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SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinEnglish
wǎng- to go (in a direction)
- to
- towards
- (of a train) bound for
- past
- previous
- in
- at
- to
- from
- by
- than
- out of
xiàng- variant of [xiang4]
- direction
- orientation
- to face
- to turn toward
- to
- towards
- shortly before
- formerly
wèi- because of
- for
- to
wèi- variant of |[wei4], because of
- for
- to
yóu- to follow
- from
- it is for...to
- reason
- cause
- because of
- due to
- to
- to leave it (to sb)
- by (introduces passive verb)
gěi- to
- for
- for the benefit of
- to give
- to allow
- to do sth (for sb)
- (grammatical equivalent of )
- (grammatical equivalent of )
- (sentence intensifier)
zhì- to arrive
- most
- to
- until
shěng- variant of [sheng3]
- tight-lipped
- to examine
- to watch
- to scour (esp. Cantonese)
- to obtain
- old variant of [de2]
lǎo- round-bottomed wicker basket
- (dialect) to lift
- to carry on one's shoulder
- to beat
- to hit
chǎng- to squat
- to sit
zhàng- measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
- to measure
- husband
- polite appellation for an older male
shàng- on top
- upon
- above
- upper
- previous
- first (of multiple parts)
- to climb
- to get onto
- to go up
- to attend (class or university)
xià- down
- downwards
- below
- lower
- later
- next (week etc)
- second (of two parts)
- to decline
- to go down
- to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- measure word to show the frequency of an action
gài- to beg for alms
- beggar
qiě- and
- moreover
- yet
- for the time being
- to be about to
- both (... and...)
diū- to lose
- to put aside
- to throw
bìng- and
- furthermore
- also
- together with
- (not) at all
- simultaneously
- to combine
- to join
- to merge
zhòng- to hit (the mark)
- to be hit by
- to suffer
- to win (a prize, a lottery)
- to catch
chuàn- to string together
- to mix up
- to conspire
- to rove
- to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)
- to move across
- bunch or cluster
- string (computing)
- classifier for rows or strings
zhǔ- owner
- master
- host
- individual or party concerned
- God
- Lord
- main
- to indicate or signify
- trump card (in card games)
- to regulate
- to govern
- to control
- to mow
nǎi- to be
- thus
- so
- therefore
- then
- only
- thereupon
zhà- at first
- suddenly
- abruptly
- to spread
- (of hair) to stand on end
- bristling
zhòng- to stand side by side
- variant of |[zhong4]
chéng- to ride
- to mount
- to make use of
- to avail oneself of
- to take advantage of
- to multiply (mathematics)
- Buddhist sect or creed
miē- to squint
- what? (Cantonese)
- see also 乜嘢[mie1 ye3]
- to beg
- to divine
xué- to grasp
gān- dry
- clean
- in vain
- dried food
- foster
- adoptive
- to ignore
luàn- in confusion or disorder
- in a confused state of mind
- disorder
- upheaval
- riot
- illicit sexual relations
- to throw into disorder
- to mix up
- indiscriminate
- random
- arbitrary
liǎo- to finish
- to achieve
- variant of |[liao3]
- to understand clearly
- to give
- to go
- to take
- sentence-final interrogative particle
- variant of |[yu2]
- Asia
- Asian
- second
- next to
- inferior
- sub-
- Taiwan pr. [ya3]
wáng- to die
- to lose
- to be gone
- to flee
- deceased
jiāo- to hand over
- to deliver
- to pay (money)
- to turn over
- to make friends
- to intersect (lines)
xiǎng- to enjoy
- to benefit
- to have the use of
liàng- bright
- clear
- resonant
- to shine
- to show
- to reveal
- to tilt
- narrow
- uneasy
- oblique tones (in Chinese poetry)
- to fall forward
- to fall prostrate
chóu- hatred
- animosity
- enmity
- foe
- enemy
- to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)
jiè- to introduce
- to lie between
- between
- shell
- armor
réng- still
- yet
- to remain
shì- to serve as an official
- an official
- the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" |[jiang4]
zhàng- weaponry
- to hold (a weapon)
- to wield
- to rely on
- to depend on
- war
- battle
- to pay
- to hand over to
- classifier for pairs or sets of things
dài- to substitute
- to act on behalf of others
- to replace
- generation
- dynasty
- age
- period
- (historical) era
- (geological) eon
lìng- to order
- to command
- an order
- warrant
- writ
- to cause
- to make sth happen
- virtuous
- honorific title
- season
- government position (old)
- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
yǎng- to face upward
- to look up
- to admire
- to rely on
- to part
- equal
- well-matched
- to violate
rèn- to assign
- to appoint
- to take up a post
- office
- responsibility
- to let
- to allow
- to give free rein to
- no matter (how, what etc)
- classifier for the number of terms served in office, post, or rank
仿仿fǎng- to imitate
- to copy
- to plan a project
- to stand on tiptoe
- Taiwan pr. [qi4]
- abbr. for 企業|企业[qi3 ye4]
- squad of five soldiers
- to associate with
- five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
- to lean over
- to fall (go down)
- to hide (in ambush)
- to conceal oneself
- to lie low
- hottest days of summer
- to submit
- to concede defeat
- to overcome
- to subdue
- volt
- to cut down
- to fell
- to dispatch an expedition against
- to attack
- to boast
- Taiwan pr. [fa1]
xiū- to rest
- to stop doing sth for a period of time
- to cease
- (imperative) don't
yún- to summon
- to propagate
- to transmit
bàn- partner
- companion
- comrade
- associate
- to accompany
shēn- to stretch
- to extend
- to wait on
- to watch
- to wait
- to examine
- to spy
bēng- to cause
- to seem
- to appear
- to resemble
- similar
- -like
- pseudo-
- (more) than
tián- to cultivate
- to hunt
zhù- to stand for a long time
- to wait
- to look forward to
- to accumulate
- variant of [bu4]
- to announce
- to spread
- low
- beneath
- to lower (one's head)
- to let droop
- to hang down
- to incline
zhù- to live
- to dwell
- to stay
- to reside
- to stop
- (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
zuǒ- to assist
- assistant
- aide
- to accompany
yòu- to assist
- to protect
zuò- to do
- to grow
- to write or compose
- to pretend
- to regard as
- to feel
- writings or works
nìng- to flatter
- flattery
pèi- to respect
- to wear (belt etc)
huái- irresolute
- to move back and forth
yáng- to feign
- to pretend
bìng- to combine
- to amalgamate
hěn- to act contrary to
- nimble
- to help
使使shǐ- to make
- to cause
- to enable
- to use
- to employ
- to send
- to instruct sb to do sth
- envoy
- messenger
tuō- to commission
- to entrust to
- to depute
- to request
- to ask (sb to do sth)
kǎn- upright and honest
- cheerful
- to chat idly
- to boast
- to talk smoothly
gāi- to give
- prepared for included in
- embraced in
lái- to come
- to arrive
- to come round
- ever since
- next
shì- to serve
- to attend upon
lún- to arrange
gōng- to provide
- to supply
gòng- sacrificial offering
- to confess
zhōu- to conceal
- to cover
- to depend on
- to comply with or listen to sb
- according to
- in the light of
- to insult
- to ridicule
- to disgrace
qīn- to invade
- to encroach
- to infringe
- to approach
便便biàn- ordinary
- plain
- convenient
- as convenient
- when the chance arises
- handy
- easy
- informal
- simple
- so
- thus
- to relieve oneself
- to urinate
- to defecate
- equivalent to [jiu4]: then
- in that case
- even if
- soon afterwards
- to connect
- to relate to
- to tie up
- to bind
- to be (literary)
- urgent
- hurried
- to urge
- to promote
- to urge haste
- close
- intimate
