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• 十四 — zab8 si3: fourteen, 14
• 雜誌 — zab8 zi3: magazine
• 十一指 — zab8 êg4 zain2: polydactylous hand (extra finger), person with an extra finger
• 十 — zab8: ten, 10
• 拾 — zab8: to pick up, to gather; to tidy up
• 雜 — zab8: mixed, miscellaneous, jumbled
• 節哀順變 — zag4 ai1 sung6 biang3: my condolences (said to console the bereaved)
• 作文 — zag4 bhung5: essay, composition
• 作弊 — zag4 bi7: to cheat, to practice fraud
• 匝道 — zag4 dao6: freeway ramp, highway on/off-ramp
• 扎堆 — zag4 dui1: to gather together, to crowd together
• 節外生枝 — zag4 ghua7 sên1 gi1: new complications arise from an already-existing problem
• 作家 — zag4 gê1: author; writer
• 作風 — zag4 hong1: style; manner, way of doing things
• 作廢 — zag4 hui3: to nullify; to void, to become invalid
• 節約 — zag4 iag4: to economize; to conserve (resources)
• 節育 — zag4 iog8: to practice birth control; contraception
• 作曲 — zag4 kêg4: to compose music, to write music
• 節能 — zag4 lêng5: to save energy; to conserve energy
• 節目 — zag4 mag8: program; show
• 作業 — zag4 ngieb8: homework, assignment, task
• 節拍 — zag4 pah4: beat; meter (music)
• 作詞 — zag4 se5: to write lyrics
• 扎實 — zag4 sig8: sturdy, solid, reliable
• 作息 — zag4 sêg4: to work and rest, daily routine
• 節省 — zag4 sên2: to save; to economize; to cut down on
• 作案工具 — zag4 uan3 gang1 gu6: criminal tool, tool used to commit a crime
• 作案 — zag4 uan3: to commit a crime, to commit an offense
• 節奏 — zag4 zao3: rhythm, pace; tempo
• 節制 — zag4 zi3: to control; to moderate; to limit
• 作者 — zag4 zia2: author, writer
• 作用 — zag4 êng7: function, effect, role
• 節 — zag4: festival; holiday, joint; segment
• 蚻 — zag4: a type of small cicada
• 蚻 — zag4: cockroach
• 鍘 — zag4: hand hay/straw cutter, fodder chopper
• 齪 — zag4: to disturb; to bother (someone) by being noisy, annoying; vexing
• 實 — zag8: real; true; solid, full
• 紮 — zah4: to tie; to bind, to wrap up; to bundle
• 閘口 — zah8 kao2: sluice gate, gateway, boarding gate
• 閘 — zah8: floodgate, sluice gate, valve/switch
• 知彼知己 — zai1 bi2 zai1 gi2: to know the enemy and know yourself
• 栽培 — zai1 buê5: to cultivate (plants), to nurture, to foster (talent)
• 知情權 — zai1 cêng5 kuang5: right to know
• 知情 — zai1 cêng5: to know the facts; to be aware of the details; to be privy to
• 知道 — zai1 dao6: to know (something); to be aware of, to understand
• 知觀 — zai1 guang1: to be careful; to watch out; to be alert
• 災害 — zai1 hai7: disaster; calamity, catastrophe
• 知曉 — zai1 hiao2: to know; to be aware of; to understand
• 知影 — zai1 ian2: to know
• 知音 — zai1 im1: bosom friend, soul mate, intimate friend
• 災區 — zai1 ku1: disaster area, disaster-afflicted area
• 災難 — zai1 lang7: disaster; calamity, catastrophe
• 知名度 — zai1 mian5 dou7: fame; popularity; profile; public recognition
• 知名 — zai1 mian5: well-known; famous; noted; renowned
• 知識 — zai1 sêg4: knowledge, intellect; intelligence
• 栽 — zai1: to plant, to cultivate, to grow
• 災 — zai1: disaster; calamity, catastrophe
• 知 — zai1: to know
• 宰割 — zai2 guah4: to oppress; exploit, to butcher and cut up
• 宰相 — zai2 siang3: chancellor (imperial China), prime minister (historical)
• 宰 — zai2: to slaughter, to butcher, (colloquial) to overcharge
• 載 — zai2: classifier for years, extremely large number (10^44)
• 再版 — zai3 bang2: to reprint; to republish, reissue; second edition
• 再次 — zai3 ce3: once more, once again, one more time
• 再度 — zai3 dou7: once again, once more
• 再見 — zai3 gin3: goodbye, see you later
• 再會 — zai3 huê6: goodbye, see you again
• 再三 — zai3 san1: again and again, repeatedly
• 再生 — zai3 sên1: to regenerate; to regrow, to come back to life (archaic), recycled (attributive)
• 載體 — zai3 ti2: carrier; medium; vehicle (for information/culture)
