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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 ...
阿巴         Ābā, Aba, southeast Nigerian city/Aba, the Lisu 傈僳 word for grandfather

阿比         Ābǐ, Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail)
阿鼻         Ābí, Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells/fig. hell/hell on ea...

阿卡         Ākǎ, Acre, city in Israel, also known as Akko
A咖         Āka, class "A"/top grade

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

阿门         āmén, [阿門], amen (loanword)
阿们         āmen, [阿們], amen (loanword)

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...

A片         Àpian, adult movie/pornography
阿片         āpiàn, opium (loanword)

爱爱         àiai, [愛愛], (coll.) to make love
皑皑         áiái, [皚皚], white as snow/pure white
叆叆         àiài, [靉靉], misty
唉唉         āiāi, (onom.) sighing voice/crying sound
蔼蔼         ǎiǎi, [藹藹], luxuriant (vegetation)
霭霭         ǎiǎi, [靄靄], luxuriant (growth)/numerous/cloudy/misty/snowing heavily

癌变         áibiàn, [癌變], to become cancerous/transformation to malignancy (of body cells)
挨边         āibiān, [挨邊], to keep close to the edge/near the mark/close to (the true figure)/relevant (use...

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

哀词         āicí, [哀詞], variant of 哀辭|哀辞[āi cí]
挨次         āicì, in sequence/in the proper order/one by one/in turn

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

埃德         Āidé, Ed (name - Eduard)
爱德         Àidé, [愛德], Aide (brand)

艾迪         Àidí, Eddie (name)
霭滴         ǎidī, [靄滴], mist droplet

挨斗         áidòu, [挨鬥], to suffer censure/denounced
爱豆         àidòu, [愛豆], (slang) idol (loanword)

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

挨个         āigè, [挨個], one by one/in turn
哀歌         āigē, mournful song/dirge/elegy

爱好         àihào, [愛好], to like/to take pleasure in/keen on/fond of/interest/hobby/appetite for/CL:個|个[g...
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
艾蒿         àihāo, mugwort (Artemisia)

爱护         àihù, [愛護], to cherish/to treasure/to take care of/to love and protect
挨户         āihù, [挨戶], from house to house, one by one
艾虎         àihǔ, see 艾鼬[ài yòu]

埃及         Āijí, Egypt
挨挤         áijǐ, [挨擠], to crowd together/to jostle/squeezed

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

挨近         āijìn, to approach/to get close to/to sneak up on/near to
哀矜         āijīn, to take pity on/to feel sorry for

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

爱恋         àiliàn, [愛戀], in love with/to feel deeply attached to
爱怜         àilián, [愛憐], to show tenderness/to coo over/affection
哀怜         āilián, [哀憐], to feel compassion for/to pity on/to feel sorry for

隘路         àilù, defile/narrow passage
矮鹿         ǎilù, Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)

爱玛         Àimǎ, [愛瑪], Emma (name)
挨骂         áimà, [挨罵], to receive a scolding

暧昧         àimèi, [曖昧], vague/ambiguous/equivocal/dubious
爱美         àiměi, [愛美], love of beauty/wishing to appear beautiful/to set store by one's appearance

哀悯         āimǐn, [哀憫], to take pity on/to feel sorry for
爱民         Àimín, [愛民], Aimin district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang

哀泣         āiqì, to wail
哀启         āiqǐ, [哀啟], obituary (archaic term)
哀戚         āiqī, sorrow/grief
嗳气         àiqì, [噯氣], belching

爱情         àiqíng, [愛情], romance/love (romantic)/CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn]
艾青         ÀiQīng, Ai Qing (1910-1996), Chinese poet

爱犬         àiquǎn, [愛犬], beloved pet dog
哀劝         āiquàn, [哀勸], to persuade by all possible means/to implore

爱人         àiren, [愛人], spouse (PRC)/lover (non-PRC)/CL:個|个[gè]
矮人         ǎirén, dwarf

哀荣         āiróng, [哀榮], funeral pomp
艾绒         àiróng, [艾絨], moxa floss

爱上         àishàng, [愛上], to fall in love with/to be in love with
哀伤         āishāng, [哀傷], grief/distress/bereavement/grieved/heartbroken/dejected

碍事         àishì, [礙事], (usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter/to be in the way/to ...
哀失         āishī, bereavement
艾实         àishí, [艾實], mugwort fruit (TCM)/also called fruit of argyi wormwood/Fructus Artemisiae argyi

艾塔         àitǎ, eta (Greek letter Ηη)
埃塔         Āitǎ, ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna or Basque homeland and freedom), Basque armed separat...

哀叹         āitàn, [哀嘆], to sigh/to lament/to bewail
艾炭         àitàn, carbonized mugwort leaf (TCM)/Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum

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

埃文         Āiwén, Evan/Avon/Ivan
爱问         Àiwèn, [愛問], iAsk.com, the search engine of Sina 新浪

碍眼         àiyǎn, [礙眼], to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)
哀艳         āiyàn, [哀艷], plaintive and beautiful/melancholy but gorgeous
挨延         áiyán, [捱延], to delay/to stretch out/to play for time

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

哎呦         āiyōu, (interjection of surprise, pain, annoyance etc)/Oh my!/Uh-oh!/Ah!/Ouch!
矮油         ǎiyóu, (slang) alternative for 哎呦[āi yōu] "oh my!"
艾鼬         àiyòu, steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii)

哀乐         āiyuè, [哀樂], funeral music/plaint/dirge
爱乐         àiyuè, [愛樂], music-loving/philharmonic

癌症         áizhèng, cancer
挨整         áizhěng, to be the target of an attack

矮子         ǎizi, short person/dwarf
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]
爱子         àizǐ, [愛子], beloved son
哀子         āizǐ, son orphaned of his mother

安保         ānbǎo, to maintain security (abbr.)
暗堡         ànbǎo, bunker

安插         ānchā, to place in a certain position/to assign to a job/to plant/resettlement (old)
按察         ànchá, to investigate (old)

安达         Āndá, [安達], Anda county level city in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
安打         āndǎ, base hit (baseball)

安抵         āndǐ, to arrive safely
暗地         àndì, secretly/inwardly
案底         àndǐ, criminal record

安定         Āndìng/āndìng, Anting township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan, stable/quiet/set...
暗疔         àndīng, axillary furuncle/armpit boil

安放         ānfàng, to lay/to place/to put in a certain place
暗访         ànfǎng, [暗訪], to make secret inquiries/to investigate in secret

安抚         ānfǔ, [安撫], to placate/to pacify/to appease
安福         Ānfú, Anfu county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

暗号         ànhào, [暗號], secret signal (sign)/countersign/password
安好         ānhǎo, safe and sound/well

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

安化         Ānhuà, Anhua county in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[Yì yáng], Hunan
安华         ānhuá, [安華], Anwar

安吉         Ānjí, Anji county in Huzhou 湖州[Hú zhōu], Zhejiang
氨基         ānjī, amino/amino group
按季         ànjì, according to season/quarterly
暗疾         ànjí, unmentionable disease/a disease one is ashamed of
暗记         ànjì, [暗記], to commit to memory/secret mark

案件         ànjiàn, case/instance/CL:宗[zōng],樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ]
安检         ānjiǎn, [安檢], safety check
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

安静         ānjìng, [安靜], quiet/peaceful/calm
暗井         ànjǐng, blind shaft/winze
暗经         ànjīng, [暗經], latent menstruation (TCM)

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

案例         ànlì, case (law)/CL:個|个[gè]
按理         ànlǐ, according to reason/in the ordinary course of events/normally
安利         Ānlì/ānlì, Amway (brand), to recommend (a product etc)/to promote
按立         ànlì, ordination

安联         Ānlián, [安聯], Allianz, German financial service company
暗恋         ànliàn, [暗戀], to be secretly in love with
谙练         ānliàn, [諳練], conversant/skilled/proficient

安陆         Ānlù, [安陸], Anlu county level city in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiào gǎn], Hubei
暗鹭         ànlù, [暗鷺], black-crowned night heron (Tw)

安娜         Ānnà, Anna (name)
按捺         ànnà, to restrain/to control

安南         Ānnán, Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam)/Annam ...
安难         ānnàn, [安難], (classical) (of soldiers etc) resolute in the face of adversity

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

按期         ànqī, on schedule/on time
氨气         ānqì, [氨氣], ammonia (gas)
暗器         ànqì, concealed weapon

案情         ànqíng, details of a case/case
安庆         Ānqìng, [安慶], Anqing prefecture-level city in Anhui

安然         ānrán, safely/peacefully/at a rest
岸然         ànrán, solemn/serious
黯然         ànrán, dim/sad

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

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

岸上         ànshàng, ashore/on the riverbank
暗伤         ànshāng, [暗傷], internal (invisible) injury (damage)

安身         ānshēn, to make one's home/to take shelter
安神         ānshén, to calm (soothe) the nerves/to relieve uneasiness of body and mind

暗示         ànshì, to hint/to suggest/suggestion/hint
按时         ànshí, [按時], on time/before deadline/on schedule
暗室         ànshì, darkroom
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...

桉树         ānshù, [桉樹], eucalyptus
安舒         ānshū, at peace/relaxed/serene
谙熟         ānshú, [諳熟], to be proficient in

暗探         àntàn, secret agent/detective
暗滩         àntān, [暗灘], hidden shoal

安慰         ānwèi, to comfort/to console/CL:個|个[gè]
安危         ānwēi, safety and danger/safety

安稳         ānwěn, [安穩], smooth and steady
按蚊         ànwén, anopheles/malarial mosquito
案文         ànwén, text

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
暗喜         ànxǐ, hidden smile/smirk/to rejoice covertly/secret satisfaction concerning one's evil...

安闲         ānxián, [安閑]/[安閒], at one's ease/carefree, peaceful and carefree/leisurely
安县         Ānxiàn, [安縣], An county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mián yáng], north Sichuan

安详         ānxiáng, [安詳], serene
暗想         ànxiǎng, think to oneself
暗箱         ànxiāng, camera bellows/camera obscura
安祥         ānxiáng, serene/composed/unruffled
安乡         Ānxiāng, [安鄉], Anxiang county in Changde 常德[Cháng dé], Hunan
暗香         ànxiāng, subtle fragrance

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

安阳         Ānyáng, [安陽], Anyang prefecture-level city in Henan
安养         ānyǎng, [安養], to foster/to provide care (esp. for the elderly)

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

暗影         ànyǐng, shadow/umbra
安营         ānyíng, [安營], to pitch camp/to camp

暗语         ànyǔ, [暗語], code word
暗喻         ànyù, metaphor
安于         ānyú, [安於], to feel contented with
按语         ànyǔ, [按語], note/comment

安源         Ānyuán, Anyuan district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi
安远         Ānyuǎn, [安遠], Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

安岳         Ānyuè, Anyue county in Ziyang 資陽|资阳[Zī yáng], Sichuan
按月         ànyuè, monthly/per mensem

安贞         Ānzhēn, [安貞], Antei (Japanese reign name, 1227-1229)
安枕         ānzhěn, to sleep soundly/(fig.) to rest easy/to be free of worries
按诊         ànzhěn, [按診], palpation (as a method of examination)

安置         ānzhì, to find a place for/to help settle down/to arrange for/to get into bed/placement
暗指         ànzhǐ, to hint at/to imply/sth hidden
暗滞         ànzhì, [暗滯], dull (complexion)

案子         ànzi, long table/counter/case/law case/legal case/judicial case
暗自         ànzì, inwardly/to oneself/secretly

盎然         àngrán, abundant/full/overflowing/exuberant
昂然         ángrán, upright and unafraid

傲岸         àoàn, proud/haughty
凹岸         āoàn, concave bank

懊悔         àohuǐ, to feel remorse/to repent/to regret
奥会         Àohuì, [奧會], (International or national) Olympic Committee (abbr. for 奧林匹克委員會|奥林匹克委员会)/Olympi...

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

傲娇         àojiāo, [傲嬌], (coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword...
袄教         Ǎojiào, [襖教], Zoroastrianism

懊恼         àonǎo, [懊惱], annoyed/vexed/upset
懊𢙐         àonáo, [懊憹], anxious/brooding

傲视         àoshì, [傲視], to turn up one's nose/to show disdain for/to regard superciliously
奥什         Àoshí, [奧什], Osh (city in Kyrgyzstan)

凹陷         āoxiàn, to cave in/hollow/sunken/depressed
凹线         āoxiàn, [凹線], groove
坳陷         àoxiàn, (geology) depression/low-lying area

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

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

傲自         àozì, pride/overbearing
袄子         ǎozi, [襖子], coat/jacket/short and lined coat or robe
鏊子         àozi, griddle

爸爸         bàba, (informal) father/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
巴巴         bābā, (suffix) very/extremely
88         bābā, (Internet slang) bye-bye (alternative for 拜拜[bái bái])
㞎㞎         bǎba, (baby talk) poop
把拔         bǎbá, daddy

芭比         Bābǐ, Barbie
巴闭         bābì, [巴閉], arrogant/flashy/impressive (Cantonese)
爸比         bǎbí, (loanword) daddy

拔除         báchú, to pull out/to remove
罢黜         bàchù, [罷黜], to dismiss from office/to ban/to reject
巴楚         Bāchǔ, Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Kā shí dì...

拔地         bádì, to rise steeply from level ground
耙地         bàdì, to harrow/to break the ground with a hoe

扒钉         bādīng, [扒釘], cramp
拔顶         bádǐng, [拔頂], topping (mining)

巴豆         bādòu, croton (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[dà jǐ kē]/cr...
巴斗         bādǒu, round-bottomed wicker basket
笆斗         bādǒu, round-bottomed basket

八度         bādù, octave
拔毒         bádú, draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area

八风         bāfēng, [八風], see 八風穴|八风穴[bā fēng xué]
把风         bǎfēng, [把風], to keep watch (during a clandestine activity)/to be on the lookout

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

把关         bǎguān, [把關], to guard a pass/to check on sth
罢官         bàguān, [罷官], to dismiss from office/to resign from office
拔罐         báguàn, cupping glass/fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fire...