- see 逢俉[feng2 wu2], to come across sth scary
- to have a fright
- to take prisoner
- prisoner of war
miǎn- to exhort
pīng- to send
- to let go
bǎo- to defend
- to protect
- to keep
- to guarantee
- to ensure
- yes (used by Emperor or ruler)
- OK
- to accede
- to assent
xìn- letter
- mail
- CL:[feng1]
- to trust
- to believe
- to profess faith in
- truthful
- confidence
- trust
- at will
- at random
xiū- to decorate
- to embellish
- to repair
- to build
- to write
- to cultivate
- to study
- to take (a class)
- to look down
- to stoop
biǎo- to distribute
chù- to begin
fèi- (meaning unclear)
- to renounce
- to abandon
- to cause
- to enable
- phonetic bi
jiù- to malign
- to slander
bèi- (two, three etc) -fold
- times (multiplier)
- double
- to increase or multiply
dǎo- to fall
- to collapse
- to topple
- to fail
- to go bankrupt
- to change (trains or buses)
- to move around
- to sell
- to speculate (buying and selling, also |)
- profiteer
dào- to place upside down
- to invert
- to pour
- to throw out
- to move backwards
- however
- actually
- as a matter of fact
- contrary to expectation
hòu- to wait
- to inquire after
- to watch
- season
- climate
- (old) period of five days
- to lean on
- to rely upon
liàng- distant
- to seek
- old variant of [liang4]
- bright
jiè- to lend
- to borrow
- by means of
- to take (an opportunity)
chàng- to initiate
- to instigate
- to introduce
- to lead
qiàn- pretty
- winsome
- to ask for sb's help
- son-in-law (old)
zhí- value
- (to be) worth
- to happen to
- to be on duty
yǎn- to lie supine
- to stop
- to fall down
jiǎ- fake
- false
- artificial
- to borrow
- if
- suppose
ruò- so
- such
- to such a degree
wēi- to cuddle
piān- to lean
- to slant
- oblique
- prejudiced
- to deviate from average
- to stray from the intended line
- stubbornly
- contrary to expectations
- left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical
zuò- to do
- to make
- to produce
- to write
- to compose
- to act as
- to engage in
- to hold (a party)
- to be
- to become
- to function (in some capacity)
- to serve as
- to be used for
- to form (a bond or relationship)
- to pretend
- to feign
- to act a part
- to put on appearance
tíng- to stop
- to halt
- to park (a car)
bèi- to disobey
- to stand back-to-back
chǒu- to stare at
jiàn- healthy
- to invigorate
- to strengthen
- to be good at
- to be strong in
- to rely on
- to resemble
- variant of [bi1]
- to compel
- to pressure
zhì- to wait for
- to lay in
miǎn- to transgress
- to sob
- wail
xún- to tell
- the side
- to incline towards
- to lean
- inclined
- lateral
- side
zhēn- to scout
- to spy
- to detect
tōu- to steal
- to pilfer
- to snatch
- thief
- stealthily
bàng- near
- approaching
- to depend on
- (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb
- Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4]
- (old) native of Jiangxi 江西[Jiang1 xi1]
- to wait
- servant
- path
bèi- to prepare
- get ready
- to provide or equip
xiào- variant of [xiao4]
- to imitate
cuī- to urge
- to press
- to prompt
- to rush sb
- to hasten sth
- to expedite
yōng- to hire
- to employ
- servant
- hired laborer
- domestic help
ào- proud
- arrogant
- to despise
- unyielding
- to defy
chuán- to pass on
- to spread
- to transmit
- to infect
- to transfer
- to circulate
- to conduct (electricity)
shāng- to injure
- injury
- wound
chì- to detain
- to hinder
qīng- to overturn
- to collapse
- to lean
- to tend
- to incline
- to pour out
- to despise
- to insult
xiàng- to resemble
- to be like
- to look as if
- such as
- appearance
- image
- portrait
- image under a mapping (math.)
qiáo- emigrant
- to reside abroad
zǔn- to congregate
- to crowd
chán- to revile
- to abuse
jiàn- to overstep one's authority
- to usurp
jiù- hire
- to rent
fèn- to instigate
- to ruin
- to destroy
jiàn- to usurp
ài- indistinct
- hazy
- misty
- to seem
- to appear
jǐng- to warn
- to admonish
zài- load
- cargo
- old variant of |[zai4]
- to transport
- to deliver
- to bear
- to support
bīn- best man
- to entertain
- doubtful
- suspicious
- variant of |[ni3]
- to emulate
- to imitate
jǐn- to the greatest extent
- (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme
- to be within the limits of
- to give priority to
cháng- to repay
- to compensate for
- to recompense
- to fulfill (hopes etc)
lěi- to injure
- puppet
- the end
- to finish
chèn- to assist
- to give alms
chǔ- to store
- to save
- to have in reserve
- heir
- Taiwan pr. [chu2]
zǎn- to accumulate, to hoard, to store up
nuó- to exorcise demons
yǔn- just
- fair
- to permit
- to allow
chōng- to fill
- to satisfy
- to fulfill
- to act in place of
- substitute
- sufficient
- full
zhào- omen
- to foretell
- million
- mega-
- trillion
- tera-
- billion (old)
guāng- light
- ray
- CL:[dao4]
- bright
- only
- merely
- to use up
- to be able to
- to subdue
- to restrain
- to overcome
- gram
- Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
duì- to cash
- to exchange
- to add (liquid)
- to blend
- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp
- ☱
miǎn- to excuse sb
- to exempt
- to remove or dismiss from office
- to avoid
- to avert
- to escape
- to be prohibited
dōu- pocket
- bag
- to wrap up or hold in a bag
- to move in a circle
- to canvas or solicit
- to take responsibility for
- to disclose in detail
- combat armor (old)
shēn- to advance
jīng- to be fearful
- apprehensive
- to enter
- to go into
- to join
- to become a member of
- to confirm or agree with
- abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]
gòng- common
- general
- to share
- together
- total
- altogether
- abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
- tool
- device
- utensil
- equipment
- instrument
- talent
- ability
- to possess
- to have
- to provide
- to furnish
- to state
- classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
diǎn- canon
- law
- standard work of scholarship
- literary quotation or allusion
- ceremony
- to be in charge of
- to mortgage or pawn
mǎo- to not have (Cantonese)
- Mandarin equivalent: 沒有|没有[mei2 you3]
mào- to emit
- to give off
- to send out (or up, forth)
- brave
- bold
- to cover
- to act under false pretences
yín- to move on
- to go out
guàn- to put on a hat
- to be first
- to dub
lín- (Cantonese) to topple
- to collapse
- to coax
- flower bud
- power
- exponent (math.)
- to cover with a cloth
- cloth cover
- veil
- to smelt
- to cast
- seductive in appearance
zhǔn- to allow
- to grant
- in accordance with
- in the light of
jìng- cool
- fresh
- to cool
líng- to approach
- to rise high
- thick ice
- to insult or maltreat
dòng- to freeze
- to feel very cold
- aspic or jelly
lǐn- cold
- to shiver with cold
- to tremble with fear
- afraid
- apprehensive
- strict
- stern
- severe
- austere
- awe-inspiring
- imposing
- majestic
níng- to congeal
- to concentrate attention
- to stare
- convex
- to stick out
- Taiwan pr. [tu2]
chū- to go out
- to come out
- to occur
- to produce
- to go beyond
- to rise
- to put forth
- to happen
- classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
fēn- to divide
- to separate
- to distribute
- to allocate
- to distinguish (good and bad)
- part or subdivision
- fraction
- one tenth (of certain units)
- unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
- minute
- a point (in sports or games)
- 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
qiē- to cut
- to slice
- tangent (math)
qiè- definitely
- absolutely (not)
- (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.
- Tut!
