HSK 6 Vocabulary List (HSK 3.0)

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HSK 6 completes the core levels at ~5,456 cumulative words and ~1,800 characters, with heavy emphasis on written-register and formal vocabulary.

1,119words at this level

5,456 wordscumulative through HSK 6

~1,800 characterscharacters required

B2+–C1approx. CEFR

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Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	Meaning
挨着	挨著	āi zhe	adjacent to; next to
挨		ái	to suffer; to endure (criticism or hardship)
安检	安檢	ān jiǎn	security check; to inspect for safety
罢工	罷工	bà gōng	to go on strike; strike
挨打		ái dǎ	to take a beating; to get hit
白领	白領	bái lǐng	white-collar (worker)
办公	辦公	bàn gōng	to work (in an office); to conduct official business
百分点	百分點	bǎi fēn diǎn	percentage point
办学	辦學	bàn xué	to run a school
办事处	辦事處	bàn shì chù	office; agency
半决赛	半決賽	bàn jué sài	semifinals
罢了	罷了	bà le	(modal particle) that's all; merely
保健		bǎo jiàn	health care; to maintain health
报刊	報刊	bào kān	newspapers and periodicals; the press
傍晚		bàng wǎn	dusk; in the evening
暴风雨	暴風雨	bào fēng yǔ	rainstorm; tempest
抱歉		bào qiàn	to be sorry; apologies
暴露		bào lù	to expose; to reveal
报考	報考	bào kǎo	to apply for an exam; to register for a test
爆		bào	to burst; to explode
暴雨		bào yǔ	torrential rain; heavy rain
爆炸		bào zhà	to explode; explosion
暴力		bào lì	violence; force; violent
悲惨	悲慘	bēi cǎn	miserable; tragic
爆发	爆發	bào fā	to break out; to erupt
背着	背著	bēi zhe	to carry on one's back; to conceal
背心		bèi xīn	sleeveless garment; vest
奔跑		bēn pǎo	to run
被告		bèi gào	defendant
本期		běn qī	the current period; (in finance) the current term
本身		běn shēn	itself; in itself; per se
本质	本質	běn zhì	essence; nature; intrinsic quality
本土		běn tǔ	native; local; indigenous
逼		bī	to force; to compel (someone to do something)
本地		běn dì	local; pertaining to a particular area
必将	必將	bì jiāng	will definitely; inevitably
笔试	筆試	bǐ shì	written examination; paper test
边缘	邊緣	biān yuán	edge; periphery; fringe
必修		bì xiū	(of a course) required; compulsory
闭	閉	bì	to close; to shut; to block
扁		biǎn	flat; (colloquial) to beat up; also used as a surname
编制	編制	biān zhì	to compile; to set up (an organization, schedule, or staffing structure)
变更	變更	biàn gēng	to change; to alter; to modify
变形	變形	biàn xíng	to change shape; to become deformed
变换	變換	biàn huàn	to transform; to convert; to alternate
便是		biàn shì	namely; exactly; that is to say
便		biàn	convenient; simply; then (as a structural particle)
遍地		biàn dì	everywhere; all over
表面上		biǎo miàn shang	on the surface; outwardly; superficially
病情		bìng qíng	the state of an illness; a patient’s condition
拨打	撥打	bō dǎ	to dial; to call (on the phone)
病房		bìng fáng	hospital ward; sickroom
波浪		bō làng	a wave; the crest of the sea
播		bō	to broadcast; to sow or scatter
波动	波動	bō dòng	to fluctuate; undulation; rise and fall
不见	不見	bù jiàn	not to see; to be missing; to disappear
不便		bù biàn	inconvenient; unsuitable
不再		bù zài	no longer; not anymore
不料		bù liào	unexpectedly; to one's surprise
不至于	不至於	bù zhì yú	not to the extent of; not as bad as
补考	補考	bǔ kǎo	makeup exam; resit
补习	補習	bǔ xí	to take extra lessons; to tutor
补课	補課	bǔ kè	to make up a missed class; to reschedule a lesson
补助	補助	bǔ zhù	to subsidize; subsidy; allowance
不成		bù chéng	won’t work; not acceptable; not possible
捕		bǔ	to catch; to seize; to capture
不禁		bù jīn	cannot help but; involuntarily
不仅仅	不僅僅	bù jǐn jǐn	not only; not merely
不通		bù tōng	blocked; impassable; (of language) makes no sense
不怎么样	不怎麼樣	bù zěn me yàng	not very good; nothing special
不值		bù zhí	not worth (something); not valuable enough
不怎么	不怎麼	bù zěn me	not very; not particularly
布满	布滿	bù mǎn	to be filled with; to be covered by
部队	部隊	bù duì	troops; military unit; army
采纳	採納	cǎi nà	to accept; to adopt (an idea or suggestion)
参赛	參賽	cān sài	to compete in a contest or competition
踩	跴	cǎi	to step on; to tread; (online) to downvote
参展	參展	cān zhǎn	to exhibit at (or participate in) a trade show or exhibition
餐		cān	meal; to dine; a measure word for meals
残疾	殘疾	cán jí	disabled; having an impairment
残疾人	殘疾人	cán jí rén	a person with a disability
残酷	殘酷	cán kù	cruel; brutal
仓库	倉庫	cāng kù	warehouse; storehouse; depot
惨	慘	cǎn	miserable; tragic; disastrous
藏		cáng	to hide; to conceal; to store
操纵	操縱	cāo zòng	to control; to manipulate; to operate
侧	側	cè	side; lateral; to lean or incline
厕所	廁所	cè suǒ	toilet; lavatory
测定	測定	cè dìng	to determine by measurement; to ascertain
策划	策劃	cè huà	to plan; to devise; to organize an event or scheme
策略		cè lüè	strategy; tactics; method for achieving a goal
层面	層面	céng miàn	aspect; level; dimension
差异	差異	chā yì	difference; discrepancy
查出		chá chū	to find out; to discover
查看		chá kàn	to examine; to check; to inspect
拆迁	拆遷	chāi qiān	to demolish a building and relocate its inhabitants
产量	產量	chǎn liàng	output; production volume; yield
昌盛		chāng shèng	prosperous; flourishing; thriving
长假	長假	cháng jià	long vacation; extended holiday
长短	長短	cháng duǎn	length; duration; extent
长跑	長跑	cháng pǎo	long-distance running
长远	長遠	cháng yuǎn	long-term; far-reaching; long-range
常规	常規	cháng guī	routine; conventional; standard procedure
长久	長久	cháng jiǔ	lasting; for a long time
常年		cháng nián	year-round; lasting for years; perennial
场地	場地	chǎng dì	site; venue; open space
厂商	廠商	chǎng shāng	manufacturer; supplier; producer
场馆	場館	chǎng guǎn	sports venue; arena; exhibition hall
场景	場景	chǎng jǐng	scene; setting; scenario
畅通	暢通	chàng tōng	unobstructed; free-flowing; smooth (traffic, communication, etc.)
