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簧片 (wong4 pin3) — reed (music)
簧管 (wong4 gun2) — reed pipe
簧舌 (wong4 sit3) — the lip or vibrating end of a reed in a wind instrument
簧風琴 (wong4 fung1 kam4) — harmonium
簨 (seon2) — cross-beam for hanging bells
簫 (siu1) — xiao, a vertical bamboo flute
簸揚 (bo3 joeng4) — to winnow
簸穀 (bo3 guk1) — to winnow grain
簸箕 (bo3 gei1) — wicker or bamboo winnowing basket; dustpan
簸蕩 (bo3 dong6) — to be tossed around (like a boat on a rough sea)
簽入 (cim1 jap6) — (computing) to check in (i.e. to submit code to a central repository)
簽出 (cim1 ceot1) — to sign out (of a physical location or attendance register); (computing) to che…
簽到 (cim1 dou3) — to register; to sign in
簽名 (cim1 meng2) — to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature
簽呈 (cim1 cing4) — petition (submitted to a superior)
簽唱會 (cim1 coeng3 wui2) — (of a singer) autograph session; record signing event
簽字 (cim1 zi2) — to sign (one's name); signature
簽字筆 (cim1 zi6 bat1) — felt-tip pen; roller ball pen; gel ink pen
簽字者 (cim1 zi6 ze2) — signatory
簽字費 (cim1 zi6 fai3) — signing bonus; sign-on bonus
簽定 (cim1 ding6) — to sign (a contract, treaty etc)
簽收 (cim1 sau1) — to sign to acknowledge receipt of sth (e.g. a delivery or document)
簽派室 (cim1 paai3 sat1) — dispatch office
簽發 (cim1 faat3) — to issue (a document); to sign and issue officially
簽發地點 (cim1 faat3 dei6 dim2) — place of issue (of document)
簽章 (cim1 zoeng1) — signature
簽約 (cim1 joek3) — to sign a contract or agreement
簽約獎金 (cim1 joek3 zoeng2 gam1) — signing bonus; sign-on bonus
簽署 (cim1 cyu5) — to sign (an agreement)
簽訂 (cim1 ding3) — to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
簽語餅 (cim1 jyu5 beng2) — fortune cookie
簽證 (cim1 zing3) — visa; to issue a visa
簾 (lim4) — hanging screen or curtain
簾子 (lim4 zi2) — curtain
簾布 (lim4 bou3) — cord fabric used in vehicle tires
簾幕 (lim4 mok6) — hanging screen; curtain over shop door (for privacy and serving as advertisemen…
簿冊 (bou6 caak3) — a register; land register; account book; ledger
簿子 (bou2 zi2) — notebook; book
簿籍 (bou6 zik6) — account books; registers; records
簿記 (bou6 gei3) — bookkeeping
籀文 (zau6 man4) — seal script used throughout the pre-Han period
籀書 (zau6 syu1) — seal script used throughout the pre-Han period
籃圈 (laam4 hyun1) — (basketball) hoop; ring
籃子 (laam4 zi2) — basket
籃板 (laam4 baan2) — backboard
籃板球 (laam4 baan2 kau4) — rebound (basketball)
籃球 (laam4 kau4) — basketball
籃球場 (laam4 kau4 coeng4) — basketball court
籃筐 (laam4 kwaang1) — basket
籌出 (cau4 ceot1) — to plan out; to prepare
籌劃 (cau4 waak6) — to plan and prepare
籌募 (cau4 mou6) — to raise funds; to collect money
籌商 (cau4 soeng1) — to discuss (a plan); to negotiate (an outcome)
籌委會 (cau4 wai2 wui2) — organizing committee
籌子 (cau4 zi2) — chip; counter
籌建 (cau4 gin3) — to prepare to build sth
籌思 (cau4 si1) — to ponder a solution; to consider (the best move, how to find a way etc)
籌拍 (cau4 paak3) — to prepare to film; to plan a shoot
籌措 (cau4 cou3) — to raise (money)
籌款 (cau4 fun2) — fundraising
籌畫 (cau4 waak6) — variant of 籌劃|筹划[chou2 hua4]
籌碼 (cau4 maa5) — bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
籌算 (cau4 syun3) — to calculate (using bamboo tokens on a counting board); to count beads; (fig.) …
籌謀 (cau4 mau4) — to work out a strategy; to come up with a plan for
籌議 (cau4 ji5) — to discuss (a plan)
籌資 (cau4 zi1) — to raise resources
籌辦 (cau4 baan6) — to arrange; to make preparations
籌錢 (cau4 cin2) — to raise money
籌集 (cau4 zaap6) — to collect money; to raise funds
