| K2 {prop} (the world’s second highest mountain) | :: 喬戈里峰, 乔戈里峰 /Qiáogēlǐ Fēng/ |
| Kaaba {prop} (cubical stone building in Mecca) | :: 克爾白, 克尔白 /Kè'ěrbái/, 天房 /Tiānfáng/ |
| Kabballah {prop} (body of teachings) | :: 卡巴拉 /kǎbālā/ |
| kaboom {interj} (sound of an explosion) | :: 砰 /pēng/, 劈裡啪啦, 劈里啪啦 /pīlǐpālā/, 轟隆, 轰隆 /hōnglóng/ |
| kabuki {n} (form of Japanese theatre) | :: 歌舞伎 /gēwǔjì/ |
| Kabul {prop} (capital of Afghanistan) | :: 喀布爾, 喀布尔 /Kābù'ěr/; 哈布爾, 哈布尔 /Hābù’ěr/ [historically] |
| kaffir lime {n} (fruit) | :: 箭叶橙 |
| kafir {n} (infidel, non-Muslim) | :: 卡菲勒 /kǎfēilè/, 卡菲爾, 卡菲尔 /kǎfēi'r/ |
| Kagawa {prop} (Kagawa, Japan) | :: 香川 /Xiāngchuān/ |
| Kagoshima {prop} (city) | :: 鹿兒島, 鹿儿岛 /Lù'erdǎo/ |
| Kagoshima {prop} (prefecture) | :: 鹿兒島, 鹿儿岛 /Lù'erdǎo/ |
| Kagutsuchi {prop} (Japanese fire god) | :: 迦具土 /Jiājùtǔ/ |
| Kaguya {prop} (Japanese folklore: mysterious girl from the moon) | :: 輝夜姬 |
| Kahlúa {prop} (liqueur) | :: 墨西哥甘露咖啡力嬌酒, 墨西哥甘露咖啡力娇酒 /Mòxīgē gānlù kāfēi lìjiāojiǔ/ |
| K'ai-feng {prop} (Kaifeng) SEE: Kaifeng | :: |
| Kaifeng {prop} (city in east-central Henan) | :: 開封, 开封 /Kāifēng/ |
| kai-lan {n} (kailan) SEE: kailan | :: |
| kailan {n} (vegetable) | :: 芥藍, 芥蓝 /jièlán/, 芥蘭, 芥兰 /gàilán, jièlán/, 芥蘭菜, 芥兰菜 /gàiláncài, jièláncài/ |
| Kailash {prop} (mountain in China) | :: 岡仁波齊峰, 冈仁波齐峰 /Gāngrénbōqí fēng/ |
| Kaixiangong {prop} (village in eastern China) | :: 開弦弓, 开弦弓 /Kāixiángōng/ |
| Kaizhou {prop} (district in western China) | :: 開州, 开州 /Kāizhōu/ |
| kakapo {n} (Strigops habroptilus) | :: 鴞鸚鵡, 鸮鹦鹉 |
| kaki {n} (persimmon) | :: 柿子 |
| kakke {n} (beriberi) SEE: beriberi | :: |
| kalach {n} (traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)) | :: 卡拉奇 /kǎlāqí/ |
| kalbi {n} (dish) | :: 排骨 /páigǔ/, 烤排骨 /kǎo páigǔ/ |
| kale {n} (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) | :: 羽衣甘藍, 羽衣甘蓝 /yǔyī gānlán/ |
| kaleidoscope {n} (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs) | :: 萬花筒, 万花筒 /wànhuātǒng/ |
| Kaliningrad {prop} (Kaliningrad, see also: Königsberg) | :: 加里寧格勒, 加里宁格勒 /Jiālǐnìnggélè/ |
| Kalmyk {n} (person) | :: 卡爾梅克人, 卡尔梅克人 /Kǎ’ěrméikèrén/ |
| Kalpin {prop} (county) | :: 柯坪 /Kēpíng/ |
| Kaluga {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 卡盧加, 卡卢加 /Kǎlújiā/ |
| Kalyan-Dombivali {prop} (city in India) | :: 卡延和東比夫里, 卡延和东比夫里 /Kǎyán-hé-Dōngbǐfūlǐ/ |
| Kama Sutra {prop} (Sanskrit treatise) | :: 欲經, 欲经 /Yùjīng/ |
| Kamchatka {prop} (peninsula in the Russian Far East) | :: 堪察加 /Kānchájiā/ |
| kamikaze {n} (suicidal attack) | :: 神風, 神风 /shénfēng/, 神風攻擊, 神风攻击 /shénfēng gōngjí/ |
| kamikaze {n} (suicidal attacker) | :: 神風特攻隊, 神风特攻队 /shénfēng tègōngduì/, 神風特別攻擊隊, 神风特别攻击队 /shénfēng tèbié gōngjí duì/ |
| Kampala {prop} (capital of Uganda) | :: 坎帕拉 /Kǎnpàlā/ |
| Kampuchea {prop} (former name for Cambodia, see also: Cambodia) | :: 柬埔寨 /Jiǎnpǔzhài/ |
| Kan {prop} (a Japanese surname) | :: 菅 /Jiān/ |
| kana {n} (Japanese syllabaries) | :: 假名 /jiǎmíng/ |
| Kanagawa {prop} (Kanagawa, Japan) | :: 神奈川 /Shénnàichuān/ |
| Kanazawa {prop} (a city of Japan) | :: 金澤, 金泽 /Jīnzé/ |
| kancho {n} (game or prank involving thrusting one's hand into another's anal region) | :: 千年殺 /qiānnián shā/ |
| Kandahar {prop} (city and province in southern Afghanistan) | :: 坎大哈 /Kǎndàhā/; 岡大害, 冈大害 /Gāngdàhài/ [historically]; 愷達哈爾, 恺达哈尔 /Kǎidáhā’ěr/ [historically] |
| Kandy {prop} (city in Sri Lanka) | :: 康提 /Kāngtí/ |
| kangaroo {n} (marsupial) | :: 袋鼠 /dàishǔ/ |
| kangaroo {n} (hooded jacket with front pocket) SEE: kangaroo jacket | :: |
| kangaroo court {n} (an unjust (quasi-)judicial proceeding or group) | :: 私设公堂 /dàishǔ fǎtíng/ |
| kangaroo jacket {n} (jacket with a large pocket) | :: 袋鼠夾克, 袋鼠夹克 /dàishǔ jiākè/ |
| Kangju {prop} (ancient kingdom) | :: 康居 /Kāngjū/, 康國, 康国 /Kāngguó/ |
| kango {n} (a Sino-Japanese word) | :: 漢日詞, 汉日词 /hànrìcí/, 漢日語, 汉日语 /hànrìyǔ/ |
| Kang-wei {prop} (Gangwei) SEE: Gangwei | :: |
| Kangxi {prop} (emperor) | :: 康熙 /Kāngxī/ |
| Kangxi {prop} (Kangxi Dictionary) | :: 康熙字典 /Kāngxī Zìdiǎn/ |
| kanji {n} (Chinese characters in Japanese context) | :: [when used in Japanese] 日本漢字, 日本汉字 /Rìběn hànzì/, [any Chinese character] 漢字, 汉字 /hànzì/ |
| Kanji {prop} (kanji) SEE: kanji | :: |
| Kannada {n} (language) | :: 卡納達語, 卡纳达语 /Kǎnàdá-yǔ/, 坎那達語, 坎那达语 /Kǎnnàdá-yǔ/ |
| Kanpur {prop} (city in India) | :: 坎普爾, 坎普尔 /Kǎnpǔ'ěr/ |
| Kansas {prop} (US state) | :: 堪薩斯州, 堪萨斯州 /Kānsàsī-zhōu/ |
| Kansas City {prop} (a large city straddling the border between Kansas and Missouri, USA) | :: 堪薩斯城, 堪萨斯城 /Kānsàsī chéng/ |
| Kant {prop} (surname) | :: 康德 /Kāngdé/ |
| Kao-hsiung {prop} (Kaohsiung) SEE: Kaohsiung | :: |
| Kaohsiung {prop} (a large city in Taiwan) | :: 高雄 /Gāoxióng/ |
| kaoliang {n} (liquor) | :: 高粱 /gāoliáng/, 高粱酒 /gāoliángjǐu/ |
| kaoliang {n} (Chinese sorghum) | :: 高粱 /gāoliáng/ |
| kaolin {n} (clay) | :: 高嶺土, 高岭土 /gāolǐngtǔ/, 瓷土 /cítǔ/, 陶土 /táotǔ/ |
| kaolinite {n} (Al2Si2O5(OH)4) | :: 高嶺石, 高岭石 /gāolǐngshí/ |
| Kapampangan {prop} (language) | :: 邦板牙语 |
| Kapilavastu {prop} (city in Nepal) | :: 迦毗羅衛, 迦毗罗卫 /Jiāpíluówèi/ |
| kapok {n} (silky fiber from the silk-cotton tree) | :: 木棉 /mùmián/ |
| kappa {n} (Greek letter) | :: 卡帕 /kǎpà/ |
| Karachi {prop} (the capital of the province of Sindh, Pakistan) | :: 卡拉奇 /Kǎlāqí/ |
| Karafuto {prop} (Sakhalin) SEE: Sakhalin | :: |
| Karaj {prop} (city) | :: 卡拉季 /Kǎlājì/ |
| Karakax {prop} (county in Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 墨玉 /Mòyù/, 喀拉喀什 /Kālākāshí/ |
| Karamay {prop} (Karamay, Xinjiang, China) | :: 克拉瑪依, 克拉玛依 /Kèlāmǎyī/ |
| karambit {n} | :: 爪刀 /zhǎo dāo/ |
| karaoke {n} (a form of entertainment) | :: 卡拉OK /kǎlā'ōukèi/ |
| karaoke bar {n} (bar) | :: 卡拉OK廳, 卡拉OK厅 /kǎlā'ōukèi tīng/ |
| karaoke machine {n} (machine) | :: 卡拉OK機, 卡拉OK机 /kǎlā'ōukèijī/ |
| Kara Sea {prop} (part of the Arctic Ocean) | :: 喀拉海 /Kālā Hǎi/ |
| karat {n} (unit of fineness of gold) | :: 克拉 /kèlā/ |
| karate {n} (martial art) | :: 空手 /kōngshǒu/, 空手道 /kōngshǒudào/ |
| Karelia {prop} (region in Russia and Finland) | :: 卡累利阿 /Kǎlèilì'ā/ |
| Karelia {prop} | :: 卡累利阿 /Kǎlèilì'ā/ |
| Karelian {prop} (the language) | :: 卡累里亞語, 卡累里亚语 /Kǎléilǐyà yǔ/ |
| Kargilik {prop} (county) | :: 葉城, 叶城 /Yèchéng/ |
| Karl {prop} (cognates) SEE: Charles | :: |
| Karl {prop} (transliterations) SEE: Carl | :: |
| Karluk {n} (member of nomadic tribe) | :: 葛邏祿, 葛逻禄 /Géluólù/ |
| karma {n} (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) | :: 因果報應, 因果报应 /yīnguǒbàoyìng/, 業, 业 /yè/, 羯磨 /jiémó/ |
| karma {n} (destiny, fate) | :: 緣分, 缘分 /yuánfèn/ |
| karmic {adj} (of or pertaining to karma) | :: 與業相關的; 業力的; 業障的; 業報的; 因果的 |
| Karnataka {prop} (state in southern India) | :: 卡納塔克邦, 卡纳塔克邦 /Kǎnàtǎkè-bāng/ |
| karoshi {n} (death from overwork) | :: 過勞死, 过劳死 /guòláosǐ/ |
