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| (!) | Simplified character is completely different from the Traditional character |
| A.C. | ancient Chinese |
| ab. | abbreviation |
| acctg. | accounting |
| adj. | adjective or adjectival phrase (in Chinese an adj. is often simply a v. or n. to which de5 [的] is added: the 的 is usually omitted in this dictionary) |
| adv. | adverb or adverbial phrase |
| aka | also known as |
| alt. pron. | alternate or non-standard pronunciation |
| Am. | American; American usage |
| anat. | anatomy |
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| anc. | ancient, usu. indicating pre-Qín dynasty China |
| arch. | archaic character, use or meaning |
| Arch. | Architecture; referring to Architecture or having to do with Architecture |
| ast. | astronomy |
| aux. | auxiliary verb |
| b. | born |
| bce. | Before the Common Era (=BC: Before Christ) |
| Bei.pron. | Beijing-style pronunciation |
| bf. | bound form |
| bib. | biblical |
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| bot. | botany |
| Br. | British; British usage |
| Cant. | Cantonese |
| CCP | Chinese Communist Party |
| CE | Church of England |
| ce. | Common Era (=AD: Anno Domini) |
| cf. | compare; compare with |
| Ch.id. | Chinese idiom |
| char. | Chinese character |
| Chin. | China; Chinese |
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| Chr. | Christianity (including both Protestantism and Catholicism) |
| coll. | colloquial expression or usage |
| conj. | conjunction |
| contemp. | contempuous |
| court. | courteous |
| d. | died |
| derog. | used as a derogatory term |
| dial. | dialect |
| dipl. | diplomacy; diplomatic |
| dist. | distinguished from; as distinguished from |
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| econ. | economics |
| Eng.id. | English idiom |
| Eng.ph. | English phrase |
| env. | environment; environmental |
| ex. | exclamation |
| expr. | expression |
| fam. | familiar usage |
| fig. | figurative usage |
| fmr. | former or formerly |
| fr. | from |
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| Fr. | France; French |
| fv. | functive verb |
| geol. | geology |
| geom. | geometry |
| gr. | grammar |
| gr.str. | grammatical structure or construction |
| gya | billion years ago |
| hist. | history; historical |
| id. | idiom |
| imp. | impolite |
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| interch. | interchangeable with |
| intj. | interjection |
| Isl. | Islam |
| Jp. | Japan; Japanese; Japanese variant (of a character) |
| KXR | Kangxi Radical |
| L. | Latin, from Latin or having a Latin root |
| L.ph. | translation of Latin phrase (as used in English) |
| leg. | legal terminology |
| lg. | language |
| lit. | literal (ie. word-for-word) translation |
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| M. | measure word (used as a numerary adjunct for nouns) |
| mach. | machines; machinery |
| math. | mathematics |
| ME | Middle East; Middle Eastern |
| mech. | mechanics |
| med. | medicine; medical terminology; as used in the practice of, etc. |
| met. | metaphorical usage |
| mil. | military terminology |
| mod. | modern usage |
| mus. | music or musical notation |
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| mya | million years ago |
| n. | noun |
| na. | name or title |
| naut. | nautical, marine or maritime |
| NGOs | Non-Governmental Organizations |
| nph. | noun phrase; compound noun |
| nu. | number |
| obs. | obsolete |
| oft. | often |
| on. | onomatopoeia (as, a sound's written representation of how it sounds) |
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| opp. | opposite or as opposed to |
| part. | particle |
| pat. | pattern |
| ph. | phrase |
| phil. | philosophy |
| phy. | physics |
| pl. | plural |
| pn. | place name, geographic location or geographic feature |
| pol. | polite form of address |
| pol.sl. | political slogan |
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| pop. | popular speech; popularly used; common speech |
| pop.wr. | popularly written |
| pp. | past participle |
| pr. | pronoun |
| PRC | People's Republic of China; as used in the PRC |
| pre. | prefix |
| pref. | preferred |
| prep. | preposition |
| pron. | pronounced; pronunciation |
| pw. | place word |
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| qs. | question sentence |
| qw. | question word |
| r. | reigned |
| rad. | radical- used as a part of Chinese characters |
| RC | Roman Catholic |
| regl.var. | regional variant |
| rve. | resultative verb ending |
| sa. | saying |
| sb. | somebody |
| se. | sentence |
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| sf. | sentence fragment |
| sh. | short form or shortened form |
| sl. | slang |
| so. | someone |
| so.s | someone's |
