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Word Compounds


        cháng/zhǎng, [長], length/long/forever/always/constantly, chief/head/elder/to grow/to develop/to in...
        zhǎngguān, [長官], senior official/senior officer/commanding officer/CL:位[wèi]/sir (term of address...
        zhǎngdà, [長大], to grow up
        duìzhǎng, [隊長], captain/team leader/CL:個|个[gè]
        chuánzhǎng, [船長], captain (of a boat)/skipper
        
        shàncháng, [擅長], to be good at/to be expert in
        shìzhǎng, [市長], mayor
        xiàozhǎng, [校長], (college, university) president/headmaster/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
        chéngzhǎng, [成長], to mature/to grow/growth
        júzhǎng, [局長], bureau chief/CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]
        tànzhǎng, [探長], (police) detective
        jiāzhǎng, [家長], head of a household/family head/patriarch/parent or guardian of a child
        bùzhǎng, [部長], head of a (government etc) department/section chief/section head/secretary/minis...
        zhōuzhǎng, [州長], governor (of a province or colony)/US state governor/premier (Australian states)
        màncháng, [漫長], very long/endless
        chángqī, [長期], long term/long time/long range (of a forecast)
        chángjiǔ, [長久], (for a) long time
        shuōláihuàcháng, [說來話長], start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to expr...
        shēngzhǎng, [生長], to grow
        zhǎngxiàng, [長相], appearance/looks/profile/countenance
        huìzhǎng, [會長], president of a club, committee etc
        zēngzhǎng, [增長], to grow/to increase
        yuànzhǎng, [院長], the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuàn]/chair of a board/president...
        jīzhǎng, [機長], captain/chief pilot
        Yáncháng/yáncháng, [延長], Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yán ān], Shaanxi, to prolong/to extend/to delay
        zhuāncháng, [專長], specialty/special knowledge or ability
        qiúzhǎng, [酋長], headman (of primitive people)/tribal chief/used as translation for foreign leade...
        chánghuàduǎnshuō, [長話短說], to make a long story short (idiom)
        zhǎnglǎo, [長老], elder/term of respect for a Buddhist monk
        jiànzhǎng, [艦長], commander/captain (of a warship)
        niánzhǎng, [年長], senior
        Chángdǎo, [長島], Changdao county in Yantai 煙台|烟台[Yān tái], Shandong
        shèzhǎng, [社長], president or director (of association etc)
        chángfà, [長髮], long hair
        chángdù, [長度], length
        bānzhǎng, [班長], class monitor/squad leader/team leader/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhènzhǎng, [鎮長], town headman/mayor (of small town or village)/bailiff
        
        tècháng, [特長], personal strength/one's special ability or strong points
        chángtú, [長途], long distance
        chángpáo, [長袍], chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe)/gown/robe/CL:件[jiàn]
        
        
        yìzhǎng, [議長], chairman (of a legislative assembly)/speaker
        cūnzhǎng, [村長], village chief/village head
        chángyuǎn, [長遠], long-term/long-range
        chángyǐ, [長椅], bench
        zhǎngchéng, [長成], to grow up
        
        shǒuzhǎng, [首長], senior official
        jiācháng, [加長], to lengthen
        guófángbùzhǎng, [國防部長], Defense secretary/Defense Minister
        zhǎngbèi, [長輩], one's elders/older generation
        zǔzhǎng, [組長], group leader
        Chángchéng, [長城], the Great Wall
        lācháng, [拉長], to lengthen/to pull sth out longer
        cānmóuzhǎng, [參謀長], chief of staff
        jiāzhǎnghuì, [家長會], parent-teacher conference/parents' association
        xiōngzhǎng, [兄長], elder brother/term of respect for a man of about the same age
        chángyè, [長夜], long dark night/fig. long period of misery and oppression
        chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
鹿         chángjǐnglù, [長頸鹿], giraffe/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        Zhǎngzǐ/zhǎngzǐ, [長子], Zhangzi county in Shanxi 山西[Shān xī], eldest son
        chángchù, [長處], good aspects/strong points
        
寿         Chángshòu/chángshòu, [長壽], Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan, long...
        
        chángdèng, [長凳], pew/bench/CL:張|张[zhāng]
        chángmián, [長眠], eternal rest (i.e. death)
        
        tuánzhǎng, [團長], regimental command/head of a delegation
        zúzhǎng, [族長], clan elder
        mìshūzhǎng, [秘書長], secretary-general
        
        tǔshēngtǔzhǎng, [土生土長], locally born and bred/indigenous/home-grown
        dǒngshìzhǎng, [董事長], chairman of the board/chairman
        rǒngcháng, [冗長], long and tedious/redundant/superfluous/supernumerary/verbose (of writing)
        sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
        xuézhǎng, [學長], senior or older male schoolmate
        chángmáo, [長矛], pike/lance/CL:把[bǎ],柄[bǐng]
        chángjià, [長假], long vacation/refers to one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1s...
        chángtúbáshè, [長途跋涉], long and difficult trek
        xiūcháng, [修長], slender/lanky/tall and thin
        kēzhǎng, [科長], section chief/CL:個|个[gè]
        chángdí, [長笛], (Western) concert flute
        
