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| Word | Pinyin | Zhuyin | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 哎 | āi | ㄞ | Ptc | hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) |
| 唉 | āi | ㄞ | Ptc | interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh |
| 愛 | ài | ㄞˋ | N | affection; to love |
| 愛情 | ài qíng | ㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ | N | romance; love (romantic) |
| 愛惜 | ài xí | ㄞˋ ㄒㄧˊ | Vst | to cherish; to treasure |
| 愛心 | ài xīn | ㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ | N | compassion; kindness |
| 按 | àn | ㄢˋ | Prep | according to; in the light of |
| 安定 | ān dìng | ㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | Vs | stable; calm |
| 安靜 | ān jìng | ㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | Vs | quiet; peaceful |
| 安排 | ān pái | ㄢ ㄆㄞˊ | N / V | arrangements; plans |
| 安心 | ān xīn | ㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ | Vs | at ease; to feel relieved |
| 按照 | àn zhào | ㄢˋ ㄓㄠˋ | Prep | according to; in accordance with |
| 把 | bǎ | ㄅㄚˇ | M | classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles |
| 白 | bái | ㄅㄞˊ | Vs | white; in vain |
| 白/白白 | bái | ㄅㄞˊ | Adv | in vain; white |
| 白菜 | bái cài | ㄅㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋ | N | Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) |
| 擺 | bǎi | ㄅㄞˇ | V | to arrange; to exhibit |
| 榜樣 | bǎng yàng | ㄅㄤˇ ㄧㄤˋ | N | model; example (for people to follow) |
| 班機 | bān jī | ㄅㄢ ㄐㄧ | N | airliner; (regular) flight |
| 辦理 | bàn lǐ | ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ | V | to handle; to transact |
| 半天 | bàn tiān | ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ | N | half of the day; a long time |
| 包 | bāo | ㄅㄠ | V | to cover; to wrap |
| 包含 | bāo hán | ㄅㄠ ㄏㄢˊ | Vst | to contain; to embody |
| 寶貝 | bǎo bèi | ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋ | N | treasured object; treasure |
| 寶貴 | bǎo guì | ㄅㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ | Vs | valuable; precious |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ | Vs | conservative; to guard |
| 保養 | bǎo yǎng | ㄅㄠˇ ㄧㄤˇ | V | to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair |
| 保證/証 | bǎo zhèng | ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄥˋ | N / V | guarantee; to guarantee |
| 抱 | bào | ㄅㄠˋ | V | to hold; to carry (in one's arms) |
| 抱怨 | bào yuàn | ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ | V | to complain; to grumble |
| 報名 | bào míng | ㄅㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | V-sep | to sign up; to enter one's name |
| 把握 | bǎ wò | ㄅㄚˇ ㄨㄛˋ | V | to grasp (also fig.); to seize |
| 北方 | běi fāng | ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ | N | north; the northern part a country |
| 被動 | bèi dòng | ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vs | passive |
| 背後 | bèi hòu | ㄅㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ | N | behind; at the back |
| 背景 | bèi jǐng | ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ | N | background; backdrop |
| 輩子 | bèi zi | ㄅㄟˋ ˙ㄗ | N | all one's life; lifetime |
| 本 | běn | ㄅㄣˇ | Det | this; the current (year etc) |
| 本人 | běn rén | ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ | N | I; me |
| 逼 | bī | ㄅㄧ | V | to force (sb to do sth); to compel |
| 筆 | bǐ | ㄅㄧˇ | M | (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character; (classifier) sum of money |
| 比 | bǐ | ㄅㄧˇ | V | to compare; to gesture |
| 鞭炮 | biān pào | ㄅㄧㄢ ㄆㄠˋ | N | firecrackers; string of small firecrackers |
| 變 | biàn | ㄅㄧㄢˋ | Vp | to change; to become different |
| 變成 | biàn chéng | ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ | Vpt | to change into; to turn into |
| 變更 | biàng ēng | ㄅㄧㄤˋ ㄥ | V | to change; to alter |
| 變化 | biàn huà | ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | N / Vs | (intransitive) to change; to vary |
| 便條 | biàn tiáo | ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ | N | (informal) note |
| 表達 | biǎo dá | ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄚˊ | V | to express; to convey |
| 表面 | biǎo miàn | ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | N | surface; face |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ | V | (of sb) to express; to state |
| 表現 | biǎo xiàn | ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | N / V | expression; manifestation |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˇ | V / N | to perform; to act |
| 畢竟 | bì jìng | ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | Adv | after all; all in all |
| 避免 | bì miǎn | ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ | V | to avert; to prevent |
| 餅 | bǐng | ㄅㄧㄥˇ | N | round flat cake; cookie |
| 病 | bìng | ㄅㄧㄥˋ | Vp | to fall ill; illness |
| 比如/比如說 | bǐ rú | ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ | Prep | for example; for instance |
| 必要 | bì yào | ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄠˋ | Vs | necessary; essential |
| 播 | bò | ㄅㄛˋ | V | to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc) |
| 博士 | bó shì | ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ | N | doctor (as an academic degree) |
| 博物館 | bó wù guǎn | ㄅㄛˊ ㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ | N | museum |
| 布 | bù | ㄅㄨˋ | N | cloth; to declare |
| 不見(了) | bù jiàn | ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | Vp | to have disappeared; to be missing |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ | Adv | have no choice or option but to; cannot but |
| 不斷 | bù duàn | ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ | Adv / Vs | unceasing; uninterrupted |
| 不論 | bù lùn | ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ | Conj | whatever; no matter what (who, how etc) |
| 不滿 | bù mǎn | ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄢˇ | Vs | dissatisfied; discontented |
| 部門 | bù mén | ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ | N | department; branch |
| 不如 | bù rú | ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ | conj | not equal to; not as good as |
| 不少 | bù shǎo | ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇ | Det / Vs | many; quite a few |
| 不幸 | bù xìng | ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ | Vs | misfortune; adversity |
| 不用說 | bù yòng shuō | ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄛ | Conj | needless to say; it goes without saying |
| 布/佈置 | bùzhì | V | to declare; to announce | |
| 不足 | bù zú | ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ | Vs | insufficient; lacking |
| 擦 | cā | ㄘㄚ | V | to rub; to scratch |
| 猜 | cāi | ㄘㄞ | V | to guess |
| 材料 | cái liào | ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ | N | (raw) material; data |
| 採用 | cǎi yòng | ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ | V | to adopt; to employ |
| 餐 | cān | ㄘㄢ | M | classifier for meals; meal |
| 參考 | cān kǎo | ㄘㄢ ㄎㄠˇ | V | to consult; to refer |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ | N | lawn; meadow |
| 草原 | cǎo yuán | ㄘㄠˇ ㄩㄢˊ | N | grassland; prairie |
| 曾 | céng | ㄘㄥˊ | Adv | already; previously |
| 曾經 | céng jīng | ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ | Adv | already; previously |
| 差點/差點兒/差一點兒 | chā diǎn | ㄔㄚ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | Adv | almost; nearly |
| 差別 | chā bié | ㄔㄚ ㄅㄧㄝˊ | N | difference; distinction |
| 嘗試/嚐試 | cháng shì | ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ | V | to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it) |
| 產品 | chǎn pǐn | ㄔㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | goods; merchandise |
| 產生 | chǎn shēng | ㄔㄢˇ ㄕㄥ | Vpt | to arise; to come into being |
| 超過 | chāo guò | ㄔㄠ ㄍㄨㄛˋ | Vpt | to surpass; to exceed |
| 超級 | chāo jí | ㄔㄠ ㄐㄧˊ | Vs-attr | super-; ultra- |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | ㄔㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | V-sep | to quarrel; to have a row |
| 差異 | chā yì | ㄔㄚ ㄧˋ | N | difference; discrepancy |
| 車禍 | chē huò | ㄔㄜ ㄏㄨㄛˋ | N | traffic accident; car crash |
| 趁 | chèn | ㄔㄣˋ | Prep | to avail oneself of; to take advantage of |
| 襯衫 | chèn shān | ㄔㄣˋ ㄕㄢ | N | shirt; blouse |
| 成 | chéng | ㄔㄥˊ | Vpt | to succeed; to finish |
| 成果 | chéng guǒ | ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ | N | result; achievement |
| 成就 | chéng jiù | ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ | N | accomplishment; success |
| 承認 | chéng rèn | ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˋ | V | to admit; to concede |
| 誠實 | chéng shí | ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˊ | Vs | honest |
| 成熟 | chéng shóu | ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄡˊ | Vs | mature; ripe |
| 成長 | chéng zhǎng | ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ | Vs | growth; to mature |
| 尺 | chǐ | ㄔˇ | M | a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter |
| 吃喝玩樂 | chī hē wán lè | ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ | Vi | to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure; (lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom) |
| 蟲(子) | chóng | ㄔㄨㄥˊ | N | lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures |
| 充實 | chōng shí | ㄔㄨㄥ ㄕˊ | Vs | rich; full |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ | Adv | again; once more |
| 醜 | chǒu | ㄔㄡˇ | Vs | shameful; ugly |
| 抽 | chōu | ㄔㄡ | V | to draw out; to pull out from in between |
| 初 | chū | ㄔㄨ | N | at first; initially |
| 串 | chuàn | ㄔㄨㄢˋ | M | classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of |
| 創造 | chuàng zào | ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄠˋ | V | to create; to bring about |
| 出版 | chū bǎn | ㄔㄨ ㄅㄢˇ | V | to publish |
| 出差 | chū chāi | ㄔㄨ ㄔㄞ | V-sep | to go on an official or business trip |
| 出發 | chū fā | ㄔㄨ ㄈㄚ | Vp | to set off; to start (on a journey) |
| 出現 | chū xiàn | ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | Vp | to appear; to arise |
| 出租 | chū zū | ㄔㄨ ㄗㄨ | V | to rent |
| 處理 | chǔ lǐ | ㄔㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ | V | to handle; to deal with |
| 廚師 | chú shī | ㄔㄨˊ ㄕ | N | cook; chef |
| 吹 | chuī | ㄔㄨㄟ | V | to blow; to play a wind instrument |
| 此 | cǐ | ㄘˇ | Det | this; these |
| 刺激 | cì jī | ㄘˋ ㄐㄧ | N / Vs | irritant; to provoke |
| 從不 | cóng bù | ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ | Adv | never |
| 從小 | cóng xiǎo | ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ | Adv | from childhood; from a young age |
| 醋 | cù | ㄘㄨˋ | N | vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) |
| 寸 | cùn | ㄘㄨㄣˋ | M | a unit of length; inch |
| 存在 | cún zài | ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ | Vi | to exist; to be |
| 錯 | cuò | ㄘㄨㄛˋ | N | mistake; wrong |
| 錯誤 | cuò wù | ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ | N | mistaken; false |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ | N | setback; reverse |
| 達成 | dá chéng | ㄉㄚˊ ㄔㄥˊ | Vpt | to reach (an agreement); to accomplish |
| 打架 | dǎ jià | ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | V-sep | to fight; to scuffle |
| 大多數 | dà duō shù | ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄨˋ | Det | (great) majority |
| 大方 | dà fāng | ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤ | Vs | expert; scholar |
| 大會 | dà huì | ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | general assembly; general meeting |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ | N / V | representative; delegate |
| 代替 | dài tì | ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ | V | to replace; to take the place of |
| 帶領 | dài lǐng | ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ | V | to guide; to lead |
| 單純 | dān chún | ㄉㄢ ㄔㄨㄣˊ | Vs | simple; pure |
| 淡 | dàn | ㄉㄢˋ | Vs | insipid; diluted |
| 當場 | dāng chǎng | ㄉㄤ ㄔㄤˇ | Adv | at the scene; on the spot |
| 當地 | dāng dì | ㄉㄤ ㄉㄧˋ | N | local |
| 當面 | dāng miàn | ㄉㄤ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | Adv | in sb's presence; to sb's face |
| 當年 | dāng nián | ㄉㄤ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | N | in those days; back then |
| 當天 | dàng tiān | ㄉㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ | N | the same day |
| 當作/當做 | dàng zuò | ㄉㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ | Vst | to treat as; to regard as |
