proper noun — Baidu, China's dominant web search engine and the company behind it

name — Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997), the leader who launched China's reform and opening

proper noun — the Yellow River, the second-longest river in China

proper noun — the United Nations, the international body founded in 1945 to keep peace among nations

noun — a Muslim; a follower of Islam

proper noun — the Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the last imperial dynasty of China, ruled by the Manchu house

proper noun — Zhejiang, a wealthy coastal province south of Shanghai, capital Hangzhou

verb — to defend (a case, a person); noun — defence

verb — to debate; noun — a debate

noun — changes, vicissitudes (over time)

verb — to identify; to make out; to tell apart by looking

verb — to recognize and distinguish; to identify (often by machine)

verb — to adapt, to be flexible; noun — flexibility

verb — to deform, to change shape; noun — deformation

noun — a villa, a country house (a second home away from one's main residence)

noun — a boundary; a border between territories

verb — to compile and write, to author (a textbook, programme, software)

verb — to draw up, compile (a budget, plan, table); to organize into a structure

verb — to weave, knit, braid; to fabricate (a story, a dream)

noun — a label, a tag

noun — a slogan, a banner line

noun — a horizontal inscribed board, a plaque (hung over a door or hall)

verb — to depreciate, to devalue (currency, an asset)

verb — to declare one's feelings openly; to express, to make clear

verb — to vote on; noun — a formal vote, a decision by ballot

verb — to make clear, to state plainly, to indicate

verb — to pay a formal call on, call on (officially or courteously)

verb — to handle a case; to work a legal or criminal investigation

noun — a peninsula

noun — a semiconductor

verb — to handle, to process, to deal with (paperwork, affairs)

verb — to report a crime or incident (to the police)

noun — a report form; a statement or tabular report (financial, statistical)

noun — payment, reward, remuneration for work done

verb — to retaliate, take revenge; noun — retaliation

noun — aspiration, ambition; the goal one carries within

verb — to erupt, to break out, to burst forth

verb — to declare goods at customs; to clear customs

verb — to quote a price; noun — a quotation, a quoted price

noun — the press; newspapers and periodicals (collectively)

verb — to expose, lay bare, reveal (what was hidden)

noun — retribution; the deserved consequence of one's deeds (karma)

noun — torrential rain, a rainstorm, a downpour

verb — to explode; to blow up

noun — newspapers; the print press (often 報章雜誌)

noun — white paper (an official government report on a policy issue)

noun — seashell

noun — a multiple (math); the factor by which something is multiplied

verb — to recite from memory, to memorize and recite

adjective — essential, indispensable; that must be kept ready

adverb — surely, certainly, without fail

verb — to close a meeting; to adjourn a session

adverb — after all; in the end (when all is said)

verb — to close (a ceremony, a meeting, an event); to lower the curtain

noun — a hospital bed; a sickbed

noun — a virus (biological, or a malicious computer program)

verb — to break out at the same time; to occur alongside (esp. a complication of an illness)

verb — to be not (really); is by no means

noun — a patient; the sick and afflicted

noun — germ; pathogenic bacteria

verb — to stand side by side; to rank equally, be juxtaposed

adverb — have not at all, did not in fact (emphatic negation of the past)

verb — to give equal weight to, lay equal stress on (two things)

verb — to take refuge; to flee from danger or disaster

adj/adverb — inevitable; bound to be so

adverb/noun — all one's life; lifelong

adj — out-of-the-way and cut off (a place); blocked up; ill-informed

verb — to be essential, to be indispensable

verb — to prevent pregnancy; to use contraception

noun — the value of a currency; the purchasing power of money

noun — a nostril

verb — to grapple, to fight hand to hand, to struggle fiercely; noun — a fight, a struggle

noun — exposition, exhibition, fair; expo

noun — infantry, foot soldiers

noun — pace, tempo (of marching, working, acting together)

noun — military unit; troops

adj — unequal, varying, of differing amount

adjective — extraordinary, out of the ordinary, remarkable

adverb — might as well, there's no harm in (doing something)

adj — unlawful, illegal; lawless

adjective — unfair, unjust; noun — unfairness

verb — to fall short of, not be as good as; phrase — too late to (do something)

verb — cannot bear, cannot withstand; adjective — utterly (after a bad state), in a wretched state

conj — unexpectedly, who would have thought; contrary to expectation

noun — tribe; a tribal community or settlement

adj — unfavorable, disadvantageous, harmful (to)

adj — dissatisfied, discontented; noun — discontent

verb — to not allow, to not tolerate; to leave no room for

adv — from time to time, every now and then; at any moment

noun — a part, a region (of the body or an object)

adj — unworthy, undutiful (esp. of a son who does not take after his forebears)

adj — unflagging, tireless, unremitting

verb — to not spare; to be willing to (go to any length, pay any price)

verb — to be unsuitable, not advisable

verb phrase — won't lead to, won't result in; not such as to

verb — to arrange, to set out, to lay out (a room, a task, a plan); noun — the arrangement

verb phrase — won't go so far as to; not to the point of; surely not

verb phrase — won't go so far as to; not to the point of; surely not

noun — step, stage, procedure (in a sequence)

adv — unconsciously, without realizing it, before one knows it

adj — inaccurate, off the mark, unreliable

adjective — inconvenient, awkward; noun — inconvenience

noun — real estate, immovable property (land and buildings)

adjective — ineffective, failing to do one's job well, lax (of effort or handling)

phrase — no fewer than, not less than (a stated amount); also "cannot get … down"

noun — the Eight Trigrams (of the I Ching); gossip, gossipy

verb — to issue, to confer, to promulgate (a prize, certificate, decree)

verb — to present an award, to hand out a prize

noun — a cloth-wrapped bundle; figuratively a burden or hang-up one carries; (in crosstalk) the punchline

verb — to surround, encircle; to close in on from all sides

noun — the Eight Characters: a person's birth-time horoscope chart

adjective — pessimistic; taking a hopeless view

adjective/noun — grieved, sorrowful; grief, sorrow

verb — to collapse, break down, fall apart (of a system, an army, a mind)

verb — to gallop, to surge, to rush forward (of horses or water)

noun — undergraduate study; a bachelor's-degree program

noun — ability, skill, capability (the know-how one has in oneself)

pronoun — itself, in itself, per se

noun — one's own standpoint or station; (finance) the standard a currency is based on (e.g. gold standard)

noun — inherent nature, true character (the disposition one is born with)

noun — military strength; troop numbers

noun — a blade; weapons (with cutting edges)

noun — guesthouse, hotel

verb — to broadcast, to air (a programme on TV or radio)

verb — to spread to; to affect (as ripples reach outward)

noun — waves; billows

verb/noun — to exploit, to bleed dry (of labour, the poor); exploitation

verb — to monopolize, to keep a tight grip on (power, control); to keep hold of (oneself)

noun — encyclopedia (short for 百科全書); the full range of fields of knowledge

verb — to break free of; to shake off (something clinging)

noun — version; edition

verb — to keep, take charge of (something for safekeeping); to guarantee, vouch for sure

verb/adj — to reach saturation, to be saturated, full to capacity

verb — to keep, retain; to hold back, reserve

noun — bowling; a bowling ball

adj — full, plump, brimming

noun — a nanny, a child-minder, a domestic carer

verb — to keep intact, to preserve whole; noun — security (a guard, security service, in Taiwan)

noun — a gem, a precious stone

noun — insurance; adj — safe, secure

verb — (of a deity, ancestor) to bless and protect, to watch over

noun — precious jade; a treasured gem

verb — to take care of oneself (esp. one's health); take care!

verb — to keep order, ensure safety; noun — a security guard

noun — a handle, a grip (the part you take hold of)

verb — to grasp, to seize (an opportunity); noun — certainty, assurance

pronoun — each other; one another; both sides

noun — proportion; ratio

verb — to take down in writing; noun — a written record, transcript (esp. of testimony)

noun — ratio, proportion, rate

verb — to compare, to liken (one thing to another)

noun — a metaphor, an analogy; verb — to liken, to figure as

noun — a pen pal

noun — proportion, the weight one part carries in the whole; (physics) specific gravity

verb — to supplement; to add to; to replenish

verb — to supply, to replenish; noun — supplies, provisioning

verb — to remedy, to make good a mistake or damage after the fact

noun — a mammal

verb — to found; to establish; to set up (a school, company, paper)

verb — to found, to establish (an organization, a school, a theory)

verb — to start a business, to found an enterprise

verb — to spread; to disseminate; to broadcast

verb — to pass along, to relay, to convey (a message, an object, a signal)

noun — a legend; adj — legendary

adj — vivid, lifelike (of a portrait, description, performance)

verb — to pass on (knowledge or skill), to impart, to teach

noun — ships, vessels (collective term)

adj — vertical; perpendicular

noun — a wound; trauma (physical or emotional)

verb — to shuttle back and forth, weave through

verb — to brag, to talk big, to boast

verb — to tremble, shiver, shake

verb — to advocate, champion, take the lead in promoting

noun — the singing style of an opera or its singer; the melodic vocal line

verb — to sell well; adjective — best-selling

verb — to notice, to become aware of

noun — tea set, tea things; the utensils for making and serving tea

verb — to investigate and find out, to ascertain

onomatopoeia/adj — the gurgling, murmuring sound of flowing water

noun — a long sword

adj — long-range, far-reaching (in time)

adverb/adj — thorough; thoroughly; through and through

verb — to withdraw, to retract, to take back (a statement, request, troops)

noun — success or failure, how an undertaking turns out (the two outcomes taken together)

verb — to contract for, to take on (a job or project) as a whole

noun — cost; the money it takes to make something

verb — to bear, to take on, to shoulder (a duty or cost)

noun — a component, an ingredient; one's social background

noun — a fixed preconception, a prejudice already settled before the facts

verb — to promise; noun — a commitment one undertakes

noun — a finished product, the completed article off the line (as opposed to raw material or a half-made part)

verb — to help someone achieve a wish, step aside or pitch in so their hope comes true

noun — program (software); procedure, set of steps

verb — to present, to offer up (respectfully, to someone honored)

noun — the effect or result actually achieved by an effort; how well something worked

noun — town and country; urban and rural together

noun — sincerity, good faith; adjective/adverb — sincerely, wholeheartedly

idiom — with all sincerity, in complete good faith

noun — member

noun — ready-made clothing, garments mass-produced in standard sizes (as opposed to tailored)

noun — towns; towns and cities

adjective — sincere and earnest, heartfelt (of feeling or words)

adj/verb — silent; to keep silent, hold one's tongue

verb/adj — to keep silent; silent, saying nothing

verb — to ponder, be lost in thought, contemplate

noun — dust, dust and dirt

adj — heavy (of mood, burden, responsibility); grave

adjective — heavy; weighed-down (of load, mood, news)

adjective — slow to react; dull, sluggish (of mind or senses)

adjective — lasting, enduring, long-lasting; verb — to hold out over time

verb — to hold steady, stay level (unchanged); adjective — even-handed, fair

verb — to overlap, to pile one on another; adj — overlapping, duplicated

verb — to repeat, to do again; adj — repeated, duplicated

verb — to rebuild, to reconstruct

verb — to esteem, to hold in high regard, to advocate

noun — hatred, enmity; verb — to hate bitterly

adj — dense, thick (population, foliage)

phrase — besides this; apart from this; in addition

noun — a hoe (the farming tool)

noun — the difference, the margin (between two amounts); a shortfall or balance

adjective — rampant, unchecked, running wild

verb — to speed, to exceed the speed limit

verb — to rise above, to be detached (from worldly cares)

verb — to plagiarize, to copy someone else's work as one's own

noun — an interlude; a song inserted into a film or play; a small unexpected episode

verb — to cut in, interrupt, butt into a conversation

noun — vehicles (collective)

noun — title, designation, the name one is honored or known by

verb — to address (someone) as; noun — a form of address

verb — to back someone up, to give support (so they can stand firm)

noun — a railway carriage; the compartment of a train or bus

verb — to be startled, to be taken aback, to be shocked

verb — to bear hardship, to endure suffering (吃苦耐勞 — to take pain and toil)