超出		chāo chū	to exceed; to go beyond
炒		chǎo	to stir-fry; to toss; (colloquially) to speculate or hype
超		chāo	to exceed; surpass; extremely; ultra-; super-
炒股		chǎo gǔ	(colloquial) to speculate in stocks
车号	車號	chē hào	vehicle number; identification number (e.g., license plate, taxi number)
炒作		chǎo zuò	to hype; to overhype or excessively promote in the media
车展	車展	chē zhǎn	motor show; auto exhibition
车牌	車牌	chē pái	license plate; vehicle registration plate
撤销	撤銷	chè xiāo	to revoke; to cancel; (computing) to undo
撤离	撤離	chè lí	to evacuate; to withdraw from a place
撑	撐	chēng	to support; to prop up; to hold up
成分		chéng fèn	component; ingredient; constituent part
成品		chéng pǐn	finished product; manufactured good
承诺	承諾	chéng nuò	to promise; a commitment; an undertaking
城区	城區	chéng qū	urban district; city center
城乡	城鄉	chéng xiāng	urban and rural areas
城镇	城鎮	chéng zhèn	town; urban town; cities and towns
冲击	沖擊	chōng jī	to impact; to hit; shock; the force of impact
持有		chí yǒu	to hold; to possess; to have (an item, passport, opinion, etc.)
重建		chóng jiàn	to rebuild; to reestablish
宠物	寵物	chǒng wù	pet; domesticated animal kept for companionship
崇拜		chóng bài	to worship; to admire greatly
重组	重組	chóng zǔ	to reorganize; to restructure
出场	出場	chū chǎng	to appear (on stage or in public); to debut
出动	出動	chū dòng	to dispatch; to deploy
出访	出訪	chū fǎng	to make an official visit
出路		chū lù	a way out; a solution; an opportunity
出面		chū miàn	to appear in person; to step in
出入		chū rù	to go in and out; the entrances and exits
出事		chū shì	to have an accident; to experience a mishap
出名		chū míng	to become famous; to be well known
出台	出臺	chū tái	to introduce (a policy or program); to appear publicly
初等		chū děng	elementary; basic
除		chú	to remove; to eliminate; except
出行		chū xíng	to travel; to go out
厨师	廚師	chú shī	cook; chef
储存	儲存	chǔ cún	to store; storage
处处	處處	chù chù	everywhere; in all respects
处长	處長	chù zhǎng	department head; section chief
传输	傳輸	chuán shū	to transmit; transmission
传媒	傳媒	chuán méi	media; mass communication
传言	傳言	chuán yán	rumor; hearsay
传出	傳出	chuán chū	to disseminate; to spread
船员	船員	chuán yuán	sailor; crew member
船只	船隻	chuán zhī	ship; boat; vessel
船长	船長	chuán zhǎng	captain (of a boat); skipper
串		chuàn	to string together; to skewer; a string (of items)
窗口		chuāng kǒu	window; service window
创建	創建	chuàng jiàn	to found; to establish
创意	創意	chuàng yì	creativity; a creative idea
创办	創辦	chuàng bàn	to establish; to launch
此处	此處	cǐ chù	this place; here
此前		cǐ qián	before this; previously
此次		cǐ cì	this time
此事		cǐ shì	this matter
次数	次數	cì shù	number of times; frequency
此致		cǐ zhì	used at the end of a letter (polite closing)
从不	從不	cóng bù	never
从没	從沒	cóng méi	never (in the past)
醋		cù	vinegar; jealousy
村庄	村莊	cūn zhuāng	village; hamlet
搭		dā	to board; to take (transport); to connect
错过	錯過	cuò guò	to miss (an opportunity, train, etc.)
搭配		dā pèi	to pair up; to match
搭档	搭檔	dā dàng	partner; teammate
打动	打動	dǎ dòng	to move emotionally; to touch
打断	打斷	dǎ duàn	to interrupt; to break off
打牌		dǎ pái	to play cards or mahjong
打发	打發	dǎ fa	to send someone off; to dismiss; to pass (time)
打官司		dǎ guān si	to sue; to file a lawsuit
打印机	打印機	dǎ yìn jī	printer
大道		dà dào	main street; avenue
打造		dǎ zào	to create; to build; to develop
大街		dà jiē	street; main road
大米		dà mǐ	(husked) rice; a type of rice
大批		dà pī	in large quantities; bulk
大赛	大賽	dà sài	major contest; grand competition
大师	大師	dà shī	master; great expert
大力		dà lì	vigorously; energetically
大使		dà shǐ	ambassador; envoy
待会儿	待會兒	dāi huìr	in a moment; later
担忧	擔憂	dān yōu	to worry; to be concerned
诞生	誕生	dàn shēng	to be born; to originate
单打	單打	dān dǎ	singles (in sports)
党	黨	dǎng	party (political organization)
当天	當天	dāng tiān	on that day; the same day
当成	當成	dàng chéng	to regard as; to consider to be
档	檔	dǎng	file; gear; record (context-dependent)
当作	當作	dàng zuò	to treat as; to consider as
档案	檔案	dàng àn	file; record; archive
到期		dào qī	to expire; to mature (e.g., a bond)
盗版	盜版	dào bǎn	pirated; illegal copy
岛	島	dǎo	island
道教		Dào jiào	Taoism; the Chinese religious tradition
道歉		dào qiàn	to apologize
低温	低溫	dī wēn	low temperature
低头	低頭	dī tóu	to bow one's head; to yield
抵达	抵達	dǐ dá	to arrive; to reach (a destination)
抵抗		dǐ kàng	to resist; resistance
地名		dì míng	place name; toponym
地板		dì bǎn	floor
地下室		dì xià shì	basement; cellar
电动	電動	diàn dòng	electric-powered
滴		dī	a drop; to drip
电车	電車	diàn chē	trolleybus; tram
电器	電器	diàn qì	electrical appliance; device
电力	電力	diàn lì	electric power; electricity
吊		diào	to hang; to suspend; (colloquially) to express condolences
调研	調研	diào yán	to investigate; to research
定价	定價	dìng jià	to set a price; to fix a price
定时	定時	dìng shí	to set (a time); timed
跌		diē	to fall; to drop; to tumble
定位		dìng wèi	to position; to establish a niche or category
斗争	鬥爭	dòu zhēng	a struggle; a fight; a battle
动画	動畫	dòng huà	animation; cartoon
毒品		dú pǐn	drugs; narcotics
赌	賭	dǔ	to bet; to gamble
赌博	賭博	dǔ bó	to gamble
端		duān	to hold (with both hands); the end; tip
都市		dū shì	city; metropolis
端午节	端午節	Duān wǔ jié	Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
短片		duǎn piàn	short film; video clip
渡		dù	to cross; to ferry
队伍	隊伍	duì wǔ	line; troop; procession
对外	對外	duì wài	external; relating to foreign affairs
对抗	對抗	duì kàng	to resist; to confront
多半		duō bàn	mostly; most likely
多方面		duō fāng miàn	in many aspects; multifaceted
多媒体	多媒體	duō méi tǐ	multimedia
夺	奪	duó	to seize; to capture; to win (a competition)
