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阿爸         Ābà/ābà, Abba (Aramaic word father)/by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel, (dialect)...
阿坝         Ābà, [阿壩], Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng ...

阿妈         āmā, [阿媽], grandma (paternal) (Tw)/(dialect) mother/nurse/amah/(Manchu) father
阿嬷         āmā, [阿嬤], grandma (Tw)

阿蒙         Āméng, Amun, deity in Egyptian mythology, also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Im...
阿盟         ĀMéng, Alxa League, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia/abbr. for 阿拉善盟[Ā l...

哀号         āiháo, [哀號], to cry piteously/anguished wailing/same as 哀嚎
哀嚎         āiháo, to howl in grief/anguished wailing/same as 哀号

哀家         āijiā, I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and op...
挨家         āijiā, from house to house, one by one

唉姐         āijiě, granny (dialect)
娭姐         āijiě, father's mother/granny (dialect)/respectful form of address for older lady

哀痛         āitòng, to grieve/to mourn/deep sorrow/grief
哀恸         āitòng, [哀慟], to be deeply grieved

哎哟         āiyō, [哎喲], hey/ow/ouch/interjection of pain or surprise
哎唷         āiyō, interjection of pain or surprise/also written 哎喲|哎哟

蔼蔼         ǎiǎi, [藹藹], luxuriant (vegetation)
霭霭         ǎiǎi, [靄靄], luxuriant (growth)/numerous/cloudy/misty/snowing heavily

爱才         àicái, [愛才], to admire talented people/to value talent
爱财         àicái, [愛財], avaricious

爱戴         àidài, [愛戴], to love and respect/love and respect
叆叇         àidài, [靉靆], (literary) heavy (clouds)/eyeglasses

爱抚         àifǔ, [愛撫], to caress/to fondle/to look after (tenderly)/affectionate care
嗳腐         àifǔ, [噯腐], putrid belching (medical term)

艾灸         àijiǔ, moxibustion (TCM)
艾酒         àijiǔ, wine flavored with Chinese mugwort

隘口         àikǒu, narrow mountain pass/defile
碍口         àikǒu, [礙口], to shy to speak out/tongue-tied/to hesitate/too embarrassing for words

艾滋         àizī, AIDS (loanword)/see also 愛滋病|爱滋病[ài zī bìng]
爱滋         àizī, [愛滋], AIDS (loanword)/see also 愛滋病|爱滋病[ài zī bìng]

安康         Ānkāng/ānkāng, Ankang prefecture-level city in Shaanxi, good health
𩽾𩾌         ānkāng, [鮟鱇], anglerfish

安平         Ānpíng, Anping county in Hengshui 衡水[Héng shuǐ], Hebei/Anping district of Tainan City 臺南...
安瓶         ānpíng, ampoule (loanword)

安人         ānrén, to pacify the people/landlady (old)/wife of 員外|员外[yuán wài], landlord
安仁         Ānrén, Anren county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chēn zhōu], Hunan

安适         ānshì, [安適], quiet and comfortable
谙事         ānshì, [諳事], (often used in the negative in describing a young person) to have an understandi...

安息         ānxī, to rest/to go to sleep/to rest in peace/(history) Parthia
安西         Ānxī, Anxi county, former name of Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[Guā zhōu xiàn] in Jiuquan 酒泉[...
安溪         Ānxī, Anxi county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quán zhōu], Fujian

安详         ānxiáng, [安詳], serene
安祥         ānxiáng, serene/composed/unruffled

安心         ānxīn, at ease/to feel relieved/to set one's mind at rest/to keep one's mind on sth
安新         Ānxīn, Anxin county in Baoding 保定[Bǎo dìng], Hebei

安逸         ānyì, easy and comfortable/easy
安义         Ānyì, [安義], Anyi county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

暗盒         ànhé, magazine/cassette
暗合         ànhé, to agree implicitly/of one mind/views coincide without a word exchanged
暗河         ànhé, underground river

按季         ànjì, according to season/quarterly
暗记         ànjì, [暗記], to commit to memory/secret mark

案件         ànjiàn, case/instance/CL:宗[zōng],樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ]
按键         ànjiàn, [按鍵], button or key (on a device)/keystroke/CL:個|个[gè]/to press a button
暗箭         ànjiàn, attack by a hidden enemy/a stab in the back

案例         ànlì, case (law)/CL:個|个[gè]
按立         ànlì, ordination

岸然         ànrán, solemn/serious
黯然         ànrán, dim/sad

暗杀         ànshā, [暗殺], to assassinate
暗沙         ànshā, submerged sandbank/submerged coral islet

暗示         ànshì, to hint/to suggest/suggestion/hint
暗室         ànshì, darkroom

按蚊         ànwén, anopheles/malarial mosquito
案文         ànwén, text

暗箱         ànxiāng, camera bellows/camera obscura
暗香         ànxiāng, subtle fragrance

暗语         ànyǔ, [暗語], code word
按语         ànyǔ, [按語], note/comment

凹陷         āoxiàn, to cave in/hollow/sunken/depressed
凹线         āoxiàn, [凹線], groove

遨游         áoyóu, [遨遊], to travel/to go on a tour/to roam
敖游         áoyóu, [敖遊], to saunter/to travel

奥迹         àojì, [奧迹], Holy mystery/Holy sacrament (of Orthodox church)
澳际         Àojì, [澳際], Aoji, education agent

奥援         àoyuán, [奧援], hidden ally/powerful support/support/backup
澳元         Àoyuán, Australian dollar

巴巴         bābā, (suffix) very/extremely
88         bābā, (Internet slang) bye-bye (alternative for 拜拜[bái bái])

巴斗         bādǒu, round-bottomed wicker basket
笆斗         bādǒu, round-bottomed basket

八哥         bāgē, (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
巴哥         bāgē, pug (breed of dog)

扒开         bākāi, [扒開], to pry open or apart/to spread (sth) open with both hands
八开         bākāi, [八開], octavo

芭拉         bālā, guava (loanword from Taiwanese)
扒拉         bālā, to push lightly/to flick to one side/to get rid of

巴黎         Bālí, Paris, capital of France
巴厘         Bālí, Bali (island province of Indonesia)

巴里         Bālǐ, Bari (Puglia, Italy)
八里         Bālǐ, Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan
峇里         Bālǐ, Bali (island province of Indonesia) (Tw)

巴利         Bālì, Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon/Barry (name)/Gareth Barry (1981-), English...
巴力         Bālì, Baal, god worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities

巴士         bāshì, bus (loanword)/motor coach
巴氏         Bāshì, Pasteur

八仙         Bāxiān, the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
巴仙         bāxiān, percent (loanword)
巴先         bāxiān, percent (loanword)

拔毛         bámáo, to pull out hair/to pluck/epilation
拔锚         bámáo, [拔錨], to weigh anchor

把妹         bǎmèi, to pick up a girl/to get a girl
把袂         bǎmèi, to have an intimate friendship

把手         bǎshǒu/bǎshou, to shake hands, handle/grip/knob
把守         bǎshǒu, to guard

拜拜         báibái/bàibai, (loanword) bye-bye/also pr. [bāi bāi] etc/(coll.) to part ways (with sb)/(fig.) ...
白白         báibái, in vain/to no purpose/for nothing/white

白痴         báichī, idiocy/idiot
白吃         báichī, to eat without paying/to eat for free

白狐         báihú, arctic fox
白鹄         báihú, [白鵠], (white) swan

白拣         báijiǎn, [白揀], a cheap choice/to choose sth that costs nothing
白简         Báijiǎn, [白簡], Wrigley's Spearmint (brand)

白蜡         báilà, [白蠟], white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
白镴         báilà, [白鑞], pewter/solder

白脸         báiliǎn, [白臉], white face/face painting in Beijing opera etc
白蔹         báiliǎn, [白蘞], Ampelopsis japonica (creeper with root used in TCM)

白露         Báilù, Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September
白鹭         báilù, [白鷺], (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)

白毛         báimáo, white hair (of animals)/see also 白髮|白发[bái fà]
白茅         báimáo, cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indon...

白托         báituō, day care for the elderly (abbr. of 白天托管[bái tiān tuō guǎn])/to be blinded by gre...
白脱         báituō, [白脫], butter (loanword)

白线         báixiàn, [白線], white line (road markings)
白苋         báixiàn, [白莧], white amaranth (Amaranthus albus)/sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (...

白杨         báiyáng, [白楊], poplar/CL:棵[kē]
白羊         Báiyáng, Aries (star sign)

摆渡         bǎidù, [擺渡], ferry
百度         Bǎidù, Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDA...

柏乡         Bǎixiāng, [柏鄉], Baixiang county in Xingtai 邢台[Xíng tái], Hebei
百香         bǎixiāng, passion fruit

百粤         BǎiYuè, [百粵], Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups/also written 百越
百越         BǎiYuè, Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups

拜读         bàidú, [拜讀], (polite) to read (sth)
败毒         bàidú, [敗毒], (TCM) to relieve inflamation and internal heat/to detoxify

败绩         bàijì, [敗績], to be utterly defeated/to be routed
拜祭         bàijì, to worship/to observe religious rites/to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors ...

班次         bāncì, grade/class number (in school)/flight or run number/flight or run (seen as an it...
颁赐         bāncì, [頒賜], to award (a prize)/to confer on sb/to confer upon by authority

搬动         bāndòng, [搬動], to move (sth around)/to move house
扳动         bāndòng, [扳動], to pull out/to pull a lever

扳机         bānjī, [扳機], (gun) trigger
班机         bānjī, [班機], airliner/(regular) flight/CL:趟[tàng],次[cì],班[bān]
班基         Bānjī, Bangui, capital of Central African Republic (Tw)

班级         bānjí, [班級], class (group of students)/grade (in school)
班吉         Bānjí, Bangui, capital of Central African Republic

斑斓         bānlán, [斑斕], gorgeous/brightly colored/multi-colored
斑谰         bānlán, [斑讕], brightly colored/gorgeous/multi-colored

斑马         bānmǎ, [斑馬], zebra/CL:匹[pǐ]
班玛         Bānmǎ, [班瑪], Baima or Banma county (Tibetan: pad ma rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefe...

斑竹         bānzhú, mottled bamboo
班竹         Bānzhú, Banjul, capital of Gambia (Tw)

班子         bānzi, organized group/theatrical troupe
扳子         bānzi, spanner/wrench/CL:把[bǎ]

版本         bǎnběn, version/edition/release
坂本         Bǎnběn, Sakamoto (Japanese surname)

板块         bǎnkuài, [板塊], slab/(geology) tectonic plate/(fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry)...
版块         bǎnkuài, [版塊], printing block/section (of a newspaper)/board (of BBS or discussion forum)

版面         bǎnmiàn, page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website)/printing space (reserved for s...
板面         bǎnmiàn, [板麵], pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia

绊倒         bàndǎo, [絆倒], to trip/to stumble
半岛         bàndǎo, [半島], peninsula

办货         bànhuò, [辦貨], to purchase goods (for a company etc)
拌和         bànhuò, to mix and stir/to blend

帮子         bāngzi, [幫子], outer (of cabbage etc)/upper (of a shoe)/(coll.) group/gang
梆子         bāngzi, watchman's clapper/wooden clappers with bars of unequal length

包工         bāogōng, to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications...
包公         Bāogōng, Lord Bao or Judge Bao, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bāo Zhěng] (999-1062),...
胞宫         bāogōng, [胞宮], uterus/womb

包含         bāohán, to contain/to embody/to include
包涵         bāohán, to excuse/to forgive/to bear with/to contain

包金         bāojīn, to gild/(old) wages paid to a performer or a troupe by a theater
包巾         bāojīn, headscarf/turban

包皮         bāopí, wrapping/wrapper/foreskin
剥皮         bāopí/bōpí, [剝皮], to skin/to flay/to excoriate/to peel/to bark at sb/to physically punish sb, same...

包粟         bāosù, corn/maize
苞粟         bāosù, corn/maize

包衣         bāoyī, capsule (containing medicine)/husk (of corn)
胞衣         bāoyī, afterbirth

保安         bǎoān, to ensure public security/to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)/p...
宝安         Bǎoān, [寶安], Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong

饱尝         bǎocháng, [飽嘗], to enjoy fully/to experience to the full over a long period
保长         bǎocháng/bǎozhǎng, [保長], (math.) distance-preserving/isometric, head of a bao 保[bǎo] in the baojia 保甲[bǎo...

保底         bǎodǐ, to break even/to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)
宝坻         Bǎodǐ, [寶坻], Baodi rural district in Tianjin 天津[Tiān jīn]

保护         bǎohù, [保護], to protect/to defend/to safeguard/protection/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
保户         bǎohù, [保戶], insurance policy holder

保健         bǎojiàn, health protection/health care/to maintain in good health
宝剑         bǎojiàn, [寶劍], (double-edged) sword/CL:把[bǎ],方[fāng]

保洁         bǎojié, [保潔], sanitation
宝洁         Bǎojié, [寶潔], Procter & Gamble (consumer goods company)

鸨母         bǎomǔ, [鴇母], female brothel keeper/a bawd
保母         bǎomǔ, variant of 保姆[bǎo mǔ]
褓姆         bǎomǔ, variant of 保姆[bǎo mǔ]
褓母         bǎomǔ, variant of 保姆[bǎo mǔ]

宝山         Bǎoshān, [寶山], Baoshang District of Shanghai/Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuā...
保山         Bǎoshān, Baoshan prefecture-level city in Yunnan

宝玉         bǎoyù, [寶玉], precious jade/treasures
保育         bǎoyù, childcare/conservation (of the environment etc)

抱臂         bàobì, to cross one's arms
暴毙         bàobì, [暴斃], to die suddenly

报表         bàobiǎo, [報表], forms for reporting statistics/report forms
爆表         bàobiǎo, off the charts/extreme/beyond the normal range of measurement

抱病         bàobìng, to be ill/to be in bad health
暴病         bàobìng, sudden attack of a serious illness

报道         bàodào, [報道], to report (news)/report/CL:篇[piān],份[fèn]
报到         bàodào, [報到], to report for duty/to check in/to register

爆发         bàofā, [爆發], to break out/to erupt/to explode/to burst out
暴发         bàofā, [暴發], to break out (of disease etc)/to suddenly get rich (or prominent)

报复         bàofù, [報復], to make reprisals/to retaliate/revenge/retaliation
抱负         bàofù, [抱負], aspiration/ambition
暴富         bàofù, to get rich quick

刨工         bàogōng, planing/planing machine operator/planer
报功         bàogōng, [報功], to report a heroic deed/to mention sb in dispatches

报关         bàoguān, [報關], to declare at customs
报官         bàoguān, [報官], to report a case to the authorities (old)

报馆         bàoguǎn, [報館], newspaper office
爆管         bàoguǎn, cartridge igniter/squib

曝光         bàoguāng, to expose (photography)/(fig.) to expose (a scandal)/(advertising) exposure/Taiw...
暴光         bàoguāng, exposure
爆光         bàoguāng, photographic exposure/public exposure

暴洪         bàohóng, a sudden, violent flood/flash flood
爆红         bàohóng, [爆紅], to be a big hit/to be hugely popular

刨花         bàohuā, wood shavings
爆花         bàohuā, see 爆米花[bào mǐ huā]

暴雷         bàoléi, thunderclap/(of a PP lending platform) to collapse
爆雷         bàoléi, (of a PP lending platform) to collapse/(Tw) (slang) to reveal plot details/spoil...

暴力         bàolì, violence/force/violent
暴戾         bàolì, ruthless
暴利         bàolì, sudden huge profits

爆裂         bàoliè, to rupture/to burst/to explode
暴烈         bàoliè, violent/fierce

暴露         bàolù, to expose/to reveal/to lay bare/also pr. [pù lù]
报录         bàolù, [報錄], entry pass for imperial examination

报名         bàomíng, [報名], to sign up/to enter one's name/to apply/to register/to enroll/to enlist
爆鸣         bàomíng, [爆鳴], crack/exploding sound

抱拳         bàoquán, to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
豹拳         bàoquán, Bao Quan - "Leopard Fist" - Martial Art

报时         bàoshí, [報時], to give the correct time
暴食         bàoshí, to eat too much/to binge

报头         bàotóu, [報頭], masthead (of a newspaper etc)/nameplate
抱头         bàotóu, [抱頭], to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced/to hold one's head in o...

