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HSK 5 Vocabulary — 2500 advanced Chinese words

The HSK 5 vocabulary list. Advanced Mandarin for media, literature, and nuanced everyday communication.

1300 entries
Chinese English
āi唉alas
ài爱xīn心love
ān安wèi慰comfort
àn岸bank
áo熬yè夜stay up late
bāo包hán含Contain
bǎo宝guì贵valuable
bǎo保cún存Preservation
bǎo保liú留Retain
bào报dào到register,check in
bào报gào告Presentation
bēi悲guān观Pessimism
bèi背jǐng景background
bèi被zi子quilt
běn本kē科Undergraduate
běn本lǐng领ability
bǐ比lì例Proportion
bì必rán然Inevitable
bì必yào要necessary
biān鞭pào炮firecracker
biàn辩lùn论Debate
biāo标zhì志sign
biǎo表dá达Expression
biǎo表miàn面surface
biǎo表qíng情Expression
biǎo表xiàn现performance
bīng冰jī激líng凌ice cream
bō玻li璃Glass
bó博wù物guǎn馆Museum
bú不duàn断Constantly
bú不jiàn见dé得Not necessarily
bú不nài耐fán烦Impatient
bǔ补chōng充supplement
bù不rán然otherwise
bù不zú足insufficient
bù部mén门department
cái财chǎn产property
cǎi踩step on
cǎi采qǔ取take, adopt
cān参kǎo考Reference resources
cāo操chǎng场Playground
chā插insert
chā叉zi子Fork
chāi拆Remove
chǎn产shēng生produce
cháng常shí识common sense
cháo潮shī湿damp
chǎo吵Noisy
chē车kù库Garage
chè彻dǐ底thorough
chèn趁while
chēng称call
chēng称zàn赞Praise
chéng承dān担bear
chéng承shòu受bear
chéng程xù序program
chéng成lì立establish
chéng成rén人adult
chéng成yǔ语idiom
chéng诚kěn恳sincere
chí持xù续Continued
chǐ尺zi子Ruler
chōng冲punching
chōng充fèn分To the full
chóng重fù复repeat
chǒng宠wù物Pet
chōu抽xiàng象abstract
chǒu丑ugly
chū出kǒu口Exit
chū出shì示show
chū出xí席Attend
chú除fēi非Unless
chú除xī夕the New Year’s Eve
chǔ处lǐ理Handle
chuán传rǎn染contagion
chuán传tǒng统tradition
chuǎng闯rush; dash
chuī吹blow
cǐ此wài外in addition
cì次yào要secondary
cōng匆máng忙hastily
cóng’ér从而thus
cóng从qián前before
cū粗cāo糙rough
cù醋vinegar
cù促shǐ使Urge
cuò措shī施Measures
dǎ打gōng工Work
dà大shà厦Large building
dà大xiàng象Elephant
dài代biǎo表representative
dài待yù遇treatment
dān单diào调monotonous
dān单wèi位Company
dān担rèn任To serve as
dān耽wu误delay
dàn淡light
dǎo倒méi霉fall on evil days
dào道lǐ理truth
dēng登jì记register
děng等yú于Be equal to
dī滴drop
dí敌rén人Enemy
dì递Delivery
dì地tǎn毯Carpet
dì地zhèn震earthquake
diàn电chí池Battery
dǐng顶top
dòng冻freeze
dòng动huà画piàn片Cartoon
dòu逗Funny
dú独tè特unique
dù度guò过Spend
duì对bǐ比Contrast
duì对dài待treat
duì对shǒu手Opponent
dūn吨ton
dùn顿Meal
duō多kuī亏thanks to
duǒ朵classifier of flower
fā发biǎo表Publish
fā发dá达To develop
fā发huī挥Develop
fā发piào票invoice
fā发yán言give a speech
fá罚kuǎn款forfeit; amerce; fine
fǎ法yuàn院Court
fán繁róng荣Boom
fǎn’ér反而Instead
fǎn反yìng应reaction
fǎn反zhèng正anyway
fàn范wéi围Range
fāng’àn方案programme
fāng方shì式mode
fáng’ài妨碍Hinder
féi肥zào皂soap
fēn分bù布distribution
fēn分shǒu手Break up
fēng风jǐng景Scenery
fēng风xiǎn险risk
fěng讽cì刺satire
fǒu否rèn认deny
fú扶hold up
fù复zhì制copy
gǎi改jìn进Improvement
gǎi改zhèng正correction
gài概kuò括Generalization
gǎn感xiǎng想Feel
gǎn赶kuài快hurry up
gàn干huó活r儿work on a job
gāo高jí级senior
gào告bié别farewell
gé隔bì壁next door
