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HSK 6 vocabulary: old vs new HSK 3.0
Study the new HSK 6 vocabulary with pinyin and English dictionary meanings, and see how the words compare with the old list.
The new syllabus contains 1800 numbered entries at this level. This page shows 1794 unique written forms; 1114 are not listed at the same old level. The old-level comparison contains 1820 forms not found at the same new level.
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New HSK 6 vocabulary list
1794 words shown
| Chinese | Pinyin | Dictionary senses (English) | Old HSK level | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 岸 | àn | variant of 岸; bank; shore; beach; coast | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 案例 | ànlì | case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example | 6 | Same level |
| 按摩 | ànmó | massage; to massage | 6 | Same level |
| 暗示 | ànshì | to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion | 6 | Same level |
| 昂贵 | ángguì | expensive; costly | 6 | Same level |
| 白白 | báibái | in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white | — | Not in same old level |
| 白领 | báilǐng | white-collar; white-collar worker | — | Not in same old level |
| 摆 | bǎi | to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 摆放 | bǎifàng | to set up; to arrange; to lay out | — | Not in same old level |
| 百分点 | bǎifēndiǎn | percentage point | 6 | Same level |
| 百货 | bǎihuò | general merchandise | — | Not in same old level |
| 摆脱 | bǎituō | 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 | Same level |
| 败 | bài | to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither | — | Not in same old level |
| 拜访 | bàifǎng | to pay a visit; to call on | 6 | Same level |
| 拜年 | bàinián | to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year | 6 | Same level |
| 版 | bǎn | a register; block of printing; edition; version; page | — | Not in same old level |
| 版本 | bǎnběn | version; edition; release | 6 | Same level |
| 伴随 | bànsuí | to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant | 6 | Same level |
| 扮演 | bànyǎn | to play the role of; to act | 6 | Same level |
| 榜样 | bǎngyàng | example; model | 6 | Same level |
| 棒球 | bàngqiú | baseball | — | Not in same old level |
| 保管 | bǎoguǎn | to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator | 6 | Same level |
| 保健 | bǎojiàn | health protection; health care; to maintain in good health | — | Not in same old level |
| 保暖 | bǎonuǎn | to keep warm | — | Not in same old level |
| 保修 | bǎoxiū | to promise to keep sth in good repair; guarantee; warranty | — | Not in same old level |
| 保障 | bǎozhàng | to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard | 6 | Same level |
| 爆 | bào | to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil | — | Not in same old level |
| 爆发 | bàofā | to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out | 6 | Same level |
| 报刊 | bàokān | newspapers and periodicals; the press | — | Not in same old level |
| 暴力 | bàolì | violence; force; violent | 6 | Same level |
| 暴露 | bàolù | to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pù lù] | 6 | Same level |
| 报社 | bàoshè | newspaper (i.e. a company) | 6 | Same level |
| 爆炸 | bàozhà | explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate | 6 | Same level |
| 悲观 | bēiguān | pessimistic | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 悲剧 | bēijù | tragedy | — | Not in same old level |
| 悲伤 | bēishāng | sad; sorrowful | — | Not in same old level |
| 北极 | běijí | the North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole | 6 | Same level |
| 北美洲 | Běiměizhōu | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 被动 | bèidòng | passive | 6 | Same level |
| 被迫 | bèipò | to be compelled; to be forced | — | Not in same old level |
| 背心 | bèixīn | sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 备用 | bèiyòng | reserve; spare; alternate; backup | — | Not in same old level |
| 倍增 | bèizēng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 奔跑 | bēnpǎo | to run | — | Not in same old level |
| 本能 | běnnéng | instinct | 6 | Same level |
| 本身 | běnshēn | itself; in itself; per se | 6 | Same level |
| 本土 | běntǔ | one's native country; native; local; metropolitan territory | — | Not in same old level |
| 逼 | bī | variant of 逼; to compel; to pressure; to force (sb to do sth); to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on; euphemistic variant of 屄 | — | Not in same old level |
| 比方 | bǐfang | analogy; instance; for instance | 6 | Same level |
| 比重 | bǐzhòng | proportion; specific gravity | 6 | Same level |
| 闭 | bì | to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct | — | Not in same old level |
| 避 | bì | to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from | — | Not in same old level |
| 必修 | bìxiū | (of an academic course) required; compulsory | — | Not in same old level |
| 编 | biān | to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up | — | Not in same old level |
| 编辑 | biānjí | to edit; to compile; editor; compiler | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 编写 | biānxiě | to compile | — | Not in same old level |
| 遍地 | biàndì | everywhere; all over | — | Not in same old level |
| 便捷 | biànjié | convenient and fast | — | Not in same old level |
| 变质 | biànzhì | to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism | 6 | Same level |
| 兵 | bīng | soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike | — | Not in same old level |
| 病毒 | bìngdú | virus | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 播 | bō | to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bò] | — | Not in same old level |
| 播种 | bōzhǒng | to sow seeds | 6 | Same level |
| 博览会 | bólǎnhuì | exposition; international fair | 6 | Same level |
| 薄弱 | bóruò | weak; frail | 6 | Same level |
| 脖子 | bózi | neck | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 不耐烦 | bú nàifán | — | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 不顾 | búgù | — | 6 | Same level |
| 不料 | búliào | — | 6 | Same level |
| 不适 | búshì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 不至于 | búzhìyú | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 补 | bǔ | to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement | — | Not in same old level |
| 捕 | bǔ | to catch; to seize; to capture | — | Not in same old level |
| 补偿 | bǔcháng | to compensate; to make up | 6 | Same level |
| 补课 | bǔkè | to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class | — | Not in same old level |
| 补贴 | bǔtiē | to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit | 6 | Same level |
| 补习 | bǔxí | to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor | — | Not in same old level |
| 布 | bù | variant of 布; to announce; to spread; cloth; to declare; to make known | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 不安 | bù’ān | — | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 不曾 | bùcéng | hasn't yet; hasn't ever | — | Not in same old level |
| 不成 | bùchéng | won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? | — | Not in same old level |
| 不得 | bùdé | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 部队 | bùduì | army; armed forces; troops; force; unit | — | Not in same old level |
| 不禁 | bùjīn | can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from | 6 | Same level |
| 不时 | bùshí | from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently | 6 | Same level |
| 部位 | bùwèi | part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable (e.g. the root), or a garment (e.g. the sleeve) etc) | 6 | Same level |
| 不许 | bùxǔ | not to allow; must not; can't | — | Not in same old level |
| 不宜 | bùyí | not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate | — | Not in same old level |
| 不已 | bùyǐ | endlessly; incessantly | — | Not in same old level |
| 布置 | bùzhì | to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy | 6 | Same level |
| 不止 | bùzhǐ | incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to | 6 | Same level |
| 步骤 | bùzhòu | procedure; step | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 猜测 | cāicè | to guess; to conjecture; to surmise | — | Not in same old level |
| 财产 | cáichǎn | property; assets; estate | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 财富 | cáifù | wealth; riches | 6 | Same level |
| 才华 | cáihuá | talent | — | Not in same old level |
| 才能 | cáinéng | talent; ability; capacity | — | Not in same old level |
| 财务 | cáiwù | financial affairs | 6 | Same level |
| 财物 | cáiwù | property; belongings | — | Not in same old level |
| 材质 | cáizhì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 踩 | cǎi | variant of 踩; to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 采购 | cǎigòu | to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase | 6 | Same level |
| 彩虹 | cǎihóng | rainbow | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 采集 | cǎijí | to gather; to collect; to harvest | 6 | Same level |
| 采纳 | cǎinà | to accept; to adopt | 6 | Same level |
| 彩票 | cǎipiào | lottery ticket | 6 | Same level |
| 参展 | cānzhǎn | to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc | — | Not in same old level |
| 残疾 | cánjí | disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 仓库 | cāngkù | depot; storehouse; warehouse | 6 | Same level |
| 草原 | cǎoyuán | grassland; prairie | — | Not in same old level |
| 侧 | cè | the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side | — | Not in same old level |
| 策划 | cèhuà | to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner | 6 | Same level |
| 测量 | cèliáng | survey; to measure; to gauge; to determine | 6 | Same level |
| 策略 | cèlüè | — | 6 | Same level |
| 层次 | céngcì | layer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing | 6 | Same level |
| 层面 | céngmiàn | aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane | — | Not in same old level |
| 叉 | chā | fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X" | — | Not in same old level |
| 差异 | chāyì | difference; discrepancy | — | Not in same old level |
| 插座 | chāzuò | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 查询 | cháxún | to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry; query | — | Not in same old level |
| 拆除 | chāichú | to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove | — | Not in same old level |
| 产出 | chǎnchū | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 产地 | chǎndì | source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location | — | Not in same old level |
| 肠 | cháng | intestines; old variant of 肠 | — | Not in same old level |
| 长短 | chángduǎn | length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits | — | Not in same old level |
| 常规 | chángguī | code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 常年 | chángnián | all year round; for years on end; average year | 6 | Same level |
| 长寿 | chángshòu | longevity; long-lived | — | Not in same old level |
| 常温 | chángwēn | room temperature; ordinary temperatures | — | Not in same old level |
| 场次 | chǎngcì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 场地 | chǎngdì | space; site; place; sports pitch | — | Not in same old level |
| 场馆 | chǎngguǎn | sporting venue; arena | — | Not in same old level |
| 场合 | chǎnghé | situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue | 6 | Same level |
| 厂家 | chǎngjiā | factory; manufacturer; (coll.) a factory owner; the factory management | — | Not in same old level |
| 场景 | chǎngjǐng | scene; scenario; situation; setting | — | Not in same old level |
| 场面 | chǎngmiàn | scene; spectacle; occasion; situation | 6 | Same level |
| 厂商 | chǎngshāng | manufacturer; producer | — | Not in same old level |
| 畅通 | chàngtōng | unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path; unclogged; move without obstruction | 6 | Same level |
| 畅销 | chàngxiāo | to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping | 6 | Same level |
| 抄 | chāo | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 超越 | chāoyuè | to surpass; to exceed; to transcend | 6 | Same level |
| 朝代 | cháodài | dynasty; reign (of a king) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 潮流 | cháoliú | tide; current; trend | 6 | Same level |
| 潮湿 | cháoshī | damp; moist | 6 | Same level |
| 嘲笑 | cháoxiào | to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision | 6 | Same level |
| 炒股 | chǎogǔ | (coll.) to speculate in stocks | — | Not in same old level |
| 吵架 | chǎojià | to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 撤回 | chèhuí | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 撤销 | chèxiāo | to repeal; to revoke; (computing) to undo | 6 | Same level |
| 沉重 | chénzhòng | heavy; hard; serious; critical | 6 | Same level |
| 趁 | chèn | to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; old variant of 趁 | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 撑 | chēng | to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support | — | Not in same old level |
| 称号 | chēnghào | name; term of address; title | 6 | Same level |
| 称呼 | chēnghu | to call; to address as; form of address; appellation | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 称作 | chēngzuò | to be called; to be known as | — | Not in same old level |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth | — | Not in same old level |
| 乘 | chéng | to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed; old variant of 乘 | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 盛 | chéng | to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil | 6 | Same level |
| 承办 | chéngbàn | to undertake; to accept a contract | 6 | Same level |
| 惩罚 | chéngfá | penalty; punishment; to punish | 6 | Same level |
| 成交 | chéngjiāo | to complete a contract; to reach a deal | 6 | Same level |
| 承诺 | chéngnuò | to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment | 6 | Same level |
| 成千上万 | chéngqiān-shàngwàn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 呈现 | chéngxiàn | to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate | 6 | Same level |
| 成效 | chéngxiào | effect; result | 6 | Same level |
| 诚信 | chéngxìn | genuine; honest; in good faith; honesty; integrity | — | Not in same old level |
| 成语 | chéngyǔ | Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 城镇 | chéngzhèn | town; cities and towns | — | Not in same old level |
| 持久 | chíjiǔ | lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long | 6 | Same level |
| 持有 | chíyǒu | to hold (passport, views etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 尺 | chǐ | a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine | — | Not in same old level |
| 尺寸 | chǐcùn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 冲动 | chōngdòng | to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge | 6 | Same level |
| 冲击 | chōngjī | variant of 冲击; to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against; shock; impact | 6 | Same level |
| 充实 | chōngshí | rich; full; substantial; to enrich; to augment; to substantiate (an argument) | 6 | Same level |
| 冲突 | chōngtū | conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention | 6 | Same level |
| 崇拜 | chóngbài | to worship; adoration | 6 | Same level |
| 重建 | chóngjiàn | to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding | — | Not in same old level |
| 冲 | chòng | powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards; in view of | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 抽奖 | chōujiǎng | to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle | — | Not in same old level |
| 抽象 | chōuxiàng | abstract; abstraction | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 愁 | chóu | to worry about | — | Not in same old level |
| 筹备 | chóubèi | preparations; to get ready for sth | 6 | Same level |
| 初步 | chūbù | initial; preliminary; tentative | 6 | Same level |
| 出场 | chūchǎng | (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product); (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue | — | Not in same old level |
| 初等 | chūděng | elementary (i.e. easy) | — | Not in same old level |
| 出境 | chūjìng | to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism) | — | Not in same old level |
| 出力 | chūlì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 出名 | chūmíng | well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark; to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 出入 | chūrù | to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent | — | Not in same old level |
| 出示 | chūshì | to show; to take out and show to others; to display | — | Not in same old level |
| 出游 | chūyóu | to go on a tour; to have an outing | — | Not in same old level |
| 出于 | chūyú | due to; to stem from | — | Not in same old level |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 除非 | chúfēi | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 储存 | chǔcún | stockpile; to store; to stockpile; storage | 6 | Same level |
| 处罚 | chǔfá | to penalize; to punish | — | Not in same old level |
| 储蓄 | chǔxù | to deposit money; to save; savings | 6 | Same level |
| 处处 | chùchù | everywhere; in all respects | — | Not in same old level |
| 穿过 | chuānguò | to pass through | — | Not in same old level |
| 传承 | chuánchéng | to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance | — | Not in same old level |
| 传达 | chuándá | to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission | 6 | Same level |
| 传染 | chuánrǎn | to infect; contagious | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 传染病 | chuánrǎnbìng | infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence | — | Not in same old level |
| 传授 | chuánshòu | to impart; to pass on; to teach | 6 | Same level |
| 传输 | chuánshū | to transmit; transmission | — | Not in same old level |
| 传真 | chuánzhēn | fax; facsimile | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 船只 | chuánzhī | ship; boat; vessel | — | Not in same old level |
| 串 | chuàn | to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across | 6 | Same level |
| 窗口 | chuāngkǒu | window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window; fig. medium; intermediary; showpiece; testing ground | — | Not in same old level |
| 闯 | chuǎng | to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 创办 | chuàngbàn | to establish; to found; to launch | — | Not in same old level |
| 创建 | chuàngjiàn | to found; to establish | — | Not in same old level |
| 创立 | chuànglì | to establish; to set up; to found | 6 | Same level |
| 创意 | chuàngyì | creative; creativity | — | Not in same old level |
| 垂直 | chuízhí | perpendicular; vertical | 6 | Same level |
| 纯 | chún | pure; simple; unmixed; genuine | — | Not in same old level |
| 瓷器 | cíqì | chinaware; porcelain | — | Not in same old level |
| 此刻 | cǐkè | this moment; now; at present | — | Not in same old level |
| 刺 | cì | thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder | 6 | Same level |
| 次数 | cìshù | number of times; frequency; order number (in a series); power (math.); degree of a polynomial (math.) | — | Not in same old level |
| 匆匆 | cōngcōng | hurriedly | — | Not in same old level |
| 匆忙 | cōngmáng | hasty; hurried | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 从未 | cóngwèi | never | — | Not in same old level |
| 从业 | cóngyè | to practice (a trade) | — | Not in same old level |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 脆 | cuì | old variant of 脆; brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat | — | Not in same old level |
| 脆弱 | cuìruò | weak; frail | 6 | Same level |
| 村庄 | cūnzhuāng | village; hamlet | — | Not in same old level |
| 存储 | cúnchǔ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 寸 | cùn | a unit of length; inch; thumb | — | Not in same old level |
| 挫折 | cuòzhé | setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue | 6 | Same level |
| 搭 | dā | 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); variant of 褡 | 6 | Same level |
| 搭配 | dāpèi | to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group | 6 | Same level |
| 答复 | dáfù | variant of 答复; to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header) | 6 | Same level |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāodao | — | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 打动 | dǎdòng | to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching | — | Not in same old level |
| 打击 | dǎjī | to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) | 6 | Same level |
| 打架 | dǎjià | to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows | 6 | Same level |
| 打卡 | dǎkǎ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 打雷 | dǎléi | to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder | — | Not in same old level |
| 打造 | dǎzào | to create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal) | — | Not in same old level |
| 打仗 | dǎzhàng | to fight a battle; to go to war | 6 | Same level |
| 大臣 | dàchén | chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister | 6 | Same level |
| 大吃一惊 | dàchī-yìjīng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 大地 | dàdì | earth; mother earth | — | Not in same old level |
| 大都 | dàdū | for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan | — | Not in same old level |
| 大方 | dàfang | generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 大幅 | dàfú | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 大伙儿 | dàhuǒr | erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone | 6 | Same level |
| 大使 | dàshǐ | ambassador; envoy | — | Not in same old level |
| 大师 | dàshī | great master; master | — | Not in same old level |
| 大洋洲 | Dàyángzhōu | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 大致 | dàzhì | more or less; roughly; approximately | 6 | Same level |
| 呆 | dāi | foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 待 | dài | to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to | — | Not in same old level |
| 代价 | dàijià | price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) | 6 | Same level |
| 贷款 | dàikuǎn | a loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 代理 | dàilǐ | to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy | 6 | Same level |
| 带领 | dàilǐng | to guide; to lead | 6 | Same level |
| 单纯 | dānchún | simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 单调 | dāndiào | monotonous | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 耽误 | dānwu | to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 担忧 | dānyōu | to worry; to be concerned | — | Not in same old level |
| 蛋白质 | dànbáizhì | protein | 6 | Same level |
| 诞生 | dànshēng | to be born | 6 | Same level |
| 当场 | dāngchǎng | at the scene; on the spot | 6 | Same level |
| 当初 | dāngchū | at that time; originally | 6 | Same level |
| 当代 | dāngdài | the present age; the contemporary era | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 当今 | dāngjīn | current; present; now; nowadays | — | Not in same old level |
| 当面 | dāngmiàn | to sb's face; in sb's presence | 6 | Same level |
| 当下 | dāngxià | immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment | — | Not in same old level |
| 当选 | dāngxuǎn | to be elected; to be selected | 6 | Same level |
| 档案 | dàng’àn | — | 6 | Same level |
| 当天 | dàngtiān | the same day | — | Not in same old level |
| 岛 | dǎo | variant of 岛; island | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 倒闭 | dǎobì | to go bankrupt; to close down | 6 | Same level |
| 倒车 | dǎochē | to change buses, trains etc | — | Not in same old level |
| 导师 | dǎoshī | tutor; teacher; academic advisor | — | Not in same old level |
| 道德 | dàodé | virtue; morality; ethics | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 倒是 | dàoshì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 得了 | déle | all right!; that's enough! | — | Not in same old level |
| 得以 | déyǐ | able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view | — | Not in same old level |
| 得知 | dézhī | to find out; to learn of | — | Not in same old level |
| 灯笼 | dēnglong | — | 6 | Same level |
| 等级 | děngjí | grade; rank; status | 6 | Same level |
| 滴 | dī | a drop; to drip | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 低碳 | dītàn | (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet) | — | Not in same old level |
| 抵达 | dǐdá | to arrive; to reach (a destination) | 6 | Same level |
| 抵抗 | dǐkàng | to resist; resistance | 6 | Same level |
| 地道 | dìdao | authentic; genuine; proper | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 地方 | dìfāng | region; regional (away from the central administration); local | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 地形 | dìxíng | topography; terrain; landform | — | Not in same old level |
| 地域 | dìyù | area; district; region | — | Not in same old level |
| 地质 | dìzhì | geology | 6 | Same level |
| 点击 | diǎnjī | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 典礼 | diǎnlǐ | celebration; ceremony | 6 | Same level |
| 点燃 | diǎnrán | to ignite; to set on fire; aflame | — | Not in same old level |
| 典型 | diǎnxíng | model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative | 6 | Same level |
| 电饭锅 | diànfànguō | electric rice cooker | — | Not in same old level |
| 电力 | diànlì | electrical power; electricity | — | Not in same old level |
| 店铺 | diànpù | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 电源 | diànyuán | electric power source | 6 | Same level |
| 吊 | diào | to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person; a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with; variant of 吊 | 6 | Same level |
| 调动 | diàodòng | to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize; to bring into play | 6 | Same level |
| 钓鱼 | diàoyú | to fish (with line and hook); to dupe | — | Not in same old level |
| 跌 | diē | to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [dié] | 6 | Same level |
| 顶 | dǐng | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 订单 | dìngdān | (purchase) order | — | Not in same old level |
| 订婚 | dìnghūn | to get engaged | — | Not in same old level |
| 定价 | dìngjià | to set a price; to fix a price | — | Not in same old level |
| 定时 | dìngshí | to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 定位 | dìngwèi | to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche | — | Not in same old level |
| 定义 | dìngyì | definition; to define | 6 | Same level |
| 定制 | dìngzhì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 栋 | dòng | classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) | 6 | Same level |
| 动机 | dòngjī | motive; motivation | 6 | Same level |
| 动力 | dònglì | motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus | 6 | Same level |
| 动漫 | dòngmàn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 动态 | dòngtài | movement; motion; development; trend; dynamic (science) | 6 | Same level |
| 动听 | dòngtīng | pleasant to listen to | — | Not in same old level |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 斗争 | dòuzhēng | a struggle; fight; battle | 6 | Same level |
| 都市 | dūshì | city; metropolis | 6 | Same level |
| 毒 | dú | poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics | — | Not in same old level |
| 渡 | dù | to cross; to pass through; to ferry | — | Not in same old level |
| 端 | duān | end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular; old variant of 端; start; origin | 6 | Same level |
| 短缺 | duǎnquē | shortage | — | Not in same old level |
| 对称 | duìchèn | symmetry; symmetrical | 6 | Same level |
| 对接 | duìjiē | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 对抗 | duìkàng | to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation | 6 | Same level |
| 对立 | duìlì | to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical | 6 | Same level |
| 对应 | duìyìng | to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to | 6 | Same level |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 顿时 | dùnshí | immediately; suddenly | 6 | Same level |
| 多才多艺 | duōcái-duōyì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 多亏 | duōkuī | thanks to; luckily | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 多媒体 | duōméitǐ | multimedia | — | Not in same old level |
| 多余 | duōyú | superfluous; unnecessary; surplus | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 多元 | duōyuán | poly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant; multivariate (math.) | — | Not in same old level |
| 夺 | duó | to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose | — | Not in same old level |
| 夺取 | duóqǔ | to seize; to capture; to wrest control of | — | Not in same old level |
| 躲避 | duǒbì | to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties) | — | Not in same old level |
| 恶心 | ěxin | — | 6 | Same level |
| 恶劣 | èliè | vile; nasty; of very poor quality | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 儿科 | érkē | pediatrics | — | Not in same old level |
| 耳环 | ěrhuán | earring | 6 | Same level |
| 二氧化碳 | èryǎnghuàtàn | carbon dioxide CO2 | 6 | Same level |
| 发病 | fābìng | (of an illness) to occur; (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill; onset (of a medical condition) | — | Not in same old level |
| 发愁 | fāchóu | to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 发电 | fādiàn | to generate electricity; to send a telegram | — | Not in same old level |
| 发动 | fādòng | to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse | 6 | Same level |
| 发放 | fāfàng | to provide; to give; to grant | — | Not in same old level |
| 发光 | fāguāng | to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous | — | Not in same old level |
| 发票 | fāpiào | invoice; receipt or bill for purchase | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 发行 | fāxíng | to publish; to issue (stocks, currency etc); to release; to distribute (a film) | 6 | Same level |
| 发炎 | fāyán | to become inflamed; inflammation | 6 | Same level |
| 发育 | fāyù | to develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature | 6 | Same level |
| 法定 | fǎdìng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 法官 | fǎguān | judge (in court) | — | Not in same old level |
| 法规 | fǎguī | legislation; statute | — | Not in same old level |
| 番 | fān | foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort | 6 | Same level |
| 繁忙 | fánmáng | busy; bustling | 6 | Same level |
| 凡是 | fánshì | each and every; every; all; any | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 繁殖 | fánzhí | to breed; to reproduce; to propagate | 6 | Same level |
| 反馈 | fǎnkuì | to send back information; feedback | 6 | Same level |
| 反思 | fǎnsī | to think back over sth; to review; to revisit; to rethink; reflection; reassessment | 6 | Same level |
| 犯 | fàn | to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) | — | Not in same old level |
| 方方面面 | fāngfāngmiànmiàn | all sides; all aspects; multifaceted | — | Not in same old level |
| 方位 | fāngwèi | direction; points of the compass; bearing; position; azimuth | 6 | Same level |
| 方言 | fāngyán | topolect; dialect | 6 | Same level |
| 妨碍 | fáng’ài | — | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 房价 | fángjià | house price; cost of housing | — | Not in same old level |
| 防治 | fángzhì | to prevent and cure; prevention and cure | 6 | Same level |
| 访谈 | fǎngtán | to visit and discuss; to interview | — | Not in same old level |
| 放大 | fàngdà | to enlarge; to magnify | 6 | Same level |
| 放飞 | fàngfēi | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 飞速 | fēisù | swift; rapidly | — | Not in same old level |
| 肥 | féi | fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure | — | Not in same old level |
| 肥胖 | féipàng | fat; obese | — | Not in same old level |
| 肥沃 | féiwò | fertile | 6 | Same level |
| 肺 | fèi | lung | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 肺炎 | fèiyán | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 分工 | fēngōng | to divide up the work; division of labor | — | Not in same old level |
| 分级 | fēnjí | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 分期 | fēnqī | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 分散 | fēnsàn | to scatter; to disperse; to distribute | 6 | Same level |
| 氛围 | fēnwéi | ambience; atmosphere | — | Not in same old level |
| 粉 | fěn | powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of | — | Not in same old level |
| 愤怒 | fènnù | angry; indignant; wrath; ire | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 封闭 | fēngbì | to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) | 6 | Same level |
| 风光 | fēngguāng | scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect) | 6 | Same level |
| 风力 | fēnglì | wind force; wind power | — | Not in same old level |
| 丰收 | fēngshōu | bumper harvest | 6 | Same level |
| 风雨 | fēngyǔ | wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships | — | Not in same old level |
| 奉献 | fèngxiàn | to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote | 6 | Same level |
| 夫人 | fūrén | — | 6 | Same level |
| 服 | fú | clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes | — | Not in same old level |
| 浮 | fú | to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus | — | Not in same old level |
| 服从 | fúcóng | to obey (an order); to comply; to defer | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 幅度 | fúdù | width; extent; range; scope | 6 | Same level |
| 符号 | fúhào | symbol; mark; sign | 6 | Same level |
| 福利 | fúlì | material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare | 6 | Same level |
| 服用 | fúyòng | to take (medicine) | — | Not in same old level |
| 辅导 | fǔdǎo | to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 辅助 | fǔzhù | to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary | 6 | Same level |
| 副 | fù | secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions | 6 | Same level |
| 覆盖 | fùgài | to cover | 6 | Same level |
| 附件 | fùjiàn | enclosure; attachment (email); appendix | 6 | Same level |
| 负面 | fùmiàn | negative; the negative side | — | Not in same old level |
| 富裕 | fùyù | prosperous; well-to-do; well-off | 6 | Same level |
| 赋予 | fùyǔ | to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow | 6 | Same level |
| 该 | gāi | should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned | — | Not in same old level |
| 改编 | gǎibiān | to adapt; to rearrange; to revise | — | Not in same old level |
| 改造 | gǎizào | to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold | — | Not in same old level |
| 概率 | gàilǜ | probability (math.) | — | Not in same old level |
| 肝 | gān | liver; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy | — | Not in same old level |
| 干脆 | gāncuì | candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 尴尬 | gāngà | awkward; embarrassed | 6 | Same level |
| 干旱 | gānhàn | drought; arid; dry | 6 | Same level |
| 干扰 | gānrǎo | to disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics) | 6 | Same level |
| 干燥 | gānzào | to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 感激 | gǎnjī | to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 赶忙 | gǎnmáng | to hurry; to hasten; to make haste | — | Not in same old level |
| 感染 | gǎnrǎn | to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence | 6 | Same level |
| 感想 | gǎnxiǎng | impressions; reflections; thoughts | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 钢笔 | gāngbǐ | fountain pen | — | Not in same old level |
| 港口 | gǎngkǒu | port; harbor | 6 | Same level |
| 岗位 | gǎngwèi | a post; a job | 6 | Same level |
| 高层 | gāocéng | high-rise; high level; high class | — | Not in same old level |
| 高超 | gāochāo | excellent; superlative | 6 | Same level |
| 高等 | gāoděng | high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 高端 | gāoduān | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 高峰 | gāofēng | peak; summit; height | 6 | Same level |
| 高尚 | gāoshàng | noble; lofty; refined; exquisite | 6 | Same level |
| 高手 | gāoshǒu | expert; past master; dab hand | — | Not in same old level |
| 高新技术 | gāoxīn-jìshù | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 高原 | gāoyuán | plateau | — | Not in same old level |
| 稿件 | gǎojiàn | piece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article | 6 | Same level |
| 稿子 | gǎozi | draft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan; precedent | — | Not in same old level |
