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| Word | Pinyin | Zhuyin | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 愛好 | ài hào | ㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ | N / Vst | interest; hobby |
| 愛護 | ài hù | ㄞˋ ㄏㄨˋ | Vst | to cherish; to treasure |
| 愛人 | ài rén | ㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ | N | spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) |
| 哎呀 | āi yā | ㄞ ㄧㄚ | Ptc | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration |
| 哎喲 | āi yāo | ㄞ ㄧㄠ | Ptc | hey; ow |
| 癌症/癌 | ái zhèng | ㄞˊ ㄓㄥˋ | N | cancer |
| 按 | àn | ㄢˋ | V | to press; to push |
| 暗 | àn | ㄢˋ | Vs | dark; secret |
| 案(子) | àn | ㄢˋ | N | (legal) case; incident |
| 骯髒 | āng zāng | ㄤ ㄗㄤ | Vs | dirty; filthy |
| 按時 | àn shí | ㄢˋ ㄕˊ | Adv | on time; before deadline |
| 安慰 | ān wèi | ㄢ ㄨㄟˋ | V | to comfort; to console |
| 暗中 | àn zhōng | ㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ | Adv | on the sly; surreptitiously |
| 安裝 | ān zhuāng | ㄢ ㄓㄨㄤ | V | to install; to erect |
| 熬 | áo | ㄠˊ | V | to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating |
| 拔 | bá | ㄅㄚˊ | V | to pull up; to pull out |
| 罷工 | bà gōng | ㄅㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ | Vi | to go on strike; a strike |
| 敗 | bài | ㄅㄞˋ | Vp | to defeat; to damage |
| 拜 | bài | ㄅㄞˋ | V | to bow to; to pay one's respects |
| 拜拜 | bài bài | ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄞˋ | Vi | to part ways (with sb); to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) |
| 拜訪 | bài fǎng | ㄅㄞˋ ㄈㄤˇ | V | to pay a visit; to call on |
| 拜年 | bài nián | ㄅㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | V-sep | to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year |
| 拜託 | bài tuō | ㄅㄞˋ ㄊㄨㄛ | V | to request sb to do sth; please! |
| 擺脫 | bǎi tuō | ㄅㄞˇ ㄊㄨㄛ | V | to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc) |
| 罷了 | bà le | ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄜ | Ptc | a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) |
| 拌 | bàn | ㄅㄢˋ | V | to mix; to mix in |
| 般 | bān | ㄅㄢ | sort; kind | |
| 磅 | bàng | ㄅㄤˋ | M | scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh |
| 棒 | bàng | ㄅㄤˋ | M | classifier for legs of a relay race; stick |
| 棒(子) | bàng | ㄅㄤˋ | N | stick; club |
| 辦公 | bàng ōng | ㄅㄤˋ ㄨㄥ | Vi | to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work |
| 傍晚 | bāng wǎn | ㄅㄤ ㄨㄢˇ | N | in the evening; when night falls |
| 半路 | bàn lù | ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ | N | halfway; midway |
| 辦事 | bàn shì | ㄅㄢˋ ㄕˋ | Vi | to handle (affairs); to work |
| 半數 | bàn shù | ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ | Det | half the number; half |
| 扮演 | bàn yǎn | ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄢˇ | V | to play the role of; to act |
| 搬運 | bān yùn | ㄅㄢ ㄩㄣˋ | V | to transport; to carry |
| 班長 | bān zhǎng | ㄅㄢ ㄓㄤˇ | N | class monitor; squad leader |
| 抱 | bào | ㄅㄠˋ | Vst | to hold; to carry (in one's arms) |
| 報 | bào | ㄅㄠˋ | V | to report; to inform |
| 保 | bǎo | ㄅㄠˇ | V | to defend; to protect |
| 寶 | bǎo | ㄅㄠˇ | N | jewel; gem |
| 寶寶 | bǎo bao | ㄅㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄠ | N | darling; baby |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | ㄅㄠˇ ㄔˊ | V | to keep; to maintain |
| 報仇 | bào chóu | ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄡˊ | V-sep | to take revenge; to avenge |
| 保存 | bǎo cún | ㄅㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ | V | to conserve; to preserve |
| 報答 | bào dá | ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄚˊ | Vpt | to repay; to requite |
| 報到 | bào dào | ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ | Vi | to report for duty; to check in |
| 報導 | bào dǎo | ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄠˇ | V / N | to report (in the media); (news) report |
| 包裹 | bāo guǒ | ㄅㄠ ㄍㄨㄛˇ | N | bundle; parcel |
| 報警 | bào jǐng | ㄅㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ | V-sep | to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police |
| 暴力 | bào lì | ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ | N /Vs | violence; force |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ | V | to keep; to retain |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ | Vs | to be sorry; sorry! |
| 報社 | bào shè | ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄜˋ | N | newspaper (i.e. a company) |
| 保衛 | bǎo wèi | ㄅㄠˇ ㄨㄟˋ | V | to defend; to safeguard |
| 暴躁 | bào zào | ㄅㄠˋ ㄗㄠˋ | Vs | irascible; irritable |
| 爆炸 | bào zhà | ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄚˋ | Vp | to explode; to blow up |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄤˋ | N / V | to ensure; to guarantee |
| 包裝 | bāo zhuāng | ㄅㄠ ㄓㄨㄤ | N / V | packaging; packing materials |
| 把握 | bǎ wò | ㄅㄚˇ ㄨㄛˋ | N | assurance; certainty |
| 備 | bèi | ㄅㄟˋ | V | to prepare; to equip |
| 被(子) | bèi | ㄅㄟˋ | N | quilt |
| 悲劇 | bēi jù | ㄅㄟ ㄐㄩˋ | N | tragedy |
| 背面 | bèi miàn | ㄅㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | N | the back; the reverse side |
| 悲痛 | bēi tòng | ㄅㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˋ | Vs | grieved; sorrowful |
| 背心 | bèi xīn | ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ | N | sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) |
| 奔 | bēn | ㄅㄣ | Vi | to hurry; to rush |
| 本來 | běn lái | ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ | Vs-attr | original; originally |
| 本領 | běn lǐng | ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ | N | skill; ability |
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | ㄅㄣ ㄆㄠˇ | Vi | to run |
| 本身 | běn shēn | ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄣ | N | itself; in itself |
| 本土 | běn tǔ | ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ | N | one's native country; native |
| 笨重 | bèn zhòng | ㄅㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | Vs | heavy; cumbersome |
| 閉 | bì | ㄅㄧˋ | Vi | to close; to stop up |
| 便 | biàn | ㄅㄧㄢˋ | Adv / N | even if; soon afterwards |
| 扁 | biǎn | ㄅㄧㄢˇ | Vs | flat; to beat (sb) up |
| 編 | biān | ㄅㄧㄢ | V | to weave; to plait |
| 變動 | biàn dòng | ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | N / Vp | change; fluctuation |
| 便利 | biàn lì | ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs | convenient; easy |
| 表格 | biǎo gé | ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄜˊ | N | form; table |
| 表情 | biǎo qíng | ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ | N | (facial) expression; to express one's feelings |
| 標題 | biāo tí | ㄅㄧㄠ ㄊㄧˊ | N | title; heading |
| 表揚 | biǎo yáng | ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄤˊ | V | to praise; to commend |
| 標誌 | biāo zhì | ㄅㄧㄠ ㄓˋ | N | sign; mark |
| 彼此 | bǐ cǐ | ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇ | N | each other; one another |
| 筆記 | bǐ jì | ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ | N | notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches |
| 比較 | bǐ jiào | ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ | N / V | comparatively; relatively |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ | N | proportion; scale |
| 並 | bìng | ㄅㄧㄥˋ | Adv / Conj | also; (not) at all |
| 丙 | bǐng | ㄅㄧㄥˇ | N | third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; third in order |
| 冰 | bīng | ㄅㄧㄥ | Vs | ice; (of a person) cold |
| 病毒 | bìng dú | ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ | N | virus |
| 病房 | bìng fáng | ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄤˊ | N | ward (of a hospital); sickroom |
| 並且 | bìng qiě | ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇ | Conj | and; besides |
| 病情 | bìng qíng | ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ | N | state of an illness; patient's condition |
| 筆試 | bǐ shì | ㄅㄧˇ ㄕˋ | N / Vi | written examination; paper test (for an applicant) |
| 鼻涕 | bí tì | ㄅㄧˊ ㄊㄧˋ | N | nasal mucus; snivel |
| 必須 | bì xū | ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ | Vs-attr | must; to have to |
| 必要 | bì yào | ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄠˋ | N | necessary; essential |
| 薄 | bó | ㄅㄛˊ | Vs | meager; slight |
| 撥 | bō | ㄅㄛ | V | to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial |
| 菠菜 | bō cài | ㄅㄛ ㄘㄞˋ | N | spinach; (slang) gambling |
| 波動 | bō dòng | ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vi | to undulate; to fluctuate |
| 玻璃 | bō lí | ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˊ | N | glass; (slang) male homosexual |
| 薄弱 | bó ruò | ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ | Vs | weak; frail |
| 捕 | bǔ | ㄅㄨˇ | V | to catch; to seize |
| 補 | bǔ | ㄅㄨˇ | V | to repair; to patch |
| 不安 | bù ān | ㄅㄨˋ ㄢ | Vs | unpeaceful; unstable |
| 補償 | bǔ cháng | ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ | V | to compensate; to make up |
| 不成 | bù chéng | ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ | Vs-pred | won't do; unable to |
| 補充 | bǔ chōng | ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥ | V | to replenish; to supplement |
| 不大 | bù dà | ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ | Adv | not very (clear, far away etc); not too |
| 不當 | bù dàng | ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤˋ | Vs | unsuitable; improper |
| 不到 | bù dào | ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ | Vst | not to arrive; not reaching |
| 不得已 | bù dé yǐ | ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ | Vs | must; to act against one's will |
| 部隊 | bù duì | ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ | N | army; armed forces |
| 不敢當 | bù gǎn dāng | ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄤ | Vs | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise |
| 布告/佈告 | bù gào | ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄠˋ | N | posting on a bulletin board; notice |
| 布告欄/佈告欄 | bù gào lán | ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄢˊ | N | bulletin board |
| 不顧 | bù gù | ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ | Vst | in spite of; regardless of |
| 不見得 | bù jiàn de | ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜ | Adv | not necessarily; not likely |
| 不僅 | bù jǐn | ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ | Conj | (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...); not just |
| 補課 | bǔ kè | ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄜˋ | V-sep | to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class |
| 不良 | bù liáng | ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ | Vs | bad; harmful |
| 不平 | bù píng | ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ | Vs | uneven; injustice |
| 不然 | bù rán | ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ | Conj | or else; otherwise |
| 不如 | bù rú | ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ | Vst | not equal to; not as good as |
| 補習 | bǔ xí | ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊ | V-sep | to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor |
| 補習班 | bǔ xí bān | ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊ ㄅㄢ | N | cram class; cram school |
| 不許 | bù xǔ | ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩˇ | Adv | not to allow; must not |
| 不宜 | bù yí | ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˊ | Vs | not suitable; inadvisable |
| 不由得 | bù yóu de | ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ | Adv | can't help; cannot but |
| 部長 | bù zhǎng | ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ | N | head of a (government etc) department; section chief |
| 不止 | bù zhǐ | ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ | Vs-pred | incessantly; without end |
| 補助 | bǔ zhù | ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋ | N / V | subsidy; allowance |
| 踩 | cǎi | ㄘㄞˇ | V | to step on; to tread |
| 採 | cǎi | ㄘㄞˇ | V | to pick; to pluck |
| 財產 | cái chǎn | ㄘㄞˊ ㄔㄢˇ | N | property; assets |
| 財富 | cái fù | ㄘㄞˊ ㄈㄨˋ | N | wealth; riches |
| 採購 | cǎi gòu | ㄘㄞˇ ㄍㄡˋ | V | to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase |
| 才能 | cái néng | ㄘㄞˊ ㄋㄥˊ | N | talent; ability |
| 裁判 | cái pàn | ㄘㄞˊ ㄆㄢˋ | N | (law) to judge; to adjudicate |
| 彩色 | cǎi sè | ㄘㄞˇ ㄙㄜˋ | Vs-attr | color; multicolored |
| 裁員 | cái yuán | ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ | Vpt | to cut staff; to lay off employees |
| 蠶 | cán | ㄘㄢˊ | N | silkworm |
| 慘 | cǎn | ㄘㄢˇ | Vs | miserable; wretched |
| 藏 | cáng | ㄘㄤˊ | V | to conceal; to hide away |
| 倉庫 | cāng kù | ㄘㄤ ㄎㄨˋ | N | depot; storehouse |
| 慚愧 | cán kuì | ㄘㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ | Vs | ashamed |
| 參與 | cān yù | ㄘㄢ ㄩˋ | V | to participate (in sth) |
| 操心 | cāo xīn | ㄘㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ | Vs | to worry about |
| 操作 | cāo zuò | ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ | V | to work; to operate |
| 冊 | cè | ㄘㄜˋ | M | classifier for books; book |
| 測量 | cè liáng | ㄘㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ | V | to measure; to gauge |
| 策略 | cè lüè | ㄘㄜˋ ㄌㄩㄝˋ | N | strategy; tactics |
| 測試 | cè shì | ㄘㄜˋ ㄕˋ | V | to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area) |
| 測驗 | cè yàn | ㄘㄜˋ ㄧㄢˋ | N / V | test; to test |
| 差 | chā | ㄔㄚ | N | difference; discrepancy |
| 插 | chā | ㄔㄚ | V | to insert; to take part in |
| 差錯 | chā cuò | ㄔㄚ ㄘㄨㄛˋ | N | mistake; slip-up |
| 插花 | chā huā | ㄔㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ | Vi | flower arranging; ikebana |
| 茶會 | chá huì | ㄔㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | tea party |
| 拆 | chāi | ㄔㄞ | V | to tear open; to tear down |
| 差距 | chā jù | ㄔㄚ ㄐㄩˋ | N | disparity; gap |
| 產 | chǎn | ㄔㄢˇ | V | to give birth; to reproduce |
| 長處 | cháng chù | ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄨˋ | N | good aspects; strong points |
| 場地 | chǎng dì | ㄔㄤˇ ㄉㄧˋ | N | space; site |
| 長度 | cháng dù | ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨˋ | N | length |
| 長方形 | cháng fāng xíng | ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | N | rectangle |
| 場合 | chǎng hé | ㄔㄤˇ ㄏㄜˊ | N | occasion; situation |
| 長久 | cháng jiǔ | ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ | Vs | long-time; long-term |
| 廠商 | chǎng shāng | ㄔㄤˇ ㄕㄤ | N | manufacturer; producer |
| 嘗試/嚐試 | cháng shì | ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ | N | to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it) |
| 常識 | cháng shì | ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ | N | common sense; general knowledge |
| 場所 | chǎng suǒ | ㄔㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ | N | location; place |
| 長途 | cháng tú | ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄨˊ | Vs-attr | long distance |
| 產量 | chǎn liàng | ㄔㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | N | output |
| 產業 | chǎn yè | ㄔㄢˇ ㄧㄝˋ | N | industry; estate |
| 朝 | cháo | ㄔㄠˊ | Prep | towards; imperial or royal court |
| 抄 | chāo | ㄔㄠ | V | to make a copy; to plagiarize |
| 超出 | chāo chū | ㄔㄠ ㄔㄨ | Vpt | to exceed; to overstep |
| 潮流 | cháo liú | ㄔㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ | N | tide; current |
| 吵鬧 | chǎo nào | ㄔㄠˇ ㄋㄠˋ | Vi | to shout and scream; noisy |
| 鈔票 | chāo piào | ㄔㄠ ㄆㄧㄠˋ | N | paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) |
| 超人 | chāo rén | ㄔㄠ ㄖㄣˊ | N | Superman, comic book superhero; superhuman |
| 潮溼/潮濕 | cháo shī | ㄔㄠˊ ㄕ | Vs | damp; moist |
| 超越 | chāo yuè | ㄔㄠ ㄩㄝˋ | V | to surpass; to exceed |
| 超重 | chāo zhòng | ㄔㄠ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | Vp | overweight (baggage, freight) |
| 插圖 | chā tú | ㄔㄚ ㄊㄨˊ | N | illustration |
| 茶葉 | chá yè | ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄝˋ | N | tea; tea leaves |
| 扯 | chě | ㄔㄜˇ | V | to pull; to tear |
| 澈底/徹底 | chè dǐ | ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄧˇ | Vs | thorough; thoroughly |
| 沉/沈 | chén | ㄔㄣˊ | Vp | to submerge; to immerse |
| 成 | chéng | ㄔㄥˊ | M / Vpt | to succeed; to finish |
| 稱 | chēng | ㄔㄥ | V | to weigh; to state |
| 撐 | chēng | ㄔㄥ | V | to support; to prop up |
| 成本 | chéng běn | ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄣˇ | N | (manufacturing, production etc) costs |
| 成分/成份 | chéng fèn | ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄣˋ | N | composition; ingredient |
| 成交 | chéng jiāo | ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠ | Vp | to complete a contract; to reach a deal |
| 乘客 | chéng kè | ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄜˋ | N | passenger |
| 誠懇 | chéng kěn | ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄣˇ | Vs | sincere; honest |
| 成立 | chéng lì | ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ | Vpt | to establish; to set up |
| 成人 | chéng rén | ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ | N | an adult; to reach adulthood |
| 成天 | chéng tiān | ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ | Adv | all day long; all the time |
| 成為 | chéng wéi | ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ | Vpt | to become; to turn into |
| 呈現 | chéng xiàn | ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | Vpt | to appear; to emerge |
| 程序 | chéng xù | ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩˋ | N | procedures; sequence |
| 誠意 | chéng yì | ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ | N | sincerity; good faith |
| 成語 | chéng yǔ | ㄔㄥˊ ㄩˇ | N | Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom |
| 陳列 | chén liè | ㄔㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ | V | to display; to exhibit |
| 車票 | chē piào | ㄔㄜ ㄆㄧㄠˋ | N | ticket for a bus or train |
| 遲 | chí | ㄔˊ | Vp | late; delayed |
| 翅膀/翅 | chì bǎng | ㄔˋ ㄅㄤˇ | N | wing |
| 尺寸 | chǐ cùn | ㄔˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ | N | size; dimensions |
| 吃虧 | chī kuī | ㄔ ㄎㄨㄟ | Vs | to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately |
| 持續 | chí xù | ㄔˊ ㄒㄩˋ | Vaux | to continue; to last |
| 遲早 | chí zǎo | ㄔˊ ㄗㄠˇ | Adv | sooner or later |
| 重 | chóng | ㄔㄨㄥˊ | Adv | again; repetition |
| 沖 | chōng | ㄔㄨㄥ | V | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water |
| 衝 | chōng | ㄔㄨㄥ | Vi | to go straight ahead; to rush |
| 崇拜 | chóng bài | ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ | Vst | adoration; to worship |
| 充分/充份 | chōng fèn | ㄔㄨㄥ ㄈㄣˋ | Vs | ample; sufficient |
| 崇高 | chóng gāo | ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄠ | Vs | majestic; sublime |
| 充滿 | chōng mǎn | ㄔㄨㄥ ㄇㄢˇ | Vpt | full of; brimming with |
| 衝突 | chōng tú | ㄔㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˊ | N | conflict; clash of opposing forces |
| 充足 | chōng zú | ㄔㄨㄥ ㄗㄨˊ | Vs | adequate; sufficient |
| 愁 | chóu | ㄔㄡˊ | Vs / N | to worry about |
| 抽屜 | chōu tì | ㄔㄡ ㄊㄧˋ | N | drawer |
| 處 | chù | ㄔㄨˋ | M | classifier for locations: spot, point; place |
| 處 | chǔ | ㄔㄨˇ | V | to reside; to live |
| 出 | chū | ㄔㄨ | Vst | (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) |
| 初 | chū | ㄔㄨ | Adv | at first; initially |
| 傳播 | chuán bò | ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄛˋ | V | to disseminate; to propagate |
| 傳達 | chuán dá | ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄚˊ | V | to pass on; to convey |
| 傳單 | chuán dān | ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄢ | N | leaflet; flier |
| 床 | chuáng | ㄔㄨㄤˊ | M | classifier for blankets, quilts etc; bed |
| 幢 | chuáng | ㄔㄨㄤˊ | M | banner; pennant (in ancient China) |
| 闖 | chuǎng | ㄔㄨㄤˇ | V | to rush; to charge |
| 床單 | chuáng dān | ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄢ | N | bed sheet |
| 窗口 | chuāng kǒu | ㄔㄨㄤ ㄎㄡˇ | N | window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) |
| 創新 | chuàng xīn | ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ | V | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails |
| 創作 | chuàng zuò | ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ | N /V | a creative work; a creation |
| 傳染 | chuán rǎn | ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄢˇ | V | to infect; contagious |
| 傳說 | chuán shuō | ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄛ | N / V | legend; folk tale |
| 傳送 | chuán sòng | ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ | V | to convey; to deliver |
| 傳統 | chuán tǒng | ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˇ | N | tradition; traditional |
| 傳真 | chuán zhēn | ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄣ | V | to fax; a fax |
| 初步 | chū bù | ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ | Adv / Vs-attr | initial; preliminary |
| 出產 | chū chǎn | ㄔㄨ ㄔㄢˇ | Vst | produce; products |
| 處處 | chù chù | ㄔㄨˋ ㄔㄨˋ | Adv | everywhere; in all respects |
| 儲存 | chú cún | ㄔㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊ | V | to store; to stockpile |
| 處罰 | chǔ fá | ㄔㄨˇ ㄈㄚˊ | V | to penalize; to punish |
| 除非 | chú fēi | ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄟ | Conj | unless; only if (..., or otherwise, ...) |
| 初級 | chū jí | ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˊ | Vs | junior; primary |
| 出境 | chū jìng | ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | Vp | to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism) |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | ㄔㄨ ㄎㄡˇ | V /N | to speak; to export |
| 純 | chún | ㄔㄨㄣˊ | Vs | pure; simple |
| 出色 | chū sè | ㄔㄨ ㄙㄜˋ | Vs | remarkable; outstanding |
| 出身 | chū shēn | ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣ | Vpt | to be born of; to come from |
| 出事 | chū shì | ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ | Vp-sep | to have an accident; to meet with a mishap |
| 出售 | chū shòu | ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˋ | V | to sell; to offer for sale |
| 出席 | chū xí | ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧˊ | V | to attend; to participate |
| 儲蓄 | chú xù | ㄔㄨˊ ㄒㄩˋ | Vi | to save money (in a bank); savings |
| 出院 | chū yuàn | ㄔㄨ ㄩㄢˋ | Vi | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital |
| 刺 | cì | ㄘˋ | V | to prick; to pierce |
| 詞典/辭典 | cí diǎn | ㄘˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | N | dictionary |
| 詞彙 | cí huì | ㄘˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) |
| 刺激 | cì jī | ㄘˋ ㄐㄧ | V | to provoke; to irritate |
| 次數 | cì shù | ㄘˋ ㄕㄨˋ | N | number of times; frequency |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | ㄘˇ ㄨㄞˋ | Conj | besides; in addition |
| 辭職 | cí zhí | ㄘˊ ㄓˊ | Vi | to resign |
| 從 | cóng | ㄘㄨㄥˊ | Adv | from; through |
| 從此 | cóng cǐ | ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄘˇ | Adv | from now on; since then |
| 從沒 | cóng méi | ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ | Adv | never (in the past); never did |
| 從事 | cóng shì | ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ | Vst | to go for; to engage in |
| 湊 | còu | ㄘㄡˋ | V | to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance |
| 粗 | cū | ㄘㄨ | Vs | (of sth long) wide; thick |
| 催 | cuī | ㄘㄨㄟ | V | to urge; to press |
| 促進 | cù jìn | ㄘㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | V | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance |
| 存款 | cún kuǎn | ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄢˇ | N | bank savings; bank deposit |
| 搓 | cuō | ㄘㄨㄛ | V | to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist |
| 錯過 | cuò guò | ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ | Vpt | to miss (train, opportunity etc) |
| 措施 | cuò shī | ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕ | N | measure; step |
| 錯字 | cuò zì | ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ | N | incorrectly written Chinese character |
| 粗心 | cū xīn | ㄘㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ | Vs | careless; thoughtless |
| 打 | dǎ | ㄉㄚˇ | M | to hit; to strike |
| 大半 | dà bàn | ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ | Det | more than half; greater part |
| 打扮 | dǎ bàn | ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄢˋ | Vi | to decorate; to dress |
| 打包 | dǎ bāo | ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠ | V | to wrap; to pack |
| 大便 | dà biàn | ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ | N | excrement; feces |
| 大膽 | dà dǎn | ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄢˇ | Vs | brazen; audacious |
| 達到 | dá dào | ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄠˋ | Vpt | to reach; to achieve |
| 大地 | dà dì | ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ | N | earth; mother earth |
| 大都 | dà dōu | ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄡ | Adv | also pr.; for the most part |
| 打斷 | dǎ duàn | ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ | Vpt | to interrupt; to break off |
| 大哥 | dà gē | ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ | N | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) |
