| 普 | pǔ | general; popular; everywhere; universal |
| 通 | tōng | to go through; to know well; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc |
| 话 | huà | dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:种,席,句,口,番 |
| 水 | shuǐ | water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes; surname Shui |
| 平 | píng | flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平声; surname Ping |
| 测 | cè | side; to lean; to survey; to measure; conjecture |
| 试 | shì | to test; to try; experiment; examination; test |
| 普通话 | pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal |
| 测试 | cè shì | to test (machinery etc); to test (students); test; quiz; exam; beta (software) |