蹲		dūn	to squat; to crouch
夺取	奪取	duó qǔ	to seize; to capture; to wrest control of
恩人		ēn rén	benefactor; one who has greatly helped someone
儿科	兒科	ér kē	pediatrics
发病	發病	fā bìng	(of an illness) to occur; to break out
发电	發電	fā diàn	to generate electricity
发放	發放	fā fàng	to distribute; to provide; to grant
发起	發起	fā qǐ	to initiate; to launch; to start
发怒	發怒	fā nù	to become angry; to get mad
发言人	發言人	fā yán rén	spokesperson
法庭		fǎ tíng	court of law
发炎	發炎	fā yán	to become inflamed; inflammation
番		fān	foreign; non-Chinese; classifier for iterations
番茄		fān qié	tomato
凡是		fán shì	every; any; all
法语	法語	Fǎ yǔ	the French language
繁殖		fán zhí	to reproduce; to breed
反问	反問	fǎn wèn	to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question
反响	反響	fǎn xiǎng	reaction; repercussions; echo
犯规	犯規	fàn guī	to commit a foul; to break the rules
犯		fàn	to commit (a wrongdoing) or to make an error
反抗		fǎn kàng	to resist; to rebel
犯罪		fàn zuì	to commit a crime; crime; offense
防守		fáng shǒu	to defend; to guard against
房价	房價	fáng jià	house price; cost of housing
防范	防範	fáng fàn	to guard against; to prevent
仿佛		fǎng fú	as if; seemingly
飞船	飛船	fēi chuán	spaceship; spacecraft
飞行员	飛行員	fēi xíng yuán	pilot; aviator
肺		fèi	lung
分工		fēn gōng	to divide work; division of labor
愤怒	憤怒	fèn nù	angry; indignant
分裂		fēn liè	to split; to break apart; schism
峰会	峰會	fēng huì	summit meeting
奉献	奉獻	fèng xiàn	to devote; to dedicate
风暴	風暴	fēng bào	storm; crisis
佛教		Fó jiào	Buddhism
佛		Fó	Buddha; the enlightened one
服		fú	clothes; to serve; to obey; to take (medicine)
父女		fù nǚ	father and daughter
父子		fù zǐ	father and son
负	負	fù	to bear; to carry; to be defeated
浮		fú	to float; superficial
妇女	婦女	fù nǚ	women; female
副		fù	deputy; assistant; secondary; classifier for pairs
复苏	復甦	fù sū	to recover; to revive
富人		fù rén	rich person; the wealthy
改装	改裝	gǎi zhuāng	to modify; to refit; to convert
干涉		gān shè	to interfere; to meddle
肝		gān	liver; (slang) to work overtime intensively
富有		fù yǒu	rich; affluent; to be rich in
杆		gān	pole; stick; classifier for long, thin objects
赶不上	趕不上	gǎn bù shàng	can't catch up with; unable to keep pace with
赶上	趕上	gǎn shàng	to catch up with; to arrive in time for
赶忙	趕忙	gǎn máng	to hurry; to rush
刚好	剛好	gāng hǎo	exactly; just; coincidentally
感人		gǎn rén	touching; moving
岗位	崗位	gǎng wèi	position; post; job
港口		gǎng kǒu	port; harbor
高层	高層	gāo céng	high-rise; upper levels; senior management
敢于	敢於	gǎn yú	to dare to; to have the courage to
高档	高檔	gāo dàng	high-end; of superior quality; top-grade
高峰		gāo fēng	peak; summit
高等		gāo děng	advanced; higher; of a high level
高考		gāo kǎo	the national college entrance examination in China
高科技		gāo kē jì	high technology; hi-tech
稿子		gǎo zi	a draft; manuscript; script
高手		gāo shǒu	expert; master; ace
歌词	歌詞	gē cí	song lyrics
歌星		gē xīng	singing star; famous singer
革新		gé xīn	to innovate; innovation
工商		gōng shāng	industry and commerce
公		gōng	public; fair; impartial
更是		gèng shì	even more; additionally
公鸡	公雞	gōng jī	rooster; cock
公众	公眾	gōng zhòng	the public; people in general
公安		gōng ān	(Ministry of) Public Security; public safety
歌唱		gē chàng	to sing
攻击	攻擊	gōng jī	to attack; to assault; to launch an offensive
供给	供給	gōng jǐ	to supply; to provide
宫	宮	gōng	palace; temple
公主		gōng zhǔ	princess
巩固	鞏固	gǒng gù	to consolidate; to strengthen
贡献	貢獻	gòng xiàn	to contribute; contribution
孤独	孤獨	gū dú	lonely; solitary
孤儿	孤兒	gū ér	orphan
古典		gǔ diǎn	classical; traditional
构建	構建	gòu jiàn	to construct; to build (abstractly)
股		gǔ	thigh; share (of stock)
姑姑		gū gu	paternal aunt
股票		gǔ piào	stock; share
故障		gù zhàng	malfunction; breakdown
顾	顧	gù	to attend to; to look after; to take care of
刮		guā	to scrape; to shave; to blow (of the wind)
拐		guǎi	to turn (a corner); (colloquially) to abduct
关爱	關愛	guān ài	to show care and concern
关联	關聯	guān lián	to be connected; connection; relationship
观光	觀光	guān guāng	to sightsee; tourism
官司		guān si	lawsuit
管道		guǎn dào	pipeline; channel
广阔	廣闊	guǎng kuò	vast; wide
股东	股東	gǔ dōng	shareholder
光辉	光輝	guāng huī	glory; radiant splendor
轨道	軌道	guǐ dào	railway track; orbit; path
跪		guì	to kneel
国产	國產	guó chǎn	domestically produced
国会	國會	guó huì	parliament; congress; legislature
国旗	國旗	guó qí	national flag
国王	國王	guó wáng	king; monarch
果酱	果醬	guǒ jiàng	jam
果树	果樹	guǒ shù	fruit tree
国歌	國歌	guó gē	national anthem
过后	過後	guò hòu	afterward; later
过渡	過渡	guò dù	transition; the process of change
海报	海報	hǎi bào	poster; notice
过时	過時	guò shí	outdated; obsolete
海浪		hǎi làng	sea wave
海外		hǎi wài	overseas; abroad
海底		hǎi dǐ	seabed; bottom of the ocean
海军	海軍	hǎi jūn	navy
海洋		hǎi yáng	ocean
海湾	海灣	hǎi wān	bay; gulf
好转	好轉	hǎo zhuǎn	to improve; to take a turn for the better
好容易		hǎo róng yì	very easy; (in some contexts, used sarcastically) extremely simple
好学	好學	hǎo xué	eager to learn; studious
好似		hǎo sì	to seem; to be like
合约	合約	hé yuē	contract; agreement
核心		hé xīn	core; nucleus
黑夜		hēi yè	dark night
和谐	和諧	hé xié	harmonious; in harmony
很难说	很難說	hěn nánshuō	hard to say; uncertain
横	橫	héng	horizontal; (colloquially) overbearing or unreasonably abrupt
衡量		héng liáng	to evaluate; to assess
狠		hěn	ruthless; fierce
宏大		hóng dà	grand; magnificent
洪水		hóng shuǐ	flood; deluge
互动	互動	hù dòng	to interact; interaction
忽略		hūlüè	to neglect; to overlook; to ignore
户外	戶外	hù wài	outdoor; outside
护	護	hù	to protect
花瓶		huā píng	flower vase; (colloquially) a pretty but unproductive person
花费	花費	huā fèi	to spend; expense; cost
花生		huā shēng	peanut; groundnut
