炫耀

xuànyào

dazzling

悬崖峭壁

xuányáqiàobì

sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)

旋转

xuánzhuǎn

to rotate

xué

cave

削弱

xuēruò

to weaken

雪上加霜

xuěshàngjiāshuāng

(idiom) to make matters even worse

学说

xuéshuō

theory

学位

xuéwèi

academic degree

血压

xuèyā

blood pressure

虚假

xūjiǎ

false

酗酒

xùjiǔ

heavy drinking

许可

xǔkě

to allow

畜牧

xùmù

to raise animals

xún

to patrol

xún

to follow

xùn

to abdicate

xùn

to question

循环

xúnhuán

to cycle

巡逻

xúnluó

to patrol (police, army or navy)

寻觅

xúnmì

to look for

熏陶

xūntáo

to seep in

循序渐进

xúnxùjiànjìn

in sequence, step by step (idiom)

需求

xūqiú

requirement

虚荣

xūróng

vanity

虚伪

xūwěi

false

序言

xùyán

preface

须知

xūzhī

key information

precipice

bud

astoundedamazed

dumb

elegantdainty

crowopium (loanword)crow

亚军

yàjūn

second place (in a sports contest)

沿

yán

along

yán

cliff

yán

flame

yàn

flameblaze

yàn

to swallow

yǎn

to spread out

yǎn

to cover up

yān

to flood

演变

yǎnbiàn

to develop

yǎng

oxygen (chemistry)carbon dioxide CO2oxygento oxidizesulfur dioxide SO2ozone (O₃)

yǎng

to face upward

yāng

calamityto suffer a calamityto bring disaster toto damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)disastera fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom)

yāng

center

掩盖

yǎngài

to conceal

样品

yàngpǐn

sample

氧气

yǎngqì

oxygen

眼光

yǎnguāng

gaze

沿海

yánhǎi

coastal

严寒

yánhán

bitter cold

掩护

yǎnhù

to screen

烟花爆竹

yānhuābàozhú

fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)

严禁

yánjìn

to strictly prohibit

严峻

yánjùn

grim

严厉

yánlì

severe

言论

yánlùn

expression of opinion

严密

yánmì

strict

淹没

yānmò

to submerge

延期

yánqī

to delay

炎热

yánrè

blistering hot

眼色

yǎnsè

signal made with one's eyes

延伸

yánshēn

to extend

眼神

yǎnshén

expression or emotion showing in one's eyes

岩石

yánshí

rock

掩饰

yǎnshì

to cover up

验收

yànshōu

to inspect and accept

厌恶

yànwù

to loathe

演习

yǎnxí

maneuver

延续

yánxù

to continue

演绎

yǎnyì

(of a story etc) to unfold

验证

yànzhèng

to inspect and verify

演奏

yǎnzòu

to perform on a musical instrument

yáo

distant

yáo

popular ballad

耀

yào

brilliant

摇摆

yáobǎi

to sway

要点

yàodiǎn

main point

摇滚

yáogǔn

rock 'n' roll (music)

遥控

yáokòng

remote control

要命

yàomìng

to cause sb's death

要素

yàosù

essential factor

谣言

yáoyán

rumor

耀眼

yàoyǎn

to dazzle

遥远

yáoyuǎn

distant

压迫

yāpò

to oppress

鸦雀无声

yāquèwúshēng

lit. crow and peacock make no sound

压岁钱

yāsuìqián

money given to children as new year present

压缩

yāsuō

to compress

压抑

yāyì

to constrain or repress emotions

压榨

yāzhà

to press

压制

yāzhì

to suppress

liquid

erroneous variant of 野

壄野
野蛮

yěmán

barbarous

液体

yètǐ

liquid

野心

yěxīn

ambition

apparatus

alsonamely

continuous

firm and resolute

to restrain

epidemic

different

forced labor

wing

antanttermite

以便

yǐbiàn

so that

遗产

yíchǎn

heritage

异常

yìcháng

exceptional

遗传

yíchuán

heredity

一度

yīdù

for a time

一帆风顺

yīfānfēngshùn

propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)

一贯

yīguàn

consistent

疑惑

yíhuò

to doubt

依旧

yījiù

as before

依据

yījù

according to

一举两得

yījǔliǎngdé

one move, two gains (idiom)

依靠

yīkào

to rely on sth (for support etc)

依赖

yīlài

to depend on

毅力

yìlì

perseverance

意料

yìliào

to anticipate

遗留

yíliú

to leave behind

一流

yīliú

top quality

以免

yǐmiǎn

in order to avoid

一目了然

yīmùliǎorán

obvious at a glance (idiom)

yín

to chant

yǐn

addiction

yǐn

secret

隐蔽

yǐnbì

to conceal

引导

yǐndǎo

to guide

yíng

full

yǐng

head of grain

yīng

infant

应酬

yìngchou

social niceties

婴儿

yīngér

infant

盈利

yínglì

profit

迎面

yíngmiàn

directly

英明

yīngmíng

wise

应邀

yìngyāo

at sb's invitation

英勇

yīngyǒng

heroic

隐患

yǐnhuàn

a danger concealed within sth

隐瞒

yǐnmán

to conceal

阴谋

yīnmóu

plot

引擎

yǐnqíng

engine (loanword)

饮食

yǐnshí

food and drink

隐私

yǐnsī

secrets

音响

yīnxiǎng

sound