1. Damp/moist (lot of water) 2. Damp/moist (a little water) (+ her eyes were moist)

1. 潮湿 cháoshī 2. 湿润 shīrùn (她眼睛湿润了)

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Newspaper office

报社 bàoshè

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Silence/to be silent

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叉子 (把) chāzi (bǎ)

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Each other (x2)

互相 hùxiāng

彼此 bǐcǐ

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To hold/grasp (ex: to grasp an opportunity)

把握 bǎwò

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To praise (x3)

表扬 biǎoyáng
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赞美 zànměi

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Railway carriage (+mw)

车厢 (节) chēxiāng (jié)

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To call someone/form of address (how should I call you?)

称呼 chēnghu (您怎么称呼?)

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Garage

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To quarrel

吵架 chǎojià

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Damp/moist (lot of water)

2. Damp/moist (a little water) (+ her eyes were moist)

潮湿 cháoshī

2. 湿润 shīrùn (她眼睛湿润了)

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Super

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Contradiction (+ self-contradictory)

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产生 chǎnshēng

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To tear apart-down (x1)/to break up into separate items (x1)/to open something sealed (x1)/to separate (x1)

拆 chāi
拆分 chāifēn
拆 chāi
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Test/quiz

测验 cèyàn

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Volume

册 cè

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To adopt a measure

采取措施 cǎiqǔcuòshī

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To worry about someone/to take trouble for someone

操心 cāoxīn

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To join/to participate (x2)

参加 cānjiā

参与 cānyù

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Treasure/baby/treasured object

宝贝 bǎobèi

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To avoid/to prevent

避免 bìmiǎn

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Back of the body/to carry on the back

背 bēi

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System/systematic

系统 xìtǒng

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Rainbow (+mw.)

彩虹 (道) cáihóng (dào)

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Bank/beach/coast

岸 àn

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Package/box (+mw)

包裏 (个) bāoguǒ (gè)

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包括 bāokuò

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Impatient

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Surface/appearance

表面 biǎomiàn

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Punctuation

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Undergraduate course

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本质 běnzhì

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采访 cǎifǎng

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Glass

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To address as/appellation

称呼 chēnghu

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Supplement/to replenish/to add

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爱护 àihù

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Ice cream (x2)

冰激凌 bīngjílíng

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Virus (+ to get infected)

病毒 bìngdú (感染 gǎnrǎn)

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安装 ānzhuàng

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可靠 kěkào

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要不 yàobù
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毕竟 bìjìng (她毕竟还小)

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参考 cānkǎo

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Long-distance

长途 chángtú

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Playground

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不见得 bújiàndé (不见得对的)

未必 wèibì

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Insurance

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To insert

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To step on/tread on

踩 cǎi

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表达 biǎodà

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唉 āi

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To contain

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To report/news report

报道 bàodào

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Property (+mw)

财产 (笔) cáichǎn (bǐ)

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成分 chéngfèn

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Nutrition

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To found/to set up

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大人 dàren

成人 chéngrén

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Growth/to grow up to maturity

成长 chéngzhǎng

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实在 shízài
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承受 chéngshòu

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Procedure (of a law etc.)/computer programme

程序 chéngxù

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Pond/pool

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Sooner or later

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持续 chíxù

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Ruler (+mw)

尺子 (把) chǐzi (bǎ)

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Wing

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Battery charger

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充分 chōngfèn

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充满 chōngmǎn

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Pet (+ raise)

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Drawer (+ to open)

抽屉 chōuti (拉开)

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Concept/idea (ex: abstract concept)

概念 gāiniàn

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抽象 chōuxiàng

具体 jùtǐ

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Excellent/outstanding (x2)

优秀 yōuxiù

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To show (a document, a ticket etc.)

出示 chūshì

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出席 chūxí

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Elementary/primary

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处理 chǔlǐ

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传播 chuánbō

流传 liúchuán

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传染 chuánrǎn (他把感冒传染给我)

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传说 (只) chuānshuǒ (zhī)

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吹 chuī (蜡烛 làzhú)

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词汇 cíhuì

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刺激 cìjī

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Rough/ragged/unpolished (ex: rough skin)

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促使 cùshǐ

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促进 cùjìn (促进发展)

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Only if (ex: only if you go with me, otherwise I won’t go)

除非 chúfēi (除非你去、要不我不去)

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达到 dádào

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打工 dǎgōng

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朝 cháo

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承担 chéngdān

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冲 chōng

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晒 shài

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Loan/to get a loan (+mw) (+ask for a loan, give back the loan)

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盼望 pànwàng

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从事 cóngshì

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催 cuī (我妈妈来我的房间催我起床去学校)

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单位 dānwèi

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单元 dānyuán

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Coward

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淡 dàn

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当地 dāngdì

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挡 dǎng (挡住)

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Director/to direct (a film)

导演 dǎoyǎn

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Islands (+mw)

岛屿 (座) dǎoyǔ (zuò)

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Unlucky

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To be equal to/to amount to

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递 dì (请把那本书递给我)

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Dessert

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特殊 tèshū (特殊情况)

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反映 fǎnyìng

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追 zhuì

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缓解 huǎnjiè (缓解疼痛)

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顶 dǐng (山顶)

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冻 dòng (解冻 - 冰冻食品)

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洞 dòng (山洞)

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豆腐 dòufu

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逗 dòu

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度过 dùguò

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断 duàn (断电)

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对比 duìbǐ

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对方 duìfāng (他终于把球踢进了对方的大门)

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对手 duìshǒu

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兑换 duìhuàn

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Ton

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蹲 dūn

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顿 dùn

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多亏 duōkuī (多亏你来了!)

幸亏 xìngkuī

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朵 duǒ

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To hide

躲藏 duǒcáng

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恶劣 èliè (恶劣环境)

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耳环 ěrhuán

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发挥 fāhuī

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发明 (项) fāmíng (xiàng)

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Invoice (+ reimbursement)

发票 fāpiào (+ 报销)

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Speech

发言fāyán

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法院 fǎyuàn (院长 - 审理案件 shěnlǐ ànjiàn)

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繁荣 fánróng

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反应 fǎnyìng

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反正 fǎnzhèng (无论你怎么说、反正我不答应)

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妨碍 fáng’ài

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仿佛 fǎngfú

似乎 sìhū

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肥皂 (块) féizào (kuài)

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分别 fēnbié

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分手 fēnshǒu

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分析 fēnxī

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纷纷 fēnfēn

陆续 lùxù

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奋斗 fèndòu (奋斗到底)

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风俗 fēngsú (习惯风俗)

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风险 fēngxiǎn (冒/承担)

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扶 fú

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Clothes/dress/costume

服装 fúzhuāng

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Measure word for paintings (ex: this painting’s style is unique)

幅 fú (这幅画的风格很独特)

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Women (+ women rights)

妇女 fùnǜ (权利 quánlì)

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复制 fùzhì (复制品)

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改革 gǎigé

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改进 gǎijìn (改进方法)

改善 gǎishàn (改善生活)

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改正 gǎizhèng

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盖 gài (锅盖)

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独特 dútè (独特风格)

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Directly/straightforward (x2)

直接 zhíjiē

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Dry

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赶紧 gǎnjǐn (赶紧离开)

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感激 gǎnjī (充满感激)

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感受 gǎnshòu

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独立 dúlì

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Settle accounts

结账 jiézhàng

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Function (x2)

功能 gōngnéng

作用 zuòyòng

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Iron and steel

钢铁 gāngtiě

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高档 gāodàng (高档宾馆)

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告别 gàobié (挥手告别)

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格外 géwài

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利益 lìyì (个人利益)

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个人 gèrén (个人利益)

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个性 gèxìng

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各自 gèzi

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根 gēn (棍子 gùnzi)

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根本 gēnběn (我根本不明白)

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迅速 xùnsù (迅速发展)

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公布 gōngbù (公布成绩考试)

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公开 gōngkāi (公开秘密)

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公平 gōngpíng (公平对待每个人)

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公寓 gōngyù

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公元 gōngyuán (210公元前 - 210公元)

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Princess

公主 gōngzhǔ

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古典 gǔdiǎn (古典音乐)

经典 jīngdiǎn

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水平 shǔipíng

程度 chéngdù

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地位 dìwèi (政治地位)

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道理 dàolǐ

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堆 duī

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Object/target (ex: survey target)

对象 duìxiàng (调查对象)

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发表 fābiǎo (发表文章)

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发愁 fāchóu (为考试发愁)

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分配 fēnpèi

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分布 fēnbù

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否定 fǒudìng (否定句 - 肯定句)

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总结 zǒngjié
概括 gàikuò
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Bone (+mw) (+ broken by fall)

骨头 (根) gǔtou (gēn) (摔断)

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股票 gǔpiào (股票市场 - 投资)

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拐弯 guǎiwān

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乖 guāi

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怪不得 guàibude

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关闭 guānbì (工厂被污染关闭了)

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观察 guānchá (仔细观察)

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Government official (+ official news + body apparatus)

官 guān (官方消息 - 器官)

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Tube/pipe (+mw) (+ tube blocked)

管子 (根) guǎnzi (gēn) (管子不通)

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冠军 guànjūn (获得 - 奥林匹克运动会 - 奥运会)

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光滑 guānghuá (光滑皮肤)

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光临 guānglín (谢谢您的光临)

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光明 guāngmíng (前途光明)

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Counter (+ consulting at the counter)

柜台 guìtái (在柜台咨询)

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Pot/pan

锅 guō

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国庆节 Guóqìng Jié (庆祝)

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King

国王 guówáng

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果然 guǒrán (他说要下雨、果然下雨了)

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To recommend (ex: Professor Wang recommended me to become a teacher)

推荐 tuījiàn (王教授推荐我当老师)

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观点 guāndiǎn

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规模 guīmó (规模经济)

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滚 gǔn (滚出去了-你给我滚-水滚了)

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果实 guǒshí

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过分 guòfèn (你的要求过分了!)

