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• 成器 — sêng1 ki3: to become useful/accomplished (of a person)
• 升級 — sêng1 kib4: to upgrade, to escalate, to be promoted
• 生理 — sêng1 li2: business; trade, livelihood; work
• 生命 — sêng1 mêng6: life, living being
• 猩猩 — sêng1 sêng1: orangutan; ape
• 生長激素 — sêng1 ziang2 gêg4 su3: growth hormone
• 升 — sêng1: to rise; to ascend, to promote; to elevate, liter (unit of volume)
• 牲 — sêng1: domestic animal; livestock, sacrificial animal
• 猩 — sêng1: ape; orangutan (short for 猩猩)
• 甥 — sêng1: nephew or niece through one's sister
• 笙 — sêng1: sheng (mouth-blown reed instrument)
• 聲 — sêng1: sound; noise; voice, tone
• 聖杯 — sêng3 buê1: Holy Grail, favorable divination result from moon blocks
• 聖堂 — sêng3 deng5: Confucian temple, church
• 勝地 — sêng3 di7: famous scenic spot, scenic resort
• 聖經 — sêng3 gêng1: Bible, scripture
• 勝景 — sêng3 gêng2: wonderful scenery, beautiful view
• 勝利 — sêng3 li6: victory, success
• 信念 — sêng3 niam6: conviction, faith, belief
• 聖體 — sêng3 ti2: host (Communion bread), sacramental bread
• 勝 — sêng3: to win; to defeat, to surpass; to prevail over
• 乘方 — sêng5 bang1: exponentiation, power (math)
• 成本 — sêng5 bung2: cost (of production)
• 松柏 — sêng5 bêh4: pine (Quanzhou Hokkien/Teochew), pine and cypress (literary)
• 乘車 — sêng5 cia1: to ride in a car, to ride a vehicle
• 榕樹 — sêng5 ciu7: banyan, banyan tree
• 成全 — sêng5 cuang5: to help someone succeed, to complete; to make whole
• 成都 — sêng5 dou1: Chengdu (city in Sichuan, China)
• 成語 — sêng5 ghe2: idiom, set phrase, chengyu
• 松球 — sêng5 giu5: pine cone
• 成功 — sêng5 gong1: to succeed, success, successful
• 成果 — sêng5 guên2: achievement, result, outcome
• 成家 — sêng5 gê1: to get married (of a man), to become an expert
• 成效 — sêng5 hao7: effect; result
• 乘虛而入 — sêng5 he1 re5 rib8: to exploit a weakness, to strike when unprepared
• 乘號 — sêng5 ho7: multiplication sign (×)
• 乘法 — sêng5 huab4: multiplication
• 成形 — sêng5 hêng5: to take shape; to form
• 成因 — sêng5 ing1: cause; origin
• 成癮 — sêng5 ing2: to become addicted
• 成立 — sêng5 lib8: to found, to establish, to be tenable
• 松毛 — sêng5 mo5: pine needle
• 成年人 — sêng5 ni5 nang5: adult; grown-up
• 成年 — sêng5 ni5: to become an adult; to come of age
• 承認 — sêng5 ring7: to admit; to acknowledge, to recognize (diplomatically)
• 成雙 — sêng5 sang1: to come as a pair, to pair up
• 神仙 — sêng5 siang1: immortal, celestial being, supernatural being
• 丞相 — sêng5 siang3: chancellor, prime minister (imperial China)
• 成熟 — sêng5 sêg8: mature, ripe
• 誠信 — sêng5 sêng3: honesty, integrity, good faith
• 承傳 — sêng5 tuang5: pass on, inherit, transmit
• 成為 — sêng5 ui5: to become, to turn into
• 松針 — sêng5 zam1: pine needle
• 成長 — sêng5 ziang2: to grow up, to grow to maturity
• 神州 — sêng5 ziu1: China (literary/poetic name), the Divine Land
• 成就 — sêng5 ziu6: to achieve; to accomplish, achievement; accomplishment
• 成績 — sêng5 zêh4: achievement, grade (at school), exam result
• 丞 — sêng5: assistant official (historical title), to assist (archaic)
• 乘 — sêng5: to ride; to take (a vehicle), to take advantage of, to multiply (arithmetic)
• 松 — sêng5: pine tree
• 榕 — sêng5: banyan (tree)
• 蠅 — sêng5: fly; housefly
• 誠 — sêng5: sincere, honest, very (dialectal)
