polv's Chinese Learning Diary
千字文 - 1/4
by Pacharapol Withayasakpunt閏餘成歲，律呂調陽。
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| 闰年 | rùnnián | leap year / (lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month |
| 闰月 | rùnyuè | intercalary month in the lunar calendar / leap month |
| 敖闰 | Áorùn | Dragon King of the West Sea, Ao Run, also Ao Ji (敖吉) |
| 余额 (餘額) | yú'é | balance (of an account, bill etc) / surplus / remainder |
| 剩余 (剩餘) | shèngyú | remainder / surplus |
| 其余 (其餘) | qíyú | the rest / the others / remaining / remainder / apart from them |
| 业余 (業餘) | yèyú | in one's spare time / outside working hours / amateur (historian etc) |
| 多余 (多餘) | duōyú | superfluous / unnecessary / surplus |
| 岁月 (歲月) | suìyuè | years / time |
| 周岁 (週歲) | zhōusuì | one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) |
| 万岁 (萬歲) | wànsuì | Long live (the king, the revolution etc)! / Your Majesty / His Majesty |
| 岁时 (歲時) | suìshí | season / time of the year |
| 贺岁 (賀歲) | hèsuì | to extend New Year's greetings / to pay a New Year's visit |
| 法律 | fǎlǜ | law / CL: 條｜条, 套, 個｜个 |
| 律师 | lǜshī | lawyer |
| 规律 | guīlǜ | rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline |
| 纪律 | jìlǜ | discipline |
| 吕 | lǚ | pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system |
| 吕梁 | Lǚliáng | Lüliang prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西 |
| 调研 | diàoyán | to investigate and research / research / investigation |
| 调 | diào | to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody |
| 调 | tiáo | to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite |
| 调整 | tiáozhěng | to adjust / adjustment / revision / CL: 個｜个 |
| 空调 | kōngtiáo | air conditioning / air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) / CL: 臺｜台 |
| 调查 | diàochá | investigation / inquiry / to investigate / to survey / survey / (opinion) poll / CL: 項｜项, 個｜个 |
| 强调 (強調) | qiángdiào | to emphasize (a statement) / to stress |
| 调节 (調節) | tiáojié | to adjust / to regulate / to harmonize / to reconcile (accountancy etc) |
| 调试 | tiáoshì | to debug / to adjust components during testing / debugging |
| 调用 | diàoyòng | to transfer (for a specific purpose) / to allocate / (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc) |
| 协调 (協調) | xiétiáo | to coordinate / to harmonize / to fit together / to match (colors etc) / harmonious / concerted |
| 调剂 (調劑) | tiáojì | to adjust / to balance / to make up a medical prescription |
| 色调 | sèdiào | hue / tone |
| 调理 | tiáolǐ | to nurse one's health / to recuperate / to take care of / to look after / to discipline / to educate / to train / to prepare food / (dialect) to make fun of / (medicine) to opsonize |
| 太阳 (太陽) | tàiyang | sun / CL: 個｜个 / abbr. for 太陽穴｜太阳穴 |
| 阳光 (陽光) | yángguāng | sunshine / CL: 線｜线 / transparent (open to public scrutiny) |
| 斜阳 (斜陽) | xiéyáng | setting sun |
| 朝阳 (朝陽) | cháoyáng | to be exposed to the sun / in a position facing the sun |
| 朝阳 (朝陽) | zhāoyáng | the morning sun |