| 待 | dài | ㄉㄞˋ | V / Vi | to wait; to treat |
| 代 | dài | ㄉㄞˋ | N / V | to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of |
| 帶(子) | dài | ㄉㄞˋ | N | band; belt |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ | Vs | representative; delegate |
| 帶動 | dài dòng | ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | V | to spur; to provide impetus |
| 大夫 | dài fū | ㄉㄞˋ ㄈㄨ | N | doctor; physician |
| 代溝 | dài gōu | ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄡ | N | generation gap |
| 待會/待會兒 | dāi huì | ㄉㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | Adv | wait a minute; stop a while |
| 代價 | dài jià | ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | N | price; cost |
| 貸款 | dài kuǎn | ㄉㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄢˇ | N / V-sep | a loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank) |
| 代理 | dài lǐ | ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ | V | to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy |
| 帶路 | dài lù | ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄨˋ | Vi | to lead the way; to guide |
| 待遇 | dài yù | ㄉㄞˋ ㄩˋ | N | treatment; pay |
| 大街 | dà jiē | ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ | N | street; main street |
| 大力 | dà lì | ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ | Adv | energetically; vigorously |
| 大量 | dà liàng | ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | Det | great amount; large quantity |
| 單 | dān | ㄉㄢ | Adv | only; bill |
| 單(子) | dān | ㄉㄢ | N | bill; list |
| 大腦 | dàn ǎo | ㄉㄢˋ ㄠˇ | N | brain; cerebrum |
| 蛋白質 | dàn bái zhí | ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˊ | N | protein |
| 擔保 | dān bǎo | ㄉㄢ ㄅㄠˇ | V | to guarantee; to vouch for |
| 單調 | dān diào | ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ | Vs | monotonous |
| 當 | dàng | ㄉㄤˋ | Vst | at or in the very same...; suitable |
| 擋 | dǎng | ㄉㄤˇ | V | to resist; to obstruct |
| 檔案 | dǎng àn | ㄉㄤˇ ㄢˋ | N | file; record |
| 當初 | dāng chū | ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ | N | at that time; originally |
| 當選 | dāng xuǎn | ㄉㄤ ㄒㄩㄢˇ | Vpt | to be elected; to be selected |
| 當中 | dāng zhōng | ㄉㄤ ㄓㄨㄥ | N | among; in the middle |
| 膽量 | dǎn liàng | ㄉㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | N | courage; boldness |
| 誕生 | dàn shēng | ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄥ | Vp | to be born |
| 單位 | dān wèi | ㄉㄢ ㄨㄟˋ | N | unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole) |
| 耽誤 | dān wù | ㄉㄢ ㄨˋ | V | to delay; to hold up |
| 膽小 | dǎn xiǎo | ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ | Vs | cowardice; timid |
| 到達 | dào dá | ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˊ | Vpt | to reach; to arrive |
| 道路 | dào lù | ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄨˋ | N | road; path |
| 倒楣 | dǎo méi | ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ | Vs | — |
| 到期 | dào qí | ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ | Vp | to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc) |
| 導演 | dǎo yǎn | ㄉㄠˇ ㄧㄢˇ | V | to direct; director (film etc) |
| 導遊 | dǎo yóu | ㄉㄠˇ ㄧㄡˊ | N | tour guide; guidebook |
| 大清早 | dà qīng zǎo | ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄗㄠˇ | N | early in the morning |
| 打擾 | dǎ rǎo | ㄉㄚˇ ㄖㄠˇ | V | to disturb; to bother |
| 大嫂 | dà sǎo | ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄠˇ | N | older brother's wife; sister-in-law |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ | N | plan; intention |
| 大腿 | dà tuǐ | ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄟˇ | N | thigh |
| 大型 | dà xíng | ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | Vs-attr | large; large-scale |
| 大意 | dà yì | ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ | Vs / N | general idea; main idea |
| 大有 | dà yǒu | ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ | Vst | there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望) |
| 打招呼 | dǎ zhāo hū | ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄠ ㄏㄨ | V-sep | to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice |
| 打針 | dǎ zhēn | ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄣ | V-sep | to give or get an injection |
| 大致 | dà zhì | ㄉㄚˋ ㄓˋ | Adv / Vs-attr | more or less; roughly |
| 大眾 | dà zhòng | ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | N | the masses; the great bulk of the population |
| 打字 | dǎ zì | ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ | V-sep | to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc) |
| 大自然 | dà zì rán | ㄉㄚˋ ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ | N | nature (the natural world) |
| 得分 | dé fēn | ㄉㄜˊ ㄈㄣ | Vs-sep | score; rating |
| 得獎 | dé jiǎng | ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤˇ | V-sep | to win a prize |
| 得了 | dé le | ㄉㄜˊ ˙ㄌㄜ | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 登 | dēng | ㄉㄥ | V | to scale (a height); to ascend |
| 凳(子) | dèng | ㄉㄥˋ | N | bench; stool |
| 等不及 | děng bù jí | ㄉㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ | Vi | can't wait |
| 等級 | děng jí | ㄉㄥˇ ㄐㄧˊ | N | grade; rank |
| 登記 | dēng jì | ㄉㄥ ㄐㄧˋ | Vp | to register (one's name) |
| 登山 | dēng shān | ㄉㄥ ㄕㄢ | V-sep | to climb a mountain; climbing |
| 等於 | děng yú | ㄉㄥˇ ㄩˊ | Vst | to be tantamount to; to equal |
| 得罪 | dé zuì | ㄉㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ | Vpt | to commit an offense; to violate the law |
| 抵 | dǐ | ㄉㄧˇ | V | to press against; to support |
| 遞 | dì | ㄉㄧˋ | V | to hand over; to pass on |
| 滴 | dī | ㄉㄧ | M / V | classifier for drops of liquid; to drip |
| 墊 | diàn | ㄉㄧㄢˋ | V | to pad out; to fill a gap |
| 電報 | diàn bào | ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄠˋ | N | telegram; cable |
| 電動 | diàn dòng | ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vs-attr | electric-powered; video game |
| 典禮 | diǎn lǐ | ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇ | N | ceremony; celebration |
| 電器 | diàn qì | ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ | N | (electrical) appliance; device |
| 點燃 | diǎn rán | ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ | V | to ignite; to set on fire |
| 電扇/電風扇 | diàn shàn | ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄢˋ | N | electric fan |
| 電視劇 | diàn shì jù | ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩˋ | N | TV series; TV drama |
| 電視台/電視臺 | diàn shì tái | ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˊ | N | television station |
| 電台/電臺 | diàn tái | ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˊ | N | transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station |
| 點頭 | diǎn tóu | ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ | V-sep | to nod |
| 電線 | diàn xiàn | ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | N | wire; power cord |
| 典型 | diǎn xíng | ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | Vs / N | model; typical case |
| 電子 | diàn zǐ | ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ | N | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
| 吊 | diào | ㄉㄧㄠˋ | V | to suspend; to hang up |
| 釣 | diào | ㄉㄧㄠˋ | V | to fish with a hook and line; to angle |
| 雕刻 | diāo kè | ㄉㄧㄠ ㄎㄜˋ | N / V | carving; to carve |
| 釣魚 | diào yú | ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ | V-sep | to fish (with line and hook); to angle |
| 低潮 | dī cháo | ㄉㄧ ㄔㄠˊ | N | low tide; low ebb |
| 跌 | dié | ㄉㄧㄝˊ | Vp | to fall; to tumble |
| 跌倒 | dié dǎo | ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄠˇ | Vp | to tumble; to fall |
| 抵抗 | dǐ kàng | ㄉㄧˇ ㄎㄤˋ | V | to resist; resistance |
| 地面 | dì miàn | ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | N | floor; ground |
| 頂 | dǐng | ㄉㄧㄥˇ | M | classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc; apex |
| 丁 | dīng | ㄉㄧㄥ | N | male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 |
| 盯 | dīng | ㄉㄧㄥ | V | to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on |
| 訂購 | dìng gòu | ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄡˋ | V | to place an order; to subscribe |
| 訂婚 | dìng hūn | ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄣ | V-sep | to get engaged |
| 定期 | dìng qí | ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧˊ | Adv / Vs-attr | at set dates; at regular intervals |
| 的確 | dí què | ㄉㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ | Adv | really; indeed |
| 地毯 | dì tǎn | ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄢˇ | N | carpet; rug |
| 丟臉 | diū liǎn | ㄉㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˇ | Vs-sep | humiliation; to lose face |
| 丟人 | diū rén | ㄉㄧㄡ ㄖㄣˊ | Vs | to lose face |
| 地下 | dì xià | ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | Vs-attr | underground; subterranean |
| 地震 | dì zhèn | ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄣˋ | Vp | earthquake |
| 洞 | dòng | ㄉㄨㄥˋ | N | cave; hole |
| 凍 | dòng | ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vs | aspic or jelly; to freeze |
| 棟 | dòng | ㄉㄨㄥˋ | M | classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) |
| 動不動 | dòng bù dòng | ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Adv | (typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat |
| 動詞 | dòng cí | ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄘˊ | N | verb |
| 懂得 | dǒng de | ㄉㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ | Vst | to understand; to know |
| 冬季 | dōng jì | ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ | N | winter |
| 動人 | dòng rén | ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ | Vs | touching; moving |
| 動身 | dòng shēn | ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄣ | Vi | to go on a journey; to leave |
| 動手 | dòng shǒu | ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ | Vi | to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb |
| 動作 | dòng zuò | ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ | N | movement; motion |
| 鬥爭 | dòu zhēng | ㄉㄡˋ ㄓㄥ | Vi | a struggle; fight |
| 毒 | dú | ㄉㄨˊ | N / Vs | poison; poisonous |
| 度 | dù | ㄉㄨˋ | V | to pass; to spend (time) |
| 賭 | dǔ | ㄉㄨˇ | V | to bet; to gamble |
| 斷 | duàn | ㄉㄨㄢˋ | Vp | to break; to snap |
| 端 | duān | ㄉㄨㄢ | V | to hold sth level with both hands; to carry |
| 鍛鍊 | duàn liàn | ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ | V | to toughen; to temper |
| 度過/渡過 | dù guò | ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ | V | to pass; to spend (time) |
| 隊 | duì | ㄉㄨㄟˋ | M | squadron; team |
| 堆 | duī | ㄉㄨㄟ | V | to pile up; to heap up |
| 對岸 | duì àn | ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄢˋ | N | opposite bank (of a body of water) |
| 對策 | duì cè | ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄘㄜˋ | N | countermeasure for dealing with a situation |
| 對待 | duì dài | ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ | V | to treat; treatment |
| 對付 | duì fù | ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄨˋ | V | to handle; to deal with |
| 對抗 | duì kàng | ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄤˋ | V | to withstand; to resist |
| 對立 | duì lì | ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs | to be antagonistic to; antithetical |
| 對於 | duì yú | ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ | Prep | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned |
| 隊員 | duì yuán | ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ | N | team member |
| 獨立 | dú lì | ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs | independent; independence |
| 頓 | dùn | ㄉㄨㄣˋ | M | classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal; to stop |
| 噸 | dùn | ㄉㄨㄣˋ | M | ton (loanword) |
| 蹲 | dūn | ㄉㄨㄣ | Vi | to crouch; to squat |
| 躲 | duǒ | ㄉㄨㄛˇ | Vi | to hide; to dodge |
| 奪 | duó | ㄉㄨㄛˊ | V | to seize; to take away forcibly |
| 多半/多半兒 | duō bàn | ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄢˋ | Det | most; mostly |
| 多多 | duō duō | ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ | Adv | more; even more |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ | Adv | number; amount |
| 多數 | duō shù | ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄨˋ | Det | majority; most |
| 多謝 | duō xiè | ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄝˋ | Vst | many thanks; thanks a lot |
| 獨自 | dú zì | ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ | Adv | alone |
| 鵝 | é | ㄜˊ | N | goose |
| 惡劣 | è liè | ㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ | Vs | vile; nasty |
| 而已 | ér yǐ | ㄦˊ ㄧˇ | Ptc | that's all; nothing more |
| 罰 | fá | ㄈㄚˊ | V | to punish; to penalize |
| 發 | fā | ㄈㄚ | Vp | to send out; to show (one's feeling) |
| 發動 | fā dòng | ㄈㄚ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | V | to start; to launch |
| 發抖 | fā dǒu | ㄈㄚ ㄉㄡˇ | Vi | to tremble; to shake |
| 反 | fǎn | ㄈㄢˇ | V / Vst | to reverse; to return |
| 番 | fān | ㄈㄢ | M | classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort; (classifier) a kind |
| 翻 | fān | ㄈㄢ | V | to turn over; to flip over |
| 犯錯 | fàn cuò | ㄈㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ | V-sep | to err; to make a mistake |
| 反對 | fǎn duì | ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ | Vst | to oppose; to be against |
| 犯法 | fàn fǎ | ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ | V-sep | to break the law |
| 反覆 | fǎn fù | ㄈㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ | Adv | repeatedly; over and over |
| 防 | fáng | ㄈㄤˊ | V | to protect; to defend |
| 方 | fāng | ㄈㄤ | Vs-attr | square; power or involution (math.) |
| 方案 | fāng àn | ㄈㄤ ㄢˋ | N | plan; program (for action etc) |
| 放大 | fàng dà | ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ | V | to enlarge; to magnify |
| 放棄 | fàng qì | ㄈㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ | V | to renounce; to abandon |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ | V | to defend; to protect (against) |
| 放手 | fàng shǒu | ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ | Vi | to let go one's hold; to give up |
| 放鬆 | fàng sōng | ㄈㄤˋ ㄙㄨㄥ | Vs | to relax; to slacken |
| 放學 | fàng xué | ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | Vp-sep | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 防止 | fáng zhǐ | ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˇ | V | to prevent; to guard against |
| 返回 | fǎn huí | ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ | V | to return to; to come (or go) back |
| 反抗 | fǎn kàng | ㄈㄢˇ ㄎㄤˋ | V | to resist; to rebel |
| 繁忙 | fán máng | ㄈㄢˊ ㄇㄤˊ | Vs | busy; bustling |
| 反面 | fǎn miàn | ㄈㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | N | reverse side; backside |
| 煩惱 | fán nǎo | ㄈㄢˊ ㄋㄠˇ | N | worries; to be worried |
| 犯人 | fàn rén | ㄈㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ | N | convict; prisoner |
| 繁榮 | fán róng | ㄈㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ | Vs | prosperous; booming |
| 反問 | fǎn wèn | ㄈㄢˇ ㄨㄣˋ | V | to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | ㄈㄢˇ ㄧㄥˋ | V | to mirror; to reflect |
| 反應 | fǎn yìng | ㄈㄢˇ ㄧㄥˋ | Vi | to react; to respond |
| 反正 | fǎn zhèng | ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄥˋ | Adv | anyway; in any case |
| 繁殖 | fán zhí | ㄈㄢˊ ㄓˊ | V | to breed; to reproduce |
| 犯罪 | fàn zuì | ㄈㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ | V-sep | to commit a crime; crime |
| 發起 | fā qǐ | ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇ | Vp | to originate; to initiate |
| 發射 | fā shè | ㄈㄚ ㄕㄜˋ | V | to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket) |
| 髮型 | fǎ xíng | ㄈㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | N | hairstyle; coiffure |
| 發行 | fā xíng | ㄈㄚ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | V | to publish; to issue |
| 發言 | fā yán | ㄈㄚ ㄧㄢˊ | V-sep | to make a speech; statement |
| 發炎 | fā yán | ㄈㄚ ㄧㄢˊ | Vp | to become inflamed; inflammation |
| 發揚 | fā yáng | ㄈㄚ ㄧㄤˊ | V | to develop; to make full use of |
| 發音 | fā yīn | ㄈㄚ ㄧㄣ | Vi / N | to pronounce; to emit sound |
| 法院 | fǎ yuàn | ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˋ | N | court of law; court |
| 發展 | fā zhǎn | ㄈㄚ ㄓㄢˇ | V / N | to develop; to grow |
| 法子 | fá zi | ㄈㄚˊ ˙ㄗ | N | way; method |
| 肥 | féi | ㄈㄟˊ | Vs | fat; fertile |
| 肺 | fèi | ㄈㄟˋ | N | lung |
| 費 | fèi | ㄈㄟˋ | Vst | fee; wasteful |
| 非法 | fēi fǎ | ㄈㄟ ㄈㄚˇ | Vs-attr | illegal |
| 廢話 | fèi huà | ㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | N | nonsense; rubbish |
| 肥胖 | féi pàng | ㄈㄟˊ ㄆㄤˋ | Vs | fat; obese |
| 廢氣 | fèi qì | ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧˋ | N | exhaust gas; industrial waste gas |
| 廢水 | fèi shuǐ | ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | N | waste water; drain water |
| 廢物 | fèi wù | ㄈㄟˋ ㄨˋ | N | rubbish; waste material |
| 份/份兒 | fèn | ㄈㄣˋ | N | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc |
| 粉筆 | fěn bǐ | ㄈㄣˇ ㄅㄧˇ | N | chalk |
| 分別 | fēn bié | ㄈㄣ ㄅㄧㄝˊ | Adv / N /V | in different ways; differently |
| 分布/分佈 | fēn bù | ㄈㄣ ㄅㄨˋ | Vs | to be distributed (over an area etc); (statistical, geographic) distribution |
| 奮鬥 | fèn dòu | ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ | Vi | to strive; to struggle |
| 紛紛 | fēn fēn | ㄈㄣ ㄈㄣ | Adv | continuously; one after another |
| 吩咐 | fēn fù | ㄈㄣ ㄈㄨˋ | V | to tell; to instruct |
| 逢 | féng | ㄈㄥˊ | Vst | to meet by chance; to come across |
| 縫 | féng | ㄈㄥˊ | V | to sew; to stitch |
| 封 | fēng | ㄈㄥ | V | to confer; to grant |
| 瘋 | fēng | ㄈㄥ | Vp | insane; mad |
| 諷刺 | fèng cì | ㄈㄥˋ ㄘˋ | V | to satirize; to mock |
| 封建 | fēng jiàn | ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | Vs-attr | system of enfeoffment; feudalism |
| 瘋狂 | fēng kuáng | ㄈㄥ ㄎㄨㄤˊ | Vs | crazy; frenzied |
| 蜂蜜 | fēng mì | ㄈㄥ ㄇㄧˋ | N | honey |
| 分工 | fēng ōng | ㄈㄥ ㄨㄥ | Vi | to divide up the work; division of labor |
| 風氣 | fēng qì | ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧˋ | N | general mood; atmosphere |
| 風趣 | fēng qù | ㄈㄥ ㄑㄩˋ | Vs | charm; humor |
| 風險 | fēng xiǎn | ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˇ | N | risk; hazard |
| 瘋子 | fēng zi | ㄈㄥ ˙ㄗ | N | madman; lunatic |
| 粉紅 | fěn hóng | ㄈㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ | Vs-attr | pink |
| 分明 | fēn míng | ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Vs-pred / Adv | evidently; clearly |
| 憤怒 | fèn nù | ㄈㄣˋ ㄋㄨˋ | Vs | angry; indignant |
| 分配 | fēn pèi | ㄈㄣ ㄆㄟˋ | V | to distribute; to assign |
| 分散 | fēn sàn | ㄈㄣ ㄙㄢˋ | Vs | to scatter; to disperse |
| 分手 | fēn shǒu | ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ | Vp | to part company; to split up |
| 分數 | fēn shù | ㄈㄣ ㄕㄨˋ | N | (exam) grade; mark |
| 分析 | fēn xī | ㄈㄣ ㄒㄧ | N / V | analysis; to analyze |
| 分享 | fēn xiǎng | ㄈㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ | V | to share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial) |
| 否定 | fǒu dìng | ㄈㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | V | to negate; to deny |
| 否認 | fǒu rèn | ㄈㄡˇ ㄖㄣˋ | V | to declare to be untrue; to deny |
| 幅 | fú | ㄈㄨˊ | M | classifier for textiles or pictures; width |
| 扶 | fú | ㄈㄨˊ | V | to support with the hand; to help sb up |
| 服 | fú | ㄈㄨˊ | V / Vst | to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey |
| 浮 | fú | ㄈㄨˊ | Vi | to float; to exceed |
| 付 | fù | ㄈㄨˋ | M | classifier for pairs or sets of things; to pay |
| 赴 | fù | ㄈㄨˋ | V | to go; to visit (e.g. another country) |
| 副 | fù | ㄈㄨˋ | M | classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions; secondary |
| 富 | fù | ㄈㄨˋ | Vs-attr | rich; abundant |
| 輔導 | fǔ dǎo | ㄈㄨˇ ㄉㄠˇ | V | to guide; to mentor |
| 符號 | fú hào | ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄠˋ | N | symbol; mark |
| 附加 | fù jiā | ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚ | Vpt | additional; annex |
| 婦女 | fùn ǚ | ㄈㄨㄣˋ ㄩˇ | N | woman |
| 夫妻 | fū qī | ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ | N | husband and wife; married couple |
| 夫人 | fū rén | ㄈㄨ ㄖㄣˊ | N | lady; madam |
| 富裕 | fù yù | ㄈㄨˋ ㄩˋ | Vs | prosperous; well-to-do |
| 複雜 | fù zá | ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄚˊ | Vs | complicated; complex |
| 複製 | fù zhì | ㄈㄨˋ ㄓˋ | V | to duplicate; to make a copy of |
| 該 | gāi | ㄍㄞ | Det | that; the above-mentioned |
| 蓋(子) | gài | ㄍㄞˋ | N | lid; top |
| 改革 | gǎi gé | ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄜˊ | V | to reform; reform |
| 改造 | gǎi zào | ㄍㄞˇ ㄗㄠˋ | V | to transform; to reform |
| 改正 | gǎi zhèng | ㄍㄞˇ ㄓㄥˋ | V | to correct; to amend |
| 幹 | gàn | ㄍㄢˋ | V | to manage; to work |
| 趕 | gǎn | ㄍㄢˇ | Vs | until; by (a certain time) |
| 肝 | gān | ㄍㄢ | N | liver; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game) |
| 乾杯 | gān bēi | ㄍㄢ ㄅㄟ | Vi | to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast) |
| 幹部 | gàn bù | ㄍㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ | N | cadre; official |
| 乾脆 | gān cuì | ㄍㄢ ㄘㄨㄟˋ | Vs | candid; direct and to the point |
| 感到 | gǎn dào | ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ | Vpt | to feel; to sense |
| 感恩 | gǎn ēn | ㄍㄢˇ ㄣ | Vs | to be grateful |
| 鋼 | gāng | ㄍㄤ | N | steel |
| 鋼筆 | gāng bǐ | ㄍㄤ ㄅㄧˇ | N | fountain pen |
| 港幣 | gǎng bì | ㄍㄤˇ ㄅㄧˋ | N | Hong Kong currency; Hong Kong dollar |
| 港口/港 | gǎng kǒu | ㄍㄤˇ ㄎㄡˇ | N | port; harbor |
| 感激 | gǎn jī | ㄍㄢˇ ㄐㄧ | Vst | to be grateful; thankful |
| 趕緊 | gǎn jǐn | ㄍㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ | Adv | hurriedly; without delay |
| 幹嘛 | gàn ma | ㄍㄢˋ ˙ㄇㄚ | Adv / Vi | what are you doing?; whatever for? |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ | N | emotion; sentiment |
| 感染 | gǎn rǎn | ㄍㄢˇ ㄖㄢˇ | Vpt | to infect; infection |
| 幹什麼 | gàn shén me | ㄍㄢˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ | what are you doing?; what's he up to? | |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | ㄍㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ | N / Vst | perception; a feeling |
| 告 | gào | ㄍㄠˋ | V | to say; to tell |
| 高潮 | gāo cháo | ㄍㄠ ㄔㄠˊ | N | high tide; high water |
| 告辭 | gào cí | ㄍㄠˋ ㄘˊ | Vi | to say goodbye; to take one's leave |
| 高大 | gāo dà | ㄍㄠ ㄉㄚˋ | Vs | tall; lofty |
| 高度 | gāo dù | ㄍㄠ ㄉㄨˋ | N / Vs-attr | height; altitude |
| 高峰 | gāo fēng | ㄍㄠ ㄈㄥ | N | peak; summit |
| 高貴 | gāo guì | ㄍㄠ ㄍㄨㄟˋ | Vs | grandeur; noble |
| 高明 | gāo míng | ㄍㄠ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Vs | brilliant; superior |
| 高手 | gāo shǒu | ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ | N | expert; past master |
| 高原 | gāo yuán | ㄍㄠ ㄩㄢˊ | N | plateau |
| 隔 | gé | ㄍㄜˊ | Vst / Prep | at a distance from; after or at an interval of |
| 各 | gè | ㄍㄜˋ | Adv | each; every |
| 割 | gē | ㄍㄜ | V | to cut; to cut apart |
| 擱 | gē | ㄍㄜ | V | to put; to place |
| 個別 | gè bié | ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ | Vs-attr | individually; one by one |
| 歌唱 | gē chàng | ㄍㄜ ㄔㄤˋ | Vi | to sing |
| 各行各業 | gè háng gè yè | ㄍㄜˋ ㄏㄤˊ ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ | N | every trade; all professions |
| 歌劇 | gē jù | ㄍㄜ ㄐㄩˋ | N | Western opera |
| 革命 | gé mìng | ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ | N | revolution; revolutionary |
| 根本 | gēn běn | ㄍㄣ ㄅㄣˇ | Adv / N | simply; absolutely (not) |
| 根據 | gēn jù | ㄍㄣ ㄐㄩˋ | N | according to; based on |
| 歌手 | gē shǒu | ㄍㄜ ㄕㄡˇ | N | singer |
| 個性 | gè xìng | ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ | N | individuality; personality |
| 各自 | gè zì | ㄍㄜˋ ㄗˋ | N | each; respective |
| 供 | gōng | ㄍㄨㄥ | V | to provide; to supply |
| 公布/公佈 | gōng bù | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ | V | to announce; to make public |
| 工程 | gōng chéng | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ | N | engineering; an engineering project |
| 工夫 | gōng fu | ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ | N | period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time |
| 公公 | gōng gōng | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ | N | husband's father; father-in-law |
| 工會 | gōng huì | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | labor union; trade union |
| 公開 | gōng kāi | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄞ | Vs | open; overt |
| 公立 | gōng lì | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs-attr | public (e.g. school, hospital) |
| 公平 | gōng píng | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊ | Vs | fair; impartial |
| 工錢 | gōng qián | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | N | salary; wages |
| 公式 | gōng shì | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ | N | formula |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ | Adv | jointly; common |
| 供應 | gōng yìng | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄥˋ | V | to supply; to provide (goods, services etc) |
