Chinese words starting with “C”
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- 吃闲饭chī xián fàn(colloquial, derogatory) to be a freeloader or sponger; to lead an idle life depending on othersHSK 7-9
- 吹动chuī dòngto blow (something) into motion, to move by blowingHSK 7-9
- 呈送chéng sòngto forward or submit (a document, report, etc.) to a higher authorityHSK 7-9
- 唇齿相依chún chǐ xiāng yī(idiom) mutually dependent, interdependent like lips and teethHSK 7-9
- 喘喘气chuǎn chuǎn qìto catch one's breath, to take a breatherHSK 7-9
- 城乡chéng xiāngurban and rural areas; city and countrysideHSK 7-9
- 城北chéng běi(place name) north of the city; the northern part of a town or district; (proper noun) Chengbei, as in a district or area nameHSK 7-9
- 城际chéng jì(adjective) inter-city; (noun) intercity (as in 城际列车, 城际交通)HSK 7-9
- 处理场chǔ lǐ chǎngprocessing plant; treatment facility (e.g. wastewater, waste); processing site (for data or materials)HSK 7-9
- 嫦娥Cháng éChang'e (Chinese moon goddess); Chang'e (series of PRC lunar spacecraft / lunar exploration program)HSK 7-9
- 孱cànthin and weak (literary, usually reduplicated as 孱孱)HSK 7-9
- 尘俗chén súthe mundane world; worldly affairs (often with a tone of weariness or detachment)HSK 7-9
- 尘寰chén huán(literary) this mortal world; the human realmHSK 7-9
- 层叠céng diéto be layered / to pile up / to stackHSK 7-9
- 崇山峻岭chóng shān jùn lǐngtowering mountains and steep ridges; majestic and rugged mountain sceneryHSK 7-9
- 崇阳Chóng yángChongyang (a county in Hubei Province, China)HSK 7-9
- 常务董事cháng wù dǒng shì(noun) executive director; standing member of the board of directorsHSK 7-9
- 常备军cháng bèi jūnstanding armyHSK 7-9
- 常情cháng qíngcommon sense (in human relationships); what is normal and reasonableHSK 7-9
- 床头灯chuáng tóu dēngbedside lampHSK 7-9
- 床板chuáng bǎnbed board; bed plankHSK 7-9
- 床榻chuáng tàbed; couch (especially a classical-style bed)HSK 7-9
- 弛chí(bound form) to relax, to slacken, to loosenHSK 7-9
- 彩图cǎi túcolor illustration, color pictureHSK 7-9
- 彩棚cǎi péngdecorated tent; marquee (used for festive occasions or outdoor events)HSK 7-9
- 彩画cǎi huàcolored painting (on traditional Chinese architecture); painted decorationHSK 7-9
- 怅然chàng rándisappointed; upsetHSK 7-9
- 惨祸cǎn huòa tragic disaster; a horrible calamityHSK 7-9
- 成册chéng cèto be bound into a volume; to be compiled into a bookHSK 7-9
- 成名作chéng míng zuòa seminal work that brings a writer, artist, or composer to fame; breakout workHSK 7-9
- 成团chéng tuánto form a group, to become a group; (of a substance) to clump, to form lumpsHSK 7-9
- 成年累月chéng nián lěi yuèyear in, year out; for years on end (emphasizing continuous duration)HSK 7-9
- 成成千上万chéng chéng qiān shàng wàntens of thousands; a great number (of people or things)HSK 7-9
- 成方chéng fāngset prescription (in traditional Chinese medicine)HSK 7-9
- 成百上千万chéng bǎi shàng qiān wàntens of millions, millions upon millions (emphasizing a huge quantity)HSK 7-9
- 成都Chéng dūChengdu (capital of Sichuan province)HSK 7-9
- 成鱼chéng yúadult fishHSK 7-9
- 才思cái sīcreative talent; imaginative power (in writing or art)HSK 7-9
- 才情cái qíngliterary and artistic talent; creative flair; imaginative powerHSK 7-9
- 扯裂chě lièto tear apart, to rend (physically or metaphorically)HSK 7-9