| karst {n} (type of land formation) | :: 岩溶 /yánróng/, 喀斯特 /kāsite/ |
| Karst {prop} (mountainous region in Italy and Slovenia) | :: 喀斯特 /Kāsītè/ |
| Kartvelian {n} (Georgian) SEE: Georgian | :: |
| Kartvelian {prop} (Georgian) SEE: Georgian | :: |
| Kartvelian {adj} (Georgian) SEE: Georgian | :: |
| karyotype {n} (characteristics of chromosomes) | :: 核型 /héxíng/ |
| kasha {n} (porridge) | :: 卡沙 /kǎshā/ |
| Kashgar {prop} (prefecture, city) | :: 喀什 /Kāshí/, [rare] 喀什噶爾, 喀什噶尔 /Kāshígá'ěr/ |
| Kashi {prop} (Kashgar) SEE: Kashgar | :: |
| Kashmir {prop} (region) | :: 克什米爾, 克什米尔 /Kèshímǐ'ěr/ |
| Kashmiri {prop} (language) | :: 克什米爾語, 克什米尔语 /Kèshímǐ’ěr-yǔ/ |
| Kashmir Valley {prop} (valley) | :: 克什米爾山谷, 克什米尔山谷 /Kèshímǐ'ěr shāngǔ/ |
| Kashub {prop} (language) SEE: Kashubian | :: |
| Kashubian {adj} (of the Kashubian people and their language) | :: [of the people] 卡舒布的, 卡舒布的 /Kǎshūbǐ de/, [of the language] 卡舒布語的, 卡舒布语的 /Kǎshūbǐyǔ de/ |
| Kashubian {prop} (Slavic language spoken in the Pomeranian region of Poland) | :: 卡舒布語, 卡舒布语 /Kǎshūbǐyǔ/, [alternative form] 卡舒布語, 卡舒布语 /Kǎshūbùyǔ/ |
| kasra {n} (kasra) | :: 齊齒符, 齐齿符 /qíchǐfú/ |
| katabatic wind {n} (wind blowing down an incline) | :: 下降風, 下降风 /xiàjiàngfēng/, 下坡風, 下坡风 /xiàpōfēng/ |
| katakana {n} (Japanese syllabary) | :: 片假名 /piànjiǎmíng/ |
| katana {n} (type of Japanese longsword) | :: 日本刀 /Rìběndāo/, 武士刀 /wǔshìdāo/, 卡塔納, 卡塔纳 /kǎtǎnà/ |
| Kathina {prop} (Buddhist festival) | :: 供僧衣節, 供僧衣节 /Gōng sēngyī jié/ |
| Kathleen {prop} (Catherine) SEE: Catherine | :: |
| Kathmandu {prop} (Kathmandu) | :: 加德滿都, 加德满都 /Jiādémǎndū/ |
| Katyusha {n} (rocket launcher) | :: 喀秋莎 /kāqiūshā/ |
| Kaunas {prop} (city) | :: 考那斯 |
| kava {n} (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant) | :: 卡瓦 /kǎwǎ/ |
| Kavala {prop} (city) | :: 卡瓦拉 |
| Kavalan {prop} | :: 噶瑪蘭語, 噶玛兰语 |
| Kavaratti {prop} (capital of Lakshadweep, India) | :: 卡瓦拉蒂 /Kǎwǎlādì/ |
| kawaii {adj} (cute, in the context of Japanese culture) | :: 卡哇伊 /kǎwāyī/, 可愛, 可爱 /kě'ài/ |
| kawaii {n} (cuteness, in the context of Japanese culture) SEE: kawaiiness | :: |
| kawaiiness {n} (cuteness, in the context of Japanese culture) | :: 可愛文化 /kě'ài wénhuà/ |
| Kawak {prop} (township in Karakax, Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 喀瓦克 /Kāwǎkè/ |
| Kawasaki {prop} (a city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan) | :: 川崎 /Chuānqí/ |
| Kawasaki {prop} (a Japanese surname) | :: 川崎 /Chuānqí/ |
| Kawasaki {prop} (a Japanese motorcycle manufacturer) | :: 川崎 /Chuānqí/ |
| Kawasaki disease {n} (illness) | :: 川崎病 /chuānqíbìng/ |
| Kaxgar {prop} (Kashgar) SEE: Kashgar | :: |
| kay {n} (name of the letter K, k) | :: [English letter names are called as in English, no other standard Mandarin name exists] |
| kayak {n} (a type of small boat) | :: 皮艇 /pítǐng/, 獨木舟 /dúmùzhōu/ |
| kayaking {n} (water sport) | :: 皮划艇 /píhuátǐng/ |
| Kayseri {prop} (city in Turkey) | :: 開塞利, 开塞利 /Kāisàilì/ |
| Kazakh {n} (a person of Kazakh descent) | :: 哈薩克人, 哈萨克人 /hāsàkèrén/ |
| Kazakh {n} (language) | :: 哈薩克語, 哈萨克语 /hāsàkèyǔ/ |
| Kazakh {adj} (pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language) | :: 哈薩克的, 哈萨克的 /hāsàkè de/ |
| Kazakhstan {prop} (country in Central Asia) | :: 哈薩克斯坦, 哈萨克斯坦 /Hāsàkèsītǎn/ |
| Kazakhstani {n} (person of Kazakh origin) SEE: Kazakh | :: |
| Kazakhstani {adj} (of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language) SEE: Kazakh | :: |
| Kazan {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 喀山 /Kāshān/ |
| Kazbek {prop} (mountain) | :: 卡茲別克山, 卡兹别克山 /Kǎzībiékè shān/ |
| kazoo {n} (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) | :: 卡祖笛 /kǎzǔdí/ |
| Kōbe {prop} (Kobe) SEE: Kobe | :: |
| Kōchi {prop} (Kochi) SEE: Kochi | :: |
| K-drama {n} (Korean TV drama) | :: 韓劇, 韩剧 /Hánjù/, 韓國電視劇, 韩国电视剧 /Hánguó diànshìjù/ |
| Keats {prop} (transliterations of the name Keats) | :: 濟慈, 济慈 /Jìcí/ |
| kebab {n} (kebab) | :: 烤肉串 /kǎoròu chuàn/, 串燒, 串烧 /chuànshāo/ |
| keel {n} (beam along the underside of a ship’s hull) | :: 龍骨, 龙骨 /lónggǔ/ |
| keel over {v} (to die) SEE: die | :: |
| Keelung {prop} (a city in Taiwan) | :: 基隆 /Jīlóng/ |
| keen on {adj} (fond of; appreciative of) | :: 热衷于 |
| keep {v} (to maintain possession of) | :: 保持 /bǎochí/, 保存 /bǎocún/ |
| keep {v} (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) | :: 維持, 维持 /wéi chí/ |
| keep {v} (to continue) | :: 繼續, 继续 /jì xù/ |
| keep {v} (of livestock: to raise; to care for) | :: 飼, 饲 /sì/, 養, 养 /yǎng/ |
| keep an eye on {v} (to watch and pay attention to) | :: 關照, 关照 /guānzhào/ |
| keep company {v} (court) SEE: court | :: |
| keep fit {v} (exercise for physical fitness) | :: 健身 /jiànshēn/ |
| keep in mind {v} (to remember; to be mindful of or pay attention) SEE: bear in mind | :: |
| keep one's lips sealed {v} (keep quiet) | :: 守口如瓶 /shǒukǒurúpíng/ |
| keep quiet {v} (remain silent) | :: 緘默, 缄默 /jiānmò/, 沉默 /chénmò/ |
| keepsake {n} (object retained in memory of something or someone) | :: 紀念品, 纪念品 /jìniànpǐn/ |
| keep someone company {v} (remain with someone) | :: [formal] 陪同 /péitóng/, 陪伴 /péibàn/, [informal] 陪 /péi/ |
| keep someone in the dark {v} (to keep someone uninformed) | :: 蒙在鼓裡, 蒙在鼓里 /méng zài gǔ lǐ/ (lit. "be kept in a drum", used as a passive construction) |
| keep someone posted {v} (inform of latest developments) | :: 随时通知 (suíshí tōngzhī) |
| keep the change {phrase} (instruction to keep the change) | :: 不用找了 (bù yòng zhǎo le) |
| keep the peace {v} (maintain order) | :: 維護治安, 维护治安 /wéihù zhì'ān/ |
| keep track {v} (monitor) | :: 監測, 监测 /jiāncè/ |
| keep up with the Joneses {v} (act or make purchases for status or image) | :: 爭相攀比, 争相攀比 /zhēngxiāng pānbǐ/,, 互相攀比 /hùxiāng pānbǐ/ |
| kefir {n} (fermented milk) | :: 克非爾, 克非尔 /kèfēi'ěr/ |
| keg {n} (round wooden container that has a flat top and bottom) | :: 啤酒桶 /píjiǔ tǒng/ |
| Keijō {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul | :: |
| Keijō {prop} ((historical) the name of Seoul during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century) | :: 京城 /Jīngchéng/ |
| Kelamayi {prop} (Karamay) SEE: Karamay | :: |
| kelp {n} (large seaweed of order Laminariales) | :: 海帶, 海带 /hǎidài/, 昆布 /kūnbù/ |
| kelpie {n} (spirit) | :: 水鬼, 凱爾派 /kǎiěrpài/ |
| Kelpin {prop} (Kalpin) SEE: Kalpin | :: |
| kelvin {n} (SI temperature unit) | :: 開爾文, 开尔文 /kāi'ěrwén/, 克耳文 /kè'ěrwén/ [Taiwan] |
| Kemerovo {prop} (city in Siberia) | :: 克麥羅沃, 克麦罗沃 /Kèmàiluówò/ |
| Kemi {prop} (town) | :: 凯米 |
| kendama {n} (Japanese toy with an attached ball) | :: 劍玉, 剑玉 /jiànyù/, 劍球, 剑球 /jiànqiú/, 托球 /tuōqiú/ |
| kendo {n} (Japanese martial art) | :: 劍道, 剑道 /jiàndào/ |
| Kengtung {prop} (Kyaingtong) SEE: Kyaingtong | :: |
