Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

pēngrèn 烹饪 N cuisine péng 朋 N companion péngyou 朋友 [comp: 朋 companion + 友 friend] N friend ■ 朋友之间应该互相帮助。Péngyou zhī jiān ...

and 酒 jiǔ means alcoholic drink. pí 脾 N spleen píqi 脾气 N temper ■ 王医生脾气好，很少生气。 Wáng yīshēng píqi hǎo, hěn shǎo shē ...

piào 漂 ADJ pretty piàoliang 漂亮 ADJ pretty, good-looking ■ 这个 小女孩真漂亮！ Zhège xiǎo nǚhái zhēn piàoliang! This li ...

time, usually, normally ■ 我平常不喝酒，只有 节日的时候喝一点儿。Wǒ píngcháng bù hē jiǔ, zhǐyǒu jiérì de shíhou hē yìdiǎnr. I ...

pòhài 迫害 [comp: 迫 oppress + 害 harm] V & N persecute; prosecution pòqiè 迫切 ADJ urgent, pressing ■ 我们的迫切任 务是了解市场情况。W ...

Q qī 七 NUMERAL seven 七百七十七 qībǎi qīshíqī seven hundred and seventy-seven (777) qī 妻 N wife qīzi 妻子 [suffix: 妻 wife + 子 nomi ...

flag qízi 旗子 [suffix: 旗 flag, banner + 子 nominal suffix] N flag, banner (面 miàn) ■ 国旗是代表国家的 旗 子。Guóqí shì dàibiǎo guóji ...

qǐlai 起来 V get up (out of bed), stand up ■ 校长 走进教室，大家都站起来。 Xiàozhǎng zǒujìn jiàoshì, dàjiā dōu zhàn qǐla ...

Nǐ huì kāi chē ma? Can you drive a car? qìshuǐ 汽水 [modif: 汽 vapor + 水 water] N soda water, soft drink, soda, pop ...

qiānbǐ 铅笔 [modif: 铅 lead + 笔 pen] N pencil (支 zhī) ■ 我的红铅笔哪里去了？Wǒ de hóng qiānbǐ nǎlǐ qù le? Where’s my red ...

rénqíng 欠人情 owe a debt of gratitude qiàn 歉 N apology qiànyì 歉意 N apology, regret 表达歉意 biǎodá qiànyì offer an apolo ...

qiǎomiào 巧妙 [comp: 巧 skilled + 妙 wonderful] ADJ ingenious, very clever ■ 这台机器设计得很巧 妙。Zhè tái jīqì shèjì de hěn ...

qín 琴 N musical instrument 钢琴 gāngqín piano / 小提琴 xiǎotíqín violin qīng 青 ADJ green qīngchūn 青春 [modif: 青 green + 春 spring] N th ...

qíngjié 情节 N plot (of a story, movie, etc.), scenario qíngjǐng 情景 [comp: 情 situation + 景 scene] N scene, occasion ■ 旅 ...

hǎohǎo qìngzhù yíxià. Their daughter will graduate from university next month. They plan to have a ...

qǔ 曲 N melody, tune qǔzi 曲子 N song, melody 熟悉的曲子 shúxī de qǔzi familiar tune qù 去 V leave for, go to (来 lái) ■ 你什么时 ...

quàn 劝 TRAD 勸 V try to talk ... into (or out of) doing something, advise ■ 他劝我不要把钱都 存在那家 银行。Tā quàn wǒ bú yào ...

R rán 然 ADV however rán’ér 然而 CONJ same as 但是 dànshì. Usually used in writing. ránhòu 然后 CONJ afterwards, ... and then 先 ...

rèxīn 热心 [modif: 热 hot + 心 heart] ADJ warm-hearted, enthusiastic 对 ... 热心 duì ... rèxīn be warm- hearted towards, be en ...

十八名。Wǒ xiào yǒu jiàoxué rényuán wǔshí liù míng, qítā rényuán shíbā míng. This school has a teaching staff of ...