刻 quarter of an hour
kǒu 口 for members of a family
kuài 块 for things that can be broken into lumps or chunks; for money; yuan, dollar
lǐ 里 a Chinese unit of length, equivalent to 0.5 kilometer
lì 粒 for rice, pearls
liǎng 两 a traditional Chinese unit of weight, equivalent to 50 grams; ounce
liàng 辆 for vehicles
liè 列 for trains
máo 毛 a Chinese money unit, colloquialism for 角 jiǎo (= 0.1 元 yuán or 10 分 fēn)
mēn 门 for school subjects, languages, etc.
mǐ 米 meter (colloquial)
miàn 面 for flat objects
miǎo 秒 second (of time)
míng 名 for people, especially for those with a specific position or occupation
mǔ 亩 a traditional Chinese unit of area, especially in farming (equal to 1⁄15 hectare or 667 square meters)
pái 排 for things arranged in a row
pī 批 for a batch of goods, and for things/people arriving at the same time
pǐ 匹 for horses
piān 篇 for a piece of writing
piàn 片 for a thin and flat piece, slice
píng 瓶 a bottle of
qún 群 a crowd/group of
shēn 身 for clothes
shǒu 首 for songs and poems
shuāng 双 a pair of (shoes, chopsticks, etc.)
suì 岁 year (of age)
suǒ 所 for houses, or institutions housed in a building
tái 台 for machines, big instruments, etc.
tàng 趟 for trips
tào 套 a set of
tiáo 条 for things with a long, narrow shape
tóu 头 for cattle or sheep
wèi 位 a polite measure word for people
xià 下 used with certain verbs to indicate the number of times the action is done
xiàng 项 item, component
yè 页 for pages (of a book)
yīngchǐ 英尺 foot (as a measurement of length)
yīngcùn 英寸 inch
yuán 元 the basic unit of Chinese currency (1 元 yuán = 10 角 jiǎo/毛 máo = 100 分 fēn), dollar
zhāng 张 for paper, beds, tables, desks
zhèn 阵 for an action or event that lasts for some time
zhī 支 for stick-like things
zhī 只 for animals, utensils, or objects
zhǒng 种 kind, sort
zuò 座 for large and solid objects, such as a large building
A, a
A n 优 yōu, 优等 yōuděng □ She got an “A” on her English test. 她英文测验得了“优”。Tā Yīngwén cèyàn déle “yōu”.
a, an art 一 yī, 一个 yí ge
a boy 一个男孩 yí ge nánhái
an hour 一个小时 yí ge xiǎoshí
AA (= Associate of Arts) abbrev 准文学士 zhǔn wénxuéshì
AAA (= American Automobile Association) abbrev 美国汽车协会 Měiguó qìchē xiéhuì
abacus n 算盘 suànpán [m. wd 只 zhī]
abandon v 遗弃 yíqì, 抛弃 fàngqì, 中止 zhōngzhǐ
abashed adj 惭愧的 cánkuì de, 难为情的 nánwéiqíng de
abate v 减轻 jiǎnqīng, 减少 jiǎnshǎo
abbey n 修道院 xiūdàoyuàn, 寺院 sìyuàn [m. wd 座 zuò]
abbreviate v 省略 shěnglüè, 缩略 suōlüè
abbreviation n 缩略语 suōlüèyǔ, 缩写 suōxiě
ABC (= American Broadcasting Corporation) abbrev 美国广播公司 Měiguó guǎngbō gōngsī
abdomen n 腹部 fùbù, 肚子 dùzi
abduct v 劫持 jiéchí, 绑架 bǎngjià
aberration n 异常 yìcháng
abet v 唆使 suōshǐ, 教唆 jiàosuō
abhor v 厌恶 yàn’è, 憎恶 zēng’è
abhorrent adj 憎恶 zēng’è, 痛恨 tòng hèn
abide (pt & pp abided/abode) v (abide by) 遵守 zūnshǒu, 信守 xìnshǒu
abiding adj 永久的 yǒngjiǔ de, 持久的 chíjiǔ de
ability n 能力 nénglì, 才能 cáinéng □ Does she have the ability to do the job well? 她有能力做好这件事吗？Tā yǒu nénglì zuòhǎo zhè jiàn shì ma?
abject adj 卑躬屈膝的 [+行为] bēigōng qūxī de [+xíngwéi], 低声下气的 [+ 道歉] dīshēng xiàqì de [+dàoqiàn]
abject poverty 赤贫 chìpín
ablaze adj 燃烧 ránshāo, 熊熊燃烧 xióngxióng ránshāo
able adj 能 néng, 能够 nénggòu □ Sorry, I’m not able to attend the meeting tomorrow. 对不起，我不能出席明天的会议。Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bùnéng chūxí míngtiān de huìyì. □ He is not able to drive as he’s drunk too much beer. 他不能开车，因为喝了太多的啤酒。Tā bùnéng kāichē, yīnwèi hēle tài duō de píjiǔ.
abnormal adj 不正常的
