Chinese words starting with “L”
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- 淋漓lín lídripping wet; thorough, vivid, uninhibited (of writing, speech, performance)HSK 7-9
- 炉灶lú zàokitchen stove, cooking range; (figurative) a fresh start, a new undertaking (especially in the idiom 另起炉灶)HSK 7-9
- 烈性酒liè xìng jiǔstrong liquor, hard liquor, spiritsHSK 7-9
- 烈马liè mǎspirited horse; fiery steedHSK 7-9
- 理解力lǐ jiě lìcomprehension; faculty of understanding; understanding (ability to grasp meaning)HSK 7-9
- 留用liú yòng(of a person) to continue to employ, to keep on staff; (of an item) to keep for one's own useHSK 7-9
- 留职liú zhíto retain one's official position while temporarily absent or assigned elsewhereHSK 7-9
- 碌liùbusy (in 忙碌, 劳碌, etc., pronounced lù); mediocre, undistinguished (in 庸碌, 碌碌无为, etc., pronounced lù)HSK 7-9
- 立国lì guóto found a state, to establish a countryHSK 7-9
- 练就liàn jiùto master (a skill) through sustained practiceHSK 7-9
- 绺liǔ(classifier) for a tuft, lock, or skein (of hair, thread, grass, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 罗索Luó suǒRoseau, the capital of DominicaHSK 7-9
- 老城区Lǎo chéng qūold city district, historical centerHSK 7-9
- 老婆子lǎo pó zǐ(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) old woman, old biddy; (colloquial, affectionate or matter-of-fact) my wife, my old womanHSK 7-9
- 老当益壮lǎo dāng yì zhuàng(idiom) to become more vigorous and ambitious with age; to remain spirited in old ageHSK 7-9
- 老表lǎo biǎo(colloquial, regional) buddy, pal (friendly term for a male stranger); male cousin (on maternal side or paternal aunt's side)HSK 7-9
- 联署lián shǔto co-sign, to jointly sign (a document, petition, or statement)HSK 7-9
- 莲藕lián ǒulotus rootHSK 7-9
- 落款luò kuǎnto inscribe (a name, date, or dedication on a painting, calligraphy, gift, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 蓝本lán běnblueprint; model for copying; original version (of a literary work); chief sourceHSK 7-9
- 螺纹luó wénscrew thread (helical ridge on a screw, bolt, or pipe); fingerprint whorl (spiral pattern in a fingerprint)HSK 7-9
- 路基lù jīroadbed; subgrade (of a roadway or railway)HSK 7-9
- 踉跄liàng qiàngto stagger, to stumble (with unsteady steps)HSK 7-9
- 辽liáoshort name for Liaoning province; Liao dynasty (907–1125); (literary) distant, far-reachingHSK 7-9
- 连接器lián jiē qìconnectorHSK 7-9
- 逻辑学luó ji xuélogic (as a discipline), the study of logicHSK 7-9
- 里氏lǐ shìRichter (scale, referring to the earthquake magnitude scale)HSK 7-9
- 里程表lǐ chéng biǎoodometerHSK 7-9
- 链锁liàn suǒchain lock, padlock with a chainHSK 7-9
- 陋习lòu xíbad habit (personal); corrupt custom (societal)HSK 7-9
- 陋室lòu shìhumble abode, modest dwelling (literary, often self-deprecating)HSK 7-9
- 隆德Lóng déhigh virtue; lofty moral characterHSK 7-9
- 颅腔lú qiāngcranial cavityHSK 7-9
- 领受lǐng shòuto receive (a favor, kindness, or honor); to accept with gratitudeHSK 7-9
