| 領 | [ lǐng ] neck, collar, to lead, to receive, classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc |
| 領主 | [ lǐng zhǔ ] feudal lord, suzerain, overlord |
| 領事 | [ lǐng shì ] consul |
| 領事館 | [ lǐng shì guǎn ] consulate |
| 領便當 | [ lǐng biàn dāng ] see 領盒飯|领盒饭[ling3 he2 fan4] |
| 領先 | [ lǐng xiān ] to lead, to be in front |
| 領先地位 | [ lǐng xiān dì weì ] lead(ing) position |
| 領到 | [ lǐng daò ] to receive |
| 領取 | [ lǐng qǔ ] to receive, to draw, to get |
| 領受 | [ lǐng shoù ] to accept, to receive |
| 領口 | [ lǐng koǔ ] collar, neckband, neckline, the place where the two ends of a collar meet |
| 領命 | [ lǐng mìng ] to accept an order |
| 領唱 | [ lǐng chàng ] to lead a chorus, choirmaster, leading singer |
| 領土 | [ lǐng tǔ ] territory |
| 領土完整 | [ lǐng tǔ wán zhěng ] territorial integrity |
| 領地 | [ lǐng dì ] territory, domain, estate, (old) fief |
| 領域 | [ lǐng yù ] domain, sphere, field, territory, area |
| 領子 | [ lǐng zi ] shirt collar |
| 領導 | [ lǐng daǒ ] lead, leading, to lead, leadership, leader, CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] |
| 領導人 | [ lǐng daǒ rén ] leader |
| 領導小組 | [ lǐng daǒ zǔ ] leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 etc), aka central leading group |
| 領導層 | [ lǐng daǒ céng ] ruling class, leaders (of society), oligarchy |
| 領導權 | [ lǐng daǒ quán ] leadership authority |
| 領導者 | [ lǐng daǒ zhě ] leader |
| 領導能力 | [ lǐng daǒ néng lì ] leadership (ability) |
| 領導集體 | [ lǐng daǒ jí tǐ ] leadership group, collective of leaders |
| 領岩鷚 | [ lǐng yán liù ] (bird species of China) alpine accentor (Prunella collaris) |
| 領工 | [ lǐng gōng ] to work as a foreman, foreman, supervisor |
| 領巾 | [ lǐng jīn ] neckcloth, neckerchief |
| 領帶 | [ lǐng daì ] necktie, CL:條|条[tiao2] |
| 領悟 | [ lǐng wù ] to understand, to comprehend |
| 領悟力 | [ lǐng wù lì ] comprehension, perception, feeling |
| 領情 | [ lǐng qíng ] to feel grateful to sb, to appreciate the kindness |
| 領收 | [ lǐng shoū ] to accept (a favor), to receive |
| 領教 | [ lǐng ] much obliged, thank you, to ask advice, (ironically or humorously) to experience, to taste |
| 領料 | [ lǐng ] receiving materials |
| 領料單 | [ lǐng dān ] material requisition form |
| 領會 | [ lǐng huì ] to understand, to comprehend, to grasp |
| 領有 | [ lǐng yoǔ ] to possess, to own |
| 領洗 | [ lǐng xǐ ] to receive baptism, baptism |
| 領海 | [ lǐng haǐ ] territorial waters |
| 領燕鴴 | [ lǐng yàn héng ] (bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) |
| 領獎 | [ lǐng jiǎng ] to receive an award |
| 領獎臺 | [ lǐng jiǎng taí ] (winner's) podium |
| 領班 | [ lǐng bān ] supervisor, foreman, head waiter or waitress |
| 領略 | [ lǐng lvè ] to have a taste of, to realize, to appreciate |
| 領盒飯 | [ lǐng hé fàn ] (coll.) (of an actor with a bit part) to receive a boxed meal when one's job is done (phrase used e.g. by movie viewers when a character dies) |
| 領空 | [ lǐng kōng ] territorial air space |
| 領章 | [ lǐng zhāng ] collar insignia |
| 領結 | [ lǐng jié ] bow tie, loop of a necktie, lavaliere |
| 領罪 | [ lǐng zuì ] to confess one's fault, to accept one's punishment |
| 領航 | [ lǐng háng ] navigation, navigator, to navigate |
| 領航員 | [ lǐng háng yuán ] navigator |
| 領英 | [ lǐng yīng ] LinkedIn (professional networking website) |
| 領袖 | [ lǐng xiù ] leader, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] |
| 領角鴞 | [ lǐng ] (bird species of China) Japanese scops owl (Otus semitorques) |