| 擔任 | dān rèn | ㄉㄢ ㄖㄣˋ | V | to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of |
| 單身 | dān shēn | ㄉㄢ ㄕㄣ | Vs | unmarried; single |
| 島 | dǎo | ㄉㄠˇ | N | island |
| 倒 | dǎo | ㄉㄠˇ | V | to fall; to collapse |
| 導演 | dǎo yǎn | ㄉㄠˇ ㄧㄢˇ | N | director (film etc); to direct |
| 到 | dào | ㄉㄠˋ | Conj / Prep | (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate |
| 倒 | dào | ㄉㄠˋ | Adv | inverted; upside down |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ | Adv / Vs-pred | finally; in the end |
| 倒是 | dào shì | ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋ | Adv | actually; contrary to what one might expect |
| 道德 | dào dé | ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ | N | virtue; morality |
| 道教 | dào jiào | ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ | N | Taoism; Daoism |
| 道理 | dào lǐ | ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ | N | reason; argument |
| 道歉 | dào qiàn | ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ | V-sep | to apologize |
| 答應 | dā yìng | ㄉㄚ ㄧㄥˋ | V | to answer; to respond |
| 打掃 | dǎ sǎo | ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄠˇ | V | to clean; to sweep |
| 打聽 | dǎ tīng | ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄥ | V | to ask about; to make some inquiries |
| 大小 | dà xiǎo | ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ | N | large and small; size |
| 大約 | dà yuē | ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝ | Adv | approximately; probably |
| 打仗 | dǎ zhàng | ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄤˋ | V-sep | to fight a battle; to go to war |
| 得 | dé | ㄉㄜˊ | Vaux | to obtain; to get |
| 得意 | dé yì | ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ | Vs | proud of oneself; pleased with oneself |
| 等待 | děng dài | ㄉㄥˇ ㄉㄞˋ | V | to wait; to wait for |
| 燈光 | dēng guāng | ㄉㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ | N | (stage) lighting; light |
| 敵人 | dí rén | ㄉㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ | N | enemy |
| 抵達 | dǐ dá | ㄉㄧˇ ㄉㄚˊ | V | to arrive; to reach (a destination) |
| 地板 | dì bǎn | ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄢˇ | N | floor |
| 地帶 | dì dài | ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ | N | zone |
| 地理 | dì lǐ | ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ | N | geography |
| 地球 | dì qiú | ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | N | the earth |
| 地區 | dì qū | ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄩ | N | region; area (informal or geographical term) |
| 地攤 | dì tān | ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄢ | N | roadside stall |
| 地位 | dì wèi | ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ | N | position; status |
| 地下 | dì xià | ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | N | underground; subterranean |
| 地形 | dì xíng | ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | N | topography; terrain |
| 點 | diǎn | ㄉㄧㄢˇ | M / N / V | classifier for small amounts; to touch briefly |
| 電車 | diàn chē | ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄜ | N | tram; streetcar |
| 電池 | diàn chí | ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄔˊ | N | battery; electric cell |
| 電燈 | diàn dēng | ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄥ | N | electric light |
| 調查 | diào chá | ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄚˊ | V | to investigate; to survey |
| 東北 | dōng běi | ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ | N | Northeast China; Manchuria |
| 東南 | dōng nán | ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ | N | southeast |
| 懂事 | dǒng shì | ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ | Vs | (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful |
| 動物園 | dòng wù yuán | ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ | N | zoo |
| 逗 | dòu | ㄉㄡˋ | V | to tease (playfully); to entice |
| 都市 | dū shì | ㄉㄨ ㄕˋ | N | city; metropolis |
| 毒品 | dú pǐn | ㄉㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | drugs; narcotics |
| 獨特 | dú tè | ㄉㄨˊ ㄊㄜˋ | Vs | unique; distinctive |
| 讀者 | dú zhě | ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄜˇ | N | reader |
| 段 | duàn | ㄉㄨㄢˋ | M | classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc; paragraph |
| 堆 | duī | ㄉㄨㄟ | M | to pile up; to heap up |
| 對 | duì | ㄉㄨㄟˋ | M / Prep / V | classifier: couple; pair |
| 對方 | duì fāng | ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄤ | N | the other person; the other side |
| 對話 | duì huà | ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | N | dialogue; conversation |
| 對了 | duì le | ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ | Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) | |
| 對象 | duì xiàng | ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | N | target; object |
| 頓 | dùn | ㄉㄨㄣˋ | M | classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal; to stop |
| 多多(˙ㄉㄨㄛ)少少 | duō duo shǎo shǎo | ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇ | Adv | more or less; to some extent |
| 嗯(˙ㄣ) | en | ˙ㄣ | Ptc | interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement |
| 而 | ér | ㄦˊ | Conj | and; as well as |
| 兒童 | ér tóng | ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ | N | child |
| 發 | fā | ㄈㄚ | V | to send out; to show (one's feeling) |
| 發表 | fā biǎo | ㄈㄚ ㄅㄧㄠˇ | V | to issue; to publish |
| 發財 | fā cái | ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ | Vp-sep | to get rich |
| 發出 | fā chū | ㄈㄚ ㄔㄨ | Vpt | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out |
| 發達 | fā dá | ㄈㄚ ㄉㄚˊ | Vs | well-developed; flourishing |
| 發揮 | fā huī | ㄈㄚ ㄏㄨㄟ | V | to display; to exhibit |
| 發覺 | fā jué | ㄈㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ | Vpt | to become aware; to detect |
| 發明 | fā míng | ㄈㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | N / Vpt | an invention; to invent |
| 犯 | fàn | ㄈㄢˋ | Vst | criminal; crime |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ | Conj | on the contrary; instead |
| 方式 | fāng shì | ㄈㄤ ㄕˋ | N | way; method |
| 房客 | fáng kè | ㄈㄤˊ ㄎㄜˋ | N | tenant |
| 訪問/訪 | fǎng wèn | ㄈㄤˇ ㄨㄣˋ | V | to visit; to call on (a person or place) |
| 煩惱 | fán nǎo | ㄈㄢˊ ㄋㄠˇ | Vs | to be worried; to be distressed |
| 範圍 | fàn wéi | ㄈㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ | N | range; scope |
| 翻譯/翻/譯 | fān yì | ㄈㄢ ㄧˋ | V | to translate; to interpret |
| 反應 | fǎn yìng | ㄈㄢˇ ㄧㄥˋ | N | reaction; response |
| 發票 | fā piào | ㄈㄚ ㄆㄧㄠˋ | N | invoice; receipt |
| 發脾氣 | fā pí qì | ㄈㄚ ㄆㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ | Vi | to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage |
| 非 | fēi | ㄈㄟ | Adv / Vst | wrong; incorrect |
| 費用 | fèi yòng | ㄈㄟˋ ㄩㄥˋ | N | cost; expenditure |
| 豐富 | fēng fù | ㄈㄥ ㄈㄨˋ | Vs | rich; plentiful |
| 風格 | fēng gé | ㄈㄥ ㄍㄜˊ | N | style |
| 風俗 | fēng sú | ㄈㄥ ㄙㄨˊ | N | social custom |
| 分開 | fēn kāi | ㄈㄣ ㄎㄞ | Vp | to separate; to part |
| 佛教 | fó jiào | ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ | N | Buddhism |
| 否則 | fǒu zé | ㄈㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ | Conj | otherwise; if not |
| 夫婦 | fū fù | ㄈㄨ ㄈㄨˋ | N | a (married) couple; husband and wife |
| 符合 | fú hé | ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ | Vst | in accordance with; to agree with |
| 福利 | fú lì | ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ | N | benefit (provided by an employer or organization); (social) welfare |
| 服裝 | fú zhuāng | ㄈㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄤ | N | dress; clothing |
| 腐敗 | fǔ bài | ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄞˋ | Vs | corruption; rotten |
| 付出 | fù chū | ㄈㄨˋ ㄔㄨ | Vpt | to pay; to expend |
| 負擔 | fù dān | ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄢ | N / V | burden; to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc) |
| 複習 | fù xí | ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧˊ | V | — |
| 負責 | fù zé | ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ | Vs | to be responsible for; to be in charge of |
| 該 | gāi | ㄍㄞ | Vaux | to deserve; to owe |
| 改變 | gǎi biàn | ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ | N / V | to change; to alter |
| 改進 | gǎi jìn | ㄍㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | V | to improve; to make better |
| 改善 | gǎi shàn | ㄍㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋ | V | to make better; to improve |
| 改天 | gǎi tiān | ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄧㄢ | Adv | another day; some other time |
| 蓋 | gài | ㄍㄞˋ | V | to cover; to conceal |
| 概念 | gài niàn | ㄍㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ | N | concept; idea |
| 趕 | gǎn | ㄍㄢˇ | V | to overtake; to catch up with |
| 趕上 | gǎn shàng | ㄍㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ | Vpt | to keep up with; to catch up with |
| 感動 | gǎn dòng | ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vs | moving; to move (sb) |
| 感想 | gǎn xiǎng | ㄍㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ | N | impressions; reflections |
| 感謝 | gǎn xiè | ㄍㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ | Vst | to thank; to be grateful |
| 感興趣 | gǎn xìng qù | ㄍㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩˋ | Vs | to be interested (in sth) |
| 鋼琴 | gāng qín | ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄣˊ | N | piano |
| 高速 | gāo sù | ㄍㄠ ㄙㄨˋ | Vs-attr | high speed |
| 搞 | gǎo | ㄍㄠˇ | V | to do; to make |
| 個 | ge | ˙ㄍㄜ | Ptc | (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); individual |
| 歌曲 | gē qǔ | ㄍㄜ ㄑㄩˇ | N | song |
| 歌星 | gē xīng | ㄍㄜ ㄒㄧㄥ | N | singing star; famous singer |
| 隔壁 | gé bì | ㄍㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ | N | next door; neighbor |
| 個人 | gèr én | ㄍㄦˋ ㄣˊ | N | an individual; oneself |
| 個子/個兒 | gè zi | ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗ | N | stature; height |
| 給 | gěi | ㄍㄟˇ | Prep | for; for the benefit of |
| 革命 | gé mìng | ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ | Vi | to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth) |
| 跟 | gēn | ㄍㄣ | Prep / V | with; compared with |
| 根 | gēn | ㄍㄣ | M / V | classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; root |
| 根據/據 | gēn jù | ㄍㄣ ㄐㄩˋ | Prep | according to; based on |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | ㄍㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚ | Adv | more (than sth else); even more |
| 各式各樣 | gè shì gè yàng | ㄍㄜˋ ㄕˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄤˋ | Vs-attr | (of) all kinds and sorts; various |
| 各位 | gè wèi | ㄍㄜˋ ㄨㄟˋ | N | everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc) |
| 工廠 | gōng chǎng | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˇ | N | factory |
| 公尺 | gōng chǐ | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔˇ | M | meter (unit of length) |
| 公分 | gōng fēn | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄣ | M | centimeter (cm) |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ | N | skill; art |
| 公共 | gōng gòng | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋ | Vs-attr | public; common |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣ | M | kilogram (kg) |
| 工具 | gōng jù | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄩˋ | N | tool; instrument |
| 公克 | gōng kè | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ | M | gram |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˇ | M | kilometer |
| 功能 | gōng néng | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄥˊ | N | function; capability |
| 恭喜 | gōng xǐ | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧˇ | V | to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! |
| 工業 | gōng yè | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄝˋ | N | industry |
| 公寓 | gōng yù | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩˋ | N | apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ | Vi | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ | Vs-attr | common; joint |
| 貢獻 | gòng xiàn | ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | N / V | contribution; to contribute |
| 溝通 | gōu tōng | ㄍㄡ ㄊㄨㄥ | V | to join; to connect |
| 夠 | gòu | ㄍㄡˋ | Adv | (before adj.) really; enough (sufficient) |
| 購買 | gòu mǎi | ㄍㄡˋ ㄇㄞˇ | V | to purchase; to buy |
| 姑娘（˙ㄋㄧㄤ） | gūn iang | ㄍㄨㄣ ˙ㄧㄤ | N | girl; young woman |
| 古 | gǔ | ㄍㄨˇ | Vs-attr | ancient; old |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ | N | ancient times |