| 割 | gē | to cut; to cut apart | 6 | Same level |
| 歌唱 | gēchàng | to sing | — | Not in same old level |
| 隔壁 | gébì | next door; neighbor | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 革命 | gémìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 个体 | gètǐ | individual | 6 | Same level |
| 给予 | jǐyǔ | (literary) to give; to accord; to render | 6 | Same level |
| 跟前 | gēnqián | the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) | 6 | Same level |
| 跟随 | gēnsuí | to follow | 6 | Same level |
| 跟踪 | gēnzōng | to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking | 6 | Same level |
| 公 | gōng | public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 位; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal) | — | Not in same old level |
| 宫 | gōng | palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale | — | Not in same old level |
| 公安 | gōng’ān | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 工地 | gōngdì | construction site | — | Not in same old level |
| 工夫 | gōngfu | period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort | 6 | Same level |
| 公告 | gōnggào | post; announcement | 6 | Same level |
| 供给 | gōngjǐ | to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand) | 6 | Same level |
| 攻击 | gōngjī | to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military) | 6 | Same level |
| 公开 | gōngkāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 公民 | gōngmín | citizen | 6 | Same level |
| 公认 | gōngrèn | publicly known (to be); accepted (as) | 6 | Same level |
| 功效 | gōngxiào | efficacy | 6 | Same level |
| 工序 | gōngxù | working procedure; process | — | Not in same old level |
| 公益 | gōngyì | public good; public welfare; public interest | — | Not in same old level |
| 供应 | gōngyìng | to supply; to provide; to offer | — | Not in same old level |
| 公元 | gōngyuán | CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 公正 | gōngzhèng | just; fair; equitable | 6 | Same level |
| 公众 | gōngzhòng | public | — | Not in same old level |
| 公主 | gōngzhǔ | princess | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 巩固 | gǒnggù | to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen | 6 | Same level |
| 共计 | gòngjì | to sum up to; to total | 6 | Same level |
| 沟 | gōu | ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine | — | Not in same old level |
| 构造 | gòuzào | structure; composition; tectonic (geology) | — | Not in same old level |
| 孤独 | gūdú | lonely; solitary | 6 | Same level |
| 姑姑 | gūgu | paternal aunt | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 古典 | gǔdiǎn | classical | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 古迹 | gǔjì | places of historic interest; historical sites | — | Not in same old level |
| 股票 | gǔpiào | share certificate; stock (finance) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 古人 | gǔrén | people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person | — | Not in same old level |
| 股市 | gǔshì | stock market | — | Not in same old level |
| 骨头 | gǔtou | bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou] | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 鼓舞 | gǔwǔ | heartening (news); to boost (morale) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 顾 | gù | to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to | — | Not in same old level |
| 固体 | gùtǐ | solid | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 顾问 | gùwèn | adviser; consultant | 6 | Same level |
| 故障 | gùzhàng | malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming; fault; failure; impediment; error; bug (in software) | 6 | Same level |
| 拐 | guǎi | to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; seven (used as a substitute for 七); variant of 拐; cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff | — | Not in same old level |
| 拐弯 | guǎiwān | to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 官 | guān | government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 关爱 | guān’ài | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 官方 | guānfāng | government; official (approved or issued by an authority) | 6 | Same level |
| 观光 | guānguāng | to tour; sightseeing; tourism | 6 | Same level |
| 关怀 | guānhuái | care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 关联 | guānlián | to be related; to be connected; relationship; connection | — | Not in same old level |
| 观赏 | guānshǎng | to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental | — | Not in same old level |
| 官员 | guānyuán | official (in an organization or government); administrator | — | Not in same old level |
| 管道 | guǎndào | tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel; means | — | Not in same old level |
| 罐 | guàn | can; jar; pot; variant of 罐 | 6 | Same level |
| 广阔 | guǎngkuò | wide; vast | 6 | Same level |
| 归 | guī | to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor | — | Not in same old level |
| 规范 | guīfàn | norm; standard; specification; regulation; rule; within the rules; to fix rules; to regulate; to specify | 6 | Same level |
| 规划 | guīhuà | to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program | 6 | Same level |
| 归还 | guīhuán | to return sth; to revert | 6 | Same level |
| 规矩 | guīju | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 轨道 | guǐdào | track (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite); (fig.) a person's established path in life; desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor); (audio engineering) track; (quantum mechanics) orbital | 6 | Same level |
| 跪 | guì | to kneel | 6 | Same level |
| 贵重 | guìzhòng | precious | — | Not in same old level |
| 棍 | gùn | stick; rod; truncheon | — | Not in same old level |
| 国宝 | guóbǎo | national treasure | — | Not in same old level |
| 国产 | guóchǎn | domestically produced | — | Not in same old level |
| 国歌 | guógē | national anthem | — | Not in same old level |
| 国旗 | guóqí | flag (of a country) | — | Not in same old level |
| 国情 | guóqíng | the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country; current state of a country | — | Not in same old level |
| 国王 | guówáng | king | — | Not in same old level |
| 过渡 | guòdù | to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim; caretaker (administration) | 6 | Same level |
| 过后 | guòhòu | after the event | — | Not in same old level |
| 过时 | guòshí | old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon | — | Not in same old level |
| 海内外 | hǎi nèiwài | domestic and international; at home and abroad | — | Not in same old level |
| 海岸 | hǎi’àn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 海拔 | hǎibá | height above sea level; elevation | 6 | Same level |
| 海面 | hǎimiàn | sea level; sea surface | — | Not in same old level |
| 海域 | hǎiyù | sea area; territorial waters; maritime space | — | Not in same old level |
| 害 | hài | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity | — | Not in same old level |
| 寒冬 | hándōng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 含义 | hányì | meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint; connotation | 6 | Same level |
| 罕见 | hǎnjiàn | rare; rarely seen | 6 | Same level |
| 旱灾 | hànzāi | drought | — | Not in same old level |
| 航空 | hángkōng | aviation | 6 | Same level |
| 毫不 | háo bù | hardly; not in the least; not at all | — | Not in same old level |
| 毫无 | háo wú | not in the least; to completely lack | 6 | Same level |
| 毫米 | háomǐ | millimeter | 6 | Same level |
| 毫升 | háoshēng | milliliter | — | Not in same old level |
| 好不 | hǎobù | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 好感 | hǎogǎn | good opinion; favorable impression | — | Not in same old level |
| 好容易 | hǎoróngyì | (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc); (literal usage) so easy | — | Not in same old level |
| 好客 | hàokè | hospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests; hospitable; friendly | 6 | Same level |
| 好学 | hàoxué | eager to study; studious; erudite | — | Not in same old level |
| 号召 | hàozhào | to call; to appeal | 6 | Same level |
| 合并 | hébìng | variant of 合并; to merge; to annex | 6 | Same level |
| 合成 | héchéng | to compose; to constitute; compound; synthesis; mixture; synthetic | 6 | Same level |
| 和平 | hépíng | peace; peaceful | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 和谐 | héxié | harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor | 6 | Same level |
| 核心 | héxīn | core; nucleus | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 嘿 | hēi | hey | 6 | Same level |
| 黑暗 | hēi’àn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 痕迹 | hénjì | vestige; mark; trace | 6 | Same level |
| 狠 | hěn | ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很 | — | Not in same old level |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate; to regret | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 横 | héng | horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 衡量 | héngliáng | to weigh; to examine; to consider | — | Not in same old level |
| 宏大 | hóngdà | great; grand | — | Not in same old level |
| 洪水 | hóngshuǐ | deluge; flood | 6 | Same level |
| 后代 | hòudài | descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations | 6 | Same level |
| 后期 | hòuqī | late stage; later period | — | Not in same old level |
| 后人 | hòurén | later generation | — | Not in same old level |
| 后退 | hòutuì | to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat | — | Not in same old level |
| 后者 | hòuzhě | the latter | — | Not in same old level |
| 忽略 | hūlüè | — | 6 | Same level |
| 壶 | hú | pot; classifier for bottled liquid | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 胡子 | húzi | beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit | — | Not in same old level |
| 户 | hù | a household; door; family | — | Not in same old level |
| 互助 | hùzhù | to help each other | — | Not in same old level |
| 花朵 | huāduǒ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 花生 | huāshēng | peanut; groundnut | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 滑冰 | huábīng | to skate; skating | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 滑行 | huáxíng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 滑雪 | huáxuě | to ski; skiing | — | Not in same old level |
| 划 | huà | to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character | — | Not in same old level |
| 划分 | huàfēn | to divide up; to partition; to differentiate | 6 | Same level |
| 化石 | huàshí | fossil | 6 | Same level |
| 话筒 | huàtǒng | microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset | 6 | Same level |
| 化妆 | huàzhuāng | to put on makeup | 6 | Same level |
| 怀 | huái | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 怀念 | huáiniàn | to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 怀孕 | huáiyùn | pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy | 6 | Same level |
| 欢乐 | huānlè | gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay | 6 | Same level |
| 环 | huán | ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in | — | Not in same old level |
| 还原 | huányuán | to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry) | 6 | Same level |
| 患 | huàn | to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry | — | Not in same old level |
| 幻想 | huànxiǎng | delusion; fantasy | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 患者 | huànzhě | patient; sufferer | 6 | Same level |
| 黄 | huáng | yellow; pornographic; to fall through | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 皇帝 | huángdì | emperor | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 灰尘 | huīchén | dust | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 灰心 | huīxīn | to lose heart; to be discouraged | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 回报 | huíbào | (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate | 6 | Same level |
| 回顾 | huígù | to look back; to review | 6 | Same level |
| 回头 | huítóu | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | — | Not in same old level |
| 汇 | huì | to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange; class; collection; variant of 汇 | — | Not in same old level |
| 汇报 | huìbào | to report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back; report | 6 | Same level |
| 绘画 | huìhuà | drawing; painting | — | Not in same old level |
| 会见 | huìjiàn | to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) | — | Not in same old level |
| 汇款 | huìkuǎn | to remit money; remittance | — | Not in same old level |
| 婚姻 | hūnyīn | matrimony; wedding; marriage | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 混 | hùn | to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless | — | Not in same old level |
| 混合 | hùnhé | to mix; to blend; hybrid; composite | 6 | Same level |
| 混乱 | hùnluàn | confusion; chaos; disorder | 6 | Same level |
| 活力 | huólì | energy; vitality; vigor; vital force | 6 | Same level |
| 活跃 | huóyuè | active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 火柴 | huǒchái | match (for lighting fire) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 火灾 | huǒzāi | serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 货币 | huòbì | currency; monetary; money | 6 | Same level |
| 货车 | huòchē | truck; van; freight wagon | — | Not in same old level |
| 击败 | jībài | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 基地 | jīdì | base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda | 6 | Same level |
| 机动车 | jīdòngchē | motor vehicle | — | Not in same old level |
| 饥饿 | jī’è | — | 6 | Same level |
| 激发 | jīfā | to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite | 6 | Same level |
| 基金 | jījīn | fund | 6 | Same level |
| 激励 | jīlì | to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive | 6 | Same level |
| 激情 | jīqíng | passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion | 6 | Same level |
| 机械 | jīxiè | machine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming | 6 | Same level |
| 基因 | jīyīn | gene (loanword) | 6 | Same level |
| 机遇 | jīyù | opportunity; favorable circumstance; stroke of luck | 6 | Same level |
| 机制 | jīzhì | mechanism; machine-processed; machine-made | — | Not in same old level |
| 即便 | jíbiàn | even if; even though; right away; immediately | 6 | Same level |
| 极端 | jíduān | extreme | 6 | Same level |
| 急救 | jíjiù | to give emergency treatment; first aid | — | Not in same old level |
| 急切 | jíqiè | eager; impatient | 6 | Same level |
| 集团 | jítuán | group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate | 6 | Same level |
| 极为 | jíwéi | extremely; exceedingly | — | Not in same old level |
| 吉祥 | jíxiáng | lucky; auspicious; propitious | 6 | Same level |
| 继承 | jìchéng | to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc) | 6 | Same level |
| 季军 | jìjūn | third in a race; bronze medalist | 6 | Same level |
| 纪律 | jìlǜ | discipline | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 寂寞 | jìmò | lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 技巧 | jìqiǎo | skill; technique | 6 | Same level |
| 技艺 | jìyì | skill; art | — | Not in same old level |
| 夹 | jiā | to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jiá] | — | Not in same old level |
| 加倍 | jiābèi | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 家常 | jiācháng | the daily life of a family | 6 | Same level |
| 家家户户 | jiājiāhùhù | each and every family (idiom); every household | — | Not in same old level |
| 加剧 | jiājù | to intensify | 6 | Same level |
| 家居 | jiājū | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 家属 | jiāshǔ | family member; (family) dependent | 6 | Same level |
| 加以 | jiāyǐ | in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) | — | Not in same old level |
| 家园 | jiāyuán | home; homeland | — | Not in same old level |
| 加重 | jiāzhòng | to make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious; to aggravate (a bad situation); to increase (a burden, punishment etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 假设 | jiǎshè | to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture | 6 | Same level |
| 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 尖 | jiān | pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop | — | Not in same old level |
| 肩膀 | jiānbǎng | shoulder | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 监测 | jiāncè | to monitor | — | Not in same old level |
| 坚定 | jiāndìng | firm; steady; staunch; resolute | 6 | Same level |
| 监督 | jiāndū | to control; to supervise; to inspect | 6 | Same level |
| 坚固 | jiāngù | firm; firmly; hard; stable | 6 | Same level |
| 坚决 | jiānjué | firm; resolute; determined | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 艰难 | jiānnán | difficult; hard; challenging | 6 | Same level |
| 艰辛 | jiānxīn | hardships; arduous; difficult | — | Not in same old level |
| 坚硬 | jiānyìng | hard; solid | 6 | Same level |
| 兼职 | jiānzhí | to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting | 6 | Same level |
| 检测 | jiǎncè | to detect; to test; detection; sensing | — | Not in same old level |
| 简化 | jiǎnhuà | to simplify | 6 | Same level |
| 简介 | jiǎnjiè | summary; brief introduction | — | Not in same old level |
| 减弱 | jiǎnruò | to weaken; to diminish | — | Not in same old level |
| 减压 | jiǎnyā | to reduce pressure; to relax | — | Not in same old level |
| 检验 | jiǎnyàn | to inspect; to examine; to test | 6 | Same level |
| 剑 | jiàn | double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword; variant of 剑 | — | Not in same old level |
| 箭 | jiàn | arrow | — | Not in same old level |
| 鉴定 | jiàndìng | to appraise; to identify; to evaluate | 6 | Same level |
| 间隔 | jiàngé | gap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separate; to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc) | 6 | Same level |
| 间接 | jiànjiē | indirect | 6 | Same level |
| 健全 | jiànquán | robust; sound | 6 | Same level |
| 建筑物 | jiànzhùwù | building; structure; edifice | — | Not in same old level |
| 将军 | jiāngjūn | general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot | 6 | Same level |
| 讲解 | jiǎngjiě | to explain | — | Not in same old level |
| 奖牌 | jiǎngpái | medal (awarded as a prize) | — | Not in same old level |
| 奖品 | jiǎngpǐn | award; prize | — | Not in same old level |
| 酱 | jiàng | thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam | — | Not in same old level |
| 酱油 | jiàngyóu | soy sauce | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 胶带 | jiāodài | adhesive tape; magnetic tape | — | Not in same old level |
| 焦点 | jiāodiǎn | focal point; focus (lit. and fig.) | 6 | Same level |
| 交际 | jiāojì | communication; social intercourse | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 焦虑 | jiāolǜ | anxious; worried; apprehensive | — | Not in same old level |
| 胶水 | jiāoshuǐ | glue | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 交谈 | jiāotán | to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion | — | Not in same old level |
| 郊外 | jiāowài | outskirts | — | Not in same old level |
| 角落 | jiǎoluò | nook; corner | 6 | Same level |
| 脚印 | jiǎoyìn | footprint | — | Not in same old level |
| 较为 | jiàowéi | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 教训 | jiàoxùn | — | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 结 | jiē | (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jié] | — | Not in same old level |
| 结果 | jiēguǒ | to bear fruit | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 接连 | jiēlián | on end; in a row; in succession | 6 | Same level |
| 结实 | jiēshi | rugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buff (physique) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 街头 | jiētóu | street | — | Not in same old level |
| 杰出 | jiéchū | outstanding; distinguished; remarkable; prominent; illustrious | 6 | Same level |
| 节能 | jiénéng | to save energy; energy-saving | — | Not in same old level |
| 结尾 | jiéwěi | ending; coda; to wind up | — | Not in same old level |
| 截至 | jiézhì | up to (a time); by (a time) | 6 | Same level |
| 截止 | jiézhǐ | to close; to stop; to put a stop to sth; cut-off point; stopping point; deadline | — | Not in same old level |
| 节奏 | jiézòu | rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat | 6 | Same level |
| 解 | jiě | to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection | — | Not in same old level |
| 解答 | jiědá | to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); to provide an answer; solution; resolution; answer | — | Not in same old level |
| 解读 | jiědú | to decipher; to decode; to interpret | — | Not in same old level |
| 解放 | jiěfàng | to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949 | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 解说 | jiěshuō | to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary | — | Not in same old level |
| 借鉴 | jièjiàn | to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others) | 6 | Same level |
| 戒指 | jièzhi | (finger) ring | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 借助 | jièzhù | to draw support from; with the help of | 6 | Same level |
| 金额 | jīn’é | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 金牌 | jīnpái | gold medal | — | Not in same old level |
| 金钱 | jīnqián | money; currency | — | Not in same old level |
| 金融 | jīnróng | banking; finance; financial | 6 | Same level |
| 金属 | jīnshǔ | metal | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 金子 | jīnzi | gold | — | Not in same old level |
| 尽 | jìn | to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth); all; entirely | — | Not in same old level |
| 进而 | jìn’ér | — | 6 | Same level |
| 进度 | jìndù | rate of progress | — | Not in same old level |
| 进化 | jìnhuà | evolution | 6 | Same level |
| 近来 | jìnlái | recently; lately | 6 | Same level |
| 近视 | jìnshì | shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia | 6 | Same level |
| 进展 | jìnzhǎn | to make headway; to make progress | 6 | Same level |
| 精美 | jīngměi | delicate; fine; refinement | — | Not in same old level |
| 精确 | jīngquè | accurate; precise | 6 | Same level |
| 惊人 | jīngrén | astonishing | — | Not in same old level |
| 经商 | jīngshāng | to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business | 6 | Same level |
| 精通 | jīngtōng | to be proficient in; to master (a subject) | 6 | Same level |
| 精心 | jīngxīn | with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed | 6 | Same level |
| 惊讶 | jīngyà | amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe | 6 | Same level |
| 精致 | jīngzhì | delicate; fine; exquisite; refined | 6 | Same level |
| 精准 | jīngzhǔn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 井 | jǐng | a well; neat; orderly | 6 | Same level |
| 警告 | jǐnggào | to warn; to admonish | 6 | Same level |
| 景观 | jǐngguān | landscape | — | Not in same old level |
| 景象 | jǐngxiàng | scene; sight (to behold) | — | Not in same old level |
| 颈椎 | jǐngzhuī | cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals | 6 | Same level |
| 净 | jìng | variant of 净; clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role | — | Not in same old level |
| 竞赛 | jìngsài | to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race | 6 | Same level |
| 镜头 | jìngtóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene | 6 | Same level |
| 纠纷 | jiūfēn | dispute | 6 | Same level |
| 纠正 | jiūzhèng | to correct; to make right | 6 | Same level |
| 酒精 | jiǔjīng | alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol | 6 | Same level |
| 酒水 | jiǔshuǐ | beverage; drink | — | Not in same old level |
| 就读 | jiùdú | to go to school | — | Not in same old level |
| 舅舅 | jiùjiu | mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 救命 | jiùmìng | to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! | — | Not in same old level |
| 就算 | jiùsuàn | (coll.) even if | — | Not in same old level |
| 救援 | jiùyuán | to save; to support; to help; to assist | — | Not in same old level |
| 救灾 | jiùzāi | to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims | — | Not in same old level |
| 救助 | jiùzhù | to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance | — | Not in same old level |
| 局 | jú | narrow; office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc | — | Not in same old level |
| 菊花 | júhuā | chrysanthemum; (slang) anus | — | Not in same old level |
| 局面 | júmiàn | aspect; phase; situation | 6 | Same level |
| 局限 | júxiàn | variant of 限; to limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries | 6 | Same level |
| 举动 | jǔdòng | act; action; activity; move; movement | 6 | Same level |
| 剧本 | jùběn | script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario | 6 | Same level |
| 聚集 | jùjí | to assemble; to gather | — | Not in same old level |
| 俱乐部 | jùlèbù | club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 剧烈 | jùliè | violent; acute; severe; fierce | 6 | Same level |
| 捐款 | juānkuǎn | to donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money) | — | Not in same old level |
| 捐赠 | juānzèng | to contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction | — | Not in same old level |
| 卷 | juǎn | to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc); to sweep up; to carry along; a roll; classifier for rolls, spools etc | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 决策 | juécè | strategic decision; decision-making; policy decision; to determine policy | 6 | Same level |
| 绝望 | juéwàng | to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation | 6 | Same level |
| 军队 | jūnduì | armed forces; troops | 6 | Same level |
| 军人 | jūnrén | serviceman; soldier; military personnel | — | Not in same old level |
| 均匀 | jūnyún | even; well-distributed; homogeneous; well-proportioned (figure, body etc) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 卡片 | kǎpiàn | card | — | Not in same old level |
| 开创 | kāichuàng | to initiate; to start; to found | — | Not in same old level |
| 开关 | kāiguān | power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close; to switch on and off | — | Not in same old level |
| 开启 | kāiqǐ | to open; to start; (computing) to enable | — | Not in same old level |
| 开设 | kāishè | to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 开头 | kāitóu | beginning; to start | — | Not in same old level |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 看不起 | kànbuqǐ | to look down upon; to despise | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 看待 | kàndài | to look upon; to regard | 6 | Same level |
| 看得起 | kàndeqǐ | to show respect for; to think highly of | — | Not in same old level |
| 看好 | kànhǎo | to regard as having good prospects | — | Not in same old level |
| 看似 | kànsì | to look as if; to seem | — | Not in same old level |
| 看中 | kànzhòng | to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on | — | Not in same old level |
| 看重 | kànzhòng | to regard as important; to value | — | Not in same old level |
| 康复 | kāngfù | to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce | — | Not in same old level |
| 考察 | kǎochá | to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation | 6 | Same level |
| 考古 | kǎogǔ | archaeology | 6 | Same level |
| 考核 | kǎohé | to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation | 6 | Same level |
| 考验 | kǎoyàn | to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal | 6 | Same level |
| 科 | kē | branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb | — | Not in same old level |
| 科幻 | kēhuàn | science fiction; abbr. for 科学幻想 | — | Not in same old level |
| 科目 | kēmù | academic subject; field of study | 6 | Same level |
| 科普 | kēpǔ | (attributive) popular science; (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms; abbr. for 科学普及 | — | Not in same old level |
| 可口 | kěkǒu | tasty; to taste good | 6 | Same level |
| 可怜 | kělián | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 渴望 | kěwàng | to thirst for; to long for | 6 | Same level |
| 可行 | kěxíng | feasible | 6 | Same level |
| 客车 | kèchē | coach; bus; passenger train | — | Not in same old level |
| 课题 | kètí | task; problem; issue | 6 | Same level |
| 肯 | kěn | old variant of 肯; to agree; to consent; to be willing to | — | Not in same old level |
| 恐惧 | kǒngjù | to be frightened; fear; dread | 6 | Same level |
| 空地 | kòngdì | vacant land; open space | — | Not in same old level |
| 空闲 | kòngxián | idle; free time; leisure; unused (place) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 口感 | kǒugǎn | mouthfeel; texture (of food) | — | Not in same old level |
| 口号 | kǒuhào | slogan; catchphrase | — | Not in same old level |
| 口腔 | kǒuqiāng | oral cavity | 6 | Same level |
| 口头 | kǒutóu | oral; verbal | 6 | Same level |
| 扣 | kòu | to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code | — | Not in same old level |
| 枯燥 | kūzào | dry and dull; uninteresting; dry-as-dust | 6 | Same level |
| 酷 | kù | ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip | — | Not in same old level |
| 夸 | kuā | used in 克; to boast; to exaggerate; to praise | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 夸奖 | kuājiǎng | to praise; to applaud; to compliment | — | Not in same old level |
| 夸张 | kuāzhāng | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous | — | Not in same old level |
| 会计 | kuàijì | accountant; accountancy; accounting | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 快捷 | kuàijié | quick; fast; nimble; agile; (computer) shortcut | — | Not in same old level |
| 款 | kuǎn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 款式 | kuǎnshì | pattern; style; design | 6 | Same level |
| 亏损 | kuīsǔn | deficit; (financial) loss | 6 | Same level |
| 困扰 | kùnrǎo | to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications | — | Not in same old level |
| 扩展 | kuòzhǎn | to extend; to expand; extension; expansion | — | Not in same old level |
| 落 | là | to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind | — | Not in same old level |
| 辣椒 | làjiāo | hot pepper; chili | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 啦 | la | sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a list of examples | 6 | Same level |
| 来临 | láilín | to approach; to come closer | — | Not in same old level |
| 来往 | láiwǎng | to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with | — | Not in same old level |
| 赖 | lài | to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on; variant of 赖 | — | Not in same old level |
| 拦 | lán | to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 栏 | lán | fence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data) | — | Not in same old level |
| 兰花 | lánhuā | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 烂 | làn | soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 狼 | láng | wolf | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 朗读 | lǎngdú | to read aloud | 6 | Same level |
| 牢 | láo | firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison | — | Not in same old level |
| 劳动力 | láodònglì | labor force; manpower | — | Not in same old level |
| 老实 | lǎoshi | honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 老鼠 | lǎoshǔ | rat; mouse | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 老太太 | lǎotàitai | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother | — | Not in same old level |
| 乐于 | lèyú | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 雷 | léi | thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 类别 | lèibié | classification; category | — | Not in same old level |
| 理 | lǐ | texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up | — | Not in same old level |
| 理财 | lǐcái | to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management | — | Not in same old level |
| 理科 | lǐkē | the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 科) | — | Not in same old level |
| 理念 | lǐniàn | idea; concept; philosophy; theory | — | Not in same old level |
| 理性 | lǐxìng | reason; rationality; rational | — | Not in same old level |
| 立 | lì | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately | — | Not in same old level |
| 粒 | lì | grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 立场 | lìchǎng | position; standpoint | 6 | Same level |
| 力度 | lìdù | strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics | — | Not in same old level |
| 历经 | lìjīng | to experience; to go through | — | Not in same old level |
| 历年 | lìnián | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 例外 | lìwài | exception; to be an exception | 6 | Same level |
| 利息 | lìxī | interest (on a loan) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 联合国 | Liánhéguó | United Nations | — | Not in same old level |
| 联网 | liánwǎng | to connect (or be connected) to a network; to network | — | Not in same old level |
| 联想 | liánxiǎng | to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection; mental association; word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs | 6 | Same level |
| 链接 | liànjiē | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 两岸 | liǎng’àn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 两极 | liǎngjí | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 晾 | liàng | to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder | 6 | Same level |
| 料 | liào | material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess | — | Not in same old level |
| 淋 | lín | to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench | 6 | Same level |
| 凌晨 | língchén | very early in the morning; in the wee hours | 6 | Same level |
| 流程 | liúchéng | course; stream; sequence of processes; work flow in manufacturing | — | Not in same old level |
| 流动 | liúdòng | to flow; to circulate; to go from place to place; to be mobile; (of assets) liquid | — | Not in same old level |
| 浏览器 | liúlǎnqì | browser (software) | — | Not in same old level |
| 流量 | liúliàng | flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge; data traffic; network traffic; website traffic; mobile data | — | Not in same old level |
| 流入 | liúrù | to flow into; to drift into; influx; inflow | — | Not in same old level |
| 流通 | liútōng | to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution | 6 | Same level |
| 楼道 | lóudào | corridor; passageway (in storied building) | — | Not in same old level |
| 露 | lòu | to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 漏洞 | lòudòng | leak; hole; gap; loophole | — | Not in same old level |
| 路程 | lùchéng | route; path traveled; distance traveled; course (of development) | — | Not in same old level |
| 路况 | lùkuàng | road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 路面 | lùmiàn | road surface | — | Not in same old level |
| 录像 | lùxiàng | to videotape; to videorecord; video recording | — | Not in same old level |
| 录用 | lùyòng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 录制 | lùzhì | to record (video or audio) | — | Not in same old level |
| 旅程 | lǚchéng | journey; trip | — | Not in same old level |
| 旅途 | lǚtú | journey; trip | — | Not in same old level |
| 履行 | lǚxíng | to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform | 6 | Same level |
| 率 | lǜ | rate; frequency | — | Not in same old level |
| 绿化 | lǜhuà | to make green with plants; to reforest; (Internet slang) Islamization | — | Not in same old level |
| 轮 | lún | wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn | — | Not in same old level |
| 轮船 | lúnchuán | steamship; steamer; steamboat | 6 | Same level |
| 轮流 | lúnliú | to alternate; to take turns | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 轮椅 | lúnyǐ | wheelchair | — | Not in same old level |
| 轮子 | lúnzi | wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner | — | Not in same old level |
| 论坛 | lùntán | forum (for discussion) | 6 | Same level |
| 落地 | luòdì | to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land | — | Not in same old level |
| 落后 | luòhòu | to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 马虎 | mǎhu | careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 码头 | mǎtóu | dock; pier; wharf | 6 | Same level |
| 蚂蚁 | mǎyǐ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 嘛 | ma | modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis | 6 | Same level |
| 埋 | mái | to bury | — | Not in same old level |
| 迈 | mài | to take a step; to stride | 6 | Same level |