籌馬 (cau4 maa5) — variant of 籌碼|筹码[chou2 ma3]
籍籍 (zik6 zik6) — noisy; of high reputation; intricate
籍貫 (zik6 gun3) — one's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited pa…
籙 (luk6) — record book; archive; Taoist written charm; document of prophecy attesting to d…
籠嘴 (lung4 zeoi2) — muzzle (device)
籠子 (lung4 zi2) — cage; basket; container
籠屜 (lung4 tai3) — bamboo steamer (for buns or dim sum)
籠檻 (lung4 haam5) — cage (for animals)
籠絡 (lung4 lok3) — to coax; to beguile; to win over
籠統 (lung5 tung2) — general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague
籠罩 (lung4 zaau3) — to envelop; to shroud
籠頭 (lung4 tau4) — headstall; bridle
籠鳥 (lung4 niu5) — a caged bird
籠鳥檻猿 (lung4 niu5 haam5 jyun4) — bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
籤條 (cim1 tiu4) — label; tag
籬垣 (lei4 wun4) — fence; hedge
籬笆 (lei4 baa1) — fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)
籮筐 (lo4 hong1) — large wicker basket
米倉 (mai5 cong1) — rice granary
米其林 (mai5 kei4 lam4) — Michelin (tire company)
米凱拉 (mai5 hoi2 laai1) — Michaela (name)
米利班德 (mai5 lei6 baan1 dak1) — Milliband (name); Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010
米制 (mai5 zai3) — metric system
米國 (mai5 gwok3) — United States; name of a country that formerly existed near Samarkand
米夫 (mai5 fu1) — Pavel Aleksandrovich Mif (1901-1938), Ukrainian Soviet expert on Chinese affair…
米奇 (mai5 kei4) — Mickey or Mitch (name)
米奇老鼠 (mai5 kei4 lou5 syu2) — Mickey Mouse
米已成炊 (mai5 ji5 sing4 ceoi1) — lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom); fig. what is done cannot be undo…
米底亞 (mai5 dai2 aa3) — Media (ancient Middle east region)
米德爾伯里 (mai5 dak1 ji5 baak3 lei5) — Middlebury (College)
米拉 (mai5 laai1) — Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti)
米易 (mai5 jik6) — see 米易縣|米易县[Mi3 yi4 Xian4]
米易縣 (mai5 jik6 jyun6) — Miyi, a county in Panzhihua City 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 Shi4], Sichuan
米林 (mai5 lam4) — see 米林市[Mi3 lin2 Shi4]
米果 (mai5 gwo2) — rice cracker
米格 (mai5 gaak3) — MiG; Russian Aircraft Corporation; Mikoyan
米歇爾 (mai5 hit3 ji5) — Michel or Mitchell (name); George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politic…
米歐 (mai5 au1) — mu (Greek letter Μμ)
米漿 (mai5 zoeng1) — rice milk
米爾斯 (mai5 ji5 si1) — Mills (name)
米爾頓 (mai5 ji5 deon6) — Milton (name); John Milton (1608-1674), English republican writer and poet, aut…
米突 (mai5 dat6) — meter (unit of length) (loanword) (old)
米粉 (mai5 fan2) — rice flour; rice-flour noodles; (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan
米粉肉 (mai5 fan2 juk6) — rice flour meat
米粒 (mai5 lap1) — grain of rice; granule
米粒組織 (mai5 lap1 zou2 zik1) — granulation
米粥 (mai5 zuk1) — congee
米糠 (mai5 hong1) — rice bran
米納爾迪 (mai5 naap6 ji5 dik6) — Minardi, Formula 1 racing team
米線 (mai5 sin3) — rice-flour noodles
米羅 (mai5 lo4) — Joan Miró (1893-1983), Spanish surrealist painter
米老鼠 (mai5 lou5 syu2) — Mickey Mouse
米脂 (mai5 zi1) — see 米脂縣|米脂县[Mi3 zhi1 Xian4]
米脂縣 (mai5 zi1 jyun6) — Mizhi, a county in Yulin City 榆林市[Yu2 lin2 Shi4], Shaanxi
米芾 (mai5 fat1) — Mi Fu (1051-1107), Song poet and calligrapher
米蘭 (mai5 laan4) — Milano; Milan (Italy)
米袋子 (mai5 doi2 zi2) — (fig.) supply of grain to the public
米該亞 (mai5 goi1 aa3) — Micah
米諾安 (mai5 nok6 on1) — Minoan (civilization on Crete)
米開朗基羅 (mai5 hoi1 long5 gei1 lo4) — Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), Renaissance painter and sculptor
米開蘭基羅 (mai5 hoi1 laan4 gei1 lo4) — Michelangelo (Tw)
米飯 (mai5 faan6) — (cooked) rice