- 承保chéng bǎo(v.) to underwrite; to insure (from the insurer's perspective)HSK 7-9
- 承租chéng zū(v) to rent, to lease (as tenant; i.e. to take on a lease)HSK 7-9
- 承袭chéng xíto inherit, adopt, or follow (a tradition, style, rank, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 抄件chāo jiàncopy, duplicateHSK 7-9
- 抽头chōu tóuto take a cut or commission (especially from gambling or business transactions); (electronics) tapHSK 7-9
- 持证chí zhèngto hold a certificate or license; to be licensed or certifiedHSK 7-9
- 捶胸顿足chuí xiōng dùn zú(idiom) to beat one's breast and stamp one's feet in extreme grief, regret, or frustrationHSK 7-9
- 掺假chān jiǎto adulterate; to mix in adulterantsHSK 7-9
- 插口chā kǒuto break in, to interrupt, to chip in (during a conversation)HSK 7-9
- 揣度chuǎi duóto estimate; to conjecture; to guess (often someone's thoughts or intentions)HSK 7-9
- 搓澡cuō zǎoto scrub one's body (with a damp towel in a bathhouse, to remove dead skin)HSK 7-9
- 撑门面chēng mén miànto keep up appearances, to maintain a façade (often through superficial measures)HSK 7-9
- 撺掇cuān duoto urge (someone to do something), to egg on, to instigateHSK 7-9
- 敕chìimperial edict (bound form)HSK 7-9
- 昌吉Chāng jíChangji (city in Xinjiang, China)HSK 7-9
- 春意chūn yìthe awakening / beginning of spring; spring atmosphere; (poetic) thoughts of love (associated with spring)HSK 7-9
- 春装chūn zhuāngspring clothingHSK 7-9
- 晨星chén xīngmorning stars (stars visible in the pre-dawn sky); Mercury (the planet, when it appears as the morning star); (in the idiom 寥若晨星) a rare or sparse occurrenceHSK 7-9
- 晨礼chén lǐmorning gift (traditional gift from husband to wife on the second day of marriage)HSK 7-9
- 晨雾chén wùmorning mistHSK 7-9
- 曾经沧海céng jīng cāng hǎi(idiom) having experienced great things; worldly-wise; no longer easily impressedHSK 7-9
- 杈chātree branchHSK 7-9
- 材料费cái liào fèimaterial cost; cost of materialsHSK 7-9
- 村口cūn kǒuvillage entranceHSK 7-9
- 村舍cūn shěcottage (in the countryside)HSK 7-9
- 村镇cūn zhènvillages and townsHSK 7-9
- 查号台chá hào táidirectory assistance; telephone information operatorHSK 7-9
- 查考chá kǎoto investigate; to try to ascertain (through research or historical documents)HSK 7-9
- 查血chá xuèto have a blood test; to check blood (in a medical context)HSK 7-9
- 查访chá fǎngto investigate by making inquiries; to inquire into (often formally or officially)HSK 7-9
- 查询台chá xún táiinformation desk; inquiry counterHSK 7-9
- 柴油机chái yóu jīdiesel engineHSK 7-9
- 椽子chuán zǐrafter (a structural beam supporting a roof)HSK 7-9
- 次氯酸cì lǜ suānhypochlorous acid (HOCl)HSK 7-9
- 此剧cǐ jùthis drama; this playHSK 7-9
- 此役cǐ yìthis battle; this campaign; this major contestHSK 7-9
- 沉积岩chén jī yánsedimentary rockHSK 7-9
- 沧cāngblue-green; azureHSK 7-9
- 测距器cè jù qìrange finder, distance measuring deviceHSK 7-9
- 初等chū děngelementary, basic (level, education)HSK 6
- 炊烟chuī yānsmoke from kitchen chimneys; cooking smoke (often with a poetic or nostalgic tone)HSK 7-9
- 长效cháng xiào(noun) long-term effectiveness, sustained effect; (adjective) long-acting, long-lasting, sustained-releaseHSK 7-9
- 重阳节Chóng yáng jiéDouble Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month); a traditional Chinese festival for climbing heights and honoring the elderlyHSK 7-9