to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old)

shù - tree; Classifiers: 棵 ; to cultivate; to set up

máo - hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分)

zuì - guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin

bǐ - pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; Classifiers: 支

cǎi - (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize

zhù - to register / to annotate / note / comment

guī - surname Gui; to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

tán - to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)

hǔ - tiger; Classifiers: 只

wèi - surname Wei; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces; to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 卫生 , hygiene; health; abbr. for 卫生间 , toilet

dāo - knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL: 把 / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs

jiē - all / each and every / in all cases

jiàn - key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond; linchpin

shòu - to sell; to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)

kuài - lump (of earth); chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units

xiǎn - danger; dangerous; rugged

róng - surname Rong; glory; honor; thriving

bō - to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr.

shī - surname Shi; to grant; to give; to bestow; to act; to carry out

míng - to engrave; inscribed motto

luo - (final exclamatory particle); exclamatory final particle, nag

hàn - Han ethnic group; Chinese (language); the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); man

shǎng - to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)

xīn - happy

shēng - to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 ; variant of 升 ; to ascend; to rise in rank

yè - leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats

yíng - firefly; glow-worm

zài - to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously

hēi - hey

nòng - to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with

zhōng - clock / o'clock / time as measured in hours and minutes / bell / CL: 架, 座

fù - surname Fu; to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things

jì - to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)

guǐ - ghost; demon; terrible; damnable; clever; sly; crafty; sinister plot; (suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc); one of the 28 constellations

é - to chant

dēng - lamp; light; lantern; Classifiers: 盏

dāi - foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay

yáng - ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin

xī - laugh; giggle; (interjection expressing admiration, surprise etc); (interjection expressing surprise, grief etc); variant of 嘻

bù - variant of 布 ; to announce; to spread; cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known

cí - magnetic; magnetism; porcelain

jiàn - to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat

jiǎn - to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint

pài - clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie

gòu - to construct; to form; to make up; to compose; literary composition; paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

mā - ma; mom; mother

lán - surname Lan; blue; indigo plant

tiē - to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip

zhū - hog; pig; swine; Classifiers: 口

cè - surname Ce; policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy

zhǐ - paper / CL: 張｜张, 沓 / classifier for documents, letter etc

àn - dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark; to close (a door); to eclipse; muddled; stupid; ignorant; variant of 暗

qiǎo - opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely

nǔ - to exert / to strive

léi - thunder / mine (weapon) / (Internet slang) terrifying / terrific

jià - to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc

xiǎng - to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of

xuān - to declare (publicly) / to announce

féng - to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon

jūn - equal; even; all; uniform

dān - to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility

qǐ - Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC); to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform

jì - to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help

bà - to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish

hū - to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale

huà / huá - delimit, draw / cut surface of

wěi - big; large; great

dǎo - island / CL: 個｜个, 座

qiàn - to apologize; to regret; deficient

guō - outer city wall

xùn - to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule

chuān - to wear / to put on / to dress / to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to thread

xiáng - detailed; comprehensive

shā - granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL: 粒 / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

dū - to supervise and direct; army title (archaic)

méi - plum / plum flower / Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)

gù - surname Gu; to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to

dí - enemy; match; to resist; to withstand