Breaking changes
These bring the taught pronunciation in line with standard Mainland mandarin. They will be reset for all that have previously learned them.
Major changes
- 知己 intimate meaning change: know oneself → intimate
- 知己 intimate alternate meanings:
to be intimate,be intimate,intimate friend,to know oneself,know oneself,know thyself,know yourself
This change aligns this word with its more contemporary usage. It will not be reset for those who have previously learned it, since “intimate” and “(someone) knowing yourself” have a similar enough underlying meaning. As indicated above, “know oneself” will continue to be accepted as an answer as a result.
Components
Updated
- mushroom mnemonic change
Characters
Updated
- 灭 to extinguish meaning change: destroy → to extinguish
- 灭 to extinguish alternate meanings:
extinguish,extinguishes,extinguished,extinguishing,destroy - 灭 to extinguish mnemonic change
- 钓 angling alternate meanings:
to angle,angle,fishing,to fish,fish - 钓 angling mnemonic change
- 攻 to attack meaning change: attack → to attack
- 攻 to attack alternate meanings:
attack,attacks,attacked,attacking - 攻 to attack mnemonic change
- 忧 to worry meaning change: worry → to worry
- 忧 to worry alternate meanings:
worry,worries,worrying,worried - 忧 to worry mnemonic change
- 摊 stall meaning change: booth → stall
- 摊 stall alternate meanings:
stand,booth - 摊 stall mnemonic change
- 督 to superintend meaning change: superintend → to superintend
- 督 to superintend alternate meanings:
superintend,superintends,superintending,superintended,to supervise,supervise - 颗 grain meaning change: granule → grain
- 颗 grain alternate meanings:
granule - 颗 grain mnemonic change
- 丧 to lose meaning change: funeral → to lose
- 丧 to lose alternate meanings:
lose,lost,losing,loses,funeral - 丧 to lose mnemonic change
- 张 to stretch meaning change: stretch → to stretch
- 张 to stretch alternate meanings:
stretch,stretched,stretches,stretching - 涨 to rise meaning change: swell → to rise
- 涨 to rise alternate meanings:
rise,rising,rises,rose,risen - 涨 to rise pinyin change: zhang4 → zhang3
- 涨 to rise mnemonic change
- 炒 to stir-fry meaning change: stir-fry → to stir-fry
- 炒 to stir-fry alternate meanings:
stir-fry,stir-fried,stir-frying,to stir fry,stir fry,to sauté,sauté,to saute,saute - 炒 to stir-fry mnemonic change
- 迁 to change meaning change: change → to change
- 迁 to change alternate meanings:
change,changes,changed,changing - 牵 to lead along meaning change: lead along → to lead along
- 牵 to lead along alternate meanings:
lead along,leads along,leading along - 诺 to promise meaning change: promise → to promise
- 诺 to promise alternate meanings:
promise,promises,promised,promising - 诺 to promise mnemonic change
- 吊 to hang meaning change: hang → to hang
- 吊 to hang alternate meanings:
hang,hanging,hangs,hung - 吊 to hang mnemonic change
- 烫 to scald meaning change: scald → to scald
- 烫 to scald alternate meanings:
scald,scalded,scalds,scalding - 戳 to jab meaning change: jab → to jab
- 戳 to jab alternate meanings:
jab,jabs,jabbed,jabbing,to poke,poke - 戳 to jab mnemonic change
- 磨 to grind meaning change: grind → to grind
- 磨 to grind alternate meanings:
grind,grinded,grinds,grinding - 悄 quiet meaning change: silent → quiet
- 悄 quiet alternate meanings:
quietly,silent,silently - 悄 quiet pinyin change: qiao3 → qiao1
