Periplus Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary. Philip Yungkin Lee

      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

      L

      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)