302 Themes

004 Physical appearances 体格 (tǐgé)


face
generalist, all-rounder
rose
coffee beans
eggplant
four limbs
root
body, substance
moon
moon
brick
radar
garage
basement
floor
carpet
roof
subway
rail station, bus stop
floor lamp
air ticket
train or bus ticket
ballpoint pen
environment
background
around, from beginning to end, altogether
reason, ground
事实~ factual basis || ~经验based on experience
法 律~ legal basis || 毫无~ utterly baseless || 理论~ theoretical basis
terrain, topography
scenery
grounding in basic skills
group, circle
singing performance
village or hamlet
battlefield, battleground
ground (or land) force
regiment, group, organization
street vendor
circle
cylinder
qualifying round
playground
around
about, around
round trip
round, set
round
circle
measure word for a round trip
around, about
four seasons
o’clock
directions
from beginning to end, around
surrounding area
in all directions
all over the place
under, below
underground
parking lot
tube
ground
tunnel
bury
walk away
sit
crouch
fall
consider, take care of
circumspect
peep, look around, in the distance
turn one’s head
turn one’s head
crane one’s neck
turn one’s head,
fly into a rage
use all one’s might
stroll, take a random walk
lead, guide
make green with plants, reforest
travel
remember by rote, recite from memory
public screening
trap, surround
Once on person reaches enlightenment, his pets also go to heaven (one person’s success benefits those around them).
frankly speaking, let’s not mince matters, not beat around the bush
collide, bump
make a joke
cloudy
freeze
stand upright
rise steeply
sink
fall, drop
fall
park
be close to
away from
surround
center on
move around
chafe, rub
gather
scatter
turn, revolve
make green with plants
little gruel but many monks (not enough to go round)
be in compliance, like
embellish, ornament
vast, wide
empty, deserted
twists and turns
flat, even
round
chubby, plump
~轨道 (guǐdào) an oval track || ~形 an oval figure || 画~ draw an oval
oblate, oval
all-round, all-sidedly
funny
as easy as lifting one’s finger-quite easy
suddenly, fierce
underground
sacred, holy
smooth and evasive, slick and sly
almighty, all-powerful
rush about
blind, groundlessly, foolish
as one wishes, as one pleases
这封信她~看了九遍. She read the letter nine times without taking a break. || ~跑了五圈 run around the track five times at a stretch.
all year round
not to have, no
please don’t

6 脸庞 [臉龐] liǎnpáng (face-profile) face: 可爱的~ cute face || 圆~ round face '
7 多面手 [-] duōmiànshǒu (multiple-facet-hand) generalist, all-rounder: 她是个~. She is an all-rounder. '
6 玫瑰花 [-] méiguīhuā (red gem-round gem-flower) rose: 一束~ a bouquet of roses || 两朵 ~ two roses '
22 咖啡豆 [-] kāfēidòu (transliteration-bean) coffee beans: 磨 (mò) ~ ground coffee beans || 一袋~ a bag of coffee beans '
15 茄子 [-] qiézi (eggplant-suffix) eggplant: 红烧 ~ braised eggplant || 圆~ round eggplant || 长~ long eggplant '
4 四肢 [-] sìzhī (four-limb) four limbs: ~着地 four limbs to touch on the ground || ~发达 physically strong || ~灵活 be quick on one’s feet and arms '
2 根 [-] gēn (root) root: 树~ tree roots || ~源source, origin || ~基foundation, basis, groundwork '
1 物体 [-體] wùtǐ (object-body) body, substance: 运动的~ the object of motion || 圆形~ round body, shape || 发光~ shiny object '
