xiàng
oak
xiǎng
echo
xiāng
fragrant
xiāngfǎn
opposite
xiàngpí
rubber
xiāngtóng
identical
xiángxì
detailed
xiànjīn
cash
xiànmù
to envy
xiào
effect
xiāo
to disappear
xiǎochī
snack
xiàoguǒ
result
xiàohuà
joke
xiǎohuǒzi
young man
xiǎoshuō
novel
xiāoxi
news
xīhóngshì
tomato
xīn
(of taste) hot or pungent
xìnfēng
envelope
xíng
to walk
xìng
nature
xìng
fortunate
xǐng
to wake up
xìngbié
gender
xīngfèn
excited
xìngfú
happiness
xìnggé
nature
xīnkǔ
exhausting
xīnqíng
mood
xìnxī
information
xìnxīn
confidence
xiù
handsome
xiū
to decorate
xiū
shy
xiūlǐ
to repair
xīyǐn
to attract (interest, investment etc)
xù
to continue
xù
order
xǔ
to allow
xǔduō
many
xuéqī
term
ya
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)Heavens!
yà
second
yā
duck
yā
to press
yágāo
toothpaste
yālì
pressure
yán
words
yán
tight (closely sealed)
yán
to grind
yán
salt
yàn
to loatheto dislike
yàn
to examine
yǎn
to develop
yān
cigarette or pipe tobacco
yǎnchū
to act (in a play)
yáng
ocean
yáng
to raise
yǎng
to raise (animals)
yǎngchéng
to cultivate
yángé
strict
yángguāng
sunshine
yàngzi
appearance
yǎnjìng
spectacles
yánjiū
research
yǎnyuán
actor or actress
yánzhòng
grave
yāo
to invite
yāoqǐng
to invite
yàoshi
key
yàoshi
(coll.) if
yàzhōu
Asia
yè
leaf
yè
page
yěxǔ
perhaps
yèzi
foliage
yí
to doubt
yì
to recollect
yì
skill
yì
to translate
yì
friendship
yǐ
to use
yìjiàn
idea
yìn
to print
yǐn
to draw (e.g. a bow)
yīncǐ
thus
yíng
to beat
yìngpìn
to accept a job offer
yǐnqǐ
to give rise to
yìnxiàng
impression
yīqiè
everything
yìshù
art
yǐwéi
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
yǒng
forever
yǒng
bravecourage
yǒnggǎn
brave
yǒngyuǎn
forever
yóu
oil
yóu
outstanding
yóu
to follow
yōu
excellent
yōu
remote
yōudiǎn
merit
yǒuhǎo
friendly
yóujú
post office
yōumò
(loanword) humor
yóuqí
especially
yǒuqù
interesting
yōuxiù
outstanding
yǒuyì
companionship
yóuyú
due to
yú
pleasedcheerful
yù
to advance
yǔ
feather
yǔ
and
yuán
former
yuánlái
original
yuánliàng
to excuse
yuányīn
cause
yuè
key
yuè
to inspect
yuē
to make an appointment
yuèdú
to read
yuēhuì
appointment
yǔfǎ
grammar
yúkuài
cheerful
yǔmáoqiú
shuttlecock
yún
cloud
yǔn
just
yǔnxǔ
to permit
yúshì
thereupon
yùxí
to prepare a lesson
yǔyán
language
zá
mixed
zán
I or me
zàn
temporary
zāng
dirty
zánmen
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)
zànshí
temporary
zázhì
magazine
zé
duty
zēng
to increase
zēngjiā
to raise
zérèn
responsibility
zhǎn
to spread out
zhāng
chapter
zhànxiàn
busy (telephone line)
zhào
according to
zhāo
to recruit