| 麦克风 | màikèfēng | microphone (loanword) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 漫长 | màncháng | very long; endless | 6 | Same level |
| 漫画 | mànhuà | caricature; cartoon; Japanese manga | 6 | Same level |
| 盲人 | mángrén | blind person | — | Not in same old level |
| 冒 | mào | old variant of 冒; to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover | — | Not in same old level |
| 冒险 | màoxiǎn | to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 贸易 | màoyì | (commercial) trade | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 煤 | méi | coal | — | Not in same old level |
| 梅花 | méihuā | plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect) | — | Not in same old level |
| 眉毛 | méimao | eyebrow | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 美观 | měiguān | pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic | 6 | Same level |
| 弥补 | míbǔ | to complement; to make up for a deficiency | 6 | Same level |
| 迷人 | mírén | fascinating; enchanting; charming; tempting | 6 | Same level |
| 密 | mì | secret; confidential; close; thick; dense | — | Not in same old level |
| 密度 | mìdù | density; thickness | 6 | Same level |
| 蜜蜂 | mìfēng | bee; honeybee | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 密集 | mìjí | concentrated; crowded together; intensive; compressed | — | Not in same old level |
| 棉 | mián | generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton | — | Not in same old level |
| 免 | miǎn | to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited | — | Not in same old level |
| 勉强 | miǎnqiǎng | to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough | 6 | Same level |
| 免税 | miǎnshuì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 免疫 | miǎnyì | immunity (to disease) | 6 | Same level |
| 面部 | miànbù | face (body part) | — | Not in same old level |
| 面粉 | miànfěn | flour | — | Not in same old level |
| 面子 | miànzi | outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face; (medicinal) powder | 6 | Same level |
| 描绘 | miáohuì | to describe; to portray | 6 | Same level |
| 描写 | miáoxiě | to describe; to depict; to portray; description | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 妙 | miào | clever; wonderful; variant of 妙 | — | Not in same old level |
| 灭 | miè | to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown | — | Not in same old level |
| 民歌 | míngē | folk song | — | Not in same old level |
| 民间 | mínjiān | among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments | 6 | Same level |
| 民俗 | mínsú | popular custom | — | Not in same old level |
| 民宿 | mínsù | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 民众 | mínzhòng | the populace; the masses; the common people | — | Not in same old level |
| 民主 | mínzhǔ | democracy | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 名额 | míng’é | — | 6 | Same level |
| 明亮 | míngliàng | bright; shining; glittering; to become clear | — | Not in same old level |
| 明明 | míngmíng | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely | 6 | Same level |
| 名气 | míngqi | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 名胜 | míngshèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 命令 | mìnglìng | order; command | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 命名 | mìngmíng | to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming | 6 | Same level |
| 模仿 | mófǎng | to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 模拟 | mónǐ | imitation; to simulate; to imitate; analog (device, as opposed to digital) | — | Not in same old level |
| 模特儿 | mótèr | (fashion) model (loanword) | — | Not in same old level |
| 摩托车 | mótuōchē | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 模型 | móxíng | model; mold; matrix; pattern | 6 | Same level |
| 默默 | mòmò | in silence; not speaking | 6 | Same level |
| 模样 | múyàng | look; style; appearance; approximation; about; also pr. [mó yàng] | 6 | Same level |
| 母 | mǔ | mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female | — | Not in same old level |
| 母语 | mǔyǔ | native language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language | 6 | Same level |
| 木材 | mùcái | wood | — | Not in same old level |
| 目录 | mùlù | catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive); list; contents | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 奶粉 | nǎifěn | powdered milk | — | Not in same old level |
| 难点 | nándiǎn | difficulty | — | Not in same old level |
| 南极洲 | Nánjízhōu | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 南美洲 | Nánměizhōu | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 难免 | nánmiǎn | hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably | 6 | Same level |
| 脑袋 | nǎodai | head; skull; brains; mental capability | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 脑子 | nǎozi | brains; mind | — | Not in same old level |
| 内涵 | nèihán | meaningful content; implication; connotation (semantics); inner qualities (of a person) | 6 | Same level |
| 内科 | nèikē | internal medicine; general medicine | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 内外 | nèiwài | inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about | — | Not in same old level |
| 内衣 | nèiyī | undergarment; underwear | — | Not in same old level |
| 能量 | néngliàng | energy; capabilities | 6 | Same level |
| 能源 | néngyuán | energy; power source | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 泥 | ní | mud; clay; paste; pulp | — | Not in same old level |
| 年度 | niándù | year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual | 6 | Same level |
| 年终 | niánzhōng | end of the year | — | Not in same old level |
| 念书 | niànshū | to read; to study | — | Not in same old level |
| 扭 | niǔ | to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips | — | Not in same old level |
| 农产品 | nóngchǎnpǐn | agricultural produce | — | Not in same old level |
| 浓厚 | nónghòu | dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color) | 6 | Same level |
| 农田 | nóngtián | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 暖 | nuǎn | old variant of 暖; warm; to warm; variant of 暖; variant of 暖, warm | — | Not in same old level |
| 暖气 | nuǎnqì | central heating; heater; warm air | — | Not in same old level |
| 偶像 | ǒuxiàng | idol | — | Not in same old level |
| 排除 | páichú | to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out | 6 | Same level |
| 排放 | páifàng | to arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc); (of animals) to ovulate; to discharge semen | 6 | Same level |
| 排练 | páiliàn | to rehearse; rehearsal | — | Not in same old level |
| 排名 | páimíng | to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking | — | Not in same old level |
| 盘 | pán | plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess | — | Not in same old level |
| 盼望 | pànwàng | to hope for; to look forward to | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 庞大 | pángdà | huge; enormous; tremendous | 6 | Same level |
| 抛 | pāo | to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon | — | Not in same old level |
| 泡 | pào | bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to loiter; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions | — | Not in same old level |
| 赔偿 | péicháng | to compensate | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 陪同 | péitóng | to accompany | — | Not in same old level |
| 培育 | péiyù | to train; to breed | 6 | Same level |
| 配备 | pèibèi | to allocate; to provide; to outfit with | 6 | Same level |
| 佩服 | pèifú | to admire | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 配套 | pèitào | to form a complete set; compatible; matching; complementary | 6 | Same level |
| 喷 | pēn | to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt | — | Not in same old level |
| 捧 | pěng | to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter | 6 | Same level |
| 碰撞 | pèngzhuàng | to collide; collision | — | Not in same old level |
| 披 | pī | to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 皮 | pí | leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); naughty | — | Not in same old level |
| 疲劳 | píláo | fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 片刻 | piànkè | short period of time; a moment | 6 | Same level |
| 片面 | piànmiàn | unilateral; one-sided | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 骗子 | piànzi | swindler; a cheat | — | Not in same old level |
| 飘 | piāo | variant of 飘; to float | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 漂 | piāo | to float; to drift | — | Not in same old level |
| 频道 | píndào | frequency; (television) channel | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 频繁 | pínfán | frequently; often | 6 | Same level |
| 贫困 | pínkùn | impoverished; poverty | 6 | Same level |
| 频率 | pínlǜ | frequency | 6 | Same level |
| 品尝 | pǐncháng | to taste a small amount; to sample | 6 | Same level |
| 平等 | píngděng | equal; equality | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 平凡 | píngfán | commonplace; ordinary; mediocre | 6 | Same level |
| 平方 | píngfāng | square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 平方米 | píngfāngmǐ | square meter | — | Not in same old level |
| 评估 | pínggū | to evaluate; to assess; assessment; evaluation | 6 | Same level |
| 评论 | pínglùn | to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary | 6 | Same level |
| 评选 | píngxuǎn | to select on the basis of a vote or consensus | — | Not in same old level |
| 坡 | pō | slope; sloping; slanted | 6 | Same level |
| 泼 | pō | to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish | 6 | Same level |
| 破产 | pòchǎn | to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 迫切 | pòqiè | urgent; pressing | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 扑 | pū | to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over | 6 | Same level |
| 铺 | pū | to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker | 6 | Same level |
| 扑灭 | pūmiè | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 朴素 | pǔsù | plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 欺骗 | qīpiàn | to deceive; to cheat | 6 | Same level |
| 期望 | qīwàng | to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope | 6 | Same level |
| 期限 | qīxiàn | time limit; deadline; allotted time | 6 | Same level |
| 其间 | qíjiān | in between; within that interval; in the meantime | — | Not in same old level |
| 齐全 | qíquán | complete; comprehensive | 6 | Same level |
| 棋子 | qízǐ | chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) | — | Not in same old level |
| 起初 | qǐchū | originally; at first; at the outset | 6 | Same level |
| 起点 | qǐdiǎn | starting point | — | Not in same old level |
| 启动 | qǐdòng | to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan) | — | Not in same old level |
| 启发 | qǐfā | to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 启示 | qǐshì | to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson | 6 | Same level |
| 启事 | qǐshì | announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice | 6 | Same level |
| 起源 | qǐyuán | origin; to originate; to come from | 6 | Same level |
| 气氛 | qìfēn | atmosphere; mood | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 气体 | qìtǐ | gas (i.e. gaseous substance) | — | Not in same old level |
| 气味 | qìwèi | odor; scent | 6 | Same level |
| 气质 | qìzhì | temperament; personality traits; manners | — | Not in same old level |
| 恰当 | qiàdàng | appropriate; suitable | 6 | Same level |
| 恰好 | qiàhǎo | as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right | — | Not in same old level |
| 恰恰 | qiàqià | exactly; just; precisely | — | Not in same old level |
| 牵 | qiān | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 千家万户 | qiānjiā-wànhù | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 谦虚 | qiānxū | modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 前景 | qiánjǐng | foreground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective | 6 | Same level |
| 潜力 | qiánlì | potential; capacity | 6 | Same level |
| 前期 | qiánqī | preceding period; early stage | — | Not in same old level |
| 前提 | qiántí | premise; precondition; prerequisite | 6 | Same level |
| 前者 | qiánzhě | the former | — | Not in same old level |
| 枪 | qiāng | gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots; variant of 枪 | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 墙壁 | qiángbì | wall | — | Not in same old level |
| 强化 | qiánghuà | to strengthen; to intensify | — | Not in same old level |
| 强壮 | qiángzhuàng | strong; sturdy; robust | — | Not in same old level |
| 强迫 | qiǎngpò | to compel; to force | 6 | Same level |
| 瞧 | qiáo | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 桥梁 | qiáoliáng | bridge (lit. and fig.) | 6 | Same level |
| 巧妙 | qiǎomiào | ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 切实 | qièshí | feasible; realistic; practical; earnestly; conscientiously | 6 | Same level |
| 亲密 | qīnmì | intimate; close | — | Not in same old level |
| 亲属 | qīnshǔ | kin; kindred; relatives | — | Not in same old level |
| 勤劳 | qínláo | hardworking; industrious; diligent | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 清 | qīng | (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts) | — | Not in same old level |
| 清晨 | qīngchén | early morning | 6 | Same level |
| 青春 | qīngchūn | youth; youthfulness | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 青春期 | qīngchūnqī | puberty; adolescence | — | Not in same old level |
| 清淡 | qīngdàn | light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 清洁 | qīngjié | clean; to clean | 6 | Same level |
| 清理 | qīnglǐ | to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of | 6 | Same level |
| 清扫 | qīngsǎo | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 倾听 | qīngtīng | to listen attentively | 6 | Same level |
| 清洗 | qīngxǐ | to wash; to clean; to purge | — | Not in same old level |
| 清晰 | qīngxī | clear; distinct | 6 | Same level |
| 倾向 | qīngxiàng | trend; tendency; orientation | 6 | Same level |
| 清醒 | qīngxǐng | clear-headed; sober; awake | 6 | Same level |
| 情节 | qíngjié | circumstances; plot; storyline | 6 | Same level |
| 晴朗 | qínglǎng | sunny and cloudless | 6 | Same level |
| 情形 | qíngxing | circumstances; situation | 6 | Same level |
| 求 | qiú | to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech | — | Not in same old level |
| 求婚 | qiúhūn | to propose marriage | — | Not in same old level |
| 求救 | qiújiù | to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) | — | Not in same old level |
| 求职 | qiúzhí | to seek employment | — | Not in same old level |
| 求助 | qiúzhù | to request help; to appeal (for help) | — | Not in same old level |
| 区分 | qūfēn | to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories | 6 | Same level |
| 渠道 | qúdào | irrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; means | 6 | Same level |
| 曲 | qǔ | tune; song | — | Not in same old level |
| 娶 | qǔ | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 取代 | qǔdài | to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution | — | Not in same old level |
| 趣味 | qùwèi | fun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference | 6 | Same level |
| 圈 | quān | circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; to surround; to circle | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 全程 | quánchéng | the whole distance; from beginning to end | — | Not in same old level |
| 权力 | quánlì | power; authority | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 券 | quàn | bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds); ticket; voucher; certificate; variant of 券 | — | Not in same old level |
| 缺陷 | quēxiàn | defect; flaw | 6 | Same level |
| 确立 | quèlì | to establish; to institute | 6 | Same level |
| 群众 | qúnzhòng | mass; multitude; the masses | 6 | Same level |
| 燃料 | ránliào | fuel | — | Not in same old level |
| 染 | rǎn | to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting | 6 | Same level |
| 热点 | rèdiǎn | hot spot; point of special interest | — | Not in same old level |
| 热度 | rèdù | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 热门 | rèmén | popular; hot; in vogue | 6 | Same level |
| 热水器 | rèshuǐqì | water heater | — | Not in same old level |
| 热线 | rèxiàn | hotline (communications link) | — | Not in same old level |
| 热议 | rèyì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 人工智能 | réngōng zhìnéng | artificial intelligence (AI) | — | Not in same old level |
| 人家 | rénjia | other people; sb else; he, she or they; I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people") | 6 | Same level |
| 人均 | rénjūn | per capita | — | Not in same old level |
| 人山人海 | rénshān-rénhǎi | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 人士 | rénshì | person; figure; public figure | 6 | Same level |
| 人事 | rénshì | personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 人为 | rénwéi | artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort | 6 | Same level |
| 人行道 | rénxíngdào | sidewalk | — | Not in same old level |
| 忍受 | rěnshòu | to bear; to endure | 6 | Same level |
| 认错 | rèncuò | to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake | — | Not in same old level |
| 认定 | rèndìng | 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 | Same level |
| 认可 | rènkě | to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK | 6 | Same level |
| 认同 | rèntóng | to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with | — | Not in same old level |
| 认知 | rènzhī | cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception; awareness; to be cognizant of; to recognize; to realize | — | Not in same old level |
| 仍旧 | réngjiù | still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet | 6 | Same level |
| 日后 | rìhòu | sometime; someday (in the future) | — | Not in same old level |
| 日前 | rìqián | the other day; a few days ago | — | Not in same old level |
| 日夜 | rìyè | day and night; around the clock | — | Not in same old level |
| 日益 | rìyì | day by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day | 6 | Same level |
| 融合 | rónghé | a mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding together; to be in harmony with (nature); to harmonize with; to fit in | — | Not in same old level |
| 融化 | rónghuà | to melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into; to combine; to fuse | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 容量 | róngliàng | capacity; volume; quantitative (science) | — | Not in same old level |
| 融入 | róngrù | to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate; to merge | — | Not in same old level |
| 荣誉 | róngyù | honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 柔软 | róuruǎn | soft | — | Not in same old level |
| 入境 | rùjìng | to enter a country | — | Not in same old level |
| 入门 | rùmén | entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject); to learn the basics of a subject | — | Not in same old level |
| 入选 | rùxuǎn | to be included among those selected for | — | Not in same old level |
| 弱点 | ruòdiǎn | weak point; failing | 6 | Same level |
| 撒 | sǎ | to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill | — | Not in same old level |
| 塞 | sāi | to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper | — | Not in same old level |
| 赛事 | sàishì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 散 | sǎn | scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine | — | Not in same old level |
| 散文 | sǎnwén | prose; essay | 6 | Same level |
| 散发 | sànfā | to distribute; to emit; to issue | 6 | Same level |
| 嗓子 | sǎngzi | throat; voice | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 丧失 | sàngshī | to lose; to forfeit | 6 | Same level |
| 扫描 | sǎomiáo | to scan | — | Not in same old level |
| 杀 | shā | to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 刹车 | shāchē | to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake | 6 | Same level |
| 鲨鱼 | shāyú | shark | — | Not in same old level |
| 筛选 | shāixuǎn | to filter | 6 | Same level |
| 山顶 | shāndǐng | hilltop | — | Not in same old level |
| 山峰 | shānfēng | (mountain) peak | — | Not in same old level |
| 山坡 | shānpō | hillside | — | Not in same old level |
| 闪 | shǎn | to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine | — | Not in same old level |
| 闪电 | shǎndiàn | lightning | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 扇 | shàn | fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc | — | Not in same old level |
| 商标 | shāngbiāo | trademark; logo | 6 | Same level |
| 伤口 | shāngkǒu | wound; cut | — | Not in same old level |
| 伤亡 | shāngwáng | casualties; injuries and deaths | — | Not in same old level |
| 伤员 | shāngyuán | wounded person | — | Not in same old level |
| 上当 | shàngdàng | taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 上级 | shàngjí | higher authorities; superiors | 6 | Same level |
| 上进 | shàngjìn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 上市 | shàngshì | to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) | — | Not in same old level |
| 上述 | shàngshù | aforementioned; above-mentioned | — | Not in same old level |
| 上台 | shàngtái | to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) | — | Not in same old level |
| 上旬 | shàngxún | first third of a month | — | Not in same old level |
| 少儿 | shào’ér | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 舌头 | shétou | tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 社 | shè | (bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land | — | Not in same old level |
| 射 | shè | old variant of 射; to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) | — | Not in same old level |
| 涉及 | shèjí | to involve; to touch upon (a topic) | 6 | Same level |
| 射击 | shèjī | to shoot; to fire (a gun) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 摄像 | shèxiàng | to videotape | — | Not in same old level |
| 设想 | shèxiǎng | to imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan; to have consideration for | 6 | Same level |
| 摄像头 | shèxiàngtóu | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 身心 | shēnxīn | body and mind; mental and physical | — | Not in same old level |
| 深夜 | shēnyè | very late at night | — | Not in same old level |
| 神 | shén | deity; soul; spirit; unusual; mysterious; lively; expressive; expression; look; (slang) awesome; amazing | — | Not in same old level |
| 神经 | shénjīng | nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 神奇 | shénqí | magical; mystical; miraculous | 6 | Same level |
| 审美 | shěnměi | esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste | 6 | Same level |
| 升 | shēng | to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗; variant of 升 | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 生成 | shēngchéng | to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with | — | Not in same old level |
| 声调 | shēngdiào | tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 生命力 | shēngmìnglì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 生态 | shēngtài | ecology | 6 | Same level |
| 升学 | shēngxué | to enter the next grade school | — | Not in same old level |
| 剩余 | shèngyú | remainder; surplus | — | Not in same old level |
| 诗词 | shīcí | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 湿度 | shīdù | humidity level | — | Not in same old level |
| 师父 | shīfu | used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker | — | Not in same old level |
| 诗歌 | shīgē | poem | — | Not in same old level |
| 狮子 | shīzi | lion | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 识 | shí | to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shì] | — | Not in same old level |
| 拾 | shí | to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral) | 6 | Same level |
| 识别 | shíbié | to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize | 6 | Same level |
| 时光 | shíguāng | time; era; period of time | 6 | Same level |
| 实话 | shíhuà | truth | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 实惠 | shíhuì | tangible benefit; material advantages; cheap; economical; advantageous (deal); substantial (discount) | 6 | Same level |
| 时机 | shíjī | opportunity; opportune moment | 6 | Same level |
| 时尚 | shíshàng | fashion; fad; fashionable | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 实时 | shíshí | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 时速 | shísù | speed per hour | — | Not in same old level |
| 石油 | shíyóu | oil; petroleum | 6 | Same level |
| 食欲 | shíyù | appetite | — | Not in same old level |
| 实质 | shízhì | substance; essence | 6 | Same level |
| 十足 | shízú | ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color) | 6 | Same level |
| 使劲 | shǐjìn | to exert all one's strength | — | Not in same old level |
| 士兵 | shìbīng | soldier | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 适度 | shìdù | moderately; appropriate | — | Not in same old level |
| 示范 | shìfàn | to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration; a model example | 6 | Same level |
| 释放 | shìfàng | to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge | 6 | Same level |
| 事后 | shìhòu | after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect | — | Not in same old level |
| 视觉 | shìjué | sight; vision; visual | — | Not in same old level |
| 势力 | shìlì | — | 6 | Same level |
| 视力 | shìlì | vision; eyesight | 6 | Same level |
| 试图 | shìtú | to attempt; to try | 6 | Same level |
| 事务 | shìwù | (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database) | 6 | Same level |
| 事项 | shìxiàng | matter; item | 6 | Same level |
| 适宜 | shìyí | suitable; appropriate | 6 | Same level |
| 收藏 | shōucáng | to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection | 6 | Same level |
| 收购 | shōugòu | to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company) | — | Not in same old level |
| 收取 | shōuqǔ | to receive; to collect | — | Not in same old level |
| 收益 | shōuyì | earnings; profit | 6 | Same level |
| 手臂 | shǒubì | arm; helper | — | Not in same old level |
| 手法 | shǒufǎ | technique; trick; skill | 6 | Same level |
| 手势 | shǒushì | gesture; sign; signal | 6 | Same level |
| 首要 | shǒuyào | the most important; of chief importance | 6 | Same level |
| 寿命 | shòumìng | life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 受灾 | shòuzāi | disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity | — | Not in same old level |
| 输出 | shūchū | to export; to output | — | Not in same old level |
| 书画 | shūhuà | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 书籍 | shūjí | books; works | 6 | Same level |
| 书面 | shūmiàn | in writing; written | 6 | Same level |
| 输送 | shūsòng | to transport; to convey; to deliver | — | Not in same old level |
| 书写 | shūxiě | to write | — | Not in same old level |
| 属 | shǔ | category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute | — | Not in same old level |
| 薯片 | shǔpiàn | fried potato chips | — | Not in same old level |
| 竖 | shù | variant of 竖; to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) | 6 | Same level |
| 树立 | shùlì | to set up; to establish | 6 | Same level |
| 数目 | shùmù | amount; number | 6 | Same level |
| 数字化 | shùzìhuà | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 衰老 | shuāilǎo | to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak | 6 | Same level |
| 率领 | shuàilǐng | to lead; to command; to head | 6 | Same level |
| 率先 | shuàixiān | to take the lead; to show initiative | — | Not in same old level |
| 水稻 | shuǐdào | rice; paddy | — | Not in same old level |
| 水库 | shuǐkù | reservoir | — | Not in same old level |
| 水流 | shuǐliú | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 水面 | shuǐmiàn | water surface | — | Not in same old level |
| 水泥 | shuǐní | cement | 6 | Same level |
| 瞬间 | shùnjiān | in an instant; in a flash | — | Not in same old level |
| 思路 | sīlù | line of thought; way of thinking | — | Not in same old level |
| 思念 | sīniàn | to think of; to long for; to miss | 6 | Same level |
| 死亡 | sǐwáng | to die; death | 6 | Same level |
| 松 | sōng | pine; loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling) | — | Not in same old level |
| 艘 | sōu | classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sāo] | 6 | Same level |
| 搜集 | sōují | to gather; to collect | — | Not in same old level |
| 塑造 | sùzào | to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (literature) to portray (in words) | 6 | Same level |
| 素质 | sùzhì | inner quality; basic essence | 6 | Same level |
| 算了 | suànle | let it be; let it pass; forget about it | 6 | Same level |
| 算是 | suànshì | considered to be; at last | — | Not in same old level |
| 虽 | suī | although; even though | — | Not in same old level |
| 岁数 | suìshu | age (number of years old) | — | Not in same old level |
| 岁月 | suìyuè | years; time | 6 | Same level |
| 损坏 | sǔnhuài | to damage; to injure | 6 | Same level |
| 损伤 | sǔnshāng | to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability | — | Not in same old level |
| 所 | suǒ | actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 踏实 | tāshi | firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [tà shí] | 6 | Same level |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); old variant of 塔 | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 台风 | táifēng | stage presence, poise; typhoon | 6 | Same level |
| 台球 | táiqiú | billiards | — | Not in same old level |
| 太空 | tàikōng | outer space | 6 | Same level |
| 太阳能 | tàiyángnéng | solar energy | — | Not in same old level |
| 谈论 | tánlùn | to discuss; to talk about | — | Not in same old level |
| 谈判 | tánpàn | to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 弹性 | tánxìng | flexibility; elasticity | 6 | Same level |
| 探索 | tànsuǒ | to explore; to probe | 6 | Same level |
| 探讨 | tàntǎo | to investigate; to probe | 6 | Same level |
| 汤圆 | tāngyuán | boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival | — | Not in same old level |
| 糖果 | tángguǒ | candy | — | Not in same old level |
| 烫 | tàng | to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 掏 | tāo | to fish out (from pocket); to scoop; variant of 掏 | 6 | Same level |
| 逃 | táo | to escape; to run away; to flee | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 逃跑 | táopǎo | to flee from sth; to run away; to escape | — | Not in same old level |
| 淘气 | táoqì | naughty; mischievous | 6 | Same level |
| 淘汰 | táotài | to wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out; to eliminate; to die out; to phase out | 6 | Same level |
| 套餐 | tàocān | set meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) | — | Not in same old level |
| 特 | tè | special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 斯, tex | — | Not in same old level |
| 特长 | tècháng | personal strength; one's special ability or strong points | 6 | Same level |
| 特地 | tèdì | specially; for a special purpose | — | Not in same old level |
| 特定 | tèdìng | special; specific; designated; particular | 6 | Same level |
| 特性 | tèxìng | property; characteristic | — | Not in same old level |
| 特意 | tèyì | specially; intentionally | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 题材 | tícái | subject matter | 6 | Same level |
| 提取 | tíqǔ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 提示 | tíshì | to point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest; suggestion; tip; reminder; notice | 6 | Same level |
| 体操 | tǐcāo | gymnastic; gymnastics | — | Not in same old level |
| 体积 | tǐjī | volume; bulk | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 体系 | tǐxì | system; setup | 6 | Same level |
| 添 | tiān | to add; to increase; to replenish | — | Not in same old level |
| 天才 | tiāncái | talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted | 6 | Same level |
| 添加 | tiānjiā | to add; to increase | — | Not in same old level |
| 天然 | tiānrán | natural | — | Not in same old level |
| 天然气 | tiānránqì | natural gas | 6 | Same level |
| 天文 | tiānwén | astronomy | 6 | Same level |
| 天下 | tiānxià | land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule | — | Not in same old level |
| 天真 | tiānzhēn | naive; innocent; artless | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 田 | tián | field; farm | — | Not in same old level |
| 田径 | tiánjìng | track and field (athletics) | 6 | Same level |
| 调节 | tiáojié | to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc) | 6 | Same level |
| 跳水 | tiàoshuǐ | to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water; (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically | — | Not in same old level |
| 贴近 | tiējìn | to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate | — | Not in same old level |
| 听话 | tīnghuà | to do what one is told; obedient | — | Not in same old level |
| 听觉 | tīngjué | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 听取 | tīngqǔ | to hear (news); to listen to | — | Not in same old level |
| 通道 | tōngdào | (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage | — | Not in same old level |
| 通风 | tōngfēng | airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information | — | Not in same old level |
| 通话 | tōnghuà | to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call | — | Not in same old level |
| 通信 | tōngxìn | to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate; communication | — | Not in same old level |
| 通讯 | tōngxùn | communications; news story; dispatch | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 通用 | tōngyòng | to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc); (of two or more things) interchangeable | 6 | Same level |
| 铜 | tóng | copper (chemistry); see also 红铜 | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 同伴 | tóngbàn | companion; comrade; fellow | — | Not in same old level |
| 同行 | tóngháng | person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry | — | Not in same old level |
| 童话 | tónghuà | children's fairy tales | 6 | Same level |
| 同类 | tónglèi | similar; same type; alike | — | Not in same old level |
| 铜牌 | tóngpái | bronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc | — | Not in same old level |
| 痛快 | tòngkuài | delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 偷 | tōu | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily | — | Not in same old level |
| 偷偷 | tōutōu | stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly | — | Not in same old level |
| 头脑 | tóunǎo | brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss | — | Not in same old level |
| 投票 | tóupiào | to vote; vote | 6 | Same level |
| 投诉 | tóusù | complaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) | — | Not in same old level |
| 投资 | tóuzī | investment; to invest | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 透 | tòu | (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show | — | Not in same old level |
| 透过 | tòuguò | to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via | — | Not in same old level |
| 透露 | tòulù | to leak out; to divulge; to reveal | — | Not in same old level |
| 透明 | tòumíng | transparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 突发 | tūfā | to occur suddenly | — | Not in same old level |
| 突破 | tūpò | to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) to break through the opponent's defense | 6 | Same level |
| 图案 | tú’àn | — | 6 | Same level |
| 图表 | túbiǎo | chart; diagram | — | Not in same old level |
| 徒弟 | túdì | apprentice; disciple | 6 | Same level |
| 途径 | tújìng | way; means; channel | 6 | Same level |
| 图像 | túxiàng | image; picture; graphic | — | Not in same old level |
| 吐 | tǔ | to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 土壤 | tǔrǎng | soil | 6 | Same level |
| 团结 | tuánjié | to unite; unity; solidarity; united | 6 | Same level |
| 团体 | tuántǐ | group; organization; team | 6 | Same level |
| 团圆 | tuányuán | to have a reunion | 6 | Same level |
| 推测 | tuīcè | speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate | 6 | Same level |
| 推销 | tuīxiāo | to market; to sell | 6 | Same level |
| 推行 | tuīxíng | to put into effect; to carry out | — | Not in same old level |
| 退税 | tuìshuì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 吞 | tūn | to swallow; to take | — | Not in same old level |
| 拖 | tuō | variant of 拖; to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on | — | Not in same old level |
