HSK 6 words — 1013 with pinyin and meanings

1013 words

1013 HSK 6 words with English meanings, pinyin, pronunciation and examples.

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CharacterPinyinMeaning
A5
安宁ān níngpeaceful, tranquil, serene
安详ān xiángserene, tranquil, composed
安置ān zhìto settle, to arrange, to place
奥秘ào mìprofound mystery
凹凸āo tūuneven; bumpy
B71
巴不得bā bu déto be eager to, to long for, can't wait
巴结bā jieto fawn on, to curry favor with
伴侣bàn lǚcompanion, partner
伴随bàn suíto accompany, to go along with
半途而废bàn tú ér fèito give up halfway; to leave something unfinished
包庇bāo bìto shield, to cover up (for someone)
包袱bāo fubundle; burden, load
抱负bào fùambition, aspiration
报复bào fùto retaliate, revenge
保管bǎo guǎnto keep safe, to safeguard, to guarantee
保密bǎo mìto keep a secret, to maintain confidentiality
保姆bǎo mǔnanny, babysitter
保守bǎo shǒuconservative, to keep
包围bāo wéito surround, to besiege
保卫bǎo wèito defend, to protect
保养bǎo yǎngto maintain, to service
保障bǎo zhàngto guarantee, to ensure, safeguard
保重bǎo zhòngtake care (of one's health)
包装bāo zhuāngto package; packaging
悲哀bēi āisorrowful, grieved
卑鄙bēi bǐdespicable, mean, base
悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable, tragic
备份bèi fènbackup, to back up
北极běi jíNorth Pole, Arctic
备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum, memo
奔波bēn bōto rush about, to be busy running around
奔驰bēn chíto gallop, to run fast
崩溃bēng kuìcollapse, breakdown
弊病bì bìngmalpractice, abuse, drawback
弊端bì duāndrawback, disadvantage, vice
变故biàn gùmisfortune, accident, unforeseen event
便利biàn lìconvenient, advantageous
变迁biàn qiānchange, transformation, transition
便条biàn tiáonote, short informal message
便于biàn yúconvenient for, conducive to
变质biàn zhìto deteriorate, to degenerate
编织biān zhīto weave, to knit
别扭biè niuawkward, uncomfortable
别墅bié shùvilla; country house
别致bié zhìunique, distinctive, unconventional
丙bǐngthird heavenly stem
冰雹bīng báohail
并非bìng fēinot at all, by no means
并列bìng lièto stand side by side; to be parallel
博大精深bó dà jīng shēnbroad and profound
博览会bó lǎn huìexposition, fair
伯母bó mǔaunt (wife of father's elder brother)
剥削bō xuēto exploit; exploitation
不得已bù dé yǐto have no choice but to; forced
不妨bù fángmight as well, there's no harm in
不敢当bù gǎn dāngI don't deserve such praise
布告bù gàonotice, announcement
不顾bú gùto disregard, to ignore, regardless of
不禁bù jīncan't help but, involuntarily
布局bù júlayout, arrangement, configuration
不堪bù kānunbearable, cannot endure
不可思议bù kě sī yìunimaginable, inconceivable
不愧bú kuìdeservedly, worthy of
不料bú liàounexpectedly, contrary to expectations
不免bù miǎninevitably, unavoidably
哺乳bǔ rǔto breastfeed; to nurse
不时bù shífrom time to time, occasionally
不惜bù xīnot to spare, not to hesitate
不像话bú xiàng huàunreasonable; outrageous; nonsense
不相上下bù xiāng shàng xiàequally matched, on par
不屑一顾bú xiè yī gùto disdain to look at, to regard as beneath contempt
不言而喻bù yán ér yùself-evident, goes without saying
不由得bù yóu decan't help but; involuntarily
不择手段bù zé shǒu duànunscrupulous, by any means necessary
布置bù zhìto arrange, to decorate, to plan
不止bù zhǐnot less than, more than
C70
彩票cǎi piàolottery ticket
参谋cān móuto give advice; advisor; staff officer
参照cān zhàoto refer to, to consult
仓促cāng cùhasty, hurried
仓库cāng kùwarehouse, storehouse
嘈杂cáo zánoisy, clamorous
侧面cè miànside, profile, lateral aspect
层出不穷céng chū bù qióngto emerge one after another; endlessly
层次céng cìlevel, layer, hierarchy
岔chàfork, branch, divergence
差别chā biédifference, distinction
刹那chà nàinstant, moment
产业chǎn yèindustry, production
倡导chàng dǎoto advocate, to initiate
场合chǎng héoccasion, situation, setting
偿还cháng huánto repay, to pay back
场面chǎng miànscene, situation, spectacle
尝试cháng shìto try, to attempt
场所chǎng suǒplace, venue, site
倡议chàng yìproposal, initiative
嘲笑cháo xiàoto mock, to ridicule, to laugh at
巢穴cháo xuénest; lair; den
乘chéngto ride, to multiply
城堡chéng bǎocastle, fortress
承包chéng bāoto contract, to undertake
惩罚chéng fáto punish, to penalize
呈现chéng xiànto present, to appear, to show
吃苦chī kǔto endure hardships, to suffer
吃力chī lìstrenuous, laborious, difficult
崇拜chóng bàito worship, to adore
充当chōng dāngto serve as, to act as
冲动chōng dòngimpulse, urge
崇高chóng gāolofty, noble, sublime
冲击chōng jīimpact, shock, assault
