HSK 6 Vocabulary List — All 1,800 Words

Official HSK 3.0 syllabus (2025) · simplified characters, pinyin and English · sorted A–Z by pinyin

HSK 6 is the band the official standard describes as “Rich, fluent communication”. 1,800 words are new at this level, and they are all listed below.

The exam is cumulative: an HSK 6 paper can draw on any of the 5,400 words introduced from level 1 up to and including level 6 — level 5 added 1,600 of them.

Every entry links to a full word page with stroke-order animation, native audio and the part of speech.

A

5 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
岸	àn	orilla; costa; riberabank; shore; beach; coast
昂贵	ángguì	caro; costosoexpensive; costly
案例	ànlì	caso; ejemplo concretocase (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example
按摩	ànmó	dar un masaje; masajemassage; to massage
暗示	ànshì	insinuar; sugerir; indicioto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion

B

87 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
摆	bǎi	colocar; disponer; balancearto arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum
败	bài	perder; ser derrotado; fracasarto defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail
白白	báibái	en vano; inútilmente; gratisin vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
摆放	bǎifàng	colocar; disponer; ordenarto set up; to arrange; to lay out
拜访	bàifǎng	visitar formalmente; hacer una visitato pay a visit; to call on
百分点	bǎifēndiǎn	punto porcentualpercentage point
百货	bǎihuò	artículos variados; grandes almacenesgeneral merchandise
白领	báilǐng	trabajador de oficina; empleado administrativowhite-collar; white-collar worker
拜年	bàinián	felicitar el Año Nuevo chinoto pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year
摆脱	bǎituō	librarse de; desprenderse deto break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from)
版	bǎn	edición; versión; plancha; clasificador para edicionesa register; block of printing; edition; version
版本	bǎnběn	versión; ediciónversion; edition; release
棒球	bàngqiú	béisbolbaseball
榜样	bǎngyàng	modelo; ejemplo a seguirmodel; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model
伴随	bànsuí	acompañar; ir junto conto accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant
扮演	bànyǎn	interpretar un papel; representarto play the role of; to act
爆	bào	explotar; estallar; saltear rápidamenteto explode; to burst; to stir-fry briefly; to quick-boil
爆发	bàofā	estallar; brotar; entrar en erupciónto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
保管	bǎoguǎn	guardar; custodiar; garantizarto hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator
保健	bǎojiàn	cuidado de la salud; conservar la saludhealth protection; health care; to maintain in good health
报刊	bàokān	periódicos y revistas; prensanewspapers and periodicals; the press
暴力	bàolì	violencia; fuerza violentaviolence; force; violent
暴露	bàolù	exponer; revelar; quedar al descubiertoto expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. pù lù
保暖	bǎonuǎn	mantener el calor; abrigarseto keep warm
报社	bàoshè	empresa periodística; redacción de un periódiconewspaper (i.e. a company)
保修	bǎoxiū	garantizar una reparación; garantíato promise to keep sth in good repair; guarantee; warranty
爆炸	bàozhà	explotar; explosiónexplosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate
保障	bǎozhàng	garantizar; proteger; garantíato ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard
被动	bèidòng	pasivo; verse obligado a reaccionarpassive
悲观	bēiguān	pesimistapessimistic
北极	běijí	Polo Norte; Árticothe North Pole; the north magnetic pole
悲剧	bēijù	tragediatragedy
北美洲	Běiměizhōu	América del NorteNorth America
被迫	bèipò	verse obligado; ser forzadoto be compelled; to be forced
悲伤	bēishāng	triste; afligidosad; sorrowful
背心	bèixīn	camiseta sin mangas; chalecosleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
备用	bèiyòng	de reserva; repuesto; alternativoreserve; spare; alternate; backup
倍增	bèizēng	multiplicarse; aumentar varias vecesto double; to redouble; to increase many times over; to multiply by a factor
本能	běnnéng	instinto; instintivamenteinstinct
奔跑	bēnpǎo	correrto run
本身	běnshēn	en sí mismo; propiamenteitself; in itself; per se
本土	běntǔ	local; autóctono; territorio nacionalone's native country; native; local; metropolitan territory
逼	bī	obligar; presionar; acorralarto compel; to pressure; variant of 逼
闭	bì	cerrar; tapar; obstruirto close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
避	bì	evitar; esquivar; huir deto avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape
编	biān	tejer; trenzar; organizar; inventarto weave; to plait; to organize; to group
遍地	biàndì	por todas parteseverywhere; all over
编辑	biānjí	editar; compilar; editorto edit; to compile; editor; compiler
便捷	biànjié	práctico y rápido; cómodoconvenient and fast
编写	biānxiě	redactar; compilarto compile
变质	biànzhì	deteriorarse; echarse a perderto degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism
比方	bǐfang	ejemplo; analogía; por ejemploanalogy; illustrative example; for instance
兵	bīng	soldado; tropas; armassoldiers; a force; an army; weapons
病毒	bìngdú	virusvirus
必修	bìxiū	obligatorio; asignatura obligatoria(of an academic course) required; compulsory
比重	bǐzhòng	proporción; peso relativo; densidad relativaproportion; specific gravity
播	bō	sembrar; difundir; transmitir(bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc); Taiwan pr. bò
博览会	bólǎnhuì	exposición; feria internacionalan exposition; an international fair
薄弱	bóruò	débil; poco sólidoweak; frail
播种	bōzhǒng	sembrarto sow seeds
脖子	bózi	cuelloneck
补	bǔ	reparar; remendar; completar; compensarto repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for
捕	bǔ	capturar; atraparto catch; to seize; to capture
布	bù	tela; pañoto announce; to spread; variant of 布
不安	bù’ān	inquieto; intranquilo; insegurounpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed
不曾	bùcéng	nunca; no haber hecho todavíahasn't yet; hasn't ever
补偿	bǔcháng	compensar; indemnizarto compensate; to make up
不成	bùchéng	no servir; no poder; acasowon't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
不得	bùdé	no poder; estar prohibidomust not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
部队	bùduì	tropas; fuerzas armadasarmy; armed forces; troops; force
不顾	búgù	sin tener en cuenta; a pesar dein spite of; regardless of
不禁	bùjīn	no poder evitar; involuntariamentecan't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
补课	bǔkè	recuperar una clase; tomar clase adicionalto make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class
不料	búliào	inesperadamente; para sorpresa de unounexpectedly; to one's surprise
不耐烦	bú nàifán	impaciente; perder la pacienciaimpatient; to lose patience
不适	búshì	indispuesto; malestar; inadecuadounwell; indisposed; out of sorts
不时	bùshí	de vez en cuando; ocasionalmentefrom time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently
补贴	bǔtiē	subvencionar; subsidio; ayudato subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc)
部位	bùwèi	parte; zona del cuerpo u objetopart (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)
补习	bǔxí	tomar clases de refuerzo; repasarto take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
不许	bùxǔ	no permitir; estar prohibidonot to allow; must not; can't
不宜	bùyí	no ser conveniente; inadecuadonot suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
不已	bùyǐ	sin cesar; incesantemente(used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
布置	bùzhì	organizar; disponer; asignar una tareato arrange; to set up; to lay out; to assign (tasks, homework etc)
不止	bùzhǐ	más de; no limitarse a; sin pararincessantly; without end; more than; not limited to
不至于	búzhìyú	no llegar al extremo de; no ser para tantounlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
步骤	bùzhòu	paso; procedimientoprocedure; step

C

140 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
踩	cǎi	pisar; pedalear; presionar con el pieto step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote
猜测	cāicè	suponer; adivinar; conjeturarto guess; to conjecture; to surmise
财产	cáichǎn	propiedad; bienes; patrimonioproperty; assets; estate
财富	cáifù	riqueza; fortunawealth; riches
采购	cǎigòu	comprar para una organización; adquisiciónto procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
彩虹	cǎihóng	arcoírisrainbow
才华	cáihuá	talento; capacidad creativatalent
采集	cǎijí	recoger; recolectar; recopilarto gather; to collect; to harvest
采纳	cǎinà	aceptar; adoptar una propuestato accept; to adopt
才能	cáinéng	talento; capacidadtalent; ability; capacity
彩票	cǎipiào	billete de loteríalottery ticket
财务	cáiwù	finanzas; asuntos financierosfinancial affairs; finance
财物	cáiwù	bienes; pertenenciasproperty; belongings
材质	cáizhì	material; calidad del materialtexture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of)
仓库	cāngkù	almacén; depósitodepot; storehouse; warehouse
残疾	cánjí	discapacidad; discapacidad físicadisabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal
参展	cānzhǎn	participar como expositorto exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc
草原	cǎoyuán	pradera; estepagrassland; prairie
侧	cè	lado; inclinarse; lateralthe side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined
策划	cèhuà	planear; organizar; diseñar una estrategiato plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer
测量	cèliáng	medir; realizar una mediciónsurvey; to measure; to gauge; to determine
策略	cèlüè	estrategia; tácticastrategy; tactics; crafty; adroit
层次	céngcì	nivel; capa; jerarquíalayer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas
层面	céngmiàn	aspecto; plano; nivelaspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane
叉	chā	tenedor; horquilla; bifurcarfork; pitchfork; prong; pick
拆除	chāichú	demoler; desmontar; retirarto tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove
产出	chǎnchū	producir; producción; resultadoto produce (graduates, breast milk, toxic waste, creative ideas etc); output
产地	chǎndì	lugar de origen; zona de producciónsource (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location
肠	cháng	intestinointestines
场次	chǎngcì	sesión; función; número de funcionesthe number of showings of a movie, play etc; screening; performance
场地	chǎngdì	recinto; terreno; espaciospace; site; place; sports pitch
长短	chángduǎn	longitud; puntos fuertes y débileslength; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
场馆	chǎngguǎn	recinto; instalación deportivasporting venue; arena
常规	chángguī	habitual; convencional; rutinacode of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc)
场合	chǎnghé	ocasión; contexto; situaciónsituation; occasion; context; setting
厂家	chǎngjiā	fabricante; fábricafactory; manufacturer; (coll.) a factory owner; the factory management
场景	chǎngjǐng	escena; situación; entornoscene; scenario; situation; setting
场面	chǎngmiàn	escena; ambiente; espectáculoscene; spectacle; occasion; situation
常年	chángnián	todo el año; durante muchos añosall year round; for years on end; average year
厂商	chǎngshāng	fabricante; productormanufacturer; producer
长寿	chángshòu	longevo; longevidadlongevity; long-lived; see 长寿区
畅通	chàngtōng	despejado; fluido; sin obstáculosunobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth
常温	chángwēn	temperatura ambienteroom temperature; ordinary temperatures
畅销	chàngxiāo	venderse bien; superventasto sell well; bestselling; chart-topping
抄	chāo	copiar; plagiar; registrar y confiscarto make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid
朝代	cháodài	dinastíadynasty; reign (of a king)
炒股	chǎogǔ	especular con acciones(coll.) to speculate in stocks
吵架	chǎojià	discutir; pelearseto quarrel; to have a row; quarrel
潮流	cháoliú	corriente; tendencia; modatide; current; trend
潮湿	cháoshī	húmedodamp; moist
嘲笑	cháoxiào	burlarse de; ridiculizarto jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery
超越	chāoyuè	superar; trascenderto surpass; to exceed; to transcend
查询	cháxún	consultar; buscar; hacer una consultato check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry
差异	chāyì	diferencia; discrepanciadifference; discrepancy
插座	chāzuò	enchufe; toma de corrientesocket; outlet
撤回	chèhuí	retirar; revocar; retractarseto recall; to revoke; to retract
趁	chèn	aprovechar; mientrasto avail oneself of; to take advantage of
撑	chēng	sostener; apuntalar; mantenerto support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain
成	chéng	décima parte; proporción de diezto succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都
乘	chéng	viajar en; aprovechar; multiplicarto ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); surname Cheng
盛	chéng	contener; servir comida; llenarto hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil; surname Sheng
承办	chéngbàn	organizar por encargo; asumir la realizaciónto undertake; to accept a contract
惩罚	chéngfá	castigar; castigopenalty; punishment; to punish
称号	chēnghào	título; denominaciónname; term of address; title
称呼	chēnghu	llamar; tratar de; forma de tratamientoto call; to address as; form of address; appellation
成交	chéngjiāo	cerrar un trato; concluir una ventato complete a contract; to reach a deal
承诺	chéngnuò	prometer; compromisoto promise; to undertake to do something; commitment
成千上万	chéngqiān-shàngwàn	miles y miles; incontables(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); (fig.) untold numbers; innumerable; countless
呈现	chéngxiàn	mostrar; presentar; aparecerto appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate
成效	chéngxiào	resultado; efectoeffect; result
诚信	chéngxìn	honestidad; buena fe; fiabilidadhonesty; trustworthiness; good faith
成语	chéngyǔ	expresión idiomática chinaChinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
城镇	chéngzhèn	ciudades y pueblos; localidad urbanatown; cities and towns
称作	chēngzuò	llamarse; ser conocido comoto be called; to be known as
沉重	chénzhòng	pesado; grave; agobianteheavy; hard; serious; critical
撤销	chèxiāo	anular; revocar; deshacerto cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo
尺	chǐ	chi; unidad china de longitud; reglaa Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine
尺寸	chǐcùn	tamaño; dimensiones; medidassize; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
持久	chíjiǔ	duradero; persistentelasting; enduring; persistent; permanent
持有	chíyǒu	poseer; ser titular deto hold (passport, views etc)
冲	chòng	hacia; contra; por consideración a; embestirfacing; towards; powerful; vigorous; pungent; on the strength of
崇拜	chóngbài	admirar profundamente; venerarto worship; adoration
冲动	chōngdòng	impulso; impulsivoto have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge
冲击	chōngjī	impactar; golpear; impactoto attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against; shock; impact
重建	chóngjiàn	reconstruir; restablecerto rebuild; to reconstruct; to reestablish
充实	chōngshí	enriquecer; sustancioso; plenorich; full; substantial; to enrich
冲突	chōngtū	conflicto; chocarconflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests)
愁	chóu	preocuparse; estar afligidoto worry about
筹备	chóubèi	preparar; organizar los preparativospreparations; to get ready for sth
抽奖	chōujiǎng	sorteo; rifarto draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle
抽象	chōuxiàng	abstracto; abstracciónabstract; abstraction
除	chú	quitar; eliminar; exceptoto get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate
串	chuàn	ensartar; encadenar; clasificador para ristrasto string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up
传承	chuánchéng	transmitir entre generaciones; heredar; tradición continuadato pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance
传达	chuándá	transmitir; comunicar; hacer llegarto pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit
闯	chuǎng	irrumpir; abrirse paso; aventurarseto rush; to charge; to dash; to break through
创办	chuàngbàn	fundar; crear una organizaciónto establish; to found
创建	chuàngjiàn	crear; fundar; establecerto found; to establish
窗口	chuāngkǒu	ventana; ventanilla de atenciónwindow; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window; fig. medium
创立	chuànglì	fundar; establecerto establish; to set up; to found
穿过	chuānguò	atravesar; pasar porto pass through
创意	chuàngyì	creatividad; idea creativacreative; creativity
传染	chuánrǎn	contagiar; infectar; ser contagiosoto infect; contagious
传染病	chuánrǎnbìng	enfermedad infecciosa; enfermedad contagiosainfectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease
传授	chuánshòu	enseñar; transmitir conocimientosto impart; to pass on; to teach
传输	chuánshū	transmitir; transferenciato transmit; transmission
传真	chuánzhēn	fax; enviar por faxto fax; a fax; (literary) to portray vividly in painting
船只	chuánzhī	barco; embarcaciónship; boat; vessel
初步	chūbù	inicial; preliminarinitial; preliminary; tentative
出场	chūchǎng	salir a escena; entrar en competición(of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product); (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue
处处	chùchù	en todas partes; en todo aspectoeverywhere; in all respects
储存	chǔcún	almacenar; guardar; almacenamientostockpile; to store; to stockpile; storage
初等	chūděng	elemental; básicoelementary (i.e. easy)
处罚	chǔfá	sancionar; castigarto penalize; to punish
除非	chúfēi	a menos que; salvo queonly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
垂直	chuízhí	vertical; perpendicularperpendicular; vertical
出境	chūjìng	salir del país o regiónto leave a country or region; outbound (tourism)
出力	chūlì	hacer un esfuerzo; aportar fuerzato exert oneself
出名	chūmíng	ser famoso; hacerse conocidowell-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark; to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)
纯	chún	puro; genuino; solamentepure; simple; unmixed; genuine
出入	chūrù	entrar y salir; acceso; diferenciato go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy
出示	chūshì	mostrar; presentar un documentoto show; to take out and show to others; to display
储蓄	chǔxù	ahorrar; ahorrosto save money (in a bank); savings
出游	chūyóu	hacer una excursión; viajar por ocioto go on a tour; to have an outing
出于	chūyú	debido a; motivado pordue to; to stem from
刺	cì	pinchar; apuñalar; espina; estimularthorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab
此刻	cǐkè	en este momento; ahorathis moment; now; at present
瓷器	cíqì	porcelana; objeto de porcelanachinaware; porcelain
次数	cìshù	número de veces; frecuencianumber of times; frequency; order number (in a series); power (math.)
匆匆	cōngcōng	apresuradamente; con prisahurriedly
匆忙	cōngmáng	apresurado; con prisahasty; hurried
从未	cóngwèi	nunca; jamásnever
从业	cóngyè	ejercer una profesión; trabajar en un sectorto practice (a trade)
醋	cù	vinagrevinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)
脆	cuì	crujiente; quebradizo; claro y sonorobrittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat
脆弱	cuìruò	frágil; débilweak; frail
寸	cùn	cun; unidad china de longituda unit of length; inch; thumb
存储	cúnchǔ	almacenar; guardar datosto store up; to stockpile; (computer) to save; to store
村庄	cūnzhuāng	aldea; pueblovillage; hamlet
挫折	cuòzhé	revés; contratiempo; fracasosetback; reverse; check; defeat