- to grind
- close to
- eager
- to correspond to
- see also 反切[fan3 qie4]
kān- to print
- to publish
- publication
- periodical
- to peel with a knife
- to carve
- to amend
cǔn- (literary) to cut off
- to sever
huá- to row
- to paddle
- profitable
- worth (the effort)
- it pays (to do sth)
wán- to trim
yuè- to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China)
- see also 五刑[wu3 xing2]
liè- to arrange
- to line up
- row
- file
- series
- column
- to chop
- strike
mǐn- to scrape
- to pare
pàn- to judge
- to sentence
- to discriminate
- to discern
- obviously (different)
bié- to leave
- to depart
- to separate
- to distinguish
- to classify
- other
- another
- do not
- must not
- to pin
- to stick (sth) in
bào- carpenter's plane
- to plane (woodwork)
- to shave off
- to peel (with a potato peeler etc)
páo- to dig
- to excavate
- (coll.) to exclude
- not to count
- to deduct
- to subtract
- sharp
- favorable
- advantage
- benefit
- profit
- interest
- to do good to
- to benefit
shān- to delete
guā- to scrape
- to blow
- to shave
- to plunder
- to extort
dào- to (a place)
- until (a time)
- up to
- to go
- to arrive
- (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
- to cut open
- rip up
- scoop out
zhì- system
- to control
- to regulate
- variant of |[zhi4]
shuā- to brush
- to paint
- to daub
- to paste up
- to skip class (of students)
- to fire from a job
shuà- to select
- thorn
- sting
- thrust
- to prick
- to pierce
- to stab
- to assassinate
- to murder
- quarter (hour)
- moment
- to carve
- to engrave
- to cut
- oppressive
- classifier for short time intervals
duò- to chop (meat)
- to cut
- to shave
- conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause
- standard
- norm
- rule
- to imitate
- to follow
- then
- principle
- classifier for written items (such as an official statement)
cuò- to file
xiāo- to peel with a knife
- to pare
- to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
xuē- to pare
- to reduce
- to remove
- Taiwan pr. [xue4]
- variant of [ke4]
- to subdue
- to overthrow
- to restrain
kēi- to scold
- to beat
- to slash
shā- to brake
cuò- to cut
- to carve
- to scrape the meat from bones
- to pick (teeth etc)
- to weed out
pōu- to cut open
- to analyze
- Taiwan pr. [pou3]
wān- to scoop out
- to gouge out
bāo- to peel
- to skin
- to shell
- to shuck
- to peel
- to skin
- to flay
- to shuck
duō- to prick
- to cut blocks, to engrave
shèng- to remain
- to be left
- to have as remainder
jiǎn- scissors
- shears
- clippers
- CL:[ba3]
- to cut with scissors
- to trim
- to wipe out or exterminate
- to cut
- to cut apart
chuàng- to begin
- to initiate
- to inaugurate
- to start
- to create
chǎn- to level off
- to root up
- to peel with a knife
- old variant of [lu4]
piāo- to rob
- swift
- nimble
- Taiwan pr. [piao4]
chāo- to plagiarize
jiǎo- to destroy
- to extirpate
qiāo- to neuter livestock
huá- to cut
- to slash
- to scratch (cut into the surface of sth)
- to strike (a match)
huà- to delimit
- to transfer
- to assign
- to plan
- to draw (a line)
- stroke of a Chinese character
zhā- to prick with a needle
- to hack
- to chop
- to split open
- (of lightning) to strike
- to split in two
- to divide
guì- to amputate
- to cut off
- also pr. [kuai4]
jiā- to add
- plus
- (used after an adverb such as , , etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
- to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
- to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
xié- variant of |[xie2]
- to cooperate
- combined labor
zhù- to help
- to assist
- to exert
- to strive
jié- to rob
- to plunder
- to seize by force
- to coerce
- calamity
- abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]
- to impeach
miǎn- to exhort
- to make an effort
- to rein in
- to compel
- to force
- to carve
- to engrave
- (literary) to command
- to lead
- lux (unit of illumination)
- (literary) bridle
lēi- to strap tightly
- to bind
dòng- (of sth) to move
- to set in movement
- to displace
- to touch
- to make use of
- to stir (emotions)
- to alter
- abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
kān- to investigate
- to survey
- to collate
shèng- victory
- success
- to beat
- to defeat
- to surpass
- victorious
- superior to
- to get the better of
- better than
- surpassing
- superb (of vista)
- beautiful (scenery)
- wonderful (view)
- (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear
- equal to (a task)
láo- to toil
- labor
- laborer
- to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
- meritorious deed
lào- to console
- canvass for contributions
- to recruit
- to collect
- to raise
- to join (forces)
- variant of [lu4]
- to encourage
- to urge
quàn- to advise
- to urge
- to try to persuade
- to exhort
- to console
- to soothe
yún- even
- well-distributed
- uniform
- to distribute evenly
- to share
gōu- to attract
- to arouse
- to tick
- to strike out
- to delineate
- to collude
- variant of |[gou1], hook
gòu- affair
- to reach for (with hand)
bāo- to cover
- to wrap
- to hold
- to include
- to take charge of
- to contract (to or for)
- package
- wrapper
- container
- bag
- to hold or embrace
- bundle
- packet
- CL:|[ge4],|[zhi1]
- to fall prostrate
gōng- to bow
- to salute
huà- to make into
- to change into
- -ization
- to ... -ize
- to transform
- abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
běi- north
- to be defeated (classical)
- circuit
- to surround
- to extend (everywhere)
kuāng- to rectify
huì- to remit
- to converge (of rivers)
- to exchange
kuì- to lack
- lacking
- empty
- exhausted
yǎn- to hide, to secrete, to repress
- to bend
- to hide
- variant of [zu2], soldier
- to die
shēng- to ascend
- to rise to the rank of
- to promote
- to hoist
- liter
- measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou [dou3]
- soldier
- servant
- to finish
- to die
- finally
- at last
- pawn in Chinese chess
xié- to cooperate
- to harmonize
- to help
- to assist
- to join
- extensive
- ample
- rich
- obtain
- aim
- to win
- to get
- plentiful
- to gamble
shuài- variant of , to lead
- to command
- rash
- hasty
- frank
- straightforward
- generally
- usually
- to divine
- to forecast or estimate
- (of a place to live etc) to choose
zhān- to observe
- to divine
zhàn- to take possession of
- to occupy
- to take up
- to stop
- to block
- card
- CL:|[zhang1],[pian4]
- calorie
- cassette
- (computing) (coll.) slow
qiǎ- to block
- to be stuck
- to be wedged
- customs station
- a clip
- a fastener
- a checkpost
- Taiwan pr. [ka3]
yìn- to print
- to mark
- to engrave
- a seal
- a print
- a stamp
- a mark
- a trace
- image
wēi- danger
- to endanger
- Taiwan pr. [wei2]
- namely
- that is
- i.e.
- prompt
- at once
- at present
- even if
- prompted (by the occasion)
- to approach
- to come into contact
- to assume (office)
- to draw near
juǎn- to roll up
- roll
- classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
xiè- to unload
- to unhitch
- to remove or strip
- to get rid of
- anxiety
- sympathy
- to sympathize
- to give relief
- to compensate
què- but
- yet
- however
- while
- to go back
- to decline
- to retreat
- nevertheless
- even though
hòu- thick
- deep or profound
- kind
- generous
- rich or strong in flavor
- to favor
- to stress
cuò- to lay in place
- to put
- to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial
fèi- to hide
- hideout
jué- to faint
- to lose consciousness
- his
- her
- its
- their
yàn- to loathe
róu- to trample
- to go
- to go to (a place)
- to cause to go or send (sb)
- to remove
- to get rid of
- (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
- to be apart from in space or time
- (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
- (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- (of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
- to tap lightly
cān- to take part in
- to participate
- to join
- to attend
- to counsel
- unequal
- varied
- irregular
- uneven
- not uniform
- abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
chá- to cross
- be stuck
chǎ- to diverge
- to open (as legs)
- and
- to reach
- up to
- in time for
fǎn- contrary
- in reverse
- inside out or upside down
- to reverse
- to return
- to oppose
- opposite
- against
- anti-
- to rebel
- to use analogy
- instead
- abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
zhuó- to join together
- to lack
- narrow and shallow
- to take
- to get
- to choose
- to fetch
shòu- to receive
- to accept
- to suffer
- subjected to
- to bear
- to stand
- pleasant
- (passive marker)
jiǎ- variant of [jia3]
- to borrow
pàn- to betray
- to rebel
- to revolt
tāo- to receive the benefit of
kòu- to knock
- to kowtow
jiào- to shout
- to call
- to order
- to ask
- to be called
- by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
zhào- to call together
- to summon
- to convene
- temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
dīng- sting (of mosquito, bee etc)
- to say repeatedly
- to urge insistently
- to ask repeatedly
- to stick to a point
- (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
- can
- may
- able to
- to approve
- to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly
- very
chì- to scold
- shout at
- to hoot at
xié- to be in harmony
- to take charge of
- to manage
- department (under a ministry)
diāo- to hold in the mouth
chī- to eat
- to consume
- to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
- to eradicate
- to destroy
- to absorb
- to suffer
- to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])
yāo- to shout
- to bawl
- to yell (to urge on an animal)
- to hawk (one's wares)
- to close
- to join
- to fit
- to be equal to
- whole
- together
- round (in battle)
- conjunction (astronomy)
- 1st note of pentatonic scale
- old variant of [he2]
diào- to suspend
- to hang up
- to hang a person
- to spit
- to put
- to say
- to vomit
- to throw up
xiàng- towards
- to face
- to turn towards
- direction
- to support
- to side with
- shortly before
- formerly
- always
- all along
tūn- to swallow
- to take
yín- to chant
- to recite
- to moan
- to groan
- cry (of certain animals and insects)
- song (ancient poem)
fèi- to bark
fǒu- to negate
- to deny
- not
- bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
- to puff (on a pipe etc)
- (onom.) bang
- abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1]
fēn- leave instructions
- to order
hán- to keep
- to contain
- to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)
kēng- to utter
shǔn- to suck
- (onom.) to squeak (of mice)
- to chirp or peep (of small birds)
chǎo- to quarrel
- to make a noise
- noisy
- to disturb by making a noise
- to breathe
- to suck in
- to absorb
- to inhale
chuī- to blow
- to play a wind instrument
- to blast
- to puff
- to boast
- to brag
- to end in failure
- to fall through
wěn- kiss
- to kiss
- mouth
è- (exclamation)
- to hiccup
dāi- foolish
- stupid
- expressionless
- blank
- to stay
chéng- to present to a superior
- memorial
- petition
- to present (a certain appearance)
- to assume (a shape)
- to be (a certain color)
gào- to tell
- to inform
- to say
pēn- to spurt
- to blow out
- to puff out
- to snort
líng- purine (chemistry)
- to whisper
zhōu- to make a circuit
- to circle
- circle
- circumference
- lap
- cycle
- complete
- all
- all over
- thorough
- to help financially
tiè- to mutter
- to talk indistinctly
zhān- to drink
- to sip
- to taste
- to lick
- whisper
- petty
- to rest
- to slander
- to blame
- to revile
- variant of |, projecting teeth
- to grimace
- to bare one's teeth
- to pout
pēi- pah!
