Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

pēngrèn 烹饪 N cuisine
péng 朋 N companion
péngyou 朋友 [comp: 朋 companion + 友 friend] N friend ■ 朋友之间应该互相帮助。Péngyou zhī
jiān yīnggāi hùxiāng bāngzhù. Friends should help one another. 跟/和...交朋友 gēn/hé ... jiāo péngyou
make friends with ... ■ 他在中学的时候交了不少朋友。 Tā zài zhōngxué de shíhou jiāole bù
shǎo péng- you. He made quite a few friends in high school. 男朋友 nánpéngyou boyfriend / 女朋友
nǚpéngyou girlfriend
péng 膨 V swell
péngzhàng 膨胀 V extend, swell, expand
pěng 捧 V 1 hold in both hands (with care, pride, etc.) ■ 他捧着一盆花回家。Tā pěngzhe yì péng huā
huíjiā. He came home with a pot of flowers in his hands. 2 sing somebody’s praise (especially
insincerely), flatter ■ 你别捧我，我知道自己有几 斤几两。Nǐ bié pěng wǒ, wǒ zhīdào zìjǐ yǒu jǐ
jīn jǐ liǎng. Don’t flatter me. I know my worth.
pèng 碰 V bump into, touch ■ 别碰我，我手里拿 着水呢！Bié pèng wǒ, wǒ shǒu li názhe shuǐ ne!
Don’t bump into me. I’m carrying water.
pèngdao 碰到 V meet unexpectedly, run into ■ 我昨天在城里碰到一个老同学。Wǒ zuótiān zài
chénglǐ pèngdào yí ge lǎo tóngxué. I ran into an old classmate in town yesterday.
pī 批 MEASURE WORD (for a batch of goods, and for things/people arriving at the same time) 一批新书 yì pī xīn
shū a batch of new books (published at about the same time) / 两批旅游者 liǎng pī lǚyóuzhě two groups of
tourists
pīfā 批发 V sell wholesale (ANTONYM 零售 língshòu)
pīpàn 批判 V criticize, repudiate
pīpíng 批评 [comp: 批 criticism + 评 comment] V & N criticize, scold; criticism (ANTONYM 表扬 biǎoyáng) ■
老师批评他常常迟到。Lǎoshī pīpíng tā chángcháng chídào. The teacher criticized him for being
often late for class. ■ 我接受你对我的批 评。Wǒ jiēshòu nǐ duì wǒ de pīpíng. I accept your
criticism.
pīzhǔn 批准 [comp: 批 express opinion + 准 approve, permit] V approve, ratify ■ 你的申请已 经批准
了。Nǐ de shēnqǐng yǐjīng pīzhǔn le. Your application has been approved.
pī 劈 V chop to split
pī 披 V drape over the shoulder ■ 他披着大衣，看孩 子在雪地里玩。Tā pīzhe dàyī, kàn háizi zài
xuědì li wán. With an overcoat draped over his shoulders, he watched the children play in the snow.
pí 皮 N skin, leather ■ 她从自行车上摔下来，擦 破了点皮。Tā cóng zìxíngchē shang shuāi xiàlai,
cāpòle diǎn pí. She fell off the bike and scraped her skin. 皮衣 píyī fur coat
pífū 皮肤 [comp: 皮 skin + 肤 skin] N skin (human) ■ 在海边住了一个夏天，他的皮肤晒黑 了。Zài
hǎibiān zhùle yí ge xiàtiān, tā de pífū shài hēi le. After a summer by the sea, he was tanned.
pígé 皮革 N leather, hide 皮革制品 pígé zhìpǐn leather product, leatherware
píxié 皮鞋 N leather shoes (双 shuāng)
pí 疲 ADJ fatigued
píbèi 疲惫 ADJ physically and mentally fatigued
pífá 疲乏 ADJ tired, weary
píjuàn 疲倦 [comp: 疲 fatigued + 倦 tired] ADJ weary, fed up
píláo 疲劳 ADJ fatigued, tired ■ 我连续工作了六小 时，实在疲劳。Wǒ liánxù gōngzuòle liù xiǎoshí,
shízài píláo. I have been working non-stop for six hours. I am indeed tired.
pí 啤 N beer
píjiǔ 啤酒 N beer (瓶 píng, 杯 bēi) ■ 这种啤酒很好 喝。Zhè zhǒng píjiǔ hěn hǎohē. This beer tastes
good. ■ 爸爸每星期五买很多啤酒。Bàba měi Xīngqīwǔ mǎi hěn duō píjiǔ. Daddy buys lots of
beer every Friday.
NOTE: 啤酒 píjiǔ is an example of semi-transliteration: 啤 pí represents the sound of English word “beer”