comet 23 彗星 [-] huìxīng (comet-star) comet: 一颗~ a comet || ~尾巴 tail of a comet || 哈雷~ Halley’s Comet '023 Astronomical objects 天体 (tiāntǐ)
comet, jinx, bearer of bad luck 24 扫帚星 [掃--] sàozhǒuxīng (broom-star) comet, jinx, bearer of bad luck: 别人都叫他~ other people called him a bearer of bad luck || 碰到~ encounter a jinx || 你这~ ! You’re a jinx! '049 Thing, course 事情, 过程 (shìqíng, guòchéng)
outcome, result, product 79 产物 [產-] chǎnwù (produce-thing) outcome, result, product: 竞 争 (jìngzhēng) 是市场经济的~. Competition is a product of the market economy. '049 Thing, course 事情, 过程 (shìqíng, guòchéng)
result, outcome 80 结果 [結-] jiéguǒ (yield-fruit) result, outcome: 调查~ survey results || 比赛 ~ the result of game '052 Essence, rubbish 精华, 糟粕 (jīnghuá, zāopò)
treasure bowl – place rich in natural resources, a cornucopia:这个新产 品很受市场欢迎, 成了该公司的~. This new product is very popular on the market and has become the company’s cornucopia. 8 聚宝盆 [-寶-] jùbǎopén (bowl of treasure, place rich in natural resources) treasure bowl – place rich in natural resources, a cornucopia:这个新产 品很受市场欢迎, 成了该公司的~. This new product is very popular on the market and has become the company’s cornucopia. '073 Tax, business transactions 税, 账目 (shuì, zhàngmù)
income 7 收入 [-] shōurù (collect-income) income: 增加~ Increase Income || 家 庭~ family income || 没有~ no income '073 Tax, business transactions 税, 账目 (shuì, zhàngmù)
individual income tax 25 个人所得税 [個----] gèrénsuǒdéshuì (individual income-tax) individual income tax: 征收~ collect individual income tax || 交纳 (jiāonà) ~ pay individual income tax '074 Income, expense, cost 收入, 花费 (shōurù, huāfèi)
income 1 收入 [-] shōurù (receive-income) income: 个人~ individual income || 家 庭~ family income || 国民~ national income '083 Movie, theater 戏剧 (xìjù)
comedy 25 喜剧 [-劇] xǐjù (hilarious-drama) comedy: 轻~ light comedy || ~色 彩comic taste || ~风格comic style '083 Movie, theater 戏剧 (xìjù)
stand-up comedy, talk show 31 脱口秀 [脫--] tuōkǒuxiù (transliteration of talk-show) stand-up comedy, talk show: ~节目 stand-up comedy show || ~主持人stand-up comedy host '102 To be born, to grow, to age 出生, 长大, 衰老 (chūshēng, zhǎngdà, shuāilǎo)
come in bloom 4 开放 [開-] kāifàng (open-relieve) come in bloom: ~的桃花 blossoming peach flowers || 百花~ the flowers are in bloom || 四季~ in bloom all four seasons '102 To be born, to grow, to age 出生, 长大, 衰老 (chūshēng, zhǎngdà, shuāilǎo)
become thin 33 消瘦 [-] xiāoshòu (decrease-thin) become thin: 身体~ body thins down '103 To be sick, to get injured, to recover 生病, 受伤, 康复 (shēngbìng,
眼睛~ eye inflammation || 伤口~了. The wound has become inflamed. 16 发炎 [發-] fāyán (outbreak-inflammation) 106 Sleep 睡眠 (shuìmián)
come to 16 苏醒 [蘇-] sūxǐng (resurrect-wake up) come to: ~过来 regain consciousness '110 To like, to dislike 喜欢, 厌恶 (xǐhuān, yànwù)
become addicted 32 上瘾 [-癮] shàngyǐn (become-addicted) become addicted: 对啤酒~ become alcoholic || 抽烟~ smoking addiction || 玩~ in the habit of playing '111 To indulge, to regret, to awake 沉迷, 后悔, 醒悟 (chénmí, hòuhuǐ, xǐngwù)
become intoxicated 12 沉醉 [-] chénzuì (heavily-drunk) become intoxicated: ~于爱河 get drunk on love || ~于赌博 (dǔbó) intoxicated with gambling || ~在迷人的乐 声中 intoxicated with enchanting music '111 To indulge, to regret, to awake 沉迷, 后悔, 醒悟 (chénmí, hòuhuǐ, xǐngwù)
