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- 與 (jyu5) — (verb) Participate in; and; to give; together with
- 醜惡 (cau2 ok3) — (adjective) Ugly and evil
- 專 (zyun1) — (adjective) Professional; for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused o…
- 專線 (zyun1 sin3) — (noun) A route of transportation for special locations
- 個體 (go3 tai2) — (noun) 1.Single object; 2. Entity
- 丫 (aa1) — 1. fork 2. branch 3. bifurcation 4. girl 5. (reduplication丫丫) baby 6. (onomat.)…
- 丫 (ngaa1) — 1. fork 2. branch 3. bifurcation 4. girl 5. (reduplication丫丫) baby 6. (onomat.)…
- 豐滿 (fung1 mun5) — (adjective) Plump (usually it refers to a woman's figure that is sexy and attra…
- 臨 (lam4) — (adjective) 1. Temporary; 2. Tentative; to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be …
- 義 (ji6) — (adjective) 1. Moral; righteous; (of family); Adoptive; (body part) Prosthetic;…
- 主旨 (zyu2 zi2) — (noun) 1. Subject; (of literature) Theme
- 之 (zi1) — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. i…
- 樂曲 (ngok6 kuk1) — (noun) Music
- 乳名 (jyu5 meng2) — (noun) Nickname
- 事先 (si6 sin1) — (adverb) Ahead
- 雲梯 (wan4 tai1) — (noun) Ladder fire truck
- 亮 (loeng6) — bright; clear; resonant; to shine; to show; to reveal; brightly, with understan…
- 亮光 (loeng6 gwong1) — (noun) Bright light
- 親手 (can1 sau2) — (verb) Done by oneself
- 親身 (can1 san1) — (adverb) Personally (= in person)
- 人士 (jan4 si6) — (noun) (A formal word of) folks
- 人頭 (jan4 tau4) — (noun) (of body part) Head
- 人手 (jan4 sau2) — (noun) Workforce
- 人道 (jan4 dou6) — (noun) Act of humanity
- 僅僅 (gan2 gan2) — (adverb) Just
- 從 (cung4) — (preposition, conjunction, adverb) Since; from; via; passing through; through (…
- 從事 (cung4 si6) — (verb) (of career) Work as (a teacher, clerk, etc.)
- 倉 (cong1) — barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship); a berth; sea; a warehouse; a …
- 以 (ji5) — to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date …
- 以 (jyu5) — to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date …
- 優 (jau1) — 1. excellent 2. superior 3. actor 4. winning 5. (slang) pull up (pants, etc)
- 傳授 (cyun4 sau6) — (verb) Impart
- 傳送 (cyun4 sung3) — (verb) 1. Sent; 2. Transmit
- 傳遞 (cyun4 dai6) — (noun) Courier
- 傷害 (soeng1 hoi6) — (noun) 1. Hurt; 2. Harm
- 伴 (bun6) — (preposition) Be with (someone)
- 何 (ho4) — 1. what 2. how 3. why 4. which 5. where 6. a surname 7. when
- 何妨 (ho4 fong4) — (Adverb) Why not (doing something);
- 例 (lai6) — example; precedent; rule; case; instance; regulation; conventional
- 侵蝕 (cam1 sik6) — (noun) (of chemistry) Corrosion
- 便飯 (bin6 faan6) — (noun) Simply home-make dishes
- 促使 (cuk1 si2) — (verb) Stimulate
- 俄 (ngo4) — suddenly; very soon; presently; Russian; shortened form of Russia
- 俄 (ngo5) — suddenly; very soon; presently; Russian; shortened form of Russia
- 俘虜 (fu1 lou5) — (noun) Hostage
- 保密 (bou2 mat6) — (verb) Keep something as a secret
- 保障 (bou2 zoeng3) — (noun) 1. Protection; (verb) Protect
- 傾心 (king1 sam1) — (verb) Sweep off feet
- 傾斜 (king1 ce4) — (adjective) Leaning
- 健全 (gin6 cyun4) — (adjective) Able-bodied
- 健美 (gin6 mei5) — (verb) Bodybuilding
- 像 (zoeng6) — (verb) 1. Look like; (noun); Statue; (of digital camera) 2. Pixel or amount of …
- 兒戲 (ji4 hei1) — (noun) Children game
- 兒歌 (ji4 go1) — (noun) (of song) Lullaby
- 充 (cung1) — to fill; to satisfy; to fulfill; to act in place of; substitute; sufficient; fu…
- 充沛 (cung1 pui3) — (verb) Fill up with
- 先禮後兵 (sin1 lai5 hau6 bing1) — (idiom) (figurative) Negotiation will be used to reach a solution before using …
- 光頭 (gwong1 tau4) — (adjective) (of tire) Bald (tires)
- 光陰 (gwong1 jam1) — (noun) Time (which usually refers to the valuable and memorable moment)
- 克 (hak1) — (noun) (of color) Alterative of Black in Chinese; to be able to; to subdue; to …
- 免疫 (min5 jik6) — (adjective) 1. Immune; (slang) Avoid doing something
- 黨 (dong2) — (noun) 1. Clique; 2. Faction; party; association; club; society M: 个gè [个]; gan…
- 入侵 (jap6 cam1) — (verb) Intrude
- 八角 (baat3 gok3) — (noun) Eighty cents
- 公事 (gung1 si6) — (noun) Business duty; task; matter; (slang) refers to poo
- 公告 (gung1 gou3) — (noun) Public declaration
- 公道 (gung1 dou6) — (noun) Justice
- 其 (kei4) — (1.) used in many idioms or sayings as rhetorical word; his; her; its; their; t…
- 具體 (geoi6 tai2) — (noun) Reification of (concepts, etc.)
