ā

variant of 啊

ái

cancer

ài

pass

ài

(of daylight) dim

ǎi

friendlykindly

āi

in order

āi

sorrow

爱不释手

àibùshìshǒu

to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)

爱戴

àidài

to love and respect

暧昧

àimèi

vague

癌症

áizhèng

cancer

áng

to lift

昂贵

ángguì

expensive

案件

ànjiàn

case

案例

ànlì

case (law)

按摩

ànmó

massage

安宁

ānníng

peaceful

暗示

ànshì

to hint

安详

ānxiáng

serene

安置

ānzhì

to find a place for

áo

to cook on a slow fire

ào

obscure

āo

depressed

奥秘

àomì

secret

凹凸

āotū

concave or convex

to pull up

hegemon

to stop

dam

to peel

scar

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巴不得

bābude

(coll.) to be eager for

霸道

bàdào

the Way of the Hegemon

罢工

bàgōng

a strike

把关

bǎguān

to guard a pass

bāi

to break off or break open sth with one's hands

拜访

bàifǎng

to pay a visit

败坏

bàihuài

to ruin

拜年

bàinián

to pay a New Year call

拜托

bàituō

to request sb to do sth

摆脱

bǎituō

to break away from

巴结

bājie

to fawn on

拔苗助长

bámiáozhùzhǎng

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

bàn

to mix

bàn

petal

bān

spot

bān

to promulgate

版本

bǎnběn

version

颁布

bānbù

to issue

颁发

bānfā

to issue

bàng

to slander

bàng

see 磅秤 scale

bǎng

to tie

bǎng

notice or announcement

绑架

bǎngjià

to kidnap

榜样

bǎngyàng

example

伴侣

bànlǚ

companion

伴随

bànsuí

to accompany

半途而废

bàntúérfèi

to give up halfway (idiom)

扮演

bànyǎn

to play the role of

bào

to explode or burst

bào

sudden

bào

shower (rain)

bǎo

an earthwork

bāo

placenta

bāo

to peel

包庇

bāobì

to shield

报酬

bàochou

reward

报仇

bàochóu

to take revenge

报答

bàodá

to repay

爆发

bàofā

to break out

抱负

bàofù

aspiration

报复

bàofù

to make reprisals

包袱

bāofu

wrapping cloth

保管

bǎoguǎn

to hold in safekeeping

曝光

bàoguāng

to expose (photography)

饱和

bǎohé

saturation

报警

bàojǐng

to sound an alarm

饱经沧桑

bǎojīngcāngsāng

having lived through many changes

暴力

bàolì

violence

暴露

bàolù

to expose

保密

bǎomì

to keep sth confidential

保姆

bǎomǔ

nanny

保守

bǎoshǒu

conservative

保卫

bǎowèi

to defend

包围

bāowéi

to surround

报销

bàoxiāo

to submit an expense account

保养

bǎoyǎng

to take good care of (or conserve) one's health

爆炸

bàozhà

explosion

保障

bǎozhàng

to ensure

保重

bǎozhòng

to take care of oneself

包装

bāozhuāng

to pack

把手

bǎshou

handle

bèi

exhaustedbeaten

bēi

low

bēi

a monument

悲哀

bēiāi

grieved

卑鄙

bēibǐ

base

悲惨

bēicǎn

miserable

被动

bèidòng

passive

备份

bèifèn

backup

被告

bèigào

defendant

北极

běijí

the North Pole

贝壳

bèiké

shell

背叛

bèipàn

to betray

背诵

bèisòng

to recite

备忘录

bèiwànglù

memorandum

本事

běn

source material

bēn

to hurry

奔波

bēnbō

to rush about

奔驰

bēnchí

to run quickly

béng

contraction of 不用

bèng

to jump

bēng

to collapse

迸发

bèngfā

to burst forth

崩溃

bēngkuì

to collapse

本能

běnnéng

instinct

本钱

běnqián

capital

本人

běnrén

the person himself

本身

běnshēn

itself

笨拙

bènzhuō

clumsy

king

armarm

to protect

paralysis

to cover

detriment

rustic

to force (sb to do sth)

biàn

to distinguish

biàn

a braid or queue

biǎn

flat

biǎn

to diminish

遍布

biànbù

to cover the whole (area)

鞭策

biāncè

to spur on

贬低

biǎndī

to belittle

变故

biàngù

an unforeseen event

辩护

biànhù

to speak in defense of

边疆

biānjiāng

border area

辩解

biànjiě

to explain

边界

biānjiè

boundary

边境

biānjìng

frontier

便利

biànlì

convenient

变迁

biànqiān

changes

辨认

biànrèn

to recognize

便条

biàntiáo

(informal) note

贬义

biǎnyì

derogatory sense

便于

biànyú

easy to

边缘

biānyuán

edge