| 拖延 | tuōyán | to delay; to put off; to procrastinate | 6 | Same level |
| 托运 | tuōyùn | to consign (goods); to check through (baggage) | 6 | Same level |
| 挖 | wā | to dig; to excavate; to scoop out | — | Not in same old level |
| 哇 | wā | Wow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting | 6 | Same level |
| 娃娃 | wáwa | baby; small child; doll | 6 | Same level |
| 歪 | wāi | askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 外表 | wàibiǎo | external; outside; outward appearance | 6 | Same level |
| 外交 | wàijiāo | diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 外界 | wàijiè | the outside world; external | 6 | Same level |
| 外科 | wàikē | surgery (branch of medicine) | — | Not in same old level |
| 外来 | wàilái | external; foreign; outside | — | Not in same old level |
| 外甥 | wàisheng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 弯曲 | wānqū | to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp | — | Not in same old level |
| 顽强 | wánqiáng | tenacious; hard to defeat | 6 | Same level |
| 万物 | wànwù | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 王子 | wángzǐ | prince; son of a king | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 网 | wǎng | net; network | — | Not in same old level |
| 往后 | wǎnghòu | from now on; in the future; time to come | — | Not in same old level |
| 往来 | wǎnglái | dealings; contacts; to go back and forth | — | Not in same old level |
| 往年 | wǎngnián | in former years; in previous years | — | Not in same old level |
| 望 | wàng | full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards; 15th day of month (lunar calendar); old variant of 望 | — | Not in same old level |
| 危机 | wēijī | crisis | 6 | Same level |
| 微小 | wēixiǎo | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 违规 | wéiguī | to violate the rules | — | Not in same old level |
| 维护 | wéihù | to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 为难 | wéinán | to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) | 6 | Same level |
| 围棋 | wéiqí | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 为期 | wéiqī | (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time) | 6 | Same level |
| 维生素 | wéishēngsù | vitamin | 6 | Same level |
| 为止 | wéizhǐ | until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) | — | Not in same old level |
| 委屈 | wěiqu | to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 委托 | wěituō | to entrust; to trust; to commission | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 未 | wèi | not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° | — | Not in same old level |
| 未必 | wèibì | not necessarily; maybe not | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 未成年人 | wèichéngniánrén | minor (i.e. person under 18) | — | Not in same old level |
| 为此 | wèicǐ | for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end | — | Not in same old level |
| 为何 | wèihé | why | — | Not in same old level |
| 味觉 | wèijué | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 胃口 | wèikǒu | appetite; liking | 6 | Same level |
| 温和 | wēnhé | mild; gentle; moderate | 6 | Same level |
| 温柔 | wēnróu | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 文档 | wéndàng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 文具 | wénjù | stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 文科 | wénkē | liberal arts; humanities | — | Not in same old level |
| 文明 | wénmíng | civilized; civilization; culture | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 闻名 | wénmíng | well-known; famous; renowned; eminent | — | Not in same old level |
| 文物 | wénwù | cultural relic; historical relic | 6 | Same level |
| 文献 | wénxiàn | document | 6 | Same level |
| 文艺 | wényì | literature and art | 6 | Same level |
| 乌龟 | wūguī | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 污水 | wūshuǐ | sewage | — | Not in same old level |
| 无所谓 | wúsuǒwèi | to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be | — | Not in same old level |
| 无疑 | wúyí | undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure | — | Not in same old level |
| 武器 | wǔqì | weapon; arms | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 误 | wù | mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly | — | Not in same old level |
| 误解 | wùjiě | to misunderstand; misunderstanding | 6 | Same level |
| 物体 | wùtǐ | object; body; substance | — | Not in same old level |
| 吸取 | xīqǔ | to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate | 6 | Same level |
| 媳妇 | xífu | — | 6 | Same level |
| 习俗 | xísú | custom; tradition; local tradition; convention | 6 | Same level |
| 喜剧 | xǐjù | comedy | — | Not in same old level |
| 喜事 | xǐshì | happy occasion; wedding | — | Not in same old level |
| 洗漱 | xǐshù | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 细胞 | xìbāo | cell (biology) | 6 | Same level |
| 细菌 | xìjūn | bacterium; germ | 6 | Same level |
| 系列 | xìliè | series; set | 6 | Same level |
| 戏曲 | xìqǔ | Chinese opera | — | Not in same old level |
| 细致 | xìzhì | delicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking | 6 | Same level |
| 吓 | xià | to frighten; to scare | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 下功夫 | xià gōngfu | see 夫 | — | Not in same old level |
| 下单 | xiàdān | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 夏令营 | xiàlìngyíng | summer camp | 6 | Same level |
| 下线 | xiàxiàn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 下旬 | xiàxún | last third of the month | — | Not in same old level |
| 鲜明 | xiānmíng | bright; clear-cut; distinct | 6 | Same level |
| 先前 | xiānqián | before; previously | 6 | Same level |
| 鲜艳 | xiānyàn | bright-colored; gaily-colored | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 嫌 | xián | to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect | 6 | Same level |
| 显 | xiǎn | to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero- | — | Not in same old level |
| 险 | xiǎn | danger; dangerous; rugged | — | Not in same old level |
| 显著 | xiǎnzhù | outstanding; notable; remarkable; statistically significant | 6 | Same level |
| 限 | xiàn | to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound | — | Not in same old level |
| 线 | xiàn | variant of 线; thread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) | — | Not in same old level |
| 现存 | xiàncún | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 限度 | xiàndù | limitation; limit | — | Not in same old level |
| 现货 | xiànhuò | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 陷入 | xiànrù | to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament) | 6 | Same level |
| 线索 | xiànsuǒ | trail; clues; thread (of a story) | 6 | Same level |
| 限于 | xiànyú | to be limited to; to be confined to | — | Not in same old level |
| 相差 | xiāngchà | to differ; discrepancy between | 6 | Same level |
| 香肠 | xiāngcháng | sausage | — | Not in same old level |
| 相传 | xiāngchuán | to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend | — | Not in same old level |
| 相等 | xiāngděng | equal; equally; equivalent | 6 | Same level |
| 相连 | xiānglián | to link; to join; link; connection | — | Not in same old level |
| 香水 | xiāngshuǐ | perfume; cologne | — | Not in same old level |
| 相应 | xiāngyìng | to correspond; answering (one another); to agree (among the part); corresponding; relevant; appropriate; (modify) accordingly | 6 | Same level |
| 项链 | xiàngliàn | necklace | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 象棋 | xiàngqí | Chinese chess | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 相声 | xiàngsheng | comic dialogue; sketch; crosstalk | — | Not in same old level |
| 向往 | xiàngwǎng | to yearn for; to look forward to | 6 | Same level |
| 消除 | xiāochú | to eliminate; to remove | 6 | Same level |
| 消毒 | xiāodú | to disinfect; to sterilize | 6 | Same level |
| 消防 | xiāofáng | firefighting; fire control | 6 | Same level |
| 消耗 | xiāohào | to use up; to consume | 6 | Same level |
| 消灭 | xiāomiè | to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 小麦 | xiǎomài | wheat | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 小气 | xiǎoqi | — | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 小偷儿 | xiǎotōur | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 笑容 | xiàoróng | smile; smiling expression | — | Not in same old level |
| 效应 | xiàoyìng | effect (scientific phenomenon) | — | Not in same old level |
| 歇 | xiē | to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 携带 | xiédài | to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xī dài] | 6 | Same level |
| 协会 | xiéhuì | an association; a society | 6 | Same level |
| 协调 | xiétiáo | to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 协助 | xiézhù | to provide assistance; to aid | 6 | Same level |
| 心爱 | xīn’ài | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 心底 | xīndǐ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 新款 | xīnkuǎn | new style; latest fashion; new model | — | Not in same old level |
| 心灵 | xīnlíng | bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit | 6 | Same level |
| 新媒体 | xīnméitǐ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 心目 | xīnmù | mind | — | Not in same old level |
| 新能源 | xīnnéngyuán | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 薪水 | xīnshui | — | 6 | Same level |
| 心疼 | xīnténg | to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed | 6 | Same level |
| 新兴 | xīnxīng | (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging; in the ascendant | — | Not in same old level |
| 新颖 | xīnyǐng | lit. new bud; fig. new and original | 6 | Same level |
| 心愿 | xīnyuàn | cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration | — | Not in same old level |
| 心脏 | xīnzàng | heart | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 信赖 | xìnlài | to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on | 6 | Same level |
| 信念 | xìnniàn | faith; belief; conviction | 6 | Same level |
| 兴起 | xīngqǐ | to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue | — | Not in same old level |
| 型号 | xínghào | model (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms of color, size etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 形态 | xíngtài | shape; form; pattern; morphology | 6 | Same level |
| 性价比 | xìngjiàbǐ | cost-performance ratio | — | Not in same old level |
| 性能 | xìngnéng | function; performance; behavior | 6 | Same level |
| 胸 | xiōng | variant of 胸; chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 修订 | xiūdìng | to revise | — | Not in same old level |
| 修复 | xiūfù | to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc) | 6 | Same level |
| 袖子 | xiùzi | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 许可 | xǔkě | to allow; to permit | 6 | Same level |
| 叙述 | xùshù | to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 旋转 | xuánzhuǎn | to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl | 6 | Same level |
| 选拔 | xuǎnbá | to select the best | 6 | Same level |
| 选修 | xuǎnxiū | (at a school) to take as an elective; an elective; elective (subject) | — | Not in same old level |
| 学会 | xuéhuì | to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association | — | Not in same old level |
| 学位 | xuéwèi | academic degree; place in school | 6 | Same level |
| 学问 | xuéwen | — | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 学员 | xuéyuán | student; member of an institution of learning; officer cadet | — | Not in same old level |
| 血管 | xuèguǎn | vein; artery | — | Not in same old level |
| 血型 | xuèxíng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 血压 | xuèyā | blood pressure | 6 | Same level |
| 血液 | xuèyè | blood | — | Not in same old level |
| 循环 | xúnhuán | to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop | 6 | Same level |
| 寻求 | xúnqiú | to seek; to look for | — | Not in same old level |
| 压缩 | yāsuō | to compress; compression | 6 | Same level |
| 亚军 | yàjūn | second place (in a sports contest); runner-up | 6 | Same level |
| 淹 | yān | to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay | — | Not in same old level |
| 淹没 | yānmò | to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.) | 6 | Same level |
| 严 | yán | tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father | — | Not in same old level |
| 沿海 | yánhǎi | coastal | 6 | Same level |
| 严寒 | yánhán | bitter cold; severe winter | 6 | Same level |
| 严禁 | yánjìn | to strictly prohibit | 6 | Same level |
| 严厉 | yánlì | severe; strict | 6 | Same level |
| 延期 | yánqī | to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer | 6 | Same level |
| 炎热 | yánrè | blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather) | 6 | Same level |
| 延伸 | yánshēn | to extend; to spread | 6 | Same level |
| 研讨 | yántǎo | discussion | — | Not in same old level |
| 延续 | yánxù | to continue; to go on; to last | 6 | Same level |
| 言语 | yányǔ | words; speech; (spoken) language | — | Not in same old level |
| 炎症 | yánzhèng | inflammation | — | Not in same old level |
| 眼光 | yǎnguāng | gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things | 6 | Same level |
| 眼看 | yǎnkàn | soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens | — | Not in same old level |
| 演奏 | yǎnzòu | to perform on a musical instrument | 6 | Same level |
| 宴会 | yànhuì | banquet; feast; dinner party | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 验证 | yànzhèng | to inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory); to authenticate | 6 | Same level |
| 仰 | yǎng | to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on | — | Not in same old level |
| 痒 | yǎng | variant of 痒; to itch; to tickle | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 养老 | yǎnglǎo | to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement | — | Not in same old level |
| 养老院 | yǎnglǎoyuàn | nursing home | — | Not in same old level |
| 氧气 | yǎngqì | oxygen | 6 | Same level |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type | — | Not in same old level |
| 遥远 | yáoyuǎn | distant; remote | 6 | Same level |
| 要点 | yàodiǎn | main point; essential | 6 | Same level |
| 要么 | yàome | or; either one or the other | — | Not in same old level |
| 要素 | yàosù | essential factor; key constituent | 6 | Same level |
| 野 | yě | old variant of 野; erroneous variant of 野; field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral | — | Not in same old level |
| 也好 | yěhǎo | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | — | Not in same old level |
| 野生 | yěshēng | wild; undomesticated | — | Not in same old level |
| 野外 | yěwài | countryside; areas outside the city | — | Not in same old level |
| 业 | yè | line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already | — | Not in same old level |
| 液体 | yètǐ | liquid | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 依旧 | yījiù | as before; still | 6 | Same level |
| 依赖 | yīlài | to depend on; to be dependent on | 6 | Same level |
| 一流 | yīliú | top quality; front ranking | 6 | Same level |
| 衣食住行 | yī-shí-zhù-xíng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 医药 | yīyào | medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical | — | Not in same old level |
| 一一 | yīyī | one by one; one after another | — | Not in same old level |
| 姨 | yí | mother's sister; aunt | — | Not in same old level |
| 一辈子 | yíbèizi | — | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 遗产 | yíchǎn | heritage; legacy; inheritance; bequest | 6 | Same level |
| 遗传 | yíchuán | heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring) | 6 | Same level |
| 一带 | yídài | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 一道 | yídào | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 一贯 | yíguàn | — | 6 | Same level |
| 疑惑 | yíhuò | to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions | 6 | Same level |
| 一律 | yílǜ | — | 6 | Same level |
| 移民 | yímín | to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 仪器 | yíqì | instrument; apparatus | 6 | Same level |
| 仪式 | yíshì | ceremony | 6 | Same level |
| 一向 | yíxiàng | — | 6 | Same level |
| 一系列 | yíxìliè | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 一再 | yízài | — | 6 | Same level |
| 一阵 | yízhèn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 遗址 | yízhǐ | ruins; historic relics | — | Not in same old level |
| 以便 | yǐbiàn | so that; so as to; in order to | 6 | Same level |
| 以免 | yǐmiǎn | in order to avoid; so as not to | 6 | Same level |
| 以往 | yǐwǎng | in the past; formerly | 6 | Same level |
| 异常 | yìcháng | unusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally | 6 | Same level |
| 益处 | yìchù | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 一帆风顺 | yìfān-fēngshùn | — | 6 | Same level |
| 一口气 | yìkǒuqì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 议论 | yìlùn | to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 一模一样 | yìmú-yíyàng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 艺人 | yìrén | performing artist; actor | — | Not in same old level |
| 一身 | yìshēn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 一时 | yìshí | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 一同 | yìtóng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 易于 | yìyú | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 抑制 | yìzhì | to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress | 6 | Same level |
| 因 | yīn | old variant of 因; cause; reason; because | — | Not in same old level |
| 音节 | yīnjié | syllable | — | Not in same old level |
| 银 | yín | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 银牌 | yínpái | silver medal | — | Not in same old level |
| 引 | yǐn | to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters | — | Not in same old level |
| 隐藏 | yǐncáng | to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting) | — | Not in same old level |
| 引导 | yǐndǎo | to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer | 6 | Same level |
| 引发 | yǐnfā | to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions) | — | Not in same old level |
| 引入 | yǐnrù | to draw into; to pull into; to introduce | — | Not in same old level |
| 隐私 | yǐnsī | secrets; private business; privacy | 6 | Same level |
| 饮用水 | yǐnyòngshuǐ | drinking water; potable water | — | Not in same old level |
| 印 | yìn | to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image | — | Not in same old level |
| 婴儿 | yīng’ér | — | 6 | Same level |
| 英雄 | yīngxióng | hero | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 影子 | yǐngzi | shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 拥挤 | yōngjǐ | crowded; to throng; congestion | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 涌现 | yǒngxiàn | to emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to emerge prominently | 6 | Same level |
| 勇于 | yǒngyú | to dare to; to be brave enough to | 6 | Same level |
| 用餐 | yòngcān | to eat a meal | — | Not in same old level |
| 用处 | yòngchù | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 用功 | yònggōng | diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort | 6 | Same level |
| 用人 | yòngrén | servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff | — | Not in same old level |
| 用心 | yòngxīn | motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful | — | Not in same old level |
| 优化 | yōuhuà | to optimize | — | Not in same old level |
| 优先 | yōuxiān | to have priority; to take precedence | 6 | Same level |
| 优异 | yōuyì | exceptional; outstandingly good | 6 | Same level |
| 由来 | yóulái | origin | — | Not in same old level |
| 游人 | yóurén | a tourist | — | Not in same old level |
| 犹如 | yóurú | similar to; like | 6 | Same level |
| 有机 | yǒujī | organic | — | Not in same old level |
| 有劲 | yǒujìn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 有序 | yǒuxù | regular; orderly; successive; in order | — | Not in same old level |
| 于 | yú | to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; variant of 于; (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by | — | Not in same old level |
| 余额 | yú’é | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 与其 | yǔqí | rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 羽绒服 | yǔróngfú | down-filled garment | 6 | Same level |
| 预定 | yùdìng | to schedule in advance | — | Not in same old level |
| 预料 | yùliào | to forecast; to anticipate; expectation | 6 | Same level |
| 预期 | yùqī | to expect; to anticipate | 6 | Same level |
| 浴室 | yùshì | bathroom (room used for bathing) | — | Not in same old level |
| 欲望 | yùwàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving | 6 | Same level |
| 原本 | yuánběn | originally; original | — | Not in same old level |
| 原材料 | yuáncáiliào | raw and semifinished materials | — | Not in same old level |
| 原理 | yuánlǐ | principle; theory | 6 | Same level |
| 原料 | yuánliào | raw material | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 园林 | yuánlín | gardens; park; landscape garden | 6 | Same level |
| 圆满 | yuánmǎn | satisfactory; consummate; perfect | 6 | Same level |
| 原始 | yuánshǐ | first; original; primitive; original (document etc) | 6 | Same level |
| 元素 | yuánsù | element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element; (math.) element (member of a set) | 6 | Same level |
| 原先 | yuánxiān | originally; original; former | 6 | Same level |
| 元宵 | yuánxiāo | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 源于 | yuányú | has its origins in | — | Not in same old level |
| 远程 | yuǎnchéng | remote; long distance; long range | — | Not in same old level |
| 远方 | yuǎnfāng | far away; a distant location | — | Not in same old level |
| 约束 | yuēshù | to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint | 6 | Same level |
| 月光 | yuèguāng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 乐器 | yuèqì | musical instrument | — | Not in same old level |
| 月球 | yuèqiú | the moon | — | Not in same old level |
| 乐曲 | yuèqǔ | musical composition | — | Not in same old level |
| 晕 | yūn | confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 晕车 | yùnchē | to be carsick | — | Not in same old level |
| 运送 | yùnsòng | to transport; to carry | — | Not in same old level |
| 运行 | yùnxíng | to move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc); (fig.) to function; to be in operation; (of a train service etc) to operate; to run; (of a computer) to run | 6 | Same level |
| 运营 | yùnyíng | to be in operation; to do business; (of train, bus etc) to be in service; operation; service | — | Not in same old level |
| 杂 | zá | variant of 杂; mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix | — | Not in same old level |
| 灾 | zāi | disaster; calamity; variant of 灾; old variant of 灾 | — | Not in same old level |
| 灾害 | zāihài | calamity; disaster | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 灾难 | zāinàn | disaster; catastrophe | 6 | Same level |
| 灾区 | zāiqū | disaster area; stricken region | — | Not in same old level |
| 再三 | zàisān | over and over again; again and again | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 再生 | zàishēng | to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration | — | Not in same old level |
| 在意 | zàiyì | to care about; to mind | 6 | Same level |
| 赞赏 | zànshǎng | to admire; to praise; to appreciate | — | Not in same old level |
| 赞同 | zàntóng | to approve of; to endorse; (vote) in favor | 6 | Same level |
| 遭到 | zāodào | to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) | — | Not in same old level |
| 遭受 | zāoshòu | to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) | 6 | Same level |
| 遭遇 | zāoyù | to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience | 6 | Same level |
| 噪声 | zàoshēng | noise | — | Not in same old level |
| 造型 | zàoxíng | to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose | 6 | Same level |
| 则 | zé | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 扎 | zhā | to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar"); variant of 扎; (of troops) to be stationed (at); Taiwan pr. [zhá] | 6 | Same level |
| 炸 | zhà | to burst; to explode; to blow up; (fig.) to fly into a rage | — | Not in same old level |
| 粘 | zhān | to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to | — | Not in same old level |
| 粘贴 | zhāntiē | to stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste"); Taiwan pr. [nián tiē]; also written 黏贴 | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 崭新 | zhǎnxīn | brand new | 6 | Same level |
| 占比 | zhànbǐ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 战斗 | zhàndòu | to fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle | 6 | Same level |
| 占据 | zhànjù | to occupy; to hold | 6 | Same level |
| 战胜 | zhànshèng | to prevail over; to defeat; to surmount | — | Not in same old level |
| 占有 | zhànyǒu | to have; to own; to hold; to occupy; to possess; to account for (a high proportion etc) | 6 | Same level |
| 战争 | zhànzhēng | war; conflict | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 章 | zhāng | chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order | — | Not in same old level |
| 长辈 | zhǎngbèi | one's elders; older generation | 6 | Same level |
| 障碍 | zhàng’ài | — | 6 | Same level |
| 账单 | zhàngdān | bill | — | Not in same old level |
| 招 | zhāo | to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess | — | Not in same old level |
| 招待 | zhāodài | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 招生 | zhāoshēng | to enroll new students; to get students | — | Not in same old level |
| 招手 | zhāoshǒu | to wave; to beckon | — | Not in same old level |
| 招收 | zhāoshōu | to hire; to recruit | 6 | Same level |
| 照明 | zhàomíng | lighting; illumination; to light up; to illuminate | — | Not in same old level |
| 折 | zhé | to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book; variant of 折 | 6 | Same level |
| 针 | zhēn | needle; pin; injection; stitch; variant of 针, needle | — | Not in same old level |
| 真相 | zhēnxiàng | the truth about sth; the actual facts | 6 | Same level |
| 珍珠 | zhēnzhū | pearl | 6 | Same level |
| 枕头 | zhěntou | pillow | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 镇 | zhèn | to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks) | — | Not in same old level |
| 阵雨 | zhènyǔ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 睁 | zhēng | to open (one's eyes) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 争吵 | zhēngchǎo | to quarrel; dispute | — | Not in same old level |
| 争夺 | zhēngduó | to fight over; to contest; to vie over | 6 | Same level |
| 争论 | zhēnglùn | to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 征求 | zhēngqiú | to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 争议 | zhēngyì | controversy; dispute; to dispute | 6 | Same level |
| 政策 | zhèngcè | policy | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 正规 | zhèngguī | regular; according to standards | 6 | Same level |
| 正面 | zhèngmiàn | front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open | — | Not in same old level |
| 证实 | zhèngshí | to confirm (sth to be true); to verify | 6 | Same level |
| 正义 | zhèngyì | justice; righteousness; just; righteous | 6 | Same level |
| 症状 | zhèngzhuàng | symptom (of an illness) | 6 | Same level |
| 支 | zhī | to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 枝 | zhī | branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc | 6 | Same level |
| 支撑 | zhīchēng | to prop up; to support; strut; brace | 6 | Same level |
| 支出 | zhīchū | to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure | 6 | Same level |
| 脂肪 | zhīfáng | fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food) | 6 | Same level |
| 之所以 | zhīsuǒyǐ | (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)" | — | Not in same old level |
| 值班 | zhíbān | to work a shift; on duty | 6 | Same level |
| 职位 | zhíwèi | position; post; job | 6 | Same level |
| 职务 | zhíwù | post; position; job; duties | 6 | Same level |
| 职员 | zhíyuán | office worker; staff member | — | Not in same old level |
| 职责 | zhízé | duty; responsibility; obligation | — | Not in same old level |
| 侄子 | zhízi | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 只得 | zhǐdé | to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to | — | Not in same old level |
| 指定 | zhǐdìng | to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated | 6 | Same level |
| 只顾 | zhǐgù | solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect | — | Not in same old level |
| 指挥 | zhǐhuī | to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 指示 | zhǐshì | to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions | 6 | Same level |
| 指责 | zhǐzé | to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce | 6 | Same level |
| 制 | zhì | system; to control; to regulate; variant of 制; to manufacture; to make | — | Not in same old level |
| 至关重要 | zhìguān-zhòngyào | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 智力 | zhìlì | intelligence; intellect | 6 | Same level |
| 治理 | zhìlǐ | to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance | 6 | Same level |
| 制品 | zhìpǐn | products; goods | — | Not in same old level |
| 秩序 | zhìxù | order (orderly); order (sequence); social order; the state (of society) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 质疑 | zhìyí | to call into question; to question (truth or validity) | — | Not in same old level |
| 至于 | zhìyú | as for; as to; to go so far as to | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 中等 | zhōngděng | medium | — | Not in same old level |
| 终点 | zhōngdiǎn | the end; end point; finishing line (in a race); destination; terminus | 6 | Same level |
| 中断 | zhōngduàn | to cut short; to break off; to discontinue; to interrupt | 6 | Same level |
| 终身 | zhōngshēn | lifelong; all one's life; marriage | 6 | Same level |
| 钟头 | zhōngtóu | hour | — | Not in same old level |
| 中旬 | zhōngxún | middle third of a month | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 中央 | zhōngyāng | central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state) | 6 | Same level |
| 肿 | zhǒng | to swell; swelling; swollen | — | Not in same old level |
| 中 | zhòng | to hit (the mark); to be hit by; to suffer; to win (a prize, a lottery) | — | Not in same old level |
| 种地 | zhòngdì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 中毒 | zhòngdú | to be poisoned | — | Not in same old level |
| 中奖 | zhòngjiǎng | to win a prize (in a lottery etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 众人 | zhòngrén | everyone | — | Not in same old level |
| 中暑 | zhòngshǔ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 众所周知 | zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī | as everyone knows (idiom); see 众所周知 | 6 | Same level |
| 重心 | zhòngxīn | center of gravity; central core; main part | 6 | Same level |
| 州 | zhōu | prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland) | 6 | Same level |
| 粥 | zhōu | congee; gruel; porridge | 6 | Same level |
| 周边 | zhōubiān | periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs | 6 | Same level |
| 周到 | zhōudào | thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 周期 | zhōuqī | period; cycle | 6 | Same level |
| 株 | zhū | tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; strain (biology); to involve others (in shady business) | 6 | Same level |
| 珠宝 | zhūbǎo | pearls; jewels; precious stones | — | Not in same old level |
| 诸多 | zhūduō | (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of | — | Not in same old level |
| 主办 | zhǔbàn | to organize; to host (a conference or sports event) | 6 | Same level |
| 主播 | zhǔbō | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 主导 | zhǔdǎo | leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate | 6 | Same level |
| 主管 | zhǔguǎn | in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager | 6 | Same level |
| 主角 | zhǔjué | leading role; lead; protagonist | — | Not in same old level |
| 主流 | zhǔliú | main stream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter; mainstream (culture etc) | 6 | Same level |
| 主演 | zhǔyǎn | to act the leading role (in a movie or a play); to star; lead actor | — | Not in same old level |
| 主张 | zhǔzhāng | to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 祝福 | zhùfú | blessings; to wish sb well | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 助理 | zhùlǐ | assistant | 6 | Same level |
| 助手 | zhùshǒu | assistant; helper | 6 | Same level |
| 祝愿 | zhùyuàn | to wish | — | Not in same old level |
| 住宅 | zhùzhái | residence; dwelling; abode | 6 | Same level |
| 著作 | zhùzuò | to write; literary work; book; article; writings | 6 | Same level |
| 砖 | zhuān | variant of 砖; brick | — | Not in same old level |
| 专科 | zhuānkē | specialized subject; branch (of medicine); specialized training school | 6 | Same level |
| 专利 | zhuānlì | patent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people; monopoly | 6 | Same level |
| 专题 | zhuāntí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic | 6 | Same level |
| 专用 | zhuānyòng | special; dedicated | — | Not in same old level |
| 专注 | zhuānzhù | to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention | — | Not in same old level |
| 转换 | zhuǎnhuàn | to change; to switch; to convert; to transform | — | Not in same old level |
| 转交 | zhuǎnjiāo | to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else | — | Not in same old level |
| 转让 | zhuǎnràng | to transfer (ownership, rights etc) | 6 | Same level |
| 转身 | zhuǎnshēn | (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) | — | Not in same old level |
| 转移 | zhuǎnyí | to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc); (medicine) to metastasize | 6 | Same level |
| 转 | zhuàn | to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actions | — | Not in same old level |
| 转动 | zhuàndòng | to rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn; to move in a circle; to gyrate | — | Not in same old level |
| 装备 | zhuāngbèi | equipment; to equip; to outfit | 6 | Same level |
| 庄稼 | zhuāngjia | farm crop | — | Not in same old level |
| 追究 | zhuījiū | to investigate; to look into | 6 | Same level |
| 捉 | zhuō | to clutch; to grab; to capture | — | Not in same old level |
| 资本 | zīběn | capital (economics) | 6 | Same level |
| 资产 | zīchǎn | property; assets | 6 | Same level |
| 自豪 | zìháo | proud (of one's achievements etc) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 自来水 | zìláishuǐ | running water; tap water | — | Not in same old level |
| 自律 | zìlǜ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 字幕 | zìmù | caption; subtitle | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 自杀 | zìshā | to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide | — | Not in same old level |
| 自我 | zìwǒ | self-; ego (psychology) | — | Not in same old level |
| 自言自语 | zìyán-zìyǔ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 自愿 | zìyuàn | voluntary | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 自助 | zìzhù | self-service | — | Not in same old level |
| 棕色 | zōngsè | brown | 6 | Same level |
| 总裁 | zǒngcái | chairman; director-general (of a company etc) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 总计 | zǒngjì | (grand) total | — | Not in same old level |
| 总理 | zǒnglǐ | premier; prime minister | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 总算 | zǒngsuàn | at long last; finally; on the whole | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 粽子 | zòngzi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled | — | Not in same old level |
| 走廊 | zǒuláng | corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda | 6 | Same level |
| 足 | zú | foot; to be sufficient; ample | — | Not in same old level |
| 足以 | zúyǐ | sufficient to...; so much so that; so that | 6 | Same level |
| 阻碍 | zǔ’ài | — | 6 | Same level |
| 阻挡 | zǔdǎng | to stop; to resist; to obstruct | — | Not in same old level |
| 祖国 | zǔguó | motherland | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 祖先 | zǔxiān | ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 钻 | zuān | to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain | — | Not in same old level |
| 罪 | zuì | guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin; variant of 罪, crime | — | Not in same old level |
Old-level words not in the same new level
These words may have moved to another level; “—” means no matching written form was found in the new dataset, not that a word is forbidden in an exam.
