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Index of Chinese Phrases and Vocabulary
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T,t

table (video)

table (zhuo, Mandarin pinyin practice)

table (zi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

table of contents; catalogue

tablespoon

tablet; plate; plaque

tail; rear

take; seize

take a dog for a walk

take account of; consider

take big strides; step across

Take me away

take medicine

take root; strike root

take turns; alternate

taking risks; risk-taking

Tai Chi (tai, Mandarin pinyin practice)

Tai Chi (ji, Mandarin pinyin practice)

Taijiquan

Taipei

Taiwan

take; get

take a walk; walk leisurelly

take apart; disassemble

take away by force

take care of someone

take it easy

take off clothes

take out; pull out

tale; story (gu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

talent; gifted person

talk; chat; converse (tan, Mandarin pinyin practice)

talk; speak (shuo, Mandarin pinyin practice)

talk; speak (hua, Mandarin pinyin practice)

talk; speak (jiang, Mandarin pinyin practice)

talk; speak (yan, Mandarin pinyin practice)

talk informally; chat

talk nonsense

talk nonsense; useless words

talks; spoken words

talkative

talkative; noisiness

talkative on trivial matters; garrulous

tall

tall; high

tall and short (ai, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tall and short (gao, Mandarin pinyin practice)

taller than me

tame; obedient

tangerine; mandarin orange

tangled; entangled; entanglement

tank; large storage chamber

tapering; pointed

tardy; slow

target

taro

task; duty; business

taste; flavor

tasteless; tawdry

tax

tea

tea (cha Mandarin pinyin practice)

teacup

teach; enlighten

teach; instruct

teach me

teacher

teacher; master

team

team; group

team leader

team leader; captain of a team

teapot

tear down; dismantle

tear off; rip

tears

tease; elicit laughter

tease; make fun of; tickle with fingers

tease; provoke

technique; skill

tediously long; prolix

telephone

television channels; frequency channels

tell

tell; lawsuit

tell; narrate

tell; sue

tell a lie; to lie

tell apart; judge; decide

tell stories

tell the truth

telling stories; storytelling

telling stories to children

tell apart

temper; temperament; disposition

temperature

temple; Buddhist temple

temple; palace

temple; shrine

temple of gods

temporary; provisional

tempt; lure; allure; entice

ten; number 10

ten Chinese feet (3.33 meters)

ten thousand; number 10,000

tend toward

tender; gentle

tender; soft and delicate

tender and delicate; young and tender

tender passions

terrified; horrified

tense; nervous

tense and taut; stretched taut

tent; camping tent

tent; canopy

test paper; examination paper

terribly enough; unbearable

territory; domain

terror; horror (kong, Mandarin pinyin practice)

terror; horror (bu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

test; examine

thank

Thank you

Thank You (honorific form)

thanks

thanks a lot; many thanks

Thanks for your

Thanks for your coffee.

Thanks for your help!

Thanks for your water

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Roast Turkey Dinner

that

that; at; in; from; than

that one

that way

thawing; melting

The boy says that he is a prince.

The girl says that she is a princess.

then

then; at that time

theory; theorem

therapy; medical treatment

there is; have; own

there's no harm

there is not; not have

therefore; so

they

they; them

They are working.

They are working in the office.

thick; dense; concentrated

thick, thickness

thick; not thin

thick and thin (hou, Mandarin pinyin practice)

thick and thin (bao, Mandarin pinyin practice)

thick or thin; light or heavy

thick liquid

thick or thin; dark or light

thicket; shrub; crowd together

thief; burglar

thief; robber

thin

thin; fine; detailed

thing (video)

thing; affair; matter

thing, something

things; matter; substance

think

think; keep in mind

think; thought

think, want

think highly of; respect and admire

think it through; consider

think of somebody; miss someone

think of someone or something; on one's mind

thirsty

thirst; thirsty

thirty; number 30

this (video)

this (zhe, Mandarin pinyin practice)

this (ci, Mandarin pinyin practice)

This is…

This is true.

This is not…

This is not true.

This joke is very funny.

this kind

this one

This story is very touching.

this thing

this way

This weather is very comfortable.

this year

Thor; God of thunder

thorax; chest; breast

thorn; sting

thorough

thoroughly; comprehensively

thoroughgoing

thoughtful; attentive; careful

those

those people

Those people are dancing.

Those people are dancing on the stage.

though; although

thought; think of

thousand

thousand miles (apart, away)

thousand years; millennium

threateningly inauspicious; gloomy; ominous (Chinese idiom)

thread; line

three; number 3

thrifty; frugal

thrilled; excited

thrive; prosper

thriving; flourishing

thriving; prosperous

thriving and prosperous

throat

throttle; strangle with hands

throttle the neck

through; unobstructed

throw away; cast aside (reng, Mandarin pinyin practice)

throw away; cast away (pie, Mandarin pinyin practice)

throw away; lose (diu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

throw away; lose (diao, Mandarin pinyin practice)

throw; toss; fling

throw up; vomit

thunder

thunderbolt; thunderclap; crack of thunder

thus; so; therefore

tie; fasten

ticket

ticket; admission ticket

tickle with fingers; tease; make fun of

tide

tidewater; tidal water

tie a knot

tie or strap something tight

tie together

tie up; bundle up

tie with string or cord

tiger

tiger (hu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tight; close; compact

