Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Chinese English Way... 中英之道。。。

This 3500 Chinese words are the most used in Chinese newspapers. The list provides Chinese and English sentences to explain the meanings of the words.



Number
Mandarin
Characters

Pronounciation Explanation
And Examples
0001

[de]
① (Possessive Particle)
这是我的书。 This is my book.
你的手机呢? Where is your hand phone?
那个男人是他的父亲。That man is his father.
② (A word behind the adjective)
这东西很好吃。是的。It tastes good. That’s right.
他是错的,你是对的。 He is wrong, you are right.
她是一个美丽的女人。 She is a beautiful woman.
北京是很有名的城市。 Beijing is a very famous city.
[dí] (You should use this tone when you mean “really”.
You should remember this tone.)
的确很好!It’s really good!
[dì] (Means the centre of the target for archery.)
他有什么目的? What is his aim/purpose?
我们做事时,应该有的放矢.
When we are working, we should have a definite aim.
他出版了这本书后,就成了众矢之的。
He became the “Aunt Sally” after he published his book.
“众矢之的”here means a people or thing that is criticized by the public.
0002

[yī](one)
(Here you don’t need to change tone whatever the next character’s tone is.) 一二三 One two three
一等奖 The first prize
一五一十的告诉我。Tell me the whole truth.
一而再,再而三 Again and again
[yí] (if the next character is tone 4, you should use this tone )
等一会[huì]儿 A moment, please
一共[gòng] Altogether
[yì](if the next character is tone 1,2 or 3 ,you should use this tone)
一天[tīan] One day
一年[nían] A year
我们一起[qǐ]走。Let us go together.

0003

[shì]
① am ,is, are
我是中国人。 I am Chinese.
他们是学生。 They are students.
② Yes
你是王先生吗?是的。Are you Mr Wang? Yes.
③ Right
是与非。Right and wrong.
④ To be
告诉我,是还是不是。Tell me, yes or no.
⑤ Means exist
桌子上面全是书。
On the desk, there are all books.
⑥ Use it, if you want to emphasize something.
今天是热。Today is really hot.
0004

[bù] no, not
和我一起走吗?不。Go with me? No.
他不守时。He is not punctual.
[bú] (if the next character is tone 4, you should use ②)
不对[duì]。 It is not right.
拿着吧!不,谢谢。我不要[yào]。
Take it! No thanks. I don’t want it.
0005

[le]
① Put after the adj or verb, means the act or the change has completed.
我买了一把吉他。 I bought a guitar
小明长大了。 Xiao Ming has grown up.
② Put to the end of one sentence or when a sentence pauses.
③ Means something will happen or is happening.
明天就考试了。Tomorrow we will have an exam.
公共汽车来了。The bus is coming.
[liǎo]
① understand
这个表格真是一目了然。
This form is clear at a glance.
② End
你好象一开口, 就没完没了。
It seems that if you start to talk, you will never stop.
0006

[zài]
① Exist
它确实存在。 It does exist.
② Be at
他在家。 He is at home.
你在哪里? Where are you?
③ Use “在”and “乎” together, means care.
我不在乎。 I don’t care.
0007

[rén] Person, human being, people
里面有人吗? Is anybody in?
你们都是人才。 You are all talents.
人道 Humanism
人人为我,我为人人All for one, one for all.
0008

[yǒu] The antonym of nonexistence
① Has, have
我有一辆自行车。I have a bike
你有钢笔吗?Do you gave a pen?.
② Exist
那里有人。There are people.
这门课程对你来说有难度。
This course to you is difficult.
0009

[wǒ] I, myself
我是Ken。 I am Ken.
我们是朋友。 We are friends.
我思故我在。 I think, hence I am.
0010

[tā]
① He, him
他是谁? Who is he?
我认识他。I know him.
他们是我的朋友。They are my friends.
② Other
其他的人呢? Where are the other people?
0011

[zhè]
① This, here
这是我的。 This is mine.
这里是中国银行。 Here is the Bank of China.
② So
这么多钱啊。 So much money!
这么快啊。 So fast!
[zhèi]
As a matter of fact, this character is “这+一”, but it does not only means one ,but also some.
这个人我认识。I know this man.
这些天你做了什么?What have you done these days?
0012

[gè]
① A measure word
那样一个美丽的夜晚。 Such a beautiful night.
这个团队有五个人。
This team has five persons.
(The same as English, there are alot of measure
words.)
② Individual
个人崇拜不好。Personality cult is not good.
③ Stature or the size of something
他是个高个。He is a tall person.
吃苹果吗?给我一个大个的。
Want some apples? Give me a big one!
[gě]
(You should use this tone when you mean yourself)
我帮你吧。不了,我自个做。
Let me help you. No, I will do it myself.
0013

[mén] term, means pluralism of people
我们要去北京。 We are going to Beijing.
你们是谁? Who are you?
你是学生们的榜样。You are the example for students.
0014

[zhōng] Middle, center
中间那扇门。 The door in the middle.
中国是美丽的。 China is beautiful.
[zhòng] Hit(the target/mark)
我们击中目标了! We hit the target!
我们一举中标。We won the tender at the first bid.
我中奖了! I hit the jackpot!
0015

[lái]
① The antonym of go
我来上海两年了。
I have been in Shanghai for two years.
你从什么地方来? Where are you from?
我和他不怎么来往。
I hardly socialise with him.
② Use before a verb means want to do something.
让我们大家来做游戏。Lets play a game.
② Use after a verb means action.
汽车来了。The car is coming.
进来! Come in!
④ If you do not know an exact quantity, then you give a number close to it.You may use:
教室里有十来个人。In the classroom there are about 10 persons.
他大概四十来岁。He is about age 40.

0016



[shàng]
① The antonym of down means up.
上面有什么?What’s up there?
② From a low place to a high place, and it also has the
meaning “go”:
上楼左转。Go upstair and turn left.
你上哪啊?You are going where?
③ To do something.
我得去上学了。I have to go to school now.
③ Put it after a noun, means on the way or on something’s
surface.
你到了吗?还在路上。Have you arrived? Still on the
way.
桌子上有五本书。There are five books on the desk..

0017

[dà] Big
妈妈,我想要那个大蛋糕! I want that big cake, mum!
哈佛是所出名的大学。Harvard is a famous University.

[dài] This 4th tone is especially for addressing doctors.
You should address a doctor as “大夫[dài fū]”或“医生”[yi sheng]
你最好去医院看大夫。
You’d better go to the hospital and see a doctor.

0018

[wéi]
① Do
你的所作所为让我吃惊。
What you have done really shocked me.
② Become
我成为了一医生。I become a doctor.
③ As
作为一个学生,你应该尊敬老师。
As a student, you should respect your teacher.
[wèi]
① For
我为你买了一本书。I bought a book for you.
为什么你要走了?
Why are you leaving?
② In order to
他为了能通过考试而作弊。
He cheated in order to pass the exam.
0019

[hé]
① Harmony, soft
小明和小丽和睦相处。
XiaoMing and XiaoLi get along well together.
这里的气候很温和。
The climate here is mild.
最重要的事情是世界和平。
The most important thing is world peace.
② Made up (as in after a lovers’ tiff…)

我和她和好了。Me and her made up already.
③ Sum
一跟三的和是四。One and three is four.
④ Same
他和我的名字一样。His and my name are the same .
In China, the monk is called “和尚”.
[huó]
Mix
把水跟面粉和在一起。Mix the flour and water together.
[hè]
Echo
他总是随声附和他的老板。
He always echoes every word of his boss.
0020

[guó] Country, nation
中国有五千年的历史。China has a 5000 years’ history.
世界上共有224个国家和地区。
There are 224 nations and regions all over the world.
0021

[dì] Earth, the earth, ground
地上是什么?What is on the ground?
地球是美丽的。The earth is beautiful.
你要去什么地方?Where are you going?
十二地支分别是: 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申,
酉, 戌, 亥。
The Twelve Terrestrial Branches are mouse, ox, tiger,
rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog
and pig.
[de] Use it before the verb like this:
他飞快地跑。 He runs very fast.
我们圆满地完成了任务。
We have completed the task perfectly.
0022

[dào]
① Arrive
我十点到北京。
I will arrive in Beijing at ten o’clock.
② Go to
我昨天到图书馆去了。
I went to the library yesterday.
0023

[yǐ]
① Think
我以为我们应该走了。I think we should go.
他的话,我不以为然。An idiomatic or refine way of
saying, “I don’t agree.”
② In order to
我们裁员以减少成本。
We cut staff in order to reduce the cost.
③ Because
不以成功而自满。
Don’t be haughty because of success.
④ Put after the words below, means time, direction etc.
以前是我不对。In the past it was my fault.
以后我不吃这个了。Next time I will not eat this again.
0024

[shuō] Say, speak
你刚才说什么?What did you just say?
他会来吗?说不准。Will he come? It’s hard to say.
[shuì] Persuade
妈妈叫他来说服我。My mother asks him to persuade
me.
0025

[shí]
① Ttime, season, fashion
上午十时(点)十五分。 10:15am
时候不早了,我要走了。It’s to late,I have to go now.
你应该吃一些时令水果。
You should eat some seasonal fruits.
这东西过时了。It’s out of fashion.
② Adverb
我有时和他出去。 I go out with him sometimes.
那时我二十岁。 I was age 20 then.
0026

[yāo] Ask, want, demand
他要求涨工资。He asks for a pay rise.
[yào]
① Ask, want
我要你道歉。I want you to apologize.
② Important
你有什么要紧的事要告诉我吗?
Do you have something important to tell me?
③ Must
你要好好学习。You must study hard.
④ If
他要是来的话,告诉他我去图书馆了。
If he comes, tell him I’ve gone to the library.
0027

[jiù]
① Right away, going to, not take long
你什么时候到?我就来。
When will you arrive? Right away.
我们走吧。就要下雨了。Let’s go. It is going to rain.
你还要多久?就一会儿。How much longer do you
need? Just a moment.
② Only
就你一个人?Only you alone?
0028

[chū]
① Go out
我下午出门了。I went out this afternoon.
② Attend
他将会出席这次会议。
He is going to attend this meeting.
③ Happen, occur
电脑出问题了。
There is something wrong with the computer
④ Outstanding
他很出众。He is outstanding.
0029

[huì]
① Can
我会说英语。I can speak English.
不会吧!It won’t be like that!
② The capital of a province (In China)
江苏的省会是南京。
The capital of Jiangsu province is Nanjing.
③ Understand
你误会了。You misunderstood.
④ Opportunity
你要抓住机会。You should seize the opportunity.
⑤ Meeting
下午有一个会议。
There is a meeting this afternoon.
[kuài] Accountant (special pronounciation)
他的父亲是一名会计。His father is an accountant.
0030

[kě]
① Ok
我可以抽烟吗?可以。Can I smoke here?Ok.
② So so
最近怎么样?还可以吧。
How’s everything going? So so.
③ May,can
今天可能下雨。It may rain today.
④ Put it before a verb.
好可惜啊。What a pity.
他真可恶。He is hateful/abhorrent.
0031

[yě]
① also, as well as, too
我是个大学生。我也是。
I am a university student. Me too.
你也能做到的!You will also be able to make it!
② Maybe
也许你是对的。Maybe you are right.
你学习也好,玩也好,自己决定。
Whether you want to study or play, you decide.
0032

[nǐ] You
你从那里来?Where are you from?
你很漂亮! You are beautiful!
0033

[duì]
① Face to
他们面对面的谈了一天。
They talked face to face for a whole day.
② Treat
她对我很好。She treats me well
对不起。I am sorry.
③ Right
你是对的。You are right.
④ Answer
他对答流利。He answered fluently.
0034

[shēng]
① Give birth
她去年生了个男孩。She bore a boy last year.
② Life
生命是美好的。Life is beautiful.
③ Not familiar with
不要跟陌生人讲话。
Don’t talk to stranger.
0035

[néng]
① Can, able to
我能说英语。I can speak English.
② Talented
他是个游泳能手。He is a good swimmer.
③ Should
你不能这样做。You should not do this.
④ Possiblity
他能来吗?Can he (possibly) come?
⑤ Resource
世界上自然能源最重要了。
In the world, natural resources are the most important..
0036

[ér]
① Not only, but also
她不但能唱歌,而且会跳舞。
She can not only dance, but also sing.
② Just, nothing more
这只是场考试而已!It’s just an exam!
③ But
他喜欢红而你喜欢绿色。
He likes red, but you like green colour.
0037

[zì]
① Son
他是我的儿子。He is my som.
② Something small
这是谁的孩子?Whose baby is it?
这椅子很漂亮。This is a beautiful chair.
③ 十二地支第一个:子。First of the Twelve Terrestrial
Branches denoted by 子.
④ Branch
我们在上海有一家子公司。
We have a branch company (subsidiary) in Shanghai.
0038

[nà]
① That, there
那是什么?What is that?
那么,明天见。Then, see you tomorrow.
[nèi]
② In fact, this character is “那” + “一”, but it does not only means one ,but also some.
那年我二十。I was 20 that year.
那些人呢?Where are those people?
0039

[dé]
① Get,
我得奖了!I won a prize!
[dě]
② Must, have to
你得好好学习啊。You must study hard!
[de]
③ Possiblity
你站得起来吗?Can you (possibly) stand up?
④ Use it after the adj or verb for emphasis
他跑得很快。He runs very fast.
这花漂亮得很。This flower is really beautiful.
0040

[yú]
① Preposition
我生于1987年。I was born in 1987.
这对于健康有好处。It is good to your health.
② Therefore
我不喜欢这个地方,于是我走了。
I don’t like this palace, therefore I leave.
0041

[zháo]
① Feel
别着急。Don’t worry.
② Burn,light
大楼着火了。The building is on fire.
③ Fall asleep
他在课上睡着了。He slept in the class.
[zhe]
④ Use it after the verb, means in action
什么事? 我们正开着会呢。
What’s up?We are having a meeting.
0042

[xià]
① Low, down,
厕所在哪?下楼左转。
Where’s the restroom? Go downstair and turn left.
② Next
我下个月去北京。
I am going to Beijing next month.
③ Fall
下雨了!It’s raining.
④ Top down, bottom up
上有政策,下有对策。Top down policy, bottom up antithetical measures.
Refer to 0016 上 antonym of 下。
0043

[zì]
① Self
我自己来。I’ll do it myself
你自己去北京吗?
Are you going to Beijing alone?
② From, since
自从那个时候起,我就没见过他了。
I have not seen him since then.
③ Nature
人与自然。 Human beings and nature.
0044

[zhī]
① Go, leave for
由沪之京。Going from Shanghai to Beijing.
沪:上海的简称;京:北京的间称
② 求之不得。Fervently hope for; Most welcome.
③ 他言之成理。He speaks with conviction.
④ 之乎者也。Chinese classical jargon; pedantic terms
⑤ 吃晚饭之前她在这,之后她和朋友出去了。
Before dinner she was here, after that she went out with friends.
⑥ 我不要不义之财。I will never accept dishonest money.
⑦ 五分之一。 One fifth.(1/5).
0045

[nián] Year
① 今年是2007年。 This year is 2007.
② 女人的年龄是秘密。The age of women is secret.
③ 年轻很棒啊! It’s great to be young!
④ 还有两天过年了! Two days later it is Spring Festival!
0046

[guò]
① To go from here to there
什么时候过来?When will you come over?
这个世界上没有过不去的河。There is always a way.
② Past
我对你的过去一无所知。I know nothing about your
past.
0047

[fā]
① Send
我给他发了封信。I sent a letter to him.
② Fire
五! 四! 三! 二! 一! 发射!
Five! Four! Three! Two! One! Fire!
③ Developed
美国是个发达的国家。The United States is a developed
country.
④ Discover, invent
他发现了敌人。I discover the enemies.
这是个伟大的发明。This is a great invention.
0048

[hòu]
① Behind, after, back
门后是什么?What’s behind the door?
我后天到。I will arrive by the day after tomorrow.
② Queen
皇后是国王的妻子。The Queen is The King’s wife.
③ Offspring
我们的子孙是我们的后代。Our children and grand
children are our descendant.
④ 没道德破坏环境,会有很严重的后果。
Unethical damage of the enviorenment will have serious
consequences.
⑤ 后会有期! Until we meet again!
0049

[zuò]
① Work, job
我很喜欢我的工作。I like my work/job.
② As
作为一名学生,你应当尊敬老师。
As a student, you should respect your teacher.
③ Homework
学生把作业交给老师。The student pass the homework to the teacher.
④ “老人于海”是诺贝尔得奖作家海明威写的。
“Old Man and The Sea” is the Nobel Prize Author Earnest Hemingway’s (1899-1961) writing.
0050

[lǐ]
① Inside
里面有什么?What’s inside?
他在教室里。He is in the classroom..
② In a certain place
你在哪里?我在这里!Where are you? I’m here!
0051

[yòng]
① Use, useful
我用头脑去思考。I use my brain to think.
电脑很有用。Computer is really useful.
② Need
不用你管。None of your business.
0052

[dào]
① Road
条条大道通罗马。
All roads lead to Rome.
② Direction, method
我们志同道合。We have the same ambition.
③ Reason
没道理啊。Unreasonable.
④ Say, talk
胡说八道!Talking nonsense! (Bullshit!)
⑤ Line
纸上有道红线。There is a red line on the paper.
⑥ 道教是2500多年至今中国的原始信仰。
Taoism is more than 2500 years old faith of Chinese origin.
⑦ 老子写道德经, 大约5000汉字,被认为很深奥的。
LaoZi wrote the Toaism Classic, which contains about
5,000 Chinese characters, and is regarded as very
profound.
⑧ 道可道,非常道;名可名,非常名。
Dao (The Way), which if articulable is not the eternal Dao;
The name that can be name is not the eternal name.
0053

[xíng]
① Walk
我每天步行去学校。I walk to school every day.
② Alright,Ok
我们可以走了吗?行!Can we go now? Alright!
③ Crackajack
你真行!You are a crackajack!
[háng] (different pronunciation)
① Row
看第五行。Look at the fifth row.
② Occupation
你是什么行业的?
What profession are you engage in?
③ Expert
他是个电脑行家。He is a computer expert.
0054

[suǒ]
① Place
你的住所在那里?Where is your residence?
② So, hence,
所以,你必须要离开了。So , you have to go now.
③ Because
她很高兴所以她笑得很开心。
She laughs heartily because she is very happy.
0055

[rán]
① Yes, right
我对他的话不以为然。
I don’t believe what he says.
② Like this
走吧,不然我们就迟到了。
Let’s go, otherwise we will be late.
③ But
他很富有,然而他并不快乐。
He is rich, but he is not happy.
0056

[jiā]
① Family
我的家有五口人。My family has five persons.
② Home
这就是我的家。This is my home.
③ Certain specialist
达芬奇是个伟大的发明家,又是数学家,也是艺术家。
Da Vinci was a great inventor, mathematician, and also an artist.
0057

[zhǒng]
① Seed
我需要一些种子。I need some seeds.
② Species
鱼的种类有很多。There are many species of fish.
[zhòng] Plant, sow
我种了很多树。I planted many trees.
我们种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。We reap what we sow.
0058

[shì]
① Matter
什么事情?What’s the matter?
② 交通事故是可怕的。Traffic accident is terrifying.
③ 这是个浪漫的故事。This is a romantic story.
④ Link , connection
没你的事。Nothing to do with you.
0059

[chéng]
① Complete
任务完成了!Task completed! Mission accomplished!
② Alright, Ok
成,我们走。Alright, let’s go.
③ Become, change into
他成了一名飞行员。He became a pilot.
④ One tenth
我们发了很多请贴,但来的人还不到一成。
We sent a lot of invitations, but only one tenth came.
⑤ 八成是哪坏了。Probably something went wrong.
(Here“八成”means “probably”)
0060

[fāng]
① Square
那是个正方形。That’s a square.
② Righteous
他为人方正。He is a righteous.
③ Method,way
你用错了方法。You used the wrong method.
④ Just
你方才干什么了?What did you do just now?
0061

[duō]
① A lot of, many
那里有好多人。There are many people.
这电脑多少钱?How much is this computer?
② More than
教室里有二十多个学生。
There are more than twenty students in the classroom.
③ 她真的多才多艺。She is really talented and skillful.
④ 多多益善。The more the better.
⑤ 多做少说。Do more and say less.
0062

[jīng]
① Classic, classical
圣人老子写的《道德经》是中国道教的经典。
The sage LaoZi wrote “Dao De Jing” is China’s Toaism
Classic
② Manage
他的集团经营五家酒店。His group manages five hotels.
③ Through, across
我从北京经过香港到台湾。I went from Beijing via
Hong Kong to Taiwan.
⑤ Put it before the verb, and used with“曾” or “已”.
means, used to be, or at one time.
他曾经是我的朋友。He used to be my friend.
我已经和她没有联络了。I already loss touch with her.
0063

[me]
你要什么?What do you want?
她好么?She is alright?
你怎么样?How are you ?
[yāo]
① Small
么儿 Youngest son.
② 我幸运的号码是么么三八。My favourite number is
1138.
0064

[qù]
① Leave, to go
我昨天去学校了。I went to school yesterday.
② 他们去湖边钓鱼。They went fishing by the lakeside.
② Past. (Only used to say last year.)
去年我毕业的。I graduated last year.
③ Remove
你要把这个去掉。You should remove it.
0065

[fǎ]
① Law
你不可以犯法。You can’t break the law.
该取用情理法还是法法法?
Should use compassion, reason then law or law, law, law?
② Method
这是个好方法。This is a good method.
③ France
巴黎是法国的首都。
Paris is the capital of France.
0066

[xué]
① Learn, study.
活到老学到老。Live long and learn a lifetime.
学生在学校学习。Students learn in school.
② Systemic knowledge系统的知识
哲学 philosophy 经济学 economy
文学 literature 科学 science
生物学 biology 生物工艺学 biotechnology
0067

[rú]
① Such, like
我没吃过如此美味的菜肴。
I’ve never eaten such delicious dishes.
② As good
我不如你。I am not as good as you.
③ If
如果没有水,我们很难生存。
If there is no water , we will have great difficulty to
survive.
④ For example.
好导演很多,如吕克贝松。
There are many good directors, for example Luc Besson .
0068

[dōu]
① All , complete
你不管做什么工作,都要做好。
Whatever you do as a job, you should do it well.
② To emphasize
连小孩都会做。Even a baby can do it.
[dū]
① Capital of a country.
中国的首都是北京。The capital of China is Beijing.
② Metropolis
上海是个大都市。Shanghai is a metropolis.
0069

[tóng]
① The same
我们的名字相同!We have the same name!
他俩同时到达。They arrived at the same time.
② Have mercy, pity, sympathise
我很同情你你的处境。
I really sympathise with your situation.
③ Together
明天我同你一起去学校。
Together we go to school tomorrow.
[tòng] Alley
这真是一条很窄的胡同。
This is really a narrow alley.
0070

[xiàn]
① Now
你现在能来吗?Can you come here now?
② Appear,come out
下过雨后,也许会出现彩虹。
After the rain, a rainbow may appear.
③ Modern
我们是现代人。We are modern people.
0071

[dāng]
① Now, currently
当前我们最要紧的是毕业。
Now, the most important thing to us now is to graduate.
② 当只是四岁时莫扎特就在写一些步舞曲了。
When only age four, Mozart was already composing minuets.
③ Serve as, become
我当了学生会主席。
I serve as the chairman of the Students’ Union.
④ Really
那是相当的好!That’s really good.
[dàng]
① Proper
你应该用恰当的方式和家长沟通。
You should communicate with your parents in a proper
manner.
② Think
你当我不知道是吧。
You think I don’t know right?
③ Treat as
他把我当作他的儿子。He treats me as his son.
0072

[méi]
① No, don’t have
你有妹妹吗?没,我没有。
Do you have a younger sister?No,I don’t.
② Not as …as
火车没有飞机快。
The train is not as fast as the plane.
[mò]
① Sink
船沉没了。The ship sank.
② Confiscate
我的mp3在学校被没收了。
My mp3 player was confiscated in school.
0073

[dòng]
① Move
别动!Don’t move!
我们做些运动。Let’s do some exercise.
人也是动物。Human beings are animals too.
动作快点!Hurry up!
② Moved
我被这部电影感动了。I was moved by this film.
0074

[miàn] Face
① 他的面色苍白。His face is pale.
我们面对面谈。We discuss face to face.
② 你恨面善,我一时想不起在哪儿见过面。
You look very familiar, for the moment I can’t recall
where did we met.
③ Surface
镜子的表面上很脏。The surface of the mirror is dirty.
④ Noodles, vermicelli
我喜欢面条。I like noodles.

0075

[qǐ]
① Up, rise
起来!升起国旗!Get up! Raise the flag!
鸟儿从草地起飞(腾飞)。The birds rise from the
meadows.
② Use it after a verb, means start
他突然唱起歌来了。Suddenly, he began to sing.
③ Used together with “不”or”得”
他看不起人。He looks down at people.
对不起。Sorry.
④ Together.
我们一起走吧。 Let’s go together.
0076

[kàn]
① Look, see
我昨天看见你了。I saw you yesterday.
过两天我来看你。
These two days I will come to see you.
② Think
我看我们应该走这边。
I think we should go this way.
[kān] Look after
他是看门的。He is a doorman.
0077

[dìng]
① Fixed,must
你一定要走。You must go.
② Decide.
我决定不去上课了。I’ve decided not to attend class.
0078

[tiān]
① Sky
这里的天空很蓝。The sky here is blue.
② Day
三天后有场考试。
There is an exam three days later.
③ Weather
这里的天气很冷。The weather here is cold.
④ Heavenly-stem天干
甲jiǎ, 乙yǐ, 丙bǐng, 丁dīng, 戊wù, 己jǐ, 庚gēng, 辛
xīn, 任rén, 癸guǐ。
十天干和十二地支组成年份导致六十年一甲子。这年份的系统用在写中国笔墨画里。
The use of Ten Heavenly-stems, and the Twelve
Terrestrial Branches(0021) together to denote the
Years results in a 60 years cycle. This system of
dating is still used to annotate the year a traditional
Chinese ink and brush painting is brushed.
0079

[fēn]
① divide,depart
它被分成了三个部分。It is divided to three parts.
我们分手了。We departed.
② Cent
一百分钱等于一元钱。100 cents equals 1 yuan.
③ Minute
还有五分钟。There are still five minutes left.
[fèn]
① Over the limit
有点过分了。It is a bit over the limit.
② Social position.
他是有身份的人。He has a social status.
0080

[hái]
① Still
你还是喜欢兰色吗?You still like blue?
② So so
最近怎么样?还行。How’s everything going? So so.
③ Or
生存还是灭亡。
To be or not to be.
[huán] Return, give back
① 我下个星期还给你。
I will return it to you next week.
以牙还牙 Tit for tat.
0081

[jìn]
① Forward
前进!! Move on!!/Forward!!
② In, go inside
他进了工厂。He went into the factory.
0082

[hǎo]
① Good
这个很好吃。It tastes good.
你好!Hello!
② Alright, Ok.
等一下!好的。A moment please! Alright./Ok.
③ Done, completed
我做好了功课!I’ve done the assignment/homework.
④ Easy
这件事很好办。This matter is very easy to do.
[hào] Hobby
你有什么爱好?What’s your hobby?
0083

[xiǎo] Small
他还是个小孩!He’s just a boy!
Look down on
别小看我。Don’t look down on/underrate/belittle me.
Novel
这小说不错。This novel is not bad.
0084

[bù]
① Part
《指环王》有三部。 The”Lord of the Rrings” has three
parts.
中国的西部不富有。The western part of China is not
rich.
② Army
发现了敌人的部队。The enemy’s army was found.
0085

[qí]
① He, his, they, their, it, its
物尽其用。We should make full use of it.
② In fact, as a matter f fact
其实我不想告诉你。In fact/As a matter of fact, I don’t
want to tell you.
② Other(s)
他从来不管其他人。He never cares about other
people/others.
0086

[xiē]
① Some
你应该看一些书。You should read some books.
② Used with”好”or”这么”,means many
这么些人啊。So many people.
0087

[zhǔ]
① Master
他是这房子的主人。He is the master/owner of this
house.
② Main
这才是主要的地方。That’s the main place/point.
③ Manager
他是这个部门的主管。He is the manager of this
department.
0088

[yàng]
① Shape, appearance
他好象很生气的样子。He looks angry.
怎么样?How is it?
② Sample
我希望你可以给我寄一些样品。
I wonder whether you can send me some samples.
0089

[lǐ]
① Reason
给我一个理由。Give me a reason.
这是一个合理的解释。This is an reasonable explanation② Manage
他管理一家饭店。He manages a hotel.
整理以下你的房间。Tidy up your room.
0090

[xīn]
① Heart
你的心脏是在你的左边。Your heart is on your left.
② The ancient Chinese people believed that they think
and feel with their hearts.
他很伤心。He is very sad.
他很用心。He is hard-working.
小心!Look out!
③ Centre
我住在市中心。I lived in the centre of the city.
0091

[tā]
① She
她是谁?Who is she?
② Her
她的名字是李华。Her name is Lihua.
他是她的爱人。He is her husband.
0092

[běn]
① Origin
我们不能忘本。We shoud not forget our origin .
② Originally
你本来应该来的。You originally should come.
③ The side of me. 本国的人很友好。People of my country
are friendly.
④ Now (year, month)
本月五号。The fifth day of this month.
⑤ Classifier for book,.
我有这本书。I have this book.
0093

[qián]
① Front
前面是什么?What’s in front?
② Past, the day/year before yesterday/last year.
他前天到我家来过。He came to my home the day
before yesterday.
从前那里有间庙。In the past there was to a temple.
0094

[kāi]
① Open
开门!Open the door!
② Fire
开火!Fire!
④ Begin
我一年前开始学吉他。I began to learn guitar last year.
⑤ To hold
我们在开会。We are having a meeting.
0095

[dàn] But

他很富有,但是他并不开心。He’s rich, but he is not
happy.
他不但会唱歌,而且会跳舞。He can not only sing, but
also dance.
0096

[yīn]
① Reason
一定有原因的。There must be a reason.
② Because
因为下大雨,所以会议取消。The meetiong was canceled
because it rained heavily.
0097

[zhǐ]
① Just, only
他只是个孩子。He is just/only a child.
只要雨一停,我就走。Only when the rain stops, I will
leave.
② But
我很喜欢,只是我没钱。
I like it very much, but I don’t have the money.
[zhī] a classifier word
那是一只鸡。That is a chicken.
0098

[cóng]
① Follow
他跟从着他父亲的脚步。He follows his father’s steps.
② From
我从江苏来。I come from Jiangsu province.
③ Join
他从军了。He joined the army.
0099

[xiǎng]
① Think (thought)
我想到了一个好主意。I thought of a good idea.
② Want
我想环游世界。I want to travel around the world.
③ Miss
我好想你。I miss you so much .
0100

[shí]
① Honest
老老实实的告诉我。Tell me honestly.
② Reality, in fact
告诉我事实。Tell me the truth.
事实上,你错了。In fact, you are wrong.
③ Really.
这东西实在是好吃。It’s really delicious.
0101

[rì]
① Sun
这而的日出很美。Here the sunrise is beautiful.
今天是星期日。Today is Sunday.
② Day
这些日子我很忙。These days I’ve been really busy.
0102

[jūn] Army
我想参军。I want to join the army.
这支军队有五百万军人。This army has five million
soldiers.
0103

[zhě]
Use after an adj or a verb. A person’s profession or trait.
他是一个作者。He is a writer.
他是一个学者。He is a scholar.
我是一个完美主义者。I am a perfectionist.
0104

[yì]
① Mean
你什么意思?What do you mean?
你有什么意见吗?Do you have some opinions.
② Wish
你愿意吗?Do you wish to?
④ Expect
这真让我意外。This is really unexpected.
0105

[wú]
① Nothing, don’t have
我无能为力。I can’t help you.
② No
我无法想象。I can’t imagine.
无论你说什么,我还是要去。No matter what you say, I
will still go.
0106

[lì]
① Power, strength
我浑身无力。I am exhausted.
有力的一击。A powerful punch.
② Force
他用力的把锁敲开。He used force to break the lock.

0107

[tā]
① It
它是只狗,不是猫。It is a dog, not a cat.
② Other
他才不管其它的人。He never cares about others.
0108

[yǔ]
① And
他与我一起来的。He came with me.
② Give
与人方便,与己方便.。Help others and others will help  
you.
[yù]
③ Take part in, attend
与会者都是专家。Those who attend the meeting are experts.
0109

[cháng]
① Long, length
这条街很长。This street is quite long.
这绳子有多长?How long is the rope?
[zhǎng]
① Grow
你长大了。You’ve grown up.
② Elder
他是我的兄长。He is my elder brother.
0110

[bǎ]
① Hold, catch,
你要把握机会啊。You should grasp the opportunity.
② Handle.
门把手坏了。The door handle is spoiled.
③ A measure word (item with a handle)
这是一把刀。This is a knife.
0111

[jī]
① Chance, opportunity
这是个好机会。It is a good chance.
② Secret
这可是最高机密。This is top secret.
③ Machine
这机器是从美国进口的。This machine is imported from
America.
飞机好快。The plane is really fast.
0112

[shí]
① Ten
十全十美。Perfect ten. (Wholesome and beautiful)
② Top
她十分努力学习!She is very studious!
0113

[mín]
① The People
我是中国公民。I am a citizen of China.
毛主席是人民的领袖。Chairman Mao is the leader of the People.
0114

[dì] Use before a number and it means
第一 First, 1st
第二 Second, 2nd
第五 Fifth, 5th
0115

[gōng]
① Fair
这很不公平。It is unfair. 这很公平。It ‘s fair.
② Public
公共场所不准吸烟。It is forbbiden to smoke in the public place.
③ 老公公在树下讲故事给小朋友听。The old man under the tree, tell stories to the children.
0116

[cǐ]
This, here
我五年前来到此地。I come here five years ago.
让他们彼此认识以下。Let them know each other.
0117

[yǐ]
① Already
这个东西早就已经过时了。It’s already out of date.
② Stop
学不可以已!We should never stop learning!
0118

[gōng]
① Worker
他的父亲是一名工人。His father is a worker.
② Work, job
这是我的工作。This is my job.
这是个大工程。This is a big project.
0119
使
[shǐ]
① Use
我使用Windows操作系统。I use Windows operation
system.
② Make
你使我恶心。You make me sick,
0120

[qíng]
① Emotiion
我心情很好。I am happy.
② Love
爱情会使我们永生。Love will keep us alive.
③ Situation
告诉我实情。Tell me the truth.
0121

[míng]
① Clear
这是一个明亮的房间。This is a bright room.
很明显,你作弊了。Obviously, you cheated.
② Know, understand
他明白你说的话。He knows what you told him.
③ Next (Only used to mean year or day)
明天我不想上学了。I don’t want to go to school tomorrow.
明年我回来。I will come back next year.
0122

[xìng]
① Sex
这里没有性别歧视。There is no sex discrimination.
她很性感。She is sexy.
② Nature
他个性自由。 He has a unconstrained character.
这是性命攸关的时刻。To be or not to be, now is the time to decide.
0123

[zhī]
① Know
我所知道的,就是一无所知。All that I know is that I know nothing.
② Knowledge
知识越多,问题越多。More knowledge comes with more questions.
0124

[quán]
① All
你们全过来! All of you come here!
② Complete
这是北京2008奥运全套邮票。
This is Beijing 2008 Olympics complete.set of stamps.
0125

[sān]
① Three
三加二等于五。Three and/add/plus two is five.
② Again and again
我再三告诉你们,不要抽烟。
I told you again and again, don’t smoke.
0126

[yòu]
① Again
广告又来了!The advertisement comes again!
② To emphasize
他又不是个傻子!He is not an idiot!
0127

[guān]
① Close, shut
请把门关上。Close the door, please.
② Key point
这是问题的关键。This is the crux of the problem.
⑤ Relation
你和他什么关系?You and him what is the relationship?
和你没关系。Not related to you.
④ About
关于这件事,我非常抱歉。I am so sorry about this
matter.
0128

[diǎn]
① Dot
“点”字里面有四个点。There are four dots in the character“点”
② A little bit
喝一点酒没关系。It’s alright to drink a little wine.
③ Light
把蜡烛点着。Light the candle.
④ O’clock
现在是五点。It’s five o’clock now.
0129

[zhèng]
① Just right
你来得正好。You come just right.
② 你的答案正确。Your answer is right.
③ Doing
我们正开会。We are having a meeting.
④ 把画挂正。Hang the painting upright.
⑤ Justice
为了正义,他敢说敢为也不怕后悔。
For justice, he dares to say, do and yet not afraid of regret.
⑥ 你是一个正直的人。You are an honest person
.
[zhēng]
① The first month of Chinese traditional calendar正月
0130

[yè]
① Business, industry, agriculture.
商业发展了这个国家。Trade developed this conuntry.
农业与工业同样重要。Agriculture and industry are
both important.
② Job, occupation
我的职业是老师。My occupation is a teacher.
③ Study
他完成了他的大学学业。He has completed his university study.
④ 公司业务很忙。The company operation is very busy.
0131

[wài]
① Outside
房外面很冷,里面还热。Outside the room is very cold, inside is still warm.
② Foreigner
他是外国人。He is a foreigner.
对外贸易。Foreign/external trade.
0132

[jiāng]
① Will
我将去美国了。I will go to America.
② Future
想一想你的将来。Think about your future.
③ General
他是一名将军。He is a General.
[jiàng] 大元帅, 总司令, 将领: Generalissimo.
0133

[liǎng] Two
那里有两棵树。There are two trees.
那儿有两千两百个人。There are two thousand and two
hundred people.
哪有两千两百万个人?There isn’t twenty two million
people?
0134

[gāo] High, tall
她很高也爬过高山。She is tall and also climbed high mountains.
他是个电脑高手。He is a computer expert.
0135

[jiān]
① Between
两座城市之间有条河。There is a river between two cities.
② Measure word for house
那里有一间屋子。There is a house.
③ [jiàn] Interval, gap
闪电和雷声之间有间隔。
There is a time lag/lapse between the flash of lightning
and the sound of thunder.
0136

[yóu]
① From
你由那里来?Wherer are you from?
② Reason
给我个理由。Give me a reason.
③ Because, because of
由于下雨,会议被取消了。
The meeting was canceled because of rain.
0137

[wèn]
① Ask
让我问问你。Let me ask you.
② Problem
我们遇到问题了。We meet with problem.
③ Raise question
他提问了一个问题。He raised a question/an issue.
0138

[hěn]
① Very
很久不见了。Haven’t seen you for a long time.
这本书很好。It’s a very good book..
0139

[zuì]
① Most
我最喜欢爵士乐。I like Jazz most.
你是天底下最好的人!You are the best man in the
world!
我们应该为最坏的情况作准备。We should prepare for
the worst situation.
0140

[zhòng]
① Heavy
这个箱子很重。This box is really heavy.
② Important
这个戒指对我很重要. This ring is important to me.
[chóng] Repeat
让我重复一便。Let me repeat once .
0141

[bìng]
① Merge, combine
两个公司合并。Two companies merge.
② And, also, moreover
他刻苦锻炼,并且从不间断。He trains really hard and
never discontinue.

他很努力学习并得到奖学金。She was diligent in study,
moreover, she received a scholarship.

③ Used with “不” means not.
事情并不象我们想的那样。The matter is not as what we
thought.

她化了三天完成了这拼图。She took three days to
complete the jigsaw puzzle. (Note: 并and 拼 are
different words.)

0142

[wù]
① Thing, goods, matter
货物到了。The goods arrived.
我们应该爱护动物。We should protect animals.
我的专业是物理。My major is physics.
0143

[shǒu]
① Hand
我用手指弹吉他。I play the guitar with my fingers.
他们拍手。They clap.
她是个好帮手。She is a good helping hand/assistant.

0144

[yīng]
① Should
你应该走了。You should go now.
[yìng]
② Respond
没有回应。There is no response.
③ Agree
他昨天答应和我出去的。
Yesterday he agreed to go out with me .
0145

[zhàn]
① War
战争打响了。The war begins.
冷战是什么?What is cold war?
他是一名战士。He is a warrior.
我忘不了第二次世界大战。I cannot forget the World
WarⅡ.
0146

[xiàng]
① Direction, facing
这房子朝向南。This house faces south.
② Guide 他是我们的向导。He is our guide.
③ Direction我转向(迷路)了。I’m lost.
④ From the beginning to now我向来不抽烟。I never smoke.
0147

[tóu]
① Head
我不知道他为什么总是摇头。I don’t know why he
always shakes his head.
② Beginning
让我从头告诉你。Let me tell you from the very
beginning.
0148

[wén]
① Culture
我在研究中国的文化。I am studying Chinese culture.
② Literature
我们在谈论文学。We are talking about literature.
③ Character
中国的文字很有趣。Chinese characters are interesting.
0149

[tǐ]
① Body
我的身体很好。I am healty.
② System
任何体制是可以改良的。Any system can be improved.
③ Sports
我喜欢体育。I like sports.
0150

[zhèng]
① Politics
政治影响我们的生活。Politics affect our life..
② The Government
政府好像人们也会犯错。The government like people
can also make mistake.
0151

[měi]
① Beautyful,beauty
真理不需色彩,美丽不需涂饰。
Truth needs no color; beauty needs no pencil.
美女与野兽。Beauty and the Beast.
② America
我想去美国。I want to go to America.
她从美国回来。She come back from United States.
0152

[xiāng]
① Each other
你们互相不认识吗?Don’t you know each other?
② Look
相中哪个了?Which one do you like?
[xiàng]
① Appearance
他的长相很好。He is handsome.
我们照相吧。Let’s take some photos..
② Observe
人不可貌相。 Judge not from appearance.
③ Cross talk
我喜欢马三立的相声。I like Ma SanLi’s cross talk.
0153

[jiàn]
① See
眼见为实。To see is to believe.
见鬼了。Damn!
② Put it after the verb ”看”,”听”.Means affirmative
你听见什么声音了吗?Have you heard some thing?
我看不见啊。I can’t see it!
0154

[bèi]
① Quilt
我想把我的被子拿去洗一下。
I want to have my quilt washed.
② Passive-voice
我的自行车被偷了。My bike was stolen.
0155

[lì]
① Interests, profit
他想从中获利。He want to make profit from it.
利率是一种工具。Interests rate is a tool.
现在的存款利率是3.06%。
The deposit interests rate now is 3.06%.
② Sharp
这刀很锋利。This knife is very sharp.
0156

[shén]
① What
你想要什么。What do you want?
那是什么?What is that?
0157

[èr]
① Two
二加二等与四。Two plus two is four.
② Second
我买了一台二手电脑。
I bought a second-hand computer.
0158

[děng]
① Equals
一加一等于二。One and one equals two.
男女平等。Males and females are equal.
② Rank
一等品。 First grade/quality product.
他是一等一的人才。He is a top talent.
③ Wait
我们在等你。We wait for you.
等一下。A moment please.
0159

[chǎn]
① Produce,product
我们生产汽车。We produces cars.
我们有高质量的产品。
We have high-quality products.
② Give birth
她昨天生产了。She gave birth yesterday.
0160

[huò]
① Or
生或死那是个提问。To be or not to be that is the
question.
② May
他或许不来了。He may not come.
0161

[xīn]
① New
我有了一辆新自行车。I’ve got a new bike.
我是新来的。I am new here.
② Bride,or bridegroom
新娘很漂亮,新郎也很英俊。
The bride is beautyful and the bridegroom
is handsome.
0162

[jǐ]
① Self
我自己来。I will do it myself.
你自己做的?You did it all by yourself?
0163

[zhì]
① System
教育体制有问题。
The education system has problem.
你必须穿制服。You must wear uniforms.
② Produce
我们制造飞机。We produce planes.
0164

[shēn]
① Body
我身体不舒服。I am not feeling well.
② Life
他以身殉国。He died for his country.
0165

[guǒ]
① Result
他们在等考试结果。
They are waiting for the result of the examination.
② Really
他果真来了?He really came?
③ Fruit
吃些水果。 Eat some fruit.
0166

[jiā] ① Plus
一加一等于二。One plus one equals two .
加油啊,Ken!Come on, Ken!
车需要加油了。The car needs more gas/petrol.
0167
西
[xī] ① West
西藏在中国西边。Tibet is in the west of China.
② Western
我不喜欢西餐。 I don’t like western food.
西方人很高。Westerners are tall.
0168

[sī] ① This, here
我生于斯,长于斯。I was born and raised here.
0169

[yuè] ① Moon
月亮好大啊! What a huge moon!
听过月亮河吗?Do you know Moon River?
② Month
一年有十二个月。There are twelve months in a year.
0170

[huà] ① Say
说话啊!Say something huh!
② Said
你说了什么?What did you say?
③ Talk
我不想和你说话。I don’t want to talk with you.
0171

[hé] ① Close
他合上了眼睛。He closed his eyes.
② Together
我们合力做这件事。We do it together.
让我们合作。 Let’s cooperate.
0172

[huí] ① Come back, turn back
你最好回来。You’d better come back.
他走了十米,然后转身回来。
He walked ten metres and then turned back.
② Answer
回答我。Answer me.
他给你回复了吗?Does him give you a reply?
0173

[tè] ① Special
这本书很特别。This book is special.
②Just/especially
我特别来这看你。I come here just/especially to see
you.
0174

[dài] ① Generation
我们应该想一想下一代。
We should think about our next generation.
我们是迷惘的一代。
We are the lost generation.
② Dynasty
李白生活在唐代。Libai lived in the Tang Dynasty.
③ Replace
太阳能会取代石油能.
Solar energy will replace petroleum energy.
0175

[nèi] ① Inside,
内在美更重要。
Inner beauty is more important.
他对书画很内行。He is a connoisseur in calligraphy
and painting.
0176

[xìn] ① Believe
我相信你。I believe you.
② Letter
我给你寄了封信。I’ve sent you a letter.
③ Signal
那是个信号。That’s a signal.
0177

[biǎo] ① Show
这表明了中国的经济在迅猛发展。
It shows that China’s economy is rocketing.
② Surface,appearance
外表不重要。Appearance is not impotant.
③ Form
这个表格很有用。This form is useful.
④ Watch
他的手表很贵。His watch is expensive.
0178

[huà] ① Change, change into
如果事情有变化,告诉我。
Tell me if there is any change.
② Melt
雪化了。The snow melted.
0179

[lǎo] ① Old
我很喜欢老人与海。
I like The old man and the sea very much.
我们是老朋友了。We are old friends.
② Always
他老是逃课。He always plays truant.
0180

[gěi] ① Give
你最好把那个给我。You’d better give it to me.
② Put it before a verb, means passive-voice
面包让他给吃了。The bread was eaten by him.
[jǐ] Supply
她的产品供给他的公司买。Her product is supplied
to his company for sale.
0181

[shì] ① World
世界需要和平。The world needs peace.
② Life
我爱你一生一世。I love you forever.
0182

[wèi] ① Position
我在这个公司有个职位。
I have a position in this company.
② Location
KC告诉我房子最重要的是位置。

KC told me the most important thing of a house is
location.
③ Seat
这里有五个座位。Here are five seats.
④ Bit
这是64位的系统。It’s a 64 bit system.
0183

[cì] ① Times
我去过北京五次。I’ve been to Beijing five times.
这是我第一次来这。It’s my first time here.
② Low quality
这东西太次了!This thing is really low quality.
0184

[dù] ① Unit (temperature, hunidity, angle…)
今天温度25度摄氏。Today’s temperature is
25°degree Celsius
② System
每个国家都在改进教育制度。Every nation is
improving the education system.
0185

[mén] ① Door
门锁上了。The door is locked.
② Way
没门!No way!
0186

[rèn] ① Believe
我信任你。I believe you.
② Whatever
他任何人关心。He cares about anybody.
0187

[cháng] ① Often
他经常来。He comes here often.
② Common
这很平常啊。It’s common.
这是常识。It’s common sense.
0188

[xiān] ① First
女士优先。Ladies first.
② In advance
学校的学费要先付。
The school fee should be paid in advance.
0189

[hǎi] Sea
大海很美。The sea is beautiful.
0190

[tōng] ①Pass, through, lead
我通过了考试。I passed/got through the exam.
②Lead to
条条大道通罗马。
All roads lead to Rome.
③Common
这很普通。It’s common.
0191

[jiāo] Teach
KC教我英语。KC teaches me English.
[jiào] ① Teach,teacher
他是一名教师。He is a teacher.
② Religion
世界上有很多宗教。
There are many religions in the world.
0192

[ér] ① Son
他有三个儿子。He has three sons.
六月一日是儿童节。June 1st is Children’s Day.
0193

[yuán] ① Reason
有三个原因。There are three reasons.
② Origin
我们必须保护原始森林
We must protect the virgin forest.
③ Forgive
我不会原谅你的。I won’t forgive you.
0194

[dōng] ① East
中国在亚洲东边。China is in the east of Asia.
② Put”东”and”西” together, it becomes “thing”
那是什么东西?What’s that?
0195

[shēng] ① Sound
那是什么声音?What’s that sound?
0196

[tí] ① Carry
她提个包走了进来。She came in carrying a bag.
② Ask, raise
提问题。Raise a question.
③ Improve, from low to high, from backward to forward
我想提高我的英语水平。
I want to improve my English.
0197

[lì] ① Stand
起立。Stand up!
你的立场是什么? What’s your stand?
② Right away,
我立即过来。I will come right away.
0198

[jí] ① Catch up with
来不及了。It’s too late.
你来的真及时。You come here in time.
② And
美国,英国以及中国都参加了二战。
America, England and China all took part in the WWⅡ.
0199

[bǐ] ① Compare, than
他比我用功。He studies harder than me.
这有一场摇摆舞比赛。Here is a Swing contest.
② Near
上海比邻江苏。Shanghai is next to Jiangsu.
③ Take … for example
比方说北京。Take Beijing for example.
0200

[yuán] ① A person who works or studys
其实我是一个演员。
As a matter of fact, I am an actor.
② Member of a party or an organization.
我是共产党员。I am a member of the Communist Party.
0201

[jiě] ① Understand
我理解你。I understand you.
② Separate, break up
苏联解体了。The Soviet Union broke up.
③ Explain
让我解释给你听。Let me explain it to you.
0202

[shuǐ] ① Water
我想喝水。I want to drink water.
水是最重要的资源。
Water is the most important resource.
0203

[míng] ① Name
你叫什么名字?What’s your name?
② Famous
他是名医。He is a famous doctor.
③ Measure word for people
那有四名士兵。There are four soldiers.
0204

[zhēn] ① Truth, real
这是真理。It’s the truth.
这是真的吗?Is it true?
② Really, very
这里真好。Here is really good.
0205

[lùn] ① Discuss
你们在讨论什么?What are you discussing?
② Theory
什么是相对论?
What is the theory of relativity?
0206

[chù] ① Get along
他们相处的很融洽。The get along very well.
② Deal with
处理这些文件。
Process these documents.
[chù] ③ Place
这是我的住处。Here is where I live.
天大地大,何处是我家?
The world is big but where is my home?

0207

[zǒu] ① Walk, go
我每天走去学校。
I walk to school everyday.
0208

[yì] ① Justice
为正义献身。Die for justice.
② Artificial
他的右眼是只义眼。
His right eye is an artificial eye.
0209

[gè] ① Each, every
鱼有上百种的做法,而且各不相同。
There are hundreds of ways to cook fish, moreover, each is different.
[gě] Only when it means “oneself ” or myself
我自各做的。I made it myself.
0210

[rù] ① Enter
严禁入内。No admittance.
0211

[jǐ] ① Some, several
有几个人缺席。Several people are absent.
[jī] ② Almost
我几乎迟到了。I am almost late.
0212

[kǒu] ① Mouth
张开口!Open your mouth!
② Entrance
入口在哪?Where is the entrance?
③ Hole
你的包上有个口子。There is a hole in your bag.
0213

[rèn] ① Recognize
我不认识你。I don’t know you.
② Admit
他不承认。He does not admit.
0214

[tiáo] ① Condition, term
日本无条件的投降了。
Japan surrendered unconditionally.


② Measure word
一条街 A street.
一条腿 A leg.
两条鱼 Two fishes.
0215

[píng] ① Flat
象镜子一样平。As flat as a mirror.
② Common
这很平常啊。It’s common.
③ Equal
男女平等。Males and Females are equal.
④ Calm.
他很平静。He’s calm.
0216

[xì] ① Connection, relationship
你和他什么关系?
What’s the relationship between you and him.
② Department
我是经济与贸易系的。
I’m in the Economy and Trade Department.
③ System
运输系统。Transprotation system.
[jì] ④ Tie
我在系鞋带。I’m tying my shoeslaces.
0217

[qi] ① Air
出去呼吸一下新鲜空气。
Go out and breath some fresh air.
② Weather
这里的气候很冷。
The weather here is very cold.
③ Angry
他生气了。He is angry.
0218

[tí] ① Title,topic
2010上海世博会的主题是“城市让生活更美好”
The topic of 2010 Shanghai World Exposition is “Better city better life.”
② Question
提问题。Raise a question.
0219

[huó] ① Life
生活总是如此艰辛,还是只在童年?总是。
Is life always this hard, or is it just when you are kid? Always like this.(My favorite.Leon by Luc Besson)
② Exist, live
如果没有水,我们怎么活?
How can we exist if there is no water?
0220

[ěr] ① You, your
他总是出尔反尔。He’s not a man of his word.
② Like this
我偶尔喝酒。Once in a while I drink some wine.
0221

[gèng] ① Even, more
明天会更好。Tomorrow will be better.
[gēng] ① Change
你想更改这个按钮的标题属性是吗?
You want to change the caption of this button right?
② Correct
他在更正我家庭作业上的错误。
He is correcting my homework.
0222

[bié] ① Difference
找出它们的区别。
Find the differences between them.
② Sex
把你的性别填在这里。
Write down your sex here.
③ Other
他不关心别人。He never cares about others.
④ Don’t
别走。Don’t leave!
0223

[dǎ] ① Beat, strike
他把他打死了。He beat him to death.
② From
你打哪儿来?Where are you from?
[dá] ③ Dozen
那里有一打鸡蛋。Therer are a dozen eggs.
0224

[nǚ] ① Female
那个女人是我的老板。That woman is my boss.
她是我的女儿。She is my daughter.
那个女孩很漂亮。That girl is beautiful.
0225

[biàn] ① Change
我的家乡变化很大。My hometown change a lot.
人死了会变成什么?
When people die what will they change into?
0226

[sì] ① Four
四加四等于八。Four and four is eight.
一年有四季。There are four seasons in a year.
0227

[shén] ① Deity
我不信神。I don’t believe in deity.
② Myth
神话也许是真的。The myth may be true.
0228

[zǒng] ① Always
他总是喝酒。He always drinks.
② Total
总共有五个人。There are five people in total.
③ Generally
总的来说,你是对的。
Generally speaking,you are right.
④ Chief, leader
他是我的老总。He is my boss.
0229

[hé] ① What
找我何事?Looking for me about what?
② Why
何不跟他去?Why not go with him?
③ How
你认为Linux系统如何?
How do you think about Linux system?
0230

[diàn] ① Electricity.
没有电,世界就会变成黑夜。
The world will have dark nights without electricity.
② Electrical
电话很方便。Telephone is convenient.
电脑比人聪明吗?
Is the computer smarter than human?
0231

[shǔ] ① Count
他们在数选票。They are counting the votes.
[shù] ② Number
我不喜欢数学。I don’t like mathematics.
他在数[shǔ]。He’s counting.
1,2,3 是数字。One two three are numbers.
0232

[ān] ① Peace, safe
这是一个安静的夜晚。It’s a peaceful night.
伊拉克不安全。Iraq is not safe.
② Comfort
安慰她一下。Go and comfort her.
③ Setup, install
明天我请人来安装浴缸。
I’ll have my bath-tub isnstall tomorrow.
0233

[shǎo] ① Few, little
很少的人看电影。Very few people see movies.
[shào] ② Young, youth
少年容易冲动。Young people are emotional.
0234

[bào] ① Report
电台在报道一场车祸。
The radio is reporting a car accident.
让我看看你的成绩报告单。
Let me have a look at your report card.


② Newspaper
报纸很便宜。Newpapers are cheap.
0235

[cái] ① Just now
刚才你去哪了?
Where have you gone just now?
② Just
这才一块。It’s just one yuan.
③ Ability, talent
我们需要人才。We need talented people.
0236

[jiē] ① Bear fruit
这些树什么时候开始结果子?
When will these trees begin to bear fruit?
② Strong
他的身体很结实。His body is strong/sturdy.
[jié] ① Knot
请你在绳子上打个结。
Tie a knot on the rope please.
② Marry
他去年结婚了。He got married last year.
③ End
我不喜欢这电影的结局。
I don’t like the end of this movie.
0237

[fǎn] ① Inside out(in-out, left-right, up-down)
你的衣服穿反了。You wear you clothes inside out.
② Anyway
反正我不做。Anyway, I will not do it.
③ Be against
告诉我,你赞成还是反对。
Just tell me, are you for or against.
0238

[shòu] ① Accept
我接受。I accept.
② Bear
我不能忍受。I can’t bear it.
③ Passive-voice
我受伤了。I was hurt.
0239

[mù] ① Eyes
他双目失明。He lost sight in both eyes. (He is blind.)
② Aim, target
我的目标明确。I have a clear aim.
目标接近中!Target approaching!
③ Now
目前你还不能做这件事。You can’t do it now.
0240

[tài] ① Sun
太阳巨大!The sun is huge!
② Too
太热了。It is too hot.
太好了。Jolly/Very good.
0241

[liáng] ① Measure
你应该先量尺寸。You should first measure the size.
[liàng] ② Quantity, large number of
我们有大量的轿车。
We have a large number of saloon cars.
0242

[zài] ① Again
他再次失败了。He failed again.
② Go on
雨还要再下三天。Rain will go on for three days.
③ Even, more
不能再好了。It can’t be better.
0243

[gǎn] ① Feel
我感觉不舒服。I don’t feel well.
② Thank
非常感谢你。Thank you very much.
③ Emotion
你太感伤性了。You are too sentimental.
0244

[jiàn] ① Constuct, build
他们在建一座桥。They are building a bridge.
② Advice
我需要一些建议。I need some advice.
0245

[wù] ① Assignment , job, task
这是我的任务。This is my assigment.
② Must, without fail
你务必要知道。You must now.
0246

[zuò] ① Do
别站在那儿,做些什么!
Don’t just stand there, do something!
0247

[jiē] ① Connect
把你的电脑连接互联网了吗?
Connect your computer to the Internet already?
② Continue
接着向前走。Continue to go forward.
③ Receive
我接到你的信了。I received your letter.
④ Pick up
我会到火车站接你。
I will fetch you from the railway station.
0248

[bì] ① Must
我必须走了。I must go now.
② Necessary.
没这个必要。It’s not necessary.
0249

[chǎng] ① Market, mall, square
我要去市场。I am going to the market.
天安门广场在哪里?
Where is the Tian An Men Square?
0250

[jiàn] ① Document
这些文件是最高机密。
These are documents top secrets.
② Measure word
这件事我不知道。I don’t know this matter.
0251

[jì] ① Calculate
我们正在计算。We are calculating now.
② Idea
妙计(好主意)!Great idea!
③ Plan
这是我们的新计划。This is our new plan.
0252

[guǎn] ① Manage, management
管理对公司非常重要。
Management is very important to a company.
② Pipe
那根管子有什么用?What’s the use of that pipe?
0253

[qī] ① Hope
我不会辜负你的期望。I won’t let your expectation down.
② A period of time, duration
分期付款。Payment of installment.
0254

[shì] ① Market
股票市场碰不得。
You should not touch the stock market.
② City
我的家乡在连云港市。
My hometown is Lian Yungang city.
上海是个都市。Shanghai is a metropolis.
0255

[zhí] ① Straight
那是条直线。That’s a straight line.
他是个正直的人。He’s a righteous person.
你应该直接告诉他。You should tell him directly.
② Non-stop
他一直哭。He cries all the time.
0256

[dé] Moral
你犯了一个道德上的错误。
You’ve made a moral mistake.
0257

[zī] ① Money,capital
我们需要启动资金。We need starting capital.
② Support
他资助我完成学业。
He supported me to complete my study.
③ Qualification
你没有资格加入。
You don’t have the qualification to join.
0258

[mìng] ① Life
生命诚可贵,爱情价更高。若为自由故,两者皆 可抛。
Life is dear,love is dearer.Both can be given up for freedom.
② Fate
这是命。It’s fate.
0259

[shān] 1Mountain
你去过黄山吗?
Have you been to Huang(shan) Mountain?
2人山人海: Huge crowd of people.
0260

[jīn] ① Gold
黄金现在多少钱?How much is gold now?
②Money
我要现金。I want cash.
0261

[zhǐ] ① Finger
我有十根手指。I have ten fingers.
② Point
他指着钟。He pointed at the clock.
他指出了一些错误。He pointed out some mistakes.
0262

[kè] ① Overcome
我们会克服困难的。We will overcome it.
② Gram
克和千克之间有什么关系?What’s relation between gram and kilogram?
0263

[xǔ] ① Allow
他不许我出去。He don’t allow me tho go out.
② Maybe
他也许会来。Maybe he shall come.
③ So many
许多人。Many people.
④ Promise
他曾向我许诺。He once promised me.
0264

[tǒng] ① Unite, unify
国家统一了。The country has been unified.
② Continuous
中国的传统。China’s tradition.
血统。Lineage
0265

[qū] ① Difference
这很容易区别。It’s easy to tell the differences.
② Area
这里是工业区。Here sa industrial area.
③ District
连云港市新浦区。Xin Pu District, Lian Yungang city
0266

[bǎo] ① Protect
我会保护你的。I will protect you.
② Keep
我在试着保持平衡。I’m trying to keep balance.
③ Insure
我的车已经保险了。 My car has been insured.
0267

[zhì] ① To
由西至东 From west to east.
② Arrive
夏天将至。Summer is coming.
③ At most, at least
那里至少五十人。There are at least fifty people.
那里至多五十人。There are at most fifty people.
0268

[duì] ① Quee
你应该排队。You should keep in queue.
② Team
中国队赢了。The team of China won.
0269

[xíng] ① Appearance
注意形象。Mind your appearance.
② Shape
这盒子形状很奇怪。The shape of this box is strange.
③ Describe
我不知道怎么形容。I don’t know how to describe.
0270

[shè] Society
1 社会不公平。Society is unfair.
社会关系很重要。Public relations is important.
2 学校里有电影社团。
There is a movie society in my school.
0271
便
[biàn] ① Convenient
E-mail很方便。E-mail is very convenient.
② Then
如果我是你,我便不会这样做。
If I were you, then I won’t do that.
[pián] 3 Cheap
这里的吃的很便宜。The food here is cheap.
0272

[kōng] ① Empty
这间屋子是空的。This room is empty.
② Sky
天空很蓝。The sky is blue.
③ Air
这里的空气很新鲜。The air here is fresh.
[kòng] ① Unoccupied
这是一间空房子。This is an unoccupied house.
② Leisure
有空再来。Do come here again when you are free.
0273

[jué] 1 Decide, decision
我决定不去了。I’ve decided not to go.
你得做个决定。You’ve got to make a decision.
0274

[zhì] ① Manage, govern
国家治理的很好。The country is well governed.
② Cure
我被治好了。I was cured.
0275

[zhǎn] 1 Unfold
展开这个目录。Unfold this directory.
0276

[mǎ] ① Horse
这匹马好高。This horse is really tall. (匹 is a
unique measure word for a head of horse.)
② Right away
我马上到。I will come, right away.
0277

[kē] Science
科学不能解决所有问题。
Science can not solve all problems.
0278

[sī] In charge of
司法。Administration of justice
他经营一家汽车公司。He runs a car company.
0279

[wǔ] Five

五加五等于十。Five and five is ten.
0280

[jī] ① Base
单词是说流利英语的基础。
Vocabulary is the base of speaking fluenty Engish.
② Fund
基金比股票安全吗?Is fund safer than stocks?
0281

[yǎn] ① Eye
她有一双大眼睛。She has a pair of big eyes.
② Eye/Hole
针上有个眼。There is an eye on the needle.
0282

[shū] ① Book
读过《不能承受的生命之轻》这本书吗?
Have you read the book The Unbearable Lightness of Being?
② Calligraphy (Chinese characters,hiliograph)
书法 Calligraphy
③ Letter
家书。A letter from home.
0283

[fēi] ① Not
这是非卖品。It’s not for sale.
② Wrong, unreasonable
你要辨别是非啊!
You should tell the differences between right and wrong.
③ Very
我非常高兴。I am very happy.
0284

[zé] ① Rule
规则无处不在。Rules are everywhere.
② Principle
什么是原则?What is principle?
0285

[tīng] Listen
我每天听音乐。I listen to the music everyday.
我听说你走了。I heard that you have left.
0286

[bái] ① White
你的衣服很白。Your clothes are white.
白雪公主和七个小矮人。
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
② Clear, Understand
我明白了。I get/understand it.
0287

[què] But
别人都走了,你却还在这。
Others have already gone, but you are still here.
0288

[jiè] Boundary, Border
这里就是国界了。Here is the international border.
0289

[dá] ① Lead to
这条铁路直达上海。This railway leads to Shanghai.
② Express
你想表达什么呢?What do you want to express.
③ Achieved, arrived
我达到了我的目标。I achieved my ambition.
我到达了上海。I arrived in Shanghai.
0290

[guāng] ① Light
没有光,我们不能生存。We can’t survive without light.
② Bright
你的未来一片光明。Your future is bright.
③ Just
别光说啊。做啊。Don’t just say, do it!
0291

[fàng] ① Put down
把盒子放下。Put the box down.
② Put
把它放在角落里。Put it in the corner.
③ Let go
放开我!Let go off me!
0292

[qiáng] ① Strong
他很强壮。He is strong.
② Emphasise
你在强调什么?What are you emphasising?
[qiǎng] Force, Impose
有人勉强你吗?Did anybody impose on you?
谁强迫你? Who force you?
0293

[jí] Now, Right away
我即刻就走。I will leave right away.
立即撤退!Retreat, now!
0294

[xiàng] ① Like, Alike
你们长的真像。You look alike.
像这样做。Do it like this.
② Statue
自由女神的雕像很出名。The Statue of Liberty is famous.
③ Seems
好像你是对的。It seems that you are right.
0295

[nán] 1 Difficult, Difficulty
我们要克服困难。We must overcome the
difficulty.
这很困难。It is very difficult.
[nàn] 2 Disaster
灾难不会打倒我们。Disaster won’t beat us.
0296

[qiě] 1 And
我爱你,而且直到世界的尽头。
I love you, and till the end of the world.
0297

[quán] Right
上帝给我们相等的权利。God gives us equal
rights.
0298

[sī] ① Idea, Think
人有思想.
Humans have ideas.
2 Think
逢事需要三思而行。
Whatever matters should think trice before acting.
3 Miss
我思念我的家乡。I miss my hometown.
0299

[wáng] 1 King
国王和皇后让我想起影片《国王和我》。
The King and Queen make me recall the movie
“The King and I”.
2 Champion, Great, Excellence
巴菲特是投资之王。
Warren Buffett is the King of investment.

