| 1 | 意味着 yìwèizhe | to mean, signify, imply | 放弃这次机会意味着要再等一年。 Fàngqì zhè cì jīhuì yìwèizhe yào zài děng yì nián. Giving up this chance means waiting another year. |
| 2 | 不禁 bùjīn | can't help (doing) (literary) | 听到这个消息,她不禁哭了起来。 Tīngdào zhè gè xiāoxi, tā bùjīn kū le qǐlai. Hearing the news, she couldn't help bursting into tears. |
| 3 | 不由得 bùyóude | can't help (doing) | 看到老照片,我不由得想起了小时候。 Kàndào lǎo zhàopiàn, wǒ bùyóude xiǎngqǐ le xiǎoshíhou. Looking at the old photos, I couldn't help thinking of my childhood. |
| 4 | 难得 nándé | rare, hard to come by | 这是一个难得的机会。 Zhè shì yí gè nándé de jīhuì. This is a rare opportunity. |
| 5 | 势必 shìbì | is bound to, will certainly (formal) | 价格上涨势必影响销量。 Jiàgé shàngzhǎng shìbì yǐngxiǎng xiāoliàng. Rising prices are bound to affect sales. |
| 6 | 未免 wèimiǎn | rather, a bit too (critical) | 你这样说未免太过分了。 Nǐ zhèyàng shuō wèimiǎn tài guòfèn le. Saying that is going a bit too far. |
| 7 | 不妨 bùfáng | might as well, there's no harm in | 你不妨试一试。 Nǐ bùfáng shì yi shì. You might as well give it a try. |
| 8 | 尚且 shàngqiě | even (… let alone) (formal) | 大人尚且搬不动,何况孩子呢? Dàren shàngqiě bān bu dòng, hékuàng háizi ne? Even adults can't move it, let alone children. |
| 9 | 以致 yǐzhì | so that, with the result that (usually bad) | 他没有认真准备,以致考试没通过。 Tā méiyǒu rènzhēn zhǔnbèi, yǐzhì kǎoshì méi tōngguò. He didn't prepare properly, and so he failed the exam. |
| 10 | 以便 yǐbiàn | so that, in order to | 请留下电话,以便我们联系你。 Qǐng liúxià diànhuà, yǐbiàn wǒmen liánxì nǐ. Please leave your number so that we can contact you. |
| 11 | 即便 jíbiàn | even if | 即便失败了,也不要放弃。 Jíbiàn shībài le, yě bú yào fàngqì. Even if you fail, don't give up. |
| 12 | 倘若 tǎngruò | if, supposing (formal) | 倘若明天下雨,比赛就取消。 Tǎngruò míngtiān xià yǔ, bǐsài jiù qǔxiāo. If it rains tomorrow, the match will be cancelled. |
| 13 | 反之 fǎnzhī | conversely, otherwise (formal) | 努力就会进步,反之就会落后。 Nǔlì jiù huì jìnbù, fǎnzhī jiù huì luòhòu. Work hard and you'll improve; otherwise you'll fall behind. |
| 14 | 进而 jìn'ér | and then, going a step further | 先了解问题,进而找到解决办法。 Xiān liǎojiě wèntí, jìn'ér zhǎodào jiějué bànfǎ. First understand the problem, then go on to find a solution. |
| 15 | 鉴于 jiànyú | in view of, given (formal) | 鉴于天气原因,航班推迟了。 Jiànyú tiānqì yuányīn, hángbān tuīchí le. Owing to the weather, the flight was delayed. |
| 16 | 而已 éryǐ | that's all, merely | 我只是开个玩笑而已。 Wǒ zhǐshì kāi gè wánxiào éryǐ. I was only joking, that's all. |
| 17 | 无非 wúfēi | nothing but, simply | 他说这么多,无非是想让我们帮忙。 Tā shuō zhème duō, wúfēi shì xiǎng ràng wǒmen bāngmáng. All that talk is just because he wants us to help. |
| 18 | 固然 gùrán | admittedly, it's true that | 钱固然重要,但健康更重要。 Qián gùrán zhòngyào, dàn jiànkāng gèng zhòngyào. Money matters, of course, but health matters more. |
| 19 | 姑且 gūqiě | for the time being, tentatively | 这个问题姑且不谈。 Zhè gè wèntí gūqiě bù tán. Let's set this question aside for now. |
| 20 | 索性 suǒxìng | might as well, simply (go all the way) | 雨太大了,我们索性不走了。 Yǔ tài dà le, wǒmen suǒxìng bù zǒu le. The rain was so heavy that we decided not to leave at all. |
| 21 | 宁愿 nìngyuàn | would rather | 我宁愿走路,也不想坐他的车。 Wǒ nìngyuàn zǒulù, yě bù xiǎng zuò tā de chē. I'd rather walk than ride in his car. |
| 22 | 明明 míngmíng | obviously, clearly (but…) | 你明明知道,为什么不告诉我? Nǐ míngmíng zhīdào, wèishénme bú gàosu wǒ? You obviously knew, so why didn't you tell me? |
| 23 | 时而 shí'ér | sometimes, now… now… | 他时而看看窗外,时而看看手表。 Tā shí'ér kànkan chuāngwài, shí'ér kànkan shǒubiǎo. He glanced out of the window one moment, at his watch the next. |
| 24 | 向来 xiànglái | always, all along | 他向来很守时。 Tā xiànglái hěn shǒushí. He has always been punctual. |
| 25 | 历来 lìlái | always, throughout history | 这里历来是交通要道。 Zhèlǐ lìlái shì jiāotōng yàodào. This has always been a key transport route. |
| 26 | 依旧 yījiù | as before, still | 多年过去了,这里依旧很安静。 Duō nián guòqu le, zhèlǐ yījiù hěn ānjìng. Many years have passed, and it's still quiet here. |
| 27 | 照样 zhàoyàng | all the same, as usual | 就算下雨,比赛照样进行。 Jiùsuàn xià yǔ, bǐsài zhàoyàng jìnxíng. Even if it rains, the match will go ahead as usual. |
| 28 | 终究 zhōngjiū | after all, in the end | 谎言终究会被发现。 Huǎngyán zhōngjiū huì bèi fāxiàn. Lies are found out in the end. |
| 29 | 毅然 yìrán | resolutely, without hesitation | 他毅然辞去了工作。 Tā yìrán cíqù le gōngzuò. He resolutely quit his job. |
| 30 | 顿时 dùnshí | at once, suddenly | 听到这句话,大家顿时安静了下来。 Tīngdào zhè jù huà, dàjiā dùnshí ānjìng le xiàlai. On hearing this, everyone fell silent at once. |
| 31 | 随即 suíjí | immediately, soon after | 他接到电话,随即出了门。 Tā jiēdào diànhuà, suíjí chū le mén. He got the call and left right away. |
| 32 | 屡次 lǚcì | repeatedly, time and again | 他屡次迟到,被老板批评了。 Tā lǚcì chídào, bèi lǎobǎn pīpíng le. He was late time and again and got told off by the boss. |
| 33 | 日益 rìyì | increasingly, day by day (formal) | 环境问题日益严重。 Huánjìng wèntí rìyì yánzhòng. Environmental problems are becoming more serious every day. |
| 34 | 逐年 zhúnián | year by year | 这里的人口逐年增加。 Zhèlǐ de rénkǒu zhúnián zēngjiā. The population here grows year by year. |
| 35 | 时常 shícháng | often, frequently | 我时常想起大学的生活。 Wǒ shícháng xiǎngqǐ dàxué de shēnghuó. I often think back to my university days. |
| 36 | 统统 tǒngtǒng | all, completely | 把这些旧东西统统扔掉吧。 Bǎ zhèxiē jiù dōngxi tǒngtǒng rēngdiào ba. Throw all this old stuff away. |
| 37 | 皆 jiē | all, each (literary) | 此事人人皆知。 Cǐ shì rénrén jiē zhī. Everyone knows about this. |
| 38 | 亦 yì | also (literary) | 他是我的老师,亦是我的朋友。 Tā shì wǒ de lǎoshī, yì shì wǒ de péngyou. He is my teacher and also my friend. |
| 39 | 颇 pō | quite, rather (literary) | 这本书颇受欢迎。 Zhè běn shū pō shòu huānyíng. This book is quite popular. |
| 40 | 愈 yù | the more… the more… (literary) | 雨愈下愈大。 Yǔ yù xià yù dà. The rain grew heavier and heavier. |
| 41 | 务必 wùbì | must, be sure to | 请务必按时到达。 Qǐng wùbì ànshí dàodá. Please be sure to arrive on time. |
| 42 | 不免 bùmiǎn | unavoidably, naturally | 第一次上台,不免有点紧张。 Dì-yī cì shàngtái, bùmiǎn yǒudiǎn jǐnzhāng. The first time on stage, you're bound to be a bit nervous. |
| 43 | 不料 búliào | unexpectedly, to one's surprise | 我们正要出发,不料下起了大雨。 Wǒmen zhèng yào chūfā, búliào xiàqǐ le dàyǔ. We were about to set off when, unexpectedly, it began to pour. |
| 44 | 不惜 bùxī | not hesitate to, at any cost | 他不惜一切代价也要完成任务。 Tā bùxī yíqiè dàijià yě yào wánchéng rènwu. He will finish the task at any cost. |
| 45 | 不止 bùzhǐ | more than, not only | 这个问题不止一次出现了。 Zhè gè wèntí bùzhǐ yí cì chūxiàn le. This problem has come up more than once. |
| 46 | 并非 bìngfēi | is not (actually) | 事情并非你想的那么简单。 Shìqing bìngfēi nǐ xiǎng de nàme jiǎndān. Things are not as simple as you think. |
| 47 | 凡是 fánshì | every, all (that) | 凡是参加的人都有礼物。 Fánshì cānjiā de rén dōu yǒu lǐwù. Everyone who takes part gets a gift. |
| 48 | 若干 ruògān | a number of, several (formal) | 会议讨论了若干问题。 Huìyì tǎolùn le ruògān wèntí. The meeting discussed a number of issues. |
| 49 | 起码 qǐmǎ | at least, minimum | 这件事起码要三天才能做完。 Zhè jiàn shì qǐmǎ yào sān tiān cái néng zuòwán. This will take at least three days to finish. |
| 50 | 将近 jiāngjìn | nearly, almost | 他在这里工作了将近十年。 Tā zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò le jiāngjìn shí nián. He has worked here for nearly ten years. |
| 51 | 大致 dàzhì | roughly, more or less | 我大致明白你的意思了。 Wǒ dàzhì míngbai nǐ de yìsi le. I roughly understand what you mean. |
| 52 | 大体 dàtǐ | on the whole, broadly | 他的计划大体上是可行的。 Tā de jìhuà dàtǐ shang shì kěxíng de. His plan is broadly workable. |
| 53 | 无比 wúbǐ | incomparably, extremely | 她心里无比激动。 Tā xīnli wúbǐ jīdòng. She felt incredibly moved. |
| 54 | 十足 shízú | full, complete, out-and-out | 他对这次比赛信心十足。 Tā duì zhè cì bǐsài xìnxīn shízú. He is full of confidence about the match. |
| 55 | 过于 guòyú | too, excessively | 你不要过于担心。 Nǐ bú yào guòyú dānxīn. Don't worry too much. |
| 56 | 预先 yùxiān | beforehand, in advance | 请预先告诉我们你的到达时间。 Qǐng yùxiān gàosu wǒmen nǐ de dàodá shíjiān. Please let us know your arrival time in advance. |
| 57 | 及早 jízǎo | as early as possible | 有病要及早治疗。 Yǒu bìng yào jízǎo zhìliáo. Illness should be treated as early as possible. |
| 58 | 原先 yuánxiān | originally, formerly | 原先的计划改变了。 Yuánxiān de jìhuà gǎibiàn le. The original plan has changed. |
| 59 | 起初 qǐchū | at first, originally | 起初我不习惯这里的生活。 Qǐchū wǒ bù xíguàn zhèlǐ de shēnghuó. At first I wasn't used to life here. |
| 60 | 当初 dāngchū | at that time, in the first place | 我真后悔当初没听你的话。 Wǒ zhēn hòuhuǐ dāngchū méi tīng nǐ de huà. I really regret not listening to you back then. |
| 61 | 近来 jìnlái | recently, lately | 你近来身体怎么样? Nǐ jìnlái shēntǐ zěnmeyàng? How have you been keeping lately? |
| 62 | 迄今为止 qìjīn-wéizhǐ | up to now, so far (chengyu, formal) | 迄今为止,这是最好的办法。 Qìjīn-wéizhǐ, zhè shì zuì hǎo de bànfǎ. So far, this is the best way. |
| 63 | 之际 zhījì | at the time of, on the occasion of (formal) | 在新年到来之际,祝大家身体健康。 Zài xīnnián dàolái zhījì, zhù dàjiā shēntǐ jiànkāng. As the New Year arrives, I wish you all good health. |
| 64 | 片刻 piànkè | a moment, an instant | 请稍等片刻。 Qǐng shāo děng piànkè. Please wait a moment. |
| 65 | 瞬间 shùnjiān | instant, moment | 那一瞬间,我明白了一切。 Nà yí shùnjiān, wǒ míngbai le yíqiè. In that instant I understood everything. |
| 66 | 昔日 xīrì | former days (literary) | 这个小镇失去了昔日的繁华。 Zhè gè xiǎozhèn shīqù le xīrì de fánhuá. The town has lost its former prosperity. |
| 67 | 岁月 suìyuè | years, time (literary) | 岁月改变了她的样子。 Suìyuè gǎibiàn le tā de yàngzi. The years have changed her looks. |
| 68 | 时光 shíguāng | time, days | 我很怀念大学时光。 Wǒ hěn huáiniàn dàxué shíguāng. I really miss my university days. |
| 69 | 往事 wǎngshì | past events | 他不愿意谈起往事。 Tā bú yuànyì tánqǐ wǎngshì. He doesn't like to talk about the past. |
| 70 | 当前 dāngqián | current, present | 当前最重要的任务是保证安全。 Dāngqián zuì zhòngyào de rènwu shì bǎozhèng ānquán. The most important task right now is to ensure safety. |
| 71 | 世代 shìdài | for generations | 他们家世代住在这个村子里。 Tāmen jiā shìdài zhù zài zhè gè cūnzi lǐ. His family has lived in this village for generations. |
| 72 | 年度 niándù | year (annual, financial) | 这是公司的年度报告。 Zhè shì gōngsī de niándù bàogào. This is the company's annual report. |
| 73 | 季度 jìdù | quarter (of a year) | 第三季度的销售额增长了。 Dì-sān jìdù de xiāoshòu'é zēngzhǎng le. Sales rose in the third quarter. |
| 74 | 周期 zhōuqī | cycle, period (measure word 个) | 这个项目的周期是两年。 Zhè gè xiàngmù de zhōuqī shì liǎng nián. The project runs on a two-year cycle. |
| 75 | 期限 qīxiàn | time limit, deadline (measure word 个) | 申请的期限是下个月底。 Shēnqǐng de qīxiàn shì xià gè yuè dǐ. The deadline for applications is the end of next month. |
| 76 | 截止 jiézhǐ | to close, end (by a deadline) | 报名明天截止。 Bàomíng míngtiān jiézhǐ. Registration closes tomorrow. |
| 77 | 为期 wéiqī | lasting (a period of) | 这次为期三天的会议在北京举行。 Zhè cì wéiqī sān tiān de huìyì zài Běijīng jǔxíng. The three-day conference is being held in Beijing. |
| 78 | 凌晨 língchén | small hours, before dawn | 他凌晨三点才睡觉。 Tā língchén sān diǎn cái shuìjiào. He didn't go to bed until three in the morning. |
| 79 | 清晨 qīngchén | early morning | 清晨的公园里有很多人在锻炼。 Qīngchén de gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén zài duànliàn. In the early morning the park is full of people exercising. |
| 80 | 黄昏 huánghūn | dusk | 黄昏时,我们在海边散步。 Huánghūn shí, wǒmen zài hǎibiān sànbù. At dusk we went for a walk by the sea. |
| 81 | 夕阳 xīyáng | setting sun | 夕阳把天空染成了红色。 Xīyáng bǎ tiānkōng rǎnchéng le hóngsè. The setting sun turned the sky red. |
| 82 | 涉及 shèjí | to involve, touch on | 这个问题涉及很多方面。 Zhè gè wèntí shèjí hěn duō fāngmiàn. This issue touches on many areas. |
| 83 | 致力 zhìlì | to devote oneself to (formal) | 他一生致力于教育事业。 Tā yìshēng zhìlì yú jiàoyù shìyè. He devoted his life to education. |
| 84 | 遵循 zūnxún | to follow, abide by | 我们要遵循这些原则。 Wǒmen yào zūnxún zhèxiē yuánzé. We must follow these principles. |
| 85 | 贯彻 guànchè | to carry out, implement thoroughly | 新政策必须认真贯彻。 Xīn zhèngcè bìxū rènzhēn guànchè. The new policy must be carried out conscientiously. |
| 86 | 落实 luòshí | to put into effect | 计划已经落实了。 Jìhuà yǐjīng luòshí le. The plan has been put into effect. |
| 87 | 实施 shíshī | to implement | 新规定从下个月开始实施。 Xīn guīdìng cóng xià gè yuè kāishǐ shíshī. The new rules take effect from next month. |
| 88 | 执行 zhíxíng | to carry out, execute | 他严格执行公司的规定。 Tā yángé zhíxíng gōngsī de guīdìng. He strictly follows company rules. |
| 89 | 履行 lǚxíng | to fulfil (a promise, duty) | 我们必须履行合同。 Wǒmen bìxū lǚxíng hétong. We must honour the contract. |
| 90 | 维持 wéichí | to maintain, keep up | 他靠打工维持生活。 Tā kào dǎgōng wéichí shēnghuó. He gets by on odd jobs. |
| 91 | 维护 wéihù | to safeguard, defend | 我们要维护自己的权利。 Wǒmen yào wéihù zìjǐ de quánlì. We must defend our rights. |
| 92 | 确保 quèbǎo | to ensure | 我们要确保每个人的安全。 Wǒmen yào quèbǎo měi gè rén de ānquán. We must make sure everyone is safe. |
| 93 | 树立 shùlì | to set up, establish (an example, an image) | 父母要给孩子树立好榜样。 Fùmǔ yào gěi háizi shùlì hǎo bǎngyàng. Parents should set a good example for their children. |
| 94 | 榜样 bǎngyàng | example, role model (measure word 个) | 她是我们学习的榜样。 Tā shì wǒmen xuéxí de bǎngyàng. She is a role model for us. |
| 95 | 奠定 diàndìng | to lay (a foundation) | 这次合作奠定了良好的基础。 Zhè cì hézuò diàndìng le liánghǎo de jīchǔ. This cooperation laid a solid foundation. |
| 96 | 赋予 fùyǔ | to give, entrust (a task, a meaning) (formal) | 时代赋予了我们新的任务。 Shídài fùyǔ le wǒmen xīn de rènwu. The times have given us new tasks. |
| 97 | 给予 jǐyǔ | to give, grant (formal) | 感谢您给予我们的帮助。 Gǎnxiè nín jǐyǔ wǒmen de bāngzhù. Thank you for the help you've given us. |
| 98 | 授予 shòuyǔ | to award, confer | 学校授予他博士学位。 Xuéxiào shòuyǔ tā bóshì xuéwèi. The university awarded him a doctorate. |
| 99 | 呼吁 hūyù | to appeal, call on | 专家呼吁大家保护环境。 Zhuānjiā hūyù dàjiā bǎohù huánjìng. Experts are calling on everyone to protect the environment. |
