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Hopefully someone might find these useful. Edit, add to, and correct as necessary. :). Or split into seperate articles. They're all originally from the zhongwen LJ community, but that's not necessarily accessible in China. Either way, I've cited the post where I found them all.

Terms of Endearment

哥们 gē men - Friend, dude, buddy, man, boys

伙计 huǒ ji - Dude, buddy, man

老兄 lǎo xiōng - Dude, buddy, man

兄弟 xiōng dì - Brother, man, boys

弟兄们 dì xiōng men - Guys, dude, buddy

花花公子 huā huā gōng zǐ / 纨绔子弟 wán kù zǐdì - Dude, player, playboy, fop (Rich, younger man who doesn’t focus on work or study, just spends money on alcohol and prostitutes)

好 in prefix and suffix

好 as prefix (both as adjectival or otherwise)

(Where functions as a verb - "to be fond of" - it is pronounced "hào")

好笑 Really funny

好奇 hàoqí – Curious; inquisitive

好饿 Really hungry

好累 Really tired

好听 Good to hear

好闻 Smells good

好办 Easy to handle

好感动 Very touched

好可怜 So sad/that sucks

好兴致 Really happy

好可怕 Terrible, fearful

好奇怪 How strange

好想法 Good idea

好兴致 Really happy

好痛 It really hurts

好记 Easy to remember

好聪明 So smart

好比 Can be compared to; may be likened to; be just like

好久 A long time

好看 Attractive; good; proud; embarrassed

好处 Benefit; advantage; profit

好客 hàokè -To enjoy having guests; hospitable; friendly

好氧 Aerobic

好骑 Easy to ride

好战 hàozhàn – War-like; war-mongering

好事 hǎoshì - Good deed; hàoshì - Nosy

好恶 Likes and dislikes; taste

好歹 Right and wrong; the unthinkable; anyhow, at any rate; disaster

好多 Many

好感 Attraction

好汉 Brave man; real man

好评 High praise

好手 Expert

好手 Comfortable

好说 Be fine

好像 Apparently; seems like; as if

好学 hǎoxué - Easy to learn; hàoxué - Studious

好意 Kindness

好意思 Dare

好在 Luckily

好转 Improve

好强 Ambitious

好生 Exceedingly; properly; quite

好胜 hàoshèng - Competitive; emulative

好 as suffix

爱好 àihào - Hobby, interest

搞好 Make a good job of it; do well

办好 Get straight; make a fine job of

脾气好 Good-natured

心情好 In a good humour

处境好 Well-off

运气好 In luck

身体好 Be in good shape

良好 Good, well, strong

嗜好 shìhào - Fondness; hobby; indulgence

学好 Emulate well

正好 Just, just right; just enough; to happen to; by chance; it just so happens that

要好 Be on close terms; be close friends

Love the 可s

Negative

可鄙 kě bĭ – despicable

可怖 kě bù – horrible

可恨 kě hèn – detestable

可怜 kě lián – pitiful

可恼 kě năo – irritable

可怕 kě pà – terrible / terrifying / fearful / formidable

可欺 kě qī – gullible

可恶 kě wù – hateful / abominable

可惜 kě xī – it’s a pity / what a pity

可耻 kě chǐ – shameful / disgraceful

可恨 kě hèn – hateful / detestable

可疑 kě yí – suspicious

可悲 kě bēi – lamentable

Positive

可贵 kě guì – praiseworthy

可嘉 kě jiā – commendable

可敬 kě jìng – respectable

可靠 kě kào – reliable

可口 kě kŏu – good to eat / palatable

可吃 kě chī – edible

可食 kě shí – edible

可念 kě niàn – memorable

可亲 kě qīn – amiable

可取 kě qŭ – desirable

可笑 kě xiào – laughable / ridiculous

可行 kě xíng – feasible

可取kě qǔ – desirable

可喜 kě xǐ– makes one happy / gratifying

可意kě yì – gratifying

可身 kě shēn – fits nicely (clothes)

Neutral

可变 kě biàn – variable

可拆 kě chāi – removable / detachable

可分 kě fēn – separable

可观 kě guān – considerable

可见 kě jiàn – visible

可逆 kě nì – reversible

可燃 kě rán – flammable

可着火的 – ignitable / flammable

可调 kě tiáo – adjustable

可信 kě xìn – believable

可用 kě yòng – usable

可知 kě zhī – knowable

可兑换 – convertible

可转让 – negotiable

Ones I’m Unsure About

不可逆转 – irreversible change

可理解 – understandable

可了解 – comprehensible

可杀 – deserves to die ??? –cidal ???

可忍 – endurable ???

Exclamations / Human Sounds

啊 ā á ă à Ah, Ah!

哎āi Hey; lookout; why

哎呀āiyā Damn; Ah; My God

嗯 ēn A groaning sound

噢 ò enlightenment Oh!

哦 ó Disbelief

呃 è Hiccough

咄 duō Noise of rage, cry out in anger

呸 pēi To spit, in contempt, bah! dammit!, (very ordinary, rural slang - don't use it around people you don't know well)

嗯 ēn Expresses unexpected situation, or frustration, or disapproval e.g. 嗯!钢笔怎么不出水啦?

嗯嗯 OK, All right, Yeah, well, something is for certain 嗯,就这么办吧!

恩~~~ En – hmm… or expresses affection

奧 Ao OK, All right, Yeah

唉an interjection, to express realization or agreement (yes, oh, right, etc.), ‘sigh’ esp. when sad

哼 hēng Humph! / Huh?! – Use when you have a differing opinion to someone else

嘻嘻 xīxī hehe, giggle

哎 āi pleasant surprise

唉 ái disappointment

嗳 ǎi disagreement

嗳 ài regret

哟 yōu expressing unexpectedness

咦 yí bewilderment

喂 wèi calling attention (hello)

嘿 hēi ‘hey’ calling attention

唏 xī expressing contempt

咳 hāi aaaah! Expressing sorrow or surprise

嗨 hāi Heave ho!

嗬 hē Oh, ah Can be said with any tone, depending on the meaning

哦呀! òya Oh my!

哎哟 āiyōu Ouch!

嗷嗷 áoáo Ouch, ow

嘘嘘 xūxū Shhhh!

嘁嘁喳喳 / 叽里咕噜 qīqīchācha/jīlīgūlū jabber, chatter

呱唧 guāji clap (hands)

吧嗒 bādā click (of the tongue)

呃 è yuck!

嘿嘿 hēihēi heheh

咕噜 gūlū mumble

喃喃 nánnán mutter, murmur

曝 pū puff

阿嚏 ātì Ahhh chooo!

呼噜 hūlū Sound of snoring

喀 kā Sound of vomiting

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