Nǐ huì kāi chē ma? Can you drive a car?qìshuǐ 汽水 [modif: 汽 vapor + 水 water] N soda water, soft drink, soda, pop (瓶 píng, 杯 bēi) ■ 这 瓶
汽水是给你的。Zhè píng qìshuǐ shì gěi nǐ de. This bottle of soda water is for you. ■ 我不喝汽
水，我喝水。Wǒ bù hē qìshuǐ, wǒ hē shuǐ. I don’t drink soft drinks. I drink water.
qìyóu 汽油 N gasoline, gas, petrol ■ 我们的汽油 快用完了，到前面的加油站要停下加油。Wǒmen
de qìyóu kuài yòngwán le, dào qiánmiàn de jiāyóuzhàn yào tíngxia jiāyóu. We’ve almost run out
of gas. We’ll have to stop for gas at the next gas station.
qì 弃 TRAD 棄 V abandon (See fàngqì 放弃.)
qì 器 N utensil
qìcái 器材 [comp: 器 equipment + 材 material] N equipment, material
qìguān 器官 N (human and animal) organ
qì 迄 PREP up to
qì jīn wéi zhǐ 迄今为止 IDIOM up to this date, by now
qiā 掐 V pinch, nip
qià 洽 ADJ in harmony
qiàtán 洽谈 V consult, negotiate
qià 恰 ADV just, exactly
qiàdàng 恰当 ADJ appropriate, suitable, proper
qià dào hǎo chù 恰到好处 ADJ just right, hitting the spot ■ 你说的话，恰到好处。Nǐ shuōde huà, qià
dào hǎo chù. What you said hit the nail on the head.
qiàqiǎo 恰巧 ADV as luck would have it, fortunately ■ 恰巧大家都在。Qiàqiǎo dàjiā dōu zài.
Fortunately everyone happened to be there.
qiān 千 NUMERAL thousand ■ 一千零一夜 yìqiān líng yí yè a thousand and one nights ■ 四千五百八 十
sìqiān wǔbǎi bāshí four thousand, five hundred and eighty (4580)
qiān fāng bǎi jì 千方百计 [comp: 千方 a thousand methods + 百计 a hundred plans] ADV trying a
thousand and one ways, by every possible means
qiānwàn 千万 ADV be sure to, must never (used in an imperative sentence for emphasis) ■ 你开车 千万
要小心！Nǐ kāichē qiānwàn yào xiǎoxīn! Be very, very careful while driving. ■ 明天的会你千 万
别迟到。Míngtiān de huì nǐ qiānwàn bié chídào. Be sure not to be late for tomorrow’s meeting.
qiān 迁 TRAD 遷 V move
qiānjiù 迁就 V accommodate oneself to, yield to
qiānxǐ 迁徙 V move, migrate
qiān 牵 V lead along by hand
qiānchě 牵扯 V involve, implicate
qiānzhì 牵制 V restrain, be bogged down
qiān 谦 TRAD 謙 ADJ modest
qiānxū 谦虚 [comp: 谦 modest + 虚 empty] ADJ modest, self-effacing ■ 他对自己的成绩非常谦
虚。He is very modest about his achievements
qiānxùn 谦逊 ADJ modest and unassuming
qiān 签 TRAD 簽 V sign, autograph
qiāndìng 签订 V sign (a treaty, an agreement, etc.) ■ 那家建筑公司和市政府签订了两份合 同。Nà jiā
jiànzhù gōngsī hé shì zhèngfǔ qiāndìng le liǎng fèn hétóng. The construction company has signed
two contracts with the city government.
qiānmíng 签名 [v+obj: 签 sign + 名 name] V & n autograph, sign one’s name; autograph, signature 请歌星
签名 qǐng gēxīng qiānmíng ask a singer for his/her autograph
qiānshǔ 签署 V sign (a treaty, a contract, etc.)
qiānzhèng 签证 N visa 入境签证 rùjìng qiānzhèng entry visa / 申请签证 shēnqǐng qiānzhèng apply for visa
qiān 铅 TRAD 鉛 N lead