谨慎

jǐnshèn

cautious

金属

jīnshǔ

metal

极其

jíqí

extremely

机器

jīqì

machine

肌肉

jīròu

muscle

计算

jìsuàn

to count

集体

jítǐ

collective (decision)

jiù

to save

jiù

maternal unclemother's brother

酒吧

jiǔbā

bar

救护车

jiùhùchē

ambulance

舅舅

jiùjiu

mother's brother

记忆

jìyì

to remember

急诊

jízhěn

emergency call

集中

jízhōng

to concentrate

entirely

very large

carpenter's square

juān

to contribute

juān

to confine

具备

jùbèi

to possess

巨大

jùdà

huge

绝对

juéduì

absolute

决赛

juésài

finals (of a competition)

角色

juésè

role

决心

juéxīn

determination

俱乐部

jùlèbù

club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)

jùn

smart

jūn

(bound form) army

jūn

equal

军事

jūnshì

military affairs

均匀

jūnyún

even

居然

jūrán

unexpectedly

据说

jùshuō

it is said that

具体

jùtǐ

concrete

桔子

júzi

tangerine

卡车

kǎchē

truck

开发

kāifā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāifàng

to bloom

开幕式

kāimùshì

opening ceremony

开水

kāishuǐ

boiled water

kǎn

to chop

看不起

kànbuqǐ

to look down upon

看望

kànwàng

to visit

kào

to lean against or on

to be able to

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课程

kèchéng

course

克服

kèfú

(try to) overcome (hardships etc)

客观

kèguān

objective

可见

kějiàn

it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)

可靠

kěkào

reliable

刻苦

kèkǔ

hardworking

kěn

earnestsincere

可怕

kěpà

awful

kòng

to control

空间

kōngjiān

space

空闲

kòngxián

idle

控制

kòngzhì

control

口味

kǒuwèi

a person's preferences

warehouse

kuā

to boast

会计

kuàijì

accountant

kuān

wide

kuáng

mad

夸张

kuāzhāng

to exaggerate

kuì

ashamedashamedto be worthy of

kuī

deficiency

kūn

used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 昆仑

崑昆
昆虫

kūnchóng

insect

kuò

to enclose

kuò

to enlargeto expand

扩大

kuòdà

to expand

辣椒

làjiāo

hot pepper

lán

to block sb's path

làn

soft

lǎn

to look at

lǎng

clear

朗读

lǎngdú

to read aloud

láo

to toil

lǎo

grandma (maternal)

老百姓

lǎobǎixìng

ordinary people

老板

lǎobǎn

boss

劳动

láodòng

work

劳驾

láojià

excuse me

姥姥

lǎolao

(coll.) mother's mother

老婆

lǎopó

(coll.) wife

老实

lǎoshi

honest

老鼠

lǎoshǔ

rat

乐观

lèguān

optimistic

léi

thunder

lèi

tearstears

lèi

kind

类型

lèixíng

type

冷淡

lěngdàn

cold

pear

one hundredth

(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names)

琍璃

to stand

lián

flag used as a shop sign

liàn

to feel attached to

liàn

chain

恋爱

liànài

(romantic) love

liáng

good

liáng

grain

liàng

bright

良好

liánghǎo

good

粮食

liángshi

foodstuff

联合

liánhé

to combine

连忙

liánmáng

promptly

连续

liánxù

continuous

liáo

to treat

了不起

liǎobuqǐ

amazing

liè

inferiorvile

liè

ardent

列车

lièchē

(railway) train

离婚

líhūn

to divorce

立即

lìjí

immediately

立刻

lìkè

forthwith

力量

lìliang

power

理论

lǐlùn

theory

厘米

límǐ

centimeter

lín

to face

líng

quick

líng

to approach

líng

(small) bell

lìng

to order

lǐng

neck

领导

lǐngdǎo

lead

灵活

línghuó

flexible

零件

língjiàn

part

零食

língshí

between-meal nibbles

领域

lǐngyù

domain

临时

línshí

as the time draws near

利润

lìrùn

profits

liú

clear

流传

liúchuán

to spread

浏览

liúlǎn

to skim over

流泪

liúlèi

to shed tears

利息

lìxī

interest (on a loan)

利益

lìyì

benefit

利用

lìyòng

to exploit

理由

lǐyóu

reason

lóng

dragon

lòu

to leak

shore

diary

rate

陆地

lùdì

dry land (as opposed to the sea)

lüè

plan