- 悄 quiet mnemonic change
- 慌 to panic meaning change: panic → to panic
- 慌 to panic alternate meanings:
panic,panicked,panicking,panics - 慌 to panic mnemonic change
- 扯 to pull meaning change: yank → to pull
- 扯 to pull alternate meanings:
pull,pulls,pulling,pulled,to yank,yank,yanked,yanking,yanks - 扯 to pull mnemonic change
- 扳 to pull meaning change: tug → to pull
- 扳 to pull alternate meanings:
pull,pulls,pulled,pulling,to tug,tug,tugs,tugging - 扳 to pull mnemonic change
- 撤 to remove meaning change: remove → to remove
- 撤 to remove alternate meanings:
remove,removes,removing,removed,to take away,take away - 撤 to remove mnemonic change
- 盼 to hope for meaning change: hope for → to hope for
- 盼 to hope for alternate meanings:
hope for,hopes for,hoped for,hoping for,to long for,long for,longs for,longed for - 盼 to hope for mnemonic change
- 扶 to support with the hand meaning change: support with the hand → to support with the hand
- 扶 to support with the hand alternate meanings:
support with the hand,supported with the hand,supports with the hand,supporting with the hand,to support,support - 潜 to submerge meaning change: submerge → to submerge
- 潜 to submerge alternate meanings:
submerge,submerged,submerges,submerging - 循 to follow meaning change: follow → to follow
- 循 to follow alternate meanings:
follow,followed,follows,following - 漆 paint meaning change: wall paint → paint
- 漆 paint alternate meanings:
wall paint - 漆 paint mnemonic change
- 粒 grain alternate meanings:
granule - 佐 assistant alternate meanings:
to assist,assist,assistants - 倾 to incline meaning change: incline → to incline
- 倾 to incline alternate meanings:
incline,inclines,inclination,inclined,inclining,to lean,lean,leaning - 倾 to incline mnemonic change
- 朦 hazy meaning change: dim → hazy
- 朦 hazy alternate meanings:
dim,dimly,dimness - 朦 hazy mnemonic change
- 掘 to dig meaning change: dig → to dig
- 掘 to dig alternate meanings:
dig,digs,dug,digging - 侵 to invade meaning change: invade → to invade
- 侵 to invade alternate meanings:
invade,invades,invaded,invading,invasion,invader - 侵 to invade mnemonic change
- 赚 to earn meaning change: earn → to earn
- 赚 to earn alternate meanings:
earn,earns,earning,earned - 赚 to earn mnemonic change
- 猎 to hunt meaning change: hunt → to hunt
- 猎 to hunt alternate meanings:
hunt,hunts,hunting,hunted - 挨 to suffer meaning change: suffer → to suffer
- 挨 to suffer alternate meanings:
suffer,suffers,suffered,suffering - 煮 to boil meaning change: boil → to boil
- 煮 to boil alternate meanings:
boil,boils,boiled,boiling,to cook,cook - 跃 to leap meaning change: leap → to leap
- 跃 to leap alternate meanings:
leap,leaps,leaping,leaped,to jump,jump - 跃 to leap mnemonic change
- 踢 to kick meaning change: kick → to kick
- 踢 to kick alternate meanings:
kick,kicks,kicking,kicked - 融 to melt meaning change: melt → to melt
- 融 to melt alternate meanings:
melt,melting,melts,melted - 窃 to steal meaning change: steal → to steal
- 窃 to steal alternate meanings:
steal,steals,stealing,stole - 挖 to dig meaning change: dig → to dig
- 挖 to dig alternate meanings:
dig,digs,dug,digging - 狼 wolf alternate meanings:
wolves - 篷 covering meaning change: awning → covering
- 篷 covering alternate meanings:
awning - 篷 covering mnemonic change
- 栖 perch alternate meanings:
to perch - 爆 to explode meaning change: explode → to explode
- 爆 to explode alternate meanings:
explode,explodes,exploded,exploding,explosion - 偏 to lean meaning change: lean → to lean
- 偏 to lean alternate meanings:
lean,leaned,leans,leaning - 偏 to lean mnemonic change
- 窑 kiln mnemonic change
- 胧 hazy meaning change: dim → hazy
- 胧 hazy alternate meanings:
dim,dimly - 胧 hazy mnemonic change
- 宠 to pamper meaning change: pamper → to pamper
- 宠 to pamper alternate meanings:
pamper,pampers,pampered,pampering,to dote on,dote on - 谅 to forgive meaning change: forgive → to forgive
- 谅 to forgive alternate meanings:
forgive,forgives,forgiving,forgave,forgiven,to excuse,excuse - 哆 to tremble meaning change: tremble → to tremble
- 哆 to tremble alternate meanings:
tremble,trembling,trembled,trembles,to shiver,shiver - 焕 glowing meaning change: glow → glowing
- 焕 glowing alternate meanings:
glow,to glow,glows,glowed - 焕 glowing mnemonic change
- 嗦 to suck meaning change: suck → to suck
- 嗦 to suck alternate meanings:
suck,sucks,sucking,sucked,to slurp,slurp - 嗦 to suck mnemonic change
- 赁 to rent meaning change: rent → to rent
- 赁 to rent alternate meanings:
rent,rents,renting,rented - 赁 to rent mnemonic change
- 酵 to ferment mnemonic change
- 缅 distant mnemonic change
Newly added
Words
Updated
- 下田 to go to the fields meaning change: go to the fields → to go to the fields
- 下田 to go to the fields alternate meanings:
go to the fields,gone to the fields,goes to the fields,go to the rice fields,go into the fields,go into the rice fields - 下田 to go to the fields mnemonic change
- 再生 to be reborn meaning change: reborn → to be reborn
- 再生 to be reborn alternate meanings:
be reborn,reborn,to regenerate,regenerate,to renew,renew - 再生 to be reborn mnemonic change
- 再生 to be reborn examples change
- 知己 intimate meaning change: know oneself → intimate
- 知己 intimate alternate meanings:
to be intimate,be intimate,intimate friend,to know oneself,know oneself,know thyself,know yourself - 知己 intimate mnemonic change
- 知己 intimate examples change
- 承诺 promise alternate meanings:
to promise,promised,promises,promising - 承诺 promise mnemonic change
- 承诺 promise examples change
- 送行 to see off meaning change: send off → to see off
- 送行 to see off alternate meanings:
see off,sees off,seeing off,saw off,to send off,send off,sent off,sends off,sending off,send-off - 送行 to see off mnemonic change
- 送行 to see off examples change
- 错过 to miss meaning change: miss → to miss
- 错过 to miss alternate meanings:
miss,misses,missing,missed - 错过 to miss mnemonic change
- 错过 to miss examples change
- 起诉 to sue meaning change: sue → to sue
- 起诉 to sue alternate meanings:
sue,sues,sued,suing,to prosecute,prosecute - 起诉 to sue mnemonic change
- 低头 to bow meaning change: bow → to bow
- 低头 to bow alternate meanings:
bow,bows,bowed,bowing,lower head - 低头 to bow mnemonic change
- 查出 to find out meaning change: find out → to find out
- 查出 to find out alternate meanings:
find out,finds out,found out,finding out,to discover,discover - 查出 to find out mnemonic change
- 省钱 to be economical meaning change: be economical → to be economical
- 省钱 to be economical alternate meanings:
be economical,is economical,economical,to save money,save money - 省钱 to be economical mnemonic change
- 省钱 to be economical examples change