| Kennedy {prop} (surname) | :: 肯尼迪 /Kěnnídí/, [Taiwan] 甘迺迪 /Gānnǎidí/ |
| kennel {n} (shelter) | :: 狗屋 /gǒuwū/ |
| Kent {prop} (the English maritime county) | :: 肯特郡 /kěntèjùn/ |
| Kentucky {prop} (US state) | :: 肯塔基州 /Kěntǎjī-zhōu/ |
| Kenya {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) | :: 肯尼亞, 肯尼亚 /Kěnníyà/, 肯亞, 肯亚 /Kěnyà/ [Taiwan] |
| Kepler's equation {prop} (mathematics) | :: 開普勒方程, 开普勒方程 /Kāipǔlè fāngchéng/ |
| Kerala {prop} (state in southern India) | :: 喀拉拉邦 /Kālālā-bāng/ |
| kerambit {n} | :: 爪刀 /zhǎo dāo/ |
| keratin {n} (protein that hair and nails are made of) | :: 角質, 角质 /jiǎozhì/, 角蛋白 /jiǎodànbái/, 角朊 /jiǎoruǎn/ |
| keratitis {n} (inflammation of the cornea) | :: 角膜炎 /jiǎomóyán/ |
| keratosis {n} (condition) | :: 角化症 /jiǎohuàzhèng/ |
| kerb {n} (edge between pavement and roadway) | :: 路緣, 路缘 /lùyuán/ |
| Kerberos {prop} (one of Pluto's moons) | :: 冥衛四 |
| Kerch {prop} (city) | :: 刻赤 /Kèchì/ |
| kerchief {n} (piece of cloth) | :: 頭巾, 头巾 /tóujīn/ |
| Kerch Strait {prop} (Strait of Kerch) SEE: Strait of Kerch | :: |
| kerfuffle {n} (disorderly outburst) | :: 混亂, 混乱 /hùnluàn/, 動亂, 动乱 /dòngluàn/, 鬧騰, 闹腾 /nàoteng/, 吵鬧, 吵闹 /chǎonào/ |
| Kerguelen cabbage {n} (Pringlea antiscorbutica) | :: 凱爾蓋朗甘藍, 凯尔盖朗甘蓝 /Kǎiěrgàilǎng gānlán/ |
| Keriya {prop} (county in Xinjiang, China) | :: 克里雅 // |
| Kermode bear {n} (subspecies of the American black bear) | :: 柯莫德熊, 柯莫德熊 /kēmòdéxióng/, 白靈熊, 白灵熊 /báilíngxióng/ |
| kernel {n} (core or essence of an object or system) | :: 核心 /héxīn/ |
| kerosene {n} (thin, colorless fuel) | :: 煤油 /méiyóu/, 火油 /huǒyóu/, 燈油, 灯油 /dēngyóu/ |
| Kerr black hole {n} (a type of black hole) | :: 克爾黑洞, 克尔黑洞 /Kè'ěr hēidòng/ |
| Kerry {prop} (surname) | :: 克里 /Kèlǐ/ |
| kestrel {n} (Falco tinnunculus) | :: 紅隼, 红隼 /hóngzhǔn/, 茶隼 /cházhǔn/, 紅鷹, 红鹰 /hóngyīng/ |
| Ket {prop} (language) | :: 愒語, 愒语 /Kài yǔ/ |
| ketamine {n} (pain-killing drug) | :: 氯胺酮 /lǜ’āntóng/, 克他命 /kètāmìng/, [colloquial] K粉 /kēifěn/ |
| ketchup {n} (tomato-vinegar based sauce) | :: 番茄醬, 番茄酱 /fānqiéjiàng/, 茄汁 /qiézhī/ [regional] |
| ketoacidosis {n} (severe form of ketosis) | :: 酮酸中毒 /tóngsuān zhòngdú/ |
| ketoconazole {n} (antifungal drug) | :: 酮康唑 /tóngkāngzuò/ |
| ketone {n} (organic chemicals with the >CO functional group) | :: 酮 /tóng/ |
| ketosis {n} (metabolic state involving production of ketones) | :: 酮病 /tóngbìng/ |
| kettle {n} (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) | :: 水壺, 水壶 /shuǐhú/, 壺, 壶 /hú/ |
| kettle {n} (teakettle) SEE: teakettle | :: |
| kettle {n} (kettledrum) SEE: kettledrum | :: |
| kettle {n} (pothole) SEE: pothole | :: |
| kettle {n} (steam locomotive) SEE: steam locomotive | :: |
| kettlebell {n} (a kind of weight) | :: 壺鈴, 壶铃 /húlíng/ |
| kettledrum {n} (percussion instrument) | :: 定音鼓 /dìngyīngǔ/ |
| kettle of fish {n} (predicament) SEE: predicament | :: |
| Kevin {prop} (male given name) | :: 凱文, 凯文 /Kǎiwén/, 克文 /Kèwén/ |
| key {n} (device designed to open and close a lock) | :: 鑰匙, 钥匙 /yàoshi/, 匙 /chí/, 鑰, 钥 /yào/, 鎖匙, 锁匙 /suǒshí/ [dialectal] |
| key {n} (crucial step) | :: 關鍵, 关键 /guānjiàn/ |
| key {n} (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard) | :: 鍵, 键 /jiàn/ |
| key {n} (part of a piano or musical keyboard) | :: 鍵, 键 /jiàn/ |
| key {n} (scale of musical notes) | :: 調, 调 /diào/ |
| key {n} (computing: field of a database constrained to be unique) | :: 键 |
| keyboard {n} (set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.) | :: 鍵盤, 键盘 /jiànpán/ |
| keyboard {n} (component of many instruments) | :: 鍵盤, 键盘 /jiànpán/ |
| keyboard {n} (electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard) | :: 電子琴, 电子琴 /diànzǐqín/, 鍵盤, 键盘 /jiànpán/ |
| keyboard {v} (to type in) | :: 打字 /dǎzì/ |
| keyboard warrior {n} | :: 鍵盤俠, 键盘侠 /jiànpánxiá/ |
| keycard {n} (plastic card) | :: 門卡, 门卡 /ménkǎ/, 房卡 |
| keychain {n} (chain or ring) | :: 鑰匙扣, 钥匙扣 /yàoshikòu/, 鑰匙鏈, 钥匙链 /yàoshiliàn/ |
| keyhole {n} (a hole to lock/unlock with a key) | :: 鎖孔, 锁孔 /suǒkǒng/, 鑰匙孔, 钥匙孔 /yàoshi kǒng/ |
| keyhole surgery {n} (laparoscopy) SEE: laparoscopy | :: |
| Key lime {n} (Citrus × aurantifolia) | :: 墨西哥萊檬, 墨西哥莱檬 /Mòxīgē láiméng/ |
| Keynes {prop} (transliterations of the surname) | :: 凱恩斯, 凯恩斯 /Kǎi'ēnsī/ |
| Keynesian {adj} (pertaining to an economic theory based on the ideas of Keynes) | :: 凱恩斯主義的, 凯恩斯主义的 /Kǎiēnsīzhǔyì de/ |
| Keynesian {n} (proponent of Keynesian doctrine) | :: 凱恩斯主義者, 凯恩斯主义者 /Kǎiēnsīzhǔyìzhě/ |
| Keynesianism {n} (economic stance) | :: 凱恩斯主義, 凯恩斯主义 /Kǎiēnsīzhǔyì/ |
| keynote {n} (tonic) SEE: tonic | :: |
| key performance indicator {n} (metric used to measure progress towards organizational goals) | :: 關鍵績效指標, 关键绩效指标 /guānjiàn jìxiào zhǐbiāo (mainland China) or guānjiàn jīxiào zhǐbiāo (Taiwan)/ |
| keyring {n} (ring for holding keys) | :: 鑰匙圈, 钥匙圈 /yàoshi quān/ |
| keystroke {n} (act of pressing a key) | :: 按鍵, 按键 /ànjiàn/ |
| keyword {n} (word used as a key to a code) | :: 關鍵詞, 关键词 /guānjiàncí/ |
| keyword {n} (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information) | :: 關鍵詞, 关键词 /guānjiàncí/ |
| Kezilesu {prop} (Kizilsu) SEE: Kizilsu | :: |
| KFC {prop} (Kentucky Fried Chicken) | :: 肯德基 /Kěndéjī/ |
| Kōfu {prop} (Kofu) SEE: Kofu | :: |
| KGB {prop} ((historical) The former Soviet State Security Committee) | :: 克格勃 /kègébó/ |
| Khabarovsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 哈巴羅夫斯克, 哈巴罗夫斯克 /Hābāluófūsīkè/, 伯力 /Bólì/ |
| khachapuri {n} (cheese pastry from Georgia) | :: 起司麵包, 起司面包 /qǐsī miànbāo/ |
| khagan {n} (title of imperial rank) | :: 可汗 /kèhán/ |
| khaki {n} (yellowish-brown colour) | :: 卡其色 /kǎqísè/, 黃褐色, 黄褐色 /huánghèsè/ |
| khaki {n} (strong cloth of wool or cotton) | :: 卡其布 /kǎqíbù/ |
| khaki {adj} (dust-coloured) | :: 黃褐色, 黄褐色 /huánghèsè/ |
| Kham {prop} (former region of Tibet) | :: 康區, 康区 /Kāngqū/ |
| khan {n} (a ruler over various Turkic, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages) | :: 可汗 /kèhán/, 汗 /hán/ [as a suffix only] |
| khanate {n} (place ruled by a khan) | :: 汗國, 汗国 /hánguó/ |
| Khanbalik {prop} (capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty) | :: 汗八里 /Hànbālǐ/, 元大都 /Yuán Dàdū/, 大都 /Dàdū/ |
| Khaneriq {prop} (Hanerik) SEE: Hanerik | :: |
| Khan Tengri {prop} (mountain) | :: 汗騰格里, 汗腾格里 /Hánténggélǐ/ |
| Khanty-Mansiysk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 漢特-曼西斯克, 汉特-曼西斯克 /Hàntè-Mànxīsīkè/ |
| Kharkiv {prop} (city) | :: 哈爾科夫, 哈尔科夫 /Hā'ěrkēfū/ |
| Kharkov {prop} (Kharkiv) SEE: Kharkiv | :: |
| Khartoum {prop} (capital of Sudan) | :: 喀土穆 /Kātǔmù/ |
| khat {n} (shrub (Catha edulis)) | :: 巧茶 |
| Khitan {prop} (language) | :: 契丹語, 契丹语 /Qìdānyǔ/ |
| Khitan {prop} (people) | :: 契丹 /Qìdān/ |
| Khiva {prop} (a town) | :: 希瓦 /Xīwǎ/ |