D

111 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
搭	dā	montar; tender; conectar; tomar un transporteto put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect
大臣	dàchén	ministro; alto funcionario de una monarquíachancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
大吃一惊	dàchī-yìjīng	quedarse muy sorprendido; llevarse un gran susto(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
大地	dàdì	tierra; sueloearth; mother earth
打动	dǎdòng	conmover; emocionarto move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching
大都	dàdū	en su mayoría; por lo generalfor the most part; on the whole; metropolitan
大方	dàfang	generoso; natural; eleganteexpert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea; generous; magnanimous; see 大方县
答复	dáfù	responder; contestaciónto answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)
大幅	dàfú	considerablemente; en gran medidalarge-format (picture, banner, photo etc); substantially; by a wide margin
大伙儿	dàhuǒr	todos; todo el mundoeveryone; all of us; all of you; variant of 大伙; erhua variant of 大伙
呆	dāi	atontado; inexpresivo; torpefoolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; variant of 待
待	dài	esperar; tratar; recibirto wait for; to treat; to deal with; to be about to
代价	dàijià	precio; coste; sacrificioprice; cost; consideration (in share dealing)
贷款	dàikuǎn	préstamo; pedir o conceder un préstamoa loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)
代理	dàilǐ	representar; actuar como agente; apoderadoto act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy
带领	dàilǐng	dirigir; guiar; encabezarto guide; to lead
打击	dǎjī	golpear; atacar; reprimirto hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth
打架	dǎjià	pelearse; llegar a las manosto fight; to scuffle; to come to blows
打交道	dǎ jiāodao	tratar con; relacionarse conto come into contact with; to have dealings
打卡	dǎkǎ	fichar; registrar una visita(of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) to check in to a location
打雷	dǎléi	tronar; haber truenosto rumble with thunder; clap of thunder
蛋白质	dànbáizhì	proteínaprotein
单纯	dānchún	simple; puro; ingenuosimple; pure; unsophisticated; merely
单调	dāndiào	monótonomonotonous
档案	dàng’àn	expediente; archivo; registrofile; record; archive
当场	dāngchǎng	en el acto; en el lugarat the scene; on the spot
当初	dāngchū	al principio; en aquel entoncesat that time; originally
当代	dāngdài	contemporáneo; época actualthe present age; the contemporary era
当今	dāngjīn	actualmente; época presentethe present time; (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
当面	dāngmiàn	cara a cara; en presencia deto sb's face; in sb's presence
当天	dàngtiān	ese mismo díathe same day
当下	dāngxià	ahora mismo; en ese momentoimmediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment
当选	dāngxuǎn	ser elegido; resultar seleccionadoto be elected; to be selected
诞生	dànshēng	nacer; surgirto be born
耽误	dānwu	retrasar; hacer perder tiempoto delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with
担忧	dānyōu	preocuparse; inquietudto worry; to be concerned
岛	dǎo	islaisland
倒闭	dǎobì	cerrar por quiebra; quebrarto go bankrupt; to close down
倒车	dǎochē	hacer transbordo; cambiar de vehículoto change buses, trains etc
道德	dàodé	moral; ética; moralmente correctovirtue; morality; ethics
导师	dǎoshī	tutor; director académico; mentortutor; teacher; academic advisor
倒是	dàoshì	en cambio; de hecho; sin embargocontrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you
搭配	dāpèi	combinar; hacer juego; combinaciónto pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group
大使	dàshǐ	embajadorambassador; envoy
大师	dàshī	gran maestro; experto destacadogreat master; master
大洋洲	Dàyángzhōu	OceaníaOceania
打造	dǎzào	forjar; crear; desarrollarto forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build; to develop
打仗	dǎzhàng	combatir; hacer la guerrato fight a battle; to go to war
大致	dàzhì	aproximado; más o menos; a grandes rasgosmore or less; roughly; approximately
得了	déle	basta; está bien; ya es suficienteall right!; that's enough!
等级	děngjí	nivel; categoría; rangograde; rank; status
灯笼	dēnglong	farolillo; linternalantern
得以	déyǐ	poder finalmente; lograr asíable to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to
得知	dézhī	enterarse de; saberto find out; to learn of
滴	dī	gotear; gota; clasificador para gotasto drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid); classifier for drops of liquid
电饭锅	diànfànguō	olla arrocera eléctricaelectric rice cooker
点击	diǎnjī	hacer clic; pulsarto hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard); to click (a web page button)
典礼	diǎnlǐ	ceremoniaceremony; celebration
电力	diànlì	electricidad; energía eléctricaelectrical power; electricity
店铺	diànpù	tienda; comerciostore; shop
点燃	diǎnrán	encender; prender fuegoto ignite; to set on fire; aflame
典型	diǎnxíng	típico; modelo; caso representativomodel; typical case; archetype; typical
电源	diànyuán	fuente de alimentación; suministro eléctricoelectric power source
吊	diào	colgar; suspender; izarto suspend; to hang up; to hang a person
调动	diàodòng	trasladar personal; movilizar; estimularto transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize
钓鱼	diàoyú	pescar con cañato fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing
抵达	dǐdá	llegar a; alcanzar un destinoto arrive; to reach (a destination)
地道	dìdao	auténtico; genuino; muy propioauthentic; genuine; typical; up to standard
跌	diē	caer; tropezar; bajar de precioto fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop
地方	dìfāng	local; regional; regiónregion; regional (away from the central administration); local
抵抗	dǐkàng	resistir; resistenciato resist; resistance
顶	dǐng	cima; parte superior; sostener desde arribaapex; crown of the head; top; roof
订单	dìngdān	pedido; orden de compra(purchase) order
订婚	dìnghūn	comprometerse en matrimonioto get engaged
定价	dìngjià	fijar un precio; precio establecidoto set a price; to fix a price
定时	dìngshí	programar una hora; temporizadoto fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc)
定位	dìngwèi	ubicar; posicionar; definir la funciónto orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as)
定义	dìngyì	definir; definicióndefinition; to define
定制	dìngzhì	hacer a medida; personalizadocustom-made; made-to-order; to have sth custom made
低碳	dītàn	bajo en carbono(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
地形	dìxíng	terreno; topografíatopography; terrain; landform
地域	dìyù	región; zonaarea; district; region
地质	dìzhì	geología; características geológicasgeology
栋	dòng	clasificador para edificiosclassifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)
动机	dòngjī	motivo; motivaciónmotive; motivation
动力	dònglì	fuerza motriz; impulso; motivaciónmotive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
动漫	dòngmàn	animación y cómic; anime y mangacartoons and comics; anime and manga; cartoon (animated movie); anime
动态	dòngtài	dinámica; desarrollo; estado cambiantemovement; motion; development; trend
动听	dòngtīng	agradable de oír; melodiosopleasant to listen to
逗	dòu	bromear; provocar; divertidoto tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn
斗争	dòuzhēng	luchar; lucha; conflictoa struggle; fight; battle
毒	dú	veneno; venenoso; envenenarpoison; to poison; poisonous; malicious
渡	dù	cruzar; atravesar; transportar en ferryto cross; to pass through; to ferry
端	duān	extremo; aspecto; sostener con ambas manos(bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet; (bound form) upright; proper; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry
短缺	duǎnquē	escasez; faltarshortage
对称	duìchèn	simétrico; simetríasymmetry; symmetrical
对接	duìjiē	acoplar; conectar; coordinarto join up; to dock; a joint (between components)
对抗	duìkàng	enfrentarse; resistir; confrontaciónto withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism
对立	duìlì	oponerse; estar enfrentadoto oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical
对应	duìyìng	corresponder a; equivalenteto correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
蹲	dūn	agacharse; ponerse en cuclillasto crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)
顿时	dùnshí	de repente; inmediatamenteimmediately; suddenly
夺	duó	arrebatar; apoderarse de; competir porto seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for
躲避	duǒbì	esconderse; esquivar; refugiarseto hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter
多才多艺	duōcái-duōyì	polifacético; con muchos talentosmultitalented
多亏	duōkuī	gracias a; por suertethanks to; luckily
多媒体	duōméitǐ	multimediamultimedia
夺取	duóqǔ	conquistar; apoderarse deto seize; to capture; to wrest control of
多余	duōyú	sobrante; innecesario; de mássuperfluous; unnecessary; surplus
多元	duōyuán	diverso; plural; múltiplepoly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant
都市	dūshì	ciudad; metrópolicity; metropolis

E

5 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
恶劣	èliè	pésimo; desagradable; adversovile; nasty; of very poor quality
耳环	ěrhuán	pendiente; areteearring
儿科	érkē	pediatríapediatrics
二氧化碳	èryǎnghuàtàn	dióxido de carbonocarbon dioxide CO2
恶心	ěxin	tener náuseas; repugnante; dar asconausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately); bad habit

F

64 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
发病	fābìng	enfermar; aparición de una enfermedad(of an illness) to occur; (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill; onset (of a medical condition)
发愁	fāchóu	preocuparse; angustiarseto worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad
发电	fādiàn	generar electricidadto generate electricity; to send a telegram
法定	fǎdìng	legal; establecido por leystatutory; law-based; legal
发动	fādòng	poner en marcha; lanzar; movilizarto start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize
发放	fāfàng	distribuir; entregar; concederto provide; to give; to grant
法官	fǎguān	juezjudge (in court)
发光	fāguāng	emitir luz; brillarto emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
法规	fǎguī	leyes y reglamentos; normativalegislation; statute
番	fān	vez; clase; clasificador para procesos(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort; (classifier) a kind; a sort; (classifier) (used after the verb 翻 to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番 "to double"); surname Pan
犯	fàn	cometer; infringir; ofenderto violate; to offend; to assault; criminal
妨碍	fáng’ài	obstaculizar; impedirto hinder; to obstruct
放大	fàngdà	ampliar; agrandarto enlarge; to magnify
方方面面	fāngfāngmiànmiàn	todos los aspectosall sides; all aspects; multifaceted
放飞	fàngfēi	soltar para que vueleto allow to fly
房价	fángjià	precio de la viviendahouse price; cost of housing
访谈	fǎngtán	entrevistar; entrevistato visit and discuss; to interview
方位	fāngwèi	dirección; orientación; posicióndirection; points of the compass; bearing; position
方言	fāngyán	dialecto; habla regionaltopolect; dialect
防治	fángzhì	prevenir y tratar; prevención y controlto prevent and cure; prevention and cure
反馈	fǎnkuì	informar de vuelta; retroalimentaciónto send back information; feedback
繁忙	fánmáng	ocupado; ajetreadobusy; bustling
凡是	fánshì	todo el que; siempre que; todoseach and every; every; all; any
反思	fǎnsī	reflexionar; reconsiderarto think back over sth; to review; to revisit; to rethink
繁殖	fánzhí	reproducirse; criarto breed; to reproduce; to propagate
发票	fāpiào	factura; recibo fiscalinvoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 统一发票)
发行	fāxíng	publicar; emitir; distribuirto publish; to issue; to release; to distribute
发炎	fāyán	inflamarse; inflamaciónto become inflamed; inflammation
发育	fāyù	desarrollarse; madurar; desarrolloto develop; to mature; growth; development
肥	féi	gordo; fértil; abonarfat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize
肺	fèi	pulmónlung
肥胖	féipàng	obesidad; con exceso de pesofat; obese
飞速	fēisù	rápidamente; a gran velocidadswift; rapidly
肥沃	féiwò	fértilfertile
肺炎	fèiyán	neumoníapneumonia; inflammation of the lungs
粉	fěn	polvo; harina fina; fideos de almidónpowder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder
封闭	fēngbì	cerrar; aislar; sellarto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)
风光	fēngguāng	paisaje; vistasscene; view; sight; landscape
风力	fēnglì	fuerza del viento; energía eólicawind force; wind power
分工	fēngōng	dividir el trabajo; reparto de tareasto divide up the work; division of labor
丰收	fēngshōu	tener una cosecha abundanteto reap a bumper harvest
奉献	fèngxiàn	dedicar; aportar desinteresadamenteto offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote
风雨	fēngyǔ	viento y lluvia; dificultadeswind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships
分级	fēnjí	clasificar por niveles; graduarto rank; to grade; to classify; rank
愤怒	fènnù	enfadado; indignado; iraangry; indignant; wrath; ire
分期	fēnqī	por etapas; a plazosby stages; staggered; step by step; in installments
分散	fēnsàn	dispersar; distribuir; dispersoto scatter; to disperse; to distribute
氛围	fēnwéi	ambiente; atmósferaambience; atmosphere
服	fú	obedecer; someterse; tomar un medicamentoclothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc)
浮	fú	flotar; superficial; inestableto float; superficial; floating; unstable
副	fù	adjunto; auxiliar; subalternosecondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant
服从	fúcóng	obedecer; acatarto obey (an order); to comply; to defer
辅导	fǔdǎo	orientar; tutorizar; dar apoyo académicoto guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor
幅度	fúdù	amplitud; alcance; margenwidth; extent; range; scope
覆盖	fùgài	cubrir; abarcarto cover
符号	fúhào	símbolo; signo; marcasymbol; mark; sign
附件	fùjiàn	archivo adjunto; anexo; accesorioappendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document); (email) attachment; accessory (for a car, computer etc)
福利	fúlì	bienestar; prestación; beneficio socialmaterial benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare
负面	fùmiàn	negativo; lado desfavorablenegative; the negative side
夫人	fūrén	señora; esposalady; madam; Mrs.
服用	fúyòng	tomar un medicamentoto take (medicine)
富裕	fùyù	próspero; acomodadoprosperous; well-to-do; well-off; see 富裕县
赋予	fùyǔ	otorgar; conferir; encomendarto assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow
辅助	fǔzhù	ayudar; auxiliar; complementarioto assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary

G

103 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
该	gāi	ese; dicho; el mencionadoshould; ought to; probably; must be
改编	gǎibiān	adaptar; reorganizar una obrato adapt; to rearrange; to revise
概率	gàilǜ	probabilidadprobability (math.)
改造	gǎizào	transformar; reformar; remodelarto transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold
肝	gān	hígadoliver; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy
干脆	gāncuì	directo; tajante; simplementecandid; direct and to the point; simply; just
尴尬	gāngà	incómodo; avergonzadoawkward; embarrassed
钢笔	gāngbǐ	pluma estilográficafountain pen
港口	gǎngkǒu	puertoport; harbor
岗位	gǎngwèi	puesto de trabajo; cargoa post; a job
干旱	gānhàn	seco; árido; sequíadrought; (of land, climate etc) arid; dry
感激	gǎnjī	agradecer; estar agradecidoto be grateful; to appreciate; thankful
赶忙	gǎnmáng	apresurarse; darse prisato hurry; to hasten; to make haste
感染	gǎnrǎn	infectar; contagio; influir emocionalmenteto infect; infection; (fig.) to influence
干扰	gānrǎo	interferir; perturbar; interferenciato disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics)
感想	gǎnxiǎng	impresión; reflexión; opiniónimpressions; reflections; thoughts
干燥	gānzào	seco; árido; reseco(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry; (fig.) dull; dry; boring; (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure
高层	gāocéng	nivel superior; altos cargos; edificio altohigh-rise; high level; high class
高超	gāochāo	excelente; magistralexcellent; superlative
高等	gāoděng	superior; avanzadohigh-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc)
高端	gāoduān	de alta gama; segmento superiorhigh-end
高峰	gāofēng	cumbre; pico; momento máximopeak; summit; height
稿件	gǎojiàn	manuscrito; artículo enviado para publicaciónpiece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article
高尚	gāoshàng	noble; elevadonoble; lofty; refined; exquisite
高手	gāoshǒu	experto; maestroexpert; past master; dab hand
高新技术	gāoxīn-jìshù	alta tecnologíahigh tech; high technology
高原	gāoyuán	meseta; altiplanoplateau
稿子	gǎozi	borrador; manuscrito; guiondraft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan
割	gē	cortar; segar; separarto cut; to cut apart
隔壁	gébì	al lado; vecino de al ladonext door; neighbor
歌唱	gēchàng	cantarto sing
革命	gémìng	revolución; revolucionarioto withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth)
跟前	gēnqián	delante de; en presencia dethe front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date)
跟随	gēnsuí	seguir; acompañarto follow
跟踪	gēnzōng	seguir el rastro; rastrearto follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking
个体	gètǐ	individuo; particularan individual; self-employed individual; small business operator (abbr. for 个体户)
公	gōng	público; común; colectivopublic; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
宫	gōng	palacio; templopalace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale; surname Gong
公安	gōng’ān	seguridad pública; policía(Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security; see 公安县
工地	gōngdì	obra; sitio de construcciónconstruction site
工夫	gōngfu	tiempo; esfuerzo; habilidadperiod of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort
公告	gōnggào	anunciar; aviso públicopost; announcement
巩固	gǒnggù	consolidar; reforzar; firmeto consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable
供给	gōngjǐ	suministrar; provisión; ofertato furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand)
攻击	gōngjī	atacar; acusar; ataqueto attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)
共计	gòngjì	sumar en total; totalizarto sum up to; to total
公开	gōngkāi	público; abierto; hacer públicoopen; overt; public; to make public; to release
公民	gōngmín	ciudadanocitizen
公认	gōngrèn	reconocido por todos; aceptado públicamentepublicly known (to be); accepted (as)
功效	gōngxiào	eficacia; efectoefficacy
工序	gōngxù	proceso de trabajo; fase de producciónworking procedure; process
公益	gōngyì	bien público; interés socialpublic good; public welfare; public interest
供应	gōngyìng	suministrar; abastecerto supply; to provide (goods, services etc)
公元	gōngyuán	era común; después de CristoCE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)
公正	gōngzhèng	justo; imparcialjust; fair; equitable
公众	gōngzhòng	público; ciudadaníapublic
公主	gōngzhǔ	princesaprincess
沟	gōu	zanja; canal; surcoditch; gutter; groove; gully
构造	gòuzào	estructura; construir; composiciónstructure; composition; tectonic (geology)
顾	gù	atender; tener en cuenta; cuidarto look after; to take into consideration; to attend to; surname Gu
拐	guǎi	girar; doblar; secuestrarto turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate
拐弯	guǎiwān	doblar una esquina; cambiar de direcciónto go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction
官	guān	funcionario; oficialgovernment official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; surname Guan
罐	guàn	lata; tarro; recipientecan; jar; pot
关爱	guān’ài	cuidar; mostrar afecto y atenciónto show concern and care for
管道	guǎndào	tubería; conducto; canaltubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel; means
官方	guānfāng	oficial; autoridadgovernment; official (approved or issued by an authority)
广阔	guǎngkuò	amplio; vastowide; vast
观光	guānguāng	hacer turismo; visita turísticato tour; sightseeing; tourism
关怀	guānhuái	cuidar; mostrar interés; atencióncare; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about
关联	guānlián	relacionar; estar conectado; vínculoto be related; to be connected; relationship; connection
观赏	guānshǎng	contemplar; admirarto look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental
官员	guānyuán	funcionario; autoridadofficial (in an organization or government); administrator
古典	gǔdiǎn	clásicoclassical
孤独	gūdú	solo; solitario; soledadlonely; solitary
姑姑	gūgu	tía paternapaternal aunt
归	guī	volver; devolver; pertenecer ato return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; surname Gui
跪	guì	arrodillarseto kneel
轨道	guǐdào	vía; órbita; trayectoriatrack (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite); (fig.) a person's established path in life; desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor)
规范	guīfàn	norma; estándar; regular; estandarizarnorm; standard; specification; regulation
规划	guīhuà	planificar; plan; programato draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program
归还	guīhuán	devolver; restituirto return sth; to revert
规矩	guīju	regla; norma; correctolit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs
贵重	guìzhòng	valioso; preciosoprecious
古迹	gǔjì	monumento histórico; sitio históricoplace of historic interest; historical site
棍	gùn	palo; varastick; rod; truncheon; scoundrel; villain
国宝	guóbǎo	tesoro nacionalnational treasure
国产	guóchǎn	de producción nacionaldomestically produced
过渡	guòdù	transición; pasar de una etapa a otrato cross over (by ferry); transition; interim; caretaker (administration)
国歌	guógē	himno nacionalnational anthem
过后	guòhòu	después; posteriormenteafter the event
国旗	guóqí	bandera nacionalflag (of a country)
国情	guóqíng	situación y características de un paísthe characteristics and circumstances particular to a country; current state of a country
过时	guòshí	anticuado; pasar de moda; caducarold-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
国王	guówáng	reyking
股票	gǔpiào	acción; valor bursátilshare certificate; stock (finance)
古人	gǔrén	los antiguos; persona de la antigüedadpeople of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person
股市	gǔshì	mercado bursátilstock market
固体	gùtǐ	sólido; cuerpo sólidosolid
骨头	gǔtou	huesobone; moral character; bitterness
顾问	gùwèn	asesor; consultoradviser; consultant
鼓舞	gǔwǔ	animar; inspirar; alentadorto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
故障	gùzhàng	avería; fallomalfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming

H

86 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
害	hài	dañar; perjudicar; dañoto do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil
海岸	hǎi’àn	costa; litoralcoastal; seacoast
海拔	hǎibá	altitud sobre el nivel del marheight above sea level; elevation
海面	hǎimiàn	superficie del marthe surface of the sea; ocean surface
海内外	hǎi nèiwài	dentro y fuera del paísdomestic and international; at home and abroad
海域	hǎiyù	zona marítima; aguassea area; territorial waters; maritime space
寒冬	hándōng	invierno frío; pleno inviernocold winter
航空	hángkōng	aviación; transporte aéreoaviation
罕见	hǎnjiàn	raro; poco frecuenterare; rarely seen
含义	hányì	significado; sentido implícitomeaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint
旱灾	hànzāi	sequía; desastre por sequíadrought
毫不	háo bù	en absoluto; nadahardly; not in the least; not at all
好不	hǎobù	muy; sumamente; nadanot at all ...; how very ...
好感	hǎogǎn	buena impresión; simpatíagood opinion; favorable impression
好客	hàokè	hospitalariohospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests; hospitable
毫米	háomǐ	milímetromillimeter
好容易	hǎoróngyì	con gran dificultad; por fin(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc); (literal usage) so easy
毫升	háoshēng	mililitromilliliter
毫无	háo wú	carecer por completo; absolutamente nadanot in the least; to completely lack
好学	hàoxué	fácil de aprendereager to study; studious; erudite
号召	hàozhào	hacer un llamamiento; convocarto call; to appeal
合并	hébìng	fusionar; unirto merge; to annex
合成	héchéng	sintetizar; componer; formarto compose; to constitute; compound; synthesis
嘿	hēi	eh; oyehey
黑暗	hēi’àn	oscuro; oscuridaddark; darkly; darkness
狠	hěn	cruel; feroz; decididoruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; resolute; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很
恨	hèn	odiar; lamentarto hate; to regret
横	héng	horizontal; atravesadohorizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
衡量	héngliáng	sopesar; medir; evaluarto weigh; to examine; to consider
痕迹	hénjì	rastro; huella; marcavestige; mark; trace
和平	hépíng	paz; pacíficopeace; peaceful
和谐	héxié	armonioso; armoníaharmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor
核心	héxīn	núcleo; elemento centralcore; nucleus
宏大	hóngdà	grandioso; monumentalgreat; grand
洪水	hóngshuǐ	inundación; riadadeluge; flood
后代	hòudài	descendencia; generaciones posterioresdescendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations
后期	hòuqī	etapa posterior; período finallate stage; later period
后人	hòurén	generaciones posterioreslater generation
后退	hòutuì	retroceder; retirarseto recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
后者	hòuzhě	el segundo; este últimothe latter
壶	hú	tetera; jarra; clasificador para recipientespot; classifier for bottled liquid
户	hù	hogar; familia; clasificador para hogaresa household; door; family
划	huà	remar; palear; valer la penato plan; to delimit; to demarcate; to transfer (money); stroke (of a Chinese character)
滑冰	huábīng	patinar sobre hieloto skate; skating
花朵	huāduǒ	florflower
划分	huàfēn	dividir; delimitar; clasificarto divide up; to partition; to differentiate
怀	huái	pecho; albergar; concebirbosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child); surname Huai
怀念	huáiniàn	recordar con cariño; añorarto cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce
怀孕	huáiyùn	estar embarazada; embarazopregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy
环	huán	anillo; aro; rodearring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; surname Huan
患	huàn	padecer; contraer una enfermedadto suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble
黄	huáng	amarilloyellow; pornographic; to fall through; surname Huang or Hwang
皇帝	huángdì	emperadoremperor
欢乐	huānlè	alegre; alegríagaiety; gladness; glee; merriment
幻想	huànxiǎng	fantasear; fantasía; ilusiónto fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasy
还原	huányuán	restaurar; reconstruir; reducirto restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry)
患者	huànzhě	pacientepatient; sufferer
花生	huāshēng	cacahuete; manípeanut
化石	huàshí	fósilfossil
话筒	huàtǒng	micrófono; auricularmicrophone; (telephone) receiver; handset; megaphone; (fig.) mouthpiece; spokesperson
滑行	huáxíng	deslizarse; rodar; avanzar sin motorto slide; to coast; to glide; (of an aircraft) to taxi
滑雪	huáxuě	esquiar; esquíto ski; skiing
化妆	huàzhuāng	maquillarse; maquillajeto put on makeup
汇	huì	remitir dinero; converger; reunirto remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange
回报	huíbào	recompensar; corresponder; rendimiento(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation
汇报	huìbào	informar; presentar un informeto report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back
灰尘	huīchén	polvodust
回顾	huígù	repasar; mirar atrásto look back; to review
绘画	huìhuà	dibujar; pintar; pinturato draw; to paint
会见	huìjiàn	reunirse con; recibir en audienciato meet with (sb who is paying a visit)
汇款	huìkuǎn	enviar dinero; transferenciato remit money; remittance
回头	huítóu	volver la cabeza; más tardeto turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
灰心	huīxīn	desanimarse; perder la esperanzato lose heart; to be discouraged
忽略	hūlüè	ignorar; pasar por altoto neglect; to overlook; to ignore
混	hùn	mezclar; pasar el tiempo; arreglárselasto mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for
混合	hùnhé	mezclar; combinaciónto mix; to blend; hybrid; composite
混乱	hùnluàn	caótico; desordenadoconfused; chaotic; disorderly
婚姻	hūnyīn	matrimoniomarriage; matrimony
货币	huòbì	moneda; divisacurrency; monetary; money
火柴	huǒchái	cerilla; fósforomatch (for lighting fire)
货车	huòchē	camión; vagón de mercancíastruck; van; freight wagon
活力	huólì	vitalidad; energíaenergy; vitality; vigor; vital force
活跃	huóyuè	activo; animado; dinamizaractive; lively; excited; to enliven
火灾	huǒzāi	incendioserious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
互助	hùzhù	ayudarse mutuamente; ayuda mutuato help each other; see 互助土族自治县
胡子	húzi	barba; bigotebeard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair

J

158 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
夹	jiā	sujetar entre dos lados; colocar entre; llevar bajo el brazoto press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; used in 夹肢窝
嫁	jià	casarse una mujer; casar a una hija(of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc)
加倍	jiābèi	duplicar; redoblarto double; to redouble
家常	jiācháng	vida cotidiana familiar; caserothe daily life of a family
家家户户	jiājiāhùhù	cada familia; todos los hogareseach and every family (idiom); every household
加剧	jiājù	agravar; intensificarto intensify
家居	jiājū	hogar; mobiliario domésticohome; residence; to stay at home (unemployed)
尖	jiān	puntiagudo; agudo; puntapointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill
剑	jiàn	espadadouble-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
箭	jiàn	flechaarrow
肩膀	jiānbǎng	hombroshoulder
监测	jiāncè	vigilar; monitorizarto monitor
检测	jiǎncè	detectar; analizar; someter a pruebato test; to detect
坚定	jiāndìng	firme; decidido; fortalecerfirm; steady; staunch; resolute
鉴定	jiàndìng	evaluar; autenticar; peritajeto examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate
监督	jiāndū	supervisar; inspeccionarto supervise; to oversee; to inspect
酱	jiàng	pasta fermentada; salsa espesathick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam
间隔	jiàngé	intervalo; separar; distanciagap; interval; compartment; to divide
讲解	jiǎngjiě	explicar; comentarto explain
将军	jiāngjūn	general; alto mando militargeneral; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot; (common place name)
奖牌	jiǎngpái	medallamedal (awarded as a prize)
奖品	jiǎngpǐn	premioaward; prize
坚固	jiāngù	sólido; resistentefirm; firmly; hard; stable
酱油	jiàngyóu	salsa de sojasoy sauce
简化	jiǎnhuà	simplificarto simplify
简介	jiǎnjiè	breve introducción; resumensummary; brief introduction
间接	jiànjiē	indirectoindirect
坚决	jiānjué	resuelto; firmefirm; resolute; determined
艰难	jiānnán	difícil; arduodifficult; hard; challenging
健全	jiànquán	sano; sólido; perfeccionarrobust; sound
减弱	jiǎnruò	debilitar; disminuirto weaken; to diminish
艰辛	jiānxīn	penoso; lleno de dificultadeshardships; arduous; difficult
减压	jiǎnyā	reducir la presión; relajarseto reduce pressure; to relax
检验	jiǎnyàn	examinar; comprobar; poner a pruebato inspect; to examine; to test
坚硬	jiānyìng	duro; sólidohard; solid
兼职	jiānzhí	trabajo a tiempo parcial; tener otro empleoto hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting
建筑物	jiànzhùwù	edificio; construcciónbuilding; structure; edifice
胶带	jiāodài	cinta adhesivaadhesive tape; magnetic tape
焦点	jiāodiǎn	foco; punto central(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus
交际	jiāojì	relacionarse; trato socialcommunication; social intercourse
焦虑	jiāolǜ	ansioso; preocupado; ansiedadanxious; worried; apprehensive
角落	jiǎoluò	rincón; esquinacorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
胶水	jiāoshuǐ	pegamento; colaglue
交谈	jiāotán	conversar; charlato discuss; to converse; chat; discussion
郊外	jiāowài	afueras; extrarradiooutskirts
较为	jiàowéi	relativamente; bastantecomparatively; relatively; fairly
教训	jiàoxùn	dar una lección; reprender; lecciónto provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson
脚印	jiǎoyìn	huella del piefootprint
假设	jiǎshè	suponer; hipótesisto suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...
家属	jiāshǔ	familiar; persona a cargofamily member; (family) dependent
加以	jiāyǐ	aplicar; proceder a; añadir(formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以说明); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc); (literary) moreover; in addition
家园	jiāyuán	hogar; tierra natalhome; homeland
加重	jiāzhòng	agravar; aumentar el peso o la intensidadto make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious; to aggravate (a bad situation)
击败	jībài	derrotar; vencerto defeat; to beat
即便	jíbiàn	aunque; incluso sieven if; even though; right away; immediately
继承	jìchéng	heredar; continuar una tradiciónto inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)
基地	jīdì	base; centro de operacionesbase (of operations, industrial, military, research etc); al-Qaeda
机动车	jīdòngchē	vehículo motorizadomotor vehicle
极端	jíduān	extremo; extremadamenteextreme
饥饿	jī’è	hambre; hambrientohunger; starvation; famine
结	jiē	dar fruto; producir semillas(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. jié
解	jiě	resolver; separar; disolverto divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; surname Xie
杰出	jiéchū	destacado; sobresalienteoutstanding; distinguished; remarkable; prominent
解答	jiědá	resolver; responder; soluciónto solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); to provide an answer; solution
解读	jiědú	interpretar; descifrarto decipher; to decode; to interpret
解放	jiěfàng	liberar; emanciparto liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949
结果	jiēguǒ	dar fruto; fructificarto bear fruit
借鉴	jièjiàn	aprender de; tomar como referenciato draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
接连	jiēlián	sucesivamente; uno tras otroon end; in a row; in succession
节能	jiénéng	ahorrar energía; eficiente energéticamenteto conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption
结实	jiēshi	sólido; resistente; robustorugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buff (physique)
解说	jiěshuō	explicar; comentar una transmisiónto explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
街头	jiētóu	calle; en la callestreet
结尾	jiéwěi	final; terminarending; coda; to wind up
截至	jiézhì	hasta; con fecha límite enup to (a time); by (a time)
截止	jiézhǐ	cerrar; finalizar; fecha límiteto end; to close; (electricity) cut-off
戒指	jièzhi	anillo(finger) ring
借助	jièzhù	valerse de; con ayuda deto draw support from; with the help of
节奏	jiézòu	ritmo; temporhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence
激发	jīfā	estimular; despertar; provocarto arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite
基金	jījīn	fondo; fundaciónfund
急救	jíjiù	primeros auxilios; atender de urgenciato give emergency treatment; first aid
季军	jìjūn	tercer puesto; medallista de broncethird in a race; bronze medalist
激励	jīlì	animar; incentivar; motivaciónto encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
纪律	jìlǜ	disciplinadiscipline
寂寞	jìmò	solo; solitario; silenciosolonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent
尽	jìn	agotar; hacer al máximo; dar prioridad ato use up; to exhaust; to the utmost; to fulfill (a duty); entirely
进度	jìndù	progreso; ritmo de avancerate of progress
金额	jīn’é	cantidad de dinero; importesum of money; amount of money
进而	jìn’ér	y luego; con elloand then; and thereby; and in turn
井	jǐng	pozoa well; neat; orderly; Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing
净	jìng	limpio; neto; solamenteclean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role
警告	jǐnggào	advertir; amonestar; advertenciato warn; to admonish
景观	jǐngguān	paisaje; vistalandscape
精美	jīngměi	exquisito; eleganteexquisite; elegant; fine
精确	jīngquè	preciso; exactoaccurate; precise
惊人	jīngrén	sorprendente; asombrosoastonishing
竞赛	jìngsài	competir; concurso; competiciónto compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race
经商	jīngshāng	hacer negocios; dedicarse al comercioto trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business
精通	jīngtōng	dominar; ser experto ento be proficient in; to master (a subject)
镜头	jìngtóu	objetivo de cámara; plano cinematográficocamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene
景象	jǐngxiàng	escena; panoramascene; sight (to behold)
精心	jīngxīn	cuidadoso; meticulosamentewith utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed
惊讶	jīngyà	sorprendido; asombraramazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing
精致	jīngzhì	refinado; delicado; exquisitodelicate; fine; exquisite; refined
颈椎	jǐngzhuī	vértebra cervicalcervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals
精准	jīngzhǔn	preciso; exactoaccurate; exact; precise; precision
进化	jìnhuà	evolucionar; evoluciónto evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution
近来	jìnlái	últimamente; recientementerecently; lately
金牌	jīnpái	medalla de orogold medal
金钱	jīnqián	dineromoney; currency
金融	jīnróng	finanzas; financierobanking; finance; financial
近视	jìnshì	miope; miopíamyopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted
金属	jīnshǔ	metalmetal
进展	jìnzhǎn	avanzar; progresoto make headway; to make progress
金子	jīnzi	orogold; Kaneko (Japanese surname)
技巧	jìqiǎo	técnica; habilidadskill; technique
急切	jíqiè	ansioso; impaciente; urgenteeager; impatient
激情	jīqíng	pasión; entusiasmopassion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion
集团	jítuán	grupo empresarial; conglomeradogroup; bloc; corporation; conglomerate
就读	jiùdú	estudiar en una instituciónto go to school
纠纷	jiūfēn	disputa; conflictodispute
酒精	jiǔjīng	alcohol; etanol(coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol
舅舅	jiùjiu	tío maternomother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)
救命	jiùmìng	salvar una vida; auxilioto save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!
酒水	jiǔshuǐ	bebidas; bebidas alcohólicas y sin alcoholalcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. on a menu)
就算	jiùsuàn	aunque; incluso si(coll.) even if
救援	jiùyuán	rescatar; socorrerto save; to support; to help; to assist
救灾	jiùzāi	prestar ayuda ante un desastreto relieve disaster; to help disaster victims
纠正	jiūzhèng	corregir; rectificarto correct; to make right
救助	jiùzhù	ayudar; socorrer; asistenciato help sb in trouble; aid; assistance
极为	jíwéi	sumamente; extremadamenteextremely; exceedingly
吉祥	jíxiáng	afortunado; propiciolucky; auspicious; propitious
机械	jīxiè	máquina; maquinaria; mecánicomachine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning
技艺	jìyì	destreza; arteskill; art
基因	jīyīn	gengene (loanword)
给予	jǐyǔ	dar; conceder; otorgar(literary) to give; to accord; to render
机遇	jīyù	oportunidad favorableopportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
机制	jīzhì	mecanismomechanism
局	jú	partida; ronda; clasificador para juegosnarrow
局	jú	oficina; departamento; situaciónnarrow
卷	juǎn	enrollar; rollo; arrastrarto roll up; (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation); (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive; a roll
卷	juàn	volumen; tomo; hoja de examen; clasificador para tomosscroll; volume; book; examination paper; file
捐款	juānkuǎn	donar dinero; donaciónto donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money)
捐赠	juānzèng	donar; hacer una donaciónto contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction
剧本	jùběn	guion; libretoscript; screenplay; scenario; libretto
举动	jǔdòng	acto; acción; movimientoact; action; activity; move
决策	juécè	decidir; toma de decisionesstrategic decision; decision-making; policy decision; to determine policy
绝望	juéwàng	desesperarse; desesperadoto despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation
菊花	júhuā	crisantemochrysanthemum; (TCM) chrysanthemum flower; (slang) anus
聚集	jùjí	reunirse; concentrarseto assemble; to gather
俱乐部	jùlèbù	club(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)
剧烈	jùliè	intenso; violento; agudoviolent; acute; severe; fierce
局面	júmiàn	situación; panoramaaspect; phase; situation
军队	jūnduì	ejército; fuerzas armadasarmed forces; troops
军人	jūnrén	militar; soldadoserviceman; soldier; military personnel
均匀	jūnyún	uniforme; bien distribuidoeven; well-distributed; homogeneous; well-proportioned (figure, body etc)
局限	júxiàn	limitar; restricciónto limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries

K

50 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
开创	kāichuàng	iniciar; fundar; abrir una nueva etapato initiate; to start; to found
开关	kāiguān	interruptor; abrir y cerrarpower switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close
开启	kāiqǐ	abrir; iniciar; activarto start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); (computing) to enable (a feature); (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate; to open (sth that has been sealed)
开设	kāishè	abrir; ofrecer un servicio o cursoto offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)
开头	kāitóu	comienzo; empezarbeginning; to start
砍	kǎn	cortar; talarto chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb
看不起	kànbuqǐ	despreciar; mirar por encima del hombroto look down upon; to despise
看待	kàndài	considerar; verto look upon; to regard
看得起	kàndeqǐ	respetar; tener en alta estimato show respect for; to think highly of
康复	kāngfù	recuperarse; rehabilitaciónto recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce
看好	kànhǎo	ver con optimismo; vigilar biento regard as having good prospects
看似	kànsì	parecer; tener apariencia deto look as if; to seem
看中	kànzhòng	elegir; fijarse ento have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on
看重	kànzhòng	valorar; dar importancia ato regard as important; to value
考察	kǎochá	investigar sobre el terreno; inspeccionarto inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation
考古	kǎogǔ	arqueología; investigar restos antiguosarchaeology; to engage in archaeological studies
考核	kǎohé	evaluar; examinarto examine; to check up on; to assess; to review
考验	kǎoyàn	poner a prueba; pruebato test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal
卡片	kǎpiàn	tarjetacard
科	kē	rama de estudio; sección; disciplinabranch of study; administrative section; division; field
客车	kèchē	autobús; tren de pasajeroscoach; bus; passenger train
科幻	kēhuàn	ciencia ficciónscience fiction; abbr. for 科学幻想
可口	kěkǒu	sabroso; apetitosotasty; to taste good
可怜	kělián	lamentable; dar lástima; compadecerpitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
科目	kēmù	asignatura; materiaacademic subject; field of study
肯	kěn	estar dispuesto; aceptarto agree; to consent; to be willing to
科普	kēpǔ	divulgar ciencia; divulgación científicapopularization of science (abbr. for 科学普及); (attributive) popular science; (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms
课题	kètí	tema de investigación; problematask; problem; issue
渴望	kěwàng	anhelar; desear intensamenteto thirst for; to long for
可行	kěxíng	viable; factiblefeasible
空地	kòngdì	terreno vacío; espacio abiertovacant land; open space
恐惧	kǒngjù	miedo; temerto be frightened; fear; dread
空闲	kòngxián	libre; desocupado; tiempo libreleisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied; (of equipment, rooms etc) unused; idle; vacant
扣	kòu	abrochar; sujetar; descontarto fasten; to button; button; buckle
口感	kǒugǎn	textura en boca; sensación al comermouthfeel; texture (of food)
口号	kǒuhào	eslogan; lemaslogan; catchphrase
口腔	kǒuqiāng	cavidad bucal; bocaoral cavity
口头	kǒutóu	oral; verbaloral; verbal
酷	kù	genial; duro; intensoruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip
夸	kuā	elogiar; presumir; exagerarto boast; to exaggerate; to praise; used in transliteration
会计	kuàijì	contable; contabilidadaccountant; accountancy; accounting
快捷	kuàijié	rápido y prácticoquick; fast; nimble; agile
夸奖	kuājiǎng	elogiar; alabarto praise; to applaud; to compliment
款	kuǎn	suma de dinero; modelo; clasificador para diseñossection; paragraph; funds
款式	kuǎnshì	modelo; estilo; diseñopattern; style; design
夸张	kuāzhāng	exagerar; exageradoto exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
亏损	kuīsǔn	tener pérdidas; déficitdeficit; (financial) loss
困扰	kùnrǎo	preocupar; causar dificultadesto perplex; to disturb; to cause complications
扩展	kuòzhǎn	ampliar; extender; expansiónto extend; to expand; extension; expansion
枯燥	kūzào	aburrido; árido; tediosodry and dull; uninteresting; tedious

L

73 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
落	là	omitir; dejar atrás; quedarse rezagadoto leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind
啦	la	partícula modal; sonido de cantosentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a list of examples
赖	lài	depender de; negarse a cumplir; maloto depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); surname Lai; (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app
来临	láilín	llegar; aproximarseto approach; to come closer
来往	láiwǎng	ir y venir; relacionarseto come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
辣椒	làjiāo	chile; guindillahot pepper; chili
拦	lán	bloquear el paso; detenerto block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
栏	lán	barandilla; columna; secciónfence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data)
烂	làn	podrido; blando; deshacersesoft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten
狼	láng	lobowolf
朗读	lǎngdú	leer en voz altato read aloud
兰花	lánhuā	orquídeacymbidium; orchid
牢	láo	cárcel; firme; seguro(literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast
劳动力	láodònglì	mano de obra; fuerza laborallabor force; manpower
老实	lǎoshi	honrado; obediente; ingenuohonest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible
老鼠	lǎoshǔ	ratón; ratarat; mouse
老太太	lǎotàitai	señora mayorelderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother
雷	léi	trueno; minathunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb); surname Lei
类别	lèibié	categoría; claseclassification; category
乐于	lèyú	estar dispuesto a; disfrutar haciendowilling (to do sth); to take pleasure in
理	lǐ	razón; principio; ordenar; atendertexture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order
立	lì	estar de pie; establecer; fundarto stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; surname Li
粒	lì	grano; partícula; clasificador para objetos pequeñosgrain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc); (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)
晾	liàng	secar al aire; tenderto dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder
两岸	liǎng’àn	ambas orillas; los dos ladosbilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts
两极	liǎngjí	los dos polos; extremos opuestosthe two poles; the north and south poles; both ends of sth; electric or magnetic poles
联合国	Liánhéguó	Naciones UnidasUnited Nations
链接	liànjiē	enlazar; enlaceto link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink
联网	liánwǎng	conectarse a una redto connect (or be connected) to a network; to network
联想	liánxiǎng	asociar ideas; asociación mentalto associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection; mental association; word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs; Lenovo
料	liào	material; ingrediente; piensomaterial; stuff; grain; feed
料	liào	suponer; prever; calcularmaterial; stuff; grain; feed
理财	lǐcái	administrar las finanzasto manage wealth; to manage finances; money management
立场	lìchǎng	posición; posturaposition; standpoint
力度	lìdù	intensidad; fuerza; esfuerzostrength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics
历经	lìjīng	atravesar; experimentarto experience; to go through
理科	lǐkē	cienciasthe sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科)
淋	lín	mojar; rociar; empaparseto sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench
凌晨	língchén	madrugadavery early in the morning; in the wee hours
理念	lǐniàn	concepto; idea; filosofíaidea; concept; philosophy; theory
历年	lìnián	años anteriores; a lo largo de los añoscalendar year
流程	liúchéng	flujo de trabajo; procesocourse; stream; sequence of processes; work flow in manufacturing
流动	liúdòng	fluir; circular; móvilto flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid
浏览器	liúlǎnqì	navegador webbrowser (software)
流量	liúliàng	caudal; tráfico; datos móvilesflow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge; data traffic; network traffic; website traffic; mobile data
流入	liúrù	fluir hacia dentro; entradato flow into; inflow
流通	liútōng	circular; distribuir; circulaciónto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
例外	lìwài	excepción; ser una excepciónexception; to be an exception
利息	lìxī	interés financierointerest (on a loan)
理性	lǐxìng	racional; razónreason; rationality; rational
露	lòu	mostrar; revelar; exponerto show; to reveal; to betray; to expose; surname Lu
楼道	lóudào	pasillo; escalera de un edificiocorridor; passageway (in storied building)
漏洞	lòudòng	fuga; hueco; vulnerabilidadleak; hole; gap; loophole
露	lù	dejar ver; sacar a la vistadew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; surname Lu
率	lǜ	tasa; proporción; índice(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
路程	lùchéng	trayecto; distancia recorridaroute; path traveled; distance traveled; course (of development)
旅程	lǚchéng	viaje; trayectojourney; trip
绿化	lǜhuà	crear zonas verdes; reforestarto make green with plants; to reforest; (Internet slang) Islamization
路况	lùkuàng	estado de la carretera; tráficoroad condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc)
路面	lùmiàn	superficie de la carreteraroad surface
轮	lún	rueda; turno; ronda; turnarsewheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
轮船	lúnchuán	barco de vapor; buquesteamship; steamer; steamboat
轮流	lúnliú	turnarse; alternarto alternate; to take turns
论坛	lùntán	foroforum (for discussion)
轮椅	lúnyǐ	silla de ruedaswheelchair
轮子	lúnzi	ruedawheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner
落地	luòdì	caer al suelo; aterrizar; ponerse en prácticato fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; (of a baby) to be born; (of a plane) to land; (fig.) to be implemented; to be put into practice
落后	luòhòu	quedarse atrás; atrasadoto fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress
旅途	lǚtú	viaje; caminojourney; trip
录像	lùxiàng	grabar en vídeo; grabaciónto videotape; to videorecord; video recording
履行	lǚxíng	cumplir; ejecutar una obligaciónto fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform
录用	lùyòng	contratar; aceptar para publicaciónto hire (an employee); to accept (a manuscript) for publication
录制	lùzhì	grabar audio o vídeoto record (video or audio)