- bah!
- pooh!
- to spit (in contempt)
- to call
- to cry
- to shout
- to breath out
- to exhale
mìng- life
- fate
- order or command
- to assign a name, title etc
- to yawn
- to chew
- to masticate
- to sip
- to smack one's lips
- to taste
- to savor
duō- noise of rage
- to cry out in anger
- Taiwan pr. [duo4]
páo- to roar
- to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
- to join in the singing
- to chime in with others
- to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
huò- to mix together
- to blend
jiù- fault
- to blame
- to punish
- calamity
- misfortune
- to order
zhòu- incantation
- magic spell
- curse
- malediction
- to revile
- to put a curse on sb
- to whisper
- to blame, to slander
liě- to draw back the corners of one's mouth
- to consult
yǎo- to bite
- to nip
luò- to cough up
- also pr. [ka3]
- to choke (in crying)
āi- sorrow
- grief
- pity
- to grieve for
- to pity
- to lament
- to condole
pǐn- article
- commodity
- product
- goods
- kind
- grade
- rank
- character
- disposition
- nature
- temperament
- variety
- to taste sth
- to sample
- to criticize
- to comment
- to judge
- to size up
shěn- (literary) to smile
- to sneer
hōng- roar of laughter (onom.)
- hubbub
- to roar (as a crowd)
hǒng- to deceive
- to coax
- to amuse (a child)
lòng- to sing or chirp (of birds)
- music sound
é- to chant
- to cajole
- to cry
- to weep
- to feed
hēng- to groan
- to snort
- to hum
- to croon
- humph!
yàn- to extend condolences
bài- to chant
- see 梵唄|梵呗[fan4 bai4]
hān- a sound
- to put in the mouth
suō- to suck
- to incite
āi- interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
- to sigh
jiá- (old) to talk recklessly
- to talk nonsense
- talkative
táng- to exaggerate
- empty
- in vain
- old variant of [tang2]
qìn- to vomit (of dogs and cats)
- to rail against
- to talk nonsense
dǒu- to take a rest (Cantonese)
zào- see 羅唣|罗唣, to create a disturbance
- to make trouble
- to harass
jìn- to stutter
- to shut one's mouth
- Taiwan pr. [yin2]
- a tiger's roar
- to scare
shòu- to sell
- to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
chàng- to sing
- to call loudly
- to chant
- to smile at
shǎ- to speak evil
- gobbling sound made by ducks
tuò- saliva
- to spit
- to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth)
- (onom.) for the sound of the wind
kěn- to gnaw
- to nibble
- to bite
zhuó- to peck
shāng- commerce
- merchant
- dealer
- to consult
- quotient
- 2nd note in pentatonic scale
á- interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
- Eh?
- what?
- to show realization
- to stress
wèn- to ask
dàn- to eat
- to taste
- to entice (using bait)
chuò- (literary) to drink
- to sip
- to sob
- to open
- to start
- to initiate
- to enlighten or awaken
- to state
- to inform
yān- correct
- suitable
- to suit sb
- just now (Cantonese)
- to cry
- to weep aloud
- to crow
- to hoot
án- to speak (Cantonese)
wèi- hey
- to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
shàn- good (virtuous)
- benevolent
- well-disposed
- good at sth
- to improve or perfect
hǎn- to yell
- to shout
- to call out for (a person)
dié- flowing flood
- to chatter
- to salute
- make one's curtsy
chuǎn- to gasp
- to pant
- asthma
huì- beak
- snout
- mouth
- to pant
huàn- to call
- to be fond of
- to like
- to enjoy
- to be happy
- to feel pleased
- happiness
- delight
- glad
- to drink
- My goodness!
- to shout loudly
kuì- to sigh
- to breathe upon
sàng- to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)
- to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc)
- to die
- disappointed
- discouraged
- to be at, in or on (Cantonese)
- Mandarin equivalent: [zai4]
- to describe sth as
- an analogy
- a simile
- a metaphor
- an allegory
huò- to vomit
á- variant of , interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
- Eh?
- what?
- to show realization
- to stress
xiù- to smell
- to sniff
- to nose
qiāng- to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
qiàng- to irritate the nose
- to choke (of smoke, smell etc)
- pungent
- (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb
- to scold
- to speak out against sb
yōng- to choke
suō- to suck
- Taiwan pr. [shuo4]
- to crack (seeds) between one's teeth
- to despair
chēn- to be angry at
- to be displeased and annoyed
shì- addicted to
- fond of
- stem corresponding to -phil or -phile
- succession (to a title)
- to inherit
- continuing (a tradition)
- posterity
háo- howl
- bawl
- to bark
- roar
sǒu- to urge on
- incite
kǎi- old variant of [kai3]
- to sigh (with emotion)
tàn- to sigh
- to gasp
- to exclaim
ái- to growl (of dog)
- to bare fangs
- variant of [hu1]
- to shout
- to call out
- (interj. of admiration or of disgust)
- to click one's tongue
- to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak
cháng- to taste
- to try
- to experience
- already
- ever
- once
- toot
- honk
- to pout
sāi- to waste (Cantonese)
chuài- (literary) to gnaw
- to eat ravenously
láo- to chatter
lào- to gossip
- to chat (dialect)
xiào- to hiss
- to whistle
cháo- to ridicule
- to mock
huī- to speak falsely or wrongly
- ugly
chuáng- to eat (archaic)
cēng- to scold
- whoosh!
jiào- to chew
- to choke (on)
- to choke up
- to suffocate
- to gossip
- to babble (Cantonese)
- to exhale slowly
- to hiss
- hush!