0300

[xiàng] ① Elephant
我的昵称叫大象。My nickname is elephant.
② Picture
图象很清晰。The picture is clear.
0301

[wán] ① Complete, fishish
大桥何时能完工?
When will the bridge be completed?
你的家庭作业完成了吗?
Have you finished your homework?
② Over
食物吃完了。The food was eaten up.
0302

[shè] Setup, Arrange
设立学校。Setup a school.
这设备很先进。This setup is advanced.
设计大楼。Design a building.
0303

[shì] ① Pattern.
我们有固定的模式。There is a fixed pattern.
② Forn
形式不重要。Form is not important.
③ Ceremony
这个仪式对我很重要。
This ceremony is important to me.
0304

[sè] ① Color
那个盒子是什么颜色的?What color is that box?
② Kind
我们有各色各样的轿车。We have all kinds of cars.
0305

[lù] ① Road, way
这条路通向哪里?Where does this road lead to?
② Thought, thinking
他的思路清晰。His thinking is clear.
0306

[jì] ① Remember
记住他说的话。Remember what he said.
② Write down
他把所有的事情记在笔记本上。
He writes down all thing in hes notebook.
③ Signal, mark
那是什么记号?What marking is that?
0307

[nán] South
这栋房子朝向南方。This house faces south.
指南针。Compass.
0308

[pǐn] ① Thing, good
他们有各种各样的商品。
They have all kinds of goods.
② Grade
这是一等品。This is of the first grade/quality.
0309

[zhù] ① Live
我住这儿。I live here.
② Stop
住手!Stop!
0310

[gào] ① Tell
告诉我。Tell me.
② Used in the court.
原告 Plaintiff
被告 Defendant
0311

[lèi] ① Kind, type
各种类型的商品 All kinds of goods
② Categorise
把它们分一下类。Categorise them.
0312

[qiú] ① Beg, please
放开我,求求你!Let go me,please!
② Require, want
他要求涨工资。He required to have a pay rise.
0313

[jū] Used only in this phrase
拮据 lack of money
[jù] ① Seize
敌人占据了山头。The enemy seized the mountain.
② According
根据报纸的说法。According to the newspaper.
0314

[chéng] ① Formula
一级方程式。Formula One.
② Journey
这是一段新的旅程。This is a new journey.
离这里有很长的路程。A long distance from here.
③ Process
我的电脑里有一个未知的进程。
There is an unknown process in my computer.
0315

[běi] North
这栋房子朝向北方。This house faces north.
0316

[biān] ① Side
我站在你这边。I’m on your side.
② Boundary
这里是边境。Here is the international boundary.
③ Edge
她走到舞台的边缘。
She walks to the edge of the stage.
0317

[sǐ] Die, death
他死了。He died.
死亡将至。The death is coming.
0318

[zhāng] ① Open
他张开了嘴。He opened his mouth.
② Measure word for paper or bow.
一张纸 A sheet of paper
0319

[gāi] ① Should
你应该走了。You should go.
② Owe
你该我五块钱。You owe me five yuan.
0320

[jiāo] ① Communicate
交流是非常重要的。
Communication is very important.
② Make friends
交朋友。Make friends.
③ Friendship
我和他交情很好。Our friendship is very good.
④ Give
把作业交给我。Give your homework to me.
0321

[guī] ① Rule
你不能违反规定。You can’t break the rule.
② Scale
规模经济。Economy of Scale.
0322

[wàn] Ten thousand
我们公司有一万个员工。
Our company has ten thousand employees.
0323

[qǔ] ① Take
我回去取一些钱。
I am going home to take some money.
会议取消了。The meeting is canceled.
② Depend
这取决于你自己。It depends on yourself.
0324

[lā] Pull
拉,不要推。Pull, don’t push.
0325

[gé] ① Fist fight
李小龙是格斗的大师。
Bruce Lee is the master of fist fight.
② Standard, qualified
这些都是合格的产品。These are all qualified goods.
③Special
你要对他格外小心。
You should be especially careful with him.
0326

[wàng]① See, look
抬头,望向远方。Head up, look into the distance.
② Hope
我希望你能再来。I hope you can come again.
0327

[jué] Sense
我觉的不舒服。I don’t feel good.
他的听觉有问题。
There is something wrong with his hearing.
[jiào] Sleep
我想睡觉。I want to sleep.
0328

[shù] Skill
武术大师。Master of martal arts.
这是艺术。This is art.
0329

[lǐng] ① Collar
他的领子是蓝色的。 His collar is blue.
② Lead
他带领我们走向胜利。He leads us to the victory.
③ Understand
我不能领会他的课。I can’t understand his lesson.
0330

[gòng] ① All together
一共五十个。Fifty in all./Fifty altogether.
② Share
共患难,同生死。
Share the difficulties and willing to die together.
0331

[què] ① Sure
确实是这样的。Sure it is like this.
你确定吗?Are you sure?
② Right
你是正确的。You are right.
0332

[chuán] ① Pass
把球传给我。Pass the ball to me.
② Tradition
这是我们的传统。This is our tradition.
[zhuàn] Memoir
这是一篇人物传记。This is a memoir.
0333

[shī] Teacher
他是我的英语老师。He is my English teacher.
0334

[guān] ① See, watch
我在观看足球赛。I am watching a football game.
② Observe
他善于观察。He is good at observing.
③ Views
我们要用发展的观点解决问题。
We must solve problems with the views of development.
0335

[qīng] ① Clear
我不清楚你在说什么。
I am not clear what you are talking about.
② Clean
把房间清理一下。Clean the room.
③ A dynasty
清朝 Qing dynasty.
0336

[jīn] Now
今天星期一。Today is Monday.
今年是2007年。This year is 2007.
从今以后… From now on…
0337

[qiē] Cut
把它切成三份。Cut it into three parts.
[qiè] ① Close
密切的关系。 Close relationship.
② All
一切都过去了。All has come to pass.
0338

[yuàn] Courtyard
我有一个大院子。I have a big courtyard.
法院 Court
医院 Hospital
戏院 Theatre
0339

[ràng] ① Allow
我妈妈不让我出去。
My mother doesn’t allow me to go out.
② Passive voice
我的车让小偷偷了。My car was stolen.
0340

[shí] ① Know
我认识你。I know you.
② Knowledge
知识会改变你的命运。
Knowledge will change your destiny.
0341

[hòu] ① Wait
你在这候着。Wait here.
② Climate
这儿的气候很冷。The climate here is cold.
③ Time
我年轻的时候。When I was young.
0342

[dài] ① Belt
系紧你的安全带。Fasten your safety seatbelt.
② Carry
他带了好多行李。He carries a lot of luggages.
③ Zone
这里被称为魔鬼地带。
Here is called the devil’s zone.
0343

[dǎo] ① Lead
抽烟会带领你走向死亡。
Smoke will lead you to death.
他是个领导。He is a leader.
② Director
吕克贝松是我最喜欢的导演。
Luc Besson is my favorite director.
0344

[zhēng] ① Fight
我们为自由而斗争。We fight for freedom.
② War
战争是残酷的。The war is cruel.
③ Dispute
你们在争论什么?What are you disputing?
0345

[yùn] ① Move
地球一直在运动。The earth moves all the time.
生命在于运动。Life lies in movement.
我喜欢体育运动。I like sports.
② Transport
运输系统。Transportation system
③ Fate
我不相信命运。I don’t believe in fate.
0346

[xiào] ① Laugh
别笑!Don’t laugh!
② Laugh at
他嘲笑她的无知。He laughes at her ignorance.
③ Joke
这只是个笑话。It’s just a joke.
0347

[fēi] Fly
我想要飞。I want to fly.
飞机向西飞。The plane flies to the west.
Idiom: Ta xiang ri fei fei. He day dreams.
0348

[fēng] ① Wind
南风。A south wind.
② View,landscape
看过《看得见风景的房间这部电影》吗?
Have you seen the movie A Room With A View?
③ Custom
这是一个奇怪的风俗。It’s a strange custom.
0349

[bù] ① Step
这离门有五步。There are five steps to the door.
② Walk
我每天步行去学校。I walk to school everyday.
0350

[biàn] ① Change
你改变了很多。You’ve changed a lot.
② Correct
有错必改。
When you make a mistake you must correct it.
0351

[shōu] ① Receive
我收到你的信了。I’ve received your letter.
② Harvest
现在是收割时间。It’s harvest time now.
0352

[gēn] ① Root
我记得有本书叫《根》。
I remember there is book name “Root”.
世界和平是根本。
Peace in the world is basic.
② According to
Ce yi shi根据字典。
Meaning of word is according to the dictionary.
0353

[gān] ① Dry
空气很干燥。The air is dry.
② Concern
与你何干?Is there anything that concerns you?
③ Celestial stem
甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸
(jiǎ yǐ bǐng dīng wù jǐ gēng xīn rén guǐ)
[gàn] ① Do
你在干什么?What are you doing?
② Main
这些是我们的主干课程。
These are our main courses.
0354

[zào] ①Make, produce
我们制造汽车。We produce cars.
② Visit
我明天去造访王教授。
Tomorrow I will go visit Prof Wang.
0355

[yán] ① Say
知无不言 Say all you know.
② Words
一言为定。That’s a deal.
名言 Quotation
0356

[lián] ① Connect
我们要保持联系。We should keep in touch.
② Unite
联合国 United Nation
③ Couplet
对联很有趣。Couplet is interesting.
0357

[chí] Insist
坚持就是胜利。To persevere means victory.
0358

[zǔ] ① Organize
我们组织了一个电影俱乐部。
We organized a movie club.
② Group
我们组有五个人。There are five people in our group.
0359

[měi] Each, every
我们每天都要好好学习。
We should study hard everyday.
每个人都是英雄。Everyone is hero.
0360

[jì] ① Relief
社会救济。Social relief.
② Economy
我们不能把所有的精力全放在发展经济上。
We should not put all energy to develop the economy.
0361

[chē]① Vehicle (on the ground, with wheels)
汽车很方便。Car is convenient.
火车走了。The train has left.
② Workshop
这个车间很大。This workshop is big.
0362

[qīn] ① Relative
他是我的亲戚。He is my relative.
② Oneself
我亲自去的。I went there myself.
③ Intimacy
他们很亲密。They are intimate.
④ Kiss
她亲吻了我。She kissed me.
0363

[jí] Extreme
好极了!Terrific!
Pole
南极 South Pole
北极 North Pole
0364

[lín] Forest
我们要保护原始森林。
We should protect the virgin forest.
0365

[fú] ① Clothes
他的衣服很贵。His clothes are expensive.
② Persuade
他想说服我。He wants to peruade me.
0366

[kuài] ① Fast
飞机很快。The plane is fast.
快点!Hurry up!
② Almost
快五点了!It’s almost five o’clock now!
③ Happy
他很快乐。He is happy.
④ Sharp
这把刀很快。This knife is sharp.
0367

[bàn] Process, do
就这么办了。 Just do it.
Idea
我没办法。I have no idea.
到我的办公室来。Come to my office.
0368

[yì] ① Suggestion
给我一些建议。Give me some suggestions.
② Discuss
你们在议论什么?What are you discussing?
下午有个会议。There is a meeting this afternoon.
0369

[wǎng] ① To
这条路通往上海。This road leads to Shanghai.
② Past
我不想回忆往事。I don’t want to recall the past.
③ Go (direction)
往北走。Go to the north.
0370

[yuán] ① First
元月。The first month.
② Unit
一单元三零三室 Unit1 Room 303
③ A dynasty
元朝 Yuan dynasty
④ Yuan (Rmb) Dollar
五十元 fifty yuan
五十美元 fifty US dollar
0371

[yīng] ① Handsome
他很英俊。He is handsome.
② Hero
岳飞是个英雄。Yue Fei is a hero.
③ England
英国England; 英语English
0372

[shì] ① Soldier
他们是士兵。They are soldiers.
② Profession
她是个护士。She is a nurse.
0373

[zhèng] ① Prove
这证明了他不是个傻瓜。
It proves that he is not an idiot.
② Proof, Evidence
证据不可信。The evidence is flimsy.
身份证Identity Card 工作证 Work Permit
0374

[jìn] ① Near
学校很近。The school is very near.
② Recent
最近上哪去了?Where have you been recently?
③ Intimacy, close
他们很亲近。They are intimate.
0375

[shī] ① Lose, lost
我丢失了我的自行车。I lost my bike.
机不可失。Chance should not be lost.
② Disappoint
你让我失望了。You disappoint me.
0376

[zhuǎn] Turn
向左转。Turn left.
[zhuàn] Rotate
地球一直在旋转。The earth rotates all the time.

