// AV Chinese/B1/L01 啊 a5 P: an interrogative final particle, used when answer is assumed; a phrase final particle, indicates affirmation, exclamation, etc. [B1 L01] 不 bu4 A: not [B1 L01] 貴姓 gui4xing4 IE: what is your last name? [B1 L01] 國 guo2 N: country, nation [B1 L01] 好 hao3 SV: to be good, well [B1 L01]; A: very, quite [B1 L02] 華人 Hua2ren2 N: Chinese or foreign citizen of Chinese origin [B1 L01] 叫 jiao4 V: to be called, to call [B1 L01] 李 li3 N: a common Chinese surname (Li) [B1 L01] 嗎 ma5 P: a question particle [B1 L01] 美 mei3 SV: to be beautiful [B1 L01] 美國 Mei3guo2 N: USA, America [B1 L01] 美國人 Mei3guo2ren2 N: American [B1 L01] 名字 ming2zi4 N: given name [B1 L01] 哪 na3 QW: which? [B1 L01] 你 ni3 PN: you [B1 L01] 您 nin2 PN: you (formal usage) [B1 L01] 人 ren2 N: person [B1 L01] 誰 shei2 QW: who? whom? [B1 L01] 什麼 shen2me5 QW: what? [B1 L01] 是 shi4 V: to be (am, are, is) [B1 L01] 他 ta1 PN: he, him; she, her [B1 L01] 她 ta1 PN: she, her [B1 L01] 臺灣 Tai2wan1 N: Taiwan (full-character version) [B1 L01] 台灣 Tai2wan1 N: Taiwan (common version with the first character simplified) [B1 L01] 王 wang2 N: a common Chinese surname (Wang) [B1 L01] 我 wo3 PN: I, me [B1 L01] 先生 xian1sheng1 N: Mr, Sir, gentleman, husband [B1 L01] 姓 xing4 V, N: surname, family name [B1 L01] 英國 Ying1guo2 N: England, English [B1 L01] 中國 Zhong1guo2 N: China [B1 L01] // AV Chinese/B1/L02 好 hao3 SV: to be good, well [B1 L01]; A: very, quite [B1 L02] 好久不見 hao3jiu3bu2jian4 IE: long time no see [B1 L02] 很 hen3 A: very [B1 L02] 見 jian4 V: to see, to meet [B1 L02] 久 jiu3 SV: to be a long time [B1 L02] 冷 leng3 SV: to be cold [B1 L02] 忙 mang2 SV: to be busy [B1 L02] 們 men5 BF: used after pronouns 我, 你, 他, or certain nouns denoting persons to indicate plurality [B1 L02] 你們 ni3men5 PN: you (plural) [B1 L02] 去 qu4 V: to go [B1 L02] 熱 re4 SV: to be hot [B1 L02] 上課 shang4ke4 VO: to go to class, to attend a class [B1 L02] 他們 ta1men5 PN: they, them [B1 L02] 太 tai4 A: too [B1 L02] 太太 tai4tai5 N: Mrs., wife [B1 L02] 天氣 tian1qi4 N: weather [B1 L02] 我們 wo3men5 PN: we, us [B1 L02] 小姐 xiao3jie3 N: Ms [B1 L02] 謝謝 xie4xie5 V: to thank, thank you [B1 L02] 也 ye3 A: also [B1 L02] 再見 zai4jian4 IE: goodbye (literally: "see you again") [B1 L02]; N: ~全壘打 a game-ending home run (in baseball) [B3 L12] 早 zao3 IE, SV: good morning, to be early [B1 L02] 張 zhang1 N, M, V: a common Chinese surname [B1 L02]; a measure word for photograph, paper, table, etc. [B1 L05]; to open, to stretch [B4 L01] 趙 Zhao4 N: a Chinese surname (Zhao) [B1 L02] 這 zhe4 DEM: this [B1 L02] 這 zhei4 DEM: this (…i) [B1 L02] // AV Chinese/B1/L03 報 bao4 N: newspaper [B1 L03] 筆 bi3 N: pen [B1 L03]; M: measure word for amounts of money [B4 L09] 車 che1 N: vehicle, car [B1 L03] 德國 De2guo2 N: Germany [B1 L03] 德文 De2wen2 N: German language [B1 L03] 電視 dian4shi4 N: TV, TV set [B1 L03] 電影 dian4ying3 N: movie [B1 L03] 東西 dong1xi1 N: thing [B1 L03] 懂 dong3 V: to understand [B1 L03] 都 dou1 A: all, both [B1 L03] 法 Fa3 BF: transliteration of the 'F' in 'France' [B1 L03] 法國 Fa3guo2 N: France, French [B1 L03] 法文 Fa3wen2 N: French language [B1 L03] 貴 gui4 SV: to be expensive [B1 L03] 好看 hao3kan4 SV: to be good-looking [B1 L03] 華文 Hua2wen2 N: Chinese language [B1 L03] 看 kan4 V: to watch, to read, to look at [B1 L03] 可是 ke3shi4 A: but, however [B1 L03] 買 mai3 V: to buy [B1 L03] 沒 mei2 A: not (have) [B1 L03] 汽車 qi4che1 N: automobile, car [B1 L03] 日本 Ri4ben3 N: Japan [B1 L03] 日文 Ri4wen2 N: Japanese language [B1 L03] 書 shu1 N: book [B1 L03] 文 wen2 N: written language [B1 L03] 喜歡 xi3huan1 V, AV: to like [B1 L03] 要 yao4 V, AV: to want [B1 L03] 英文 Ying1wen2 N: English language [B1 L03] 有 you3 V: to have; there is, there are [B1 L03] 中文 Zhong1wen2 N: Chinese language [B1 L03] // AV Chinese/B1/L04 八 ba1 NU: eight [B1 L04] 半 ban4 NU: half [B1 L04] 杯 bei1 M: cup of [B1 L04] 本 ben3 M: volume, measure word for books, notebooks, etc. [B1 L04] 多 duo1 SV, A (QW): many, more [B1 L04]; how SV? (often used in an exclamatory sentence indicating a high degree, "How … !" or "What a … !") [B2 L05] 多少 duo1shao3 NU (QW), A: how much? how many? [B1 L04]; how many, how much, more or less, somewhat [B3 L11] 二 er4 NU: two [B1 L04] 分 fen1 M: cent [B1 L04]; points, score (at an exam, in sports and contests, etc.) [B3 L06] 個 ge5 M: used as an all-purpose measure word, especially before nouns that do not have a specific measure word of their own [B1 L04] 給 gei3 V, CV: to give [B1 L04]; for (the benefit), to [B2 L03] 幾 ji3 NU, QW: a few, several; how many? [B1 L04] 九 jiu3 NU: nine [B1 L04] 塊 kuai4 M: a piece of lump, measure word for money [B1 L04] 兩 liang3 NU: two [B1 L04] 零 ling2 NU: zero [B1 L04] 零錢 ling2qian2 N: change, coins [B1 L04] 六 liu4 NU: six [B1 L04] 毛 mao2 M, N: dime, ten cents [B1 L04]; fair, fur, bristles [B4 L07] 那 na4 DEM: that [B1 L04] 那 nei4 DEM: that (…i) [B1 L04] 七 qi1 NU: seven [B1 L04] 錢 qian2 N: money [B1 L04]; a Chinese surname [B2 L03] 請 qing3 V: to please, to invite [B1 L04]; to hire someone to do something [B3 L03] 三 san1 NU: three [B1 L04] 少 shao3 SV: few, less [B1 L04] 十 shi2 NU: ten [B1 L04] 四 si4 NU: four [B1 L04] 位 wei4 M: polite measure word for people [B1 L04] 五 wu3 NU: five [B1 L04] 一 yi1 NU: one [B1 L04] 一共 yi2gong4 A: in total, altogether [B1 L04] 找 zhao3 V: to return change after a purchase [B1 L04]; V: to look for, search [B1 L10] 找錢 zhao3qian2 VO: to give change back to someone after a purchase [B1 L04] 枝 zhi1 M: measure word for stick-like things [B1 L04] 種 zhong3 M: kind, type [B1 L04] // AV Chinese/B1/L05 爸爸 ba4ba5 N: father [B1 L05] 杯子 bei1zi5 N: cup [B1 L05] 伯伯 bo2bo5 N: uncle, father's elder brother, polite title for elderly gentleman (…b…) [B1 L05] [B4 L11] 的 de5 P: possesive or modifying particle [B1 L05] 弟弟 di4di5 N: younger brother [B1 L05] 對 dui4 SV, CV: to be correct [B1 L05]; to, toward, for [B2 L03] 兒 er2 BF: son [B1 L05] 兒子 er2zi5 N: son [B1 L05] 兒 er5 P: a suffix, especially in Northern dialects [B1 L05] 哥哥 ge1ge5 N: older brother [B1 L05] 狗 gou3 N: dog [B1 L05] 還是 hai2shi4 CONJ: or [B1 L05] 孩子 hai2zi5 N: child [B1 L05] 姐姐 jie3jie5 N: elder sister [B1 L05] 老師 lao3shi1 N: teacher [B1 L05] 媽媽 ma1ma5 N: mother [B1 L05] 貓 mao1 N: cat [B1 L05] 妹妹 mei4mei5 N: younger sister [B1 L05] 男 nan2 BF: male [B1 L05] 男孩子 nan2hai2zi5 N: boy [B1 L05] 男朋友 nan2peng2you3 N: boyfriend [B1 L05] 男人 nan2ren2 N: man [B1 L05] 那些 nei4xie1 DEM: those (…i…) [B1 L05] 女 nü3 BF: female [B1 L05] 女兒 nü3er2 N: daughter [B1 L05] 女孩子 nü3hai2zi5 N: girl [B1 L05] 女朋友 nü3peng2you3 N: girlfriend [B1 L05] 女人 nü3ren2 N: woman [B1 L05] 朋友 peng2you3 N: friend [B1 L05] 像片兒 xiang4pian4r5 N: photograph [B1 L05] 學 xue2 V: to study [B1 L05] 學生 xue2sheng1 N: student [B1 L05] 一些 yi4xie1 NU: some, a few [B1 L05] 有的 you3de5 N: some, some of [B1 L05] 張 zhang1 N, M, V: a common Chinese surname [B1 L02]; a measure word for photograph, paper, table, etc. [B1 L05]; to open, to stretch [B4 L01] 這些 zhei4xie1 DEM: these (…i…) [B1 L05] 子 zi5 P: a noun suffix [B1 L05] // AV Chinese/B1/L06 百 bai3 NU: hundred [B1 L06] 錶 biao3 N: watch [B1 L06] 大 da4 SV: to be big, to be large [B1 L06] 大學 da4xue2 N: university [B1 L06] 電視機 dian4shi4ji1 N: TV set [B1 L06] 夠 gou4 SV: to be enough [B1 L06] 機 ji1 BF: machine [B1 L06] 舊 jiu4 SV: to be old, to be used [B1 L06] 覺得 jue2de5 V: to feel, to think, to consider [B1 L06] 了 le5 P: indicates excessiveness, change of state, or imminent action [B1 L06]; P: indicates completion of action [B1 L10] 賣 mai4 V: to sell [B1 L06] 便宜 pian2yi2 SV: to be cheap [B1 L06] 千 qian1 NU: thousand [B1 L06] 請問 qing3wen4 PH: excuse me, may I ask? [B1 L06] 萬 wan4 NU: ten thousand [B1 L06] 問 wen4 V: to ask [B1 L06] 想 xiang3 AV, V: to want to, to plan to; to think, to miss [B1 L06] 像機 xiang4ji1 N: camera [B1 L06] 小 xiao3 SV: to be small [B1 L06] 新 xin1 S, A: to be new; newly [B1 L06] 學校 xue2xiao4 N: school [B1 L06] 億 yi4 NU: one hundred million [B1 L06] 有名 you3ming2 SV: to be famous [B1 L06] 照 zhao4 V: to photograph [B1 L06]; A: as usual, as before, as of old (followed by a verb) [B4 L13] 照像機 zhao4xiang4ji1 N: camera [B1 L06] 真 zhen1 A: really [B1 L06] 知道 zhi1dao4 V: to know [B1 L06] 只 zhi3 A: only [B1 L06] // AV Chinese/B1/L07 菜 cai4 N: food, cuisine [B1 L07] 唱 chang4 V: to sing [B1 L07] 吃 chi1 V: to eat [B1 L07] 得 de5 P: a particle used between a verb or adjective and its complement to indicate manner or degree [B1 L07] 飯 fan4 N: food, meal [B1 L07] 歌兒 ge1r5 N: song [B1 L07] 還 hai2 A: still, yet [B1 L07] 好聽 hao3ting1 SV: to be pleasant to listen to, pleasing to the ear, nice sounding [B1 L07] 喝 he1 V: to drink [B1 L07] 畫 hua4 V: to paint, to draw [B1 L07] 話 hua4 N: words, spoken language [B1 L07] 畫畫兒 hua4hua4r5 VO: to paint, to draw [B1 L07] 畫兒 hua4r5 N: painting, picture [B1 L07] 會 hui4 AV, N: can, know how to [B1 L07]; will, shall [B3 L01]; meeting, party [B2 L11] 教 jiao1 V: to teach [B1 L07] 教書 jiao1shu1 VO: to teach [B1 L07] 酒 jiu3 N: wine or liquor [B1 L07] 可以 ke3yi3 AV: can, may, be permitted [B1 L07] 快 kuai4 SV, V: to be fast; quickly [B1 L07] 慢 man4 SV, A: to be slow; slowly [B1 L07] 難 nan2 SV: to be difficult [B1 L07] 呢 ne5 P: a question particle; P: a particle indicating that the situation or state of affairs is being sustained [B1 L07] 能 neng2 AV: can, be physically able to [B1 L07] 念 nian4 V: to read aloud, to study [B1 L07] 念書 nian4shu1 VO: to read books, to study [B1 L07] 事 shi4 N: affair, work [B1 L07] 說 shuo1 V: to speak, to say [B1 L07] 說話 shuo1hua4 NO: to speak, to say, to talk (words) [B1 L07] 聽 ting1 V: to listen [B1 L07] 現在 xian4zai4 MA: now, right now [B1 L07] 寫 xie3 V: to write [B1 L07] 寫字 xie3zi4 VO: to write characters [B1 L07] 一點兒 yi4dian3r5 NU-M: a little [B1 L07] 意思 yi4si1 N: meaning, idea, definition [B1 L07] 有一點兒 you3yi4dian3r5 A: to be slightly, to be a little bit, to be somewhat [B1 L07] 有意思 you3yi4si1 SV: to be interesting [B1 L07] 在 zai4 A: indicating that action is in progress [B1 L07]; V, CV: to be (at, in, on, etc.) [B1 L09] 字 zi4 N: character [B1 L07] 做 zuo4 V: to do, to make [B1 L07] 做飯 zuo4fan4 VO: to cook food [B1 L07] 做事 zuo4shi4 VO: to take care of things, to do things, to do work [B1 L07] // AV Chinese/B1/L08 愛 ai4 V, AV: to love; be apt to [B1 L08] 不錯 bu2cuo4 SV: to be not bad, pretty good [B1 L08] 不一定 bu4yi2ding4 A: uncertain, not for sure, not necessarily [B1 L08] 茶 cha2 N: tea [B1 L08] 常 chang2 A: often, usually, generally [B1 L08] 穿 chuan1 V: to wear, to put on [B1 L08] 錯 cuo4 SV, N: to be wrong; mistake [B1 L08] 對了 dui4le5 IE: right, correct [B1 L08] 父 fu4 N: father, male relative [B1 L08] 父母 fu4mu3 N: parents [B1 L08] 父親 fu4qin1 N: father [B1 L08] 畫家 hua4jia1 N: a painter (an artist) [B1 L08] 件 jian4 M: measure word for clothes, things, affairs, etc. [B1 L08] 就 jiu4 A: just, exactly, only [B1 L08]; then, right away [B1 L11]; (indicating immediacy) [B2 L01] 母 mu3 N: mother, female [B1 L08] 母親 mu3qin1 N: mother [B1 L08] 親 qin1 BF: blood relation, relative [B1 L08]; V: to kiss [B4 L14] 容易 rong2yi4 SV: to be easy [B1 L08] 生意 sheng1yi4 N: business, trade [B1 L08] 書法 shu1fa3 N: calligraphy [B1 L08] 水 shui3 N: water [B1 L08] 所以 suo3yi3 MA: therefore, so [B1 L08] 跳舞 tiao4wu3 VO: to dance [B1 L08] 聽說 ting1shuo1 IE: hear, hear it said [B1 L08] 外 wai4 L: outside, exterior [B1 L08] 外國 wai4guo2 N: foreign, foreign country [B1 L08] 外文 wai4wen2 N: foreign language [B1 L08] 為什麼 wei4shen2me5 MA: why [B1 L08] 衣服 yi1fu2 N: clothes, clothing [B1 L08] 一定 yi2ding4 A: certainly, indeed, surely [B1 L08] 因為 yin1wei4 MA: because [B1 L08] 有錢 you3qian2 SV: to have money, to be rich [B1 L08] 最 zui4 A: the most, -est [B1 L08] // AV Chinese/B1/L09 邊 bian1 N (PW): side [B1 L09] 大樓 da4lou2 N: big building, skyscraper [B1 L09] 底下 di3xia4 N (PW): underneath, below, beneath [B1 L09] 地 di4 N: the earth, land soil [B1 L09] 地方 di4fang1 N: place [B1 L09] 店 dian4 N, BF: store, shop [B1 L09] 飯館兒 fan4guan3r5 N: restaurant [B1 L09] 飯廳 fan4ting1 N: dining room [B1 L09] 方便 fang1bian4 SV: to be convenient [B1 L09] 房間 fang2jian1 N: room [B1 L09] 房子 fang2zi5 N: house [B1 L09] 附近 fu4jin4 N (PW): nearby [B1 L09] 後 hou4 L: after, behind [B1 L09] 後面 hou4mian4 N (PW): behind, back [B1 L09] 家 jia1 N: home, family; M: measure word for stores [B1 L09] 間 jian1 M: measure word for rooms [B1 L09] 近 jin4 SV: to be near [B1 L09] 客廳 ke4ting1 N: living room [B1 L09] 離 li2 CV: to be away from, apart from, separated from [B1 L09] 裡 li3 L: in [B1 L09] 裡面 li3mian4 N (PN): inside [B1 L09] 樓 lou2 N: floor, storey [B1 L09] 樓上 lou2shang4 N (PW): upstairs [B1 L09] 樓下 lou2xia4 N (PW): downstairs [B1 L09] 路 lu4 N: road [B1 L09] 面 mian4 N: face, surface, side [B1 L09] 哪裡 na3li3 IE: an expression of modest denial ("No, not really.") [B1 L09] [B2 L03] 哪兒 na3r5 N (QW): where? [B1 L09] 那麼 na4me5 A: well, in that case [B1 L09] [B2 L03] 那兒 na4r5 N (PW): there [B1 L09] 那邊 nei4bian1 N (PW): there, over there (…i…) [B1 L09] 旁邊 pang2bian1 N (PW): beside [B1 L09] 前 qian2 L: front, forward, before [B1 L09] 前面 qian2mian4 N (PW): front, ahead [B1 L09] 商店 shang1dian4 N: store [B1 L09] 上 shang4 L: up, on [B1 L09]; V: to go to, to get on, to board [B1 L11] 上面 shang4mian4 N (PW): above, up there [B1 L09] 書店 shu1dian4 N: bookstore [B1 L09] 書房 shu1fang2 N: studying room [B1 L09] 書桌 shu1zhuo1 N: desk [B1 L09] 所 suo3 M: measure word for buildings [B1 L09] 圖書館 tu2shu1guan3 N: library [B1 L09] 外面 wai4mian4 N (PW): outside [B1 L09] 屋子 wu1zi5 N: room [B1 L09] 下 xia4 L: down, under [B1 L09]; V: to disembark, to get off [B1 L11]; M: measure word for downward actions of the hand [B3 L08] 下面 xia4mian4 N (PW): under, below [B1 L09] 小學 xiao3xue2 N: elementary school [B1 L09] 椅子 yi3zi5 N: chair [B1 L09] 遠 yuan3 SV: to be far from [B1 L09] 在 zai4 A: indicating that action is in progress [B1 L07]; V, CV: to be (at, in, on, etc.) [B1 L09] 這裡 zhe4li3 N (PW): here [B1 L09] 這兒 zhe4r5 N (PW): here [B1 L09] 這邊 zhei4bian1 N (PW): here, over here (…i…) [B1 L09] 桌 zhuo1 BF: table [B1 L09] 桌子 zhuo1zi5 N: table [B1 L09] // AV Chinese/B1/L10 船 chuan2 N: ship, boat [B1 L10] 從 cong2 CV: from [B1 L10] 到 dao4 V, CV: to reach, to arrive; to leave for [B1 L10] 飛 fei1 V: to fly [B1 L10] 飛機 fei1ji1 N: airplane [B1 L10] 跟 gen1 CV, CONJ, V: with; and [B1 L10]; to follow, to accompany [B4 L03] 公車 gong1che1 N: city bus [B1 L10] 公共汽車 gong1gong4qi4che1 N: city bus [B1 L10] 還好 hai2hao3 IE: OK, nothing special [B1 L10] 回 hui2 V: to return [B1 L10] 回來 hui2lai2 V: to return, to come back [B1 L10] 回去 hui2qu4 V: to leave, to go back [B1 L10] 火 huo3 N: fire [B1 L10] 火車 huo3che1 N: train [B1 L10] 今天 jin1tian1 MA, N (TW): today [B1 L10] 開 kai1 V: to drive, to open, to turn on [B1 L10]; to bloom, to blossom [B2 L08]; to hold an event [B2 L11]; to fill out, to write out, to issue [B4 L10] 開車 kai1che1 VO: to drive (a car) [B1 L10] 看見 kan4jian4 V: to see [B1 L10] 來 lai2 V: to come [B1 L10]; to do (something implied in the context) [B3 L01] 了 le5 P: indicates excessiveness, change of state, or imminent action [B1 L06]; P: indicates completion of action [B1 L10] 累 lei4 SV: to be tired [B1 L10] 明天 ming2tian1 MA, N (TW): tomorrow [B1 L10] 票 piao4 N: ticket [B1 L10] 請坐 qing3zuo4 IE: sit down, please have a seat [B1 L10] 上午 shang4wu3 NA, N (TW): before noon, morning [B1 L10] 什麼時候 shen2me5shi2hou4 MA (QW): when? what time? [B1 L10] 時候 shi2hou4 N: time [B1 L10] 天 tian1 N, M: day, sky, heaven [B1 L10] 停 ting2 V: to stop [B1 L10] 停車 ting2che1 VO: to park a car [B1 L10] 玩兒 wan2r5 V: to play, to enjoy [B1 L10] 晚 wan3 SV: to be late [B1 L10] 晚飯 wan3fan4 N: dinner, supper [B1 L10] 晚上 wan3shang4 MA, N (TW): evening [B1 L10] 午 wu3 BF: noon, midday [B1 L10]; N: 7th of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the horse (馬) [B5 L17] 午飯 wu3fan4 N: lunch [B1 L10] 下午 xia4wu3 MA, N: afternoon [B1 L10] 一塊兒 yi2kuai4r5 A: together, together with, with [B1 L10] 已經 yi3jing1 A: already [B1 L10] 早飯 zao3fan4 N: breakfast [B1 L10] 早上 zao3shang4 MA, N (TW): morning [B1 L10] 怎麼 zen3me5 A (QW): how? [B1 L10] 怎麼樣 zen3me5yang4 IE: how about … ? how is everything? [B1 L10] 找 zhao3 V: to return change after a purchase [B1 L04]; V: to look for, search [B1 L10] 中午 zhong1wu3 MA, N (TW): noon [B1 L10] 走 zou3 V: to walk [B1 L10] 走路 zou3lu4 VO, PT: to walk (on a road or street) [B1 L10]; to fire someone, to dismiss someone from a job (叫~、請~) [B3 L08] 昨天 zuo2tian1 MA, N (TW): yesterday [B1 L10] 坐 zuo4 V, CV: to sit, to travel, "sit" on a plane, boat, or train, etc.; to go by … [B1 L10] // AV Chinese/B1/L11 吧 ba5 P: question particle, implying probability; sentence suffix, indicating a request [B1 L11] 班 ban1 N, M: class; measure for a group [B1 L11], measure word for regularly scheduled means of transport [B4 L11] 別 bie2 A: don't [B1 L11] 別的 bie2de5 N: other [B1 L11] 別人 bie2ren2 N: other people [B1 L11] 差 cha4 V: to lack, to be short of [B1 L11] 差不多 cha4bu4duo1 A: about, almost [B1 L11] 床 chuang2 N: bed [B1 L11] 等 deng3 V: to wait [B1 L11] 點 dian3 M, N: o'clock; point, spot [B1 L11] 點鐘 dian3zhong1 M: o'clock [B1 L11] 對不起 dui4bu4qi3 IE: sorry, excuse me [B1 L11] 分鐘 fen1zhong1 M, N: minute [B1 L11] 公車站 gong1che1zhan4 N: bus stand, bus stop [B1 L11] 公司 gong1si1 N: company [B1 L11] 過 guo4 V, CV: to pass [B1 L11] (an occasion) [B3 L13]; a suffix indicating completion of an action, or completion of an action as an experience [B2 L04] 火車站 huo3che1zhan4 N: train station [B1 L11] 就 jiu4 A: just, exactly, only [B1 L08]; then, right away [B1 L11]; (indicating immediacy) [B2 L01] 刻 ke4 M: a quarter of an hour [B1 L11]; to carve [B3 L13] 課 ke4 N, M: class; measure word for lessons [B1 L11] 馬上 ma3shang4 A: immediately [B1 L11] 沒問題 mei2wen4ti2 IE: no problem [B1 L11] 每 mei3 DEM: every [B1 L11] 門 men2 N: door, gate [B1 L11] 門口 men2kou3 N: entrance, doorway [B1 L11] 起床 qi3chuang2 VO: to get up [B1 L11] 上 shang4 L: up, on [B1 L09]; V: to go to, to get on, to board [B1 L11] 上班 shang4ban1 VO: to begin work, to start work, to go to work [B1 L11] 睡 shui4 V: to sleep [B1 L11] 睡覺 shui4jiao4 VO: to sleep [B1 L11] 問題 wen4ti2 N: problem, question [B1 L11] 下 xia4 L: down, under [B1 L09]; V: to disembark, to get off [B1 L11]; M: measure word for downward actions of the hand [B3 L08] 下課 xia4ke4 VO, IE: to get out of class; end of class [B1 L11] 休息 xiu1xi2 V: to rest [B1 L11] 夜 ye4 N, M: night [B1 L11] 夜裡 ye4li3 MA, N (TW): night [B1 L11] 一會兒 yi2hui4r5 MA, N: a moment, a short while (…h… - also with the third tone) [B1 L11] 一下 yi2xia4 M, MA, N, NU: a moment, a short while [B1 L11]; a little, a while [B3 L08] 一起 yi4qi3 A: together [B1 L11] 站 zhan4 V, N: to stand; train or bus station [B1 L11] 鐘 zhong1 N: clock [B1 L11] 鐘頭 zhong1tou2 N: hour [B1 L11] // AV Chinese/B1/L12 辦 ban4 V: to handle, to manage [B1 L12] 筆試 bi3shi4 N: written test [B1 L12] 春季 chun1ji4 MA, N (TW): spring (…j…) [B1 L12] 春節 Chun1jie2 N: Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year, Spring Festival) [B1 L12] [B3 L13] 春天 chun1tian1 MA, N (TW): spring (…t…) [B1 L12] 冬季 dong1ji4 MA, N (TW): winter (…j…) [B1 L12] 冬天 dong1tian1 MA, N (TW): winter (…t…) [B1 L12] 風景 feng1jing3 N: scenery, view, landscape [B1 L12] 該 gai1 AV: should [B1 L12]; CV(-N): it's …'s turn [B4 L12]; DEM: the (as a determiner) [B5 L20] 剛 gang1 A: just, recently [B1 L12] 剛剛 gang1gang1 MA, N (TW): just now [B1 L12] 國家 guo2jia1 N: nation, country [B1 L12] 好幾 hao3ji3 A-NU: quite a few [B1 L12] 號 hao4 M: measure word for numbers and dates [B1 L12] 急 ji2 SV: to be anxious, rushing [B1 L12] 季 ji4 N, M: season [B1 L12] 季節 ji4jie2 N: season [B1 L12] 節 jie2 N, M: festival; section (for classes) [B1 L12] 節日 jie2ri4 N: holiday [B1 L12] 今年 jin1nian2 MA, N (TW): this year [B1 L12] 看到 kan4dao4 V: to see [B1 L12] 考 kao3 V: to test [B1 L12] 考試 kao3shi4 VO, N: to take a test; test, exam (k…) [B1 L12] 口試 kou3shi4 N: oral test [B1 L12] 輛 liang4 M: measure for cars, buses, etc. [B1 L12] 旅館 lü3guan3 N: hotel, inn [B1 L12] 旅行 lü3xing2 V, N: to travel, to take a trip [B1 L12] 明年 ming2nian2 MA, N (TW): next year [B1 L12] 年 nian2 N, M: year [B1 L12] 歐洲 Ou1zhou1 N: Europe [B1 L12] 期 qi2 M: measure word for school semesters [B1 L12] 秋季 qiu1ji4 MA, N (TW): autumn, fall (…j…) [B1 L12] 秋天 qiu1tian1 MA, N (TW): autumn, fall (…t…) [B1 L12] 去年 qu4nian2 MA, N (TW): last year [B1 L12] 時間 shi2jian1 N: time [B1 L12] 試 shi4 V: to try [B1 L12] 試試看 shi4shi4kan4 IE: to try and see [B1 L12] 首 shou3 M: measure word for poems and songs [B1 L12] [B4 L01] 夏季 xia4ji4 MA, N (TW): summer (…j…) [B1 L12] 夏天 xia4tian1 MA, N (TW): summer (…t…) [B1 L12] 下雨 xia4yu3 VO: to rain [B1 L12] 新年 xin1nian2 MA, N (TW): new year [B1 L12] 星期 xing1qi2 N: week [B1 L12] 行 xing2 SV: to be OK, to be permitted [B1 L12] 學期 xue2qi2 N, M: semester [B1 L12] 應該 ying1gai1 AV: should, ought to [B1 L12] 雨 yu3 N: rain [B1 L12] 雨季 yu3ji4 MA, N (TW): rainy season, monsoon season [B1 L12] 月 yue4 N: month [B1 L12] 怎麼辦 zen3me5ban4 IE: what now? what am I supposed to do now? what happens? [B1 L12] 著急 zhao1ji2 SV: to be nervous, anxious [B1 L12] 中秋節 Zhong1qiu1jie2 N: Mid-Autumn Festival [B1 L12] 住 zhu4 V: to stay, to lie [B1 L12] 最近 zui4jin4 MA: recently, lately [B1 L12] // AV Chinese/B1/Extra 阿姨 a4yi2 N: mother's sister [B1 L05] 愛美 Ai4mei3 N: transliteration of an English given name (Amy) [B1 L01] 伯母 bo2mu3 N: aunt, wife of father's elder brother [B1 L05] [B4 L11] 大衛 Da4wei4 N: transliteration of an English given name (David) [B1 L01] 大文 Da4wen2 N: a Chinese male given name (Dawen) [B1 L05] 東尼 Dong1ni2 N: transliteration of an English given name (Tony) [B1 L05] 耳朵 er3duo5 N: ear (M: 隻, 對) [B1 L07] [B4 L02] 果汁 guo3zhi1 N: fruit juice (M: 種, 杯, 盒) [B1 L04] [B4 L14] 漢堡 han4bao3 N: Hamburg [B3 L11]; hamburger [B1 L04] [B5 L12] 漢字 han4zi4 N: Chinese character [B1 L07] 節目 jie2mu4 N: program, item on a program (on the TV) [B1 L08]; N: program, events (of entertainment, etc.) [B4 L01] 姊姊 jie3jie5 N: elder sister (Taiwanese version, the dictionary pronunciation of this character is 'zǐ') [B1 L05] 咖啡 ka1fei1 N: coffee [B1 L03] 看籃球賽 kan4lan2qiu2sai4 VO: to watch a basketball game [B1 L11] 老虎 lao3hu3 N: tiger [B1 L07] 咪咪 Mi1mi1 N: a pet name for a cat (Mimi) [B1 L05] 紐約 Niu3yue1 N: New York [B1 L09] 啤酒 pi2jiu3 N: beer (M: 杯, 瓶, 罐 or 桶) [B1 L04] [B4 L06] 牆 qiang2 N: wall [B1 L09] 三明治 san1ming2zhi4 N: sandwich [B1 L04] [B4 L14] 淑芳 Shu2fang1 N: a Chinese female given name (Shufang) [B1 L02] 襪子 wa4zi5 N: socks, stockings (M: 隻 or 雙) [B1 L04] [B4 L06] 珍妮 Zhen1ni2 N: transliteration of an English given name (Jenny) [B1 L01] 隻 zhi1 M: measure word for one of a pair, and also for certain animals, and for boats [B1 L05] [B3 L13] // AV Chinese/B2/L01 病 bing4 N: illness, disease [B2 L01] 病了 bing4le5 V: to become ill [B2 L01] 不必 bu2bi4 A: don't have to, need not [B2 L01] 打 da3 V: to hit, to beat, to strike [B2 L01] 打算 da3suan4 V: to plan [B2 L01] 得 dei3 A: must, have