Breaking changes
- 哗 to clamor pinyin change: hua1 → hua2
- 幢 building pinyin change: chuang2 → zhuang4
This brings these items in line with standard Mainland Mandarin pronunciation. These will be reset for those who have previously learned them.
Major changes
- 薪 salary meaning change: fuel → salary
- 芒 awn meaning change: mango → awn
- 梁 bridge meaning change: Liang dynasty → bridge
These characters now have a fairly different primary meaning. Their previous primary meaning remains as an alternate meaning which will be accepted as an accepted answer. They will not be reset for those who have already learned them, but you can choose to do so by navigating to those pages and clicking “Reset item” at the bottom, if desired.
Characters
Updated
- 咨 to consult meaning change: consult → to consult
- 咨 to consult alternate meanings:
consult,consults,consulted,consulting - 惊 to startle alternate meanings:
startle,startles,startled,startling,to be startled,be startled - 搅 to stir meaning change: stir → to stir
- 搅 to stir alternate meanings:
stir,stirs,stirred,stirring,to mix,mix - 寂 silent meaning change: lonely → silent
- 寂 silent alternate meanings:
silence,quiet,lonely,alone - 寂 silent mnemonic change
- 行 OK alternate meanings:
okay - 哗 to clamor meaning change: clamor → to clamor
- 哗 to clamor alternate meanings:
clamor,clamors,clamoring,clamored,to clamour,clamour,noise,noisy - 哗 to clamor pinyin change: hua1 → hua2
- 哗 to clamor mnemonic change
- 层 story alternate meanings:
stories,storey,storeys - 探 to seek out meaning change: spy → to seek out
- 探 to seek out alternate meanings:
seek out,seeking out,sought out,seeks out,to spy,spy,spying - 探 to seek out mnemonic change
- 薪 salary meaning change: fuel → salary
- 薪 salary alternate meanings:
fuel - 薪 salary mnemonic change
- 唤 to call out meaning change: call out → to call out
- 唤 to call out alternate meanings:
call out,calls out,called out,calling out,to call,call,calls - 逸 to escape meaning change: flee → to escape
- 逸 to escape alternate meanings:
escape,escaped,escaping,escapes,to flee,flee,flees,fleeing,to evade,evade - 逸 to escape mnemonic change
- 晃 to sway meaning change: sway → to sway
- 晃 to sway alternate meanings:
sway,swaying,sways,swayed,to shake,shake - 寞 lonely meaning change: solitary → lonely
- 寞 lonely alternate meanings:
lonesome,solitary,alone,deserted - 寞 lonely mnemonic change
- 逼 to press meaning change: press → to press
- 逼 to press alternate meanings:
press,pressed,pressing,to compel,compel,to force,force - 芒 awn meaning change: mango → awn
- 芒 awn alternate meanings:
mango,bristles,bristle,hairy growth - 芒 awn mnemonic change
- 捎 to bring meaning change: bring → to bring
- 捎 to bring alternate meanings:
bring,brought,brings,bringing - 擅 without authority alternate meanings:
without authorization,without permission - 奔 to run quickly meaning change: to dash → to run quickly
- 奔 to run quickly alternate meanings:
run quickly,ran quickly,runs quickly,running quickly,to run fast,run fast,to run,run,to dash,dash,dashed,dashing,dashes - 奔 to run quickly mnemonic change
- 允 to allow meaning change: consent → to allow
- 允 to allow alternate meanings:
allow,allows,allowing,allowed,to consent,consent,consents,consenting,consented,to permit,permit - 允 to allow mnemonic change
- 颇 inclined meaning change: tilted → inclined
- 颇 inclined alternate meanings:
incline,inclining,tilted,tilt,tilts,slanting - 颇 inclined mnemonic change
- 惩 to punish meaning change: penalize → to punish
- 惩 to punish alternate meanings:
punish,punished,punishing,punishes,to penalize,penalize,penalty,penalizes,penalized,penalizing - 惩 to punish mnemonic change
- 梁 bridge meaning change: Liang dynasty → bridge
- 梁 bridge alternate meanings:
Liang dynasty,Liang - 梁 bridge mnemonic change
- 倚 to rely on meaning change: rely on → to rely on
- 倚 to rely on alternate meanings:
rely on,relies on,relied on,relying on,to rely,rely - 仿 to imitate meaning change: mimic → to imitate
- 仿 to imitate alternate meanings:
imitate,imitating,imitates,imitated,to mimic,mimic,mime,mimics,mimicking - 仿 to imitate mnemonic change
- 揭 to reveal meaning change: reveal → to reveal
- 揭 to reveal alternate meanings:
reveal,reveals,revealed,revealing,to expose,expose - 匆 hurried meaning change: hurriedly → hurried
- 匆 hurried alternate meanings:
hurriedly,rushed,hurry - 匆 hurried mnemonic change
- 媚 to flatter meaning change: flatter → to flatter
- 媚 to flatter alternate meanings:
flatter,flattering,flatters,flattered - 妒 to be jealous meaning change: jealous → to be jealous
- 妒 to be jealous alternate meanings:
be jealous,is jealous,jealous,jealousy,jealously - 妒 to be jealous mnemonic change
- 审 to examine meaning change: examine → to examine
- 审 to examine alternate meanings:
examine,examining,examines,examined,inspect - 审 to examine mnemonic change
- 诈 to swindle meaning change: swindle → to swindle
- 诈 to swindle alternate meanings:
swindle,swindled,swindles,swindling,to cheat,cheat - 拌 to mix alternate meanings:
mix,mixing,mixes,mixed,to stir,stir - 唉 to sigh meaning change: sigh → to sigh
- 唉 to sigh alternate meanings:
sigh,sighs,sighing,sighed,ai - 蹦 to hop meaning change: hop → to hop
- 蹦 to hop alternate meanings:
hop,hops,hopped,hopping,to jump,jump,to leap,leap - 蹦 to hop mnemonic change
- 蕴 to accumulate meaning change: accumulate → to accumulate
- 蕴 to accumulate alternate meanings:
accumulate,accumulates,accumulating,accumulated - 蕴 to accumulate mnemonic change
- 纠 to entangle meaning change: entangle → to entangle
- 纠 to entangle alternate meanings:
entangle,entangled,entangles,entangling,to tangle,tangle - 纠 to entangle mnemonic change
- 赖 to rely on meaning change: rely on → to rely on
- 赖 to rely on alternate meanings:
rely on,relies on,relied on,relying on,to rely,rely,to depend on,depend on - 敛 to restrain meaning change: restrain → to restrain
- 敛 to restrain alternate meanings:
restrain,restrained,restrains,restraining - 驱 to urge on meaning change: expel → to urge on
- 驱 to urge on alternate meanings:
urge on,urged on,urges on,urging on,to expel,expel,expelled,to banish,banish - 驱 to urge on mnemonic change
- 魅 enchanting alternate meanings:
enchant,enchanted,enchants,charming,charm - 蹭 to rub meaning change: rub → to rub
- 蹭 to rub alternate meanings:
rub,rubs,rubbed,rubbing - 蹭 to rub mnemonic change
- 弛 to loosen meaning change: loosen → to loosen
- 弛 to loosen alternate meanings:
loosen,loosened,loosening,loosens,loose - 弛 to loosen mnemonic change
- 讹 to extort meaning change: extort → to extort
- 讹 to extort alternate meanings:
extort,extorts,extorting,extorted - 讹 to extort mnemonic change
- 幢 building alternate meanings:
buildings - 幢 building pinyin change: chuang2 → zhuang4
- 幢 building mnemonic change
- 沮 to stop meaning change: stop → to stop
- 沮 to stop alternate meanings:
stop,stopping,stops,stopped - 沮 to stop mnemonic change
- 捂 to cover with one’s hand meaning change: to cover → to cover with one’s hand
- 捂 to cover with one’s hand alternate meanings:
cover with one''s hand,covering with one''s hand,covered with one''s hand,covers with one''s hand,to cover with the hand,cover with the hand,to cover with hand,cover with hand,to cover,cover,covers,covered,covering - 捂 to cover with one’s hand mnemonic change
- 剔 to pick out meaning change: scrape off → to pick out
- 剔 to pick out alternate meanings:
pick out,picks out,picking out,picked out,to pick,pick,to scrape off,scrape off,to scape,scrape - 剔 to pick out mnemonic change
- 嫉 to be jealous meaning change: jealous → to be jealous
- 嫉 to be jealous alternate meanings:
be jealous,is jealous,jealous,jealousy,jealously - 嫉 to be jealous mnemonic change
- 赡 to support meaning change: support → to support
- 赡 to support alternate meanings:
support,supports,supporting,supported,to provide for,provide for - 慑 to fear meaning change: fear → to fear
- 慑 to fear alternate meanings:
fear,fears,fearing,feared,afraid,to frighten,frighten - 慑 to fear mnemonic change
Words
Updated
- 车号 license plate number examples change
- 也许 perhaps examples change
- 胆量 guts examples change
- 立即 immediately examples change
- 不客气 you’re welcome alternate pinyin:
bu4ke4qi5 - 早就 long ago examples change
- 疑问 doubt examples change
- 花瓣 flower petal examples change
- 绽放 to blossom examples change
- 怀孕 pregnant examples change
- 祖母 paternal grandmother examples change
- 芬芳 fragrant examples change
- 盛开 to be in full bloom examples change
- 搓板 washboard examples change
Newly added
- 捎来 to bring along
- 肇事逃逸 hit-and-run
- 逃逸 to escape
- 驱逐 to expel
- 驱动 to drive
- 信赖 to trust
- 无赖 scoundrel
- 俏丽 pretty
- 棍子 rod
- 恶棍 thug
- 无辜 innocent
- 辜负 to let down
- 悠久 long-standing
- 休闲 to relax
- 同仁 colleague
- 不仁不义 cruel and unjust
- 呼风唤雨 to summon wind and rain
- 唤起 to arouse
- 废弛 to become lax
- 摇晃 to sway
- 唉声叹气 to sigh repeatedly
- 惊讶 to be surprised
- 嫉妒 to be jealous
- 笔杆 pen shaft
- 杠杆 lever
- 内敛 reserved
- 如出一辙 to be exactly the same
- 允许 to allow
- 纠纷 dispute
- 纠正 to correct
- 宏大 grand
- 匆忙 hasty
- 匆匆而去 to leave in a hurry
- 仿冒品 counterfeit goods
- 相仿 similar
- 暴躁 irritable
- 威慑 to deter
- 偏颇 biased
- 揭示 to reveal
- 揭发 to expose
- 妖精 fairy
- 妖媚 seductive
- 剥皮 to peel
- 倚赖 to rely on
- 楷书 regular script
- 彬彬有礼 courteous
- 露珠 dewdrop
- 风餐露宿 to rough it
- 怡人 delightful
- 怡然自得 happy and content
- 烂苹果 rotten apple
- 破烂 worn out
- 惩罚 to punish
- 审议 to deliberate
- 审查 to examine
- 赡养 to support
- 忙碌 busy
- 算账 to do the accounts
- 账户 account
- 蕴藏 to hold in store
- 挑剔 to nitpick
- 晶莹剔透 sparkling and translucent
- 薪水 salary
- 年薪 annual salary
- 探亲 to visit relatives
- 探讨 to inquire into
- 逼迫 to force
- 逼近 to press on towards
- 朝廷 imperial court
- 宫廷 palace
- 秘诀 secret of success
- 擅长 to be good at
- 擅自 without authority
- 显赫 distinguished
- 蹦跳 to hop
- 侃侃而谈 to speak confidently
- 瑰宝 treasure
- 玫瑰 rose
- 苛求 to be demanding
- 光芒 rays of light
- 麦芒 wheat awn
- 寂寞 lonely
- 寂静 silent
- 鉴定 to appraise
- 借鉴 to draw lessons from
- 捂住 to cover with one’s hand
- 打搅 to disturb
- 搅拌 to mix
- 刮蹭 to scrape
- 冯先生 Mr. Feng
- 熄灭 to extinguish
- 讹诈 to blackmail
- 魅力 charm
- 六幢 six buildings
- 奔跑 to run quickly
- 东奔西走 to run around
- 脊梁 backbone
- 哗然 in uproar
- 哗变 to mutiny
- 沮丧 to be dispirited
- 诞辰 birthday
- 咨询 to consult