juē- to pout
juē- (dialect) to abuse (verbally)
- variant of [jue1]
- to pout
qín- to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes)
- (onom.) to hiss
- to whistle
- to whiz
- to fizz
yuě- to puke
- to hiccup
- yeah (interjection of approval)
- to belch
shì- to devour
- to bite
kuài- throat
- to swallow
pēn- to puff
- to spout
- to spray
- to spurt
- to drink
- to swallow
- to scare
- to intimidate
- to threaten
- (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
- (interjection showing astonishment)
xià- to frighten
- to scare
cháng- variant of |[chang2]
- to taste
- to experience
niè- to gnaw
- to erode
hōng- to sigh
- sound of a drum
yàn- to swallow
xiàng- to tend toward
- to guide
- variant of [xiang4]
rǎng- to blurt out
- to shout
jiáo- to chew
- also pr. [jue2]
zhuàn- to sing (of birds or insects)
- to warble
- to chirp
- to twitter
- to talk in one's sleep
zhǔ- to enjoin
- to implore
- to urge
niè- variant of |[nie4]
- to gnaw
huí- to circle
- to go back
- to turn around
- to answer
- to return
- to revolve
- Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
- time
- classifier for acts of a play
- section or chapter (of a classic book)
tún- to store
- hoard
kàng- (dialect) to hide
- to conceal
kùn- to trap
- to surround
- hard-pressed
- stranded
- destitute
yòu- park
- to limit
- be limited to
- prison
- to imprison
juān- to confine
- to lock up
- to pen in
quān- circle
- ring
- loop
- classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc
- CL:|[ge4]
- to surround
- to circle
wéi- to encircle
- to surround
- all around
- to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
yuán- circle
- round
- circular
- spherical
- (of the moon) full
- unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)
- tactful
- to justify
- diagram
- picture
- drawing
- chart
- map
- CL:|[zhang1]
- to plan
- to scheme
- to attempt
- to pursue
- to seek
tuán- round
- lump
- ball
- to roll into a ball
- to gather
- regiment
- group
- society
- classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)
zài- (located) at
- (to be) in
- to exist
- in the middle of doing sth
- (indicating an action in progress)
- to plaster
- whitewash
fèn- dust, earth
- a bank of earth
- to dig
- to bring together
bèn- to bring together
- dust
tān- to collapse
zuò- to sit
- to take a seat
- to take (a bus, airplane etc)
- to bear fruit
- variant of [zuo4]
kēng- hole
- pit
- tunnel
- to defraud
- to compare
- to match
- to equal
chè- to crack
- to split
- to break
- to chap
chuí- to hang (down)
- droop
- dangle
- bend down
- hand down
- bequeath
- nearly
- almost
- to approach
yīn- to restrain
- to dam a stream and change its direction
- a mound
guǐ- to destroy
- to damage
- dilapidated
- collapsed
- to turn the soil
- upturned soil
- (used in place names)
kuǎ- to collapse
- to break or wear down
- to defeat
mái- to bury
mán- to blame
shān- to mix water with clay
ǎn- hole in the ground to plant seeds in
- to make a hole for seeds
- to dibble
zhí- to execute (a plan)
- to grasp
péi- to bank up with earth
- to cultivate (lit. or fig.)
- to train (people)
duī- to pile up
- to heap up
- a mass
- pile
- heap
- stack
- large amount
è- to whitewash
- to plaster
yīn- bury
- mound
- to dam
- close
è- dam
- to stop
- check
kān- to endure
- may
- can
bào- to announce
- to inform
- report
- newspaper
- recompense
- revenge
- CL:[fen4],|[zhang1]
- to stop up
- (to feel) stifled or suffocated
- wall
- classifier for walls
- to brick a grave
- to snuff out
- to collapse
- to droop
- to settle down
- to model (a figure) in clay
- to plaster
- whitewash (wall)
- to apply (paint etc)
- to smear
- to daub
- to blot out
- to scribble
- to scrawl
- (literary) mud
- street
sāi- to stop up
- to squeeze in
- to stuff
- cork
- stopper
- to stop up
- to stuff
- to cope with
tián- to fill or stuff
- (of a form etc) to fill in
màn- to plaster
diàn- pad
- cushion
- mat
- to pad out
- to fill a gap
- to pay for sb
- to advance (money)
zhuì- to fall
- to drop
- to weigh down
zēng- to increase
- to expand
- to add
duò- to fall
- to degenerate
kěn- to reclaim (land)
- to cultivate
yōng- to obstruct
- to stop up
- to heap soil around the roots of a plant
- to press
- to push down
- to keep under (control)
- pressure
lěi- rampart
- base (in baseball)
- to build with stones, bricks etc
huài- bad
- spoiled
- broken
- to break down
- (suffix) to the utmost
zhuàng- to strengthen
- strong
- robust
féng- to butt (as horned animals)
líng- to dawdle
- the name of the father of the Emperor Yao
yuàn- to turn over when asleep
gòu- to reach
- to be enough
huǒ- companion
- partner
- group
- classifier for groups of people
- to combine
- together
yāo- tender
- gentle
- to die prematurely
yāng- center
- end
- to beg
- to plead
hāng- to tamp
- (slang) popular
- hot
shī- to lose
- to miss
- to fail
- non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
- barbarians
- to wipe out
- to exterminate
- to tear down
- to raze
jiā- to press from either side
- to place in between
- to sandwich
- to carry sth under armpit
- wedged between
- between
- to intersperse
- to mix
- to mingle
- clip
- folder
- Taiwan pr. [jia2]
yān- variant of |[yan1]
- to castrate
- variant of [yan1]
- to delay
yǎn- suddenly
- abruptly
- hastily
- to cover
- to surround
fèng- to offer (tribute)
- to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc)
- to esteem
- to revere
- to believe in (a religion)
- to wait upon
- to accept orders (from superior)
zòu- to play music
- to achieve
- to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
- to carve
- carved words
- to agree
- a contract
- a deed
zhà- to open
- to spread
bēn- to hurry
- to rush
- to run quickly
- to elope
bèn- to go to
- to head for
- towards
tào- cover
- sheath
- to encase
- a case
- to overlap
- to interleave
- bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
- harness
- classifier for sets, collections
- tau (Greek letter Ττ)
diàn- to fix
- to settle
- a libation to the dead
duó- to seize
- to take away forcibly
- to wrest control of
- to compete or strive for
- to force one's way through
- to leave out
- to lose
nǎi- breast
- milk
- to breastfeed
hǎo- good
- well
- proper
- good to
- easy to
- very
- so
- (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
- (of an unmarried couple) to be close
- to be keen on each other
hào- to be fond of
- to have a tendency to
- to be prone to
- to envy (success, talent)
- jealous
fáng- to hinder
- (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm
- (what) harm
- to marry off (a daughter)
shǐ- to begin
- to start
- then
- only then
shān- to deprecate
- lithe (of a woman's walk)
- leisurely
- slow
xìng- family name
- surname
- CL:|[ge4]
- to be surnamed
wěi- to entrust
- to cast aside
- to shift (blame etc)
- to accumulate
- roundabout
- winding
- dejected
- listless
- committee member
- council
- end
- actually
- certainly
pīn- to be a mistress or lover
jiān- to fornicate
- to defile
- adultery
- rape
- to amuse
miǎn- to give birth to a child
- to take a wife
- to marry (a woman)
- to ridicule
- ugly
hūn- to marry
- marriage
- wedding
- to take a wife
wéi- to appear displeased
- beautiful
wěi- ugly
- to indulge oneself
xiè- to lust for
- to match
- to pair
pán- to move
gòu- to marry
- to copulate
jià- (of a woman) to marry
- to marry off a daughter
- to shift (blame etc)
- jealousy
- to be jealous of
xián- to dislike
- suspicion
- resentment
- enmity
- abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect
nǎo- to tease
- to play around with
piáo- to visit a prostitute
- old woman
- to brood over
- to protect
- flatter
- to please
xián- elegant
- refined
- to be skilled at
liáo- good
- smart
- to play
niǎo- to tease
- to disturb
cún- to exist
- to deposit
- to store
- to keep
- to survive
- to trust
- to believe in
miē- to carry on the back or shoulders (Cantonese)
- breeding
- to incubate
- to hatch
xué- to learn
- to study
- to imitate
- science
- -ology
zhù- to store
- to stand
- space between the door and the entrance screen
zhái- residence
- (coll.) to stay in at home
