The most common Chinese characters in order of frequency

Seq.num.

Character

Pronunciations and explanations [de] <grammatical particle marking genitive as well as simple and composed adjectives>; w de my; g ode high, tall; shde that's it, that's right; ... sh...de one who...; .T sh shu Hny de. He is one who speaks Chinese. [d] md goal [d] true, real; dqu certainly [y ] one, a little; d-y first, primary; kny kn have a (quick) look at [y] (used before tone #4); y g rn one person; ydng certain; yyng same; yyu January [y] (used before tones #2 and #3); ydi nr a little; yxi some {Compare with (F ) y o, which also means "one"} [sh] to be, ? shbush? is (it) or is (it) not?; whether or not, is (it) or is (it) not? [b] not [b] (used before tone #4); b sh isn't shf u

(A

3 4

[le] <verb particle marking a new situation or a completed action>; ! N lile! You have come! ! W lile! I've gotten tired! ! N h ole! That's OK (now)! . W zh q ngle y wi kren. I invited only one guest. [li o] end, finish, settle, dispose of, know clearly, to be able, (= li oji ) understand, comprehend; li olia clearly understand, settle (a debt/etc.), to be intelligent; li ole to be over/ended/finnish/settled; ! N mi bli o! You will not be able to sell (it)! [lio] (= lia) to survey/watch {Compare with z child} [rn] person; anybody here? {Compare with rnli humankind; r enter} ? y u rn ma? Is there

[w ] I, me, my; {Compare with 8 [zi] at;

w men we, us zh o seek} cnzi exist

xinzi now;

[y u] have, there is; miy u haven't, there isn't; ? Y umiy u? Is there or isn't there? Have (you) or haven't (you)?; y ude some [yu] (= yu) again, both... and... [t ] he, him, his, (she, her, it, its), (= qt ) other [tu ] (in classical texts) someone else, something else (F ) [zh] this; zhr here [zhi] this (before classifier) [zh ng] middle, in; [zhng] hit (a target) Zh nggu China dji

10 11 12

13

[d] big; ? du d? how large?; dxi o size; everybody [di] difu doctor {Compare with ti very and m tree} (F )

14

[li] come; yunli originally, as a matter of fact; linin coming/next year(s) [lai] (when used as a verb complement); q lai get up [shng] above, on, over, top, (go) up, last, previous [sh ng] sh ngsh ng 3rd tone in Mandarin [shang] (when used as a verb complement) {Compare with xi under}

15

16

(F

[gu] (= guji ) country, state, nation, <family name>; Zh nggu China; M igu USA [g] <general and non-specific classifier>; grnzhy personal homepage ) [g ] zg oneself [do] to, towards, until, arrive, reach grn personal;

17 18 19 20 21

(F

(F (F (F

) ) )

[shu ] explain, scold, refer to, (= shu hu) speak, say; yushu persuade [shu] try to persuade; yushu lobbying [men] <pluralizing suffix for pronouns and nouns referring to persons>; w men we; rnmen people, persons [wi] for, for the sake of, in order to, in this connection [wi] do, act, act as, be, become; rnwi think or believe that...;

y wi think or believe erroneously that... {Compare with bn do} 22 [z ] child, son; z n sons and daughters; [zi] (noun suffix); zhu zi table {Compare with le <particle>} rzi son

23

[h] together, with, (F ) harmony, gentle, mild, kind, <family name>; hpng peace [H] Japan [huo] nu nhuo nice and warm [h] join in singing, compose a poem in reply [hu] mix with water [hu] mix, blend [h] complete a set in Mahjong [n ] (Alternative feminine form: (plural) n ) you, your; n men you

24

25

[d] earth, ground, soil, place, position, distance; dzh the Twelve Terrestrial Branches [de] <adverbial particle: descripion + + verb>, ~ly; kuide z u walk quickly [ch ] go out, come out, in direction out from something, emit, issue, prouce; ch xin appear, emerge, (F ) <classifier for operas and plays> [do] way, path, channel, way, say, a streak (of light), doctrine, <classifier for rivers, topics, etc.>, (= Dojio) Taoism; zh dao know [d o] (= d o) lead; = l ngd o leader [y ] also, as well; (F ) y x perhaps shji n, = shhou) time, (=

26

27

28 29 30

[sh] period, season, (= xi osh) hour

[nin] year, <family name>; j nnin this year; mngnin next year; qnin last year; zh ngnin middle age [de] <adverbial particle: verb + walk quickly [d] get, reach, achieve [d i] should + descripion>; z ude kui

31

32

[ji] just, simply, right away; jiyo about to (do something); ! Zh jish w ! This is simply me!; . T jiyo q. He is about to leave.

33

[n] that [ni] that (before classifier) [nu] chnnu deep meditation [nu] wnu helpless, unfortunately [n ] (= n ) what? [n i] (= n i before classifier) which? [yo] want, will, shall, need, important, essential; fundamental [y o] y oqi demand zh yo main,

34 35 36 37 38 39 (F )

[xi] below, under, (go) down, next (as opposed to previous/last) {Compare with shng above} [y ] use, take, according to, because of, in order to; k y OK, may; su y so, therefore, as a result; y wi beyond, except [sh ng] give birth, life; xi nsheng mister, gentleman, Sir

[hu] can, able, meet, meeting, society, union, party [kui] kuij accounting [hu ] hur moment [z] from, since, (= zj ) self; zrn nature {Compare with m eye and bi white}

40

(F

[zhe] <verb particle marking a continuing progress/state> [zho] touch [zhu] wear clothes, dress, touch [zh o] put in, add, (F ) make move in chess, trick, decieve [q] go, leave, depart (opposite of [zh ] <subordinator similar to li)

41 42

de>, it (in classical texts)

43

(F

[gu] pass, cross, go by, exceed, <verb particle marking that someone has had the experience of doing something, that it has happened at least once>; gu m l cross the street; . w qguo Zh nggu li ng c. I have gone to China twice. [ji ] home, house, family; guji nation; dji everybody [jie] zh ngti njie all day long; ji l (at) home, (in the) family

44 45 46

(F (F

) )

[xu] study, learn; xuxio school; {Compare with z written character}

xusheng student dubuq

[du] correct, answer, treat, agree, mutual, pair; excuse me

47

[k ] ~able, (= k y ) may, can, (= k sh) but, however; k 'i loveable, cute; k 'nng possible, probable, maybe; k k uk l Coca Cola [k] khn khan [t ] she, her [l ] neighbourhood, half kilometer, <family name>, (F , ) in, inside, lining; ? n li? where?; nli there; zhli here [hu] queen, (F ) after, behind, <family name>; day after tomorrow [xi o] small; dxi o size huti n the

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[me/mo] (F , ) (interrogative suffix) ? shnme? what?; ? wishnme? why? ! mi shnme! It doesn't matter!, Never mind!; ? z nme? how? [y o] (S ) youngest, one (e.g. in bus/house/phone numbers) [x n] heart; xi ox n be careful; zh ngx n center [du ] many, much, more; how many/much? x nl psychology, mentality; du sh o

53 54

du d how large?;

55

[ti n] sky, heaven, god, day, (= ti nk ng) sky; ti nq weather { ti ng n the Ten Heavenly Stems: ji y -b ng-d ng-w-j -g ng-x n-rn-gu (these characters are sometimes used as ordinal numbers} {Compare with f man and w without} [r] (= rqi ) and, furthermore, (= rn'r) yet, even so k 'nng

56 57 58 59 60 61 (F )

[nng] can, be able; maybe

nnggu be capable of;

[h o] good, good to..., easy to...; ! N h o! Hello! [ho] to like [h o] h oh or in perfectly good condition [d u] all [d ] (= sh ud ) capital city h rn

[rn] right, correct, so, like that; su rn although; suddenly; d ngrn of course; zrn nature

[mi] (= miy u) haven't, there isn't; ? Y umiy u? Is there or isn't there? Have (you) or haven't (you)?

[m] sink, overflow, disappear, confiscate 62 63 64 65 66 (F ) [r] sun, (= rzi) day; {Compare with yu say, rj diary; rgu ng sunlight m eye and g n sweet}

[y] <family name>, (F ) in, at, for, to, from, by, than {Compare with qi n thousand and g n stem} [q ] rise, start; q lai get up; dubuq excuse me [qi] (when used as a verb complement) [hi] still, yet [hun] return, give back [f ] (F ) deliver, utter, express, shoot, emit, develop, expand [f] (F ) hair [fa] (F ) tufa hair [chng] (= chngwi, = chngg ng succeed; fulfill; chngy idiom binchng) become, <family name>; wnchng accomplish, complete,

67 68

[sh] matter, affair, thing, event, accident, job, responsibility; shqing situation [zh ] only, just, merely, <classifier implying "one of a pair", animals, vessels, utensils, etc.>; y zh m o a cat [zh ] (F ) single, one, only {Compare with xi ng brother} [zu] do, make; g ngzu work; zuy homework [zu] zujian spoil, waste, humiliate, insult [zu ] do [d ng] (F [dng] (F as ) serve as, (F ) ding-dong ) proper, right, equal, (= dngzu) treat as, regard

69

(F

70

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[xi ng] think, feel, consider, want, remember [kn] see, look at, read, think, consider [k n] look after, tend; k nsh u guard [wn] language, literature, <family name>; Zh ngwn Chinese (written) language (F (F ) ) wnhu culture;

[w] without, nothingness, have not [m] nnm <Sanskrit> to give oneself totally to {Compare with ti n heaven} [k i] open; k ish begin d k i open, unfold [kai] (when used as a verb complement)

{Compare with 77 78 79 (A )

bng combine}

[sh u] hand, a person skilled in something; hu sh u wave; p ish u clap; wsh u shake/clasp hands {Compare with mo hair} [sh] ten; shs n thirteen; w sh fifty; shyu October

[yng] use; h oyng useful; sh yng use, apply {Compare with shu i swing}

byng there's no need;

80

[zh ] lord, master, host, god, (= zh yo) main, primary; zh y doctrine, ~ism; zhy homepage {Compare with wng king} [xng] go, OK; xngdng action, operation, move, get about, act [hng] line; ynhng bank; hngy profession [hng] shhngzi rows of trees [hng] (phonetic radical) [f ng] side, square; dfang place; {Compare with wn ten thousand} [yu] again, both... and... [r] like, as, as if, (= rgu ) if; rc like this the day before su y u all; csu f ngmin aspect

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[qin] in front, previous, ago, former, first; yesterday [su ] place; toilet su y so, therefore;

[b n] basis, origin, edition, <classifier for books, periodicals, files, etc.>; b nrn I, me, myself; Rb n Japan {Compare with m tree} [jin] appear to be, meet with, call on, (= idea, view, opinion; t ngjin hear [xin] show, appear, become visible {Compare with bi shellfish} knjian) see; yjian

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(F

89

(F

[j ng] longitude (both geographic and in Chinese medecin), scripture, constant, regular, <family name>, deal with, (= j ngj) manage (a business); y jing already; j nggu pass, go through; j ngyn experience; j ngyu via, by way of; j ngchng frequent, daily; Yj ng Book of Changes; [tu] head, top, first, <classifier for livestock, garlic, etc.>; hair tufa

90

(F

[tou] 91

shtou stone ) wheat

[min] face, surface, <classifier for mirrors, flags, etc.>, (F flour, (= mintio) noodle; minb o bread

92

[g ng] public, official; g ngl kilometer; bngg ngsh office; g ngs company; g nggng public, communal, common; g nggngqch (public) bus; L g ng (honorable and old) Mr Li [tng] same, with; tngzh comrade [tng] (F ) htng lane (A ) [s n] three; d-s n shji 3rd World; s nyu March

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[y ] stop, cease, end, (= y j ng) already {Compare with j self, which is "open" on the left side} [l o] old, venerable, outdated; l osh teacher; l o Zh ng old Zhang = dear (friend) Mr Zhang [cng] from, through, join, follower, secondary [c ng] h ic ngc ng murky [dng] move, change, arouce; activity; yndng sports dngw animal; hudng l oh tiger;

[li ng] two (before classifier), 50 grams [chng] long, lasting, length [zh ng] grow up, chief, head, older, elder [zh ] realize, sense, inform, tell, (= zh dao) know; zh shi knowledge [zh] (= zh) wit, (= zhhu) wisdom, (= zhl) intellect [mn] (= rnmn) people, <family name>; democracy [yng] appearance, shape, form, manner; z nmeyng how? in what way? [xin] show, appear, current; xindi modern xinzi now; m nzh zhyng like this; f xin discover;

[f n] divide, fraction, minute, cent; 5% [fn] limits of rights or duty (F ) [ji ng] shall; ji ngli future [jing] general, a piece in Chinese chess

b if nzh w = 5/100 =

mjing mahjongg

[wi] outside, outer, other, foreign, beyond, relative on ones

mother's/sisters/wife's side; wis n daugthers son; wigurn foreigner; ywi unexpected {Compare with ch place} 108 109 110 [dn] (= dnsh) but, still, nevertheless, however, yet

[sh n] life, incarnation, <classifier for suits of clothing>, (= sh nt ) body; q nsh n in person, personally [xi ] some, <classifier for plural or indefinite/small amount>; yxi a number of, some; zhxi rn these people [y ] give, offer, help, support, and [y] c ny participate in [y] <interrogative/esclamative particle> {Compare with xi write} [g o] high, tall, loud, <polite> your, <family name>; tg o improve; g oxng happy; g ojin <polite> your opinion/idea [y] (= desire; (F ) ysi, = yy) meaning, idea, (= yt intention; yjian opinion; yunyi) wish, Ydl Italy jnb progress

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(F

112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 (A ) (F )

[jn] enter, go forward, recieve, drink, eat, submit;

[b ] grasp, hold, handle, <classifier for things with handles, handfuls, chairs, etc.> [b] bzi, br handle [f ] (= f l ) law, (= bnf ) method; zhyng) like this; shsh fact; F gu France c d (= zhl )

[c ] this; rc (= here, at this place [sh] solid, true, real; shzi really

shjshang actually;

[hu] circle, return, reply, turns, times, chapter, Muslim, Hui (ethnic minority), <classifier for chapters, times, etc.>; huli come back; huq go back; hud answer [r] two; ryu February gu nl manage; x nl

[l ] principle; l ln theory; psychology, mentality

(F )

[m i] (= meil) beautiful, (= h o) good, (= m id) virtue, <family name>; M igu USA; m iyun US$ m iji artist [di n] a drop (of liquid), dot, decimal point, a little, a bit, appoint time, select, choose, order food/drink, <classifier for small amounts>,

(= di nhu ) light a fire; one's head 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 (F ) (F (F ) ) [yu] month, (= yuliang, =

ydi nr a little; yuqi) moon

di ntu nod

[mng] bright, clear, distinct, next (day or year), <family name>; mngbai clear, understand; mngti n tomorrow [q] its, that, such, they, them; [j ] anniversary [zh ng] kind, sort, breed, race [zhng] to plant, cultivate [sh ng] voice, declaration, (= sh ngy n) sound, <classifier for sounds>; sh ngmng reputation, fame, statement, declaration [qun] whole, entire, total, complete, <family name>; completely; nqun safety [g ng] (= g ngzu) work, job; g ngrn worker wnqun qt other; yuq especially

[j ] (= zj ) self {Compare with y already, which is "closed" on the left side} [hu] speech, word, language, dialect, (= shu hu) talk, speak [huo] bihuo = bihu vernacular, empty talk [r] child; rzi son; n 'r daughter [r] (noun suffix); zhr here; nr there [rn] (when referring to the radical) {Compare with xi ng brother, j table, y moment} [zh ] one who...; pacifist zuzh author; hpngzh yzh

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(F

134 135 136 137 138 139

[xing] take somebody's part, to, towards, all along, allways, <family name>, (F ) direction, towards, (F ) formerly, previously; xingzh formerly, once upon a time [qng] sensibility, (= g nqng) feeling, emotion; iqng love

[b] (= bfen) part, section, unit, <classifier for film, large books, machines, etc.>, (= bdu) troops, army; x b western part; qunb entire [zhng] right, straight, upright, correct [zh ng] zh ngyu, x nzh ng the 1st month of lunar year [mng] (= mngzi) name, personal name, reputation, famous, <classifier for persons with professional or prominent social identities, e.g. students, doctors, soldiers, workers>; zhmng

famous; 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 (F (F ) ) (F )

mngc noun judng) decide;

[dng] fix, settle, calm, stable, subscribe, (= ydng definite [n ] female, (= n rn, = fn ) woman

[wn] ask, examine;

wnt question, problem;

f ngwn visit lliang) f ij aircraft

[l] (= nngl) energy, vitality, <family name>, (= strength, force [j ] (= j qi) machine; sh uy nj radio;

[g i] give, give to, for, for the benefit of; sngg i send/present to [j ] give, supply, provide, (= g ngj ) provide [d ng] equal, class, wait, and so on, etc. [j ] small table, (F ) j h almost [j ] (F ) how many?, a few, (used in numerals) {Compare with r child} [h n] very, quite; bad at all! h nh o very good; ! h n bcu! not

(F

[y] line of business, trade, occupation, profession, course of study, engage in, <family name>; sh ngy commerce; g ngy industry; zuy homework [zu] most, marking for superlative; zu x huan favorite zujn recently/soon;

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(F

[ji n] room, between, locality, within given time or space, <classifier for rooms> [jin] gap, interval [g n] bn'g nbg neither this nor that, inexplicit, equivocal, mediocre [x n] new, renew; chngx n again; x nwn news

152 153 (F )

[shn] [sh] (=

shnme what? sh) ten

154

[d ] strike, hit, get, play, (generalized verb with specific meaning determined by its object); d suan plan, intend; d k i open, unfold; d j strike, hitt, attack, assault [d] dozen

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[bin] (= f ngbin) convenient [pin] pinyi cheap {Compare with sh send and gng more} [wi] place, location, position, <polite classifier for people> [y n] cause, (= y nwi) because, (= yuny n) reason chnzhng)

[zhng] weight, considerable in amount/value, (= heavy, weighty, (= zhngyo) important [chng] again

159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 (F ) (F (A ) )

[bi] quilt, cover (with), by (indicates passive voice) [p ] p f = bif bedding and clothing, something one hangs on to [z u] go, walk, leave [din] (= sh ndin) (flash of) lightning, (= dinhu phone; dinn o computer [s] four; szh u all around; dinq) electricity;

syu April d-s n shji 3rd World;

[d] indicating ordinal number, ~th; d-y c 1st time (F )

[mn] door, gate, family, house, valve, switch, <family name>, <classifier for courses, braches of science, etc.>; mnk u doorway; bmn department; mnlng doorbell [xi ng] each other, mutual, mode, phase, <family name> [xing] look at, appearance, photo [c] occurence, time, second, inferior, number of times; twice [d ng] master, owner, <family name> (= d ngf ng) east; d ngb i northeast; d ngxi thing, creature {Compare with ch vehicle} [zhng] (= government zhngzh) politics, political affairs, (= h iyng, = zhngf ) dh i) li ng c

[h i] sea, big lake, <family name>, (= sea, ocean

[k u] mouth, opening, entrance, hole, cut, <classifier for mouthfuls, people, wells, etc.>; mnk u doorway; rnk u population [sh ] make, cause to (do), send (as envoy), (= apply {Compare with l and bin official} sh yng) use,

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[ji o] teach; . Wng l osh ji o shxu. Teacher Wang teaches math. [jio] cause, ask to, teach; jiosh teacher, instructor; jioy education [x ] west, western; d ngxi thing; x b i northwest

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[zi] again, once more;

zijin goodbye hpng peace;

[png] flat, level, even; shu png level; pngchng ordinary, common, usually {Compare with bn half} [zh n] true, genuine, really {There are two ways of writing this character!} [t ng] listen; (by listening) t ngjin hear;

t ngbud ng don't understand shji) world; ti nqi weather xi ngxn) belive in; B ij ng shj

[sh] generation, <family name>, (= century [q] air, gas, vapor, spirit, vital energy; [xn] letter, message, information, (= xnf ng envelope [b i] north; d ngb i northeast;

[sh o] few, little, less, lack [sho] young; shonin juvenile [gu n] shut, close, turn off, close down, concern, key part; gu nxi connection; gu ny concerning [bng] (F ) combine, merge, (F ) and, equally, truly [b ng] Bng Zh u (Taiyuan in Shanxi) {Compare with k i open} (F ) [ni] inside; {Compare with nirng content ru meat and b ng third} c nji join binhu)

[ji ] add, plus, append, (=

z ngji ) increase;

[hu] convert, melt, dissolve, digest, incinerate, (= change, transform [hu ] (= hu ) spend

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[yu] from, let, (= yuy) due to, (= l yu) cause, reason; zyu freedom {Compare with ji helmet and sh n explain}

