外公 wài gōng (coll.

) mother's father; maternal grandfather;

外交 wài jiāo diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs; CL:个

完美 wán měi perfection; perfect; perfectly

完善 wán shàn to perfect; to make perfect; to improve

完整 wán zhěng intact; complete

玩具 wán jù plaything; toy

万一 wàn yī just in case; if by any chance; contingency

王子 wáng zǐ prince; son of a king

往返 wǎng fǎn to go back and forth; to go to and fro

网络 wǎng luò Internet; network (computing, telecommunications,

transport etc)

危害 wēi hài to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger; CL:个

威胁 wēi xié to threaten; to menace

微笑 wēi xiào smile; CL:个

唯一 wéi yī sole; only

围巾 wéi jīn scarf; shawl; CL:条[tiao2]

围绕 wéi rào to revolve around; to center on (an issue)

维修 wéi xiū maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain

违反 wéi fǎn to violate (a law)

伟大 wěi dà huge; great; mighty; large

委屈 wěi qū to feel wronged; to nurse a grievance; to cause sb to feel

wronged

尾巴 wěi ba tail

位于 wèi yú to be located at; to be situated at; to lie

位置 wèi zhi position; place; seat; CL:个

未必 wèi bì not necessarily; maybe not

未来 wèi lái future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending; CL:个

胃 wèi stomach; CL:个

胃口 wèi kǒu appetite

温暖 wēn nuǎn warm

温柔 wēn róu gentle and soft; tender

文件 wén jiàn document; file; CL:份[fen4]

文具 wén jù stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil

sharpener etc)

文明 wén míng civilized; civilization; culture; CL:个

文学 wén xué literature; CL:种[zhong3]

文字 wén zì writing style; script; writing; written language; phraseology;

CL:個|个[ge4];

闻 wén to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to

smell; to sniff at; surname Wen

吻 wěn to kiss; kiss; mouth

稳定 wěn dìng steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify

问候 wèn hòu to give one's respects; to send a greeting

卧室 wò shì bedroom; CL:间[jian1]

握手 wò shǒu to shake hands

屋子 wū zi house; room; CL:间[jian1]

无奈 wú nài unfortunately; cannot help but; helpless; without choice; for

lack of better option; grudgingly; willy-nilly; nolens volens;
abbr. for 無可奈无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]

无数 wú shù countless; numberless; innumerable

无所谓 wú suǒ wèi not to matter; to be indifferent; cannot be said to be;

武术 wǔ shù martial art; military skill or technique (in former times); all
kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual
development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed
fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called
kungfu 功夫; CL:种[zhong3]

勿 wù do not

物理 wù lǐ physics; physical

物质 wù zhì matter; substance; material; materialistic; CL:个

雾 wù fog; mist; CL:场[chang2] ,阵[zhen4]

吸取 xī qǔ to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate

吸收 xī shōu to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest

戏剧 xì jù drama; play; theater

系 xì relation; to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind;

department

系统 xì tǒng system; CL:个

细节 xì jié details; particulars

瞎 xiā blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose

下载 xià zǎi to download

吓 xià to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten

夏令营 xià lìng yíng summer camp

鲜艳 xiān yàn bright-colored; gaily-colored

显得 xiǎn de to seem; to look; to appear

显然 xiǎn rán evident; clear; obvious(ly)

显示 xiǎn shì to show; to demonstrate; to illustrate; to display; to

demonstrate

县 xiàn county; PRC administrative division below prefecture 地地

区[di4 qu4]; CL:个
现代 xiàn dài modern times; modern age; modern era

现实 xiàn shí reality; actuality; real; actual; CL:个

现象 xiàn xiàng appearance; phenomenon; CL:个

限制 xiàn zhì to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:个

相处 xiāng chǔ get along with each other

相当 xiāng dāng equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent;

fairly

相对 xiāng duì relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis

相关 xiāng guān interrelated; correlation; dependence; relevance; mutuality

相似 xiāng sì to resemble; similar; like; resemblance; similarity

香肠 xiāng cháng sausage; CL:根[gen1];

享受 xiǎng shòu to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:种[zhong3]

想念 xiǎng niàn to miss; remember with longing; long to see again

想象 xiǎng xiàng to imagine; to fancy; CL:个

象棋 xiàng qí Chinese chess; CL:副[fu4]