tight encirclement; inescapable dragnet

tightly closed; muffled; sealed

till the land; cultivate soil

tilted; lopsided

tilted; slanting; oblique

time

time; hour

time; hour; moment

time is up

time of the examination

time to have meals

time to take medicine

timid; afraid

timid; cowardly

tin (metal)

tips; gratuity

tiptoe; walk quietly on tiptoe (Chinese idiom)

tiny; little; small

tiny; slight

tire of wheel

tired

tired; lack

tired; tiredness (pi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tired; tiredness (lao, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tired; weary (dai, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tired; weary (fa, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tired; weary (juan, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tired; weary (lei, Mandarin pinyin practice)

titanium

title; appellation

to; by; from

to the end

toad

toady; confuse; bewilder

toast; roast; bake

today

today (jin, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tofu; bean curd

together

together; equal; uniform

together with

toil; fatigued

toilet (video)

toilet; lavatory (ce, Mandarin pinyin practice)

toilet; lavatory (suo, Mandarin pinyin practice)

toilsome; laborious (jian, Mandarin pinyin practice)

toilsome; laborious (xin, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tolerate; endure

tolerate kindly (bao, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tolerate kindly (rong, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tomato

tomato; eggplant

tomb; grave (fen, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tomb; grave (mu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tomorrow (video)

tomorrow (ming, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tomorrow will be better

tone; transfer

tongue

too; very much

tool; implement; unensil

tooth; teeth (ya, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tooth; teeth (chi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tooth extraction

toothbrush

toothpaste

top

top; up; upper

top gun; master-hand

top of; jolt; bump

top of a mountain; mountaintop

top-notch player

topic; subject

topple; collapse

torment; suffering

torrential rain; drench of rain (Chinese idiom)

torture; penalty; punishment

toss; lose

toss; throw

touch; contact

touch; grope for

touch; bump; collide

touch; move

touch; reach

touch by fingers

touch with; contact with

touching; affecting; moving

touching, moving

tough; powerful

tough; sturdy; strong

tough; very recently

tough guy; dauntless and unyielding man

tour; travel

tour guide

tour leader, tour conductor

tourism; sightseeing

tournament; race; contest

tow; drag; haul

towards

towel; scarf

tower

town

toy

trace; mark

traces; relic

tracks; traces; footprint

trademark; brand

trader; merchant; businessman

traditional Chinese characters

traditional story; legend

traffic

traffic accident; car accident

traffic jam

train; teach; educate

train up; foster; cultivate

trained person; learned person

trained personnel

trample; step on

tranquil

tranquil; tranquility

transfer; shift

transfer; tone

transform; change (bian, Mandarin pinyin practice)

transform; change (hua, Mandarin pinyin practice)

translate; interpret

transparent

transport; apply

transverse; horizontal

trap; snare

trapped; besieged

trauma; wound

travel

travel; journey

tray; plate; dish; disk

treasure, precious (bao, Mandarin pinyin practice)

treasure, precious (bei, Mandarin pinyin practice)

treat a disease

treat cruelly; maltreat; ill-treat

treat meat with smoke

treat or entertain hospitably

treat someone a meal or drink

treating people equally; fair

treatment; cure a disease

tree (video)

tree (shu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

tree-legged ancient Chinese cooking vessel

tremble; shivering

tremendous; enormous

tremendous; vast

trench; ditch

trend; tendency (qu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

trend; tendency (shi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

triangle

tribe; clan

trick; knack

trick; scheme

tricks of the trade

trickster; deceiver; cheater; swindler

trillion

trim; prune

triumph; victory (jie, Mandarin pinyin practice)

triumph; victory (kai, Mandarin pinyin practice)

triumph; victory (sheng, Mandarin pinyin practice)

triumphant return; return in triumph

troops; armed forces

troops; army

trouble; danger

trouble for the future; evil consequences

trough; manger

trousers; pants

trout (fish)

truck; vehicle used for carrying goods

truck; wagon; lorry

true

true; real (zhen, Mandarin pinyin practice)

true; real (shi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

True love can last forever.

true love (ài pinyin practice)

true or false; genuine or sham

true-hearted; wholehearted

trustee; member of a company board

trustworthy; reliable

try; test

try to figure out; fathom

tub; pot; basin

tube; bamboo tube

tube; pipe

tuck into one’s inner pocket

tumble; fall down

tumble, fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong

trumpet

tuna (fish)

tune; adjust

tunnel

turbulent; upheaval

turbulence; air turbulence

turn on; open

turn on and turn off

turn towards; to face

turnaround; reverse; unexpected change

turkey

turn

turn left

turn right

turn off; close

turn off the light

turn on the light

turn over

turn over and over; roll

Turn right at the front intersection.

turtle

turtle (gui, Mandarin pinyin practice)

turtle is hiding in the water

twenty; number 20

twice

twig; branch

twin; born as twins

twist; distort

twist; wring

twist with force

two, 2

two; pair; dual; couple

two; both

two of us; both of us

tycoon; magnate

type; sort; kind (yang, Mandarin pinyin practice)

type; sort; kind (zhong, Mandarin pinyin practice)

type; style

type; style; form; mode

typhoon (video)

typhoon (tai, Mandarin pinyin practice)

Typhoon is approaching

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