线         chángxiàn, [長線], long term
        chángláng, [長廊], promenade/long hallway/Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[B...
        zhǎngzhě, [長者], senior/older person
        chángkù, [長褲], trousers
        chángxiù, [長袖], long sleeves/long-sleeved shirt
        
        suǒcháng/suǒzhǎng, [所長], what one is good at, head of an institute etc
        chángwà, [長襪], hose/stocking
        chángpǎo, [長跑], long-distance running
        chángcún, [長存], to exist forever
        tiānchángdìjiǔ, [天長地久], enduring while the world lasts (idiom)/eternal
        
        
        zhǎngjìn, [長進], to make progress/progress
        shēncháng, [伸長], to stretch/to extend
        chángqún, [長裙], cheong sam (long skirt)
        chángtúdiànhuà, [長途電話], long-distance call
        
        zhùzhǎng, [助長], to encourage/to foster/to foment
        zǒngcháng/zǒngzhǎng, [總長], total length, name used for cabinet ministers between 1912-1927, superseded by 部...
        
        chùzhǎng, [處長], department head/section chief
        bōcháng, [波長], wavelength
        chángpiān, [長篇], lengthy (report or speech)
        
        yìwèishēncháng, [意味深長], profound/significant/meaningful
        chángqiāng, [長槍], pike/CL:支[zhī]
        liánzhǎng, [連長], company commander
        
        chánghào, [長號], trombone
        
        cìzhǎng, [次長], deputy chief
        
        chángshéfù, [長舌婦], female gossip/busybody
        Chángchūn, [長春], Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast Chin...
        zūnzhǎng, [尊長], one's superior/one's elders and betters
        nèizhèngbùzhǎng, [內政部長], Minister of the Interior
        chángqīyǐlái, [長期以來], ever since a long time ago
        tīngzhǎng, [廳長], head of provincial PRC government department
        zhǎngnǚ, [長女], eldest daughter
        Chángqí, [長崎], Nagasaki, Japan
        kèzhǎng, [課長], section chief (of an administrative unit)/head (of a department)
        xìcháng, [細長], slender
        chángtúqìchē, [長途汽車], long-distance coach
        zhǎngjī, [長機], (military) lead aircraft
        
        zǒngcānmóuzhǎng, [總參謀長], (military) Chief of Staff
        yángchángérqù, [揚長而去], to swagger off/to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those...
        
        
        cóngchángjìyì, [從長計議], to take one's time making a decision (idiom)/to consider at length
        
        qūzhǎng, [區長], district chief
        zīzhǎng, [滋長], to grow (usually of abstract things)/to yield/to develop
        lǐshìzhǎng, [理事長], director general
        
        chángduǎn, [長短], length/duration/accident/right and wrong/good and bad/long and short
        
        hángzhǎng, [行長], bank president
        hǎojǐngbùcháng, [好景不長], a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
        chángjùlí, [長距離], long distance
        shēncháng, [身長], height (of person)/length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressm...
        chángtúchē, [長途車], long-distance bus/coach
        sīzhǎng, [司長], bureau chief
        
        cáizhèngbùzhǎng, [財政部長], minister of finance
        chángbìyuán, [長臂猿], gibbon/Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)
        ChángJiāng, [長江], Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
        
        chángzú, [長足], remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
        jiàncháng, [見長], to be good at sth/one's forte
        yōucháng, [悠長], long/drawn-out/prolonged/lingering
        
        Chángshā, [長沙], Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central Ch...
        
        zhànzhǎng, [站長], station master
        zhōucháng, [周長]/[週長], perimeter/circumference, variant of 周長|周长[zhōu cháng]
        chángqūzhírù, [長驅直入], to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)/(fig.) to push deep into th...
        shěnjìzhǎng, [審計長], auditor
        wěiyuánzhǎng, [委員長], head of a committee
        chángnián, [長年], all the year round
        tíngzhǎng, [庭長], presiding judge
        quáncháng, [全長], overall length/span
        
        páizhǎng, [排長], platoon leader/sergeant
        
        
        shēngzhǎngjīsù, [生長激素], growth hormone
        jiàowùzhǎng, [教務長], provost
        chángtiáo, [長條], strip
        chángfāngxíng, [長方形], rectangle
        shòucháng, [瘦長], slim
        yījìzhīcháng, [一技之長], proficiency in a particular field (idiom)/skill in a specialized area (idiom)
        