come to realize 22 醒悟 [-] xǐngwù (wake-awake) come to realize: 猛然 (měngrán) ~ abruptly see the truth || 突然~ naturally come to realize || 彻底~ make a complete realization '114 To believe, to doubt, to think 相信, 怀疑, 思考 (xiāngxìn, huáiyí, sīkǎo)
起 ~ become suspicious || ~他根本没看 suspect he hadn’t seen it at all 14 疑心 [-] yíxīn (dubious-heart) 125 To employ, to benefit 就业, 造福 (jiùyè, zàofú)
become, be 9 当 [當] dāng (equal, work as, become) become, be: ~医生be a doctor || ~老师 be a teacher '128 To move 走动 (zǒudòng)
come in 2 进来 [進來] jìnlái (enter-Complement) come in: 走~ walk in || ~一个人 one person came in || 他~了. He came in. '128 To move 走动 (zǒudòng)
come out 6 出来 [-來] chūlái (go out-Complement) come out: 说~ speak out || 走~ come out || 看 ~ figure it out '128 To move 走动 (zǒudòng)
come (or go) up 13 上 [-] shàng (high, go up) come (or go) up: ~车 get in a car || ~山 go (or climb) up a mountain || ~楼 go upstairs '128 To move 走动 (zǒudòng)
come up 14 上来 [-來] shànglái (come up-Complement) come up: 送~ send it up || 走~ walk up || 爬~ climb up '128 To move 走动 (zǒudòng)
come down 17 下来 [-來] xiàlái (come down-Complement) come down: 下 得/不来 can/can’t come down || 下楼来 come downstairs || 走~ walk down here '128 To move 走动 (zǒudòng)
come 19 来 [來] lái (come) come: 客人~了 the guests came || 有人~了. Some people have come. '128 To move 走动 (zǒudòng)
come over 20 过来 [過來] guòlái (go over-Complement) come over: 跑~ run over here || 送~ bring it over || 借~ borrow '128 To move 走动 (zǒudòng)
come 27 前来 [-來] qiánlái (over-come) come: ~考察 (kǎochá) come inspect || ~治病 come to cure || ~办事 come to work '128 To move 走动 (zǒudòng)
come and go 51 往来 [來] wǎnglái (go-come) come and go: ~于两地 travel between two places || ~客车 come and go from the bus || ~车辆 get in and out of the car '133 Lucky, successful 幸运, 成功 (xìngyùn, chénggōng)
defeat, triumph over, overcome 19 战胜 [戰勝] zhànshèng (fight-victory) defeat, triumph over, overcome: ~敌人defeat enemies || ~困难 overcome difficulties || ~对手defeat opponents '134 Unlucky, failure 不顺, 失败 (búshùn, shībài)
misfortune does not come singly 2 祸不单行 [禍-單-] huòbùdānxíng (misfortune-not-singly-come) misfortune does not come singly: 真是~, 妻子生病在家, 他自己又被车撞 了. Misfortune does not come just once. His wife was ill at home, and he was also hit by a car. '134 Unlucky, failure 不顺, 失败 (búshùn, shībài)
fall flat, come to nothing 21 泡汤 [-湯] pàotāng (soak-boiling water) fall flat, come to nothing: 计 划~了. For a plan to fall flat. || 下雨使我们的野餐计划~了. The rain messed up our plans to go on a picnic. '134 Unlucky, failure 不顺, 失败 (búshùn, shībài)
come to nothing, fall flat 22 落空 [-] luòkōng (fall-empty) come to nothing, fall flat: 希望/美梦/计 划~ for a hope/dream/plan to fall flat. '135 Gain, loss 得失 (déshī)
suddenly become rich 3 暴富[-] bàofù (sudden-rich) suddenly become rich: 一夜~ get rich overnight '136 Contented, frustrated 得意, 失意 (déyì, shīyì)
become famous, make a name for oneself 15 成名 [-] chéngmíng (become-famous) become famous, make a name for oneself: 她写了一本小说, 几乎一夜~. She wrote that novel and became famous almost overnight. '136 Contented, frustrated 得意, 失意 (déyì, shīyì)
become famous overnight 18 一举成名 [-舉--] yījǔchéngmíng (one-behavior-become-famous) become famous overnight: 她因自己的第一部小说~. She won her overnight fame with her first novel. || 她获得了游泳冠军, ~. She made her mark by winning a swimming championship. '137 To bless, to suffer 保佑, 受灾 (bǎoyòu, shòuzāi)