to [B2 L01] 放 fang4 V: to put, to release [B2 L01]; to let go, set free, release; to place, put [B3 L12] 放假 fang4jia4 VO: to have a holiday, vacation [B2 L01] 放心 fang4xin1 SV, VO: to be at ease, not worry [B2 L01] 感冒 gan3mao4 V, N: to have a cold; cold, flu [B2 L01] 好了 hao3le5 SV: to be well again, recover; SV: to be ready [B2 L01] 滑雪 hua2xue3 VO: to ski [B2 L01] 壞 huai4 SV: to be bad [B2 L01] 壞了 huai4le5 SV: to be broken, ruined, out of order, spoiled [B2 L01] 假 jia4 N: vacation, holiday [B2 L01] 就 jiu4 A: just, exactly, only [B1 L08]; then, right away [B1 L11]; (indicating immediacy) [B2 L01] 可能 ke3neng2 A, SV, N: possibly; to be possible; possibility [B2 L01] 禮拜 li3bai4 N: week [B2 L01] 禮拜天 li3bai4tian1 N: Sunday [B2 L01] 沒事兒 mei2shi4r5 IE: never mind, it doesn't matter, it's nothing, that's all right [B2 L01] 山 shan1 N: mountain [B2 L01] 生病 sheng1bing4 VO: to become ill, to be sick [B2 L01] 舒服 shu1fu2 SV: to be comfortable [B2 L01] 算 suan4 V: to calculate [B2 L01] 特別 te4bie2 A, SV: especially, to be special [B2 L01] 忘 wang4 V: to forget [B2 L01] 下雪 xia4xue3 VO: to snow [B2 L01] 鄉下 xiang1xia4 N: countryside [B2 L01] 小心 xiao3xin1 SV: to be careful [B2 L01] 心 xin1 N: heart [B2 L01] 許 xu3 V: to allow, to permit [B2 L01] 雪 xue3 N: snow [B2 L01] 藥 yao4 N: medicine [B2 L01] 也許 ye3xu3 MA: perhaps, maybe, might [B2 L01] 醫 yi1 V: to cure, to treat (an illness) [B2 L01] 醫生 yi1sheng1 N: doctor [B2 L01] 怎麼了 zen3me5le5 IE: what's wrong? [B2 L01] 週末 zhou1mo4 N: weekend (also written without the 辶 radical) [B2 L01] [B3 L08] // AV Chinese/B2/L02 百貨公司 bai3huo4gong1si1 N: department store [B2 L02] 幫 bang1 V: to help, to assist [B2 L02] 幫忙 bang1mang2 VO: to help someone do something [B2 L02] 北 bei3 N: north [B2 L02] 不客氣 bu2ke4qi4 IE: you're welcome [B2 L02] 部 bu4 BF: part, area; department [B2 L02] 城 cheng2 N: city, city wall [B2 L02] 城市 cheng2shi4 N: city [B2 L02] 第 di4 DEM: a prefix for ordinal numbers [B2 L02] 東 dong1 N: east [B2 L02] 東部 dong1bu4 N (PW): eastern part, eastern area [B2 L02] 高 gao1 SV: to be tall, to be high [B2 L02] 海 hai3 N: ocean, sea [B2 L02] 河 he2 N: river [B2 L02] 街 jie1 N: street [B2 L02] 經過 jing1guo4 V: to pass by, to pass through [B2 L02] 客氣 ke4qi4 SV: to be polite [B2 L02] 路口 lu4kou3 N: street entrance [B2 L02] 南 nan2 N: south [B2 L02] 起飛 qi3fei1 V: to take off [B2 L02] 然後 ran2hou4 A: afterwards, then [B2 L02] 十字路口 shi2zi4lu4kou3 N (PW): intersection [B2 L02] 市 shi4 BF: city municipality, market [B2 L02] 臺北 Tai2bei3 N: Taipei [B2 L02] 條 tiao2 M: measure word for long, narrow things, such as rivers, road, fish, etc. [B2 L02] 往 wang3 CV: to go toward [B2 L02] 西 xi1 N: west [B2 L02] 西部 xi1bu4 N (PW): western part, western area [B2 L02] 先 xian1 A: first, in advance, before [B2 L02] 要是 yao4shi4 MA: if [B2 L02] 一直 yi4zhi2 A: straight; constantly, continuously [B2 L02]; always, all along, continually [B3 L08] 郵局 you2ju2 N: post office [B2 L02] 右 you4 N: right [B2 L02] 再 zai4 A: then [B2 L02] 直 zhi2 SV, A: to be straight, continuously [B2 L02] 轉 zhuan3 V: to turn [B2 L02] 左 zuo3 N: left [B2 L02] // AV Chinese/B2/L03 飽 bao3 SV: to be full (after eating) [B2 L03] 叉 cha1 BF: fork [B2 L03] 叉子 cha1zi5 BF: fork [B2 L03] 大家 da4jia1 N: everyone [B2 L03] 刀 dao1 N: knife [B2 L03] 刀叉 dao1cha1 N: knife and fork [B2 L03] 刀子 dao1zi5 N: knife [B2 L03] 點菜 dian3cai4 VO: to order food [B2 L03] 對 dui4 SV, CV: to be correct [B1 L05]; to, toward, for [B2 L03] 方 fang1 N: a Chinese surname (Fang) [B2 L03] 非常 fei1chang2 A: very, extremely [B2 L03] 封 feng1 M: measure word for letters [B2 L03] 給 gei3 V, CV: to give [B1 L04]; for (the benefit), to [B2 L03] 宮保雞丁 gong1bao3ji1ding1 N: Gongbao chicken [B2 L03] [B3 L02] 雞 ji1 N: chicken [B2 L03] 介紹 jie4shao4 V: to introduce, to suggest [B2 L03] 句 ju4 M: measure word for sentences, phrases [B2 L03] 句子 ju4zi5 N: sentence [B2 L03] 筷子 kuai4zi5 N: chopsticks [B2 L03] 慢用 man4yong4 IE: eat slowly (enjoy your meal) [B2 L03] 毛筆 mao2bi3 N: brush pen [B2 L03] 哪裡 na3li3 IE: an expression of modest denial ("No, not really.") [B1 L09] [B2 L03] 那麼 na4me5 A: well, in that case [B1 L09] [B2 L03] 牛 niu2 N: cow, cattle [B2 L03] 牛肉 niu2rou4 N: beef [B2 L03] 錢 qian2 N: money [B1 L04]; a Chinese surname [B2 L03] 青菜 qing1cai4 N: vegetables, green vegetable [B2 L03] 肉 rou4 N: meat [B2 L03] 水果 shui3guo3 N: fruit [B2 L03] 水餃 shui3jiao3 N: boiled Chinese dumplings [B2 L03] [B3 L02] 酸辣湯 suan1la4tang1 N: hot and sour soup [B2 L03] [B3 L02] 湯 tang1 N: soup [B2 L03] 湯匙 tang1chi2 N: soup spoon [B2 L03] 替 ti4 CV: for, in place of, a substitute for [B2 L03] 碗 wan3 M, N: measure word for servings of food, bowl [B2 L03] 問好 wen4hao3 IE: to wish someone well, to send best regards to someone [B2 L03] 謝 Xie4 N: a Chinese surname (Hsieh) [B2 L03] 信 xin4 N: letter [B2 L03] 用 yong4 V, CV: to use, using, with [B2 L03] 有用 you3yong4 SV: to be useful [B2 L03] 魚 yu2 N: fish [B2 L03] 這麼 zhe4me5 A: so, like this [B2 L03] 自己 zi4ji3 N: oneself, by oneself [B2 L03] // AV Chinese/B2/L04 本來 ben3lai2 MA: originally [B2 L04] 次 ci4 M: measure word for action or affair's time [B2 L04] 從前 cong2qian2 MA (TW): formerly, in the past, used to [B2 L04] 大概 da4gai4 MA: probably [B2 L04] 電話 dian4hua4 N: telephone, call [B2 L04] 煩 fan2 SV, V: to be vexed, annoyed; to annoy [B2 L04] 高興 gao1xing4 SV: to be happy [B2 L04] 告訴 gao4su4 V: to tell, to inform [B2 L04] 過 guo4 V, CV: to pass [B1 L11] (an occasion) [B3 L13]; a suffix indicating completion of an action, or completion of an action as an experience [B2 L04] 號碼 hao4ma3 N: number [B2 L04] 後來 hou4lai2 MA (TW): afterwards, later on [B2 L04] 記 ji4 V: to record, to write, to jot down [B2 L04] 記得 ji4de2 V: to remember [B2 L04] 見面 jian4mian4 VO: to meet someone, to see someone [B2 L04] [B4 L05] 接 jie1 V: to receive, to meet, to come into contact with [B2 L04] 借 jie4 V: to borrow, to lend [B2 L04] 決定 jue2ding4 V: to decide [B2 L04] 恐怕 kong3pa4 MA: (I'm) afraid that, perhaps, probably [B2 L04] 離開 li2kai1 V: to leave [B2 L04] 留 liu2 V: to leave (message, thing, etc.), to stay, to remain [B2 L04]; to remain, to stay; to keep, reserve; to detain [B3 L02] 麻煩 ma2fan2 SV, V, N: to be annoyed; to bother; an annoyance, troublesome [B2 L04] 怕 pa4 V: to fear [B2 L04] 認得 ren4de2 V: to know (as in 'to recognize') [B2 L04] 認識 ren4shi4 V: to recognize, to realize [B2 L04] 手 shou3 N: hand [B2 L04] 頭 tou2 DEM, N: first, the top, head [B2 L04] 喂 wei2 P: a common telephone or intercom greeting, "Hello!" (also with the fourth tone) [B2 L04] [B3 L13] 洗 xi3 V: to wash [B2 L04] 以後 yi3hou4 MA (TW): afterwards, after [B2 L04] 以前 yi3qian2 MA (TW): before, ago, formerly [B2 L04] 義大利 Yi4da4li4 N: Italy [B2 L04] 郵差 you2chai1 N: mail carrier, postman [B2 L04] 中學 zhong1xue2 N: middle school [B2 L04] 字條 zi4tiao2 N: a note [B2 L04] // AV Chinese/B2/L05 矮 ai3 SV: to be short (antonym: gāo) [B2 L05] 辦法 ban4fa3 N: method, way of doing something [B2 L05] 笨 ben4 SV: to be stupid [B2 L05] 比 bi3 V, CV: to compare; compared to, than [B2 L05]; V: indicating the different scores won by two contestants or two contesting teams [B3 L12] 比較 bi3jiao4 A, V: comparatively, to compare [B2 L05] 不得了 bu4de2liao3 SV: to be extremely, to be exceedingly (hot, cold, wet, etc.) [B2 L05] 長 chang2 SV: to be long [B2 L05] 尺 chi3 M, N: a unit for measuring length, a ruler [B2 L05] 聰明 cong1ming2 SV: to be intelligent [B2 L05] 短 duan3 SV: to be short [B2 L05] 多 duo1 SV, A (QW): many, more [B1 L04]; how SV? (often used in an exclamatory sentence indicating a high degree, "How … !" or "What a … !") [B2 L05] 多麼 duo1me5 A (QW): how SV? (often used in an exclamatory sentence indicating a high degree: "How … !" or "What a … !", the second character may be omitted) [B2 L05] 法語 fa3yu3 N: French language [B2 L05] 更 geng4 A: even more, still more [B2 L05] 公尺 gong1chi3 M: meter [B2 L05] 公分 gong1fen1 M: centimeter [B2 L05] 公斤 gong1jin1 N: kilogram [B2 L05] 功課 gong1ke4 N: schoolwork, homework [B2 L05] 公里 gong1li3 M: kilometer [B2 L05] 好像 hao3xiang4 MA, V: to seem, to be likely, to be like [B2 L05] 華語 hua2yu3 N: Chinese language [B2 L05] 極 ji2 BF: utmost, extremely [B2 L05] 里 li3 M: Chinese mile [B2 L05] 年紀 nian2ji4 N: age [B2 L05] 胖 pang4 SV: to be fat [B2 L05] 日子 ri4zi5 N: day (date), days (time) [B2 L05] 世界 shi4jie4 N: the world [B2 L05] 瘦 shou4 SV: to be thin [B2 L05] 歲 sui4 M: measure word for age, years old [B2 L05] 像 xiang4 SV, V: to be alike, to be like, to resemble [B2 L05] 樣 yang4 BF, M: appearance, shape; kind of, type of [B2 L05] 樣子 yang4zi5 N: appearance, shape, model, pattern [B2 L05] 一切 yi2qie4 N: all, everything [B2 L05] 一樣 yi2yang4 SV, A: to be the same, identical [B2 L05] 英尺 ying1chi3 M: foot (US measurement) [B2 L05] 英里 ying1li3 M: mile (US measurement) [B2 L05] 用功 yong4gong1 SV: to be studious, industrious, to be hard-working [B2 L05] 語 yu3 BF: language [B2 L05] 語法 yu3fa3 N: grammar [B2 L05] 語言 yu3yan2 N: language [B2 L05] 重 zhong4 SV: to be heavy [B2 L05] // AV Chinese/B2/L06 搬 ban1 V: to move [B2 L06] 搬家 ban1jia1 VO: to move (one's house) [B2 L06] 場 chang3 BF: site, spot, field [B2 L06] 超級市場 chao1ji2shi4chang3 N: supermarket [B2 L06] 陳 Chen2 N: a common Chinese surname (Chen) [B2 L06] 出 chu1 DV: to go or come out [B2 L06] 出來 chu1lai2 DC: to come out [B2 L06] 出門 chu1men2 VO: to go outside, to go out, to go out the door [B2 L06] 出去 chu1qu4 DC: to go out, to leave [B2 L06] 地址 di4zhi3 N: address [B2 L06] 改 gai3 V: to change, to alter, to correct [B2 L06] 改天 gai3tian1 MA (TW): another day [B2 L06] 行 hang2 N: measure word for lines, rows [B2 L06] 歡迎 huan1ying2 V, IE: welcome [B2 L06] 機場 ji1chang3 N: airport [B2 L06] 寄 ji4 V: to mail [B2 L06] 郊區 jiao1qu1 N: suburbs [B2 L06] 進 jin4 DV: move forward, enter [B2 L06] 進來 jin4lai2 DC: come in [B2 L06] 進去 jin4qu4 DC: go in [B2 L06] 空 kong1 SV: to be empty [B2 L06] 林 Lin2 N: a common Chinese surname (Lin) [B2 L06] 拿 na2 V: to bring, to carry (in one's, or with one's hand) [B2 L06] 盤 pan2 M: tray of, plate of, dish of [B2 L06] 盤子 pan2zi5 N: plate [B2 L06] 跑 pao3 V: to run [B2 L06] 平 ping2 SV: to be even, level [B2 L06] 平常 ping2chang2 SV, MA: to be ordinary; generally, ordinarily, usually [B2 L06] 請進 qing3jin4 IE: come in, please [B2 L06] 區 qu1 N: district, area, region [B2 L06] 市場 shi4chang3 N: market [B2 L06] 市區 shi4qu1 N: urban area, urban district [B2 L06] 送 song4 V: to escort, to deliver, to send off, to present [B2 L06] 談 tan2 V: to talk about [B2 L06] 談話 tan2hua4 VO: to talk [B2 L06] 需要 xu1yao4 V, AV, N: to need, to require; need to; need, requirement [B2 L06] 頁 ye4 M: measure word for page [B2 L06] 有空 you3kong4 VO: to have free time, to be free [B2 L06] // AV Chinese/B2/L07 把 ba3 CV: cannot be translated into English itself, it is used to draw attention to the object, rather than the subject of a sentence [B2 L07] 不用 bu2yong4 AV, V: need not, don't have to [B2 L07] 車房 che1fang2 N: garage [B2 L07] 廚房 chu2fang2 kitchen [B2 L07] 窗戶 chuang1hu4 N: window [B2 L07] 帶 dai4 V: to bring [B2 L07]; to take care of a child, to bring up the young [B3 L08]; PT: and, while, as well as, both … and … (indicating two nearly simultaneous actions) (連 … ~ … ) [B4 L14] 當然 dang1ran2 MA: of course [B2 L07] 當中 dang1zhong1 N (PW): middle, in the center [B2 L07] 燈 deng1 N: lamp, light [B2 L07] 對面 dui4mian4 N (PW): the other side, place across from [B2 L07]; right in front, opposite or facing side [B4 L10] 餓 e4 SV: to be hungry [B2 L07] 掛 gua4 V: to hang [B2 L07] 關 guan1 V: to close, to turn off [B2 L07] 關上 guan1shang4 DC: to close, to shut; to turn off [B2 L07] 櫃 gui4 BF: cabinet [B2 L07] 櫃子 gui4zi5 N: cabinet, sideboard [B2 L07] 黑 hei1 N, SV: black; to be black, to be dark [B2 L07] 架 jia4 M: measure word for airplane, machine [B2 L07] 架子 jia4zi5 N: frame, stand, rack, shelf [B2 L07] 開開 kai1kai1 DC: to turn on, to switch on [B2 L07] 亮 liang4 SV: to be sunny, to be bright [B2 L07] 錄 lu4 V: to record, to copy [B2 L07] [B4 L01] 錄影機 lu4ying3ji1 N: video machine [B2 L07] 扔 reng1 V: to throw, to toss, to cast [B2 L07] 書架 shu1jia4 N: bookshelf, bookcase [B2 L07] 宿舍 su4she4 N: dormitory [B2 L07] 它 ta1 PN: it [B2 L07] 檯燈 tai2deng1 N: lamp [B2 L07] 同學 tong2xue2 N, V: classmate, to be in the same class [B2 L07] 脫 tuo1 V: to peel, to take or to cast off, to escape [B2 L07] 脫下來 tuo1xia4lai2 DC: to take off [B2 L07] 碗櫃 wan3gui4 N: (kitchen) cabinet, cupboard [B2 L07] 聞 wen2 V: to smell, to listen [B2 L07] 臥房 wo4fang2 N: bedroom [B2 L07] 新聞 xin1wen2 N: news [B2 L07] 鑰匙 yao4shi5 N: key [B2 L07] 衣櫃 yi1gui4 N: closet [B2 L07] 髒 zang1 SV: to be dirty [B2 L07] 最好 zui4hao3 A: best, better to [B2 L07] // AV Chinese/B2/L08 白 bai2 N, SV: white, to be white [B2 L08]; A: in vain, to no effect [B4 L05] 部分 bu4fen4 M, N: part, section [B2 L08] 草 cao3 N: grass [B2 L08] 草地 cao3di4 N: lawn [B2 L08] 打電話 da3dian4hua4 VO: to make a phone call [B2 L08] 大部分 da4bu4fen4 N: the most part [B2 L08] 戴 dai4 V: to wear (hat, watch, jewelry, etc.) [B2 L08] 故事 gu4shi4 N: story [a tale] [B2 L08] 黑板 hei1ban3 N: blackboard [B2 L08] 紅 hong2 N, SV: red, to be red [B2 L08]; SV: to be very popular, to be eminent, influential [B4 L03] 忽然 hu1ran2 A: suddenly [B2 L08] 花 hua1 N: flower [B2 L08]; SV: to be fond of women, to be a womanizer [B4 L07] 化妝 hua4zhuang1 VO, N: to put on make-up; make-up [B2 L08] [B4 L01] 換 huan4 V: to change [B2 L08] 黃 huang2 N, SV: yellow, to be yellow [B2 L08] 黃色 huang2se4 N: yellow [B2 L08] 介紹信 jie4shao4xin4 N: introduction letter [B2 L08] 開 kai1 V: to drive, to open, to turn on [B1 L10]; to bloom, to blossom [B2 L08]; to hold an event [B2 L11]; to fill out, to write out, to issue [B4 L10] 開花 kai1hua1 VO: to bloom, to blossom [B2 L08] 藍 lan2 N, SV: blue, to be blue [B2 L08] 涼 liang2 SV: to be cool [B2 L08] 涼快 liang2kuai4 SV: to be (pleasantly cool) [B2 L08] 綠 lü4 N, SV: green, to be green [B2 L08] 年級 nian2ji2 N, M: grade at school [B2 L08] 皮 pi2 N: leather [B2 L08] 皮鞋 pi2xie2 N: leather shoes [B2 L08] 皮子 pi2zi5 N: leather [B2 L08] 漂亮 piao4liang4 SV: to be beautiful, to be pretty [B2 L08] 色 se4 BF: color [B2 L08] 雙 shuang1 M: pair of [B2 L08] 套 tao4 M: measure word for a set of books, clothes, furniture, stamps, dishes, equipment, etc. [B2 L08] [B4 L07] 外套 wai4tao4 N: overcoat [B2 L08] 鞋 xie2 N: shoe [B2 L08] 鞋子 xie2zi5 N: shoe [B2 L08] 顏色 yan2se4 N: color [B2 L08] 原來 yuan2lai2 A: originally, formerly, at first; (indicating the discovery of the truth) it turns out that … [B2 L08] [B3 L04] 願意 yuan4yi4 AV: be willing, want to, like to [B2 L08] 著 zhe5 P: a verbal suffix, indicating the action or the state is continuing [B2 L08] 只好 zhi3hao3 A: cannot but, have to [B2 L08] 住校 zhu4xiao4 VO: to live at school [B2 L08] 總是 zong3shi4 A: always, without exception [B2 L08] [B3 L01] // AV Chinese/B2/L09 包 bao1 V, M: to wrap, to contain; package of, parcel of [B2 L09] 冰 bing1 N, SV: ice, to be frozen [B2 L09] 冰箱 bing1xiang1 N: refrigerator [B2 L09] 餐 can1 M, BF: measure word for meal; food, meal [B2 L09] 大人 da4ren2 N: adult [B2 L09] 袋子 dai4zi5 M: bag of [B2 L09] 風 feng1 N: wind [B2 L09] 公園 gong1yuan2 N: (public) park [B2 L09] 罐 guan4 M: jar or can of [B2 L09] 罐子 guan4zi5 N: jar, canister, tin [B2 L09] 盒 he2 M: box of [B2 L09] 盒子 he2zi5 N: box, ease [B2 L09] 開始 kai1shi3 V: to start, to begin [B2 L09] 烤 kao3 V: to roast, to toast, to bake [B2 L09] 烤肉 kao3rou4 N: barbecue (literally: 'roast meat') [B2 L09] 渴 ke3 SV: to be thirsty [B2 L09] 口袋 kou3dai4 N: pocket, bag, sack [B2 L09] 麵 mian4 N: flour, dough, noodle [B2 L09] 麵包 mian4bao1 N: bread [B2 L09] 片 pian4 M: piece of (usually of something thin and flat), slice of [B2 L09] 汽水 qi4shui3 N: soda pop, carbonated drink [B2 L09] 日記 ri4ji4 N: diary [B2 L09] 聲音 sheng1yin1 N: sound, voice [B2 L09] 糖 tang2 N: candy, sugar [B2 L09] 晚安 wan3an1 IE: good night [B2 L09] 西餐 xi1can1 N: western-style food [B2 L09] 箱 xiang1 M: box of, trunk of [B2 L09] 香 xiang1 SV: to be scented, to be fragrant [B2 L09] 箱子 xiang1zi5 N: box, trunk, case [B2 L09] 要不然 yao4bu4ran2 MA: otherwise [B2 L09] 野餐 ye3can1 V, N: to picnic, picnic [B2 L09] 炸 zha2 V: to deep-fry [B2 L09] 炸雞 zha2ji1 N: fried chicken [B2 L09] 紙 zhi3 N: paper [B2 L09] 裝 zhuang1 V: to fill, to load [B2 L09]; to install, to load, pack, fill [B3 L05] 準備 zhun3bei4 V, N: to prepare, to intend; preparations [B2 L09] // AV Chinese/B2/L10 白天 bai2tian1 N: daytime [B2 L10] 打球 da3qiu2 VO: to play or hit a ball, to play ball (basketball, tennis, etc.) games [B2 L10] 動 dong4 V, RE: to move; to be moved [B2 L10] 乾 gan1 SV: to be dry [B2 L10] 乾淨 gan1jing4 SV: to be clean (also written with the 冫 radical) [B2 L10] 後天 hou4tian1 MA (TW), N (TW): the day after tomorrow [B2 L10]; AT: acquired [B5 L11] 或是 huo3shi4 CONJ: or; either … or … [B2 L10] 緊 jin3 SV: to be tight [B2 L10] 緊張 jin3zhang1 SV: to be nervous, to be tense [B2 L10] 空氣 kong1qi4 N: air [B2 L10] 籃球 lan2qiu2 N: basketball [B2 L10] 臉 lian3 N: face [B2 L10] 臉色 lian3se4 N: color (of face), facial expression [B2 L10]; complexion, facial expression [B3 L06] 練習 lian4xi2 V, N: to practice, to drill; practice, exercise [B2 L10] 了 liao3 RE: used at the end of a verb to indicate ability or completion [B2 L10] 慢跑 man4pao3 N, V: jogging, to jog [B2 L10] 瓶 ping2 M, BF: bottle of, jar of, vase of [B2 L10] 瓶子 ping2zi5 N: bottle [B2 L10] 清楚 qing1chu3 SV: to be clear [B2 L10] 球 qiu2 N: ball [B2 L10] 身體 shen1ti3 N: body, health [B2 L10] 躺 tang3 V: to lie down, recline [B2 L10] 疼 teng2 SV: to be ache, to be pain, to be sore [B2 L10] 完 wan2 RE: to finish, to complete (something) [B2 L10] 網 wang3 N: net [B2 L10] 網球 wang3qiu2 N: tennis [B2 L10] 眼鏡 yan3jing4 N: glasses, spectacles (M: 副) [B2 L10] [B4 L01] 游 you2 V: to swim [B2 L10] 游泳 you2yong3 VO, N: to swim; swimming [B2 L10] 運動 yun4dong4 N, V: sport, exercise; to exercise [B2 L10]; movement, campaign, drive (political, social, etc.) [B3 L11] 再說 zai4shuo1 A: furthermore, moreover, what's more, besides [B2 L10]; to comment on something later [B4 L07] 長 zhang3 V: to grow (up) [B2 L10] 著 zhao2 RE: used at the end of a verb to indicate success or attainment [B2 L10] // AV Chinese/B2/L11 包子 bao1zi5 N: steamed pork bun [B2 L11] 鼻子 bi2zi5 N: nose [B2 L11] 冰塊兒 bing1kuai4r5 N: ice cube [B2 L11] 參加 can1jia1 V: to attend, to participate [B2 L11] 茶會 cha2hui4 N: a tea party [B2 L11] 蛋 dan4 N: egg [B2 L11] 蛋糕 dan4gao1 N: cake [B2 L11] 地 de5 P: a particle usually added to the end of an adjective to form an adverbial phrase [B2 L11] 點心 dian3xin1 N: a snack, light refreshment [B2 L11] 好好兒地 hao3hao3r5de5 A: in a proper way, to the best of one's ability, seriously, carefully, nicely [B2 L11] 好玩兒 hao3wan2r5 SV: to be interesting, to be full of fun [B2 L11] 會 hui4 AV, N: can, know how to [B1 L07]; will, shall [B3 L01]; meeting, party [B2 L11] 加 jia1 V: to add to [B2 L11] 橘子 ju2zi5 N: orange, tangerine [B2 L11] 開 kai1 V: to drive, to open, to turn on [B1 L10]; to bloom, to blossom [B2 L08]; to hold an event [B2 L11]; to fill out, to write out, to issue [B4 L10] 開會 kai1hui4 VO: to have a meeting [B2 L11] 可惜 ke3xi2 SV, A: to be a pity; too bad [B2 L11] 李子 li3zi5 N: plum [B2 L11] 蘋果 ping2guo3 N: apple [B2 L11] 葡萄 pu2tao2 N: grape [B2 L11] 前天 qian2tian1 MA, N (TW): the day before yesterday [B2 L11] 慶祝 qing4zhu4 V: to celebrate [B2 L11] 生日 sheng1ri4 N: birthday [B2 L11] 酸 suan1 SV: to be sour [B2 L11] 甜 tian2 SV: to be sweet [B2 L11] 味道 wei4dao4 N: taste, flavor, smell, odor [B2 L11] 味兒 wei4r5 N: taste, flavor, smell, odor [B2 L11] 舞會 wu3hui4 N: dancing party [B2 L11] 西瓜 xi1gua1 N: watermelon [B2 L11] 鹹 xian2 SV: to be salty [B2 L11] 笑 xiao4 V: to smile, to laugh, to laugh at [B2 L11] 笑話 xiao4hua4 N, V: joke; to laugh at, to ridicule [B2 L11] [B4 L05] 眼睛 yan3jing1 N: eye [B2 L11] 飲料 yin3liao4 N: soft drink, beverage [B2 L11] 又 you4 A: again (in the past); A: moreover, furthermore, more, again (past) [B2 L11] 圓 yuan2 SV: to be round, to be circular [B2 L11] 正 zheng4 A: just (now), right (now) [B2 L11] 祝 zhu4 V: to wish (someone good health, good luck, etc.), to offer good wishes [B2 L11] 嘴 zui3 N: mouth [B2 L11] // AV Chinese/B2/L12 報警 bao4jing3 VO: to report something to the police [B2 L12] 被 bei4 CV: passive voice indicator [B2 L12] 不見了 bu2jian4le5 IE: (something) is gone [B2 L12] 出事 chu1shi4 VO: to have an accident [B2 L12] 打破 da3po4 RC: to break [B2 L12] 丟 diu1 V: to lose (something), to throw, to cast, to dismiss, to put or lay aside [B2 L12] [B3 L09] 發現 fa1xian4 V: to discover [B2 L12] 怪 guai4 SV, V: to be strange, to be odd, to be queer, to be unusual [B2 L12]; to blame [B4 L01] 糊塗 hu2tu2 SV: to be bewildered, to be mixed up, to be confused (also written without the 米 radical) [B2 L12] 警察 jing3cha2 N: police officer [B2 L12] 哭 ku1 V: to cry [B2 L12] 弄 nong4 V: a generalized verb of doing: make, get, fix, etc. [B2 L12] 破 po4 SV: to be broken [B2 L12] 奇怪 qi2guai4 SV: to be strange, to be queer, to be unusual [B2 L12] 搶 qiang3 V: to rob, to snatch, to grab [B2 L12] 讓 rang4 CV, V: used in a passive sentence structure to introduce the agent; to let, to allow, to permit, to make [B2 L12]; to give way, to give in [B4 L13] 什麼的 shen2me5de5 N: etc., and so on [B2 L12] 生氣 sheng1qi4 SV, VO: to be angry, to take offence [B2 L12] 書包 shu1bao1 N: school bag [B2 L12] 偷 tou1 V: to steal, to burglarize [B2 L12] 希望 xi1wang4 V, N: to hope, to wish; hope [B2 L12] 洗手間 xi3shou3jian1 N: washroom, restroom [B2 L12] 消息 xiao1xi2 N: news, information [B2 L12] 小偷 xiao3tou1 N: thief, burglar [B2 L12] 姓名 xing4ming2 N: full name [B2 L12] 銀行 yin2hang2 N: bank [B2 L12] 摘 zhai1 V: to take off, to pick, to pluck [B2 L12] 重要 zhong4yao4 SV: to be important, to be vital [B2 L12] // AV Chinese/B2/L13 畢業 bi4ye4 VO: to graduate from school [B2 L13] 才 cai2 A: not until, only then, only, merely [B2 L13] 打工 da3gong1 VO: to have a part-time job [B2 L13] 電腦 dian4nao3 N: computer [B2 L13] 份 fen4 M: measure word for publications (newspapers, magazines), jobs, etc. [B2 L13] 恭喜 gong1xi3 V: to congratulate [B2 L13] 工作 gong1zuo4 N, V: work, to work [B2 L13] 寒假 han2jia4 N: winter vacation [B2 L13] 健康 jian4kang1 SV, N: to be healthy, in good physical condition, health [B2 L13] 進步 jin4bu4 N, V: progress, to improve [B2 L13] 快樂 kuai4le4 SV: to be happy [B2 L13] 禮物 li3wu4 N: present, gift [B2 L13] 聊 liao2 V: to talk, to chat [B2 L13] 亂 luan4 SV, A, RE: to be messy, disordered, confused; disorderly, groundlessly; disordered, untidy, rumpled [B2 L13] [B3 L08] 熱鬧 re4nao4 SV: to be lively, to be fun, to be bustling with noise [B2 L13] 事情 shi4qing2 N: affair, something to do, a matter, event [B2 L13] 暑假 shu3jia4 N: summer vacation [B2 L13] 隨便 sui2bian4 A, SV, IE: whatever, wherever, whenever, do as one pleases [B2 L13] 隨時 sui2shi2 A: at any time [B2 L13] 通知 tong1zhi1 V: to inform, to notify [B2 L13] 萬事如意 wan4shi4ru2yi4 IE: get everything one's heart desires [B2 L13] 研究 yan2jiu4 V: to research, to study [B2 L13] 研究所 yan2jiu4suo3 N: graduate school [B2 L13] 院子 yuan4zi5 N: courtyard, compound, yard [B2 L13] [B4 L08] 越來越 yue4lai2yue4 PT: more and more [B2 L13] // AV Chinese/B2/Extra 棒球 bang4qiu2 N: baseball [B2 L10] [B3 L12] 炒飯 chao3fan4 N: fried rice [B2 L03] 炒麵 chao3mian4 N: fried noodles [B2 L03] 春捲兒 chun1juan3r5 N: spring roll [B2 L11] 大西洋 Da4xi1yang2 N: Atlantic Ocean [B2 L02] 餛飩湯 hun2tun2tang1 N: wonton soup [B2 L03] 加拿大 Jia1na2da4 N: Canada [B2 L02] 舊金山 Jiu4jin1shan1 N: San Francisco [B2 L02] 堪薩斯 Kan1sa4si1 N: Kansas [B2 L02] 洛杉磯 Luo4shan1ji1 N: Los Angeles [B2 L02] [B3 L14] 麻婆豆腐 ma2po2dou4fu3 N: spicy tofu [B2 L03] 密西西比 Mi4xi1xi1bi3 N: Mississippi [B2 L02] 墨西哥 Mo4xi1ge1 N: Mexico [B2 L02] 木須肉 mu4xu1rou4 N: mooshoo pork [B2 L03] 牛肉麵 niu2rou4mian4 N: beef noodles [B2 L03] 爬山 pa2shan1 VO: to hike (lit. to climb a mountain) [B2 L01] 排球 pai2qiu2 N: volleyball [B2 L10] 強盜 qiang2dao4 N: robber [B2 L08] 沙發 sha1fa1 N: sofa [B2 L07] 沙拉 sha1la1 N: salad [B2 L09] [B4 L14] 撕 si1 V: to tear [B2 L08] 太平洋 Tai4ping2yang2 N: Pacific Ocean [B2 L02] 糖醋里肌 tang2cu4li3ji1 N: sweet-and-sour pork [B2 L03] 頭痛 tou2tong4 N, V: headache; to have a headache (…to…) [B2 L01] 原子筆 yuan2zi3bi3 N: ball-point pen [B2 L03] 足球 zu2qiu2 N: football (soccer) (V: 踢) [B2 L10] [B4 L03] // AV Chinese/B3/L01 電梯 dian4ti1 N: elevator, lift (M: 部) [B3 L01] 樓梯 lou2ti1 N: stairs [B3 L01] 幸會 xing4hui4 IE: "It is a pleasure to meet you!" [B3 L01] 沒關係 mei2guan1xi5 IE, VO: it's not important, it doesn't matter, it's nothing, it's all right; not related, no relationship to … [B3 L01] 照顧 zhao4gu4 V, N: to look after, to take care of; care, attention [B3 L01] 擔心 dan1xin1 VO, SV: to worry; worried, concerned [B3 L01] 難怪 nan2guai4 A: no wonder [B3 L01] 東方 dong1fang1 N: the East, Orient [B3 L01] 獨立 du2li4 V, SV: independent; to be independent [B3 L01] 從來不 cong2lai2bu4 A: never (habitual) [B3 L01] 鼓勵 gu3li4 V, N: to encourage, urge; encouragement [B3 L01] 打開 da3kai1 RC: to open up [B3 L01] 夾克 jia2ke4 N: jacket [B3 L01] 關心 guan1xin1 V,N: to be concerned about [B3 L01] 嘮叨 lao2dao1 SV, V: to be a nag, to be repetitive in speech; to nag [B3 L01] 會 hui4 AV, N: can, know how to [B1 L07]; will, shall [B3 L01]; meeting, party [B2 L11] 全國 quan2guo2 N: the whole nation [B3 L01] 全校 quan2xiao4 N: the whole school [B3 L01] 地圖 di4tu2 N: map (M: 張) [B3 L01] 雜誌 za2zhi4 N: magazine (M: 本) [B3 L01] 孔廟 Kong3miao4 N: Confucius temple [B3 L01] 中華文化 Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4 N: Chinese culture [B3 L01] 中華 Zhong1hua2 AT: Chinese [B3 L01] 興趣 xing4qu4 N: interest [B3 L01] 有興趣 you3xing4qu4 SV: to be interested, to have an interest in [B3 L01] 選 xuan3 V: to select, choose [B3 L01] 建國 Jian4guo2 N: popular given name (Jianguo) [B3 L01] 偉立 Wei3li4 N: transliteration of an English given name (William) [B3 L01] 地理雜誌 Di4li3 Za2zhi4 N: National Geographic Magazine (國家~) [B3 L01] 關係 guan1xi4 N: relationship [B3 L01] 廟 miao4 N: temple (M: 座) [B3 L01] 棒 bang4 SV: to be good, fine, excellent [B3 L01] 地理 di4li3 N: geography [B3 L01] 嗨 hai4 I: hi! (greeting) [B3 L01] 孔子 Kong3zi3 N: Confucius [B3 L01] 口音 kou3yin1 N: accent (of a spoken language) [B3 L01] 啦 la5 P: combined sounds of 了 and 啊, denoting exclamation or interrogation [B3 L01] 來 lai2 V: to come [B1 L10]; to do (something implied in the context) [B3 L01] 呣 m5 P: mmm! (contentment) [B3 L01] 噢 ou4 INT: oh! [B1 L08] 篇 pian1 M: measure word for papers, literary articles, essays, etc. [B3 L01] 全 quan2 SV, A: entire, whole [B3 L01] 全家 quan2jia1 N: the entire family [B3 L01] 全世界 quan2shi4jie4 N: the whole world [B3 L01] 室友 shi4you3 N: roommate, housemate [B3 L01] 受不了 shou4bu4liao3 RC: cannot stand, cannot bear, unable to endure [B3 L01] 臺南 Tai2nan2 N: Tainan [B3 L01] 梯子 ti1zi5 N: ladder [B3 L01] 完全 wan2quan2 A: completely, totally, wholly, fully, entirely [B3 L01] 文化 wen2hua4 N: culture [B3 L01] 文章 wen2zhang1 N: essay, literary article (M: 篇) [B3 L01] 西方 xi1fang1 N: the West, Occident [B3 L01] 系 xi4 N, M: department (in colleges) [B3 L01] 新生 xin1sheng1 N: freshman, first-year student, new student [B3 L01] 行李 xing2li3 N: luggage [B3 L01] 移民 yi2min2 V, N: to migrate; an immigrant [B3 L01] 有趣 you3qu4 SV: interesting, fascinating, amusing [B3 L01] 總是 zong3shi4 A: always, without exception [B2 L08] [B3 L01] // AV Chinese/B3/L02 速食麵 su4shi2mian4 N: instant noodles [B3 L02] 半夜 ban4ye4 N: midnight, in the middle of the night [B3 L02] 北京 Bei3jing1 N: Beijing, Peking [B3 L02] 不過 bu2guo4 CONJ, A: but, however; only, merely [B3 L02] 菜單 cai4dan1 N: menu [B3 L02] 餐廳 can1ting1 N: dining hall, restaurant (M: 家) [B3 L02] 醋 cu4 N: vinegar [B3 L02] 大餐 da4can1 N: an abundant meal on special occasions [B3 L02] 大哥大 da4ge1da4 N: mobile phone (d…) [B3 L02] 大鍋菜 da4guo1cai4 N: food prepared in a big pot, institutional food (made in mass quantities) [B3 L02] 單子 dan1zi5 N: a list [B3 L02] 蛋花湯 dan4hua1tang1 N: egg-drop soup [B3 L02] 欸 ei5 I: interjection to attract attention or express surprise (many tones possible) [B3 L02] 而且 er2qie3 CONJ: moreover, in addition, furthermore [B3 L02]; and, besides, moreover, furthermore (e…) [B3 L05] 服務 fu2wu4 N, V: service; to serve, give service to [B3 L02] 服務生 fu2wu4sheng1 N: attendant, service person, waiter (…s…) [B3 L02] 服務員 fu2wu4yuan2 N: attendant, service person, waiter (…y…) [B3 L02] 敢 gan3 AV: to dare [B3 L02] 宮保雞丁 gong1bao3ji1ding1 N: Gongbao chicken [B2 L03] [B3 L02] 姑姑 gu1gu5 N: aunt, father's sister [B3 L02] 廣東 Guang3dong1 N: Canton [B3 L02] 鍋 guo1 N, M: cooking pot (container used for cooking food); measure word for cooked food [B3 L02] 紅蘿蔔 hong2luo2bo5 N: carrot (M: 根) (ho…) [B3 L02] 紅燒 hong2shao1 V, AT: to braise or stew in a soy sauce [B3 L02] 紅燒豬肉 hong2shao1zhu1rou4 N: pork braised in soy sauce (dish name) [B3 L02] 胡蘿蔔 hu2luo2bo5 N: carrot (M: 根) (hu…) [B3 L02] 機會 ji1hui4 N: chance, opportunity [B3 L02] 餃子 jiao3zi5 N: Chinese dumpling made of various fillings, stuffed in a dough wrapper [B3 L02] 芥蘭牛肉 jie4lan2niu2rou4 N: beef and kale [B3 L02] 烤鴨 kao3ya1 N: roast duck [B3 L02] 客滿 ke4man3 IE: full house, sold out, no vacancy [B3 L02] 客人 ke4ren2 N: visitor, guest [B3 L02] 口味 kou3wei4 N: taste, flavor (M: 種) [B3 L02] 辣 la4 SV: to be hot, spicy [B3 L02] 連 lian2 PT: even (~ … 都) [B3 L02]; and, while, as well as, both … and … (indicating two nearly simultaneous actions) (~ … 帶 … ) [B4 L14] 留 liu2 V: to leave (message, thing, etc.), to stay, to remain [B2 L04]; to remain, to stay; to keep, reserve; to detain [B3 L02] 留起來 liu2qi3lai2 RC: to save, to put away for later use [B3 L02] 留學 liu2xue2 V: to study abroad [B3 L02] 留學生 liu2xue2sheng1 N: a student studying abroad [B3 L02] 蘿蔔 luo2bo5 N: radish, turnip [B3 L02] 嘛 ma5 P: particle used at the end of a sentence, implying that what precedes is obvious (could also be written as 麼) [B3 L02] 麥當勞 Mai4dang1lao2 N: McDonald's [B3 L02] 滿 man3 SV, RE: to be full [B3 L02] 名單 ming2dan1 N: name roster, name list [B3 L02] 膩 ni4 SV, RE: to be bored with, tired of [B3 L02] 排骨 pai2gu3 N: spareribs, a chop, a rib [B3 L02] 平底鍋 ping2di3guo1 N: a pan, a riddle [B3 L02] 青豆 qing1dou4 N: green peas [B3 L02] 青豆蝦仁 qing1dou4xia1ren2 N: green peas and shelled shrimp [B3 L02] 青花菜 qing1hua1cai4 N: broccoli (M: 棵) [B3 L02] 燒 shao1 V: to cook, to burn, to stew after frying [B3 L02] 手機 shou3ji1 N: mobile phone (s…) [B3 L02] 水餃 shui3jiao3 N: boiled Chinese dumplings [B2 L03] [B3 L02] 速食 su4shi2 N: "fast food" [B3 L02] 酸辣湯 suan1la4tang1 N: hot and sour soup [B2 L03] [B3 L02] 算帳 suan4zhang4 VO: to settle accounts, figure out a bill [B3 L02] 台麗 Tai2li4 N: a popular given name (Taili) [B3 L02] 糖醋 tang2cu4 V, AT: cooked with sweet and sour sauce [B3 L02] 糖醋排骨 tang2cu4pai2gu3 N: sweet and sour spareribs [B3 L02] 套餐 tao4can1 N: combo, combo meal [B3 L02] 特餐 te4can1 N: a special dish of a restaurant, a special dish of the day [B3 L02] 甜點 tian2dian3 N: dessert [B3 L02] 通知單 tong1zhi1dan1 N: notification, notice slip [B3 L02] 習慣 xi2guan4 V, N: to get used to, to be accustomed to, habit [B3 L02] 蝦 xia1 N: shrimp [B3 L02] 蝦仁 xia1ren2 N: shelled shrimp [B3 L02] 小吃 xiao3chi1 N: food served at a night-market stall, a street stall, a small diner, etc. that can be eaten as a meal, a snack, or a side dish [B3 L02] 行動電話 xing2dong4dian4hua4 N: mobile phone (…d…h…) [B3 L02] 鴨子 ya1zi5 N: duck (M: 雙) [B3 L02] 帳單 zhang4dan1 N: a bill (at a restaurant, shop, etc.) (M: 張) [B3 L02] 豬 zhu1 N: pig, hog, swine [B3 L02] 豬肉 zhu1rou4 N: pork [B3 L02] // AV Chinese/B3/L03 哎喲 ai1yao1 I: an interjection indicating surprise or discontent [B3 L03] 辦公室 ban4gong1shi4 N: office (M: 間) [B3 L03] 表 biao3 N: table, form, list (M: 張) [B3 L03] 補課 bu3ke4 VO: to have or give a make-up lesson [B3 L03] 補習 bu3xi2 V: to receive tutoring [B3 L03] 補習班 bu3xi2ban1 N: a private institution that offers tutoring in various subjects, cram school (M: 家) [B3 L03] 補助 bu3zhu4 V, N: to subsidize; a subsidy, allowance [B3 L03] 部落格 bu4luo4ge2 N: blog [B3 L03] 菜價 cai4jia4 N: vegetable prices, food prices [B3 L03] 成績 cheng2ji1 N: grade (at school), academic record, achievement [B3 L03] 成績單 cheng2ji1dan1 N: report card, transcript (M: 張) [B3 L03] 出租 chu1zu1 V: to be for rent, offer for rent, rent to others [B3 L03] 大陸 Da4lu4 N: Mainland China [B3 L03] 電費 dian4fei4 N: electricity bill [B3 L03] 電話費 dian4hua4fei4 N: telephone bill [B3 L04] 訂 ding4 V: to conclude, draw up (a treaty, agreement, etc.); to order, subscribe to; to book, make a reservation (at a hotel, restaurant, etc.) [B3 L03] 二房東 er4fang2dong1 N: subleasor [B3 L03] 房東 fang2dong1 N: landlord [B3 L03] 房價 fang2jia4 N: housing prices [B3 L03] 房客 fang2ke4 N: tenant [B3 L03] 房租 fang2zu1 N: rent [B3 L03] 分租 fen1zu1 V: to sublet, to rent separately [B3 L03] 付 fu4 V: to pay [B3 L03] 公寓 gong1yu4 N: apartment building, multi-storey, multi-family dwelling (M: 棟, 間) [B3 L03] 合起來 he2qi3lai2 RC: to join, combine; together [B3 L03] 合租 he2zu1 V: to jointly rent, rent together, share rental [B3 L03] 環境 huan2jing4 N: environment, surroundings, financial conditions (of a family) [B3 L03] 活 huo2 SV, V: to be alive, living; to live [B3 L03] 計程車 ji4cheng2che1 N: taxi (M: 輌, 部) [B3 L03] 計畫 ji4hua4 V, N: to plan, to map out; a plan, project, program [B3 L03] 價錢 jia4qian2 N: price, cost [B3 L03] 剪 jian3 V: to cut with scissors, to clip, to trim [B3 L03] 剪刀 jian3dao1 N: scissors, clippers (M: 把) [B3 L03] 剪頭髮 jian3tou2fa3 VO: to give or get a haircut [B3 L03] 獎學金 jiang3xue2jin1 N: scholarship, fellowship [B3 L03] 交 jiao1 V: to hand in, give to, pass on to [B3 L03] 交換 jiao1huan4 V: to exchange, swap [B3 L03] 交朋友 jiao1peng2you3 VO: to make a friend [B3 L03] 交通 jiao1tong1 N: transportation, traffic [B3 L03] 叫車 jiao4che1 VO: to get, call, hail a cab [B3 L03] 教室 jiao4shi4 N: classroom [B3 L03] 教授 jiao4shou4 N: professor (M: 位) [B3 L03] 金子 jin1zi5 N: gold (M: 塊) [B3 L03] 困難 kun4nan2 N, SV: difficulty; to be difficult, hard [B3 L03] 來不及 lai2bu4ji2 RC: to have insufficient time, to be too late (to do something) [B3 L03] 理髮廳 li3fa3ting1 N: barber shop (M: 家) [B3 L03] 旅費 lü3fei4 N: travel expenses [B3 L03] 美容 mei3rong2 V: to have plastic surgery, beauty treatment for the face [B3 L03] 美容院 mei3rong2yuan4 N: beauty parlor (M: 家) [B3 L03] 明白 ming2bai2 V, SV: to understand, realize, know; to be clear [B3 L03] 碰 peng4 V: to touch, bump [B3 L03] 碰到 peng4dao4 RC: to meet unexpectedly, to run into, to chance upon (…d…) [B3 L03] 碰見 peng4jian4 RC: to meet unexpectedly, to run into, to chance upon (only for people) (…j…) [B3 L03] 碰上 peng4shang4 RC: to run up against, to come accross [B3 L03] 敲 qiao1 V: to knock, to beat, to tap, to pound [B3 L03] 請 qing3 V: to please, to invite [B1 L04]; to hire someone to do something [B3 L03] 請教 qing3jiao4 V: to ask for advice, to consult with [B3 L03] 上網 shang4wang3 VO: to log on to the Internet, to use the Internet [B3 L03] 申請 shen1qing3 V: to apply for [B3 L03] 申請表 shen1qing3biao3 N: application form (M: 張) [B3 L03] 生活 sheng1huo2 N, V: life; to live [B3 L03] 生活費 sheng1huo2fei4 N: living expenses [B3 L03] 暑期班 shu3qi2ban1 N: summer school, summer session [B3 L03] 水費 shui3fei4 N: water bill [B3 L03] 所有的 suo3you3de5 AT: all [B3 L03] 填 tian2 V: to fill in, to stuff [B3 L03] 通 tong1 V, SV, RE: to go, move or flow unobstructed; to communicate; open, passable; unobstructed [B3 L03] 頭髮 tou2fa3 N: hair (on the head of a human) (M: 根, 頭) [B3 L03] 推薦 tui1jian4 V: to recommend [B3 L03] 推薦信 tui1jian4xin4 N: letter of recommendation [B3 L03] 網路 wang3lu4 N: the Internet [B3 L03] 網站 wang3zhan4 N: website [B3 L03] 網址 wang3zhi3 N: Internet address [B3 L03] 物價 wu4jia4 N: price of goods [B3 L03] 下載 xia4zai4 V: to download [B3 L03] 休息室 xiu1xi2shi4 N: lounge, lobby, foyer [B3 L03] 學費 xue2fei4 N: school tuition fees [B3 L03] 學分 xue2fen1 N: academic credits [B3 L03] 學習 xue2xi2 V: to study, to learn [B3 L03] 約 yue1 V, N: to make an appointment; appointment, engagement [B3 L03] 約會 yue1hui4 V, N: to have a date; date [B3 L03] 中國大陸 Zhong1guo2 Da4lu4 N: Mainland China [B3 L03] 資料 zi1liao4 N: materials, data, information [B3 L03] 租 zu1 V: to rent [B3 L03] 租出去 zu1chu1qu4 RC: to rent out [B3 L03] // AV Chinese/B3/L04 幫助 bang1zhu4 V, N: to help, assist, aid; assistance, aid [B3 L04] 包裹 bao1guo3 N: parcel, package [B3 L04] 病從口入 bing4cong2kou3ru4 "illness comes through the mouth" [B3 L04] 博物館 bo2wu4guan3 N: museum [B3 L04] 不但 bu2dan4 A: not only [B3 L04] 參觀 can1guan1 V: to visit (a place, exhibition, etc.) [B3 L04] 吃苦 chi1ku3 VO: to bear, or endure, hardships; to suffer hardships; to have a rough time [B3 L04] 除 chu2 V: to divide [B3 L04] 除法 chu2fa3 N: division (in mathematics) [B3 L04] 大峽谷 Da4xia2gu3 N: Grand Canyon [B3 L04] 但是 dan4shi4 CONJ: but, still, however [B3 L04] 島 dao3 N: island [B3 L04] 地震 di4zhen4 N: earthquake [B3 L04] 嗯 en5 I: interjection used to indicate agreement [B3 L04] 發展 fa1zhan3 V, N: to develop, expand; development, expansion [B3 L04] 高速公路 gao1su4gong1lu4 N: freeway (M: 條) [B3 L04] 高速鐵路 gao1su4tie3lu4 N: high-speed railway [B3 L04] 高雄 Gao1xiong2 N: Kaohsiung [B3 L04] 高原 gao1yuan2 N: plateau [B3 L04] 公路 gong1lu4 N: highway (M: 條) [B3 L04] 故宮 Gu4gong1 N: National Palace Museum in Taipei (~博物院) [B3 L04] 掛號 gua4hao4 VO: to register [B3 L04] 國家公園 guo2jia1gong1yuan2 N: national park [B3 L04] 海灘 hai3tan1 N: seashore, beach [B3 L04] 合 he2 V: to suit, agree with [B3 L04] 荷蘭 He2lan2 N: The Netherlands [B3 L04] 河流 he2liu2 N: river (collective) [B3 L04] 合適 he2shi4 SV: to be suitable, appropriate [B3 L04] 橫貫公路 Heng2guan4 Gong1lu4 Cross-Island Highway (eg. Central: 中部~) [B3 L04] 簡訊 jian3xun4 N: text message (SMS) (M: 通, 封) [B3 L04] 開路 kai1lu4 VO: to open up a new road [B3 L04] 墾丁 Ken3ding1 N: Kending [B3 L04] 口 kou3 N, M: mouth; measure word for family members, wells; a mouthful of [B3 L04] 苦 ku3 SV, N: to be toilsome, hard, sad, bitter; toil, hardship [B3 L04] 快速道路 kuai4su4dao4lu4 N: expressway [B3 L04] 另外 ling4wai4 DEM, A: another, the other; in addition, additionally [B3 L04] 流 liu2 V: to flow [B3 L04] 綠洲 lü4zhou1 N: oasis [B3 L04] 馬路 ma3lu4 N: road, street, avenue (M: 條) [B3 L04] 年輕 nian2qing1 SV: to be young [B3 L04] 年輕人 nian2qing1ren2 N: young person, young people [B3 L04] 農民 nong2min2 N: peasant, peasantry [B3 L04] 農人 nong2ren2 N: farmer [B3 L04] 農業 nong2ye4 N: agriculture, farming [B3 L04] 平原 ping2yuan2 N: plains, flatlands [B3 L04] 輕 qing1 SV: to be light (in weight) [B3 L04] 人口 ren2kou3 N: population [B3 L04] 沙漠 sha1mo4 N: desert (M: 片) [B3 L04] 沙灘 sha1tan1 N: beach [B3 L04] 適合 shi4he2 V, SV: to be suited to, suitable for … [B3 L04] 收 shou1 V: to collect, gather, receive [B3 L04] 收到 shou1dao4 RC: to receive, to get, obtain [B3 L04] 收起來 shou1qi3lai2 RC: to put away [B3 L04] 雖然 sui1ran2 A: though, although [B3 L04] 颱風 tai2feng1 N: typhoon [B3 L04] 太魯閣 Tai4lu3ge2 Taroko Gorge (~峽谷) [B3 L04] 鐵路 tie3lu4 N: railway, railroad (M: 條) [B3 L04] 哇 wa5 I, P: used to indicate surprise, approval (replaces 啊 if the final word in a sentence ends with '-u', '-ao', or '-ou') [B3 L04] 峽谷 xia2gu3 N: canyon, gorge [B3 L04] 相反 xiang1fan3 SV, N: to be the opposite, to be contrary; the opposite [B3 L04] 辛苦 xin1ku3 SV: to be difficult, hard, painful, exhausting; to experience difficulty, hardship, pain, exhaustion [B3 L04] 欣賞 xin1shang3 V: to appreciate, to admire [B3 L04] 亞洲 Ya3zhou1 N: Asia [B3 L04] 以外 yi3wai4 PT: besides, except for (除了 … ~) [B3 L04] 以為 yi3wei2 V: to think, assume (incorrectly) [B3 L04] 郵票 you2piao4 N: postage stamp (M: 張, 套) [B3 L04] 原來 yuan2lai2 A: originally, formerly, at first; (indicating the discovery of the truth) it turns out that … [B2 L08] [B3 L04] 政府 zheng4fu3 N: government [B3 L04] 值 zhi2 V: to be worth (time, money, effort) [B3 L04] 值得 zhi2de2 SV, A: to be worthwhile; worth (doing something) [B3 L04] 值錢 zhi2qian2 SV, VO: to be valuable, costly [B3 L04] 指 zhi3 V: to point at, to point to, to point out [B3 L04] // AV Chinese/B3/L05 變 bian4 V: to change, become different, to transform [B3 L05] 變化 bian4hua4 N: change, transformation [B3 L05] 並 bing4 A: used before a negative for emphasis [B3 L05] 並且 bing4qie3 CONJ: and, besides, moreover, furthermore (b…) [B3 L05] 產 chan3 V: to produce, yield [B3 L05] 產品 chan3pin3 N: product, produce [B3 L05] 出產 chu1chan3 N, V: natural product, product; to produce [B3 L05] 出口 chu1kou3 V, AT: to export; exported [B3 L05] 到處 dao4chu4 N: everywhere [B3 L05] 度 du4 M: degrees (unit of measure for angles, temperature, etc.) [B3 L05] 而且 er2qie3 CONJ: moreover, in addition, furthermore [B3 L02]; and, besides, moreover, furthermore (e…) [B3 L05] 發燒 fa1shao1 VO: to have a fever [B3 L05] 分類 fen1lei4 VO: to classify [B3 L05] 鳳梨 feng4li2 N: pineapple [B3 L05] 颳風 gua1feng1 VO: the wind is blowing [B3 L05] 海鮮 hai3xian1 N: seafood [B3 L05] 害 hai4 V: to cause trouble to, to impair [B3 L05] 滑 hua2 SV, V: to be slippery, smooth; to slip, skate, slide, glide [B3 L05] 基隆 Ji1long2 N: Keelung [B3 L05] 進口 jin4kou3 V, AT: to import; imported [B3 L05] 咳嗽 ke2sou4 V, N: to cough; a cough [B3 L05] 礦產 kuang4chan3 N: minerals, mineral products [B3 L05] 類 lei4 M: kind, type, class, category [B3 L05] 冷氣 leng3qi4 N: air conditioning, cold air [B3 L05] 零下 ling2xia4 N: below zero [B3 L05] 柳橙 liu3cheng2 N: orange [B3 L05] 煤 mei2 N: coal [B3 L05] 煤礦 mei2kuang4 N: coal mine [B3 L05] 米 mi3 N: uncooked rice [B3 L05] 農產品 nong2chan3pin3 N: agricultural product [B3 L05] 暖和 nuan3huo5 SV: to be warm [B3 L05] 暖氣 nuan3qi4 N: heating, warm air [B3 L05] 葡萄柚 pu2tao2you4 N: grapefruit [B3 L05] 氣候 qi4hou4 N: climate [B3 L05] 氣溫 qi4wen1 N: air temperature [B3 L05] 汽油 qi4you2 N: gasoline, petrol [B3 L05] 晴 qing2 SV: sunny [B3 L05] 晴天 qing2tian1 N: clear day, sunny day [B3 L05] 融化 rong2hua4 V: to melt, to draw [B3 L05] 濕 shi1 SV: to be damp, moist, humid, wet (the more common version, with 灬) [B3 L05] 溼 shi1 SV: to be damp, moist, humid, wet (the less common version, with 土) [B3 L05] 濕度 shi1du4 N: humidity (the more common version, with 灬) [B3 L05] 濕熱 shi1re4 SV: to be hot and humid [B3 L05] 石頭 shi2tou2 N: stone [B3 L05] 石油 shi2you2 N: petroleum, oil [B3 L05] 適應 shi4ying4 V: to adapt to [B3 L05] 體溫 ti3wen1 N: body temperature [B3 L05] 天然 tian1ran2 AT: natural [B3 L05] 天然資源 tian1ran2zi1yuan2 N: natural resources [B3 L05] 溫度 wen1du4 N: temperature [B3 L05] 鮮 xian1 SV: to be delicious, to be fresh [B3 L05] 香蕉 xiang1jiao1 N: banana (M: 跟, 串) [B3 L05] 想家 xiang3jia1 VO, SV: to miss home; to be homesick [B3 L05] 小麥 xiao3mai4 N: wheat [B3 L05] 新鮮 xin1xian1 SV: to be fresh [B3 L05] 雪鞋 xue3xie2 N: snow shoes [B3 L05] 雪衣 xue3yi1 N: snow suit [B3 L05] 一般 yi4ban1 AT: common, general [B3 L05] 一般而論 yi4ban1er2lun4 IE: generally speaking (…e…) [B3 L05] 一般來說 yi4ban1lai2shuo1 IE: generally speaking (…l…s…) [B3 L05] 一般說來 yi4ban1shuo1lai2 IE: generally speaking (…s…l…) [B3 L05] 油 you2 N, SV: oil; to be oily [B3 L05] 油膩 you2ni4 SV: (of food) to be greasy or oily [B3 L05] 尤其是 you2qi2shi4 A: especially, above all [B3 L05] 玉 yu4 N: jade [B3 L05] 玉米 yu4mi3 N: corn, maize [B3 L05] 種類 zhong3lei4 N: type, variety, kind [B3 L05] 裝 zhuang1 V: to fill, to load [B2 L09]; to install, to load, pack, fill [B3 L05] 裝暖氣 zhuang1nuan3qi4 VO: to equip with heating [B3 L05] 準時 zhun3shi2 A, SV: to be punctual, on time [B3 L05] 資源 zi1yuan2 N: resource [B3 L05] // AV Chinese/B3/L06 報告 bao4gao4 V, N: to report, to make sth known; a report (written or spoken) [B3 L06] 背 bei4 V, N: to memorize, to learn by heart, to recite from memory; the back of the body, the back of an object [B3 L06] 被動 bei4dong4 SV: to be passive [B3 L06] 背書 bei4shu1 VO: to recite a passage from memory; act of memorizing a passage [B3 L06] 背下來 bei4xia4lai2 RC: to memorize, to commit to memory [B3 L06] 補考 bu3kao3 N, V: make-up exam; to take a make-up exam [B3 L06] 不可 bu4ke3 PT: must, have to, is indispensable, will inevitably (非 … ~) [B3 L06] 查 cha2 V: to check, examine, inspect; to look into, investigate; to look up, consult [B3 L06] 成 cheng2 V, PV, RE: to become, to turn into, to complete; to V as; a resultative ending indicating success, completion, or accomplishment of an action [B3 L06] 詞 ci2 N: word [B3 L06] 當 dang1 V: to work as, to serve as [B3 L06] 倒 dao3 V, RE: to fall over; a resultative ending indicating toppling or falling over of the subject [B3 L06] 倒楣 dao3mei2 SV: to have bad luck or an unlucky break; to get into trouble [B3 L06] 低 di1 SV: to be low [B3 L06] 動詞 dong4ci2 N: verb [B3 L06] 翻 fan1 V: to translate; to turn (over, upside down, up, etc.); to rummage, to search [B3 L06] 翻譯 fan1yi4 V, N: to translate, interpret; translator, interpreter, translation [B3 L06] 非 fei1 PT: must, have to, is indispensable, will inevitably (~ … 不可) [B3 L06] 分 fen1 M: cent [B1 L04]; points, score (at an exam, in sports and contests, etc.) [B3 L06] 分數 fen1shu4 N: score, grade (at an exam, from a course) [B3 L06] 複習 fu4xi2 V: to review (f) [B3 L06] 高中 gao1zhong1 N: senior high school (10th, 11th and 12th grades) [B3 L06] 歌詞 ge1ci2 N: lyrics or words of a song [B3 L06] [B4 L04] 及格 ji2ge2 V: to pass a test, pass an exam; to be qualified [B3 L06] 記住 ji4zhu4 RC: to remember, to fix in mind, to commit to memory [B3 L06] 加油 jia1you2 VO: to oil, lubricate, refuel; (slang) to make an extra effort ("Go for it!"), to cheer (a performer) [B3 L06] 加油站 jia1you2zhan4 N: gasoline (petrol) filling station [B3 L06] 教法 jiao1fa3 N: teaching method, way of teaching [B3 L06] 看法 kan4fa3 N: point of view, opinion, way of looking at things [B3 L06] 考卷 kao3juan4 N: exam paper, test booklet (M: 份) [B3 L06] 扣 kou4 V: to deduct [B3 L06]; to buckle up [B3 L14] 扣分 kou4fen1 VO: to deduct points, take off credit [B3 L06] 爛 lan4 SV: to be worn out; to be rotten, decayed; (slang) rotten, terrible [B3 L06] 厲害 li4hai4 SV: to be formidable, sharp [B3 L06] 臉色 lian3se4 N: color (of face), facial expression [B2 L10]; complexion, facial