        WànlǐChángchéng, [萬里長城], the Great Wall
        
        shěngzhǎng, [省長], governor of a province
        
        chánglóng, [長龍], long queue/long line (of cars, people etc)
        
        
        xiànzhǎng, [縣長], county's head commissioner
        Chánggǔchuān, [長谷川], Hasegawa (Japanese surname)
        wàijiāobùzhǎng, [外交部長], minister of foreign affairs
        
        chángkōng, [長空], (literary) the vast sky/(finance) eventual downturn/poor prospects in the long t...
        xiácháng, [狹長], long and narrow
        
        
        Chángzhēng/chángzhēng, [長征], Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935), expedition/long journey
        shěnpànzhǎng, [審判長], presiding judge
        chángshēng, [長生], long life
        zhǎngxiōng, [長兄], eldest brother
        
        
        yíngzhǎng, [營長], battalion commander
        lièchēzhǎng, [列車長], conductor/train manager
        
        huīchángyán, [輝長岩], gabbro (geology)
        
        shīzhǎng, [師長], military division level commander/teacher
        qǔchángbǔduǎn, [取長補短], lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)...
        
        zēngzhǎnglǜ, [增長率], growth rate (esp. in economics)
        shēncháng, [深長], profound (meaning, implications etc)
        Chánghǎi, [長海], Changhai county in Dalian 大連|大连[Dà lián], Liaoning
        
        
        
        chángniánlěiyuè, [長年累月], year in, year out (idiom)/(over) many years
        yángchángbìduǎn, [揚長避短], to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)/to play to one's strengths
        
        yuánzhǎng, [園長], person in charge of a place that ends in 園|园, such as a vineyard 葡萄園|葡萄园, zoo 動物...
        Chángyě, [長野], Nagano (name)/Nagano city and prefecture in central Japan
        chángqīxìng, [長期性], long-term
        dìjiǔtiāncháng, [地久天長], enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal/for ever and ever (o...
        
        
        chángpiānxiǎoshuō, [長篇小說], novel
        
        chángshí, [長石], stone beam/horizontal slab of stone/feldspar or felspar (geology)
        chángtàn, [長嘆], long sigh/deep sigh
        
        
        
        xìshuǐchángliú, [細水長流], lit. thin streams flow forever/fig. economy will get you a long way/to work stea...
        
        tiānchángrìjiǔ, [天長日久], after a long time (idiom)
        
        biānchángmòjí, [鞭長莫及], lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence/too far to be able to...
        
        chángbō, [長波], longwave (radio)
        
        jiǔcháng, [久長], a long time
        
        wàizhǎng, [外長], foreign minister/secretary of state/minister of foreign affairs
        yǔshìchángcí, [與世長辭], to die/to depart from the world forever
        língzhǎngmù, [靈長目], primate order (including monkeys, hominids etc)
        chángsān, [長三], (old) high-class prostitute
        
        zhōngchángpǎo, [中長跑], middle distance race
        chángxūduǎntàn, [長吁短嘆], long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
        gǔzhǎng, [股長], person in charge of a 股[gǔ] (section or department)/head/chief/director/(in a cl...
        chángquán, [長拳], Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art
        
        
        chángwù, [長物], (literary) things other than the bare necessities of life/item of some value/Tai...
        Chángbái, [長白], Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin
        
        
        Chánglè, [長樂], Changle county level city in Fuzhou 福州[Fú zhōu], Fujian/Princess Changle of West...
        
        zhǎngshì, [長勢], how well a crop (or plant) is growing/growth
        Chángān, [長安], Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xī ān]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty ...
        
        miáncháng, [綿長], long and continuous (coastline, sound etc)/extensive/prolonged
        yīwúsuǒcháng, [一無所長], not having any special skill/without any qualifications
        
        
        chángchong, [長蟲], (coll.) snake
        chángshān, [長衫], long gown/cheongsam/traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qi...
        chángdá, [長達], to extend as long as/to lengthen out to
        
        
        chǎngzhǎng, [廠長], factory director
        
        shuōchángdàoduǎn, [說長道短], lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shēnwúchángwù, [身無長物], to possess nothing except bare necessities/to live a poor or frugal life
        
        
        
        
        
        Zhǎngsūn/zhǎngsūn, [長孫], two-character surname Zhangsun, eldest grandson/the eldest son of one's eldest s...
        
        jiāzhǎngzhì, [家長制], patriarchal system
        biāncháng, [邊長], length (of a side, geom.)
        
        bǎocháng/bǎozhǎng, [保長], (math.) distance-preserving/isometric, head of a bao 保[bǎo] in the baojia 保甲[bǎo...
        
