Breaking changes
- 颤 to tremble pinyin change: zhan4 → chan4
- 嚷 to shout pinyin change: rang1 → rang3
- 拎 to lift with one’s hand pinyin change: ling1 → lin1
These have been updated to reflect standard Mainland China Mandarin pronunciation. They have been reset for all that have previously learned them.
Characters
Updated
- 卓 outstanding meaning change: eminent → outstanding
- 卓 outstanding alternate meanings:
eminent
- 卓 outstanding mnemonic change
- 姿 posture meaning change: looks → posture
- 姿 posture alternate meanings:
looks
- 姿 posture mnemonic change
- 功 achievement alternate meanings:
achievements
- 揪 to hold tight meaning change: hold tight → to hold tight
- 揪 to hold tight alternate meanings:
hold tight
,hold tightly
,holds tight
,holds tightly
,holding tight
,holding tightly
- 尔 thus alternate meanings:
thusly
,thou
- 剧 drama alternate meanings:
opera
- 呵 to berate meaning change: berate → to berate
- 呵 to berate alternate meanings:
berate
,berated
,berates
,berating
- 淌 to drip meaning change: drip → to drip
- 淌 to drip alternate meanings:
drip
,dripping
,drips
,dripped
- 淌 to drip mnemonic change
- 昧 dim meaning change: conceal → dim
- 昧 dim alternate meanings:
dark
,to conceal
,conceal
,conceals
,concealing
,concealed
,to hide
,hide
- 昧 dim mnemonic change
- 栽 to plant meaning change: grow → to plant
- 栽 to plant alternate meanings:
plant
,plants
,planted
,planting
,to grow
,grow
- 栽 to plant mnemonic change
- 赴 to go to meaning change: attend → to go to
- 赴 to go to alternate meanings:
go to
,going to
,goes to
,gone to
,to attend
,attend
,attends
,attended
,attending
- 赴 to go to mnemonic change
- 惰 lazy meaning change: indolent → lazy
- 惰 lazy alternate meanings:
indolent
,indolently
- 惰 lazy mnemonic change
- 怖 to be scared meaning change: fear → to be scared
- 怖 to be scared alternate meanings:
be scared
,is scared
,scared
,to fear
,fear
,afraid
- 怖 to be scared mnemonic change
- 扛 to carry on the shoulder meaning change: carry on the shoulder → to carry on the shoulder
- 扛 to carry on the shoulder alternate meanings:
carry on the shoulder
,carries on the shoulder
,carried on the shoulder
,carrying on the shoulder
,to carry on one''s shoulder
,carry on one''s shoulder
,to shoulder
,shoulder
,to carry
,carry
- 扛 to carry on the shoulder mnemonic change
- 颤 to tremble meaning change: tremble → to tremble
- 颤 to tremble alternate meanings:
tremble
,trembles
,trembling
,trembled
,to shake
,shake
- 颤 to tremble pinyin change: zhan4 → chan4
- 颤 to tremble mnemonic change
- 宏 great meaning change: magnificent → great
- 宏 great alternate meanings:
grand
,magnificent
,magnificently
- 宏 great mnemonic change
- 摧 to destroy meaning change: destroy → to destroy
- 摧 to destroy alternate meanings:
destroy
,destroys
,destroyed
,destroying
- 摧 to destroy mnemonic change
- 娶 to take a wife meaning change: marry → to take a wife
- 娶 to take a wife alternate meanings:
take a wife
,took a wife
,takes a wife
,taking a wife
,to marry
,marry
,marries
,married
,marrying
,to marry a woman
,marry a woman
- 娶 to take a wife mnemonic change
- 伍 squad of five meaning change: five → squad of five
- 伍 squad of five alternate meanings:
five-man squad
,five soldiers
,five-man unit
,five
- 伍 squad of five mnemonic change
- 吻 to kiss meaning change: kiss → to kiss
- 吻 to kiss alternate meanings:
kiss
,kisses
,kissing
,kissed
- 吻 to kiss mnemonic change
- 晰 clear meaning change: distinct → clear
- 晰 clear alternate meanings:
clearly
,distinct
,distinctly
- 晰 clear mnemonic change
- 喘 to gasp meaning change: gasp → to gasp
- 喘 to gasp alternate meanings:
gasp
,gasps
,gasped
,gasping
,to pant
,pant
,pants
,panted
,panting
- 趴 to lie prone meaning change: prostrate → to lie prone
- 趴 to lie prone alternate meanings:
lie prone
,lies prone
,lying prone
,lied prone
,to prone
,prone
,to prostrate
,prostrate
- 趴 to lie prone mnemonic change
- 燥 dry meaning change: parched → dry
- 燥 dry alternate meanings:
parched
- 燥 dry mnemonic change
- 纳 to receive meaning change: receive → to receive
- 纳 to receive alternate meanings:
receive
,receives
,received
,receiving
- 纳 to receive mnemonic change
- 缴 to hand over meaning change: hand over → to hand over
- 缴 to hand over alternate meanings:
hand over
,hands over
,handed over
,handing over
,to hand in
,hand in
- 缴 to hand over mnemonic change
- 勃 vigorous alternate meanings:
vigorously
,vigor
,vigour
,flourishing
- 劈 to split meaning change: split → to split
