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• 認得 (jing6 dak1) — to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know
• 認明 (jing6 ming4) — to identify; to authenticate
• 認栽 (jing6 zoi1) — to admit defeat
• 認死扣兒 (jing6 sei2 kau3 ji4) — stubborn
• 認死理 (jing6 sei2 lei5) — obstinate; opinionated
• 認死理兒 (jing6 sei2 lei5 ji4) — erhua variant of 認死理|认死理[ren4 si3 li3]
• 認清 (jing6 cing1) — to see clearly; to recognize; to realize
• 認準 (jing6 zeon2) — to identify clearly; to make sure of; to believe firmly
• 認生 (jing6 saang1) — shy with strangers
• 認真 (jing6 zan1) — conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
• 認知 (jing6 zi1) — cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception; awareness; to be cognizant of;…
• 認知失調 (jing6 zi1 sat1 tiu4) — cognitive dissonance
• 認知神經心理學 (jing6 zi1 san4 ging1 sam1 lei5 hok6) — cognitive neuropsychology
• 認繳資本 (jing6 giu2 zi1 bun2) — subscribed capital (finance)
• 認罪 (jing6 zeoi6) — to admit guilt; to plead guilty
• 認罪協商 (jing6 zeoi6 hip3 soeng1) — plea bargain
• 認罰 (jing6 fat6) — to accept punishment
• 認腳 (jing6 goek3) — (of a shoe) designed to be worn on a specific foot – either the left or the rig…
• 認親 (jing6 can1) — to acknowledge sb as one's relative; to acknowledge kinship; (old) to visit new…
• 認證 (jing6 zing3) — to authenticate; to approve
• 認識 (jing6 sik1) — to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledg…
• 認識不能 (jing6 sik1 bat1 nang4) — agnosia
• 認識論 (jing6 sik1 leon6) — epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)
• 認賊作父 (jing6 caak6 zok3 fu6) — lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betraya…
• 認賠 (jing6 pui4) — to agree to pay compensation; to accept liability
• 認賬 (jing6 zoeng3) — to own up to a fault; to admit the truth; to acknowledge a debt
• 認購 (jing6 kau3) — to undertake to purchase sth; to subscribe (to share issue)
• 認輸 (jing6 syu1) — to concede; to admit defeat
• 認錯 (jing6 co3) — to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake
• 認領 (jing6 ling5) — to claim (as one's property); to adopt (a child); to accept (an illegitimate ch…
• 認頭 (jing6 tau4) — to admit defeat; to accept having lost
• 認養 (jing6 joeng5) — to sponsor; to adopt (pledge to give sb or sth one's special attention or suppo…
• 誑語 (gwong2 jyu5) — a lie; a falsehood
• 誓 (sai6) — oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
• 誓不兩立 (sai6 bat1 loeng5 laap6) — the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible…
• 誓不反悔 (sai6 bat1 faan2 fui3) — to vow not to break one's promise
• 誓師 (sai6 si1) — to vow before one's troops
• 誓死 (sai6 sei2) — to pledge one's life
• 誓死不從 (sai6 sei2 bat1 cung4) — to vow to die rather than obey (idiom)
• 誓死不降 (sai6 sei2 bat1 hong4) — to vow to fight to the death
• 誓約 (sai6 joek3) — oath; vow; pledge; promise
• 誓絕 (sai6 zyut6) — to abjure; to swear to quit
• 誓言 (sai6 jin4) — to pledge; to promise; oath; vow
• 誓詞 (sai6 ci4) — oath; pledge
• 誕生 (daan3 sang1) — to be born
• 誕育 (daan3 juk6) — to give birth to; to give rise to
• 誕辰 (daan3 san4) — birthday
• 誘人 (jau5 jan4) — attractive; alluring; captivating
• 誘使 (jau5 si2) — to lure into; to entrap; to trick into; to entice; to induce; to invite; to tem…
• 誘因 (jau5 jan1) — cause; triggering factor; incentive; inducement
• 誘導 (jau5 dou6) — to induce; to encourage; to provide guidance; (medicine, chemistry) to induce
• 誘惑 (jau5 waak6) — to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract
• 誘拐 (jau5 gwaai2) — to abduct; to kidnap
• 誘捕 (jau5 bou6) — to trap (an animal); to lure (a suspect) into a trap
• 誘掖 (jau5 jik6) — to help and encourage
• 誘發 (jau5 faat3) — to induce; to cause; to elicit; to trigger
• 誘變劑 (jau5 bin3 zai1) — mutagen
• 誘陷 (jau5 haam6) — to lure into a trap
• 誘餌 (jau5 nei6) — bait
• 誘騙 (jau5 pin3) — to entice; to lure; to scam; to hoodwink; to decoy
• 語云 (jyu5 wan4) — as the saying goes...