        
        
        
        cáizhǎng, [財長], treasurer/head of finances/minister of finance
        tǐcháng, [體長], body length
        
        chángxiào, [長效], to be effective over an extended period
        Chángqīng, [長清], Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Jǐ nán shì], Shandong
        
        chángyá/zhǎngyá, [長牙], tusk, to grow teeth/to teethe
        
        
        
        
        
        zhǎngde, [長得], to look (pretty, the same etc)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        chángshī, [長詩], long poem
        
        chángzhìjiǔān, [長治久安], long-term peace and stability (of governments)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        Jiāng/jiāng, surname Jiang, river/CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]
        jiānghú, rivers and lakes/all corners of the country/remote areas to which hermits retrea...
        Jiānghù, [江戶], Edo (old name of Tokyo)
        
        Jiāngyuándào, Gangwon Province of Korea during Joseon Dynasty/Kangwon province of North Korea/...
        Jiāngshān/jiāngshān, Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qú zhōu], Zhejiang, rivers and mountain...
        
        Jiāngnán, south of Changjiang or Yangtze river/south of the lower reaches of Changjiang/of...
        Jiānglángcáijìn, [江郎才盡], Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)/fig. to have used up one's creative p...
        fānjiāngdǎohǎi, lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)/fig. overwhelming/earth-shattering/in a...
        ChángJiāng, [長江], Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
        jiāngshuǐ, river water
        jiānghúpiànzi, [江湖騙子], swindler/itinerant con-man
        JiāngHé/jiānghé, Yangtze and Yellow rivers, river
        Jiānglíng, Jiangling county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jīng zhōu], Hubei
        lǎojiānghú, a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
        JiāngnánQū, [江南區], Jiangnan District of Nanning city 南寧市|南宁市[Nán níng Shì], Guangxi/Gangnam Distric...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Jiāngxià, Jiangxia district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
西         Jiāngxī, Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 赣, capital Nanchang 南昌
        Hànjiāng, [漢江], Han River
        
        
        Hánjiāng, [韓江], the Han river in Guangdong
绿         YālùJiāng, [鴨綠江], Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
        Dàjiāngnánběi, north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)/(fig.) all over China
        bànbìjiāngshān, half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)/vas...
        zǒujiānghú, to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer)
        Jiāngchuān, Jiangchuan county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yù xī], Yunnan
        Jiāngdōng, [江東], Jiangdong district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Níng bō shì], Zhejiang
        Jiāngběi, Jiangbei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan/Chongqi...
        
        Jiāngdōngqū, [江東區], Jiangdong district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Níng bō shì], Zhejiang
        
        jiānghérìxià, rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse/deteriorating day b...
        
        
        
        
        Hēilóngjiāng, [黑龍江], Heilongjiang province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin...
        Cóngjiāng, [從江], Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qi...
        
        Sōngjiāng, Songjiang suburban district of Shanghai
        Zhūjiāng, Pearl River (Guangdong)
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        Líjiāng, [灕江], River Li, Guangxi
        
        DàjiāngJiànsānláng, Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate
        
        Píngjiāng, Pingjiang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu/Pingjiang county...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Táijiāng, Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fú zhōu shì], Fujian
        
        
        Dōngjiāng, [東江], Dongjiang River
        JiāngsūShěng, [江蘇省], Jiangsu Province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. 蘇|苏[Sū], capital Nanjing 南京...
        JiāngQīng, Jiang Qing (1914-1991), Mao Zedong's fourth wife and leader of the Gang of Four
        Jiāngdá, [江達], Jomdo county, Tibetan: 'Jo mda' rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chāng dū ...
        jiāngbiān, [江邊], river bank
        
        
        
        

        ránhòu, [然後], after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
        Hòu/hòu, [後], surname Hou, empress/queen/(archaic) monarch/ruler, back/behind/rear/afterwards/...
        zuìhòu, [最後], final/last/finally/ultimate
        zhīhòu, [之後], afterwards/following/later/after
        yǐhòu, [以後], after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future
        hòumiàn, [後面], rear/back/behind/later/afterwards/also pr. [hòu mian]
        hòulái, [後來], afterwards/later
        hòuhuǐ, [後悔], to regret/to repent
        bèihòu, [背後], behind/at the back/in the rear/behind sb's back
退         
        hòuguǒ, [後果], consequences/aftermath
        huánghòu, empress/imperial consort
        shāohòu, [稍後], in a little while/in a moment/later on
退         hòutuì, [後退], to recoil/to draw back/to fall back/to retreat
        shēnhòu, [身後], posthumous/one's social background/behind the body
        hòubèi, [後備], reserve/backup
        mùhòu, [幕後], behind the scenes
        hòumén, [後門], the back door/fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure)/an...
        hòutái, [後台], backstage area/behind-the-scenes supporter/(computing) back-end/background
        hòuyuàn, [後院], rear court/back garden/backyard (also fig.)
        luòhòu, [落後], to fall behind/to lag (in technology etc)/backward/to retrogress
        jīnhòu, [今後], hereafter/henceforth/in the future/from now on
        suíhòu, [隨後], soon after
        wǎnghòu, [往後], from now on/in the future/time to come
        jiǔhòu, [酒後], after drinking/under the influence of alcohol
        hòubèi, [後背], the back (human anatomy)/the back part of sth
        hòuzuò, [後座], empress's throne/(fig.) first place in a feminine competition, back seat/pillion
        hòuyuán, [後援], reinforcement/back-up/supporting force
        hòudài, [後代], descendant/progeny/posterity/later ages/later generations
        wánghòu, queen/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        guòhòu, [過後], after the event
        shìhòu, [事後], after the event/in hindsight/in retrospect
        hòuwèi, [後衛], rear guard/backfield/fullback
        
