Hanzi Master

maternal aunt, step-mother, childcare worker, nursemaid, woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)

interjection of surprise, Ah!, Oh!

low, short (in length)

to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on, interest; hobby

quiet, peaceful, calm

to hold; to grasp, to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate, handlebar, classifier: handful, bundle, bunch, classifier for things with handles, (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb})

surname Ban

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

means, method, way (of doing sth)

office, business premises, bureau

half, semi-, incomplete, (after a number) and a half

to help, to lend a hand, to do a favor, to do a good turn

surname Bao

to eat till full, satisfied

north, the northern part a country, China north of the Yellow River

quilt, to cover (with), (literary) to suffer (a misfortune), used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb), (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example)

nose

to compare, to contrast, comparatively, relatively, quite, comparison

competition (sports etc), match, to compete

to have to, must, compulsory, necessarily

(intransitive) to change; to vary, change; variation

to express, to show, to say, to state, to indicate, to mean

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

other people; others; other person

guesthouse, lodge, hotel

icebox, freezer cabinet, refrigerator

ability; talent, sb of a certain type, a capable individual, then and only then, just now, (before an expression of quantity) only

menu

to participate, to take part, to join

variant of 草

to pile on top of one another, layer; stratum, floor (of a building); story, (math.) sheaf, classifier for layers

difference; discrepancy, (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction), (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)

shirt, blouse

achievement, performance records, grades

city; town

to arrive late

to appear, to arise, to emerge, to show up

besides, apart from (... also...), in addition to, except (for)

kitchen

old variant of 春

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases), term (e.g. technical term), expression

intelligent, clever, bright, smart, acute (of sight and hearing)

to clean, to sweep

to plan, to intend, to calculate, plan, intention, calculation

band, belt, girdle, ribbon, tire, area, zone, region, to wear, to carry, to take along, to bear (i.e. to have), to lead, to bring, to look after, to raise

anxious, worried, uneasy, to worry, to be anxious

cake

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

-ly, structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

region, regional (away from the central administration), local

underground railway; subway, subway train

map

lamp, light, lantern

low, beneath, to lower (one's head), to let droop, to hang down, to incline

elevator, escalator

electronic, electron (particle physics)

surname Dong

winter

animal

short, brief, to lack, weak point, fault

surname Duan

to toughen, to temper, to engage in physical exercise, to work out, (fig.) to develop one's skills, to train oneself

how (wonderful etc), what (a great idea etc), however (difficult it may be etc), (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc), to what extent

to be hungry, hungry, to starve (sb)

(not only ...) but also, moreover, in addition, furthermore

ear, handle (on a cup)

to have a high temperature (from illness), to have a fever

to notice; to become aware of, to discover; to find; to detect, a discovery

convenient, suitable, to facilitate, to make things easy, having money to spare, (euphemism) to relieve oneself

to put, to place, to release, to free, to let go, to let out, to set off (fireworks)

to feel relieved, to feel reassured, to be at ease

to divide; to separate, to distribute; to allocate, to distinguish (good and bad), (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 局), fraction, one tenth (of certain units), unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm, minute (unit of time), minute (angular measurement unit), a point (in sports or games), 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

nearby; neighboring, (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood

to review, revision

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

clean, neat

just now, a moment ago

according to, based on, basis, foundation

heel, to follow closely, to go with, (of a woman) to marry sb, with, compared with, to, towards, and (joining two nouns)

to change or replace, to experience, one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided, watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)

park (for public recreation)

old practice

to scrape, to blow, to shave, to plunder, to extort

surname Guan

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

to be concerned about, to care about

pertaining to, concerning, with regard to, about, a matter of

country; nation; state

fruit juice

(in the) past, former, previous, to go over, to pass by

still (as before), had better, unexpectedly, or

to be afraid, to be scared

river

blackboard

passport

surname Hua

garden

to draw; to paint, picture; painting, to draw (a line) (variant of 划), stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划), (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划)

bad, spoiled, broken, to break down, (suffix) to the utmost

environment, circumstances, surroundings, ambient

to exchange, to change (clothes etc), to substitute, to switch, to convert (currency)

surname Huang or Hwang

meeting, conference

or, possibly; maybe; perhaps

opportunity, chance, occasion

extremely, pole (geography, physics), utmost, top

almost; nearly; practically

to remember

time, season, period

inspection, to examine, to inspect

simple, not complicated

to meet; to see each other

health, healthy

to speak, to explain, to negotiate, to emphasize, to be particular about, as far as sth is concerned, speech, lecture

surname Jue

foot, leg (of an animal or an object), base (of an object), classifier for kicks

surname Jiao

to receive, to answer (the phone), to meet or welcome sb, to connect, to catch, to join, to extend, to take one's turn on duty, to take over for sb

street, subdistrict, residential district

program, item (on a program)

holiday, festival

to marry, to get married

termination, to finish, to end, to conclude, to close

to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem), to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)

to lend, to borrow, by means of, to take (an opportunity)

frequently; constantly; regularly; often, day-to-day; everyday; daily

to pass, to go through, process, course

manager, director

(long) time, (long) duration of time

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

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

sentence

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

adorable, cute, lovely

thirsty

quarter (hour), moment, to carve, to engrave, to cut, oppressive, classifier for short time intervals

visitor, guest, customer, client

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

mouth, classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc), classifier for bites or mouthfuls