| Khmer {n} (language) | :: 高棉語, 高棉语 /gāomiányǔ/, 高棉文 /gāomiánwén/ |
| Khmer {adj} (of or pertaining to Khmer people or their language) | :: 高棉 /gāomián/ |
| Khmer Rouge {prop} (Cambodian communist guerrilla force) | :: 紅色高棉, 红色高棉 /Hóngsè gāomián/, 赤柬 /Chì Jiǎn/ |
| Khmu {n} (people) | :: 克木族 |
| Khorasan {prop} (A region in Persia) | :: 呼羅珊, 呼罗珊 /Hūluóshān/ |
| Khorgas {prop} (a dual town in Xinjiang, China and Kazakhstan) | :: 霍爾果斯, 霍尔果斯 /Huò'ěrguǒsī/, 霍城 /Huòchéng/ |
| Khorgos {prop} (Khorgas) SEE: Khorgas | :: |
| Khrushchev {prop} (surname) | :: 赫魯曉夫, 赫鲁晓夫 /Hèlǔxiǎofū/ |
| Khujand {prop} (city in Tajikistan) | :: 苦盞, 苦盏 /Kǔzhǎn/ |
| khural {n} (parliament or national congress in Mongolia) | :: 呼拉爾, 呼拉尔 /hūlā'ěr/ |
| Khövsgöl Nuur {prop} (a lake in Mongolia) | :: 庫蘇古爾湖, 库苏古尔湖 /Kùsūgǔ'ěr hú/ |
| kiasu {adj} (afraid of losing out) | :: 怕輸, 怕输 /pàshū/ |
| kibbutz {n} (a community) | :: 基布茲, 基布兹 /jībùcí/ |
| kick {v} (strike with or raise the foot or leg) | :: Literary Chinese: 趵 /bō/, 踆 /cūn/, 踶 /dì/, 蹄 /dì/; 踢 /tī/, 蹴 /cù/ |
| kick {v} (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) | :: 踢 /tī/, 蹴 /cù/ |
| kick {v} (to remove a participant from an online activity) | :: 踢 /tī/, 踢出 /tīchū/, 移出 /yíchū/ |
| kick ass {v} (to be very impressive) | :: 厲害, 厉害 /lìhài, lìhai/, 牛屄 /niúbī/ [vulgar] |
| kick-ass {adj} (excellent) SEE: badass | :: |
| kickboxer {n} (one who practices kickboxing) | :: 自由搏擊選手, 自由搏击选手 /zìyóu bójī xuǎnshǒu/ |
| kickboxing {n} (sport) | :: 踢拳 /tīquán/ |
| kick butt {v} (kick ass) SEE: kick ass | :: |
| kick in the pants {n} (reminder to start) | :: 督促, 激励 |
| kick-off {n} (opening kick in football) | :: 開球, 开球 /kāiqiú/ |
| kick out {v} (eject, throw out, or forcefully remove) | :: 趕走, 赶走 /gǎnzǒu/ |
| kick scooter {n} (foot-propelled vehicle) SEE: scooter | :: |
| kick someone when they are down {v} (make things worse for someone) | :: 落井下石 /luòjǐngxiàshí/ |
| kickstand {n} (levered bar) | :: 停車支架, 停车支架 /tíngchē zhījià/, 車支架, 车支架 /chēzhījià/ |
| kick the bucket {v} (to die) | :: 翹辮子, 翘辫子 /qiào biànzi/ [raise the plait] |
| kid {n} (young goat) | :: 小山羊 /xiǎoshānyáng/ |
| kid {n} (child (colloq.)) | :: 孩子 /háizi/, 小孩 /xiǎohái/ |
| kiddo {n} (child) | :: 孩子 |
| kidnap {v} (to seize and detain a person unlawfully) | :: 綁架, 绑架 /bǎngjià/, 拐帶, 拐带 /guǎidài/, 綁票, 绑票 /bǎngpiào/ |
| kidnap {n} (an instance of kidnapping) | :: 綁架, 绑架 /bǎngjià/, 誘拐, 诱拐 /yòuguǎi/, 拐騙, 拐骗 /guǎipiàn/, 綁票, 绑票 /bǎngpiào/ |
| kidnapping {n} (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) | :: 綁架, 绑架 /bǎngjià/, 誘拐, 诱拐 /yòuguǎi/, 拐騙, 拐骗 /guǎipiàn/, 綁票, 绑票 /bǎngpiào/ |
| kidney {n} (an organ in the body) | :: 腎臟, 肾脏 /shènzàng/, 腎, 肾 /shèn/, 腰子 /yāozi/ |
| kidney {n} (food) | :: 腎, 肾 /shèn/ [poultry], 腰 /yāo/ [four-legged animals] |
| kidney bean {n} (variety of common bean) | :: 菜豆 /càidòu/, 四季豆 /sìjìdòu/, 雲豆, 云豆 /yúndòu/, 紅腰豆, 红腰豆 /hóngyāodòu/ |
| kidney stone {n} (calculus in the kidney) | :: 腎結石, 肾结石 /shènjiéshí/ |
| Kiev {prop} (Ukrainian city) | :: 基輔, 基辅 /Jīfǔ/ |
| Kiev {prop} (Medieval principality) SEE: Kievan Rus | :: |
| Kievan Rus {prop} (medieval principality) | :: 基輔羅斯, 基辅罗斯 /Jīfǔ Luósī/ |
| Kigali {prop} (capital of Rwanda) | :: 基加利 /Jījiālì/ |
| kike {n} (offensive: Jew) | :: 犹太佬 /Yóutàilǎo/ |
| kikimora {n} (a female house spirit) | :: 基基莫拉 /jījīmòlā/ |
| Kilimanjaro {prop} (volcano) | :: 乞力馬扎羅山, 乞力马扎罗山 /Qǐlìmǎzháluóshān/ |
| Kiliyang {prop} (township in Pishan, Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 克里陽, 克里阳 /Kèlǐyáng/ |
| kill {v} (to put to death) | :: 殺, 杀 /shā/; 殺死, 杀死 /shāsǐ/; 戕殺, 戕杀 /qiángshā/; 宰 /zǎi/ [colloquially]; 弄死 /nòngsǐ, nèngsǐ/; 搞死 /gǎosǐ/ [dialectically]; 整死 /zhěngsǐ/ [dialectically]; 打死 /dǎsǐ/ [by beating or shooting] |
| kill {v} (to waste) | :: 浪费 /làngfèi/ |
| kill {n} (act of killing) | :: 殺害, 杀害 /shāhài/ |
| kill {n} (result of killing) | :: 死屍, 死尸 /sǐshī/, 屍體, 尸体 /shītǐ/ |
| killer {n} (person who kills) | :: 殺手, 杀手 /shāshǒu/ |
| killer {n} (murderer) | :: 兇手, 凶手 /xiōngshǒu/, 殺手, 杀手 /shāshǒu/ |
| killer whale {n} (A sea mammal, Orcinus orca) | :: 逆戟鯨, 逆戟鲸 /nìjǐjīng/, 虎鯨, 虎鲸 /hǔjīng/, 殺人鯨, 杀人鲸 /shārénjīng/ |
| killing {n} (instance of someone being killed) | :: 殺, 杀 /shā/ |
| Killing Fields {prop} (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out) | :: 殺戮戰場, 杀戮战场 /shālù zhànchǎng/ |
| killjoy {n} (someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity) SEE: spoilsport | :: |
| kill the goose that lays the golden eggs {v} (to seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit) | :: 殺雞取卵, 杀鸡取卵 /shājīqǔluǎn/ |
| kill time {v} (make time seem to pass more quickly by doing nothing important) | :: 打發時間, 打发时间 /dǎfā shíjiān/, 殺時間, 杀时间 /shā shíjiān/ |
| kill two birds with one stone {v} (solve two problems at once) | :: 一石二鳥 (one stone, two birds), 一石二鸟 /yī shí èr niǎo/, 一箭雙雕, 一箭双雕 /yī jiàn shuāng diāo/, 一舉兩得, 一举两得 /yī jǔ liǎng dé/ |
| kiln {n} (oven, furnace or heated chamber) | :: 窯, 窑 /yáo/ |
| kilo {n} (short form of kilogram) | :: 公斤 /gōngjīn/, 千克 /qiānkè/ |
| kilo- {prefix} (prefix) | :: 千- /qiān-/ |
| kilobyte {n} (1024 bytes) | :: [formal] 千字節, 千字节 /qiānzìjié/, [common abbreviation, pronounced like English] KB |
| kilocalorie {n} (unit of measure) | :: 大卡 |
| kilogram {n} (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) | :: 公斤 /gōngjīn/, 千克 /qiān kè/ |
| kilojoule {n} (an SI unit of energy) | :: 千焦耳 /qiānjiāo'ěr/ |
| kilometre {n} (unit of measure) | :: 公里 /gōnglǐ/, 千米 /qiān-mǐ/ |
| kilo-watt {n} (kilowatt) SEE: kilowatt | :: |
| kilowatt {n} (one thousand watts) | :: 千瓦 /qiānwǎ/ |
| kilowatt-hour {n} (unit of energy) | :: 千瓦時, 千瓦时 /qiānwǎshí/, 千瓦小時, 千瓦小时 /qiānwǎ xiǎoshí/ |
| kilt {n} (traditional Scottish garment) | :: 蘇格蘭短裙, 苏格兰短裙 /Sūgélán duǎnqún/ |
| Kim {prop} (Korean surname) | :: 金 /Jīn/ |
| Kimbanguism {prop} | :: 金邦谷教 /Jīnbānggǔjiào/ |
| kimbap {n} (a Korean dish) | :: 紫菜包飯, 紫菜包饭 /zǐcaìbāofàn/ |
| Kimberly {prop} (female given name) | :: 金伯利 /Jīnbólì/ |
| kimchi {n} (Korean dish) | :: 韓式泡菜, 韩式泡菜 /Hán shì pàocài/, 辛奇 /xīnqí/, 泡菜 /pàocài/ |
| kimchi {n} (ethnic slur for Koreans) | :: 高麗棒子, 高丽棒子 /Gāolí bàngzi/, 韓棒子, 韩棒子 /Hánbàngzi/ |
| kimono {n} (traditional Japanese clothing) | :: 和服 /héfú/ |
| kimzeyite {n} (dark brown mineral) | :: 鋯榴石, 锆榴石 |
| kin {n} (relatives collectively) | :: 親屬, 亲属 /qīnshǔ/, 親族, 亲族 /qīnzú/ |
| kin {n} (relative) SEE: relative | :: |
| kinase {n} (enzyme that transfers phosphate groups) | :: 激酶 /jīméi/ |
| kind {n} (type, race, category) | :: 类 /lèi/ |
| kind {adj} (affectionate, nice) | :: 親切, 亲切 /qīnqiè/, 和藹, 和蔼 /hé'ǎi/, 善良 /shànliáng/ |
| kindergarten {n} (educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6) | :: 幼兒園, 幼儿园 /yòu'éryuán/, [Taiwan] 幼稚園, 幼稚园 /yòuzhìyuán/ |