报窝         bàowō, [報窩], to brood/to hatch
抱窝         bàowō, [抱窩], (coll.) to incubate/to brood

报效         bàoxiào, [報效], render service to repay kindness
爆笑         bàoxiào, to burst out laughing/hilarious/burst of laughter

报帐         bàozhàng, [報帳], render an account/submit an expense account/apply for reimbursement
报账         bàozhàng, [報賬], to report expenses/to submit accounts

豹子         bàozi, leopard/CL:頭|头[tóu]
刨子         bàozi, plane
报子         bàozi, [報子], bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations)

悲催         bēicuī, (Internet slang) miserable/pathetic/the pits
悲摧         bēicuī, grieved/miserable

杯珓         bēijiào, pair of mussel-shaped objects thrown on the ground for divination purposes
碑珓         bēijiào, see 杯珓[bēi jiào]

悲剧         bēijù, [悲劇], tragedy/CL:齣|出[chū]
杯具         bēijù, cup/(slang) (pun on 悲劇|悲剧[bēi jù], tragedy) so bad/terrible/bummer/fiasco/debacl...

悲鸣         bēimíng, [悲鳴], utter sad calls/lament
碑铭         bēimíng, [碑銘], inscription on stone tablet

悲戚         bēiqī, mournful
悲凄         bēiqī, [悲悽], pitiable/sorrowful

卑怯         bēiqiè, mean and cowardly/abject
悲切         bēiqiè, mournful

悲痛         bēitòng, grieved/sorrowful
悲恸         bēitòng, [悲慟], mournful

北部         běibù, northern part
北埔         Běibù, Beibu or Peipu township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn zhú Xiàn], northwest Taiwa...

北江         Běijiāng, Beijiang River
北疆         BěiJiāng, North of Xinjiang

北圻         Běiqí, Tonkin, northern Vietnam during the French colonial period
北齐         BěiQí, [北齊], Qi of the Northern Dynasties (550-557)

北岳         Běiyuè, [北嶽], Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Héng Shān] in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wǔ yu...
北越         BěiYuè, North Vietnam/North Vietnamese

备份         bèifèn, [備份], backup
辈分         bèifèn, [輩分], seniority in the family or clan/position in the family hierarchy

培果         bèiguǒ, variant of 貝果|贝果[bèi guǒ]
焙果         bèiguǒ, variant of 貝果|贝果[bèi guǒ]

备考         bèikǎo, [備考], (an appendix, note etc) for reference
焙烤         bèikǎo, to bake/to roast/to kiln

贝克         Bèikè/bèikè, [貝克], Baker or Becker (name), becquerel (unit of radioactivity, symbol Bq)/abbr. for 貝...
备课         bèikè, [備課], (of a teacher) to prepare lessons

背面         bèimiàn, the back/the reverse side/the wrong side
被面         bèimiàn, quilt

悖缪         bèimiù, [悖繆], variant of 悖謬|悖谬[bèi miù]
背谬         bèimiù, [背謬], variant of 悖謬|悖谬[bèi miù]

背弃         bèiqì, [背棄], abandon/desert/renounce
背气         bèiqì, [背氣], to stop breathing (as a medical condition)/(fig.) to pass out (in anger)/to have...

倍儿         bèir, [倍兒], very/much (Beijing dialect)
辈儿         bèir, [輩兒], generation

贝斯         Bèisī/bèisī, [貝斯], Bes, a minor god of ancient Egypt, bass (loanword)/bass guitar
贝司         bèisī, [貝司], bass (loanword)

贝塔         bèitǎ, [貝塔], beta (Greek letter Ββ)
倍塔         bèitǎ, beta (loanword)

备注         bèizhù, [備註], remark/note
贝柱         bèizhù, [貝柱], the cylindrical adductor muscle of bivalve shellfish such as scallops

辈子         bèizi, [輩子], all one's life/lifetime
被子         bèizi, quilt/CL:床[chuáng]

本部         běnbù, headquarters/head office
本埠         běnbù, this city/this town

苯基         běnjī, phenyl group
畚箕         běnjī, a bamboo or wicker scoop/dustpan

本事         běnshì/běnshi, source material/original story, ability/skill
本市         běnshì, this city/our city
本士         běnshì, (loanword) pence/penny

本息         běnxī, principal and interest (on a loan)
本溪         Běnxī, Benxi prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

本意         běnyì, original idea/real intention/etymon
本义         běnyì, [本義], original meaning/literal sense

屄屄         bībi, (vulgar) to rattle on/to talk drivel
逼逼         bībi, (vulgar) to rattle on/to talk drivel

鼻烟         bíyān, [鼻煙], snuff
鼻咽         bíyān, nose and throat

笔记         bǐjì, [筆記], to take down (in writing)/notes/a type of literature consisting mainly of short ...
笔迹         bǐjì, [筆跡], handwriting

比价         bǐjià, [比價], price relations/parity/rate of exchange
笔架         bǐjià, [筆架], pen rack/pen-holder

笔尖         bǐjiān, [筆尖], nib/pen point/the tip of a writing brush or pencil
比肩         bǐjiān, to be shoulder to shoulder/to be on an equal level with/Taiwan pr. [bì jiān]

鄙见         bǐjiàn, [鄙見], (my) humble opinion/humble idea
鄙贱         bǐjiàn, [鄙賤], lowly/despicable/to despise

比利         Bǐlì, Pelé (1940-), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star
比例         bǐlì, proportion/scale
笔力         bǐlì, [筆力], vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing/vigor of style in literary compositio...
俾利         bǐlì, to facilitate/thus making easier

鄙视         bǐshì, [鄙視], to despise/to disdain/to look down upon
比试         bǐshì, [比試], to have a competition/to measure with one's hand or arm/to make a gesture of mea...
笔试         bǐshì, [筆試], written examination/paper test (for an applicant)

比心         bǐxīn, (Internet slang) to form a hand heart using one's thumb and forefinger (or by us...
笔心         bǐxīn, [筆心], pencil lead/refill (for a ball-point pen)

比翼         bǐyì, (flying) wing to wing
笔译         bǐyì, [筆譯], written translation

笔直         bǐzhí, [筆直], perfectly straight/straight as a ramrod/bolt upright
比值         bǐzhí, specific value/ratio

比作         bǐzuò, to liken to/to compare to
吡唑         bǐzuò, pyrazole (chemistry) (loanword)
比做         bǐzuò, to liken to/to compare to

避讳         bìhuì/bìhui, [避諱], to avoid a taboo word or topic, to avoid a taboo word or topic/to refrain from/t...
闭会         bìhuì, [閉會], close a meeting

必经         bìjīng, [必經], unavoidable/the only (road, entrance etc)
闭经         bìjīng, [閉經], amenorrhoea

壁立         bìlì, (of cliffs etc) stand like a wall/rise steeply
觱栗         bìlì, [觱慄], ancient bamboo reed instrument/Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian ...
觱篥         bìlì, ancient bamboo reed instrument/Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian ...

毙命         bìmìng, [斃命], to meet violent death/to get killed
毕命         bìmìng, [畢命], to die (in an accident etc)/to have one's life cut short

毕生         bìshēng, [畢生], all one's life/lifetime
毕升         BìShēng, [畢昇], Bi Sheng (990-1051), inventor of movable type

拂士         bìshì, attendant to the emperor/wise counselor
避世         bìshì, to shun the world

避暑         bìshǔ, to be away for the summer holidays/to spend a holiday at a summer resort/to prev...
避署         bìshǔ, to go on summer vacation

敝屣         bìxǐ, worn-out shoes/a worthless thing
碧玺         bìxǐ, [碧璽], tourmaline

辟邪         bìxié, to ward off evil spirits/mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also cal...
避邪         bìxié, to avoid evil spirits

必须         bìxū, [必須], to have to/must/compulsory/necessarily
必需         bìxū, to need/to require/essential/indispensable

裨益         bìyì, benefit/advantage/profit/to be a benefit to
避役         bìyì, chameleon

碧玉         bìyù, jasper
璧玉         bìyù, jade disk with a hole in the center
闭域         bìyù, [閉域], closed domain/algebraically closed field (math.), e.g. complex number field 複數域|...

编程         biānchéng, [編程], (computing) to program/programming
编成         biānchéng, [編成], to organize/to put together/to edit
边城         biānchéng, [邊城], border town/remote town

蝙蝠         biānfú, bat
边幅         biānfú, [邊幅], cloth margin/fig. person's appearance/one's dress

编结         biānjié, [編結], to weave/to plait
鞭节         biānjié, [鞭節], flagellum

编录         biānlù, [編錄], to select and edict/to edit extracts
边路         biānlù, [邊路], sidewalk/side road/shoulder (of a road)/wing (soccer)

编目         biānmù, [編目], to make a catalogue/catalogue/list
边牧         biānmù, [邊牧], border collie (dog breed)

编译         biānyì, [編譯], to translate and edit/translator-editor/(computing) to compile (source code)
边裔         biānyì, [邊裔], remote area/distant marches

编著         biānzhù, [編著], to compile/to write
编注         biānzhù, [編註], editor's note

稨豆         biǎndòu, variant of 扁豆[biǎn dòu]
萹豆         biǎndòu, variant of 扁豆[biǎn dòu]
藊豆         biǎndòu, variant of 扁豆[biǎn dòu]

贬义         biǎnyì, [貶義], derogatory sense/negative connotation
贬抑         biǎnyì, [貶抑], to belittle/to disparage/to demean

贬值         biǎnzhí, [貶值], to become devaluated/to devaluate/to depreciate
贬职         biǎnzhí, [貶職], to demote

变暗         biànàn, [變暗], to darken
苄胺         biànàn, benzylamine C7H9N

辨别         biànbié, [辨別], to differentiate/to distinguish/to discriminate
辩别         biànbié, [辯別], to differentiate/to distinguish/to discriminate/also written 辨別|辨别

辩词         biàncí, [辯詞], an excuse
辩辞         biàncí, [辯辭], an excuse

便道         biàndào, pavement/sidewalk/shortcut/makeshift road
变道         biàndào, [變道], to change lanes

变革         biàngé, [變革], to transform/to change
变格         biàngé, [變格], case change (in grammar)

变换         biànhuàn, [變換], to transform/to convert/to vary/to alternate/a transformation
变幻         biànhuàn, [變幻], to change irregularly/to fluctuate

遍及         biànjí, to extend (everywhere)
便急         biànjí, to need the toilet/urinary or defecatory urgency

便捷         biànjié, convenient and fast
变节         biànjié, [變節], betrayal/defection/turncoat/to change sides politically

便利         biànlì, convenient/easy/to facilitate
遍历         biànlì, [遍歷], to traverse/to travel throughout/(math.) ergodic

辨明         biànmíng, to clarify/to distinguish/to elucidate
辩明         biànmíng, [辯明], to explain clearly/to elucidate

便难         biànnàn, [便難], retort with challenging questions/debate
辩难         biànnàn, [辯難], to debate/to retort/to refute

变迁         biànqiān, [變遷], changes/vicissitudes
便签         biànqiān, [便簽], note/memo/CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]

辨认         biànrèn, [辨認], to recognize/to identify
辩认         biànrèn, [辯認], to distinguish/to examine and recognize

便士         biànshì, (loanword) pence/penny
便是         biànshì, (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/i...
辨士         biànshì, (loanword) pence/penny
辩士         biànshì, [辯士], eloquent person/person with rhetoric skills

变体         biàntǐ, [變體], variant
遍体         biàntǐ, [遍體], all over the body

便鞋         biànxié, cloth shoes/slippers
便携         biànxié, [便攜], portable/easy to carry

辩证         biànzhèng, [辯證], to investigate/dialectical
辨证         biànzhèng, [辨證], to investigate

变作         biànzuò, [變作], to change into/to turn into/to become
变做         biànzuò, [變做], to turn into

标的         biāodì, [標的], target/aim/objective/what one hopes to gain
标地         biāodì, [標地], plot of land

标杆         biāogān, [標杆], surveyor's pole/post (used for a landmark)/CL:根[gēn]/(fig.) goal/model/benchmark
标竿         biāogān, [標竿], benchmark/pole serving as mark or symbol/pole with a trophy hung on it

彪悍         biāohàn, tough as nails/formidable/kick-ass/plucky
飙汗         biāohàn, [飆汗], sweating profusely

标会         biāohuì, [標會], private loan association where money is allocated through bidding/meeting of suc...
标绘         biāohuì, [標繪], to plot (on a chart)/to mark

标价         biāojià, [標價], to mark the price/marked price
标架         biāojià, [標架], a coordinate frame

标识         biāozhì, [標識], variant of 標誌|标志[biāo zhì]
标致         Biāozhì/biāozhi, [標致], Peugeot, beautiful (of woman)/pretty
标帜         biāozhì, [標幟], banner/standard/variant of 標誌|标志[biāo zhì]

标注         biāozhù, [標注], to mark out/to tag/to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to/to an...
标柱         biāozhù, [標柱], distance marker/pole marking distance on racetrack

表彰         biǎozhāng, to honor/to commend/to cite (in dispatches)
表章         biǎozhāng, memorial to the Emperor

滨海         Bīnhǎi/bīnhǎi, [濱海], Binhai (place name)/Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin/Binha...
濒海         bīnhǎi, [瀕海], coastal/bordering the sea

宾县         Bīnxiàn, [賓縣], Bin county in Heilongjiang
彬县         BīnXiàn, [彬縣], Bin County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shaanxi

槟椥         Bīnzhī, [檳椥], Ben Tre, province and city in Vietnam
槟知         Bīnzhī, [檳知], Ben Tre, province and city in Vietnam

宾州         Bīnzhōu, [賓州], Pennsylvania/abbr. for 賓夕法尼亞州|宾夕法尼亚州
滨州         Bīnzhōu, [濱州], Binzhou prefecture-level city in Shandong

兵船         bīngchuán, man-of-war/naval vessel/warship
冰船         bīngchuán, ice breaker (ship)

冰冻         bīngdòng, [冰凍], to freeze
冰洞         bīngdòng, hole in ice/crevasse

兵器         bīngqì, weaponry/weapons/arms
冰碛         bīngqì, [冰磧], moraine/rock debris from glacier

兵士         bīngshì, ordinary soldier
冰释         bīngshì, [冰釋], to dispel (enmity, misunderstandings etc)/to vanish (of misgivings, differences ...

兵营         bīngyíng, [兵營], military camp/barracks
屏营         bīngyíng, [屏營], with fear and trepidation

兵员         bīngyuán, [兵員], soldiers/troops
兵源         bīngyuán, manpower resources (for military service)/sources of troops

丙辰         bǐngchén, fifty-third year C of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036
柄臣         bǐngchén, powerful official/big shot

禀赋         bǐngfù, [稟賦], natural endowment/gift
禀复         bǐngfù, [稟復], to report back (to a superior)

丙醛         bǐngquán, propionaldehyde/propanal CHCHCHO
柄权         bǐngquán, [柄權], to hold power

屏息         bǐngxī, hold one's breath
丙烯         bǐngxī, propylene CH6

秉性         bǐngxìng, innate character/natural disposition/attitude
禀性         bǐngxìng, [稟性], natural disposition

并激         bìngjī, [並激], parallel excitation/shunt excitation/shunt-wound (e.g. electric generator)
病机         bìngjī, [病機], interpretation of the cause/onset and process of an illness/pathogenesis

病例         bìnglì, (medical) case/occurrence of illness
病历         bìnglì, [病歷], medical record/case history
并立         bìnglì, [並立], to exist side by side/to exist simultaneously

病逝         bìngshì, to die of illness
病势         bìngshì, [病勢], degree of seriousness of an illness/patient's condition
病室         bìngshì, infirmary/ward/sickroom/CL:間|间[jiān]

病源         bìngyuán, cause of disease
病员         bìngyuán, [病員], sick personnel/person on the sick list/patient
病原         bìngyuán, cause of disease/pathogen

并重         bìngzhòng, [並重], to lay equal stress on/to pay equal attention to
病重         bìngzhòng, seriously ill

播出         bōchū, to broadcast/to air (a TV program etc)
拨出         bōchū, [撥出], to pull out/to allocate (funds)/to dial

波动         bōdòng, [波動], to undulate/to fluctuate/wave motion/rise and fall
拨动         bōdòng, [撥動], to stir/to prod/to poke/to move sideways/to strum (on a guitar etc)

波兰         Bōlán, [波蘭], Poland
波澜         bōlán, [波瀾], billows/great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)

菠萝         bōluó, [菠蘿], pineapple
波罗         Bōluó, [波羅], Polo (car made by Volkswagen)/surname Polo

波束         bōshù, beam
波数         bōshù, [波數], wave number (reciprocal of frequency)

播音         bōyīn, to transmit/to broadcast
波音         Bōyīn/bōyīn, Boeing (aerospace company), mordent (music)

薄暗         bóàn, at dusk/evening
驳岸         bóàn, [駁岸], a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment/revetment

驳词         bócí, [駁詞], to refute
驳辞         bócí, [駁辭], refutation/incoherent speech

驳倒         bódǎo, [駁倒], to refute/to demolish (an argument, theory etc)
博导         bódǎo, [博導], Ph.D. advisor

博得         bódé, to win/to gain
博德         Bódé, Bodø (city in Norway)

博蒂         bódì, birdie (one stroke under par in golf)
薄地         bódì, barren land/poor soil

搏动         bódòng, [搏動], to beat rhythmically/to throb/to pulsate
博动         bódòng, [博動], pulsation/to throb

搏斗         bódòu, [搏鬥], to wrestle/to fight/to struggle
博斗         bódòu, [博鬥], to fight or argue on a blogging site (netspeak)

伯父         bófù, father's elder brother/term of respect for older man/CL:個|个[gè]
驳复         bófù, [駁復], to refute

勃海         Bóhǎi, Han dynasty province around the Bohai sea/renamed 渤海 after the Han
渤海         BóHǎi, Bohai Sea, or Bo Hai, between Liaoning and Shandong/Parhae, Korean kingdom in Ma...
薄海         bóhǎi, vast area/all the way to the sea

伯乐         BóLè, [伯樂], Bo Le (horse connoisseur during Spring and Autumn Period)/a good judge of talent...
博乐         Bólè, [博樂], Börtala Shehiri, county level city in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙...