- 內地 (noi6 dei6) — (noun) China
- 冒 (mou6) — (verb) 1. Taking risk (to do things); 2. Rise up (from water etc.); to emit; to…
- 冬季 (dung1 gwai3) — (noun) Winter season
- 馮 (fung4) — (noun) Chinese surname; a surname
- 冰糖 (bing1 tong4) — (noun) Rock sugar
- 衝鋒 (cung1 fung1) — (noun) Hit
- 冷門 (laang5 mun2) — (noun) Unpopular and infamous (subject, etc.)
- 減輕 (gaam2 heng1) — (verb) 1. Lower; 2. To alleviate
- 鳳 (fung6) — (noun) 1. Chicken; 2. Hooker; a male phoenix; symbol of joy; a prostitute, espe…
- 凱旋 (hoi2 syun4) — (noun) Victory
- 出土 (ceot1 tou2) — (adjective) (of archaeology) Excavated
- 出爾反爾 (ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5) — (idiom) To reverse someone's course or opinion
- 刁 (diu1) — (adjective) Picky (on food); artful; wicked; tricky
- 分散 (fan1 saan3) — (verb) 1. Distract; 2. Spit; (of financial terminology) 1. Decentralization; 2.…
- 列 (lit6) — (verb) 1. To list; 2. Display; (noun) Unit of train; to arrange; to line up; ro…
- 則 (zak1) — (conjunction) But; conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentenc…
- 創 (cong3) — (verb) 1. Innovate; 2. Establish; (adjective) (of injury) Traumatic; to begin; …
- 初戀 (co1 lyun2) — (noun) Puppy love
- 初期 (co1 kei4) — (noun) Primary phase
- 初級 (co1 kap1) — (noun) Entry level
- 判決 (pun3 kyut3) — (noun) (of law) Verdict
- 刮 (gwaat3) — (noun) Spatula; to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort; to blow (o…
- 刺 (ci3) — (adjective) 1. Stimulated; 2. Irritated; (noun) Splinter; thorn; sting; thrust;…
- 刻苦 (hak1 fu2) — (adjective) Arduous (work, etc.)
- 刻薄 (hak1 bok6) — (adjective) abrasive; mean and callous
- 前後 (cin4 hau6) — (noun) 1. Front and back; (of sequence) One go first and the next one goes afte…
- 前提 (cin4 tai4) — (noun) Precondition of; for
- 剔 (tik1) — (verb + noun) (loanword) Tick or " √ "; (noun) (Chinese writing) rising stroke;…
- 功勞 (gung1 lou4) — (noun) Tribute
- 加以 (gaa1 ji5) — (verb) (of maths) Plus
- 動力 (dung6 lik6) — (noun) Motivation
- 動手 (dung6 sau2) — (verb) 1. To start working on (something); 2. To strike (with hand)
- 動靜 (dung6 zing6) — (noun) (of action) Move
- 勢利 (sai3 lei6) — (adjective) Acquisitive
- 勾搭 (ngau1 daap3) — (verb) Seduce
- 區 (keoi1) — (noun) Chinese surname; area; region; district; small; distinguish M: 个gè [个]; …
- 半島 (bun3 dou2) — (noun) Usually refers to the Peninsula Hotel in Tsimshatsui Hong Kong
- 華 (waa4) — (noun) 1. Chinese or China; (adjective); Chinese; 2. Prosperous; 3. Luxurious; …
- 華裔 (waa4 jeoi6) — (adjective) Term refers to Western-born Chinese
- 卓 (coek3) — (adjective) Lofty; outstanding; profound; brilliant; lofty; tall and upright; a…
- 單調 (daan1 diu6) — (adjective) Samey
- 南昌 (naam4 coeng1) — (noun) Abbreviation of Nam Cheong Station, which is a station of West Rail Line…
- 即將 (zik1 zoeng1) — (adverb) Soon
- 即時 (zik1 si4) — (adjective) 1. Instant; (of news) Live
- 卻 (koek3) — (verb) Draw back; but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat;…
- 卸 (se3) — (slang) Deny (work or responsibility); to unload; to unhitch; to remove or stri…
- 歷來 (lik6 loi4) — (adverb) So far,…
- 歷程 (lik6 cing4) — (noun) Personal experience of a whole process of a situation; event etc.