adjective — strenuous, taxing; to be a strain (爬得很吃力 — a hard climb)

verb — to flood, to be rife with, to overrun (usually of something unwanted)

verb — to dilute (with water); to water down, weaken (a feeling, an effect)

noun — an impulse; adjective/verb — impulsive, to act on impulse

verb — to yearn for, long for (a hoped-for future); noun — such a longing

verb/adj — to soar skyward; sky-high (of anger, flames, ambition)

adj — ample, abundant, plentiful (of time, money, resources)

adj — sufficient, ample, plentiful

verb — to spot-check, inspect at random

verb — to find time, take time out (from a busy schedule)

adjective — abstract; verb — to abstract (draw out the general from particulars)

verb — to sample, take a sample; noun — sampling

adj — initial, preliminary, first-stage

noun — trade surplus (exports exceed imports)

verb — to go wrong, to make a mistake (of a process or system)

noun — starting point; the motive or premise one sets out from

verb — to be out, eliminated (in sport or a contest); to be knocked out of the game

verb — to put in effort, exert oneself, pitch in

noun — a way out; prospects, future (for a career or a product)

verb — to step forward in person, to act openly (to handle or mediate something)

verb — to sell off; to betray, sell out (a person, a cause)

adj/verb — famous, well-known; to become famous

verb — to take the field, to take on a task in person (often of a capable figure)

verb/noun — to produce, put out (a product, film); a production, the goods produced

verb — to produce and show (a document, ticket, ID) for inspection

noun — one's background or origins; verb — to come from (a class, family, or school)

verb — to make a move, take action; to part with (money, goods); to show one's skill

adj — outstanding, excellent, remarkable

verb — to get ahead, rise out of hardship; to come forward; (after a number) a little over, odd

verb — to be unearthed, excavated (of relics); (of a seedling) to break the soil

verb — to bleed, to hemorrhage; (figurative) to fork out a painful sum

verb — to attend, to be present (at a meeting or event)

noun — promise, prospects; what one will amount to (often 有出息 / 沒出息)

noun — a showing, a session (of a film, performance, or event); the run-number of a scheduled showing

noun — occasion, setting, situation

noun — a scene, a spectacle; the look and scale of an occasion

noun — place, venue, premises

noun — output, yield, the amount produced

noun — a product; an outcome of some process or condition

verb — to quarrel, to bicker, to have a spat

verb — to dote on, to favour and indulge

noun — a pet

verb — to store; to save up; noun — storage

verb — to punish, to penalize

noun — a disciplinary penalty, sanction; verb — to discipline, punish

noun — a doctor's prescription

noun — one's situation, circumstances, predicament

noun — a virgin; adjective — maiden, first (as in maiden voyage)

verb — to handle affairs; to deal with matters, conduct oneself

adjective — fragile, frail, vulnerable

noun — measure; step; policy action; countermeasure

verb — to wreck, to ravage, to wear down cruelly (health, spirit, a living thing)

verb — to destroy, to demolish, to smash (utterly)

verb — to hypnotize; to lull to sleep; noun — hypnosis

verb — to match up, to bring two parties together (a couple, a deal)

verb — to consult and negotiate, to confer

adjective — brilliant, splendid, radiant (of light, a smile, an era)

noun — property; assets; wealth

noun — a tailor; verb — to cut and sew clothing

noun — wealth; riches

verb — to cut down, to reduce (staff, budget, forces)

noun — ability, talent

noun — a financial group, a conglomerate, a consortium

noun — finance, financial affairs

noun — ability and wisdom; wits, intelligence

adjective — brutal, savage, cruel and violent

adjective — cruel, harsh, merciless

verb — to slaughter, to massacre cruelly

verb — to plan, to plot, to mastermind; noun — planning

verb — to plan, to plot, to mastermind; noun — planning

noun — strategy; tactics; a planned approach

verb — to test, to try out; noun — a test

verb — to wait upon, to serve, to attend (to someone's needs)

noun — the number of times, frequency (of occurrence)

verb — to assassinate; to kill by stabbing

adj — secondary, of lesser importance

adjective — charitable, benevolent (giving to help others)

verb — to say goodbye before setting off on a journey

verb — to resign, to quit one's post

adv/adj — by coincidence, as luck would have it

conjunction — thereby, thus, and as a result (introduces a consequence)

verb — to help bring about, to facilitate (a deal, a result)

verb — to prompt, to impel, to spur (someone or something into doing)

verb — to promote sales; noun — a sales promotion

verb — to cluster around, to throng about (a person)

noun — goods in stock, inventory; verb — to stock goods

verb — to conjecture, to speculate; noun — a guess

verb — to be suspicious and resentful of, to mistrust

verb — to guess, to suppose, to conjecture

adjective — pale, pallid (of complexion); wan, feeble (of an argument)

noun — a fly (the insect)

noun — tableware; eating utensils

noun — a staff officer, adviser; verb — to advise, help plan

verb — to operate; to handle; noun — operation

verb — to operate (a machine); to manipulate, to control behind the scenes (people, a market)

adj/adv — hurried, in a rush; hastily, in a great hurry

adjective — calm and unhurried, composed; with time to spare

adj — coarse, rough (to the touch); crude, shoddy

adj — rude, boorish, rough (in manner)

noun — a village committee

verb — to interview; to gather news. noun — an interview

verb — to let daylight in; noun — natural lighting (of a room, building)

verb — to purchase (in bulk, for an organization); noun — procurement

verb — to accept and adopt (a suggestion, opinion, plan)

verb — to adopt; to take (a measure, approach, or stance)

verb — to adopt; to employ; to use (a method, approach, or technology)

adjective — grievous, heavy (of losses, casualties)

noun — a draft, a draft proposal (of a law, plan, or document)

noun — a clump of grass; a thicket of undergrowth

adjective — careless, hasty, slapdash; done without due care

noun — grassland, prairie, steppe

noun — herbal medicine; medicinal herbs

noun — this time; this occasion

adverb — from then on; hereafter

noun — this moment; right now

adv — before this, prior to this (point in time)

noun — this person (written register)

noun phrase — this matter; this affair

verb — to lay (a foundation), to establish firmly

noun — an electrician

verb — to keep thinking of, to be unable to stop worrying about someone

noun — electric current

noun — voltage, electric potential

verb — to dispatch, to allocate and schedule; noun — dispatching

noun — a suspension bridge; a drawbridge

verb — to overturn, to subvert, to topple

verb — to wither and fall (of flowers, leaves); to decline, dwindle away

verb — to throw away, discard, abandon

adj — elegant and refined, in good classical taste

noun — an idea, a bright notion

verb — to sever, to break off, to cut off completely (ties, supplies, relations)

verb — to contrast, to set side by side; noun — a contrast, the ratio between two things

verb — to deal with; to cope with; to handle (a problem or person)

verb — to oppose, be set against; adj — opposing, antagonistic

verb — to cash (a cheque); to honor (a promise), make good on

verb — to set side by side and compare; noun — a contrast

verb — to confront, to stand off against each other; (of forces) to face each other in deadlock

verb — to abort a pregnancy, to have an abortion

verb — to seize first place, take the championship

adj — upright and correct, neat and proper; verb — to set straight

verb — to pile up, accumulate; to amass in a heap

noun — the amount, how much or how little; the quantity (whether many or few)

adverb — thanks to, luckily because of; it's a good thing that …

noun — multimedia (text, sound, image, and video combined)

adjective — diverse, plural, multi-element (cultures, values, sources)

verb — to be in short supply; noun — a shortage

adjective — brief, short-lived

verb — to dodge; to evade; to take cover from

noun — a large body of troops or people; a brigade

verb — to arrest, apprehend (a suspect, by law)

noun — a loan; verb — to lend; to take out a loan

verb — to substitute-teach, to cover a class for another teacher

verb — to act on behalf of another; noun — agent; acting (officeholder)

verb — to lead; to guide a group forward

verb — to slight, to treat coldly; a host's set phrase of modesty (怠慢了)

noun — a large army, a great force of troops

noun — file; record; archive

noun — off-season, slack season

noun — fresh water (not salty)

verb — to be born; (figuratively) to come into being, to emerge

verb — to say goodbye, take one's leave, bid farewell

adjective — authentic, genuine, true to type (of food, accent, goods)

noun — a Daoist priest; one who follows the Way

noun — a Daoist priest, a practitioner of Daoism

verb — to count down; to count from the back (倒數第二, second-to-last)

adverb — in the end, after all; when it comes down to it

noun — morality and justice; moral principle

adj — a large batch of, large numbers of

noun — a master; a great expert in an art or craft

noun — an ambassador

noun — a general election

noun — a great war, a major battle; verb — to fight a great battle

adverb — roughly; on the whole; broadly speaking

verb — to reply, to respond; noun — a reply, an answer

verb — to learn of, to find out, to come to know

noun — the earth's surface; the surface of the ground

noun — an extent, a point, a state (usually a bad one reached)

noun — zone; belt; region (a stretch of land with a shared trait)

verb — to conclude, enter into (a treaty, alliance, partnership)

noun — a fixed amount, a quota; adj — fixed in quantity

noun — a definition; verb — to define

noun — groundwater (water held underground)

noun — brothers; comrades, the guys (in a group bound like kin)

noun — a region, a district, a geographical area

noun — hell; the underworld of punishment

noun — geology; the makeup of the earth's crust

noun — a landlord, a landowner; (also) a local host

verb — to found, build, create (a nation, an era, an achievement)

noun — a disciple, a pupil

verb — to mutter under one's breath; to fret or wonder uneasily to oneself

noun (law) — movable property; chattels (as opposed to 不動產, real estate)

verb — to freeze (liquid); to freeze (funds, prices, a plan) so they cannot move

noun — sign of activity; what is going on; movement or the lack of it

noun — a motive; the inner reason that sets an action going

noun — turmoil, unrest, upheaval (social or political)

noun — driving force; motive power; motivation

noun — an artery; the vessel that carries blood out from the heart

verb — to get to work; to start doing; to raise a hand against

noun — a trend, the direction something is moving in; the way things are headed

noun — a cave; a cavern

verb — to mobilize; to rally people or resources into action

verb — to stay (for a while); to linger, to stop over

noun — fighting spirit, the will to compete

verb/noun — to struggle; to fight; struggle (political, social, or personal)

noun — weights and measures; the system of standards for length, volume, and weight

adv — at once, all of a sudden, right then

verb — to originate single-handedly; adj — original, of one's own invention

adj — original and insightful; uniquely one's own (of a view or skill)

adj — unique; distinctive

noun — reading material

verb — to monopolize; to keep all of something for oneself

verb — to monopolize; to keep all of something for oneself

adv/adj — alone; on one's own; by oneself

verb — to take on, to shoulder (a duty, responsibility); noun — readiness to take responsibility, mettle

verb — to bear, to take on, to be charged with (a duty, cost, responsibility)

verb — to serve as a soldier; to do military service

noun/adjective — the present age; contemporary

noun — the authorities, those in power

noun/adv — nowadays; the present age

noun/adverb — that very day; on the same day

verb — to be elected, to win an election (to office)

verb — to watch out; to be careful

noun — the unit price (the price of one item)

noun — a receipt or voucher; a slip kept as proof of a transaction

adjective — single-parent (raised by one parent)

noun — a one-way street

verb — to pair up, to match, to combine (so the parts go together); noun — a pairing, combination

verb — to come on stage; to make one's appearance

noun — lights, lamplight (especially of a town at night)

noun — a lantern (paper or silk, carried or hung)

verb — to land; to come ashore; to make landfall

verb — to wait, to await (more formal than 等)

adj — equivalent, of equal value

verb — to equal; to be equivalent to

adverb — in a low voice; quietly

verb — to be lower than, to fall below (a number, a level)

noun — the east side (of a building, road, or area)

noun — east longitude (degrees east of the prime meridian)

verb — to supervise and press someone to act

verb/noun — to brawl, to fight; a fight, combat

verb — to bet, to make a wager

verb — to send someone off, to dispatch; to while away (time); to fob off

noun — criminal, villain, evildoer

verb — to strike, to hit, to deal a blow; noun — a blow, a setback

verb — to size someone up, to look over, to scrutinize

verb — to hunt, to go hunting

noun — a political party or faction

noun — cholesterol

noun — a mentor, tutor, supervising teacher

noun — islands, islands and islets (collectively)

