Chinese Character Frequency List (1-500)
的
de/di2/di4 (possessive particle)/of, really and truly, aim/clear
一
yi1 one/1/single/a(n)
是
shi4 is/are/am/yes/to be
不
bu4/bu2 (negative prefix)/not/no
了
le/liao3/liao4 (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker), to know/to understand/to know, clear, look afar
在
zai4 (located) at/in/exist
人
ren2 man/person/people
有
you3 to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
我
wo3 I/me/myself
他
ta1 he/him
这
zhe4/zhei4 this/these, this/these/(sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing)
个
ge4 (a measure word)/individual
们
men (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns)
中
zhong1/zhong4 within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese, hit (the mark)
来
lai2 to come
上
shang4 on/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up
大
da4/dai4 big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest, doctor
为
wei2/wei4 act as/take…to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become, because of/for/to
和
he2/he4/huo2/huo4 and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union, cap (a poem)/respond in singing, soft/warm, mix together/to blend
国
guo2 country/state/nation
地
de/di4 (subor. part. adverbial)/-ly, earth/ground/field/place/land
到
dao4 to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive
以
yi3 to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)
说
shui4/shuo1 persuade (politically), to speak/to say
时
shi2 o’clock/time/when/hour/season/period
要
yao1/yao4 demand/ask/request/coerce, important/vital/to want/to be going to/must
就
jiu4 at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake
出
chu1 to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to occur/to happen/(a measure word for dramas, plays, or
会
hui4/kuai4 can/be possible/be able to/to assemble/to meet/to gather/to see/union/group/association, to balance an account/accounting
可
ke3 can/may/able to/certain(ly)/to suit/(particle used for emphasis)
也
ye3 also/too
你
ni3 you
对
dui4 couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right
生
sheng1 to be born/to give birth/life/to grow
能
neng2 can/may/capable/energy/able
而
er2 and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)
子
zi3/zi 11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing, (noun suff.)
那
na3/na4/nei4 how/which, that/those, that/those/(sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing)
得
de2/de/dei3 obtain/get/gain/proper/suitable/proud/contented/allow/permit/ready/finished, a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or o need to
于
yu2 (surname), in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
着
zhao1/zhao2/zhe/zhu4/zhuo2 catch/receive/suffer, part. indicates the successful result of a verb/to touch/to come in contact with/to feel/to be affected by/to catch ndicates an
下
xia4 under/second (of two parts)/next (week, etc.)/lower/below/underneath/down(wards)/to decline/to go down/latter
自
zi4 from/self/oneself/since
之
zhi1 (literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it
年
nian2 year
过
guo4 (experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/(surname)/excessively/too-
发
fa1/fa4 to send out/to show (one’s feeling)/to issue/to develop, hair
后
hou4 empress/queen/surname, back/behind/rear/afterwards/after/later
作
zuo4 to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make
里
li3 inside/internal/interior, village/within/inside, Chinese mile/neighborhood/li, a Chinese unit of length = one-half kilometer/hometown
用
yong4 to use
道
dao4 direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk
行
hang2/xing2/xing4 a row/profession/professional, all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do, behavior/conduct
所
suo3 actually/place
然
ran2 correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
家
jia1 furniture/tool, -ist/-er/-ian/home/family/a person engaged in a certain art or profession
种
zhong3/zhong4 kind/type/race/breed/seed/species (taxonomy), to plant/to cultivate
事
shi4 matter/thing/item/work/affair
成
cheng2/cheng4 finish/complete/accomplish/become/turn into/win/succeed/one tenth, finish/complete/accomplish/become/turn into/win/succeed/one t
方
fang1 square/quadrilateral/direction/just
多