| kindhearted {adj} (having an innately kind disposition or character) | :: 善良 /shànliáng/, 親切, 亲切 /qīnqiè/, 好心腸, 好心肠 /hǎo xīncháng/, 仁慈 /réncí/ |
| kindle {v} (to start (a fire)) | :: 點燃, 点燃 /diǎnrán/, 點火, 点火 /diǎnhuǒ/ |
| kindle {v} (to arouse) | :: 喚起, 唤起 /huànqǐ/, 激起 /jīqǐ/ |
| kindle {n} (group of kittens) | :: 窩, 窝 /wō/ |
| kindle {v} (bring forth young) | :: 分娩 /fēnmiǎn/ |
| kindness {n} (being kind) | :: 恩惠 /ēnhuì/ |
| kind of {adv} (somewhat) | :: 相當, 相当 /xiāngdāng/ |
| kindred {n} (kin) SEE: kin | :: |
| kindred {n} (people of same ethnic descent) | :: 亲属 |
| kindred soul {n} (kindred spirit) SEE: kindred spirit | :: |
| kindred spirit {n} (someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself) | :: 心心相印 /xīnxīnxiāngyìn/ |
| kinematics {n} (the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion) | :: 運動學, 运动学 /yùndòngxué/ |
| kinesia {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| kinesthesia {n} (sensation or perception of motion) | :: 肌肉運動知覺, 肌肉运动知觉 /jīròu yùndòng zhījué/, 運動覺, 运动觉 /yùndòngjué/, 動覺, 动觉 /dòngjué/ |
| kinesthetics {n} (proprioception) SEE: proprioception | :: |
| kinetic {adj} (relating to motion) | :: 運動的, 运动的 /yùndòng de/, 動的, 动的 /dòng de/ |
| kinetic energy {n} (energy from motion) | :: 動能, 动能 /dòngnéng/ |
| kinetics {n} (physics) | :: 動力學, 动力学 /dònglìxué/ |
| kinetosis {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| king {n} (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) | :: 國王, 国王 /guówáng/, 王 /wáng/ |
| king {n} (a playing piece in chess) | :: 王 /wáng/, 國王 /guówáng/ |
| king {n} (a playing card with the image of a king in it) | :: K /kei, kǎi/, 老K /lǎokei, lǎokǎi/, 凱, 凯 /kǎi/ |
| king {n} ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) | :: 王 /wáng/ |
| King Arthur {prop} (legendary king of Britain) | :: 亞瑟王, 亚瑟王 /Yāsè wáng, Yàsè wáng/ |
| king cake {n} (cake eaten on Epiphany) | :: 帝王蛋糕 /dìwáng dàngāo/ |
| king cobra {n} (Ophiophagus hannah) | :: 眼鏡王蛇, 眼镜王蛇 /yǎnjìng wángshé/ |
| king crab {n} (crustacean) | :: 皇帝蟹 /huángdìxiè/ |
| kingdom {n} (realm having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen) | :: 王國, 王国 /wángguó/, 君主國, 君主国 /jūnzhǔguó/ |
| kingdom {n} (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) | :: 界 /jiè/ |
| Kingdom Hall {n} (place where Jehovah's Witnesses meet) | :: 王國聚會所, 王国聚会所 /Wángguó Jùhuìsuǒ/ |
| Kingdom of Belgium {prop} (official name of Belgium) | :: 比利時王國, 比利时王国 /Bǐlìshí wángguó/ |
| Kingdom of Bhutan {prop} (official name of Bhutan) | :: 不丹王國, 不丹王国 /Bùdān Wángguó/ |
| Kingdom of Cambodia {prop} (official name of Cambodia) | :: 柬埔寨王國, 柬埔寨王国 /Jiǎnpǔzhài Wángguó/ |
| Kingdom of Denmark {prop} (official name of Denmark) | :: 丹麥王國, 丹麦王国 /Dānmài wángguó/ |
| Kingdom of England {prop} (Kingdom of England) | :: 英格蘭王國, 英格兰王国 /Yīnggélán wángguó/ |
| Kingdom of Great Britain {prop} | :: 大不列顛王國, 大不列颠王国 /Dàbùlièdiān Wángguó/ |
| Kingdom of Heaven {prop} (Christian concept) | :: 天國, 天国 /tiānguó/ |
| Kingdom of Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia (official name)) | :: 寮王國, 寮王国 /Liáowángguó/ |
| Kingdom of Morocco {prop} (official name of Morocco) | :: 摩洛哥王國, 摩洛哥王国 /Móluògē wángguó/ |
| Kingdom of Norway {prop} (official name of Norway) | :: 挪威王國, 挪威王国 /Nuówēi wángguó/ |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia {prop} (official name of Saudi Arabia) | :: 沙特阿拉伯王國, 沙特阿拉伯王国 /Shātè Ālābó wángguó/ |
| Kingdom of Scotland {prop} (Kingdom of Scotland) | :: 蘇格蘭王國, 苏格兰王国 /Sūgélán wángguó/ |
| Kingdom of Spain {prop} (official name of Spain) | :: 西班牙王國, 西班牙王国 /Xībānyá wángguó/ |
| Kingdom of Sweden {prop} (official name of Sweden) | :: 瑞典王國, 瑞典王国 /Ruìdiǎn wángguó/ |
| Kingdom of Thailand {prop} (official name of Thailand) | :: 泰王國, 泰王国 /Tàiwángguó/ |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands {prop} (monarchy consisting of the Netherlands and the Caribbean independent constituent countries) | :: 荷蘭王國, 荷兰王国 /Hélán wángguó/ |
| kingfisher {n} (any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines) | :: 翠鳥, 翠鸟 /cuìniǎo/, 魚狗, 鱼狗 /yúgǒu/, 翡翠 /fěicuì/, 翡 /fěi/ |
| King James Bible {prop} (King James Version) SEE: King James Version | :: |
| King James Version {prop} (1611 translation of the Bible) | :: 欽定版聖經, 钦定版圣经 /Qīndìngbǎn Shèngjīng/ [Authorized Version], 英王欽定本, 英王钦定本 /Yīngwáng Qīndìngběn/, 詹姆士王聖經, 詹姆士王圣经 /Zhānmǔshì Wáng Shèngjīng/, 詹姆士王譯本, 詹姆士王译本 /Zhānmǔshì Wáng Yìběn/, 英王詹姆士譯本, 英王詹姆士译本 /Yīngwáng Zhānmǔshì Yìběn/ |
| King Kong {prop} (a fictional giant ape) | :: 金剛, 金刚 /Jīngāng/ |
| king of beasts {n} (the lion) | :: 國王野獸, 国王野兽 /guówáng yěshòu/ |
| king oyster mushroom {n} (edible mushroom Pleurotus eryngii) | :: 杏鮑菇, 杏鲍菇 /xìngbàogū/, 刺芹菇 /cìqíngū/, 刺芹側耳, 刺芹侧耳 /cìqín cè'ěr/ |
| Kings {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: 列王紀, 列王纪 /lièwángjì/, 列王記, 列王记 /lièwángjì/ |
| kingslayer {n} (one who kills a king) SEE: regicide | :: |
| king's man {n} (customs officer) SEE: customs officer | :: |
| Kingston {prop} (capital of Jamaica) | :: 京斯敦 /Jīngsīdūn/, 金斯敦 /Jīnsīdūn/ |
| Kingstown {prop} (capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) | :: 金斯敦 /Jīnsīdūn/ |
| king tide {n} (spring tide) SEE: spring tide | :: |
| -kini {suffix} (a type of swimwear) | :: -基尼 /-jīní/ |
| kinkajou {n} (Potos flavus) | :: 蜜熊 /mìxióng/ |
| Kinmen {prop} (county of the Republic of China) | :: 金門, 金门 /Jīnmén/ |
| Kinshasa {prop} (the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) | :: 金沙薩, 金沙萨 /Jīnshāsà/ |
| kinship {n} (relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption) | :: 親屬關係, 亲属关系 /qīnshǔ guānxì/ |
| kiosk {n} (enclosed structure where cigarettes, magazines, etc are sold) | :: 商亭 /shāngtíng/, 亭 /tíng/, 亭子 /tíngzi/, 便亭, 便亭 /biàntíng/, 售貨亭, 售货亭 /shòuhuòtíng/, 攤亭, 摊亭 /tāntíng/, 小賣店, 小卖店 /xiǎomàidiàn/ |
| kiosk {n} (Turkish garden pavillion) | :: 涼亭, 凉亭 /liángtíng/ |
| kip {n} (unit of currency in Laos) | :: 基普 /jīpǔ/, 老撾基普, 老挝基普 /Lǎowō jīpǔ/ |
| kipfel {n} (croissant) SEE: croissant | :: |
| kippah {n} (skullcap) | :: 卡巴 /kǎbā/ |
| kipper {n} (a prepared herring) | :: 醃魚, 醃鱼 /yānyú/, 鹹魚, 咸鱼 /xiányú/ |
| kirby grip {n} (a hairgrip) SEE: hairgrip | :: |
| Kiribati {prop} (Republic of Kiribati) | :: 基里巴斯 /Jīlǐbāsī/ |
| kirigami {n} (origami with cutting permitted) | :: 剪紙, 剪纸 /jiǎnzhǐ/ [also Chinese tradition] |
| Kirill {prop} (Cyril) SEE: Cyril | :: |
| Kirill {prop} (Kirill, Russian male given name) | :: 基里爾, 基里尔 |
| kirin {n} (qilin) SEE: qilin | :: |
| Kirov {prop} (Russian surname) | :: 基洛夫 /Jīluòfū/ |
| Kirov {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 基洛夫 /Jīluòfū/ |
| kisaeng {n} (a Korean entertainer) | :: 妓生 /jìshēng/ |
| kisel {n} (dessert) | :: 果子凍, 果子冻 /guǒzidòng/, 基塞爾, 基塞尔 /jīsài'ěr/ |