verb — to play cards or mahjong

verb — to break, to smash; to break (a record, a silence)

noun — a hired thug, a strong-arm man, an enforcer

verb — (of a shop) to close for the day, to shut up shop

verb — to resist, to fight off; noun — resistance

noun — photographic film, a negative; the strip a picture is developed from

verb — to mortgage, pledge (as security); noun — collateral

verb — to resist, boycott; to refuse and hold off

noun — board of directors

verb — to gamble; noun — gambling

noun — casino, gambling den

verb — to block up, to clog; noun — a blockage (of a pipe, road, passage)

verb — to traffic in drugs; noun — drug trafficking

adj — dissolute, unrestrained, wild; loose in conduct

verb — to relax, to loosen, to ease (a rule, limit, or standard)

verb/noun — to lend money, to extend a loan; a loan made by a bank

verb — to let be, to leave unchecked; adj — laissez-faire, permissive

verb — to break the rules, to commit a foul

verb — to screen, to show, to project (a film)

verb — to banish, to exile, to send into exile

verb — to sell, to peddle, to vend

adj — numerous, manifold, of great variety

verb — to hinder, obstruct, get in the way of

verb — to guard against, take precautions against

verb — to guard against, be on one's guard; noun — precaution

adjective/verb — waterproof; to keep water out

verb — to defend, protect; noun — defence

verb — to prevent and control (disease, pests, disaster)

verb — to prevent; to guard against

adjective — flourishing; thriving; noun — prosperity

noun — traditional (full-form) Chinese characters

adjective — strenuous, requiring great effort; verb — to expend effort

verb — to abandon, discard, scrap (something no longer used); to cast aside

verb — to boil; to seethe (of a crowd, emotions)

noun — ruins; the rubble of a destroyed or abandoned place

noun — pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs)

verb — to abolish, repeal, annul (a law, rule, or system)

verb — to devote, to dedicate, to give of oneself; noun — an offering

verb — to support and care for (one's elders)

noun — weight, amount, heft; figuratively, the weight (importance) of words or a person

noun — anger, fury; adj — furious, indignant

noun — fertilizer

noun — a grave, a tomb

noun — Buddhism

noun — Buddhist scripture, a sutra

noun — a statue or image of the Buddha

noun — burden; load; verb — to bear, to shoulder (a cost, a responsibility)

noun — wealth and rank; adjective — rich and honoured

verb — to pay; to make a payment

adjective — negative (side, effect, impression)

noun — a (married, adult) woman

verb — to enclose, attach (a document, file, gift) along with

verb — to revive, to come back to life; (of an economy) to recover

verb — to recover, to return to the original state; to restore

adj — wealthy, rich; verb — to be rich in (something)

noun — the person in charge

noun — an accountability system, where one person carries final responsibility

verb — to obey, to submit to (an order, an authority)

verb/adj — to float; to fluctuate; (of prices, rates) floating

noun — range, extent, amplitude (of a change, swing, or movement)

noun — a symbol, sign, mark

verb — to match; to conform to; to be in line with

noun — a prisoner of war, a captive; verb — to take captive

noun — good fortune, blessing; the luck of a comfortable life

noun — dress and adornment; clothing and accessories

verb — to serve a prison sentence; to do time

verb — to generate electricity

adjective — developed, flourishing, well-developed

verb — to launch, to start up, to set in motion

verb — to go mad; to lose one's mind; to act crazy

verb — to bring into full play; to give free rein to

verb — to excavate; to unearth; to discover (talent, potential)

noun — plan; proposal; scheme

noun — direction, bearing, position (compass orientation)

noun — a steering wheel

adjective — foursquare, neat and square (of shape); upright, principled (of a person)

verb — to fall out with someone, turn hostile (suddenly)

noun — a fence, hedge; a barrier or boundary

verb — to turn over (the body); to free oneself, rise from a low position

verb — to renovate, refurbish; to do over in a new way

verb — to launch, initiate, set in motion (a campaign, war, proposal)

verb — to swear; to take an oath; to vow

verb — to issue; to publish; to release (currency, a book, a film)

noun — spokesperson; press officer

verb/noun — to develop, mature (of a body, organism); growth

noun — a missile, a guided rocket

adj — extraordinary, remarkable, out of the ordinary

adj/adv — at flying speed, extremely fast

verb — to soar, to glide on the wing

verb — to fly, to travel through the air; noun — flight

verb — to tell apart, to distinguish (one thing from another)

noun — decibel (dB), unit of sound level

verb — to be distributed; to spread across an area

noun — a sense of proportion, the right measure (in speech or conduct)

verb — to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)

verb — to tell someone to do something; to instruct

verb — to hand out, distribute; to assign (a graduate or recruit to a post)

adv — one after another, in profusion; (of many) all at once

noun — a storm; a violent upheaval

verb — to seal off, to close up; adjective — closed, shut off from outside

noun — a wave of agitation, a craze, a trend that sweeps through

noun — scenery, a view; adj — glorious, having face

noun/verb — weathering (of rock); public morals, decency

adjective/noun — feudal; feudalism

noun — wind force, wind power

noun — (meteorology) a weather front, the boundary between two air masses

noun — feng shui, the siting practice of wind and water

noun — a prevailing fashion, the mood of the times

adjective — sumptuous, lavish (of food, a spread)

noun — a bumper harvest; verb — to reap an abundant harvest

noun — a paper seal; a strip pasted across a door or container to mark it closed off

noun — risk, hazard

verb — to be in vogue, to spread fast and wide

verb — to cut apart, to divide up, to partition

verb — to split into differing parts, to diverge; (biology) to differentiate; to break (an opposing group) apart

verb — to divide up the household (split property and live separately); to part ways, hive off

verb — to break down (into parts); (chemistry) to decompose; to resolve into steps

verb — to grade, to classify by rank or level (films, products, students)

verb — to split; to break apart; to divide (a group, a country, a cell)

verb — to classify; noun — classification

verb — to separate; to part; to come apart

verb — to secrete (of glands, cells — to give off a fluid)

adjective — clear, distinct; adverb — clearly, plainly (often despite expectation)

verb — to distribute, to allocate, to assign

verb — to whitewash, to paint (a wall)

adjective — superficial, shallow (of thinking or understanding)

verb — to go through the motions, to fob someone off, to do a half-hearted job

noun — a judge

noun — a law and decree; statutory order

adverb — on the contrary; instead (against expectation)

verb — to counterfeit, to fake a brand; noun — a knock-off

verb — to make a copy of, to manufacture an imitation

verb — to return, to go back

verb/noun — to counterattack, strike back; a counterattack

verb — to resist, to revolt against

verb/noun — to reflect (light, sound); a reflex (automatic bodily response)

verb — to reflect on oneself, examine one's own conduct, do some soul-searching

conj — conversely, on the contrary; the other way around

noun — a legal person; a corporate entity recognized by law

noun — a court of law, the courtroom

noun — law (as a field of study); jurisprudence

noun — a court of law

noun — the rule of law

noun — a rule; a law (of nature, of a system)

verb — to veto, to reject, to vote down (a proposal, a motion)

verb — to rot, to decay, to putrefy

verb — to corrode, to erode; figuratively, to corrupt

noun — an axe, a hatchet

adjective — rotten, decayed; figuratively, decadent, worn-out

verb — to nurture, to raise and care for (a child, the young)

verb — to raise, to bring up and provide for (a child, a dependent)

verb — to irrigate, water crops or land

verb — to instil, drum (ideas or knowledge) into someone

noun — an honoured guest, a VIP

noun — nobility, aristocrat, the noble class

verb — to pass a test, clear a level (in a game); to get through a checkpoint

adjective/adverb — excessive, in excess; to overdose, exceed the dose

verb — to look over, glance through (for checking or memorizing)

verb/adjective — to surpass others, outstanding; to dribble past a defender (in ball games)

noun — a fault, error, negligence (often with legal or moral weight)

adjective — satisfying, a real kick; to get one's fill (of something enjoyable)

adjective — overweight, too heavy (luggage, body, load)

adjective — domestically produced, home-grown, made in one's own country

noun — a national border, the boundary of a country

noun — the ruler of a state, a sovereign, a monarch

noun — a citizen; a national; the people of a country

noun — a king

adjective — state-run, state-operated

verb — to close; to shut down (a door, a machine, a business)

verb — to observe, watch closely; noun — observation

noun — a coffin

verb — to observe and measure (esp. weather, stars, data)

noun — point of view; standpoint; perspective

verb — to patronize (a shop); to honor with one's custom

adj — smooth, sleek, glossy (of a surface)

noun — radiance, glory; adj — glorious, brilliant

noun — rays of light; radiance

noun — impressions; one's reactions after seeing something

verb — to care for, show loving concern; noun — caring concern

noun — the crux; the key; adj — crucial

noun — champion; first place

verb — to watch, to view (an event, a show)

verb — to observe and learn from (others' work or practice)

verb — to be deeply concerned about; noun — concern, solicitude

noun — customs duty, tariff

noun — a lawsuit, litigation; a legal dispute

noun — a critical juncture, decisive moment

verb — to wait and see; to hold back and watch before acting

verb — to look after, keep an eye on; to notify (informally)

verb — to pay close attention to, to follow closely; noun — concern, attention

noun — specification; standard (of size, quality, format)

verb — to return, to give back (something borrowed or taken)

noun — pattern; regularity; the rule a thing follows

noun — scale; size; scope; magnitude

verb — to sum up, to draw a general rule from particulars; to induce

noun — a widow

noun — a broadcast, radio; verb — to broadcast, to air

adj — vast, broad; (of people) numerous

adjective — widespread; extensive; broad; wide-ranging

verb — to discipline, to bring up strictly; noun — discipline (of children, subordinates)

noun — pipeline, conduits and cables (taken together)

noun — ghosts and monsters; spooks

adjective — decisive, resolute

noun — fruit; the fruit (of plants); figuratively, the fruits of one's labor

noun — a fruit tree

adverb — sure enough, just as expected; really, indeed

noun — a general overview; the broad situation at a glance

verb — to sum up, to generalize; adj — in broad terms

verb — to stamp a seal, affix a chop (onto a document)

noun — cadre; organizational official; party functionary

verb — to bid farewell, to take leave of, to say goodbye

verb — to file a lawsuit; to tattle, to complain to someone in authority

adj — individual; a few, isolated; adv — individually

noun — all circles, every sector of society; people from all walks of life

noun — the number of items; count (how many individual things)

determiner — each item; the various (items, tasks)

noun — estrangement; a barrier of misunderstanding between people

noun — layout, pattern, structure; a person's scope or vision

noun — format, prescribed form

noun — the next day; adverb — every other day

verb/noun — to innovate, to reform; innovation

noun/attr — communism; communal ownership of property

noun/verb — resonance; to resonate, strike a chord

verb — to contribute; to dedicate; noun — a contribution

verb — to support and provide for (one's elders); to make offerings to (a deity, an ancestor)

noun — a concept, a plan in the head; verb — to conceive, to draft an idea

noun — structure, construction; verb — to construct

verb — to take care to preserve, to keep (something) intact

conjunction — admittedly, it is true that … (granting a point before a turn)

noun — a solid (state of matter)

verb — to employ, to hire (someone for work)

verb — to employ, to hire (someone for work)

adjective — inherent, intrinsic, belonging to a thing from the start

adjective — stubborn, obstinate; verb — to cling rigidly to one's view

exclamation — damn it!; adjective — wretched, accursed (deserving to die)

adv — simply, just; adj — straightforward, decisive

noun — guiding principles, programme, platform; an outline of policy

adjective — firm and strong, unyielding (of character)

adj — awkward, embarrassing; caught in a tight spot

verb — to disturb, interfere with, jam; noun — interference, a disturbance

adj — dry, arid (of air, ground, skin)

verb — to be higher than; to exceed (by some amount)

adj — higher, advanced; high-grade (as in 高等教育, higher education)

noun — your esteemed opinion (a polite word for someone else's view)

