首 ⇒
首 shǒu, head/chief/first (occasion, thing etc)/classifier for poems, songs etc
首先 shǒuxiān, first (of all)/in the first place
首席 shǒuxí, chief (representative, correspondent etc)
元首 yuánshǒu, head of state
首相 shǒuxiàng, prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
自首 zìshǒu, to give oneself up/to surrender (to the authorities)
首要 shǒuyào, the most important/of chief importance
首都 shǒudū, capital (city)/CL:個|个[gè]
首领 shǒulǐng, [首領], head/boss/chief
首饰 shǒushì, [首飾], jewelry/head ornament
匕首 bǐshǒu, dagger
首府 shǒufǔ, capital city of an autonomous region
首脑 shǒunǎo, [首腦], head (of state)/summit (meeting)/leader
罪魁祸首 zuìkuíhuòshǒu, [罪魁禍首], criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit/fig. main cause of a di...
首长 shǒuzhǎng, [首長], senior official
首选 shǒuxuǎn, [首選], first choice/premium/to come first in the imperial examinations
回首 huíshǒu, to turn around/to look back/to recollect
斩首 zhǎnshǒu, [斬首], to behead
首发 shǒufā, [首發], first issue/first public showing
首映式 shǒuyìngshì, premiere of a movie
首演 shǒuyǎn, maiden stage role/first performance/first public showing
首映 shǒuyìng, to premiere (a movie or TV show)/premiere (of a movie)/first-run (movie)/to gree...
榜首 bǎngshǒu, top of the list
尸首 shīshou, [屍首], corpse/carcass/dead body
首播 不堪回首 聚首 jùshǒu, to gather/to meet
昂首阔步 ángshǒukuòbù, [昂首闊步], striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step...
首级 shǒují, [首級], severed head
为首 wéishǒu, [為首], head/be headed by
俯首称臣 fǔshǒuchēngchén, [俯首稱臣], to bow before (idiom)/to capitulate
翘首 qiáoshǒu, [翹首], to raise one's head and look around (esp. at the state of the nation)
首创 shǒuchuàng, [首創], to create/original creation/to be the first to do sth
首当其冲 shǒudāngqíchōng, [首當其衝], to bear the brunt
搔首弄姿 sāoshǒunòngzī, to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
首屈一指 shǒuqūyīzhǐ, to count as number one (idiom); second to none/outstanding
俯首 fǔshǒu, to bend one's head
昂首挺胸 ángshǒutǐngxiōng, head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits/in fine mettle (of animal...
首肯 shǒukěn, to give a nod of approval
畏首畏尾 wèishǒuwèiwěi, afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous/afra...
首任 shǒurèn, first person to be appointed to a post
昂首 ángshǒu, head high/in high spirits/to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)
首饰盒 首次 shǒucì, first/first time/for the first time
首日 首富 shǒufù, richest individual/top millionaire
首位 shǒuwèi, first place
翘首以待 qiáoshǒuyǐdài, [翹首以待], to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)/to anxiously await
群龙无首 qúnlóngwúshǒu, [群龍無首], lit. a thunder of dragons without a head/fig. a group lacking a leader
痛心疾首 tòngxīnjíshǒu, bitter and hateful (idiom)/to grieve and lament (over sth)
首航 上首 shàngshǒu, seat of honor/first place
首场 叩首 kòushǒu, to kowtow/also written 磕頭|磕头[kē tóu]
石首鱼 祸首 huòshǒu, [禍首], chief offender/main culprit
首轮 shǒulún, [首輪], first round (of a competition etc)
首尾 shǒuwěi, head and tail
匪首 fěishǒu, bandit
首相府 下首 门首 ménshǒu, [門首], doorway/gate/entrance
首战告捷 首犯 首季 shǒujì, first season/first quarter
首家 shǒujiā, first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc)
首倡 shǒuchàng, to initiate
首例 shǒulì, first case/first instance
起首 张首路 部首 bùshǒu, radical of a Chinese character
一首首
尾 ⇒
尾 wěi/yǐ, tail/remainder/remnant/extremity/sixth of the 28 constellations/classifier for f...
鸡尾酒 jīwěijiǔ, [雞尾酒], cocktail (loanword)
结尾 jiéwěi, [結尾], ending/coda/to wind up
尾巴 wěiba, tail/colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
从头到尾 cóngtóudàowěi, [從頭到尾], from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
彻头彻尾 chètóuchèwěi, [徹頭徹尾], lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing/through and through/out and out/fr...
尾声 wěishēng, [尾聲], coda/epilogue/end
阑尾 lánwěi, [闌尾], appendix/vermiform appendix (anatomy)
响尾蛇 xiǎngwěishé, [響尾蛇], rattlesnake
尾随 wěisuí, [尾隨], to tail behind/to tag along/to follow on the heels of
船尾 chuánwěi, back end of a ship/aft
燕尾服 yànwěifú, swallow-tailed coat/tails
马尾 Mǎwěi/mǎwěi, [馬尾], Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fú zhōu shì], Fujian, ponytail (hairstyle)/hor...
收尾 shōuwěi, to wind up/to bring to an end/to finish
尾灯 wěidēng, [尾燈], tail light (on vehicle)
鸡尾酒会 末尾 mòwěi, end/tip/extremity
尾部 wěibù, back part/rear or tail section
车尾 凤尾鱼 fèngwěiyú, [鳳尾魚], anchovy
从头至尾 尾翼 wěiyì, empennage (of an aircraft)/fletching (of an arrow)/fins (of a missile, rocket et...
阑尾炎 lánwěiyán, [闌尾炎], appendicitis (medicine)
尾气 wěiqì, [尾氣], exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)/emissions
九尾狐 jiǔwěihú, nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
尾花 尾崎 扫尾 sǎowěi, [掃尾], to complete the last stage of work/to round off
尾骨 wěigǔ, coccyx/tailbone
虎头蛇尾 hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
狐狸尾巴 húliwěiba, lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions/to reveal one's evil na...
畏首畏尾 wèishǒuwèiwěi, afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous/afra...
鱼尾纹 yúwěiwén, [魚尾紋], wrinkles of the skin/crow's feet
街头巷尾 jiētóuxiàngwěi, [街頭巷尾], top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
卷尾猴 juǎnwěihóu, white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
尾数 wěishù, [尾數], remainder (after rounding a number)/decimal part (of number after the decimal po...
尾音 wěiyīn, final sound of a syllable/rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
鱼尾 yúwěi, [魚尾], fishtail
龙尾 词尾 cíwěi, [詞尾], suffix
头尾 尾鳍 wěiqí, [尾鰭], tail or caudal fin
尾追 有头有尾 yǒutóuyǒuwěi, [有頭有尾], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
首尾 shǒuwěi, head and tail
摇头摆尾 yáotóubǎiwěi, [搖頭擺尾], to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)/to be well pleased with oneself/to ...
翘尾巴 qiàowěiba, [翹尾巴], to be cocky
尾泽美 年尾 niánwěi, end of the year
狗尾续貂 gǒuwěixùdiāo, [狗尾續貂], lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)/fig. a worthless ...
凤尾 排尾
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