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过敏 guòmǐn (他对这种药过敏 - 过敏反应)

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过期 guòqī

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哈 hā (哈气)

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海关 hǎiguān

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海鲜 hàixiān

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喊 hǎn (大喊 - 喊叫)

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豪华 háohuá

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好奇 hàoqí (感到好奇)

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休息 xiūxi

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合法 héfǎ

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合理 hélǐ (合理建议)

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合同 hétóng (无效合同 - 订立合同)

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合影 héyǐng

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合作 hézuò

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何必 hébì (为了这么小事生气、何必呢?)

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何况 hékuàng

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和平 hépíng

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To hate/to resent

恨 hèn

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Monkey

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Back (of human body)

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Consequence/aftermath (+ to accept the consequence)

后果 hòuguǒ (承担后果)

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To breath

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Suddenly (x2)

突然 tūrán

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To ignore/to neglet

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To talk nonsense (x2)

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Lane/alley

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Kettle/pot

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Butterfly (+ bowknot)

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Muddled/confused

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Peanut

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To paddle/to row (+ paddle on the boat)

划 huá (划船)

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Foreign with Chinese origin (ex: American with Chinese descent + descendant)

华裔 huáyì (华裔美国人 - 后裔)

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To slip/slippery (+ huadao)

滑 huá (滑倒)

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Necklace (+mw)

项链 (条) xiàngliàn (tiào)

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Chemistry (+ chemical experiment + chemical composition)

化学 huàxué (实验 - 成分)

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Topic of a conversation (ex: I don’t want to discuss about this with her anymore)

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To cherish the memory/to think of (to think of the past)

怀念 huáiniàn (怀念过去)

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To be pregnant (+ 5 months pregnant)

怀孕 (怀孕5个月)

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Flustered/flurried (huangzhang)

慌张 huāngzhāng

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Gold/golden

黄金 huángjīn

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Grey (+ cigarette ash)

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Dust/dirt

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To lose heart/to get dejected

灰心 huīxīn

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Wave (hand)/wield (a sword, a pen)

挥 huī

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Exchange rate (ex: how much is the exchange rate between dollar and yuan?)

汇率 huìlǜ (美元兑人民币的汇率是多少?)

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Wedding/marriage ceremony (+ to celebrate the wedding)

婚礼 hūnlǐ (举行婚礼)

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Marriage/matrimony (+ matrimony relationship)

婚姻 hūnyīn (婚姻关系)

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To animate/to activate (to animate the atmosphere) (+ meaning of the second character)

活跃 huóyuè (活跃气氛) (跃 = leap 跃上马背)

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Match (+ mw) (+ to strike a match)

火柴 (根) huǒchǎi (gēn) (擦亮火柴)

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Perhaps/maybe (x3)

可能 kěnéng
也许 yěxǔ
或许 huòxǔ

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Partner/companion (x2)

伙伴 hǔobàn

同伴 tóngbàn

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Machine (+ mw)

机器 (台) jīqì (tái)

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Muscle

肌肉 jīròu

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Basic/basically (+ in the main)

基本 jīběn (基本上)

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Violent/fierce (+ violent competition)

激烈 jīliè (竞争激烈)

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To pass (a test/an examination)

及格 jígé

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Extremely

极其 jíqí

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Emergency treatment (+ to get emergency treatment)

急诊 jízhěn (看急诊)

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Blurred/vague/fuzzy (不清楚) (this picture is not clear)

模糊 móhu (这张照片很模糊)

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Weak/feeble/inferior + a little less than one third

弱 ruò + 三分之一弱

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To assemble/to gather

集合 jíhé

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Collective

集体 jítǐ

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To concentrate/to put together/centralised (ex. to concentrate one’s energy)

集中 jízhōng (集中精力)

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To count/to calculate (+ to calculate one’s weight + calculator)

计算 jìsuàn (计算重量 - 计算器)

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To record/record/to take notes

记录 jìlù

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Memory

记忆 jìyì

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Record (+ to break a record + to make a record)

纪录 jìlù (破纪录 - 创造纪录)

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Discipline (+ to observe the discipline + to violate the discipline)

纪律 jìlǜ (遵守纪律 - 违反纪律)

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To tie (tie shoe laces - wear a tie)

系 jì (系鞋带 - 系领带)

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Lonely/lonesome (x2) (+ to get lonely)

孤单 gūdān
寂寞 jìmò
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Clothespin/folder/clip

夹子 jiāzi

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Household chores

家务 jiāwù

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Hometown/native place (x2)

家乡 jiāxiāng

故乡 gùxiāng

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Distinguished guest

嘉宾 jiābīn

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First-class + tortoise shell + nail

甲 jiǎ
甲等
龟甲
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If/supposing (x3)

如果rúguǒ
的话 dehuà
假如 jiǎrú

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To suppose/hyphotesis (scientific hyphotesis)

假设 jiǎshè (科学假设)

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To pretend/to feign

假装 jiǎzhuāng

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Value/worth (+ social value + to be a great value)

价值 jiàzhì (社会价值 - 有价值)

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To pilot (+ pilot + driving licence)

驾驶 jiàshǐ (驾驶员 - 驾照)

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To find a partner and marry (for women - for men)

嫁 jià

娶 qǔ

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Firm/resolute/determined (+ firm manners + stand firmly by-support)

坚决 jiānjué (坚决态度 - 坚决支持)

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Firm/strong (about personality)

坚强 jiānqiāng

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Shoulder (+ to pat on the shoulder)

肩膀 jiānbǎng (拍肩膀)

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Arduous/terrible (+ arduous project + arduous task)

艰巨 jiānjù (艰巨工程 - 艰巨任务)

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Part-time job/to hold a concurrent post (+ full-time job)

兼职 jiānzhí (全职)

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To pick up (ex: I picked up a wallet in the street)

捡 jiǎn (我在马路上捡到了一个钱包)

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Résumé/curriculum vitae

简历 jiǎnlì

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To build/to construct

建筑 jiànzhù

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To build up one’s body/to keep fit (x2)

锻炼 duànliàn

健身 jiànshēn

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Keyboard

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To be particular about/exquisite

讲究 jiǎngjiu

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To exchange (ex: exchange gifts, exchange opinions)

交换 jiāohuàn (交换礼物/交换意见)

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To associate/to communicate/to socialize

交际 jiāojì

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To water/to pour liquid on (ex: water the flowers)

浇 jiāo (浇花)

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To associate with/to have contact with

交往 jiāowǎng

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Glue

胶水 jiāoshuǐ

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Sly/crafty (+ tricky enemy)

狡猾 jiǎohuá (狡猾的敌人)

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Teaching material/textbook

教材 jiàocái

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Coach

教练 jiàoliàn

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Lesson/to teach somebody a lesson (+ draw a lesson)

教训 jiàoxùn (吸取教训)

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Phase/stage/period (+ historical period)

阶段 jiēduàn (历史阶段)

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Strong/firm/solid (ex: a pair of strong shoes)

结实 jiēshi (一双结实的鞋子)

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To come into contact with/to get in touch with

接触 jiēchù

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To save/to economise

节省 jiéshěng

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Resources (+ economise the resources)

资源 zīyuán (节省资源)

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Structure/architecture

结构 jiégòu

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To combine/to integrate/to unite (this plan is the result of combining the ideas of the leadership with those of the masses) (x2)

结合 jiéhé (这个方案是领导意见与群众意见结合相的结果)

联合 liánhé

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Conclusion

结论 jiélùn

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To give up/to abstain from (ex: give up smocking)

戒 jiè (戒烟)

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Finger ring (+mw)

戒指 (枚) jièzhi (méi)

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Excuse (+ to find excuses)

借口 jièkǒu (找借口)

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Metal (+ 2meaning of the second character)

金属 jīnshǔ (family/category - to belong)

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Urgent/pressing (ex: under urgent conditions we should take urgent measures)

紧急 jǐnjí (在遇到紧急情况我们要采取紧急措施)

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Careful/cautious (ex: I can solve this matter more carefully)

谨慎 jǐnshèn (我会更加谨慎地处理这件事)

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To try one’s best (ex: we have already tried our best)

尽力 jìnlì (我们已经尽力了)

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To improve/to make progress (+ opposite)

进步 jìnbù (退步)

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To import/entrance

进口 jìnkǒu

As far as possible (adv.)

