qǔ 曲 N melody, tune
qǔzi 曲子 N song, melody 熟悉的曲子 shúxī de qǔzi familiar tune
qù 去 V leave for, go to (来 lái) ■ 你什么时候去中 国？Nǐ shénme shíhou qù Zhōngguó? When are
you going to China? ■ 他下星期到美国去。Tā xià xīngqī dào Měiguó qù. He’s going to America
next week.
NOTE: 到 dào and 到 ... 去 dào ... qù have the same meaning and are normally interchangeable.
qùnián 去年 [modif: 去 what has gone + 年 year] N last year ■ 她去年才开始学中文。Tā qùnián cái
kāishǐ xué Zhōngwén. She began learning Chinese only last year.
qùshì 去世 [v+obj: 去 leave + 世 the world] V die, pass away ■ 他的祖父在上个月去世了。Tā de
zǔfù zài shàngge yuè qùshì le. His grandfather passed away last month.
NOTE: 去世 qùshì must be used when you want to show respect and/or love to the deceased. For instance,
the normal word for die, 死 sǐ, would be totally inappropriate in the example sentence.qù 趣 N interest (See xìngqù 兴趣, yǒuqù 有趣.)
qùwèi 趣味 [comp: 趣 interest + 味 taste] N 1 interest, delight 2 taste 低级趣味 dījí qùwèi vulgar taste
quān 圈 N circle, ring ■ 运动会的旗子上有五个 圈。Yùndònghuì de qízi shang yǒu wǔ ge quān.
There are five circles on the flag of the Games.
quāntào 圈套 N snare, trap 设下圈套 shè xià quāntào set a trap, lay a snare / 落入圈套 luòrù quāntào be caught
in a trap, be snared
quán 全 ADJ whole, complete ■ 你的病还没全 好，怎么能上班呢？Nǐ de bìng hái méi quán hǎo,
zěnme néng shàngbān ne? You haven’t fully recovered. How can you go to work? ■ 他说的不全是
真 话。Tā shuō de bù quán shì zhēnhuà. He did not tell the whole truth. 全国 quánguó the whole
country / 全家 quánjiā the whole family / 全世界 quánshìjiè the entire world
quánbù 全部 [modif: 全 whole + 部 part] N all, without exception ■ 我爸爸全部的时间都放在工 作
上。Wǒ bàba quánbù de shíjiān dōu fàng zài gōngzuò shang. My father devotes all his time to
work.
quánjú 全局 N overall situation
quán lì yǐ fù 全力以赴 IDIOM spare no efforts, go all out
quánmiàn 全面 [modif: 全 all + 面 side] ADJ all-round, comprehensive ■ 对这个问题，我们要 做全面
的考虑。Duì zhège wèntí, wǒmen yào zuò quánmiàn de kǎolǜ. We will give thorough
consideration to this issue.
quántǐ 全体 [modif: 全 whole + 体 body] N all, each and every one (of a group of people) ■ 她代 表全
体学生向老师表示感谢。Tā dàibiǎo quántǐ xuésheng xiàng lǎoshī biǎoshì gǎnxiè. On behalf of
all the students she expressed gratitude to the teacher.
quán 权 TRAD 權 N 1 authority, power 2 right
quánhéng 权衡 V judge the comparative importance of, weigh (options)
quánlì 权利 [comp: 权 power + 利 benefit] N right ■ 你要享受权利，就要尽一定的义务。Nǐ yào
xiǎngshòu quánlì, jiùyào jìn yídìng de yìwù. If you want to enjoy rights, you will have to fulfill
certain obligations.
quánlì 权力 [comp: 权 power + 力 strength] N authority, power ■ 校长有权力解雇教师 吗？
Xiàozhǎng yǒu quánlì jiěgù jiàoshī ma? Does a principal have the authority to dismiss a teacher?
quánwēi 权威 [comp: 权 power + 威 awe] N authority, authoritativeness 国际法权威 guójìfǎ quánwēi an
authority in international law
quányì 权益 [comp: 权 power + 益 benefit] N rights and interests
quán 拳 N fist
quántou 拳头 [suffix: 拳 fist + 头 nominal suffix] N fist
quán 泉 N spring (water) 温泉 wēnquán hot spring
quǎn 犬 N dog 警犬 jǐngquǎn police dog