• 再接再厲 — zai3 ziab4 zai3 li6: to make persistent efforts, to redouble one's efforts
• 再 — zai3: again, once more, a second time
• 載 — zai3: to carry; to transport; to load
• 臍 — zai5: navel
• 在得 — zai6 dêg8: how (rhetorical, expressing impossibility)
• 在生樣 — zai6 sên1 iên7: how
• 在生 — zai6 sên1: how (rhetorical, Teochew)
• 哉 — zai7: particle of exclamation/emphasis (classical)
• 指模 — zain2 bhou5: fingerprint
• 前翁 — zain5 ang1: ex-husband; former husband
• 前人 — zain5 nang5: ex-wife
• 針車 — zam1 cia1: sewing machine
• 針對性 — zam1 dui3 sên3: targetedness, specificity
• 針對 — zam1 dui3: to target; to be aimed at, in response to; regarding
• 針機 — zam1 gi1: sewing machine
• 針灸 — zam1 gu3: acupuncture (and moxibustion)
• 針目 — zam1 mag8: eye of a needle
• 針鼻 — zam1 pin7: eye of a needle
• 針劑 — zam1 zi3: injectable medication, injection (medicine)
• 簪 — zam1: hairpin, clasp
• 針 — zam1: needle, pin, injection
• 斬馬刀 — zam2 bhê2 do1: anti-cavalry sword (historical)
• 斬柴 — zam2 ca5: to chop firewood
• 斬樹 — zam2 ciu7: to chop down a tree, to chop wood
• 斬首 — zam2 siu2: to behead, to decapitate
• 斬頭 — zam2 tao5: to behead, to decapitate
• 斬 — zam2: to chop, to cut forcefully, to behead
• 湛 — zam3: profound, clear
• 蘸 — zam3: to dip in; to submerge in (sauce, ink, etc.)
• 站 — zam6: station; stop (bus, train)
• 鏨 — zam6: chisel, to carve; to engrave
• 炸 — zan3: to deep-fry, to fry in oil
• 髒亂 — zang1 luang6: dirty and messy
• 莊嚴 — zang1 ngiam5: solemn, dignified, stately
• 針線 — zang1 suan3: needlework, needle and thread
• 棕蓑 — zang1 sui1: straw raincoat; rain cape woven from palm fiber
• 棕色 — zang1 sêg4: brown (color)
• 棕 — zang1: palm (tree), palm fiber
• 罾 — zang1: large square fishing net, dip net
• 鬃 — zang1: mane, hair bun; coil of hair
• 贊同 — zang3 dang5: to approve, to agree
• 壯丁 — zang3 dêng1: able-bodied man, conscript
• 讚譽 — zang3 e6: to praise, to commend
• 壯舉 — zang3 ge2: heroic feat, great undertaking
• 粽球 — zang3 giu5: zongzi, sticky rice dumpling
• 讚揚 — zang3 iang5: to praise, to commend, to approve of
• 讚美歌 — zang3 mui2 go1: hymn, psalm
• 讚美 — zang3 mui2: to praise, to extol, to commend
• 讚賞 — zang3 sion2: to admire, to praise, to appreciate
• 贊成 — zang3 sêng5: to approve of, to agree with, to endorse
• 讚嘆 — zang3 tang3: to highly praise, to gasp in admiration
• 壯志 — zang3 zi3: great ambition, lofty aspiration
• 贊助 — zang3 zo6: to support, to assist, to sponsor
• 壯族 — zang3 zog8: Zhuang (ethnic group)
• 壯 — zang3: strong, robust, sturdy
• 奘 — zang3: fat, stout, great, huge
• 攢 — zang3: to gather, to assemble, to collect
• 粽 — zang3: zongzi, glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in leaves
• 讚 — zang3: to praise; to commend
• 贊 — zang3: to help, to support, to agree
• 層次 — zang5 ce3: level, layer, stratification
• 層出不窮 — zang5 cug4 bug4 kiong5: to emerge in an endless stream, to come thick and fast
• 層面 — zang5 ming7: level, aspect, facet
• 灇浴間 — zang5 êg8 gêng1: bathroom
• 淙浴 — zang5 êg8: to take a shower, to bathe
• 灇浴 — zang5 êg8: to take a shower, to bathe
• 叢 — zang5: classifier for plants/trees, clump, thicket
• 層 — zang5: layer, storey (classifier)
• 欉 — zang5: classifier for trees/plants/bushes, clump; cluster
• 藏族 — zang6 zog8: Zang nationality, Tibetan ethnic group
• 臟 — zang6: internal organs, viscera
• 藏 — zang6: storehouse; treasury, Tibet (short for 西藏)
• 贈送 — zang7 sang3: to give as a gift, to give away free, to present a gift
• 贈 — zang7: to give as a gift, to present
• 遭殃 — zao1 iang1: to meet with disaster, to suffer a calamity
• 遭受 — zao1 siu6: to suffer, to undergo, to be subjected to
• 糟 — zao1: awful; messy; terrible, in bad shape
• 走紅 — zao2 ang5: to become popular, to be a hit
• 走馬燈 — zao2 bhê2 dêng1: revolving lantern (with paper horse figures), constant reshuffle of personnel (fig.)