| 100 | 倡导 chàngdǎo | to advocate, promote | 学校倡导绿色生活。 Xuéxiào chàngdǎo lǜsè shēnghuó. The school promotes green living. |
| 101 | 号召 hàozhào | to call on (people); appeal | 政府号召大家节约用水。 Zhèngfǔ hàozhào dàjiā jiéyuē yòng shuǐ. The government called on everyone to save water. |
| 102 | 阐述 chǎnshù | to expound, set out (formal) | 他在文章中阐述了自己的观点。 Tā zài wénzhāng zhōng chǎnshù le zìjǐ de guāndiǎn. He set out his views in the article. |
| 103 | 陈述 chénshù | to state, give an account | 请你陈述一下事情的经过。 Qǐng nǐ chénshù yíxià shìqing de jīngguò. Please give an account of what happened. |
| 104 | 论证 lùnzhèng | to demonstrate, argue; proof | 这个观点需要进一步论证。 Zhè gè guāndiǎn xūyào jìn yí bù lùnzhèng. This view needs further support. |
| 105 | 探讨 tàntǎo | to explore, discuss | 我们一起探讨这个问题吧。 Wǒmen yìqǐ tàntǎo zhè gè wèntí ba. Let's explore this question together. |
| 106 | 达成 dáchéng | to reach (an agreement) | 我们达成了共识。 Wǒmen dáchéng le gòngshí. We reached a consensus. |
| 107 | 协议 xiéyì | agreement (measure word 项、份) | 两家公司签了一份协议。 Liǎng jiā gōngsī qiān le yí fèn xiéyì. The two companies signed an agreement. |
| 108 | 协商 xiéshāng | to consult, talk things over | 这件事我们需要协商解决。 Zhè jiàn shì wǒmen xūyào xiéshāng jiějué. We need to settle this through discussion. |
| 109 | 分歧 fēnqí | difference (of opinion), disagreement | 我们在这个问题上有分歧。 Wǒmen zài zhè gè wèntí shang yǒu fēnqí. We disagree on this issue. |
| 110 | 争议 zhēngyì | controversy, dispute | 这部电影引起了很大的争议。 Zhè bù diànyǐng yǐnqǐ le hěn dà de zhēngyì. The film caused a lot of controversy. |
| 111 | 妥协 tuǒxié | to compromise | 最后双方都做了妥协。 Zuìhòu shuāngfāng dōu zuò le tuǒxié. In the end both sides compromised. |
| 112 | 让步 ràngbù | to give way, make a concession | 在原则问题上,我们不能让步。 Zài yuánzé wèntí shang, wǒmen bù néng ràngbù. We can't give ground on matters of principle. |
| 113 | 反驳 fǎnbó | to refute, retort | 他马上反驳了我的说法。 Tā mǎshàng fǎnbó le wǒ de shuōfǎ. He immediately contradicted me. |
| 114 | 辩解 biànjiě | to justify oneself, make excuses | 做错了就承认,不要辩解。 Zuòcuò le jiù chéngrèn, bú yào biànjiě. If you got it wrong, admit it; don't make excuses. |
| 115 | 澄清 chéngqīng | to clarify, clear up | 公司发表声明澄清了事实。 Gōngsī fābiǎo shēngmíng chéngqīng le shìshí. The company issued a statement clarifying the facts. |
| 116 | 声明 shēngmíng | statement; to declare (measure word 份、项) | 政府发表了一份声明。 Zhèngfǔ fābiǎo le yí fèn shēngmíng. The government issued a statement. |
| 117 | 透露 tòulù | to disclose, reveal | 他没有透露自己的计划。 Tā méiyǒu tòulù zìjǐ de jìhuà. He didn't reveal his plans. |
| 118 | 泄露 xièlòu | to leak (a secret) | 千万不要泄露这个秘密。 Qiānwàn bú yào xièlòu zhè gè mìmì. Whatever you do, don't let this secret out. |
| 119 | 隐瞒 yǐnmán | to conceal, hide (the truth) | 你不应该向医生隐瞒病情。 Nǐ bù yīnggāi xiàng yīshēng yǐnmán bìngqíng. You shouldn't hide your symptoms from the doctor. |
| 120 | 掩饰 yǎnshì | to cover up, gloss over | 她笑着掩饰自己的紧张。 Tā xiàozhe yǎnshì zìjǐ de jǐnzhāng. She hid her nerves behind a smile. |
| 121 | 揭露 jiēlù | to expose, unmask | 记者揭露了这家工厂的问题。 Jìzhě jiēlù le zhè jiā gōngchǎng de wèntí. A reporter exposed the factory's problems. |
| 122 | 暗示 ànshì | to hint; hint | 他暗示我早点离开。 Tā ànshì wǒ zǎo diǎn líkāi. He hinted that I should leave early. |
| 123 | 示意 shìyì | to signal, motion | 老师示意我坐下。 Lǎoshī shìyì wǒ zuòxià. The teacher motioned for me to sit down. |
| 124 | 嘱咐 zhǔfù | to tell, urge (someone to do something) | 妈妈嘱咐我路上小心。 Māma zhǔfù wǒ lùshang xiǎoxīn. Mum told me to be careful on the way. |
| 125 | 叮嘱 dīngzhǔ | to urge again and again | 医生叮嘱他按时吃药。 Yīshēng dīngzhǔ tā ànshí chī yào. The doctor reminded him repeatedly to take his medicine on time. |
| 126 | 请教 qǐngjiào | to ask for advice | 我有个问题想向您请教。 Wǒ yǒu gè wèntí xiǎng xiàng nín qǐngjiào. I have a question I'd like to ask your advice on. |
| 127 | 请示 qǐngshì | to ask for instructions (from a superior) | 这件事我得先请示领导。 Zhè jiàn shì wǒ děi xiān qǐngshì lǐngdǎo. I have to check with my boss on this first. |
| 128 | 汇报 huìbào | to report (to a superior) | 我每周向经理汇报工作。 Wǒ měi zhōu xiàng jīnglǐ huìbào gōngzuò. I report to the manager on my work every week. |
| 129 | 转达 zhuǎndá | to pass on (a message) | 请把我的问候转达给你父母。 Qǐng bǎ wǒ de wènhòu zhuǎndá gěi nǐ fùmǔ. Please give my regards to your parents. |
| 130 | 答复 dáfù | to reply (formally); reply | 我们会尽快给您答复。 Wǒmen huì jǐnkuài gěi nín dáfù. We will reply to you as soon as possible. |
| 131 | 反馈 fǎnkuì | feedback; to give feedback | 谢谢你的反馈。 Xièxie nǐ de fǎnkuì. Thanks for your feedback. |
| 132 | 评估 pínggū | to assess, evaluate | 我们需要评估这个项目的风险。 Wǒmen xūyào pínggū zhè gè xiàngmù de fēngxiǎn. We need to assess the risks of this project. |
| 133 | 权衡 quánhéng | to weigh up | 你要权衡一下利弊再做决定。 Nǐ yào quánhéng yíxià lìbì zài zuò juédìng. Weigh up the pros and cons before you decide. |
| 134 | 斟酌 zhēnzhuó | to consider carefully, deliberate | 这个词用得不太合适,你再斟酌一下。 Zhè gè cí yòng de bú tài héshì, nǐ zài zhēnzhuó yíxià. This word isn't quite right; think it over again. |
| 135 | 琢磨 zuómo | to ponder, think over | 我琢磨了半天也没想明白。 Wǒ zuómo le bàntiān yě méi xiǎng míngbai. I thought it over for ages and still couldn't figure it out. |
| 136 | 沉思 chénsī | to be lost in thought | 她坐在窗前沉思。 Tā zuò zài chuāng qián chénsī. She sat by the window, deep in thought. |
| 137 | 反思 fǎnsī | to reflect on (one's mistakes) | 我们应该反思这次失败的原因。 Wǒmen yīnggāi fǎnsī zhè cì shībài de yuányīn. We should reflect on why we failed this time. |
| 138 | 领悟 lǐngwù | to grasp, comprehend | 他终于领悟了老师的意思。 Tā zhōngyú lǐngwù le lǎoshī de yìsi. He finally grasped what the teacher meant. |
| 139 | 觉悟 juéwù | awareness; to come to understand | 他终于觉悟了,决定重新开始。 Tā zhōngyú juéwù le, juédìng chóngxīn kāishǐ. He finally came to his senses and decided to start again. |
| 140 | 推测 tuīcè | to infer, conjecture | 根据天气,我推测明天会下雨。 Gēnjù tiānqì, wǒ tuīcè míngtiān huì xià yǔ. Judging by the weather, I'd guess it will rain tomorrow. |
| 141 | 推理 tuīlǐ | reasoning; to reason | 这部小说的推理非常精彩。 Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de tuīlǐ fēicháng jīngcǎi. The detective reasoning in this novel is brilliant. |
| 142 | 认定 rèndìng | to firmly believe; to recognize officially | 他认定这件事是我做的。 Tā rèndìng zhè jiàn shì shì wǒ zuò de. He's convinced I did it. |
| 143 | 设想 shèxiǎng | to imagine, envisage; idea | 这只是我的一个设想。 Zhè zhǐ shì wǒ de yí gè shèxiǎng. This is just an idea of mine. |
| 144 | 构思 gòusī | to work out (a plot, a design) | 他花了一年时间构思这部小说。 Tā huā le yì nián shíjiān gòusī zhè bù xiǎoshuō. He spent a year working out this novel. |
| 145 | 联想 liánxiǎng | to associate (in the mind) | 看到大海,我就联想到了家乡。 Kàndào dàhǎi, wǒ jiù liánxiǎng dào le jiāxiāng. Seeing the sea makes me think of home. |
| 146 | 预料 yùliào | to anticipate, expect | 结果和我们预料的一样。 Jiéguǒ hé wǒmen yùliào de yíyàng. The result was just as we expected. |
| 147 | 预期 yùqī | to expect; expectation | 销售额达到了预期目标。 Xiāoshòu'é dádào le yùqī mùbiāo. Sales hit the expected target. |
| 148 | 期望 qīwàng | expectation; to hope | 父母对他的期望很高。 Fùmǔ duì tā de qīwàng hěn gāo. His parents have high expectations of him. |
| 149 | 向往 xiàngwǎng | to yearn for, long for | 我一直向往去西藏旅行。 Wǒ yìzhí xiàngwǎng qù Xīzàng lǚxíng. I've always longed to travel to Tibet. |
| 150 | 指望 zhǐwàng | to count on; hope | 别指望他会帮你。 Bié zhǐwàng tā huì bāng nǐ. Don't count on him helping you. |
| 151 | 寄托 jìtuō | to place (hopes) on, entrust | 父母把希望寄托在孩子身上。 Fùmǔ bǎ xīwàng jìtuō zài háizi shēnshang. Parents pin their hopes on their children. |
| 152 | 惦记 diànjì | to keep thinking about, worry about | 她一直惦记着家里的老人。 Tā yìzhí diànjìzhe jiālǐ de lǎorén. She's always thinking about the old folks at home. |
| 153 | 思念 sīniàn | to miss, long for (literary) | 他非常思念远方的亲人。 Tā fēicháng sīniàn yuǎnfāng de qīnrén. He misses his family far away terribly. |
| 154 | 留恋 liúliàn | to be reluctant to leave, cherish | 我很留恋在这里度过的日子。 Wǒ hěn liúliàn zài zhèlǐ dùguò de rìzi. I'll miss the days I spent here. |
| 155 | 在意 zàiyì | to care about, mind | 别人怎么说,我一点儿也不在意。 Biérén zěnme shuō, wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bú zàiyì. I don't care at all what other people say. |
| 156 | 计较 jìjiào | to fuss about; to haggle | 他从不计较个人得失。 Tā cóng bú jìjiào gèrén déshī. He never fusses about personal gain or loss. |
| 157 | 体谅 tǐliàng | to show understanding, make allowances | 请体谅一下我的难处。 Qǐng tǐliàng yíxià wǒ de nánchu. Please try to understand my difficulties. |
| 158 | 谅解 liàngjiě | to understand, forgive | 希望大家能够谅解。 Xīwàng dàjiā nénggòu liàngjiě. We hope everyone will understand. |
| 159 | 宽容 kuānróng | tolerant; to tolerate | 对别人要宽容一点。 Duì biérén yào kuānróng yìdiǎn. Be a little more tolerant of others. |
| 160 | 容忍 róngrěn | to tolerate, put up with | 我不能容忍这种行为。 Wǒ bù néng róngrěn zhè zhǒng xíngwéi. I can't tolerate this kind of behaviour. |
| 161 | 忍受 rěnshòu | to endure, bear | 他再也忍受不了这里的噪音了。 Tā zài yě rěnshòu bu liǎo zhèlǐ de zàoyīn le. He couldn't stand the noise here any longer. |
| 162 | 忍耐 rěnnài | to be patient, restrain oneself | 再忍耐几天,问题就解决了。 Zài rěnnài jǐ tiān, wèntí jiù jiějué le. Hold on a few more days and the problem will be solved. |
| 163 | 克制 kèzhì | to restrain, exercise restraint | 他努力克制自己的愤怒。 Tā nǔlì kèzhì zìjǐ de fènnù. He tried hard to hold back his anger. |
| 164 | 迁就 qiānjiù | to accommodate, give in to | 你不能总是迁就孩子。 Nǐ bù néng zǒngshì qiānjiù háizi. You can't always give in to the children. |
| 165 | 凑合 còuhe | to make do; passable | 这件衣服还能凑合穿。 Zhè jiàn yīfu hái néng còuhe chuān. These clothes will still do. |
| 166 | 不得已 bùdéyǐ | having no alternative | 我这样做也是不得已。 Wǒ zhèyàng zuò yě shì bùdéyǐ. I did it because I had no choice. |
| 167 | 无能为力 wúnéng-wéilì | powerless, helpless (chengyu) | 对这件事,我也无能为力。 Duì zhè jiàn shì, wǒ yě wúnéng-wéilì. There's nothing I can do about this. |
| 168 | 力所能及 lìsuǒ-néngjí | within one's power (chengyu) | 孩子应该做些力所能及的家务。 Háizi yīnggāi zuò xiē lìsuǒ-néngjí de jiāwù. Children should do the housework they're able to. |
| 169 | 沮丧 jǔsàng | dejected, depressed | 考试没通过,他很沮丧。 Kǎoshì méi tōngguò, tā hěn jǔsàng. He was very down after failing the exam. |
| 170 | 诧异 chàyì | astonished (formal) | 他的态度让我很诧异。 Tā de tàidu ràng wǒ hěn chàyì. His attitude astonished me. |
| 171 | 恼火 nǎohuǒ | annoyed, irritated | 他一直迟到,真让人恼火。 Tā yìzhí chídào, zhēn ràng rén nǎohuǒ. His constant lateness is really annoying. |
| 172 | 焦急 jiāojí | anxious, worried | 她焦急地等着医生的消息。 Tā jiāojí de děngzhe yīshēng de xiāoxi. She waited anxiously for news from the doctor. |
| 173 | 急躁 jízào | impatient, irritable | 遇到问题不要急躁。 Yùdào wèntí bú yào jízào. Don't get impatient when you hit a problem. |
| 174 | 恐惧 kǒngjù | fear, dread | 他克服了对水的恐惧。 Tā kèfú le duì shuǐ de kǒngjù. He overcame his fear of water. |
| 175 | 畏惧 wèijù | to fear, dread (formal) | 他从不畏惧困难。 Tā cóng bú wèijù kùnnan. He's never afraid of difficulties. |
| 176 | 忧郁 yōuyù | melancholy, depressed | 他的眼神里带着一丝忧郁。 Tā de yǎnshén lǐ dàizhe yì sī yōuyù. There was a hint of melancholy in his eyes. |
| 177 | 悲哀 bēi'āi | sad, sorrowful | 这是一个令人悲哀的故事。 Zhè shì yí gè lìng rén bēi'āi de gùshi. It is a sad story. |
| 178 | 悲惨 bēicǎn | miserable, tragic | 他小时候的生活很悲惨。 Tā xiǎoshíhou de shēnghuó hěn bēicǎn. His childhood was miserable. |
| 179 | 惋惜 wǎnxī | to feel sorry (for a loss), regret | 大家都为他的失败感到惋惜。 Dàjiā dōu wèi tā de shībài gǎndào wǎnxī. Everyone felt sorry that he failed. |
| 180 | 欣慰 xīnwèi | gratified, pleased | 看到孩子长大了,父母很欣慰。 Kàndào háizi zhǎngdà le, fùmǔ hěn xīnwèi. Parents are gratified to see their children grow up. |
| 181 | 喜悦 xǐyuè | joy, happiness (literary) | 他的脸上充满了喜悦。 Tā de liǎn shang chōngmǎn le xǐyuè. His face was full of joy. |
| 182 | 陶醉 táozuì | to be entranced (by beauty, music) | 大家都陶醉在美妙的音乐中。 Dàjiā dōu táozuì zài měimiào de yīnyuè zhōng. Everyone was entranced by the lovely music. |
| 183 | 着迷 zháomí | to be fascinated | 他对中国历史很着迷。 Tā duì Zhōngguó lìshǐ hěn zháomí. He is fascinated by Chinese history. |
| 184 | 迷人 mírén | charming, enchanting | 这里的风景很迷人。 Zhèlǐ de fēngjǐng hěn mírén. The scenery here is enchanting. |
| 185 | 心疼 xīnténg | to love dearly; to feel sorry for | 看到孩子哭,妈妈很心疼。 Kàndào háizi kū, māma hěn xīnténg. It breaks Mum's heart to see the child cry. |
| 186 | 心甘情愿 xīngān-qíngyuàn | perfectly willing (chengyu) | 为了家人,他心甘情愿地吃苦。 Wèile jiārén, tā xīngān-qíngyuàn de chīkǔ. He gladly endures hardship for his family. |
| 187 | 嫉妒 jídù | to be jealous of, envy | 她嫉妒同事的成功。 Tā jídù tóngshì de chénggōng. She is jealous of her colleague's success. |
| 188 | 厌恶 yànwù | to detest, loathe | 我厌恶说谎的人。 Wǒ yànwù shuōhuǎng de rén. I loathe liars. |
| 189 | 反感 fǎngǎn | to dislike; antipathy | 他的态度让很多人反感。 Tā de tàidu ràng hěn duō rén fǎngǎn. His attitude puts a lot of people off. |
| 190 | 不屑一顾 búxiè-yígù | to think beneath one's notice (chengyu) | 他对别人的意见不屑一顾。 Tā duì biérén de yìjiàn búxiè-yígù. He dismisses other people's opinions out of hand. |
| 191 | 自卑 zìbēi | feeling inferior, low in self-esteem | 他因为个子矮而有些自卑。 Tā yīnwèi gèzi ǎi ér yǒuxiē zìbēi. He feels a bit inferior because he is short. |
| 192 | 虚荣 xūróng | vanity; vain | 她的虚荣心很强。 Tā de xūróngxīn hěn qiáng. She is very vain. |
| 193 | 虚伪 xūwěi | hypocritical, false | 我不喜欢虚伪的人。 Wǒ bù xǐhuan xūwěi de rén. I don't like hypocrites. |
| 194 | 倔强 juéjiàng | stubborn, unbending | 这个孩子很倔强,从不认错。 Zhè gè háizi hěn juéjiàng, cóng bú rèncuò. This child is stubborn and never admits a mistake. |
| 195 | 任性 rènxìng | wilful, headstrong | 你已经是大人了,不能再这么任性。 Nǐ yǐjīng shì dàren le, bù néng zài zhème rènxìng. You're an adult now; you can't be so headstrong. |
| 196 | 幼稚 yòuzhì | childish, naive | 他的想法太幼稚了。 Tā de xiǎngfǎ tài yòuzhì le. His ideas are too naive. |
| 197 | 开朗 kāilǎng | cheerful, outgoing | 她性格开朗,朋友很多。 Tā xìnggé kāilǎng, péngyou hěn duō. She's outgoing and has lots of friends. |
| 198 | 爽快 shuǎngkuai | straightforward, frank; readily | 他爽快地答应了我的要求。 Tā shuǎngkuai de dāying le wǒ de yāoqiú. He readily agreed to my request. |