run into, come across 15 遇到 [-] yùdào (encounter-suffix) run into, come across: ~强盗 run into a robber || ~暴风雨 be ambushed by a storm|| ~意外的问题come across unforeseen problems '139 To develop, to separate 发展, 分离 (fāzhǎn, fēnlí)
degenerate, become depraved 15 堕落 [墮-] duòluò (sink-fall) degenerate, become depraved: ~ 成罪 犯degenerate into a common criminal || 生活~ lead a degenerate life '148 Trade, deals 贸易 (màoyì)
generate renenue, extra income 49 创收 [創-] chuàngshōu (create-income) generate renenue, extra income: 一笔~ an extra income|| 校办工厂可以为学校~. School-run factories can generate income for schools. '156 To travel 出行 (chūxíng)
get back, come back, turn back 45 回来 [-來] huílái (come-back) get back, come back, turn back: 留学~ get back after finish studying abroad || 拿~ bring sth. back || 寄~ send back '174 To socialize 交际 (jiāojì)
come into contact with 7 打交道 [-] dǎjiāodào (make-contact) come into contact with: 跟客户 ~ come into contact with a customer || 与市场~ deal with the market || 跟外国 人~ come into contact with foreigners '174 To socialize 交际 (jiāojì)
welcome 26 欢耳 [歡-] huānyíng (welcome-greet) welcome: ~客人 welcome a visitor || 热烈~ warmly welcome || 很受~ popular (receives lots of welcomes) '174 To socialize 交际 (jiāojì)
welcome 28 窃接 [-] yíngjiē (greet-meet) welcome: ~客人 welcome a visitor || ~新 年 greet the new year || ~新生活 welcome a new lifestyle '192 Close, separate, contact 靠近, 隔开, 接触 (kàojìn, gékāi, jiēchù)
come into contact 1 交界 [-] jiāojiè (cross-boundary) come into contact: 中英 ~ ChineseBritish associations || 两省~ where two provinces meet || 城乡~ where the city meets the countryside '192 Close, separate, contact 靠近, 隔开, 接触 (kàojìn, gékāi, jiēchù)
come apart 12 脱节 [-節] tuōjié (separate from-junction) come apart: 与社会~ part from society || 严重~ severely disjointed '192 Close, separate, contact 靠近, 隔开, 接触 (kàojìn, gékāi, jiēchù)
break through barriers, overcome a difficulty 35 闯关 [闖関] chuǎng guān (charge-barrier) break through barriers, overcome a difficulty: ~成功successfully break through barriers || 连闯四关~ go through four ordeals in succession '192 Close, separate, contact 靠近, 隔开, 接触 (kàojìn, gékāi, jiēchù)
come across 37 碰到 [-] pèngdào (meet-suffix) come across: ~朋友 come across a friend || ~困难 run into difficulties || ~问题 run into an issue '192 Close, separate, contact 靠近, 隔开, 接触 (kàojìn, gékāi, jiēchù)
meet, come across 41 遇见 [-見] yùjiàn (encounter-seen) meet, come across: ~警察 come across a policeman || ~熟人 meet an acquaintance || ~朋友 meet a friend '193 To combine, to cross, to gather 结合, 通过, 集中 (jiéhé, tōngguò, jízhōng)
similar things come together 39 物以类聚 [--類-] wùyǐ lèi jù (thing-by-kind-gather) similar things come together: ~, 人以群分 similar people group together '195 To begin, to process, to end 开始, 进行, 结束 (kāishǐ, jìnxíng, jiéshù)
亲 身~ practice personally || 看重~ attach importance to practice || 知识起源于 ~. Knowledge comes from practice. 20 实践 [實踐] shíjiàn (actually-fulfill) 195 To begin, to process, to end 开始, 进行, 结束 (kāishǐ, jìnxíng, jiéshù)
lower the curtain, come to an end (of a meeting) 38 闭幕 [閉-] bìmù (shut-curtain) lower the curtain, come to an end (of a meeting): 大会胜利~. The conference has come to a successful close. '197 To appear, to disappear 出现, 消失 (chūxiàn, xiāoshī)