gè个rén人personal
gè各zì自Each
gēn根běn本at all
gōng公kāi开open
gōng公píng平fair
gōng公yù寓apartment
gōng工chǎng厂factory
gōng工jù具tool
gōng工yè业Industry
gōng功néng能function
gōu沟tōng通Communicate
gūniang姑娘girl
gǔ古dài代Ancient
gǔ鼓zhǎng掌applause
gǔ骨tou头Bone
guāi乖Good behaved
guài怪bu不de得No wonder
guān观chá察observation
guān观niàn念concept
guàn冠jūn军Champion
guāng光huá滑smooth
guāng光míng明light
guǎng广dà大Vast
guī规lǜ律Law
guī规zé则rule
gǔn滚rolling
guó国qìng庆jié节National Day
guǒ果shí实fruit
guò过mǐn敏allergy
hǎi海xiān鲜seafood
háo豪huá华luxury
hào好qí奇Be curious
hé何bì必Why
hé合fǎ法legitimate
hé合lǐ理reasonable
hé合tong同contract
hé合zuò作cooperation
hèn恨hate
hóu猴zi子Monkey
hòu后bèi背back
hū忽shì视Ignore
hú壶pot
hú胡shuō说Nonsense
hú糊tu涂Confused
huā花shēng生peanut
huá划Rowing
huà话tí题Topic of conversation
huái怀niàn念miss
huái怀yùn孕become pregnant
huāng慌zhāng张flurried
huáng黄jīn金gold
huī灰ash
huī灰xīn心Lose heart; be discouraged
hūn婚lǐ礼wedding
huó活yuè跃active
huǒ伙bàn伴Partner
huò或xǔ许maybe; probably
jī基běn本basic
jī机qì器machine
jí及gé格pass
jí集hé合aggregate
jí集zhōng中focus
jí急zhěn诊emergency
jì记yì忆memory
jì纪lù录Record
jìniàn纪念memorialize
jiā家wù务Housework
jiā嘉bīn宾Distinguished guest
jiǎ甲nail
jiǎ假rú如If
jiǎ假zhuāng装pretend
jià驾shǐ驶Drive
jiān坚qiáng强Firm
jiān艰kǔ苦hard
jiǎn捡pick up
jiǎn简zhí直simply
jiàn健shēn身workout
jiàn建shè设build
jiàn建zhù筑Architecture
jiàn键pán盘keyboard
jiǎng讲zuò座Lecture
jiàng酱yóu油soy sauce
jiāo浇pour it over
jiāo交huàn换exchange
jiāo交wǎng往affiliate with
jiǎo角dù度angle
jiào教cái材teaching material
jiào教xùn训lesson
jiē接dài待Reception
jiē结shi实strong
jié节shěng省save
jié结gòu构structure
jié结hé合Combination
jié结lùn论conclusion
jié结zhàng账Checkout
jiè届Session
jiè借kǒu口Excuse
jiè戒Quit
jǐn紧jí急urgent
jǐn尽kuài快as soon as possible
jǐn谨shèn慎cautious
jìn进bù步progress
jìn近dài代Modern
jìn尽liàng量as far as possible
jīng精shén神spirit
jīng经diǎn典classics; scriptures
jiù救save
jiù舅jiu舅uncle
jú桔zi子Orange
jù具bèi备Have, possess
jù巨dà大huge
jué决sài赛Finals
jué绝duì对Absolutely
jūn军shì事Military
kāi开fàng放To open up
kāi开shuǐ水Boiling water
kǎn砍cut
kàn看bu不qǐ起Despise
kě可jiàn见so; it`s thus clear
kě可pà怕dreadful
kè克gram
kè客guān观objective
kòng控zhì制control
kǒu口wèi味Flavor
kuā夸boast, praise
kuò扩dà大Expand
là辣jiāo椒Pepper, spice
làn烂rotten
láo劳dòng动labour
lǎo老bǎn板Boss
lǎo老shǔ鼠Mouse
lǎo姥lao姥Grandma
lǐ理lùn论theory
lǐ理yóu由Reason
lì立kè刻immediately
lì力liàng量Power
lì利xī息accrual; interest
lì利yòng用utilize
lián连máng忙Hurriedly
lián联hé合union
liǎo了bu不qǐ起Amazing
liè列chē车train
lín临shí时temporary
líng灵huó活flexible
lǐng领yù域field
liú流chuán传spread
liú浏lǎn览browse
lóng龙dragon
lòu漏leak
lù陆dì地land
lù录qǔ取matriculate
lùn论wén文paper
luò落hòu后backward, fall behind
mà骂scold
mài麦kè克fēng风Microphone
mǎn满zú足satisfy
mào冒xiǎn险adventure
méi眉mao毛eyebrow
měi美shù术Fine Arts
mì秘mì密Secret
miàn面duì对Face
miàn面lín临face
miáo苗tiao条slim
míng明què确To make clear
míng明xiǎn显obvious
míng名pái牌famous brand
