| 身高 | (a person's) height | shēn gāo |
| 体重 | body weight | tǐ zhòng |
| 公斤 | kilogram (kg) | gōng jīn |
| 天然 | natural | tiān rán |
| 人工 | artificial, manpower, manual work | rén gōng |
| 合成 | to compose, to constitute, compound, synthesis, mixture, synthetic | hé chéng |
| 左上 | upper left | zuǒ shàng |
| 右上 | upper right | yòu shàng |
| 左下 | lower left | zuǒ xià |
| 右下 | lower right | yòu xià |
| 次第 | order, sequence, one after another | cì dì |
| 写作 | writing, written works | xiě zuò |
| 演出 | to act (in a play), to perform, to put on (a performance), performance, concert, show | yǎn chū |
| 出口 | an exit, to speak, to export, (of a ship) to leave port | chū kǒu |
| 对外 | external, foreign, pertaining to external or foreign (affairs) | duì wài |
| 开放 | to lift (a ban or restriction), to open to the outside world (politics), to open for public use, to come into bloom (of flowers) | kāi fàng |
| 附属 | subsidiary, auxiliary, attached, affiliated, subordinate, subordinating | fù shǔ |
| 政教 | punishment and rewards as part of political re-education | zhèng jiào |
| 分离 | to separate | fēn lí |
| 重大 | great, important, major, significant | zhòng dà |
| 动词 | verb | dòng cí |
| 转会费 | transfer fee, signing bonus, sign-on bonus | zhuǎn huì fèi |
| 干什么 | what are you doing?, what's he up to? | gàn shén me |
| 班上 | in the group, class-mates | bān shàng |
| 一点点 | a little bit | yī diǎn diǎn |
| 就要 | will, shall, be going to | jiù yào |
| 出身 | family background, class origin | chū shēn |
| 首次 | first, first time, for the first time | shǒu cì |
| 主办 | to organize, to host (a conference or sports event) | zhǔ bàn |
| 品种 | breed, variety | pǐn zhǒng |
| 元音 | vowel | yuán yīn |
| 发行 | to publish, to issue (stocks, currency etc), to release, to distribute (a film) | fā xíng |
| 快速 | fast, high-speed, rapid | kuài sù |
| 乐趣 | delight, pleasure, joy | lè qù |
| 全长 | overall length, span | quán cháng |
| 公里 | kilometer | gōng lǐ |
| 生长 | to grow | shēng zhǎng |
| 新人 | new age person, new type of person, newly-wed, esp. new bride, bride and groom | xīn rén |
| 公演 | to perform (e.g. on the stage), to lecture | gōng yǎn |
| 主演 | to act the leading role (in a movie or a play), to star, lead actor | zhǔ yǎn |
| 另一方面 | on the other hand, another aspect | lìng yī fāng miàn |
| 正体 | standard form, block letter, alternate term for Traditional Chinese character, used in Taiwan | zhèng tǐ |
| 提出 | to raise (an issue), to propose, to put forward, to suggest, to post (on a website), to withdraw (cash) | tí chū |
| 民国 | Republic of China (1912-1949), used instead of reign name by the nationalist government, then by Taiwan, used in PRC as reign name of a former dynasty | mín guó |
| 元年 | first year of Emperor's reign | yuán nián |
| 共有 | to have altogether, in all | gòng yǒu |
| 公元 | (year) AD, Christian era | gōng yuán |
| 常用 | in common usage | cháng yòng |
| 旁路 | to bypass | páng lù |
| 除法 | division (math.) | chú fǎ |
| 清末 | the final years of the Ch'ing or Qing dynasty, China at the turn of the 20th century | qīng mò |
| 政治人物 | political figure, politician, statesman | zhèng zhì rén wù |
| 学家 | scholar | xué jiā |
| 条目 | clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document), (dictionary) entry | tiáo mù |
| 主题 | theme, subject | zhǔ tí |
| 年份 | particular year, certain year, given year | nián fen |
| 公元前 | before the Common Era (BCE), before Christ (BC) | gōng yuán qián |