巴赫         Bāhè, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), German composer
拔河         báhé, tug-of-war/to take part in a tug-of-war

靶机         bǎjī, [靶機], target drone
吧唧         bājī/bāji, (onom.) squishing sound, to smack one's lips
巴戟         bājǐ, morinda root (Morinda officinalis), plant used in Chinese medicine
霸机         bàjī, [霸機], (of passengers) to stage a sit-in after the plane has landed (as a protest again...

八角         bājiǎo, anise/star anise/aniseed/octagonal/Fructus Anisi stellati
罢教         bàjiào, [罷教], teacher's strike
芭蕉         bājiāo, Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)

巴结         bājie, [巴結], to fawn on/to curry favor with/to make up to
八戒         bājiè, the eight precepts (Buddhism)
巴解         Bājiě, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)/abbr. for 巴勒斯坦解放組織|巴勒斯坦解放组织[Bā lè sī tǎn...
拔节         bájié, [拔節], jointing (agriculture)

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

巴库         Bākù, [巴庫], Baku, capital of Azerbaijan
八苦         bākǔ, the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, m...

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

罢了         bàle/bàliǎo, [罷了], a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much), a modal particle i...
芭乐         bālè, [芭樂], guava (loanword from Taiwanese)

巴黎         Bālí, Paris, capital of France
巴里         Bālǐ, Bari (Puglia, Italy)
巴利         Bālì, Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon/Barry (name)/Gareth Barry (1981-), English...
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)
巴力         Bālì, Baal, god worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities
巴厘         Bālí, Bali (island province of Indonesia)

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

八美         Bāměi, Bamay in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, ...
把妹         bǎmèi, to pick up a girl/to get a girl
把袂         bǎmèi, to have an intimate friendship

霸气         bàqì, [霸氣], imperious/aggressive/assertive/dictatorial manner/boldness/CL:股[gǔ]
八旗         Bāqí, Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hòu Jīn] ...
霸妻         bàqī, to use one's power and influence to take another man's wife for oneself

巴士         bāshì, bus (loanword)/motor coach
八十         bāshí, eighty/80
把式         bǎshì, person skilled in a trade/skill
巴氏         Bāshì, Pasteur
把屎         bǎshǐ, to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she defecates
罢市         bàshì, [罷市], protest strike by merchants

把手         bǎshǒu/bǎshou, to shake hands, handle/grip/knob
罢手         bàshǒu, [罷手], to give up
把守         bǎshǒu, to guard

巴斯         Bāsī, Bath city in southwest England
拔丝         básī, [拔絲], wire drawing/candied floss (cooking)/spun sugar or toffee (coating)

霸王         bàwáng, hegemon/overlord/despot
巴望         bāwàng, to look forward to

吧务         bāwù, [吧務], forum manager
巴乌         bāwū, [巴烏], bawu, a free reed wind instrument shaped like a flute and played transversally, ...

巴西         Bāxī, Brazil
把戏         bǎxì, [把戲], acrobatics/jugglery/cheap trick/game

八仙         Bāxiān, the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
巴仙         bāxiān, percent (loanword)
巴先         bāxiān, percent (loanword)
巴县         Bāxiàn, [巴縣], Ba county in Chongqing 重慶市|重庆市, Sichuan
霸县         Bàxiàn, [霸縣], Ba county in Tianjin

巴新         Bāxīn, abbr. for Papua New Guinea 巴布亞新幾內亞|巴布亚新几内亚[Bā bù yà Xīn Jǐ nèi yà]
靶心         bǎxīn, center of target/bull's eye

伯颜         Bàyán, [伯顏], Bayan (name)/Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai...
巴彦         Bāyàn, [巴彥], Bayan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

跋语         báyǔ, [跋語], short comment or critical appraisal added at the end of a text, on a painting et...
鲃鱼         bāyú, [䰾魚], barbel (fish)
鲅鱼         bàyú, [鮁魚], Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)

巴州         Bāzhōu, East Sichuan and Chongqing/also abbr. for Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefectur...
霸州         Bàzhōu, Bazhou county level city in Langfang 廊坊[Láng fáng], Hebei

霸主         bàzhǔ, a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)/ove...
吧主         bāzhǔ, message board moderator or administrator

靶子         bǎzi, target
八字         bāzì, the character 8 or 八/birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
把子         bàzi, handle

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
掰掰         bāibāi, bye-bye (loanword) (Tw)

百般         bǎibān, in hundred and one ways/in every possible way/by every means
白班         báibān, day shift
白板         báibǎn, whiteboard/tabula rasa/blank slate

百倍         bǎibèi, a hundredfold/a hundred times
败北         bàiběi, [敗北], (literary) to be routed (in a war)/to suffer defeat (in sports etc)
白碑         báibēi, stone tablet without inscription/blank stele

摆布         bǎibù, [擺布], to arrange/to order about/to manipulate
白布         báibù, plain white cloth/calico

掰扯         bāiche, to debate/to dispute/to wrangle (dialect)
白车         báichē, [白車], ambulance (slang) (Cantonese)

白城         Báichéng, Baicheng prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
拜城         Bàichéng, Bay nahiyisi (Baicheng county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[Ā kè sū dì qū], west Xinjiang

白痴         báichī, idiocy/idiot
白吃         báichī, to eat without paying/to eat for free
白炽         báichì, [白熾], white heat/incandescence

拜倒         bàidǎo, to prostrate oneself/to fall on one's knees/to grovel
白道         báidào, lunar orbit/legitimate/righteous/see also 黑道[hēi dào]

摆动         bǎidòng, [擺動], to sway/to swing/to move back and forth/to oscillate
白洞         báidòng, white hole (cosmology)

拜读         bàidú, [拜讀], (polite) to read (sth)
摆渡         bǎidù, [擺渡], ferry
百度         Bǎidù, Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDA...
白读         báidú, [白讀], colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
败毒         bàidú, [敗毒], (TCM) to relieve inflamation and internal heat/to detoxify

白垩         báiè, [白堊], chalk
白俄         Báié, Belarus/abbr. for 白俄羅斯|白俄罗斯[Bái é luó sī]

白饭         báifàn, [白飯], plain cooked rice/rice with nothing to go with it
白矾         báifán, [白礬], alum

拜访         bàifǎng, [拜訪], to pay a visit/to call on
摆放         bǎifàng, [擺放], to set up/to arrange/to lay out

白费         báifèi, [白費], to waste (one's energy etc)
白匪         báifěi, white bandit (i.e. Nationalist soldier)

百分         bǎifēn, percent/percentage
白粉         báifěn, face powder/chalk powder/heroin

拜佛         bàiFó, to worship Buddha
白佛         báifó, to ask Buddha

白骨         báigǔ, bones of the dead
百谷         bǎigǔ, [百穀], all the grains/every kind of cereal crop

白果         báiguǒ, ginkgo
百果         bǎiguǒ, all kinds of fruits

百合         bǎihé, lily
白鹤         báihè, [白鶴], (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
白河         Báihé, Baihe County in Ankang 安康[Ān kāng], Shaanxi/Paiho town in Tainan County 台南縣|台南县[...

白虎         Báihǔ, White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)/(slang) hairless female genital...
白狐         báihú, arctic fox
白鹄         báihú, [白鵠], (white) swan

拜会         bàihuì, [拜會], pay an official call/call on/visit in an official capacity
百汇         bǎihuì, [百匯], parfait (loanword)

百货         bǎihuò, [百貨], general merchandise
败火         bàihuǒ, [敗火], relieve inflammation or internal heat

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 ...
百几         bǎijǐ, [百幾], more than a hundred
百济         Bǎijì, [百濟], Paekche or Baekje (18 BC-660 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms

拜见         bàijiàn, [拜見], to pay a formal visit/to call to pay respects/to meet one's senior or superior
白拣         báijiǎn, [白揀], a cheap choice/to choose sth that costs nothing
白简         Báijiǎn, [白簡], Wrigley's Spearmint (brand)

白金         báijīn, platinum/silver/(slang) handcuffs
拜金         bàijīn, to worship money/to be mad about money

白鲸         báijīng, [白鯨], white whale/beluga/Moby Dick, novel by Herman Melville 赫曼·麥爾維爾|赫曼·麦尔维尔[Hè màn · ...
白净         báijìng, [白淨], (of skin) fair and clear

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

白痢         báilì, dysentery characterized by white mucous stool/white diarrhea
百里         Bǎilǐ, two-character surname Baili

白莲         báilián, [白蓮], white lotus (flower)/White Lotus society/same as 白蓮教|白莲教
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)

百灵         bǎilíng, [百靈], lark/Eremophila alpestris
白领         báilǐng, [白領], white-collar/white-collar worker

败露         bàilù, [敗露], (of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed
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)

拜伦         Bàilún, [拜倫], George Byron (1788-1824), English poet
摆轮         bǎilún, [擺輪], balance (of a watch or clock)/balance wheel

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...

百年         bǎinián, hundred years/century/lifetime
拜年         bàinián, to pay a New Year call/to wish sb a Happy New Year

拜票         bàipiào, to canvass for votes (Tw)
白票         báipiào, blank vote/abstention

摆谱         bǎipǔ, [擺譜], to put on airs/to be ostentatious
白朴         BáiPǔ, [白樸], Bai Pu (1226-1306), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical com...

白旗         báiqí, white flag
柏崎         Bǎiqí, Kashiwazaki (Japanese surname)/Kashiwazaki, town in Niigata prefecture, Japan/Ka...
白起         BáiQǐ, Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 in 260 BC/sam...

白人         báirén, white man or woman/Caucasian
拜认         bàirèn, [拜認], to formally accept sb as (one's adoptive mother, one's master etc)
白刃         báirèn, naked sword

白色         báisè, white/fig. reactionary/anti-communist
百色         Bǎisè/Bòsè, Baise prefecture-level city in Guangxi/former pr. [Bó sè], Bose or Baise prefect...

拜师         bàishī, [拜師], to formally become an apprentice to a master
百十         bǎishí, a hundred or so
白事         báishì, funeral/to explain (literary)

百兽         bǎishòu, [百獸], all creatures/every kind of animal
摆手         bǎishǒu, [擺手], to wave one's hand/to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc)/t...
拜寿         bàishòu, [拜壽], congratulate an elderly person on his birthday/offer birthday felicitations

柏树         bǎishù, [柏樹], cypress tree/Taiwan pr. [bó shù]
白薯         báishǔ, sweet potato

败诉         bàisù, [敗訴], lose a lawsuit
白苏         báisū, [白蘇], common perilla

白糖         báitáng, (refined) white sugar
拜堂         bàitáng, ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned weddin...
白汤         báitāng, [白湯], clear soup/white broth, also called 奶湯|奶汤[nǎi tāng]/decoction of chrysanthemum, ...

拜托         bàituō, [拜託], to request sb to do sth/please!
摆脱         bǎituō, [擺脫], to break away from/to cast off (old ideas etc)/to get rid of/to break away (from...
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)

百万         bǎiwàn, [百萬], million/millions
掰弯         bāiwān, [掰彎], to bend/(slang) to turn a straight person gay

拜望         bàiwàng, to call to pay one's respect/to call on
败亡         bàiwáng, [敗亡], to be defeated and dispersed

百威         Bǎiwēi, Budweiser (beer)
百位         bǎiwèi, the hundreds place (or column) in the decimal system
败胃         bàiwèi, [敗胃], spoil one's appetite

摆线         bǎixiàn, [擺線], cycloid
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 (...
白鹇         báixián, [白鷳], (bird species of China) silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)

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

百姓         bǎixìng, common people
败兴         bàixìng, [敗興], disappointed

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

拜谒         bàiyè, [拜謁], to pay a formal visit/to call to pay respects/to pay homage (at a monument, maus...
白夜         báiyè, white night
百叶         bǎiyè, [百葉], tripe (stomach lining of cattle etc used as food)

白蚁         báiyǐ, [白蟻], termite/white ant
白翳         báiyì, opacity of the cornea (in TCM)/cataract

白鱼         báiyú, [白魚], whitefish
白玉         Báiyù/báiyù, Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘...
百余         bǎiyú, [百餘], a hundred or more

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

掰直         bāizhí, to straighten/(slang) to turn a gay person straight
白芷         báizhǐ, Dahurian angelica (Angelica dahurica)/root of Dahurian angelica (used in TCM)

摆钟         bǎizhōng, [擺鐘], pendulum clock
白种         báizhǒng, [白種], the white race

白昼         báizhòu, [白晝], daytime
白粥         báizhōu, plain rice congee

白住         báizhù, to live (somewhere) for free
白术         báizhú, [白朮], the rhizome of large-headed atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephaia)

白子         báizǐ, white Go chess piece/bee pupa/albino
摆子         bǎizǐ, [擺子], malaria
白字         báizì, wrongly written or mispronounced character
败子         bàizǐ, [敗子], see 敗家子|败家子[bài jiā zǐ]

白族         Báizú, Bai (ethnic group)
百足         bǎizú, centipede/millipede

半百         bànbǎi, fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
半白         bànbái, fifty (years of age)
班白         bānbái, variant of 斑白[bān bái]
颁白         bānbái, [頒白], variant of 斑白[bān bái]

斑斑         bānbān, full of stains or spots
板板         bǎnbǎn, solemn

办报         bànbào, [辦報], to run a newspaper/to publish a newspaper
板报         bǎnbào, [板報], see 黑板報|黑板报[hēi bǎn bào]

版本         bǎnběn, version/edition/release
坂本         Bǎnběn, Sakamoto (Japanese surname)
扳本         bānběn, to recoup losses (in gambling)

斑驳         bānbó, [斑駁], mottled/motley
斑剥         bānbō, [斑剝], mottled and peeling off in places

伴唱         bànchàng, vocal accompaniment/to accompany a singer/to support of sb/to echo sb/to chime i...
半场         bànchǎng, [半場], half of a game or contest/half-court
搬场         bānchǎng, [搬場], to move (house)/to relocate/removal

拌炒         bànchǎo, to stir-fry
班超         BānChāo, Ban Chao (33-102), noted Han diplomat and military man

班车         bānchē, [班車], regular bus (service)
板车         bǎnchē, [板車], handcart/flatbed cart/flatbed tricycle

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

办到         bàndào, [辦到], to accomplish/to get sth done
绊倒         bàndǎo, [絆倒], to trip/to stumble
半岛         bàndǎo, [半島], peninsula
扳道         bāndào, railroad switch
班导         bāndǎo, [班導], (Tw) teacher in charge of a class/homeroom teacher

斑点         bāndiǎn, [斑點], spot/stain/speckle
半点         bàndiǎn, [半點], the least bit

搬动         bāndòng, [搬動], to move (sth around)/to move house
扳动         bāndòng, [扳動], to pull out/to pull a lever
斑鸫         bāndōng, [斑鶇], (bird species of China) dusky thrush (Turdus eunomus)

办法         bànfǎ, [辦法], means/method/way (of doing sth)/CL:條|条[tiáo],個|个[gè]
颁发         bānfā, [頒發], to issue/to promulgate/to award

班房         bānfáng, jail
板房         bǎnfáng, temporary housing built with wooden planks or other makeshift materials

班戈         Bāngē, Baingoin county, Tibetan: Dpal mgon rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Nà qǔ...
半个         bànge, [半個], half of sth

办公         bàngōng, [辦公], to handle official business/to work (esp. in an office)
半拱         bàngǒng, semiarch/half arch

板鼓         bǎngǔ, small drum for marking time
班固         BānGù, Ban Gu (32-92), Eastern Han dynasty historian, wrote the Dynastic History of Wes...

版画         bǎnhuà, [版畫], printmaking/a print
班花         bānhuā, the prettiest girl in the class

扳回         bānhuí, to pull back/to regain (one's dignity etc)/to recover from (an adverse situation...
班会         bānhuì, [班會], class meeting (in schools)

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

扳机         bānjī, [扳機], (gun) trigger
班机         bānjī, [班機], airliner/(regular) flight/CL:趟[tàng],次[cì],班[bān]
班级         bānjí, [班級], class (group of students)/grade (in school)
班吉         Bānjí, Bangui, capital of Central African Republic
班基         Bānjī, Bangui, capital of Central African Republic (Tw)

搬家         bānjiā, to move house/removal
半价         bànjià, [半價], half price
扳价         bānjià, [扳價], to demand a high price

绊脚         bànjiǎo, [絆腳], to stumble over sth
绊跤         bànjiāo, [絆跤], to trip/to stumble

半截         bànjié, half (of sth)/halfway through
板结         bǎnjié, [板結], soil crusting

半径         bànjìng, [半徑], radius
坂井         Bǎnjǐng, Sakai (Japanese surname and place name)

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)
斑块         bānkuài, [斑塊], patch/spot/(medicine) plaque

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

办理         bànlǐ, [辦理], to handle/to transact/to conduct
板栗         bǎnlì, Chinese chestnut
斑鳢         bānlǐ, [斑鱧], snakehead mullet/Channa maculata

半路         bànlù, halfway/midway/on the way
斑鹭         bānlù, [斑鷺], (bird species of China) pied heron (Egretta picata)

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...

版面         bǎnmiàn, page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website)/printing space (reserved for s...
拌面         bànmiàn, [拌麵], noodles served with soy sauce/sesame butter etc
板面         bǎnmiàn, [板麵], pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia

半旗         bànqí, half-mast/half-staff
班期         bānqī, schedule (for flight, voyage etc)

搬迁         bānqiān, [搬遷], to move/to relocate/removal
扳钳         bānqián, [扳鉗], wrench/spanner

板桥         Bǎnqiáo, [板橋], Banqiao or Panchiao city in Taiwan
半桥         bànqiáo, [半橋], half bridge (electronics)

板球         bǎnqiú, cricket (ball game)
半球         bànqiú, hemisphere

半晌         bànshǎng, half of the day/a long time/quite a while
班上         bānshàng, (in the) class
颁赏         bānshǎng, [頒賞], to bestow a prize or reward/an award

办事         bànshì, [辦事], to handle (affairs)/to work
版式         bǎnshì, format
班什         Bānshí, Binche (Belgian city)
班师         bānshī, [班師], to withdraw troops from the front/to return in triumph
颁示         bānshì, [頒示], to make public/to display

扳手         bānshǒu, spanner/wrench/lever (on a machine)
颁授         bānshòu, [頒授], to confer (e.g. diploma)/to award

半数         bànshù, [半數], half the number/half
板书         bǎnshū, [板書], to write on the blackboard/writing on the blackboard

版图         bǎntú, [版圖], domain/territory
半途         bàntú, halfway/midway

办妥         bàntuǒ, [辦妥], to arrange/to settle/to complete/to carry through
半托         bàntuō, day care

扮相         bànxiàng, stage costume
半响         bànxiǎng, [半響], half the day/a long time/quite a while

伴星         bànxīng, companion (star)
颁行         bānxíng, [頒行], issue for enforcement

板牙         bǎnyá, incisor/molar/screw die/threading die
板鸭         bǎnyā, [板鴨], pressed (dried) salted duck

扮演         bànyǎn, to play the role of/to act
斑岩         bānyán, porphyry (geology)
板岩         bǎnyán, slate
板烟         bǎnyān, [板煙], plug (of tobacco)
板眼         bǎnyǎn, measure in traditional Chinese music/orderliness

伴有         bànyǒu, to be accompanied by
板油         bǎnyóu, leaf fat/leaf lard

半职         bànzhí, [半職], part-time work
搬指         bānzhǐ, variant of 扳指[bān zhǐ]
板滞         bǎnzhì, [板滯], stiff/dull
板纸         bǎnzhǐ, [板紙], paperboard/board

斑竹         bānzhú, mottled bamboo
版主         bǎnzhǔ, forum moderator/webmaster
版筑         bǎnzhù, [版築], to construct a rammed-earth wall
班主         bānzhǔ, leader of a theatrical troupe
班竹         Bānzhú, Banjul, capital of Gambia (Tw)
绊住         bànzhù, [絆住], to entangle/to hinder/to impede movement

搬砖         bānzhuān, [搬磚], to do hard physical labor (as a job)/(fig.) to play mahjong
板砖         bǎnzhuān, [板磚], (dialect) wall brick

扮装         bànzhuāng, [扮裝], to dress up and make up (like an actor)
板桩         bǎnzhuāng, [板樁], sheet pile
板状         bǎnzhuàng, [板狀], board-shaped

板子         bǎnzi, board/plank/bamboo or birch for corporal punishment
班子         bānzi, organized group/theatrical troupe
扳子         bānzi, spanner/wrench/CL:把[bǎ]

搬走         bānzǒu, to carry
伴奏         bànzòu, to accompany (musically)

拌嘴         bànzuǐ, to bicker/to squabble/to quarrel
办罪         bànzuì, [辦罪], to punish

棒国         Bàngguó, [棒國], (derog.) Korea
邦国         bāngguó, [邦國], country/state

邦交         bāngjiāo, relations between two countries/diplomatic relations
帮教         bāngjiào, [幫教], to mentor

帮手         bāngshǒu, [幫手], helper/assistant
榜首         bǎngshǒu, top of the list

帮助         bāngzhù, [幫助], assistance/aid/to help/to assist
绑住         bǎngzhù, [綁住], to fasten/to bind

棒子         bàngzi, stick/club/cudgel/maize (corn)/ear of maize/corncob/(derog.) Korean
膀子         bǎngzi, upper arm/arm/wing
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

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

保八         bǎobā, to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)
宝爸         bǎobà, [寶爸], a dad (father of a young child)
爆吧         bàobā, spam flooding

包办         bāobàn, [包辦], to undertake to do everything by oneself/to run the whole show
薄板         báobǎn, thin plate/sheet/lamina/Taiwan pr. [bó bǎn]

宝宝         bǎobǎo, [寶寶], darling/baby
抱抱         bàobào, to hug/to embrace
包包         bāobāo, bag or purse etc/small bump or pimple/hillock
雹暴         báobào, hailstorm

宝贝         bǎobèi, [寶貝], treasured object/treasure/darling/baby/cowry/good-for-nothing or queer character
包被         bāobèi, peridium (envelope or coat of fungi, e.g. puffballs)

包庇         bāobì, to shield/to harbor/to cover up
抱臂         bàobì, to cross one's arms
暴毙         bàobì, [暴斃], to die suddenly

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

薄饼         báobǐng, [薄餅], thin flat cake/pancake/pizza
刨冰         bàobīng, shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage
抱病         bàobìng, to be ill/to be in bad health
暴病         bàobìng, sudden attack of a serious illness

保藏         bǎocáng, keep in store/preserve
包藏         bāocáng, to contain/to harbor/to conceal
爆舱         bàocāng, [爆艙], overbooked (plane, ship)

包层         bāocéng, [包層], cladding/covering (on a fiber)
薄层         báocéng, [薄層], thin layer/thin slice/film/lamina/lamella

报偿         bàocháng, [報償], repay/recompense
饱尝         bǎocháng, [飽嘗], to enjoy fully/to experience to the full over a long period
包场         bāochǎng, [包場], to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant et...
保长         bǎocháng/bǎozhǎng, [保長], (math.) distance-preserving/isometric, head of a bao 保[bǎo] in the baojia 保甲[bǎo...
包长         bāocháng, [包長], packet size (computing)

包抄         bāochāo, to outflank/to envelop
爆炒         bàochǎo, to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame/to conduct a media blitz/to manipulate a ...

保呈         bǎochéng, document guaranteeing the words or actions of a third party (old)
刨程         bàochéng, planing length
包乘         bāochéng, to charter (a car, ship, plane)

保持         bǎochí, to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve
刨齿         bàochǐ, [刨齒], gear-shaping
抱持         bàochí, to hold (expectations, hopes etc)/to maintain (an attitude etc)/to harbor (doubt...

报仇         bàochóu, [報仇], to take revenge/to avenge
报酬         bàochou, [報酬], reward/remuneration
薄绸         báochóu, [薄綢], light silk/silk chiffon

包船         bāochuán, to charter a ship
宝船         bǎochuán, [寶船], Chinese treasure ship, a type of large sailing ship in the fleet of Ming dynasty...

报答         bàodá, [報答], to repay/to requite
暴打         bàodǎ, to beat viciously

保单         bǎodān, [保單], guarantee slip
报单         bàodān, [報單], a tax declaration form/a tax return
爆弹         bàodàn, [爆彈], bomb/explosion

报道         bàodào, [報道], to report (news)/report/CL:篇[piān],份[fèn]
报导         bàodǎo, [報導], to report (in the media)/(news) report
报到         bàodào, [報到], to report for duty/to check in/to register
宝岛         Bǎodǎo, [寶島], Formosa
刨刀         bàodāo, planing tool

保德         Bǎodé, Baode county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xīn zhōu], Shanxi
报德         bàodé, [報德], to repay debts of gratitude/to repay kindness

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]

宝典         bǎodiǎn, [寶典], canonical text/treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
宝殿         bǎodiàn, [寶殿], king's palace/throne hall

保定         Bǎodìng, Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei
抱定         bàodìng, to hold on firmly/to cling (to a belief)/stubbornly

爆肚         bàodǔ, deep fried tripe
饱读         bǎodú, [飽讀], to read intensively

保尔         Bǎoěr, [保爾], Paul (name)
包尔         Bāoěr, [包爾], Borr (Norse deity)

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)

报废         bàofèi, [報廢], to scrap/to be written off
保费         bǎofèi, [保費], insurance premium

暴风         bàofēng, [暴風], storm wind/storm (force 11 wind)
包封         bāofēng, to seal/to close up a package with a seal
宝丰         Bǎofēng, [寶豐], Baofeng county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Píng dǐng shān], Henan

报复         bàofù, [報復], to make reprisals/to retaliate/revenge/retaliation
包袱         bāofu, wrapping cloth/a bundle wrapped in cloth/load/weight/burden/funny part/punchline
抱负         bàofù, [抱負], aspiration/ambition
暴富         bàofù, to get rich quick

包工         bāogōng, to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications...
刨工         bàogōng, planing/planing machine operator/planer
包公         Bāogōng, Lord Bao or Judge Bao, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bāo Zhěng] (999-1062),...
报功         bàogōng, [報功], to report a heroic deed/to mention sb in dispatches
胞宫         bāogōng, [胞宮], uterus/womb

保固         bǎogù, to undertake to rectify any deficiencies in the quality of a building, product o...
苞谷         bāogǔ, [苞穀], variant of 包穀|包谷[bāo gǔ]

保管         bǎoguǎn, to hold in safekeeping/to have in one's care/to guarantee/certainly/surely/custo...
报馆         bàoguǎn, [報館], newspaper office
包管         bāoguǎn, to assure/to guarantee
报关         bàoguān, [報關], to declare at customs
报官         bàoguān, [報官], to report a case to the authorities (old)
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

包裹         bāoguǒ, to wrap up/to bind up/bundle/parcel/package/CL:個|个[gè]
报国         bàoguó, [報國], to dedicate oneself to the service of one's country

包含         bāohán, to contain/to embody/to include
包涵         bāohán, to excuse/to forgive/to bear with/to contain
饱含         bǎohán, [飽含], to be full of (emotion)/to brim with (love, tears etc)

饱和         bǎohé, [飽和], saturation
包河         Bāohé, Baohe district of Hefei city 合肥市[Hé féi shì], Anhui

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

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

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

包伙         bāohuǒ, see 包飯|包饭[bāo fàn]
包活         bāohuó, job paid according to the amount of work done/contract work
宝货         bǎohuò, [寶貨], precious object/treasure

包机         bāojī, [包機], chartered plane/to charter a plane
宝鸡         Bǎojī, [寶雞], Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi/called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓[Chén cāng] in ancie...