• 走醒 — zao2 cên2: to wake up
• 走囝 — zao2 gian2: daughter
• 走光 — zao2 guang1: to be inadvertently exposed, to have a wardrobe malfunction
• 走鬼 — zao2 gui2: servant girl, concubine
• 走向 — zao2 hiang3: to move towards, to head for, to progress towards
• 走起 — zao2 ki2: to start; to begin (to happen)
• 走路 — zao2 lou7: to flee, to run away
• 走私 — zao2 sai1: to smuggle
• 走失 — zao2 sig4: to get lost, to go missing, to wander away
• 查某孫 — zao2 sung1: granddaughter, niece (brother's daughter)
• 走孫 — zao2 sung1: granddaughter (son's daughter), niece (brother's daughter)
• 走進 — zao2 zing3: to enter, to walk into
• 走水 — zao2 zui2: to smuggle, to be in heat (of animals)
• 蚤 — zao2: flea
• 走 — zao2: to run, to leave; to go away
• 灶君 — zao3 gung1: kitchen god
• 奏效 — zao3 hao7: to be effective, to show results, to work (succeed)
• 灶跤 — zao3 ka1: kitchen, frequently visited place (figurative)
• 灶神 — zao3 sing5: kitchen god
• 灶頭 — zao3 tao5: stove, kitchen range top
• 灶前 — zao3 zoin5: kitchen
• 灶下 — zao3 ê6: kitchen
• 奏 — zao3: to play (music), to present (a memorial)
• 灶 — zao3: stove, kitchen
• 齊 — zao5: all; entirely, completely
• 造假 — zao6 gê2: to counterfeit; to fake, to fabricate; to falsify
• 造化 — zao6 huê3: good luck; fortune
• 造反 — zao6 huêng2: to rebel; to revolt; to rise up in rebellion
• 造型 — zao6 hêng5: shape; design; styling, pose; posture
• 造謠 — zao6 iao5: to fabricate stories; to spread rumors
• 造成 — zao6 sêng5: to bring about; to cause; to lead to
• 悼 — zao6: to mourn, to lament, grieve
• 皂 — zao6: soap
• 罩 — zao6: to cover, to wrap, cover; hood
• 造 — zao6: to make; to build, to manufacture; to create
• 之後 — ze1 ao6: after, afterwards, later
• 書房 — ze1 bang5: study (room), bookstore
• 書包 — ze1 bao1: schoolbag, backpack
• 滋味 — ze1 bhi7: taste; flavor, feeling; experience
• 書本 — ze1 bung2: book
• 資本 — ze1 bung2: capital, asset (valuable resource)
• 書籤 — ze1 ciam1: bookmark, title label on a book cover
• 書冊 — ze1 cêh4: book, booklet
• 齋堂 — ze1 deng5: dining room in a Buddhist temple, Buddhist nunnery
• 書店 — ze1 diam3: bookshop, bookstore
• 書廚 — ze1 du5: bookcase, book cabinet
• 書櫥 — ze1 du5: bookcase, book cabinet
• 齋戒 — ze1 gai3: to fast (for religious purposes)
• 之間 — ze1 gang1: between, among
• 之外 — ze1 ghua7: apart from, except for, beyond