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at + in the place where something is ☊
bath + long container you fill with hot water to wash in ☊
beat + To win against another person or team; defeat ☊
beneath + Under; In or to a lower position; below ☊
boat + small form of transport for traveling on water ☊
breath + air you take in and out of your body ☊
cat + animal of the lion, tiger and leopard family ☊
catch + use your hands to stop and hold something flying ☊
coat + clothing worn outside over your normal clothes ☊
consideration + careful thought; thinking about something ☊
conversation + when you talk with other people; discussion or chat ☊
date + A day in the calendar such as January 3rd ☊
death + when someone dies; the end of life ☊
eat + to put food in your mouth ☊
educate + to teach someone in a school or college ☊
educational + Intended to teach or inform ☊
expectation + belief or hope that something is going to happen ☊
explanation + details or reasons given to make something clear ☊
fat + oily part of meat ☊
father + A male parent ☊
flat + level; even; without curves or bumps ☊
fortunate + Having good luck ☊
greatly + an extraordinary extent or degree ☊
hat + item of clothing worn on your head ☊
hate + to have a very strong feeling of dislike for ☊
heat + To make hot or hotter ☊
imagination + ability to think of new ideas; creation of mental images ☊
information + collection of facts and details about something ☊
late + Happening near the end of a given time ☊
look at + to use your eyes to focus on something ☊
matter + problem or reason for concern ☊
nation + area or region controlled by a government and army ☊
national + Concerning a nation as a whole ☊
natural + Not made by humans; without human intervention ☊
naturally + Without the aid of someone or something ☊
nature + physical world, including plants, animals, rocks ☊
preparation + act of making ready for a purpose or activity ☊
presentation + act of giving a formal talk about something ☊
rate + speed or frequency of events over time ☊
rather + Somewhat; fairly; not that much ☊
relate + To understand or sympathize with someone or something ☊
relation + manner in which people, groups or countries behave toward one another ☊
relationship + manner in which people, groups or countries behave toward one another ☊
saturday + sixth day of the week; the day after Friday ☊
seat + To show someone to a place that can sit down ☊
situate + To place someone or something in a particular place or position ☊
situation + condition, location or position ☊
state + region within a country, with its own government ☊
statement + act or process of saying something formally ☊
station + place where you can catch a train or a bus ☊
that + used to show which person or thing we are talking about ☊
throat + inside of the neck that swallows ☊
treat + To act in a certain way toward someone ☊
treatment + way someone acts toward another ☊
unfortunately + in a way that is to be regretted; unluckily ☊
watch + to look at carefully to work out what is happening ☊
water + clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain ☊
weather + whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc outside ☊
whatever + Anything or everything needed; no matter what ☊
application + formal request for job, building permission etc ☊
appreciate + to be thankful for; to value or admire ☊
associate + partner in professional work, e.g. in law ☊
association + organization of people with the same interest ☊
atmosphere + the air around us ☊
attachment + strong affection for someone ☊
attack + to try to destroy, beat, or injure ☊
attempt + To try to do something challenging or difficult ☊
attend + To be present at an event ☊
attendance + state of being present at a place or event ☊
attention + focus of your thoughts on something ☊
attitude + way you act, think and feel about something ☊
attract + To make someone notice and become interested in ☊
attraction + interesting place people want to visit e.g. museum ☊
attractive + making you like them, as by being good-looking ☊
automatically + in a way not requiring control by a person ☊
battle + military fight between armies ☊
breathe + To move air into and out of your lungs ☊
calculate + To find an answer using mathematics ☊
chat + To talk in a friendly and relaxed manner ☊
chocolate + A hard brown candy made from cocoa beans ☊
combination + act or result of mixing things together ☊
complicate + To make more difficult to do, understand or use ☊
concentrate + to pay great attention to a task; focus ☊
concentration + paying ( a lot of) attention to a task ☊
create + to make, cause, or bring into existence ☊
creation + act of making something ☊
creative + Having the ability to make something new ☊
creature + animal of any type ☊
determination + will to achieve a goal despite difficulties ☊
dramatic + (of an event) sudden and extreme ☊
dramatically + In a sudden or extreme manner ☊
estate + Land that a person owns ☊
examination + test of your knowledge of, or ability in something ☊
fascinate + Attract or interest greatly ☊
feature + distinctive or important point of something ☊
float + To rest on top of a surface of water or another liquid ☊
gate + place in a fence which can be opened or closed ☊
gather + To bring people/animals together into a group ☊
generation + People born and living at about the same time ☊
hesitate + To stop before doing something because you are unsure what to do ☊
illustrate + To explain with examples to make easier to understand ☊
illustration + picture that helps explain something ☊
immediate + done without delay; straight away ☊
immediately + without any delay; straight away; right (after or before) ☊
indicate + To show something, direct attention to or point out ☊
indication + Something that signals that something else exists or will happen ☊
investigate + To try to find out facts; to carry out research ☊
investigation + search for information about something ☊
invitation + when someone asks another to attend an event, etc ☊
laboratory + workplace for the conduct of scientific research ☊
limitation + act of controlling or reducing the size of something ☊
locate + To find a certain place, location, or destination ☊
location + particular position or area ☊
match + "a sports competition between two people or teams ☊
mate + Someone who you work, live, or go to school with ☊
material + substance from which a thing is made of ☊
mathematics + study or science of numbers and shapes ☊
meat + flesh of a dead animal that you eat ☊
native + person speaking a language from birth ☊
observation + remark or comment on something you noticed ☊
operate + To be working or being used ☊
operation + Functioning; use ☊
operator + person whose job it is to connect phone calls ☊
organization + formal group of people with a particular purpose ☊
path + track made with stones/by walking over the ground ☊
patient + not getting annoyed when things take a long time ☊
pattern + regular repeated behavior ☊
plate + flat dish used for eating or serving food ☊
population + number of people who live in a country, area etc ☊
potato + edible tuber vegetable ☊
private + (information) personal; not to be seen by everyone ☊
qualification + official record proving a certain standard or level ☊
rat + Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse ☊
recommendation + official suggestion about a course of action or a choice of person; the act of suggesting someone or something as a good choice ☊
registration + act of recording information on an official list ☊
repeat + To say something again ☊
representation + act or action of representing something ☊
representative + Typical of a particular group or thing ☊
satisfy + To be happy because you met your expectation ☊
separate + to divide into parts, or to make something divide into parts ☊
somewhat + little, not very ☊
theater + place where shows are performed on a stage ☊
threat + Warning of probable trouble ☊
threaten + To say you will harm or hurt someone ☊
variation + Something almost the same as another but different ☊
accommodation + place to stay, often a hotel ☊
accurate + With no mistake or error; Correct ☊
adequate + enough; good enough for what is needed ☊
administration + The work of running something, e.g. a business ☊
advocate + To publicly support a belief, or to request change ☊
alternative + Other choices ☊
anticipate + To expect or look ahead to something positively ☊
appropriate + Right or suitable for some situation or purpose ☊
approximately + around; nearly; almost; about (a number) ☊
athlete + person trained to compete in sports ☊
attribute + quality or characteristic that someone or something has, e.g. size or color ☊
catalog + list of items that are available for purchase, usually in the form of a book ☊
category + groups of things that are similar in some way ☊
celebrate + To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday ☊
celebration + party/event where people rejoice over something ☊
climate + typical weather conditions in a particular place ☊
communicate + To give and exchange information ☊
communication + talking to people; giving information to people ☊
compensation + (money) given or received as payment for loss ☊
conservative + Resistant to change ☊
cooperation + instance when someone agrees to work with at least one other person, to get something done ☊
corporate + Concerning (usually large) companies ☊
corporation + big company or a combination of several companies ☊
data + Facts or information used to calculate or analyze ☊
database + data stored in logical order to aid retrieval ☊
debate + general public discussion of a topic ☊
dedicate + To give your energy, time, etc. completely to someone ☊
defeat + To be victorious over an enemy/team/disease; beat ☊
democratic + of democracy; entitling the people to power ☊
demonstrate + To show how something works (e.g. product) ☊
demonstration + Explanation of how something works (e.g. product) ☊
dominate + To control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in ☊
eliminate + To completely remove; to get rid of ☊
equation + mathematical statement showing things to be equal ☊
estimate + guess or calculation of cost, size or value ☊
evaluate + To form an idea to judge something carefully ☊
evaluation + judgment about the value or condition of something ☊
format + form, design, or arrangement of something ☊
formation + process of creating, or making into a particular shape ☊
foundation + underground base on which building is constructed ☊
generate + To create or be produced or bring into existence ☊
graduate + Concerning university courses taken after receiving a four-year degree ☊
grateful + Feeling or showing thanks; thankful ☊
implementation + act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect ☊
implication + possible effects or results from an action or event ☊
incorporate + To include or involve as part of something else ☊
inflation + continual rise in the prices of products ☊
initiative + ability to decide or act upon things yourself without depending on someone else ☊
innovation + new invention or idea that is created ☊
integrate + to combine together; make into one thing ☊
international + done or relating to several countries, not just your own ☊
interpretation + explanation of the meaning of something ☊
isolate + To keep in a place or situation apart from others ☊
latter + the second or last mentioned thing ☊
leather + chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes ☊
legislation + act or process of writing and passing laws ☊
literature + Writings that are valued as works of art, esp. fiction, drama and poetry ☊
mature + Being an adult, being fully developed physically ☊
moderate + Average in size or amount ☊
motivate + to make someone enthusiastic about doing something ☊
motivation + mental drive in a person that makes him or her do something ☊
narrative + the telling of a story ☊
negative + Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful ☊
negotiate + To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement ☊
negotiation + a formal discussion to reach an agreement ☊
obligation + duty that must be performed because of a law, rule, agreement, or promise ☊
participate + To take part with others in doing something ☊
participation + act of being involved in something ☊
platform + flat, raised structure that people stand on ☊
publication + process of producing a book, magazine ☊
ratio + quantitative relationship in size, etc ☊
regulate + To set or adjust the amount, restrict something ☊
regulation + official rule that controls how something is done ☊
relative + Measured or considered in comparison to something else ☊
relatively + In a manner that measures or compares something to something else ☊
reputation + common opinion that people have about someone ☊
satisfaction + happy feeling because of something that you did ☊
statistic + number that represents a piece of information ☊
status + position or rank relative to others in a society ☊
stimulate + Excite to action ☊
strategy + careful plan or method for achieving a goal ☊
temperature + how hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather ☊
translate + To change words from one language into another ☊
transportation + act, system, or business of moving people or goods from one place to another ☊
ultimately + Done or considered as the final and most important ☊