米高揚 (mai5 gou1 joeng4) — Mikoyan (name); Anastas Ivanonovich Mikoyan (1895-1978), Soviet politician, pol…
米麴菌 (mai5 kuk1 kwan2) — Aspergillus oryzae (type of mold)
米麵 (mai5 min6) — rice and noodles; rice flour; rice-flour noodles
米黃 (mai5 wong4) — cream-colored; beige
籼稻 (sin1 dou6) — long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice)
籼米 (sin1 mai5) — long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice 粳米[jing1 mi3])
籽實 (zi2 sat6) — seed; grain; kernel; bean
粉刷 (fan2 caat2) — to paint; to whitewash; emulsion; plaster
粉刺 (fan2 ci3) — pimple; comedo; blackhead; acne
粉土 (fan2 tou2) — silt; silty soil
粉塵 (fan2 can4) — fine dust (esp. in environmental and industrial contexts)
粉墨登場 (fan2 mak6 dang1 coeng4) — to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or …
粉底 (fan2 dai2) — (cosmetics) foundation
粉撲 (fan2 pok3) — powder puff (cosmetics)
粉末 (fan2 mut6) — fine powder; dust
粉板 (fan2 baan2) — blackboard; painted board on which to make temporary notes with brush pen
粉條 (fan2 tiu4) — vermicelli made from mung bean starch etc
粉牆 (fan2 coeng4) — whitewashed wall; to whitewash a wall
粉砂岩 (fan2 saa1 ngaam4) — siltstone
粉砂石 (fan2 saa1 sek6) — siltstone
粉碎機 (fan2 seoi3 gei1) — pulverizer; grinder
粉筆 (fan2 bat1) — chalk
粉紅 (fan2 hung4) — pink
粉紅山椒鳥 (fan2 hung4 saan1 ziu1 niu5) — (bird species of China) rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus)
粉紅椋鳥 (fan2 hung4 loeng4 niu5) — (bird species of China) rosy starling (Pastor roseus)
粉紅燕鷗 (fan2 hung4 jin3 au1) — (bird species of China) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
粉紅胸鷚 (fan2 hung4 hung1 lau6) — (bird species of China) rosy pipit (Anthus roseatus)
粉紅腹嶺雀 (fan2 hung4 fuk1 ling5 zoek3) — (bird species of China) Asian rosy finch (Leucosticte arctoa)
粉紅色 (fan2 hung4 sik1) — pink
粉絲 (fan2 si1) — bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast …
粉色 (fan2 sik1) — pink
粉芡 (fan2 him3) — cooking starch; pasty mixture of starch and water
粉身碎骨 (fan2 san1 seoi3 gwat1) — (lit.) torn body and crushed bones (idiom); (fig.) to die horribly; to sacrific…
粉領 (fan2 leng5) — pink collar; woman working in the service industry
粉頭 (fan2 tau4) — prostitute (old); crafty character (in opera)
粉飾 (fan2 sik1) — to paint; to whitewash; to decorate; plaster; fig. to gloss over; to cover up
粉飾太平 (fan2 sik1 taai3 ping4) — to pretend that everything is going well
粉餅 (fan2 beng2) — pressed cosmetic powder (formed into a cake); compact powder
粉黛 (fan2 doi6) — face powder and eyebrow liner; cosmetics; (fig.) beautiful woman
粒子 (lap1 zi2) — (elementary) particle; grain
粒子加速器 (lap1 zi2 gaa1 cuk1 hei3) — particle accelerator
粒子束 (lap1 zi2 cuk1) — beam of elementary particles
粒子流 (lap1 zi2 lau4) — stream of particles; particle flow
粒子物理 (lap1 zi2 mat6 lei5) — particle physics
粒子物理學 (lap1 zi2 mat6 lei5 hok6) — particle physics
粒徑 (lap1 ging3) — grain size
粒白細胞 (lap1 baak6 sai3 baau1) — white granulocyte (blood cell)
粒細胞 (lap1 sai3 baau1) — granulocyte
粗估 (cou1 gu2) — rough estimate
粗俗 (cou1 zuk6) — vulgar
粗劣 (cou1 lyut3) — coarse
粗厲 (cou1 lai6) — abrasive; husky (voice)
粗口 (cou1 hau2) — swear words; obscene language; foul language
粗啞 (cou1 aa2) — husky; hoarse; raucous
粗壯 (cou1 zong3) — thick and solid
粗大 (cou1 daai6) — thick; bulky; loud
粗心 (cou1 sam1) — careless; thoughtless
粗放 (cou1 fong3) — extensive; expansive; large-scale
粗枝大葉 (cou1 zi1 daai6 jip6) — thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready; sloppy
粗榧 (cou1 fei2) — Chinese plum-yew; Cephalotaxus sinensis (botany)
粗活 (cou1 wut6) — unskilled labor; heavy manual work