míng名shèng胜gǔ古jì迹Places of historic interest and scenic beauty
mìng命lìng令call; nominate
mō摸feel, touch
mó模hu糊vague
mó摩tuō托chē车Motorcycle
mǒu某some
mù目biāo标target
mù目lù录Catalog
mù木tou头wood
nǎ哪pà怕even if
nán难miǎn免Unavoidable
nǎo脑dai袋head
nèi内kē科Internal medicine
nèn嫩tender, delicate
néng能gàn干capable
néng能yuán源energy
nián年dài代years
nián年jì纪Age
nìng宁kě可would rather
niú牛zǎi仔kù裤Jeans
nóng农cūn村countryside
nóng农yè业Agriculture
nǚ女shì士Madam
pài派send
péi赔cháng偿compensate for
péi培yǎng养culture, foster
pèi配hé合Coordination
pī披drape over one`s shoulders
piàn片miàn面one-sided
pīn拼yīn音pinyin
píng平flat
píng平cháng常Usual
píng平fāng方square
píng平jìng静calm
píng评jià价evaluate
pò破huài坏Destruction
qī期dài待expect
qí奇jì迹Miracle
qǐ启fā发Inspire
qì气fēn氛atmosphere
qì汽yóu油gasoline
qiān谦xū虚Modest
qiān签Sign
qiǎn浅shallow
qiāng枪gun
qiáng强diào调Emphasize
qiǎng抢rob
qiāo悄qiāo悄quietly
qiáo瞧look
qiǎo巧miào妙clever
qīn’ài亲爱Dear
qīn亲qiè切kind
qín勤fèn奋hardworking
qīng青chūn春Youth
qīng轻shì视Despise
qǐng请qiú求request
qiú球mí迷fans
qū趋shì势trend
qù去shì世pass away
quán权lì力power
quàn劝persuade
quē缺fá乏Lack
què确rèn认confirm
qún群group
rán燃shāo烧burning
rào绕Around
rè’ài热爱Ardently love
rè热xīn心enthusiastic
rén人cái才talented people
rén人lèi类Human beings
rén人shēng生Life
rén人wù物character
rěn忍bu不zhù住Unable to bear
rì日chéng程schedule
rì日lì历calendar
rì日yòng用pǐn品Daily Necessities
rú如hé何How
ruǎn软jiàn件Software
sǎ洒sprinkle
sǎng嗓zi子throat
shā沙tān滩beach
shài晒The sun
shǎn闪diàn电lightning
shàn善yú于be good at
shāng商pǐn品commodity
shāng商wù务business
shāng伤hài害hurt
shě舍bu不de得Hate to part with or use
shè设jì计Design
shè摄yǐng影Photography
shēn伸stretch
shēn深kè刻profound
shēn身fèn份identity
shén神mì秘mysterious
shēng生dòng动vivid
shēng生zhǎng长grow
shī诗poetry
shī失mián眠insomnia
shī狮zi子Lion
shí时dài代times, epoch
shí时máo髦Fashionable
shí时shàng尚fashion
shí实xí习Internship
shí实yàn验Experiment
shí石tou头stone
shǐ使jìn劲r儿exert all one’s strength
shǐ始zhōng终Throughout
shì试juàn卷test paper
shì市chǎng场market
shì事wù物Thing
shōu收jù据receipt
shǒu手gōng工manual
shǒu手shù术Operation
shǒu手xù续procedures
shǒu首head, chief
shòu受shāng伤Injured
shòu寿mìng命Life
shū书jià架bookshelf
shū输rù入import; input
shú熟liàn练skilled
shǔ鼠biāo标mouse
shù数jù据data
shù数mǎ码Digital
shuāi摔dǎo倒fall
shuāng双fāng方both sides
shuì税tax
shuō说fú服Persuade
sī丝chóu绸silk
sī思xiǎng想thought
sì似hū乎It seems that
suí随shēn身Carry on
suì碎broken
sǔn损shī失loss
suǒ锁lock
tái台jiē阶Steps
tài太jí极quán拳Taiji boxing
táo逃flee
táo淘qì气naughty
tǎo讨jià价huán还jià价bargain
tào套set
tè特sè色characteristic
tí提chàng倡promote
tí题mù目subject
tǐ体tiē贴Considerate
tǐ体yàn验experience
tiān天kōng空sky
tiān天zhēn真naive
tiáo调zhěng整adjustment
tōng通cháng常usually
tǒng统yī一Unified
tòng痛kuài快Happy, to one`s great satisfaction
tōu偷steal
tóu投zī资Investment
tū突chū出prominent
tǔ土dòu豆Potato
tù兔zi子Rabbit
tuī推cí辞Refuse
tuī推jiàn荐Recommend
tuì退retreat
tuì退xiū休retire
wài外gōng公grandpa (mother’s side)
