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爱情ài qíngromance 安排ān páito arrange 安全ān quánsafe 按时àn shíon time 按照àn zhàoaccording to 百分之bǎi fēn zhīpercent 棒bàngstick 包子bāo zisteamed stuffed bun 保护bǎo hùto protect 保证bǎo zhèngguarantee 报名bào míngto sign up 抱bàoto hold 抱歉bào qiànto be sorry 倍bèi(two, three etc) -fold 本来běn láioriginal 笨bènstupid 比如bǐ rúfor example 毕业bì yègraduation 遍biàneverywhere 标准biāo zhǔn(an official) standard 表格biǎo géform 表示biǎo shìto express 表演biǎo yǎnplay 表扬biǎo yángto praise 饼干bǐng gānbiscuit 并且bìng qiěand 博士bó shìdoctor 不得不bù dé bùhave no choice or option but to 不管bù guǎnno matter (what, how)不过bù guòonly 不仅bù jǐnnot only (this one)部分bù fenpart 擦cāto wipe 猜cāito guess 材料cái liàomaterial 参观cān guānto look around 餐厅cān tīngdining hall 厕所cè suǒtoilet 差不多chà bu duōalmost 长城cháng chéngthe Great Wall 长江cháng jiāngYangtze River, or Chang Jiang 尝chángto taste 场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose 超过chāo guòto surpass 成功chéng gōngsuccess 成为chéng wéito become 诚实chéng shíhonest 乘坐chéng zuòto ride (in a vehicle)吃惊chī jīngto be startled 重新chóng xīnagain 抽烟chōu yānto smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)出差chū chāito go on an official or business trip 出发chū fāto start out 出生chū shēngto be born 出现chū xiànto appear 厨房chú fángkitchen 传真chuán zhēnfax 窗户chuāng huwindow 词语cí yǔword (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)从来cóng láialways 粗心cū xīncareless 存cúnto exist 错误cuò wùerror 答案dá ànanswer 打扮dǎ banto decorate 打扰dǎ rǎoto disturb 打印dǎ yìnto print 打招呼dǎ zhāo huto greet sb by word or action 打折dǎ zhéto give a discount 打针dǎ zhēnto give or have an injection 大概dà gàiroughly 大使馆dà shǐ guǎnembassy 大约dà yuēapproximately 大夫dài fudoctor 戴dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)当dāngto be 当时dāng shíthen 刀dāoknife 导游dǎo yóutour guide 到处dào chùeverywhere 到底dào dǐfinally 倒dàoto place upside down 道歉dào qiànto apologize 得意dé yìproud of oneself 得děito have to 登机牌dēng jī páiboarding pass 低dīlow 底dǐbackground 地点dì diǎnplace 地球dì qiúthe earth 地址dì zhǐaddress 调查diào cháinvestigation 掉diàoto fall 丢diūto lose 动作dòng zuòmovement 堵车dǔ chētraffic jam 肚子dù zibelly 短信duǎn xìntext message 对话duì huàdialog 对面duì miàn(sitting) opposite 对于duì yúregarding 儿童ér tóngchild 而érand 发生fā shēngto happen 发展fā zhǎndevelopment 法律fǎ lǜlaw 翻译fān yìto translate 烦恼fán nǎoto be worried 反对fǎn duìto fight against 方法fāng fǎmethod 方面fāng miànrespect 方向fāng xiàngdirection 房东fáng dōnglandlord 放弃fàng qìto renounce 放暑假fàng shǔ jiàto begin summer vacation 放松fàng sōngto loosen 份fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc 丰富fēng fùto enrich 否则fǒu zéif not 符合fú héin keeping with 父亲fù qīnfather 付款fù kuǎnto pay a sum of money 负责fù zéto be in charge of 复印fù yìnto photocopy 复杂fù zácomplicated 富fùrich 改变gǎi biànto change 干杯gān bēito drink a toast 赶gǎnto overtake 敢gǎnto dare 感动gǎn dòngto move (sb)感觉gǎn juéto feel 感情gǎn qíngfeeling 感谢gǎn xiè(express) thanks 干gàntree trunk 刚gānghard 高速公路gāo sù gōng lùexpressway 胳膊gē boarm 各gèeach 工资gōng zīwages 公里gōng lǐkilometer 功夫gōng fuskill 共同gòng tóngcommon 购物gòu wùshopping 够gòuto reach 估计gū jìto estimate 鼓励gǔ lìto encourage 故意gù yìdeliberately 顾客gù kèclient 挂guàto hang or suspend (from a hook etc)关键guān jiàncrucial point 观众guān zhòngspectators 管理guǎn lǐto supervise 光guānglight 广播guǎng bōbroadcast 广告guǎng gàoto advertise 逛guàngto stroll 规定guī dìngprovision 国籍guó jínationality 国际guó jìinternational 果汁guǒ zhīfruit juice 过程guò chéngcourse of events 海洋hǎi yángocean 害羞hài xiūshy 寒假hán jiàwinter vacation 汗hànperspiration 航班háng bānscheduled flight 好处hǎo chubenefit 好像hǎo xiàngas if 号码hào mǎnumber 合格hé géto meet the standard required 合适hé shìsuitable 盒子hé zicase 后悔hòu huǐto regret 厚hòuthick 互联网hù lián wǎngInternet 互相hù xiāngeach other 护士hù shinurse 怀疑huái yíto doubt 回忆huí yìto recall 活动huó dòngto exercise 活泼huó polively 火huǒfire 获得huò déto obtain 积极jī jíactive 积累jī lěito accumulate 基础jī chǔbase 激动jī dòngto move emotionally 及时jí shíin time 即使jí shǐeven if 计划jì huàplan 记者jì zhěreporter 技术jì shùtechnology 既然jì ránsince 继续jì xùto continue 寄jìto send 加班jiā bānto work overtime 加油站jiā yóu zhàngas station 家具jiā jùfurniture 假jiǎfake 价格jià géprice 坚持jiān chíto persevere with 减肥jiǎn féito lose weight 减少jiǎn shǎoto lessen 建议jiàn yìto propose 将来jiāng láiin the future 奖金jiǎng jīnpremium 降低jiàng dīto reduce 降落jiàng luòto descend 交jiāoto hand over 交流jiāo liúto exchange 交通jiāo tōngto be connected 郊区jiāo qūsuburban district 骄傲jiāo àopride 饺子jiǎo zidumpling 教授jiào shòuprofessor 教育jiào yùto educate 接受jiē shòuto accept 接着jiē zheto catch and hold on 节jiéfestival 节约jié yuēto economize 结果jié guǒoutcome 解释jiě shìexplanation 尽管jǐn guǎndespite 紧张jǐn zhāngnervous 进行jìn xíngto advance 禁止jìn zhǐto prohibit 京剧jīng jùBeijing opera 经济jīng jìeconomy 经历jīng lìexperience 经验jīng yànexperience 精彩jīng cǎiwonderful 景色jǐng sèscenery 警察jǐng chápolice 竞争jìng zhēngto compete 竟然jìng ránunexpectedly 镜子jìng zimirror 究竟jiū jìngto go to the bottom of a matter 举jǔto lift 举办jǔ bànto conduct 举行jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)拒绝jù juéto refuse 距离jù lídistance 聚会jù huìparty 开玩笑kāi wán xiàoto play a joke 开心kāi xīnto feel happy 看法kàn fǎway of looking at a thing 考虑kǎo lǜto think over 烤鸭kǎo yāroast duck 科学kē xuéscience 棵kēclassifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc 咳嗽ké souto cough 可怜kě liánpitiful 可是kě shìbut 可惜kě xīit is a pity 客厅kè tīngdrawing room (room for arriving guests)肯定kěn dìngto be sure 空kòngto empty 空气kōng qìair 恐怕kǒng pàfear 苦kǔbitter 矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐmineral spring water 困kùnto trap 困难kùn nandifficult 垃圾桶lā jī tǒngrubbish bin 拉lāto pull 辣làhot (spicy)来不及lái bu jíthere's not enough time (to do sth)来得及lái de jíthere's still time 来自lái zìto come from (a place)懒lǎnlazy 浪费làng fèito waste 浪漫làng mànromantic 老虎lǎo hǔtiger 冷静lěng jìngcalm 礼拜天lǐ bài tiānSunday 礼貌lǐ màocourtesy 理发lǐ fàa barber 理解lǐ jiěto comprehend 理想lǐ xiǎngan ideal 力气lì qistrength 厉害lì haidifficult to deal with 例如lì rúfor example 俩liǎtwo (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个)连liánto link 联系lián xìconnection 