31 月亮 [-] yuèliàng (moon-bright) moon: 半个~ half a moon || 圆圆的~ round moon || ~上升. The moon is rising. '
33 月 [-] yuè (moon) moon: 明~ bright moon || 圆~ round moon || ~缺 (quē). The moon is fading. '
10 砖 [磚] zhuān (brick) brick: 一块~ a brick || 红 ~ red brick || 地~ ground tile '
8 雷达 [-達] léidá (transliteration of radar) radar: 激光 (jīguāng) ~ laser radar || 地面 ~ ground radar '
28 车库 [車庫] chēkù (vehicle-warehouse) garage: 地下~ underground garage || 多层~ multileveled garage '
14 地下室 [-] dìxiàshì (ground-under/-room) basement: 一间~ a basement || 潮湿 (cháoshī) 的~ wet basement '
17 地板 [-] dìbǎn (ground-board) floor: 木~ wood floor || 睡~ sleep on the floor || 擦 (cā) ~ mop the floor '
19 地毯 [-] dìtǎn (ground-rug) carpet: 厚~ thick carpet || 红 ~ red carpet 89 '
25 屋顶 [-頂] wūdǐng (house-top) roof: 大~ large roof || 圆~ round roof '
5 地铁 [-鐵] dìtiě (ground-rail) subway: 坐 ~ ride the subway || ~站 subway station || ~口subway entrance '
17 车站 [車-] chēzhàn (vehicle-station) rail station, bus stop: 开往~ bound for the station/headed towards || 出~ leave the station || 地下~ underground station '
45 落地灯 [--燈] luòdìdēng (ground-lamp) floor lamp: 一盏 (zhǎn) ~ a floor light || 豪华 ~ luxurious floor lights '
17 机票 [機-] jīpiào (airplane-ticket) air ticket: 一张a plane ticket || 单程~ one-way ticket || 往返~ round trip ticket '
18 车票 [車-] chēpiào (vehicle-ticket) train or bus ticket: 单程~ a single ticket/往返~ round-trip ticket '
35 圆珠笔 [圓-筆] yuánzhūbǐ (round-ball-pen) ballpoint pen: 一支~ a ballpoint pen || 红~ a red ballpoint pen || 蓝~ a blue ballpoint pen '
7 环境 [環-] huánjìng (surrounding-circumstance) environment: 保护~ protect environment || 自然~ natural environment || 家庭~ home environment '
10 背景 [-] bèijǐng (back-setting) background: 社会~ social background || 文化~ cultural background || 历史~ history background '
12 前后 [-後] qiánhòu (before-after) around, from beginning to end, altogether: 春节~ around the spring festival || 这篇小说从写作到完成, ~用了一 年的时间. The novel took a year to write altogether, from start to finish || 他~ 去过中国四五次. He has been to China four or five times altogether. '
50 理由 [-] lǐyóu (ground-justification) reason, ground: 没有~抱怨 have no grounds for complaint || 这些要求毫无~. These demands have neither rhyme nor reason. '
51 根据 [-據] gēnjù (ground-according to) basis, grounds, on the basis of: 事实~ factual basis || ~经验based on experience '
52 依据 [-據] yījù (base-according to) basis, grounds, on the basis of: 法 律~ legal basis || 毫无~ utterly baseless || 理论~ theoretical basis '
11 地形 [-] dìxíng (ground-form) terrain, topography: ~复杂with a varied topography || ~图topography map '
27 景物 [-] jǐngwù (scenery) scenery: 自然~ natural scenery || 远处的~ distant scenery || 周围的~ surrounding scenery '
35 根底 [-] gēndǐ (root-bottom) grounding in basic skills: 有 ~ be well grounded in basic skills || ~扎实have a good grounding '
24 团 [團] tuán (round, group) group, circle: 剧~ theater troupe || 旅游~ travel group || 记者~ press corps '
27 演唱会 [--會] yǎnchànghuì (sing-concert) singing performance: 看~ watching singing performance || 开~ hold singing performance || 三场~ three rounds of singing concerts '
23 村庄 [-莊] cūnzhuāng (village-hamlet) village or hamlet: 十几个~ around ten villages '