化解		huà jiě	to resolve; to defuse (a conflict)
幻想		huàn xiǎng	fantasy; delusion
壶	壺	hú	pot; kettle; container
患者		huàn zhě	patient; sufferer
回应	回應	huí yìng	to respond; response
皇帝		huáng dì	emperor
会见	會見	huì jiàn	to meet with; a meeting (visit)
会长	會長	huì zhǎng	president (of a club or organization)
毁	毀	huǐ	to destroy; to ruin; to defame
混		hùn	to mix; to mingle; (colloquially) to get by
绘画	繪畫	huì huà	drawing; painting
混乱	混亂	hùn luàn	chaos; disorder
混合		hùn hé	to mix; to blend; composite
活跃	活躍	huó yuè	active; lively
火箭		huǒ jiàn	rocket
机动车	機動車	jī dòng chē	motor vehicle
昏		hūn	dusk; to become faint or dazed
机关	機關	jī guān	mechanism; (an) agency or organization
基督教		Jī dū jiào	Christianity
机械	機械	jī xiè	machine; machinery; mechanical
激情		jī qíng	passion; fervor; strong emotion
吉祥		jí xiáng	auspicious; lucky
极端	極端	jí duān	extreme; radical
急救		jí jiù	to give emergency treatment; first aid
集		jí	to gather; (classifier) an episode (of a series)
疾病		jí bìng	disease; ailment
加盟		jiā méng	to join (a business or alliance)
吉利		jí lì	auspicious; lucky; propitious; Geely (a Chinese car brand)
家电	家電	jiā diàn	household electric appliance (abbr. for 家用电器)
家园	家園	jiā yuán	home; homeland
嘉宾	嘉賓	jiā bīn	esteemed guest; honored guest
给予	給予	jǐ yǔ	to give; to grant
假日		jià rì	holiday; day off
监督	監督	jiān dū	to supervise; to monitor
监测	監測	jiān cè	to monitor
捡	撿	jiǎn	to pick up; to collect
简介	簡介	jiǎn jiè	brief introduction; summary
剑	劍	jiàn	sword
鉴定	鑑定	jiàn dìng	to appraise; to evaluate; to identify
箭		jiàn	arrow
将军	將軍	jiāng jūn	general; high-ranking military officer
讲课	講課	jiǎng kè	to teach; to lecture
酱	醬	jiàng	sauce; paste
骄傲	驕傲	jiāo ào	proud; arrogant
酱油	醬油	jiàng yóu	soy sauce
焦点	焦點	jiāo diǎn	focal point; center of attention
尖		jiān	pointed; sharp; (of sound) shrill
脚印	腳印	jiǎo yìn	footprint
教堂		jiào táng	church; chapel
教育部		jiào yù bù	Ministry of Education
接收		jiē shōu	to receive; to accept (e.g. a signal)
街头	街頭	jiē tóu	street; streetside
觉	覺	jiào	【jiào】 to sleep (a nap); 【jué】 to feel or realize
节假日	節假日	jié jià rì	public holiday
节能	節能	jié néng	energy-saving; to save energy
杰出	傑出	jié chū	outstanding; distinguished
揭		jiē	to expose; to reveal
截止		jié zhǐ	to close; deadline
解		jiě	to solve; to explain
解说	解說	jiě shuō	to explain verbally; to commentate
截至		jié zhì	up to a certain time; by
界		jiè	boundary; border; realm
金额	金額	jīn é	sum of money; amount
节奏	節奏	jié zòu	rhythm; tempo; beat
借鉴	借鑒	jiè jiàn	to learn from; to draw on others' experience
金钱	金錢	jīn qián	money; currency
尽	儘	jǐn	to use up; to do one's utmost; entirely
进攻	進攻	jìn gōng	to attack; to go on the offensive
近日		jìn rì	recently; in the past few days
近视	近視	jìn shì	shortsighted; nearsighted; myopic
惊人	驚人	jīng rén	astonishing; amazing
精		jīng	essence; refined; excellent
精美		jīng měi	exquisite; delicate; refined
精品		jīng pǐn	premium product; high-quality item
井		jǐng	a water well
惊喜	驚喜	jīng xǐ	pleasant surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
金融		jīn róng	finance; banking
景点	景點	jǐng diǎn	tourist attraction; scenic spot
纠纷	糾紛	jiū fēn	dispute; conflict
纠正	糾正	jiū zhèng	to correct; to rectify
净	淨	jìng	clean; pure; net (after deductions)
酒水		jiǔ shuǐ	beverages; drinks
救命		jiù mìng	to save a life; an exclamation for help
救援		jiù yuán	to rescue; rescue operation
救助		jiù zhù	to help; to aid
景		jǐng	scenery; view
就算		jiù suàn	(colloquial) even if
就是说	就是說	jiù shì shuō	in other words; that is to say
据	據	jù	according to; based on
捐		juān	to donate; to contribute
捐款		juān kuǎn	donation; to donate money
捐赠	捐贈	juān zèng	to donate; benefaction
捐助		juān zhù	to provide aid; to help
剧	劇	jù	a play; drama
决策	決策	jué cè	to decide; decision-making
觉悟	覺悟	jué wù	to become aware; enlightenment
绝	絕	jué	absolutely; extremely; completely
绝大多数	絕大多數	jué dà duō shù	the vast majority
军舰	軍艦	jūn jiàn	warship
军事	軍事	jūn shì	military affairs; military
军队	軍隊	jūn duì	army; military forces
开关	開關	kāi guān	switch; to turn on/off
开创	開創	kāi chuàng	to initiate; to found; to start something new
开通	開通	kāi tōng	to open (a route, service, etc.); to launch
开设	開設	kāi shè	to set up; to open (a course, business, etc.)
开夜车	開夜車	kāi yè chē	to work late into the night; to burn the midnight oil
看得见	看得見	kàn de jiàn	visible; able to be seen
开头	開頭	kāi tóu	beginning; start
看管		kān guǎn	to look after; to take care of
看得起		kàn de qǐ	to respect; to think highly of
看作		kàn zuò	to regard as; to consider
康复	康復	kāng fù	to recover; convalescence
看好		kàn hǎo	to be optimistic about; to have good prospects for
考场	考場	kǎo chǎng	exam room
抗议	抗議	kàng yì	to protest; protest
科研		kē yán	scientific research
客车	客車	kè chē	coach; bus; passenger vehicle
考题	考題	kǎo tí	exam question
空军	空軍	kōng jūn	air force
肯		kěn	to be willing; to agree; to consent
口试	口試	kǒu shì	oral exam; oral test
扣		kòu	to fasten; to deduct
跨		kuà	to step over; to span; to straddle
快车	快車	kuài chē	express (train or bus)
酷		kù	cool; trendy; (slang) awesome
矿	礦	kuàng	ore; mine
宽阔	寬闊	kuān kuò	spacious; wide
阔	闊	kuò	wide; broad
来往	來往	lái wǎng	to interact; to have dealings with
赖	賴	lài	to depend on; to blame; also a surname
啦		la	a sentence-final particle used for emphasis or exclamation
蓝天	藍天	lán tiān	blue sky
栏目	欄目	lán mù	column or segment (in a publication or broadcast)
蓝领	藍領	lán lǐng	blue-collar; relating to manual work
牢		láo	firm; secure; (in compounds) a prison
老乡	老鄉	lǎo xiāng	fellow villager; someone from the same hometown
冷气	冷氣	lěng qì	(TW) air conditioning
冷水		lěng shuǐ	cold water; unboiled water
