先 ⇒
先生 Xiānsheng/xiānsheng, Mister (Mr.), teacher/husband/doctor (dialect)/CL:位[wèi]
先 xiān, early/prior/former/in advance/first
首先 shǒuxiān, first (of all)/in the first place
领先 lǐngxiān, [領先], to lead/to be in front
事先 shìxiān, in advance/before the event/beforehand/prior
先进 xiānjìn, [先進], advanced (technology)/to advance
先知 xiānzhī, prophet
优先 yōuxiān, [優先], to have priority/to take precedence
祖先 zǔxiān, ancestor/forebears
先前 xiānqián, before/previously
原先 yuánxiān, originally/original/former
最先 zuìxiān, (the) very first
预先 yùxiān, [預先], beforehand/in advance
先例 xiānlì, antecedent/precedent
先是 抢先 qiǎngxiān, [搶先], to rush (to do sth urgent)/to try to be the first/to forestall
早先 zǎoxiān, previously/before
起先 qǐxiān, at first/in the beginning
先锋 xiānfēng, [先鋒], vanguard/pioneer/avant-garde
先驱 xiānqū, [先驅], pioneer
先行 xiānxíng, to precede others/in advance
先后 xiānhòu, [先後], early or late/priority/in succession/one after another
优先权 先令 xiānlìng, shilling (loanword)
遥遥领先 yáoyáolǐngxiān, [遙遙領先], a long way in front/to lead by a wide margin
先辈 xiānbèi, [先輩], elders/former generations
好好先生 hǎohǎoxiānsheng, Mr Goody-goody/yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
先发制人 xiānfāzhìrén, [先發制人], to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt/to anticipate/preem...
先天性 xiāntiānxìng, congenital/intrinsic/innateness
先下手为强 xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng, [先下手為強], strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the firs...
率先 shuàixiān, to take the lead/to show initiative
先天 xiāntiān, inborn/innate/natural
捷足先登 jiézúxiāndēng, the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)/the early bird catches the worm/first co...
先科 先机 xiānjī, [先機], key moment/decisive opportunity
优先级 先人 xiānrén, ancestors/previous generations/my late father
先入为主 xiānrùwéizhǔ, [先入為主], lit. first impression is strongest
先头 xiāntóu, [先頭], in advance/ahead/before/previously
先兆 xiānzhào, omen
先驱者 xiānqūzhě, [先驅者], pioneer
老先生 先祖 xiānzǔ, deceased grandfather/ancestry
有约在先 yǒuyuēzàixiān, [有約在先], to have a prior engagement
争先恐后 zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, [爭先恐後], striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
一马当先 yīmǎdāngxiān, [一馬當先], to take the lead
先见之明 xiānjiànzhīmíng, [先見之明], foresight
在先 zàixiān, to come first/previous/prior/beforehand/first/formerly
先父 xiānfù, deceased father/my late father
先锋队 xiānfēngduì, [先鋒隊], vanguard
先河 xiānhé, priority/sth advocated first/refers to ancient tradition: Worship the river firs...
有言在先 先遣队 xiānqiǎnduì, [先遣隊], advance party/advance troops
先验 xiānyàn, [先驗], a priori (philosophy)
先拔头筹 先决条件 xiānjuétiáojiàn, [先決條件], precondition/prerequisite
先睹为快 xiāndǔwéikuài, [先睹為快], joy of first experience (idiom)/the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
为先 先知先觉 xiānzhīxiānjué, [先知先覺], foresight/having foresight/person of foresight
开路先锋 kāilùxiānfēng, [開路先鋒], pioneer/trailbreaker
先锋派 xiānfēngpài, [先鋒派], avant-garde
先斩后奏 xiānzhǎnhòuzòu, [先斬後奏], first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先放 先期 xiānqī, in advance/beforehand/premature/front-end
先遣 先于 身先士卒 shēnxiānshìzú, to fight at the head of one's troops/(fig.) to take the lead
先声夺人 xiānshēngduórén, [先聲奪人], to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
我先 先礼后兵 xiānlǐhòubīng, [先禮後兵], peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence/jaw-jaw ...
