...-dou1-...-bu2-dao4 v 都 v 不 到 to not even be able to (verb) 306-lu4-che1 路 车 No. 306 bus route 51 我 要 51 (reads as 'wu3-yao1' which sounds like wo3-yao4) - used in Chinese domain names such as 51job.com, 51give.com 80-nian2-dai4 80 年 代 80s, the Eighties a1 阿 an initial particle, prefix to names of people, phonetic 'a' a1 啊 ah! (interj.), oh (interj. for surprise), (a modal particle showing affirmation, approval, or consent), an interjection, to express doubt or to question, to show realization, to stress a1 呵 ah (phonetic particle) a1-fu4-han4 阿 富 汗 Afghanistan, Afghan a1-yi2 阿 姨 auntie, aunty AA-zhi4 AA 制 go Dutch, split the bill, Dutch treat ai1 诶 letter 'a', an exclamation of confirmation ai1 哎 hey, lookout, why etc (interj.) ai1 哀 sorrow, grief, pity, to grieve for, to pity, to lament ai1-chou2 哀 愁 sad, sorrowful ai1-shang1 哀 伤 grieved, sad, distressed ai1-ya1 哎 呀 Damn, Ah, Oh!, My God! ai1-you1 哎 哟 hey, ow, ouch, crikey ai3 矮 short (not tall) ai3-pang4 矮 胖 short and stout, dumpy, roly-poly ai4 艾 Ai (SN), Artemisia vulgaris, Chinese mugwort, letter 'i' ai4 唉 oh dear, alas ai4 碍 to hinder, to obstruct, to block ai4 爱 to love, affection, to be fond of, to like ai4-bu4-shi4-shou3 爱 不 释 手 fondle admiringly ai4-er3-lan2 爱 尔 兰 Ireland ai4-fa4-pi2-qi0 爱 发 脾 气 throw a tantrum ai4-hao4 爱 好 hobby, interest, to like, to be fond of, to be keen on ai4-qin2-hai3 爱 琴 海 Aegean Sea ai4-qing2 爱 情 love (between man and woman) ai4-ren0 爱 人 husband, wife, partner, sweetheart, spouse ai4-xin4-bu4-xin4 爱 信 不 信 believe it or not ai4-yao4-bu4-yao4 爱 要 不 要 take it or leave it an1 鞍 saddle an1 安 peace, content, calm, still, quiet, to pacify an1-hui1-sheng3 安 徽 省 Anhui, an east central China province an1-jian3 安 检 security check an1-jing4 安 静 silent, quiet, peaceful, calm an1-mian2 安 眠 sleep peacefully an1-na4 安 娜 Anna (person's name) an1-quan2 安 全 safe, secure, safety, security an1-quan2-dai4 安 全 带 seat belt an1-quan2-mao4 安 全 帽 helmet an1-quan2-tao4 安 全 套 condom an1-wen3 安 稳 smooth and steady an1-xin1 安 心 feel at ease, be relieved, set one's mind at rest, keep one's mind on something an1-zhuang1 安 装 install, erect, fix, mount, installation an3 俺 I (northern dialects) an4 暗 dark, gloomy, hidden, secret, to shut the door, unilluminated an4 按 to push, according to, in the light of, to control, to restrain, to check, to press (with the hand, eg button) an4 案 (legal) case, incident, record, file, table an4 岸 bank, shore, beach, coast an4-an4 暗 暗 secretly, inwardly an4-jian4 按 键 push button, key (on keyboard) an4-mu4-di4-di4-suan4 按 目 的 地 算 calculated dependent on your destination an4-shi2 按 时 on time, before deadline, on schedule an4-zhao4 按 照 according to, in accordance with, in the light of, on the basis of an4-zi0 案 子 case (legal, medical), long table, counter ang2 昂 high, raise, lift, soaring, expensive ang2-gui4 昂 贵 expensive, costly ao1 凹 