Practice mastery-level Chinese

挨

ái

next to

暧昧

àimèi

ambiguous

案例

ànlì

case

按摩

ànmó

massage

安宁

ānníng

peaceful; calm

暗示

ànshì

suggest secretly

安详

ānxiáng

serene; composed

安置

ānzhì

put; arrange for

伴侣

bànlǚ

partner; mate

部位

bùwèi

part; section

搭档

dādàng

partner

党

dǎng

party

雕塑

diāosù

sculpture

递增

dìzēng

increasing

歌颂

gēsòng

sing

工艺品

gōngyìpǐn

arts and Crafts

采购

cǎigòu

purchase

客户

kèhù

customer

需求

xūqiú

demand

边疆

biānjiāng

frontier

边境

biānjìng

border; frontier

策划

cèhuà

plan; hatch; plot

插座

chāzuò

socket

服从

fúcóng

obey

俘虏

fúlǔ

captive

服气

fúqì

be convinced

救济

jiùjì

redress; relief

倡议

chàngyì

initiative

承诺

chéngnuò

promise

答复

dáfù

reply

呼吁

hūyù

call on; appeal

协商

xiéshāng

consult

书法

shūfǎ

calligraphy

习俗

xísú

custom

宗教

zōngjiào

religion

发行

fāxíng

issue, publish

废寝忘食

fèiqǐnwàngshí

forget all about sleeping and eating

行列

hángliè

ranks

航行

hángxíng

sail

酒精

jiǔjīng

alcohol

居住

jūzhù

live

可行

kěxíng

feasible

履行

lǚxíng

perform

领土

lǐngtǔ

territory

声明

shēngmíng

statement

条约

tiáoyuē

treaty

制裁

zhìcái

sanction

本钱

běnqián

capital

补贴

bǔtiē

subsidy

财政

cáizhèng

finance

产业

chǎnyè

industry

成本

chéngběn

cost

代价

dàijià

cost

公务

gōngwù

official business

耗费

hàofèi

cost

榜样

bǎngyàng

example

弊端

bìduān

malpractice

比方

bǐfang

example

不言而喻

bùyánéryù

self-evident

尝试

chángshì

attempt

赤字

chìzì

deficit; red ink

诞生

dànshēng

be born

栋

dòng

building (measure word)