expression [B3 L06] 了解 liao3jie3 V, N: to know, to understand; knowledge, understanding (the simpler, more common version) [B3 L06] 瞭解 liao3jie3 V, N: to know, to understand; knowledge, understanding (the more complicated version, without 了) [B3 L06] 嘍 lou5 P: particle indicating exclamation or interrogation [B3 L06] 名詞 ming2ci2 N: noun [B3 L06] 難過 nan2guo4 SV: to be sad, to be distressed [B3 L06] 寧可 ning2ke3 AV: would rather, had better, would sooner (…k…) [B3 L06] 寧願 ning2yuan4 AV: would rather, had better, would sooner (…y…) [B3 L06] 哦 o2 I: interjection indicating doubt ("Really?") [B3 L06] 期末考 qi2mo4kao3 N: final exam (at the end of a term) [B3 L06] 其實 qi2shi2 A: actually, in fact, as a matter of fact [B3 L06] 期中考 qi2zhong1kao3 N: mid-term exam [B3 L06] 輕鬆 qing1song1 SV, V: to be relaxed, easy, comfortable; to relax, wind down [B3 L06] 如果 ru2guo3 A: if, in case, in the event of [B3 L06] 說法 shuo1fa3 N: way of speaking, an orally expressed view [B3 L06] 死 si3 V, SV, RE: to die; to be dead [B3 L06] 死定了 si3ding4le5 IE: (slang) will surely die [B3 L06] 鬆 song1 SV: to be relaxed, lenient, slack, loose [B3 L06] 算是 suan4shi4 V: to be considered as [B3 L06] 討論 tao3lun4 V: to discuss (formally) [B3 L06] 踢 ti1 V: to kick [B3 L06] 踢到 ti1dao4 RC: to kick [B3 L06] 踢開 ti1kai1 RC: to kick away (literally or figuratively) [B3 L06] 題 ti2 M: measure word for questions or problems (at a test or in an exercise) [B3 L06] 題目 ti2mu4 N: title, subject, topic; problems, questions at a test [B3 L06] 溫習 wen1xi2 V: to review (w…) [B3 L06] 文法 wen2fa3 N: grammar [B3 L06] 無聊 wu2liao2 SV: to be bored; to be boring and uninteresting; to be a nuisance; to be nonsensical [B3 L06] 想法 xiang3fa3 N: way of thinking, point of view [B3 L06] 心理 xin1li3 N: thoughts and ideas, mentality [B3 L06] 心理學 xin1li3xue2 N: psychology [B3 L06] 咦 yi2 I: interjection indicating surprise [B3 L06] 主詞 zhu3ci2 N: subject (of a sentence) [B3 L06] 助教 zhu4jiao4 N: teaching assistant [B3 L06] 自動 zi4dong4 A, AT: to be automatic, voluntary; automatically, voluntarily [B3 L06] 自動自發 zi4dong4zi4fa1 IE: self-motivated and spontaneous [B3 L06] 做法 zuo4fa3 N: way of doing things [B3 L06] 作業 zuo4ye4 N: homework [B3 L06] // AV Chinese/B3/L07 表弟 biao3di4 N: younger male cousin (on mother's side or paternal aunt's side) [B3 L07] 表哥 biao3ge1 N: older male cousin (on mother's side or paternal aunt's side) [B3 L07] 表姐 biao3jie3 N: older female cousin (on mother's side or paternal aunt's side) [B3 L07] 表妹 biao3mei4 N: younger female cousin (on mother's side or paternal aunt's side) [B3 L07] 博士 bo2shi4 N: PhD degree, doctorate [B3 L07] 不論 bu2lun4 PT: no matter (what, how, whether), regardless of (…l…) [B3 L07] 不管 bu4guan3 PT: no matter (what, how, whether), regardless of (…g…) [B3 L07] 不好意思 bu4hao3yi4si5 IE: to find something embarassing, to be ill at ease; to feel shy or bashful, ashamed [B3 L07] 不同 bu4tong2 SV, N: different from, distinct from; difference (…t…) [B3 L07] 不一樣 bu4yi2yang4 SV, N: different from, distinct from; difference (…y…) [B3 L07] 慘 can3 SV: to be tragic, pitiful, miserable [B3 L07] 測驗 ce4yan4 N, V: test; to test (c…) [B3 L07] 初中 chu1zhong1 N: junior high school (7th, 8th and 9th grades) [B3 L07] 大學指考 da4xue2zhi3kao3 N: college entrance examination in Taiwan (abbreviated name) [B3 L07] 代 dai4 M: generation [B3 L07] 當兵 dang1bing1 VO: to join the army, to serve the military [B3 L07] 端 duan1 V: to hold something level with both hands, to carry [B3 L07] 公立 gong1li4 AT: established and maintained by the government [B3 L07] 公平 gong1ping2 SV: to be fair, just, impartial, equitable [B3 L07] 孤單 gu1dan1 SV: to be alone, to be lonely [B3 L07] 管 guan3 V: to be in charge of, to run, to be responsible for; to mind, attend to, bother about; to be concerned about [B3 L07] 管不了 guan3bu4liao3 RC: cannot manage, handle, supervise [B3 L07] 管不著 guan3bu4zhao2 RC: no authority to manage, handle, or interfere [B3 L07] 國立 guo2li4 AT: nationally-run [B3 L07] 國內 guo2nei4 N: inside the country, domestic [B3 L07] 國外 guo2wai4 N: outside the country, overseas, abroad [B3 L07] 活動 huo2dong4 V, N: to move about, to exercise; activity [B3 L07] 活動中心 huo2dong4zhong1xin1 N: activity center [B3 L07] 激烈 ji1lie4 SV: (of an action or argument) to be intense, sharp, fierce, acute, violent [B3 L07] 技術 ji4shu4 N: skill, technique, technology [B3 L07] 技術學院 ji4shu4xue2yuan4 N: Institute of Technology [B3 L07] 教育 jiao4yu4 N: education [B3 L07] 教育部 jiao4yu4bu4 N: Ministry of Education [B3 L07] 教育界 jiao4yu4jie4 N: educational circles, educational world [B3 L07] 競爭 jing4zheng1 V, N: to compete; competition [B3 L07] 舅舅 jiu4jiu5 N: uncle (mother's brother) [B3 L07] 舅媽 jiu4ma1 N: aunt (mother's brother's wife) [B3 L07] 舉 ju3 V: to hold up, raise, lift [B3 L07] 舉辦 ju3ban4 V: to hold (an activity) [B3 L07] 舉手 ju3shou3 VO: to raise one's hand (to vote or to speak up) [B3 L07] 舉行 ju3xing2 V: to hold (a meeting, ceremony), to convene, take place [B3 L07] 考取 kao3qu3 RC: to pass an entrance examination (for school, a job, a licence, etc.) (…q…) [B3 L07] 考上 kao3shang4 RC: to pass an entrance examination (for school, a job, a licence, etc.) (…s…) [B3 L07] 科 ke1 M: a branch of academic or vocational study; a division or subdivision of an administrative unit or section [B3 L07] 科系 ke1xi4 N: department (in a college or university) [B3 L07] 誇張 kua1zhang1 SV: to be exaggerated, to be overstated [B3 L07] 冷門 leng3men2 SV: the opposite of 熱門 [B3 L07] 理想 li3xiang3 SV, N: to be ideal; ideal [B3 L07] 聯合 lian2he2 V: to combine, to unite, to ally [B3 L07] 聯合國 Lian2he2guo2 N: United Nations [B3 L07] 聯考 lian2kao3 N: a standardized entrance exam for school (high school, college, etc.) [B3 L07] 錄取 lu4qu3 V: to admit, to accept (applicants after an examination or application process) [B3 L07] 錄用 lu4yong4 V: to employ, to take somebody on the staff [B3 L07] 論文 lun4wen2 N: thesis, dissertation, treatise (M: 篇) [B3 L07] 面試 mian4shi4 V, N: to interview; personal interview (…s…) [B3 L07] 面談 mian4tan2 V, N: to interview; personal interview (…t…) [B3 L07] 哪 na5 P: particle serving the same function as 啊, following the words that end in an "an" or "en" [B3 L07] 奶奶 nai3nai5 N: grandma, grandmother (father's mother) [B3 L07] [B3 L14] 能力 neng2li4 N: ability, capability, aptitude [B3 L07] 年代 nian2dai4 N: era, generation, a decade of a century [B3 L07] 情形 qing2xing2 N: situation, condition, circumstances, state of affairs (…x…) [B3 L07] [B4 L10] 熱門 re4men2 SV: to be in great demand, to be very popular (about an area of study, a subject or field) [B3 L07] 神 shen2 N: god, spirit [B3 L07] 神經 shen2jing1 N: nerve [B3 L07] 神經病 shen2jing1bing4 N: insanity, mental illness (usually used in an anger or jest as an exaggeration, rather than to describe actual insanity) [B3 L07] 市立 shi4li4 AT: municipally-run [B3 L07] 私立 si1li4 AT: privately-run [B3 L07] 天哪 tian1na5 IE: "Good heavens!" [B3 L07] 通過 tong1guo4 V: to pass, pass through [B3 L07] 同 tong2 CV, DEM: together, with, same [B3 L07] 同樣 tong2yang4 AT: the same, similar [B3 L07] 同一天 tong2yi4tian1 DEM, NU, M: the same day [B3 L07] 位子 wei4zi5 N: seat, place, position [B3 L07] 無論 wu2lun4 PT: no matter (what, how, whether), regardless of (…w…l…) [B3 L07] 幸虧 xing4kui1 A: fortunately, luckily (…k…) [B3 L07] 學測 Xue2ce4 Scholastic Aptitude Test (in Taiwan, abbreviated name) [B3 L07] 學科 xue2ke1 N: branch of learning, discipline, subject [B3 L07] 學位 xue2wei4 N: academic degree [B3 L07] 壓 ya1 V: to press, to push down, to weigh down [B3 L07] 壓力 ya1li4 N: pressure, stress [B3 L07] 義務 yi4wu4 N: duty, obligation, responsibility [B3 L07] 義務教育 yi4wu4jiao4yu4 N: compulsory education [B3 L07] 指定科目 zhi3ding4ke1mu4 N: (大學~考試) college entrance examination in Taiwan (full name) [B3 L07] 中心 zhong1xin1 N: center, heart, central point [B3 L07] 注意 zhu4yi4 V: to pay attention to, to take notice of [B3 L07] 專科學校 zhuan1ke1xue2xiao4 N: a technical college, vocational school [B3 L07] // AV Chinese/B3/L08 擺 bai3 V: to display, spread out, place [B3 L08] 擺地攤 bai3di4tan1 VO: to display goods for sale on a mat out on the street [B3 L08] 笨 ben4 SV: to be stupid [B2 L05] 笨手笨腳 ben4shou3ben4jiao3 IE: to be clumsy [B3 L08] 廁所 ce4suo3 N: toilet, lavatory [B3 L08] 炒魷魚 chao3you2yu2 VO: to fire, dismiss an employee (slang) [B3 L08] 存 cun2 V: to deposit, to keep [B3 L08] 存錢 cun2qian2 VO: to deposit money, to save up [B3 L08] 大方 da4fang1 SV: to be generous; natural and poised [B3 L08] 帶 dai4 V: to bring [B2 L07]; to take care of a child, to bring up the young [B3 L08]; PT: and, while, as well as, both … and … (indicating two nearly simultaneous actions) (連 … ~ … ) [B4 L14] 代班 dai4ban1 VO: to fill in for someone's shift at work [B3 L08] 代課 dai4ke4 VO: to teach as a substitute [B3 L08] 到底 dao4di3 A: in the end, at last, finally; to completion, to the end, in the final analysis (used in an interrogative sentence to indicate an attempt to get to the bottom of the matter) [B3 L08] 登記 deng1ji4 V: to register, to enter one's name, to sign up [B3 L08] 地攤 di4tan1 N: a mat for displaying goods for sale [B3 L08] 店員 dian4yuan2 N: shop assistant, sales person (in a shop) [B3 L08] 讀 du2 V: to read; to go to, attend school or college [B3 L08] 讀書 du2shu1 V: to study, to read [B3 L08] 頓 dun4 M: measure word for meals and scoldings [B3 L08] 改變 gai3bian4 V, N: to change, alter, transform [B3 L08] 工讀 gong1du2 V: work-study, work arranged for students by the school [B3 L08] 工讀生 gong1du2sheng1 N: students who do work-study [B3 L08] 光 guang1 RE: used up, exhausted [B3 L08]; A: merely, only, solely [B4 L11] 鬼 gui3 N: ghost, spirit, demon, devil [B3 L08] 櫃台 gui4tai2 N: counter [B3 L08] 好處 hao3chu4 N: advantage, benefit [B3 L08] 湖 hu2 N: lake [B3 L08] 壞處 huai4chu4 N: disadvantage, harm [B3 L08] 還 huan2 V: to repay, give back [B3 L08] 會話 hui4hua4 N, VO: conversation (as in a language course) [B3 L08] 家教 jia1jiao4 N: a private tutor [B3 L08] 腳 jiao3 N: foot [B3 L08] 叫醒 jiao4xing3 RC: to wake someone up [B3 L08] 解雇 jie3gu4 V: to dismiss an employee from work (formal) [B3 L08] 經驗 jing1yan4 N: experience [B3 L08] 酒鬼 jiu3gui3 N: heavy drinker, drunkard [B3 L08] 句型 ju4xing2 N: sentence pattern, construction [B3 L08] 看 kan1 V: to look after, to take care of, to watch for [B3 L08] 看家 kan1jia1 VO: to mind the house [B3 L08] 可樂 ke3le4 N: cola (the beverage) (M: 罐, 瓶) [B1 L04] [B3 L08] 課本 ke4ben3 N: textbook [B3 L08] 課文 ke4wen2 N: text in a school book [B3 L08] 口香糖 kou3xiang1tang2 N: chewing gum (M: 片, 包) [B3 L08] 老闆 lao3ban3 N: boss, owner of a shop or business [B3 L08] 零用錢 ling2yong4qian2 N: pocket money, money for incidental expenses, allowance [B3 L08] 亂 luan4 SV, A, RE: to be messy, disordered, confused; disorderly, groundlessly; disordered, untidy, rumpled [B2 L13] [B3 L08] 罵 ma4 V: to scold (M: 頓) [B3 L08] 男生 nan2sheng1 N: school-age boy, male student [B3 L08] 鬧 nao4 V: to create a disturbance, to agitate, to trouble, to disturb [B3 L08] 鬧鬼 nao4gui3 VO: to be haunted [B3 L08] 鬧鐘 nao4zhong1 N: alarm clock [B3 L08] 女生 nü3sheng1 N: school-age girl, female student [B3 L08] 普遍 pu3bian4 SV: to be widespread, common, universal [B3 L08] 普通 pu3tong1 SV: to be common, mediocre, ordinary [B3 L08] 請客 qing3ke4 VO: to host, to invite, to treat someone (to dinner, etc.) [B3 L08] 忍 ren3 V: to put up with, tolerate, bear, endure [B3 L08] 忍心 ren3xin1 V: to be hard-hearted enough to …, to have the heart to …, to bear to … [B3 L08] 忍住 ren3zhu4 RC: to control oneself, to keep oneself from doing something [B3 L08] 日月潭 Ri4yue4tan2 N: Sun Moon Lake [B3 L08] 上廁所 shang4ce4suo3 VO: to go to toilet, use the restroom [B3 L08] 社會 she4hui4 N: society [B3 L08] 社會學 she4hui4xue2 N: sociology [B3 L08] 身份證 shen1fen4zheng4 N: ID card (s…f…) [B3 L08] 手忙腳亂 shou3mang2jiao3luan4 IE: to be in a great flurry, to be in a frantic rush [B3 L08] 俗話 su2hua4 N: common saying [B3 L08] [B4 L13] 牠 ta1 PRON: it (for animals) [B3 L08] 下 xia4 L: down, under [B1 L09]; V: to disembark, to get off [B1 L11]; M: measure word for downward actions of the hand [B3 L08] 小費 xiao3fei4 N: a tip, pourboire [B3 L08] 小氣 xiao3qi4 SV: stingy, mean [B3 L08] 小氣鬼 xiao3qi4gui3 N: cheapskate, tightwad, miser [B3 L08] 醒 xing3 V: to be awake [B3 L08] 一下 yi2xia4 M, MA, N, NU: a moment, a short while [B1 L??]; a little, a while [B3 L08] 一直 yi4zhi2 A: straight; constantly, continuously [B2 L02]; always, all along, continually [B3 L08] 有經驗 you3jing1yan4 SV, PT: to be experienced; to have experience in … (對 … ~) [B3 L08] 週末 zhou1mo4 N: weekend (also written without the 辶 radical) [B2 L01] [B3 L08] 賺 zhuan4 V: to earn, to make a profit [B3 L08] 走路 zou3lu4 VO, PT: to walk (on a road or street) [B1 L10]; to fire someone, to dismiss someone from a job (叫~、請~) [B3 L08] // AV Chinese/B3/L09 冰淇淋 bing1qi2lin2 N: ice cream [B3 L09] 不修邊幅 bu4xiu1bian1fu2 IE: untidy, untidy in dress [B3 L09] 層 ceng2 M: floor, storey [B3 L09] 醜 chou3 SV: to be ugly [B3 L09] 打扮 da3ban4 V: to get dressed up, to put on make-up [B3 L09] 打中 da3zhong4 VO: to hit the target [B3 L09] 倒是 dao4shi4 A: yet, nevertheless, contrary to expectations [B3 L09] 電影明星 dian4ying3ming2xing1 N: movie star (full form) [B3 L09] 丟 diu1 V: to lose (something), to throw, to cast, to dismiss, to put or lay aside [B2 L12] [B3 L09] 丟飛鏢 diu1fei1biao1 VO: to throw darts [B3 L09] 棟 dong4 M: measure word for buildings [B3 L09] 飛鏢 fei1biao1 N: a dart (M: 支) [B3 L09] 歌手 ge1shou3 N: singer (…s…) [B3 L09] 歌星 ge1xing1 N: singer (…x…) [B3 L09] 個性 ge4xing4 N: individual character, personality [B3 L09] 刮 gua1 V: to shave [B3 L09] 紅心 hong2xin1 N: bull's eye (the small central circle on a target) [B3 L09] 鬍子 hu2zi5 N: mustache, beard, whiskers [B3 L09] 活潑 huo2po1 SV: to be lively, vivacious, vigorous [B3 L09] 擠 ji3 V, SV: to squeeze, to press, to force in; crowded, crammed, packed [B3 L09] 既然 ji4ran2 A: since, now that [B3 L09] 美麗 mei3li4 SV: to be beautiful [B3 L09] 魅力 mei4li4 N: glamour, enchantment, attractiveness [B3 L09] 迷 mi2 V, N: to be fascinated, spell-bound or charmed by, to infatuated with; an enthusiast, fan (of sports, etc.) [B3 L09] 迷路 mi2lu4 VO: to lose one's way or bearings, to get lost [B3 L09] 迷人 mi2ren2 SV: to be charming, enchanting, spell-binding [B3 L09] 明星 ming2xing1 N: a star, celebrity (movie, TV, music, etc.) [B3 L09] 腦子 nao3zi5 N: brain (…z…) [B3 L09] 皮包 pi2bao1 N: hadbag, briefcase [B3 L09] 皮膚 pi2fu1 N: skin, epidermis [B3 L09] 熱狗 re4gou3 N: hot dog (M: 根) [B3 L09] 塞車 sai1che1 VO: to be jammed with traffic [B3 L09] 身材 shen1cai2 N: figure, build, physique [B3 L09] 樹 shu4 N: tree (M: 棵) [B3 L09] 帥 shuai4 SV: to be handsome, elegant in appearance [B3 L09] 帥哥 shuai4ge1 N: handsome young man [B3 L09] 態度 tai4du4 N: attitude [B3 L09] 攤位 tan1wei4 N: a stall, a booth [B3 L09] 攤子 tan1zi5 N: a stand, a street hall [B3 L09] 討厭 tao3yan4 V, SV: to dislike, loathe, hate; disgusting, repugnant, disagreeable, annoying [B3 L09] 特色 te4se4 N: special or distinctive characteristic [B3 L09] 頭腦 tou2nao3 N: brain (t…) [B3 L09] 腿 tui3 N: leg (M: 條) [B3 L09] 外表 wai4biao3 N: appearance [B3 L09] 溫和 wen1he2 SV: to be temperate, mild, moderate [B3 L09] 溫柔 wen1rou2 SV: to be gentle and soft [B3 L09] 洗衣機 xi3yi1ji1 N: washing machine (for clothes) [B3 L09] [B4 L03] 細 xi4 SV: to be fine, delicate [B3 L09] 羨慕 xian4mu4 V, SV: to admire, to envy; to be envious [B3 L09] 香草 xiang1cao3 N: vanilla [B3 L09] 校園 xiao4yuan2 N: campus, schoolyard [B3 L09] 秀氣 xiu4qi4 SV: to be delicate, refined, graceful [B3 L09] 英俊 ying1jun4 SV: good-looking, handsome, dashing [B3 L09] 影星 ying3xing1 N: movie star (short form) [B3 L09] 園遊會 yuan2you2hui4 N: an outdoor fair [B3 L09] 正好 zheng4hao3 A: happen to, chance to, as it happens … [B3 L09] 追 zhui1 V: to pursue, chase after [B3 L09] 嘴巴 zui3ba1 N: mouth (M: 張) [B3 L09] // AV Chinese/B3/L10 場 chang3 BF: site, spot, field [B2 L06] 抱歉 bao4qian4 IE, SV: sorry; to be sorry, to regret [B3 L10] 抱 bao4 V: to hug, to embrace, to hold or carry in one's arms [B3 L10] 道歉 dao4qian4 VO: to apologize [B3 L10] 選舉 xuan3ju3 N: election [B3 L10] 改選 gai3xuan3 V: to re-elect [B3 L10] 助選 zhu4xuan3 V: to help elect, to assist in a campaign effort [B3 L10] 大選 da4xuan3 N: general election [B3 L10] 参议员 can1yi4yuan2 N: senator [B3 L10] 月初 yue4chu1 TW: the beginning of the month [B3 L10] 年初 nian2chu1 TW: the beginning of the year [B3 L10] 月底 yue4di3 TW: the end of the month [B3 L10] 年底 nian2di3 TW: the end of the year [B3 L10] 國會議員 guo2hui4 yi4yuan2 N: member of parliament [B3 L10] 國會 guo2hui4 N: parliament, congress [B3 L10] 議員 yi4yuan2 N: member of a legislative assembly [B3 L10] 市議員 shi4yi4yuan2 N: member of a municipal assembly [B3 L10] 議會 yi4hui4 N: council, assembly, parliament [B3 L10] 政見 zheng4jian4 N: political convention [B3 L10] 發表會 fa1biao3hui4 N: convention or exhibition of new ideas or products [B3 L10] 發表 fa1biao3 V: to make public, make known, express an idea [B3 L10] 黨 dang3 N: political party (one-character word) [B3 L10] 政黨 zheng4dang3 N: political party (z…) [B3 L10] 拉票 la1piao4 VO: to solicit votes [B3 L10] 拉 la1 V: to pull, to tug [B3 L10]; to suffer from diarrhoea (as in 又吐又~, to vomit and have a diarrhoea) [B4 L06] 眾議員 zhong4yi4yuan2 N: member of the House of Representatives (in the US) [B3 L10] 包括 bao1kuo4 V: to include, consist of, comprise [B3 L10] 和 he2 CONJ: and (Taiwanese pronunciation: hàn) [B3 L10] 任期 ren4qi2 N: term, tenure (at an official post) [B3 L10] 任 ren4 M: measure word for the terms at an official post [B3 L10] 輪流 lun2liu2 V, A: to take turns; by turns, in turn [B3 L10] 分之 fen1zhi1 IE: fraction ㈠/㈡ (㈡~㈠) [B3 L10] 州長 zhou1zhang3 N: governor (of a state, US) [B3 L10] 州 zhou1 N, M: state (division of a country) [B3 L10] 市長 shi4zhang3 N: mayor (of a city) [B3 L10] 校長 xiao4zhang3 N: principal, head of a school; headmaster [B3 L10] 班長 ban1zhang3 N: class leader (at school) [B3 L10] 贏 ying2 V: to win [B3 L10] 候選人 hou4xuan3ren2 N: candidate (for office) [B3 L10] 為了 wei4le5 CV: so as to, in order to, for he purpose of [B3 L10] 為 wei4 CV: on someone's behalf, for someone's sake [B3 L10] 競選 jing4xuan3 V: to enter an election, to run or campaign for an office, to enter a beauty contest [B3 L10] 經費 jing1fei4 N: operating funds of an organization (M: 筆) [B3 L10] 安排 an1pai2 V: to arrange matters, to plan [B3 L10] 排 pai2 V, M: to line up, arrange in order; measure word for rows and lines [B3 L10] 佈置 bu4zhi4 V, N: to arrange; setup, arrangement (also written without the 亻 radical) [B3 L10] 櫥窗 chu2chuang1 N: display window, showcase, glass-fronted billboard [B3 L10] 場地 chang3di4 N: place, site [B3 L10] 發傳單 fa1chuan2dan1 VO: to distribute leaflets, to issue a handbill [B3 L10] 發 fa1 V: to distribute (leaflets), to issue (a handbill) [B3 L10] 傳 chuan2 V: to pass, to pass on [B3 L10] 傳單 chuan2dan1 N: handbill, leaflet [B3 L10] 熱心 re4xin1 SV, A: to be warm-hearted, enthusiastic; zealously, enthusiastically [B3 L10] 政治 zheng4zhi4 N: politics [B3 L10] 方面 fang1mian4 N: aspect, position, side, party [B3 L10] 總統 zong3tong3 N: president (of a republic) [B3 L10] 總統府 zong3tong3fu3 N: the residence or office of a president, the presidential palace [B3 L10] 由 you2 CV: by, up to (someone) [B3 L10] 代表 dai4biao3 V, N: to represent, to stand for; a representative, delegate [B3 L10] 直接 zhi2jie1 A: directly [B3 L10] 間接 jian4jie1 A: indirectly [B3 L10] 立法委員 li4fa3wei3yuan2 N: legislator [B3 L10] 立法 li4fa3 VO: to legislate [B3 L10] 委員 wei3yuan2 N: committee member [B3 L10] 委員會 wei3yuan2hui4 N: a commission [B3 L10] 立法院 Li4fa3yuan4 N: Legislative Yuan (the legislature in Taiwan) [B3 L10] 投票 tou2piao4 VO: to vote, to cast a ballot [B3 L10] 鮮奶 xian1nai3 N: fresh milk (M: 瓶, 盒) [B3 L10] 牛奶 niu2nai3 N: cow's milk [B3 L10] 洗衣粉 xi3yi1fen3 N: laundry detergent (powder) (M: 包, 盒, 袋) [B3 L10] 奶粉 nai3fen3 N: powdered milk (M: 包, 罐) [B3 L10] 沖泡 chong1pao4 V: to brew [B3 L10] 司機 si1ji1 N: driver, chauffeur [B3 L10] 選舉權 xuan3ju3quan2 N: the right to vote [B3 L10] 權 quan2 N: right, power, authority [B3 L10] 人權 ren2quan2 N: human rights [B3 L10] 特權 te4quan2 N: privilege [B3 L10] 支持 zhi1chi2 V, N: to support, to back; support, backing (z…) [B3 L10] 答應 da1ying4 V: to promise, to agree; to answer, to reply, to respond [B3 L10] 選民 xuan3min2 N: voter, elector [B3 L10] 文宣 wen2xuan1 N: propaganda, advertisement [B3 L10] 你看 ni3kan4 IE: in your opinion [B3 L10] 當選 dang1xuan3 V: to be elected [B3 L10] 民主黨 Min2zhu3dang3 N: Democratic Party [B3 L10] 社會黨 She4hui4dang3 N: Socialist Party [B3 L10] 國民大會 Guo2min2 Da4hui4 N: National Assembly [B3 L10] 監察院 Jian1cha2yuan4 N: Control Yuan (a central government body in Taiwan) [B3 L10] 監察委員 jian1cha2wei3yuan2 N: member of the Control Yuan (a central government body in Taiwan) [B3 L10] // AV Chinese/B3/L11 多少 duo1shao3 NU (QW), A: how much? how many? [B1 L04]; how many, how much, more or less, somewhat [B3 L11] 漢堡 han4bao3 N: Hamburg [B3 L11]; hamburger [B1 L04] [B5 L12] 運動 yun4dong4 N, V: sport, exercise; to exercise [B2 L10]; movement, campaign, drive (political, social, etc.) [B3 L11] 演講廳 yan3jiang3ting1 N: auditorium, lecture hall [B3 L11] 演講 yan3jiang3 V, N: to deliver a speech, give a lecture; lecture speech (M: 場, 次) (y…j…) [B3 L11] 講演 jiang3yan3 V, N: to deliver a speech, give a lecture; lecture speech (M: [場, 次) (j…y…) [B3 L11] 講 jiang3 V: to speak, explain [B3 L11] 講價 jiang3jia4 VO: to bargain, to haggle over prices [B3 L11] 同意 tong2yi4 V, N: to agree, give consent; agreement, consent [B3 L11] 民主運動 min2zhu3yun4dong4 N: democratic movement [B3 L11] 民主 min2zhu3 N, SV: democracy, to be democratic [B3 L11] 實行 shi2xing2 V: to carry out, implement, to put into practice [B3 L11] 共產主義 gong4chan3zhu3yi4 N: communism [B3 L11] 主義 zhu3yi4 N: doctrine, "-ism" [B3 L11] 共產黨 gong4chan3dang3 N: communist party [B3 L11] 共黨 gong4dang3 N: communisty party (short name) [B3 L11] 革命 ge2ming4 V, N: to revolt, to overhaul; a revolution (M: 次, 場) [B3 L11] 改革 gai3ge2 N, V: a reform; to reform [B3 L11] 成功 cheng2gong1 N, V, SV: success; to succeeed; to be successful [B3 L11] 推翻 tui1fan1 V: to overthrow, overturn, topple [B3 L11] 推 tui1 V: to push, to shove [B3 L11] 腐敗 fu3bai4 SV: rotten, decayed, corrupt [B3 L11] 腐爛 fu3lan4 V: to rot, to decay, to decompose [B3 L11] 建立 jian4li4 V: to establish, to set up, to found [B3 L11] 建設 jian4she4 V, N: to build, to construct; construction [B3 L11] 內戰 nei4zhan4 N: civil war (M: 場, 次) [B3 L11] 打仗 da3zhang4 VO: to go to war, to engage in combat, to battle [B3 L11] 安定 an1ding4 N, SV: stability; to be stable, to be settled [B3 L11] 人民 ren2min2 N: the people [B3 L11] 國民 guo2min2 N: citizen, people, nationals (gu…) [B3 L11] 公民 gong1min2 N: citizen (go…) [B3 L11] 市民 shi4min2 N: residents of a city [B3 L11] 領導 ling3dao3 N, V: leadership, guidance; to lead, guide [B3 L11] 戰爭 zhan4zheng1 N: war, combat (M: 場, 次) [B3 