M

59 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
嘛	ma	partícula modalmodal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis
马虎	mǎhu	descuidado; negligentecareless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy
埋	mái	enterrarto bury
迈	mài	dar un paso; avanzarto take a step; to stride
麦克风	màikèfēng	micrófono(loanword) microphone
漫长	màncháng	muy largo; interminablevery long; endless
盲人	mángrén	persona ciegablind person
漫画	mànhuà	cómic; caricaturacaricature; cartoon; Japanese manga
冒	mào	emitir; afrontar; hacerse pasar porto emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; (bound form) reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover; surname Mao
冒险	màoxiǎn	arriesgarse; aventurato take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
贸易	màoyì	comercio(commercial) trade
码头	mǎtóu	muelle; embarcaderowharf; dock; quay; pier
蚂蚁	mǎyǐ	hormigaant
煤	méi	carbóncoal
美观	měiguān	bonito; agradable a la vistapleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic
梅花	méihuā	flor del cirueloplum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); (dialect) wintersweet
眉毛	méimao	cejaeyebrow
密	mì	denso; estrecho; secretodense; close; thick; intimate; close; (bound form) secret; confidential; (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb); to DM; surname Mi; name of an ancient state
棉	mián	algodón; acolchadogeneric term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton
免	miǎn	eximir; evitar; destituirto excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid
面部	miànbù	rostro; zona facialface (body part)
面粉	miànfěn	harinaflour
勉强	miǎnqiǎng	a duras penas; forzar; de mala ganato do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough
免税	miǎnshuì	libre de impuestosnot liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc); tax free; duty free (shop)
免疫	miǎnyì	inmunidad; ser inmuneimmunity (to disease)
面子	miànzi	prestigio social; apariencia; quedar bienouter surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face
妙	miào	maravilloso; ingeniosoclever; wonderful
描绘	miáohuì	describir; representarto describe; to depict; to portray
描写	miáoxiě	describir; retratarto describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal
弥补	míbǔ	compensar; subsanarto complement; to make up for a deficiency
密度	mìdù	densidaddensity; concentration
灭	miè	apagar; extinguir; exterminarto extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
蜜蜂	mìfēng	abejabee; honeybee
密集	mìjí	denso; concentrado; intensivoconcentrated; crowded together; intensive; compressed
民歌	míngē	canción popularfolk song
名额	míng’é	plaza; cupoquota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc)
明亮	míngliàng	luminoso; brillantebright; shining; glittering; to become clear
命令	mìnglìng	ordenar; ordenorder; command
明明	míngmíng	obviamente; claramenteobviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely
命名	mìngmíng	nombrar; dar nombreto give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate
名气	míngqi	fama; reputaciónreputation; fame
名胜	míngshèng	lugar de interés turísticoa place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot
民间	mínjiān	popular; entre la gente; no gubernamentalamong the people; popular; folk; non-governmental
民俗	mínsú	costumbre popular; folclorepopular custom
民宿	mínsù	casa de huéspedes; alojamiento familiar(orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesthouse; bed-and-breakfast; homestay; pension
民众	mínzhòng	población; ciudadaníathe populace; the masses; the common people
民主	mínzhǔ	democracia; democráticodemocracy; democratic
迷人	mírén	encantador; fascinantefascinating; enchanting; charming; tempting
模仿	mófǎng	imitar; copiarto imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic
默默	mòmò	en silencio; discretamentein silence; not speaking
模拟	mónǐ	simular; imitación; analógicoimitation; to simulate; to imitate; analog (device, as opposed to digital)
模特儿	mótèr	modelo de moda(fashion) model (loanword)
摩托车	mótuōchē	motocicleta(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
模型	móxíng	modelo; maquetamodel; mold; matrix; pattern
母	mǔ	madre; femenino; fuentemother; elderly female relative; origin; source
木材	mùcái	maderawood
目录	mùlù	catálogo; índice; directoriocatalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive); list
模样	múyàng	aspecto; apariencialook; style; appearance; approximation
母语	mǔyǔ	lengua maternanative language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language

N

23 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
奶粉	nǎifěn	leche en polvopowdered milk
难点	nándiǎn	punto difícil; dificultaddifficulty
南极洲	Nánjízhōu	AntártidaAntarctica
南美洲	Nánměizhōu	América del SurSouth America
难免	nánmiǎn	inevitable; difícil de evitarhard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably
脑袋	nǎodai	cabeza; cerebrohead; skull; brains; mental capability
脑子	nǎozi	cerebro; mentebrains; mind
内涵	nèihán	contenido profundo; connotaciónmeaningful content; implication; (semantics) connotation; inner qualities (of a person)
内科	nèikē	medicina internainternal medicine; general medicine
内外	nèiwài	dentro y fuera; aproximadamenteinside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about
内衣	nèiyī	ropa interiorundergarment; underwear
能量	néngliàng	energía; capacidadenergy; capabilities
能源	néngyuán	fuente de energía; energíaenergy sources; energy
泥	ní	barro; arcilla; pastamud; clay; paste; pulp
年度	niándù	año; anualyear (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual
念书	niànshū	estudiar; asistir a la escuelato read; to study; to attend school
年终	niánzhōng	fin de añoend of the year
扭	niǔ	torcer; girar; retorcerto turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain
农产品	nóngchǎnpǐn	producto agrícolaagricultural produce
浓厚	nónghòu	denso; intenso; fuertedense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep
农田	nóngtián	tierra de cultivofarmland; cultivated land
暖	nuǎn	cálido; calentarwarm; to warm
暖气	nuǎnqì	calefacción; aire calientecentral heating; heater; warm air

O

1 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
偶像	ǒuxiàng	ídoloidol

P

46 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
排除	páichú	eliminar; excluir; descartarto eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out
排放	páifàng	emitir; descargar residuosto arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc); (of animals) to ovulate; to discharge semen
排练	páiliàn	ensayar; ensayoto rehearse; rehearsal
排名	páimíng	clasificar; posición en una listato rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
盘	pán	plato; bandeja; disco; clasificador para platostray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices; (computing) (bound form) disk; to coil (a rope, pigtail etc)
庞大	pángdà	enorme; gigantescohuge; enormous; tremendous
盼望	pànwàng	esperar con ilusión; anhelarto hope for; to look forward to
抛	pāo	lanzar; arrojarto throw; to toss; to fling; to cast
泡	pào	burbuja; ampolla; remojarbubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to loiter; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner)
配备	pèibèi	equipar; dotar; equipamientoto allocate; to provide; to outfit with
赔偿	péicháng	indemnizar; compensarto compensate
佩服	pèifú	admirarto admire
配套	pèitào	completar un conjunto; compatibleto form a complete set; compatible; matching; complementary
陪同	péitóng	acompañarto accompany
培育	péiyù	cultivar; criar; formarto train; to breed
喷	pēn	rociar; expulsar; pulverizarto spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff; (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)
捧	pěng	sostener con ambas manos; elogiarto hold or offer with both hands; to sing the praises of; classifier for what can be held in both hands
碰撞	pèngzhuàng	chocar; colisiónto collide; collision
披	pī	echar sobre los hombros; desplegarto drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open
皮	pí	piel; cáscara; cuero; traviesoskin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering; (of food) no longer crisp; soggy; (coll.) naughty; mischievous; pico- (10⁻¹²); surname Pi
片刻	piànkè	momento; instanteshort period of time; a moment
片面	piànmiàn	unilateral; parcialunilateral; one-sided
骗子	piànzi	estafador; impostorswindler; a cheat
飘	piāo	flotar en el aire; ondearto float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous; weak; shaky; wobbly
漂	piāo	flotar; ir a la derivato float; to drift
疲劳	píláo	cansado; fatigafatigue; wearily; weariness; weary
品尝	pǐncháng	probar; degustarto have a taste of; to sample
频道	píndào	canal; frecuenciafrequency; (television) channel
频繁	pínfán	frecuente; con frecuenciafrequently; often
平等	píngděng	igual; igualdadequal; equality
平凡	píngfán	corriente; ordinariocommonplace; ordinary; mediocre
平方	píngfāng	cuadrado; elevar al cuadradosquare (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
平方米	píngfāngmǐ	metro cuadradosquare meter
评估	pínggū	evaluar; valoraciónto evaluate; to assess; assessment; evaluation
评论	pínglùn	comentar; comentario; críticato comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary
评选	píngxuǎn	seleccionar mediante votación o consensoto select on the basis of a vote or consensus
贫困	pínkùn	pobre; pobrezaimpoverished; poverty
频率	pínlǜ	frecuenciafrequency
坡	pō	pendiente; ladera; inclinadoslope; sloping; slanted
泼	pō	salpicar; derramarto splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish
破产	pòchǎn	quebrar; bancarrotato go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy
迫切	pòqiè	urgente; apremianteurgent; pressing
扑	pū	abalanzarse; lanzarse sobreto throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap
铺	pū	extender; tender; pavimentarstore; variant of 铺
扑灭	pūmiè	apagar; extinguirto eradicate; to extinguish
朴素	pǔsù	sencillo; sobrio; sin adornosplain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous

Q

74 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
恰当	qiàdàng	adecuado; apropiadoappropriate; suitable
恰好	qiàhǎo	justo; por casualidad; exactamenteas it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right
牵	qiān	tirar de; llevar sujeto; implicarto lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in
枪	qiāng	arma de fuego; rifle; lanzagun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; surname Qiang
墙壁	qiángbì	pared; murowall
强化	qiánghuà	reforzar; intensificarto strengthen; to intensify
强迫	qiǎngpò	obligar; forzarto compel; to force
强壮	qiángzhuàng	fuerte; robustostrong; sturdy; robust
千家万户	qiānjiā-wànhù	todos los hogares; cada familiaevery family (idiom)
前景	qiánjǐng	perspectiva; futuro; primer planoforeground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective
潜力	qiánlì	potencialpotential; latent capacity
前期	qiánqī	fase inicial; período anteriorpreceding period; early stage
前提	qiántí	premisa; condición previapremise; precondition; prerequisite
谦虚	qiānxū	modesto; humildemodest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
前者	qiánzhě	el primero; el anteriorthe former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
瞧	qiáo	mirar; ver; visitarto look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit
桥梁	qiáoliáng	puente; vínculobridge (lit. and fig.)
巧妙	qiǎomiào	ingenioso; hábilingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
恰恰	qiàqià	precisamente; justamenteexactly; just; precisely; (loanword) cha-cha; cha-cha-cha (dance)
起初	qǐchū	al principio; inicialmenteoriginally; at first; at the outset
起点	qǐdiǎn	punto de partidastarting point
启动	qǐdòng	poner en marcha; iniciar; activarto start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)
切实	qièshí	práctico; realista; de manera efectivafeasible; realistic; practical; earnestly
启发	qǐfā	inspirar; estimular; aclararto enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment
气氛	qìfēn	ambiente; atmósferaatmosphere; mood
其间	qíjiān	durante ese período; entretantoin between; within that interval; in the meantime
清	qīng	claro; limpio; puro; limpiar(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts); Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911); surname Qing
清晨	qīngchén	temprano por la mañanaearly morning
青春	qīngchūn	juventudyouth; youthfulness
青春期	qīngchūnqī	pubertad; adolescenciapuberty; adolescence
清淡	qīngdàn	ligero; poco condimentado; suavelight (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)
清洁	qīngjié	limpio; limpiarclean; to clean
情节	qíngjié	trama; argumento; circunstanciacircumstances; plot; storyline
晴朗	qínglǎng	despejado; soleadosunny and cloudless
清理	qīnglǐ	ordenar; limpiar; retirarto clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of
清扫	qīngsǎo	barrer; limpiarto tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)
倾听	qīngtīng	escuchar atentamenteto listen attentively
清洗	qīngxǐ	lavar; enjuagar; limpiarto wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc)
清晰	qīngxī	claro; nítidoclear; distinct
倾向	qīngxiàng	tendencia; inclinarse haciatrend; tendency; orientation
清醒	qīngxǐng	despierto; lúcido; sobrioclear-headed; sober; awake
情形	qíngxing	situación; circunstanciacircumstances; situation; state of affairs
勤劳	qínláo	trabajador; laboriosohardworking; industrious; diligent
亲密	qīnmì	íntimo; cercanointimate; close
亲属	qīnshǔ	pariente; familiarkin; kindred; relatives
欺骗	qīpiàn	engañar; estafarto deceive; to cheat
齐全	qíquán	completo; bien surtidocomplete; comprehensive
启示	qǐshì	revelación; enseñanza; inspirarto reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation
启事	qǐshì	anuncio; aviso escritoannouncement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice
气体	qìtǐ	gasgas (i.e. gaseous substance)
求	qiú	buscar; pedir; solicitarto seek; to look for; to request; to demand
求婚	qiúhūn	pedir matrimonioto propose marriage
求救	qiújiù	pedir auxilioto seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
求职	qiúzhí	buscar trabajoto seek employment
求助	qiúzhù	pedir ayudato request help; to appeal (for help)
期望	qīwàng	esperar; expectativato have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope
气味	qìwèi	olor; aromaodor; scent
期限	qīxiàn	plazo; fecha límitetime limit; deadline; allotted time
起源	qǐyuán	originarse; origenorigin; to originate; to come from
气质	qìzhì	temperamento; presencia; airepersonality traits; temperament; disposition; aura; air; feel; vibe; refinement; sophistication; class
棋子	qízǐ	pieza de ajedrez; peónchess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
曲	qǔ	melodía; canciónbent; crooked; wrong; tune; song; surname Qu
娶	qǔ	casarse con una mujerto take a wife; to marry (a woman)
圈	quān	círculo; cercar; encerrarcircle; ring; loop; clique; to encircle; to mark with a circle
券	quàn	vale; cupón; billetebond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds); ticket
全程	quánchéng	todo el trayecto; de principio a finthe whole distance; from beginning to end
权力	quánlì	poder; autoridadpower; authority
取代	qǔdài	sustituir; reemplazarto replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution
渠道	qúdào	canal; vía; conductoirrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; avenue
确立	quèlì	establecer; instituirto establish; to institute
缺陷	quēxiàn	defecto; falladefect; flaw
区分	qūfēn	distinguir; diferenciarto differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories
群众	qúnzhòng	masas; poblaciónmass; multitude; the masses
趣味	qùwèi	interés; diversión; gustofun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference

R

37 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
染	rǎn	teñir; contagiarse; contaminarto dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate
燃料	ránliào	combustiblefuel
热点	rèdiǎn	tema candente; punto de interéshot spot; point of special interest
热度	rèdù	grado de calor; popularidadlevel of heat; (fig.) zeal; fervor; (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat)
热门	rèmén	popular; de modapopular; hot; in vogue
认错	rèncuò	admitir un errorto admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake
认定	rèndìng	determinar; considerar firmementeto maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion
仍旧	réngjiù	todavía; seguir igualstill (remaining); to remain (the same); yet
人工智能	réngōng zhìnéng	inteligencia artificialartificial intelligence (AI)
人家	rénjia	otra persona; familia; casa ajenahousehold; dwelling; family; sb else's house
人均	rénjūn	por persona; promedio por habitanteper capita; averaged per person
认可	rènkě	aprobar; reconocer; aceptaciónto approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK
人山人海	rénshān-rénhǎi	multitud enorme; mar de gente(idiom) multitude; vast crowd
人士	rénshì	persona; figura públicaperson; figure; public figure
人事	rénshì	personal; recursos humanos; asuntos humanospersonnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world
忍受	rěnshòu	soportar; aguantarto bear; to endure
认同	rèntóng	identificarse con; aprobar; reconocerto approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize
人为	rénwéi	humano; artificial; causado por personasartificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort
人行道	rénxíngdào	acerasidewalk
认知	rènzhī	conocer; cognición; percepcióncognition; cognitive; understanding; perception
热水器	rèshuǐqì	calentador de aguawater heater
热线	rèxiàn	línea directa; teléfono de atenciónhotline (communications link)
热议	rèyì	debatir intensamente; debate acaloradoto discuss passionately; heated debate
日后	rìhòu	en el futuro; más adelantesometime; someday (in the future)
日前	rìqián	hace unos días; recientementethe other day; a few days ago
日夜	rìyè	día y nocheday and night; around the clock
日益	rìyì	cada vez más; día a díaday by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day
融合	rónghé	fusionar; integrar; fusióna mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding together
融化	rónghuà	derretirse; descongelarseto melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into
容量	róngliàng	capacidad; volumencapacity; volume; quantitative (science)
融入	róngrù	integrarse; incorporarseto blend into; to integrate; to assimilate; to merge
荣誉	róngyù	honor; prestigiohonor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation
柔软	róuruǎn	suave; flexiblesoft
入境	rùjìng	entrar en un paísto enter a country
入门	rùmén	iniciarse; introducción; nivel básicoentrance door; to enter a door; to learn the basics of a subject; introduction (to a subject); (attributive) entry-level
弱点	ruòdiǎn	punto débilweak point; failing
入选	rùxuǎn	ser seleccionadoto be included among those selected for

