凉 ⇒
凉 Liáng/liáng/liàng, [涼], the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), La...
凉快 liángkuai, [涼快], nice and cold/pleasantly cool
凉鞋 liángxié, [涼鞋], sandal
凉爽 liángshuǎng, [涼爽], cool and refreshing
着凉 zháoliáng, [著涼], to catch cold/Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng]
凄凉 qīliáng, [悽涼]/[淒涼], mournful/miserable, desolate (place)
荒凉 huāngliáng, [荒涼], desolate
冰凉 bīngliáng, [冰涼], ice-cold
冲凉 chōngliáng, [沖涼], (dialect) to take a shower
清凉 qīngliáng, [清涼], cool/refreshing/(of clothing) skimpy/revealing
凉拌 liángbàn, [涼拌], salad with dressing/cold vegetables dressed with sauce (e.g. coleslaw)
凉亭 liángtíng, [涼亭], pavilion
凉水 liángshuǐ, [涼水], cool water/unboiled water
阴凉 yīnliáng, [陰涼], shady
风凉话 fēngliánghuà, [風涼話], sneering/sarcasm/cynical remarks
凉菜 凉气 荫凉 yìnliáng, [蔭涼], shady and cool
乘凉 chéngliáng, [乘涼], to cool off in the shade
凉风 受凉 shòuliáng, [受涼], to catch cold
悲凉 bēiliáng, [悲涼], sorrowful/dismal
清凉油 qīngliángyóu, [清涼油], soothing ointment/balm
凉台 凉面 liángmiàn, [涼麵], cold noodles
世态炎凉 shìtàiyánliáng, [世態炎涼], the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
凉拌面 凉棚 liángpéng, [涼棚], mat awning/arbor
凉飕飕 纳凉 nàliáng, [納涼], to enjoy the cool air
秋凉 qiūliáng, [秋涼], the cool of autumn
清凉剂 苍凉 cāngliáng, [蒼涼], desolate/bleak
了 ⇒
了 le/liǎo/liào, [瞭], (completed action marker)/(modal particle indicating change of state, situation ...
为了 wèile, [為了], in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
了解 liǎojiě, [瞭解], to understand/to realize/to find out, to understand/to realize/to find out
极了 jíle, [極了], extremely/exceedingly
除了 chúle, besides/apart from (... also...)/in addition to/except (for)
罢了 bàle/bàliǎo, [罷了], a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much), a modal particle i...
受不了 shòubùliǎo, unbearable/unable to endure/can't stand
了不起 liǎobuqǐ, amazing/terrific/extraordinary
大不了 dàbùliǎo, at worst/if worst comes to worst/serious/alarming
说了算 shuōlesuàn, [說了算], to have the final say/to be the one in charge
得了 déle/déliǎo, all right!/that's enough!, (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
了结 liǎojié, [了結], to settle/to finish/to conclude/to wind up
对了 duìle, [對了], Correct!/Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to me...
完了 wánle, to be finished/to be done for/ruined/gone to the dogs/oh no
不得了 bùdéliǎo, desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly
就是了 没完没了 méiwánméiliǎo, [沒完沒了], without end/incessantly/on and on
明了 míngliǎo, [明瞭], to understand clearly/to be clear about/plain/clear/also written 明瞭|明了[míng liǎo...
了如指掌 liǎorúzhǐzhǎng, [瞭如指掌], to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)/to know (a person, a place etc) ...
了断 liǎoduàn, [了斷], to bring to a conclusion/to settle (a dispute)/to do away with (oneself)/to brea...
受得了 shòudeliǎo, to put up with/to endure
直截了当 zhíjiéliǎodàng, [直截了當], direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt/straightforward
忘不了 wàngbùliǎo, cannot forget
未了 wèiliǎo, unfinished/outstanding (business)/unfulfilled
少不了 shǎobuliǎo, cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many
一目了然 yīmùliǎorán, [一目瞭然], obvious at a glance (idiom), obvious at a glance (idiom)
私了 sīliǎo, to settle privately/to solve behind closed doors/to settle out of court
免不了 miǎnbùliǎo, unavoidable/can't be avoided
一了百了 yīliǎobǎiliǎo, once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved/death ends all one's tr...
不了了之 bùliǎoliǎozhī, to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite
了事 liǎoshì, to dispose of a matter/to be done with it
了不得 报了名 了得 liǎode, exceptional/outstanding/dreadful/appalling
敷衍了事 fūyǎnliǎoshì, to skimp/to work half-heartedly/not to bother
终了 zhōngliǎo, [終了], to end
了然 liǎorán, [瞭然], to understand clearly/evident, to understand clearly/evident
知了 zhīliǎo, cicada (onom.)
了无生趣 liǎowúshēngqù, [了無生趣], to lose all interest in life (idiom)
了却 liǎoquè, [了卻], to resolve/to settle
简洁明了 顾不了 便了 末了 mòliǎo, in the end
要不了 亏了 临了 了局 liǎojú, end/conclusion/solution
怎么得了 zěnmedéliǎo, [怎麼得了], how can this be?/what's to be done?/what an awful mess!
不甚了了
半 ⇒
半 bàn, half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
一半 yībàn, half
半夜 bànyè, midnight/in the middle of the night
半辈子 bànbèizi, [半輩子], half of a lifetime
多半 duōbàn, most/mostly/most likely
半死 bànsǐ, half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)/(tired) to death/(terrified) out o...