• 語助詞 (jyu5 zo6 ci4) — auxiliary word
• 語句 (jyu5 geoi3) — sentence
• 語域 (jyu5 wik6) — (linguistics) linguistic field; register
• 語塞 (jyu5 sak1) — to be at a loss for words; speechless
• 語境 (jyu5 ging2) — context
• 語失 (jyu5 sat1) — indiscreet remark; indiscretion; slip of the tongue
• 語尾 (jyu5 mei5) — (grammar) suffix
• 語序 (jyu5 zeoi6) — word order
• 語彙 (jyu5 wui6) — vocabulary
• 語意 (jyu5 ji3) — meaning; content of speech or writing; semantic
• 語意性 (jyu5 ji3 sing3) — semantic
• 語感 (jyu5 gam2) — instinctive feel for the language
• 語態 (jyu5 taai3) — voice (grammar)
• 語支 (jyu5 zi1) — language branch
• 語文 (jyu5 man4) — literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
• 語料 (jyu5 liu2) — (linguistics) language material; language data
• 語料庫 (jyu5 liu6 fu3) — corpus
• 語族 (jyu5 zuk6) — language branch
• 語氣 (jyu5 hei3) — tone; manner of speaking; mood
• 語氣助詞 (jyu5 hei3 zo6 ci4) — modal particle
• 語氣詞 (jyu5 hei3 ci4) — modal particle
• 語法 (jyu5 faat3) — grammar; (computing) syntax
• 語源 (jyu5 jyun4) — etymology
• 語焉不詳 (jyu5 jin4 bat1 coeng4) — to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
• 語無倫次 (jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3) — incoherent speech; to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom)
• 語用學 (jyu5 jung6 hok6) — pragmatics
• 語畫 (jyu5 waa2) — picture in words
• 語病 (jyu5 beng6) — faulty wording; mispronunciation due to a speech defect
• 語種 (jyu5 zung2) — language type (in a classification)
• 語篇 (jyu5 pin1) — discourse; text
• 語系 (jyu5 hai6) — language family
• 語素 (jyu5 sou3) — morpheme
• 語義 (jyu5 ji6) — meaning of words; semantic
• 語義分析 (jyu5 ji6 fan1 sik1) — semantic analysis
• 語義分類 (jyu5 ji6 fan1 leoi6) — semantic categorization
• 語義學 (jyu5 ji6 hok6) — semantics
• 語義空間 (jyu5 ji6 hung1 gaan1) — semantic space
• 語聲 (jyu5 sing1) — spoken language; sound of speaking
• 語言匱乏 (jyu5 jin4 gwai6 fat6) — language deficit (linguistics)
• 語言學 (jyu5 jin4 hok6) — linguistics
• 語言學家 (jyu5 jin4 hok6 gaa1) — linguist
• 語言實驗室 (jyu5 jin4 sat6 jim6 sat1) — language laboratory
• 語言能力 (jyu5 jin4 nang4 lik6) — verbal ability
• 語言訓練 (jyu5 jin4 fan3 lin6) — language training
• 語言障礙 (jyu5 jin4 zoeng3 ngoi6) — language barrier; speech impediment
• 語詞 (jyu5 ci4) — word; phrase; (old) (grammar) function word; predicate
• 語重心長 (jyu5 zung6 sam1 coeng4) — meaningful and heartfelt words (idiom); sincere and earnest wishes
• 語鋒 (jyu5 fung1) — thread of discussion; topic
• 語錄 (jyu5 luk6) — quotation (from a book or existing source)
• 語音 (jyu5 jam1) — speech sounds; pronunciation; colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation o…
• 語音信箱 (jyu5 jam1 seon3 soeng1) — voice mailbox; voicemail
• 語音信號 (jyu5 jam1 seon3 hou6) — voice signal
• 語音合成 (jyu5 jam1 hap6 sing4) — speech synthesis
• 語音學 (jyu5 jam1 hok6) — phonetics
• 語音意識 (jyu5 jam1 ji3 sik1) — phonetic awareness
• 語音指令 (jyu5 jam1 zi2 ling6) — speech command (for computer speech recognition)
• 語音識別 (jyu5 jam1 sik1 bit6) — speech recognition
• 誠 (sing4) — (bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly
• 誠信 (sing4 seon3) — honesty; trustworthiness; good faith
• 誠實 (sing4 sat6) — honest
• 誠心 (sing4 sam1) — sincerity
• 誠心實意 (sing4 sam1 sat6 ji3) — earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
• 誠心所願 (sing4 sam1 so2 jyun6) — so be it; amen
• 誠心誠意 (sing4 sam1 sing4 ji3) — earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
• 誠惶誠恐 (sing4 wong4 sing4 hung2) — in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formul…
• 誠意 (sing4 ji3) — sincerity; good faith
• 誠懇 (sing4 han2) — sincere; honest; cordial
• 誠摯 (sing4 zi3) — sincere; cordial