attach + To be associated or connected with ☊
education + process of giving or receiving teaching ☊
great + Very good; fantastic; wonderful ☊
update + To bring something up to date (usually by adding something) ☊
1311 New HSK word(s): 1 的 → + of/ structural particle: used before a noun; linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive 1 不 → + (negative prefix)/ not/ no 1 那 → + that/ those/ then (in that case)/ commonly pr. nei4 before a classifier; esp. in Beijing 1 开 → + to open/ to start/ to turn on/ to boil/ to write out (a medical prescription)/ to operate (vehicle)/ abbr. for 開爾文|开尔文 degrees Kelvin 1 同学 → + (fellow) classmate/ CL:位[wei4];個|个[ge4] 1 爸爸 → + (informal) father/ CL:個|个[ge4];位[wei4] 1 零 → + zero/ nought/ zero sign/ fractional/ fragmentary/ odd (of numbers)/ (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)/ fraction/ (in mathematics) remainder (after division)/ extra/ to wither and fall/ to wither 1 下 → + down/ downwards/ below/ lower/ later/ next (week etc)/ second (of two parts)/ to decline/ to go down 1 看见 → + to see/ to catch sight of 1 能 → + to be able to/ to be capable of/ ability/ capability/ able/ capable/ can possibly/ (usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of 1 水 → + water/ river/ liquid/ beverage/ additional charges or income/ (of clothes) classifier for number of washes 1 叫 → + to shout/ to call/ to order/ to ask/ to be called/ by (indicates agent in the passive mood) 1 现在 → + now/ at present/ at the moment/ modern/ current/ nowadays 1 会 → + can/ be possible/ be able to/ will/ be likely to/ be sure to/ to assemble/ to meet/ to gather/ to see/ union/ group/ association/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is hui3) 1 什么 → + what?/ who?/ something/ anything 1 做 → + to do/ to make/ to produce/ to write/ to compose/ to act as/ to engage in/ to hold (a party)/ to be/ to become/ to function (in some capacity)/ to serve as/ to be used for/ to form (a bond or relationship)/ to pretend/ to feign/ to act a part/ to put on a 1 坐 → + to sit/ to take a seat/ to take (a bus; airplane etc)/ to bear fruit/ surname Zuo 1 读 → + to read/ to study/ reading of word (i.e. pronunciation); similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] 1 火车站 → + train station 1 请 → + to ask/ to invite/ please (do sth)/ to treat (to a meal etc)/ to request 1 本 → + roots or stems of plants/ origin/ source/ this/ the current/ root/ foundation/ basis/ classifier for books; periodicals; files etc/ originally 1 对不起 → + unworthy/ to let down/ I'm sorry/ excuse me/ pardon me/ if you please/ sorry? (please repeat) 1 今天 → + today/ at the present/ now 1 猫 → + cat/ CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 去 → + to go/ to go to (a place)/ to cause to go or send (sb)/ to remove/ to get rid of/ (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth/ to be apart from in space or time/ (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)/ (us 1 在 → + (located) at/ (to be) in/ to exist/ in the middle of doing sth/ (indicating an action in progress) 1 没 → + (negative prefix for verbs)/ have not/ not 1 再见 → + goodbye/ see you again later 1 太 → + highest/ greatest/ too (much)/ very/ extremely 1 没关系 → + it doesn't matter 1 大 → + big/ huge/ large/ major/ great/ wide/ deep/ oldest/ eldest 1 多少 → + number/ amount/ somewhat 1 怎么 → + how?/ what?/ why? 1 热 → + heat/ to heat up/ fervent/ hot (of weather)/ warm up 1 好 → + good/ well/ proper/ good to/ easy to/ very/ so/ (suffix indicating completion or readiness) 1 和 → + and/ together with/ with/ sum/ union/ peace/ harmony/ surname He/ Japanese related/ Taiwan pr. han4 1 个 → + individual/ this/ that/ size/ classifier for people or objects in general 1 吃 → + to eat/ to have one's meal/ to eradicate/ to destroy/ to absorb/ to suffer/ to exhaust 1 天气 → + weather 1 日 → + sun/ day/ date; day of the month/ abbr. for 日本|日本 Japan 2 得 → + structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb); linking it to following phrase indicating effect; degree; possibility etc 2 手表 → + wrist watch/ CL:塊|块[kuai4];隻|只[zhi1];個|个[ge4] 2 着 → + particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress; like -ing ending 2 西瓜 → + watermelon/ CL:條|条[tiao2] 2 准备 → + preparation/ prepare 2 公司 → + (business) company/ company/ firm/ corporation/ incorporated/ CL:家[jia1] 2 洗 → + to wash/ to bathe 2 吧 → + (modal particle indicating polite suggestion)/ ...right?/ ...OK? 2 白 → + white/ snowy/ pure/ bright/ empty/ blank/ plain/ clear/ to make clear/ in vain/ gratuitous/ free of charge/ reactionary/ anti-communist/ funeral/ to stare coldly/ to write wrong character/ to state/ to explain/ vernacular/ spoken lines in opera/ surname B 2 穿 → + to bore through/ pierce/ perforate/ penetrate/ pass through/ to dress/ to wear/ to put on/ to thread 2 船 → + a boat/ vessel/ ship/ CL:條|条[tiao2];艘[sou1];隻|只[zhi1] 2 路 → + road/ path/ way/ CL:條|条[tiao2] 2 次 → + next in sequence/ second/ the second (day; time etc)/ secondary/ vice-/ sub-/ infra-/ inferior quality/ substandard/ order/ sequence/ hypo- (chemistry)/ classifier for enumerated events: time 2 服务员 → + waiter/ waitress/ attendant/ customer service personnel/ CL:個|个[ge4] 2 晴 → + clear/ fine (weather) 2 马上 → + at once; right away; immediately/ lit. on horseback 2 旁边 → + lateral/ side/ to the side/ beside 2 快 → + rapid/ quick/ speed/ rate/ soon/ almost/ to make haste/ clever/ sharp (of knives or wits)/ forthright/ plain-spoken/ gratified/ pleased/ pleasant 2 进 → + to advance/ to enter/ to come (or go) into/ to receive or admit/ to eat or drink/ to submit or present/ (used after a verb) into; in/ to score a goal 2 过 → + to pass (time)/ to celebrate (a holiday)/ to live/ to get along 2 比 → + (particle used for comparison and "-er than")/ to compare/ to contrast/ to gesture (with hands)/ ratio 2 门 → + gate/ door/ CL:扇[shan4]/ gateway/ doorway/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ opening/ valve/ switch/ way to do something/ knack/ family/ house/ (religious) sect/ school (of thought)/ class/ category/ phylum or division (taxonomy)/ classifier for large guns/ classifier for les 2 票 → + ticket/ ballot/ bank note/ CL:張|张[zhang1]/ person held for ransom/ amateur performance of Chinese opera/ classifier for shipments and business transactions (topolect) 2 为什么 → + why?/ for what reason? 2 张 → + to open up/ to spread/ sheet of paper/ classifier for flat objects; sheet/ classifier for votes 2 就 → + at once/ right away/ only/ just (emphasis)/ as early as/ already/ as soon as/ then/ in that case/ as many as/ even if/ to approach/ to move towards/ to undertake/ to engage in/ to suffer/ subjected to/ to accomplish/ to take advantage of/ to go with (of f 2 阴 → + overcast (weather)/ cloudy/ shady/ Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)/ negative (electric.)/ feminine/ moon/ implicit/ hidden/ genitalia 2 别 → + to leave/ to depart/ to separate/ to distinguish/ to classify/ other/ another/ do not/ must not/ to pin 3 阿姨 → + maternal aunt/ step-mother/ childcare worker/ nursemaid/ woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 照顾 → + to take care of/ to show consideration/ to attend to/ to look after 3 啊 → + modal particle ending sentence; showing affirmation; approval; or consent 3 条 → + strip/ item/ article/ clause (of law or treaty)/ classifier for long thin things (ribbon; river; road; trousers etc) 3 其他 → + other/ the others/ else/ other than (that person)/ in addition to the person mentioned above 3 简单 → + simple/ not complicated 3 如果 → + if/ in case/ in the event that 3 低 → + low/ beneath/ to lower (one's head)/ to let droop/ to hang down/ to incline 3 拿 → + to hold/ to seize/ to catch/ to apprehend/ to take 3 洗手间 → + toilet/ lavatory/ washroom 3 放心 → + to set one's mind at rest/ to be at ease/ to rest 3 洗澡 → + to bathe/ to take a shower 3 选择 → + to select/ to pick/ choice/ option/ alternative 3 奶奶 → + (informal) father's mother/ paternal grandmother/ CL:位[wei4] 3 用 → + to use/ to employ/ to have to/ to eat or drink/ expense or outlay/ usefulness/ hence/ therefore 3 地方 → + region/ regional (away from the central administration) 3 叔叔 → + father's younger brother/ uncle/ Taiwan pr. shu2 shu5/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 讲 → + to speak/ to explain/ to negotiate/ to emphasise/ to be particular about/ as far as sth is concerned/ speech/ lecture 3 分 → + to divide/ to separate/ to allocate/ to distinguish (good and bad)/ part or subdivision/ fraction/ one tenth (of certain units)/ unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm/ minute/ a point (in sports or games)/ 0.01 yuan (unit of money) 3 看 → + to see/ to look at/ to read/ to watch/ to consider/ to regard as/ to view as/ to treat as/ to judge/ (after repeated verb) to give it a try/ depending on (how you're judging)/ to visit/ to call on/ to treat (an illness)/ to look after/ Watch out! (for a d 3 搬 → + to move/ to shift/ to remove/ to transport/ to apply indiscriminately/ to copy mechanically 3 数学 → + mathematics/ mathematical 3 电梯 → + elevator/ CL:臺|台[tai2];部[bu4] 3 饱 → + to eat till full/ satisfied 3 参加 → + to participate/ to take part/ to join 3 接 → + to receive/ to answer (the phone)/ to meet or welcome sb/ to connect/ to catch/ to join/ to extend/ to take one's turn on duty/ take over for sb 3 努力 → + great effort/ to strive/ to try hard 3 相信 → + be convinced (that something is true)/ believe/ to accept sth as true 3 关系 → + relation/ relationship/ to concern/ to affect/ to have to do with/ guanxi/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 关于 → + pertaining to/ concerning/ regarding/ with regards to/ about/ a matter of 3 最近 → + recent/ recently/ these days/ latest/ soon/ nearest (of locations)/ shortest (of routes) 3 向 → + direction/ orientation/ to face/ to turn toward/ to/ towards/ shortly before/ formerly/ to side with/ to be partial to/ all along (previously)/ surname Xiang 3 结束 → + termination/ to finish/ to end/ to conclude/ to close 3 层 → + layer/ stratum/ laminated/ floor (of a building)/ storey/ classifier for layers/ repeated/ sheaf (math.) 3 盘子 → + tray/ plate/ dish 3 作业 → + school assignment/ homework/ work/ task/ operation/ to operate/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 作用 → + to act on/ to affect/ action/ function/ activity/ impact/ result/ effect/ purpose/ intent/ to play a role/ corresponds to English -ity; -ism; -ization/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 胖 → + fat/ plump 3 万 → + ten thousand/ a great number 3 生气 → + angry/ mad/ offended/ animated/ to get angry/ to be enraged/ to take offense/ animation 3 爷爷 → + (informal) father's father/ paternal grandfather/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 满意 → + satisfied/ pleased/ to one's satisfaction 3 中间 → + between/ intermediate/ mid/ middle 3 国家 → + country/ nation/ state/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 近 → + near/ close to/ approximately 3 打算 → + to plan/ to intend/ to calculate/ plan/ intention/ calculation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 帽子 → + hat/ cap/ CL:頂|顶[ding3] 3 干净 → + clean/ neat 3 终于 → + at last/ in the end/ finally/ eventually 3 比较 → + compare/ contrast/ fairly/ comparatively/ relatively/ quite/ rather 3 多么 → + how (wonderful etc)/ what (a great idea etc)/ however (difficult it may be etc) 3 比赛 → + competition (sports etc)/ match/ CL:場|场[chang3];次[ci4] 3 位 → + position/ location/ place/ seat/ classifier for people (honorific)/ classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 3 感冒 → + to catch cold/ (common) cold/ CL:場|场[chang2];次[ci4] 3 然后 → + after/ then (afterwards)/ after that/ afterwards 3 老 → + prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity/ old (of people)/ venerable (person)/ experienced/ of long standing/ always/ all the time/ of the pas 3 信 → + letter/ mail/ to trust/ to believe/ to profess faith in/ truthful/ confidence/ trust/ at will/ at random 3 文化 → + culture/ civilization/ cultural/ CL:個|个[ge4];種|种[zhong3] 3 以后 → + after/ later/ afterwards/ following/ later on/ in the future 3 变化 → + change/ variation/ to change/ to vary/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 热情 → + cordial/ enthusiastic/ passion/ passionate/ passionately 3 发烧 → + have a high temperature (from illness)/ have a fever 3 站 → + station/ to stand/ to halt/ to stop/ branch of a company or organisation 3 当然 → + only natural/ as it should be/ certainly/ of course/ without doubt 3 久 → + (long) time/ (long) duration of time 3 注意 → + to take note of/ to pay attention to 3 表示 → + to express/ to show/ to say/ to state/ to indicate/ to mean 3 表演 → + play/ show/ performance/ exhibition/ to perform/ to act/ to demonstrate/ CL:場|场[chang3] 3 体育 → + sports/ physical education 3 根据 → + according to/ based on/ basis/ foundation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 冰箱 → + icebox/ freezer cabinet/ refrigerator/ CL:臺|台[tai2];個|个[ge4] 3 迟到 → + to arrive late 4 条件 → + condition/ circumstances/ term/ factor/ requirement/ prerequisite/ qualification/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 赢 → + to beat/ to win/ to profit 4 方向 → + direction/ orientation/ path to follow/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 西红柿 → + tomato/ CL:隻|只[zhi1] 4 准确 → + accurate/ exact/ precise 4 后来 → + afterwards/ later 4 联系 → + connection/ contact/ relation/ in touch with/ to integrate/ to link/ to touch 4 吸引 → + to attract (interest; investment etc)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 挺 → + to stick out/ to (physically) straighten up/ to endure or hold out/ straight/ stiff/ outstanding/ extraordinary/ rather/ quite/ very/ classifier for machine guns 4 气候 → + climate/ atmosphere/ situation/ CL:種|种[zhong3] 4 放暑假 → + take summer vacation 4 通知 → + to notify/ to inform/ notice/ notification/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 输 → + to lose/ to transport/ to donate/ to enter (a password) 4 耐心 → + patient (adjective) 4 不管 → + no matter (what; how)/ regardless of/ no matter 4 同情 → + compassion/ relent/ sympathize/ sympathy 4 聊天 → + to chat/ to gossip 4 难道 → + don't tell me .../ could it be that...? 4 仔细 → + careful/ attentive/ cautious 4 共同 → + common/ joint/ jointly/ together/ collaborative 4 整理 → + to arrange/ to tidy up/ to sort out/ to straighten out/ to list systematically/ to collate (data; files)/ to pack (luggage) 4 整齐 → + orderly/ neat/ even/ tidy 4 签证 → + visa/ certificate/ to certify/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 自然 → + nature/ natural/ naturally 4 估计 → + to estimate/ to reckon/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 看法 → + way of looking at a thing/ view/ opinion/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 正好 → + just (in time)/ just right/ just enough/ to happen to/ to chance to/ by chance/ it just so happens that 4 另外 → + additional/ in addition/ besides/ separate/ other/ moreover/ furthermore 4 证明 → + proof/ certificate/ identification/ testimonial/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ to prove/ to testify/ to confirm the truth of 4 考虑 → + to think over/ to consider/ consideration 4 有趣 → + interesting/ fascinating/ amusing 4 交流 → + exchange/ give-and-take/ to exchange/ to alternate/ communication/ alternating current (electricity) 4 推 → + to push/ to cut/ to refuse/ to reject/ to decline/ to shirk (responsibility)/ to put off/ to delay/ to push forward/ to nominate/ to elect 4 材料 → + material/ data/ makings/ stuff/ CL:個|个[ge4];種|种[zhong3] 4 交通 → + to be connected/ traffic/ communications/ liaison 4 研究生 → + graduate student/ postgraduate student/ research student 4 调查 → + investigation/ inquiry/ to investigate/ to survey/ survey/ (opinion) poll/ CL:項|项[xiang4];個|个[ge4] 4 敲 → + extort/ knock/ to strike/ to knock (at a door)/ to hit 4 流行 → + to spread/ to rage (of contagious disease)/ popular/ fashionable/ prevalent/ (math.) manifold 4 故意 → + deliberately/ on purpose 4 巧克力 → + chocolate (loanword)/ CL:塊|块[kuai4] 4 包括 → + to comprise/ to include/ to involve/ to incorporate/ to consist of 4 可怜 → + pitiful/ pathetic 4 说明 → + to explain/ to illustrate/ explanation/ directions/ caption/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 香 → + fragrant/ sweet smelling/ aromatic/ savory or appetizing/ (to eat) with relish/ (of sleep) sound/ perfume or spice/ joss or incense stick/ CL:根[gen1] 4 可惜 → + it is a pity/ what a pity/ (it's) too bad 4 知识 → + intellectual/ knowledge-related/ knowledge/ CL:門|门[men2] 4 亲戚 → + a relative (i.e. family relation)/ CL:門|门[men2];個|个[ge4];位[wei4] 4 教育 → + to educate/ to teach/ education 4 组织 → + to organize/ organization/ organized system/ nerve/ tissue/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 深 → + close/ deep/ late/ profound/ dark (of color; water etc) 4 乱 → + in confusion or disorder/ in a confused state of mind/ disorder/ upheaval/ riot/ illicit sexual relations/ to throw into disorder/ to mix up/ indiscriminate/ random/ arbitrary 4 直接 → + direct/ opposite: indirect 間接|间接/ immediate/ directly/ straightforward 4 植物 → + botanical/ plant/ vegetation/ CL:種|种[zhong3] 4 申请 → + to apply for sth/ application (form etc)/ CL:份[fen4] 4 最好 → + best/ (you) had better (do what we suggest) 4 最后 → + final/ last/ finally/ ultimate 4 职业 → + occupation/ profession/ vocation/ professional 4 肯定 → + to be sure/ to be certain/ sure/ certain/ definite/ to confirm/ to affirm/ affirmative 4 观众 → + spectators/ audience/ visitors (to an exhibition etc) 4 管理 → + to supervise/ to manage/ to administer/ management/ administration/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 指 → + finger/ to point at or to/ to indicate or refer to/ to depend on/ to count on/ (of hair) to stand on end 4 空气 → + air/ atmosphere 4 养成 → + to cultivate/ to raise/ to form (a habit)/ to acquire 4 活动 → + to exercise/ to move about/ to operate/ activity/ loose/ shaky/ active/ movable/ maneuver/ to use connections/ CL:項|项[xiang4];個|个[ge4] 4 原来 → + original/ former/ originally/ formerly/ at first/ so... actually 4 从来 → + always/ at all times/ never (if used in negative sentence) 4 排列 → + array/ arrangement/ permutation (i.e. ordered choice of n elements out of m) 4 座 → + seat/ base/ stand/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ classifier for buildings; mountains and similar immovable objects 4 邀请 → + to invite/ invitation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 速度 → + speed/ rate/ velocity/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 恐怕 → + fear/ to dread/ I'm afraid that.../ perhaps/ maybe 4 甚至 → + even/ so much so that 4 座位 → + seat/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 情况 → + circumstances/ state of affairs/ situation/ CL:個|个[ge4];種|种[zhong3] 4 算 → + regard as/ to figure/ to calculate/ to compute 4 基础 → + base/ foundation/ basis/ underlying/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 随便 → + as one wishes/ as one pleases/ at random/ negligent/ casual/ wanton 4 约会 → + appointment/ engagement/ date/ CL:次[ci4];個|个[ge4] 4 规定 → + provision/ to fix/ to set/ to formulate/ to stipulate/ to provide/ regulation/ rule/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 解释 → + explanation/ to explain/ to interpret/ to resolve/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 激动 → + to excite/ to agitate/ exciting 4 被 → + by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses)/ quilt/ to cover (literary) 4 断 → + to break/ to snap/ to cut off/ to give up or abstain from sth/ to judge/ (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely;decidedly 4 父亲 → + father/ also pr. with light tone [fu4 qin5]/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 消息 → + news/ information/ CL:條|条[tiao2] 4 至少 → + at least/ (to say the) least 4 满 → + full/ filled/ packed/ fully/ completely/ quite/ to reach the limit/ to satisfy/ satisfied/ contented/ to fill/ abbr. for Manchurian 4 网站 → + website/ network station/ node 4 复印 → + to photocopy/ to duplicate a document 4 区别 → + difference/ to distinguish/ to discriminate/ to make a distinction/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 积累 → + to accumulate/ accumulation/ cumulative/ cumulatively 4 复杂 → + complicated/ complex 4 打扮 → + to decorate/ to dress/ to make up/ to adorn/ manner of dressing/ style of dress 4 本来 → + original/ originally/ at first/ it goes without saying/ of course 4 长城 → + the Great Wall 4 尽管 → + despite/ although/ even though/ in spite of/ unhesitatingly/ do not hesitate (to ask; complain etc)/ (go ahead and do it) without hesitating 4 国际 → + international 4 失败 → + to be defeated/ to lose/ to fail (e.g. experiments)/ failure/ defeat/ CL:次[ci4] 4 台 → + desk/ platform/ stage/ terrace/ stand/ support/ desk/ station/ broadcasting station/ classifier for vehicles or machines/ Taiwan (abbr.) 4 集合 → + a congregation/ to gather/ a set 4 态度 → + manner/ bearing/ attitude/ approach/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 干燥 → + to dry (of weather; paint; cement etc)/ desiccation/ dull/ uninteresting/ arid 4 顿 → + stop/ pause/ to arrange/ to lay out/ to kowtow/ to stamp/ at once/ classifier for meals; beating; tellings off etc: time; bout; spell; meal 4 大概 → + roughly/ probably/ rough/ approximate/ about 4 即使 → + even if/ even though/ given that 4 来不及 → + there's not enough time (to do sth)/ it's too late (to do sth) 4 骗 → + to cheat/ to swindle/ to deceive/ to fool/ to hoodwink/ to trick 4 重视 → + to attach importance to sth/ to value 4 感情 → + feeling/ emotion/ sensation/ likes and dislikes/ deep affection for sb or sth/ relationship (i.e. love affair)/ CL:個|个[ge4];種|种[zhong3] 4 感谢 → + (express) thanks/ gratitude/ grateful/ thankful/ thanks 4 却 → + but/ yet/ however/ while/ to go back/ to decline/ to retreat/ nevertheless/ even though 4 大约 → + approximately/ about 4 汤 → + soup/ broth/ hot water 4 戴 → + to put on or wear (glasses; hat; gloves etc)/ to respect/ to bear/ to support 4 代表 → + representative/ delegate/ CL:位[wei4];個|个[ge4];名[ming2]/ to represent/ to stand for/ on behalf of/ in the name of 4 而 → + and/ as well as/ and so/ but (not)/ yet (not)/ (indicates causal relation)/ (indicates change of state)/ (indicates contrast) 4 毕业 → + graduation/ to graduate/ to finish school 4 大夫 → + doctor/ minister of state (in pre-Han states)/ CL:個|个[ge4];位[wei4] 4 寒假 → + winter vacation 4 温度 → + temperature/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 汗 → + perspiration/ sweat/ CL:滴[di1];頭|头[tou2];身[shen1]/ Khan (Persian or Mongol king or emperor)/ Khan (name)/ to be speechless (out of helplessness; embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection) 4 讨厌 → + disgusting/ troublesome/ nuisance/ nasty/ to hate doing sth 4 主动 → + to take the initiative/ to do sth of one's own accord/ active/ opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]/ drive (of gears and shafts etc) 4 特点 → + characteristic (feature)/ trait/ feature/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 亿 → + a hundred million/ calculate 4 行 → + to walk/ to go/ to travel/ a visit/ temporary/ makeshift/ current/ in circulation/ to do/ to perform/ capable/ competent/ effective/ all right/ OK!/ will do 4 竟然 → + unexpectedly/ to one's surprise/ in spite of everything/ in that crazy way/ actually/ to go as far as to 4 当 → + to be/ to act as/ manage/ withstand/ when/ during/ ought/ should/ match equally/ equal/ same/ obstruct/ just at (a time or place)/ on the spot/ right/ just at 4 试 → + to test/ to try/ experiment/ examination/ test 4 破 → + broken/ damaged/ worn out/ to break; split or cleave/ to get rid of/ to destroy/ to break with/ to defeat/ to capture (a city etc)/ to expose the truth of 4 祝贺 → + to congratulate/ congratulations/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 污染 → + pollution/ contamination/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 著名 → + famous/ noted/ well-known/ celebrated 4 当时 → + then/ at that time/ while 4 提前 → + to shift to an earlier date/ to bring forward/ to advance 4 加油站 → + gas station 4 民族 → + nationality/ ethnic group/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 成熟 → + mature/ ripe/ Taiwan pr. cheng2 shou2 4 翻译 → + to translate/ to interpret/ translator/ interpreter/ translation/ interpretation/ CL:個|个[ge4];位[wei4];名[ming2] 4 提醒 → + to remind/ to call attention to/ to warn of 4 烦恼 → + agonize/ agony/ annoyance/ upset/ vexation/ worries 4 性格 → + nature/ disposition/ temperament/ character/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 个子 → + height/ stature/ build/ size 4 任何 → + any/ whatever/ whichever/ whatsoever 4 无论 → + no matter what or how/ regardless of whether... 4 招聘 → + recruitment/ to invite applications for a job 4 专业 → + specialty/ specialized field/ main field of study (at university)/ major/ CL:門|门[men2];個|个[ge4]/ professional 5 举 → + to lift/ to hold up/ to cite/ to enumerate/ to act/ to raise/ to choose/ to elect 5 命运 → + fate/ destiny/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 转告 → + to pass on/ to communicate/ to transmit 5 持续 → + to continue/ to persist/ sustainable/ preservation 5 反正 → + to put things back in order/ to return to the correct path/ in any event/ come what may/ whatever happens (I'm still sure it's right)/ anyway 5 恨 → + to hate/ to regret 5 日期 → + date/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 道理 → + reason/ argument/ sense/ principle/ basis/ justification/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 尖锐 → + sharp/ intense/ penetrating/ pointed/ acute (illness) 5 模仿 → + to imitate/ to copy/ to emulate/ to mimic/ model 5 装饰 → + to decorate/ decoration/ decorative/ ornamental 5 冲 → + (of water) to dash against/ to mix with water/ to infuse/ to rinse/ to flush/ to develop (a film)/ to rise in the air/ to clash/ to collide with 5 休闲 → + leisure/ relaxation/ not working/ idle 5 方 → + square/ power or involution (mathematics)/ upright/ honest/ fair and square/ direction/ side/ party (to a contract; dispute etc)/ place/ method/ prescription (medicine)/ upright or honest/ just when/ only or just/ classifier for square things/ abbr. for s 5 充电器 → + battery charger 5 捡 → + to pick up/ to collect/ to gather 5 聚会 → + party/ gathering/ to meet/ to get together 5 物质 → + matter/ substance/ material/ materialistic/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 俱乐部 → + club (i.e. a group or organization)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 状况 → + condition/ state/ situation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 充满 → + full of/ brimming with/ very full/ permeated 5 方式 → + way (of life)/ pattern/ style/ mode/ manner/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 启发 → + to enlighten/ to explain and arouse interest/ to inspire/ inspiration/ heuristic (attributively)/ to teach/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 荣誉 → + honor/ credit/ glory/ (honorable) reputation 5 据说 → + it is said that/ reportedly 5 针对 → + to be directed against/ to be aimed at/ to counter/ in the light of/ in connection with 5 状态 → + state of affairs/ state/ mode/ situation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 如何 → + how/ what way/ what 5 后果 → + consequences/ aftermath 5 捐 → + to contribute/ to donate/ contribution/ tax/ to abandon 5 连忙 → + promptly/ at once 5 手术 → + surgical operation/ operation/ surgery/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 重复 → + to repeat/ to duplicate/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 安装 → + install/ erect/ fix/ mount/ installation 5 企图 → + attempt/ CL:種|种[zhong3] 5 吸收 → + to absorb/ to assimilate/ to ingest 5 叙述 → + to relate (a story or information)/ to tell or talk about/ to recount/ narration/ telling/ narrative/ account 5 企业 → + company/ firm/ enterprise/ corporation/ CL:家[jia1] 5 简直 → + simply/ at all/ practically 5 目录 → + catalog/ table of contents/ directory (on computer hard drive)/ list/ contents 5 宣传 → + to disseminate/ to give publicity to/ propaganda/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 应用 → + to use/ to apply/ application/ applicable 5 连续剧 → + serialized drama/ dramatic series/ show in parts 5 目前 → + at the present time/ currently 5 呼吸 → + to breathe 5 气氛 → + atmosphere/ mood 5 决心 → + determination/ resolution/ determined/ firm and resolute/ to make up one's mind/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 阵 → + disposition of troops/ wave/ spate/ burst/ spell/ short period of time/ classifier for events or states of short duration 5 不得了 → + desperately serious/ disastrous/ extremely/ exceedingly 5 资格 → + qualifications 5 军事 → + military affairs/ military matters/ military 5 哪怕 → + even/ even if/ even though/ no matter how 5 通讯 → + communications/ a news story (e.g. dispatched over the wire)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 振动 → + vibration 5 资料 → + material/ resources/ data/ information/ profile (Internet)/ CL:份[fen4];個|个[ge4] 5 公寓 → + apartment building/ block of flats/ CL:套|套[tao4] 5 嗓子 → + throat/ voice/ CL:把[ba3] 5 系 → + to connect/ to relate to/ to tie up/ to bind/ to be (literary) 5 咨询 → + to consult/ to seek advice/ consultation/ (sales) inquiry (formal) 5 资源 → + natural resource (such as water or minerals)/ resource (such as manpower or tourism) 5 同时 → + at the same time/ simultaneously 5 戏剧 → + drama/ play/ theater 5 不好意思 → + to feel embarrassed/ to be ill at ease/ to find it embarrassing (to do sth) 5 用途 → + use/ application 5 建议 → + to propose/ to suggest/ to recommend/ proposal/ suggestion/ recommendation/ CL:個|个[ge4];點|点[dian3] 5 难怪 → + (it's) no wonder (that...)/ (it's) not surprising (that) 5 争论 → + to argue/ to debate/ to contend/ argument/ contention/ controversy/ debate/ CL:次[ci4];場|场[chang3] 5 地区 → + local/ regional/ district (not necessarily formal administrative unit)/ region/ area/ as suffix to city name; means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture level city or county level city)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 滑冰 → + to skate/ skating 5 贡献 → + to contribute/ to dedicate/ to devote/ contribution/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 划船 → + to row a boat/ rowing boat/ rowing (sport) 5 临时 → + at the instant sth happens/ temporary/ interim/ ad hoc 5 晒 → + to dry in the sun/ to sunbathe/ to share files (loan from "share") 5 统一 → + to unify/ to unite/ to integrate 5 出席 → + to attend/ to participate/ present 5 沟通 → + communicate 5 自动 → + automatic/ voluntarily 5 地位 → + position/ status/ place/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 开心 → + to feel happy/ to rejoice/ to have a great time/ to make fun of sb 5 吓 → + to frighten/ to scare/ to intimidate/ to threaten 5 不耐烦 → + impatience/ impatient 5 自觉 → + conscious/ aware/ on one's own initiative/ conscientious 5 除 → + to get rid of/ to remove/ to exclude/ to eliminate/ to wipe out/ to divide/ except/ not including 5 讲究 → + to pay particular attention to/ exquisite/ aesthetic 5 善于 → + be good at/ be adept in 5 除非 → + only if (...; or otherwise; ...)/ only when/ only in the case that/ unless 5 分别 → + to part or leave each other/ to distinguish/ difference/ in different ways/ differently/ separately or individually 5 话题 → + subject (of a talk or conversation)/ topic 5 砍 → + to chop/ to cut down/ to throw sth at sb 5 内科 → + medicine/ "internal" medicine; i.e. treatment by administering drugs; as opposed to surgical intervention 外科[wai4 ke1]/ medical department 5 整体 → + whole entity/ entire body/ synthesis/ as a whole (situation; construction; team etc)/ global/ macrocosm/ integral/ holistic/ whole 5 正 → + upright/ centrally located/ (of time or figure) exactly/ correct/ (of taste) pure 5 姑姑 → + paternal aunt/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 数据 → + data/ numbers/ digital/ also written 數據|数据 5 签字 → + to sign (a signature) 5 嫩 → + tender/ soft/ delicate/ light (color)/ inexperienced/ unskilled 5 处理 → + to handle/ to treat/ to deal with/ to process/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 不要紧 → + unimportant/ not serious/ it doesn't matter/ never mind/ it looks all right/ but 5 浇 → + to pour liquid/ to irrigate (using waterwheel)/ to water/ to cast (molten metal)/ to mold 5 犹豫 → + to hesitate 5 电池 → + battery/ CL:節|节[jie2];組|组[zu3] 5 上 → + on/ on top/ upon/ first (of multiple parts)/ previous/ last/ upper/ higher/ above/ to climb/ to go into/ to go up/ to attend (class or university) 5 综合 → + comprehensive/ composite/ synthesized/ to sum up/ to integrate/ to synthesize 5 分配 → + to distribute/ to assign/ to allocate 5 土豆 → + potato/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 不足 → + insufficient/ lacking/ deficiency/ not enough/ inadequate/ not worth/ cannot/ should not 5 电台 → + transmitter-receiver/ broadcasting station/ radio station/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 交换 → + to exchange/ to swap/ to switch (telecom)/ commutative (math)/ to commute 5 传播 → + to disseminate/ to propagate/ to spread 5 交际 → + communication/ social intercourse 5 流传 → + to spread/ to circulate/ to hand down 5 强调 → + to emphasize (a statement)/ to stress 5 显示 → + to show/ to illustrate/ to display/ to demonstrate 5 颗 → + classifier for small spheres; pearls; corn grains; teeth; hearts; satellites etc 5 双方 → + bilateral/ both sides/ both parties involved 5 县 → + county; PRC administrative division below prefecture 地區|地区[di4 qu4]/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 总算 → + at long last/ finally/ on the whole 5 传说 → + legend/ folklore/ tradition/ it is said/ they say that... 5 抢 → + fight over/ to rush/ to scramble/ to grab/ to rob/ to snatch 5 推辞 → + to decline (an appointment; invitation etc) 5 傍晚 → + in the evening/ when night falls/ towards evening/ at night fall/ at dusk 5 娱乐 → + to entertain/ to amuse/ entertainment/ recreation/ amusement/ hobby/ fun/ joy 5 故事 → + story/ tale/ narrative 5 舌头 → + tongue/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information 5 推荐 → + to recommend/ recommendation 5 支 → + to support/ to sustain/ to erect/ to raise/ branch/ division/ to draw money/ surname Zhi/ classifier for rods such as pens and guns; for army divisions and for songs or compositions/ watt; classifier for power of light bulbs 5 采访 → + to interview/ to gather news/ to hunt for and collect/ to cover 5 丁 → + cubes of meat and vegetables/ man/ members of a family/ population/ fourth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干/ 5 瞧 → + look at 5 舍不得 → + to hate to do sth/ to hate to part with/ to begrudge 5 可见 → + it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)/ it is (thus) clear/ clear/ visible 5 宁可 → + preferably/ one would prefer to...(or not to...)/ would rather/ (would) be better to/ (to pick) the lesser of two evils 5 设备 → + equipment/ facilities/ installations/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 闯 → + to rush/ to charge/ to dash/ to break through/ to temper oneself (through battling hardships) 5 顶 → + apex/ crown of the head/ top/ roof/ to carry on the head/ to push to the top/ to go against/ most/ to replace/ to substitute/ classifier for headwear; hats; veils etc/ to agree or support (internet slang; similar to digg) 5 挥 → + to wave/ to brandish/ to wipe away/ to command/ to conduct/ to scatter/ to disperse 5 退 → + retreat/ to decline/ to move back/ to withdraw 5 切 → + to cut/ to slice/ tangent (math) 5 退步 → + degenerate/ regress 5 与其 → + rather than.../ 與其|与其 A 不如|不如 B (rather than A; better to B) 5 创造 → + to create/ to bring about/ to produce/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 教材 → + teaching material/ CL:本[ben3] 5 恢复 → + to reinstate/ to resume/ to restore/ to recover/ to regain/ to rehabilitate 5 浓 → + concentrated/ dense 5 漏 → + to leak/ to divulge/ to leave out by mistake/ waterclock or hourglass (old) 5 设施 → + facilities/ installation 5 组合 → + to assemble/ combination/ combinatorial 5 参考 → + consultation/ reference/ to consult/ to refer 5 相当 → + equivalent to/ appropriate/ considerably/ to a certain extent/ fairly 5 怪不得 → + lit. you can't blame it!/ no wonder!/ so that's why! 5 亲切 → + amiable/ friendliness/ gracious/ hospitality/ intimate/ cordial/ kind/ close and dear/ familiar 5 参与 → + to participate (in sth) 5 相对 → + relatively/ opposite/ to resist/ to oppose/ relative/ vis-a-vis 5 直 → + straight/ to straighten/ fair and reasonable/ frank/ straightforward/ (indicates continuing motion or action)/ vertical/ vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 5 保留 → + to retain/ to continue to have/ to preserve/ to maintain/ to reserve/ reservations/ to hold back (approval or acceptance) 5 观察 → + to observe/ to watch/ to survey/ to examine/ observation/ view/ perspective/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 相关 → + interrelated/ correlation/ dependence/ relevance/ mutuality 5 讽刺 → + to satirize/ to mock/ irony/ satire/ sarcasm 5 身材 → + stature/ build (height and weight)/ figure 5 私人 → + private (citizen)/ private 5 动画片 → + cartoon/ animation 5 否定 → + to negate/ negative (answer)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 轮流 → + to alternate/ to take turns 5 关怀 → + care/ solicitude/ to show care for/ concerned about/ attentive to 5 青 → + nature's color/ green or blue/ greenish black/ youth/ young (of people)/ abbr. for Qinghai province 青海 5 身份 → + identity/ status/ capacity/ dignity/ position/ rank 5 醉 → + intoxicated 5 歪 → + askew/ at a crooked angle/ devious/ noxious 5 汇率 → + exchange rate 5 论文 → + paper/ treatise/ thesis/ CL:篇[pian1]/ to discuss a paper or thesis (old) 5 刺激 → + to provoke/ to irritate/ to upset/ to stimulate/ to excite/ irritant 5 接着 → + to catch and hold on/ to continue/ to go on to do sth/ to follow/ to carry on/ then/ after that/ subsequently/ to proceed/ to ensue/ in turn/ in one's turn 5 外交 → + diplomacy/ diplomatic/ foreign affairs/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 婚姻 → + matrimony/ wedding/ marriage/ CL:次[ci4] 5 拍 → + to pat/ to clap/ to slap/ fly-swatter/ racket/ to take (a photograph) 5 结合 → + to combine/ to link/ to integrate/ binding/ CL:次[ci4] 5 原料 → + raw material/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 派 → + clique/ school/ group/ faction/ to dispatch/ to send/ to assign/ to appoint/ pi (Greek letter Ππ)/ the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926 5 厕所 → + toilet/ lavatory/ CL:間|间[jian1];處|处[chu4] 5 火柴 → + match (for lighting fire)/ CL:根[gen1];盒[he2] 5 光明 → + light/ illumination/ radiance (esp. glory of Buddha etc)/ fig. bright prospect/ openhearted 5 制定 → + to draw up/ to formulate 5 促使 → + to induce/ to promote/ to urge/ to impel/ to bring about/ to provoke/ to drive (sb to do sth)/ to catalyze/ to actuate/ to contribute to (some development) 5 制度 → + system (e.g. political; adminstrative etc)/ institution/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 解放 → + to liberate/ to emancipate/ liberation/ refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949/ CL:次[ci4] 5 解说员 → + commentator 5 随时 → + at any time 5 消灭 → + to put an end to/ to annihilate/ to cause to perish/ to perish/ annihilation (in quantum field theory) 5 治疗 → + to treat/ to cure/ medical treatment/ cure 5 赔偿 → + to compensate 5 届 → + to arrive at (place or time)/ period/ to become due/ classifier for events; meetings; elections; sporting fixtures etc 5 夸 → + to boast/ to exaggerate/ to praise 5 庆祝 → + celebrate 5 规律 → + rule (e.g. of science)/ law of behavior/ regular pattern/ rhythm/ discipline 5 配合 → + matching/ fitting in with/ compatible with/ to correspond/ to fit/ to conform to/ rapport/ to coordinate with/ to act in concert with/ to cooperate/ to become man and wife/ to combine parts of machine 5 秩序 → + order (orderly)/ order (sequence)/ social order/ the state (of society)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 满足 → + to satisfy/ to meet (the needs of) 5 孙子 → + grandson (paternal) 5 小麦 → + wheat/ CL:粒[li4] 5 产生 → + to arise/ to come into being/ to come about/ to give rise to/ to bring into being/ to bring about/ to produce/ to engender/ to generate/ to appear/ appearance/ emergence/ generation/ production/ yield 5 规则 → + rule/ regulation/ rules and regulations 5 达到 → + to reach/ to achieve/ to attain 5 复制 → + to duplicate/ to make a copy of/ to copy/ to reproduce/ to clone 5 所 → + actually/ place/ classifier for houses; small