- 鹿特丹Lù tè dānRotterdam (port city in the Netherlands)HSK 7-9
- 龙套lóng tào(in Chinese opera) a walk-on role; a bit part; (figurative) an insignificant role; a minor playerHSK 7-9
- 两性人liǎng xìng rénintersex personHSK 7-9
- 临时性lín shí xìngtemporary nature; provisionalityHSK 7-9
- 僚liáo(bound form) official; colleague (used in compounds like 官僚, 同僚)HSK 7-9
- 六亲不认liù qīn bù rèn(idiom) heartless and cold even toward one's own family; to completely disregard family tiesHSK 7-9
- 六十万liù shí wànsix hundred thousand (600,000)HSK 7-9
- 六十五liù shí wǔsixty-fiveHSK 7-9
- 冷箭lěng jiànarrow shot from hiding; covert attack; a hidden blow (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 凉气liáng qìcold air, chilly airHSK 7-9
- 凉菜liáng càicold dish (served at room temperature or chilled, often as an appetizer in Chinese cuisine)HSK 7-9
- 凌厉líng lìswift and fierce; relentless; sharp and powerfulHSK 7-9
- 劳教láo jiàoto subject (someone) to reeducation through labor (historical Chinese administrative detention)HSK 7-9
- 另起炉灶lìng qǐ lú zàoto start over from scratch; to make a fresh start (by discarding previous work or arrangements)HSK 7-9
- 履历表lǚ lì biǎocurriculum vitae (CV), resumeHSK 7-9
- 拉拉扯扯lā lā chě chěto pull and drag (physically); to exchange flattery and favors in a shady way; to talk or argue in a rambling, irrelevant mannerHSK 7-9
- 旅游业lǚ yóu yètourism industry, tourist industryHSK 7-9
- 旅游车lǚ yóu chētourist bus / sightseeing busHSK 7-9
- 梨树lí shùpear treeHSK 7-9
- 棱镜léng jìngprismHSK 7-9
- 楝liànchinaberry tree (Melia azedarach)HSK 7-9
- 沦丧lún sàngto be lost, to be ruined (of morality, culture, spirit, etc.); to decline, to degenerateHSK 7-9
- 泪光lèi guāngglistening tears; the shimmer of tears in one's eyesHSK 7-9
- 泪汪汪lèi wāng wāng(of eyes) brimming with tears; tearfulHSK 7-9
- 洛克希德luò kè xī déLockheed (aerospace and defense company)HSK 7-9
- 流动性liú dòng xìng(economics) liquidity; (physics) fluidity; (sociology) mobilityHSK 7-9
- 灵动líng dòngto have a sudden inspiration; to be quick-wittedHSK 7-9
- 炉火纯青lú huǒ chún qīngto reach the highest level of proficiency; to be at the peak of one's craftHSK 7-9
- 炼铁liàn tiěiron-smeltingHSK 7-9
- 烙铁lào tiěsoldering iron; branding ironHSK 7-9
- 理论课lǐ lùn kètheory class; theoretical courseHSK 7-9
- 璐lùfine jadeHSK 7-9
- 留学生liú xué shēnginternational student; student studying abroadHSK 3
- 留影liú yǐngto take a photo as a memento (often at a scenic spot or special event)HSK 7-9
- 留话liú huàto leave a message (spoken, not a written note)HSK 7-9
- 礼拜日lǐ bài rìSundayHSK 7-9
- 礼花lǐ huāfireworks displayHSK 7-9
- 粮票liáng piào(historical) a food ration coupon used in China from the 1950s to 1993HSK 7-9
- 粮草liáng cǎoarmy provisions; rations and fodderHSK 7-9
- 练功房liàn gōng fángpractice room; rehearsal room (for dance, martial arts, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 老山lǎo shānLaoshan (mountain region in Qingdao, Shandong Province)HSK 7-9