| 典礼 | celebration, ceremony | diǎn lǐ |
| 道路 | road, path, way | dào lù |
| 文教 | culture and education | wén jiào |
| 少年 | youngster, juvenile | shào nián |
| 步行 | to go on foot, to walk | bù xíng |
| 路程 | route, path traveled, distance traveled, course (of development) | lù chéng |
| 最远 | furthest, most distant, at maximum distance | zuì yuǎn |
| 常见 | commonly seen, common, to see sth frequently | cháng jiàn |
| 气态 | gaseous state (physics), manner, air, bearing | qì tài |
| 物质 | matter, substance, material, materialistic | wù zhì |
| 原子 | atom, atomic | yuán zǐ |
| 动能 | kinetic energy | dòng néng |
| 初次 | first, for the first time, primary, tentative | chū cì |
| 干练 | old hand, experienced | gàn liàn |
| 身手 | skill, talent, agility | shēn shǒu |
| 机头 | the front (nose) of a plane etc | jī tóu |
| 交货 | to deliver goods | jiāo huò |
| 方言 | dialect | fāng yán |
| 用法 | usage | yòng fǎ |
| 相当于 | equivalent to | xiāng dāng yú |
| 总人口 | total population | zǒng rén kǒu |
| 常住 | long term resident, permanent residence, eternalism | cháng zhù |
| 古国 | ancient country | gǔ guó |
| 之一 | one of (sth), one out of a multitude, one (third, quarter, percent etc) | zhī yī |
| 认出 | recognition, to recognize | rèn chū |
| 日常 | daily, everyday | rì cháng |
| 用来 | to be used for | yòng lái |
| 重量 | weight | zhòng liàng |
| 属性 | attribute, property | shǔ xìng |
| 数理 | mathematical sciences | shù lǐ |
| 分为 | to divide sth into (parts), to subdivide | fēn wéi |
| 完结 | to finish, to conclude, completed | wán jié |
| 主页 | home page | zhǔ yè |
| 原名 | original name | yuán míng |
| 五星级 | five-star (hotel) | wǔ xīng jí |
| 场面 | scene, spectacle, occasion | chǎng miàn |
| 极为 | extremely, exceedingly | jí wéi |
| 感人 | touching, moving | gǎn rén |
| 左右 | left and right, approximately, attendant, to control, to influence | zuǒ yòu |
| 代数 | algebra | dài shù |
| 实数 | real number (math), actual value | shí shù |
| 食用 | food product, to use as food, edible | shí yòng |
| 少量 | a smidgen, a little bit, a few | shǎo liàng |
| 果实 | fruit, gains | guǒ shí |
| 非空 | nonempty (set) | fēi kōng |
| 元素 | element, element of a set, chemical element | yuán sù |
| 有界 | bounded | yǒu jiè |
| 上界 | upper bound | shàng jiè |
| 学业 | schoolwork, study material | xué yè |
| 课时 | class, period | kè shí |
| 总量 | total, overall amount | zǒng liàng |
| 理工 | science and engineering as academic subjects | lǐ gōng |
| 林业 | forest industry, forestry | lín yè |
| 代管 | to administer, to manage, to hold in trust or escrow | dài guǎn |
| 黄连 | Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), rhizome used in medicine | huáng lián |
| 适量 | appropriate amount | shì liàng |
| 行政法 | administrative law | xíng zhèng fǎ |
| 月球 | the moon | yuè qiú |
| 又名 | also known as, alternative name, to also be called | yòu míng |
| 情话 | terms of endearment, words of love | qíng huà |
| 报道 | report | bào dào |
| 做出 | to put out, to issue | zuò chū |
| 网页 | web page | wǎng yè |
| 代码 | code | dài mǎ |
| 金属 | metal | jīn shǔ |
| 定购 | to order goods, to place an order | dìng gòu |
| 更名 | to change name | gēng míng |
| 发起 | to originate, to initiate, to launch (an attack, an initiative etc), to start, to propose sth (for the first time) | fā qǐ |
| 本科生 | undergraduate student | běn kē shēng |
| 写给 | write to sb | xiě gěi |
| 青色 | cyan, blue-green | qīng sè |
| 之外 | outside, excluding | zhī wài |
| 除了之外 | except | chú le zhī wài |