depression, indentation, concave, hollow ao4 傲 proud, overbearing, insolent, arrogant ao4 奥 obscure, mysterious ao4 澳 Australia, (abbrev) Macao, deep bay, cove, bay, harbour ao4-bi4 澳 雹 Australian money, AUD ao4-da4-li4-ya4 澳 大 利 亚 Australia ao4-lin2-pi3-ke4 奥 林 匹 克 Olympic ao4-men2 澳 门 Macau ao4-shi4-zu2-qiu2 澳 式 足 球 Australian rules football ao4-yun4 奥 运 the Olympics, Olympic Games ao4-yun4-hui4 奥 运 会 Olympic Games ao4-zhou1 澳 洲 Australia (continent) ba0 吧 ...right?, ...OK? (modal particle indicating polite suggestion) ba0-tuo1-ke4 巴 托 克 Bartok ba1 八 eight ba1 吧 bar, (onomat.), dumb ba1 巴 to hope, to wish, Palestinian, Palestine (abbr.), Pascal (unit of pressure), Pakistan (abbrev.), (suff. for certain nouns) ba1-ba1 巴 巴 in vain ba1-bao3 八 宝 eight treasures (name of dish) ba1-da2-ling3-gao1-su4 八 达 岭 高 速 highway robbery' ba1-da2-tong1 八 达 通 Octopus stored value card of HK ba1-ge1-gou3 八 哥 狗 pug dog ba1-li2 巴 厘 Bali (island in Indonesia) ba1-li2 巴 黎 Paris (capital of France) ba1-shi4 巴 士 bus ba1-wang4 巴 望 look forward to ba1-yue4 八 月 August ba2 拔 pull up, pull out, select, promote ba2 抜 uproot, pull out ba2-diao4 拔 掉 to pluck, pull out ba3 把 [with regard to], handle, (a MW), (marker for direct-object), to hold, to contain, to grasp, to take hold of ba3-shou3 把 手 handle, grip, knob ba3-wo3-jia1-wei2-hao3-you3 - 把 我 加 为 好 友 LinkedIn (cf Facebook), add[ed] me as a friend ba3-wo4 把 握 grasp, a grasp, seize, hold, assurance, certainty ba4 坝 dam, dyke, embankment ba4 把 handle ba4 爸 father, dad, pa, papa ba4-ba0 爸 爸 father ba4-zi3 把 子 handle bai1 掰 to break with both hands bai2 白 white, snowy , empty, blank, bright, clear, plain, pure, in vain, gratuitous bai2-bai2 白 白 for nothing, in vain, to no purpose bai2-cai4 白 菜 bok choy bai2-hua4 白 话 vernacular, common speech (in South meaning Cantonese) bai2-jiu3 白 酒 white wine, spirit usually distilled from sorghum or maize, white spirit, baijiu bai2-qian1 白 铅 zinc bai2-ri4-zuo4-meng4 白 日 做 梦 day dream, indulge in wishful thinking bai2-se4 白 色 white bai2-tang2 白 糖 (refined) white sugar bai2-tian1 白 天 daytime, during the day, day bai3 百 hundred bai3 摆 arrange, to shake, wag, shake off, shake loose, jostle, shake up, manipulate, set in order (esp. table), set up for show bai3-du4 白 度 Baidu (Chinese search engine) bai3-du4 百 度 Baidu (phone company) bai3-du4-biao3 百 度 表 centigrade bai3-fen1 百 分 percent, percentage bai3-fen1 百 分 percent, percentage bai3-fen1-zhi1 百 分 之 percent bai3-fen1-zhi1 百 分 之 percent (precedes the number) bai3-fen1-zhi1-bai3 百 分 之 百 a hundred percent, out and out, absolutely bai3-fen1-zhi1-wu3-shi2 百 分 之 五 十 fifty percent bai3-huo4 百 货 general merchandise, variety goods bai3-huo4-da4-lou2 百 货 大 楼 department store bai3-huo4-gong1-si1 百 货 公 司 department store bai3-jia1-le4 百 家 乐 Baccarat bai3-shi4-ke3-le4 百 事 可 乐 Pepsi Cola bai4 败 be defeated, to defeat, loss bai4 拜 to pay respect, worship, visit, salute