duo1 many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-
经
jing1 classics/sacred book/pass through/to undergo/scripture
么
ma/me/yao1 (interrog. part.), (interrog. suff.), one on dice/small
去
qu4 to go/to leave/to remove
法
fa3 law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)
学
xue2 learn/study/science/-ology
如
ru2 as (if)/such as
都
dou1/du1 all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already, (surname)/metropolis/capital city
同
tong2 like/same/similar/together/alike/with
现
xian4 appear/present/now/existing/current
当
dang1/dang4 to be/to act as/manage/withstand/when/during/ought/should/match equally/equal/same/obstruct/just at (a time or place)/on the spot/right/just at,
没
mei2/mo4 (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not, drowned/to end/to die/to inundate
动
dong4 to use/to act/to move/to change
面
mian4 fade/side/surface/aspect/top/face/flour/noodles, flour/noodles
起
qi3 to rise/to raise/to get up
看
kan1/kan4 to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard, it depends/think/to see/to look at
定
ding4 to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
天
tian1 day/sky/heaven
分
fen1/fen4 to divide/minute/(a measure word)/(a unit of length = 0.33 centimeter), part
还
hai2/huan2/huan4 also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet, (surname)/pay back/return
进
jin4 advance/enter/to come in
好
hao3/hao4 good/well, be fond of
小
xiao3 small/tiny/few/young
部
bu4 ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/(a measure word)/(a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
其
qi2 his/her/its/theirs/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
些
xie1 some/few/several/(a measure word)
主
zhu3 to own/to host/master/lord/primary
样
yang4 manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape
理
li3 reason/logic/science/inner principle or structure
心
xin1 heart/mind
她
ta1 she
本
ben3 roots or stems of plants/origin/source/this/the current/root/foundation/basis/(a measure word)
前
qian2 before/in front/ago/former/previous/earlier/front
开
kai1 open/operate (vehicle)/start
但
dan4 but/yet/however/only/merely/still
因
yin1 cause/reason/because
只
qi2/zhi1/zhi3 earth-spirit/peace, (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.)/single/only, M for one of a pair, only/merely/just/but, but/only
从
cong1/cong2/zong4 lax/yielding/unhurried, from/obey/observe/follow, second cousin
想
xiang3 to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
实
shi2 real/true/honest/really/solid
日
ri4 Japan/day/sun/date/day of the month
军
jun1 army/military/arms
者
zhe3 -ist, -er (person)/person (who does sth)
意
yi4 idea/meaning/wish/desire/(abbr.) Italy
无
wu2 -less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-
力
li4 power/force/strength
它
ta1 it
与
yu2/yu3/yu4 (interrog. part.), and/to give/together with, take part in
长
chang2/zhang3 length/long/forever/always/constantly, chief/head/elder/to grow/to develop
把
ba3/ba4 (a measure word)/(marker for direct-object)/to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of, handle
机
ji1 machine/opportunity/secret
十
shi2 ten/10
民
min2 the people/nationality/citizen
第
di4 (prefix before a number, for ordering numbers, e.g. “first”, “number two”, etc)
公
gong1 just/honorable (designation)/public/common
此
ci3 this/these
已
yi3 already/to stop/then/afterwards
工
gong1 work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
使
shi3 to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger
情
qing2 feeling/emotion/passion/situation
明
ming2 clear/bright/to understand/next/the Ming dynasty
性
xing4 sex/nature/surname/suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
知
zhi1 to know/to be aware
全
quan2 all/whole/entire/every/complete
三
san1 three/3
又
you4 (once) again/also/both… and…/again
关
guan1 (surname)/mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to involve
点
dian3 (downwards-right convex character stroke)/o’clock/(a measure word)/point/dot/(decimal) point)
正
zheng1/zheng4 Chinese 1st month of year, just (right)/main/upright/straight/correct/principle
业
ye4 business/occupation/study
外
wai4 outside/in addition/foreign/external
将
jiang1/jiang4 (will, shall, “future tense”)/ready/prepared/to get/to use, a general
两
liang3 both/two/ounce/some/a few/tael