        qiánhòu, [前後], around/from beginning to end/all around/front and rear
        hòuzhě, [後者], the latter
        cǐhòu, [此後], after this/afterwards/hereafter
        hòubian, [後邊], back/rear/behind
        hòutou, [後頭], behind/the back/the rear/later/afterwards/(in) the future
        zhànhòu, [戰後], after the war/postwar
        hòupái, [後排], the back row
        hòuyì, [後裔], descendant
        hòutiān, [後天], the day after tomorrow/acquired (not innate)/a posteriori
        hòufāng, [後方], the rear/far behind the front line
        
        hòunǎosháo, [後腦勺], back of the head
        hòuxù, [後續], follow-up/(dialect) to remarry
        hòuqī, [後期], late stage/later period
        
        wǔhòu, [午後], afternoon
        
        
        hòuqín, [後勤], logistics
        hòuyízhèng, [後遺症], (medicine) sequelae/residual effects/(fig.) repercussions/aftermath
        xiānhòu, [先後], early or late/priority/in succession/one after another
        shànhòu, [善後], to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)/funeral arrangements/repar...
        hòuhuìyǒuqī, [後會有期], I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)/Hope to see you again.
        
        zuìhòutōngdié, [最後通牒], ultimatum
        hòudùn, [後盾], support/backing
        rìhòu, [日後], sometime/someday (in the future)
        hòushìjìng, [後視鏡], rearview mirror
        hòurén, [後人], later generation
        
        hòunǎo, [後腦], hindbrain/back of the head
        tuōhòutuǐ, [拖後腿], to impede/to obstruct/to hold back
        hòushì, [後事], future events/and what happened next... (in fiction)/funeral arrangements
        sānsīérhòuxíng, [三思而後行], think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
        hòuchè, [後撤], to pull back (an army)/to retreat
        érhòu, [而後], after that/then
        tàihòu, Empress Dowager
        hòukōngfān, [後空翻], backward somersault/backflip
        hòulù, [後路], escape route/retreat route/communication lines to the rear/alternative course of...
        
        hòuchén, [後塵], lit. trailing dust/fig. sb's footsteps/course in life
        zǒuhòumén, [走後門], lit. to enter by the back door/fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial chan...
        
        chǎnhòu, [產後], postnatal
        qíhòu, [其後], next/later/after that
        hòuqǐzhīxiù, [後起之秀], an up-and-coming youngster/new talent/a brilliant younger generation
        
        jiǎohòugēn, [腳後跟], heel
        mǎhòupào, [馬後炮]/[馬後砲], lit. firing after the horse/fig. belated action/giving advice in hindsight, lit....
        
        hòushì, [後世], later generations
        hòumā, [後媽], (coll.) stepmother
        kōngqiánjuéhòu, [空前絕後], unprecedented and never to be duplicated/the first and the last/unmatched/unique
        hòugōng, [後宮], harem/chambers of imperial concubines
殿         diànhòu, [殿後], to bring up the rear
        
        hòushēng, [後生], young generation/youth/young man
        
        
        hòuzuò, [後坐], recoil (of a gun)/backlash
        hòuhuǐmòjí, [後悔莫及], too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
        Hòuténg, [後藤], Gotō (Japanese surname)
        hòubèi, [後輩], younger generation
        zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, [爭先恐後], striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
        kāihòumén, [開後門], to open the back door/fig. under the counter/to do a secret or dishonest deal/to...
        dúhòugǎn, [讀後感], impression of a book/opinion expressed in a book review
        
        
        
        hòulún, [後輪], rear wheel
        zhìzhīnǎohòu, [置之腦後], to banish from one's thoughts/to ignore/to take no notice
        hòugùzhīyōu, [後顧之憂], fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of act...
        
        hòuláijūshàng, [後來居上], lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the o...
        
        hòuzuòlì, [後坐力], recoil (of a gun)/backlash/reactive force
        
        
        
        hòupà, [後怕], lingering fear/fear after the event/post-traumatic stress
        hòuzhuì, [後綴], suffix (linguistics)
        qiányīnhòuguǒ, [前因後果], cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
        zhìhòu, [滯後], to lag behind
        
        
        hòujiǎo, [後腳], (one moment ...,) the next .../trailing foot (in walking)
        dàhòutiān, [大後天], three days from now/day after day after tomorrow
        
        yùhòu, [預後], prognosis
        Xiānhòuzuò, Cassiopeia (constellation)
        
        hòusì, [後嗣], heir/descendant/posterity
        
        qiánpūhòujì, [前仆後繼], one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen ...
        hòugài, [後蓋], back cover/shell (of crab etc)
        
