ài

to hinder

āi

interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)

āi

hey!

爱护

àihù

to cherish

爱惜

àixī

to cherish

爱心

àixīn

compassion

àn

bank

àn

dark

安慰

ānwèi

to comfort

安装

ānzhuāng

to install

熬夜

áoyè

to stay up late or all night

to long for

bǎi

to arrange

bàn

partner

bǎn

a register

bàng

near

bǎng

upper arm

傍晚

bàngwǎn

in the evening

办理

bànlǐ

to handle

báo

thin

bǎo

jewel

宝贝

bǎobèi

treasured object

保持

bǎochí

to keep

保存

bǎocún

to conserve

报到

bàodào

to report for duty

报道

bàodào

to report (news)

报告

bàogào

to inform

宝贵

bǎoguì

valuable

包裹

bāoguǒ

to wrap up

包含

bāohán

to contain

包括

bāokuò

to comprise

保留

bǎoliú

to keep

报社

bàoshè

newspaper (i.e. a company)

保险

bǎoxiǎn

insurance

抱怨

bàoyuàn

to complain

把握

bǎwò

to grasp (also fig.)

bèi

lifetime

bèi

cowrie

bēi

to be burdened

bēi

sad

悲观

bēiguān

pessimistic

背景

bèijǐng

background

被子

bèizi

quilt

本科

běnkē

undergraduate course

本领

běnlǐng

skill

本质

běnzhì

essence

wall

money

to avoid

to close

that

便

biàn

plain

biàn

to dispute

biān

to weave

biān

whip or lash

编辑

biānjí

to edit

辩论

biànlùn

debate

鞭炮

biānpào

firecrackers

表达

biǎodá

to express

标点

biāodiǎn

punctuation

表面

biǎomiàn

surface

表明

biǎomíng

to make clear

表情

biǎoqíng

(facial) expression

表现

biǎoxiàn

to show

标志

biāozhì

sign

彼此

bǐcǐ

each other

毕竟

bìjìng

after all

比例

bǐlì

proportion

避免

bìmiǎn

to avert

bīng

soldiers

病毒

bìngdú

virus

冰激凌

bīngjīlíng

ice cream

必然

bìrán

inevitable

必要

bìyào

necessary

neckto slit one's own throat

glassglass-reinforced plastic

播放

bōfàng

to broadcast

玻璃

bōli

glass

博物馆

bówùguǎn

museum

脖子

bózi

neck

cloth

佈布

to repair

不安

bùān

unpeaceful

补充

bǔchōng

to replenish

不得了

bùdéliǎo

desperately serious

不断

bùduàn

unceasing

不见得

bùjiànde

not necessarily

部门

bùmén

department

不耐烦

bùnàifán

impatience

不然

bùrán

not so

不如

bùrú

not equal to

不要紧

bùyàojǐn

unimportant

步骤

bùzhòu

procedure

不足

bùzú

insufficient

cái

money

cái

to cut out (as a dress)

cǎi

to pick

採采

cǎi

to step on

财产

cáichǎn

property

采访

cǎifǎng

to interview

彩虹

cǎihóng

rainbow

采取

cǎiqǔ

to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)

cán

ashamedashameda disgrace

cáng

to conceal

参考

cānkǎo

consultation

惭愧

cánkuì

ashamed

参与

cānyù

to participate (in sth)

cāo

to grasp

cāo

rough

操场

cāochǎng

playground

操心

cāoxīn

to worry about

to survey

book

céng

once

曾经

céngjīng

once

测验

cèyàn

test

chā

to insert

chā

fork

chái

firewood

chāi

to tear open

差距

chājù

disparity

chǎn

to give birth

cháng

to repay

cháng

intestinesheart

chàng

to initiate

chǎng

factory

常识

chángshí

common sense

长途

chángtú

long distance

产品

chǎnpǐn

goods

产生

chǎnshēng

to arise

cháo

tide

cháo

imperial or royal court

chǎo

to quarrel

chǎo

to sauté

chāo

to make a copy

超级

chāojí

super-

吵架

chǎojià

to quarrel

潮湿

cháoshī

damp

叉子

chāzi

fork

chè

thorough

彻底

chèdǐ

thorough

车库

chēkù

garage

chén

dust

chén

to submerge

chèn

to avail oneself of

chéng

to bear

chēng

to weigh

承担

chéngdān

to undertake

程度

chéngdù

degree (level or extent)

成分

chéngfèn

composition