报价         bàojià, [報價], to quote a price/quoted price/quote
保驾         bǎojià, [保駕], (in former times) to escort the emperor (or other important personage)/(nowadays...
保甲         bǎojiǎ, historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the So...
包价         bāojià, [包價], package/all-inclusive deal

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]
包间         bāojiān, [包間], private room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc)/parlor/booth/compartment
报检         bàojiǎn, [報檢], quarantine inspection

保角         bǎojiǎo, (math.) angle-preserving/conformal
包剿         bāojiǎo, to surround and annihilate (bandits)
堡礁         bǎojiāo, barrier reef

保洁         bǎojié, [保潔], sanitation
报界         bàojiè, [報界], the press/journalistic circles/the journalists
宝洁         Bǎojié, [寶潔], Procter & Gamble (consumer goods company)
报捷         bàojié, [報捷], report a success/announce a victory

包金         bāojīn, to gild/(old) wages paid to a performer or a troupe by a theater
包巾         bāojīn, headscarf/turban
报禁         bàojìn, [報禁], restrictions on the publication of newspapers/press restrictions

报警         bàojǐng, [報警], to sound an alarm/to report sth to the police
保靖         Bǎojìng, Baojing county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiāng ...
包茎         bāojīng, [包莖], phimosis (medicine)

包揽         bāolǎn, [包攬], to monopolize/to take on responsibility over everything/to undertake the whole t...
饱览         bǎolǎn, [飽覽], to look intensively/to feast one's eyes on
宝蓝         bǎolán, [寶藍], sapphire blue

堡垒         bǎolěi, [堡壘], fort
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

保罗         Bǎoluó, [保羅], Paul
包罗         bāoluó, [包羅], to include/to cover/to embrace

宝马         Bǎomǎ/bǎomǎ, [寶馬], BMW (car company), precious horse
宝妈         bǎomā, [寶媽], a mom (mother of a young child)

饱满         bǎomǎn, [飽滿], full/plump
爆满         bàomǎn, [爆滿], filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)
暴漫         bàomàn, rage comic

包茅         bāomáo, bundled thatch
豹猫         bàomāo, [豹貓], leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

保密         bǎomì, to keep sth confidential/to maintain secrecy
包米         bāomǐ, (dialect) corn/maize/also written 苞米[bāo mǐ]

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

鸨母         bǎomǔ, [鴇母], female brothel keeper/a bawd
报幕         bàomù, [報幕], announce the items on a (theatrical) program
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]

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...
报批         bàopī, [報批], to report for criticism/to submit for approval to higher authority

薄片         báopiàn, thin slice/thin section/flake/Taiwan pr. [bó piàn]
苞片         bāopiàn, bract (botany)

抱歉         bàoqiàn, to be sorry/to feel apologetic/sorry!
报谦         bàoqiān, [報謙], sorry

宝清         Bǎoqīng, [寶清], Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
报请         bàoqǐng, [報請], to report, requesting approval/written request for instructions

保全         bǎoquán, to save from damage/to preserve/to maintain/to keep in good repair/(Tw) security...
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

保人         bǎorén, guarantor/person paying bail
报人         bàorén, [報人], newsman/journalist (archaic)

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

保墒         bǎoshāng, preservation of soil moisture
报上         bàoshàng, [報上], in the newspaper

保释         bǎoshì, [保釋], to release on bail/to bail
宝石         bǎoshí, [寶石], precious stone/gem/CL:枚[méi],顆|颗[kē]
报失         bàoshī, [報失], report the loss to the authorities concerned
报时         bàoshí, [報時], to give the correct time
保湿         bǎoshī, [保濕], to moisturize/moisturizing
暴食         bàoshí, to eat too much/to binge

保守         bǎoshǒu, conservative/to guard/to keep
饱受         bǎoshòu, [飽受], to endure/to suffer/to be subjected to
报收         bàoshōu, [報收], (of a stock on the stock market) to close at (a certain price)

报数         bàoshù, [報數], number off! (command in military drill)/count off!
宝书         bǎoshū, [寶書], treasured book

报税         bàoshuì, [報稅], to file an income tax return/to declare dutiable goods (at customs)
保税         bǎoshuì, [保稅], bonded (goods, factory etc)

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

爆胎         bàotāi, flat tire/burst tire/blowout
褒呔         bāotāi, bow tie (loanword) (Cantonese)

报摊         bàotān, [報攤], newsstand
包探         bāotàn, detective (in former times)

宝贴         Bǎotiē, [寶貼], Blu-tack (brand)
报帖         bàotiě, [報帖], to announce good news in red letters

保亭         Bǎotíng, Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
报亭         bàotíng, [報亭], kiosk/newsstand

包头         Bāotóu/bāotóu, [包頭], Baotou prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia, turban/headband
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...

包围         bāowéi, [包圍], to surround/to encircle/to hem in
保卫         bǎowèi, [保衛], to defend/to safeguard

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

报喜         bàoxǐ, [報喜], to announce good news/to report success
报系         bàoxì, [報系], newspaper chain/syndicate

报销         bàoxiāo, [報銷], to submit an expense account/to apply for reimbursement/to write off/to wipe out
报效         bàoxiào, [報效], render service to repay kindness
报晓         bàoxiǎo, [報曉], to herald the break of day
包销         bāoxiāo, [包銷], to have exclusive selling rights/to be the sole agent for a production unit or f...
爆笑         bàoxiào, to burst out laughing/hilarious/burst of laughter

暴行         bàoxíng, savage act/outrage/atrocity
宝兴         Bǎoxīng, [寶興], Baoxing County in Ya'an 雅安[Yǎ ān], Sichuan

龅牙         bāoyá, [齙牙], buck tooth/projecting tooth
暴牙         bàoyá, buck teeth

保养         bǎoyǎng, [保養], to take good care of (or conserve) one's health/to keep in good repair/to mainta...
褒扬         bāoyáng, [褒揚], to praise
包养         bāoyǎng, [包養], to provide for/to keep (a mistress)
抱养         bàoyǎng, [抱養], adopt (a child)

包夜         bāoyè, to buy an all-night package/(esp.) to book a prostitute for the night
鲍耶         Bàoyē, [鮑耶], János Bolyai (1802-1860), one of the discoverers of non-Euclidean geometry

褒义         bāoyì, [褒義], commendatory sense/positive connotation
报以         bàoyǐ, [報以], to give in return
包衣         bāoyī, capsule (containing medicine)/husk (of corn)
胞衣         bāoyī, afterbirth

包银         bāoyín, [包銀], contracted payment (esp. actors' salary in former times)
爆音         bàoyīn, sonic boom

报应         bàoyìng, [報應], retribution/judgment
宝应         Bǎoyīng, [寶應], Baoying county in Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yáng zhōu], Jiangsu

保佑         bǎoyòu, to bless and protect/blessing
抱有         bàoyǒu, have/possess
保有         bǎoyǒu, to keep/to retain
报忧         bàoyōu, [報憂], to report bad news/to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster
包邮         bāoyóu, [包郵], shipping included

暴雨         bàoyǔ, torrential rain/rainstorm/CL:場|场[cháng],陣|阵[zhèn]
鲍鱼         bàoyú, [鮑魚], abalone
宝玉         bǎoyù, [寶玉], precious jade/treasures
保育         bǎoyù, childcare/conservation (of the environment etc)
保语         Bǎoyǔ, [保語], Bulgarian language

雹灾         báozāi, [雹災], disaster caused by hail
报载         bàozǎi, [報載], newspaper report

暴燥         bàozào, variant of 暴躁[bào zào]
胞藻         bāozǎo, algae

堡寨         bǎozhài, fort/fortress/CL:座[zuò]
报摘         bàozhāi, [報摘], news digest

保障         bǎozhàng, to ensure/to guarantee/to safeguard
暴涨         bàozhǎng, [暴漲], to increase sharply/to rise dramatically
报章         bàozhāng, [報章], newspapers
保长         bǎocháng/bǎozhǎng, [保長], (math.) distance-preserving/isometric, head of a bao 保[bǎo] in the baojia 保甲[bǎo...
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
爆仗         bàozhang, (coll.) firecracker

抱枕         bàozhěn, bolster/a long pillow or cushion
爆震         bàozhèn, knocking (fault in internal combustion engine)

保证         bǎozhèng, [保證], guarantee/to guarantee/to ensure/to safeguard/to pledge/CL:個|个[gè]
暴政         bàozhèng, tyranny/despotic rule
包拯         BāoZhěng, Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty/modern day...

报纸         bàozhǐ, [報紙], newspaper/newsprint/CL:份[fèn],期[qī],張|张[zhāng]
薄纸         báozhǐ, [薄紙], tissue/kleenex
宝志         Bǎozhì, [寶誌], Baozhi, or Pao-chih, Chinese monk (418–514), also known as 保誌|保志 or 誌公|志公

保重         bǎozhòng, to take care of oneself
褒忠         Bāozhōng, Baozhong or Paochung township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

保住         bǎozhù, to preserve/to save
爆竹         bàozhú, firecracker
包住         bāozhù, to envelop/to wrap/to enclose

孢子         bāozǐ, spore
豹子         bàozi, leopard/CL:頭|头[tóu]
包子         bāozi, steamed stuffed bun/CL:個|个[gè]
刨子         bàozi, plane
雹子         báozi, hail/hailstone
报子         bàozi, [報子], bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations)

包租         bāozū, to rent/to charter/to rent land or a house for subletting/fixed rent for farmlan...
暴卒         bàozú, die of sudden illness/die suddenly
饱足         bǎozú, [飽足], to be full (after eating)

悲哀         bēiāi, grieved/sorrowful
北爱         BěiÀi, [北愛], abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Běi Ài ěr lán], Northern Ireland

备案         bèiàn, [備案], to put on record/to file
北安         Běiān, Bei'an county level city in Heihe 黑河[Hēi hé], Heilongjiang

备办         bèibàn, [備辦], to provide (items for an event)/to cater/to make preparations
背板         bèibǎn, panel/back panel

背榜         bēibǎng, to score last in an examination
被绑         bèibǎng, [被綁], kidnap victim/kidnapped (person)

背包         bēibāo, knapsack/rucksack/infantry pack/field pack/blanket roll/CL:個|个[gè]
贝宝         Bèibǎo, [貝寶], PayPal (Internet payment and money transfer company)

卑鄙         bēibǐ, base/mean/contemptible/despicable
北鼻         běibí, baby (loanword)

被捕         bèibǔ, to be arrested/under arrest
北部         běibù, northern part
背部         bèibù, back (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object)
北埔         Běibù, Beibu or Peipu township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn zhú Xiàn], northwest Taiwa...

北侧         běicè, [北側], north side/north face
悲恻         bēicè, [悲惻], grieved/sorrowful
背侧         bèicè, [背側], back/back side

辈出         bèichū, [輩出], to come forth in large numbers
悲楚         bēichǔ, sorrowful/grieved

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

北岛         BěiDǎo, [北島], Bei Dao (1949-), Chinese poet
悲悼         bēidào, mourn/grieve over sb's death

备抵         bèidǐ, [備抵], an allowance/to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy)
背地         bèidì, secretly/in private/behind someone's back

备份         bèifèn, [備份], backup
悲愤         bēifèn, [悲憤], grief and indignation
辈分         bèifèn, [輩分], seniority in the family or clan/position in the family hierarchy
焙粉         bèifěn, baking powder

背负         bēifù, [背負], to bear/to carry on one's back/to shoulder
被服         bèifú, bedding and clothing

倍感         bèigǎn, to feel even more/to be extremely (sad, lonely, delighted etc)
北竿         Běigān, Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands/Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣...
焙干         bèigān, [焙乾], to dry over a fire/to roast

悲歌         bēigē, sad melody/stirring strains/elegy/dirge/threnody/sing with solemn fervor
杯葛         bēigé, to boycott (loanword)

备耕         bèigēng, [備耕], to make preparations for plowing and sowing
悲哽         bēigěng, to choke with grief

悲观         bēiguān, [悲觀], pessimistic
北关         Běiguān, [北關], Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[Ān yáng shì], Henan

北国         běiguó, [北國], the northern part of the country/the North
背锅         bēiguō, [背鍋], (slang) (neologism derived from 背黑鍋|背黑锅[bēi hēi guō]) to carry the can/to be a s...
贝果         bèiguǒ, [貝果], bagel (loanword)

北汉         BěiHàn, [北漢], Han of the Five dynasties (951-979), one of ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasti...
北韩         Běihán, [北韓], North Korea

北极         běijí, [北極], the North Pole/the Arctic Pole/the north magnetic pole
背脊         bèijǐ, the back of the human body
碑记         bēijì, [碑記], a record of events inscribed on a tablet

卑贱         bēijiàn, [卑賤], lowly/mean and low
备件         bèijiàn, [備件], spare parts
焙煎         bèijiān, to dry and roast over a low fire (tea, chestnuts, seaweed etc)/to torrefy

北江         Běijiāng, Beijiang River
北疆         BěiJiāng, North of Xinjiang

北角         BěiJiǎo, North Point district of Hong Kong
杯珓         bēijiào, pair of mussel-shaped objects thrown on the ground for divination purposes
杯筊         bēijiǎo, see 杯珓[bēi jiào]
碑珓         bēijiào, see 杯珓[bēi jiào]

背景         bèijǐng, background/backdrop/context/(fig.) powerful backer/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
北京         Běijīng, Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China/Peking/PRC government

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...

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...
贝壳         bèiké, [貝殼], shell/conch/cowry/mother of pearl/hard outer skin/also pr. [bèi qiào]
备课         bèikè, [備課], (of a teacher) to prepare lessons
碑刻         bēikè, inscription on stone tablet

贝类         bèilèi, [貝類], shellfish/mollusks
蓓蕾         bèilěi, flower bud/young flower still tightly rolled up

悲凉         bēiliáng, [悲涼], sorrowful/dismal
北凉         BěiLiáng, [北涼], Northern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-439)

北林         Běilín, Beilin District of Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[Suí huà Shì], Heilongjiang
碑林         Bēilín, Forest of Steles (museum in Xi'an)/Beilin District of Xi’an 西安市[Xī ān Shì], Shaa...