| 古蹟/跡 | gǔ jī | ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧ | N | place of historic interest; historical site |
| 古老 | gǔ lǎo | ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ | Vs | ancient; old |
| 顧 | gù | ㄍㄨˋ | V | to look after; to take into consideration |
| 顧客 | gù kè | ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ | N | customer; client |
| 故意 | gù yì | ㄍㄨˋ ㄧˋ | Vs | deliberately; on purpose |
| 刮 | guā | ㄍㄨㄚ | V | to scrape; to blow |
| 乖 | guāi | ㄍㄨㄞ | Vs | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever |
| 怪 | guài | ㄍㄨㄞˋ | V / Vs | to find strange; to regard as odd |
| 關 | guān | ㄍㄨㄢ | Vp | to close; to shut |
| 觀察 | guān chá | ㄍㄨㄢ ㄔㄚˊ | V | to observe; to watch |
| 觀點 | guān diǎn | ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | N | point of view; viewpoint |
| 管 | guǎn | ㄍㄨㄢˇ | V | to take care (of); to control |
| 廣播 | guǎng bò | ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄛˋ | N / Vi | broadcast; broadcasting |
| 廣場 | guǎng chǎng | ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄔㄤˇ | N | public square; plaza |
| 廣告 | guǎng gào | ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄍㄠˋ | N | a commercial; advertisement |
| 觀念 | guān niàn | ㄍㄨㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˋ | N | notion; thought |
| 觀眾 | guān zhòng | ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | N | spectators; audience |
| 規矩 | guī jǔ | ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄩˇ | N | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard |
| 規模 | guī mó | ㄍㄨㄟ ㄇㄛˊ | N | scale; scope |
| 鬼 | guǐ | ㄍㄨㄟˇ | N | disembodied spirit; ghost |
| 貴姓 | guì xìng | ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ | what is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname? | |
| 國內 | guó nèi | ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄟˋ | N | domestic; internal (to a country) |
| 國外 | guó wài | ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ | N | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 國王 | guó wáng | ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄤˊ | N | king |
| 國語 | guó yǔ | ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ | N | Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature; Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject |
| 過去 | guò qù | ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ | N / Vi | (in the) past; former |
| 過日子 | guò rì zi | ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖˋ ˙ㄗ | Vi | to live one's life; to pass one's days |
| 嗨 | hāi | ㄏㄞ | Ptc | oh alas; hey! |
| 還是 | hái shì | ㄏㄞˊ ㄕˋ | Adv | still (as before); unexpectedly |
| 還要 | hái yào | ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄠˋ | Adv | — |
| 海報 | hǎi bào | ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄠˋ | N | poster; playbill |
| 海灘 | hǎi tān | ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄢ | N | beach |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄤˊ | N | ocean |
| 害 | hài | ㄏㄞˋ | V | to do harm to; to cause trouble to |
| 航空 | háng kōng | ㄏㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥ | N | aviation |
| 漢語 | hàn yǔ | ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ | N | Chinese language |
| 好 | hào | ㄏㄠˋ | Vs | to be fond of; to have a tendency to |
| 好好/好好兒 | hǎo hǎo | ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ | Adv | in perfectly good condition; perfectly all right |
| 好了 | hǎo le | ㄏㄠˇ ˙ㄌㄜ | Ptc | — |
| 和 | hé | ㄏㄜˊ | Prep | (joining two nouns) and; together with |
| 合 | hé | ㄏㄜˊ | Adv | whole; together |
| 合唱 | hé chàng | ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄤˋ | V | to chorus; chorus |
| 黑 | hēi | ㄏㄟ | Vs | short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江; black |
| 恨 | hèn | ㄏㄣˋ | Vst | to hate; to regret |
| 恨不得 | hèn bù de | ㄏㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄜ | Vst | wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable |
| 紅 | hóng | ㄏㄨㄥˊ | Vs | red; popular |
| 紅包 | hóng bāo | ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠ | N | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment |
| 紅豆 | hóng dòu | ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄡˋ | N | azuki bean; red bean |
| 紅綠燈 | hóng lǜ dēng | ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄩˋ ㄉㄥ | N | traffic light; traffic signal |
| 厚 | hòu | ㄏㄡˋ | Vs | thick; deep or profound |
| 後 | hòu | ㄏㄡˋ | Det / N | back; behind |
| 忽然/忽 | hū rán | ㄏㄨ ㄖㄢˊ | Adv | suddenly; all of a sudden |
| 糊塗 | hú tú | ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨˊ | Vs | muddled; silly |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ | Adv | mutually; each other |
| 護照 | hù zhào | ㄏㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ | N | passport |
| 黃 | huáng | ㄏㄨㄤˊ | Vs | yellow; pornographic |
| 花心 | huā xīn | ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄣ | Vs | fickle in love; unfaithful |
| 花園 | huā yuán | ㄏㄨㄚ ㄩㄢˊ | N | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park |
| 滑雪 | huá xuě | ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄒㄩㄝˇ | V-sep | to ski; skiing |
| 話題 | huà tí | ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄧˊ | N | subject (of a talk or conversation); topic |
| 化妝品 | huà zhuāng pǐn | ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | cosmetic; makeup product |
| 恢復 | huī fù | ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˋ | Vpt | to reinstate; to resume |
| 回 | huí | ㄏㄨㄟˊ | M | classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) |
| 回想 | huí xiǎng | ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ | V | to recall; to recollect |
| 會 | huì | ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | can; to have the skill |
| 會場 | huì chǎng | ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˇ | N | meeting place; place where people gather |
| 會話 | huì huà | ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | N | (language learning) conversation; dialog |
| 會議 | huì yì | ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ | N | meeting; conference |
| 婚禮 | hūn lǐ | ㄏㄨㄣ ㄌㄧˇ | N | wedding ceremony; wedding |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | ㄏㄨㄣ ㄧㄣ | N | marriage; matrimony |
| 混亂 | hùn luàn | ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ | Vs | confused; chaotic |
| 活 | huó | ㄏㄨㄛˊ | Vs-attr | alive; living |
| 活動 | huó dòng | ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vi | to exercise; to move about |
| 或許 | huò xǔ | ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩˇ | Adv | perhaps; maybe |
| 基本 | jī běn | ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ | N / Vs | basic; fundamental |
| 基礎 | jī chǔ | ㄐㄧ ㄔㄨˇ | N | base; foundation |
| 激動 | jī dòng | ㄐㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vs | to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions) |
| 基督教 | jī dū jiào | ㄐㄧ ㄉㄨ ㄐㄧㄠˋ | N | Christianity |
| 積極 | jī jí | ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧˊ | Vs | active; energetic |
| 激烈 | jī liè | ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧㄝˋ | Vs | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce |
| 機器 | jī qì | ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˋ | N | machine |
| 及 | jí | ㄐㄧˊ | Conj | and; up to |
| 及時 | jí shí | ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ | Adv | timely; at the right time |
| 擠 | jǐ | ㄐㄧˇ | V / Vs | to crowd in; to cram in |
| 記 | jì | ㄐㄧˋ | Vst / V | mark; sign |
| 記錄 | jì lù | ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ | N / V | record (esp. a written account); notetaker |
| 紀念 | jìn iàn | ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄢˋ | N / Vst | memento; keepsake |
| 技巧 | jì qiǎo | ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ | N | skill; technique |
| 繼續 | jì xù | ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄩˋ | V | to continue; to proceed with |
| 記憶 | jì yì | ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ | N | memory; to remember |
| 記者 | jì zhě | ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄜˇ | N | reporter; journalist |
| 家 | jiā | ㄐㄧㄚ | M | classifier for families or businesses; home |
| 假 | jiǎ | ㄐㄧㄚˇ | Vs | fake; false |
| 架 | jià | ㄐㄧㄚˋ | M | classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc; to support |
| 價格 | jià gé | ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄜˊ | N | price |
| 肩 | jiān | ㄐㄧㄢ | N | shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc) |
| 肩膀 | jiān bǎng | ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄤˇ | N | shoulder |
| 堅持 | jiān chí | ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ | Vs | to persevere with; to persist in |
| 剪 | jiǎn | ㄐㄧㄢˇ | V | to cut as with scissors; to wipe out |
| 檢查 | jiǎn chá | ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄚˊ | V | to examine; to inspect |
| 將來 | jiāng lái | ㄐㄧㄤ ㄌㄞˊ | N | in the future; future |
| 獎學金 | jiǎng xué jīn | ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣ | N | scholarship |
| 降低 | jiàng dī | ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧ | Vpt | to reduce; to lower |
| 講話 | jiǎng huà | ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | V-sep | to speak; to talk |
| 講價 | jiǎng jià | ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | Vi | to bargain (over price); to haggle |
| 講究 | jiǎng jiù | ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ | Vs | carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen |
| 醬油 | jiàng yóu | ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ | N | soy sauce |
| 堅強 | jiān qiáng | ㄐㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄤˊ | Vs | staunch; strong |
| 減輕 | jiǎn qīng | ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥ | Vpt | to lighten; to ease |
| 減少 | jiǎn shǎo | ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ | Vpt | to lessen; to decrease |
| 簡直 | jiǎn zhí | ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊ | Adv | simply; really |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ | V | to establish; to set up |
| 建設 | jiàn shè | ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄜˋ | N / V | to build; to construct |
| 驕傲 | jiāo ào | ㄐㄧㄠ ㄠˋ | Vs | pride; arrogance |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄡˊ | Vi | to exchange; to have social contact (with sb) |
| 郊區 | jiāo qū | ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄩ | N | Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Tongling City 銅陵市|铜陵市, Anhui |
| 交友 | jiāo yǒu | ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˇ | Vi | to make friends |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨˋ | N | angle; point of view |
| 教 | jiào | ㄐㄧㄠˋ | Vst | a religion; to teach |
| 教材 | jiào cái | ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄞˊ | N | teaching material |
| 教導 | jiào dǎo | ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˇ | V | to instruct; to teach |
| 教法 | jiào fǎ | ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˇ | N | teaching method; teachings |
| 教練 | jiào liàn | ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ | N | instructor; sports coach |
| 教師 | jiào shī | ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕ | N | teacher |
| 教堂 | jiào táng | ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄤˊ | N | church; chapel |
| 教訓 | jiào xùn | ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄣˋ | N | a talking-to; a bitter lesson |
| 加強 | jiā qiáng | ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ | V | to reinforce; to strengthen |
| 加入 | jiā rù | ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄨˋ | Vpt | to become a member; to join |
| 家鄉 | jiā xiāng | ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ | N | hometown; native place |
| 家長 | jiā zhǎng | ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄤˇ | N | head of a household; family head |
| 假如 | jiǎ rú | ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄖㄨˊ | Conj | if |
| 假裝 | jiǎ zhuāng | ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄨㄤ | V | to feign; to pretend |
| 價錢 | jià qián | ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | N | price |
| 價值 | jià zhí | ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓˊ | N | value; worth |
| 接觸 | jiē chù | ㄐㄧㄝ ㄔㄨˋ | V | to touch; to contact |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡˋ | V | to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce |
| 結 | jié | ㄐㄧㄝˊ | V | to tie; to bind |
| 節 | jié | ㄐㄧㄝˊ | M | classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; joint |
| 節目 | jié mù | ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄨˋ | N | (TV or radio) program; show |
| 結局 | jié jú | ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄩˊ | N | conclusion; ending |
| 解決 | jiě jué | ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ | V | to solve; to resolve |
| 姊妹 | jiě mèi | ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ | N | (older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc) |
| 解釋 | jiě shì | ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕˋ | V / N | to explain; to interpret |
| 斤 | jīn | ㄐㄧㄣ | M | catty (in Taiwan 600 g, 台斤) |
| 金(子) | jīn | ㄐㄧㄣ | N | gold; chemical element Au |
| 緊 | jǐn | ㄐㄧㄣˇ | Vs | tight; strict |
| 僅 | jǐn | ㄐㄧㄣˇ | Adv | barely; only |
| 僅僅 | jǐn jǐn | ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ | Adv | barely; only |
| 盡 | jìn | ㄐㄧㄣˋ | V | to use up; to exhaust |
| 進 | jìn | ㄐㄧㄣˋ | V | to go forward; to advance |
| 經 | jīng | ㄐㄧㄥ | V | to pass through; to undergo |
| 經費 | jīng fèi | ㄐㄧㄥ ㄈㄟˋ | N | funds; expenditure |
| 經過 | jīng guò | ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ | N / Prep | process; course |
| 驚訝 | jīng yà | ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄚˋ | Vs | amazed; astonished |
| 經驗 | jīng yàn | ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˋ | Vpt | to go through; to experience |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄚˊ | N | police; police officer |
| 儘管 | jǐng uǎn | ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄢˇ | Conj | although; despite |
| 進行 | jìn xíng | ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | V | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress |
| 進一步 | jìn yī bù | ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ | Adv | (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further |
| 酒吧 | jiǔ bā | ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ | N | bar (place to buy drinks) |
| 救 | jiù | ㄐㄧㄡˋ | V | to save; to assist |
| 就 | jiù | ㄐㄧㄡˋ | Prep | regarding; with regard to |
| 就是 | jiù shì | ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ | Conj | exactly; precisely |
| 就算 | jiù suàn | ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ | Conj | even if |
| 舅舅(˙ㄐㄧㄡ) /舅 | jiù jiu | ㄐㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ | N | mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) |
| 舅媽 | jiù mā | ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄚ | N | aunt; maternal uncle's wife |
| 居住 | jū zhù | ㄐㄩ ㄓㄨˋ | Vi | to reside; to dwell |
| 舉 | jǔ | ㄐㄩˇ | V | to lift; to hold up |
| 舉辦 | jǔ bàn | ㄐㄩˇ ㄅㄢˋ | V | to conduct; to hold (an event) |
| 舉手 | jǔ shǒu | ㄐㄩˇ ㄕㄡˇ | V-sep | to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) |
| 舉行 | jǔ xíng | ㄐㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | V | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 聚 | jù | ㄐㄩˋ | Vi | to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive) |
| 距 | jù | ㄐㄩˋ | Prep | distance; spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc) |
| 拒絕 | jù jué | ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ | V | to refuse; to decline |
| 距離 | jù lí | ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ | N | distance; separation (in space or time) |
| 劇本 | jù běn | ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄣˇ | N | script; screenplay |
| 劇情 | jù qíng | ㄐㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ | N | story line; plot |
| 具有 | jù yǒu | ㄐㄩˋ ㄧㄡˇ | Vst | to have; to possess |
| 絕對 | jué duì | ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ | Adv | absolute; unconditional |
| 角色 | jué sè | ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄜˋ | N | role; part (in a play or movie etc) |
| 軍隊 | jūn duì | ㄐㄩㄣ ㄉㄨㄟˋ | N | armed forces; troops |
| 軍人 | jūn rén | ㄐㄩㄣ ㄖㄣˊ | N | serviceman; soldier |
| 卡車 | kǎ chē | ㄎㄚˇ ㄔㄜ | N | truck |
| 開放 | kāi fàng | ㄎㄞ ㄈㄤˋ | V | to bloom; to open |
| 開花 | kāi huā | ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ | Vp-sep | to bloom; to blossom |
| 開朗 | kāi lǎng | ㄎㄞ ㄌㄤˇ | Vs | spacious and well-lit; open and clear |
| 開始 | kāi shǐ | ㄎㄞ ㄕˇ | N | beginning; start |
| 看不起 | kàn bù qǐ | ㄎㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ | Vst | to look down upon; to despise |
| 棵 | kē | ㄎㄜ | M | classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc |
| 科 | kē | ㄎㄜ | M | branch of study; administrative section |
| 科技 | kē jì | ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧˋ | N | science and technology |
| 科學 | kē xué | ㄎㄜ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | Vs / N | science; scientific knowledge |
| 可 | kě | ㄎㄜˇ | Adv / Vaux | (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very |
| 可靠 | kě kào | ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄠˋ | Vs | reliable |
| 可憐 | kě lián | ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ | Vs | pitiful; pathetic |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ | Vst | to thirst for; to long for |
| 可惡 | kě wù | ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˋ | Vs | repulsive; vile |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ | Vaux | can; may |
| 刻 | kè | ㄎㄜˋ | M / V | classifier for short time intervals; to carve |
| 克 | kè | ㄎㄜˋ | M | to be able to; to subdue |
| 課程 | kè chéng | ㄎㄜˋ ㄔㄥˊ | N | course; academic program |
| 課堂 | kè táng | ㄎㄜˋ ㄊㄤˊ | N | classroom; class session |
| 課文 | kè wén | ㄎㄜˋ ㄨㄣˊ | N | text |
| 克服 | kè fú | ㄎㄜˋ ㄈㄨˊ | Vpt | to conquer; to put up with |
| 肯 | kěn | ㄎㄣˇ | Vaux | to agree; to consent |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | ㄎㄣˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | Vs | to be certain; to be positive |
| 空間 | kōng jiān | ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ | N | space; room |
| 空軍 | kōng jūn | ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ | N | air force; (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip) |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄆㄚˋ | Adv | fear; I'm afraid that... |
| 口 | kǒu | ㄎㄡˇ | N | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) |
| 口味 | kǒu wèi | ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ | N | a person's preferences; tastes (in food) |
| 快 | kuài | ㄎㄨㄞˋ | Adv | soon; almost |
| 寬 | kuān | ㄎㄨㄢ | Vs | wide; broad |
| 況且 | kuàng qiě | ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇ | Conj | moreover; besides |
| 誇張 | kuā zhāng | ㄎㄨㄚ ㄓㄤ | Vs | overstated; exaggerated |
| 擴大 | kuò dà | ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ | V | to expand; to enlarge |
| 拉肚子 | lā dù zi | ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗ | V-sep | to have diarrhea |
| 來 | lái | ㄌㄞˊ | Adv / Ptc | (after a round number) approximately; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) |
| 來不及 | lái bù jí | ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ | Vs | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late |
| 來得及 | lái de jí | ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄐㄧˊ | Vs | to have enough time; can do it in time |
| 藍 | lán | ㄌㄢˊ | Vs | blue; indigo plant |
| 浪漫 | làng màn | ㄌㄤˋ ㄇㄢˋ | Vs | romantic |
| 老公 | lǎo gōng | ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ | N | husband |
| 老虎/虎 | lǎo hǔ | ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ | N | tiger |
| 老婆 | lǎo pó | ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ | N | wife |
| 老實 | lǎo shí | ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ | Vs | honest; sincere |
| 老是 | lǎo shì | ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˋ | Adv | always |
| 樂 | lè | ㄌㄜˋ | Vs | happy; cheerful |
| 樂觀 | lè guān | ㄌㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢ | Vs | optimistic; hopeful |
| 樂趣 | lè qù | ㄌㄜˋ ㄑㄩˋ | N | delight; pleasure |
| 淚 | lèi | ㄌㄟˋ | N | tears; teardrops |
| 冷淡 | lěng dàn | ㄌㄥˇ ㄉㄢˋ | Vs | cold; indifferent |
| 力 | lì | ㄌㄧˋ | N | power; force |
| 里 | lǐ | ㄌㄧˇ | M | li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood |
| 練 | liàn | ㄌㄧㄢˋ | V | to practice; to train |
| 戀愛 | liàn ài | ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄞˋ | Vp | to have an affair; (romantic) love |
| 亮 | liàng | ㄌㄧㄤˋ | Vs | bright; light |
| 良好 | liáng hǎo | ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄠˇ | Vs | good; favorable |
| 連絡/聯絡 | lián luò | ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ | V | to get in touch with; to contact |
| 連續劇 | lián xù jù | ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩˋ ㄐㄩˋ | N | TV series |
| 了不起 | liǎo bù qǐ | ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ | Vs | amazing; terrific |
| 離婚 | lí hūn | ㄌㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄣ | Vp-sep | to divorce |
| 裡邊 | lǐ biān | ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄢ | N | inside |
| 厲害 | lì hài | ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ | Vs | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ | Vst | to comprehend; to understand |
| 理論 | lǐ lùn | ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄣˋ | N | theory; to argue |
| 禮堂 | lǐ táng | ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄤˊ | N | assembly hall; auditorium |
| 力量 | lì liàng | ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | N | power; force |
| 領 | lǐng | ㄌㄧㄥˇ | V | to lead; to receive |
| 領導 | lǐng dǎo | ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄠˇ | V | to lead; lead |
| 靈魂 | líng hún | ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ | N | soul; spirit |
| 領域 | lǐng yù | ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄩˋ | N | domain; sphere |
| 令 | lìng | ㄌㄧㄥˋ | Vst | an order; warrant |
| 留言 | liú yán | ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ | Vi | to leave a message; to leave one's comments |
| 流血 | liú xiě | ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˇ | V-sep | to bleed; to shed blood |
| 留學 | liú xué | ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | Vi | to study abroad |
| 留學生 | liú xué shēng | ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ | N | student studying abroad; returned student |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ | N / Vs | an ideal; a dream |
| 利益 | lì yì | ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˋ | N | benefit; (in sb's) interest |
| 旅客 | lǚ kè | ㄌㄩˇ ㄎㄜˋ | N | traveler; tourist |
| 旅遊 | lǚ yóu | ㄌㄩˇ ㄧㄡˊ | Vi / N | to travel; trip |
| 綠 | lǜ | ㄌㄩˋ | Vs | green; (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) |
| 律師 | lǜ shī | ㄌㄩˋ ㄕ | N | lawyer |
| 錄 | lù | ㄌㄨˋ | V | to hit; to copy |
| 錄取 | lù qǔ | ㄌㄨˋ ㄑㄩˇ | V | to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student) |
| 錄音 | lù yīn | ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄣ | V-sep | to record sound; an audio recording |
| 露營 | lù yíng | ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄥˊ | V-sep | to camp out; camping |
| 龍 | lóng | ㄌㄨㄥˊ | N | Chinese dragon; loong |
| 輪胎 | lún tāi | ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄞ | N | tire; pneumatic tire |
| 嘛 | ma | ˙ㄇㄚ | Ptc | modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis |
| 麻煩 | má fán | ㄇㄚˊ ㄈㄢˊ | Vs | trouble; inconvenience |
| 罵 | mà | ㄇㄚˋ | V | to scold; to abuse |
| 滿 | mǎn | ㄇㄢˇ | Det / Vs | full; filled |
| 滿意 | mǎn yì | ㄇㄢˇ ㄧˋ | Vst | satisfied; pleased |
| 滿足 | mǎn zú | ㄇㄢˇ ㄗㄨˊ | Vs | satisfied; content |
| 慢慢 | màn màn | ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ | slowly; gradually | |
| 慢用 | màn yòng | ㄇㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ | Vi | same as 慢慢吃 |
| 毛 | máo | ㄇㄠˊ | N | hair; feather |
| 毛筆 | máo bǐ | ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧˇ | N | writing brush |
| 毛病 | máo bìng | ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ | N | fault; defect |
| 貿易 | mào yì | ㄇㄠˋ ㄧˋ | N | (commercial) trade |
| 馬桶 | mǎ tǒng | ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ | N | chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet |
| 碼頭 | mǎ tou | ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄊㄡ | N | wharf; dock |
| 螞蟻 | mǎ yǐ | ㄇㄚˇ ㄧˇ | N | ant |
| 沒 | méi | ㄇㄟˊ | Ptc / Vp | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 每 | měi | ㄇㄟˇ | Adv | each; every |