- to hang around at home
shǒu- to guard
- to defend
- to keep watch
- to abide by the law
- to observe (rules or ritual)
- nearby
- adjoining
ān- content
- calm
- still
- quiet
- safe
- secure
- in good health
- to find a place for
- to install
- to fix
- to fit
- to bring (a charge against sb)
- to pacify
- to harbor (good intentions)
- security
- safety
- peace
- ampere
wán- to finish
- to be over
- whole
- complete
- entire
zōng- school
- sect
- purpose
- model
- ancestor
- clan
- to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
- classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
dìng- to set
- to fix
- to determine
- to decide
- to order
xuān- to declare (publicly)
- to announce
yòu- to forgive
- to help
- profound
zǎi- to slaughter livestock
- to govern or rule
- to cheat customers
- imperial official in dynastic China
hài- to do harm to
- to cause trouble to
- harm
- evil
- calamity
róng- to hold
- to contain
- to allow
- to tolerate
- appearance
- look
- countenance
- to live (in a house)
- to lodge
- to mail
- to send
- to entrust
- to depend
kòu- to invade
- to plunder
- bandit
- foe
- enemy
mèi- to sleep soundly
hán- cold
- poor
- to tremble
- to reside
- to imply
- to contain
- residence
chá- to examine
- to inquire
- to observe
- to inspect
- to look into
- obvious
- clearly evident
qǐn- to lie down
- to awake from sleep
níng- peaceful
- to pacify
- to visit (one's parents etc)
nìng- would rather
- to prefer
- how (emphatic)
- Taiwan pr. [ning2]
shěn- to examine
- to investigate
- carefully
- to try (in court)
xiě- to write
chǒng- to love
- to pamper
- to spoil
- to favor
fēng- to confer
- to grant
- to bestow a title
- to seal
- classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
- to state to, to announce
shè- to shoot
- to launch
- to allude to
- radio- (chemistry)
jiāng- will
- shall
- to use
- to take
- to checkmate
- just a short while ago
- (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as [ba3])
jiàng- general
- commander-in-chief (military)
- king (chess piece)
- to command
- to lead
qiāng- to desire
- to invite
- to request
zūn- senior
- of a senior generation
- to honor
- to respect
- honorific
- classifier for cannons and statues
- ancient wine vessel
xún- to search
- to look for
- to seek
shù- standing up
- to stand (something) up
duì- right
- correct
- couple
- pair
- towards
- at
- for
- to face
- opposite
- to treat (sb a certain way)
- to match together
- to adjust
- to fit
- to suit
- to answer
- to reply
- classifier: couple
dǎo- to transmit
- to lead
- to guide
- to conduct
- to direct
shǎo- few
- less
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
- seldom
shàng- variant of , still
- yet
- to value
- to esteem
shàng- still
- yet
- to value
- to esteem
yóu- outstanding
- particularly, especially
- a fault
- to express discontentment against
liào- to give a backward kick (e.g. of a horse)
jiù- at once
- right away
- only
- just (emphasis)
- as early as
- already
- as soon as
- then
- in that case
- as many as
- even if
- to approach
- to move towards
- to undertake
- to engage in
- to suffer
- subjected to
- to accomplish
- to take advantage of
- to go with (of foods)
- with regard to
- concerning
shī- person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies)
- to put a corpse on display (after execution)
- variant of |[shi1]
- corpse
yǐn- to administer
- to oversee
- to run
- magistrate (old)
尿尿niào- to urinate
- urine
- CL:[pao1]
- to reside
- to be (in a certain position)
- to store up
- to be at a standstill
- residence
- house
- restaurant
- classifier for bedrooms
jiè- to arrive at (place or time)
- period
- to become due
- classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)
- bent
- to feel wronged
diǎo- penis
- to fuck (Cantonese)
- cool or extraordinary (colloquial)
bǐng- to get rid of
- to put aside
- to reject
- to keep control
- to hold (one's breath)
xiè- bits
- fragments
- crumbs
- filings
- trifling
- trivial
- to condescend to
zhǎn- to spread out
- to open up
- to exhibit
- to put into effect
- to postpone
- to prolong
- exhibition
ē- to defecate
- to slaughter (animals for food)
- to massacre
- shoe
- to tread on
shǔ- category
- genus (taxonomy)
- family members
- dependents
- to belong to
- subordinate to
- affiliated with
- be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)
- to be
- to prove to be
- to constitute
zhǔ- to join together
- to fix one's attention on
- to concentrate on
tún- to station (soldiers)
- to store up
- village
chà- fork in road
- bifurcation
- branch in road, river, mountain range etc
- to branch off
- to turn off
- to diverge
- to stray (from the path)
- to change the subject
- to interrupt
- to stagger (times)
zhì- peak
- to store
chóng- high
- sublime
- lofty
- to esteem
- to worship
bēng- to collapse
- to fall into ruins
- death of king or emperor
- demise
wǎi- to sprain (one's ankle)
- see 崴子[wai3 zi5]
- to rise sharply
- to tower
qiàn- to inlay
- to embed
yáo- high
- steep
- to tower
huāng- a watery waste
- to reach
xún- to patrol
- to make one's rounds
chā- difference
- discrepancy
- to differ
- error
- to err
- to make a mistake
chà- to differ from
- to fall short of
- lacking
- wrong
- inferior
chāi- to send
- to commission
- messenger
- mission
- already
- to stop
- then
- afterwards
- to long for
- to wish
- to cling to
- to stick to
- sth that sticks
- close to
- next to
- spread open
- informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]
- bar (unit of pressure)
- nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail
xùn- to obey
- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing wood and wind
- ☴
- cloth
- to declare
- to announce
- to spread
- to make known
- to hope
- to admire
- variant of [xi1]
- to wrap
- kerchief
- handkerchief
- headscarf
- pascal (SI unit)
tiē- fitting snugly
- appropriate
- suitable
- to paste (same as |[tie1])
- to obey (same as |[tie1])
shī- teacher
- master
- expert
- model
- army division
- (old) troops
- to dispatch troops
dài- band
- belt
- girdle
- ribbon
- tire
- area
- zone
- region
- CL:|[tiao2]
- to wear
- to carry
- to take along
- to bear (i.e. to have)
- to lead
- to bring
- to look after
- to raise
- arrogant
- rude
- to cover
bāng- to help
- to assist
- to support
- for sb (i.e. as a help)
- hired (as worker)
- side (of pail, boat etc)
- outer layer
- group
- gang
- clique
- party
- secret society
gān- to concern
- to interfere
- shield
- stem
píng- flat
- level
- equal
- to tie (make the same score)
- to draw (score)
- calm
- peaceful
- see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
gàn- tree trunk
- main part of sth
- to manage
- to work
- to do
- capable
- cadre
- to kill (slang)
- to fuck (vulgar)
yōu- remote
- hidden away
- secluded
- serene
- peaceful
- to imprison
- in superstition indicates the underworld
- ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
- to prepare
- to protect
- cover
- shelter
- hide or harbor
dùn- a village
- to dwell together
zhì- to prepare
- to pass
- to spend (time)
- measure
- limit
- extent
- degree of intensity
- degree (angles, temperature etc)
- kilowatt-hour
- classifier for events and occurrences
duó- to estimate
- Taiwan pr. [duo4]
yōng- ordinary
- to use
lián- incorruptible
- honest
- inexpensive
- to investigate (old)
- side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)
sōu- to search
- be concealed
xīn- to prepare horses and chariots for battle
fèi- to abolish
- to abandon
- to abrogate
- to discard
- to depose
- to oust
- crippled
- abandoned
- waste
广guǎng- wide
- numerous
- to spread
yán- to prolong
- to extend
- to delay
- variant of [po4]
- to persecute
- to oppress
- embarrassed
jiàn- to establish
- to found
- to set up
- to build
- to construct
nòng- to do
- to manage
- to handle
- to play with
- to fool with
- to mess with
- to fix
- to toy with
yǎn- to cover
- trap
- to shoot
shì- to murder a superior
- to murder one's parent
gōng- a bow (weapon)
- CL:|[zhang1]
- to bend
- to arch (one's back etc)
diào- a string of 100 cash (arch.)