- 老态lǎo tàiappearance or manner of an old person; aged look; old way of acting or bearingHSK 7-9
- 老汉lǎo hànold man; (self-reference, used by an elderly man) I, this old manHSK 7-9
- 老江湖lǎo jiāng húa worldly-wise person; someone with extensive experience and street smartsHSK 7-9
- 老谋深算lǎo móu shēn suànshrewd and astute; experienced and calculatingHSK 7-9
- 老酒lǎo jiǔaged liquor; aged wine; aged alcoholHSK 7-9
- 良种liáng zhǒngimproved variety (of seeds or livestock); fine breedHSK 7-9
- 良策liáng cègood plan; sound strategyHSK 7-9
- 荔枝lì zhīlycheeHSK 7-9
- 蓝鲸lán jīngblue whaleHSK 7-9
- 蜡笔画là bǐ huàcrayon drawingHSK 7-9
- 连贯性lián guàn xìngcoherence (of an argument, text, or reasoning); continuity (in a process or sequence)HSK 7-9
- 里道lǐ dàoinner lane (of a road or track); inside laneHSK 7-9
- 里间lǐ jiāninner roomHSK 7-9
- 阑lán(bound form) railing, balustrade, fenceHSK 7-9
- 陆海空lù hǎi kōngland, sea, and airHSK 7-9
- 露珠lù zhūdewdropHSK 7-9
- 露马脚lòu mǎ jiǎo(idiom) to give oneself away; to reveal one's true nature or hidden secretHSK 7-9
- 领赏lǐng shǎngto receive a reward (for a service or bounty)HSK 7-9
- 鸬鹚lú cícormorantHSK 7-9
- 龙骨lóng gǔ(anatomy) backbone, spine; (nautical/aeronautical) keel, hull, fuselage; (traditional Chinese medicine) fossil fragments (used as a mineral remedy)HSK 7-9
- 两千五百liǎng qiān wǔ bǎitwo thousand five hundred (2500)HSK 7-9
- 乐不可支lè bù kě zhīextremely happy, overjoyed, delighted beyond measureHSK 7-9
- 令人感动lìng rén gǎn dòng(phrase) moving, touching; to make people feel movedHSK 7-9
- 令人神往lìng rén shén wǎngbreathtaking; enchanting; fascinating (of sights, experiences, or ideas that stir the imagination)HSK 7-9
- 六亿五千万liù yì wǔ qiān wànsix hundred fifty million (650,000,000)HSK 7-9
- 六十六liù shí liùsixty-sixHSK 7-9
- 六四liù sìJune 4 (1989 Tiananmen Incident)HSK 7-9
- 六时liù shí(Buddhism) the six divisions of the day (dawn, morning, noon, afternoon, evening, night)HSK 7-9
- 冷不丁lěng bù dīngsuddenly, out of the blue, without warningHSK 7-9
- 冷枪lěng qiāngsniper's shot, surprise gunshot from a concealed positionHSK 7-9
- 冷飕飕lěng sōu sōu(of wind or draft) chilling, bitingly coldHSK 7-9
- 冷餐lěng cāncold meal, buffet (typically served at events)HSK 7-9
- 列岛liè dǎoarchipelagoHSK 7-9
- 列强liè qiángthe great powers (imperialist nations that imposed unequal treaties on 19th–20th century China)HSK 7-9
- 利尿剂lì niào jìdiuretic (medication)HSK 7-9
- 劳务费láo wù fèiservice fee; labor payHSK 7-9
- 劳碌láo lùto work hard; to toilHSK 7-9
- 历代lì dàisuccessive dynasties; past dynasties; successive generationsHSK 7-9
- 吝惜lìn xīto stint; to be miserly or reluctant to give or useHSK 7-9
- 垃lāused in 垃圾 (garbage)HSK 7-9
- 屡见不鲜lǚ jiàn bù xiāna common occurrence; nothing new or unusualHSK 7-9
- 廉洁lián jiéincorruptible, honest, clean (in government or personal ethics)HSK 7-9
- 戮lù(bound form, literary) to kill, to slay; (bound form, in compounds) to unite, to join forcesHSK 7-9