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(F

[qu] however, but, yet [di] (= dibi o) represent, (= shdi) generation, period, epoch, <classifier for periods>; xindi modern (times); shngdi previous generation

(F (F

) )

[j n] army, military, troops [ch n] give birth to, (= product ch nsh ng) produce, (= sh ur income ch np n)

[r] (= jnr) enter, get into; {Compare with rn person}

194 195 196 197 198 (A )

[xi n] first, before, earlier; xi nsheng mister, gentleman, Sir; z xi n = xi nbi ancestor {Compare with sh lose} [sh n] hill, mountain, <family name>; sh nmi mountain range [w ] five; w yu May tiyng sun, sunshine hu sh n volcano;

[ti] great, very, too; titai Madame; {Compare with d big}

[shu ] water, liquid, <family name>; shu png level; shu gu fruit; yoshu liquid medecine {Compare with y ng forever} (F ) [wn] ten thousand, myriad, <family name>; [M] Mq <family name> {Compare with f ng square} [sh] (= [y n] (= (F (F (F ) shch ng) market, (= y njing) eye; wnsu long live

199 200 201 202 203 204 205

chngsh) city, town

y njng glasses

[t ] substance, (= sh nt ) body; jt concrete, specific; t z style of written Chinese, typface, font [t ] t ji (or t j ) intimate, confidential [bi] separate, other, don't, leave, differentiate, <family name> ) [bi] biniu awkward

,
)

[ch] place, part, point, department, office [ch ] deal with, get along with somebody {Compare with wi outside} [z ng] general, overall, always, (= z ngt ng president (of a republic) z ngsh) sum, total;

(FR)

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(F) (F (F (F ) ) )

[ci] talent, only then;

g ngci just now

[ch ng] field, place where people gather, stage, level open ground, country fair, market, <classifier for games, performances etc.> [chng] <classifier for happenings> [sh ] (= l osh ) teacher; sh fu master sh ji clerk; tsh gu n b r efor example

[sh ] book, style of calligraphy; library [b ] compare, contrast; [zh] live (in a place)

b jio relatively;

(F (A

) )

[yun] member. ~ist, ~er; rnyun personnel [ji ] nine; [xio] laugh

w iyunhu committee;

ji yu September

[xng] sex, gender, nature, disposission, ~ness; possibility

k nngxng

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[t ng] communicate, notify, connect, join, know very well, authority, expert, (= t nggu) go through, <classifier for telegrams>, <family name>; ji ot ng traffic; P t ngh Common Speach = Mandarin [tng] <classifier for actions> [m] eye; mqin in front of ones eyes, at present; md goal, purpose, aim; ml catalogue, list, list of contents {Compare with z self and r sun} (F (F ) ) [hu] glory, splendor, magnificent, (= Zh nghu) China [Hu] <family name>; Hu Sh n (mountain in Shaanxi) [bo] (= bogo) report, (= dinbo) telegram [l] stand, erect, vertical; lf ngt cube (F ) bozh ) newspaper, (= lk right away;

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jinl establish;

[m ] horse; m shng right away casual {Compare with w crow} [mng] (= command; sh ngmng) life, fate, destiny; gmng revolution

m mah h careless,

mnglng

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(F

[zh ng] spread, sheet of paper, <classifier for surfaces, tables, postcards, etc.>; j nzh ng tense, nervous [hu] live, alive, living, vivid, save someone's life; life; hudng activity sh nghu

(F

[nn] difficult [nn] disaster [shn] spirit, god; essence j ngshn spirit, mind, consciousness, shxu math

(F

[sh] number, number, figure, fate, plan; [sh ] count, enumerate, list [shu] frequently, repeatedly

[jin] item, correspondence, document, <classifier for articles and items>; tiojin term, condition [ n] still, quiet; fix up nqun safe, secure; npi arrange, plan,

[bi o] show, list, table, form, meter, (F

) (wrist-)watch

[yun] originally, simple, <family name>; yunli original, formerly, as a matter of fact; yuny n cause, reason (F ) [ch ] car, vehicle with wheels, <family name> [j ] (a piece in Chinese chess) {Compare with d ng east} [bi] white; mngbai understand, realize, clear, obvious; biti n daytime; bici cabbage [b] L B = L Bi {Compare with z self and b i hundred} (F ) [y ng] promise, answer, respond, <family name>, (= should, ought to [yng] yngyng apply y ngg i)

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[l] path, way, journey, distance, means, sequence, logic, sort, grade, class, <family name>, (= dol) road [q ] phase, stage, <classifier for issues of periodicals>, (= shq ) time period; b nq schedule, time table; x ngq week; chngq long term [j ] anniversary [jio] cry out, call; [s ] die, death jiozu be called, be known as

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[chng] often, constant, ordinary, <family name>; extremely

f ichng

[t] lift, raise, pick up, carry; tg o improve; tg ng provide [d ] d fang take precautions or be on guard against [g n] (= [j n] (= g nju) feel, (= j nzi) gold, (= g nqng) emotion j nsh ) metals in general rnh any;

[h] what?, where?, how?, <family name>; rh how?; j h geometry

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[gng] more, still/even more, furthermore [g ng] replace, transform, night watch; (= g ngg i) change, alter {Compare with l official and bin convenient} [f n] turn over, return, revolt, (= f nyng reflect [b n] b nb n proper, fitting {Compare with y u friend} f ndu) oppose, combat;

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[h] close, shut, accord with, conform to, be equal to, together, jointly, <classifier for rounds>, (= jih) combine; hzu cooperate [g ] decilitre [fng] put, release, set free, give out, expand, blossom, bloom, lend (money) at interest; ji fng liberate, emancipate [zu] do, act, make, produce, write, compose, <slang> to have sex; jiozu be called, be known as; zuf method, way of doing {Sometimes replaceable with zu do} [x] series, department, faculty, (= xt ng) system, (F ) (= linx) integrate, relate to; gu nxi concern, affect, matter, (Fq) tie, fasten, feel anxious, be concerned [j] (Fq) tie, bind (F ) [j] (= jsun) count, calculate, plot, plan, <family name>; t ngj statistics [hu] (= huzh ) or, (= hux ) perhaps, mayby, (= k nng) probably {Compare with = gu country} [s ] g ngs company, corporation; s lng commander

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[l] (= utilize;

ly) interest, benefit, profit, <family name>; shngl triumph; Ydl Italy ji shu) accept; ynggu ng sunlight;

lyng

[shu] receive, endure, (= unhappy [gu ng] light, merely; glory

nnshu gu ngrng

[wng] king; wnggu kingdom, realm, domain [wng] (rare) rule {Compare with zh lord and y jade} [gu ] fruit, surely, truly, as expected, (= consequence, outcome; rgu if jigu ) result, fqin father;

[q n] close relative, kiss; mqin mother; q nz in person [qng] qngjia relatives by marriage

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[ji] (= jixin) boundary, limit; shji world [g ] b d g have no relation, have nothing to do with [g] bn'g nbg neither this nor that, inexplicit, equivocal, mediocre [j] reach, come up to, and, in, on, to; promptly [j n] now, this; j nti n today y j as well as; jsh

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[j ng] capital city, (= B ij ng) short for Beijing; Nnj ng; D ngj ng Tokyo (or other eastern capital in previous dynasties!) [w] affair, business; service, serve rnwu assignment, task; fw kngzh)

[zh] work out, (= zhd) system, institution, (= control, dominate, (F ) (= zhzo) manufacture

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[ji ] separate, explain, untie, undo, take off, dissolve, <mathematic> solution [Xi] <family name> [ji] jisng send under guard [g] each, every, different, separately; has his merits [g ] zg oneself, by oneself gy uqi nqi each

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[rn] appoint, no matter, serve a position, allow, trust, official post, <classifier for terms of office>; rnwu task; rnh any [Rn] <family name>

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[zh] to, until, extremely, most, arrive, reach; shnzh even (to the point of), so much so that; zhsh o at least [q ng] (= q ngchu) clear; q ngji clean zhw plant; wl

[w] thing, matter; physics

dngw animal;

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[ti] <polite> you, (F ) platform, <classifier for performances, engines, computers, TV-sets, etc.>, (= Tiw n) short for Taiwan, (F ) desk, table, (F ) tif ng typhoon [t i] Ti nt i (in eastern Zhejiang) [xing] appearance, likeness, (= (F (F ) ) dxing) elephant y

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[j] (= jde) remember, (= jl) record {Compare with the "open" radical j self and not the close already}

[bi n] on the side of something, margin, limit, <family name>, (= pngbi n) side; zhbi n over here [gng] share; ygng in all; gngch n communist; g nggng public; gngh republic [f ng] wind [zhn] (= zhnzh ng) war

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[g n] stem; g nsh interfere, intervene, (F ) dry [gn] (F ) do { ti ng n the Ten Heavenly Stems: ji y -b ng-d ng-w-j -g ng-x n-rn-gu (these characters are sometimes used as ordinal numbers} {Compare with qi n thousand and y at} [ji ] connect, (= zhji direct [t ] it, its (F (A ) ) [x ] allow, somewhat, <family name>, (= x du a lot [h ] yh yell in unison, yo-ho-ho [b ] eight; [t] (= B yu August tbi) special, particular; tdi n characteristic y x ) perhaps; ji shu) accept; ji zhe catch, next;

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(F

[ju] perceive [jio] (= shujio) sleep; [wng] look, full moon;

w jio siesta, afternoon nap x wng hope, wish

[zh] straight, directly {Compare with zh n true} [f] (= fw) serve, (= [f] dose [mo] hair {Compare with [ln] (= Guangxi) (F ) sh u hand} Guln (city in tm y fu) clothes

s nln) forest, <family name>;

[t] topic, problem, inscribe; title [jin] construct, establish; [nn] south; [n ] n m

wnt question, problem; jiny suggest

x nn southwest Sanskrit to give oneself totally to

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[d] degree, extent, unit (kWh, angle, temperature, etc.), <classifier for units of measurement, occasions, times, etc.>; zhd system, institution [du] c idu surmise (F ) [t ng] order, unite, (= xt ng) system; t ngzh rule, dominate; t ngy together, unify, unite, integrate [s] (= yns) colour; expression [sh i] colour li ns complexion, look, facial

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[z] written character; Hnz Chinese character; name; t z style of written Chinese, typface, font {Compare qith xu study} [q ng] please, request, invite; [ji o] join; [i] (= ji ot ng traffic; iqng) love; q ngqi ask, request ji ohun exchange

mngzi

irn spouse, lover

[rng] let, allow [rn] (= rnwi) consider, (= rnshi) recognize

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[sun] (= jsun) count, calculate, compute; never mind [ln] theory [Ln] Lny The Confucian Analects [b i] hundred [b] ch obz ng express/cover everything {Compare with bi white} [ch ] eat [q ] q q <the sound of giggling> [y] justice, (= [k ] department; [z n] (= yy) meaning; k xu science; zh y ~ism

sunle forget it,

wik surgery

z nme) how?

[yun] first, primary, dollar [sh] club, organized body, (= shhu) society

[sh] skill, (= ysh) art; jsh technique [zh] zhji medicinal wine [ji] tie; jigu result; [ji ] bear fruit jih n marry

[li] six; liyu June ) {Compare with xng prosper} [g ng] achievement; chngg ng succeed; (duration), time (when), skill, art, work [zh ] point, (= [s ] (= [si] [s i] zh tou) finger, toe; g ngfu time

zh jia finger nail

s xi ng) thought ysi meaning ys i richly bearded f ichng unusually, extraordinary, special, very, dinli electric current; m iti n every day q ngnin youth; ji oli to

[f i] not, non-; extremely

[li] to flow, stream; exchange, alternate [m i] every, each;

[q ng] nature's colour blue/green/black...; q ngw frog

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[gu n] tube, (= gu nl ) manage, supervise; matter, regardless of [f ] man, (= zhngfu) husband; difu doctor [f] (formal) this/that (person) {Compare with ti n heaven and (F (F (F (F ) ) ) ) [lin] connect, including; continuous [yu n] far [z ] money, expenses; invest [du] team, (= z b nzh y capitalism; duw ) troops

bgu n no

g ngfu time, duration, skill;

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sh lose} linx

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linmng right away;

tuz

bdu) army, (=

[g n] heel, follow, with, and (F ) [di] belt, zone, carry, bring, take [hu ] flower, spend; [kui] fast, sharp, (= (F ) hu sh ng peanut kuil, = ykui) happy

[tio] twig, strip, item, <classifier for dogs, snakes, dragons, etc.>; tiojin condition, term [yun] courtyard; f yun court xuyun college; binchng become; y yun hospital; binhu variation;

(F (F

) )

[bin] change; g ibin alter [lin] unite, join; [yn] words;

linx integrate, relate, link, get in touch with y yn language, speech, word

(F

[qun] right, power [w ng] to, toward; w ngw ng often

[zh n] expand, spread out, <family name>; f zh n develop, expand, grow; zh nl n exhibit, show, display (F (F ) ) [g i] (= y ngg i) should l ngd o, l ngxi leader; b nl ng

[l ng] to lead, collar; ability

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(F

[chun] pass, pass on; chunt ng tradition [zhun] Confucian classic [jn] near; fjn vicinity; zujn recently, lately, soon lix to study

[li] remain, stay, (= b oli) keep, reserve; abroad; yli hand down; j li arrest (F ) [hng] (= [g ng]

hngs) red; D ngf nghng The East is Red n g ng needlework zhngzh government judng decide, resolve,

[zh] govern, cure, punish; (F )

[ju] ji ju solve, resolve, settle; make up one's mind

[zh u] circuit, circumference, cycle, week; zh uwi vicinity, surroundings, entirely; zh ush n whole vody [b o] (= (F (F (F ) ) ) b oh) protect; b ozhng ensure, guarantee

[d] reach, arrive [d ] <referring to sounds of clocks or footsteps> [t] t ot walk casually to and fro [bn] do; bnf method; {Compare with wi for} [yn] carry, transport, ( turn around, sports [w ] military; bng ngsh office ynqi) fortune, luck; yndng move,

w q weapon;

w sh martial arts

[bn] half, semi~ {Compare with png even} [hu] (= (A ) [q ] seven; [b] (= [chng] (= shhou) time, wait, situation q yu July bb needn't chngchng Great Wall

bx ) must;

chngsh) city, wall;

[f] (= fqin) father; [f ] old man

fm parents

[qing] strong ) [qi ng] strive [jing] jujing stubborn, unbending

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[b] step;

jnb progress, improve;

snb take a walk

[wn] finished, complete [g] leather; gmng revolution; [j] bngj about to die of illness [sh n] deep; night sh nk deep, profound; qbi difference lj) immediately, at once g ig reform sh ny deep in the

[q ] (= dq ) area; [ u] <family name>

[j] namely, that is, even if, (= [qi] seek, ask; [p n] (=

y oqi demand, request, requirement sh ngp n merchandise, goods n sh lady, Ms.; zhnsh

ch np n) product; bsh Ph.D; t earth}

[sh] scholar; soldier {Compare with (F )

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[zhu n] turn, transfer [zhun] rotate [zhu i] zhu iwn to flaunt one's speach [ling] amount; lingc classifier, measure word [ling] to measure [k ng] empty, sky [kng] leave empty, free time [shn] very; shnzh even, go so far as to [shn] (= shn) what?; = shnme what?

(F

[zhng] crowd, many; audience

qnzhng the masses;

t ngzhng

[j] jsh technology, technique; technology (F ) [q ng] light (compare with [chng] project;

k j science and

zhng heavy)

guchng process; g ngchng engineering chngdu level, degree, extent

[go] (= gosu) tell; bogo report, make known [g] gshu distributing feudal calendar [ji ng] river; landscape Chng Ji ng Yangtze River; ji ngsh n

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[y ] (= y yn) language; chngy idiom [y] tell

Hny Chinese;

y f grammar;

[y ng] brave, outstanding person, (= Y nggu England [j ] j ch base, foundation; essential

y ngxing) hero; j b n basic, fundamental,

[pi] faction, send; d ngpi political parties [p ] p si passport, identification (F ) [m n] full; m nz satisfied, contented f ngsh way, pattern; zhngsh

[sh] (= xngsh) form; formal, official [l ] (=

l zi) plum, <family name> xi xi rest

[x ] breath, stop [xi] xi oxi news; (F )

[xi ] write; mioxi describe, depict [xi] xi y freehand brushwork, sketch {Compare with y and} [ne] <sentence final particle> [n] woolen cloth

(F (F

) )

[sh] know; rnshi know, recognize; shbi tell apart [zh] (formal) remember, commit to memory, mark, sign [j] extreme, pole; cosmology); Ti J the Supreme Ultimate (in Chinese t ijqun shadowboxing

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[lng] make, cause; mnglng command [l ng] ream, <classifier for paper> [lng] jlng (= jlng) wagtail (a symbol of brotherly friendship) (F ) [hung] (= [d] virtue; hungs) yellow dod ethics; Dgu Germany

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[sh u] gather, (= sh udo) recieve, (= sh uhu) harvest; sh ushi put in order; sh uy nj radio (F (F ) ) [li n] face [qin] money, copper coin

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[d ng] (political) party, clique; Gngch nd ng Communist Party; Gumnd ng Nationalist Party [d o] fall down, topple [do] invert, (move) backwards, pour, contrary to expectations [do] follow up [wi] have not, did not; wili future {Compare with m end} [ch] hold; ji nch persist in, insist on; maintain, preserve [q ] take, get, fetch b och keep,

(F

[sh] set up; jinsh build, construct; shbi equipment, facilities [sh ] (= k ish ) begin, start;

shj design, plan;

sh zh ng all along ch b n publish shu ngf ng both sides rl calendar

[b n] printing plate, edition; (F ) [shu ng] pair, twin, double;

[l] (F ) lsh history; j ngl experience, (F ) {Compare with l severe} [yu] the more... the more...