| Chinese | Pinyin | Dictionary senses (English) | New HSK level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 呵 | ā | variant of 啊 | 7–9 |
| 哎哟 | āi yō | hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise | — |
| 挨 | āi | in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to | 7–9 |
| 癌症 | ái zhèng | cancer | 7–9 |
| 爱不释手 | ài bù shì shǒu | (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible | 7–9 |
| 爱戴 | ài dài | to love and respect; love and respect | 7–9 |
| 暧昧 | ài mèi | vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious | 7–9 |
| 安居乐业 | ān jū lè yè | to live in peace and work happily (idiom) | — |
| 安宁 | ān níng | peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry | 7–9 |
| 安详 | ān xiáng | serene | 7–9 |
| 安置 | ān zhì | to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement | 7–9 |
| 案件 | àn jiàn | case; instance | 7–9 |
| 凹凸 | āo tū | concave or convex; bumps and holes; uneven (surface); rugged | — |
| 熬 | āo | to boil; to simmer | 7–9 |
| 奥秘 | ào mì | secret; mystery | 7–9 |
| 扒 | bā | to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig | 7–9 |
| 疤 | bā | scar; scab | 7–9 |
| 拔苗助长 | bá miáo zhù zhǎng | to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom) | — |
| 把关 | bǎ guān | to guard a pass; to check on sth | 7–9 |
| 把手 | bǎ shǒu | to shake hands | 7–9 |
| 把戏 | bǎ xì | acrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy | — |
| 霸道 | bà dào | the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent | 7–9 |
| 巴不得 | bā bu de | (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to | 7–9 |
| 巴结 | bā jie | to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to | 7–9 |
| 罢工 | bà gōng | a strike; to go on strike | 7–9 |
| 掰 | bāi | to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship) | 7–9 |
| 败坏 | bài huài | to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine | 7–9 |
| 拜托 | bài tuō | to request sb to do sth; please! | 7–9 |
| 颁布 | bān bù | to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc) | 7–9 |
| 颁发 | bān fā | to issue; to promulgate; to award | 7–9 |
| 斑纹 | bān wén | stripe; streak | — |
| 半途而废 | bàn tú ér fèi | to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished | 7–9 |
| 伴侣 | bàn lǚ | companion; mate; partner | 7–9 |
| 绑架 | bǎng jià | to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking | 7–9 |
| 磅 | bàng | scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh; (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams); (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) | 7–9 |
| 包庇 | bāo bì | to shield; to harbor; to cover up | 7–9 |
| 包袱 | bāo fu | wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline | 7–9 |
| 包围 | bāo wéi | to surround; to encircle; to hem in | 7–9 |
| 包装 | bāo zhuāng | to pack; to package; to wrap; packaging | 5 |
| 饱和 | bǎo hé | saturated; filled to capacity | 7–9 |
| 饱经沧桑 | bǎo jīng cāng sāng | having lived through many changes | 7–9 |
| 保密 | bǎo mì | to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy | 7–9 |
| 保姆 | bǎo mǔ | nanny; housekeeper | 7–9 |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative; to guard; to keep | 7–9 |
| 保卫 | bǎo wèi | to defend; to safeguard | 7–9 |
| 保养 | bǎo yǎng | to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance | 7–9 |
| 保重 | bǎo zhòng | to take care of oneself | 7–9 |
| 报仇 | bào chóu | to take revenge; to avenge | 7–9 |
| 报酬 | bào chou | reward; remuneration | 7–9 |
| 报答 | bào dá | to repay; to requite | 7–9 |
| 报到 | bào dào | to report for duty; to check in; to register | 5 |
| 报复 | bào fù | to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation | 7–9 |
| 报销 | bào xiāo | to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement; to write off; to wipe out | 7–9 |
| 抱负 | bào fù | aspiration; ambition | 7–9 |
| 抱怨 | bào yuàn | to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied | 5 |
| 卑鄙 | bēi bǐ | base; mean; contemptible; despicable | 7–9 |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved; sorrowful | 7–9 |
| 悲惨 | bēi cǎn | miserable; tragic | 7–9 |
| 贝壳 | bèi ké | shell; conch; cowry; mother of pearl; hard outer skin; also pr. [bèi qiào] | 7–9 |
| 备份 | bèi fèn | backup | 7–9 |
| 备忘录 | bèi wàng lù | memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book | 7–9 |
| 背叛 | bèi pàn | to betray | 7–9 |
| 背诵 | bèi sòng | to recite; to repeat from memory | 7–9 |
| 被告 | bèi gào | defendant | 7–9 |
| 奔波 | bēn bō | to rush about; to be constantly on the move | 7–9 |
| 奔驰 | bēn chí | to run quickly; to speed; to gallop | 7–9 |
| 本钱 | běn qián | capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) | 7–9 |
| 本人 | běn rén | I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned | 5 |
| 本事 | běn shì | source material; original story | 7–9 |
| 本着 | běn zhe | based on...; in conformance with..; taking as one's main principle | 7–9 |
| 笨拙 | bèn zhuō | clumsy; awkward; stupid | 7–9 |
| 崩溃 | bēng kuì | to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart | 7–9 |
| 甭 | béng | (contraction of 用) need not; please don't | — |
| 迸发 | bèng fā | to burst forth | 7–9 |
| 蹦 | bèng | to jump; to bounce; to hop | 7–9 |
| 逼迫 | bī pò | to force; to compel; to coerce | 7–9 |
| 鼻涕 | bí tì | nasal mucus; snivel; snot | 7–9 |
| 比喻 | bǐ yù | to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively | 5 |
| 必定 | bì dìng | to be bound to; to be sure to | 7–9 |
| 闭塞 | bì sè | to stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking | — |
| 弊病 | bì bìng | malady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage | 7–9 |
| 弊端 | bì duān | systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices) | 7–9 |
| 碧玉 | bì yù | jasper | — |
| 臂 | bì | arm | — |
| 边疆 | biān jiāng | border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region | 7–9 |
| 边界 | biān jiè | boundary; border | 7–9 |
| 边境 | biān jìng | frontier; border | 7–9 |
| 边缘 | biān yuán | edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline | 7–9 |
| 编织 | biān zhī | to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid; (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc) | 7–9 |
| 鞭策 | biān cè | to spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress) | 7–9 |
| 贬低 | biǎn dī | to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue | 7–9 |
| 贬义 | biǎn yì | derogatory sense; negative connotation | — |
| 扁 | biǎn | flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up; old variant of 匾 | 7–9 |
| 变故 | biàn gù | an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune | 7–9 |
| 变迁 | biàn qiān | changes; vicissitudes | 7–9 |
| 便利 | biàn lì | convenient; easy; to facilitate | 5 |
| 便条 | biàn tiáo | (informal) note | — |
| 便于 | biàn yú | easy to; convenient for | 4 |
| 遍布 | biàn bù | to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout | 7–9 |
| 辨认 | biàn rèn | to recognize; to identify | 7–9 |
| 辩护 | biàn hù | to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of; to defend; to plead | 7–9 |
| 辩解 | biàn jiě | to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself | 7–9 |
| 辩证 | biàn zhèng | to investigate; dialectical | 7–9 |
| 辫子 | biàn zi | plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle | 7–9 |
| 标本 | biāo běn | specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease | 7–9 |
| 标记 | biāo jì | sign; mark; symbol; to mark up; (computing) token | 7–9 |
| 标题 | biāo tí | title; heading; headline; caption; subject | 5 |
| 飙升 | biāo shēng | to rise rapidly; to soar | 7–9 |
| 表决 | biǎo jué | to decide by vote; to vote | 7–9 |
| 表态 | biǎo tài | to declare one's position; to say where one stands | 7–9 |
| 表彰 | biǎo zhāng | to honor; to commend; to cite (in dispatches) | 7–9 |
| 憋 | biē | to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) | 7–9 |
| 别扭 | biè niu | awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche | 7–9 |
| 别墅 | bié shù | villa | 7–9 |
| 别致 | bié zhì | unusual; unique; variant of 别致 | 7–9 |
| 濒临 | bīn lín | on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to | 7–9 |
| 冰雹 | bīng báo | hail; hailstone | 7–9 |
| 并存 | bìng cún | to exist at the same time; to coexist | — |
| 并非 | bìng fēi | really isn't | 7–9 |
| 并列 | bìng liè | to stand side by side; to be juxtaposed | 7–9 |
| 拨打 | bō dǎ | to call; to dial | 5 |
| 波浪 | bō làng | wave | 7–9 |
| 波涛汹涌 | bō tāo xiōng yǒng | waves surging forth; roaring sea | — |
| 剥削 | bō xuē | to exploit; exploitation | 7–9 |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) | 4 |
| 伯母 | bó mǔ | wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) | 7–9 |
| 博大精深 | bó dà jīng shēn | wide-ranging and profound; broad and deep | 7–9 |
| 搏斗 | bó dòu | to wrestle; to fight; to struggle | 7–9 |
| 补救 | bǔ jiù | to remedy | 7–9 |
| 哺乳 | bǔ rǔ | breastfeeding; to suckle; to nurse | 7–9 |
| 捕捉 | bǔ zhuō | to catch; to seize; to capture | 7–9 |
| 不得已 | bù dé yǐ | to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must | 7–9 |
| 不妨 | bù fáng | there is no harm in; might as well | 7–9 |
| 不敢当 | bù gǎn dāng | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me | 7–9 |
| 不堪 | bù kān | cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely | 7–9 |
| 不可思议 | bù kě sī yì | inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable | 7–9 |
| 不愧 | bù kuì | to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be | 7–9 |
| 不惜 | bù xī | not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth) | 7–9 |
| 不相上下 | bù xiāng shàng xià | equally matched; about the same | 7–9 |
| 不像话 | bù xiàng huà | unreasonable; shocking; outrageous | 7–9 |
| 不屑一顾 | bù xiè yī gù | to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom) | — |
| 不言而喻 | bù yán ér yù | it goes without saying; it is self-evident | 7–9 |
| 不由得 | bù yóu de | can't help; cannot but | 7–9 |
| 不择手段 | bù zé shǒu duàn | by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously | — |
| 布告 | bù gào | posting on a bulletin board; notice; bulletin; to announce | — |
| 布局 | bù jú | arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon) | 7–9 |
| 步伐 | bù fá | pace; (measured) step; march | 7–9 |
| 部署 | bù shǔ | to dispose; to deploy; deployment | 7–9 |
| 才干 | cái gàn | ability; competence | 7–9 |
| 财政 | cái zhèng | finances (public); financial | 7–9 |
| 裁缝 | cái féng | to make an item of clothing; to tailor | 7–9 |
| 裁判 | cái pàn | judgment; to referee; umpire; judge; referee | 5 |
| 裁员 | cái yuán | to cut staff; to lay off employees | 7–9 |
| 参谋 | cān móu | staff officer; to give advice | 7–9 |
| 参照 | cān zhào | to consult a reference; to refer to (another document) | 7–9 |
| 残酷 | cán kù | cruel; cruelty | 7–9 |
| 残留 | cán liú | to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant; residue | 7–9 |
| 残忍 | cán rěn | cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless | 7–9 |
| 灿烂 | càn làn | to glitter; brilliant; splendid | 7–9 |
| 仓促 | cāng cù | all of a sudden; hurriedly | 7–9 |
| 苍白 | cāng bái | pale; wan | 7–9 |
| 舱 | cāng | cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane | 7–9 |
| 操劳 | cāo láo | to work hard; to look after | 7–9 |
| 操练 | cāo liàn | drill; practice | 7–9 |
| 操纵 | cāo zòng | to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate | 7–9 |
| 操作 | cāo zuò | to work; to operate; to manipulate | 5 |
| 嘈杂 | cáo zá | noisy; clamorous | 7–9 |
| 草案 | cǎo àn | draft (legislation, proposal etc) | 7–9 |
| 草率 | cǎo shuài | careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious | 7–9 |
| 侧面 | cè miàn | lateral side; side; aspect; profile | 7–9 |
| 层出不穷 | céng chū bù qióng | more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom) | 7–9 |
| 查获 | chá huò | to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) | 7–9 |
| 岔 | chà | 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) | 7–9 |
| 诧异 | chà yì | flabbergasted; astonished | 7–9 |
| 差距 | chā jù | disparity; gap | 5 |
| 柴油 | chái yóu | diesel fuel | 7–9 |
| 搀 | chān | to take by the arm and assist; to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate | 7–9 |
| 馋 | chán | gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving | 7–9 |
| 缠绕 | chán rào | twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother | 7–9 |
| 产业 | chǎn yè | industry; estate; property; industrial | 5 |
| 阐述 | chǎn shù | to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject) | 7–9 |
| 颤抖 | chàn dǒu | to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble | 7–9 |
| 昌盛 | chāng shèng | prosperous | 7–9 |
| 猖狂 | chāng kuáng | savage; furious | 7–9 |
| 尝试 | cháng shì | to try; to attempt | 5 |
| 偿还 | cháng huán | to repay; to reimburse | 7–9 |
| 常务 | cháng wù | routine; everyday business; daily operation (of a company) | — |
| 场所 | chǎng suǒ | location; place | 5 |
| 倡导 | chàng dǎo | to advocate; to initiate; to propose; to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought) | 7–9 |
| 倡议 | chàng yì | to suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative | 7–9 |
| 敞开 | chǎng kāi | to open wide; unrestrictedly | 7–9 |
| 钞票 | chāo piào | paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) | 7–9 |
| 超级 | chāo jí | super-; ultra-; hyper- | 5 |
| 朝气蓬勃 | zhāo qì péng bó | full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark | 7–9 |
| 撤退 | chè tuì | to retreat | 7–9 |
| 沉淀 | chén diàn | to settle; to precipitate; sedimentation | 7–9 |
| 沉闷 | chén mèn | oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy; (of sound) dull; muffled | 7–9 |
| 沉思 | chén sī | to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation | 7–9 |
| 沉着 | chén zhuó | steady; calm and collected; not nervous | 7–9 |
| 陈旧 | chén jiù | old-fashioned | 7–9 |
| 陈列 | chén liè | to display; to exhibit | 7–9 |
| 陈述 | chén shù | an assertion; to declare; to state | 7–9 |
| 称心如意 | chèn xīn rú yì | (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish | 7–9 |
| 成本 | chéng běn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs | 5 |
| 成天 | chéng tiān | (coll.) all day long; all the time | 7–9 |
| 成心 | chéng xīn | intentional; deliberate; on purpose | 7–9 |
| 成员 | chéng yuán | member | 5 |
| 承包 | chéng bāo | to contract; to undertake (a job) | 7–9 |
| 诚挚 | chéng zhì | sincere; cordial | 7–9 |
| 城堡 | chéng bǎo | castle; rook (chess piece) | — |
| 乘务员 | chéng wù yuán | attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc | 5 |
| 澄清 | chéng qīng | clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make sth clear; to be clear (about the facts) | 7–9 |
| 橙 | chéng | orange tree; orange (color) | — |
| 秤 | chēng | variant of 称, to weigh | 7–9 |
| 吃苦 | chī kǔ | to bear hardships | 7–9 |
| 吃力 | chī lì | to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain | 7–9 |
| 池塘 | chí táng | pool; pond | 7–9 |
| 迟缓 | chí huǎn | slow; sluggish | 7–9 |
| 迟疑 | chí yí | to hesitate | 7–9 |
| 赤道 | chì dào | equator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator | 7–9 |
| 赤字 | chì zì | (financial) deficit; red letter | 7–9 |
| 充当 | chōng dāng | to serve as; to act as; to play the role of | 7–9 |
| 充沛 | chōng pèi | abundant; plentiful; vigorous | 7–9 |
| 充足 | chōng zú | adequate; sufficient; abundant | 5 |
| 崇高 | chóng gāo | majestic; sublime | 7–9 |
| 崇敬 | chóng jìng | to revere; to venerate; high esteem | 7–9 |
| 抽空 | chōu kòng | to find the time to do sth | — |
| 稠密 | chóu mì | dense | 7–9 |
| 踌躇 | chóu chú | to hesitate | — |
| 丑恶 | chǒu è | ugly; repulsive | 7–9 |
| 出路 | chū lù | a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products) | 7–9 |
| 出卖 | chū mài | to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray | 7–9 |
| 出身 | chū shēn | to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin | 7–9 |
| 出神 | chū shén | spellbound; entranced; lost in thought | 7–9 |
| 出息 | chū xī | to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) | 7–9 |
| 出洋相 | chū yáng xiàng | to make a fool of oneself | — |
| 储备 | chǔ bèi | reserves; to store up | 7–9 |
| 处分 | chǔ fèn | to discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action; to deal with (a matter) | 7–9 |
| 处境 | chǔ jìng | situation (of a person) | 7–9 |
| 处置 | chǔ zhì | to handle; to take care of; to punish | 7–9 |
| 畜牧 | xù mù | to raise animals | 7–9 |
| 触犯 | chù fàn | to violate; to offend | 7–9 |
| 川流不息 | chuān liú bù xī | the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow | 7–9 |
| 穿越 | chuān yuè | to pass through; to traverse; to cross | 7–9 |
| 传单 | chuán dān | leaflet; flier; pamphlet | 7–9 |
| 传记 | zhuàn jì | biography | 7–9 |
| 船舶 | chuán bó | shipping; boats | 7–9 |
| 喘气 | chuǎn qì | to breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather; to catch one's breath | — |
| 床单 | chuáng dān | bed sheet | 5 |
| 幢 | chuáng | banner | 7–9 |
| 创新 | chuàng xīn | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation | 5 |
| 创业 | chuàng yè | to begin an undertaking; to start a major task; to initiate; to venture; venture; entrepreneurship | 5 |
| 创作 | chuàng zuò | to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation | 5 |
| 吹牛 | chuī niú | to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) | 7–9 |
| 吹捧 | chuī pěng | to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation | 7–9 |
| 锤 | chuí | hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer; variant of 锤 | 7–9 |
| 纯粹 | chún cuì | pure; unadulterated; purely; completely | 7–9 |
| 纯洁 | chún jié | pure; clean and honest; to purify | 7–9 |
| 词汇 | cí huì | variant of 词汇; vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes); word | 5 |
| 慈祥 | cí xiáng | kindly; benevolent (often of older person) | 7–9 |
| 雌雄 | cí xióng | male and female | — |
| 次品 | cì pǐn | substandard products; defective; seconds | 7–9 |
| 次序 | cì xù | sequence; order | 7–9 |
| 伺候 | cì hou | to serve; to wait upon | 7–9 |
| 从容不迫 | cóng róng bù pò | calm; unruffled | 7–9 |
| 丛 | cóng | cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket | 7–9 |
| 凑合 | còu he | to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad | 7–9 |
| 粗鲁 | cū lǔ | coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish | 7–9 |
| 窜 | cuàn | to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit | 7–9 |
| 摧残 | cuī cán | to ravage; to ruin | 7–9 |
| 搓 | cuō | to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist | 7–9 |
| 磋商 | cuō shāng | to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultations | 7–9 |
| 搭档 | dā dàng | to cooperate; partner | 7–9 |
| 达成 | dá chéng | to reach (an agreement); to accomplish | 5 |
| 答辩 | dá biàn | to reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation | 7–9 |
| 打包 | dǎ bāo | to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file) | 5 |
| 打官司 | dǎ guān si | to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute | — |
| 打量 | dǎ liang | to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon | 7–9 |
| 打猎 | dǎ liè | to go hunting | 7–9 |
| 大不了 | dà bù liǎo | at worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming | 7–9 |
| 大厦 | dà shà | (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) | 5 |
| 大肆 | dà sì | wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled | 7–9 |
| 大体 | dà tǐ | in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; cadaver for dissection in training medical students | 7–9 |
| 大意 | dà yì | general idea; main idea | 7–9 |
| 歹徒 | dǎi tú | evildoer; malefactor; gangster; hoodlum | 7–9 |
| 逮捕 | dài bǔ | to arrest; to apprehend; an arrest | 7–9 |
| 怠慢 | dài màn | to slight; to neglect | 7–9 |
| 担保 | dān bǎo | to guarantee; to vouch for | 7–9 |
| 胆怯 | dǎn qiè | timidity; timid; cowardly | 7–9 |
| 诞辰 | dàn chén | birthday | 7–9 |
| 淡季 | dàn jì | off season; slow business season; see also 季 | 7–9 |
| 淡水 | dàn shuǐ | potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water | 7–9 |
| 当前 | dāng qián | the present time; to be faced with | 5 |
| 当事人 | dāng shì rén | persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair) | 7–9 |
| 当务之急 | dāng wù zhī jí | top priority job; matter of vital importance | 7–9 |
| 当心 | dāng xīn | to take care; to look out | 7–9 |
| 党 | dǎng | party; association; club; society | 7–9 |
| 档次 | dàng cì | grade; class; quality; level | 7–9 |
| 导弹 | dǎo dàn | (guided) missile | 7–9 |
| 导航 | dǎo háng | navigation | 7–9 |
| 导向 | dǎo xiàng | to be oriented towards; orientation | 7–9 |
| 岛屿 | dǎo yǔ | island | 7–9 |
| 捣乱 | dǎo luàn | to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally | 7–9 |
| 盗窃 | dào qiè | to steal | 7–9 |
| 稻谷 | dào gǔ | unhusked rice; paddy | — |
| 地步 | dì bù | stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway | 7–9 |
| 地势 | dì shì | terrain; topography relief | 7–9 |
| 得不偿失 | dé bù cháng shī | the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) | 7–9 |
| 得力 | dé lì | able; capable; competent; efficient | 7–9 |
| 得天独厚 | dé tiān dú hòu | blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature | 7–9 |
| 得罪 | dé zuì | to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 | 7–9 |
| 登陆 | dēng lù | to land; to come ashore; to make landfall (of typhoon etc); to log in (frequently used erroneous variant of 登录) | 7–9 |
| 登录 | dēng lù | to register; to log in | 5 |
| 蹬 | dēng | to step on; to tread on; to wear (shoes); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [dèng] | 7–9 |
| 瞪 | dèng | to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at | 7–9 |
| 堤坝 | dī bà | dam; dike | 7–9 |
| 敌视 | dí shì | hostile; malevolence; antagonism; to view as enemy; to stand against | 7–9 |
| 抵制 | dǐ zhì | to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal | 7–9 |
| 递增 | dì zēng | to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental; progressive | 7–9 |
| 颠簸 | diān bǒ | to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence); (fig.) to undergo a rough experience | 7–9 |
| 颠倒 | diān dǎo | to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy | 7–9 |
| 点缀 | diǎn zhuì | to decorate; to adorn; sprinkled; studded; only for show | 7–9 |
| 垫 | diàn | pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money) | 7–9 |
| 惦记 | diàn jì | to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about | 7–9 |
| 奠定 | diàn dìng | to establish; to fix; to settle | 7–9 |
| 叼 | diāo | to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) | 7–9 |
| 雕刻 | diāo kè | to carve; to engrave; carving | 7–9 |
| 雕塑 | diāo sù | a statue; a Buddhist image; sculpture; to carve | 7–9 |
| 调和 | tiáo hé | harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate | 7–9 |
| 调剂 | tiáo jì | to adjust; to balance; to make up a medical prescription | 7–9 |
| 调解 | tiáo jiě | to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement | 7–9 |
| 调料 | tiáo liào | condiment; seasoning; flavoring | 7–9 |
| 叮嘱 | dīng zhǔ | to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again | 7–9 |
| 盯 | dīng | to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at | 7–9 |
| 定期 | dìng qī | at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term | 5 |
| 丢人 | diū rén | to lose face | 7–9 |
| 丢三落四 | diū sān là sì | forgetful; empty-headed | 7–9 |
| 东道主 | dōng dào zhǔ | host; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference) | 7–9 |
| 东张西望 | dōng zhāng xī wàng | to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around | 7–9 |
| 董事长 | dǒng shì zhǎng | chairman of the board of directors | 7–9 |
| 动荡 | dòng dàng | variant of 动荡; unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion | 7–9 |
| 动静 | dòng jìng | (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness | 7–9 |
| 动脉 | dòng mài | artery | 7–9 |
| 动身 | dòng shēn | to go on a journey; to leave | 7–9 |
| 动手 | dòng shǒu | to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch | 5 |
| 动员 | dòng yuán | to mobilize; mobilization | 7–9 |
| 冻结 | dòng jié | to freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc) | 7–9 |
| 洞穴 | dòng xué | cave; cavern | 7–9 |
| 兜 | dōu | 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); old variant of 兜 | 7–9 |
| 陡峭 | dǒu qiào | precipitous | 7–9 |
| 督促 | dū cù | to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on | 7–9 |
| 毒品 | dú pǐn | drugs; narcotics; poison | 7–9 |
| 独裁 | dú cái | dictatorship | — |
| 堵塞 | dǔ sè | to clog up; blockage | 7–9 |
| 赌博 | dǔ bó | to gamble | 7–9 |
| 杜绝 | dù jué | to put an end to | 7–9 |
| 端午节 | Duān wǔ jié | Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) | — |
| 端正 | duān zhèng | upright; regular; proper; correct | 7–9 |
| 短促 | duǎn cù | short in time; fleeting; brief; gasping (breath); curt (tone of voice) | — |
| 断定 | duàn dìng | to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment | 7–9 |
| 断断续续 | duàn duàn xù xù | intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate | 7–9 |
| 断绝 | duàn jué | to sever; to break off | 7–9 |
| 堆积 | duī jī | to pile up; to heap; accumulation | 7–9 |
| 队伍 | duì wǔ | ranks; troops; queue; line; procession | 5 |
| 对策 | duì cè | countermeasure for dealing with a situation | 7–9 |
| 对付 | duì fu | to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) | 7–9 |
| 对联 | duì lián | rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway | 7–9 |
| 对照 | duì zhào | to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check | 7–9 |
| 兑换 | duì huàn | to convert; to exchange | 7–9 |
| 兑现 | duì xiàn | (of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment | 7–9 |
| 多元化 | duō yuán huà | diversification; pluralism; to diversify | — |
| 哆嗦 | duō suo | to tremble; to shiver; uncontrolled shaking of the body | 7–9 |
| 堕落 | duò luò | to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved; corrupt; a fall from grace | 7–9 |
| 额外 | é wài | extra; added; additional | 7–9 |
| 恶化 | è huà | to worsen | 7–9 |
| 掠夺 | lu:è duó | to plunder; to rob | 7–9 |
| 略微 | lu:è wēi | a little bit; slightly | 7–9 |
| 遏制 | è zhì | to check; to contain; to hold back; to keep within limits; to constrain; to restrain | 7–9 |
| 恩怨 | ēn yuàn | gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances | 7–9 |
| 而已 | ér yǐ | that's all; nothing more | 7–9 |
| 发布 | fā bù | to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; also written 发布 | 5 |
| 发财 | fā cái | to get rich | 7–9 |
| 发呆 | fā dāi | to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought | 7–9 |
| 发火 | fā huǒ | to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate; to get angry | 7–9 |
| 发觉 | fā jué | to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive | 7–9 |
| 发射 | fā shè | to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission | 7–9 |
| 发誓 | fā shì | to vow; to pledge; to swear | 7–9 |
| 发扬 | fā yáng | to develop; to make full use of | 7–9 |
| 法人 | fǎ rén | legal person; corporation; see also 人 | 7–9 |
| 繁华 | fán huá | flourishing; bustling | 7–9 |
| 繁体字 | fán tǐ zì | traditional Chinese character | 7–9 |
| 反驳 | fǎn bó | to retort; to refute | 7–9 |
| 反常 | fǎn cháng | unusual; abnormal | 7–9 |
| 反倒 | fǎn dào | but on the contrary; but expectedly | 7–9 |
| 反动 | fǎn dòng | reaction; reactionary | — |
| 反感 | fǎn gǎn | to be disgusted with; to dislike; bad reaction; antipathy | 7–9 |
| 反抗 | fǎn kàng | to resist; to rebel | 7–9 |
| 反面 | fǎn miàn | reverse side; backside; the other side (of a problem etc); negative; bad | 7–9 |
| 反射 | fǎn shè | to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism) | 7–9 |
| 反问 | fǎn wèn | to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question | 7–9 |
| 反之 | fǎn zhī | on the other hand...; conversely... | 7–9 |
| 泛滥 | fàn làn | to be in flood; to overflow (the banks); to inundate; to spread unchecked | 7–9 |
| 范畴 | fàn chóu | category | 7–9 |
| 贩卖 | fàn mài | to sell; to peddle; to traffic | 7–9 |
| 方针 | fāng zhēn | policy; guidelines | 7–9 |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | to defend; to protect (against) | 7–9 |
| 防疫 | fáng yì | to prevent epidemics | 7–9 |
| 防御 | fáng yù | defense; to defend | 7–9 |
| 防止 | fáng zhǐ | to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions | 5 |
| 纺织 | fǎng zhī | spinning and weaving | 7–9 |
| 放射 | fàng shè | to radiate; radioactive | 7–9 |
| 放手 | fàng shǒu | to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand | — |
| 飞禽走兽 | fēi qín zǒu shòu | birds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air | 7–9 |
| 飞翔 | fēi xiáng | to circle in the air; to soar | 7–9 |
| 飞跃 | fēi yuè | to leap | 7–9 |
| 非法 | fēi fǎ | illegal | 7–9 |
| 匪徒 | fěi tú | gangster; bandit | — |
| 诽谤 | fěi bàng | to slander; to libel | 7–9 |
| 废除 | fèi chú | to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal | 7–9 |
| 废墟 | fèi xū | ruins | 7–9 |
| 沸腾 | fèi téng | (of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned | 7–9 |
| 分辨 | fēn biàn | to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve | 7–9 |
| 分寸 | fēn cun | propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms | 7–9 |
| 分红 | fēn hóng | dividend; to award a bonus | 7–9 |
| 分解 | fēn jiě | to resolve; to decompose; to break down | 7–9 |
| 分量 | fēn liàng | (vector) component | 7–9 |
| 分裂 | fēn liè | to split up; to divide; to break up; fission; schism | 7–9 |
| 分泌 | fēn mì | to secrete; secretion | 7–9 |
| 分明 | fēn míng | clear; distinct; evidently; clearly | 7–9 |
| 分歧 | fēn qí | divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; (math.) bifurcation | 7–9 |
| 分手 | fēn shǒu | to part company; to split up; to break up | 5 |
| 吩咐 | fēn fù | to tell; to instruct; to command | 7–9 |
| 坟墓 | fén mù | grave; tomb | 7–9 |
| 粉末 | fěn mò | fine powder; dust | 7–9 |
| 粉色 | fěn sè | pink; white; erotic; beautiful woman; powdered (with make-up) | — |
| 粉碎 | fěn suì | to crush; to smash; to shatter | 7–9 |
| 丰满 | fēng mǎn | ample; well developed; fully rounded | 7–9 |
| 丰盛 | fēng shèng | rich; sumptuous | 7–9 |
| 风暴 | fēng bào | storm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc) | 7–9 |
| 风度 | fēng dù | elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise | 7–9 |
| 风气 | fēng qì | general mood; atmosphere; common practice | 7–9 |
| 风趣 | fēng qù | charm; humor; wit; humorous; witty | 7–9 |
| 风土人情 | fēng tǔ rén qíng | local conditions and customs (idiom) | 7–9 |
| 风味 | fēng wèi | distinctive flavor; distinctive style | 7–9 |
| 封建 | fēng jiàn | system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic | 7–9 |
| 封锁 | fēng suǒ | to blockade; to seal off; to lock down | 7–9 |
| 锋利 | fēng lì | sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point | 7–9 |
| 逢 | féng | to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon | 7–9 |
| 否决 | fǒu jué | to veto; to overrule | 7–9 |
| 敷衍 | fū yǎn | 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 | 7–9 |
| 服气 | fú qì | to be convinced; to accept | 7–9 |
| 俘虏 | fú lǔ | captive | 7–9 |
| 福气 | fú qi | good fortune; a blessing | 7–9 |
| 辐射 | fú shè | radiation | 7–9 |
| 抚养 | fǔ yǎng | to foster; to bring up; to raise | 7–9 |
| 俯仰 | fǔ yǎng | lowering and raising of the head; (fig.) small move; pitch (position angle) | — |
| 腐败 | fǔ bài | corruption; to corrupt; to rot; rotten | 7–9 |
| 腐烂 | fǔ làn | to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt | 7–9 |
| 腐蚀 | fǔ shí | corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption | 7–9 |
| 腐朽 | fǔ xiǔ | rotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate | 7–9 |
| 负担 | fù dān | to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden | 5 |
| 附和 | fù hè | to agree; to go along with; to echo (what sb says) | 7–9 |
| 附属 | fù shǔ | subsidiary; auxiliary; attached; affiliated; subordinate; subordinating | 7–9 |
| 复活 | fù huó | to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection | 7–9 |
| 复兴 | fù xīng | to revive; to rejuvenate | 7–9 |
| 副作用 | fù zuò yòng | side effect | 7–9 |
| 腹泻 | fù xiè | diarrhea; to have the runs | 7–9 |
| 夫妇 | fū fù | a (married) couple; husband and wife | 5 |
| 改良 | gǎi liáng | to improve (sth); to reform (a system) | 7–9 |
| 盖章 | gài zhāng | to affix a seal; to stamp (a document); to sign off on sth | — |
| 甘心 | gān xīn | to be willing to; to resign oneself to | 7–9 |
| 感慨 | gǎn kǎi | to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved | 7–9 |
| 干劲 | gàn jìn | enthusiasm for doing sth | 7–9 |
| 干涉 | gān shè | to interfere; to meddle; interference | 7–9 |
| 干预 | gān yù | to meddle; to intervene; intervention | 7–9 |
| 杠杆 | gàng gǎn | lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage | 7–9 |
| 纲领 | gāng lǐng | program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle | 7–9 |
| 港湾 | gǎng wān | bay serving as a harbor | 7–9 |
| 高潮 | gāo cháo | high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm | 7–9 |
| 高考 | gāo kǎo | college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试); (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公务人员高等考试) | 4 |
| 高明 | gāo míng | brilliant; superior; wise | 7–9 |
| 高涨 | gāo zhǎng | to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high | 7–9 |
| 告辞 | gào cí | to say goodbye; to take one's leave | 7–9 |
| 告诫 | gào jiè | to warn; to admonish | 7–9 |
| 疙瘩 | gē da | swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump; preoccupation; problem | 7–9 |
| 搁 | gē | to place; to put aside; to shelve | 7–9 |
| 歌颂 | gē sòng | to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize | 7–9 |
| 格局 | gé jú | structure; pattern; layout | 7–9 |
| 格式 | gé shì | form; specification; format | 7–9 |
| 隔阂 | gé hé | misunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier | 7–9 |
| 隔离 | gé lí | to separate; to isolate | 7–9 |
| 各抒己见 | gè shū jǐ jiàn | everyone gives their own view | 7–9 |
| 根深蒂固 | gēn shēn dì gù | deep-rooted (problem etc) | 7–9 |
| 根源 | gēn yuán | origin; root (cause) | 7–9 |
| 耕地 | gēng dì | arable land; to plow land | 7–9 |
| 更新 | gēng xīn | to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate | 5 |
| 更正 | gēng zhèng | to correct; to make a correction | 7–9 |
| 工艺品 | gōng yì pǐn | handicraft article; handiwork | — |
| 公安局 | gōng ān jú | public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) | — |
| 公道 | gōng dào | justice; fairness; public highway | 7–9 |
| 公关 | gōng guān | public relations | 7–9 |
| 公婆 | gōng pó | husband's parents; parents-in-law | — |
| 公然 | gōng rán | openly; publicly; undisguised | 7–9 |
| 公式 | gōng shì | formula | 7–9 |
| 公务 | gōng wù | official business | 7–9 |
| 公证 | gōng zhèng | notarization; notarized; acknowledgement | 7–9 |
| 功课 | gōng kè | homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study | 4 |
| 功劳 | gōng láo | contribution; meritorious service; credit | 7–9 |
| 攻克 | gōng kè | to capture; to take; to overcome; to solve | 7–9 |
| 供不应求 | gōng bù yìng qiú | supply does not meet demand | 7–9 |
| 宫殿 | gōng diàn | palace | 7–9 |
| 恭敬 | gōng jìng | deferential; respectful | 7–9 |
| 共和国 | gòng hé guó | republic | 7–9 |
| 共鸣 | gòng míng | (physics) to resonate; resonance; sympathetic response | 7–9 |
| 勾结 | gōu jié | to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with | 7–9 |
| 钩子 | gōu zi | hook | — |
| 构思 | gòu sī | to design; to plot; to plan out; to compose; to draw a mental sketch; conception; plan; idea; composition | 7–9 |
| 姑且 | gū qiě | for the time being; tentatively | 7–9 |
| 孤立 | gū lì | isolated; to isolate | 7–9 |
| 辜负 | gū fù | to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint | 7–9 |
| 古董 | gǔ dǒng | curio; antique | 7–9 |
| 古怪 | gǔ guài | strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre | 7–9 |
| 股东 | gǔ dōng | shareholder; stockholder | 7–9 |
| 股份 | gǔ fèn | a share (in a company); stock | 7–9 |
| 骨干 | gǔ gàn | diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone | 7–9 |
| 鼓动 | gǔ dòng | to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc) | 7–9 |
| 固然 | gù rán | admittedly (it's true that...) | 7–9 |
| 固有 | gù yǒu | intrinsic to sth; inherent; native | 7–9 |
| 固执 | gù zhí | obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to | 7–9 |
| 故乡 | gù xiāng | home; homeland; native place | 5 |
| 顾虑 | gù lǜ | misgivings; apprehensions | 7–9 |
| 拐杖 | guǎi zhàng | crutches; crutch; walking stick | 7–9 |
| 关照 | guān zhào | to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind | 7–9 |
| 管辖 | guǎn xiá | to administer; to have jurisdiction (over) | 7–9 |
| 贯彻 | guàn chè | to implement; to put into practice; to carry out | 7–9 |
| 惯例 | guàn lì | convention; usual practice | 7–9 |
| 灌溉 | guàn gài | to irrigate | 7–9 |
| 光彩 | guāng cǎi | luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance | 7–9 |
| 光辉 | guāng huī | radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent | 7–9 |
| 光芒 | guāng máng | rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance | 7–9 |
| 归根到底 | guī gēn dào dǐ | after all; in the final analysis; ultimately | 7–9 |
| 归纳 | guī nà | to sum up; to summarize; to conclude from facts; induction (method of deduction in logic) | 7–9 |
| 规格 | guī gé | standard; norm; specification | 7–9 |
| 规章 | guī zhāng | rule; regulation | 7–9 |
| 贵族 | guì zú | lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy | 7–9 |
| 棍棒 | gùn bàng | club; staff; stick | — |
| 国防 | guó fáng | national defense | 7–9 |
| 国务院 | Guó wù yuàn | State Council (PRC); State Department (USA) | 7–9 |
| 果断 | guǒ duàn | firm; decisive | 7–9 |
| 过度 | guò dù | excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue | 5 |
| 过奖 | guò jiǎng | to overpraise; to flatter | 7–9 |
| 过滤 | guò lǜ | to filter; filter | 7–9 |
| 过失 | guò shī | error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency | 7–9 |
| 过问 | guò wèn | to show an interest in; to get involved with | 7–9 |
| 过瘾 | guò yǐn | to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling | 7–9 |
| 过于 | guò yú | too much; excessively | 5 |
| 嗨 | hāi | oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword) | — |
| 海滨 | hǎi bīn | shore; seaside | 7–9 |
| 含糊 | hán hu | ambiguous; vague; careless; perfunctory | 7–9 |
| 寒暄 | hán xuān | to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries | 7–9 |
| 捍卫 | hàn wèi | to defend; to uphold; to safeguard | 7–9 |
| 航天 | háng tiān | space flight | 7–9 |
| 航行 | háng xíng | to sail; to fly; to navigate | 7–9 |
| 豪迈 | háo mài | bold; open-minded; heroic | 7–9 |
| 耗费 | hào fèi | to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander | 7–9 |
| 合乎 | hé hū | to accord with; to conform to | 7–9 |
| 合伙 | hé huǒ | to act jointly; to form a partnership | 7–9 |
| 合身 | hé shēn | well-fitting (of clothes) | — |
| 合算 | hé suàn | worthwhile; to be a good deal; to be a bargain; to reckon up; to calculate | — |
| 和蔼 | hé ǎi | kindly; nice; amiable | 7–9 |
| 和解 | hé jiě | to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement; conciliation; to become reconciled | 7–9 |
| 和睦 | hé mù | peaceful relations; harmonious | 7–9 |
| 和气 | hé qi | friendly; polite; amiable | 7–9 |
| 狠心 | hěn xīn | callous; heartless; to resolve (to do sth); firm resolve (as in 心) | — |
| 恨不得 | hèn bu de | wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth | 7–9 |
| 哼 | hēng | to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! | 7–9 |
| 轰动 | hōng dòng | to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy | 7–9 |
| 哄 | hōng | roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) | 7–9 |
| 烘 | hōng | to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast | 7–9 |
| 红包 | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe | 4 |
| 宏观 | hóng guān | macro-; macroscopic; holistic | 7–9 |
| 宏伟 | hóng wěi | grand; imposing; magnificent | 7–9 |
| 喉咙 | hóu lóng | the throat | 7–9 |
| 吼 | hǒu | to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage | 7–9 |
| 后顾之忧 | hòu gù zhī yōu | 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" | 7–9 |
| 后勤 | hòu qín | logistics | 7–9 |
| 候选 | hòu xuǎn | candidate (attributive) | — |
| 呼啸 | hū xiào | to whistle; to scream; to whiz | 7–9 |
| 呼吁 | hū yù | to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal | 7–9 |
| 胡乱 | hú luàn | careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how | 7–9 |
| 湖泊 | hú pō | lake | 7–9 |
| 互联网 | Hù lián wǎng | Internet | 4 |
| 花瓣 | huā bàn | petal | 7–9 |
| 华丽 | huá lì | gorgeous | 7–9 |
| 华侨 | Huá qiáo | overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality | 7–9 |
| 化肥 | huà féi | fertilizer | 7–9 |
| 化验 | huà yàn | chemical examination; to do a lab test | 7–9 |
| 画蛇添足 | huà shé tiān zú | lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it | 7–9 |
| 环节 | huán jié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc | 5 |
| 缓和 | huǎn hé | to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild | 7–9 |
| 荒凉 | huāng liáng | desolate | 7–9 |
| 荒谬 | huāng miù | absurd; ridiculous | 7–9 |
| 荒唐 | huāng táng | beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated | 7–9 |
| 慌忙 | huāng máng | in a great rush; in a flurry | 7–9 |
| 黄昏 | huáng hūn | dusk; evening; nightfall | 7–9 |
| 恍然大悟 | huǎng rán dà wù | to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light | 7–9 |
| 挥霍 | huī huò | to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile | 7–9 |
| 辉煌 | huī huáng | splendid; glorious | 7–9 |
| 回避 | huí bì | variant of 回避; to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc) | 7–9 |
| 回收 | huí shōu | to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover; to recall (a defective product) | 5 |
| 悔恨 | huǐ hèn | remorse; repentance | 7–9 |
| 毁灭 | huǐ miè | to perish; to ruin; to destroy | 7–9 |
| 会晤 | huì wù | to meet; meeting; conference | 7–9 |
| 贿赂 | huì lù | to bribe; a bribe | 7–9 |
| 昏迷 | hūn mí | to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented | 7–9 |
| 浑身 | hún shēn | all over; from head to foot | 7–9 |
| 混淆 | hùn xiáo | to obscure; to confuse; to mix up; to blur; to mislead | 7–9 |
| 混浊 | hùn zhuó | turbid; muddy; dirty | 7–9 |
| 活该 | huó gāi | (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should | 7–9 |
| 火箭 | huǒ jiàn | rocket | 7–9 |
| 火焰 | huǒ yàn | blaze; flame | 7–9 |
| 火药 | huǒ yào | gunpowder | — |
| 或许 | huò xǔ | perhaps; maybe | 5 |
| 讥笑 | jī xiào | to sneer | 7–9 |
| 机动 | jī dòng | locomotive; motorized; power-driven; adaptable; flexible (use, treatment, timing etc) | 7–9 |
| 机构 | jī gòu | mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution | 5 |
| 机关 | jī guān | mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick | 7–9 |
| 机灵 | jī ling | clever; quick-witted | 7–9 |
| 机密 | jī mì | secret; classified (information) | 7–9 |
| 机智 | jī zhì | quick-witted; resourceful | 7–9 |
| 迹象 | jì xiàng | sign; indication; mark; indicator | 7–9 |
| 及早 | jí zǎo | at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible | 7–9 |
| 级别 | jí bié | (military) rank; level; grade | 7–9 |
| 即将 | jí jiāng | on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of | 5 |
| 极限 | jí xiàn | limit; extreme boundary | 7–9 |
| 急功近利 | jí gōng jìn lì | seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return | 7–9 |
| 急剧 | jí jù | rapid; sudden | 7–9 |
| 急于求成 | jí yú qiú chéng | anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result; impetuous | 7–9 |
| 急躁 | jí zào | irritable; irascible; impetuous | 7–9 |
| 疾病 | jí bìng | disease; sickness; ailment | 5 |
| 嫉妒 | jí dù | to be jealous of; to envy | 7–9 |
| 籍贯 | jí guàn | one's native place; place of ancestry; registered birthplace | 7–9 |
| 计较 | jì jiào | to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem | 7–9 |
| 记性 | jì xing | memory (ability to retain information) | 7–9 |
| 记载 | jì zǎi | to write down; to record; written account | 5 |
| 纪要 | jì yào | minutes; written summary of a meeting | 7–9 |
| 忌讳 | jì huì | taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from | 7–9 |
| 技能 | jì néng | technical ability; skill | 5 |
| 季度 | jì dù | quarter of a year; season (sports) | 5 |
| 继往开来 | jì wǎng kāi lái | to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages | — |
| 寂静 | jì jìng | quiet | 7–9 |
| 寄托 | jì tuō | to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc) | 7–9 |
| 加工 | jiā gōng | to process; processing; working (of machinery) | 5 |
| 夹杂 | jiā zá | to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with | 7–9 |
| 佳肴 | jiā yáo | fine food; delicacies; delicious food | 7–9 |
| 家伙 | jiā huo | variant of 伙; household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon | 7–9 |
| 家喻户晓 | jiā yù hù xiǎo | understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name | 7–9 |
| 假使 | jiǎ shǐ | if; in case; suppose; given ... | 7–9 |
| 尖端 | jiān duān | sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated; highest peak; the best | 7–9 |
| 坚韧 | jiān rèn | tough and durable; tenacious | 7–9 |
| 坚实 | jiān shí | firm and substantial; solid | 7–9 |
| 间谍 | jiàn dié | spy | 7–9 |
| 监视 | jiān shì | to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance | 7–9 |
| 监狱 | jiān yù | prison | 7–9 |
| 拣 | jiǎn | to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up | 7–9 |
| 剪彩 | jiǎn cǎi | to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony) | 7–9 |
| 检讨 | jiǎn tǎo | to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review | 7–9 |
| 简陋 | jiǎn lòu | simple and crude | 7–9 |
| 简体字 | jiǎn tǐ zì | simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字 | 7–9 |
| 简要 | jiǎn yào | concise; brief | 7–9 |
| 见多识广 | jiàn duō shí guǎng | experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) | 7–9 |
| 见解 | jiàn jiě | opinion; view; understanding | 7–9 |
| 见闻 | jiàn wén | what one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience | 7–9 |
| 见义勇为 | jiàn yì yǒng wéi | to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause | 7–9 |
| 舰艇 | jiàn tǐng | warship; naval vessel | — |
| 溅 | jiàn | to splash | 7–9 |
| 践踏 | jiàn tà | to trample | 7–9 |
| 鉴别 | jiàn bié | to differentiate; to distinguish | 7–9 |
| 鉴于 | jiàn yú | in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas | 7–9 |
| 将近 | jiāng jìn | almost; nearly; close to | 5 |
| 僵硬 | jiāng yìng | stiff; rigid | 7–9 |
| 奖励 | jiǎng lì | to reward; reward (as encouragement) | 5 |
| 奖赏 | jiǎng shǎng | reward; prize; award | 7–9 |
| 桨 | jiǎng | oar; paddle | 7–9 |
| 降临 | jiàng lín | to descend; to arrive; to come | 7–9 |
| 交叉 | jiāo chā | to cross; to intersect; to overlap | 7–9 |
| 交代 | jiāo dài | to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end | 7–9 |
| 交涉 | jiāo shè | to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with) | 7–9 |
| 交往 | jiāo wǎng | to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact | 5 |
| 交易 | jiāo yì | to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal | 5 |
| 娇气 | jiāo qì | delicate; squeamish; finicky | 7–9 |
| 焦急 | jiāo jí | anxiety; anxious | 7–9 |
| 搅拌 | jiǎo bàn | to stir; to agitate | 7–9 |
| 缴纳 | jiǎo nà | to pay (taxes etc) | 7–9 |
| 较量 | jiào liàng | to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble | 7–9 |
| 教养 | jiào yǎng | to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture | 7–9 |
| 阶层 | jiē céng | social class | 7–9 |
| 皆 | jiē | all; each and every; in all cases | 7–9 |
| 揭发 | jiē fā | to expose; to bring to light; to disclose; revelation | 7–9 |
| 揭露 | jiē lù | to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure | 7–9 |
| 结晶 | jié jīng | to crystallize; crystallization; crystal; crystalline; (fig.) the fruit (of labor etc) | 7–9 |
| 结局 | jié jú | conclusion; ending | 7–9 |
| 结算 | jié suàn | to settle a bill; to close an account | 7–9 |
| 竭尽全力 | jié jìn quán lì | to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost | 7–9 |
| 解除 | jiě chú | to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement) | 7–9 |
| 解雇 | jiě gù | to fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment | 7–9 |
| 解剖 | jiě pōu | to dissect (an animal); to analyze; anatomy | 7–9 |
| 解散 | jiě sàn | to dissolve; to disband | 7–9 |
| 解体 | jiě tǐ | to break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse; to crumble | 7–9 |
| 戒备 | jiè bèi | to take precautions; to guard against (emergency) | 7–9 |
| 界限 | jiè xiàn | boundary | 7–9 |
| 津津有味 | jīn jīn yǒu wèi | with keen interest (idiom); with great pleasure; with gusto; eagerly | 7–9 |
| 尽快 | jǐn kuài | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible | 5 |
| 紧密 | jǐn mì | inseparably close | 5 |
| 紧迫 | jǐn pò | pressing; urgent | 7–9 |
| 锦绣前程 | jǐn xiù qián chéng | bright future; bright prospects | — |
| 劲头 | jìn tóu | enthusiasm; zeal; vigor; strength | 7–9 |
| 进攻 | jìn gōng | to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports) | 7–9 |
| 晋升 | jìn shēng | to promote to a higher position | 7–9 |
| 浸泡 | jìn pào | to steep; to soak; to immerse | 7–9 |
| 经费 | jīng fèi | funds; expenditure | 7–9 |
| 经纬 | jīng wěi | warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points | — |
| 茎 | jīng | stalk; stem | 7–9 |
| 惊动 | jīng dòng | to alarm; to startle; to disturb | 7–9 |
| 惊奇 | jīng qí | to be amazed; to be surprised; to wonder | 7–9 |
| 兢兢业业 | jīng jīng yè yè | (idiom) conscientious; assiduous | 7–9 |
| 精打细算 | jīng dǎ xì suàn | meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom) | 7–9 |
| 精华 | jīng huá | best feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul | 7–9 |
| 精简 | jīng jiǎn | to simplify; to reduce | 7–9 |
| 精密 | jīng mì | accuracy; exact; precise; refined | 7–9 |
| 精益求精 | jīng yì qiú jīng | to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving | 7–9 |
| 警惕 | jǐng tì | to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn | 7–9 |
| 竞选 | jìng xuǎn | to take part in an election; to run for office | 7–9 |
| 敬礼 | jìng lǐ | to salute; salute | 7–9 |
| 境界 | jìng jiè | boundary; state; realm | 7–9 |
| 救济 | jiù jì | emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods | 7–9 |
| 就近 | jiù jìn | nearby; in a close neighborhood | 7–9 |
| 就业 | jiù yè | to get a job; employment | 5 |
| 就职 | jiù zhí | to take office; to assume a post | 7–9 |
| 居住 | jū zhù | to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in | 5 |
| 拘留 | jū liú | to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody | 7–9 |
| 拘束 | jū shù | to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent | 7–9 |
| 鞠躬 | jū gōng | to bow; (literary) to bend down | 7–9 |
| 局部 | jú bù | part; local | 7–9 |
| 局势 | jú shì | situation; state (of affairs) | 7–9 |
| 咀嚼 | jǔ jué | to chew; to think over | 7–9 |
| 沮丧 | jǔ sàng | dispirited; dejected; dismayed | 7–9 |
| 举世闻名 | jǔ shì wén míng | world-famous (idiom) | — |
| 举世瞩目 | jǔ shì zhǔ mù | to receive worldwide attention | 7–9 |
| 举足轻重 | jǔ zú qīng zhòng | to play a critical role (idiom); influential | 7–9 |
| 据悉 | jù xī | according to reports; it is reported (that) | 7–9 |
| 聚精会神 | jù jīng huì shén | to concentrate one's attention (idiom) | 7–9 |
| 觉悟 | jué wù | to come to understand; to realize; consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) | 7–9 |
| 觉醒 | jué xǐng | to awaken; to come to realize; awakened to the truth; the truth dawns upon one; scales fall from the eyes; to become aware | 7–9 |
| 卡通 | kǎ tōng | cartoon (loanword) | 7–9 |
| 开采 | kāi cǎi | to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine | 7–9 |
| 开除 | kāi chú | to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee) | 7–9 |
| 开阔 | kāi kuò | wide; open (spaces); to open up | 7–9 |
| 开朗 | kāi lǎng | spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful; carefree | 7–9 |
| 开明 | kāi míng | enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment | 7–9 |
| 开辟 | kāi pì | to open up; to set up; to establish | 7–9 |
| 开水 | kāi shuǐ | boiled water; boiling water | 5 |
| 开拓 | kāi tuò | to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons) | 7–9 |
| 开展 | kāi zhǎn | to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open | 5 |
| 开支 | kāi zhī | expenditures; expenses; to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages | 7–9 |
| 刊登 | kān dēng | to carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine) | 7–9 |
| 刊物 | kān wù | publication | 7–9 |
| 勘探 | kān tàn | to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting | 7–9 |
| 看望 | kàn wàng | to pay a visit to; to see (sb) | 5 |
| 慷慨 | kāng kǎi | vehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous | 7–9 |
| 扛 | gāng | to raise aloft with both hands; (of two or more people) to carry sth together; old variant of 扛 | 7–9 |
| 靠拢 | kào lǒng | to draw close to | 7–9 |
| 颗粒 | kē lì | kernel; granule; granulated (sugar, chemical product) | 7–9 |
| 磕 | kē | to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) | 7–9 |
| 可恶 | kě wù | repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable | 7–9 |
| 可观 | kě guān | considerable; impressive; significant | 7–9 |
| 可笑 | kě xiào | funny; ridiculous | 7–9 |
| 刻不容缓 | kè bù róng huǎn | to brook no delay; to demand immediate action | 7–9 |
| 客户 | kè hù | client; customer | 5 |
| 恳切 | kěn qiè | earnest; sincere | 7–9 |
| 啃 | kěn | to gnaw; to nibble; to bite | 7–9 |
| 坑 | kēng | pit; depression; hollow; tunnel; hole in the ground; (archaic) to bury alive; to hoodwink; to cheat (sb); variant of 坑 | 7–9 |
| 空白 | kòng bái | blank space | 7–9 |
| 空洞 | kōng dòng | cavity; empty; vacuous | 7–9 |
| 空前绝后 | kōng qián jué hòu | unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique | — |
| 空隙 | kòng xì | crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events | 7–9 |
| 空想 | kōng xiǎng | daydream; fantasy; to fantasize | 7–9 |
| 空虚 | kōng xū | hollow; emptiness; meaningless | 7–9 |
| 孔 | kǒng | hole; classifier for cave dwellings | 7–9 |
| 恐吓 | kǒng hè | to threaten; to menace | 7–9 |
| 口气 | kǒu qì | tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone | 7–9 |
| 口音 | kǒu yīn | oral speech sounds (linguistics) | 7–9 |
| 枯竭 | kū jié | used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources) | 7–9 |
| 苦尽甘来 | kǔ jìn gān lái | bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning | 7–9 |
| 挎 | kuà | to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side) | 7–9 |
| 跨 | kuà | to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span | 7–9 |
| 快活 | kuài huo | happy; cheerful | 7–9 |
| 宽敞 | kuān chang | spacious; wide | 7–9 |
| 款待 | kuǎn dài | to entertain; to be hospitable to | 7–9 |
| 框架 | kuàng jià | (construction) frame; (fig.) framework | 7–9 |
| 筐 | kuāng | basket | 7–9 |
| 况且 | kuàng qiě | moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore | 7–9 |
| 旷课 | kuàng kè | to play truant; to cut classes | 7–9 |
| 亏待 | kuī dài | to treat sb unfairly | 7–9 |
| 昆虫 | kūn chóng | insect | 5 |
| 捆绑 | kǔn bǎng | to bind | — |
| 扩充 | kuò chōng | to expand | 7–9 |
| 扩散 | kuò sàn | to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse | 7–9 |
| 扩张 | kuò zhāng | expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden | 7–9 |
| 喇叭 | lǎ ba | horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 锁呐 | 7–9 |
| 来历 | lái lì | history; antecedents; origin | 7–9 |
| 来源 | lái yuán | source (of information etc); origin | 5 |
| 栏目 | lán mù | regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio) | 7–9 |
| 懒惰 | lǎn duò | idle; lazy | 7–9 |
| 狼狈 | láng bèi | in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.) | 7–9 |
| 捞 | lāo | to fish up; to dredge up | 7–9 |
| 牢固 | láo gù | firm; secure | 7–9 |
| 牢骚 | láo sāo | discontent; complaint; to complain | 7–9 |
| 唠叨 | láo dao | to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging | 7–9 |
| 乐谱 | yuè pǔ | a musical score; sheet music | 7–9 |
| 乐趣 | lè qù | delight; pleasure; joy | 5 |
| 乐意 | lè yì | to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied | 7–9 |
| 雷达 | léi dá | radar (loanword) | 7–9 |
| 类似 | lèi sì | similar; analogous | 5 |
| 冷淡 | lěng dàn | cold; indifferent | 7–9 |
| 冷酷 | lěng kù | unfeeling; callous | 7–9 |
| 冷却 | lěng què | to cool (lit. and fig.) | 7–9 |
| 愣 | lèng | to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly | 7–9 |
| 黎明 | lí míng | dawn; daybreak | 7–9 |
| 礼节 | lǐ jié | etiquette | 7–9 |
| 里程碑 | lǐ chéng bēi | milestone | 7–9 |
| 理睬 | lǐ cǎi | to heed; to pay attention to | 7–9 |
| 理所当然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right | 7–9 |
| 理直气壮 | lǐ zhí qì zhuàng | in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful | 7–9 |
| 理智 | lǐ zhì | reason; intellect; rationality; rational | 7–9 |
| 力所能及 | lì suǒ néng jí | as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers | 7–9 |
| 力图 | lì tú | to try hard to; to strive to | — |
| 力争 | lì zhēng | to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly | 7–9 |
| 历代 | lì dài | successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties | 7–9 |
| 历来 | lì lái | always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time | 7–9 |
| 立交桥 | lì jiāo qiáo | overpass; flyover | 7–9 |
| 立体 | lì tǐ | three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic | 7–9 |
| 立足 | lì zú | to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on | 7–9 |
| 利害 | lì hài | pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses | 7–9 |
| 利率 | lì lǜ | interest rates | 7–9 |
| 连年 | lián nián | successive years; over many years | 7–9 |
| 连锁 | lián suǒ | to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc) | 7–9 |
| 连同 | lián tóng | together with; along with | 7–9 |
| 联欢 | lián huān | to have a get-together; celebration; party | 7–9 |
| 联络 | lián luò | to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection | 7–9 |
| 联盟 | lián méng | alliance; union; coalition | 7–9 |
| 廉洁 | lián jié | incorruptible; unbribable; honest | 7–9 |
| 良心 | liáng xīn | conscience | 7–9 |
| 谅解 | liàng jiě | to understand; to make allowances for; understanding | 7–9 |
| 辽阔 | liáo kuò | vast; extensive | 7–9 |
| 列举 | liè jǔ | a list; to list; to enumerate | 7–9 |
| 临床 | lín chuáng | clinical | 7–9 |
| 吝啬 | lìn sè | stingy; mean; miserly | 7–9 |
| 灵感 | líng gǎn | inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor | 7–9 |
| 灵魂 | líng hún | soul; spirit | 7–9 |
| 灵敏 | líng mǐn | smart; clever; sensitive; keen; quick; sharp | 7–9 |
| 零星 | líng xīng | fragmentary; random; bits and pieces; sporadic | 7–9 |
| 领会 | lǐng huì | to understand; to comprehend; to grasp | 7–9 |
| 领事馆 | lǐng shì guǎn | consulate | 7–9 |
| 领土 | lǐng tǔ | territory | 7–9 |
| 领悟 | lǐng wù | to understand; to comprehend | 7–9 |
| 领先 | lǐng xiān | to lead; to be in front | 5 |
| 领袖 | lǐng xiù | leader | 7–9 |
| 伶俐 | líng lì | clever; witty; intelligent | — |
| 溜 | liū | to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate | 7–9 |
| 流浪 | liú làng | to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant | 7–9 |
| 流露 | liú lù | to reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc | 7–9 |
| 流氓 | liú máng | rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior | 7–9 |
| 留恋 | liú liàn | reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly | 7–9 |
| 留念 | liú niàn | to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly | 7–9 |
| 留神 | liú shén | to take care; to be careful | 7–9 |
| 笼罩 | lǒng zhào | to envelop; to shroud | 7–9 |
| 聋哑 | lóng yǎ | deaf and dumb | — |
| 隆重 | lóng zhòng | grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn | 7–9 |
| 垄断 | lǒng duàn | to monopolize | 7–9 |
| 搂 | lōu | to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc); to grab (money); to extort | 7–9 |
| 炉灶 | lú zào | stove | — |
| 屡次 | lǚ cì | repeatedly; time and again | 7–9 |
| 轮廓 | lún kuò | an outline; silhouette | 7–9 |
| 轮胎 | lún tāi | tire; pneumatic tire | 7–9 |
| 论证 | lùn zhèng | to prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove (through argument); proof | 7–9 |
| 啰唆 | luō suo | variant of 啰嗦 | 7–9 |
| 螺丝钉 | luó sī dīng | screw | — |
| 络绎不绝 | luò yì bù jué | (idiom) continuously; in an endless stream | 7–9 |
| 落成 | luò chéng | to complete a construction project | 7–9 |
| 落实 | luò shí | practical; workable; to implement; to carry out; to decide | 7–9 |
| 麻痹 | má bì | paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic | 7–9 |
| 麻木 | má mù | numb; insensitive; apathetic | 7–9 |
| 麻醉 | má zuì | anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality) | 7–9 |
| 埋伏 | mái fú | to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush | 7–9 |
| 埋没 | mái mò | to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion | 7–9 |
| 埋怨 | mán yuàn | to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame | 7–9 |
| 埋葬 | mái zàng | to bury | 7–9 |
| 脉搏 | mài bó | pulse (both medical and figurative) | 7–9 |
| 慢性 | màn xìng | slow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) | 7–9 |
| 蔓延 | màn yán | to extend; to spread | 7–9 |
| 忙碌 | máng lù | busy; bustling | 5 |
| 盲目 | máng mù | blind; blindly; ignorant; lacking understanding | 7–9 |
| 茫茫 | máng máng | boundless; vast and obscure | 7–9 |
| 茫然 | máng rán | blankly; vacantly; at a loss | 7–9 |
| 茂盛 | mào shèng | lush | 7–9 |
| 冒充 | mào chōng | to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as | 7–9 |
| 没辙 | méi zhé | at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out | 7–9 |
| 枚 | méi | classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old) | 7–9 |
| 媒介 | méi jiè | intermediary; vehicle; vector; medium; media | 7–9 |
