早 ⇒
早 zǎo, early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
早上 zǎoshang, early morning/CL:個|个[gè]
早就 zǎojiù, already at an earlier time
早餐 zǎocān, breakfast/CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
早晨 zǎochén, early morning/CL:個|个[gè]
明早 míngzǎo, tomorrow morning/tomorrow
迟早 chízǎo, [遲早], sooner or later
早安 zǎoān, Good morning!
早点 zǎodiǎn, [早點], breakfast
早饭 zǎofàn, [早飯], breakfast/CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
一早 yīzǎo, early in the morning/at dawn
早期 zǎoqī, early period/early phase/early stage
早已 zǎoyǐ, long ago/for a long time
早晚 zǎowǎn, morning and evening/sooner or later
提早 tízǎo, ahead of schedule/sooner than planned/to bring forward (to an earlier time)
一大早 yīdàzǎo, at dawn/at first light/first thing in the morning
早起 zǎoqǐ, to get up early
早日 zǎorì, soon/shortly/on a day quite soon/promptly
尽早 jǐnzǎo, [儘早], as early as possible
过早 guòzǎo, [過早], premature/untimely
早早 早先 zǎoxiān, previously/before
早间 为时过早 wéishíguòzǎo, [為時過早], premature/too soon
早班 zǎobān, early shift/morning work shift
大清早 dàqīngzǎo, early in the morning
早熟 zǎoshú, precocious/early-maturing
趁早 chènzǎo, as soon as possible/at the first opportunity/the sooner the better/before it's t...
很早以前 早年 zǎonián, early years/adolescence
早产 zǎochǎn, [早產], premature birth/premature labor
老早 lǎozǎo, a long time ago
英年早逝 yīngniánzǎoshì, to die an untimely death (idiom)/to be cut off in one's prime
清早 qīngzǎo, first thing in the morning/at daybreak
早报 zǎobào, [早報], morning newspaper
早退 zǎotuì, to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time)/to retire early (from one'...
及早 jízǎo, at the earliest possible time/as soon as possible
早泄 zǎoxiè, [早洩], premature ejaculation
早衰 zǎoshuāi, to age prematurely/premature senescence
早产儿 早逝 zǎoshì, early demise/untimely death
赶早 gǎnzǎo, [趕早], as soon as possible/at the first opportunity/the sooner the better/before it's t...
早川 早班车 早茶 zǎochá, morning tea
早操 zǎocāo, morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and...
一清早 yīqīngzǎo, early in the morning
起早贪黑 qǐzǎotānhēi, [起早貪黑], to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late
早出晚归 zǎochūwǎnguī, [早出晚歸], to leave early and return late (idiom)
早婚 zǎohūn, to marry too early
早市 zǎoshì, morning market
早稻 zǎodào, early season rice/rice at transplanting or still unripe
起早摸黑 qǐzǎomōhēi, see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qǐ zǎo tān hēi]
早春 zǎochūn, early spring
老 ⇒
老 lǎo, prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of ...
老兄 lǎoxiōng, elder brother (often used self-referentially)/(form of address between male frie...
老师 lǎoshī, [老師], teacher/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板 lǎobǎn/Lǎobǎn, [老闆], variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn], Robam (brand), boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[gè]
老婆 lǎopó, (coll.) wife
老天 lǎotiān, God/Heavens
老实 lǎoshi, [老實], honest/sincere/well-behaved/open and guileless/naive
老鼠 lǎoshǔ, rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老公 lǎogōng/lǎogong, (coll.) husband, (coll.) eunuch/see also 老公[lǎo gōng]
圣诞老人 ShèngdànLǎorén, [聖誕老人], Father Christmas/Santa Claus
老朋友 lǎopéngyou, old friend/(slang) period/menstruation
老大 lǎodà, old age/very/eldest child in a family/leader of a group/boss/captain of a boat/l...
老头 lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
老人 lǎorén, old man or woman/the elderly/one's aged parents or grandparents
古老 gǔlǎo, ancient/old/age-old
老爹 lǎodiē, (dialect) father/old man/sir
老弟 lǎodì, (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than onese...