bai4-bai4 拜 拜 bye-bye bai4-fang3 拜 访 pay a visit, call on bai4-nian2 拜 年 pay a New Year call, wish sb a Happy New Year ban1 般 sort, kind, class, way, manner (often in sequence 'ru-noun-ban' î@-noun-î ban1 搬 to shift, to take, remove, transport, move, carry ban1 班 team, class, rank, squad, a work shift, a MW, Ban (SN), course ban1 斑 variegated, marked ban1 瘢 mark, scar on the skin ban1-che1 班 车 shuttle bus, regular bus (service) ban1-dian3 瘢 点 freckles ban1-ji2 班 级 class, grade (school) ban1-jia1 搬 家 move (house) ban1-yun4 搬 运 carry, transport, moving (eg van) ban1-zi0 搬 子 bottle opener, wrench ban3 版 version, a register, a block of printing, an edition , page ban3 板 bat, board, plank, plate, slab, boss ban3-ban3-liu4-shi2-si4 板 板 六 十 四 unaccommodating, rigid ban3-kuai4-gou4-zao4 板 块 构 造 plate tectonics ban3-qiu2 板 球 cricket ban4 办 to do, to manage, to handle, to go about, to run, to set up, to deal with, organize ban4 半 half ban4 拌 to mix, mix in, to toss (a salad) ban4 伴 partner, companion, associate, to accompany, comrade ban4-fan4 拌 饭 bibimbap, Korean mixed meat+ vegetables+ rice dish ban4-gong1 办 公 handle official business, work (usually in an office) ban4-gong1-shi4 办 公 室 office ban4-gong1-zhuo1 办 公 桌 (office) desk ban4-jing4 半 径 radius ban4-li3 办 理 to handle, to transact, to conduct, carry out ban4-mu3-li4 半 牡 蛎 grilled oysters on the halfshell ban4-tian1 半 天 half of the day, a long time, quite a while ban4-tu2 半 途 halfway, midway ban4-ye4 半 夜 midnight, in the middle of the night bang1 帮 to assist, to support, to help, group, gang, party bang1-mang2 帮 忙 help, give (lend) a hand, do a favor, do a good turn bang1-zhu4 帮 助 assistance, aid, to help, to assist bang3 膀 upper arm, wing bang3 榜 a notice or announcement, a list of names, public roll of successful examinees bang3-yang4 榜 样 example, model bang3-zi3 膀 子 upper arm, arm, wing bang4 镑 pound (sterling) bang4 棒 stick, smart, club, cudgel, capable, strong bang4-qiu2 棒 球 baseball bao1 胞 placenta, womb, cell bao1 苞 flower calyx, luxuriant, profuse bao1 包 to cover, to wrap, to hold, to include, to take charge of, package, wrapper, container, bag, to hold or embrace, bundle, packet, to contract (to or for) bao1-guo3 包 裹 parcel, wrap up, bind up, bundle, package bao1-kuo4 包 括 to comprise, to include, to involve, to incorporate, to consist of bao1-mi3 苞 米 corn, maize bao1-xin1-cai4 包 心 菜 cabbage bao1-za1 包 扎 wrap up, bind up, pack bao1-zi0 包 子 wrap, steamed bun bao1-zi0-pi2 包 子 皮 wrap, spring roll skin bao2 雹 hail bao2-bao4 雹 暴 hailstorm bao3 饱 to eat till full, satisfied bao3 保 to defend, to protect, to insure or guarantee, to maintain, hold or keep, to guard bao3 堡 castle, position of defense, stronghold, earthwork bao3 宝 a jewel or gem, a treasure, precious bao3-an1 保 安 ensure public security or safety, guards, public security, security guard bao3-bao3 宝 宝 darling, baby (incl.