- 參與 (caam1 jyu6) — (verb) 1. Anticipate; 2. Join
- 及 (kap6) — (verb); Match up;; Catch up (with time or someone); and; to reach; up to; in ti…
- 反抗 (faan2 kong3) — (preposition) Against;
- 叔父 (suk1 fu6) — (noun) Senior in a high level (of a specific field which usually refers to gang…
- 取代 (ceoi2 doi6) — (verb) Substitute
- 口吻 (hau2 man5) — (noun) The attitude of someone's said
- 口頭 (hau2 tau4) — (adverb) Verbally
- 口角 (hau2 gok3) — (verb) 1. Argue; (noun) Argument
- 另起爐灶 (ling6 hei2 lou4 zou3) — (idiom) To set up another business
- 叮囑 (ding1 zuk1) — (verb) Din something into someone
- 臺 (toi4) — (country) Abbreviation of Taiwan; platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; sta…
- 葉 (jip6) — (noun) Chinese surname; leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for s…
- 歎 (taan3) — (verb) 1. Acclaim; 2. Enjoy; to sigh; to gasp; to exclaim; to admire; to enjoy;…
- 嘰哩咕嚕 (gei1 li1 gu1 lou1) — (slang) if someone is "嘰哩咕嚕", it implies the listener does not know what the pe…
- 吃香 (hek3 hoeng1) — (noun) In high demand
- 各位 (gok3 wai2) — (noun) Everyone
- 合乎 (hap6 fu4) — (verb) 1. Meet; 2. Match with
- 合格 (hap6 gaak3) — (verb) Pass a quiz or exam
- 合適 (hap6 sik1) — (verb) Suit
- 弔 (diu3) — (verb) Reminisce; a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with; var…
- 同舟共濟 (tung4 zau1 gung6 zai3) — (idiom) people need to work and help each other in order to overcome all diffic…
- 後退 (hau6 teoi3) — (verb) 1. Backlash; 2. Back up (a car)
- 君 (gwan1) — (noun) King; monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler; sovereign; chief; a formal form o…
- 吾 (ng4) — (pronoun) Oneself; I; my (old); a surname
- 呈現 (cing4 jin6) — (verb) Show
- 告辭 (gou3 ci4) — (noun) Farewell
- 咀嚼 (zeoi2 zoek3) — (verb) (formal) Masticate
- 和藹 (wo4 oi2) — (adjective) Kind and gentle
- 咯 (gok3) — (idiophones) 1. Sound of knocking, clucking, chuckling, etc.; (final particle) …
- 哀求 (oi1 kau4) — (verb) To beg
- 品 (ban2) — (noun) Personality
- 哄 (hung3) — (verb) Coax; roar of laughter (onom.); to roar (as a crowd); to coax; to beguil…
- 哎 (aai1) — (adverb) ouch!; hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express sur…
- 哎喲 (aai1 jo1) — (interjection) Oops
- 哭泣 (huk1 jap1) — (verb) Cry
- 唉 (aai1) — (adverb) Alas; interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it'…
- 唐 (tong4) — (noun) 1. Chinese surname; (in Chinese history) Tang dynasty; (adjective) Chine…
- 喚醒 (wun6 sing2) — (verb) Arouse
- 商品 (soeng1 ban2) — (noun) Commercial goods
- 啜 (zyut3) — (verb) 1. Kiss; 2. To suck; to sip; to sob; to kiss; to eat; a surname
- 喘息 (cyun2 sik1) — (noun) (figurative) Break
- 嗯 (ng6) — (Adverb) 1. Eh?; 2. Interjection to show agreement; (a groaning sound)
- 嘛 (maa3) — (adjective) So so (only in reduplication, "嘛嘛"); modal particle indicating that…
- 嘞 (laak3) — (final particle) Surely; sentence-final particle similar to 了le [了], but carryi…
- 嘲笑 (zaau1 siu3) — (verb) Mock
- 噏 (kap1) — (verb) 1. Say; 2. Prattle on;
- 器皿 (hei3 ming5) — (suffix) –ware
- 回頭 (wui4 tau4) — (verb) Go back (to a place e.g. workplace)
- 回歸 (wui4 gwai1) — (verb) 1. Revert back; for HongKongese, the word "回歸" always refers to Hong Kon…
- 回扣 (wui4 kau3) — (noun) Rebate
- 困擾 (kwan3 jiu5) — (adjective) Be plagued
- 固定 (gu3 ding6) — (adjective) Stable (income, job, etc.)
- 在 (zoi6) — (preposition) 1. On, in, at; (verb) Be (alive); (located) at; (to be) in; to ex…
- 堅固 (gin1 gu3) — (adjective) Strong and solid
- 埠 (fau6) — (noun) 1. Town; 2. City
- 堡壘 (bou2 leoi5) — (noun) Castle
- 境界 (ging2 gaai3) — (noun) 1. Ambit; 2. Bound
- 聲望 (sing1 mong6) — (noun) Reputation
- 復活 (fuk6 wut6) — (noun) 1. Easter- (e.g. Easter-eggs); (verb) Bring someone back to life after d…
- 外孫 (ngoi6 syun1) — (noun) Grandchildren
- 外甥女 (ngoi6 sang1 neoi2) — (noun) Niece
- 多麼 (do1 mo1) — (noun) So (used to emphases the degree of someone say)
- 大眾 (daai6 zung3) — (noun) 1. Folks; (adjective) Public
- 大地 (daai6 dei6) — (noun) The World
- 大班 (daai6 baan1) — (noun) 1. Rich or powerful person; 2. Big group (of people)
- 大約 (daai6 joek3) — (adverb) About
- 失意 (sat1 ji3) — (adjective) Low spirit
- 失手 (sat1 sau2) — (verb) Make a mistake
- 奪取 (dyut6 ceoi2) — (verb) Snatch
- 奪目 (dyut6 muk6) — (adjective) Eye-catching
- 奉獻 (fung6 hin3) — (noun) 1. Devotion; 2. Donation
- 奮鬥 (fan5 dau3) — (verb) To fight
- 契約 (kai3 joek3) — (noun) Deed
- 女性 (neoi5 sing3) — (noun) (of gender) Woman
- 女生 (neoi5 sang1) — (noun) Female
- 她 (taa1) — (pronoun) Her; she; her
- 好聽 (hou2 teng1) — (adjective) (of music) 1. Great (so someone loves it); (of the words in convers…
- 好話 (hou2 waa2) — (verb) 1. Condemn; 2. Blame; 3. Criticize (used before a pronoun)
- 如 (jyu4) — (verb) Like; as; as if; such as; supposing; like; as good as; according to; to …
- 如何 (jyu4 ho4) — (question) What do someone think?