L11] 結束 jie2shu4 V: to end, finish, conclude [B3 L11] 力量 li4liang4 N: strength, power (…l…) [B3 L11] 力氣 li4qi4 N: energy, power (…q…) [B3 L11] 弱 ruo4 SV: feeble, weak, frail [B3 L11] 勢力 shi4li4 N: force, power, influence (s…) [B3 L11] 控制 kong4zhi4 N, V: control, command; to control, manipulate, dominate [B3 L11] 嚴重 yan2zhong4 SV: serious, grave, critical [B3 L11] 嚴 yan2 SV: to be strict, severe [B3 L11] 嚴格 yan2ge2 SV: to be strict, severe (…g…) [B3 L11] 遷 qian1 V: to move to another place [B3 L11] 歷史 li4shi3 N: history [B3 L11] 各 ge4 DEM: each, every, various [B3 L11] 制度 zhi4du4 N: system [B3 L11] 將來 jiang1lai2 MA, N: in the future, the future [B3 L11] 經濟 jing1ji4 N, SV: economy, financial status; to be economical, thrifty [B3 L11] 放棄 fang4qi4 V: to abandon, give up, renounce [B3 L11] 證明 zheng4ming2 N, V: proof, evidence; to prove, to confirm [B3 L11] 證明書 zheng4ming2shu1 N: a certificate (of a person's qualifications, abilities, etc.) (M: 張) [B3 L11] 證書 zheng4shu1 N: a certificate (M: 張) [B3 L11] 人類 ren2lei4 N: humankind, the human race [B3 L11] 人類學 ren2lei4xue2 N: anthropology [B3 L11] 認為 ren4wei2 V: to believe that, consider that [B3 L11] 民主化 min2zhu3hua4 N, V: democratization, to democratize [B3 L11] 西化 xi1hua4 N, V: westernization, to westernize [B3 L11] 制度化 zhi4du4hua4 N, V: systematization; to systematize [B3 L11] 電腦化 dian4nao3hua4 N, V: computerization; to computerize [B3 L11] 自動化 zi4dong4hua4 N, V: automation; to automate [B3 L11] 暖化 nuan3hua4 N, V: warming; to make warm [B3 L11] 拖鞋 tuo1xie2 N: slippers, thongs (M: 雙) [B3 L11] 拖 tuo1 V: to pull, drag, haul; to drag on, delay; to mop [B3 L11] 禮貌 li3mao4 N: courtesy, manners, social etiquette [B3 L11] 有禮貌 you3li3mao4 SV: to be courteous, to have good manners, to be polite [B3 L11] 漫畫書 man4hua4shu1 N: comic book [B3 L11] 漫畫 man4hua4 N: caricature, cartoon [B3 L11] 殖民地 zhi2min2di4 N: colony [B3 L11] 印度 Yin4du4 N: India [B3 L11] 統治 tong3zhi4 V, N: to govern, to rule; governance, dominion [B3 L11] 軍隊 jun1dui4 N: army, troops, armed forces (M: 支) [B3 L11] 軍人 jun1ren2 N: soldier, serviceperson [B3 L11] 陸軍 lu4jun1 N: ground forces, land forces, army [B3 L11] 海軍 hai3jun1 N: naval forces, navy [B3 L11] 空軍 kong1jun1 N: air force [B3 L11] 統帥 tong3shuai4 N: commander-in-chief [B3 L11] 宣布 xuan1bu4 V: to declare, proclaim, announce [B3 L11] 布 bu4 N: cloth (M: 塊, 尺) [B3 L11] 孫中山 Sun1 Zhong1shan1 N: Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) [B3 L11] 清朝 Qing1 Chao2 N: Qing dynasty (1644-1911) [B3 L11] 中華民國 Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2 N: Republic of China (since 1912, moved to Taiwan in 1949) [B3 L11] 三民主義 San1min2 Zhu3yi4 N: Three Principles of the People (a treatise by Sun Yat-sen) [B3 L11] 世界大戰 shi4jie4 da4zhan4 N: World War II (第二次~) [B3 L11] 毛澤東 Mao2 Ze2dong1 N: Mao Zedong (1893-1976) [B3 L11] 蔣介石 Jiang3 Jie4shi2 N: Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) [B3 L11] 國民政府 Guo2min2 Zheng4fu3 N: National Government [B3 L11] 人民共和 Ren2min2 Gong4he2 N: The People's Republic of China (since 1949) (中華~國) [B3 L11] 東歐 Dong1 Ou1 N: Eastern Europe [B3 L11] 印第安人 Yin4di4an1ren2 N: American Indians [B3 L11] 南北戰爭 Nan2bei3 Zhan4zheng1 N: The American Civil War (1861-1865) [B3 L11] 民族主義 min2zu2zhu3yi4 N: nationalism (one of Sun Yat-sen's three principles) [B3 L11] 民權主義 min2quan2zhu3yi4 N: equal, democratic political rights (one of Sun Yat-sen's three principles) [B3 L11] 民生主義 min2sheng1zhu3yi4 N: access to social facilities (one of Sun Yat-sen's three principles) [B3 L11] 袁世凱 Yuan2 Shi4kai3 N: an influential Qing general, who later declared himself the emperor, the Father of Warlords (1859-1916) (Yuan Shikai) [B3 L11] 雲南 Yun2nan2 N: a province in China (Yunnan) [B3 L11] 宛平 Wan3ping2 N: a walled city-fortress near Beijing (Wanping) [B3 L11] 北平 Bei3ping2 N: historic name of Beijing (Beiping) [B3 L11] 國民黨 Guo2min2dang3 N: The Nationalist Party (KMT) [B3 L11] // AV Chinese/B3/L12 棒球 bang4qiu2 N: baseball [B2 L10] [B3 L12] 比 bi3 V, CV: to compare; compared to, than [B2 L05]; V: indicating the different scores won by two contestants or two contesting teams [B3 L12] 放 fang4 V: to put, to release [B2 L01]; to let go, set free, release; to place, put [B3 L12] 再見 zai4jian4 IE: goodbye (literally: "see you again") [B1 L02]; N: ~全壘打 a game-ending home run (in baseball) [B3 L12] 球賽 qiu2sai4 N: ball game, match [B3 L12] 比賽 bi3sai4 N, V: competition, match; to compete [B3 L12] 決賽 jue2sai4 N: finals (of a sports event) [B3 L12] 複賽 fu4sai4 N: semi-finals (of a sports event) [B3 L12] 體育館 ti3yu4guan3 N: gym, gymnasium [B3 L12] 體育界 ti3yu4jie4 N: the sporting world [B3 L12] 奧林匹克 Ao4lin2pi1ke4 N: The Olympics [B3 L12] [B5 L05] 運動會 yun4dong4hui4 N: sports event, games [B3 L12] 看台 kan4tai2 N: grandstand, terraced block of seats at a stadium (version with 臺 also possible) [B3 L12] 月台 yue4tai2 N: railway platform (version with 臺 also possible) [B3 L12] 精彩 jing1cai3 SV: to be brilliant, excellent, splendid [B3 L12] 彩色 cai3se4 AT: multi-colored, colored [B3 L12] 得分 de2fen1 VO: to score points (in a sports competition, at a contest, a test, etc.) [B3 L12] 得 de2 V: to get, obtain, receive, gain [B3 L12] 得到 de2dao4 RC: to get, obtain, receive, acquire [B3 L12] 投籃 tou2lan2 VO: to shoot a basket (basketball) [B3 L12] 籃 lan2 M: a basket of [B3 L12] 籃子 lan2zi5 N: basket [B3 L12] 準 zhun3 SV: to be accurate [B3 L12] 防守 fang2shou3 N, V: defense; to defend, guard [B3 L12] 犯規 fan4gui1 V: to commit a foul [B3 L12] 犯 fan4 V: to violate a law, to have a recurrence (of an old illness), to commit something wrong or bad [B3 L12] 動作 dong4zuo4 N: movement, action [B3 L12] 禿 tu1 SV: to be bald [B3 L12] 禿頭 tu1tou2 N: "baldhead," a bald-headed person [B3 L12] 隊友 dui4you3 N: teammate [B3 L12] 隊 dui4 M: team, squad [B3 L12] 校友 xiao4you3 N: alumnus, alumni [B3 L12] 默契 mo4qi4 N: tacit agreement or understanding [B3 L12] 出錯 chu1cuo4 VO: to make a mistake, to blunder, to err [B3 L12] 上半場 shang4ban4chang3 N: first half (of a game) [B3 L12] 下半場 xia4ban4chang3 N: second half (of a game) [B3 L12] 球場 qiu2chang3 N: playing field, court, ball field [B3 L12] 教練 jiao4lian4 N: coach, trainer [B3 L12] 出鋒頭 chu1feng1tou2 VO: to show off, to seek the limelight [B3 L12] 團隊精神 tuan2dui4jing1shen2 N: team spirit [B3 L12] 精神 jing1shen2 N: spirit, vigor, drive [B3 L12] 團體 tuan2ti3 N, AT: group, organization; as a group [B3 L12] 社團 she4tuan2 N: association, civic organization [B3 L12] 吉他 ji2ta1 N: guitar [B3 L12] 登山 deng1shan1 VO: to climb mountains [B3 L12] 合作 he2zuo4 N, V, SV: co-operation; to co-operate; to be co-operative [B3 L12] 裁判 cai2pan4 N: a referee [B3 L12] 判 pan4 V: to judge, to decide [B3 L12] 對方 dui4fang1 N: opposing side, the other side [B3 L12] 假裝 jia3zhuang1 V: to pretend, make believe, simulate, feign [B3 L12] 假 jia3 SV: to be false, fake, a sham, phony [B3 L12] 實力 shi2li4 N: strength (including resources and potentialities) [B3 L12] 比數 bi3shu4 N: score (in a competition, contest, etc.) [B3 L12] 噓 xu1 V, ON: to hiss (off a court, field, or stage); "Hiss! Boo!" [B3 L12] 噓聲 xu1sheng1 N: sound of hissing or booing [B3 L12] 動不動就 dong4bu2dong4jiu4 PT: with little provocation, at the drop of a hat [B3 L12] 同事 tong2shi4 N, V: colleague, co-worker; to work in the same place [B3 L12] 看臉色 kan4lian3se4 VO: to watch the facial expressions of others (the literal meaning, refers to paying attention to the mood of the superiors and adjusting one's behavior accordingly) [B3 L12] 興奮 xing1fen4 SV: to be excited [B3 L12] 球隊 qiu2dui4 N: ball team (M: 支) [B3 L12] 校隊 xiao4dui4 N: school team [B3 L12] 球員 qiu2yuan2 N: ball player [B3 L12] 轉播 zhuan3bo4 V: to relay, to broadcast from the site (of radio or TV broadcast) [B3 L12] 廣播 guang3bo4 N, V: a broadcast; to broadcast [B3 L12] 播出 bo4chu1 V: to broadcast, transmit [B3 L12] 播 bo4 V: to broadcast [B3 L12] 收音機 shou1yin1ji1 N: radio, radio set [B3 L12] [B4 L01] 放鞭炮 fang4bian1pao4 VO: to set off firecrackers [B3 L12] 煙火 yan1huo3 N: fireworks [B3 L12] 鞭炮 bian1pao4 N: firecracker (M: 串) [B3 L12] 串 chuan4 M: measure word for a bunch or a cluster of something [B3 L12] 投手 tou2shou3 N: pitcher (in the game of baseball) [B3 L12] 一連 yi4lian2 A: in succession, one after another [B3 L12] 壞球 huai4qiu2 N: "ball" (a pitch outside the "strike" zone in baseball) [B3 L12] 好球 hao3qiu2 N: "strike" (in baseball) [B3 L12] 局 ju2 M: measure word for time periods in sports games: a set in tennis, an inning in baseball, etc. [B3 L12] 出局 chu1ju2 V: to be "out" (in baseball) [B3 L12] 全壘打 quan2lei3da3 N: home run (in baseball) (M: 支) [B3 L12] 安打 an1da3 N: base hit, safe hit (in baseball) (M: 支) [B3 L12] 一壘 yi4lei3 N: the first base (in baseball) [B3 L12] 二壘 er4lei3 N: the second base (in baseball) [B3 L12] 三壘 san1lei3 N: the third base (in baseball) [B3 L12] 本壘 ben3lei3 N: home base (in baseball) [B3 L12] 啦啦隊 la1la1dui4 N: cheerleaders [B3 L12] 花錢 hua1qian2 VO, SV: to spend money; to be uneconomical [B3 L12] 花時間 hua1shi2jian1 VO, SV: to spend time, to take up time; to be time-consuming [B3 L12] 職業 zhi2ye4 N, AT: occupation, profession; professional [B3 L12] 職員 zhi2yuan2 N: clerk, employee [B3 L12] 捐錢 juan1qian2 VO: to contribute, donate money [B3 L12] 捐 juan1 V: to contribute, to donate [B3 L12] 中華隊 Zhong1hua2dui4 N: The official name of the Taiwanese (Republic of China) team at international sports events [B3 L12] // AV Chinese/B3/L13 春節 Chun1jie2 N: Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year, Spring Festival) [B1 L12] [B3 L13] 過 guo4 V, CV: to pass [B1 L11] (an occasion) [B3 L13]; a suffix indicating completion of an action, or completion of an action as an experience [B2 L04] 過節 guo4jie2 VO: to celebrate a festival or holiday [B3 L13] 母親節 Mu3qin1jie2 N: Mother's Day [B3 L13] 父親節 Fu4qin1jie2 N: Father's Day [B3 L13] 情人節 Qing2ren2jie2 N: Valentine's Day [B3 L13] 反正 fan3zheng4 A: anyway, anyhow, in any case [B3 L13] 反 fan3 V, RE, AT: to turn over, turn inside out; to be reversed [B3 L13] 效果 xiao4guo3 N: effect, result [B3 L13] [B4 L01] 可愛 ke3ai4 SV: to be lovable, likeable, adorable, cute [B3 L13] 火雞 huo3ji1 N: turkey (M: 隻) [B3 L13] 磅 bang4 M: a pound of [B3 L13] 南瓜派 nan2gua1pai4 N: pumpkin pie [B3 L13] 南瓜 nan2gua1 N: pumpkin [B3 L13] 派 pai4 N, V: pie [B3 L13]; to send, to dispatch, to assign [B4 L01] 南瓜燈 nan2gua1deng1 N: jack-o'-lantern [B3 L13] 拿手 na2shou3 SV: to be good at, adept at, expert [B3 L13] 過敏 guo4min3 V: to be allergic to something [B3 L13] 嚐 chang2 V: to taste [B3 L13] 紀念 ji4nian4 N, V: commemoration; to commemorate [B3 L13] 祖先 zu3xian1 N: ancestors [B3 L13] 祖父 zu3fu4 N: grandfather, father's father [B3 L13] 祖母 zu3mu3 N: grandmother, father's mother [B3 L13] 外祖父 wai4zu3fu4 N: grandfather, mother's father [B3 L13] 外祖母 wai4zu3mu3 N: grandmother, mother's mother [B3 L13] 土地 tu3di4 N: land, soil, territory (M: 塊, 片) [B3 L13] 豐衣足食 feng1yi1zu2shi2 IE: to be well-clothed and well-fed [B3 L13] 基督教 Ji1du1jiao4 N: Christianity (in Taiwan the meaning is limited to Protestantism) [B3 L13] 天主教 Tian1zhu3jiao4 N: Catholicism [B3 L13] 佛教 Fo2jiao4 N: Buddhism [B3 L13] 回教 Hui2jiao4 N: Islam [B3 L13] [B4 L06] 道教 Dao4jiao4 N: Taoism [B3 L13] 信教 xin4jiao4 VO: to believe in a religion [B3 L13] 相信 xiang1xin4 V: to believe, to have faith in [B3 L13] 趁著 chen4zhe5 V: to take advantage of an opportunity or situation, to avail oneself of … (…z…) [B3 L13] 趁 chen4 V: to take advantage of an opportunity or situation, to avail oneself of … [B3 L13] 吃喝玩樂 chi1he1wan2le4 IE: to idle away one's time in the pursuit of pleasure [B3 L13] 利用 li4yong4 V: to use, to take advantage of, to exploit [B3 L13] 做廣告 zuo4guang3gao4 V: to advertise [B3 L13] 廣告 guang3gao4 N: advertisement [B3 L13] 廣 guang3 SV: to be broad, extensive [B3 L13] 推銷 tui1xiao1 V: to promote sales [B3 L13] 推銷員 tui1xiao1yuan2 N: salesperson [B3 L13] 銷路 xiao1lu4 N: sales opportunity, market [B3 L13] 宗教 zong1jiao4 N: religion [B3 L13] 商業化 shang1ye4hua4 N, V, SV: commercialization; to commercialize; to be commercialized [B3 L13] 商業 shang1ye4 N: commerce, trade, business [B3 L13] 商人 shang1ren2 N: businessman, merchant, trader (s…) [B3 L13] 生意人 sheng1yi4ren2 N: businessman, merchant, trader (s…y…) [B3 L13] 商品 shang1pin3 N: merchandise, goods, commodity [B3 L13] 歡歡喜喜 huan1huan1xi3xi3 SV: to be full of joy, extremely happy [B3 L13] 享受 xiang3shou4 V, N: to enjoy; enjoyment [B3 L13] 溫暖 wen1nuan3 SV, N: to be warm; warmth [B3 L13] 氣氛 qi4fen1 N: atmosphere, mood [B3 L13] 除夕 chu2xi4 N: Lunar New Year's Eve [B3 L13] 年夜飯 Nian2ye4fan4 N: New Year's Eve Dinner [B3 L13] 聖誕夜 Sheng4dan4ye4 N: Christmas Eve [B3 L13] 耶穌 Ye1su1 N: Jesus [B3 L13] 教堂 jiao4tang2 N: church, cathedral [B3 L13] 做禮拜 zuo4li3bai4 VO: to attend a service at a (Protestant) church [B3 L13] 感覺 gan3jue2 V, N: to feel, sense, perceive; feeling, sense, perception [B3 L13] 銀色 yin2se4 AT: silver [B3 L13] 等不及 deng3bu4ji2 RC: cannot bear to wait, unable to wait any longer [B3 L13] 裝飾 zhuang1shi4 V: to decorate, to adorn [B3 L13] 棵 ke1 M: measure word for trees, cabbage, grass, etc. [B3 L13] 種 zhong4 V: to plant [B3 L13] 開玩笑 kai1wan2xiao4 VO: to make a joke at the expense of someone, to make fun of …, to laugh at … [B3 L13] 聖誕卡 sheng4dan4ka3 N: Christmas card (M: 張) [B3 L13] 動畫 dong4hua4 N: anime, animation [B3 L13] [B4 L04] 生日卡 sheng1ri4ka3 N: birthday card [B3 L13] 母親卡 mu3qin1ka3 N: Mother's Day card [B3 L13] 情人卡 qing2ren2ka3 N: Valentine's Day card [B3 L13] 信用卡 xin4yong4ka3 N: credit card [B3 L13] 刷 shua1 V: to swipe (a card) [B3 L13]; to brush [B4 L06] 卡片 ka3pian4 N: card (M: 張) [B3 L13] 忙碌 mang2lu4 SV: to be busy, to be bustling about (there is an error in Unicode 3.0 for this character, which should have 彔, not 录, as its component) [B3 L13] 現代人 xian4dai4ren2 N: modern man [B3 L13] 現代化 xian4dai4hua4 N, V, SV: modernization; to become modernized; to be modernized [B3 L13] 現代 xian4dai4 SV: to be modern, contemporary [B3 L13] 時代 shi2dai4 N: times, age, era, epoch [B3 L13] 聯絡 lian2luo4 V, N: to make contact with, to communicate with; contact (「…合」的「…」) [B3 L13] 連絡 lian2luo4 V, N: to make contact with, to communicate with; contact (「一…」的「…」) [B3 L13] 感情 gan3qing2 N: emotion, sentiment, affection, feelings (between friends, relatives, etc.) [B3 L13] 萬聖節 Wan4sheng4jie2 N: Halloween [B3 L13] 感恩節 Gan3en1jie2 N: Thanksgiving Day [B3 L13] 聖誕節 Sheng4dan4jie2 N: Christmas [B3 L13] 望彌撒 wang4mi2sa1 VO: to attend a (Catholic) mass [B3 L13] // AV Chinese/B3/L14 扣 kou4 V: to deduct [B3 L06]; to buckle up [B3 L14] 洛杉磯 Luo4shan1ji1 N: Los Angeles [B2 L02] [B3 L14] 奶奶 nai3nai5 N: grandma, grandmother (father's mother) [B3 L07] [B3 L14] 小說 xiao3shuo1 N: novel, short story (M: 本, 篇) [B3 L14] 順便 shun4bian4 A: incidentally, on the way, as one passes [B3 L14] 意見 yi4jian4 N: view, opinion, idea [B3 L14] 橋 qiao2 N: bridge (M: 座) [B3 L14] 座 zuo4 M: measure word for mountains, bridges, and certain buildings [B3 L14] 塔 ta3 N: tower (M: 座) [B3 L14] 城堡 cheng2bao3 N: castle (M: 座) [B3 L14] 王子 wang2zi3 N: prince (M: 位) [B3 L14] 公主 gong1zhu3 N: princess (M: 位) [B3 L14] 國王 guo2wang2 N: king (M: 位) [B3 L14] 女王 nü3wang2 N: queen (M: 位) [B3 L14] 羅曼蒂克 luo2man4di4ke4 SV: to be romantic [B3 L14] 粉紅色 fen3hong2se4 N: pink [B3 L14] 見識 jian4shi4 N, V: general knowledge and experience, scope; to experience [B3 L14] 保證 bao3zheng4 V: to guarantee, assure, ensure [B3 L14] 做實驗 zuo4shi2yan4 VO: to perform an experiment, to make a test [B3 L14] 實驗 shi2yan4 V, N: to experiment; experiment, test [B3 L14] 實驗室 shi2yan4shi4 N: laboratory [B3 L14] 賭城 du3cheng2 N: a city or town that is a gambling destination [B3 L14] 賭場 du3chang3 N: casino, gambling den [B3 L14] 觀光客 guan1guang1ke4 N: tourist [B3 L14] 賭鬼 du3gui3 N: an obsessive gambler [B3 L14] 賭 du3 V: to gamble, bet, wager [B3 L14] 打賭 da3du3 VO: to make a bet [B3 L14] 賭博 du3bo2 N: gambling [B3 L14] 運氣 yun4qi4 N: fortune, luck [B3 L14] 幸運 xing4yun4 SV: to be fortunate, lucky (…y…) [B3 L14] 不幸 bu2xing4 SV, A: to be unfortunate, to be sad; unfortunately [B3 L14] 說不定 shuo1bu2ding4 MA, IE: perhaps, maybe [B3 L14] 萬一 wan4yi1 A: just in case, if by any chance [B3 L14] 輸 shu1 V: to lose, to be defeated [B3 L14] 表演 biao3yan3 N, V: performance; to perform [B3 L14] 演 yan3 V: to perform, to act [B3 L14] 上演 shang4yan3 V: to open on the stage or screen (for movies and plays) [B3 L14] 開演 kai1yan3 V: to start a performance or show [B3 L14] 電影院 dian4ying3yuan4 N: cinema, movie theater [B3 L14] [B4 L04] 大開眼界 da4kai1yan3jie4 IE: to greatly broaden one's horizon or outlook [B3 L14] 開眼界 kai1yan3jie4 VO: to expand one's horizons [B3 L14] 眼界 yan3jie4 N: field of view, range of vision [B3 L14] 導遊 dao3you2 N: tour guide [B3 L14] 爺爺 ye2ye5 N: grandpa, grandfather (father's father), a respectful form of address for an old man [B3 L14] 轉機 zhuan3ji1 VO: to change planes [B3 L14] 雲霄飛車 yun2xiao1fei1che1 N: rollercoaster [B3 L14] 高血壓 gao1xie3ya1 N: high blood pressure (dictionaries indicate the pronunciation of the middle character as /xuè/) [B3 L14] 雲 yun2 N: cloud (M: 塊, 片, 朵) [B3 L14] 朵 duo3 M: measure word for flowers and clouds [B3 L14] 海洋 hai3yang2 N: ocean, sea [B3 L14] 地球 di4qiu2 N: Earth, the globe [B3 L14] [B4 L07] 過癮 guo4yin3 SV, VO: to enjoy oneself to the full; to satisfy a craving [B3 L14] 動物 dong4wu4 N: animal (M: 隻, 頭, 條) [B3 L14] 陸地 lu4di4 N: dry land [B3 L14] [B5 L17] 大象 da4xiang4 N: elephant [B3 L14] 鯨魚 jing1yu2 N: whale [B3 L14] 動物園 dong4wu4yuan2 N: zoo (M: 座) [B3 L14] 海洋動物 hai3yang2dong4wu4 N: marine life (M: 條, 隻, 頭) [B3 L14] 難道 nan2dao4 A: "Can it be possible that … ?"(what follows is a rhetorical question) [B3 L14] 有關 you3guan1 CV, PT: to have something to do with, to be related to; has to do with …, is related to … (跟 … ~) [B3 L14] 知識 zhi1shi4 N: knowledge [B3 L14] 常識 chang2shi4 N: common sense, basic knowledge [B3 L14] 專家 zhuan1jia1 N: specialist, expert [B3 L14] 書法家 shu1fa3jia1 N: calligrapher [B3 L14] 作家 zuo4jia1 N: writer, author [B3 L14] 專業 zhuan1ye4 AT, SV: major field of study, specialized trade; to be professional [B3 L14] 瀑布 pu4bu4 N: waterfall [B3 L14] 旅行團 lü3xing2tuan2 N: group tour, touring party [B3 L14] 旅行社 lü3xing2she4 N: travel agency (M: 家) [B3 L14] 團員 tuan2yuan2 N: member of a group [B3 L14] 省事 sheng3shi4 VO, SV: to save trouble, simplify matters; to be convenient [B3 L14] 省錢 sheng3qian2 VO, SV: to save money; economical [B3 L14] 省時間 sheng3shi2jian1 VO, SV: to save time; to be time-saving [B3 L14] 省油 sheng3you2 VO, SV: to save gasoline; to be gas-saving [B3 L14] 省電 sheng3dian4 VO, SV: to save electricity; to be electricity-saving [B3 L14] 省 sheng3 N: province [B3 L14] 四川 Si4chuan1 N: a province in China (Sichuan) [B3 L14] 安全 an1quan2 N, SV: safety; to be safe, secure [B3 L14] 安全帽 an1quan2mao4 N: safety helmet (M: 頂) [B3 L14] 頂 ding3 M: measure word for hats [B3 L14] 安全帶 an1quan2dai4 N: safety belt, seat belt (M: 條) [B3 L14] 走馬看花 zou3ma3kan4hua1 IE: to gain a superficial understanding through cursory observation [B3 L14] 排隊 pai2dui4 VO: to line up, to queue up [B3 L14] 自助 zi4zhu4 AT: self-service [B3 L14] 開放 kai1fang4 V, SV: to be open to public use; to be open-minded, liberal [B3 L14] 打聽 da3ting1 V: to make inquiries about; to ask around, to pry into; to enquire; to nose into; to inquire about … [B3 L14] 護照 hu4zhao4 N: passport (M: 本) [B3 L14] 簽證 qian1zheng4 N: visa [B3 L14] 簽名 qian1ming2 VO, N: to sign one's name or signature [B3 L14] 趕快 gan3kuai4 A: at once, quickly, immediately [B3 L14] 趕 gan3 V, SV: to hurry, to rush, to catch up with; in a rush [B3 L14] 趕上 gan3shang4 RC: to catch up with; to be in time for [B3 L14] 春假 chun1jia4 N: spring vacation [B3 L14] 假日 jia4ri4 N: holiday, day off [B3 L14] 請假 qing3jia4 VO: to ask for leave [B3 L14] 病假 bing4jia4 N: sick leave [B3 L14] 事假 shi4jia4 N: a leave of absence (to attend to personal affairs), personal leave [B3 L14] 曬太陽 shai4tai4yang2 VO: to bask in the sun [B3 L14] 曬 shai4 V: to dry in the sun, to bask [B3 L14] 太陽 tai4yang2 N: Sun [B3 L14] 月亮 yue4liang4 N: Moon (…l…) [B3 L14] 星星 xing1xing1 N: stars [B3 L14] 算了 suan4le5 IE: "Forget it!" [B3 L14] 哎呀 ai1ya5 I: "Alas!" (indicating surprise) [B3 L14] 巴黎 Ba1li2 N: Paris [B3 L14] 塞納河 Sai4na4he2 N: Seine River [B3 L14] 羅浮宮 Luo2fu2gong1 N: The Louvre [B3 L14] 凡爾賽宮 Fan2er3sai4gong1 N: Versailles [B3 L14] 巴黎鐵塔 Ba1li2 Tie3ta3 N: Eiffel Tower [B3 L14] 威尼斯 Wei1ni2si1 N: Venice [B3 L14] 羅馬 Luo2ma3 N: Rome [B3 L14] 蒙地卡羅 Meng2di4ka3luo2 N: Monte Carlo [B3 L14] 海洋世界 Hai3yang2shi4jie4 N: Sea World [B3 L14] 迪士尼樂 Di2shi4ni2le4 N: Disneyland (~園) [B3 L14] 尼加拉 Ni2jia1la1 N: Niagara Falls (~瀑布) [B3 L14] 黃石公園 Huang2shi2 Gong1yuan2 N: Yellowstone Park [B3 L14] 忠實噴泉 Zhong1shi2pen1quan2 N: Old Faithful Geyser (老~) [B3 L14] 佛羅里達 Fo2luo2li3da2 N: Florida [B3 L14] 浪漫 lang4man4 SV: to be romantic [B3 L14] 秀 xiu4 N: the equivalent of 'show' (as a performance or a political publicity stunt in 政治~) [B3 L14] 錄音帶 lu4yin1dai4 N: casette tape, audio tape (M: 卷) [B3 L14] [B4 L01] // AV Chinese/B3/Extra 刻 ke4 M: a quarter of an hour [B1 L11]; to carve [B3 L13] 主題 zhu3ti2 N: topic, theme, motif, proposition [B3 L01] 語助詞 yu3zhu4ci2 N: grammatical particle [B3 L01] 評斷 ping2duan4 N, V: judge; to arbitrate [B3 L01] 估計 gu1ji4 V: estimate, appraise, reckon [B3 L01] 描寫 miao2xie3 V: describe, depict, portray [B3 L01] 修飾 xiu1shi4 N: qualifier, modifier [B3 L01] 省略 sheng3lüe4 V: to leave out, to omit, to abridge [B3 L01] 表面 biao3mian4 N: surface, face, outside appearance [B3 L01] 提示 ti2shi4 V: to point out, to prompt [B3 L01] 括弧 kuo4hu2 N: parentheses [B3 L01] 助動詞 zhu4dong4ci2 N: auxillary or modal verb [B3 L01] 句尾 ju4wei3 N: end of sentence [B3 L01] 頻率 pin2lü4 N: frequency [B3 L01] 結論 jie2lun4 N: conclusion (as of a syllogism) [B3 L01] 建議 jian4yi4 N, V: to propose, to suggest, to recommend [B3 L01] 某 mou3 PRON: certain, some [B3 L01] 合成 he2cheng2 RV: to compose, to synthesize, to form together [B3 L01] 維持 wei2chi2 V: to keep, to preserve [B3 L01] 對象 dui4xiang4 N: target, object (also grammatical) [B3 L01] 事物 shi4wu4 N: thing, object [B3 L01] 歎詞 tan4ci2 N: interjection or exclamation (first character also written 嘆) [B3 L01] 關聯 guan1lian2 V: to be related, to be connected [B3 L01] 確切 que4qie4 SV: definite, exact, precise, accurate, clear and unambiguous [B3 L01] 語調 yu3diao4 N: intonation, tone [B3 L01] 醒悟 xing3wu4 V: come to realize, wake up to reality [B3 L01] 領會 ling3hui4 V: understand, comprehend, grasp [B3 L01] 讚許 zan4xu3 V: to laud, to praise, to commend [B3 L01] 僅 jin3 A: only, barely [B3 L01] 合音 he2yin1 N: (linguistic) contraction [B3 L01] 疑問 yi2wen4 N: question, doubt [B3 L01] 疑問代詞 yi2wen4dai4ci2 N: interrogative pronoun [B3 L01] 連用 lian2yong4 V: to use consecutively, to use together [B3 L01] 若 ruo4 CONJ: if, as if [B3 L01] 批示 pi1shi4 N: memo from a superior to an inferior [B3 L01] 例假 li4jia4 N: official or