| 領諾 | [ lǐng nuò ] consent |
| 領證 | [ lǐng zhèng ] to obtain a certificate or license etc, (PRC) to obtain a marriage license, to marry |
| 領走 | [ lǐng zoǔ ] to lead (sb, or an animal) away, to collect (e.g. a child left in sb's care beforehand), to take away |
| 領跑 | [ lǐng paǒ ] to take the lead in a race, to set the pace |
| 領路 | [ lǐng lù ] to lead the way |
| 領軍 | [ lǐng jūn ] to lead troups, (fig.) to lead, leading |
| 領釦 | [ lǐng koù ] collar button |
| 領銜 | [ lǐng xián ] leading (role), heading list of signatories, leading actors (in a show), starring |
| 領銜主演 | [ lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn ] leading actors (in a show), starring |
| 領隊 | [ lǐng duì ] to lead a group, leader of a group, captain (of sports squad) |
| 領雀嘴鵯 | [ lǐng què zuǐ beī ] (bird species of China) collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques) |
| 領頭 | [ lǐng toú ] to take the lead, to be first to start |
| 領頭羊 | [ lǐng toú yáng ] bellwether |
| 領養 | [ lǐng yǎng ] adoption, to adopt (a child) |
| 領館 | [ lǐng guǎn ] consulate, consular official |
| 領鵂鶹 | [ lǐng xiū liú ] (bird species of China) collared owlet (Glaucidium brodiei) |
| 領鶪鶥 | [ lǐng jú meí ] (bird species of China) collared babbler (Gampsorhynchus torquatus) |
| ⇒ 上級領導 | [ shàng jí lǐng daǒ ] high-level leadership, top brass |
| ⇒ 不得要領 | [ bù dé yaò lǐng ] to fail to grasp the main points |
| ⇒ 低領口 | [ dī lǐng koǔ ] low-cut neckline |
| ⇒ 佔領 | [ zhàn lǐng ] to occupy (a territory), to hold |
| ⇒ 佔領者 | [ zhàn lǐng zhě ] occupant |
| ⇒ 使領官員 | [ shǐ lǐng guān yuán ] ambassador and consul, diplomat |
| ⇒ 使領館 | [ shǐ lǐng guǎn ] embassy and consulate |
| ⇒ 傭人領班 | [ yōng rén lǐng bān ] butler |
| ⇒ 共同綱領 | [ gòng tóng gāng lǐng ] common program, formal program of the communist party after 1949, that served as interim national plan |
| ⇒ 冒領 | [ maò lǐng ] to obtain by impersonation, to falsely claim as one's own |
| ⇒ 北領地 | [ beǐ lǐng dì ] Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia |
| ⇒ 受領 | [ shoù lǐng ] to receive |
| ⇒ 受領者 | [ shoù lǐng zhě ] a recipient |
| ⇒ 圓領 | [ yuán lǐng ] crew neck, round neck (of pull-over garment, e.g. T-shirt) |
| ⇒ 埃爾朗根綱領 | [ aī ěr lǎng gēn gāng lǐng ] Felix Klein's Erlangen program (1872) on geometry and group theory |
| ⇒ 失物招領 | [ shī wù zhaō lǐng ] lost-and-found |
| ⇒ 失物認領 | [ shī wù rèn lǐng ] lost and found |
| ⇒ 將領 | [ jiàng lǐng ] high-ranking military officer |
| ⇒ 小黑領噪鶥 | [ heī lǐng zaò meí ] (bird species of China) lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger) |
| ⇒ 師父領進門，修行在個人 | [ shī fu lǐng jìn mén xiū xíng zaì gè rén ] the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink |
| ⇒ 帶領 | [ daì lǐng ] to guide, to lead |
| ⇒ 引領 | [ yǐn lǐng ] to crane one's neck, to await eagerly, to lead, to show the way |
| ⇒ 心領 | [ xīn lǐng ] I appreciate your kindness (conventional reply to turn down an offer) |
| ⇒ 心領神悟 | [ xīn lǐng shén wù ] to understand tacitly (idiom), to know intuitively, to understand thoroughly |
| ⇒ 心領神會 | [ xīn lǐng shén huì ] to understand tacitly (idiom), to know intuitively, to understand thoroughly |
| ⇒ 招領 | [ zhaō lǐng ] to advertise for the owner of lost property |
| ⇒ 提綱挈領 | [ tí gāng qiè lǐng ] to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials |
| ⇒ 提領 | [ tí lǐng ] to withdraw (cash from an ATM) |