先天不足 xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
争先 zhēngxiān, [爭先], to compete to be first/to contest first place
先行者 xiānxíngzhě, forerunner
占先 zhànxiān, [佔先], to take precedence
先人后己 先导 xiāndǎo, [先導], guide/forerunner/pioneer
先烈 xiānliè, martyr
先石 近水楼台先得月 jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuè, [近水樓臺先得月], the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)/to benefit from...
先开 先决 xiānjué, [先決], prerequisite/precondition
先亲 阿龙先 先手 先敬 先来 敢为人先 gǎnwéirénxiān, [敢為人先], to dare to be first/to pioneer (idiom)
先天下之忧而忧 谈成先 南先镐 那先 罗格先 先解锁 先夫 率先垂范 麦先锋 未老先衰 wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
丹先 奎因先 小先生 庞贝先 黑乔先 得先 武君先 安姬得先
期 ⇒
星期 xīngqī, week/CL:個|个[gè]/day of the week/Sunday
期待 qīdài, to look forward to/to await/expectation
期 qī, [朞], variant of 期[qī]/period/cycle, a period of time/phase/stage/classifier for issue...
期望 qīwàng, to have expectations/to earnestly hope/expectation/hope
期间 qījiān, [期間], period of time/time/time period/period/CL:個|个[gè]
时期 shíqī, [時期], period/phase/CL:個|个[gè]
假期 jiàqī, vacation
星期五 Xīngqīwǔ, Friday
日期 rìqī, date/CL:個|个[gè]
星期六 Xīngqīliù, Saturday
星期天 Xīngqītiān, Sunday/CL:個|个[gè]
长期 chángqī, [長期], long term/long time/long range (of a forecast)
星期一 Xīngqīyī, Monday
学期 xuéqī, [學期], term/semester/CL:個|个[gè]
星期二 Xīngqīèr, Tuesday
星期三 Xīngqīsān, Wednesday
星期四 Xīngqīsì, Thursday
早期 zǎoqī, early period/early phase/early stage
预期 yùqī, [預期], to expect/to anticipate
上星期 shàngxīngqī, last week/previous week
期限 qīxiàn, time limit/deadline/allotted time
期盼 qīpàn, hope and expectation/to anticipate/to look forward to/to await expectantly
青春期 qīngchūnqī, puberty/adolescence
过期 guòqī, [過期], to be overdue/to exceed the time limit/to expire (as in expiration date)
下星期 xiàxīngqī, next week
延期 yánqī, to delay/to extend/to postpone/to defer
短期 duǎnqī, short term/short-term
刑期 xíngqī, prison term
到期 dàoqī, to fall due (loan etc)/to expire (visa etc)/to mature (investment bond etc)
期末 qīmò, end of term
定期 dìngqī, at set dates/at regular intervals/periodic/limited to a fixed period of time/fix...
近期 jìnqī, near in time/in the near future/very soon/recent
周期 zhōuqī, [週期], period/cycle
星期日 Xīngqīrì, Sunday/CL:個|个[gè]
初期 chūqī, initial stage/beginning period
暑期 shǔqī, summer vacation time
后期 hòuqī, [後期], late stage/later period
任期 rènqī, term of office/CL:屆|届[jiè]/tenure (entire period in office)
晚期 wǎnqī, later period/end stage/terminal
中期 zhōngqī, middle (of a period of time)/medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
期刊 qīkān, periodical
预产期 yùchǎnqī, [預產期], expected date of childbirth/estimated due date (EDD)
期中 qīzhōng, interim/midterm
更年期 gēngniánqī, menopause/andropause
前期 qiánqī, preceding period/early stage
后会有期 hòuhuìyǒuqī, [後會有期], I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)/Hope to see you again.
