líng

clever

凌晨

língchén

very early in the morning

灵感

línggǎn

inspiration

领会

lǐnghuì

to understand

灵魂

línghún

soul

伶俐

línglì

clever

灵敏

língmǐn

smart

领事馆

lǐngshìguǎn

consulate

领土

lǐngtǔ

territory

领悟

lǐngwù

to understand

领先

lǐngxiān

to lead

零星

língxīng

fragmentary

领袖

lǐngxiù

leader

吝啬

lìnsè

stingy

力求

lìqiú

to make every effort to

礼尚往来

lǐshàngwǎnglái

lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)

理所当然

lǐsuǒdāngrán

as it should be by rights (idiom)

力所能及

lìsuǒnéngjí

as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom)

立体

lìtǐ

three-dimensional

liú

tumortumormalignant tumormalignant tumorwart

liū

to slip away

流浪

liúlàng

to drift about

留恋

liúliàn

reluctant to leave

流露

liúlù

to reveal (indirectly, implicitly)

流氓

liúmáng

rogue

留念

liúniàn

to keep as a souvenir

留神

liúshén

to take care

流通

liútōng

to circulate

例外

lìwài

exception

力争

lìzhēng

to work hard for

理智

lǐzhì

reason

理直气壮

lǐzhíqìzhuàng

in the right and self-confident (idiom)

立足

lìzú

to stand

lóng

throatthroat

lóng

enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc

lóng

deafear-splitting (idiom)

lǒng

to gather together

lǒng

ridge between fields

lōng

sound of drums

垄断

lǒngduàn

to enjoy market dominance

聋哑

lóngyǎ

deaf and dumb

笼罩

lǒngzhào

to envelop

隆重

lóngzhòng

grand

lòu

low

lǒu

to hug

stove

(bound form used in 忙碌 , 劳碌 , 庸碌 etc)

dew

(bound form) crass

prisoner of war

to strain

shoe

time and again

companion

屡次

lǚcì

repeatedly

lüè

to take over by force

掠夺

lüèduó

to plunder

lún

human relationship

轮船

lúnchuán

steamship

轮廓

lúnkuò

an outline

轮胎

lúntāi

tire

论坛

lùntán

forum (for discussion)

论证

lùnzhèng

to prove a point

luo

(final exclamatory particle)

落成

luòchéng

to complete a construction project

落实

luòshí

practical

啰唆

luōsuo

variant of 啰嗦

络绎不绝

luòyìbùjué

continuously

履行

lǚxíng

to fulfill (one's obligations)

炉灶

lúzào

stove

ma

modal particle indicating that sth is obvious

dragonfly

麻痹

mábì

paralysis

mái

to bury

mài

arteries and veins

mài

to take a step

脉搏

màibó

pulse (both medical and figurative)

埋伏

máifú

to ambush

埋没

máimò

to engulf

埋葬

máizàng

to bury

麻木

mámù

numb

mán

to conceal from

mán

barbarian

màn

creeper

漫长

màncháng

very long

máng

see 流氓

máng

vast, with no clear boundary

máng

blindblind

máng

awn (of cereals)

忙碌

mánglù

busy

茫茫

mángmáng

boundless

盲目

mángmù

blind

茫然

mángrán

blankly

漫画

mànhuà

caricature

慢性

mànxìng

slow and patient

蔓延

mànyán

to extend

埋怨

mányuàn

to complain

mào

luxuriant

冒充

màochōng

to feign

冒犯

màofàn

to offend

茂盛

màoshèng

lush

码头

mǎtóu

dock

蚂蚁

mǎyǐ

ant

麻醉

mázuì

anesthesia

méi

classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc

mèi

see 谜儿 , riddle

mèi

to conceal

美观

měiguān

pleasing to the eye

媒介

méijiè

intermediary

美满

měimǎn

happy

美妙

měimiào

beautiful

mēn

stuffy

méng

to sprout

méng

oath

měng

ferocious

mēng

(knocked) unconscious

濛矇蒙
猛烈

měngliè

fierce

萌芽

méngyá

to sprout (lit. or fig.)

full

彌瀰

to secrete

to seek

to narrow one's eyes

mián

generic term for cotton or kapok

miǎn

to exhort

免得

miǎnde

so as not to

棉花

miánhua

cotton

勉励

miǎnlì

to encourage

面貌

miànmào

appearance

勉强

miǎnqiǎng

to do with difficulty

免疫

miǎnyì

immunity (to disease)

面子

miànzi

outer surface

miáo

to take aim

miào

temple

miǎo

to despise

miǎo

(of an expanse of water) vast

描绘

miáohuì

to describe

藐视

miǎoshì

to despise

渺小

miǎoxiǎo

minute

瞄准

miáozhǔn

to take aim at

弥补

míbǔ

to complement

密度

mìdù

density

miè

to extinguish or put out

miè

defiled with blood

蔑视

mièshì

to loathe

灭亡

mièwáng

to be destroyed

密封

mìfēng

to seal up

迷惑

míhuo

to puzzle

弥漫

mímàn

to pervade

míng

to cry (of birds, animals and insects)

míng

to engrave