[sh ] (= lsh ) history, <family name>; wish unofficial history {Compare with l official and gng more} [sh ng] discuss, business (F ) [qi n] thousand {Compare with [pin] slice; card [pi n] film [rng] contain; [yn] grind, (= g n stem and zhopin photo; y at} pink moment; k pin

rngy easy;

nirng content

ynji ) study, research xioxing) portrait, image

[xing] resemble, (=

[zh o] look for, seek {Compare with w me}

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[y u] (= pngy u) friend; {Compare with f n turn over} [hi] (= hizi, =

y uh o friendship n hir girl

xi ohir) child; hu ch zhn train station

[zhn] stand;

[gu ng] wide, extensive [y n] (when referring to the radical) [g i] (= g ibin) change; g ig reform huy meeting, conference; xngchng to form, take

[y] (= yln) discuss, confer; jiny suggest, propose [xng] (= shape [w i] [w i] [z o] early; [fng] (= [y n] (= [hu ] fire; [j] (= xngsh) form, shape;

w iyunhu committee; w itu entrust x y w iy to pretend interest and sympathy z ofn breakfast; fngji n) room, (= sh ngy n) sound; hu ch train; z ochen morning fngzi) building y nyu music hu chi match; shj reality; hu yn flame

bi nj) boundary;

guj international f uz or else sh ud capital (of a

[z] (conjunction); [sh u] head; country)

yunz principle; sh uxi n first of all;

[d n] alone, single, sheet [chn] chny <hist.> chief of the Xiongnu [Shn] <family name> [j] seize, depend on, (= g nj) according to [j ] jij short of money, hard up [d o] lead; l ngd o leader diny ng movie

[y ng] shadow, image;

[sh ] lose; sh bi be defeated {Compare with xi n first}

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[n] hold;

nli bring;

nq take;

ng i hand over

(F

[w ng] net;

w ngqi tennis;

y ntwng Internet

[xi ng] perfume, fragrant; [s] similar; shu it seems [sh] shde alike

Xi ngg ng Hong Kong

[s ] thus (nowadays used mostly as a phonem in foreign names); f x s Fascist

[zhu n] (= zhu nmn) special, (= ) zhu nzhng dictatorship [sh] (= shtou) stone, rock [dn] unit of grain {Compare with yu right}

zhu nji ) expert;

[ru] seem, as if; ji ru if; rug n how much? [r ] b r buddhist widom, prajna [b ng] (= shb ng) soldier; {Compare with b n guest} [d] (= [t] (= ) ddi) younger brother b ngl military strength

[shu] who? [shi] who? [xio] (= [jio] (= xuxio) school jiodu, jiozhng) proofread

[d] read [du] pause in reading [zh] (= (F ) [f i] fly; yzh) will, (= zzh magazine f ij airplane bi ozh) mark; tngzh comrade,

[gu n] view, contemplation [gun] Dogun Daoist temple [zh ng] contend, dispute; duzh ng fight, struggle [ji ] zhnzh ng war, warfare; ji jng after all

ynji study, research;

[b o] bag, wrap

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[z ] organize, group; [zo] (=

z zh organization, organize, form chungzo) create

zhzo) manufacture, (=

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[lu] fall [l] be missing [lo] losh i fade (in colour) [lu ] k nglu lu absolutely nothing left, open/spacious and desolate (F (F ) ) [sh] look; [j] [j ] dinsh television

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j ngj economy; jij help disaster victims j j multitudinous, numerous, magnificent x hu n like

[x ] happiness; (F (F ) ) [l] (= [su ] (=

lk i) leave, from su rn) although

[zu] seat, sit, travel by (car/plane/etc.), put a kettle (or similar) on the fire, <classifier for bridges, buildings, etc.>; q ngzu please have a seat; zu g ngng qch ride a bus [j] (= (F) (F (F ) ) sh uj) collect; jzh ng centralize bi nj) edit

[bi n] weave, organize, (= [b o] treasure [tn] talk [f ] zhngf government

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[l ] pull, drag, haul [l ] bnl half [l] slit [l] llag mole cricket [h i] (= h is) black; h i'n dark

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[qi ] for the time being; rqi furthermore [j ] (only used some personal names) [su] follow; subin as you like gwi especially

[g] check, pattern, standard;

[g ] <the sound of laughter, clicking of a hen>, chuckel 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 (F ) (F (F ) ) (F ) (F ) (F ) (F (F ) ) [jn] (F ) use up [j n] (F ) to max extent; [jin] sword; j ngu n even though

b ojin double-edged sword

[ji ng] speak, explain, discuss, stress [b] cloth, spread [sh ] kill, fight, weaken, reduce, burn (of medicine) [w i] tiny, micro; [p] (= w ixio smile k p horrible fm parents; zm letters of

hip) to fear;

[m ] (= m qin) mother; an alpabet [dio] shift, tone [tio] adjust [j] department, situation; [g n] root; all

yuj post office

g nb n essence, foundation, basic, utterly, (not) at

[cng] (= cngj ng) in the past [z ng] great- (grandmother) [c ng] ic ngr colloquial [zh n] allow, (F ) certainly, precise; bi ozh n standard [tun] ball, lump, group; [dun] section, paragraph; end), strategy

to get a scolding zh nbi prepare;

tunji unite, rally sh udun method, means (to an sh zh ng all along; kuil) happy

[zh ng] end; zh ngy finally; zh ngsh n life-long [l] enjoy, be glad, pleasure, (= [yu] (= y nyu) music [qi ] to cut [qi] correspond to; [j] grade, level; yqi all

ji j (social) class, steps, stairs, rank

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[k] (= kf) overcome, gram, (F [k i] (= ) scold [j ng] perfect;

kq set time limit ji j ng alcohol

j ngshn spirit, essence;

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[n ] what? n r where? [n i] (before classifier) which? [na] (used in orders and exclamations) [N] (in foreign names) [gu n] official; [sh] (= [ch ng] (F [chng] (F gu nlio bureaucrat zh sh point out

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bi osh) show, indicate; ) rinse, rush, (F ) towards ) rush

[jng] finish, (= jngrn) unexpectedly; exactly, in the end, after all [h ] shu it seems; j h almost

ji jng actually,

[nn] male, (=

nnrn) man xu nj election; j l

[j ] raise; j xng hold (a meeting); give an example [k] (= krn) guest;

kgu n objective;

kqi polite qi nzhng visa

) [zhng] prove; [k ] bitter; [zho] shine; [zh] pour, (F [fi] cost; [z] foot, (=

tsh zhng library card; ji nk arduous; zhoxing photo ) notes; zhy pay attention;

tngk suffering

zhsh gaze

xufi tuition zgu) enough; m nz satisfy g o' rf golf

[ r] <archaic> you;

rhu thereafter;

[zh o] beckon, recruit, attract;

entertain (guests)

(F )

[qn] crowd, group; [r] hot

qnzhng The Masses

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[tu ] push [w n] late; dinner [xi ng] sound; w nshang evening; y ngxi ng influence yw n night; w nfn

[ch ng] weigh, name [chn] duchn symmetric [xng] g oxng glad [x ng] x ngfn excited {Compare with li six} [di] treat, entertain, wait for [d i] (= d i) stay [yu ] approximately, arrange, appointment [y o] weigh [yng] opposite of [g ] (= y n; tiyng the sun

g ge) older brother

[j ng] surprise [ma] <interrogative particle> [m] what; ? gn m? What's up? [m ] m f i morphine [zh ng] (= neat zh ngg) whole; tiozh ng adjust; zh ngq

[zh ] branch, support; Terrestrial Branches

zh ch sustain;

dzh the Twelve

[g ] (= g di) ancient {Compare with sh tongue} [hn] Chinese ethnicity; hnyu Chinese; character; l ohn old man [t ] charge forward, stick out; [ho] name, number, mark [ho] yell [ju] cut off, absolute [xu n] (= xu nz) choose, select; xu nj election hnzi Chinese

t rn suddenly

[ba] at end of sentence, indicates suggestion

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[k n] periodical, publication; press [y] inferior, second; [f] (F ) (F ) cover

Yzh u Asia ) fz complicated, complex,

hu f recover, (F

[sh ng] wound, injury, injure; [li] category, kind, type; [bi] (= [hu n] (= [lng] other; [g ng] harbor; [sh] power;

chu ngsh ng trauma lis similar shbi equipment x huan like

zh nbi) get ready, prepare; hu nl) happy, joyous; lngwi other, besides Xi ngg ng Hong Kong xngsh circumstances;

z sh posture

[k] carve, quarter hour, moment [x ng] star; [dun] cut off; hu x ng Mars; x ngq week pndun judge

bdun unceasing;

[chn] display, explain, stale, (dynasty 557-589) [zh ng] palm of the hand; [nng] (= [y] (= at night zh ngw grasp nngy agriculture w y midnight; yl

nngmn) farmer, peasant; yw n) night; bny,

[b n] sort, kind; yb n ordinary [pn] happy [b ] b r buddhist wisdom, prajna [nin] miss, read aloud; gu nnin concept; ninsh study

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[ji] (F ) (= [jie] (F ) [ji] servant

jizh) value, (=

jiqian) price

[n o] (= n ozi) brain; dinn o computer [gu ]

n odai head;

n ok skull;

gu l regular pattern; chd thorough;

gu dng regulations dod after all gy on purpose

[d ] bottom;

[g] cause, therefore;

gshi story;

[sh ng] province, economize, omit [x ng] f nx ng introspection [m ] mother, mom; [g ng] firm, (= [j] sentence [xi n] appear; [xi o] disappear; xi nrn obvious xi oxi news; xi omi perish m ma mama

g ngci) just (a moment ago)

[y ] (= y fu) clothing [y] wear (clothing), give (clothing) to others to wear [l] land; [li] six (= continent li) j qi) machine; w q weapon qush indeed; pln worn out jt concrete; j rn p png

[q] utensil, (=

[qu] true; zhngqu correct; mngqu explicit [p] smash; phui ruin;

[j] g ngj tool; wnj toy

jy u possess;

[j ] (= j zh) live, reside; unexpectedly

j mn resident;

[p ] <classifier for a batch/lot>, comment, criticize, refute; criticize [sng] see somebody off, deliver, give

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(F

[z] zh oz marsh, swamp; sz colour and lustre; Mo Zd ng CCP leader and founder of the PRC [j n] tight; [b ng] (= j nzh ng tense; b ngzh, yoj n important b ngmng) help, gang dinxin (electric)

(F) (F )

(F)

[xin] line, thread; wire [cn] (=

gu ngxin light ray;

cnzi) exist;

b ocn preserve

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[yun] wish [q] marvellous, (= [j ] odd (not even) [hi] harmful; [z ng] (= x q) rare, strange hichng destructive insect; z ngji , = z ngzh ng) increase s nji oyyng cottonwood z lio means, lhai fierce

(F

[yng] poplar tree;

[lio] (= cilio) material, expect, anticipate; data, material [zh u] prefecture; (F ) Gu ngzh u Canton

[ji] joint, section, festival, holiday, (= jir) holiday [ji ] knot, link; ji zi gnarl, knot (in wood) [zu ] left; zu bi n left side ji zhu ng) pretend Yj ng Book of Changes

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[zhu ng] dress up, load, install, (= [y] (= rngy) easy, change;

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[zh] write, book [zhe] (S ) [zho] (S ) [zhu] (S ) [zh o] (S ) [j] urgent; zhoj anxious; jmng in a hurry

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[ji ] (for a) long time [d ] low; jingd reduce; d j elementary; g od height

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[su] years old; sushu age; Majesty, "Banzai" [x ] (= [ji ] wine; [h] river; x yo) need; pji beer;

wnsu long life, Your/His

bx essential h ji drink wine ynh canal q ch at

Hnn sh ng Henan Province;

[ch ] beginning, first (in order); first [yu] (= (F (F ) ) yuy ng) swim, (=

ch b preliminary; l yu) travel

[yn] severe, stern [ti ] iron; [z] (= dti underground, subway mnz) people, nationality, (= chle) except zh ngz) race

[ch] get rid of, divide, (=

[fn] portion, share, copy, <classifier for portion, share, copies of newspapers etc.>, college degree [g n] dare; [h] recklessly; htng lane [xu] blood [xi ] blood [q ] stand on tiptoe, hope for, look forward to; q t attempt; penguin [rng] (= [tu] throw; (F ) rngrn, = q y enterprise; y ngg n brave nonsense (F ) (= hzi) beard (F )

rngji) still, yet, as before

tupio vote x nwn news B id ux ng

[wn] smell, hear;

[d u] 10 liters; y nd u tobacco/opium pipe; The Big Dipper, The Plow [du] (F ) fight (F ) [j] shj century; [J ] <family name> jnin memento;

jl discipline

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[ji o] foot; chji o barefoot; ji ozh toe [ju] (= ji o) role, part, character, actor, actress [yu] right; yubi n right side; more or less {Compare with sh stone} zu yu around, nearby,

(F (F (F

) ) )

[s ]

s x ng revive;

S zh u;

S lin USSR

[bi o] mark; [fn] rice, food [yn] say, (F [bng] sick;

bi ozh n standard

) (=

yncai) cloud

mobing malfunction y xu) medical science; y sh ng doctor; y yun

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[y ] (= hospital [ ] [ ] [d] (= [d ]

l b Arab mtug Amitabha = Buddha preserve us hud) answer d ying respond, promise t d) land, (= sh scholar} t r ng) soil kungqi moreover

[t ] earth, (= {Compare with (F ) [kung]

qngkung circumstances;

[jng] border, territory; (F ) [ru n] soft; [k o] (=

hunjng environment

ru njin software k ol ) consider, (= k osh) exam

[ning] mother, aunt [niang] g niang girl [c n] village, rustic; [d o] knife (F (F ) ) [j ] beat, strike, knock; [j n] (= d j strike, hitt, attack, assault nngc n countryside, village

j nj n) only, barely

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[ch] examine, investigate; [Zh ] <family name> [y n] draw, stretch, (= [cho] towards, dynasty; [zh o] (morning)

ji nch inspect x y n) attract

y nq ) cause, (= Choxi n Korea

[y] raise, educate; jioy education [y ] hngy heave-ho, yo-ho [x] (= jx) continue; linx continuous

[d] only, alone;

dl independent

(F) (F (F (F ) ) )

[lu] (= luw ng) birdnet; Lum Rome; lupn compass [lu ] lu suo wordy, troublesome; l lilu lu the sound of boiling/rumbling/etc. [m i] buy [h] door, household; [h] (= [h ] drink [h] shout [png] pngy u friend {Compare with l beautiul and [g ng] supply [gng] confess [z] duty; [xing] (= zrn responsibility xingm) item c book} chu ngh window hshi nurse

b oh) guard, protect;

[bi] back [b i] carry on the back [y] I, me, (F ) left-over, extra; the rest; cosine x q rare,

[x ] sparse, scattered, watery, this; strange; X l Greece [wi] defend; sanitary;

x wng hope; satellite pili arrange

[li] column, line up;

lich train;

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[t] picture;

dt map;

tsh gu n library wsh bedroom; hnlun chaos

[sh] room; jiosh classroom; bng ngsh office (F (F (F (F ) ) ) ) [lun] chaotic, disorderly, messy; [Li] <family name> [y] father; [lng] dragon; yye grandpa k nglng dinosaur

[zn] (= znmen) we = you and I [zan] (abbreviation for z ow n) all the time, morning and evening, sooner or later [zh ng] chapter, seal, stamp, medal, badge, rules [x] mat, seat, banquet; (F ) [cu] (= zh x chairperson

cuw) mistake; bcu not bad, pretty good; ! ydi nr bcu! perfectly correct!

[xi ng] (elder) brother; xi ngd brothers {Compare with (F ) r child and zh only} [n] (= (F ) [chung] [chu ng] h i'n) dark; secretly; gloomy; hint

chungzo create chu ngsh ng trauma

[pi] arrange, row, line [p i] p izch handcart [ch n] (= roll; [x ] (F [chng] ) (= ch nti n, = ch nj) spring; ch nxiqi d ng the four seasons bx ) must, (F chngrn admit; ) (= ch nju n spring

hx ) beard

jchng inherit

[n] desk, (law) case; [mng] hurry, busy; [h ] shout, exhale; (F ) [sh] tree;

d'n answer or solution to a problem help; right away hu nh cheer shgn trunk

h x breathe;

shln woods;

shm trees;

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[tng] painful;

tngk suffering;

tngkuai delighted

[chn] to sink; chnzhng heavy [ch n] h ich nch n pitch-black [a] (used as phrase suffix, indicating obviousness/impatience) [ ] (indicating elation); ! ! ! W yu yngle! Ha! I've won again! [] (indicating doubt or questioning), huh?; ? ? ?? N shu shenme? Huh? What are you saying? [ ] (indicating puzzled surprise) [] (indicating agreement/approval); , ! ?, h oba! Well, OK! (F (F (F (F (F (F ) ) ) ) ) ) [lng] clever, spirit, soul, elf; [zh] duty; zhg ng staff; lnghu nimble, easy zhy occupation

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[xi ng] countryside, home town [x] thin; [s] z x careful; gosu tell; xb o cell; xingx detailed

ssng lawsuit zhungti state tngch ch ng parking lot ynzh ng) seal pen; pencil

[ti] form; [tng] (= [yn] (=

tidu manner; tngzh ) stop; ynshu ) print, (=

(F

[b ] writing implement; [xi] (= seasons [zh] (=

brush;

xiti n) summer; b ngzh) help

ch nxiqi d ng the four

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[f] blessing, good fortune, (= xngf) happiness, happy; zhf invoke/wish a blessing; Fjin {It is common to hang calligraphy of this character up-side-down on doors, in order to get people to note that f dole = "The 'Fu' is up-side-down", which is pronounced just as = "Fortune/happiness has come"} (F ) [kui] piece, lump, chunk, (= [l ng] cold; l ngjng calm yun) Chinese dollar

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[qi] ball; [g ]

zqi football (soccer); g niang girl

dqi the Earth

[hu] row (a boat) (F ) scratch [hu] (F ) (= jhu) plan (F ) [j] since, already; [zh] (= [b ] [b] jrn since, now that zhling quality, mass

wzh) matter, substance;

w iba tail; zu b mouth; B x Brazil zu bzi mouth, a slap in the face yzh identical, (F*) Tiw n xzh careful

[zh] send, convey; [w n] harbor; [y n] (=

bi oy n) perform, act, performance d big}

[m] tree, (= mtou) wood; {Compare with b n root and [wi] soft leather, <family name> [gui] blame, (= [wi] surround; [jng] still, quiet;

qgui) strange; wiq Japanese "go"

guiwu monster

jngdin static electricity

[png] (= pngbi n) side [bng] (= ) [yun] (= hu yun) garden, (= g ngyun) park

[f u] not; shf u whether or not, is (it) or is (it) not? [p ] bad, inferior; z ngp pass judgment (on people) [f] assist, vice-; [j] bi nj edit; fc adverb luj <loan> logic

[c i] pick, gather (F ) [ci] (F ) cid fief [sh] eat, (= [s] feed shw, = shp n) food

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[d ng] climb [gu] enough; [si] contest; [m ] (= [ji ] false [ji] (= nnggu be capable of match, race ym corn

m fn) rice, meter; jiq ) vacation

[jio] relatively, quite; [ji o] (b ji o = b jio) [ji ] (=

b jio compare, relatively xi ojie young lady lut stairs sh uhu harvest

ji jie) older sister; mansion;

[lu] story, building; [hu] (F ) (=

hud) get, obtain, (F )

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[s n] grandchild; z s n children and grandchildren, descendants; S n Wk ng monkey with supernatural powers in the nobel "Journey to the West"; S n Zh ngsh n = S n Yixi n = Sun Yat-sen, leader of the Republican Revolution and the KMT [xu n] (= xu nb) declare; propaganda

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[chu n] penetrate, wear [sh ] poem; [g ] song; [s] fast; sh rn poet chngg to sing sd speed h rn) suddenly, (= h 'r) now... ktng classroom

[h ] disregard, (= [tng] hall; [t ng] [d] (

shtng dining hall, canteen; lingt ngt ng brightly lit, brilliant enemy troops

drn) enemy;

[sh] try, test; [xi] thank;

k osh test, quiz xixie thanks;

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[y ng] entreat, center; [hui] bosom, cherish; memory [g] (= [yn] (=

central;

beg, plead huinin cherish

huiy suspect;

zhogu) look after; j ngyn) experience campfire;

gk customer

[yng] camp; [zh ] (=

do business

tngzh ) stop xngmng full name (family name and Nn guxng? (May I ask for) your family yngy ng nutrition

[xng] family name; personal name); name, Sir/Madame? [y ng] raise, nourish;

[l] m il beautiful; majestic [L] Korea {Compare with png friend and c book} [sh ] belong to, be subordinate to, born in a specific year acoording to the Chinese calendar [zh ] enjoin [j ng] scene, scenery; f ngj ng scenery, landscape

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[gu ] outer wall of city, <family name> [y ] (= still y ko) depend on, comply with, according to; shw i demonstrate; nm massage y rn

[w i] w ixi threaten, imperil; Nuw i Norway [n] press, (= (F )

nzho) according to;

[] evil [w] ( ) hate [ ]( ) nauseous [mn] slow [zu] (= zuwi) seat, place, stand, pedestal, base, <classifier for mountains, bridges etc.>

[zu] crime, guilt

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(F (F (F

) ) )

[wi]

xi nwi fiber;

wih safeguard; zhjin) gradually

swi think

[jin] (= jinjin, = [ji n] dip/soak in liquid [shng] (=

shngl) victory, triumph, win

[cng] store; conceal, hide [zng] (= X zng) Tibet [hung] [ji ] street; hungd emperor; hunghu empress street-corner j li intense

street, neighborhood; j dng) excite; ychng unusual

[j ] surge, dash, (= (F ) [y] different;

[zh i] pick, take off, select [ji o] horn, corner, dime [ju] actor, role [qio] look (F ) [f] carry on shoulder, suffer, negative [sh ] carry out; [m] [m] cush to measure, step; construction

mfn model; mf ng imitate myng appearance; mzi mold, pattern, die c omi strawberry m urn somebody

[c o] grass;

[m u] certain, some; (F ) [yn] silver;

ynhng bank

[l] (= lshui) dew, show, reveal, betray [lu] reveal (F ) [zhn] battle array, <classifier for phases, spells etc.>; f ng a short period of time [zh] (= zhde) be worth, (= jizh) value zhb n be on duty y zhn

[b n] class, work; (F )

shngb n go to work;

[cng] layer, level, storey

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[xi ] repair, decorate; [ch] differ, wrong [ch ] difference [ch i] [c ] rank [cu ] stumble [wi] (= (Fa) (F (F ) )

xi g i revise

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widao) flavor, taste z sh organize; f ngzh spin and weave

[zh ] weave, knit; [yo] medicine, drug [gu n] building; [m] thick, dense

restaurant

[ling] bright, light, shine, loud and clear; beautiful, remarkable, brilliant, smart [l ] f l law; tune, melody [x] linx practice; l sh lawyer; xux study;

pioliang handsome, xunl

jl discipline; xgun habit

[tin] field; [ji n]

tiny open country ji nt z simple form character mi nfi free virus

ji nd n simple;

[mi n] exempt; [d] ( ) poison; (

bmi n avoid; ) drug;

[gu ] return [b ] (= b lng) wave; b chnga wavelength

[xng] mould, type; [w ] (

di nxng typical fngw ) building; roof

w zi) room, (=

[hun] change, exchange [ji] help, rescue; [j] to mail; jimng! Help! Save me! jsh ngchng parasite

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[d] emperor;

dgu empire;

