吃 ⇒
吃 chī, [喫], to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate/to destroy/to absorb/...
吃饭 chīfàn, [吃飯], to have a meal/to eat/to make a living
吃惊 chījīng, [吃驚], to be startled/to be shocked/to be amazed
好吃 hǎochī/hàochī, tasty/delicious, to be fond of eating/to be gluttonous
大吃一惊 dàchīyījīng, [大吃一驚], to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled/gobsmacked
吃醋 chīcù, to feel jealous
吃光 小吃 xiǎochī, snack/refreshments/CL:家[jiā]
吃素 chīsù, to be a vegetarian
难吃 nánchī, [難吃], unpalatable
吃力 chīlì, to entail strenuous effort/to toil at a task/strenuous/laborious/strain
吃亏 chīkuī, [吃虧], to suffer losses/to come to grief/to lose out/to get the worst of it/to be at a ...
吃不消 chībuxiāo, to be unable to tolerate or endure/to find sth difficult to manage
吃药 chīyào, [吃藥], to take medicine
贪吃 tānchī, [貪吃], gluttonous/voracious
自讨苦吃 zìtǎokǔchī, [自討苦吃], to ask for trouble (idiom)/to make a rod for one's own back
白吃 báichī, to eat without paying/to eat for free
吃一堑 口吃 kǒuchī, to stammer/to stutter/also pr. [kǒu jí]
吃香 chīxiāng, popular/in demand/well regarded
吃喝 chīhē, to eat and drink/food and drink
小吃店 xiǎochīdiàn, snack bar/lunch room/CL:家[jiā]
大吃大喝 dàchīdàhē, to eat and drink as much as one likes/to make a pig of oneself
吃苦 chīkǔ, to bear hardships
吃苦头 chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
吃法 chīfǎ, way of eating/how something is eaten/how a dish is prepared/the way a dish is to...
吃得消 chīdexiāo, to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)/to be able to afford
吃喝玩乐 chīhēwánlè, [吃喝玩樂], to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)/to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃得开 chīdekāi, [吃得開], to be popular/to be getting on well/much in demand
省吃俭用 shěngchījiǎnyòng, [省吃儉用], to live frugally/to economize on food and clothing/to scrimp and save
吃紧 chījǐn, [吃緊], in short supply/dire/tense/critical/hard-pressed/important
吃官司 chīguānsī, to face legal action/to get sued
吃荤 吃吃喝喝 吃水 chīshuǐ, drinking water/to obtain water (for daily needs)/to absorb water/draft (of ship)
吃苦耐劳 chīkǔnàiláo, [吃苦耐勞], hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
吃老本 狗吃屎 gǒuchīshǐ, to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
吃里扒外 吃不开 chībukāi, [吃不開], be unpopular/won't work
吃闲饭 chīxiánfàn, [吃閒飯], to live as a parasite/doing nothing to earn one's keep
吃败仗 吃回扣 吃闭门羹 chībìméngēng, [吃閉門羹], to be refused entrance (idiom)/to find the door closed
小吃部 小吃摊 吃哑巴亏 chīyǎbakuī, [吃啞巴虧], to be forced to suffer in silence/unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
吃透 坐吃山空 zuòchīshānkōng, lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/...
青 ⇒
青 Qīng/qīng, abbr. for 青海[Qīng hǎi], Qinghai Province, green/blue/black/youth/young (of peopl...
青少年 qīngshàonián, adolescent/youth/teenager
青蛙 qīngwā, frog/CL:隻|只[zhī]/(slang) ugly guy
青年 qīngnián, youth/youthful years/young person/the young
青春 qīngchūn, youth/youthfulness
青春期 qīngchūnqī, puberty/adolescence
年青人 年青 niánqīng, youthful
青睐 qīnglài, [青睞], (lit.) to fix one's gaze on/(fig.) to show interest in/(favorable) attention/fav...
青岛 Qīngdǎo, [青島], Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong
沥青 lìqīng, [瀝青], asphalt/bitumen/pitch
青霉素 qīngméisù, [青黴素], penicillin, penicillin
青梅竹马 qīngméizhúmǎ, [青梅竹馬], lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)/fig. innocent children's games/childhoo...