老天爷 lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
百老汇 Bǎilǎohuì, [百老匯], Broadway (New York City)
老家伙 lǎojiāhuo, [老傢伙], variant of 老家伙[lǎo jiā huo], (coll.) old fellow/old codger
老是 lǎoshi, always
老虎 lǎohǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老远 lǎoyuǎn, [老遠], very far away
老二 lǎoèr, second-eldest child in a family/(euphemism) penis
老家 lǎojiā, native place/place of origin/home state or region
老太太 lǎotàitai, elderly lady (respectful)/esteemed mother/CL:位[wèi]
老鹰 lǎoyīng, [老鷹], (coll.) eagle/hawk/any similar bird of prey
老头子 lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
老式 lǎoshì, old-fashioned/old type/outdated
老友 lǎoyǒu, old friend/sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
老子 Lǎozǐ/lǎozi, Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism/the sac...
长老 zhǎnglǎo, [長老], elder/term of respect for a Buddhist monk
老太婆 lǎotàipó, old woman (at times contemptuous)
老兵 lǎobīng, veteran
老哥 老伙计 元老 yuánlǎo, senior figure/elder/doyen
养老金 yǎnglǎojīn, [養老金], pension
老人家 lǎorénjiā, polite term for old woman or man
养老院 yǎnglǎoyuàn, [養老院], nursing home
老娘 lǎoniáng, my old mother/I, this old woman/my old lady (colloquial)/maternal grandmother/mi...
衰老 shuāilǎo, to age/to deteriorate with age/old and weak
老年人 lǎoniánrén, old people/the elderly
老老实实 老年 lǎonián, elderly/old age/autumn of one's years
老奶奶 lǎonǎinai, (coll.) father's father's mother/paternal great-grandmother/respectful form of a...
老爷 lǎoye, [老爺], (respectful) lord/master/(coll.) maternal grandfather
老掉牙 lǎodiàoyá, very old/obsolete/out of date
老百姓 lǎobǎixìng, ordinary people/the "person in the street"/CL:個|个[gè]
法老 fǎlǎo, pharaoh (loanword)
老妇 老练 lǎoliàn, [老練], seasoned/experienced
老手 lǎoshǒu, experienced person/an old hand at sth
老话 长生不老 chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
老爷子 lǎoyézi, [老爺子], my (you etc) old father/polite appellation for an elderly male
老化 lǎohuà, to age (of person or object)/becoming old
老古董 养老 yǎnglǎo, [養老], to provide for the elderly (family members)/to enjoy a life in retirement
老板娘 lǎobǎnniáng, [老闆娘], female proprietor/lady boss/boss's wife
老巢 老母 年老 niánlǎo, aged
老头儿 lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
老年痴呆症 lǎoniánchīdāizhèng, [老年痴獃症], senile dementia/Alzheimer's disease
老爷爷 lǎoyéye, [老爺爺], (coll.) father's father's father/paternal great-grandfather
老大哥 lǎodàgē, big brother
老顽固 老好人 lǎohǎorén, one who tries never to offend anybody
老处女 lǎochǔnǚ, [老處女], unmarried old woman/spinster
老规矩 老牌 lǎopái, old, well-known brand/old style/old school/an old hand/experienced veteran
老虎机 lǎohǔjī, [老虎機], slot machine
老乡 lǎoxiāng, [老鄉], fellow townsman/fellow villager/sb from the same hometown
老把戏 老一套 lǎoyītào, the same old stuff
老婆婆 老路 lǎolù, old road/familiar way/beaten track/conventional behavior
老太 lǎotài, old lady
老东西 lǎodōngxi, [老東西], (derog.) old fool/old bastard
老挝 Lǎowō, [老撾], Laos
老爷车 lǎoyechē, [老爺車], classic car
老五 米老鼠 MǐLǎoshǔ, Mickey Mouse
老伴 lǎobàn, (of an elderly couple) husband or wife
老相识 老毛病 lǎomáobìng, chronic illness/old weakness/chronic problem
老早 lǎozǎo, a long time ago
老生常谈 lǎoshēngchángtán, [老生常談], an old observation (idiom)/a truism/banal comments
老本 lǎoběn, capital/assets/savings/nest egg/(fig.) reputation/laurels (to rest upon)/old edi...
老糊涂 lǎohútu, [老糊塗], dotard
母老虎 mǔlǎohǔ, tigress/(fig.) fierce woman/vixen
老搭档 老底 别老 回老家 huílǎojiā, to go back to one's roots/to return to one's native place/by ext. to join one's ...
男女老少 nánnǚlǎoshào, men, women, young and old/all kinds of people/people of all ages
老魏 老交情 生老病死 shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
老茧 lǎojiǎn, [老繭], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 老趼
老麦 老主顾 老总 lǎozǒng, [老總], boss/executive
老气 老先生 老姑娘 老道 老虎钳 lǎohǔqián, [老虎鉗], vise/pincer pliers
老前辈 老将 lǎojiàng, [老將], lit. old general/commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese che...
老妈子 lǎomāzi, [老媽子], older female servant/amah
老三 您老 大老粗 dàlǎocū, uncouth fellow/rustic
老大不小 老妈妈 老公公 lǎogōnggong, old man/husband's father/father-in-law/court eunuch
老成 lǎochéng, mature/experienced/sophisticated
老外 lǎowài, (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)/layman/amateur
活到老 老一辈 lǎoyībèi, [老一輩], previous generation/older generation
老调 老鸨 lǎobǎo, [老鴇], female brothel keeper
老到 lǎodao, experienced and careful
老同事 苍老 cānglǎo, [蒼老], old/aged/(of calligraphy or painting) vigorous/forceful
学到老 老者 lǎozhě, old man/elderly man
老脸 lǎoliǎn, [老臉], self-respect of old person/face/thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)/bra...
老伯 lǎobó, uncle (polite form of address for older male)
老朽 孤老 gūlǎo, solitary old man or woman/regular patron (at brothels)
老相好 老少 lǎoshào, the old and the young
老狐狸 lǎohúli, old fox/fig. cunning person
老范 老调重弹 lǎodiàochóngtán, [老調重彈], to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
老巴 老城区 Lǎochéngqū/lǎochéngqū, [老城區], Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luò yáng shì], Henan, old city distric...
唐老鸭 TángLǎoyā, [唐老鴨], Donald Duck
老婆子 老表 老当益壮 lǎodāngyìzhuàng, [老當益壯], old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
天荒地老 tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
老王 父老 fùlǎo, elders
老谋深算 lǎomóushēnsuàn, [老謀深算], rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
小老婆 xiǎolǎopó, concubine/mistress/(dialect) woman
老江湖 lǎojiānghú, a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
老酒 lǎojiǔ, wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
老态 lǎotài, [老態], elderly, as in movement or bearing
老乔 老山 老汉 lǎohàn, [老漢], old man/I (an old man referring to himself)
老牛 纸老虎 zhǐlǎohǔ, [紙老虎], paper tiger
老资格 lǎozīgé, [老資格], veteran
老花镜 lǎohuājìng, [老花鏡], presbyopic glasses
海老 老黄 过街老鼠 guòjiēlǎoshǔ, [過街老鼠], sb or sth detested by all/target of scorn/anathema/cf. 老鼠過街，人人喊打|老鼠过街，人人喊打[lǎo s...
老农 老崔 走老路 老弱病残 垂垂老矣 老宅 老霍 老祖宗 男女老幼 nánnǚlǎoyòu, men, women, young and old/everybody
敬老院 jìnglǎoyuàn, home of respect for aged/nursing home
老花 lǎohuā, presbyopia
老迈 lǎomài, [老邁], aged/senile
老詹 老郭 老字号 lǎozìhào, [老字號], shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
老屋 老妪 lǎoyù, [老嫗], old woman (formal writing)
老夫 lǎofū, I (spoken by an old man)
老潘 父老乡亲 老大爷 lǎodàyé, [老大爺], uncle/grandpa/CL:位[wèi]
老气横秋 lǎoqìhéngqiū, [老氣橫秋], old and decrepit/proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
老年斑 和事老 老皇历 lǎohuánglì, [老皇曆], (lit.) past years' almanac/(fig.) ancient history/obsolete practice/old-fashione...