- 头疼 to have a headache meaning change: headache → to have a headache
- 头疼 to have a headache alternate meanings:
have a headache,has a headache,headache - 头疼 to have a headache mnemonic change
- 收养 to adopt meaning change: adopt → to adopt
- 收养 to adopt alternate meanings:
adopt,adopts,adopting,adopted - 收养 to adopt mnemonic change
- 漂浮 to float alternate meanings:
float,floating,floats,floated,to drift,drift - 让座 to offer one’s seat meaning change: offer one’s seat → to offer one’s seat
- 让座 to offer one’s seat alternate meanings:
offer one''s seat,offering one''s seat,offers one''s seat,offered one''s seat,to offer a seat,offer a seat,offer seat - 让座 to offer one’s seat mnemonic change
- 变迁 to change meaning change: change → to change
- 变迁 to change alternate meanings:
change,changed,changing,changes - 变迁 to change mnemonic change
- 变迁 to change examples change
- 音量 volume alternate meanings:
sound volume,volume of sound - 攻克 to capture meaning change: capture → to capture
- 攻克 to capture alternate meanings:
capture,captures,captured,capturing,to overcome,overcome - 攻克 to capture mnemonic change
- 租赁 to rent meaning change: rent → to rent
- 租赁 to rent alternate meanings:
rent,rents,renting,rented,to lease,lease,rent out,rental - 租赁 to rent mnemonic change
- 租赁 to rent examples change
- 敢于 to dare to meaning change: dare to → to dare to
- 敢于 to dare to alternate meanings:
dare to,dares to,daring to,dared to,to dare,dare - 敢于 to dare to mnemonic change
- 敢于 to dare to examples change
- 强化 to strengthen meaning change: strengthen → to strengthen
- 强化 to strengthen alternate meanings:
strengthen,stengthened,strengthens,strengthening - 强化 to strengthen mnemonic change
- 张力 tension mnemonic change
- 祝愿 to wish well meaning change: wish → to wish well
- 祝愿 to wish well alternate meanings:
wish well,wishes well,wishing well,wished well,to wish,wish - 祝愿 to wish well mnemonic change
- 祝愿 to wish well examples change
- 睡袋 sleeping bag examples change
- 富人 the wealthy meaning change: wealthy → the wealthy
- 富人 the wealthy alternate meanings:
wealthy,rich,the rich,wealthy person,rich person - 富人 the wealthy mnemonic change
- 预约 appointment alternate meanings:
appointments,to make an appointment,make an appointment - 压迫 to oppress meaning change: oppress → to oppress
- 压迫 to oppress alternate meanings:
oppress,oppresses,oppressing,oppressive,oppressed - 压迫 to oppress mnemonic change
- 死亡 death alternate meanings:
to die,die - 陪同 to accompany meaning change: accompany → to accompany
- 陪同 to accompany alternate meanings:
accompany,accompanying,accompanied,accompanies - 陪同 to accompany mnemonic change
- 赚钱 to earn money meaning change: earn money → to earn money
- 赚钱 to earn money alternate meanings:
earn money,earns money,earning money,earned money,make money,to make money - 赚钱 to earn money mnemonic change
- 爆炸 explosion alternate meanings:
explode,to explode,to blow up,blow up - 煮咖啡 to brew coffee meaning change: brew coffee → to brew coffee
- 煮咖啡 to brew coffee alternate meanings:
brew coffee,brews coffee,brewed coffee,brewing coffee,make coffee,to make coffee - 折磨 to torment meaning change: torment → to torment
- 折磨 to torment alternate meanings:
torment,torments,tormented,tormenting,torture,to torture - 折磨 to torment mnemonic change
- 磨合 to break in meaning change: break in → to break in
- 磨合 to break in alternate meanings:
break in,broke in,breaks in,breaking in,broken in,to wear in,wear in - 磨合 to break in mnemonic change
- 宠爱 to dote on meaning change: dote on → to dote on
- 宠爱 to dote on alternate meanings:
dote on,dotes on,doting on,doted on,to dote,dote - 宠爱 to dote on mnemonic change
- 原谅 to forgive meaning change: forgive → to forgive
- 原谅 to forgive alternate meanings:
forgive,forgives,forgiven,forgave,forgiving,to excuse,excuse,to pardon,pardon - 原谅 to forgive mnemonic change
- 谅解 to understand mnemonic change
- 发炎 to be inflamed meaning change: inflamed → to be inflamed
- 发炎 to be inflamed alternate meanings:
be inflamed,is inflamed,become inflamed,inflamed,inflammation - 发炎 to be inflamed mnemonic change
- 下坡 to go downhill meaning change: go downhill → to go downhill
- 下坡 to go downhill alternate meanings:
go downhill,gone downhill,goes downhill,going downhill,downhill - 下坡 to go downhill mnemonic change
- 吃醋 to get jealous meaning change: get jealous → to get jealous
- 吃醋 to get jealous alternate meanings:
get jealous,be jealous,is jealous,to be jealous,jealous - 吃醋 to get jealous mnemonic change
- 踢开 to kick open meaning change: kick open → to kick open
- 踢开 to kick open alternate meanings:
kick open,kicks open,kicking open,kicked open,to kick away,kick away - 踢开 to kick open mnemonic change
- 踢足球 to play soccer meaning change: play soccer → to play soccer
- 踢足球 to play soccer alternate meanings:
play soccer,plays soccer,played soccer,playing soccer - 踢足球 to play soccer mnemonic change
- 道歉 to apologize meaning change: apologize → to apologize
- 道歉 to apologize alternate meanings:
apologize,apologized,apologizes,apologizing,say sorry,to say sorry - 道歉 to apologize mnemonic change
- 抱歉 to be sorry meaning change: sorry → to be sorry
- 抱歉 to be sorry alternate meanings:
is sorry,sorry,be sorry,I''m sorry,apologetic - 抱歉 to be sorry mnemonic change
- 抱歉 to be sorry examples change
- 遗憾 regret alternate meanings:
to regret,regrets,regretful - 去一趟 to make a trip meaning change: make a trip → to make a trip
- 去一趟 to make a trip alternate meanings:
make a trip,makes a trip,made a trip,making a trip,to take a trip,take a trip - 去一趟 to make a trip mnemonic change
- 横扫 to sweep across meaning change: sweep across → to sweep across
- 横扫 to sweep across alternate meanings:
sweep across,swept across,sweeps across,sweep away,sweep through - 横扫 to sweep across mnemonic change
- 干涉 to interfere meaning change: interfere → to interfere
- 干涉 to interfere alternate meanings:
interfere,interferes,interfering,interference - 干涉 to interfere mnemonic change
- 涉及 to involve meaning change: involve → to involve
- 涉及 to involve alternate meanings:
involve,involves,involving,involved - 涉及 to involve mnemonic change
- 秃头 bald mnemonic change
- 压扁 to flatten meaning change: flatten → to flatten
- 压扁 to flatten alternate meanings:
flatten,flattens,flattening,flattened - 压扁 to flatten mnemonic change
- 撤换 to replace meaning change: replace → to replace
- 撤换 to replace alternate meanings:
replace,replaces,replaced,replacing - 撤换 to replace mnemonic change
- 融合 to mix together meaning change: mix together → to mix together
- 融合 to mix together alternate meanings:
mix together,mixes together,mixed together,mixture,blend,to blend - 融合 to mix together mnemonic change
- 挖苦 to make a dig at meaning change: make a dig → to make a dig at