崇敬chóng jìngto revere, to respect deeply
充沛chōng pèiabundant, plentiful, full of energy
充实chōng shírich, fulfilling, to enrich
冲突chōng tūconflict, clash
充足chōng zúsufficient, ample, abundant
丑恶chǒu èugly, hideous, repulsive
储备chǔ bèireserve, stockpile
初步chū bùpreliminary, initial
储存chǔ cúnto store, to save
处分chǔ fènpunishment, disciplinary action
处境chǔ jìngsituation, circumstances
出路chū lùway out, solution
出卖chū màito sell out; to betray
出身chū shēnorigin, background, to come from
出神chū shénto be lost in thought, to be absent-minded
出息chū xipromising, prospects
储蓄chǔ xùsavings, to save money
处置chǔ zhìto punish; to dispose of; to handle
串chuànstring, bunch (measure word); to string together
传达chuán dáto convey, to transmit, to report
传单chuán dānflyer, leaflet
川流不息chuān liú bù xīflowing continuously in an endless stream
喘气chuǎn qìto gasp for breath, to pant
传授chuán shòuto impart, to pass on (knowledge)
床单chuáng dānbedsheet
创立chuàng lìto establish, to found
创业chuàng yèto start a business, entrepreneurship
创作chuàng zuòto create, creation
吹牛chuī niúto boast, to brag
吹捧chuī pěngto flatter; to lavish praise on
垂直chuí zhívertical, perpendicular
刺cìto stab; to pierce; thorn
伺候cì houto serve, to attend to, to wait on
丛cóngcluster, thicket, collection
从容cóng róngcalmly, unhurriedly
凑合còu heto make do, to get by
D73
打包dǎ bāoto pack, to wrap up
大不了dà bu liǎoat worst, merely, nothing serious
大臣dà chénminister (in a monarchy)
大伙儿dà huǒ reveryone, all of you, the whole group
大肆dà sìwantonly, recklessly, unrestrainedly
大体dà tǐgenerally, on the whole
大意dà yìgist, general idea
大致dà zhìgenerally; roughly; approximately
代价dài jiàprice, cost, compensation
代理dài lǐto act on behalf of; agent; proxy
带领dài lǐngto lead, to guide
怠慢dài mànto be lazy; negligent; to neglect
党dǎngparty, faction
当场dāng chǎngon the spot, immediately, right there
当初dāng chūat the beginning, originally
当代dāng dàicontemporary, present era
当面dāng miànin person, face to face
当前dāng qiáncurrent, present
当事人dāng shì rénparty (in a case), person involved
当务之急dāng wù zhī jítop priority, urgent matter
当选dāng xuǎnto be elected
倒闭dǎo bìto go bankrupt, collapse
导弹dǎo dànguided missile
导航dǎo hángnavigation
导向dǎo xiàngto guide; to orient; guidance
得不偿失dé bù cháng shīthe loss outweighs the gain
得力dé lìcapable, effective, efficient
得罪dé zuìto offend, to insult
堤坝dī bàdam, dike, embankment
地步dì bùsituation, condition, extent
地势dì shìterrain, topography
敌视dí shìto be hostile towards
地质dì zhìgeology
垫diànto pad, to cushion, to put under
奠定diàn dìngto lay the foundation, to establish
惦记diàn jìto worry about someone, to remember
典礼diǎn lǐceremony
典型diǎn xíngtypical, classic, model
吊diàoto hang; to suspend
叼diāoto hold in the mouth
丁dīngfourth heavenly stem; adult male
定期dìng qīregular, periodic, fixed-term
定义dìng yìdefinition, to define
叮嘱dīng zhǔto urge, to exhort, to admonish
丢人diū rénto lose face, to be embarrassed
丢三落四diū sān là sìscatterbrained; forgetful
动荡dòng dàngturbulence, unrest
东道主dōng dào zhǔhost
动机dòng jīmotive, motivation
冻结dòng jiéto freeze, to suspend
动静dòng jingmovement, sound, activity, sign
动力dòng lìmotive power, driving force
动脉dòng màiartery
动身dòng shēnto set off, to depart
动手dòng shǒuto start work, to touch with hands
动态dòng tàitrends, development, dynamics
动员dòng yuánto mobilize, to rally
东张西望dōng zhāng xī wàngto look around in all directions
兜dōupocket; bag; to carry (in a fold)
堵塞dǔ sèto block, to clog, traffic jam
对策duì cècountermeasure, solution
对称duì chènsymmetry; symmetrical
对付duì futo deal with, to cope with
堆积duī jīto pile up, to accumulate
对抗duì kàngto confront, to resist, to oppose
对立duì lìopposition, antagonism
对联duì liáncouplet, paired poetic lines
兑现duì xiànto cash (a check), to fulfill a promise
对应duì yìngto correspond, to match
对照duì zhàoto compare, to contrast, to collate
堕落duò luòto degenerate, to fall, to become depraved
哆嗦duō suoto tremble, to shiver
多元化duō yuán huàdiversification, diversity
E4
恶化è huàto worsen, to deteriorate
恶心ě xinnausea, to feel nauseous
恩怨ēn yuànresentment, grudge, enmity
二氧化碳èr yǎng huà tàncarbon dioxide
F56
发布fā bùto release; to publish; to issue
发财fā cáito get rich, to make a fortune
发呆fā dāito be in a daze, to space out
发动fā dòngto start, to launch, to mobilize
发觉fā juéto discover, to notice, to realize
发射fā shèto launch, to emit