0377

[fū] ① Husband
我是她的丈夫。I am her husband.
② Madam
你好,夫人。Hello Madam.
0378

[lìng] ① Command
命令与征服 Command and Conquer
② Make
你令我恶心。You make me sick.
③ Polite salutation
令尊 Esteem father 令兄 Esteem brother
0379

[zhǔn] ① Allow
我妈不准他来。
My mother doesn’t allow him to come .
② Standard
我们有一个标准。We have a standard.
③ Exact
给我个准确的说法。Give me an exact saying.
④ Prepare
我在准备。I am preparing.
0380

[bù] ① Cloth
我们没有足够的布做衣服。
We don’t have enough cloth to make a suit.
② Announce
他会宣布些什么呢?What will he announce?
③ Arrange
一切都布置好了吗?Is everything arranged?
0381

[shǐ] Begin
开始上课。Class begins.
原始社会 Primitive society
0382

[zěn] How
最近怎么样?How is it going?
怎么了?What’s up?

0383

[ne] Put it at the end of a sentence
① Doubt, query
他人呢?Where is he?
② Sure
还早呢!It is still early!
③ Action
他在睡觉呢!He is sleeping!
0384

[cún] ① Exist
如何证明我们存在?How to prove our exist.
② Save
我要存钱。 I want to save money.
0385

[wèi] ① Not
他未成年。He is not of age. (He is a minor.)
② Future
想想你的未来吧。Think about your future.
0386

[yuǎn] Far
这离那里很远。It’s very far from here.
0387

[jiào] ① Shout
“出去!”,他叫道。”Get out of here!:,he shouted.
② Be called, named
我叫ken. I’m ken
一个被叫做X的人。A man named X.

0388

[tái] ① Platform
那个平台在海上。The platform is on the sea.
② Table
笔在写字台上。The pen is on the writing desk.
③ Typhoon
中文台风的发音和英文一样。
The pronouncation of typhoon in Chinese is the same as English.
0389

[dān] ① Single
我还单身。 I’m single.
② Simple
这很简单。It’s simple.
③ Sheet
你应该洗一洗你的床单了。
You should wash your sheet.
0390

[yǐng] ① Shadow
只有你的影子一直和你在一起。
Only your shadow always be with you.
② Affect
他影响了我很多。He affected me a lot.
③ Image
这些是我记忆里影象。
These are the images of my memory.
④ Movie
我喜欢电影。 I like movies.
0391

[jù] ① Tool
人类学会了使用工具。Man learned how to use tools.
② Concrete, specific
这个计划很具体。 This plan is concrete/specific.
0392

[luó] A family name
罗大佑 Luo Dayou
一罗是144件。 One Gross is 144 pieces.
罗盘 Compass; 罗勒 Basil;
罗马数字 Roman Numerals
罗曼蒂克 Romanti; 罗曼司 Romance
0393

[zì] Character
中国字很难学。It’s hard to learn Chinese characters.
我的名字是Ken.My name is ken.
0394

[ài] ① Love
爱是恒久忍耐。Love is patient.
② Like
我爱游泳。I like swimming.
③ Cherish
我们要爱惜生命。We should cherish the life.
0395

[jī] ① Beat
他在击鼓。He is beating the drum.
② Strike, attack
攻击敌人的基地。Attack enemy’s base
③ Witness
我目击了那场事故。I witnessed that accident.
0396

[liú] ① Flow
水往低处流。Water flows downwards.
流利的英语. Fluent english
② Things that flows
我们家屋后有一条河流。
There is a river behind our house.
电流 Current
寒流来了。 The cold spell is coming.
③ Grade
他是一流的专家He is top expert.
0397

[bèi] ① Prepare
我在准备考试。I am preparing for the exam.
② Equipment
这是现代化的设备。This is modern equipment.
0398

[bīng] ① Soldier
他是一名士兵。He is a soldier.
② Arms
我喜欢冷兵器。I like cold arms.
0399

[lián] ① Connect
你的电脑连接互联网了吗?
Have your computer been connected to the Internet?
② Continue
雨会连续下三天。It will continue to rain for three days.
0400

[tiáo] ①To adjust
你要调节一下焦距。You should adjust the focus.
② Naughty
他很调皮。He is naughty.
[diào] ① Tone
汉语有四种声调。There are four tones in Mandrin.
② Transfer
工作调动 Job transfer
0401

[shēn] ① Deep
这湖很深。This lake is deep.
② Complete
我对他深信不疑。I trust him completely.
0402

[shāng] ① Business
我是一个商人。I am a business man.
这是个商业项目。It’s a commercial project.
② Discuss
我们商量一下。Let’s discuss.
③ Quotient 商数 Quotient
0403

[suàn] ① Plan
我打算去美国。I plan to go to America.
② Calculate
计算 Calculate
③ Forget it
算了!Forget it!
0404

[zhì] ① Matter
我们叫它暗物质。We call it dark matter.
② Quality
这是高质量的。It’s of high quality.
0405

[tuán] ① Round
团月。Round moon.
② Unite
团结就是力量。Unity is victory.
0406

[jí] ① Gather
集合!Gather round!
② Collectivity
你是这个集体的一部分。You are part of this collectivity.
0407

[bǎi] ① Hundred
一百块 One hundred yuan
百分之二 two percent
② The people
百姓 The people
0408

[xū] Need
我需要一辆自行车。I need a bike.
0409

[jià] ① Price
价格太高了。The price is too high.
② Value
这东西很有价值。It’s valuable.
0410

[huā] ① Flower
这花很漂亮。This flower is beautyful.
② Use
他花了很多钱。He used a lot of money.
0411

[dǎng] Party
我入党了。I joined the Communist Party.
共产党 Communist Party
民主党 Democratic Party
0412

[huá] ① China
中华 China
华北 North of China
② Magnificient
故宫是个华丽的宫殿。
The Imperial Palace is a magnificient palace.
③ Luxury他过着奢华的生活。He lives in luxury.
0413

[chéng] City
他喜欢生活城市里。
He loves to live in the city.

0414

[shí] Stone, rock
这个石头很重。This stone is heavy.
0415

[jí] Grade
我三年级。I’m Grade Three.(School)
高级 Advance
初级 Primary
0416

[zhěng] ① Tidy
你的房间很整洁。Your room is tidy.
整理一下你的房间。Tidy up your room!
② Complete, whole
他玩了一整晚。He played for a whole night.

0417

[fǔ] Government
这是个腐败的政府? It’s a corrupt government?
0418

[lí] ① Leave
别离开我。Don’t leave me.
② Depart
我们分离了。We are separated.
0419

[kuàng] ① Situation
情况怎么样?How is the situation?
② Besides
何况你还是一个人。Besides, you are alone.
0420

[yà] ① Asia
亚洲在发展。Asia is developing.
② Second
你得了亚军。You won the runner up/second prize.
0421

[qǐng] ① Please
请你过来一下。Please come here for a moment.
② Invite
他请我去他家。He invited me to his home.
今天我请客。Today the treat is on me
0422

[jì] ① Skill, technique
他有特殊的技巧。He has special skill/technique.
② Technology
科技是最重要的。
Technology is the most important thing.
0423

[jì] ① International
我的专业是国际贸易。
My major is International Trade.
② As a matter of fact, Reality
实际上,我不是你的哥哥。
As a matter of fact, I am not your brother.
我们不能成为一个脱离实际的人。
We should not become a man divorced from rality.

0424

[yuē] ① About
大约十人。About ten people.
② Treaty
条约 Treaty
③ Prior appointment
你预约了吗?Have you a prior appointment?
④ Date
我们有个约会。We have a date.
0425

[shì] ① Show
这表示了。。。。。。It shows that…
② Hint
这是个暗示。It’s a hint.
0426

[fù] ① Reply
他给了我一个回复。He gave me a reply.
② Recover
我恢复了。I’ve recovered.
③ Again
经济复苏了。The econoy revived.
④ Complex
这很复杂。It’s complex.
0427

[bìng] ① Disease
这是个可怕的疾病。It’s a terrible disease.
② Sick
我生病了。I’m sick.
③ Something wrong, problem
这电视有毛病。
Something is wrong with this television.
0428

[xī] ① Rest
你最好休息一下。You’d better have a rest.
生命不息, 希望常在。Where there is life, there is hope.
② Information
信息技术 Information Technology
③ Interest
现在的利息率是3.06%。The interest rate is 3.06% now.
0429

[jiū] ① What in thunder
你究竟要干吗?What ever do you want to do?
② After all
终究是我的错。After all, it’s all my fault.
0430
线
[xiàn] ① Line
墙上有道红线。There is a red line on the wall.
电线 Electric wire
毛线 Wool
② Clue
这是条线索。It’s a clue.
0431

[sì] ① Similar
这两个国家很相似。The two countries are similar.
② Seems
似乎要下雨了。It seems about to rain.
0432

[guān] ① Official
他们是官员。They are officials.
这是个官方的说法。It’s an official saying.
② Organ
心脏是最重要的器官。
Heart is the most important organ.
0433

[huǒ] ① Fire
大楼着火了。The building is on fire.
火箭 Rocket
② Angry
他发火了。He is angry.
0434

[duàn] ① Break
他的腿断了。He broke his leg.
知道《断箭行动》这部电影吗?
Do you know the film Broken Arrow?
② Judge
自己判断。Judge it yourself.
0435

[jīng] ① Precision
这是个精密仪器。It’s a precision machine.
② Clever
他是个精明的人。He is a shrewd man.
③ Spirit
精神比肉体重要吗?
Is the spirit more important than the body?
0436

[mǎn] ① Full
这个盒子满了。This box is full.
② Satisfy
我很满意。I’m satisfied.
0437

[zhī] ① Support
我会支持你。I will support you.
② Branch
你们的公司在海外有分支机构吗?
Does your company has some oversea branches?
③ Measure word for pencil , army
一支部队 An army
④ See 0021 The Twelve Terrestrial Branches

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