| 媒体 | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media | 5 |
| 美满 | měi mǎn | happy; blissful | 7–9 |
| 美妙 | měi miào | beautiful; wonderful; splendid | 7–9 |
| 门诊 | mén zhěn | outpatient service | 5 |
| 萌芽 | méng yá | to sprout (lit. or fig.); to bud; to germinate; germ; seed; bud | 7–9 |
| 蒙 | méng | drizzle; mist; blind; dim-sighted; to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat | 7–9 |
| 猛烈 | měng liè | fierce; violent; vigorous; intense | 7–9 |
| 梦想 | mèng xiǎng | (fig.) to dream of; dream | 4 |
| 眯 | mí | to blind (as with dust); Taiwan pr. [mǐ] | 7–9 |
| 弥漫 | mí màn | 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); variant of 弥漫 | 7–9 |
| 迷惑 | mí huo | to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle | 7–9 |
| 迷失 | mí shī | to lose (one's bearings); to get lost | 7–9 |
| 迷信 | mí xìn | superstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth) | 7–9 |
| 密封 | mì fēng | to seal up | 7–9 |
| 免得 | miǎn de | so as not to; so as to avoid | 7–9 |
| 勉励 | miǎn lì | to encourage | 7–9 |
| 面貌 | miàn mào | face; features; appearance; look | 7–9 |
| 渺小 | miǎo xiǎo | minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant | 7–9 |
| 灭亡 | miè wáng | to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate | 7–9 |
| 蔑视 | miè shì | to loathe; to despise; contempt | 7–9 |
| 民用 | mín yòng | (for) civilian use | 7–9 |
| 敏感 | mǐn gǎn | sensitive; susceptible | 5 |
| 敏捷 | mǐn jié | nimble; quick; shrewd | 7–9 |
| 敏锐 | mǐn ruì | keen; sharp; acute | 7–9 |
| 名次 | míng cì | position in a ranking of names; place; rank | 7–9 |
| 名副其实 | míng fù qí shí | not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name | 7–9 |
| 名誉 | míng yù | fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor) | 7–9 |
| 摸索 | mō suo | to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly | 7–9 |
| 模范 | mó fàn | model; fine example | 7–9 |
| 模式 | mó shì | mode; method; pattern | 5 |
| 膜 | mó | membrane; film | 7–9 |
| 摩擦 | mó cā | friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦 | 7–9 |
| 磨合 | mó hé | to break in; to wear in | 7–9 |
| 魔鬼 | mó guǐ | devil | 7–9 |
| 魔术 | mó shù | magic | 7–9 |
| 抹杀 | mǒ shā | to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress | 7–9 |
| 莫名其妙 | mò míng qí miào | (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable | 7–9 |
| 墨水儿 | mò shuǐ r | erhua variant of 墨水; ink | — |
| 谋求 | móu qiú | to seek; to strive for | 7–9 |
| 目睹 | mù dǔ | to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes | 7–9 |
| 目光 | mù guāng | gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision | 5 |
| 沐浴 | mù yù | to take a bath; to bathe; to immerse | 7–9 |
| 嗯 | ēn | (a groaning sound) | 4 |
| 拿手 | ná shǒu | expert in; good at | 7–9 |
| 纳闷儿 | nà mèn r | erhua variant of 纳闷; puzzled; bewildered | 7–9 |
| 耐用 | nài yòng | durable | 7–9 |
| 难得 | nán dé | seldom; rare; hard to come by | 5 |
| 难堪 | nán kān | hard to take; embarrassed | 7–9 |
| 难能可贵 | nán néng kě guì | rare and precious; valuable; remarkable | 7–9 |
| 恼火 | nǎo huǒ | annoyed; riled; vexed | 7–9 |
| 内幕 | nèi mù | inside story; non-public information; behind the scenes; internal | 7–9 |
| 内在 | nèi zài | inner; internal; intrinsic; innate | 7–9 |
| 拟定 | nǐ dìng | to draw up; to draft; to formulate | 7–9 |
| 捏 | niē | to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers); to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.); to join together; to fabricate (a story, a report, etc); variant of 捏 | 7–9 |
| 宁肯 | nìng kěn | would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer | — |
| 宁愿 | nìng yuàn | would rather ... (than ...) | 7–9 |
| 拧 | níng | to pinch; wring | 7–9 |
| 凝固 | níng gù | to freeze; to solidify; to congeal; fig. with rapt attention | 7–9 |
| 凝聚 | níng jù | to condense; to coagulate; coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets); aggregation; coherent | 7–9 |
| 凝视 | níng shì | to gaze at; to fix one's eyes on | 7–9 |
| 扭转 | niǔ zhuǎn | to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion | 7–9 |
| 纽扣儿 | niǔ kòu er | button; erhua variant of 纽扣 | — |
| 农历 | nóng lì | the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar | 7–9 |
| 奴隶 | nú lì | slave | 7–9 |
| 虐待 | nu:è dài | to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment | 7–9 |
| 挪 | nuó | to shift; to move | 7–9 |
| 哦 | é | to chant | 5 |
| 欧洲 | Oū zhōu | Europe (abbr. for 欧罗巴洲) | 5 |
| 殴打 | ōu dǎ | to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law) | 7–9 |
| 呕吐 | ǒu tù | to vomit | 7–9 |
| 趴 | pā | to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent | 7–9 |
| 徘徊 | pái huái | to pace back and forth; to dither; to hesitate; (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate | 7–9 |
| 排斥 | pái chì | to reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to repel | 7–9 |
| 派别 | pài bié | group; sect; clique; faction; school | 7–9 |
| 派遣 | pài qiǎn | to send (on a mission); to dispatch | 7–9 |
| 攀登 | pān dēng | to climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber; to scale; fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger | 7–9 |
| 盘旋 | pán xuán | to spiral; to circle; to go around; to hover; to orbit | 7–9 |
| 判决 | pàn jué | judgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence | 7–9 |
| 畔 | pàn | (bound form) side; edge; boundary | — |
| 抛弃 | pāo qì | to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb) | 7–9 |
| 泡沫 | pào mò | foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble | 7–9 |
| 培训 | péi xùn | to cultivate; to train; to groom; training | 5 |
| 配偶 | pèi ǒu | spouse | 7–9 |
| 盆地 | pén dì | (geography) basin; depression | 7–9 |
| 烹饪 | pēng rèn | cooking; culinary arts | 7–9 |
| 批发 | pī fā | wholesale; bulk trade; distribution | 7–9 |
| 批判 | pī pàn | to criticize; critique | 7–9 |
| 劈 | pī | to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike | 7–9 |
| 皮革 | pí gé | leather | 7–9 |
| 疲惫 | pí bèi | beaten; exhausted; tired | 7–9 |
| 疲倦 | pí juàn | to tire; tired | 7–9 |
| 屁股 | pì gu | buttocks; bottom; butt; back part | 7–9 |
| 譬如 | pì rú | for example; for instance; such as | 7–9 |
| 偏差 | piān chā | bias; deviation | 7–9 |
| 偏见 | piān jiàn | prejudice; bias | 7–9 |
| 偏僻 | piān pì | remote; desolate; far from the city | 7–9 |
| 偏偏 | piān piān | (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people | 7–9 |
| 片断 | piàn duàn | section; fragment; segment | — |
| 飘扬 | piāo yáng | to wave; to flutter; to fly | 7–9 |
| 漂浮 | piāo fú | to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); to rove; showy; superficial | 7–9 |
| 拼搏 | pīn bó | to struggle; to wrestle | 7–9 |
| 拼命 | pīn mìng | 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 | 7–9 |
| 贫乏 | pín fá | impoverished; lacking; deficient; limited; meager; impoverishment; lack; deficiency | 7–9 |
| 品德 | pǐn dé | moral character | 7–9 |
| 品行 | pǐn xíng | behavior; moral conduct | 7–9 |
| 品质 | pǐn zhì | character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) | 5 |
| 平面 | píng miàn | plane (flat surface); print media | 7–9 |
| 平坦 | píng tǎn | level; even; smooth; flat | 7–9 |
| 平行 | píng xíng | parallel; of equal rank; simultaneous | 7–9 |
| 平原 | píng yuán | field; plain | 7–9 |
| 屏障 | píng zhàng | barrier | 7–9 |
| 颇 | pō | rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [pǒ] | 7–9 |
| 迫不及待 | pò bù jí dài | impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it | 7–9 |
| 迫害 | pò hài | to persecute | 7–9 |
| 破例 | pò lì | to make an exception | 7–9 |
| 魄力 | pò lì | courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive | 7–9 |
| 朴实 | pǔ shí | plain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth; sincere and honest | 7–9 |
| 普及 | pǔ jí | to spread extensively; to generalize; widespread; popular; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive | 5 |
| 瀑布 | pù bù | waterfall | 7–9 |
| 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure; Taiwan pr. [pù guāng] | 7–9 |
| 凄凉 | qī liáng | mournful; miserable; desolate (place) | 7–9 |
| 欺负 | qī fu | to bully | 7–9 |
| 齐心协力 | qí xīn xié lì | to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one | 7–9 |
| 奇妙 | qí miào | fantastic; wonderful | 7–9 |
| 歧视 | qí shì | to discriminate against; discrimination | 7–9 |
| 旗袍 | qí páo | Chinese-style dress; cheongsam | 7–9 |
| 旗帜 | qí zhì | ensign; flag | 7–9 |
| 乞丐 | qǐ gài | beggar | 7–9 |
| 岂有此理 | qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ | how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd | 7–9 |
| 启程 | qǐ chéng | to set out on a journey | 7–9 |
| 起草 | qǐ cǎo | to make a draft; to draw up (plans) | 7–9 |
| 起伏 | qǐ fú | to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs | 7–9 |
| 起哄 | qǐ hòng | to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance | 7–9 |
| 起码 | qǐ mǎ | at the minimum; at the very least | 7–9 |
| 起义 | qǐ yì | uprising; insurrection; revolt | — |
| 气概 | qì gài | lofty quality; mettle; spirit | — |
| 气功 | qì gōng | qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 气 through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation | — |
| 气魄 | qì pò | spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude | 7–9 |
| 气色 | qì sè | complexion | 7–9 |
| 气势 | qì shì | imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor | 7–9 |
| 气象 | qì xiàng | meteorological feature; meteorology; atmosphere; ambience; scene | 7–9 |
| 气压 | qì yā | atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure | 7–9 |
| 迄今为止 | qì jīn wéi zhǐ | so far; up to now; still (not) | — |
| 器材 | qì cái | equipment; material | 7–9 |
| 器官 | qì guān | (physiology) organ; apparatus | 7–9 |
| 掐 | qiā | to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight | 7–9 |
| 恰到好处 | qià dào hǎo chù | it's just perfect; it's just right | 7–9 |
| 恰巧 | qià qiǎo | by chance; as chance would have it | 7–9 |
| 洽谈 | qià tán | to discuss | 7–9 |
| 千方百计 | qiān fāng bǎi jì | lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means | 7–9 |
| 迁就 | qiān jiù | to yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (sth) | 7–9 |
| 迁徙 | qiān xǐ | to migrate; to move | 7–9 |
| 牵扯 | qiān chě | to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated | 7–9 |
| 牵制 | qiān zhì | to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops) | 7–9 |
| 谦逊 | qiān xùn | humble; modest; unpretentious; modesty | 7–9 |
| 签订 | qiān dìng | to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) | 5 |
| 签署 | qiān shǔ | to sign (an agreement) | 7–9 |
| 潜水 | qián shuǐ | to dive; to go under water; (in an online forum) to lurk | 7–9 |
| 潜移默化 | qián yí mò huà | imperceptible influence; to influence secretly | 7–9 |
| 谴责 | qiǎn zé | to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation; criticism | 7–9 |
| 强制 | qiáng zhì | to force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. [qiǎng zhì] | 7–9 |
| 抢劫 | qiǎng jié | to rob; looting | 7–9 |
| 抢救 | qiǎng jiù | to rescue | 5 |
| 翘 | qiáo | outstanding; to raise | 7–9 |
| 锲而不舍 | qiè ér bù shě | to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere; unflagging efforts | 7–9 |
| 亲热 | qīn rè | affectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for; (coll.) to get intimate with sb | 7–9 |
| 亲身 | qīn shēn | personal; oneself | 7–9 |
| 侵犯 | qīn fàn | to infringe on; to encroach on; to violate; to assault | 7–9 |
| 钦佩 | qīn pèi | to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly | 7–9 |
| 勤俭 | qín jiǎn | hardworking and frugal | 7–9 |
| 勤恳 | qín kěn | diligent and attentive; assiduous; sincere | — |
| 氢 | qīng | hydrogen (chemistry) | — |
| 轻而易举 | qīng ér yì jǔ | easy; with no difficulty | 7–9 |
| 倾斜 | qīng xié | to incline; to lean; to slant; to slope; to tilt | 7–9 |
| 清澈 | qīng chè | clear; limpid | 7–9 |
| 清除 | qīng chú | to clear away; to eliminate; to get rid of | 7–9 |
| 清真 | qīng zhēn | Islamic; Muslim; halal (of food); clean; pure | — |
| 情报 | qíng bào | information; intelligence | 7–9 |
| 情理 | qíng lǐ | reason; sense | 7–9 |
| 请柬 | qǐng jiǎn | invitation card; written invitation | 7–9 |
| 请教 | qǐng jiào | to ask for guidance; to consult | 5 |
| 请示 | qǐng shì | to ask for instructions | 7–9 |
| 请帖 | qǐng tiě | invitation card; written invitation | 7–9 |
| 丘陵 | qiū líng | hills | 7–9 |
| 区域 | qū yù | area; region; district | 5 |
| 曲折 | qū zhé | winding; (fig.) complicated | 7–9 |
| 曲子 | qǔ zi | poem for singing; tune; music | — |
| 驱逐 | qū zhú | to expel; to deport; banishment | 7–9 |
| 屈服 | qū fú | to surrender; to succumb; to yield; (as a transitive verb) to defeat; to prevail over | 7–9 |
| 取缔 | qǔ dì | to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit | 7–9 |
| 圈套 | quān tào | trap; snare; trick | 7–9 |
| 全局 | quán jú | overall situation | 7–9 |
| 全力以赴 | quán lì yǐ fù | to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort | 7–9 |
| 权衡 | quán héng | to consider; to weigh (a matter); to balance (pros and cons) | 7–9 |
| 权威 | quán wēi | authority; authoritative; power and prestige | 7–9 |
| 权益 | quán yì | rights; interests; rights and benefits | 7–9 |
| 拳头 | quán tou | fist; clenched fist; competitive (product) | 7–9 |
| 犬 | quǎn | dog; Kangxi radical 94 | — |
| 缺口 | quē kǒu | nick; jag; gap; shortfall | 7–9 |
| 缺席 | quē xí | to be absent | 7–9 |
| 瘸 | qué | lame | 7–9 |
| 确保 | què bǎo | to ensure; to guarantee | 5 |
| 确切 | què qiè | definite; exact; precise | 7–9 |
| 确信 | què xìn | to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe; to be positive that; definite news | 7–9 |
| 让步 | ràng bù | to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive | 7–9 |
| 饶恕 | ráo shù | to forgive; to pardon; to spare | 7–9 |
| 扰乱 | rǎo luàn | to disturb; to perturb; to harass | 7–9 |
| 惹祸 | rě huò | to stir up trouble; to invite disaster | — |
| 热泪盈眶 | rè lèi yíng kuàng | eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved | 7–9 |
| 人道 | rén dào | human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse | 7–9 |
| 人格 | rén gé | personality; integrity; dignity | 7–9 |
| 人工 | rén gōng | artificial; manpower; manual work | 5 |
| 人间 | rén jiān | the human world; the earth | 7–9 |
| 人性 | rén xìng | human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes | 7–9 |
| 人质 | rén zhì | hostage | 7–9 |
| 仁慈 | rén cí | benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful | 7–9 |
| 忍耐 | rěn nài | to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance | 7–9 |
| 任命 | rèn mìng | to appoint; (job) appointment | 7–9 |
| 任性 | rèn xìng | willful; headstrong; unruly | 7–9 |
| 任意 | rèn yì | any; arbitrary; at will; at random | 7–9 |
| 任重道远 | rèn zhòng dào yuǎn | a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) | 7–9 |
| 日新月异 | rì xīn yuè yì | daily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments; rapid progress | 7–9 |
| 容貌 | róng mào | one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features | 7–9 |
| 容纳 | róng nà | to hold; to contain; to accommodate; to tolerate (different opinions) | 7–9 |
| 容器 | róng qì | receptacle; vessel; (computing) container | 7–9 |
| 容忍 | róng rěn | to put up with; to tolerate | 7–9 |
| 溶解 | róng jiě | to dissolve | 7–9 |
| 融洽 | róng qià | harmonious; friendly relations; on good terms with one another | 7–9 |
| 柔和 | róu hé | gentle; soft | 7–9 |
| 揉 | róu | to knead; to massage; to rub | 7–9 |
| 若干 | ruò gān | a certain number or amount; how many?; how much? | 7–9 |
| 撒谎 | sā huǎng | to tell lies | 7–9 |
| 腮 | sāi | cheek; variant of 腮 | — |
| 三角 | sān jiǎo | triangle | 7–9 |
| 散布 | sàn bù | to disseminate | 7–9 |
| 嫂子 | sǎo zi | (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law | 7–9 |
| 色彩 | sè cǎi | tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character | 5 |
| 刹那 | chà nà | an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye | 7–9 |
| 啥 | shá | dialectal equivalent of 什么; also pr. [shà] | — |
| 山脉 | shān mài | mountain range | 7–9 |
| 闪烁 | shǎn shuò | flickering; twinkling; evasive; vague (of speech) | 7–9 |
| 擅长 | shàn cháng | to be good at; to be expert in | 5 |
| 擅自 | shàn zì | without permission | 7–9 |
| 伤脑筋 | shāng nǎo jīn | to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains | 7–9 |
| 上进心 | shàng jìn xīn | motivation; ambition | — |
| 上任 | shàng rèn | to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor | 7–9 |
| 上瘾 | shàng yǐn | to get into a habit; to become addicted | 7–9 |
| 上游 | shàng yóu | upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream | 7–9 |
| 捎 | shāo | to bring sth to sb; to deliver | 7–9 |
| 梢 | shāo | tip of branch | — |
| 哨 | shào | a whistle; sentry | 7–9 |
| 奢侈 | shē chǐ | luxurious; extravagant | 7–9 |
| 设立 | shè lì | to set up; to establish | 5 |
| 设置 | shè zhì | to set up; to install | 5 |
| 社区 | shè qū | community; neighborhood | 5 |
| 摄取 | shè qǔ | to absorb (nutrients etc); to assimilate; intake; to take a photograph of (a scene) | — |
| 摄氏度 | Shè shì dù | °C (degrees Celsius) | 4 |
| 申报 | shēn bào | to report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs) | 7–9 |
| 呻吟 | shēn yín | to moan; to groan | 7–9 |
| 绅士 | shēn shì | gentleman | 7–9 |
| 深奥 | shēn ào | profound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly | 7–9 |
| 深沉 | shēn chén | deep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative; (of a voice, sound etc) deep; low-pitched | 7–9 |
| 深情厚谊 | shēn qíng hòu yì | deep friendship | 7–9 |
| 神气 | shén qì | expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious | 7–9 |
| 神情 | shén qíng | look; expression | 7–9 |
| 神色 | shén sè | expression; look | — |
| 神圣 | shén shèng | divine; hallow; holy; sacred | 7–9 |
| 神态 | shén tài | appearance; manner; bearing; deportment; look; expression; mien | 7–9 |
| 神仙 | shén xiān | Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person | 7–9 |
| 审查 | shěn chá | to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship | 7–9 |
| 审理 | shěn lǐ | to hear (a case) | 7–9 |
| 审判 | shěn pàn | a trial; to try sb | 7–9 |
| 渗透 | shèn tòu | (lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into; (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population); (of hostile forces) to infiltrate; (chemistry) osmosis | 7–9 |
| 慎重 | shèn zhòng | cautious; careful; prudent | 7–9 |
| 生存 | shēng cún | to exist; to survive | 5 |
| 生机 | shēng jī | opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality | 7–9 |
| 生理 | shēng lǐ | physiology | 7–9 |
| 生疏 | shēng shū | unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed | 7–9 |
| 生物 | shēng wù | organism; living creature; life form; biological | 5 |
| 生效 | shēng xiào | to take effect; to go into effect | 7–9 |
| 生锈 | shēng xiù | to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization | — |
| 生育 | shēng yù | to bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children); fertility | 7–9 |
| 声明 | shēng míng | to state; to declare; statement; declaration | 7–9 |
| 声势 | shēng shì | fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum | 7–9 |
| 声誉 | shēng yù | reputation; fame | 7–9 |
| 牲畜 | shēng chù | domesticated animals; livestock | 7–9 |
| 省会 | shěng huì | provincial capital | 5 |
| 胜负 | shèng fù | victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle | 7–9 |
| 盛产 | shèng chǎn | to produce in abundance; to be rich in | 7–9 |
| 盛开 | shèng kāi | blooming; in full flower | 7–9 |
| 盛情 | shèng qíng | great kindness; magnificent hospitality | 7–9 |
| 盛行 | shèng xíng | to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent | 7–9 |
| 尸体 | shī tǐ | dead body; corpse; carcass | 7–9 |
| 失误 | shī wù | lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc) | 5 |
| 失踪 | shī zōng | to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for | 7–9 |
| 师范 | shī fàn | teacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) | 7–9 |
| 施加 | shī jiā | to exert (effort or pressure) | 7–9 |
| 施展 | shī zhǎn | to use fully; to put to use | 7–9 |
| 时差 | shí chā | time difference; time lag; jet lag | 5 |
| 时常 | shí cháng | often; frequently | 5 |
| 时而 | shí ér | occasionally; from time to time | 7–9 |
| 时事 | shí shì | current trends; the present situation; how things are going | 7–9 |
| 时装 | shí zhuāng | fashion; fashionable clothes | 7–9 |
| 实力 | shí lì | strength | 5 |
| 实施 | shí shī | to implement; to carry out | 5 |
| 实事求是 | shí shì qiú shì | lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic | 7–9 |
| 使命 | shǐ mìng | mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling | 7–9 |
| 世代 | shì dài | for many generations; generation; era; age | 7–9 |
| 世界观 | shì jiè guān | worldview; world outlook; Weltanschauung | — |
| 示威 | shì wēi | to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force | 7–9 |
| 示意 | shì yì | to hint; to indicate (an idea to sb) | 7–9 |
| 事故 | shì gù | accident | 5 |
| 事迹 | shì jì | deed; past achievement; important event of the past | 7–9 |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | event; happening; incident | 5 |
| 事态 | shì tài | situation; existing state of affairs | 7–9 |
| 事业 | shì yè | undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation | 5 |
| 势必 | shì bì | to be bound to; undoubtedly will | 7–9 |
| 视线 | shì xiàn | line of sight | 7–9 |
| 视野 | shì yě | field of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective | 7–9 |
| 试验 | shì yàn | experiment; test; to experiment; experimental | 5 |
| 是非 | shì fēi | right and wrong; quarrel | 7–9 |
| 逝世 | shì shì | to pass away; to die | 7–9 |
| 收缩 | shōu suō | to pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole | 7–9 |
| 收音机 | shōu yīn jī | radio | 7–9 |
| 手艺 | shǒu yì | craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade | 7–9 |
| 守护 | shǒu hù | to guard; to protect | 7–9 |
| 受罪 | shòu zuì | to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance | 7–9 |
| 授予 | shòu yǔ | to award; to confer | 7–9 |
| 书法 | shū fǎ | calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship | 5 |
| 书记 | shū ji | secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk; scribe | 7–9 |
| 疏忽 | shū hu | to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness | 7–9 |
| 舒畅 | shū chàng | happy; entirely free from worry | 7–9 |
| 束 | shù | to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control | 5 |
| 束缚 | shù fù | to bind; to restrict; to tie; to commit; fetters | 7–9 |
| 数 | shǔ | to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list | 4, 5 |
| 数额 | shù é | amount; sum of money; fixed number | 7–9 |
| 耍 | shuǎ | to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) | 7–9 |
| 衰退 | shuāi tuì | to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics) | 7–9 |
| 涮 | shuàn | to rinse; to trick; to fool sb; to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) | 7–9 |
| 双胞胎 | shuāng bāo tāi | twin | 7–9 |
| 爽快 | shuǎng kuai | refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward | 7–9 |
| 水利 | shuǐ lì | water conservancy; irrigation works | 7–9 |
| 水龙头 | shuǐ lóng tóu | faucet; tap | 7–9 |
| 司法 | sī fǎ | judicial; (administration of) justice | 7–9 |
| 司令 | sī lìng | commanding officer | 7–9 |
| 私自 | sī zì | private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval | 7–9 |
| 思索 | sī suǒ | to think deeply; to ponder | 7–9 |
| 思维 | sī wéi | (line of) thought; thinking | 5 |
| 思绪 | sī xù | train of thought; emotional state; mood; feeling | 7–9 |
| 斯文 | sī wén | refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle | — |
| 四肢 | sì zhī | the four limbs of the body | 7–9 |
| 饲养 | sì yǎng | to raise; to rear | 7–9 |
| 肆无忌惮 | sì wú jì dàn | absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple | 7–9 |
| 耸 | sǒng | to excite; to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering | 7–9 |
| 搜索 | sōu suǒ | to search (a place); to search (a database); to search for (sth) | 5 |
| 苏醒 | sū xǐng | to come to; to awaken; to regain consciousness | 7–9 |
| 俗话 | sú huà | common saying; proverb | 7–9 |
| 素食 | sù shí | vegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet | 7–9 |
| 诉讼 | sù sòng | lawsuit | 7–9 |
| 算数 | suàn shù | to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important) | 7–9 |
| 随即 | suí jí | immediately; presently; following which | 7–9 |
| 随身 | suí shēn | to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one | 7–9 |
| 随手 | suí shǒu | conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing | 5 |
| 随意 | suí yì | as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious | 5 |
| 隧道 | suì dào | tunnel | 7–9 |
| 索赔 | suǒ péi | to ask for compensation; to claim damages; claim for damages | 7–9 |
| 索性 | suǒ xìng | you might as well (do it); simply; just | 7–9 |
| 塌 | tā | to collapse; to droop; to settle down | 7–9 |
| 泰斗 | tài dǒu | (abbr. for 斗) distinguished figure; doyen; revered authority | 7–9 |
| 贪婪 | tān lán | avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid | 7–9 |
| 贪污 | tān wū | to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle | 7–9 |
| 摊儿 | tān r | erhua variant of 摊; vendor's stand | — |
| 瘫痪 | tān huàn | paralysis; be paralyzed (body, transportation, etc) | 7–9 |
| 坦白 | tǎn bái | honest; forthcoming; to confess | 7–9 |
| 叹气 | tàn qì | to sigh; to heave a sigh | 7–9 |
| 探测 | tàn cè | to probe; to survey | 7–9 |
| 探望 | tàn wàng | to visit; to call on sb; to look around | 7–9 |
| 糖葫芦 | táng hú lu | sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu | — |
| 倘若 | tǎng ruò | if; supposing; in case | 7–9 |
| 滔滔不绝 | tāo tāo bù jué | unceasing torrent (idiom); talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen | 7–9 |
| 陶瓷 | táo cí | pottery and porcelain; ceramics | 7–9 |
| 讨价还价 | tǎo jià huán jià | to haggle over price; to bargain | 7–9 |
| 特色 | tè sè | characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality | 5 |
| 提拔 | tí bá | to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion | 7–9 |
| 提炼 | tí liàn | to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process | 7–9 |
| 提议 | tí yì | proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest | 7–9 |
| 体谅 | tǐ liàng | to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate | 7–9 |
| 体面 | tǐ miàn | dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable | 7–9 |
| 天伦之乐 | tiān lún zhī lè | family love and joy; domestic bliss | 7–9 |
| 天生 | tiān shēng | nature; disposition; innate; natural | 7–9 |
| 天堂 | tiān táng | paradise; heaven | 7–9 |
| 舔 | tiǎn | to lick; to lap | 7–9 |
| 挑拨 | tiǎo bō | to incite disharmony; to instigate | 7–9 |
| 挑剔 | tiāo ti | picky; fussy | 7–9 |
| 挑衅 | tiǎo xìn | to provoke; provocation | 7–9 |
| 条款 | tiáo kuǎn | clause (of contract or law) | 7–9 |
| 条理 | tiáo lǐ | arrangement; order; tidiness | 7–9 |
| 条约 | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact | 7–9 |
| 跳跃 | tiào yuè | to jump; to leap; to bound; to skip | 7–9 |
| 亭子 | tíng zi | pavilion | 7–9 |
| 停顿 | tíng dùn | to halt; to break off; pause (in speech) | 7–9 |
| 停泊 | tíng bó | to anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship) | 7–9 |
| 停滞 | tíng zhì | stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down | 7–9 |
| 挺拔 | tǐng bá | tall and straight | 7–9 |
| 通货 | tōng huò | currency; (old) exchange of goods | — |
| 通俗 | tōng sú | common; everyday; average | 7–9 |
| 同胞 | tóng bāo | born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot | 7–9 |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual | 7–9 |
| 铜矿 | tóng kuàng | copper mine; copper ore | — |
| 统筹兼顾 | tǒng chóu jiān gù | an overall plan taking into account all factors | — |
| 统计 | tǒng jì | statistics; to count; to add up | 5 |
| 统统 | tǒng tǒng | totally | 7–9 |
| 投机 | tóu jī | to speculate (on financial markets); opportunistic; congenial; agreeable | 7–9 |
| 投降 | tóu xiáng | to surrender; surrender | 7–9 |
| 投掷 | tóu zhì | to throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at; to throw (dice etc); to flip (a coin) | 7–9 |
| 秃 | tū | bald; blunt | 7–9 |
| 涂抹 | tú mǒ | to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate | — |
| 推翻 | tuī fān | to overthrow | 7–9 |
| 推理 | tuī lǐ | reasoning; inference; to infer; to deduce | 7–9 |
| 推论 | tuī lùn | to infer; inference; corollary; reasoned conclusion | 7–9 |
| 吞咽 | tūn yàn | to swallow; to gulp | — |
| 脱离 | tuō lí | to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) | 7–9 |
| 妥当 | tuǒ dang | appropriate; proper; ready | 7–9 |
| 妥善 | tuǒ shàn | appropriate; proper | 7–9 |
| 妥协 | tuǒ xié | to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise | 7–9 |
| 椭圆 | tuǒ yuán | oval; ellipse; elliptic | 7–9 |
| 唾沫 | tuò mo | spittle; saliva | — |
| 挖掘 | wā jué | to excavate; to dig; to unearth | 7–9 |
| 瓦解 | wǎ jiě | to collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble; to disrupt; to break up | 7–9 |
| 歪曲 | wāi qū | to distort; to misrepresent | 7–9 |
| 外向 | wài xiàng | extroverted (personality); (economics etc) export-oriented | 7–9 |
| 外行 | wài háng | layman; amateur | 7–9 |
| 丸 | wán | ball; pellet; pill | 7–9 |
| 完备 | wán bèi | faultless; complete; perfect; to leave nothing to be desired | 7–9 |
| 完毕 | wán bì | to finish; to end; to complete | 7–9 |
| 玩弄 | wán nòng | to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to | 7–9 |
| 玩意儿 | wán yì r | erhua variant of 玩意; toy; thing; trick | 7–9 |
| 顽固 | wán gù | stubborn; obstinate | 7–9 |
| 挽回 | wǎn huí | to retrieve; to redeem | 7–9 |
| 挽救 | wǎn jiù | to save; to remedy; to rescue | 7–9 |
| 惋惜 | wǎn xī | to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb | 7–9 |
| 万分 | wàn fēn | very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part | 7–9 |
| 网络 | wǎng luò | network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc) | 5 |
| 往常 | wǎng cháng | usual; customary | 7–9 |
| 往事 | wǎng shì | past events; former happenings | 7–9 |
| 妄想 | wàng xiǎng | to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion | 7–9 |
| 威风 | wēi fēng | might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive | 7–9 |
| 威力 | wēi lì | might; formidable power | 7–9 |
| 威望 | wēi wàng | prestige | 7–9 |
| 威信 | wēi xìn | prestige; reputation; trust; credit with the people | 7–9 |
| 微不足道 | wēi bù zú dào | negligible; insignificant | 7–9 |
| 微观 | wēi guān | micro-; subatomic | 7–9 |
| 违背 | wéi bèi | to go against; to be contrary to; to violate | 7–9 |
| 唯独 | wéi dú | only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique | 7–9 |
| 维持 | wéi chí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve | 5 |
| 维修 | wéi xiū | maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain | 5 |