adj — high-level; advanced; senior

noun — a master, an expert; someone highly skilled

noun — high pressure (electrical or social); adjective — high-handed, coercive

noun — a lump, a bump (on skin or surface); a knot of unease

verb — to plow the land; noun — cultivated farmland

verb — to change, to alter (an arrangement, schedule, plan); noun — a change, alteration

verb — to follow up, to keep pace, to follow suit

noun — base of operations, a base area one builds and works out from

noun — right in front of, close by (someone)

noun — root cause, origin, source

verb — to sing the praises of, to extol

verb — to announce publicly, to make public

noun — a construction site, a building site

verb — to work one's way through school; to study and work part-time

verb — to pursue (a degree or field), to study hard at, to major in

noun/adj — public expense; at government expense, publicly funded

noun — a guild, trade association, professional body

adjective — respectful, deferential; showing due reverence in manner

verb — to attack; to assault

verb — to supply, to provide; noun — supply (as opposed to demand)

noun — credit, merit (earned by effort or service)

noun/adjective — material gain; utilitarian, mercenary (concerned only with profit)

verb — to be generally acknowledged, universally recognized

noun — official business, public affairs (vs. private matters)

verb — to flatter, to pay compliments (often more polite than sincere)

noun — an official document, government paperwork

noun — official duties, public service business

noun — civil servant, government employee

noun — public welfare, the public good, charity

verb — to supply, to provide; noun — supply

noun — a handicraft, an item of craftwork

noun — government bond, public debt

noun — the public, the general public

noun — a princess

noun — wages, pay

verb — to collude, conspire; to band together for something underhand

noun — an orphan

adj — lonely, solitary; noun — solitude

verb — to fail to live up to; to let down (someone's hopes or kindness)

verb — to appraise, to assess a price; noun — a valuation

verb — to estimate; to reckon

adj — isolated; verb — to isolate, to cut off

verb — to adapt (a work into another form); to rearrange, to revise; to reorganize (a unit)

verb — to take on a new look; to change one's view of something

verb — to improve; to make better

verb — to improve, to refine; to make better (a method, breed, or product)

verb — to hold a new election; to re-elect, to replace by a fresh vote

verb — to transform; to remake, reform

noun — the feelings stirred in one by something seen or lived through

noun — a port, a harbour (where ships dock)

adverb — hurriedly, in haste

verb — to infect, be infected; to catch (a disease); to influence, move (someone)

verb — to feel, to sense; noun — a feeling, an impression

adjective/noun — emotional, led by feeling; the sensory, feeling side

verb — to advocate, drum up support for, promote loudly

verb — to stir up, agitate, incite

noun — shareholder; stockholder

adjective — odd, eccentric, peculiar; strange in a hard-to-place way

noun — an ancient book or classical text; old written records

noun — a historic site; a monument, a relic of the past

adjective — ancient, age-old, going far back

noun — the stock market

noun — an antiquity, an ancient artefact, a relic

noun — a stage play (spoken drama), as opposed to opera

verb — to exchange for, trade something to get something

noun — an illusion, a phantom image; something seen that isn't really there

noun — a patient; a sufferer (of an illness)

noun — a fossil; the stone-turned remains of an ancient living thing

adjective — epoch-making, ground-breaking

noun — chemistry

noun — an art exhibition; a painting show

phrase — not worth it, a bad deal (the cost outweighs the gain)

phrase — worth it, a good deal (the gain outweighs the cost)

noun — empress; the emperor's wife

noun — gold; adjective — golden, prime

adjective — frightened and anxious, in fearful unease

noun — emperor (respectful direct address form)

noun — a person of Chinese descent; ethnic Chinese (born abroad)

noun — painting, drawing; verb — to paint, to draw

verb — to bribe; noun — a bribe, bribery

noun — a money order; a bank draft or bill of exchange

verb — to hold talks, to confer; noun — talks, a conference (esp. official or formal)

noun — a comet

verb — to grasp the meaning, to catch on (without it being spelled out); noun — (in 六書) the ideographic-compound class of characters

verb — to return to, revert to; noun — return; (statistics) regression

noun — a round, a bout (of fighting, a game, or negotiation)

verb — to refuse, to turn down flatly

verb — to rise again, to rebound (of a figure that had fallen)

noun — repercussions; an echo, a public response

noun — repercussions; an echo, a public response

noun — currency; money; medium of exchange

adjective — open-minded, broad-minded, taking things in stride

noun — goods, merchandise

adj — (of a bank account) on demand; current; withdrawable any time

noun (colloquial) — work; a job; a task to be done

noun — a petal

noun — a flower, a bloom (counted singly)

noun — flowers and plants (collective); flowering plants as a category

adjective — absurd, preposterous, ridiculous; wildly unreasonable

adjective — flustered, panicked and scrambling

verb — to see someone off with cheer, to hold a send-off

noun — a decorative pattern; markings, figuring on a surface

noun — a pattern, a design; a variety, a trick or gimmick

noun — dust, the fine grit that settles on things

adjective — dazed, in a trance; absent-minded, mind not quite present

verb/noun — to regret bitterly; deep remorse that turns back on oneself

verb — to damage, to deface, to break (property, reputation)

noun — a partner, a companion, a teammate

noun — a partner, a companion, a teammate

noun — firepower (of weapons); the heat-power of a fire or fuel

noun — flame, the tongues of a fire

noun — gunpowder, explosive powder

noun — a pest, a harmful insect

noun — white marble (the fine white stone used in Chinese monuments)

noun — (Taiwan, colloquial) a securities brokerage, a trading house

noun — a firm, a business establishment

noun — aviation, air travel

noun — airmail, a letter sent by air

noun — ranks, a line or file; the ranks of a group one joins

verb — to navigate, sail, voyage (by ship or aircraft)

noun — industry; trade; profession; sector

noun — content, the amount of a substance contained in something

verb — to contain; to have within it

adverb — not in the least, not at all

adv — why bother; there's no need to

verb — to compound, synthesize, combine into a whole

verb — to check against, to verify (by comparison)

verb — to examine and determine, to fix (an amount) after review

adjective — legal; lawful; legitimate

verb — to reconcile, to settle a dispute, to make peace

conjunction — let alone; much less; not to mention (何況 …呢)

noun — river, watercourse

adj — harmonious, on good terms, getting along well (family, neighbors)

verb — to weigh, to assess, to consider the balance of

verb — to calculate and check, to do accounting

adj — harmonious, in accord, well-matched (relations, sound, society)

noun — core; nucleus; the central part

adjective — to one's liking, agreeable, satisfactory

verb — to approve, to ratify (after examination)

verb phrase — where lies...?, where is...? (literary)

noun — nucleon; (attributive) nuclear

noun — a junior, someone of a younger generation or later cohort

noun — the latter (of two named things)

noun — bonus; dividend

noun — flood; floodwaters

verb — to braise in soy sauce until red-brown

adj — grand, magnificent, imposing (of buildings, plans, scale)

verb/adjective — to complement each other; complementary

adjective/noun — mutually beneficial; reciprocal benefit

noun — registered household and its members; the residence registration record itself

verb — to mix, blend together; adj — mixed, combined

noun/adj — chaos; disorder; confused

verb — to mix up, to confuse (one thing with another); to blur

adj — turbid, muddy, murky (of water, air)

adverb — carelessly, recklessly, at random

noun/adv — the whole body, all over

verb — to harbor doubts, to be suspicious

noun — beard, whiskers, moustache

noun — a blacklist

noun — organized crime, the criminal underworld

adjective — hardhearted, ruthless; verb — to harden one's heart

verb — to cause a sensation; to stir up widespread excitement

noun — navy; naval forces

noun — the sea surface

noun — tsunami; a huge sea wave from a quake

noun/verb — sea transport; to ship by sea

verb — to be just like; can be compared to (introduces an analogy)

adj — comfortable to bear, easy to take (usually negated: 不好受)

noun — a skilled hand, an expert, a crack performer

noun — framework, structure, architecture; verb — to construct, to frame

noun — swordsmanship; sword technique

noun — a view; an opinion; one's understanding of something

noun — experience and knowledge; insight; verb — to gain exposure to

verb — to work out, keep fit; noun — fitness training

noun — a gym, a fitness center

verb — to have built (there stands, on a site: a hall, bridge, monument)

adj — strong and healthy, robust, sturdy

verb — to witness (an event); noun — testimony; a witness

verb — to build; to construct

noun — a sedan car; a passenger automobile

adjective — comparatively large; fairly large; relatively big

noun — a military instructor; a drill officer (also the disciplinary officer at a Taiwanese school)

verb — to civilize, to educate morally; noun — moral cultivation, edification

verb — to instruct, to admonish patiently; noun — guidance, teaching (formal)

verb — to shout approval, to cheer, to applaud aloud

verb — to test one's strength against; to have a contest

noun — a believer, a follower of a religion

noun — a lesson (learned the hard way); verb — to scold, to teach a lesson

noun — a teacher, teaching staff member

verb — to be on guard, take precautions and stand ready against trouble

verb/noun — to borrow and lend; lending and borrowing; a loan (incl. accounting debit/credit)

noun — an excuse, pretext; verb — to use as a pretext

verb — to intervene, to step in, to get involved

adv — when the time comes, at that appointed time

adj — pure white, spotlessly clean

noun — structure; composition; framework; arrangement of parts

adj — thrifty, frugal, sparing

adverb — with all one's might; to do one's utmost

verb — to form a bond or affinity with someone

verb — to finish a course of study or training

verb — to close, to cut off (a deadline)

verb/noun — to give relief to, to aid (the poor or disaster-struck); relief

verb — to be in order, ready, settled

verb/noun — to rescue, to come to the aid of; a rescue, relief

verb — to take up a job; to find employment

verb — to enlarge, increase, intensify

verb — to process; to work raw material into a finished product

noun — a fellow, a guy (often dismissive); a tool, a thing

noun — a happy festival, a joyous holiday

noun phrase — every household, each and every family

verb — to step up, to intensify (effort, pace)

noun — the pointed tip; adj — cutting-edge, most advanced

adj — firm, resolute, unshakable; verb — to firm up, strengthen (a resolve)

verb/noun — to supervise; to oversee; to monitor; supervision

adj — sturdy, solid, firmly built; not easily broken

adj — resolute, firm; adv — resolutely

adjective — formidable, daunting; a hard task on a huge scale

adjective — hard, arduous, full of hardship

adjective — difficult, hard going; beset with obstacles

adj — steadfast and enduring; able to bear hardship without giving up

verb — to firmly believe; to be convinced of

adj — hard, rigid; firm to the touch

noun/verb — a part-time job; to hold a second post alongside one's main one

verb — to interlace, to crisscross

verb — to deliver goods

noun — intersection (of sets); overlap; shared ground

adjective — anxious, frantic with worry

noun — friendship; the bond between friends

verb — to negotiate, to deal with (a party over a matter)

verb — to converse, to talk with each other

noun — a transaction, a deal; verb — to trade

noun — a beautiful woman; a fine person (literary)

noun — family members, next of kin, dependents

noun — shackles, fetters; figuratively, a heavy burden or bondage

verb — to speed up; to accelerate

verb — to raise someone's salary; to get a pay rise

verb — to make heavier; to aggravate, intensify (a burden, illness, penalty)

verb — to be mixed in, to be interspersed with

noun — a clan, an extended family

verb — to receive guests; to host; to attend to visitors

noun — neighbors, the neighborhood

verb — to take over (control, management, a post)

noun — social class; rank

adverb — one after another, in succession, repeatedly

verb — to unveil (a monument); to inaugurate, mark the opening of (an event)

verb — to accept, take in, welcome (a person, an idea)

verb — to make contact with and arrange (a matter, deal, business)

adj — sturdy, solid, well-built

noun — the street; street corner; out on the streets

verb — to announce, to make public (a result, an answer)

verb — to quench thirst

verb — to dissect; to analyze by cutting open

verb — to explain; to narrate; noun — commentary

verb — to free oneself; to be released (from suffering, burden)

verb — to fall apart, to disintegrate; (of a structure or organization) to break up