Shngd God chtu withdraw

[tu] go backwards, (= [yng] (= [y ng]

hutu) retreat;

h iyng) ocean; nu ny ngy ng warm

Tipng Yng Pacific Ocean

[s ] silk, thread [h] lake; [shu] (= hp lakes; shujio) sleep Hnn; Hb i

[lo] (= lodng) labor [lo] encourage, console [f] (= fn ) woman; f f married couple

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[b] eldest brother, uncle [b i] db izi eldest brother of one's husband [bai] sh bai cousinship on father's side [b] (= ) {Compare with b i hundred} [n] nylon [p] (= [z ] ( Buddhist nun; pf ) skin z xi n) ancestor; z m grandmother y ngxing hero; h nl wedding; xingw i grand; h ny n marriage Nji l gu Nicaragua; nlng

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[xing] powerful, male; xingj rooster [h n] (= jeh n) marry;

[k ng] jink ng health; compiled in the Kangzi period [png] criticize, comment, review [zhu ] pursue

K ngx Zdi n dictionary

[h ] exhale, sip, aha!, <the sound of laughter, etc.> [h ] <family name> [h] hsa shake, swing; hshim Chinese forest frog [lu] net, twine [lo] gulo involvement, implication

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[din] (=

sh ngdin) store, shop; f ny translate

fndin restaurant

[f n] turn over; [hun] ring; [l ] ceremony;

hunjng environment, surroundings h nl wedding; l mo polite

[p o] run [po] paw the earth [ch o] (= ch ogu) go past, exceed, (= ch oj) super

[y] (F ) leaf (of a plant) [xi] harmonize [y ] press, pressure [y] yg n from the start, in the first place, altogether, entirely, totally, at all, simply [zh n] fortune telling [zhn] occupy; zhnl ng capture [j n] even; pngj n average

[y ng] (= y ngyu n) always, forever, eternal {Compare with shu water} [li] (= qingli) intense; bonus; ardent; martyr

[ji ng] prize, award; [p] old lady; [g n] catch up [f] (= [ln] fy u) rich; lnhu orchid

scholarship

l opo wife

f ngf abundant;

cif wealth

[l] record;

jl take notes;

tape recorder

[hu] draw, picture [y] meet; ydo encounter

[dn] to pause, meal

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[y] skill, (=

ysh) art;

wny literature and art

[p ] p t ng common; P t nghu Common Speach = Mandarin; p bin universal [pn] judge; [yun] (= (F ) p pn criticize liyun) source, origin; z yun resources

[y] 100 million [s] plain, white, vegetarian; y ns factor, element y zhu f ichun

[chun] boat, ship; dchun ferry; "cosmic flying boat" = spaceship (Fz) [j] (= jx) continue; jchng inherit

[shng] esteem; g oshng noble, lofty [shang] hshang monk [zu ] ( [ch] [y ] rain; (F ) zu ba) mouth; gu nch observe; rainwater; fine; zu chn lip j ngch police bof ngy rainstorm outstanding; y uyu superior

[y u] excellent;

[nn] <polite> you; name, Sir/Madame? (F ) [xi n] (

Nn guxng? (May I ask for) your family b oxi n insurance

w ixi n) danger;

[y n] (F ) smoke, cigarette, mist [y n] (= ) (F (F ) ) [ji ] (= ) steps; class; rank; phase

[d n] carry on a shoulder pole [dn] two buckets full, 50 kg. [sn] break up, distribute, dispel [s n] fall apart, scattered [b n] board, hard, (F ) [zh ng] (F ) bell, clock; on, <family name> l ob n shopkeeper, proprietor, boss 3 o'clock, (F ) zh ng'i dote

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[f ng] (=

f ngwn) visit;

gather material

[mi] ( mimei) little sister; ji mi sisters {Compare with m = wife of the last ruler of the Xia dynasty} [sh n] stretch [F] Buddha; Fjio Buddhism [f] f ngf seem [xin] limit, bounds; (F (F (F (F ) ) ) ) limited; restrict

[t o] (= t oln) discuss; t oyn digusting { t ok uc i = ( ) t o ge jl(hu) to ask for something as a token of good omen} [ln] overlook, be adjacent to; temporary

[W] <family name>, Wu Kingdom (222-280 A.D.) [yo] shake [tio] jump; tios n parachute; tiow dance

[q ] (= w nq ) curved [q ] melody (F%) (F ) [lin] white silk, (= [gu] linx) practice constitute; h ownr fun

jigu structure; wnj toy;

[wn] play;

[y] ( ysh) jade; ym corn {Compare with wng king} [fn] violate; (F ) [ch ng] (= fnzu commit a crime; g ngch ng) factory k ndng definitely criminal

[k n] be willing to, consent; (F ) [xi] xizu cooperate

[xng] good fortune, luck; (F )

xngf happy wave (one's hand)

[hu ] wave, wield; command an army;

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[xio] (=

xiogu ) effect, result; yq together

y uxio effective

[q] zh ngq neat; [zh i] (= ) [z ] (= ) [f ng] to seal; [w n] (= [y] ( feudal;

envelope w nd temperature chy hesitate

w nnu n) warm; huiy) doubt, suspect;

[ru] flesh, meat; j ru muscle {Compare with ni inside} [g ng] (= [zh ] paper; [c] plan; [ch ng] fill; jng ng, = g ngj ) attack; specialize in studying

bozh newspaper zhngc policy ch ngfn full, ample; ch ngm n full of y d ng mozi a hat

[d ng] top, <classifier for hats etc.>; [xn] (= xnzh o) seek [xn] xnsi [nng] (= [nng] [sh ] sand; sofa nngyun, tranquil

jngk ) prefer, rather sh qi dune; sh f <loan>

sh m desert;

[fng] embankment, guard, protect, anti[zhu ] grab, seize, arrest, attract, scratch [l] (= lzi) example; lr for instance

[g ] thigh, section [mi] sell; apples? ? Pnggu z nme mi? How much are the

[shn] along, in the same direction as, obey, suitable [j ng] j ngch police; j nggo warn

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(F (F

) )

[mng] dream [j] drama, play, opera; [shn] good; jli severe be good at

g ishn improve;

[mng] to cover, ignorant [m ng] cheat [M ng] M ngg Mongolia [pio] ticket [ling] ( y uling, ) good; ) lingx n conscience mfn

[fn] <family name>; (F model, fine example (F ) [ji n] hard, solid, firmly;

fnwi scope, range; persist; firm

[du n] hold sth. level with both hands, extremity, end [ko] lean on, rely on, keep close to, come up to, near (F (F ) ) [z] mixed; [z ] fz complicated; l lil z rambling zzh magazine

[gu] expensive, valuable [n] anger, rage [g o] stalk of grain, draft, sketch, manuscript [p i] clap, paddle; p ngp ngp i ping-pong paddle

[l ] rate, proportion; pnl frequency [shui] shuil ng lead, command (F ) [ji] old (not new) (compare with [dio] drop, fall [la] corresponding to le plus a, <interjection indicating excitement/doubt> [l ] h l l flapping sound [l] ll chat, gossip, jaw; lgu chat, gossip [m] nothing; not; baffling, inexplicable md greatest; mmngqmio l o old, not young; x n new)

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[shu] award, give; teach; [sh u] guard; [yu] oil; [y u] green

jioshu professor

b osh u conservative

qyu gasoline; jingyu soy sauce l y uy u bright/fresh green; by uy u bluish Zh u nli j j positive; area

[ n] kindness; [j ] accumulate; [y] (=

ly) advantage, proft xinzh ng county magistrate

[xin] county; [k ] cry, weep

[b] stop; strike; ble that's all [p] (= ) tired, weary, exhausted [tng] ji tng family; chu nghu, = court; courtyard curtain

[chu ng] (= [yng] raise; [wng] (= [wng]

chu ngk u) window;

f yng develop, promote wngj) forget morning; ni cow} afternoon; lunch

[w ] noon; {Compare with

[k ] block, calory, card [qi ] checkpoint [xu ] snow; xu hu snowflake; huxu to ski

[ci] vegetable, dish [pi] tablet, brand, cards, dominoes; [ni] ox, cow, bull; nin i milk {Compare with w noon} [tu ] take off; tu l break away Ph.D.; universal love; pizi sign, label, logo

[b] abundant, plentiful; bqgu n museum

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[zhng] 10 ch = 3 1/3 meters, to measure land, male elder relative/person; zhngfu husband [dn] [tn] bomb; bullet play guitar Yzh u Asia; squirrel, (F uzh u Europe; ) loose

[zh u] continent; F izh u Africa [s ng] pine tree; [hui] (F ) bad [p ] (= )

[Dng] <family name> [xi n] fresh [xi n] few, rare; Korea chng) bjng after all

[du n] short (opposite of [b] by graduate;

[zh] put, place; [chu] [ch ] [ u]

wizhi position

q ngchu clear k ch misery uzh u Europe; um ohm

[l] brief, slight; [zh]

lw i slightly zhl intellegence

zhhu wisdom;

[d o] island [kng] (= [q ] (= d kng) resist; q zi) wife revolt; protest

[bo] hug, embrace [zi] carry, be loaded with [z i] put down in writing [bi] ( sh bi) lose, be defeated; f bi corrupt

[qi ng] gun [ch ng] chnch ng comet

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) ) )

[sh] [d]

hsh suitable, appropriate dcng follow, go to qi nx modest; beforehand; x x n open-minded; forecast

[x ] empty, void; k ngx hollow [y] prepare;

[j ng] eye [jing] y njing eye [c] thorn, prick, stab, irritate, (= [c ] wham [di ] dad; (F ) [f n] [ji] [ku] (F ) di die daddy; csh ) assassinate di d daddy ji f n dispute; preposition giku generalize sold out

one after another; jisho introduce; b oku include;

[xi o] melt (metal), remove, sell; [jing] fall, descend [xing] tuxing surrender

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[y] fish;

j ny goldfish;

sh y shark

[b n] run fast, flee [bn] go straight towards [r n] endure, tolerate; [z ng] ancestor, clan, faction; (F ) [pn] disk, tray; [ r] (= [y ] wild (F ) [xn] interrogate; [pi] match, deserve; t ngxn news report distribute; pih cooperate rnbuzh can't bear, can't resist religion; ancestry

sunpn abacus;

chessboard

rduo) ear;

earphone, headphones

[jn] ( jnzh ) prohibit [j n] endure; bj n can't resist (doing something)

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[su ] rope;

s su think deeply;

su xng simply, just

[Zho] <family name> [m] silent; humor mm silently; chnm reticent; y um

[t] on foot, follower;

tdi apprentice;

f it gangster

[ji] frame, rack, shelf, put up, <classifier for planes, radios etc.>; y ji f ij an aeroplane; sh ji bookshelf [d ng] lamp [f ng] mountain peak [zhung] (= affairs [ku n] fund [y] (= [b] dad; ydng) move; bba daddy w itu entrust hngling shift, transform; transplant zhungti, = zhungkung) condition, state of

[tu ] hold in the palm, rely on;

[hng] (= hngshu ) flood, vast, <family name>; loud and clear, magnanimity [sh ng] liter, rise, ascend

[hu ] <classifier for groups, crowds, bands etc.>, group of people. (= hu bn) partner; ji huo fellow [dng] conclude (compare with [ho] long fine hair, milli-; [h] hli fox dng decide) hob not at all

[zhn] town, press down, calm, cool [chung] bed; [h] chungd n sheet; river bed

hxi ng each other; glove;

xi ngh mutually, reciprocal y to y fu a (full) suit (of

[to] set, cover;

clothing) 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 (F ) (F ) (F ) (F) (F ) [l ] (= agency [to] ( l xng) travel; l gu n inn; l xngsh travel

top o) escape, flee ? M ma m m ma? Does mama curse the yng win)

[m] curse; horse?

[sh ] transport, lose (compare with [chng] sing; [jng] [m] [b] sujng pacify, appease mm secret; Peru secretary

[c] word; vocabulary [kn] (= [li] ( ,

cdi n dictionary;

dngx verb;

chu

knnn) difficult, (F ) tired ) tear; teardrop shx know well

[sh] cooked, ripe, familiar; [shu] <colloquial variant> [ci] wealth; [gu ] ghost; ( [g ] ( [g ] f ci get rich mgu ) devil;

gu zi foreign devil

g tou) bone g lu roll ji helmet and yu from}

[sh n] explain {Compare with [y] desire, wish; [zh ng] journey; [s ] ( (= [w ] (

ywng desire, lust The Long March, attack, (F ) evidence, levy s y u) privately owned, be private,

) personal, (= zs ) selfish tiow ) dance

[qi ] autumn, fall;

ch nxii d ng the four seasons

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[j] (= [yng] ( [xi] [g o] do

jd) huge, gigantic hu nyng) welcome y uxi excellent; xicai scholar

[d ng] 4th in a series, cubes (in food preparation), <family name> [zh ng] zh ngzh ng clang, clank [x ] inhale; [sh n] h x breathe; sh npn bring to trial; x sh u absorb; interrogate x y n attract

[bin] all over, everywhere; universal, <classifier for repetitive times/occurrences>; ! Zi shu y bin! Say (it) once more! [qing] (= qingb) wall

[zh ] vermilion, bright red [shng] holy; [b] ( sage, saint; Shngdnji Christmas

bmi n) avoid;

tob escape, evade

[yu] leap [j] envy, avoid, quit; [zhu ] table; [zh] hold in hand; [b i] grieved; jhui taboo y zh ng zhu zi one table zhxng carry out pessimistic; territory; xi ode) know tragedy valley; region

[y] (math:) field; [xi o] dawn; (

[nng] do; nngchn court jester [lng] alley [wng] flee, lose, die [qio] bridge

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(F (F (F (F (F

) ) ) ) )

[bi] generation; [sh n] (

older generation, ancestors lightning

) get out of the way, flash; y nyu faint, indistinct

[y n] hidden;

[jn] strength, energy, spirit [jng] [no] ( [k ng] (= ) noisy; alarm clock k ngb terror a>

k ngp) I'm afraid;

[ya] <sentence final particle like [y ] ah, oh [f] pay [jng] ( (F (F (F ) ) ) z njng) respect supervise

[ji n] prison; [jin] eunuch [t ng] hall;

c nt ng dining room shjk database earthquake jioci teaching material

[k] warehouse; [zhn] shake, shock; [ci] (=

cilio) material;

[b ng] ice; b ngxi ng refrigerator; b ngling ice-cold; B ngd o Iceland; b ngqiln icecream [x ng] become sober, wake up; (F (F ) ) [qng] rejoice qngzh celebrate; remind qngh congratulate; qngxng

[l ] ( l s) green [l] (in some place names) [tu ] leg; ability to walk; describe; ankle; thigh

[sh] state, narrate;

above-mentioned

[x] slowly, gently, <family name> [z n] ( , ) respect

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[yng] hard; [] ( [w] (=

yngjin hardware quota

) forehead;

cuw) mistake

[ji] borrow, lend [n] receive, accept, enjoy, pay, sew [zh] fold; break; change direction [sh] break [zh ] turn over [shu] sell; sell goods yhn regret expose qu di n shortcoming mxn superstition,

[y] ychun inherit; [wi] give [bo] violent, sudden; [p] (= )

[qu ] (

qu f) lack, be short of;

[m] be lost; blind faith/worship [l ] <family name>; ( [tn] (= [hu] (= [tng] [hu n] ( [w i] (

W mle l I am lost; l m ng) rude; dull

tnsu ) explore huw) goods; rtng children hu nmn) slow ) great, mighty; hngw i, xingw i grand j nz ) gentleman; solemn extraordinary endanger hub money, currency

[j n] (= j nzh ) monarch, sovereign, (= tyrant [zhu ng] village; [fn] ordinary; ( [w i] zhu ngjia crops; fnsh) every; crisis;

dangerous;

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(F

[sh o] roast, cook, burn (compare with [c i] ( sc i) colour;

ch o stir-fry)

c is multicolour

(F

[qi ng] rob; snatch; scrape [qi ng] [kng] ( [xi ng] ( kngs) accuse, (= , ) chest; ( kngzh) control

) heart, mind yux game

(F

[x] (

xj) drama, play;

[pi n] sheet of paper, piece of writing [q] interest, fun; [sh] bundle; (F ) [wi] call; [gi] interest; shf tie up; so-called roughly, most likely; concept; inject; spirit interest, taste jish finish

[sh] shoot, fire, send out; (F ) [k] lesson; kb n textbook

archery

[dng] hole, cave [m] hemp, (= zh ma) sesame; mfan bother [m ] m mah i dusk; lunm m messy, disorderly [b i] cup; g nb i cheers tujng lens; yupio stamp rngy) glory, honor transparent

[tu] penetrate, thorough; (F (F ) ) [yu] [rng] (= yuj post office; gu ngrng, =

[d ng] understand (F (F ) ) [y ng] embrace, crowd; [xin] donate; y ngh support; y ngj crowded

gngxin contribution

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[x ] wash; x z o bath, shower [Xi n] <family name> [xi ] stop, (= xi xi) rest; retire; rest home

[p] compel; y p oppress; [p i] p ij po mortar [tn] sigh [g u] dog; [t u] steal; lig u hound; xi ot u thief yng; ,

bip be compelled

f ngg u mad dog

[y n] opposite of [q] vapor, steam;

cloudy;

gloomy qch car

qyu gasoline;

[bi] honor, worship; l bi week [bi] bibai bye-bye [hng] horizontal [hng] perverse [g ] beat, play, drum, arouse [g ] pngg g fat, plump, full, bulging [jin] jink ng health bo thin) qi nmng D nmi

[hu] thick, deep, kind, rich (food) (compare with [qi n] qi ndng conclude and sign (treaty, etc); signature [d n] cinnabar, red; Denmark [Lu] name of a river in [h n] (= [rng] (= [ln] wheel [n] shore [n i] breasts, milk h njio, Chngd ); d ntin pubic region; Hnn and h h n, Sh nx

jioh n) shout, cry out

frng lotus, cottonrose hibiscus

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[dn] thin, light; [cho] tide; (= [xn] lesson

dnln (= chosh ) moist;

qi nln) light blue g ocho climax

[yun] round, circle; (sometimes used for [ju n] roll; spring roll (F ) [jun] volume, book, exam paper [qun] (= qun) curly hair [sh] ji sh explain; shfng release

yun dollar)

[zh ] all, various, <family name> [mio] wonderful, subtle; mmngqmio be baffled

[wi] wiwzh y materialism [w i] <expressing acceptance of a request/command> [du] force one's way; seize, capture; fight for step by step

[zh] expel, pursue, one by one; [yn] (= ynzi) swallow (bird) [Y n] <family name> [d i] stupid, silly, foolish, stay; [i] ib n stiff [c] ( [lng] (= cling) survey, measure;

gradually;

d ib n stiff gu nc observe waste

b lng) wave (of water);

[ch u] take out; shrink; whip; [gi] cover, shell; lid

smoke tobacco

[pi n] slanting, leaning; stubbornly; unfortunately [yu] experience, pass through, review; ( [gu] ( gum i) purchase prospect; via yud) read

[t] way, route;

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(FI)

[zng] longitudinally;

c ozng operate;

zngdu column, file

[y] <archaic interrogative particle>, (= [Y ] Y s Jesus [m ] feel, stroke; (F ) [gu] hang, put up [hng] sail, fly; (F ) hngxng navigate; m suo grope;

y) grandfather zhu m fathom

aviation

[z] (= xu nz) choose [zhi] choose [hn] hate [sh] [sh ] (F home ssh dormitory ) give up, abandon; sh bd be loathe to leave at tijqun Taiji shadowboxing

[qun] box (with fists); [zh] bamboo

[tng] <family name>, Tang Dynasty, boastfull, exaggerated; ( tngt ) rude (F ) [y] praise; rngy honor; mngy fame

[chng] ride (a vehicle); multiply [shng] chariot [ru] weak; (F (F (F ) ) ) [ji n] (= w iru faint; ji nch) inspect z g ng womb ru nru feeble

[g ng] palace, temple, <family name>; [y] ceremony, rite, gift, (= yq) instrument, apparatus [q] flag [hn] keep in mouth, contain [Yun] <family name> [zh ] foundation of a building;

ybi o) appearance, bearing, (=

dzh address

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(F (F

) )

[b i] put, arrange, sway, wave; yob iw "shake-sway-dance", waggle dance (of bees), rock 'n' roll [o] om secret, mystery; omio profound, secret f nqi

[f n] <classifier for kinds, times, occurrences etc.>; tomato [P n] P ny county in Gu ngd ng [hn] mix up; hnlun chaos [hn] muddy, muddled (F ) [mi] extinguish; [w] hold, grasp; [y] (= (F ) [l ] ( [zho] eliminate; perish; comprehend annihilate

ych ) tooth k ol ) consider; zhok i convene y ul worry about

[m ng] fierce (F ) [ku n] wide, broad, extend, relax [chng] fill; contain [shng] flourishing; luxuriant