buildings; institutions etc/ that which/ particle introducing a relative clause or passive/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 业余 → + spare time/ amateur/ extra-curricular 5 本科 → + undergraduate course/ undergraduate (adjective) 5 滚 → + to boil/ to roll/ get lost (imperative)/ take a hike 5 紧 → + tight/ strict/ close at hand/ near/ urgent/ tense/ hard up/ short of money/ to tighten 5 批 → + to ascertain/ to act on/ to criticize/ to pass on/ classifier for batches; lots; military flights/ tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) 5 所谓 → + so-called/ what is called 5 对待 → + to treat/ treatment 5 威胁 → + to threaten/ to menace 5 国籍 → + nationality 5 矿泉水 → + mineral spring water/ CL:瓶[ping2];杯[bei1] 5 毛 → + hair/ feather/ down 5 取消 → + to cancel/ cancellation 5 中介 → + to act as intermediary/ to link/ intermediate/ inter-/ agency/ agent 5 批准 → + to approve/ to ratify 5 国庆节 → + PRC National Day (October 1st) 5 本质 → + essence/ nature/ innate character/ intrinsic quality 5 违反 → + to violate (a law) 5 对手 → + opponent/ adversary/ match 5 干脆 → + straightforward/ clear-cut/ blunt (e.g. statement)/ you might as well/ simply 5 疲劳 → + fatigue/ wearily/ weariness/ weary 5 台阶 → + flight of steps (leading up to a house)/ step (over obstacle)/ bench/ fig. way out of an embarrassing situation 5 皮鞋 → + leather shoes 5 协调 → + to coordinate/ to harmonize/ negotiation 5 太极拳 → + shadowboxing or Taiji; T'aichi or T'aichichuan/ traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation/ a martial art 5 蹲 → + to crouch/ to squat 5 抄 → + to copy/ to plagiarize/ to search and seize/ to go/ to transcribe/ to take a shortcut/ to search and confiscate 5 伟大 → + great/ mighty/ large 5 感激 → + to express thanks/ grateful/ moved to gratitude 5 过期 → + to be overdue/ to exceed the time limit/ to expire (as in expiration date) 5 片 → + thin piece/ flake/ a slice/ film/ TV play/ to slice/ to carve thin/ partial/ incomplete/ one-sided/ classifier for slices; tablets; tract of land; area of water/ classifier for CDs; movies; DVDs etc/ used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario; scen 5 赶快 → + at once/ immediately 5 魅力 → + charm/ fascination/ glamor/ charisma 5 谈判 → + to negotiate/ negotiation/ talks/ conference/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 片面 → + unilateral/ one-sided 5 糟糕 → + too bad/ how terrible/ what bad luck/ terrible/ bad 5 飘 → + to float 5 集中 → + to concentrate/ to centralize/ to focus/ centralized/ concentrated/ to put together 5 周到 → + thoughtful/ considerate/ attentive/ thorough 5 欣赏 → + to appreciate/ to enjoy/ to admire 5 造成 → + to bring about/ to create/ to cause 5 确认 → + to confirm/ to verify/ confirmation 5 卫生间 → + bathroom/ toilet/ WC/ CL:間|间[jian1] 5 移动 → + to move/ movement/ migration/ mobile/ portable 5 则 → + conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause/ standard/ norm/ rule/ to imitate/ to follow/ then/ principle/ classifier for written items (such as an official statement) 5 位置 → + position/ place/ seat/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 沉默 → + silence/ uncommunicative 5 移民 → + to immigrate/ to migrate/ emigrant/ immigrant 5 疑问 → + a question/ sth not understood/ to query/ interrogative (gramm.)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 待遇 → + treatment/ pay/ wages/ status/ salary 5 凭 → + to lean against/ to rely on/ on the basis of/ no matter (how; what etc)/ proof 5 闻 → + to hear/ news/ well-known/ famous/ reputation/ fame/ to smell/ to sniff at/ surname Wen 5 发表 → + to issue (a statement)/ to publish/ to issue/ to put out 5 平 → + flat/ level/ equal/ to tie (make the same score)/ to draw (score)/ calm/ peaceful/ see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] 5 姥姥 → + (informal) mother's mother/ maternal grandmother 5 称 → + to weigh/ to state/ to name/ name/ appellation/ to praise 5 纪念 → + to commemorate/ to remember/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 文具 → + stationery/ item of stationery (pen; pencil; eraser; pencil sharpener etc) 5 绕 → + to wind/ to coil (thread)/ to rotate around/ to spiral/ to move around/ to go round (an obstacle)/ to by-pass/ to make a detour/ to confuse/ to perplex 5 文明 → + civilized/ civilization/ culture/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 便 → + ordinary/ plain/ convenient/ as convenient/ when the chance arises/ handy/ easy/ informal/ simple/ so/ thus/ to relieve oneself/ to urinate/ to defecate/ equivalent to 就: then/ in that case/ even if/ soon afterwards 5 称呼 → + to call/ to address as/ appellation 5 老鼠 → + rat/ mouse/ CL:隻|只[zhi1] 5 密切 → + close/ familiar/ intimate/ closely (related)/ to foster close ties/ to pay close attention 5 信息 → + information/ news/ message 5 套 → + cover/ sheath/ to encase/ a case/ to overlap/ to interleave/ bend (of a river or mountain range; in place names)/ harness/ classifier for sets; collections/ tau (Greek letter Ττ) 5 乘 → + to ride/ to mount/ to make use of/ to avail oneself of/ to take advantage of/ to multiply (mathematics)/ Buddhist sect or creed 5 计算 → + to count/ to calculate/ to compute/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 摘 → + to take/ to borrow/ to pick (flowers; fruit etc)/ to pluck/ to select/ to remove/ to take off (glasses; hat etc) 5 经营 → + to engage in (business etc)/ to run/ to operate 5 实用 → + practical/ functional/ pragmatic/ applied (science) 5 文学 → + literature/ CL:種|种[zhong3] 5 发挥 → + to display/ to exhibit/ to bring out implicit or innate qualities/ to express (a thought or moral)/ to develop (an idea)/ to elaborate (on a theme) 5 评价 → + to evaluate/ to assess 5 辩论 → + debate/ argument/ to argue over/ CL:場|场[chang3];次[ci4] 5 类 → + kind/ type/ class/ category/ similar/ like/ to resemble 5 特征 → + characteristic/ diagnostic property/ distinctive feature/ trait 5 人才 → + a person's talent/ talented person/ distinguished person/ a talent (worth head-hunting)/ person's looks/ an attractive woman/ used interchangeably with 人材/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 成分 → + composition/ make-up/ ingredient/ element/ component/ one's social status/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 行动 → + operation/ action/ to move/ mobile/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 主张 → + to advocate/ to stand for/ view/ position/ stand/ proposition/ viewpoint/ assertion/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 发言 → + statement/ utterance/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 标点 → + punctuation/ a punctuation mark/ to punctuate/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 成就 → + accomplishment/ success/ attain a result/ achievement/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 人口 → + population 5 提倡 → + to promote/ to advocate 5 形势 → + circumstances/ situation/ terrain/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 形式 → + form/ shape/ situation/ circumstance/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 成立 → + to establish/ to set up/ to be tenable/ to hold water 5 似的 → + seems as if/ rather like/ 5 标志 → + sign/ mark/ symbol/ symbolize/ to indicate/ to mark 5 人事 → + human affairs/ ways of the world/ consciousness of the world/ what is humanly possible/ personnel matters/ sexual awareness/ sexual passion/ facts of life 5 承认 → + to admit/ to concede/ to recognize/ recognition (diplomatic; artistic etc)/ to acknowledge 5 形象 → + image/ form/ figure/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ visualization/ vivid 5 家乡 → + hometown/ native place/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 义务 → + duty/ obligation/ commitment/ volunteer duty/ CL:項|项[xiang4]/ mandatory/ voluntary 5 合法 → + lawful/ legitimate/ legal 5 表明 → + to make clear/ to make known/ to state clearly/ to indicate/ known 5 甲 → + first of the ten heavenly stems 十天干|十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]/ (used for an unspecified person or thing)/ first (in a list; as a party to a contract etc)/ armor plating/ shell or carapace/ (of the fingers or toes) nail/ bladed leather or metal armor (old)/ ran 5 表现 → + to show/ to show off/ to display/ to manifest/ expression/ manifestation/ show/ display/ performance (at work etc) 5 合理 → + rational/ reasonable/ fair 5 掌握 → + to grasp (often fig.)/ to master/ to know well/ to understand sth well and know how to use it/ fluency/ to control/ to seize (initiative; opportunity; destiny) 5 试卷 → + examination paper/ test paper/ CL:份[fen4];張|张[zhang1] 5 体贴 → + considerate (of other people's needs) 5 幸亏 → + fortunately/ luckily 5 抓紧 → + to grasp firmly/ to pay special attention to/ to rush in/ to make the most of 5 舅舅 → + mother's brother/ maternal uncle (informal)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 成语 → + Chinese set expression; often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each; often alluding to a story or historical quotation/ idiom/ proverb/ saying/ adage/ set expression/ CL:條|条[tiao2];本[ben3];句[ju4] 5 理由 → + reason/ grounds/ justification/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 体现 → + to embody/ to reflect/ to incarnate 5 事情 → + affair/ matter/ thing/ business/ CL:件[jian4];樁|桩[zhuang1] 5 成长 → + to mature/ to grow/ growth 5 根本 → + fundamental/ basic/ root/ simply/ absolutely (not)/ (not) at all/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 期待 → + to look forward to/ to await/ expectation 5 事实 → + a fact/ the fact that/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 幸运 → + fortunate/ lucky/ fortune/ luck 5 银 → + silver/ silver-colored/ relating to money or currency 5 性质 → + nature/ characteristic/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 反而 → + instead/ on the contrary/ contrary (to expectations) 5 反复 → + repeatedly/ over and over 5 兄弟 → + older and younger brother/ brothers/ brotherly/ fraternal/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 着凉 → + catch cold 5 专心 → + to concentrate/ absorption/ concentration/ engrossed 5 吃亏 → + to suffer losses/ to come to grief/ to lose out/ to get the worst of it/ to be at a disadvantage/ unfortunately 5 导致 → + to lead to/ to create/ to cause/ to bring about 5 合作 → + to cooperate/ to collaborate/ to work together/ cooperation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 立即 → + immediately 5 立刻 → + forthwith/ immediate/ prompt/ promptly/ straightway/ thereupon/ at once 6 并存 → + to exist at the same time/ to coexist 6 田径 → + track and field (athletics) 6 侮辱 → + to insult/ to humiliate/ dishonor 6 利率 → + interest rates 6 事业 → + undertaking/ project/ activity/ (charitable; political or revolutionary) cause/ publicly funded institution; enterprise or foundation/ career/ occupation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 转移 → + to shift/ to divert or distract (attention etc)/ to change/ to transform/ metastasis (medicine) 6 适宜 → + suitable/ appropriate 6 武侠 → + martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary; theatrical and cinema genre)/ knight-errant 6 迟疑 → + to hesitate 6 示意 → + to hint/ to indicate (an idea to sb) 6 恨不得 → + wishing one could do sth/ to hate to be unable/ itching to do sth/ can't wait for/ to wish one could do sth/ to desire strongly 6 修复 → + restoration 6 范畴 → + category 6 举世瞩目 → + attract worldwide attention 6 歧视 → + to discriminate against/ discrimination 6 照耀 → + shine/ illuminate 6 赤道 → + equator (of the earth or astronomical body) 6 泛滥 → + to be in flood/ to overflow (the banks)/ to inundate/ to spread unchecked 6 哄 → + roar of laughter (onomatopoeia)/ hubbub/ to roar (as a crowd) 6 监视 → + to monitor/ to oversee/ to keep a close watch over/ to spy on 6 照应 → + to correlate with/ to correspond to 6 烘 → + to bake/ to heat by fire 6 波涛汹涌 → + tumultuous situations 6 轰动 → + sensation/ stir 6 容貌 → + one's appearance/ one's aspect/ looks/ features 6 调节 → + to adjust/ to regulate/ to harmonize/ to reconcile (accountancy etc) 6 折腾 → + to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)/ to repeat sth over and over again/ to torment sb/ to play crazy 6 庄严 → + stately 6 剥削 → + to exploit/ exploitation 6 容纳 → + to hold/ to contain/ to accommodate/ to tolerate (different opinions) 6 调解 → + to mediate/ to bring parties to an agreement 6 修养 → + accomplishment/ training/ self-cultivation 6 得罪 → + to commit an offense/ to violate the law/ excuse me! (formal)/ see also 得罪|得罪[de2 zui5] 6 物美价廉 → + cheap and fine/ attractive in price and quality 6 公关 → + public relations 6 聚精会神 → + to concentrate one's attention (idiom) 6 模型 → + model/ mould/ matrix/ pattern 6 融洽 → + harmonious/ friendly relations/ on good terms with one another 6 务实 → + pragmatic/ dealing with concrete issues 6 攻击 → + to attack/ to accuse/ to charge/ an attack (terrorist or military) 6 剪彩 → + to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony) 6 抹杀 → + to erase/ to cover traces/ to obliterate evidence/ to expunge/ to blot out/ to suppress 6 起初 → + originally/ at first/ at the outset 6 容忍 → + to put up with/ to tolerate 6 博览会 → + exposition/ international fair 6 冲击 → + an attack/ under attack/ a shock 6 莫名其妙 → + unfathomable mystery (idiom)/ subtle and ineffable/ unable to make head or tail of it/ boring (e.g. movie) 6 物资 → + goods and materials 6 伯母 → + wife of father's elder brother/ aunt/ (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 喉咙 → + throat/ larynx 6 条约 → + treaty/ pact/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 充实 → + rich/ substantial/ enrich/ substantiate 6 起伏 → + to move up and down/ to undulate/ ups and downs 6 挑拨 → + to incite disharmony/ to instigate 6 挑衅 → + to provoke/ provocation 6 充足 → + adequate/ sufficient/ abundant 6 后代 → + posterity/ later periods/ later ages/ later generations 6 据悉 → + according to reports/ it is reported (that) 6 起哄 → + to heckle/ rowdy jeering/ to create a disturbance 6 须知 → + prerequisites/ rules that must be known before starting sth 6 追究 → + investigate/ look into 6 补偿 → + compensate/ make up 6 崇拜 → + to worship/ adoration 6 后顾之忧 → + fears of trouble in the rear (idiom)/ family worries (obstructing freedom of action)/ worries about the future consequences/ often in negative expressions; meaning "no worries about anything" 6 联络 → + communication/ to get in touch with/ to contact/ connection (math.) 6 模样 → + look/ style/ appearance/ approximation/ about/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 重叠 → + to overlap/ to superimpose/ to telescope/ to run together/ to duplicate/ one over another/ superposition/ an overlap/ redundancy/ reduplication (in Chinese grammar; e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll) 6 起码 → + at the minimum/ at the very least 6 吸取 → + to absorb/ to draw (a lesson; insight etc)/ to assimilate 6 母语 → + native language/ mother language 6 启示 → + enlightenment/ revelation/ apocalypse 6 决策 → + strategic decision/ decision-making/ policy decision/ to determine policy 6 启事 → + announcement (written; on billboard; letter; newspaper or website)/ to post information/ a notice 6 牺牲 → + to sacrifice oneself/ to lay down one's life/ to do sth at the expense of/ beast slaughtered for sacrifice/ sacrifice/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 后面 → + rear/ back/ behind/ later/ afterwards 6 捕捉 → + to catch/ to seize/ to capture 6 目睹 → + to witness/ to see at first hand/ to see with one's own eyes 6 候选 → + candidate 6 停滞 → + stagnation/ at a standstill/ bogged down 6 应邀 → + at sb's invitation/ on invitation 6 等级 → + degree/ rate 6 联想 → + to associate with something in thinking/ abbr. for 聯想集團|联想集团[Lian2 xiang3 Ji2 tuan2] 6 起源 → + origin/ to originate/ to come from 6 宣誓 → + to swear an oath (of office)/ to make a vow 6 斟酌 → + to consider/ to deliberate/ to fill up a cup to the brim 6 瞪 → + to open (one's eyes) wide/ to stare at/ to glare at 6 鉴别 → + to differentiate/ to distinguish 6 绝望 → + desperation/ forlorn/ hopeless 6 器材 → + equipment/ material 6 沐浴 → + to take a bath/ to bathe/ to immerse 6 袭击 → + an attack (esp. surprise attack)/ raid/ to attack 6 鉴定 → + to appraise/ to identify/ to evaluate 6 筹备 → + preparations/ to get ready for sth 6 拿手 → + expert in/ good at 6 气功 → + qigong; a system of deep breathing exercises 6 通货膨胀 → + inflation 6 不得已 → + act against one's will/ have no alternative but to/ have to/ to have no choice/ must 6 踌躇 → + to hesitate 6 器官 → + organ (part of body tissue)/ apparatus 6 凹凸 → + bumpy/ uneven/ slotted and tabbed joint/ crenelation 6 放射 → + to radiate/ radioactive 6 旋转 → + to rotate/ to revolve/ to spin/ to whirl 6 胡乱 → + careless/ reckless/ casually/ absent-mindedly/ at will/ at random/ any old how 6 喜闻乐见 → + a delight to see (idiom)/ an attractive spectacle 6 气魄 → + spirit/ boldness/ positive outlook/ imposing attitude 6 资深 → + senior (in terms of depth of accumulated experience)/ deeply qualified 6 抵达 → + arrive/ reach (a destination) 6 选手 → + athlete/ contestant 6 不敢当 → + lit. I dare not (accept the honor)/ fig. I don't deserve your praise/ you flatter me 6 气势 → + momentum/ manner/ energy/ look of great force or imposing manner/ powerful 6 阵容 → + troop arrangement/ battle formation/ line-up (of a sports team etc) 6 姿态 → + attitude/ posture/ stance 6 抵制 → + to resit/ to boycott/ to refuse (to cooperate)/ to reject/ resistance/ refusal 6 初步 → + initial/ preliminary/ tentative 6 公证 → + notarization/ notarized/ acknowledgement 6 气象 → + meteorological feature/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ meteorology/ atmosphere or scene 6 色彩 → + tint/ coloring/ coloration/ character 6 学历 → + educational background/ academic qualifications 6 地步 → + condition/ situation/ plight/ extent/ room for action 6 气压 → + atmospheric pressure/ barometric pressure 6 用功 → + diligent/ industrious (in one's studies)/ to study hard/ to make great effort 6 巩固 → + to consolidate/ consolidation/ to strengthen 6 恰当 → + appropriate/ suitable 6 蒸发 → + to evaporate/ evaporation 6 见闻 → + what one sees and hears/ knowledge/ information 6 列举 → + a list/ to list/ to enumerate 6 恰巧 → + fortunately/ unexpectedly/ by coincidence 6 细致 → + delicate/ fine/ careful/ meticulous/ painstaking 6 把戏 → + acrobatics/ jugglery/ cheap trick/ game 6 共鸣 → + physical resonance/ sympathetic response to sth 6 见义勇为 → + to see what is right and act courageously (idiom; from Analects)/ to stand up bravely for the truth/ acting heroically in a just cause 6 啥 → + (dialect) what 6 鉴于 → + in view of/ seeing that/ considering/ whereas 6 统计 → + statistics/ to count/ to add up 6 不可思议 → + inconceivable (idiom)/ unimaginable/ unfathomable 6 勾结 → + to collude with/ to collaborate with/ to gang up with 6 开水 → + boiled water/ boiling water 6 雪上加霜 → + to add hail to snow (idiom)/ one disaster on top of another/ to make things worse in a bad situation 6 废除 → + to abolish/ to abrogate/ to repeal 6 牵扯 → + to involve/ to implicate 6 签订 → + to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) 6 数 → + to count/ to enumerate/ to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings) 6 熏陶 → + nurturing (i.e. assimilate some branch of culture)/ seeped in 6 灵感 → + inspiration/ insight/ a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor 6 迁就 → + to yield/ to adapt to/ to accommodate to (sth) 6 循环 → + to cycle/ to circulate/ circle/ loop 6 恼火 → + to get angry/ irritated/ to annoy/ to aggravate/ annoying 6 擅长 → + to be good at/ to be expert in 6 投机 → + to speculate (on financial markets)/ opportunistic/ congenial/ agreeable 6 巡逻 → + to patrol (police; army or navy) 6 整顿 → + to tidy up/ to reorganize/ to consolidate/ to rectify 6 下属 → + subordinate/ underling 6 自力更生 → + regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)/ self-reliance 6 摆脱 → + to break away from/ to cast off (old ideas etc)/ to get rid of/ to break away (from)/ to break out (of)/ to free oneself from/ to extricate oneself 6 分辨 → + to distinguish/ to differentiate/ to resolve/ to defend against an accusation/ to exculpate 6 勘探 → + exploration 6 迁徙 → + to migrate/ to move 6 自满 → + complacent/ self-satisfied 6 不时 → + frequently/ often/ at any time 6 刊物 → + publication 6 内涵 → + meaning/ content/ essential properties implied or reflected by a notion/ intention/ connotation/ self-possessed 6 擅自 → + without permission/ of one's own initiative 6 油腻 → + grease/ greasy food/ oily/ rich (of food)/ fatty/ greasy and dirty/ a slippery character 6 分寸 → + propriety/ appropriate behavior/ proper speech or action/ within the norms 6 辜负 → + to fail to live up (to expectations)/ unworthy (of trust)/ to let down/ to betray (hopes)/ to disappoint 6 内幕 → + inside story/ non-public information/ behind the scenes/ internal 6 不惜 → + not stint/ not spare/ not hesitate (to do sth)/ not scruple (to do sth) 6 典礼 → + celebration/ ceremony 6 化验 → + laboratory test/ chemical experiment/ assay 6 不相上下 → + equally matched/ about the same 6 内在 → + intrinsic/ innate 6 处分 → + to discipline sb/ to punish/ disciplinary action/ to deal with (a matter)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 孤立 → + isolate/ isolated 6 不屑一顾 → + to disdain as beneath contempt 6 处境 → + plight/ unfavorable situation 6 典型 → + model/ typical case/ archetype/ typical/ representative 6 颁发 → + issue/ promulgate/ award 6 点缀 → + to decorate/ an ornament/ to adorn/ only for show 6 姑且 → + temporarily/ the time being/ for the moment/ provisional/ tentatively 6 怀孕 → + pregnant/ to have conceived/ gestation/ pregnancy 6 看来 → + apparently/ it seems that/ it appears/ it seems 6 领事馆 → + consulate 6 图案 → + design/ pattern 6 正负 → + positive and negative 6 垫 → + pad/ cushion/ mat 6 分明 → + clearly demarcated/ sharply contoured 6 潜水 → + to dive/ to go under water/ lurker (Internet slang for sb who reads forum posts but never replies) 6 弦 → + bow string/ string of musical instrument/ watchspring/ chord (segment of curve)/ hypotenuse/ CL:根[gen1] 6 分歧 → + difference (of opinion; position)/ bifurcation 6 考察 → + to inspect/ to observe and study/ on-the-spot investigation 6 布置 → + to put in order/ to arrange/ to decorate/ to fix up/ to deploy 6 分散 → + scatter/ disperse/ distribute 6 鼓动 → + to agitate/ to arouse/ to instigate/ to encite 6 考核 → + to examine/ to check up on/ to assess/ to review/ appraisal/ review/ evaluation 6 拟定 → + to draw up/ to draft/ to formulate 6 衰老 → + to age/ to deteriorate with age/ old and weak 6 还原 → + to restore to the original state/ reduction (chemistry) 6 溜 → + to slip away/ to escape in stealth/ to skate 6 谴责 → + to denounce/ to condemn/ to criticize/ condemnation/ criticism 6 正气 → + healthy environment/ healthy atmosphere/ righteousness/ vital energy (in Chinese medicine) 6 伴侣 → + companion/ mate/ partner 6 缓和 → + to ease (tension)/ to alleviate/ to moderate/ to allay/ to make more mild 6 伴随 → + to accompany/ to follow/ to occur together with/ attendant 6 船舶 → + shipping/ boats 6 娇气 → + delicate/ squeamish/ finicky 6 流浪 → + to drift about/ to wander/ to roam/ nomadic/ homeless/ unsettled (e.g. population)/ vagrant 6 患者 → + patient/ sufferer 6 团体 → + group/ organization/ team/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 荒凉 → + desolate 6 交涉 → + to negotiate/ relating to 6 诱惑 → + to entice/ to lure/ to induce/ to attract 6 证书 → + credentials/ certificate 6 雕塑 → + a statue/ a Buddhist image/ sculpture/ to carve 6 慌忙 → + in a great rush/ in a flurry 6 留恋 → + reluctant to leave/ to hate to have to go/ to recall fondly 6 颗粒 → + kernel/ granule/ granulated (sugar; chemical product) 6 爽快 → + refreshed/ rejuvenated/ frank and straightforward 6 推测 → + speculation/ to conjecture/ to surmise/ to speculate 6 现场 → + lit. actual location/ the scene (of the incident)/ on-the-spot 6 荒唐 → + beyond belief/ preposterous/ absurd/ intemperate/ dissipated 6 交往 → + to associate/ to contact/ association/ contact 6 磅 → + see 磅秤 scale/ platform balance/ pound (unit of weight; about 454 grams) 6 纵横 → + lit. warp and weft in weaving/ vertically and horizontal/ length and breadth/ criss-crossed/ able to move unhindered/ abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2]; School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) 6 喘气 → + to breathe deeply/ to pant 6 固然 → + admittedly (it's true that...) 6 水利 → + water conservancy/ irrigation works 6 流通 → + to circulate 6 凝固 → + to freeze/ to solidify/ to congeal/ fig. with rapt attention 6 搅拌 → + to stir/ to agitate 6 凝聚 → + to condense/ to coagulate/ coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets)/ aggregation/ coherent 6 愚昧 → + ignorant/ uneducated 6 走漏 → + to leak (of information; liquid etc)/ to divulge 6 推理 → + reasoning/ speculative/ inference 6 严密 → + strict/ tight (organization; surveillance etc) 6 盯 → + to watch attentively/ to fix attention on/ to stare/ to gaze/ to follow/ to shadow sb 6 故乡 → + home/ homeland/ native place/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 揍 → + to beat up/ to break to pieces 6 叮嘱 → + to warn repeatedly/ to urge/ to exhort again and again 6 宁肯 → + would rather.../ it would be better.../ would prefer 6 炎热 → + blistering hot/ sizzling hot (weather) 6 采集 → + to gather/ to collect/ to harvest 6 创立 → + to found/ establish/ originate 6 宁愿 → + would rather/ better 6 创新 → + innovation/ to bring forth new ideas/ to blaze new trails 6 定期 → + regularly/ at regular intervals 6 固有 → + intrinsic to sth/ inherent/ native 6 足以 → + sufficient to.../ so much so that/ so that 6 创业 → + to begin an undertaking/ to start a major task/ to initiate/ to venture/ venture 6 锲而不舍 → + to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom)/ to chisel away at sth/ to persevere/ unflagging efforts 6 脂肪 → + body fat 6 创作 → + to create/ to produce/ to write/ creative work/ creation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 扭转 → + to reverse/ to turn around (an undesirable situation) 6 丢三落四 → + forgetful/ scatterbrained 6 风气 → + general mood/ atmosphere/ common practice 6 现状 → + current situation 6 祖父 → + father's father/ paternal grandfather 6 吹牛 → + to brag/ to chat (dialect) 6 可恶 → + repulsive/ vile/ hateful/ abominable 6 侵犯 → + to infringe on/ to encroach on/ to violate 6 脱离 → + to separate oneself from/ to break away from/ diastasis (medicine)/ abscission/ abjunction (botany) 6 支配 → + to dominate/ to allocate 6 吹捧 → + to flatter/ to laud sb's accomplishments/ adulation 6 浓厚 → + dense/ thick (fog; clouds etc)/ to have a strong interest in/ deep/ fully saturated (color) 6 拖延 → + to adjourn/ to delay/ to defer/ adjournment/ procrastination 6 钦佩 → + to admire/ to look up to/ to respect sb greatly 6 设想 → + to imagine/ to assume/ to envisage/ tentative plan/ to have consideration for 6 回报 → + (in) return/ reciprocation/ payback/ retaliation/ to report back/ to reciprocate 6 教养 → + to train/ to educate/ to bring up/ to nurture/ education/ culture/ upbringing/ early conditioning 6 妥当 → + appropriate/ proper/ ready 6 司法 → + judicial/ (administration of) justice 6 妥善 → + appropriate/ proper 6 饱和 → + saturation 6 亲热 → + affectionate/ intimate/ warm-hearted 6 知足常乐 → + satisfied with what one has (idiom) 6 阶层 → + hierarchy/ stratum 6 刻不容缓 → + to brook no delay/ to demand immediate action 6 挖掘 → + to excavate/ to dig/ to unearth 6 预料 → + to forecast/ to anticipate/ expectation 6 奉献 → + to consecrate/ to dedicate/ to devote 6 勤恳 → + diligent and attentive/ assiduous/ sincere 6 瓦解 → + to collapse/ to disintegrate/ to crumble 6 保守 → + (politically) conservative/ to guard/ to keep 6 镶嵌 → + to inlay/ to embed/ to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring)/ tiling/ tesselation 6 动机 → + motor/ locomotive/ motive/ motivation/ intention 6 汇报 → + to report/ to give an account of/ to collect information and report back 6 揭发 → + to expose/ to bring to light/ to disclose/ revelation 6 轮胎 → + tire/ pneumatic tire 6 眼下 → + now/ at present/ subocular (medicine) 6 预赛 → + preliminary competition/ to hold preliminary heats 6 虐待 → + to mistreat/ to maltreat/ to abuse/ mistreatment/ maltreatment 6 斯文 → + refined/ educate/ cultured/ intellectual/ polite/ gentle 6 论证 → + to prove a point/ proof/ to expound on/ demonstrate or prove (through argument) 6 殴打 → + to beat up/ to come to blows/ battery (law) 6 思绪 → + train of thought/ emotional state/ mood/ feeling 6 相应 → + to correspond/ answering (one another)/ to agree (among the part)/ corresponding/ relevant/ appropriate/ (modify) accordingly 6 私自 → + private/ personal/ secretly/ without explicit approval 6 敷衍 → + to elaborate (on a theme)/ to expound (the classics)/ perfunctory/ to skimp/ to botch/ to do sth half-heartedly or just for show/ barely enough to get by 6 清除 → + eliminate/ get rid of 6 外行 → + layman/ amateur 6 死亡 → + death/ deadly 6 厌恶 → + to loath/ to hate/ disgusted with sth 6 动态 → + development/ trend/ dynamic state/ movement/ moving 6 验证 → + to inspect and verify/ experimental verification 6 报酬 → + reward/ remuneration 6 想方设法 → + to think up every possible method (idiom)/ to devise ways and means/ to try this; that and the other 6 冤枉 → + hatred/ injustice/ bad luck/ unjust treatment/ wronged/ not worthwhile 6 操纵 → + to operate/ to control/ to rig/ to manipulate 6 操作 → + to work/ to operate/ to manipulate 6 结果 → + result/ outcome/ effect/ in the event/ so that 6 屡次 → + repeatedly/ time and again 6 排斥 → + to reject/ to exclude/ to eliminate/ to remove/ to repel 6 指定 → + to appoint/ to assign/ to indicate clearly and with certainty/ designated 6 兜 → + pocket/ bag/ to wrap up or hold in a bag/ to move in a circle/ to canvas or solicit/ to take responsibility for/ to disclose in detail/ combat armor (old) 6 福利 → + (material) welfare/ well-being 6 空前绝后 → + unprecedented and never to be duplicated/ the first and the last/ unmatched/ unique 6 履行 → + to fulfill (one's obligations)/ to carry out (a task)/ to implement (an agreement)/ to perform 6 排除 → + to eliminate/ to get rid of/ to remove 6 报复 → + to make reprisals/ to retaliate/ revenge/ retaliation 6 草案 → + draft (legislation; proposal etc) 6 灌溉 → + to irrigate 6 左右 → + about/ approximately/ left and right/ around/ attendant 6 抱负 → + aspiration/ ambition 6 结晶 → + crystallization/ crystalline/ crystal 6 徘徊 → + to dither/ to hesitate/ to pace back and forth/ by ext. to hover around/ to linger 6 倾听 → + to listen attentively 6 曝光 → + exposure (e.g. of photosensitive material)/ to expose (a scandal to the public) 6 辐射 → + radiation 6 搜索 → + to search/ to look for sth/ to scour (search meticulously)/ to look sth up/ internet search/ database search 6 顽固 → + stubborn/ obstinate 6 斗争 → + a struggle/ fight/ battle 6 倾向 → + trend/ tendency/ orientation 6 神仙 → + Daoist immortal/ supernatural entity/ (in modern fiction) fairy; elf; leprechaun etc/ fig. lighthearted person/ used in advertising: Live like an immortal! 活神仙似 6 指示 → + to point out/ to indicate/ to instruct/ directives/ instructions/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 作弊 → + to practice fraud/ to cheat/ to engage in corrupt practices 6 恐吓 → + to threaten/ to menace 6 审查 → + to examine/ to investigate/ to censor out/ censorship 6 侧面 → + lateral side/ side/ aspect/ profile 6 派别 → + denomination/ group/ school/ faction/ school of thought 6 圆满 → + satisfactory 6 凑合 → + to bring together/ to make do in a bad situation/ to just get by/ to improvise/ passable/ not too bad 6 派遣 → + to send (on a mission)/ to dispatch 6 审美 → + esthetics/ appreciating the arts/ taste 6 顽强 → + tenacious/ hard to defeat 6 源泉 → + fountainhead/ well-spring/ water source/ fig. origin 6 独裁 → + dictatorship 6 麻木 → + numb/ insensitive/ apathetic 6 情报 → + (spy) intelligence/ information-gathering 6 渗透 → + to permeate/ to infiltrate/ to pervade/ osmosis 6 元首 → + head of state 6 腐朽 → + rotten/ decayed/ decadent/ degenerate 6 玩意儿 → + toy/ plaything/ thing/ act/ trick (in a performance; stage show; acrobatics etc) 6 爆炸 → + explosion/ to explode/ to blow up/ to detonate 6 层次 → + arrangement of ideas/ administrative level/ level/ stage/ phase 6 畔 → + bank/ field-path 6 节奏 → + rhythm/ tempo/ musical pulse/ cadence/ beat 6 制订 → + to work out/ to formulate 6 消除 → + to eliminate/ to remove 6 制服 → + to subdue/ to check/ to bring under control/ (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status/ uniform (army; party; school etc)/ livery (for company employees)/ CL:套[tao4] 6 情形 → + circumstances/ situation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 牲畜 → + domesticated animals/ livestock 6 惋惜 → + to feel sorry for a person over sth that should have happened 6 查获 → + to investigate and capture (a criminal)/ to ferret out/ to hunt down and arrest 6 附和 → + to parrot/ to crib/ to copy sb's action or words/ to trail sb's footsteps/ copy-cat 6 解剖 → + to dissect (an animal)/ to analyze/ anatomy 6 岔 → + fork in road/ bifurcation/ branch in road; river; mountain range etc/ to branch off/ to turn off/ to diverge/ to stray (from the path)/ to change the subject/ to interrupt/ to stagger (times) 6 端午节 → + The Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month) 6 请柬 → + invitation card/ written invitation 6 随即 → + immediately/ presently/ following which 6 销毁 → + to destroy (by melting or burning)/ to obliterate 6 致力于 → + to devote to/ to dedicate to 6 磋商 → + to consult/ to discuss seriously/ to negotiate/ to confer/ negotiations/ consultations 6 附件 → + enclosure/ attachment (email)/ appendix 6 基地 → + base (of operations)/ industrial or military base/ al-Qaeda 6 生机 → + opportunity to live/ to reprieve from death/ life force/ vitality 6 消极 → + negative/ passive/ inactive 6 规范 → + norm/ standard/ specification/ regulation/ rule/ within the rules/ to fix rules/ to regulate/ to specify 6 要命 → + to cause sb's death/ very/ extremely/ frightening/ annoying 6 规格 → + standard/ norm/ specification 6 机动 → + locomotive/ motorized/ power-driven/ adaptable/ flexible (use; treatment; timing etc) 6 解体 → + to break up into components/ to disintegrate/ to collapse/ to crumble 6 声明 → + statement/ declaration/ CL:項|项[xiang4];份[fen4] 6 饥饿 → + hunger/ starvation/ famine 6 脉搏 → + a pulse (both medical and figurative) 6 培训 → + to cultivate/ to train/ to groom/ training 6 随意 → + as one wishes/ according to one's wishes/ at will/ voluntary/ conscious 6 岳父 → + wife's father; father-in-law 6 挫折 → + setback/ reverse/ check/ defeat/ frustration/ disappointment/ to frustrate/ to discourage/ to set sb back/ to blunt/ to subdue 6 请帖 → + invitation card/ written invitation 6 网络 → + network (computing; telecommunications; transport etc)/ Internet 6 搭 → + to put up/ to build (scaffolding)/ to hang (clothes on a pole)/ to connect/ to join/ to arrange in pairs/ to match/ to add/ to throw in (resources)/ to take (boat; train) 6 附属 → + subsidiary/ auxiliary/ attached/ affiliated/ subordinate/ subordinating 6 机构 → + mechanism/ structure/ organization/ agency/ institution/ CL:所[suo3] 6 搭档 → + to cooperate/ partner 6 机关 → + mechanism/ gear/ machine-operated/ office/ agency/ organ/ organization/ establishment/ institution/ body/ strategum/ scheme/ intrigue/ plot/ trick/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 配备 → + to allocate/ to provide/ to outfit with 6 搭配 → + to pair up/ to match/ to arrange in pairs/ to add sth into a group 6 断断续续 → + intermittent/ off and on/ discontinuous/ stop-go/ stammering/ disjointed/ inarticulate 6 贝壳 → + shell/ conch/ cowry/ mother of pearl/ hard outer skin/ alternative reading bei4 qiao4; mostly written 6 配偶 → + consort/ mate/ spouse 6 生物 → + organism/ living creature/ life form/ biological/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 背诵 → + recite/ repeat from memory 6 答辩 → + to reply (to an accusation) 6 妄想 → + to attempt vainly/ a vain attempt 6 阐述 → + to expound (a position)/ to elaborate (on a topic)/ to treat (a subject) 6 堆积 → + to pile up/ to heap/ accumulation 6 规章 → + rule/ regulation 6 区分 → + to differentiate/ to find differing aspects 6 生锈 → + to rust/ to grow rusty/ to corrode/ oxidization 6 酝酿 → + (of alcohol) to ferment/ (of a crisis) to be brewing/ to mull over (an issue)/ to hold exploratory discussions 6 产业 → + industry/ estate/ property/ industrial 6 激励 → + to encourage/ to urge/ motivation/ incentive 6 漫画 → + caricature/ cartoon/ Japanese manga 6 盆地 → + basin (low-lying geographical feature)/ depression 6 津津有味 → + with keen interest pleasure (idiom)/ with gusto/ to relish/ eagerly/ with great interest 6 慢性 → + slow and patient/ chronic (disease)/ slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) 6 微观 → + micro-/ sub-atomic 6 声誉 → + reputation/ fame 6 运算 → + (mathematical) operation 6 打包 → + to wrap/ to pack/ to ask for a doggy bag (at a restaurant) 6 机密 → + secret/ classified (information) 6 捧 → + to clasp/ to cup the hands/ to hold up with both hands/ to offer (esp. in cupped hands)/ to praise/ to flatter 6 曲折 → + complicated/ winding 6 对策 → + countermeasure for dealing with a situation 6 贵族 → + lord/ nobility/ nobleman/ noblewoman/ aristocrat/ aristocracy 6 款式 → + pattern/ style/ design/ CL:種|种[zhong3] 6 索赔 → + to ask for compensation/ to claim damages/ claim for damages 6 渠道 → + irrigation ditch/ medium or channel of communication 6 终点 → + the end/ end point/ finishing line (in a race)/ destination/ terminus/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 框架 → + frame/ framework/ fig. pattern/ outline/ organizing plan 6 打击 → + to hit/ to strike/ to attack/ to crack down on sth/ a setback/ a blow/ percussion (music) 6 劈 → + to hack/ to chop/ to split open/ see 噼啪|劈啪; onomat. for crack; slap; clap; clatter etc 6 杂技 → + acrobatics/ CL:場|场[chang3] 6 国防 → + national defense 6 取缔 → + to ban/ to prohibit (publications; customs etc)/ to outlaw/ to suppress (violators) 6 尽量 → + as much as possible/ to the greatest extent 6 胜负 → + victory or defeat/ the outcome of a battle 6 亏待 → + to treat sb unfairly 6 违背 → + to violate/ to be contrary to 6 咋 → + (dialect) why/ how/ what 6 本事 → + ability/ skill/ source material/ original story 6 尝试 → + to try/ to attempt/ CL:次[ci4] 6 对抗 → + to withstand/ to resist/ to stand off/ antagonism/ confrontation 6 对立 → + to oppose/ to set sth against/ to be antagonistic to/ antithetical/ relative opposite/ opposing/ diametrical 6 疲惫 → + beaten/ exhausted/ tired 6 盛情 → + great kindness/ magnificent hospitality 6 唯独 → + only/ just (i.e. it is only that...)/ all except/ unique 6 一度 → + for a time/ at one time/ one time/ once 6 灾难 → + disaster/ catastrophe 6 终年 → + entire year/ throughout the year/ age at death 6 常务 → + routine/ everyday business/ daily operation (of a company) 6 国务院 → + State Council (PRC)/ State Department (USA) 6 即便 → + even if/ even though/ right away/ immediately 6 栽培 → + to grow/ to cultivate 6 皮革 → + leather/ CL:張|张[zhang1] 6 宰 → + to slaughter livestock/ to govern or rule/ to cheat customers/ Imperial official in dynastic China 6 场合 → + situation/ occasion 6 嫉妒 → + to be jealous/ to envy/ to hate 6 为期 → + (to be done) by (a certain date)/ lasting (a certain time) 6 协会 → + an association/ a society/ CL:個|个[ge4];家[jia1] 6 场所 → + location/ place 6 扩散 → + to spread/ to proliferate/ to diffuse/ spread/ proliferation/ diffusion 6 倡导 → + to advocate/ to initiate/ to propose/ to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought) 6 打仗 → + to fight a battle/ to go to war 6 对应 → + to correspond/ a correspondence/ corresponding/ homologous/ matching with sth/ counterpart 6 进而 → + and then (what follows next) 6 扩张 → + expansion/ dilation/ to expand (e.g. one's power or influence)/ to broaden 6 枚 → + classifier for coins; rings; badges; pearls; sporting medals; rockets; satellites etc 6 全局 → + overall situation 6 过度 → + excessive/ over-/ excess/ going too far/ extravagant/ intemperate/ overdue 6 籍贯 → + one's native place/ place of ancestry/ registered birthplace 6 进攻 → + to attack/ to assault/ to go on the offensive/ attack/ assault/ offense (sports) 6 泰斗 → + leading scholar of his time/ magnate 6 依据 → + according to/ basis/ foundation 6 中央 → + central/ middle/ center/ central authorities (of a state) 6 畅通 → + unimpeded/ free-flowing/ straight path/ unclogged/ move without obstruction 6 过渡 → + to cross over (by ferry)/ transition/ interim/ caretaker (administration) 6 全力以赴 → + do at all costs/ make an all-out effort 6 终止 → + to stop/ to terminate (law) 6 倡议 → + to suggest/ to initiate/ proposal/ initiative 6 过奖 → + to over-praise/ to flatter 6 近来 → + recently/ lately 6 攒 → + to accumulate/ to amass/ to hoard/ to save 6 大不了 → + at worst/ if