Words 901–1000
小麦
wheat
尖锐
sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)
汽油
gasoline
签字
to sign (one's name); signature
丝毫
the slightest amount or degree; a bit
腰
the waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food); the waist of trousers or a skirt; (metonym) money pouch; pocket; (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)
锅
pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing
重
to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer
犹豫
to hesitate
骨头
bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. gútou
毛病
fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment
总算
at long last; finally; on the whole
自豪
proud (of one's achievements etc)
蝴蝶
butterfly
影子
shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence
哪怕
even; even if; even though; no matter how
常识
common sense; general knowledge
车厢
carriage
青
short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīnghǎi)
嫩
young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled
摩托车
(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
消化
to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
老鼠
rat; mouse (CL:只 (zhī))
自私
selfish; selfishness
艰苦
difficult; hard; arduous
赞美
to admire; to praise; to eulogize
难怪
(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)
执照
license; permit
彩虹
rainbow
必需
to need; to require; essential; indispensable
了不起
amazing; terrific; extraordinary
传染
to infect; contagious
多余
superfluous; unnecessary; surplus
热心
enthusiastic; ardent; zealous
称赞
to praise; to commend; to compliment
亲切
amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar
风俗
social custom
雇佣
to employ; to hire
征求
to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition
悠久
long (tradition, history etc)
语气
tone; manner of speaking; mood
辅导
to guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor
铜
copper (chemistry)
键盘
keyboard
土豆
potato; (Tw) peanut (CL:颗 (kē))
晕
confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out
中旬
middle third of a month
闪电
lightning
付款
to pay a sum of money; payment
何必
there is no need; why should
小伙子
(coll.) young man; young fellow; lad
议论
to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion
宁可
preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
屋子
house; room
行人
pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor
兔子
hare; rabbit
客厅
living room; sitting room
测验
test; to test
碎
(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous
缘故
reason; cause
鼓舞
to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
迫切
urgent; pressing
甩
to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb)
肩膀
shoulder
陆地
dry land (as opposed to the sea)
数码
number; numerals; figures; digital; amount; numerical code
残疾
disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal
珍惜
to treasure; to value; to cherish
倒霉
to have bad luck; to be out of luck
名牌
famous brand; nameplate; name tag
吵架
to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel
寺庙
temple; monastery; shrine
小偷
thief
尾巴
tail; colloquial pr. yǐba
抄
to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms
挥
to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
格外
especially; particularly; even more than usual; extra; additional
滴
to drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid); classifier for drops of liquid
硬币
coin
胃
stomach
卧室
bedroom
豆腐
tofu; bean curd
体积
volume (amount of space an object occupies)
大象
elephant
过敏
(medicine) allergic; hypersensitive; (fig.) oversensitive; prone to overreact
预订
to place an order; to book ahead
武术
military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫
华裔
ethnic Chinese; non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry
讲究
to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen
闯
to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships)
馒头
steamed bun
乙
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān); second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方 (yǐfāng), as opposed to 甲方 (jiǎfāng)); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
问候
to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
学问
learning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (CL:门 (mén)); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
挣钱
to make money
摘
to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out; to borrow money at a time of urgent need
概括
to summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline
等候
to wait; to wait for
天真
naive; innocent; artless
学期
term; semester