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kǎoyán 考研 v to sit for postgraduate entrance exams
kǎtōng 卡通 n cartoon
kě 渴 adj thirsty
kè 课 n lesson
kě huòdé de 可获得的 adj available
kě’ài 可爱 adj cute, appealing, lovely
kèbóde 刻薄的 adj mean (cruel)
kèchǎng bǐsài 客场比赛 n away match
kěchíxù fāzhǎn 可持续发展 n sustainable development
kèfú 克服 v to overcome
Kègébó 克格勃 n KGB
kēhuàn 科幻 n science fiction
kèjiàn 课件 n courseware
kěkǎyīn 可卡因 n cocaine
kělián 可怜 n pity
Kèlǐmǔlíngōng 克里姆林宫 n Kremlin
kèlóng 克隆 v, n to clone; clone
kèlùjī 刻录机 n CD burner
Kěndéjī 肯德基 n KFC
kěndìng 肯定 adj sure, certain
kěnéng 可能 adv perhaps, probably, possibly
kěnéngde 可能地 adv possibly
kěnqiú 恳求 v to plead
kěpà 可怕 adj terrible
kèren 客人 n guest
kèshàng 刻上 v to engrave
kèshímǐěr 克什米尔 n Kashmir
késou 咳嗽 v to cough
késou yàoshuǐ 咳嗽药水 n cough syrup
késoushēng 咳嗽声 n cough
kěxī 可惜 interj what a pity!
kēxué 科学 n science
kěyǐ 可以 v can, be able to
kěyòngde 可用的 v to make available
kèzhàn 客栈 n lodge, small hotel
kǒngbù dàhēng 恐怖大亨 n terrorist mastermind
kōngde 空的 adj empty
kōngdì 空地 n field, empty space
kònggào 控告 v to accuse
kònggǔ gōngsī 控股公司 n holding company
kǒnghè 恐吓 v to threaten
kōngjiān 空间 n space
kōngjiān zhàn 空间站 n space station
kǒngjù 恐惧 n fear
kōngqì 空气 n air
kōngqì wūrǎn 空气污染 n air pollution
kōngsǎo 空嫂 n married stewardess
kōngtiáo 空调 n air conditioning
kòngzhì 控制 v to hold back
kōngzhōng xiǎojiě 空中小姐 n air hostess; air stewardess
kǒudài 口袋 n pocket
kòulán 扣篮 n, v dunk (basketball); to dunk
kòumàozi 扣帽子 v to put a label on
kǒutíyì 口蹄疫 n foot-and-mouth disease
kǒuxiāngtáng 口香糖 n chewing gum
kǒuyìyuán 口译员 n interpreter
kū 哭 v to cry
kù 酷 adj cool, wicked (= excellent)
kuài 快 adj fast, rapid, quick
kuài! 快! exclam come on, let’s go
kuài dào le 快到了 adv on the way
kuài diǎnr 快点儿 interj hurry up!
kuàisù fǎnyìng bùduì 快速反应部队 n rapid response force
kuàixùn 快讯 n news flash
kuākè 夸克 n quark
kuān 宽 adj wide
kuānchang 宽敞 adj spacious
kuāndài 宽带 n broadband
kuāndài jiērù 宽带接入 n broadband access
kuāndàiwǎng 宽带网 n broadband networks
kuāndù 宽度 n width
kuàngquánshuǐ 矿泉水 n mineral water
kuángrè àihàozhě 狂热爱好者 n fan (admirer)
kuānshù 宽恕 n forgiveness, mercy
kuānxiànqī 宽限期 n grace period
kùbì 酷毙 adj extremely cool, wicked (= excellent)
kǔde 苦的 adj bitter
kùn 困 adj tired (sleepy)
kùnnan 困难 adj difficult
kuòdà 扩大 v to enlarge
kūqì 哭泣 v to weep
kùzi 裤子 n trousers, pant
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lā 拉 v to pull
là 蜡 n wax
là 辣 adj hot (spicy)
lā guānxì 拉关系 v to try to curry favor with
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