| 199 | 坦白 tǎnbái | frank; to confess | 坦白地说,我不太喜欢这个计划。 Tǎnbái de shuō, wǒ bú tài xǐhuan zhè gè jìhuà. Frankly, I don't much like this plan. |
| 200 | 朴实 pǔshí | simple, honest, down-to-earth | 村里的人都很朴实。 Cūn lǐ de rén dōu hěn pǔshí. The villagers are all very down-to-earth. |
| 201 | 慷慨 kāngkǎi | generous; impassioned | 他很慷慨,经常帮助别人。 Tā hěn kāngkǎi, jīngcháng bāngzhù biérén. He's generous and often helps others. |
| 202 | 吝啬 lìnsè | stingy, mean | 他很吝啬,从来不请客。 Tā hěn lìnsè, cónglái bù qǐngkè. He's stingy and never treats anyone. |
| 203 | 和蔼 hé'ǎi | kind, amiable | 我们的老师很和蔼。 Wǒmen de lǎoshī hěn hé'ǎi. Our teacher is very kind. |
| 204 | 慈祥 cíxiáng | kindly (of elderly people) | 奶奶慈祥地看着我笑。 Nǎinai cíxiáng de kànzhe wǒ xiào. Grandma smiled at me kindly. |
| 205 | 机灵 jīling | clever, quick-witted | 这个小男孩很机灵。 Zhè gè xiǎo nánhái hěn jīling. This little boy is very quick-witted. |
| 206 | 机智 jīzhì | quick-witted, resourceful | 他机智地回答了记者的问题。 Tā jīzhì de huídá le jìzhě de wèntí. He answered the reporter's questions with quick wit. |
| 207 | 愚蠢 yúchǔn | stupid, foolish | 这是一个愚蠢的错误。 Zhè shì yí gè yúchǔn de cuòwù. It was a foolish mistake. |
| 208 | 迟钝 chídùn | slow (to react), dull | 我早上反应有点迟钝。 Wǒ zǎoshang fǎnyìng yǒudiǎn chídùn. I'm a bit slow in the mornings. |
| 209 | 敏锐 mǐnruì | sharp, keen | 记者需要敏锐的观察力。 Jìzhě xūyào mǐnruì de guānchálì. Journalists need keen powers of observation. |
| 210 | 果断 guǒduàn | decisive | 他做事很果断。 Tā zuòshì hěn guǒduàn. He's very decisive. |
| 211 | 草率 cǎoshuài | careless, hasty | 这么重要的事,不能草率决定。 Zhème zhòngyào de shì, bù néng cǎoshuài juédìng. Something this important can't be decided hastily. |
| 212 | 慎重 shènzhòng | careful, prudent | 请慎重考虑一下。 Qǐng shènzhòng kǎolǜ yíxià. Please consider this carefully. |
| 213 | 沉着 chénzhuó | calm, composed | 遇到危险时要沉着冷静。 Yùdào wēixiǎn shí yào chénzhuó lěngjìng. Stay calm and composed in the face of danger. |
| 214 | 镇定 zhèndìng | calm, unruffled | 她镇定地处理了这个问题。 Tā zhèndìng de chǔlǐ le zhè gè wèntí. She handled the problem calmly. |
| 215 | 从容 cóngróng | calm, unhurried | 他从容地走上了讲台。 Tā cóngróng de zǒushàng le jiǎngtái. He walked calmly up to the podium. |
| 216 | 踏实 tāshi | steady, dependable; at ease | 他工作很踏实。 Tā gōngzuò hěn tāshi. He's a steady, reliable worker. |
| 217 | 扎实 zhāshi | solid, sound | 他的基本功很扎实。 Tā de jīběngōng hěn zhāshi. His basic skills are very solid. |
| 218 | 敬业 jìngyè | dedicated to one's work | 她是一个很敬业的医生。 Tā shì yí gè hěn jìngyè de yīshēng. She's a very dedicated doctor. |
| 219 | 兢兢业业 jīngjīng-yèyè | conscientious, diligent (chengyu) | 他几十年来一直兢兢业业地工作。 Tā jǐ shí nián lái yìzhí jīngjīng-yèyè de gōngzuò. He has worked conscientiously for decades. |
| 220 | 一丝不苟 yìsī-bùgǒu | meticulous (chengyu) | 他做事一丝不苟。 Tā zuòshì yìsī-bùgǒu. He is meticulous in everything he does. |
| 221 | 精益求精 jīngyì-qiújīng | to keep improving, strive for perfection (chengyu) | 我们对产品质量精益求精。 Wǒmen duì chǎnpǐn zhìliàng jīngyì-qiújīng. We keep striving to improve product quality. |
| 222 | 锲而不舍 qiè'ér-bùshě | to persevere (chengyu) | 只要锲而不舍,就一定能成功。 Zhǐyào qiè'ér-bùshě, jiù yídìng néng chénggōng. Keep at it and you will succeed. |
| 223 | 再接再厉 zàijiē-zàilì | to keep up the effort (chengyu) | 希望你再接再厉,取得更好的成绩。 Xīwàng nǐ zàijiē-zàilì, qǔdé gèng hǎo de chéngjì. Keep up the good work and you'll do even better. |
| 224 | 毅力 yìlì | willpower, perseverance | 学习语言需要很大的毅力。 Xuéxí yǔyán xūyào hěn dà de yìlì. Learning a language takes a lot of perseverance. |
| 225 | 意志 yìzhì | will, willpower | 他有坚强的意志。 Tā yǒu jiānqiáng de yìzhì. He has a strong will. |
| 226 | 志气 zhìqi | ambition, drive | 这孩子很有志气。 Zhè háizi hěn yǒu zhìqi. This child has real drive. |
| 227 | 抱负 bàofù | ambition, aspiration | 他是一个有抱负的年轻人。 Tā shì yí gè yǒu bàofù de niánqīngrén. He is an ambitious young man. |
| 228 | 野心 yěxīn | ambition (often negative) | 他的野心太大了。 Tā de yěxīn tài dà le. His ambitions are too great. |
| 229 | 气质 qìzhì | temperament, presence | 她的气质很好。 Tā de qìzhì hěn hǎo. She has real presence. |
| 230 | 风度 fēngdù | demeanour, grace | 他输了比赛,但很有风度。 Tā shū le bǐsài, dàn hěn yǒu fēngdù. He lost the match but was very gracious about it. |
| 231 | 修养 xiūyǎng | cultivation, accomplishment | 他是一个很有修养的人。 Tā shì yí gè hěn yǒu xiūyǎng de rén. He is a very cultivated person. |
| 232 | 教养 jiàoyǎng | upbringing, manners | 这个孩子很有教养。 Zhè gè háizi hěn yǒu jiàoyǎng. This child is very well brought up. |
| 233 | 品德 pǐndé | moral character | 我们要培养孩子良好的品德。 Wǒmen yào péiyǎng háizi liánghǎo de pǐndé. We should cultivate good character in children. |
| 234 | 人格 réngé | personality; dignity | 我们应该尊重每个人的人格。 Wǒmen yīnggāi zūnzhòng měi gè rén de réngé. We should respect everyone's dignity. |
| 235 | 尊严 zūnyán | dignity | 每个人都有自己的尊严。 Měi gè rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de zūnyán. Everyone has their own dignity. |
| 236 | 面子 miànzi | face, reputation | 他很爱面子,不愿意承认错误。 Tā hěn ài miànzi, bú yuànyì chéngrèn cuòwù. He cares a lot about face and won't admit his mistakes. |
| 237 | 良心 liángxīn | conscience | 做事要对得起自己的良心。 Zuòshì yào duìdeqǐ zìjǐ de liángxīn. Act so that your conscience is clear. |
| 238 | 心态 xīntài | attitude, mindset | 保持良好的心态很重要。 Bǎochí liánghǎo de xīntài hěn zhòngyào. Keeping a positive mindset is important. |
| 239 | 心灵 xīnlíng | soul, heart (inner self) | 音乐能安慰人的心灵。 Yīnyuè néng ānwèi rén de xīnlíng. Music can soothe the soul. |
| 240 | 灵魂 línghún | soul | 他把灵魂都投入到了音乐中。 Tā bǎ línghún dōu tóurù dào le yīnyuè zhōng. He poured his soul into music. |
| 241 | 本能 běnnéng | instinct | 保护孩子是母亲的本能。 Bǎohù háizi shì mǔqīn de běnnéng. Protecting her child is a mother's instinct. |
| 242 | 天赋 tiānfù | talent, gift | 她有音乐天赋。 Tā yǒu yīnyuè tiānfù. She has a gift for music. |
| 243 | 天才 tiāncái | genius | 他是一个数学天才。 Tā shì yí gè shùxué tiāncái. He's a mathematical genius. |
| 244 | 才干 cáigàn | ability, competence | 他很有才干,很快就当上了经理。 Tā hěn yǒu cáigàn, hěn kuài jiù dāngshàng le jīnglǐ. He's very capable and soon became a manager. |
| 245 | 本事 běnshi | skill, ability | 有本事你自己做! Yǒu běnshi nǐ zìjǐ zuò! If you're so clever, do it yourself! |
| 246 | 拿手 náshǒu | good at, expert in | 红烧肉是我妈妈的拿手菜。 Hóngshāoròu shì wǒ māma de náshǒu cài. Braised pork is my mum's signature dish. |
| 247 | 擅长 shàncháng | to be good at | 她擅长写作。 Tā shàncháng xiězuò. She's good at writing. |
| 248 | 特长 tècháng | special skill, strong point | 你有什么特长? Nǐ yǒu shénme tècháng? What are your special skills? |
| 249 | 精通 jīngtōng | to be proficient in | 他精通三种语言。 Tā jīngtōng sān zhǒng yǔyán. He has mastered three languages. |
| 250 | 见多识广 jiànduō-shíguǎng | experienced and knowledgeable (chengyu) | 他走过很多国家,见多识广。 Tā zǒuguo hěn duō guójiā, jiànduō-shíguǎng. He has travelled to many countries and seen a great deal. |
| 251 | 杰出 jiéchū | outstanding, distinguished | 他是一位杰出的科学家。 Tā shì yí wèi jiéchū de kēxuéjiā. He is an outstanding scientist. |
| 252 | 卓越 zhuóyuè | outstanding, brilliant (formal) | 她为公司作出了卓越的贡献。 Tā wèi gōngsī zuòchū le zhuóyuè de gòngxiàn. She made an outstanding contribution to the company. |
| 253 | 优异 yōuyì | excellent (results) | 他以优异的成绩毕业了。 Tā yǐ yōuyì de chéngjì bìyè le. He graduated with excellent marks. |
| 254 | 搁 gē | to put, place; to put aside | 把箱子搁在门口吧。 Bǎ xiāngzi gē zài ménkǒu ba. Just leave the case by the door. |
| 255 | 挪 nuó | to move, shift | 帮我把桌子挪一下。 Bāng wǒ bǎ zhuōzi nuó yíxià. Help me shift the table a bit. |
| 256 | 掏 tāo | to pull out (from a pocket) | 他从口袋里掏出一张纸。 Tā cóng kǒudai lǐ tāochū yì zhāng zhǐ. He pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket. |
| 257 | 扛 káng | to carry on the shoulder | 他扛着一袋米上了楼。 Tā kángzhe yí dài mǐ shàng le lóu. He carried a sack of rice upstairs on his shoulder. |
| 258 | 搀 chān | to support (someone) by the arm | 他搀着奶奶过马路。 Tā chānzhe nǎinai guò mǎlù. He helped his grandma across the road by the arm. |
| 259 | 捧 pěng | to hold in both hands | 她手里捧着一束花。 Tā shǒu lǐ pěngzhe yí shù huā. She was holding a bunch of flowers in both hands. |
| 260 | 捏 niē | to pinch, hold between the fingers | 他轻轻捏了一下孩子的脸。 Tā qīngqīng niē le yíxià háizi de liǎn. He gave the child's cheek a gentle pinch. |
| 261 | 拧 nǐng | to twist, screw | 我拧不开这个瓶盖。 Wǒ nǐng bu kāi zhè gè pínggài. I can't unscrew this bottle cap. |
| 262 | 揉 róu | to rub, knead | 他揉了揉眼睛。 Tā róu le róu yǎnjing. He rubbed his eyes. |
| 263 | 抚摸 fǔmō | to stroke, caress | 她轻轻抚摸着小猫。 Tā qīngqīng fǔmōzhe xiǎo māo. She gently stroked the kitten. |
| 264 | 搂 lǒu | to hug, hold in one's arms | 妈妈把孩子搂在怀里。 Māma bǎ háizi lǒu zài huái lǐ. Mum held the child in her arms. |
| 265 | 砸 zá | to smash; to mess up (informal) | 这次考试我考砸了。 Zhè cì kǎoshì wǒ kǎozá le. I messed up this exam. |
| 266 | 摊 tān | stall; to spread out | 他在路边摆了个水果摊。 Tā zài lùbiān bǎi le gè shuǐguǒ tān. He set up a fruit stall by the road. |
| 267 | 晾 liàng | to dry (in the air) | 她把衣服晾在阳台上。 Tā bǎ yīfu liàng zài yángtái shang. She hung the washing out on the balcony. |
| 268 | 熨 yùn | to iron | 这件衬衫需要熨一下。 Zhè jiàn chènshān xūyào yùn yíxià. This shirt needs ironing. |
| 269 | 泼 pō | to splash, throw (liquid) | 他不小心把水泼到了我身上。 Tā bù xiǎoxīn bǎ shuǐ pō dào le wǒ shēnshang. He accidentally splashed water on me. |
| 270 | 溅 jiàn | to splash, spatter | 汽车开过,泥水溅了我一身。 Qìchē kāiguò, níshuǐ jiàn le wǒ yì shēn. A car went past and splashed muddy water all over me. |
| 271 | 淋 lín | to drench, pour on | 我被雨淋湿了。 Wǒ bèi yǔ línshī le. I got soaked in the rain. |
| 272 | 浸泡 jìnpào | to soak | 把豆子在水里浸泡一夜。 Bǎ dòuzi zài shuǐ lǐ jìnpào yí yè. Soak the beans in water overnight. |
| 273 | 搅拌 jiǎobàn | to stir, mix | 把鸡蛋和面粉搅拌在一起。 Bǎ jīdàn hé miànfěn jiǎobàn zài yìqǐ. Mix the eggs and flour together. |
| 274 | 削 xiāo | to peel, pare | 妈妈给我削了一个苹果。 Māma gěi wǒ xiāo le yí gè píngguǒ. Mum peeled an apple for me. |
| 275 | 啃 kěn | to gnaw, nibble | 小狗在啃骨头。 Xiǎo gǒu zài kěn gǔtou. The puppy is gnawing a bone. |
| 276 | 眨 zhǎ | to blink | 他眨了眨眼睛。 Tā zhǎ le zhǎ yǎnjing. He blinked. |
| 277 | 瞪 dèng | to glare, stare | 她生气地瞪了我一眼。 Tā shēngqì de dèng le wǒ yì yǎn. She glared at me angrily. |
| 278 | 盯 dīng | to stare at, keep one's eyes on | 他一直盯着手机看。 Tā yìzhí dīngzhe shǒujī kàn. He kept staring at his phone. |
| 279 | 凝视 níngshì | to gaze at (literary) | 她静静地凝视着大海。 Tā jìngjìng de níngshìzhe dàhǎi. She gazed silently at the sea. |
| 280 | 注视 zhùshì | to watch closely | 全世界都在注视着这场比赛。 Quán shìjiè dōu zài zhùshìzhe zhè chǎng bǐsài. The whole world is watching this match closely. |
| 281 | 打量 dǎliang | to size up, look up and down | 他上下打量了我一番。 Tā shàngxià dǎliang le wǒ yì fān. He looked me up and down. |
| 282 | 东张西望 dōngzhāng-xīwàng | to look around in all directions (chengyu) | 他在路口东张西望,好像在找人。 Tā zài lùkǒu dōngzhāng-xīwàng, hǎoxiàng zài zhǎo rén. He was looking all around at the crossroads as if searching for someone. |
| 283 | 发呆 fādāi | to stare blankly, be lost in a daze | 他坐在那儿发呆。 Tā zuò zài nàr fādāi. He sat there staring into space. |
| 284 | 愣 lèng | to be stunned, dazed | 听到这个消息,他愣住了。 Tīngdào zhè gè xiāoxi, tā lèngzhù le. He was stunned by the news. |
| 285 | 叹气 tànqì | to sigh | 他看着成绩单叹气。 Tā kànzhe chéngjìdān tànqì. He sighed, looking at his report card. |
| 286 | 哼 hēng | to hum; to snort | 她一边做饭一边哼着歌。 Tā yìbiān zuòfàn yìbiān hēngzhe gē. She hummed a song as she cooked. |
| 287 | 哄 hǒng | to coax, soothe (a child); to fool | 妈妈正在哄孩子睡觉。 Māma zhèngzài hǒng háizi shuìjiào. Mum is getting the baby off to sleep. |
| 288 | 唠叨 láodao | to nag, chatter on | 妈妈总是唠叨我早点睡。 Māma zǒngshì láodao wǒ zǎo diǎn shuì. Mum's always nagging me to go to bed early. |
| 289 | 啰唆 luōsuo | long-winded, wordy | 他说话太啰唆了。 Tā shuōhuà tài luōsuo le. He's far too long-winded. |
| 290 | 吹牛 chuīniú | to brag, boast | 别吹牛了,你根本做不到。 Bié chuīniú le, nǐ gēnběn zuò bu dào. Stop bragging, you can't do it at all. |
| 291 | 撒谎 sāhuǎng | to tell a lie | 孩子不应该撒谎。 Háizi bù yīnggāi sāhuǎng. Children shouldn't lie. |
| 292 | 欺负 qīfu | to bully, pick on | 不要欺负比你小的孩子。 Bú yào qīfu bǐ nǐ xiǎo de háizi. Don't pick on kids younger than you. |
| 293 | 欺骗 qīpiàn | to deceive | 他欺骗了所有人。 Tā qīpiàn le suǒyǒu rén. He deceived everyone. |
| 294 | 冤枉 yuānwang | to wrong, accuse unjustly; not worth it | 不是我做的,你冤枉我了! Bú shì wǒ zuò de, nǐ yuānwang wǒ le! I didn't do it; you've got the wrong person! |
| 295 | 得罪 dézuì | to offend | 我不小心得罪了他。 Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn dézuì le tā. I offended him without meaning to. |
| 296 | 讨好 tǎohǎo | to curry favour with, try to please | 他总是想讨好老板。 Tā zǒngshì xiǎng tǎohǎo lǎobǎn. He's always trying to get in with the boss. |
| 297 | 埋怨 mányuàn | to blame, grumble | 出了问题不要互相埋怨。 Chū le wèntí bú yào hùxiāng mányuàn. When something goes wrong, don't blame each other. |
| 298 | 责怪 zéguài | to blame | 这不是你的错,没有人责怪你。 Zhè bú shì nǐ de cuò, méiyǒu rén zéguài nǐ. It's not your fault; nobody blames you. |
| 299 | 指责 zhǐzé | to criticize, censure | 他受到了大家的指责。 Tā shòudào le dàjiā de zhǐzé. He was criticized by everyone. |
| 300 | 谴责 qiǎnzé | to condemn | 国际社会强烈谴责这次袭击。 Guójì shèhuì qiángliè qiǎnzé zhè cì xíjī. The international community strongly condemned the attack. |
| 301 | 嘲笑 cháoxiào | to mock, ridicule | 不要嘲笑别人的错误。 Bú yào cháoxiào biérén de cuòwù. Don't laugh at other people's mistakes. |
| 302 | 侮辱 wǔrǔ | to insult; insult | 这是对我的侮辱。 Zhè shì duì wǒ de wǔrǔ. This is an insult to me. |
| 303 | 赞叹 zàntàn | to marvel at, praise | 大家都赞叹这里的美景。 Dàjiā dōu zàntàn zhèlǐ de měijǐng. Everyone marvelled at the beautiful scenery. |
| 304 | 奖励 jiǎnglì | to reward; reward | 我考得好,爸爸奖励了我一部手机。 Wǒ kǎo de hǎo, bàba jiǎnglì le wǒ yí bù shǒujī. I did well in the exam, so Dad rewarded me with a phone. |
| 305 | 激励 jīlì | to encourage, motivate | 老师的话激励我继续努力。 Lǎoshī de huà jīlì wǒ jìxù nǔlì. The teacher's words spurred me on. |
| 306 | 勉强 miǎnqiǎng | reluctantly; to force (someone); barely enough | 他不愿意去,就别勉强他了。 Tā bú yuànyì qù, jiù bié miǎnqiǎng tā le. If he doesn't want to go, don't force him. |
