Vocabulary Term H
嗨 嗨 hai1 hāi hey/hi (loanword); oh; alas;
海拔 海拔 hai3ba2 hǎibá height above sea level; elevation
海滨 海濱 hai3bin1 hǎibīn shore; seaside
含糊 含糊 han2hu hánhu unclear; vague; unsure
含义 含義 han2yi4 hányì implied meaning; connotation
寒暄 寒暄 han2xuan1 hánxuān exchanging conventional greetings; winter and summer
罕见 罕見 han3jian4 hǎnjiàn rare; rarely seen; peculiar
捍卫 捍衛 han4wei4 hànwèi defend; uphold; safeguard
行列 行列 hang2lie4 hángliè procession; ranks; queue
航空 航空 hang2kong1 hángkōng aviation
航天 航天 hang2tian1 hángtiān space flight
航行 航行 hang2xing2 hángxíng to sail; to fly
毫米 毫米 hao2mi3 háomǐ millimeter
毫无 毫無 hao2 wu2 háo wú not at all; completely without; not in the least
豪迈 豪邁 hao2mai4 háomài bold and generous; heroic
号召 號召 hao4zhao4 hàozhào call upon; summon; to appeal
耗费 耗費 hao4fei4 hàofèi waste; spend; consume
呵 呵 he1 hē breathe out; scold
合并 合並 he2bing4 hébìng merge; annex
合成 合成 he2cheng2 héchéng compound; synthesis; mixture
合伙 合夥 he2huo3 héhuǒ to make a partnership
合算 合算 he2suan4 hésuàn worthwhile; reckon up
和蔼 和藹 he2’ai3 hé’ǎi kindly; good-tempered; amiable
和解 和解 he2jie3 héjiě settlement; to become reconciled
和睦 和睦 he2mu4 hémù peaceful relations; harmonious
和气 和氣 he2qi héqi friendly; polite; amiable
和谐 和諧 he2xie2 héxié harmonious; concordant
嘿 嘿 hei1 hēi hey; interjection for calling attention
痕迹 痕迹 hen2ji4 hénjì vestige; trace
狠心 狠心 hen3 xin1 hěn xīn callous; cruel; cold-blooded
恨不得 恨不得 hen4 bu de hèn bu de cannot bear not; be dying to
横 橫 heng2 héng horizontal; across; (horizontal character stroke)
哼 哼 heng1 hēng groan; snort; to hum; croon
轰动 轟動 hong1dong4 hōngdòng a sensation; a stir
烘 烘 hong1 hōng to dry or warm by the fire; to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast
宏观 宏觀 hong2guan1 hóngguān macro-; macroscopic
宏伟 宏偉 hong2wei3 hóngwěi grand; imposing; magnificent; grand
洪水 洪水 hong2shui3 hóngshuǐ flood
哄 哄 hong3 hǒng fool; coax; to amuse (a child)
喉咙 喉嚨 hou2long2 hóulóng throat; larynx
吼 吼 hou3 hǒu roar; howl
后代 後代 hou4dai4 hòudài posterity; later generations; descendants
后顾之忧 後顧之憂 hou4gu4zhi1you1 hòugùzhīyōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom to act); trouble back at home; worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning no worries about anything
后勤 後勤 hou4qin2 hòuqín logistics
候选 候選 hou4xuan3 hòuxuǎn candidate
呼唤 呼喚 hu1huan4 hūhuàn call out (a name etc.); shout
呼啸 呼嘯 hu1xiao4 hūxiào whistle; scream; howl
呼吁 呼籲 hu1yu4 hūyù call on (someone to do something); appeal
忽略 忽略 hu1lüe4 hūlüè ignore; forget about; neglect
胡乱 胡亂 hu2luan4 húluàn carelessly; recklessly
胡须 胡須 hu2xu1 húxū beard; moustache; whiskers
湖泊 湖泊 hu2po1 húpō lake
花瓣 花瓣 hua1ban4 huābàn petal
花蕾 花蕾 hua1lei3 huālěi (flower) bud
华丽 華麗 hua2li4 huálì gorgeous; magnificent
华侨 華僑 hua2qiao2 huáqiáo overseas Chinese
化肥 化肥 hua4fei2 huàféi chemical fertilizer
化石 化石 hua4shi2 huàshí fossil
化验 化驗 hua4yan4 huàyàn laboratory test; chemically examine
化妆 化妝 hua4 zhuang1 huà zhuāng put on make-up
划分 劃分 hua4fen1 huàfēn divide up; differentiate
画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 hua4she2tian1zu2 huàshétiānzú draw legs on a snake (idiom); to ruin something by adding something superfluous
话筒 話筒 hua4tong3 huàtǒng microphone; transmitter; megaphone
欢乐 歡樂 huan1le4 huānlè gaiety; glee; delighted
还原 還原 huan2yuan2 huányuán restore to the original state; (Chemistry) reduce
环节 環節 huan2jie2 huánjié link; sector; segment (of annelid worms)
缓和 緩和 huan3he2 huǎnhé alleviate; to moderate; to ease (tension)
患者 患者 huan4zhe3 huànzhě sufferer; patient; the sick
荒凉 荒涼 huang1liang2 huāngliáng desolate
荒谬 荒謬 huang1miu4 huāngmiù ridiculous; nonsensical
荒唐 荒唐 huang1tang huāngtang beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate
皇帝 皇帝 huang2di4 huángdì emperor
皇后 皇後 huang2hou4 huánghòu an empress
黄昏 黃昏 huang2hun1 huánghūn dusk; evening; nightfall
恍然大悟 恍然大悟 huang3ran2da4wu4 huǎngrándàwù suddenly see the light; suddenly realize what has happened; twig
晃 晃 huang4 huàng to sway; to shake
挥霍 揮霍 hui1huo4 huīhuò squander money without restraint; squander
辉煌 輝煌 hui1huang2 huīhuáng splendid; glorious
回报 回報 hui2bao4 huíbào repayment; payback
回避 回避 hui2bi4 huíbì avoid; shun; evade
回顾 回顧 hui2gu4 huígù look back; to review
回收 回收 hui2shou1 huíshōu recycle; recover and put back to use
悔恨 悔恨 hui3hen4 huǐhèn remorse; repentance
毁灭 毀滅 hui3mie4 huǐmiè perish; ruin; destroy
汇报 彙報 hui4bao4 huìbào report; give an account of; to collect information and report back
会晤 會晤 hui4wu4 huìwù meet; meeting; conference
贿赂 賄賂 hui4lu4 huìlù to bribe
昏迷 昏迷 hun1mi2 hūnmí lose consciousness; be in a coma
荤 葷 hun1 hūn meat or fish dish; pungent vegetables forbidden to Buddhist vegetarians
浑身 渾身 hun2shen1 húnshēn entire body; from head to foot
混合 混合 hun4he2 hùnhé to mix; to blend
混乱 混亂 hun4luan4 hùnluàn confusion; chaotic
混淆 混淆 hun4xiao2 hùnxiáo obscure; confuse; mix up; blur; mislead; confusing
混浊 混濁 hun4zhuo2 hùnzhuó muddy; dirty; turbid
活该 活該 huo2gai1 huógāi serve sb. right; deservedly; ought
活力 活力 huo2li4 huólì energy; vitality; vigor
火箭 火箭 huo3jian4 huǒjiàn rocket
火焰 火焰 huo3yan4 huǒyàn blaze; flame
火药 火藥 huo3yao4 huǒyào gunpowder
货币 貨幣 huo4bi4 huòbì currency; money