爱不释手

àibùshìshǒu

so much that one cannot bear to part with it

爱戴

àidài

love and esteem

悲哀

bēiāi

grief

悲惨

bēicǎn

miserable

惦记

diànjì

Miss

丢三落四

diūsānlàsì

Miss or lose this and that

愤怒

fènnù

anger

孤独

gūdú

lonely

沉淀

chéndiàn

subside

二氧化碳

èryǎnghuàtàn

carbon dioxide

辐射

fúshè

radiation

辫子

biànzi

queue; plait

比喻

bǐyù

comparison; trope

伯母

bómǔ

aunt

不可思议

bùkěsīyì

it is beyond logic and above reason

不像话

búxiànghuà

unreasonable

淡季

dànjì

low Season

法人

fǎrén

juridical person

夫妇

fūfù

couple

饱和

bǎohé

saturated

饱经沧桑

bǎojīngcāngsāng

have seen much of the changes in human life

爆炸

bàozhà

blast

柴油

cháiyóu

diesel oil

缠绕

chánrào

twine

吃苦

chīkǔ

hardship

吃力

chīlì

sweaty

创作

chuàngzuò

A literary creation

固然

gùrán

of course

鉴于

jiànyú

in view of the fact that

况且

kuàngqiě

moreover

尚且

shàngqiě

yet

总而言之

zǒngéryánzhī

to make a long story short

霸道

bàdào

overbearing

拜年

bàinián

congratulate the New Year

保姆

bǎomǔ

nurse; mammy

把手

bǎshǒu

knob

本身

běnshēn

itself

本事

běnshi

skill

标题

biāotí

title; heading

别墅

biéshù

villa

朝代

cháodài

dynasty

考古

kǎogǔ

archaeology

文物

wénwù

cultural relic

遗产

yíchǎn

heritage

仓库

cāngkù

warehouse

畅通

chàngtōng

unimpeded; unblocked

床单

chuángdān

sheet

处境

chǔjìng

plight; situation

灯笼

dēnglóng

lantern

董事长

dǒngshìzhǎng

chairman

堵塞

dǔsè

blocking

封锁

fēngsuǒ

blockade

案件

ànjiàn

law case; case

报警

bàojǐng

call the police

惩罚

chéngfá

punish

陈述

chénshù

present; state; mention

摧残

cuīcán

devastate; wreck

打官司

dǎguānsi

to engage in a lawsuit

地步

dìbù

condition; plight; situation; state; extent

非法

fēifǎ

illegal

剧本

jùběn

script

描绘

miáohuì

describe; portray

批判

pīpàn

critique

情节

qíngjié

plot

散文

sǎnwén

prose

文献

wénxiàn

literature

文艺

wényì

literature

新颖

xīnyǐng

novel

癌症

áizhèng

cancer

弊病

bìbìng

ills

处置

chǔzhì

treat; dispose

感染

gǎnrǎn

infected

患者

huànzhě

patient

火药

huǒyào

gunpowder

疾病

jíbìng

disease

急切

jíqiè

impatient eager; imperative

部署

bùshǔ

deploy

导弹

dǎodàn

missile

防御

fángyù

defense

军队

jūnduì

army

考核

kǎohé

examine; assess

情报

qíngbào

intelligence

武器

wǔqì

arms

演习

yǎnxí

exercise

贬义

biǎnyì

derogatory sense

标记

biāojì

sign

大意

dàyì

careless

发觉

fājué

find

反感

fǎngǎn

disgusted

分寸

fēncun

sense of propriety

感慨

gǎnkǎi

feeling

各抒己见

gèshūjǐjiàn

each airs his own views

昂贵

ángguì

expensive

报答

bàodá

reciprocate; pay back; repay

报复

bàofù

payback

偿还

chánghuán

repay

兑现

duìxiàn

cash

多元化

duōyuánhuà

diversification

反馈

fǎnkuì

feedback

功劳

gōngláo

credit

曝光

bàoguāng

exposure

草案

cǎoàn

draft

草率

cǎoshuài

cursory; jerry

成天

chéngtiān

all day long

船舶

chuánbó

watercraft; ships

淡水

dànshuǐ

fresh water

瞪

dèng

stare

得天独厚

détiāndúhòu

be richly endowed by nature

辩证

biànzhèng

dialectical

不择手段

bùzéshǒuduàn

use unscrupulous divisive tactics

论证

lùnzhèng

demonstration

推理

tuīlǐ

reasoning

意识

yìshí

consciousness

策略

cèlüè

tactic; policy

方针

fāngzhēn

policy

官方

guānfāng

by the government official

和气

héqi

kind; polite

决策

juécè

make policy

民间

mínjiān

nongovernmental

民主

mínzhǔ

democratic

群众

qúnzhòng

the masses

胆怯

dǎnqiè

coward, fear

动机

dòngjī

motivation

恐惧

kǒngjù

fear

快活

kuàihuo

happy

美满

měimǎn

happy; perfect

偏见

piānjiàn

prejudice

舒畅

shūchàng

happy, entirely free from worry

畏惧

wèijù

fear

蛋白质

dànbáizhì

protein

地质

dìzhì

geology

干涉

gānshè

interference

化肥

huàféi

chemical fertilizer

基因

jīyīn

gene

良心

liángxīn

conscience

生态

shēngtài

ecology

生物

shēngwù

biology

福利

fúlì

welfare

公正

gōngzhèng

fair

阶层

jiēcéng

stratum

就业

jiùyè

take up an occupation

贫困

pínkùn

poor

歧视

qíshì

discrimination

社区

shèqū

community

舆论

yúlùn

public opinion

奔驰

bēnchí

run quickly

蹦

bèng

jump

不相上下

bùxiāngshàngxià

about the same; equally matched

搭

dā

to match, to take

搭配

dāpèi

arrange; match

队伍

duìwu

ranks

跟踪

gēnzōng

run after; tail

磨合

móhé

running-in

操作

cāozuò

operation

创新

chuàngxīn

innovate

纲领

gānglǐng

programme

话筒

huàtǒng

microphone

气功

qìgōng

Qigong (a system of breathing technique)

人工

réngōng

artificial

人为

rénwéi

artificial

体系

tǐxì

system

报酬

bàochou

remuneration

不时

bùshí

now and then

处分

chǔfèn

prescription

从容

cóngróng

take one's time; calm and unhurried

诞辰

dànchén

birthday

当务之急

dāngwùzhījí

A pressing matter of the moment

大体

dàtǐ

general

顿时

dùnshí

suddenly

疤

bā

scar

保重

bǎozhòng

take care of oneself

博大精深

bódàjīngshēn

broad and profound

彩票

cǎipiào

lottery

钞票

chāopiào

bank note

崇拜

chóngbài

worship

创业

chuàngyè

carve out

出路

chūlù

way out

财务

cáiwù

financial affairs

参谋

cānmóu

staff officer

操劳

cāoláo

work hard

出卖

chūmài

sell

磋商

cuōshāng

negotiate

贩卖

fànmài

trafficking

汇报

huìbào

report

敬业

jìngyè

dedication (work)