尽量 jǐnliàng

Modern times/contemporary age (x2)

近代 jìndài

现代 xiàndài

To be in business (ex: he has been being engaged in business since he was young)

经商 jīngshāng (他从年轻的时候开始经商)

Energy/vigour (+ to concentrate the energy)

精力 jīnglì (集中精力)

Spirit/mind (ex: spirit of cooperation)

精神 jīngshén (合作精神)

To save (people/lives) (ex: she has been finally saved)

救 jiù (她终于被救了)

To run/to operate (a shop, an enterprise)

经营 jīngyíng

Ambulance

救护车 jiùhùchē

Mother’s brother

舅舅 jiùjiu

Unexpectedly/to one’s surprise (x2)

竟然 jìngrán

居然 jūrán

Concrete/specific

具体 jùtǐ

Club

俱乐部 jùlèbù

It is said (that)/they say (that) (ex: it is said that she has moved recently)

据说 jùshuō (据说她最近搬家了)

To donate (+ contribution of funds)

捐 juān (捐款)

Finals (of a competition) (+ to access the finals)

决赛 juésài (进入决赛)

Determination/to be determined (ex: he is determined to give up smocking)

决心 juéxīn (他决心把烟戒掉)

Role/part/character in a novel

角色 juésè

Absolutely/definitely (ex: you absolutely can’t go - he’s absolutely reliable)

绝对 juéduì (你绝对不能去 - 他绝对可靠)

Military affairs (+ military operation)

军事 jūnshì (军事行动)

To move/operation/action (ex: proceed according to the plans)

行动 xíngdòng (按计划行动)

Even/well-distributed/uniform (ex: the distribution of water resources on the Earth is not even)

均匀 jūnyún (水资源在世界上的分布很不均匀)

Truck/lorry (+mw)

卡车 (辆) kǎchē (liàng)

To open up/to exploit/to develop (exploit resources)

开发 kāifā (开发资源)

Bloom/to open/optimistic (+ open mind)

开放 kāifàng (思想开放)

Opening ceremony (+ closing ceremony)

开幕式 kāimùshì (闭幕式)

Boiled water/boiling water (x2)

开水 kāishuǐ

滚水 gǔnshuǐ

To cut (+ cut price - cut some trees)

砍 kǎn (砍价 - 砍树)

Look down upon (ex: he is too arrogant, always look down upon other people)

看不起 kànbuqǐ (他太骄傲、总是看不起别人)

To visit/to call on (ex: he’s too lonely, and never has any visitors)

看望 kànwàng (他太孤单、没有人来看望他)

Lean against/on (+ back to back)

靠 kào (背靠背)

It is thus clear that/that means that/that proves that

可见 kějiàn

Fearful/frightful/terryfing

可怕 kěpà

Gram (ex: one kilo equals to 1k grams)

克 kè (1公斤等于1000克)

To overcome (difficulties etc.)

克服 kèfú

Assiduous/hardworking (ex: diligent study)

刻苦 kèkǔ (学习刻苦)

Objectivity/objective/impersonal

客观 kèguān

Subjectivity/subjective

主观 zhǔguān

Course/academic programme (+mw)

课程 (门) kèchéng (mén)

Free/free-time/leisure

空闲 kòngxián

Control/command/dominated (+ not to be able to dominate one’s emotions)

控制 kòngzhì (控制不住感情)

One’s taste/flavour of food (+ not to my taste)

口味 kǒuwèi (不合我口味)

To praise/to applause/to compliment (+ i don’t deserve such a praise)

夸奖 kuājiǎng (您太夸奖了)

To exaggerate/to overstate/exaggerated (+ i’m not exaggerating at all) (x2)

夸张 kuāzhāng (毫不夸张)

夸大 kuādà

Accountant/accounting

会计 kuàijì

Wide/broad - narrow

宽 kuān

窄 zhǎi

Insect (+ observe insects)

昆虫 kūnchóng (观察昆虫)

Expand/enlarge - reduce

扩大 kuòdà

缩小 suōxiǎo

Pepper/hot pepper

辣椒 làjiāo

To block/to stop sb. (+ to be blocked)

拦 lán (拦住)

To read aloud/to read loudly and clearly

朗读 lǎngdú

To work/to labour/labour

劳动 láodòng

Excuse me/may I trouble you (Polite) (laojia)

劳驾 láojià

Ordinary people/civilians

老百姓 lǎobǎixìng

Boss

老板 lǎobǎn

Wife (x3)

老婆 lǎopo
妻子 qīzi
太太 tàitai

Mouse

老鼠 lǎoshǔ

Maternal grandmother (x2)

姥姥 lǎolao

外婆 wàipó

Soft (meat)/rotten/worn-out

烂 làn

Type/sort/category (x2)

种类 zhǒnglèi

类型 lèixíng

Cold/indifferent/to treat coldly

冷淡 lěngdàn

Centimetre (ex: 100 cm equals to 1m)

厘米 límǐ (100厘米等于1米)

Divorce

离婚 líhūn

Pear

梨子 lízi

Theory

理论 lǐlùn

Reason/cause/justification (have sufficient reason to believe)

理由 lǐyóu (有充分理由相信)

Physical strength/power (ex: knowledge is power)

力量 lìliàng (知识就是力量)

Immediately/instantly (ex: as soon as her mother arrived, she instantly started jumping)

立即 lìjí (她妈妈一来、她立即开始跳）

Immediately!/at once!

立刻 lìkè

Profit

利润 lìrùn

Interest (+ loan interest)

利息 lìxī (贷款利息)

Benefit/interest (ex: personal interest)

利益 lìyì (个人利益)

To use/to make use of (ex: to use rationally)

利用 lìyòng (合理利用)

Promptly/hurriedly (lianmang)

连忙 liánmáng

Go on continuously (ex: it rained continuously for 3 days)

连续 liánxù (下连续三天雨)

To be in love (lianai)

恋爱 liàn’ài

Good/fine (lianghao)

良好 liánghǎo

Grain

粮食 liángshi

Amazing/terrific (liaobuqi)

了不起 liǎobuqǐ

Temporary/at the time when sth happens (linshi) (ex: the company opened a temporary urgent meeting)

临时 línshí (公司临时开了一个紧急会议)

Bell (+ the bell has rung)

铃 líng (铃响了)

Part/component

零件 língjiàn

Snack

零食 língshí

Leader/leadership/to lead

领导 lǐngdǎo

Domain/field/aspect (x2)

方面 fāngmiàn

领域 lǐngyù

To glance over/to skim over (ex: to glance a newspaper over)

浏览 liúlǎn (浏览一份报纸)

To shed tears (ex: she is about to cry)

流泪 liúlèi (她要流泪了)

Dry land/land (ex: land surface)

陆地 lùdì (陆地表面)

Nimble/quick-witted (linghuo)

灵活 línghuó

To accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam

录取 lùqǔ

Record/sound-recording

录音 lùyīn

To take turns/to alternate

轮流 lúnliú

Thesis/paper (+ to issue a thesis)

论文 lùnwén (发表一篇论文)

Logic

逻辑 luójí

Backward (ex: this place’s economy is quite backward)

落后 luòhòu (这个地区的经济条件很落后)

To leak/to leave out (ex: i have missed copying three words - the kettle is leaking)

漏 lòu (我抄漏三个字了 - 水壶漏了)

Microphone (x2)

话筒 huàtǒng

麦克风 màikèfēng

To satisfy/to be satisfied (with) (ex: have I satisfied your requests?)

满足 mǎnzú (我把你的要求满足好吗？)

Shortcoming/problem/trouble/bad habit

毛病 máobìng

To take a risk

冒险 màoxiǎn

Eyebrow (+mw) (+ thick eyebrow)

眉毛 (道) méimao (dào) (浓眉毛)

Medium (+ social media)

媒体 méitǐ (社会媒体)

Coal

煤炭 méitàn

Charm/glamour

魅力 mèilì

To dream/dream (+ his dream has come true)

梦想 mèngxiǎng (他的梦想实现了)

Secretary

秘书 mìshū

Close/intimate (+ close relationship)

密切 mìqiè (关系密切)

Bee

蜜蜂 mìfēng

To face/to confront (to confront difficulties) (x2)

面对 miànduì (面对困难)

面临 miànlín

Area (ex: this apartment’s area is 100 squared metres)

面积 miànjī (这座房子的面积是100平方米）

Slender/slim (for women) (+ slim figure)

苗条 miáotiao (身材苗条)

To describe

描写 miáoxiě

Sensitive

敏感 mǐngǎn

Famous brand (+ famous brand products)

名牌 míngpái (名牌商品)

Business card 💳

名片 míngpiàn

Scenic spots and historical sites

名胜古迹 míngshèng gǔjì

To make clear/clear and definite (mingque)

明确 míngquè

Obvious/clear (mingxian) (ex: she had a clear changing)

明显 míngxiǎn (她有明显的变化了)

Star/celebrity

明星 míngxīng

Order/command/to order (+ to obey an order)

命令 mìnglìng (服从命令)

Destiny/fate

命运 mìngyùn

To touch/to feel (ex: to touch hair)

摸 mō (摸头发)

To imitate

模仿 mófǎng

Model/fashion model

模特儿 mótèr

Motorcycle/motorbike (+ to ride)

摩托车 mótuōchē (骑)

Strange/unfamiliar (ex: the first time we met, I didn’t feel unfamiliar) (+ stranger)

陌生 mòshēng (第一次我们见面、我一点也没感到陌生) (陌生人)

Certain/some (+ some people)

某 mǒu (某人)

Wood (+ lumber)

木头 mùtou (木材)

Aim/goal (+ purpose)

目标 mùbiāo (目的)

Catalogue/list (+ to write a list)

Now/present moment (ex: according to my present economical situation, I cannot afford such a high price) (x3)