• 誠服 (sing4 fuk6) — to be completely convinced; to fully accept another person's views
• 誠樸 (sing4 pok3) — simple and sincere
• 誠然 (sing4 jin4) — indeed; true! (I agree with you)
• 誠篤 (sing4 duk1) — honest; sincere and serious
• 誠聘 (sing4 ping3) — to seek to recruit; to invite job applications from
• 誡命 (gaai3 ming6) — commandment
• 誣告 (mou4 gou3) — to frame sb; to accuse falsely
• 誣害 (mou4 hoi6) — to damage by calumny
• 誣蔑 (mou4 mit6) — variant of 誣衊|诬蔑[wu1 mie4]
• 誣衊 (mou4 mit6) — to slander; to smear; to vilify
• 誣賴 (mou4 laai6) — to accuse falsely
• 誣陷 (mou4 haam6) — to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb
• 誤上賊船 (ng6 soeng5 caak6 syun4) — lit. to mistakenly board a pirate ship; to embark on a hopeless adventure
• 誤事 (ng6 si6) — to hold things up; to make a botch of things
• 誤人子弟 (ng6 jan4 zi2 dai6) — (of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress; (of media) to …
• 誤作 (ng6 zok3) — to consider erroneously; incorrectly attributed to sb
• 誤信 (ng6 seon3) — to falsely believe; to be mislead; to fall for (a trick etc)
• 誤傷 (ng6 soeng1) — to injure accidentally; accidental injury
• 誤入歧途 (ng6 jap6 kei4 tou4) — to take a wrong step in life (idiom); to go astray
• 誤判 (ng6 pun3) — to misjudge; error of judgment; incorrect ruling; miscarriage of justice
• 誤判案 (ng6 pun3 on3) — miscarriage of justice
• 誤區 (ng6 keoi1) — mistaken ideas; misconceptions; the error of one's ways
• 誤寫 (ng6 se2) — to unwittingly write the wrong thing
• 誤導 (ng6 dou6) — to mislead; to misguide; misleading
• 誤工 (ng6 gung1) — to be late for or absent from work; to disrupt one's work; to cause a holdup in…
• 誤差 (ng6 caa1) — difference; error; inaccuracy
• 誤打誤撞 (ng6 daa2 ng6 zong6) — accidentally; to act before thinking
• 誤會 (ng6 wui6) — to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding
• 誤機 (ng6 gei1) — to miss a plane
• 誤殺 (ng6 saat3) — to mistakenly kill; manslaughter
• 誤用 (ng6 jung6) — to misuse
• 誤解 (ng6 gaai2) — to misunderstand; misunderstanding
• 誤讀 (ng6 duk6) — to misread; (fig.) to misunderstand; to misinterpret
• 誤車 (ng6 ce1) — to miss (bus, train etc)
• 誤點 (ng6 dim2) — not on time; late (public transport, airlines); overdue; behind schedule; delay…
• 誦經 (zung6 ging1) — to chant the sutras
• 誦讀 (zung6 duk6) — to read aloud
• 誦讀困難症 (zung6 duk6 kwan3 naan4 zing3) — dyslexia
• 誨人不倦 (fui3 jan4 bat1 gyun6) — instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects)
• 誨淫 (fui3 jam4) — to stir up lust; to promote sex; to encourage licentiousness
• 誨淫性 (fui3 jam4 sing3) — licentious
• 誨淫誨盜 (fui3 jam4 fui3 dou6) — to promote sex and violence; to stir up lust and covetousness
• 說一不二 (syut3 jat1 bat1 ji6) — to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
• 說三道四 (syut3 saam1 dou6 sei3) — to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip
• 說上 (syut3 soeng5) — to say; to speak; to talk
• 說不上 (syut3 bat1 soeng5) — to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning
• 說不出 (syut3 bat1 ceot1) — unable to say
• 說不出話來 (syut3 bat1 ceot1 waa6 loi4) — speechless
• 說不定 (syut3 bat1 ding6) — can't say for sure; maybe
• 說不準 (syut3 bat1 zeon2) — unable to say; can't say precisely
• 說不通 (syut3 bat1 tung1) — it does not make sense
• 說了算 (syut3 liu5 syun3) — to have the final say; to be the one in charge
• 說來話長 (syut3 loi4 waa6 coeng4) — start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to exp…
• 說出 (syut3 ceot1) — to speak out; to declare (one's view)
• 說到做到 (syut3 dou3 zou6 dou3) — to be as good as one's word (idiom); to keep one's promise
• 說動 (seoi3 dung6) — to persuade
• 說合 (syut3 hap6) — to bring together; to mediate; to arrange a deal
