Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

kuǎnshì 款式 N design, style
kuáng 狂 ADJ mad, crazy (See fēngkuáng 疯狂.)
kuàng 况 N situation (See qíngkuàng 情况, zhuàngkuàng 状况.)
kuàngqiě 况且 CONJ moreover, besides
kuàng 矿 TRAD 礦 N (coal, gold, etc.) mine (座 zuò) ■ 这座矿已经开了一百多年了。Zhè zuò kuàng
yǐjīng kāile yìbǎi duō nián le. This coal mine has been mined for over a century. 金矿 jīnkuàng gold
mine / 煤矿 méikuàng coal mine / 油矿 méikuàng oilfield
kuàngchǎn 矿产 [modif: 矿 mineral + 产 product] N mineral products
kuànggōng 矿工 [modif: 矿 mine + 工 worker] N miner
kuàngquánshuǐ 矿泉水 [modif: 矿 mine + 泉 spring + 水 water] N mineral water
kuàng 旷 TRAD 曠 ADJ free from worries
kuànggōng 旷工 V absent from work without leave
kuàngkè 旷课 V absent from school without leave
kuàng 框 N door/window frame
kuàngjià 框架 N framework
kuī 亏 TRAD 虧 V & N lose, be deficient; loss (ANTONYM 盈 yíng) 转亏为盈 zhuǎn kuī wéi yíng turn loss into gain
kuīdài 亏待 V treat shabbily
kuīsǔn 亏损 [comp: 亏 loss + 损 loss] N loss, deficiency
kuì 愧 ADJ ashamed (See cánkuì 惭愧.)
kūn 昆 as in 昆虫 kūnchóng
kūnchóng 昆虫 N insect (只 zhī)
kǔn 捆 V tie, bind
kǔnbǎng 捆绑 V tie up (a person)
kùn 困 V be stranded, be in a tough spot ■ 由于突 然发大水，人们被困在那个小山村。Yóuyú tūrán
fā dàshuǐ, rénmen bèi kùn zài nàge xiǎo shāncūn. Because of a sudden flood, people were stranded
in the small mountain village.
kùnnan 困难 [comp: 困 be stranded + 难 difficult] N & ADJ difficulty; difficult ■ 你不要怕困难， 要想
一想怎么办。Nǐ bú yào pà kùnnan, yào xiǎng yi xiǎng zěnme bàn. You mustn’t be afraid of
difficulties. You should think of what to do. ■ 我们现 在的情况比较困难。Wǒmen xiànzài de
qíngkuàng bǐjiào kùnnan. Our situation is rather difficult. 克服困难 kèfú kùnnan overcome difficulty
kuò 扩 TRAD 擴 V spread out
kuòchōng 扩充 V strengthen, reinforce
kuòdà 扩大 V expand, enlarge ■ 他们打算扩大生 产规模。Tāmen dǎsuàn kuòdà shēngchǎn guīmó.
They plan to expand the scale of production.
kuòsàn 扩散 V spread, proliferate
kuòzhāng 扩张 V expand, extend
kuò 括 V include, embrace (See gàikuò 概括.)
kuò 阔 TRAD 闊 ADJ wide (See guǎngkuò 广阔.)