• 盛宴 — sêng6 ang3: grand banquet, sumptuous feast
• 盛情 — sêng6 cêng5: warm hospitality, great kindness; goodwill
• 盛景 — sêng6 gêng2: grand view, magnificent scenery
• 盛會 — sêng6 huê6: grand event, gathering with spectacular celebrations
• 盛夏 — sêng6 hê7: midsummer, height of summer
• 乘勢 — sêng6 si3: to seize the opportunity, to take advantage of a favorable situation
• 乘坐 — sêng6 zo6: to ride (a vehicle), to board
• 乘 — sêng6: war chariot; carriage (classical), vehicle; yana (Buddhism)
• 盛 — sêng6: flourishing; prosperous, abundant; vigorous
• 剩飯 — sêng7 bung6: leftover food, leftover rice
• 剩菜 — sêng7 cai3: leftover food, leftovers
• 他鄉 — ta1 hiên1: foreign land; place away from one's native home
• 他們 — ta1 mung5: they; them
• 他人 — ta1 nang5: other people; others; another person
• 他 — ta1: he; him; she; her (third-person pronoun)
• 塌 — tab8: to collapse; cave in, to sink; droop
• 拓展 — tag4 diang2: to expand, to develop
• 踢球 — tag4 giu5: to kick a ball around, to play soccer
• 拓荒 — tag4 huang1: to reclaim wasteland, to open up new land
• 橐駝 — tag4 toh8: camel (archaic/classical term)
• 剔 — tag4: to pick out; to scrape
• 塞 — tag4: to block; to stop up, to stuff; to cram
• 踢 — tag4: to kick
• 闥 — tag4: small door; inner door, gate (literary)
• 讀取 — tag8 cu2: to read (into memory), to load (data)
• 讀冊 — tag8 cêh4: to study, to go to school, to read
• 讀書人 — tag8 ze1 nang5: scholar, intellectual
• 讀書 — tag8 ze1: to study, to read books, to attend school
• 讀者 — tag8 zia2: reader (of books, periodicals, etc.)
• 讀 — tag8: to read, to study, to pronounce
• 塔 — tah4: tower, pagoda, spire
• 疊加 — tah8 gia1: to superimpose, to overlay, to stack
• 疊 — tah8: to fold; to stack, to pile up in layers
• 篩查 — tai1 cê5: to screen, to check, to investigate
• 篩選 — tai1 suang2: to filter, to select, to screen (for)
• 篩 — tai1: sieve, strainer, sifter
• 颱 — tai1: typhoon
• 癩𰣻 — tai2 go1: leprosy
• 太廟 — tai3 bhiê7: Imperial Ancestral Temple
• 態度 — tai3 dou7: attitude, manner, outlook
• 泰京 — tai3 gian1: Bangkok
• 泰國 — tai3 gog4: Thailand
• 太極 — tai3 gêg8: taiji, tai chi
• 太陽系 — tai3 iang5 hi6: Solar System
• 太陽 — tai3 iang5: sun, the Sun
• 太空 — tai3 kong1: outer space, space
• 太原 — tai3 nguang5: Taiyuan (city in Shanxi)
• 太平 — tai3 pêng5: peaceful, peace and tranquility
• 態勢 — tai3 si3: state; situation; posture, tendency; conditions
• 太子 — tai3 ze2: crown prince, heir to the throne
• 傣族 — tai3 zog8: the Dai people (ethnic group of China)
• 太 — tai3: too, so, very
• 態 — tai3: condition; state, manner; bearing; attitude
• 泰 — tai3: great; extensive, safe; peaceful, (short for) Thailand
• 臺北 — tai5 bag4: Taipei
• 檯球 — tai5 giu5: billiards, pool (cue sport)
• 刣雞教猴 — tai5 goi1 ga3 gao5: to punish one as a warning to others, kill the chicken to scare the monkey
• 跆拳道 — tai5 kung5 dao6: taekwondo
• 臺南 — tai5 lam5: Tainan
• 刣人 — tai5 nang5: to kill (a person), to murder
• 刣頭 — tai5 tao5: to behead, to decapitate
• 抬頭 — tai5 tao5: to look up, to raise one's head
• 臺灣人 — tai5 uang1 nang5: Taiwanese person, person from Taiwan
• 臺灣 — tai5 uêng1: Taiwan
• 刣 — tai5: to kill, to slaughter (an animal), to cut
• 抬 — tai5: to lift, to carry (together, with others)
• 檯 — tai5: table, desk
• 臺 — tai5: platform; stage, station (broadcasting/TV)