| 公用 | gōng yòng | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ | Vs-attr | public; for public use |
| 公元 | gōng yuán | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ | N | CE (Common Era); Christian Era |
| 工資 | gōng zī | ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗ | N | wages; pay |
| 構成 | gòu chéng | ㄍㄡˋ ㄔㄥˊ | V | to constitute; to form |
| 構造 | gòu zào | ㄍㄡˋ ㄗㄠˋ | N | structure; composition |
| 鼓 | gǔ | ㄍㄨˇ | N | drum; to drum |
| 掛號信 | guà hào xìn | ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ | N | registered letter |
| 怪 | guài | ㄍㄨㄞˋ | Adv | odd; strange |
| 怪不得 | guài bù de | ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄜ | Adv | no wonder!; so that's why! |
| 慣 | guàn | ㄍㄨㄢˋ | Vp / V | to spoil (a child); accustomed to |
| 關 | guān | ㄍㄨㄢ | M | mountain pass; to close |
| 罐(子) | guàn | ㄍㄨㄢˋ | N | can; jar |
| 管道 | guǎn dào | ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ | N | tubing; pipeline |
| 官方 | guān fāng | ㄍㄨㄢ ㄈㄤ | N | government; official (approved or issued by an authority) |
| 廣 | guǎng | ㄍㄨㄤˇ | Vs | wide; numerous |
| 光 | guāng | ㄍㄨㄤ | Adv / Vp | only; merely |
| 廣大 | guǎng dà | ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ | Vs | (of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale |
| 廣泛 | guǎng fàn | ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄢˋ | Vs | wide; broad |
| 廣告 | guǎng gào | ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄍㄠˋ | Vi | to advertise; a commercial |
| 廣闊 | guǎng kuò | ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ | Vs | wide; vast |
| 光亮 | guāng liàng | ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | Vs | bright |
| 光臨 | guāng lín | ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ | V | to attend; (formal) to honor with one's presence |
| 光明 | guāng míng | ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Vs | light; radiance |
| 光榮 | guāng róng | ㄍㄨㄤ ㄖㄨㄥˊ | Vs | honor and glory; glorious |
| 光是 | guāng shì | ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˋ | Adv | solely; just |
| 觀光 | guāng uāng | ㄍㄨㄤ ㄨㄤ | Vi / N | to tour; sightseeing |
| 光線 | guāng xiàn | ㄍㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | N | light ray; light |
| 關鍵 | guān jiàn | ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | N | crucial point; crux |
| 冠軍 | guàn jūn | ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄣ | N | champion |
| 慣例 | guàn lì | ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ | N | convention; usual practice |
| 關上 | guān shàng | ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ | V | to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) |
| 罐頭 | guàn tou | ㄍㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄊㄡ | N | tin; can |
| 關於 | guān yú | ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˊ | Prep | concerning; with regard to |
| 官員 | guān yuán | ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩㄢˊ | N | official (in an organization or government); administrator |
| 管制 | guǎn zhì | ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄓˋ | V | to control; to restrict |
| 瓜子 | guā zǐ | ㄍㄨㄚ ㄗˇ | N | melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack |
| 孤單 | gū dān | ㄍㄨ ㄉㄢ | Vs | lone; lonely |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | Vs | classical |
| 固定 | gù dìng | ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | Vs | fixed; set |
| 跪 | guì | ㄍㄨㄟˋ | Vi | to kneel |
| 規定 | guī dìng | ㄍㄨㄟ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | N / V | regulations; rules |
| 規畫/規劃 | guī huà | ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | N / V | a plan; a program |
| 規律 | guī lǜ | ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄩˋ | N | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior |
| 櫃臺/櫃台/櫃檯 | guì tái | ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ | N | sales counter; front desk |
| 規則 | guī zé | ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ | N / Vs | rule; regulation |
| 貴族 | guì zú | ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄨˊ | N | lord; nobility |
| 估計 | gū jì | ㄍㄨ ㄐㄧˋ | V | to estimate; to assess |
| 鼓勵 | gǔ lì | ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ | N / V | to encourage |
| 滾 | gǔn | ㄍㄨㄣˇ | Vi | to boil; to roll |
| 裹 | guǒ | ㄍㄨㄛˇ | V | to wrap around; to press into service |
| 過 | guò | ㄍㄨㄛˋ | Adv | excessively; too- |
| 鍋(子) | guō | ㄍㄨㄛ | N | pot; pan |
| 過程 | guò chéng | ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄥˊ | N | course of events; process |
| 過度 | guò dù | ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨˋ | Vs | excessive; over- |
| 過渡 | guò dù | ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨˋ | Vi | to cross over (by ferry); transition |
| 國會 | guó huì | ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | Legislative Yuan (Taiwan) |
| 國籍 | guó jí | ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧˊ | N | nationality |
| 國際 | guó jì | ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧˋ | N | international |
| 國立 | guò jié | ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ | V-sep | national; state-run |
| 過節 | guó lì | ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs-attr | after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over); to celebrate a festival |
| 過濾 | guò lǜ | ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄩˋ | V | to filter |
| 過敏 | guò mǐn | ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄣˇ | Vs | (medicine) allergic; hypersensitive |
| 國旗 | guó qí | ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧˊ | N | flag (of a country) |
| 過期 | guò qí | ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˊ | Vp | to be overdue; to exceed the time limit |
| 果然 | guǒ rán | ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄢˊ | Adv | really; sure enough |
| 過世 | guò shì | ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ | Vp | to die; to pass away |
| 國中 | guó zhōng | ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄥ | N | junior high school (Tw) |
| 骨頭/骨 | gú tou | ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ | N | bone; moral character |
| 顧問 | gù wèn | ㄍㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ | N | adviser; consultant |
| 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | ㄍㄨˇ ㄨˇ | V | to inspire; to encourage |
| 故鄉 | gù xiāng | ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ | N | home; homeland |
| 姑丈 | gū zhàng | ㄍㄨ ㄓㄤˋ | N | husband of paternal aunt |
| 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ | Vi | to applaud; to clap |
| 還不如 | hái bù rú | ㄏㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ | Conj | might as well ...; to be better off ... |
| 害處 | hài chù | ㄏㄞˋ ㄔㄨˋ | N | damage; harm |
| 海關 | hǎi guān | ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ | N | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) |
| 海軍 | hǎi jūn | ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄩㄣ | N | navy |
| 海外 | hǎi wài | ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄞˋ | N | overseas; abroad |
| 海峽 | hǎi xiá | ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ | N | strait; channel |
| 還有 | hái yǒu | ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ | Conj | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still |
| 含 | hán | ㄏㄢˊ | V / Vst | to keep in the mouth; to contain |
| 喊 | hǎn | ㄏㄢˇ | V | to yell; to shout |
| 行業 | háng yè | ㄏㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ | N | trade; profession |
| 寒冷 | hán lěng | ㄏㄢˊ ㄌㄥˇ | Vs | cold (climate); frigid |
| 含量 | hán liàng | ㄏㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | N | content; quantity contained |
| 耗 | hào | ㄏㄠˋ | Vst | news; to waste |
| 好 | hǎo | ㄏㄠˇ | Conj | (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; good |
| 好客 | hào kè | ㄏㄠˋ ㄎㄜˋ | Vs | hospitality; hospitable |
| 好奇 | hào qí | ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ | Vs | inquisitive; curious |
| 毫無 | háo wú | ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊ | Vst | not in the least; to completely lack |
| 好在 | hǎo zài | ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ | Adv | luckily; fortunately |
| 號召 | hào zhào | ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄠˋ | V | to call; to appeal |
| 合 | hé | ㄏㄜˊ | Vi / Vs | to close; to join |
| 何必 | hé bì | ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ | Adv | there is no need; why should |
| 合不來 | hé bù lái | ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄞˊ | Vs | (of people) to be incompatible; to not get along |
| 合成 | hé chéng | ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄥˊ | Vst | compound; synthesis |
| 合得來 | hé de lái | ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄞˊ | Vs | to get along with well; compatible |
| 合法 | hé fǎ | ㄏㄜˊ ㄈㄚˇ | Vs | lawful; legitimate |
| 合格 | hé gé | ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄜˊ | Vp | to meet the standard required; qualified |
| 和好 | hé hǎo | ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄠˇ | Vp | to become reconciled; on good terms with each other |
| 合乎 | hé hū | ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨ | Vst | to accord with; to conform to |
| 嘿 | hēi | ㄏㄟ | Ptc | hey |
| 黑暗 | hēi àn | ㄏㄟ ㄢˋ | Vs | dark; darkly |
| 黑夜 | hēi yè | ㄏㄟ ㄧㄝˋ | N | night |
| 何況 | hé kuàng | ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ | Conj | let alone; besides |
| 合理 | hé lǐ | ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ | Vs | rational; reasonable |
| 河流 | hé liú | ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ | N | river |
| 恨 | hèn | ㄏㄣˋ | N | to hate; to regret |
| 橫 | héng | ㄏㄥˊ | Vs-attr | horizontal; across |
| 痕跡 | hén jī | ㄏㄣˊ ㄐㄧ | N | vestige; mark |
| 和平 | hé píng | ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ | Vs | peace; peaceful |
| 和氣 | hé qì | ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˋ | Vs | friendly; polite |
| 合算 | hé suàn | ㄏㄜˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ | Vs | worthwhile; to be a good deal |
| 合約 | hé yuē | ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝ | N | contract; agreement |
| 猴(子) | hóu | ㄏㄡˊ | N | monkey |
| 後代 | hòu dài | ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ | N | descendant; progeny |
| 後方 | hòu fāng | ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄤ | N | the rear; far behind the front line |
| 後果 | hòu guǒ | ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˇ | N | consequences; aftermath |
| 後悔 | hòu huǐ | ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ | Vs | to regret; to feel remorse |
| 喉嚨/喉 | hóu lóng | ㄏㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ | N | the throat |
| 後頭 | hòu tou | ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄊㄡ | N | behind; the back |
| 後退 | hòu tuì | ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ | Vi | to recoil; to draw back |
| 後院 | hòu yuàn | ㄏㄡˋ ㄩㄢˋ | N | rear court; back garden |
| 戶 | hù | ㄏㄨˋ | M | a household; door |
| 呼 | hū | ㄏㄨ | V | to call; to cry |
| 鬍(子) | hú | ㄏㄨˊ | N | beard; mustache |
| 划 | huá | ㄏㄨㄚˊ | V | to row; to paddle |
| 滑 | huá | ㄏㄨㄚˊ | Vp / Vs | to slip; to slide |
| 化 | huà | ㄏㄨㄚˋ | Vst / Vp | -ization; to make into |
| 花草 | huā cǎo | ㄏㄨㄚ ㄘㄠˇ | N | flowers and plants |
| 花費 | huā fèi | ㄏㄨㄚ ㄈㄟˋ | N / V | expense; cost |
| 壞蛋 | huài dàn | ㄏㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ | N | bad egg; scoundrel |
| 懷念 | huái niàn | ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ | Vst | to cherish the memory of; to think of |
| 懷疑 | huái yí | ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄧˊ | Vst | to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of |
| 懷孕 | huái yùn | ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄩㄣˋ | Vi | to have conceived; pregnant |
| 畫面 | huà miàn | ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | N | scene; tableau |
| 慌 | huāng | ㄏㄨㄤ | Vs | (after 得) unbearably; terribly |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ | N | emperor |
| 黃豆 | huáng dòu | ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄡˋ | N | soybean |
| 黃昏 | huáng hūn | ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄣ | N | dusk; evening |
| 緩和 | huǎn hé | ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄜˊ | V | to ease (tension); to alleviate |
| 歡呼 | huān hū | ㄏㄨㄢ ㄏㄨ | Vi | to cheer for; to acclaim |
| 歡樂 | huān lè | ㄏㄨㄢ ㄌㄜˋ | Vs | gaiety; gladness |
| 緩慢 | huǎn màn | ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄇㄢˋ | Vs | slow; unhurried |
| 歡喜 | huān xǐ | ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧˇ | Vs | happy; joyous |
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ | N / Vi | an illusion; a fantasy |
| 花盆 | huā pén | ㄏㄨㄚ ㄆㄣˊ | N | flower pot |
| 花瓶 | huā píng | ㄏㄨㄚ ㄆㄧㄥˊ | N | flower vase; female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) |
| 華僑 | huá qiáo | ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ | N | overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality |
| 華人 | huá rén | ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ | N | ethnic Chinese person or people |
| 花色 | huā sè | ㄏㄨㄚ ㄙㄜˋ | N | variety; design and color |
| 花生 | huā shēng | ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄥ | N | peanut |
| 化學 | huà xué | ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | N | chemistry; chemical |
| 化妝 | huà zhuāng | ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ | Vi | to put on makeup |
| 化裝 | huà zhuāng | ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ | Vi | (of actors) to make up; to disguise oneself |
| 蝴蝶 | hú dié | ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ | N | butterfly |
| 互動 | hù dòng | ㄏㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | N | interactive; to interact |
| 灰 | huī | ㄏㄨㄟ | Vs-attr / N | ash; dust |
| 揮 | huī | ㄏㄨㄟ | V | to wave; to brandish |
| 回電 | huí diàn | ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ | V-sep | to call sb back (on the phone); to reply to a telegram |
| 回教/伊斯蘭教 | huí jiào | ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ | N | Islam |
| 匯款 | huì kuǎn | ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄨㄢˇ | V-sep | to remit money; remittance |
| 灰色 | huī sè | ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄜˋ | N | gray; ash gray |
| 回收 | huí shōu | ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡ | V | to recycle; to reclaim |
| 回頭 | huí tóu | ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ | V-sep | to turn round; to turn one's head |
| 灰心 | huī xīn | ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ | Vs | to be discouraged; to lose heart |
| 回憶 | huí yì | ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋ | Vst / N | memories; to recall |
| 會員 | huì yuán | ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ | N | member |
| 忽略 | hū lüè | ㄏㄨ ㄌㄩㄝˋ | Vst | to neglect; to overlook |
| 混 | hùn | ㄏㄨㄣˋ | V | to mix; to mingle |
| 昏倒 | hūn dǎo | ㄏㄨㄣ ㄉㄠˇ | Vp | to faint |
| 混合 | hùn hé | ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ | V | to mix; to blend |
| 昏迷 | hūn mí | ㄏㄨㄣ ㄇㄧˊ | Vp | to lose consciousness; to be in a coma |
| 獲 | huò | ㄏㄨㄛˋ | Vst | (literary) to catch; to capture |
| 禍 | huò | ㄏㄨㄛˋ | N | disaster; misfortune |
| 火柴 | huǒ chái | ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄞˊ | N | match (for lighting fire) |
| 獲得 | huò dé | ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄜˊ | Vpt | to obtain; to receive |
| 或多或少 | huò duō huò shǎo | ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄠˇ | Adv | more or less |
| 活該 | huó gāi | ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄞ | Vs | serve sb right; deservedly |
| 活力 | huó lì | ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ | N | energy; vitality |
| 活潑 | huó pō | ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄛ | Vs | lively; vivacious |
| 貨物 | huò wù | ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ | N | goods; commodity |
| 活躍 | huó yuè | ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄩㄝˋ | Vs | active; lively |
| 火災 | huǒ zāi | ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞ | N | serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) |
| 忽視 | hū shì | ㄏㄨ ㄕˋ | Vst | to neglect; to overlook |
| 戶外 | hù wài | ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄞˋ | N | outdoor |
| 呼吸 | hū xī | ㄏㄨ ㄒㄧ | Vi | to breathe |
| 互助 | hù zhù | ㄏㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ | Vi | to help each other |
| 級 | jí | ㄐㄧˊ | M | classifier: step, level; level |
| 集 | jí | ㄐㄧˊ | M / V | classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode; to gather |
| 夾 | jiá | ㄐㄧㄚˊ | V | double-layered (quilt); lined (garment) |
| 嫁 | jià | ㄐㄧㄚˋ | V | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter |
| 甲 | jiǎ | ㄐㄧㄚˇ | N/M | first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; (used for an unspecified person or thing) |
| 家電 | jiā diàn | ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄧㄢˋ | N | household electric appliance |
| 加工 | jiā gōng | ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ | V-sep | to process; processing |
| 建 | jiàn | ㄐㄧㄢˋ | V | to establish; to found |
| 箭 | jiàn | ㄐㄧㄢˋ | N | arrow |
| 揀 | jiǎn | ㄐㄧㄢˇ | V | to choose; to pick |
| 撿 | jiǎn | ㄐㄧㄢˇ | V | to pick up; to collect |
| 尖 | jiān | ㄐㄧㄢ | Vs | pointed; tapering |
| 兼 | jiān | ㄐㄧㄢ | V | double; twice |
| 煎 | jiān | ㄐㄧㄢ | V | to pan fry; to sauté |
| 剪刀 | jiǎn dāo | ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠ | N | scissors |
| 堅定 | jiān dìng | ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | Vs | firm; steady |
| 降 | jiàng | ㄐㄧㄤˋ | Vp | to drop; to fall |
| 江 | jiāng | ㄐㄧㄤ | N | Yangtze River; river |
| 將 | jiāng | ㄐㄧㄤ | Adv | just a short while ago; will |
| 降價 | jiàng jià | ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | Vp-sep | to cut the price; to drive down the price |
| 獎金 | jiǎng jīn | ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣ | N | premium; award money |
| 獎品 | jiǎng pǐn | ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | award; prize |
| 建國 | jiàng uó | ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄛˊ | Vi | to found a country; nation-building |
| 將要 | jiāng yào | ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄠˋ | Adv | will; shall |
| 漸漸/漸 | jiàn jiàn | ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | Adv | gradually |
| 間接 | jiàn jiē | ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝ | Vs-attr | indirect |
| 堅決 | jiān jué | ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄝˊ | Vs | firm; resolute |
| 鍵盤 | jiàn pán | ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ | N | keyboard |
| 健全 | jiàn quán | ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ | Vs | robust; sound |
| 尖銳 | jiān ruì | ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄨㄟˋ | Vs | sharp; intense |
| 監視 | jiān shì | ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕˋ | V | to monitor; to keep a close watch over |
| 檢驗 | jiǎn yàn | ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˋ | V | to inspect; to examine |
| 監獄 | jiān yù | ㄐㄧㄢ ㄩˋ | N | prison |
| 建築 | jiàn zhú | ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨˊ | N / V | building; to construct |
| 較 | jiào | ㄐㄧㄠˋ | Prep | compared to; (before an adjective) relatively |
| 角 | jiǎo | ㄐㄧㄠˇ | N | angle; corner |
| 繳 | jiǎo | ㄐㄧㄠˇ | V | to hand in; to hand over |
| 澆 | jiāo | ㄐㄧㄠ | V | to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel) |
| 腳步 | jiǎo bù | ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ | N | footstep; step |
| 交代 | jiāo dài | ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ | V | to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions |
| 叫喊 | jiào hǎn | ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄢˇ | V | exclamation; outcry |
| 交換 | jiāo huàn | ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄢˋ | V | to exchange; to swap |
| 教會 | jiào huì | ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | Christian church |
| 交際 | jiāo jì | ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˋ | Vi | communication; social intercourse |
| 角落 | jiǎo luò | ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ | N | corner (of a room, courtyard etc); remote spot |
| 教授 | jiào shòu | ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋ | V | professor |
| 郊外 | jiāo wài | ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄞˋ | N | outskirts |
| 交往 | jiāo wǎng | ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄤˇ | Vi | to associate (with); to have contact (with) |
| 教學 | jiào xué | ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | Vi | teaching; instruction |
| 教訓 | jiào xùn | ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄣˋ | V | to provide guidance; to lecture sb |
| 交易 | jiāo yì | ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧˋ | N / Vi | transaction; deal |
| 假期 | jià qí | ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ | N | vacation |
| 加上 | jiā shàng | ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄤˋ | Conj | in addition; moreover |
| 家事 | jiā shì | ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕˋ | N | family matters; domestic affairs |
| 駕駛/駕 | jià shǐ | ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄕˇ | N / V | driver; pilot |
| 加速 | jiā sù | ㄐㄧㄚ ㄙㄨˋ | V | to accelerate; to speed up |
| 加以 | jiā yǐ | ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧˇ | Adv | (formal) to apply; to carry out |
| 價值 | jià zhí | ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓˊ | Vst | value; worth |
| 基本上 | jī běn shàng | ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄤˋ | Adv | basically; on the whole |
| 疾病 | jí bìng | ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ | N | disease; sickness |
| 嫉妒/忌妒 | jí dù | ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨˋ | Vst | to be jealous of; to envy |
| 結 | jié | ㄐㄧㄝˊ | N | knot; sturdy |
| 屆 | jiè | ㄐㄧㄝˋ | M | classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) |
| 解 | jiě | ㄐㄧㄝˇ | V | to divide; to break up |
| 接 | jiē | ㄐㄧㄝ | V | to receive; to answer (the phone) |
| 解除 | jiě chú | ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄔㄨˊ | V | to remove; to sack |
| 解答 | jiě dá | ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄚˊ | V | to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty) |
| 接待 | jiē dài | ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄞˋ | V | to receive; to entertain |
| 接到 | jiē dào | ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˋ | Vpt | to receive (letter etc) |
| 街道 | jiē dào | ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˋ | N | street; subdistrict |
| 階段 | jiē duàn | ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˋ | N | stage; section |
| 結構 | jié gòu | ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄡˋ | N | structure; composition |
| 結果 | jié guǒ | ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ | N / Vp-sep | outcome; result |
| 結合 | jié hé | ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄜˊ | Vpt | to combine; to link |
| 接見 | jiē jiàn | ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | V | to receive sb; to grant an interview |
| 接近 | jiē jìn | ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | V / Vs | to approach; to get close to |
| 結論 | jié lùn | ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ | N | conclusion; verdict |
| 節慶 | jié qìng | ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ | N | festival |
| 節省 | jié shěng | ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄥˇ | Vst | saving; to save |
| 結算 | jié suàn | ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ | Vi | to settle a bill; to close an account |
| 街頭 | jiē tóu | ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄡˊ | N | street |
| 接下來 | jiē xià lái | ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ | Adv | next; following |
| 界線 | jiè xiàn | ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | N | limits; bounds |
| 節約 | jié yuē | ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ | Vst | economy; frugal |
| 結帳 | jié zhàng | ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄤˋ | Vi | — |
| 截止 | jié zhǐ | ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓˇ | Vp | to end; to close |
| 戒指 | jiè zhǐ | ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓˇ | N | (finger) ring |
| 及格 | jí gé | ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄜˊ | Vp | to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard |
| 機構 | jī gòu | ㄐㄧ ㄍㄡˋ | N | mechanism; structure |
| 機關 | jī guān | ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨㄢ | N | mechanism; gear |
| 集合 | jí hé | ㄐㄧˊ ㄏㄜˊ | Vi | to gather; to assemble |