半身 大半 dàbàn, more than half/greater part/most/probably/most likely
半天 bàntiān, half of the day/a long time/quite a while/midair/CL:個|个[gè]
半数 bànshù, [半數], half the number/half
半径 bànjìng, [半徑], radius
半点 bàndiǎn, [半點], the least bit
半生 bànshēng, half a lifetime
半岛 bàndǎo, [半島], peninsula
半路 bànlù, halfway/midway/on the way
半途而废 bàntúérfèi, [半途而廢], to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
半决赛 bànjuésài, [半決賽], semifinals
半空 bànkōng, midair
半边 bànbiān, [半邊], half of sth/one side of sth
半价 bànjià, [半價], half price
半自动 bànzìdòng, [半自動], semiautomatic
半球 bànqiú, hemisphere
半身像 bànshēnxiàng, half-length photo or portrait/bust
上半场 减半 jiǎnbàn, [減半], to reduce by half
参半 cānbàn, [參半], half/half and half/both ... and .../just as much ... as .../equally
半死不活 半截 bànjié, half (of sth)/halfway through
半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng, in the depth of night/late at night
北半球 Běibànqiú, Northern Hemisphere
南半球 Nánbànqiú, Southern Hemisphere
过半 guòbàn, [過半], over fifty percent/more than half
大半生 半儿 对半 duìbàn, [對半], half-and-half/50-50/to double
夜半 yèbàn, midnight
西半球 xībànqiú, Western Hemisphere
巴尔干半岛 BāěrgànBàndǎo, [巴爾幹半島], Balkan Peninsula
半斤八两 bànjīnbāliǎng, [半斤八兩], not much to choose between the two/tweedledum and tweedledee
半程 半成品 bànchéngpǐn, semi-manufactured goods/semifinished articles/semifinished products
事半功倍 shìbàngōngbèi, half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and lea...
半导体 bàndǎotǐ, [半導體], semiconductor
大半天 一知半解 yīzhībànjiě, lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge/dilettan...
半吊子 bàndiàozi, dabbler/smatterer/tactless and impulsive person
半身不遂 bànshēnbùsuì, paralysis of one side of the body/hemiplegia
喜忧参半 xǐyōucānbàn, [喜憂參半], to have mixed feelings (about sth)
半圆 bànyuán, [半圓], semicircle
半边天 bànbiāntiān, [半邊天], half the sky/women of the new society/womenfolk
降半旗 一星半点 yīxīngbàndiǎn, [一星半點], just the tiniest bit/a hint of
下半年 xiàbànnián, second half of the year
半生不熟 bànshēngbùshóu, underripe/half-cooked/(fig.) not mastered (of a technique)/clumsy/halting
小半 xiǎobàn, a portion smaller than a half/the lesser part/the smaller part
半信半疑 bànxìnbànyí, half doubting/dubious/skeptical
后半段 半道 半音 bànyīn, semitone
下半时 半山腰 一年半载 yīniánbànzǎi, [一年半載], about a year
后半夜 上半时 半壁江山 bànbìjiāngshān, half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)/vas...
半路出家 bànlùchūjiā, switch to a job one was not trained for
阿拉伯半岛 ĀlābóBàndǎo, [阿拉伯半島], Arabian Peninsula
年过半百 毁誉参半 一多半 下半夜 半票 bànpiào, half-price ticket/half fare
半日 前半夜 qiánbànyè, first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
半公开 bàngōngkāi, [半公開], semiovert/more or less open
半工半读 bàngōngbàndú, [半工半讀], part work, part study/work-study program
半衰期 bànshuāiqī, half-life
半瓶醋 bànpíngcù, dabbler/dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
上半年 shàngbànnián, first half (of a year)
上半期 后半期 上半叶 shàngbànyè, [上半葉], the first half (of a period)
半月形 下半旗 半仙 半大 半年 bànnián, half a year
半百 bànbǎi, fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
上半夜 shàngbànyè, first half of the night/time before midnight
半推半就 bàntuībànjiù, half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resista...
半圆形 bànyuánxíng, [半圓形], semicircular
上下半场
截 ⇒
截 jié, to cut off (a length)/to stop/to intercept/section/chunk/length
拦截 lánjié, [攔截], to intercept
截然不同 jiéránbùtóng, entirely different/different as black and white
截住 截获 jiéhuò, [截獲], to intercept/to cut off and capture
截止 jiézhǐ, to close/to stop/to put a stop to sth/cut-off point/stopping point/deadline
直截了当 zhíjiéliǎodàng, [直截了當], direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt/straightforward
截肢 jiézhī, amputation (medicine)/to amputate
截取 jiéqǔ, to cut off a section of sth
截断 jiéduàn, [截斷], to break or cut in two/to sever/to cut off/(fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a ...
阻截 zǔjié, to stop/to obstruct/to bar the way
截至 jiézhì, up to (a time)/by (a time)
半截 bànjié, half (of sth)/halfway through
截然 jiérán, completely/sharply (differing)
截瘫 jiétān, [截癱], paraplegia/paralysis
横截面 héngjiémiàn, [橫截面], cross-section
斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě, [斬釘截鐵], lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)/fig. resolute and decisive/unhe...
截击 jiéjī, [截擊], to intercept (military)
堵截 截面 jiémiàn, section/cross-section
截留 截止日 截面图 截收 截流