粗淺 (cou1 cin2) — shallow; superficial
粗獷 (cou1 gwong2) — rough; rude; boorish; straightforward; uninhibited
粗率 (cou1 seot1) — rough; coarse; crude; without due care; ill-considered
粗疏 (cou1 so1) — coarse; rough; careless
粗砂 (cou1 saa1) — grit
粗笨 (cou1 ban6) — awkward; clumsy; unwieldy; heavy-handed
粗管麵 (cou1 gun2 min6) — rigatoni
粗糙 (cou1 cou3) — crude; gruff; rough; coarse
粗糧 (cou1 loeng4) — coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc)
粗糲 (cou1 lai6) — coarse rice; coarse (of food)
粗細 (cou1 sai3) — thick and thin; coarse and fine; thickness (caliber); coarseness; quality of wo…
粗茶淡飯 (cou1 caa4 daam6 faan6) — plain tea and simple food; (fig.) bread and water
粗莽 (cou1 mong5) — brusque; rough; boorish; crude
粗製濫造 (cou1 zai3 laam6 zou6) — to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and sli…
粗話 (cou1 waa6) — vulgar language; coarse language
粗語 (cou1 jyu5) — rude words; dirty talk
粗豪 (cou1 hou4) — straightforward; forthright
粗鄙 (cou1 pei2) — vulgar; coarse; uncouth
粗野 (cou1 je5) — insolent; boorish; rough (in actions)
粗陋 (cou1 lau6) — crude; coarse; unsophisticated; shallow
粗飯 (cou1 faan6) — an unappealing and unsatisfying meal
粗體 (cou1 tai2) — bold (typeface)
粗體字 (cou1 tai2 zi6) — bold letter
粗魯 (cou1 lou5) — coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish
粗鹵 (cou1 lou5) — variant of 粗魯|粗鲁[cu1 lu3]
粗鹽 (cou1 jim4) — coarse salt; rock salt
粘乎乎 (nim1 fu1 fu1) — sticky; slimy
粘性 (nim1 sing3) — variant of 黏性[nian2 xing4]
粘皮帶骨 (nim1 pei4 daai3 gwat1) — (old) (idiom) muddled; indecisive; plodding
粘稠 (nim1 cau4) — viscous; thick and sticky
粘纏 (nim1 cin4) — to stick closely to; cloying
粘聚 (nim1 zeoi6) — to cohere; to group together as a unit; to agglomerate
粘蟲 (nim1 cung4) — army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)
粘貼 (nim1 tip3) — to stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste"); Taiwan pr. [n…
粘連 (nim1 lin4) — to adhere; to stick together
粟米 (suk1 mai5) — corn; maize (dialect)
粟裕 (suk1 jyu6) — Su Yu (1907-1984), PLA commander
粥少僧多 (zuk1 siu2 zang1 do1) — see 僧多粥少[seng1 duo1 zhou1 shao3]
粥廠 (zuk1 cong2) — food relief center; soup kitchen
粥棚 (zuk1 paang4) — food relief center; soup kitchen
粥樣硬化 (zuk1 joeng6 ngaang6 faa3) — atherosclerosis; hardening of the arteries
粱 (loeng4) — sorghum
粲夸克 (caan3 kwaa1 hak1) — charm quark (particle physics)
粲然 (caan3 jin4) — clear and bright; with a big smile
粳 (gang1) — round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice); Taiwan pr. [geng1]
粳稻 (gang1 dou6) — round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
粳米 (gang1 mai5) — polished round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
粵劇 (jyut6 kek6) — Cantonese opera
粵拼 (jyut6 ping3) — Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems; abbr. of 粵語拼音|粤语拼音[Yu…
粵海 (jyut6 hoi2) — Guangdong-Hainan
粵漢鐵路 (jyut6 hon3 tit3 lou6) — Canton-Hankou Railway, linking Guangzhou and Wuchang, incorporated since 1957 i…
粵菜 (jyut6 coi3) — Cantonese cuisine
粵語 (jyut6 jyu5) — Cantonese language
粵語拼音 (jyut6 jyu5 ping3 jam1) — Cantonese romanization; Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems
粼 (leon4) — clear (as of water)
粼粼 (leon4 leon4) — clear and crystalline (of water)
粽 (zung3) — rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
粽子 (zung3 zi2) — glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled
精光 (zing1 gwong1) — nothing left (money, food etc); all finished; bright and shiny; radiant; glorio…
精兵 (zing1 bing1) — elite troops
精力 (zing1 lik6) — energy
精力充沛 (zing1 lik6 cung1 pui3) — vigorous; energetic