发誓fā shìto swear an oath, to vow
发行fā xíngto issue, to publish, to release
发炎fā yáninflammation
发扬fā yángto develop, to carry forward, to promote
发育fā yùdevelopment, growth (of an organism)
反驳fǎn bóto refute, to rebut
反常fǎn chángabnormal, unusual
反感fǎn gǎnaversion, disgust, antipathy
反抗fǎn kàngto resist, to rebel against
反馈fǎn kuìfeedback, response
反面fǎn miànreverse side, negative aspect
反射fǎn shèreflection, reflex
凡是fán shìeveryone who; everything that
反思fǎn sīto reflect, to reconsider, introspection
反问fǎn wènrhetorical question
反之fǎn zhīon the contrary, conversely
繁殖fán zhíto reproduce, reproduction
废除fèi chúto abolish, to annul, to repeal
废寝忘食fèi qǐn wàng shíto be so dedicated as to forget sleep and food
废墟fèi xūruins, wreckage
分辨fēn biànto distinguish, to differentiate
分寸fēn cunsense of propriety, tact, moderation
吩咐fēn fùto instruct, to order, to command
分红fēn hóngto distribute profits, dividends
分解fēn jiěto decompose, to analyze
分量fèn liàngweight, measure, authority
分裂fēn lièto split, to divide, to break apart
分泌fēn mìto secrete; secretion
分明fēn míngclear, obvious, distinct
坟墓fén mùgrave, tomb
分歧fēn qídivergence, disagreement
分散fēn sànto disperse, to scatter
封闭fēng bìto seal; to close; sealed; closed
封建fēng jiànfeudal; feudalism
丰满fēng mǎnplump, full, abundant
丰盛fēng shèngabundant, sumptuous (of food)
丰收fēng shōubumper harvest
封锁fēng suǒto blockade, to seal off
奉献fèng xiànto dedicate, to devote, to contribute
否决fǒu juéto veto, to reject
副fùdeputy, vice-; measure word for pairs and sets (glasses, gloves)
幅度fú dùrange, amplitude, extent
夫妇fū fùhusband and wife, married couple
复活fù huóto resurrect; to revive
俘虏fú lǔto capture; prisoner of war
夫人fū rénmadam, lady, wife
复兴fù xīngrevival, renaissance
抚养fǔ yǎngto raise, to bring up, to foster
副作用fù zuòyòngside effect
俯仰fǔyǎngto look up and down; to fluctuate
G58
尴尬gān gàawkward, embarrassing
干旱gān hànarid; drought
干劲gàn jìnenthusiasm, drive, zeal
干扰gān rǎointerference, to interfere, to disturb
干涉gān shèto interfere; interference
干预gān yùto intervene, intervention
岗位gǎng wèipost, position, job
告辞gào cíto take leave, to say goodbye
告诫gào jièto warn, to admonish
割gēto cut, to sever, to reap
各抒己见gè shū jǐ jiàneach expresses their own opinion
个体gè tǐindividual, entity, separate unit
公安局gōng ān júPublic Security Bureau
供不应求gōng bú yìng qiúdemand exceeds supply
公道gōng daofairness, justice
宫殿gōng diànpalace
公告gōng gàoannouncement, bulletin
巩固gǒng gùto consolidate, to strengthen
公关gōng guānpublic relations, PR
共和国gòng hé guórepublic
攻击gōng jīto attack, assault
共计gòng jìtotal, sum total, altogether
供给gōng jǐto supply, to provide
恭敬gōng jìngrespectful, reverent
功劳gōng láomerit, achievement, contribution
公民gōng míncitizen
共鸣gòng míngresonance, to resonate
公然gōng ránopenly, blatantly
公认gōng rèngenerally recognized, acknowledged
公式gōng shìformula, scheme
公务gōng wùofficial business, public affairs
功效gōng xiàoefficacy, effect
工艺品gōng yì pǐnhandicraft, craftwork
公正gōng zhèngfair, impartial, just
公证gōng zhèngnotarization, notarial certification
勾结gōu jiécollude, collusion
古董gǔ dǒngantique, curio
股东gǔ dōngshareholder, stockholder
鼓动gǔ dòngto incite, to agitate, to stir up
孤独gū dúlonely, solitary
古怪gǔ guàieccentric, strange, weird
孤立gū lìto isolate; isolated
姑且gū qiěfor the time being, temporarily
固然gù ránadmittedly, of course, it's true that
固体gù tǐsolid
固有gù yǒuinherent; intrinsic
固执gù zhistubborn, obstinate
关怀guān huáicare, concern, to show care for
关照guān zhàoto look after, to take care of
光彩guāng cǎibrilliance, radiance, glory
光辉guāng huīradiance, brilliance
广阔guǎng kuòvast, broad, extensive
光芒guāng mángrays, radiance, brilliance
光荣guāng róngglory, honor
归根到底guī gēn dào dǐin the final analysis, ultimately
归还guī huánto return, to give back
国防guó fángnational defense
国务院guó wù yuànState Council (China)
H48
嗨hāihi, hey
含糊hán huvague, ambiguous, evasive
寒暄hán xuānto exchange greetings, to make small talk
含义hán yìmeaning, implication
号召hào zhàoto call upon, to appeal, a call
呵hēto exhale; to scold
和蔼hé ǎikind, amiable, affable
合并hé bìngto merge, to combine
合成hé chéngto compose, synthesis, composite
合伙hé huǒto partner, to form a partnership
和解hé jiěto reconcile, to settle amicably
和睦hé mùharmony, peace, friendship
和气hé qigentle, amiable; harmony
合算hé suàncost-effective; worthwhile; profitable
