Chinese
Vocab Builder for commonly used words in Chinese.
冰箱 (bīngxiāng)
The Chinese word for refrigerator is '冰箱' and it is commonly used in Chinese households. A refrigerator, as in English, is for preserving food and keeping items cold. It's as commonly used in China as it is in any part of the world.
冲突 (chōng tū)
The Chinese word '冲突' is used to represent collision, contention or dispute between two or more parties, and is generally used in the context of social, political, or personal interactions. It can be used to describe both physical and ideological disagreements or confrontations.
Example sentences with 冲突 →决定 (Jué dìng)
The Chinese word '决定' is equivalent to the English word 'decide'. '决定' is usually used as a verb in sentences. It could be used when you are making a choice among options or when you are making important decisions.
决心 (jué xīn)
The Chinese word '决心' embodies the same meaning as 'resolution' in English. It is often used when individuals decide to do something and resolve to stick to it. This can range from making a decision, planning a fresh start, or settling a belief. The determination behind the word hints at a powerful and conscious choice.
Example sentences with 决心 →决议 (jué yì)
The Chinese word '决议' is used similarly to the English term 'resolutions.' It often refers to decisions made or plans set, particularly in the context of a formal meeting or at the beginning of a new year. Just as in English, it can be used in both singular and plural forms, depending on the context.
Example sentences with 决议 →冷 (lěng)
The Chinese word “冷” (lěng) literally translates to 'cold', and it’s used in much the same way as in English: to indicate low temperatures or lack of warmth. You can use it to describe the weather, beverages and food, emotions, or even situations.
Example sentences with 冷 →净化废物 (jìnghuà fèiwù)
The term '净化废物' (jìnghuà fèiwù) is used in Chinese to refer to the process of rendering waste materials safe, non-toxic, or reusable, typically in the context of waste treatment or environmental science. Like English, it can be used in both general or specific scientific context.
Example sentences with 净化废物 →准备 (Zhǔnbèi)
The Chinese word '准备' means 'prepare'. It is used in similar context as in English. It implies getting ready for something or some event. For example, '我正在准备晚餐' means 'I am preparing dinner'.
准备好了 (zhǔn bèi hǎo le)
The Chinese phrase '准备好了' is used similar to the English word 'ready'. It is used to indicate that something or someone is prepared or in a suitable state to do something.
Example sentences with 准备好了 →准确 (zhǔn què)
The Chinese word '准确' translates to 'accurate' and is used to describe precision, correctness or exactness in any context such as measurement, information or judgment in English. It is applicable in informal conversational language as well as in more formal written language, and it can be used in the same way as the English word.
Example sentences with 准确 →减少 (jiǎn shǎo)
The Chinese word '减少' is used the same way as the English word 'reduce'. It means to make something less or smaller in amount, degree, or size etc. It can be used in various contexts, such as reducing waste, reducing speed, reducing workload etc.
几个 (jǐ gè)
The Chinese word '几个' is used to indicate a small number of something, much like 'several' in English. It can be used in front of countable nouns to specify an uncertain quantity. The amount is typically more than three but not many.
几乎 (jī hū)
The Chinese word '几乎' is used to indicate that something is near to happening or being completed, similar to how 'almost' is used in English. It may precede an adjective or a verb. In affirmative sentences, it conveys the closeness to the realization of the action while in negative ones, it means 'hardly' or 'scarcely'.
几乎不 (jī hū bù)
In Chinese, '几乎不' means 'hardly'. It is used to express that something happens to such a small degree or frequency. It usually goes in front of a verb. Just like in English, it implies that the action is done with a lot of difficulty or not at all.
Example sentences with 几乎不 →出 (chū)
The Chinese word '出' translates to 'out' in English and can be used in context similar to English. It is commonly used as a verb that refers to going or coming out of somewhere. For example, 'He comes out of the room' translates to '他从房间出来'.