薄利         bólì, small profits
勃利         Bólì, Boli county in Qitaihe 七台河[Qī tái hé], Heilongjiang

薄命         bómìng, to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women)/to be born unlucky
搏命         bómìng, to fight with all one has

搏杀         bóshā, [搏殺], fighting/killing
伯莎         Bóshā, Bertha (name)

博士         bóshì, doctor/court academician (in feudal China)/Ph.D.
袯襫         bóshì, [襏襫], woven rush raincoat

薄雾         bówù, [薄霧], mist/haze
博物         bówù, natural science

勃兴         bóxīng, [勃興], to rise suddenly/to grow vigorously
博兴         Bóxīng, [博興], Boxing county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[Bīn zhōu], Shandong

博弈         bóyì, games (such as chess, dice etc)/gambling/contest
驳议         bóyì, [駁議], to correct (in writing) sb's errors or misconceptions

脖子         bózi, neck/CL:個|个[gè]
驳子         bózi, [駁子], to tow (a barge)

补钉         bǔding, [補釘], variant of 補丁|补丁[bǔ ding]
补靪         bǔding, [補靪], variant of 補丁|补丁[bǔ ding]

捕获         bǔhuò, [捕獲], to catch/to capture/to seize
补货         bǔhuò, [補貨], to restock (an item)/to replenish inventory

补课         bǔkè, [補課], to make up missed lesson/to reschedule a class
卜课         bǔkè, [卜課], divination/fortune telling

捕食         bǔshí, to prey on/to catch and feed on/to hunt for food
补时         bǔshí, [補時], (sports) to extend the duration of a game (due to stoppages)/(abbr. for 傷停補時|伤停补...

哺养         bǔyǎng, [哺養], feed/rear
补养         bǔyǎng, [補養], to take a tonic or nourishing food to build up one's health

不便         bùbiàn, inconvenient/inappropriate/unsuitable/short of cash
不变         bùbiàn, [不變], constant/unvarying/(math.) invariant

不测         bùcè, [不測], unexpected/measureless/unexpected circumstance/contingency/mishap
步测         bùcè, [步測], pacing
簿册         bùcè, [簿冊], a register/land register/account book/ledger

不成         bùchéng, won't do/unable to/(at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
布城         Bùchéng, Putrajaya, federal administrative territory of Malaysia, south of Kuala Lumpur c...

不带         bùdài, [不帶], not to have/without/un-
不怠         bùdài, untiring/indefatigable
布袋         Bùdài, pouch/sack/bag/Budai (the Laughing Buddha)/Budai or Putai town in Chiayi county ...

不单         bùdān, [不單], not the only/not merely/not simply
不丹         Bùdān, Bhutan

不到         bùdào, not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than
布道         bùdào, [佈道], sermon/to sermonize/to preach/to evangelize, to preach (the Christian gospel)
步道         bùdào, walking path/pathway

不对         bùduì, [不對], incorrect/wrong/amiss/abnormal/queer
部队         bùduì, [部隊], army/armed forces/troops/force/unit/CL:個|个[gè]

步伐         bùfá, pace/(measured) step/march
不乏         bùfá, there is no lack of

步法         bùfǎ, footwork
不法         bùfǎ, lawless/illegal/unlawful

不妨         bùfáng, there is no harm in/might as well
布防         bùfáng, to lay out a defense

不符         bùfú, inconsistent/not in agreement with/not agree or tally with/not conform to
不服         bùfú, not to accept sth/to want to have sth overruled or changed/to refuse to obey or ...

不公         bùgōng, unjust/unfair
不恭         bùgōng, disrespectful

不合         bùhé, to not conform to/to be unsuited to/to be out of keeping with/should not/ought o...
不和         bùhé, not to get along well/to be on bad terms/to be at odds/discord

不会         bùhuì, [不會], improbable/unlikely/will not (act, happen etc)/not able/not having learned to do...
不讳         bùhuì, [不諱], without concealing anything/to pass away/to die

不及         bùjí, to fall short of/not as good as/too late
不吉         bùjí, unlucky/inauspicious/ominous
簿籍         bùjí, account books/registers/records

不济         bùjì, [不濟], not good/of no use
簿记         bùjì, [簿記], bookkeeping
不计         bùjì, [不計], to disregard/to take no account of

不佳         bùjiā, not good
不加         bùjiā, without/not/un-

不见         bùjiàn, [不見], not to see/not to meet/to have disappeared/to be missing
部件         bùjiàn, part/component
布建         bùjiàn, to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area/rollout/...

不禁         bùjīn, can't help (doing sth)/can't refrain from
布巾         bùjīn, a cloth

不觉         bùjué, [不覺], unconsciously
不绝         bùjué, [不絕], unending/uninterrupted

不愧         bùkuì, to be worthy of/to deserve to be called/to prove oneself to be
不匮         bùkuì, [不匱], endlessly/without ceasing

不理         bùlǐ, to refuse to acknowledge/to pay no attention to/to take no notice of/to ignore
埔里         Bùlǐ, Puli, town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

不利         bùlì, unfavorable/disadvantageous/harmful/detrimental
不力         bùlì, not to do one's best/not to exert oneself

布料         bùliào, cloth/material
不料         bùliào, unexpectedly/to one's surprise

不满         bùmǎn, [不滿], resentful/discontented/dissatisfied
布满         bùmǎn, [布滿], to be covered with/to be filled with

不睦         bùmù, to not get along well/to be at odds
布幕         bùmù, screen (movie theater etc)

不容         bùróng, must not/cannot/to not allow/cannot tolerate
不溶         bùróng, insoluble

布什         Bùshí, Bush (name)/George H.W. Bush (1924-2018), US president 1988-1992/George W. Bush ...
不时         bùshí, [不時], from time to time/now and then/occasionally/frequently

不是         búshi/bùshì, fault/blame, no/is not/not
不适         bùshì, [不適], unwell/indisposed/out of sorts

部署         bùshǔ, to dispose/to deploy/deployment
部属         bùshǔ, [部屬], troops under one's command/subordinate/affiliated to a ministry

布托         Bùtuō, Bhutto (name)/Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979), president of Pakistan 1971-1979 e...
布拖         Bùtuō, Butuo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liáng shān Yí...

不韪         bùwěi, [不韙], fault/error
部委         bùwěi, ministries and commissions

部位         bùwèi, position/place
不畏         bùwèi, unafraid/to defy
不谓         bùwèi, [不謂], cannot be deemed/unexpectedly

布伍         bùwǔ, [佈伍], to deploy troops, to deploy troops
步武         bùwǔ, to walk in someone's steps/to follow in someone's footsteps (literary)/a step (l...

不惜         bùxī, not stint/not spare/not hesitate (to do sth)/not scruple (to do sth)
不息         bùxī, continually/without a break/ceaselessly
布希         Bùxī, Taiwan equivalent of 布什[Bù shí]

部下         bùxià, troops under one's command/subordinate
不下         bùxià, to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
布下         bùxià, to arrange/to lay out

不祥         bùxiáng, ominous/inauspicious
不详         bùxiáng, [不詳], not in detail/not quite clear

不孝         bùxiào, unfilial
不肖         bùxiào, (literary) unlike one's parents/degenerate/unworthy

不屑         bùxiè, to disdain to do sth/to think sth not worth doing/to feel it beneath one's digni...
不懈         bùxiè, untiring/unremitting/indefatigable
不谢         bùxiè, [不謝], don't mention it/not at all

不行         bùxíng, won't do/be out of the question/be no good/not work/not be capable
步行         bùxíng, to go on foot/to walk

不一         bùyī, to vary/to differ
布衣         bùyī, plain cotton clothing/(literary) the common people
不依         bùyī, not to comply/not to go along with/not to let off easily/not to let sb get away ...
布依         Bùyī, Buyei ethnic group

不宜         bùyí, not suitable/inadvisable/inappropriate
不移         bùyí, steadfast/inalienable

不易         bùyì, not easy to do sth/difficult/unchanging
不意         bùyì, unexpectedly/unawareness/unpreparedness
不义         bùyì, [不義], injustice

不予         bùyú, to withhold/to refuse
不渝         bùyú, constant/unchanging/abiding/faithful
不虞         bùyú, unexpected/eventuality/contingency/not worry about

不悦         bùyuè, [不悅], displeased/annoyed
步月         bùyuè, to stroll beneath the moon

不孕         bùyùn, infertility
步韵         bùyùn, [步韻], to write a poem using another poem's rhymes

不再         bùzài, no more/no longer
不在         bùzài, not to be present/to be out/(euphemism) to pass away/to be deceased

不知         bùzhī, not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness ...
不支         bùzhī, to be unable to endure

不止         bùzhǐ, incessantly/without end/more than/not limited to
不只         bùzhǐ, not only/not merely

布置         bùzhì, [佈置], to put in order/to arrange/to decorate/to fix up/to deploy
不致         bùzhì, not in such a way as to/not likely to
不智         bùzhì, unwise
不治         bùzhì, to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help

步子         bùzi, step/pace
哺子         bùzi, [餔子], baby food
簿子         bùzi, notebook/book

不足         bùzú, insufficient/lacking/deficiency/not enough/inadequate/not worth/cannot/should no...
部族         bùzú, tribe/tribal
步足         bùzú, ambulatory leg (of a crab, lobster, spider etc)

财富         cáifù, [財富], wealth/riches
财赋         cáifù, [財賦], government revenue/tributary goods and finances/finances and taxes/wealth/proper...

裁剪         cáijiǎn, to cut out
裁减         cáijiǎn, [裁減], to reduce/to lessen/to cut down

财力         cáilì, [財力], financial resources/financial ability
财利         cáilì, [財利], wealth and profit/riches

财务         cáiwù, [財務], financial affairs
财物         cáiwù, [財物], property/belongings

裁员         cáiyuán, [裁員], to cut staff/to lay off employees
财源         cáiyuán, [財源], financial resources/source of revenue

才智         cáizhì, ability and wisdom
材质         cáizhì, [材質], texture of timber/quality of material/material (that sth is made of)
裁制         cáizhì, [裁製], to tailor/to make clothes

彩弹         cǎidàn, [彩彈], paintball
彩蛋         cǎidàn, painted eggshell/Easter egg/(media) Easter egg (hidden feature in software or a ...

菜谱         càipǔ, [菜譜], menu (in restaurant)/recipe/cookbook
菜圃         càipǔ, vegetable field/vegetable bed

菜市         càishì, food market
菜式         càishì, dish (food prepared according to a specific recipe)

残杀         cánshā, [殘殺], to massacre/to slaughter
蚕沙         cánshā, [蠶沙], silkworm guano (excrement)

仓卒         cāngcù, [倉卒], variant of 倉促|仓促[cāng cù]
仓猝         cāngcù, [倉猝], variant of 倉促|仓促[cāng cù]

仓惶         cānghuáng, [倉惶], variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cāng huáng]
仓黄         cānghuáng, [倉黃], variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cāng huáng]
苍惶         cānghuáng, [蒼惶], variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cāng huáng]
苍黄         cānghuáng, [蒼黃], greenish yellow/sallow (pale or yellow complexion)/variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cāng huáng]

沧龙         cānglóng, [滄龍], mosasaur
苍龙         Cānglóng, [蒼龍], Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙 (the seven mansions of the eas...

仓山         Cāngshān, [倉山], Cangshan district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fú zhōu shì], Fujian
苍山         Cāngshān, [蒼山], Cangshan county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lín yí], Shandong

曹魏         CáoWèi, Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 22...
槽位         cáowèi, slot

草垫         cǎodiàn, [草墊], straw mattress
草甸         cǎodiàn, meadow

操屄         càobī, variant of 肏屄[cào bī]
操逼         càobī, variant of 肏屄[cào bī]
肏逼         càobī, variant of 肏屄[cào bī]

操蛋         càodàn, lousy/rotten
肏蛋         càodàn, lousy/rotten

册封         cèfēng, [冊封], to confer a title upon sb/to dub/to crown/to invest with rank or title
侧锋         cèfēng, [側鋒], oblique attack (brush movement in painting)

册历         cèlì, [冊歷], account book/ledger
册立         cèlì, [冊立], to confer a title on (an empress or a prince)
策励         cèlì, [策勵], to encourage/to urge/to impel/to spur sb on

侧身         cèshēn, [側身], (to stand or move) sideways
厕身         cèshēn, [廁身], to participate (in sth)/to play a humble role in
测深         cèshēn, [測深], to sound (sea depth)

测试         cèshì, [測試], to test (machinery etc)/to test (students)/test/quiz/exam/beta (software)
策士         cèshì, strategist/counsellor on military strategy
侧室         cèshì, [側室], sideroom/concubine
策试         cèshì, [策試], imperial exam involving writing essay on policy 策論|策论[cè lùn]

差额         chāé, [差額], balance (financial)/discrepancy (in a sum or quota)/difference
差讹         chāé, [差訛], error/mistake

插画         chāhuà, [插畫], illustration
插话         chāhuà, [插話], to interrupt (sb speaking)/interruption/digression

差价         chājià, [差價], difference in price
叉架         chājià, trestle/X-shaped frame

插头         chātóu, [插頭], plug
叉头         chātóu, [叉頭], prong of a fork

茶点         chádiǎn, [茶點], tea and cake/refreshments/tea and dimsun 點心|点心, traditional Hong Kong lunch
查点         chádiǎn, [查點], to check/to tally/to inventory

查房         cháfáng, to inspect a room/to do the rounds (medical)
茶坊         cháfáng, teahouse
茶房         cháfáng, waiter/steward/porter/teahouse

查访         cháfǎng, [查訪], to investigate
察访         cháfǎng, [察訪], to make an investigative visit/to go and find out from the source

茶几         chájī, small side table/coffee table/teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
查缉         chájī, [查緝], to search for and seize (criminals, smuggled goods etc)

茶碱         chájiǎn, [茶鹼], Theophylline
查检         chájiǎn, [查檢], to check/to consult/to look up

茶晶         chájīng, yellow quartz/topaz
茶经         Chájīng, [茶經], the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|陆...

茶具         chájù, tea set/tea service
茶聚         chájù, informal gathering with refreshments provided

查看         chákàn, to look over/to examine/to check up/to ferret out
察看         chákàn, to watch/to look carefully at

查验         cháyàn, [查驗], inspection/to examine
察验         cháyàn, [察驗], to examine

茶叶         cháyè, [茶葉], tea/tea leaves/CL:盒[hé],罐[guàn],包[bāo],片[piàn]
查夜         cháyè, night patrol/to make nightly rounds

差事         chàshì/chāishi, poor/not up to standard, errand/assignment/job/commission/CL:件[jiàn]/see also 差使...
差使         chāishǐ/chāishi, to send/to assign/to appoint/servants of an official/official messenger, officia...

掺假         chānjiǎ, [摻假], to mix in fake material/to adulterate
搀假         chānjiǎ, [攙假], to dilute/to debase (by mixing with fake material)

产前         chǎnqián, [產前], prenatal/antenatal
产钳         chǎnqián, [產鉗], obstetric forceps

阐释         chǎnshì, [闡釋], to explain/to expound/to interpret/elucidation
阐示         chǎnshì, [闡示], to demonstrate

肠道         chángdào, [腸道], intestines/gut
常道         chángdào, normal and proper practice/conventional practice/common occurrence

常德         Chángdé, Changde prefecture-level city in Hunan
长德         chángdé, [長德], Chotoku

常年         chángnián, all year round/for years on end/average year
长年         chángnián, [長年], all the year round

常宁         Chángníng, [常寧], Changning county level city in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Héng yáng], Hunan
长宁         Chángníng, [長寧], Changning County in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yí bīn], Sichuan/Changning District in Shanghai

常青         chángqīng, evergreen
长清         Chángqīng, [長清], Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Jǐ nán shì], Shandong
偿清         chángqīng, [償清], to repay/to pay off a debt

长衫         chángshān, [長衫], long gown/cheongsam/traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qi...
常山         Chángshān, Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[Qú zhōu], Zhejiang

常识         chángshí, [常識], common sense/general knowledge/CL:門|门[mén]
长石         chángshí, [長石], stone beam/horizontal slab of stone/feldspar or felspar (geology)
常时         chángshí, [常時], frequently/often/usually/regularly

尝试         chángshì, [嘗試], to try/to attempt/CL:次[cì]
长逝         chángshì, [長逝], to depart this life/to be no more

常态         chángtài, [常態], normal state
长泰         Chángtài, [長泰], Changtai county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhāng zhōu], Fujian

常委         chángwěi, member of standing committee
长尾         chángwěi, [長尾], the long tail

常务         chángwù, [常務], routine/everyday business/daily operation (of a company)
长物         chángwù, [長物], (literary) things other than the bare necessities of life/item of some value/Tai...