verb — to terminate a contract; to cancel an agreement

noun — a dispute, a tangle of conflict

adverb — after all; actually [in a pointed question]; noun — the actual outcome

adj — simple and convenient, handy

noun — an abbreviation; verb — to abbreviate as

verb — to reward and encourage; noun — a reward, an incentive

verb — to be reasonable, to argue by reason

noun — a reward, prize; verb — to reward, to grant a prize

verb — to study together in a class; noun — a training course

noun — lecture notes, course handout

noun — a certificate of merit; an award document

noun — a lecture, a talk (a public teaching session)

verb — to simplify, to streamline

noun — a brief introduction; a short overview

verb — to review and reflect on, to go over what went wrong

noun — simplified form (of Chinese characters); short for 簡體字

noun — a script (for a play, film, or program); a scenario

noun — angle; point of view

verb — to mix together, to stir up; to mess things up, to meddle (colloquial)

conj — if; supposing that

conj — if; supposing that; in case

noun — a false appearance; a misleading impression

noun — a hotel; (older sense) a wine shop, tavern

noun — a tavern, a bar, a drinking house

noun — alcohol, ethanol (the chemical)

noun — a (policy) decision; decision-making; verb — to decide on a course

noun/adj — the overwhelming majority, the vast bulk

verb — to vanish completely, to disappear without a trace

noun — final, the deciding match of a competition

noun — resolution; formal decision (passed by a body)

verb/noun — to choose (between weighty options); a hard choice

verb — to donate, contribute; noun — a donation

verb — to donate, present as a gift; noun — a donation

verb — to inherit, to succeed to

noun — a monsoon, a seasonal wind

noun — dosage, the prescribed amount (of a drug)

noun — a record (of events, or a best mark); verb — to record

noun — discipline; rules of conduct

conjunction — and then, going a step further; thereby

verb — to enter the venue, go on (a stage, arena, market); to enter a position (in trading)

noun — modern times, the recent historical era

noun — progress, the rate of advancement (of a project, schedule)

noun — a plight, a situation one has come to; a state, a stage reached

noun — a vein (the vessel returning blood to the heart)

verb — to admire and respect, to hold in esteem

verb/noun — to compete; a competition, a contest

adj/noun — static, the still state (opposed to dynamic)

verb — to run for office, campaign for election

verb — to attack; to advance on; to go on the offensive

verb — to evolve; noun — evolution

verb — to move up a grade, to advance to the next level (rank, round, class)

verb — to march on, advance the troops; to push into (a market, field)

noun — a ban, a prohibition order

noun — the near term; recently, in the near future

noun (colloquial) — strength, energy, oomph; spirit, knack; (with 個/股) a streak, a mood

verb — to pursue further study, take advanced training (while working)

verb — to make progress; noun — progress, development

verb — to forbid, to prohibit

noun — a skill, a competency

noun — a craft, a skilled art (esp. one needing practice)

attr — existing, already-in-place (既有制度 the existing system, 既有建築 existing buildings)

verb — to record, to set down in writing; noun — a record

noun — disease, illness

noun — an extreme; adjective — extreme, drastic

noun — one's ancestral home, place of family origin (as recorded)

verb — to gather, to assemble; noun — a set (in maths)

verb — to mass together, to assemble (esp. troops or crowds)

verb/noun — first aid; emergency rescue given on the spot

adjective — lucky, auspicious; bringing good fortune

adverb — to the utmost, with all one's might, doing everything possible

verb/noun — to centralize power; centralization of authority in one hand

verb — to draw up (water from a well); to absorb, derive (lessons, nutrients)

adv — this very day; from today on; within a day or two

adj/adv — real-time, immediate; at once, without delay

noun — group; conglomerate; organization; bloc

noun — the collective, the group as one body; adj — collective

adjective — auspicious, propitious; a good omen

adjective — impatient and irritable; quick to fret and snap

adv — as early as possible, while there is still time, at the first chance

verb — to possess, to have, to be equipped with

verb — to gather, to come together in a crowd

noun — a club; a society members join

verb/adj — to be all present; complete in every part (五臟俱全)

noun — a giant; a towering figure in a field

phrase — it is reported that, according to what is known (formal news register)

noun — a part, a portion; adj — local, partial

noun — the head of a bureau; a bureau or department director

adjective — hungry; noun — starvation

adjective — hungry; noun — famine, starvation

noun — base; installation; headquarters; home base

adj — mobile, flexible, kept in reserve to deploy; noun — motorization

verb — to be stirred up, worked up, emotionally moved

proper noun — Christianity

noun — the skin (especially the smooth skin of the body)

noun — a fund; an endowment

adj — alert, quick-witted, sharp to danger

verb — to shoot down, to bring down (an aircraft, a flying target) by striking it

verb — to accumulate, to build up (over time); noun — accumulation

noun — probability, the odds of something

noun — a secret, classified information; adj — confidential

noun — a sum of money, an amount

adj — brilliant; wonderful; a stand-out performance

noun — funds; an operating budget set aside for a purpose

adj — utterly used up, clean gone, not a scrap left (often 吃精光 / 輸精光)

noun — the essence, the cream, the best part

adjective — panic-stricken; alarmed and frightened

verb — to go through, to experience; noun — experience, what one has been through

adj — shrewd, astute, sharp (in judgment, esp. business)

adjective — amazed, astonished; verb — to marvel

noun — the classics, canonical scriptures

noun — the very essence, the core, the marrow (of a doctrine, art)

adjective — thrilling and dangerous; hair-raising

noun — a pleasant surprise; adjective — pleasantly surprised

noun — a whale

adj — exquisite, fine, delicate (in make)

noun — metal

noun — an allowance; a subsidy; a stipend

noun — a goldfish

noun — a robot

noun — machinery; machine; adjective — mechanical; rigid; inflexible

noun/adjective — a deformity; malformed, abnormal

noun — gene

verb — to surge, increase sharply and fast

noun — armaments; military equipment and preparedness

noun — army; military forces; troops

adj — balanced, in equilibrium; noun — balance

noun — a warship; a naval vessel

noun — the military and the police (taken together)

noun — a soldier; a member of the armed forces

adj — even, uniform; evenly distributed

verb — to reside; to live (somewhere)

adj — compact, tightly packed, well-paced (of schedule, plot, rhythm)

noun — an alarm, a warning signal

noun — scenic spot; tourist attraction

noun — alertness, vigilance; adjective — alert

noun — the state of the economy, business conditions; (often) prosperity, a boom

verb — to be on guard, to stay alert to danger

noun — a guard; verb — to guard

noun — the scenery, the things in view (landscape and its objects)

noun — scene, sight, spectacle (the look of a whole situation)

adjective — urgent; pressing; emergency

adverb — merely; only

adv — as soon as possible, as quickly as one can

adverb — to the greatest extent; as much as possible

adj — close-knit, tight, inseparable

adjective — careful, cautious, prudent

verb — to tighten, retrench, cut back (spending, policy, credit)

adj/verb — dejected, downcast, dispirited

noun — weightlifting (the sport)

noun — bearing, manner, conduct (how one carries oneself)

adjective — happy, carefree, in good spirits

noun — a miner

verb — to stride over, to cross, to surpass

noun — a fierce wind, a gale

adjective — arrogant, wildly conceited

verb — to spread out, to diffuse, to disperse over a wider area

verb — to expand; to extend (territory, power, influence)

adjective — broad and wide; expansive (of space, view, mind)

adjective — broad and open, wide and spacious

verb — to show off, to flaunt, to brag about

verb — to entertain warmly, to treat a guest well

verb/noun — to fight against, to protest, to struggle for one's rights

adjective — harsh and unkind; mean, cutting (in word or treatment)

adjective — objective, judging by the facts rather than one's own feelings; noun — objectivity

verb — to depict, to portray (a character, a scene) in fine detail; to carve and mark

verb — to depict, to portray (a character, a scene) in fine detail; to carve and draw

noun — passenger plane, airliner

adjective — hardworking and uncomplaining; willing to endure hardship

noun — schoolwork, coursework

adverb — deliberately, on purpose, painstakingly

verb — to restrain oneself, hold back; noun — restraint

verb — to deduct, to withhold (an amount)

noun — stock, inventory; goods held in storage

noun — a predicament, a difficult situation with no easy way out

verb — to trouble, to perplex; noun — a nagging worry

verb — to set up and start running (a school, factory, institution)

verb — to talk round, to bring (a troubled person) to reason, to counsel

verb — to serve the meal, to call people to the table

adjective — wide, open, spacious; verb — to broaden (one's mind, horizons)

verb — to open one's mouth, to start speaking; noun — an opening, a gap

verb — to clear a path, lead the way; to break through (an obstruction)

verb — to open (an event, exhibition, ceremony); noun — opening

verb — (markets) to open trading; to post the opening price

noun — the beginning, the start; verb — to begin

noun — the beginning, the start (colloquial, erhua form)

noun — expenses, outlay; verb — to spend, to defray

verb — to start a business or open a practice (clinic, firm, shop)

verb — (of a shop) to open for business, especially for the first time

verb — to launch; to carry out; to unfold (a campaign, program, or activity)

verb — to publish, to carry (an article, an ad) in print

verb — to recover, to recuperate; to return to health after illness

adj — generous, openhanded; also fervent, full of high feeling

verb — to guard, to watch over; noun — a guard, a warder

noun — a publication (magazine, journal, periodical)

noun/adj — science fiction; sci-fi

verb — to utter a sound, to speak up (almost always in the negative: not to make a peep)

noun — a scientist

noun — scientific research

verb — to criticize harshly; to take to task severely

adjective — considerable, substantial, impressive (of an amount or sight worth noting)

verb/conj — can be seen; thus it is clear that

verb — to be expected to, to stand a good chance of (可望成功 — likely to succeed)

adjective — feasible, workable, practicable

adj — open and empty, wide and bare (a field, a hall)

noun — an aviation disaster, a plane crash

verb/noun — empty talk; to talk without acting

verb/noun — to transport by air; air freight

noun — insect

noun — examination hall, the venue where a test is held

verb/noun — to study antiquity through remains; archaeology

verb/noun — to weigh up, take into account; a consideration

noun — barbecue, grilled meat; verb — to barbecue, to grill meat

verb — to test, to put to the test; noun — a trial, an ordeal

verb — to threaten, to intimidate; to frighten someone into compliance

adjective — spoken, oral, verbal (口頭報告 — an oral report; opposed to 書面 written)

noun — tone of voice, manner of speaking; the slant a speaker takes

noun — hard manual labour; gruelling toil, often unpaid

noun — suffering, tribulation; misery and hardship

adjective — distressed, troubled; vexed, worried sick

noun — hidden difficulties; the hard reasons one cannot easily explain

adjective/adverb — linked together, joint; consequently, as a knock-on effect

noun — a good opportunity; a golden chance

noun — food; grain; provisions

adj — cheap, low-priced; (figurative) worth little, easily given

adj — honest and incorruptible (especially of officials); upright, taking no bribes

verb — to link, connect; noun — a link, connection

verb — to link, connect; noun — a link, connection

adverb — promptly; hurriedly; at once

noun — alliance; league; union

verb — to be re-elected; to serve another consecutive term in office

verb — to connect, to go online; noun — a connection, a link-up

verb — to associate (ideas); to call to mind; noun — an association of ideas

verb — to get in touch, contact; noun — connection, link

verb — to get in touch, contact; noun — connection, link

adjective — vast; wide and open (of land, sky, sea)

noun — a train (a coupled line of railway cars)

noun — the various states, the many nations (esp. the rival states of ancient China)

noun — a hunter

noun — a martyr; one who dies for a cause

verb — to circulate; to be handed down (a story, custom)

noun — process; workflow; the sequence of steps

verb — to flow, to circulate; adj — flowing, mobile

verb — to drift to; to end up stranded (far from home, in hardship)

noun — hooligan; thug; rogue

verb — to flow in, to pour into; (of money, people, water) to stream in

noun — running water; flowing water; (of accounts) a running tally

verb — to drain away; to be lost (soil, talent, customers)

verb — to circulate, to flow freely (air, goods, currency)

noun — meteor; shooting star

noun — the two poles (of the earth, a magnet); the two extremes

noun — a married couple, husband and wife (colloquial)