目前 mùqián (根据我目前经济情况、我承受不了这么高的价格)
现在 xiànzài
如今 rújīn

To be hard to avoid

难免 nánmiǎn

Head/brains (ex: active brain)

脑袋 nǎodai (灵活脑袋)

Inside/internal part - outside/external part

内部 nèibù

外部 wàibù

Internal medicine

内科 nèikē

Competent/capable nenggan

能干 něnggàn

Energy resources (+ to save + to exploit)

能源 néngyuán (节约能源 - 利用能源)

Age/period/decade of a century

年代 niándài

Age (x2)

年龄 niánlíng

年纪 niánjì

To read out/to attend (ex: to read the text of a lesson - he has attended the middle school)

念 niàn (念课文 - 他念初中了)

Jeans

牛仔裤 niúzǎikù

Delicate (for meat/fish)

嫩 nèn

Countryside/rural area

农村 nóngcūn

Peasant/farmer

农民 nóngmín

Agriculture

农业 nóngyè

Dense/strong/strong (for an interest)

浓 nóng

Europe

欧洲 Ōuzhōu

Accidental/by chance (ex: I’ve met my headmaster by chance)

偶然 ǒurán (我偶然遇到我的校长了)

To send/to assign (a task) (+ local police station)

派 pài (派出所)

To train (technical personnel) etc. (x2)

培训 péixùn

训练 xùnliàn

To cultivate (flowers)/to cultivate (an interest, a habit)

培养 péiyǎng

To compensate a loss/a damage

赔偿损失 péichángsǔnshī

To admire (sb) (x2)

佩服 pèifú

羡慕 xiànmù

To cooperate/to be coordinated (ex: they cooperate very closely)

配合 pèihé (他们配合得很密切)

To run into (x2)

遇到 yùdào

碰 pèng (到、见、面)

Batch/group

批 pī

To approve/to ratify (ex: the programme hasn’t been approved yet)

批准 pīzhǔn (方案还没有被批准)

Drape over one’s shoulder

披 pī

Tired (x2)

累 lèi

疲劳 píláo

Uneven/lopsided (his way of looking at things is quite uneven) (opposite of 全面)

片面 piànmiàn (他的看法比较片面)

To float (in the air)/to drift

飘 piāo

Pinyin

拼音 pīnyīn

Channel (ex: Tv channel)

频道 píndào (电视频道)

Ordinary/usual (x2) (ex: he hopes he will live an ordinary life)

平常 píngcháng (他希望过平常的生活)

通常 tōngcháng

Smooth/even/flat (x2) (ex: please stretch out on the bed)

光滑 guānghuá

平 píng (请平躺床上)

Equality/equal (ex: men-women equality) (+ 1synonymous)

平等 píngděng (男女平等) (公平)

Square/square metre (ex: this flat’s area is 90 square metre - the square of 9 is 81)

平方 píngfāng (这座房子的面积是90平方 - 9的平房等于81)

Balanced/to balance

平衡 pínghéng

Calm/quiet (x2)

安静 ānjìng

平静 píngjìng

Average (ex: average revenue)

平均 píngjūn (平均收入)

To judge/to evaluate (ex: her performance got high judgements)

评价 píngjià (她的表演获得了很高的评价)

On the basis of/according to

根据 gēnjù
按照 ànzhào
凭 píng

Urgent/pressing (x2)

紧急 jǐnjí

迫切 pòqiè

To go bankrupt/to go broke (ex: our plans have gone broke - the company declared bankruptcy)

破产 pòchǎn (我们的计划破产了 - 这家公司宣布破产了)

To announce/to declare (ex: to declare independence - to announce foundation)

宣布 xuānbù (宣布独立 - 宣布成立)

To destroy/to disrupt (ex: to destroy a relationship - to destroy some plans)

破坏 pòhuài (破坏关系 - 破坏计划)

The rest (ex: the rest is all his things)

其余 qíyú (其余的都是他的东西)

Miracle (+ to make a miracle)

奇迹 qíjì (创造奇迹)

Enterprise (+ to manage an enterprise)/business (ex: a product’s business)

企业 qǐyè (管理企业 - 生产的企业)

To take inspiration (ex: to receive inspiration)

启发 qǐfā (得到启发)

Atmosphere (ex: enthusiastic atmosphere)

气氛 qìfēn (热烈的气氛)

Gasoline/petroil

汽油 qìyóu

Modest (x2)

谦虚 qiānxū

虚心 xūxīn

To sign (+ autograph)

签 qiān (签名)

Shallow/light (for colours) (+ synonymous)

浅 qiǎn (淡)

To owe/to lack (ex: he still owes a book to the library)

欠 qiàn (他还欠图书馆一本书)

Gun/firearm

抢 qiāng

Strong/intense (ex: strong earthquake - intense request)

强烈 qiángliè (强烈地震 - 强烈要求)

Wall

墙 qiáng

To rob (ex: to rob a bank)

抢 qiǎng (抢银行)

Quietly (qiaoqiao)

悄悄 qiāoqiāo

Ingenious/skilful (ex: ingenious method)

巧妙 qiǎomiào (巧妙方法)

Dear/beloved

亲爱 qīn’ài

Cordial/kind (ex: kind conversation) qinqie

亲切 qīnqiè (亲切谈话)

In person/personally (ex: I want to go in person)

亲自 qīnzì (我要亲自去)

Dark blue/blue-green

青 qīng

Youth/youthfulness (+ period of youthfulness)

青春 qīngchūn (青春时代)

Teenagers/youngsters

青少年 qīng-shàonián

To despise (opposite of 重视)

轻视 qīngshì

Easily (ex: he won the competition easily)

轻易 qīngyì (他轻易地赢比赛了)

Light (of food) (ex: he is sick, so he should eat lightly)

清淡 qīngdàn (他感冒了、所以应该吃清淡的食物)

Scene/sight (x2)

情景 qíngjǐng

景色 jǐngsè

Mood/feeling/morale (ex: low spirits)

情绪 qíngxù

To request/request (to ask for help + to compile a request)

请求 qǐngqiú (请求帮助 - 答应请求)

To celebrate

庆祝 qìngzhù

Cancel/call off (ex: the meeting has been cancelled)

取消 qǔxiāo (会议被取消了)

To die/to pass away (x2)

死 sǐ

去世 qùshì

Circle/to encircle

圈 quān

Power/authority (ex: he has a big authority in that company - i don’t have this power)

权力 quánlì (他在那家公司有很大的权力 - 我没有这个权利)

Right (ex: we have to preserve the workers’ class’s rights)

权利 quánlì (我们要保护工人权利)

To try to persuade/to convince (ex: I’ve already tried to told her to have a rest a lot of times)

劝 quàn (我已经劝她休息好多次了)

To lack/to be short of (x2)

缺少 quēshǎo

缺乏 quēfá

To define/to determine/to be sure

确定 quèdìng

To affirm/to confirm (ex: do you confirm he has done this thing?)

确认 quèrèn (你确定这件事是他做的吗)

Group/flock

群 qún

To burn/combustion (ex: coal combustion)

燃烧 ránshāo (煤炭燃烧)

To wind/to go round (ex: to wind a thread - we ran 3 rounds)

绕 rào (绕线 - 我们绕着跑3圈了)

To have a deep love for/to love ardently (love one’s work)

热爱 rè’ài (热爱自己的工作)

Warm/enthusiastic/animated (ex: warmly welcome)

热烈 rèliè (热烈欢迎)

Population

人口 rénkǒu

Talent (person with ability)

人才 réncái

Human resources/personnel matters (human resources department)

人事 rénshì (人事部门)

Character/figure (ex: historic character)

人物 rénwù (历史人物)

Staff/personnel (x2)

人员 rényuán

员工 yuángōng

Cannot help (doing sth)/can’t bear (she couldn’t help bursting into laughter)

忍不住 rěnbúzhù (她忍不住笑起来)

Everyday/daily (richang) (ex: everyday’s life)

日常 rìcháng (日常的生活)

Schedule (ex: work schedule)

日程 rìchéng (工作日程)

Calendar

日历 rìlì

Date

日期 rìqī

Articles of everyday use

日用品 rìyòngpǐn

Day/date

日子 rìzi

How (x2)

怎么 zěnme

如何 rúhé

Soft

软 ruǎn

To spray/to spill/to sprinkle (ex: to spill the soup)

洒 sǎ (洒汤)

Throat/voce

嗓子 sǎngzi

Desert

沙漠 shāmò

Sandy beach

沙滩 shātān

Stupid (ex: it’s a stupid behaviour)

傻 shǎ (傻表现)

To delete/to cut out (x2)

删除 shānchú

删掉 shāndiào

Thunder

闪电 shǎndiàn

Fan

扇子 shànzi

To be good at/to be adept in (x2) (+ to be good at socialising)

善于 shànyú (善于交际)

擅长 shàncháng

Goods/commodity/merchandise

商品 shāngpǐn

To injure/harm/hurt (+ to get injured)

伤害 shānghài (受到伤害)

Economical/commercial affairs (ex: economical Chinese - business talk)

商务 shāngwù (商务汉语 - 商务谈判)

To be taken in/to be fooled

上当 shàngdàng

Snake

蛇 shé

Loathe to part with (ex: i hate leaving you)

舍不得 shěbude (我舍不得你)

Facilities/equipment

设备 shèbèi

To design/design/to project

设计 shèjì

Facilities/installation (+ infrastructure)