| 幾乎 | jī hū | ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨ | Adv | almost; nearly |
| 即將 | jí jiāng | ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄤ | Adv | about to; on the point of |
| 計較 | jì jiào | ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ | Vs | plan; stratagem |
| 基金 | jī jīn | ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ | N | fund |
| 急忙 | jí máng | ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄤˊ | Adv | hastily |
| 寂寞 | jí mò | ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ | Vs | lonely; lonesome |
| 近 | jìn | ㄐㄧㄣˋ | Vst | near; close to |
| 浸 | jìn | ㄐㄧㄣˋ | V | to immerse; to soak |
| 金額 | jīn é | ㄐㄧㄣ ㄜˊ | N | sum of money; amount of money |
| 靜 | jìng | ㄐㄧㄥˋ | Vs | still; calm |
| 竟 | jìng | ㄐㄧㄥˋ | Adv | unexpectedly; actually |
| 鏡(子) | jìng | ㄐㄧㄥˋ | N | mirror; lens |
| 敬愛 | jìng ài | ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄞˋ | Vst | to respect and love; to hold in high esteem |
| 精彩/精采 | jīng cǎi | ㄐㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˇ | Vs | wonderful; marvelous |
| 警告 | jǐng gào | ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄠˋ | N / V | to warn; to admonish |
| 淨化 | jìng huà | ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | Vpt | to purify |
| 經濟 | jīng jì | ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˋ | N | economy; economic |
| 敬酒 | jìng jiǔ | ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ | V-sep | to toast; to propose a toast |
| 京劇 | jīng jù | ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄩˋ | N | Beijing opera |
| 敬禮 | jìng lǐ | ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ | V-sep | to salute; salute |
| 精力 | jīng lì | ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ | N | energy |
| 經歷 | jīng lì | ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ | N / Vst | experience; to experience |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄢˊ | Adv | unexpectedly; actually |
| 驚人 | jīng rén | ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ | Vs | astonishing |
| 景色 | jǐng sè | ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄙㄜˋ | N | scenery; landscape |
| 儘管 | jǐng uǎn | ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄢˇ | Adv | even though; unhesitatingly |
| 精細 | jīng xì | ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˋ | Vs | fine; meticulous |
| 經營 | jīng yíng | ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄥˊ | V | to engage in (business etc); to run |
| 競爭 | jìng zhēng | ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ | Vi | to compete; competition |
| 今後 | jīn hòu | ㄐㄧㄣ ㄏㄡˋ | N | hereafter; henceforth |
| 緊急 | jǐn jí | ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧˊ | Vs | urgent; emergency |
| 進口 | jìn kǒu | ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ | V | to import; imported |
| 近來 | jìn lái | ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊ | Adv | recently; lately |
| 盡力 | jìn lì | ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs | to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort |
| 盡量 | jìn liàng | ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | Adv | as much as possible; to the greatest extent |
| 儘量 | jǐn liàng | ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | Adv | as much as possible; to the greatest extent |
| 金錢 | jīn qián | ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | N | money; currency |
| 金融 | jīn róng | ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨㄥˊ | N | banking; finance |
| 進入 | jìn rù | ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨˋ | V | to enter; to go into |
| 近視 | jìn shì | ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ | Vs | myopic; nearsighted |
| 金屬 | jīn shǔ | ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˇ | N | metal |
| 禁止 | jìn zhǐ | ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ | V | to prohibit; to forbid |
| 機票 | jī piào | ㄐㄧ ㄆㄧㄠˋ | N | plane ticket; airline ticket |
| 極其 | jí qí | ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ | Adv | extremely |
| 既然 | jì rán | ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ | Conj | since; as |
| 肌肉 | jī ròu | ㄐㄧ ㄖㄡˋ | N | muscle; flesh |
| 即使 | jí shǐ | ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˇ | Conj | even if; even though |
| 技術 | jì shù | ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄨˋ | N | technology; technique |
| 計算 | jì suàn | ㄐㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ | V | to calculate; to compute |
| 酒會 | jiǔ huì | ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | drinking party; wine reception |
| 救火 | jiù huǒ | ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ | Vi | to put out a fire; firefighting |
| 究竟 | jiù jìng | ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | Adv | after all; (in an interrogative sentence) finally |
| 就是 | jiù shì | ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ | Adv | exactly; precisely |
| 就是說 | jiù shì shuō | ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄨㄛ | Conj | in other words; that is |
| 就業 | jiù yè | ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ | Vi | to get a job; employment |
| 糾正 | jiū zhèng | ㄐㄧㄡ ㄓㄥˋ | V | to correct; to make right |
| 機械 | jī xiè | ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄝˋ | N | machine; machinery |
| 記性 | jì xìng | ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ | N | memory (ability to retain information) |
| 記憶 | jì yì | ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ | Vi | to remember; to recall |
| 集郵 | jí yóu | ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄡˊ | Vi | stamp collecting; philately |
| 記載 | jì zài | ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄞˋ | V | to write down; to record |
| 急診 | jí zhěn | ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄣˇ | Vi | to give or receive urgent medical treatment |
| 集中 | jí zhōng | ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ | V / Vs | to concentrate; to centralize |
| 記住 | jì zhù | ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄨˋ | Vpt | to remember; to bear in mind |
| 局 | jú | ㄐㄩˊ | M | classifier for games: match, set, round etc; office |
| 具 | jù | ㄐㄩˋ | M / Vst | classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies; tool |
| 卷 | juǎn | ㄐㄩㄢˇ | M | classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc); to roll up |
| 捲 | juǎn | ㄐㄩㄢˇ | V | to roll up; to sweep up |
| 捐 | juān | ㄐㄩㄢ | V | to relinquish; to abandon |
| 捐款 | juān kuǎn | ㄐㄩㄢ ㄎㄨㄢˇ | N / V-sep | donation; contribution (of money) |
| 具備 | jù bèi | ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄟˋ | Vst | equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements) |
| 聚餐 | jù cān | ㄐㄩˋ ㄘㄢ | V-sep | to get together for a meal; to dine together |
| 劇場 | jù chǎng | ㄐㄩˋ ㄔㄤˇ | N | theater |
| 巨大/巨 | jù dà | ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄚˋ | Vs | huge; immense |
| 決/絕 | jué | ㄐㄩㄝˊ | Adv | definitely; certainly |
| 絕不 | jué bù | ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ | Adv | in no way; not in the least |
| 絕大部分 | jué dà bù fèn | ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄣˋ | Det | overwhelming majority |
| 絕對 | jué duì | ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ | Vs-attr | absolute; unconditional |
| 覺悟 | jué wù | ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨˋ | Vp | to come to understand; to realize |
| 決心 | jué xīn | ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄣ | N / Vp | determination; resolution |
| 鞠躬 | jú gōng | ㄐㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥ | Vi | to bow |
| 聚集 | jù jí | ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄧˊ | Vi | to assemble; to gather |
| 俱樂部 | jù lè bù | ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ | N | (loanword) club (the organization or its premises) |
| 距離 | jù lí | ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ | Prep | distance; separation (in space or time) |
| 舉例 | jǔ lì | ㄐㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ | V-sep | to give an example |
| 劇烈 | jù liè | ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ | Vs | violent; acute |
| 居民 | jū mín | ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ | N | resident; inhabitant |
| 軍 | jūn | ㄐㄩㄣ | N | army; military |
| 軍事 | jūn shì | ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕˋ | N | military affairs; (attributive) military |
| 居然 | jū rán | ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ | Adv | unexpectedly; go so far as to |
| 據說 | jù shuō | ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄨㄛ | Conj | it is said that; reportedly |
| 具體 | jù tǐ | ㄐㄩˋ ㄊㄧˇ | Vs | concrete; specific |
| 劇院 | jù yuàn | ㄐㄩˋ ㄩㄢˋ | N | theater |
| 卡 | kǎ | ㄎㄚˇ | M / Vi | to stop; to block |
| 開 | kāi | ㄎㄞ | Vp | to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start |
| 開除 | kāi chú | ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨˊ | V | to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee) |
| 開刀 | kāi dāo | ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ | V-sep | (of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation |
| 開動 | kāi dòng | ㄎㄞ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vi | to start; to set in motion |
| 開發 | kāi fā | ㄎㄞ ㄈㄚ | V | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development) |
| 開戶 | kāi hù | ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨˋ | V-sep | to open an account (bank etc) |
| 開課 | kāi kè | ㄎㄞ ㄎㄜˋ | V-sep | school begins; give a course |
| 開明 | kāi míng | ㄎㄞ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Vs | enlightened; open-minded |
| 開設 | kāi shè | ㄎㄞ ㄕㄜˋ | V | to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc) |
| 開拓 | kāi tuò | ㄎㄞ ㄊㄨㄛˋ | V | to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam) |
| 開演 | kāi yǎn | ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ | Vp | (of a play, movie etc) to begin |
| 看 | kàn | ㄎㄢˋ | Vst | (after a verb) to give it a try; to see |
| 砍 | kǎn | ㄎㄢˇ | V | to chop; to cut down |
| 看得起 | kàn de qǐ | ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄑㄧˇ | Vst | to show respect for; to think highly of |
| 抗議 | kàng yì | ㄎㄤˋ ㄧˋ | V | to protest; protest |
| 看家 | kān jiā | ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ | Vi | to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special |
| 看看(˙ㄎㄢ) | kàn kan | ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄎㄢ | to take a look at; to examine | |
| 看來 | kàn lái | ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ | Adv | apparently; it seems that |
| 看樣子 | kàn yàng zi | ㄎㄢˋ ㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄗ | Adv | it seems; it looks as if |
| 靠 | kào | ㄎㄠˋ | Prep | traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old); to lean against or on |
| 考察 | kǎo chá | ㄎㄠˇ ㄔㄚˊ | V | to inspect; to observe and study |
| 靠近 | kào jìn | ㄎㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | V | to be close to; to approach |
| 考卷 | kǎo juàn | ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄩㄢˋ | N | exam paper |
| 考慮 | kǎo lǜ | ㄎㄠˇ ㄌㄩˋ | V | to think over; to consider |
| 考取 | kǎo qǔ | ㄎㄠˇ ㄑㄩˇ | Vpt | to pass an entrance exam; to be admitted to |
| 卡通 | kǎ tōng | ㄎㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ | N | cartoon (loanword) |
| 客房 | kè fáng | ㄎㄜˋ ㄈㄤˊ | N | guest room; room (in a hotel) |
| 客觀 | kè guān | ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢ | Vs | objective; impartial |
| 客戶 | kè hù | ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ | N | client; customer |
| 科目 | kē mù | ㄎㄜ ㄇㄨˋ | N | academic subject; field of study |
| 可是 | kě shì | ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ | Adv | (used for emphasis) indeed; but |
| 課外 | kè wài | ㄎㄜˋ ㄨㄞˋ | Vs-attr | extracurricular |
| 可喜 | kě xǐ | ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˇ | Vs | making one happy; gratifying |
| 可笑 | kě xiào | ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ | Vs | funny; ridiculous |
| 空 | kōng | ㄎㄨㄥ | Adv / N | in vain; empty |
| 空/空兒 | kòng | ㄎㄨㄥˋ | N | vacant; unoccupied |
| 恐怖 | kǒng bù | ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ | Vs | terrible; frightful |
| 空前 | kōng qián | ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | Vs-attr | unprecedented |
| 控制 | kòng zhì | ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ | V | to control |
| 空中 | kōng zhōng | ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ | N | in the sky; in the air |
| 扣 | kòu | ㄎㄡˋ | V | to fasten; to button |
| 口才 | kǒu cái | ㄎㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ | N | eloquence |
| 口號 | kǒu hào | ㄎㄡˇ ㄏㄠˋ | N | slogan; catchphrase |
| 口紅 | kǒu hóng | ㄎㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ | N | lipstick |
| 口氣 | kǒu qì | ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋ | N | tone of voice; the way one speaks |
| 口試 | kǒu shì | ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˋ | N / Vi | oral examination; oral test |
| 口水 | kǒu shuǐ | ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | N | saliva |
| 口音 | kǒu yīn | ㄎㄡˇ ㄧㄣ | N | (linguistics) oral speech sounds |
| 口語 | kǒu yǔ | ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˇ | N | colloquial speech; spoken language |
| 跨 | kuà | ㄎㄨㄚˋ | V | to step across; to stride over |
| 誇 | kuā | ㄎㄨㄚ | V | to boast; to exaggerate |
| 會計 | kuài jì | ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧˋ | N | accountant; accountancy |
| 快速 | kuài sù | ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄙㄨˋ | Vs | fast; high-speed |
| 誇獎 | kuā jiǎng | ㄎㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄤˇ | V | to praise; to applaud |
| 寬度 | kuān dù | ㄎㄨㄢ ㄉㄨˋ | N | width |
| 款式 | kuǎn shì | ㄎㄨㄢˇ ㄕˋ | N | pattern; style |
| 喇叭 | lǎ bā | ㄌㄚˇ ㄅㄚ | N | horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker |
| 來 | lái | ㄌㄞˊ | N | (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) |
| 來回 | lái huí | ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ | V | to make a round trip; to and fro |
| 來臨 | lái lín | ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ | Vp | to approach; to come closer |
| 來往 | lái wǎng | ㄌㄞˊ ㄨㄤˇ | Vi | to come and go; to have dealings with |
| 來信 | lái xìn | ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ | N | incoming letter; to send us a letter |
| 來源 | lái yuán | ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ | N | source (of information etc); origin |
| 來自 | lái zì | ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ | Vpt | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 辣椒 | là jiāo | ㄌㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠ | N | hot pepper; chili |
| 爛 | làn | ㄌㄢˋ | Vs | soft; mushy |
| 懶 | lǎn | ㄌㄢˇ | Vs | lazy |
| 懶得 | lǎn de | ㄌㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄜ | Vaux | to not feel like (doing sth); to be disinclined to |
| 狼 | láng | ㄌㄤˊ | N | wolf |
| 浪 | làng | ㄌㄤˋ | N | wave; breaker |
| 浪費 | làng fèi | ㄌㄤˋ ㄈㄟˋ | Vst | to waste; to squander |
| 濫用 | làn yòng | ㄌㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ | V | to misuse; to abuse |
| 牢 | láo | ㄌㄠˊ | Vs | prison; jail |
| 老 | lǎo | ㄌㄠˇ | Adv | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity |
| 撈 | lāo | ㄌㄠ | V | to fish up; to dredge up |
| 老百姓 | lǎo bǎi xìng | ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ | N | ordinary people; the "person in the street" |
| 老大 | lǎo dà | ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ | N | old age; very |
| 嘮叨 | láo dāo | ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄠ | Vi | to prattle; to chatter away |
| 勞動 | láo dòng | ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | V | work; toil |
| 勞工 | láo gōng | ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄥ | N | labor; laborer |
| 老家 | lǎo jiā | ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ | N | native place; place of origin |
| 勞力 | láo lì | ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋ | N | labor; able-bodied worker |
| 老年 | lǎo nián | ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | N | elderly; old age |
| 牢騷 | láo sāo | ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ | N | discontent; complaint |
| 老實說 | lǎo shí shuō | ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄨㄛ | honestly speaking; to be frank, ... | |
| 蠟燭 | là zhú | ㄌㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ | N | candle |
| 類似 | lèi sì | ㄌㄟˋ ㄙˋ | Vs | similar; analogous |
| 類型 | lèi xíng | ㄌㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | N | type; kind |
| 冷靜 | lěng jìng | ㄌㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | Vs | calm; cool-headed |
| 冷門 | lěng mén | ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ | Vs | a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition |
| 冷飲 | lěng yǐn | ㄌㄥˇ ㄧㄣˇ | N | cold drink |
| 樂意 | lè yì | ㄌㄜˋ ㄧˋ | Vs | to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth |
| 理 | lǐ | ㄌㄧˇ | V / Vst | to manage; to pay attention to |
| 禮 | lǐ | ㄌㄧˇ | N | gift; rite |
| 立 | lì | ㄌㄧˋ | V | to stand; to set up |
| 利 | lì | ㄌㄧˋ | Vs | sharp; favorable |
| 粒 | lì | ㄌㄧˋ | M | classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) |
| 梨(子) | lí | ㄌㄧˊ | N | pear |
| 連 | lián | ㄌㄧㄢˊ | Adv | continuously; (used with 也, 都 etc) even |
| 量 | liáng | ㄌㄧㄤˊ | V | to measure |
| 亮 | liàng | ㄌㄧㄤˋ | V | to shine; to flash |
| 倆 | liǎng | ㄌㄧㄤˇ | N | used in 伎倆|伎俩[ji4 liang3] |
| 諒解 | liàng jiě | ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ | Vst | understanding; to understand |
| 糧食 | liáng shí | ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕˊ | N | foodstuff; cereals |
| 聯合 | lián hé | ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ | V | to combine; to join |
| 聯合國 | lián hé guó | ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ | N | United Nations |
| 連接 | lián jiē | ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝ | Vst | to link; to join |
| 連忙 | lián máng | ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄤˊ | Adv | promptly; at once |
| 連續 | lián xù | ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩˋ | Vs-attr | continuous; in a row |
| 了 | liǎo | ㄌㄧㄠˇ | Vst | (used with 得 or 不 after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 "cannot forget"); to finish |
| 立場 | lì chǎng | ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄤˇ | N | position; standpoint |
| 列 | liè | ㄌㄧㄝˋ | M | to arrange; to line up |
| 裂 | liè | ㄌㄧㄝˋ | Vp | to split; to crack |
| 立即 | lì jí | ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˊ | Adv | immediately |
| 淋 | lín | ㄌㄧㄣˊ | V | to sprinkle; to drip |
| 臨 | lín | ㄌㄧㄣˊ | Vst | to be (just) about to; just before |
| 凌晨 | líng chén | ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ | N | very early in the morning; in the wee hours |
| 領帶 | lǐng dài | ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄞˋ | N | necktie |
| 領導 | lǐng dǎo | ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄠˇ | N | lead; leading |
| 靈活 | líng huó | ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ | Vs | flexible; nimble |
| 零件 | líng jiàn | ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | N | part; component |
| 零售 | líng shòu | ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˋ | V | to retail; to sell in small quantities |
| 領土 | lǐng tǔ | ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄨˇ | N | territory |
| 零下 | líng xià | ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | Vs-attr | below zero (esp. temperature) |
| 領先 | lǐng xiān | ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ | Vpt | to lead; to be in front |
| 領袖 | lǐng xiù | ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ | N | leader |
| 臨時 | lín shí | ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ | N | as the time draws near; at the last moment |
| 禮品 | lǐ pǐn | ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | gift; present |
| 力氣 | lì qì | ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧˋ | N | physical strength |
| 利潤 | lì rùn | ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄣˋ | N | profits |
| 裡頭/裏頭 | lǐ tou | ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄊㄡ | N | inside; interior |
| 溜 | liū | ㄌㄧㄡ | Vi | to slip away; to escape in stealth |
| 溜冰 | liū bīng | ㄌㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ | V-sep | ice skating; (slang) to do meth |
| 流動 | liú dòng | ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vi | to flow; to circulate |
| 流利 | liú lì | ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs | fluent |
| 留念 | liú niàn | ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ | Vs | to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly |
| 例外 | lì wài | ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ | Vs | exception; to be an exception |
| 利息 | lì xí | ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ | N | interest (on a loan) |
| 理由 | lǐ yóu | ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ | N | reason; grounds |
| 嘍 | lóu | ㄌㄡˊ | Ptc | subordinates in a gang of bandits |
| 摟 | lǒu | ㄌㄡˇ | V | to hug; to embrace |
| 露 | lù | ㄌㄨˋ | V | to show; to reveal |
| 路燈 | lù dēng | ㄌㄨˋ ㄉㄥ | N | street lamp; street light |
| 綠豆 | lǜ dòu | ㄌㄩˋ ㄉㄡˋ | N | mung bean |
| 略 | lüè | ㄌㄩㄝˋ | Vs | brief; sketchy |
| 陸軍 | lù jūn | ㄌㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄣ | N | army; ground forces |
| 論 | lùn | ㄌㄨㄣˋ | V / Prep | to discuss; to talk about |
| 輪(子) | lún | ㄌㄨㄣˊ | N | wheel; disk |
| 輪船 | lún chuán | ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ | N | steamship; steamer |
| 輪流 | lún liú | ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ | Adv | to alternate; to take turns |
| 論文 | lùn wén | ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄣˊ | N | paper; treatise |
| 落 | luò | ㄌㄨㄛˋ | Vi | to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set |
| 落後 | luò hòu | ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ | Vpt | to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc) |
| 落實 | luò shí | ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ | V | to implement; to carry out |
| 落伍 | luò wǔ | ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨˇ | Vs | to be outdated; to fall behind the ranks |
| 路線 | lù xiàn | ㄌㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | N | itinerary; route |
| 旅行社 | lǚ xíng shè | ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄜˋ | N | travel agency |
| 陸續 | lù xù | ㄌㄨˋ ㄒㄩˋ | Adv | successively; in turn |
| 錄用 | lù yòng | ㄌㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ | V | to hire (an employee); to accept (a manuscript) for publication |
| 麻 | má | ㄇㄚˊ | Vs | generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials |
| 馬虎(ㄏㄨ) | mǎ hū | ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄨ | Vs | careless; sloppy |
| 埋 | mái | ㄇㄞˊ | V | to bury |
| 買單 | mǎi dān | ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄢ | V-sep | to pay the bill; to pick up the tab |
| 買賣 | mǎi mài | ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ | V | to buy and sell |
| 賣座 | mài zuò | ㄇㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ | Vs | popular with the paying public; high-grossing |
| 滿 | mǎn | ㄇㄢˇ | Adv | fully; completely |
| 忙碌 | máng lù | ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄨˋ | Vs | busy; bustling |
| 盲目 | máng mù | ㄇㄤˊ ㄇㄨˋ | Vs | (of one's actions) blind; unthinking |
| 漫畫 | màn huà | ㄇㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | N | caricature; cartoon |
| 冒 | mào | ㄇㄠˋ | V | to emit; to give off |
| 矛盾 | máo dùn | ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ | Vs | contradiction; conflicting views |
| 麻雀 | má què | ㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ | N | sparrow |
| 煤 | méi | ㄇㄟˊ | N | coal |
| 美觀 | měi guān | ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄢ | Vs | pleasing to the eye; beautiful |
| 梅花 | méi huā | ㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄚ | N | plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) |
| 魅力 | mèi lì | ㄇㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ | N | charm; fascination |
| 美妙 | měi miào | ㄇㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ | Vs | beautiful; wonderful |
| 美容院 | měi róng yuàn | ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ | N | beauty salon; beauty parlor |
| 美食 | měi shí | ㄇㄟˇ ㄕˊ | N | culinary delicacy; fine food |
| 媒體 | méi tǐ | ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄧˇ | N | media, esp. news media |
| 猛 | měng | ㄇㄥˇ | Vs | ferocious; fierce |
| 夢到 | mèng dào | ㄇㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ | Vpt | to dream of; to dream about |
| 夢想 | mèng xiǎng | ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ | N / V | dream; to dream of |