常言         chángyán, common saying
肠炎         chángyán, [腸炎], enteritis

肠衣         chángyī, [腸衣], sausage casing
长揖         chángyī, [長揖], to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped...

长治         Chángzhì, [長治], Changzhi prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西[Shān xī]/Changchih township in Pingt...
长至         chángzhì, [長至], the summer solstice

常驻         chángzhù, [常駐], resident/permanent (representative)
常住         chángzhù, long-term resident/permanent residence/eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit ...

场子         chǎngzi, [場子], (coll.) gathering place/public venue
厂子         chǎngzi, [廠子], (coll.) factory/mill/yard/depot

怅然         chàngrán, [悵然], disappointed and frustrated
畅然         chàngrán, [暢然], happily/in high spirits

超声         chāoshēng, [超聲], ultrasonic/ultrasound
超生         chāoshēng, to exceed the stipulated limit of a birth-control policy/to be reincarnated/to b...
超升         chāoshēng, exaltation

潮南         Cháonán, Chaonan district of Shantou city 汕头市, Guangdong
潮男         cháonán, metrosexual

朝阳         Cháoyáng/cháoyáng/zhāoyáng, [朝陽], Chaoyang district in east and northeast Beijing, a county level district of Beij...
潮阳         Cháoyáng, [潮陽], Chaoyang district of Shantou city 汕头市, Guangdong

潮州         Cháozhōu, Chaozhou prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng]/Chaochou t...
潮洲         Cháozhōu, Chaozhou or Teochew, a town near Guangdong, with famous cuisine/Chaozhou, varian...

车程         chēchéng, [車程], travel time/expected time for a car journey
车城         Chēchéng, [車城], Checheng township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan

晨报         chénbào, [晨報], morning newspaper/(in a newspaper's name) Morning Post
尘暴         chénbào, [塵暴], dust devil

沉沉         chénchén, deeply/heavily
陈忱         ChénChén, [陳忱], Chen Chen (1613-1670), novelist and poet at the Ming-Qing transition, author of ...

臣服         chénfú, to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime)/to serve
沉浮         chénfú, lit. sinking and floating/to bob up and down on water/ebb and flow/fig. rise and...

沉寂         chénjì, silence/stillness
陈迹         chénjì, [陳跡], past events/relics from a former age/ruins

晨露         chénlù, morning dew
陈露         ChénLù, [陳露], Lu Chen (1976-), PRC figure skater, 1995 world champion

沉默         chénmò, taciturn/uncommunicative/silent
沉没         chénmò, [沉沒], to sink

陈述         chénshù, [陳述], an assertion/to declare/to state
梣树         chénshù, [梣樹], Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis)

晨曦         chénxī, first rays of morning sun/first glimmer of dawn
辰溪         Chénxī, Chenxi county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huái huà], Hunan

沉香         chénxiāng, Chinese eaglewood/agarwood tree (Aquilaria agallocha)/lignum aloes
沉箱         chénxiāng, caisson/sink box

晨星         chénxīng, morning stars
辰星         Chénxīng, Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy/see also 水星[shuǐ xīng]

尘云         chényún, [塵雲], dust cloud
陈云         ChénYún, [陳雲], Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist

称作         chēngzuò, [稱作], to be called/to be known as
称做         chēngzuò, [稱做], to be called/to be known as

承办         chéngbàn, [承辦], to undertake/to accept a contract
惩办         chéngbàn, [懲辦], to punish (someone)/to take disciplinary action against (someone)

呈报         chéngbào, [呈報], to (submit a) report
成报         ChéngBào, [成報], Sing Pao Daily News

成才         chéngcái, to make sth of oneself/to become a person who is worthy of respect
成材         chéngcái, to make sth of oneself/to become a person who is worthy of respect/(of a tree) t...

承兑         chéngduì, [承兌], to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment) (commerce)/to honor (a check...
成对         chéngduì, [成對], to form a pair

惩罚         chéngfá, [懲罰], penalty/punishment/to punish
承乏         chéngfá, to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified ...

成分         chéngfèn, composition/make-up/ingredient/element/component/one's social status/CL:個|个[gè]
成份         chéngfèn, composition/make-up/ingredient/element/component/one's social status/same as 成分

乘号         chénghào, [乘號], multiplication sign (math.)
程颢         ChéngHào, [程顥], Cheng Hao (1032-1085), Song neo-Confucian scholar

城隍         ChéngHuáng, Shing Wong (deity in Chinese mythology)
橙黄         chénghuáng, [橙黃], orange yellow/tangerine yellow/chrome yellow

乘机         chéngjī, [乘機], to take the opportunity/to take a plane
乘积         chéngjī, [乘積], product (result of multiplication)

成绩         chéngjì, [成績], achievement/performance records/grades/CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
承继         chéngjì, [承繼], adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)/to inherit
橙剂         chéngjì, [橙劑], Agent Orange (herbicide)

成见         chéngjiàn, [成見], preconceived idea/bias/prejudice
承建         chéngjiàn, to construct under contract

成交         chéngjiāo, to complete a contract/to reach a deal
城郊         chéngjiāo, suburbs/outskirts of a city
呈交         chéngjiāo, (formal and deferential) to present/to submit

成龙         ChéngLóng/chénglóng, [成龍], Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and Cantopop star, to succeed in life/to become...
乘龙         chénglóng, [乘龍], to ride the dragon/to die (of emperors and kings)

成器         chéngqì, to make sth of oneself/to become a person who is worthy of respect
盛器         chéngqì, vessel/receptacle

成人         chéngrén, adult
成仁         chéngrén, to die for a good cause

橙色         chéngsè, orange (color)
成色         chéngsè, relative purity of silver or gold/purity in carat weight/quality/fineness

城市         chéngshì, city/town/CL:座[zuò]
程式         chéngshì, form/pattern/formula/program
乘势         chéngshì, [乘勢], to seize the opportunity/to strike while the iron is hot

成文         chéngwén, written/statutory
呈文         chéngwén, petition (submitted to a superior)

呈现         chéngxiàn, [呈現], to appear/to emerge/to present (a certain appearance)/to demonstrate
呈献         chéngxiàn, [呈獻], to present respectfully
成县         Chéngxiàn, [成縣], Cheng county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Lǒng nán], Gansu

城乡         chéngxiāng, [城鄉], city and countryside
城厢         Chéngxiāng, [城廂], Chengxiang district of Putian city 莆田市[Pú tián shì], Fujian

成像         chéngxiàng, to form an image/imaging
丞相         chéngxiàng, the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)/prim...
成象         chéngxiàng, to form an image/to call to mind

诚心         chéngxīn, [誠心], sincerity
成心         chéngxīn, intentional/deliberate/on purpose

成型         chéngxíng, to become shaped/to become formed
成行         chéngxíng, to embark on a journey
成形         chéngxíng, to take shape/shaping/forming

乘兴         chéngxìng, [乘興], while in high spirits/feeling upbeat/on an impulse
成性         chéngxìng, to become second nature/by nature

诚意         chéngyì, [誠意], sincerity/good faith
城邑         chéngyì, (literary) towns/cities

成员         chéngyuán, [成員], member
城垣         chéngyuán, city wall

诚挚         chéngzhì, [誠摯], sincere/cordial
惩治         chéngzhì, [懲治], to punish

橙子         chéngzi, orange
程子         chéngzi, (Beijing dialect) see 陣子|阵子[zhèn zi]

乘坐         chéngzuò, to ride (in a vehicle)
承做         chéngzuò, to undertake/to take on (i.e. to accept a task)

痴痴         chīchī, foolish/stupid/lost in thought/in a daze
吃吃         chīchī, (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)/sound of stammering

吃鸡         chījī, [吃雞], (video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)/battle royale game/last-man-s...
笞击         chījī, [笞擊], to cudgel

嗤笑         chīxiào, to sneer at
痴笑         chīxiào, to giggle foolishly/to titter

吃油         chīyóu, (of food) to absorb oil/(of a vehicle) to guzzle fuel
蚩尤         ChīYóu, Chi You, legendary creator of metalworking and weapons/comet

迟钝         chídùn, [遲鈍], slow in one's reactions/sluggish (in movement or thought)
迟顿         chídùn, [遲頓], inactive/obtuse

迟缓         chíhuǎn, [遲緩], slow/sluggish
弛缓         chíhuǎn, [弛緩], to relax/to slacken/relaxation (in nuclear magnetic resonance)

持平         chípíng, to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc)/fair/unbiased
茌平         Chípíng, Chiping county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liáo chéng], Shandong

迟误         chíwù, [遲誤], to delay/to procrastinate
驰鹜         chíwù, [馳鶩], to move swiftly/to speed/to run after (empty fame, power, money etc)

池盐         chíyán, [池鹽], salt from a salt lake
迟延         chíyán, [遲延], to delay

尺度         chǐdù, scale/yardstick
齿蠹         chǐdù, [齒蠹], tooth decay

尺骨         chǐgǔ, ulna (anatomy)/bone of the forearm
耻骨         chǐgǔ, [恥骨], pubis/pubic bone

赤诚         chìchéng, [赤誠], utterly sincere/wholly devoted
赤城         Chìchéng, Chicheng county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

敕封         chìfēng, to appoint sb to a post or confer a title on sb by imperial order
赤峰         Chìfēng, Chifeng prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

斥骂         chìmà, [斥罵], to scold
叱骂         chìmà, [叱罵], to curse/to berate angrily

斥责         chìzé, [斥責], to lash out/to reprimand
叱责         chìzé, [叱責], to upbraid

冲击         chōngjī, [沖擊]/[衝擊], variant of 衝擊|冲击[chōng jī], to attack/to batter/(of waves) to pound against/shoc...
充饥         chōngjī, [充飢], to allay one's hunger
冲积         chōngjī, [沖積], to alluviate/alluviation/alluvial

充实         chōngshí, [充實], rich/full/substantial/to enrich/to augment/to substantiate (an argument)
冲蚀         chōngshí, [沖蝕], to erode/erosion

充溢         chōngyì, to overflow (with riches)/replete
冲挹         chōngyì, [沖挹], to defer to/to be submissive

重联         chónglián, [重聯], (physics) magnetic reconnection/(railways) double heading (using two locomotives...
重连         chónglián, [重連], to reconnect/reconnection

重五         chóngwǔ, Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)
重午         chóngwǔ, Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)

崇阳         Chóngyáng, [崇陽], Chongyang county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xián níng], Hubei
重洋         chóngyáng, seas and oceans
崇洋         chóngyáng, to idolize foreign things
重阳         Chóngyáng, [重陽], Double Ninth or Yang Festival/9th day of 9th lunar month

崇义         Chóngyì, [崇義], Chongyi county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
重译         chóngyì, [重譯], to translate again (i.e. to redo the same translation)/to translate repeatedly f...

虫豸         chóngzhì, [蟲豸], insect or insect-like small creature (literary)/base person (used as a curse wor...
重制         chóngzhì, [重製], to make a copy/to reproduce/to remake (a movie)
重置         chóngzhì, to reset/reset/replacement

抽泣         chōuqì, to sob spasmodically
抽气         chōuqì, [抽氣], to draw air out

愁肠         chóucháng, [愁腸], anxiety/worries
酬偿         chóucháng, [酬償], reward

筹谋         chóumóu, [籌謀], to work out a strategy/to come up with a plan for
绸缪         chóumóu, [綢繆], to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth

绸子         chóuzi, [綢子], silk fabric/silk/CL:匹[pǐ]
筹子         chóuzi, [籌子], chip/counter

丑话         chǒuhuà, [醜話], ugly talk/vulgarity/obscenity
丑化         chǒuhuà, [醜化], to defame/to libel/to defile/to smear/to vilify

出场         chūchǎng, [出場], (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform/(of an athlete) to enter the ...
出厂         chūchǎng, [出廠], to leave the factory (of finished goods)

初犯         chūfàn, first offender/first offense
出饭         chūfàn, [出飯], to swell on steaming (of hard rice grain)

出伏         chūfú, end of 三伏[sān fú] (the hottest period of the year)
初伏         chūfú, middle ten days of July, the first of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the ye...

出格         chūgé, to overstep the bounds of what is proper/to take sth too far/(of a measuring dev...
出阁         chūgé, [出閣], (of a girl) to marry (literary)

初级         chūjí, [初級], junior/primary
出辑         chūjí, [出輯], to release an album (of a musician)

出价         chūjià, [出價], to bid
出嫁         chūjià, to get married (of woman)

出界         chūjiè, to cross a border/to go out of bounds (sport)
出借         chūjiè, to lend/to put out a loan

出境         chūjìng, to leave a country or region/outbound (tourism)
出镜         chūjìng, [出鏡], to appear on camera/to play a role in a film

出列         chūliè, (military) to leave one's place in the ranks/to fall out/(fig.) to emerge/to bec...
出猎         chūliè, [出獵], to go out hunting

出路         chūlù, a way out (lit. and fig.)/opportunity for advancement/a way forward/outlet (for ...
出露         chūlù, to emerge
初露         chūlù, first sign (of budding talent)

初赛         chūsài, [初賽], preliminary contest/initial heats of a competition
出赛         chūsài, [出賽], to compete/to take part (in a sports event)

出生         chūshēng, to be born
出声         chūshēng, [出聲], to utter/to give voice
初升         chūshēng, rising (sun, moon etc)
初声         chūshēng, [初聲], initial (i.e. initial consonant of a syllable in Asian phonetics)
初生         chūshēng, newborn/nascent/primary (biology)

初始         chūshǐ, initial/starting (point)
出使         chūshǐ, to go abroad as ambassador/to be sent on a diplomatic mission

出事         chūshì, to have an accident/to meet with a mishap
出示         chūshì, to show/to take out and show to others/to display
出世         chūshì, to be born/to come into being/to withdraw from worldly affairs
初试         chūshì, [初試], preliminary exam/qualifying exam/first try/preliminary testing
出仕         chūshì, to take up an official post

出现         chūxiàn, [出現], to appear/to arise/to emerge/to show up
出线         chūxiàn, [出線], (sports) to go out of bounds/to go over the line/to qualify for the next round o...

出新         chūxīn, to make new advances/to move forwards
初心         chūxīn, (one's) original intention, aspiration etc/(Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. ha...

初叶         chūyè, [初葉], early part (of a decade, century etc)/the first years
初夜         chūyè, early evening/wedding night/(fig.) first sexual encounter

初中         chūzhōng, junior high school/abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chū jí zhōng xué]
初衷         chūzhōng, original intention
出钟         chūzhōng, [出鐘], (of a prostitute) to do an outcall/to accompany a customer to their place

除草         chúcǎo, to weed
锄草         chúcǎo, [鋤草], to hoe/to weed

雏形         chúxíng, [雛形], embryonic form/fledgling stage/prototype
雏型         chúxíng, [雛型], model

刍议         chúyì, [芻議], lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble); fig. my observation as a humble layman/my ...
厨艺         chúyì, [廚藝], cooking skills/culinary talent

厨子         chúzi, [廚子], cook
橱子         chúzi, [櫥子], wardrobe/closet/cabinet

处事         chǔshì, [處事], to handle affairs/to deal with
处世         chǔshì, [處世], to conduct oneself in society

处置         chǔzhì, [處置], to handle/to take care of/to punish
处治         chǔzhì, [處治], to punish/to handle/to deal with (literary)

处处         chùchù, [處處], everywhere/in all respects
触处         chùchù, [觸處], everywhere

触及         chùjí, [觸及], to touch (physically, one's feelings etc)/to touch on (a topic)
处级         chùjí, [處級], (administrative) department-level

矗立         chùlì, to tower/standing tall and upright (of large building)
畜力         chùlì, animal power/animal-drawn (plow etc)

触媒         chùméi, [觸媒], catalyst/to catalyze
触酶         chùméi, [觸酶], catalase (enzyme)

传布         chuánbù, [傳布], to spread/to hand down/to disseminate
船埠         chuánbù, wharf/quay

传家         chuánjiā, [傳家], to pass on through the generations
船家         chuánjiā, person who lives and makes a living on a boat/boatman/boat dweller

传见         chuánjiàn, [傳見], to summon for an interview
船舰         chuánjiàn, [船艦], navy vessel/(coast guard) patrol boat

传票         chuánpiào, [傳票], summons/subpoena/voucher
船票         chuánpiào, ship ticket

传送         chuánsòng, [傳送], to convey/to deliver
传颂         chuánsòng, [傳頌], to eulogize/to pass on praise
传诵         chuánsòng, [傳誦], widely known/on everyone's lips

传习         chuánxí, [傳習], teaching and learning/to study and impart
传檄         chuánxí, [傳檄], to circulate (a protest or call to arms)/to promulgate

传艺         chuányì, [傳藝], to impart skills/to pass on one's art
传译         chuányì, [傳譯], to translate/to interpret

窗口         chuāngkǒu, window/opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window)/comput...
创口         chuāngkǒu, [創口], a wound/a cut
疮口         chuāngkǒu, [瘡口], wound/open sore

创建         chuàngjiàn, [創建], to found/to establish
创见         chuàngjiàn, [創見], an original idea

创立         chuànglì, [創立], to establish/to set up/to found
创利         chuànglì, [創利], to make a profit

创意         chuàngyì, [創意], creative/creativity
创议         chuàngyì, [創議], to propose/proposal

吹气         chuīqì, [吹氣], to blow air (into)
炊器         chuīqì, cooking vessels (archaeology)

锤子         chuízi, [錘子], hammer/CL:把[bǎ]
捶子         chuízi, hammer/CL:把[bǎ]

春化         chūnhuà, (agriculture) vernalization
春画         chūnhuà, [春畫], erotic print/pornographic picture

醇厚         chúnhòu, mellow and rich/simple and kind
淳厚         chúnhòu, pure and honest/simple and kind

纯音         chúnyīn, [純音], pure tone
唇音         chúnyīn, labial consonant

辞呈         cíchéng, [辭呈], (written) resignation
茨城         Cíchéng, Ibaraki prefecture in northeast Japan

慈姑         cígu, arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)
茨菰         cígu, arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)

磁化         cíhuà, to magnetize
词话         cíhuà, [詞話], form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, pop...

