Vocabulary Term G

改良 改良 gai3liang2 gǎiliáng improve; to reform

钙 鈣 gai4 gài calcium

盖章 蓋章 gai4zhang1 gàizhāng affix one’s seal; seal; stamp

干旱 幹旱 gan1han4 gānhàn drought; dry

干扰 幹擾 gan1rao3 gānrǎo interfere; obstruction

干涉 幹涉 gan1she4 gānshè interfere; intervene; meddle

干预 幹預 gan1yu4 gānyù meddle; intervene; intervention

尴尬 尴尬 gang1a4 gāngà awkward; embarrassed

感慨 感慨 gan3kai3 gǎnkǎi lament; with a tinge of emotion or regret

感染 感染 gan3ran3 gǎnrǎn infection; infect; influence

干劲 幹勁 gan4jin4 gànjìn enthusiasm; energy; drive

纲领 綱領 gang1ling3 gānglǐng program; guiding principle

岗位 崗位 gang3wei4 gǎngwèi a post; a job

港口 港口 gang3kou3 gǎngkǒu port; harbor

港湾 港灣 gang3wan1 gǎngwān harbor; estuary

杠杆 杠杆 gang4gan3 gànggǎn lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage

高超 高超 gao1chao1 gāochāo excellent; superb

高潮 高潮 gao1chao2 gāocháo high tide; upsurge; climax; chorus (of a song)

高峰 高峰 gao1feng1 gāofēng peak; summit; apex

高明 高明 gao1ming2 gāomíng brilliant; wise

高尚 高尚 gao1shang4 gāoshàng nobly; lofty

高涨 高漲 gao1zhang3 gāozhǎng upsurge; (tensions, etc.) run high

稿件 稿件 gao3jian4 gǎojiàn rough draft of a document

告辞 告辭 gao4ci2 gàocí take leave; bid farewell

告诫 告誡 gao4jie4 gàojiè warn; admonish

疙瘩 疙瘩 ge1da gēda swelling or lump on skin

鸽子 鴿子 ge1zi gēzi dove; pigeon

搁 擱 ge1 gē to place; put aside

割 割 ge1 gē to cut (apart/off)

歌颂 歌頌 ge1song4 gēsòng sing the praise of; extol; eulogize

革命 革命 ge2ming4 gémìng revolution; revolutionary (politics); cause great social change; rise in revolt; take part in revolution

格局 格局 ge2ju2 géjú structure; pattern

格式 格式 ge2shi4 géshì form; specification; format

隔阂 隔閡 ge2he2 géhé estrangement; misunderstanding

隔离 隔離 ge2li2 gélí insulate; separate; isolate

个体 個體 ge4ti3 gètǐ individual

各抒己见 各抒己見 ge4shu1ji3jian4 gèshūjǐjiàn everyone gives their own view

根深蒂固 根深蒂固 gen1 shen1 di4 gu4 gēn shēn dì gù deep-rooted; ingrained; inveterate (problem, etc.)

根源 根源 gen1yuan2 gēnyuán origin; root; source

跟前 跟前 gen1qian2 gēnqián in front of

跟随 跟隨 gen1sui2 gēnsuí follow; followed

跟踪 跟蹤 gen1zong1 gēnzōng follow somebody’s tracks; tail; shadow

更新 更新 geng1xin1 gēngxīn to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate; to rejuvenate