noun — face, countenance (literary)

noun — the painted-face makeup of Peking opera; (fig.) a stock character type

noun — a willow tree

verb — to end up (in some bad state); to wind up with

verb — to fall behind; adjective — backward, lagging

adjective — down and out, destitute and dispirited

noun — camel

verb — to lose an election; to fail to be selected

noun — logic; the rules of valid reasoning

adjective — long-winded, wordy; (of a task) fiddly and troublesome — verb — to nag, go on and on

adjective — long-winded, wordy; (of a task) fiddly and troublesome — verb — to nag, go on and on

noun — the twelfth month of the lunar calendar

noun — a guest, an attendee (at an event)

verb — to turn out (to be), to come off as; used in comparisons to mean 'comes across as more …'

noun — a visitor, a guest who has arrived

noun — a worker, a laborer; one who does physical or productive work

noun/verb — reform through labor; the PRC penal system of remoulding prisoners by forced work (clipped from 勞動改造)

adj — worn out, fatigued from hard work; verb — to tire oneself out

verb — to accumulate, to pile up over time

adjective — similar, alike

verb — to extort, blackmail; to squeeze money or goods out of someone by threat

noun — radar, the device that bounces radio waves off objects to locate them

adj/verb — to be identical, to coincide (of two works being suspiciously the same)

noun — pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages

noun — a stance; a standpoint; a position

noun — successive dynasties; past generations; through the ages

verb — to found a state; to establish a nation

adjective — successive, all the past (sessions, terms, classes)

noun — interest rate

verb — to make people (feel something)

adverb/adjective — over the years, year after year past

verb — to strive for, to do one's utmost to achieve

noun — profit; margin

adj/noun — three-dimensional; a solid (figure)

noun — mechanics (the branch of physics dealing with force and motion)

verb — to put into practice with all one's effort; to act on (a principle)

noun — dawn, daybreak

noun — inspiration, a sudden creative idea

adj — efficacious, proven to work (of a remedy, prophecy, or charm)

noun — the neighborhood; one's neighbors collectively

adj/adv — temporary; provisional; at the last moment

verb — to perish, to lose one's life in a disaster or accident

verb — to envelop, to shroud, to hang over (mist, gloom, atmosphere)

noun — a multi-storey building, a house with floors

verb — to reveal; to show; to expose to view

noun — dry land, land (as opposed to sea or air)

verb — to pass by, to go past (a place) on the way

noun — argument, point of an argument

verb — to admit; to enroll; to accept (an applicant)

adj/noun — open-air, outdoor, in the open

adverb — one after another; in succession

verb — to record video, to videotape; noun — a video recording

noun — a video recorder, a VCR, a camcorder

noun — an outline; a contour; the general shape of something

noun — ethics; the moral order of human relations

verb — to fall (to an enemy), to be occupied; to sink into (a bad state)

verb — to canvass for votes, solicit votes

verb/attr — to freeze (food etc.); frozen, kept frozen

noun — cold sweat (from fear, shock, or illness)

adj — deserted and quiet; cheerless, lonely (of a place)

verb — to sneer, to laugh coldly; noun — a cold, mocking laugh

adj — lazy, idle, unwilling to put in effort

verb — to read aloud, to read out clearly (from a text)

verb — to recite aloud with expression (a poem, a passage); to declaim

adj — slack and listless, idle and lacking focus or drive

noun — respectful term for an elderly person; an old person

noun — Heaven personified; "Good Lord!", "the heavens" (spoken exclamation)

noun — old man, old fellow (informal, can be slighting or affectionate)

noun — old man, old fellow (informal, can be slighting or affectionate)

noun — a fellow villager, someone from the same hometown

noun — eagle, hawk (the common spoken name for birds of prey)

noun — mileage, distance covered (in li or by extension)

verb — to manage money, to handle one's finances

noun — formal dress, ceremonial attire

noun — etiquette, the rules of courtesy

verb — to understand, comprehend; noun — understanding

noun — theory; theoretical framework

noun — a team leader; verb — to lead a team

verb — to take in the sense of, to apprehend

verb — to grasp, to realize, to come to understand

noun — leader (of a group, party, or nation)

noun — domain; field; realm

phrase — as a matter of course; naturally, of course (it should be so)

noun — Neo-Confucian philosophy (the Song-Ming "study of principle"); also natural science

noun — reason; rationality; adjective — rational, level-headed

noun — reason, rationality; adj — level-headed, rational

verb — to monopolize, to corner (a market, a resource); noun — a monopoly

noun — travel expenses, travelling costs, the fare for a journey

noun — a résumé, CV; one's record of experience

noun — a journey, the course of a trip, the road one travels

verb — to carry out, fulfil (a duty, promise, contract)

noun — a face, a countenance

verb — to face, be confronted with, stand before (a problem, choice, danger)

verb — to face toward; to be oriented to (an audience, a market)

noun — cotton; the cotton plant

verb — to stretch on unbroken; to extend continuously (of mountains, roads)

verb — to depict, portray, paint a picture of (in words or lines)

verb — to describe, depict in words; noun — a description, an account

verb — to exempt from tax; adj — duty-free, tax-exempt

verb — to stride forward; to advance (toward a goal)

adj — long and drawn-out, seemingly endless (of time or distance)

verb — to spread, creep outward (of fire, vines, rumor)

adjective — lush and dense; thickly overgrown (of plants)

verb/noun — to take a risk, venture; an adventure

verb — to lie in ambush; noun — an ambush

verb — to follow blindly; to comply without thinking

adjective — at a loss, blank; bewildered, with no idea what to do

noun — a blind person

adjective — rude and unreasonable, overbearing

noun — contradiction; adjective — contradictory, at odds

noun — a (wool) blanket

verb — to anesthetize; noun — anesthesia

verb — to dream of, to see (something or someone) in a dream

noun — eyebrow

noun — the brow; the space between the eyebrows

adjective — dense, closely packed, concentrated

noun — a secret; adj — secret, confidential

verb — to name; to give a name to

verb — to hit the target, to strike the mark

adj — close; intimate; tight (of relations)

noun — secretary (a personal aide; in the Party, a senior official, e.g. 秘書長)

noun — secretary-general; chief of staff of an organization

verb — to make up for, to make good (a loss, a gap, a mistake)

noun — a maze; a labyrinth

verb — to confuse, to bewilder; adjective — bewildered

verb — to be infatuated with; to be obsessed with

noun — Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), a marshland deer native to China

noun — a fixed number of places, a quota of openings

noun — a name list, a roster

noun — a name and title; the name one goes by, a designation

adj — reasonable, sensible (of a person who understands what is right)

adj — clear; explicit; definite; verb — to make clear

noun — fame, reputation, renown

noun — tomorrow (formal); the near future

noun — a scenic spot, a famous place worth visiting

noun — reputation, the name one is known by (good or bad)

noun — a result to show for something; a trick, a gimmick, a knack; a variety of things going on

noun — under someone's name; in someone's account or ownership

verb/noun — to meditate; deep, quiet contemplation

adj — wise, sensible (of a clear-sighted choice or judgment)

noun — folk custom, folkways

adjective — privately run, private-sector (as opposed to state-run)

noun — ethnic township (a local administrative unit)

noun — a riddle

verb — to decline, fall into decay, go downhill

adv — silently, quietly (without a word)

noun — tacit understanding, unspoken rapport

noun — the final phase, the last stage (of a period, era, or illness)

verb — to disregard, treat with cold indifference

verb — to confiscate, seize, impound

noun — a model person, an exemplar; adj — model, exemplary

noun — magic, conjuring tricks

verb — to earn a living, to make one's livelihood

noun — a model, a scale model; a mould, a template

noun — appearance; look; the way someone or something looks

noun — a wooden puppet; a marionette

noun — a pasture, a ranch

verb — to witness; to see with one's own eyes

noun — gaze; the look in one's eyes; vision

verb — to raise, to collect (funds, donations, recruits) by putting out a call

verb — to witness with one's own eyes; to see firsthand

noun — a woodcut, woodblock carving (the carved block, or a print from it)

noun — lumber, timber; wood used as building material

noun — table of contents; catalogue, list, directory

verb — to bathe; to be immersed in (sunlight, grace)

noun — a mould, a die for shaping

noun — the US military; American forces; US troops

adverb — time and again, often, every time

adj — happy and perfect, blissfully complete (of marriage, family, life)

adjective — fierce, violent, intense

noun — a buyer, a purchaser

noun — potato

verb — to be filled with (an emotion); noun — a bosom full of

adj — sensitive, easily affected; touchy (of a topic)

adj — quick, nimble, agile (in movement or thought)

determiner — a certain kind of; some sort of

noun — a thought, an idea, a notion that rises in the mind

noun — a married woman's parents' home, her natal family

verb — to turn around, to reverse (a situation, a trend)

adj — cowardly and weak, lacking the nerve to stand firm

noun — a promise, a pledge

noun — endurance, stamina, the ability to hold out

verb — to be puzzled, to wonder uneasily

verb — to bring into, to incorporate

verb — to pay tax

noun — degree of difficulty

noun — the man's side (in a marriage, dispute, or negotiation)

verb — to sweep up the lot, take in everything (all the prizes, the whole market)

noun — a difficult hurdle; a crisis to get through

adverb/adjective — hard to avoid; bound to happen

noun — a refugee

noun — a hard problem, a knotty question, a difficult issue

adv — hard to; difficult to (do something)

noun — connotation, intrinsic meaning; substance or depth (of a person)

noun — inland river, a river within a country's interior

verb/noun — to sell on the domestic market; domestic sales

noun — civil war, internal conflict

noun — internal affairs, domestic politics (of a state)

adj — inner, intrinsic, inherent; noun — the inner self

noun — energy

noun — energy (as a resource: fuel, power)

verb — to solidify, congeal; to set hard from a liquid

verb — to condense, congeal; (vapour to liquid, liquid to solid) to gather and set

verb — to condense, draw together; to gather (people, strength, feeling) into one

verb — to gaze fixedly, stare intently at

noun — farm tools; agricultural implements

noun — farmland; cultivated fields

noun — crops; agricultural produce

noun — anger, wrath; the heat of being angry

noun — slave, a person owned and forced to labor

verb — to abuse, mistreat, treat cruelly

verb — to be (literary); namely is, is precisely

noun — the mind, the memory (where thoughts and images surface)

noun — mental power, brainpower

verb — to draw up, to draft and settle (a plan, a contract, a list)

noun — the woman's side (in a marriage, match, or dispute)

noun — a moment; a short while; an instant

noun — deviation; a gap from the correct value or course; bias

adv — contrary to expectation; just so, deliberately, as luck would have it

noun — local police station; neighborhood police post

verb — to dispatch; to send (someone on a mission)

noun — air; style; manner of showing off status

verb — to judge, to determine; noun — judgment

noun — foam; froth; a bubble (also an economic one)

verb — to remove, clear away, rule out (an obstacle, a possibility)

verb — to push out, freeze out, edge someone aside

verb — to arrange in order; to line up

verb — to rank, to be placed in order; noun — ranking, standing

noun — other people, bystanders, outsiders (those not directly involved)

verb — to sit in on, to audit (a class); to attend as an observer (a trial, a meeting)

verb — to ration out; noun — a ration, allotted supply

verb — to dub (a film, into another language); noun — dubbing, voiceover

verb — to accompany, to keep someone company

verb — to cultivate, nurture, raise (plants, talent, the young)

verb — to cultivate; to foster; to grow (cells, talent, habits)

adj — flourishing; vigorous, thriving

conj — for instance; for example

conj — for example (spoken); let's say

adj — exhausted, worn out

adjective — frequent; happening again and again

adj — ordinary, commonplace, unremarkable

verb — to assess, to evaluate; noun — an assessment

noun — balance; equilibrium; verb — to balance

verb — to appraise, to assess; noun — an evaluation, a rating

verb — to comment on, review; noun — commentary, review

noun — civilian; commoner; ordinary person

verb — to rate as; to name as; to be judged to be

adj — steady, stable, smooth (of motion, prices, a situation)