和谐hé xiéharmony, harmonious
嘿hēihey! exclamation of surprise
恨不得hèn bu deto wish one could; to be dying to
横hénghorizontal, transverse, across
哼hēngto groan, to grumble
哄hōngto make noise, to clamor
宏观hóng guānmacro; macroscopic
宏伟hóng wěimagnificent; grand
吼hǒuto roar, to howl, to shout
后代hòu dàifuture generations, descendants
后顾之忧hòu gù zhī yōufear of trouble in the rear; worries behind
喉咙hóu lóngthroat
后勤hòu qínlogistics, rear service
候选hòu xuǎncandidate, to be a candidate
呼唤hū huànto call out, to summon
忽略hū lüèto ignore, to neglect
呼啸hū xiàoto whistle; to howl; to roar
呼吁hū yùto appeal, to call for
化肥huà féichemical fertilizer
华丽huá lìmagnificent, gorgeous
华侨huá qiáooverseas Chinese
化石huà shífossil
化验huà yànlaboratory test, chemical analysis
化妆huà zhuāngto put on makeup
患者huàn zhěpatient, sick person
恍然大悟huǎng rán dà wùsuddenly understand, have a sudden realization
皇后huánghòuempress, queen
回报huí bàoreport, repayment, gratitude
汇报huì bàoto report, to give a report
回避huí bìto avoid, to evade, to dodge
回顾huí gùto look back, to review
悔恨huǐ hènto regret, to repent
回收huí shōurecycle, reclaim, recover
会晤huì wùmeeting, encounter
J80
即便jí biàneven if; even though
基地jī dìbase, headquarters
季度jì dùquarter, season
嫉妒jí dùto be jealous, to envy
急功近利jí gōng jìn lìto be eager for quick success and instant benefit
忌讳jì huìtaboo, prohibition, to avoid
即将jí jiāngsoon, about to
基金jī jīnfund
寂静jì jìngsilence, quiet
急剧jí jùrapid, sharp, drastic
季军jì jūnthird place, bronze medalist
急切jí qièurgent; eager; impatient
寄托jì tuōto entrust, to place hopes on
迹象jì xiàngsign, indication, symptom
吉祥jí xiángauspicious, lucky
基因jī yīngene
急于求成jí yú qiú chéngto be eager for quick success
及早jí zǎoas early as possible, in good time
急躁jí zàoimpatient, irritable
家常jiā chángeveryday life, domestic, homely
加工jiā gōngto process, to manufacture
家伙jiā huoguy, fellow, tool
加剧jiā jùto intensify, to aggravate
家属jiā shǔfamily members, dependents
佳肴jiā yáodelicious dish, delicacy
家喻户晓jiā yù hù xiǎoknown to every household, widely known
夹杂jiā záto mix, to mingle, to be mixed with
煎jiānto pan-fry, to fry
剑jiànsword
剪彩jiǎn cǎito cut the ribbon (at a ceremony)
鉴定jiàn dìngappraisal, evaluation, authentication
坚定jiān dìngfirm, steadfast
尖端jiān duāncutting-edge, advanced
坚固jiān gùsolid, sturdy, firm
健全jiàn quánhealthy; sound; to improve
坚韧jiān rèntough and resilient; tenacious
尖锐jiān ruìsharp, acute, piercing
坚实jiān shísolid, firm, sturdy
监视jiān shìto monitor, to surveil
坚硬jiān yìnghard, solid, firm
将近jiāng jìnnearly, almost, approximately
将就jiāng jiuto make do, to put up with
将军jiāng jūngeneral; check (in chess)
奖励jiǎng lìto reward; to award
奖赏jiǎng shǎngreward, prize, to award
僵硬jiāng yìngstiff, rigid
交叉jiāo chāto intersect; to cross; to overlap
交代jiāo dàito hand over, to explain, to confess
娇气jiāo qìdelicate, fragile, finicky
交涉jiāo shèto negotiate, to discuss
侥幸jiǎo xìngby luck, by a fluke
借鉴jiè jiànto use for reference, to draw lessons from
借助jiè zhùwith the help of, by means of
近来jìn láirecently, lately
茎jīngstem, stalk (of a plant)
井jǐngwell; mine; shaft
惊动jīng dòngto alarm, to disturb, to startle
境界jìng jièrealm, boundary, level
兢兢业业jīng jīng yè yèconscientiously, diligently
惊奇jīng qíamazement, surprise
惊讶jīng yàsurprise, astonishment
就近jiù jìnnearby, on the way
就业jiù yèto get a job, employment
就职jiù zhíto assume office, to take up a post
剧本jù běnscript, screenplay
局部jú bùpart, section, local area
举动jǔ dòngactions, behavior, move
咀嚼jǔ juéto chew, to mull over
剧烈jù lièviolent, intense, severe
局面jú miànsituation, state of affairs
局势jú shìsituation, state of affairs
举世瞩目jǔ shì zhǔ mùto attract worldwide attention
局限jú xiànlimitation, limited
居住jū zhùto reside, to live
举足轻重jǔ zú qīng zhòngto play a decisive role; crucial
决策jué cèto make a decision, strategy
倔强jué jiàngstubborn, obstinate
军队jūn duìarmy, troops
君子jūn zǐgentleman; noble person
举世闻名jǔshì wénmíngworld-famous, renowned worldwide
K38
卡通kǎ tōngcartoon, animation
开采kāi cǎito mine, to extract (minerals)
开除kāi chúto fire, to expel
开阔kāi kuòwide, vast, open (terrain)
开明kāi míngenlightened, progressive
开辟kāi pìto open up, to pioneer, to develop
开拓kāi tuòto open up, to pioneer, to develop
开展kāi zhǎnto develop, to launch, to carry out
开支kāi zhīexpenses, expenditure
刊登kān dēngto publish, to print (in a newspaper/magazine)