高
gao1 high/tall
间
jian1/jian4 between/among/space/(measure word), interstice/separate
由
you2 follow/from/it is for…to/reason/cause/because of/due to/by/to/to leave it (to sb)
问
wen4 to ask
很
hen3 very/extremely
最
zui4 (the) most/-est
重
chong2/zhong4 to double/to repeat/repetition/iteration/again/a layer, heavy/serious
并
bing4 and/furthermore/(not) at all/simultaneously/also/together with/to combine/to join/to merge, amalgamate/combine, and/also/together with
物
wu4 thing/object/matter
手
shou3 hand/convenient
应
ying1/ying4 ought, (surname)/to answer/to respond
战
zhan4 to fight/fight/war/battle
向
xiang4 direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to, guide/opposite to
头
tou2/tou head, suff. for nouns
文
wen2 language/culture/writing/formal/literary
体
ti3 body/form/style/system
政
zheng4 political/politics/government
美
mei3 America/beautiful
相
xiang1/xiang4 each other/one another/mutually, appearance/portrait/picture
见
jian4/xian4 to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview, appear
被
bei4 by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear
利
li4 advantage/benefit/profit/sharp
什
shen2/shi2 what, tenth (used in fractions)
二
er4 two/2
等
deng3 class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/wait for/await/et cetera/and so on
产
chan3 to reproduce/to produce/give birth/products/produce/resources/estate/property
或
huo4 maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or
新
xin1 meso- (chem.)/new/newly
己
ji3 6th heavenly stem/self
制
zhi4 system/to make/to manufacture/to control/to regulate, manufacture
身
shen1 body/torso/person/life/status/pregnancy/(a measure word used for clothes) suit
果
guo3 fruit/result
加
jia1 to add/plus
西
xi1 west
斯
si1 (phonetic)/this
月
yue4 moon/month
话
hua4 dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said
合
ge3/he2 one-tenth of a peck, Chinese musical note/fit/to join
回
hui2 (a measure word for matters or actions) a time/to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to revolve/Islam
特
te2/te4 special/unusual/extraordinary, male animal/special (-ly)
代
dai4 substitute/replace/generation/dynasty/geological era/era/age/period
内
nei4 inside/inner/internal/within/interior
信
xin4 letter/true/to believe/sign/evidence
表
biao3 surface/exterior/to watch/to show/express/an example/a list or table/a meter/a watch/chart/external
化
hua4 to make into/to change into/-ization/to … -ize/to transform
老
lao3 (a prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family to indicate affection or familiarity)/old (of
给
gei3/ji3 to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle), to supply/provide
世
shi4 life/age/generation/era/world/lifetime
位
wei4 position/location/(measure word for persons)/place/seat
次
ci4 nth/number (of times)/order/sequence/next/second(ary)/(measure word)
度
du4 capacity/degree/standard
门
men2 opening/door/gate/doorway/gateway/valve/switch/way to do something/knack/family/house/(religious) sect/school (of thought)/class/categormy)
任
ren4 to assign/to appoint/office/responsibility
常
chang2 always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
先
xian1 early/prior/former/in advance/first
海
hai3 ocean/sea
通
tong1 go through/know well/to connect/to communicate/open
教
jiao1/jiao4 teach, religion/teaching
儿
er2/er son, non-syllabic dimi. suff.
原
yuan2 former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
东
dong1 east
声
sheng1 sound/voice/(a measure word, used for sounds)/tone/noise
提
di1/ti2 carry (suspended), to carry/to lift/to put forward/(upwards character stroke)/lifting (brush stroke in painting)/to mention
立
li4 set up/to stand
及
ji2 to reach/and
比
bi3/bi4 (particle used for comparison and “-er than”)/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio, associate with/be near
员
yuan2 person/employee/member
解
jie3/jie4/xie4 to separate/to divide/to break up/to loosen/to explain/to untie/to emancipate, transport under guard, (surname)
水
shui3 water/river
名
ming2 name/(measure word for persons)/place (e.g. among winners)
真
zhen1 real/true/genuine
论
lun2/lun4 the Analects (of Confucius), by the/per/discuss/theory/to talk (about)/to discuss
处
chu3/chu4 to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to stay/get along with/to be in a position of/deal with, a place/location/spot/poespect