| 悶熱 | mēn rè | ㄇㄣ ㄖㄜˋ | Vs | sultry; sultriness |
| 門診 | mén zhěn | ㄇㄣˊ ㄓㄣˇ | Vi | outpatient service |
| 迷 | mí | ㄇㄧˊ | Vst | crazy about; fan |
| 密 | mì | ㄇㄧˋ | Vs | name of an ancient state; dense |
| 棉 | mián | ㄇㄧㄢˊ | N | generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton |
| 棉被 | mián bèi | ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄟˋ | N | comforter; quilt |
| 免得 | miǎn de | ㄇㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄜ | Vaux | so as not to; so as to avoid |
| 面對 | miàn duì | ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ | V | to face; to confront |
| 麵粉 | miàn fěn | ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄣˇ | N | flour |
| 棉花 | mián huā | ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ | N | cotton |
| 面臨 | miàn lín | ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ | Vst | to face sth; to be confronted with |
| 面貌 | miàn mào | ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄠˋ | N | face; features |
| 勉強 | miǎn qiǎng | ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄤˇ | Vs | reluctant; barely enough |
| 面談 | miàn tán | ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ | Vi | face-to-face meeting; an interview |
| 面子 | miàn zi | ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ | N | outer surface; the outside of sth |
| 妙 | miào | ㄇㄧㄠˋ | Vs | clever; wonderful |
| 滅亡 | miè wáng | ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ | Vp | to be destroyed; to become extinct |
| 蜜蜂/蜂 | mì fēng | ㄇㄧˋ ㄈㄥ | N | bee; honeybee |
| 迷糊 | mí hú | ㄇㄧˊ ㄏㄨˊ | Vs | muddle-headed; dazed |
| 名 | míng | ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Vst | name; noun (part of speech) |
| 命 | mìng | ㄇㄧㄥˋ | V | to assign a name, title etc; life |
| 明白 | míng bái | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ | Vs | clear; obvious |
| 名稱 | míng chēng | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥ | N | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) |
| 名單 | míng dān | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ | N | list of names |
| 明亮 | míng liàng | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | Vs | bright; shining |
| 命令 | mìng lìng | ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ | N / V | order; command |
| 明明 | míng míng | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Adv | obviously; plainly |
| 名牌 | míng pái | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄞˊ | N | famous brand; nameplate |
| 名片 | míng piàn | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ | N | (business) card |
| 明確 | míng què | ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ | Vs | clear-cut; definite |
| 命運 | mìng yùn | ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄣˋ | N | fate; destiny |
| 民間 | mín jiān | ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢ | N | among the people; popular |
| 民謠 | mín yáo | ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄠˊ | N | ballad; folk song |
| 民眾 | mín zhòng | ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | N | the populace; the masses |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ | N / Vs | democracy; democratic |
| 迷失 | mí shī | ㄇㄧˊ ㄕ | Vp | to get lost; to lose one's bearings |
| 秘書/祕書 | mì shū | ㄇㄧˋ ㄕㄨ | N | secretary |
| 迷信 | mí xìn | ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ | N / Vs | superstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth) |
| 抹 | mǒ | ㄇㄛˇ | V | to smear; to wipe |
| 磨 | mó | ㄇㄛˊ | V | to rub; to grind |
| 末 | mò | ㄇㄛˋ | N | tip; end |
| 模仿 | mó fǎng | ㄇㄛˊ ㄈㄤˇ | V | to imitate; to copy |
| 模糊 | mó hú | ㄇㄛˊ ㄏㄨˊ | Vs | vague; indistinct |
| 模型 | mó xíng | ㄇㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | N | model; mold |
| 模樣 | mó yàng | ㄇㄛˊ ㄧㄤˋ | N | look; style |
| 目標 | mù biāo | ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄠ | N | target; goal |
| 目的地 | mù dì dì | ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ | N | destination (location) |
| 目錄 | mù lù | ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ | N | catalog; table of contents |
| 奶粉 | nǎi fěn | ㄋㄞˇ ㄈㄣˇ | N | powdered milk |
| 耐心 | nài xīn | ㄋㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ | Adv | patience; to be patient |
| 耐用 | nài yòng | ㄋㄞˋ ㄩㄥˋ | Vs | durable |
| 難道 | nán dào | ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ | Adv | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? |
| 難得 | nán dé | ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄜˊ | Vs | seldom; rare |
| 難受 | nán shòu | ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ | Vs | to be difficult to bear; to feel unwell |
| 男性 | nán xìng | ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ | N | the male sex; a male |
| 難以 | nán yǐ | ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ | Adv | hard to (predict, imagine etc) |
| 鬧 | nào | ㄋㄠˋ | V | to make noise; to disturb |
| 腦袋 | nǎo dài | ㄋㄠˇ ㄉㄞˋ | N | head; skull |
| 腦筋 | nǎo jīn | ㄋㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ | N | brains; mind |
| 鬧區 | nào qū | ㄋㄠˋ ㄑㄩ | N | busy commercial district; downtown area |
| 哪怕 | nǎ pà | ㄋㄚˇ ㄆㄚˋ | Conj | even if; even |
| 內部 | nèi bù | ㄋㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ | N | interior; inside (part, section) |
| 內地 | nèi dì | ㄋㄟˋ ㄉㄧˋ | N | mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan); inland |
| 內行 | nèi háng | ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄤˊ | Vs | expert; adept |
| 內科 | nèi kē | ㄋㄟˋ ㄎㄜ | N | internal medicine; general medicine |
| 能幹 | néng gàn | ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄢˋ | Vs | capable; competent |
| 能源 | néng yuán | ㄋㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ | N | energy sources; energy |
| 泥 | ní | ㄋㄧˊ | N | mud; clay |
| 膩 | nì | ㄋㄧˋ | Vs | greasy; soft |
| 黏/粘 | nián | ㄋㄧㄢˊ | V / Vs | to adhere; to stick on |
| 尿 | niào | ㄋㄧㄠˋ | N / Vi | urine; to urinate |
| 捏 | niē | ㄋㄧㄝ | V | to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch |
| 寧可 | níng kě | ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ | Vaux | preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...) |
| 寧願 | níng yuàn | ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ | Vaux | would rather ... (than ...) |
| 泥土 | ní tǔ | ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄨˇ | N | earth; soil |
| 鈕扣 | niǔ kòu | ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˋ | N | — |
| 濃 | nóng | ㄋㄨㄥˊ | Vs | concentrated; dense |
| 農場 | nóng chǎng | ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄤˇ | N | farm |
| 農產品 | nóng chǎn pǐn | ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | agricultural produce |
| 農村 | nóng cūn | ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄨㄣ | N | rural area; village |
| 弄錯 | nòng cuò | ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ | Vp | to err; to get sth wrong |
| 濃厚 | nóng hòu | ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄡˋ | Vs | dense; thick (fog, clouds etc) |
| 農民/農夫 | nóng mín | ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ | N | peasant; farmer |
| 農藥 | nóng yào | ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄠˋ | N | agricultural chemical; farm chemical |
| 暖 | nuǎn | ㄋㄨㄢˇ | Vs / V | warm; to warm |
| 暖氣 | nuǎn qì | ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄧˋ | N | central heating; heater |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ | N | woman; the female sex |
| 偶而/偶爾 | ǒu ér | ㄡˇ ㄦˊ | Adv | occasionally; once in a while |
| 偶然 | ǒu rán | ㄡˇ ㄖㄢˊ | Vs | incidentally; occasional |
| 排 | pái | ㄆㄞˊ | M / V | classifier for rows or lines (of people or things); to arrange in order |
| 派 | pài | ㄆㄞˋ | V | to send (a person or resource); to dispatch |
| 排斥 | pái chì | ㄆㄞˊ ㄔˋ | V | to reject; to exclude |
| 排列 | pái liè | ㄆㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ | V | to arrange in order; (math.) permutation |
| 排球 | pái qiú | ㄆㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | N | volleyball |
| 攀 | pān | ㄆㄢ | V | to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate |
| 判斷 | pàn duàn | ㄆㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ | V | to judge; to determine |
| 炮 | pào | ㄆㄠˋ | N | cannon; firecracker |
| 砲 | pào | ㄆㄠˋ | N | — |
| 賠 | péi | ㄆㄟˊ | V | to compensate for loss; to indemnify |
| 賠償 | péi cháng | ㄆㄟˊ ㄔㄤˊ | V | to compensate |
| 佩服 | pèi fú | ㄆㄟˋ ㄈㄨˊ | Vst | to admire |
| 陪同 | péi tóng | ㄆㄟˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ | V | to accompany |
| 盆 | pén | ㄆㄣˊ | M | basin; flower pot |
| 噴 | pēn | ㄆㄣ | V | to spout; to spurt |
| 捧 | pěng | ㄆㄥˇ | V | to hold or offer with both hands; to sing the praises of |
| 碰見 | pèng jiàn | ㄆㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | Vpt | to run into; to meet (unexpectedly) |
| 膨脹 | péng zhàng | ㄆㄥˊ ㄓㄤˋ | Vp | to expand; to inflate |
| 皮 | pí | ㄆㄧˊ | Vs | skin; peel |
| 匹 | pī | ㄆㄧ | M | classifier for horses, mules etc; classifier for cloth: bolt |
| 批 | pī | ㄆㄧ | M / V | classifier for batches, lots, military flights; to ascertain |
| 披 | pī | ㄆㄧ | V | to drape over one's shoulders; to open |
| 騙 | piàn | ㄆㄧㄢˋ | V | to cheat; to swindle |
| 偏/偏偏 | piān | ㄆㄧㄢ | Adv | stubbornly; oblique |
| 片面 | piàn miàn | ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | Vs-attr | unilateral; one-sided |
| 偏食 | piān shí | ㄆㄧㄢ ㄕˊ | Vs | partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy); having likes and dislikes |
| 偏向 | piān xiàng | ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | Vst | partial towards sth; erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation) |
| 片子 | piàn zi | ㄆㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ | N | thin flake; small piece |
| 飄 | piāo | ㄆㄧㄠ | Vi | to float (in the air); to flutter |
| 屁股 | pì gǔ | ㄆㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ | N | buttocks; bottom |
| 疲倦 | pí juàn | ㄆㄧˊ ㄐㄩㄢˋ | Vs | tired; to tire |
| 疲勞 | pí láo | ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄠˊ | Vs | fatigue; wearily |
| 品德 | pǐn dé | ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄉㄜˊ | N | moral character |
| 憑 | píng | ㄆㄧㄥˊ | Prep | on the basis of; according to |
| 平常 | píng cháng | ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ | Vs | ordinary; common |
| 平衡 | píng héng | ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄥˊ | Vst | balance; equilibrium |
| 平靜 | píng jìng | ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | Vs | calm; tranquil |
| 平均 | píng jūn | ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄣ | Vs | average; on average |
| 乒乓球/桌球 | pīng pāng qiú | ㄆㄧㄥ ㄆㄤ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | N | table tennis; ping-pong |
| 拼命 | pīn mìng | ㄆㄧㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋ | Vs | to do one's utmost; with all one's might |
| 聘請 | pìn qǐng | ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄥˇ | V | to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc) |
| 貧窮/貧 | pín qióng | ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ | Vs | poor; impoverished |
| 批判 | pī pàn | ㄆㄧ ㄆㄢˋ | V | to criticize; critique |
| 脾氣 | pí qì | ㄆㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ | N | character; temperament |
| 頗 | pǒ | ㄆㄛˇ | Adv | rather; quite |
| 破爛 | pò làn | ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ | Vs | worn-out; dilapidated |
| 破裂 | pò liè | ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ | Vp | to burst; to rupture |
| 婆婆 | pó po | ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ | N | husband's mother; mother-in-law |
| 迫切 | pò qiè | ㄆㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ | Vs | urgent; pressing |
| 撲 | pū | ㄆㄨ | V | to throw oneself at; to pounce on |
| 鋪 | pū | ㄆㄨ | V | to spread; to display |
| 瀑布 | pù bù | ㄆㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ | N | waterfall |
| 普及 | pǔ jí | ㄆㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ | Vs | widespread; popular |
| 撲滅 | pū miè | ㄆㄨ ㄇㄧㄝˋ | V | to eradicate; to extinguish |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ | Vs | common; ordinary |
| 普通話 | pǔ tōng huà | ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | N | Putonghua; standard Mandarin |
| 期 | qí | ㄑㄧˊ | N | a period of time; phase |
| 起 | qǐ | ㄑㄧˇ | M / V | classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group |
| 其 | qí | ㄑㄧˊ | N | his; her |
| 棋 | qí | ㄑㄧˊ | N | chess; chess-like game |
| 齊 | qí | ㄑㄧˊ | Vs | (name of states and dynasties at several different periods); neat |
| 旗(子) | qí | ㄑㄧˊ | N | banner; flag |
| 妻/妻子 | qī | ㄑㄧ | N | wife |
| 欠 | qiàn | ㄑㄧㄢˋ | V | to owe; to lack |
| 牽 | qiān | ㄑㄧㄢ | V | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether) |
| 遷 | qiān | ㄑㄧㄢ | V | to move; to shift |
| 簽 | qiān | ㄑㄧㄢ | V | to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document |
| 簽訂 | qiān dìng | ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | V | to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) |
| 前方 | qián fāng | ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ | N | ahead; the front |
| 強 | qiáng | ㄑㄧㄤˊ | Vs | strong; powerful |
| 槍 | qiāng | ㄑㄧㄤ | N | gun; firearm |
| 牆/牆壁 | qiáng | ㄑㄧㄤˊ | N | wall; (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙) |
| 強大 | qiáng dà | ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ | Vs | big and strong; formidable |
| 強度 | qiáng dù | ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄨˋ | N | strength; intensity |
| 搶救 | qiǎng jiù | ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ | V | to rescue |
| 強烈 | qiáng liè | ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ | Vs | strong; intense |
| 強迫 | qiǎng pò | ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄆㄛˋ | V | to compel; to force |
| 強人 | qiáng rén | ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ | N | (politics) strongman; (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person |
| 前進 | qián jìn | ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | V | to go forward; to forge ahead |
| 前頭 | qián tou | ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ | N | in front; at the head |
| 前途 | qián tú | ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ | N | prospects; future outlook |
| 千萬 | qiān wàn | ㄑㄧㄢ ㄨㄢˋ | Adv | ten million; countless |
| 前往 | qián wǎng | ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ | V | to leave for; to proceed towards |
| 歉意 | qiàn yì | ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ | N | apology; regret |
| 前院 | qián yuàn | ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ | N | front courtyard; front yard |
| 簽約 | qiān yuē | ㄑㄧㄢ ㄩㄝ | V-sep | to sign a contract or agreement |
| 簽字 | qiān zì | ㄑㄧㄢ ㄗˋ | V-sep | to sign (one's name); signature |
| 巧 | qiǎo | ㄑㄧㄠˇ | Vs | opportunely; coincidentally |
| 瞧 | qiáo | ㄑㄧㄠˊ | V | to look at; to see |
| 敲 | qiāo | ㄑㄧㄠ | V | to hit; to strike |
| 巧妙 | qiǎo miào | ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ | Vs | ingenious; clever |
| 悄悄/悄 | qiǎo qiǎo | ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ | Adv | quiet; making little or no noise |
| 器材 | qì cái | ㄑㄧˋ ㄘㄞˊ | N | equipment; material |
| 起初 | qǐ chū | ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ | Adv | originally; at first |
| 期待 | qí dài | ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ | Vst | expectation; to look forward to |
| 切 | qiē | ㄑㄧㄝ | V | to cut; to slice |
| 氣憤 | qì fèn | ㄑㄧˋ ㄈㄣˋ | Vs | indignant; furious |
| 氣氛 | qì fēn | ㄑㄧˋ ㄈㄣ | N | atmosphere; mood |
| 器官 | qì guān | ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄢ | N | (physiology) organ; apparatus |
| 氣候 | qì hòu | ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ | N | (meteorology) climate; climate |
| 起火 | qǐ huǒ | ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ | Vp | to catch fire; to cook |
| 親愛 | qīn ài | ㄑㄧㄣ ㄞˋ | Vs-attr | dear; beloved |
| 青 | qīng | ㄑㄧㄥ | Vs | short name for Qinghai 青海; green |
| 清 | qīng | ㄑㄧㄥ | V | to clear; to settle (accounts) |
| 清晨 | qīng chén | ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄣˊ | N | early morning |
| 清除 | qīng chú | ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨˊ | V | to clear away; to eliminate |
| 清淡 | qīng dàn | ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄢˋ | Vs | light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid |
| 輕傷 | qīng shāng | ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄤ | N | lightly wounded; minor injuries |
| 輕視 | qīng shì | ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕˋ | Vst | contempt; contemptuous |
| 情書 | qíng shū | ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨ | N | love letter |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧ | Vs | clear; distinct |
| 傾向 | qīng xiàng | ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | Vst | trend; tendency |
| 清醒 | qīng xǐng | ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˇ | Vs | clear-headed; sober |
| 情緒 | qíng xù | ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄩˋ | N | mood; state of mind |
| 侵害 | qīn hài | ㄑㄧㄣ ㄏㄞˋ | V | to encroach on; to infringe on |
| 親口 | qīn kǒu | ㄑㄧㄣ ㄎㄡˇ | Adv | one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words |
| 勤勞 | qín láo | ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄠˊ | Vs | hardworking; industrious |
| 親戚 | qīn qī | ㄑㄧㄣ ㄑㄧ | N | a relative (i.e. family relation) |
| 親人 | qīn rén | ㄑㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ | N | one's close relatives |
| 侵入 | qīn rù | ㄑㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˋ | V | to make (military) incursions; to invade |
| 寢室 | qǐn shì | ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄕˋ | N | bedroom; dormitory |
| 旗袍 | qí páo | ㄑㄧˊ ㄆㄠˊ | N | cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits |
| 欺騙 | qī piàn | ㄑㄧ ㄆㄧㄢˋ | V | to deceive; to cheat |
| 齊全 | qí quán | ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ | Vs | complete; comprehensive |
| 歧視 | qí shì | ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ | Vst | discrimination; to discriminate against |
| 企圖 | qì tú | ㄑㄧˋ ㄊㄨˊ | N / Vaux | attempt; to attempt |
| 球隊 | qiú duì | ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ | N | sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) |
| 求婚 | qiú hūn | ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄣ | V-sep | to propose marriage |
| 秋季 | qiū jì | ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧˋ | N | autumn; fall |
| 球鞋 | qiú xié | ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ | N | athletic shoes |
| 期望 | qí wàng | ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄤˋ | Vst | expectation; hope |
| 氣味 | qì wèi | ㄑㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ | N | odor; scent |
| 氣息 | qì xí | ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ | N | breath; smell |
| 期限 | qí xiàn | ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | N | time limit; deadline |
| 氣象 | qì xiàng | ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | N | meteorological condition; weather |
| 汽油 | qì yóu | ㄑㄧˋ ㄧㄡˊ | N | gasoline |
| 其餘 | qí yú | ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˊ | Det | the rest; the others |
| 取 | qǔ | ㄑㄩˇ | V | to take; to get |
| 娶 | qǔ | ㄑㄩˇ | V | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) |
| 勸 | quàn | ㄑㄩㄢˋ | V | to advise; to urge |
| 圈 | quān | ㄑㄩㄢ | M | classifier for loops, orbits, laps; circle |
| 全家 | quán jiā | ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ | N | FamilyMart (convenience store chain); whole family |
| 權利 | quán lì | ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ | N | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth |
| 全面 | quán miàn | ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | Adv / Vs-attr | all-around; comprehensive |
| 全體 | quán tǐ | ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄧˇ | N | all; entire |
| 拳頭 | quán tou | ㄑㄩㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ | N | fist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship |
| 區別 | qū bié | ㄑㄩ ㄅㄧㄝˊ | N / V | difference; to distinguish |
| 取得 | qǔ dé | ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ | Vpt | to acquire; to get |
| 缺 | quē | ㄑㄩㄝ | Vst | deficiency; lack |
| 缺乏 | quē fá | ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ | Vst | to lack; to be short of |
| 缺少 | quē shǎo | ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ | Vst | lack; shortage of |
| 確實 | què shí | ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˊ | Vs | indeed; really |
| 缺席 | quē xí | ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧˊ | Vs | to be absent |
| 群/羣(ㄑㄩㄣˊ) | qún | ㄑㄩㄣˊ | M | group; crowd |
| 群眾 | qún zhòng | ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | N | mass; multitude |
| 取笑 | qǔ xiào | ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ | V | to tease; to make fun of |
| 取消 | qǔ xiāo | ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ | V | to cancel; to call off |
| 區域 | qū yù | ㄑㄩ ㄩˋ | N | area; region |
| 曲折 | qū zhé | ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ | Vs | winding; complicated |
| 染 | rǎn | ㄖㄢˇ | V | to dye; to catch (a disease) |
| 然而 | rán ér | ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ | Conj | however; but |
| 讓步 | ràng bù | ㄖㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ | Vi | to concede; to give in |
| 燃料 | rán liào | ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ | N | fuel |
| 燃燒 | rán shāo | ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄠ | V | to ignite; to combust |
| 繞 | rào | ㄖㄠˋ | V | to wind; to coil (thread) |
| 惹 | rě | ㄖㄜˇ | V / Vst | to provoke; to irritate |
| 熱愛 | rè ài | ㄖㄜˋ ㄞˋ | Vst | to love ardently; to adore |
| 熱量 | rè liàng | ㄖㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | N | heat; quantity of heat |
| 熱烈 | rè liè | ㄖㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ | Vs | enthusiastic; ardent |
| 熱門 | rè mén | ㄖㄜˋ ㄇㄣˊ | Vs | popular; hot |
| 任 | rèn | ㄖㄣˋ | Vst | office; responsibility |
| 忍不住 | rěn bù zhù | ㄖㄣˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ | Vs | cannot help; unable to bear |
| 人才 | rén cái | ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ | N | talent; talented person |
| 人格 | réng é | ㄖㄥˊ ㄜˊ | N | personality; integrity |
| 人工 | réng ōng | ㄖㄥˊ ㄨㄥ | N | artificial; manpower |
| 人力 | rén lì | ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ | N | manpower; labor power |
| 人情味/人情味兒 | rén qíng wèi | ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ | N | human warmth; friendliness |
| 人權 | rén quán | ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ | N | human rights |
| 人生 | rén shēng | ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ | N | life (one's time on earth) |
| 人事 | rén shì | ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ | N | personnel; human resources |
| 忍受 | rěn shòu | ㄖㄣˇ ㄕㄡˋ | Vst | to bear; to endure |
| 人體 | rén tǐ | ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧˇ | N | human body |
| 人心 | rén xīn | ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ | N | popular feeling; the will of the people |
| 忍心 | rěn xīn | ㄖㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄣ | Vs | to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task |
| 任性 | rèn xìng | ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ | Vs | willful; headstrong |
| 人行道 | rén xíng dào | ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ | N | sidewalk |
| 人員 | rén yuán | ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊ | N | staff; crew |
| 熱情 | rè qíng | ㄖㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ | N / Vs | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 熱心 | rè xīn | ㄖㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄣ | Vs | enthusiastic; ardent |
| 日常 | rì cháng | ㄖˋ ㄔㄤˊ | Vs-attr | day-to-day; daily |
| 日後 | rì hòu | ㄖˋ ㄏㄡˋ | N | sometime; someday (in the future) |
| 日用品 | rì yòng pǐn | ㄖˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | articles for daily use |
| 容 | róng | ㄖㄨㄥˊ | Vst / V | appearance; look |
| 融化 | róng huà | ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | Vp | to melt; to thaw |
| 榮幸 | róng xìng | ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ | Vs | honored (to have the privilege of ...) |
| 如 | rú | ㄖㄨˊ | Vst | as; as if |
| 入 | rù | ㄖㄨˋ | V | to enter; to go into |
| 軟 | ruǎn | ㄖㄨㄢˇ | Vs | soft; flexible |
| 如果說 | rú guǒ shuō | ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨㄛ | Conj | if; if one were to say |
| 如何 | rú hé | ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ | Adv / Vs | how; what way |
| 如今 | rú jīn | ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣ | N | nowadays; now |
| 入境 | rù jìng | ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | V | to enter a country |
