Most common Chinese words

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb); fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute; it takes two to tango; it's difficult to achieve anything without support

60039一元论yīyuánlùn

monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance

60040一准yīzhǔn

certainly

60041一面之缘yīmiànzhīyuán

(idiom) one-time encounter (e.g. 有一面之缘 (yǒuyīmiànzhīyuán) "to have met once before")

60042三不管sānbùguǎn

of undetermined status; unregulated

60043三十而立sānshí'érlì

thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)

60044上半时shàngbànshí

first half of a game or contest

60045下不了台xiàbuliǎotái

to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully; to be put on the spot; to be embarrassed

60046下龙湾XiàlóngWān

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

60047不依不饶bùyībùráo

not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive; to treat severely without listening to excuses

60048不可胜数bùkěshèngshǔ

countless; innumerable

60049不减当年bùjiǎndāngnián

(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit; to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever

60050不辍bùchuò

incessant; relentless

60051世世shìshì

from age to age

60052世局shìjú

the world situation; the state of the world

60053乘隙chéngxì

to seize an opportunity; to exploit (a loophole)

60054干呕gān'ǒu

to retch

60055井然jǐngrán

tidy, methodical

60056亮堂liàngtáng

bright; clear

60057人才外流réncáiwàiliú

brain drain

60058仁怀市RénhuáiShì

Renhuai, a county-level city in Zunyi City 遵义市 (ZūnyìShì), Guizhou

60059休眠火山xiūmiánhuǒshān

dormant volcano

60060借光jièguāng

excuse me (i.e. let me through, please); reflected glory; to benefit from sb else's prestige

60061催吐cuītù

to induce vomiting

60062传经chuánjīng

to pass on scripture; to teach Confucian doctrine; to pass on one's experience

60063传述chuánshù

to relay; to retell

60064光复会Guāngfùhuì

anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培 (CàiYuánpéi); aka 复古会 (Fùgǔhuì)

60065共乘gòngchéng

to ride together; to carpool

60066冬令营dōnglìngyíng

winter camp

60067出苗chūmiáo

to sprout; to come out (of seedling); to bud

60068刨花板bàohuābǎn

particle board; chipboard

Particle

60069利国利民lìguólìmín

to benefit both the country and the people

60070刚愎自用gāngbìzìyòng

obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)

60071加数jiāshù

addend; summand

60072加里曼丹岛JiālǐmàndānDǎo

Kalimantan island (Indonesian name for Borneo island)

60073劝勉quànmiǎn

to advise; to encourage

60074升旗仪式shēngqíyíshì

flag raising ceremony

60075午餐肉wǔcānròu

canned luncheon meat; Spam

60076半百bànbǎi

fifty (usually referring to sb's age)

60077口若悬河kǒuruòxuánhé

mouth like a torrent (idiom); eloquent; glib; voluble; have the gift of the gab

60078吉水县JíshuǐXiàn

Jishui, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市 (Jí'ānShì), Jiangxi

60079和田县HétiánXiàn

Hotan, a county in Hotan City 和田市 (HétiánShì), Xinjiang

60080唇形科chúnxíngkē

Labiatae, the taxonomic family including lavender, mint

60081唐代宗TángDàizōng

Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫 (LǐYù), reigned 762-779

60082唱对台戏chàngduìtáixì

to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb; to get into confrontation

60083围拢wéilǒng

to crowd around

60084土共Tǔgòng

(coll.) commie (derog., used by the KMT); CCP, the party of the people (used by CCP supporters); pro-Beijing camp (HK); (abbr.) Communist Party of Turkey; (abbr.) Communist Party of Turkmenistan

60085土默特右旗Tǔmòtèyòuqí

Tumed right banner, Mongolian Tümed baruun khoshuu, in Baotou 包头 (Bāotóu), Inner Mongolia

60086地方主义dìfāngzhǔyì

regionalism; favoring one's local region

60087报料bàoliào

to provide a news tip (to the media); a news tip

60088壬午rénwǔ

nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062

60089夏历xiàlì

the traditional Chinese lunar calendar

60090大戟科dàjǐkē

Euphorbiaceae (plant family including rubber and cassava)