理财	理財	lǐ cái	to manage finances; financial management
礼堂	禮堂	lǐ táng	auditorium; assembly hall
理		lǐ	reason; principle; to manage
理智		lǐ zhì	reason; rationality; being sensible
联盟	聯盟	lián méng	alliance; coalition; union
利		lì	sharp; beneficial; profit; advantage
懒	懶	lǎn	lazy
联赛	聯賽	lián sài	(sports) league; tournament
凉鞋	涼鞋	liáng xié	sandal
两侧	兩側	liǎng cè	both sides; the two sides
两手	兩手	liǎng shǒu	both hands; one's abilities
聊天儿	聊天兒	liáo tiān er	to chat; to have a casual conversation
聊		liáo	to chat; to talk
联手	聯手	lián shǒu	to join hands; to act together
灵活	靈活	líng huó	flexible; agile
裂		liè	to crack; to split
料		liào	material; to expect or guess
领袖	領袖	lǐng xiù	leader
留言		liú yán	to leave a message; message
另		lìng	other; another
流感		liú gǎn	flu; influenza
楼道	樓道	lóu dào	corridor; passageway (in a multi‑storey building)
楼房	樓房	lóu fáng	multi‑storey building
领取	領取	lǐng qǔ	to collect; to receive
陆军	陸軍	lù jūn	army; ground forces
录像	錄像	lù xiàng	video recording; to record on video
露		lù	to reveal; to expose; dew
录音机	錄音機	lù yīn jī	tape recorder; recording device
旅店		lǚ diàn	inn; small hotel
马车	馬車	mǎ chē	carriage; chariot; buggy
路过	路過	lù guò	to pass by or through
埋		mái	to bury
绿化	綠化	lǜ huà	to green (landscaping); reforest
慢车	慢車	màn chē	local (slow) train or bus with many stops
馒头	饅頭	mán tou	steamed bun
盲人		máng rén	blind person
嘛		ma	modal particle indicating obviousness or emphasis
梅花		méi huā	plum blossom
美容		měi róng	to beautify; to improve one’s appearance
猛		měng	fierce; sudden; (colloquially) awesome
蒙		méng	to deceive; to cover
免得		miǎn de	so as not to; to avoid
棉		mián	cotton
面对面	面對面	miàn duì miàn	face to face
面向		miàn xiàng	to face; aimed at; oriented toward
妙		miào	wonderful; clever
灭	滅	miè	to extinguish; to put out; to exterminate
民歌		mín gē	folk song
民工		mín gōng	migrant worker
民警		mín jǐng	civil police; police (abbr. for 人民警察)
民主		mín zhǔ	democracy
名胜	名勝	míng shèng	scenic spot; famous historic site
名额	名額	míng é	quota; available places
民意		mín yì	public opinion
名誉	名譽	míng yù	reputation; honor
名义	名義	míng yì	in name; nominal
命		mìng	life; fate; destiny
明日		míng rì	tomorrow
磨		mó	to grind; to polish
没收	沒收	mò shōu	to confiscate; to seize
膜		mó	membrane; film
墨水		mò shuǐ	ink
母		mǔ	mother; (of animals) female
母鸡	母雞	mǔ jī	hen
母女		mǔ nǚ	mother and daughter
墓		mù	grave; tomb
拿走		ná zǒu	to take away
母子		mǔ zǐ	mother and child
奶粉		nǎi fěn	powdered milk
难忘	難忘	nán wàng	unforgettable
奶牛		nǎi niú	dairy cow
内外	內外	nèi wài	inside and outside; roughly
内地	內地	nèi dì	mainland (e.g. China)
内衣	內衣	nèi yī	underwear; undergarment
能否		néng fǒu	whether or not; is it possible
泥		ní	mud; clay
扭		niǔ	to twist; to turn
排行榜		pái háng bǎng	ranking chart; leaderboard
判		pàn	to judge; to sentence
派出		pài chū	to dispatch; to send out
盼望		pàn wàng	to hope for; to look forward to
泡		pào	to steep; to soak
陪同		péi tóng	to accompany
皮球		pí qiú	ball (usually made of leather, rubber, etc.)
配置		pèi zhì	to configure; to set up; configuration
偏		piān	to lean; slanted; off‑center
贫困	貧困	pín kùn	poverty; impoverished
聘请	聘請	pìn qǐng	to hire; to engage (a professional)
炮		pào	cannon
品牌		pǐn pái	brand; trademark
平凡		píng fán	ordinary; commonplace
平衡		píng héng	balance; equilibrium
评	評	píng	to comment; to judge
平台		píng tái	platform; (online) site
屏幕		píng mù	screen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
评选	評選	píng xuǎn	to select (by vote); to elect
扑	撲	pū	to pounce; to lunge
平方米		píng fāng mǐ	square meter
铺	鋪	pù	shop; store; to set up
奇妙		qí miào	wonderful; fantastic
坡		pō	slope; slanted surface
欺负	欺負	qī fu	to bully
企图	企圖	qǐ tú	to attempt; to try
气氛	氣氛	qì fēn	atmosphere; mood
恰当	恰當	qià dàng	appropriate; suitable
恰好		qià hǎo	exactly; just right
起诉	起訴	qǐ sù	to sue; to bring a lawsuit against
恰恰		qià qià	exactly; precisely
铅笔	鉛筆	qiān bǐ	pencil
谦虚	謙虛	qiān xū	modest; humble
牵	牽	qiān	to lead or pull (an animal)
起点	起點	qǐ diǎn	starting point
前方		qián fāng	ahead; the front
强盗	強盜	qiáng dào	robber; bandit
潜力	潛力	qián lì	potential; capacity
前来	前來	qián lái	to come (used in formal invitations)
强势	強勢	qiáng shì	dominant; powerful
强壮	強壯	qiáng zhuàng	strong; robust
巧妙		qiǎo miào	ingenious; clever
桥梁	橋梁	qiáo liáng	bridge
强化	強化	qiáng huà	to strengthen; to intensify
切实	切實	qiè shí	practical; realistic; genuine
侵犯		qīn fàn	to infringe on; to violate
茄子		qié zi	eggplant; aubergine
亲属	親屬	qīn shǔ	relatives; kin
倾向	傾向	qīng xiàng	tendency; trend
清		qīng	clear; pure; clean (also used in proper names such as the Qing dynasty)
清洁	清潔	qīng jié	clean; tidy
清洁工	清潔工	qīng jié gōng	cleaner; janitor
亲眼	親眼	qīn yǎn	with one's own eyes; personally
清明节	清明節	qīng míng jié	Qingming (Tomb-Sweeping) Festival
情绪	情緒	qíng xù	mood; state of mind
球拍		qiú pāi	racket
清洗		qīng xǐ	to clean; to wash
球星		qiú xīng	sports star (in ball games)
求职	求職	qiú zhí	to seek employment
球员	球員	qiú yuán	player (in ball sports)
渠道		qú dào	channel; means (of communication or distribution)
取款		qǔ kuǎn	to withdraw money (from a bank)
去掉		qù diào	to remove; to eliminate
区分	區分	qū fēn	to differentiate; to distinguish
取款机	取款機	qǔ kuǎn jī	ATM
权	權	quán	power; authority
全力		quán lì	with all one's strength; all-out effort
权力	權力	quán lì	power; authority
全新		quán xīn	brand new; completely new
券		quàn	ticket; coupon; voucher
缺陷		quē xiàn	defect; flaw
让座	讓座	ràng zuò	to give up one's seat for someone
热点	熱點	rè diǎn	hotspot; area of special interest
热水	熱水	rè shuǐ	hot water
热水器	熱水器	rè shuǐ qì	water heater
热线	熱線	rè xiàn	hotline
人权	人權	rén quán	human rights