• 說唱 (syut3 coeng3) — speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci…
• 說嘴 (syut3 zeoi2) — to boast
• 說好 (syut3 hou2) — to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations
• 說媒 (syut3 mui4) — to act as a matchmaker
• 說定 (syut3 ding6) — to agree on; to settle on
• 說客 (syut3 haak3) — (old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist; go-between; mouthpiece; als…
• 說實話 (syut3 sat6 waa6) — to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
• 說岳全傳 (syut3 ngok6 cyun4 zyun6) — "The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳…
• 說帖 (syut3 tip3) — memorandum; note (i.e. written statement)
• 說廢話 (syut3 fai3 waa2) — to talk nonsense; to bullshit
• 說得上 (syut3 dak1 soeng5) — can be counted or regarded as; to be able to tell or answer; to deserve mention
• 說情 (syut3 cing4) — to intercede; to plead for sb else
• 說教 (syut3 gaau3) — to preach
• 說文 (syut3 man4) — see 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4]
• 說文解字 (syut3 man4 gaai2 zi6) — Shuowen Jiezi, the earliest systematic Chinese character dictionary, compiled b…
• 說文解字註 (syut3 man4 gaai2 zi6 zyu3) — Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁[Duan4 Yu4 cai2]
• 說明 (syut3 ming4) — to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directi…
• 說明書 (syut3 ming4 syu1) — (technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film); specifi…
• 說明會 (syut3 ming4 wui2) — information meeting
• 說書 (syut3 syu1) — folk art consisting of storytelling to music
• 說曹操曹操就到 (syut3 cou4 cou1 cou4 cou1 zau6 dou3) — lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; fig. speak of the devil and he doth …
• 說服 (seoi3 fuk6) — to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
• 說服力 (seoi3 fuk6 lik6) — persuasiveness
• 說法 (syut3 faat3) — to expound Buddhist teachings
• 說溜嘴 (syut3 lau6 zeoi2) — to make a slip of the tongue
• 說漏嘴 (syut3 lau6 zeoi2) — to blurt out; to let slip
• 說理 (syut3 lei5) — to reason; to argue logically
• 說白了 (syut3 baak6 liu5) — to speak frankly
• 說破 (syut3 po3) — to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal
• 說笑 (syut3 siu3) — to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter
• 說著玩 (syut3 zoek6 wun6) — to say sth for fun; to be kidding; to joke around
• 說著玩兒 (syut3 zoek6 wun6 ji4) — erhua variant of 說著玩|说着玩[shuo1 zhe5 wan2]
• 說葡萄酸 (syut3 pou4 tou4 syun1) — sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you ca…
• 說親 (syut3 can1) — to act as a matchmaker
• 說話 (syut3 waa6) — to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
• 說話不當話 (syut3 waa6 bat1 dong1 waa6) — to fail to keep to one's word; to break a promise
• 說話算數 (syut3 waa6 syun3 sou3) — to keep one's promise; to mean what one says
• 說話算話 (syut3 waa6 syun3 waa6) — to do as promised; to be as good as one's word; to honor one's word; to mean wh…
• 說話要算數 (syut3 waa6 jiu3 syun3 sou3) — promises must be kept
• 說說 (syut3 syut3) — to say sth
• 說說而已 (syut3 syut3 ji4 ji5) — nothing serious; just hot air
• 說謊 (syut3 fong1) — to lie; to tell an untruth
• 說謊者 (syut3 fong1 ze2) — liar
• 說起 (syut3 hei2) — to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
• 說辭 (syut3 ci4) — excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments
• 說通 (syut3 tung1) — to get sb to understand; to persuade
• 說道 (syut3 dou6) — to state; to say (the quoted words)
• 說長道短 (syut3 coeng4 dou6 dyun2) — lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
• 說風涼話 (syut3 fung1 loeng4 waa2) — to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk
• 誰人樂隊 (seoi4 jan4 ngok6 deoi2) — The Who (1960s UK rock band)
• 誰知 (seoi4 zi1) — who would have thought; unexpectedly
• 誰知道 (seoi4 zi1 dou6) — God knows...; Who would have imagined...?
