辣椒

làjiāo

hot pepper

lán

to block sb's path

làn

soft

lǎn

to look at

lǎng

clear

朗读

lǎngdú

to read aloud

láo

to toil

lǎo

grandma (maternal)

老百姓

lǎobǎixìng

ordinary people

老板

lǎobǎn

boss

劳动

láodòng

work

劳驾

láojià

excuse me

姥姥

lǎolao

(coll.) mother's mother

老婆

lǎopó

(coll.) wife

老实

lǎoshi

honest

老鼠

lǎoshǔ

rat

乐观

lèguān

optimistic

léi

thunder

lèi

tearstears

lèi

kind

类型

lèixíng

type

冷淡

lěngdàn

cold

pear

one hundredth

(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names)

琍璃

to stand

lián

flag used as a shop sign

liàn

chain

liàn

to feel attached to

恋爱

liànài

(romantic) love

liáng

grain

liáng

good

liàng

bright

良好

liánghǎo

good

粮食

liángshi

foodstuff

联合

liánhé

to combine

连忙

liánmáng

promptly

连续

liánxù

continuous

liáo

to treat

了不起

liǎobuqǐ

amazing

liè

inferiorvile

liè

ardent

列车

lièchē

(railway) train

离婚

líhūn

to divorce

立即

lìjí

immediately

立刻

lìkè

forthwith

力量

lìliang

power

理论

lǐlùn

theory

厘米

límǐ

centimeter

lín

to face

líng

quick

líng

to approach

líng

(small) bell

lìng

to order

lǐng

neck

领导

lǐngdǎo

lead

灵活

línghuó

flexible

零件

língjiàn

part

零食

língshí

between-meal nibbles

领域

lǐngyù

domain

临时

línshí

as the time draws near

利润

lìrùn

profits

liú

clear

流传

liúchuán

to spread

浏览

liúlǎn

to skim over

流泪

liúlèi

to shed tears

利息

lìxī

interest (on a loan)

利益

lìyì

benefit

利用

lìyòng

to exploit

理由

lǐyóu

reason

lóng

dragon

lòu

to leak

diary

shore

rate

陆地

lùdì

dry land (as opposed to the sea)

lüè

plan

lún

wheel

轮流

lúnliú

to alternate

论文

lùnwén

paper

luó

patrolto patrol (police, army or navy)patrol boatmathematical logic

luò

net-like object

落后

luòhòu

to fall behind

逻辑

luóji

logic (loanword)

录取

lùqǔ

to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam

陆续

lùxù

in turn

录音

lùyīn

to record (sound)

to scold

mài

wheat

麦克风

màikèfēng

microphone (loanword)

mán

steamed breadsteamed roll

馒头

mántou

steamed roll

满足

mǎnzú

to satisfy

máo

spear

mào

commerce

貿
毛病

máobìng

fault

矛盾

máodùn

contradiction

冒险

màoxiǎn

to take risks

贸易

màoyì

(commercial) trade

méi

bacteria

méi

eyebrow

méi

coal

méi

medium

mèi

demon

魅力

mèilì

charm

眉毛

méimao

eyebrow

美术

měishù

art

煤炭

méitàn

coal

媒体

méitǐ

media, esp. news media

梦想

mèngxiǎng

(fig.) to dream of

secret

honeysweet

mián

to sleep

面对

miànduì

to confront

面积

miànjī

area (of a floor, piece of land etc)

面临

miànlín

to face sth

miáo

sproutvaccinesaplingHmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest ChinaMiao Pu (1977-), PRC actressplant nursery

miáo

to depict

miào

clever

苗条

miáotiao

(of a woman) slim

描写

miáoxiě

to describe

蜜蜂

mìfēng

bee

秘密

mìmì

secret

mǐn

quick

敏感

mǐngǎn

sensitive

命令

mìnglìng

order

名牌

míngpái

famous brand

名片

míngpiàn

(business) card

明确

míngquè

clear-cut

名胜古迹

míngshènggǔjì

historical sites and scenic spots

明显

míngxiǎn

clear

明星

míngxīng

star

命运

mìngyùn

fate

密切

mìqiè

close

秘书

mìshū

secretary

to rubmotorbike

to imitate

lonesomelonely

raised path

desert

to feel with the hand

模仿

mófǎng

to imitate

模糊

móhu

vague

陌生

mòshēng

strange

模特

mótè

(fashion) model (loanword)

摩托车

mótuōchē

motorbike

mǒu

some

tree

curtain or screen

目标

mùbiāo

target