北流         Běiliú, Beiliu county level city in Yulin 玉林[Yù lín], Guangxi
北鹨         běiliù, [北鷚], (bird species of China) Pechora pipit (Anthus gustavi)

卑陋         bēilòu, humble/petty/crude
背篓         bēilǒu, [背簍], a basket carried on the back

悖论         bèilùn, [悖論], paradox (logic)
北仑         Běilún, [北侖], Beilun district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Níng bō shì], Zhejiang

背面         bèimiàn, the back/the reverse side/the wrong side
北面         běimiàn, northern side/north
被面         bèimiàn, quilt

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

卑南         Bēinán, Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Ta...
贝南         Bèinán, [貝南], Benin (Tw)

悖逆         bèinì, contrary
背逆         bēinì, to violate/to go against

北漂         Běipiāo, migrant worker living and working in Beijing without a residence permit
北票         Běipiào, Beipiao county level city in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Cháo yáng], Liaoning

被迫         bèipò, to be compelled/to be forced
北坡         běipō, north slope

背弃         bèiqì, [背棄], abandon/desert/renounce
悲泣         bēiqì, to weep with grief
背鳍         bèiqí, [背鰭], dorsal fin
悲戚         bēiqī, mournful
北圻         Běiqí, Tonkin, northern Vietnam during the French colonial period
北汽         Běiqì, Beijing Automobile Works (BAW)/abbr. for 北京汽車製造廠有限公司|北京汽车制造厂有限公司[Běi jīng Qì chē...
北齐         BěiQí, [北齊], Qi of the Northern Dynasties (550-557)
悲凄         bēiqī, [悲悽], pitiable/sorrowful
背气         bèiqì, [背氣], to stop breathing (as a medical condition)/(fig.) to pass out (in anger)/to have...

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

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

北山         Běishān, northern mountain/refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan
背山         bèishān, with back to the mountain (favored location)

悲伤         bēishāng, [悲傷], sad/sorrowful
北上         běishàng, to go up north

背时         bèishí, [背時], outdated/out of luck
北史         Běishǐ, History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[È...
卑诗         BēiShī, [卑詩], British Columbia, province of Canada (loanword from "BC")
碑石         bēishí, stele/vertical stone tablet for carved inscriptions

背书         bèishū, [背書], to repeat a lesson/to learn by heart/to endorse a check
倍数         bèishù, [倍數], multiple/multiplier/factor

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

背诵         bèisòng, [背誦], to recite/to repeat from memory
北宋         BěiSòng, the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)

贝塔         bèitǎ, [貝塔], beta (Greek letter Ββ)
倍塔         bèitǎ, beta (loanword)
北塔         Běitǎ, North tower/Beita district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shào yáng shì], Hunan

北塘         Běitáng, Beitang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wú xī shì], Jiangsu
陂塘         bēitáng, pool/pond

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

北投         Běitóu, Beitou or Peitou district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tái běi shì], Taiwan
背头         bēitóu, [背頭], swept-back hairstyle

备妥         bèituǒ, [備妥], to get sth ready
杯托         bēituō, a saucer

卑微         bēiwēi, lowly/humble
北纬         běiwěi, [北緯], latitude north
北魏         BěiWèi, Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianb...

被窝         bèiwō, [被窩], quilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding)/(contemporary) bed...
被卧         bèiwo, [被臥], quilt/cover

备悉         bèixī, [備悉], to know all about/to be informed of all the details
备细         bèixì, [備細], details/particulars

卑下         bēixià, base/low
备下         bèixià, [備下], to prepare/to arrange (sth to be offered)

背心         bèixīn, sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)/CL:件[jiàn]
背信         bèixìn, to break faith

背倚         bèiyǐ, to have one's back against/to lean against/to be backed up by (a mountain etc)
被译         bèiyì, [被譯], translated

北苑         Běiyuàn, Beiyuan neighborhood of Beijing
备援         bèiyuán, [備援], backup (Tw)

北约         Běiyuē, [北約], NATO/abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织[Běi Dà xī Yáng Gōng yuē Zǔ zhī], North Atlantic...
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
背约         bèiyuē, [背約], to break an agreement/to go back on one's word/to fail to keep one's promise

备至         bèizhì, [備至], to the utmost/in every possible way
碑志         bēizhì, [碑誌], historical record inscribed on tablet

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
杯子         bēizi, cup/glass/CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
被子         bèizi, quilt/CL:床[chuáng]
背字         bèizì, bad luck

奔波         bēnbō, to rush about/to be constantly on the move
笨伯         bènbó, fool/dolt/clumsy oaf

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

本地         běndì, local/this locality
本底         běndǐ, background

本分         běnfèn, (to play) one's part/one's role/one's duty/(to stay within) one's bounds/dutiful...
苯酚         běnfēn, phenol C6HOH

苯基         běnjī, phenyl group
畚箕         běnjī, a bamboo or wicker scoop/dustpan
本纪         běnjì, [本紀], biographic sketch of an emperor
笨鸡         bènjī, [笨雞], free-range chicken

本利         běnlì, principal and interest/capital and profit
坋粒         bènlì, silt particle

奔命         bēnmìng, to rush about on errands/to be kept on the run
本名         běnmíng, original name/real name/personal name

本人         běnrén, the person himself/I (humble form used in speeches)/oneself/myself/in person/per...
笨人         bènrén, fool/stupid person

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

本体         běntǐ, [本體], main part/torso/the thing in itself/noumenon (object of purely intellectual perc...
本题         běntí, [本題], the subject under discussion/the point at issue

本土         běntǔ, one's native country/native/local/metropolitan territory
坋土         bèntǔ, silt (geology)

奔袭         bēnxí, [奔襲], long-range raid
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

本相         běnxiàng, original form
本乡         běnxiāng, [本鄉], home village/one's native place

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

本应         běnyīng, [本應], should have/ought to have
本影         běnyǐng, umbra

本月         běnyuè, this month/the current month
奔月         bènyuè, to fly to the moon

本质         běnzhì, [本質], essence/nature/innate character/intrinsic quality
本职         běnzhí, [本職], one's job

本子         běnzi, book/notebook/edition/CL:本[běn]
本字         běnzì, original form of a Chinese character

绷床         bēngchuáng, [繃床], trampoline
蹦床         bèngchuáng, trampoline

崩裂         bēngliè, to rupture/to burst open/to break up
迸裂         bèngliè, to split/to crack/to burst (open)

彼岸         bǐàn, the other shore/(Buddhism) paramita
弊案         bìàn, scandal
比安         Bǐān, Bienne, Switzerland

壁报         bìbào, [壁報], wall newspaper
闭包         bìbāo, [閉包], closure (math.)

屄屄         bībi, (vulgar) to rattle on/to talk drivel
獙獙         bìbì, mythological beast resembling a fox with wings
逼逼         bībi, (vulgar) to rattle on/to talk drivel

臂膊         bìbó, arm
鄙薄         bǐbó, to despise/to scorn

比捕         bǐbǔ, (old) to set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal/Taiwan pr. [bì bǔ]
裨补         bìbǔ, [裨補], to remedy/to make up for/benefit

碧池         bìchí, bitch (loanword) (Internet slang)/clear water pond
鄙斥         bǐchì, (literary) to censure/to rebuke

壁橱         bìchú, [壁櫥], a built-in wardrobe or cupboard/closet
笔触         bǐchù, [筆觸], brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy/brushwork/style of drawing or w...

毕典         bìdiǎn, [畢典], graduation ceremony/(Tw) (coll.) to graduate/abbr. for 畢業典禮|毕业典礼[bì yè diǎn lǐ]
笔电         bǐdiàn, [筆電], notebook (computer)/CL:臺|台[tái],部[bù]

必定         bìdìng, to be bound to/to be sure to
吡啶         bǐdìng, pyridine CHN (loanword)

避风         bìfēng, [避風], to take shelter from the wind/to lie low/to stay out of trouble
笔锋         bǐfēng, [筆鋒], the tip of a writing brush/vigor of style in writing/stroke/touch

比附         bǐfù, to draw a parallel
鵖鴔         bīfú, hoopoe

比干         BǐGān, Bi Gan (Chinese god of wealth)
笔杆         bǐgǎn, [筆桿], the shaft of a pen or writing brush/pen-holder/pen

逼供         bīgòng, to extort a confession
笔供         bǐgòng, [筆供], written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供[kǒu gòng]
逼宫         bīgōng, [逼宮], to force the king or emperor to abdicate

庇古         Bìgǔ, Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-1959), British economist
鼻骨         bígǔ, nasal bone

闭合         bìhé, [閉合], to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator,...
逼和         bīhé, to force a draw (in chess, competition etc)

庇护         bìhù, [庇護], asylum/shelter/to shield/to put under protection/to take under one's wing
壁虎         bìhǔ, gecko/house lizard

壁画         bìhuà, [壁畫], mural (painting)/fresco
笔画         bǐhuà, [筆畫], strokes of a Chinese character
比画         bǐhua, [比畫], variant of 比劃|比划[bǐ hua]

避讳         bìhuì/bìhui, [避諱], to avoid a taboo word or topic, to avoid a taboo word or topic/to refrain from/t...
笔会         Bǐhuì, [筆會], PEN (association of writers)
闭会         bìhuì, [閉會], close a meeting

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
哔叽         bìjī, [嗶嘰], serge (loanword)
比及         bǐjí, (literary) when/by the time/Taiwan pr. [bì jí]
避忌         bìjì, to avoid as taboo
闭集         bìjí, [閉集], closed set (math.)

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

鼻尖         bíjiān, tip of the nose
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]
逼奸         bījiān, [逼姦], to rape
鄙见         bǐjiàn, [鄙見], (my) humble opinion/humble idea
鄙贱         bǐjiàn, [鄙賤], lowly/despicable/to despise

必将         bìjiāng, [必將], inevitably
逼将         bījiāng, [逼將], to checkmate (in chess)

毕竟         bìjìng, [畢竟], after all/all in all/when all is said and done/in the final analysis
必经         bìjīng, [必經], unavoidable/the only (road, entrance etc)
闭经         bìjīng, [閉經], amenorrhoea

鼻孔         bíkǒng, nostril/CL:隻|只[zhī]
碧空         bìkōng, the blue sky

碧蓝         bìlán, [碧藍], dark blue
比烂         bǐlàn, [比爛], to compare two unsatisfactory things/to argue that others have similar or worse ...

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
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 ...
鄙俚         bǐlǐ, vulgar/philistine

鼻梁         bíliáng, bridge of the nose
比量         bǐliang, to measure roughly (with the hand, a stick, string etc)

比邻         bǐlín, [比鄰], neighbor/next-door neighbor/near/next to
贲临         bìlín, [賁臨], (of distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence
鄙吝         bǐlìn, vulgar/stingy/miserly/mean

壁炉         bìlú, [壁爐], fireplace
秘鲁         Bìlǔ, [秘魯], Peru
笔录         bǐlù, [筆錄], to put down in writing/to take down notes/transcript/record

比率         bǐlǜ, ratio/rate/percentage
碧绿         bìlǜ, [碧綠], dark green

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

笔墨         bǐmò, [筆墨], pen and ink/words/writing
毕摩         bìmó, [畢摩], shaman among the Yi ethnic group

避难         bìnàn, [避難], refuge/to take refuge/to seek asylum (political etc)
吡喃         bǐnán, pyran (chemistry) (loanword)

比拟         bǐnǐ, [比擬], to compare/to draw a parallel/to match/analogy/metaphor/comparison
俾倪         bǐní, parapet/to look askance
睥睨         bìnì, to look disdainfully out of the corner of one's eye

比起         bǐqǐ, compared with
鄙弃         bǐqì, [鄙棄], to disdain/to loathe
荸荠         bíqí, [荸薺], Chinese water chestnut/Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta
闭起         bìqǐ, [閉起], to shut

壁球         bìqiú, squash (sport)
比丘         bǐqiū, Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")

鄙人         bǐrén, your humble servant/I
逼人         bīrén, pressing/threatening

比赛         bǐsài, [比賽], competition (sports etc)/match/CL:場|场[chǎng],次[cì]/to compete
壁塞         bìsāi, wall plug/screw anchor

闭塞         bìsè, [閉塞], to stop up/to close up/hard to get to/out of the way/inaccessible/unenlightened/...
鼻塞         bísè, a blocked nose

毕生         bìshēng, [畢生], all one's life/lifetime
必胜         bìshèng, [必勝], to be certain of victory/to be bound to prevail
毕升         BìShēng, [畢昇], Bi Sheng (990-1051), inventor of movable type

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)
俾使         bǐshǐ, in order that/so that/so as to/to cause sth
壁虱         bìshī, tick/bedbug
拂士         bìshì, attendant to the emperor/wise counselor
比湿         bǐshī, [比濕], specific humidity
逼视         bīshì, [逼視], to look at from close up/to watch intently
避世         bìshì, to shun the world
鼻屎         bíshǐ, snot/nasal mucus

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

避税         bìshuì, [避稅], tax avoidance/tax evasion
鼻水         bíshuǐ, nasal mucus/snivel

逼死         bīsǐ, to hound sb to death
鼻饲         bísì, [鼻飼], nasal feeding

笔算         bǐsuàn, [筆算], to do a sum in writing/written calculation
鼻酸         bísuān, to have a tingling sensation in one's nose (due to grief, pungent odor or taste)...

比索         Bǐsuǒ/bǐsuǒ, Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau (Tw), peso (currency in Latin America) (loanwor...
闭锁         bìsuǒ, [閉鎖], to lock

壁毯         bìtǎn, tapestry (used as a wall hanging)
碧潭         Bìtán/bìtán, Bitan or Green Pool on Xindian Creek 新店溪[Xīn diàn xī], Taipei county, Taiwan, gr...
笔谈         bǐtán, [筆談], to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking)/to publish one's ...

鼻涕         bítì, nasal mucus/snivel
笔替         bǐtì, [筆替], (poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher

笔头         bǐtóu, [筆頭], ability to write/writing skill/written/in written form
鼻头         bítou, [鼻頭], (dialect) nose
篦头         bìtóu, [篦頭], to comb one's hair

比武         bǐwǔ, martial arts competition/tournament/to compete in a contest
笔误         bǐwù, [筆誤], a slip of a pen/CL:處|处[chù]

鼻息         bíxī, breath
敝屣         bìxǐ, worn-out shoes/a worthless thing
碧玺         bìxǐ, [碧璽], tourmaline
赑屃         Bìxì, [贔屭], Bixi, one of the nine sons of a dragon with the form of a tortoise, also known a...

陛下         bìxià, Your Majesty/His or Her Majesty
笔下         bǐxià, [筆下], the wording and purport of what one writes

避险         bìxiǎn, [避險], to flee from danger/to avoid danger/to minimize risk/(finance) hedge
避嫌         bìxián, to avoid arousing suspicion
笔仙         bǐxiān, [筆仙], a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen ...