        
        
        hòuyāo, [後腰], lower back/(sports) defensive midfielder
        hòujìn, [後進], less advanced/underdeveloped/lagging behind/the younger generation/the less expe...
        hòubèijūn, [後備軍], rearguard
        sīqiánxiǎnghòu, [思前想後], to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and fut...
        ānqiánmǎhòu, [鞍前馬後], to follow everywhere/to always be there for sb at their beck and call
        xiānzhǎnhòuzòu, [先斬後奏], first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
        qiánfùhòujì, [前赴後繼], to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
        
        
        cháyúfànhòu, [茶餘飯後], leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
        
        
        hòuyuànqǐhuǒ, [後院起火], a fire in one's backyard/conflict close to home
        hòuhuà, [後話], something to be taken up later in speech or writing
        
        guānhòugǎn, [觀後感], impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)
        ěrhòu, [爾後], henceforth/thereafter/subsequently
        
        
        
        xiānlǐhòubīng, [先禮後兵], peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence/jaw-jaw ...
        
        zhānqiángùhòu, [瞻前顧後], to look forward and back/to consider prudently/overcautious
        zhìzhīsǐdìérhòushēng, [置之死地而後生], place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "...
        liúhòulù, [留後路], to leave oneself a way out
        qiūhòusuànzhàng, [秋後算賬], lit. to settle accounts after autumn/settle scores at an opportune moment (idiom...
        
        hòujìyǒurén, [後繼有人], to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
        shòuhòufúwù, [售後服務], after-sales service
        
        hòumǔ, [後母], stepmother
        hòufù, [後父], stepfather
        
        
        hòurèn, [後任], successor/(attributive) future
        hòunián, [後年], the year after next
        jiěfànghòu, [解放後], after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)/after the establishment of...
        hòuzhàng, [後賬], undisclosed account/to settle matters later/to blame sb after the event
        
        
        
        xiēhòuyǔ, [歇後語], saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is t...
        bóshìhòu, [博士後], postdoc/a postdoctoral position
        
        
        hòuhuànwúqióng, [後患無窮], it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        qiánhòuwén, [前後文], context/the surrounding words/same as 上下文
        sǐérhòuyǐ, [死而後已], until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life/unto one's dying day
        
        hòuyuán, [後緣], trailing edge (of airplane wing)
        
        hòujì, [後記], epilogue/afterword
        
        
        HòuJīn, [後金], Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-)/Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing ...
        
        
        
        
        hòutíng, [後庭], backyard/imperial harem/(slang) anus
        
        chěhòutuǐ, [扯後腿], to be a drag or hindrance on sb
        wúhòu, [無後], to lack male offspring
        chéngqiánqǐhòu, [承前啟後], to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transitio...
        
线         
        dàhòunián, [大後年], three years from now/year after year after next year
        huángtàihòu, [皇太後], empress dowager
        yǔhòuchūnsǔn, [雨後春筍], lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth/many new thing...
        
        
        

        làngfèi, [浪費], to waste/to squander
        làngmàn, romantic
        chōnglàng, [衝浪], to surf/surfing
        làng, wave/breaker/unrestrained/dissipated/to stroll/to ramble
        liúlànghàn, [流浪漢], tramp/wanderer
        liúlàng, to drift about/to wander/to roam/nomadic/homeless/unsettled (e.g. population)/va...
        hǎilàng, sea wave
        liúlàngzhě, rover/vagabond/vagrant/wanderer
        làngzǐ, loafer/wastrel/prodigal son
        làngcháo, wave/tides
        bōlàng, wave
        
        rèlàng, [熱浪], heat wave
        
        làngdàng, [浪蕩], to loiter/to hang around/dissolute/licentious
        fēnglàng, [風浪], wind and waves/stormy sea
        làngtou, [浪頭], wave
        làngmànzhǔyì, [浪漫主義], romanticism
        fēngpínglàngjìng, [風平浪靜], lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment/all is quiet...
        lànghuā, spray/ocean spray/spindrift/fig. happenings from one's life/CL:朵[duǒ]
        
        làngrén, vagrant/unemployed person/rōnin (wandering masterless samurai)
        xīngfēngzuòlàng, [興風作浪], to incite trouble/to stir up havoc
        fànglàng, unrestrained/dissolute/dissipated/unconventional/immoral/to debauch/to dissipate
        chéngfēngpòlàng, [乘風破浪], to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
        
        
        fēngkǒulàngjiān, [風口浪尖], where the wind and the waves are the fiercest/at the heart of the struggle
        bōlànggǔ, [撥浪鼓], a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy)/rattle-drum
        fànglàngxínghái, to abandon all restraint (idiom)
        Jīlàng, Mountain Dew
        làngtāo, [浪濤], ocean wave/billows
        làngjìtiānyá, [浪跡天涯], to roam far and wide (idiom)/to travel the world
        jīngtāohàilàng, [驚濤駭浪], perilous situation
        pūzhānglàngfèi, [鋪張浪費], extravagance and waste (idiom)
        
        
        shēnglàng, [聲浪], clamor
        Xīnlàng, Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
        