| 如同 | rú tóng | ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ | Vst | like; as |
| 入學 | rù xué | ㄖㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | Vp | to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child |
| 塞 | sāi | ㄙㄞ | V | to plug; to stop up |
| 塞車 | sāi chē | ㄙㄞ ㄔㄜ | Vs | traffic jam |
| 賽跑 | sài pǎo | ㄙㄞˋ ㄆㄠˇ | Vi | to race (running); race (running) |
| 散 | sàn | ㄙㄢˋ | V / Vp | to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc) |
| 喪失 | sàng shī | ㄙㄤˋ ㄕ | Vpt | to lose; to forfeit |
| 三角形 | sān jiǎo xíng | ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | N | triangle |
| 掃 | sǎo | ㄙㄠˇ | V | to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away |
| 艘 | sāo | ㄙㄠ | M | classifier for ships |
| 色彩 | sè cǎi | ㄙㄜˋ ㄘㄞˇ | N | tint; coloring |
| 色情 | sè qíng | ㄙㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ | N | pornography; sex |
| 傻 | shǎ | ㄕㄚˇ | Vs | foolish |
| 沙 | shā | ㄕㄚ | N | granule; hoarse |
| 殺價 | shā jià | ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | V-sep | to beat down the price; to haggle |
| 沙漠 | shā mò | ㄕㄚ ㄇㄛˋ | N | desert |
| 閃 | shǎn | ㄕㄢˇ | Vi / Vp | to dodge; to duck out of the way |
| 山地 | shān dì | ㄕㄢ ㄉㄧˋ | N | mountainous region; hilly area |
| 上 | shàng | ㄕㄤˋ | V | to climb; to get onto |
| 傷 | shāng | ㄕㄤ | N / Vs | injury; wound |
| 商標 | shāng biāo | ㄕㄤ ㄅㄧㄠ | N | trademark; logo |
| 商場 | shāng chǎng | ㄕㄤ ㄔㄤˇ | N | shopping mall; shopping center |
| 上級 | shàng jí | ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧˊ | N | higher authorities; superiors |
| 商量 | shāng liáng | ㄕㄤ ㄌㄧㄤˊ | V | to consult; to talk over |
| 傷腦筋 | shāng nǎo jīn | ㄕㄤ ㄋㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ | Vs | to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache |
| 上升 | shàng shēng | ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ | Vi | to rise; to go up |
| 上市 | shàng shì | ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ | Vp | to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) |
| 上述 | shàng shù | ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨˋ | N | aforementioned; above-mentioned |
| 上台/上臺 | shàng tái | ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ | V-sep | to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) |
| 上頭 | shàng tou | ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ | N | the top; the upper part |
| 上下 | shàng xià | ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | N | the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth |
| 上游 | shàng yóu | ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ | N | upper reaches (of a river); upper level |
| 善於 | shàn yú | ㄕㄢˋ ㄩˊ | Vst | to be good at; to be adept at |
| 扇子 | shàn zi | ㄕㄢˋ ˙ㄗ | N | fan |
| 稍 | shāo | ㄕㄠ | Adv | somewhat; a little |
| 少年 | shào nián | ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | N | early youth; youngster |
| 少女 | shào nǚ | ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ | N | girl; young lady |
| 少數 | shǎo shù | ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ | Det | small number; few |
| 稍微 | shāo wéi | ㄕㄠ ㄨㄟˊ | Adv | a little bit |
| 沙灘 | shā tān | ㄕㄚ ㄊㄢ | N | beach; sandy shore |
| 沙子 | shā zi | ㄕㄚ ˙ㄗ | N | sand; grit |
| 射 | shè | ㄕㄜˋ | V | to shoot; to launch |
| 捨不得 | shě bù de | ㄕㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄜ | Vst | to hate to do sth; to hate to part with |
| 捨得 | shě de | ㄕㄜˇ ˙ㄉㄜ | Vst | to be willing to part with sth |
| 社交 | shè jiāo | ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄠ | N | interaction; social contact |
| 設立 | shè lì | ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ | V | to set up; to establish |
| 神 | shén | ㄕㄣˊ | N | god; deity |
| 伸 | shēn | ㄕㄣ | V | to stretch; to extend |
| 身材 | shēn cái | ㄕㄣ ㄘㄞˊ | N | stature; build (height and weight) |
| 審查 | shěn chá | ㄕㄣˇ ㄔㄚˊ | V | to examine; to investigate |
| 身分 | shēn fèn | ㄕㄣ ㄈㄣˋ | N | — |
| 身分證 | shēn fèn zhèng | ㄕㄣ ㄈㄣˋ ㄓㄥˋ | N | — |
| 勝 | shèng | ㄕㄥˋ | Vp | to beat; to defeat |
| 省 | shěng | ㄕㄥˇ | Vs | provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government) |
| 升 | shēng | ㄕㄥ | Vp | to ascend; to rise |
| 生 | shēng | ㄕㄥ | Vs-attr | life; raw |
| 繩(子) | shéng | ㄕㄥˊ | N | rope |
| 生詞 | shēng cí | ㄕㄥ ㄘˊ | N | new word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied |
| 生存 | shēng cún | ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ | Vs | to exist; to survive |
| 省得 | shěng de | ㄕㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ | Vaux | to avoid; so as to save (money or time) |
| 升高 | shēng gāo | ㄕㄥ ㄍㄠ | Vp | to raise; to ascend |
| 升級 | shēng jí | ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧˊ | Vp | to go up by one grade; to be promoted |
| 勝利 | shèng lì | ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ | Vp | victory |
| 生肖 | shēng xiào | ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˋ | N | one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支; animal from the Chinese zodiac |
| 升學 | shēng xué | ㄕㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | Vi | to enter the next grade school |
| 生長 | shēng zhǎng | ㄕㄥ ㄓㄤˇ | Vs | to be brought up; to grow |
| 神話 | shén huà | ㄕㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | N | legend; fairy tale |
| 神經 | shén jīng | ㄕㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥ | N | nerve; mental state |
| 深刻 | shēn kè | ㄕㄣ ㄎㄜˋ | Vs | profound; deep |
| 神秘/神祕 | shén mì | ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄧˋ | Vs | mysterious; mystery |
| 神奇 | shén qí | ㄕㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ | Vs | magical; mystical |
| 神氣 | shén qì | ㄕㄣˊ ㄑㄧˋ | Vs | expression; manner |
| 深淺 | shēn qiǎn | ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˇ | N | deep or shallow; depth (of the sea) |
| 申請 | shēn qǐng | ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˇ | V | to apply for sth; application form |
| 神聖 | shén shèng | ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄥˋ | Vs | divine; hallow |
| 伸手 | shēn shǒu | ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ | Vi | to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand |
| 神仙 | shén xiān | ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ | N | Daoist immortal; supernatural entity |
| 深夜 | shēn yè | ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˋ | N | very late at night |
| 慎重 | shèn zhòng | ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | Vs | cautious; careful |
| 社區 | shè qū | ㄕㄜˋ ㄑㄩ | N | community; neighborhood |
| 舌頭/舌 | shé tou | ㄕㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄡ | N | tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information |
| 社團 | shè tuán | ㄕㄜˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊ | N | association; society |
| 攝影 | shè yǐng | ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ | Vi | to take a photograph; to shoot (a movie) |
| 設置 | shè zhì | ㄕㄜˋ ㄓˋ | V | to set up; to install |
| 使 | shǐ | ㄕˇ | V | to make; to cause |
| 世 | shì | ㄕˋ | N | life; age |
| 視 | shì | ㄕˋ | Prep | (literary, or bound form) to look at |
| 詩 | shī | ㄕ | N | poem; poetry |
| 失敗 | shī bài | ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ | Vs | to be defeated; failure |
| 時常 | shí cháng | ㄕˊ ㄔㄤˊ | Adv | often; frequently |
| 適當 | shì dàng | ㄕˋ ㄉㄤˋ | Vs | suitable; appropriate |
| 失掉 | shī diào | ㄕ ㄉㄧㄠˋ | Vpt | to lose; to miss |
| 是非 | shì fēi | ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ | N | right and wrong; quarrel |
| 是否 | shì fǒu | ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇ | Adv | whether (or not); if |
| 師父 | shī fù | ㄕ ㄈㄨˋ | N | used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master |
| 師傅 | shī fù | ㄕ ㄈㄨˋ | N | master; qualified worker |
| 施工 | shī gōng | ㄕ ㄍㄨㄥ | Vi | to carry out construction or large-scale repairs; construction |
| 時機 | shí jī | ㄕˊ ㄐㄧ | N | opportunity; opportune moment |
| 世紀 | shì jì | ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ | N | century |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | N | incident; event |
| 市立 | shì lì | ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs-attr | municipal; city |
| 勢力 | shì lì | ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ | N | power; influence |
| 失眠 | shī mián | ㄕ ㄇㄧㄢˊ | Vp | to suffer from insomnia |
| 市民 | shì mín | ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ | N | city resident; townspeople |
| 師母 | shī mǔ | ㄕ ㄇㄨˇ | N | term of respect for a teacher's wife |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | ㄕˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | foodstuff; food |
| 時期 | shí qí | ㄕˊ ㄑㄧˊ | N | period; phase |
| 詩人 | shī rén | ㄕ ㄖㄣˊ | N | bard; poet |
| 時時 | shí shí | ㄕˊ ㄕˊ | Adv | often; constantly |
| 實施 | shí shī | ㄕˊ ㄕ | V | to implement; to carry out |
| 事實上 | shì shí shàng | ㄕˋ ㄕˊ ㄕㄤˋ | Adv | actually; in fact |
| 失望 | shī wàng | ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ | Vs | disappointed; to lose hope |
| 示威 | shì wēi | ㄕˋ ㄨㄟ | Vi | to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration |
| 事物 | shì wù | ㄕˋ ㄨˋ | N | thing; object |
| 實現 | shí xiàn | ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | V | to achieve; to implement |
| 事先 | shì xiān | ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ | Adv | in advance; before the event |
| 實驗 | shí yàn | ㄕˊ ㄧㄢˋ | N / Vi | experiment; test |
| 試驗 | shì yàn | ㄕˋ ㄧㄢˋ | V | to experiment; experiment |
| 式樣 | shì yàng | ㄕˋ ㄧㄤˋ | N | style |
| 視野 | shì yě | ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˇ | N | field of view; outlook |
| 失業 | shī yè | ㄕ ㄧㄝˋ | Vp | to lose one's job; unemployment |
| 實用 | shí yòng | ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ | Vs | practical; functional |
| 適用 | shì yòng | ㄕˋ ㄩㄥˋ | Vst | to be applicable |
| 實在 | shí zài | ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ | Adv | really; actually |
| 始終 | shǐ zhōng | ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ | Adv | all along; from beginning to end |
| 受 | shòu | ㄕㄡˋ | Prep / Vst | subjected to; pleasant |
| 售 | shòu | ㄕㄡˋ | V | to sell; to retail |
| 首 | shǒu | ㄕㄡˇ | Det | head; chief |
| 受不了 | shòu bù liǎo | ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ | Vst | unbearable; unable to endure |
| 受到 | shòu dào | ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ | Vpt | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 手電筒 | shǒu diàn tǒng | ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ | N | flashlight; electric hand torch |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨ | N | capital (city) |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ | N | method; way |
| 收費 | shōu fèi | ㄕㄡ ㄈㄟˋ | V-sep | to charge a fee |
| 手工 | shǒu gōng | ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥ | N | handwork; manual |
| 收集 | shōu jí | ㄕㄡ ㄐㄧˊ | V | to gather; to collect |
| 收據 | shōu jù | ㄕㄡ ㄐㄩˋ | N | receipt |
| 收看 | shōu kàn | ㄕㄡ ㄎㄢˋ | V | to watch (a TV program) |
| 壽命 | shòu mìng | ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ | N | life span; life expectancy |
| 收入 | shōu rù | ㄕㄡ ㄖㄨˋ | N | income; revenue |
| 收拾 | shōu shí | ㄕㄡ ㄕˊ | V | to put in order; to tidy up |
| 手術 | shǒu shù | ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ | N | (surgical) operation; surgery |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ | Adv | first of all; in the first place |
| 束 | shù | ㄕㄨˋ | M | classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to bind |
| 數 | shù | ㄕㄨˋ | N | number; figure |
| 屬 | shǔ | ㄕㄨˇ | Vst | category; genus (taxonomy) |
| 鼠/老鼠 | shǔ | ㄕㄨˇ | N | rat; mouse |
| 耍 | shuǎ | ㄕㄨㄚˇ | V | to play with; to wield |
| 甩 | shuǎi | ㄕㄨㄞˇ | V | to throw; to fling |
| 摔 | shuāi | ㄕㄨㄞ | V | to throw down; to fall |
| 率領 | shuài lǐng | ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ | V | to lead; to command |
| 衰退 | shuāi tuì | ㄕㄨㄞ ㄊㄨㄟˋ | Vp | to decline; to fall |
| 雙胞胎 | shuāng bāo tāi | ㄕㄨㄤ ㄅㄠ ㄊㄞ | N | twin |
| 雙方 | shuāng fāng | ㄕㄨㄤ ㄈㄤ | N | bilateral; both sides |
| 輸出 | shū chū | ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨ | V | to output; to deliver (energy, data, signals etc) |
| 疏忽 | shū hū | ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨ | Vp | to neglect; to overlook |
| 稅 | shuì | ㄕㄨㄟˋ | N | taxes; duties |
| 水分/水份 | shuǐ fèn | ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄣˋ | N | moisture content; overstatement |
| 說服 | shuì fú | ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄨˊ | V | to persuade; to convince |
| 睡眠 | shuì mián | ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ | N | sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode |
| 水災 | shuǐ zāi | ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄗㄞ | N | flood; flood damage |
| 書籍 | shū jí | ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧˊ | N | books; works |
| 熟練 | shú liàn | ㄕㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ | Vs | practiced; proficient |
| 數量 | shù liàng | ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | N | amount; quantity |
| 樹林 | shù lín | ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ | N | Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan; woods |
| 數目 | shù mù | ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ | N | amount; number |
| 順 | shùn | ㄕㄨㄣˋ | Prep / Vs | along; favorable |
| 順手 | shùn shǒu | ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ | Vs | as an incidental action while doing sth else; while one is at it |
| 順序 | shùn xù | ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄩˋ | N | sequence; order |
| 說不定 | shuō bù dìng | ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | Adv | can't say for sure; maybe |
| 碩士 | shuò shì | ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ | N | master's degree; person who has a master's degree |
| 暑期 | shǔ qí | ㄕㄨˇ ㄑㄧˊ | N | summer vacation time |
| 熟人 | shú rén | ㄕㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ | N | acquaintance; friend |
| 輸入 | shū rù | ㄕㄨ ㄖㄨˋ | V | to import; to input |
| 屬於 | shǔ yú | ㄕㄨˇ ㄩˊ | Vst | to belong to; to fall under (a category) |
| 死 | sǐ | ㄙˇ | Adv | extremely; impassable |
| 絲 | sī | ㄙ | N | silk; thread-like thing |
| 撕 | sī | ㄙ | V | to tear |
| 四處 | sì chù | ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ | Adv / N | all over the place; everywhere and all directions |
| 四方 | sì fāng | ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ | N | four-way; four-sided |
| 四季 | sì jì | ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ | N | four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 |
| 私立 | sī lì | ㄙ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs-attr | privately-run; private (school, hospital etc) |
| 私人 | sī rén | ㄙ ㄖㄣˊ | N | private; personal |
| 思索 | sī suǒ | ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ | V | to think deeply; to ponder |
| 死亡 | sǐ wáng | ㄙˇ ㄨㄤˊ | Vp | to die; death |
| 飼養 | sì yǎng | ㄙˋ ㄧㄤˇ | V | to raise; to rear |
| 四周 | sì zhōu | ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ | N | all around |
| 鬆 | sōng | ㄙㄨㄥ | Vs | loose |
| 送行 | sòng xíng | ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | Vi | to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party |
| 俗 | sú | ㄙㄨˊ | Vs | custom; convention |
| 算起來 | suàn qǐ lái | ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ | Adv | all told; in total |
| 算是 | suàn shì | ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ | Vst | considered to be; at last |
| 算帳 | suàn zhàng | ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ | V-sep | — |
| 俗話 | sú huà | ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | N | common saying; proverb |
| 俗話說 | sú huà shuō | ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄛ | as the proverb says; as they say... | |
| 隨 | suí | ㄙㄨㄟˊ | Vst | varying according to...; subsequently |
| 碎 | suì | ㄙㄨㄟˋ | Vp | (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter |
| 隨手 | suí shǒu | ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ | Adv | conveniently; without extra trouble |
| 歲數 | suì shù | ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄨˋ | N | age (number of years old) |
| 隨意 | suí yì | ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋ | Vs | as one wishes; according to one's wishes |
| 隨著 | suí zhe | ㄙㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄓㄜ | Prep | along with; in the wake of |
| 塑膠 | sù jiāo | ㄙㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠ | N | synthetic resin; plastic cement |
| 損失 | sǔn shī | ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄕ | N / Vpt | loss; damage |
| 縮 | suō | ㄙㄨㄛ | V | to withdraw; to pull back |
| 縮短 | suō duǎn | ㄙㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢˇ | V | to shorten; to reduce |
| 縮水 | suō shuǐ | ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | Vp | to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc) |
| 素食 | sù shí | ㄙㄨˋ ㄕˊ | N | vegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet |
| 牠 | tā | ㄊㄚ | N | it (pronoun for an animal) |
| 踏 | tà | ㄊㄚˋ | V | to tread; to stamp |
| 塌 | tā | ㄊㄚ | Vp | to collapse; to droop |
| 太極拳 | tài jí quán | ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ | N | shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation |
| 太空 | tài kōng | ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ | N | outer space |
| 抬頭 | tái tóu | ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ | V-sep | to raise one's head; to look up |
| 彈 | tán | ㄊㄢˊ | V | to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument) |
| 探 | tàn | ㄊㄢˋ | V | to explore; to search out |
| 趟 | tàng | ㄊㄤˋ | M | classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time |
| 燙 | tàng | ㄊㄤˋ | V / Vs | to scald; to burn (by scalding) |
| 湯圓 | tāng yuán | ㄊㄤ ㄩㄢˊ | N | boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival |
| 談判 | tán pàn | ㄊㄢˊ ㄆㄢˋ | Vi | to negotiate; negotiation |
| 探親 | tàn qīn | ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄣ | V-sep | to go home to visit one's family |
| 探討 | tàn tǎo | ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄠˇ | V | to investigate; to probe |
| 攤位 | tān wèi | ㄊㄢ ㄨㄟˋ | N | stall; booth |
| 毯子 | tǎn zi | ㄊㄢˇ ˙ㄗ | N | blanket |
| 攤子 | tān zi | ㄊㄢ ˙ㄗ | N | booth; vendor's stall |
| 套 | tào | ㄊㄠˋ | V | to cover; to encase |
| 逃 | táo | ㄊㄠˊ | Vi | to escape; to run away |
| 討 | tǎo | ㄊㄠˇ | V | to invite; to provoke |
| 掏 | tāo | ㄊㄠ | V | to fish out (from pocket); to scoop |
| 逃避 | táo bì | ㄊㄠˊ ㄅㄧˋ | V | to escape; to evade |
| 陶瓷 | táo cí | ㄊㄠˊ ㄘˊ | N | pottery and porcelain; ceramics |
| 淘氣 | táo qì | ㄊㄠˊ ㄑㄧˋ | Vs | naughty; mischievous |
| 桃(子) | táo | ㄊㄠˊ | N | peach |
| 逃走 | táo zǒu | ㄊㄠˊ ㄗㄡˇ | Vp | to escape; to flee |
| 特別 | tè bié | ㄊㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ | Adv | very; especially |
| 特點 | tè diǎn | ㄊㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | N | characteristic; trait |
| 提 | tí | ㄊㄧˊ | V | to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift |
| 天才 | tiān cái | ㄊㄧㄢ ㄘㄞˊ | N | talent; gift |
| 天空 | tiān kōng | ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ | N | sky |
| 天然 | tiān rán | ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄢˊ | Vs | natural |
| 天文 | tiān wén | ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ | N | astronomy |
| 田野 | tián yě | ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˇ | N | field; open land |
| 天真 | tiān zhēn | ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄣ | Vs | naive; innocent |
| 天主教 | tiān zhǔ jiào | ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ | N | Catholicism |
| 調 | tiáo | ㄊㄧㄠˊ | V | to harmonize; to reconcile |
| 挑 | tiāo | ㄊㄧㄠ | V | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose |
| 跳高 | tiào gāo | ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄠ | Vi | (athletics) high jump |
| 挑選 | tiāo xuǎn | ㄊㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˇ | V | to choose; to select |
| 跳遠 | tiào yuǎn | ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˇ | Vi | long jump (athletics) |
| 條約 | tiáo yuē | ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄝ | N | treaty; pact |
| 調整 | tiáo zhěng | ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄥˇ | V | to adjust; to revise |
| 貼心 | tiē xīn | ㄊㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄣ | Vs | intimate; close |
| 挺 | tǐng | ㄊㄧㄥˇ | V / Vs | to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up |
| 停止 | tíng zhǐ | ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˇ | Vpt | to stop; to halt |
| 提起 | tí qǐ | ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ | V | to mention; to bring up |
| 提前 | tí qián | ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | Vp | to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time |
| 體溫 | tǐ wēn | ㄊㄧˇ ㄨㄣ | N | (body) temperature |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˇ | V | to remind; to call attention to |
| 體驗 | tǐ yàn | ㄊㄧˇ ㄧㄢˋ | V | to experience for oneself |
| 提早 | tí zǎo | ㄊㄧˊ ㄗㄠˇ | Vp | to bring forward (to an earlier time); ahead of schedule |
| 通 | tōng | ㄊㄨㄥ | M / Vst | classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc; (suffix) expert |
| 同 | tóng | ㄊㄨㄥˊ | Adv / Vs | like; same |
| 銅 | tóng | ㄊㄨㄥˊ | N | copper (chemistry) |
| 桶 | tǒng | ㄊㄨㄥˇ | M | bucket; (trash) can |
| 同胞 | tóng bāo | ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠ | N | born of the same parents; sibling |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | ㄊㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˊ | Adv | usually; normally |
| 通過 | tōng guò | ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ | V | to pass through; to get through |
| 統計 | tǒng jì | ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄐㄧˋ | V | to count; to add up |
| 痛快 | tòng kuài | ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ | Vs | delighted; straightforward |
| 通信 | tōng xìn | ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣˋ | V-sep | to correspond (by letter, email etc); to send or receive messages through telecommunications |
| 通訊 | tōng xùn | ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˋ | N | communications; news story |
| 統一 | tǒng yī | ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄧ | Vs | unified; integrated |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓˋ | N | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 統治 | tǒng zhì | ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄓˋ | V | to rule (a country); to govern |
| 頭 | tóu | ㄊㄡˊ | M | classifier for pigs or livestock; head |
| 透 | tòu | ㄊㄡˋ | Vs | thoroughly; through and through |
| 偷/偷偷 | tōu | ㄊㄡ | Adv | secretly; on the sly |
| 透過 | tòu guò | ㄊㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ | Prep | by means of; via |
| 頭腦 | tóu nǎo | ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ | N | brains; mind |
| 投票 | tóu piào | ㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄧㄠˋ | V-sep | to vote; to cast a vote |
| 投入 | tóu rù | ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄨˋ | V | to throw into; to put into |
| 投降 | tóu xiáng | ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ | Vi | to surrender |
| 投資 | tóu zī | ㄊㄡˊ ㄗ | N | investment; to invest |
| 吐 | tǔ | ㄊㄨˇ | V | to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) |
| 禿 | tū | ㄊㄨ | Vs | bald (lacking hair or feathers); barren |
| 團 | tuán | ㄊㄨㄢˊ | M | classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke); round |
| 團結 | tuán jié | ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ | Vs | unity; solidarity |
| 突出 | tú chū | ㄊㄨˊ ㄔㄨ | Vs | prominent; outstanding |
| 圖畫 | tú huà | ㄊㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | N | drawing; picture |
| 退 | tuì | ㄊㄨㄟˋ | Vpt | to retreat; to withdraw |
| 退出 | tuì chū | ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ | Vpt | to withdraw; to abort |
| 推動 | tuī dòng | ㄊㄨㄟ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | V | to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote |
| 推翻 | tuī fān | ㄊㄨㄟ ㄈㄢ | V | to overthrow |
| 推廣 | tuī guǎng | ㄊㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄤˇ | V | to extend; to spread |
| 退回 | tuì huí | ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ | Vpt | to return (an item); to send back |
| 途徑 | tú jìng | ㄊㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | N | way; means |
| 吞 | tūn | ㄊㄨㄣ | V | to swallow; to take |
| 拖 | tuō | ㄊㄨㄛ | V | to drag; to tow |
| 妥當 | tuǒ dàng | ㄊㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄤˋ | Vs | appropriate; proper |
| 托兒所 | tuō ér suǒ | ㄊㄨㄛ ㄦˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ | N | nursery |
| 脫離 | tuō lí | ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄧˊ | V | to separate oneself from; to break away from |
