kòumàozi 扣帽子 v to put a label on
kǒutíyì 口蹄疫 n foot-and-mouth disease
kǒuxiāngtáng 口香糖 n chewing gum
kǒuyìyuán 口译员 n interpreter
kū 哭 v to cry
kù 酷 adj cool, wicked (= excellent)
kuài 快 adj fast, rapid, quick
kuài! 快! exclam come on, let’s go
kuài dào le 快到了 adv on the way
kuài diǎnr 快点儿 interj hurry up!
kuàisù fǎnyìng bùduì 快速反应部队 n rapid response force
kuàixùn 快讯 n news flash
kuākè 夸克 n quark
kuān 宽 adj wide
kuānchang 宽敞 adj spacious
kuāndài 宽带 n broadband
kuāndài jiērù 宽带接入 n broadband access
kuāndàiwǎng 宽带网 n broadband networks
kuāndù 宽度 n width
kuàngquánshuǐ 矿泉水 n mineral water
kuángrè àihàozhě 狂热爱好者 n fan (admirer)
kuānshù 宽恕 n forgiveness, mercy
kuānxiànqī 宽限期 n grace period
kùbì 酷毙 adj extremely cool, wicked (= excellent)
kǔde 苦的 adj bitter
kùn 困 adj tired (sleepy)
kùnnan 困难 adj difficult
kuòdà 扩大 v to enlarge
kūqì 哭泣 v to weep
kùzi 裤子 n trousers, pant
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lā 拉 v to pull
là 蜡 n wax
là 辣 adj hot (spicy)
lā guānxì 拉关系 v to try to curry favor with
Lā nínà xiànxiàng 拉尼娜现象 n La Nina phenomenon
lái 来 v to come
lái yuèjīng 来月经 v to menstruate
láidiàn 来电 n, v incoming call; falling in love with someone
láidiàn xiǎnshì 来电显示 n caller ID
láidiàn xiǎnshì diànhuàjī 来电显示电话机 n caller ID telephone
láihuípiào 来回票 n return ticket
láilín 来临 v to approach (in time)
láiyuán (yú) 来源 (于) v to originate, come from
lājī 垃圾 n garbage
lājī shípǐn 垃圾食品 n junk food
lājī yóujiàn 垃圾邮件 n junk e-mail
lājī zhàiquàn 垃圾债券 n junk bond
làjiāo 辣椒 n pepper (chilli)
làjiāojiàng 辣椒酱 n chilli sauce
lālāduì 啦啦队 n cheering squad
lālāduì zhǎng 拉拉队长 n cheerleader
lǎnduò 懒惰 adj lazy
lánguāng guāngpán 蓝光光盘 n Blue-ray Disc
lánlǐng 蓝领 n blue-collar
lánqiú 篮球 n basketball
lánsè 蓝色 adj blue
lányá 蓝牙 n Bluetooth
lǎo 老 adj old (of persons)
lǎobǎn 老板 n boss
láodòng zhēngyì 劳动争议 n labor dispute
lǎohǔ 老虎 n tiger
láojià 劳驾 exclam excuse me! (attracting attention)
lǎolao 姥姥 n grandmother (maternal)
lǎolíng shèhuì 老龄社会 n aging society
lǎoshēng chángtán 老生常谈 n cliché
lǎoshī 老师 n teacher
lǎoshǔ 老鼠 n rat
lǎowài 老外 n foreigner
Lǎowō 老挝 n Laos
Lǎowōde 老挝的 adj Laotian (in general)
Lǎowōrén 老挝人 n Laotian (people)
Lǎowōyǔ 老挝语 n Laotian (language)
láowù shūchū 劳务输出 n export of labor services
lǎoye 老爷 n grandfather (maternal)
lǎoyóutiáo 老油条 n wily old bird
lǎozìhào 老字号 n time-honored brand
lāxià 拉下 v to leave behind by accident
làzhú 蜡烛 n candle
lèi 累 adj tired (worn out)
léidá 雷达 n radar
lèihuàile 累坏了 adj exhausted
lěng 冷 adj cold
lěngquè 冷却 v to cool
lèshì 乐事 n treat (something special), pleasure
lí 梨 n pear
lǐ 锂 n lithium
lián 连 adv even (also)
liǎn 脸 n face
liándài zérèn 连带责任 n joint liability
liáng 量 v to measure
liǎng 两 n two (measure word/counter)
liàng 亮 n light (bright)
liǎng cì 两次 adv twice
liǎng ge 两个 pron both
liànggān 晾干 v to dry out (in the sun)