| 307 | 强迫 qiǎngpò | to force, compel | 没有人强迫你这样做。 Méiyǒu rén qiǎngpò nǐ zhèyàng zuò. Nobody is forcing you to do this. |
| 308 | 摆脱 bǎituō | to break free from, get rid of | 他终于摆脱了困境。 Tā zhōngyú bǎituō le kùnjìng. He finally got out of his predicament. |
| 309 | 挣扎 zhēngzhá | to struggle | 他在水里拼命挣扎。 Tā zài shuǐ lǐ pīnmìng zhēngzhá. He struggled desperately in the water. |
| 310 | 拼命 pīnmìng | desperately, with all one's might | 他拼命地跑,终于赶上了车。 Tā pīnmìng de pǎo, zhōngyú gǎnshàng le chē. He ran for all he was worth and just caught the bus. |
| 311 | 拼搏 pīnbó | to strive, go all out | 运动员们在赛场上顽强拼搏。 Yùndòngyuánmen zài sàichǎng shang wánqiáng pīnbó. The athletes fought hard on the field. |
| 312 | 奔波 bēnbō | to rush about, toil | 他每天为工作奔波。 Tā měi tiān wèi gōngzuò bēnbō. He rushes about for work every day. |
| 313 | 忙碌 mánglù | busy | 她忙碌了一整天。 Tā mánglù le yì zhěng tiān. She was busy all day long. |
| 314 | 吃苦 chīkǔ | to bear hardships | 年轻人要能吃苦。 Niánqīngrén yào néng chīkǔ. Young people should be able to take hardship. |
| 315 | 吃力 chīlì | strenuous; with difficulty | 他读中文报纸还有点吃力。 Tā dú Zhōngwén bàozhǐ hái yǒudiǎn chīlì. He still finds reading Chinese newspapers a bit of a struggle. |
| 316 | 受罪 shòuzuì | to suffer, have a hard time | 天这么热还要排队,真受罪。 Tiān zhème rè hái yào páiduì, zhēn shòuzuì. Queuing in heat like this is torture. |
| 317 | 折磨 zhémó | to torment; torment | 牙疼折磨了他一整夜。 Yá téng zhémó le tā yì zhěng yè. Toothache tormented him all night. |
| 318 | 遭受 zāoshòu | to suffer (losses, an attack) | 这个地区遭受了严重的洪灾。 Zhè gè dìqū zāoshòu le yánzhòng de hóngzāi. The region suffered severe flooding. |
| 319 | 遭遇 zāoyù | to encounter (misfortune); experience | 他在旅途中遭遇了很多困难。 Tā zài lǚtú zhōng zāoyù le hěn duō kùnnan. He ran into many difficulties on the journey. |
| 320 | 陷入 xiànrù | to fall into, sink into | 公司陷入了困境。 Gōngsī xiànrù le kùnjìng. The company got into difficulties. |
| 321 | 挫折 cuòzhé | setback | 遇到挫折不要灰心。 Yùdào cuòzhé bú yào huīxīn. Don't lose heart when you suffer a setback. |
| 322 | 障碍 zhàng'ài | obstacle | 语言是他工作中最大的障碍。 Yǔyán shì tā gōngzuò zhōng zuì dà de zhàng'ài. Language is the biggest obstacle in his work. |
| 323 | 阻碍 zǔ'ài | to hinder; obstacle | 坏天气阻碍了救援工作。 Huài tiānqì zǔ'ài le jiùyuán gōngzuò. Bad weather hampered the rescue work. |
| 324 | 突破 tūpò | to break through; breakthrough | 这项研究取得了重大突破。 Zhè xiàng yánjiū qǔdé le zhòngdà tūpò. This research has made a major breakthrough. |
| 325 | 攻克 gōngkè | to overcome, crack (a difficulty) | 科学家们终于攻克了这个难题。 Kēxuéjiāmen zhōngyú gōngkè le zhè gè nántí. The scientists finally cracked this hard problem. |
| 326 | 弥补 míbǔ | to make up for | 我想弥补自己的过错。 Wǒ xiǎng míbǔ zìjǐ de guòcuò. I want to make up for my mistake. |
| 327 | 挽回 wǎnhuí | to retrieve, redeem | 损失已经无法挽回了。 Sǔnshī yǐjīng wúfǎ wǎnhuí le. The loss can no longer be recovered. |
| 328 | 挽救 wǎnjiù | to save, rescue | 医生挽救了他的生命。 Yīshēng wǎnjiù le tā de shēngmìng. The doctors saved his life. |
| 329 | 补救 bǔjiù | to remedy | 现在补救还来得及。 Xiànzài bǔjiù hái láidejí. There's still time to put it right. |
| 330 | 补偿 bǔcháng | to compensate; compensation | 公司补偿了他的损失。 Gōngsī bǔcháng le tā de sǔnshī. The company compensated him for his loss. |
| 331 | 回报 huíbào | to repay; return | 他的努力终于得到了回报。 Tā de nǔlì zhōngyú dédào le huíbào. His hard work finally paid off. |
| 332 | 报答 bàodá | to repay (kindness) | 我不知道怎么报答你的帮助。 Wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme bàodá nǐ de bāngzhù. I don't know how to repay your help. |
| 333 | 辜负 gūfù | to let down, fail to live up to | 我不会辜负你们的期望。 Wǒ bú huì gūfù nǐmen de qīwàng. I won't let you down. |
| 334 | 背叛 bèipàn | to betray | 他背叛了自己最好的朋友。 Tā bèipàn le zìjǐ zuì hǎo de péngyou. He betrayed his best friend. |
| 335 | 抛弃 pāoqì | to abandon | 他从不抛弃困难中的朋友。 Tā cóng bù pāoqì kùnnan zhōng de péngyou. He never abandons a friend in trouble. |
| 336 | 疏远 shūyuǎn | to drift apart; distant | 毕业以后我们渐渐疏远了。 Bìyè yǐhòu wǒmen jiànjiàn shūyuǎn le. We gradually drifted apart after graduating. |
| 337 | 隔阂 géhé | estrangement, gulf | 两代人之间有隔阂。 Liǎng dài rén zhī jiān yǒu géhé. There is a gulf between the two generations. |
| 338 | 和睦 hémù | harmonious, in harmony | 他们一家人相处得很和睦。 Tāmen yì jiā rén xiāngchǔ de hěn hémù. The family get along very well. |
| 339 | 融洽 róngqià | harmonious, friendly | 同事之间的关系很融洽。 Tóngshì zhī jiān de guānxi hěn róngqià. Colleagues get along well with each other. |
| 340 | 和谐 héxié | harmonious | 人与自然要和谐相处。 Rén yǔ zìrán yào héxié xiāngchǔ. Humans and nature should live in harmony. |
| 341 | 就业 jiùyè | to find employment; employment | 大学生就业越来越难。 Dàxuéshēng jiùyè yuè lái yuè nán. It's getting harder and harder for graduates to find jobs. |
| 342 | 创业 chuàngyè | to start a business | 他大学毕业后就开始创业了。 Tā dàxué bìyè hòu jiù kāishǐ chuàngyè le. He started his own business right after university. |
| 343 | 岗位 gǎngwèi | post, job (measure word 个) | 他在这个岗位上工作了十年。 Tā zài zhè gè gǎngwèi shang gōngzuò le shí nián. He has worked in this post for ten years. |
| 344 | 职务 zhíwù | duties, post | 他被免去了职务。 Tā bèi miǎnqù le zhíwù. He was removed from his post. |
| 345 | 晋升 jìnshēng | to be promoted (formal) | 她去年晋升为部门经理。 Tā qùnián jìnshēng wéi bùmén jīnglǐ. She was promoted to department manager last year. |
| 346 | 提拔 tíbá | to promote (someone) | 老板提拔他当了主管。 Lǎobǎn tíbá tā dāng le zhǔguǎn. The boss promoted him to supervisor. |
| 347 | 主管 zhǔguǎn | person in charge, supervisor; to be in charge of | 他是我们部门的主管。 Tā shì wǒmen bùmén de zhǔguǎn. He's the head of our department. |
| 348 | 上级 shàngjí | superior, higher authority | 这件事要向上级报告。 Zhè jiàn shì yào xiàng shàngjí bàogào. This has to be reported to the higher-ups. |
| 349 | 下属 xiàshǔ | subordinate | 他对下属很严格。 Tā duì xiàshǔ hěn yángé. He is strict with his subordinates. |
| 350 | 助理 zhùlǐ | assistant | 她是总经理的助理。 Tā shì zǒngjīnglǐ de zhùlǐ. She is the general manager's assistant. |
| 351 | 董事长 dǒngshìzhǎng | chairman (of a board) | 他是这家公司的董事长。 Tā shì zhè jiā gōngsī de dǒngshìzhǎng. He is the chairman of this company. |
| 352 | 股份 gǔfèn | share, stock | 他拥有公司百分之十的股份。 Tā yōngyǒu gōngsī bǎi fēn zhī shí de gǔfèn. He owns ten percent of the company's shares. |
| 353 | 裁员 cáiyuán | to lay off staff | 公司今年裁员两百人。 Gōngsī jīnnián cáiyuán liǎng bǎi rén. The company laid off two hundred people this year. |
| 354 | 解雇 jiěgù | to dismiss, fire | 他因为经常迟到被解雇了。 Tā yīnwèi jīngcháng chídào bèi jiěgù le. He was fired for being late so often. |
| 355 | 开除 kāichú | to expel, dismiss | 他因为作弊被学校开除了。 Tā yīnwèi zuòbì bèi xuéxiào kāichú le. He was expelled from school for cheating. |
| 356 | 薪水 xīnshui | salary, pay | 这份工作的薪水不高。 Zhè fèn gōngzuò de xīnshui bù gāo. This job isn't well paid. |
| 357 | 报酬 bàochou | pay, remuneration | 他帮我们翻译,没要任何报酬。 Tā bāng wǒmen fānyì, méi yào rènhé bàochou. He translated for us without asking for any payment. |
| 358 | 报销 bàoxiāo | to claim (expenses) | 出差的费用可以报销。 Chūchāi de fèiyòng kěyǐ bàoxiāo. Business travel expenses can be claimed back. |
| 359 | 预算 yùsuàn | budget | 这个项目超出了预算。 Zhè gè xiàngmù chāochū le yùsuàn. This project went over budget. |
| 360 | 开支 kāizhī | expenses, spending | 这个月的开支太大了。 Zhè gè yuè de kāizhī tài dà le. We've spent too much this month. |
| 361 | 支出 zhīchū | expenditure; to pay out | 我们要减少不必要的支出。 Wǒmen yào jiǎnshǎo bú bìyào de zhīchū. We need to cut unnecessary spending. |
| 362 | 收益 shōuyì | profit, gains | 这项投资带来了很好的收益。 Zhè xiàng tóuzī dàilái le hěn hǎo de shōuyì. The investment brought good returns. |
| 363 | 盈利 yínglì | profit; to make a profit | 公司今年开始盈利了。 Gōngsī jīnnián kāishǐ yínglì le. The company started making a profit this year. |
| 364 | 亏损 kuīsǔn | loss; to lose money | 这家工厂连续三年亏损。 Zhè jiā gōngchǎng liánxù sān nián kuīsǔn. The factory has made a loss three years running. |
| 365 | 破产 pòchǎn | to go bankrupt | 那家公司去年破产了。 Nà jiā gōngsī qùnián pòchǎn le. That company went bankrupt last year. |
| 366 | 倒闭 dǎobì | to close down, go out of business | 附近的书店倒闭了。 Fùjìn de shūdiàn dǎobì le. The bookshop nearby has closed down. |
| 367 | 资本 zīběn | capital | 年轻就是最大的资本。 Niánqīng jiù shì zuì dà de zīběn. Youth is the greatest asset. |
| 368 | 财富 cáifù | wealth (measure word 笔) | 健康是最大的财富。 Jiànkāng shì zuì dà de cáifù. Health is the greatest wealth. |
| 369 | 财务 cáiwù | finance, financial affairs | 她在公司负责财务工作。 Tā zài gōngsī fùzé cáiwù gōngzuò. She handles the finances at the company. |
| 370 | 金融 jīnróng | finance, banking | 他在一家金融公司工作。 Tā zài yì jiā jīnróng gōngsī gōngzuò. He works for a financial firm. |
| 371 | 货币 huòbì | currency, money | 人民币是中国的货币。 Rénmínbì shì Zhōngguó de huòbì. The renminbi is China's currency. |
| 372 | 通货膨胀 tōnghuò péngzhàng | inflation | 通货膨胀使物价上涨。 Tōnghuò péngzhàng shǐ wùjià shàngzhǎng. Inflation pushes prices up. |
| 373 | 钞票 chāopiào | banknote, cash (measure word 张) | 他从口袋里拿出一张钞票。 Tā cóng kǒudai lǐ náchū yì zhāng chāopiào. He took a banknote out of his pocket. |
| 374 | 储蓄 chǔxù | savings; to save | 他每个月都把一部分工资存起来作为储蓄。 Tā měi gè yuè dōu bǎ yí bùfen gōngzī cún qǐlai zuòwéi chǔxù. Every month he puts part of his salary into savings. |
| 375 | 偿还 chánghuán | to repay | 他用五年时间偿还了贷款。 Tā yòng wǔ nián shíjiān chánghuán le dàikuǎn. It took him five years to pay off the loan. |
| 376 | 交易 jiāoyì | trade, transaction, deal (measure word 笔) | 这笔交易对双方都有好处。 Zhè bǐ jiāoyì duì shuāngfāng dōu yǒu hǎochu. This deal benefits both sides. |
| 377 | 成交 chéngjiāo | to strike a deal | 好,就这个价格,成交! Hǎo, jiù zhè gè jiàgé, chéngjiāo! Fine, at that price, it's a deal! |
| 378 | 推销 tuīxiāo | to promote, sell (door to door) | 他在街上推销新产品。 Tā zài jiē shang tuīxiāo xīn chǎnpǐn. He's promoting a new product on the street. |
| 379 | 畅销 chàngxiāo | to sell well, best-selling | 这本小说非常畅销。 Zhè běn xiǎoshuō fēicháng chàngxiāo. This novel is a best-seller. |
| 380 | 供不应求 gōngbú-yìngqiú | demand exceeds supply (chengyu) | 新手机上市后供不应求。 Xīn shǒujī shàngshì hòu gōngbú-yìngqiú. Once the new phone came out, demand outstripped supply. |
| 381 | 需求 xūqiú | demand, needs | 我们要满足顾客的需求。 Wǒmen yào mǎnzú gùkè de xūqiú. We must meet customers' needs. |
| 382 | 专利 zhuānlì | patent (measure word 项) | 他已经为自己的发明申请了专利。 Tā yǐjīng wèi zìjǐ de fāmíng shēnqǐng le zhuānlì. He has already applied for a patent for his invention. |
| 383 | 产业 chǎnyè | industry | 旅游业是这里的主要产业。 Lǚyóuyè shì zhèlǐ de zhǔyào chǎnyè. Tourism is the main industry here. |
| 384 | 集团 jítuán | group, conglomerate (measure word 家、个) | 他在一家大集团工作。 Tā zài yì jiā dà jítuán gōngzuò. He works for a big conglomerate. |
| 385 | 协会 xiéhuì | association (measure word 个) | 他是作家协会的会员。 Tā shì zuòjiā xiéhuì de huìyuán. He is a member of the writers' association. |
| 386 | 团体 tuántǐ | group, organization (measure word 个) | 我们是一个旅游团体。 Wǒmen shì yí gè lǚyóu tuántǐ. We're a tour group. |
| 387 | 顾问 gùwèn | adviser, consultant | 他是公司的法律顾问。 Tā shì gōngsī de fǎlǜ gùwèn. He's the company's legal adviser. |
| 388 | 合伙 héhuǒ | to go into partnership | 他和朋友合伙开了一家咖啡馆。 Tā hé péngyou héhuǒ kāi le yì jiā kāfēiguǎn. He and a friend opened a café together. |
| 389 | 搭档 dādàng | partner; to team up | 我们是多年的老搭档了。 Wǒmen shì duō nián de lǎo dādàng le. We've been partners for years. |
| 390 | 策划 cèhuà | to plan, organize; planning | 这次活动是由她策划的。 Zhè cì huódòng shì yóu tā cèhuà de. She organized this event. |
| 391 | 策略 cèlüè | strategy, tactics | 我们需要改变销售策略。 Wǒmen xūyào gǎibiàn xiāoshòu cèlüè. We need to change our sales strategy. |
| 392 | 战略 zhànlüè | strategy | 公司制定了新的发展战略。 Gōngsī zhìdìng le xīn de fāzhǎn zhànlüè. The company drew up a new development strategy. |
| 393 | 规划 guīhuà | plan, planning; to plan | 你对未来有什么规划? Nǐ duì wèilái yǒu shénme guīhuà? What are your plans for the future? |
| 394 | 对策 duìcè | countermeasure (measure word 个) | 我们必须尽快想出对策。 Wǒmen bìxū jǐnkuài xiǎngchū duìcè. We must come up with a countermeasure quickly. |
| 395 | 指标 zhǐbiāo | target, indicator (measure word 个、项) | 今年的生产指标已经完成了。 Jīnnián de shēngchǎn zhǐbiāo yǐjīng wánchéng le. This year's production target has been met. |
| 396 | 效益 xiàoyì | benefit, returns | 这个项目的经济效益很好。 Zhè gè xiàngmù de jīngjì xiàoyì hěn hǎo. This project has brought good economic returns. |
| 397 | 成效 chéngxiào | effect, result | 新方法取得了明显的成效。 Xīn fāngfǎ qǔdé le míngxiǎn de chéngxiào. The new method has produced clear results. |
| 398 | 进展 jìnzhǎn | progress; to make headway | 谈判有了新的进展。 Tánpàn yǒu le xīn de jìnzhǎn. There has been new progress in the talks. |
| 399 | 环节 huánjié | link, stage (of a process) (measure word 个) | 每个环节都不能出错。 Měi gè huánjié dōu bù néng chūcuò. Nothing can go wrong at any stage. |
| 400 | 事务 shìwù | affairs, work | 她负责处理公司的日常事务。 Tā fùzé chǔlǐ gōngsī de rìcháng shìwù. She handles the company's day-to-day affairs. |
| 401 | 使命 shǐmìng | mission | 保护环境是我们共同的使命。 Bǎohù huánjìng shì wǒmen gòngtóng de shǐmìng. Protecting the environment is our shared mission. |
| 402 | 宗旨 zōngzhǐ | aim, purpose | 我们的宗旨是为顾客服务。 Wǒmen de zōngzhǐ shì wèi gùkè fúwù. Our aim is to serve our customers. |
| 403 | 准则 zhǔnzé | standard, norm | 诚实是做人的基本准则。 Chéngshí shì zuòrén de jīběn zhǔnzé. Honesty is a basic principle of how to live. |
| 404 | 规范 guīfàn | standard; to standardize | 请使用规范的汉字。 Qǐng shǐyòng guīfàn de Hànzì. Please use standard characters. |
| 405 | 条款 tiáokuǎn | clause, provision (measure word 个、项) | 签合同前要仔细看每一个条款。 Qiān hétong qián yào zǐxì kàn měi yí gè tiáokuǎn. Read every clause carefully before signing a contract. |
| 406 | 签署 qiānshǔ | to sign (a document) | 两国签署了一项新协议。 Liǎng guó qiānshǔ le yí xiàng xīn xiéyì. The two countries signed a new agreement. |
| 407 | 承诺 chéngnuò | to promise; promise | 他承诺一定会按时完成。 Tā chéngnuò yídìng huì ànshí wánchéng. He promised to finish on time. |
| 408 | 兑现 duìxiàn | to honour (a promise); to cash | 他兑现了自己的承诺。 Tā duìxiàn le zìjǐ de chéngnuò. He kept his promise. |
| 409 | 委托 wěituō | to entrust | 他委托我帮他照顾猫。 Tā wěituō wǒ bāng tā zhàogù māo. He asked me to look after his cat for him. |