| 玫瑰 | méi guī | ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟ | N | rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower |
| 美好 | měi hǎo | ㄇㄟˇ ㄏㄠˇ | Vs | beautiful; fine |
| 沒什麼 | méi shén me | ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ | Vs | it doesn't matter; it's nothing |
| 門 | mén | ㄇㄣˊ | M | classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc; gate |
| 迷人 | mí rén | ㄇㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ | Vs | fascinating; enchanting |
| 密切 | mì qiè | ㄇㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ | Vs | close; intimate |
| 面 | miàn | ㄇㄧㄢˋ | M / N | classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc; face |
| 免費 | miǎn fèi | ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˋ | Vs | free (of charge) |
| 面積 | miàn jī | ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ | N | area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area |
| 面前 | miàn qián | ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | N | in front of; facing |
| 麵條 | miàn tiáo | ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ | N | noodles |
| 秒 | miǎo | ㄇㄧㄠˇ | M | second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit) |
| 描寫 | miáo xiě | ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄝˇ | V | to describe; to depict |
| 廟 | miào | ㄇㄧㄠˋ | N | temple; ancestral shrine |
| 米飯 | mǐ fàn | ㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄢˋ | N | (cooked) rice |
| 米粉 | mǐ fěn | ㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄣˇ | N | rice flour; rice-flour noodles |
| 迷路 | mí lù | ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ | Vp-sep | to lose the way; lost |
| 秘密/祕密 | mì mì | ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄧˋ | N | secret; private |
| 明白 | míng bái | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ | Vpt | to understand; to realize |
| 名詞 | míng cí | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘˊ | N | (linguistics) noun; term (name for a concept) |
| 民國 | míng uó | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄛˊ | N | Republic of China (1912-1949) |
| 明顯 | míng xiǎn | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ | Vs | clear; distinct |
| 明星 | míng xīng | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ | N | star; celebrity |
| 命 | mìng | ㄇㄧㄥˋ | N | life; fate |
| 民族 | mín zú | ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ | N | nationality; ethnic group |
| 陌生 | mò shēng | ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄥ | Vs | strange; unfamiliar |
| 摸 | mō | ㄇㄛ | V | to feel with the hand; to touch |
| 某 | mǒu | ㄇㄡˇ | Det | some; such-and-such |
| 木 | mù | ㄇㄨˋ | N | tree; wood |
| 目前 | mù qián | ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | N | at the present time; currently |
| 木頭 | mù tou | ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄊㄡ | N | wood; log |
| 那 | nà | ㄋㄚˋ | Conj | then (in that case); (specifier) that |
| 那麼 | nà me | ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄜ | Conj | then; in that case |
| 奶 | nǎi | ㄋㄞˇ | N | breast; milk |
| 耐心 | nài xīn | ㄋㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ | N | patience; to be patient |
| 南方 | nán fāng | ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤ | N | south; southern direction |
| 難怪 | náng uài | ㄋㄤˊ ㄨㄞˋ | Adv | (it's) not surprising (that); (it's) no wonder (that...) |
| 難看 | nán kàn | ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄢˋ | Vs | ugly; unsightly |
| 腦 | nǎo | ㄋㄠˇ | N | brain; mind |
| 腦(子) | nǎo | ㄋㄠˇ | N | brain; mind |
| 拿手 | ná shǒu | ㄋㄚˊ ㄕㄡˇ | Vs | expert in; good at |
| 哪些 | nǎ xiē | ㄋㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄝ | Det | which ones?; who? |
| 內容 | nèi róng | ㄋㄟˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ | N | content; substance |
| 能夠 | néng gòu | ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄡˋ | Vaux | to be capable of; to be able to |
| 年 | nián | ㄋㄧㄢˊ | N | year |
| 年代 | nián dài | ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ | N | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age |
| 年齡 | nián líng | ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ | N | (a person's) age |
| 年年 | nián nián | ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | Adv | year after year; yearly |
| 牛仔褲 | niú zǎi kù | ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞˇ ㄎㄨˋ | N | jeans |
| 農業 | nóng yè | ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ | N | agriculture; farming |
| 女士 | nǚ shì | ㄋㄩˇ ㄕˋ | N | lady; madam |
| 喔 | ō | ㄛ | Ptc | (interjection) oh; I see (used to indicate realization, understanding) |
| 哦 | ó | ㄛˊ | Ptc | oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise) |
| 排 | pái | ㄆㄞˊ | V | to arrange in order; to line up |
| 牌(子) | pái | ㄆㄞˊ | N | signboard; plaque |
| 盼望 | pàn wàng | ㄆㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ | Vst | to hope for; to look forward to |
| 培養 | péi yǎng | ㄆㄟˊ ㄧㄤˇ | V | to cultivate; to breed |
| 配 | pèi | ㄆㄟˋ | V | to join; to fit |
| 配合 | pèi hé | ㄆㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ | V | to correspond; to fit |
| 碰 | pèng | ㄆㄥˋ | V | to touch; to meet with |
| 碰到 | pèng dào | ㄆㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ | Vpt | to come across; to run into |
| 碰上 | pèng shàng | ㄆㄥˋ ㄕㄤˋ | Vpt | to run into; to come upon |
| 批評 | pī píng | ㄆㄧ ㄆㄧㄥˊ | V | to criticize; criticism |
| 皮 | pí | ㄆㄧˊ | N | skin; peel |
| 皮帶 | pí dài | ㄆㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ | N | strap; leather belt |
| 皮膚 | pí fū | ㄆㄧˊ ㄈㄨ | N | skin |
| 篇 | piān | ㄆㄧㄢ | M | classifier for written items: chapter, article; sheet |
| 騙子 | piàn zi | ㄆㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ | N | swindler; a cheat |
| 坪 | píng | ㄆㄧㄥˊ | M | a plain; ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan) |
| 平 | píng | ㄆㄧㄥˊ | Vs | flat; level |
| 平安 | píng ān | ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ | Vs | safe and sound; well |
| 平等 | píng děng | ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄥˇ | Vs | equal; equality |
| 平時 | píng shí | ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ | N | ordinarily; in normal times |
| 平原 | píng yuán | ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ | N | field; plain |
| 品質 | pǐn zhí | ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄓˊ | N | character; intrinsic quality (of a person) |
| 破壞 | pò huài | ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ | V | to wreck; to break |
| 普遍 | pǔ biàn | ㄆㄨˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ | Vs | universal; general |
| 期 | qí | ㄑㄧˊ | M | classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; a period of time |
| 起 | qǐ | ㄑㄧˇ | N / V | verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc) |
| 氣 | qì | ㄑㄧˋ | N / Det | gas; air |
| 鉛筆 | qiān bǐ | ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˇ | N | (lead) pencil |
| 簽名 | qiān míng | ㄑㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | V-sep | to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph |
| 謙虛 | qiān xū | ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄩ | Vs | modest; self-effacing |
| 前 | qián | ㄑㄧㄢˊ | N / Det | front; forward |
| 強盜 | qiáng dào | ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ | N | bandit; robber |
| 強調 | qiáng diào | ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ | V | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 搶 | qiǎng | ㄑㄧㄤˇ | V | to fight over; to rush |
| 橋 | qiáo | ㄑㄧㄠˊ | N | bridge |
| 欺負 | qī fù | ㄑㄧ ㄈㄨˋ | V | to bully |
| 其次 | qí cì | ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ | Conj | next; secondly |
| 期間 | qí jiān | ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢ | N | period of time; time |
| 起飛 | qǐ fēi | ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄟ | Vp | (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off |
| 起來 | qǐ lái | ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ | Ptc | also pr.; (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state |
| 親 | qīn | ㄑㄧㄣ | V | to kiss; parent |
| 親切 | qīn qiè | ㄑㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄝˋ | Vs | amiable; cordial |
| 親手 | qīn shǒu | ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕㄡˇ | Adv | with one's own hands; personally |
| 親眼 | qīn yǎn | ㄑㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇ | Adv | personally; with one's own eyes |
| 親自 | qīn zì | ㄑㄧㄣ ㄗˋ | Adv | personally; in person |
| 清 | qīng | ㄑㄧㄥ | Vs-pred | (of water etc) clear; clean |
| 青年 | qīng nián | ㄑㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | N | youth; youthful years |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | N | adolescent; youth |
| 晴 | qíng | ㄑㄧㄥˊ | Vs-pred | clear; fine (weather) |
| 情 | qíng | ㄑㄧㄥˊ | N | feelings; emotion |
| 情況 | qǐng jià | ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | N | circumstances; state of affairs |
| 情人 | qíng rén | ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ | N | lover; sweetheart |
| 請假 | qǐng jià | ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | V | to request leave of absence |
| 請教 | qǐng jiào | ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ | V | to ask for guidance; to consult |
| 請求 | qǐng qiú | ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | V | to request; to ask |
| 慶祝 | qìng zhù | ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˋ | V | to celebrate |
| 窮 | qióng | ㄑㄩㄥˊ | Vs | poor; destitute |
| 求 | qiú | ㄑㄧㄡˊ | V | to seek; to look for |
| 球場 | qiú chǎng | ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄤˇ | N | stadium; sports ground |
| 球賽 | qiú sài | ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄙㄞˋ | N | (ball sports) game; match |
| 球員 | qiú yuán | ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄢˊ | N | (ball sports) player; team member |
| 氣溫 | qì wēn | ㄑㄧˋ ㄨㄣ | N | air temperature |
| 企業 | qì yè | ㄑㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ | N | company; firm |
| 去 | qù | ㄑㄩˋ | Adv / Ptc | just passed; (of a time etc) last |
| 去世 | qù shì | ㄑㄩˋ ㄕˋ | Vp | to pass away; to die |
| 全 | quán | ㄑㄩㄢˊ | Det | all; whole |
| 全球 | quán qiú | ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | N | the whole world; worldwide |
| 全身 | quán shēn | ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ | N | the whole body; (typography) em |
| 取代 | qǔ dài | ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ | V | to replace; to supersede |
| 缺點 | quē diǎn | ㄑㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | N | weak point; fault |
| 卻 | què | ㄑㄩㄝˋ | Adv | even though; but |
| 確定 | què dìng | ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | Vs | definite; certain |
| 確認 | què rèn | ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄖㄣˋ | V | to confirm; to verify |
| 讓 | ràng | ㄖㄤˋ | V | to yield; to permit |
| 忍 | rěn | ㄖㄣˇ | Vs | to bear; to endure |
| 認 | rèn | ㄖㄣˋ | V | to recognize; to know |
| 認得 | rèn de | ㄖㄣˋ ˙ㄉㄜ | Vst | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it |
| 扔 | rēng | ㄖㄥ | Vpt | to throw; to throw away |
| 仍 | réng | ㄖㄥˊ | Adv | still; yet |
| 仍然 | réng rán | ㄖㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ | Adv | still; as before |
| 人家 | rén jiā | ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ | N | household; dwelling |
| 人間 | rén jiān | ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢ | N | the human world; the earth |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ | N | population; people |
| 人類 | rén lèi | ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄟˋ | N | humanity; human race |
| 人們 | rén men | ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄣ | N | people |
| 人民 | rén mín | ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ | N | the people |
| 人人 | rén rén | ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ | N | everyone; every person |
| 人數 | rén shù | ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ | N | number of people |
| 人物 | rén wù | ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˋ | N | person; personage |
| 忍耐 | rěn nài | ㄖㄣˇ ㄋㄞˋ | Vst | to endure; to put up with |
| 任務 | rèn wù | ㄖㄣˋ ㄨˋ | N | mission; assignment |
| 熱水 | rè shuǐ | ㄖㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | N | hot water |
| 日出 | rì chū | ㄖˋ ㄔㄨ | Vi | sunrise |
| 日期 | rì qí | ㄖˋ ㄑㄧˊ | N | date |