- to lament
- to condole with
- variant of [diao4]
yǐn- to draw (e.g. a bow)
- to pull
- to stretch sth
- to extend
- to lengthen
- to involve or implicate in
- to attract
- to lead
- to guide
- to leave
- to provide evidence or justification for
- old unit of distance equal to 10 [zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
chí- to unstring a bow
- to slacken
- to relax
- to loosen
tāo- bow case
- to cover
- to stop
- repress
zhāng- to open up
- to spread
- sheet of paper
- classifier for flat objects, sheet
- classifier for votes
jiàng- snare
- to snare
qiǎng- to force
- to compel
- to strive
- to make an effort
- to assist
biè- to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
tán- to pluck (a string)
- to play (a string instrument)
- to spring or leap
- to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)
- (of cotton) to fluff or tease
- to flick
- to flip
- to accuse
- to impeach
- elastic (of materials)
- full
- to fill
- completely
- more
wān- to bend
- bent
- a bend
- a turn (in the road etc)
- CL:[dao4]
- to carve wood
tuàn- to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经
xíng- to appear
- to look
- form
- shape
- forced labor
- corvée
- obligatory task
- military service
- to use as servant
- to enserf
- servant (old)
- war
- campaign
- battle
zhēng- journey
- trip
- expedition
- to go on long campaign
- to attack
- to go
- to reach
dāi- to stay
dài- to wait
- to treat
- to deal with
- to need
- going to (do sth)
- about to
- intending to
xùn- to give in to
- to be swayed by (personal considerations etc)
- Taiwan pr. [xun2]
- to follow
- to expose publicly
- variant of [xun4]
- variant of [xun4]
yáng- to walk back and forth
huái- see 徘徊[pai2 huai2], to dither
- to hesitate
- to pace back and forth
- irresolute
- disciple
- apprentice
- believer
- on foot
- bare or empty
- to no avail
- only
- prison sentence
- to obtain
- to get
- to gain
- to catch (a disease)
- proper
- suitable
- proud
- contented
- to allow
- to permit
- ready
- finished
děi- to have to
- must
- ought to
- to need to
cóng- from
- via
- passing through
- through (a gap)
- past
- ever (followed by negative, meaning never)
- (formerly pr. [zong4] and related to |) to follow
- to comply with
- to obey
- to join
- to engage in
- adopting some mode of action or attitude
- follower
- retainer
- accessory
- accomplice
- related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- to resist
- imperial
- (classical) to drive (a chariot)
- to manage
- to govern
- to go and return
- to return
- to resume
- to return to a normal or original state
- to repeat
- again
- to recover
- to restore
- to turn over
- to reply
- to answer
- to reply to a letter
- to retaliate
- to carry out
xún- to follow
- to adhere to
- to abide by
wēi- tiny
- miniature
- profound
- abtruse
- to decline
- one millionth part of
- micro-
- Taiwan pr. [wei2]
zhēng- to invite
- to recruit
- to levy (taxes)
- to draft (troops)
- phenomenon
- symptom
- characteristic sign (used as proof)
- evidence
chè- thorough
- penetrating
- to pervade
- to pass through
jiào- boundary
- to go around
xiāng- to stroll
- to ramble
- to be jealous of
- fear
- dread
- scruple
- to avoid or abstain from
- to quit
- to give up sth
rěn- to bear
- to endure
- to tolerate
- to restrain oneself
- to err
- to change
shì- accustomed to
- habit
cǔn- to ponder
- to speculate
- to consider
- to guess
wàng- to forget
- to overlook
- to neglect
máng- busy
- hurriedly
- to hurry
- to rush
tiǎn- to shame
mín- to encourage oneself
kuài- rapid
- quick
- speed
- rate
- soon
- almost
- to make haste
- clever
- sharp (of knives or wits)
- forthright
- plain-spoken
- gratified
- pleased
- pleasant
niàn- to read
- to study (a subject)
- to attend (a school)
- to read aloud
- to miss (sb)
- idea
- remembrance
- twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)
niǔ- accustomed to
- blush
- be shy
- to neglect
- to overlook
- to ignore
- suddenly
zhēng- to stare blankly
- startled
zhèng- stumped for words
- to stare blankly
- to be afraid
- to fear
- to dread
- to be unable to endure
- perhaps
- to rely on
- father (formal)
- to think
- to consider
zhòu- to grieve
- sorrowful
- urgent
- pressing
- rapid
- hurried
- worried
- to make (sb) anxious
yuàn- to blame
- to complain
- shy
- timid
- bashful
- to look ashamed
guài- bewildering
- odd
- strange
- uncanny
- devil
- monster
- to wonder at
- to blame
- quite
- rather
chù- fearful
- timid
- to fear
nèn- to think
- this
- which?
- how? (literary)
- Taiwan pr. [ren4]
shì- to rely on
- mother (formal)
kuāng- to fear
- apprehensive
hào- to desire
kǒng- afraid
- frightened
- to fear
shù- to forgive
huī- to restore
- to recover
- great
- to abandon restraint
- to do as one pleases
- comfortable (dialect)
- anxiety
- sympathy
- to sympathize
- to give relief
- to compensate
hèn- to hate
- to regret
- breath
- news
- interest (on an investment or loan)
- to cease
- to stop
- to rest
- Taiwan pr. [xi2]
yǒng- to urge
- to incite
yǒng- to be angry
- to like
- variant of |[yong3]
zhé- to respect
- old variant of [zhe2]
- philosophy
- wisdom
- intuitive knowledge
- to revere
- to do one's duty as a younger brother
- respect, regard
- to stand in awe of, to be alarmed
huǐ- to regret
bèi- to go against
- to be contrary to
- perverse
- rebellious
quān- to reform
kuī- to laugh at
- to impede
- to delay
- variant of |[wu4]
- to comprehend
- to apprehend
- to become aware
yōu- long or drawn out
- remote in time or space
- leisurely
- to swing
- pensive
- worried
huàn- to suffer (from illness)
- to contract (a disease)
- misfortune
- trouble
- danger
- worry
mēn- stuffy
- shut indoors
- to smother
- to cover tightly
- to palpitate
dào- to mourn
- to lament
wǎn- to sigh in regret or pity
- Taiwan pr. [wan4]
yuān- to bear a grudge against
huò- to confuse
- to be puzzled
- to cherish
- to begrudge
- to pity
- Taiwan pr. [xi2]
huì- favor
- benefit
- to give sb property or advantage
- honorific
è- evil
- fierce
- vicious
- ugly
- coarse
- to harm
- to hate
- to loathe
- ashamed
- to fear
- to slander
diàn- to think of
- to remember
- to miss
nǎo- to get angry
xiǎng- to think
- to believe
- to suppose
- to wish
- to want
- to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
- to provoke
- to irritate
- to vex
- to stir up
- to anger
- to attract (troubles)
- to cause (problems)
chóu- to worry about
- the more...(the more...)
- to recover
- to heal
- better
- idea
- meaning
- thought
- to think
- wish
- desire
- intention
- to expect
- to anticipate
kài- to desire
- to be stupid
- to cheat or deceive
- me or I (modest)
ài- to love
- affection
- to be fond of
- to like
gǎn- to feel
- to move
- to touch
- to affect
- feeling
- emotion
- (suffix) sense of ~
lèng- to look distracted
- to stare blankly
- distracted
- blank
- (coll.) unexpectedly
- rash
- rashly
- to foster
- to bear
huāng- to get panicky
- to lose one's head
- (coll.) (after ) unbearably
- terribly
- to admire
guàn- accustomed to
- used to
- indulge
- to spoil (a child)
kǎi- indignant
- generous
- to sigh (with emotion)
òu- to annoy
- to irritate
- to be annoyed
- to sulk
- to think over
- to consider
- anxiety
wèi- to comfort
- to console
- to reassure
qìng- to celebrate
liáo- to rely on
yōu- to worry
- to concern oneself with
- worried
- anxiety
- sorrow
- a parent's funeral
- inconvenienced by being orphaned
biē- to choke
- to stifle
- to restrain
- to hold back
- to hold in (urine)
- to hold (one's breath)
zēng- to detest
lián- to pity
píng- to lean against
- to rely on
- on the basis of
- no matter (how, what etc)
- proof
- to rest
mǐn- to sympathize
- to pity
- to feel compassion for
- to recollect
- to remember
- memory
chù- to be afraid
dǒng- to understand
- to comprehend
yīng- to agree (to do sth)
- should
- ought to
- must
- (legal) shall
yìng- to answer
- to respond
- to comply with
- to deal or cope with
ào- to regret
mào- to be hardworking
- luxuriant
- splendid
zhí- enraged
- resentful
- to hate
- to desist
chéng- to punish
- to reprimand
- to warn
怀huái- bosom
- heart
- mind
- to think of
- to harbor in one's mind
- to conceive (a child)
xuán- to hang or suspend
- to worry
- public announcement
- unresolved
- baseless
- without foundation
- to fear
shè- afraid
- be feared
- to fear
- to frighten
- to intimidate
liàn- to feel attached to
- to long for
- to love
jué- to fear
- to be in awe
- sudden glance
chéng- to succeed
- to finish
- to complete
- to accomplish
- to become
- to turn into
- to be all right
- OK!