[h] pit, nucleus; htao walnut [h] hr <colloquial> pit [di] bag, pocket (F (F ) ) [sho] [b ] mend [di n] di nxng typical; classical; dictionary jisho introduce

[qu n] circle [jun] pen, sty [ju n] shut up in a pen [f ng] good-looking (F [y ] [y ] ) f ngf abundant y zhi elegant

wny cultured, refined; y pin opium

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[j] lucky, auspicious [zn] [ch] tea; [y] also; [g ] ( [w n] ( approve of; praise hngch "red tea" = black tea

chy tea leaves;

f nzh yrn and vice-versa ) valley; (F ) (= g w) grain; g zi millet

w ndng) stable, steady;

w ndang reliable chu

[hu] (F ) gather together; gubo to report; vocabulary; (F ) converge, remit [l] lhai terrible, formidable, <family name> [li] name of an ancient country {Compare with l experience}

[ji] to fall due, <classifier for year of graduation, regular sessions, meetings, etc.> [j] (= hnj) mark, trace, vestige; thunderstorm; qj miracle radar order

[li] thunder; [x] [hn] (

zhxu order; ) cold

procedure;

[f] enclose, attach; [j ] chicken;

fjn vicinity, nearby

g ngb o j d ng spicy diced chicken

[z o] meet with disaster [ti o] ( ) choose [ti o] poke; challenge [t o] t ot walk casually to and fro [ji n] ( [y] ( ji nb ng) shoulder; ( jy, ji nf) take on

huy) remember, recall; memory ruru n soft; ruhe gentle dishang

[ru] yielding;

[di] put on; di y njng wear glasses; mozi put on a hat

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[x ] (

) cherish;

k x it's too bad; next door

bx not hesitate

[g] separate, stand between; [ho] (= [chng] ( h ob, = ) honest

h ob) not at all

[ru] auspicious, good omen; [ji n] subtract; [b ] sow, seed; [me] (S ) [m] (F ) [zh n] needle; [q] board game; [jng] [b] ( [bei]

timely snow

ji nsh o decrease broadcast; disseminate

y om petty, insignificant policy; chess; zh nc acupuncture Go; contest Checkers

jngzh ng compete; sh ub) arm g bei arm

[t ng] quite, very; endure, stand; [c o] conduct, grasp; [co] make trouble [y o] waist [kung] ( f ngkung) crazy

stand upright

c ozng operate

[t] in place of; ( [mi] plum, prune; [g] [ln]

dit) replace, substitute plum blossom; plum grove

g ngg consolidate; lnl ethics

gdng fixed

[Sng] the Song dynasty (960-1279); typeface [g ng] steel; fountain pen; [gng] sharpen piano

Sng t z "Song"-

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(F (F

) )

[nu]

nuyn a promise

[cn] injure, barbarous, incomplete, remnant [yn] ( [h ] ( [h ] [h] [xn] ynchng) prolong l oh ) tiger m mah h hbul <zool.> shrike xns rapid, swift z inn, z ihi) disaster

(F

[z i] ( [qi o] [qi o]

qi oqi o quietly qi osh ng quietly

[yu] high mountain, wife's parents, <family name> (F ) [qio] <family name>; [chu n] river; b ngchu n glacier qiom arbor

Sch nsh ng Sichuan Province; bochu get revenge sj four seasons

[chu] revenge, hatered, <family name>; [qi] mate, <family name> [j] (= jji) season; d ngj winter;

[chu ] blow (F ) [ling] ( lingshi) grain, food hjbin nuclear fusion

[j] gather, get together; (F ) [y] ( [zh ] ( [sh ] (= (F (F ) ) f ny) translate zh zi) pearl, bead;

eyeball;

teardrop

sh shu) uncle, father's younger brother conspiracy ch sh plinth

[mu] scheme; [ch ]

j ch foundation, base, basis;

[rn] benevolence, humanity

1257 1258 1259 1260 1261 1262 1263 1264 1265

(F

[s n] decrease; damage; [rng] (

s nsh lose, loss rng)

) melt (ice or snow; cf car;

(F (F

) )

[ling]

li ng ling ch two cars g njng clean m ng n sensitive; Y s ln Islam fairy maiden m nru acute

[jng] clean, complete; only; [m n] m nji agile;

[y ] <family name>, he or she;

[xi n] fairy, saint, immortal celestial being; [qi o] clever, coincidentally; [lng] zero; [l ng] jingle

qi omio ingenious

lngjin spare part; spare change g l ngl ng solitary, all alone; d ngl ngl ng tinkle,

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[li] tired; work hard [l i] accumulate [li] (F) [xi ng] (= xi ngshu) enjoy (compare with , companion wipe out; precious brave warrior zh um weekend shake h ng)

[bn] accompany;

[dng] swing, sway; loaf about; [zh n] ( [y ng] ) treasure: y ngg n brave; pearl;

courage;

[m] end, minor details; mr powder; [me] (= me); shnme what? {Compare with wi haven't} [fn] fndu struggle; x ngfn excited

[d n] gallbladder, guts, bravery, internal parts [q] ( fngq, p oq) abandon, give up mfan trouble, bother; b nifn

[fn] be vexed; impatient

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[h] paste; [h ] plaster [h] paste [yu] still, yet; [shu] tax [pi]

htu muddled

yuy hesitate;

yur as if

foster, train, develop; d kng) resist

cultivate, breed

[d ] support; ( [s ng] monk [f ng] sharp;

charge, assault;

vanguard

[n i] be, so, only then, you [yo] distant, remote; long [m] [m ] [t n] nm massage; mc rub; friction m sa gently stroke, smooth rub, massage level; calm; tank

(S

[hu] after [mi] eyelash; [c n] meal [gun] be used to; xgun be used to, habit, custom bln) no matter brows; eyebrow; looks

[png] lean on, based on, (= [gu n] hat, crown [gun] first place; [ti] lift, raise, carry [png] bump into; [b] money, currency; [q ] open; start; enlighten;

gunj n champion

happen to meet coin; rnmnb RMB.

arouse, inspire li ng m sh two

[m ] <classifier for cloth, happenings, etc.>;

entirely differeint things/matters; (serial) number, code 1299 1300 1301 1302 1303 1304 1305 1306 1307 1308 1309 1310 1311 1312 1313 1314 1315 1316 1317 1318 1319 (F ) (F ) (F (F ) ) (F (F (F ) ) )

m tou wharf, dock;

hom

[mo] emit, risk, pretend to be, <family name>; [hn] ( [hn] hnshu ) sweat, perspiration khn

catch a cold

[s] common, rustic, vulgar, custom; [hu ] ash, dust, grey, disheartened [d ] ji nd supervise wqing infinite

proverb, saying

[qing] poor; [p ] quite, rather [q ng] lean; [ji n] point, tip;

tendency, prefer; ji nru sharp

slant

[Hn] <family name>; (old name for Korea) [mo] moy trade mf ng) imitate, copy; isolated; lonely seem;

[f ng] resemble, be like, (= copy [g ] alone; orphan;

[pi o] float in the air, flutter; [mn] overflow; endless;

flutter, wave lngmn <loan> romantic

[y ] (= y y,= j y ) give, grant [y] <archaic> (= w) I, me [z ] purple, violet [c] side [zh i] zh iwai slant [yn] along; [b] raise, pull; [xi] ( ) sleeve; ynh i coastal; promote; leader; ynr water's edge elevation pocket-sized; du nxi T-

shirt 1320 1321 1322 1323 1324 1325 1326 1327 1328 1329 1330 1331 1332 1333 1334 1335 1336 1337 1338 1339 1340 (F (F ) ) (F (F ) ) (F ) (F (F (F (F ) ) ) ) (F ) [ling] bridge, roof beam; [sh ng] reward, admire; [m] curtain; act (of play); [b] wall, cliff; bridge; backbone

x nsh ng enjoy, appreciate pngm screen

qingb wall (la pared) in one day; once; New Year's Day

[dn] <archaic> dawn; [chn] ( [chn] ( [b] shut [ling] cool, cold [ling] make cool

z ochen) morning chnji) pure; ( d nchn) simple

[s o] sweep; d s o clean up [so] sozhou broom [yu] fault; outstanding; [po] cannon; shell [b o] quick-fry [po] concoct [w n] bowl [ti ] stick, paste, glue, stay close to [ch ] insert, stick in; [g n] roll, boil [yun] cause, reason; edge; insulate plug yuq especially

[s] temple, Buddhist monastery [bi] shellfish; cowrie; (money); {Compare with jin see} [rn] sh rn moist; bik shell rnhu lubricate

lrn profit;

[sh] surname, family name, (= shz) clan [zh ] Yuzh Indo-Scyths (nomadic people in Central Asia)

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[d ng] (= hibernation; [ku]

d ngti n, = d ngj) winter; d ngmin ch nxiqi d ng the four seasons

kud enlarge, expand

[ln] fence, railing [hu ng] desolate, wasteland, famine; [zh] zhxu philosophy hu ngmi absurd

[b ] force, compel; close in on [xi] frighten, scare [h] (= k ngh) threaten, <interj.> [du ] pile, heap [zu ] gu lib ozu altogether, all in all [zhung] collide, run into [lng] young man; [lng] bridegroom. <family name>

[li ] two, both; w men li the two of us [li ng] jli ng trick, intrigue, maneuver, skill, dexterity, craft [ln] ( ) blue digression, complaint

[xin] idle, free time; [x n] suffering; [jng] (= [pi] (=

x nk work hard y njng glasses piji dowry

jngzi) mirror, lens; pitng) accompany;

[q] ride (horse/bike) [j] chngj saddle horse; rider [dn] egg; chicken egg; protein csh impel, urge yngnin year of the Sheep

[c] urge; urgent;

cjn promote;

[yng] sheep; = 8th year [y] (= [yi]

sh nyng goat;

shy) suitable pinyi cheap

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[ma] <particle for persuation> [m] <interrogative particle> (= [yn] [pn] (= yns colour; pnk, =

ma)

ynmin face pngqing) poor a

[f] width of cloth, size, <classifier for cloth, paintings etc.>; picture [zh] stay, halt, be stationed [png] (= [w ] foul; [ji] fpng) duckweed w r n pollution outstanding; masterpiece p mi extinguish; majestic;

[p ] pounce on; flap wings; Poker [zhung] robust, magnificent; [s]

p k <loan>

ps bodhisattva, benevolent being, <family name>

[xng] punishment [y u] worry, grieve; [mo] ( y uy sad; polite worry about

) appearance;

[y] lawsuit; (

ji ny) prison, jail

[s i] fill in, stuff, cork [s] (= d s) block up, obstruct [si] place of strategic importance, border pass [fng] male phoenix (fabulous bird of good omen) [k ng] hole; [ch] touch; [lin] K ngz Confucius; ji ch get in touch; mink ng face antenna

love (as in love affair) q y uc l What kind of reasoning is

[q ] (rhetorical adverb); that?, Nonsence!

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[s n] (=

s nln) forest flourishing; U fn t z

[fn] numerous; U fnzh breed; U full forms of simplified characters [su] smash to pieces

[j n] ferry crossing, ford, saliva, sweat, moist, damp; j nj ny uwi (to do someting) with pleasure, to be appetizing [xi] [lng] [l ng] xik chivalrous warrior; chivalrous

lngzhng grand; lngq swell h ngl ngl ng tumble, roll put off

[ch] tardy; arrive late; hesitate; [zh] zhdn dawn, daybreak [hu ] shine; [h n] ruthless [x ] f nx analyse radiance, glory;

hu hung brilliant

[su ] shrink [xu] cave, hole, den, grave, acupuncture point [xi o] desolate [yun] resentment, complain [m] rub, wear down [m] mill, grind(stone) [f] bend over, subside; hot summer days; rise and fall

[c] take leave; diction, poetry, language [n] mud; [n] putty [lng] ( soil ) age; duration zhjng) diameter; bk ng nostril tjng channel, way,

[jng] path, way; ( through [b] (= bzi) nose;

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(F

[li] rely; hang around; blame falsely; deny error [y ng] face upward; xny ng (religious) faith fnn) angry im adore

(F

[fn] (= [m]

qfn, =

xinm envy; admire;

[] very soon, suddenly; [yng] shine (F (F (F ) ) ) [xn]

?gu Russia

xnwn ask about, inquire

[c n] tragic; savage [mi] wheat, etc; microphone mipin oatmeal; mikf ng <loan>

[s] stay overnight, <family name> [xi ] <classifier for nights>; zh y xi stay one night [xi] constellation in Chinese astronomy [bi] times; three times (as much)

[c ] thick, rough, coarse (F ) [tng] jump, gallop, vacate; [t ng] thump [sh o] ( [sho] , boiling

) a little, a bit, slightly half a section dye; pollution w gu tortoise

[ji] cut, stop; section, length; [r n] to dye; catch (disease); (F )

[w ] (= w y ) crow, (= w h i) black; {Compare with m horse and ni o bird} [y] heal, get better; (like yu)

(F

[g ng] mound, sentry [g ng] hu g ngsh granite [gng] gnk u delicious sweet [li ] willow

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(F

[p ] spread, unfold; pave [p] shop, store; plank bed; [sh] wade, ford, go through, involve; [j] (= jbng) illness; g nsh interfere

jk hardship

(F

[d ng] ward off, block, gear (of car) [dng] bngdng arrange, get ready [fng] accept, offer; receive orders; flatter

[t] step on; (= z ota) z ota ruin, waste, insult, affront [t ] (= t ) collapse, sink, calm down [zh ng] faithful [w ] (= w ) five, <family name>; duw troops

[du ] hide (oneself), avoid, dodge [j] book, registry, native place, membership; [n ] [l ng] [xi ng] box [ci] cut cloth or paper; reduce; decide; sanction (F ) [zhng] curtain; mosquito net; tent; account compatible n l try hard shu ngl ng, bright and clear; recite guj nationality

[ji n] double; simultaneously: [b ] b c each other

[xi] rosy clouds (F ) [zh ] pig; [x ] zh nin the year of the pig = the 12th year

shx know well, be familiar with

[zh ] prick [zh] zh ngzh struggle [z ] (F ) [qun] advise

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[bo] thin [b] slight; weak [b] bhe peppermint [zh] build, construct; [jn] handsome, pretty; [xi] shoe [j] ( [q n] (= [x n] jl) distance q nl, = x nsh ng enjoy y ngj crowded medium, intermediary q nr) invade, intrude into architecture brilliant, talented

[j ] squeeze; crowd; push, jostle; [mi] go-between, matchmaker; [t ] spit [t] ( [hn] ( ut) vomit

lnghn) soul, spirit, mood q ngji) clean, sanitay; jibi

[ji] (= chnji) pure, (= pure white, spotless

[zh ] branch [q] (= q) fork, brach, divergent [yng] full; [z ] block; yngl profit, have a surplus z zh prevent; dinz resistance

[xin] pit, trap; cave in; [ji ] helmet; {Compare with

sink/fall into beetle yu from}

zh jia fingernail; sh n explain and

[zhng] <family name>;

zhngzhng serious, solemn

[mng] cry of birds, animals, insects; ring, sound; express [t ng] (= t ngru) if, supposing shngy) surplus, left over,

[shng] be left over, remain, (= remain

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[k ] grain, small round object, <classifier for small round things>; y k zh zi one pearl [tu ] pull, drag; procrastinate [sh ] stretch; [hu] sh fu comfortable; sh chng carefree

nhu favor, kindness;

xinhu virtuous ( )

[h n] dusk, dark, to faint [zhn] shake, stimulate; [ji] forbid; (F ) vibration; inspire jizhi ring

jiyn enforce martial law;

[sng] lose (by death), lose (sth. important); sngsh forfeit [s ng] mourning; s ngsh funeral arrangements [ji o] burnt; ( ) coke; ji oj anxious; focus

[p] crawl, climb [p ] ip p squat, short [lng] insult; encroach; draw near; [hu] zhhu wisdom lngchn before dawn

[ u] ( urn) by chance, even number {Compare with j odd} [hung] ( yohuang) shake, sway [hu ng] dazzle [hu ng] [to] ( ) peach; peach blossom; chdo equator; cnln splendid hoax; swindler y ngto cherry chji o barefoot

[ch] red, bare; (F (F ) ) [ln] messy; [l n] [pin] (

) deceive; cheat, swindle;

[cu] arrange; (F ) [y] page [xi ng] terrible;

cush measure, step

xi ng' fiendish;

xi ngm ng ferocious

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[ti] peace, quiet; Thailand; something of great importance [sh ] corpse, sh t dead body

Tish n Mount Tai,

[p ] slope, hillside; [l i] tie or strap tightly [l] lsu [lio] treat, cure; [t ] pagoda, tower [da] ; [chn] (

p d slope, gradient

therapy

hu chn) dust

[t ng] lie down [sh ] [wi] [tn] (F tsh special, particular comfort, console; express sympathy for

) altar, raised plot of ground; (F ) jar, jug g nzhe sugarcane; r sun} G ns

[g n] sweet; {Compare with

[y o] bite; bark; pronounce [j] resist; ( jju) refuse

[bi o] young tiger [zh] ( bozh) explode, blow up [zh] deep fry [j ng] (water) well, <family name> [chng] worship, high, sublime [y n] drink [yn] give animals water to drink [zh] express good wishes; qngzh celebrate; congratulate; zhf invoke/give blessing [w ng] w ngw ng tearful, bow-wow; zhh

boundless (ocean)

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[lo] firm, durable; ( [gu] laurel (bay) tree;

lofng) prison; Guln

log sturdy

[w i] (= w iba) tail [y ] huy <colloquial> end, behind [pi o] float [pio] pailiang beautiful [pi o] pi obi bleach [lio] just, slightly; gossip [s ] cast, let go [s ] scatter, sprinkle [qi] ( [nng] solidify [mo] spear; qidng) appropriate, suitable; hnnngt concrete; qih o just right nngg wlio bored, silly; lioti nr chat,

nngsh stare;

modn "spear-shield" = contradiction

[Y ] <family name> [w ] <archaic> sigh and exclaim [y] (S ) in, at, to, from, by, than [b n] guest; b ngu n hotel {Compare with b ng soldier} [x] qngx mood, depression; tux lead, clue

(F)

[Png] <family name> [d] ( dzi) stomach [d ] tripe [c ng] urgent, rushed; c ngc ng hurriedly, obviously, apparently; c ngmng in a hurry [mio] trace, touch up; [f n] powder; pink [zi] thief [f] (= qu f) lack; pf tired; pnf poor mioxi describe f nhngs

x y f n laundry detergent;

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[dn] shield; [chu] worry [xi] slanting; [li] split, crack: [li ] crack open

modn "spear-shield" = contradiction

xibi n hypoteneuse;

xil slope

f nli split, divide, break up, fission hub ng ice-skate f irn brilliant (of literature);

[hu] slip, slide, smooth, slippery; [f i] to possess literary talent; F ij Fiji [fi] waste [j] jm lonely;

jjng quiet (place);

chnj quiet

[y ng] gush, pour, rise, surge; [xing] serene xingx detailed;

xi ngy ng turbulent du nxing details; nxing

[t ng] hot water, soup [sh ng] sh ngsh ng to flow turbulently [ch] chd thorough; gunch carry out, implement xunxu metaphysics

[xun] black, dark, profound, abstruse; [j n] half a kilogram; g ngj n kilogram

[h ng] bang, boom, rumble, bomb, attack, drive out; h ngh nglili grand, spectacular [ji n] treacherous, traitor; (F [lin] k lin poor, pitiful ) adultery; qingji n rape

[du ] (= du r) flower, <classifier for flowers, clouds etc.>; y du hu ; [duo] rduo ear [ji ] good, beautiful [ji ] <slightly archaic> all, everyone [ni o] bird [di o] (= )

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wu crow} chngb ng city-state;

[b ng] nation, state, country; w tu b ng utopia [f] support with the hand, help [hu ] destroy; [c ng] [bin] ( [png] (= [] hungry

hu mi exterminate

c ngming clever, intelligent, bright binln) debate, argue; pngzi) bottle diagnosis

[sh] snake [y] x y w iy pretended interest and sympathy [b ] catch; [b n] move; dib arrest move house Sh nyng;

[Sh n] <family name>, liquid essence; (F ) msh nwig n "before the ink is dry" [chn] (= ) to sink [f ng] Chinese sweet gum (tree); maple [ji] [y u] jijiu uncle, mother's brother secluded; humor; m, = gloomy; mgu ) demon; piano;

ghost msh magic

[m] evil spirit, (=

[qn] zither-like instrument; [zhng] struggle; earn [zh ng] zh ngzh struggle [pn] engage; [w n] curve, bend [m] (= [q ] (= fnm) grave, tomb

violin

pnq ng engage, invite

q pin) cheat, deceive, (=

q fu) bully

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[w] realize;

consciousness;

