期限

qīxiàn

time limit

气象

qìxiàng

meteorological feature

齐心协力

qíxīnxiélì

to work with a common purpose (idiom)

气压

qìyā

atmospheric pressure

岂有此理

qǐyǒucǐlǐ

how can this be so? (idiom)

起源

qǐyuán

origin

旗帜

qízhì

ensign

气质

qìzhì

temperament

big

tune

to expel

quàn

bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)

quǎn

dog

权衡

quánhéng

to consider

全局

quánjú

overall situation

全力以赴

quánlìyǐfù

to do at all costs

圈套

quāntào

trap

拳头

quántou

fist

权威

quánwēi

authority

渠道

qúdào

irrigation ditch

取缔

qǔdì

to suppress

qué

lamecrippled

què

small bird

确保

quèbǎo

to ensure

缺口

quēkǒu

nick

确立

quèlì

to establish

确切

quèqiè

definite

缺席

quēxí

absence

缺陷

quēxiàn

defect

确信

quèxìn

to be convinced

区分

qūfēn

to differentiate

屈服

qūfú

to surrender

群众

qúnzhòng

mass

趣味

qùwèi

fun

区域

qūyù

area

曲折

qūzhé

winding

驱逐

qūzhú

to expel

曲子

qǔzi

poem for singing

rǎn

to dye

rǎng

to blurt out

rǎng

soil

让步

ràngbù

to concede

ráo

rich

扰乱

rǎoluàn

to disturb

饶恕

ráoshù

to forgive

to provoke

惹祸

rěhuò

to stir up trouble

热泪盈眶

rèlèiyíngkuàng

eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom)

热门

rèmén

popular

rén

humane

人家

rén

household

rèn

cooked food

rèn

annealed

仁慈

réncí

benevolent

人道

réndào

human sympathy

认定

rèndìng

to maintain (that sth is true)

人格

réngé

personality

仍旧

réngjiù

still (remaining)

人工

réngōng

artificial

人间

rénjiān

the human world

认可

rènkě

to approve

任命

rènmìng

to appoint

忍耐

rěnnài

to endure

人士

rénshì

person

忍受

rěnshòu

to bear

人为

rénwéi

artificial

人性

rénxìng

human nature

任性

rènxìng

willful

任意

rènyì

any

人质

rénzhì

hostage

任重道远

rènzhòngdàoyuǎn

a heavy load and a long road

日新月异

rìxīnyuèyì

daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)

日益

rìyì

day by day

róng

to dissolve

róng

velvet

róng

to melt

融化

rónghuà

to melt

溶解

róngjiě

to dissolve

容貌

róngmào

one's appearance

容纳

róngnà

to hold

容器

róngqì

receptacle

融洽

róngqià

harmonious

容忍

róngrěn

to put up with

荣幸

róngxìng

honored (to have the privilege of ...)

荣誉

róngyù

honor

róu

to knead

柔和

róuhé

gentle

scholar

breast

disgrace

ruì

acutesharp

儒家

rújiā

Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)

ruò

to seem

弱点

ruòdiǎn

weak point

若干

ruògān

a certain number or amount

to let go

撒谎

sāhuǎng

to tell lies

sāi

to stop up

散布

sànbù

to disseminate

散发

sànfā

to distribute

sāng

mulberry treegreat changes

sāng

mourning

丧失

sàngshī

to lose

散文

sǎnwén

prose

sǎo

older brother's wife

sāo

trouble

骚扰

sāorǎo

to disturb

嫂子

sǎozi

(coll.) older brother's wife

astringent

shá

dialectal equivalent of 什么

shā

to brake

刹车

shāchē

to brake (when driving)

shāi

to filter

筛选

shāixuǎn

to filter

shàn

without authority

擅长

shàncháng

to be good at

商标

shāngbiāo

trademark

上级

shàngjí

higher authorities

上进

shàngjìn

to make progress

伤脑筋

shāngnǎojīn

to be a real headache

尚且

shàngqiě

(not) even

上任

shàngrèn

to take office

上瘾

shàngyǐn

to get into a habit

上游

shàngyóu

upper reaches (of a river)

山脉

shānmài

mountain range

闪烁

shǎnshuò

flickering

擅自

shànzì

without permission

shào

a whistle

shāo

to bring sth to sb

shāo

tip of branchthe tip of a tree

shé

tonguelively discussion with everybody talking at oncedispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip

shé

to break (e.g. stick or bone)

shè

to wade

shē

extravagantluxurious

奢侈

shēchǐ

luxurious

涉及

shèjí

to involve

设立

shèlì

to set up

shèn

to seep

shěn

to examine

shēn

groanto moan

shēn

member of gentrygentlemana scholar or government official living in one's village

深奥

shēnào

profound

申报

shēnbào

to report (to the authorities)

审查

shěnchá

to examine

深沉

shēnchén

deep

shèng

holy

shēng

domestic animal

盛产

shèngchǎn

to produce in abundance

牲畜

shēngchù

domesticated animals

生存

shēngcún

to exist