无限期 wúxiànqī, [無限期], unlimited (time) duration
无期徒刑 wúqītúxíng, [無期徒刑], life imprisonment
为期 wéiqī, [為期], (to be done) by (a certain date)/lasting (a certain time)
分期付款 fēnqīfùkuǎn, to pay in installments/payment in installments
末期 mòqī, end (of a period)/last part/final phase
高峰期 gāofēngqī, peak period/rush hour
过渡期 期望值 qīwàngzhí, expectations/(math) expected value
如期 rúqī, as scheduled/on time/punctual
试用期 shìyòngqī, [試用期], trial period/probationary period
婚期 hūnqī, wedding day
有期徒刑 yǒuqītúxíng, limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
改期 gǎiqī, to reschedule/to rearrange (e.g. a meeting)/to postpone
无期 wúqī, [無期], unspecified period/in the indefinite future/no fixed time/indefinite sentence (i...
下期 保质期 bǎozhìqī, [保質期], date of use (on foodstuffs)/best before date
期货 qīhuò, [期貨], abbr. for 期貨合約|期货合约[qī huò hé yuē], futures contract (finance)
限期 xiànqī, to set a time limit/time limit/deadline
有效期 yǒuxiàoqī, period of validity/sell-by date
绝经期 周期表 zhōuqībiǎo, [週期表], periodic table (chemistry)/abbr. of 元素週期表|元素周期表[yuán sù zhōu qī biǎo], periodic ...
实习期 孕期 yùnqī, gestation/duration of pregnancy
长期以来 chángqīyǐlái, [長期以來], ever since a long time ago
按期 ànqī, on schedule/on time
恢复期 huīfùqī, [恢復期], convalescence
发情期 fāqíngqī, [發情期], the breeding season (zool.)/oestrus (period of sexual receptivity of female mamm...
周期性 zhōuqīxìng, [週期性], periodic/periodicity (math)/cyclicity
危险期 排卵期 缓期 huǎnqī, [緩期], to defer/to put off (until later)/to postpone
同期 tóngqī, the corresponding time period (in a different year etc)/concurrent/synchronous
逾期 yúqī, to be overdue/to fail to meet a deadline/to be behind in doing sth
本期 běnqī, the current period/this term (usually in finance)
二期 潜伏期 qiánfúqī, [潛伏期], incubation period (of disease)
期满 qīmǎn, [期滿], to expire/to run out/to come to an end
分期 fēnqī, by stages/staggered/step by step/in installments
租期 期权 qīquán, [期權], option
佳期 jiāqī, wedding day/day of tryst
超期 不期而遇 bùqīéryù, meet by chance/have a chance encounter
工期 gōngqī, time allocated for a project/completion date
不期而至 以期 yǐqī, in order to/hoping to/attempting to/waiting for
归期 怀孕期 遥遥无期 yáoyáowúqī, [遙遙無期], far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever
期终 qīzhōng, [期終], end of a fixed term
先期 xiānqī, in advance/beforehand/premature/front-end
保修期 bǎoxiūqī, guarantee period/warranty period
斋期 zhāiqī, [齋期], fasting days/a fast
成熟期 长期性 chángqīxìng, [長期性], long-term
干旱期 妊娠期 中后期 磨合期 活期 huóqī, (banking) current (account)/checking (account)/demand (deposit etc)
上期 有期 续期 调整期 发育期 fāyùqī, [發育期], puberty/period of development
中长期 丰收期 哺乳期 bǔrǔqī, breastfeeding period/lactation period/suckling period
半衰期 bànshuāiqī, half-life
婴儿期 yīngérqī, [嬰兒期], infancy
合同期 每期 期票 qīpiào, promissory note/IOU
交货期 jiāohuòqī, [交貨期], delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery)/date of d...
上半期 后半期 思春期 sīchūnqī, age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex/puberty
冰川期 bīngchuānqī, ice age
休眠期 林期 会期 huìqī, [會期], the duration of a conference/the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is...