11 战场 [戰場] zhànchǎng (battle-field) battlefield, battleground: 亚洲~ Asian battleground || 主要~ important battleground '
17 陆军 [陸軍] lùjūn (land-force) ground (or land) force: ~基地 ground force base || 法国~ French ground force || ~部队 ground force armed troops '
36 团 [團] tuán (round, regiment) regiment, group, organization: 野战兵团 ~ field army || 旅游~ tourist group || 芭蕾舞~ ballet troupe || 中国共青~ the Communist Youth League of China '
37 地摊 [-攤] dìtān (ground-vendor) street vendor: 摆~ start a street vendor '
12 圆 [圓] yuán (round) circle: 画~ draw a circle || ~形circle '
13 圆柱 [圓-] yuánzhù (round-column) cylinder: ~形 cylindrical || ~体cylinder '
7 预赛 [預賽] yùsài (preliminary-competition) qualifying round: 小组~ qualifying round '
34 操场 [-場] cāochǎng (exercise-courtyard) playground: 在~上on the playground '
53 左右 [-] zuǒyòu (left-right) around: 一百年~ around 100 years || 四十 岁~ around 40 years old || 一千字~ around 1,000 characters '
54 上下 [-] shàngxià (above-below) about, around: 百分之九十~ about '
23 往返 [-] wǎngfǎn (go-return) round trip: ~机票 round trip plane ticket '
111 局 [-] jú (part) round, set: 一~棋 a game of chess || 第二~ second round, set || 最后一~比赛 last round, set of matches '
115 轮 [輪] lún (turn) round: 第三~比赛 the third round of matches || 一~ 波纹 a wave || 一~圆月 a full moon '
117 圈 [-] quān (circle) circle: 走一~ walk around || 跳两~ jump around twice || 绕半~ go half a circle '
121 趟 [-] tàng (journey) measure word for a round trip: 去一~ go one time || 回家一~ a trip home || 三~车 three trips in a car '
17 前后 [-後] qiánhòu (before-after) around, about: ~三个小时 about three hours || ~五次 about five times || ~时间 around a certain time '
24 四季 [-] sìjì (four-season) four seasons: 一年~ all year round || ~分明 four distinct seasons || ~如春 four seasons like spring '
23 点钟 [點鐘] diǎnzhōng (hour-clock) o’clock: 两~ two o’clock || 几~ what time || 八九~ around eight or nine o’clock '
2 方位 [-] fāngwèi (direction-location) directions: 全~ all around, complete || 上下~ high and low direction || 不同的~ different direction '
33 前后 [-後] qiánhòu (front-behind) from beginning to end, around: 房 屋~ all around the house || 马车的~ in front and behind the cart || ~车轮 (chēlún) around the wheel '
77 周围 [-圍] zhōuwéi (around-periphery) surrounding area: 办公室~ around our office || 眼睛~ around our eyes '
79 四周 [-] sìzhōu (four-around) in all directions: 看看~ look in all directions || 院子~ in all directions of the courtyard || ~的一切 everything around '
80 四处 [-處] sìchù (four-place) all over the place: ~求医 seek medical advice all around || ~活动 activities in all directions || ~寻找 to search everywhere '
105 底下 [-] dǐxià (bottom-below) under, below: 床~ under the bed || 桌子~ under the desk || 地~ underground '
122 地下 [-] dìxià (ground-under) underground: ~商场 underground market || ~车库 underground garage || ~水 underground water '
25 停车场 [-車場] tíngchēchǎng (park-vehicle-field) parking lot: 大型~ large parking lot || 地下~ underground parking lot || 公共~ public parking lot '
53 管道 [-] guǎndào (tube-path) tube: 地下~ underground tube || 供水/排 污~ waste pipe || 疏通 (shūtōng) ~ dredge pipe Note: In Taiwan, this word also means 渠道 (qúdào, channel). '
66 地面 [-] dìmiàn (Earth-surface) ground: 离开~ leave the ground || 钻 出~ come out of the ground || ~不平 uneven ground '
