①
chéng yǔ Chinese set expression, often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage; set expression
成
语
②
gù shì old practice
gù shi narrative; story; tale
故
事
③
三
则
④
zì xiāng mutual; each other; one another; self-
自
相
⑤
zì xiāng máo dùn to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent
自
相
矛
盾
⑥
máo dùn contradiction; conflicting views; contradictory
矛
盾
⑦
cóng qián previously; formerly; once upon a time
从
前
⑧
mài sell
卖
⑨
bīng qì weaponry; weapons; arms
兵
器
⑩
shì jí fair; small town
市
集
⑪
hé and
hè join
huó mix
huò mix
hú win
和
⑫
tā he
他
⑬
xiān first
先
⑭
jǔ qǐ to heave; to lift; to raise up; to uphold
举
起
⑮
xiàng towards
向
⑯
dà jiā everyone; influential family; great expert
大
家
⑰
kuā kǒu to boast
夸
口
⑱
wŏ de my; mine
我
的
⑲
shì jiè world
世
界
⑳
zuì most
最
㉑
jiān gù firm; firmly; hard; stable
坚
固
㉒
shén me what?; who?; something; anything
什
么
㉓
dōng xī east and west
dōng xi thing; stuff; person
东
西
㉔
dōu all
dū big city
都
㉕
wú fǎ unable; incapable
无
法
㉖
cì chuān to skewer; to impale; to pierce through
刺
穿
㉗
tā it
它
㉘
rán hòu after; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
然
后
㉙
yòu again
又
㉚
ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)
拿
出
㉛
ruì lì sharp; keen; acute; incisive; penetrating; perceptive
锐
利
㉜
dǐ dǎng to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand
抵
挡
㉝
wéi guān to stand in a circle and watch
围
观
㉞
yì lùn to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion
议
论
㉟
yì lùn fēn fēn there were many discussions
议
论
纷
纷
㉠
fēn fēn one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell
纷
纷
㉡
yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
有
人
㉢
rú guǒ if; in case; in the event that
如
果
㉣
yòng use
用
㉤
nǐ you
你
㉥
zěn yàng how; why
怎
样
㉦
nà ge that one; also pr. [nei4 ge5]
那
个
㉧
yǎ kǒu wú yán dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless; at a loss for words
哑
口
无
言
㉨
lián máng promptly; at once
连
忙
㉩
shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; to punish (colloquial); to manage
收
拾
㉪
xiū kuì ashamed
羞
愧
㉫
liū zǒu to slip away; to leave secretly
溜
走
㉬
zhè ge this; this one
这
个
㉭
gào su to tell; to inform; to let know
告
诉
㉮
wǒ men we; us; ourselves; our
我
们
51
dào li reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification
道
理
52
bù guǎn no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter
不
管
53
shuō huà to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
说
话
54
hái shi or; still; nevertheless; had better
还
是
55
zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job
做
事
56
hé lǐ rational; reasonable; fair
合
理
57
qián hòu around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
前
后
58
yī zhì unanimous; identical (views or opinions)
一
致
59
yǎn ěr dào líng lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
掩
耳
盗
铃
60
shí fēn to divide into ten equal parts; very; hundred percent; completely; extremely; utterly; absolutely
十
分
61
tān cái to be greedy in getting money
贪
财
62
kàn jiàn to see; to catch sight of
看
见
63
yī hù a household
一
户
64
rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be
rén jia other people; sb else; he, she or they; I, me (referring to oneself as one or people)
人
家
65
yuàn zi courtyard
院
子
66
guà zhe hanging
挂
着
67
yī kǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite
一
口
68
tóng zhōng bronze bell
铜
钟
69
hǎo xiàng as if; to seem like
好
像
70
zhí qián valuable; costly; expensive
值
钱
71
jiù and then
就
72
kě shì but; however
可
是
73
hěn zhòng very heavy
很
重
74
bān move
搬
75
bù dòng motionless
不
动
76
yú shì thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
于
是
77
zá suì to pulverize; to smash to bits
砸
碎
78
xiē some
些
79
tóng piàn Copper sheet
铜
片
80
zhèn shàng in town
镇
上
81
shàng qù up; to go up
上
去
82
ná qǐ to pick up
拿
起
83
tiě chuí iron hammer
铁
锤
84
shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength
使
劲
85
yī xià (used after a verb) give it a go; to do (sth for a bit to give it a try); one time; once; in a while; all of a sudden; all at once
一
下
86
fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce a sound; to let out (a laugh)
发
出
87
jù xiǎng loud sound
巨
响
88
ěr duo ear; handle (on a cup)
耳
朵
89
kuài quick
快
90
zhèn lóng to deafen
震
聋
91
zāo gāo too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
糟
糕
92
bié ren other people; others; other person
别
人
93
tīng dào to hear
听
到
94
zěn me how?; what?; why?