见习期 安全期 ānquánqī, safe period/safe days of a woman's menstrual cycle (low risk of conception)
花期 huāqī, the flowering season
生长期 幼儿期 冬歇期 年期 三年期 三期 满期 mǎnqī, [滿期], to fall due/to come to the end of a term/to expire
孵化期 fūhuàqī, incubation period/time for sth to develop
展期 zhǎnqī, to extend the period/to reschedule (a debt)
远期 yuǎnqī, [遠期], long-term/at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment)/abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约...
录 ⇒
记录 jìlù, [記錄], to record/record (written account)/note-taker/record (in sports etc)/CL:個|个[gè]
录 Lù/lù, [錄], surname Lu, diary/record/to hit/to copy
录像 lùxiàng, [錄像], to videotape/to videorecord/video recording/CL:盤|盘[pán]
纪录 jìlù, [紀錄], variant of 記錄|记录[jì lù] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")
录音 lùyīn, [錄音], to record (sound)/sound recording/CL:個|个[gè]
录像带 lùxiàngdài, [錄像帶], video cassette/CL:盤|盘[pán]
录取 lùqǔ, [錄取], to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entranc...
目录 mùlù, [目錄], catalog/table of contents/directory (on computer hard drive)/list/contents
登录 dēnglù, [登錄], to register/to log in
备忘录 bèiwànglù, [備忘錄], memorandum/aide-memoire/memorandum book
录音带 lùyīndài, [錄音帶], audio tape/CL:盤|盘[pán],盒[hé]
录制 lùzhì, [錄製], to record (video or audio)
录音机 lùyīnjī, [錄音機], (tape) recording machine/tape recorder/CL:臺|台[tái]
笔录 bǐlù, [筆錄], to put down in writing/to take down notes/transcript/record
录像机 lùxiàngjī, [錄像機], video recorder/VCR
纪录片 jìlùpiàn, [紀錄片], newsreel/documentary (film or TV program)/CL:部[bù]
启示录 Qǐshìlù, [啟示錄], the Revelation of St John the divine/the Apocalypse
录用 lùyòng, [錄用], to hire (an employee)/to accept (a manuscript) for publication
录音室 记录片 jìlùpiàn, [記錄片], variant of 紀錄片|纪录片[jì lù piàn]
回忆录 huíyìlù, [回憶錄], memoir
录音棚 通讯录 tōngxùnlù, [通訊錄], address book/directory
收录 shōulù, [收錄], to include (in a collection)/to put together (stories, poems etc)/to record/to e...
录影 lùyǐng, [錄影], to videotape/to videorecord
录入 lùrù, [錄入], to input (computer)/to type
转录 zhuǎnlù, [轉錄], transcription/to make a copy of a recording
语录 yǔlù, [語錄], quotation (from a book or existing source)
记录员 jìlùyuán, [記錄員], recorder
摘录 zhāilù, [摘錄], to extract/to excerpt/an excerpt
摄录 创纪录 名录 mínglù, [名錄], directory
记录本 抄录 chāolù, [抄錄], to make a copy of
附录 fùlù, [附錄], appendix
实录 收录机 shōulùjī, [收錄機], radio-tape recorder
那录影 录放机 翻录 同学录 编录 biānlù, [編錄], to select and edict/to edit extracts
录相机 记录器 jìlùqì, [記錄器], recorder
宫录 根目录 记录仪 风云录 胜录 录放 lùfàng, [錄放], to record and play (audio, video)
宁录 谈录影 录像厅 记录簿 录像片 歌录 记录卡 访谈录 选录 xuǎnlù, [選錄], an excerpt/a digest
音 ⇒
声音 shēngyīn, [聲音], voice/sound/CL:個|个[gè]
音乐 yīnyuè, [音樂], music/CL:張|张[zhāng],曲[qǔ],段[duàn]
音 yīn, sound/noise/note (of musical scale)/tone/news/syllable/reading (phonetic value o...
