hányì 含义 N implied meaning, meaning
hán 寒 ADJ cold
hánjià 寒假 [modif: 寒 cold + 假 holiday] N winter vacation ■ 中国的学校一般在一月开始放寒 假。
Zhōngguó de xuéxiào yìbān zài Yīyuè kāishǐ fàng hánjià. In China, schools generally begin their
winter holidays in January.
hánlěng 寒冷 [comp: 寒 freezing + 冷 cold] ADJ freezing cold ■ 加拿大北部天气寒冷，一年中 有半
年多下雪。Jiānádà běibù tiānqì hánlěng, yì nián zhōng yǒu bànnián duō xià xuě. North Cana- da
is very cold; it snows over six months in a year.
hánxuān 寒暄 V exchange greetings (at the beginning of a meeting)
hǎn 喊 V shout ■ 有人在外面喊你。Yǒu rén zài wàimiàn hǎn nǐ. Someone is calling for you outside.
hàn 汗 N sweat, perspiration 出汗 chūhàn sweat, perspire ■ 这个房间热得我 出汗。Zhège fángjiān rè
de wǒ chūhàn. The room was so hot that I perspired.
Hàn 汉 TRAD 漢 N the Han people
Hànyǔ 汉语 [modif: 汉 the Han people + 语 speech] N the language of the Han people, the Chinese
language ■ 你学了几年汉语了? Nǐ xuéle jǐ nián Hànyǔ le? How many years have you been
learning Chinese? ■ 我会说一点汉语。 Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎn Hànyǔ. I speak a little Chinese.
NOTE: In Chinese there are a number of words denoting the Chinese language. 汉语 Hànyǔ literally means
the language of the Han Chinese people, in contrast with the languages of the non-Han peoples in China.
汉语 Hànyǔ is therefore the accurate, scientific term for the language. However, the most popular term for
the Chinese language is 中文 Zhōngwén. In Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries, the standard
Chinese language is often referred to as 华语 Huáyǔ in contrast to the various Chinese dialects spoken
there. Also see note on 普通 话 Pǔtōnghuà.Hànzì 汉字 [modif: 汉 the Han people + 字 word, character] N Chinese character ■ 这个汉字我不认
识。Zhège Hànzì wǒ bú rènshi. I don’t know this Chinese character. ■ 你会写多少汉字？Nǐ huì
xiě duōshǎo Hànzì? How many Chinese characters can you write?
hàn 捍 V defend, guard
hànwèi 捍卫 [modif: 捍 defend + 卫 defend] V defend, protect
hàn 旱 ADJ dry spell, drought (See gānhàn 干旱.)
hàn 憾 N regret (See yíhàn 遗憾.)
hǎn 罕 ADJ rare
hǎnjiàn 罕见 [modif: 罕 seldom + 见 seen] ADJ rare
háng 行 MEASURE WORD line, row, queue (used with nouns that are formed in lines) ■ 第四页第二行 dì-sì
yè dì-èr háng line two on page four
hángliè 行列 N rows or ranks, rank and file
hángqíng 行情 N price quotations ■ 黄金的行情 看涨。Huángjīn de hángqíng kànzhǎng. The price for
gold is expected to rise.
hángyè 行业 [comp: 行 line, occupation + 业 industry] N trade and profession, industry 各行各业 gèháng
gèyè every trade and profession
háng 航 V navigate
hángbān 航班 N flight, flight number 飞往广州的航班 fēiwǎng Guǎngzhōu de hángbān a flight to Guangzhou
hángkōng 航空 N aviation 航空公司 hángkōng gōngsī aviation company, airline / 航空学校 hángkōng xuéxiào
aviation school
hángtiān 航天 N spaceflight 航天飞机 hángtiān fēijī space shuttle, spaceship
hángxíng 航行 V (of a ship) sail, (of an aircraft) fly
háo 毫 N fine long hair
háo bù 毫不 ADV not in the least, not at all ■ 他 读书不用功，考试成绩不好毫不奇怪。Tā dúshū bú
yònggōng, kǎoshì chéngjì bù hǎo háo bù qíguài. He didn’t study hard, so it’s no wonder he got very
poor grades at the exams.