设施 shèshī (基础设施)

To shoot/shooting (sport)

射击 shèjī

To take a photograph/to shoot a movie (+ photographer)

摄影 shèyǐng (摄影师)

To stretch/to extend (+ to keep one’s arm straight)

伸 shēn (把胳膊伸直)

Deep/profound

深刻 shēnkè

Myth/mythology

神话 shénhuà

Mysterious/mystical (ex: mysterious special guest)

神秘 shénmì (神秘嘉宾)

To get promoted (at work)/promotion

升职 shēngzhí

To produce/to manifacture

生产 shēngchǎn

Identity (+ ID card)

身份 shēnfèn (身份证)

To grow/to grow up

生长 shēngzhǎng

Tone

声调 shēngdiào

Rope/string (+mw)

绳子 (根) shéngzi (gēn)

Be victorious/triumph/successful (+ to get the victory)

胜利 shènglì (取得胜利)

To omit/to leave out (ex: he has omitted 100 characters)

省略 shěnglüè (他省略1百个字)

To suffer from insomnia

失眠 shīmián

To lose (ex: to lose one’s control - to lose the contacts)

失去 shīqù (失去控制 - 失去联系)

To be unemployed - to obtain employment

失业 shīyè - 就业 jiùyè

Poetry/poem (+ poet)

诗 shī (诗人)

Lion

狮子 shīzi

Rock/stone

石头 shítou

Time difference/jet lag (+ to be under jet lag)

时差 shíchā (倒时差)

Times/period in one’s life/age (ex: youthfulness period)

时代 shídài (青春时代)

Moment/time/constantly (ex: crucial moment)

时刻 shíkè (关键时刻)

Truth

实话 shíhuà

Put into practice (ex: put into practice one’s experience)

实践 shíjiàn (实践经验)

To practise (what has been taught in class)/to do fieldwork

实习 shíxí

To realise/to bring about (ex: to realise a dream)

实现 shíxiàn (实现梦想)

Experiment

实验 shíyàn

Exert all one’s strength (shijin) (+ to run as fast as possible)

使劲 shǐjìn (使劲跑)

Practical (= 好用)

实用 shíyòng

Food

食物 shíwù

Fashion/fashionable (x2)

时尚 shíshàng

时髦 shímáo

Soldier

士兵 shìbīng

Market/bazaar

市场 shìchǎng

Always/from beginning to end (ex: she’s always very good)

始终 shǐzhōng (她始终很好)

Seem to be/just like (xiang…. shide) (ex: it looks like snow)

似的 shìde (像雪似的)

Fact/reality (+ to admit the reality)

事实 shìshí (承认事实)

Thing/object (ex: all the things contain contradictions)

事物 shìwù (每个事物包含矛盾)

In advance/beforehand (shixian) (ex: to prepare in advance)

事先 shìxiān (事先准备)

Examination paper/test paper (+ questionnaire)

试卷 shìjuàn (问卷)

Harvest (farm)/to gain/result (ex: the farmers harvested a lot of grain)

收获 shōuhuò (农民们收获了很多粮食)

Receipt (x2)

收据 shōujù

凭证 píngzhèng

Handwork (+ handmade)

手工 shǒugōng (手工制作)

Surgery/operation

手术 shǒushù

Gloves

手套 shǒutào

Procedure (+ to go through formalities)

手续 shǒuxù (办手续)

Finger

手指 shǒuzhǐ

Lifespan/life expectancy

寿命 shòumìng

To be wounded/to be injured (ex: my head is injured)

受伤 shòushāng (头受伤)

Practical (= 好用)

实用 shíyòng

Food

食物 shíwù

Bookshelf/bookcase

书架 shūjià

Comb (+ to comb one’s hair)

梳子 shūzi (梳头)

Comfortable (x2)

舒服 shūfu

舒适 shūshì

To input (ex: the keyboard is the computer’s input component)

输入 shūrù (键盘是计算机的输入设备)

Vegetables

蔬菜 shūcài

Skilled/practised (shulian)

熟练 shúliàn

To belong to/to be part of

属于 shǔyú

Mouse of a computer (+ wireless mouse)

鼠标 shǔbiāo (无线鼠标)

Data (ex: economic data)

数据 shùjù

Digital

数码 shùmǎ

Fall/tumble (shuaidao)

摔倒 shuāidǎo

Both sides/two parties (ex: the two parties approved this programme)

双方 shuāngfāng (双方同意这个方案)

Tax/duty/revenue (+ to pay x2)

税 shuì (交税 - 付税)

Maybe/perhaps/can’t say for sure

说不定 shuōbudìng

To persuade/to convince (+ persuasive)

说服 shuōfú (有说服力)

Silk

丝绸 sīchóu

To swing (+ swing hair)/to leave sb behind (ex: don’t leave her behind!)/to break up (ex: his girlfriend gave him the brush-off)

甩 shuǎi

甩头发 - 别把她甩在后面！- 他女朋友把他甩了

Slightest amount/a bit (ex: He and I don’t have a minimal relationship)

丝毫 sīháo (我和他丝毫没有关系)

Private/personal

私人 sīrén

To think/to consider (ex: you need to learn to think independently)

思考 sīkǎo (你要学会独立思考)

Thought/thinking/ideology

思想 sīxiǎng

To rip/to tear

撕 sī

Dormitory

宿舍 sùshè

To take sth with oneself (= 身上) (+ to carry)

随身 suíshēn (携带)

At all times at any time (suishi)

随时 suíshí

To break into pieces/broken

碎 suì

Loss/lose/damage (+ economic loss + to compensate a loss)

损失 sǔnshī (经济损失 - 赔偿损失)

To shorten

缩短 suōduǎn

Data (ex: economic data)

数据 shùjù

Digital

数码 shùmǎ

Fall/tumble (shuaidao)

摔倒 shuāidǎo

Both sides/two parties (ex: the two parties approved this programme)

双方 shuāngfāng (双方同意这个方案)

Data (ex: economic data)

数据 shùjù

Digital

数码 shùmǎ

Fall/tumble (shuaidao)

摔倒 shuāidǎo

Both sides/two parties (ex: the two parties approved this programme)

双方 shuāngfāng (双方同意这个方案)

To lock/lock

锁 suǒ

Steps/staircase

台阶 táijiē

To negotiate/negotiation

谈判 tánpàn

Frank/straightforwand

坦率 tǎnshuài

To scald/boiling hot

烫 tàng

To evade/to run away

逃 táo (逃出、逃走…)

To evade/to escape (ex: to escape a responsibility - to evade the reality)

逃避 táobì (逃避责任 - 逃避现实)

Peach

桃 táo

Tangerine

橘子/桔子 júzi

Huge/tremendous (ex: huge project - huge achievement - massive scale)

巨大 jùdà (巨大的工程 - 巨大的成就 - 巨大的规模)

To possess/to have (ex: he still doesn’t have the requisites to be a professor)

具备 jùbèi (他还没具备当教授的条件)

Naughty/mischievous

淘气 táoqì

To haggle over the price/to bargain (x2)

砍价 kǎnjià

讨价还价 tǎojià-huánjià

Characteristic/distinguishing quality/special feature

特色 tèsè

Special/particular

特殊 tèshū

Characteristic/feature (tezheng)

特征 tèzhēng

To love dearly/to dote on (ex: my dad particularly loves me dearly)

疼爱 téngài (爸爸特别疼爱我)

To advocate/to encourage (to encourage saving resources)

提倡 tíchàng (提倡节约能源)

Outline (thesis outline)

提纲 tígāng (论文提纲)

Title/topic/subject/examination questions

题目 tímù

To realise/to understand/to learn from experience

体会 tǐhuì

To be considerate (of other people’s needs) (ex: he’s very considerate of his wife)

体贴 tǐtiē (他对妻子很体贴)

To learn trough practice (tiyan)

体验 tǐyàn

Sky

天空 tiānkōng

Innocent/simple and unaffected/artless/naive (ex: you are too naive!)

天真 tiānzhēn (你太天真了！)

To adjust/to regulate/to revise (x2)

修改 xiūgǎi

调整 tiáozhěng

Unified/to unify/unitary (ex: we have bought the same clothes for this performance)

统一 tǒngyī (为了这次演出、我们买了统一的服装)

Painful/anguished (ex: painful memory)

痛苦 tòngkǔ (痛苦回忆)

Happy/forthright (tongkuai) (ex: play happily)

痛快 tòngkuài (痛快地玩)

To steal (+ stolen)

偷 tōu (被偷了)

To put into (ex: to put into work)/ to invest (ex: to invest a lot of time)/ to be absorbed (ex: he listens to music very intensively)

投入 tóurù

投入工作 - 投入很多时间 - 他听音乐得很投入)

To invest/investment

投资 tóuzī

Challenge (+ to face a challenge + to accept a challenge)

挑战 tiǎozhàn (面对挑战 - 接受挑战)

Transparent (+ semi-transparent glass)

透明 tòumíng (半透明玻璃)

To stress/highlight/prominent/oustanding (ex: writing the thesis you should stress the most important concepts - outstanding behaviour)

突出 tūchū (写论文要突出主要观点 - 突出的表现)

To spit out

吐/吐痰 tǔ/tǔtán

Rabbit/hare

兔子 tùzi

Group/something shaped like a ball (paper ball)

团 tuán (纸团)

To decline/to refuse (x2)

拒绝 jùjué

推辞 tuīcí

To retire (+ retirement)