青山 Qīngshān/qīngshān, Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wǔ hàn shì], Hubei/Qingshan district of ...
青铜 qīngtóng, [青銅], bronze (alloy of copper 銅|铜 and tin 錫|锡[xī])
常青藤 chángqīngténg, ivy
青瓦台 Qīngwǎtái, [青瓦臺], Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae), residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul
明青 平步青云 píngbùqīngyún, [平步青雲], to rapidly go up in the world/meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)
冬青 dōngqīng, holly
青菜 qīngcài, green vegetables/Chinese cabbage
小青年 xiǎoqīngnián, young person/youngster
鼻青脸肿 bíqīngliǎnzhǒng, [鼻青臉腫], a bloody nose and a swollen face/badly battered
青草 qīngcǎo, grass
常青树 青光眼 qīngguāngyǎn, glaucoma
垂青 chuíqīng, to show appreciation for sb/to look upon sb with favor
杀青 shāqīng, [殺青], to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc)/to finalize/to kill-green (a step i...
万年青 wànniánqīng, [萬年青], Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica)
青年人 qīngniánrén, young person/the young
青春痘 qīngchūndòu, acne
名垂青史 míngchuíqīngshǐ, lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn ete...
永葆青春 柏青 青木 Qīngmù, Aoki (Japanese surname)
青史 qīngshǐ, annal/historical record/CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
青色 qīngsè, cyan/blue-green
青豆 qīngdòu, green soybean/green peas
青椒 qīngjiāo, Capsicum annuum/green pepper
青天 qīngtiān, clear sky/blue sky/upright and honorable (official)
常青 chángqīng, evergreen
长青 名留青史 青筋 qīngjīn, veins/blue veins
炉火纯青 lúhuǒchúnqīng, [爐火純青], lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)...
青鱼 qīngyú, [青魚], black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)/herring/mackerel
青草地 青儿 青年团 qīngniántuán, [青年團], youth corps/youth wing of a political party
青云 qīngyún, [青雲], clear sky/fig. high official position/noble
青龙 Qīnglóng, [青龍], Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known ...
小青 青丝 qīngsī, [青絲], fine black hair/dried plum (sliced, as cake ingredient)
青鸟 铁青 tiěqīng, [鐵青], ashen
青翠 qīngcuì, fresh and green/verdant
青苔 qīngtái, moss/lichen
青云直上 qīngyúnzhíshàng, [青雲直上], rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post/meteor...
青红皂白 qīnghóngzàobái, [青紅皂白], the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)
青铜器 qīngtóngqì, [青銅器], bronze implement/refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC
青田 Qīngtián, Qingtian county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Lí shuǐ], Zhejiang
青梅 靛青 diànqīng, indigo
乌青 wūqīng, [烏青], bluish black/bruise/bruising/CL:塊|块[kuài]
青花 qīnghuā, blue and white (porcelain)
宋青 青花瓷 qīnghuācí, blue and white porcelain
青壮年 qīngzhuàngnián, [青壯年], the prime of one's life
永垂青史 沥青路 青青 青藤 青葱 qīngcōng, [青蔥], scallion/green onion/verdant/lush green
纯青 青稞酒 紫青龙 明青学园 藏青 zàngqīng, see 藏青色[zàng qīng sè]
知青 zhīqīng, educated youth (sent to work in farms during the Cultural Revolution)
汗青 踏青 tàqīng, lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned gre...
青出于蓝而胜于蓝 qīngchūyúlánérshèngyúlán, [青出於藍而勝於藍], lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)/...
