爱情

àiqíng

romance

àn

to press

àn

(legal) case

安排

ānpái

to arrange

安全

ānquán

safe

按时

ànshí

on time

按照

ànzhào

according to

ào

proud

bài

to pay respect

bài

to defeat

百分之

bǎifēnzhī

percent

bàn

to disguise oneself as

bàng

stick

bào

to hold

bǎo

to defend

保护

bǎohù

to protect

报名

bàomíng

to sign up

抱歉

bàoqiàn

to be sorry

保证

bǎozhèng

guarantee

包子

bāozi

steamed stuffed bun

bèi

(two, three etc) -fold

bèn

stupid

本来

běnlái

original

the whole of

biàn

everywhere

biāo

mark

表格

biǎogé

form

表示

biǎoshì

to express

表演

biǎoyǎn

play

表扬

biǎoyáng

to praise

标准

biāozhǔn

(an official) standard

bìng

and

並併

bǐng

round flat cake

饼干

bǐnggān

biscuit

并且

bìngqiě

and

比如

bǐrú

for example

毕业

bìyè

graduation

extensive

to sow

博士

bóshì

doctor

ministry

不得不

bùdébù

have no choice or option but to

部分

bùfen

part

不管

bùguǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bùguò

only

不仅

bùjǐn

not only (this one)

to wipe

cái

material

cǎi

(bright) color

cāi

to guessto guess

材料

cáiliào

material

cān

meal

参观

cānguān

to look around

餐厅

cāntīng

dining hall

restroom

厕所

cèsuǒ

toilet

chá

to examine

差不多

chàbuduō

almost

cháng

to taste

chǎng

large place used for a specific purpose

长城

chángchéng

the Great Wall

长江

chángjiāng

Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang

超过

chāoguò

to surpass

chéng

rule

chéng

sincere

成功

chénggōng

success

诚实

chéngshí

honest

成为

chéngwéi

to become

乘坐

chéngzuò

to ride (in a vehicle)

chí

to hold

chí

spoonsoup spoon

吃惊

chījīng

to be startled

重点

chóng

to recount (e.g. results of election)

重新

chóngxīn

again

chōu

to draw out

抽烟

chōuyān

to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)

chú

kitchenkitchen

chù

place

chǔ

foundation

chuán

to pass on

chuāng

shutter

窗户

chuānghu

window

传真

chuánzhēn

fax

出差

chūchāi

to go on an official or business trip

出发

chūfā

to set off

厨房

chúfáng

kitchen

出生

chūshēng

to be born

出现

chūxiàn

to appear

this

词语

cíyǔ

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)

从来

cónglái

always

coarse

cún

to exist

错误

cuòwù

error

粗心

cūxīn

careless

大夫

senior official (in imperial China)

答案

dáàn

answer

打扮

dǎban

to decorate

大概

dàgài

roughly

dài

to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)

dài

pouch

当时

dāng

then

dāng

to be

噹當

dào

to place upside down

dǎo

to transmit

dāo

knife

到处

dàochù

everywhere

到底

dàodǐ

finally

道歉

dàoqiàn

to apologize

导游

dǎoyóu

tour guide

打扰

dǎrǎo

to disturb

大使馆

dàshǐguǎn

embassy

打印

dǎyìn

to affix a seal

大约

dàyuē

approximately

打招呼

dǎzhāohu

to greet sb by word or action

打折

dǎzhé

to give a discount

打针

dǎzhēn

to give or have an injection

to obtain

dēng

to scale (a height)

登机牌

dēngjīpái

boarding pass

得意

déyì

proud of oneself

background

low

diào

to fall

调查

diàochá

investigation

地点

dìdiǎn

place

地球

dìqiú

the earth

diū

to lose

地址

dìzhǐ

address

动作

dòngzuò

movement

to pass

tripe

to block up (a road, pipe etc)

短信

duǎnxìn

text message

堵车

dǔchē

traffic jam

duì

squadron

对话

duìhuà

dialogue

对面

duìmiàn

(sitting) opposite

对于

duìyú

regarding

肚子

dùzi

belly

ér

and

ěr

thus

儿童

értóng

child

法律

fǎlǜ

law

fán

to feel vexed

fǎn

contrary

反对

fǎnduì

to fight against

房东

fángdōng

landlord

方法

fāngfǎ

method

方面

fāngmiàn

respect