毕肖         bìxiào, [畢肖], to resemble closely/to be the very image of/to look very much like/to be the spi...
逼肖         bīxiào, to bear a close resemblance to/to be the very image of
鼻箫         bíxiāo, [鼻簫], nose flute

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
璧谢         bìxiè, [璧謝], decline (a gift) with thanks
鄙亵         bǐxiè, [鄙褻], vulgar/disrespectful

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)

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

碧眼         bìyǎn, blue eyes
鼻烟         bíyān, [鼻煙], snuff
鼻炎         bíyán, rhinitis
笔砚         bǐyàn, [筆硯], writing brush and ink stone
鼻咽         bíyān, nose and throat

鄙夷         bǐyí, to despise/to look down upon/despicable
鼻翼         bíyì, the wing of the nose/ala nasi
裨益         bìyì, benefit/advantage/profit/to be a benefit to
比翼         bǐyì, (flying) wing to wing
笔译         bǐyì, [筆譯], written translation
避役         bìyì, chameleon

鼻音         bíyīn, nasal sound
庇荫         bìyìn, [庇蔭], to give shade (of a tree etc)/to shield

庇祐         bìyòu, to bless/to protect/protection (esp. divine)/also written 庇佑[bì yòu]
笔友         bǐyǒu, [筆友], pen pal

比喻         bǐyù, to compare/to liken to/metaphor/analogy/figure of speech/figuratively
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|...

笔者         bǐzhě, [筆者], the author/the writer
闭着         bìzhe, [閉著], closed

笔直         bǐzhí, [筆直], perfectly straight/straight as a ramrod/bolt upright
壁纸         bìzhǐ, [壁紙], wallpaper
比值         bǐzhí, specific value/ratio
币值         bìzhí, [幣值], value of a currency
币制         bìzhì, [幣制], currency system

鼻子         bízi, nose/CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
毕兹         bìzī, [畢茲], QNB (quinuclidinyl benzilate)
秕子         bǐzi, blighted grain
篦子         bìzi, double-edged fine-toothed comb/grate

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

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

便闭         biànbì, [便閉], see 便秘[biàn mì]
边币         biānbì, [邊幣], Border Region currency, issued by the Communist Border Region governments during...
边鄙         biānbǐ, [邊鄙], remote/border area

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

辩才         biàncái, [辯才], eloquence
边材         biāncái, [邊材], sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood)

变成         biànchéng, [變成], to change into/to turn into/to become
编程         biānchéng, [編程], (computing) to program/programming
辩称         biànchēng, [辯稱], to argue (that)/to allege/to dispute/to plead (e.g. not guilty)
编成         biānchéng, [編成], to organize/to put together/to edit
边城         biānchéng, [邊城], border town/remote town
贬称         biǎnchēng, [貶稱], derogatory term/to refer to disparagingly (as)

便池         biànchí, urinal
鞭笞         biānchī, to flog/to lash/to whip/to urge or goad along
贬斥         biǎnchì, [貶斥], to demote/to denounce

扁虫         biǎnchóng, [扁蟲], flatworm
鞭虫         biānchóng, [鞭蟲], whipworm

编次         biāncì, [編次], order of arrangement
贬词         biǎncí, [貶詞], derogatory term/expression of censure
辩词         biàncí, [辯詞], an excuse
辩辞         biàncí, [辯辭], an excuse

鞭打         biāndǎ, to whip/to lash/to flog/to thrash
辩答         biàndá, [辯答], a reply (in debate)

编导         biāndǎo, [編導], to write and direct (a play, film etc)/playwright-director/choreographer-directo...
便道         biàndào, pavement/sidewalk/shortcut/makeshift road
变道         biàndào, [變道], to change lanes

贬低         biǎndī, [貶低], to belittle/to disparage/to play down/to demean/to degrade/to devalue
遍地         biàndì, everywhere/all over
边地         biāndì, [邊地], border district/borderland

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]

蝙蝠         biānfú, bat
便服         biànfú, everyday clothes/informal dress/civilian clothes
边幅         biānfú, [邊幅], cloth margin/fig. person's appearance/one's dress

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

变故         biàngù, [變故], an unforeseen event/accident/misfortune
扁骨         biǎngǔ, flat bone
砭骨         biāngǔ, to be extremely cold or painful

边关         biānguān, [邊關], border station/strategic defensive position on frontier
贬官         biǎnguān, [貶官], to demote an official/a demoted official

辩护         biànhù, [辯護], to speak in defense of/to argue in favor of/to defend/to plead
便壶         biànhú, [便壺], bed urinal/chamber pot

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
边患         biānhuàn, [邊患], foreign invasion/disaster on border due to incursion

编辑         biānjí, [編輯], to edit/to compile/editor/compiler
遍及         biànjí, to extend (everywhere)
边际         biānjì, [邊際], limit/bound/boundary/(economics) marginal
便急         biànjí, to need the toilet/urinary or defecatory urgency
辩机         Biànjī, [辯機], Bianji (c. 620-648), Tang dynasty buddhist monk and disciple of 玄奘[Xuán zàng], a...

便笺         biànjiān, [便箋], notepaper/memo/memo pad
边检         biānjiǎn, [邊檢], border inspection/immigration inspection

边疆         biānjiāng, [邊疆], border area/borderland/frontier/frontier region
贬降         biǎnjiàng, [貶降], to demote

边界         biānjiè, [邊界], boundary/border
辩解         biànjiě, [辯解], to explain/to justify/to defend (a point of view etc)/to provide an explanation/...
便捷         biànjié, convenient and fast
变节         biànjié, [變節], betrayal/defection/turncoat/to change sides politically
编结         biānjié, [編結], to weave/to plait
鞭节         biānjié, [鞭節], flagellum

边境         biānjìng, [邊境], frontier/border
汴京         Biànjīng, Bianjing, Northern Song capital, now called Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kāi fēng], Henan

编剧         biānjù, [編劇], to write a play/scenario/dramatist/screenwriter
变局         biànjú, [變局], turbulent situation/changing (face, scene, situation, world of etc)
贬居         biǎnjū, [貶居], (period of) banishment or exile (old)

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

变量         biànliàng, [變量], variable (math.)
汴梁         Biànliáng, old name of Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kāi fēng]

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)

便帽         biànmào, cap
鞭毛         biānmáo, flagellum

边门         biānmén, [邊門], side door/wicket door
便门         biànmén, [便門], side door/wicket door

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

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

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]
编遣         biānqiǎn, [編遣], to reorganize (troops etc) and discharge surplus personnel

编曲         biānqǔ, [編曲], to compose (music)/arrangement
边区         biānqū, [邊區], border area

辨认         biànrèn, [辨認], to recognize/to identify
便人         biànrén, sb who happens to be on hand for an errand
辩认         biànrèn, [辯認], to distinguish/to examine and recognize

编审         biānshěn, [編審], to copy-edit/copy editor
遍身         biànshēn, over the whole body

变声         biànshēng, [變聲], voice change (at puberty)/to alter one's voice (deliberately)/to sound different...
边声         biānshēng, [邊聲], outlandish sounds (wind blowing on frontier, wild horses neighing etc)

便士         biànshì, (loanword) pence/penny
便是         biànshì, (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/i...
辨识         biànshí, [辨識], identification/to identify/to recognize
扁虱         biǎnshī, tick (zoology)
扁食         biǎnshí, dumplings
砭石         biānshí, stone needle used in acupuncture
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

变通         biàntōng, [變通], pragmatic/flexible/to act differently in different situations/to accommodate to ...
便桶         biàntǒng, chamber pot

编务         biānwù, [編務], editing
编舞         biānwǔ, [編舞], choreography/choreographer
辩诬         biànwū, [辯誣], to debate/to refute

变相         biànxiàng, [變相], in disguised form/covert
边厢         biānxiāng, [邊廂], side/side-room/room in the wings

编写         biānxiě, [編寫], to compile
便鞋         biànxié, cloth shoes/slippers
便携         biànxié, [便攜], portable/easy to carry
便血         biànxiě, having blood in one's stool

变心         biànxīn, [變心], to cease to be faithful
边衅         biānxìn, [邊釁], clash on the frontier/border conflict

变形         biànxíng, [變形], deformation/to become deformed/to change shape/to morph
变性         biànxìng, [變性], to denature/denaturation/to have a sex change/transsexual
变星         biànxīng, [變星], variable star

变修         biànxiū, [變修], to become revisionist
编修         biānxiū, [編修], to compile and edit

边沿         biānyán, [邊沿], edge/fringe
便宴         biànyàn, informal dinner

便宜         biànyí/piányi, convenient, cheap/inexpensive/small advantages/to let sb off lightly
变异         biànyì, [變異], variation
便衣         biànyī, civilian clothes/plain clothes/plainclothesman
贬义         biǎnyì, [貶義], derogatory sense/negative connotation
编译         biānyì, [編譯], to translate and edit/translator-editor/(computing) to compile (source code)
贬抑         biǎnyì, [貶抑], to belittle/to disparage/to demean
边裔         biānyì, [邊裔], remote area/distant marches

编印         biānyìn, [編印], to compile and print/to publish
边音         biānyīn, [邊音], lateral consonant (phonetics)

便于         biànyú, [便於], easy to/convenient for
蝙鱼         biānyú, [蝙魚], bream

边缘         biānyuán, [邊緣], edge/fringe/verge/brink/periphery/marginal/borderline
边远         biānyuǎn, [邊遠], far from the center/remote/outlying
变元         biànyuán, [變元], (math.) argument/variable
扁圆         biǎnyuán, [扁圓], oblate

编造         biānzào, [編造], to compile/to draw up/to fabricate/to invent/to concoct/to make up/to cook up
变造         biànzào, [變造], to alter/to modify/to mutilate (of documents)

编者         biānzhě, [編者], editor/compiler
贬谪         biǎnzhé, [貶謫], to banish from the court/to relegate

辩证         biànzhèng, [辯證], to investigate/dialectical
辨证         biànzhèng, [辨證], to investigate
辩争         biànzhēng, [辯爭], to argue/to dispute

变质         biànzhì, [變質], to degenerate/to deteriorate/(of food) to go bad/to go off/(geology) metamorphis...
编织         biānzhī, [編織], to weave/to knit/to plait/to braid/(fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream,...
编制         biānzhì, [編制]/[編製], to establish (a unit or department)/staffing structure (excluding temporary and ...
贬值         biǎnzhí, [貶值], to become devaluated/to devaluate/to depreciate
贬职         biǎnzhí, [貶職], to demote

变种         biànzhǒng, [變種], mutation/variety/variant
便中         biànzhōng, at one's convenience/when it's convenient
编钟         biānzhōng, [編鐘], set of bells (old Chinese music instrument)

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

辫子         biànzi, [辮子], plait/braid/pigtail/a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponen...
鞭子         biānzi, whip/CL:根[gēn]

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

标兵         biāobīng, [標兵], parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes)/example/model/pacesetter
彪炳         biāobǐng, shining/splendid

标尺         biāochǐ, [標尺], surveyor's rod/staff/staff gauge/rear sight
表尺         biǎochǐ, rear sight (of a gun)

表弟         biǎodì, younger male cousin via female line
标的         biāodì, [標的], target/aim/objective/what one hopes to gain
标地         biāodì, [標地], plot of land
标底         biāodǐ, [標底], base number (of a tender)/starting price (for auction)

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

表格         biǎogé, form/table/CL:張|张[zhāng],份[fèn]
表哥         biǎogē, older male cousin via female line
标格         biāogé, [標格], style/character

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

标记         biāojì, [標記], sign/mark/symbol/to mark up/(computing) token
表记         biǎojì, [表記], sth given as a token/souvenir

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

表姐         biǎojiě, older female cousin via female line
标界         biāojiè, [標界], to demarcate a boundary/dividing line

表明         biǎomíng, to make clear/to make known/to state clearly/to indicate/known
标明         biāomíng, [標明], to mark/to indicate

表情         biǎoqíng, (facial) expression/to express one's feelings/expression
标清         biāoqīng, [標清], standard definition (TV or video image quality)

表示         biǎoshì, to express/to show/to say/to state/to indicate/to mean
标示         biāoshì, [標示], to indicate

表述         biǎoshù, to formulate/enunciation/to explain sth precisely
表叔         biǎoshū, son of grandfather's sister/son of grandmother's brother or sister/father's youn...
标书         biāoshū, [標書], bid or tender submission or delivery/bid or tender document

标图         biāotú, [標圖], mark on map or chart
表土         biǎotǔ, surface soil/topsoil

表现         biǎoxiàn, [表現], to show/to show off/to display/to manifest/expression/manifestation/show/display...
标线         biāoxiàn, [標線], grid lines/graticule

标语         biāoyǔ, [標語], written slogan/placard/CL:幅[fú],張|张[zhāng],條|条[tiáo]
表语         biǎoyǔ, [表語], predicative

表彰         biǎozhāng, to honor/to commend/to cite (in dispatches)
表章         biǎozhāng, memorial to the Emperor
飙涨         biāozhǎng, [飆漲], soaring inflation/rocketing prices

表征         biǎozhēng, [表徵], symbol/indicator/representation
表证         biǎozhèng, [表證], superficial syndrome/illness that has not attacked the vital organs of the human...

标识         biāozhì, [標識], variant of 標誌|标志[biāo zhì]
标致         Biāozhì/biāozhi, [標致], Peugeot, beautiful (of woman)/pretty
表侄         biǎozhí, [表姪], son of a male cousin via female line
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

彪壮         biāozhuàng, [彪壯], tall and husky/hefty
标桩         biāozhuāng, [標樁], (marking) stake

婊子         biǎozi, prostitute/whore
彪子         biāozi, a frolicsome creature
表字         biǎozì, literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle)/cour...

别离         biélí, [別離], to take leave of/to leave/separation
别理         biélǐ, [別理], don't get involved/ignore it!/don't have anything to do with (him, her etc)/don'...