- 妨礙 (fong4 ngoi6) — (verb) 1. Thwart; 2. Impede
- 始祖 (ci2 zou2) — (noun) Ancestor
- 媾 (gau3) — (slang ) To pick or chase a sexual partner; to marry; to copulate; to make frie…
- 孱 (caan3) — (adjective) Weak and feeble; (dialect) weakling; coward; frail
- 寧 (ning4) — (adverb) Would rather (do one thing than the other); peaceful; to pacify; to vi…
- 守 (sau2) — (verb) 1. Hold to; 2. Remain; to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by t…
- 安定 (on1 ding6) — (verb) 1. Settle down; (of immigration) 2. Settlement
- 宛 (jyun2) — (adverb) Seemingly; winding; as if; seemingly; to seem; meandering
- 寶石 (bou2 sek6) — (noun) Gemstone
- 審判 (sam2 pun3) — (noun) Judgment
- 審理 (sam2 lei5) — (verb) 1. Examine; (of law) Be on trial
- 審美 (sam2 mei5) — (adjective) Judgement of Aesthetic
- 客觀 (haak3 gun1) — (noun) Objective prospective
- 害 (hoi6) — (adjective) 1. Damage; 2. Harmful
- 害處 (hoi6 cyu3) — (noun) Disadvantage
- 寬敞 (fun1 cong2) — (adjective) Roomy
- 密切 (mat6 cit3) — (noun) (of relationship) Bond of; with
- 寡 (gwaa2) — (adjective) (taste of food) Tasteless and blank; few; scant; widowed; alone; ta…
- 對話 (deoi3 waa6) — (noun) Conversation
- 導師 (dou6 si1) — (noun) Mentor
- 導彈 (dou6 daan2) — (noun) (figurative) Big boobs
- 封閉 (fung1 bai3) — (verb) Block
- 尖 (zim1) — (adjective) Top-graded (e.g. students); point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; point…
- 就是 (zau6 si6) — (verb) Something is…
- 盡力 (zeon6 lik6) — (verb) Try one's best
- 層次 (cang4 ci3) — (noun) Layer
- 屐 (kek6) — (adjective) (figurative) Work too hard (with feeling of dejected)
- 岌 (kap1) — (adjective) 1. Unsteady; 2. Shaky; lofty peak; perilous; steep; high; shaky; sw…
- 嶺南 (ling5 naam4) — (noun) Abbreviation of Lingnan University in Hong Kong
- 崇高 (sung4 gou1) — (adjective) Noble
- 崩潰 (bang1 kui2) — (noun) 1. Breakdown; 2. Meltdown
- 州 (zau1) — (noun) A piece of land surrounded by water; prefecture; (old) province; (old) a…
- 巧妙 (haau2 miu6) — (adjective) Nifty
- 已 (ji5) — It is a verb indicate things have been finished; done; already; to stop; then; …
- 市民 (si5 man4) — (noun) Citizen
- 師範 (si1 faan6) — (noun) Education
- 幫忙 (bong1 mong4) — (verb) Give someone a hand
- 常務 (soeng4 mou6) — (noun) 1. General duty; (adjective) (of employment) General assistant
- 常常 (soeng4 soeng4) — (adverb) Always
- 常用 (soeng4 jung6) — (adjective) 1. Common; (verb) Use all the time
- 幢 (zong6) — (noun) (Unit of building) Block; block of, a quantifier for buildings
- 幹 (gon3) — (noun) Capability; tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; cap…
- 幹線 (gon3 sin3) — (noun) 1. Route 1; 2; 3
- 平板 (ping4 baan2) — (noun) Flat screen
- 平穩 (ping4 wan2) — (adjective) Stable
- 廣泛 (gwong2 faan3) — (adjective) Widespread
- 庇護 (bei3 wu6) — (adjective) Sheltered
- 床鋪 (cong4 pou1) — (noun) Bedding
- 建設 (gin3 cit3) — (noun) Infrastructure
- 開工 (hoi1 gung1) — (verb) Start working
- 開支 (hoi1 zi1) — (noun) Spending
- 開車 (hoi1 ce1) — (verb) Start a car engine and drive
- 弱點 (joek6 dim2) — (noun) Weakness
- 當前 (dong1 cin4) — (adverb) 1. At this moment; 2. Currently
- 當家 (dong1 gaa1) — (noun) The authority of a household
- 當心 (dong1 sam1) — (verb) Be caution
- 當面 (dong1 min2) — (verb) Face to face
- 徹底 (cit3 dai2) — (adverb) Completely
- 徐 (ceoi4) — (noun) Chinese surname; slowly; gently; a surname; leisurely; gradual
- 必 (bit1) — (adverb) Surely
- 必需 (bit1 seoi1) — (verb) 1. Has or have to; (modal verb); Must (noun) Must
- 念 (nim6) — (verb) Think of; to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read a…
- 忽 (fat1) — (slang) Bum; to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly; unit of measurement …
- 懷念 (waai4 nim6) — (verb) 1. Miss; (adjective) Memorable
- 思 (si1) — (verb) 1. Miss; 2. To think of; (noun) 1. Idea; 2. Thinking; to think; to consi…
- 急忙 (gap1 mong4) — (adjective) Urgent