- 挖苦 to make a dig at alternate meanings:
make a dig at,to make a dig,make a dig,to take a dig at,take a dig,take a dig at,dig at,speak sarcastically,speak ironically - 挖苦 to make a dig at mnemonic change
- 挖掘 to dig meaning change: dig → to dig
- 挖掘 to dig alternate meanings:
dig,digging,dug,digs - 挖掘 to dig mnemonic change
- 炒锅 wok mnemonic change
- 牵头 to take the lead meaning change: take the lead → to take the lead
- 牵头 to take the lead alternate meanings:
take the lead,takes the lead,taking the lead,took the lead,to lead,lead - 牵头 to take the lead mnemonic change
- 牵动 to affect meaning change: affect → to affect
- 牵动 to affect alternate meanings:
affect,affects,affecting,affected,influence,to influence - 牵动 to affect mnemonic change
- 牧民 herders examples change
- 果酱 jam alternate meanings:
fruit jam - 混合 to mix alternate meanings:
mix,mixed,mixing,mixes,to blend,blend - 木桩 wooden stake examples change
- 盛行 to be popular meaning change: be popular → to be popular
- 盛行 to be popular alternate meanings:
be popular,is popular,be prevalent,be in vogue,popular - 盛行 to be popular mnemonic change
- 作废 to become invalid meaning change: become invalid → to become invalid
- 作废 to become invalid alternate meanings:
become invalid,becomes invalid,became invalid,becoming invalid,to be invalid,be invalid,invalid - 捐款 to donate money alternate meanings:
donate money,donated money,donates money,to donate,donate,donate funds - 收藏 to collect alternate meanings:
collect,collects,collected,collecting,store up,to store up,collection
Newly added
- 基督教 Christianity
- 监督 to supervise
- 恰恰 exactly
- 恰好 just right
- 无忧无虑 carefree
- 担忧 to worry
- 丧失 to lose
- 丧生 to lose one’s life
- 偏远 remote
- 偏见 prejudice
- 宙斯 Zeus
- 宇宙 universe
- 宇航员 astronaut
- 庙宇 temple
- 鞭炮 firecrackers
- 马后炮 belated advice
- 循环 to circulate
- 循序渐进 to proceed step by step
- 器械 apparatus
- 机械 machinery
- 忠心 loyalty
- 忠于 to be loyal to
- 入侵 to invade
- 侵害 to encroach on
- 期盼 to look forward to
- 盼望 to hope for
- 慌忙 in a great hurry
- 恐慌 panic
- 颗粒 grain
- 喷漆 spray paint
- 油漆 oil paint
- 惹事 to cause trouble
- 尤其 especially
- 佐料 condiment
- 佐证 supporting evidence
- 鼓励 to encourage
- 激励 to inspire
- 扶手椅 armchair
- 扶持 to support
- 上涨 to rise
- 涨价 to raise prices
- 静悄悄 very quiet
- 悄悄 quietly
- 干枯 to dry up
- 涌入 to pour into
- 涌出 to gush out
- 滚烫 scalding
- 烫伤 to scald
- 扳机 trigger
- 扳平 to equalize
- 哆嗦 to tremble
- 溶液 solution
- 粉末 powder
- 灭绝 to go extinct
- 消灭 to eliminate
- 朦胧 hazy
- 红枣 jujube
- 窃取 to steal
- 窃笑 to snicker
- 宪兵 military police
- 公顷 hectare
- 小扁豆 lentil
- 龟壳 tortoise shell
- 撤离 to evacuate
- 蚊帐 mosquito net
- 帐篷 tent
- 篷车 covered car
- 焕发 to glow
- 焕然一新 to look brand-new
- 鼻垫 nose pad
- 垫子 pad
- 圣贤 sage
- 贤婿 worthy son-in-law
- 茅屋 thatched cottage
- 茅台 Maotai
- 无懈可击 impeccable
- 秃子 bald person
- 岂能 how can
- 方向舵 rudder
- 尘埃 dust
- 飙升 to skyrocket
- 发飙 to flip out
- 倒塌 to collapse
- 轮辐 wheel spoke
- 半裸 half-naked
- 溺爱 to spoil
- 戳破 to puncture
- 日月潭 Sun Moon Lake
- 刹住 to stop
- 螺栓 bolt
- 摊子 stall
- 书摊 book stall
- 恒定 constant
- 永恒 eternal
- 牵扯 to involve
- 胚胎 embryo
- 怠工 to slow down work
- 倦怠 languid
- 钓饵 fishing bait
- 钓鱼 angling
- 隘巷 narrow alley
- 青苔 moss
- 砖窑 brick kiln
- 瓦窑 tile kiln
- 狼人 werewolf
- 一群狼 pack of wolves
- 狩猎 to hunt
- 枪毙 to execute by firing squad
- 栖息 to perch
- 两栖 amphibious