精品 (zing1 ban2) — quality goods; premium product; fine work (of art)
精囊 (zing1 nong4) — spermatophore
精妙 (zing1 miu6) — exquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
精子 (zing1 zi2) — sperm cell; spermatozoon
精子密度 (zing1 zi2 mat6 dou6) — sperm concentration, often called sperm count
精密 (zing1 mat6) — accuracy; exact; precise; refined
精密儀器 (zing1 mat6 ji4 hei3) — precision instruments
精密化 (zing1 mat6 faa3) — refinement; to add precision
精密陶瓷 (zing1 mat6 tou4 ci4) — fine ceramics (used for dental implants, synthetic bones, electronics, knife bl…
精巢 (zing1 caau4) — (zoology) spermary; (in higher animals) testicle
精工 (zing1 gung1) — Seiko, Japanese watch and electronics company
精巧 (zing1 haau2) — elaborate
精幹 (zing1 gon3) — crack (troops); special (forces); highly capable
精幹高效 (zing1 gon3 gou1 haau6) — top-notch efficiency
精度 (zing1 dou6) — precision
精彩 (zing1 coi2) — wonderful; marvelous; brilliant
精微 (zing1 mei4) — subtle; profound
精心 (zing1 sam1) — with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed
精打光 (zing1 daa2 gwong1) — with absolutely nothing; completely broke
精打細算 (zing1 daa2 sai3 syun3) — meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
精挑細選 (zing1 tiu1 sai3 syun2) — to select very carefully
精於 (zing1 jyu1) — skillful in; proficient in; adept at
精於此道 (zing1 jyu1 ci2 dou6) — to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field
精明強幹 (zing1 ming4 koeng4 gon3) — intelligent and capable (idiom)
精明能幹 (zing1 ming4 nang4 gon3) — able and efficient
精氣神 (zing1 hei3 san4) — the three energies of Chinese medicine: 精[jing1], 氣|气[qi4], and 神[shen2]
精氨酸 (zing1 on1 syun1) — argnine (Arg), an essential amino acid
精河 (zing1 ho4) — see 精河縣|精河县[Jing1 he2 Xian4]
精河縣 (zing1 ho4 jyun6) — Jinghe, a county in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州[Bo…
精油 (zing1 jau4) — essential oil
精液 (zing1 jik6) — semen
精深 (zing1 sam1) — refined; profound
精減 (zing1 gaam2) — to reduce; to pare down; to streamline
精湛 (zing1 zaam3) — consummate; exquisite
精準 (zing1 zeon2) — accurate; exact; precise; precision
精煉 (zing1 lin6) — to refine (a substance); to purify; to refine (one's skills, writing etc); refi…
精煉廠 (zing1 lin6 cong2) — refinery
精當 (zing1 dong3) — precise and appropriate
精疲力盡 (zing1 pei4 lik6 zeon6) — spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
精疲力竭 (zing1 pei4 lik6 kit3) — spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
精瘦 (zing1 sau3) — (coll.) lean (figure, meat etc); slender
精白 (zing1 baak6) — pure white; spotlessly white
精盡人亡 (zing1 zeon6 jan4 mong4) — to die from excessive ejaculation
精研 (zing1 jin4) — to research carefully; to study intensively
精確 (zing1 kok3) — accurate; precise
精確度 (zing1 kok3 dou6) — accuracy; precision
精礦 (zing1 kwong3) — refined ore; concentrate
精神 (zing1 san4) — spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist
精神健康 (zing1 san4 gin6 hong1) — mental health
精神分析 (zing1 san4 fan1 sik1) — psychoanalysis
精神分裂症 (zing1 san4 fan1 lit6 zing3) — schizophrenia
精神奕奕 (zing1 san4 jik6 jik6) — in great spirits; to have great vitality
精神學 (zing1 san4 hok6) — psychology
精神學家 (zing1 san4 hok6 gaa1) — psychologist
精神官能症 (zing1 san4 gun1 nang4 zing3) — neurosis
精神崩潰 (zing1 san4 bang1 kui2) — nervous breakdown
精神性 (zing1 san4 sing3) — spirituality; mental; nervous; psychogenic
精神性厭食症 (zing1 san4 sing3 jim3 sik6 zing3) — anorexia nervosa
精神恍惚 (zing1 san4 fong2 fat1) — (idiom) absent-minded; in a trance
精神抖擻 (zing1 san4 dau2 sau2) — spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits; lively and full of e…