- 怨 (jyun3) — (verb) 1. Grumble; (noun) Resentment; to blame; to complain; to resent; hatred;…
- 戀 (lyun2) — (adjective) Beloved; to feel attached to; to long for; to love
- 恐嚇 (hung2 haak3) — (verb) 1. Intimidate; (of legal terminology) Extortion
- 恩人 (jan1 jan4) — (noun) Savior
- 恩將仇報 (jan1 zoeng1 sau4 bou3) — (saying) Forget one's benevolent favor but treat one with enmity instead
- 恩情 (jan1 cing4) — (noun) the grace or deep gratitude for friends
- 恩惠 (jan1 wai6) — (adjective) Grateful
- 惡意 (ok3 ji3) — (adjective) Malicious
- 惡霸 (ok3 baa3) — (noun) (old) Despot of feudalism;
- 悲慘 (bei1 caam2) — (adjective) Extremely sad
- 悲痛 (bei1 tung3) — (adjective) Grief-stricken
- 情趣 (cing4 ceoi3) — (noun) Sparkle (in a relationship, life, etc.)
- 驚動 (ging1 dung6) — (verb) Startle
- 愁 (sau4) — (adjective) 1. Sad; 2. Worried; to worry about; anxiety; gloomy; sadness; melan…
- 感 (gam2) — (verb) Get a cold
- 感慨 (gam2 koi3) — (verb) Lament
- 願 (jyun6) — (noun) 1. Wish; (adjective) Voluntary; to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; …
- 慈悲 (ci4 bei1) — (noun) (of Buddhism) Karuṇā
- 慌忙 (fong1 mong4) — (verb) 1. Hustle out frantically; (adjective) Frantic
- 慢慢 (maan6 maan2) — (verb) Take someone's time
- 憧憬 (cung1 ging2) — (verb) 1. Positive vision for future; 2. Long for (a wonderful future)
- 懂 (dung2) — (verb) Know
- 懊悔 (ou3 fui3) — (adjective) 1. Rueful; (verb) Rue
- 懦弱 (no6 joek6) — (adjective) 1. Craven; 2. Timorous
- 成果 (sing4 gwo2) — (noun) Outcome of
- 成長 (sing4 zoeng2) — (verb) Grow up (with; in etc.)
- 所 (so2) — (adjective) Entire; actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, in…
- 手下 (sau2 haa6) — (noun) Assistant
- 手法 (sau2 faat3) — (noun) Way or method of someone to handle a situation; work etc.
- 才能 (coi4 nang4) — (conjunction) So that (someone) can
- 扎 (zaat3) — (verb) Struggle; to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifi…
- 紮 (zaat3) — (verb) To get promoted; to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc:…
- 打氣 (daa2 hei3) — (verb) Pump someone up;
- 扶 (fu4) — (verb) To hold (with something e.g. handrail); to support with the hand; to hel…
- 批判 (pai1 pun3) — (verb) Judge
- 承受 (sing4 sau6) — (verb) 1. Undergo; 2. Endure
- 抆 (man5) — (verb) (of construction) Plaster; to wipe; to smooth out
- 投胎 (tau4 toi1) — (noun) Metempsychosis
- 拃 (zaa6) — (noun) 1. Handful (Unit of sand); 2. Group (unit of people); (verb) 1. Interrup…
- 拉扯 (laai1 ce2) — (verb) Argue with pulling and pushing
- 拘 (keoi1) — (verb) To arrest; to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidly to; …
- 括弧 (kut3 wu4) — (punctuation) "( )"
- 拳 (kyun4) — (noun) The style of Chinese kung fu with fist e.g. Tai Chi Chuan
- 挾 (hip6) — (adjective) Tight or cramped; to coerce; to cherish
- 掙 (zang1) — (verb) Throw off; to struggle; to strive; to endeavour
- 據 (geoi3) — (noun) (of documentation) 1. Proof; 2. Evidence; according to; to act in accord…
- 捽 (zyut6) — (verb) (of DJ) 1. To scratch (music disc); die (without any sign suddenly); to …
- 掌 (zoeng2) — (noun) Palmology; palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; …
- 接吻 (zip3 man5) — (adjective) Making out
- 揭露 (kit3 lou6) — (verb) Unveil
- 攪拌 (gaau2 bun6) — (verb) To mix
- 搬家 (bun1 gaa1) — (noun) Moving
- 摩 (mo1) — (verb) Touch; to rub; to scour; friction; to massage; to touch; to research; to…
- 摩擦 (mo1 caat3) — (verb) 1. Rub; (noun) Argument
- 撤銷 (cit3 siu1) — (verb) Cancel
- 操心 (cou1 sam1) — (verb) Concern; (of sarcasm) none of someone's business
- 收容 (sau1 jung4) — (verb) Accept (refugee)
- 收益 (sau1 jik1) — (noun) (of accounting or economy) Revenue
- 收藏 (sau1 cong4) — (verb) Hide
- 收費 (sau1 fai3) — (noun) Fee
- 放低 (fong3 dai1) — (verb) 1. Put something down; 2. Let go (with something)
- 放大 (fong3 daai6) — (verb) Zoom in
- 放心 (fong3 sam1) — (phrasal adverb) Don't worry!
