huàféi 化肥 [modif: 化 chemical + 肥 fertilizer] N chemical fertilizer
huàgōng 化工 N shortened form of 化学工业 huàxué gōngyè (chemical industry) 化工厂 huàgōngchǎng
chemical plant
huàshì 化石 N fossil
huàxué 化学 [modif: 化 change, transform + 学 study] N chemistry ■ 他对化学感兴趣，以后想当化
学工程师。Tā duì huàxué gǎn xìngqu, yǐhòu xiǎng dāng huàxué gōngchéngshī. He is interested in
chemistry, and hopes to become a chemical engineer. 化学工业 huàxué gōngyè chemical industry
huàyàn 化验 [modif: 化 chemical + 验 test] N chemical test, laboratory test ■ 你必须化验一下 血。Nǐ
bìxū huàyàn yíxià xuè. You must have your blood tested. 化验报告 huàyàn bàogào laboratory test report
/ 化验单 huàyàndān laboratory test application (a form signed by a doctor for the patient to have a test
done in a laboratory) / 化验室 huàyànshì laboratory / 化验员 huàyànyuán laboratory assistant, laboratory
technician
huàzhuāng 化妆 V put on make-up 化妆品 huàzhuāngpǐn cosmetics
huà 划 TRAD 劃 V 1 plan 2 delimit
huàfēn 划分 V divide, differentiate, classify
huà 画 TRAD 畫 V draw, paint ■ 这个小孩喜欢画 各种动物，而且画得挺好。Zhège xiǎohái xǐhuan
huà gè zhǒng dòngwù, érqiě huà de tǐng hǎo. This child likes to draw animals, and is very good at
it. 铅笔画 qiānbǐ huà pencil drawing / 水彩画 shuǐcǎi huà watercolor (painting) / 油画 yóuhuà oil painting
huàbào 画报 [modif: 画 picture + 报 paper] N illustrated magazine, pictorial (份 fèn, 本 běn) ■ 星期天
的报纸大多有一份画报。Xīngqītiān de bàozhǐ dàduō yǒu yí fèn huàbào. Most Sunday
newspapers carry a pictorial (or color) supplement.
huàjiā 画家 [suffix: 画 paint + 家 nominal suffix denoting an expert] N painter, artist (位 wèi) ■ 这位画
家画风景特别好。Zhè wèi huàjiā huà fēngjǐng tèbié hǎo. This artist is particularly good at
landscapes.
huàr 画儿 N picture, drawing (张 zhāng, 幅 fú) ■ 这张画儿画得真好！Zhè zhāng huàr huà de zhēn
hǎo! This picture is so well done!
NOTE: You can use 画 huà instead of 画儿 huàr, e.g. ■ 这张画画得真好！ Zhè zhāng huà huà de zhēn hǎo! This
picture is so well done!huà shé tiān zú 画蛇添足 IDIOM add legs to a snake (→ do superfluous things, thus causing damage or
attracting ridicule)
huà 话 TRAD 話 N speech, what is said, words (句 jù) ■ 你这句话很有道理。Nǐ zhè jù huà hěn yǒu
dàolǐ . Your words are very reasonable. (→ You’re quite right there.) ■ 别忘了我的话。Bié wàngle
wǒ de huà. Don’t forget what I said.
huàtí 话题 [modif: 话 speech + 题 theme] N topic of conversation, subject of a talk, theme
huàtǒng 话筒 N microphone
huái 怀 N TRAD 懷 bosom
huáiniàn 怀念 [comp: 怀 miss + 念 think of] V cherish the memory of, think of tenderly
huáiyí 怀疑 [v+obj: 怀 harbor + 疑 doubt] V 1 dis-believe, doubt ■ 我怀疑他说的话是不是真的。Wǒ
huáiyí tā shuōde huà shìbushì zhēn de. I doubt if he was telling the truth. 2 think something is
likely, suspect: ■ 我怀疑他在撒谎。Wǒ huáiyí tā zài sāhuǎng. I suspect that he was lying.
NOTE: 怀疑 huáiyí has two seemingly contradictory meanings – disbelieve and think something is likely,
but the context will make the meaning clear.huáiyùn 怀孕 V be pregnant
huài 坏 TRAD 壞 I ADJ bad (ANTONYM 好 hǎo) ■ 小孩子看电影，总爱问谁是好人，谁是坏 人。
Xiǎoháizi kàn diànyǐng, zǒng ài wèn shéi shì hǎorén, shéi shì huàirén. When children watch
movies, they like to ask who is the good guy and who is the bad guy. II V break down, be out of order