Sunzi the Strategist

766 words

WordPinyinDefinition
one
一下子yī xià ziin a short while
一个人yī gè rénby oneself (without assistance)
一共yī gòngaltogether
一切yī qièeverything
一定yī dìngsurely
一样yī yàngsame
一生yī shēngall one's life
一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line)
一起yī qǐin the same place
一阵yī zhèna burst
一点yī diǎna bit
seven
Sānsurname San
shàngon top
上前shàng qiánto advance
xiàdown
下台xià táito go off the stage
下雨xià yǔto rain
(negative prefix)
不仅bù jǐnnot only (this one)
不管bù guǎnnot to be concerned
不许bù xǔnot to allow
Shìsurname Shi
zhòngto hit (the mark)
中午zhōng wǔnoon
中部zhōng bùmiddle part
中间zhōng jiānbetween
zhǔowner
主力zhǔ lìmain force
jiǔ(long) time
zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
之后zhī hòuafterwards
jiǔnine
surname Ye
也许yě xǔperhaps
luànin confusion or disorder
le(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
了解liǎo jiěto understand
事情shì qingaffair
xiēsome
wángto die
交出jiāo chūto hand over
liàngbright
rénman
人才rén cáitalent
什么shén mewhat?
今天jīn tiāntoday
今晚jīn wǎntonight
réngstill
he or him
zhàngweaponry
以前yǐ qiánbefore
以后yǐ hòuafter
以为yǐ wéito think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
jiànitem
休息xiū xirest
但是dàn shìbut
wèiposition
低声dī shēngin a low voice
低头dī tóuto bow the head
zhùto live
占领zhàn lǐngto occupy (a territory)
you
使者shǐ zhěemissary
láito come
保重bǎo zhòngto take care of oneself
xìnletter
信任xìn rènto trust
信心xìn xīnconfidence
Xiūsurname Xiu
individual
menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
dàoto place upside down
jiǎfake
假话jiǎ huàa lie
zuòto do
做生意zuò shēng yìto do business
tíngto stop
tōuto steal
偷偷tōu tōustealthily
chuánto pass on
shāngto injure
伤心shāng xīnto grieve
xiàngto resemble
xiānfirst
guānglight
儿子ér zison
to enter
内乱nèi luàninternal disorder
内部nèi bùinterior
liǎngtwo
eight
liùsix
bīngsoldiers
兵力bīng lìmilitary strength
兵器bīng qìweaponry
兵法bīng fǎart of war
其他qí tāother
zàiagain
Lěngsurname Leng
chūto go out
出现chū xiànto appear
出生chū shēngto be born
出发chū fāto set off
出行chū xíngto set out on a long journey
Dāosurname Dao
fēnto divide
分成fēn chéngto divide (into)
分散fēn sànto scatter
分开fēn kāito separate
列队liè duìin formation (military)
Biésurname Bie
刮目相看guā mù xiāng kànto have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
dàoto (a place)
到底dào dǐfinally
qiánfront
前夜qián yèthe eve
刚才gāng cáijust now
勇气yǒng qìcourage
dòng(of sth) to move
动作dòng zuòmovement
胜仗shèng zhàngvictory
胜利shèng lìvictory
quànto advise
劝说quàn shuōto persuade
Bāosurname Bao
包住bāo zhùto envelop
běinorth
shíten
Nánsurname Nan
危险wēi xiǎndanger
quèbut
原本yuán běnoriginally
厉害lì haidifficult to deal with
to go
yòu(once) again
反对fǎn duìto fight against
受苦shòu kǔto suffer hardship
surname Gu
sentence
lìngother
zhǐonly
只要zhǐ yàoif only
jiàoto shout
叫声jiào shēngyelling (sound made by person)
可以kě yǐcan
可怕kě pàawful
可是kě shìbut
可能kě néngmight (happen)
yòuright (-hand)
吃饭chī fànto have a meal
吃惊chī jīngto be startled
each
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
Xiàngsurname Xiang
ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
chuīto blow
chéngto present to a superior
告诉gào suto tell
mìnglife
命令mìng lìngorder
surname He
óoh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)
哪儿nǎ rwhere?