- 劈 to split alternate meanings:
split
,splits
,splitting
- 劈 to split mnemonic change
- 嚷 to shout meaning change: shout → to shout
- 嚷 to shout alternate meanings:
shout
,shouts
,shouting
,shouted
,to yell
,yell
- 嚷 to shout pinyin change: rang1 → rang3
- 嚷 to shout mnemonic change
- 蓬 disheveled mnemonic change
- 阐 to expound meaning change: expound → to expound
- 阐 to expound alternate meanings:
expound
,expounds
,expounding
,expounded
,to explain
,explain
,to explicate
,explicate
- 殴 to beat up meaning change: hit → to beat up
- 殴 to beat up alternate meanings:
beat up
,beats up
,beating up
,to beat
,beat
,to hit
,hit
,hits
,hitting
- 殴 to beat up mnemonic change
- 谬 erroneous meaning change: wrong → erroneous
- 谬 erroneous alternate meanings:
wrong
- 谬 erroneous mnemonic change
- 旗 flag alternate meanings:
banner
- 撕 to tear meaning change: rip → to tear
- 撕 to tear alternate meanings:
tear
,tears
,tearing
,tore
,to rip
,rip
,rips
,ripping
,ripped
- 撕 to tear mnemonic change
- 勘 to survey meaning change: survey → to survey
- 勘 to survey alternate meanings:
survey
,surveys
,surveying
,surveyed
- 驰 to gallop meaning change: gallop → to gallop
- 驰 to gallop alternate meanings:
gallop
,galloped
,gallops
,galloping
- 唬 to bluff meaning change: bluff → to bluff
- 唬 to bluff alternate meanings:
bluff
,bluffed
,bluffing
,bluffs
- 唬 to bluff mnemonic change
- 艘 boat alternate meanings:
boats
,ship
,ships
- 揍 to beat meaning change: beat → to beat
- 揍 to beat alternate meanings:
beat
,beating
,beats
,to beat up
,beat up
- 揍 to beat mnemonic change
- 拎 to lift with one’s hand meaning change: lift → to lift with one’s hand
- 拎 to lift with one’s hand alternate meanings:
lift with one''s hand
,lifting with one''s hand
,lifted with one''s hand
,lifts with one''s hand
,to lift
,lift
,lifts
,lifted
,lifting
- 拎 to lift with one’s hand pinyin change: ling1 → lin1
- 拎 to lift with one’s hand mnemonic change
- 阂 to obstruct meaning change: block → to obstruct
- 阂 to obstruct alternate meanings:
obstruct
,obstructs
,obstructing
,obstructed
,to block
,block
,blocking
,blocks
,blocked
- 阂 to obstruct mnemonic change
- 媲 to rival meaning change: compare favorably → to rival
- 媲 to rival alternate meanings:
rival
,rivals
,rivaled
,rivaling
,to compare favorably with
,compare favorably with
,to compare favorably
,compare favorably
,compares favorably
,favorably compare
,comparably
- 媲 to rival mnemonic change
- 酥 shortbread alternate meanings:
shortbreads
,shortcake
,shortcakes
- 酥 shortbread mnemonic change
- 渝 to change meaning change: change → to change
- 渝 to change alternate meanings:
change
,changes
,changed
,changing
Words
Updated
- 上次 last time alternate meanings:
last occurrence
,previous time
,previous occurrence
- 老将 veteran examples change
- 欣然 gladly examples change
- 颁奖 to present awards examples change
Newly added
- 有条不紊 methodical
- 聘请 to engage
- 功勋 contribution
- 纷争 dispute
- 蒙受 to suffer
- 手拎包 handbag
- 不渝 unchanging
- 媲美 to rival
- 浙江 Zhejiang
- 弘扬 to carry forward
- 伺候 to wait upon
- 接纳 to admit
- 容纳 to hold
- 昔日 in former days
- 劈开 to split open
- 疆域 territory
- 边疆 frontier
- 恐怖 terrifying
- 恐怖片 horror movie
- 栽植 to plant
- 盆栽 potted plant
- 挨揍 to suffer a beating
- 挨饿 to suffer from hunger
- 勘查 to survey
- 缴费 to pay a fee
- 缴械 to disarm
- 叫嚷 to shout
- 亲吻 to kiss
- 吻别 to kiss goodbye
- 独栋 detached
- 呵斥 to berate
- 干燥 dry
- 冷冻干燥 to freeze-dry
- 花卉 flowers
- 荆棘 brambles
- 要嘛 either or
- 揪心 to be worried
- 尔后 thereafter
- 高尔夫球 golf
- 东夷 Eastern Barbarians
- 夏威夷 Hawaii
- 掐算 to roughly calculate
- 五艘 five boats
- 独酌 to drink alone
- 坐姿 sitting posture
- 姿势 posture
- 奸臣 treacherous official
- 汉奸 traitor to China
- 隔阂 barrier
- 淌血 to drip blood
- 淌下 to drip down
- 粤剧 Guangdong opera
- 面面俱到 to cover everything
- 唬人 to bluff
- 撕毁 to tear up
- 撕开 to tear open
- 寻衅 to pick a quarrel
- 启衅 to start a quarrel
- 退伍 to retire from military service
- 队伍 troops
- 愚昧 ignorant
- 冒昧 to take the liberty of
- 殴打 to beat up
- 扛枪 to shoulder a gun
- 娶妻 to take a wife
- 再娶 to remarry
- 荒谬 absurd
- 谬论 fallacy
- 宏观 macroscopic
- 懒惰 lazy
- 清晰 clear
- 卓越 outstanding
- 安卓 Android
- 摧毁 to destroy
- 坚不可摧 indestructible
- 颤抖 to tremble
- 凤梨酥 pineapple cake
- 五彩缤纷 colorful
- 狠心 heartless
- 狠毒 vicious
- 反派 villain
- 全力以赴 to go all out
- 背道而驰 to run counter to
- 阐明 to clarify
- 旗帜 banner
- 智慧 wisdom
- 蓬勃 vigorous
- 轰趴 house party
- 趴下 to lie prone
- 驮兽 beast of burden
- 气喘 asthma
- 喘息 to gasp for breath