Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

(cause a) sensation/sensational hōngdòng 轰动 79 sense of shame xiūchǐ 羞耻 204 sensible míngzhì 明智 130 sensitive mǐn ...

she tā 她 175 shear jiǎn 剪 93 sheep yáng 羊 208 shift (v.) yí 移, yídòng 移动 212 shift (n.) bān 班 4 shine zhào 照 ...

sign (n.) biāozhì 标志 12 sign (v.) qiāndìng 签订 145 sign up for bàomíng 报名 7 signboard páizi 牌子 137 significanc ...

six liù 六 121 size chǐmǎ 尺码 27 , dàxiǎo 大小 35 size up dǎliàng 打量 34 ski/skiing huáxuě 滑雪 81 skilful shúliàn 熟练 169 ...

so far zhìjīn 至今 234 so long as zhǐyào 只要 234 so-called suǒwèi 所谓 174 soak jìnpào 浸泡 101 soap féizào 肥皂 56 , xiā ...

(have) a sore throat hóulóng téng 喉 咙疼 79 sorry bàoqiàn 抱歉 7 sort/kind zhǒng 种 236 soul línghún 灵魂 120 sound s ...

sponsor zànzhù 赞助, zànzhù rén 赞助人 225 spontaneous zìfā 自发 242 spoon sháozi 勺子 158 sport shoes yùndòngxié 运动鞋 ...

state (of affairs) zhuàngtài 状态 240 , shìtài 事态 166 state (of things) miànmào 面貌 125 (Chinese) State Council/(the ...

stove lúzào 炉灶 122 straight zhèng 正 231 , zhí 直 233 (be) stranded kùn 困 112 strange guài 怪 70 , qíguài 奇怪 143 stra ...

substitute (v.) tì 替 178 substitute for (v.) dàitì 代替 36 subtract jiǎn 减 93 subtrahend jiǎnshù 减数 93 suburbs jiāoqū ...

superintend jiāndū 监督 92 superior (n.) shàngjí 上级 158 superior (adj.) yōuyuè 优越 217 superiority complex yōuyuègǎn ...

switch (n.) kāiguān 开关 106 switch on kāi 开 106 sword jiàn 剑 95 symmetry/symmetrical duìchèng 对 称 48 sympathize/sym ...

talk (v.) huìhuà 会话 84 , tán 谈 176 (formal) talk huìtán 会谈 84 talk nonsense húshuō 胡说 80 tall gāo 高 63 tangerine j ...

ten shí 十 164 ten thousand wàn 万 186 ten million yì qiānwàn 一千万 186 tendency qīngxiàng 倾向 148 tender nèn 嫩 134 tenn ...

thick (gas/liquid) nóng 浓 136 thief xiǎotōu 小偷 198 , zéi 贼 225 thin báo 薄 6 , shòu 瘦 168 , xì 细 193 thing dōngxi ...

(railway, coach) timetable shíkèbiǎo 时刻表 164 timid dǎnqiè 胆怯 37 tin guàntou 罐头 71 tinned food guàntou shípǐn 罐头 ...

tourist lǚyóuzhě 旅游者 122 , yóulánzhě 游览者 218 tourist company lǚyóu gōngsī 旅游 公司 122 tourist guide dǎoyóu 导游 39 t ...

travel by boat/ship zuòchuán 坐船 30 travel for pleasure lǚyóu 旅游 122 tray pánzi 盘子 138 tread on cǎi 踩 19 treasured ...

turn/do a somersault fān jīndǒu 翻筋斗 100 turn into chéng 成 24 turn off (v.) guān 关 70 turn on kāi 开 106 tu ...

uneventful píngjìng 平静 141 unexpected yìwài 意外 214 unexpectedly què 却 151 , búliào 不 料 16 unfamiliar mòshēng 陌生 131 u ...