• 課堂 (fo3 tong4) — classroom (CL:間|间[jian1]); class session
• 課外 (fo3 ngoi6) — extracurricular
• 課外讀物 (fo3 ngoi6 duk6 mat6) — extracurricular reading material
• 課室 (fo3 sat1) — classroom
• 課時 (fo3 si4) — class; period
• 課本 (fo3 bun2) — textbook
• 課桌 (fo3 coek3) — school desk
• 課業 (fo3 jip6) — lesson; schoolwork
• 課程 (fo3 cing4) — course; academic program
• 課程表 (fo3 cing4 biu2) — class timetable
• 課表 (fo3 biu2) — school timetable
• 課長 (fo3 zoeng2) — section chief (of an administrative unit); head (of a department)
• 課間 (fo3 gaan1) — interval between lessons
• 課題 (fo3 tai4) — task; problem; issue
• 課餘 (fo3 jyu4) — after school; extracurricular
• 誹聞 (fei2 man4) — scandal; gossip
• 誹謗 (fei2 pong3) — to slander; to libel
• 誾 (ngan4) — surname Yin
• 調三窩四 (tiu4 saam1 wo1 sei3) — to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
• 調任 (diu6 jam6) — to transfer; to move to another post
• 調休 (diu6 jau1) — to compensate for working on a holiday by resting on a workday; to compensate f…
• 調侃 (tiu4 hon2) — to ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchat
• 調值 (diu6 zik6) — pitch of tones
• 調停 (tiu4 ting4) — to reconcile; to mediate; to bring warring parties to agreement; to arbitrate
• 調停者 (tiu4 ting4 ze2) — mediator; intermediary; go-between
• 調價 (tiu4 gaa3) — to raise or lower the price; price adjustment
• 調光器 (tiu4 gwong1 hei3) — dimmer
• 調入 (diu6 jap6) — to bring in; to call in; to transfer (a person, data); (computing) to call; to …
• 調兵山 (diu6 bing1 saan1) — see 調兵山市|调兵山市[Diao4 bing1 shan1 Shi4]
• 調兵山市 (diu6 bing1 saan1 si5) — Diaobingshan, a county-level city in Tieling City 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3 ling3 Shi4], Lia…
• 調兵遣將 (diu6 bing1 hin2 zoeng3) — to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army; to send a team o…
• 調制 (tiu4 zai3) — to modulate; modulation
• 調制波 (tiu4 zai3 bo1) — modulated wave (elec.)
• 調制解調器 (tiu4 zai3 gaai2 tiu4 hei3) — modem
• 調劑 (tiu4 zai1) — to adjust; to redistribute (resources etc); (fig.) (of an activity) to provide …
• 調動 (diu6 dung6) — to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize; to b…
• 調勻 (tiu4 wan4) — to blend (cooking); to mix evenly
• 調包 (diu6 baau1) — to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item…
• 調升 (diu6 sing1) — to promote
• 調協 (tiu4 hip3) — to harmonize; to match
• 調取 (diu6 ceoi2) — to obtain (information from an archive etc)
• 調味 (tiu4 mei6) — seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences
• 調味劑 (tiu4 mei6 zai1) — flavoring agent
• 調味品 (tiu4 mei6 ban2) — seasoning; flavoring
• 調味料 (tiu4 mei6 liu2) — seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences
• 調味汁 (tiu4 mei6 zap1) — dressing; sauce
• 調味肉汁 (tiu4 mei6 juk6 zap1) — gravy
• 調和 (tiu4 wo4) — harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blen…
• 調和分析 (tiu4 wo4 fan1 sik1) — harmonic analysis (math.)
• 調和平均數 (tiu4 wo4 ping4 gwan1 sou3) — harmonic mean
• 調和振動 (tiu4 wo4 zan3 dung6) — harmonic oscillation
• 調唆 (tiu4 so1) — to provoke; to stir up (trouble); to instigate
• 調嘴 (tiu4 zeoi2) — to hold forth; to quibble
• 調嘴學舌 (tiu4 zeoi2 hok6 sit6) — to incite trouble between people (idiom)
• 調子 (diu6 zi2) — tune; melody; tuning; cadence; intonation; (speech) tone
• 調幅 (tiu4 fuk1) — amplitude modulation (AM); size of an adjustment
• 調幹 (diu6 gon3) — to reassign a cadre; to choose a worker to be promoted to cadre
• 調度 (diu6 dou6) — to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc); to schedule; to manage; dispatcher; scheduler
• 調弄 (tiu4 lung6) — to tease; to make fun of; to provoke; to stir up (trouble)
• 調式 (diu6 sik1) — (musical) mode
• 調情 (tiu4 cing4) — to flirt
• 調戲 (tiu4 hei3) — to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities
• 調控 (tiu4 hung3) — to regulate; to control
• 調換 (diu6 wun6) — to exchange; to change places; to swap
• 調撥 (diu6 but6) — to send (products); to allocate; to commit (funds); to channel (goods)
• 調擋 (diu6 dong3) — gear shift
• 調攝 (tiu4 sip3) — (literary) to nurse to health; to recuperate
• 調教 (tiu4 gaau3) — to instruct; to teach; to train; to raise (livestock)
• 調整 (tiu4 zing2) — to adjust; to revise; to reorganize