| 410 | 担保 dānbǎo | to guarantee, vouch for | 我可以担保他是个好人。 Wǒ kěyǐ dānbǎo tā shì gè hǎo rén. I can vouch that he's a good person. |
| 411 | 监督 jiāndū | to supervise; supervision | 政府应该受到人民的监督。 Zhèngfǔ yīnggāi shòudào rénmín de jiāndū. The government should be subject to public scrutiny. |
| 412 | 督促 dūcù | to urge, keep after | 老师督促学生按时交作业。 Lǎoshī dūcù xuésheng ànshí jiāo zuòyè. The teacher makes sure students hand in their homework on time. |
| 413 | 考核 kǎohé | to assess, appraise | 公司每年都要考核员工。 Gōngsī měi nián dōu yào kǎohé yuángōng. The company appraises its staff every year. |
| 414 | 筛选 shāixuǎn | to screen, select | 我们从一百份简历中筛选出了十个人。 Wǒmen cóng yì bǎi fèn jiǎnlì zhōng shāixuǎn chū le shí gè rén. We shortlisted ten people from a hundred CVs. |
| 415 | 选拔 xuǎnbá | to select (the best) | 学校正在选拔参加比赛的学生。 Xuéxiào zhèngzài xuǎnbá cānjiā bǐsài de xuésheng. The school is selecting students for the competition. |
| 416 | 名额 míng'é | quota of places | 这次活动的名额已经满了。 Zhè cì huódòng de míng'é yǐjīng mǎn le. All the places for this event are taken. |
| 417 | 资深 zīshēn | senior, veteran | 他是一位资深记者。 Tā shì yí wèi zīshēn jìzhě. He is a veteran journalist. |
| 418 | 外行 wàiháng | layman; amateurish | 在电脑方面我是外行。 Zài diànnǎo fāngmiàn wǒ shì wàiháng. When it comes to computers, I'm a layman. |
| 419 | 手艺 shǒuyì | craftsmanship, skill | 这位师傅的手艺很好。 Zhè wèi shīfu de shǒuyì hěn hǎo. This craftsman does very fine work. |
| 420 | 加工 jiāgōng | to process | 这些水果要加工成果汁。 Zhèxiē shuǐguǒ yào jiāgōng chéng guǒzhī. This fruit will be made into juice. |
| 421 | 装备 zhuāngbèi | equipment; to equip (measure word 套) | 登山需要专业的装备。 Dēngshān xūyào zhuānyè de zhuāngbèi. Mountaineering requires specialist equipment. |
| 422 | 举足轻重 jǔzú-qīngzhòng | of great importance (chengyu) | 他在公司里举足轻重。 Tā zài gōngsī li jǔzú-qīngzhòng. He carries a lot of weight in the company. |
| 423 | 不可思议 bùkě-sīyì | inconceivable, unbelievable (chengyu) | 这简直是不可思议的事。 Zhè jiǎnzhí shì bùkě-sīyì de shì. This is simply unbelievable. |
| 424 | 众所周知 zhòngsuǒ-zhōuzhī | as everyone knows (chengyu) | 众所周知,吸烟有害健康。 Zhòngsuǒ-zhōuzhī, xīyān yǒuhài jiànkāng. As everyone knows, smoking harms your health. |
| 425 | 不言而喻 bùyán-éryù | self-evident, it goes without saying (chengyu) | 学习的重要性是不言而喻的。 Xuéxí de zhòngyàoxìng shì bùyán-éryù de. The importance of learning goes without saying. |
| 426 | 家喻户晓 jiāyù-hùxiǎo | known to every household (chengyu) | 这个故事在中国家喻户晓。 Zhè gè gùshi zài Zhōngguó jiāyù-hùxiǎo. Every household in China knows this story. |
| 427 | 日新月异 rìxīn-yuèyì | changing with each passing day (chengyu) | 科技的发展日新月异。 Kējì de fāzhǎn rìxīn-yuèyì. Technology is changing by the day. |
| 428 | 层出不穷 céngchū-bùqióng | to emerge one after another (chengyu) | 新的问题层出不穷。 Xīn de wèntí céngchū-bùqióng. New problems keep cropping up. |
| 429 | 络绎不绝 luòyì-bùjué | in an endless stream (chengyu) | 来参观的游客络绎不绝。 Lái cānguān de yóukè luòyì-bùjué. Visitors come in an endless stream. |
| 430 | 争先恐后 zhēngxiān-kǒnghòu | to rush to be first (chengyu) | 孩子们争先恐后地回答问题。 Háizimen zhēngxiān-kǒnghòu de huídá wèntí. The children rushed to be the first to answer. |
| 431 | 小心翼翼 xiǎoxīn-yìyì | very carefully, gingerly (chengyu) | 他小心翼翼地打开了盒子。 Tā xiǎoxīn-yìyì de dǎkāi le hézi. He opened the box very carefully. |
| 432 | 聚精会神 jùjīng-huìshén | with rapt attention (chengyu) | 学生们聚精会神地听讲。 Xuéshengmen jùjīng-huìshén de tīngjiǎng. The students listened with rapt attention. |
| 433 | 废寝忘食 fèiqǐn-wàngshí | to forget food and sleep (absorbed in work) (chengyu) | 他废寝忘食地工作。 Tā fèiqǐn-wàngshí de gōngzuò. He worked so hard he forgot to eat and sleep. |
| 434 | 无精打采 wújīng-dǎcǎi | listless, dispirited (chengyu) | 他今天看起来无精打采的。 Tā jīntiān kàn qǐlai wújīng-dǎcǎi de. He looks listless today. |
| 435 | 兴高采烈 xìnggāo-cǎiliè | in high spirits (chengyu) | 孩子们兴高采烈地去公园玩。 Háizimen xìnggāo-cǎiliè de qù gōngyuán wán. The children went off to the park in high spirits. |
| 436 | 恍然大悟 huǎngrán-dàwù | to suddenly understand (chengyu) | 听了他的解释,我恍然大悟。 Tīng le tā de jiěshì, wǒ huǎngrán-dàwù. After his explanation, it suddenly dawned on me. |
| 437 | 想方设法 xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ | to try every way (chengyu) | 他想方设法帮助我们。 Tā xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ bāngzhù wǒmen. He did everything he could to help us. |
| 438 | 齐心协力 qíxīn-xiélì | to pull together (chengyu) | 只要大家齐心协力,就没有做不到的事。 Zhǐyào dàjiā qíxīn-xiélì, jiù méiyǒu zuò bu dào de shì. If we all pull together, nothing is impossible. |
| 439 | 理直气壮 lǐzhí-qìzhuàng | confident of being in the right (chengyu) | 他错了,却说得理直气壮。 Tā cuò le, què shuō de lǐzhí-qìzhuàng. He was wrong, yet he spoke as if he were in the right. |
| 440 | 自力更生 zìlì-gēngshēng | self-reliant, to stand on one's own feet (chengyu) | 我们要自力更生,不能总靠别人。 Wǒmen yào zìlì-gēngshēng, bù néng zǒng kào biérén. We must stand on our own feet, not always rely on others. |
| 441 | 任重道远 rènzhòng-dàoyuǎn | a heavy burden and a long road (chengyu) | 保护环境任重道远。 Bǎohù huánjìng rènzhòng-dàoyuǎn. Protecting the environment is a long, hard task. |
| 442 | 当务之急 dāngwù-zhījí | urgent matter, top priority (chengyu) | 当务之急是找到失踪的孩子。 Dāngwù-zhījí shì zhǎodào shīzōng de háizi. The top priority is to find the missing child. |
| 443 | 刻不容缓 kèbù-rónghuǎn | extremely urgent (chengyu) | 治理污染已经刻不容缓。 Zhìlǐ wūrǎn yǐjīng kèbù-rónghuǎn. Tackling pollution can't wait any longer. |
| 444 | 后顾之忧 hòugù-zhīyōu | worries about trouble back home (chengyu) | 公司帮员工解决了后顾之忧。 Gōngsī bāng yuángōng jiějué le hòugù-zhīyōu. The company took care of the staff's worries back home. |
| 445 | 急于求成 jíyú-qiúchéng | impatient for success (chengyu) | 学习语言不能急于求成。 Xuéxí yǔyán bù néng jíyú-qiúchéng. You can't rush learning a language. |
| 446 | 得不偿失 débù-chángshī | the loss outweighs the gain (chengyu) | 为了赚钱累坏身体,得不偿失。 Wèile zhuàn qián lèihuài shēntǐ, débù-chángshī. Wrecking your health to earn money isn't worth it. |
| 447 | 画蛇添足 huàshé-tiānzú | to spoil something by adding to it (chengyu) | 最后这句话是画蛇添足,删掉吧。 Zuìhòu zhè jù huà shì huàshé-tiānzú, shāndiào ba. That last sentence is superfluous; cut it. |
| 448 | 锦上添花 jǐnshàng-tiānhuā | to make something good even better (chengyu) | 这段音乐为电影锦上添花。 Zhè duàn yīnyuè wèi diànyǐng jǐnshàng-tiānhuā. The music makes a good film even better. |
| 449 | 雪上加霜 xuěshàng-jiāshuāng | one disaster on top of another (chengyu) | 他丢了工作,又生了病,真是雪上加霜。 Tā diū le gōngzuò, yòu shēng le bìng, zhēn shì xuěshàng-jiāshuāng. He lost his job and then fell ill: one blow after another. |
| 450 | 苦尽甘来 kǔjìn-gānlái | after hardship comes happiness (chengyu) | 经过多年的努力,他终于苦尽甘来。 Jīngguò duō nián de nǔlì, tā zhōngyú kǔjìn-gānlái. After years of struggle, his hard times are finally over. |
| 451 | 知足常乐 zhīzú-chánglè | contentment brings happiness (chengyu) | 知足常乐,别要求太多。 Zhīzú-chánglè, bié yāoqiú tài duō. Be content and you'll be happy; don't ask for too much. |
| 452 | 无忧无虑 wúyōu-wúlǜ | carefree (chengyu) | 小时候的生活无忧无虑。 Xiǎoshíhou de shēnghuó wúyōu-wúlǜ. Life was carefree when we were small. |
| 453 | 无微不至 wúwēi-búzhì | meticulous, in every detail (of care) (chengyu) | 护士对病人的照顾无微不至。 Hùshi duì bìngrén de zhàogù wúwēi-búzhì. The nurses look after the patients with every care. |
| 454 | 微不足道 wēibù-zúdào | insignificant, trivial (chengyu) | 这点小事微不足道。 Zhè diǎn xiǎo shì wēibù-zúdào. This little thing isn't worth mentioning. |
| 455 | 不相上下 bùxiāng-shàngxià | evenly matched (chengyu) | 两个队的水平不相上下。 Liǎng gè duì de shuǐpíng bùxiāng-shàngxià. The two teams are evenly matched. |
| 456 | 名副其实 míngfù-qíshí | worthy of the name (chengyu) | 他是名副其实的专家。 Tā shì míngfù-qíshí de zhuānjiā. He's an expert in every sense of the word. |
| 457 | 难能可贵 nánnéng-kěguì | commendable, admirable (chengyu) | 这么小就这么懂事,真是难能可贵。 Zhème xiǎo jiù zhème dǒngshì, zhēn shì nánnéng-kěguì. To be so sensible so young is truly admirable. |
| 458 | 得天独厚 détiān-dúhòu | richly endowed by nature (chengyu) | 这里有得天独厚的自然条件。 Zhèlǐ yǒu détiān-dúhòu de zìrán tiáojiàn. This place enjoys exceptional natural advantages. |
| 459 | 物美价廉 wùměi-jiàlián | good quality at a low price (chengyu) | 这家店的东西物美价廉。 Zhè jiā diàn de dōngxi wùměi-jiàlián. The goods in this shop are good value. |
| 460 | 称心如意 chènxīn-rúyì | just as one wishes (chengyu) | 他终于找到了一份称心如意的工作。 Tā zhōngyú zhǎodào le yí fèn chènxīn-rúyì de gōngzuò. He finally found a job that suits him perfectly. |
| 461 | 一如既往 yìrú-jìwǎng | as always (chengyu) | 我们会一如既往地支持你。 Wǒmen huì yìrú-jìwǎng de zhīchí nǐ. We'll support you as we always have. |
| 462 | 斩钉截铁 zhǎndīng-jiétiě | resolute, categorical (chengyu) | 他斩钉截铁地拒绝了。 Tā zhǎndīng-jiétiě de jùjué le. He refused flatly. |
| 463 | 滔滔不绝 tāotāo-bùjué | talking non-stop (chengyu) | 一说到足球,他就滔滔不绝。 Yì shuō dào zúqiú, tā jiù tāotāo-bùjué. Once he gets onto football, he can't stop talking. |
| 464 | 吞吞吐吐 tūntūn-tǔtǔ | to hem and haw (chengyu) | 他说话吞吞吐吐的,好像有什么事。 Tā shuōhuà tūntūn-tǔtǔ de, hǎoxiàng yǒu shénme shì. He was hemming and hawing as if something was up. |
| 465 | 狼吞虎咽 lángtūn-hǔyàn | to wolf down (chengyu) | 他饿坏了,狼吞虎咽地吃完了饭。 Tā èhuài le, lángtūn-hǔyàn de chīwán le fàn. He was starving and wolfed down his meal. |
| 466 | 热泪盈眶 rèlèi-yíngkuàng | eyes brimming with tears (chengyu) | 听到这个好消息,妈妈热泪盈眶。 Tīngdào zhè gè hǎo xiāoxi, māma rèlèi-yíngkuàng. Mum's eyes filled with tears at the good news. |
| 467 | 鸦雀无声 yāquè-wúshēng | utter silence (chengyu) | 老师走进教室,大家马上鸦雀无声。 Lǎoshī zǒujìn jiàoshì, dàjiā mǎshàng yāquè-wúshēng. The teacher walked in and the class fell silent at once. |
| 468 | 根深蒂固 gēnshēn-dìgù | deep-rooted (chengyu) | 这种观念在人们心中根深蒂固。 Zhè zhǒng guānniàn zài rénmen xīnzhōng gēnshēn-dìgù. This notion is deeply rooted in people's minds. |
| 469 | 见义勇为 jiànyì-yǒngwéi | to act bravely for a just cause (chengyu) | 他见义勇为,抓住了小偷。 Tā jiànyì-yǒngwéi, zhuāzhù le xiǎotōu. He bravely stepped in and caught the thief. |
| 470 | 不择手段 bùzé-shǒuduàn | by fair means or foul (chengyu) | 他为了成功不择手段。 Tā wèile chénggōng bùzé-shǒuduàn. He'll do anything to succeed. |
| 471 | 岂有此理 qǐyǒu-cǐlǐ | outrageous, absurd (chengyu) | 他不但不道歉,还骂人,真是岂有此理! Tā búdàn bú dàoqiàn, hái mà rén, zhēn shì qǐyǒu-cǐlǐ! Instead of apologizing he swore at people: outrageous! |
| 472 | 欣欣向荣 xīnxīn-xiàngróng | thriving, flourishing (chengyu) | 这座城市一片欣欣向荣的景象。 Zhè zuò chéngshì yí piàn xīnxīn-xiàngróng de jǐngxiàng. The whole city is thriving. |
| 473 | 朝气蓬勃 zhāoqì-péngbó | full of youthful vigour (chengyu) | 校园里到处都是朝气蓬勃的年轻人。 Xiàoyuán lǐ dàochù dōu shì zhāoqì-péngbó de niánqīngrén. The campus is full of energetic young people. |
| 474 | 与日俱增 yǔrì-jùzēng | to grow day by day (chengyu) | 他对中文的兴趣与日俱增。 Tā duì Zhōngwén de xìngqù yǔrì-jùzēng. His interest in Chinese grows by the day. |
| 475 | 精打细算 jīngdǎ-xìsuàn | to budget carefully (chengyu) | 妈妈过日子很会精打细算。 Māma guò rìzi hěn huì jīngdǎ-xìsuàn. Mum is very good at managing the household budget. |
| 476 | 丢三落四 diūsān-làsì | forgetful, scatterbrained (chengyu) | 他总是丢三落四的。 Tā zǒngshì diūsān-làsì de. He's always leaving things behind. |
| 477 | 竭尽全力 jiéjìn-quánlì | to do one's utmost (chengyu) | 我们会竭尽全力帮助你。 Wǒmen huì jiéjìn-quánlì bāngzhù nǐ. We will do our utmost to help you. |
| 478 | 群众 qúnzhòng | the masses, the public | 这项政策得到了群众的支持。 Zhè xiàng zhèngcè dédào le qúnzhòng de zhīchí. The policy has the public's support. |
| 479 | 居民 jūmín | resident (measure word 位、个) | 这个小区的居民大多是老人。 Zhè gè xiǎoqū de jūmín dàduō shì lǎorén. Most residents of this estate are elderly. |
| 480 | 社区 shèqū | community, neighbourhood (measure word 个) | 社区组织了一次志愿活动。 Shèqū zǔzhī le yí cì zhìyuàn huódòng. The community organized a volunteer event. |
| 481 | 舆论 yúlùn | public opinion | 这件事引起了社会舆论的关注。 Zhè jiàn shì yǐnqǐ le shèhuì yúlùn de guānzhù. This attracted public attention. |
| 482 | 言论 yánlùn | speech, opinions expressed | 网上的言论也要负责任。 Wǎng shang de yánlùn yě yào fù zérèn. You're responsible for what you say online too. |
| 483 | 立场 lìchǎng | standpoint, position | 你在这个问题上的立场是什么? Nǐ zài zhè gè wèntí shang de lìchǎng shì shénme? What's your position on this issue? |
| 484 | 风气 fēngqì | general mood, common practice | 社会上出现了一种读书的好风气。 Shèhuì shang chūxiàn le yì zhǒng dúshū de hǎo fēngqì. A healthy fashion for reading has taken hold. |
| 485 | 习俗 xísú | custom | 每个地方都有自己的习俗。 Měi gè dìfang dōu yǒu zìjǐ de xísú. Every place has its own customs. |
| 486 | 风土人情 fēngtǔ-rénqíng | local customs and conditions (chengyu) | 旅行可以了解各地的风土人情。 Lǚxíng kěyǐ liǎojiě gè dì de fēngtǔ-rénqíng. Travelling lets you learn about local ways of life. |
| 487 | 惯例 guànlì | convention, usual practice | 按照惯例,春节公司放假七天。 Ànzhào guànlì, Chūnjié gōngsī fàngjià qī tiān. As usual, the company closes for seven days at Spring Festival. |
| 488 | 礼节 lǐjié | etiquette | 中国人很重视礼节。 Zhōngguórén hěn zhòngshì lǐjié. Chinese people place great importance on etiquette. |
| 489 | 礼尚往来 lǐshàng-wǎnglái | courtesy calls for reciprocity (chengyu) | 礼尚往来,他请了我,我也要请他。 Lǐshàng-wǎnglái, tā qǐng le wǒ, wǒ yě yào qǐng tā. One good turn deserves another: he treated me, so I'll treat him. |
| 490 | 应酬 yìngchou | social engagements; to socialize | 他晚上经常有应酬。 Tā wǎnshang jīngcháng yǒu yìngchou. He often has work dinners in the evenings. |
| 491 | 寒暄 hánxuān | to exchange pleasantries | 他们寒暄了几句就开始谈工作。 Tāmen hánxuān le jǐ jù jiù kāishǐ tán gōngzuò. After a few pleasantries they got down to business. |
| 492 | 拜访 bàifǎng | to pay a visit (formal) | 明天我要去拜访一位老朋友。 Míngtiān wǒ yào qù bàifǎng yí wèi lǎo péngyou. Tomorrow I'm going to visit an old friend. |
| 493 | 探望 tànwàng | to visit (someone sick or elderly) | 我去医院探望生病的同事。 Wǒ qù yīyuàn tànwàng shēngbìng de tóngshì. I went to the hospital to visit a sick colleague. |
| 494 | 款待 kuǎndài | to entertain, host | 谢谢你们的热情款待。 Xièxie nǐmen de rèqíng kuǎndài. Thank you for your warm hospitality. |
| 495 | 好客 hàokè | hospitable | 这里的人非常好客。 Zhèlǐ de rén fēicháng hàokè. The people here are very hospitable. |