日夜		rì yè	day and night; around the clock
却是	卻是	què shì	nevertheless; actually
认同	認同	rèn tóng	to agree with; to endorse; to recognize
融合		róng hé	to fuse; to integrate; fusion
融入		róng rù	to blend into; to integrate
日语	日語	Rì yǔ	Japanese language
如		rú	as; like; such as
如一		rú yī	consistent; unvarying
乳制品	乳製品	rǔ zhì pǐn	dairy products
入		rù	to enter; to join
入学	入學	rù xué	to enroll in school
若		ruò	if; as if; like
塞		sāi	to plug; to stop up; to stuff in; (bound form) a stopper; a cork
赛	賽	sài	competition; match; to compete
赛场	賽場	sài chǎng	competition venue; racetrack
三明治		sān míng zhì	sandwich (loanword)
山峰		shān fēng	mountain peak
山谷		shān gǔ	valley; ravine
丧失	喪失	sàng shī	to lose; to forfeit
伤口	傷口	shāng kǒu	wound; cut
伤亡	傷亡	shāng wáng	casualties; injuries and deaths
山坡		shān pō	hillside
伤员	傷員	shāng yuán	wounded person
商城		shāng chéng	shopping center; mall
上市		shàng shì	to go public; to be listed (on the stock market)
上当	上當	shàng dàng	to be deceived; to be fooled
上演		shàng yǎn	to stage; to show (a performance or movie)
上帝		Shàng dì	God
上台		shàng tái	to go on stage; to rise to power
勺		sháo	spoon; ladle (also a unit of volume)
舌头	舌頭	shé tou	tongue
少儿	少兒	shào ér	children; juvenile
设计师	設計師	shè jì shī	designer
深化		shēn huà	to deepen; to intensify
涉及		shè jí	to involve; to touch upon
深深		shēn shēn	deep; profound
审查	審查	shěn chá	to review; to censor
升级	升級	shēng jí	to upgrade; to advance (in level)
升学	升學	shēng xué	to progress to the next level of schooling
生活费	生活費	shēng huó fèi	living expenses
省钱	省錢	shěng qián	to save money
升值		shēng zhí	to appreciate in value
圣诞节	聖誕節	Shèng dàn jié	Christmas (festival)
师父	師父	shī fu	master; mentor (used in Taiwan)
盛行		shèng xíng	to be popular; in vogue
时节	時節	shí jié	season; period of time
师生	師生	shī shēng	teachers and students
时时	時時	shí shí	often; constantly
时期	時期	shí qī	period; phase
时装	時裝	shí zhuāng	fashion; fashionable clothes
时而	時而	shí ér	occasionally; from time to time
识	識	shí	knowledge; to know
实践	實踐	shí jiàn	to put into practice; practice
食欲	食慾	shí yù	appetite
市民		shì mín	citizen; resident
试点	試點	shì diǎn	to pilot; a pilot program
适当	適當	shì dàng	appropriate; suitable
事后	事後	shì hòu	after the event; in retrospect
收藏		shōu cáng	to collect; (Internet) to bookmark
识字	識字	shí zì	to learn to read; to acquire literacy
收养	收養	shōu yǎng	to adopt; adoption
手续费	手續費	shǒu xù fèi	service charge; processing fee
收取		shōu qǔ	to collect (a fee); to receive
首脑	首腦	shǒu nǎo	head; leader
首席		shǒu xí	chief; principal
首次		shǒu cì	for the first time; initial
书房	書房	shū fáng	study; a room for reading
首相		shǒu xiàng	prime minister
薯片		shǔ piàn	potato chips; crisps
双打	雙打	shuāng dǎ	doubles (in sports)
爽		shuǎng	feeling refreshed; invigorated
水泥		shuǐ ní	cement
税	稅	shuì	tax; duty
顺	順	shùn	to follow; smooth; obedient
薯条	薯條	shǔ tiáo	french fries; chips
说明书	說明書	shuō míng shū	instruction manual; guide
司长	司長	sī zhǎng	bureau chief; director
说实话	說實話	shuō shí huà	to speak frankly; honestly
死亡		sǐ wáng	to die; death
四处	四處	sì chù	everywhere; all around
寺		sì	Buddhist temple; monastery
送礼	送禮	sòng lǐ	to give a gift
送行		sòng xíng	to see someone off; to bid farewell
素质	素質	sù zhì	quality; personal aptitude
算是		suàn shì	to be considered as; regarded as
虽	雖	suī	although; even though
算了		suàn le	forget it; let it go
踏实	踏實	tā shi	down-to-earth; reliable; steady
岁数	歲數	suì shu	age; number of years
塔		tǎ	pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa
踏		tà	to step on; to tread
台灯	檯燈	tái dēng	desk lamp; table lamp
叹气	嘆氣	tàn qì	to sigh; to let out a sigh
探索		tàn suǒ	to explore; to probe
太阳能	太陽能	tài yáng néng	solar energy
探讨	探討	tàn tǎo	to discuss; to explore a topic
趟		tàng	a measure word for trips or passes
掏		tāo	to fish out; to scoop out
特大		tè dà	exceptionally big; enormous
特地		tè dì	specially; deliberately
特		tè	special; particularly
特快		tè kuài	express (train, delivery, etc.)
疼痛		téng tòng	pain; ache
特意		tè yì	specially; intentionally
踢		tī	to kick; to play (soccer)
提交		tí jiāo	to submit; to hand in
提升		tí shēng	to promote; to elevate; to improve
天然		tiān rán	natural; unprocessed
天堂		tiān táng	heaven; paradise
田		tián	field; farmland; (surname) Tian
天下		tiān xià	all under heaven; the world
添		tiān	to add; to increase
田径	田徑	tián jìng	track and field; athletics
跳水		tiào shuǐ	diving; to dive
通报	通報	tōng bào	to inform; announcement; bulletin
听取	聽取	tīng qǔ	to listen to; to heed
通道		tōng dào	channel; passage; corridor
通红	通紅	tōng hóng	bright red; completely red
通行		tōng xíng	to pass through; to be in operation
通话	通話	tōng huà	to converse; a phone call
同		tóng	same; together; with
同胞		tóng bāo	compatriot; fellow countryman
同期		tóng qī	the same period; concurrent
通讯	通訊	tōng xùn	communications; dispatch; news report
同行		tóng háng	colleague; person in the same profession; to travel together
铜牌	銅牌	tóng pái	bronze medal; bronze plaque
同一		tóng yī	identical; the same
头疼	頭疼	tóu téng	headache; to have a headache
投票		tóu piào	to vote; a vote
图书	圖書	tú shū	books; literature (in libraries or bookstores)
透露		tòu lù	to reveal; to divulge
途径	途徑	tú jìng	route; means; channel
徒弟		tú dì	apprentice; disciple
团队	團隊	tuán duì	team
退票		tuì piào	to refund a ticket; ticket return
吞		tūn	to swallow
推出		tuī chū	to launch; to release; to introduce
托		tuō	to entrust; to support
拖		tuō	to drag; to tow; to delay
拖鞋		tuō xié	slippers; flip-flops
挖		wā	to dig; to excavate
娃娃		wáwa	baby; doll
外币	外幣	wài bì	foreign currency
外部		wài bù	external; outside
外出		wài chū	to go out; to leave home
哇		wā	exclamation 'Wow!'