S

132 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
撒	sǎ	soltar; esparcir; derramarto scatter; to sprinkle; to spill
塞	sāi	tapar; rellenar; tapónto plug; to stop up; to stuff in; (bound form) a stopper; a cork
赛事	sàishì	competición; evento deportivocompetition (e.g. sporting)
散	sǎn	dispersarse; repartir; deshacersescattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine
散	sàn	suelto; disperso; en polvoto scatter; to disperse; to break up (a meeting); to dispel
散发	sànfā	emitir; desprender; distribuirto distribute; to emit; to give off
丧失	sàngshī	perder; quedar privado deto lose; to forfeit
嗓子	sǎngzi	garganta; vozthroat; voice
散文	sǎnwén	prosa; ensayo literario(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections
扫描	sǎomiáo	escanear; exploraciónto scan
杀	shā	matar; reducir; intensificador verbalto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely
刹车	shāchē	frenar; frenoto brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits)
筛选	shāixuǎn	filtrar; seleccionarto filter
闪	shǎn	esquivar; destellar; apartarseto dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; surname Shan
扇	shàn	clasificador para puertas y ventanasfan; classifier for doors and windows
闪电	shǎndiàn	relámpago; rayolightning
山顶	shāndǐng	cima de una montañahilltop
山峰	shānfēng	pico; cumbre(mountain) peak
商标	shāngbiāo	marca comercial; logotipotrademark; logo
上当	shàngdàng	ser engañado; caer en una trampataken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped
上级	shàngjí	superior; autoridad superiorhigher authorities; superiors
上进	shàngjìn	progresar; esforzarse por mejorarto make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards
伤口	shāngkǒu	herida; cortewound; cut
上市	shàngshì	salir al mercado; cotizar en bolsato hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market)
上述	shàngshù	mencionado anteriormenteaforementioned; above-mentioned
上台	shàngtái	subir al escenario; llegar al poderto rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)
伤亡	shāngwáng	bajas; muertos y heridoscasualties; injuries and deaths
上旬	shàngxún	primeros diez días del mesfirst third of a month
伤员	shāngyuán	persona heridawounded person
山坡	shānpō	laderahillside
少儿	shào’ér	niño; infantilchild
鲨鱼	shāyú	tiburónshark
社	shè	sociedad; agencia; organización(bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land
射	shè	disparar; lanzarto shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)
涉及	shèjí	implicar; afectar; tratar deto involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
射击	shèjī	disparar; tiroto shoot; to fire (a gun)
神	shén	dios; espíritu; mágicogod; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy; lively; expressive; look; expression; (coll.) awesome; amazing; God
升	shēng	litro; unidad de capacidadto ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter; unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗)
生成	shēngchéng	generar; producir; formarseto generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with
声调	shēngdiào	tono; tono de una sílabatone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable)
生命力	shēngmìnglì	vitalidadvitality
生态	shēngtài	ecología; ecosistemaecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment); ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment); (fig.) ecosystem (a complex network, e.g. in tech, business or media, as in 数字生态 "digital ecosystem")
升学	shēngxué	pasar al siguiente nivel educativoto enter the next grade school
剩余	shèngyú	sobrar; restanteto remain; to be left over; what remains; what's left
神经	shénjīng	nervio; sistema nerviosonerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob
审美	shěnměi	apreciación estética; gusto artísticoesthetics; appreciating the arts; taste
神奇	shénqí	mágico; asombrosomagical; mystical; miraculous
身心	shēnxīn	cuerpo y mentebody and mind; mental and physical
深夜	shēnyè	altas horas de la nochevery late at night
舌头	shétou	lenguatongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
摄像	shèxiàng	grabar en vídeoto videotape
设想	shèxiǎng	imaginar; plantear; plan provisionalto imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan
摄像头	shèxiàngtóu	cámara web; cámara de vigilanciawebcam; surveillance camera
识	shí	conocer; reconocerto know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. shì
拾	shí	recoger; levantarto pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
识别	shíbié	identificar; distinguirto distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
士兵	shìbīng	soldadosoldier
诗词	shīcí	poesía clásica; versosverse
湿度	shīdù	humedadhumidity level
适度	shìdù	moderado; adecuadomoderately; appropriate
示范	shìfàn	demostrar; servir de ejemploto demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration; a model example
释放	shìfàng	liberar; soltar; emitirto release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge
师父	shīfu	maestro; trabajador expertoused for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker
诗歌	shīgē	poesía; poemapoem
时光	shíguāng	tiempo; épocatime (esp. as sth that passes)
事后	shìhòu	después del hecho; a posterioriafter the event; in hindsight; in retrospect
实话	shíhuà	verdad; palabras sincerastruth
实惠	shíhuì	económico; ventaja concretatangible benefit; material advantages; cheap; economical
时机	shíjī	ocasión; momento oportunoopportunity; opportune moment
使劲	shǐjìn	hacer fuerza; esforzarseto exert all one's strength
视觉	shìjué	visión; percepción visualsight; vision; visual
势力	shìlì	poder; influencia; fuerzapower; influence; a force (military, political etc)
视力	shìlì	vista; agudeza visualeyesight; visual acuity
时尚	shíshàng	moda; modernofashion; fad; fashionable
实时	shíshí	en tiempo real(in) real time; instantaneous
时速	shísù	velocidad por horaspeed per hour
试图	shìtú	intentar; tratar deto attempt; to try
事务	shìwù	asuntos; trabajo; transacción(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)
事项	shìxiàng	asunto; punto; cuestiónmatter; item
适宜	shìyí	adecuado; apropiadosuitable; appropriate
石油	shíyóu	petróleooil; petroleum
食欲	shíyù	apetitoappetite
实质	shízhì	esencia; sustanciasubstance; essence
狮子	shīzi	leónlion; Leo (star sign)
十足	shízú	completo; pleno; cien por cienample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)
手臂	shǒubì	brazo; ayudantearm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper
收藏	shōucáng	coleccionar; guardar; marcar como favorito; colecciónto collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection
手法	shǒufǎ	técnica; método; trucotechnique; trick; skill
收购	shōugòu	adquirir; comprar; adquisiciónto purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization); to acquire or take over (a company or equity); acquisition; takeover
寿命	shòumìng	esperanza de vida; vida útillife span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)
收取	shōuqǔ	recibir; cobrar; recogerto receive; to collect
手势	shǒushì	gesto; seña; señalgesture; sign; signal
首要	shǒuyào	principal; primordial; de máxima importanciathe most important; of chief importance
收益	shōuyì	ganancias; beneficio; rendimientoearnings; profit
受灾	shòuzāi	sufrir un desastre; verse afectado por una catástrofedisaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity
属	shǔ	pertenecer a; categoría; género; familiares a cargocategory; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents
竖	shù	vertical; erigir; trazo verticalto erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
衰老	shuāilǎo	envejecer; deteriorarse con la edadto age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak
率领	shuàilǐng	dirigir; encabezar; comandarto lead; to command; to head
率先	shuàixiān	tomar la iniciativa; ser el primeroto take the lead; to show initiative
输出	shūchū	producir; emitir; exportar; salidato output; to deliver (energy, data, signals etc); to export (goods, services, technology etc)
书画	shūhuà	caligrafía y pinturapainting and calligraphy
水稻	shuǐdào	arroz; arrozalrice; paddy
水库	shuǐkù	embalse; depósito de aguareservoir
水流	shuǐliú	corriente de agua; curso de aguariver; stream
水面	shuǐmiàn	superficie del aguawater surface
水泥	shuǐní	cementocement
书籍	shūjí	libros; obras escritasbooks; works
树立	shùlì	establecer; erigirto set up; to establish
书面	shūmiàn	escrito; por escritoin writing; written
数目	shùmù	cantidad; númeroamount; number
瞬间	shùnjiān	instante; en un instantein an instant; in a flash
薯片	shǔpiàn	patatas fritas de bolsafried potato chips
输送	shūsòng	transportar; conducir; suministrarto transport; to convey; to deliver
书写	shūxiě	escribir; poner por escritoto write
数字化	shùzìhuà	digitalizar; digitalizaciónto digitize
思路	sīlù	línea de pensamiento; enfoqueline of thought; way of thinking
思念	sīniàn	echar de menos; añorar; pensar ento think of; to long for; to miss
死亡	sǐwáng	morir; muerteto die; death
松	sōng	pino; suelto; aflojar; relajarsepine; loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling); surname Song
艘	sōu	clasificador para barcosclassifier for ships; Taiwan pr. sāo
搜集	sōují	recopilar; reunirto gather; to collect
算了	suànle	déjalo; olvídalo; no importalet it be; let it pass; forget about it
算是	suànshì	considerarse; por finconsidered to be; at last
虽	suī	aunque; si bienalthough; even though
岁数	suìshu	edad; años de edadage (number of years old)
岁月	suìyuè	años; paso del tiempoyears; time
损坏	sǔnhuài	dañar; averiarto damage; to injure
损伤	sǔnshāng	lesionar; dañar; lesiónto harm; to damage; to injure; impairment
所	suǒ	partícula nominalizadora; lugar; clasificador para edificiosactually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which
塑造	sùzào	moldear; crear; retratarto model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)
素质	sùzhì	cualidad; formación; aptitud básicainner quality; basic essence

T

92 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
塔	tǎ	torre; pagoda; pilónpagoda (abbr. for 塔婆, a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon; (loanword) (pastry) tart
台风	táifēng	presencia escénica; aplomo en escenastage presence, poise
太空	tàikōng	espacio exteriorouter space
台球	táiqiú	billarbilliards
太阳能	tàiyángnéng	energía solarsolar energy
烫	tàng	escaldar; quemar con calor; calentar en aguato scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water
糖果	tángguǒ	caramelo; golosinacandy
汤圆	tāngyuán	bolas de arroz glutinoso rellenasboiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
谈论	tánlùn	hablar de; debatirto discuss; to talk about
谈判	tánpàn	negociar; negociación; conversacionesto negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference
探索	tànsuǒ	explorar; indagarto explore; to probe
探讨	tàntǎo	estudiar; investigar; debatirto investigate; to probe
弹性	tánxìng	elasticidad; flexibilidadflexibility; elasticity
掏	tāo	sacar; extraer; hurgarto fish out (from pocket); to scoop
逃	táo	huir; escaparto escape; to run away; to flee
套餐	tàocān	menú; paquete de productos o serviciosset meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
逃跑	táopǎo	huir; darse a la fuga; escaparto flee from sth; to run away; to escape
淘气	táoqì	travieso; pícaronaughty; mischievous
淘汰	táotài	eliminar; descartar; quedar eliminadoto wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out; to eliminate
踏实	tāshi	sereno; estable; con los pies en la tierrafirmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind
特	tè	especialmente; muyspecial; unique; distinguished; especially
特长	tècháng	talento especial; punto fuertepersonal strength; one's special ability or strong points
特地	tèdì	expresamente; para un fin especialspecially; for a special purpose
特定	tèdìng	específico; determinado; designadospecial; specific; designated; particular
特性	tèxìng	característica; propiedadproperty; characteristic
特意	tèyì	deliberadamente; expresamentespecially; intentionally
添	tiān	añadir; aumentar; reponerto add; to increase; to replenish
田	tián	campo; tierra de cultivofield; farm; surname Tian
天才	tiāncái	genio; talento; persona talentosatalent; gift; genius; talented
添加	tiānjiā	añadir; agregarto add; to increase
田径	tiánjìng	atletismotrack and field (athletics)
天然	tiānrán	naturalnatural
天然气	tiānránqì	gas naturalnatural gas
天文	tiānwén	astronomíaastronomy
天下	tiānxià	el mundo entero; reino; toda Chinaland under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm
天真	tiānzhēn	ingenuo; inocentenaive; innocent; artless
调节	tiáojié	ajustar; regular; armonizarto adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc)
跳水	tiàoshuǐ	saltar al agua; clavados; caer en picadoto dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water; (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically
题材	tícái	tema; materia de una obrasubject matter
体操	tǐcāo	gimnasiagymnastic; gymnastics
贴近	tiējìn	acercarse; pegarse; cercanoto press close to; to snuggle close; intimate
体积	tǐjī	volumenvolume (amount of space an object occupies)
听话	tīnghuà	obediente; hacer casoto do what one is told; obedient
听觉	tīngjué	oído; sentido auditivosense of hearing; auditory
听取	tīngqǔ	escuchar; oírto hear (news); to listen to
提取	tíqǔ	retirar; recoger; extraerto withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage); to extract; to refine
提示	tíshì	señalar; recordar; sugerenciato point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest; suggestion
体系	tǐxì	sistema; estructurasystem; setup
铜	tóng	cobrecopper (chemistry); see also 红铜
同伴	tóngbàn	compañero; acompañantecompanion; comrade; fellow
通道	tōngdào	pasaje; canal; vía de acceso(communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage
通风	tōngfēng	ventilar; ventilación; revelar informaciónairy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information
同行	tóngháng	colega del mismo sector; ejercer el mismo oficioperson of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry
通话	tōnghuà	hablar por teléfono; llamada telefónicato hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call
童话	tónghuà	cuento infantil; cuento de hadaschildren's fairy tales
痛快	tòngkuài	encantado; a gusto; francodelighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. tòng kuai
同类	tónglèi	del mismo tipo; semejante; misma categoríasimilar; same type; alike
铜牌	tóngpái	medalla de bronce; placa de broncebronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc
通信	tōngxìn	comunicarse; mantener correspondencia; telecomunicaciónto correspond (by letter, email etc); to send or receive messages through telecommunications
通讯	tōngxùn	comunicaciones; noticia; despachocommunications; news story; dispatch
通用	tōngyòng	de uso general; intercambiable; servir para todosto use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc); (of two or more things) interchangeable
偷	tōu	robar; hurtar; a escondidasto steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief
透	tòu	penetrar; calar; por completo; dejar ver(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show
透过	tòuguò	atravesar; penetrar; medianteto pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
透露	tòulù	revelar; divulgar; filtrarto leak out; to divulge; to reveal
透明	tòumíng	transparente; abierto al escrutiniotransparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
头脑	tóunǎo	cerebro; mente; juiciobrains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter)
投票	tóupiào	votar; emitir un vototo vote; to cast a vote
投诉	tóusù	presentar una queja; reclamarto lodge a complaint
偷偷	tōutōu	a escondidas; furtivamentestealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively
投资	tóuzī	invertir; inversióninvestment; to invest
吐	tǔ	escupir; expulsar; expresarto spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)
吐	tù	vomitar; devolverto vomit; to throw up
图案	tú’àn	diseño; motivo; patróndesign; pattern
团结	tuánjié	unir; unidad; solidarioto unite; unity; solidarity; united
团体	tuántǐ	grupo; organización; equipogroup; organization; team
团圆	tuányuán	reunirse la familia; reunión familiarto have a reunion
图表	túbiǎo	gráfico; diagrama; tablachart; diagram
徒弟	túdì	aprendiz; discípuloapprentice; disciple
突发	tūfā	surgir de repente; repentinoto occur suddenly
推测	tuīcè	suponer; conjeturar; deducciónspeculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate
退税	tuìshuì	devolución de impuestos; reembolso fiscaltax rebate or refund
推销	tuīxiāo	promocionar; venderto market; to sell
推行	tuīxíng	implantar; aplicar; promoverto implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc); to promote; to advance (the practice of an art form, the use of a language etc); to push along (a bicycle etc while walking)
途径	tújìng	vía; medio; canalway; means; channel
吞	tūn	tragar; engullirto swallow; to take
拖	tuō	arrastrar; remolcar; fregar; retrasarto drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay
拖延	tuōyán	retrasar; aplazar; procrastinarto delay; to put off; to procrastinate
托运	tuōyùn	facturar equipaje; consignar mercancíasto consign (goods); to check through (baggage)
突破	tūpò	romper; superar; lograr un avanceto break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
土壤	tǔrǎng	suelo; tierrasoil
图像	túxiàng	imagen; gráficoimage; picture; graphic