• 調料 (tiu4 liu2) — condiment; seasoning; flavoring
• 調查 (diu6 caa4) — investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll
• 調查人員 (diu6 caa4 jan4 jyun4) — investigator
• 調查員 (diu6 caa4 jyun4) — investigator
• 調查團 (diu6 caa4 tyun4) — investigating team
• 調查核實 (diu6 caa4 hat6 sat6) — to investigate; investigation
• 調查結果 (diu6 caa4 git3 gwo2) — results (of an investigation, poll)
• 調查者 (diu6 caa4 ze2) — investigator
• 調查表 (diu6 caa4 biu2) — questionnaire; inventory list
• 調檔 (tiu4 dong2) — to transfer a dossier; to consult a dossier
• 調派 (diu6 paai3) — to send on assignment; to deploy (troops)
• 調準 (tiu4 zeon2) — to adjust to the right value; to tune; to focus (a camera etc); to set (the dat…
• 調焦 (tiu4 ziu1) — to focus
• 調理 (tiu4 lei5) — to nurse one's health; to recuperate; to take care of; to look after; to discip…
• 調用 (diu6 jung6) — to transfer (for a specific purpose); to allocate; (computing) to invoke (a com…
• 調皮 (tiu4 pei4) — naughty; mischievous; unruly
• 調相 (tiu4 soeng1) — phase modulation
• 調研 (diu6 jin4) — to investigate and research; research; investigation
• 調研人員 (diu6 jin4 jan4 jyun4) — research workers; survey and research workers
• 調笑 (tiu4 siu3) — to tease; to poke fun at
• 調節 (tiu4 zit3) — to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc)
• 調節器 (tiu4 zit3 hei3) — regulator
• 調羹 (tiu4 gang1) — spoon; (esp.) Chinese soup spoon (often ceramic)
• 調職 (diu6 zik1) — to be transferred to another post; to post away
• 調色 (tiu4 sik1) — to blend colors; to mix colors
• 調色板 (tiu4 sik1 baan2) — palette
• 調藥刀 (diu6 joek6 dou1) — spatula
• 調虎離山 (diu6 fu2 lei4 saan1) — to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom); to lure an enemy aw…
• 調號 (diu6 hou6) — tone mark on a Chinese syllable (i.e. accents on ā á ǎ à); (music) key signature
• 調解 (tiu4 gaai2) — to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement
• 調訓 (tiu4 fan3) — to train; to care for and educate
• 調試 (tiu4 si3) — to debug; to adjust components during testing; debugging
• 調諧 (tiu4 haai4) — harmonious; to adjust; to tune (e.g. wireless receiver); to bring into harmony
• 調謔 (tiu4 joek6) — to make fun of; to mock
• 調變 (diu6 bin3) — modulation; to modulate (electronics)
• 調資 (tiu4 zi1) — wage adjustment; to raise or lower wages
• 調赴 (diu6 fu6) — to dispatch (troops to the front)
• 調轉 (diu6 zyun3) — to reassign sb to a different job; to turn around; to change direction; to make…
• 調速 (tiu4 cuk1) — to adjust the speed
• 調遣 (diu6 hin2) — to dispatch; to assign; a dispatch
• 調適 (tiu4 sik1) — to adapt (to an environment etc); to make sth suitable; adaptation; adjustment;…
• 調遷 (diu6 cin1) — to transfer; to move; to shift
• 調配 (diu6 pui3) — to allocate; to deploy
• 調酒 (tiu4 zau2) — to mix drinks; cocktail
• 調酒器 (tiu4 zau2 hei3) — (cocktail) shaker
• 調酒師 (tiu4 zau2 si1) — bartender
• 調門 (diu6 mun4) — melody; pitch or key (music); tone; style; point of view
• 調門兒 (diu6 mun4 ji4) — erhua variant of 調門|调门[diao4 men2]
• 調閱 (diu6 jyut6) — to access (a document); to consult
• 調防 (diu6 fong4) — to relieve a garrison
• 調降 (tiu4 gong3) — to lower; to reduce; to cut (prices, interest rates etc)
• 調集 (diu6 zaap6) — to summon; to muster; to assemble
• 調音 (tiu4 jam1) — to tune (a musical instrument)
• 調頭 (diu6 tau4) — variant of 掉頭|掉头[diao4 tou2]
• 調頻 (tiu4 pan4) — frequency modulation; FM
• 調養 (tiu4 joeng5) — to take care of (sb's health); to nurse
• 調馴 (diu6 seon4) — to look after and train (animals)
• 諂媚 (cim2 mei6) — to flatter
• 諂媚者 (cim2 mei6 ze2) — flatterer
• 諄諄 (zeon1 zeon1) — earnest; devoted; tireless; sincere; assiduous
• 諄諄告誡 (zeon1 zeon1 gou3 gaai3) — to repeatedly advise sb earnestly (idiom); to admonish
• 談不上 (taam4 bat1 soeng5) — to be out of the question
• 談不攏 (taam4 bat1 lung5) — can't come to an agreement
• 談何容易 (taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6) — easier said than done (idiom)
• 談價 (taam4 gaa3) — to negotiate (prices); to haggle
• 談判 (taam4 pun3) — to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference
• 談判桌 (taam4 pun3 coek3) — conference table
• 談到 (taam4 dou3) — to refer to; to speak about; to talk about