legal holiday [B3 L01] 凌晨 ling2chen2 N: before dawn [B3 L01] 歸 gui1 V: to go back to, to return [B3 L01] 焢肉 hong1rou4 N: moist and tender pork belly meat [B3 L02] 牛腩 niu2nan3 N: sirloin, tenderloin [B3 L02] 肉絲 rou4si1 N: shredded meat [B3 L02] 煎 jian1 V: to fry [B3 L02] 蔥花 cong1hua1 N: chopped green onion [B3 L02] 肉醬 rou4jiang4 N: ground or minced meat [B3 L02] 開陽 kai1yang2 N: dried shrimp meat [B3 L02] 番茄 fan1qie2 N: tomato [B3 L02] 桂 gui4 N: laurel [B3 L02] 竹筍 zhu2sun3 N: bamboo shoots [B3 L02] 芙蓉 fu2rong2 N: cottonrose hibiscus, lotus [B3 L02] 滷 lu3 N: thick gravy [B3 L02] 回鍋肉 hui2guo1rou4 N: twice-cooked pork [B3 L02] 苦瓜 ku3gua1 N: bitter melon, balsam pear [B3 L02] 茄子 qie2zi5 N: eggplant [B3 L02] 洋蔥 yang2cong1 N: onion [B3 L02] 嫩 nen4 SV: tender, delicate, light [B3 L02] 爆 bao4 V: to quick-fry, to quick-boil [B3 L02] 蒜泥 suan4ni2 N: mashed garlic [B3 L02] 培根 pei2gen1 N: bacon [B3 L02] 高麗菜 gao1li2cai4 N: cabbage [B3 L02] 鐵板 tie3ban3 N: iron plate, sheet iron [B3 L02] 蛤 ge2 N: clam (seafood) [B3 L02] 三鮮 san1xian1 N: three kinds of seafood: cuttlefish (花枝), shrimp (蝦仁) and squid (魷魚) [B3 L02] 花枝 hua1zhi1 N: cuttlefish [B3 L02] 梅干 mei2gan1 N: dry plum [B3 L02] 扣肉 kou4rou4 N: richly seasoned steamed pork [B3 L02] 杏 xing4 N: apricot [B3 L02] 白切雞 bai2qie1ji1 N: chicken poached in fragrant soup stock, served cold [B3 L02] 銀魚 yin2yu2 N: whitebait [B3 L02] 蚵 ke4 N: oyster [B3 L02] 鹽 yan2 N: salt [B3 L02] 鱈魚 xue3yu2 N: cod [B3 L02] 青椒 qing1jiao1 N: green cayenne pepper [B3 L02] 薑 jiang1 N: ginger (also written as 姜) [B3 L02] 大腸 da4chang2 N: large intestine [B3 L02] 脆 cui4 SV: crisp [B3 L02] 獅子頭 shi1zi5tou2 N: large stewed pork meatballs [B3 L02] 豆瓣醬 dou4ban4jiang4 N: spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans, salt, rice, and various spices [B3 L02] 虱目魚 shi1mu4yu2 N: milkfish [B3 L02] 蒸 zheng1 V: to steam [B3 L02] 補語 bu3yu3 N: complement, objective complement (in linguistics) [B3 L02] 狀態 zhuang4tai4 N: state of affairs, condition, status [B3 L02] 亦 yi4 A: also [B3 L02] 立場 li4chang3 N: position, standpoint [B3 L02] 語氣 yu3qi4 N: tone, manner of speaking [B3 L02] 敘述 xu4shu4 V: to narrate, to recount, to relate [B3 L02] 含義 han2yi4 N: meaning, implication, connotation [B3 L02] 重覆 chong2fu4 V: to repeat [B3 L02] 返 fan3 V: to return, to go back [B3 L02] 賓語 bin1yu3 N: object, complement (b…) [B3 L02] 任指 ren4zhi3 N, V: indefinite, general denotation; to identify and point out [B3 L02] 合乎 he2hu1 V: to conform with, to accord with [B3 L02] 經理 jing1li3 N, V: manager, director; to handle, to manage [B3 L02] 實物 shi2wu4 N: (material) object, realia [B3 L02] 假設 jia3she4 N, V: hypothesis, postulate; to suppose, to assume, to grant, to presume [B3 L02] 招呼 zhao1hu1 N, V: call, greeting; to call, to greet [B3 L02] 叫喚 jiao4huan4 V: to cry, to call out [B3 L02] 根 gen1 N, M: root; measure word for long and slender objects, hair in particular [B3 L02] 蚊子 wen2zi5 N: mosquito, gnat [B3 L02] 材料 cai2liao4 N: material, data, ingredients [B3 L02] 註冊 zhu4ce4 VO: to register [B3 L03] 行事曆 xing2shi4li4 N: calendar [B3 L06] 辦理 ban4li3 V: to handle, to conduct, to transact [B3 L06] 預先 yu4xian1 A: in advance, beforehand [B3 L06] 誕辰 dan4chen2 N: birthday [B3 L06] 光復節 Guang1fu4jie2 N: holiday celebrating Japan's cession of Taiwan to China ("Recovery Day") [B3 L06] 國慶 Guo2qing4 N: National Day (October 1 in China, October 10 in Taiwan) [B3 L06] 更正 geng1zheng4 V: to make corrections [B3 L06] 行政人員 xing2zheng4ren2yuan2 N: administrative personnel, staff [B3 L06] 西班牙 Xi1ban1ya2 N: Spain [B3 L13] 師範 shi1fan4 AT: pedagogical, teacher-training, "normal" school [B3 L03] 皆 jie1 PRON: all, everyone (in writing) [B3 L03] 予以 yu3yi3 V: to give, to grant [B3 L03] 性別 xing4bie2 N: sex (as in male or female) [B3 L03] 欄 lan2 N: field or space in a form [B3 L03] 入學 ru4xue2 VO: to enter a school or university [B3 L03] 招租 zhao1zu1 V: to let, to be for rent (of a house) [B3 L03] 必要 bi4yao4 SV: to be necessary, to be indispensable [B3 L03] 具備 ju4bei4 V: to possess, to have, to be provided with [B3 L03] 絕 jue2 A: absolutely, extremely, by any means [B3 L03] 狀況 zhuang4kuang4 N: condition or state of affairs [B3 L03] 主語 zhu3yu3 N: subject (of a sentence) [B3 L03] 其一 qi2yi1 AT, A: first; firstly [B3 L03] 選擇式 xuan3ze2shi4 N: alternative (in linguistics) [B3 L03] 單音節 dan1yin1jie2 N: monosyllable [B3 L03] 驚懼 jing1ju4 SV: to be scared, to be fearful [B3 L03] 呻吟 shen1yin2 V: to groan, to moan [B3 L03] 利息 li4xi2 N: interest [B3 L03] 副詞 fu4ci2 N: adverb [B3 L04] 感歎 gan3tan4 N, V: exclamation (in linguistics); to sigh, to exclaim [B3 L04] 相同 xiang1tong2 SV: to be identical, to be alike, to be equivalent, to be uniform [B3 L04] 特殊 te4shu1 SV: to be special, to be particular, to be peculiar [B3 L04] 加起來 jia1qi3lai2 RC: to add together [B3 L04] 描述 miao2shu4 V: to describe [B3 L04] 句首 ju4shou3 N: beginning of sentence [B3 L04] 讓步 rang4bu4 VO: to yield, to compromise [B3 L04] 轉折 zhuan3zhe2 N: complications, twists and turns, turn in the course of events [B3 L04] 語境 yu3jing4 N: context, situation, language environment [B3 L04] 除去 chu2qu4 CV, RV: except; eliminate [B3 L04] 補充 bu3chong1 V: replenish, supplement [B3 L04] 否定 fou3ding4 N, V: negation; to negate, to deny [B3 L04] 例外 li4wai4 N: exception [B3 L04] 訝異 ya4yi4 V: to be suprised at [B3 L04] 玉山 Yu4shan1 N: Jade Mountain, Taiwan's highest mountain [B3 L04] 火山帶 huo3shan1dai4 N: volcanic range [B3 L04] 濁水溪 Zhuo2shui3xi1 N: river in Taiwan, originating in Nantou, and later separating Zhanghua and Yunlin counties (Zhuoshui) [B3 L04] 地形 di4xing2 N: topography, terrain [B3 L04] 稻米 dao4mi3 N: rice paddy [B3 L05] 甘蔗 gan1zhe4 N: sugarcane [B3 L05] 嘉義縣 Jia1yi4xian4 N: region in central Taiwan, intersected by the Tropic of Cancer (Jiayi county) [B3 L05] 詢問 xun2wen4 V: to formally inquire, to ask about [B3 L05] 事實 shi4shi2 N: fact [B3 L05] 意料之外 yi4liao4zhi1wai4 N: contrary to expectation [B3 L05] 仍然 reng2ran2 A: still, yet [B3 L05] 受詞 shou4ci2 N: object (in linguistics) (s…) [B3 L05] 預想 yu4xiang3 V: to anticipate, to expect [B3 L05] 季風 ji4feng1 N: monsoon [B3 L05] 梅雨 mei2yu3 N: rainy season in spring (literally, "plum rain") [B3 L05] 甘薯 gan1shu3 N: sweet potato, yam [B3 L05] 漁業 yu2ye4 N: fishery, fishing industry [B3 L05] 備註 bei4zhu4 N: annotation, remarks [B3 L06] 處置 chu3zhi4 V: to deal with, to manage, to dispose of [B3 L06] 作用 zuo4yong4 N: action, function [B3 L06] 穩固 wen3gu4 SV, V: to be firm, to be stable; to stabilize [B3 L06] 客套話 ke4tao4hua4 N: polite formula, civilities [B3 L06] 重疊 chong2die2 N: reduplication, duplication (in linguistics) [B3 L06] 欲 yu4 A: about to, on the point of [B3 L06] 疑惑 yi2huo4 N, V: doubt; to be perplexed, to be uncertain [B3 L06] 自言自語 zi4yan2zi4yu3 V: to think aloud, to soliloquize, to talk oneself [B3 L06] 數學 shu4xue2 N: mathematics [B3 L06] 化學 hua4xue2 N: chemistry [B3 L06] 公式 gong1shi4 N: formula, form [B3 L06] 催 cui1 V: to urge, to hurry along, to hasten [B3 L06] 山嶺 shan1ling3 N: mountain ridge, mountain range, mountain chain [B3 L07] 受訓 shou4xun4 VO: to receive or undergo training [B3 L07] 甄選 zhen1xuan3 V: to select, to pick [B3 L07] 分發 fen1fa1 V: to distribute, to issue, to assign to a post or job [B3 L07] 碩士 shuo4shi4 N: Master of Arts (MA) degree [B3 L07] 幼稚園 you4zhi4yuan2 N: kindergarten [B3 L07] 鮮明 xian1ming2 SV: to be distinct, to be distinctive, (of color) to be bright [B3 L07] 比照 bi3zhao4 CV, V: according to, compared to; to contrast [B3 L07] 駁 bo2 V: to refute, to contradict [B3 L07] 慶幸 qing4xing4 V: to rejoice at a good outcome [B3 L07] 婉轉 wan3zhuan3 A, SV: indirectly, tactfully; to be tactful, to be sweet and agreeable [B3 L07] 此刻 ci3ke4 A: at this moment, now, at present [B3 L07] 能行 neng2xing2 V: to be capable of, to have the ability [B3 L07] 稍許 shao1xu3 A: slightly, rather [B3 L07] 無奈 wu2nai4 A, CONJ, V: unfortunately; but, however; cannot help but, to have no alternative [B3 L07] 作弊 zuo4bi4 VO: to cheat on a test or exam, to practice fraud or corruption [B3 L07] 偷看 tou1kan4 V: to steal a glance, to peek [B3 L07] 侮辱 wu3ru3 N, V: insult, humiliation; to insult, to humiliate [B3 L07] 嫉妒 ji2du4 V: to be jealous of, to envy [B3 L07] 學區 xue2qu1 N: school district [B3 L07] 新新人類 xin1xin1ren2lei4 N: Generation X [B3 L07] 草莓族 cao3mei2zu2 N: people who cannot endure any stress or pressure, "strawberry generation" [B3 L07] 捲鋪蓋 juan3pu1gai4 VO: to be fired from a job, to abandon a job (literally, to roll up one's bedding) [B3 L08] 介於 jie4yu2 PRON: (to be situated) in between [B3 L08] 兩者 liang3zhe3 N: both sides, both parties [B3 L08] 口語 kou3yu3 N: vernacular (spoken) language, colloquial speech [B3 L08] 以為然 yi3wei2ran2 V: to approve, to consider just (in writing) [B3 L08] 動量詞 dong4liang4ci2 N: verbal measure word [B3 L08] 嚴肅 yan2su4 SV, V: to be serious, to be solemn; to strictly enforce [B3 L08] 盡 jin4 RE: to use up, to exhaust [B3 L08] 追究 zhui1jiu4 V: to look into, to find out, to investigate [B3 L08] 少數 shao3shu4 N: a few, a small number (of), minority [B3 L08] 時間詞 shi2jian1ci2 N: time word (grammatical term) [B3 L08] 職務 zhi2wu4 N: post, job, official duties [B3 L08] 企管碩士 qi4guan3shuo4shi4 N: Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree [B3 L08] 神氣 shen2qi4 SV: to be spirited, to be vigorous, to be cocky, to be overweening, to be triumphant [B3 L08] 教訓 jiao4xun4 N, V: lesson, moral; to chide; to lecture somebody [B3 L08] 依序 yi1xu4 A: in order, in rank [B3 L08] 密碼 mi4ma3 N: password, secret code, cipher [B3 L08] 確認 que4ren4 V: to affirm, to confirm, to identify with certainty, (密碼~) password confirmation [B3 L08] 婚姻狀況 hun1yin1zhuang4kuang4 N: marital status [B3 L08] 服役 fu2yi4 VO: to be on active service, to enlist in the army [B3 L08] 退伍 tui4wu3 VO: to be demobilized (after serving the army) [B3 L08] 電子郵件 dian4zi3you2jian4 N: e-mail (…y…) [B3 L08] 肄業 yi4ye4 VO: to study at school or college, stopping short of graduation [B3 L08] 就讀 jiu4du2 V: to attend school [B3 L08] 在學 zai4xue2 V: to be at school [B3 L08] 類別 lei4bie2 N: classification, category [B3 L08] 從事 cong2shi4 V: to go in for, to be engaged in, (希望~工作) desired job [B3 L08] 履歷表 lü3li4biao3 N: biographical sketch, curriculum vitae [B3 L08] 基本 ji1ben3 SV: to be basic, to be fundamental, to be elementary, to be essential [B3 L08] 笨得離譜 ben4de5li2pu3 SV: to be stupid beyond the reasonable limits [B3 L09] 遺憾 yi2han4 N, SV: regret, pity; to be regretful, to be pitiable [B3 L09] 形容 xing2rong2 V: to describe [B3 L09] 埋怨 man2yuan4 N, V: blame, complaint, grumble; to blame, to complain, to grumble [B3 L09] 胸部 xiong1bu4 N: chest, thorax [B3 L09] 贊成 zan4cheng2 N, V: approval, endorsement; to approve, to endorse [B3 L09] 內在美 nei4zai4mei3 N: inner beauty, beauty of spirit [B3 L09] 三圍 san1wei2 N: the vital statistics (the three measurements) of a woman [B3 L09] 短評 duan3ping2 N: short commentary, brief comment or critique [B3 L09] 選美 xuan3mei3 N: beauty contest [B3 L09] 年齡 nian2ling2 N: age [B3 L09] 裸照 luo3zhao4 N: nude (naked) photo [B3 L09] 正常 zheng4chang2 SV: to be normal, to be regular [B3 L09] 搭便車 da1bian4che1 VO: to catch a ride with someone, to hitchhike [B3 L10] 整體 zheng3ti3 N: whole, entirety [B3 L10] 目的物 mu4di4wu4 N: objective, aim, goal [B3 L10] 手段 shou3duan4 N: means, method [B3 L10] 數字 shu4zi4 N: numeral, figure, digit [B3 L10] 範疇 fan4chou2 N: category [B3 L10] 施行 shi1xing2 V: to put in force, to execute, to implement, to apply [B3 L10] 尚未 shang4wei4 PART: not yet [B3 L10] 聲望 sheng1wang4 N: popularity, prestige [B3 L10] 學歷 xue2li4 N: record of formal schooling [B3 L10] 資格 zi1ge2 N: qualifications [B3 L10] 承諾 cheng2nuo4 V: to promise to do something, to make a commitment [B3 L10] 額頭 e2tou2 N: forehead [B3 L10] 下巴 xia4ba1 N: lower jaw, chin [B3 L10] 舞龍 wu3long2 N: dragon dance [B3 L11] 雙十節 Shuang1shi2jie2 N: Double Tenth (October 10) National Day in Taiwan [B3 L11] 舞獅 wu3shi1 N: lion dance [B3 L11] 交代 jiao1dai4 V: to explain, to make clear, to brief, to tell [B3 L11] 類似 lei4si4 V: to be similar to [B3 L11] 自由經濟 zi4you2jing1ji4 N: free-market economy [B3 L11] 思想 si1xiang3 N: thought, thinking, idea, ideology [B3 L11] 和平 he2ping2 N: peace [B3 L11] 相處 xiang1chu3 V: to get along with one another [B3 L11] 尾巴 wei3ba1 N: tail [B3 L11] 電子信 dian4zi3xin4 N: e-mail (…x…) [B3 L11] 國父 Guo2fu4 N: Father of the Nation (of the Republic of China), i.e. Sun Yat-sen (孫逸仙 or 孫中山) [B3 L11] 遊行 you2xing2 N, V: parade, march, demonstration; to parade, to march, to demonstrate [B3 L11] 華僑 Hua2qiao2 N: "Overseas Chinese" [B3 L11] 巨蛋體育 Ju4dan4ti3yu4 N: (~館) Skydome [B3 L12] 出乎意料 chu1hu1yi4liao4 VO: to one's amazement, against expectations [B3 L12] 讚嘆 zan4tan4 V: to cry out in admiration [B3 L12] 明顯 ming2xian3 SV: to be clear, to be obvious, to be evident [B3 L12] 引出 yin3chu1 RC: to draw forth, to lead to [B3 L12] 有氧舞蹈 you3yang3wu3dao3 N: aerobic dancing, aerobics [B3 L12] 拳擊 quan2ji2 N: boxing [B3 L12] 乒乓球 ping1pang1qiu2 N: ping-pong, table tennis [B3 L12] 曲棍球 qu1gun4qiu2 N: hockey [B3 L12] 系刊 xi4kan1 N: department journal [B3 L12] 校慶 xiao4qing4 N: anniversary of the founding of a school [B3 L12] 元 yuan2 N: monetary unit, dollar [B3 L12] 第一名 di4yi1ming2 N: the first place in a competition [B3 L12] 秒 miao3 N: second (of time) [B3 L12] 打破紀錄 da3po4ji4lu4 VO: to break the record, to set a new record [B3 L12] 慶賀 qing4he4 V: to congratulate, to celebrate, to rejoice over [B3 L12] 端午節 Duan1wu3jie2 N: Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month) [B3 L13] 龍舟 long2zhou1 N: dragon boat, imperial boat [B3 L13] 燈節 Deng1jie2 N: Lantern Festival (the 15th day of the 1st lunar month) (D…) [B3 L13] 雙音節 shuang1yin1jie2 N: disyllable [B3 L13] 化裝舞會 hua4zhuang1wu3hui4 N: fancy-dress ball, costume ball, masquerade [B3 L13] 妖怪 yao1guai4 N: monster [B3 L13] 魔鬼 mo2gui3 N: devil [B3 L13] 巫婆 wu1po2 N: witch, sorceress [B3 L13] 打雪仗 da3xue3zhang4 VO: to have a snowball fight [B3 L13] 堆雪人 dui1xue3ren2 VO: to make a snowman [B3 L13] 禱告 dao3gao4 V: to pray [B3 L13] 上帝 Shang4di4 N: God [B3 L13] 清教徒 Qing1jiao4tu2 N: Puritan (the book mentions "pilgrim", which is likely a mistake, unless it was supposed to mean the first European settlers in what is now the United States, but then it should be capitalized) [B3 L13] 基督徒 Ji1du1tu2 N: person of Christian confession [B3 L13] 天主教徒 Tian1zhu3jiao4tu2 N: person of Catholic confession [B3 L13] 搗蛋 dao3dan4 VO: to make trouble, to raise hell [B3 L13] 農曆 nong2li4 N: lunar calendar [B3 L13] 元宵 yuan2xiao1 N: sweet glutinous rice flour ball-shaped dumplings, served for the Lantern Festival [B3 L13] 提燈籠 ti2deng1long2 VO: to carry a lantern [B3 L13] 好運 hao3yun4 IE: good luck [B3 L13] 詩人 shi1ren2 N: poet [B3 L13] 屈原 Qu1 Yuan2 N: famous poet of the Warring States period (Qu Yuan) [B3 L13] 粽子 zong4zi5 N: steamed glutinous rice meat dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves [B3 L13] 月球 yue4qiu2 N: Moon (…q…) [B3 L13] 賞月 shang3yue4 VO: to admire the full moon [B3 L13] 月餅 yue4bing3 N: mooncake, served during the Mid-Autumn Festival [B3 L13] 阿姆斯壯 A1mu3si1zhuang4 N: transliteration of Neil Armstrong's surname [B3 L13] 臆測 yi4ce4 V: to conjecture, to surmise, to assume [B3 L14] 妥協 tuo3xie2 V: to come to terms, to compromise [B3 L14] 奈何 nai4he2 VO: to do something to somebody, to cope or deal with [B3 L14] 委屈 wei3qu1 SV, V: to feel wronged; to wrong somebody [B3 L14] 懷疑 huai2yi2 N, V: doubt, suspicion, distrust; to doubt, to suspect, to distrust [B3 L14] 煮 zhu3 V: to boil [B3 L14] 紀念碑 ji4nian4bei1 N: monument, memorial [B3 L14] 國會山莊 Guo2hui4 Shan1zhuang1 N: Capitol Hill [B3 L14] 最高法院 zui4gao1fa3yuan4 N: supreme court [B3 L14] 憲法 xian4fa3 N: constitution, charter [B3 L14] 植物園 zhi2wu4yuan2 N: botanical garden [B3 L14] 遊樂園 you2le4yuan2 N: amusement park [B3 L14] 雙人房 shuang1ren2fang2 N: double-bedded room, twin-bedded room [B3 L14] 單人房 dan1ren2fang2 N: single-bed room [B3 L14] 經濟艙 jing1ji4cang1 N: economy class on a plane or ship [B3 L14] 頭等艙 tou2deng3cang1 N: first class on a plane or ship [B3 L14] 臥舖 wo4pu4 N: sleeping berth, sleeper [B3 L14] 單程票 dan1cheng2piao4 N: one-way ticket [B3 L14] 來回票 lai2hui2piao4 N: round-trip ticket [B3 L14] 火山 huo3shan1 N: volcano [B3 L14] 賞花 shang3hua1 VO: to enjoy flowers [B3 L14] 石門水庫 Shi2men2 Shui3ku4 N: water reservoir in Taoyuan, south of Taipei (Shimen Reservoir) [B3 L14] 小人國 Xiao3ren2guo2 N: Miniature Land, an amusement park with miniatures of famous landmarks [B3 L14] 野生動物 ye3sheng1dong4wu4 N: wild animal, wildlife; (~園) Safari Park; (六福村~園) Liufucun Safari Park near Xinzhu in Taiwan [B3 L14] 度假 du4jia4 VO: to spend holiday or vacation [B3 L14] 溪頭 Xi1tou2 N: botanical park in central Taiwan (Xitou) [B3 L14] 阿里山 A1li3shan1 N: mountain park in southern Taiwan (Alishan) [B3 L14] 合歡山 He2huan1shan1 N: mountain in central Taiwan, location of the only ski resort (Hehuanshan) [B3 L14] 遊樂區 you2le4qu1 N: recreational area, (森林~) forest recreational area [B3 L14] 日出 ri4chu1 N: sunrise [B3 L14] 雲海 yun2hai3 N: sea of clouds [B3 L14] 神木 shen2mu4 N: divine tree, a particularly old tree [B3 L14] 順著 shun4zhe5 PART: to follow in the direction of, following, along [B3 L14] 花蓮 Hua1lian2 N: city and port in eastern Taiwan (Hualian) [B3 L14] 熱帶 re4dai4 N: the tropics, tropical area [B3 L14] 觀光 guan1guang1 VO: to go on a sight-seeing, to visit, to tour [B3 L14] // AV Chinese/B4/L01 怪 guai4 SV, V: to be strange, to be odd, to be queer, to be unusual [B2 L12]; to blame [B4 L01] 節目 jie2mu4 N: program, item on a program (on the TV) [B1 L08]; N: program, events (of entertainment, etc.) [B4 L01] 張 zhang1 N, M, V: a common Chinese surname [B1 L02]; a measure word for photograph, paper, table, etc. [B1 L05]; to open, to stretch [B4 L01] 收音機 shou1yin1ji1 N: radio, radio set [B3 L12] [B4 L01] 效果 xiao4guo3 N: effect, result [B3 L13] [B4 L01] 派 pai4 N, V: pie [B3 L13]; to send, to dispatch, to assign [B4 L01] 晚會 wan3hui4 N: a party or performance held in the evening (M: 場) [B4 L01] 禮堂 li3tang2 N: auditorium, assembly hall [B4 L01] 海報 hai3bao4 N: poster (M: 張) [B4 L01] 貼 tie1 V: to paste, to stick, to glue [B4 L01] 舞台 wu3tai2 N: stage (for performance) [B4 L01] 上台 shang4tai2 VO: to appear on stage [B4 L01] 下台 xia4tai2 VO: to step down from the stage [B4 L01] 光碟 guang1die2 N: CD, compact disc (M: 片, 張) [B4 L01] 光碟機 guang1die2ji1 N: CD player, a CD-ROM driver (M: 台, 部) [B4 L01] 音響 yin1xiang3 N: stereo, a hi-fi set (M: 套); audio [B4 L01] 響 xiang3 V: to make a sound, to reverberate [B4 L01] 總算 zong3suan4 A: finally, at last [B4 L01] 機器 ji1qi4 N: machine, machinery (M: 部) [B4 L01] 工業革命 Gong1ye4 Ge2ming4 N: Industrial Revolution [B4 L01] 代替 dai4ti4 V: to replace, to substitute [B4 L01] 機器人 ji1qi4ren2 N: robot [B4 L01] 修理 xiu1li3 V: to repair, to mend [B4 L01] 滿頭大汗 man3tou2da4han4 IE: (for someone's head) to be covered with big drops of perspiration, bathed in sweat [B4 L01] 汗 han4 N: sweat, perspiration (M: 滴, 身, 頭) [B4 L01] 滴 di1 M: drop, droplet [B4 L01] 出汗 chu1han4 VO: to sweat, to perspire (c…) [B4 L01] 流汗 liu2han4 VO: to sweat, to perspire (l…) [B4 L01] 燈光 deng1guang1 N: lamp light, lights; illumination [B4 L01] 陽光 yang2guang1 N: sunlight [B4 L01] 月光 yue4guang1 N: moon light [B4 L01] 星光 xing1guang1 N: star light [B4 L01] 眼鏡 yan3jing4 N: glasses, spectacles (M: 副) [B2 L10] [B4 L01] 鏡子 jing4zi5 N: mirror (M: 面) [B4 L01] 襯衫 chen4shan1 N: a dress shirt or collared blouse with buttons (M: 件) [B4 L01] 圓領衫 yuan2ling3shan1 N: T-shirt, collarless shirt (M: 件) [B4 L01] 運動衫 yun4dong4shan1 N: sports shirt, sweatshirt [B4 L01] 負責 fu4ze2 SV, AV, VO: to be responsible; to be in charge of; be responsible for [B4 L01] 責任 ze2ren4 N: responsibility, duty [B4 L01] 音效 yin1xiao4 N: sound effects (one word) [B4 L01] 音響效果 yin1xiang3xiao4guo3 N: sound effects (two words) [B4 L01] 互相 hu4xiang1 A: mutual, mutually [B4 L01] 配合 pei4he2 V: to co-ordinate, to be in harmony with [B4 L01] 配 pei4 SV, V: to be matching; to match, to fit [B4 L01] 配上 pei4shang4 RC: to match, to go with, to be a match for [B4 L01] 會長 hui4zhang3 N: president (of an organization) [B4 L01] 節目單 jie2mu4dan1 N: program list (…d…) [B4 L01] 節目表 jie2mu4biao3 N: program list (…b…) [B4 L01] 服裝 fu2zhuang1 N: costume, garment [B4 L01] 化妝 hua4zhuang1 VO, N: to put on make-up; make-up [B2 L08] [B4 L01] 美容師 mei3rong2shi1 N: cosmetologist, beautician [B4 L01] 錄影 lu4ying3 VO: to make a video recording [B4 L01] 錄音 lu4yin1 VO: to make an audio recording [B4 L01] 錄 lu4 V: to record, to copy [B2 L07] [B4 L01] 錄進去 lu4jin4qu4 RC: to be included in a recording [B4 L01] 洗掉 xi3diao4 V: to erase [B4 L01] 錄下來 lu4xia4lai2 RC: to record [B4 L01] 錄音機 lu4yin1ji1 N: tape recorder [B4 L01] 錄音帶 lu4yin1dai4 N: casette tape, audio tape (M: 卷) [B3 L14] [B4 L01] 錄音筆 lu4yin1bi3 N: digital voice recorder [B4 L01] 招待 zhao1dai4 V, N: to serve (customers), to entertain, to care for; reception, receptionist [B4 L01] 主任 zhu3ren4 N: director, head [B4 L01] 系主任 xi2 zhu3ren4 N: head of a college department [B4 L01] 副會長 fu4hui4zhang3 N: vice president (of an organization) [B4 L01] 副 fu4 AT, M: vice, deputy; measure word for facial expressions, as well as glasses and spectacles [B4 L01] 副總統 fu4zong3tong3 N: vice president (of a republic) [B4 L01] 副校長 fu4xiao4zhang3 N: vice president or provost (of a university) [B4 L01] 忙不過來 mang2bu2guo4lai2 RC: to have more work than one can manage to handle, to be extremely busy [B4 L01] 紅包 hong2bao1 N: a red envelope containing a money gift [B4 L01] 人事 ren2shi4 N: personnel (公司的~) [B4 L01] 發財 fa1cai2 VO: to make a fortune, to become rich [B4 L01] 愉快 yu2kuai4 SV: to be joyful, happy, cheerful, pleasant [B4 L01] 背包 bei1bao1 N: backpack, rucksack, knapsack, packsack [B4 L01] 背 bei1 V: to carry something on one's back [B4 L01] 數位相機 shu4wei4xiang4ji1 N: digital camera [B4 L01] 加洗 jia1xi3 V: to make additional prints of photos [B4 L01] 數位化 shu4wei4hua4 V, N: to digitize; digitalization [B4 L01] 螢幕 ying2mu4 N: screen [B4 L01] 民族舞蹈 min2zu2wu3dao4 N: ethnic dance [B4 L01] 民族 min2zu2 N: a race of people [B4 L01] 族 zu2 N, M: race, nationality [B4 L01] 漢族 Han4zu2 N: Han ethic group, Chinese ethnicity [B4 L01] 原住民 yuan2zhu4min2 N: indigenous people, aborigines [B4 L01] 舞蹈 wu3dao4 N: dance [B4 L01] 舞蹈團 wu3dao4tuan2 N: dance troupe, dance company (three characters) [B4 L01] 舞團 wu3tuan2 N: dance troupe, dance company (two characters) [B4 L01] 中間 zhong1jian1 N: between, among, in the middle of [B4 L01] 張開 zhang1kai1 RC: to stretch open, to open [B4 L01] 首 shou3 M: measure word for poems and songs [B1 L12] [B4 L01] 民謠 min2yao2 N: folk song, folk rhymes [B4 L01] 相當 xiang1dang1 A: quite, rather [B4 L01] 春捲 chun1juan3 N: spring roll [B4 L01] 餛飩 hun2tun2 N: dumpling soup, wonton [B4 L01] 紅茶 hong2cha2 N: black tea [B4 L01] 綠茶 lü4cha2 N: green tea [B4 L01] 順利 shun4li4 SV, A: smooth-going, without a