Example sentences with 出 →出口 (chū kǒu)
The Chinese word '出口' is used to denote an exit or way out from a place or situation, much like how it is used in English. It is often found in public places like airports, train stations or shopping malls to guide people towards the exit.
出席 (chū xí)
The Chinese word '出席' is used when someone is physically present at a meeting, event, class or any gathering. It is equivalent to the English word 'attend'. Similar to English, it can also mean to pay attention to something.
Example sentences with 出席 →出现 (chū xiàn)
In Chinese, '出现' is used similarly as 'appear' in English. It could mean to come into sight, making it visible or noticeable or become present or exist in a particular context. For example, '你什么时候出现的', means 'When did you appear?'
出生 (chū shēng)
The Chinese word '出生' is used in comparison to the English word 'born'. It is commonly used in standard conversation or written text to describe the process of birth, coming into existence or start of life. For instance, '我在中国出生' translates to 'I was born in China'.
Example sentences with 出生 →击败 (jí bài)
The Chinese word '击败' is used to represent the action of overcoming or defeat someone or something, similar to the English word 'beat'. It is commonly used in contests, matches or games scenario to articulate someone winning over their opponent.
Example sentences with 击败 →刀 (dāo)
The Chinese word for knife, '刀', is usually used in the context of cutlery or tools for cutting. It can be used in compound words to denote specific types of knives, such as 餐刀 - 'meal knife' or a 'table knife'. Like other Chinese nouns, it can be combined with numbers and measure words to indicate quantity.
Example sentences with 刀 →分享 (fēnxiǎng)
The Chinese word '分享' is used in the context of sharing something with someone. This could be referring to sharing a physical object, some kind of information or intangible things such as experiences or feelings. Similar to English, it can be used both in the context of 'sharing (doing an action)' and 'to share (objective)' depending on the grammatical structure of the sentence.
分发 (fēn fā)
The Chinese word '分发' refers to the action of distributing, or delivering something to a number of people, often in a public or various places. It can apply to resources, tasks, goods, etc.
Example sentences with 分发 →分布 (fēn bù)
The Chinese word '分布' is used to describe the way things are spread over a certain area or period of time. It can be used in a variety of contexts, including statistical, geographical, and chronological distribution.
分开 (fēnkāi)
The word '分开' means to separate or divide something, usually into two or more parts. It can be used in a variety of contexts, including physical separation, conceptual separation, or even separation between people or groups. For example, '我们需要分开这些书，一部分给你，一部分给我' means 'We need to separate these books, some for you, some for me.'
Example sentences with 分开 →分支 (fēn zhī)
The Chinese translation of 'branch' is '分支' (fēn zhī). In English, branch refers to a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk or from a bough. It can also refer to a division of a business or other organization, or a conceptual division or offshoot. Similarly, in Chinese context '分支' can be used to describe a subdivision or a secondary part of something larger or more complex, such as an organization or a concept.
Example sentences with 分支 →分析 (fēn xī)
The Chinese word for 'analysis' is '分析'. This word is used in similar contexts as the English word 'analysis'. It is mainly used when dividing a complex topic into simpler parts to understand it.
分析师 (fēn xī shī)
In Chinese, the word '分析师' translates to 'analyst'. An analyst is a person who does analysis, particularly in the context of business or science. It's often used to denote various job titles such as a business analyst, financial analyst, or systems analyst etc.
Example sentences with 分析师 →分裂 (fēn liè)
The Chinese word '分裂' is used in a similar way to 'split' in English, often referring to distinguishable separation or division, either in a physical or abstract context. Just like in English, it can be used to describe anything from the division of cells (物理分裂) to a group of people breaking up (集団分裂).
分钟 (fēn zhōng)
'分钟' is used in Chinese exactly the same way 'minute' is used in English. It is a measure of time that is equivalent to 60 seconds. It can be used to express the duration of time, the time on a clock, or the preciseness of a particular moment.