• 待遇 — tai6 ngo6: treatment; reception, pay; compensation; benefits
• 待 — tai6: to wait; to wait for, to treat; to receive
• 貪心 — tam1 sim1: greedy
• 貪污 — tam1 u1: to embezzle, to be corrupt
• 貪食 — tam1 ziah8: gluttonous, fond of eating
• 貪 — tam1: to be greedy, to covet
• 探親 — tam3 cing1: to visit relatives, to visit family (esp. over long distance)
• 探問 — tam3 mng7: to inquire after, to ask about
• 探索 — tam3 sog4: to explore, to probe
• 探聽 — tam3 tian1: to pry into, to inquire about, to pay attention to
• 探討 — tam3 to2: to discuss, to investigate, to probe into
• 探 — tam3: to explore, to probe, to visit
• 痰壺 — tam5 hu5: spittoon
• 痰盂 — tam5 hu5: spittoon
• 談判 — tam5 puang3: to negotiate, negotiation; talks
• 曇 — tam5: cloudy, overcast
• 潭 — tam5: deep pool; pond, lake
• 痰 — tam5: phlegm, sputum
• 罈 — tam5: earthenware jar, jug
• 覃 — tam5: a surname (Tan)
• 談 — tam5: to talk, to chat, to discuss
• 譚 — tam5: surname (Tan/Tam)
• 癱 — tang1: paralysis, palsy, numbness
• 蟶 — tang1: razor clam
• 通 — tang1: to pass through, to communicate, to understand
• 坦白 — tang2 bêh8: frank, honest, candid
• 躺平 — tang2 bên5: to lie flat, to be unmoved; to give up striving; to quiet-quit (neologism)
• 坦克 — tang2 kiog4: tank (military vehicle)
• 坦誠 — tang2 sêng5: frank and sincere, candid
• 倘 — tang2: if; supposing; in case
• 坦 — tang2: flat, level, calm, at ease
• 桶 — tang2: bucket; pail, barrel; keg
• 毯 — tang2: rug; carpet, blanket
• 淌 — tang2: to drip, to trickle, to flow down
• 袒 — tang2: to bare (one's body); to expose, to favor; to show partiality (as in 偏袒)
• 趟 — tang2: classifier for trips, journeys, or occasions
• 躺 — tang2: to lie face up; to recline
• 趁鐳 — tang3 lui1: to earn money; to make money
• 亙日 — tang3 rig8: all day
• 趁食 — tang3 ziah8: to earn a living; to make a living
• 趁錢 — tang3 zin5: to earn money; to make money
• 嘆 — tang3: to sigh
• 趁 — tang3: to earn (money), to take advantage of (opportunity)
• 通 — tang3: throughout; completely (as a verb complement)
• 蟲草 — tang5 cao2: caterpillar fungus, cordyceps
• 唐朝 — tang5 ciou5: the Tang dynasty
• 彈簧 — tang5 huang5: spring (mechanical device)
• 彈琴 — tang5 kim5: to play the qin, to play a stringed or keyboard instrument
• 彈性 — tang5 sên3: elasticity, flexibility
• 彈窗 — tang5 têng1: pop-up window, pop-up (internet)
• 同早 — tang5 za2: just; just now; a moment ago
• 唐僧肉 — tang5 zêng1 nêg8: much-coveted prize, something everyone wants a share of
• 彈 — tang5: bullet; shot; pellet, bomb; shell, slingshot
• 棠 — tang5: crabapple tree, wild plum
• 檀 — tang5: sandalwood tree, surname
• 膛 — tang5: chest cavity, cavity; chamber (of an object)
• 蟲 — tang5: worm
• 動 — tang6: to move, to act
• 偷拍 — tao1 pah4: to secretly photograph, to film covertly
• 饕餮 — tao1 tiêg4: taotie (legendary gluttonous beast of Chinese mythology), (figurative) glutton; voracious eater
• 偷睇 — tao1 toin2: to steal a glance, to peek
• 偷 — tao1: to steal, to snatch
• 滔 — tao1: to flood; to surge, to overflow
• 饕 — tao1: gluttonous; greedy; covetous
• 敨氣 — tao2 kui3: to breathe
• 敨 — tao2: to breathe, to open; to unwrap
• 透堂白日 — tao3 deng5 bêh8 rig8: in broad daylight
• 透過 — tao3 guê3: via; by means of, through
• 透風 — tao3 huang1: to ventilate; to let in air, to leak (a secret)