走
zou3 to walk/to go/to move
义
yi4 justice/righteousness/meaning
各
ge4 each/every
入
ru4 to enter
几
ji1/ji3 small table, almost, a few/how many, how much/how many/several/a few
口
kou3 mouth/(a measure word)
认
ren4 to recognize/to know/to admit
条
tiao2 measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.)/a strip/item/article
平
ping2 flat/level/equal/to make the same score/to tie/to draw/calm/peaceful
系
xi4 be/connection/relation/tie up/bind, be/system/to tie/department/faculty, connect/to tie
气
qi4 air/anger/gas, gas/air/smell/weather/vital breath/to make sb. angry/to get angry/to be enraged
题
ti2 topic/subject/to inscribe/to superscribe
活
huo2 to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
尔
er3 thus/so/like that/you/thou
更
geng1/geng4 to change, more/even more/further/still/still more
别
bie2/bie4 leave/depart/separate/distinguish/classify/other/another/do not/must not/to pin, contrary/difficult/awkward
打
da2/da3 dozen, beat/strike/break/mix up/build/fight/fetch/make/tie up/issue/shoot/calculate/since/from
女
nu:3/nv3 female/woman
变
bian4 to change/to become different/to transform/to vary/rebellion
四
si4 four/4
神
shen2 God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being
总
zong3 always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general/in every case
何
he2 carry/what/how/why/which
电
dian4 electric/electricity/electrical
数
shu3/shu4/shuo4 to count, number/figure/to count/to calculate/several, frequently/repeatedly
安
an1 content/calm/still/quiet/to pacify/peace
少
shao3/shao4 few/little/lack, young
报
bao4 to announce/to inform/report/newspaper/recompense/revenge
才
cai2 ability/talent/endowment/gift/an expert/only (then)/only if/just, just/not until
结
jie1/jie2 knot/sturdy/to bear (fruit)/bond/to tie/to bind
反
fan3 wrong side out or up/anti-
受
shou4 to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive
目
mu4 eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order (taxonomy)/goal/name/title
太
tai4 highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
量
liang2/liang4 to measure, capacity/quantity/amount/to estimate
再
zai4 again/once more/re-/second/another
感
gan3 to feel/to move/to touch/to affect
建
jian4 to establish/to found/to set up/to build/to construct
务
wu4 affair/business/matter
做
zuo4 to do/to make/to produce
接
jie1 to extend/to connect/to receive/to join
必
bi4 certainly/must/will/necessarily
场
chang3 a courtyard/open space/place/field/a measure word/(a measure word, used for sport or recreation)
件
jian4 a measure word for thing, clothes, item
计
ji4 to calculate/to compute/to count/reckon/ruse/to plan
管
guan3 to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of/to look after/to run/tube/pipe
期
qi1 a period of time/phase/stage/(used for issue of a periodical, courses of study)/time/term/period/to hope
市
shi4 market/city
直
zhi2 straight/vertical/frank/directly/straightly/upright
德
de2 Germany/virtue/goodness/morality/ethics/kindness/favor/character/kind
资
zi1 resources/capital/to provide/to supply/to support/money/expense
命
ming4 life/fate
山
shan1 mountain/hill
金
jin1 metal/money/gold
指
zhi3 finger/to point/to direct/to indicate
克
ke4 gram/subdue/to restrain/to overcome, subdue
许
xu3 to allow/to permit/to praise/(surname)
统
tong3 to gather/to unite/to unify/whole
区
ou1/qu1 Ou (surname), area/region/district/small/distinguish
保
bao3 to defend/to protect/to insure or guarantee/to maintain/hold or keep/to guard
至
zhi4 arrive/most/to/until
队
dui4 squadron/team/group
形
xing2 to appear/to look/form/shape
社
she4 society/group
便
bian4/pian2 ordinary/plain/convenient/handy/easy/then/so/thus/to relieve oneself, advantageous/cheap
空
kong1/kong4 air/sky/empty/in vain, emptied/leisure
决
jue2 breach (a dyke)/to decide/to determine
治
zhi4 to rule/to govern/to manage/to control/to harness (a river)/cure/treatment/to heal
展
zhan3 to use/to spread out/to postpone/to unfold
马
ma3 horse/horse chess piece/Surname
科
ke1 branch of study/administrative section/division/field/branch/stage directions/family (taxonomy)/rules/laws/to mete out (punishment)/to levy (taxes, etc.)/to
司
si1 company/control
五
wu3 five/5
基
ji1 base/foundation/basic/radical (chem.)