磁力         cílì, magnetic force/magnetic
慈利         Cílì, Cili county in Zhangjiajie 張家界|张家界[Zhāng jiā jiè], Hunan

祠墓         címù, memorial hall and tomb
词目         címù, [詞目], dictionary headword/lexical item/term

磁石         císhí, magnet
慈石         císhí, magnetite FěÒ

磁体         cítǐ, [磁體], magnet/magnetic body
雌体         cítǐ, [雌體], female of a species

词条         cítiáo, [詞條], dictionary entry/lexical item/term
磁条         cítiáo, [磁條], magnetic stripe

磁头         cítóu, [磁頭], magnetic head (of a tape recorder etc)
词头         cítóu, [詞頭], prefix

慈溪         Cíxī, Cixi county level city in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Níng bō], Zhejiang
磁吸         cíxī, (of a magnet) to attract metallic objects/(fig.) to exert a magnetic attraction ...

辞行         cíxíng, [辭行], to say goodbye/leave-taking/farewells
词形         cíxíng, [詞形], form of words (e.g. inflection, conjugation)/morphology (linguistics)

雌性         cíxìng, female
磁性         cíxìng, magnetic/magnetism
词性         cíxìng, [詞性], part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc)/lexical category

词义         cíyì, [詞義], meaning of a word
词意         cíyì, [詞意], meaning of word/sense

词藻         cízǎo, [詞藻], rhetoric/flowery language
辞藻         cízǎo, [辭藻], rhetoric

词组         cízǔ, [詞組], phrase (grammar)
磁阻         cízǔ, magnetic reluctance

伺候         cìhòu, to serve/to wait upon
次后         cìhòu, [次後], afterwards/then

刺死         cìsǐ, to stab to death
赐死         cìsǐ, [賜死], to commit suicide on the orders of a sovereign (old)

刺桐         cìtóng, Indian coral tree/sunshine tree/tiger's claw/Erythrina variegata (botany)
莿桐         Cìtóng, Citong or Tzutung township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

匆匆         cōngcōng, hurriedly
葱葱         cōngcōng, [蔥蔥], verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc)

匆促         cōngcù, hastily/in a hurry
匆猝         cōngcù, hurried/hasty/abrupt

从容         cóngróng, [從容], to go easy/unhurried/calm/Taiwan pr. [cōng róng]
从戎         cóngróng, [從戎], to enlist/to be in the army

粗厉         cūlì, [粗厲], abrasive/husky (voice)
粗粝         cūlì, [粗糲], coarse rice/coarse (of food)

促进         cùjìn, [促進], to promote (an idea or cause)/to advance/boost
醋劲         cùjìn, [醋勁], jealousy (in love)

篡改         cuàngǎi, to tamper with/to falsify
窜改         cuàngǎi, [竄改], to alter/to modify/to change/to tamper

措辞         cuòcí, [措辭], wording/way of expressing something/turn of phrase/diction
措词         cuòcí, [措詞], wording/way of expressing something/turn of phrase/diction

措施         cuòshī, measure/step/CL:個|个[gè]
错失         cuòshī, [錯失], fault/mistake/to miss (a chance)

搭白         dābái, to answer
答白         dābái, to answer

搭裢         dālian, [搭褳], variant of 褡褳|褡裢[dā lian]
搭连         dālián/dālian, [搭連], to bridge over/colligation (linguistics), variant of 褡褳|褡裢[dā lian]

搭腔         dāqiāng, to answer/to respond/to converse
答腔         dāqiāng, to answer/to respond/to converse

搭赸         dāshàn, variant of 搭訕|搭讪[dā shàn]
答讪         dāshàn, [答訕], variant of 搭訕|搭讪[dā shàn]

达官         dáguān, [達官], high-ranking official
达观         dáguān, [達觀], to take things philosophically

达人         dárén, [達人], expert/person who takes things philosophically
达仁         Dárén, [達仁], Daren or Tajen township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiw...

打岔         dǎchà, interruption/to interrupt (esp. talk)/to change the subject
打杈         dǎchà, to prune (branches)

打动         dǎdòng, [打動], to move (to pity)/arousing (sympathy)/touching
打洞         dǎdòng, to punch a hole/to drill a hole/to dig a hole/to burrow

打勾         dǎgōu, to check/to tick/(old) to buy
打钩         dǎgōu, [打鉤], to tick/to check/tick mark/check mark

打鼓         dǎgǔ, to beat a drum/to play a drum/(fig.) to feel nervous
打谷         dǎgǔ, [打穀], to thresh

打诨         dǎhùn, [打諢], to intersperse comic remarks (in a performance)/(fig.) to quip/to banter
打混         dǎhùn, to muddle things up/to goof off/to hang around

打劫         dǎjié, to loot/to rob/to plunder/to ransack
打结         dǎjié, [打結], to tie a knot/to tie

打杂         dǎzá, [打雜], to do odd jobs/to do unskilled work
打砸         dǎzá, to smash up/to vandalize

大阪         Dàbǎn, Ōsaka, a city and prefecture in Japan
大坂         Dàbǎn, old name for Ōsaka 大阪 (city in Japan), changed in the beginning of the Meiji 明治 ...

大宝         Dàbǎo/dàbǎo, [大寶], Taiho (a Japanese era), (archaic) throne
大鸨         dàbǎo, [大鴇], (bird species of China) great bustard (Otis tarda)

大便         dàbiàn, to defecate/excrement/feces
大变         dàbiàn, [大變], huge changes

大部         dàbù, most of/the majority of sth
大步         dàbù, large strides
大埔         Dàbù, Dabu county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong/Tai Po district of New Territories, Hong Ko...

大厂         Dàchǎng/dàchǎng, [大廠], Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊[Láng fáng], Hebei, large manufactur...
大氅         dàchǎng, overcoat/cloak/cape/CL:件[jiàn]

大地         dàdì, earth/mother earth
大帝         dàdì, heavenly emperor/"the Great" (title)

大度         dàdù, magnanimous/generous (in spirit)
大肚         Dàdù, Tatu township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

大队         dàduì, [大隊], group/a large body of/production brigade/military group
大憝         dàduì, archenemy/chief enemy

大风         dàfēng, [大風], gale/CL:場|场[cháng]
大丰         Dàfēng, [大豐], Dafeng county level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yán chéng], Jiangsu

大功         dàgōng, great merit/great service
大恭         dàgōng, (literary) excrement/feces

大关         dàguān, [大關], strategic pass/barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a ro...
大观         Dàguān, [大觀], Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[Ān qìng shì], Anhui

大寒         Dàhán, Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February
大汗         dàhán/dàhàn, supreme khan, profuse perspiration

大汉         dàhàn, [大漢], big person/the great Han dynasty
大汗         dàhán/dàhàn, supreme khan, profuse perspiration

大河         dàhé, large river (esp the Yellow River)
大和         Dàhé, Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name...

大火         dàhuǒ, conflagration/large fire/CL:場|场[cháng]
大夥         dàhuǒ, variant of 大伙[dà huǒ]

大件         dàjiàn, large/bulky/big-ticket item
大建         dàjiàn, lunar month of 30 days/same as 大盡|大尽[dà jìn]

大将         dàjiàng, [大將], a general or admiral
大匠         dàjiàng, master craftsman/Han dynasty official title

大姐         dàjiě, big sister/elder sister/older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or ...
大解         dàjiě, to defecate/to empty one's bowels

大理         Dàlǐ/dàlǐ, Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan, judicial officer/justice of th...
大里         Dàlǐ, Tali or Dali city in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

大力         dàlì, energetically/vigorously
大荔         Dàlì, Dali County in Weinan 渭南[Wèi nán], Shaanxi

大陆         Dàlù/dàlù, [大陸], mainland China (reference to the PRC), continent/mainland/CL:個|个[gè],塊|块[kuài]
大路         dàlù, avenue/CL:條|条[tiáo]
大鹿         dàlù, moose

大气         dàqì, [大氣], atmosphere (surrounding the earth)/imposing/impressive/stylish
大器         dàqì, very capable person/precious object

大权         dàquán, [大權], power/authority
大全         dàquán, all-inclusive/complete/comprehensive collection

大赦         dàshè, amnesty/general pardon
大社         Dàshè, Tashe township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

大声         dàshēng, [大聲], loud voice/in a loud voice/loudly
大生         dàshēng, university student, abbr. for 大學生|大学生[dà xué shēng]

大胜         dàshèng, [大勝], to defeat decisively/to win decisively/great victory/triumph
大乘         Dàshèng, Mahayana, the Great Vehicle/Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to ...
大圣         dàshèng, [大聖], great sage/mahatma/king/emperor/outstanding personage/Buddha

大暑         Dàshǔ, Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August
大鼠         dàshǔ, rat

大树         Dàshù, [大樹], Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
大数         Dàshù/dàshù, [大數], Tarsus, Mediterranean city in Turkey, the birthplace of St Paul, a large number

大肆         dàsì, wantonly/without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)/unbridled
大四         dàsì, fourth-year university student

大堂         dàtáng, lobby
大唐         DàTáng, the Tang dynasty (618-907)

大卫         Dàwèi, [大衛], David (name)/Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French neoclassical painter
大尉         dàwèi, captain (army rank)/senior captain

大雾         dàwù, [大霧], thick fog
大悟         Dàwù, Dawu county in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiào gǎn], Hubei

大溪         Dàxī, Daxi or Tahsi town in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan
大西         Dàxī, Ōnishi (Japanese surname)

大象         dàxiàng, elephant/CL:隻|只[zhī]
大项         dàxiàng, [大項], main item (of program)

大笑         dàxiào, to laugh heartily/a belly laugh
大校         dàxiào, senior ranking officer in Chinese army/senior colonel

大心         dàxīn, (Tw) considerate/thoughtful (from Taiwanese 貼心|贴心, Tai-lo pr. [tah-sim])
大新         Dàxīn, Daxin county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chóng zuǒ], Guangxi

大姚         Dàyáo, Dayao county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chǔ xióng Yí z...
大谣         dàyáo, [大謠], high-profile rumormonger (esp. on a microblog)

大野         Dàyě, Ōno (Japanese surname and place name)
大冶         Dàyě, Daye county level city in Huangshi 黃石|黄石[Huáng shí], Hubei

大衣         dàyī, overcoat/topcoat/cloak/CL:件[jiàn]
大一         dàyī, first-year university student

大意         dàyì/dàyi, general idea/main idea, careless
大义         dàyì, [大義], righteousness/virtuous cause/a woman's marriage/main points of a piece of writin...
大邑         Dàyì, Dayi county in Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū], Sichuan

大于         dàyú, [大於], greater than/bigger than/more than, >
大余         Dàyú, [大餘], Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
大愚         dàyú, idiot/ignorant fool

大雨         dàyǔ, heavy rain/CL:場|场[cháng]
大宇         Dàyǔ, Daewoo (Korean conglomerate)
大禹         DàYǔ, Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods

大员         dàyuán, [大員], high official
大园         Dàyuán, [大園], Dayuan or Tayuan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan
大圆         dàyuán, [大圓], great circle (in spherical geometry)

大运         Dàyùn, [大運], Mandate of Heaven/the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built start...
大韵         dàyùn, [大韻], rhyme group (group of characters that rhyme, in rhyme books)

大致         dàzhì, more or less/roughly/approximately
大志         dàzhì, high aims

大足         Dàzú, Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
大族         dàzú, large and influential family/clan

呆账         dāizhàng, [呆賬], bad debt
呆帐         dāizhàng, [呆帳], bad debt

代币         dàibì, [代幣], token (used instead of money for slot machines, in game arcades etc)
待毙         dàibì, [待斃], to await death/to be a sitting duck

代表         dàibiǎo, representative/delegate/CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè],名[míng]/to represent/to stand for/on b...
戴表         dàibiǎo, to wear a watch/a homophone for 代表 used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC

怠工         dàigōng, to slacken off in one's work/to go slow (as a form of strike)
代工         dàigōng, subcontract work/OEM (original equipment manufacturer) supplier

代价         dàijià, [代價], price/cost/consideration (in share dealing)
代驾         dàijià, [代駕], to drive a vehicle for its owner (often as a paid service for sb who has consume...

带劲         dàijìn, [帶勁], energetic/exciting/of interest
殆尽         dàijìn, [殆盡], nearly exhausted/practically nothing left

代考         dàikǎo, to take a test or exam for sb
待考         dàikǎo, under investigation/currently unknown

代扣         dàikòu, to withhold tax (from employee's salary)
带扣         dàikòu, [帶釦], buckle

带领         dàilǐng, [帶領], to guide/to lead
带岭         Dàilǐng, [帶嶺], Dailing district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

带路         dàilù, [帶路], to lead the way/to guide/to show the way/fig. to instruct
带露         dàilù, [帶露], dewy

代字         dàizì, abbreviated name of an entity (e.g. 皖政, a short name for 安徽省人民政府)/code name/(old...
待字         dàizì, (literary) (of a young lady) to be awaiting betrothal

袋子         dàizi, bag
带子         dàizi, [帶子], belt/band/ribbon/strap/girdle/(coll.) audio or video tape/Farrer's scallop (Chla...

代宗         Dàizōng, Daizong, Temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[Jǐng tài]
岱宗         Dàizōng, another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacr...

单程         dānchéng, [單程], one-way (ticket)
担承         dānchéng, [擔承], to undertake/to assume (responsibility etc)
郸城         Dānchéng, [鄲城], Dancheng county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhōu kǒu], Henan

单独         dāndú, [單獨], alone/by oneself/on one's own
丹毒         dāndú, erysipelas (medicine)

单方         dānfāng, [單方], unilateral/one-sided/home remedy/folk prescription(same as 丹方)/single-drug presc...
丹方         dānfāng, folk remedy

单个         dānge, [單個], single/alone/individually/an odd one
担搁         dānge, [擔擱], variant of 耽擱|耽搁[dān ge]

担架         dānjià, [擔架], stretcher/litter/bier
单价         dānjià, [單價], unit price

单据         dānjù, [單據], receipts/invoices/transaction records
单句         dānjù, [單句], simple sentence (grammar)

单恋         dānliàn, [單戀], unrequited love/one-sided love
单链         dānliàn, [單鏈], single chain/refers to RNA as opposed to the double helix DNA

丹沙         dānshā, cinnabar (used in TCM)
丹砂         dānshā, cinnabar/mercuric sulfide HgS

单身         dānshēn, [單身], unmarried/single
丹参         dānshēn, [丹參], Salvia miltiorrhiza

单向         dānxiàng, [單向], unidirectional
单项         dānxiàng, [單項], single-item
单相         dānxiàng, [單相], single phase (elec.)