adj — parallel; running side by side at the same level, on an equal footing

adjective — poverty-stricken, living in hardship

noun — frequency; how often a thing recurs (in physics, statistics, daily speech)

noun — the poor, impoverished people

verb — to solve a (criminal) case

verb — to do away with, to abolish (a custom, a superstition)

verb — to go bankrupt; (figurative) to collapse, to fall through

verb — to crack and round up (a case, a gang, smuggled goods)

verb — to persecute; noun — persecution

verb — to make an exception, to break the usual rule

noun — boldness, daring, force of character

verb — to shatter, to break to pieces; adjective — fragmented

noun — a married woman's husband's family, her in-laws' home

noun — husband's mother, mother-in-law; (colloquial) an old woman, granny

noun — a waterfall

verb — to expose (film); to bring to light

verb phrase — to flatter, suck up to, butter someone up

verb — to shoot, film, photograph

noun — a beat (in music); a racket or bat (for striking)

verb — to abandon, cast aside, throw away (a person, thing, or claim)

noun — spray paint, lacquer finish; verb — to spray-paint

verb — to show up in support; to cheer on, boost someone's act

verb/noun — to sell wholesale; wholesale trade

verb — to approve; to sanction; to authorize

noun — track, runway

noun — taste, discernment (in aesthetics, style); verb — to savor, to appreciate carefully

noun — variety, breed, kind

verb — to spread to everyone, to become widespread; adj — universal, popularized

adj — simple and plain; unadorned

adj — appropriate, fitting, apt

adv — exactly, just right; as it happens

noun — a cliff, a sheer rock face

verb — to skip class, play hooky (Taiwan colloquial)

adv — exactly, precisely (often contrary to expectation)

verb — to negotiate; to discuss and arrange (business)

verb — to talk over; to discuss (a deal, terms)

noun — a senior; someone of an earlier generation in one's field

noun — one's future, prospects (esp. in career)

adjective — devout, pious, reverent (in faith)

verb — to lie hidden, lurk; to be latent

noun — the corner of a wall, a wall's angle (where two walls meet)

adjective — powerful, forceful, vigorous (a wind, a current, growth, a rival)

adj — strong, intense; powerful in degree

noun — a great power; might, force used as authority

adjective — strong and sturdy, robust (of a body, an animal)

noun — the time around; roughly; front and back

noun — prospects, outlook; the foreground (of a scene)

noun — a prior criminal record, previous conviction

noun — potential, latent power

noun — one's prospects, future, the road ahead

verb — to head for, to proceed to (a place)

verb — to look down on, to despise

noun — a bridge; figuratively, a link between two sides

noun — a bridge; figuratively, a link between two sides

verb — to take a look; have a glance (casual, reduplicated)

noun — a thief, a burglar

verb — to pursue an education, to go to school to study

verb — to seek help, to ask for assistance

noun — accent, intonation; a manner of speaking, a tone

verb — to implicate, to drag into (trouble)

adj — modest, humble, unassuming

verb — to sign one's name; to put one's signature to

adj — shallow, superficial (of knowledge, understanding)

verb — to force, to demand against the grain; to insist on having (what won't come freely)

adj — plain and easy to understand

noun — a coincidence; adj — coincidental

verb — to advise and guide; to talk someone round patiently toward the right course

verb/noun — to advise, urge, counsel; a piece of advice

noun/adv — one's full strength; with all one's might, all-out

noun — right; entitlement; legal or moral claim

adj/adv — overall, wholesale, across the board

noun — the whole body, the entire group, all of them

noun — a fountainhead; the source (of water, or of something abstract)

noun — rights and interests, what one is entitled to

verb — to ensure, to make sure of, to guarantee

verb — to establish firmly; to set in place

adjective — definite, precise, exact

adv — indeed; truly; adj — true; reliable

noun — a circle, a loop; a social circle, the set of people one moves among

verb — to lack, to be short of

verb — to lack; to be short of

noun — defect, flaw, shortcoming

noun — an organ (of the body)

noun — windpipe, trachea

noun — mettle, heroic spirit, force of character

noun — a turning point; the moment that sets a change in motion

verb — to feel relieved and glad that something turned out well; to count oneself lucky

noun — style, grandeur, an impressive air

verb — to abstain (from voting), to waive a right, to forfeit

noun — momentum, imposing force, commanding presence

noun — air pressure, atmospheric pressure

noun — cavalry; a mounted soldier

adv/pronoun — secondly, next; second in order, of lesser importance

noun — a marvellous sight, a spectacle, a wonder

noun — a miracle, a wonder

adj — marvellous, wonderful, full of wonder

adj — diligent, industrious, hardworking

noun — intelligence; gathered information (often secret)

noun — moral sentiment; a steady cast of high feeling and character

noun — a mistress (a married man's secret lover)

noun — plot; the sequence of events in a story or a case

noun — a scene, the sight and feel of a moment

noun — a romantic couple, lovers

noun — charm and interest; the flavor of feeling that makes something delightful

noun — emotion; mood; feelings

noun — a chessboard; a game board of ruled squares

adj — strange, peculiar, out of the ordinary

noun/pronoun — the rest; the remainder; the others

noun — a flag, banner; (fig.) a standard, cause

noun — interest, fun, flavor (of an activity)

noun — a channel; a conduit; a means or route (literal and figurative)

verb — to live in groups, live socially (of animals or people)

noun — futures (a contract to buy or sell goods at a set future date and price)

adj — bleak, desolate; forlorn

verb — to infringe, violate, encroach on (rights, territory)

adjective — thin and light (of objects); frivolous, disrespectful (of conduct)

adj — clear and limpid (of water, eyes)

noun — youth, the prime of one's young years

adj — verdant, fresh green (of grass, hills, leaves)

adj — clean; noun — cleanliness

adj — quiet, peaceful, free of noise and bother

adj — honest and incorrupt (of an official)

verb/adjective — to scorn; to despise; contemptuous

verb — to clean up, to sweep out

noun — a frog

adverb/adjective — easily; lightly; without much effort or thought

adj — quiet and secluded (of scenery, a place)

verb — to admire, to hold in high regard

adj — affectionate; warm and close (toward someone)

verb — to erode, to eat away at (gradually); to embezzle, encroach on

adv — personally; in person; through one's own body

adj — one's own (child or parent by birth); biological

verb — to invade and strike; to assail (of a storm, cold, disease)

adverb — personally; in person; oneself

verb — to bully, to push someone weaker around

noun — difference; distinction; verb — to tell apart

verb — to yield, give in, submit

verb — to distinguish, to tell apart; noun — distinction

adjective — regional; local in scope

verb — to start out, to get going (a venture)

verb — to rise and fall; noun — ups and downs, undulation

verb — to enlighten, inspire, draw out (someone's thinking); noun — inspiration

noun — beggar

adverb — at least, at the minimum

verb — to request, to ask for; noun — a request

noun — a public notice, announcement (posted to tell people something)

noun — an insight, revelation, lesson drawn from something — verb — to reveal, enlighten

verb — to get up, to rise (from sitting or bed); to set off

verb — to originate; noun — origin, source

verb — to draw on as source material; to base a work on (取材自 — drawn from)

verb — to replace; to take the place of

verb — to ban, to outlaw, to crack down on (by authority)

verb — to cancel; to call off; to abolish

verb — to please someone, to curry favour, to ingratiate oneself

verb — to sample, to take a sample (for testing, survey, or analysis)

determiner — some; a certain number of; several (formal/written)

adjective — weak; feeble; lacking firmness of body or will

noun — software

conjunction — however; yet; but; nevertheless

noun — fuel (coal, wood, oil — what a fire or engine burns)

noun — a craze, a fervent trend, an upsurge of enthusiasm

noun — the tropics, tropical zone

adj — warm, ardent (of a welcome, applause, debate)

verb — to admit a mistake, to apologize; to mistake one thing for another

verb — to firmly believe, to be convinced of; to recognize officially

verb — to appoint and dismiss (officials)

adverb — at will, as one pleases; adjective — arbitrary

noun — a thermos, a vacuum flask for hot water

noun — benevolence; loving-kindness

noun — person-times (count of attendances/visits)

noun/adjective — humanity; humane

adjective — man-made, artificial; noun — manual labor; man-hours

noun — man-made disaster

noun — the human world; this mortal world; among people

adjective — interpersonal (between people)

noun — the renminbi; the currency of mainland China (RMB)

noun — human feeling; a favour; social obligation

noun — personage; figure; person (of some standing)

noun — manpower; hands (available workers)

noun — the human body

noun — a candidate, the person picked for a role

adjective — man-made; artificial, synthetic

noun — schedule, agenda, the day's programme

noun — fluorescent lamp, fluorescent tube light

noun — the Japanese army; Japanese troops

adverb — increasingly; day by day

adjective — cloying, sickeningly sentimental; makes one cringe

noun — the body, the flesh (as opposed to the mind or spirit)

verb — to dissolve into liquid; to melt away

verb — to fuse, to blend together into one

noun — capacity; the amount a container or system can hold

verb — to hold, to contain; to accommodate (people, ideas)

adjective — harmonious, getting along well

noun — a container, a vessel

verb — to permit, to allow

adjective — soft, supple, gentle

noun — trade deficit, an excess of imports over exports

verb — to engage with worldly affairs; (of a country) to join the WTO

noun — Confucianism, the Confucian school of thought

verb/conj — to be like; just as; as if

verb — to bear the pain; figuratively, to do something reluctantly at real cost

noun — dye, dyestuff

verb — to lead; to head; to command (a group)

adjective — double, dual, twofold

noun — doubles (a match played two against two, as in tennis or badminton)

verb — to lie, to tell a lie

verb — to joke around, to chat and laugh

adjective — straightforward and ready (of a person); refreshed, at ease (of a feeling)

noun — paddy rice, rice grown in flooded fields

noun — watercourse, channel, waterway

noun — crystal, rock crystal; clear quartz

noun — reservoir

noun — cement

noun — water source, headwaters

noun — water vapor, steam

verb — to be good at, to excel in, to have a special skill in

verb — to hang oneself; to die by hanging from a rope

adj — top-quality, finest; of the highest grade

noun — boss, superior; the person above you at work

noun — the first ten days of a month; the early third of the month

verb — to stage, put on, screen; to present a play or film to an audience

verb — to strive to improve, be eager to better oneself

noun — the sky above a place, the airspace overhead

verb — to set off on a journey, hit the road; (figurative) to get the hang of something

verb — to come to one's door, visit in person, call on (a customer or household)

verb — to go on the market; to be listed on the stock exchange

adjective — above-mentioned, aforesaid

verb — to rise; to go up

noun — up and down; adv — roughly, about (after a number)

verb — to become addicted, get hooked (on a substance or habit)

verb — to set, to configure; noun — a setting

verb — to think of a way, to try to manage, to contrive (to do something)

noun — sociology

noun — an editorial (a newspaper's stated opinion)

noun — a scenic spot; a famous beauty-spot or resort worth visiting

noun — great kindness; generous hospitality; warm feeling

noun — sages and worthies; people of the highest wisdom and virtue

verb — to be prevalent; to be in vogue; to flourish widely

noun — splendid attire; one's finest clothes

verb — to seep in, soak through into something

noun — community, an online group

verb — to take in, to absorb (nutrients, calories); to take up, to draw in

noun — Celsius, the centigrade temperature scale

noun — a shooter, a marksman; (sports) a goal-scorer; Sagittarius

verb — to be suspected of (a crime); to be implicated in

verb — to imagine, to envisage; to consider (someone's situation)

noun — photography; verb — to photograph, to film

noun — a (movie/video) camera, a cine-camera

noun — a nerve; the nervous system

adjective — mysterious, secret, beyond ordinary understanding

noun — one's expression; the look on someone's face

noun — an incident; a (political/military) upheaval

adv — is bound to, will inevitably; the way things stand, it must happen

noun — soldier; the rank-and-file troops

verb — to release; to publish; to put out

particle — like, as; in the manner of (after a simile)

noun — a generation; generation after generation, for generations

verb — to demonstrate, to show how; noun — a demonstration, a model

noun — accident; mishap

noun — a hobby, a habitual liking (often for something indulgent)