更正 更正 geng1zheng4 gēngzhèng correct; correction

耕地 耕地 geng1di4 gēngdì arable land; to plow land

工艺品 工藝品 gong1yi4pin3 gōngyìpǐn handicraft; handiwork

公安局 公安局 gong1an1ju2 gōngānjú public security bureau

公道 公道 gong1dao gōngdao fair; equitable

公告 公告 gong1gao4 gōnggào post; announcement

公关 公關 gong1guan1 gōngguān public relations

公民 公民 gong1min2 gōngmín citizen

公然 公然 gong1ran2 gōngrán (do something) openly; undisguised

公认 公認 gong1ren4 gōngrèn publicly know (to be); recognize; generally acknowledged

公式 公式 gong1shi4 gōngshì formula

公务 公務 gong1wu4 gōngwù public affairs; official business

公正 公正 gong1zheng4 gōngzhèng just; fair

公证 公證 gong1zheng4 gōngzhèng notarization

功劳 功勞 gong1lao2 gōngláo contribution; meritorious; credit

功效 功效 gong1xiao4 gōngxiào efficiency; effectiveness

攻击 攻擊 gong1ji1 gōngjī to attack; accuse; to charge

攻克 攻克 gong1ke4 gōngkè to capture; to take

供不应求 供不應求 gong1 bu2 ying4 qiu2 gōng bú yìng qiú (saying) demand outstrips supply

供给 供給 gong1ji3 gōngjǐ to furnish; provide; to supply

宫殿 宮殿 gong1dian4 gōngdiàn palace

恭敬 恭敬 gong1jing4 gōngjìng dutiful; deferential

巩固 鞏固 gong3gu4 gǒnggù consolidate; solidify

共和国 共和國 gong4he2guo2 gònghéguó republic

共计 共計 gong4ji4 gòngjì sum up; total

共鸣 共鳴 gong4ming2 gòngmíng physical resonance; sympathetic response to something

勾结 勾結 gou1jie2 gōujié collude with; collaborate; gang up

钩子 鈎子 gou1zi gōuzi hook

构思 構思 gou4si1 gòusī outline a story; make preliminary sketch

孤独 孤獨 gu1du2 gūdú lonely; solitary

孤立 孤立 gu1li4 gūlì isolate; isolated

姑且 姑且 gu1qie3 gūqiě temporarily; the time being

辜负 辜負 gu1fu4 gūfù let down; disappoint; fail to live up to

古董 古董 gu3dong3 gǔdǒng antique

古怪 古怪 gu3guai4 gǔguài eccentric; grotesque; oddly

股东 股東 gu3dong1 gǔdōng stockholder; shareholder

股份 股份 gu3fen4 gǔfèn a share (in a company) stock

骨干 骨幹 gu3gan4 gǔgàn backbone; mainstay

鼓动 鼓動 gu3dong4 gǔdòng agitate; instigate

固然 固然 gu4ran2 gùrán admittedly; it is true that; indeed

固体 固體 gu4ti3 gùtǐ solid

固有 固有 gu4you3 gùyǒu intrinsic/inherent to something; native

固执 固執 gu4zhi2 gùzhí persistent; stubborn

故乡 故鄉 gu4xiang1 gùxiāng hometown; homeland; birthplace

故障 故障 gu4zhang4 gùzhàng malfunction; breakdown

顾虑 顧慮 gu4lü4 gùlǜ misgivings; apprehensions

顾问 顧問 gu4wen4 gùwèn adviser; consultant

雇佣 雇傭 gu4yong1 gùyōng employ; hire

拐杖 拐杖 guai3zhang4 guǎizhàng crutch; walking stick

关怀 關懷 guan1huai2 guānhuái care; solicitude; show care for; concerned about; attentive to

关照 關照 guan1zhao4 guānzhào concern; look after; keep an eye on

观光 觀光 guang1uang1 guānguāng sight see; tour

官方 官方 guan1fang1 guānfāng official; (by the) government

管辖 管轄 guan3xia2 guǎnxiá administer; have jurisdiction (over)

贯彻 貫徹 guan4che4 guànchè to implement; put into practice; carry out

惯例 慣例 guan4li4 guànlì conventional

灌溉 灌溉 guang4ai4 guàngài irrigate

罐 罐 guan4 guàn can; jar; pot; pitcher; jug

光彩 光彩 guang1cai3 guāngcǎi splendor; radiance; brilliance; honor

光辉 光輝 guang1hui1 guānghuī radiance; brilliant; glory

光芒 光芒 guang1mang2 guāngmáng rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance

光荣 光榮 guang1rong2 guāngróng glory; honor

广阔 廣闊 guang3kuo4 guǎngkuò wide; vast

归根到底 歸根到底 gui1 gen1 dao4 di3 guī gēn dào dǐ (saying) to sum it up …

归还 歸還 gui1huan2 guīhuán return something; revert

规范 規範 gui1fan4 guīfàn standard (design or model); norm; without variation; to specify

规格 規格 gui1ge2 guīgé standard; norm; specification

规划 規劃 gui1hua4 guīhuà plan; program; project

规章 規章 gui1zhang1 guīzhāng regulations; rule

轨道 軌道 gui3dao4 guǐdào orbit; railway; trajectory

贵族 貴族 gui4zu2 guìzú lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman

跪 跪 gui4 guì kneel

棍棒 棍棒 gun4bang4 gùnbàng club

国防 國防 guo2fang2 guófáng national defense

国务院 國務院 guo2wu4yuan4 guówùyuàn State Council (PRC); State Department (USA)

果断 果斷 guo3duan4 guǒduàn firm; decisive

过度 過度 guo4du4 guòdù excessive; exceeding; lavishly

过渡 過渡 guo4du4 guòdù to cross a river by ferry; transition; interim

过奖 過獎 guo4jiang3 guòjiǎng praise excessively; flatter

过滤 過濾 guo4lü4 guòlǜ to filter; filter

过失 過失 guo4shi1 guòshī defect; fault

过问 過問 guo4wen4 guòwèn take an interest in; get involved with

过瘾 過瘾 guo4yin3 guòyǐn satisfy a craving; get a kick out of sth; do to one’s heart’s content

过于 過于 guo4yu2 guòyú too much; excessively