青稞 qīngkē, highland barley (grown in Tibet and Qinghai)/qingke barley
青瓷 qīngcí, celadon (pottery)
青灯 青桐 青森 Qīngsēn, Aomori prefecture at the far north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Běn zhōu]
青松 qīngsōng, pine tree
黄绿青 和青田 青蒜 qīngsuàn, garlic shoots and leaves
青翠欲滴 青燕 于青萍 江青 JiāngQīng, Jiang Qing (1914-1991), Mao Zedong's fourth wife and leader of the Gang of Four
芝士青 青尼 明青成
春 ⇒
春天 chūntiān, spring (season)/CL:個|个[gè]
青春 qīngchūn, youth/youthfulness
春 chūn/Chūn, [旾], old variant of 春[chūn], surname Chun, spring (season)/gay/joyful/youthful/love/l...
青春期 qīngchūnqī, puberty/adolescence
春季 chūnjì, springtime
春假 chūnjià, spring break
常春藤 chángchūnténg, ivy
春光 chūnguāng, scenes of springtime/the radiance of spring/(fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic...
春卷 chūnjuǎn, [春捲], egg roll/spring roll
春梦 chūnmèng, [春夢], spring dream/short-lived illusion/erotic dream
春日 Chūnrì, Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
春药 chūnyào, [春藥], aphrodisiac
春喜 长春 Chángchūn, [長春], Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast Chin...
春培 春风 春香 青春痘 qīngchūndòu, acne
永葆青春 开春 kāichūn, [開春], beginning of spring/the lunar New Year
春风得意 chūnfēngdéyì, [春風得意], flushed with success/proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc)/as pleased...
阿春 春丽 春岱 春色 chūnsè, colors of spring/spring scenery
春心 chūnxīn, amorous feelings/stirrings of love
春秋 Chūnqiū/chūnqiū, Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)/Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu ...
春海 赵春三 回春 huíchūn, return of spring
春川 妙手回春 miàoshǒuhuíchūn, magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure/brilliant docto...
春游 chūnyóu, [春遊], spring outing/spring excursion
春暖花开 春节 Chūnjié, [春節], Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
满面春风 mǎnmiànchūnfēng, [滿面春風], beaming/radiant with happiness
春野郡 春雅 怀春 huáichūn, [懷春], (of girls) to yearn for love
迎春 春意盎然 新春 xīnchūn, the beginning of Spring/the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
春分 Chūnfēn, Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th ...
发春 fāchūn, [發春], in heat
春雨 chūnyǔ, spring rain/gift from above
冬去春来 云满春 春田 春情 chūnqíng, amorous feelings
阳春面 yángchūnmiàn, [陽春麵], plain noodles in broth
思春 sīchūn, same as 懷春|怀春[huái chūn]
春桃 春意 chūnyì, beginning of spring/thoughts of love
春薇 朴春贺 阳春白雪 yángchūnbáixuě, [陽春白雪], melodies of the elite in the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chǔ guó]/highbrow art and litera...
初春 春装 相春 春夏 春子 春弘 冬春 春城 春泉 李宇春 LǐYǔchūn, Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
春播 chūnbō, spring sowing
春训 春醒 春阳 温暖如春 迎春花 yíngchūnhuā, winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
小春 xiǎochūn, 10th month of the lunar calendar/Indian summer/crops sown in late autumn
仲春 卖春 màichūn, [賣春], to engage in prostitution
如春 春风吹又生 白石春海 郑相春 满春 航春 朴春百 春培干 李金春 春奈 春禄营 春实 春弼 春树 春水 满园春色 mǎnyuánchūnsè, [滿園春色], everything in the garden is lovely
春明 春种 春运 chūnyùn, [春運], (increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year
春茶 chūnchá, tea leaves gathered at springtime or the tea made from these leaves
春霞 春之雪 林春爱 春丽传 明春 春之谷 阳春 Yángchūn, [陽春], Yangchun county level city in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yáng jiāng], Guangdong
思春期 sīchūnqī, age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex/puberty
杨春和 田中春 春金镇 寒春 韩春金 春光明媚 chūnguāngmíngmèi, lovely spring sunshine
春宫图 春醒中 春喜正 春子壮 春宝 尹白春 黄春丽 信春 春满宽 春江 付钱买春 回春佛 春美 黄春菊 春夏秋 春梦里 千春 春野州 满春我 相春帮 金柱春 卡萨诺瓦春 早春 zǎochūn, early spring
雨后春笋 yǔhòuchūnsǔn, [雨後春筍], lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth/many new thing...