怎
么
95
zěn me bàn what's to be done
怎
么
办
96
lì kè forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once
立
刻
97
wǔ zhù to cover; to bury one's face
捂
住
98
zhǎo lái find and come back
找
来
99
yī kuài one block; one piece; one (unit of money); together; in the same place; in company
一
块
100
bù cloth
布
101
sāi zhù stoppered; plugging
塞
住
102
jì xù to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
继
续
103
jiē guǒ to bear fruit
jié guǒ outcome; result; conclusion; in the end; as a result; to kill; to dispatch
结
果
104
rén men people
人
们
105
yī wō fēng like a swarm of bees; everyone swarms around pushing and shouting; a hornet's nest
一
窝
蜂
106
chōng guò lái Rush over
冲
过
来
107
guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
guò lai to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
过
来
108
bèn dull
笨
109
xiǎo tōu thief
小
偷
110
yě also
也
111
táo bù liǎo Can't escape
逃
不
了
112
bù liǎo unable to; without end
不
了
113
shì wù thing; object
事
物
114
bù huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth
不
会
115
yīn wèi because; owing to; on account of
因
为
116
bù xiǎng unexpectedly
不
想
117
zhī dào to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
知
道
118
xiāo shī to disappear; to fade away
消
失
119
bù yào don't!; must not
不
要
120
zì jǐ oneself; one's own
自
己
121
qī piàn to deceive; to cheat
欺
骗
122
kè zhōu qiú jiàn lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
刻
舟
求
剑
123
zuò chuán Take a boat; By boat
坐
船
124
shí time
时
125
hé lǐ in the river
河
里
126
chuán fū boatman
船
夫
127
jiào call
叫
128
gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay
赶
紧
129
xià shuǐ downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot
xià shui offal; viscera; tripe
下
水
130
xià qù to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw
下
去
131
lāo scoop up
捞
132
què but
却
133
háo bù hardly; not in the least; not at all
毫
不
134
zài yì to care about; to mind
在
意
135
bù huāng bù máng calm and unhurried (idiom); composed; to take matters calmly
不
慌
不
忙
136
yī dài pocket
衣
袋
137
yī bǎ a handful; one (tool, article)
一
把
138
xiǎo dāo knife
小
刀
139
chuán xián sides of a ship; ship's railing; fig. the dividing line between shipboard expenses and onshore freight charges
船
舷
140
jì hao notation; seal
记
号
141
duì reply
对
142
zhè lǐ here
这
里
143
diào xià to drop down; to fall
掉
下
144
děng grade
等
145
kào àn (of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall
靠
岸
146
tiào xià jump off
跳
下
147
rěn bu zhù cannot help; unable to bear
忍
不
住
148
hā hā (onom.) laughing out loud
哈
哈
149
dà xiào to laugh heartily; a belly laugh
大
笑
150
qǐ lai to stand up; to get up; beginning; upward; bring together; preliminary judgement
起
来
151
lì jí immediately
立
即
152
dì fāng region; regional (away from the central administration); local
dì fang area; place; space; room; territory
地
方
153
bàn tiān half of the day; a long time; quite a while
半
天
154
méi have not
mò sink
没
155
míng míng obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely
明
明
156
bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
不
到
157
ne (particle.) ne
ní woollen
呢
158
jiǎn zhí simply; at all; practically
简
直
159
tài too much
太
160
qí guài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled
奇
怪
161
zì yán zì yǔ to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
自
言
自
语
162
zì yǔ talk to oneself
自
语
163
bù duàn unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
不
断
164
biàn huà change; variation; to change; to vary
变
化
165
jiě jué to settle (a dispute); to resolve; to solve; to dispose of; to dispatch
解
决
166
wèn tí question; problem; issue; topic
问
题
167
fāng fǎ method; way; means
方
法
168
gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards
跟
着
169
qíng kuàng circumstances; state of affairs; situation
情
况
170
ér and
而
171
gǎi biàn to change; to alter; to transform
改
变
172
ā “Ah”
啊
173
zhè yàng this kind of; so; this way; like this; such
这
样