敬老 jìnglǎo, respect for the aged
吃老本 宝刀不老 bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
老黄历 老丈人 lǎozhàngren, (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
七老八十 qīlǎobāshí, in one's seventies (age)/very old (of people)
老父亲 老鬼 老师傅 老小 lǎoxiǎo, the old and the young/the youngest member of the family
金老 老左 老办法 老狗 老大妈 lǎodàmā, [老大媽], "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)/CL:位[wèi]
老龄化 lǎolínghuà, [老齡化], aging (population)
老伯伯 lǎobóbo, grandpa (polite form of address for old man)
地老天荒 dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
老年性 老年病 告老还乡 月老 yuèlǎo, matchmaker/go-between/same as 月下老人[yuè xià lǎo rén]
老实巴交 lǎoshibājiāo, [老實巴交], (coll.) docile/well-behaved/biddable
老陈 老马 老城 lǎochéng, old town/old district of a city
老史 老卜 老幺 lǎoyāo, [老么], youngest
老帅 老张 老尹 老杰 老生 lǎoshēng, venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Ch...
老父 lǎofù, father/old man/venerable sir
老罗 二老 èrlǎo, mother and father/parents
老伴儿 lǎobànr, [老伴兒], erhua variant of 老伴[lǎo bàn]
老花花 中老年 zhōnglǎonián, middle and old age
中老年人 zhōnglǎoniánrén, middle-aged and elderly people
老虎凳 lǎohǔdèng, tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizont...
老脾气 老脑筋 老两口 老泪纵横 变老 老挝人 张老 老佛爷 Lǎofóyé, [老佛爺], title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father/nickname for Empre...
老萨 老账 lǎozhàng, [老賬], lit. old account/old debt/fig. old scores to settle/old quarrels/old grudge
老许 老金 老龄 lǎolíng, [老齡], old age/aging/aged/geriatric/the aged
父老兄弟 廉颇老矣 老布 老汤 老毛 老死不相往来 老琼 老炳 老粗 lǎocū, uneducated person/yokel/boor/roughneck
老寿星 老大娘 lǎodàniáng, old lady/Madam (polite address)/CL:位[wèi]
养老保险金 妻儿老小 倚老卖老 大老婆 dàlǎopó, primary wife
秋老虎 qiūlǎohǔ, hot spell during autumn/Indian summer
卢老 家老 jiālǎo, (old) a senior in one's household
二老板 老年学 阿姆巴赫老 拉莉塔老 老花眼 lǎohuāyǎn, presbyopia
老葛 老病号 年老体弱 niánlǎotǐruò, [年老體弱], old and weak (idiom)
玛德琳老 老骥伏枥 lǎojìfúlì, [老驥伏櫪], lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig....
未老先衰 wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
老鲍 老来福 老街坊 老三样 老人斑 狗老 迪安·老 老蓝 老薛 老莫 老辣 lǎolà, shrewd and ruthless/efficient and unscrupulous
老车 老赖 lǎolài, [老賴], (coll.) debt dodger
老雷 老高 船老大 chuánlǎodà, coxswain/steersman/boatswain (bo'sun)
老飞 少年老成 shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
王老 老子非 老马识途 lǎomǎshítú, [老馬識途], an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do/an ol...
老相 老熊 老千 lǎoqiān, cheat/swindler (in gambling)
老卫 老僧 老幼 老姜 老普 老星 老李 老朱 老朴 老方 老洪 老毕 老树 佩林老
素 ⇒
素 sù, raw silk/white/plain, unadorned/vegetarian (food)/essence/nature/element/constit...
因素 yīnsù, element/factor/CL:個|个[gè]
元素 yuánsù, element/element of a set/chemical element
毒素 dúsù, poison
激素 jīsù, hormone
抗生素 kàngshēngsù, antibiotic
素食 sùshí, vegetables/vegetarian food
维生素 wéishēngsù, [維生素], vitamin
训练有素 素材 sùcái, source material (in literature and art)
素质 sùzhì, [素質], inner quality/basic essence
素描 sùmiáo, sketch
同位素 tóngwèisù, isotope
胰岛素 yídǎosù, [胰島素], insulin
罗素 Luósù, [羅素], Russell (name)/Bertrand Arthur William, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970), British lo...