69 隧道 [-] suìdào (tunnel-path) tunnel: 地下~ underground tunnels || 海 底~ the undersea tunnel || 两条~ two tunnels '
49 埋 [-] mái (bury) bury: ~炸弹 bury a bomb || ~宝藏 (bǎozàng) bury treasure || ~在地里 bury sth underground '
5 走开 [-開] zǒukāi (walk-away) walk away: 转身~ turn around and walk away || 匆匆/急急~ walk away in a hurry || 赶紧~ walk hurriedly '
21 坐 [-] zuò (sit) sit: ~在办公室 sit in the office || ~在一起 sit together || ~在地上 sit on the ground '
23 蹲 [-] dūn (crouch, squat) crouch: ~在地上 crouch on the ground || ~着 吃 eat while crouching || ~一小时crouch for an hour '
32 倒 [-] dǎo (fall) fall: ~在地上 fall on the ground || 往床上一 ~ fall on the bed || ~了下去 fall down '
7 顾 [顧] gù (turn around and look at, take care of, consider) consider, take care of: 照~ take care of || 只~自己 think only of oneself || 不屑一~ not even consider smth. or someone worthy of consideration '
10 环视 [環視] huánshì (around-look) circumspect: ~左右 look from left right || ~四周 look at the surroundings || ~一圈 take a look around 297 '
14 张望 [張-] zhāngwàng (look-look) peep, look around, in the distance: 向 里~ peep inside || 四处~ look around everywhere '
20 回头 [-頭] huítóu (turn around-head) turn one’s head: ~看 turn one’s head and look || 回一下头 turn one’s head a bit || 回两次头 turn one’s head twice '
21 扭头 [-頭] niǔtóu (turn-head) turn one’s head: ~看 turn one’s head to look || 她没说什么, ~就走. She swung around and walked off without a word. '
22 探头 [-頭] tàntóu (stretch-head) crane one’s neck: ~张望 crane one’s neck to look around || ~探脑stick one’s head out and look around '
23 转头 [轉頭] zhuǎntóu (turn-head) turn one’s head,: ~看 turn one’s head and look || ~说 turn around and speak '
10 勃然大怒 [-] bórándànù (agitated-suffix-greatly-angry) fly into a rage: 这个女高中生凌晨三点才回家, 他爸爸 ~. When this high school girl came home at three in the morning, her father was enraged. || 看到这个结果, 总经理~, 把水杯摔在了地上. Seeing this result, the general manager flew into a rage and threw the water cup onto the ground. '
31 拼命 [-] pīnmìng (risk-life) use all one’s might: ~工作break one’s back to work || ~鼓掌have a good round of applause || ~学习. Try very hard to study. '
16 逛 [-] guàng (stroll, visit) stroll, take a random walk: ~街 go shopping || ~商场stroll around the shopping mall || 去上海~~ go sightseeing in Shanghai '
14 带领 [帶領] dàilǐng (lead-guide) lead, guide: 老师~学生参观博物馆. The teacher guided the students around the museum. || 教练~团队打赢了篮 球比赛. The coach led his team to win the basketball game. '
12 绿化 [-] lǜhuà (green-suffix) make green with plants, reforest: ~城市 plan trees in and around the city '
15 旅行 [-] lǚxíng (travel-go) travel: 长途~ a long travel || 太空~ space travel || 环球~ travel around the world '
15 背 [-] bèi (back of the body, turn around, recite by memory) remember by rote, recite from memory: ~ 生词 recite vocabulary || ~课文 recite text || ~了三遍 recite three times '
19 公映 [-] gōngyìng (public-show) public screening: 海内外~ screened at home and abroad || 首轮~ first round of screenings || 近期~ recent screening '
18 困 [-] kùn (surround, hinder) trap, surround: 被~在楼上 was trapped upstairs || 给~在一家旅馆里 be strapped in a hotel || 大风把他们~在船上 high wing kept them trapped on board (a ship) '