| kismet {n} (fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny) | :: 命運, 命运 /mìngyùn/ |
| kiss {v} (to touch with the lips) | :: 吻 /wěn/, 親, 亲 /qīn/, 親吻, 亲吻 /qīnwěn/, 接吻 /jiēwěn/, 親嘴, 亲嘴 /qīnzuǐ/ [colloquial] |
| kiss {v} (to touch each other’s lips) | :: 吻 /wěn/, 親, 亲 /qīn/, 親吻, 亲吻 /qīnwěn/, 接吻 /jiēwěn/, [colloquial] 親嘴, 亲嘴 /qīnzuǐ/ |
| kiss {n} (touch with the lips) | :: 吻 /wěn/, 親, 亲 /qīn/, 親吻, 亲吻 /qīnwěn/, 接吻 /jiēwěn/, 親嘴, 亲嘴 /qīnzuǐ/ |
| kissable {adj} (capable of being kissed) | :: 誘人親吻, 诱人亲吻 /yòu rén qīnwěn/ |
| kissable {adj} (attractive, so as to invite kissing) | :: 誘人親吻, 诱人亲吻 /yòu rén qīnwěn/ |
| kiss me {phrase} (kiss me) | :: 吻我 /wěn wǒ/ [informal], 親我, 亲我 /qīn wǒ/ |
| kiss someone's ass {v} (to flatter someone) SEE: brownnose | :: |
| Kiswahili {prop} (Swahili) SEE: Swahili | :: |
| kit {n} (clothing) SEE: clothing | :: |
| kit {n} | :: 套 /tào/ [set], 工具包 /gōngjùbāo/ [set of tools], 整套 /zhěngtào/ [entire set], 設備, 设备 /shèbèi/ [equipment] |
| kit {n} (drum kit) SEE: drum kit | :: |
| kitchen {n} (room) | :: 厨房 /chúfáng/ |
| kitchenette {n} (small kitchen) | :: 小厨房 /xiǎochúfáng/ |
| kitchen garden {n} (a garden used for growing fruits, vegetables for use in the kitchen) SEE: vegetable garden | :: |
| kitchenhand {n} (person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen) | :: 廚房幫工, 厨房帮工 /chúfáng bānggōng/ |
| kitchen hood {n} (kitchen device) SEE: extractor hood | :: |
| kitchen knife {n} (knife for preparing food) | :: 菜刀 /càidāo/ |
| kitchen roll {n} (paper towel) SEE: paper towel | :: |
| kitchen towel {n} (sheet of kitchen paper) SEE: paper towel | :: |
| kite {n} (bird of prey of the family Accipitridae) | :: 鳶, 鸢 /yuān/ |
| kite {n} (lightweight toy) | :: 風箏, 风筝 /fēngzhēng/, 風槎, 风槎 /fēngchá/, 風鳶, 风鸢 /fēngyuān/, 鷂子, 鹞子 /yàozi/, 紙鳶, 纸鸢 /zhǐyuān/ |
| kite {n} (quadrilateral) | :: 箏形, 筝形 /zhēng xíng/, 鳶形, 鸢形 /yuānxíng/ |
| kite {v} (to fly a toy kite) | :: 放風箏, 放风筝 /fàng fēngzhēng/, 放紙鳶, 放纸鸢 /fàng zhǐyuān/ |
| kite {v} (to move rapidly) SEE: rush | :: |
| kith and kin {n} (both friends and family) | :: 親友, 亲友 /qīnyǒu/, 親朋好友, 亲朋好友 /qīnpénghǎoyǒu/ |
| kitsch {n} (kitsch) | :: 媚俗 /mèisú/ |
| kitschy {adj} (having the nature of kitsch) | :: 俗氣, 俗气 /súqì/, 粗俗 /cūsú/ |
| kitten {n} (a young cat) | :: 小貓, 小猫 /xiǎomāo/ |
| kitty {n} (kitten, small cat) | :: 貓咪, 猫咪 /māomī/ |
| kitty-cat {n} (cat) | :: 貓咪 /māomī/ |
| kitty litter {n} (mixture to provide a soiling area for cats) | :: 猫沙 /māo shā/ |
| kiwi {n} (bird) | :: 無翼鳥, 无翼鸟 /wúyìniǎo/, 鷸鴕, 鹬鸵 /yùtuó/, 幾維鳥, 几维鸟 /jīwéiniǎo/, 奇異鳥, 奇异鸟 /qíyìniǎo/, 奇威鳥, 奇威鸟 /qíwēiniǎo/ |
| kiwi {n} (kiwi fruit) SEE: kiwi fruit | :: |
| kiwi fruit {n} (fruit) | :: 獼猴桃, 猕猴桃 /míhóutáo/, 奇異果, 奇异果 /qíyìguǒ/, 楊桃, 杨桃 /yángtáo/, 羊桃 /yángtáo/, 陽桃, 阳桃 /yángtáo/ |
| Kizilsu {prop} (prefecture) | :: 克孜勒蘇, 克孜勒苏 /Kèzīlèsū/ |
| klaxon {n} (loud electric horn or alarm) | :: 喇叭 /lǎba/ |
| kleptarchy {n} (kleptocracy) SEE: kleptocracy | :: |
| kleptocracy {n} (corrupt and dishonest government) | :: 竊盜統治, 窃盗统治 /qièdàotǒngzhì/ |
| kleptomania {n} (disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsessions with stealing) | :: 盜竊狂症, 盗窃狂症 /dàoqièkuángzhèng/, 盜竊癖, 盗窃癖 /dàoqièpǐ/ |
| klesha {n} (mental state) | :: 煩惱, 烦恼 /fánnǎo/ |
| Klingon {n} (member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe) | :: 克林貢, 克林贡 /Kèlíngòng/ |
| Klingon {prop} (the language) | :: 克林貢語, 克林贡语 /Kèlíngòngyǔ/ |
| klipspringer {n} (Oreotragus oreotragus) | :: 山羚 /shānlíng/ |
| Klondike {prop} (a region and river in Canada) | :: 克朗代克 /Kèlǎngdàikè/ |
| Kümüx {prop} (town; residential community) | :: 庫米什, 库米什 /Kùmǐshí/ |
| KN95 {n} (standard) | :: KN95 |
| knave {n} (deceitful fellow) | :: 惡棍, 恶棍 /ègùn/ |
| knead {v} (to work and press into a mass) | :: 捏 /niē/, 揉 /róu/, 搓揉 /cuōróu/ |
| knee {n} (joint in the middle of the leg and area around it) | :: 膝 /xī/, 膝蓋, 膝盖 /xīgài/ |
| kneecap {n} (bone) | :: 膝蓋骨, 膝盖骨 /xīgàigǔ/ |
| knee high {n} (knee sock) SEE: knee sock | :: |
| kneel {v} (to stoop down and rest on the knee) | :: 下跪 /xiàguì/ |
| kneepan {n} (kneecap) SEE: kneecap | :: |
| knee pit {n} (shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint) SEE: poplit | :: |
| knee sock {n} (a sock that reaches almost up to the knee) | :: 膝上襪 /xīshàngwà/ |
| Knesset {prop} (the Israeli parliament) | :: 以色列國會, 以色列国会 /Yǐsèliè guóhuì/ |
| knickerbockers {n} (knickerbockers) | :: 燈籠褲, 灯笼裤 /dēnglongkù/ |
| knickers {n} (panties) SEE: panties | :: |
| knife {n} (utensil or tool designed for cutting) | :: 刀 /dāo/, 刀子 /dāozi/ |
| knife {n} (weapon) | :: 刀 /dāo/ |
| knife {n} | :: 刀 /dāo/, 刀子 /dāozi/ |
| knife pleat {n} (a type of sharply pressed pleating) | :: 刀褶 /dāozhě/ |
| knight {n} (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) | :: 騎士, 骑士 /qíshì/, 大俠, 大侠 /dàxiá/, 爵士 /juéshì/ |
| knight {n} (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) | :: 騎士, 骑士 /qíshì/ |
| knight {n} (chess piece) | :: 馬, 马 /mǎ/, 騎士, 骑士 /qíshì/ |
| knight-errant {n} (knight) | :: 俠客, 侠客 /xiákè/, 劍俠, 剑侠 /jiànxiá/, 俠士, 侠士 /xiáshì/, 豪俠, 豪侠 /háoxiá/, 武俠, 武侠 /wǔxiá/, 游俠, 游侠 /yóuxiá/ |
| Königsberg {prop} (the former capital of East Prussia, see also: Kaliningrad) | :: 柯尼斯堡 /Kēnísībǎo/, 哥尼斯堡 /Gēnísībǎo/ |
| Königsberger Klopse {n} (East Prussian dish of meatballs) | :: 哥尼斯堡肉丸 /Gēnísībǎo ròuwán/ |
| knit {v} (to make fabric from thread or yarn) | :: 編織, 编织 /biānzhī/, 織, 织 /zhī/ |
| knit cap {n} (soft cap) SEE: beanie | :: |
| knit one's brows {v} (to scowl, indicating anger, worry, or puzzlement) | :: 皺眉, 皱眉 /zhòuméi/, 皺眉頭, 皱眉头 /zhòuméitóu/ |
| knitting {n} (activity and process of knitting) | :: 針織, 针织 /zhēnzhī/ |
| knitting {n} (knitted fabric) | :: 針織, 针织 /zhēnzhī/ |
| knitting needle {n} (thin rod used to knit yarn) | :: 棒針, 棒针 /bàngzhēn/ |
| knitwear {n} (knitted garments) | :: 針織品, 针织品 /zhēnzhīpǐn/ |
| knock {v} (to rap one's knuckles against something) | :: 敲 /qiāo/ |
| knock back {v} (reject) SEE: reject | :: |
| knock down {v} (reduce the price of) | :: 砍价 |
| knock down {v} (demolish) SEE: demolish | :: |
| knocker {n} (device for knocking on a door) SEE: doorknocker | :: |
| knock knock {interj} (phrase used in lieu of knocking on a door) SEE: knock-knock | :: |
| knock-knock {interj} (verbal knocking sound) | :: 磕磕 /kēke, kàikài/ |
| knockoff {n} (imitation of something) | :: 山寨 /shānzhài/, 冒牌貨, 冒牌货 /màopáihuò/, 仿製品, 仿制品 /fǎngzhìpǐn/ |
| knock oneself out {v} (go nuts) SEE: go nuts | :: |
| knock together {v} (assemble quickly) | :: 拼湊, 拼凑 /pīncòu/ |
| knoll {n} (small mound) | :: 小山丘 /xiǎo shānqiū/, 小山丘 /xiǎo qiū/ |
| Knossos {prop} (an archaeological site) | :: 克諾索斯, 克诺索斯 /Kènuòsuǒsī/ |
| knot {n} (looping) | :: 結, 结 /jiē/ |
| knot {n} | :: 結, 结 /jiē/ |