侃侃而谈kǎn kǎn ér tánto speak confidently and with authority
勘探kān tànexploration, prospecting
刊物kān wùperiodical, publication
刻不容缓kè bù róng huǎnto brook no delay; extremely urgent
可观kě guānconsiderable, substantial
客户kè hùclient, customer
可口kě kǒutasty, delicious
可恶kě wùhateful, detestable, abominable
可行kě xíngfeasible, viable
克制kè zhìto restrain; to control (feelings)
啃kěnto gnaw, to nibble
恳切kěn qièsincere, earnest
坑kēngpit, to harm, to cheat
孔kǒnghole, opening, aperture
恐怖kǒng bùterror, horror
恐吓kǒng hèto threaten, to intimidate
恐惧kǒng jùfear, terror
口气kǒu qìtone of voice, manner of speaking
口腔kǒu qiāngoral cavity
口头kǒu tóuoral, verbal
口音kǒu yīnaccent; pronunciation
哭泣kū qìto cry, to weep
快活kuài huohappy, cheerful, joyful
宽敞kuān changspacious, roomy
宽容kuān róngtolerant, forgiving
况且kuàng qiěmoreover, furthermore, besides
亏待kuī dàito treat unfairly, to let down
亏损kuī sǔnloss, deficit, to incur losses
L25
啦lafinal particle (emphasizing)
喇叭lǎ baloudspeaker, horn
唠叨láo daoto chatter, to nag
乐趣lè qùfun, pleasure, enjoyment
乐意lè yìwilling, happy to
冷酷lěng kùcold-hearted, ruthless
冷落lěng luòcold, indifferent, to neglect
冷却lěng quèto cool down, cooling
历代lì dàipast dynasties, successive generations
利害lì hàiadvantages and disadvantages, interests
历来lì láialways, historically
力求lì qiúto strive for, to make every effort to achieve
力所能及lì suǒ néng jíwithin one's power, to the best of one's ability
例外lì wàiexception
力争lì zhēngto strive for, to contend for
廉洁lián jiéhonest, incorruptible
列举liè jǔto enumerate, to list
临床lín chuángclinical; at the bedside
吝啬lìn sèstingy, miserly
凌晨líng chénbefore dawn, in the small hours
伶俐líng lìclever, smart, quick-witted
垄断lǒng duànto monopolize; monopoly
屡次lǚ cìrepeatedly, time and again
履行lǚ xíngto fulfill, to carry out
啰唆luō suolong-winded, nagging, verbose
M23
埋伏mái fúambush; to ambush
埋没mái mòto bury, to stifle (talent)
埋葬mái zàngto bury, burial
埋怨mán yuànto blame, to complain, to grumble
忙碌máng lùbusy, to be occupied with work
冒充mào chōngto impersonate, to pretend to be someone else
冒犯mào fànto offend, to insult
媒介méi jièmedium; intermediary; mediator
弥补mí bǔto make up for, to compensate
密度mì dùdensity
密封mì fēngto seal, to seal airtight
弥漫mí mànto permeate, to fill, to spread
免得miǎn deso as not to, in order to avoid
勉励miǎn lìto encourage, to inspire
勉强miǎn qiǎngbarely, reluctantly, to force
免疫miǎn yìimmunity; immune
名次míng cìranking, position in a list
名额míng équota, number of places
名副其实míng fù qí shíto live up to one's name; to be worthy of the name
命名mìng míngto name, to give a name
明明míng míngobviously, clearly
名誉míng yùreputation, honor, honorary
墨水儿mò shuǐ rink
N12
恼火nǎo huǒto be annoyed, to be angry
内涵nèi hánconnotation, inner meaning, substance
内幕nèi mùinside story, behind-the-scenes truth
内在nèi zàiintrinsic, inherent, internal
年度nián dùannual, yearly
凝固níng gùto solidify, to freeze, to coagulate
凝聚níng jùto condense, to gather, to cohere
宁肯nìng kěnwould rather, prefer
凝视níng shìto gaze, to stare
宁愿nìng yuànwould rather; prefer to
农历nóng lìlunar calendar
奴隶nú lìslave
O3
哦òexpresses doubt or surprise
呕吐ǒu tùvomit, throw up
偶像ǒu xiàngidol, icon
P23
徘徊pái huáito pace back and forth, to hesitate
判决pàn juéjudgment, verdict
庞大páng dàhuge, enormous, colossal
培育péi yùto cultivate, to nurture, to foster
劈pīto chop, to split, to divide
屁股pì gubuttocks, bottom
偏差piān chādeviation, bias, error
偏见piān jiànprejudice, bias
偏僻piān pìremote, out-of-the-way
偏偏piān piāndeliberately, contrary to expectations
品尝pǐn chángto taste; to sample
品德pǐn démoral character, virtue
品质pǐn zhìquality; character (moral)
品种pǐn zhǒngbreed, variety, assortment
平凡píng fánordinary, common, plain
平面píng miànplane, flat surface
屏幕píng mùscreen, monitor, display
平坦píng tǎnflat, level, smooth
平行píng xíngparallel, of the same level
平庸píng yōngmediocre, ordinary
平原píng yuánplain, flatland
屏障píng zhàngbarrier, shield, screen
坡pōslope, incline
Q38
器材qì cáiequipment, apparatus
启程qǐ chéngto set out on a journey
气概qì gàispirit, character, mettle
乞丐qǐ gàibeggar
器官qì guānorgan
凄凉qī liángdesolate, bleak, miserable
启蒙qǐ méngenlightenment; elementary education
奇妙qí miàowonderful, amazing
启事qǐ shìnotice, announcement
启示qǐ shìinspiration, revelation
企图qǐ túto attempt, to intend
岂有此理qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐHow outrageous!