- 拉线lā xiànto act as a go-between, to pull strings (in introductions, business, or matchmaking); to infiltrate a spy, to set up an espionage networkHSK 7-9
- 旅费lǚ fèitravel expensesHSK 7-9
- 来路lái lùorigin, background, antecedents (of a person or thing); path or route leading here; way of approachHSK 7-9
- 来路不明lái lù bù míngof unknown or questionable origin; unidentifiable provenanceHSK 7-9
- 榴弹炮liú dàn pàohowitzerHSK 7-9
- 榴霰弹liú sǎn dànshrapnel shell; shrapnelHSK 7-9
- 狼狗láng gǒuwolfhound, German Shepherd (or any large wolf-like dog)HSK 7-9
- 狼獾láng huānwolverine (a carnivorous mammal known for its strength and ferocity)HSK 7-9
- 狼疮láng chuānglupus (medical condition)HSK 7-9
- 琅琅上口láng láng shàng kǒu(of a text) to read smoothly and fluently, to trip off the tongueHSK 7-9
- 理想国lǐ xiǎng guóutopiaHSK 7-9
- 硫化氢liú huà qīnghydrogen sulfide (H2S)HSK 7-9
- 离岗lí gǎngto leave one's post; to be off dutyHSK 7-9
- 离心力lí xīn lìcentrifugal force; (figurative) factors that cause disunity or disloyaltyHSK 7-9
- 离散lí sàndispersed; scattered; discrete (mathematics)HSK 7-9
- 立下lì xiàto set up, establish (rules, goals, commitments)HSK 7-9
- 竜lóng(archaic variant) dragonHSK 7-9
- 类推lèi tuīto reason by analogy; to analogizeHSK 7-9
- 粒细胞lì xì bāogranulocyteHSK 7-9
- 绿化lǜ huàto make green, to plant trees and vegetation; to reforest, to increase green space; (Internet slang, rare) to IslamizeHSK 6
- 绿藻lǜ zǎogreen algaeHSK 7-9
- 罹难lí nànto die in a disaster or accident; to be killed (in a tragic event)HSK 7-9
- 老农lǎo nóngold farmer; experienced peasantHSK 7-9
- 老花镜lǎo huā jìngpresbyopic glasses (reading glasses for age-related farsightedness)HSK 7-9
- 老资格lǎo zī geold-timer, veteran (a person with long experience and seniority)HSK 7-9
- 联合体lián hé tǐalliance, consortium; integrated complex (e.g. economic or industrial complex)HSK 7-9
- 联通lián tōngto connect, to link (networks, systems, places)HSK 7-9
- 落差luò chādrop in elevation (topography); (figuratively) gap, disparity (in wages, expectations, status, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 落座luò zuò(formal) to sit down, to take one's seatHSK 7-9
- 蜡油là yóumelted candle wax, candle drippingsHSK 7-9
- 蝼蚁lóu yǐnobodies; insignificant people or things; mole crickets and ants (literal meaning)HSK 7-9
- 裂隙liè xìcrack, crevice, fractureHSK 7-9
- 路向lù xiàngroad direction; (figurative) direction, pathHSK 7-9
- 辣手là shǒuruthless, vicious (of a person or method); thorny, troublesome (of a problem or situation)HSK 7-9
- 连轴转lián zhóu zhuànto work around the clock; to work without pauseHSK 7-9
- 逻辑推理luó jí tuī lǐlogical reasoning; deduction (as a process of reasoning)HSK 7-9
- 里脊肉lǐ ji ròutenderloinHSK 7-9
- 雷霆léi tíngthunderclap; thunderbolt; fury, wrath; overwhelming force (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 露天矿lù tiān kuàngopen-pit mine, opencast mine, strip mineHSK 7-9
- 露底lòu dǐto reveal the inside story, to divulge a secretHSK 7-9