| 496 | 告辞 gàocí | to take one's leave | 时间不早了,我该告辞了。 Shíjiān bù zǎo le, wǒ gāi gàocí le. It's getting late; I should be going. |
| 497 | 拜托 bàituō | to ask a favour; please | 这件事就拜托你了。 Zhè jiàn shì jiù bàituō nǐ le. I'm counting on you for this. |
| 498 | 过奖 guòjiǎng | you flatter me | 您过奖了,我做得还不够好。 Nín guòjiǎng le, wǒ zuò de hái bú gòu hǎo. You flatter me; I could have done better. |
| 499 | 不敢当 bùgǎndāng | I don't deserve it (polite reply) | 不敢当,这都是大家的功劳。 Bùgǎndāng, zhè dōu shì dàjiā de gōngláo. I don't deserve the praise; it's everyone's achievement. |
| 500 | 荣幸 róngxìng | honoured | 能和您合作,我感到很荣幸。 Néng hé nín hézuò, wǒ gǎndào hěn róngxìng. It's an honour to work with you. |
| 501 | 诸位 zhūwèi | everyone, ladies and gentlemen (formal) | 诸位,请安静一下。 Zhūwèi, qǐng ānjìng yíxià. Ladies and gentlemen, a moment's quiet please. |
| 502 | 致辞 zhìcí | to make a speech (at a ceremony) | 校长在毕业典礼上致辞。 Xiàozhǎng zài bìyè diǎnlǐ shang zhìcí. The head gave a speech at the graduation ceremony. |
| 503 | 典礼 diǎnlǐ | ceremony (measure word 个、场) | 开学典礼九点开始。 Kāixué diǎnlǐ jiǔ diǎn kāishǐ. The start-of-term ceremony begins at nine. |
| 504 | 仪式 yíshì | ceremony, rite (measure word 个、场) | 他们举行了简单的结婚仪式。 Tāmen jǔxíng le jiǎndān de jiéhūn yíshì. They held a simple wedding ceremony. |
| 505 | 隆重 lóngzhòng | grand, ceremonious | 大会隆重开幕。 Dàhuì lóngzhòng kāimù. The conference opened with great ceremony. |
| 506 | 庄严 zhuāngyán | solemn, dignified | 会场里的气氛十分庄严。 Huìchǎng lǐ de qìfēn shífēn zhuāngyán. The atmosphere in the hall was very solemn. |
| 507 | 郑重 zhèngzhòng | serious, solemn | 他郑重地向大家道歉。 Tā zhèngzhòng de xiàng dàjiā dàoqiàn. He solemnly apologized to everyone. |
| 508 | 宪法 xiànfǎ | constitution | 宪法是国家的根本大法。 Xiànfǎ shì guójiā de gēnběn dàfǎ. The constitution is the country's fundamental law. |
| 509 | 公正 gōngzhèng | just, impartial | 裁判的判罚很公正。 Cáipàn de pànfá hěn gōngzhèng. The referee's decision was fair. |
| 510 | 公道 gōngdao | fair, reasonable | 这家店的价格很公道。 Zhè jiā diàn de jiàgé hěn gōngdao. This shop's prices are fair. |
| 511 | 打官司 dǎ guānsi | to go to court, sue | 他不想为了这点钱打官司。 Tā bù xiǎng wèile zhè diǎn qián dǎ guānsi. He doesn't want to go to court over such a small sum. |
| 512 | 判决 pànjué | judgment, verdict; to rule | 法院已经作出了判决。 Fǎyuàn yǐjīng zuòchū le pànjué. The court has delivered its verdict. |
| 513 | 案件 ànjiàn | (legal) case (measure word 个、起) | 警察正在调查这个案件。 Jǐngchá zhèngzài diàochá zhè gè ànjiàn. The police are investigating the case. |
| 514 | 嫌疑 xiányí | suspicion | 他有很大的嫌疑。 Tā yǒu hěn dà de xiányí. He is under strong suspicion. |
| 515 | 线索 xiànsuǒ | clue, lead (measure word 条) | 警察找到了一条新的线索。 Jǐngchá zhǎodào le yì tiáo xīn de xiànsuǒ. The police have found a new lead. |
| 516 | 证实 zhèngshí | to confirm, verify | 这个消息还没有得到证实。 Zhè gè xiāoxi hái méiyǒu dédào zhèngshí. The news has not yet been confirmed. |
| 517 | 拘留 jūliú | to detain | 他因为酒后开车被拘留了。 Tā yīnwèi jiǔ hòu kāichē bèi jūliú le. He was detained for drink-driving. |
| 518 | 逮捕 dàibǔ | to arrest | 警察逮捕了两名嫌疑人。 Jǐngchá dàibǔ le liǎng míng xiányírén. The police arrested two suspects. |
| 519 | 监狱 jiānyù | prison (measure word 座) | 他在监狱里待了五年。 Tā zài jiānyù lǐ dāi le wǔ nián. He spent five years in prison. |
| 520 | 凶手 xiōngshǒu | murderer, killer | 警察终于抓到了凶手。 Jǐngchá zhōngyú zhuādào le xiōngshǒu. The police finally caught the killer. |
| 521 | 盗窃 dàoqiè | theft; to steal | 他因为盗窃被判了刑。 Tā yīnwèi dàoqiè bèi pàn le xíng. He was sentenced for theft. |
| 522 | 抢劫 qiǎngjié | to rob; robbery | 昨天晚上这家银行被抢劫了。 Zuótiān wǎnshang zhè jiā yínháng bèi qiǎngjié le. The bank was robbed last night. |
| 523 | 诈骗 zhàpiàn | to swindle; fraud | 要小心电话诈骗。 Yào xiǎoxīn diànhuà zhàpiàn. Watch out for phone scams. |
| 524 | 贿赂 huìlù | to bribe; bribe | 他拒绝了对方的贿赂。 Tā jùjué le duìfāng de huìlù. He turned down the bribe. |
| 525 | 腐败 fǔbài | corrupt; corruption | 政府决心打击腐败。 Zhèngfǔ juéxīn dǎjī fǔbài. The government is determined to fight corruption. |
| 526 | 违背 wéibèi | to go against, violate | 这样做违背了我的原则。 Zhèyàng zuò wéibèi le wǒ de yuánzé. Doing this goes against my principles. |
| 527 | 触犯 chùfàn | to offend, violate (the law) | 他的行为已经触犯了法律。 Tā de xíngwéi yǐjīng chùfàn le fǎlǜ. His conduct has broken the law. |
| 528 | 非法 fēifǎ | illegal | 这是非法的行为。 Zhè shì fēifǎ de xíngwéi. This is illegal. |
| 529 | 惩罚 chéngfá | to punish; punishment | 犯了错就要接受惩罚。 Fàn le cuò jiù yào jiēshòu chéngfá. If you do wrong, you must accept the punishment. |
| 530 | 制裁 zhìcái | sanctions; to punish | 违法的人会受到法律的制裁。 Wéifǎ de rén huì shòudào fǎlǜ de zhìcái. Lawbreakers will be punished by the law. |
| 531 | 制止 zhìzhǐ | to stop, curb | 他及时制止了打架。 Tā jíshí zhìzhǐ le dǎjià. He stopped the fight in time. |
| 532 | 严禁 yánjìn | to strictly forbid | 加油站严禁吸烟。 Jiāyóuzhàn yánjìn xīyān. Smoking is strictly forbidden at petrol stations. |
| 533 | 杜绝 dùjué | to put an end to | 我们要杜绝浪费。 Wǒmen yào dùjué làngfèi. We must put an end to waste. |
| 534 | 治安 zhì'ān | public order, security | 这个城市的治安很好。 Zhè gè chéngshì de zhì'ān hěn hǎo. This city is very safe. |
| 535 | 治理 zhìlǐ | to govern; to tackle (pollution etc.) | 政府正在治理河流污染。 Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài zhìlǐ héliú wūrǎn. The government is tackling river pollution. |
| 536 | 行政 xíngzhèng | administration | 她在公司做行政工作。 Tā zài gōngsī zuò xíngzhèng gōngzuò. She does administrative work at the company. |
| 537 | 中央 zhōngyāng | centre; central (government) | 广场中央有一座雕塑。 Guǎngchǎng zhōngyāng yǒu yí zuò diāosù. There's a statue in the middle of the square. |
| 538 | 官方 guānfāng | official | 这是官方公布的数字。 Zhè shì guānfāng gōngbù de shùzì. These are the official figures. |
| 539 | 发布 fābù | to release, publish | 公司发布了新产品。 Gōngsī fābù le xīn chǎnpǐn. The company launched a new product. |
| 540 | 公告 gōnggào | announcement, notice (measure word 则、份) | 公司在网站上发了一则公告。 Gōngsī zài wǎngzhàn shang fā le yì zé gōnggào. The company posted an announcement on its website. |
| 541 | 选举 xuǎnjǔ | election; to elect | 明年将举行总统选举。 Míngnián jiāng jǔxíng zǒngtǒng xuǎnjǔ. There will be a presidential election next year. |
| 542 | 投票 tóupiào | to vote | 大家投票选出了班长。 Dàjiā tóupiào xuǎnchū le bānzhǎng. Everyone voted to choose the class monitor. |
| 543 | 当选 dāngxuǎn | to be elected | 她当选为学生会主席。 Tā dāngxuǎn wéi xuéshēnghuì zhǔxí. She was elected president of the student union. |
| 544 | 上任 shàngrèn | to take office | 新市长上任后做了很多事。 Xīn shìzhǎng shàngrèn hòu zuò le hěn duō shì. The new mayor has done a lot since taking office. |
| 545 | 民主 mínzhǔ | democracy; democratic | 我们要用民主的方法做决定。 Wǒmen yào yòng mínzhǔ de fāngfǎ zuò juédìng. We should make decisions democratically. |
| 546 | 领土 lǐngtǔ | territory | 这个岛是该国的领土。 Zhè gè dǎo shì gāi guó de lǐngtǔ. This island is that country's territory. |
| 547 | 边境 biānjìng | border, frontier | 他们住在边境附近。 Tāmen zhù zài biānjìng fùjìn. They live near the border. |
| 548 | 保障 bǎozhàng | to guarantee; safeguard | 法律保障公民的权利。 Fǎlǜ bǎozhàng gōngmín de quánlì. The law protects citizens' rights. |
| 549 | 军队 jūnduì | army, troops (measure word 支) | 军队帮助灾区人民重建家园。 Jūnduì bāngzhù zāiqū rénmín chóngjiàn jiāyuán. The army helped people in the disaster area rebuild their homes. |
| 550 | 武器 wǔqì | weapon (measure word 件、种) | 知识是最好的武器。 Zhīshi shì zuì hǎo de wǔqì. Knowledge is the best weapon. |
| 551 | 冲突 chōngtū | conflict, clash; to clash | 这两个会议的时间冲突了。 Zhè liǎng gè huìyì de shíjiān chōngtū le. The two meetings clash. |
| 552 | 危机 wēijī | crisis (measure word 场、次) | 这家公司正面临危机。 Zhè jiā gōngsī zhèng miànlín wēijī. The company is facing a crisis. |
| 553 | 局势 júshì | situation (political, military) | 那里的局势越来越紧张。 Nàlǐ de júshì yuè lái yuè jǐnzhāng. The situation there is getting more and more tense. |
| 554 | 局面 júmiàn | situation, state of affairs | 比赛出现了一边倒的局面。 Bǐsài chūxiàn le yìbiāndǎo de júmiàn. The match became completely one-sided. |
| 555 | 动荡 dòngdàng | turbulent; unrest | 那个国家的政局很动荡。 Nà gè guójiā de zhèngjú hěn dòngdàng. That country's politics are turbulent. |
| 556 | 救济 jiùjì | to relieve (the needy); relief | 政府给灾民发放救济物资。 Zhèngfǔ gěi zāimín fāfàng jiùjì wùzī. The government distributed relief supplies to the disaster victims. |
| 557 | 慈善 císhàn | charity; charitable | 他把很多钱捐给了慈善机构。 Tā bǎ hěn duō qián juān gěi le císhàn jīgòu. He gave a lot of money to charity. |
| 558 | 贫困 pínkùn | poor, impoverished | 他帮助了很多贫困家庭的孩子。 Tā bāngzhù le hěn duō pínkùn jiātíng de háizi. He has helped many children from poor families. |
| 559 | 歧视 qíshì | to discriminate against; discrimination | 我们反对任何形式的歧视。 Wǒmen fǎnduì rènhé xíngshì de qíshì. We oppose discrimination in any form. |
| 560 | 生态 shēngtài | ecology | 我们要保护生态环境。 Wǒmen yào bǎohù shēngtài huánjìng. We must protect the natural environment. |
| 561 | 生物 shēngwù | living thing; biology | 这里有很多珍稀生物。 Zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō zhēnxī shēngwù. Many rare species live here. |
| 562 | 生存 shēngcún | to survive; existence | 没有水,人类就无法生存。 Méiyǒu shuǐ, rénlèi jiù wúfǎ shēngcún. Without water, humans can't survive. |
| 563 | 繁殖 fánzhí | to breed, reproduce | 熊猫在野外繁殖很困难。 Xióngmāo zài yěwài fánzhí hěn kùnnan. Pandas find it hard to breed in the wild. |
| 564 | 进化 jìnhuà | evolution; to evolve | 鸟类是从恐龙进化来的。 Niǎolèi shì cóng kǒnglóng jìnhuà lái de. Birds evolved from dinosaurs. |
| 565 | 基因 jīyīn | gene | 身高在很大程度上由基因决定。 Shēngāo zài hěn dà chéngdù shang yóu jīyīn juédìng. Height is largely determined by genes. |
| 566 | 遗传 yíchuán | to inherit (genetically); heredity | 这种病会遗传。 Zhè zhǒng bìng huì yíchuán. This illness is hereditary. |
| 567 | 细菌 xìjūn | bacteria, germs | 饭前洗手可以减少细菌。 Fàn qián xǐ shǒu kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo xìjūn. Washing your hands before meals cuts down on germs. |
| 568 | 免疫 miǎnyì | immunity; immune | 运动可以提高身体的免疫力。 Yùndòng kěyǐ tígāo shēntǐ de miǎnyìlì. Exercise can boost the immune system. |
| 569 | 感染 gǎnrǎn | to infect; infection; to affect (emotionally) | 伤口感染了。 Shāngkǒu gǎnrǎn le. The wound got infected. |
| 570 | 发炎 fāyán | to become inflamed | 我的嗓子发炎了。 Wǒ de sǎngzi fāyán le. My throat is inflamed. |
| 571 | 症状 zhèngzhuàng | symptom | 感冒的症状有发烧和咳嗽。 Gǎnmào de zhèngzhuàng yǒu fāshāo hé késou. Symptoms of a cold include fever and a cough. |
| 572 | 患者 huànzhě | patient, sufferer | 医生正在给患者做检查。 Yīshēng zhèngzài gěi huànzhě zuò jiǎnchá. The doctor is examining the patient. |
| 573 | 癌症 áizhèng | cancer | 早发现的癌症可以治好。 Zǎo fāxiàn de áizhèng kěyǐ zhìhǎo. Cancer caught early can be cured. |
| 574 | 慢性 mànxìng | chronic | 他得了慢性胃病。 Tā dé le mànxìng wèibìng. He has a chronic stomach condition. |
| 575 | 腹泻 fùxiè | diarrhoea | 吃了不干净的东西会腹泻。 Chī le bù gānjìng de dōngxi huì fùxiè. Eating dirty food can give you diarrhoea. |
| 576 | 呕吐 ǒutù | to vomit | 他晕车,一直在呕吐。 Tā yùnchē, yìzhí zài ǒutù. He was carsick and kept throwing up. |
| 577 | 昏迷 hūnmí | to be in a coma, unconscious | 病人已经昏迷了两天。 Bìngrén yǐjīng hūnmí le liǎng tiān. The patient has been unconscious for two days. |
| 578 | 抢救 qiǎngjiù | to rescue, give emergency treatment | 医生们正在抢救病人。 Yīshēngmen zhèngzài qiǎngjiù bìngrén. The doctors are trying to save the patient. |
| 579 | 注射 zhùshè | to inject | 护士给他注射了一针。 Hùshi gěi tā zhùshè le yì zhēn. The nurse gave him an injection. |
| 580 | 试验 shìyàn | trial, test; to test | 这种新材料还在试验中。 Zhè zhǒng xīn cáiliào hái zài shìyàn zhōng. This new material is still being tested. |
| 581 | 化验 huàyàn | (lab) test; to test | 医生让我去化验血。 Yīshēng ràng wǒ qù huàyàn xuè. The doctor sent me for a blood test. |
| 582 | 血压 xuèyā | blood pressure | 我爷爷的血压有点高。 Wǒ yéye de xuèyā yǒudiǎn gāo. My grandpa's blood pressure is a bit high. |
| 583 | 神经 shénjīng | nerve; (informal) crazy | 这几天我的神经很紧张。 Zhè jǐ tiān wǒ de shénjīng hěn jǐnzhāng. My nerves have been on edge these past few days. |
| 584 | 视力 shìlì | eyesight | 长时间看手机会影响视力。 Cháng shíjiān kàn shǒujī huì yǐngxiǎng shìlì. Looking at your phone for long periods affects your eyesight. |
| 585 | 膝盖 xīgài | knee | 爬山的时候我的膝盖很疼。 Pá shān de shíhou wǒ de xīgài hěn téng. My knees hurt when I go hiking. |
| 586 | 喉咙 hóulóng | throat | 我喉咙疼,说不出话。 Wǒ hóulóng téng, shuō bu chū huà. My throat's so sore I can't speak. |
| 587 | 嘴唇 zuǐchún | lip | 天气太干,嘴唇都裂了。 Tiānqì tài gān, zuǐchún dōu liè le. The air's so dry my lips are cracked. |
| 588 | 舌头 shétou | tongue | 汤太烫,烫了我的舌头。 Tāng tài tàng, tàng le wǒ de shétou. The soup was so hot it burned my tongue. |
| 589 | 指甲 zhǐjia | fingernail | 你的指甲该剪了。 Nǐ de zhǐjia gāi jiǎn le. Your nails need cutting. |
| 590 | 皱纹 zhòuwén | wrinkle (measure word 道、条) | 奶奶的脸上有很多皱纹。 Nǎinai de liǎn shang yǒu hěn duō zhòuwén. Grandma's face is full of wrinkles. |
| 591 | 衰老 shuāilǎo | to age, grow old | 长期熬夜会让人衰老得更快。 Chángqī áoyè huì ràng rén shuāilǎo de gèng kuài. Staying up late for long periods makes you age faster. |
| 592 | 熬 áo | to stay up (late); to simmer; to endure | 他昨晚熬到两点才睡。 Tā zuówǎn áodào liǎng diǎn cái shuì. He stayed up until two last night. |
| 593 | 疲惫 píbèi | exhausted (literary) | 下班后他疲惫地回到家。 Xiàbān hòu tā píbèi de huídào jiā. After work he came home exhausted. |
| 594 | 疲倦 píjuàn | tired, weary | 她看起来很疲倦。 Tā kàn qǐlai hěn píjuàn. She looks very tired. |
| 595 | 气色 qìsè | complexion, how one looks | 你今天气色不错。 Nǐ jīntiān qìsè búcuò. You're looking well today. |
| 596 | 维生素 wéishēngsù | vitamin | 水果里含有丰富的维生素。 Shuǐguǒ lǐ hányǒu fēngfù de wéishēngsù. Fruit is rich in vitamins. |
| 597 | 蛋白质 dànbáizhì | protein | 鸡蛋含有很多蛋白质。 Jīdàn hányǒu hěn duō dànbáizhì. Eggs contain a lot of protein. |
| 598 | 脂肪 zhīfáng | fat | 这种食品脂肪含量很高。 Zhè zhǒng shípǐn zhīfáng hánliàng hěn gāo. This food is high in fat. |
| 599 | 饮食 yǐnshí | diet, food and drink | 健康的饮食很重要。 Jiànkāng de yǐnshí hěn zhòngyào. A healthy diet is important. |
| 600 | 素食 sùshí | vegetarian food | 她只吃素食。 Tā zhǐ chī sùshí. She only eats vegetarian food. |
| 601 | 油腻 yóunì | greasy, oily | 我不喜欢太油腻的菜。 Wǒ bù xǐhuan tài yóunì de cài. I don't like food that's too greasy. |