- one tenth
jiè- to guard against
- to exhort
- to admonish or warn
- to give up or stop doing sth
- Buddhist monastic discipline
- ring (for a finger)
qiāng- to kill
- to injure
- Taiwan pr. [qiang2]
jiá- lance
- to tap
- to scrape
- to chirp
- custom
zhí- to gather
- old variant of [zhi2]
- to restrain oneself
- to collect
- to hoard
- to store up
- to cease
jiǎn- carry to the utmost
- to cut
jié- to cut off (a length)
- to stop
- to intercept
- section
- chunk
- length
- to kill
zhàn- to fight
- fight
- war
- battle
chuō- to jab
- to poke
- to stab
- to sprain
- to blunt
- to fuck (vulgar)
- to stand sth upright
dài- to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
- to respect
- to bear
- to support
- to bend
- to violate
- to go against
- ruthless and tyrannical
shān- to fan
- to slap sb on the face
zhā- to prick
- to run or stick (a needle etc) into
- jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer)
- to hold on to
- to cling to
- to dig up
- to rake
- to push aside
- to climb
- to pull out
- to strip off
- to rake up
- to steal
- to braise
- to crawl
- to beat
- to strike
- to hit
- to break
- to type
- to mix up
- to build
- to fight
- to fetch
- to make
- to tie up
- to issue
- to shoot
- to calculate
- to play (a game)
- since
- from
rēng- to throw
- to throw away
fǎn- to take
- to fetch
tuō- prop
- support (for weight)
- rest (e.g. arm rest)
- thanks to
- to hold in one's hand
- to support in one's palm
- to give
- to base
- to commit
- to set
- Torr (unit of pressure)
gāng- to raise aloft with both hands
káng- to carry on one's shoulder
chā- to fork
- clean
- to rub
kòu- to fasten
- to button
- button
- buckle
- knot
- to arrest
- to confiscate
- to deduct (money)
- discount
- to knock
- to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
- to cover (with a bowl etc)
- fig. to tag a label on sb
- to shake
- to sway
qiān- short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc
- skewer
- prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc
- (dialect) to stick in
- to bolt (a door)
- to arrange (flowers in a vase)
- to graft (tree)
- to pedicure
- to peel (an apple etc)
niǔ- to turn
- to twist
- to wring
- to sprain
- to swing one's hips
bàn- to disguise oneself as
- to dress up
- to play (a role)
- to put on (an expression)
chě- to pull
- to tear
- (of cloth, thread etc) to buy
- to chat
- to gossip
- (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous
- hokey
- to collect
- to receive
bān- to pull
- to draw out
- to turn
- to support with the hand
- to help sb up
- to support oneself by holding onto something
- to help
- to ascertain
- to act on
- to criticize
- to pass on
- classifier for batches, lots, military flights
- tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)
- to strike
- to run against
- to throw, as a stone
è- to grip forcefully
- to clutch at
- to guard
- to control
- to hold
dèn- to yank
- to pull tight
zhǎo- to try to find
- to look for
- to call on sb
- to find
- to seek
- to return
- to give change
chéng- to bear
- to carry
- to hold
- to continue
- to undertake
- to take charge
- owing to
- due to
- to receive
biàn- to applaud
chāo- to make a copy
- to plagiarize
- to search and seize
- to raid
- to grab
- to go off with
- to take a shortcut
- to make a turning move
- to fold one's arms
wèn- to wipe
yuè- to bend
jué- to pick out
- to single out
- to hold
- to contain
- to grasp
- to take hold of
- handle
- particle marking the following noun as a direct object
- classifier for objects with handle
- classifier for small objects: handful
zhěn- to bale out water, to dip
wán- to consume
- to exhaust
- to play
- to restrain
- to restrict
- to keep down
- or
shū- to express
- to give expression to
- variant of |[shu1]
- to relieve
zhuā- to grab
- to catch
- to arrest
- to snatch
- to scratch
tóu- to cast
- to send
- to throw oneself (into the river etc)
- to seek refuge
- to place oneself into the hands of
dǒu- to tremble
- to shake out
- to reveal
- to make it in the world
kàng- to resist
- to fight
- to defy
- anti-
shé- to break (e.g. stick or bone)
- a loss
zhē- to turn sth over
- to turn upside down
- to tip sth out (of a container)
zhé- to break
- to fracture
- to snap
- to suffer loss
- to bend
- to twist
- to turn
- to change direction
- convinced
- to convert into (currency)
- discount
- rebate
- tenth (in price)
- classifier for theatrical scenes
- to fold
- accounts book
- to drape over one's shoulders
- to open
- to unroll
- to split open
- to spread out
tái- to lift
- to raise
- (of two or more persons) to carry
bào- to hold
- to carry (in one's arms)
- to hug
- to embrace
- to surround
- to cherish
- to pull
- to drag
- to join together
- oar
- to press against
- to support
- to prop up
- to resist
- to equal
- to balance
- to make up for
- to mortgage
- to arrive at
- to wipe
- to smear
- to wipe
- to erase
- classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
- to plaster
- to go around
- to skirt
chēn- to pull
- to stretch
- to draw sth out
- to mortgage
- to pawn
- to detain in custody
- to escort and protect
- (literary) to sign
chōu- to draw out
- to pull out from in between
- to remove part of the whole
- (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
- to whip or thrash
mǐn- purse up (lips)
- to smooth
- to brush away
zhǎ- span (unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand)
- to span (measure with one's hand)
zhǔ- to lean on
- to prop on
chāi- to tear open
- to tear down
- to tear apart
- to open
niān- to nip
- to grasp with the fingers
- to fiddle with
- Taiwan pr. [nian2]
- to pull
- to play (a bowed instrument)
- to drag
- to draw
- to chat
pāo- to throw
- to toss
- to fling
- to cast
- to abandon
bàn- to mix
- to mix in
- to toss (a salad)
pāi- to pat
- to clap
- to slap
- to swat
- to take (a photo)
- to shoot (a film)
- racket (sports)
- beat (music)
līn- to lift
- to carry in one's hand
- Taiwan pr. [ling1]
guǎi- to turn
- to kidnap
- to swindle
- to misappropriate
- a cane
- seven (used as a substitute for [qi1])
qián- pliers
- pincers
- to clamp
- to resist
- to repel
- to refuse
- to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)
tuò- to expand
- to push sth with the hand
- to develop
- to open up
- to pull up
- to pull out
- to draw out by suction
- to select
- to pick
- to stand out (above level)
- to surpass
- to seize
tuō- to drag
- to tow
- to trail
- to hang down
- to mop (the floor)
- to delay
- to drag on
ào- to bend in two so as to break
- to defy
- to disobey
- also pr. [ao3]
- to capture
- to restrain
- to constrain
- to adhere rigidly to
- inflexible
pàn- to disregard
- to reject
zhāo- to recruit
- to provoke
- to beckon
- to incur
- to infect
- contagious
- a move (chess)
- a maneuver
- device
- trick
- to confess
bài- to pay respect
- worship
- visit
- salute
hén- to pull
- to drag
- to stop
kuò- to enclose
- to include
- also pr. [gua1]
shì- to wipe
zhěng- to raise
- to aid
- to support
- to save
- to rescue
gǒng- to cup one's hands in salute
- to surround
- to arch
- to dig earth with the snout
- arched
shuān- to tie up
zǎn- to press or squeeze hard
kǎo- to beat
- to flog
- to examine under torture
pīn- to piece together
- to join together
- to stake all
- adventurous
- at the risk of one's life
- to spell
- to drag
- to haul
zhuāi- to throw
- to fling
zhuài- to pull
- to tug at (sth)
shè- to ascend in light steps
shí- to pick up
- to collate or arrange
- ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
- to hold
- to seize
- to catch
- to apprehend
- to take
- (used in the same way as [ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
chí- to hold
- to grasp
- to support
- to maintain
- to persevere
- to manage
- to run (i.e. administer)
- to control
zhǐ- finger
- to point at or to
- to indicate or refer to
- to depend on
- to count on
- (of hair) to stand on end
qiè- to raise
- to lift
- to take along (e.g. one's family)
àn- to press
- to push
- to leave aside or shelve
- to control
- to restrain
- to keep one's hand on
- to check or refer to
- according to
- in the light of
- (of an editor or author) to make a comment
kuà- to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)
- to apprehend
- to take
tiāo- to carry on a shoulder pole
- to choose
- to pick
- to nitpick
tiǎo- to raise
- to dig up
- to poke
- to prick
- to incite
- to stir up
zhā- to open out
- to expand
- to dig
- to excavate
- to scoop out
āi- in order
- in sequence
- close to
- adjacent to
ái- to suffer
- to endure
- to pull through (hard times)
- to delay
- to stall
- to play for time
- to dawdle
nuó- to shift
- to move
cuò- obstructed
- to fail
- to oppress
- to repress
- to lower the tone
- to bend back
- to dampen
zhèn- to shake
- to flap
- to vibrate
- to resonate
- to rise up with spirit
- to rouse oneself
suō- feel
- to fondle
- to ladle out
- to dip
- to pour out
tǐng- to stick out
- to (physically) straighten up
- to endure or hold out
- straight
- stiff
- outstanding
- extraordinary
- rather
- quite
- very
- classifier for machine guns
ruó- to rub
- to crumple
- Taiwan pr. [nuo2]
wǎn- to pull
- to draw (a cart or a bow)
- to roll up
- to coil
- to carry on the arm
- to lament the dead
- (fig.) to pull against
- to recover
xié- to clasp under the arm
- to coerce
- to enclose
- to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)
- to cover up (an affair)
- contrary
- to contradict

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