退休 tuìxiū (退休金)

To decline/to refuse (x2)

拒绝 jùjué

推辞 tuīcí

To embody/to reflect

体现 tǐxiàn

Tilted/askew - upright/straight

歪 wāi

正 zhèng

Maternal grandfather (+ maternal grandmother)

外公 wàigōng (外婆)

Diplomacy/foreign affairs

外交 wàijiāo

Perfect

完美 wánměi

To make perfect/to perfect (ex: we have to perfect the scholastic system)

完善 wánshàn (我们要完善教育制度)

To complete (+ incomplete + completed structure)

完整 wánzhěng (不完整 - 完整的结构)

Toy

玩具 wánjù

Go/travel to and fro (+ return ticket)

往返 wǎngfǎn (往返车票)

Prince

王子 wángzǐ

Network

网络 wǎngluò

To endanger/to harm (ex: pollution can endanger people’s life)

危害 wēihài (污染会危害人们的生命)

To menace/to threaten/to imperil (ex: I’m not scared by your menace! - to imperil the country safety)

威胁 wēixié (我不怕你的威胁! - 威胁国家的安全)

Smile/to smile

微笑 wēixiào

To violate (violate the rules)

违反 wéifǎn (违反规定)

Scarf/muffler (ex: silk scarf)

围巾 wéijīn (丝绸围巾)

Sole/only (ex: this is the only way/method)

唯一 wéiyī (这是唯一的办法)

To keep in good repair/to service/to mantain

维修 wéixiū

Great/mighty

伟大 wěidà

Tail (+ cocktail)

尾巴 wěiba (鸡尾酒)

Sole/only (ex: this is the only way/method)

唯一 wéiyī (这是唯一的办法)

To keep in good repair/to service/to mantain

维修 wéixiū

Great/mighty

伟大 wěidà

Tail (+ cocktail)

尾巴 wěiba (鸡尾酒)

Wronged/aggrieved/to feel aggrieved/to put sb to great inconvenience

委屈 wěiqu

Future/next/coming/tomorrow (ex: next year - tomorrow belongs to the people)

未来 wèilái (未来的一年 - 未来是属于人民的)

To be located/to be situated (ex: South Korea is situated at the east side of China)

位于 wèiyú (韩国位于中国东边)

Position/location/place

位置 wèizhì

Stomach

胃 wèi

Appetite/liking (ex: he has a good appetite today, he has eaten a lot) (+ have no appetite)

胃口 wèikǒu (他今天胃口好、吃了很多) (没胃口)

Warm (warm weather - warm family)

温暖 wēnnuǎn (温暖的天气 - 温暖的家庭)

Gentle and soft (wenrou) (ex: she smiled at me in a very gentle way)

温柔 wēnróu (她温柔地向我微笑)

Document/file

文件 wénjiàn

Stationery (+ stationary shop + stationery box + pencil case)

文具 wénjù (文具店 - 文具盒 - 铅笔盒)

Civilisation/civilised

文明 wénmíng

Literature

文学 wénxué

Characters/written language (ex: written propaganda)

文字 wénzì (文字宣传)

To smell (ex: he smelled a good perfume)

闻 wén (他闻到一股香味儿)

To kiss

吻 wěn

Stable/steady (+ stable mood + stable economy)

稳定 wěndìng (情绪稳定 - 经济稳定)

To send one’s regards to (ex: please send my regards to the teacher)

问候 wènhòu (请代我问候老师)

Bedroom

卧室 wòshì

To shake hands

握手 wòshǒu

Room (wuzi)

屋子 wūzi

Have no choice but/cannot help but (ex: she cannot help but saying like this)

无奈 wúnài (她无奈的说这样)

Innumerable/countless (+ innumerable times)

无数 wúshù (无数次)

To be indifferent/not care

无所谓 wúsuǒwèi

Chinese martial arts/wushu

武术 wǔshù

Not/never (used in prohibitions, admonitions…)

勿 wù

Physics

物理 wùlǐ

Fog

雾 wù

Matter/substance/material (+ spiritual and material world)

物质 wùzhì (精神世界和物质世界)

To centre on (a problem)/to revolve around (ex: the moon revolves around the Earth)

围绕 wéirào (月亮围绕着地球转)

Just in case/what about…?

万一 wànyī

To absorb/to draw (ex: to draw a lesson)

吸取 xīqǔ (吸取教训)

To absorb/to assimilate (ex: the plants assimilate water)

吸收 xīshōu (植物吸收水分)

Drama/play/theatre

戏剧 xìjù

Department (in a college) (ex: physic department)/geological system (ex: solar system)

系 xì (物理系 - 太阳系)

System (ex: to install a system)/systematic (ex: systematic study)

系统 xìtǒng (安装系统 - 系统的研究)

Detail (+ detailed) (ex: you have to pay attention to the details of your work)

细节 xìjié (详细) (你要注意你工作的细节)

To be blind/blindly (ex: you don’t understand the situation, so please don’t speak blindly)

瞎 xiā (你不了解情况就别瞎说)

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To scare/to frighten (ex: to give a scare)

吓 xià (吓一跳)

Summer camp

夏令营 xiàlìngyíng

Bright-coloured/gaily colored

鲜艳 xiānyàn

To look/to appear (ex: mum appears younger wearing this dress)

显得 xiǎnde (妈妈穿上这套衣服、显得更年轻)

Obvious (ex: it’s obvious, she doesn’t know what we are talking about)

显然 xiǎnrán (很显然、她不知道我们在说什么)

To display/to show/to demonstrate (+ demonstrate one’s force + show one’s ability)

显示 xiǎnshì (显示力量 - 显示能力)

County (+ county city)

县 xiàn (县城)

Reality/realistic (+ to escape the reality + realistic method)

现实 xiànshí (逃避现实 - 现实的方法)

Phenomenon (ex: natural phenomenon)/appearance (ex: don’t look at appearance, look at the essence)

现象 xiànxiàng (自然现象 - 不能看现象、要看本质)

To restrict/to limit/limitation (ex: age restriction/to limit the freedom/no restriction)

限制 xiànzhì (年龄限制 - 限制自由 - 没有限制)

To get along with/to live together (ex: we are getting along with each other very well)

相处 xiāngchǔ (我们相处得很好)

Quite/rather (xiangdang) (ex: this task is quite hard)

相当 xiāngdāng (这个任务相当艰巨)

Alike/similar (ex: we’ve run into similar conditions)

相似 xiāngsì (我们碰到相似的情况)

Sausage

香肠 xiāngcháng

To enjoy (ex: enjoy the life)

享受 xiǎngshòu (享受生活)

To miss (ex: she really misses that place)

想念 xiǎngniàn (她真想念那个地方)

To imagine/imagination (ex: rich imagination)

想象 xiǎngxiàng (丰富的想象)

Necklace

项链 xiàngliàn

Project/item/event (ex: AFS project)

项目 xiàngmù (AFS 项目)

Chinese chess (+ to play a game of chess)

象棋 xiàngqí (下象棋)

To symbolise/to signify/symbol/emblem (ex: doves symbolise the peace)

象征 xiàngzhēng (鸽子象征和平)

To consume (+ level of consume)

消费 xiāofèi (消费水平)

To digest (ex: our stomach digests nutrition elements very slowly)

消化 xiāohuà (胃把营养成分消化得很忙)

Passive/negative (ex: negative influence) (+ opp.)

消极 xiāojí (消极影响 - 积极)

To disappear/to vanish/to fade away

消失 xiāoshī

Wheat

小麦 xiǎomài

Stingy/mean

小气 xiǎoqi

To show filial obedience (ex: he is a very obedient child)

孝顺 xiàoshùn (他是一个非常孝顺的孩子)

Efficiency (ex: his work’s efficiency is so low)

效率 xiàolǜ (他工作效率真低)

To have a rest (x2)

休息 xiūxi

歇 xiē

To absorb/to draw (ex: to draw a lesson)

吸取 xīqǔ (吸取教训)

To absorb/to assimilate (ex: the plants assimilate water)

吸收 xīshōu (植物吸收水分)

Drama/play/theatre

戏剧 xìjù

Department (in a college) (ex: physic department)/geological system (ex: solar system)

系 xì (物理系 - 太阳系)

System (ex: to install a system)/systematic (ex: systematic study)

系统 xìtǒng (安装系统 - 系统的研究)

Detail (+ detailed) (ex: you have to pay attention to the details of your work)

细节 xìjié (详细) (你要注意你工作的细节)

To be blind/blindly (ex: you don’t understand the situation, so please don’t speak blindly)

瞎 xiā (你不了解情况就别瞎说)

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下载 xiàzài

To scare/to frighten (ex: to give a scare)

吓 xià (吓一跳)

Summer camp

夏令营 xiàlìngyíng

Bright-coloured/gaily colored

鲜艳 xiānyàn

To look/to appear (ex: mum appears younger wearing this dress)

显得 xiǎnde (妈妈穿上这套衣服、显得更年轻)

Obvious (ex: it’s obvious, she doesn’t know what we are talking about)

显然 xiǎnrán (很显然、她不知道我们在说什么)

To display/to show/to demonstrate (+ demonstrate one’s force + show one’s ability)

显示 xiǎnshì (显示力量 - 显示能力)

County (+ county city)

县 xiàn (县城)

Reality/realistic (+ to escape the reality + realistic method)