        
        
        

        cuī, to urge/to press/to prompt/to rush sb/to hasten sth/to expedite
        cuīmián, hypnosis
        cuīhuàjì, [催化劑], catalyst
        cuīmiánshù, [催眠術], hypnotism/hypnotherapy/mesmerism
        cuīcù, to urge
        cuīlèidàn, [催淚彈], tear bomb/tear-gas grenade
        
        cuīhuà, catalysis/to catalyze (a reaction)
        cuīmiánqǔ, lullaby
        
        cuīmiányào, [催眠藥], soporific drug
        cuīmìng, to press sb to death/fig. to pressurize sb continually
        
        cuīshēng, to induce labor/to expedite childbirth
        cuīchǎn, [催產], to induce labor/to expedite childbirth
        cuīshú, to promote ripening of fruit
        cuītǎo, [催討], to demand repayment of debt
        cuīféi, to fatten (animal before slaughter)
        cuītùjì, [催吐劑], an emetic
        
        cuībī, to press (for a payment)

        qián, front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future/ago/before/BC (e.g. ...
        zhīqián, before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
        yǐqián, before/formerly/previous/ago
        miànqián, in front of/facing/(in the) presence (of)
        mùqián, at the present time/currently
        qiánmiàn, ahead/in front/preceding/above/also pr. [qián mian]
        qiánjìn, [前進], to go forward/to forge ahead/to advance/onward
        yǎnqián, before one's eyes/now/at present
        tíqián, to shift to an earlier date/to do sth ahead of time/in advance
        qiánwǎng, to leave for/to proceed towards/to go
        qiánqī, ex-wife/late wife
        qiántú, prospects/future outlook/journey
        xiàngqián, forward/onward
        cóngqián, [從前], previously/formerly/once upon a time
        qiánkē, criminal record/previous convictions
        qiánrèn, predecessor/ex-/former/ex (spouse etc)
        qiánfū, former husband
        Qiánmén/qiánmén, [前門], Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2, front door/main entrance/honest...
        qiánlái, [前來], to come (formal)/before/previously
        qiánfāng, ahead/the front
        qiántí, premise/precondition/prerequisite
        xiānqián, before/previously
        qiántái, [前臺], stage/proscenium/foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)/front desk/recept...
线         qiánxiàn, [前線], front line/military front/workface/cutting edge
        hūnqián, premarital/prenuptial
        shēngqián, (of a deceased) during one's life/while living
        ménqián, [門前], in front of the door
        qiánsuǒwèiyǒu, unprecedented
        dāngqián, [當前], current/today's/modern/present/to be facing (us)
        qiánchéng, future (career etc) prospects
        bùjiǔqián, not long ago
        qiánxíng, (literary) to go forward
        qiánhòu, [前後], around/from beginning to end/all around/front and rear
        xiōngqián, (on the) chest/bosom
        qiánjǐng, foreground/vista/(future) prospects/perspective
        qiáné, [前額], forehead
        qiántiān, the day before yesterday
        shàngqián, to advance/to step forward
        qiányè, the eve/the night before
        qiánbèi, [前輩], senior/older generation/precursor
        
        gōngyuánqián, BCE (before the Common Era)/BC (before Christ)
        kōngqián, unprecedented
        shǐwúqiánlì, [史無前例], unprecedented in history
        gēnqián/gēnqian, the front (of)/(in) front/(in) sb's presence/just before (a date), (of children,...
        shìqián, in advance/before the event
        qiántou, [前頭], in front/at the head/ahead/above
        shǐqián, prehistory
        qiánwèi, [前衛], advanced guard/vanguard/avant-garde/forward (soccer position)
        qiánxián, former hatred/bygone enmity
        qiánfēng, [前鋒], vanguard/front line/a forward (sports)
        Táiqián/táiqián, Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[Pú yáng], Henan, front of the stage
        yǒngwǎngzhíqián, to advance bravely
        
        
        qiánxī, eve/the day before
        qiánlièxiàn, prostate
        qiánbùjiǔ, not long ago/not long before
        
        qiántúwúliàng, [前途無量], to have boundless prospects
        qiánqī, preceding period/early stage
        qiánzhě, the former
        cǐqián, before this/before then/previously
        qiányuàn, front courtyard/front yard
        qiángōngjìnqì, [前功盡棄], to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)/all that has been achieved goes down...
沿         qiányán, front-line/forward position/outpost/extending ahead/frontier (of science, techno...
        chǎnqián, [產前], prenatal/antenatal
        
        jìnzàiyǎnqián, right under one's nose/right in front of one's eyes/close at hand/imminent
        qiánsuǒwèijiàn, [前所未見], unprecedented/never seen before
        qiánshì, previous generations/previous incarnation (Buddhism)
        chāoqián, to be ahead of one's time/to surpass or outdo one's predecessors/to be ahead of ...
        