- 放火 (fong3 fo2) — (verb) Provoke someone into (doing) something
- 故 (gu3) — (adjective) Departed; happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; …
- 故鄉 (gu3 hoeng1) — (noun) Hometown
- 教學 (gaau3 hok6) — (adjective) Educational
- 教誨 (gaau3 fui3) — (noun) 1. Doctrine; (verb) Edify
- 方案 (fong1 on3) — (noun) 1. Method; 2. Scheme
- 方針 (fong1 zam1) — (noun) Direction and focus
- 於 (jyu1) — (preposition) 1. On (a particular day; date); 2. In or at (place and time); (ve…
- 施 (si1) — (noun) Chinese surname; to grant; to give; to bestow; to act; to carry out; to …
- 時刻 (si4 hak1) — (noun) 1. Time; (adverb) 2. Any time
- 時尚 (si4 soeng6) — (noun) Chic
- 明媚 (ming4 mei4) — (adjective) Delightful and enchanting
- 明火 (ming4 fo2) — (noun) Fire
- 春光 (ceon1 gwong1) — (slang) Usually refers to a woman accidentally flashing her underwear
- 晦氣 (fui3 hei3) — (adjective) Crude and irritated
- 普及 (pou2 kap6) — (adjective) Widespread
- 暗示 (am3 si6) — (verb) 1. Imply; (noun) Implication
- 更改 (gang1 goi2) — (verb) Change
- 曾 (cang4) — (noun) Chinese surname; (of familiar generation) great-grand; once; already; ev…
- 服裝 (fuk6 zong1) — (noun) Outfit
- 朗讀 (long5 duk6) — (verb) Recite
- 本錢 (bun2 cin4) — (noun) Cost
- 樸素 (pok3 sou3) — (noun) Simplicity
- 機密 (gei1 mat6) — (adjective) Confidential
- 杜絕 (dou6 zyut6) — (verb) To stop completely
- 來歷 (loi4 lik6) — (noun) Derivation
- 來源 (loi4 jyun4) — (verb) Originate from; in; with
- 林 (lam4) — (noun) Chinese surname; woods; forest M: 片piàn [片]; circle(s) (i.e. specific gr…
- 梘 (gaan2) — (noun) 1. Soap; 2. Lye; bamboo conduit; wooden peg; spout; same as 笕; soap
- 查問 (caa4 man6) — (verb) 1. To survey; 2. To interrogate; 3. Question
- 柯 (o1) — (noun) Chinese surname; handle of ax; stem; a surname; to urinate; to defecate
- 核心 (hat6 sam1) — (noun) (of computer) Kernel
- 格外 (gaak3 ngoi6) — (adverb) 1. Additionally; 2. Extraordinarily; (adjective) Extra
- 桂冠 (gwai3 gun1) — (noun) (figurative) 1. Glory and honour; 2.Laureate
- 框 (kwaang1) — (verb) To limit (into a frame)
- 案 (on3) — (noun) 1. Plan; 2. Draft; (legal) case; incident; record; file; table; proposal…
- 桑 (song1) — (fruit) Mulberry; mulberry tree; a surname
- 梁 (loeng4) — (noun) Chinese surname; beam of roof; bridge; a surname; Liang dynasty; Liang s…
- 檢舉 (gim2 geoi2) — (verb) To report and prosecute (a crime)
- 檢察 (gim2 caat3) — (noun) Prosecution
- 檢點 (gim2 dim2) — (verb) Behave
- 檢討 (gim2 tou2) — (verb) Evaluate
- 植 (zik6) — (verb) 1. Transplant; 2. Implant; 3. Grow; (noun) 1. Vegetation; (adjective) Bo…
- 椰 (je4) — (noun) (food or ingredient that made with coconut) Coconut- (e.g. coconut milk)…
- 楷 (kaai2) — (noun) (in Chinese calligraphy) Regular script; model; pattern; script style in…
- 概要 (koi3 jiu3) — (noun) 1. Summary; 2. Overview
- 欖 (laam5) — (verb) To hug; to cuddle; olive
- 模樣 (mou4 joeng6) — (noun) (of industry) 1. Look; style of a mold; 2. Sample making by a mold
- 模範 (mou4 faan6) — (noun) Role model
- 橛 (gyut6) — (noun) 1. Section; 2. Chuck; chunk; section; part
- 步兵 (bou6 bing1) — (noun) (of army) Infantryman
- 死有餘辜 (sei2 jau5 jyu4 gu1) — (saying) Deserve to die
- 殘骸 (caan4 haai4) — (noun) Debris
- 比例 (bei2 lai6) — (noun) Ratio
- 畢 (bat1) — (adjective) Entire; the whole of; to finish; to complete; full; finished; a sur…
- 民歌 (man4 go1) — (noun) Folk music
- 民生 (man4 sang1) — (noun) People's day-to-day life
- 氣味 (hei3 mei6) — (noun) Smell
- 氣質 (hei3 zat1) — (noun) 1. Air quality; (of human) Characteristic
- 氣魄 (hei3 paak3) — (adjective) Quality of breadth of acceptance
- 水利 (seoi2 lei6) — (adjective) Hydraulic
- 水桶 (seoi2 tung2) — (noun) Water bucket