noun — in the world, on earth; the human world

noun — an examination paper, a test paper

noun — power, influence (of a group or faction)

noun — the market, the marketplace as a whole; the state of trade, business conditions

noun — a city resident; a citizen of a town

noun — a lady of rank; a beauty depicted in classical painting

noun — the appearance of a city; how a town's streets and buildings look

noun — the affairs of the world, the ways of the world

verb — to pass away; to die (formal, respectful)

adverb — in fact; actually

noun — the state of affairs; the situation (esp. a worsening one)

verb — to attempt, to try (to do something)

verb — to regard as, to treat as

noun — affairs, business, matters to handle

noun — things, objects and matters (taken together)

noun — item, matter (on a list or agenda)

verb — to test, to experiment; noun — trial, experiment

noun — matters, arrangements (to be dealt with)

verb — to apply to, to be applicable

noun — city government, the municipal government

adjective — moderate; just right, neither too much nor too little

adverb — on site, at the actual place; in person

noun — a point in time; hour, moment (literary)

noun — time, the passing hours; a span of time, days

noun — gypsum; plaster (as in a cast)

verb — to put into practice, to carry out; noun — practice

noun — season, time of year; a particular time or occasion

adverb — actually; in reality; in practice

noun — the actual situation; live coverage of an event as it happens

noun — a moment, a point in time; adverb — at every moment, constantly

noun — a concrete example, a real-life case

noun — actual strength; real ability

adj — fashionable, stylish, in vogue

verb — to implement; to put into practice; to carry out

noun — the period during which something stays effective; (law) statute of limitations

verb — to do an internship, to train on the job; noun — practical training

noun — an experiment; verb — to test for real

noun — laboratory; a room for experiments

noun — petroleum, crude oil

noun — empirical evidence, proof from fact; adjective — empirical

noun — substance, essence; adjective — substantive, real (as opposed to nominal)

adj — full, complete, one hundred percent; through and through

noun — a shop assistant, salesclerk

verb — to be harmed, to suffer injury or loss; to fall victim

verb — to teach a class, give instruction

verb — to hunt (game)

verb — to undergo training, to receive instruction or drill

noun — the birthday person, the one whose birthday it is; the god of longevity

verb — to bind, to restrain; noun — a constraint

noun — data (numerical figures collected for analysis)

noun — a sapling, a young tree

verb — to obey, to comply, to submit to

noun — an instant, the blink of an eye

verb — to adapt to, to comply with, to go along with (a trend or circumstance)

verb/noun — to brake, to stop a vehicle; the brake

verb — to brake, to apply the brakes; noun — a brake

noun — desert

noun — a mountain peak, a summit

noun — a wound, a cut (the open place on the body)

verb — to discuss and weigh (a point) carefully, deliberate over

verb — to discuss and deliberate together, talk a matter over

noun — casualties (the injured and the dead); verb — to be killed or wounded

noun — a valley, the low ground between mountains

verb — to burn incense (in worship at a temple)

adj — hoarse, raspy (of the voice)

adj — extravagant, lavish, given to excess

adj — deep, reserved (of a person, a sound, the night)

noun — figure, posture, bearing (esp. of a performer); poise

noun — identity; status, standing (also written 身份)

verb — to claim, to assert (often without proof)

verb — to survive, to subsist; noun — survival, existence

adjective — vivid, lively, lifelike

verb — to light a fire; to get a fire going

noun — physiology; the body's workings

verb — to state publicly, to declare; noun — a public statement

noun — one's life story; the whole course of a person's life

noun/adv — during one's lifetime; while (the deceased) was alive

verb — to be promoted, advance to a higher post

noun — a stranger; a person one does not know

noun — momentum and fanfare; the show of force a movement makes

noun — life and death; (figurative) a critical, fateful matter

noun — ecology, the living balance of an environment

verb — to take effect, to come into force

noun — a sound; a noise that is heard

adjective — stiff, awkward, unnatural (of language, manner)

verb — to give birth to and raise (children)

verb — to be born in (a place or year)

verb — to appreciate, rise in value (of a currency, asset)

verb — to reproduce, to breed; noun — reproduction

adj — deep and solid (of feelings, foundations, friendship)

noun — teaching by example, leading by one's own conduct

adj — deep and heartfelt, keen (of feeling, concern)

verb — to go deep into, penetrate; adj — thorough, in-depth

verb — being in the position of, as one who is …

verb — to uphold, to assert (justice, rights); to extend, to make prevail

verb — to pursue advanced studies

adj — abstruse, profound, hard to grasp

noun/verb — an extravagant hope; to hope beyond reason

verb — to save trouble; to simplify matters; adjective — convenient

noun — a provincial Party committee (in mainland China)

verb — to review and approve, to vet (an application, a document, a budget)

adjective — prudent, careful and deliberate

noun — teacher training; a normal school, teachers' college; (classical) a model to be followed

verb — to fertilize, to apply fertilizer (to crops or soil)

noun — a master craftsman; a polite term for a skilled worker or driver

verb — to lose, to mislay; adj — let-down, dispirited

verb — to malfunction, to stop working properly

verb — to go blind, to lose one's sight

verb — to lose, to be deprived of

noun — a poet

verb — to have an accident (esp. of a plane, ship, or vehicle)

verb — to lose one's grip; to do harm by accident

verb — to put into effect, to implement, to carry out (a law, policy, measure)

verb — to lose one's job; noun — unemployment

verb — to go missing, to disappear without trace

verb — to collect, keep; noun — a collection

verb — to buy up, to purchase (in quantity); to buy off, to bribe over

verb — to contract, to shrink, to draw in; to scale back

verb — to tune in, to listen to (a broadcast)

noun — gains, returns, proceeds; the benefit taken in

noun — books (collectively); a book

adj — relaxed and happy, carefree, at ease

verb — to channel away, to ease (traffic, emotions, a backlog)

noun — secretary; party secretary; clerk

adj — written, in writing (as opposed to spoken)

verb — to evacuate; to disperse (a crowd, to safety)

verb — to write, to write out (esp. by hand, in a formal register)

verb — to transfuse blood; noun — a blood transfusion

verb — to stretch out, unfold, relax (limbs, brows, scenery)

noun — a fool, a dummy, a silly thing (often affectionate)

noun — lightning; adj — lightning-fast

verb — to twinkle, to flicker, to glimmer (of light); to be evasive (of words)

verb — to shine brilliantly, to dazzle, to sparkle

verb — to cause, to bring about (a result)

verb — to order someone about, to send on errands; to operate, handle (a tool)

noun — an envoy, a diplomatic emissary

verb — to exert effort, to put one's strength into it

noun — historical materials, source records used to study the past

noun — a mission, an appointed task; a calling

adverb — from start to finish, all along, throughout

noun — arm (shoulder to wrist)

noun — a handbook, manual; a small booklet

noun — means; method; measure; (sometimes) trick or stratagem

noun — capital (of a province or region)

verb — to guard, to watch over, to protect

noun — a handgun, pistol

noun — a gesture, hand signal

noun — jewelry; personal ornaments

noun — chief; head (of a profession); adjective — chief, principal

noun — chief; ranking official; head of a unit

verb — to tell fortunes; to have one's fortune told

noun — arithmetic

noun — a tunnel

noun — time, the passing years

adjective — carried on one's person; on hand at all times

verb — to accompany, to go along with

adverb — as one pleases, freely; adjective — casual, at will

conjunction — although it is said that; even though

verb — to reduce, shrink, scale down

noun — what one gets; income, earnings (as in 所得稅, income tax)

verb — to claim compensation, to demand damages

noun/adj — what one belongs to; affiliation; subordinate

adj — trivial, petty; (of matters) fragmentary and fussy

modifier — so-called; what is called; what people call

noun — what one knows, one's knowledge

verb — to scatter, to spread widely (rumors, seeds, a population)

verb — to scatter, to spread widely (rumors, seeds, a population)

verb — to lose one's life, be killed (in an accident or disaster)

noun — colour and lustre; the sheen and tint of a surface

verb — to pour out one's troubles, to complain of hardship

verb — to be commonly called; noun — a common name, a colloquial term

noun — a common saying, a folk proverb, a colloquialism

verb — to lie, to tell a lie

noun — funeral arrangements, the affairs surrounding a death

noun — commotion, disturbance; verb — to stir up unrest

noun — a current of thought, an intellectual trend; also the surge of one's own racing thoughts

verb — to miss, to long for; noun — longing for someone or somewhere

adjective — private, personal

adjective — refined, genteel, soft-spoken; noun — culture and its bearers (literary, dated)

noun — selfish motive, self-interest

noun — a pine tree

verb — to collect, to gather (by searching things out)

verb — to search for; to look for; to hunt down

noun — the throat; the voice (especially the singing voice)

noun — prose; the essay (as a literary genre, set against verse)

noun — elder brother's wife; (form of address) sister-in-law, ma'am

verb — to egg on, incite, talk someone into doing something

verb — to damage, to break, to spoil (something so it no longer works)

noun — a loss; verb — to lose (suffer damage to)

noun — farmland, fields; (figurative) a sorry state, a plight

noun — track and field (athletics)

adj — sweet and lovely; (of voice, smile, sleep) sweet, pleasant

verb — to blend, to harmonize, to mix into balance

adjective — naughty, mischievous

noun — a natural enemy; a predator a species is born to fear

adjective — natural; occurring in nature, not man-made

noun — natural gas

noun — heaven, paradise

noun — the world; all under heaven; the realm

noun — innate nature; one's inborn disposition

noun — a natural disaster

verb — to nitpick, find fault; adjective — fussy, hard to please

verb — to unite; to band together; adjective — united

verb — to reunite, to gather together (esp. family after time apart)

noun — a member of a group, troupe, or delegation

verb — to withdraw; to quit; to exit

verb — to degenerate; to deteriorate, to regress

verb — to hold in high esteem, extol, look up to

verb — to launch, to release, to bring out (a product, plan, or person)

verb — to infer, conjecture; noun — a guess, conjecture

verb — to promote; to spread the use of; to popularize

noun/verb — reasoning; to reason step by step

verb — to nominate and elect, put forward by common choice

verb — to be a burden on, drag down, encumber

verb — to get away, to extricate oneself (from a situation)

verb — to sell off, to offload; to let slip from the hand

verb — to delay, drag out, put off

noun — outer space; the cosmos beyond the sky

noun — the imperial ancestral temple

adj — peaceful, tranquil; (of times) free of trouble

noun — the situation and the way it is trending; posture, stance

verb — to visit a sick person

verb — to investigate, probe into, get to the bottom of

verb — to visit, call on (family, the sick, a friend)

verb — to explore, venture into danger; noun — an expedition, adventure

noun — a suite; a self-contained room with its own bathroom

noun — a matched outfit, a suit (of clothes); a packaged set

noun — a step, a flight of stairs; figuratively a way to save face (給個台階下 — give someone an out)

verb — to raise the head; to look up

adj — dignified, imposing; grand and upright (often 堂堂正正)

verb — to talk, converse; noun — a talk, conversation

verb — to discuss, to talk over

noun — elasticity, springiness; flexibility (of rules, a schedule)

noun — pottery, earthenware

verb — to evade tax; noun — tax evasion

verb — to flee for one's life; to escape (a disaster)

verb — to eliminate, to weed out; to phase out

noun — a local specialty product; a regional specialty (food, craft, goods of a place)

adverb — hereby (formal, in notices and letters)

adj — specific; particular; designated

noun — privilege; a special right

noun — a special zone, a special administrative region

verb — to specially engage; adjective — under special contract (特約記者)

noun — distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait

verb — to dote on; to love tenderly (a child, a junior)

verb — to replace, to substitute for; noun — a substitute

verb — to promote, single out and advance (a junior, a talent)

verb — to advocate, to promote, to encourage (a practice or idea)

verb — to mention, bring up, refer to

verb/noun — to pause; a break, halt (in speech, action, progress)

verb — to stay, stop over, remain (somewhere for a while)

verb — to stagnate; to be held up, come to a standstill

verb — to move up, do ahead of time, bring forward

verb — to raise, lift, improve (quality, level, ability)