录音 lùyīn, [錄音], to record (sound)/sound recording/CL:個|个[gè]
口音 kǒuyīn/kǒuyin, oral speech sounds (linguistics), voice/accent
收音机 shōuyīnjī, [收音機], radio/CL:臺|台[tái]
音乐会 yīnyuèhuì, [音樂會], concert/CL:場|场[chǎng]
噪音 zàoyīn, rumble/noise/static (in a signal)
嗓音 sǎngyīn, voice
语音 yǔyīn, [語音], speech sounds/pronunciation/colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a...
发音 fāyīn, [發音], to pronounce/pronunciation/to emit sound
音乐剧 音乐家 yīnyuèjiā, [音樂家], musician
福音 fúyīn, good news/glad tidings/gospel
录音带 lùyīndài, [錄音帶], audio tape/CL:盤|盘[pán],盒[hé]
音响 yīnxiǎng, [音響], sound/acoustics/audio/hi-fi system/stereo sound system/abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zǔ hé...
录音机 lùyīnjī, [錄音機], (tape) recording machine/tape recorder/CL:臺|台[tái]
高音 gāoyīn, high pitch/soprano/treble
音量 yīnliàng, sound volume
谐音 xiéyīn, [諧音], homonym/homophone/harmonic (component of sound)
音频 yīnpín, [音頻], audio/sound/audio frequency/sound frequency
音符 yīnfú, (music) note/phonetic component of a Chinese character/phonetic symbol/phonogram
音调 yīndiào, [音調], pitch of voice (high or low)/pitch (of a musical note)/tone
回音 huíyīn, echo/reply/turn (ornament in music)
低音 dīyīn, bass
同音 tóngyīn, unison/homophone
配音 pèiyīn, dubbing (filmmaking)
播音员 bōyīnyuán, [播音員], announcer/broadcaster
音节 yīnjié, [音節], syllable
隔音 géyīn, soundproofing
录音室 音乐节 yīnyuèjié, [音樂節], music festival
扩音器 kuòyīnqì, [擴音器], megaphone/loudspeaker/amplifier/microphone
录音棚 音像 yīnxiàng, audio and video/audiovisual
播音 bōyīn, to transmit/to broadcast
音域 yīnyù, vocal range/register (music)
音讯 yīnxùn, [音訊], letters/mail/news/messages/correspondence
音效 yīnxiào, sound effect
音乐厅 yīnyuètīng, [音樂廳], concert hall/auditorium
静音 jìngyīn, [靜音], quiet/silent/mute
波音 Bōyīn/bōyīn, Boeing (aerospace company), mordent (music)
消音器 xiāoyīnqì, silencer
音速 yīnsù, speed of sound
杂音 záyīn, [雜音], noise
音乐声 音准 元音 yuányīn, vowel
音乐界 女高音 nǚgāoyīn, soprano
音色 yīnsè, tone/timbre/sound color
音乐课 画外音 huàwàiyīn, [畫外音], voice-over/background narration
重音 zhòngyīn, accent (of a word)/stress (on a syllable)
音质 yīnzhì, [音質], tone/sound quality/timbre
主音 zhǔyīn, keynote/principal tone/tonic/vowel
超音速 chāoyīnsù, supersonic
音箱 yīnxiāng, loudspeaker box/speaker (audio equipment)/resonating chamber of a musical instru...
读音 dúyīn, [讀音], pronunciation/literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese chara...
音信 yīnxìn, message
福音书 fúyīnshū, [福音書], gospel
鼻音 bíyīn, nasal sound
音阶 yīnjiē, [音階], musical scale
音乐室 男高音 nángāoyīn, tenor
收音 shōuyīn, to receive a radio signal/to make an audio recording/(of an auditorium etc) to h...