| ⇒ 本領 | [ běn lǐng ] skill, ability, capability, CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 標新領異 | [ xīn lǐng yì ] to bring in the new (idiom); new directions, different creation |
| ⇒ 灰領 | [ huī lǐng ] gray collar, specialist, technical worker, engineer |
| ⇒ 獨領風騷 | [ dú lǐng fēng saō ] most outstanding, par excellence |
| ⇒ 率領 | [ lǐng ] to lead, to command, to head |
| ⇒ 瓶領 | [ píng lǐng ] bottleneck |
| ⇒ 申領 | [ shēn lǐng ] to apply (for license, visa etc) |
| ⇒ 白領 | [ baí lǐng ] white-collar, white-collar worker |
| ⇒ 白領八哥 | [ baí lǐng bā gē ] (bird species of China) collared myna (Acridotheres albocinctus) |
| ⇒ 白領翡翠 | [ baí lǐng feǐ cuì ] (bird species of China) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) |
| ⇒ 白領鳳鶥 | [ baí lǐng fèng meí ] (bird species of China) white-collared yuhina (Yuhina diademata) |
| ⇒ 研究領域 | [ yán jiū lǐng yù ] research area, field of research |
| ⇒ 硬領 | [ yìng lǐng ] collar |
| ⇒ 粉領 | [ fěn lǐng ] pink collar, woman working in the service industry |
| ⇒ 精神領袖 | [ jīng shén lǐng xiù ] spiritual leader (of a nation or church), religious leader |
| ⇒ 紅領 | [ hóng lǐng ] red collar, government worker |
| ⇒ 紅領巾 | [ hóng lǐng jīn ] red neckscarf, by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers |
| ⇒ 紅領綠鸚鵡 | [ hóng lǐng lǜ yīng wǔ ] (bird species of China) rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) |
| ⇒ 統領 | [ tǒng lǐng ] to lead, to command, commander, officer |
| ⇒ 綱領 | [ gāng lǐng ] program (i.e. plan of action), guiding principle |
| ⇒ 總領事 | [ zǒng lǐng shì ] consul general |
| ⇒ 總領事館 | [ zǒng lǐng shì guǎn ] consulate general |
| ⇒ 總領館 | [ zǒng lǐng guǎn ] consulate general, same as 總領事館|总领事馆[zong3 ling3 shi4 guan3] |
| ⇒ 翹足引領 | [ zú yǐn lǐng ] waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom), to look forward eagerly, to long for, also pr. [qiao4 zu2 yin3 ling3] |
| ⇒ 翻領 | [ fān lǐng ] turndown collar, lapel |
| ⇒ 脖領 | [ bó lǐng ] shirt collar |
| ⇒ 藍領 | [ lán lǐng ] blue-collar, blue-collar worker |
| ⇒ 蝴蝶領結 | [ hú dié lǐng jié ] bow tie |
| ⇒ 蝶形領帶 | [ dié xíng lǐng daì ] bow tie |
| ⇒ 蝶形領結 | [ dié xíng lǐng jié ] bow tie |
| ⇒ 行動綱領 | [ xíng dòng gāng lǐng ] action plan, program of action |
| ⇒ 衣領 | [ yī lǐng ] collar, neck |
| ⇒ 西領角鴞 | [ xī lǐng ] (bird species of China) collared scops owl (Otus lettia) |
| ⇒ 要領 | [ yaò lǐng ] main aspects, essentials, gist |
| ⇒ 詐領 | [ zhà lǐng ] to defraud, to obtain by fraud, to embezzle, fraudulent |
| ⇒ 認領 | [ rèn lǐng ] to claim (as one's property), to adopt (a child), to accept (an illegitimate child as one's own) |
| ⇒ 請領 | [ qǐng lǐng ] to apply for (a subsidy, unemployment benefit etc) |
| ⇒ 跨領域 | [ kuà lǐng yù ] interdisciplinary |
| ⇒ 遙遙領先 | [ yaó yaó lǐng xiān ] a long way in front, to lead by a wide margin |
| ⇒ 金領 | [ jīn lǐng ] gold collar, high-level senior executive, highly-skilled worker |
| ⇒ 雞心領 | [ jī xīn lǐng ] (of clothing) V-neck |
| ⇒ 頭領 | [ toú lǐng ] head person, leader |
| ⇒ 首都領地 | [ shoǔ dū lǐng dì ] capital territory, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) around Canberra 堪培拉 |
| ⇒ 首領 | [ shoǔ lǐng ] head, boss, chief |
| ⇒ 黑領噪鶥 | [ heī lǐng zaò meí ] (bird species of China) greater necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax pectoralis) |
| ⇒ 黑領椋鳥 | [ heī lǐng liáng ] (bird species of China) black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) |