眼
yan3 eye
书
shu1 book/letter
非
fei1 non-/not-/un-
则
ze2 (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause)/standard/norm/rule/to imitate/to follow/then/principle
听
ting1/ting4 listen/hear/obey, let/allow
白
bai2 white/snowy/empty/blank/bright/clear/plain/pure/gratuitous
却
que4 but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless
界
jie4 boundary/scope/extent/circles/group/kingdom (taxonomy)
达
da2 attain/pass through/achieve/reach/realize/clear/inform/notify/dignity
光
guang1 light/ray/bright
放
fang4 to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out
强
qiang2 strength/force/power/powerful/better
即
ji2 namely/right away/to approach/to draw near
像
xiang4 (look) like/similar (to)/appearance/to appear/to seem/image/portrait/resemble/seem
难
nan2/nan4 difficult (to…)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good, disaster/distress/to scold
且
qie3 further/moreover
权
quan2 authority/power/right
思
si1 to think/to consider
王
wang2 king/Wang (proper name)
象
xiang4 shape/form/appearance/elephant/image under a map (math.)
完
wan2 to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
设
she4 to set up/to arrange/to establish/to found/to display
式
shi4 type/form/pattern/style
色
se4/shai3 color/look/appearance, color/dice
路
lu4 (surname)/road/path/way
记
ji4 to remember/to note/mark/sign/to record
南
nan2 south
品
pin3 conduct/grade/thing/product/good
住
zhu4 to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop
告
gao4 to tell/to inform/to say
类
lei4 kind/type/class/category/similar/like/to resemble
求
qiu2 to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
据
ju1/ju4 sickness of hand, act in accordance with/seize, according to/to act in accordance with/to depend on/to seize/to occupy
程
cheng2 rule/order/regulations/formula/journey/procedure/sequence/a surname
北
bei3 north
边
bian1 side/edge/margin/border/boundary
死
si3 to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid
张
zhang1 (a measure word)/(a surname)/open up
该
gai1 that/the above-mentioned/most likely/to deserve/should/ought to/owe
交
jiao1 to deliver/to turn over/to make friends/to intersect (lines)/to pay (money)
规
gui1 compass/rule
万
wan4 Wan (surname)/ten thousand/a great number
取
qu3 to take/to get/to choose/to fetch
拉
la1 to pull/to play (string instruments)/to drag/to draw
格
ge2 frame/rule
望
wang4 hope/expect/to visit/to gaze (into the distance)/look towards/towards
觉
jiao4/jue2 a nap/a sleep, feel/find that/thinking/awake/aware
术
shu4/zhu2 method/technique, Atractylis lancea var. ovata
领
ling3 neck/collar/to lead/to receive
共
gong4 all together/in while/to share/common/general/together
确
que4 authenticated/solid/firm, authenticated/solid/firm/real/true
传
chuan2/zhuan4 to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to circulate/to pass on/to conduct (electricity), biography
师
shi1 a division (milit.)/teacher/master/expert/model
观
guan1/guan4 to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold, Taoist monastery
清
qing1 clear/distinct/complete/pure
今
jin1 today/modern/present/current/this/now
切
qie1/qie4 to cut/to slice, close to
院
yuan4 courtyard/institution
让
rang4 to ask/to let/permit/have (someone do something)/to yield/to allow
识
shi2/zhi4 to know/knowledge, to record/write a footnote
候
hou4 wait
带
dai4 band/belt/girdle/ribbon/area/zone/region/wear/carry/lead/bring/consists of/show/and
导
dao3 to transmit/to lead/to guide/to conduct/to direct
争
zheng1 struggle/fight
运
yun4 to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
笑
xiao4 laugh/smile
飞
fei1 to fly
风
feng1 wind/news/style/custom/manner
步
bu4 a step/a pace/walk/march/stages in a process
改
gai3 to change/to alter/to transform/to correct
收
shou1 to receive/to accept/to collect/in care of (used on address line after name)
根
gen1 radical (chem.)/root/basis
干
gan1/gan4 dry/to concern/shield, to work/to do/to manage, manage/stem
造
zao4 to make/to build/to invent/to manufacture
言
yan2 to speak/to say/talk/word
联
lian2 to ally/to unite/to join
持
