表示 V express, show
biǎoxiàn 表现 V 1 display, show 2 perform
biǎoyǎn 表演 I V put on (a show), perform, demonstrate II N performance, show
biǎoyáng 表扬 V praise, commend
biǎozhāng 表彰 V commend, honor
biē 憋 V suppress resentment with effort, contain oneself
bié 别1 ADV don’t
bié 别2 PRON other, the other
biéchù 别处 N other place(s), elsewhere
biéde 别的 PRON other
biérén 别人 PRON other people, others
biézì 别字 N a character which is not written or pronounced correctly
bié 别3 N farewell
biè 别 See 别扭 bièniu
bièniu 别扭 ADJ awkward, uncomfortable
bīn 宾 TRAD 賓 N guest
bīnguǎn 宾馆 N guest house
bīn 滨 TRAD 濱 N shore, bank
bīng 冰 N ice
bīnggùnr 冰棍儿 N flavored popsicle
bīngqílín 冰淇淋 N ice cream
bīngxiāng 冰箱 N refrigerator
bīng 兵 N soldier
bǐng 饼 TRAD 餅 N cake
bǐnggān 饼干 N cookie(s), biscuit(s)
bǐng 丙 N the third of the “Celestial Stems,” the third
bǐng 柄 N handle, stem
bǐng 秉 V hold in hand
bìng 并 TRAD 並 I ADV (used before a negative word for emphasis) II CONJ Same as 并且 bìngqiě. Used only in written Chinese. III V combine, incorporate
bìngcún 并存 V co-exist
bìngfēi 并非 ADV not, not at all
bìngpái 并排 V be side by side, be abreast with
bìngqiě 并且 CONJ moreover, what’s more, and
bìng 病 I V fall ill, be ill II N illness, disease
bìngchónghài 病虫害 N plant diseases and insect pests
bìngchuáng 病床 N hospital bed
bìngdù 病毒 N virus
bìngfáng 病房 N (hospital) ward
bìng jià 病假 N sick leave
bìngjūn 病菌 N pathogenic bacteria
bìngqíng 病情 N patient’s conditions
bìngrén 病人 N patient
bìngshǐ 病史 N medical record
bō 剥 V peel, strip
bō 波 N ripple, wave
bōdòng 波动 V fluctuate (like a wave)
bōlàng 波浪 N wave
bōtāo 波涛 N high wave
bō 玻 N glass
bōli 玻璃 N glass
bō 菠 N spinach
bō 播 V 1 sow 2 broadcast
bōfàng 播放 V broadcast (radio or TV programs)
bōsòng 播送 V broadcast (radio programs)
bōyīn 播音 V broadcast (radio programs)
bōzhòng 播种 V sow seeds
bō 拨 TRAD 撥 V 1 stir with a finger or stick 2 allocate
bōkuǎn 拨款 V allocate funds, appropriate (money)
bó 伯 N Same as 伯父 bófù
bófù 伯父 N father’s elder brother
bómǔ 伯母 N father’s elder brother’s wife
bó 勃 ADJ vigorous
bó 舶 N ship
bó 泊 V (of ships) anchor, moor
bó 驳 TRAD 駁 V refute
bóchì 驳斥 V refute, rebut
bó 脖 N neck
bó 博 ADJ 1 plentiful, abundant 2 wide, extensive
bókè 博客 N blogger
bólǎnhuì 博览会 N exposition, exhibition, fair
bóshì 博士 N doctor, Ph.D.
bówùguǎn 博物馆 N museum
bó 膊 N arm (See 胳膊 gēbo)
bó 搏 V be engaged in a hand-to-hand combat, fight
bódòu 搏斗 V battle, wrestle
bó 薄 ADJ meager, small
bómó 薄膜 N membrane, film
bóruò 薄弱 ADJ frail, weak
bǒ 簸 V jerk (See 颠簸 diānbǒ)
bo 卜 TRAD 蔔 (See 萝卜 luóbo)
bǔ 捕 V catch, arrest
bǔlāo 捕捞 V catch (fish)
bǔ 卜 V divine, predict
bǔ 补 TRAD 補 V mend, patch
bǔcháng 补偿 V compensate, make up
bǔchōng 补充 V make up, supplement
bǔjiù 补救 V remedy
bǔkè 补课 V make up for missed lessons
bǔtiē 补贴 I N subsidy II V subsidize
bǔxí 补习 V take or give supplementary lessons
bǔzhù 补助 N subsidy, grant-in-aid
bù 不 ADV no, not
búbì 不必 ADV need not, not have to, unnecessarily
bùbǐ 不比 V unlike
búcuò 不错 ADJ 1 not wrong 2 quite right, not bad, quite good
búdà 不大 ADV not very, not much
búdàn 不但 CONJ not only ... (but also)
...búdàn ..., érqiě …不但…, 而且 CONJ not only ..., but also ...
búdàng 不当 ADJ improper, unsuitable
bùdébù 不得不 ADV have to, have no choice but
bùdéliǎo 不得了 I ADJ horrible, extremely serious II ADV extremely (used after an adjective and introduced by 得 de)
bùdéyǐ 不得已 ADJ having no alternative but to ..., acting against one’s will
bùděng 不等 V vary, differ
búdìng 不定 ADJ indefinite, not sure
búduàn 不断 ADV without interruption, continuously, incessantly
bùfǎ 不法 ADJ illegal, lawless
bùfǎng 不妨 ADV might as well
bùgǎndāng 不敢当 I do not dare (to impose upon you,