要素 yàosù, essential factor/key constituent
吃素 chīsù, to be a vegetarian
素食者 sùshízhě, vegetarian
素妍 青霉素 qīngméisù, [青黴素], penicillin, penicillin
朴素 pǔsù, [樸素], plain and simple/unadorned/simple living/not frivolous
我行我素 wǒxíngwǒsù, to continue in one's own way (idiom)
色素 sèsù, pigment
雌激素 cíjīsù, estrogen
微量元素 wēiliàngyuánsù, trace element (chemistry)
素华 素英 素不相识 sùbùxiāngshí, [素不相識], to be total strangers (idiom)
白介素 性激素 xìngjīsù, sex hormone
催产素 麻黄素 máhuángsù, [麻黃素], ephedrine
素数 sùshù, [素數], prime number
素养 sùyǎng, [素養], (personal) accomplishment/attainment in self-cultivation
素来 sùlái, [素來], consistently/always (in the past and now)
素代 化学元素 huàxuéyuánsù, [化學元素], chemical element
素菜 sùcài, vegetable dish
素有 sùyǒu, to have/to have always had
生长激素 shēngzhǎngjīsù, [生長激素], growth hormone
血红素 xuèhóngsù, [血紅素], hemoglobin
素昧平生 sùmèipíngshēng, to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted/a complete stranger/n...
碳素 罗素汉蒙 四环素 sìhuánsù, [四環素], tetracycline
红霉素 hóngméisù, [紅霉素]/[紅黴素], erythromycin, erythromycin
黑色素 hēisèsù, black pigment/melanin
血色素 xuèsèsù, hematin (blood pigment)/heme/hemoglobin/also written 血紅蛋白|血红蛋白
纤维素 xiānwéisù, [纖維素], cellulose
素性 素平 营养素 yíngyǎngsù, [營養素], nutrient
胡萝卜素 húluóbosù, [胡蘿蔔素], carotene
叶素 素杨 素族 素玫 抗菌素 kàngjūnsù, antibiotic
肝素 安之若素 ānzhīruòsù, bear hardship with equanimity/regard wrongdoing with equanimity
卤素 lǔsù, [鹵素], halogen (chemistry)
酵素 jiàosù, enzyme
尿素 niàosù, carbamide/urea (NH)2CO
甲状腺素 jiǎzhuàngxiànsù, [甲狀腺素], thyroid hormone/thyroxine (used to treat underactive thyroid)
稀有元素 xīyǒuyuánsù, trace element (nutrition)
素雅 sùyǎ, simple yet elegant
素子 素姬 音素 yīnsù, phoneme
类毒素 lèidúsù, [類毒素], toxoid
素色 水合素 原素 干扰素 gānrǎosù, [干擾素], interferon
重元素 zhòngyuánsù, heavy element (such as uranium)
素贤 素贞 吕素 素餐 素比 激素类 友素 罗素·卡吉尔 罗素·克劳 平素 píngsù, usually/habitually/ordinarily/normally
叶绿素 yèlǜsù, [葉綠素], chlorophyll
碳素钢 董素贤 钴胺素 韩素英 白素然 银装素裹 李素芬 味素 wèisù, monosodium glutamate (MSG)
罗素狗 罗素刚 丽素 李素利 素燕 象素 素蓉 素鸡 sùjī, [素雞], vegetarian chicken, a soybean product
素颜 sùyán, [素顏], a face without makeup
素野 金美素 素朴 sùpǔ, [素樸], simple/unadorned/unsophisticated/naive
葛兰素 素红 素和金 素以 素喜 素君 罗素·克吉尔 金凯素 孕激素 yùnjīsù, progesterone
于素美 胆红素 dǎnhóngsù, [膽紅素], bilirubin
罗素凯斯 罗素维尔镇 核黄素 héhuángsù, [核黃素], riboflavin (vitamin B)
罗素·芬德雷 刺激素 cìjīsù, growth hormone
潘素珍 抗毒素 kàngdúsù, antitoxins
罗素·克洛 铁素 软骨素 麦丽素 金素音 素旺里 吕素刚 盛素 月素 玄素 金素锦 黄素 氯霉素 lǜméisù, chloramphenicol/chloromycetin
锦素 李素妍 朴怡素 罗素哈威尔 金素华 金素杨 金素月 金素沃 链霉素 结素