- 汽 (hei3) — (noun) Gas; steam; vapor; gas
- 沒 (mut6) — (determiner) 1. No (e.g. no fun); (preposition) Be without; (adjective) submerg…
- 滄桑 (cong1 song1) — (adjective) Vicissitudes of someone's life
- 泉 (cyun4) — (noun) 1. Fountain; 2. The Underworld; spring (small stream); mouth of a spring…
- 泊 (bok6) — (verb) (of vehicle) 1. Park; (of boat) 2. Berth; lake; Taiwan pr. [bó]; to stay…
- 潑 (put3) — (adjective) Vigorous; to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish
- 洪 (hung4) — (noun) Chinese surname; flood; big; great; a surname
- 濁 (zuk6) — (verb) 1. Choke; (adjective) Unclear; turbid; muddy; impure; dirty; filthy; rau…
- 瀏覽 (lau4 laam5) — (verb) Surf (the Net)
- 海口 (hoi2 hau2) — (noun) Usually refers to the Haikou city in Hainan Island
- 澗 (gaan3) — (noun) Creek; mountain stream; brook; ravine
- 深入 (sam1 jap6) — (verb) Get into (a place)
- 深造 (sam1 cou3) — (adjective) (of study) 1. Advanced; (verb) Gong on to further study or research
- 清白 (cing1 baak6) — (adjective) Cleared (= not guilty)
- 清醒 (cing1 sing2) — (noun) Clear mind
- 漬 (zik1) — (adjective) (from Japanese) Pickle; to soak; to be stained; floodwater; livesto…
- 渠道 (keoi4 dou6) — (noun) Sewer
- 渡 (dou6) — (verb) (of time, vacation, etc.) Spend; to cross over; to pass through; to ferr…
- 溫 (wan1) — (adjective) (of personality) 1. Gentle; (noun) Chinese surname; warm; lukewarm;…
- 渴 (hot3) — (verb) 1. Look for (something eagerly); 2. Crave; thirsty; yearningly
- 濕度 (sap1 dou6) — (noun) Humidity
- 滴 (dik6) — (adjective) 1. Dripping; (Onomatopoeia) Pitter – patter (sound of rainfall drip…
- 潦草 (liu2 cou2) — (noun) Kind of writing
- 潲 (saau3) — (noun) Hogwash; driving rain; to fall slantwise; to slant in; to sprinkle; to s…
- 澄清 (cing4 cing1) — (noun) Clarification
- 激動 (gik1 dung6) — (adjective) Extremely emotional
- 激勵 (gik1 lai6) — (verb) 1. To motivate; 2. To stimulate
- 激情 (gik1 cing4) — (adjective) 1. Passionate; 2. Fervid
- 激烈 (gik1 lit6) — (adjective) Vehement
- 灌溉 (gun3 koi3) — (verb) To water
- 火葬 (fo2 zong3) — (noun) Cremation
- 灰心 (fui1 sam1) — (adjective) Disheartened
- 爐 (lou4) — (noun) Burner; stove; furnace; fireplace; oven
- 炮火 (paau3 fo2) — (noun) (figurative) War
- 點綴 (dim2 zeoi6) — (verb) 1. Embellished; (noun) Embellishment
- 熱潮 (jit6 ciu4) — (noun) Popular trend
- 熱量 (jit6 loeng6) — (noun) Calorie
- 爪 (zaau2) — (noun) 1. Talon; 2. Paw; claw; fingernail; talon; animal feet
- 愛撫 (oi3 fu2) — (noun) (of foreplay) Touching
- 牛皮 (ngau4 pei4) — (slang) 1. Stubborn (when using in "牛皮燈籠"); (of paper); Kraft; (of skin disease…
- 牧場 (muk6 coeng4) — (noun) Farm
- 犬 (hyun2) — (adjective) Canine; dog; radical number 94; canine; my son
- 狀 (zong6) — (noun) 1. Attorney; 2. Form; 3. Status; 4. Record (of reward); (adjective); acc…
- 狼狽 (long4 bui3) — (adjective) Do not know what to do or how to manage in a plight
- 猜 (caai1) — (verb) 1. Conjecture; 2. Play (hand game e.g. Rock-paper-scissors); to guess; t…
- 獻 (hin3) — (food) Gravy; to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on …
- 率先 (seot1 sin1) — (verb) To take the lead firstly
- 球員 (kau4 jyun4) — (noun) Player of ball game (e.g. football player)
- 理睬 (lei5 coi2) — (verb) To give response
- 理論 (lei5 leon6) — (verb) Discuss
- 琴 (kam4) — (music instrument) Piano; guqin or zither, cf 古琴gǔqín [古琴]; musical instrument …
- 甚 (sam6) — (adverb) Very; what; fast; very much; quite; considerably; great extent; to exc…
- 生平 (sang1 ping4) — (noun) (of book; writing) Biography
- 生氣 (saang1 hei3) — (adjective) Mad
- 甲 (gaap3) — (noun) Grade A; (of soccer) Premier (League); first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十…