春从朴
饭 ⇒
吃饭 chīfàn, [吃飯], to have a meal/to eat/to make a living
饭 fàn, [飯], cooked rice/CL:碗[wǎn]/meal/CL:頓|顿[dùn]/(loanword) fan/devotee
晚饭 wǎnfàn, [晚飯], evening meal/dinner/supper/CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
午饭 wǔfàn, [午飯], lunch/CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
饭店 fàndiàn, [飯店], restaurant/hotel/CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]
做饭 zuòfàn, [做飯], to prepare a meal/to cook
早饭 zǎofàn, [早飯], breakfast/CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
饭碗 fànwǎn, [飯碗], rice bowl/fig. livelihood/job/way of making a living
米饭 mǐfàn, [米飯], (cooked) rice
饭菜 fàncài, [飯菜], food
开饭 kāifàn, [開飯], to serve a meal
饭桶 fàntǒng, [飯桶], rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served)/(fig.) fathead/a good-...
中饭 zhōngfàn, [中飯], lunch
饭馆 fànguǎn, [飯館], restaurant/CL:家[jiā]
煮饭 zhǔfàn, [煮飯], to cook
家常便饭 jiāchángbiànfàn, [家常便飯], simple home-style meal/common occurrence/nothing out of the ordinary
饭后 饭厅 fàntīng, [飯廳], dining room/dining hall/mess hall
饭桌 fànzhuō, [飯桌], dining table
饭前 饭盒 fànhé, [飯盒], lunchbox/mess tin
剩饭 shèngfàn, [剩飯], leftover food
要饭 yàofàn, [要飯], to beg (for food or money)
饭局 fànjú, [飯局], dinner party/banquet
菜饭 盒饭 héfàn, [盒飯], meal in a partitioned box
炒饭 chǎofàn, [炒飯], fried rice/(slang) (Tw) to have sex
饭钱 饭票 fànpiào, [飯票], (lit. and fig.) meal ticket
混饭 hùnfàn, [混飯], to work for a living
便饭 biànfàn, [便飯], an ordinary meal/simple home cooking
包饭 bāofàn, [包飯], to get or supply meals for a monthly rate/to board/to cater
残羹剩饭 cángēngshèngfàn, [殘羹剩飯], leftovers from a meal/fig. remnants handed down from others
稀饭 xīfàn, [稀飯], porridge/gruel
饭量 干饭 gānfàn, [乾飯], cooked and dried rice
白米饭 讨饭 tǎofàn, [討飯], to ask for food/to beg
饭堂 fàntáng, [飯堂], dining hall/canteen/cafeteria
茶余饭后 cháyúfànhòu, [茶餘飯後], leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
饭团子 家常饭 白饭 báifàn, [白飯], plain cooked rice/rice with nothing to go with it
茶饭 饭来张口 吃闲饭 chīxiánfàn, [吃閒飯], to live as a parasite/doing nothing to earn one's keep
炒冷饭 chǎolěngfàn, [炒冷飯], to stir-fry leftover rice/fig. to rehash the same story/to serve up the same old...
盖浇饭 gàijiāofàn, [蓋澆飯], rice with meat and vegetables
泡饭 pàofàn, [泡飯], to soak cooked rice in soup or water/cooked rice reheated in boiling water
客饭 kèfàn, [客飯], cafeteria meal specially prepared for a group of visitors/set meal
盛饭 电饭煲 diànfànbāo, [電飯煲], rice cooker
团圆饭 饭食 fànshí, [飯食], food
份饭 酒饭 jiǔfàn, [酒飯], food and drink
下饭 现成饭 大米饭 茶泡饭 粗茶淡饭 cūchádànfàn, [粗茶淡飯], plain tea and simple food/(fig.) bread and water
电饭锅 diànfànguō, [電飯鍋], electric rice cooker
喷饭 pēnfàn, [噴飯], (coll.) to burst out laughing
酒足饭饱 jiǔzúfànbǎo, [酒足飯飽], to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content
饭田 捞饭