kǒngbù zhǔyì terrorism
kǒnghè 恐吓 V intimidate, bluster by threats
kǒngjù 恐惧 [comp: 恐 fear + 惧 fear] V be in great fear of, dread
kǒngpà 恐怕 [comp: 恐 fear, dread + 怕 fear] ADV I’m afraid, perhaps ■ 他的病恐怕两三天好不 了。
Tā de bìng kǒngpà liǎng-sān tiān hǎobuliǎo. I’m afraid he won’t recover in a couple of days.
NOTE: 恐怕 kǒngpà and 也许 yēxǔ may both mean perhaps, but 恐怕 kǒngpà implies that what will perhaps
happen is undesirable.kòng 控 V control
kòngzhì 控制 V control ■ 我们要控制人口的增长， 提高人口的质量。 Wǒmen yào kòngzhì rénkǒu
de zēngzhǎng, tígāo rénkǒu de zhìliàng. We should control population growth and raise
population quality. ■ 她控制不住自己的感情，大哭起来。Tā kòngzhì bú zhù zìjǐ de gǎnqíng,
dàkū qǐlai. She couldn’t control her emotions and began to cry loudly.
kòng 空 I V leave empty or blank II N free time, unoccupied space ■“你今天晚上有空吗？”“我 今天
晚上没有空，明天晚上有空。”“Nǐ jīntiān wǎnshang yǒukòng ma?” “Wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang
méiyǒu kòng, míngtiān wǎnshang yǒu kòng.” “Are you free this evening?” “No, I’m not. I’ll be
free tomorrow evening.” ■ 你有空常来玩。Nǐ yǒu kòng cháng lái wán. Do come to visit us when
you have time.
kòngbái 空白 [comp: 空 vacant + 白 white] N blank space
kòngxì 空隙 [comp: 空 vacant + 隙 crack] N narrow gap, brief interval
kòngxián 空闲 ADJ & N be free, not occupied; free time, leisure
kǒu 口 I N mouth ■ 病从口入。Bìng cóng kǒu rù. Disease enters your body by the mouth. (→ Bad food
causes disease.) II MEASURE WORD (for members of a family) ■ 我家有四口人。Wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén.
There’re four people in my family.
kǒuchī 口吃 V stammer, stutter
kǒudài 口袋 N pocket (只 zhī) ■ 他喜欢把手插在 口袋里。Tā xǐhuan bǎ shǒu chā zài kǒudài li. He
likes to put his hands in his pockets.
kǒuhào 口号 N slogan (条 tiáo) ■ 这种政治口号 已经没有人喊了。Zhè zhǒng zhèngzhì kǒuhào
yǐjīng méiyǒu rén hǎn le. Nobody shouts such political slogans any more.
kǒuqì 口气 N 1 tone (of speech) 温和的口气 wēnhé de kǒuqì gentle tone 2 manner of speaking 听他的口气
tīng tāde kǒuqì judging by the way he spoke
kǒuqiāng 口腔 N oral cavity
kǒutóu 口头 ADJ oral, spoken 口头协议 kǒutóu xiéyì verbal agreement
kǒuweì 口味 N 1 flavor or taste of food 2 one’s taste ■ 各人的口味不一样。Gè rén de kǒuweì bù
yíyàng. Tastes differ.
kǒuyīn 口音 N accent
kǒuyǔ 口语 [modif: 口 the mouth + 语 speech] N spoken language, speech ■ 我中文口语不行，很 多话
不会说。Wǒ Zhǒngwén kǒuyǔ bù xíng, hěn duō huà bú huì shuō. My oral Chinese is rather poor.
There are many things I can’t express. ■ 他喜欢找中国人说话练口语。Tā xǐhuan zhǎo
Zhōngguórén shuōhuà liàn kǒuyǔ. He likes to talk with Chinese to practice his oral Chinese.
kòu 扣 V buckle, fasten up
kòuyā 扣押 V detain, hold in custody
kū 哭 V cry, weep, sob (ANTONYM 笑 xiào) ■ 别哭 了，有话好好说。Bié kū le, yǒu huà hǎohǎo shuō.
Don’t cry. Speak up if you have something to say. ■ 她难过得哭起来。Tā nánguò de kū qǐlai. She
was so sad that she cried.
kūqì 哭泣 V sob, cry softly
kū xiào bu dé 哭笑不得 IDIOM not know whether to laugh or cry, find something both funny and annoying
kū 枯 ADJ withered
kūjié 枯竭 ADJ dry up, exhausted