恰当qià dàngappropriate, suitable
恰到好处qià dào hǎo chùjust right, perfectly appropriate
恰巧qià qiǎocoincidentally, by chance
千方百计qiān fāng bǎi jìby every possible means, by hook or by crook
前景qián jǐngprospects, foreground
前提qián típrerequisite, precondition
强迫qiǎng pòto force, to compel
强制qiáng zhìcompulsory, forced, to compel
切实qiè shípractical, realistic, feasible
侵犯qīn fànto violate, to infringe, to invade
勤俭qín jiǎndiligent and thrifty
勤劳qín láohardworking, diligent
侵略qīn lüèto invade; aggression
亲密qīn mìclose, intimate
亲热qīn rèaffectionate, warm, intimate
情报qíng bàointelligence, information
倾听qīng tīngto listen attentively
倾向qīng xiàngtendency, inclination
倾斜qīng xiéto tilt, to incline, to slant
丘陵qiū línghills, rolling hills
取缔qǔ dìto ban, to abolish, to outlaw
区分qū fēnto distinguish, to differentiate
屈服qū fúto yield, to submit, to surrender
全局quán júoverall situation, big picture
全力以赴quán lì yǐ fùto go all out; to spare no effort
圈套quān tàotrap, snare
R23
嚷rǎngto shout, to yell, to make noise
仁慈rén cíbenevolence, kindness, mercy
人道rén dàohumanity, humane
人格rén gépersonality, human dignity
人家rén jiaothers, someone, people
人间rén jiānhuman world, among people
任命rèn mìngto appoint, to designate
忍耐rěn nàito endure, to bear, patience
人士rén shìpersonage, figure, representative
忍受rěn shòuto endure, to bear, to tolerate
人为rén wéiartificial, man-made
人性rén xìnghuman nature, humanity
任性rèn xìngwillful, capricious
任意rèn yìarbitrary, at will, as one pleases
人质rén zhìhostage
任重道远rèn zhòng dào yuǎnthe burden is heavy and the road is long
仍旧réng jiùstill, as before
容貌róng màoappearance, facial features
容纳róng nàto accommodate, to hold, to accept
容器róng qìcontainer, vessel
容忍róng rěnto tolerate, to endure
儒rúConfucianism; educated person
弱点ruò diǎnweakness, weak point
S65
丧失sàng shīto lose, to forfeit
嫂子sǎo zielder brother's wife; sister-in-law
啥sháwhat; what is; which
刹车shā chēto brake; brake
山脉shān màimountain range
商标shāng biāotrademark, brand
上级shàng jísuperior, higher authority
上进shàng jìnto make progress, to advance
伤脑筋shāng nǎo jīnto rack one's brains; brain-teasing
尚且shàng qiěeven, still, yet
上任shàng rènto take up a post; to assume office
上瘾shàng yǐnto be addicted to something
上游shàng yóuupstream; advanced position
哨shàosentry, guard, whistle
奢侈shē chǐluxury, extravagance
审查shěn cháto examine, to inspect, to censor
审理shěn lǐto hear a case, to try
审美shěn měiaesthetic perception; aesthetics
审判shěn pànto judge, trial
呻吟shēn yínto moan, to groan
声明shēng míngstatement, declaration
声势shēng shìmomentum, prestige, influence
生育shēng yùto give birth; fertility
声誉shēng yùreputation, fame
势必shì bìinevitably, bound to
世代shì dàigeneration; from generation to generation
师范shī fànteacher training, pedagogical
示范shì fànto demonstrate, to set an example, exemplary
事故shì gùaccident, incident
实惠shí huìpractical benefit, cost-effective
事迹shì jìdeeds, achievements
事件shì jiànincident, event
实力shí lìstrength, power, capability
势力shì lìforce, power, influence
视力shì lìeyesight, vision
使命shǐ mìngmission, assignment, task
实施shí shīto implement, to carry out
失事shī shìto crash, to have an accident
实事求是shí shì qiú shìseek truth from facts; be practical and realistic
事态shì tàistate of affairs, situation
尸体shī tǐcorpse, dead body
事务shì wùaffairs, business, duties
失误shī wùmistake, error, slip-up
事项shì xiàngmatter, item, issue
事业shì yècareer; undertaking; enterprise
实质shí zhìessence, substance
失踪shī zōngto disappear, to go missing
十足shí zúpure, one hundred percent, complete
守护shǒu hùto guard, to protect
受罪shòu zuìto suffer, to endure hardship
书法shū fǎcalligraphy
书籍shū jíbooks, literature
书记shū jìsecretary, clerk, high-ranking official
书面shū miànwritten form
双胞胎shuāng bāo tāitwins
司法sī fǎjudiciary, justice, judicial
司令sī lìngcommander, commanding officer
寺庙sì miàotemple, monastery
思念sī niànto miss, to long for, to think of
思索sī suǒto ponder, to contemplate
思维sī wéithinking, thought
四肢sì zhīlimbs, arms and legs
俗话sú huàcommon saying, proverb
塑造sù zàoto mold, to shape, to create (an image)
岁月suì yuèyears, time, period
T37
塌tāto collapse, to cave in
塔tǎpagoda, tower
台风tái fēngtyphoon
太空tài kōngouter space, cosmic
坦白tǎn báifrank, candid; to confess
叹气tàn qìto sigh
弹性tán xìngelasticity, flexibility
倘若tǎng ruòif; supposing that; in case
题材tí cáitheme, subject matter, topic
体裁tǐ cáiliterary genre, form
体积tǐ jīvolume, dimensions
体谅tǐ liàngto understand, to show consideration
体面tǐ miàndignity, decency; decent, respectable
体系tǐ xìsystem, structure
天才tiān cáigenius, talent
天赋tiān fùinnate talent, natural gift
天伦之乐tiān lún zhī lèfamily happiness, joys of family life
天生tiān shēnginnate, inborn, natural
天堂tiān tángheaven, paradise
天文tiān wénastronomy, celestial bodies
停泊tíng bóto anchor; to berth; to dock
停顿tíng dùnto pause; to stop; a halt