别字         biézì, [別字], mispronounced or wrongly written character
别子         biézi, [別子], hasp/pendant

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

濒危         bīnwēi, [瀕危], endangered (species)/in imminent danger/critically ill
彬蔚         bīnwèi, erudite and refined

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

濒于         bīnyú, [瀕於], near to/approaching (collapse)
宾语         bīnyǔ, [賓語], object (grammar)

宾治         bīnzhì, [賓治], punch (loanword)
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

冰雹         bīngbáo, hail/hailstone/CL:場|场[cháng],粒[lì]
禀报         bǐngbào, [稟報], to report (to one's superior)

病变         bìngbiàn, [病變], pathological changes/lesion/diseased (kidney, cornea etc)
兵变         bīngbiàn, [兵變], mutiny/(Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army

并不         bìngbù, [並不], not at all/emphatically not
兵部         Bīngbù, Ministry of War (in imperial China)

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

并称         bìngchēng, [並稱], joint name/combined name
病程         bìngchéng, course of disease
槟城         Bīngchéng, [檳城], Penang (state in Malaysia)
禀承         bǐngchéng, [稟承], variant of 秉承[bǐng chéng]
饼铛         bǐngchēng, [餅鐺], baking pan

摒除         bìngchú, to get rid of/to dismiss
屏除         bǐngchú, to get rid of/to dismiss/to brush aside
并处         bìngchǔ, [並處], to impose an additional penalty

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

病倒         bìngdǎo, to fall ill/to be stricken with an illness
冰岛         Bīngdǎo, [冰島], Iceland
冰刀         bīngdāo, ice skates/ice skate blades

丙等         bǐngděng, third rank/third category/third grade/grade C
冰灯         bīngdēng, [冰燈], ice lantern

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

病毒         bìngdú, virus
冰毒         bīngdú, methamphetamine
病笃         bìngdǔ, [病篤], critically ill/on one's deathbed

兵法         bīngfǎ, art of war/military strategy and tactics
并发         bìngfā, [併發], to be complicated by/to erupt simultaneously

并非         bìngfēi, [並非], really isn't
饼肥         bǐngféi, [餅肥], cake fertilizer

病夫         bìngfū, sick man
禀赋         bǐngfù, [稟賦], natural endowment/gift
兵符         bīngfú, see 虎符[hǔ fú]
禀复         bǐngfù, [稟復], to report back (to a superior)

禀告         bǐnggào, [稟告], to report (to one's superior)
冰糕         bīnggāo, ice-cream/popsicle/ice-lolly/sorbet
冰镐         bīnggǎo, [冰鎬], ice pick

并购         bìnggòu, [併購], merger and acquisition (M and A)/acquisition/to take over
冰沟         bīnggōu, [冰溝], crevasse

冰河         bīnghé, glacier
冰壑         bīnghè, ice gully

炳焕         bǐnghuàn, [炳煥], bright and brilliant
病患         bìnghuàn, illness/disease/patient/sufferer

丙基         bǐngjī, propyl group (chemistry)
并激         bìngjī, [並激], parallel excitation/shunt excitation/shunt-wound (e.g. electric generator)
并集         bìngjí, [併集], union (symbol ∪) (set theory)
病机         bìngjī, [病機], interpretation of the cause/onset and process of an illness/pathogenesis

病假         bìngjià, sick leave
兵家         Bīngjiā/bīngjiā, the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū ...
病家         bìngjiā, a patient and his family

并肩         bìngjiān, [並肩], alongside/shoulder to shoulder/side by side/abreast
兵舰         bīngjiàn, [兵艦], warship

病句         bìngjù, defective sentence/error (of grammar or logic)
并举         bìngjǔ, [並舉], to develop simultaneously/to undertake concurrently

兵库         Bīngkù, [兵庫], Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Běn zhōu]
病苦         bìngkǔ, pains (of illness)/sufferings (esp. in Buddhism)

病例         bìnglì, (medical) case/occurrence of illness
病历         bìnglì, [病歷], medical record/case history
兵力         bīnglì, military strength/armed forces/troops
病理         bìnglǐ, pathology
并立         bìnglì, [並立], to exist side by side/to exist simultaneously

丙纶         bǐnglún, [丙綸], polypropylene fiber
冰轮         bīnglún, [冰輪], the moon

并排         bìngpái, [並排], side by side/abreast
冰排         bīngpái, ice raft/ice floe

兵器         bīngqì, weaponry/weapons/arms
摒弃         bìngqì, [摒棄], to abandon/to discard/to spurn/to forsake
屏气         bǐngqì, [屏氣], to hold one's breath
冰期         bīngqī, glacial epoch/ice age
冰碛         bīngqì, [冰磧], moraine/rock debris from glacier

冰桥         bīngqiáo, [冰橋], ice arch
冰橇         bīngqiāo, sled/sledge/sleigh

兵权         bīngquán, [兵權], military leadership/military power
丙醛         bǐngquán, propionaldehyde/propanal CHCHCHO
柄权         bǐngquán, [柄權], to hold power

病人         bìngrén, sick person/patient/invalid/CL:個|个[gè]
兵刃         bīngrèn, (bladed) weapons

病容         bìngróng, sickly look
兵戎         bīngróng, arms/weapons

冰沙         bīngshā, slushie/smoothie/crushed ice drink/frappucino
并纱         bìngshā, [併紗], doubling (combining two or more lengths of yarn into a single thread)

病史         bìngshǐ, medical history
兵士         bīngshì, ordinary soldier
病逝         bìngshì, to die of illness
冰蚀         bīngshí, [冰蝕], glaciated/eroded by ice
冰释         bīngshì, [冰釋], to dispel (enmity, misunderstandings etc)/to vanish (of misgivings, differences ...
病势         bìngshì, [病勢], degree of seriousness of an illness/patient's condition
病室         bìngshì, infirmary/ward/sickroom/CL:間|间[jiān]

病榻         bìngtà, sickbed
冰塔         bīngtǎ, serac

冰糖         bīngtáng, crystal sugar/rock candy
丙糖         bǐngtáng, triose (CHO)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油...

病痛         bìngtòng, slight illness/indisposition/ailment
丙酮         bǐngtóng, acetone CHCOCH
冰桶         bīngtǒng, ice bucket

病危         bìngwēi, to be critically ill/to be terminally ill
炳蔚         bǐngwèi, splendid (of writing style)

丙午         bǐngwǔ, forty-third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026
饼屋         bǐngwū, [餅屋], bakery

屏息         bǐngxī, hold one's breath
丙烯         bǐngxī, propylene CH6
冰隙         bīngxì, crevasse

冰箱         bīngxiāng, icebox/freezer cabinet/refrigerator/CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè]
兵饷         bīngxiǎng, [兵餉], pay and provisions for soldiers
病象         bìngxiàng, symptom (of a disease)

冰鞋         bīngxié, skating boots/skates
病邪         bìngxié, pathogeny (cause of disease) in TCM/as opposed to vital energy 正氣|正气[zhèng qì]

并行         bìngxíng, [並行], to proceed in parallel/side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts et...
秉性         bǐngxìng, innate character/natural disposition/attitude
禀性         bǐngxìng, [稟性], natural disposition
丙型         bǐngxíng, type C/type III/gamma-

兵役         bīngyì, military service
兵蚁         bīngyǐ, [兵蟻], soldier ant/dinergate

病因         bìngyīn, cause of disease/pathogen
丙寅         bǐngyín, third year C of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046

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

病源         bìngyuán, cause of disease
病院         bìngyuàn, specialized hospital
兵员         bīngyuán, [兵員], soldiers/troops
病员         bìngyuán, [病員], sick personnel/person on the sick list/patient
病原         bìngyuán, cause of disease/pathogen
兵源         bīngyuán, manpower resources (for military service)/sources of troops

冰镇         bīngzhèn, [冰鎮], iced
并臻         bìngzhēn, [並臻], to arrive simultaneously

病症         bìngzhèng, disease/illness
病征         bìngzhēng, [病徵], symptom (of a disease)
柄政         bǐngzhèng, to rule/to be in power

并重         bìngzhòng, [並重], to lay equal stress on/to pay equal attention to
兵种         bīngzhǒng, [兵種], (military) branch of the armed forces
病重         bìngzhòng, seriously ill

冰柱         bīngzhù, icicle
炳著         bǐngzhù, eminent/renowned
病株         bìngzhū, diseased or infected plant
秉烛         bǐngzhú, [秉燭], variant of 炳燭|炳烛[bǐng zhú]

饼子         bǐngzi, [餅子], maize or millet pancake
丙子         bǐngzǐ, thirteenth year C of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056

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

波比         bōbǐ, burpee (loanword)
搏髀         bóbì, to beat time by slapping one's thighs

伯伯         bóbo, father's elder brother/uncle
勃勃         bóbó, thriving/vigorous/exuberant
饽饽         bōbo, [餑餑], pastry/steamed bun/cake
啵啵         bōbō, (onom.) bubbling noise

菠菜         bōcài, spinach/CL:棵[kē]
博彩         bócǎi, lottery

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

拨刺         bōcī, [撥刺], splash (of a fish)
驳词         bócí, [駁詞], to refute
驳辞         bócí, [駁辭], refutation/incoherent speech

拨打         bōdǎ, [撥打], to call/to dial
博大         bódà, enormous/broad/extensive

波荡         bōdàng, [波蕩], heave/surge
簸荡         bǒdàng, [簸蕩], roll/rock

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

博得         bódé, to win/to gain
博德         Bódé, Bodø (city in Norway)
波德         Bōdé, Johann Elert Bode (1747-1826), German astronomer

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

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

伯恩         Bóēn, Bern or Berne, capital of Switzerland (Tw)
波恩         Bōēn, Bonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990

勃发         bófā, [勃發], to sprout up/to flourish/(of war etc) to break out/rapid growth
播发         bōfā, [播發], to broadcast

伯父         bófù, father's elder brother/term of respect for older man/CL:個|个[gè]
拨付         bōfù, [撥付], appropriate sum of money
波幅         bōfú, amplitude
驳复         bófù, [駁復], to refute

博格         Bógé, Borg (name)/Bjorn Borg (1956-), Swedish tennis star
鹁鸽         bógē, [鵓鴿], pigeon

勃固         Bógù, Pegu city in south Myanmar (Burma)
博古         BóGǔ, Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist...
波谷         bōgǔ, trough
簸谷         bǒgǔ, [簸穀], to winnow grain

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

薄荷         bòhe, field mint/peppermint
波河         BōHé, Po River, longest river in Italy
波赫         BōHè, (Tw) abbr. for 波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納|波士尼亚与赫塞哥维纳[Bō shì ní yà yǔ Hè sè gē wéi nà] Bosnia and...

帛画         bóhuà, [帛畫], painting on silk
擘划         bòhuà, [擘劃], to plan/to arrange

搏击         bójī, [搏擊], to fight, esp. with hands/wrestling (as a sport)/to wrestle/to wrestle (against ...
波及         bōjí, to spread to/to involve/to affect
簸箕         bòjī, wicker or bamboo winnowing basket/dustpan
波季         Bōjì, Poti, strategic seaport in Abkhazia, Republic of Georgia
薄技         bójì, meager skill/my poor talents (humble)

伯杰         Bójié, [伯傑], (name) Berger/Samuel Berger, former US National Security Advisor under President...
拨接         bōjiē, [撥接], dial-up (Internet connection)

拨开         bōkāi, [撥開], to push aside/to part/to brush away
擘开         bòkāi, [擘開], to break open

博客         bókè, blog (loanword)/weblog/blogger
播客         bōkè, radio broadcast/podcast/Internet audio subscription service

波兰         Bōlán, [波蘭], Poland
波澜         bōlán, [波瀾], billows/great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)
博览         bólǎn, [博覽], to read extensively

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...

玻璃         bōli, glass/CL:張|张[zhāng],塊|块[kuài]/(slang) male homosexual
剥离         bōlí, [剝離], to peel/to strip/to peel off/to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc)
薄礼         bólǐ, [薄禮], my meager gift (humble)
薄利         bólì, small profits
勃利         Bólì, Boli county in Qitaihe 七台河[Qī tái hé], Heilongjiang

菠萝         bōluó, [菠蘿], pineapple
波罗         Bōluó, [波羅], Polo (car made by Volkswagen)/surname Polo
博罗         Bóluó, [博羅], Boluo county in Huizhou 惠州[Huì zhōu], Guangdong
剥落         bōluò, [剝落], to peel off
驳落         bóluò, [駁落], to peel off/mottled/to fail an exam/to be demoted

波面         bōmiàn, wave front
薄面         bómiàn, my meager sensibilities/blushing face/please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my ...

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
薄明         bómíng, dim light/early dawn

伯母         bómǔ, wife of father's elder brother/aunt/(polite form of address for a woman who is a...
薄暮         bómù, dusk/twilight

拨弄         bōnòng, [撥弄], to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc)/to fiddle with/to stir up
播弄         bōnong, to order people about/to stir up/to sow discord

搏杀         bóshā, [搏殺], fighting/killing
伯莎         Bóshā, Bertha (name)
波霎         bōshà, pulsar (astronomy)

博士         bóshì, doctor/court academician (in feudal China)/Ph.D.
剥蚀         bōshí, [剝蝕], to corrode/to expose by corrosion (geology)
博识         bóshí, [博識], knowledgeable/erudite/erudition/proficient
袯襫         bóshì, [襏襫], woven rush raincoat

波束         bōshù, beam
伯叔         bóshū, father's brother (uncle)/husband's brother (brother-in-law)
波数         bōshù, [波數], wave number (reciprocal of frequency)

播送         bōsòng, to broadcast/to transmit/to beam
泊松         Bósōng, S.D. Poisson (1781-1840), French mathematician/also pr. [Pō sōng]

波纹         bōwén, [波紋], ripple/corrugation
博文         bówén, blog article/to write a blog article (netspeak)

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

波形         bōxíng, wave form
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
薄幸         bóxìng, fickle/inconstant person

剥削         bōxuē, [剝削], to exploit/exploitation
博学         bóxué, [博學], learned/erudite

波阳         Bōyáng, [波陽], Boyang county, former name of Poyang county 鄱陽縣|鄱阳县[Pó yáng xiàn] in Shangrao 上饒...
簸扬         bǒyáng, [簸揚], winnow

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

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

波语         Bōyǔ, [波語], Polish language
钵盂         bōyú, [缽盂], alms bowl

拨正         bōzhèng, [撥正], to set right/to correct
驳正         bózhèng, [駁正], to refute and correct

脖子         bózi, neck/CL:個|个[gè]
跛子         bǒzi, lame person/cripple
拨子         bōzi, [撥子], plectrum
驳子         bózi, [駁子], to tow (a barge)

不必         bùbì, need not/does not have to/not necessarily
不比         bùbǐ, unlike

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...