wán完zhěng整complete
wán玩jù具Toys
wàn万yī一In case
wēi威xié胁threaten
wéi维xiū修Repair
wéi围rào绕around
wěi尾ba巴tail
wěi委qu屈suffer from injustice
wèi胃stomach
wèi位yú于Be located
wèi未bì必not necessarily
wēn温róu柔Tender
wén文jù具Stationery
wén文xué学literature
wěn稳dìng定Stable
wèn问hòu候To greet
wò卧shì室Bedroom
wú无shù数Countless
wù勿Not
wù物zhì质material
xī吸qǔ取Draw
xì系tǒng统system
xì戏jù剧drama
xià吓scare
xià夏lìng令yíng营Summer camp
xià下zài载download
xiǎn显rán然Obviously
xiàn县county
xiàn现xiàng象phenomenon
xiāng香cháng肠sausage
xiāng相dāng当Quite
xiāng相sì似Be similar
xiǎng想niàn念miss
xiǎng享shòu受enjoy
xiàng项liàn链Necklace
xiàng象zhēng征Symbolize
xiāo消jí极negative
xiāo消shī失disappear
xiǎo小qi气Mean
xiào孝shun顺Filial piety
xié斜oblique
xiě写zuò作writing
xīn心lǐ理Psychology
xīn心zàng脏heart
xìn信rèn任trust
xíng行wéi为behavior
xíng形róng容describe
xíng形shì势situation
xíng形zhuàng状shape
xìng幸yùn运lucky
xiōng兄dì弟Brother
xū虚xīn心With an open mind, modest
xuān宣bù布Announce
xué学shù术learning
xún询wèn问inquiry
xùn训liàn练training
yā押jīn金deposit
yá牙chǐ齿tooth
yàn宴huì会banquet
yǎng痒itch
yàng样shì式style
yāo腰waist
yǎo咬bite
yè夜night
yè业yú余amateur
yī依rán然still
yí一dàn旦once; in case
yí一zhì致Agreement
yí一zài再repeatedly
yí移mín民immigrant
yí疑wèn问Doubt
yǐ以lái来Since
yì意wài外Accident
yì议lùn论Discussion
yì义wù务obligation
yīn因sù素Factor
yīng英jùn俊Handsome and spirited
yíng营yǎng养Nutrition
yìng硬hard
yìng应fu付cope with
yìng应yòng用application
yōng拥jǐ挤Crowded
yǒng勇qì气courage
yòng用gōng功Diligent
yōu优huì惠preferential; favorable
yōu优shì势advantage
yōu悠jiǔ久long
yóu油zhá炸Fried
yǒu有lì利favourable, beneficial
yú娱lè乐entertainment
yù预bào报prediction
yù预fáng防Prevention
yuán圆circular
uándàn元旦New year’s Day
yuán员gōng工employee
yuàn愿wàng望desire, wish
yūn晕faint
yùn运qi气luck
yùn运yòng用Application
zāi灾hài害disaster
zài在hu乎care about
zài再sān三repeatedly
zàn赞chéng成Agreement
zāo糟gāo糕Too bad
zào造chéng成cause
zé责bèi备Reproach
zhǎi窄narrow
zhǎn展kāi开Open
zhǎng掌wò握master
zhàng账hù户account
zhēn珍xī惜cherish
zhèn阵front
zhēng睁open (eyes)
zhēng争qǔ取strive for
zhěng整gè个Whole
zhěng整qí齐neat
zhèng正just
zhèng政fǔ府government
zhèng证jiàn件Certificates
zhī支branch (measure word)
zhī支piào票Check
zhǐ指dǎo导guidance
zhì制dìng定Formulate
zhì制zào造Manufacture
zhì智huì慧wisdom
zhì秩xù序order
zhōng中jiè介intermediary
zhōng中xún旬Mid
zhōu周dào到thoughtful
zhú逐bù步gradually
zhú竹zi子Bamboo
zhǔ主chí持Host
zhǔ主guān观subjective
zhǔ主tí题theme
zhǔ主rèn任Headmaster
zhuā抓grab
zhuān专jiā家expert
zhuān专xīn心Attentively
zhuǎng转ào告Tell, transmit
zhuāng装pretend
zhuāng装xiū修decorate house
zhuàng状kuàng况status
zhuī追run after
zī资gé格Qualifications
zī资liào料data
zī姿shì势posture
zǐ紫purple
zì字mù幕Subtitle
zì自dòng动automatic
zì自yóu由free
zōng综hé合comprehensive
zǒng总gòng共In total
zǒng总lǐ理prime minister
zǒng总suàn算finally
zǒng总zhī之in short, in brief
zǔ组chéng成Form
zǔ组zhī织organization
zuò作wén文composition
āi哎Oh
ài爱hù护Care
ài爱xī惜Cherish
ān安zhuāng装install
àn暗dark