chi2 to grasp/to hold/support/manage/direct/maintain
组
zu3 to form/compose/make up/group/to organize/cord
每
mei3 each/every
济
ji4 aid/ferry/frugal
车
che1/ju1 car/a vehicle/machine/to shape with a lathe, vehicle on land
亲
qin1/qing4 dear/intimate/parent/relation/closely related, parents-in-law of one’s offspring
极
ji2 extremely/pole (geography, physics)/utmost/top
林
lin2 woods/forest
服
fu2 clothes/dress/garment/submit/take (medicine)
快
kuai4 fast/quick/swift
办
ban4 to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to deal with
议
yi4 criticize/discuss
往
wang3/wang4 to go (in a direction)/past/previous/towards, toward/(of a train) bound for
元
yuan2 (dynasty)/dollar/primary/first
英
ying1 (surname)/English/brave
士
shi4 scholar/warrior/knight
证
zheng4 prove, confirm, verify/proof, certificate/proof/to prove/to demonstrate/to confirm/certificate/proof
近
jin4 near/close (to)/approximately
失
shi1 to lose/to miss/to fail
转
zhuan3/zhuan4 to convey/to forward (mail)/to transfer/to turn/to shift, to revolve/to turn/to circle about/to walk about
夫
fu1 porter, husband/man
令
ling4 make or cause to be/order/command/decree/honorable
准
zhun3 to allow/to grant/to permit/accurate/standard, accurate/standard
布
bu4 diffuse/extend/notify, to declare/to announce/to spread/to make known/spread/(cotton) cloth
始
shi3 begin
怎
zen3 how
呢
ne/ni2 (question particle), woolen material
存
cun2 exist/deposit/store/keep/survive
未
wei4 1-3 p.m./8th earthly branch/not yet/did not/have not/not
远
yuan3 far/distant/remote
叫
jiao4 to (be) call(ed)
台
tai2 surname/(classical) you (in letters)/platform/Taiwan (abbr.), desk/platform, (measure word)/platform/stage/tion/broadcasting station, typhoon
单
chan2/dan1/shan4 chieftain, bill/list/form/single/only/sole, (surname)
影
ying3 picture/image/reflection/shadow
具
ju4 tool/device/utensil/equipment/instrument
罗
luo1/luo2 fussy/talkative, subordinate in a gang of bandits, (surname)/gauze/to collect/to gather/to catch/to shift
字
zi4 letter/symbol/character/word
爱
ai4 to love/affection/to be fond of/to like
击
ji1 to hit/to strike/to break
流
liu2 to flow/to spread/to circulate/to move
备
bei4 to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
兵
bing1 soldiers/a force/an army/weapons/arms/military/warlike
连
lian2 (surname)/even/as/join/to link/successively
调
diao4/tiao2 mode (music)/to move (troops)/tune/tone/melody/to transfer, harmonize/reconcile/blend/suit well/provoke/incite
深
shen1 deep/profound
商
shang1 commerce/consult
算
suan4 regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute
质
zhi4 hostage/substance/nature/quality
团
tuan2 regiment/round/circular/group/society, dumpling
集
ji2 to gather/to collect/collected works
百
bai3 hundred
需
xu1 to require/to need/to want/necessity/need
价
jia4/jie price/value/valence (on an atom), great/good/middleman/servant
花
hua1 flower/blossom/to spend (money, time)/fancy pattern
党
dang3 party, party/association/club/society
华
hua2/hua4 (abbreviation for) China/(surname) Hua/magnificent/splendid/flowery, (surname)/name of a mountain
城
cheng2 city walls/city/town
石
dan4/shi2 10 pecks, rock/stone
级
ji2 level/grade/rank/step
整
zheng3 exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order/orderly
府
fu3 prefecture/mansion
离
li2 to leave/to depart/to go away/from
况
kuang4 moreover/situation
亚
ya4 Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior
请
qing3 to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal, etc)/to request
技
ji4 skill
际
ji4 border/edge/boundary/between/among/interval/while
约
yao1/yue1 weigh, appointment/agreement/to arrange/to restrict/approximately
示
shi4 to show/reveal
复
fu4 again/recover/reply to a letter/to repeat/to duplicate, repeat, double, overlap
病
bing4 ailment/sickness/illness/disease/fall ill/sick/defect
息
xi1 news/interest/breath/rest
究
jiu1 after all/to investigate/to study carefully
线
xian4 thread/string/wire/line
似
si4 to seem/to appear/similar/like/to resemble
官
guan1 official/government
火
huo3 fire
断