精神支柱 (zing1 san4 zi1 cyu5) — moral pillars; spiritual props
精神文明 (zing1 san4 man4 ming4) — spiritual culture
精神滿腹 (zing1 san4 mun5 fuk1) — full of wisdom (idiom); astute and widely experienced
精神煥發 (zing1 san4 wun6 faat3) — in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
精神狀態 (zing1 san4 zong6 taai3) — mental state; psychological condition
精神狂亂 (zing1 san4 kwong4 lyun6) — delirium; mental illness
精神生活 (zing1 san4 sang1 wut6) — spiritual or moral life
精神疾病 (zing1 san4 zat6 beng6) — mental illness
精神病 (zing1 san4 beng6) — mental disorder; psychosis
精神病學 (zing1 san4 beng6 hok6) — psychiatry
精神病患 (zing1 san4 beng6 waan6) — mental illness
精神病醫院 (zing1 san4 beng6 ji1 jyun2) — psychiatric hospital
精神療法 (zing1 san4 liu4 faat3) — psychotherapy; mental health treatment
精神百倍 (zing1 san4 baak3 pui5) — lit. vitality a hundredfold (idiom); refreshed; one's vigor thoroughly restored
精神科 (zing1 san4 fo1) — psychiatry
精神藥物 (zing1 san4 joek6 mat6) — psychotropic drugs
精神衰弱 (zing1 san4 seoi1 joek6) — psychasthenia; obsessive-compulsive disorder
精神訓話 (zing1 san4 fan3 waa6) — pep talk
精神財富 (zing1 san4 coi4 fu3) — spiritual wealth
精神錯亂 (zing1 san4 co3 lyun6) — insanity
精神領袖 (zing1 san4 ling5 zau6) — spiritual leader (of a nation or church); religious leader
精神飽滿 (zing1 san4 baau2 mun5) — full of vigor (idiom); lively; in high spirits
精算 (zing1 syun3) — actuarial
精算師 (zing1 syun3 si1) — actuary
精簡 (zing1 gaan2) — to simplify; to reduce
精簡開支 (zing1 gaan2 hoi1 zi1) — to reduce spending; to cut spending
精米 (zing1 mai5) — refined rice
精粹 (zing1 seoi6) — succinct; pure and concise
精糧 (zing1 loeng4) — refined grain (rice, wheat etc)
精細 (zing1 sai3) — fine; meticulous; careful
精練 (zing1 lin6) — (textiles) to scour; to degum (silk); variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4]
精緻 (zing1 zi3) — delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
精美 (zing1 mei5) — exquisite; elegant; fine
精義 (zing1 ji6) — quintessence; essentials
精耕細作 (zing1 gaang1 sai3 zok3) — intensive farming
精良 (zing1 loeng4) — excellent; of superior quality
精英 (zing1 jing1) — cream; elite; essence; quintessence
精華 (zing1 waa4) — best feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul
精蟲 (zing1 cung4) — spermatozoon; spermatozoa
精蟲衝腦 (zing1 cung4 cung1 nou5) — lit. the spermatozoons have gone to his head; fig. overwhelmed by lust
精衛 (zing1 wai6) — mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery…
精衛填海 (zing1 wai6 tin4 hoi2) — lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile …
精裝 (zing1 zong1) — hardcover (book); elaborately packaged; opposite: 簡裝|简装[jian3 zhuang1]
精製 (zing1 zai3) — refined
精誠 (zing1 sing4) — sincerity; absolute good faith
精誠所至 (zing1 sing4 so2 zi3) — no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)
精講多練 (zing1 gong2 do1 lin6) — a teaching strategy combining a concise explanation of essential concepts with …
精讀 (zing1 duk6) — to read carefully and thoroughly; intensive reading
精讀課 (zing1 duk6 fo3) — intensive reading course
精通 (zing1 tung1) — to be proficient in; to master (a subject)
精進 (zing1 zeon3) — to forge ahead vigorously; to dedicate oneself to progress
精選 (zing1 syun2) — carefully chosen; handpicked; best of the bunch; choice (product); concentratio…
精銳 (zing1 jeoi6) — elite (e.g. troops); crack; best quality personnel
精闢 (zing1 pik1) — clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis); incisive; insightful
精雕細刻 (zing1 diu1 sai3 hak1) — (lit.) fine sculpting (idiom); (fig.) to work (at sth) with extreme care and pr…
精靈文 (zing1 ling4 man4) — Elvish (language of elves)
精髓 (zing1 seoi5) — marrow; pith; quintessence; essence
精魂 (zing1 wan4) — spirit; soul
糅合 (jau2 hap6) — mix together; put together (usu. things that do not blend well together)
糈 (seoi2) — official pay; sacrificial rice
糊 (wu4) — to paste; to glue; blurry; unclear; muddled; (esp. of food) scorched; burnt; pa…
糊劑 (wu4 zai1) — paste; glue
糊口 (wu4 hau2) — to scrape a meager living; to get by with difficulty
糊名 (wu4 meng4) — (old) to seal an examinee's name on the examination paper to prevent fraud
糊嘴 (wu4 zeoi2) — to scrape a meager living; to get by with difficulty
糊塗 (wu4 tou4) — muddled; silly; confused
糊塗蟲 (wu4 tou4 cung4) — blunderer; bungler
糊塗賬 (wu4 tou4 zoeng3) — muddled accounts; a mess of bookkeeping
糊弄 (wu4 lung6) — to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions
糊牆 (wu4 coeng4) — to paper a wall
糊牆紙 (wu4 coeng4 zi2) — wallpaper
糊精 (wu4 zing1) — dextrin
糊糊 (wu4 wu4) — viscous; gooey; sticky; indistinct; thick congee; porridge
糊糊塗塗 (wu4 wu4 tou4 tou4) — confused; muddled; stupid; dumb
糊裡糊塗 (wu4 leoi5 wu4 tou4) — confused; vague; indistinct; muddle-headed; mixed up; in a daze
糊里糊塗 (wu4 lei5 wu4 tou4) — variant of 糊裡糊塗|糊里糊涂[hu2 li5 hu2 tu2]
糕餅 (gou1 beng2) — cakes; pastries
糕點 (gou1 dim2) — cakes; pastries
糖原 (tong4 jyun4) — glycogen
糖友 (tong4 jau2) — diabetes sufferer
糖寮 (tong4 liu4) — sugar mill
糖尿病 (tong4 niu6 beng6) — diabetes; diabetes mellitus
糖房 (tong4 fong4) — sugar mill
糖汁 (tong4 zap1) — syrup
糖油粑粑 (tong4 jau4 baa1 baa1) — sweet snack made from glutinous rice, sugar and honey, common in Changsha 長沙|长沙…
糖漿 (tong4 zoeng1) — syrup
糖瓜 (tong4 gwaa1) — malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神
糖皮質激素 (tong4 pei4 zat1 gik1 sou3) — glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)
糖粉 (tong4 fan2) — icing sugar; confectioner's sugar; powdered sugar
糖精 (tong4 zing1) — saccharin
糖脂 (tong4 zi1) — glycolipid
糖苷 (tong4 gam1) — glycoside
糖萼 (tong4 ngok6) — glycocalyx
糖葫蘆 (tong4 wu4 lou2) — sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu
糖蛋白 (tong4 daan2 baak6) — glycoprotein
糖蜜 (tong4 mat6) — molasses; syrup
糖衣 (tong4 ji1) — frosting or icing (on cakes etc); sugarcoating
糖酵解 (tong4 haau1 gaai2) — glycolysis (anaerobic metabolism of glucose)
糖醇 (tong4 seon4) — sugar alcohol
糖醋 (tong4 cou3) — sweet and sour
糖醋肉 (tong4 cou3 juk6) — sweet and sour pork
糖醋里脊 (tong4 cou3 lei5 zek3) — sweet and sour pork
糖醋魚 (tong4 cou3 jyu2) — sweet and sour fish
糖類 (tong4 leoi6) — sugar (chemistry)
糖飴 (tong4 ji4) — malt sugar; maltose
糖高粱 (tong4 gou1 loeng4) — sweet sorghum
糗事 (cau3 si6) — awkward incident
糗糧 (jau2 loeng4) — dry rations
糙皮病 (cou3 pei4 beng6) — pellagra (medicine)
糙米 (cou3 mai5) — brown rice
糙面內質網 (cou3 min6 noi6 zat1 mong5) — rough endoplasmic reticulum
糜爛 (mei4 laan6) — dissipated; rotten; decaying
糜爛性毒劑 (mei4 laan6 sing3 duk6 zai1) — vesicant
糜費 (mei4 fai3) — variant of 靡費|靡费[mi2 fei4]
糞便 (fan3 bin6) — excrement; feces; night soil
糞凼 (fan3 tam5) — cesspool; cesspit
糞土 (fan3 tou2) — dirty soil; dung and dirt; (fig.) worthless thing
糞尿 (fan3 niu6) — feces and urine; excreta; human or animal waste
糞耙 (fan3 paa4) — manure rake
糞肥 (fan3 fei4) — manure; dung
糞草 (fan3 cou2) — compost made with animal manure and straw
糞蛆 (fan3 zeoi1) — muckworm
糞道 (fan3 dou6) — coprodeum (in birds)
糞金龜 (fan3 gam1 gwai1) — dung beetle
糞金龜子 (fan3 gam1 gwai1 zi2) — dung beetle
糞除 (fan3 ceoi4) — (literary) to clean up
糞青 (fan3 cing1) — "shit youth", sarcastic homonym for 憤青|愤青[fen4 qing1]
糟了 (zou1 liu5) — gosh!; oh no!; darn!