24 一人得道, 鸡犬升天 [----, 雞---] yīréndédào, jīquǎnshēngtiān (one-person-getThe Way, chicken-dog-ascend-heaven) Once on person reaches enlightenment, his pets also go to heaven (one person’s success benefits those around them).: 他当了大官以后, 整个家族的人都得到了好处, 真是~. When he '
42 打开天窗说亮话 [-開--說-話] dǎkāi tiānchuāng shuō liàng huà (open-roofwindow-speak-frank-word) frankly speaking, let’s not mince matters, not beat around the bush: 你~, 为什么不同意他们的婚事? Frankly speaking, why don’t you agree with their marriage? '
10 冲撞 [衝-] chōngzhuàng (assault-bump) collide, bump: ~父亲 bump into your father || 互相~ bump into each other || ~地球 collide with the ground '
19 开玩笑 [開--] kāiwánxiào (make-joke) make a joke: 跟朋友~ joke around with friends || 爱/喜欢~ love, can, like to make jokes || 开一个玩笑 make one joke '
5 多云 [-雲] duōyún (much-cloud) cloudy: 晴转~ sunny changes to cloudy || 终年 ~ cloudy year-round || ~天气 cloudy weather '
11 上冻 [-凍] shàngdòng (became-freeze) freeze: 土地~ the ground froze '
7 挺立 [-] tǐng lì (straighten-stand) stand upright: ~在大地上 stand upright on the ground || 笔直地~ stand straight up || 傲然/昂首 (àorán/ángshǒu) ~ proudly, with one’s head high, haughtily stand upright '
8 拔地而起 [-] bádì’érqǐ (rise-ground-and-rise) rise steeply: 高楼~ the building rises sharply || ~一座高楼 a sharply rising building '
12 下沉 [-] xiàchén (down-sink) sink: 地面~ sink underground || 迅速~ rapidly sink || 太阳~ the sun sank (in the sky) '
20 落 [-] luò (fall) fall, drop: (太阳) ~山. The sun falls behind a mountain. || ~地 fall to the ground '
21 跌 [-] diē (tumble) fall: ~在地上 fall on the ground || ~在床下 fall under the bed || ~跟头 tumble '
4 停放 [-] tíngfàng (park-to place) park: ~汽车 park a car || ~在操场上 park at the playground || ~两个月 park for two months '
3 接近 [-] jiējìn (connect-close) be close to: 和她~ be close to her || ~半夜 approach midnight || ~地面 be near the ground '
7 距离 [-離] jùlí (away-from) away from: ~地球很远 far away from the ground || ~学校很近 very near the school '
25 围 [圍] wéi (enclose) surround: ~着她 surround her || ~上去 go up to surround || ~在一起 encircle together '
26 围绕 [圍繞] wéirào (enclose-surround) center on: ~一个中心 revolve around a center || ~这个问题 center on this issue || ~生产 center on production '
27 绕 [繞] rào (wind, coil) move around: ~圈子 circle around || ~弯儿 go for a stroll || ~地球飞 flying around the Earth '
44 摩擦 [-] mócā (rub-scrub) chafe, rub: 来回 ~ rub back and forth || 相互~ chafe on each other || ~地面 rub the ground '
33 集合 [-] jíhé (assemble-together) gather: 到操场~ gather on the playground || 八点~ gather at 8: 00 || 紧急~ urgent assembly '
50 散落 [-] sànluò (disperse-fall) scatter: ~一地 scattered to the ground || ~在地上 scattered on the ground '
19 转 [轉] zhuàn (rotate, turn) turn, revolve: ~圈 revolve in a circle || 绕着 太阳~ revolve around the sun '
16 绿化 [綠-] lǜhuà (green-change) make green with plants: ~城市 plan trees in and around the city || ~地带 green belt || 庭院~ courtyard greening '
53 僧多粥少 [-] sēngduō zhōushǎo (monk-many-porridge-less) little gruel but many monks (not enough to go round): 美国大学的教职~, 因此 博士生毕业在大学很难找到工作. There are too many professors and few vacancies in American universities, so it is hard for Ph.D. students to get a job at a university. '
39 如 [-] rú (follow, like) be in compliance, like: 四季~春 (warm and pleasant) like spring all the year round || 骄阳~火. The blazing sun is like fire. || 并 非~此 not like that '
