Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

rénqíng 欠人情 owe a debt of gratitude
qiàn 歉 N apology
qiànyì 歉意 N apology, regret 表达歉意 biǎodá qiànyì offer an apology
qiāng 枪 TRAD 槍 N small arms, gun, pistol (支 zhī, 把 bǎ) ■ 在我们国家，老百姓有枪是犯法的。Zài
wǒmen guójiā, lǎobǎixìng yǒu qiāng shì fànfǎ de. In our country, it’s against the law for ordinary
citizens to own guns. 手枪 shǒuqiāng handgun (revolver, pistol)
qiāng 腔 N hollow part of a body, cavity 腹腔 fùqiāng abdominal cavity / 胸腔 xiōngqiāng thoracic cavity
qiáng 强 ADJ strong (ANTONYM 弱 ruò) ■ 她中 文口语很强，但是写汉字的能力比较弱。Tā Zhōngwén
kǒuyǔ hěn qiáng, dànshì xiě Hànzì de nénglì bǐjiào ruò. She is strong in oral Chinese, but weak in
writing characters.
qiángdà 强大 [comp: 强 strong + 大 big] ADJ powerful (ANTONYM 弱小 ruòxiǎo) ■ 谁都希望自 己的祖国
强大。Shéi dōu xīwàng zìjǐ de zǔguó qiángdà. Everybody wants their motherland to be a powerful
country.
qiángdào 强盗 N bandit, robber ■ 他十几岁的时 候是个小偷，现在二十多岁成了一名强盗。Tā shí
jǐ suì de shíhou shì ge xiǎotōu, xiànzài èrshí duō suì chéngle yì míng qiángdào. When he was a
teenager he was a thief. Now in his twenties, he has become a robber.
qiángdiào 强调 [modif: 强 strong + 调 tone] V emphasize, lay stress on ■ 王老师强调语音准确 的重要
性。Wáng lǎoshī qiángdiào yǔyīn zhǔnquè de zhòngyàoxìng. Teacher Wang emphasized the
importance of correct pronunciation.
qiángdù 强度 [modif: 强 strong + 度 degree] N intensity, strength ■ 这种材料的强度还不够。Zhè
zhǒng cáiliào de qiángdù hái bú gòu. This material does not have enough strength.
qiángliè 强烈 [comp: 强 strong + 烈 raging] ADJ strong, intense, violent ■ 顾客们强烈要求退 货。
Gùkèmen qiángliè yāoqiú tuìhuò. The customers firmly demanded a refund.
qiángzhì 强制 V coerce, force, compel
qiáng 墙 TRAD 牆 N wall (道 dào) ■ 墙上有一张 世界地图。Qiáng shang yǒu yì zhāng shìjiè dìtú.
There’s a map of the world on the wall.
qiǎng 抢 TRAD 搶 V seize, grab ■ 他的玩具手枪 被一个大孩子抢走了。 Tā de wánjù shǒuqiāng bèi yí
ge dà háizi qiǎngzuǒ le. His toy pistol was snatched away by a big boy.
qiǎngjié 抢劫 V rob, plunder 抢劫银行 qiǎngjié yínháng rob a bank
qiǎngjiù 抢救 V rescue, salvage 抢救病人 qiǎngjiù bìngrén rescue a patient, give emergency treatment to a
patient
qiǎng 强 V make hard effort
qiǎngpò 强迫 V compel, coerce, force
qiāo 悄 ADJ quiet
qiāoqiāo 悄悄 ADV quietly, on the quiet ■ 他悄悄 对我说，“别在这里买，太贵了。”Tā qiāoqiāo
duì wǒ shuō, “Bié zài zhèli mǎi, tài guì le.” He whispered to me, “Don’t buy it here; it’s too
expensive.”
qiāo 敲 V knock ■ 有人敲门。Yǒu rén qiāo mén. Someone is knocking at the door.
qiáo 桥 TRAD 橋 N bridge (座 zuò) ■ 长江上有很 多大桥。Chángjiāng shang yǒu hěn duō dà qiáo.
There are many big bridges across the Yangtze River. 过桥 guò qiáo cross a bridge
qiáoliáng 桥梁 N big bridge (座 zuò) ■ 他的专业 是桥梁建造。Tā de zhuānyè shì qiáoliáng jiànzào.
His special field is bridge construction.
qiáo 侨 TRAD 僑 V live abroad (See Huáqiáo 华侨.)
qiáo 瞧 V same as 看¹ kàn verb. Used as a colloquialism.
qiǎo 巧 ¹ ADV coincidence ■ 真巧，我正要找他， 他来了。Zhēn qiǎo, wǒ zhèngyào zhǎo tā, tā láile.
What a happy coincidence, he came just when I wanted to see him. ■ 你要买的书最后一本刚卖
走，很不巧。Nǐ yào mǎi de shū zuì hòu yì běn gāng màizǒu, hěn bù qiǎo. Unfortunately, the last
copy of the book you want has just been sold.
qiǎo 巧 ² ADJ skilled, clever ■ 他们的儿子手巧， 女儿嘴巧。Tāmen de érzi shǒu qiǎo, nǚ’ér zuǐ
qiǎo. Their son is clever with his hands and their daughter has the gift of the gab.
qiǎokèlì 巧克力 N chocolate (块 kuài)