Tag: 368 Chinese Basic

质 character quality     质地 texture 质料 material 质问 question 质疑 query 本质 innate character 品质 quality;character 人质 hostage

近 near       近海 coastal waters 近乎 close to 近况 recent 近来 recently 近邻 neighbour 近亲 close relatives

兵 soldier army     兵变 mutiny 兵器 arms 兵役 military service 兵营 barracks 步兵 infantry 工兵 engineer(soldier) 士兵 soldier

匠 artisan craftsman     匠人 artisan;craftsman 匠心 ingenuity 木匠 carpenter 石匠 stonemason 铁匠 blacksmith

所 place       所得 income;earnings 所谓 what is called;so-called 所以 so;therefore;as a result 所有 own;possess 所在 place;location

斤 kati       斤两 weight 斤斤计较 be calcualating 半斤八两 not much to choose between   the two

房 room house     房产 house property 房顶 roof 房基 foundations(of a building) 房间 room 房客 tenant;lodger 房契 title

方 square       方便 convenient 方法 method;way 方格 checks 方略 general plan 方向 direction 方形 square 方言 dialect

户 door       户口 number of house-hold 账户 (bank) account 户外 outdoor 户主 head of a family 住户

钉 nail       钉锤 hammer 钉帽 the head of a nail 钉耙 (iron-toothed)rake 钉鞋 spiked shoes 钉子 nail