volume 电容量 diàn róngliàng electric capacity
róngmào 容貌 N facial features, looks
róngnà 容纳 V have a capacity of, hold, contain
róngqì 容器 N container, vessel
róngrěn 容忍 [comp: 容 tolerate + 忍 endure] V tolerate, endure, put up with
róngyì 容易 [comp: 容 tolerant + 易 easy] ADJ 1 easy, not difficult (ANTONYM 难 nán) ■ 这件事很 容易。
Zhè jiàn shì hěn róngyì. This is easy to do. 2 having a tendency to, likely ■ 年轻人容易受朋 友的
影响。Niánqīngrén róngyì shòu péngyou de yǐngxiǎng. Young people are susceptible to their
friends’ influence.
róng 溶 V dissolve, melt
róngjiě 溶解 V dissolve, melt
róng 融 V melt, thaw
rónghuà 融化 V thaw, melt
róngqià 融洽 ADJ harmonious, very friendly
róng 绒 TRAD 絨 N light hair, down (See yǔróng 羽绒.)
róu 柔 ADJ soft, gentle
róuhé 柔和 [comp: 柔 soft + 和 mild] ADJ soft and mild, gentle 柔和的口气 róuhe de kǒuqì gentle and
soothing voice
róu 揉 V rub, knead
róumiàn 揉面 V knead dough
ròu 肉 N flesh, meat ■ 在我们这儿肉比鱼便 宜。Zài wǒmen zhèr ròu bǐ yú piányi. Pork is cheaper
than fish. 鸡肉 jīròu chicken meat / 牛肉 niúròu beef / 羊肉 yángròu mutton / 鱼肉 yúròu fish meat / 猪肉
zhūròu pork
NOTE: The most popular meat in China is pork. Unspecified, 肉 ròu often refers to pork.
rú 如 CONJ same as 如果 rúguǒ. Used only in writing.
rúguǒ 如果 CONJ if ■ 如果明天下雨,我们就不去 海边游泳。Rúguǒ míngtiān xià yǔ, wǒmen jiù bú
qù hǎibian yóuyǒng. If it rains tomorrow, we won’t go to the seaside to swim.
NOTE: 如果 rúguǒ is usually used with 就 jiù.
rúhé 如何 PRON how, what ■ 你以为如何?Nǐ yǐwéi rúhé? What do you think?
NOTE: 如何 rúhé is one of the few remnants of Classical Chinese still used in Modern Chinese, but it is
usually used in writing only. The same is true with 如此 rúcǐ, 如今 rújīn and 如同 rútóng.
rújīn 如今 N today, now
NOTE: See note on 如何 rúhé.
rútóng 如同 V be like, as
NOTE: See note on 如何 rúhé.
rǔ 儒 N scholar
rǔjiā 儒家 N Confucianism, Confucianists
rǔ 乳 N 1 the breast 2 milk
rǔfáng 乳房 N the breast
rǔzhìpǐn 乳制品 N dairy product