kǎn

upright and honest

kān

to print

kān

to endure

kān

to investigate

看待

kàndài

to look upon

刊登

kāndēng

to carry a story

砍伐

kǎnfá

to hew

káng

to carry on one's shoulder

kàng

to resist

kāng

generous

慷慨

kāngkǎi

vehement

抗议

kàngyì

to protest

侃侃而谈

kǎnkǎnértán

to speak frankly with assurance

勘探

kāntàn

to explore

刊物

kānwù

publication

考察

kǎochá

to inspect

考古

kǎogǔ

archaeology

考核

kǎohé

to examine

靠拢

kàolǒng

to draw close to

考验

kǎoyàn

to test

卡通

kǎtōng

cartoon (loanword)

to tap

刻不容缓

kèbùrónghuǎn

to brook no delay

可观

kěguān

considerable

客户

kèhù

client

可口

kěkǒu

tasty

科目

kēmù

academic subject

kěn

to gnaw

kēng

hole

恳切

kěnqiè

earnest

课题

kètí

task

渴望

kěwàng

to thirst for

可恶

kěwù

repulsive

可行

kěxíng

feasible

克制

kèzhì

to restrain

kǒng

hole

空白

kòngbái

blank space

恐怖

kǒngbù

terrible

空洞

kōngdòng

cavity

恐吓

kǒnghè

to threaten

恐惧

kǒngjù

to be frightened

空前绝后

kōngqiánjuéhòu

unprecedented and never to be duplicated

空隙

kòngxì

crack

空想

kōngxiǎng

daydream

空虚

kōngxū

hollow

kòu

to fasten

口音

kǒu

oral speech sounds (linguistics)

口气

kǒuqì

tone of voice

口腔

kǒuqiāng

oral cavity

口头

kǒutóu

oral

ruthless

dried upused up

kuà

to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)satchel

kuà

to step across

快活

kuàihuo

happy

款式

kuǎn

pattern

宽敞

kuānchang

spacious

款待

kuǎndài

to entertain

kuàng

frame (e.g. door frame)

kuàng

to neglect

kuàng

eye socketeye socket

kuāng

basket

矿产

kuàngchǎn

minerals

框架

kuàngjià

frame

旷课

kuàngkè

to play truant

况且

kuàngqiě

moreover

宽容

kuānróng

lenient

kuì

to be dispersed

kuì

food

餽饋
亏待

kuīdài

to treat sb unfairly

亏损

kuīsǔn

deficit

苦尽甘来

kǔjìngānlái

bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom)

捆绑

kǔnbǎng

to bind

kuò

big

kuò

rich

扩充

kuòchōng

to expand

扩散

kuòsàn

to spread

扩张

kuòzhāng

expansion

哭泣

kūqì

to weep

苦涩

kǔsè

bitter and astringent

枯萎

kūwěi

to wilt

枯燥

kūzào

dry and dull

candle

(onom.) sound of wind, rain etc

(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc

喇叭

lǎba

horn (automobile etc)

lài

to depend on

来历

láilì

history

来源

láiyuán

source (of information etc)

lán

fence

lán

avariciousavaricious

làn

overflowing

懒惰

lǎnduò

idle

láng

wolf

láng

(arch.) minister

láng

corridor

狼狈

lángbèi

in a difficult situation

狼吞虎咽

lángtūnhǔyàn

to wolf down one's food (idiom)

栏目

lánmù

regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)

láo

firm

lāo

to fish up

唠叨

láodao

to prattle

牢固

láogù

firm

牢骚

láosāo

discontent

蜡烛

làzhú

candle

lěi

budballet (loanword)ballet (loanword)bud

雷达

léidá

radar (loanword)

类似

lèisì

similar

lèng

to look distracted

冷酷

lěngkù

grim

冷落

lěngluò

desolate

冷却

lěngquè

to cool off

乐趣

lèqù

delight

乐意

lèyì

to be willing to do sth

(literary) black

cleverclever

attached to

利害

pros and cons

grain

lián

incorruptible

liáng

roof beam

liàng

to dry in the air

谅解

liàngjiě

to understand

良心

liángxīn

conscience

联欢

liánhuān

to have a get-together

廉洁

liánjié

honest

联络

liánluò

to get in touch with

联盟

liánméng

alliance

连年

liánnián

successive years

连锁

liánsuǒ

to interlock

连同

liántóng

together with

联想

liánxiǎng

to associate (cognitively)

liáo

short name for Liaoning 辽宁 province

辽阔

liáokuò

vast

理睬

lǐcǎi

to heed

立场

lìchǎng

position

里程碑

lǐchéngbēi

milestone

历代

lìdài

successive generations

liè

huntingto hunt

liè

to split

列举

lièjǔ

a list

立方

lìfāng

cube (math.)

立交桥

lìjiāoqiáo

overpass

礼节

lǐjié

etiquette

历来

lìlái

always

黎明

límíng

dawn

lín

to sprinkle

lìn

stingystingy

临床

línchuáng

clinical

líng

mound