Integrated Chinese Level 2 Review Ch. 1 - 20 Flashcards
餐館兒
cānguǎnr - to worry
噢
ō - Oh!
同事
tóng shì - colleague; co- worker
根本
gēnběn - at all; simply
杀
shā - to kill
市场
shì chǎng - market
演唱会
yǎnchànghuì - (n) vocal concert
现象
xiàn xiàng - phenomenon; appearance
人材
rén cái - - person of ability; integrity and talent
非。。。不可
fēi…bù kě - nothing but … would do
交朋友
jiāopéngyou - to make friends
热水器
rè shuǐ qì - water heater
管理学院
guǎn lǐxué yuàn - school of management
辣
là - spicy
机会
jī huì - opportunity
台
tái - mw for stories of a building
垃圾
lājī - garbage; trash
同意
tóngyì - to agree
说不定
shuōbudìng - perhaps; maybe
贷款
dài kuǎn - loan; to provide a loan
来往
lái wǎng - to come and go; to have dealings with
出发
Chū fā - to set out; to depart
由
yóu - by
要么。。。要么。。。
yào me…yào me… - either…or…
敢
gǎn - to dare
校外
xiàowài - off campus
看法
kànfă - point of view
随便
suí biàn - casual; careless; to do as one pleases
工厂
gōng chǎng - factory
开朗
kāi lǎnɡ - extroverted; open and sunny in disposition
不必
búbì - need not
利用
lì yòng - to use; to utilize; to take advantage of; to exploit
攒
zǎn - to accumulate; to hoard; to sae to scrape together
砍
kǎn - to cut; to chop
尊重
zūn zhòng - to value (something
吸烟
xī yān - to smoke a cigarette
申请
shēn qǐng - to apply (for admission to a school; for a job)
包括
bāo kuò - to include; to consist of
肯定
kěn dìng - definitely
哈
hā - imitating laughter
表哥
biǎo gē - older male cousin of a different surname
规定
guī dìng - to regulate; to specify; rules and regulations; provisions
打呼噜
dǎ hū lu - to snore
低
dī - low
资料
zīliào - material
归来
guī lái - to return; to come back
瓶装水
píng zhuāng shuǐ - bottled water
大理
Dàlǐ - Dali
存
cún - to save up
地道
dìdao - resteraunt
乒乓球
Pīng Pāng qiú - Ping-Pong; table tennis
政府
zhèng fǔ - government
瑜伽
yú jiā - yoga
冰燈 (冰灯)
Bīngdēng - ice lantern
想像
xiǎng xiàng - to imagine; to visualize; imagination
一次性
yī cì xìng - one_ time
中
zhōng - to fit exactly; to hit
闹别扭
nào bièniu - to have a small conflict; to be at odds (with someone)
站
zhàn - station; stop; to stand
逐渐
zhú jiàn - gradually; little by little
系
(xì) - academic department
之间
zhī jiān - between; among
同酬
tóng chóu - equal pay
顿
dùn - (measure word for meals)
好看
hǎokàn - nice-looking
香
xiāng - fragrant
深圳
Shēnzhèn - Shenzhen
对面
duì miàn - opposite side
標準
biāozhǔn - criterion; standard
購物
gòuwù - to shop
妻管严
qī guǎn yán - wife controls (her husband) strictly
经常
jīng cháng - often
经理
jīng lǐ - manager
上衣
shàng yī - upper outer garment; jacket
法国
fǎ guó - France
粽子
zòng zi - pyramid- shaped dumplings of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
国家
guó jiā - country; nation
签
qiān - to sign; to autograph
稳定
wěn dìng - stable; steady; to stabilize; to be steady
餐具
cān jù - eating utensils; tableware
团
tuán - group
叫
jiào - to make (someone do something)
家长
jiā zhǎng - the parent or guardian of a child
河
hé - river
流
liú - class; level; rank; category
意见
yì jiàn - opinion
海洋
hǎi yáng - sea and oceans; the ocean
性格
xìnggé - character; personality
从来
cóng lái - from past till present; always; at all times
望子成龙
wàng zǐ chéng lóng - hope for one’s son to be successful
干杯
gān bēi - to drink a toast; cheers!; bottoms up
盒饭
hé fàn - box lunch
省会
shěng huì - provincial capital
主要
zhǔ yào - main / principal / major / primary
相处
xiāng chù - to get along,to interact
孙中山
sūn zhōng shān - Sun Yat-sen
高中
gāozhōng - senior high school
有益
yǒu yì - beneficial: useful
儿童
ér tóng - child
跌
diē - to fall
福
fú - blessing; good fortune
皇帝
huáng dì - Emperor
风险
fēng xiǎn - risk; danger; hazard
游戏
yóu xì - game
以来
yǐ lái - situation; condition; circumstances
指导
zhǐdǎo - to guide; guidance
能力
néng lì - ability; capacity; competence
口水
kǒushuǐ - saliva
代
dài - to replace; to substitute
庆祝
qìng zhù - to celebrate
意思
yì si - meaning
等
děng - and so forth; etc.
郁闷
yù mèn - gloomy; depressed
永远
yǒng yuǎn - always; forever
门
mén - MW for academic courses
爬山
pá shān - to hike in the mountains: to climb mountains
偶尔
ǒu’ěr - occasionally
逗
dòu - to tease; to play with; amusing
幽默
yōu mò - humorous
新闻
xīnwén - news
知音
zhīyīn - someone who truly understands; soulmate
好处
hǎochu - advantage; benefit
挣钱
zhēng qián - to earn money; to make money
活字印刷
huó zì yìn shuā - moveable-type printing; letterpress
严重
yánzhòng - serious, grave
消息
xiāo xi - news; message; information
卡拉 OK
kǎ lā OK - karaoke
於是
yúshì - therefore
金融
jīnróng - finance; banking
T恤衫
tīxùshān - t-shirt
活力
huó lì - vitality; energy
良好
liánghǎo - good
社会
shè huì - society
古老
gǔ lǎo - ancient; old
销售
xiǎo shòu - to sell; to market
想法
xiǎng fǎ - idea; opinion
嫩
nèn - tender
櫃子
guìzi - cabinet
推销
tuī xiāo - to market; to promote the sale (of goods/merchandise)
贡献
gòng xiàn - to contribute; to devote; contribution
家教
jiājiào - tutor
塑料袋
sù liào dài - plastic bag
抵押
dǐ yā - to mortage
貧
pín - glib
四季如春
sì jì rú chun - it’s like spring all year
舊
jiù - old
暖气
nuǎn qì - heating
电视剧
diàn shì jù - TV drama; TV series
等于
děng yú - to equal; to be equivalent to; to amount to
衛生紙
wèishēngzhǐ - toilet paper
引起
yǐn qǐ - to give rise to ; to lead to
单位
dān wèi - unit
开学
kāixué - to start school
一向
Yī xiàng - all along; the whole time; constantry
研究生
yán jiū shēng - graduate student
除夕
chú xī - Chinese New Year’s Eve
末
mò - end
缺点
quē diǎn - shortcoming; defect; weakness
负担
fù dān - burden
心事
xīnshì - something weighing on one’s mind
知识
zhī shi - intellectual / knowledge-related / knowledge
表演
biǎo yǎn - to perform; to act; performance
妻子
qī zi - wife
开玩笑
kāi wánxiào - to crack a joke; to joke around
正月
zhēng yuè - first month of the lunar year; first moon
面熟
miàn shú - familiar-looking
体贴
tǐ tiē - to care for; to be considerate of (someone)
巴西
Bā xī - Brazil
油
yóu - oily
原来
yuánlái - as a matter of fact; original; former
锻炼
duàn liàn - to exercise; to work out; to undergo physical traiing
套装
tào zhuāng - suit; a set of matching outer gatments
哈爾濱 (哈尔滨)
Hā’ěrbīn - Harbin
地位
dì wèi - since
道理
dàoli - reason
可怕
kě pà - awful; terrible; fearful
谈
tán - to talk; to discuss
比如
bǐrú - for example
老是
lǎo shi - always
减少
jiǎn shǎo - to reduce; to decrease; to lessen
姐妹
jiě mèi - sisters; female friends or co- workers who share a sister- like bond
方面
fāng miàn - aspect; respect
交
jiāo - to hand over
超市
chāo shì - supermarket
盖
gài - to build; to construct
接风
jiē fēng - to give a welcome dinner for a visitor from afar
抱怨
bào yuàn - complain / grumble
指南针
zhǐ nán zhēn - Compass
嫂子
sǎo zi - (informal
沙漠
shā mò - desert
擺
bǎi - to put
外卖
wài mài - take out
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān - the people think of food as important as heaven
身材
shēn cái - stature; figure
掛
guà - to hang (up)
倍
bèi - measure word for times by which something is multiplied
啊
á - eh? what? [See Language Note 5.]
纷纷
fēn fēn - one after another; in succession
矛盾
máo dùn - contradiction; contradictorys conflicting
其中
qí zhōng - among which/whom; in which/whom; of which/whom
实际上
shí jì shàng - actually; in fact; in reality
回答
huí dá - to reply; to answer
味道
wèidao - flavor
部
bù - part; section
真心
zhēnxīn - sincere; wholehearted
被子
bèizi - comforter
文章
wénzhāng - essay; article;paper
棟
dòng - mw of buildings
咕噜
gū lū - rumbling sound
硬
yìng - hard
农村
nóng cūn - countryside; village; rural area
污染
wū rǎn - to pollute; to contaminate; pollution; contamination
旅遊 (旅游)
lǚ yóu - to travel
比分
bǐ fēn - score
网站
wǎngzhàn - web site
继续
jì xù - to continue; to go on with
感觉
gǎnjué - feeling; sense perception; to feel; to perceive;
零食
líng shí - snacks; nibbles
门票
mén piào - admission ticket; admission fee
本来
běn lái - original; originally; at first
帮助
bāngzhù - to help
涨
zhǎng - ( of water; priese; tec.) to rise to surge to go up
往往
wǎng wǎng - more often than not
不如
bùrú - inferior to
平原
píng yuán - field / plain
火
huǒ - thriving; flourishing; fire; flame
千万
qiān wàn - by all means; absolutely must
墙
qiáng - wall
而已
ér yǐ - and no more
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng - food; clothing; shelter; and transportation; basic necessities of life
太阳能
tài yáng néng - solar energy; solar power
空調
kōngtiáo - air conditioning
兵马俑
bīng mǎ yǒng - Terracotta warriors and horses
價錢
jiàqian - price
习惯
xí guàn - habit; to be accustomed to
开放
kāi fàng - Opening-Up
美
měi - beautiful; good
困难
kùn nán - difficulty; difficult
减轻
jiǎn qīng - to lessen
优点
yōu diǎn - merit; strong point; advantagw
总
zǒng - general; chief
男子
nán zǐ - man; male
中华民国
zhōng huá mín guó - Republic of China
态度
Tàidu - attitude
故事
gù shi - story; tale
脚步
jiǎo bù - footstep
杂志
zázhì - magazine
交通
jiāo tōng - transportation; traffic
造成
zào chéng - to cause; to give rise to
声音
shēng yīn - sound; voce
碰见
pèng - jiàn - to run into; to bump into
地球
dì qiú - the earth; the globe
跨国
kuà guó - transnational; multinational
心情
xīn qíng - mood
转
zhuǎn - to turn; to shift; to change
秦始皇
qín shǐ huáng - First Emperor of the Qin dynasty
安全
ānquán - safe
屋子
wū zi - room
钥匙
yào shi - key
拥抱
yōng bào - to embrace; to hug
海
hǎi - ocean / sea
否则
fǒu zé - otherwise
出版
chū bǎn - to publish
過節 (过节)
guò jié - to celebrate a festival/holiday
零用钱
líng yòng qián - allowance; spending money
到底
dàodǐ - what on earth; what in the world; in the end
清淡
qīngdàn - light in flavor
公共场所
gōng gòng chǎng suǒ - public place
早晨
zǎo chen - morning; early morning
结束
jié shù - to end; to finish
要不是
yào bú shì - if it were not for; but for
太阳
tài yáng - sun
学有所成
xué yǒu suó chéng - to have achieved academic success
只
zhī - (measure word for one of certain paired things and some animals)
国外
guó wài - overseas; abroad
海外
hǎi wài - overseas; abroad
翻译
fānyì - translation; to translate; interpreter
周
zhōu - week
诗人
shī rén - Poet
背景
bèijǐng - background
取之不尽
qǔ zhī bú jìn - (of resources) inexhaustible
不断
búduàn - continuously
讨论
tǎo lùn - to discuss
传统
chuán tǒng - tradition; traditional
房东
fáng dōng - landlord or landlady
酒
jiǔ - alcohol; liquor
陌生
mò shēng - unfamiliar; strange; unknown
饱
bǎo - full; satiated (after a meal)
不停
bùtíng - continuously; incessantly
家务
jiā wù - household chores; household duties
自由
zìyóu - freedom; free
汉朝
hàn cháo - Han dynasty
端午节
duān wǔ jié - Dragon Boat Festival
欧洲
ōu zhōu - Europe
钢琴
gāng qín - piano
弓
gōng - bow
而
ér - conjunction to connect two clauses
菠菜
bōcài - spinach
文具
wénjù - daily necessities
搬家
bān jiā - to move house
研究
yánjiū - v study; research; consider; discuss
其他
qí tā - other
借
jiè - to borrow; to lend
出门
chū mén - to go out; to leave home
加油
jiā yóu - to make an extra effort; to work harder; to refuel
稅
shuì - tax
春节
chūn jié - Spring festival; Chinese New Year
突然
tū rán - sudden; unexpected
方式
fāng shì - way; method
意大利
Yì dà lì - Italy
思考
sī kǎo - to think deeply; to ponder over; contemplation; cogiration
队
duì - a row or line of people; column; (measure word for teams and lines)
只好
zhǐhǎo - to be forced to
感恩节
gǎn ēn jié - Thanksgiving
帮忙
bāng máng - to help
经验
jīng yàn - to experience / experience
冠军
guàn jūn - champion; first place in a competition
塔
tǎ - tower; pagoda-shaped structure
满
mǎn - Full
留學生
liúxuéshēng - student studying abroad
考慮
kǎolù - to consider
游客
yóu kè - tourist
纪念品
jì niàn pǐn - souvenir; keepsake; memento
大人
dàren - adult
生活
shēng huó - life / activity / to live
全
quán - entire; whold; complete; completely
海归
hǎi guī - sea tutrle
嘛
ma - (particle used to emphasize the obvious)
建筑
jiàn zhù - architecture; to build
演员
yǎn yuán - actor; actress; performer
熬夜
áo yè - to stay up late or all night; to burn the midnight oil
解释
jiě shì - to explain
牌子
páizi - brand
科
kē - a branch of academic or vocational study
不仅
bù jǐn - not only
平等
píng děng - equal; equality
说服
shuō fú - to persuade; to convince
只要
zhǐ yào - only if; as long as
经济
jīng jì - economy / economics
以
yǐ - with [See Grammar3.]
满意
mǎn yì - to be satisfied; to be pleased
句
jù - a measure word for sentences
風景 (风景)
fēng jǐng - scenery / landscape
讨厌
tǎo yàn - to dislike; to loathe; disgusting; disagreeable
总
zǒng - always
面
miàn - noodles
车厢
chē xiāng - railway carriage
其实
qíshí - actually
道歉
dàoqiàn - to apologize
文学
wénxué - literature
企业
qǐ yè - enterprise; business; company; firm
顺利
shùn lì - smooth; successful; without a hitch
重要
zhòngyào - important
压力
yā lì - pressure
使
shǐ - to make; to cause; to have someone do something [See Grammar 4.]
筒
tǒng - thick tube shaped object
表现
biǎo xiàn - to display; to manifest; performance; manifestation
产品
chǎn pǐn - product; merchandise
建议
jiàn yì - to suggest; suggestion
公平
gōng píng - fair; just; impartial; equitable
舅妈
jiù mā - wife of of mother’s brother
毕竟
bì jìng - after all; all in all; in the final analysis; when all is said and done [See Grammar 2.]
赢
yíng - to win
門
mén - door
保护
bǎo hù - to protect: to safeguard
利息
lì xī - interest
队员
duì yuán - team member
烧
shāo - to burn; to set fire to; to cook
甚至
shènzhì - even
家庭
jiā tíng - family; household
河流
hé liú - river
分别
fēn bié - separately; respectively; to part from each other
老外
lǎo wài - foreigner
迷
mí - fan; to be infatuated with
贸易
mào yì - trade
记载
Jì zǎi - to put down in writing; to record; record; account
口味
kǒuwèi - taste; dietary preference
亮
liàng - bright; light
学位
xué wèi - academic degree
保留
bǎo liú - to remain as before; to retain
小学
xiǎoxué - elementary school
得病
dé bìng - to fall ill; to contract a disease
修
xiū - to build; to repair; to mend; to fix
欠
qiàn - to owe
变
biàn - to change
孔子
kǒng zǐ - Confucius
火药
huǒ yào - Gunpowder
节日
jié rì - holiday; festival
不见得
bù jiàn de - not necessarily
感情
gǎn qíng - feeling; emotion; affection
竟(然)
jìng (rán) - unexpectedly; contrary to one’s expectation [See Grammar 1.]
输
shū - to lost; to be defeated
适应
shì yìng - adapt
者
zhě - -er; -ist
总之
zǒngzhī - in short; in brief
退休
tuì xiū - to retire
烘乾機
hōnggānjī - washing machine
灯笼
dēng long - lantern
剩余
shèng yú - to be left over; surplts
举
jǔ - to lift; to raise
老百姓
lǎo bǎi xìng - common folk; (ordinary) people
拉
là - to leave something behind
日用品
rìyòngpǐn - in a few days
省吃
shěng chī - to be frugal ( with food and other living expenses)
童年
tóng nián - childhood
先进
xiān jìn - advanced
留下
liú (xia - to leave behind; to stay behind
历史
lìshǐ - history
丽江
Lìjiāng - Lijiang
旗袍
qí páo - chi-pao; mandarin gown
舅舅
jiù jiu - mother’s brother; maternal uncle
握手
wò shǒu - to shake hands ; to clasp hands
展厅
zhǎn tīng - exhibition hall; gallery
超过
chāo guò - to surpass; to exceed
收入
shōurù - income
大多
dà duō - for the most part / many / most / the greater part / mostly
画画儿
huàhuàr - to draw (a picture
孙子
sūn zi - son’s son; grandson
哎呀
āiyā - gosh
能源
néng yuán - energy: energy source
英语
Yīngyǔ - English language
麻将
má jiàng - mahjong
整天
zhěng tiān - all day long
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng - completely; thoroughly
家鄉 (家乡)
jiā xiāng - hometown / native place
结婚
jié hūn - to marry / to get married
合同
hé tong - agreement; contract
成为
chéng wéi - to become; to turn into
雞
jī - chicken
丢三落四
diū sān là sì - scatterbrained; forgetful
干吗
gàn má - why; why on earth; whatever for
学分
xué fēn - academic credit
反对
fǎn duì - to fight against / to oppose / to be opposed to / opposition
出生
chū shēng - to be born
有用
yǒu yòng - useful
终于
zhōng yū - at last; in the end; finally; eventually
相信
xiāng xìn - to believe; to trust
进步
jìn bù - to make progress; progressive
段
duàn - (measure word for section; segment;or part)
牙膏
yágāo - toothpaste
少數 (少数)
shǎo shù - small number / few / minority
新鮮
xīnxian - fresh
选择
xuǎn zé - to select / to pick / to choose / to make a choice
天津
Tiānjīn - Tianjin
丝绸
sī chóu - silk; silk fabric
营养
yíng yǎng - nutrition; nourishment
主意
zhúyi - idea
进入
jìn rù - to enter; to get into
省下来
shěng xià lai - to save (time; money)
记仇
jìchóu - to bear a grudge; to harbor resentment
枕头
zhěn tou - pillow
不得了
bù dé liǎo - extremely; exceedingly; couldn’t be more
吹
chuī - to end a relationship; to blow
昆明
Kūnmíng - Kunming (capital of Yunnan Province
教育
jiàoyù - education; to educate
完全
wán quán - complete / whole / totally / entirely
奇怪
qí guài - strange; odd
劝
quàn - to persuade; to advise; to urge
層
céng - to wash
联系
lián xì - to contact; to get in touch; connection; relation
并
bìng - actually; definitely
人口
rén kǒu - population
风俗
fēng sú - custom
软件
ruǎn jiàn - software
搞
gǎo - to do; to carry on; to be engaged in
适合
shìhé - to suit
害
hài - to cause trouble; to do harm to
主义
zhǔ yì - …
十分
shífēn - very
出差
chū chāi - to be away on official business or on a business trip
饯行
jiàn xíng - to give a farewell dinner
吸引
xī yǐn - to attract; to draw; to fascinate
物美價廉
wù měi jià lián - attractive goods at inexpensive price
家
jiā - (measure word for families and commercial establishments such as restaurants; hotels; shops; companies; etc)
毯子
tǎnzi - blanket
分享
fēn xiǎng - to share (joy; happiness; benefit; etc.)
吓人
xià rén - scary; frightening
书本
shū běn - book
月饼
yuè bǐng - moon cake
清蒸
qīngzhēng - to steam
发展
fā zhǎn - to develop
善于
shàn yú - be good at ; be adept in
发明
fā míng - Invention; to invent
供
gōng - to provide; to support financially
上班
shàng bān - to go to work; to start work; to be on duty
红包
hóng bāo - red envelope containing money to be given as a gift
关
guān - to close; to turn off
选
xuǎn - to choose
投资
tóu zī - to invest( money); (financial) investment
化学
huàxué - chemistry
互相
hù xiāng - mutually; each other; reciprocally
馬路
mǎlù - dryer
倒
dào - to turn upside down; to go backwards
美丽
měi lì - beautiful
诗
shī - Poetry; poem
老年
lǎo nián - old age
世纪
shì jì - century
尝
cháng - to taste
正好
zhènghǎo - coincidentally
接近
jiē jìn - to be close to
民族
mín zú - nationality / ethnic group
秦朝
qín cháo - Qin dynasty
回
huí - measure word for frequency of an action
一般
yìbān - road
不堪设想
bù kān shè xiǎng - ( of consequences) too ghastly to contemplate; unimaginable; extremely bad or dangerous
理解
lǐ jiě - to comprehend / understanding / comprehension / to understand
地理
dìlǐ - geography
团圆
tuán yuán - to reunite( as a family)
牛仔褲
niúzǎikù - jeans
面積 (面积)
miànjī - area; dimension
优秀
yōu xiù - outstanding; excellent
旅客
lǚ kè - passenger; voyager; traveler
通知
tōng zhī - notice; to notify; to inform
热闹
rè nào - (of a place or a scene) lively; buzzing with excitement; bustling with activity
重视
zhòng shì - to attach importance to; to think much of
火锅
huǒ guō - hotpot
软
ruǎn - soft
后果
hòu guǒ - consequence; fallout; aftermath
洗
xǐ - stationary
夫子庙
fū zǐ miào - Temple of Confucius
的确
dí què - indeed
一帶 (一带)
yí dài - neighboring area; area around a place; region / district
難道
nándào - Do you mean
咱們
zánmen - we; us
轻松
qīngsōng - light; relaxed
洗衣機
xǐyījī - mw for machines
毛巾
máojīn - towel
純棉
chúnmián - pure cotton
幸苦
xīn kǔ - hard; strenuous; toilsome ; laborious; to work ; hard; to go to trouble
煤
méi - coal
散步
sàn bù - to take a walk; to go for a walk
姑妈
gū mā - father’s sister
清朝
qīng cháo - Qing Dynasty
显得
xiǎn de - to appear (to be); to seem
值得
zhí (dé) - worthy; worthwhile
街
jiē - street
余
yú - to surplus; to spare
报名
bào míng - to sign up; to register
唐朝
táng cháo - Tang Dynasty
存款
cún kuǎn - bank savings
解决
jiějué - to solve; to resolve
雲南 (云南)
Yúnnán - Yunnan
無論
wúlùn - regardless of
统一
tǒng yī - to unify; to unite; unified; centralized
迟到
chí dào - to arrive late
著急
zháojí - really
博物馆
bó wù guǎn - museum
价格
jià gé - price
上瘾
shàng yǐn - to become addicted
补充
bǔ chōng - to supplement; to replenish
到處 (到处)
dào chù - all around/all over; in all places / everywhere
湿
shī - wet
留学
liú xué - to study abroad
因此
yīn cǐ - so; therefore; for this reason; consequently
鞭炮
biān pào - firecracker
成功
chéng gōng - to succeed; successful
孙女
sūn nü - son’s daughter; granddaughter
寄
jì - to mail
不是。。。而是。。。
búshì… érshì - it is not… But
省钱
shěngqián - to save money; to economize
過幾天
guò jǐ tiān - authentic
厉害
lì hai - terrible / formidable / serious / devastating / tough / capable / sharp / severe / fierce
消费
xiāo fèi - to consume
鹹
xián - salty
赔
péi - to lose( money; etc.); to suffer a loss in a deal
筷子
kuài zi - chopsticks
未婚妻
wèi hūn qī - fiancee
改革
gǎi gé - to reform and open up; Reform and
短
duǎn - short
基础
jī chǔ - foundation; basis
做法
zuò fǎ - way of doing things / a regular practice / a behavior
网络
wǎngluò - network / internet
南京
Nánjīng - Nanjing
新生
xīn shēng - new student
好在
hǎo zài - fortunately; luckily
受到
shòu dào - to receive
一會兒
yíhuìr - in a moment; a little while
科学
kē xué - science; scientific; rational
云
yún - cloud
山
shān - mountain
回收
huí shōu - to recycle
友谊
yǒu yì - friendship; companionship; fellowship
奖学金
jiǎngxuéjīn - scholarship money
难怪
nánguài - no wonder
船
chuán - a boat / vessel / ship
睡眠
shuì mián - sleep
技术
jì shù - Technology; technique
受不了
shòu bù liǎo - cannot take it; unbearable
赚钱
Zhuànqián - make money
門口
ménkǒu - doorway
动作
dòng zuò - movement; action
空气
kōng qì - air; atmosphere
條件 (条件)
tiáo jiàn - condition / prerequisite / factor
决定
juédìng - decision; to decide
丈夫
zhàng fu - husband
银行
yínháng - bank
高原
gāo yuán - plateau
电影院
diànyǐngyuàn - movie theater
骑
qi - to ride
恐怕
kǒngpà - I think perhaps
現金
xiànjīn - cash
西方
xī fāng - the West
不管
bù guǎn - no matter; regardless of
拍
pāi - to take pictures; to shoot film; to clap; to pat
年夜饭
nián yè fàn - Chinese New year’s Eve dinner
事业
shìyè - enterprise; undertaking
叫
jiào - to order
答应
dāying - to agree (to do something); to promise; to answer
夫妻
fū qī - husband and wife; couple
出现
chū xiàn - to appear; to arise; to emerge
了解
liǎo jiě - to understand; to know about; to be informed
千千万万
qiān qiān wàn wàn - thousands upon thousands
马虎
mǎhu - careless; perfunctory; mediocre
浪费
làng fèi - to waste; to squander; wasteful
度
dù - ( measure wod for degree of temperature; heat; hardness; humidity; etc.)
地形
dì xíng - topography / terrain / landform
流
liú - to flow
同工
tóng gōng - equal pay for equal work
拜年
bài nián - to wish somebody a happy Chinese New Year; to pay a Chinese New Year’s call
真的
zhēn de - generally
薪水
xīn shuǐ - salary; pay; wages
女性
nǚ xìng - female gender; woman
墨西哥
Mòxīgē - Mexico
合
hé - to combine; to join
熟悉
shú xi - to know something or someone well; to be familiar with; familiar
圈
quān - circle; to encircle; to mark with a circle
接着
jiē zhe - to follow; to continue
餐巾
cānjīn - napkin
事情
shìqing - thing; matter
毛衣
máoyī - woolen sweater
温度
wēn dù - temperature
推
tuī - to push ; to shove
至于
zhì yú - as for; as to
移民
yímín - to migrate / an immigrant
快餐
kuài cān - fast food; quick meal
幸福
xìng fú - happy; happines
菜單
càidān - menu
学院
xué yuàn - college; academy; institute
黄河
Huánghé - Yellow river
游览
yóu lǎn - to go sightseeing; to tour; excursion
免费
miǎn fèi - free of charge
妇女
fù nǚ - position; status
自然
zì rán - nature / natural / naturally
进行
jìn xíng - to carry on; to carry out; to conduct
讲
jiǎng - to speak; to tell
可靠
kě kào - dependable
芥蘭
jièlán - Chinese broccoli
发电
fā diàn - to generate electricity
小吃
xiǎo chī - small and inexpensive dishes; snacks
元宵
yuán xiāo - night of the fifteenth of the first lunar month; sweet dumplings made of glutinous rive flour
同屋
tóngwū - roommate
轻女
qīng nǜ - women
像
xiàng - such as
健身房
jiàn shēn fáng - fitness center; gym
树
shù - tree
股市
gǔ shì - stock market
建立
jiàn lì - to build; to establish
来不及
lái bu jí - not have enough time to do something; too late to do something
录用
lù yòng - to take someone on staff; to employ
石油
shí yóu - petroleum; oli
某
mǒu - certain; some; an indefinite person or thing [See Grammar 1.]
众人
zhòng rén - everybody; the crowd
分手
fēnshǒu - to breakup; to part company
文字
wén zì - characters; written form of a language
李白
lǐ bái - Li Bai; Li Po(701-762 CE)
职业
zhí yè - occupation; profession; vocation
晴
qíng - sunny
晚会
wǎn huì - evening gathering; soiree
将来
jiānglái - future
下载
xiàzài - to download
发生
fā shēng - to happen; to occur; to take place
時髦
shímáo - fashionable
难吃
Nán chī - not tasty
石头
shí tou - stone; rock; pebble
读书
dú shū - to attend school; to study; to read aloud
参观
cān guān - to visit; to look around
可见
kě jiàn - it is obvious that; it can be seen that
世界
shì jiè - world
廣州 (广州)
Guǎngzhōu - Guangzhou
自行车
zì xíng chē - bicycle
造纸
zào zhǐ - to make paper
卧铺
wò pù - sleeping berth or hunk on a train
亲眼
qīn yǎn - (to see) with one’s own eyes
称呼
chēng hu - term of address; to address as
火車 (火车)
huǒ chē - train
赞成
zàn chéng - to approve
关系
guān xì - relation; relationship; connection
增加
zēng jiā - to increase; to add
李文
Lǐ Wén - (a personal name)
认为
rèn wéi - to believe / to think / to consider / to feel
理财
lǐ cái - to manage money
设计
shè jì - plan / design / to design / to plan
管
guǎn - to control; to manage; to mind; to care about
心
xīn - heart; mind
毕业
bìyè - to graduate
随手
suí shǒu - without extra effort or motion; conveniently
结果
jié guǒ - as a result
排
pái - to line up; row; line; (measure word for rows)
之
zhī - (literary counterpart of 的)
集中
jí zhōng - to concentrate / to centralize / to focus / centralized / concentrated / to put together
提
tí - to mention; to bring up
与
yǔ - and; with [See Grammar 2.]
饮食
yǐn shí - diet; food and drink
工学院
gōng xué yuàn - school of engineering
博士
bó shì - doctor / court academician (in feudal China
年轻
nián qīng - young
長江 (长江)
Chángjiāng - Yangtze River
生气
shēng qì - to get angry
叫做
jiào zuò - to be called; to be known as
时代
shídài - era; age
严肃
yán sù - stern; serious
难过
nán guò - sad; hard to bear
客人
kè rén - guest; visitor
新疆
Xīnjiāng - Xinjiang
树林
shù lín - woods; forest
教授
jiàoshòu - Professor
美满
měi mǎn - (adj
急忙
jí máng - hastily; in a hurry
博客
bó kè - blog
文明
wén míng - civilization; civilized
尽可能
jǐn kě néng - as much as possible
校内
xiàonèi - on campus
享受
xiǎng shòu - to enjoy; enjoyment; pleasure
部分
Bù fèn - portion; part
即使
jí shǐ - even if
减肥
jiǎn féi - to lose weight
服装
fú zhuāng - clothing; apparel
危机
wēi jī - crisis
吵架
chǎo jià - to quarrel
影响
yǐngxiǎng - to influence; to have an impact; influence
几乎
jī hū - almost
变化
biàn huà - change; to change
大男子
dà nán zǐ - male chauvinism
茶馆
chá guǎn - teahouse
笔
bǐ - ( measure word for sums for money)
餐
cān - meal
侄女
zhí nǚ - brother’s daughter
宫殿
gōng diàn - Palace
朝代
cháo dài - dynasty
比较
bǐ jiào - compare; comparatively
老太太
lǎo tài tài - elderly lady
环境
huán jìng - environment; surroundings
省
shěng - province; frugal / save / to omit / to leave out / to save (money
计时
jì shí - to count time
哲学
zhéxué - philosophy
节约
jié yuē - to economiz: to save: to conserve
初
chū - first
洗衣粉
xǐyīfěn - laundry powder
宋朝
sòng cháo - Song Dynasty
数字
shùzì - numeral; figure; digit
模范
mó fàn - exemplary; model; fine examlpe
既然
jì rán - since; as; now that [See Grammar 3.]
緯度 (纬度
wěidù - latitude
特色
tè sè - distinguishing feature or quality; characteristic
辆
liàng - measure word for vehicles
校友
xiào yǒu - schoolfellow; alumni
发达
fā dá - Developed; flourishing; to develop
番
fān - measure word for type or kind
贴
tiē - to paste; to glue
发财
fā cái - to get rich; to make a fortune
放心
fàng xīn - to feel relieved; to be at ease
太极拳
tài jí quán - tai chi; a from of traditional Chinese shadow boxing
算
suàn - to count as ; to be considered as
質量
zhìliàng - quality
乖
guāi - (of children) obedient; well-behaved
注意
zhù yì - to pay attention to; attention
衣櫃
yīguì - wardrobe
安排
ān pái - to arrange / to plan / to set up
领导
lǐng dǎo - to lead; to exercise leadership; leadership; leader
摄氏
shè shì - Celsius; centigrade
元宵节
yuán xiāo jié - Lantern Festival
扔
rēng - to throw; to toss to throw away
农历
nóng lì - traditional Chinese lunar calendar; lit “agricultural calendar”
接受
jiē shòu - to accept; to take on; to undertake
硕士
shuòshì - Master degree
坟墓
fén mù - grave; tomb
聚会
jù huì - to get together; to congregate; party; get-together; social gathering
景點 (景点)
jǐngdiǎn - scenic spots
风
fēng - wind
需要
xūyào - to need
关照
guān zhào - to take care of; to look after
革命
gé mìng - Revolution
空
kōng - empty
人山 / 人海
rén shān rén hǎi; - huge crowds of people
重男
zhòng nán - to regard males as superior to females; to privilege men over women
路線 (路线)
lùxiàn - route; itinerary; way; run;path
不同
bùtóng - different; not the same
加
jiā - to add
出汗
chū hàn - to sweat
爱好
àihào - hobby; interest
气氛
qì fēn - atmosphere; ambiance
待
dāi - to stay
股票
gǔ piào - stock; share
加班
jiā bān - to work overtime; to work extra shifts
取得
qǔ dé - to obtain; to gain; to acquire
陪
péi - to accompany
石林
Shílín - The Stone Forest
剩
下 - to leave a surplus; to be left( over)
沿海
yán hǎi - coastal
在乎
zàihu - to mind; to care
恭喜
gōng xǐ - to congratulate
马克
mǎ kè - mark
曾经
céng jīng - once; at some time in the past
座
zuò - (measure work for buildings and mountains)
深
shēn - profound; deep; dark (color); intimate
成绩
chéng jì - performance; achievement; result; score; grade
融入
róng rù - to merge into; to meld into
于
yú - towards; in ;on ;at
嫌
xián - to dislike; to mind; to complain of
长
cháng - long
各
gè - each; every
闹
nào - to suffer from; to be troubled by; to make a noise; noisy
正式
zhèng shì - formal
思想
sī xiǎng - thinking; ideology; institute
参加
cān jiā - to participate; to take part; to attend
打交道
dǎjiāodào - to deal with
短期
duǎn qí - short term
工资
gōng zī - wages; pay
生
shēng - to give birth to; to be born
阴
yīn - overcast; hidden from the sun
炒
chǎo - to stir- fry; to saute; to speculate
气管炎
qì guǎn yán - tracheitis
熊猫
xióng māo - panda
骄傲
jiāo’ào - proud; arrogant; full of oneself; pride
聚
jù - to gather; to get together; to congregate
必须
bì xū - must; have to; be obliged to
厦
shà - mansion; tall building
名牌
míngpái - famous brand
望女成凤
wàng nǚ chéng fèng - hope for one’s daughter to be successful
伟大
wěi dà - great; outstanding; magnificent
落伍
luò wǔ - to lag behind; to be outdated
小区
xiǎo qū - residential development; residential complex
中秋节
zhōng qiū jié - Mid-Autumn Festival;Moon Festival
劑 (
jǐ - crowded / to squeeze