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
失 ⇒
失去 shīqù, to lose
消失 xiāoshī, to disappear/to fade away
失踪 shīzōng, [失蹤], to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for
失望 shīwàng, disappointed/to lose hope/to despair
失败 shībài, [失敗], to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure/defeat/CL:次[cì]
失陪 shīpéi, goodbye (modest formula)/Excuse me, I must leave.
损失 sǔnshī, [損失], loss/damage/CL:個|个[gè]/to lose/to suffer damage
失 shī, to lose/to miss/to fail
失败者 shībàizhě, [失敗者], loser
失控 shīkòng, to go out of control
迷失 míshī, to lose (one's bearings)/to get lost
失业 shīyè, [失業], unemployment/to lose one's job
丧失 sàngshī, [喪失], to lose/to forfeit
失误 shīwù, [失誤], lapse/mistake/to make a mistake/fault/service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
丢失 diūshī, [丟失], to lose/lost
失常 shīcháng, not normal/an aberration
失效 shīxiào, to fail/to lose effectiveness
过失 guòshī, [過失], error/fault/(law) negligence/delinquency
失落 shīluò, to lose (sth)/to drop (sth)/to feel a sense of loss/frustrated/disappointment/lo...
失血 shīxuè, blood loss
失礼 shīlǐ, [失禮], lacking in manners
失明 shīmíng, to lose one's eyesight/to become blind/blindness
失手 shīshǒu, a slip/miscalculation/unwise move/accidentally/by mistake/to lose control/to be ...
失眠 shīmián, to suffer from insomnia
失事 shīshì, (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle coll...
失灵 shīlíng, [失靈], out of order (of machine)/not working properly/a failing (of a system)
失窃 shīqiè, [失竊], to lose by theft/to have one's property stolen
遗失 yíshī, [遺失], to lose/lost
惊慌失措 jīnghuāngshīcuò, [驚慌失措], to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
失调 shīdiào/shītiáo, [失調], out of tune (music), imbalance/to become dysfunctional/to lack proper care (afte...
万无一失 wànwúyīshī, [萬無一失], surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
失火 shīhuǒ, to catch fire/on fire/fire (alarm)
失职 shīzhí, [失職], to lose one's job/unemployment/not to fulfill one's obligations/to neglect one's...
失恋 shīliàn, [失戀], to lose one's love/to break up (in a romantic relationship)/to feel jilted
失态 shītài, [失態], to forget one's manners/to forget oneself/to lose self-control (in a situation)
流失 liúshī, (of soil etc) to wash away/to be eroded/(fig.) (of talented staff, followers of ...
失足 shīzú, to lose one's footing/to slip/to take a wrong step in life
失利 shīlì, to lose/to suffer defeat
错失 cuòshī, [錯失], fault/mistake/to miss (a chance)
缺失 quēshī, deficiency/shortcoming/hiatus
失禁 shījìn, (urinary or fecal) incontinence
失物 失意 shīyì, disappointed/frustrated
走失 zǒushī, lost/missing/to lose (sb in one's charge)/to get lost/to wander away/to lose (fl...
冒失 màoshi, rash/impudent
失掉 shīdiào, to lose/to miss
失散 shīsàn, to lose touch with/missing/scattered/separated from
机不可失 jībùkěshī, [機不可失], No time to lose! (idiom)
闪失 shǎnshī, [閃失], mishap/accident/accidental loss
失声 shīshēng, [失聲], to lose one's voice/(to cry out) involuntarily
痛失 tòngshī, to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc)/to miss out on (an opportunity)/...
得失 déshī, gains and losses/success and failure/merits and demerits
失聪 shīcōng, [失聰], to go deaf/to lose hearing
报失 bàoshī, [報失], report the loss to the authorities concerned
失衡 shīhéng, to unbalance/an imbalance
失传 shīchuán, [失傳], (of skills etc) to die out/lost/extinct
失约 shīyuē, [失約], to miss an appointment
黯然失色 ànránshīsè, to lose one's splendor/to lose luster/to be eclipsed/to be overshadowed
失守 shīshǒu, (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands/(fig.) to take a turn for th...
大失所望 dàshīsuǒwàng, greatly disappointed
失之交臂 shīzhījiāobì, to miss narrowly/to let a great opportunity slip
失眠症 失措 shīcuò, to be at a loss
失重 shīzhòng, weightlessness
错失良机 失业率 shīyèlǜ, [失業率], unemployment rate
有失 yǒushī, to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions)
失身 shīshēn, to lose one's virginity/to lose one's chastity
失策 shīcè, to blunder/to miscalculate/miscalculation/unwise (move)
失业者 shīyèzhě, [失業者], an unemployed person
流离失所 liúlíshīsuǒ, [流離失所], destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about/displ...