bǎ把wò握grasp
bǎi摆pendulum
bàn办lǐ理handle
bàng傍wǎn晚Evening
bāo包guǒ裹package
bāo包kuò括Include
báo薄thin
bǎo宝bèi贝baby
bǎo保chí持keep
bǎo保xiǎn险Insurance
bào抱yuàn怨Complain
bào报dào道report
bào报shè社Newspaper office
bèi背Back
běn本zhì质essence
bǐ彼cǐ此each other
bì毕jìng竟after all
bì避miǎn免avoid
biān编jí辑edit
biàn便then, in that case
biāo标diǎn点punctuation
biǎo表míng明Indicate
bìng病dú毒virus
bō播fàng放play
bó脖zi子neck
bú不yào要jǐn紧Never mind
bù布cloth, textile
bù’ān不安Uneasy, unstable
bù不dé得liǎo了Very
bù不rú如not as good as
bù步zhòu骤step
cǎi采fǎng访interview
cǎi彩hóng虹Rainbow
cān参yù与participate in
cán惭kuì愧Be ashamed
cāo操xīn心Worry
cè册volume, book
cè测yàn验test
céng曾jīng经once
chā差jù距disparity; distance
chǎn产pǐn品product
cháng长tú途Long-distance
chāo抄copy
chāo超jí级super
cháo朝towards
chǎo炒fry
chǎo吵jià架quarrel
chē车xiāng厢carriage
chén沉mò默silent
chēng称hu呼to address
chéng承rèn认Admit
chéng程dù度degree
chéng成fèn分component
chéng成guǒ果Achievements
chéng成jiù就achievement
chéng成shú熟mature
chéng成zhǎng长Grow up
chī吃kuī亏Suffer
chí迟zǎo早sooner or later
chí池táng塘Pond
chì翅bǎng膀Wing
chōng充diàn电qì器Charger
chōng充mǎn满full of
chōu抽ti屉drawer
chòu臭smelly
chū出bǎn版publish
chū出sè色excellent; outstanding
chū初jí级primary
chuán传bō播spread
chuán传shuō说Legend
chuāng窗lián帘Window curtains
chuàng创zào造create
cí词huì汇vocabulary
cí辞zhí职Resignation
cì刺jī激stimulate
cóng从cǐ此from then on
cóng从shì事Be engaged in
cù促jìn进Promote
cuī催Reminder, urge
cún存zài在existence
dā答ying应promise
dá达dào到Achieve
dǎ打jiāo交dao道Dealing with
dǎ打pēn喷tì嚏Sneeze
dǎ打ting听Inquire
dà大fang方generous
dà大xíng型large
dāi呆stay
dài代tì替replace
dài贷kuǎn款extend credit to; provide a loan
dān单chún纯Simple
dān单dú独Alone
dān单yuán元unit
dǎn胆xiǎo小guǐ鬼Coward
dāng当dì地Local
dāng当xīn心Watch out
dǎng挡block
dǎo岛yǔ屿Islands
dǎo导yǎn演director
dǎo导zhì致cause
dào到dá达Arrive
dào道dé德Morality
děng等dài待wait for
dí的què确indeed; be certain to
dì地dao道tunnel
dì地lǐ理Geography
dì地qū区region
dì地wèi位status
diǎn点xin心snack
diàn电tái台radio station
diào钓Fishing
dòng洞hole
dòu豆fu腐Bean curd
dú独lì立Independent
duàn断break
duī堆heap
duì对fāng方the other party
duì对xiàng象object
duì兑huàn换exchange
dūn蹲squat
duō多yú余surplus
duǒ躲cáng藏Hide oneself
è恶liè劣Adverse
ěr耳huán环Earrings
fā发chóu愁To be worried
fā发dǒu抖Tremble
fā发míng明Invention
fān翻Turn
fǎn反fù复Repeatedly
fǎn反yìng映reflect
fāng方square
fǎng仿fú佛as if
fēi非wrong; non
fèi废huà话Crap
fēn分bié别part
fēn分pèi配distribution
fēn分xī析Analysis
fēn纷fēn纷one after another
fèn奋dòu斗Struggle
fēng风gé格style
fēng风sú俗Customs
fēng疯kuáng狂Insane
fǒu否dìng定negative
fú幅classifier of picture
fú服zhuāng装costume; dress
fǔ辅dǎo导Coach
fù妇nǚ女Woman
gǎi改gé革reform
gǎi改shàn善Improve
gài盖cover
gài概niàn念concept
gān干cuì脆simply
gān干zào燥Dry
gǎn感jī激Appreciate
gǎn感shòu受feel
gǎn赶jǐn紧Quickly
gāng钢tiě铁steel
gāo高dàng档High-grade
gǎo搞get
gé格wài外especially
gè个bié别individual
gè个xìng性personality
gēn根root
gōng公bù布Publish
gōng公yuán元A.D.
