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1
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adv. generally speaking
adj. ordinary, common

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一般

Yībān

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n. department store (like a mall)

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百货大楼 (樓）

Bǎihuò dàlóu

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n. general merchandise; (lit) a hundred goods

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百货

Bǎihuò

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n. a big multistoried building

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大楼

Dàlóu

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Be neither pleased by external gains, nor saddened by personal losses

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不以物喜，不以己悲

Bù yǐ wù xǐ, bù yǐ jǐ bēi

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n. customer

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顾（顧）客

Gùkè

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v. obj. to collect money

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收钱（錢）

Shōu qián

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n. cashier’s counter

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收款台

Shōu kuǎn tái

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v. obj. to collect money

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收款

Shōu kuǎn

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n. cashier

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收款员

Shōu kuǎn yuán

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v. obj. to pay the bill

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交款/交钱

Jiāo kuǎn/jiāo qián

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v. to write out a receipt

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开发票

Kāi fāpiào

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n. receipt, bill, invoice

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发票

fāpiào

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v. obj. to stamp a seal (usually as a sign of approval by an authority)

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盖（蓋）章

Gài zhāng

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v. obj. to pick up merchandise

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取货（貨）

Qǔ huò

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16
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v. to answer, reply

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回答

Huídá

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conj. or (used only in statements to introduce options)

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或者

Huòzhě

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adj. white
adj. plain

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白

Bái

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to make a trip in vain

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白跑

Bái pǎo

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n. painting

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画

Huà

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n. Chinese painting

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国画

Guóhuà

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n. Portrait painting

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人物画

Rénwù huà

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n. Landscape painting

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山水画

Shānshuǐhuà

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n. Flower and bird painting

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花鸟画

Huāniǎo huà

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n. stairs

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楼（樓）梯

Lóutī

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n. elevator

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电（電）梯

Diàntī

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v. to ride astride (horse, bike, etc.)

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骑

Qí

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28
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n. bike

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自行车

Zìxíngchē

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phr. to expose my weakness (揭短 means “to reveal someone’s shortcomings.”)

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揭我的短

Jiē wǒ de duǎn

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30
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This is an idiom. It means that you can learn from every mistake. Literally, every time you fall into a ditch, your wisdom grows by that much

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吃一堑，长一智

Chī yī qiàn, zhǎng yī zhì

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v. to compare
adv. comparatively relatively

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比较（較）

Bǐjiào

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32
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n. scarf made of silk or silk-like fabric

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纱（紗）巾

Shā jīn

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33
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n. silk

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丝（絲）

Sī

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34
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adv. even more

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更

Gèng

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adj. well-known, famous

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有名

Yǒumíng

36
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n. quality

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质（質）量

Zhìliàng

37
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adj. light (weight)

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轻（輕）

Qīng

38
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This is a proverb. It is usually used to express a person’s appreciation for a gift. It literally means “You carry a feather thousands of li. Even though [the feather] is light, the meaning is significant.”

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千里送鹅（鵝）毛，礼（禮）轻情意重

Qiānlǐ sòng émáo, lǐ qīng qíngyì zhòng

39
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adj. other, the rest

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其它

Qítā

40
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v. to turn or hand something in; to interact

41
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v. obj. to make friends

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交朋友

Jiāo péngyǒu

42
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n. small change, loose change

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零钱

Língqián

43
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n. Pocket money

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零用钱 or零花钱

Língyòng qián or línghuā qián

44
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v. obj. to give the proper amount of change to somebody

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找钱

Zhǎoqián

45
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v. to depend on, to rely on (as proof)

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凭（憑）

Píng

46
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n. receipt (general)

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收据

Shōujù

47
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v. obj. to return and/or exhange something bought

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退换（換）

Tuìhuàn

48
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v. to take a stroll in (a store, market, etc.)

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逛

Guàng

49
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adj. bustling with excitement, lively; (lit) warm and loud
n. a lively scene

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热闹（熱鬧）

Rènào

50
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n. night market

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夜市

Yèshì

51
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(lit) people mountain, people sea; crowded

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人山人海

Rénshānrénhǎi

52
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adj. noisy
v. to make a noise, to make a lively scene

53
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n. street vendor

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小贩（販）

Xiǎofàn

54
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n. street

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街道

Jiēdào

55
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v. (comp.) to set (up)

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摆 (擺)（起）

Bǎi (qǐ)

56
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n. street vendor booth

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摊（攤）子

Tānzi

57
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v. phr. to negotiate a price, to bargain; (lit.) make a (price) offer and to counter a (price) offer

last two words = a shorter way to say this

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讨价还价（討價還價）

Tǎojiàhuánjià

58
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v. to guarantee

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保证（證）

Bǎozhèng

59
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n. local dialect

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本地话（話）

Běndì huà

60
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n. person from another region

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外地人

Wàidì rén

61
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n. ability, skills

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本领（領）

Běnlǐng

62
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v. obj. to train or practice certain skills

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练本领

Liàn běnlǐng

63
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adj. identical; (lit.) of one shape
adv. similarly, in the same way

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一样（樣）

Yīyàng

64
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v. obj. to bargain a price

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讲价钱（講價錢）

Jiǎngjiàqián

65
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n. price

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价钱

Jiàqián

66
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v. obj. to suffer a loss

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吃亏（虧）

Chīkuī

67
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v. obj. to discount or lower the price

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降价（價）

Jiàngjià

68
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v. to drop, to fall

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降

Jiàng

69
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v. obj. to sell at a discount, to take off a percentage (of the original price); (lit) to make a break in the price

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打折

Dǎzhé

70
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n. sweater (usually knit of wool or wool-like yarn)

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毛衣

Máoyī

71
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phr. 100 percent; (lit) one hundred out of one hundred divisions

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百分之百

Bǎifēnzhībǎi

72
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n. jacket

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夹克

Jiákè

73
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n. cotton

74
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adv. all

75
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n. jeans; (lit) cowboy pants

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牛仔裤

Niúzǎikù

76
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You flatter me. (lit.) You overly praise me

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你过奖（過獎）

Nǐ guòjiǎng

77
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M.W. for centimeter

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公分 - Gōngfēn

厘（釐）米 - lí mǐ

78
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To be tricked or fooled and suffer a loss

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上当（當）受骗（騙）

Shàngdàng shòupiàn

79
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Literally, gold and jade on the outside, but spoiled cotton filling (of a cushion, etc.) inside.

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金玉其外，败（敗）絮其中

Jīnyù qí wài, bàixù qízhōng

80
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adj. slender (usually of a woman’s figure)

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苗条（條）

Miáotiáo

81
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adj. suitable

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合适（適）

Héshì

82
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n. (movie, pop, etc.) star

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明星

Míngxīng

83
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v. obj. to lose money on a sale, to make less money than what you invested

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赔（ 賠）本

Péiběn

84
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v. to make money, to earn (a profit from), (deragotory) to rip off

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赚（賺）

Zhuàn

85
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adv. totally, altogether

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一共

Yīgòng

86
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forget it, drop it, let it go

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算了

Suànle

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