24 点缀 [點綴] diǎnzhuì (embellish-ornament) embellish, ornament: ~着 鲜花 embellish with fresh flowers || ~环境ornament the surrounding || ~得十 分美好embellish beautifully '
15 广阔 [廣闊] guǎngkuò (vast-broad) vast, wide: ~天地 a wide world || ~的前景 a broad foreground || ~的市场 a vast market '
18 空荡荡 [-蕩蕩] kōngdàngdàng (empty-vast) empty, deserted: ~的屋子 an empty room || 肚子里~的 an empty stomach || ~的操场 an empty playground '
20 迂回曲折 [-] yūhuíqǔzhé (roundabout-zigzag) twists and turns: ~的 道路 a winding road 619 '
6 平 [-] píng (gentle, flat, level) flat, even: 地面不~ uneven ground || ~地 flat ground '
15 圆 [圓] yuán (round) round: ~形 round figure || ~脸 round face || ~眼 睛 round eyes '
16 圆滚滚 [圓滾滾] yuángǔngǔn (round-rolling) chubby, plump: ~的 身子 a chubby body || ~的西瓜 a round watermelon || 鸡蛋~的. Eggs are round. '
17 椭圆 [橢圓] tuǒyuán (oval-round) oval: ~轨道 (guǐdào) an oval track || ~形 an oval figure || 画~ draw an oval '
18 扁圆 [-圓] biǎnyuán (flat-round) oblate, oval: ~形 oblateness '
10 全面 [-] quánmiàn (all-side) all-round, all-sidedly: ~地看问题look at problems all-sidedly || ~发展all-round development '
26 滑稽 [-] huájī (slippery-check) funny: 长相~ funny looking || 他很~, 总 是让周围的人大笑. He is funny and always makes people around him laugh '
25 举手之劳 [舉--勞] jǔshǒuzhīláo (raise-hand-’s-effort) as easy as lifting one’s finger-quite easy: 捡起地上的垃圾 (lājī) 只是~, 但是很多人不 愿意做. It is just a piece of cake to pick up litter on the ground, but a lot of people don’t want to do it. '
8 猛 [-] měng (violent, suddenly) suddenly, fierce: ~回头turn around suddenly || 物价~涨a sharp rise in prices || 用力过~ use too much force '
42 地下 [-] dìxia (ground-under) underground: ~工作 underground work || ~工厂 underground factory || ~斗争 underground struggle '
4 神圣 [-聖] shénshèng (sacred-holy) sacred, holy: ~的事业 sacred career || ~的土地 sacred ground || ~的感情 a sacred feeling '
6 圆滑 [圓-] yuánhuá (round-slippery) smooth and evasive, slick and sly: ~的手段 (shǒuduàn) diplomatic tact || ~的人a sly customer || 做人~ as slippery as an eel '
7 全能 [-] quánnéng (all-capable) almighty, all-powerful: ~运动员allround athlete, all-rounder || 个人~冠军 (guànjūn) all-round champion '
36 四处奔波 [-處--] sìchù bēnbō (here and there-rush about) rush about: 大学毕业以后, 他~找工作. After he graduated from college, he went around to looking for a job. '
35 瞎 [-] xiā (blind) blind, groundlessly, foolish: ~说 speak unfoundedly || ~写 write foolishly || ~胡闹 act foolishly, mess about '
25 随便 [隨-] suíbiàn (follow-convenience) as one wishes, as one pleases: ~骂人 scolding people as one wishes || ~看看 look around || ~坐 sit where you want || ~吃 eat as you want '
38 一口气 [--氣] (one-MW-breath) yīkǒuqì in one breath, without a break: 这封信她~看了九遍. She read the letter nine times without taking a break. || ~跑了五圈 run around the track five times at a stretch. '
27 常年 [-] chángnián (constant-year) all year round: ~有病 be sick all year round || ~多雨rain all year round || ~洗冷水澡 have cold showers all year round '
3 无 [無] wú (no, nothing) not to have, no: ~背景 (bèijǐng) no background || ~原则 no principles || 这个问题~解. This is an irresolvable problem. '
21 请勿 [請-] qǐngwù (please-not) please don’t: ~打扰 (dǎrǎo) Please don’t disturb. || ~停车. Please don’t stop, park your car. || ~随地吐痰 (tǔtán). Please don’t spit on the ground. '