144 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一时 | yī shí | a period of time |
| 不相上下 | bù xiāng shàng xià | equally matched |
| 中肯 | zhòng kěn | pertinent |
| 人工 | rén gōng | artificial |
| 伏羲氏 | Fú Xī shì | |
| 伯父 | bó fù | father's elder brother |
| 便利 | biàn lì | convenient |
| 修订 | xiū dìng | to revise |
| 仓颉 | Cāng Jié | |
| 倒 | dào | to place upside down |
| 假借 | jiǎ jiè | to make use of |
| 传说 | chuán shuō | legend |
| 优越 | yōu yuè | superior |
| 充分 | chōng fèn | ample |
| 八卦 | bā guà | the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] |
| 六书 | liù shū | Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer) |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) |
| 动作 | dòng zuò | movement |
| 匀称 | yún chèn | well proportioned |
| 十之八九 | shí zhī bā jiǔ | most likely |
| 千变万化 | qiān biàn wàn huà | countless changes |
| 千锤百炼 | qiān chuí bǎi liàn | after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) |
| 反问 | fǎn wèn | to ask (a question) in reply |
| 反复 | fǎn fù | repeatedly |
| 叔父 | shū fù | father's younger brother |
| 各有千秋 | gè yǒu qiān qiū | each has its own merits (idiom) |
| 周代 | Zhōu dài | |
| 商朝 | Shāng cháo | |
| 喜怒哀乐 | xǐ nù āi lè | four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai |
| 严谨 | yán jǐn | rigorous |
| 固定 | gù dìng | to fix |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth |
| 境界 | jìng jiè | boundary |
| 墨 | Mò | surname Mo |
| 大篆 | dà zhuàn | the great seal |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven |
| 奠定 | diàn dìng | to establish |
| 姑父 | gū fu | father's sister's husband |
| 姨父 | yí fu | husband of mother's sister |
| 字眼 | zì yǎn | wording |
| 字体 | zì tǐ | calligraphic style |
| 完美 | wán měi | perfect |
| 定期 | dìng qī | at set dates |
| 对方 | duì fāng | counterpart |
| 小篆 | xiǎo zhuàn | the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | around (a number) |
| 广泛 | guǎng fàn | extensive |
| 强调 | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement) |
| 形成 | xíng chéng | to form |
| 形声 | xíng shēng | ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) |
| 形体 | xíng tǐ | figure |
| 后来居上 | hòu lái jū shàng | lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation |
| 后汉 | Hòu Hàn | |
| 思索 | sī suǒ | to think deeply |
| 思考 | sī kǎo | to reflect on |
| 性 | xìng | nature |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate |
| 意志 | yì zhì | will |
| 爱斯基摩 | Aì sī jī mó | |
| 成份 | chéng fèn | composition |
| 指事 | zhǐ shì | ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) |
| 排列 | pái liè | to arrange in order |
| 描绘 | miáo huì | to describe |
| 教徒 | jiào tú | disciple |
| 日积月累 | rì jī yuè lěi | to accumulate over a long period of time |
| 明了 | míng liǎo | to understand clearly |
| 易经 | Yì jīng | |
| 书写 | shū xiě | to write |
| 书法 | shū fǎ | calligraphy |
| 会意 | huì yì | combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu |
| 本身 | běn shēn | itself |
| 楷书 | kǎi shū | regular script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| 构成 | gòu chéng | to constitute |
| 横 | héng | horizontal |
| 正体 | zhèng tǐ | standard form (of a Chinese character) |
| 永久 | yǒng jiǔ | everlasting |
| 沿用 | yán yòng | to continue to use (old methods) |
| 法则 | fǎ zé | law |
| 消失 | xiāo shī | to disappear |
| 深刻 | shēn kè | profound |
| 浅薄 | qiǎn bó | superficial |
| 浓厚 | nóng hòu | dense |
| 狭小 | xiá xiǎo | narrow |
| 玉 | yù | jade |
| 琐碎 | suǒ suì | trifling |
| 番 | fān | foreign (non-Chinese) |
| 痕迹 | hén jì | vestige |
| 的确 | dí què | really |
| 相似 | xiāng sì | to resemble |
| 相辅相成 | xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng | to complement one another (idiom) |
| 确切 | què qiè | definite |
| 称为 | chēng wéi | called |
| 立 | Lì | surname Li |
| 笔画 | bǐ huà | strokes of a Chinese character |
| 粗糙 | cū cāo | crude |
| 精深 | jīng shēn | refined |
| 精细 | jīng xì | fine |
| 纸张 | zhǐ zhāng | paper |
| 纷杂 | fēn zá | numerous and confused |
| 细胞 | xì bāo | cell (biology) |
| 丝毫 | sī háo | the slightest amount or degree |
| 缓急 | huǎn jí | priority |
| 纵 | zòng | warp (the vertical threads in weaving) |
| 缺憾 | quē hàn | a regret |
| 缺陷 | quē xiàn | defect |
| 翅膀 | chì bǎng | wing |
| 听觉 | tīng jué | sense of hearing |
| 脱口而出 | tuō kǒu ér chū | to blurt out |
| 脑海 | nǎo hǎi | the mind |
| 自然而然 | zì rán ér rán | involuntary |
| 舅父 | jiù fù | mother's brother |
| 苦衷 | kǔ zhōng | secret trouble |
| 草书 | cǎo shū | grass script |
| 行 | xíng | to walk |
| 行书 | xíng shū | running script |
| 表情 | biǎo qíng | (facial) expression |
| 视觉 | shì jué | sight |
| 角落 | jiǎo luò | nook |
| 词不达意 | cí bù dá yì | words do not convey the meaning |
| 话说回来 | huà shuō huí lai | returning to our main topic,... |
| 详密 | xiáng mì | detailed |
| 夸张 | kuā zhāng | to exaggerate |
| 语调 | yǔ diào | intonation |
| 变形 | biàn xíng | deformation |
| 变迁 | biàn qiān | changes |
| 象形 | xiàng xíng | pictogram |
| 距离 | jù lí | distance |
| 辅助 | fǔ zhù | to assist |
| 转注 | zhuǎn zhù | transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) |
| 逐渐 | zhú jiàn | gradually |
| 通用 | tōng yòng | common (use) |
| 通行 | tōng xíng | to go through |
| 进化 | jìn huà | evolution |
| 进行 | jìn xíng | to advance |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select |
| 酝酿 | yùn niàng | (of alcohol) to ferment |
| 闲话 | xián huà | digression |
| 阿拉伯 | Ā lā bó | |
| 阶段 | jiē duàn | stage |
| 隔膜 | gé mó | diaphragm (anatomy) |
| 隶书 | lì shū | clerical script |
| 面部 | miàn bù | face (body part) |
| 骆驼 | luò tuo | camel |
| 龟甲 | guī jiǎ | tortoiseshell |