Pinyin

Chinese 

English

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Single characters

jīnnián

今 年

this year

TW

今 present (time)

年 year

zhèngfŭ

政 府

government

N

政 politics

府 residence, seat of

zuì

最

most

ADV

făn

反

anti-

ADJ

反 against

dúpĭn

毒品

drug

N

毒 poison

品 product

yùndòng

运 动

campaign

N

运 movement

动 move about

rìqián

日 前

a few days ago

TW

日 day

前 before

gōng’ānbù

公 安 部

police

N

公 public

安 safety

部 ministry, head of office department

bùzhăng

部 长 (長)

minister,

N

lĭngdăo

领(領 ) 导(導)

leader

N

领lead

导guide

kāishĭ

开 始

start, begin

V

开 open

始 start

jìnxíng  

进(進 ) 行

carry out

V

进 enter

行 travel

zhōngwŭ

中 午

noon

TW

中 mid

午 noon

diănzhōng

点(點) 钟(鐘)

o’clock

TW

点 point

钟 clock

shàngwàn

上 万(萬)

a number exceeding 10,000

NW

上 above

万 10,000

míng

名

[for people]

MW

qúnzhòng

群 众(眾)

people, mass

N

群 group

众 people

láidào  

来 (來) 到

arrive

V

来 come

到 arrive

le

了

[for completed action]

P

huìchăng

会(會)场(場)

place for meeting, gathering

N 

会 meeting

场 place (without roof)

jiănghuà

讲(講)话(話) 

speech

N/V-O

讲 speak

话 speech

bìngquĕ

并且

also

ADV

并 and

且 also

biăoshì 

表 示

express

V

表 express

示 demonstrate

xiàjuéxīn

下 决 (決 )心

resolve

V-O

下down

决 resolution

心 heart

fùzé

负(負)责(責)人

person in charge

N

负 bear

责 responsibility

人 person

gōngkāi

公 开

openly

ADV

公 public

开 open

xuānbù

宣 布

announce

V

宣 announce

布 declare

lìkè

立 刻

immediately

ADV

立 stand

刻 a moment

dăibŭ

逮 捕

arrest

V

逮catch

捕arrest

zuìifàn

罪 犯

criminal

N

罪 crime

犯 offence

qīnzì

亲 (親) 自

in person

ADV

亲 close to

自 self

diănhuŏ

点 (點) 火

light fire

V-O

点 point

火 fire

xiāohuǐ 

销 (銷) 毁

destroy

V

销 get rid of

毁 damage