哪里nǎ lǐwhere?
哭喊kū hǎnto wail
唱歌chàng gēto sing a song
商人shāng rénmerchant
amodal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
wènto ask
问题wèn tíquestion
喊道hǎn dàoto yell
喜欢xǐ huanto like
to drink
ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
叹气tàn qìto sigh
xiàto frighten
four
huíto circle
回答huí dáto reply
因为yīn wèibecause
国家guó jiācountry
国王guó wángking
Wéisurname Wei
diagram
zài(located) at
在意zài yìto care about
在教zài jiàoto be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam)
earth
地图dì túmap
地方dì fangarea
zuòto sit
城市chéng shìcity
基本jī běnbasic
táng(main) hall
chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose
kuàilump (of earth)
huàibad
士兵shì bīngsoldier
士气shì qìmorale
pot
外面wài miànoutside (also pr. [wai4 mian
duōmany
多少duō shaohow much
night
big
大胜dà shèngto defeat decisively
大家dà jiāeveryone
大小dà xiǎodimension
大殿dà diànmain hall of a Buddhist temple
大声dà shēngloud voice
大臣dà chénchancellor (of a monarchy)
tiānday
天上tiān shàngcelestial
天气tiān qìweather
tàihighest
太阳tài yangsun
失望shī wàngdisappointed
奇怪qí guàistrange
female
she
hǎogood
好奇hào qíinquisitive
如果rú guǒif
妻子qī ziwife
妈妈mā mamama
zi(noun suffix)
letter
孩子hái zichild
学生xué shengstudent
学习xué xíto learn
it
shǒuto guard
守规矩shǒu guī juto behave oneself
安定Ān dìngstable
安排ān páito arrange
安静ān jìngquiet
wánto finish
完全wán quáncomplete
官员guān yuánofficial (in an organization or government)
dìngto set
Gōngsurname Gong
害怕hài pàto be afraid
宴会yàn huìbanquet
jiāhome
家人jiā rénhousehold
实力shí lìstrength
xiěto write
宝座bǎo zuòthrone
jiāngwill
jiànggeneral
将来jiāng láiin the future
duìright
对方duì fāngcounterpart
xiǎosmall
小心xiǎo xīnto be careful
小考xiǎo kǎoquiz
小声xiǎo shēngin a low voice
小路xiǎo lùminor road
shǎofew
jiùat once
就要jiù yàowill
house
屋顶wū dǐngroof
Shānsurname Shan
工人gōng rénworker
工作gōng zuòto work
Zuǒsurname Zuo
already
已经yǐ jīngalready
cloth
希望xī wàngto wish for
帐篷zhàng pengtent
dàito take along
Chángsurname Chang
帮助bāng zhùassistance
帮忙bāng mángto help
Píngsurname Ping
平安píng ānsafe and sound
平时píng shíordinarily
平静píng jìngtranquil
Niánsurname Nian
年纪nián jìage
年轻nián qīngyoung
gànto do
how much
zuòseat
广Guǎngsurname Guang
广场guǎng chǎngpublic square
jiànto establish
建议jiàn yìto propose
Gōngsurname Gong
弟子dì zǐdisciple
ruòweak
Zhāngsurname Zhang
强大qiáng dàlarge
wǎngto go (in a direction)
hěn(adverb of degree)
hòuback
后代hòu dàidescendant
后来hòu láiafterwards
destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
得到dé dàoto get
Cóngsurname Cong
从不cóng bùnever
从前cóng qiánpreviously
从没cóng méinever (in the past)
Wēisurname Wei
xīnheart
必须bì xūto have to
wàngto forget
kuàirapid
怎么zěn mehow?