不齿         bùchǐ, [不齒], to despise/to hold in contempt
不啻         bùchì, just as/no less than/like (sth momentous)/as good as/tantamount to

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 ...

不但         bùdàn, not only (... but also...)
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

不等         bùděng, unequal/varied
补登         bǔdēng, [補登], record entry (e.g. into a bank passbook)

不敌         bùdí, [不敵], no match for/cannot beat
不第         bùdì, to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)

布丁         bùdīng, pudding (loanword)
不定         bùdìng, indefinite/indeterminate/(botany) adventitious
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]

不断         bùduàn, [不斷], unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant
不端         bùduān, improper/dishonorable

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
步法         bùfǎ, footwork
不法         bùfǎ, lawless/illegal/unlawful
不乏         bùfá, there is no lack of
补发         bǔfā, [補發], to supply again (sth lost)/to reissue/to pay retroactively
补法         bǔfǎ, [補法], treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health/reinforcin...

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

不菲         bùfěi, considerable (cost etc)/bountiful (crop etc)/high (social status etc)
布斐         bǔfěi, buffet (loanword)

部分         bùfen, part/share/section/piece/CL:個|个[gè]
不分         bùfēn, not divided/irrespective/not distinguishing between
不忿         bùfèn, unsatisfied/unconvinced/indignant
卟吩         bǔfēn, porphin C0H4N (loanword)

不符         bùfú, inconsistent/not in agreement with/not agree or tally with/not conform to
不复         bùfù, [不復], no longer/no more
不服         bùfú, not to accept sth/to want to have sth overruled or changed/to refuse to obey or ...
捕俘         bǔfú, to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)

不公         bùgōng, unjust/unfair
不恭         bùgōng, disrespectful

不够         bùgòu, [不夠], not enough/insufficient/inadequate
不苟         bùgǒu, not lax/not casual/careful/conscientious

不顾         bùgù, [不顧], in spite of/regardless of
布谷         bùgǔ, [布穀], cuckoo
卜骨         bǔgǔ, oracle bone/bone used for divination, esp. animal scapula

不过         bùguò, [不過], only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to a previous topic)/ca...
补过         bǔguò, [補過], to make up for an earlier mistake/to make amends

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
补回         bǔhuí, [補回], to make up for/to compensate

捕获         bǔhuò, [捕獲], to catch/to capture/to seize
不惑         bùhuò, without doubt/with full self-confidence/forty years of age
补货         bǔhuò, [補貨], to restock (an item)/to replenish inventory

补给         bǔjǐ, [補給], supply/replenishment/to replenish
不及         bùjí, to fall short of/not as good as/too late
不济         bùjì, [不濟], not good/of no use
簿记         bùjì, [簿記], bookkeeping
不吉         bùjí, unlucky/inauspicious/ominous
不羁         bùjī, [不羈], unruly/uninhibited
不计         bùjì, [不計], to disregard/to take no account of
簿籍         bùjí, account books/registers/records
补集         bǔjí, [補集], complement of a set

不佳         bùjiā, not good
不加         bùjiā, without/not/un-
卜甲         bǔjiǎ, oracle tortoise shell

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/...

不仅         bùjǐn, [不僅], not only (this one)/not just (...) but also
不禁         bùjīn, can't help (doing sth)/can't refrain from
不尽         bùjìn, [不盡], not completely/endlessly
布巾         bùjīn, a cloth

布景         bùjǐng, [佈景], (stage) set
不敬         bùjìng, disrespect/irreverent/rude/insufficiently respectful (to a superior)
捕鲸         bǔjīng, [捕鯨], whaling

不久         bùjiǔ, not long (after)/before too long/soon/soon after
补救         bǔjiù, [補救], to remedy

布局         bùjú, [佈局], arrangement/composition/layout/opening (chess jargon)
不拘         bùjū, not stick to/not confine oneself to/whatever
不举         bùjǔ, [不舉], erectile dysfunction/impotence
卜居         bǔjū, to choose a home

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

不可         bùkě, cannot/should not/must not
补课         bǔkè, [補課], to make up missed lesson/to reschedule a class
不克         bùkè, cannot/to not be able (to)/to be unable to
卜课         bǔkè, [卜課], divination/fortune telling

不快         bùkuài, unhappy/in low spirits/(of a knife) not sharp
捕快         bǔkuài, bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China)

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

布雷         bùléi, [佈雷], to lay mines
部类         bùlèi, [部類], category/division

不利         bùlì, unfavorable/disadvantageous/harmful/detrimental
不理         bùlǐ, to refuse to acknowledge/to pay no attention to/to take no notice of/to ignore
不力         bùlì, not to do one's best/not to exert oneself
埔里         Bùlǐ, Puli, town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan
步犁         bùlí, walking plow

布料         bùliào, cloth/material
不料         bùliào, unexpectedly/to one's surprise
不了         bùle/bùliǎo, no thanks (used to politely but informally decline), unable to/without end

不吝         bùlìn, not to stint/to be generous (with praise etc)/to be prepared to (pay a fee, give...
布林         Bùlín/bùlín, Boolean (math.), plum (loanword)
卟啉         bǔlín, porphyrin (organic chemical essential to hemoglobin and chlorophyll) (loanword)

不论         bùlùn, [不論], whatever/no matter what (who, how etc)/regardless of/not to discuss
不伦         bùlún, [不倫], (of a relationship) improper (adulterous, incestuous, teacher-student etc)/unsee...

不满         bùmǎn, [不滿], resentful/discontented/dissatisfied
布满         bùmǎn, [布滿], to be covered with/to be filled with
补满         bǔmǎn, [補滿], to make up for what is lacking/to fill (a vacancy)/to replenish

不免         bùmiǎn, inevitably
补眠         bǔmián, [補眠], to catch up on sleep

不妙         bùmiào, (of a turn of events) not too encouraging/far from good/anything but reassuring
补苗         bǔmiáo, [補苗], to fill gaps with seedlings

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

不忍         bùrěn, cannot bear to/disturbed
不仁         bùrén, not benevolent/heartless/numb

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

不如         bùrú, not equal to/not as good as/inferior to/it would be better to
步入         bùrù, to step into/to enter
哺乳         bǔrǔ, breastfeeding/to suckle/to nurse

不少         bùshǎo, many/a lot/not few
步哨         bùshào, sentry/sentinel

不是         búshi/bùshì, fault/blame, no/is not/not
布什         Bùshí, Bush (name)/George H.W. Bush (1924-2018), US president 1988-1992/George W. Bush ...
不适         bùshì, [不適], unwell/indisposed/out of sorts
不时         bùshí, [不時], from time to time/now and then/occasionally/frequently
捕食         bǔshí, to prey on/to catch and feed on/to hunt for food
布施         bùshī, Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
卜筮         bǔshì, divination
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...

部首         bùshǒu, radical of a Chinese character
捕手         bǔshǒu, catcher

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

不俗         bùsú, impressive/out of the ordinary
不速         bùsù, uninvited (guest)/unexpected (appearance)/unwanted presence

步态         bùtài, [步態], gait/tread
补胎         bǔtāi, [補胎], to repair a tire

不题         bùtí, [不題], we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)
补体         bǔtǐ, [補體], complement (in blood serum)

不同         bùtóng, different/distinct/not the same/not alike
不通         bùtōng, to be obstructed/to be blocked up/to be impassable/to make no sense/to be illogi...

捕头         bǔtóu, [捕頭], constable
埠头         bùtóu, [埠頭], wharf/pier

不妥         bùtuǒ, not proper/inappropriate
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...

部位         bùwèi, position/place
不畏         bùwèi, unafraid/to defy
不惟         bùwéi, not only
不谓         bùwèi, [不謂], cannot be deemed/unexpectedly
不韪         bùwěi, [不韙], fault/error
部委         bùwěi, ministries and commissions

不问         bùwèn, [不問], to pay no attention to/to disregard/to ignore/to let go unpunished/to let off
不稳         bùwěn, [不穩], unstable/unsteady
卜问         bǔwèn, [卜問], to predict by divining/to look into the future

不无         bùwú, [不無], not without
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)
补习         bǔxí, [補習], to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
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)
不暇         bùxiá, to have no time (for sth)/to be too busy (to do sth)
布下         bùxià, to arrange/to lay out

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

不孝         bùxiào, unfilial
不消         bùxiāo, to not need/needless (to say)
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
布鞋         bùxié, cloth shoes/CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
不谢         bùxiè, [不謝], don't mention it/not at all
补泻         bǔxiè, [補瀉], reinforcing and reducing methods (in acupuncture)

不行         bùxíng, won't do/be out of the question/be no good/not work/not be capable
不幸         bùxìng, misfortune/adversity/unfortunate/sad/unfortunately/CL:個|个[gè]
步行         bùxíng, to go on foot/to walk
不兴         bùxīng, [不興], out of fashion/outmoded/impermissible/can't

不朽         bùxiǔ, immortal/immortality
不休         bùxiū, endlessly/ceaselessly
补休         bǔxiū, [補休], to take deferred time off (to make up for working during the weekend or holidays...

不许         bùxǔ, [不許], not to allow/must not/can't
不恤         bùxù, not to worry/not to show concern

补牙         bǔyá, [補牙], to fill a tooth (cavity)/to have a tooth filled/a dental filling
不亚         bùyà, [不亞], no less than/not inferior to
不雅         bùyǎ, graceless/vulgar/indecent

不厌         bùyàn, [不厭], not to tire of/not to object to
埔盐         Bùyán, [埔鹽], Puyan township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

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

不要         bùyào, don't!/must not
补药         bǔyào, [補藥], tonic
步摇         bùyáo, [步搖], dangling ornament worn by women

不已         bùyǐ, endlessly/incessantly
不宜         bùyí, not suitable/inadvisable/inappropriate
不易         bùyì, not easy to do sth/difficult/unchanging
不一         bùyī, to vary/to differ
布衣         bùyī, plain cotton clothing/(literary) the common people
不意         bùyì, unexpectedly/unawareness/unpreparedness
不依         bùyī, not to comply/not to go along with/not to let off easily/not to let sb get away ...
不义         bùyì, [不義], injustice
不移         bùyí, steadfast/inalienable
布依         Bùyī, Buyei ethnic group
补益         bǔyì, [補益], benefit/help
补遗         bǔyí, [補遺], addendum

捕鱼         bǔyú, [捕魚], to catch fish/to fish
不予         bùyú, to withhold/to refuse
哺育         bǔyù, to feed/to nurture/to foster
补语         bǔyǔ, [補語], complement (grammar)
不渝         bùyú, constant/unchanging/abiding/faithful
不育         bùyù, to be infertile/to have no offspring
不虞         bùyú, unexpected/eventuality/contingency/not worry about
不语         bùyǔ, [不語], (literary) not to speak

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

不争         bùzhēng, [不爭], widely known/incontestable/undeniable/to not strive for/to not contend for
卜征         bǔzhēng, to ask oracle for war forecast

不知         bùzhī, not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness ...
不止         bùzhǐ, incessantly/without end/more than/not limited to
布置         bùzhì, [佈置], to put in order/to arrange/to decorate/to fix up/to deploy
不只         bùzhǐ, not only/not merely
不致         bùzhì, not in such a way as to/not likely to
不值         bùzhí, not worth
不支         bùzhī, to be unable to endure
不智         bùzhì, unwise
不治         bùzhì, to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help

补种         bǔzhòng, [補種], to reseed/to resow/to replant
部众         bùzhòng, [部衆], troops

步骤         bùzhòu, [步驟], procedure/step
不周         bùzhōu, not satisfactory/thoughtless/inconsiderate

补助         bǔzhù, [補助], to subsidize/subsidy/allowance
不住         bùzhù, repeatedly/continuously/constantly/unable to (resist, conceal etc)

步子         bùzi, step/pace
不赀         bùzī, [不貲], immeasurable/incalculable
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
补足         bǔzú, [補足], to bring up to full strength/to make up a deficiency/to fill (a vacancy, gap etc...
步足         bùzú, ambulatory leg (of a crab, lobster, spider etc)

菜板         càibǎn, chopping board/cutting board/CL:張|张[zhāng]
采办         cǎibàn, [採辦], to buy on a considerable scale/to purchase/to procure/to stock up

财宝         cáibǎo, [財寶], money and valuables
财报         cáibào, [財報], financial report

裁兵         cáibīng, to reduce troop numbers/disarmament
裁并         cáibìng, [裁並], cut down and merge

菜场         càichǎng, [菜場], food market
采场         cǎichǎng, [採場], slope

彩车         cǎichē, [彩車], float (in a parade)
裁撤         cáichè, to dissolve an organisation

裁处         cáichǔ, [裁處], to handle
采出         cǎichū, [採出], to extract/to mine

菜单         càidān, [菜單], menu/CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
彩弹         cǎidàn, [彩彈], paintball
彩蛋         cǎidàn, painted eggshell/Easter egg/(media) Easter egg (hidden feature in software or a ...

菜刀         càidāo, vegetable knife/kitchen knife/cleaver/CL:把[bǎ]
踩道         cǎidào, to scout/to reconnoiter

彩电         cǎidiàn, [彩電], color TV
蔡甸         Càidiàn, Caidian district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wǔ hàn shì], Hubei

财东         cáidōng, [財東], shop owner/moneybags
踩动         cǎidòng, [踩動], to operate by means of a pedal

猜度         cāiduó, to surmise/to conjecture
裁夺         cáiduó, [裁奪], to consider and decide

财阀         cáifá, [財閥], plutocracy/monopolistic corporation, esp. prewar Japanese zaibatsu/Korean chaebo...
采伐         cǎifá, [採伐], to fell/to cut

裁缝         cáiféng, [裁縫], tailor/dressmaker
采风         cǎifēng, [採風], to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc)

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

菜馆         càiguǎn, [菜館], (dialect) restaurant
彩鹳         cǎiguàn, [彩鸛], (bird species of China) painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala)