compassion; kindness; care for others; love; charity (bazaar, golf day etc); heart (the symbol ♥)

to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans

to install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation

to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one’s hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment

according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of

particle marking the following noun as a direct object

classifier for objects with handle; classifier for small objects: handful

to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)

white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera

Chinese cabbage; pak choi

class (group of students); grade (in school)

to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately

to move house; removal

board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious

to handle; to transact; to conduct

to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure

to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security; security guard

to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve

to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing)

to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection

to retain; to continue to have; to preserve; to maintain; to reserve; reservations; to hold back (approval or acceptance)

insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to

guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge

to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge

to report for duty; to check in; to register

to report (news); report

to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture

to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder

northern part

the back of a body or object; to turn one’s back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; unlucky (slang); hard of hearing

behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb’s back

quilt; by; (indicates passive-voice clauses); (literary) to cover; to meet with; (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺|被自杀[bèi zì shā])

quilt

original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course

skill; ability; capability

ability; skill

to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison

proportion; scale

competition (sports etc); match; to compete

inevitable; certain; necessity

necessary; essential; indispensable; required

change; variation; to change; to vary

to change into

title; heading; headline; caption; subject

(an official) standard; norm; criterion

to express; to convey

form; table

surface; face; outside; appearance

to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known

to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior

play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate

and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge

and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition

to broadcast; to air (a TV program etc)

to broadcast; to transmit

need not; does not have to; not necessarily

unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant

whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss

to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement

to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary

unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried

have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can’t help it; can’t avoid

not the only one; not only

not only (this one); not just (…) but also

cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known

a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation

ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

department; branch; section; division

head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister

talent; ability; capacity

to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take

to adopt; to employ; to use

color; multi-colored

once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate; to appear; appearance; emergence; generation; production; yield

the Great Wall

good aspects; strong points

long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)

factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant

situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue

location; place

super-; ultra-; hyper-

imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards.

to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise

to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel

shirt; blouse

shirt

called; to call sth (by a name); to name

success; to succeed

result; achievement; gain; profit

accomplishment; success; achievement; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about

to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water

mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [chéng shóu]

member

to mature; to grow; growth

city walls; city; town

city; town

degree (level or extent); level

to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation

full of; brimming with; very full; permeated

to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer

at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic

at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic

initial; preliminary; tentative

junior; primary

junior high school; abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chū jí zhōng xué]

besides; apart from (… also…); in addition to; except (for)

to handle; to treat; to deal with; to process; to deal with a criminal case; to mete out punishment; to offer for sale at a reduced price; to punish

to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)

to disseminate; to propagate; to spread

(of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive

legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that…

innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails

to begin an undertaking; to start a major task; to initiate; to venture; venture; entrepreneurship

to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)

to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation

always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)

previously; formerly; once upon a time

to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do

village

to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive

to exist; to be; existence

error; mistake; mistaken; false; wrong

to reach; to achieve; to attain

to break; to smash

to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around

roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea

embassy

approximately; probably

doctor; physician

to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of

delegation

to spur; to provide impetus; to drive

to guide; to lead

unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase

at that time; originally

local

only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

among; in the middle; in the center

knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs

to direct; director (film etc)

to reach; to arrive

finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last

to score

to wait; to wait for

the location below sth; afterwards

local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or county level city)

TV play; soap opera

television station

transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station

email

to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody

investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll

to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order

at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term

the east; eastern part

motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus

touching; moving

reader

shortcoming; defect; fault; one’s weak points

short pants; shorts

short term; short-term

to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly

team member

to treat; treatment

counterpart; other person involved; opposite side; other side; receiving party

opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match

target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend

to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one’s foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

to issue; to publish

to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)

developed (country etc); flourishing; to develop

to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse

to invent; an invention

to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out

to transmit; to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential)

to make a speech; statement; utterance

development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand

to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition

repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return

to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction

anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy’s side

range; scope; limit; extent

way; manner; style; mode; pattern

to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent

to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions

landlord

house; building

rent for a room or house

to visit; to call on; to interview

to put (somewhere)

(of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation

to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses

cost; expenditure; expense

to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually

to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive)

to divide into groups; (computer networking) packet

to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant

risk; hazard

to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation

to declare to be untrue; to deny

dress; clothing; costume; clothes

good fortune; happiness; luck

father and mother; parents

father; also pr. [fù qin]

to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things

to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious

to photocopy; to duplicate a document

complicated; complex

rich; abundant; wealthy

to improve; to make better

to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold

concept; idea

to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until

to hurry (to some place)

hurriedly; without delay

at once; immediately

to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture

to catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can’t stand

emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons

to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience

see 幹嘛|干嘛[gàn má]