象征 xiàng zhēng emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to

stand for

项 xiàng back of neck; thing; item; classifier for principles, items,

clauses, tasks, research projects

项链 xiàng liàn necklace

项目 xiàng mù item; project; sports event; CL:个

消费 xiāo fèi to consume; CL:个

消化 xiāo huà digest; digestion; digestive

消极 xiāo jí negative; passive; inactive

消失 xiāo shī to disappear; to fade away

销售 xiāo shòu to sell; to market; sales

小麦 xiǎo mài wheat; CL:粒[li4]

小气 xiǎo qi stingy; petty; miserly; narrow-minded

孝顺 xiào shun to be obedient to one's parents

效率 xiào lv4 efficiency

歇 xiē to take a break; to rest; to stop

斜 xié inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting

写作 xiě zuò writing; written works

心理 xīn lǐ mental; psychological

心脏 xīn zàng heart (lit. and fig.); CL:颗[ke1] ,个

欣赏 xīn shǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire

信号 xìn hào signal

信任 xìn rèn to trust; to have confidence in

形成 xíng chéng to form; to take shape

形容 xíng róng to describe; description; appearance; look

形势 xíng shì circumstances; situation; terrain (topography); CL:个

形式 xíng shì shape; outer appearance; form; CL:个

形象 xíng xiàng image; form; figure; visualization; vivid; CL:个

形状 xíng zhuàng form; shape; CL:个

行动 xíng dòng action; to move; operation; mobile; CL:个

行人 xíng rén pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible

for arranging audiences with the emperor

行为 xíng wéi behavior; conduct; activity; action

幸亏 xìng kuī fortunately; luckily

幸运 xìng yùn fortunate; fortune; luck

性质 xìng zhì nature; characteristic; CL:个

兄弟 xiōng dì older and younger brother; brothers; brotherly; fraternal;

CL:个

胸 xiōng chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax

休闲 xiū xián leisure; relaxation; not working; idle

修改 xiū gǎi to amend; to alter; to modify

虚心 xū xīn modest; open-minded

叙述 xù shù to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to

recount; narration; telling; narrative; account

宣布 xuān bù to declare; to announce; to proclaim

宣传 xuān chuán to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; CL:个

学历 xué lì educational background; academic qualifications

学术 xué shù learning; science; academic; CL:个

学问 xué wèn learning; knowledge; academic; CL:个

血 xuè blood; CL:滴[di1] ,片[pian4]

寻找 xún zhǎo to seek; to look for

询问 xún wèn to inquire

训练 xùn liàn to train; to drill; training; CL:个

迅速 xùn sù rapid; speedy; fast

押金 yā jīn deposit; cash pledge

牙齿 yá chǐ tooth; dental; CL:顆|颗[ke1];

严肃 yán sù solemn; solemnity

延长 yán cháng to prolong; to extend; to delay

演讲 yǎn jiǎng lecture; to make a speech

宴会 yàn huì banquet; feast; dinner party; CL:席[xi2] ,个

阳台 yáng tái balcony; porch

痒 yǎng to itch; to tickle

样式 yàng shì type; style

腰 yāo waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins

摇 yáo to shake; to rock; to row; to crank

咬 yǎo to bite; to nip

要不 yào bù otherwise; or; or else; how about...? (one choice or the

other); either this, or else...

业务 yè wù vocational work; professionnal work; business CL:个

业余 yè yú in one's spare time; outside working hours; amateur; non

professional; extra-curricular

夜 yè night; evening

依然 yī rán as before; still

一辈子 yí bèi zi (for) a lifetime

一旦 yí dàn in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when;
in a short time; in one day

一律 yí lv4 uniformly; same; all; without exception

一再 yí zài repeatedly

一致 yí zhì unanimous; identical (views or opinions)

疑问 yí wèn a question; something not understood; to query;

interrogative (gramm.); CL:个

移动 yí dòng to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable

移民 yí mín to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant

遗憾 yí hàn to regret; regret; pity; sorry

乙 yǐ second in order; second of 10 heavenly stems 十天干; letter

 'B' or roman 'II' in list 'A, B, C', or 'I, II, III' etc; second party
(in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1] , as opposed to 甲
方[jia3 fang1]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese
characters (Kangxi radical 5)

以及 yǐ jí as well as; too; and

以来 yǐ lái since (a previous event)

义务 yì wù duty; obligation; commitment; volunteer duty; mandatory;

voluntary; CL:项[xiang4]

亿 yì a hundred million; 100,000,000; many

意外 yì wài unexpected; accident; mishap; CL:个