停滞tíng zhìstagnation, standstill
亭子tíng zipavilion, gazebo
同胞tóng bāocompatriot, fellow countryman
同志tóng zhìcomrade; (colloquial) gay
图案tú ànpattern, design, ornament
徒弟tú dìapprentice, disciple
土壤tǔ rǎngsoil, earth
团结tuán jiéto unite; unity; solidarity
团体tuán tǐgroup, organization, team
团圆tuán yuánreunion (of family members)
吞吞吐吐tūn tūn tǔ tǔto hem and haw, to mumble
妥当tuǒ dàngproper, appropriate, suitable
唾弃tuò qìto despise, to reject with contempt
妥善tuǒ shànproper, appropriate, well-arranged
妥协tuǒ xiéto compromise
W33
哇wāwow! whoa! (sound of crying)
娃娃wá wababy; doll
外表wài biǎoappearance, exterior
外行wài hánglayman, amateur, non-expert
外界wài jièoutside world, external environment
外向wài xiàngoutgoing, extroverted
丸wánpill, ball, pellet
完备wán bèicomplete, perfect, comprehensive
完毕wán bìto finish, to complete
万分wàn fēnextremely, exceedingly
惋惜wǎn xīto regret, to feel sorry
往常wǎng chángusually, always; in the past
往事wǎng shìpast events, bygone days
妄想wàng xiǎngdelusion, fantasy, wishful thinking
微不足道wēi bù zú dàoinsignificant, negligible, not worth mentioning
唯独wéi dúonly; alone
威风wēi fēngawe-inspiring majesty, imposing manner
微观wēi guānmicroscopic, micro-
危机wēi jīcrisis
威力wēi lìpower, might, force
为难wéi nánto put someone in a difficult position; to cause trouble
为期wéi qīfor a period of, to last
委托wěi tuōto entrust, to commission
威望wēi wàngprestige, authority
威信wēi xìnprestige and trust
卫星wèi xīngsatellite
委员wěi yuáncommittee member, delegate
伪造wěi zàoto forge, to counterfeit, to falsify
务必wù bìmust, be sure to
无比wú bǐincomparable, matchless
乌黑wū hēijet-black, pitch-black
侮辱wǔ rǔto insult, to humiliate
务实wùshípragmatic, practical
X69
媳妇xí fudaughter-in-law, son's wife
习俗xí súcustoms, traditions
喜闻乐见xǐ wén lè jiànbeloved, popular, widely enjoyed
夕阳xī yángsetting sun, sunset
喜悦xǐ yuèjoy, delight
峡谷xiá gǔcanyon, gorge
下属xià shǔsubordinate
嫌xiánto dislike, to suspect
弦xiánbowstring; string; chord
宪法xiàn fǎconstitution
先进xiān jìnadvanced, progressive
嫌疑xián yísuspect; suspicion
巷xiànglane, alley
向导xiàng dǎoguide, tour guide
向来xiàng láialways, never (before negation)
响亮xiǎng liàngloud and clear, resonant
向往xiàng wǎngto yearn for, to aspire to
相应xiāng yìngcorresponding, appropriate
响应xiǎng yìngto respond; to support; response
乡镇xiāng zhèntownship, small town
削xiāo / xuēto peel, to scrape, to whittle
小心翼翼xiǎo xīn yì yìwith great care, cautiously
屑xièscraps, crumbs, shavings
协会xié huìassociation, society
协商xié shāngto consult, to negotiate
协调xié tiáoto coordinate, to harmonize
协议xié yìagreement, protocol
协助xié zhùto assist, to help
心得xīn déinsights, knowledge, skills gained
心甘情愿xīn gān qíng yuànwillingly, gladly, of one's own free will
信赖xìn làito trust, to rely on someone
心灵xīn língheart, soul, mind
信念xìn niànbelief, conviction
心态xīn tàimindset, mental attitude
心疼xīn téngto love dearly; to feel heartache for
心血xīn xuèheart's blood, painstaking effort
心眼儿xīn yǎn rheart, intentions, mind
信仰xìn yǎngfaith, belief, to believe in
信誉xìn yùreputation, credit, trustworthiness
性感xìng gǎnsexy
兴高采烈xìng gāo cǎi lièexuberant, jubilant, elated
兴隆xīng lóngprosperous, thriving
性命xìng mìnglife (often in a serious or vital context)
性能xìng néngperformance, capability
刑事xíng shìcriminal case
形态xíng tàiform; shape; morphology
兴旺xīng wàngprosperous, thriving, flourishing
兴致勃勃xìng zhì bó bófull of enthusiasm, with great interest
凶恶xiōng èfierce, ferocious, vicious
凶手xiōng shǒumurderer, criminal
修复xiū fùto repair, to restore
修建xiū jiànto build, to construct
嗅觉xiù juésense of smell, olfactory sense
修养xiū yǎngself-cultivation, refinement
序言xù yánpreface, introduction
悬挂xuán guàto hang, to suspend
喧哗xuān huáto make noise, uproar
悬念xuán niànsuspense, cliffhanger
宣誓xuān shìto swear an oath, to pledge
悬殊xuán shūwide gap, great disparity
悬崖峭壁xuán yá qiào bìsteep cliff, precipice
宣扬xuān yángto publicize, to propagate
削弱xuē ruòto weaken, to undermine
学说xué shuōtheory, doctrine
学位xué wèiacademic degree
循环xún huáncycle; circulation; loop
巡逻xún luóto patrol, patrol
寻觅xún mìto search for, to seek
循序渐进xún xù jiàn jìnto progress step by step
Y73
亚军yà jūnrunner-up, second place
压迫yā pòto oppress, to suppress
压岁钱yā suì qiánlucky money (New Year gift in red envelope)
压缩yā suōto compress, to reduce
压抑yā yìto suppress, to repress
压榨yā zhàto press; to squeeze; to exploit
压制yā zhìto suppress, to repress
严寒yán hánsevere cold, bitter cold
严禁yán jìnstrictly prohibited
严峻yán jùnsevere; grim; stern
严厉yán lìstrict, severe
严密yán mìtight, meticulous, rigorous
延期yán qīto postpone, to extend a deadline
延伸yán shēnto extend, to stretch
眼神yǎn shénexpression in the eyes, gaze
岩石yán shírock
掩饰yǎn shìto conceal, to cover up
厌恶yàn wùto detest, to loathe
延续yán xùto continue, to last
亦yìalso, too; and
以便yǐ biànso that, in order to
异常yì chángabnormal, unusual
一度yí dùonce, at one time, formerly
一帆风顺yì fān fēng shùnsmooth sailing, everything goes smoothly
一贯yí guànconsistent, systematic
依旧yī jiùstill, as before
依据yī jùbasis, according to, based on
一举两得yì jǔ liǎng déto kill two birds with one stone
依赖yī làito rely on, to depend on
以免yǐ miǎnin order to avoid, so as not to
一目了然yí mù liǎo ránclear at a glance; obvious
仪器yí qìinstrument, apparatus
一如既往yì rú jì wǎngas always, as usual
仪式yí shìceremony, ritual
遗失yí shīto lose, to misplace
意识yì shíconsciousness; to be aware
一丝不苟yì sī bù gǒumeticulous, scrupulous
依托yī tuōto rely on, to depend on
以往yǐ wǎngthe past, former times
一向yí xiàngalways, usually, all along
意向yì xiàngintention, aspiration
以致yǐ zhìso that, with the result that
以至yǐ zhìto the extent that, and even
引导yǐn dǎoto guide, to lead
引擎yǐn qíngengine, motor
引用yǐn yòngto quote, to cite
应酬yìng chouto entertain guests; social engagement
婴儿yīng érbaby, infant
应邀yìng yāoto accept an invitation
庸俗yōng súvulgar, philistine
勇于yǒng yúto be brave in, to dare to
优胜劣汰yōu shèng liè tàisurvival of the fittest
优先yōu xiānpriority, preferential
优异yōu yìexcellent, outstanding
忧郁yōu yùmelancholy, depression, gloom
优越yōu yuèsuperiority, advantage
幼稚yòu zhìchildish, naive
与日俱增yǔ rì jù zēngto increase day by day
寓言yù yánfable; allegory
宇宙yǔ zhòuuniverse, cosmos
原告yuán gàoplaintiff
原理yuán lǐprinciple, fundamental theory
园林yuán língarden, park (landscaped)
圆满yuán mǎncomplete, satisfactory, perfect
原始yuán shǐprimitive, original
元首yuán shǒuhead of state
元素yuán sùelement, fundamental component
冤枉yuān wangto be wronged; unjust accusation
原先yuán xiānoriginal, former, previously
元宵节yuán xiāo jiéLantern Festival
岳母yuè mǔmother-in-law (wife's mother)
乐谱yuè pǔmusical score, sheet music
孕育yùn yùto be pregnant with; to give birth to; to nurture
Z86
咋zǎhow?, in what way?
砸záto smash, to fail
宰zǎito slaughter; to rip off
再接再厉zài jiē zài lìto make persistent efforts; to keep pushing forward
在意zài yìto care about, to mind
噪音zào yīnnoise, disturbance
增添zēng tiānto add, to increase
债券zhài quànbond, debenture
占据zhàn jùto occupy, to seize
占领zhàn lǐngto occupy, to capture
展示zhǎn shìto demonstrate, to show, to display
展望zhǎn wàngto look ahead; prospect; outlook
展现zhǎn xiànto display, to reveal, to unfold
崭新zhǎn xīnbrand new, completely new
帐篷zhàng pengtent
侦探zhēn tàndetective, investigator
争端zhēng duāndispute, conflict
争夺zhēng duóto contend for, to vie for
征服zhēng fúto conquer, to subdue
争气zhēng qìto strive for success, to bring credit to
征收zhēng shōuto levy, to collect (taxes)
争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòuto strive to be first and fear falling behind
争议zhēng yìdispute, controversy
正义zhèng yìjustice, righteousness
值班zhí bānto be on duty
制裁zhì cáisanctions
制服zhì fúuniform
志气zhì qìaspiration, ambition, willpower
制约zhì yuēto restrict, to constrain, to condition
制止zhì zhǐto stop, to prevent, to put an end to
侄子zhí zinephew
制订zhìdìngto formulate, to draw up
忠诚zhōng chéngloyalty, faithfulness
中断zhōng duànto interrupt, to suspend
中立zhōng lìneutral; neutrality
忠实zhōng shíloyal, faithful, truthful
众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhīas everyone knows; it is well known that
中央zhōng yāngcenter; central authority
舟zhōuboat, small vessel
州zhōustate; prefecture; province
粥zhōuporridge, congee
周边zhōu biānsurroundings, periphery
周密zhōu mìthorough, meticulous, comprehensive
周年zhōu niánanniversary
周期zhōu qīperiod, cycle
周折zhōu zhécomplication, difficulty, twists and turns
周转zhōu zhuǎnturnover, circulation
主办zhǔ bànto host, to organize
主导zhǔ dǎoleading, dominant, to lead
嘱咐zhǔ fùto urge, to entrust
主管zhǔ guǎnto be in charge, responsible for
助理zhù lǐassistant, aide
主流zhǔ liúmainstream, main current
主权zhǔ quánsovereignty
助手zhù shǒuassistant, helper
主义zhǔ yìdoctrine, -ism (suffix)
住宅zhù zháiresidence, dwelling
专长zhuān chángspecialty, expertise
专程zhuān chéngspecially, specifically (for a purpose)
传记zhuàn jìbiography
专利zhuān lìpatent, monopoly
专题zhuān tíspecial topic
幢zhuàngmeasure word for buildings
壮观zhuàng guānmagnificent, spectacular
庄稼zhuāng jiacrops, grain
壮丽zhuàng lìmagnificent, splendid
壮烈zhuàng lièheroic, valiant
庄严zhuāng yánsolemn, majestic, dignified
庄重zhuāng zhòngsolemn, dignified, serious
坠zhuìto fall, to hang down
准则zhǔn zécriterion, norm, rule
卓越zhuó yuèoutstanding, excellent, superb
子弹zǐ dànbullet, cartridge
姿态zī tàiposture, manner, attitude
总而言之zǒng ér yán zhīin summary, in a word
总和zǒng hésum, total
宗教zōng jiàoreligion
宗旨zōng zhǐpurpose, guiding principle
嘴唇zuǐ chúnlips
尊严zūn yándignity, prestige
作弊zuò bìto cheat (on an exam)
作废zuò fèito cancel, to invalidate, to become void
作风zuò fēngwork style, manners
作息zuò xīwork and rest, daily routine
座右铭zuò yòu míngmotto, personal maxim
做主zuò zhǔto be in charge, to decide

List updated 10 October 2026

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