sòng

ode

sòng

to read aloud

sǒng

to excite

sōu

classifier for ships

Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)

甦蘇
算数

suànshù

to count numbers

俗话

súhuà

common saying

suì

tunnel

隧道

suìdào

tunnel

随即

suíjí

immediately

随意

suíyì

as one wishes

岁月

suìyuè

years

损坏

sǔnhuài

to damage

suō

to suck

索取

suǒqǔ

to ask

索性

suǒxìng

you might as well (do it)

素食

sùshí

vegetables

诉讼

sùsòng

lawsuit

苏醒

sūxǐng

to wake up

塑造

sùzào

to model

素质

sùzhì

inner quality

to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)

to step onto waste

to tread

pagoda

to collapse

tài

to discard

tài

safe

tāi

fetus

泰斗

tàidǒu

(abbr. for 泰山北斗 ) distinguished figure

台风

táifēng

stage presence, poise

太空

tàikōng

outer space

tán

platform

壇罈

tàn

to explore

tàn

to sigh

tàn

carbon (chemistry)carbon dioxide CO2carbon monoxide COcarbonic acid

tān

paralyzedparalysis

tān

to have a voracious desire for

tān

to spread out

坦白

tǎnbái

honest

探测

tàncè

to probe

táng

(main) hall

táng

chest (of body)

táng

to exaggerate

tǎng

if

倘若

tǎngruò

provided that

瘫痪

tānhuàn

paralysis

贪婪

tānlán

avaricious

叹气

tànqì

to sigh

探索

tànsuǒ

to explore

探讨

tàntǎo

to investigate

探望

tànwàng

to visit

贪污

tānwū

to be corrupt

弹性

tánxìng

flexibility

táo

pottery

tāo

big wave

tāo

to fish out (from pocket)

tāo

overflow

陶瓷

táocí

pottery and porcelain

讨好

tǎohǎo

to get the desired outcome

淘汰

táotài

to wash out

滔滔不绝

tāotāobùjué

unceasing torrent (idiom)

陶醉

táozuì

to be infatuated with

踏实

tāshi

firmly-based

特长

tècháng

personal strength

特定

tèdìng

special

téng

to soar

特意

tèyì

specially

fearful

tears

to scrape the meat from bones

tián

field

tiǎn

to lick

tiān

to add

天才

tiāncái

talent

天赋

tiānfù

gift

田径

tiánjìng

track and field (athletics)

天伦之乐

tiānlúnzhīlè

family love and joy

天然气

tiānránqì

natural gas

天生

tiānshēng

nature

天堂

tiāntáng

paradise

天文

tiānwén

astronomy

田野

tiányě

field

挑拨

tiǎobō

to incite disharmony

调和

tiáohé

harmonious

调剂

tiáojì

to adjust

调节

tiáojié

to adjust

调解

tiáojiě

to mediate

条款

tiáokuǎn

clause (of contract or law)

条理

tiáolǐ

arrangement

调料

tiáoliào

condiment

挑剔

tiāoti

picky

挑衅

tiǎoxìn

to provoke

条约

tiáoyuē

treaty

跳跃

tiàoyuè

to jump

提拔

tíbá

to promote to a higher job

题材

tícái

subject matter

体裁

tǐcái

genre

tiě

invitation card

体积

tǐjī

volume

提炼

tíliàn

to extract (ore, minerals etc)

体谅

tǐliàng

to empathize

体面

tǐmiàn

dignity

tíng

pavilion

tǐng

vessel

挺拔

tǐngbá

tall and straight

停泊

tíngbó

to anchor

停顿

tíngdùn

to halt

停滞

tíngzhì

stagnation

亭子

tíngzi

pavilion

提示

tíshì

to point out

体系

tǐxì

system

提议

tíyì

proposal

tóng

copper (chemistry)

tǒng

tube

同胞

tóngbāo

born of the same parents

统筹兼顾

tǒngchóujiāngù

an overall plan taking into account all factors

童话

tónghuà

children's fairy tales

通货膨胀

tōnghuòpéngzhàng

inflation

统计

tǒngjì

statistics

通缉

tōngjī

to order the arrest of sb as criminal

通俗

tōngsú

common

统统

tǒngtǒng

totally

通讯

tōngxùn

communications

通用

tōngyòng

to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)

同志

tóngzhì

comrade

统治

tǒngzhì

to rule (a country)

投机

tóujī

to speculate (on financial markets)

透露

tòulù

to leak out

投票

tóupiào

to vote

投诉

tóusù

complaint

投降

tóuxiáng

to surrender

投掷

tóuzhì

to throw sth a long distance

disciple

bald

禿

to stick out

图案

túàn

design

团结

tuánjié

to unite

团体

tuántǐ

group

团圆

tuányuán

to have a reunion

徒弟

túdì

apprentice

推测

tuīcè

speculation

推翻

tuīfān

to overthrow

推理

tuīlǐ

reasoning

推论

tuīlùn

to infer

推销

tuīxiāo

to market

途径

tújìng

way

涂抹

túmǒ

to paint

tūn

to swallow

吞吞吐吐

tūntūntǔtǔ

to hum and haw (idiom)