| 602 | 可口 kěkǒu | tasty, delicious | 这些菜很可口。 Zhèxiē cài hěn kěkǒu. These dishes are delicious. |
| 603 | 品尝 pǐncháng | to taste, sample | 欢迎大家来品尝我们的新菜。 Huānyíng dàjiā lái pǐncháng wǒmen de xīn cài. Everyone's welcome to try our new dishes. |
| 604 | 烹饪 pēngrèn | cooking, cuisine | 她对烹饪很感兴趣。 Tā duì pēngrèn hěn gǎn xìngqù. She's very interested in cooking. |
| 605 | 馋 chán | greedy (for food), craving | 看到蛋糕,孩子馋得不得了。 Kàndào dàngāo, háizi chán de bùdéliǎo. The child was desperate for the cake. |
| 606 | 太空 tàikōng | outer space | 他梦想有一天能去太空。 Tā mèngxiǎng yǒu yì tiān néng qù tàikōng. He dreams of going into space one day. |
| 607 | 卫星 wèixīng | satellite (measure word 颗) | 月亮是地球的卫星。 Yuèliang shì dìqiú de wèixīng. The moon is Earth's satellite. |
| 608 | 航天 hángtiān | spaceflight | 中国的航天事业发展得很快。 Zhōngguó de hángtiān shìyè fāzhǎn de hěn kuài. China's space programme is developing fast. |
| 609 | 火箭 huǒjiàn | rocket (measure word 枚) | 火箭成功发射了。 Huǒjiàn chénggōng fāshè le. The rocket was launched successfully. |
| 610 | 发射 fāshè | to launch, fire | 卫星明天发射。 Wèixīng míngtiān fāshè. The satellite launches tomorrow. |
| 611 | 探索 tànsuǒ | to explore | 人类一直在探索宇宙的奥秘。 Rénlèi yìzhí zài tànsuǒ yǔzhòu de àomì. Humanity has always explored the mysteries of the universe. |
| 612 | 奥秘 àomì | mystery, secret | 大自然有很多奥秘。 Dàzìrán yǒu hěn duō àomì. Nature holds many mysteries. |
| 613 | 消耗 xiāohào | to consume, use up | 这台机器消耗的电太多了。 Zhè tái jīqì xiāohào de diàn tài duō le. This machine uses too much electricity. |
| 614 | 石油 shíyóu | oil, petroleum | 石油价格又上涨了。 Shíyóu jiàgé yòu shàngzhǎng le. Oil prices have gone up again. |
| 615 | 天然气 tiānránqì | natural gas | 我们家用天然气做饭。 Wǒmen jiā yòng tiānránqì zuòfàn. We cook with natural gas at home. |
| 616 | 二氧化碳 èryǎnghuàtàn | carbon dioxide | 树木可以吸收二氧化碳。 Shùmù kěyǐ xīshōu èryǎnghuàtàn. Trees absorb carbon dioxide. |
| 617 | 氧气 yǎngqì | oxygen | 山上的氧气比较少。 Shān shang de yǎngqì bǐjiào shǎo. There's less oxygen up in the mountains. |
| 618 | 排放 páifàng | to emit, discharge | 工厂不能随便排放污水。 Gōngchǎng bù néng suíbiàn páifàng wūshuǐ. Factories mustn't discharge waste water as they please. |
| 619 | 循环 xúnhuán | cycle; to circulate | 血液在身体里不停地循环。 Xuèyè zài shēntǐ lǐ bù tíng de xúnhuán. Blood circulates constantly through the body. |
| 620 | 蒸发 zhēngfā | to evaporate | 天太热,地上的水很快就蒸发了。 Tiān tài rè, dì shang de shuǐ hěn kuài jiù zhēngfā le. It was so hot that the water on the ground evaporated quickly. |
| 621 | 融化 rónghuà | to melt | 春天来了,雪开始融化。 Chūntiān lái le, xuě kāishǐ rónghuà. Spring has come and the snow is starting to melt. |
| 622 | 液体 yètǐ | liquid | 坐飞机不能带太多液体。 Zuò fēijī bù néng dài tài duō yètǐ. You can't take much liquid on a plane. |
| 623 | 元素 yuánsù | element | 这首歌加入了很多中国元素。 Zhè shǒu gē jiārù le hěn duō Zhōngguó yuánsù. This song uses lots of Chinese elements. |
| 624 | 原理 yuánlǐ | principle | 这台机器的原理很简单。 Zhè tái jīqì de yuánlǐ hěn jiǎndān. The principle behind this machine is simple. |
| 625 | 公式 gōngshì | formula | 请记住这个数学公式。 Qǐng jìzhù zhè gè shùxué gōngshì. Please memorize this formula. |
| 626 | 定义 dìngyì | definition; to define | 这个词的定义是什么? Zhè gè cí de dìngyì shì shénme? What's the definition of this word? |
| 627 | 精确 jīngquè | precise, accurate | 我们需要精确的数据。 Wǒmen xūyào jīngquè de shùjù. We need precise data. |
| 628 | 误差 wùchā | margin of error | 测量结果有一点误差。 Cèliáng jiéguǒ yǒu yìdiǎn wùchā. There's a slight error in the measurements. |
| 629 | 测量 cèliáng | to measure, survey | 我们需要测量一下房间的面积。 Wǒmen xūyào cèliáng yíxià fángjiān de miànjī. We need to measure the room's floor area. |
| 630 | 频率 pínlǜ | frequency | 这个词的使用频率很高。 Zhè gè cí de shǐyòng pínlǜ hěn gāo. This word is used very frequently. |
| 631 | 幅度 fúdù | range, extent | 今年房价上涨的幅度很大。 Jīnnián fángjià shàngzhǎng de fúdù hěn dà. House prices rose sharply this year. |
| 632 | 急剧 jíjù | sharp, rapid | 气温急剧下降。 Qìwēn jíjù xiàjiàng. The temperature dropped sharply. |
| 633 | 显著 xiǎnzhù | marked, notable | 他的成绩有了显著的提高。 Tā de chéngjì yǒu le xiǎnzhù de tígāo. His marks have improved markedly. |
| 634 | 气象 qìxiàng | weather, meteorology | 气象台预报明天有大雨。 Qìxiàngtái yùbào míngtiān yǒu dàyǔ. The weather station forecasts heavy rain tomorrow. |
| 635 | 洪水 hóngshuǐ | flood (measure word 场) | 洪水冲毁了很多房屋。 Hóngshuǐ chōnghuǐ le hěn duō fángwū. The flood destroyed many houses. |
| 636 | 干旱 gānhàn | drought; dry | 今年夏天很干旱。 Jīnnián xiàtiān hěn gānhàn. It's been very dry this summer. |
| 637 | 风暴 fēngbào | storm (measure word 场) | 一场风暴正在靠近。 Yì cháng fēngbào zhèngzài kàojìn. A storm is approaching. |
| 638 | 严寒 yánhán | severe cold | 他们在严寒中工作了一整天。 Tāmen zài yánhán zhōng gōngzuò le yì zhěng tiān. They worked all day in the bitter cold. |
| 639 | 炎热 yánrè | scorching hot | 炎热的夏天到了。 Yánrè de xiàtiān dào le. The scorching summer has arrived. |
| 640 | 摄氏度 shèshìdù | degree Celsius | 今天最高气温三十五摄氏度。 Jīntiān zuì gāo qìwēn sānshíwǔ shèshìdù. Today's high is thirty-five degrees Celsius. |
| 641 | 海拔 hǎibá | altitude, height above sea level | 这座山海拔三千米。 Zhè zuò shān hǎibá sān qiān mǐ. This mountain is three thousand metres high. |
| 642 | 山脉 shānmài | mountain range (measure word 条、座) | 喜马拉雅山脉是世界上最高的山脉。 Xǐmǎlāyǎ shānmài shì shìjiè shang zuì gāo de shānmài. The Himalayas are the world's highest mountain range. |
| 643 | 峡谷 xiágǔ | canyon, gorge (measure word 条) | 我们沿着峡谷走了三个小时。 Wǒmen yánzhe xiágǔ zǒu le sān gè xiǎoshí. We walked along the gorge for three hours. |
| 644 | 瀑布 pùbù | waterfall (measure word 个、条) | 这个瀑布非常壮观。 Zhè gè pùbù fēicháng zhuàngguān. This waterfall is spectacular. |
| 645 | 壮观 zhuàngguān | spectacular | 从山顶看日出非常壮观。 Cóng shāndǐng kàn rìchū fēicháng zhuàngguān. The sunrise seen from the summit is spectacular. |
| 646 | 溪 xī | stream, brook (measure word 条) | 一条小溪从村子旁边流过。 Yì tiáo xiǎo xī cóng cūnzi pángbiān liúguò. A little stream runs past the village. |
| 647 | 平原 píngyuán | plain | 这里是一片大平原。 Zhèlǐ shì yí piàn dà píngyuán. This is a vast plain. |
| 648 | 岩石 yánshí | rock (measure word 块) | 海边有很多岩石。 Hǎibiān yǒu hěn duō yánshí. There are lots of rocks along the shore. |
| 649 | 土壤 tǔrǎng | soil | 这里的土壤很肥沃。 Zhèlǐ de tǔrǎng hěn féiwò. The soil here is very fertile. |
| 650 | 肥沃 féiwò | fertile | 肥沃的土地种什么都长得好。 Féiwò de tǔdì zhòng shénme dōu zhǎng de hǎo. Anything grows well in fertile soil. |
| 651 | 田野 tiányě | fields, open country | 田野里开满了花。 Tiányě lǐ kāimǎn le huā. The fields are covered with flowers. |
| 652 | 庄稼 zhuāngjia | crops | 今年的庄稼长得很好。 Jīnnián de zhuāngjia zhǎng de hěn hǎo. The crops are doing well this year. |
| 653 | 丰收 fēngshōu | bumper harvest | 今年又是一个丰收年。 Jīnnián yòu shì yí gè fēngshōu nián. This year is another bumper harvest. |
| 654 | 种植 zhòngzhí | to plant, grow | 这里主要种植水稻。 Zhèlǐ zhǔyào zhòngzhí shuǐdào. Rice is the main crop grown here. |
| 655 | 茂盛 màoshèng | lush, luxuriant | 院子里的树长得很茂盛。 Yuànzi lǐ de shù zhǎng de hěn màoshèng. The trees in the yard are lush. |
| 656 | 枯萎 kūwěi | to wither | 花没浇水,都枯萎了。 Huā méi jiāo shuǐ, dōu kūwěi le. The flowers weren't watered and have all withered. |
| 657 | 盛开 shèngkāi | to be in full bloom | 公园里的樱花盛开了。 Gōngyuán lǐ de yīnghuā shèngkāi le. The cherry blossom in the park is in full bloom. |
| 658 | 花瓣 huābàn | petal (measure word 片) | 地上落满了花瓣。 Dì shang luòmǎn le huābàn. The ground was covered with petals. |
| 659 | 生机 shēngjī | vitality, life | 春天的田野充满了生机。 Chūntiān de tiányě chōngmǎn le shēngjī. The fields are full of life in spring. |
| 660 | 珍稀 zhēnxī | rare and precious | 熊猫是珍稀动物。 Xióngmāo shì zhēnxī dòngwù. The panda is a rare animal. |
| 661 | 饲养 sìyǎng | to raise (animals) | 他在农场饲养了很多牛。 Tā zài nóngchǎng sìyǎng le hěn duō niú. He raises a lot of cattle on his farm. |
| 662 | 蜜蜂 mìfēng | bee (measure word 只) | 花丛里有很多蜜蜂。 Huācóng lǐ yǒu hěn duō mìfēng. There are lots of bees among the flowers. |
| 663 | 蚂蚁 mǎyǐ | ant (measure word 只) | 地上有一群蚂蚁。 Dì shang yǒu yì qún mǎyǐ. There's a swarm of ants on the ground. |
| 664 | 鸽子 gēzi | pigeon, dove (measure word 只) | 广场上有很多鸽子。 Guǎngchǎng shang yǒu hěn duō gēzi. There are lots of pigeons in the square. |
| 665 | 飞翔 fēixiáng | to fly, soar | 鸟儿在天空中自由地飞翔。 Niǎo'ér zài tiānkōng zhōng zìyóu de fēixiáng. The birds soar freely in the sky. |
| 666 | 贝壳 bèiké | shell (seashell) (measure word 个) | 孩子们在海边捡贝壳。 Háizimen zài hǎibiān jiǎn bèiké. The children are collecting shells on the beach. |
| 667 | 海滨 hǎibīn | seaside | 我们在一个海滨城市度假。 Wǒmen zài yí gè hǎibīn chéngshì dùjià. We're on holiday in a seaside town. |
| 668 | 沿海 yánhǎi | coastal | 沿海城市经济比较发达。 Yánhǎi chéngshì jīngjì bǐjiào fādá. Coastal cities are more economically developed. |
| 669 | 港口 gǎngkǒu | port, harbour (measure word 个) | 上海是一个重要的港口城市。 Shànghǎi shì yí gè zhòngyào de gǎngkǒu chéngshì. Shanghai is an important port city. |
| 670 | 码头 mǎtou | dock, pier (measure word 个) | 我们在码头等船。 Wǒmen zài mǎtou děng chuán. We waited for the boat at the pier. |
| 671 | 北极 běijí | North Pole, Arctic | 北极熊生活在北极。 Běijíxióng shēnghuó zài běijí. Polar bears live in the Arctic. |
| 672 | 区域 qūyù | region, area | 这个区域禁止停车。 Zhè gè qūyù jìnzhǐ tíngchē. No parking in this area. |
| 673 | 周边 zhōubiān | surroundings, surrounding area | 学校周边有很多小饭馆。 Xuéxiào zhōubiān yǒu hěn duō xiǎo fànguǎn. There are lots of small restaurants around the school. |
| 674 | 边缘 biānyuán | edge, verge | 这家公司已经到了破产的边缘。 Zhè jiā gōngsī yǐjīng dào le pòchǎn de biānyuán. The company is on the verge of bankruptcy. |
| 675 | 角落 jiǎoluò | corner (measure word 个) | 他一个人坐在角落里。 Tā yí gè rén zuò zài jiǎoluò lǐ. He sat alone in the corner. |
| 676 | 偏僻 piānpì | remote, out of the way | 他住在一个偏僻的山村。 Tā zhù zài yí gè piānpì de shāncūn. He lives in a remote mountain village. |
| 677 | 荒凉 huāngliáng | desolate, wild | 这里以前是一片荒凉的土地。 Zhèlǐ yǐqián shì yí piàn huāngliáng de tǔdì. This used to be a stretch of wasteland. |
| 678 | 辽阔 liáokuò | vast, extensive | 草原非常辽阔。 Cǎoyuán fēicháng liáokuò. The grasslands are vast. |
| 679 | 广阔 guǎngkuò | wide, broad | 年轻人有广阔的发展空间。 Niánqīngrén yǒu guǎngkuò de fāzhǎn kōngjiān. Young people have plenty of room to develop. |
| 680 | 繁华 fánhuá | bustling, flourishing | 这是城市里最繁华的街道。 Zhè shì chéngshì lǐ zuì fánhuá de jiēdào. This is the busiest street in the city. |
| 681 | 宏伟 hóngwěi | magnificent, grand | 这座宫殿非常宏伟。 Zhè zuò gōngdiàn fēicháng hóngwěi. This palace is magnificent. |
| 682 | 宫殿 gōngdiàn | palace (measure word 座) | 故宫是中国古代的宫殿。 Gùgōng shì Zhōngguó gǔdài de gōngdiàn. The Forbidden City is an ancient Chinese palace. |
| 683 | 城堡 chéngbǎo | castle (measure word 座) | 这座城堡已经有八百年的历史了。 Zhè zuò chéngbǎo yǐjīng yǒu bā bǎi nián de lìshǐ le. This castle is eight hundred years old. |
| 684 | 寺庙 sìmiào | temple (measure word 座) | 山上有一座很有名的寺庙。 Shān shang yǒu yí zuò hěn yǒumíng de sìmiào. There's a famous temple on the mountain. |
| 685 | 塔 tǎ | tower, pagoda (measure word 座) | 湖边有一座白色的塔。 Hú biān yǒu yí zuò báisè de tǎ. There is a white pagoda by the lake. |
| 686 | 亭子 tíngzi | pavilion (measure word 座、个) | 我们在亭子里休息了一会儿。 Wǒmen zài tíngzi lǐ xiūxi le yíhuìr. We rested in the pavilion for a while. |
| 687 | 园林 yuánlín | (landscaped) garden | 苏州的园林非常有名。 Sūzhōu de yuánlín fēicháng yǒumíng. Suzhou's classical gardens are very famous. |
| 688 | 别墅 biéshù | villa (measure word 栋、座) | 他在海边买了一栋别墅。 Tā zài hǎibiān mǎi le yí dòng biéshù. He bought a villa by the sea. |
| 689 | 住宅 zhùzhái | residence, housing | 这一带都是住宅区。 Zhè yídài dōu shì zhùzháiqū. This whole area is residential. |
| 690 | 宽敞 kuānchang | spacious, roomy | 新房子很宽敞。 Xīn fángzi hěn kuānchang. The new house is very spacious. |
| 691 | 简陋 jiǎnlòu | crude, simple and bare | 他们住在一间简陋的小屋里。 Tāmen zhù zài yì jiān jiǎnlòu de xiǎo wū lǐ. They live in a bare little hut. |
| 692 | 狭窄 xiázhǎi | narrow | 这条街道很狭窄。 Zhè tiáo jiēdào hěn xiázhǎi. This street is very narrow. |
| 693 | 巷 xiàng | lane, alley (measure word 条) | 他家住在一条小巷里。 Tā jiā zhù zài yì tiáo xiǎo xiàng lǐ. His family lives down a little lane. |
| 694 | 隧道 suìdào | tunnel (measure word 条) | 火车穿过了一条长长的隧道。 Huǒchē chuānguò le yì tiáo chángcháng de suìdào. The train went through a long tunnel. |
| 695 | 立交桥 lìjiāoqiáo | flyover, overpass (measure word 座) | 北京有很多立交桥。 Běijīng yǒu hěn duō lìjiāoqiáo. Beijing has lots of flyovers. |
| 696 | 桥梁 qiáoliáng | bridge | 语言是沟通的桥梁。 Yǔyán shì gōutōng de qiáoliáng. Language is a bridge for communication. |
| 697 | 畅通 chàngtōng | unimpeded, free-flowing | 今天道路很畅通。 Jīntiān dàolù hěn chàngtōng. The roads are clear today. |
| 698 | 堵塞 dǔsè | to block, jam | 一场事故造成了交通堵塞。 Yì cháng shìgù zàochéng le jiāotōng dǔsè. An accident caused a traffic jam. |
| 699 | 导航 dǎoháng | navigation, satnav | 开车用手机导航很方便。 Kāichē yòng shǒujī dǎoháng hěn fāngbiàn. Using your phone for navigation while driving is convenient. |
| 700 | 航行 hángxíng | to sail, navigate | 这艘船在海上航行了一个月。 Zhè sōu chuán zài hǎi shang hángxíng le yí gè yuè. The ship sailed at sea for a month. |
| 701 | 艘 sōu | (measure word for ships) | 港口停着几艘大船。 Gǎngkǒu tíngzhe jǐ sōu dà chuán. Several big ships are moored in the harbour. |
| 702 | 抵达 dǐdá | to arrive (formal) | 代表团昨天抵达北京。 Dàibiǎotuán zuótiān dǐdá Běijīng. The delegation arrived in Beijing yesterday. |
| 703 | 启程 qǐchéng | to set out (formal) | 我们明天一早启程。 Wǒmen míngtiān yìzǎo qǐchéng. We set off first thing tomorrow. |
| 704 | 动身 dòngshēn | to set off | 你什么时候动身去上海? Nǐ shénme shíhou dòngshēn qù Shànghǎi? When are you leaving for Shanghai? |
| 705 | 观光 guānguāng | to go sightseeing | 很多游客来这里观光。 Hěn duō yóukè lái zhèlǐ guānguāng. Lots of tourists come here to sightsee. |
| 706 | 向导 xiàngdǎo | guide | 我们请了一位当地人当向导。 Wǒmen qǐng le yí wèi dāngdì rén dāng xiàngdǎo. We hired a local as our guide. |
| 707 | 托运 tuōyùn | to check in (luggage), ship | 这个箱子需要托运。 Zhè gè xiāngzi xūyào tuōyùn. This case needs to be checked in. |
| 708 | 携带 xiédài | to carry (with one) | 乘客不能携带危险物品。 Chéngkè bù néng xiédài wēixiǎn wùpǐn. Passengers may not carry dangerous items. |
| 709 | 遗失 yíshī | to lose (formal) | 他在火车上遗失了钱包。 Tā zài huǒchē shang yíshī le qiánbāo. He lost his wallet on the train. |
| 710 | 滞留 zhìliú | to be stranded | 因为大雪,很多旅客滞留在机场。 Yīnwèi dàxuě, hěn duō lǚkè zhìliú zài jīchǎng. Because of heavy snow, many travellers were stranded at the airport. |
| 711 | 迁徙 qiānxǐ | to migrate | 每年冬天,这些鸟都会迁徙到南方。 Měi nián dōngtiān, zhèxiē niǎo dōu huì qiānxǐ dào nánfāng. Every winter these birds migrate south. |
| 712 | 流浪 liúlàng | to roam; homeless, stray | 他收养了一只流浪猫。 Tā shōuyǎng le yì zhī liúlàng māo. He adopted a stray cat. |
| 713 | 故乡 gùxiāng | hometown, native place | 他很多年没回故乡了。 Tā hěn duō nián méi huí gùxiāng le. He hasn't been back to his hometown in years. |
| 714 | 省会 shěnghuì | provincial capital | 广州是广东的省会。 Guǎngzhōu shì Guǎngdōng de shěnghuì. Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong. |
| 715 | 方言 fāngyán | dialect (measure word 种) | 他说的是上海方言。 Tā shuō de shì Shànghǎi fāngyán. He's speaking Shanghainese. |
| 716 | 口音 kǒuyīn | accent | 他说普通话有很重的口音。 Tā shuō Pǔtōnghuà yǒu hěn zhòng de kǒuyīn. He speaks Mandarin with a strong accent. |
| 717 | 母语 mǔyǔ | mother tongue | 我的母语是英语。 Wǒ de mǔyǔ shì Yīngyǔ. My native language is English. |
| 718 | 繁体字 fántǐzì | traditional characters | 香港人用繁体字。 Xiānggǎng rén yòng fántǐzì. People in Hong Kong use traditional characters. |
| 719 | 简体字 jiǎntǐzì | simplified characters | 中国大陆使用简体字。 Zhōngguó dàlù shǐyòng jiǎntǐzì. Mainland China uses simplified characters. |
| 720 | 书法 shūfǎ | calligraphy | 爷爷每天都练习书法。 Yéye měi tiān dōu liànxí shūfǎ. Grandpa practises calligraphy every day. |
| 721 | 华侨 huáqiáo | overseas Chinese | 他是住在美国的华侨。 Tā shì zhù zài Měiguó de huáqiáo. He's an overseas Chinese living in America. |
| 722 | 同胞 tóngbāo | compatriot | 他们帮助了受灾的同胞。 Tāmen bāngzhù le shòuzāi de tóngbāo. They helped their compatriots affected by the disaster. |
| 723 | 祖国 zǔguó | motherland, homeland | 他离开祖国已经二十年了。 Tā líkāi zǔguó yǐjīng èrshí nián le. He left his homeland twenty years ago. |
| 724 | 祖先 zǔxiān | ancestors | 我们的祖先很早就开始种水稻。 Wǒmen de zǔxiān hěn zǎo jiù kāishǐ zhòng shuǐdào. Our ancestors began growing rice long ago. |
| 725 | 文献 wénxiàn | literature, documents | 写论文要查很多文献。 Xiě lùnwén yào chá hěn duō wénxiàn. Writing a thesis involves reading lots of literature. |
| 726 | 著作 zhùzuò | (written) work, book (measure word 部) | 这是他最有名的著作。 Zhè shì tā zuì yǒumíng de zhùzuò. This is his most famous work. |
| 727 | 书籍 shūjí | books (formal) | 图书馆里有大量书籍。 Túshūguǎn lǐ yǒu dàliàng shūjí. The library holds a vast number of books. |
| 728 | 刊登 kāndēng | to publish (in a newspaper) | 报纸上刊登了这条新闻。 Bàozhǐ shang kāndēng le zhè tiáo xīnwén. The newspaper carried the story. |
| 729 | 发行 fāxíng | to issue, release | 这张专辑下个月发行。 Zhè zhāng zhuānjí xià gè yuè fāxíng. The album comes out next month. |
| 730 | 问世 wènshì | to come out, be published | 这本书问世以后很受欢迎。 Zhè běn shū wènshì yǐhòu hěn shòu huānyíng. The book was very popular once it came out. |
| 731 | 题材 tícái | subject matter, theme | 这部电影的题材很新颖。 Zhè bù diànyǐng de tícái hěn xīnyǐng. The subject of this film is fresh. |
| 732 | 新颖 xīnyǐng | new and original | 他的设计很新颖。 Tā de shèjì hěn xīnyǐng. His design is very original. |
| 733 | 散文 sǎnwén | prose, essay (measure word 篇) | 我很喜欢读他的散文。 Wǒ hěn xǐhuan dú tā de sǎnwén. I love reading his essays. |
| 734 | 寓言 yùyán | fable (measure word 个、则) | 这个寓言告诉我们做人要诚实。 Zhè gè yùyán gàosu wǒmen zuòrén yào chéngshí. This fable teaches us to be honest. |
| 735 | 童话 tónghuà | fairy tale (measure word 个、篇) | 妈妈每天晚上给我讲童话。 Māma měi tiān wǎnshang gěi wǒ jiǎng tónghuà. Mum tells me a fairy tale every night. |
| 736 | 传记 zhuànjì | biography (measure word 本、部) | 我正在读一本名人传记。 Wǒ zhèngzài dú yì běn míngrén zhuànjì. I'm reading a biography of a famous person. |
| 737 | 剧本 jùběn | script, play (measure word 个、部) | 他花了三个月写这个剧本。 Tā huā le sān gè yuè xiě zhè gè jùběn. He spent three months writing this script. |
| 738 | 结局 jiéjú | ending, outcome | 这个故事的结局很感人。 Zhè gè gùshi de jiéjú hěn gǎnrén. The story has a moving ending. |
| 739 | 悬念 xuánniàn | suspense | 这部电影一直到最后都充满悬念。 Zhè bù diànyǐng yìzhí dào zuìhòu dōu chōngmǎn xuánniàn. This film is full of suspense right to the end. |
| 740 | 高潮 gāocháo | climax, peak | 演出进入了高潮。 Yǎnchū jìnrù le gāocháo. The performance reached its climax. |
| 741 | 镜头 jìngtóu | camera lens; shot, scene (measure word 个) | 这个镜头拍得很美。 Zhè gè jìngtóu pāi de hěn měi. This shot is beautifully filmed. |
| 742 | 直播 zhíbō | live broadcast; to broadcast live | 比赛将在电视上直播。 Bǐsài jiāng zài diànshì shang zhíbō. The match will be shown live on TV. |
| 743 | 栏目 lánmù | column, programme (section) (measure word 个) | 这是我最喜欢的电视栏目。 Zhè shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de diànshì lánmù. This is my favourite TV programme. |
| 744 | 曝光 bàoguāng | to expose (to the public) | 这件丑闻被记者曝光了。 Zhè jiàn chǒuwén bèi jìzhě bàoguāng le. The scandal was exposed by journalists. |
| 745 | 据悉 jùxī | it is reported (formal) | 据悉,这次会议有上千人参加。 Jùxī, zhè cì huìyì yǒu shàng qiān rén cānjiā. It's reported that over a thousand people attended the meeting. |
| 746 | 轰动 hōngdòng | to cause a sensation | 这条新闻轰动了全国。 Zhè tiáo xīnwén hōngdòng le quánguó. The news caused a sensation across the country. |
| 747 | 热门 rèmén | popular, in demand | 这是今年最热门的专业。 Zhè shì jīnnián zuì rèmén de zhuānyè. This is the most popular subject this year. |
| 748 | 潮流 cháoliú | trend, tide | 她总是跟着潮流买衣服。 Tā zǒngshì gēnzhe cháoliú mǎi yīfu. She always buys clothes that are on trend. |
| 749 | 偶像 ǒuxiàng | idol | 他是很多年轻人的偶像。 Tā shì hěn duō niánqīngrén de ǒuxiàng. He's an idol to many young people. |
| 750 | 崇拜 chóngbài | to worship, idolize | 他非常崇拜那位足球明星。 Tā fēicháng chóngbài nà wèi zúqiú míngxīng. He idolizes that football star. |
| 751 | 漫画 mànhuà | comic, cartoon (measure word 本、幅) | 我小时候很喜欢看漫画。 Wǒ xiǎoshíhou hěn xǐhuan kàn mànhuà. I loved reading comics as a child. |
| 752 | 相声 xiàngsheng | crosstalk (comic dialogue) (measure word 段) | 我爸爸喜欢听相声。 Wǒ bàba xǐhuan tīng xiàngsheng. My dad likes listening to crosstalk. |
| 753 | 杂技 zájì | acrobatics | 我们去看了一场杂技表演。 Wǒmen qù kàn le yì chǎng zájì biǎoyǎn. We went to see an acrobatics show. |
| 754 | 魔术 móshù | magic (tricks) (measure word 个) | 他给孩子们表演了一个魔术。 Tā gěi háizimen biǎoyǎn le yí gè móshù. He did a magic trick for the children. |
| 755 | 舞蹈 wǔdǎo | dance | 她从小学习舞蹈。 Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí wǔdǎo. She has studied dance since she was little. |
| 756 | 演奏 yǎnzòu | to play (music), perform | 他在音乐会上演奏了钢琴。 Tā zài yīnyuèhuì shang yǎnzòu le gāngqín. He played the piano at the concert. |
| 757 | 旋律 xuánlǜ | melody | 这首歌的旋律很好听。 Zhè shǒu gē de xuánlǜ hěn hǎotīng. This song has a lovely melody. |
| 758 | 节奏 jiézòu | rhythm, pace | 大城市的生活节奏很快。 Dà chéngshì de shēnghuó jiézòu hěn kuài. Life in big cities moves fast. |
| 759 | 摇滚 yáogǔn | rock (music) | 他是一个摇滚歌手。 Tā shì yí gè yáogǔn gēshǒu. He's a rock singer. |
| 760 | 排练 páiliàn | to rehearse | 演员们正在排练新节目。 Yǎnyuánmen zhèngzài páiliàn xīn jiémù. The actors are rehearsing a new show. |
| 761 | 扮演 bànyǎn | to play (a role) | 她在电影里扮演一位母亲。 Tā zài diànyǐng lǐ bànyǎn yí wèi mǔqīn. She plays a mother in the film. |
| 762 | 雕塑 diāosù | sculpture (measure word 座、个) | 公园里有很多雕塑。 Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō diāosù. There are many sculptures in the park. |
| 763 | 陶瓷 táocí | ceramics, pottery | 景德镇的陶瓷很有名。 Jǐngdézhèn de táocí hěn yǒumíng. Jingdezhen's porcelain is famous. |
| 764 | 工艺品 gōngyìpǐn | handicraft (measure word 件) | 我在市场上买了几件工艺品。 Wǒ zài shìchǎng shang mǎi le jǐ jiàn gōngyìpǐn. I bought some handicrafts at the market. |
| 765 | 古董 gǔdǒng | antique (measure word 件) | 他喜欢收藏古董。 Tā xǐhuan shōucáng gǔdǒng. He likes collecting antiques. |
| 766 | 收藏 shōucáng | to collect; collection | 他收藏了很多旧邮票。 Tā shōucáng le hěn duō jiù yóupiào. He has collected many old stamps. |
| 767 | 文物 wénwù | cultural relic (measure word 件) | 博物馆里有很多珍贵的文物。 Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhēnguì de wénwù. The museum holds many precious relics. |
| 768 | 遗产 yíchǎn | inheritance, heritage (measure word 笔、份) | 长城是世界文化遗产。 Chángchéng shì shìjiè wénhuà yíchǎn. The Great Wall is a World Heritage site. |
| 769 | 考古 kǎogǔ | archaeology | 他从事考古工作三十年了。 Tā cóngshì kǎogǔ gōngzuò sānshí nián le. He has worked in archaeology for thirty years. |
| 770 | 朝代 cháodài | dynasty (measure word 个) | 唐朝是中国历史上一个强大的朝代。 Tángcháo shì Zhōngguó lìshǐ shang yí gè qiángdà de cháodài. The Tang was a powerful dynasty in Chinese history. |
| 771 | 皇帝 huángdì | emperor (measure word 位、个) | 秦始皇是中国第一个皇帝。 Qín Shǐhuáng shì Zhōngguó dì-yī gè huángdì. Qin Shi Huang was China's first emperor. |
| 772 | 儒家 Rújiā | Confucianism, the Confucian school | 孔子是儒家的代表人物。 Kǒngzǐ shì Rújiā de dàibiǎo rénwù. Confucius is the leading figure of the Confucian school. |
| 773 | 信仰 xìnyǎng | faith, belief | 每个人都有信仰的自由。 Měi gè rén dōu yǒu xìnyǎng de zìyóu. Everyone has freedom of belief. |
| 774 | 迷信 míxìn | superstition; superstitious | 我奶奶有点迷信。 Wǒ nǎinai yǒudiǎn míxìn. My grandma is a bit superstitious. |
| 775 | 天堂 tiāntáng | heaven, paradise | 这里简直是购物者的天堂。 Zhèlǐ jiǎnzhí shì gòuwùzhě de tiāntáng. This place is a shopper's paradise. |
| 776 | 农历 nónglì | lunar calendar | 春节是农历正月初一。 Chūnjié shì nónglì zhēngyuè chūyī. The Spring Festival falls on the first day of the first lunar month. |
| 777 | 端午节 Duānwǔ Jié | Dragon Boat Festival | 端午节人们吃粽子。 Duānwǔ Jié rénmen chī zòngzi. People eat zongzi at the Dragon Boat Festival. |
| 778 | 元宵节 Yuánxiāo Jié | Lantern Festival | 元宵节晚上大家一起看灯。 Yuánxiāo Jié wǎnshang dàjiā yìqǐ kàn dēng. On the night of the Lantern Festival everyone goes out to see the lanterns. |
| 779 | 压岁钱 yāsuìqián | lucky money (given at New Year) | 春节时孩子们会收到压岁钱。 Chūnjié shí háizimen huì shōudào yāsuìqián. Children receive lucky money at Spring Festival. |
| 780 | 拜年 bàinián | to pay a New Year call | 大年初一我们去给爷爷奶奶拜年。 Dànián chūyī wǒmen qù gěi yéye nǎinai bàinián. On New Year's Day we go to wish our grandparents a happy new year. |
| 781 | 团圆 tuányuán | to be reunited (family) | 中秋节是家人团圆的日子。 Zhōngqiū Jié shì jiārén tuányuán de rìzi. Mid-Autumn is a day for family reunions. |
| 782 | 灯笼 dēnglong | lantern (measure word 个、盏) | 门口挂着两个红灯笼。 Ménkǒu guàzhe liǎng gè hóng dēnglong. Two red lanterns hang at the door. |
| 783 | 对联 duìlián | couplet (on scrolls) (measure word 副) | 过年的时候家家户户贴对联。 Guònián de shíhou jiājiā hùhù tiē duìlián. At New Year every household puts up couplets. |
| 784 | 旗袍 qípáo | qipao (cheongsam) (measure word 件) | 她穿着一件漂亮的旗袍。 Tā chuānzhe yí jiàn piàoliang de qípáo. She's wearing a beautiful qipao. |
| 785 | 首饰 shǒushi | jewellery (measure word 件) | 她不喜欢戴首饰。 Tā bù xǐhuan dài shǒushi. She doesn't like wearing jewellery. |
| 786 | 钻石 zuànshí | diamond (measure word 颗) | 这枚钻石戒指很贵。 Zhè méi zuànshí jièzhi hěn guì. This diamond ring is expensive. |
| 787 | 珍珠 zhēnzhū | pearl (measure word 颗) | 她戴着一条珍珠项链。 Tā dàizhe yì tiáo zhēnzhū xiàngliàn. She's wearing a pearl necklace. |
| 788 | 玉 yù | jade | 这个手镯是用玉做的。 Zhè gè shǒuzhuó shì yòng yù zuò de. This bracelet is made of jade. |
| 789 | 文凭 wénpíng | diploma | 有文凭不等于有能力。 Yǒu wénpíng bù děngyú yǒu nénglì. Having a diploma isn't the same as being capable. |
| 790 | 证书 zhèngshū | certificate (measure word 张、本) | 他拿到了教师资格证书。 Tā nádào le jiàoshī zīgé zhèngshū. He has got his teaching certificate. |
| 791 | 师范 shīfàn | teacher training | 她毕业于一所师范大学。 Tā bìyè yú yì suǒ shīfàn dàxué. She graduated from a teacher-training university. |
| 792 | 课题 kètí | research topic, project (measure word 个) | 他正在研究一个新课题。 Tā zhèngzài yánjiū yí gè xīn kètí. He's working on a new research project. |
| 793 | 答辩 dábiàn | to defend (a thesis); oral defence | 我下周要参加论文答辩。 Wǒ xià zhōu yào cānjiā lùnwén dábiàn. I have my thesis defence next week. |
| 794 | 摘要 zhāiyào | summary, abstract (measure word 篇、份) | 请先写一个论文摘要。 Qǐng xiān xiě yí gè lùnwén zhāiyào. Please write an abstract of your thesis first. |
| 795 | 引用 yǐnyòng | to quote, cite | 他在文章里引用了一句古诗。 Tā zài wénzhāng lǐ yǐnyòng le yí jù gǔshī. He quoted a line of classical poetry in the article. |
| 796 | 比喻 bǐyù | metaphor, figure of speech; to compare | 这个比喻用得很好。 Zhè gè bǐyù yòng de hěn hǎo. That metaphor works well. |
| 797 | 含义 hányì | meaning, implication | 这句话的含义很深。 Zhè jù huà de hányì hěn shēn. This saying has a deep meaning. |
| 798 | 贬义 biǎnyì | derogatory sense | 这个词带有贬义。 Zhè gè cí dàiyǒu biǎnyì. This word has a negative connotation. |
| 799 | 俗话 súhuà | common saying | 俗话说,好的开始是成功的一半。 Súhuà shuō, hǎo de kāishǐ shì chénggōng de yíbàn. As the saying goes, well begun is half done. |
| 800 | 座右铭 zuòyòumíng | motto | 他把这句话当作自己的座右铭。 Tā bǎ zhè jù huà dàngzuò zìjǐ de zuòyòumíng. He took this saying as his motto. |
| 801 | 背诵 bèisòng | to recite (from memory) | 老师让我们背诵这首诗。 Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen bèisòng zhè shǒu shī. The teacher had us recite this poem. |
| 802 | 启示 qǐshì | inspiration, lesson | 这个故事给了我很大的启示。 Zhè gè gùshi gěi le wǒ hěn dà de qǐshì. This story taught me a great deal. |
| 803 | 熏陶 xūntáo | to influence (gradually), nurture | 他从小受到音乐的熏陶。 Tā cóngxiǎo shòudào yīnyuè de xūntáo. He grew up immersed in music. |
| 804 | 潜移默化 qiányí-mòhuà | to influence imperceptibly (chengyu) | 父母的行为会潜移默化地影响孩子。 Fùmǔ de xíngwéi huì qiányí-mòhuà de yǐngxiǎng háizi. Parents' behaviour subtly shapes their children. |
| 805 | 循序渐进 xúnxù-jiànjìn | step by step, gradually (chengyu) | 学习要循序渐进。 Xuéxí yào xúnxù-jiànjìn. Learning should proceed step by step. |
| 806 | 博大精深 bódà-jīngshēn | broad and profound (chengyu) | 中国文化博大精深。 Zhōngguó wénhuà bódà-jīngshēn. Chinese culture is broad and profound. |
| 807 | 举世瞩目 jǔshì-zhǔmù | to attract worldwide attention (chengyu) | 这次比赛举世瞩目。 Zhè cì bǐsài jǔshì-zhǔmù. This competition drew attention from all over the world. |