糟溜黃魚 (zou1 lau6 wong4 jyu4) — stir-fried yellow fish filet
糟溜黃魚片 (zou1 lau6 wong4 jyu4 pin3) — stir-fried yellow fish filet
糟粕 (zou1 pok3) — dross; dregs; rubbish; fig. useless residue
糟糕 (zou1 gou1) — too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
糟糠 (zou1 hong1) — chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor); (fig.) rubbish; j…
糟踏 (zou1 daap6) — variant of 糟蹋[zao1 ta4]
糟踐 (zou1 cin5) — to waste; to spoil; to destroy; to insult grievously
糟蹋 (zou1 daap6) — to waste; to spoil; to ruin; to wreck; to insult; to humiliate; to defile (a wo…
糟透 (zou1 tau3) — in a bad state; horrible; dreadful; entirely regrettable
糠疹 (hong1 can2) — pityriasis (medicine)
糠秕 (hong1 bei2) — same as 秕糠[bi3 kang1]
糠醛 (hong1 cyun4) — furfural (chemistry)
糢糊 (mou4 wu4) — variant of 模糊[mo2 hu5]
糧倉 (loeng4 cong1) — granary; barn; fig. bread basket (of fertile agricultural land)
糧店 (loeng4 dim3) — grain store
糧庫 (loeng4 fu3) — grain depot
糧棧 (loeng4 zaan6) — wholesale grain store
糧票 (loeng4 piu3) — coupons for food or grain used in a PRC economic program c. 1955-1993
糧秣 (loeng4 mut3) — provisions (e.g. military); forage; fodder
糧站 (loeng4 zaam6) — grain supply station
糧草 (loeng4 cou2) — army provisions; rations and fodder
糧荒 (loeng4 fong1) — famine; critical shortage of grain
糧行 (loeng4 hong4) — grain retailer (in former times)
糧農 (loeng4 nung4) — food and agriculture; grain farmer
糧道 (loeng4 dou6) — route for providing foodstuff
糧食作物 (loeng4 sik6 zok3 mat6) — grain crops; cereals
糧餉 (loeng4 hoeng2) — army provisions
糨子 (goeng6 zi2) — (coll.) paste
糯 (no6) — (bound form) glutinous rice; (bound form) (of cereal grain) glutinous
糯稻 (no6 dou6) — glutinous rice; sticky rice
糯米粉 (no6 mai5 fan2) — glutinous rice flour
糯米糍 (no6 mai5 ci4) — glutinous rice cake
糯米糕 (no6 mai5 gou1) — glutinous rice cake
糯米紙 (no6 mai5 zi2) — rice paper; membrane of glutinous rice, used to wrap sweets etc
糯麥 (no6 mak6) — glutinous barley
糰子 (tyun4 zi2) — dango (Japanese dumpling)
系 (hai6) — system; department; faculty
系主任 (hai6 zyu2 jam6) — head of a (university) department; department chair
系出名門 (hai6 ceot1 ming4 mun4) — to come from a distinguished family
系列片 (hai6 lit6 pin2) — film series
系統性 (hai6 tung2 sing3) — systematic
糾偏 (gau2 pin1) — to correct an error
糾合 (gau2 hap6) — gathering; a get-together
糾察 (gau2 caat3) — to maintain order; steward (policing a meeting)
糾彈 (gau2 taan4) — to censure; to denounce; to impeach
糾眾 (gau2 zung3) — to muster; to gather a crowd
糾紛 (gau2 fan1) — dispute
糾結 (gau2 git3) — to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; co…
糾纏不清 (gau2 cin4 bat1 cing1) — hopelessly muddled; impossible to unravel
糾葛 (gau2 got3) — entanglement; dispute
糾錯 (gau2 co3) — to correct an error
糾集 (gau2 zaap6) — to gather together; to muster
紀伯倫 (gei2 baak3 leon4) — Khalil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese poet, writer and artist
紀傳體 (gei2 zyun6 tai2) — history genre based on biography, such as Sima Qian's Record of the Historian
紀元 (gei2 jyun4) — calendar era; epoch
紀元前 (gei2 jyun4 cin4) — before the common era (BC)
紀委 (gei2 wai2) — discipline inspection commission
紀實 (gei2 sat6) — record of actual events; documentary (factual rather than fictional)

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