hitch; smoothly, successfully [B4 L01] 陸康 Lu4 Kang1 N: Lu Kang [B4 L01] 同學會 tong2xue2hui4 N: student association (as in 臺灣~) [B4 L01] 京劇 Jing1ju4 N: Beijing Opera [B4 L01] // AV Chinese/B4/L02 休閒活動 xiu1xian2huo2dong4 N: leisure activities [B4 L02] 休閒生活 xiu1xian2 sheng1huo2 N: recreational life, activities away from work [B4 L02] 休閒服 xiu1xian2fu2 N: casual wear, sports wear [B4 L02] 休閒鞋 xiu1xian2xie2 N: casual shoes, walking shoes [B4 L02] 敬 jing4 V: to respect, to revere, to honor, to esteem; to present with respect, to offer politely [B4 L02] 敬酒 jing4jiu3 VO: to propose a toast [B4 L02] 火鍋 huo3guo1 N: hot pot, a Chinese dish cooked in a pot at the table [B4 L02] 吃到飽 chi1dao4bao3 AT: to eat until one is full, "all you can eat" [B4 L02] 流口水 liu2kou3shui3 VO: to drool [B4 L02] 口水 kou3shui3 N: saliva, spit [B4 L02] 流行 liu2xing2 SV, V: fashionable, in vogue, popular; to be fashionable, to be popular [B4 L02] 隔壁 ge2bi4 N: next door, next-door neighbor [B4 L02] 居然 ju1ran2 A: unexpectedly, to one's surprise [B4 L02] 眼光 yan3guang1 N: foresight, farsightedness; taste, insight, discerning ability [B4 L02] 網咖 wang3ka1 N: cyber café (M: 家) [B4 L02] 吵 chao3 V, SV: to make noise, to disturb, to quarrel; to be noisy [B4 L02] 卻 que4 A: but, yet, however [B4 L02] 不得不 bu2de2bu4 A: to have no choice or option but to, must, cannot but [B4 L02] 遊戲 you2xi4 N: games [B4 L02] 捉迷藏 zhuo1mi2cang2 N, VO: hide-and-seek, a children's game; to play hide-and-seek [B4 L02] [B4 L10] 潛水 qian2shui3 VO, N: to dive; diving [B4 L02] 衝浪 chong1lang4 VO, N: to surf [B4 L02] 浪 lang4 N: wave, billow [B4 L02] 靜靜的 jing4jing4de5 A: quietly, calmly [B4 L02] 安靜 an1jing4 SV: to be quiet, calm, peaceful [B4 L02] 打擾 da3rao3 V: to trouble, to bother, to disturb [B4 L02] 自由自在 zi4you2zi4zai4 A: comfortable and at ease, care-free [B4 L02] 自由 zi4you2 N, SV, A: freedom, liberty; to be free; free, freely [B4 L02] 自在 zi4zai4 SV: to be comfortable, at ease [B4 L02] 鳥 niao3 N: bird (M: 隻) [B4 L02] 滑翔翼 hua2xiang2yi4 N: hang-glider [B4 L02] 高空彈跳 gao1kong1tan2tiao4 N: bungee jumping [B4 L02] 得意 de2yi4 SV: to be self-satisfied, to be content [B4 L02] 保齡球 bao3ling2qiu2 N: bowling [B4 L02] 騎腳踏車 qi2jiao3ta4che1 N: to ride a bicycle (M: 輛, 部) [B4 L02] 騎 qi2 V: to ride (a bicycle, a motorcycle, a horse, etc.) [B4 L02] 腳踏車 jiao3ta4che1 N: bicycle (name in Taiwan) [B4 L02] 自行車 zi4xing2che1 N: bicycle (name in China) [B4 L02] 堂哥 tang2ge1 N: cousin, son of father's brother (older than the speaker or person of reference) [B4 L02] 堂姐 tang2jie3 N: cousin, daughter of father's brother (older than the speaker or person of reference) [B4 L02] 堂弟 tang2di4 N: cousin, son of father's brother (younger than the speaker or person of reference) [B4 L02] 堂妹 tang2mei4 N: cousin, daughter of father's brother (younger than the speaker or person of reference) [B4 L02] 夜市 ye4shi4 N: night market [B4 L02] 夜生活 ye4sheng1huo2 N: night life [B4 L02] 夜店 ye4dian4 N: night club [B4 L02] 逛 guang4 V: to stroll, to walk around [B4 L02] 逛街 guang4jie1 VO: to go window-shopping, to stroll down the street [B4 L02] 各種各樣 ge4zhong3ge4yang4 AT: all kinds, various sundry, a great variety (g…z…) [B4 L02] 打麻將 da3ma2jiang4 VO: to play mahjong [B4 L02] 陪 pei2 V: to accompany, to keep somebody company [B4 L02] 這下子 zhe4xia4zi5 A: now, in this case [B4 L02] 複雜 fu4za2 SV: to be complicated, complex [B4 L02] 散步 san4bu4 VO: to take a walk, go for a stroll [B4 L02] 打太極拳 da3tai4ji2quan2 VO: to practice Chinese shadow boxing (tai chi) [B4 L02] 拳 quan2 M: measure word for hits with a fist [B4 L02] 拳頭 quan2tou5 N: fist [B4 L02] 健行 jian4xing2 V, N: to hike; hiking [B4 L02] 溫泉 wen1quan2 N: natural hot spring [B4 L02] 露營 lu4ying2 VO, N: to camp out, encamp; camping [B4 L02] 釣魚 diao4yu2 VO: to go fishing, go angling [B4 L02] 攀岩 pan1yan2 VO, N: to climb rocks; rock climbing [B4 L02] 提 ti2 V: to refer to, to carry, to withdraw, to extract, to mention, to bring up [B4 L02] 提到 ti2dao4 RC: to have mentioned [B4 L02] 提起來 ti2qi3lai2 RC: to speak of, to lift up, to raise, to mention, to bring up [B4 L02] 提出來 ti2chu1lai2 RC: to raise a question, to put forth, to put forward, to withdraw [B4 L02] 百聞不如 bai3wen2bu4ru2 IE: seeing is believing (literally: hearing a hundred times is worth less than seeing once, ~一見) [B4 L02] 不如 bu4ru2 V: not as good as, inferior to [B4 L02]; P: rather than (it's better to) (與其 … ~ … ) [B4 L07] 顧著 gu4zhe5 V: to care about, to concentrate upon, to look after [B4 L02] 陽明山 Yang2ming2shan1 N: mountain range north of Taipei (Yangmingshan) [B4 L02] 隨意 sui2yi4 N: according to one's wishes [B4 L02] 平衡感 ping2heng2gan3 N: sense of equilibrium [B4 L02] 珊瑚 shan1hu2 N: coral [B4 L02] // AV Chinese/B4/L03 耳朵 er3duo5 N: ear (M: 隻, 對) [B1 L07] [B4 L02] 跟 gen1 CV, CONJ, V: with; and [B1 L10]; to follow, to accompany [B4 L03] 紅 hong2 N, SV: red, to be red [B2 L08]; SV: to be very popular, to be eminent, influential [B4 L03] 洗衣機 xi3yi1ji1 N: washing machine (for clothes) [B3 L09] [B4 L03] 足球 zu2qiu2 N: football (soccer) (V: 踢) [B2 L10] [B4 L03] 動手 dong4shou3 VO, A: to start work, to put one's hands to use [B4 L03] 道理 dao4li3 N: principle, logic, reason, rationale [B4 L03] 講道理 jiang3dao4li3 VO, SV: to use reason, to explain principles and logic; to be rational, reasonable [B4 L03] 有道理 you3dao4li3 SV: to be reasonable, logical [B4 L03] 合理 he2li3 SV: to be in keeping with reason and logic, to be equitable [B4 L03] 洗碗機 xi3wan3ji1 N: dishwashing machine [B4 L03] 音樂會 yin1yue4hui4 N: music concert (M: 場) [B4 L03] 音樂 yin1yue4 N: music [B4 L03] 音樂家 yin1yue4jia1 N: musician [B4 L03] 貝多芬 Bei4duo1fen1 N: transliteration of Beethoven [B4 L03] 莫札特 Mo4zha2te4 N: transliteration of Mozart [B4 L03] 樂器 yue4qi4 N: musical instrument [B4 L03] 有線電視 you3xian4dian4shi4 N: cable television [B4 L03] 電線 dian4xian4 N: electric wire, electric cord (M: 根, 條) [B4 L03] 美式足球 mei3shi4zu2qiu2 N: American football [B4 L03] 頻道 pin2dao4 N: channel [B4 L03] 氣象 qi4xiang4 N: atmospheric phenomena, weather, meteorology [B4 L03] 影集 ying3ji2 N: miniseries on television [B4 L03] 集 ji2 M: volume or part of a collection or series [B4 L03] 電影台 dian4ying3tai2 N: movie channel [B4 L03] 新聞台 xin1wen2tai2 N: news channel [B4 L03] 體育台 ti3yu4tai2 N: sports channel [B4 L03] 台 tai2 N, M: measure word for channels, machines, electrical appliances, microscopes, etc. [B4 L03] 想像 xiang3xiang4 V: to imagine, to visualize [B4 L03] 想像力 xiang3xiang4li4 N: imagination, imaginative thinking [B4 L03] 發音 fa1yin1 N, VO: pronunciation; to pronounce [B4 L03] 談情說愛 tan2qing2shuo1ai4 IE: to chat intimately, to talk passionately (as between lovers) [B4 L03] 連續劇 lian2xu4ju4 N: soap opera, televised drama series (M: 部) [B4 L03] 配音 pei4yin1 VO: to dub a film, dubbing [B4 L03] 表達 biao3da2 V: to express thoughts or feelings [B4 L03] 方式 fang1shi4 N: way, style, manner [B4 L03] 中式 zhong1shi4 AT: Chinese-style [B4 L03] 美式 mei3shi4 AT: American-style [B4 L03] 肉麻 rou4ma2 SV: to be disgusting, to be nauseating, to be sickening; goose pimples, goose skin [B4 L03] 劇情 ju4qing2 N: story or plot (of a play or opera) [B4 L03] 談話性 tan2hua4xing4 N: talk show (~節目) [B4 L03] 新聞性 xin1wen2xing4 N: news value, newsworthiness [B4 L03] 紀念性 ji4nian4xing4 N: commemorative qualities [B4 L03] 重要性 zhong4yao4xing4 N: importance [B4 L03] 知識性 zhi1shi4xing4 N: intellectual or academic value [B4 L03] 時間性 shi2jian1xing4 N: timeliness [B4 L03] 過期 guo4qi2 V: to expire [B4 L03] 觀眾 guan1zhong4 N: audience, spectators, viewers [B4 L03] 聽眾 ting1zhong4 N: audience, listeners [B4 L03] 大眾 da4zhong4 N: the masses (people, citizens, etc.) [B4 L03] 報名 bao4ming2 VO: to sign up, to enter one's name [B4 L03] 回答 hui2da2 V: to answer a question [B4 L03] 答案 da2an4 N: answer, solution [B4 L03] 捏一把冷 nie1yi4ba3leng3 IE: to break out into a cold sweat, to be nervous or frightened (~汗) [B4 L03] 捏 nie1 V: to hold between the fingers, to pinch [B4 L03] 冷汗 leng3han4 N: cold sweat [B4 L03] 刺激 ci4ji1 N, V, SV: stimulation, shock; to stimulate, to shock; to be stimulating, to be shocking, to be hardcore [B4 L03] 主持人 zhu3chi2ren2 N: person in charge, one who presides over a meeting or event, master of ceremony, host [B4 L03] 主持 zhu3chi2 V: to be in charge of, to manage, to preside over, to "MC" [B4 L03] 主播 zhu3bo4 N, V: anchorman, anchorwoman, anchorperson; to anchor [B4 L03] 主人 zhu3ren2 N: host [B4 L03] 綜藝節目 zong4yi4jie2mu4 N: a variety show on television [B4 L03] 風趣 feng1qu4 SV: to be humorous, witty [B4 L03] 現場 xian4chang3 N: scene, site (of an accident or crime) [B4 L03] 豐富 feng1fu4 SV: to be abundant, plentiful [B4 L03] 記者 ji4zhe3 N: reporter, journalist [B4 L03] 舞者 wu3zhe3 N: dancer [B4 L03] 作者 zuo4zhe3 N: author, writer [B4 L03] 讀者 du2zhe3 N: reader [B4 L03] 挑戰性 tiao3zhan4xing4 N: challenging qualities [B4 L03] 挑戰 tiao3zhan4 N, V: challenge; to challenge [B4 L03] 反應 fan3ying4 N, V: reaction; to react [B4 L03] 否則 fou3ze2 A: otherwise, if not, or else [B4 L03] 轉播車 zhuan3bo4che1 N: news van (SNG~ in Taiwan - satellite news gathering) [B4 L03] 連線 lian2xian4 VO: to be connected via a computer [B4 L03] 權威性 quan2wei1xing4 N: authoritative qualities, expertise [B4 L03] 權威 quan2wei1 N: authority [B4 L03] 權利 quan2li4 N: right, privilege [B4 L03] 權力 quan2li4 N: power, authority [B4 L03] 實在 shi2zai4 SV, A: to be frank, to be true, to be real, to be reliable; indeed, really, honestly, frankly, truly [B4 L03] 實在說 shi2zai4shuo1 IE: telling the truth, honestly speaking (last character: 說) [B4 L03] 說實在的 shuo1shi2zai4de5 IE: telling the truth, honestly speaking (first character: 說) [B4 L03] 卡通片 ka3tong1pian4 N: animated movie, cartoon (M: 部) [B4 L03] 影片 ying3pian4 N: film, movie (M: 部) [B4 L03] 兒童 er2tong2 N: children [B4 L03] 公共電視 gong1gong4dian4shi4 N: public television [B4 L03] 免得 mian3de5 CONJ: lest, so as to avoid, so as not to, to avoid [B4 L03] 免費 mian3fei4 A, AT: free of charge [B4 L03] 世界杯 Shi4jie4bei1 N: World Cup (Football: ~足球大賽) [B4 L03] 巴西 Ba1xi1 N: Brazil [B4 L03] 國語 guo2yu3 N: "national language", the name of Chinese Mandarin in Taiwan [B4 L03] // AV Chinese/B4/L04 動畫 dong4hua4 N: anime, animation [B3 L13] [B4 L04] 電影院 dian4ying3yuan4 N: cinema, movie theater [B3 L14] [B4 L04] 對白 dui4bai2 N: dialog (in a film or play) [B4 L04] 拍 pai1 V: to shoot a film, to take a picture; to clap, to beat, to pat [B4 L04] 盜版 dao4ban3 N, V: illegal copy, pirate copy, piracy; to make a pirate copy [B4 L04] 原版 yuan2ban3 N: original edition (of a book, etc.) [B4 L04] 版 ban3 M: printing block or plate, edition; page (number) of a newspaper [B4 L04] 難得 nan2de2 A: rarely, seldom [B4 L04] 賣座 mai4zuo4 SV, N: to draw large audiences (for a performance); box office success [B4 L04] 結局 jie2ju2 N: final result, outcome, conclusion [B4 L04] 男主角 nan2zhu3jiao3 N: leading actor [B4 L04] 女主角 nü3zhu3jiao3 N: leading actress [B4 L04] 主角 zhu3jiao3 N: leading role, the lead [B4 L04] 配角 pei4jiao3 N: supporting role, minor role [B4 L04] 角色 jiao3se4 N: role, character, part (in a play, movie) [B4 L04] 可憐 ke3lian2 SV, V: to be pitiful, to be deserving of compassion or sympathy; to take pity on, to be merciful to [B4 L04] 導演 dao3yan3 N, V: director (of a play, film, etc.); to direct a film, play etc. [B4 L04] 真實 zhen1shi2 SV: to be true, to be real, to be actual, to be authentic [B4 L04] 演技 yan3ji4 N: acting skill [B4 L04] 演員 yan3yuan2 N: actor or actress [B4 L04] 得獎 de2jiang3 VO: to win a prize, to place in a competition [B4 L04] 最佳 zui4jia1 AT: the best, the superlative, the top [B4 L04] 果然 guo3ran2 A: as expected, sure enough [B4 L04] 感動 gan3dong4 SV, V: to be moving, touching, to be moved, touched; to move, to touch, to stimulate (emotionally) [B4 L04] 悲劇 bei1ju4 N: tragedy [B4 L04] 喜劇 xi3ju4 N: comedy [B4 L04] 掉眼淚 diao4yan3lei4 VO: to cry, to shed tears [B4 L04] 掉 diao4 V: to fall, to drop; to lose [B4 L04]; RC: resultative compound used as a complement to certain verbs, expressing a state of fulfilment or completion [B4 L12] 眼淚 yan3lei4 N: tears (M: 滴) [B4 L04] 同情 tong2qing2 N, V: sympathy; to sympathise with, to show sympathy for [B4 L04] 同情心 tong2qing2xin1 N: compassion, sympathy [B4 L04] 遭遇 zao1yu4 N, V: unhappy experiences; to meet with, to encounter unhappy circumstances [B4 L04] 何必 he2bi4 A: why? (rhetorical question meaning "there is no need to") [B4 L04] 認真 ren4zhen1 A: conscientiously, seriously, earnestly, SV: to be conscientious, earnest, serious [B4 L04] 主題曲 zhu3ti2qu3 N: theme music (M: 首) [B4 L04] 字幕 zi4mu4 N: caption, subtitle (of a film, video etc.) [B4 L04] 家常菜 jia1chang2cai4 N: home-cooking [B4 L04] 鎖 suo3 N, V: lock (M: 把), to lock [B4 L04] 隨身碟 sui2shen1die2 N: flash disk, USB memory stick [B4 L04] 支票 zhi1piao4 N: bank cheque (M: 張) [B4 L04] 旅行支票 lü3xing2zhi1piao4 N: traveller's cheque (M: 張) [B4 L04] 馬馬虎虎 ma3ma3hu1hu1 IE: not very good, barely acceptable; careless [B4 L04] 馬虎 ma3hu1 SV: to be careless, to be imprecise [B4 L04] 聚餐 ju4can1 VO: to gather together and share a meal together [B4 L04] 聚 ju4 V: to assemble, to gather together [B4 L04] 無所謂 wu2suo3wei4 IE, SV: it does not matter, it makes no difference one way or the other (for personal opinions) [B4 L04] 攝影 she4ying3 N, V: cinematography, photography; to photograph [B4 L04] 攝影師 she4ying3shi1 N: photographer [B4 L04] 曉得 xiao3de5 V: to know [B4 L04] 片名 pian4ming2 N: title (of a film) [B4 L04] 糟糕 zao1gao1 IE, SV: a terrible mess!, too bad!, oh no! [B4 L04] 糟 zao1 SV: to be in a wretched state [B4 L04] 記性 ji4xing4 N: memory [B4 L04] 文藝愛情 wen2yi4ai4qing2 N: artistic or love story film (~片) [B4 L04] 愛情 ai4qing2 N: love, romance [B4 L04] 社會寫實 she4hui4xie3shi2 N: film realistically depicting society (~片) [B4 L04] 寫實 xie3shi2 SV: to be written or painted realistically [B4 L04] 偵探片 zhen1tan4pian4 N: detective film [B4 L04] 偵探 zhen1tan4 N: detective [B4 L04] 恐怖片 kong3bu4pian4 N: horror film [B4 L04] 恐怖 kong3bu4 SV: to be terrifying [B4 L04] 科幻片 ke1huan4pian4 N: science-fiction film [B4 L04] 奇幻片 qi2huan4pian4 N: fantasy film [B4 L04] 動作片 dong4zuo4pian4 N: action film [B4 L04] 限制級 xian4zhi4ji2 AT: restricted (film), rating for film restricted to adults [B4 L04] 限制 xian4zhi4 N, V: limitation, restriction; to restrict, limit [B4 L04] 級 ji2 M: measure word for grading, rank, degree of merit, grade in school [B4 L04] 分級 fen1ji2 VO: to classify, to rate, to grade [B4 L04] 輔導 fu3dao3 N, V: guidance, counselling; to guide, to counsel, to lead, to facilitate [B4 L04] 輔導級 fu3dao3ji2 AT: rating for movies restricted to children over 12 years old with parental guidance [B4 L04] 點選 dian3xuan3 V: to click with a computer mouse [B4 L04] 禁止 jin4zhi3 V: to forbid, to prohibit from [B4 L04] 福爾摩斯 Fu2er3mo2si1 N: transliteration of Sherlock Holmes's surname [B4 L04] 外星人 wai4xing1ren2 N: alien, E.T. (extra-terrestrial being) [B4 L04] 哈利波特 Ha1li4 Po1te4 N: transliteration of Harry Potter [B4 L04] 香港 Xiang1gang3 N: Hong Kong [B4 L04] [B4 L11] 功夫 gong1fu1 N: kung fu [B4 L04] 金馬影展 Jin1ma3 Ying3zhan3 N: Golden Horse Film Festival in Taipei [B4 L04] 金馬獎 Jin1ma3jiang3 N: Golden Horse Award, awarded at the the same-named film festival in Taipei [B4 L04] // AV Chinese/B4/L05 白 bai2 N, SV: white, to be white [B2 L08]; A: in vain, to no effect [B4 L05] 見面 jian4mian4 VO: to meet someone, to see someone [B2 L04] [B4 L05] 笑話 xiao4hua4 N, V: joke; to laugh at, to ridicule [B2 L11] [B4 L05] 正式 zheng4shi4 A, SV: officially; to be formal, to be official [B4 L05] 熱烈 re4lie4 A, SV: enthusiastically, ardently; to be enthusiastic, to be exuberant, to be fervent [B4 L05] 講電話 jiang3dian4hua4 VO: to talk on the phone [B4 L05] 藝術中心 yi4shu4zhong1xin1 N: arts center [B4 L05] 藝術 yi4shu4 N: art [B4 L05] 工作者 gong1zuo4zhe3 N: worker, working person; (藝術…) artist, worker in the arts [B4 L05] 藝術家 yi4shu4jia1 N: artist [B4 L05] 藝術界 yi4shu4jie4 N: the art world [B4 L05] 古典 gu3dian3 AT: classical [B4 L05] 古代 gu3dai4 N: ancient times, antiquity [B4 L05] 字典 zi4dian3 N: dictionary (M: 本) [B4 L05] 芭蕾舞 ba1lei3wu3 N: ballet [B4 L05] 洗澡 xi3zao3 VO: to take a bath or shower [B4 L05] 洗澡間 xi3zao3jian1 N: bathroom [B4 L05] 根據 gen1ju4 N, V: basis, grounds; on the basis of, according to [B4 L05] 評論 ping2lun4 N, V: commentary, assessment, appraisal; to give a comment, to comment on [B4 L05] 水準 shui3zhun3 N: standard, level [B4 L05] 錯過 cuo4guo4 V: to let a chance slip by, to miss out on [B4 L05] 舞台劇 wu3tai2ju4 N: stage play [B4 L05] 上線 shang4xian4 VO: to get online [B4 L05] 氣人 qi4ren2 SV: to be aggravating, annoying, irritating [B4 L05] 演唱會 yan3chang4hui4 N: concert of vocal music; (熱門音樂…) concert of popular vocal music (M: 場) [B4 L05] 熱門音樂 re4men2yin1yue4 N: popular music [B4 L05] 簽唱會 qian1chang4hui4 N: a singer's concert with autograph session [B4 L05] 牛仔褲 niu2zai3ku4 N: jeans (M: 條) [B4 L05] 牛仔 niu2zai3 N: cowboy [B4 L05] 規矩 gui1ju3 N, SV: rule, regulation, etiquette, established practice; to be well-behaved [B4 L05] 有規矩 you3gui1ju3 SV: to be well-behaved, to be well-disciplined, to be well-mannered [B4 L05] 規定 gui1ding4 N, V: stipulation, rule, regulation; V: to stipulate [B4 L05] 趟 tang4 M: measure of how many times something happened (for example trips to a place) [B4 L05] 後悔 hou4hui3 SV, V: to me remorseful; to regret, to repent [B4 L05] 握手 wo4shou3 VO: to shake hands [B4 L05] 轟動 hong1dong4 SV: to arouse attention, to cause excitement, to cause a sensation, to make a stir [B4 L05] 題材 ti2cai2 N: subject, subject matter, material constituting the main theme of an article or composition [B4 L05] 表現 biao3xian4 N, V: expression, manifestation; to express, to manifest, to show, to display [B4 L05] 印象 yin4xiang4 N: impression [B4 L05] 深 shen1 SV: to be deep [B4 L05] 參考 can1kao3 N, V: reference; to refer to, to use something for comparison, to consult [B4 L05] 參考書 can1kao3shu1 N: reference book, reference [B4 L05] 傳統 chuan2tong3 N, SV: tradition, convention; to be traditional [B4 L05] 戲劇 xi4ju4 N: drama, theatre [B4 L05] 戲 xi4 N: play, theatrical performance (M: 場 or 齣) [B4 L05] 齣 chu1 M: measure word for dramatic pieces [B4 L05] 歌劇 ge1ju4 N: opera [B4 L05] 歌劇院 ge1ju4yuan4 N: opera house [B4 L05] 曾經 ceng2jing1 A: once, formerly, previously, in the past [B4 L05] 由於 you2yu2 CONJ: due to, because of, as a result of, owing to [B4 L05] 嘗試 chang2shi4 N, V: attempt, try; to attempt, to try [B4 L05] 編 bian1 V: to compose; to edit, to compile [B4 L05] 劇本 ju4ben3 N: script [B4 L05] 採用 cai3yong4 V: to employ, to use, to adopt [B4 L05] 接受 jie1shou4 V: to accept; to receive [B4 L05] 例子 li4zi5 N: example, case, instance [B4 L05] 傳播媒體 chuan2bo4mei2ti3 N: news media, broadcast media [B4 L05] 傳播 chuan2bo4 V: to spread, to disseminate news or information [B4 L05] 評價 ping2jia4 N: evaluation, appraisal [B4 L05] 國家劇院 Guo2jia1 Ju4yuan4 N: National Theatre [B4 L05] 抽象畫 chou1xiang4hua4 N: abstract painting [B4 L05] 抽象 chou1xiang4 SV: to be abstract [B4 L05] 流行歌曲 liu2xing2ge1qu3 N: popular song [B4 L05] 偶像 ou3xiang4 N: idol [B4 L05] 喔 o1 P: particle used for imperative sentences to remind the listener to pay particular attention to a matter [B4 L05] 掛電話 gua4dian4hua4 VO: to hang up the telephone [B4 L05] 海頓 Hai3dun4 N: transliteration of Joseph Haydn's surname [B4 L05] 奧斯卡 Ao4si1ka3 N: transliteration of Oscar [B4 L05] 拜年 bai4nian2 VO: to pay a New Year call, to wish a Happy New Year [B4 L05] [B5 L02] 畢卡索 Bi4ka3suo3 N: transliteration of Pablo Picasso's surname [B4 L05] 雲門舞集 Yun2men2 Wu3ji2 N: Cloud Gate Theater, a modern dance group from Taipei (Yunmen Wuji) [B4 L05] 當代傳奇 Dang1dai4 Chuan2qi2 N: Contemporary Legend Theater (…劇場), a Taiwanese stage and opera company (Dangdai Chuanqi) [B4 L05] 沙士比亞 Sha1shi4bi3ya3 N: transliteration of William Shakespeare's surname [B4 L05] 旗袍 qi2pao2 N: a traditional Chinese dress for women, dating from the Qing dynasty, originally worn in Manchuria (M: 件) [B4 L05] [B4 L14] 雅音小集 Ya3yin1 Xiao3ji2 N: a modern theatrical group performing Peking Opera (Yayin Xiaoji) 慾望城國 Yu4wang4 Cheng2guo2 N: Kingdom of Desire, a theatrical play by the Contemporary Legend Theater from Taiwan, adapted from Shakespeare's Macbeth (Yuwang Chengguo) [B4 L05] // AV Chinese/B4/L06 啤酒 pi2jiu3 N: beer (M: 杯, 瓶, 罐 or 桶) [B1 L04] [B4 L06] 襪子 wa4zi5 N: socks, stockings (M: 隻 or 雙) [B1 L04] [B4 L06] 回教 Hui2jiao4 N: Islam [B3 L13] [B4 L06] 刷 shua1 V: to swipe (a card) [B3 L13]; to brush [B4 L06] 臭 chou4 SV: to have a smelly, stinking, foul odour [B4 L06] 褲襪 ku4wa4 N: pantyhose (M: 雙) [B4 L06] 倒 dao4 V: to pour, to dump out [B4 L06] 喉嚨 hou2long2 N: throat [B4 L06] 痛 tong4 N, SV: pain, ache; to be painful [B4 L06] 醉 zui4 SV: to be drunk, to be inebriated [B4 L06] 桶 tong3 M: measure word for for pails, buckets, barrels and kegs [B4 L06] 暈 yun1 SV: to be dizzy, to be faint [B4 L06] 暈車 yun1che1 V: to get carsick [B4 L06] 暈船 yun1chuan2 V: to get seasick [B4 L06] 暈機 yun1ji1 V: to get airsick [B4 L06] 吐 tu3 V: to vomit, to throw up, to regurgitate [B4 L06] 吐 tu4 V: to spit [B4 L06] 裙子 qun2zi5 N: skirt (M: 條) [B4 L06] 迷你裙 mi2ni3qun2 N: miniskirt (M: 條) [B4 L06] 派對 pai4dui4 N: party, social gathering [B4 L06] 活該 huo2gai1 IE: to serve someone right, to bring something upon oneself [B4 L06] 抽大麻菸 chou1da4ma2yan1 VO: to smoke marijuana cigarettes [B4 L06] 抽 chou1 V: to smoke, inhale [B4 L06] 大麻菸 da4ma2yan1 N: marijuana cigarettes [B4 L06] 抽菸 chou1yan1 VO: to smoke a cigarette [B4 L06] 吸菸 xi1yan1 VO: to smoke a cigarette [B4 L06] 菸 yan1 N: cigarette (M: 條, 支, 包, 盒 or 根) [B4 L06] 煙 yan1 N: cigarette (M: 條, 支, 包, 盒 or 根) [B4 L06] 烟 yan1 N: cigarette (M: 條, 支, 包, 盒 or 根) [B4 L06] 香菸 xiang1yan1 N: cigarette (M: 條, 支, 包, 盒 or 根) [B4 L06] 最後 zui4hou4 A, DEM: finally, in the end; the very last [B4 L06] 吸食 xi1shi2 V: to take in, to consume narcotics [B4 L06] 吸 xi1 V: to inhale, breathe in [B4 L06] 吸管 xi1guan3 N: drinking straw (M: 根) [B4 L06] 毒品 du2pin3 N: narcotics, narcotic drugs [B4 L06] 毒 du2 N, SV, V: poison; to be poisonous, to be harsh, to be cruel; to poison [B4 L06] 吸毒 xi1du2 VO: to take drugs [B4 L06] 中毒 zhong4du2 VO: to get poisoned, to get infected by a virus [B4 L06] 病毒 bing4du2 N: virus [B4 L06] 傷害 shang1hai4 N, V: injury, harm; to injure, to harm, to hurt [B4 L06] 傷 shang1 N, V: wound, injury; to wound, to injure, to hurt [B4 L06] 危險 wei2xian3 N, SV: danger; to be dangerous, perilous [B4 L06] 上癮 shang4yin3 VO: to become addicted; to become obsessed [B4 L06] 菸癮 yan1yin3 N: tobacco dependency, craving for a cigarette [B4 L06] 酒癮 jiu3yin3 N: desire for alcohol [B4 L06] 賭癮 du3yin3 N: gambling addiction [B4 L06] 毒癮 du2yin3 N: drug addiction; drug dependence [B4 L06] 影響 ying3xiang3 N, P, V: influence; (受X的…) to be influenced by X, to be affected by X; (隊X的...) the influence upon X, the effect upon X; to influence, to affect [B4 L06] 好奇 hao4qi2 SV: to be curious [B4 L06] 好奇心 hao4qi2xin1 N: curiosity [B4 L06] 逃避 tao2bi4 V: to evade, to shun, to