| 如 | rú | ㄖㄨˊ | Conj / Prep | as; as if |
| 如此 | rú cǐ | ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ | Vs | like this; so |
| 如下 | rú xià | ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | Vs | as follows |
| 如意 | rú yì | ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ | Vs | as one wants; according to one's wishes |
| 弱 | ruò | ㄖㄨㄛˋ | Vs | weak; feeble |
| 森林 | sēn lín | ㄙㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊ | N | forest |
| 失戀 | shī liàn | ㄕ ㄌㄧㄢˋ | Vp | to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship) |
| 失去 | shī qù | ㄕ ㄑㄩˋ | Vpt | to lose |
| 獅(子) | shī | ㄕ | N | lion |
| 時代 | shí dài | ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ | N | Time, US weekly news magazine; age |
| 十分 | shí fēn | ㄕˊ ㄈㄣ | Adv | very; completely |
| 實話 | shí huà | ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | N | truth |
| 實際 | shí jì | ㄕˊ ㄐㄧˋ | Vs | reality; practice |
| 時刻 | shí kè | ㄕˊ ㄎㄜˋ | N | time; juncture |
| 實力 | shí lì | ㄕˊ ㄌㄧˋ | N | strength |
| 石頭(˙ㄊㄡ) /石 | shí tou | ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡ | N | stone |
| 實行 | shí xíng | ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | V | to implement; to carry out |
| 石油 | shí yóu | ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˊ | N | oil; petroleum |
| 實在 | shí zài | ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ | Vs | really; actually |
| 使得 | shǐ de | ㄕˇ ˙ㄉㄜ | Vst | usable; serviceable |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | ㄕˇ ㄩㄥˋ | V | to use; to employ |
| 事業 | shì yè | ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˋ | N | undertaking; project |
| 事實 | shì shí | ㄕˋ ㄕˊ | N | fact |
| 適應 | shì yìng | ㄕˋ ㄧㄥˋ | Vst | to adapt; to fit |
| 市長 | shì zhǎng | ㄕˋ ㄓㄤˇ | N | mayor |
| 殺 | shā | ㄕㄚ | V | to kill; to slay |
| 晒 | shài | ㄕㄞˋ | V | — |
| 傷害 | shāng hài | ㄕㄤ ㄏㄞˋ | V | to injure; to harm |
| 商品 | shāng pǐn | ㄕㄤ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | commodity; goods |
| 商業 | shāng yè | ㄕㄤ ㄧㄝˋ | N | business; trade |
| 上 | shàng | ㄕㄤˋ | Det | up; upper |
| 上當 | shàng dàng | ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄤˋ | Vp | to be fooled; to be duped |
| 上帝 | shàng dì | ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ | N | God |
| 上街 | shàng jiē | ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝ | Vi | to go onto the streets; to go shopping |
| 山區 | shān qū | ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩ | N | mountain area |
| 燒 | shāo | ㄕㄠ | V | to burn; to set on fire |
| 少 | shǎo | ㄕㄠˇ | Adv | few; less |
| 蛇 | shé | ㄕㄜˊ | N | snake; serpent |
| 設備 | shè bèi | ㄕㄜˋ ㄅㄟˋ | N | equipment; facilities |
| 設計 | shè jì | ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋ | N / V | design; plan |
| 升 | shēng | ㄕㄥ | V | to ascend; to rise |
| 聲 | shēng | ㄕㄥ | M | classifier for sounds; sound |
| 生 | shēng | ㄕㄥ | V | to grow; to give birth |
| 生產 | shēng chǎn | ㄕㄥ ㄔㄢˇ | V | to produce; to manufacture |
| 聲調 | shēng diào | ㄕㄥ ㄉㄧㄠˋ | N | tone; note |
| 生動 | shēng dòng | ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vs | (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively |
| 生活 | shēng huó | ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ | Vi | to live; life |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ | N | life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being |
| 生字 | shēng zì | ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ | N | new character (in textbook); character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied |
| 深入 | shēn rù | ㄕㄣ ㄖㄨˋ | Vs | thorough; to penetrate deeply |
| 身上 | shēn shàng | ㄕㄣ ㄕㄤˋ | N | on the body; at hand |
| 省 | shěng | ㄕㄥˇ | Vst | provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government) |
| 省錢 | shěng qián | ㄕㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | Vs-sep | to save money |
| 剩 | shèng | ㄕㄥˋ | Vst | to be left; to remain |
| 剩下 | shèng xià | ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | Vpt | to remain; to be left over |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | ㄕㄣˋ ㄓˋ | Adv | even; so much so that |
| 收穫 | shōu huò | ㄕㄡ ㄏㄨㄛˋ | N | crop; harvest |
| 收音機 | shōu yīn jī | ㄕㄡ ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧ | N | radio |
| 熟悉 | shoú xī | ㄕㄡˊ ㄒㄧ | Vst | to be familiar with; to know well |
| 手續 | shǒu xù | ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄩˋ | N | procedure; formalities |
| 首 | shǒu | ㄕㄡˇ | M | classifier for poems, songs etc; head |
| 受得了 | shòu de liao | ㄕㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ˙ㄌㄧㄠ | Vst | to put up with; to endure |
| 受傷 | shòu shāng | ㄕㄡˋ ㄕㄤ | Vp-sep | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
| 輸 | shū | ㄕㄨ | Vp | to lose; to be beaten |
| 蔬菜 | shū cài | ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˋ | N | vegetables |
| 舒適 | shū shì | ㄕㄨ ㄕˋ | Vs | cozy; snug |
| 數 | shǔ | ㄕㄨˇ | V | to count; to count as |
| 數字 | shù zì | ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ | N | numeral; digit |
| 雙 | shuāng | ㄕㄨㄤ | Vs-attr | two; double |
| 刷牙 | shuā yá | ㄕㄨㄚ ㄧㄚˊ | V-sep | to brush one's teeth |
| 水餃 | shuǐ jiǎo | ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ | N | boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli) |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ | N | horizontal; level |
| 睡著 | shuì zháo | ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄠˊ | Vp | to fall asleep |
| 水準 | shuǐ zhǔn | ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ | N | level (of achievement etc); standard |
| 樹木 | shù mù | ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ | N | tree |
| 順便 | shùn biàn | ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ | Adv | conveniently; in passing |
| 順利 | shùn lì | ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 說法 | shuō fǎ | ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄚˇ | N | to expound Buddhist teachings |
| 說明 | shuō míng | ㄕㄨㄛ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | N / V | explanation; directions |
| 說起來 | shuō qǐ lái | ㄕㄨㄛ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ | Adv | — |
| 思考 | sī kǎo | ㄙ ㄎㄠˇ | V | to reflect on; to ponder over |
| 思想 | sī xiǎng | ㄙ ㄒㄧㄤˇ | N | thought; thinking |
| 似乎/似 | sì hū | ㄙˋ ㄏㄨ | Adv | it seems; seemingly |
| 寺廟 | sì miào | ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄠˋ | N | temple; monastery |
| 算了 | suàn le | ㄙㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄜ | Vs | let it be; let it pass |
| 隨便 | suí biàn | ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ | Vs | as one wishes; as one pleases |
| 隨時 | suí shí | ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ | Adv | at any time; at all times |
| 所 | suǒ | ㄙㄨㄛˇ | M / Ptc | classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; actually |
| 所謂 | suǒ wèi | ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ | Vs-attr | what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ... |
| 抬 | tái | ㄊㄞˊ | V | to lift; to raise |
| 態度 | tài dù | ㄊㄞˋ ㄉㄨˋ | N | manner; bearing |
| 堂 | táng | ㄊㄤˊ | N / M | classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture |
| 躺 | tǎng | ㄊㄤˇ | V | to recline; to lie down |
| 談話 | tán huà | ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | V-sep | to talk (with sb); to have a conversation |
| 討厭 | tǎo yàn | ㄊㄠˇ ㄧㄢˋ | Vst | annoying; troublesome |
| 特地 | tè dì | ㄊㄜˋ ㄉㄧˋ | Adv | specially; for a special purpose |
| 特色 | tè sè | ㄊㄜˋ ㄙㄜˋ | N | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 特殊 | tè shū | ㄊㄜˋ ㄕㄨ | Vs | special; particular |
| 田 | tián | ㄊㄧㄢˊ | N | field; farm |
| 填 | tián | ㄊㄧㄢˊ | V | to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in |
| 天堂 | tiān táng | ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄤˊ | N | paradise; heaven |
| 天天 | tiān tiān | ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ | Adv | every day |
| 天下 | tiān xià | ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | N | land under heaven; the whole world |
| 條件 | tiáo jiàn | ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | N | condition; circumstance |
| 挑戰 | tiǎo zhàn | ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ | V | to challenge; to take on a challenge |
| 題材 | tí cái | ㄊㄧˊ ㄘㄞˊ | N | subject matter |
| 提到 | tí dào | ㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄠˋ | Vpt | to mention; to raise (a subject) |
| 提高 | tí gāo | ㄊㄧˊ ㄍㄠ | V | to raise; to increase |
| 提供 | tí gōng | ㄊㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥ | V | to offer; to supply |
| 體會 | tǐ huì | ㄊㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | Vst | understanding; experience |
| 體力 | tǐ lì | ㄊㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ | N | physical strength; physical power |
| 體貼 | tǐ tiē | ㄊㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄝ | Vst | considerate (of other people's needs) |
| 體重 | tǐ zhòng | ㄊㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | N | body weight |
| 貼 | tiē | ㄊㄧㄝ | V | to stick; to paste |
| 鐵 | tiě | ㄊㄧㄝˇ | N | iron (metal); arms |
| 鐵路 | tiě lù | ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄨˋ | N | railroad; railway |
| 聽力 | tīng lì | ㄊㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ | N | hearing; listening ability |
| 聽起來 | tīng qǐ lái | ㄊㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ | Adv | to sound like |
| 聽眾 | tīng zhòng | ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | N | audience; listeners |
| 挺 | tǐng | ㄊㄧㄥˇ | Adv | quite; very |
| 通 | tōng | ㄊㄨㄥ | Vs-pred | (suffix) expert; open |
| 通過 | tōng guò | ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ | Vpt | to pass through; to get through |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | ㄊㄨㄥ ㄓ | V / N | to notify; to inform |
| 同 | tóng | ㄊㄨㄥˊ | Det / Prep | same; with |
| 同情 | tóng qíng | ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ | Vst | sympathy; to sympathize with |
| 同事 | tóng shì | ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ | N | colleague; co-worker |
| 痛苦 | tòng kǔ | ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ | Vs | pain; suffering |
| 頭 | tóu | ㄊㄡˊ | Det | the top; head |
| 投 | tóu | ㄊㄡˊ | V | to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot) |
| 投資 | tóu zī | ㄊㄡˊ ㄗ | V | to invest; investment |
| 土 | tǔ | ㄊㄨˇ | N | earth; dust |
| 團體 | tuán tǐ | ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄧˇ | N | group; organization |
| 團圓 | tuán yuán | ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ | Vs | to have a reunion |
| 土地 | tǔ dì | ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ | N | land; soil |
| 推 | tuī | ㄊㄨㄟ | V | to push; to cut |
| 推薦 | tuī jiàn | ㄊㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | V | to recommend |
| 推銷 | tuī xiāo | ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ | V | to market; to sell |
| 退步 | tuì bù | ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ | Vp | to do less well than before; to make a concession |
| 退休 | tuì xiū | ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ | Vp | to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement |
| 突然 | tú rán | ㄊㄨˊ ㄖㄢˊ | Adv | sudden; abrupt |
| 兔(子) | tù | ㄊㄨˋ | N | rabbit |
| 外邊 | wài biān | ㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄢ | N | outside; outer surface |
| 外文 | wài wén | ㄨㄞˋ ㄨㄣˊ | N | foreign language (written) |
| 外語 | wài yǔ | ㄨㄞˋ ㄩˇ | N | foreign language |
| 外祖父 | wài zǔ fù | ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ | N | maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father) |
| 外祖母 | wài zǔ mǔ | ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ | N | mother's mother; maternal grandmother |
| 完成 | wán chéng | ㄨㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ | Vpt | to complete; to accomplish |
| 玩具 | wán jù | ㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ | N | plaything; toy |
| 晚 | wǎn | ㄨㄢˇ | Vs | evening; night |
| 萬一 | wàn yī | ㄨㄢˋ ㄧ | Adv | just in case; if by any chance |
| 網 | wǎng | ㄨㄤˇ | N | net; web |
| 往往 | wǎng wǎng | ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ | Adv | usually; more often than not |
| 娃娃(˙ㄨㄚ) | wá wa | ㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄨㄚ | N | baby; small child |
| 維持 | wéi chí | ㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ | V | to keep; to maintain |
| 微笑 | wéi xiào | ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ | Vi | to smile; smile |