| knotweed {n} (Polygonum) | :: 蓼 /liǎo/ |
| know {v} (be certain or sure about (something)) | :: 知道 /zhīdao/, 曉得, 晓得 /xiǎode/ |
| know {v} (be acquainted or familiar with) | :: 認識, 认识 /rènshi/ |
| know {v} (have knowledge of) | :: 懂 /dǒng/, 明白 /míngbai/ |
| know {v} | :: 知道 [to know something], 認識, 认识 [to know a person] |
| know-all {n} (someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject) SEE: know-it-all | :: |
| know beans about {v} (to know nothing, or almost nothing, about) | :: 懂个屁 |
| know-how {n} (the knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly) | :: 技巧 /jìqiǎo/, 技能 /jìnéng/, 知識, 知识 /zhīshi/ |
| know-it-all {n} (someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject) | :: 萬事通, 万事通 /wànshìtōng/ |
| knowledge {n} (fact of knowing about something; understanding, familiarity with information) | :: 知識, 知识 /zhīshi/, 見識, 见识 /jiànshí, jiànshì/ |
| knowledge {n} (awareness, state of having been informed) | :: 知識, 知识 /zhīshi/, 學識, 学识 /xuéshí/ |
| knowledge is power {proverb} (knowledge is power) | :: 知識就是力量, 知识就是力量 /zhīshi jiùshì lìliàng/ |
| knowledge worker {n} (someone who works with information or data) | :: 知識工人, 知识工人 /zhīshi gōngrén/ |
| know like the back of one's hand {v} (be intimately knowledgable about) | :: 瞭如指掌, 了如指掌 /liǎorúzhǐzhǎng/ |
| know someone {v} (have connections) | :: 有關係, 有关系 /yǒuguānxi/ |
| know thyself {proverb} (be aware of both your strengths and limitations) | :: 自知 /zìzhī/ |
| knuckle {n} (joint of the finger) | :: 指關節, 指关节 /zhǐguānjié/ |
| knuckle duster {n} (weapon worn around the knuckles) SEE: brass knuckles | :: |
| knucks {n} (brass knuckles) SEE: brass knuckles | :: |
| ko {n} | :: 劫 /jié/ |
| koala {n} (a tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear) | :: 樹袋熊, 树袋熊 /shùdàixióng/, 無尾熊, 无尾熊 /wúwěixióng/, 考拉 /kǎolā/ |
| koan {n} (zen story) | :: 公案 /gōng'àn/ |
| Kobarid {prop} (town in Slovenia) | :: 科巴里德 /Kēbālǐdé/ |
| Kobe {prop} (a city in Honshū, Japan) | :: 神戶, 神户 /Shénhù/ |
| Kochi {prop} (Kōchi, Japan) | :: 高知 /Gāozhī/ |
| Kodiak {prop} (town in Alaska) | :: 科迪亚克 /Kēdíyàkè/ |
| Kodiak bear {n} (large species of brown bear) | :: 科迪亞克熊, 科迪亚克熊 /Kēdíyàkè xióng/, 科迪亞克棕熊, 科迪亚克棕熊 /Kēdíyàkè zōngxióng/ |
| kodkod {n} (Leopardus guigna) | :: 南美林貓, 南美林猫 /Nánměi línmāo/ |
| Kofu {prop} (a city of Japan) | :: 甲府 /Jiǎfǔ/ |
| Kohima {prop} (capital of Nagaland, India) | :: 科希馬, 科希马 /Kēxīmǎ/ |
| kohlrabi {n} (cabbage variety) | :: 苤藍, 苤蓝 /piělán/, 撇藍, 撇蓝 /piēlán/, 擘藍, 擘蓝 /bāilán/, 大頭菜, 大头菜 /dàtóucài/ |
| koi {n} (variety of carp) | :: 錦鯉, 锦鲤 /jǐnlǐ/ |
| Kokang {prop} (region of Myanmar) | :: 果敢 /Guǒgǎn/ |
| Kokterak {prop} (township in Pishan, Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 科克鐵熱克, 科克铁热克 /Kēkètiěrèkè/ |
| Kokterek {prop} (Kokterak) SEE: Kokterak | :: |
| kokuji {n} (kanji characters invented in Japan) | :: [no exact term exists] 日本漢字, 日本汉字 /Rìběn hànzì/, 日文漢字, 日文汉字 /Rìwén hànzì/ |
| Kokyar {prop} (township in Hotan Prefecture) | :: 科克亞, 科克亚 /Kēkèyà/ |
| Kokyar {prop} (township in Kashgar Prefecture) | :: 柯克亞, 柯克亚 /Kēkèyà/ |
| kolach {n} (kalach) SEE: kalach | :: |
| Kola Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Russia) | :: 科拉半島, 科拉半岛 /Kēlā bàndǎo/ |
| Kolkata {prop} (city) | :: 加爾各答, 加尔各答 /Jiā'ěrgèdá/ |
| kolkhoz {n} (farming collective) | :: 集體農莊, 集体农庄 /jítǐ nóngzhuāng/ |
| Kolyma {prop} (area) | :: 科雷馬, 科雷马 /Kēléimǎ/ |
| Kolyma {prop} (river) | :: 科雷馬河, 科雷马河 /Kēléimǎ hé/ |
| komatsuna {n} (leaf vegetable) | :: 小松菜 |
| kombucha {n} (fermentation of sweetened tea) | :: 紅茶菌, 红茶菌 /hóngchájūn/ (tea fungus) |
| Komi {prop} (republic) | :: 科米 /Kēmǐ/ |
| Komodo {prop} (island in Indonesia) | :: 科莫多岛 |
| Komodo dragon {n} (large monitor lizard) | :: 科莫多巨蜥 /Kēmòduō jùxī / |
| Komotini {prop} (city) | :: 科莫蒂尼 |
| Komsomol {prop} (Young Communist League in the USSR) | :: 共青團, 共青团 /gòngqīngtuán/ [also in China] |
| Komsomolsk {prop} (Komsomolsk-na-Amure, Russia) | :: 阿穆爾河畔共青城, 阿穆尔河畔共青城 /Āmù'ěr-hé-pàn-Gòngqīng-chéng/ |
| Komsomolsk {prop} (Komsomolsk, towns and rural localities in Russia and Ukraine) | :: 共青城 /Gòngqīng-chéng/ |
| kongsi {n} (benevolent organization) | :: 公司 /gōngsī/, 會館, 会馆 /huìguǎn/ |
| konjac {n} (Amorphophallus konjac) | :: 魔芋 /móyù/, 蒟蒻 /jǔruò/, 蒻頭, 蒻头 /ruòtóu/ |
| Konkani {prop} (language) | :: 孔卡尼語, 孔卡尼语 /Kǒngkǎní-yǔ/ |
| Konya {prop} (city) | :: 科尼亞, 科尼亚 /Kēníyà/ |
| kookaburra {n} (kingfishers) | :: 笑翠鳥, 笑翠鸟 /xiàocuìniǎo/, 柯卡布拉 /kēkǎbùlā/ |
| kooky {adj} (surfing: behaving like a kook) | :: 古怪的 |
| kopek {n} (one-hundredth of a ruble) | :: 戈比 /gēbǐ/ |
| kopi luwak {n} (coffee made from eaten berries) | :: 貓屎咖啡, 猫屎咖啡 /māoshǐ kāfēi/, 麝香貓咖啡, 麝香猫咖啡 /shèxiāngmāo kāfēi/ |
| Koramlik {prop} (township in Qiemo, Bayingolin, Xinjiang, China) | :: 庫拉木勒克, 库拉木勒克 /Kùlā Mùlèkè/ |
| Koran {prop} (the Islamic holy book) SEE: Qur'an | :: |
| Korea {prop} (South Korea) SEE: South Korea | :: |
| Korea {prop} (North Korea) SEE: North Korea | :: |
| Korea {prop} (ancient country or both Koreas as a whole) | :: 高麗, 高丽 /Gāolí/, 朝鮮, 朝鲜 /Cháoxiǎn, Cháoxiān, Zhāoxiān/, 韓國, 韩国 /Hánguó/ |
| Korean {adj} (relating to the Korean Peninsula) | :: 朝鮮的, 朝鲜的 /Cháoxiǎn de/, 韓國的, 韩国的 /Hánguó de/ |
| Korean {n} (language) | :: 韓語, 韩语 /hányǔ/, 韓文, 韩文 /hánwén/, 朝鮮語, 朝鲜语 /cháoxiǎnyǔ/ |
| Korean {n} (person) | :: 韓國人, 韩国人 /hánguórén/, 朝鮮人, 朝鲜人 /cháoxiānrén/ |
| Korean melon {n} (fruit) | :: 韩国香瓜, 韓國香瓜 /hánguó xiāngguā/ |
| Koreanology {n} (the study of Korea) | :: 韓國學, 韩国学 /hánguóxué/ |
| Korean Peninsula {prop} (peninsula) | :: 朝鮮半島, 朝鲜半岛 /Cháoxiǎn Bàndǎo/, 韓半島, 韩半岛 /Hánbàndǎo/ |
| Korean War {prop} (war lasting from 1950 to 1953) | :: 朝鮮戰爭, 朝鲜战争 /Cháoxiǎn zhànzhēng/ |
| Korean Wave {prop} (popularity of South Korean culture elsewhere) | :: 韓流, 韩流 /hánliú/ |
| Korea Strait {prop} (a strait between Korea and Japan) | :: 朝鮮海峽, 朝鲜海峡 /Cháoxiǎn hǎixiá/, [Korean] 大韓海峽, 大韩海峡 /Dàhán hǎixiá/, [Japanese] 對馬海峽, 对马海峡 /Duìmǎ hǎixiá/, 釜山海峽, 釜山海峡 /Fǔshān hǎixiá/ |
| Korla {prop} (city in Xinjiang) | :: 庫爾勒, 库尔勒 /Kù'ěrlè/ |
| korokke {n} | :: 可樂餅, 可乐饼 /kělèbǐng/ |
| K'o-shih {prop} (Kashgar) SEE: Kashgar | :: |
| Kosovo {prop} (disputed region in the Balkans) | :: 科索沃 /Kēsuǒwò/ |
| Kosovo and Metohia {prop} (province) | :: 科索沃和梅托希亞, 科索沃和梅托希亚 /Kēsuǒwò hé Méituōxīyà/ |
| Kostroma {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 科斯特羅馬, 科斯特罗马 /Kēsītèluómǎ/ |
| Kota Bharu {prop} (capital of Kelantan) | :: 哥打巴魯, 哥打巴鲁 /Gēdǎbālǔ/ |
| Kota Kinabalu {prop} (capital of Sabah) | :: 亞庇, 亚庇 /Yàbì/ |
| kotatsu {n} (a knee-high table with an electric foot-warmer) | :: 暖桌 /nuǎnzhuō/, 被爐, 被炉 /bèilú/ |
| koto {n} (a Japanese stringed instrument) | :: 日本箏, 日本筝 /rìběnzhēng/ |
| koumiss {n} (fermented drink) | :: 馬奶酒, 马奶酒 /mǎnǎijiǔ/ |
