jǐnshèn
cautious
jīnshǔ
metal
jíqí
extremely
jīqì
machine
jīròu
muscle
jìsuàn
to count
jítǐ
collective (decision)
jiù
to save
jiù
maternal unclemother's brother
jiǔbā
bar
jiùhùchē
ambulance
jiùjiu
mother's brother
jìyì
to remember
jízhěn
emergency call
jízhōng
to concentrate
jù
entirely
jù
very large
jǔ
carpenter's square
juān
to contribute
juān
to confine
jùbèi
to possess
jùdà
huge
juéduì
absolute
juésài
finals (of a competition)
juésè
role
juéxīn
determination
jùlèbù
club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)
jùn
smart
jūn
(bound form) army
jūn
equal
jūnshì
military affairs
jūnyún
even
jūrán
unexpectedly
jùshuō
it is said that
jùtǐ
concrete
júzi
tangerine
kǎchē
truck
kāifā
to exploit (a resource)
kāifàng
to bloom
kāimùshì
opening ceremony
kāishuǐ
boiled water
kǎn
to chop
kànbuqǐ
to look down upon
kànwàng
to visit
kào
to lean against or on
kè
to be able to
kē
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etckernel
kèchéng
course
kèfú
(try to) overcome (hardships etc)
kèguān
objective
kějiàn
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)
kěkào
reliable
kèkǔ
hardworking
kěn
earnestsincere
kěpà
awful
kòng
to control
kōngjiān
space
kòngxián
idle
kòngzhì
control
kǒuwèi
a person's preferences
kù
warehouse
kuā
to boast
kuàijì
accountant
kuān
wide
kuáng
mad
kuāzhāng
to exaggerate
kuì
ashamedashamedto be worthy of
kuī
deficiency
kūn
used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 昆仑
kūnchóng
insect
kuò
to enclose
kuò
to enlargeto expand
kuòdà
to expand
làjiāo
hot pepper
lán
to block sb's path
làn
soft
lǎn
to look at
lǎng
clear
lǎngdú
to read aloud
láo
to toil
lǎo
grandma (maternal)
lǎobǎixìng
ordinary people
lǎobǎn
boss
láodòng
work
láojià
excuse me
lǎolao
(coll.) mother's mother
lǎopó
(coll.) wife
lǎoshi
honest
lǎoshǔ
rat
lèguān
optimistic
léi
thunder
lèi
tearstears
lèi
kind
lèixíng
type
lěngdàn
cold
lí
pear
lí
one hundredth
lí
(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names)
lì
to stand
lián
flag used as a shop sign
liàn
to feel attached to
liàn
chain
liànài
(romantic) love
liáng
good
liáng
grain
liàng
bright
liánghǎo
good
liángshi
foodstuff
liánhé
to combine
liánmáng
promptly
liánxù
continuous
liáo
to treat
liǎobuqǐ
amazing
liè
inferiorvile
liè
ardent
lièchē
(railway) train
líhūn
to divorce
lìjí
immediately
lìkè
forthwith
lìliang
power
lǐlùn
theory
límǐ
centimeter
lín
to face
líng
quick
líng
to approach
líng
(small) bell
lìng
to order
lǐng
neck
lǐngdǎo
lead
línghuó
flexible
língjiàn
part
língshí
between-meal nibbles
lǐngyù
domain
línshí
as the time draws near
lìrùn
profits
liú
clear
liúchuán
to spread
liúlǎn
to skim over
liúlèi
to shed tears
lìxī
interest (on a loan)
lìyì
benefit
lìyòng
to exploit
lǐyóu
reason
lóng
dragon
lòu
to leak
lù
shore
lù
diary
lǜ
rate
lùdì
dry land (as opposed to the sea)
lüè
plan