W

55 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
挖	wā	cavar; excavar; sacarto dig; to excavate; to scoop out
哇	wā	¡guau!; sonido de llanto o vómitoWow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting
歪	wāi	torcido; inclinado; deshonestoaskew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious
外表	wàibiǎo	apariencia exterior; aspectoexternal; outside; outward appearance
外交	wàijiāo	diplomacia; asuntos exterioresdiplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs
外界	wàijiè	mundo exterior; entorno externothe outside world; external
外科	wàikē	cirugía; especialidad quirúrgicasurgery (branch of medicine)
外来	wàilái	externo; foráneo; de fueraexternal; foreign; outside
外甥	wàisheng	sobrino; hijo de una hermanasister's son; wife's sibling's son
网	wǎng	red; malla; atrapar con una rednet; web; network; to net; to catch with a net
望	wàng	mirar a lo lejos; esperar; visitarfull moon; to hope; to expect; to visit
往后	wǎnghòu	de ahora en adelante; en el futurofrom now on; in the future; time to come
往来	wǎnglái	ir y venir; relaciones; contactosdealings; contacts; to go back and forth
往年	wǎngnián	años anteriores; otros añosin former years; in previous years
王子	wángzǐ	príncipe; hijo de un reyprince; son of a king
顽强	wánqiáng	tenaz; resistente; difícil de vencertenacious; hard to defeat
弯曲	wānqū	doblarse; curvo; torcidoto bend; to curve around; curved; crooked
万物	wànwù	todas las cosas; todo lo existenteall things; all that exists
娃娃	wáwa	bebé; niño pequeño; muñecababy; small child; doll
未	wèi	aún no; no habernot yet; did not; have not; not
未必	wèibì	no necesariamente; puede que nonot necessarily; maybe not
未成年人	wèichéngniánrén	menor de edadminor (i.e. person under 18)
为此	wèicǐ	por esta razón; para ellofor this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this
违规	wéiguī	infringir las normasto violate the rules
为何	wèihé	por quéwhy
维护	wéihù	proteger; mantener; defenderto defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold
危机	wēijī	crisiscrisis
味觉	wèijué	gusto; sentido del gustosense of taste; gustation
胃口	wèikǒu	apetito; gusto por algoappetite; liking
为难	wéinán	sentirse incómodo; poner en apuros; resultar difícilto feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
围棋	wéiqí	go; juego de gothe game of Go
为期	wéiqī	durar un periodo; tener como plazo(to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)
委屈	wěiqu	sentirse agraviado; agravio; hacer sufrir injustamenteto feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance
维生素	wéishēngsù	vitaminavitamin
委托	wěituō	encargar; encomendar; confiarto entrust; to trust; to commission
微小	wēixiǎo	diminuto; minúsculominute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal
为止	wéizhǐ	hasta; hasta el momento indicadountil; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...为止)
文档	wéndàng	archivo; documento; documentación(computer) file; document; documentation
温和	wēnhé	suave; moderado; apaciblemild; gentle; moderate
文具	wénjù	material de papelería; artículo de escritoriostationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
文科	wénkē	humanidades; letrasliberal arts; humanities
文明	wénmíng	civilización; civilizado; culturacivilized; civilization; culture
闻名	wénmíng	famoso; célebrewell-known; famous; renowned; eminent
温柔	wēnróu	tierno; dulce; delicadogentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
文物	wénwù	reliquia cultural; objeto históricocultural relic; historical relic
文献	wénxiàn	bibliografía; documento de referenciareference material (used in scholarly study)
文艺	wényì	literatura y arteliterature and art
误	wù	equivocarse; error; perjudicar; retrasarmistake; error; to miss; to harm
乌龟	wūguī	tortugatortoise; cuckold
误解	wùjiě	malinterpretar; malentendidoto misunderstand; misunderstanding
武器	wǔqì	arma; armamentoweapon; arms
污水	wūshuǐ	aguas residuales; agua contaminadasewage
无所谓	wúsuǒwèi	dar igual; no importar; ser indiferenteto be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be
物体	wùtǐ	objeto; cuerpo; sustanciaobject; body; substance
无疑	wúyí	sin duda; indudablementeundoubtedly; without doubt; for sure

X

97 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
吓	xià	asustar; intimidar; amenazarto scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
下单	xiàdān	hacer un pedidoto place an order; to order
下功夫	xià gōngfu	dedicar tiempo y esfuerzo; esforzarseto put in time and energy; to concentrate one's efforts; variant of 下工夫
夏令营	xiàlìngyíng	campamento de veranosummer camp
嫌	xián	desagradar; sospecha; resentimientoto dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity
显	xiǎn	mostrar; revelar; destacado; visibleto make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous
险	xiǎn	peligro; peligroso; escarpadodanger; dangerous; rugged
限	xiàn	limitar; restringir; límiteto limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound
线	xiàn	hilo; cable; líneathread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
现存	xiàncún	existente; conservado; en existenciasextant; existent; in stock
限度	xiàndù	límite; grado máximolimit
相差	xiāngchà	diferir; haber una diferenciato differ
香肠	xiāngcháng	salchicha; embutidosausage
相传	xiāngchuán	transmitirse; según la tradición; cuenta la leyendato pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend
相等	xiāngděng	ser igual; equivalerequal; equally; equivalent
相连	xiānglián	estar unido; enlazarse; conexiónto link; to join; link; connection
项链	xiàngliàn	collarnecklace
象棋	xiàngqí	ajedrez chinoChinese chess
相声	xiàngsheng	diálogo cómico chino; crosstalkcomic dialogue; sketch; crosstalk
香水	xiāngshuǐ	perfume; coloniaperfume; cologne
向往	xiàngwǎng	anhelar; aspirar ato yearn for; to look forward to
相应	xiāngyìng	corresponder; correspondienteto correspond; answering (one another); to agree (among the part); corresponding
现货	xiànhuò	mercancía disponible; existenciasmerchandise or commodities available immediately after sale; merchandise in stock; available item; actuals (investment)
鲜明	xiānmíng	vivo; nítido; bien definido(of colors) bright; fresh and clear; clear-cut; distinct
先前	xiānqián	antes; anteriormentebefore; previously
陷入	xiànrù	hundirse en; quedar atrapado ento sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)
线索	xiànsuǒ	pista; indicio; hilo narrativotrail; clues; thread (of a story)
鲜艳	xiānyàn	de colores vivos; brillantebright-colored; gaily-colored
限于	xiànyú	limitarse a; quedar restringido ato be limited to; to be confined to
显著	xiǎnzhù	notable; destacado; significativooutstanding; notable; remarkable; statistically significant
消除	xiāochú	eliminar; quitarto eliminate; to remove
消毒	xiāodú	desinfectar; esterilizarto disinfect; to sterilize
消防	xiāofáng	extinción y prevención de incendiosfirefighting; fire control
消耗	xiāohào	consumir; gastar; agotarto consume; to use up; to deplete; to expend; (old) news; mail; message
小麦	xiǎomài	trigowheat
消灭	xiāomiè	eliminar; destruir; extinguirto put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish
小气	xiǎoqi	tacaño; mezquino; estrecho de mirasstingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty
笑容	xiàoróng	sonrisa; expresión sonrientesmile; smiling expression
小偷儿	xiǎotōur	ladrónthief; erhua form of 小偷
效应	xiàoyìng	efecto; fenómeno producidoeffect (scientific phenomenon)
下线	xiàxiàn	desconectarse; salir de la línea de producciónto go offline; (of a product) to roll off the assembly line; downline (person below oneself in a pyramid scheme)
下旬	xiàxún	últimos diez días del meslast third of the month
细胞	xìbāo	célulacell (biology)
歇	xiē	descansar; hacer una pausa; detenerseto rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt
携带	xiédài	llevar consigo; portarto carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. xī dài
协会	xiéhuì	asociación; sociedadan association; a society
协调	xiétiáo	coordinar; armonizar; combinarto coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc)
协助	xiézhù	ayudar; prestar asistenciato provide assistance; to aid
媳妇	xífu	nuera; esposa de un pariente menor(dialect) wife; (dialect) young married woman
喜剧	xǐjù	comediaa comedy
细菌	xìjūn	bacteria; germenbacterium; germ
系列	xìliè	serie; conjuntoseries; set
心爱	xīn’ài	querido; amadobeloved
心底	xīndǐ	fondo del corazón; fuero internobottom of one's heart
型号	xínghào	modelo; tipo; referencia de productomodel (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms of color, size etc)
性价比	xìngjiàbǐ	relación calidad-preciocost-performance ratio
性能	xìngnéng	rendimiento; prestaciones; funcionamientofunction; performance; behavior
兴起	xīngqǐ	surgir; cobrar augeto rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused
形态	xíngtài	forma; configuración; morfologíashape; form; pattern; morphology
新款	xīnkuǎn	modelo nuevo; último estilonew style; latest fashion; new model
信赖	xìnlài	confiar en; fiarse deto trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on
心灵	xīnlíng	alma; mente; corazónbright; smart; quick-witted; heart
新媒体	xīnméitǐ	new media
心目	xīnmù	mente; consideración personalmind
新能源	xīnnéngyuán	new energy; renewable energy
信念	xìnniàn	convicción; creencia; fefaith; belief; conviction
薪水	xīnshui	salario; sueldosalary; wage
心疼	xīnténg	querer mucho; sentir pena por; lamentarto love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge
新兴	xīnxīng	emergente; en auge(of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging; in the ascendant; see 新兴县; see 新兴区
新颖	xīnyǐng	novedoso; originallit. new bud; fig. new and original
心愿	xīnyuàn	deseo profundo; sueñocherished desire; dream; craving; wish
心脏	xīnzàng	corazónheart
胸	xiōng	pecho; tórax; corazónchest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax
吸取	xīqǔ	absorber; asimilar; sacar una lecciónto absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate
戏曲	xìqǔ	ópera tradicional chinaChinese opera
喜事	xǐshì	acontecimiento feliz; bodahappy occasion; wedding
洗漱	xǐshù	asearse; lavarse la cara y enjuagarse la bocato wash the face and rinse the mouth
习俗	xísú	costumbre; tradición localcustom; tradition; local tradition; convention
修订	xiūdìng	revisar; enmendarto revise
修复	xiūfù	restaurar; reparar; renovarto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
袖子	xiùzi	mangasleeve
细致	xìzhì	minucioso; cuidadoso; detalladodelicate; fine; careful; meticulous
选拔	xuǎnbá	seleccionar a los mejoresto select the best
选修	xuǎnxiū	cursar como optativa; asignatura optativa(at a school) to take as an elective; an elective; elective (subject)
旋转	xuánzhuǎn	girar; rotar; dar vueltasto rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl
血管	xuèguǎn	vaso sanguíneo; vena; arteriavein; artery
学会	xuéhuì	aprender; dominar; sociedad académicato learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
学位	xuéwèi	título académico; grado académicoacademic degree; place in school
学问	xuéwen	conocimiento; saber; disciplina especializadalearning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge; (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
血型	xuèxíng	grupo sanguíneoblood group; blood type
血压	xuèyā	presión arterialblood pressure
血液	xuèyè	sangreblood; (fig.) lifeblood
学员	xuéyuán	alumno; estudiante; cadetestudent; member of an institution of learning; officer cadet
许可	xǔkě	permitir; autorización; licenciato allow; to permit
循环	xúnhuán	circular; ciclo; bucleto cycle; to circulate; circle; loop
寻求	xúnqiú	buscar; procurarto seek; to look for
叙述	xùshù	narrar; relatar; narraciónto relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration

Y

139 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
亚军	yàjūn	subcampeón; segundo puestosecond place (in a sports contest); runner-up
淹	yān	inundar; sumergir; ahogarto flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids)
严	yán	estricto; severo; herméticotight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father; surname Yan
仰	yǎng	alzar la vista; mirar hacia arriba; admirarto face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on; surname Yang
痒	yǎng	picar; comezónto itch; to tickle; variant of 痒
样	yàng	forma; manera; aspecto; clasificador para tiposmanner; pattern; way; appearance
养老	yǎnglǎo	mantener a los mayores; vivir la jubilaciónto provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement
养老院	yǎnglǎoyuàn	residencia de ancianosnursing home
氧气	yǎngqì	oxígenooxygen
眼光	yǎnguāng	mirada; criterio; visión de futurogaze; insight; foresight; vision
沿海	yánhǎi	costero; litoralcoastal
严寒	yánhán	frío intenso; invierno rigurosobitter cold; severe winter
宴会	yànhuì	banquete; recepción; cena formalbanquet; feast; dinner party
严禁	yánjìn	prohibir estrictamenteto strictly prohibit
眼看	yǎnkàn	estar a punto de; ver cómo ocurresoon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens
严厉	yánlì	severo; estrictosevere; strict
淹没	yānmò	inundar; sumergir; ahogar; sepultarto submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.)
延期	yánqī	aplazar; posponer; prorrogarto delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer
炎热	yánrè	muy caluroso; abrasadorblistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)
延伸	yánshēn	extenderse; prolongar; expandirto extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
研讨	yántǎo	debatir; estudiar; seminariodiscussion
延续	yánxù	continuar; prolongarse; durarto continue; to go on; to last
言语	yányǔ	palabras; habla; lenguaje oralwords; speech; (spoken) language
炎症	yánzhèng	inflamacióninflammation
验证	yànzhèng	verificar; validar; autenticarto inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory); to authenticate
演奏	yǎnzòu	interpretar un instrumento musicalto perform on a musical instrument
要点	yàodiǎn	punto principal; aspecto esencialmain point; essential
要么	yàome	o bien; o una cosa u otraor; either one or the other
要素	yàosù	elemento esencial; factor claveessential factor; key constituent
遥远	yáoyuǎn	lejano; remotodistant; remote
压缩	yāsuō	comprimir; compresiónto compress; compression
野	yě	campo; espacio abierto; salvaje; rudofield; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude
业	yè	industria; profesión; actividad; estudiosline of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; surname Ye
也好	yěhǎo	también está bien; ya sea... o...that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...
野生	yěshēng	silvestre; salvajewild; undomesticated
液体	yètǐ	líquidoliquid
野外	yěwài	campo; aire libre; fuera de la ciudadcountryside; areas outside the city
姨	yí	tía maternamother's sister; aunt
一辈子	yíbèizi	toda la vida; de por vida(for) a lifetime
以便	yǐbiàn	para que; a fin deso that; so as to; in order to
遗产	yíchǎn	herencia; patrimonio; legadoheritage; legacy; inheritance; bequest
异常	yìcháng	anormal; inusual; excepcionalmenteunusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally
益处	yìchù	beneficio; ventajabenefit
遗传	yíchuán	heredar; transmitir genéticamente; herencia genéticaheredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring)
一带	yídài	zona; regiónregion; area
一道	yídào	juntos; a la veztogether
一帆风顺	yìfān-fēngshùn	ir sobre ruedas; marchar sin contratiempospropitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip!
一贯	yíguàn	constante; coherente; desde siempreconsistent; constant; from start to finish; all along
疑惑	yíhuò	dudar; perplejidad; dudato doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over
依旧	yījiù	como antes; seguir igual; todavíaas before; still; to remain the same
一口气	yìkǒuqì	de una vez; de un tirón; en un solo alientoone breath; in one breath; at a stretch
依赖	yīlài	depender de; ser dependiente deto depend on; to be dependent on
一流	yīliú	de primera categoría; excelentetop quality; front ranking
一律	yílǜ	uniformemente; todos sin excepciónsame; identical; uniformly; all; without exception
议论	yìlùn	comentar; debatir; discusiónto comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion
以免	yǐmiǎn	para evitar; a fin de que noin order to avoid; so as not to
移民	yímín	emigrar; inmigrar; migranteto immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant
一模一样	yìmú-yíyàng	idéntico; exactamente igual(idiom) exactly alike; identical; also pr. yīmó-yīyàng
因	yīn	causa; razón; por; porquecause; reason; because
银	yín	plata; plateadosilver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
引	yǐn	tirar de; atraer; extender; conducirto draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend
印	yìn	imprimir; marcar; grabar; sello; huellato print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; surname Yin; abbr. for 印度, India
隐藏	yǐncáng	ocultar; esconderto hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter
引导	yǐndǎo	guiar; orientar; conducirto guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot
引发	yǐnfā	provocar; desencadenar; causarto lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause
婴儿	yīng’ér	bebé; lactanteinfant; baby; lead (Pb)
英雄	yīngxióng	héroehero
影子	yǐngzi	sombra; reflejo; indicioshadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication
音节	yīnjié	sílabasyllable
银牌	yínpái	medalla de platasilver medal
引入	yǐnrù	introducir; incorporarto draw into; to pull into; to introduce
隐私	yǐnsī	privacidad; asuntos privadossecrets; private business; privacy
饮用水	yǐnyòngshuǐ	agua potabledrinking water; potable water
仪器	yíqì	instrumento; aparatoinstrument; apparatus
艺人	yìrén	artista; intérprete; artesanoentertainer; performing artist; artisan; craftsman
一身	yìshēn	todo el cuerpo; de pies a cabeza; un traje completowhole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes
仪式	yíshì	ceremonia; ritoceremony
一时	yìshí	por un rato; temporalmente; momentoa period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary
衣食住行	yī-shí-zhù-xíng	necesidades básicas: ropa, comida, vivienda y transporte(lit.) clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom); (fig.) people's basic needs
一同	yìtóng	juntos; conjuntamentetogether
以往	yǐwǎng	antes; en el pasadoin the past; formerly
一向	yíxiàng	desde siempre; todo el tiempoa period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time
一系列	yíxìliè	una serie de; una sucesión dea series of; a string of
医药	yīyào	medicina y atención sanitaria; fármacomedical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical
一一	yīyī	uno por uno; sucesivamenteone by one; one after another
易于	yìyú	ser propenso a; ser fácil devery likely; prone to
一再	yízài	repetidamente; una y otra vezrepeatedly
一阵	yízhèn	racha; episodio; periodo brevea burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
遗址	yízhǐ	ruinas; yacimiento históricoruins; historic relics
抑制	yìzhì	inhibir; contener; reprimirto inhibit; to keep down; to suppress
用餐	yòngcān	comer; tomar una comidato eat a meal
用处	yòngchù	utilidad; usousefulness
用功	yònggōng	estudiar con ahínco; aplicadodiligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort
拥挤	yōngjǐ	abarrotado; congestionado; agolparsecrowded; to throng; congestion
用人	yòngrén	emplear personal; gestionar personas; sirvienteservant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff
涌现	yǒngxiàn	surgir en gran número; aparecerto emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to emerge prominently
用心	yòngxīn	poner esmero; atento; intenciónmotive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful
勇于	yǒngyú	atreverse a; tener valor parato dare to; to be brave enough to
优化	yōuhuà	optimizar; mejorato optimize; (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff
有机	yǒujī	orgánicoorganic
有劲	yǒujìn	enérgico; vigoroso; interesantevigorous; energetic; interesting; amusing
由来	yóulái	origen; procedenciaorigin
游人	yóurén	turista; visitantea tourist
犹如	yóurú	ser como; asemejarse asimilar to; like
优先	yōuxiān	tener prioridad; dar preferenciato have priority; to take precedence
有序	yǒuxù	ordenado; en orden; sucesivoregular; orderly; successive; in order
优异	yōuyì	excelente; sobresalienteexceptional; outstandingly good
于	yú	en; a; hacia; con respecto a; deto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; surname Yu
原本	yuánběn	originalmente; original; versión originaloriginally; the original; original copy; original version
原材料	yuáncáiliào	materias primas y semielaboradasraw and semifinished materials
远程	yuǎnchéng	remoto; a distancia; de largo alcanceremote; long distance; long range
远方	yuǎnfāng	lugar lejano; lejosfar away; a distant location
原理	yuánlǐ	principio; teoríaprinciple; theory
原料	yuánliào	materia primaraw material
园林	yuánlín	jardín; parque; jardinería paisajísticagardens; park; landscape garden
圆满	yuánmǎn	satisfactorio; completo; perfectosatisfactory; consummate; perfect
原始	yuánshǐ	original; primitivo; inicialfirst; original; primitive; original (document etc)
元素	yuánsù	elemento; componenteelement (key component of sth); (chemistry) element; (math.) element (member of a set)
原先	yuánxiān	originalmente; anteriororiginally; original; former
元宵	yuánxiāo	Fiesta de los Faroles; bolas de arroz glutinosoLantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; see also 元夜; sticky rice dumplings
源于	yuányú	tener su origen en; proceder dehas its origins in
预定	yùdìng	reservar; programar con antelaciónto schedule in advance
余额	yú’é	saldo; remanentebalance (of an account, bill etc); surplus; remainder
月光	yuèguāng	luz de la lunamoonlight
乐器	yuèqì	instrumento musicalmusical instrument
月球	yuèqiú	la Lunathe moon
乐曲	yuèqǔ	pieza musical; composiciónmusical composition
约束	yuēshù	restringir; limitar; restricciónto restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction
预料	yùliào	prever; anticipar; expectativato forecast; to anticipate; expectation
晕	yūn	mareado; confuso; desmayarseconfused; dizzy; giddy; to faint
晕车	yùnchē	marearse en el cocheto be carsick
运送	yùnsòng	transportar; llevarto transport; to carry
运行	yùnxíng	funcionar; operar; ejecutar(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation; (of a train service etc) to operate; to run; (of a computer) to run
运营	yùnyíng	operar; gestionar; funcionamientoto be in operation; to do business; (of train, bus etc) to be in service; operation; service
与其	yǔqí	en vez de; antes querather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
预期	yùqī	esperar; prever; expectativato expect; to anticipate
羽绒服	yǔróngfú	abrigo de plumón; prenda acolchada de plumasdown-filled garment
浴室	yùshì	cuarto de baño; sala de duchasbathroom; shower room; bathhouse
欲望	yùwàng	deseo; anhelo; ansiadesire; longing; appetite; craving

