Ben’s Life In China 6 Flashcards

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jiāo
【1】
NOUN
1 friend; acquaintance; friendship; relationship
2 business transaction; deal; bargain

VERB
1 hand in (or over); give up; turn over; deliver
2 (of places or periods of time) cross; meet; join
3 reach (a certain hour or season); set in; come
4 cross; intersect
5 associate with
6 have sexual intercourse
7 mate; breed

ADVERB
1 mutually; reciprocally; each other
2 together; simultaneously

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帅哥

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shuàigē
【2】
NOUN
COLLOQUIAL
handsome young man; dashing guy; smart boy
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楼下

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lóuxià
【2】
NOUN
downstairs (opp. 楼上)

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学长

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xuézhǎng
【3】
NOUN
1 
LITERARY
[term of respect for one's schoolmate who is usually in a higher grade]
2 
DATED
dean; person in charge of a faculty
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正好

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zhènghǎo
【3】
ADJECTIVE
just in time; just right; just enough

ADVERB
happen to; chance to; as it happens

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生气

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shēng//qì
【3】
VERB
take offence; get angry

NOUN
biod; vigour; vim; vitality

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jiē
【3】
VERB
1 come into contact with; come close to
2 connect; join; put together; continue
3 catch; take hold of
4 receive
5 meet; welcome
6 take over; succeed to
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过分

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guòfèn
【4】
ADJECTIVE
excessive; undue; too much; more than enough

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piàn
【4】
VERB
1 deceive; fool; hoodwink; cheat
2 cheat; swindle
VERB
swing (or leap) into the saddle; mount (a horse)
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体谅

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tǐliàng
【5】
VERB
show understanding and sympathy for; make allowances for

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la
【5】
AUXILIARY
[fusion of 了and 啊]

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遇到

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yù//dào
【5】
VERB
run into; encounter; come across

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麻烦

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máfan
【5】
ADJECTIVE
troublesome; inconvenient

NOUN
trouble; inconvenience

VERB
inconvenience sb.; trouble sb.; bother

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吵架

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chǎo//jià
【5】
VERB
quarrel; have a row; wrangle

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bèi
【5】
PREPOSITION
[used in a passive structure to introduce either the doer of the action, or the action alone]

NOUN
quilt

VERB
LITERARY
1 cover (with)
2 suffer

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cāi
【5】
VERB
1 guess; conjecture; speculate
2 suspect
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āi
【5】
INTERJECTION
1 [expressing response] yes; all right
2 [expressing sadness, weariness, regret, or disappointment] alas
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逛街

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guàngjiē
【5】
stroll around the streets; go window-shopping

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péi
【5】
VERB
1 accompany; keep sb. company
2 assist
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难处

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nán
【5】
ADJECTIVE
1 difficult; hard; troublesome (opp. 易)
2 hardly possible; unavoidable
3 bad; unpleasant

VERB
put sb. into a difficult position

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算了

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suànle
【5】
1 forget about it; let it be
2 settled

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烤鸭

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kǎoyā
【6】
NOUN
roast duck

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减肥

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jiǎn//féi
【7】
VERB
reduce weight; slim; lose weight

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蛋糕

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dàngāo
【7】
NOUN
cake

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起来

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qǐ //lai
【9】
VERB
1 stand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
2 get up; get out of bed
3 rise; arise; revolt
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mèng
【9】
NOUN
1 dream
2 fancy; illusion

VERB
dream; have a dream

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路 vs 跑 vs 跳

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Lü4 vs pao3 vs tiao4
Road vs run vs jump
【9】

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xié
【10】
NOUN
shoes

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kùn
【11】
VERB
1 be stranded; be afflicted; be hard pressed
2 surround; encircle; pin down

ADJECTIVE
tired; weary; fatigued; in straits

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邻居

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línjū
【11】
NOUN
neighbour

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派对

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pàiduì
【11】
NOUN
TRANSLITERATION COLLOQUIAL
party; gathering (usu. social)
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声音

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shēngyīn
【11】
NOUN
sound; noise; voice

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过分

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guòfèn
【11】
ADJECTIVE
excessive; undue; too much; more than enough

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精神

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jīngshen
【11】
NOUN
vigour; vitality; drive

ADJECTIVE
lively; spirited; vigorous; smart

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shuāi
【12】
VERB
fall; tumble; lose one’s balance

VERB
1 hurtle down; plunge
2 cause to fall and break; break
3 cast; throw; fling
4 
VARIANT OF 摔打1
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jiāo
【12】
NOUN
fall (as in a fall, like falling down)

37
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香蕉皮

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xiāngjiāopí
【12】
banana skin

38
Q

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huá
【12】
VERB
slip; slide

ADJECTIVE
1 slippery; smooth
2 cunning; crafty; slippery

39
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伤口

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shāngkǒu
【12】
NOUN
wound; cut

40
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废话

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fèihuà
【12】
NOUN
superfluous words; nonsense; rubbish

VERB
talk nonsense

41
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流血

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liúxuè
【12】
VERB
1 
(-//-)
lose (or shed) blood; bleed
2 
FIGURATIVE
be wounded or killed
42
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yào
【12】
NOUN
1 medicine; medication; drug; lotion
2 certain chemicals
VERB
1 
LITERARY
cure with medicine
2 kill with poison
43
Q

跌打损伤

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diēdǎ sǔnshāng
【13】
NOUN
injuries from falls, fractures, contusions and strains

44
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药剂师

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yàojìshī
【13】
pharmacist; pharmaceutist; druggist

45
Q

跌倒

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diēdǎo
【13】
VERB
fall; tumble

46
Q

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zhì
【13】
VERB
1 rule; govern; administer; manage
2 treat (a disease); cure
3 control; harness (a river)
4 wipe out (pests)
5 punish
6 study; research

ADJECTIVE
order; peace

NOUN
DATED
former seat of a local government

(Note: in lesson 13, it is used in the context of treating a wound)

47
Q

比较

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bǐ
【13】
VERB
1 compare; contrast
2 emulate; compete; match
3 gesture; gesticulate
4 
DIALECT
aim at; direct towards
5 copy; model after
6 draw an analogy; liken to; compare to
7 
LITERARY
cling to; collude with

NOUN
ratio; proportion

PREPOSITION
1 to (in a score)
2 than
3 
LITERARY
close together; next to

ADVERB
LITERARY
lately

48
Q

另外

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lìngwài
【13】
ADVERB
1 in addition; besides
2 in place of

PRONOUN
[with nouns] different; other

CONJUNCTION
in addition; besides

49
Q

创可贴

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chuàngkětiē
【13】
NOUN
PHARMACY
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster
50
Q

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【13】
NOUN
box; case

MEASURE WORD
box

51
Q

止痛药

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zhǐtòngyào
【13】
anodyne; analgesic; pain-killer

52
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晕车

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yùn//chē
【13】
VERB
have carsickness; be carsick

53
Q

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mèng
【14】
NOUN
1 dream
2 fancy; illusion

VERB
dream; have a dream

54
Q

害怕

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hàipà
【14】
VERB
be afraid; be scared

55
Q

国庆节

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guóqìngjié
【17】
NOUN
National Day (in China observed on October 1)

56
Q

放假

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fàng//jià
【17】
VERB
have a holiday (or vacation); have a day off

57
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旅游

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lǚyóu
【17】
VERB
tour; tourism

58
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付钱

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fù//qián
【18】
VERB
pay money

59
Q

便利店

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biànlìdiàn
【18】
convenience store; round-the-clock shop

60
Q

支付宝

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Zhīfùbǎo
【18】
Alipay, online payment platform

61
Q

机器

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jīqì
【18】
NOUN
machine; machinery; apparatus

62
Q

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lóu
【20】
NOUN
1 storied building; tower
2 storey; floor
3 superstructure
4 [in the names of certain kinds of shops, restaurants, etc.]
5 ornamental archway; ceremonial gateway
6 
(Lóu)
a surname
63
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奶茶

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nǎichá
【22】
NOUN
tea with milk; milk tea

64
Q

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nòng
【22】
VERB
1 play with; fool with
2 do; manage; handle; get sb. or sth. into a specified condition
3 get; fetch
4 play
65
Q

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zàng
【22】
NOUN
internal organs of the body, usu. the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys; viscera

66
Q

客气

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kèqi
【22】
ADJECTIVE
1 polite; courteous
2 modest

VERB
make polite remarks or act politely; be polite; be courteous

67
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珍珠

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zhēnzhū
【23】
NOUN
pearl

68
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珍珠奶茶

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zhēnzhūnǎichá
【23】
1 pearl milk tea
2 tapioca milk tea
3 bubble milk tea
69
Q

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táng
【23】
NOUN
1 sugar
2 sweets; candy; sweetmeats
3 
VARIANT OF 碳水化合物
carbohydrate
70
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欢迎光临

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huānyíng guānglín
【23】
welcome (to)

71
Q

乌龙

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wūlóng
【23】
ADJECTIVE
DIALECT
silly; muddled
1 black dragon
2 unexpected mistake or mishap
3 own goal (soccer)
4 oolong (tea)
5 (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon

(Used as in 乌龙茶 in chapter 23)

72
Q

菜单

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càidān
【23】
NOUN
1 menu; bill of fare
2 
COMPUTING
menu
73
Q

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tián
【23】
ADJECTIVE
1 sweet; honeyed; sugary (opp. 苦)
2 (of sleep) sound
74
Q

减肥

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jiǎn//féi
【23】
VERB
reduce weight; slim; lose weight

75
Q

扫码

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sǎomǎ
【23】
to scan a QR code or barcode

76
Q

支付

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zhīfù
【23】
VERB
pay (money); defray

77
Q

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xì
【24】
NOUN
1 system; series
2 department (in a college); faculty
3 
GEOLOGY
system
78
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学长

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xuézhǎng
【24】
NOUN
1 
LITERARY
[term of respect for one's schoolmate who is usually in a higher grade]
2 
DATED
dean; person in charge of a faculty
79
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学妹

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xuémèi
【24】
junior or younger female schoolmate

80
Q

好像

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hǎoxiàng
【27】
VERB
seem; look like

81
Q

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liáo
【27】
ADVERB
LITERARY
1 merely; just; tentatively
2 a little; slightly

VERB
COLLOQUIAL
chat; gab
(This is the meaning used in chap 27)

VERB
LITERARY
rely (or depend, draw) on

82
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之前

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zhīqián
【27】
NOUN
before; prior to; ago

83
Q

而且

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érqiě
【27】
CONJUNCTION
1 and also
2 but also
84
Q

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dài
【27】
NOUN
1 belt; girdle; ribbon; band; tape
2 tyre
3 zone; area; belt
4 
VARIANT OF 白带
MEDICINE
leucorrhoea; whites
VERB
1 take; bring; carry (this is meaning from lesson 27)
2 do sth. incidentally
3 bear; have
4 have sth. attached
5 lead; head
6 train; teach; tutor
7 look after; bring up; raise
8 drive; spur on; bring along
85
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生活

A
shēnghuó
【30】
NOUN
1 life
2 livelihood
3 
DIALECT
work (of workers, peasants, or handicraftsmen)

VERB
1 live
2 survive; exist

86
Q

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piàn
【30】
VERB
1 deceive; fool; hoodwink; cheat
2 cheat; swindle
VERB
swing (or leap) into the saddle; mount (a horse)
87
Q

刚刚

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gānggāng
【30】
ADVERB
1 just; only; exactly
2 a moment ago; just now
88
Q

唱歌

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chàng//gē
【30】
VERB
sing (a song)

89
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通宵

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tōngxiāo
【30】
NOUN
all night; the whole night; throughout the night