| soc. | sociology |
| sp. | specialized language used in technical situations or by specialists (eg.: medical, legal, etc.) |
| Sp. | Spanish |
| sp.pron. | special or unusual pronunciation |
| sport. | as used in sports; sports terminology |
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| ss. | sample sentence |
| st. | sometimes |
| st.pron. | sometimes pronounced |
| st.wr. | sometimes written |
| stat. | statistics |
| sth. | something |
| suf. | suffix |
| sv. | stative verb (an adj. which includes 'be' as in 'be (x)', often simply labeled as 'adj.') |
| sw. | somewhat |
| Switz. | Switzerland |
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| T.S. | Tone Sandhi |
| tax. | taxonomy (as, scientific naming system); taxonomic name |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese Medicine; Chinese herbal medicine |
| tm. | trademark |
| topo. | topolect (some part of the word has been phonically transliterated from English into Chinese) (aka loanword) |
| tr.na. | trade name, business name or product name |
| trans. | translation |
| tslt. | transliteration |
| TW | Taiwan; as used in Taiwan |
| u.f. | used for |
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| undef. | undefined |
| usu. | usually |
| v. | verb |
| var. | various; variety; variant |
| vern. | vernacular |
| vo. | separable verb-object combination |
| vph. | verb phrase; compound verb |
| vul. | vulgar |
| wr. | written or literary use |
| A01 | Agriculture: Soil, Crops and Tools |
| A02 | Livestock and Animal Husbandry |
| A03 | Nomadism and Pastoralism |
| A04 | Sericulture and Silk |
| A05 | Trees and Forestry |
| A06 | Wood Products, Carpentry and Woodworking |
| A07 | Other Misc. Wooden Articles and Furniture |
| A08 | Plants and Botany |
| A09 | Flowers |
| A10 | Fruits and Melons |
| A11 | Beans, Nuts, Seeds, Oils and Tubers |
| A12 | Molds, Mushrooms and Other Fungi |
| A13 | Smells, Aromas and Fragrances |
| A14 | Fibers, Textiles and Dyeing |
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| B01 | Rarity, Precision, Value and Excellence |
| B02 | Beauty, Aesthetics, Art and the Fine Arts |
| B03 | Colors |
| B04 | Pattern, Design, Appearance and Decoration |
| B05 | Architecture, Structures and Construction |
| B06 | Handicrafts |
| B07 | Porcelain and Pottery |
| B08 | Clarity, Darkness and Gloom |
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| C01 | Books, Poetry, Literature and Publishing |
| C02 | Myths, Legends, Stories and Reading |
| C03 | Documents, Correspondence, Paper and Printing |
| C04 | Journalism, News, Newspapers and Media |
| C05 | Acting, Theater, Video and Cinematography |
| C06 | Voice, Sound, Music and Dance |
| C07 | The Eye, Vision and Photography |
| C08 | Radio, Television, and Broadcasting |
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| D01 | Science and Scientific Ideas |
| D02 | Biology, Microbiology, Taxonomy and Genetics |
| D03 | Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology and Bioelectronics |
| D04 | Land Animals |
| D05 | Insects and Spiders |
| D06 | Rivers, the Littoral, the Ocean, Fish, Amphibians, Aquatic Animals and Oceanography |
| D07 | Birds and Flying Mammals |
| D08 | The Environment, Conservation, Ecology, Pollution and Garbage |
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| E01 | Chemistry |
| E02 | Communication and Humor |
| E03 | Technology, Computers, Electronics and the Internet |
| E04 | Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| E05 | Batteries, Electricity and Light |
| E06 | Geology and the Earth Sciences |
| E07 | Petroleum, Minerals, Mining and Metallurgy |
| E08 | Jade, Gemstones and Jewelry |
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| F01 | Individual Character Definitions |
| F02 | Chinese Culture, Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture |
| F03 | Chinese Dynasties and the Dynastic Period |
| F04 | Ancient Chinese Warfare and Weapons |
| F05 | Chinese Language: Measure Words, Negatives and RVEs |
| F06 | Nature and Natural Resources |
| F07 | Names, Proper Names and Trade Names |
| F08 | Chinese Books, Writing and Characters |
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| G01 | Diplomacy and International Relations |
| G02 | Nationality, Ethnicity, Nations and Peoples |
| G03 | Bureaucracy, Government and NGOs |
| G04 | Geography and Maps |
| G05 | Places and Place Names |
| G06 | Topography and Geographic Features |
| G07 | Politics |
| G08 | Cities |
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| H01 | Economics and Markets |
| H02 | Business, Enterprise, Commerce and Ownership |
| H03 | Accounting |
| H04 | Sales, Marketing and Service |
| H05 | Negotiation, Labor and Management |
| H06 | Money and Banking, Finance, Insurance and Investing |