冒失鬼 màoshiguǐ, reckless person/hothead
失而复得 shīérfùdé, [失而復得], to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
失语症 shīyǔzhèng, [失語症], aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)
失主 shīzhǔ, owner of sth lost or stolen
失言 shīyán, slip of the tongue/indiscretion/to blurt out a secret
失神 shīshén, absent-minded/to lose spirit/despondent
失当 shīdàng, [失當], inappropriate/improper
失色 shīsè, to lose color/to turn pale
得不偿失 débùchángshī, [得不償失], the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
失真 shīzhēn, to lack fidelity/(signal) distortion
失信 shīxìn, to break a promise
不失为 bùshīwéi, [不失為], can still be considered (to be...)/may after all be accepted as
挂失 guàshī, [掛失], to report the loss of something
损失费 失算 shīsuàn, to miscalculate/miscalculation
疏失 shūshī, to make a (careless) mistake/oversight
年久失修 niánjiǔshīxiū, old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)/dilapidated
失敬 患得患失 huàndéhuànshī, to worry about personal gains and losses
失势 精神损失费 失地 shīdì, to lose land/dispossessed
失实 shīshí, [失實], to give a false picture of the situation
失宠 shīchǒng, [失寵], to lose favor/in disfavor/disgraced
一失足成千古恨 yīshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn, a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
马失前蹄 mǎshīqiántí, [馬失前蹄], lit. the horse loses its front hooves/fig. sudden failure through miscalculation...
失落感 过失罪 失职罪 因小失大 yīnxiǎoshīdà, to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大惊失色 dàjīngshīsè, [大驚失色], to turn pale with fright (idiom)
失陷 失时 失水 失察 shīchá, to fail in observing or supervising/to miss/to let sth slip through
顾此失彼 gùcǐshībǐ, [顧此失彼], lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)/fig. to be unable ...
怅然若失 言多必失 yánduōbìshī, if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
失和 shīhé, disharmony/to become estranged
坐失良机 zuòshīliángjī, [坐失良機], to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
哑然失笑 yǎránshīxiào, [啞然失笑], to laugh involuntarily/Taiwan pr. [è rán shī xiào]
大意失荆州 失音 失盗 shīdào, [失盜], to have sth stolen/to lose to theft/robbed
失笑 shīxiào, to laugh in spite of oneself/to be unable to help laughing/to break into laughte...
失修 shīxiū, disrepair
散失 sànshī, to squander/lost
城门失火殃及池鱼 偏失
业 ⇒
职业 zhíyè, [職業], occupation/profession/vocation/professional
毕业 bìyè, [畢業], graduation/to graduate/to finish school
事业 shìyè, [事業], undertaking/project/activity/(charitable, political or revolutionary) cause/publ...
专业 zhuānyè, [專業], specialty/specialized field/main field of study (at university)/major/CL:門|门[mén...
作业 zuòyè, [作業], school assignment/homework/work/task/operation/CL:個|个[gè]/to operate
商业 shāngyè, [商業], business/trade/commerce
行业 hángyè, [行業], industry/business
业 Yè/yè, [業], surname Ye, line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school studies/e...
业余 yèyú, [業餘], in one's spare time/outside working hours/amateur (historian etc)
失业 shīyè, [失業], unemployment/to lose one's job
企业 qǐyè, [企業], company/firm/enterprise/corporation/CL:家[jiā]
业务 yèwù, [業務], business/professional work/service/CL:項|项[xiàng]
工业 gōngyè, [工業], industry
产业 chǎnyè, [產業], industry/estate/property/industrial
营业 yíngyè, [營業], to do business/to trade
毕业生 bìyèshēng, [畢業生], graduate
开业 kāiyè, [開業], to open a business/to open a practice/open (for business)
学业 xuéyè, [學業], studies/schoolwork
农业 nóngyè, [農業], agriculture/farming
职业道德 业主 yèzhǔ, [業主], owner/proprietor
业绩 yèjì, [業績], achievement/accomplishment/(in more recent usage) performance (of a business, em...
就业 jiùyè, [就業], to get a job/employment
敬业 jìngyè, [敬業], to be dedicated to one's work/to respect one's work
执业 zhíyè, [執業], to work in a profession (e.g. doctor, lawyer)/practitioner/professional
企业家 qǐyèjiā, [企業家], entrepreneur
重操旧业 chóngcāojiùyè, [重操舊業], to resume one's old trade (idiom)
创业 chuàngyè, [創業], to begin an undertaking/to start a major task/to initiate/to venture/venture/ent...
物业 wùyè, [物業], property/real estate/abbr. for 物業管理|物业管理[wù yè guǎn lǐ], property management
商业街 商业化 shāngyèhuà, [商業化], to commercialize
停业 tíngyè, [停業], to cease trading (temporarily or permanently)/to close down
职业病 zhíyèbìng, [職業病], occupational disease
副业 fùyè, [副業], sideline/side occupation
事业有成 shìyèyǒuchéng, [事業有成], to be successful in business/professional success
商业区 shāngyèqū, [商業區], business district/downtown
实业 shíyè, [實業], industry/commercial enterprise
出版业 从业 cóngyè, [從業], to practice (a trade)
营业额 yíngyèé, [營業額], sum or volume of business/turnover
农业部 Nóngyèbù, [農業部], Ministry of Agriculture/Department of Agriculture
毕业班 无业 wúyè, [無業], unemployed/jobless/out of work
自由职业者 娱乐业 歇业 xiēyè, [歇業], to close down (temporarily or permanently)/to go out of business
工业区 gōngyèqū, [工業區], industrial zone
家业 jiāyè, [家業], family property
兢兢业业 jīngjīngyèyè, [兢兢業業], cautious and conscientious
零售业 失业率 shīyèlǜ, [失業率], unemployment rate
渔业 yúyè, [漁業], fishing industry/fishery
专业性 zhuānyèxìng, [專業性], professionalism/expertise
服务业 fúwùyè, [服務業], service industry
失业者 shīyèzhě, [失業者], an unemployed person
糖业 结业 jiéyè, [結業], to finish school, esp. a short course/to complete a course
业务员 yèwùyuán, [業務員], salesperson
银行业 yínhángyè, [銀行業], banking
安居乐业 ānjūlèyè, [安居樂業], to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
矿业 kuàngyè, [礦業], mining industry
专业户 zhuānyèhù, [專業戶], family firm producing a special product/cottage industry
各行各业 gèhánggèyè, [各行各業], every trade/all professions/all walks of life
业内人士 不务正业 bùwùzhèngyè, [不務正業], not to engage in honest work/to ignore one's proper occupation/not to attend to ...
业大 yèdà, [業大], part-time college (abbr. for 業餘大學|业余大学[yè yú dà xué])
职业装 大业 dàyè, [大業], great cause/great undertaking
实业家 shíyèjiā, [實業家], industrialist
营业执照 广告业 业已 yèyǐ, [業已], already
保险业 鞋业 伟业 wěiyè, [偉業], exploit/great undertaking
建筑业 jiànzhùyè, [建築業], building industry
制造业 zhìzàoyè, [制造業], manufacturing industry
烟草业 影业 yǐngyè, [影業], film industry
待业 dàiyè, [待業], to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China)
旅游业 lǚyóuyè, [旅遊業], tourism industry
营业员 yíngyèyuán, [營業員], clerk/shop assistant/CL:個|个[gè]
成家立业 chéngjiālìyè, [成家立業], to get married and start a career (idiom)/to settle down/to establish oneself
职业性 从业者 公用事业 主业 zhǔyè, [主業], main business
专业课 餐饮业 非专业 业务部 在业 基业 jīyè, [基業], foundation/base/family estate
工业化 gōngyèhuà, [工業化], to industrialize/industrialization
企业界 课业 kèyè, [課業], lesson/schoolwork
商业性 房地产业 职业化 zhíyèhuà, [職業化], professionalization
专业化 zhuānyèhuà, [專業化], specialization
商业部 金融业 jīnróngyè, [金融業], financial sector/the banking business
运输业 yùnshūyè, [運輸業], transportation industry
企业主 qǐyèzhǔ, [企業主], owner of enterprise
转业 zhuǎnyè, [轉業], to change one's profession/to transfer to civilian work
祖业 商业界 农业局 牧业 mùyè, [牧業], livestock husbandry/animal product industry
工业界 造纸业 软件业 置业 zhìyè, [置業], to buy real estate
肄业 yìyè, [肄業], to attend (a school)/to drop out (of college etc)
饮食业 建功立业 jiàngōnglìyè, [建功立業], to achieve or accomplish goals
工业部 畜牧业 xùmùyè, [畜牧業], animal husbandry/stock raising/livestock raising
酿酒业 niàngjiǔyè, [釀酒業], brewing industry/wine industry
休业 商业委员会 传道授业 印刷业 yìnshuāyè, [印刷業], typography/printing business
事业心 shìyèxīn, [事業心], devotion to one's work/professional ambition
同业公会 tóngyègōnghuì, [同業公會], trade association
产业界 博彩业 创业者 chuàngyèzhě, [創業者], entrepreneur
作业本 酒店业 jiǔdiànyè, [酒店業], the catering industry/the hotel and restaurant business
爱岗敬业 àigǎngjìngyè, [愛崗敬業], industrious and hard-working/conscientious and meticulous
种植业 zhòngzhíyè, [種植業], plantation
业务量 流水作业 肄业生 yìyèshēng, [肄業生], dropout student
汽车业 不动产业 电信业 应召业 从业员 农牧业 合资企业 专业班 军业重 造船业 产业化 chǎnyèhuà, [產業化], to industrialize/industrialization
同业 tóngyè, [同業], same trade or business/person in the same trade or business
通讯业 药业 择业 养殖业 yǎngzhíyè, [養殖業], cultivation industry
锁业 化学工业 huàxuégōngyè, [化學工業], chemical industry, abbr. to 化工[huà gōng]
手工业 shǒugōngyè, [手工業], handicraft
产业工人 chǎnyègōngrén, [產業工人], industrial worker
业务费 轻工业部 企业化 镜业 承业 中资企业 商业城 积业 业瑜 通信业 纺织业 主营业务 业业 营业厅 证券业 立业 术业 营业部 交通运输业 林业部 授业 shòuyè, [授業], to teach/to bequeath
业非