[Ji ng] <family name> [chn] high official, overseer, (= [f n] (= f nhu) return, go back wif n, = wibi) violate; wif break dchn) minister

[wi] disobey, (= the law

[ku ] lose (money); ch ku suffer a loss, come to grief, treat unfairly; xngku fortunately, luckily [di ] lose, misplace [yun] hold, help; zh yun support; yunzh help

[H] <family name>, hertz [Wi] one of the Three Kingdoms, name of several dynasties, <family name> [ni] be able to endure; impatient y ubix n patient; b nifn pifu

[pi] wear (at the waist), admire, pendant waist ornament; admire; jngpi esteem [su n] sour, acid [mng] ( [mng] linmng) alliance, pact mngsh oath of alliance

[png] fat, plump [pn] <archaic> easy and comfortable [sh ] stupid, idiotic; sh zi, sh gu idiot wiro surround

[ro] wind, coil, move around; [h ng] groan, snort, hum [hng] humph

[Qn] the Qin Dynasty 221-207 B.C., <family name> [q ] bend, submit, injustice; feel wronged, srong somebody [r ] w r insult, humiliate; q f surrender, yield; ch r shame w iqu

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[zu] (= zuti n) yesterday; {Compare with z how} [shu] thin, lean, frail, skinny [zn] (= [jin] arrow; znsh) temporary hu jin rocket; sh mng, =

zuw n yesterday evening

jintu arrowhead bsh

[sh ] (= deploy

qi nsh ) sign one's name;

[f] go to, attend [d] hand over, pass, give; submit [c i] guess; [qin] [hng] ( [j] dji o deliver, hand on, present,

c ixi ng suppose qinshu t ng submarine; qinl latent ability

hngyn) swan, wild goose, vast merits and achievements

(FS)

grade, achievement;

[yo] shine, dazzle [t] spread on; tlio coating [tu] htu muddled [t ] hlib t confused, muddle-headed [g ] cut; [du] bean; sh ug to harvest dufu tofu; ddu soybean; w ndu pea

[m n] muffled (of sound), stuffy, cut off from air circulation [mn] bored, depressed [tng] (= [xing] (= [l] g l, tngzi) pavilion, kiosk jxing) auspicious; j l encourage; cxing kindly, mercy ji ngl reward mioy temple fnln overflow

[y ] eaves, universe; [fn] flood;

y zhu cosmos;

gu ngfn wide, extensive;

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[lng] wolf, greedy and cruel person; position [hu ] (= huhu ) regret, repent

lngbi in a difficult

[d ] put up, hang over, lift together [d] dchr pursue another's utterance; wherever [jin] (= carrier [f] float [qi n] lead along (by hand, halter, etc.); [f] [s] [n] (= fh conform to; j njin) warship;

n d where,

hngk ngm jin aircraft

qi nni xi d

fho mark, symbol sq ng eliminate

yns serious, solemn; nl) slave

[bo] (= bozh) explode, (= bozh firecracker [z ] elder sister; z mi sisters

bof ) erupt, burst;

[yu] young, children; [ji ] press, squeeze, clip [ji] lined (clothing) [g ] g zhiw armpit [y o] ( y oq ng) invite

yuzh childish;

child

[f ng] crazy [y n] [n o] [z ] rent; [y ] ( y nx permit, allow n ohu angry, annoyed ch z qch taxi y zi) chair

[ch ] ruler, one-third of a meter; y ngch (English) foot [ch ] g ngch traditional Chinese musical notation

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[sh]

shhu wait upon, look after tofu; corrode; corrupt chndng vibrate

[f ] rotten;

[chn] quiver; chnd u tremble; [zhn] tremble, shudder [ni ] twist, turn around, seize; [ni ] z ni squeak

biniu awkward

[f i] f ib humble [f i] luxuriant; F il b n Philippines [w ] tile; ( w t) Watt [w] to tile a roof [w ] lnw w dazzling blue [c ] rub, wipe, scrape [l] spicy; lji o hot pepper; dl sinister [l ] rl l burning hot, impassioned, passionate [zu] play music; y nzu perform music; jizu rhythm

[y n] rich, <family name> [y n] (= y nhng) blackish red, dark red [mi] bury, cover up [mn] mnyun blame, complain [shu i] fall down; [pn] look, (= shu iji o wrestling pnwng) hope for, look forward to

[yn] chant, recite [y n] xioy ny n smilingly [d] cross a river/sea/etc., tide over, ferry across; ferry [sh n] (= chnsh n) shirt dchun

[ku] step, stride, straddle, go beyond [zu] drunk [ji n] (= ji nnn) difficult, (= ji nk ) arduous y ngi conceal

[y n] hide, sneak attack;

y nh to shield;

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[h] lotus; hhu lotus flower [h] carry, load [c ng] dark green or blue; blue sky; green pine; c ngying fly, mosquito; c ngbi pale, lifeless, grayish [xun] spin; xunzhu n rotate [xun] whirl, lathe [ji ] uncover [s ng] mulberry tree; leaves [zhng] battle, war; [lin] lotus, water lilly [zu n] drill, get into, study [zun] drill, auger, diamond, watch jewel [hng] hngw i magnificient; macroscopic [hun] unreal, imaginary, magical; science fiction novel [rn] (= sword hngd great; hnggu n s ngcn silkworm; s ngy mulberry

d zhng wage a war, fight a battle

k hun xioshu

d orn) sharp edge of knife or sword, kill with knife or

[xi] (= xig ) gorge, canyon; h ixi strait, channel; S n Xi the Three Gorges of the Yangtze river [lio] [w] ( [k i] lioku vast, extensive; wwa) baby k ig song of triumph hunbng fall ill zhng'i) obstruct; b ozhng Lionng (a province)

[hun] worry, anxiety, disaster; [zhng] barrier, obstacle, (= ensure [gi] (= q gi) beggar

[hng] weighing equipment, (= judge [m o] cat; xingm o panda; [mo] moy o stoop, crouch

hngliang) weigh, measure, m otuy ng owl

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[ch u] second Earthly Branch, a clown in an opera, <faily name>; (F ) ch ulu ugly, disgraceful, scandalous [t o] great waves [nu n] warm up, (= warm w nnu n) warm; nu nhuo nice and

[li ] slide, sneak away [li] swift current of water [gu ] pot, wok, frying pan; [ni] what?, how?; [f] (= gu ti pot sticker wk nih have no alternative fku n) penalty sh); sh ushi put in

chngf) punish, (=

[sh] pick up from the ground, ten (= order [sh] shj climb stairs [nng] dense, thick, concentrated; [jin] key;

nngd consistency

jinpn keyboard (piano or typewriter)

[mi] vein, pulse; sh nmi mountain range [m] mm lovingly [su ] lock [ln] (= lnj ) neighbor

[chu] stinking [xi] sniff, smell [f ng] perfume, (= f ngxi ng) fragrant; speaking of a young woman) [chu] hang down, droop; [zhu ] clutch, grasp, catch; seek" [hu ] hu f recover, restore f nglng age (when

chizh vertical, perpendicular zhu mcng to play "hide-and-

[m ] nurse [k n] cut, chop, hack; k nchi cut firewood

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(F

[ji] (

jish ) drive, fly, sail;

loji excuse me...

[g ng] respect;

g nghx nx Happy New Year

[ i] get close to, be next to, in sequence [i] suffer (F ) [hu] misfortune [Co] <family name> [c] [d u] (= cxing kindly; f d u, = c'i love, kindness; chnd u) shiver, tremble p nqun) fountain; yunqun source cb i mercy

[qun] spring, (= (F ) [l n]

zh nl n exhibition;

yul n go sightseeing Aomen;

[o] bay, inlet (used in place names); [z ng] (F [zng] (F ) dirty ) x nzng heart

[tng] sore, painful (F ) [tng] copper (Cu); [xi ] (= ) ) q ngtng bronze xi ku feel ashamed lujid ng logical

(F (F

xi ch ) shame, shy;

[dng] shelves; dng'n files, archives [d ng] m d ngzi target of scolding; data files [p o] throw; p oq abandon;

p omo drop anchor hu mio flame

[mio] seedling, young plant, vaccination; [hu] [huo] [fi] (= (F (F ) ) [q ] yhu uncertain mhuo perplex ) fat, fertile, (= ) fertilizer;

fizo soap

q zh drive out, expel w peng shack

[w ] nest;

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(F

[k] (= [g ] [g]

) pants g j estimate, guess gyi secondhand clothes xb o cell

[b o] womb, placenta; [b ng] handle (F ) [ku] wide; extensive

gu ngku vast;

ku nku broad;

lioku dju stop, cut

[d] <family name>; off [qn] (

dju n cuckoo, azalea;

qnlo) diligent, hardworking

[zh u] boat, ship [mo] (= (F ) [m ] mozi) hat, headgear, cap m n o agate; M y Maya

[ch] remove, take away, withdraw, evacuate (F (F ) ) [pn] frequently; pnl frequency

[chn] meditation, Zen, Dhyana [shn] shnrng abdicate [k ] <archaic> stalk, branch, <family name>

(F

[li]

lif radish;

Wnli Brunei bk n can't stand; nnk n intolerable

[k n] may, endure; [cn] inch [ i] grief; sorrowful;

iqi entreat, implore xingm o panda hinterland

[xing] bear, <family name>; [f] belly, stomach, abdomen; (F ) [chng] taste [qi o] knock, strike; beat a gong

qi o mn knock on a door;

qi o lu

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[b] suddenly; [xn] patrol; [do] (=

bb vigorous xnsh make a tour of inspection

doqi) steal;

qingdo robber

[chu] chip, counter, prepare, plan [ku] button up; ni kur button; kuzi knot, button yuy ngch

[ch] pond, <family name>, (= chtng) pool; swimming pool; dinch battery [qi n] shallow, light [chi] firewood; [ i] dust, angstrom; hu chi match; A j Egypt

chiyu diesel oil

[ji] marry (referring to a woman) [mi] <classifier for small objects, coins, etc.> [x ] scarce, watery; [di o] vulture, (= sculpture [yn] (= [y n] (= x fn rice porridge, rice soup di ok) carve, engrave; fdi o relief

t oyn, = ynw) detest; ynfn boring y n) y ny n weak and weary thrugh illness x gu watermelon; shumng life-span sh gu idiot;

[gu ] melon, gourd; hunggua cucumber [shu] longevity; [di ] fall, tumble [ch ] pull, tear, chat [d ng] director; [j n] brocade;

g d ng antique shj n fancy; sshj n assorted vegetables

[jin] reflect, mirror, inspect, examine, take as a lesson, ancient bronze mirror, warning, object lesson; jindng appraise; jijin draw lessons from

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[shu ] brush, to brush, to paint, swish [shu] shuxu n choose, pick, select; brush over [q ] walk fast, hurry, (= tendency

shubi white, pale, q sh

q xing) tend, incline to;

[ju n] contribute, relinquish, tax [o] ( [gun] ji o'o) proud, arrogant gunch carry out; ygun consistent

[din] hall, palace [b ] poke, turn, stir; phone [xn] [t ] kick; b zh ng set a clock; b dinhu dial a

qi nxn modest t zqi play football pi bshi apologize z ti) posture qi nji yield to

[pi] compensate, pay for, lose money; [z ] appearance, gesture, (= [qi n] move, change; z sh, =

binqi n changes;

[l] mulititude, <family name>; [j] sacrifice; [d ] drip, drop

lmng daybreak

jq sacrificial utensil

[x] make a surprise attack, carry on as before [hu ng] flustered, confused; [bi n] whip [mng] [fng] meet [t] butcher, kill [k n] k nchng insect; K nmng mngmng vast, boundless and indistinct hu ngmng in a flurry

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[b i] (= b ish) cypress [B] Bln Berlin [b] (= ) hungb the bark of a cork tree, golden cypress (F ) [sh ] sail, move along quickly (speaking fo vehicles), (= drive [f] f nf tell, instruct; zhw plant zh fu enjoin, tell jish )

[zh] to plant; [j] fear, dread [ni ] [ji]

ni kur button, knob, handle, tie m nji quick, agile; q ngji nimble, spry

[zhn] irrigation ditch; [sh ng]

Sh nzhn (place name) sh ngkou beasts of burden sh z ng be missing; cngln jungle

x sh ng sacrifice;

[z ng] g nz ng follow closely; z ngj trace [cng] crowd; [m] [ru]

cngsh series of books;

sh m desert;

mrn apathetically rul sharp, keen

ji nru sharp pointed, acute;

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[l ] l ba musical wind instrument; l ma lama [l ] l la drip (water/etc.); hu l sound of rustling/crashing/etc. [l] h lzi saliva; zh l harangue, shoot off the mouth [qin] heaven; qindo ways of heaven, natural law; qink n heaven and earth, the universe [g n] (S ) dry, hollow [hu] suddenly (F (F ) ) [sh ] moist [zh ng] open the eyes [z ] z x careful [z i] young animal [z ] z ji n burdens, responsibility

1792 1793 1794 1795 1796

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[ch o] make noise [ch o] ch ochao make noise [y u] long, drawn-out, leisurely; [g u] gulley, trench [m] ink stick, (= mshu ) ink; Mz (a philosopher) yngruchun sheep y uji age-old

[chun] string together, bunch, cluster; meat kebab [j] all; jlb club [j ] together [to] pottery; [gng] [hn] [yng] win [p] flatulence, fart, nonsence, rubbish, (= [ch] gallop, speed, spread; [bng] stick, bat, excellent; toc ceramics

gngxin contribute hnsh n from head to foot, all over

pgu) buttocks

chmng well-known bngqi baseball s np

[p ] <classifier for horses, mules, bolts of cloth, etc.>; m three horses [p n] ( p ncu) piece together; transliterate [hng] permanent [xi] evil, <interrogative sentence final particle> [y] (= y) <interrogative particle> [cu] brittle, crisp; curu fragile [z o] rotten; g ncu simply; z og o bad luck! q ngcu clear; z ota waste, spoil p ny n;

p nxi spell,

[bn] dress up as, disguise as; put on an expression [xin] person xinhu virtuous and dutiful (woman); xinrn virtuous

1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839

(F (F

) )

[sh] decoration, dress up, impersonate [chng] repay, (= pichng) compensate, pay for

[ch i] take apart, dismantle [c ] collquial excrete (F) (F (F ) ) [chn] to wind, tie up, tangle, bother [sh] absorb, photograph; [n ] (= [z ] [h i] hey [zh ] (F (F ) ) yzh intention n dng) draft; z wi flavor; p ish take a picture b n comparison; z zh ng grow mn imitate

[chu ng] rush, charge [h] zhh congratulate; qngh celebrate

[cu] emerald green; (FD) (F ) [fng] sew [fng] seam, crack [b o] full (after meal) [ji] rob, disaster (F ) [f ] pat, soothe, foster; [w ] dig, excavate (F )

cuni o kingfisher

f m stroke

[c] book; sh uc handbook; dtc atlas {Compare with l beautiful and png friend} [pn] pnt traitor

[xio] xioxing portrait [Xi o] <family name> [x ] splendid, (= j x ) bright, brilliand; Kangxi dictionary (1716 A.D.) (F ) [lin] smelt, refine, temper metal; K ngx Zdi n

dunlin exercise

1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860

(F (F

) )

[xin]

xinf constitution;

xinb ng military police

[mio] temple [b] green jade, bluish green; Xu b "7up", "Sprite" [h] (= hzi) box y uy friendship ch ling reserves; cnch memory dark green; dark blue;

(F (F (F (F (F (F

) ) ) ) ) )

[y] [ch ]

[png] swift-running horse [Fng] <family name> [hun] (= [t n] corrupt; [w] lie down; [y] wing jiohuan) call out t nx n greedy wsh bedroom

(F (F

) )

[r o] harass, bother, trouble;

r olun disturb

[xi] upper part of side of person's body, coerce [gu] kneel [b i] upright stone tablet (monument, etc); [h ] breathe out (mouth open), scold; [tin] sweet; tinci beet xi nrn mb i tombstone h qin yawn

[s ] (F ) sprinkle [xi n] xi nr respectful, deferential; (F ) alarmed, surprised, shocked, frightened, cold (F ) [p ] table, chart, manual, music score, (= etc.) [sh ] (used in names) [su ] msu stroke, caress [nu] nu graceful (woman)

p xi ) compose (music

1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866

(F

[g] pavilion, cabinet [y ng] usual, ordinary; Zh ng ng Doctrine of the Golden Mean

(F

[png] roc (a giant mythical bird) [f] (= fgi) cover; di nf subvert; (S ) repeatedly, again and again [lng] lnglng clever and nimble f nf

[hu] marquis, <family name> [m ] slip something off, colloquial wipe [m ] apply, smear, brush/wipe off, exclude, play (cards/etc.); m b cloth, rag; m sh obliterate [m] daub, plaster, skirt, bypass (F (F (F ) ) ) [L] <family name>; [i] g l calabash fng'i hinder

1867

1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880

zhng'i get in the way;

[z ng] z ngh synthesize [zng] heddle [qi ] mound, grave; qi lng hills; sh qi dune

(F (F

) )

[y n] faint, swoon; tuy n dizzy [yn] dizzy, faint, halo; hngyn blush [ln] block the way [rn] ( rnsh o) burn; rnlio fuel

[ch ng] prosperous [t n] swallow, gulp down, annex; [xin] suspicion, dislike [D] <family name> [y ] pawn, detain; rhyme y sng send under escort; y yn t nm embezzle

[sh] (= shtou) tongue {Compare with g ancient}

1881 1882 1883 1884 (F ) (F )

[ln] <archaic> beautiful jade [w] fog; y nw smoke, mist

[mn] prolonged, graceful [ch ] (= ch r ) shame, humiliation; w ch shameless k ch shameful;

1885

[gu] (F ) (= guzi) cabinet; guti counter; zh nggu shopkeeper [j ] j li tree of the willow family,large tree good for making furniture/etc. (F ) [t n] spread out, unfold, take a share in, vendor's stall [xu ] [xi o] [q ] b xu to exploit qi xi o cut q nq relative; xi -q joy and sorrow

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[g n] pole [g n] (F ) shaft [yn] rock, cliff; ynsh rock; rngyn melted rock = lava [wi] hey, hello, (= [r ng] throw, toss; ji qiu catch a ball) [sh] (F (F ) ) [dn] sh yn sandstone;

wiy ng) feed, raise r ngqi throw a ball (compare with xi osh fade away, elapse Shngdnji Christmas xuny cliff lingshu ng

shsh pass away, die; dnsh ng be born;

[xun] hang, unresolved, worry;

[shu ng] shu ngl ng bright, clear, frank; pleasantly cool [cu ] <family name>; cu w i lofty, towering [tng] royal court (F ) [cu] gather together, happen by chance [ch ] idiotic; infatuation

cu wi rocky mound, otwering;

1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 (F ) (F ) (F ) (F (F ) )

[pn] basin, tub, pot; [y] imperial; (F [k] (= )

pnd basin (of land) fngy defense; d y resist

cnk) cruel, <slang> cool

[i] Chinese mugwort; irng moxa [y] yuny resentment [i] <interjection indicating sentiment/sympathy/disappointment> oh! [ i] yes? [l o] l olao <colloquial> maternal grandmother [m ] <archaic> old lady [lng] (= lngzi) cage, coop [l ng] l ngzho shroud, envelop [di n] jolt, fall, summit; [y n] marriage; [xi] ( [ku] ( di nd o turn upside down

h ny n marriage, realated by marriage xish u hand in hand

xidi) carry, take along; cnku) ashamed f nf ng fragrant;

[f n] fragrance;

F nln Finland y shn mn y uy

[m] j ngm solemn and quiet, <family name>; M h nmd Mohammed [shn] a fan, slap, <classifier for doors etc.>; [sh n] to fan, slap, incite [y] <family name>; fragrant; elegant; (F melancholy [zh] throw, cast [zh ng] terrified, panic-stricken [zhng] f zhng stare blankly [x n] rush pith [xn] ynxn core [sh ] (= [ji ] [ji ng] l osh ) mouse, rat; ji zhng rectify;

) luxuriant;

sh nin year of Rat = 1st year

ji chn get entangled X nji ng

bi nji ng border region;

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[yu ] say {Compare with [f] [po] (= [chn] (=

r sun}

sh fu master (term of respect) pozi) robe, gown zu chn) lip; chng o lipstick

[s ] revive, come to;

Y s Jesus p ngzhe y g x gu

[p ng] hold, carry in both hands; carrying a watermelon [g u] cross out, evoke, gang up with [gu] gudang shady deal/business

[m] herd, tend; mch ng grazing land, pasture; herdsman, govern the people [r] Confucianism, scholar; (Confucian) scholars [k i] Rji Confucianists;

mmn Rln

k ngk i generous, vehement n oj n brains, mind, head;