        qiánduàn, front part (of an object)/first part (of an event)/previous paragraph
        
        qiánzhào, omen/prior indication/first sign
        qiánshào, outpost/(fig.) front line
        tíngzhìbùqián, [停滯不前], stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant/in a rut/at a standstill
        qiánbì, forearm
        rìqián, the other day/a few days ago
        qiántīng, [前廳], anteroom/vestibule/lobby (of a hotel etc)
        xuéqiánbān, [學前班], preschool
        qiánduān, front/front end/forward part of sth
        qiánzòu, prelude/presage
        
        qiánnián, the year before last
        qiánbian, [前邊], front/the front side/in front of
        
        
        
        qiánliè, the very front
        kōngqiánjuéhòu, [空前絕後], unprecedented and never to be duplicated/the first and the last/unmatched/unique
        
        mínglièqiánmáo, to rank among the best
        
        niánqián, before the end of the year/before the new year
        yīwǎngwúqián, [一往無前], to advance courageously (idiom)/to press forward
        qiánchēzhījiàn, [前車之鑒], to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
        
        qiánlún, [前輪], front wheel
        qiánrén, predecessor/forebears/the person facing you
        
        guǒzúbùqián, to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
        
        qiánshēn, forerunner/predecessor/precursor/previous incarnation (Buddhism)/jacket front
        qiánjiǎo, [前腳], one moment ..., (the next ...)/leading foot (in walking)
        qiányán, preface/forward/introduction
        
        qiányīnhòuguǒ, [前因後果], cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
        chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù, [車到山前必有路], lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)/fig. Everyt...
        qiánlì, precedent
        qiánzhānxìng, farsightedness/perspicacity/prescience/forward-looking
        huāqiányuèxià, see 月下花前[yuè xià huā qián]
        qiánshēng, previous life/previous incarnation
        tònggǎiqiánfēi, completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and...
        wèisuōbùqián, [畏縮不前], to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
        qiántíng, front courtyard/vestibule
        
        dàqiántiān, three days ago
        
        jǐnxiùqiánchéng, [錦繡前程], bright future/bright prospects
        
        qiánpūhòujì, [前仆後繼], one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen ...
        qiánsuǒwèiwén, [前所未聞], unheard-of/unprecedented
        qiánchén, [前塵], the past/impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
        xuéqiánjiàoyù, [學前教育], preschool education/early childhood education
        sīqiánxiǎnghòu, [思前想後], to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and fut...
        ānqiánmǎhòu, [鞍前馬後], to follow everywhere/to always be there for sb at their beck and call
        qiánfùhòujì, [前赴後繼], to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
        
        shèngkuàngkōngqián, [盛況空前], a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)
        qiánzhuì, [前綴], prefix (linguistics)
        qiánrì, day before yesterday
        qiánqū, [前驅], precursor/pioneer
        yīwǎngzhíqián, see 一往無前|一往无前[yī wǎng wú qián]
        chóuchúbùqián, [躊躇不前], to hesitate to move forward/to hesitate/to hold back
        
        
        dǎqiánzhàn, to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc)/(military) to di...
        mǎshīqiántí, [馬失前蹄], lit. the horse loses its front hooves/fig. sudden failure through miscalculation...
        
        gèbènqiánchéng, each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
        
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        zhānqiángùhòu, [瞻前顧後], to look forward and back/to consider prudently/overcautious
        
        qiánshàozhàn, [前哨戰], skirmish
        
        qiándǎo, [前導], to precede/to guide
        dàdídāngqián, [大敵當前], facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties/Enemy at th...
        qiánzhān, forward-looking/prescient/foresight/forethought/outlook
        qiáncháo, the previous dynasty
        
        qiánzhī, forelimb/foreleg
        qiánshù, aforestated/stated above/the preceding statement
        
        
        wǔqián, morning/a.m.
        qiánbànyè, first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
        
        
        
        qiánhòuwén, [前後文], context/the surrounding words/same as 上下文
齿         qiánjiùchǐ, [前臼齒], premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)
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        qiánzòuqǔ, prelude (music)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        qiánmáo, forward patrol (military) (old)/(fig.) the top ranks
        
        zhīqián, to support the front (military)
        
        mǎqiánzú, [馬前卒], lackey/errand boy/lit. runner before a carriage
        
        
        chéngqiánqǐhòu, [承前啟後], to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transitio...
        
        
        
        

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