现实 xiànshí (逃避现实 - 现实的方法)

Phenomenon (ex: natural phenomenon)/appearance (ex: don’t look at appearance, look at the essence)

现象 xiànxiàng (自然现象 - 不能看现象、要看本质)

To restrict/to limit/limitation (ex: age restriction/to limit the freedom/no restriction)

限制 xiànzhì (年龄限制 - 限制自由 - 没有限制)

To get along with/to live together (ex: we are getting along with each other very well)

相处 xiāngchǔ (我们相处得很好)

Quite/rather (xiangdang) (ex: this task is quite hard)

相当 xiāngdāng (这个任务相当艰巨)

Alike/similar (ex: we’ve run into similar conditions)

相似 xiāngsì (我们碰到相似的情况)

Sausage

香肠 xiāngcháng

To enjoy (ex: enjoy the life)

享受 xiǎngshòu (享受生活)

Blood (+ lose blood + donate blood)

血 xuè/xiě (流血 - 献血)

To write (ex: he is very skilled at writing)

写作 xiězuò (他擅长写作)

To trust/to have confidence in (ex: we all trust him)

信任 xìnrèn (我们都信任他)

Pedestrian

行人 xíngrén

To form/to take shape (ex: here a market has shaped up)

形成 xíngchéng (这里形成了一个市场)

To describe (ex: I cannot describe my mood)

形容 xíngróng (我不会形容我的心情)

Situation/circumstances (ex: world’s economy situation)

形势 xíngshì (世界经济形势)

Image/figure/vivid (ex: that school’s image is not good - to vividly express)

形象 xíngxiàng (那所学校的形象不好 - 形象地表达）

Behaviour/to act (ex: you have to be responsible of your behaviour)

行为 xíngwéi (你要对自己行为负责)

Shape

形状 xíngzhuàng

Nature/character (ex: the nature of a problem - the chemical nature of a matter)

性质 xìngzhì (问题性质 - 物质的化学性质)

Chest/thorax

胸 xiōng

To have leisure (ex: I don’t have such a leisure time recently + casual shoes)

休闲 xiūxiàn (我最近没有什么休闲时间 - 休闲鞋)

To narrate (ex: to narrate a story)

叙述 xùshù (叙述故事)

Record of formal schooling/academic credentials (+ curriculum vitae)

学历 xuélì (简历)

Academic/learning/science (ex: sphere of learning - academic research)

学术 xuéshù (学术领域 - 学术研究)

Knowledge (ex: deep knowledge)

学问 xuéwen (学问很深)

To seek/to look for (xunzhao)

寻找 xúnzhǎo

Psychology/mentality

心理 xīnlǐ

Heart

心脏 xīnzàng

Signal (+ phone signal)

信号 xìnhào (手机信号)

Fortunate/lucky

幸运 xìngyùn

Brothers

兄弟 xiōngdì

To modify/to revise (ex: to revise a programme) xiugai

修改 xiūgǎi (修改方案)

To propagate/to give publicity to (+ active propaganda)

宣传 xuānchuán (积极宣传)

Rapid/swift (ex: he has rapid reaction) xunsu

迅速 xùnsù (他的反应很迅速)

To sell/to market (x2)

销售 xiāoshòu

卖 mài

To enjoy/to appreciate/to admire

欣赏 xīnshǎng

To lengthen/to extend/to prolong/to delay (ex: the conference was prolonged for 3 days)

延长 yáncháng (会议延长三天了)

Serious/earnest (ex: he is too serious, he doesn’t like joking)

严肃 yánsù (他的人很严肃、不喜欢开玩笑)

To give a lecture/to make a speech/speech

演讲 yǎnjiǎng

Cash pledge/deposit

押金 yājīn

Tooth

牙齿 yáchǐ

Banquet/feast

宴会 yànhuì

Pattern/style (of a dress, a pair of shoes…)

样式 yàngshì

Waist (+ to stoop)

腰 yāo (弯腰)

Itchy

痒 yǎng

To shake/to wave (+ shake head + shake tail)

摇 yáo (摇头 - 摇尾巴)

To bite (ex: to bite a chestnut)

咬 yǎo (咬栗子)

Business work/professional (ex: professional ability)

业务 yèwù (业务能力)

Spare time/amateur (+ spare time hobby + amateur sportsman)

业余 yèyú (业余爱好 - 业余运动员)

Same as before (= 仍然) (ex: your as young as you were before!)

依然 yīrán (你依然这么漂亮！)

All one’s life/lifetime (+ generation) (ex: he has never been abroad all his life)

一辈子 yíbèizi (辈) (他一辈子都没出过国)

Once (= 一。。就)

一旦 yídàn

Same/all/uniformly/without exception (= 公平地) (ex: same treatment)

一律 yílǜ (一律对待)

Again and again/repeatedly (yizai) (ex: thank again and again) (x2)

一再 yízài (一再感谢)

再三 zàisān

Identical/unanimous/together (ex: identical view - the member agreed to cancel the meeting together)

一致 yízhì (观点一致 - 成员一致同意取消会议)

To move yidong

移动 yídòng

To immigrate/immigrant (+ refugee + refugee camp)

移民 yímín (难民 - 难民营)

Regret/lasting remorse (to feel remorse)

遗憾 yíhàn (感到遗憾)

Question/doubt (ex: is there any question?)

疑问 yíwèn (有什么疑问？)

Second (ex: second part in a contract + first part)

乙 yǐ (乙方 - 甲方)

And (for more than 2 things) (ex: you, she and I)

以及 yǐjí (你、她以及我)

Period of time since (ex: he has been being in his room since Friday) yilai

以来 yǐlái (他从星期五以来在房间里)

To comment/to discuss (+ to discus spiritedly/one after another)

议论 yìlùn (议论纷纷)

Unexpected/accident/mishap (+ to get surprised + to happen an accident)

意外 yìwài (感到意外 - 发生意外)

As a result (ex: that restaurant’s food is tasty, as a result business is good)

因而 yīn’ér (那家饭店好吃、因而生意很好)

Obligation/duty (ex: to assume a duty)

义务 yìwù (承担义务)

Factor/element (+ important factor)

因素 yīnsù (重要因素)

Sense/meaning/significance (ex: there aren’t any other meanings)

意义 yìyì (没有任何意义)

To print (+ press)

印刷 yìnshuā (印刷厂)

Handsome/brilliant yingjun

英俊 yīngjùn

Hero

英雄 yīngxióng

Silver

银 yín

To meet (a person, a challenge etc)

迎接 yíngjiē

To do business (+ business time)

营业 yíngyè (营业时间)

Nutrition

营养 yíngyǎng

Shadow/reflection (ex: reflection of the moon - shadow of a tree)

影子 yǐngzi (月亮的影子 - 树的影子)

To apply/application/to use (+ apply a method)

应用 yìngyòng (应用方法)

Crowded/to push and squeeze (+ don’t push!)

拥挤 yōngjǐ (不要拥挤！)

Hardware (+ hardware equipment)

硬件 yìngjiàn (硬件设备)

Courage

勇气 yǒngqì

Diligent/hardworking/to work hard (yong…)

用功 yònggōng

Use (+ vaste use)

用途 yòngtú (广泛用途)

Graceful/fine (ex: graceful movements)

优美 yōuměi (动作优美)

Favourable/preferential (ex: preferential conditions)

优惠 yōuhuì (优惠条件)

Superiority/advantage

优势 yōushì

Long-standing/age-old (+ long-standing culture)

悠久 yōujiǔ (悠久的文化)

To hesitate (+ not hesitating at all)

犹豫 yóuyù (毫不犹豫)

Advantageous/favourable (favourable conditions)

有利 yǒulì (有利条件)

Entertainment/amusement (ex: amusing hobby)

娱乐 yúlè (娱乐爱好)

Tone/manner of speaking (ex: calm tone)

语气 yǔqì (平静的语气)

Kindergarten (+ childish)

幼儿园 yòu’éryuán (幼稚)

Corn

玉米 yùmǐ

To take precautions against (ex: taking this medicine can guard against flue)

预防 yùfáng (吃这种药可以预防感冒)

New Year’s Day (1st January)

元旦 Yuándàn

Principal (+ question of principal)/in principal

原则 yuánzé (原则问题)

To put to use/to apply (ex: to put to use sb’s knowledge)

运用 yùnyòng (运用知识)

Raw material

原料 yuánliào

Round/circular

圆 yuán

Wish (+ to realise a wish)

愿望 yuànwàng (实现愿望)

Musical instrument

乐器 yuèqì

Dizzy/to faint

晕 yūn (晕倒)

Luck/fortune

运气 yùnqi

Transport (+ shipping + air-transport)

运输 yùnshū (海运 - 空运)

Disaster/calamity

灾害 zāihài

To care (+ to care - only used in the negative)

在乎 zàihu (在意)

To consist in/to lie in (ex: my crucial difficulty is the pinyin)

在于 zàiyù (我的关键困难在于拼音)

To approve/to be in favour with (+ votes for)

赞成 zànchéng (赞成票)

To create/to cause (+ to create a loss)

造成 zàochéng (造成损失)

To blame (x2)

怪 guài

责备 zébèi

To glue/to paste

粘贴 zhāntiē

To unfold (ex: a picture scroll)/to spread out/to set off (ex: an animated discussion)

展开 zhǎnkāi (画卷 - 热烈的讨论)

To exhibit/to display/(+ exhibition hall)

展览 zhǎnlǎn (展览馆)

To take up (ex: take up time - take up a seat)

占 zhàn (占时间 - 占座位)

War (+ to continue + to provoke)

战争 zhànzhēng (持续 - 挑起)

Member of an elder generation (+ respect seniors)

长辈 zhǎngbèi (尊重长辈)

To rise (of water, of prices, of wages)

涨 zhǎng

To pick up (ex: apples)/to take off (ex: a cap)

摘 zhāi (摘苹果 - 摘帽子)

Narrow

窄 zhǎi

To grasp/to master (+ a technique + a method)

掌握 zhǎngwò (技术 - 方法)

Bank account

账户 zhànghù

To entertain/to receive (guest)

招待 zhāodài (招待客人)

To catch fire/to be on fire (ex: that apartment is on fire!)

