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Index of Chinese Phrases and Vocabulary
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W,w

wag; sway; swing; shake

wagon; lorry; truck

waist; loin

wait

wait; await (deng, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wait a moment

Wait a moment! (deng, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wait a moment (qie, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wait and see; Let's see

wait for

wait for a moment

waiting for someone

wake; awaken

wake up; awaken

wake up; back to life

walk, go

walk; go; move; travel

walk; go on foot (zou, Mandarin pinyin practice)

walk; go on foot (lu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

walk gingerly

walk leisurelly; take a walk

walk quietly on tiptoe; tiptoe (Chinese idiom)

walk slowly

walking ahead of

walking dead; zombie

walking shoes

walking stick; cane; staff

walking the dog

wall

wall; enclosing wall

wallet

wander about; roam about

want (video)

want; demand

want; intend; desire

want; require; need

ward off; block

warehouse; storehouse (cang, Mandarin pinyin practice)

warehouse; storehouse (ku, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wash away; flush

war; battle (zhan, Mandarin pinyin practice)

war; battle (zhang, Mandarin pinyin practice)

warm; genial

warm; lukewarm

warm; warmth

warm and tender; sweet-natured

warn; alert

warning; caution

wary; alert; vigilant; watchful

wash; rinse

wash hands

wash out; eliminate

waste; squander

wasteful; expense

watch

watch; look over

watch out (video)

Watch out! Be Careful!

watch the sea

watchful; vigilant; alert; wary

water (video)

water (shui, Mandarin pinyin practice)

water dam

water dumplings; Chinese dumplings

water channel; ditch

water gate; floodgate

water pipe

water the flowers

water well

waterfall; cascade

wateriness; streaming; dripping

watering; sprinkle water

watermelon

waterproof

wave; wield

wave one's hand

wavering cry made by a sheep

waves

waves; billows

wavy hair; curly hair

wax

way; method (ban, Mandarin pinyin practice)

way; method (dao, Mandarin pinyin practice)

way; path

way; road; journey

we; us (zan, Mandarin pinyin practice)

we; us (men, Mandarin pinyin practice)

weak; feeble (xu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

weak; feeble; fragile (ruo, Mandarin pinyin practice)

weak point; shortcoming

weakness; weak point

wealth; money

wealth and high position

wealthy; rich

wear; carry (accessories)

wear; dressed in

wear; put on

wear a hat

wear clothes

weary; fatigue (pi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

weary; fatigue (lao, Mandarin pinyin practice)

weary; tired (dai, Mandarin pinyin practice)

weary; tired (fa, Mandarin pinyin practice)

weary; tired (juan, Mandarin pinyin practice)

weary; tired (lei, Mandarin pinyin practice)

weather

weave; knit

web (of duck, frog toes)

wedding; marriage

wedding; marriage ceremony

wedding ceremony

wedge; stuck; jammed

weed out; clean away

week

weekend

weekly magazine

weep; cry; sob

weep; shed tears

weep aloud; cry; sob

weigh on; press down

weight lifting (sport)

weight scale

weighty; oppressive

welcome

Welcome (sign for visiting guest)

well (deep hole)

well-arranged; ready

well-balanced; well mixed

well-being (xing, Mandarin pinyin practice)

well-being (fu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

well-illuminated; bright; shining

well-known; fame

well off; adequate

well-behaved; manners

well-behaved; obedient

well-known; grand reputation

well-known brand; famous brand

well-known figure

werewolf; wolfman

west; western

Western

wet; damp; moist; humid (chao, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wet; damp; moist; humid (shi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

whale

whale (jing, Mandarin pinyin practice)

Whales can swim far away.

what (video)

what (sha, Mandarin pinyin practice)

what (shen, Mandarin pinyin practice)

what (zen, Mandarin pinyin practice)

What are you doing?

What are you looking for?

What are you missing?

What do you have?

What do you think?

What is your question? (1)

What is your question? (2)

What kind of music to listen to

What kind of music do you like to listen to?

What kind of music do you want to listen to?

what if

What is this thing?

What is this thing called?

What should I do? (video)

What should I do? (zen, Mandarin pinyin practice)

What's the news?

What's the news recently?

What's your name?