• 談及 (taam4 kap6) — to talk about; to mention
• 談古論今 (taam4 gu2 leon6 gam1) — to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom); to chat freely; to discuss…
• 談吐 (taam4 tou3) — style of conversation
• 談天 (taam4 tin1) — to chat
• 談天說地 (taam4 tin1 syut3 dei6) — to talk endlessly; to talk about everything under the sun
• 談得來 (taam4 dak1 loi4) — to be able to talk to; to get along with; to be congenial
• 談心 (taam4 sam1) — to have a heart-to-heart chat
• 談情說愛 (taam4 cing4 syut3 oi3) — to murmur endearments (idiom); to get into a romantic relationship
• 談戀愛 (taam4 lyun2 oi3) — to be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating
• 談星 (taam4 sing1) — astrology; fortune-telling
• 談朋友 (taam4 pang4 jau5) — to be dating sb
• 談笑自若 (taam4 siu3 zi6 joek6) — to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened; to remain cheerful (despite a…
• 談笑風生 (taam4 siu3 fung1 sang1) — to talk cheerfully and wittily; to joke together
• 談虎色變 (taam4 fu2 sik1 bin3) — (lit.) to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom); (fig.) to be terrified a…
• 談話 (taam4 waa6) — to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation
• 談談 (taam4 taam4) — to discuss; to have a chat
• 談論 (taam4 leon6) — to discuss; to talk about
• 談資 (taam4 zi1) — sth that people like to chat about; topic of idle conversation
• 諉過 (wai2 gwo3) — to put the blame on sb else
• 請便 (cing2 bin6) — Please do as you wish!; You are welcome to do whatever you like!; Please make y…
• 請假 (ceng2 gaa3) — to request leave of absence
• 請別見怪 (cing2 bit6 gin3 gwaai3) — please don't be upset; no hard feelings; absit iniuria verbis; let injury by wo…
• 請功 (cing2 gung1) — to request recognition for sb's merits; to recommend sb for promotion or an awa…
• 請勿吸煙 (cing2 mat6 kap1 jin1) — No smoking; Please do not smoke
• 請勿打擾 (cing2 mat6 daa2 jiu5) — please do not disturb
• 請君入甕 (cing2 gwan1 jap6 ung3) — lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom); fig. to give sb a taste of h…
• 請問 (cing2 man6) — Excuse me, may I ask...?
• 請多關照 (cing2 do1 gwaan1 ziu3) — please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)
• 請安 (cing2 on1) — to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutat…
• 請將不如激將 (cing2 zoeng3 bat1 jyu4 gik1 zoeng3) — lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general; fig. inc…
• 請帖 (ceng2 tip3) — invitation card; written invitation
• 請援 (cing2 wun4) — to request help; to appeal (for assistance)
• 請教 (cing2 gaau3) — to ask for guidance; to consult
• 請柬 (ceng2 gaan2) — invitation card; written invitation
• 請求寬恕 (cing2 kau4 fun1 syu3) — to sue for mercy; to ask for forgiveness; begging for magnanimity
• 請看 (cing2 hon3) — please see ...; vide
• 請示 (ceng2 si6) — to ask for instructions
• 請神容易送神難 (ceng2 san4 jung4 ji6 sung3 san4 naan4) — it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away
• 請纓 (cing2 jing1) — to volunteer for military service; to offer oneself for an assignment
• 請罪 (cing2 zeoi6) — to apologize humbly; to beg forgiveness
• 請調 (cing2 diu6) — to request a transfer
• 請辭 (cing2 ci4) — to tender one's resignation
• 請進 (cing2 zeon3) — "please come in"
• 請願 (cing2 jyun6) — to petition
• 請願書 (cing2 jyun6 syu1) — petition
• 諍人 (zaang3 jan4) — dwarf in legends
• 諍友 (zaang3 jau5) — a friend capable of direct admonition
• 諍臣 (zaang3 san4) — official who dares speak frankly before the emperor
• 諍言 (zaang3 jin4) — to reprove; forthright admonition
• 諍訟 (zaang3 zung6) — to contest a lawsuit
• 諍諫 (zaang3 gaan3) — to criticize frankly; to admonish
• 諒解 (loeng6 gaai2) — to understand; to make allowances for; understanding
• 論功 (leon6 gung1) — to evaluate the merit of sth
• 論及 (leon6 kap6) — to make reference to; to mention
• 論壇 (leon6 taan4) — forum (for discussion)
• 論壇報 (leon6 taan4 bou3) — Tribune (in newspaper names)
• 論定 (leon6 ding6) — to make a definitive judgment; to come to a firm conclusion
• 論戰 (leon6 zin3) — to debate; to contend; polemics
• 論據 (leon6 geoi3) — grounds (for an argument); contention; thesis
• 論文 (leon6 man4) — paper; treatise; thesis; to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
