活泼

huópo

lively

护士

hùshi

nurse

互相

hùxiāng

each other

namely

and

book or record

to calculate

to send

to cross a river

skilltechnology

border

to continue

order

already

to amass

to arouse

base

see 垃圾 [la1 ji1]

jià

price

jiǎ

fake

加班

jiābān

to work overtime

价格

jiàgé

price

家具

jiājù

furniture

jiàn

key (on a piano or computer keyboard)

jiàn

to establish

jiǎn

to lower

jiān

strong

坚持

jiānchí

to persevere with

减肥

jiǎnféi

to lose weight

jiàng

to drop

jiǎng

prize

jiāng

will

jiāng

river

降低

jiàngdī

to reduce

奖金

jiǎngjīn

premium

将来

jiānglái

in the future

降落

jiàngluò

to descend

减少

jiǎnshǎo

to lessen

建议

jiànyì

to propose

jiǎo

dumplings with meat fillingboiled dumplingsteamed dumplingdumpling

jiāo

to hand over

jiāo

proud

jiāo

suburbs

骄傲

jiāoào

pride

交流

jiāoliú

to exchange

郊区

jiāoqū

suburban district

教授

jiàoshòu

professor

交通

jiāotōng

to be connected

教育

jiàoyù

to educate

饺子

jiǎozi

dumpling

加油站

jiāyóuzhàn

gas station

基础

jīchǔ

base

激动

jīdòng

to move emotionally

jié

festival

结果

jiē

to bear fruit

解释

jiěshì

explanation

接受

jiēshòu

to accept

节约

jiéyuē

to economize

接着

jiēzhe

to catch and hold on

计划

jìhuà

plan

积极

jījí

active

积累

jīlěi

to accumulate

jǐn

to the greatest extent

儘盡

jǐn

tight

jǐn

barely

jīn

towel

jīn

gold

jīn

to endure

jìng

to compete

jìng

unexpectedly

jìng

mirror

jǐng

to alert

jǐng

bright

jīng

essence

jīng

to startle

精彩

jīngcǎi

wonderful

警察

jǐngchá

police

经济

jīngjì

economy

京剧

jīngjù

Beijing opera

经历

jīnglì

experience

竟然

jìngrán

unexpectedly

景色

jǐngsè

scenery

尽管

jǐnguǎn

despite

经验

jīngyàn

experience

竞争

jìngzhēng

to compete

镜子

jìngzi

mirror

进行

jìnxíng

to advance

紧张

jǐnzhāng

nervous

禁止

jìnzhǐ

to prohibit

既然

jìrán

since

及时

jíshí

in time

即使

jíshǐ

even if

技术

jìshù

technology

jiū

after all

究竟

jiūjìng

to go to the bottom of a matter

继续

jìxù

to continue

记者

jìzhě

reporter

narrow

侷局

tool

theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc)

to resist

to congregate

at a distance of

to lift

举办

jǔbàn

to conduct

jué

to cut short

聚会

jùhuì

party

拒绝

jùjué

to refuse

距离

jùlí

distance

举行

jǔxíng

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

开玩笑

kāiwánxiào

to play a joke

开心

kāixīn

to feel happy

看法

kànfǎ

way of looking at a thing

kǎo

to roast

考虑

kǎolǜ

to think over

烤鸭

kǎoyā

roast duck

cough

classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etcBrassica narinosa (broadbeaked mustard)

branch of study

可怜

kělián

pitiful

kěn

to agree

肯定

kěndìng

to be certain

可是

kěshì

but

咳嗽

késou

to cough

客厅

kètīng

drawing room (room for arriving guests)

可惜

kěxī

it is a pity

科学

kēxué

science

kòng

to empty

kǒng

afraid

恐怕

kǒngpà

fear

空气

kōngqì

air

bitter

kuǎn

section

kuàng

moreover

kuàng

ore

矿泉水

kuàngquánshuǐ

mineral spring water

kùn

to trap

困难

kùnnan

difficult

hot (spicy)

to pull

see 垃圾 [la1 ji1]

来不及

láibují

there's not enough time (to do sth)

来得及

láidejí

there's still time

来自

láizì

to come from (a place)

垃圾桶

lājītǒng

rubbish bin

lǎn

lazyto goof off

làng

wave

浪费

làngfèi

to waste

浪漫

làngmàn

romantic

老虎

lǎohǔ

tiger