| 偉大 | wěi dà | ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ | Vs | huge; great |
| 為 | wèi | ㄨㄟˋ | Prep | because of; for |
| 未來 | wèi lái | ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄞˊ | N | future; tomorrow |
| 位置 | wèi zhì | ㄨㄟˋ ㄓˋ | N | position; place |
| 溫度 | wēn dù | ㄨㄣ ㄉㄨˋ | N | temperature |
| 溫暖 | wēn nuǎn | ㄨㄣ ㄋㄨㄢˇ | Vs | warm |
| 溫柔 | wēn róu | ㄨㄣ ㄖㄡˊ | Vs | gentle and soft; tender |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | N | document; file |
| 文學 | wén xué | ㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | N | literature |
| 文章/文 | wén zhāng | ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄤ | N | article; essay |
| 文字 | wén zì | ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ | N | character; script |
| 穩定 | wěn dìng | ㄨㄣˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | Vs | steady; stable |
| 問好 | wèn hǎo | ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄠˇ | Vi | to say hello to; to send one's regards to |
| 問候 | wèn hòu | ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄡˋ | V | to give one's respects; to send a greeting |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | ㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ | V-sep | to shake hands |
| 無 | wú | ㄨˊ | Vs-attr | not to have; no |
| 無法 | wú fǎ | ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ | Adv | unable to; incapable of |
| 無論如何 | wú lùn rú hé | ㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ | Conj | (idiom) whatever the case; in any event |
| 無窮 | wú qióng | ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ | Vs | endless; boundless |
| 無所謂 | wú suǒ wèi | ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ | Vs | to be indifferent; not to matter |
| 誤會 | wù huì | ㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | misunderstanding; to misunderstand |
| 物價 | wù jià | ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | N | (commodity) prices |
| 西北 | xī běi | ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ | N | Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang); northwest |
| 西餐 | xī cān | ㄒㄧ ㄘㄢ | N | Western-style food |
| 西方 | xī fāng | ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤ | N | the West; the Occident |
| 西南 | xīn án | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄢˊ | N | southwest |
| 吸毒 | xī dú | ㄒㄧ ㄉㄨˊ | V-sep | to take drugs |
| 犧牲 | xī shēng | ㄒㄧ ㄕㄥ | Vpt | to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued) |
| 吸收 | xī shōu | ㄒㄧ ㄕㄡ | V | to absorb; to assimilate |
| 希望 | xī wàng | ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ | N | a hope; a wish |
| 吸引 | xī yǐn | ㄒㄧ ㄧㄣˇ | Vst | to attract; to appeal to |
| 喜愛 | xǐà i | ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄧ | Vst | to be fond of; favorite |
| 細 | xì | ㄒㄧˋ | Vs | thin or slender; finely particulate |
| 細心 | xì xīn | ㄒㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ | Vs | meticulous; careful |
| 戲 | xì | ㄒㄧˋ | N | trick; drama |
| 戲劇 | xì jù | ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄩˋ | N | a drama; a play |
| 系統 | xì tǒng | ㄒㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ | N | system |
| 下 | xià | ㄒㄧㄚˋ | Det / M | next (week etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 嚇 | xià | ㄒㄧㄚˋ | Vs-pred | to frighten; to scare |
| 下來 | xià lái | ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ | Ptc | (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) |
| 線 | xiàn | ㄒㄧㄢˋ | N | thread; string |
| 相對 | xiāng duì | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ | Vs-attr | relatively; opposite |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄢˇ | Vs | opposite; contrary |
| 相關 | xiāng guān | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ | Vs | related; relevant |
| 香水 | xiāng shuǐ | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | N | perfume; cologne |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄥˊ | Vs | identical; same |
| 詳細 | xiáng xì | ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧˋ | Vs | detailed; in detail |
| 響 | xiǎng | ㄒㄧㄤˇ | Vp | to make a sound; to sound |
| 想到 | xiǎng dào | ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ | Vpt | to think of; to call to mind |
| 想像 | xiǎng xiàng | ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | N / Vst | imagination; to imagine |
| 項 | xiàng | ㄒㄧㄤˋ | M | classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc; back of neck |
| 相聲 | xiàng shēng | ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄕㄥ | N | comic dialogue; sketch |
| 限 | xiàn | ㄒㄧㄢˋ | Vst | limit; bound |
| 現實 | xiàn shí | ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕˊ | N / Vs | reality; actuality |
| 現象 | xiàn xiàng | ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | N | phenomenon; appearance |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓˋ | N | restriction; limit |
| 小說 | xiǎo shuō | ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ | N | novel; fiction |
| 小偷 | xiǎo tōu | ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ | N | thief |
| 小組 | xiǎo zǔ | ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨˇ | N | group |
| 效果 | xiào guǒ | ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄛˇ | N | result; effect |
| 笑話 | xiào huà | ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | N | joke; jest |
| 孝順 | xiào shùn | ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄣˋ | Vs / Vst | filial; dutiful |
| 校長 | xiào zhǎng | ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ | N | (college, university) president; headmaster |
| 嚇一跳 | xià yī tiào | ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄠˋ | Vp | to frighten; startled |
| 協助 | xié zhù | ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄨˋ | V | to provide assistance; to aid |
| 血 | xiě | ㄒㄧㄝˇ | N | see 血[xue4] |
| 謝 | xiè | ㄒㄧㄝˋ | V | to thank; to apologize |
| 心得 | xīn dé | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄜˊ | N | what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge |
| 心理 | xīn lǐ | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˇ | N | psychology; mentality |
| 心意 | xīn yì | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ | N | intention; regard |
| 欣賞 | xīn shǎng | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄤˇ | Vst | to appreciate; to enjoy |
| 新生 | xīn shēng | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ | N | new; newborn |
| 信 | xìn | ㄒㄧㄣˋ | Vst | letter; mail |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ | N | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) |
| 興奮 | xīng fèn | ㄒㄧㄥ ㄈㄣˋ | Vs | excited; excitement |
| 行動 | xíng dòng | ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | N | operation; action |
| 形容 | xíng róng | ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ | V | to describe |
| 行為 | xíng wéi | ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ | N | action; conduct |
| 醒 | xǐng | ㄒㄧㄥˇ | Vp | to wake up; to be awake |
| 醒來 | xǐng lái | ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄞˊ | Vp | to waken |
| 姓 | xìng | ㄒㄧㄥˋ | N | family name; surname |
| 性別 | xìng bié | ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ | N | sex; gender |
| 性格 | xìng gé | ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄜˊ | N | nature; disposition |
| 幸好 | xìng hǎo | ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄠˇ | Adv | fortunately |
| 幸虧 | xìng kuī | ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄟ | Adv | fortunately; luckily |
| 幸運 | xìng yùn | ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄣˋ | Vs | fortunate; lucky |
| 兇/凶 | xiōng | ㄒㄩㄥ | Vs | terrible; fearful |
| 熊貓 | xióng māo | ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄇㄠ | N | panda |
| 修 | xiū | ㄒㄧㄡ | V | to decorate; to embellish |
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | ㄒㄧㄡ ㄍㄞˇ | V | to amend; to alter |
| 修理 | xiū lǐ | ㄒㄧㄡ ㄌㄧˇ | V | to repair; to fix |
| 需求 | xū qiú | ㄒㄩ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | N | requirement; (economics) demand |
| 需要 | xū yào | ㄒㄩ ㄧㄠˋ | N | needs; to need |
| 選舉 | xuǎn jǔ | ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄩˇ | N | election; to elect |
| 學費 | xué fèi | ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄈㄟˋ | N | tuition fee; tuition |
| 學會 | xué huì | ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | Vpt | to learn; to master |
| 學問 | xué wèn | ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄣˋ | N | learning; knowledge |
| 尋找 | xún zhǎo | ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄠˇ | V | to seek; to look for |
| 訓練 | xùn liàn | ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ | V | to train; to drill |
| 押金 | yā jīn | ㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄣ | N | deposit; down payment |
| 鴨(子) | yā | ㄧㄚ | N | duck; (slang) male prostitute |
| 牙 | yá | ㄧㄚˊ | N | tooth; ivory |
| 牙齒 | yá chǐ | ㄧㄚˊ ㄔˇ | N | tooth; dental |
| 演 | yǎn | ㄧㄢˇ | V | to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) |
| 演出 | yǎn chū | ㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨ | V | to act (in a play); to perform |
| 羊 | yáng | ㄧㄤˊ | N | sheep; goat |
| 陽光 | yáng guāng | ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄤ | N | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat |
| 養 | yǎng | ㄧㄤˇ | V | to raise (animals); to bring up (children) |
| 樣樣 | yàng yàng | ㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋ | Det | all kinds |
| 煙火 | yān huǒ | ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ | N | smoke and fire; cooked food |
| 眼光 | yǎng uāng | ㄧㄤˇ ㄨㄤ | N | gaze; insight |
| 演講 | yǎn jiǎng | ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˇ | Vi | to give a lecture; to make a speech |
| 眼淚 | yǎn lèi | ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ | N | tear; teardrop |
| 演員 | yǎn yuán | ㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄢˊ | N | actor; actress |
| 邀請 | yāo qǐng | ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄥˇ | V | to invite; invitation |
| 咬 | yǎo | ㄧㄠˇ | V | to bite; to nip |
| 要 | yào | ㄧㄠˋ | Vst | will; shall |
| 要不然 | yào bù rán | ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ | Conj | otherwise; or else |
| 要不是 | yào bú shì | ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ | Conj | if it were not for; but for |
| 要緊 | yào jǐn | ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ | Vs | important; urgent |
| 也好 | yě hǎo | ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ | that's fine; may as well | |
| 頁 | yè | ㄧㄝˋ | M | page; leaf |
| 夜裡/裏 | yè lǐ | ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄧˇ | N | during the night; at night |
| 一般來說 | yī bān lái shuō | ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄛ | generally speaking | |
| 一點/一點兒 | yī diǎn | ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | Adv | a bit; a little bit |
| 一方面 | yī fāng miàn | ㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | Conj | on the one hand |
| 衣櫃 | yī guì | ㄧ ㄍㄨㄟˋ | N | wardrobe; armoire |
| 依靠 | yī kào | ㄧ ㄎㄠˋ | V | to rely on; to depend on |
| 一連 | yī lián | ㄧ ㄌㄧㄢˊ | Adv | in a row; in succession |
| 一生 | yī shēng | ㄧ ㄕㄥ | N | all one's life; throughout one's life |
| 一時 | yī shí | ㄧ ㄕˊ | N | a period of time; a while |
| 一同 | yī tóng | ㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ | Adv | together |
| 一向 | yī xiàng | ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | Adv | (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time |
| 一樣 | yī yàng | ㄧ ㄧㄤˋ | N | same; like |
| 以 | yǐ | ㄧˇ | Prep | by means of; according to |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ | Conj | and; as well as |
| 以來 | yǐ lái | ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ | N | since (used after a specified time or event) |
| 以免 | yǐ miǎn | ㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ | Conj | in order to avoid; so as not to |
| 藝術 | yì shù | ㄧˋ ㄕㄨˋ | N | art |
| 意外 | yì wài | ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ | N | unexpected; accident |
| 意義 | yì yì | ㄧˋ ㄧˋ | N | sense; meaning |
| 陰 | yīn | ㄧㄣ | Vs | overcast (weather); cloudy |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | ㄧㄣ ㄘˇ | Conj | thus; consequently |
| 音響 | yīn xiǎng | ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ | N | sound; acoustics |
| 引起 | yǐn qǐ | ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ | V | to give rise to; to lead to |
| 英俊 | yīng jùn | ㄧㄥ ㄐㄩㄣˋ | Vs | handsome |
| 贏 | yíng | ㄧㄥˊ | Vp | to beat; to win |
| 營養 | yíng yǎng | ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˇ | N | nutrition; nourishment |
| 影片 | yǐng piàn | ㄧㄥˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ | N | a copy of a film; film |
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | ㄩㄥˇ ㄍㄢˇ | Vs | brave; courageous |
| 擁有 | yǒng yǒu | ㄩㄥˇ ㄧㄡˇ | Vst | to have; to possess |
| 永遠 | yǒng yuǎn | ㄩㄥˇ ㄩㄢˇ | Adv | forever; eternal |
| 用 | yòng | ㄩㄥˋ | Prep | (coverb) with; using |
| 用法 | yòng fǎ | ㄩㄥˋ ㄈㄚˇ | N | usage |
| 用品 | yòng pǐn | ㄩㄥˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | articles for use; products |
| 優點 | yōu diǎn | ㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | N | merit; benefit |
| 幽默 | yōu mò | ㄧㄡ ㄇㄛˋ | Vs | (loanword) humor; humorous |
| 優秀 | yōu xiù | ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄡˋ | Vs | outstanding; excellent |
| 遊客 | yóu kè | ㄧㄡˊ ㄎㄜˋ | N | traveler; tourist |
| 由於 | yóu yú | ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ | Conj | because; due to |
| 有效 | yǒu xiào | ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ | Vs | effective; in effect |
| 友誼 | yǒu yì | ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ | N | companionship; fellowship |
| 愉快 | yú kuài | ㄩˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ | Vs | cheerful; happy |
| 於是 | yú shì | ㄩˊ ㄕˋ | Conj | thereupon; as a result |
| 噢 | yǔ | ㄩˇ | Ptc | oh; ah (used to indicate realization) |
| 與 | yǔ | ㄩˇ | Conj / Prep | (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) |
| 玉 | yù | ㄩˋ | N | jade |
| 玉米 | yù mǐ | ㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇ | N | corn; maize |
| 預備 | yù bèi | ㄩˋ ㄅㄟˋ | V | to prepare; to make ready |
| 遇到 | yù dào | ㄩˋ ㄉㄠˋ | Vpt | to meet; to run into |
| 預習 | yù xí | ㄩˋ ㄒㄧˊ | V | to prepare a lesson |
| 圓 | yuán | ㄩㄢˊ | N | circle; round |
| 員工 | yuán gōng | ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ | N | staff; personnel |
| 原諒 | yuán liàng | ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | Vst | to excuse; to forgive |
| 願望 | yuàn wàng | ㄩㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ | N | desire; wish |
| 約 | yuē | ㄩㄝ | Adv | approximately; pact |
| 月餅 | yuè bǐng | ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ | N | mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) |
| 閱讀 | yuè dú | ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄨˊ | V | to read |
| 樂團 | yuè tuán | ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊ | N | band; orchestra |
| 雲 | yún | ㄩㄣˊ | N | short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南; cloud |
| 運氣 | yùn qì | ㄩㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ | N | luck (good or bad) |
| 在 | zài | ㄗㄞˋ | Vst | (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress); to exist |
| 在意 | zài yì | ㄗㄞˋ ㄧˋ | Vst | to care about; to mind |
| 在於 | zài yú | ㄗㄞˋ ㄩˊ | Vst | to rest with; to lie in |
| 早 | zǎo | ㄗㄠˇ | Adv | early; prematurely |
| 早日 | zǎo rì | ㄗㄠˇ ㄖˋ | Adv | soon; at an early date |
| 早晚 | zǎo wǎn | ㄗㄠˇ ㄨㄢˇ | N | morning and evening; (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later |
| 造成 | zào chéng | ㄗㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊ | Vpt | to bring about; to create |
| 噪音 | zào yīn | ㄗㄠˋ ㄧㄣ | N | rumble; noise |
| 增加/增 | zēng jiā | ㄗㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ | Vpt | to raise; to increase |
| 責任 | zér èn | ㄗㄦˊ ㄣˋ | N | responsibility; duty |
| 知 | zhī | ㄓ | Vst | to be aware; to know |
| 之後 | zhī hòu | ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ | N | after; behind |
| 之間 | zhī jiān | ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ | N | (after a noun) between; among |
| 之前 | zhī qián | ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | N | before; prior to |
| 直 | zhí | ㄓˊ | Vs | Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God; straight |
| 直到 | zhí dào | ㄓˊ ㄉㄠˋ | Prep | until |
| 值得 | zhí de | ㄓˊ ˙ㄉㄜ | Vst | worth the money; to merit |
| 殖民地 | zhí mín dì | ㄓˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ | N | colony |
| 植物 | zhí wù | ㄓˊ ㄨˋ | N | plant; vegetation |
| 職業 | zhí yè | ㄓˊ ㄧㄝˋ | N | occupation; profession |
| 職員 | zhí yuán | ㄓˊ ㄩㄢˊ | N | office worker; staff member |
| 指 | zhǐ | ㄓˇ | V | to point at or to; to indicate or refer to |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | ㄓˇ ㄕˋ | Conj | but; however |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ | Adv / Conj | only have ...; there is only ... |
| 制度 | zhì dù | ㄓˋ ㄉㄨˋ | N | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 智慧 | zhì huì | ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | wisdom; intelligence |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ | Adv | at least; (to say the) least |
| 至於 | zhì yú | ㄓˋ ㄩˊ | Prep | as for; as to |
| 摘 | zhāi | ㄓㄞ | V | to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc) |
| 站 | zhàn | ㄓㄢˋ | N | station; branch of a company or organization |
| 暫時 | zhàn shí | ㄓㄢˋ ㄕˊ | Adv | temporary; provisional |
| 戰爭 | zhàn zhēng | ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥ | N | war; conflict |
| 掌握 | zhǎng wò | ㄓㄤˇ ㄨㄛˋ | V | to grasp (often fig.); to control |
| 障礙 | zhàng ài | ㄓㄤˋ ㄞˋ | N | barrier; obstruction |
| 著(ㄓㄠ)急 | zhāo jí | ㄓㄠ ㄐㄧˊ | Vs | to worry; to feel anxious |
| 招待 | zhāo dài | ㄓㄠ ㄉㄞˋ | V | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality |
| 招牌 | zhāo pái | ㄓㄠ ㄆㄞˊ | N | signboard; shop sign |
| 找錢 | zhǎo qián | ㄓㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | V-sep | to give change; to seek funding |
| 照 | zhào | ㄓㄠˋ | V / Prep | to shine; to illuminate |
| 炸 | zhà | ㄓㄚˋ | V | to burst; to explode |
| 珍貴 | zhēng uì | ㄓㄥ ㄨㄟˋ | Vs | precious |
| 真理 | zhēn lǐ | ㄓㄣ ㄌㄧˇ | N | truth |
| 真實 | zhēn shí | ㄓㄣ ㄕˊ | Vs | true; real |
| 真是 | zhēn shì | ㄓㄣ ㄕˋ | Adv | indeed; truly |
| 真心 | zhēn xīn | ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ | Vs | wholeheartedness; sincerity |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | ㄓㄣ ㄓㄥˋ | Adv / Vs-attr | really; indeed |
| 整理 | zhěng lǐ | ㄓㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ | V | to arrange; to tidy up |
| 整齊 | zhěng qí | ㄓㄥˇ ㄑㄧˊ | Vs | orderly; neat |
| 證明 | zhèng míng | ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | V | to prove; to testify |
| 正確 | zhèng què | ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ | Vs | correct; sound |
| 證書 | zhèng shū | ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄨ | N | credentials; certificate |
| 政治 | zhèng zhì | ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ | N | politics; political |
| 哲學 | zhé xué | ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | N | philosophy |
| 這樣子 | zhè yàng zi | ㄓㄜˋ ㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄗ | Vs / Adv | so; such |
| 中部 | zhōng bù | ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ | N | middle part; central section |
| 中餐 | zhōng cān | ㄓㄨㄥ ㄘㄢ | N | lunch; Chinese meal |
| 終於 | zhōng yú | ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩˊ | Adv | in the end; finally |
| 種 | zhòng | ㄓㄨㄥˋ | V | to plant; to grow |
| 重點 | zhòng diǎn | ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | N | important point; main point |
| 重視 | zhòng shì | ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ | Vst | to attach importance to sth; to value |
| 周圍 | zhōu wéi | ㄓㄡ ㄨㄟˊ | N | environs; surroundings |
| 煮 | zhǔ | ㄓㄨˇ | V | to cook; to boil |
| 主動 | zhǔ dòng | ㄓㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vs | spontaneous; active |
| 主婦 | zhǔ fù | ㄓㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ | N | housewife; woman of senior authority in a household |
| 主管 | zhǔ guǎn | ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ | N | in charge; responsible for |
| 主任 | zhǔ rèn | ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˋ | N | director; head |
| 主題 | zhǔ tí | ㄓㄨˇ ㄊㄧˊ | N | theme; subject |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄠˋ | Adv / Vs-attr | main; principal |
| 主意 | zhǔ yì | ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ | N | plan; idea |
| 助 | zhù | ㄓㄨˋ | V | to help; to assist |
| 祝福 | zhù fú | ㄓㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ | N / V | blessings; to wish sb well |
| 助理 | zhù lǐ | ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ | N | assistant |
| 著名 | zhù míng | ㄓㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Vs | famous; noted |
| 狀態 | zhuàng tài | ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄊㄞˋ | N | condition; state |
| 專心 | zhuān xīn | ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ | Vs | to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth) |
| 專業 | zhuān yè | ㄓㄨㄢ ㄧㄝˋ | Vs-attr | specialty; specialized field |
| 追求 | zhuī qiú | ㄓㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | V | to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after |
| 準時 | zhǔn shí | ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊ | Vs | on time; punctual |
| 著 | zhuó | ㄓㄨㄛˊ | V | to wear (clothes); to contact |
| 資源 | zī yuán | ㄗ ㄩㄢˊ | N | natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism) |
| 仔細 | zǐ xì | ㄗˇ ㄒㄧˋ | Vs | careful; attentive |
| 自從 | zì cóng | ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ | Prep | since (a time); ever since |
| 自動 | zì dòng | ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vs | automatic; voluntarily |
| 自殺 | zì shā | ㄗˋ ㄕㄚ | Vi | to kill oneself; to commit suicide |
| 自信 | zì xìn | ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ | N | self-confidence; to have confidence in oneself |
| 自在 | zì zài | ㄗˋ ㄗㄞˋ | Vs | comfortable; at ease |
| 宗教 | zōng jiào | ㄗㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄠˋ | N | religion |
| 總而言之 | zǒng ér yán zhī | ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ | Conj | in short; in a word |
| 總算 | zǒng suàn | ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ | Adv | finally; at long last |
| 總統 | zǒng tǒng | ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ | N | president (of a country) |
| 總之 | zǒng zhī | ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄓ | Conj | in a word; in short |
| 走走 | zǒu zǒu | ㄗㄡˇ ㄗㄡˇ | Vi | — |
| 組 | zǔ | ㄗㄨˇ | M | classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries; to form |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ | N | father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 祖母 | zǔ mǔ | ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ | N | father's mother; paternal grandmother |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ | N | ancestors; forebears |
| 醉 | zuì | ㄗㄨㄟˋ | Vp | intoxicated |
| 最初 | zuì chū | ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ | N | first; primary |
| 最多 | zuì duō | ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄛ | Adv | at most; maximum |
| 最後 | zuì hòu | ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ | N | final; last |
| 最佳 | zuì jiā | ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄚ | Vs-attr | optimum; optimal |
| 尊敬 | zūn jìng | ㄗㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | Vst | honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) |
| 作 | zuò | ㄗㄨㄛˋ | V | to do; to engage in |
| 做夢/作夢 | zuò mèng | ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄥˋ | V-sep | to dream; to have a dream |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | work (of art); opus |
| 做人 | zuò rén | ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ | Vi | to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity |
| 做事 | zuò shì | ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ | Vi | to work; to handle matters |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ | N | author; writer |
Part-of-speech codes follow SC-TOP’s list: N noun, V action verb, Vi intransitive action verb, Vs state verb (adjective-like), Vst transitive state verb, Vp process verb, Vaux auxiliary verb, Adv adverb, Prep preposition, Conj conjunction, Ptc particle, M measure word, Det determiner, -sep suffix: separable verb.
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How many words are in TOCFL Level 3?
TOCFL Level 3 adds 1,173 words to SC-TOP’s official vocabulary list, for a cumulative total of 2,399 words up to and including Level 3.