怎么样zěn me yànghow?
surname Pa
思考sī kǎoto reflect on
urgent
急忙jí mánghastily
急着jí zheurgently
hènto hate
恭敬gōng jìngdeferential
悄悄qiāo qiāoquietly
nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
xiǎngto think
想法xiǎng fǎway of thinking
想要xiǎng yàoto want to
想起xiǎng qǐto recall
意思yì siidea
àito love
lèngto look distracted
mànslow
庆祝qìng zhùto celebrate
dǒngto understand
应该yīng gāiought to
怀疑huái yíto doubt (sth)
成为chéng wéito become
I
战胜zhàn shèngto prevail over
战场zhàn chǎngbattlefield
战争zhàn zhēngwar
战略家zhàn lüè jiāa strategist
战斗zhàn dòuto fight
房顶fáng dǐnghousetop
所以suǒ yǐtherefore
所有suǒ yǒuall
Piānsurname Pian
shǒuhand
才能cái néngtalent
dozen (loanword)
打开dǎ kāito open
zhǎoto try to find
技巧jì qiǎoskill
to hold
把酒bǎ jiǔto raise one's wine cup
zhuāto grab
投降tóu xiángto surrender
抱怨bào yuànto complain
to hold
ànto press
挑战tiǎo zhànto challenge
páia row
guàto hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
接过jiē guòto take (sth proffered)
to carry (hanging down from the hand)
huànto exchange
挥动huī dòngto wave sth
摇动yáo dòngto shake
搞混gǎo hùnto confuse
qiǎngto fight over
担心dān xīnanxious
Zhīsurname Zhi
gǎito change
gōngto attack
fàngto put
放松fàng sōngto loosen
故事gù shinarrative
bàito defeat
jiāoto teach
gǎnto dare
整天zhěng tiānall day long
整理zhěng lǐto arrange
整齐zhěng qíorderly
enemy
Xīnnew
方向fāng xiàngdirection
方法fāng fǎmethod
旁边páng biānlateral
旗子qí ziflag
日子rì ziday
zǎoearly
早上zǎo shangearly morning
早已zǎo yǐlong ago
Míngsurname Ming
明天míng tiāntomorrow
明白míng baiclear
昏庸hūn yōngmuddleheaded
星星xīng xingstar in the sky
shìis
时候shí houtime
时机shí jīfortunate timing
wǎnevening
晚上wǎn shangevening
晚饭wǎn fànevening meal
gèngmore
Shūbook
zuìmost
最好zuì hǎobest
最后zuì hòufinal
huìcan
yuèmoon
yǒuto have
有名yǒu míngfamous
有意义yǒu yì yìto make sense
有时候yǒu shí housometimes
有用yǒu yònguseful
有道理yǒu dào lito make sense
有点yǒu diǎna little
服从fú cóngto obey (an order)
Cháoimperial or royal court
木头mù touslow-witted
běnroot
村子cūn zivillage
bēicup
Dōngsurname Dong
东西dōng xithing
Bǎisurname Bai
桌子zhuō zitable
椅子yǐ zichair
Qiāngsurname Qiang
surname Le
样子yàng ziappearance
机会jī huìopportunity
next in sequence
zhèngstraight
正确zhèng quècorrect
正面zhèng miànfront
武器wǔ qìweapon
suìclassifier for years (of age)
Guīsurname Gui
to die
shāto kill
殿diànpalace hall
měieach
to associate with
Mínsurname Min
Shuǐsurname Shui
决定jué dìngto decide (to do something)
沉重chén zhòngheavy
沉默chén mòtaciturn
méi(negative prefix for verbs)
没有méi yǒuhaven't
river
law
注意zhù yìto take note of
to wash
liúto flow
消息xiāo xinews
泪水lèi shuǐteardrop
清楚qīng chuclear
清理qīng lǐto clear up
zhǔnaccurate
准备zhǔn bèipreparation
准备好了zhǔn bèi hǎo leto be ready
mièto extinguish or put out
Huásurname Hua
满意mǎn yìsatisfied
满满mǎn mǎnfull
漂亮piào liangpretty
漏水lòu shuǐto leak (of water)
Huǒsurname Huo
wèibecause of
为了wèi lein order to
为什么wèi shén mewhy?
然后rán hòuafter
照顾zhào guto take care of
fánto feel vexed
to warm up
dēnglamp
shāoto burn
营地yíng dìcamp
争论zhēng lùnto argue
爸爸bà ba(informal) father
爷爷yé ye(coll.) father's father
qiángwall
piànthin piece
páimahjong tile
特别tè biéespecially
Wángsurname Wang
wánto play
现在xiàn zàinow
texture
shēngto be born
生气shēng qìto get angry
生活shēng huólife
yòngto use
用心yòng xīnmotive
田地tián dìfield
留下liú xiàto leave behind
留住liú zhùto ask sb to stay
dāngto be
diéto fold
weary
téng(it) hurts
bìngillness
发出fā chūto issue (an order, decree etc)
发现fā xiànto find
发生fā shēngto happen
Báisurname Bai
Bǎisurname Bai
百姓bǎi xìngcommon people
deof
的话de huàif (coming after a conditional clause)
皱眉zhòu méito frown
Zhísurname Zhi
直接zhí jiēdirect
相信xiāng xìnto be convinced (that sth is true)
dùnshield
眉头méi tóubrows
kànto see
看不见kàn bu jiànunseen
看不起kàn bu qǐto look down upon
看守kān shǒuto guard
看见kàn jiànto see
看起来kàn qǐ laiseemingly
看重kàn zhòngto regard as important
真正zhēn zhènggenuine
眼睛yǎn jingeye
眼神yǎn shénexpression or emotion showing in one's eyes
睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bed
知识zhī shiknowledge
知道zhī dàoto know
石头shí toustone
研究yán jiūresearch
broken
bēia monument
grain
wěnsettled
穿上chuān shangto put on (clothes etc)
穿着chuān zhuóattire
穿过chuān guòto pass through
chuāngshutter
surname Li
zhànstation
Zhāngsurname Zhang
zhúbamboo
竹简zhú jiǎnbamboo writing slips in ancient times (joined together to form whole scrolls)
xiàolaugh
(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)
第二dì èrsecond
笔直bǐ zhíperfectly straight
děngto await for
等待děng dàito wait
Guǎnsurname Guan
piānsheet
简单jiǎn dānsimple
粮食liáng shifoodstuff
纪律jì lǜdiscipline
zhǐpaper
raw silk
lèitired
终于zhōng yúat last
结果jié guǒoutcome
gěito
bǎngto tie
经验jīng yànexperience
jǐntight
紧张jǐn zhāngnervous
liànto practice
练习liàn xíto practice
zǒngalways
继续jì xùto continue
翻译fān yìto translate
lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
老将lǎo jiànglit. old general
老师lǎo shīteacher
考验kǎo yànto test
而且ér qiě(not only ...) but also
耳朵ěr duoear
聪明cōng mingintelligent
声音shēng yīnvoice
tīngto listen
听话tīng huàto do what one is told
听说tīng shuōto hear (sth said)
听课tīng kèto attend a class
thigh
bèithe back of a body or object
Néngsurname Neng
能力néng lìcapability
jiǎofoot
脚步jiǎo bùfootstep
liǎnface
脸色liǎn sècomplexion
línto face
自大zì dàarrogant
自己zì jǐoneself
自杀zì shāto kill oneself
兴趣xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth)
举起jǔ qǐto heave
jiùold
color
cǎograss
zheaspect particle indicating action in progress
着急zháo jíto worry
着火zháo huǒto ignite
盖子gài zicover
cángto conceal
chùplace
处理chǔ lǐto handle
xuèblood
xíngto walk
行动xíng dòngoperation
行礼xíng lǐto salute
行军xíng jūna march (army)
街道jiē dàostreet
衣服yī fuclothes
bèiquilt
to repair
补充bǔ chōngto replenish
zhuāngadornment
装作zhuāng zuòto pretend
里面lǐ miàninside
西west
yàoimportant
见证jiàn zhèngto be witness to
见面jiàn miànto meet
亲戚qīn qia relative (i.e. family relation)
觉得jué deto think
解决jiě juéto settle (a dispute)
surname Ji
讨论tǎo lùnto discuss
训练xùn liànto train
to record
访fǎngto visit
许多xǔ duōmany
shìto test
试探shì tànto sound out
guǐsly
huàdialect
gāishould
认真rèn zhēnconscientious
认识rèn shito know
to tell to
说笑shuō xiàoto chat and laugh
说话shuō huàto speak
shéiwho
diàoto transfer
调皮tiáo pínaughty
Tánsurname Tan
qǐngto ask
jiǎngto speak
讲课jiǎng kèteach
谢绝xiè juéto refuse politely
to read
读书人dú shū rénscholar
biànto change
变化biàn huàchange
ràngto yield
贵族guì zúlord
tiēto stick
yíngto beat
zǒuto walk
to rise
起来qǐ laito stand up
Yuègeneric word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
跑步pǎo bùto run
跟着gēn zheto follow after
surname Lu
跳舞tiào wǔto dance
身影shēn yǐngsilhouette
身体shēn tǐthe body
duǒto hide
军营jūn yíngbarracks
军队jūn duìarmy
qīnglight
轮流lún liúto alternate
shūto lose
zhuànto revolve
辛苦xīn kǔexhausting
bànto do
办法bàn fǎmeans
农民nóng mínpeasant
退tuìto retreat
送给sòng gěito send
táoto escape
zhèthis
这样zhè yàngthis kind of
这里zhè lǐhere
Liánsurname Lian
jìnto go forward
进攻jìn gōngto attack
遇到yù dàoto meet
guo(experienced action marker)
dàoroad
道歉dào qiànto apologize
道理dào lireason
yuǎnfar
xuǎnto choose
háistill
还给huán gěito return sth to sb
biansuffix of a noun of locality
边境biān jìngfrontier
that
那样nà yàngthat kind
那里nà lithere
那么nà melike that
ministry
dōuall
都城dū chéngcapital city
jiǔwine (esp. rice wine)
inside
重要zhòng yàoimportant
to spread
Cuòsurname Cuo
Ménsurname Men
闭着bì zheclosed
kāito open
开始kāi shǐto begin
开篇kāi piānstart of literary work
jiàngap
关乎guān hūto relate to
阻力zǔ lìresistance
阻拦zǔ lánto stop
陛下bì xiàYour Majesty
院子yuàn zicourtyard
zhèndisposition of troops
duìsquadron
队伍duì wǔranks
队长duì zhǎngcaptain
集合jí héto gather
虽然suī ránalthough
Shuāngsurname Shuang
离开lí kāito depart
nándifficult (to...)
难过nán guòto feel sad
Yúnsurname Yun
需要xū yàoto need
fog
露水lù shuǐdew
jìngstill
非常fēi chángvery
kàoto lean against or on
miànnoodles
面对miàn duìto confront
预料yù liàoto forecast
tousuffix for nouns
yuànto hope
fēngwind
食物shí wùfood
yìnto give (animals) water to drink
马上mǎ shàngat once
to ride (an animal or bike)
骄傲jiāo àopride
yànto examine
Gāosurname Gao
高兴gāo xìnghappy
sōngloose
dòuto fight
niǎobird
Hēiblack
默默mò mòin silence
diǎnpoint
点头diǎn tóuto nod
surname Qi
huàto draw
jiāoto hand over