丹心         dānxīn, loyal heart/loyalty
殚心         dānxīn, [殫心], to devote one's entire mind
耽心         dānxīn, variant of 擔心|担心[dān xīn]

单一         dānyī, [單一], single/only/sole
单衣         dānyī, [單衣], unlined garment

担忧         dānyōu, [擔憂], to worry/to be concerned
担懮         dānyōu, [擔懮], worry/anxiety

胆破         dǎnpò, [膽破], to be frightened to death
胆魄         dǎnpò, [膽魄], courage/bravery

胆识         dǎnshí, [膽識], courage and insight
胆石         dǎnshí, [膽石], gallstone

胆子         dǎnzi, [膽子], courage/nerve/guts
掸子         dǎnzi, [撣子], duster/CL:把[bǎ]

淡薄         dànbó, thin/light/flagging/faint
淡泊         dànbó, living a simple life

蛋蛋         dàndàn, (coll.) balls (testicles)
淡淡         dàndàn, faint/dim/dull/insipid/unenthusiastic/indifferent

蛋黄         dànhuáng, [蛋黃], egg yolk
淡黄         dànhuáng, [淡黃], light yellow

弹夹         dànjiā, [彈夾], ammunition clip/cartridge clip/magazine (for ammunition)
蜑家         Dànjiā, Tanka, boat-dwelling people of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang ...

弹壳         dànké, [彈殼], ammunition case
蛋壳         dànké, [蛋殼], eggshell

担子         dànzi, [擔子], carrying pole and the loads on it/burden/task/responsibility/CL:副[fù]
弹子         dànzi/tánzi, [彈子], slingshot pellet/playing marbles/billiards/CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē], towrope

当当         dāngdāng/Dāngdāng/dàngdàng, [噹噹]/[當當], (onom.) ding dong, Dangdang (online retailer), to pawn
铛铛         dāngdāng, [鐺鐺], (onom.) clang/clank of metal/sound of striking a gong

当事         dāngshì/dàngshì, [當事], to be in charge/to be confronted (with a matter)/involved (in some matter), to c...
当世         dāngshì, [當世], the present age/in office/the current office holder

挡琅         dǎngláng, [擋瑯], (slang) to ask for money/to lend money
挡郎         dǎngláng, [擋郎], (slang) to ask for money/to lend money
挡锒         dǎngláng, [擋鋃], (slang) to ask for money/to lend money

党羽         dǎngyǔ, [黨羽], henchmen
挡雨         dǎngyǔ, [擋雨], to protect from the rain

当当         dāngdāng/Dāngdāng/dàngdàng, [噹噹]/[當當], (onom.) ding dong, Dangdang (online retailer), to pawn
荡荡         dàngdàng, [蕩蕩], fluttering

宕机         dàngjī, [宕機], to crash (of a computer)/Taiwanese term for 當機|当机[dàng jī]
当机         dàngjī, [當機], to crash (of a computer)/to stop working/(loanword from English "down")

档子         dàngzi, [檔子], classifier for affairs, events etc
凼子         dàngzi, pool/pit/ditch/cesspit

当作         dàngzuò, [當作], to treat as/to regard as
当做         dàngzuò, [當做], to treat as/to regard as/to look upon as

倒闭         dǎobì, [倒閉], to go bankrupt/to close down
倒毙         dǎobì, [倒斃], to fall dead

导弹         dǎodàn, [導彈], guided missile/cruise missile/missile/CL:枚[méi]
捣蛋         dǎodàn, [搗蛋], to cause trouble/to stir up trouble
倒蛋         dǎodàn, mischief/to make trouble

捣鬼         dǎoguǐ, [搗鬼], to play tricks/to cause mischief
导轨         dǎoguǐ, [導軌], (mechanics) guide rail/slideway

倒卖         dǎomài, [倒賣], to resell at a profit/to speculate
捣卖         dǎomài, [搗賣], to resell at a profit

倒腾         dǎoteng, [倒騰], to move/to shift/to exchange/to buy and sell/peddling
捣腾         dǎoténg/dǎoteng, [搗騰], to buy and sell/peddling, to turn over sth repeatedly

岛屿         dǎoyǔ, [島嶼], island
导语         dǎoyǔ, [導語], preamble/introduction/(journalism) lede/lead paragraph

倒帐         dǎozhàng, [倒帳], dead loan/bad debts/to refuse to pay loan
倒账         dǎozhàng, [倒賬], unrecoverable debt/bad debt/to evade debt

倒采         dàocǎi, variant of 倒彩[dào cǎi]
盗采         dàocǎi, [盜採], to mine (or harvest, log, trap animals etc) illegally/illegal mining (or logging...

到场         dàochǎng, [到場], to show up/present (at the scene)
道场         dàochǎng, [道場], Taoist or Buddhist rite/abbr. for 菩提道場|菩提道场[Pú tí dào chǎng]

倒灌         dàoguàn, to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc)/reverse flow/to b...
道观         dàoguàn, [道觀], Daoist temple

到家         dàojiā, perfect/excellent/brought to the utmost degree
道家         Dàojiā, Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings ...

道路         dàolù, road/path/way/CL:條|条[tiáo]
盗录         dàolù, [盜錄], to pirate (an audio recording, movie etc)/to bootleg

道奇         Dàoqí, Dodge, US automobile brand, division of Chrysler LLC
到齐         dàoqí, [到齊], to be all present

到位         dàowèi, to get to the intended location/to be in place/to be in position/precise/well (d...
倒位         dàowèi, inversion

倒像         dàoxiàng, inverted image/reversed image (e.g. upside down)
倒相         dàoxiàng, phase reversal/phase inversion

倒叙         dàoxù, [倒敘], to flash back/flashback (in a novel, movie etc)
倒序         dàoxù, reverse order/inverted order

得到         dédào, to get/to obtain/to receive
得道         dédào, to achieve the Dao/to become an immortal

德文         Déwén, German (language)
得文         Déwén, Devon (county of southwest England)

得意         déyì, proud of oneself/pleased with oneself/complacent
得益         déyì, to derive benefit

德政         dézhèng, benevolent government
得证         dézhèng, [得證], to obtain a proof/Q.E.D.

得志         dézhì, [得誌], to accomplish one's ambition/a dream come true/to enjoy success
德治         dézhì, rule by virtue/rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal)

登封         Dēngfēng, Dengfeng county level city in Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zhèng zhōu], Henan
登峰         dēngfēng, to climb a mountain/to scale a peak/mountain climbing/mountaineering

登机         dēngjī, [登機], to board a plane
登基         dēngjī, to ascend the throne

灯心         dēngxīn, [燈心], lampwick
灯芯         dēngxīn, [燈芯], see 燈心|灯心[dēng xīn]

嘀嗒         dīdā, (onom.) tick tock
滴答         dīdā, (onom.) pattering sound/drip drip (of water)/tick tock (of clock)/also pr. [dī d...

提防         dīfáng, to guard against/to be vigilant/watch you don't (slip)/also pr. [tí fáng]
堤防         dīfáng, dike/embankment/levee

低利         dīlì, low interest
滴沥         dīlì, [滴瀝], to drip (of rainwater)

低下         dīxià, low status/lowly/to lower (one's head)
滴下         dīxià, drip

涤荡         dídàng, [滌蕩], to wash off
敌档         dídàng, [敵檔], rival productions (of the same opera in neighboring theaters)

迪伦         Dílún, [迪倫], Dylan
绦纶         dílún, [絛綸], variant of 滌綸|涤纶[dí lún]

底线         dǐxiàn, [底線], to underline/bottom line/base line (in sports)/baseline/minimum/spy/plant
底限         dǐxiàn, lowest limit/bottom line

地堡         dìbǎo, bunker (underground fortification)
地保         dìbǎo, magistrate

地洞         dìdòng, tunnel/cave/burrow/dugout
地动         dìdòng, [地動], earthquake (old term)

地基         dìjī, foundations (of a building)/base
地积         dìjī, [地積], land area

地级         dìjí, [地級], (administrative) prefecture-level
地籍         dìjí, cadaster

地精         dìjīng, gnome/goblin
帝京         dìjīng, imperial capital

地力         dìlì, soil fertility/land capability
地利         dìlì, favorable location/in the right place/productivity of land
帝力         Dìlì, Dili, capital of East Timor
玓𬍛         dìlì, [玓瓅], brilliance of pearls

地势         dìshì, [地勢], terrain/topography relief
谛视         dìshì, [諦視], to look carefully

地位         dìwèi, position/status/place/CL:個|个[gè]
帝位         dìwèi, imperial throne

地心         dìxīn, the earth's core/geocentric
帝辛         DìXīn, Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant

第一         dìyī, first/number one/primary
地衣         dìyī, lichen

地狱         dìyù, [地獄], hell/infernal/underworld
地域         dìyù, area/district/region

地支         dìzhī, the 12 earthly branches 子[zǐ], 丑[chǒu], 寅[yín], 卯[mǎo], 辰[chén], 巳[sì], 午[wǔ], 未...
踶跂         dìzhī, overconfident and conceited mannerisms

地质         dìzhì, [地質], geology
帝制         dìzhì, autocratic monarchy/imperial regime
递质         dìzhì, [遞質], neurotransmitter

癫狂         diānkuáng, [癲狂], deranged/mad/cracked/zany
颠狂         diānkuáng, [顛狂], demented

点播         diǎnbō, [點播], webcast/to request item for broadcast on radio program/dibble seeding/spot seedi...
点拨         diǎnbō, [點撥], to give instructions/to give advice

点化         diǎnhuà, [點化], magic transformation performed by Daoist immortal/fig. to reveal/to enlighten
点画         diǎnhuà, [點畫], strokes of a Chinese character

点击         diǎnjī, [點擊], to hit/to press/to strike (on the keyboard)/to click (a web page button)
点积         diǎnjī, [點積], dot product (math.)

点名         diǎnmíng, [點名], roll call/to mention sb by name/(to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
点明         diǎnmíng, [點明], to point out

电白         Diànbái, [電白], Dianbai county in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong
靛白         diànbái, indigo white

垫被         diànbèi, [墊被], mattress
垫背         diànbèi, [墊背], to serve as a sacrificial victim/to suffer for sb else/scapegoat/to share sb's f...

电厂         diànchǎng, [電廠], electric power plant
电场         diànchǎng, [電場], electric field

电动         diàndòng, [電動], electric-powered/(Tw) video game
电洞         diàndòng, [電洞], electron hole (physics)

电感         diàngǎn, [電感], inductance
电杆         diàngān/diàngǎn, [電杆]/[電桿], electric pole/telephone pole, electric pole/telegraph pole

电击         diànjī, [電擊], electric shock
电机         diànjī, [電機], electrical machinery
奠基         diànjī, groundbreaking/to lay foundation
淀积         diànjī, [澱積], deposit/alluvium (shallow water sediment)

惦记         diànjì, [惦記], to think of/to keep thinking about/to be concerned about
奠祭         diànjì, pouring of wine on ground for sacrifice

垫江         Diànjiāng, [墊江], Dianjiang county in Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichua...
电浆         diànjiāng, [電漿], plasma (physics)

电瓶         diànpíng, [電瓶], accumulator/battery (for storing electricity)
垫平         diànpíng, [墊平], to level (surfaces)

电器         diànqì, [電器], (electrical) appliance/device
电气         diànqì, [電氣], electricity/electric/electrical

电视         diànshì, [電視], television/TV/CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè]
殿试         diànshì, [殿試], court examination, the top grade imperial exam

殿堂         diàntáng, palace/hall/temple buildings
店堂         diàntáng, customer area of a store/showroom/dining area of a restaurant

殿卫         diànwèi, [殿衛], fullback (sports)
电位         diànwèi, [電位], electric potential/voltage

电邮         diànyóu, [電郵], email/abbr. for 電子郵件|电子邮件[diàn zǐ yóu jiàn]
靛油         diànyóu, aniline oil

电源         diànyuán, [電源], electric power source
店员         diànyuán, [店員], shop assistant/salesclerk/salesperson

雕弊         diāobì, variant of 凋敝[diāo bì]
雕敝         diāobì, variant of 凋敝[diāo bì]

掉包         diàobāo, to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item/...
调包         diàobāo, [調包], see 掉包[diào bāo]

钓竿         diàogān, [釣竿], fishing rod/CL:根[gēn]
吊杆         diàogān, a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)

吊钩         diàogōu, [吊鉤], suspended hook/hanging hook/hanger
钓钩         diàogōu, [釣鉤], fishhook

调换         diàohuàn, [調換], to exchange/to change places/to swap
掉换         diàohuàn, [掉換], to swap/to replace/to exchange/to change

钓具         diàojù, [釣具], fishing tackle
吊具         diàojù, spreader (for pallet, container etc)

吊客         diàokè, [弔客], a visitor offering condolences
钓客         diàokè, [釣客], angler/phisher (Internet slang)

吊兰         diàolán, [吊蘭], hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum)/bracket plant
吊篮         diàolán, [吊籃], hanging basket (for flowers)/gondola (of cable car)

调门         diàomén/tiáomén, [調門], melody/pitch or key (music)/tone/style/point of view, valve
吊门         diàomén, [吊門], an overhung door/a door that hinges upwards

掉期         diàoqī, swap (finance)
掉漆         diàoqī, to peel off (paint)/(fig.) to be exposed/to lose face (Tw)

吊球         diàoqiú, drop shot (in tennis or volleyball)
掉球         diàoqiú, drop shot (in volleyball, tennis etc)

吊线         diàoxiàn, [吊線], plumbline
掉线         diàoxiàn, [掉線], to get disconnected (from the Internet)

调值         diàozhí, [調值], pitch of tones
调职         diàozhí, [調職], to be transferred to another post/to post away

调转         diàozhuǎn, [調轉], to reassign sb to a different job/to turn around/to change direction/to make a U...
掉转         diàozhuǎn, [掉轉], to turn around

喋喋         diédié, to chatter a lot
殜殜         diédié, weak (from illness)/breathing weakly
蹀蹀         diédié, to walk in a mincing gait (formal writing)

碟片         diépiàn, disc/CL:張|张[zhāng]
鲽片         diépiàn, [鰈片], filleted plaice

丁丁         Dīngdīng/zhēngzhēng, Tintin, cartoon character, sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the boar...
叮叮         dīngdīng, (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound

叮咚         dīngdōng, (onom.) ding dong/jingling of bells/clanking sound
丁冬         dīngdōng, (onom.) ding dong/jingling of bells/clanking sound

丁克         dīngkè, Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword)
丁客         dīngkè, see 丁克[dīng kè]

盯牢         dīngláo, to gaze intently at/to scrutinize
钉牢         dīngláo, [釘牢], to clinch (a nail)/to nail down

丁玲         DīngLíng, Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the ...
叮铃         dīnglíng, [叮鈴], jingle
玎玲         dīnglíng, (onom.) ding-a-ling/clink of jewels

丁宁         dīngníng, [丁寧], variant of 叮嚀|叮咛[dīng níng]
耵聍         dīngníng, [耵聹], earwax/cerumen

盯市         dīngshì, mark to market (accounting)
盯视         dīngshì, [盯視], to stare fixedly/to look concentratedly

顶峰         dǐngfēng, [頂峰], peak/summit/fig. high point/masterpiece
顶风         dǐngfēng, [頂風], to face into the wind/against the wind/fig. against the law

顶格         dǐnggé, [頂格], (typesetting) to not indent/to set the text flush with the left (or top) margin
鼎革         dǐnggé, change of dynasties/clear out the old, bring in the new

鼎立         dǐnglì, lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod/tripartite confrontation or balanc...
鼎力         dǐnglì, (honorific) your kind efforts/thanks to your help

顶住         dǐngzhù, [頂住], to withstand/to stand up to
鼎助         dǐngzhù, (honorific) your inestimable assistance/thanks to your help

鼎族         dǐngzú, rich patriarchal family/aristocracy
鼎足         dǐngzú, lit. the three legs of a tripod/fig. three competing rivals

定编         dìngbiān, [定編], fixed allocation
定边         Dìngbiān, [定邊], Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[Yú lín], Shaanxi

定出         dìngchū, to determine/to fix upon/to set (a target, a price etc)
订出         dìngchū, [訂出], to lay down (a rule, a plan of action)/to draw up/booked out (i.e. already fully...