[j n] tendon, muscle, fiber; xingpj n rubber band [zh] pillar, post, cylinder

[b i] low, inferior, modest, humble; vulgar; b ili despicable [yn] to swallow [y n] pharynx [y] w y sob, whimper [d n] <loan> ton, slang

b ib base, despicable,

one thousand yuan (RMB) pchng reptile; sh chng

[chng] worm, insect; bookworm [shng] (= [ch] shngzi, = chfng kitchen

(Fo) (F )

shngsu ) rope, cord

[yu n] injustice; [zh ng] rise, go up [zhng] swell

yu nwang do wrong, treat unjustly

1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956

(F

[zhu] to wrinkle; [p]

zhuwn wrinkles pjun tired

plo exhausted, fatigued;

(F (F (F (F

) ) ) )

[d ] gamble, bet [ro] rich, plentiful, have mercy, give extra [kung] (= mineral kungsh) ore; ( kungsh n) mine; kungw

[chng] smooth, free; sh chng happy, worry-free; chngkui cheerfull, carefree; chngt ng unimpeded, unblocked [mi] coal; [wn] (= miyu kerosene sh uwn) wrist; tu wnzi ankle

(F

[p n] spurt, spray; d p nt sneeze [pn] crop, in season, high season [qi n] [ho] piqi n send, dispatch; hodng vast, mighty; xi nqi n sent in advance hod huge

(F )

[w ng] old man, <family name> [z ] z xn consult, seek advice from b obi o bodyguard

[bi o] dartlike weapon; [png] [b ng] [b ng]

pngm screen b ngx hold breath b ngyng with fear and trepidation

1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 (F )

[zhng] second, middle (of 3 months or brothers); zhngch n 2nd month of spring, middle of spring; zhngxi ng 2nd eldest brother [x ] exclamation of surprise, Alas!, My! (= [f n] f nf tell, instruct x x ) sound of giggling

[min] cotton [mng] eldest son, first month of season, <family name> [ch ng] prop up, support, keep up, fill to bursting

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(F

[l] (=

lzi) stove, oven, furnace

[xi] leak, drain, divulge, release [y] yt garrulous and disorderly, easygoing [zng] (= [s u] search; look for mizng) bury (the dead); s uj collect; zngl funeral s usu

s uch search;

[ti n] add, increase [z n] obey; to z nsh u comply with; z nzho obey, conform

[d] <archaic> enlighten, guide (F ) [w i] false, fake; money x w i false, hypocritical; w ib counterfeit

[zho] omen, million, mega [qin] owe, lack, lean forward; (F ) [ling] (= [yn] (= [f n] yunling) forgive ynr) burning hot, (= qf n atmosphere sh uzhng) staff, walking xi zi blind person diog u fishing hook f yn) inflammation h qin yawn

[zhng] cane, caning, flogging, (= stick [xi ] become blind, pointlessly; (F (F ) ) [dio] (= dioy) to fish;

[chng] intestine [p ] drape over one's shoulders, open

(F

[b o] shell, peel [b ] b xu exploitation [sh] (= f sh) swear; shyn oath

(F

[zhun] gain, profit [zun] cheat

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 (F ) (F (F (F ) ) ) (F (F ) )

[y] labor, required service, (= service; ny enslave [po] soak, bubble; [p o] spongy

zhny) battle;

b ngy military

poci pickle;

pom foam Hany n y n

[n] go against, disobey, be contrary to; cdi n Reverse Chinese-English dictionary [ i] short (not tall), low; izi dwarf

[dio] hang, lift up, let down with rope, crane, mourn, revoke [tin] fill, stuff, fill in (form) [ji ] good, fine, praise [zh] [sh] [Xi] lzh candle dsh tall building, mansion Ximn Amoy x yng the setting sun shu il o decrepit;

[x ] evening, sunset;

[shu i] shu iru weak, feeble; shu itu fail, decline [cu ] d ngcu rank, grade [y] fluid, (= yt ) liquid

[Xu ] <family name> [p ] fall forward; di np fall (down), fall into disgrace [p] (F ) prn servant [mi] step, stride, old [ch ] (= [j n] (= ych ) tooth j nshn) cautious, sincerely chngxin appear; chngbo submit a

[chng] to present; report [ng] (=

ngsh u) hold one's head high, high, soaring ch oxi transcribe

[ch o] copy search and confiscate; [m] mmin fill the air;

mb make up for, remedy

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[k ] (= [t ] (=

k uk ) thirsty; t zi) ladder, (=

k wng thirst for, long for lut ) stairs sh hu carelessness hofi) consume; hozi mouse, rat dngy n stare,

[sh ] sparse, scanty; [ho] (= xi oho, =

[dng] open (one's eyes) wide, stare, glare; stare down [ch] pich reject; chz denounce [ku ] brag;

bch refute, denounce, reject,

ku d exaggerate y nd cigarette butt; y nd clitoris

[d] stem of a fruid; [ji n] (=

ji nd o) scissors

[q ] marry (a woman), take a wife, get married [hn] hnj mark, trace, vestige; sh nghn scar

[f] <archaic> not [Yo] <family name> [zhi] debt [tu ] appropriate, ready [l] b li glass; lil coloured glaze

[t o] pull out, fish out (from pocket, etc.), dig [sh ] (= [ch] ) brake, stop chn instant, split second j ngt gu n transistor;

[j ng] bright; shu j ng (rock) crystal; j ngyng sparkling

[zh ng] inner feelings, middle; zh ngx n wholehearted; w dng y zh ng indifferent, unconcerned [f ] (= [l] deer pfu) skin; f s color of skin

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[t] make rubbings from stone/bronze [tu] open up, develop [zhu] tall, <family name>, (= zhuyu) outstanding

[zhng] disease; jinwngzhng amnesia [zh ng] zh ngji crucial reason, obstruction of the bowels [tng] sugar, (= tnggu ) candy; tngc sweet and sour q npi) admire;

[q n] by the emperor himself, respect, (= q nch i imperial envoy [min] [mi n] unbroken; soft sponge

[l ] <used as for sound value> [l ] (= Y ngl ) Britittish mile [yu] guide, lead, lure [k ] withered, dried up, dull [xi ] have a rest; [s] model, mould; jinxi intermission slio plastic; sxing statue bfng might as

[fng] (= fng'i) hinder, impede, harm; well, no harm in... [y] short name for Henan; [y] press down, restrain; [sh n] [gn] ( sh nh coral; ) rod, stick; yuy hesitate

yzh restrain, inhibition sh nhji o coral reef gu ign walking stick

[jn] enter, advance, promote, a dynasty (265-420), <family name>, short name for Shanxi province [ln] pour, drench; b ngqiln ice cream [ln] strain, filter [l n] sh l nl n drenched [yu] (= x yu) happy, joyful, delighted D nhung (in Gansu)

[d n] d nhu honest, sincere; [du] ancient vessel

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(F

[yn] beauteous, amorous, (= xi nyn bright (color) [b ] b li glass

ynl) gorgeous, respendent;

[z] strike, smash, break [r ng] shout, yell [r ng] r ngrang shout [mng] (= act blindly mngm) blind, unable to distinguish; mngdng

[bin] distinguish, differentiate [g] kudzu vine, grass-cloth [G ] <family name>

[h n] rarely, seldom [han] x han rare, cherish [j ] (carpenter's square); [y ng] yuy ng swim j zhn matrix

[zhi] residence, house (F ) [di] borrow, (= diku n) lend, loan chb ng wing;

[b ng] upper arm, (= ji nb ng) shoulder; [p ng] swell [png] pnggu ng urinary bladder [ni ] hold between the fingers, knead, fabricate (F (F ) ) [j ng] (= [g ng] [jin] [b] (= (F (F ) ) j ngxing) neck bg ngr nape put into practice; bzi) neck trample

[g ] merchant [Ji ] <family name> [jio] sedan chair; [p] spleen; [b o] (= jioch car

pqi (bad-) temper b ol i), fort, fortress; chngb o castle

[b ] (= b zi) walled town/village (used mostly in place names) [p] walled town/village (used mostly in place names) 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 (F ) (F ) (F ) (F (F ) ) (F (F ) ) (F ) [ji o] graceful, delicate; [Zh] ji onn tender and lovely

Zhji ngsh ng Zhejiang Province

[li] bad, inferior, minor [xi o] deep and clear water; xi os natural & unrestrained

[c] give, grant, gift (from superior to inferior) [tu] tulu top (spiraling toy); j x save; tuluy gyroscope ch x deposit

[x] store, save, grow; [fn] grave, tomb [sng] praise, song, ode; [lu] (= [Hng]

g sng sing the praises of

lushu ) leak out Hngzh u moc o) grass for thatching; bimo

[mo] straw, thatch; ( edible wild grass [zhu n] brick [shn] wink;

shnji n a moment, in the twinkling of an eye

[h] crane (emblem of longevity) [b] monarch; fb restore a dethored monarch or old order [p] k ip open up, start [y] to fish; [gu i] clever, (= ymn fisherfolk; yy fishery

gu igu i) obedient, well-behaved bzhn sieze

[b] overlord, tyrant, dominate; [xi ng] (= xi ngzh) assist, help

[ch o] stir fry, saute; mein", fried noodles

ch ofn fried rice;

ch omin "chow

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(F

[y ] mute, dumb, hoarse [y ] <interjection indicating surprice, same as

>, ah, oh

[p ] riverside, river mouth (mostly used in place names), <family name> (F (F (F (F ) ) ) ) [b ng] cake; b ngg n cracker, cookie x sh ng sacrifice

[x ] sacrificial animal; [t n] (=

h it n) beach, sands

[d ng] a nail, to follow closely [dng] to nail [y] plead, (= h y) appeal [x ] x x panting, puffing hard [y ] <interjection "Whoa!">

(F (F

) )

[x ] tin (Sn) [zng] (= zngsng) give as a present

[h ng] hubbub [h ng] fool, coax [hng] horseplay (F (F ) ) [lng] bell [wn] stupid, stubborn, naughty; wng obstinate wnqing indomitable;

[zh] propagate, (=U fnzh) breed, reproduce, colonize; zhmnd colony [shi] g shi skeleton (F ) [y ng] hawk, eagle [Ci] <family name>, sacrificial tortoise [cu ] urge, hurry, hasten [f] [b n] frng cottonrose hibiscus, lotus b nb n <archaic> refined, urbane

[p n] (= ) put/piece together, spell, risk life [pn] abandon and ignore (F ) [gu ] track, rail, course, path; gu do orbit

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(F

[y ] Oh! [yo] <interjection indicating exhortation> [y o] ouch [qin] apology; sorry [d ng] stare at doqin apologize; boqin regret, be

(F

[shu] very large;

shushxuwi Master's degree r mfn excite or invite trouble

[r ] offend, ask for (trouble); [q] (= [qi]

qyu ) contract, legal agreement qiku long separation, to be separated from one another ych n) foolish, stupid

[y] make a fool of, dupe, (= (F )

[shui] commander in chief, graceful [hung] afraid, fearful, (= hungk ng) alarmed, anxious, uneasy, (= y uhung, (= hunghu) apprehensive; scared, alarmed [hn] (= yhn) regret, sorry sh n l ny o stretch oneself

(F

[l n] lazy, sluggish;

[y] aunt (mother's sister), sister-in-law (wife's sister) [chu n] (= (F ) chu nq) pant, gasp for breath; qchu n asthma

[shu] beast, wild animal, (= [m] path between fields, (= msh ngrn stranger

y shu) beastly, crude, uncivilized msh ng) strange;

(F )

[zho] cover, hood, overalls, cage [li] (= d li) hunt, chase; liren hunter; lig u hound

[s ng] lofty (mountain); (F (F ) ) [yn] salt

S ngsh n mountain in Hnn

[j ] starve, be hungry, famine; [q ] cold, chilly, sad;

j ' hunger, starvation q c n wretched

q ling desolate;

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[hu] (= [yn] (=

hulng) throat, larynx ynhu) banquet

[qi ng] cavity, tune, pitch, accent, speech [hn] writing brush, writing [x ] (= x gi) knee Shs nlng the 13 Ming tombs f ngfng beehive

[lng] hill, mound, tomb; [f ng] bee, wasp; [lu] patrol; [p ] chop, split [p ] divide, split [lin] honest, clean, low-priced [gu ] bind, wrap; [ji o] severe, (= [fn]

mf ng honeybee;

luji <loan> logic

b ogu bundle, package ji o'o) arrogant, proud fnmi deal in, traffic, peddle huhu drawing, painting

fnzi dealer;

(Fp)

[hu] paint, draw; [y] (=

yb) precipice, cliff

[chn] time, day, occasion, celestial bodies, 2-hr period; x ngchn star [y] ti ny edge of world; sh ngy career, profession

[g ] ancient Chinese weapon similar to dagger axe or halberd [k ng] hole, pit [zh ] cover, hide, block [qn] capture, catch, seize [mn] quite, very, fierce, (= unreasonable y mn) barbaric; mnhng

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[zh ]

bizh <Chinese medicine> root of Dahurian Angelica y

[d ] stop up, block, <classifier for walls>, <family name>; d qing a wall [g] (= gy ng) hire, employ; gyun employee [w n] draw, pull, roll up; (cart/carriage); lament [min] ( shumin) sleep; gzh employer; ) pull

w nji rescue; (F

d ngmin hibernate

[w n] kiss, animal's mouth, muzzle, lips [xio] filial, filial piety, mourning [b] at anchor, moor, berth [p ] hp lakes [s ] rip, tear; s hu tear apart [x ] tx arouse attention, help and guide [hng] (= c ihng) rainbow [jing] <colloquial> rainbow [x] chat, (= [cu] (= xsh, = xsh) narrate, relate

chncu) pure, unadulterated mi nqi ng force; with difficulty jijn) use up, exhaust

[mi n] make an effort; [ji] (=

jil) do one's utmost, (=

[w i] crooked, askew, inclined, devious [shn] cautious, careful [k ] <classifier for trees, cabbages, etc.>; [p ] (F ) (= p s) simple [Pio] <family name> [p] psh Chinese hackberry [p ] p d o a type of long knife [xi] machinery, (= [x ] (= j xi) mechanical; qxi apparatus y k sh a tree

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x li) brook, small stream

2172 2173 2174 2175 2176 2177 2178 2179 2180 2181 2182 2183 2184 2185 2186 2187 2188 2189 2190 2191 (F ) (F ) (F )

[l]

mli jasmine;

mli hu ch jasmine tea b nm zebra k png collide with

[b n] spot, speck, stripe; [k ] knock against;

k tu kowtow;

[gu ] few, scant, tasteless; gu fu widow; chnmgu yn habitually silent [xn] follow, abide by; [zh n] chop [l] take by force, (= ldu) pillage, plunder; ( sweep past [l ] sweep/brush past, snatch away [L ] <family name> [x ] (= [ji o] (= x r) former times, the past; ji oq , = w ngx in the past lgu) xnhun circulate, cycle

jiaowi) suburbs, outskirts jush knight; jush

[ju] rank of nobility, peerage; y nyu jazz [hu ] emblem, badge, insignia; [c] magnetism; cti magnet;

nhu sh ng Anhui Province cdi (magnetic) tape f ch ng dive; f kn

[f ] bow (one's head), bend down; look down at, overlook [tn] talk, <family name>; Arabian Nights

ti nf ngytn the story of

[d ng] ancient cooking vessel, tripod [f] stroke, touch lightly, whisk, flick, go against (somebody's wishes); fxi o before daybreak [b] (= ) assist [ n] I, we; [s o] (= nmen we (refers to speakers only) ds o) elder brother's wife, sister-in-law sh up) handkerchief

[p] kerchies, (=

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[ g] What?, Huh? [ g] How come?, Why? [?g] O.K., Agreed! [dng] freeze [w n] gentle, (= [tng] parasol tree; [lu] (= lutuo) camel hupo lively w nzhu n) tactful, agreeable tngyu tung oil

[p ] splash, spoll, sprinkle; rude and unreasonable; [jing] artisan [jiang] mjiang carpenter; [t ng] light boat [qi n] [j] (= [p] [c] (= [si] (= qi nx , qi nxn modest ti jing blacksmith

ch ngj) prostitute, <traditional> female performer ps bodhisattva, benevolent being csu ) toilet mosi) latrine fl ) prisoner, captive yl willpower; ji ny determined jnl ng

[f] capture, (= [y] resolute; [l ng] mountain, (= high mountains

sh nl ng) mountain range, ridge; y tou girl, maid, servant, salve girl wij dread; Hnn; wisu flinch

[y ] fork, bifurcation; [wi] fear, respect; [Xi ng] short name for Hunan [t ng] bucket

Xi ng Ji ng a river in

[s ng] (= s ngzi) throat, (= s ngmnr) larynx, voice [hung] bright, brilliant;

s ngy n) voice, (= D nhung Shk Gansu Caves

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(F

[bo] <family name>, (= [l] grain, granule;

boy) abalone

lz <terminology in physics> particle

[xing] lane, alley [hng] hngdo tunnel (in a mine) [lin] flag as shop sign; (F ) curtain (F ) [t ] bald, bare, blunt, incomplete [l] (F ) (= lyu) 12th lunar month, cured (fish/meat/etc.); lchng sausage; X l Greece [x ] dried meat (F ) [c ng] warehouse [gu i] (= gu iw n) turn, change direction, limp, swindle, abduct; gu ign walking stick (F ) [b ng] bind, tie; [sh] (= (F ) b ngji kidnap shnme)

shzi) what? (=

[jin] recommend, <archaic> grass, straw [n] <family name>, (= du nn) clue

[s] musical instrument with 25 strings [lng] hall (F ) [y ] (= [m] (= (F ) [zh n] y zi) duck; f ngm) honey; zh ndun diagnose; Tng l oy Donald Duck mf ng honeybee zh nsu clinic w peng shack

[png] shed, shack, canopy; [xi n] lift (a cover, etc.), surge [t ng] tube; [x] (= (F )

dint ng flashlight tngy ngx child bride

xf) daughter-in-law;

[wn] lines, veins, (wood) grain

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[mi o] second (1/60 of a [zh n] moisten, soak, touch [png] (=

minute)

pngd) colossal, huge

[d n] squat on the heels, stay [s o] (= s odng, = s olun) disturb, harass qsh discriminate li ng s u

[q] (of roads:) fork, branch, divergent; [s u] <classifier for boats, vessels, etc.>; yuchun two oil tankers [zh ] <traditional> iris; zh ma sesame

[hu] clamor, hubbub, (= xu nhu) noise, clamor [hu ] <the sound of clanging, gurgling, etc.> [m ] sixth of an acre (0.0667 hectares) [qun] ticket, certificate; rch ngqun admission ticket [xun] g ngxun span of an arch [tng] <classifier for trips, times, rows, etc.> [t ng] (= t ng) ford, wade [j n] piece of cloth; scarf moj n towel; c nj n napkin; wij n

[yn] excessive, over, wanton, lewd, licentious [hu ng] lie, prevaricate [m] quiet; [gun] pour; [ln] basket; jm lonely gungi irrigate; lnqi basketball wngxi ngkung paranoia gunm bush

[wng] absurd, rash; [g ] put [g] endure [zh] brother's son, nephew;

zhn brother's daughter, neice

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[xi ng] wing of a house, side, railway carriage [ch ] (= ch zi) fork, intersection, (= ji och ) intersect [ch] obstruct, jam up [ch ] the distance between thumb and middle minger on an outstretched hand [ch] fork, diverge; chl crossroad [Y] <family name>, small boat [sh] (= ) [f] fell, cut down, attack [z i] slaughter, butcher, govern; z ig invade and oppress

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[mn] hide the truth from [zhu] y zhu cosmos zh ngli tumor; yuq paint; k ngb terror red and swollen q h i pitch-black

[zh ng] swollen; [q ] lacquer, paint; [b] fear, frightening; [w] (=

y ) <archaic> I, me

[h u] roar, howl [qio] Huqio overseas Chinese; zhdi) fold compatriots abroad

[di] pile up, repeat; ( [xio] [gun] (

h xio whistle, scream, whizz guntou) can; jar sy) wantonly, <archaic> shop

[s] (= s) four, (= [qn] ( [q] (= [zhng] (= [f] ( qnzi) skirt

k q) cry, weep, (=

ch uq) sob

pngzhng) swell, expand taxes

) bestow on; compose;

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[o] boil, stew; endure [ o] boil, cook in water [chn] take advantage of; while; an opportunity [h i] hey [k] ksou cough [y] [k n] [g ] [j ] ykui delighted chngk n, k nqi sincere; plead chn j hu take advantage of

g f let down, disappoint j ru muscle y ng'r) baby, infant y mo) feather; ymoqi badminton