| 较差 | mediocre, rather poor, not specially good | jiào chā |
| 年代 | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties), age, era, period | nián dài |
| 不论 | whatever, no matter what (who, how etc), regardless of, not to discuss | bù lùn |
| 老少 | the old and the young | lǎo shào |
| 年长 | senior | nián zhǎng |
| 附加 | additional, annex | fù jiā |
| 色情 | erotic, pornographic | sè qíng |
| 实质上 | virtually, essentially | shí zhì shàng |
| 情节 | plot, circumstances | qíng jié |
| 内容 | content, substance, details | nèi róng |
| 年之久 | period of ... years | nián zhī jiǔ |
| 专门化 | specialize | zhuān mén huà |
| 现时 | current | xiàn shí |
| 商报 | business newspaper | shāng bào |
| 售价 | to sell for, selling price | shòu jià |
| 港币 | Hong Kong currency, Hong Kong dollar | gǎng bì |
| 行星 | planet | xíng xīng |
| 不平等 | inequality, unfairness | bù píng děng |
| 敏感 | sensitive, susceptible, politically sensitive (pretext for censorship) | mǐn gǎn |
| 当晚 | that evening, the same evening | dàng wǎn |
| 理工科 | science and engineering as academic subjects | lǐ gōng kē |
| 必不可少 | absolutely necessary, indispensable, essential | bì bù kě shǎo |
| 工具 | tool, instrument, utensil, means (to achieve a goal etc) | gōng jù |
| 英格兰 | England | yīng gé lán |
| 有线新闻网 | Cable Network News, CNN | yǒu xiàn xīn wén wǎng |
| 拉力赛 | rally (car race)(loanword) | lā lì sài |
| 标音法 | phonetic transcription, system of representing spoken sounds | biāo yīn fǎ |
| 班车 | regular bus (service) | bān chē |
| 末班车 | last bus or train, last chance | mò bān chē |
| 简约 | sketchy, concise, abbreviated | jiǎn yuē |
| 哲学家 | philosopher | zhé xué jiā |
| 会议室 | meeting, conference room | huì yì shì |
| 人们 | people | rén men |
| 哪怕 | even, even if, even though, no matter how | nǎ pà |
| 搬运 | freight, transport, portage, to transport, to carry | bān yùn |
| 寒冷 | cold (climate), frigid, very cold | hán lěng |
| 认可 | to approve, approval, acknowledgment, OK | rèn kě |
| 教师 | teacher | jiào shī |
| 货运 | freight transport, cargo, transported goods | huò yùn |
| 办理 | to handle, to transact, to conduct | bàn lǐ |
| 货物 | goods, commodity, merchandise | huò wù |
| 方块 | cube, block, square, rectangle, diamond (in card games) | fāng kuài |
| 对应 | to correspond, a correspondence, corresponding, homologous, matching with sth, counterpart | duì yìng |
| 住址 | address | zhù zhǐ |
| 住房 | housing | zhù fáng |
| 大脑 | brain, cerebrum | dà nǎo |
| 半球 | hemisphere | bàn qiú |
| 别的 | else, other | bié de |
| 功用 | function | gōng yòng |
| 药用 | medicinal use, pharmaceutical | yào yòng |
| 拍卖 | to auction, auction sale, to sell at a reduced price | pāi mài |
| 大约 | approximately, about | dà yuē |
| 签订 | to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) | qiān dìng |
| 租约 | lease | zū yuē |
| 胜地 | well-known scenic spot | shèng dì |
| 学者 | scholar | xué zhě |
| 铁路 | railroad, railway | tiě lù |
| 电气化 | electrification | diàn qì huà |
| 铁棒 | iron club, steel rod | tiě bàng |
| 条约 | treaty, pact | tiáo yuē |
| 知识分子 | intellectual, intelligentsia, learned person | zhī shi fèn zǐ |
| 舞台 | stage, arena, fig. in the limelight | wǔ tái |
| 会面 | to meet with, meeting | huì miàn |
| 过来 | to come over, to manage, to handle, to be able to take care of | guò lái |
| 专门 | specialist, specialized, customized | zhuān mén |
| 麻辣 | hot and numbing | má là |
| 一旁 | aside, to the side of | yī páng |
| 登场 | to go on stage, fig. to appear on the scene, used in advertising to mean new product | dēng chǎng |