- 男性 (naam4 sing3) — (noun) (of gender) Man
- 暢銷 (coeng3 siu1) — (adjective) Best-selling
- 略 (loek6) — (adjective) Briefly; plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob…
- 畸形 (kei1 jing4) — (noun) (of Illness and Disability) Malformation
- 疏 (so1) — (adjective) Unfamiliar (with a skill, relationship of relatives, etc.); to dred…
- 瘋狂 (fung1 kong4) — (adjective) Insane
- 痣 (zi3) — (noun) Naevus; birthmark; mole
- 瘟 (wan1) — (slang) Spend a lot of time hanging out; dating with someone's boy or girl –fri…
- 瘦削 (sau3 soek3) — (adjective) 1. Thin; 2. Skinny
- 癱 (taan1) — (noun) 1. Cripple; (adjective) Cripple; paralyzed; to become weak; feeble; brea…
- 白肉 (baak6 juk6) — (noun) (of meat) White meat
- 皇 (wong4) — (noun) King; emperor; old variant of 惶huáng [惶]; ruler; superior; imperial; roy…
- 皇上 (wong4 soeng6) — (noun) King
- 皺 (zau3) — (verb) Frown; to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease; to crumple; crinkled; knitted
- 監察 (gaam1 caat3) — (verb) Observe
- 看見 (hon3 gin3) — (adverb) Initially
- 瞄準 (miu4 zeon2) — (verb) Target at
- 矛 (maau4) — (adjective) 1. Dishonest; 2. Crafty; 3. Deceitful; 4. Cunning; 5. Tricky; spear…
- 短暫 (dyun2 zaam6) — (adjective) Transient
- 砂糖 (saa1 tong4) — (food) Sugar
- 破爛 (po3 laan6) — (adjective) Broken
- 示 (si6) — (verb) 1. Announce; 2. Notify; 3. To instruct;; Treated as; (noun) Notice; to s…
- 示威 (si6 wai1) — (verb) Protest
- 禮服 (lai5 fuk6) — (clothing) Formal Wear
- 社 (se5) — (noun) 1. Organisation; 2. Association; society; group; club; agency; (old) god…
- 視野 (si6 je5) — (noun) Vision
- 祝 (zuk1) — (verb) 1. Celebrate; (noun) Chinese surname; to wish; to express good wishes; t…
- 神明 (san4 ming4) — (noun) Divinity
- 禽 (kam4) — (verb) 1. Grab; 2. Catch; 3. Arrest; generic term for birds and animals; fowls;…
- 私 (si1) — (adjective) 1. Secretive; 2. Clandestine; (noun) Contraband; personal; private;…
- 租約 (zou1 joek3) — (noun) Rental contract
- 程 (cing4) — (noun) 1. Agenda; 2. Chinese surname; rule; order; regulations; formula; journe…
- 穗 (seoi6) — (noun) Abbreviation of Guangzhou; ear of grain; fringe; tassel; candle snuff; c…
- 立即 (laap6 zik1) — (adverb) Now
- 立志 (laap6 zi3) — (verb) To set goal
- 立方 (lap6 fong1) — (adjective) Cubic
- 立法 (laap6 faat3) — (adjective) Legislative (council)
- 競選 (ging6 syun2) — (noun) 1. Campaign; 2. Competition
- 竭力 (kit3 lik6) — (verb) Do someone's best
- 符合 (fu4 hap6) — (verb) 1. To match; 2. To qualify
- 策略 (caak3 loek6) — (noun) 1. Strategy; (adjective) Strategic
- 篩 (sai1) — (utensil) 1. Sieve or sifter; (verb) Sift through; to filter; to sift; to sieve…
- 簡稱 (gaan2 cing1) — (noun) Initial
- 箍 (ku1) — (verb) (of relationship) 1. To salvage or to fix; (of teeth) do braces; (noun);…
- 類型 (leoi6 jing4) — (noun) Kind
- 粉碎 (fan2 seoi3) — (verb) 1. Destroy; 2. Break
- 粗 (cou1) — (adjective) 1. Unrefined; 2. Inattentive; 3. Careless; coarse; rough; thick (fo…
- 粗暴 (cou1 bou6) — (adjective) 1. Violent; 2. Abusive
- 糜 (mei4) — (noun) 1. Congee; 2. Paste; (adjective) Rotten; millet; rice gruel; congee; mas…
- 係 (hai6) — (Cantonese) to be; to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literar…
- 緊密 (gan2 mat6) — (adjective) Tightly close
- 繁華 (faan4 waa4) — (adjective) Prosperous
- 糾纏 (gau2 cin4) — (verb) 1. Intertwine; Entangle
- 納稅 (naap6 seoi3) — (noun) Tax or taxation
- 紐 (nau2) — (noun) Refer to New Zealand; to turn; to wrench; button; nu (Greek letter Νν); …
- 線條 (sin3 tiu4) — (noun) (of body) Outline
- 練 (lin6) — (adjective) Experienced; to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's ski…
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