• 論斷 (leon6 dyun3) — to infer; to judge; inference; judgment; conclusion
• 論法 (leon6 faat3) — argumentation
• 論爭 (leon6 zang1) — argument; debate; controversy
• 論理 (leon6 lei5) — normally; as things should be; by rights; to reason things out; logic
• 論理學 (leon6 lei5 hok6) — logic
• 論語 (leon6 jyu5) — The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
• 論調 (leon6 diu6) — argument; view (sometimes derogatory)
• 論證 (leon6 zing3) — to prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove (through argument); pr…
• 論述 (leon6 seot6) — treatise; discourse; exposition
• 論長道短 (leon6 coeng4 dou6 dyun2) — lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
• 論題 (leon6 tai4) — topic
• 論點 (leon6 dim2) — argument; line of reasoning; thesis; point (of discussion)
• 諛辭 (jyu4 ci4) — flattering words
• 諜報 (dip6 bou3) — spy report; intelligence
• 諝 (seoi1) — (literary) ability and wisdom; scheme; stratagem
• 諠呼 (hyun1 fu1) — to shout loudly; to bawl; to vociferate; rumpus; uproar
• 諡號 (si3 hou6) — honorary posthumous name; posthumous title
• 諦聽 (dai3 ting1) — to listen carefully
• 諦視 (dai3 si6) — to look carefully
• 諧劇 (haai4 kek6) — Xieju opera (ballad and dancing monologue, popular in Sichuan)
• 諧和 (haai4 wo4) — concordant; harmonious
• 諧婉 (haai4 jyun2) — mild and harmonious
• 諧戲 (haai4 hei3) — to joke
• 諧振 (haai4 zan3) — resonance; sympathetic vibration
• 諧振動 (haai4 zan3 dung6) — harmonic oscillation (e.g. sound wave)
• 諧振子 (haai4 zan3 zi2) — harmonic oscillator (physics)
• 諧波 (haai4 bo1) — harmonic (wave with frequency an integer multiple of the fundamental)
• 諧稱 (haai4 cing1) — humorous nickname
• 諧美 (haai4 mei5) — harmonious and graceful
• 諧談 (haai4 taam4) — joking; humorous talk
• 諧謔 (haai4 joek6) — banter; humorous repartee
• 諧趣 (haai4 ceoi3) — humor; amusing
• 諧音 (haai4 jam1) — homonym; homophone; harmonic (component of sound)
• 諧音列 (haai4 jam1 lit6) — harmonic series
• 諫征 (gaan3 zing1) — to send or go on a punitive expedition
• 諫正 (gaan3 zing3) — see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4]
• 諫言 (gaan3 jin4) — advice; to advise
• 諫諍 (gaan3 zaang3) — see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4]
• 諭旨 (jyu6 zi2) — imperial edict
• 諭示 (jyu6 si6) — to issue a directive; to instruct (that sth be done)
• 諮詢 (zi1 seon1) — consultation; to consult; to inquire
• 諱名 (wai5 ming4) — taboo name; name of deceased
• 諱疾忌醫 (wai5 zat6 gei6 ji1) — hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avo…
• 諱稱 (wai5 cing1) — euphemism; word used to avoid a taboo reference
• 諱莫如深 (wai5 mok6 jyu4 sam1) — (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untoucha…
• 諳練 (am1 lin6) — conversant; skilled; proficient
• 諷喻 (fung3 jyu6) — parable; allegory; satire
• 諷諫 (fung3 gaan3) — (literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully
• 諷諭 (fung3 jyu6) — variant of 諷喻|讽喻[feng3 yu4]
• 諸事 (zyu1 si6) — everything; every matter
• 諸位 (zyu1 wai6) — (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs
• 諸侯 (zyu1 hau4) — dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
• 諸侯國 (zyu1 hau4 gwok3) — vassal state
• 諸公 (zyu1 gung1) — gentlemen (form of address)
• 諸凡百事 (zyu1 faan4 baak3 si6) — everything
• 諸君 (zyu1 gwan1) — Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen!
• 諸城 (zyu1 sing4) — see 諸城市|诸城市[Zhu1 cheng2 Shi4]
• 諸城市 (zyu1 sing4 si5) — Zhucheng, a county-level city in Weifang City 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 Shi4], Shandong
• 諸多 (zyu1 do1) — (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
• 諸如 (zyu1 jyu4) — (various things) such as; such as (the following)
• 諸如此類 (zyu1 jyu4 ci2 leoi6) — things like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest; etc
• 諸子 (zyu1 zi2) — various sages; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[…
• 諸子十家 (zyu1 zi2 sap6 gaa1) — various sages and ten schools of thought; refers to the classical schools of th…
• 諸子百家 (zyu1 zi2 baak3 gaa1) — the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their expone…
• 諸廣山 (zyu1 gwong2 saan1) — Mt Zhuguang between Jiangxi and Hunan

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