订购         dìnggòu, [訂購], to place an order/to subscribe
定购         dìnggòu, [定購], to order goods/to place an order

定金         dìngjīn, down payment/advance payment
订金         dìngjīn, [訂金], an initial payment/earnest money/deposit

定理         dìnglǐ, established theory/theorem (math.)
定礼         dìnglǐ, [定禮], betrothal gift/bride-price

订立         dìnglì, [訂立], to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc)/to set up (a rule etc)
定例         dìnglì, usual practice/routine

定名         dìngmíng, to name (sth)
订明         dìngmíng, [訂明], to stipulate/to state expressly/to explicitly provide for

定票         dìngpiào, to reserve tickets
订票         dìngpiào, [訂票], to book tickets/to issue tickets

定时         dìngshí, [定時], to fix a time/fixed time/timed (of explosive etc)
定食         dìngshí, set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)

定势         dìngshì, [定勢], attitude/mindset/prejudice
定式         dìngshì, joseki (fixed opening pattern in go game)

定位         dìngwèi, to orientate/to position/to categorize (as)/to characterize (as)/positioning/pos...
订位         dìngwèi, [訂位], to reserve a seat/to book a table/reservation

定型         dìngxíng, to finalize (a design etc)/stereotype/permanent wave or perm (hairdressing)
定刑         dìngxíng, to sentence (a criminal)

定制         dìngzhì, [定製], custom-made/made-to-order/to have something custom made
订制         dìngzhì, [訂製], custom-made/made-to-order/to have something custom made/also written 定製|定制

定做         dìngzuò, to have something made to order
定作         dìngzuò, to have sth made to order
订做         dìngzuò, [訂做], to make to order/to have sth made to order

东东         dōngdōng, [東東], (coll.) thing/item/stuff
咚咚         Dōngdong/dōngdōng, Dongdong, cheerleading mascot of 2008 Beijing Olympics, (onom.) thud/thumping/th...

东湖         Dōnghú, [東湖], Donghu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
东胡         Dōnghú, [東胡], Eastern barbarian/ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China

东家         dōngjiā, [東家], master (i.e. employer)/landlord/boss
东加         Dōngjiā, [東加], Tonga, south Pacific archipelago kingdom (Tw)

东江         Dōngjiāng, [東江], Dongjiang River
东疆         DōngJiāng, [東疆], East of Xinjiang

东京         Dōngjīng, [東京], Tokyo, capital of Japan/Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial peri...
东经         dōngjīng, [東經], longitude east

东山         Dōngshān, [東山], Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhāng zhōu], Fujian/Tungshan township in Tainan ...
冬山         Dōngshān, Tungshan or Dongshan township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

东阳         Dōngyáng, [東陽], Dongyang county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[Jīn huá], Zhejiang
东洋         Dōngyáng, [東洋], Japan (old)/East Asian countries

东营         Dōngyíng, [東營], Dongying prefecture-level city in Shandong
东瀛         Dōngyíng, [東瀛], East China Sea/Japan

东岳         dōngyuè, [東嶽], Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wǔ yuè]
冬月         Dōngyuè, eleventh lunar month

冬至         Dōngzhì, Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd December-5th Januar...
东至         Dōngzhì, [東至], Dongzhi county in Chizhou 池州[Chí zhōu], Anhui

东周         DōngZhōu, [東周], Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
东洲         Dōngzhōu, [東洲], Dongzhou district of Fushun city 撫順市|抚顺市, Liaoning

懂事         dǒngshì, sensible/thoughtful/intelligent
董事         dǒngshì, board member

冻穿         dòngchuān, [凍穿], frostbite/chilblain
洞穿         dòngchuān, to penetrate/to pierce/to see clearly/to have an insight into

洞见         dòngjiàn, [洞見], insight/to see clearly
洞鉴         dòngjiàn, [洞鑒], to examine deeply/to inspect closely

洞口         Dòngkǒu/dòngkǒu, Dongkou county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shào yáng], Hunan, cave mouth/tunnel entrance
动口         dòngkǒu, [動口], to use one's mouth (to say sth)

动人         dòngrén, [動人], touching/moving
侗人         Dòngrén, people of the Dong ethnic minority

动容         dòngróng, [動容], to be emotionally moved
冻容         dòngróng, [凍容], "youth freezing", Chinese girls beginning anti-ageing treatments as young as two...

峒室         dòngshì, underground mine storage room/mine passage
硐室         dòngshì, chamber (mining)

动土         dòngtǔ, [動土], to break ground (prior to building sth)/to start building
冻土         dòngtǔ, [凍土], frozen earth/permafrost/tundra

动员         dòngyuán, [動員], to mobilize/to arouse/mobilization/CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]
洞螈         dòngyuán, olm (Proteus anguinus)

枓拱         dǒugǒng, variant of 斗拱[dǒu gǒng]
枓栱         dǒugǒng, variant of 斗拱[dǒu gǒng]

豆皀         dòubī, pea or bean (dialect)
逗比         dòubī, (slang) silly but amusing person
逗逼         dòubī, (slang) silly but amusing person

豆苗         dòumiáo, pea shoots/bean seedling
痘苗         dòumiáo, vaccine

斗志         dòuzhì, [鬥志], will to fight/fighting spirit
斗智         dòuzhì, [鬥智], battle of wits

斗嘴         dòuzuǐ, [鬥嘴], to quarrel/to bicker/glib repartee
逗嘴         dòuzuǐ, to banter

独立         dúlì, [獨立], independent/independence/to stand alone
独力         dúlì, [獨力], all by oneself/without exterior help
毒力         dúlì, virulence

独舞         dúwǔ, [獨舞], solo dance
黩武         dúwǔ, [黷武], militaristic/to use military force indiscriminately

毒物         dúwù, poisonous substance/poison/toxin/venom
读物         dúwù, [讀物], reading material

独资         dúzī, [獨資], wholly-owned (often by foreign company)/exclusive investment
毒资         dúzī, [毒資], drug money

笃志         dǔzhì, [篤志], steadfast/with single-minded devotion
笃挚         dǔzhì, [篤摯], sincere (in friendship)/cordial

赌注         dǔzhù, [賭注], stake (in a gamble)/(what is at) stake
堵住         dǔzhù, to block up

度估         dùgū, (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
度姑         dùgū, (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
肚孤         dùgū, (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])

度过         dùguò, [度過], to pass/to spend (time)/to survive/to get through
渡过         dùguò, [渡過], to cross over/to pass through

杜蘅         dùhéng, Asarum forbesii (wild ginger plant)
杜衡         dùhéng, Asarum forbesii (wild ginger plant)

妒嫉         dùjí, to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)/to be envious/envy
杜集         Dùjí, Duji district of Huaibei city 淮北市[Huái běi shì], Anhui

度假         dùjià, to go on holidays/to spend one's vacation
渡假         dùjià, to go on holidays/to spend one's vacation (Tw)

渡口         dùkǒu, ferry crossing
杜口         dùkǒu, to remain silent

短剑         duǎnjiàn, [短劍], dagger
短见         duǎnjiàn, [短見], short-sighted/suicide

缎带         duàndài, [緞帶], ribbon
断代         duàndài, [斷代], periodization (of history)

锻炼         duànliàn, [鍛鍊], to toughen/to temper/to engage in physical exercise/to work out/(fig.) to develo...
煅炼         duànliàn, [煅煉], to forge/to toughen/to temper

段子         duànzi, item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts)/sketch
缎子         duànzi, [緞子], satin

对岸         duìàn, [對岸], opposite bank (of a body of water)
对案         duìàn, [對案], counterproposal

对簿         duìbù, [對簿], to confront sb with accusation/written charge in court (in former times)/to take...
队部         duìbù, [隊部], office/headquarters

对称         duìchèn, [對稱], symmetry/symmetrical
对衬         duìchèn, [對襯], to serve as foil to one another

对攻         duìgōng, [對攻], to attack (one another)
对工         duìgōng, [對工], proper

兑换         duìhuàn, [兌換], to convert/to exchange
对换         duìhuàn, [對換], to exchange/to swap

对句         duìjú, [對句], couplet
对局         duìjú, [對局], opposing sides (in chess etc)/position (of opposing forces)

对齐         duìqí, [對齊], to align/(typography) to justify
队旗         duìqí, [隊旗], team pennant

对应         duìyìng, [對應], to correspond/a correspondence/corresponding/homologous/matching with sth/counte...
对映         duìyìng, [對映], to be the mirror image of sth/enantiomorphic/antipodal/enantiomeric (chemistry)

对仗         duìzhàng, [對仗], antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound)/to fight/to wage wa...
对账         duìzhàng, [對賬], to verify accounting records/also written 對帳|对帐[duì zhàng]

对证         duìzhèng, [對證], confrontation
对症         duìzhèng, [對症], correct diagnosis/to prescribe the right cure for an illness/to suit the medicin...

对峙         duìzhì, [對峙], to stand opposite/to confront/confrontation
对质         duìzhì, [對質], to confront (in court etc)/confrontation

多多         duōduō, many/much/a lot/lots and lots/more/even more
咄咄         duōduō, to cluck one's tongue/tut-tut

多伦         Duōlún, [多倫], Duolun county in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongoli...
多轮         duōlún, [多輪], in many stages/multilayered/multipronged (attack)

多事         duōshì, meddlesome/eventful
多士         duōshì, toast (loanword)

多数         duōshù, [多數], majority/most
多束         duōshù, multibeam (e.g. laser)

多糖         duōtáng, polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate such as starch 澱粉|淀粉 and cellulose 纖維素|纤维素)
多醣         duōtáng, polysaccharide

多余         duōyú, [多餘], superfluous/unnecessary/surplus
多于         duōyú, [多於], more than/greater than

峨眉         Éméi, Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn zhú Xiàn], northwest Taiwan
蛾眉         éméi, (fig.) beautiful woman
鹅莓         éméi, [鵝莓], gooseberry

蛾子         ézi, moth
蚵仔         ézi, oyster (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô-á])

恶鬼         èguǐ, [惡鬼], evil spirit/devil
饿鬼         èguǐ, [餓鬼], sb who is always hungry/glutton/(Buddhism) hungry ghost

恶劣         èliè, [惡劣], vile/nasty/of very poor quality
腭裂         èliè, [齶裂], cleft palate
颚裂         èliè, [顎裂], cleft palate (birth defect)

噩梦         èmèng, [噩夢], nightmare
恶梦         èmèng, [惡夢], nightmare

饿殍         èpiǎo, [餓殍], starving people
饿莩         èpiǎo, [餓莩], starving people

恶事         èshì, [惡事], evil/malicious deed
恶誓         èshì, [惡誓], evil oath

扼死         èsǐ, to strangle/to throttle/to stifle (opinions)
饿死         èsǐ, [餓死], to starve to death/to be very hungry

恶意         èyì, [惡意], malice/evil intention
遏抑         èyì, to suppress/to restrain

噩运         èyùn, [噩運], variant of 厄運|厄运[è yùn]
恶运         èyùn, [惡運], variant of 厄運|厄运[è yùn]

遏制         èzhì, to check/to contain/to hold back/to keep within limits/to constrain/to restrain
扼制         èzhì, to control/to restrain

恩师         ēnshī, [恩師], (greatly respected) teacher
恩施         Ēnshī, Enshi prefecture-level city in southwest Hubei, capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao ...

尔来         ěrlái, [爾來], recently/until now/up to the present/lately/also written 邇來|迩来
迩来         ěrlái, [邇來], recently/until now/up to the present/lately/also written 爾來|尔来

耳子         ěrzi, handle (on a pot)
饵子         ěrzi, [餌子], fish bait

二仑         Èrlún, [二崙], Erlun or Erhlun township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
二轮         èrlún, [二輪], second round (of a match or election)

发案         fāàn, [發案], occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act)/to take place/to oc...
发暗         fāàn, [發暗], to darken/to become tarnished

发奋         fāfèn, [發奮], to make an effort/to push for sth/to work hard
发愤         fāfèn, [發憤], to make a determined effort

发觉         fājué, [發覺], to become aware/to detect/to realize/to perceive
发掘         fājué, [發掘], to excavate/to explore/(fig.) to unearth/to tap into

发生         fāshēng, [發生], to happen/to occur/to take place/to break out
发声         fāshēng, [發聲], vocal/sound/sound production/to utter/to give voice

发言         fāyán, [發言], to make a speech/statement/utterance/CL:個|个[gè]
发炎         fāyán, [發炎], to become inflamed/inflammation

法式         Fǎshì/fǎshì, French style, rule/method/model
法事         fǎshì, religious ceremony/ritual

法医         fǎyī, [法醫], forensic investigator/forensic detective
法衣         fǎyī, robe of a Buddhist priest/ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest/robe of a judge,...

法制         fǎzhì/Fǎzhì, [法製], legal system and institutions, made in France
法治         fǎzhì, rule of law/to rule by law

发廊         fàláng, [髮廊], hair salon/hairdresser's shop/CL:家[jiā],間|间[jiān]
珐琅         fàláng, [琺瑯], enamel

翻版         fānbǎn, to reprint/reproduction/pirate copy/(fig.) imitation/carbon copy/clone
帆板         fānbǎn, sailboard/windsurfing

帆船         fānchuán, sailboat
翻船         fānchuán, to capsize/(fig.) to suffer a setback or defeat

翻番         fānfān, to double/to increase by a certain number of times
番番         fānfān, time and time again

翻拣         fānjiǎn, [翻揀], to browse and select/to glance through and check
翻检         fānjiǎn, [翻檢], to rummage/to look through/to leaf through

翻越         fānyuè, to cross/to surmount/to transcend
翻阅         fānyuè, [翻閱], to thumb through/to flip through (a book)

梵高         FánGāo, Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
凡高         FánGāo, Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter

烦人         fánrén, [煩人], to annoy/annoying/irritating/troublesome
凡人         fánrén, ordinary person/mortal/earthling

凡事         fánshì, everything
凡是         fánshì, each and every/every/all/any
繁峙         Fánshì, Fanshi county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xīn zhōu], Shanxi

繁琐         fánsuǒ, [繁瑣], many and complicated/mired in minor details
烦琐         fánsuǒ, [煩瑣], tedious/convoluted/fiddly/pedantic

繁杂         fánzá, [繁雜], many/diverse
烦杂         fánzá, [煩雜], many and disorderly/muddled

返岗         fǎngǎng, [返崗], to resume one's former position/to return to work
返港         fǎnGǎng, to return to Hong Kong

反例         fǎnlì, counterexample
返利         fǎnlì, dealer incentive/sales bonus/rebate

反清         fǎnQīng, anti-Qing/refers to the revolutionary movements in late 19th and early 20th cent...
返青         fǎnqīng, (of plants) to turn green again/to revegetate

反污         fǎnwū, to accuse the victim (while being the guilty party)
反诬         fǎnwū, [反誣], to make a false countercharge

反应         fǎnyìng, [反應], to react/to respond/reaction/response/reply/chemical reaction/CL:個|个[gè]
反映         fǎnyìng, to mirror/to reflect/mirror image/reflection/(fig.) to report/to make known/to r...

反正         fǎnzhèng, anyway/in any case/to come over from the enemy's side
反证         fǎnzhèng, [反證], disproof/rebuttal/reductio ad absurdum

范畴         fànchóu, [範疇], category
犯愁         fànchóu, to worry/to be anxious

贩毒         fàndú, [販毒], to traffic narcotics/drugs trade/opium trade
泛读         fàndú, [泛讀], extensive reading
犯毒         fàndú, illegal drug/narcotic

犯劲         fànjìn, [犯勁], to become excited
犯禁         fànjìn, to violate a ban

范式         fànshì, [範式], paradigm
犯事         fànshì, to break the law/to commit a crime

方程         fāngchéng, mathematical equation
方城         Fāngchéng/fāngchéng, Fangcheng county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nán yáng], Henan, square castle/mahjong layout...

方山         Fāngshān, Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lǚ liáng], Shanxi 山西
枋山         Fāngshān, Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan

方式         fāngshì, way/manner/style/mode/pattern/CL:個|个[gè]
方士         fāngshì, alchemist/necromancer

妨碍         fángài, [妨礙], to hinder/to obstruct
防艾         fángài, protecting against AIDS

防弊         fángbì, anti-fraud/anti-cheating/preventing wrongdoing
防避         fángbì, protection

妨害         fánghài, to impair/damaging/harmful/a nuisance
防骇         fánghài, [防駭], anti-hacker

房门         fángmén, [房門], door of a room
防门         fángmén, [防門], defensive gate

房事         fángshì, sexual intercourse/to make love
房室         fángshì, room

防线         fángxiàn, [防線], defensive line or perimeter/CL:道[dào]
房县         Fángxiàn, [房縣], Fang county in Shiyan 十堰[Shí yàn], Hubei

仿古         fǎnggǔ, pseudo-classical/modeled on antique/in the old style
访古         fǎnggǔ, [訪古], to search for ancient relics

放弃         fàngqì, [放棄], to renounce/to abandon/to give up
放气         fàngqì, [放氣], to release breath/to deflate/to fart

放晴         fàngqíng, (of weather) to clear up
放情         fàngqíng, to do sth to one's heart's content

飞弹         fēidàn, [飛彈], missile
非但         fēidàn, not only

绯红         fēihóng, [緋紅], crimson/scarlet
飞红         fēihóng, [飛紅], to blush

蜚声         fēishēng, [蜚聲], to make a name/to become famous
飞升         fēishēng, [飛升]/[飛昇], to levitate heavenwards (a Daoist success)/to take off/to soar (of prices), to l...