What's your opinion?

what thing

wheat

wheat flour

wheatland; wheat field

wheedle; coax

wheel

whelp; son

when

When an earthquake occurs

where (video)

where; what; which

Where are you from?

Where are you going?

where can I find

Where do you stay?

Where is the station?

Where is the subway?

Where is the toilet?

whether or not; yes or no

whiskers

whiskers; beard

whistle

white

white color

whiten; bleach

who; whom; whose

Who are you?

whole; all

whole; complete

whole; entire; all over

whole family

whole family (2)

whole family (quan, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wholehearted; true-hearted

wholly; totally; generally

Why? (video)

Why?

Why are you not happy?

Why are you not here?

Why are you so happy?

Why...Because...

Why do angels not sleep?

wicked; bad (dai, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wicked; bad (e, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wicked; bad (huai, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wicked; evil; vicious

wide; broad (kuan, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wide; broad (kuo, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wide; extensive (bo, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wide; extensive (guang, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wide and narrow

widespread; prevalent; available to all

widespread; vast and extensive

widow

widowed; less, not many

wife

wife (qi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wife and children; one's family

wife of one's elder brother

wife's father

wife's mother

wild; naughty

wild; unrestrained

wild and bleak; desolate

wild flower

will

will; mind; intention

willing to (ken, Mandarin pinyin practice)

willing to (yuan, Mandarin pinyin practice)

willingly; voluntarily

willingness; interest; enthusiasm

willow

willow tree

win

win; outshine; surpass

win a prize (zhong, Mandarin pinyin practice)

win a prize (jiang, Mandarin pinyin practice)

win-win solution (Chinese idiom)

wind

wind shear; air turbulence

wind around; coil

window

window curtains (chuang, Mandarin pinyin practice)

window curtains (lian, Mandarin pinyin practice)

window-shopping; lounge about the streets

wine; liquor; alcoholic drink

wings (chi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wings (yi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wink; blink

winter

wintry; chilly

wipe; erase

wipe clean; wipe down

wipe out; exterminate

wipe up; mop up

wisdom; intelligence

wise; wisdom

wise; wiseman

wise and farsighted; sagacious

wish, hope (video)

wish, hope (xi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wish, hope (yuan, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wish for; long for

wish happiness; best wish

wish you

witch

witchcraft; sorcery

with; together

withdraw; evacuate

withdraw; retreat from

withdraw money (from bank or ATM)

withdraw; move backward

withered

within; inside

without; none (wu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

without; none (mei, Mandarin pinyin practice)

without a hitch; done successfully

without charge; free

wizard; sorcerer; shaman

wok; pan; cooking pot

wolf

wolfman; werewolf

woman, women (video)

woman, women (nyu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

woman goes to the seaside and watches the sea

wonder; astonished; surprised

wonder in leisurely manner

wonderful; ingenious; marvelous; fantastic

wonderful; strange

wood (video)

wood; wooden

wood plank

wooden ladle; gourd ladle

woodpecker

woods; grove; forest

woodwind instrument

woodworker; carpenter

wool; fleece

word

words; lyrics

wordy; long-winded

work

work; achievement

work; labor

work; fight

work at one's utmost; strive

work hard

work hard; exert oneself

work hard; slave away at work

work hard to start over again

work of art; artwork

workaholic

worker; labor

working in the office

working shift; class

workman; laborer

world (shi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

world (jie, Mandarin pinyin practice)

worm; bug

worried; gloomy

worried; upright

worry

worry; fret about

worry; trouble; vexation

worry; vexation

worry about

worship (bai, Mandarin pinyin practice)

worship (chong, Mandarin pinyin practice)

worth; value

worth a great deal of money

worthy person; person of virtue

would rather; preferably

Would you please

Would you please give me…

Would you please give me a little more time.

Would you please hurry up

Would you please slow down a little bit

Would you please speak more slowly.

Would you please wait a moment

wound (chuang, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wound (shang, Mandarin pinyin practice)

wound; trauma

wrath; rage

wrath; rage; fury

wrench; screw

wrestle; fight

wretched state

wring; twist

wrist

write

write; compose

writer of a book

writing; article

write down (ji, Mandarin pinyin practice)

write down (lu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

writing brush

writing instrument

wrong; false; mistaken

wrong; mistake; fault

wrong; not

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