| 妥善 | tuǒ shàn | ㄊㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢˋ | Vs | appropriate; proper |
| 妥協 | tuǒ xié | ㄊㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ | Vi | to compromise; to reach terms |
| 突破 | tú pò | ㄊㄨˊ ㄆㄛˋ | N / V | (sports) to break through the opponent's defense; to break through |
| 圖書 | tú shū | ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ | N | books (in a library or bookstore) |
| 圖章 | tú zhāng | ㄊㄨˊ ㄓㄤ | N | stamp; seal |
| 挖 | wā | ㄨㄚ | V | to dig; to excavate |
| 歪 | wāi | ㄨㄞ | Vs | askew; at a crooked angle |
| 外表 | wài biǎo | ㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ | N | external; outside |
| 外部 | wài bù | ㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ | N | the outside; (attributive) external |
| 外出 | wài chū | ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨ | Vi | to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) |
| 外地 | wài dì | ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ | N | parts of the country other than where one is |
| 外觀 | wài guān | ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ | N | outward appearance |
| 外行 | wài háng | ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄤˊ | Vs | layman; amateur |
| 外匯 | wài huì | ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | foreign (currency) exchange |
| 外交 | wài jiāo | ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ | N | diplomacy; diplomatic |
| 外界 | wài jiè | ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ | N | the outside world; external |
| 外科 | wài kē | ㄨㄞˋ ㄎㄜ | N | surgery (branch of medicine) |
| 彎 | wān | ㄨㄢ | Vs | bent; a bend |
| 晚輩 | wǎn bèi | ㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄟˋ | N | the younger generation; those who come after |
| 完畢 | wán bì | ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ | Vp | to finish; to end |
| 望 | wàng | ㄨㄤˋ | V | to hope; to expect |
| 往 | wǎng | ㄨㄤˇ | V | to go (in a direction); to |
| 完美 | wán měi | ㄨㄢˊ ㄇㄟˇ | Vs | perfect |
| 完善 | wán shàn | ㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ | Vs | (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed |
| 玩笑 | wán xiào | ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ | N | joke; jest |
| 彎腰 | wān yāo | ㄨㄢ ㄧㄠ | V-sep | to stoop |
| 完整 | wán zhěng | ㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄥˇ | Vs | complete; intact |
| 瓦斯 | wǎ sī | ㄨㄚˇ ㄙ | N | gas (loanword) |
| 圍 | wéi | ㄨㄟˊ | V | to encircle; to surround |
| 未 | wèi | ㄨㄟˋ | Adv | not yet; not |
| 尾巴/尾 | wěi bā | ㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ | N | tail; colloquial pr. |
| 違反 | wéi fǎn | ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄢˇ | Vst | to violate (a law) |
| 為何 | wèi hé | ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ | Adv | why |
| 維護 | wéi hù | ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨˋ | V | to defend; to safeguard |
| 未婚 | wèi hūn | ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ | Vs | unmarried |
| 危機 | wéi jī | ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ | N | crisis |
| 味精 | wèi jīng | ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥ | N | monosodium glutamate (MSG) |
| 為難 | wéi nán | ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ | Vs | to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone) |
| 委屈 | wěi qū | ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄩ | Vs | wronged; aggrieved |
| 衛生 | wèi shēng | ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ | Vs | hygienic; sanitary |
| 維生素 | wéi shēng sù | ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄨˋ | N | vitamin |
| 維他命 | wéi tā mìng | ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˋ | N | (loanword) vitamin |
| 委託 | wěi tuō | ㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨㄛ | V | to entrust; to trust |
| 慰問 | wèi wèn | ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄣˋ | V | to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc |
| 威脅 | wēi xié | ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄝˊ | N / V | to threaten; to menace |
| 衛星 | wèi xīng | ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ | N | (aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite |
| 唯一 | wéi yī | ㄨㄟˊ ㄧ | Vs-attr | only; sole |
| 位於 | wèi yú | ㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ | Vst | to be located at; to be situated at |
| 委員 | wěi yuán | ㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ | N | committee member |
| 吻 | wěn | ㄨㄣˇ | N / V | kiss; mouth |
| 穩 | wěn | ㄨㄣˇ | Vs | settled; steady |
| 溫 | wēn | ㄨㄣ | Vs | warm; lukewarm |
| 溫和 | wēn hé | ㄨㄣ ㄏㄜˊ | Vs | mild; gentle |
| 文具 | wén jù | ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄩˋ | N | stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc) |
| 文憑 | wén píng | ㄨㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ | N | diploma |
| 文物 | wén wù | ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˋ | N | cultural relic; historical relic |
| 文藝 | wén yì | ㄨㄣˊ ㄧˋ | N | literature and art |
| 握 | wò | ㄨㄛˋ | V | to hold; to grasp |
| 勿 | wù | ㄨˋ | Adv | do not |
| 誤 | wù | ㄨˋ | Adv / Vst | mistakenly; mistake |
| 霧 | wù | ㄨˋ | N | fog; mist |
| 舞蹈 | wǔ dào | ㄨˇ ㄉㄠˋ | N | dance (performance art); dancing |
| 誤點 | wù diǎn | ㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | Vp | not on time; late (public transport, airlines) |
| 誤會 | wù huì | ㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | Vst | misunderstanding; to misunderstand |
| 無可奈何 | wú kěn ài hé | ㄨˊ ㄎㄣˇ ㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ | Vs | have no way out; have no alternative |
| 物理 | wù lǐ | ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ | N | physics; physical |
| 無論 | wú lùn | ㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ | Conj | no matter what or how; regardless of whether... |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | ㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ | N | weapon; arms |
| 無情 | wú qíng | ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ | Vs | pitiless; ruthless |
| 無數 | wú shù | ㄨˊ ㄕㄨˋ | Det | countless; numberless |
| 武術 | wǔ shù | ㄨˇ ㄕㄨˋ | N | military skill or technique (in former times) |
| 舞台/舞臺 | wǔ tái | ㄨˇ ㄊㄞˊ | N | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena |
| 舞廳 | wǔ tīng | ㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄥ | N | dance hall; ballroom |
| 無限 | wú xiàn | ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | Vs | unlimited; unbounded |
| 無意 | wú yì | ㄨˊ ㄧˋ | Vs | inadvertent; accidental |
| 物質 | wù zhí | ㄨˋ ㄓˊ | N | matter; substance |
| 系 | xì | ㄒㄧˋ | N | system; department |
| 吸 | xī | ㄒㄧ | V | to breathe; to suck in |
| 瞎 | xiā | ㄒㄧㄚ | Vp | to no purpose; blind |
| 蝦(子) | xiā | ㄒㄧㄚ | N | shrimp; prawn |
| 下巴 | xià bā | ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄚ | N | chin |
| 下降 | xià jiàng | ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ | Vp | to decline; to drop |
| 下來 | xià lái | ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ | N | (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) |
| 蝦米 | xiā mǐ | ㄒㄧㄚ ㄇㄧˇ | N | small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps |
| 閒 | xián | ㄒㄧㄢˊ | Vs | idle; unoccupied |
| 嫌 | xián | ㄒㄧㄢˊ | Vst | suspicion; resentment |
| 現 | xiàn | ㄒㄧㄢˋ | Adv | present; now |
| 鮮 | xiān | ㄒㄧㄢ | Vs | fresh; bright (in color) |
| 現場 | xiàn chǎng | ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄤˇ | N | the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot |
| 現成 | xiàn chéng | ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ | Vs-attr | ready-made; readily available |
| 顯得 | xiǎn de | ㄒㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄜ | Vs | to seem; to look |
| 相 | xiāng | ㄒㄧㄤ | Adv | mutually; each other |
| 巷(子) | xiàng | ㄒㄧㄤˋ | N | lane; alley |
| 象/大象 | xiàng | ㄒㄧㄤˋ | N | elephant; shape |
| 想不到 | xiǎng bù dào | ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ | unexpected; hard to imagine | |
| 香腸 | xiāng cháng | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄤˊ | N | sausage |
| 相處 | xiāng chǔ | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨˇ | Vi | to be in contact (with sb); to associate |
| 鄉村 | xiāng cūn | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄨㄣ | N | rustic; village |
| 相當 | xiāng dāng | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤ | Vs | equivalent to; appropriate |
| 相互 | xiāng hù | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˋ | Adv | each other; mutual |
| 向來 | xiàng lái | ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ | Adv | always (previously) |
| 項目 | xiàng mù | ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ | N | item; project |
| 想念 | xiǎng niàn | ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄢˋ | Vst | to miss; to remember with longing |
| 相親 | xiàng qīn | ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄣ | V-sep | to be deeply attached to each other; blind date |
| 相親相愛 | xiāng qīn xiāng ài | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄞˋ | Vs | (idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other; inseparable |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˋ | Vst | pleasure; to enjoy |
| 相似 | xiāng sì | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙˋ | Vs | similar; alike |
| 響應 | xiǎng yìng | ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄥˋ | V | to respond to; answer |
| 享有 | xiǎng yǒu | ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇ | Vst | to enjoy (rights, privileges etc) |
| 鮮花 | xiān huā | ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ | N | flower; fresh flowers |
| 現金 | xiàn jīn | ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ | N | cash |
| 先進 | xiān jìn | ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | Vs | sophisticated; advanced (technology etc) |
| 羨慕 | xiàn mù | ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ | Vst | to envy; to admire |
| 鮮奶 | xiān nǎi | ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄞˇ | N | fresh milk |
| 顯然 | xiǎn rán | ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ | Adv | clearly; evidently |
| 顯示 | xiǎn shì | ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕˋ | V | to show; to illustrate |
| 鮮血 | xiān xiě | ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄝˇ | N | blood |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓˋ | V | to restrict; to limit |
| 顯著 | xiǎn zhù | ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨˋ | Vs | outstanding; notable |
| 消 | xiāo | ㄒㄧㄠ | Vp | to diminish; to subside |
| 小便 | xiǎo biàn | ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ | Vi | to urinate; urine |
| 校車 | xiào chē | ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄜ | N | school bus |
| 消除 | xiāo chú | ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˊ | V | to eliminate; to remove |
| 曉得 | xiǎo de | ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄜ | Vst | to know |
| 小販 | xiǎo fàn | ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄢˋ | N | peddler; hawker |
| 消費 | xiāo fèi | ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ | N / V | to consume (goods and services, resources etc) |
| 消化 | xiāo huà | ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | V | to digest (food); to absorb (information etc) |
| 消極 | xiāo jí | ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ | Vs | negative; passive |
| 效率 | xiào lǜ | ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄩˋ | N | efficiency |
| 銷路 | xiāo lù | ㄒㄧㄠ ㄌㄨˋ | N | sale; market |
| 小麥 | xiǎo mài | ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ | N | wheat |
| 消滅 | xiāo miè | ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋ | Vpt | to put an end to; to annihilate |
| 小氣 | xiǎo qì | ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˋ | Vs | stingy; miserly |
| 笑容 | xiào róng | ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ | N | smile; smiling expression |
| 消失 | xiāo shī | ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕ | Vp | to disappear; to fade away |
| 銷售 | xiāo shòu | ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ | V | to sell; to market |
| 小腿 | xiǎo tuǐ | ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ | N | lower leg (from knee to ankle); shank |
| 消夜/宵夜 | xiāo yè | ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ | N | nighttime snack; late-night supper |
| 校友 | xiào yǒu | ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ | N | schoolmate; alumnus |
| 小子 | xiǎo zi | ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ | N | boy; (derog.) joker |
| 下棋 | xià qí | ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ | V-sep | to play chess |
| 下去 | xià qù | ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ | Ptc | to go down; to descend |
| 下午茶 | xià wǔ chá | ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ ㄔㄚˊ | N | afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee) |
| 下游 | xià yóu | ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˊ | N | lower reaches (of a river); lower level |
| 細胞 | xì bāo | ㄒㄧˋ ㄅㄠ | N | cell (biology) |
| 斜 | xié | ㄒㄧㄝˊ | Vs | inclined; slanting |
| 歇 | xiē | ㄒㄧㄝ | Vi | to rest; to take a break |
| 血管 | xiě guǎn | ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ | N | vein; artery |
| 血型 | xiě xíng | ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | N | blood group; blood type |
| 血液 | xiě yè | ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄝˋ | N | blood; lifeblood |
| 寫作 | xiě zuò | ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ | Vi | to write; to compose |
| 媳婦 | xí fù | ㄒㄧˊ ㄈㄨˋ | N | daughter-in-law; wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation |
| 細節 | xì jié | ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ | N | details; particulars |
| 喜酒 | xǐ jiǔ | ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ | N | wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast |
| 喜劇 | xǐ jù | ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄩˋ | N | a comedy |
| 細菌 | xì jùn | ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄣˋ | N | bacterium; germ |
| 系列 | xì liè | ㄒㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ | N | series; set |
| 行程 | xíng chéng | ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ | N | journey; travel route |
| 形成 | xíng chéng | ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ | Vpt | to form; to take shape |
| 行動 | xíng dòng | ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vi | to move about; operation |
| 星光 | xīng guāng | ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ | N | starlight |
| 行人 | xíng rén | ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ | N | pedestrian; traveler on foot |
| 形式 | xíng shì | ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ | N | outer appearance; form |
| 形象 | xíng xiàng | ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | N | image; form |
| 性質 | xìng zhí | ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˊ | N | nature; characteristic |
| 形狀 | xíng zhuàng | ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ | N | form; shape |
| 信號 | xìn hào | ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄠˋ | N | signal |
| 新郎 | xīn láng | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄤˊ | N | bridegroom; groom |
| 心靈 | xīn líng | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ | N | bright; smart |
| 心目中 | xīn mù zhōng | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ | N | in one's eyes; in one's estimation |
| 新娘 | xīn niáng | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄤˊ | N | bride |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˋ | Vst | to trust; to have confidence in |
| 心聲 | xīn shēng | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ | N | heartfelt wish; inner voice |
| 新式 | xīn shì | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˋ | Vs-attr | new style; latest type |
| 薪水 | xīn shuǐ | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | N | salary; wage |
| 心跳 | xīn tiào | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄠˋ | N | heartbeat; pulse |
| 新興 | xīn xīng | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄥ | Vs-attr | (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging |
| 信仰 | xìn yǎng | ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄤˇ | N / Vst | firm belief; conviction |
| 信用 | xìn yòng | ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄥˋ | N | trustworthiness; (commerce) credit |
| 心臟 | xīn zàng | ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗㄤˋ | N | heart |
| 雄偉 | xióng wěi | ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄨㄟˇ | Vs | grand; imposing |
| 吸取 | xī qǔ | ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˇ | V | to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc) |
| 吸食 | xī shí | ㄒㄧ ㄕˊ | V | (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc); (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) |
| 休假 | xiū jià | ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | V-sep | to go on vacation; to have a holiday |
| 休閒 | xiū xián | ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ | Vi | to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow |
| 修正 | xiū zhèng | ㄒㄧㄡ ㄓㄥˋ | V | to revise; to amend |
| 細小 | xì xiǎo | ㄒㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ | Vs | tiny; fine |
| 吸菸 | xī yān | ㄒㄧ ㄧㄢ | V-sep | — |
| 西裝 | xī zhuāng | ㄒㄧ ㄓㄨㄤ | N | suit; Western-style clothes |
| 許 | xǔ | ㄒㄩˇ | V | to allow; to permit |
| 懸 | xuán | ㄒㄩㄢˊ | V | to hang or suspend; to worry |
| 宣布/宣佈 | xuān bù | ㄒㄩㄢ ㄅㄨˋ | V | to declare; to announce |
| 宣傳 | xuān chuán | ㄒㄩㄢ ㄔㄨㄢˊ | N / V | propaganda; to disseminate |
| 選手 | xuǎn shǒu | ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇ | N | athlete; contestant |
| 靴(子) | xuē | ㄒㄩㄝ | N | boots |
| 雪花 | xuě huā | ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄏㄨㄚ | N | snowflake |
| 學會 | xué huì | ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | institute; learned society |
| 削減 | xuè jiǎn | ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ | V | to cut down; to reduce |
| 學歷 | xué lì | ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋ | N | educational background; academic qualifications |
| 學術 | xué shù | ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ | N | learning; science |
| 學位 | xué wèi | ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄟˋ | N | academic degree; place in school |
| 學業 | xué yè | ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄧㄝˋ | N | studies; schoolwork |
| 學者 | xué zhě | ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄓㄜˇ | N | scholar |
| 尋 | xún | ㄒㄩㄣˊ | V | to search; to look for |
| 循環 | xún huán | ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ | Vi | to cycle; to circulate |
| 迅速 | xùn sù | ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄨˋ | Vs | rapid; speedy |
| 許願 | xǔ yuàn | ㄒㄩˇ ㄩㄢˋ | V-sep | to make a wish; to make a vow |
| 須知 | xū zhī | ㄒㄩ ㄓ | N | key information; instructions |
| 壓 | yā | ㄧㄚ | V | to press; to push down |
| 壓力 | yā lì | ㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ | N | pressure |
| 煙/菸 | yān | ㄧㄢ | N | cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke |
| 沿 | yán | ㄧㄢˊ | Prep | along; border |
| 嚴 | yán | ㄧㄢˊ | Vs | tight (closely sealed); stern |
| 鹽巴 | yán bā | ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄚ | N | table salt |
| 延長 | yán cháng | ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ | V | to prolong; to extend |
| 演唱 | yǎn chàng | ㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˋ | V | to sing (for an audience); vocal performance |
| 癢 | yǎng | ㄧㄤˇ | Vs | to itch; to tickle |
| 掩蓋 | yǎng ài | ㄧㄤˇ ㄞˋ | V | to conceal; to hide behind |
| 嚴格 | yáng é | ㄧㄤˊ ㄜˊ | Vs | strict; stringent |
| 樣品 | yàng pǐn | ㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | sample; specimen |
| 氧氣 | yǎng qì | ㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˋ | N | oxygen |
| 宴會 | yàn huì | ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | banquet; feast |
| 研究所 | yán jiù suǒ | ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ | N | research institute; graduate studies |
| 嚴肅 | yán sù | ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ | Vs | (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave |
| 厭惡 | yàn wù | ㄧㄢˋ ㄨˋ | Vs | disgusted with sth; to loathe |
| 演奏 | yǎn zòu | ㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄡˋ | V | to perform on a musical instrument |
| 搖 | yáo | ㄧㄠˊ | V | to shake; to rock |
| 喲 | yāo | ㄧㄠ | Ptc | Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise); also pr. |
| 腰 | yāo | ㄧㄠ | N | the waist and lower back; kidney of an animal (as food) |
| 搖擺 | yáo bǎi | ㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄞˇ | V | to sway; to wobble |
| 要不 | yào bù | ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ | Conj | otherwise; or else |
| 藥方 | yào fāng | ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄤ | N | prescription |
| 要好 | yào hǎo | ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ | Vs | to be on good terms; to be close friends |
| 要命 | yào mìng | ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ | Vs | extremely; terribly |
| 藥水 | yào shuǐ | ㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | N | medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine |
| 搖頭 | yáo tóu | ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ | V-sep | to shake one's head |
| 藥物 | yào wù | ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˋ | N | medicaments; pharmaceuticals |
| 壓迫 | yā pò | ㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˋ | V | to oppress; to repress |
| 野 | yě | ㄧㄝˇ | Vs | field; plain |
| 葉(子) | yè | ㄧㄝˋ | M / N | classifier for small boats; leaf |
| 夜景 | yè jǐng | ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ | N | nightscape |
| 野獸 | yě shòu | ㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄡˋ | N | beast; wild animal |
| 業務 | yè wù | ㄧㄝˋ ㄨˋ | N | business; professional work |
| 野心 | yě xīn | ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄣ | N | ambition; wild schemes |
| 業餘 | yè yú | ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˊ | Vs-attr | in one's spare time; outside working hours |
| 乙 | yǐ | ㄧˇ | N | second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; second in order |
| 以 | yǐ | ㄧˇ | Conj | in order to; because of |
| 移 | yí | ㄧˊ | V | to move; to shift |
| 易 | yì | ㄧˋ | Vs | easy; amiable |
| 億 | yì | ㄧˋ | N | 100 million |
| 醫 | yī | ㄧ | V | to cure; to treat |
| 一般而言 | yī bān ér yán | ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ | Conj | generally speaking |
| 以便 | yǐ biàn | ㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ | Conj | so that; so as to |
| 一帶 | yī dài | ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ | N | region; area |
| 一旦 | yī dàn | ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ | Conj | if; in case (sth happens) |
| 一大早 | yī dà zǎo | ㄧ ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄠˇ | N | at dawn; at first light |
| 移動 | yí dòng | ㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | V | to move; movement |
| 議會 | yì huì | ㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | N | parliament; legislative assembly |
| 已婚 | yǐ hūn | ㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄣ | Vs | married |
| 依據 | yī jù | ㄧ ㄐㄩˋ | N | according to; basis |
| 一口氣 | yī kǒu qì | ㄧ ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋ | Adv | one breath; in one breath |
| 一面 | yī miàn | ㄧ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | Adv | simultaneously... (and...); one side |
| 移民 | yí mín | ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ | Vp | to immigrate; to migrate |
| 銀 | yín | ㄧㄣˊ | N | silver; silver-colored |
| 印 | yìn | ㄧㄣˋ | V | to print; to mark |
| 飲 | yǐn | ㄧㄣˇ | V | to drink |
| 因而 | yīn ér | ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ | Conj | therefore; thus |
| 引發 | yǐn fā | ㄧㄣˇ ㄈㄚ | V | to lead to; to trigger |
| 硬 | yìng | ㄧㄥˋ | Vs | hard; stiff |
| 影(子) | yǐng | ㄧㄥˇ | N | picture; image |
| 影本 | yǐng běn | ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄣˇ | N | copy (of a document); book with model calligraphy for copying |
| 應當 | yīng dāng | ㄧㄥ ㄉㄤ | Adv | should; ought to |
| 贏得 | yíng dé | ㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ | Vpt | to win; to gain |
| 嬰兒 | yīng ér | ㄧㄥ ㄦˊ | N | infant; baby |
| 應付 | yìng fù | ㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋ | V | to deal with; to cope |
| 迎接 | yíng jiē | ㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝ | V | to welcome; to greet |
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | ㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ | N | hero |