非议         fēiyì, [非議], to criticize
非裔         Fēiyì, of African descent

飞鱼         Fēiyú/fēiyú, [飛魚], Exocet (missile), flying fish
鲱鱼         fēiyú, [鯡魚], herring

飞越         fēiyuè, [飛越], to fly across/to fly over/to fly past/(literary) (of one's spirits) to soar
飞跃         fēiyuè, [飛躍], to leap

非洲         Fēizhōu, Africa/abbr. for 阿非利加洲[Ā fēi lì jiā Zhōu]
飞舟         fēizhōu, [飛舟], fast boat

肥肠         féicháng, [肥腸], pig-gut (large intestine used as foodstuff)
腓肠         féicháng, [腓腸], calf (of the leg)

肥甘         féigān, fine foods
肥肝         féigān, foie gras

肥力         féilì, fertility (of soil)
腓力         Féilì, Philip

废弃         fèiqì, [廢棄], to discard/to abandon (old ways)/to invalidate
废气         fèiqì, [廢氣], exhaust gas/industrial waste gas/steam

费时         fèishí, [費時], to take time/time-consuming
废时         fèishí, [廢時], to waste time
沸石         fèishí, zeolite

废水         fèishuǐ, [廢水], waste water/drain water/effluent
沸水         fèishuǐ, boiling water

废纸         fèizhǐ, [廢紙], waste paper
废止         fèizhǐ, [廢止], to repeal (a law)/to put an end to/abolition/annulled

分辨         fēnbiàn, to distinguish/to differentiate/to resolve
分辩         fēnbiàn, [分辯], to explain the facts/to defend against an accusation

分部         fēnbù, branch/subsection/to subdivide
分布         fēnbù, [分佈], to scatter/to distribute/to be distributed (over an area etc)/(statistical, geog...

分叉         fēnchà, fork/bifurcation/to divide
分岔         fēnchà, bifurcation

分成         fēnchéng, to divide (into)/to split a bonus/to break into/tenths/percentage allotment
纷呈         fēnchéng, [紛呈], brilliant and varied/(often in the combination 精彩纷呈)

芬芳         fēnfāng, perfume/fragrant
棻芳         fēnfāng, perfume/fragrant

分红         fēnhóng, [分紅], dividend/to award a bonus
分洪         fēnhóng, to separate flood/flood defense

分立         fēnlì, to establish as separate entities/to divide (a company etc) into independent ent...
分力         fēnlì, component force (physics)

分裂         fēnliè, to split up/to divide/to break up/fission/schism
分列         fēnliè, to divide into rows/to identify subcategories/to break down into constituent par...

分流         fēnliú, bypass
分馏         fēnliú, [分餾], fractional distillation

分批         fēnpī, to do sth in batches or groups
纷披         fēnpī, [紛披], scattered/mixed and disorganized

分权         fēnquán, [分權], separation of powers
酚醛         fēnquán, phenolic aldehyde/phenolic resin (used to manufacture bakelite)

分社         fēnshè, subdivision or branch of an organization/news bureau
分设         fēnshè, [分設], to set up separately/to establish separate units

分为         fēnwéi, [分為], to divide sth into (parts)/to subdivide
雰围         fēnwéi, [雰圍], variant of 氛圍|氛围[fēn wéi]

分相         fēnxiàng, split phase (elec.)
分项         fēnxiàng, [分項], sub-item (of program)

纷争         fēnzhēng, [紛爭], to dispute
分争         fēnzhēng, [分爭], to dispute/to struggle for mastery

分支         fēnzhī, branch (of company, river etc)/to branch/to diverge/to ramify/to subdivide
分之         fēnzhī, (indicating a fraction)
分枝         fēnzhī, branch

分量         fēnliàng/fènliang, (vector) component, quantity/weight/measure
份量         fènliang, see 分量[fèn liang]

愤懑         fènmèn, [憤懣], depressed/resentful/discontented/indignant/perturbed
忿懑         fènmèn, [忿懣], indignant/furious

愤青         fènqīng, [憤青], angry youth/positive term used to describe young Chinese with extreme nationalis...
粪青         fènqīng, [糞青], shit youth/used satirically against 憤青|愤青 which shares the same sound/see also 憤...

蜂巢         fēngcháo, beehive/wasp's nest/honeycomb/fig. honeycomb figure
风潮         fēngcháo, [風潮], tempest/wave (of popular sentiment etc)/craze or fad

风尘         fēngchén, [風塵], windblown dust/hardships of travel/vicissitudes of life/prostitution
封尘         fēngchén, [封塵], to gather dust

丰城         Fēngchéng, [豐城], Fengcheng county level city in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
风城         Fēngchéng, [風城], The Windy City, nickname for Chicago 芝加哥[Zhī jiā gē], Wellington, New Zealand 惠靈...
风成         fēngchéng, [風成], produced by wind/eolian

封顶         fēngdǐng, [封頂], to put a roof (on a building)/to cap the roof (finishing a building project)/fig...
峰顶         fēngdǐng, [峰頂], summit/crest

风洞         fēngdòng, [風洞], wind tunnel
封冻         fēngdòng, [封凍], to freeze over (of water or land)

风度         fēngdù, [風度], elegance (for men)/elegant demeanor/grace/poise
丰度         fēngdù, [豐度], abundance

丰厚         fēnghòu, [豐厚], generous/ample
蜂后         fēnghòu, queen bee

疯话         fēnghuà, [瘋話], crazy talk/ravings/nonsense
风化         fēnghuà, [風化], decency/public morals/to weather (rocks)/wind erosion

烽火         fēnghuǒ, fire beacon (to give alarm)
封火         fēnghuǒ, to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly)

封口         fēngkǒu, to close up/to heal (of wound)/to keep one's lips sealed
风口         fēngkǒu, [風口], air vent/drafty place/wind gap (geology)/tuyere (furnace air nozzle)

锋利         fēnglì, [鋒利], sharp (e.g. knife blade)/incisive/to the point
风力         fēnglì, [風力], wind force/wind power

封面         fēngmiàn, cover (of a publication)
锋面         fēngmiàn, [鋒面], front (meteorology)

封杀         fēngshā, [封殺], to shut out/to block/to smother
风沙         fēngshā, [風沙], sand blown by wind/sandstorm

风水         fēngshuǐ, [風水], feng shui/geomancy
丰水         fēngshuǐ, [豐水], abundant water/high water level
沣水         Fēngshuǐ, [灃水], Feng River in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, tributary of Wei River 渭水

封土         fēngtǔ, to heap earth (to close a tomb)/a mound (covering a tomb)
风土         fēngtǔ, [風土], natural conditions and social customs of a place/local conditions

蜂王         fēngwáng, queen bee
封王         fēngwáng, to win the championship/(of an emperor) to bestow the title of king on a subject

丰县         Fēngxiàn, [豐縣], Feng county in Xuzhou 徐州[Xú zhōu], Jiangsu
峰线         fēngxiàn, [峰線], mountain ridge line

蜂箱         fēngxiāng, beehive
风箱         fēngxiāng, [風箱], bellows

风衣         fēngyī, [風衣], windbreaker/wind cheater/wind jacket/CL:件[jiàn]
封一         fēngyī, front cover

丰裕         fēngyù, [豐裕], abundance/plenty
风喻         fēngyù, [風喻], see 諷喻|讽喻[fěng yù]
风谕         fēngyù, [風諭], see 諷喻|讽喻[fěng yù]

风姿         fēngzī, [風姿], good looks/good figure/graceful bearing/charm
丰姿         fēngzī, charm/good looks

缝纫         féngrèn, [縫紉], to sew/tailoring
缝絍         féngrèn, [縫絍], to sew/to stitch

凤凰         Fènghuáng/fènghuáng, [鳳凰], Fenghuang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiān...
鳯凰         fènghuáng, phoenix/firebird

缝隙         fèngxì, [縫隙], small crack/chink
奉系         Fèngxì, Fengtian clique (of northern warlords)

奉献         fèngxiàn, [奉獻], to offer respectfully/to consecrate/to dedicate/to devote
凤县         FèngXiàn, [鳳縣], Feng County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎo jī], Shaanxi
奉现         fèngxiàn, [奉現], offering

奉召         fèngzhào, to receive orders
奉诏         fèngzhào, [奉詔], to receive an imperial command

敷衍         fūyǎn, to elaborate (on a theme)/to expound (the classics)/perfunctory/to skimp/to botc...
敷演         fūyǎn, variant of 敷衍/to elaborate (on a theme)/to expound (the meaning of the classics)

伏安         fúān, volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)
福安         Fúān, Fu'an county level city in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Níng dé], Fujian

伏兵         fúbīng, hidden troops/ambush
浮冰         fúbīng, ice floe

浮沉         fúchén, ups and downs (of life etc)/to drift along/to sink and emerge
拂尘         fúchén, [拂塵], horsetail whisk/duster

凫茈         fúcí, [鳧茈], see 荸薺|荸荠[bí qí]
浮词         fúcí, [浮詞], florid but insubstantial remarks/misleading way of saying sth

福地         fúdì, happy land/paradise
伏地         fúdì, to lie prostrate

浮动         fúdòng, [浮動], to float and drift/unstable
拂动         fúdòng, [拂動], (of a breeze) to make (hair, leaves, clothing etc) sway gently/to ruffle

伏法         fúfǎ, to be executed
服法         fúfǎ, to submit to the law/to obey the law

浮华         fúhuá, [浮華], ostentatious/pretentious/showy
浮滑         fúhuá, (of language or behavior) flippant and insincere

伏击         fújī, [伏擊], ambush/to ambush
扶乩         fújī, planchette writing/to do planchette writing
扶箕         fújī, planchette writing (for taking dictation from beyond the grave)/Ouija board

服老         fúlǎo, to admit to one's advancing years/to acquiesce to old age
福佬         Fúlǎo, Hoklo

福利         fúlì, material benefit/benefit in kind/(social) welfare
浮力         fúlì, buoyancy
浮利         fúlì, mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame

涪陵         Fúlíng, Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
茯苓         fúlíng, Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus)/fu ling/tuckahoe

服气         fúqì, [服氣], to be convinced/to accept
浮气         fúqì, [浮氣], feeble breath/frivolity/flippancy

服丧         fúsāng, [服喪], in mourning
扶桑         Fúsāng, Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan

浮山         Fúshān, Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lín fén], Shanxi
福山         Fúshān, Fushan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong

浮石         fúshí, pumice
服食         fúshí, to take (medication, vitamins etc)
氟石         fúshí, fluorite CáF/fluorspar/fluor

服饰         fúshì, [服飾], apparel/clothing and personal adornment
浮世         fúshì, (Buddhism) the world of the living
祓饰         fúshì, [祓飾], to refresh/to renew

伏侍         fúshi, variant of 服侍[fú shi]
服事         fúshi, variant of 服侍[fú shi]

伏特         fútè, volt (loanword)
福特         Fútè, Ford (name)/Ford, US car make

服帖         fútiē, docile/obedient/appropriate/fitting/at ease/comfortable
浮贴         fútiē, [浮貼], to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later

浮图         fútú, [浮圖], Buddha/Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo)/also written 浮屠
浮屠         fútú, Buddha/Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo)

浮现         fúxiàn, [浮現], to appear before one's eyes/to come into view/to float into appearance/to come b...
伏线         fúxiàn, [伏線], foreshadowing (literary device)

福星         fúxīng, mascot/lucky star
福兴         Fúxīng, [福興], Fuhsing township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
茀星         fúxīng, comet (arch.)

扶揄         fúyú, to raise high/to uphold
扶馀         Fúyú, [扶餘], variant of 扶餘|扶余 Korean: Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast ...

弗州         Fúzhōu, Virginia, US state/abbr. for 弗吉尼亞州|弗吉尼亚州[Fú jí ní yà zhōu]
福州         Fúzhōu, Fuzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian province in east China/former...

拊髀         fǔbì, to slap one's own buttocks in excitement or despair
辅币         fǔbì, [輔幣], fractional currency (coin or note of value smaller than the country's unit of cu...
辅弼         fǔbì, [輔弼], to assist a ruler in governing a country/prime minister

俯就         fǔjiù, to deign/to condescend/to yield to (entreaties)/to submit to (sb)/(polite) to de...
腐旧         fǔjiù, [腐舊], outmoded/decadent/decaying

俯视         fǔshì, [俯視], to overlook/to look down at
府试         fǔshì, [府試], prefectural exam, the 2nd of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examina...

抚养         fǔyǎng, [撫養], to foster/to bring up/to raise
俯仰         fǔyǎng, lowering and raising of the head/(fig.) small move/pitch (position angle)

副本         fùběn, copy/duplicate/transcript/(in online games) instance
复本         fùběn, [複本], copy

附笔         fùbǐ, [附筆], postscript
复比         fùbǐ, [複比], compound ratio (i.e. the product of two or more ratios)

复辟         fùbì, [復辟], to recover one's power or authority/restoration (of a past regime)
腹壁         fùbì, abdominal wall

付出         fùchū, to pay/to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
复出         fùchū, [復出], to come back out of retirement/to get involved again after having withdrawn

副词         fùcí, [副詞], adverb
复词         fùcí, [複詞], compound word/polysyllabic word

附带         fùdài, [附帶], supplementary/incidentally/in parentheses/by chance/in passing/additionally/seco...
腹带         fùdài, [腹帶], belly band

复叠         fùdié, [複疊], reduplication of words or syllables (as a stylistic device in Chinese)
覆叠         fùdié, [覆疊], to overlap/to overlay/cascaded (thermodynamic cycle)

复方         fùfāng, [複方], compound prescription (involving several medicines)
付方         fùfāng, credit side (of a balance sheet), as opposed to 收方[shōu fāng]
负方         fùfāng, [負方], the losing side

复合         fùhé, [復合]/[複合], (of people who were estranged) to be reconciled/(of a couple) to get back togeth...
复核         fùhé, [復核], to reconsider/to reexamine/to review (e.g. a report prior to accepting it)
覆核         fùhé, to review/to reexamine/review

负荷         fùhè, [負荷], load/burden/charge
附和         fùhè, to agree/to go along with/to echo (what sb says)

复会         fùhuì, [復會], to resume a meeting
赴会         fùhuì, [赴會], to go to a meeting
附会         fùhuì, [附會], to add parallels and interpretations (to a story etc)/to develop and embellish/t...

负极         fùjí, [負極], negative pole/cathode
父级         fùjí, [父級], parent (computing)

附件         fùjiàn, enclosure/attachment (email)/appendix
复健         fùjiàn, [復健], rehabilitation/recuperate

负疚         fùjiù, [負疚], (literary) to feel apologetic/to feel guilty
复旧         fùjiù, [復舊], to restore old way/to return to the past

妇科         fùkē, [婦科], gynecology
傅柯         Fùkē, Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher (Tw)

副理         fùlǐ, deputy director/assistant manager
富里         Fùlǐ, Fuli township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Huā lián Xiàn], east Taiwan

妇联         fùlián, [婦聯], women's league/women's association
复联         Fùlián, [復聯], Avengers (comics)

腹膜         fùmó, peritoneum (anatomy)
覆膜         fùmó, membrane covering sth/coating

富宁         Fùníng, [富寧], Funing county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自...
阜宁         Fùníng, [阜寧], Funing county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yán chéng], Jiangsu

妇女         fùnǚ, [婦女], woman
父女         fùnǚ, father and daughter

富平         Fùpíng, Fuping County in Weinan 渭南[Wèi nán], Shaanxi
阜平         Fùpíng, see 阜平縣|阜平县[Fù píng xiàn]

付讫         fùqì, [付訖], paid
负气         fùqì, [負氣], in a pique/sulky/cross

富人         fùrén, rich person/the rich
妇人         fùrén, [婦人], married woman

负伤         fùshāng, [負傷], to be wounded/to sustain an injury
富商         fùshāng, rich merchant

附设         fùshè, [附設], annexed to/attached to/associated
复社         Fùshè, [複社], late Ming cultural renewal movement, led by Zhang Pu 張溥|张溥[Zhāng Pǔ] and others

副食         fùshí, non-staple food/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
富时         fùshí, [富時], FTSE (British provider of stock exchange indices such as FTSE 100)

富士         Fùshì, Fuji (Japanese company)
复式         fùshì, [複式], double/multiple/compound/combined/double-entry (accounting)
复试         fùshì, [複試], to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam
副室         fùshì, concubine (old)
复视         fùshì, [複視], double vision/diplopia

附属         fùshǔ, [附屬], subsidiary/auxiliary/attached/affiliated/subordinate/subordinating
负鼠         fùshǔ, [負鼠], opossum (zoo.)

复述         fùshù, [複述]/[覆述], to repeat (one's own words or sb else's)/(in the classroom) to paraphrase what o...
复数         fùshù, [複數], plural/complex number (math.)
负数         fùshù, [負數], negative number
富庶         fùshù, populous and affluent

讣闻         fùwén, [訃聞], obituary
讣文         fùwén, [訃文], obituary notice

富翁         fùwēng, rich person/millionaire/billionaire
负翁         fùwēng, [負翁], debtor (jocular term, homonymous with 富翁[fù wēng])