音高 yīngāo, pitch (music)/tone
颤音 chànyīn, [顫音], vibrato (of stringed instrument)/trill (in phonetics)
消音 xiāoyīn, to silence
知音 zhīyīn, intimate friend/soul mate
影音 yǐngyīn, recorded media (CD and DVD)/sound and movies
拼音 pīnyīn, phonetic writing/pinyin (Chinese romanization)
话音 huàyīn, [話音], one's speaking voice/tone/implication
音乐史 五音 wǔyīn, five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la/five classes of init...
杳无音讯 观音 Guānyīn, [觀音], Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśv...
杳无音信 yǎowúyīnxìn, [杳無音信], to have no news whatever
音译 yīnyì, [音譯], transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese char...
中音 音波 yīnbō, sound wave
观世音 Guānshìyīn, [觀世音], Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśv...
佳音 音带 yīndài, [音帶], audio tape
辅音 fǔyīn, [輔音], consonant
忙音 mángyīn, busy signal (telephony)
音响效果 yīnxiǎngxiàoguǒ, [音響效果], sound effects
心音 xīnyīn, sound of the heart/heartbeat
一锤定音 yīchuídìngyīn, [一錘定音], lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow/fig. to make the final decision
男中音 nánzhōngyīn, baritone
轻音乐 qīngyīnyuè, [輕音樂], light music
八音盒 bāyīnhé, musical box
男低音 nándīyīn, bass (music)/lower register male voice
哨音 女低音 英音 交响音乐会 扩音机 kuòyīnjī, [擴音機], amplifier/loudspeaker/hearing aid
半音 bànyīn, semitone
同音词 tóngyīncí, [同音詞], homophonic words
音律 yīnlǜ, tuning/temperament
喉音 hóuyīn, guttural sound/(linguistics) glottal (or laryngeal) consonant
尾音 wěiyīn, final sound of a syllable/rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
音乐片 王音 余音 yúyīn, [餘音], lingering sound
播音室 回音壁 短音 音区 音素 yīnsù, phoneme
音容笑貌 乐音 yuèyīn, [樂音], musical note/tone
强音 亚音速 话外音 定音鼓 dìngyīngǔ, timpani
伴音 语音学 yǔyīnxué, [語音學], phonetics
音变 yīnbiàn, [音變], phonetic change
音障 清音 qīngyīn, (phonetics) voiceless sound
音乐指导 琴音 音叉 yīnchā, tuning fork
滑音 huáyīn, glissando
灭音器 mièyīnqì, [滅音器], muffler (of an internal combustion engine)
轻音 最强音 音型 女中音 正音 zhèngyīn, standard pronunciation/to correct sb's pronunciation
和音 héyīn, harmony (pleasing combination of sounds)
音位 yīnwèi, phoneme
音板 之音 美国之音 MěiguóZhīYīn, [美國之音], Voice of America (VOA)
音源 音标 yīnbiāo, [音標], phonetic symbol
音韵 yīnyùn, [音韻], music/rhyme and rhythm/initial, 音[yīn], and final and tone, 韻|韵[yùn], of a Chine...
崇音 同音字 tóngyīnzì, homophonic characters
装饰音 齿音 chǐyīn, [齒音], dental consonant
隔音室 次重音 泛音 fànyīn, overtone/a harmonic
纯音 chúnyīn, [純音], pure tone
失音 金素音 合音 héyīn, backup vocal (music)/(phonetic) contraction
拟音 nǐyīn, [擬音], to make a sound effect/sound effect/(historical linguistics) to reconstruct the ...
儿化音 语音课 默音 土音 乡音 xiāngyīn, [鄉音], local accent/accent of one's native place
童音 复音 音容 yīnróng, voice and features/(sb's) appearance
靡靡之音 mǐmǐzhīyīn, decadent or obscene music
美音 一槌定音 yīchuídìngyīn, variant of 一錘定音|一锤定音[yī chuí dìng yīn]
浊音 zhuóyīn, [濁音], (phonetics) voiced sound/sonant