gōng公zhǔ主princess
gōng工chéng程shī师Engineer
gōng工rén人Worker
gōng恭xǐ喜congratulations
gòng贡xiàn献contribution
gòu构chéng成constitute
gū姑gu姑aunt
gǔ古diǎn典classical
gǔ鼓wǔ舞Inspire
gǔ股piào票shares; stock
gù固dìng定fixed
guà挂hào号Register
guǎi拐wān弯Turn
guān官officer
guān关bì闭close; shut
guān观diǎn点viewpoint
guǎn管zi子pipe
guāng光lín临presence
guāng光pán盘CD
guǎng广chǎng场square
guǎng广fàn泛widely
guī规ju矩Rules
guī规mó模scale
guī归nà纳Induce
guì柜tái台Counter
guō锅pot
guó国wáng王king
guǒ果rán然Sure enough
guò过fèn分excessive
guò过qī期Be overdue
hā哈ah
hǎi海guān关Customs
hǎn喊shout
háng行yè业industry
hào好kè客Hospitable
hé和píng平peace
hé何kuàng况Not to mention
hé合yǐng影Group photo
hé核xīn心core
hòu后guǒ果Consequence
hū忽rán然suddenly
hū呼xī吸breathing
hú蝴dié蝶Butterfly
hú胡tòng同Hutong
huá华yì裔Chinese born
huá滑slippery
huà化xué学Chemistry
huǎn缓jiě解relieve
huàn幻xiǎng想fantasy
huī挥Essential
huī灰chén尘dust
huī恢fù复recovery
huì汇lǜ率exchange rate
hūn婚yīn姻Marriage
huǒ火chái柴Match
jī激liè烈fierce
jī肌ròu肉muscle
jí极qí其extremely
jí集tǐ体collective
jí急máng忙Hastily
jì记lù录Record
jì计suàn算Calculation
jì系lǐng领dài带wear a tie
jì纪lǜ律discipline
jì寂mò寞lonely
jiā家tíng庭Family
jiā家xiāng乡Hometown
jiā夹zi子Clip
jiǎ假shè设in case of
jià嫁get married to
jià价zhí值value
jiān肩bǎng膀shoulder
jiān坚jué决firm, determined
jiān艰jù巨arduous
jiān兼zhí职Part-time job
jiǎn简lì历resume
jiǎn剪dāo刀scissors
jiàn建lì立establish
jiǎng讲jiu究Pay attention to; daintily
jiāo交jì际communication
jiāo胶shuǐ水glue
jiǎo狡huá猾cunning
jiào教liàn练coach
jiē接chù触Contact
jiē接jìn近near
jiē阶duàn段stage
jiè戒zhi指Ring
jīn金shǔ属Metal
jìn进kǒu口Imported
jìn尽lì力Try the best
jīng精lì力energy
jīng经shāng商be in business; trade
jīng经yíng营Management
jiǔ酒bā吧Bar
jiù救hù护chē车Ambulance
jū居rán然actually
jù具tǐ体specific
jù俱lè乐bù部Club
jù据shuō说allegedly; it`s said
juān捐Donate
jué决xīn心Determination
jué角sè色role
jūn均yún匀uniformity
kǎ卡chē车Truck
kāi开fā发Development
kāi开mù幕shì式The opening ceremony
kàn看wàng望visit
kào靠lean
kē颗pellet (measure word)
kě可kào靠reliable
kè课chéng程curriculum
kè克fú服Overcome
kè刻kǔ苦Hardworking
kōng空jiān间space
kòng空xián闲free
kuā夸zhāng张exagerate
kuài会jì计accountant
kuān宽wide
kūn昆chóng虫insect
lán拦Stop
lǎng朗dú读Reading aloud
láo劳jià驾Excuse me
lǎo老bǎi百xìng姓Ordinary people
lǎo老shi实honest
lǎo老pó婆wife
lè乐guān观optimistic
léi雷Thunder
lèi类xíng型type
lěng冷dàn淡cool attitude
lí梨pear
lí离hūn婚divorce
lí厘mǐ米centimeter
lì立jí即immediately
lì利rùn润profit
lì利yì益interest
lián连xù续serial
liàn’ài恋爱Love, in love
liáng良hǎo好good
liáng粮shi食foodstuff
liàng亮bright
líng铃bell
líng零jiàn件Spare parts
líng零shí食snacks
lǐng领dǎo导Leader
liú流lèi泪Shed tears
lù陆xù续One after another
lù录yīn音Sound recording
lún轮liú流take turns
luó逻ji辑logic
mán馒tou头Steamed buns
máo毛bìng病Trouble
máo矛dùn盾contradiction
mào贸yì易Trade
méi媒tǐ体media
méi煤tàn炭coal
mèi魅lì力charm
mèng梦xiǎng想Dream
mì蜜fēng蜂honeybee
mì密qiè切close
mì秘shū书secretary
miàn面jī积The measure of area