duan4 absolutely/decidedly (in negative constructions)/break/to judge
精
jing1 energy/perfect/excellent/refined/very/proficient
满
man3 Manchurian/to fill/to fulfill/filled/packed
支
zhi1 (a measure word)/to support/to sustain/to erect/to raise/branch/division/to draw money
视
shi4 to look at/to regard/to inspect
消
xiao1 consume/news/subside/to disappear/to vanish
越
yue4 to exceed/to climb over/to surpass/the more … the more
器
qi4 device/tool/utensil
容
rong2 to hold/to contain/to allow/appearance/look/countenance
照
zhao4 according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to reflect/photograph
须
xu1 beard/necessary/must, beard/mustache
九
jiu3 nine/9
增
zeng1 to increase/to expand/to add
研
yan2 grind fine/study/research
写
xie3 to write
称
chen4/cheng1/cheng4 balanced/to fit/well-off/suitable, to call/to praise/to weigh/to estimate/to consider/to call/to address/to name/to say/commend, steelyar
企
qi3 plan a project/stand on tiptoe
八
ba1 eight/8
功
gong1 merit/achievement/result/service/accomplishment
吗
ma3/ma morphine, (question tag)
包
bao1 to cover/to wrap/to hold/to include/to take charge of/package/wrapper/container/bag/to hold or embrace/bundle/packet/to contract (to or for)
片
pian1/pian4 disc/sheet, a slice/piece/flake/thin/slice
史
shi3 history
委
wei1/wei3 crooked, give up/indeed/to commission
乎
hu1 (interrog. part.)
查
cha2/zha1 to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to/to search, (surname)
轻
qing1 light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small in number/unstressed/neutral/soft
易
yi4 (surname)/change/easy/simple
早
zao3 early/morning
曾
ceng2/zeng1 (refers to something that happened previously)/already/at some time in the past/before/once, (surname)/great-grand (father)
除
chu2 remove/do away with/wipe out/divide/except
农
nong2 agriculture
找
zhao3 to try to find/to look for/to call on (sb)/to find/to seek/to return/to look for
装
zhuang1 adornment/adorn/costume/dress/clothing
广
guang3 wide/numerous/to spread
显
xian3 prominent/conspicuous
吧
ba1/ba (onomat.)/dumb, (modal particle indicating polite suggestion)/…right?/…OK?
阿
a1/a4/a/e1 an initial particle/prefix to names of people, (phonetic character), (final part.)/(interj.), flatter
李
li3 (a surname)/plum
标
biao1 the topmost branches of a tree/surface/sign/to mark/(outward) sign/indication/prize/award/bid
谈
tan2 to speak/to talk/to converse/to chat/to discuss/(surname)
吃
chi1/ji2 eat/eradicate/destroy/receive, eat, stammer
图
tu2 diagram/to plan/picture/drawing/chart
念
nian4 read aloud, to read aloud
六
liu4 six/6
引
yin3 to lead/to divert (water)/to guide
历
li4 calendar, to experience/to undergo/to pass through/all/each/every/calendar
首
shou3 head/chief/first (occasion)/first (thing)/measure word for poems
医
yi1 medical/medicine/doctor/to cure/to treat
局
ju2 narrow, (a measure word used for games) set or round office/situation/office
突
tu1 to dash/to move forward quickly
专
zhuan1 for a particular person, occasion, purpose/focused on one thing/special/expert/particular (to sth)/concentrated/specialized, concentrated/specializ
费
fei4 to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses/(surname)
号
hao2/hao4 roar/cry, day of a month/(suffix used after) name of a ship/(ordinal) number
尽
jin3/jin4 to the utmost, to use up/to exhaust/to end/to finish/to the utmost/exhausted/finished/to the limit (of sth)
另
ling4 other/another/separate/separately
周
zhou1 (surname)/complete/encircle/circuit/lap/week/cycle/all/every/attentive/thoughtful, bestow alms, cycle/week
较
jiao4 clear/distinct/compare/comparatively
注
zhu4 to inject/to pour into/to concentrate/to pay attention/to note/to comment on/to record/to register/to annotate, annotate
语
yu3/yu4 dialect/language/speech, tell to
仅
jin3 barely/only/merely
考
kao3 to check/to verify/to test/to examine
落
la4/luo4 leave behind, alight/to fall/to drop (behind)
青
qing1 green (blue, black)
随
sui2 to follow/to comply with/to allow/(surname)
选
xuan3 to choose/to pick/to select/to elect
列
lie4 to arrange/to line up/row/file/series