凉快liáng kuainice and cold 零钱líng qiánchange (of money)另外lìng wàiadditional 留liúto leave (a message etc)流利liú lìfluent 流行liú xíngto spread 旅行lǚ xíngto travel 律师lǜ shīlawyer 乱luànin confusion or disorder 麻烦má faninconvenient 马虎mǎ hucareless 满mǎnto fill 毛máohair 毛巾máo jīntowel 美丽měi lìbeautiful 梦mèngdream 迷路mí lùto lose the way 密码mì mǎcode 免费miǎn fèifree (of charge)秒miǎosecond (of time)民族mín zúnationality 母亲mǔ qīnmother 目的mù dìpurpose 耐心nài xīnto be patient 难道nán dàodon't tell me ...难受nán shòuto feel unwell 内nèiinside 内容nèi róngcontent 能力néng lìcapability 年龄nián líng(a person's) age 弄nòngto do 暖和nuǎn huowarm 偶尔ǒu ěroccasionally 排队pái duìto line up 排列pái lièarray 判断pàn duànto decide 陪péito accompany 批评pī píngto criticize 皮肤pí fūskin 脾气pí qicharacter 篇piānsheet 骗piànto cheat 乒乓球pīng pāng qiútable tennis 平时píng shíordinarily 破pòbroken 葡萄pú taogrape 普遍pǔ biànuniversal 普通话pǔ tōng huàMandarin (common language)其次qí cìnext 其中qí zhōngamong 气候qì hòuclimate 千万qiān wànten million 签证qiān zhèngvisa 敲qiāoto hit 桥qiáobridge 巧克力qiǎo kè lìchocolate (loanword)亲戚qīn qia relative (i.e. family relation)轻qīnglight 轻松qīng sōnglight 情况qíng kuàngcircumstances 穷qióngexhausted 区别qū biédifference 取qǔto take 全部quán bùwhole 缺点quē diǎnweak point 缺少quē shǎolack 却quèbut 确实què shíindeed 然而rán érhowever 热闹rè naobustling with noise and excitement 任何rèn héany 任务rèn wumission 扔rēngto throw 仍然réng ránstill 日记rì jìdiary 入口rù kǒuentrance 散步sàn bùto take a walk 森林sēn línforest 沙发shā fāsofa (loanword)伤心shāng xīnto grieve 商量shāng liangto consult 稍微shāo wēia little bit 勺子sháo ziscoop 社会shè huìsociety 申请shēn qǐngto apply for sth 深shēndeep 甚至shèn zhìeven 生活shēng huólife 生命shēng mìnglife 生意shēng yibusiness 省shěngto save 剩shèngto remain 失败shī bàito be defeated 失望shī wàngdisappointed 师傅shī fumaster 十分shí fēnto divide into ten equal parts 实际shí jìreality 实在shí zàireally 使shǐto make 使用shǐ yòngto use 世纪shì jìcentury 是否shì fǒuwhether (or not)适合shì héto fit 适应shì yìngto adapt 收shōuto receive 收入shōu rùto take in 收拾shōu shito put in order 首都shǒu dūcapital (city)首先shǒu xiānfirst (of all)受不了shòu bù liǎounbearable 受到shòu dàoto receive 售货员shòu huò yuánsalesperson 输shūto lose 熟悉shú xīto be familiar with 数量shù liàngamount 数字shù zìnumeral 帅shuàihandsome 顺便shùn biànconveniently 顺利shùn lìsmoothly 顺序shùn xùsequence 说明shuō míngto explain 硕士shuò shìmaster's degree 死sǐto die 速度sù dùspeed 塑料袋sù liào dàiplastic bag 酸suānsour 随便suí biànas one wishes 随着suí zhealong with 孙子sūn zigrandson 所有suǒ yǒuall 台táiplatform 抬táito lift 态度tài dumanner 谈tánto speak 弹钢琴tán gāng qínto play piano 汤tāngsoup 糖tángsugar 躺tǎngto recline 趟tàngclassifier for times, round trips or rows 讨论tǎo lùnto discuss 讨厌tǎo yànto dislike 特点tè diǎncharacteristic (feature)提títo carry (hanging down from the hand)提供tí gōngto offer 提前tí qiánto shift to an earlier date 提醒tí xǐngto remind 填空tián kòngto fill a job vacancy 条件tiáo jiàncondition 停tíngto stop 挺tǐngstraight 通过tōng guòby means of 通知tōng zhīto notify 同情tóng qíngto sympathize with 同时tóng shíat the same time 推tuīto push 推迟tuī chíto postpone 脱tuōto shed 袜子wà