外科		wài kē	surgery; surgical department
外观	外觀	wài guān	appearance; exterior
外衣		wài yī	outer clothing; coat
外来	外來	wài lái	foreign; introduced from outside
外资	外資	wài zī	foreign investment; foreign capital
外头	外頭	wài tou	outside; exterior
弯曲	彎曲	wān qū	to bend; curved; crooked
顽皮	頑皮	wán pí	naughty; mischievous
顽强	頑強	wán qiáng	tenacious; resilient
王后		wáng hòu	queen
王子		wáng zǐ	prince
往后	往後	wǎng hòu	from now on; in the future
网吧	網吧	wǎng bā	Internet café
网页	網頁	wǎng yè	web page
往年		wǎng nián	in former years; previously
望见	望見	wàng jiàn	to espy; to spot
危机	危機	wēi jī	crisis
威胁	威脅	wēi xié	to threaten; to menace
往来	往來	wǎng lái	contacts; interactions; to go back and forth
微波炉	微波爐	wēi bō lú	microwave oven
维生素	維生素	wéi shēng sù	vitamin
为此	為此	wèi cǐ	for this reason
为何	為何	wèi hé	why
卧铺	臥鋪	wò pù	a bed on a train; couchette
文娱	文娛	wén yú	cultural recreation; entertainment
无边	無邊	wú biān	boundless; limitless
乌云	烏雲	wū yún	black cloud
无关	無關	wú guān	unrelated; having nothing to do with
物品		wù pǐn	articles; goods
无效	無效	wú xiào	ineffective; not valid
误	誤	wù	mistake; to err
舞蹈		wǔ dǎo	dance; dancing
西班牙语	西班牙語	xī bān yá yǔ	Spanish language
吸毒		xī dú	to take drugs
牺牲	犧牲	xī shēng	to sacrifice
洗衣粉		xǐ yī fěn	laundry detergent; washing powder
细胞	細胞	xì bāo	cell (biology)
戏曲	戲曲	xì qǔ	Chinese opera
细菌	細菌	xì jūn	bacterium; germ
先锋	先鋒	xiān fēng	vanguard; pioneer
嫌		xián	to dislike; to find objectionable
显出	顯出	xiǎn chū	to reveal; to show
险	險	xiǎn	dangerous; risky
陷入		xiàn rù	to fall into (a predicament); to sink into
响声	響聲	xiǎng shēng	a sound; noise
线路	線路	xiàn lù	route; line (of transit or circuit)
想不到		xiǎng bu dào	unexpected; hard to imagine
消耗		xiāo hào	to consume; to use up
消灭	消滅	xiāo miè	to annihilate; to exterminate
小费	小費	xiǎo fèi	tip; gratuity
小麦	小麥	xiǎo mài	wheat
小于	小於	xiǎo yú	less than (<)
笑脸	笑臉	xiào liǎn	smiling face; smile
晓得	曉得	xiǎo de	to know (informal)
笑容		xiào róng	smile; smiling expression
笑声	笑聲	xiào shēng	laughter
协会	協會	xié huì	association; society
协商	協商	xié shāng	to negotiate; to consult
协调	協調	xié tiáo	to coordinate; to harmonize
写字楼	寫字樓	xiě zì lóu	office building
协助	協助	xié zhù	to aid; to assist
写字台	寫字檯	xiě zì tái	writing desk
心愿	心願	xīn yuàn	a cherished wish or aspiration
心脏	心臟	xīn zàng	heart
心灵	心靈	xīn líng	soul; inner spirit
心脏病	心臟病	xīn zàng bìng	heart disease
新人		xīn rén	newcomer; rookie
新兴	新興	xīn xīng	emerging; rising; developing
薪水		xīn shuǐ	salary; wage
信仰		xìn yǎng	faith; belief
信用		xìn yòng	credit; trustworthiness
行程		xíng chéng	itinerary; travel schedule
兴旺	興旺	xīng wàng	prosperous; thriving; flourishing
形		xíng	form; shape; appearance
凶手	兇手	xiōng shǒu	murderer; culprit
袖珍		xiù zhēn	pocket-sized; miniature
修车	修車	xiū chē	to repair vehicles
凶	兇	xiōng	fierce; vicious
悬	懸	xuán	to hang; to suspend
旋转	旋轉	xuán zhuǎn	to rotate; to spin
选拔	選拔	xuǎn bá	to select; to choose the best
学会	學會	xué huì	to learn; to master
选举	選舉	xuǎn jǔ	to elect; election
学员	學員	xué yuán	student; trainee
血液		xuè yè	blood
血管		xuè guǎn	blood vessel; artery; vein
压迫	壓迫	yā pò	to oppress; to constrain
循环	循環	xún huán	to circulate; cycle; loop
烟花	煙花	yān huā	fireworks
沿海		yán hǎi	coastal
沿		yán	along; following
沿着	沿著	yán zhe	along (with); following
研发	研發	yán fā	research and development; to develop
眼看		yǎn kàn	as one sees; soon; in view of
演奏		yǎn zòu	to perform (music)
宴会	宴會	yàn huì	banquet; feast
仰		yǎng	to look up; to admire; to depend on
洋		yáng	ocean; foreign; vast
养老	養老	yǎng lǎo	to care for the elderly; to retire
样	樣	yàng	manner; appearance; type
氧气	氧氣	yǎng qì	oxygen
药品	藥品	yào pǐn	medicine; pharmaceutical product
要不然		yào bù rán	otherwise; or else
要好		yào hǎo	to be on good terms; to get along well
要么	要麼	yào me	either... or; one or the other
要素		yào sù	essential element; key factor
野		yě	wild; untamed; rural
野生		yě shēng	wild; naturally grown; undomesticated
医药	醫藥	yī yào	medicine and pharmaceuticals
依次		yī cì	in order; sequentially
依赖	依賴	yī lài	to depend on; to rely on
一次性		yī cì xìng	single-use; disposable
一道		yī dào	together; as a group
一代		yī dài	generation
一贯	一貫	yī guàn	consistent; unwavering
一路上		yī lù shàng	along the way; throughout the journey
仪器	儀器	yí qì	instrument; apparatus
仪式	儀式	yí shì	ceremony
一番		yī fān	a round (of effort); a bout
遗憾	遺憾	yí hàn	regret; a pity
一模一样	一模一樣	yī mú yī yàng	exactly the same; identical
一时	一時	yī shí	for a short while; temporarily
一同		yī tóng	together; in company
一齐	一齊	yī qí	at the same time; simultaneously
一行		yī xíng	a delegation; a group
艺人	藝人	yì rén	performing artist; actor
议题	議題	yì tí	topic of discussion; issue
异常	異常	yì cháng	abnormal; unusual
意想不到		yì xiǎng bù dào	unexpected; unforeseen
意愿	意願	yì yuàn	desire; willingness; aspiration
因素		yīn sù	factor; element
因		yīn	because; cause; reason
阴谋	陰謀	yīn móu	conspiracy; plot
音量		yīn liàng	volume (sound level)
阴影	陰影	yīn yǐng	shadow; shade
音像		yīn xiàng	audiovisual; audio and video
隐私	隱私	yǐn sī	privacy; personal secrets
隐藏	隱藏	yǐn cáng	to hide; to conceal
印		yìn	to print; to stamp; a seal
迎来	迎來	yíng lái	to welcome; to usher in
英雄		yīng xióng	hero
影迷		yǐng mí	film enthusiast; movie fan
影星		yǐng xīng	film star; movie celebrity
用处	用處	yòng chu	usefulness; utility; function
应急	應急	yìng jí	emergency response; contingency
用法		yòng fǎ	usage; method of use
用得着	用得著	yòng de zháo	to be needed; to have a use
应对	應對	yìng duì	to respond to; to deal with
用心		yòng xīn	to be diligent; to devote oneself; careful
优质	優質	yōu zhì	of excellent quality; high quality
用品		yòng pǐn	supplies; articles for use; goods
游玩	遊玩	yóu wán	to have fun; to go sightseeing
游人	遊人	yóu rén	tourist; visitor
游戏机	遊戲機	yóu xì jī	video game console; game machine
游行	遊行	yóu xíng	to march; to parade; demonstration
有关	有關	yǒu guān	related to; concerning
有没有	有沒有	yǒu méi yǒu	used to ask whether something exists or is available
有事		yǒu shì	to be occupied; to have something to do
于	於	yú	surname Yu; used as a preposition meaning in, at, on, from, by, or than