- 领带夹lǐng dài gātie clipHSK 7-9
- 鬣狗liè gǒuhyena (specifically the striped hyena)HSK 7-9
- 两岸liǎng ànboth shores, both banks (literal); cross-strait relations (referring to Taiwan and mainland China)HSK 6
- 两鬓liǎng bìnhair on the templesHSK 7-9
- 临危lín wēito face imminent danger; to be at a critical (life-threatening) momentHSK 7-9
- 乐事lè shìpleasure; delightHSK 7-9
- 乐天lè tiānoptimistic and carefree; happy-go-luckyHSK 7-9
- 乐平lè píngLeping (city in Jiangxi Province, China)HSK 7-9
- 令人担忧lìng rén dān yōuworrying, concerning, alarmingHSK 7-9
- 六七年liù qī nián(time) six or seven years; between six and seven yearsHSK 7-9
- 六十四liù shí sìsixty-fourHSK 7-9
- 六秒liù miǎosix secondsHSK 7-9
- 列宁格勒Liè níng gé lèLeningrad (former name of Saint Petersburg, 1923–1991)HSK 7-9
- 利欲熏心lì yù xūn xīnblinded by greedHSK 7-9
- 劳动日láo dòng rìworkday; working dayHSK 7-9
- 劳动法láo dòng fǎlabor lawHSK 7-9
- 劳改犯láo gǎi fànprisoner serving a sentence of reform through labor; person sentenced to labor reformHSK 7-9
- 卵泡luǎn pàoovarian follicleHSK 7-9
- 历尽艰辛lì jìn jiān xīnto have endured all kinds of hardships; to have gone through many difficultiesHSK 7-9
- 厉lì(bound form) harsh, severe, strict; (bound form) evil, cruel; (surname) LiHSK 7-9
- 录放机lù fàng jīcassette tape recorderHSK 7-9
- 怜爱lián àito love tenderly, to cherish with affection (toward someone vulnerable or endearing)HSK 7-9
- 恋家liàn jiāto be homesick; to be attached to one's homeHSK 7-9
- 拉巴特Lā bā tèRabat (capital of Morocco)HSK 7-9
- 拉手lā shouto hold hands; to shake handsHSK 7-9
- 拉普拉斯Lā pǔ lā sīLaplace, Pierre Simon Laplace (1749–1827), French mathematicianHSK 7-9
- 拦劫lán jiéto intercept and rob; to mugHSK 7-9
- 拦网lán qiúto block (in volleyball, at the net)HSK 7-9
- 擂台赛lèi tái sàiarena challenge match (martial arts or competitive event where the winner stays to face new challengers)HSK 7-9
- 敛财liǎn cáito amass wealth by unfair or corrupt means; to rake in money through dishonest methodsHSK 7-9
- 旅游鞋lǚ yóu xiésneakers; athletic shoes suitable for walking, jogging, or hikingHSK 7-9
- 来势汹汹lái shì xiōng xiōng(idiom) to approach with menacing momentum; to bear down aggressivelyHSK 7-9
- 榴liúpomegranate (in the compound 石榴); grenade (in the compound 榴弹)HSK 7-9
- 泪人lèi rénperson whose face is covered with tears; someone crying profuselyHSK 7-9
- 泪珠lèi zhūteardropHSK 7-9
- 泪花lèi huātears (in one's eyes, especially when glistening)HSK 7-9
- 洛克比luò kè bǐLockerbie (a town in Scotland, site of the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing)HSK 7-9
- 流星锤liú xīng chuímeteor hammer (ancient Chinese weapon: two iron balls on a chain)HSK 7-9
- 流线型liú xiàn xíngstreamlined shape, aerodynamic formHSK 7-9
- 流行色liú xíng sèfashion color, trend color (the dominant or promoted color for a season or year)HSK 7-9
- 浪涛làng tāowaves (especially large, surging waves)HSK 7-9
- 淋浴器lín yù qìshower (fixture), showerheadHSK 7-9