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163 words

Simplified	Pinyin	Meaning
杂	zá	mezclado; diverso; misceláneomixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix
灾	zāi	desastre; calamidaddisaster; calamity
灾害	zāihài	desastre; calamidadcalamity; disaster
灾难	zāinàn	catástrofe; desastredisaster; catastrophe
灾区	zāiqū	zona afectada por un desastredisaster area; stricken region
再三	zàisān	una y otra vez; repetidamenteover and over again; again and again
再生	zàishēng	regenerarse; renacer; reciclarto be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling
在意	zàiyì	dar importancia a; importarleto care about; to mind
赞赏	zànshǎng	admirar; elogiar; apreciarto admire; to praise; to appreciate
赞同	zàntóng	estar de acuerdo; aprobar; respaldarto approve of; to agree with (an opinion, action etc); to endorse
遭到	zāodào	sufrir; encontrarse con algo adversoto suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)
噪声	zàoshēng	ruidonoise
遭受	zāoshòu	sufrir; padecerto suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
造型	zàoxíng	modelar; dar forma; diseño; aparienciato model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose
遭遇	zāoyù	encontrarse con; sufrir; experiencia adversato meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse)
则	zé	pero; entonces; norma; principio(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow
扎	zhā	pinchar; clavar; introducir una agujato prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")
炸	zhà	explotar; hacer estallar; bombardearto explode; to blow up; to bomb; to fly into a rage
粘	zhān	pegar; adherirseto glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to; variant of 黏
占比	zhànbǐ	proporción; porcentajeproportion; percentage
战斗	zhàndòu	combatir; lucha; batallato fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle
章	zhāng	capítulo; sección; cláusula; sellochapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; surname Zhang
障碍	zhàng’ài	obstáculo; impedimento; dificultarbarrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment
长辈	zhǎngbèi	mayor de la familia; generación mayorone's elders; older generation
账单	zhàngdān	factura; cuentabill
占据	zhànjù	ocupar; apoderarse deto occupy; to hold
战胜	zhànshèng	vencer; derrotar; superarto prevail over; to defeat; to surmount
粘贴	zhāntiē	pegar; adherir; copiar y pegarto stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste")
崭新	zhǎnxīn	completamente nuevo; flamantebrand new
占有	zhànyǒu	poseer; tener; ocuparto have; to own; to hold; to occupy
战争	zhànzhēng	guerra; conflictowar; conflict
招	zhāo	reclutar; atraer; provocar; hacer señasto recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur
招待	zhāodài	recibir; atender; agasajarto hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
照明	zhàomíng	iluminación; iluminarlighting; illumination; to light up; to illuminate
招生	zhāoshēng	admitir alumnos; matricular nuevos estudiantesto enroll new students; to get students
招手	zhāoshǒu	hacer señas con la mano; saludarto wave; to beckon
招收	zhāoshōu	contratar; reclutar; admitirto hire; to recruit
折	zhé	romper; partir; sufrir pérdidasto fold; to bend; to break; discount, e.g. 打折; to convert into
针	zhēn	aguja; alfiler; inyección; puntadaneedle; pin; injection; stitch
镇	zhèn	calmar; reprimir; sujetar; pobladoto press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress
睁	zhēng	abrir los ojosto open (one's eyes)
政策	zhèngcè	política; directrizpolicy
争吵	zhēngchǎo	pelearse; discutirto quarrel; dispute
争夺	zhēngduó	disputarse; luchar porto fight over; to contest; to vie over
正规	zhèngguī	formal; reglamentario; conforme a las normasregular; according to standards
争论	zhēnglùn	debatir; discutir; disputato argue; to debate; to contend; argument
正面	zhèngmiàn	frente; cara anterior; positivofront; obverse side; right side; positive
征求	zhēngqiú	solicitar; pedir opinionesto solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition
证实	zhèngshí	confirmar; comprobarto confirm (sth to be true); to verify
争议	zhēngyì	controversia; disputa; controvertircontroversy; dispute; to dispute
正义	zhèngyì	justicia; justojustice; righteousness; just; righteous
症状	zhèngzhuàng	síntomasymptom (of an illness)
枕头	zhěntou	almohadapillow
真相	zhēnxiàng	verdad; hechos realesthe truth about sth; the actual facts
阵雨	zhènyǔ	chubasco; lluvia pasajerashower (rain)
珍珠	zhēnzhū	perlapearl; (fig.) teardrop; tear
支	zhī	sostener; apoyar; levantar; ramato support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; surname Zhi
枝	zhī	rama; clasificador para objetos alargadosbranch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
制	zhì	sistema; controlar; regularsystem; to control; to regulate; variant of 制
值班	zhíbān	estar de guardia; trabajar por turnosto work a shift; on duty
支撑	zhīchēng	sostener; apoyar; soporteto prop up; to support; strut; brace
支出	zhīchū	gastar; desembolsar; gastosto spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure
只得	zhǐdé	no tener más remedio queto have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
指定	zhǐdìng	designar; asignar; especificarto appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated
脂肪	zhīfáng	grasafat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
只顾	zhǐgù	ocuparse únicamente de; fijarse solo ento focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with
至关重要	zhìguān-zhòngyào	vital; crucial; de suma importanciaextremely important; vital; crucial; essential
指挥	zhǐhuī	dirigir; comandar; director de orquestato conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra)
智力	zhìlì	inteligencia; intelectointelligence; intellect
治理	zhìlǐ	gobernar; administrar; gestionarto govern; to administer; to manage; to control
制品	zhìpǐn	producto; artículo manufacturadoproducts; goods
指示	zhǐshì	indicar; instruir; directrizto point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives
之所以	zhīsuǒyǐ	la razón por la que(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
职位	zhíwèi	puesto; cargo; empleoposition; post; job
职务	zhíwù	cargo; puesto; funcionespost; position; job; duties
秩序	zhìxù	orden; orden públicoorder; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)
质疑	zhìyí	cuestionar; poner en dudato call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of)
至于	zhìyú	en cuanto a; respecto de; llegar al extremo deas for; as to; to go so far as to
职员	zhíyuán	empleado; miembro del personaloffice worker; staff member
职责	zhízé	deber; responsabilidad; obligaciónduty; responsibility; obligation
指责	zhǐzé	criticar; reprochar; acusarto criticize; to find fault with; to denounce
侄子	zhízi	sobrino; hijo de un hermanobrother's son; nephew
肿	zhǒng	hincharse; hinchado; hinchazónto swell; swelling; swollen
中	zhòng	acertar; ser alcanzado por; contraerto hit (the target); to be hit by; to win (a prize); to suffer (poisoning, a stroke)
中等	zhōngděng	mediano; intermediomedium
种地	zhòngdì	cultivar la tierra; trabajar el campoto farm; to work the land
终点	zhōngdiǎn	final; meta; destinothe end; end point; finishing line (in a race); destination
中毒	zhòngdú	intoxicarse; ser envenenadoto be poisoned
中断	zhōngduàn	interrumpir; suspender; cortarto cut short; to break off; to discontinue; to interrupt
中奖	zhòngjiǎng	ganar un premioto win a prize (in a lottery etc)
众人	zhòngrén	todos; la genteeveryone
终身	zhōngshēn	de por vida; toda la vidalifelong; all one's life; marriage
中暑	zhòngshǔ	sufrir un golpe de calor; insolaciónto suffer heat exhaustion; sunstroke; heatstroke
众所周知	zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī	como todo el mundo sabe(idiom) as everyone knows
钟头	zhōngtóu	hora(coll.) hour
重心	zhòngxīn	centro de gravedad; núcleo; foco principalcenter of gravity; central core; main part
中旬	zhōngxún	segundo tercio del mesmiddle third of a month
中央	zhōngyāng	centro; central; autoridades centralescentral; middle; center; central authorities (of a state)
州	zhōu	estado; prefectura; división administrativaprefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US)
粥	zhōu	gachas de arroz; congeecongee; gruel; porridge; used in 荤粥
周边	zhōubiān	alrededores; periferia; productos derivadosperiphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral; merch (abbr. for 周边商品)
周到	zhōudào	atento; considerado; minuciosothoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough
周期	zhōuqī	ciclo; periodoperiod; cycle
株	zhū	planta; tronco; clasificador para plantastree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants
砖	zhuān	ladrillo; baldosabrick; tile (floor or wall, not roof)
转	zhuàn	girar; dar vueltas; rotarto revolve; to rotate; to spin; to stroll around; a revolution
转动	zhuàndòng	hacer girar; rotarto rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn; to move in a circle; to gyrate
装备	zhuāngbèi	equipar; equipo; equipamientoequipment; to equip; to outfit
庄稼	zhuāngjia	cultivo; cosechafarm crop
转换	zhuǎnhuàn	cambiar; convertir; transformarto change; to switch; to convert; to transform
转交	zhuǎnjiāo	entregar a otra persona; remitirto pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else
专科	zhuānkē	especialidad; rama profesional; centro técnicospecialized subject; branch (of medicine); specialized training school
专利	zhuānlì	patente; derecho exclusivopatent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people; monopoly
转让	zhuǎnràng	transferir; cederto transfer (ownership, rights etc)
转身	zhuǎnshēn	darse la vuelta; girarse(of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
专题	zhuāntí	tema monográfico; reportaje especialspecific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic
转移	zhuǎnyí	trasladar; transferir; desviarto shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc); (medicine) to metastasize
专用	zhuānyòng	de uso exclusivo; especialspecial; dedicated
专注	zhuānzhù	concentrarse; prestar plena atenciónto focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention
主办	zhǔbàn	organizar; ser anfitrión deto organize; to host (a conference or sports event)
珠宝	zhūbǎo	joyas; piedras preciosaspearls; jewels; precious stones
主播	zhǔbō	presentador; locutor; creador de transmisiones en directo(news) anchor; (program) host; (Internet) streamer
主导	zhǔdǎo	liderar; dominante; principalleading; dominant; prevailing; to lead
诸多	zhūduō	numerosos; muchos(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
祝福	zhùfú	desear lo mejor; bendiciónblessings; to wish sb well
主管	zhǔguǎn	estar a cargo; responsable; gerentein charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager
追究	zhuījiū	investigar; exigir responsabilidadesto investigate; to look into
主角	zhǔjué	protagonista; papel principalleading role; lead; protagonist
助理	zhùlǐ	asistente; auxiliarassistant
主流	zhǔliú	corriente principal; tendencia dominantemain stream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter; mainstream (culture etc)
捉	zhuō	agarrar; capturar; atraparto clutch; to grab; to capture
助手	zhùshǒu	ayudante; asistenteassistant; helper
主演	zhǔyǎn	protagonizar; actor principalto play the leading role; to star; lead actor
祝愿	zhùyuàn	desearto wish
住宅	zhùzhái	vivienda; residenciaresidence; dwelling; abode
主张	zhǔzhāng	defender; sostener; postura; opiniónto advocate; to stand for; view; position
著作	zhùzuò	escribir; obra; libroto write; literary work; book; article
资本	zīběn	capitalcapital (economics)
资产	zīchǎn	activos; bienes; patrimonioproperty; assets
自豪	zìháo	orgullosoproud (of one's achievements etc)
自来水	zìláishuǐ	agua corriente; agua del griforunning water; tap water
自律	zìlǜ	autodisciplina; autorregulaciónself-discipline; self-regulation; autonomy (ethics); autonomic (physiology)
字幕	zìmù	subtítulos; leyendassubtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
自杀	zìshā	suicidarse; suicidioto kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
自我	zìwǒ	uno mismo; el yo; egothe self; oneself; self-; (psychology) ego
自言自语	zìyán-zìyǔ	hablar consigo mismo; pensar en voz alta(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
自愿	zìyuàn	voluntario; por propia voluntadvoluntary
自助	zìzhù	autoservicio; autoayudaself-service
总裁	zǒngcái	presidente ejecutivo; director generalchairman; director-general (of a company etc)
总计	zǒngjì	total; sumar en total(grand) total
总理	zǒnglǐ	primer ministropremier; prime minister
棕色	zōngsè	marrón; color cafébrown
总算	zǒngsuàn	por fin; al fin; en conjuntoat long last; finally; on the whole
粽子	zòngzi	paquete de arroz glutinoso envuelto en hojasglutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled
走廊	zǒuláng	pasillo; corredor; galeríacorridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda
足	zú	suficiente; pleno; excesivo(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
阻碍	zǔ’ài	obstaculizar; impedir; obstáculoto obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction
钻	zuān	perforar; taladrar; meterse; abrirse pasoto drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through
阻挡	zǔdǎng	detener; bloquear; resistirto stop; to resist; to obstruct
祖国	zǔguó	patriamotherland
罪	zuì	delito; culpa; pecadoguilt; crime; fault; blame
祖先	zǔxiān	antepasado; especie ancestralancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
足以	zúyǐ	ser suficiente parasufficient to...; so much so that; so that

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