miáo描xiě写describe
mǐng敏ǎn感Sensitive
míng明xīng星Star
míng名piàn片business card
mìng命yùn运fate, destiny
mó模fǎng仿imitate
mó模tè特model
mò陌shēng生strange
mù目qián前at present
nánguài难怪no wonder
nèi内bù部interior
en嗯Well
niàn念Read
nóng浓strong
nóng农mín民farmer
Ōu欧zhōu洲Europe
ǒu偶rán然accidental
pāi拍beat
pàn盼wàng望look forward to
péi培xùn训Train
pèi佩fu服Admire
pén盆basin, pot
pèng碰touch, meet
pī批batch
pī批zhǔn准Approval
pí疲láo劳fatigue
pǐ匹Horse (meaure word)
piàn片slice
piāo飘Gone with the wind
pín频dào道channel
píng凭By
píng’ān平安sound and safe
píng平děng等equality
píng平héng衡balance
píng平jūn均Average
pò破chǎn产bankruptcy
pò迫qiè切urgent
qī期jiān间Period
qí其yú余Rest
qǐ企yè业enterprise
qián前tú途future
qiàn欠owe
qiáng墙wall
qiáng强liè烈strong
qiē切cut
qīn亲zì自personally
qīng青young
qīng青shào少nián年Teenagers
qīng轻yì易easily
qīng清dàn淡light
qíng情jǐng景scene
qíng情xù绪emotion
qìng庆zhù祝Celebrate
qǔ娶marry
qǔ取xiāo消cancel
quān圈circle
quán全miàn面comprehensive
quán权lì利right, interest
què确dìng定Determine
rè热liè烈warm
rén人kǒu口population
rén人mín民bì币RMB
rén人shì事Personnel matters
rén人yuán员personnel
rì日cháng常daily
rì日qī期Date
rì日zi子life, days
rú如jīn今nowadays
ruǎn软soft
ruò弱weak
sè色cǎi彩color
shā杀kill
shā沙mò漠Desert
shǎ傻silly
shān删chú除delete
shàn善liáng良kind; virtuous
shàn扇zi子Fan
shāng商yè业business
shàng上dàng当When
shé蛇snake
shè设bèi备equipment
shè设shī施facilities
shè射jī击Shooting
shēn身cái材figure
shén神huà话Myth
shēng升rise
shēng生chǎn产production
shēng声diào调Tone
shéng绳zi子Rope
shěng省lüè略ellipsis
shèng胜lì利victory
shī失qù去Lose
shī失yè业Unemployment
shī湿rùn润Moist
shí时chā差time difference
shí时kè刻time
shí时qī期period
shí实huà话The truth
shí实jiàn践practice
shí实xiàn现Realization
shí实yòng用Practical
shí食wù物food
shì士bīng兵soldiers
shì似de的Likely
shì事shí实Fact
shì事xiān先Prior
shōu收huò获Harvest
shǒu手tào套glove
shǒu手zhǐ指finger
shū蔬cài菜Vegetables
shū舒shì适Comfortable
shū梳zi子comb
shǔ属yú于belong to
shǔ数to count
shuǎi甩Rejection
shuō说bu不dìng定maybe
sī撕tear
sī丝háo毫A bit
sī思kǎo考Reflection
sī私rén人private
sōu搜suǒ索search
sù宿shè舍dormitory
suí随shí时at any time
suí随shǒu手Readily
suō缩duǎn短Shorten
suǒ所place
tài太tai太Ma’am
tán谈pàn判negotiation
tǎn坦shuài率frank
tàng烫Hot
táo桃peach
táo逃bì避escape
tè特shū殊special
tè特zhēng征Features
téng’ài疼爱Love dearly
tí提gāng纲outline
tí提wèn问Put questions to
tǐ体huì会Experience
tǐ体xiàn现Reflect
tiáo调pí皮naughty
tiǎo挑zhàn战challenge
tòng痛kǔ苦Pain
tóu投rù入put into
tòu透míng明transparent
tǔ土dì地land
tù吐spit
tuán团group
tuī推guǎng广Extension
tuì退bù步Backward
wāi歪Crooked
wài外jiāo交International Relations
wán完měi美perfect
wán完shàn善perfect
wáng王zǐ子prince
wǎng往fǎn返Return
wǎng网luò络network
wēi危hài害Harm
wēi微xiào笑Smile
wéi违fǎn反Violation
wéi围jīn巾scarf
wéi唯yī一Only
wěi伟dà大great
wèi胃kǒu口Appetite
wèi位zhì置position
wèi未lái来Future
wēn温nuǎn暖warm
wén闻smell
wén文jiàn件file
wén文míng明civilization
wén文zì字writing, character
wěn吻kiss
wò握shǒu手Handshake
