Ben's Life In China 4 Flashcards

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突然

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tūrán
【1】
ADJECTIVE
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
ADVERB
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
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wàng
【2】
VERB
1 forget

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lèi
【4】
ADJECTIVE
(be) tired; weary; fatigued

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sǎn
【4】
NOUN
umbrella

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bìng
【14】
NOUN
1 disease; illness; sickness
VERB
1 fall ill; be sick
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不了

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bùliǎo
【14】
unable to

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医院

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yīyuàn
【14】
NOUN
hospital

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肚子

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dùzi
【14】
NOUN
1 belly; abdomen

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téng
【14】
ADJECTIVE
ache; have a pain; be sore

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图书馆

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túshūguǎn
【15】
NOUN
library

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超市

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chāoshì
【15】
NOUN
supermarket

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xuě
【16】
NOUN
1 snow

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lěng
【16】
ADJECTIVE
1 cold; chilly (opp. 热)

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【16】
VERB
1 compare; contrast

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【16】
NOUN
Degree (as in temperature: 11 度)

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16
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零下

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língxià
【16】
below zero
(as in 零下5 度 - 5 degrees below zero)

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17
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晴天

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qíngtiān
【16】
NOUN
fine day; sunny day (clear sky)

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18
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预报

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yùbào
【16】
VERB
forecast; predict
(as in 天气预报 - weather forecast)
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19
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降温

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jiàng//wēn
【16】
METEOROLOGY
drop in temperature

20
Q

无聊

A

wúliáo
【17】
Bored, boring

21
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jiē
【19】
VERB
receive (like a phone call)

22
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马上

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mǎshàng
【19】
ADVERB
1 at once; immediately; straight away; right away

23
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【19】
PREPOSITION
[used to shift the object ahead of the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression]
(Used in the text as 把手机关了吧, meaning “Turn off your phone”)

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急事

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jíshì
【19】
NOUN
urgent matter

25
Q

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děi
【19】
VERB
COLLOQUIAL
1 need
26
Q

没办法

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méi bànfǎ
【19】
VERB
COLLOQUIAL
can do nothing about it; can't help it; there is no way out
27
Q

作业

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zuòyè
【20】
NOUN
school assignment; homework

28
Q

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duī
【20】
NOUN
1 heap; pile; stack
VERB
pile up; heap up; stack
(Used in place of “make” when talking about building a snowman, as in 我们去堆雪人吧!)
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雪人

A
xuěrén
【20】
NOUN
1 snowman
2 Abominable Snowman, the Yeti
30
Q

女孩

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nǚhái
【21】
1 girl

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Q

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xiào
【21】
VERB
1 smile; laugh

32
Q

单眼皮

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dānyǎnpí
【21】
NOUN
single-edged eyelid

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双眼皮

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shuāngyǎnpí
【21】
NOUN
double(-edged) eyelids

34
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而且

A
érqiě
【23】
CONJUNCTION
1 and also
2 but also
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总是

A

zǒngshì
【23】
always

36
Q

来着

A

láizhe
【12】
COLLOQUIAL
[at the end of affirmative sentences or special questions, indicating a past action or state]

37
Q

生气

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shēng//qì
【25】
VERB
take offence; get angry

38
Q

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la
【25】
AUXILIARY
[fusion of 了and 啊]
sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
39
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重要

A

zhòngyào
【25】
ADJECTIVE
important; significant; major

40
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当然

A

dāngrán
【25】
ADVERB
without doubt; certainly; of course

41
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努力

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nǔlì
【25】
VERB
make great efforts; try hard; exert oneself

42
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放鸽子

A

fànggēzi
【28】
To stand somebody up
(Literally, to release a pigeon)

43
Q

看起来

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kànqǐlai
【28】
1 seemingly
2 apparently
3 looks as if
4 appear to be
44
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yǎng
【28】
raise; keep; grow

45
Q

爽约

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shuǎngyuē
【28】
fail to keep an appointment; break an appointment

46
Q

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nào
【28】
tease; crack jokes

47
Q

心情

A

xīnqíng
【28】
NOUN
frame (or state) of mind; mood