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Session 3 Chinese to English Flashcards

1
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不是很自然

A

not very natural
Bùshì hěn zìrán

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2
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辣酱

A

chili paste
Làjiàng

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3
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奖品

A

prize or award. Often shortened 奖 when used for award
Jiǎngpǐn

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大多数

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Majority
Example sentence: 我大多数的老师是女的
Dà duōshù

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声音

A

sound, voice
Shēngyīn

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模仿

A

to imitate
Mófǎng

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习惯

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habit, used to something
Xíguàn

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困难

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challenge, difficulty
Kùnnán

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被困

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to get trapped
Example sentence: 她被困在自己车里了
被困

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被子

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blanket, not to be confused with the next use of 被。This one is a noun when adding the 子, or if there is an adjective describing the 被。For example, 棉被 (cotton duvet)

Example sentence: 这个杯子被摔坏了
Bèizi

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坏

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broken, spoiled, unusable
Huài

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破

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to break, but more specifically can be used for pierce, puncture
Pò

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宠物

A

pet
Chǒngwù

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宠

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to spoil
Chǒng

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15
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受不了

A

unable to tolerate (something or someone)
Shòu bùliǎo

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16
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妈宝(男)

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mama’s boy (literally mom’s treasure)
Mā bǎo (nán)

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17
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石头

A

rock
Shítou

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18
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我被你气死了

A

You caused me to get so angry
Wǒ bèi nǐ qì sǐle

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19
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累死了

A

super tired
Lèi sǐle

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20
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笑死我了

A

cracks me up. In Chinese internet slang, this phrase is shortened to xswl
Xiào sǐ wǒle

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21
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你说得对

A

what you said is right. In Chinese internet slang, this phrase is shortened to nsdd
Nǐ shuō dé duì

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22
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我把你开除了

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fired you. 除 by itself means to get rid of
Wǒ bǎ nǐ kāi chúle

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23
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将

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a slightly more formal word that can be used in place of 把
Example: 我将她放到笼子里. I put her into a crate
Jiāng

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常用

A

commonly used
Chángyòng

25
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拼法

A

the way something is spelled
Pīn fǎ

26
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证据

A

proof, evidence
Zhèngjù

27
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没有没有/ 不不不/怎么会呢/还好啦

A

Deny compliments

28
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说得更慢

A

say it slower
Shuō dé gèng màn

29
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走偏

A

to stray off course
Zǒu piān

30
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走音

A

out of tune
Zǒu yīn

31
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走歪了

A

to take the wrong step
Zǒu wāile

32
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想歪了

A

common internet slang for mind in the gutter
Xiǎng wāile

33
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歪

A

crooked or wrong. See how the word is written, and the meaning makes sense. 不正.
Wāi

34
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偏见

A

preconceived notion or bias. More literally, it combines extreme, or “off course” and view
Piānjiàn

35
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我们今天就讲到这儿

A

this will be our stopping point for today’s discussion
Wǒmen jīntiān jiù jiǎng dào zhè’er

36
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专心

A

focused
Zhuānxīn

37
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有帮助

A

helpful
Yǒu bāngzhù

38
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想象

A

to imagine
Xiǎngxiàng

39
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以前

A

before, but can be used for something even longer ago that you are referring to
Yǐqián

40
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印象

A

impression
Yìnxiàng

41
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理想的对象

A

ideal partner or type
Lǐxiǎng de duìxiàng

42
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有点像

A

a little similar or resemblance
Yǒudiǎn xiàng

43
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打印

A

to print (as in a document from a printer)
Dǎyìn

44
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常见

A

common, something that we often see take place

Example sentence: 现在的社会在街上扔垃圾是个很常见的行为
Chángjiàn

45
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扔

A

to throw
Rēng

46
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行动

A

action
Xíngdòng

47
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行为

A

behavior
Xíngwéi

48
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为人

A

character (of a person)
Wéirén

49
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行

A

to walk, but a more literary way of saying it
Xíng

50
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行人路

A

pedestrian road
Xíngrén lù

51
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经常

A

often
Jīngcháng

52
Q

给我举个例子

A

give me an example
Gěi wǒ jǔ gè lìzi

53
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她想惹我

A

she wants to provoke/irritate/annoy me. (see the heart radical since it’s about stirring emotions but in a bad way)
Tā xiǎng rě wǒ

54
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作品

A

masterpiece, product (like a creation, not just something you buy from a store)
Zuòpǐn

55
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品茶

A

tea tasting
Pǐn chá

56
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如意

A

goes according to what your intention was, as in something went smoothly (similar expression would be 顺利. 顺 is related to ancient form of river or 川, originally showing the flow of water. Therefore it means smooth. 利 is advantage or benefit, so if something flows smoothly according to your advantage, it is 顺利
Rúyì

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