娱乐	娛樂	yú lè	to entertain; entertainment; recreation
愉快		yú kuài	happy; cheerful; pleasant
与	與	yǔ	and; with
宇航员	宇航員	yǔ háng yuán	astronaut
预约	預約	yù yuē	to book; a reservation; to make an appointment
雨衣		yǔ yī	raincoat
元素		yuán sù	element; (chemistry) chemical element; (math) member of a set
园	園	yuán	garden; park; an abbreviated part of compound names (e.g., botanical garden); surname Yuan
园地	園地	yuán dì	garden plot; a piece of land used for growing plants
原		yuán	original; primary; basic; surname Yuan
原告		yuán gào	plaintiff; complainant
原谅	原諒	yuán liàng	to forgive; to excuse
圆珠笔	圓珠筆	yuán zhū bǐ	ballpoint pen
缘故	緣故	yuán gù	reason; cause
援助		yuán zhù	to aid; to help; assistance
远远	遠遠	yuǎn yuǎn	by far; a long way (in distance or degree)
远离	遠離	yuǎn lí	to keep away from; to avoid
远方	遠方	yuǎn fāng	a distant place; far away
晕	暈	yūn	dizzy; to faint; a halo (around a light source)
约定	約定	yuē dìng	to agree on; to arrange; an appointment; agreement
运作	運作	yùn zuò	to operate; to run; operations (of an organization)
乐曲	樂曲	yuè qǔ	musical composition
允许	允許	yǔn xǔ	to permit; to allow
晕车	暈車	yùn chē	to be carsick
杂	雜	zá	mixed; miscellaneous; to mix
再生		zài shēng	to regenerate; regeneration; recycling
再说	再說	zài shuō	besides; moreover; to add (a discussion later)
遭到		zāo dào	to suffer; to encounter (misfortune)
遭受		zāo shòu	to suffer; to sustain (loss or misfortune)
遭遇		zāo yù	to encounter; to experience (especially something adverse)
早晚		zǎo wǎn	eventually; sooner or later
增进	增進	zēng jìn	to enhance; to promote; to further
扎		zhā	to tie; to bind; to prick (with a needle)
增值		zēng zhí	to increase in value; value-added
炸弹	炸彈	zhà dàn	bomb
扎实	扎實	zhā shi	solid; sturdy; practical; down-to-earth
炸		zhá	to deep-fry
债	債	zhài	debt
炸药	炸藥	zhà yào	explosive material
占据	佔據	zhàn jù	to occupy; to hold (a position)
战场	戰場	zhàn chǎng	battlefield
战术	戰術	zhàn shù	tactics
战略	戰略	zhàn lüè	strategy
战友	戰友	zhàn yǒu	comrade-in-arms; battle companion
章		zhāng	chapter; section; article; surname Zhang
站台	站臺	zhàn tái	platform (at a railway station)
掌声	掌聲	zhǎng shēng	applause
账	賬	zhàng	account; bill
账户	帳戶	zhàng hù	bank account; online account
招		zhāo	to invite; to recruit; to beckon
障碍	障礙	zhàng ài	barrier; obstacle
照样	照樣	zhào yàng	as usual; in the same manner
照耀		zhào yào	to shine; to illuminate
招聘		zhāo pìn	to recruit; to invite job applicants
哲学	哲學	zhé xué	philosophy
这就是说	這就是說	zhè jiù shì shuō	in other words; that is to say
镇	鎮	zhèn	to subdue; town; garrison
争夺	爭奪	zhēng duó	to fight over; to vie for
整顿	整頓	zhěng dùn	to reorganize; to put in order
正当	正當	zhèng dāng	proper; legitimate; appropriate
整治		zhěng zhì	to rectify; to clean up; to put in order
政策		zhèng cè	policy
政权	政權	zhèng quán	regime; political power
症状	症狀	zhèng zhuàng	symptom (of an illness)
政党	政黨	zhèng dǎng	political party
之类	之類	zhī lèi	and so on; etc.
支援		zhī yuán	to provide support; to assist
支撑	支撐	zhī chēng	to prop up; to support
知名		zhī míng	well-known; famous
织	織	zhī	to weave
枝		zhī	branch; a classifier for long, thin objects
直升机	直升機	zhí shēng jī	helicopter
职责	職責	zhí zé	duty; responsibility
止		zhǐ	to stop; to cease
只得		zhǐ dé	to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
只顾	只顧	zhǐ gù	to be solely preoccupied with; to focus on only one thing
只管		zhǐ guǎn	to do something without hesitation; just; go ahead
指数	指數	zhǐ shù	index (statistical) or exponent (mathematics)
指定		zhǐ dìng	to appoint; to assign; designated
指头	指頭	zhǐ tou	finger (colloquial)
指着	指著	zhǐzhe	to point at
至于	至於	zhì yú	as for; regarding
智慧		zhì huì	wisdom; intelligence
治病		zhì bìng	to treat an illness
中华	中華	Zhōng huá	China (a formal name)
中等		zhōng děng	medium; average
中外		zhōng wài	domestic and foreign; both at home and abroad
中期		zhōng qī	middle period; medium-term
忠心		zhōng xīn	loyalty; devotion
肿	腫	zhǒng	to swell; swollen; swelling
钟头	鐘頭	zhōng tóu	hour (colloquial)
种种	種種	zhǒng zhǒng	all kinds of; various
珠宝	珠寶	zhū bǎo	jewelry; precious stones
诸位	諸位	zhū wèi	everyone (polite address)
主持人		zhǔ chí rén	TV or radio host; presenter
粥		zhōu	rice porridge; congee
主角		zhǔ jué	leading role; protagonist
煮		zhǔ	to cook; to boil
主流		zhǔ liú	mainstream; predominant
住宅		zhù zhái	residence; dwelling; abode
驻	駐	zhù	to be stationed; to remain (of troops, diplomats, etc.)
柱子		zhù zi	pillar
专用	專用	zhuān yòng	dedicated; for exclusive use
祝愿	祝願	zhù yuàn	to wish; to express best wishes
赚钱	賺錢	zhuàn qián	to earn money; to make a profit
壮观	壯觀	zhuàng guān	spectacular; a magnificent sight
赚	賺	zhuàn	to earn money; to make a profit
追究		zhuī jiū	to investigate; to hold (someone) accountable
装备	裝備	zhuāng bèi	equipment; to equip; to outfit
自来水	自來水	zì lái shuǐ	running water; tap water
咨询	咨詢	zī xún	to consult; to seek advice; inquiry
捉		zhuō	to grab; to capture
自我		zì wǒ	self; one’s own (in psychology)
自学	自學	zì xué	to study on one’s own; self-study
自言自语	自言自語	zì yán zì yǔ	to talk to oneself; to soliloquize
自在		zì zai	at ease; comfortable
宗教		zōng jiào	religion
总部	總部	zǒng bù	headquarters
总经理	總經理	zǒng jīng lǐ	general manager; CEO
总监	總監	zǒng jiān	director; head (of a department)
总量	總量	zǒng liàng	total; overall amount
走私		zǒu sī	to smuggle
奏		zòu	to play (a musical instrument); (archaic) to present a memorial
租金		zū jīn	rent
足		zú	foot; sufficient; ample
足以		zú yǐ	sufficient to; enough to
祖父		zǔ fù	father's father; paternal grandfather
族		zú	ethnic group; clan; (in compounds, a group such as office workers)
祖国	祖國	zǔ guó	motherland
祖母		zǔ mǔ	father's mother; paternal grandmother
最终	最終	zuì zhōng	final; ultimate
罪		zuì	crime; sin
钻	鑽	zuàn	to drill; to study intensively
罪恶	罪惡	zuì è	sin; evil
作		zuò	to do; to make; to compose (especially in a literary context)
最佳		zuì jiā	optimal; best; peak
作废	作廢	zuò fèi	to become invalid; to cancel; to nullify
座谈会	座談會	zuò tán huì	conference; symposium; forum
作战	作戰	zuò zhàn	to engage in combat; to fight

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