着火 zháohuǒ (那座房子着火了！)

To catch cold

着凉 zháoliáng

To convoke/to summon (a meeting - the Olympic Games)

召开 zhàokāi (召开会议 - 召开奥运)

As usual (ex: this weekend we have lesson as usual)

照常 zhàocháng (这个周末我们照常上课)

Philosophy

哲学 zhéxué

To be directed against/aiming at/in response to (ex: aiming at him - in response to this problem)

针对 zhēnduì (针对他 - 针对这个问题)

To cherish/to treasure (ex: cherish life - treasure time) (x2)

爱惜 àixī

珍惜 zhēnxī (珍惜生命 - 珍惜时间)

To diagnose (+ cancer)

诊断 zhěnduàn (诊断癌症)

Short period/spell (ex: a short rain)

阵 zhèn (一阵雨)

To vibrate (ex: the mobile is vibrating)

振动 zhèndòng (手机在振动)

To argue/to debate (+ to spread out a debate) zhenglun

争论 zhēnglùn (展开争论)

To create/to cause (+ to create a loss)

造成 zàochéng (造成损失)

To blame (x2)

怪 guài

责备 zébèi

To glue/to paste

粘贴 zhāntiē

To unfold (ex: a picture scroll)/to spread out/to set off (ex: an animated discussion)

展开 zhǎnkāi (画卷 - 热烈的讨论)

To exhibit/to display/(+ exhibition hall)

展览 zhǎnlǎn (展览馆)

To take up (ex: take up time - take up a seat)

占 zhàn (占时间 - 占座位)

War (+ to continue + to provoke)

战争 zhànzhēng (持续 - 挑起)

Member of an elder generation (+ respect seniors)

长辈 zhǎngbèi (尊重长辈)

To rise (of water, of prices, of wages)

涨 zhǎng

To pick up (ex: apples)/to take off (ex: a cap)

摘 zhāi (摘苹果 - 摘帽子)

Narrow

窄 zhǎi

To create/to cause (+ to create a loss)

造成 zàochéng (造成损失)

To blame (x2)

怪 guài

责备 zébèi

To glue/to paste

粘贴 zhāntiē

To unfold (ex: a picture scroll)/to spread out/to set off (ex: an animated discussion)

展开 zhǎnkāi (画卷 - 热烈的讨论)

To exhibit/to display/(+ exhibition hall)

展览 zhǎnlǎn (展览馆)

To take up (ex: take up time - take up a seat)

占 zhàn (占时间 - 占座位)

War (+ to continue + to provoke)

战争 zhànzhēng (持续 - 挑起)

Member of an elder generation (+ respect seniors)

长辈 zhǎngbèi (尊重长辈)

To rise (of water, of prices, of wages)

涨 zhǎng

To pick up (ex: apples)/to take off (ex: a cap)

摘 zhāi (摘苹果 - 摘帽子)

Narrow

窄 zhǎi

To open (the eyes)

睁 (睁开) zhēng

Whole/total (ex: whole world - the whole morning) zhengge

整个 zhěnggè (整个世界 - 整个上午)

Tidy/regular/neat

整齐 zhěngqí

Certificate/credential

证件 zhèngjiàn

Proof/testimony (+ to look for proves)

证据 zhèngjù (寻找证据)

Government (+ politics)

政府 zhèngfǔ (政治)

To earn/to make (x2)

赚 zhuàn

挣 zhèng

Cheque

支票 zhīpiào

Licence/permit (+ driver’s licence)

执照 zhízhào (驾驶执照)

To guide/to direct

指导 zhǐdǎo

To command/commander/conductor/director (+ director of orchestra + direct the traffic)

指挥 zhǐhuì (乐队指挥 - 指挥交通)

As for (x2) (ex: as for Mary…)

关于 guānyú

至于 zhìyú

To formulate/to work out (ex: to formulate a law)

制定 zhìdìng (制定法律)

System/institution (ex: education system)

制度 zhìdù (教育制度)

To make/to produce (ex: made in China)

制造 zhìzào (中国制造)

To treat (a disease)

治疗 zhìliáo

Order (+ public order)

秩序zhìxù (公共秩序)

Windsom/intelligence

智慧 zhìhuì

Middle third of a month (April’s middle ten days)

中旬 zhōngxún (四月中旬)

Intermediary

中介 zhōngjiè

Great/major/significant (ex: big sacrifice - major sense - big loss)

重大 zhòngdà (重大贡献 - 意义重大 - 重大损失)

Weight (+ measure weight)

重量 zhòngliàng (称重量)

Considerate/thoughtful/attentive and satisfactory (ex: good service - to think very considerately)

周到 zhōudào (服务周到 - 想得很周到)

Progressively (ex: progressively improve)

逐步 zhúbù (逐步提高)

Gradually/steadily (ex: gradually get cold)

逐渐 zhújiàn (逐渐变冷)

To host/to chair (+ presenter)

主持 zhǔchí (主持人)

On one’s own initiative (+ passive) (ex: study on one’s own initiative)

主动 zhǔdòng (被动) (主动学习)

To make/manufacture (+ handmade)

制作 zhìzuò (手工制作)

Director/head/chief (+ director of class)

主任 zhǔrèn (班主任)

Main topic/theme (+ thesis main topic)

主题 zhǔtí (论文主题)

Chairman (of a meeting)/president

主席 zhǔxí

To cook rice/to boil

煮 zhǔ

To register/to enrol (+ registration’s office + registered trademark ®)

To bless/to wish (blessings on you)

祝福 zhùfú (为你祝福)

To grasp/to scratch/to arrest/to stress (+ grasp an opportunity - to scratch an itch - to catch a thief - to stress the important points)

抓 zhuā (抓机会 - 抓痒痒 - 抓小偷 - 抓重点)

To firmly grasp/to pay close attention to (ex: pay close attention to the time)

抓紧 zhuājǐn (抓紧时间)

Expert (+ to consult an expert)

专家 zhuānjiā (咨询专家)

Attentive (ex: attentive study)

专心 zhuānxīn (专心学习)

To change/to transform zhuanbian

转变 zhuǎnbiàn

To pass on (+ a message)

转告 zhuǎngào (转告消息)

To decorate (+ jewel)

装饰 zhuāngshì (首饰)

To bump against/to collide

撞 zhuàng (相撞)

To pursue/to go after (an ideal etc)

追求 zhuīqiú (追求理想)

Pose/posture (+ graceful posture)

姿势 zīshì (优美的姿势)

Conditions/circumstances (x2)

状况 zhuàngkuàng

情况 qíngkuàng

Condition/image/appearance/aspect (= 形象)

状态 zhuàngtài

Qualifications (+ to obtain a qualification + to have the qualification)

资格 zīgé (获得资格 - 有资格)

Fund/capital (+ to invest a capital)

资金 zījīn (投入资金)

From/since (zicong….yilai) (ex: he hasn’t been coming to lesson since last month)

自从 zìcóng (自从上个月以来他没来上课）

Automatic/automatically

自动 zìdòng

Pride/to be proud of (x2)

骄傲 jiāo’ào

自豪 zìháo

Conscious/to realise (zijue)

自觉 zìjué

Selfish

自私 zìsī

Volunteer/by one’s willing (ex: I’ve come here willingly)

自愿 zìyuàn

Subtitles/captions

字幕 zìmù

To synthesise/to ingrate (ex: integrate some ideas)

综合 zōnghé (综合意见)

Company/political party president

总裁 zǒngcái

In total (x2)

一共 yīgòng

总共 zǒnggòng

Premier

总理 zǒnglǐ

Finally (x2)

终于 zhōngyú

总算 zǒngsuàn

President (of a Republic)

总统 zǒngtǒng

In short/in a word

总之 zǒngzhī

To stop/to prevent (ex: the police stopped…)

阻止 zǔzhǐ (警察阻止。。)

To compose/composition

组成 zǔchéng

Set/series (zu) (ex: a small group of people)

组 zǔ (一组人)

To unite/to make up/to combine/combination

组合 zǔhé

To organise/organisation (ex: organisation to protect the environment)

组织 zǔzhī (保护环境组织)

First/initial/original/at first/primary (ex: first period - original plans - first impression)

最初 zuìchū (最初阶段 - 最初计划 - 最初印象)

As (ex: as a student, I cannot smoke)

作为 zuòwéi (作为学生、我不能吸烟)

Illusion/fancy/dream

幻想 huànxiǎng

To commemorate/memento (+ souvenir)

纪念 jìniàn (纪念品)

To stress/to underline (qiangdiao)

强调 qiángdiào

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