zisocks 完全wán quáncomplete 网球wǎng qiútennis 网站wǎng zhànwebsite 往往wǎng wǎngoften 危险wēi xiǎndanger 卫生间wèi shēng jiānbathroom 味道wèi daoflavor 温度wēn dùtemperature 文章wén zhāngarticle 污染wū rǎnpollution 无wúnot to have 无聊wú liáobored 无论wú lùnno matter what or how 误会wù huìto misunderstand 西红柿xī hóng shìtomato 吸引xī yǐnto attract (interest, investment etc)咸xiánsalted 现金xiàn jīncash 羡慕xiàn mùto envy 相反xiāng fǎnopposite 相同xiāng tóngidentical 香xiāngfragrant 详细xiáng xìdetailed 响xiǎngecho 橡皮xiàng pírubber 消息xiāo xinews 小吃xiǎo chīsnack 小伙子xiǎo huǒ ziyoung man 小说xiǎo shuōnovel 笑话xiào huàjoke 效果xiào guǒresult 心情xīn qíngmood 辛苦xīn kǔhard 信封xìn fēngenvelope 信息xìn xīinformation 信心xìn xīnconfidence 兴奋xīng fènexcited 行xíngto walk 醒xǐngto wake up 幸福xìng fúhappiness 性别xìng biégender 性格xìng génature 修理xiū lǐto repair 许多xǔ duōmany 学期xué qīterm 压力yā lìpressure 呀ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)牙膏yá gāotoothpaste 亚洲yà zhōuAsia 严格yán géstrict 严重yán zhònggrave 研究yán jiūresearch 盐yánsalt 眼镜yǎn jìngspectacles 演出yǎn chūto act (in a play)演员yǎn yuánactor or actress 阳光yáng guāngsunshine 养成yǎng chéngto cultivate 样子yàng ziappearance 邀请yāo qǐngto invite 要是yào shiif 钥匙yào shikey 也许yě xǔperhaps 叶子yè zifoliage 页yèpage 一切yī qièeverything 以yǐto use 以为yǐ wéito believe 艺术yì shùart 意见yì jiànidea 因此yīn cǐthus 引起yǐn qǐto give rise to 印象yìn xiàngimpression 赢yíngto beat 应聘yìng pìnto accept a job offer 永远yǒng yuǎnforever 勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave 优点yōu diǎnmerit 优秀yōu xiùoutstanding 幽默yōu mò(loanword) humor 尤其yóu qíespecially 由yóuto follow 由于yóu yúdue to 邮局yóu júpost office 友好yǒu hǎofriendly 友谊yǒu yìcompanionship 有趣yǒu qùinteresting 于是yú shìthereupon 愉快yú kuàicheerful 与yǔand 羽毛球yǔ máo qiúshuttlecock 语法yǔ fǎgrammar 语言yǔ yánlanguage 预习yù xíto prepare a lesson 原来yuán láioriginal 原谅yuán liàngto excuse 原因yuán yīncause 约会yuē huìappointment 阅读yuè dúto read 云yúncloud 允许yǔn xǔto permit 杂志zá zhìmagazine 咱们zán menwe or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)暂时zàn shítemporary 脏zāngdirty 责任zé rènresponsibility 增加zēng jiāto raise 占线zhàn xiànbusy (telephone line)招聘zhāo pìnrecruitment 照zhàoaccording to 真正zhēn zhènggenuine 整理zhěng lǐto arrange 正常zhèng chángregular 正好zhèng hǎojust (in time)正确zhèng quècorrect 正式zhèng shìformal 证明zhèng míngproof 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])支持zhī chíto be in favor of 知识zhī shiknowledge 直接zhí jiēdirect 值得zhí deto be worth 职业zhí yèoccupation 植物zhí wùplant 只好zhǐ hǎowithout any better option 只要zhǐ yàoif only 指zhǐfinger 至少zhì shǎoat least 质量zhì liàngquality 重zhòngheavy 重点zhòng diǎnimportant point 重视zhòng shìto attach importance to sth 周围zhōu wéisurroundings 主意zhǔ yiplan 祝贺zhù hèto congratulate 著名zhù míngfamous 专门zhuān ménspecialist 专业zhuān yèspecialty 赚zhuànto earn 准确zhǔn quèaccurate 准时zhǔn shíon time 仔细zǐ xìcareful 自然zì ránnature 自信zì xìnto have confidence in oneself 总结zǒng jiéto sum up 租zūto hire 最好zuì hǎobest 尊重zūn zhòngto esteem 左右zuǒ yòuleft and right 作家zuò jiāauthor 作用zuò yòngto act on 作者zuò zhěauthor 座zuòseat 座位zuò wèiseat 转zhuǎnto turn