Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

cānmóu 参谋 [comp: 参 participate + 谋 scheme, plan] I V give advice, suggest II N (army) staff officer 参
谋长 cānmóuzhǎng chief of staff
cānyú 参与 V participate, involve
cānzhào 参照 V use as reference, refer to
cān 餐 N meal
cāntīng 餐厅 [modif: 餐 meal + 厅 hall] N restaurant ■ 旅馆的餐厅在十二楼。Lǚguǎn de cāntīng zài
shí’èr lóu. The restaurant in the hotel is on the twelfth floor.
cán 残 TRAD 殘 ADJ damaged, savage
cánjí 残疾 [comp: 残 damaged + 疾 disease] ADJ disabled 残疾人 cánjírén disabled person
cánkù 残酷 ADJ cruel, brutal
cánliú 残留 V (partly) remain
cánrěn 残忍 ADJ cruel, merciless
cán 惭 TRAD 慚 N shame
cánkuì 惭愧 [comp: 惭 shame + 愧 sense of guilt] ADJ be ashamed ■ 由于我的错误，给你带来了 不
便，我深感惭愧。Yóuyú wǒ de cuòwù, gěi nǐ dàiláile búbiàn, wǒ shēn gǎn cánkuì. My error has
caused you inconvenience. I feel deeply ashamed.
cǎn 惨 TRAD 慘 ADJ miserable
càn 灿 TRAD 燦 ADJ brilliant
cànlàn 灿烂 ADJ magnificent, splendid
cāng 仓 TRAD 倉 N storage
cāngcù 仓促 ADJ hasty, hurried 仓促离去 cāngcù líqù leave in a hurry
cāngkù 仓库 [comp:仓 storage + 库 warehouse] N warehouse
cāng 苍 TRAD 蒼 N dark green
cāngbái 苍白 [comp: 苍 dark green + 白 white] ADJ pallid, pale
cāngying 苍蝇 N housefly ■ 那里有一只苍蝇，拍 死它！ Nàli yǒu yì zhī cāngying, pāi sǐ tā! There’s
a fly; kill it!
cāng 舱 TRAD 艙 N cabin (in a ship or an airplane) 经济舱 jīngjì cāng economy class (cabin) / 商务舱 shāngwù
cāng business class (cabin) / 头等舱 tóuděng cāng first class (cabin)
cāng 沧 TRAD 滄 ADJ (of the sea) dark blue (See bǎo jīng cāngsāng 饱经沧桑.)
cānghǎi 沧海 N deep, blue sea
cáng 藏 V hide, conceal ■ 他把玩具藏在床下，不 让妈妈看见。Tā bǎ wánjù cáng zài chuáng xia, bú
ràng māma kànjiàn. He hid the toy under the bed so his mother wouldn’t see.
cāo 操 N drill, exercise
cāochǎng 操场 [modif: 操 drill, exercise + 场 ground] N sports ground, playground ■ 我们学校 的操场
很大。Wǒmen xuéxiaò de cānchǎng hěn dà. Our school sports ground is very big. (在) 操场上
(zài) cāochǎng shang on the sports ground ■ 很多学生在操场上玩。Hěn duō xuésheng zài cāochǎng
shang wán. Many students are playing on the sports ground.
cāoláo 操劳 V toil, work very hard
cāoliàn 操练 [comp: 操 drill + 练 practice] V drill, practice, train
cāoxīn 操心 [v+obj: 操 exercise + 心 the heart] V deeply concern, be at pains
cāozòng 操纵 V control, manipulate
cāozuò 操作 [comp: 操 operate + 作 do] V operate ■ 你会操作这台机器吗？Nǐ huì cāozuò zhè tái jīqì
ma? Do you know how to operate this machine? 操作手册 cāozuò shǒucè operating manual / 操作 系
统 cāozuò xìtǒng operating system
cáo 嘈 ADJ noisy
cáozá 嘈杂 ADJ noisy, clamorous
cǎo 草 N grass, weed (棵 kē) ■ 你们每天给马喂几 次草？Nǐmen měi tiān gěi mǎ wèi jǐ cì cǎo? How
many times a day do you feed the horses? (← How many times a day do you feed the horses grass?)
cǎo'àn 草案 [modif: 草 rough + 案 document] N draft (of a plan, proposal, a document, etc.)