[y ng] (= [y ] (=

[g ng] <archaic> personally; bend at the waist [b] execute (kill); qi ngb execute by shooting j sh restrict; j ji

[j ] (= j li) arrest, detain; overcautious

[d ng] sting, bite; say/ask again, verify [wa] <sentence final particle like [w ] wah! (sound of crying) [qng] ( the blue [m] ( [mi] qngl ng) fine, sunny; my ) riddle riddle and vigorous, exuberant a> qngti np l a bolt from

[Hui] a river in

[wng] prosperous, flourishing; [y] leisure, escape; [qing] beautiful jade; [ji ng] ginger

ny comfortable, leisurely agar

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(F (F (F

) ) )

[w ] (sound of whistling, zooming);

w y sob, whimper

[cun] flee, scurry; exile; change wording [b n] proclaim, (= b nf ) promulgate, issue x nshui) salary

[x n] firewood, fuel, (= [zhi] stockade, camp [nio] [su ] urine, urinate (F ) [ji] jaw; cheek

[di] dib arrest [d i] catch; m o d i l osh a cat catching a mouse [b ] fortune telling [bo] hlubo carrot [zh o] clear, obvious; [jn] soak [gu ] scrape; [k ] k chi [w n] (F ) [zh ] (= gu hzi shave; (F ) (wind) blow colloquial scrape, sponge on w nrn as if; [yu n] zh oxu rehabilitate

w nr just like;

zh fu) advise, enjoin, urge, exhort

[nng] bag; g gun ngn ng bulging [n ng] n ngchui pork near the pig's nipples [y] reside, live; (F ) [b] contradict; [chng] [ch ng] [y] (= ysu residence; bch denounce; fable, allegory f nb refute

chngy propose ch ngy u entertainer my) take a bath; ysh bath/shower room

[g ] coo, cluck (bird sounds) [nu] ( nudong) move; remove

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[b]

bdu fight, wrestle;

mib pulse

[png] bitter fleabane, (= of bamboo, grass, etc.>; [sh ng] part of the day; noon [q] canal, ditch, channel; [d u] pocket, bag [nn] nnnn mutter

pngs ng) fluffy, <classifier for clumps pngb vigorous

irrigation ditch

[y] <archaic> smooth; wipe out, raze [H] name for Shanghai

[jin] inexpensive, cheap, lowly, humble, worthless [p] [b] [tu] qp boldness

[du] rudder; helm; [x ]

steersman, helmsman

q ngx clear, distinct stiff, rigid

[ji ng] stiff; numb; deadlocked; [g o] pudding, (= dng o) cake

[y] <archaic> descendents, posterity; borderland [zh] [y ] ( zhx order, sequence y ko) lean on; rest against; rely on

[t ] collapse; sink; calm down [hu ng] suddenly, as if [g u] ( g uzi) hook chof ng sneer at,

[cho] choxio ridicule, laugh at; taunt, mock; chonng mock, deride

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[bng] be close to; [y] abundant, affluent; [zh ] boil, cook [r ] milk, breast; [w] do not!

bngw n toward evening, at nightfall fy rich, wealthy, opulent

b r breast-feed;

r lo cheese

[sh] vertical, perpendicular; vertical stroke " " [chng] chastise, punish, correct, repress; restrain oneself [d ] look at, observe; [zh ] tree-trunk; for a rabbit [xi] embroider; [y o] ( [y] md see with one's own eyes sh uzh dit guarding a tree-trunk to wait embroidered portrait y oro charming, enchanting

y om) demon; amazed

[k ] (used in transliterations) [g ] g l curry

k f i coffee program

[g ng] fishing net rope; guiding principle; [t i] foetus, birth, (= [b n] seashore;

lnt i) tire (of a wheel) b nln to be close to (a body of water)

[g ng] to plough, till [ch ] sneer [c ng] (ship) cabin [y] [f i] (= [y ] yl amuse, amusement, recreation t f i) bandit, brigand, robber; w y crow; y pin opium f it gangster

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[wi] stomach;

wik u appetite

[zo] rash, impetuous [sh ] (= sh zi) lion

[p ng] bang (sound) [n ] n r girl

[l n] cold; strict; afraid; shiver, tremble with cold or fear [gu ] ( ) tortoise; turtle [j n] j nl fissure (of parched earth) [Qi ] Qi c Kucha, a historic town at the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert [lu ] lu t nude; stark-naked; bright red exposed

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[y n] handsome, beautiful;

[f ] <archaic> only, curtesy name [yo] kiln; ( [tng] dike, (= ) cave dwelling chtng, = shu tng) pool

[xi n] fiber [qin] rope for towing boat [ch ng] love, bestow favor on [lin] ( linzi) chain; zipper; hinge

[g ng] arch, cup one hand in other before chest, push with no hands [y n] ancient title for government official; (surname) [ju] dig, excavate [b] dam; dyke, embankment [xi] (= xizh i, = xi'i) narrow mngk inscription, engrave on one's

[mng] engrave, carve; mind

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[chn]

chnp honest, simple, unsophisticated my bathe

[m] wash one's hair; [x n] pervasive fragrance [P n] <family name>

[shu i] swing back and forth, toss, get rid of, leave behind {Compare with yng use} [b ng] posted list of names, announcement, notice; model [bng] (= ) oar, whip, rod [yu n] [xin] [w ] sh nyu n abyss xinm envy, admire w r insult, humiliate example,

[q ng] minister or high official in ancient times [w] ( ) towering; bald [xu n] [l ] shoes [hu] (= huzi) monkey yu nwang do wrong, treat unjustly chnsh n shirt make noise; xu nh shout loudly

[w ng] crooked; pervert;

[chn] line, to place underneath, lining; [pn] border of a field; shore, side, bank [dng] stool, bench; [mi n] remote, long ago;

Mi ndin Burma

[xin] string of musical instrument [x] (= [ch] xm) raise (domestiv animals) chsheng beast

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[x ] smashed rice [y] overflow; yngy be permeated with

[l u] hug; drag, pull [l u] hold in the arms [q ] q gi beggar; q t o beg shngxn first ten days of a month

[xn] a period of ten days; [f] tie up, bind [cn]

cnln splendid, magnificent yln public opinion

[y] chariot; area; [yn] [jun] (=

dyn wild goose pjun) tired, weary chuxi thank with a gift; y yn) rhyme; radiant and enchanting bochou

[chu] reward, payment; reward [yn] tone, charm, appeal, (= [mi] w mi lovely;

ynwn verse

[d ] dyke; (

d 'n) embankment p nd ng clamber up doqi steal

[p n] climb; pull down; [qi]

qit ng eavesdrop;

[nn] tender, delicate, light, inexperienced [su] satisy, fulfil, succeed; sux n fulfill one's desire [su] bnsh nbsu parlysis in half the body [chng] transparent, clear [dng] settle [d ng] hungd ngd ng glistening yellow, golden [zh n] [Sh n] scout, reconnoitre; detective

Sh nx sh ng Shaanxi Province

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[lu]

ch ulu ugly heavy, cumbersome

[bn] stupid; clumsy; cumbersome; [shi] yoshi key [ch] spoon [m] (= saliva mr) foam, froth;

pom foam, froth; g os ng stand tall

tumo

[s ng] towering, lofty; alarm, shock; [c i] step

[jing] sauce, paste, jam; jingyu soy sauce; hu sh ngjing peanut butter [h] kettle, pot, bottle [f i] [l] [li] [l ] k f i coffee roll; busy; mediocre

[y ng] itch [b ] I, me, my, vulgar; [k] shell, case [qio] shell, hard surface [zh n] ( , ) loyal; virgin; ancient fortune-telling d omi have bad luck b sh despise, disdain

[mi] mold, mildew; [ch n] ( [l] [l ] [g ] [g] [g ]

ych n) stupid lw i reed; g bo arm; tickle hlu gourd g bei arm

[y ] <grammatical particle similar to " [yn] hu yn flame

">

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[j] [j ] [qi]

jliangg backbone w j ridge of roof qijn imprison; qifn prisoner f zh assist,

[f ] assist, complement; f d o coach, tutor; auxiliary; f y n consonant [zhng] account, credit, debt [zu ] assist [lio] (= gu nlio) official, (=

tnglio) colleague

[qu] sparrow [qi o] qi ozi freckle [qi o] qi omangy n night blindness [zhun] write, compose [shu ] play (role/tricks/etc.), play with, gamle, make fun of, <family name> [zh n] ( ) pillow

[ji n] pick up, gather, collect [hn] ( ) culvert; hny ng self-control; conserve

[du] stop, pause, tease, play with [fn] excrement, manure [mng] [g n] liver [zh ng] evaporate, (= [ln] (= [kui] ( zh ngq) steam lnyng abuse mnglng dim moonlight, obscure

fnln) overflow, flood; ) chopsticks

[ku] (dam) burst; break through; [hu] [l] nl slave;

collapse;

ulcer

lsh official script

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[k o] bake, roast, toast

[g ng] jar, vat [g ng] bow; bend; [tn] deep pool, pond [kung] vast; to waste time; [ i] (interjection:) hey; [ i] [jn] ynjn stern; wilderness iy ; iy g ngjin bow and arrow

jnl ng high mountains

[zh o] claw, talon [zhu ] claw, paw, talon [qi] ( d nqi) timid; cowardly; xi qi shy mom dense

[mo] profuse, (=

moshng) luxuriant;

[mng] awn, beard, arista, spike, sharp point [wng] miwng awn of wheat [zh ] zh t limbs; the Four Limbs; forelimb

[do] growing rice, paddy [t] ( [j ] [s] [y] tzi) rabbit l j refuse, garbage ls refuse, garbage b y analogy; y ny metaphor

[kung] frame; case; circle [ji o] hand in, pay [zhu] silk string attached to an arrow for shooting birds [d o] skip; step; w d o dance

[sho] whistle; chirp; sentry post [y ng] x ny ng new and original, novel

[j] chrysanthemum

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[k ] (sound of coughing or vomiting) [zhu ng] adorn oneself; [y n] flood; drown toc ceramics ) form sediment; settle; precipitate; lzh) candle bride's trousseau

[c] porcelain, china; [din] shallow water; (F dinf n starch

[l] wax, polish, yellowish, (= [ju] j ju chew [jio] chew [jio] [j] dose [gung] stroll, ramble, roam [zhu] gallop; [sh ] hot weather;

bzhu procedure;

zhurn suddenly

(sh ji) summer vacation y j n front of Chinese jacket

[j n] front of garment, bros. in law; [l] hut, cottage [png] pnggu apple

[shi] roast in sun [do] , , mourn, grieve

[mi] no sun; dark; obscure; hidden; to feign [l ng] approach; hold together; comb (hair) [hn] letter; function [lng] [l ng] hnjin correspondence; fnsh (math)

mnglng dim moonlight; obscure

[ji o] glue, gum, rubber, stick, sticky

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[sh ] express, convey; [p ng] p ng on. crack (of rifle/etc.); {Compare with b ng soldier} [f ng] satirize, mock p ngp ng pingpong

[d i] bad, evil, vicious [hn] dry land; drought [p] ptao grape; ptaoji grape wine wiy only, sole

[wi] only, alone, think, ponder, [ji n] choose, select, pick out [g ng]

g ngg ng brilliant; dedicated; rsh) ):

g ngzh upright

[nin] twenty (same as [zhu ng] stake, pile; ( [y ] 2nd in sequence [yo] ballad;

yoyn rumor, hearsay zhuzi weight; ear pendant; ballad

[zhu] fall; weigh down; [zh] stagnant, sluggish [yn] [sng] [sh ] ( pregnant;

conceive;

contraception

recite from memory ) comb; to comb

[g ng] ridge of a hill [fi] (= fizng) lung

[wn] pill, pellet, ball [shu ng] (= [zh ] (= shu ngdng) frost zh y) juice; gu zh fruit juice

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) ) )

[sh ] yarn;

minsh cotton yarn military rank

[xin] hold in mouth; hold inside; rank; [n] greasy, oily; smooth; (

nfan) disgusted, fed up

[din] (ancient) suburb; pasture [di n] chndi ndi n heavy [p] pji beer

[k n] bank, ridge [ji] to plant, (= [h] grain; zhu ngjia) crops hmio seedlings

[lng] distracted, stupified [l ng] [zh ] (= [to] (F (F ) ) yuzh ) oil, grease; ptao grape zh fng fat, grease

[l o] dredge for, fish for, scoop up out of water [ji o] disturb, annoy, (= ) stir, mix, agitate,

[xi] fragments, bits and pieces; minute; trivial (F ) [s n] ( [di] (F (F ) ) [zh] ( [q ] ) umbrella; hdi butterfly; ) casting, founding body, stature; body zhq childishness , parachute diy ng chrysalis

[zh] young, immature, childish; [x ng] flesh; fishy;

x ngchu rancid, stinking

[tng] cane, rattan; vine [d u] steep; suddenly; d uqio precipitous

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[tng] hot (burning hot to the touch, cf. [l] pear; pineapple

r)

[] [] Oh! [] softly chant (F ) [ji ng] syrup, starch [jing] (= jing) thick (of porridge etc.) [p] pjng secluded; pi np out-of-the way

[f ng] lane [fng] workshop, mill [y n] absent-minded

[x] gap; crack; rift; loophole [to] wash, clean; toq naughty; toti eliminate

[ku ] collapse, break down [t o] (F (F (F (F (F ) ) ) ) ) t ot o torrential; talk on and on ningchng) result in, breed

[ning] brew, ferment, wine, (= [] goose; q ' penguin

[z ] <archaic> this; now; year [c] [d o] pound, beat; harass; [dng] ridgepole [gu ] [gui] migui rose d olun make a disturbance

[ch ng] spacious; open [i] (= (F) (F ) izhng) cancer cable car glimmer, twinkle

[l n] cable; [shu] shining;

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[mi]

migui rose;

yellow rose

[zh] cheat, swindle; pretend, feign [sh] evil spirit; shbi deathly pale [sh ] stop, (= sh , = sh ) kill [m] membrane, film; [fn] ( ji om cornea (of eye)

fnsh o) burn, set on fire

[zh n] to glue, to paste [nin] (= nin) sticky [cu ] break, (= [y] cu hu , = cu cn) destroy w ny pestilence

mi ny immunity;

[zhung] ( ) (for buildings) [chung] pennant; Buddhist pillar [r ] you, thou [t n] ( t nzi) blanket; ( dt n) carpet, rug

[cu] setback, (= [f ng] spin yarn; wheel [xi ]

cuzh) frustrate, defeat f ngzh spin and weave; f ngch spinning

f xi decayed, rotten

[chu] hammer [du] exchange, convert, add (water etc.); exchange [bin] braid [du] fall, sink; dulu degenerate, sink low duhun convert,

[d] bamboo flute, whistle [m] seek; look for; demand [b] cover, shelter, hide; [xi] in harmony y nb conceal oneself; covert

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[mng] limng hoodlum [mng] common people [mi] [fi] q ngmi scornful fitng boiling; boiling point

[j] lngj <archaic> in disorder [ji] (= ji) borrow, lend [xi] unload, discharge; remove; shirk [x ] extinguish, put out, go out; [bi n] flat; inscription; [pi n] [tn] charcoal [k ng] high-spirited; [png] sail; k ngk i fervent; liberal, generous x mi go out, die out

bi ndan carrying pole

zhngpng tent

[zh ] wink, blink [p] [d o] [t o] [sh ] [chu] ( pr for instance, for example d odao chatter t ogu ng much obliged sh ci vegetable s chu) silk

[x] son-in-law [lio] few, empty, vacant, lonely [ji o] irrigate, water; pour liquid on; [p ng] bang; {Compare with p ngp ng pingpong b ng soldier} ointment

[g o] yg o toothpaste; [go] lubricate [tng] ( ) chest; chamber

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[zu] [zhu]

zumo ponder zhum polish

[p ] (sound:) bang [sh ] <archaic> kind and gentle [b ] (= ) <used for sound value> [b] bbng malady, evil; drawback; pros and cons

[zo] stove; kitchen [c] vinegar; [b n] (variant of be jealous (in love affair) b n)

[din] establish; give offerings to the dead [tn] ( ) village; collect pngzhng expand, swell be reduced to

[png] expand, inflate; [ln] sink;

lnxin fall (to enemy);

(FN)

[l ] thread; strand; [r ng] (=

lnl shabby, ragged

t r ng) soil

[y ] smelt (metal) [xi] leisure; [ru] rub, knead [lu] vine; pineapple lubo radish; hlubo carrot; b lu kngxi spare time; bxi be too busy

[xing] circle in the air [zh ] [l] ( zh zh spider lzi) chestnut; (F ) tremble

[yn] shady [y n] (= )

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) ) )

[j ]

j xio mock;

j f ng ridicule ) onion, scallion

[c ng] green, (= [g ng]

g ngg consolidate

[zh u] porridge, gruel, congee [y] (= ) sell, vend (F ) [zh i] vegetarian religious diet, give alms, room or building [q] (F ) [zh] qj n hitherto, up to now, so far qzh banner, flag, stand, position , germ

[j n] fungus, bacterium; [jn] mushroom (F (F (F (F (F (F (F ) ) ) ) ) ) ) [qi n] lead (Pb); [hu] (

qi nb pencil give a bribe

hul) bribe;

[rng] down; velvet; floss [l ] companion, associate [dun] forge; [qi n] [xi ng] dunlin exercise

qi nz condemn xi ngy ng turbulent to elaborate Yunxi oji

[f ] apply (powder, ointment, etc.); spread; [xi o] night; t ngxi o throughout the night; Lantern Festival (F (F ) ) [hu] hide; avoid; name of deceased person [lu] gong [hn] shake, shock, vibrate

[h ng] successful, go smoothly, <electrical terminology> henry [t ng] drip (water or blood), shed (tears), trickle (sweat)

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[kng] carry on the shoulder [g ng] lift with both hands [sh n] China fir [sh ] sh g o fir scaffold-pole [zo] dry; g nzo dry, dull; k zo boring

[yn] to divide evenly; to spare; even [mi o] tiny, negligible; mi omng distant and indistinct saucer; frisbee, UFO

[di] small plate or dish; [qin]

xi ngqin inlay, set, mount fiw) fertile; wy fertile land

[w] irrigate; (

[p u] cut/slit open, (= section, sectional view;

ji p u) dissect; p umin cross p ux analyse, dissect

[j ] <archaic> honorable woman, concubine, <family name> [chu] chuho nickname [ch o] grab; take up [su ] du suo tremble, shiver strangle; death by hanging

[ji o] twist;

[zhu] axle; axis; spool [zhu] [l i] build by piling up stones etc.; [zo] [yn] zosh ng noise yncng contain, hold in store softball

[Sho] <family name> [z ] <local> (= z nme) how [z] <archaic> bite [zh ] how?, what?, why?; zh hu bluster, show off [zh] bite; zhsh cluck with the tongue (in surrprice/etc.), to be left speechless {Compare with zu yesterday} [png] level ground; c opng lawn

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[y ng] hire, (= y ngrn) servant; [yng] (= yngj n) commission [lu n] ( ) egg, ovum;

gy ng hire

lu ncho ovary

(F

[zhu] daytime [bi ] check, restrain, suppress; suffocate, feel depressed [ku] (used in transliterations) [w ] seal, cover, muffle [w] [ji n] to fry [ch u] see, look at [qiu] kunng quinine

(F

[sh] lose; erode, corrode [rng] fuse, smelt, ( rnghu) melt; rngyn lava

(F (F (F (F (F

) ) ) ) )

[xi ] shrimp; [h] (= ); [mi] [sh n]

lngxi lobster; hma frog, toad

xi ch ofn shrimp fried rice miln fallacy

hu ngmi absurd;

sh nsh gentleman, gentry

[xi ng] inlay; edge [lng] ( rlng) deaf

[m] raise, recruit (F (F (F ) ) ) [l ng] ridge or raised path in field; [yn] man of virtue and ability [qio] hold up; qio w iba "to hold up the tail" = to be/get cocky, to be snobbish and self-important [qio] raise one's head; become warped [p ] lie prone; lean over [xng] apricot; almond monopolize

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[zh ng] obvious, apparant; showy; [ch n] [sng] [sh ] ch nmng clarify; ssng lawsuit sh ni pivot, axis

bi ozh ng commend, cite

ch nsh expound

[zh n] <archaic> towering; [p] cattail, <family name> [xi]

zh nx n brand-new, completely new

come down in torrents;

laxative qnji n industrious and xingji o rubber;

[ji n] economical, (= thrifty

ji np ) frugal;

[xing] (= xingsh) oak, rubber tree; xingp eraser, rubber [rng] (= [p] rnghu) dissolve; pb waterfall

(chemical) solution

[b ] hold on to; dig up; rake; strip [p] rake up; stew, braise [ch n] <archaic> treasure