| 返回 | return to, come (or go) back | fǎn huí |
| 文物 | cultural relic, historical relic | wén wù |
| 当地 | local | dāng dì |
| 货币 | currency, monetary, money | huò bì |
| 不顾 | in spite of, regardless of | bù gù |
| 人间 | man's world, the world | rén jiān |
| 伦理 | ethics | lún lǐ |
| 意识 | consciousness, awareness, consciously (i.e. deliberately), to be aware | yì shí |
| 近年来 | for the past few years | jìn nián lái |
| 大热 | great heat, very popular | dà rè |
| 门牌 | door plate, house number | mén pái |
| 公馆 | residence (of sb rich or important), mansion | gōng guǎn |
| 门前 | in front of the door | mén qián |
| 脚印 | footprint | jiǎo yìn |
| 签名 | to sign (one's name with a pen etc), to autograph | qiān míng |
| 地下室 | basement, cellar | dì xià shì |
| 料理 | to arrange, to handle, to cook, cuisine, art of cooking | liào lǐ |
| 窗明几净 | lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean | chuāng míng jī jìng |
| 舍得 | to be willing to part with sth | shě de |
| 专用 | special, dedicated | zhuān yòng |
| 单一 | single, only, sole | dān yī |
| 开发 | to exploit (a resource), to open up (for development), to develop | kāi fā |
| 少女 | maiden | shào nǚ |
| 雪白 | snow white | xuě bái |
| 整个 | whole, entire, total | zhěng gè |
| 下面 | below, under, next, the following | xià mian |
| 具体 | concrete, definite, specific | jù tǐ |
| 像素 | pixel | xiàng sù |
| 比特 | a bit (binary digit) | bǐ tè |
| 儿化 | nonsyllabic final r added to a word in spoken Chinese, also called retroflex final or r-ization | ér huà |
| 金鱼 | goldfish | jīn yú |
| 紧接 | immediately adjacent, immediately following, to follow closely on | jǐn jiē |
| 大国 | a power (i.e. a dominant country) | dà guó |
| 生母 | natural mother, birth mother | shēng mǔ |
| 贵人 | nobility, person of high rank | guì rén |
| 片中 | in the movie | piàn zhōng |
| 印行 | to print and distribute, to publish | yìn xíng |
| 介词 | preposition | jiè cí |
| 来自 | to come from (a place), From: (in email header) | lái zì |
| 王国 | kingdom, realm | wáng guó |
| 治病 | treat an illness | zhì bìng |
| 带到 | to bring to | dài dào |
| 动物园 | zoo | dòng wù yuán |
| 初学者 | beginning student | chū xué zhě |
| 预期 | expect, expected | yù qī |
| 定理 | established theory, theorem (math.) | dìng lǐ |
| 重复 | to repeat, to duplicate | chóng fù |
| 音素 | phoneme | yīn sù |
| 音节 | syllable | yīn jié |
| 国土 | country's territory, national land | guó tǔ |
| 整治 | to renovate, to restore, to repair, to restore a waterway by dredging, corrective punishment, to get sth ready | zhěng zhì |
| 票房 | box office | piào fáng |
| 走运 | to have good luck, lucky, in luck | zǒu yùn |
| 分店 | branch (of a chain store), annex | fēn diàn |
| 信号 | signal | xìn hào |
| 解码 | to decode, to decipher | jiě mǎ |
| 工商 | industry and commerce | gōng shāng |
| 室内 | indoor | shì nèi |
| 内裤 | underpants, panties, briefs | nèi kù |
| 健全 | robust, sound | jiàn quán |
| 多种多样 | manifold, all sorts, many and varied | duō zhǒng duō yàng |
| 课程 | course, class | kè chéng |
| 天时 | the time, the right time, weather conditions, destiny, course of time, heaven's natural order | tiān shí |
| 复活 | resurrection | fù huó |
| 视为 | to view as, to see as, to consider to be, to deem | shì wéi |
| 旁证 | circumstantial evidence | páng zhèng |
| 明末清初 | late Ming and early Qing, around the middle of the 17th century | míng mò qīng chū |
| 岁时 | season, time of the year | suì shí |
| 托付 | entrust | tuō fù |
| 穿过 | to pass through | chuān guò |