| 伪造 | wěi zào | to forge; to fake; to counterfeit | 7–9 |
| 委员 | wěi yuán | committee member | 7–9 |
| 卫星 | wèi xīng | satellite; moon | 7–9 |
| 为首 | wéi shǒu | head; be headed by | — |
| 未免 | wèi miǎn | unavoidably; can't help; really; rather | 7–9 |
| 位于 | wèi yú | to be located at; to be situated at; to lie | 5 |
| 畏惧 | wèi jù | to fear; to dread; foreboding | 7–9 |
| 慰问 | wèi wèn | to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc | 7–9 |
| 温带 | wēn dài | temperate zone | 7–9 |
| 文凭 | wén píng | diploma | 7–9 |
| 文雅 | wén yǎ | elegant; refined | 7–9 |
| 问世 | wèn shì | to be published; to come out | 7–9 |
| 窝 | wō | nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods | 7–9 |
| 乌黑 | wū hēi | jet-black; dark | — |
| 污蔑 | wū miè | variant of 污蔑; to slander; to smear; to tarnish | 7–9 |
| 诬陷 | wū xiàn | to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb | 7–9 |
| 无比 | wú bǐ | incomparable; matchless | 7–9 |
| 无偿 | wú cháng | free; no charge; at no cost | 7–9 |
| 无耻 | wú chǐ | without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless | 7–9 |
| 无从 | wú cóng | not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing | 7–9 |
| 无动于衷 | wú dòng yú zhōng | aloof; indifferent; unconcerned | 7–9 |
| 无非 | wú fēi | only; nothing else | 7–9 |
| 无精打采 | wú jīng dǎ cǎi | dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits; washed out | 7–9 |
| 无可奉告 | wú kě fèng gào | (idiom) "no comment" | — |
| 无可奈何 | wú kě nài hé | have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈 | 7–9 |
| 无赖 | wú lài | hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly | 7–9 |
| 无理取闹 | wú lǐ qǔ nào | to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative | — |
| 无能为力 | wú néng wéi lì | impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless | 7–9 |
| 无穷无尽 | wú qióng wú jìn | endless; boundless; infinite | — |
| 无微不至 | wú wēi bù zhì | in every possible way (idiom); meticulous | 7–9 |
| 无忧无虑 | wú yōu wú lǜ | carefree and without worries (idiom) | 7–9 |
| 无知 | wú zhī | ignorant; ignorance | 7–9 |
| 武侠 | wǔ xiá | martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant | 7–9 |
| 武装 | wǔ zhuāng | arms; equipment; to arm; military; armed (forces) | 7–9 |
| 侮辱 | wǔ rǔ | to insult; to humiliate; dishonor | 7–9 |
| 舞蹈 | wǔ dǎo | dance (performance art); dancing | 5 |
| 勿 | wù | do not | 7–9 |
| 物美价廉 | wù měi jià lián | good quality and cheap; a bargain | 7–9 |
| 物资 | wù zī | goods; supplies | 7–9 |
| 误差 | wù chā | difference; error; inaccuracy | 7–9 |
| 务必 | wù bì | must; to need to; to be sure to | 7–9 |
| 务实 | wù shí | pragmatic; dealing with concrete issues | 7–9 |
| 夕阳 | xī yáng | sunset; the setting sun | 7–9 |
| 昔日 | xī rì | former days; in the past | 7–9 |
| 牺牲 | xī shēng | to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice | 7–9 |
| 溪 | xī | creek; rivulet; variant of 溪 | 7–9 |
| 熄灭 | xī miè | to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished | 7–9 |
| 膝盖 | xī gài | knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) | 7–9 |
| 袭击 | xí jī | attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack | 7–9 |
| 喜闻乐见 | xǐ wén lè jiàn | to love to hear and see (idiom); well received; to one's liking | 7–9 |
| 喜悦 | xǐ yuè | happy; joyous | 7–9 |
| 峡谷 | xiá gǔ | canyon; gill; ravine | 7–9 |
| 狭隘 | xiá ài | narrow; tight; narrow minded; lacking in experience | 7–9 |
| 狭窄 | xiá zhǎi | narrow | 7–9 |
| 霞 | xiá | rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset | — |
| 下属 | xià shǔ | subordinate; underling | 7–9 |
| 先进 | xiān jìn | advanced (technology); to advance | 5 |
| 纤维 | xiān wéi | fiber | 7–9 |
| 掀起 | xiān qǐ | to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc) | 7–9 |
| 闲话 | xián huà | casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind) | 7–9 |
| 弦 | xián | bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse | 7–9 |
| 贤惠 | xián huì | variant of 贤慧 | — |
| 衔接 | xián jiē | to link up; to connect; to join | 7–9 |
| 嫌疑 | xián yí | suspicion; to have suspicions | 7–9 |
| 现场 | xiàn chǎng | the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site | 5 |
| 现成 | xiàn chéng | ready-made; readily available | 7–9 |
| 现状 | xiàn zhuàng | current situation | 5 |
| 宪法 | xiàn fǎ | constitution (of a country) | 7–9 |
| 陷害 | xiàn hài | to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against | 7–9 |
| 馅儿 | xiàn r | erhua variant of 馅; (of food) filling; stuffing | — |
| 乡镇 | xiāng zhèn | village; township | — |
| 相辅相成 | xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng | to complement one another (idiom) | 7–9 |
| 镶嵌 | xiāng qiàn | to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation | 7–9 |
| 响亮 | xiǎng liàng | loud and clear; resounding | 7–9 |
| 响应 | xiǎng yìng | to respond to; answer | 7–9 |
| 想方设法 | xiǎng fāng shè fǎ | to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other | 7–9 |
| 向导 | xiàng dǎo | guide | 7–9 |
| 向来 | xiàng lái | always (previously) | 7–9 |
| 巷 | xiàng | lane; alley | 7–9 |
| 消极 | xiāo jí | negative; passive; inactive | 5 |
| 销毁 | xiāo huǐ | to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate | 7–9 |
| 小心翼翼 | xiǎo xīn yì yì | cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously | 7–9 |
| 肖像 | xiào xiàng | portrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person; likeness | 7–9 |
| 效益 | xiào yì | benefit; effectiveness; efficiency | 7–9 |
| 协商 | xié shāng | to consult with; to talk things over; agreement | 7–9 |
| 协议 | xié yì | agreement; pact; protocol | 5 |
| 写作 | xiě zuò | to write; to compose; writing; written works | 5 |
| 泄露 | xiè lù | to leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xiè lòu] | 7–9 |
| 泄气 | xiè qì | to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat | 7–9 |
| 屑 | xiè | bits; fragments; crumbs; filings; trifling; trivial; to condescend to | — |
| 谢绝 | xiè jué | to refuse politely | 7–9 |
| 心得 | xīn dé | what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge; insight; understanding; tips | 7–9 |
| 心态 | xīn tài | attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality | 5 |
| 心血 | xīn xuè | heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care | 7–9 |
| 心眼儿 | xīn yǎn r | one's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas; baseless suspicions | 7–9 |
| 辛勤 | xīn qín | hardworking; industrious | 7–9 |
| 欣慰 | xīn wèi | to be gratified | 7–9 |
| 欣欣向荣 | xīn xīn xiàng róng | (idiom) flourishing; thriving | 7–9 |
| 新陈代谢 | xīn chén dài xiè | metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom) | 7–9 |
| 新郎 | xīn láng | bridegroom; groom | 5 |
| 新娘 | xīn niáng | bride | 5 |
| 信仰 | xìn yǎng | to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction | 7–9 |
| 信誉 | xìn yù | prestige; distinction; reputation; trust | 7–9 |
| 腥 | xīng | fishy (smell) | 7–9 |
| 刑事 | xíng shì | criminal; penal | 7–9 |
| 行列 | háng liè | formation; array; (fig.) ranks (as in "join the ranks of ...") | 7–9 |
| 行政 | xíng zhèng | administration; (attributive) administrative; executive | 7–9 |
| 兴高采烈 | xìng gāo cǎi liè | happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight | 7–9 |
| 兴隆 | xīng lóng | prosperous; thriving; flourishing | 7–9 |
| 兴旺 | xīng wàng | prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish | 7–9 |
| 兴致勃勃 | xìng zhì bó bó | to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits; full of zest | — |
| 幸好 | xìng hǎo | fortunately | 7–9 |
| 性感 | xìng gǎn | sex appeal; eroticism; sexuality; sexy | 7–9 |
| 性命 | xìng mìng | life | 7–9 |
| 性情 | xìng qíng | nature; temperament | 7–9 |
| 凶恶 | xiōng è | fierce; ferocious; fiendish; frightening; variant of 凶恶, fierce | 7–9 |
| 凶手 | xiōng shǒu | murderer; assassin | 7–9 |
| 胸怀 | xiōng huái | one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish | 7–9 |
| 胸膛 | xiōng táng | chest | 7–9 |
| 雄厚 | xióng hòu | substantial; robust; ample; abundant | 7–9 |
| 休养 | xiū yǎng | to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce | 7–9 |
| 修建 | xiū jiàn | to build; to construct | 5 |
| 修理 | xiū lǐ | to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb | 4 |
| 羞耻 | xiū chǐ | (a feeling of) shame | 7–9 |
| 绣 | xiù | variant of 绣; to embroider; embroidery | 7–9 |
| 嗅觉 | xiù jué | sense of smell | 7–9 |
| 须知 | xū zhī | key information; instructions; it must be borne in mind | 7–9 |
| 虚假 | xū jiǎ | false; phony; pretense | 7–9 |
| 虚荣 | xū róng | vanity | 7–9 |
| 虚伪 | xū wěi | false; hypocritical; artificial; sham | 7–9 |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement; to require; (economics) demand | 5 |
| 序言 | xù yán | preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude | 7–9 |
| 酗酒 | xù jiǔ | heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess | 7–9 |
| 宣誓 | xuān shì | to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow | 7–9 |
| 宣扬 | xuān yáng | to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide | 7–9 |
| 悬挂 | xuán guà | to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension | 7–9 |
| 悬念 | xuán niàn | suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare | 7–9 |
| 悬崖峭壁 | xuán yá qiào bì | sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom) | — |
| 旋律 | xuán lǜ | melody | 7–9 |
| 选手 | xuǎn shǒu | athlete; contestant | 5 |
| 削弱 | xuē ruò | to weaken; to impair; to cripple | 7–9 |
| 学历 | xué lì | educational background; academic qualifications | 5 |
| 学说 | xué shuō | theory; doctrine | 7–9 |
| 雪上加霜 | xuě shàng jiā shuāng | (idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury | 7–9 |
| 熏陶 | xūn táo | to seep in; to influence; to nurture; influence; training | 7–9 |
| 寻觅 | xún mì | to look for | 7–9 |
| 巡逻 | xún luó | to patrol (police, army or navy) | 7–9 |
| 循序渐进 | xún xù jiàn jìn | in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally | 7–9 |
| 压迫 | yā pò | to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics) | 7–9 |
| 压岁钱 | yā suì qián | money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve | 5 |
| 压抑 | yā yì | to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression | 7–9 |
| 压榨 | yā zhà | to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing | 7–9 |
| 压制 | yā zhì | to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle | 7–9 |
| 押金 | yā jīn | deposit; down payment | 5 |
| 烟花 | yān huā | fireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) | 7–9 |
| 严峻 | yán jùn | grim; severe; rigorous | 7–9 |
| 严密 | yán mì | strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc) | 7–9 |
| 言论 | yán lùn | expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments | 7–9 |
| 岩石 | yán shí | rock | 7–9 |
| 掩盖 | yǎn gài | to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up | 7–9 |
| 掩护 | yǎn hù | to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover | 7–9 |
| 掩饰 | yǎn shì | to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over | 7–9 |
| 眼色 | yǎn sè | signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance | 7–9 |
| 眼神 | yǎn shén | expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect) | 7–9 |
| 眼下 | yǎn xià | now; at present; subocular (medicine) | 7–9 |
| 演变 | yǎn biàn | to develop; to evolve; development; evolution | 7–9 |
| 演讲 | yǎn jiǎng | lecture; to make a speech | 5 |
| 演习 | yǎn xí | maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver | 7–9 |
| 演绎 | yǎn yì | (of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact; (logic) to deduce; to infer | 7–9 |
| 厌恶 | yàn wù | to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth | 7–9 |
| 验收 | yàn shōu | to inspect and accept; acceptance | 7–9 |
| 样品 | yàng pǐn | sample; specimen | 7–9 |
| 谣言 | yáo yán | rumor | 7–9 |
| 摇摆 | yáo bǎi | to sway; to wobble; to waver | 7–9 |
| 摇滚 | yáo gǔn | rock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off | — |
| 摇晃 | yáo huàng | to rock; to shake; to sway | 7–9 |
| 遥控 | yáo kòng | to direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control | 7–9 |
| 咬牙切齿 | yǎo yá qiè chǐ | (idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage | — |
| 要不然 | yào bù rán | otherwise; or else; or | — |
| 要命 | yào mìng | to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance | 7–9 |
| 耀眼 | yào yǎn | to dazzle; dazzling | 7–9 |
| 野蛮 | yě mán | barbarous; uncivilized | 7–9 |
| 野心 | yě xīn | ambition; wild schemes; careerism | 7–9 |
| 一度 | yī dù | for a time; at one time; one time; once | 7–9 |
| 一举两得 | yī jǔ liǎng dé | one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone | 7–9 |
| 一目了然 | yī mù liǎo rán | obvious at a glance (idiom) | 7–9 |
| 一如既往 | yī rú jì wǎng | just as in the past (idiom); as before; continuing as always | 7–9 |
| 一丝不苟 | yī sī bù gǒu | not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place | 7–9 |
| 衣裳 | yī shang | (coll.) clothes | 7–9 |
| 依次 | yī cì | in order; in succession | 7–9 |
| 依据 | yī jù | according to; basis; foundation | 5 |
| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on | 5 |
| 依托 | yī tuō | to rely on; to depend on; support | 7–9 |
| 遗留 | yí liú | to leave behind; to hand down | 7–9 |
| 遗失 | yí shī | to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently) | 7–9 |
| 以至 | yǐ zhì | down to; up to; to such an extent as to ...; also written 以至于 | — |
| 以致 | yǐ zhì | to such an extent as to; down to; up to | 7–9 |
| 亦 | yì | also | 7–9 |
| 意料 | yì liào | to anticipate; to expect; expectations | 7–9 |
| 意识 | yì shí | consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize | 5 |
| 意图 | yì tú | intent; intention; to intend | 7–9 |
| 意味着 | yì wèi zhe | to signify; to mean; to imply | 5 |
| 意向 | yì xiàng | intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition | 7–9 |
| 意志 | yì zhì | will; willpower; determination | 7–9 |
| 毅力 | yì lì | perseverance; willpower | 7–9 |
| 毅然 | yì rán | firmly; resolutely; without hesitation | 7–9 |
| 翼 | yì | wing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; old variant of 翌 | — |
| 阴谋 | yīn móu | to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot | 7–9 |
| 音响 | yīn xiǎng | sound; acoustics; audio; hi-fi system; stereo sound system; abbr. for 组合音响 | 7–9 |
| 引擎 | yǐn qíng | engine (loanword) | 7–9 |
| 引用 | yǐn yòng | to quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint; (computing) reference | 7–9 |
| 饮食 | yǐn shí | eating and drinking; food and drink; diet | 5 |
| 隐蔽 | yǐn bì | to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover | 7–9 |
| 隐患 | yǐn huàn | a danger concealed within sth; hidden damage; misfortune not visible from the surface | 7–9 |
| 隐瞒 | yǐn mán | to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth | 7–9 |
| 隐约 | yǐn yuē | vague; faint; indistinct | 7–9 |
| 印刷 | yìn shuā | to print; printing | 5 |
| 应酬 | yìng chou | to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement | 7–9 |
| 应邀 | yìng yāo | at sb's invitation; on invitation | 7–9 |
| 英明 | yīng míng | wise; brilliant | 7–9 |
| 英勇 | yīng yǒng | heroic; gallant; valiant | 7–9 |
| 迎面 | yíng miàn | directly; head-on (collision); in one's face (of wind) | 7–9 |
| 盈利 | yíng lì | profit; gain; to make profits | 7–9 |
| 荧屏 | yíng píng | fluorescent screen; TV screen | — |
| 拥护 | yōng hù | to endorse; to support | 7–9 |
| 拥有 | yōng yǒu | to have; to possess | 5 |
| 庸俗 | yōng sú | vulgar; tacky; tawdry | 7–9 |
| 永恒 | yǒng héng | eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) | 7–9 |
| 踊跃 | yǒng yuè | to leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically | 7–9 |
| 用户 | yòng hù | user; consumer; subscriber; customer | 5 |
| 优胜劣汰 | yōu shèng liè tài | survival of the fittest (idiom) | 7–9 |
| 优越 | yōu yuè | superior; superiority | 7–9 |
| 忧郁 | yōu yù | sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected | 7–9 |
| 油腻 | yóu nì | greasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty; (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar | 7–9 |
| 油漆 | yóu qī | oil paints; lacquer; to paint | 7–9 |
| 有条不紊 | yǒu tiáo bù wěn | regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged | 7–9 |
| 幼稚 | yòu zhì | young; childish; puerile | 7–9 |
| 诱惑 | yòu huò | to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract | 7–9 |
| 渔民 | yú mín | fisherman; fisher folk | 7–9 |
| 愚蠢 | yú chǔn | silly; stupid | 7–9 |
| 愚昧 | yú mèi | ignorant; uneducated; ignorance | 7–9 |
| 舆论 | yú lùn | public opinion | 7–9 |
| 与日俱增 | yǔ rì jù zēng | to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day | 7–9 |
| 予以 | yǔ yǐ | to give; to impose; to apply | 7–9 |
| 预赛 | yù sài | preliminary competition; to hold preliminary heats | 7–9 |
| 预算 | yù suàn | budget | 7–9 |
| 预先 | yù xiān | beforehand; in advance | 7–9 |
| 预言 | yù yán | to predict; prophecy | 7–9 |
| 预兆 | yù zhào | omen; sign (of sth yet to occur); prior indication; to foreshadow | 7–9 |
| 寓言 | yù yán | fable | 7–9 |
| 愈 | yù | the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better; variant of 愈 | 7–9 |
| 冤枉 | yuān wang | to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile | 7–9 |
| 元首 | yuán shǒu | head of state | 7–9 |
| 元宵节 | Yuán xiāo jié | Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar | — |
| 原告 | yuán gào | complainant; plaintiff | 7–9 |
| 源泉 | yuán quán | fountainhead; well-spring; water source; fig. origin | 7–9 |
| 岳父 | yuè fù | wife's father, father-in-law | 7–9 |
| 孕育 | yùn yù | to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc); fig. replete with (culture etc) | 7–9 |
| 运算 | yùn suàn | to perform calculations; (mathematical) operation | 7–9 |
| 酝酿 | yùn niàng | (of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exploratory discussions | 7–9 |
| 熨 | yù | reconciled; smooth | 7–9 |
| 蕴藏 | yùn cáng | to hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves etc) | 7–9 |
| 杂技 | zá jì | acrobatics | 7–9 |
| 杂交 | zá jiāo | to hybridize; to crossbreed; promiscuity | 7–9 |
| 砸 | zá | to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle | 7–9 |
| 咋 | zǎ | dialectal equivalent of 怎么 | — |
| 栽培 | zāi péi | to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize | 7–9 |
| 宰 | zǎi | to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) | 7–9 |
| 再接再厉 | zài jiē zài lì | to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts | 7–9 |
| 在乎 | zài hu | to care about; equivalent of 在于 | 5 |
| 攒 | cuán | to bring together | 7–9 |
| 暂且 | zàn qiě | for now; for the time being; temporarily | 7–9 |
| 赞叹 | zàn tàn | to exclaim in admiration | 7–9 |
| 赞扬 | zàn yáng | to praise; to approve of; to show approval | 7–9 |
| 赞助 | zàn zhù | to support; to assist; to sponsor | 7–9 |
| 遭殃 | zāo yāng | to suffer a calamity | 7–9 |
| 糟蹋 | zāo tà | to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta] | 7–9 |
| 造反 | zào fǎn | to rebel; to revolt | — |
| 噪音 | zào yīn | rumble; noise; static (in a signal) | — |
| 责怪 | zé guài | to blame; to rebuke | 7–9 |
| 贼 | zéi | thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely | 7–9 |
| 增添 | zēng tiān | to add; to increase | 7–9 |
| 赠送 | zèng sòng | to present as a gift | 5 |
| 扎实 | zhā shi | strong; solid; sturdy; firm; practical; variant of 扎实 | 7–9 |
| 渣 | zhā | slag (in mining or smelting); dregs | 7–9 |
| 眨 | zhǎ | to blink; to wink | — |
| 诈骗 | zhà piàn | to defraud; to swindle; to blackmail | 7–9 |
| 摘要 | zhāi yào | summary; abstract | 7–9 |
| 债券 | zhài quàn | bond; debenture | 7–9 |
| 沾光 | zhān guāng | to bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth; reflected glory | 7–9 |
| 瞻仰 | zhān yǎng | to revere; to admire | 7–9 |
| 斩钉截铁 | zhǎn dīng jié tiě | lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical | 7–9 |
| 展示 | zhǎn shì | to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit | 5 |
| 展望 | zhǎn wàng | outlook; prospect; to look ahead; to look forward to | 7–9 |
| 展现 | zhǎn xiàn | to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display | 5 |
| 占领 | zhàn lǐng | to capture; to seize; to occupy by force | 7–9 |
| 战略 | zhàn lu:è | strategy | 7–9 |
| 战术 | zhàn shù | tactics | 7–9 |
| 战役 | zhàn yì | military campaign | 7–9 |
| 章程 | zhāng chéng | rules; regulations; constitution; statute; articles of association (of company); articles of incorporation; charter (of a corporation); by-laws | 7–9 |
| 帐篷 | zhàng peng | tent | 7–9 |
| 招投标 | zhāo tóu biāo | bid inviting and bid offering; bidding; auction | — |
| 沼泽 | zhǎo zé | marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade | 7–9 |
| 照料 | zhào liào | to tend; to take care of sb | 7–9 |
| 照样 | zhào yàng | as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless | 7–9 |
| 照耀 | zhào yào | to shine; to illuminate | 7–9 |
| 照应 | zhào yìng | to correlate with; to correspond to | — |
| 遮挡 | zhē dǎng | to shelter; to shelter from | 7–9 |
| 折磨 | zhé mó | to torment; to torture | 7–9 |
| 折腾 | zhē teng | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money) | 7–9 |
| 着迷 | zháo mí | to be fascinated; to be captivated | 7–9 |
| 着手 | zhuó shǒu | to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out | 7–9 |
| 着想 | zhuó xiǎng | to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zháo xiǎng] | 7–9 |
| 着重 | zhuó zhòng | to put emphasis on; to stress | 7–9 |
| 侦探 | zhēn tàn | detective; to do detective work | 7–9 |
| 珍贵 | zhēn guì | precious | 5 |
| 珍稀 | zhēn xī | rare; precious and uncommon | 7–9 |
| 真挚 | zhēn zhì | sincere; sincerity | 7–9 |
| 斟酌 | zhēn zhuó | to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim | 7–9 |
| 阵地 | zhèn dì | (military) position; front | 7–9 |
| 阵容 | zhèn róng | troop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc) | 7–9 |
| 振奋 | zhèn fèn | to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire | 7–9 |
| 振兴 | zhèn xīng | to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize | 7–9 |
| 镇定 | zhèn dìng | calm; unperturbed; cool | 7–9 |
| 镇静 | zhèn jìng | calm; cool | 7–9 |
| 镇压 | zhèn yā | suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell | — |
| 震惊 | zhèn jīng | to shock; to astonish | 7–9 |
| 争端 | zhēng duān | dispute; controversy; conflict | 7–9 |
| 争气 | zhēng qì | to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short | 7–9 |
| 争先恐后 | zhēng xiān kǒng hòu | striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another | 7–9 |
| 征服 | zhēng fú | to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish | 7–9 |
| 征收 | zhēng shōu | to levy (a tax); to expropriate | 7–9 |
| 挣扎 | zhēng zhá | to struggle | 7–9 |
| 蒸发 | zhēng fā | to evaporate; evaporation | 7–9 |
| 整顿 | zhěng dùn | to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify | 7–9 |
| 正当 | zhèng dāng | timely; just (when needed) | 7–9 |
| 正负 | zhèng fù | positive and negative | — |
| 正经 | zhèng jīng | decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards | 7–9 |
| 正气 | zhèng qì | healthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity; (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) | 7–9 |
| 正月 | Zhēng yuè | first month of the lunar year | 7–9 |
| 证书 | zhèng shū | credentials; certificate | 5 |
| 郑重 | zhèng zhòng | serious; solemn; earnest; conscientious | 7–9 |
| 政权 | zhèng quán | regime; political power | 7–9 |
| 支流 | zhī liú | tributary (river) | 7–9 |
| 支配 | zhī pèi | to control; to dominate; to allocate | 7–9 |
| 支援 | zhī yuán | to provide assistance; to support; to back | 7–9 |
| 支柱 | zhī zhù | mainstay; pillar; prop; backbone | 7–9 |
| 知觉 | zhī jué | perception; consciousness | 7–9 |
| 知足常乐 | zhī zú cháng lè | satisfied with what one has (idiom) | 7–9 |
| 直播 | zhí bō | (TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast; (Internet) to livestream; (agriculture) direct seeding | 5 |
| 职能 | zhí néng | function; role | 7–9 |
| 殖民地 | zhí mín dì | colony | — |
| 指标 | zhǐ biāo | (production) target; quota; index; indicator; sign; signpost; (computing) pointer | 7–9 |
| 指甲 | zhǐ jia | fingernail | 7–9 |
| 指令 | zhǐ lìng | order; command; instruction | 7–9 |
| 指南针 | zhǐ nán zhēn | compass | — |
| 指望 | zhǐ wàng | to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope | 7–9 |
| 志气 | zhì qì | ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit | 7–9 |
| 制裁 | zhì cái | to punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic) | 7–9 |
| 制订 | zhì dìng | to work out; to formulate | 5 |
| 制服 | zhì fú | 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) | 7–9 |
| 制约 | zhì yuē | to restrict; condition | 7–9 |
| 制止 | zhì zhǐ | to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit | 7–9 |
| 治安 | zhì ān | law and order; public security | 7–9 |
| 致辞 | zhì cí | to express in words or writing; to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc); to address (an audience); same as 致词 | 7–9 |
| 致力于 | zhìlìyú | Dedicate | 7–9 |
| 致使 | zhì shǐ | to cause; to result in | 7–9 |
| 智能 | zhì néng | intelligent; able; smart (phone, system, bomb etc) | 5 |
| 智商 | zhì shāng | IQ (intelligence quotient) | 7–9 |
| 滞留 | zhì liú | (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger | 7–9 |
| 中立 | zhōng lì | neutral; neutrality | 7–9 |
| 忠诚 | zhōng chéng | devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty | 7–9 |
| 忠实 | zhōng shí | faithful | 7–9 |
| 终究 | zhōng jiū | in the end; after all is said and done | 7–9 |
| 终年 | zhōng nián | entire year; throughout the year; age at death | — |
| 终止 | zhōng zhǐ | to stop; to terminate | 7–9 |
| 衷心 | zhōng xīn | heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial | 7–9 |
| 肿瘤 | zhǒng liú | tumor | 7–9 |
| 种子 | zhǒng zi | seed | 5 |
| 种族 | zhǒng zú | race; ethnicity | 7–9 |
| 重叠 | chóng dié | to overlap; to superimpose; to telescope; to run together; to duplicate; one over another; superposition; an overlap; redundancy; reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 步 to have a stroll) | 7–9 |
| 重阳节 | Chóng yáng jié | Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month | — |
| 舟 | zhōu | boat | — |
| 周密 | zhōu mì | careful; thorough; meticulous; dense; impenetrable | 7–9 |
| 周年 | zhōu nián | anniversary; annual | 5 |
| 周折 | zhōu zhé | twists and turns; vicissitude; complication; difficulty; effort | 7–9 |
| 周转 | zhōu zhuǎn | to rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover; circulation; cash flow | 7–9 |
| 昼夜 | zhòu yè | day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop | 7–9 |
| 皱纹 | zhòu wén | wrinkle | 7–9 |
| 诸位 | zhū wèi | (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs | 7–9 |
| 逐年 | zhú nián | year after year; with each passing year; over the years | 7–9 |
| 主权 | zhǔ quán | sovereignty | 7–9 |
| 主题 | zhǔ tí | theme; subject | 5 |
| 拄 | zhǔ | to lean on; to prop on | 7–9 |
| 注射 | zhù shè | injection; to inject | 7–9 |
| 注视 | zhù shì | to look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at | 7–9 |
| 注释 | zhù shì | to annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation; variant of 注释 | 7–9 |
| 注重 | zhù zhòng | to pay attention to; to emphasize | 5 |
| 驻扎 | zhù zhā | to station; to garrison (troops) | 7–9 |
| 铸造 | zhù zào | to cast (pour metal into a mold) | 7–9 |
| 拽 | yè | to drag; to haul | 7–9 |
| 专程 | zhuān chéng | specifically; specially (for that purpose) | 7–9 |
| 专长 | zhuān cháng | specialty; special knowledge or ability | 7–9 |
| 砖瓦 | zhuān wǎ | tiles and bricks | — |
| 转达 | zhuǎn dá | to pass on; to convey; to communicate | 7–9 |
| 转折 | zhuǎn zhé | shift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book; turn in the conversation | 7–9 |
| 庄严 | zhuāng yán | solemn; dignified; stately | 7–9 |
| 庄重 | zhuāng zhòng | grave; solemn; dignified | 7–9 |
| 装卸 | zhuāng xiè | to load or unload; to transfer; to assemble and disassemble | — |
| 壮观 | zhuàng guān | spectacular; magnificent sight | 7–9 |
| 壮丽 | zhuàng lì | magnificence; magnificent; majestic; glorious | 7–9 |
| 壮烈 | zhuàng liè | brave; heroic | 7–9 |
| 追悼 | zhuī dào | to mourn; to pay last respects | 7–9 |
| 准则 | zhǔn zé | norm; standard; criterion | 7–9 |
| 卓越 | zhuó yuè | outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid | 7–9 |
| 姿态 | zī tài | attitude; posture; stance | 7–9 |
| 资深 | zī shēn | veteran (journalist etc); senior; highly experienced | 7–9 |
| 资助 | zī zhù | to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy | 7–9 |
| 滋味 | zī wèi | taste; flavor; feeling | 7–9 |
| 滋长 | zī zhǎng | to grow (usually of abstract things); to yield; to develop | — |
| 字母 | zì mǔ | letter (of the alphabet) | 5 |
| 自卑 | zì bēi | to have low self-esteem; to abase oneself | 7–9 |
| 自发 | zì fā | spontaneous | 7–9 |
| 自力更生 | zì lì gēng shēng | regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance | 7–9 |
| 自满 | zì mǎn | complacent; self-satisfied | 7–9 |
| 自主 | zì zhǔ | independent; to act for oneself; autonomous | 7–9 |
| 子弹 | zǐ dàn | bullet | 7–9 |
| 宗旨 | zōng zhǐ | objective; aim; goal | 7–9 |
| 踪迹 | zōng jì | tracks; trail; footprint; trace; vestige | 7–9 |
| 总而言之 | zǒng ér yán zhī | in short; in a word; in brief | 7–9 |
| 总和 | zǒng hé | sum | 7–9 |
| 纵横 | zòng héng | lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合纵连横, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) | 7–9 |
| 走漏 | zǒu lòu | to leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax; to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc) | 7–9 |
| 走私 | zǒu sī | to smuggle; to have an illicit affair | 7–9 |
| 揍 | zòu | to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) | 7–9 |
| 租赁 | zū lìn | to rent; to lease; to hire | 7–9 |
| 阻拦 | zǔ lán | to stop; to obstruct | 7–9 |
| 阻挠 | zǔ náo | to thwart; to obstruct (sth) | 7–9 |
| 组 | zǔ | to form; to organize; group; team; classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries | 4 |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father; paternal grandfather | 7–9 |
| 钻石 | zuàn shí | diamond | 7–9 |
| 钻研 | zuān yán | to study meticulously; to delve into | 7–9 |
| 嘴唇 | zuǐ chún | lip | 7–9 |
| 尊严 | zūn yán | dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty | 7–9 |
| 遵循 | zūn xún | to follow; to abide by; to comply with | 7–9 |
| 琢磨 | zhuó mó | to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work | 7–9 |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence | 4 |
| 作弊 | zuò bì | to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices | 7–9 |
| 作废 | zuò fèi | to become invalid; to cancel; to delete; to nullify | 7–9 |
| 作风 | zuò fēng | style; style of work; way | 7–9 |
| 作息 | zuò xī | to work and rest | 7–9 |
| 座右铭 | zuò yòu míng | motto; maxim | 7–9 |
| 做东 | zuò dōng | to act as host | — |
| 做主 | zuò zhǔ | see 主 | 7–9 |
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