Thread: Useful Wordlists - Endearment, 好, 可, Onomatopoeias
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Useful Wordlists - Endearment, 好, 可, Onomatopoeias
Hopefully someone might find these useful. Edit, add to, and correct as necessary. . Or split into
seperate articles. They're all originally from the zhongwen LJ community, but that's not
necessarily accessible in China. Either way, I've cited the post where I found them all.
Terms of Endearment
哥们 gē men - Friend, dude, buddy, man, boys
伙计 huǒ ji - Dude, buddy, man
老兄 lǎo xiōng - Dude, buddy, man
兄弟 xiōng dì - Brother, man, boys
弟兄们 dì xiōng men - Guys, dude, buddy
花花公子 huā huā gōng zǐ / 纨绔子弟 wán kù zǐdì - Dude, player, playboy, fop
(Rich, younger man who doesn’t focus on work or study, just spends money on alcohol and
prostitutes)
好 in prefix and suffix
好 as prefix (both as adjectival or otherwise)
(Where 好 functions as a verb - "to be fond of" - it is pronounced "hào")
好笑 Really funny
好奇 hàoqí – Curious; inquisitive
好饿 Really hungry
好累 Really tired
好听 Good to hear
好闻 Smells good
好办 Easy to handle
好感动 Very touched
好可怜 So sad/that sucks
好兴致 Really happy
好可怕 Terrible, fearful
好奇怪 How strange
好想法 Good idea
好兴致 Really happy
好痛 It really hurts
好记 Easy to remember
好聪明 So smart
好比 Can be compared to; may be likened to; be just like
好久 A long time
好看 Attractive; good; proud; embarrassed
好处 Benefit; advantage; profit
好客 hàokè -To enjoy having guests; hospitable; friendly
好氧 Aerobic
好骑 Easy to ride
好战 hàozhàn – War-like; war-mongering
好事 hǎoshì - Good deed; hàoshì - Nosy
好恶 Likes and dislikes; taste
好歹 Right and wrong; the unthinkable; anyhow, at any rate; disaster
好多 Many
好感 Attraction
好汉 Brave man; real man
好评 High praise
好手 Expert
好手 Comfortable
好说 Be fine
好像 Apparently; seems like; as if
好学 hǎoxué - Easy to learn; hàoxué - Studious
好意 Kindness
好意思 Dare
好在 Luckily
好转 Improve
好强 Ambitious
好生 Exceedingly; properly; quite
好胜 hàoshèng - Competitive; emulative
好 as suffix
爱好 àihào - Hobby, interest
搞好 Make a good job of it; do well
办好 Get straight; make a fine job of
脾气好 Good-natured
心情好 In a good humour
处境好 Well-off
运气好 In luck
身体好 Be in good shape
良好 Good, well, strong
嗜好 shìhào - Fondness; hobby; indulgence
学好 Emulate well
正好 Just, just right; just enough; to happen to; by chance; it just so happens that
要好 Be on close terms; be close friends
Love the 可s
Negative
可鄙 kě bi – despicable
可怖 kě bù – horrible
可恨 kě hèn – detestable
可怜 kě lián – pitiful
可恼 kě nao – irritable
可怕 kě pà – terrible / terrifying / fearful / formidable
可欺 kě qī – gullible
可恶 kě wù – hateful / abominable
可惜 kě xī – it’s a pity / what a pity
可耻 kě chǐ – shameful / disgraceful
可恨 kě hèn – hateful / detestable
可疑 kě yí – suspicious
可悲 kě bēi – lamentable
Positive
可贵 kě guì – praiseworthy
可嘉 kě jiā – commendable
可敬 kě jìng – respectable
可靠 kě kào – reliable
可口 kě kou – good to eat / palatable
可吃 kě chī – edible
可食 kě shí – edible
可念 kě niàn – memorable
可亲 kě qīn – amiable
可取 kě qu – desirable
可笑 kě xiào – laughable / ridiculous
可行 kě xíng – feasible
可取kě qǔ – desirable
可喜 kě xǐ– makes one happy / gratifying
可意kě yì – gratifying
可身 kě shēn – fits nicely (clothes)
Neutral
可变 kě biàn – variable
可拆 kě chāi – removable / detachable
可分 kě fēn – separable
可观 kě guān – considerable
可见 kě jiàn – visible
可逆 kě nì – reversible
可燃 kě rán – flammable
可着火的 – ignitable / flammable
可调 kě tiáo – adjustable
可信 kě xìn – believable
可用 kě yòng – usable
可知 kě zhī – knowable
可兑换 – convertible
可转让 – negotiable
Ones I’m Unsure About
不可逆转 – irreversible change
可理解 – understandable
可了解 – comprehensible
可杀 – deserves to die ??? –cidal ???
可忍 – endurable ???
Exclamations / Human Sounds
啊 ā á a à Ah, Ah!
哎āi Hey; lookout; why
哎呀āiyā Damn; Ah; My God
嗯 ēn A groaning sound
噢 ò enlightenment Oh!
哦 ó Disbelief
呃 è Hiccough
咄 duō Noise of rage, cry out in anger
呸 pēi To spit, in contempt, bah! dammit!, (very ordinary, rural slang - don't use it around
people you don't know well)
嗯 ēn Expresses unexpected situation, or frustration, or disapproval e.g.
嗯!钢笔怎么不出水啦?
嗯嗯 OK, All right, Yeah, well, something is for certain 嗯,就这么办吧!
恩~~~ En – hmm… or expresses affection
奧 Ao OK, All right, Yeah
唉an interjection, to express realization or agreement (yes, oh, right, etc.), ‘sigh’ esp.
when sad
哼 hēng Humph! / Huh?! – Use when you have a differing opinion to someone else
嘻嘻 xīxī hehe, giggle
哎 āi pleasant surprise
唉 ái disappointment
嗳 ǎi disagreement
嗳 ài regret
哟 yōu expressing unexpectedness
咦 yí bewilderment
喂 wèi calling attention (hello)
嘿 hēi ‘hey’ calling attention
唏 xī expressing contempt
咳 hāi aaaah! Expressing sorrow or surprise
嗨 hāi Heave ho!
嗬 hē Oh, ah Can be said with any tone, depending on the meaning
哦呀！ òya Oh my!
哎哟 āiyōu Ouch!
嗷嗷 áoáo Ouch, ow
嘘嘘 xūxū Shhhh!
嘁嘁喳喳 / 叽里咕噜 qīqīchācha/jīlīgūlū jabber, chatter
呱唧 guāji clap (hands)
吧嗒 bādā click (of the tongue)
呃 è yuck!
嘿嘿 hēihēi heheh
咕噜 gūlū mumble
喃喃 nánnán mutter, murmur
曝 pū puff
阿嚏 ātì Ahhh chooo!
呼噜 hūlū Sound of snoring
喀 kā Sound of vomiting
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Contributors: YangDizi, ipsi(), jonaspony
Created by ipsi(), 17th January 2008 at 04:24 PM
Last edited by YangDizi, 18th January 2008 at 11:51 AM
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