| Kowloon {prop} (area of Hong Kong) | :: 九龍, 九龙 /Jiǔlǒng/ |
| kowtow {v} (kneel such that forehead touches ground) | :: 叩頭, 叩头 /kòutóu/, 磕頭, 磕头 /kētóu/ |
| kowtow {n} (kowtowing) | :: 叩頭, 叩头 /kòutóu/, 磕頭, 磕头 /kētóu/ |
| Koxinga {prop} (Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist) | :: 國姓爺, 国姓爷 /Guóxìngyé/ |
| Koxtag {prop} (town in Pishan, Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 闊什塔格, 阔什塔格 /Kuòshítǎgé/ |
| kozachok {n} (Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance) | :: 哥薩克舞, 哥萨克舞 /gēsàkè wǔ/ |
| kozogami {n} (Japanese tissue) SEE: Japanese tissue | :: |
| K-pop {n} (Korean pop music) | :: 韓國流行音樂, 韩国流行音乐 /Hánguó liúxíng yīnyuè/ |
| Kraken {prop} (Sea monster) | :: 挪威海怪 /Nuówēi hǎiguài/ |
| Krasnodar {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: 克拉斯諾達爾, 克拉斯诺达尔 /Kèlāsīnuòdá'ěr/ |
| Krasnoyarsk {prop} (city) | :: 克拉斯諾亞爾斯克, 克拉斯诺亚尔斯克 /Kèlāsīnuòyà'ěrsīkè/ |
| krater {n} (Greek vessel) | :: 雙耳噴口杯, 双耳喷口杯 /shuāng'ěrpēnkǒubēi/ |
| Kratos {prop} (Greek god of strength) | :: 奎托斯 |
| Kraut {n} (German) SEE: German | :: |
| Krebs cycle {n} (series of enzymatic reactions, see also: citric acid cycle; tricarboxylic acid cycle) | :: 克雷伯氏循環, 克雷伯氏循环 /Kèléibóshì xúnhuán/ |
| Kremlin {prop} (the Moscow Kremlin) | :: 克里姆林 /Kèlǐmǔlín/ |
| krill {n} (small marine crustacean) | :: 磷蝦, 磷虾 /línxiā/ |
| Krishna {prop} (avatar) | :: 黑天 /Hēitiān/ |
| Krishna {prop} (name) | :: 克里希納, 克里希纳 /Kèlǐxīnà/ |
| Kris Kringle {prop} (synonym of Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus | :: |
| Kırklareli {prop} (city of Turkey) | :: 克尔克拉雷利 |
| Kronstadt {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: 喀琅施塔得 /Kālángshītǎdé/ |
| kroon {n} (currency of Estonia) | :: 愛沙尼亞克朗, 爱沙尼亚克朗 /Àishāníyà kèlǎng/ |
| Krung Thep {prop} (Bangkok) SEE: Bangkok | :: |
| krupuk {n} (prawn cracker) SEE: prawn cracker | :: |
| Krym {prop} (Crimea) SEE: Crimea | :: |
| krypton {n} (a chemical element) | :: 氪 /kè/ |
| kryptonite {n} (weakness) | :: 克星 |
| kshatriya {n} (a member of warrior caste) | :: 剎帝利, 刹帝利 /chàdìlì/ |
| KTV {n} (karaoke television) | :: KTV |
| kuai {n} (a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat) | :: 生魚片, 生鱼片 /shēngyúpiàn/, 魚生, 鱼生 /yúshēng/, 魚膾, 鱼脍 /yúkuài/, 膾, 脍 /kuài/, 鱠, 鲙 /kuài/ |
| Kuala Lumpur {prop} (capital of Malaysia) | :: 吉隆坡 /Jílóngpō/ |
| Kuang-chou {prop} (Guangzhou) SEE: Guangzhou | :: |
| Kuang-shui {prop} (Guangshui) SEE: Guangshui | :: |
| Kuang-tung {prop} (Guangdong) SEE: Guangdong | :: |
| Kuban {prop} (the Kuban river) | :: 庫班河, 库班河 /Kùbān hé/, 庫班, 库班 /Kùbān/ |
| Kuban {prop} (historic region) | :: 庫班, 库班 /Kùbān/ |
| Kucha {prop} (ancient Buddhist kingdom of Central Asia) | :: 库车 /Kùchē/, 龟兹 /Qiūcí/ |
| Ku-ch'eng {prop} (Gucheng) SEE: Gucheng | :: |
| kudos {n} (praise, accolades) | :: 榮譽, 荣誉 /róngyù/, 聲望, 声望 /shēngwàng/, 名譽, 名誉 /míngyù/ |
| kudzu {n} (an Asian vine) | :: 葛 /gé/ |
| Kuei-lin {prop} (Guilin) SEE: Guilin | :: |
| Kuei-yang {prop} (Guiyang) SEE: Guiyang | :: |
| Kufic {adj} (Relating to original Arabic script) | :: 庫法體, 库法体 /Kùfǎtǐ/, 棱角體, 棱角体 /léngjiǎotǐ/ |
| Kufic {prop} (Original Arabic script) | :: 庫法體, 库法体 /Kùfǎtǐ/, 棱角體, 棱角体 /léngjiǎotǐ/ |
| Kuiper belt {prop} (region of space in the Solar System) | :: 柯伊伯帶, 柯伊伯带 /Kēyībó dài/, 柯伊柏帶, 柯伊柏带 /Kēyībǎi dài/ |
| Kuitun {prop} (Kuytun) SEE: Kuytun | :: |
| kukicha {n} (Japanese tea) | :: 莖茶, 茎茶 /jīngchá/ |
| Ku Klux Klan {prop} (Ku Klux Klan) | :: 三K黨, 三K党 /sān-kèi-dǎng/ |
| kulak {n} (prosperous peasant) | :: 富農, 富农 /fùnóng/ |
| Kumamoto {prop} (a city in Japan) | :: 熊本 /Xióngběn/ |
| Kumamoto {prop} (a prefecture in Japan) | :: 熊本 /Xióngběn/ |
| kumari {n} (living goddess) | :: 庫瑪麗, 库玛丽 /kùmǎlì/ |
| kumbhanda {n} (spirit) | :: 鳩槃荼, 鳩盤拏 |
| kumquat {n} (small orange fruit) | :: 金桔 /jīnjú/, 金橘 /jīnjú/ |
| Kumārajīva {prop} (Buddhist monk) | :: 鳩摩羅什, 鸠摩罗什 /Jiūmóluóshí/ |
| -kun {suffix} (nominal affix indicating familiarity) | :: 君 /-jūn/, 菌 /-jùn/ |
| kuna {n} (currency of Croatia) | :: 庫納, 库纳 /kùnà/ |
| Kunduz {prop} (a city in Afghanistan) | :: 昆都士 /Kūndūshì/ |
| kung fu {n} (martial art) | :: 功夫 /gōngfu/ |
| K'un-ming {prop} (Kunming) SEE: Kunming | :: |
| Kunming {prop} (a prefecture-level city in southwestern China) | :: 昆明 /Kūnmíng/ |
| Kuomintang {prop} (a nationalist political party in pre-Communist China and Taiwan) | :: 國民黨, 国民党 /Guómíndǎng/ |
| Kuopio {prop} (city) | :: 庫奧皮奧, 库奥皮奥 /Kù'àopí'ào/ |
| Kuqa {prop} (county) | :: 庫車, 库车 /Kùchē/ |
| kurchatovium {n} (a rejected name for rutherfordium) | :: 龲 |
| Kurdish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language) | :: 庫爾德的, 库尔德的 /Kù'ěrdé de/ [of Kurdistan or the Kurdish people], 庫爾德語的, 库尔德语的 /Kù'ěrdéyǔ de/ [of the Kurdish language] |
| Kurdish {n} (language of Kurdistan) | :: 庫爾德語, 库尔德语 /Kù'ěrdé yǔ/ |
| Kurdistan {prop} (a region in the Middle East inhabited mostly by the Kurds) | :: 庫爾德斯坦, 库尔德斯坦 /Kù'ěrdésītǎn/ |
| Kurgan {prop} (city) | :: 庫爾干, 库尔干 /Kù'ěrgān/ |
| Kuril Islands {prop} (group of islands) | :: 千島群島, 千岛群岛 /Qiāndǎo qúndǎo/, 庫里爾列島, 库里尔列岛 /Kùlǐ'ěr lièdǎo/ |
| Kurosawa {prop} (surname) | :: 黑澤, 黑泽 /Hēizé/ |
| Kursk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 庫爾斯克, 库尔斯克 /Kù'ěrsīkè/ |
| kurtosis {n} (measure of "tail heaviness") | :: 峰度 /fēngdù/ |
| kuru {n} (central nervous system disease) | :: 庫魯病, 库鲁病 /kùlǔbìng/ |
| Kuwait {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: 科威特 /Kēwēitè/ |
| Kuwait City {prop} (capital of Kuwait) | :: 科威特城 /Kēwēitèchéng/ |
| Kuytun {prop} (city in Xinjiang, China) | :: 奎屯 /Kuítún/ |
| kvass {n} (traditional Slavic drink) | :: 克瓦斯 /kèwǎsī/, 格瓦斯 /géwǎsī/ |
| kwashiorkor {n} (form of malnutrition) | :: 誇休可爾症, 夸休可尔症 /kuāxiūkě'ěrzhèng/, 蛋白質缺乏症, 蛋白质缺乏症 /dànbáizhì quēfázhèng/ |
| Kyaingtong {prop} (Town in Shan State, Burma) | :: 孟艮府, 孟艮 |
| kyat {n} (unit of currency) | :: 緬元, 缅元 /Miǎn yuán/ |
| kyūjitai {n} (traditional form of Japanese kanji) | :: 舊字體, 旧字体 /jiùzìtǐ/, 日本舊字體, 日本旧字体 /Rìběn jiùzìtǐ/ |
| Kyoto {prop} (Kyōto, Japan) | :: 京都 /Jīngdū/ |
| Kyrgyz {n} (member of a Turkic people) | :: 吉爾吉斯人, 吉尔吉斯人 /Jí'ěrjísī rén/ |
| Kyrgyz {prop} (language) | :: 吉爾吉斯語, 吉尔吉斯语 /Jí'ěrjísī yǔ/ |
| Kyrgyz {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language) | :: 吉爾吉斯, 吉尔吉斯 /Jí'ěrjísī/ |
| Kyrgyzstan {prop} (country in Central Asia) | :: 吉爾吉斯斯坦, 吉尔吉斯斯坦 /Jí'ěrjísīsītǎn/ |
| Kyrgyzstani {n} (person of Kyrgyz origin) SEE: Kyrgyz | :: |
| Kyrgyzstani {adj} (of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kyrgyz language) SEE: Kyrgyz | :: |
| Kyōto {prop} (Kyoto) SEE: Kyoto | :: |
| Kyushu {prop} (the third largest of Japan's islands) | :: 九州 /Jiǔzhōu/ |
| Kyzyl {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 克孜勒 /Kèzīlè/ |
