bǎojiàn 保健 N health care, health protection
bǎolíngqiú 保龄球 N bowling
bǎoliú 保留 V retain, reserve
bǎomì 保密 V keep ... secret
bǎomǔ 保姆 N (children’s) nurse, nanny
bǎoshǒu 保守 I V guard, keep II ADJ conservative
bǎowèi 保卫 V defend
bǎowēn 保温 V preserve heat
bǎoxiǎn 保险 I ADJ safe, risk-free II V insure III N insurance
bǎoyǎng 保养 V 1 take good care of one’s health 2 maintain (automobiles, machines, etc.), keep in good state
bǎozhàng 保障 V secure, insure, guarantee
bǎozhèng 保证 I V guar antee, pledge II N guarantee
bǎozhòng 保重 V take good care of oneself
bǎo 堡 N fortress, castle
bǎolěi 堡垒 N fort, fortress
bǎo 饱 TRAD 飽 ADJ having eaten one’s fill, full
bǎohé 饱和 ADJ saturated
bǎomǎn 饱满 ADJ full, plump
bào 报 TRAD 報 I N newspaper (same as 报纸 bàozhǐ) II V respond, reciprocate
bàochóu 报仇 V avenge, revenge
bàochou 报酬 N renumeration, reward
bàodào 报到 V report for duty, register
bàodào 报道 (or bàodǎo 报导) I V report (news), cover II N news story
bào’ ēn 报恩 V pay a debt of gratitude
bàofù 报复 V retaliate, revenge
bàogào 报告 I V report, make known II N report, talk (at a large-scale meeting)
bàokān 报刊 N newspapers and periodicals, the press
bàokǎo 报考 V enter oneself for an examination
bàomíng 报名 V enter one’s name, sign up, apply for (a place in school)
bàoshè 报社 N newspaper office
bàoxiāo 报销 V submit an expense account, get reimbursement
bàozhǐ 报纸 N newspaper
bào 抱 V hold ... in arms, embrace, hug
bàofù 抱负 N aspiration, ambition
bàoqiàn 抱歉 ADJ apologetic, be sorry, regretful
bàoyuàn 抱怨 V complain, grumble
bào 暴 ADJ fierce and brutal
bàodòng 暴动 N rebellion, insurrection
bàolì 暴力 N violence, brutal force
bàolù 暴露 V expose, lay bare
bàoyǐn bàoshí 暴饮暴食 N binge-eating
bàoyǔ 暴雨 N rainstorm, torrential rain
bào 爆 V explode
bàofā 爆发 V break out, burst out
bàopò 爆破 V demolish with dynamite
bàozhà 爆炸 I V explode II N explosion
bēi 杯 N cup, mug, glass
bēi 背 V carry ... on the back
bēibāo 背包 N backpack, knapsack
bēi 卑 ADJ 1 low and humble 2 mean, contemptible
bēibǐ 卑鄙 ADJ contemptible, despicable
bēi 碑 N stone tablet
bēi 悲 N grieved
bēi’āi 悲哀 ADJ deeply grieved
bēicǎn 悲惨 ADJ miserable, tragic
bēifèn 悲愤 ADJ very sad and angry, filled with grief and indignation
bēiguān 悲观 ADJ pessimistic
bēijù 悲剧 N tragedy
bēishāng 悲伤 ADJ deeply sorrowful
bēitòng 悲痛 ADJ deeply grieved, agonized, with deep sorrow
běi 北 N north, northern
běibian 北边 N north side, to the north, in the north
běifāng 北方 N northern region
Běijíguāng 北极光 N Northern Lights
Běijīng 北京 N Beijing (Peking) (the capital of the People’s Republic of China)
běimiàn 北面 N Same as 北边 běibian
bèi 辈 TRAD 輩 N generation, lifetime
bèi 贝 TRAD 貝 N shellfish
bèiké 贝壳 N shell
bèi 狈 TRAD 狽 N a legendary beast, similar to the wolf
bèi 备 TRAD 備 V prepare
bèiwànglù 备忘录 N memorandum, memo
bèiyòng 备用 V reserve, spare
bèi 惫 TRAD 憊 ADJ fatigued
bèi 背 I V 1 turn away, leave, go away 2 learn by heart II N back
bèimiàn 背面 N reverse side, the back of an object
bèipàn 背叛 V betray
bèisòng 背诵 V repeat from memory
bèixīn 背心 N vest, waistcoat
bèi 被 PREP by (introducing the doer of an action)
bèidòng 被动 ADJ passive
bèigào(rén) 被告(人) N defendant
bèipò 被迫 V be forced to, be compelled to
bèizi 被子 N quilt, blanket
bèi 倍 M. WORD (-fold, times)
bèishù 倍数 N (in math) multiple
bēn 奔 V run fast
bēnchí 奔驰 V (of animals and vehicles) run fast, speed
bēnpǎo 奔跑 V run fast, whizz
bēnténg 奔腾 V gallop
běn 本 I N principal, capital II M. WD (for books, magazines, etc.) III ADJ this one, one’s own
běndì 本地 N this locality
běnlái 本来 ADV originally, at first
běnlǐng 本领 N skill, ability, capability
běnnéng 本能 N instinct, intuition
běnqián 本钱 N the money with which one makes investments or conducts other business dealings, capital
běnshì 本事 N ability, capability
běnxìng 本性 N natural character, inherent quality
běnzhì 本质 N innate character, true nature
běnzi 本子 N notebook
bèn 笨 ADJ dumb, stupid
bèndàn 笨蛋 N fool, idiot
bènzhòng 笨重 ADJ heavy and cumbersome