| 布什 | bu4 shi2 | George W. Bush, US President 2000-2008 |
| 普京 | pu3 jing1 | Vladimir Putin (1952-), career KGB officer and politician, president of Russian Federation from 2000, prime minister from 2008 |
| 理学 | li3 xue2 | science |
| 千金 | qian1 jin1 | 1000 gold |
| 八千 | ba1 qian1 | 8000 |
| 宋楚瑜 | song4 chu3 yu2 | James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨亲民党 |
| 克勒 | ke4 le4 | Kohler |
| 夏 | xia4 | Xiamen |
| 万里 | wan4 li3 | 10000 li |
| 李登辉 | li3 deng1 hui1 | Lee Teng-hui Taiwan leader |
| 吸虫 | xi1 chong2 | fluke |
| 四千 | si4 qian1 | 4000 |
| 万户 | wan4 hu4 | ten thousand houses or households |