high speed

expressway; highway; freeway

to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to

fan of a singer

singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet

singer

individual; personal; oneself

individuality; personality

each; every

in all parts of (a country); various regions

everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you

every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds

each; respective; apiece

fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all

more (than sth else); even more

factory

engineer

period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort

tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)

industry

wages; pay

to announce; to make public; to publish

public; common; communal

public; to publish; to make public

citizen

functionary; office-bearer

skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort

homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study

function; capability

common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative

to have altogether; in all

girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old)

ancient; old; paleo-

ancient times; olden times

home; homeland; native place

to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)

relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi

to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention

to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective

to watch; to view

notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions

spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)

to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把[bǎ] in 管…叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards

to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration

light; ray; bright; only; merely; to use up

light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted

broadcast; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize

(of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale; widespread; (of people) numerous

provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule

norm; standard; specification; regulation; rule; within the rules; to fix rules; to regulate; to specify

domestic; internal (to a country); civil

National Day

really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed

fruit juice

course of events; process

(in the) past

(onom.) laughing out loud

customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)

to be afraid; to be scared

row; line; commercial firm; line of business; profession; to rank (first, second etc) among one’s siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column

well; carefully; nicely; properly

inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity

to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[hé]

lawful; legitimate; legal

to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc)

rational; reasonable; fair

to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation

peace; peaceful

black tea

red wine

consequences; aftermath

rear; back; behind; later; afterwards; also pr. [hòu mian]

the year after next

Internet

each other; mutually; mutual

to row a boat; rowing boat; rowing (sport)

ethnic Chinese person or people

to make into; to change into; -ization; to … -ize; to transform

stage play; modern drama

subject (of a talk or conversation); topic

gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay

ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in

environmental protection; environmentally friendly; abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huán jìng bǎo hù]

environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient

meeting; conference

member

to live; alive; living; work; workmanship

fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old)

machine

active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive

basic; fundamental; main; elementary

basically; on the whole

base; foundation; basis; underlying

in time; promptly; without delay; timely

extremely; exceedingly

collective (decision); joint (effort); a group; a team; en masse; as a group

to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together

to count; to calculate; to compute

to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc)

reporter; journalist

variant of 記錄|记录[jì lù] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense “to record”)

to commemorate; to remember

technology; technique; skill

to continue; to proceed with; to go on with

to process; processing; working (of machinery)

to accelerate; to speed up

to reinforce; to strengthen; to increase

furniture

family member; (family) dependent

hometown; native place

price

price

value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc)

to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc

to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on

firm; resolute; determined

staunch; strong

simple; not complicated

simply; at all; practically

to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct

to establish; to build

to establish; to set up; to found

to build; to construct; construction; constructive

to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

almost; nearly; close to

in the future; future; the future

to pay a fee

traffic police; abbr. for 交通警察

to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)

to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact

(business) transaction; business deal

by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiǎo]

teaching material

instructor; sports coach; trainer

rugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buff (physique)

to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter)

to approach; to get close to

to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal

to combine; to link; to integrate; binding

to marry; to get married

termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close

to settle (a dispute); to resolve; to solve; to dispose of; to dispatch

to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)

gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

gold medal

barely; only; merely

barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)

as much as possible; to the greatest extent

tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten

urgent; emergency

nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce

progress; improvement; to improve; to progress

one step further; to move forward a step; further onwards

to make headway; to make progress

near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent

Beijing opera

economy; economic

experience; to experience; to go through

experience; to experience

to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate

wonderful; marvelous; brilliant

spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist

vigor; vitality; drive; spiritual

scenery; scene; landscape; view

police; police officer

still; calm; quiet; not moving

(long) time; (long) duration of time

old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)

to save; to assist; to rescue

(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as

to get a job; employment

to conduct; to hold

concrete; definite; specific

to have; to possess

theater

it is said that; reportedly

to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly

finals (of a competition)

determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one’s mind

absolute; unconditional

coffee (loanword)

to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop

to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one’s sexuality

to begin; beginning; to start; initial

to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business)

to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open

seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be

it would appear; it seems (that)

to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal

science and technology

reliable

amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola

(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure

objective; impartial

course; academic program

empty; air; sky; in vain

air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)

fear; to dread; I’m afraid that…; perhaps; maybe

spare time; free time

trousers; pants

fast; high-speed; rapid

sleepy; tired

difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation

to waste; to squander

ordinary people; the “person in the street”

boss; business proprietor

elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother

see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]

happy; cheerful; to laugh

optimistic; hopeful

kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble

similar; analogous

to divorce; divorced from (one’s spouse)

inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian]

a barber; hairdressing

to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding

theory; to argue; to take notice of

reason; grounds; justification

power; force; strength; ability; strenuously

power; force; strength

forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once

to exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize

to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[yě], 都[dōu] etc) even; company (military)

promptly; at once

continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive

serialized drama; dramatic series; show in parts

to combine; to join; unite; alliance

United Nations

connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch

cool water; unboiled water

to finish; to achieve; (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly.

neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc

lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader

to lead; to be in front

additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore

on the other hand; another aspect

to study abroad

dragon; imperial

diary; record; to hit; to copy

to record (sound); sound recording

itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road)

hotel

travel agency

green tea

in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary

to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress

inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to trouble or bother sb; to put sb to trouble

horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess

to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content

slowly

hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiǎo] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fēn])

fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment

useless

media, esp. news media

each; every

beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself

beautiful; fine

beautiful

culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food

art; fine arts; painting

American dollar; US dollar

to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused

rice; meter (classifier)

to confront; to face

area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land

among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments

nationality; ethnic group

clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite

clear; distinct; obvious

fate; destiny

some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such

mother; also pr. [mǔ qin]

slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc)

target; goal; objective

at the present time; currently

milk tea

a man; a male

southern part

don’t tell me …; could it be that…?

trouble; problem

inside; inner; internal; within; interior

content; substance; details

heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter

is it possible to, can one

capability; ability

beginning of the year

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period

the end of the year; year-end

age

to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker’s anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)

ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niú dùn]); (slang) awesome

rural area; village

peasant; farmer

agriculture; farming

woman; female

warm; nice and warm

to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps

to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)

a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc

to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking

sign; trademark; brand

clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie

to judge; to determine; judgment

fat; plump

to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double

to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate

matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine

to criticize; criticism

to approve; to ratify

leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); naughty

handbag; briefcase

beer (loanword)

ticket price; fare; admission fee

to evaluate; to assess

apple

broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of

destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy

universal; general; widespread; common

to spread extensively; to generalize; widespread; popular; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive

a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qí]

neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out

next; secondly

actually; in fact; really

strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled

climate; atmosphere; situation

ten million; countless; many; one must by all means

around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear

to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward

ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]

to leave for; to proceed towards; to go

strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bǎi qiáng]

large; formidable; powerful; strong

to emphasize (a statement); to stress

intense; (violently) strong

bridge

opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely

parent; one’s own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear

amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar

one’s close relatives

personally; in person; oneself

feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally)

circumstances; state of affairs; situation

to ask for guidance; to consult

to celebrate

fan (ball sports)

area; region; district; small; distinguish

difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction

to cancel; cancellation

to pass away; to die

everyone present; the whole audience; across-the-board; unanimously; whole duration (of a competition or match)

all-around; comprehensive; total; overall

entire; total; global; the (whole) world; worldwide

deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of

weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage

lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack

to ensure; to guarantee

definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box)

indeed; really; reliable; real; true

skirt

group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc

to love ardently; to adore

enthusiastic; ardent; warm

talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks

artificial; manpower; manual work

humanity; human race; mankind

the people

Renminbi (RMB); Chinese Yuan (CNY)

crowd

life (one’s time on earth)

staff; crew; personnel

recognition; to recognize

to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know

to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK

to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever

mission; assignment; task; duty; role

still; yet; to remain

still; yet

daily; everyday

easy; likely; liable (to)

how; what way; what

to take a walk; to go for a walk

sofa (loanword); (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post

sand; grit

to injure; injury; wound

to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt

commodity; goods; merchandise

business; trade; commerce

to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)

on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian]

to go up

to rise; to go up; to ascend

jacket; upper outer garment

equipment; facilities; installations

plan; design; to design; to plan

to set up; to establish

society

identity card; ID

deep; depth; deeply; (of a color) dark; deep; rich

profound; deep; deep-going

to penetrate deeply; thorough

to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dǒu]

to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student

to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child

to exist; to survive

vivid; lively

life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature

business

to grow

to state; to declare; statement; declaration

victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task)

victory

to lose

stone

oil; petroleum

o’clock; time; when; hour; season; period

age; era; epoch; period (in one’s life)

time; juncture; moment; period of time; constantly; always

in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice

strength

to implement; to carry out; to put into practice

experiment; test; experimental; to experiment

laboratory

foodstuff; food; provisions

to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger

from beginning to end; all along

century

world

World Cup

marketplace; market (also in abstract)

accident

event; happening; incident

fact

in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto

undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation

exam question; test topic

experiment; test; to experiment; experimental

to fit; to suit

to adapt; to fit; to suit

to be applicable

room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

to charge a fee

to watch (a TV program)

to listen to (a radio broadcast)

radio

procedure; formalities

finger

capital (city)

first (of all); in the first place

to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker)

to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed

bookshelf

to lose; to transport; to donate; to enter (a password)

to import; to input

acquaintance; friend

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

to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of

to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control

amount; quantity; quantitative

two; double; pair; both; even (number)

bilateral; both sides; both parties involved

thought; thinking; idea; ideology

to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned

speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo

to follow; to comply with; varying according to…; to allow; subsequently

actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive

head of an institute etc

platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines

to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss

talk; conversation

to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference