Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

Zhème jiǎndān de tímù, nǐ yě bú huì zuò ma? Can’t you do such a simple question?
mái 埋 V bury ■ 他把死狗埋在树下。Tā bǎ sǐ gǒu mái zài shù xia. He buried his dead dog under the
tree.
máifu 埋伏 V lie in ambush, ambush
máimò 埋没 [comp: 埋 bury + 没 annul] V stifle (talent)
máizàng 埋葬 V bury (a dead person)
mǎi 买 TRAD 買 V buy ■ 我要买一双鞋。Wǒ yào mǎi yì shuāng xié. I want to buy a pair of shoes. ■ 你
这本书在哪儿买的？Nǐ zhè běn shū zài nǎr mǎi de? Where did you buy this book?
mǎimài 买卖 [comp: 买 buy + 卖 sell] N trade, business ■ 最近店里的买卖怎么样？Zuìjìn diànli de
mǎimài zěnmeyàng? How is business at your shop recently? ■ 他在城里有个小买卖。Tā zài
chénglǐ yǒu ge xiǎo mǎimài. He has a small business in town. 做买卖 zuò mǎimài do business, be
engaged in business ■ 几乎每一家大公司都想跟中国做 买卖。Jīhū měi yì jiā dà gōngsī dòu
xiǎng gēn Zhōngguó zuò mǎimài. Almost every corporation wants to do business with China. ■ 他
很会做买 卖，几年工夫就发财了。Tā hěn huì zuò mǎimài, jǐ nián gōngfu jiù fācái le. He is
very good at doing business, and has become prosperous just in a few years.
mài 迈 TRAD 邁 V step forward
mài 麦 TRAD 麥 N wheat 大麦 dàmài barley / 荞麦 qiáomài buckwheat / 小麦 xiǎomài wheat / 燕麦 yànmài oats
màikèfēng 麦克风 N microphone
mài 卖 TRAD 賣 V sell ■ 他把汽车卖了。Tā bǎ qìchē mài le. He sold his car. ■ 你们这里卖水果 吗？
Nǐmen zhèli mài shuǐguǒ ma? Do you sell fruit here?
mài 脉 TRAD 脈 N blood vessel
màibó 脉搏 N pulse 量脉搏 liáng màibó take one’s pulse
mán 瞒 V conceal truth from ■ 这件事你不该瞒 我。Zhè jiàn shì nǐ bù gāi mán wǒ. You shouldn’t have
hidden this matter from me.
mán 馒 TRAD 饅 as in 馒头 mántou
mántou 馒头 [suffix: 馒 steamed bun + 头 nominal suffix] N steamed bun ■ 我早饭吃了两个馒 头。
Wǒ zǎofàn chīle liǎng ge mántou. I ate two steamed buns for breakfast.
mán 埋 as in 埋怨 mányuàn
mányuàn 埋怨 V blame, complain
mán 蛮 TRAD 蠻 ADJ rough, churlish, crude (See yěmán 野蛮.)
mán 瞒 TRAD 瞞 V hide the truth from (See yǐnmán 隐瞒.)
mǎn 满 ADJ full, full to the brim ■ 碗里的水满 了。Wǎn li de shuǐ mǎn le. The bowl is full of water. ■
房间里挤得满满的。Fángjiān li jǐ de mǎnmǎn de. The room is packed.
mǎnyì 满意 [v+obj: 满 make full + 意 wish, desire] ADJ satisfied, satisfactory ■ 我们要让顾 客高兴地
来，满意地走。Wǒmen yào ràng gùkè gāoxìng de lái, mǎnyì de zǒu. We should make customers
arrive happy and leave satisfied. 对 ... 满意 duì ... mǎnyì be satisfied with ■ 我对 你们的服务很不
满意。Wǒ duì nǐmen de fúwù hěn bù mǎnyì. I’m very dissatisfied with your service.
mǎnzú 满足 V meet the needs of, satisfy ■ 老师 尽量满足学生的要求。Lǎoshī jìnliàng mǎnzú
xuésheng de yāoqiú. The teacher tries his best to meet the demands of his students. ■ 我们要增加
产量， 满足市场的需要。Wǒmen yào zēngjiā chǎnliàng, mǎnzú shìchǎng de xūyào. We should
increase output to satisfy the needs of the market.
màn 慢 ADJ slow (ANTONYM 快 kuài) ■ 别着急， 慢慢地走。Bié zháojí, mànman de zǒu. Don’t be
impatient. Walk slowly. ■ 你说得慢，我就听得 懂。Nǐ shuō de màn, wǒ jiù tīng de dǒng. If you
speak slowly, I can understand you.
mànxìng 慢性 ADJ chronic (disease)
mànxìngzi 慢性子 N slow or indolent person, slow coach
màn 漫 V overflow
màncháng 漫长 ADJ long, endless
mànhuà 漫画 N cartoon, caricature
màn 蔓 as in 蔓延 mànyán