come (or bring) into being, generate 5 生成 [-] shēngchéng (borne-finished) come (or bring) into being, generate: 自然/天然 ~ natural generation || 地球的~ generation of the Earth || ~二 维码generate a two-dimension code '197 To appear, to disappear 出现, 消失 (chūxiàn, xiāoshī)
become visible, appear 14 显露 [顯-] xiǎnlù (appear-show) become visible, appear: ~才能 for one’s talents to become visible || ~天性 show one’s nature || ~缺点 show one’s fault '199 To exceed, to spread 到期, 传播 (dàoqī, chuánbō)
be late, come late 4 迟到 [遲-] chídào (late-come) be late, come late: ~半小时 be late half hour || 不许 ~ don’t be late || 差一点儿 ~ almost late '199 To exceed, to spread 到期, 传播 (dàoqī, chuánbō)
(of a sound) to come through, to be heard, (of news) to arrive 10 传来 [傳來] chuánlái (pass along-come) (of a sound) to come through, to be heard, (of news) to arrive: ~好消息 a good news arrives || ~笑声 to hear laughter from somewhere '200 To change 变化 (biànhuà)
turn into, transform into, become 5 变成 [變-] biànchéng (transform-complete) turn into, transform into, become: ~蝴蝶 turn into a butterfly || ~蓝色 become blue || 从丑小鸭~白天 鹅(é) transform from an ugly ducking into a white swan '200 To change 变化 (biànhuà)
become, turn into 27 成为 [-為] chéngwéi (become-into) become, turn into: ~一家 become a family || ~老板 become a boss || 梦想~现实 one’s dream turned into reality '202 To improve 好转 (hǎozhuǎn)
come back to life (or consciousness) 10 复苏 [復蘇] fùsū (back-revive) come back to life (or consciousness): 经 济~ economic recovery || 市场~ market recovery || 万物~ all living things to come back to life '203 To increase, to decrease 增加, 减少 (zēngjiā, jiǎnshǎo)
be optimistic (about the outcomes) 22 看好 [-] kànhǎo (view-promising) be optimistic (about the outcomes): ~ 大陆市场 be optimistic about the mainland market || ~电子行业 be optimistic about the electrical industry '204 To eliminate, need 消除, 需要 (xiāochú, xūyào)
become invalid 30 作废 [-廢] zuòfèi (become-abolished) become invalid: 宣布合同~ declare a contract null and void || 全部~ for the whole thing to become invalid || 声明~ declare invalid '206 To originate, to belong 起源, 归属 (qǐyuán, guīshǔ)
come from, originate from 5 出自 [-] chūzì (out-from) come from, originate from: 这个故事~《圣 经》. This story originates from The Bible. '206 To originate, to belong 起源, 归属 (qǐyuán, guīshǔ)
come from 6 发自 [發-] fāzì (start-from) come from: ~内心 come from the heart || ~真情 come from one’s true feelings '206 To originate, to belong 起源, 归属 (qǐyuán, guīshǔ)
come from, be from 7 来自 [來-] láizì (come-from) come from, be from: ~地球 come from Earth || ~农村 come from a village || ~海底 come from the ocean floor '206 To originate, to belong 起源, 归属 (qǐyuán, guīshǔ)
come to a conclusion, sum up 16 归结于 [歸結於] guī jiéyú (include-conclude-at) come to a conclusion, sum up: 所有的问题都可以~钱. All problems can be summarized by money. '210 Relative relations 相对关系 (xiāngduì guānxì)
wander, come down in the world, sink 17 沦落 [淪-] lúnluò (fall into-fall) wander, come down in the world, sink: ~街头 be driven onto the streets to become a tramp, beggar, etc. || ~风尘sink into prostitution || 家境 ~ decline of family fortunes '210 Relative relations 相对关系 (xiāngduì guānxì)
密切~ become intimately related || 互相~ be interconnected || 内部~ for internal affairs to be connected 38 关联 [關聯] guānlián (involve-connect) 223 Warm, cold, dry, wet, smooth 暖, 冷, 干, 湿, 滑 (nuǎn, lěng, gān, shī, huá)
Spring has come and the flowers are in bloom. It’s a blooming spring 24 春暖花开 [---開] chūnnuǎnhuākāi (spring-warm-flower-bloom) Spring has come and the flowers are in bloom. It’s a blooming spring: ~的季 节 the blooming spring season || ~的时候 the time of blooming spring '224 More, less 多, 少 (duō, shǎo)
hard to come by, rare 37 难得 [難-] nándé (hard-get) hard to come by, rare: ~的机会 rare opportunities || ~休息 a rare rest || 她~看一本书. She seldom reads a book. '239 Easy or hard 容易, 困难 (róngyì, kùnnán)
遇到~ have difficulties || 生活~ live in straightened circumstances || 克服 (kèfú) ~ overcome difficulties 4 困难 [-難] kùnnan (stranded-difficult) 239 Easy or hard 容易, 困难 (róngyì, kùnnán)
not easily come by, hard-earned 7 来之不易 [來---] láizhībúyì (achieve-it-not-easy) not easily come by, hard-earned: ~的胜利 (shènglì) hard-won victory || 老年人常说, 现在的 幸福生活~. Old people often say that our current happy life was hard-earned. '250 Relatives 亲戚 (qīnqi)
become sworn brothers 15 拜把 [-] bàibǎ (sworn-brotherhood) become sworn brothers: ~兄 弟sworn brothers '250 Relatives 亲戚 (qīnqi)
become sworn brothers or sisters 16 结义 [結義] jiéyì (to knot-brotherhood) become sworn brothers or sisters: 桃园三~ the sworn brotherhood of the three Shu Han heroes in the Peach Garden (i.e. of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei) || ~兄弟sworn brothers '255 Optimistic, pessimistic 乐观 and 悲观 (lèguān, bēiguān)
abandon oneself to despair, become totally disillusioned 16 万念俱灰 [萬---] wànniàn jùhuī (10, 000-thought-all-disheartened) abandon oneself to despair, become totally disillusioned: 在全部财产被骗 以后, 他~, 自杀了. After he was cheated out of his property, he was too despaired to kill himself. '262 Noble, lowly 高, 下 (gāo, xià)
turn against a friend, to fall out with sb and become hostile 31 翻脸不认人 [-臉-認-] fānliǎn bù rèn rén (turn-face-not-admit-people) turn against a friend, to fall out with sb and become hostile: 有利可图的 时候, 他立刻~. He turned his face away when he was profitable. '265 Diligent, lazy 勤, 懒 (qín, lǎn)
become a monk or nun late in life-switch to a job one was not trained for, change professions completely 31 半路出家 [-] bànlù chūjiā (half-way-became-monk) become a monk or nun late in life-switch to a job one was not trained for, change professions completely: ~当医生switched professions to a doctor || ~的程序员 mid-career IT programmer '267 Safe and dangerous 安, 危 (ān, wēi)
safe and sound, to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness) 9 安然无恙 [--無-] ānrán wúyàng (safe-suffix-no-ailment) safe and sound, to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness): 他从楼梯 上滚下来却~. He rolled down from the upstairs but was safe || 她被人绑架 (bǎngjià) 了一个星期, 最后~地回来了. She was kidnapped for a week and then came back safe and sound. '269 Noisy, quiet, busy, leisure 闹, 静, 忙, 闲 (nào, jìng, máng, xián)
people come and go 12 人来人往 [-來--] rénlái rénwǎng (people-come-people-go) people come and go: 办公室里~, 非常忙碌 (mánglù). The office bustled with people and activity. || 大街上~. The street is bustling with people. '269 Noisy, quiet, busy, leisure 闹, 静, 忙, 闲 (nào, jìng, máng, xián)
bored to death, bored stiff, overcome with boredom 46 百无聊赖 [-無-賴] bǎiwúliáolài (very-no-depend-rely) bored to death, bored stiff, overcome with boredom: ~地坐着a bored sitting || 他觉得 生活~, 后来开始学佛. He felt life was boring and meaningless, so he began to study Buddhism. '