wū屋zi子House
wú无nài奈have no choice
wú无suǒ所wèi谓cannot be designated as
wǔ武shù术A martial art
wù雾Fog
wù物lǐ理Physics
xī吸shōu收absorb
xì系department
xì细jié节details
xiā瞎blind
xiān鲜yàn艳Colorful
xiǎn显de得Appear, seem
xiǎn显shì示display
xiàn现dài代modern
xiàn现shí实reality
xiàn限zhì制limit
xiāng相chǔ处Get along with
xiāng相duì对Relative
xiāng相guān关correlate
xiǎng想xiàng象imagine
xiàng项term
xiàng项mù目project
xiàng象qí棋Xiangqi
xiāo消fèi费consumption
xiāo消huà化Digestion
xiāo销shòu售Sale
xiǎo小mài麦Wheat
xiào效lǜ率efficiency
xiē歇Rest
xīn欣shǎng赏Appreciate
xìn信hào号signal
xíng行dòng动Get some action
xíng行rén人pedestrian
xíng形chéng成formation
xíng形shì式form
xíng形xiàng象image
xìng性zhì质Nature
xìng幸kuī亏Thanks
xiōng胸chest
xiū修gǎi改modify
xiū休xián闲Leisure time
xù叙shù述Narration
xuān宣chuán传Propaganda
xué学lì历education degree
xué学wen问knowledge
xuè血blood
xún寻zhǎo找Seek, look for
xùn迅sù速rapid
yán延cháng长extend
yán严sù肃serious
yǎn演jiǎng讲speech
yáng阳tái台balcony
yáo摇shake
yào要bù不Or
yè业wù务business
yí一bèi辈zi子A lifetime
yí一lǜ律all and singular
yí移dòng动move
yí遗hàn憾pity
yǐ乙second (heavenly stem)
yǐ以jí及as well as
yì亿Billion
yì意yì义Significance
yīn’ér因而thus
yín银silver
yìn印shuā刷printing
yīng英xióng雄Hero
yíng迎jiē接meet, welcome
yíng营yè业Do business
yǐng影zi子shadow
yìng硬jiàn件Hardware
yōng拥bào抱embrace
yòng用tú途purpose
yōu优měi美Graceful
yóu游lǎn览visit
yóu犹yù豫hesitate
yòu’éryuán幼儿园Kindergarten
yǔ与qí其Rather than
yǔ语qì气tone
yù预dìng订book; subscribe for
yù玉mǐ米Corn
yuán原liào料raw material
yuán原zé则Principle
yuè乐qì器instrument
yùn运shū输transport
zài在yú于rest with
zàn赞měi美Praise
zé则be
zhāi摘pick
zhān粘tiē贴paste
zhǎn展lǎn览exhibition
zhàn占occupy
zhàn战zhēng争War
zhǎng长bèi辈Elder
zhǎng涨rise
zhāo招dài待Entertain
zháo着huǒ火on fire
zháo着liáng凉get cold
zhào召kāi开convene
zhào照cháng常as usual
zhé哲xué学Philosophy
zhēn真shí实real
zhēn针duì对aim at
zhěn诊duàn断Diagnosis
zhèn振dòng动Vibration
zhēng争lùn论debate
zhēng征qiú求ask for
zhěng整tǐ体Whole
zhèng政zhì治Politics
zhèng证jù据evidence
zhèng挣earn, make
zhí直straight
zhí执zhào照License
zhǐ指huī挥command
zhì制dù度system
zhì制zuò作Make
zhì至jīn今so far
zhì至yú于As for
zhì治liáo疗Treatment
zhì志yuàn愿zhě者Volunteer
zhōng中xīn心core
zhǒng种lèi类type
zhòng重dà大significant
zhòng重liàng量weight
zhū猪pig
zhú逐jiàn渐gradually
zhǔ煮cook
zhǔ主dòng动active
zhǔ主rén人master
zhǔ主xí席Chairman
zhǔ主zhāng张opinion
zhù祝fú福blessing
zhù注cè册register
zhuā抓jǐn紧Pay close attention to, grasp
zhuǎn转biàn变change
zhuāng装shì饰decorate
zhuàng撞Hit
zhuàng状tài态state
zhuī追qiú求Pursuit
zī资jīn金capital
zī资yuán源Resources
zī咨xún询Consultation
zì字mǔ母Letter
zì自cóng从Since
zì自háo豪Proud
zì自jué觉Conscious
zì自sī私selfish
zì自yuàn愿voluntarily
zǒng总cái裁CEO
zǒng总tǒng统President
zǔ组group
zǔ组hé合combination
zǔ阻zhǐ止prevent
zuì醉drunk
zuì最chū初First, at the beginning
zūn尊jìng敬respect
zūn遵shǒu守comply with
zuò作pǐn品works
zuò作wéi为As

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