| 大堂 | lobby | dà táng |
| 迎面 | directly, head-on (collision), in one's face (of wind) | yíng miàn |
| 便是 | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated), precisely, exactly, even, if, just like, in the same way as | biàn shì |
| 电报 | telegram, cable, telegraph | diàn bào |
| 邮政 | postal | yóu zhèng |
| 候车室 | waiting room (for train, bus etc) | hòu chē shì |
| 车道 | traffic lane, driveway | chē dào |
| 导言 | introduction, preamble | dǎo yán |
| 血压计 | blood pressure meter, sphygmometer | xuè yā jì |
| 正面 | front, obverse side, right side, positive, direct, open | zhèng miàn |
| 教堂 | church, chapel | jiào táng |
| 钟楼 | bell tower, campanile, clock tower, Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc | zhōng lóu |
| 考证 | to do textual research, to make textual criticism | kǎo zhèng |
| 市内 | inside the city | shì nèi |
| 血红蛋白 | hemoglobin | xuè hóng dàn bái |
| 先后 | early or late, priority, in succession, one after another | xiān hòu |
| 短篇小说 | narrative, short story | duǎn piān xiǎo shuō |
| 同化 | assimilation (cultural, digestive, phonemic etc) | tóng huà |
| 千年 | millennium | qiān nián |
| 等级 | degree, rate | děng jí |
| 棋手 | chess player | qí shǒu |
| 唱片 | gramophone record, LP | chàng piàn |
| 开工 | to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation), to start a construction job | kāi gōng |
| 广场 | public square, plaza | guǎng chǎng |
| 动机 | motor, locomotive, motive, motivation, intention | dòng jī |
| 语言 | language | yǔ yán |
| 识别 | to distinguish, to discern | shí bié |
| 本土 | one's native country, native, local, metropolitan territory | běn tǔ |
| 同级 | on the same level, ranking equally | tóng jí |
| 对等 | equal status, equal treatment, parity (under the law), equity, reciprocity | duì děng |
| 特点 | characteristic (feature), trait, feature | tè diǎn |
| 香甜 | fragrant and sweet, sound (sleep) | xiāng tián |
| 早期 | early period, early phase, early stage | zǎo qī |
| 较为 | comparatively, relatively, fairly | jiào wéi |
| 用品 | articles for use, products, goods | yòng pǐn |
| 烤面包 | toast | kǎo miàn bāo |
| 英寸 | inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.) | yīng cùn |
| 水印 | watermark | shuǐ yìn |
| 木刻 | woodcut | mù kè |
| 经典 | the classics, scriptures, classical | jīng diǎn |
| 信道 | signal path | xìn dào |
| 无线电 | wireless | wú xiàn diàn |
| 因特网 | Internet | yīn tè wǎng |
| 开场 | to begin, to open, to start, beginning of an event | kāi chǎng |
| 中场 | middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times), midfield, mid-court (in sports), half-time, intermission half-way through a performance | zhōng chǎng |
| 超级碗 | superbowl | chāo jí wǎn |
| 调味料 | seasoning, condiment, flavoring, dressing, essences | tiáo wèi liào |
| 留鸟 | a nonmigratory bird | liú niǎo |
| 危急 | critical, desperate (situation) | wēi jí |
| 南方 | south, the southern part of the country, the South | nán fāng |
| 定期 | regularly, at regular intervals | dìng qī |
| 白米 | (polished) rice | bái mǐ |
| 精米 | refined rice | jīng mǐ |
| 饮用水 | drinking water, potable water | yǐn yòng shuǐ |
| 淡化 | to water down, to play down, to trivialize, to weaken, to become dull with time, to desalinate, desalination | dàn huà |
| 进口 | to import, imported | jìn kǒu |
| 文化层 | culture level (in archaeological site) | wén huà céng |
| 地层 | stratum (geology) | dì céng |
| 挂牌 | lit. to hang up a plate, to open up for business, listed (on stock market) | guà pái |