xiàng

oak

xiǎng

echo

xiāng

fragrant

相反

xiāngfǎn

opposite

橡皮

xiàngpí

rubber

相同

xiāngtóng

identical

详细

xiángxì

detailed

现金

xiànjīn

cash

羡慕

xiànmù

to envy

xiào

effect

xiāo

to disappear

小吃

xiǎochī

snack

效果

xiàoguǒ

result

笑话

xiàohuà

joke

小伙子

xiǎohuǒzi

young man

小说

xiǎoshuō

novel

消息

xiāoxi

news

西红柿

xīhóngshì

tomato

xīn

(of taste) hot or pungent

信封

xìnfēng

envelope

xíng

to walk

xìng

nature

xìng

fortunate

倖幸

xǐng

to wake up

性别

xìngbié

gender

兴奋

xīngfèn

excited

幸福

xìngfú

happiness

性格

xìnggé

nature

辛苦

xīnkǔ

exhausting

心情

xīnqíng

mood

信息

xìnxī

information

信心

xìnxīn

confidence

xiù

handsome

xiū

to decorate

xiū

shy

修理

xiūlǐ

to repair

吸引

xīyǐn

to attract (interest, investment etc)

to continue

order

to allow

许多

xǔduō

many

学期

xuéqī

term

ya

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)Heavens!

second

duck

to press

牙膏

yágāo

toothpaste

压力

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

演出

yǎnchū

to act (in a play)

yáng

ocean

yáng

to raise

yǎng

to raise (animals)

养成

yǎngchéng

to cultivate

严格

yángé

strict

阳光

yángguāng

sunshine

样子

yàngzi

appearance

眼镜

yǎnjìng

spectacles

研究

yánjiū

research

演员

yǎnyuán

actor or actress

严重

yánzhòng

grave

yāo

to invite

邀请

yāoqǐng

to invite

钥匙

yàoshi

key

要是

yàoshi

(coll.) if

亚洲

yàzhōu

Asia

leaf

page

也许

yěxǔ

perhaps

叶子

yèzi

foliage

to doubt

to recollect

skill

to translate

friendship

to use

意见

yìjiàn

idea

yìn

to print

yǐn

to draw (e.g. a bow)

因此

yīncǐ

thus

yíng

to beat

应聘

yìngpìn

to accept a job offer

引起

yǐnqǐ

to give rise to

印象

yìnxiàng

impression

一切

yīqiè

everything

艺术

yìshù

art

以为

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

勇敢

yǒnggǎn

brave

永远

yǒngyuǎn

forever

yóu

oil

yóu

outstanding

yóu

to follow

yōu

excellent

yōu

remote

优点

yōudiǎn

merit

友好

yǒuhǎo

friendly

邮局

yóujú

post office

幽默

yōumò

(loanword) humor

尤其

yóuqí

especially

有趣

yǒuqù

interesting

优秀

yōuxiù

outstanding

友谊

yǒuyì

companionship

由于

yóuyú

due to

pleasedcheerful

to advance

feather

and

yuán

former

原来

yuánlái

original

原谅

yuánliàng

to excuse

原因

yuányīn

cause

yuè

key

yuè

to inspect

yuē

to make an appointment

阅读

yuèdú

to read

约会

yuēhuì

appointment

语法

yǔfǎ

grammar

愉快

yúkuài

cheerful

羽毛球

yǔmáoqiú

shuttlecock

yún

cloud

yǔn

just

允许

yǔnxǔ

to permit

于是

yúshì

thereupon

预习

yùxí

to prepare a lesson

语言

yǔyán

language

mixed

zán

I or me

zàn

temporary

zāng

dirty

臟髒
咱们

zánmen

we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)

暂时

zànshí

temporary

杂志

zázhì

magazine

duty

zēng

to increase

增加

zēngjiā

to raise

责任

zérèn

responsibility

zhǎn

to spread out

zhāng

chapter

占线

zhànxiàn

busy (telephone line)

zhào

according to

炤照

zhāo

to recruit