| H07 | Products, Companies, Manufacturing and Manufactured Goods |
| H08 | Skill, Standards and Quality |
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| I01 | Education |
| I02 | Mathematics, Statistics, Quantities, Series, Progression and Size |
| I03 | Prehistory, Protohistory and World History |
| I04 | Chinese History and Historical Mythology |
| I05 | Japan and Japanese History |
| I06 | Sanitation and Hygiene |
| I07 | Materials |
| I08 | Actions |
| I09 | Shapes, Forms and Models |
| I10 | Textures, Rough and Smooth Surfaces, and Flexibility |
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| J01 | The Kitchen, Cooking Techniques, Utensils and Nutrition |
| J02 | Foods and Ingredients, Tea and Other Beverages, Spices, Sauces and Seasonings |
| J03 | Alcohol, Wines and Spirits |
| J04 | Restaurants and Entertaining, Menu Items, Chinese (and Other) Food and Recipe Names |
| J05 | Absorb, Initiate, Assimilate and Include |
| J06 | Easy, Difficult, Similarities and Differences |
| J07 | New, Old, More, Less |
| J08 | Instructions, Directions, Opportunity, Problems and Mistakes |
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| K01 | Language |
| K02 | Grammar and Grammatical Constructions |
| K03 | Phonetics |
| K04 | Exclamations, Expressions, Phrases, Proverbs, Sayings, Slang and Idioms |
| K05 | Descriptions |
| K06 | Order and Disorder, Methods and Meetings |
| K07 | Sources, Results, Solutions, Beginnings, Endings and Waste |
| K08 | Comparisons, Combinations, Connections, Distribution and Containers |
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| L01 | Rules, Law, Courts, Justice and Criminology |
| L02 | Threats, Safety and Security |
| L03 | Winning, Losing, Success, Failure, Luck, Fame and Fortune |
| L04 | Hide, Conceal, Secrets, Questions and Answers |
| L05 | Seek, Barriers, Limits and Restrictions |
| L06 | Help, Strong and Weak |
| L07 | Change, Plan, Functioning and Usefulness |
| L08 | Groups, Unity, Decision, Agreement and Harmony |
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| M01 | Logic, Intellect, Talent and Ability |
| M02 | Philosophy, Ideas, Knowledge and Inventions |
| M03 | Medicine, Health and Pharmacology |
| M04 | Memory, the Mind, Psychology and Emotion |
| M05 | Human Characteristics and Responsibilities |
| M06 | Corruption in Society, Sex and Pornography |
| M07 | Public and Private, Manners and Civility, Respect and Honor |
| M08 | Real, Counterfeit, Substitutes and Copies; Cheap and Expensive |
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| N01 | Military Affairs and Intelligence, Weapons, Strategy, War and Peace |
| N02 | Protest, Violence, Rebellion, Civil War, Terrorism and Guerilla Warfare |
| N03 | Engineering |
| N04 | Time and Tides |
| N05 | Organization, Competence, Aspiration and Obligation |
| N06 | Childhood, Maturation, Adulthood and Old Age |
| N07 | Sleep |
| N08 | Life, Death, Living and Dying |
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| O01 | General Physics |
| O02 | Space, Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| O03 | Atoms, Atomic Energy and Particle Physics |
| O04 | Aeronautics, Aviation, Air Power and Spaceflight |
| O05 | Weights, Measures, Flow, Positioning and Distance |
| O06 | Fire, Water and Ice |
| O07 | Weather, Meteorology and Conditions |
| O08 | Float, Wave, Rise in the Air, Spin, Revolve and Other Motions |
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| P01 | Faith, Religion, Morals and Ethics |
| P02 | Great Religious Writings |
| P03 | The Zodiac, Astrology and Other Symbols |
| P04 | Hope, Fate, Belief and Superstition |
| P05 | Women and Women's Things |
| P06 | Permission, Acceptance and Rejection |
| P07 | Opposites, Categories and Kinds |
| P08 | Collect, Assemble, Give and Receive |
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| Q01 | Sociology, Society and Culture |
| Q02 | Relationships |
| Q03 | Clothing, Fashion and Style |
| Q04 | Behavior, Habits and Addictions |
| Q05 | Home, Furniture, Household Appliances, Housewares and Household Activities |
| Q06 | Work, Jobs and Careers |
| Q07 | Sports, Athletics and Exercise |
| Q08 | Toys, Games, Gambling, Entertainment and Leisure Activities |
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| R01 | Gifts, Prizes, Ceremonies, Achievements and Philanthropy |
| R02 | Ships, Shipping, Sailing, Naval Forces and Maritime Affairs |
| R03 | Rope, Bind, Tie, Packaging and Packages |
| R04 | Travel, Transportation, Air Travel and Tourism |
| R05 | the Science of Mechanics, Mechanisms, Instruments, Devices, Machines and Engines |
| R06 | Vehicles, Driving and Speed |
| R07 | Breakage, Accidents and Disasters |
| R08 | Machine Parts, Tools and Their Use |