Tung Ye Ye’s Textbook Flashcards
Soldier
軍人
To do, to make, to set up, to carry out
gǎo
搞
例:搞调查研究。
PLA, PLA troop
解放军
Liberate, liberation
解放
Cadre
干部
Worry about, anxious, worried
着急
例:冷静点,别着急。
On behalf of, to stand in for
tì
替
例:他请哥哥替她在城里买两本书。
To handle affairs, to work
办事
To ask after, give regards to X
问X好
Chat, natter
谈天
Long since
早就
例:他爷爷早就不在了
Way, means, method
法子
Have no way of, can’t be helped
没法子
USSR
sūlián
蘇聯
Do what? Get up to what? What for?
gànmá
干吗
Must, have to
必/必得
No need to
不必/不用
Change trains or buses
换车
Bus stop
车站
Road crossing, intersection
路口(儿)
To entertain guests, invite people to dinner
请客
Circumstances, situation, state of affairs
qíngxing
情形
Morning
zǎochen
早晨
Hour of the clock
点钟
To set out
出发
Fully; a whole
整整
例:整整一个月
Unexpectedly, to one’s surprise
没想到
Entrance
门口(儿)
Run into, meet
碰见
A pub
酒馆儿
 To tell
gàosu
告诉
Electron
diànzǐ
电子
Computer, calculating machine
jìsuànjī
计算机
Explain
jiěshì
解釋
Measure word for occasions, affairs
回
A matter, a business
一回事
What it’s all about
怎么一回事
be forced to, could only
只好
例:银行不给我们贷款, 我们只好另想办法。
Hour (Coll)
钟头
Separate, part
分开
Capable, competent
能幹
Machine
机器
Robot
机器人
Play mahjong or cards
dǎpái
打牌
Measure word for expanse, slice, thin piece
片
Woods, grove
树林子
Sandwich
三明治
Fluent
流利
Make a recording
錄音
Diligent, industrious in one’s studies
用功
Just about to
正要
Canteen, refectory
食堂
Come in
jìnlai
进来
A short while
yíhuìr
一会儿
Restaurant
饭馆,馆子
Go to a restaurant
下馆子
Incoming letter, send (us) a letter
来信
例:他好久没来信了。
Luck
yùnqi
运气
Borrow, lend
jiè
借
Husband and wife, married couple
fūfù
夫妇
Brothers, younger brother
xiōngdì
兄弟
Eye
yǎnjing
眼睛
Twins
双生
Clever
cōngming
聪明
Nature, temperament
xìngqing
性情
Temper
xìngzi
性子
Even (including)
lián…yě/dōu
连…也/都
例:连我都知道
Impatient, anxious, hasty, urgent
jí
急
Terrible, disastrous, terribly, awfully
bùdéliǎo
不得了
Together
yíkuàir
一块儿
Inseparable as form and shadow
形影不离
Curious, inquisitive
hàoqí
好奇
Muddled, silly
hútu
糊涂
Radical of a character
bùshǒu
部首
Example
比方
Water radical
三点水
Lateral radical X
X字旁
Trees
樹木
Clear, plain, understand
míngbai
明白
Receive
接(到)
Measure word for letters, to seal
fēng
封
Postage stamp
郵票
To stick on
tiē
贴
Envelope
信封
Writing brush
毛笔
Dragon flies phœnix dances - extravagant
龙飞凤舞
Lively, vivacious
huópo
活泼
Forceful
有力
Then, at that time
dāngshí
当时
Send, post
jì
寄
By the time, when
等到
To open
打开
Originally, as a matter of fact, actually
原来
Painter
画家
Move(to)
搬(到)
Countryside
xiāngxia
乡下
Countryside
xiāngxia
乡下
Painting, picture
huàr
画儿
To pass an exam for
考上
Single-minded, engrossed
专心
Hold, take in the hand
ná
拿
Pick up
拿起来
Enter into
进入
In front of, in face of
面前
Simply
jiǎnzhí
简直
Unable to get to sleep
睡不着
Strange person, eccentric
guàiren
怪人
Indeed, actually, as it happens (marks something contrary to the general line of thought)
dào(shi)
倒(是)
Able to talk to, get on with
tándelái
谈得来
Perhaps
yěxǔ
也许
Prepare, make ready
yùbèi
預備
Call at the door (to be let in)
叫门
Can’t say for sure, maybe
shuōbudìng
说不定
Sure enough, just as predicted
果然
Greater half of a day, “ages”
大半天
Layman
门外汉
Shout well done, applaud
叫好
Close to (verb)
guānshang
关上
Pull to
lāshang
拉上
Window curtains
chuānglián(r)
窗簾(儿)
May not be seen by, exposed to
jiànbudé
见不得
Blow
chuī
吹
May not be blown by
chuībudé
吹不得
In reality, honestly, really
实在
A stroke (with a pen or brush)
笔
Old chap
老兄
World famous
世界闻名
Unable to take to (foods)
吃不来
No matter how, regardless
不论
How, to what extent
多么
Properly, thoroughly
hǎohāor
好好儿(地)
Otherwise
yàoburán
要不然
Plain cut chicken
白切鸡
Red braised pork
红烧肉
Tender, soft
nèn
嫩
Hard to get, rare
nándé
难得
History, antecedents, origin
来历
Knowledge gained
xīndé
心得
Methodically, systematically
有条有理地
Compile (fashion through writing)
写成
Cookery book
shípǔ
食谱
Breach, invade
dǎjìn
打进
In an unforeseen manner
意外(地)
Wave, spate, burst, spell
zhèn
阵
Create a stir, enjoy the limelight
chūfēngtou
出风头
Put together
pīnqilai
拼起来
Expert in, good at
拿手
Speciality dish
拿手菜
Hometown chicken
家乡鸡
Twice cooked pork
回鍋肉
Yellow croaker fish
黄鱼
Bring (esp. food)
来
Sweet and sour
tángcù
糖醋
Bland, mild
dàn
淡
Soy sauce
jiàngyóu
酱油
Remember
jìde
记得
Vegetable dish
sùcài
素菜
Creamed cauliflower
奶油菜花
Cold platter
pīnpán
拼盘
Cabbage and beef soup
白菜牛肉汤
Knife and fork
刀叉
Salute, toast
敬
Attendant
服务员
Novice, new hand
新手
According to, in conformity with
zhào
照
Not regard as a matter of any importance
不当一回事
Official business
公事
Salt
yán
鹽
Measure word for rooms
间
Measure word for a set
tào
套
Set up, establish
立
A row of, form a row of
pái
排
Bookshelf
shūjià
书架
Measure word for walls
面
Wall
牆
A good few
好几
Landscape painting
山水画儿
office desk
办公桌
Place, lay out, display
bǎi
摆
Ashtray
yānhuīgāng
煙灰缸
Grey-white
灰白
Spectacles
眼镜儿
Suit, western clothes
西服
Middle aged person
中年人
Trade
贸易
General chief manager
总经理
Work out what day it is
算日子
Date, special day
日子
The Great Wall
万里长城
Drizzle
毛毛雨
Gradually
渐渐地
Room
wūzi
屋子
Backwards and forwards
来回来去
At intervals of, every (so often)
每隔
Important, urgent
要紧
Ever since
自从
Singlehanded
单枪匹马
Telegram
电报
A report, to report
报告
Starting from…
从…起
Tense, in short supply
紧张
Small bell
líng
铃
To sound, noisy
xiǎng
響
Hurriedly
赶紧
Long distance
长途
Connect, put through
jiētōng
接通
Below zero
零下
The forbidden city
故宫
Great, imposing, mighty
wěidà
偉大
Go on, be under way, carry on, carry out
进行
Bureau
办事处
-continue, carry on
xiaqu
下去
Procedures, formality
shǒuxù
手续
Travel expenses
旅费
Pound sterling
bàng
镑
Fault, defect, shortcoming
毛病
Develop a fault
出毛病
Line up, queue up
排隊
Plate, tray
pánzi
盘子
To list, a row of
liè
列
To rush, to run, to go to, to be bound for
bēn
奔
Border, boundary, edge
jì
際
Clean
gānjìng
乾淨
Daybreak
天亮
Train (railway term)
lièchē
列車
Carriage window
車窗
Verdant hills and green waters
青山綠水
Before the eyes
眼前
As far as the eye can see
一望無際
Bright and clean, luminous
明淨
Sultry, sultriness
悶熱
Cool and refreshing
liángshuǎng
涼爽
Without shadow without trace
wúyǐngwúzōng
無影無蹤
Passenger
旅客
Early morning
清早
Broadcast
廣播
Wake up (someone)
叫醒
Immediately
立刻
Landscape, scenery, scene
景色
To take photograph
照相
Further, on top of that
gèngshi
更是
Unceasingly
不停地
Seek, look for
xúnzhǎo
尋找
A shot, a camera lens
jìngtóu
鏡頭
Farm crops
農作物
Mule and horse carts
luómǎdàchē
騾馬大車
Get on film
照下來
Novel, new
新奇
Close and dear, familial
親切
Experience for oneself
體驗
Memorable
難忘
Houses, buildings
房屋
Finally, at last
終於
Railway platform
站台
To stop, to bar the way
lánzhù
攔住
Unworthy of the honour, would not presume
不敢當
Meet (on arrival)
接
Pleasantly cool
liángkuai
涼快
Sweat
hàn
汗
Sweating all over
一身汗
Autumn high and air bracing
秋高氣爽
Steal
偷
Luggage
xíngli
行李
Book/check through (luggage)
tuōyùn
托運
Handbag, hold-all
手提包
When the time comes
到時候
Typewriter
打字機
Chewing gum
口香糖
That’s enough, pack it in
déle
得了
A dozen
dá
打
Even number
雙數
Odd number
單數
Summer palace
yíhéyuán
頤和園
Seventeen arch bridge
shíqīkǒngqiáo
十七孔橋
Borrow for use, turn to some purpose
借用
To separate
隔開