Integrated Chinese Level 2 Review Ch. 1 - 20 Flashcards by Nick Brady

餐館兒

cānguǎnr - to worry

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噢

ō - Oh!

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同事

tóng shì - colleague; co- worker

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根本

gēnběn - at all; simply

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杀

shā - to kill

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市场

shì chǎng - market

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演唱会

yǎnchànghuì - (n) vocal concert

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现象

xiàn xiàng - phenomenon; appearance

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人材

rén cái - - person of ability; integrity and talent

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非。。。不可

fēi…bù kě - nothing but … would do

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交朋友

jiāopéngyou - to make friends

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热水器

rè shuǐ qì - water heater

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管理学院

guǎn lǐxué yuàn - school of management

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辣

là - spicy

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机会

jī huì - opportunity

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台

tái - mw for stories of a building

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垃圾

lājī - garbage; trash

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同意

tóngyì - to agree

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说不定

shuōbudìng - perhaps; maybe

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贷款

dài kuǎn - loan; to provide a loan

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来往

lái wǎng - to come and go; to have dealings with

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出发

Chū fā - to set out; to depart

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由

yóu - by

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要么。。。要么。。。

yào me…yào me… - either…or…

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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

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