worst comes to worst/ serious/ alarming 6 偏差 → + bias/ deviation 6 顿时 → + at once/ immediately/ forthwith 6 权威 → + authority/ authoritative/ power and prestige 6 急切 → + eager/ impatient 6 偏僻 → + remote/ desolate/ far from the city 6 泄露 → + to leak (information)/ to divulge 6 一目了然 → + obvious at a glance (idiom) 6 偏偏 → + (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal)/ unfortunately/ against expectations 6 贪婪 → + avaricious/ greedy/ rapacious/ insatiable/ avid 6 泄气 → + discouraged/ dejected/ demoralized/ despairing/ to want to give up/ to deflate (air from a tyre) 6 赞叹 → + to sigh or gasp in admiration/ high praise 6 过瘾 → + to satisfy a craving/ to get a kick out of sth/ gratifying/ immensely enjoyable/ satisfying/ fulfilling 6 集团 → + group/ bloc/ corporation/ conglomerate 6 拾 → + to pick up/ to collate or arrange/ ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral) 6 比喻 → + metaphor/ analogy/ figure of speech/ figuratively 6 来源 → + source (of information etc)/ origin 6 多元化 → + diversification/ pluralism/ to diversify 6 急于求成 → + anxious for quick results (idiom)/ to demand instant success/ impatient for result/ impetuous 6 嘲笑 → + jeer/ mockery/ scoff/ sneer/ make fun of/ laugh at (derogatory) 6 及早 → + at the earliest possible time/ as soon as possible 6 州 → + prefecture/ state (e.g. of US)/ province (old)/ administrative division (old) 6 堕落 → + to morally degenerate/ to become depraved/ a fall from grace/ a fall into sin or depravity 6 门诊 → + outpatient service 6 漂浮 → + to float/ to hover/ to drift (also fig.; to lead a wandering life)/ to rove/ showy/ superficial 6 一向 → + all along/ the whole time/ constantly/ earlier/ lately 6 舟 → + boat 6 探测 → + to probe/ to take readings/ to explore/ exploration 6 恶心 → + nausea/ to feel sick/ disgust/ nauseating 6 大致 → + more or less/ roughly/ approximately 6 海拔 → + height above sea level/ elevation 6 探索 → + to explore/ to probe/ commonly used in names of publications or documentaries 6 一再 → + repeatedly 6 探讨 → + to investigate/ to probe 6 狼狈 → + in a difficult situation/ to cut a sorry figure/ scoundrel! (derogatory) 6 拼命 → + to do one's utmost/ with all one's might/ at all costs/ (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it 6 实惠 → + tangible benefit/ material advantages/ advantageous (deal)/ substantial (discount) 6 未免 → + unavoidable/ a bit too much/ over the top (you exaggerate) 6 撤退 → + retreat 6 精华 → + best feature/ most important part of an object/ quintessence/ essence/ soul 6 时机 → + fortunate timing/ occasion/ opportunity 6 心态 → + attitude (of the heart)/ state of one's psyche/ way of thinking/ mentality 6 噪音 → + rumble/ noise/ static 6 沉淀 → + to settle/ to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution) 6 确信 → + to be convinced/ to be sure/ to firmly believe/ to be positive that/ definite news 6 糖葫芦 → + sugar coated Chinese hawthorn fruit on a stick/ tanghulu 6 慰问 → + to express sympathy; greetings; consolation etc 6 欣慰 → + to be gratified 6 卫星 → + (space) satellite/ CL:顆|颗[ke1] 6 周折 → + complication/ twists and turns/ problem/ setback 6 唠叨 → + to prattle/ to chatter/ talkative/ garrulous/ to nag 6 弥漫 → + to pervade/ to fill the air/ diffuse/ everywhere present/ about to inundate (water)/ permeated by (smoke)/ filled with (dust)/ to saturate (the air with fog; smoke etc) 6 位于 → + to be located at/ to be situated at/ to lie 6 沉闷 → + oppressive (of weather)/ heavy/ depressed/ not happy 6 代价 → + price/ cost/ consideration (in share dealing) 6 而已 → + that's all/ nothing more 6 港湾 → + natural harbor/ bay serving as harbor 6 迷人 → + fascinating/ enchanting/ charming/ tempting 6 遗留 → + (leave or be a) legacy/ left over/ hand down (to next generation) 6 寒暄 → + exchanging conventional greetings/ to talk about the weather 6 迷失 → + lost/ not knowing one's location 6 温带 → + temperate zone 6 陈述 → + an assertion/ to declare/ to state 6 代理 → + to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position/ to act as an agent or proxy/ surrogate 6 含义 → + meaning (implicit in a phrase)/ implied meaning/ hidden meaning/ hint/ connotation 6 仪器 → + instrument/ apparatus/ CL:臺|台[tai2] 6 沉思 → + contemplate/ contemplation/ meditation/ ponder 6 温和 → + moderate (policy etc) 6 高超 → + excellent/ superlative 6 染 → + to dye/ to catch (a disease)/ to acquire (bad habits etc)/ to contaminate/ to add colour washes to a painting 6 高潮 → + high tide/ high water/ upsurge/ climax/ orgasm/ chorus (part of a song) 6 精确 → + accurate/ precise 6 时事 → + current trends/ the present situation/ how things are going 6 扁 → + flat/ (old form of character 匾; horizontal tablet with inscription) 6 称心如意 → + after one's heart (idiom)/ gratifying and satisfactory/ everything one could wish 6 淘汰 → + to wash out/ elimination (by selection)/ natural selection/ to knock out (in a competition)/ to die out/ to phase out 6 以便 → + so that/ so as to/ in order to 6 航空 → + aviation 6 经纬 → + warp and woof/ longitude and latitude/ main points 6 贬义 → + derogatory sense/ negative connotation 6 航行 → + to sail/ to fly/ to navigate 6 评估 → + to evaluate/ to assess/ assessment/ evaluation 6 精益求精 → + to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom)/ constantly improving 6 乐意 → + to be willing to do sth/ to be ready to do sth/ to be happy to do sth/ content/ satisfied 6 继往开来 → + to follow the past and herald the future (idiom)/ part of a historical transition/ forming a bridge between earlier and later stages 6 精致 → + delicate/ fine/ exquisite/ refined 6 信誉 → + prestige/ distinction/ reputation/ trust 6 发火 → + to catch fire/ to ignite/ to detonate/ to get angry 6 稿件 → + rough draft/ material contributing to a final document 6 迹象 → + mark/ indication/ sign/ indicator 6 特定 → + special/ specific/ designated/ particular 6 文艺 → + literature and art 6 辩解 → + to explain/ to justify/ to defend (a point of view etc)/ to provide an explanation/ to try to defend oneself 6 毫无 → + not in the least/ none whatsoever/ completely without 6 特色 → + characteristic/ distinguishing feature or quality 6 沾光 → + to bask in the light/ fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth/ reflected glory 6 便利 → + convenient/ easy/ facilitate 6 时装 → + the latest fashion in clothes/ fashionable 6 兴高采烈 → + happy and excited (idiom)/ in high spirits/ in great delight 6 主流 → + main stream (of a river)/ fig. the essential point/ main viewpoint of a matter 6 平面 → + plane (flat surface)/ print media 6 斩钉截铁 → + to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)/ resolute and decisive/ unhesitating/ definitely/ without any doubt 6 发射 → + to shoot (a projectile)/ to fire (a rocket)/ to launch/ to emit (a particle)/ to discharge/ emanation/ emission 6 平坦 → + level/ even/ smooth/ flat 6 使命 → + mission (diplomatic or other)/ set task 6 境界 → + boundary/ state/ realm 6 面貌 → + appearance/ face/ features/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 人道 → + human sympathy/ humanitarianism/ humane/ the "human way"; one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism)/ sexual intercourse 6 辩证 → + investigate/ dialectical 6 疙瘩 → + swelling or lump on skin/ pimple/ knot/ preoccupation/ problem 6 好客 → + hospitality/ to treat guests well/ to enjoy having guests/ hospitable/ friendly 6 变质 → + to degenerate/ to go bad/ to deteriorate/ metamorphosis 6 淡水 → + potable water (water with low salt content)/ fresh water 6 面子 → + outer surface/ outside/ honor/ reputation/ face (as in "losing face")/ self-respect/ feelings/ (medicinal) powder 6 辫子 → + plait/ braid/ pigtail/ a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent/ handle/ CL:根[gen1];條|条[tiao2] 6 意料 → + to anticipate/ to expect/ to reckon ahead 6 当场 → + at the scene/ on the spot 6 发炎 → + inflamed from infection or injury/ inflammation 6 题材 → + subject matter 6 当初 → + at that time/ originally 6 毅然 → + firmly/ resolutely/ without hesitation 6 战斗 → + to fight/ to battle/ CL:場|场[chang2];次[ci4] 6 意识 → + consciousness/ awareness/ consciously (i.e. deliberately)/ to be aware 6 格局 → + structure/ pattern/ layout 6 加剧 → + to intensify/ to sharpen/ to accelerate/ to aggravate/ to exacerbate/ to embitter 6 迫不及待 → + impatient (idiom)/ in a hurry/ itching to get on with it 6 世代 → + generation/ an era/ accumulation of years/ passing on from generation to generation 6 隔离 → + to separate/ to isolate 6 蔑视 → + to loathe/ to despise/ contempt 6 形态 → + shape/ form/ pattern/ morphology 6 战略 → + strategy 6 灭亡 → + to be destroyed/ to become extinct/ to perish/ to die out/ to destroy/ to exterminate 6 示范 → + to demonstrate/ to show how to do sth/ demonstration/ a model example 6 意图 → + intent/ intention/ intend/ schematic diagram 6 法人 → + legal person/ corporation/ see also 自然人|自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2] 6 格式 → + form/ specification/ format 6 民间 → + among the people/ popular/ folk/ non-governmental/ involving people rather than governments 6 释放 → + to release/ to set free/ to liberate (a prisoner)/ to discharge 6 人为 → + artificial/ man-made/ having human cause or origin/ human attempt or effort 6 行政 → + administration/ administrative 6 注视 → + to watch attentively/ to gaze 6 当事人 → + persons involved or implicated/ party (to an affair) 6 理睬 → + to heed/ to pay attention to 6 提示 → + to prompt/ to present/ to point out/ to draw attention to sth/ hint/ brief/ cue 6 无比 → + matchless 6 注释 → + marginal notes/ annotation/ to annotate/ to add comments to text 6 当务之急 → + top priority job/ matter of vital importance 6 翻 → + to turn over/ to flip over/ to overturn/ to translate/ to decode 6 人性 → + human nature/ humanity/ human/ the totality of human attributes 6 无偿 → + free/ no charge/ at no cost 6 扑 → + to assault/ to pounce/ to rush at sth/ to throw oneself on 6 夹杂 → + to mix together (disparate substances)/ to mingle/ a mix/ to be tangled up with 6 意志 → + will/ willpower/ determination/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 章程 → + rules/ regulations/ constitution/ statute/ articles of association (of company)/ articles of incorporation/ charter (of a corporation)/ by-laws 6 党 → + party/ association/ club/ society/ surname Dang/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 驻扎 → + to station/ to garrison (troops) 6 乘务员 → + attendant on an airplane; train; boat etc 6 和解 → + to settle (a dispute out of court)/ to reconcile/ settlement/ conciliation/ to become reconciled 6 忍耐 → + to show restraint/ to repress (anger etc)/ to exercise patience 6 呈现 → + to appear/ to emerge/ present (a certain appearance)/ demonstrate 6 体谅 → + to empathize/ to allow (for something)/ to show understanding/ to appreciate 6 长辈 → + elder generation 6 注重 → + to pay attention to/ to emphasize 6 理所当然 → + as it should be by rights (idiom)/ proper and to be expected as a matter of course/ inevitable and right 6 认定 → + to maintain (that sth is true)/ to determine (a fact)/ determination (of an amount)/ of the firm opinion/ to believe firmly/ to set one's mind on/ to identify with 6 幸好 → + fortunately 6 成心 → + intentional/ deliberate/ on purpose 6 和睦 → + peaceful relations/ harmonious 6 假设 → + suppose that.../ hypothesis/ conjecture 6 无可奈何 → + have no way out/ have no alternative/ abbr. to 無奈|无奈 [wu2 nai4] 6 繁殖 → + to breed/ to reproduce/ to propagate 6 表彰 → + cite (in dispatches)/ commend 6 瀑布 → + waterfall 6 任命 → + to appoint and nominate 6 无理取闹 → + to make trouble without reason (idiom)/ deliberately awkward/ pointless provocation/ willful trouble maker 6 憋 → + to choke/ to stifle/ to restrain/ to hold back/ to hold in (urine)/ to hold (one's breath) 6 性情 → + nature/ temperament 6 音响 → + speakers or speaker (electronic)/ acoustics/ sound field (in a room or theater) 6 导航 → + navigation 6 理智 → + reason/ intellect/ rationality 6 合算 → + worthwhile/ be a good deal/ be a bargain/ reckon up/ calculate 6 事态 → + situation/ existing state of affairs 6 专利 → + patent 6 导向 → + to be oriented towards/ orientation 6 拘束 → + to restrict/ to restrain/ constrained/ awkward/ ill at ease/ uncomfortable/ reticent 6 历代 → + successive generations/ successive dynasties/ past dynasties 6 凄凉 → + desolate 6 任意 → + arbitrary/ at will/ at random 6 试图 → + to attempt/ to try 6 兴致勃勃 → + to become exhilarated (idiom)/ in high spirits/ full of zest 6 别扭 → + awkward/ difficult/ uncomfortable/ not agreeing/ at loggerheads/ gauche/ awkward (writing or speech) 6 欺骗 → + to deceive/ to cheat 6 示威 → + to demonstrate (as a protest)/ a demonstration/ a military show of force 6 反感 → + to be disgusted with/ to dislike/ bad reaction/ antipathy 6 期望 → + hope/ expectation 6 天然气 → + natural gas 6 局面 → + aspect/ phase/ situation 6 名誉 → + fame/ reputation/ honor/ honorary/ emeritus (of retired professor) 6 天生 → + innate/ natural 6 反馈 → + to send back information/ feedback 6 局势 → + situation/ state (of affairs) 6 胸怀 → + one's bosom (the seat of emotions)/ breast/ broad-minded and open/ to think about/ to cherish 6 着迷 → + to be fascinated/ to be captivated 6 更新 → + to replace the old with new/ to renew/ to renovate/ to upgrade/ to update/ to regenerate 6 尖端 → + sharp pointed end/ the tip/ the cusp/ tip-top/ most advanced and sophisticated/ highest peak/ the best 6 反射 → + to reflect/ reflection (from a mirror etc)/ reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism) 6 命名 → + to give a name to/ to dub/ to christen/ to designate/ named after/ naming 6 事项 → + matter/ item 6 引擎 → + engine (transliteration) 6 转达 → + to pass on/ to convey/ to communicate