to cry; to weep

variant of 裤子, trousers, pants

chopsticks

surname Lan

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity, old (of people), venerable (person), experienced, of long standing, always, all the time, of the past, very, outdated, (of meat etc) tough

to understand, to realize, to find out

to depart; to leave

gift; present

history

face

to practice, exercise, drill, practice

classifier for vehicles

neighbor, next door

surname Lou

green, (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)

surname Ma, abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚

at once, right away, immediately, on horseback (i.e. by military force)

satisfied, pleased, to one's satisfaction

hat, cap, (fig.) label, bad name

surname Mi

bread

noodles

clear, obvious, unequivocal, to understand, to realize

old variant of 拿

(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother), (respectful) mistress of the house, (coll.) boobies, breasts

surname Nan

difficult (to...), problem, difficulty, difficult, not good

to feel sad, to feel unwell, (of life) to be difficult

grade, year (in school, college etc)

young

variant of 屌, penis

to make an effort; to try hard; to strive, hard-working; conscientious

to climb a mountain, to mountaineer, hiking, mountaineering

tray, plate, dish

healthy, at ease

beer (loanword)

grape

Mandarin (common language), Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language), ordinary speech

actually; in fact; really

other, (sth or sb) else, the rest

strange, odd, to marvel, to be baffled

(Tw) saddle horse, mounted soldier

(lead) pencil

clear, distinct, to understand thoroughly, to be clear about

surname Qiu

skirt

then; after that; afterwards

cordial, enthusiastic, passion, passionate, passionately

to believe; to think; to consider; to feel

conscientious, earnest, serious, to take seriously, to take to heart

easy; straightforward, likely; liable to; apt to

if, in case, in the event that

umbrella, parasol

to go online, to connect to the Internet, (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet, (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net

to get angry, to take offense, angry, vitality, liveliness

voice, sound

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

world

thin, to lose weight, (of clothing) tight, (of meat) lean, (of land) unproductive

father's younger brother, uncle, Taiwan pr. [shú shu]

comfortable, feeling well

tree, to cultivate, to set up

mathematics, mathematical

to brush, to paint, to daub, to paste up, to skip class (of students), to fire from a job

surname Shuang

level (of achievement etc), standard, horizontal

chauffeur; driver

although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)

sun, abbr. for 太阳穴

sugar, sweets, candy

unusual; special, very; especially; particularly, expressly; for a specific purpose, (often followed by 是) in particular

(it) hurts; sore, to love dearly

to raise, to increase, to improve

sports, physical education

sweet

strip, item, article, clause (of law or treaty), classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

colleague; co-worker

to agree, to consent, to approve

hair (on the head)

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

library

leg

to complete; to accomplish

variant of 碗

used in 俟

to forget

for; for the purpose of; in order to

why?, for what reason?

position, location, place, seat, classifier for people (honorific), classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes), (physics) potential

culture, civilization, cultural

habit, custom, usual practice, to be used to

toilet, lavatory, washroom

to bathe, to take a shower

the West, abbr. for Spain 牙, Spanish

the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC, Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432), surname Xia

early, prior, former, in advance, first

identical, same

to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true

banana

to resemble, to be like, to look as if, such as, appearance, image, portrait, image under a mapping (math.)

to be careful, to take care

(college, university) president, headmaster

shoe

news

fresh (experience, food etc), freshness, novel, uncommon

letter, mail, to trust, to believe, to profess faith in, truthful, confidence, trust, at will, at random

suitcase, baggage compartment, overhead bin, (car) trunk, boot

interest (desire to know about sth), interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby

panda

to need; to want; to demand; to require, needs

to select, to pick, choice, option, alternative

spectacles, eyeglasses

to request, to require, requirement, to stake a claim, to ask, to demand

(coll.) father's father, paternal grandfather

same, ordinary, so-so, common, general, generally, in general

one side, either side, on the one hand, on the other hand, doing while

surely, certainly, necessarily, fixed, a certain (extent etc), given, particular, must

altogether

a moment, a while, in a moment, now...now..., also pr. [yī huǐ r]

same, like, equal to, the same as, just like

straight (in a straight line), continuously; always; all the way through

after, later, afterwards, following, later on, in the future

before, formerly, previous, ago

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

music

bank

ought to, should, must

influence, effect, to influence, to affect (usually adversely), to disturb

to use, to employ, to have to, to eat or drink, expense or outlay, usefulness, hence, therefore

game, to play

famous, well-known

(once) again, also, both... and..., and yet, (used for emphasis) anyway

to meet; to run into; to come across

to wish, to want, ready, willing (to do sth)

the moon

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods, abbr. for Vietnam 越南

(classical) to say

station, to stand, to halt, to stop, branch of a company or organization, website

to take care of, to show consideration, to attend to, to look after

photograph, picture

camera

to worry; to feel anxious, to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry, Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí]

only, merely, just, but

the middle; the inside, in the middle; within; between; among, during; in the meantime

at last, in the end, finally, eventually

seed, species, kind, type, classifier for types, kinds, sorts

important, significant, major

weekend

main, principal, major, primary

to take note of; to pay attention to

surname Zhu

Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters), (coll.) dictionary

oneself, one's own

always

recently, soon, nearest

school assignment, homework, work, task, operation, to operate

to act on, to affect, action, function, activity, impact, result, effect, purpose, intent, (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 用, inhibition