| 營養 | yíng yǎng | ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˇ | Vs | nutrition; nourishment |
| 應邀 | yìng yāo | ㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄠ | Vi | at sb's invitation; on invitation |
| 營業 | yíng yè | ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ | Vi | to do business; to trade |
| 影印 | yǐng yìn | ㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄣˋ | V | photographic reproduction; photocopying |
| 應用 | yìng yòng | ㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ | V | to put to use; to apply |
| 飲食 | yǐn shí | ㄧㄣˇ ㄕˊ | N | eating and drinking; food and drink |
| 印刷 | yìn shuā | ㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄚ | Vi | to print; printing |
| 因素 | yīn sù | ㄧㄣ ㄙㄨˋ | N | element; factor |
| 印象 | yìn xiàng | ㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | N | impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory |
| 印章 | yìn zhāng | ㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄤ | N | seal; signet |
| 一旁 | yī páng | ㄧ ㄆㄤˊ | N | aside; to the side of |
| 儀器 | yí qì | ㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ | N | instrument; apparatus |
| 一齊 | yī qí | ㄧ ㄑㄧˊ | Adv | simultaneously; at the same time |
| 依然 | yī rán | ㄧ ㄖㄢˊ | Adv | still; as before |
| 衣裳 | yī shang | ㄧ ˙ㄕㄤ | N | clothes |
| 儀式 | yí shì | ㄧˊ ㄕˋ | N | ceremony |
| 意識 | yì shì | ㄧˋ ㄕˋ | N | consciousness; awareness |
| 一天到晚 | yī tiān dào wǎn | ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˋ ㄨㄢˇ | Adv | all day long; the whole day |
| 意外 | yì wài | ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ | Vs | unexpected; accident |
| 以往 | yǐ wǎng | ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ | N | in the past; formerly |
| 疑問 | yí wèn | ㄧˊ ㄨㄣˋ | N | question; interrogation |
| 義務 | yì wù | ㄧˋ ㄨˋ | N | duty; obligation |
| 醫學 | yī xué | ㄧ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | N | medicine; medical science |
| 一一 | yī yī | ㄧ ㄧ | Adv | one by one; one after another |
| 意願 | yì yuàn | ㄧˋ ㄩㄢˋ | N | aspiration; wish (for) |
| 一再 | yī zài | ㄧ ㄗㄞˋ | Adv | repeatedly |
| 意志 | yì zhì | ㄧˋ ㄓˋ | N | will; willpower |
| 一致 | yī zhì | ㄧ ㄓˋ | Vs | consistent; unanimous |
| 擁抱 | yǒng bào | ㄩㄥˇ ㄅㄠˋ | V | to embrace; to hug |
| 用不著 | yòng bù zháo | ㄩㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ | Adv | not need; have no use for |
| 用處 | yòng chù | ㄩㄥˋ ㄔㄨˋ | N | usefulness |
| 用得著 | yòng de zháo | ㄩㄥˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄓㄠˊ | Vs | to be able to use; useable |
| 擁護 | yǒng hù | ㄩㄥˇ ㄏㄨˋ | V | to endorse; to support |
| 擁擠 | yǒng jǐ | ㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧˇ | Vs | crowded; congestion |
| 用具 | yòng jù | ㄩㄥˋ ㄐㄩˋ | N | appliance; utensil |
| 用力 | yòng lì | ㄩㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs-sep | to exert oneself physically |
| 勇氣 | yǒng qì | ㄩㄥˇ ㄑㄧˋ | N | courage |
| 用心 | yòng xīn | ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ | Vs-sep / N | motive; intention |
| 由 | yóu | ㄧㄡˊ | Prep | from; because of |
| 油 | yóu | ㄧㄡˊ | Vs | oil; fat |
| 郵差 | yóu chāi | ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄞ | N | postman; mailman (dated in mainland China) |
| 有關 | yǒu guān | ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄢ | Prep / Vs | concerning; related to |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ | Vs | friendly; amicable |
| 優惠 | yōu huì | ㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | Vs | privilege; favorable (terms) |
| 有力 | yǒu lì | ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs | powerful; forceful |
| 有利 | yǒu lì | ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ | Vs | advantageous; favorable |
| 優良 | yōu liáng | ㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄤˊ | Vs | fine; good |
| 優美 | yōu měi | ㄧㄡ ㄇㄟˇ | Vs | graceful; fine |
| 油膩 | yóu nì | ㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧˋ | Vs | greasy food; oily food |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝ | Adv / Det | some; somewhat |
| 遊行 | yóu xíng | ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | Vi | to march; to parade |
| 猶豫 | yóu yù | ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ | Vs | to hesitate |
| 憂鬱 | yōu yù | ㄧㄡ ㄩˋ | Vs | sullen; depressed |
| 優越 | yōu yuè | ㄧㄡ ㄩㄝˋ | Vs | superior; superiority |
| 遇 | yù | ㄩˋ | Vst | to encounter; to happen upon |
| 願 | yuàn | ㄩㄢˋ | Vst | wish; hope |
| 原本 | yuán běn | ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇ | Adv | originally; the original |
| 遠大 | yuǎn dà | ㄩㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ | Vs | far-reaching; broad |
| 元旦 | yuán dàn | ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ | N | New Year's Day |
| 緣故 | yuán gù | ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ | N | reason; cause |
| 原來 | yuán lái | ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ | Vs-attr | original; former |
| 原理 | yuán lǐ | ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ | N | principle; theory |
| 原料 | yuán liào | ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ | N | raw material |
| 圓滿 | yuán mǎn | ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄢˇ | Vs | satisfactory; consummate |
| 原始 | yuán shǐ | ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ | Vs | first; original |
| 冤枉 | yuān wǎng | ㄩㄢ ㄨㄤˇ | Vs / Vst | injustice; wronged |
| 原先 | yuán xiān | ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ | Adv | originally; original |
| 圓形 | yuán xíng | ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | N | round; circular |
| 原則 | yuán zé | ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊ | N | principle; doctrine |
| 原則上 | yuán zé shàng | ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕㄤˋ | Adv | generally; in principle |
| 原子筆 | yuán zǐ bǐ | ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇ ㄅㄧˇ | N | (Tw, HK) ballpoint pen |
| 預報 | yù bào | ㄩˋ ㄅㄠˋ | N | forecast |
| 語調 | yǔ diào | ㄩˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ | N | intonation; tone of voice |
| 預定 | yù dìng | ㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | V | to arrange in advance |
| 預訂 | yù dìng | ㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | V | to place an order; to book ahead |
| 月分 | yuè fèn | ㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄣˋ | N | — |
| 月光 | yuè guāng | ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄤ | N | moonlight |
| 月球 | yuè qiú | ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | N | the moon |
| 預計 | yù jì | ㄩˋ ㄐㄧˋ | Vaux | to forecast; to predict |
| 遇見 | yù jiàn | ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | Vpt | to meet |
| 娛樂 | yú lè | ㄩˊ ㄌㄜˋ | N | entertainment; recreation |
| 暈 | yūn | ㄩㄣ | Vs | confused; dizzy |
| 運輸 | yùn shū | ㄩㄣˋ ㄕㄨ | V | to transport; to carry |
| 運送 | yùn sòng | ㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ | V | to transport; to carry |
| 允許 | yǔn xǔ | ㄩㄣˇ ㄒㄩˇ | V | to permit; to allow |
| 運用 | yùn yòng | ㄩㄣˋ ㄩㄥˋ | V | to use; to put to use |
| 運轉 | yùn zhuǎn | ㄩㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ | Vi | to work; to operate |
| 與其 | yǔ qí | ㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ | Conj | rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}") |
| 語氣 | yǔ qì | ㄩˇ ㄑㄧˋ | N | tone; manner of speaking |
| 預算 | yù suàn | ㄩˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ | N | budget |
| 預先/預 | yù xiān | ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ | Adv | beforehand; in advance |
| 語音 | yǔ yīn | ㄩˇ ㄧㄣ | N | speech sounds; pronunciation |
| 砸 | zá | ㄗㄚˊ | V | to smash; to pound |
| 雜 | zá | ㄗㄚˊ | Vs | mixed; miscellaneous |
| 載 | zài | ㄗㄞˋ | V | to carry; to convey |
| 再度 | zài dù | ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄨˋ | Adv | once more; once again |
| 災害 | zāi hài | ㄗㄞ ㄏㄞˋ | N | calamity; disaster |
| 在乎 | zài hū | ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄨ | Vst | (often used in the negative) to care about; to rest with |
| 災難 | zāi nàn | ㄗㄞ ㄋㄢˋ | N | disaster; catastrophe |
| 再三 | zài sān | ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄢ | Adv | again and again; over and over again |
| 再說 | zài shuō | ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄛ | Conj | moreover; what's more |
| 贊成 | zàn chéng | ㄗㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ | Vst | to approve of; to agree with |
| 葬禮 | zàng lǐ | ㄗㄤˋ ㄌㄧˇ | N | burial; funeral |
| 讚美 | zàn měi | ㄗㄢˋ ㄇㄟˇ | V | to admire; to praise |
| 咱們 | zán men | ㄗㄢˊ ˙ㄇㄣ | N | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); also pr. |
| 贊同 | zàn tóng | ㄗㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ | Vst | to approve of; to agree with (an opinion, action etc) |
| 造 | zào | ㄗㄠˋ | V | to make; to build |
| 糟 | zāo | ㄗㄠ | Vs | dregs; draff |
| 早晨 | zǎo chén | ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄣˊ | N | early morning; also pr. |
| 遭到 | zāo dào | ㄗㄠ ㄉㄠˋ | Vpt | to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) |
| 糟糕 | zāo gāo | ㄗㄠ ㄍㄠ | Vs | too bad; how terrible |
| 造句 | zào jù | ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄩˋ | V-sep | sentence-making |
| 遭受 | zāo shòu | ㄗㄠ ㄕㄡˋ | Vst | to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) |
| 早晚 | zǎo wǎn | ㄗㄠˇ ㄨㄢˇ | Adv | morning and evening; (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later |
| 早已 | zǎo yǐ | ㄗㄠˇ ㄧˇ | Adv | for a long time; long since |
| 遭遇 | zāo yù | ㄗㄠ ㄩˋ | N | an experience (esp. adverse); to meet with |
| 則 | zé | ㄗㄜˊ | Adv / M | then; in that case |
| 怎 | zěn | ㄗㄣˇ | Adv | how |
| 贈 | zèng | ㄗㄥˋ | V | to give as a present; to repel |
| 贈品 | zèng pǐn | ㄗㄥˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ | N | gift; complimentary item |
| 贈送 | zèng sòng | ㄗㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ | V | to present as a gift |
| 增長 | zēng zhǎng | ㄗㄥ ㄓㄤˇ | Vst | to grow; to increase |
| 窄 | zhǎi | ㄓㄞˇ | Vs | narrow; narrow-minded |
| 占/佔 | zhàn | ㄓㄢˋ | V / Vst | to take possession of; to occupy |
| 戰場 | zhàn chǎng | ㄓㄢˋ ㄔㄤˇ | N | battlefield |
| 展出 | zhǎn chū | ㄓㄢˇ ㄔㄨ | V | to put on display; to be on show |
| 漲 | zhǎng | ㄓㄤˇ | Vp | to rise (of prices, rivers) |
| 張 | zhāng | ㄓㄤ | V | to open up; to spread |
| 章 | zhāng | ㄓㄤ | M | chapter; section |
| 長輩 | zhǎng bèi | ㄓㄤˇ ㄅㄟˋ | N | one's elders; older generation |
| 帳單 | zhàng dān | ㄓㄤˋ ㄉㄢ | N | — |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fū | ㄓㄤˋ ㄈㄨ | N | husband |
| 漲價 | zhǎng jià | ㄓㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | Vp-sep | to appreciate (in value); to increase in price |
| 張開 | zhāng kāi | ㄓㄤ ㄎㄞ | V | to open up; to spread |
| 掌聲 | zhǎng shēng | ㄓㄤˇ ㄕㄥ | N | applause |
| 展開 | zhǎn kāi | ㄓㄢˇ ㄎㄞ | V | to unfold; to spread out |
| 展覽 | zhǎn lǎn | ㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄢˇ | N / V | exhibition; show |
| 展示 | zhǎn shì | ㄓㄢˇ ㄕˋ | V | to reveal; to display |
| 占有/佔有 | zhàn yǒu | ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ | Vst | to have; to own |
| 站住 | zhàn zhù | ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ | Vi | to come to a stop; to halt |
| 照 | zhào | ㄓㄠˋ | Adv | according to; in accordance with |
| 照常 | zhào cháng | ㄓㄠˋ ㄔㄤˊ | Vs | as usual |
| 招呼 | zhāo hū | ㄓㄠ ㄏㄨ | V | to call out to; to greet |
| 召開 | zhào kāi | ㄓㄠˋ ㄎㄞ | V | to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke |
| 招手 | zhāo shǒu | ㄓㄠ ㄕㄡˇ | V-sep | to wave; to beckon |
| 折 | zhé | ㄓㄜˊ | V | to break; to fracture |
| 者 | zhě | ㄓㄜˇ | N | (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ... |
| 折合 | zhé hé | ㄓㄜˊ ㄏㄜˊ | Vst | to be equivalent to; to convert into |
| 折扣 | zhé kòu | ㄓㄜˊ ㄎㄡˋ | N | discount |
| 折磨 | zhé mó | ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊ | V | to torment; to torture |
| 陣 | zhèn | ㄓㄣˋ | M | classifier for events or states of short duration; disposition of troops |
| 針 | zhēn | ㄓㄣ | N | needle; pin |
| 震動 | zhèn dòng | ㄓㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | Vi | to shake; to vibrate |
| 針對 | zhēn duì | ㄓㄣ ㄉㄨㄟˋ | Prep | to target; to focus on |
| 正 | zhèng | ㄓㄥˋ | Vs | straight; upright |
| 整 | zhěng | ㄓㄥˇ | N / Vs | whole; complete |
| 爭 | zhēng | ㄓㄥ | V | to strive for; to vie for |
| 睜 | zhēng | ㄓㄥ | V | to open (one's eyes) |
| 政策 | zhèng cè | ㄓㄥˋ ㄘㄜˋ | N | policy |
| 政黨 | zhèng dǎng | ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤˇ | N | political party |
| 正方形 | zhèng fāng xíng | ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | N | square |
| 政府 | zhèng fǔ | ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇ | N | government |
| 正規 | zhèng guī | ㄓㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄟ | Vs-attr | regular; according to standards |
| 證件 | zhèng jiàn | ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | N | certificate; papers |
| 整潔 | zhěng jié | ㄓㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ | Vs | neatly; tidy |
| 正經 | zhèng jīng | ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ | Vs | decent; honorable |
| 證據 | zhèng jù | ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄩˋ | N | evidence; proof |
| 爭論 | zhēng lùn | ㄓㄥ ㄌㄨㄣˋ | V | to argue; to debate |
| 正面 | zhèng miàn | ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | N | front; obverse side |
| 證明 | zhèng míng | ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | N | proof; certificate |
| 徵求 | zhēng qiú | ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | V | to solicit; to seek |
| 爭取 | zhēng qǔ | ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ | V | to fight for; to strive for |
| 證實 | zhèng shí | ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˊ | Vpt | to confirm (sth to be true); to verify |
| 整數 | zhěng shù | ㄓㄥˇ ㄕㄨˋ | N | whole number; integer (math.) |
| 整體 | zhěng tǐ | ㄓㄥˇ ㄊㄧˇ | N | whole; entirety |
| 正月 | zhēng yuè | ㄓㄥ ㄩㄝˋ | N | first month of the lunar year |
| 症狀 | zhèng zhuàng | ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ | N | symptom (of an illness) |
| 偵探 | zhēn tàn | ㄓㄣ ㄊㄢˋ | N | detective; to do detective work |
| 珍惜 | zhēn xí | ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧˊ | Vst | to treasure; to value |
| 真心 | zhēn xīn | ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ | N | wholeheartedness; sincerity |
| 珍珠 | zhēn zhū | ㄓㄣ ㄓㄨ | N | pearl; teardrop |
| 陣子 | zhèn zi | ㄓㄣˋ ˙ㄗ | N | period of time |
| 只 | zhǐ | ㄓˇ | M | classifier for animals, and for one of a pair |
| 止 | zhǐ | ㄓˇ | Vs | until; only |
| 直 | zhí | ㄓˊ | Adv | Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God; straight |
| 值 | zhí | ㄓˊ | Vst | value; (to be) worth |
| 擲 | zhí | ㄓˊ | V | to toss; to throw dice |
| 治 | zhì | ㄓˋ | V | to rule; to govern |
| 至 | zhì | ㄓˋ | V | to arrive; most |
| 之 | zhī | ㄓ | N / Ptc | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him |
| 支持 | zhī chí | ㄓ ㄔˊ | V | to be in favor of; to support |
| 指出 | zhǐ chū | ㄓˇ ㄔㄨ | Vpt | to indicate; to point out |
| 支出 | zhī chū | ㄓ ㄔㄨ | Vpt | to spend; to pay out |
| 指導 | zhǐ dǎo | ㄓˇ ㄉㄠˇ | V | to guide; to direct |
| 制定/制訂 | zhì dìng | ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | V | to draw up; to formulate |
| 指定 | zhǐ dìng | ㄓˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | V | to appoint; to assign |
| 之間 | zhī jiān | ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ | N | (after a noun) between; among |
| 之類 | zhī lèi | ㄓ ㄌㄟˋ | N | and so on; and such |
| 支票 | zhī piào | ㄓ ㄆㄧㄠˋ | N | check (bank); cheque |
| 志氣 | zhì qì | ㄓˋ ㄑㄧˋ | N | ambition; resolve |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | ㄓˇ ㄕˋ | Adv | merely; only |
| 指示 | zhǐ shì | ㄓˇ ㄕˋ | N / V | directives; instructions |
| 職位 | zhí wèi | ㄓˊ ㄨㄟˋ | N | position; post |
| 直線 | zhí xiàn | ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | Adv | sharply (rise or fall); straight line |
| 執行 | zhí xíng | ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | V | to implement; to carry out |
| 秩序 | zhì xù | ㄓˋ ㄒㄩˋ | N | order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc) |
| 志願 | zhì yuàn | ㄓˋ ㄩㄢˋ | N | aspiration; ambition |
| 支援 | zhī yuán | ㄓ ㄩㄢˊ | V | to provide assistance; to support |
| 製造/製 | zhì zào | ㄓˋ ㄗㄠˋ | V | to manufacture; to make |
| 指責 | zhǐ zé | ㄓˇ ㄗㄜˊ | V | to criticize; to find fault with |
| 紙張 | zhǐ zhāng | ㄓˇ ㄓㄤ | N | paper |
| 制止 | zhì zhǐ | ㄓˋ ㄓˇ | V | to curb; to put a stop to |
| 製作 | zhì zuò | ㄓˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ | V | to make; to manufacture |
| 中 | zhòng | ㄓㄨㄥˋ | Vp | to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) |
| 重 | zhòng | ㄓㄨㄥˋ | Vst | heavy; serious |
| 腫 | zhǒng | ㄓㄨㄥˇ | Vs | swelling; swollen |
| 中 | zhōng | ㄓㄨㄥ | Vs-attr | China; Chinese |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ | Vs | great; important |
| 中毒 | zhòng dú | ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ | Vp-sep | to be poisoned |
| 中級 | zhōng jí | ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˊ | N | middle level (in a hierarchy) |
| 種類 | zhǒng lèi | ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄟˋ | N | kind; genus |
| 重量 | zhòng liàng | ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | N | weight |
| 中年 | zhōng nián | ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | N | middle age |
| 重傷 | zhòng shāng | ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ | N / Vs | serious injury; seriously injured |
| 中途 | zhōng tú | ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˊ | N | partway through; midway |
| 重心 | zhòng xīn | ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ | N | focus; emphasis |
| 中央 | zhōng yāng | ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ | N | central; middle |
| 中藥 | zhōng yào | ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ | N | traditional Chinese medicine |
| 種子 | zhǒng zǐ | ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇ | N | seed |
| 種族 | zhǒng zú | ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊ | N | race; ethnic group |
| 州 | zhōu | ㄓㄡ | N | state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia) |
| 周 | zhōu | ㄓㄡ | M | to make a circuit; to circle |
| 週 | zhōu | ㄓㄡ | M | week; weekly |
| 粥 | zhōu | ㄓㄡ | N | congee; gruel |
| 周到 | zhōu dào | ㄓㄡ ㄉㄠˋ | Vs | thoughtful; considerate |
| 竹(子) | zhú | ㄓㄨˊ | N | bamboo; Kangxi radical 118 |
| 賺 | zhuàn | ㄓㄨㄢˋ | V | to earn; to make a profit |
| 轉 | zhuǎn | ㄓㄨㄢˇ | V / Vp | to turn; to change direction |
| 轉變 | zhuǎn biàn | ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ | Vpt | to change; to transform |
| 轉播 | zhuǎn bò | ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄛˋ | V | relay; broadcast (on radio or TV) |
| 轉達 | zhuǎn dá | ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄚˊ | V | to pass on; to convey |
| 壯 | zhuàng | ㄓㄨㄤˋ | Vs | strong; robust |
| 撞 | zhuàng | ㄓㄨㄤˋ | V | to knock against; to bump into |
| 轉告 | zhuǎng ào | ㄓㄨㄤˇ ㄠˋ | V | to pass on; to communicate |
| 狀況 | zhuàng kuàng | ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄤˋ | N | condition; state |
| 裝飾 | zhuāng shì | ㄓㄨㄤ ㄕˋ | V | to decorate; decoration |
| 轉機 | zhuǎn jī | ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧ | Vi | to change planes; (to take) a turn for the better |
| 專家 | zhuān jiā | ㄓㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ | N | expert; specialist |
| 專利 | zhuān lì | ㄓㄨㄢ ㄌㄧˋ | N | patent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people |
| 專門 | zhuān mén | ㄓㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ | Vs | specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose) |
| 專人 | zhuān rén | ㄓㄨㄢ ㄖㄣˊ | N | specialist; person appointed for specific task |
| 轉身 | zhuǎn shēn | ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄣ | Vi | (of a person) to turn round; to face about |
| 轉向 | zhuǎn xiàng | ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | V / Vi | to change direction; fig. to change one's stance |
| 專業 | zhuān yè | ㄓㄨㄢ ㄧㄝˋ | N | specialty; specialized field |
| 主辦 | zhǔ bàn | ㄓㄨˇ ㄅㄢˋ | V | to organize; to host (a conference or sports event) |
| 註冊 | zhù cè | ㄓㄨˋ ㄘㄜˋ | V-sep | to register; to enroll |
| 主持 | zhǔ chí | ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ | V | to take charge of; to manage or direct |
| 主觀 | zhǔ guān | ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ | Vs | subjective |
| 祝賀 | zhù hè | ㄓㄨˋ ㄏㄜˋ | V | to congratulate; congratulations |
| 住戶 | zhù hù | ㄓㄨˋ ㄏㄨˋ | N | household; inhabitant |
| 追 | zhuī | ㄓㄨㄟ | V | to chase; to pursue |
| 逐漸 | zhú jiàn | ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | Adv | gradually |
| 主角 | zhǔ jué | ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ | N | leading role; lead |
| 准 | zhǔn | ㄓㄨㄣˇ | V | to allow; to grant |
| 準 | zhǔn | ㄓㄨㄣˇ | Vs | accurate; standard |
| 准考證/准考証 | zhǔn kǎo zhèng | ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄎㄠˇ ㄓㄥˋ | N | (exam) admission ticket |
| 準確 | zhǔn què | ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ | Vs | accurate; exact |
| 捉 | zhuō | ㄓㄨㄛ | V | to clutch; to grab |
| 桌 | zhuō | ㄓㄨㄛ | M | classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc; table |
| 注射 | zhù shè | ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ | V | to inject; injection |
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | ㄓㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊ | N | chairperson; premier |
| 住院 | zhù yuàn | ㄓㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ | V-sep | to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized |
| 住宅 | zhù zhái | ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄞˊ | N | residence; dwelling |
| 主張 | zhǔ zhāng | ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄤ | N / V | view; position |
| 紫 | zǐ | ㄗˇ | Vs-attr | purple; violet |
| 資本 | zī běn | ㄗ ㄅㄣˇ | N | capital (economics) |
| 資格 | zī gé | ㄗ ㄍㄜˊ | N | qualifications; seniority |
| 資金 | zī jīn | ㄗ ㄐㄧㄣ | N | funds; capital |
| 自來水 | zì lái shuǐ | ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | N | running water; tap water |
| 字幕 | zì mù | ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ | N | subtitles; captions (of a movie etc) |
| 字母 | zì mǔ | ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ | N | letter (of the alphabet) |
| 子女 | zǐn ǚ | ㄗㄧㄣˇ ㄩˇ | N | children; sons and daughters |
| 自然 | zì rán | ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ | N | nature; natural |
| 自私 | zì sī | ㄗˋ ㄙ | Vs | selfish; selfishness |
| 自我 | zì wǒ | ㄗˋ ㄨㄛˇ | N | the self; oneself |
| 自信 | zì xìn | ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ | Vs | self-confidence; to have confidence in oneself |
| 資訊 | zī xùn | ㄗ ㄒㄩㄣˋ | N | information |
| 自願 | zì yuàn | ㄗˋ ㄩㄢˋ | Vs | voluntary |
| 自主 | zì zhǔ | ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ | Vs | to act independently; to be autonomous |
| 總共 | zǒng gòng | ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ | Adv | altogether; in sum |
| 綜合 | zòng hé | ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ | V / Vs-attr | to sum up; to integrate |
| 總理 | zǒng lǐ | ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ | N | premier; prime minister |
| 走道 | zǒu dào | ㄗㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ | N | pavement; sidewalk |
| 走私 | zǒu sī | ㄗㄡˇ ㄙ | V | to smuggle; to have an illicit affair |
| 足 | zú | ㄗㄨˊ | Vs / Det | foot; leg |
| 組 | zǔ | ㄗㄨˇ | V | to form; to organize |
| 阻礙 | zǔà i | ㄗㄨㄚˋ ˙ㄧ | V | to obstruct; to hinder |
| 鑽 | zuān | ㄗㄨㄢ | V | to drill; to bore |
| 鑽石 | zuàn shí | ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ | N | diamond |
| 足夠 | zú gòu | ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄡˋ | Vs | enough; sufficient |
| 祖國 | zǔ guó | ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ | N | motherland |
| 罪 | zuì | ㄗㄨㄟˋ | N | guilt; crime |
| 最少 | zuì shǎo | ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ | Adv | at least; minimum |
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | ㄗㄨㄣ ㄕㄡˇ | Vst | to comply with; to abide by |
| 尊重 | zūn zhòng | ㄗㄨㄣ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | Vst | eminent; serious |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ | N | author |
| 做客/作客 | zuò kè | ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ | Vi | to be a guest or visitor |
| 作為 | zuò wéi | ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ | Vst / N | one's conduct; deed |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ | N | action; function |
| 足以 | zú yǐ | ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇ | Vaux | sufficient to...; so much so that |
| 阻止 | zǔ zhǐ | ㄗㄨˇ ㄓˇ | V | to prevent; to block |
| 組織 | zǔ zhī | ㄗㄨˇ ㄓ | N / V | organization; (biology) tissue |
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 4?
TOCFL Level 4 adds 2,342 words to SC-TOP’s official vocabulary list, for a cumulative total of 4,741 words up to and including Level 4.