shirk, to escape [B4 L06] 逃 tao2 V: to escape [B4 L06] 逃走 tao2zou3 RC: to run off, to flee, to escape [B4 L06] 現實 xian4shi2 N, SV: reality; to be realistic, to be practical, to be opportunistic [B4 L06] 減輕 jian3qing1 V: to ease, alleviate, mitigate, lighten [B4 L06] 減 jian3 V: to substract [B4 L06] 減少 jian3shao3 V: to reduce, to cut down, lessen, decrease [B4 L06] 戒 jie4 V: to give up, to stop, to drop a bad habit [B4 L06] 感謝 gan3xie4 V: to thank, to express gratitude [B4 L06] 抱怨 bao4yuan4 N, V: complaint; to complain, to grumble, to express dissatisfaction [B4 L06] 刷牙 shua1ya2 VO: to brush one's teeth [B4 L06] 牙齒 ya2chi3 N: tooth (M: 顆) [B4 L06] 顆 ke1 M: measure word for small, round things (teeth in particular) [B4 L06] 牙刷 ya2shua1 N: tooth brush (M: 把) [B4 L06] 刷子 shua1zi5 N: brush (M: 把) [B4 L06] 按照 an4zhao4 V: according to, in accordance with, on the basis of, in light of [B4 L06] 法律 fa3lü4 N: law [B4 L06] 律師 lü4shi1 N: lawyer [B4 L06] 以上 yi3shang4 PT: more than, over; the above mentioned [B4 L06] 遵守 zun1shou3 V: to abide by, to comply with, to adhere to [B4 L06] 青少年 qing1shao4nian2 N: teenager, juvenile, youth [B4 L06] 暫時 zan4shi2 A: temporarily, for the time being [B4 L06] 可怕 ke3pa4 SV: to be dreadful, to be frightening, to be fearsome, to be terrible [B4 L06] 害怕 hai4pa4 V: to fear, to be afraid of [B4 L06] 黑社會 hei1she4hui4 N: the underworld, the world of crime; the mafia [B4 L06] 重視 zhong4shi4 N, V: emphasis, attention; to value, to place importance on, to pay much attention to [B4 L06] 必須 bi4xu1 A: must, have to [B4 L06] 販毒 fan4du2 VO: to traffic, to deal narcotics [B4 L06] 販賣 fan4mai4 V: to deal in, to sell, to peddle [B4 L06] 販賣機 fan4mai4ji1 N: vending machine [B4 L06] 逼 bi1 V: to force, to compel [B4 L06] 犯罪 fan4zui4 VO: to commit a crime or an offence, to sin [B4 L06] 犯法 fan4fa3 VO: to violate or break the law [B4 L06] 犯錯 fan4cuo4 VO: to err, to make a mistake [B4 L06] 抓 zhua1 V: to grab, to grasp, to arrest, to seize, to catch [B4 L06] 家庭 jia1ting2 N: family, household [B4 L06] 解決 jie3jue2 V: to resolve, to settle [B4 L06] 唉 ai4 I: interjection showing disappointment, discontent, sadness, regret; a sigh [B4 L06] 古柯鹼 gu3ke1jian3 N: cocaine [B4 L06] 搖頭丸 yao2tou2wan2 N: ecstasy (a narcotic, chemical name MDMA) [B4 L06] 安非他命 an1fei1ta1ming4 N: amphetamine [B4 L06] 蜘蛛 zhi1zhu1 N: spider [B4 L06] 咬 yao3 V: to bite [B4 L06] 信箱 xin4xiang1 N: letter box, mailbox, post-office box [B4 L06] 幫派 bang1pai4 N: gang, faction [B4 L06] 欣欣 Xin1xin1 N: a woman's first name (Xinxin) [B4 L06] 福利法 Fu2li4fa3 N: Juvenile Welfare Act of Taiwan, prohibiting underage drinking (少年~) [B4 L06] 海洛因 hai3luo4yin1 N: heroin [B4 L06] 嗎啡 ma3fei1 N: morphine [B4 L06] 快克 kuai4ke4 N: crack (a narcotic) [B4 L06] 接著 jie1zhe5 V: to follow, to carry on, to continue (j…z…) [B4 L06] 繼續 ji4xu4 V: to continue, to go on (j…x…) [B4 L06] [B4 L08] // AV Chinese/B4/L07 花 hua1 N: flower [B2 L08]; SV: to be fond of women, to be a womanizer [B4 L07] 毛 mao2 M, N: dime, ten cents [B1 L04]; fair, fur, bristles [B4 L07] 套 tao4 M: measure word for a set of books, clothes, furniture, stamps, dishes, equipment, etc. [B2 L08] [B4 L07] 再說 zai4shuo1 A: furthermore, moreover, what's more, besides [B2 L10]; to comment on something later [B4 L07] 不如 bu4ru2 V: not as good as, inferior to [B4 L02]; P: rather than (it's better to) (與其 … ~ … ) [B4 L07] 親眼 qin1yan3 A: with one's own eyes [B4 L07] 親口 qin1kou3 A: to say something personally, right from one's mouth (of words) [B4 L07] 親耳 qin1er3 A: to hear with one's own ears [B4 L07] 親手 qin1shou3 A: with one's own hands, in person, personally [B4 L07] 親自 qin1zi4 A: personally, in person [B4 L07] 信心 xin4xin1 N: confidence, faith [B4 L07] 可惡 ke3wu4 SV, IE: to be hateful, to be detestable, to be abominable [B4 L07] 騙 pian4 V: to deceive, to lie, to cheat, to swindle [B4 L07] 騙子 pian4zi5 N: swindler, liar [B4 L07] 分手 fen1shou3 V: to part company, to say goodbye, to break up, to separate [B4 L07] 解釋 jie3shi4 N, V: explanation; to explain, to expound, to interpret [B4 L07] 誤會 wu4hui4 N, V: misunderstanding; to misunderstand, to misconstrue [B4 L07] 發生 fa1sheng1 V: to happen, to occur, to take place [B4 L07] 求 qiu2 V: to beg, to entreat, to request [B4 L07] 要求 yao1qiu2 N, V: request, demand; to ask for, request, to demand [B4 L07] 心軟 xin1ruan3 SV: to be soft-hearted, to be tender-hearted, to be compassionate [B4 L07] 軟 ruan3 SV: to be soft, gentle [B4 L07] 軟體 ruan3ti3 N: computer software [B4 L07] 原諒 yuan2liang4 V: to excuse, to forgive, to pardon [B4 L07] 花花公子 hua1hua1gong1zi3 N: playboy, womanizer [B4 L07] 老是 lao3shi4 A: always, invariably (l…) [B4 L07] 腳踏兩條 jiao3ta4liang3tiao2 IE: to carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the same time (~船) [B4 L07] 口才 kou3cai2 N: eloquence [B4 L07] 傷心 shang1xin1 A, SV, VO: sadly; to feel sad, to feel grieved, to be broken-hearted; to hurt one's feelings, to break one's heart [B4 L07] 話說回來 hua4shuo1hui2lai2 IE: however, on the other hand [B4 L07] 變心 bian4xin1 VO: to alter one's devotion, to lose one's love for a romantic partner [B4 L07] 痛苦 tong4ku3 N, SV: pain, suffering, agony; to be painful [B4 L07] 談戀愛 tan2lian4ai4 VO: to engage in romantic relationship, to engage in courtship [B4 L07] 戀愛 lian4ai4 N, romantic love, romantic relationship; V: to love, to be in love [B4 L07] 打傘 da3san3 VO: to hold an umbrella [B4 L07] 傘 san3 N: umbrella (M: 把) [B4 L07] 雨傘 yu3san3 N: rain umbrella [B4 L07] 陽傘 yang2san3 N: parasol [B4 L07] 毛巾 mao2jin1 N: towel (M: 條) [B4 L07] 毛衣 mao2yi1 N: sweater (M: 件) [B4 L07] 擦 ca1 V: to rub, to wipe, to clean, to apply a liquid or an ointment [B4 L07] 口紅 kou3hong2 N: lipstick [B4 L07] [B4 L11] 作文 zuo4wen2 N: composition, essay as for a class (M: 篇) [B4 L07] 心情 xin1qing2 N: mood, frame of mind [B4 L07] 勸 quan4 V: to advise, to urge [B4 L07] 想開 xiang3kai1 RC: to look at things more optimistically; not to take things to hard, not to take a matter too seriously [B4 L07] 安慰 an1wei4 N, V: consolation, comfort; to comfort, console [B4 L07] 失戀 shi1lian4 V: to lose one's love [B4 L07] 失望 shi1wang4 SV: to be dissapointed, to lose hope [B4 L07] 自殺 zi4sha1 V: to commit suicide, to attempt suicide [B4 L07] 殺 sha1 V: to kill [B4 L07] 結婚 jie2hun1 VO: to marry, to get married [B4 L07] 嫁 jia4 V: to marry off to a man [B4 L07] 娶 qu3 V: to marry a woman, to take as wife [B4 L07] 訂婚 ding4hun1 VO: to become engaged or betrothed [B4 L07] 求婚 qiu2hun1 N, VO: marriage proposal; to propose marriage [B4 L07] 懷孕 huai2yun4 VO: to be pregnant [B4 L07] 避孕 bi4yun4 N, VO: contraception, birth control; to prevent conception, to practice birth control [B4 L07] 墮胎 duo4tai1 VO: to have an abortion [B4 L07] 胎兒 tai1er2 N: fetus [B4 L07] 肚子 du4zi5 N: stomach, belly, abdomen [B4 L07] [B4 L14] 生命 sheng1ming4 N: life, being [B4 L07] 養 yang3 V: to raise, to keep, to grow, to provide for, to adopt or foster, to cultivate or acquire [B4 L07] 收養 shou1yang3 V: to take in and bring up, to adopt, to foster (s…) [B4 L07] 領養 ling3yang3 V: to adopt, to foster a child (l…) [B4 L07] 保守 bao3shou3 SV: to be conservative [B4 L07] 與其 yu3qi2 P: it's better to (rather than) (~ … ,不如 … ) [B4 L07] 性教育 xing4jiao4yu4 N: sex education [B4 L07] 同性戀 tong2xing4lian4 N: homosexuality, homosexual [B4 L07] 糊裡糊塗 hu2li3hu2tu2 A, SV: to do something without thinking, to do something in a muddled manner; to be confused, to be mixed up, to be muddled [B4 L07] 未婚 wei4hun1 AT: to be unmarried, to be single [B4 L07] 未婚媽媽 wei4hun1ma1ma1 N: unmarried mother [B4 L07] 傳染 chuan2ran3 V: to infect, to pass on [B4 L07] 傳染病 chuan2ran3bing4 N: infectious or contagious disease [B4 L07] 口罩 kou3zhao4 N: gauze mask [B4 L07] 染 ran3 V: to dye, to pollute, to acquire a bad habit [B4 L07] 保險套 bao3xian3tao4 N: condom, prophylactic [B4 L07] 保險 bao3xian3 N, SV, VO: insurance; to insure; to be safe [B4 L07] 百科全書 bai3ke1quan2shu1 N: encyclopedia [B4 L07] 筆套 bi3tao4 N: the cap of a pen or writing brush [B4 L07] 手套 shou3tao4 N: gloves, mittens (M: 雙) [B4 L07] 宣傳 xuan1chuan2 N, V: propaganda; to disseminate, to publicize, to spread propaganda [B4 L07] 即使 ji2shi3 A: even if, even though [B4 L07] 優生保健 you1sheng1bao3jian4 N: Eugenics (sic!) and Healthcare Act, a law legalizing abortion in Taiwan in 1985 (~法) [B4 L07] 愛滋病 Ai4zi1bing4 N: AIDS [B4 L07] // AV Chinese/B4/L08 院子 yuan4zi5 N: courtyard, compound, yard [B2 L13] [B4 L08] 繼續 ji4xu4 V: to continue, to go on (j…x…) [B4 L06] [B4 L08] 地位 di4wei4 N: position, status [B4 L08] 職位 zhi2wei4 N: position, post; office; appointment [B4 L08] 聊天 liao2tian1 N, VO: chatting; to chat [B4 L08] 香片 xiang1pian4 N: jasmine tea, tea scented with flowers [B4 L08] 烏龍 wu1long2 N: oolong (tea) [B4 L08] 師母 shi1mu3 N: teacher's wife [B4 L08] 泡茶 pao4cha2 VO: to make tea [B4 L08] 泡 pao4 V: to soak, to seep [B4 L08]; to dawdle [B4 L02] 花生 hua1sheng1 N: peanut, groundnut [B4 L08] 瓜子 gua1zi3 N: melon seeds [B4 L08] 地毯 di4tan3 N: carpet, rug (M: 塊) [B4 L08] 鋪 pu1 V: to pave, to lay [B4 L08] 毯子 tan3zi5 N: blanket, rug (M: 床) [B4 L08] 燙 tang4 SV, V: to be very hot, to be scalding, to be boiling-hot; to heat up in hot water, to get a permanent hair, to iron, to press [B4 L08] 割草 ge1cao3 VO: to cut grass, to mow the lawn [B4 L08] 割 ge1 V: to cut horizontally, to cede [B4 L08] 打掃 da3sao3 V: to sweep, to clean [B4 L08] 掃 sao3 V: to sweep, to clear away [B4 L08] 掃地 sao3di4 VO: to sweep the floor [B4 L08] 掃毒 sao3du2 VO: to scan, find and deal with (as with computer viruses or drug dealers) [B4 L08] 前院 qian2yuan4 N: front courtyard, front yard [B4 L08] 後院 hou4yuan4 N: backyard [B4 L08] 大男人 da4nan2ren2 N: male chauvinist, male chauvinism (~主義) [B4 L08] 的確 di2que4 A: indeed, really [B4 L08] 職業婦女 zhi2ye4fu4nü3 N: woman professional, career woman [B4 L08] 婦女 fu4nü3 N: woman, married woman [B4 L08] 家庭主婦 jia1ting2zhu3fu4 N: housewife [B4 L08] 恨不得 hen4bu4de2 A: to strongly desire to do something which is not possible or proper, to itch to [B4 L08] 恨 hen4 N, V: hatred; to hate, to resent [B4 L08] 負擔 fu4dan1 N, V: burden, load; to bear a burden, to shoulder [B4 L08] 能幹 neng2gan4 SV: to be able, to be competent, to be capable [B4 L08] 幹 gan4 V: to work, to do [B4 L08] 事業 shi4ye4 N: career, undertaking [B4 L08] 真正 zhen1zheng4 A: genuinely, really, truly [B4 L08] 女強人 nü3qiang2ren2 N: successful career woman [B4 L08] 強人 qiang2ren2 N: powerful person, strongman [B4 L08] 強 qiang2 SV: to be strong, powerful [B4 L08] 反而 fan3er2 A: instead, on the contrary [B4 L08] 沒面子 mei2mian4zi5 SV: to be shamed, to have no status or prestige, to have no face (figuratively) [B4 L08] 面子 mian4zi5 N: face, honor [B4 L08] 離婚 li2hun1 VO: to divorce [B4 L08] 離婚率 li2hun1lü4 N: divorce rate [B4 L08] 比率 bi3lü4 N: rate, proportion, ratio [B4 L08] 成功率 cheng2gong1lü4 N: strike rate, success rate [B4 L08] 出生率 chu1sheng1lü4 N: birth rate [B4 L08] 收視率 shou1shi4lü4 N: television ratings [B4 L08] 合不來 he2bu4lai2 RC: to be difficult to harmonize, to be hard or impossible to get along with [B4 L08] 整天 zheng3tian1 TW: all day long, the whole day [B4 L08] 整 zheng3 SV: to be whole, to be full, to be complete [B4 L08] 吵架 chao3jia4 N, VO: quarrel, argument; to quarrel, to argue [B4 L08] 打架 da3jia4 VO: to engage in a brawl, to fight (for individuals) [B4 L08] 簡單 jian3dan1 SV: to be simple, to be uncomplicated [B4 L08] 單親家庭 dan1qin1jia1ting2 N: single-parent family [B4 L08] 丟人 diu1ren2 SV: to be shameful [B4 L08] 丟臉 diu1lian3 VO: to lose face [B4 L08] 外遇 wai4yu4 N: an extramarital affair (w…) [B4 L08] 婚外情 hun1wai4qing2 N: an extramarital affair (h…) [B4 L08] 單身貴族 dan1shen1gui4zu2 N: wealthy and unmarried person (colloquially) [B4 L08] 單身 dan1shen1 AT: to be single, to be unmarried [B4 L08] 貴族 gui4zu2 N: aristocrat, royalty [B4 L08] 上班族 shang4ban1zu2 N: person earning a salary [B4 L08] 夜貓族 ye4mao1zu2 N: night owl [B4 L08] 追星族 zhui1xing1zu2 N: hard-core fans [B4 L08] 煩惱 fan2nao3 N, SV, V: worries, cares; to be worried, to be vexed; to worry [B4 L08] 重男輕女 zhong4nan2qing1nü3 IE: to favour males over females [B4 L08] 觀念 guan1nian4 N: concept, idea, point of view [B4 L08] 甚至於 shen4zhi4yu2 A: going so far as to, even to the point that [B4 L08] 薪水 xin1shui3 N: salary, wage, pay [B4 L08] 加薪 jia1xin1 VO: to have a salary increase [B4 L08] 升級 sheng1ji2 VO: to go up, to advance a grade or level, to get a promotion [B4 L08] 歧視 qi2shi4 N, V: discrimination; to discriminate against [B4 L08] 種族歧視 zhong3zu2qi2shi4 N: racial discrimination [B4 L08] 性別歧視 xing4bie2qi2shi4 N: sexism, sexual discrimination [B4 L08] 對待 dui4dai4 V: to treat, to approach, to handle [B4 L08] 平等 ping2deng3 SV, A: to be equal, equally [B4 L08] 提高 ti2gao1 V: to raise, to increase, to improve [B4 L08] 提早 ti2zao3 A: earlier than scheduled, earlier than customary [B4 L08] 靠 kao4 V: to depend upon, to rely on, to lean against, to lean on, to be near to [B4 L08] 走道 zou3dao4 N: aisle [B4 L08] 可靠 ke3kao4 SV: to be reliable, to be dependable [B4 L08] 努力 nu3li4 N, A, SV, V: diligent, hard work, great effort; industriously, energetically; to be industrious; to work hard, to make a great effort, to exert oneself, to strive diligently [B4 L08] 蓋 gai4 V: to cover, to cover with, to build [B4 L08] [B4 L13] // AV Chinese/B4/L09 筆 bi3 N: pen [B1 L03]; M: measure word for amounts of money [B4 L09] 叔叔 shu2shu5 N: uncle, father's younger brother [B4 L09] 誇獎 kua1jiang3 N, V: praise (by someone of a higher position to someone of a lower position); to praise, command [B4 L09] 客戶 ke4hu4 N: client [B4 L09] 大小 da4xiao3 N: size [B4 L09] 貿易 mao4yi4 N: trade [B4 L09] 工廠 gong1chang3 N: factory, plant, workshop (M: 家) [B4 L09] 樣品 yang4pin3 N: sample, specimen [B4 L09] 幹嘛 gan4ma2 IE: "What do you want?", "Why on earth?" [B4 L09] 晚輩 wan3bei4 N: someone of a younger generation, one's junior [B4 L09] 長輩 zhang3bei4 N: someone of an older generation, elder member of a family, one's senior [B4 L09] 前輩 qian2bei4 N: senior person, predecessor, one's elders and betters, older generation; one who mastered or worked in the field earlier (respectfully) [B4 L09] 輩子 bei4zi5 M: lifetime, generation [B4 L09] 烤箱 kao3xiang1 N: baking oven [B4 L09] 大嫂 da4sao3 N: elder brother's wife, a polite title for a friend's wife similar in age to the speaker [B4 L09] 網球拍 wang3qiu2pai1 N: tennis racket [B4 L09] 除非 chu2fei1 A: only if, unless [B4 L09] 外銷 wai4xiao1 N, V: export sales; to export, to sell abroad or in another part of the country [B4 L09] 內銷 nei4xiao1 N, V: domestic sales; to sell in the domestic market [B4 L09] 外銷量 wai4xiao1liang4 N: volume or quantity of export sales [B4 L09] 品質 pin3zhi2 N: quality (of a commodity) [B4 L09] 名牌 ming2pai2 N: famous brand, market name [B4 L09] 牌子 pai2zi5 N: brand, trademark, sign [B4 L09] 品牌 pin3pai2 N: mark, brand [B4 L09] 打牌 da3pai2 V: to play mahjong, to play cards [B4 L09] 筆記型 bi3ji4xing2 N: notebook computer (~電腦) (b…) [B4 L09] 手提電腦 shou3ti2dian4nao3 N: notebook computer (s…) [B4 L09] 容量 rong2liang4 N: capacity (as for computer memory), storage [B4 L09] [B5 L13] 電子產品 dian4zi3chan3pin3 N: electronic products [B4 L09] 電子 dian4zi3 N, AT: electron; electronic [B4 L09] 亂碼 luan4ma3 N: gibberish, unreadable stuff [B4 L09] 物理 wu4li3 N: physics [B4 L09] 功能 gong1neng2 N: function, capability [B4 L09] 調節 tiao2jie2 V: to regulate, to adjust, to moderate [B4 L09] 製造 zhi4zao4 V: to manufacture, to make [B4 L09] 造句 zao4ju4 VO: to make sentences [B4 L09] 生產 sheng1chan3 N, V: production, delivery; to produce, to manufacture; to give birth to a child [B4 L09] 產量 chan3liang4 N: output, yield [B4 L09] 阿拉斯加 A1la1si1jia1 N: Alaska [B4 L09] 玩具 wan2ju4 N: toy [B4 L09] 家具 jia1ju4 N: furniture [B4 L09] 工具 gong1ju4 N: tool, instrument [B4 L09] 文具 wen2ju4 N: stationery, office supply [B4 L09] 佔第一位 zhan4di4yi2wei4 PT: occupies the first position, constitutes or holds the first place [B4 L09] 印尼 Yin4ni2 N: Indonesia [B4 L09] 企業界 qi4ye4jie4 N: business world, business circles [B4 L09] 企業 qi4ye4 N: business enterprise [B4 L09] 原因 yuan2yin1 N: reason, cause [B4 L09] 主要 zhu3yao4 AT: main, major, chief, principal [B4 L09] 資本家 zi1ben3jia1 N: investor, capitalist [B4 L09] 資本 zi1ben3 N: capital [B4 L09] 成本 cheng2ben3 N: the cost, prime cost; capitalised cost; production cost [B4 L09] 資本主義 zi1ben3zhu3yi4 N: capitalism [B4 L09] 貧富差距 pin2fu4cha1ju4 N: poverty gap, the gap between the rich and the poor [B4 L09] 投資 tou2zi1 N, V: investment; to invest money [B4 L09] 貸款 dai4kuan3 N, VO: loan; to take out a bank loan [B4 L09] 奇蹟 qi2ji1 N: miracle, wonder [B4 L09] 結果 jie2guo3 N, A: result, outcome, consequence; as a result, in the end [B4 L09] 比方說 bi3fang1shuo1 IE: for example (…f…) [B4 L09] 比如說 bi3ru2shuo1 IE: for example (…r…) [B4 L09] 適當 shi4dang4 SV: to be suitable, to be proper, to be appropriate [B4 L09] 政策 zheng4ce4 N: policy [B4 L09] 品質第一 pin3zhi2di4yi1 IE: quality first [B4 L09] 勞工 lao2gong1 N: labor, laborers, workers [B4 L09] 工人 gong1ren2 N: worker, workman [B4 L09] 工業 gong1ye4 N: industry [B4 L09] 正確 zheng4que4 SV: to be correct, to be right [B4 L09] 景氣 jing3qi4 N, SV: prosperity, an economic boom; to be prosperous, to be booming [B4 L09] 新台幣 xin1tai2bi4 N: New Taiwan Dollar (currency of the Republic of China) [B4 L09] 人民幣 ren2min2bi4 N: Yuan Renminbi, "People's currency", the currency used in the People's Republic of China [B4 L09] 日幣 ri4bi4 N: Japanese yen [B4 L09] 美金 mei3jin1 N: US dollar (…j…) [B4 L09] 美元 mei3yuan2 N: US dollar (…y…) [B4 L09] 歐元 ou1yuan2 N: Euro (currency of the European Union) [B4 L09] 升值 sheng1zhi2 N, V: appreciation in value (of currencies); to appreciate in value [B4 L09] 國際 guo2ji4 AT: international [B4 L09] 主修 zhu3xiu1 V, N: to major, to specialize in a subject; major at a university [B4 L09] 全球化 quan2qiu2hua4 N, V: globalization; to globalize [B4 L09] 工資 gong1zi1 N: wage, salary [B4 L09] 工錢 gong1qian2 N: wage, pay, payment for odd jobs [B4 L09] 漲 zhang3 V: to rise, to elevate (of water level, prices, etc.) [B4 L09] 漲價 zhang3jia4 VO: to increase in price [B4 L09] 中東 Zhong1dong1 N: Middle East [B4 L09] 罷工 ba4gong1 VO: to strike, to go on strike [B4 L09] 罷課 ba4ke4 N, VO: student strike; to protest by not attending classes [B4 L09] 失業 shi1ye4 N, V: unemployment; to lose one's job, to be out of work, to be unemployed [B4 L09] 哼 heng1 I: interjection indicating dissatisfaction, disdain or anger [B4 L09] 減租 jian3zu1 VO: to reduce, to lower rent; (三七五~) a 1951 law in Taiwan lowering the cost of farmland lease [B4 L09] 公地放領 gong1di4fang4ling3 N: the sale of public land to farmers without property in Taiwan since 1952 [B4 L09] 勞動基準 lao2dong4ji1zhun3 N: (~法) Labor Standards Act, a 1984 law in Taiwan [B4 L09] // AV Chinese/B4/L10 對面 dui4mian4 N (PW): the other side, place across from [B2 L07]; right in front, opposite or facing side [B4 L10] 開 kai1 V: to drive, to open, to turn on [B1 L10]; to bloom, to blossom [B2 L08]; to hold an event [B2 L11]; to fill out, to write out, to issue [B4 L10] 情形 qing2xing2 N: situation, condition, circumstances, state of affairs (…x…) [B3 L07] [B4 L10] 捉迷藏 zhuo1mi2cang2 N, VO: hide-and-seek, a children's game; to play hide-and-seek [B4 L02] [B4 L10] 確定 que4ding4 V: to confirm, to be sure [B4 L10] 捐款 juan1kuan3 N, VO: money, donations, contributions (M: 筆); to donate money, to contribute money [B4 L10] 車禍 che1huo4 N: traffic accident [B4 L10] 夫婦 fu1fu4 N: husband and wife, married couple (M: 對) (…f…) [B4 L10] 遇上 yu4shang4 RC: to meet, to run into, to come across (y…s…) [B4 L10] 撞上 zhuang4shang4 RC: to meet by chance, bump into by accident (z…s…) [B4 L10] 撞 zhuang4 V: to run into, to collide with, to bump [B4 L10] 撞到 zhuang4dao4 RC: to bump into, to hit by accident (z…d…) [B4 L10] 撞球 zhuang4qiu2 N: billiards, pool [B4 L10] 洞 dong4 N: hole [B4 L10] 當場 dang1chang3 A: on the spot, then and there [B4 L10] 當天 dang1tian1 TW: on the same day, that day [B4 L10] 當時 dang1shi2 TW: at that time, then [B4 L10] 當地 dang1di4 AT: in the area, locally [B4 L10] 昏迷不醒 hun1mi2bu4xing3 IE: to be unconscious, in coma, comatose [B4 L10] 昏倒 hun1dao3 RC: to faint, to pass out [B4 L10] 抬 tai2 V: to lift, to raise part of one's body, to carry an object (referring to two or more people) [B4 L10] 抬頭 tai2tou2 VO: to raise one's head [B4 L10] 救護車 jiu4hu4che1 N: ambulance (M: 輛, 部) [B4 L10] 救 jiu4 V: to rescue, to save, to salvage [B4 L10] 急救 ji2jiu4 N, V: first aid, emergency aid; to give first aid [B4 L10] 護士 hu4shi4 N: nurse in a hospital [B4 L10] 救火 jiu4huo3 VO: to fight a fire, to put out a fire [B4 L10] 救火車 jiu4huo3che1 N: fire truck, fire engine (M: 輛, 部) (j…) [B4 L10] 消防車 xiao1fang2che1 N: fire truck, fire engine (M: 輛, 部) (x…) [B4 L10] 醫院 yi1yuan4 N: hospital (M: 家) [B4 L10] 出院 chu1yuan4 VO: to leave hospital, be discharged from hospital [B4 L10] 住院 zhu4yuan4 VO: to be hospitalized, to be admitted to hospital for treatment [B4 L10] 動手術 dong4shou3shu4 VO: to operate on a patient, to perform surgery, to have a surgery performed (d…) [B4 L10] 開刀 kai1dao1 VO: to operate on a patient, to perform surgery, to have a surgery performed (k…) [B4 L10] 手術 shou3shu4 N: surgical operation, surgery [B4 L10] 手術房 shou3shu4fang2 N: operating room (s…) [B4 L10] 開刀房 kai1dao1fang2 N: operating room (k…) [B4 L10] 輸血 shu1xie3 VO: to transfuse blood [B4 L10] 血 xie3 N: blood [B4 L10] 流血 liu2xie3 VO: to bleed [B4 L10] 捐血 juan1xie3 VO: to donate blood [B4 L10] 植物人 zhi2wu4ren2 N: person in a coma (literally, a "vegetable person") [B4 L10] 植物 zhi2wu4 N: plant, vegetation [B4 L10] 夫妻 fu1qi1 N: husband and wife (M: 對) (…q…) [B4 L10] 妻子 qi1zi5 N: wife [B4 L10] 未婚夫 wei4hun1fu1 N: fiance (male) [B4 L10] 未婚妻 wei4hun1qi1 N: fiancée (female) [B4 L10] 後座 hou4zuo4 N: back seat [B4 L10] 前座 qian2zuo4 N: front seat [B4 L10] 輕傷 qing1shang1 N. light injury, minor wound [B4 L10] 急診 ji2zhen3 N: an emergency case, an emergency treatment [B4 L10] 急診室 ji2zhen3shi4 N: emergency room in a hospital [B4 L10] 處理 chu3li3 V: to deal with damage, to handle [B4 L10]; (廢棄物~法) 1974 Waste Disposal Act in Taiwan [B4 L12] 節省 jie2sheng3 SV, V: to be economical, to be frugal; to save, to economize [B4 L10] 停車位 ting2che1wei4 N: parking place [B4 L10] 停車費 ting2che1fei4 N: parking fee [B4 L10] 停車場 ting2che1chang3 N: parking lot [B4 L10] 地鐵 di4tie3 N: metro, underground railway (also ~下~) [B4 L10] 左右 zuo3you4 A: approximately, "or so" [B4 L10] 超過 chao1guo4 V: to surpass, to be greater than [B4 L10] 登 deng1 V: to place an ad, to climb a mountain [B4 L10] 不止 bu4zhi3 A: not only, more than [B4 L10] 寬 kuan1 SV: wide, lenient [B4 L10] 路況 lu4kuang4 N: road conditions, traffic conditions [B4 L10] 情況 qing2kuang4 N: state of affairs, condition, circumstance (…k…) [B4 L10] 交通規則 jiao1tong1gui1ze2 N: traffic rules, traffic regulations [B4 L10] 規則 gui1ze2 N: rules, regulations [B4 L10] 數 shu3 V: to count [B4 L10] 速度 su4du4 N: speed, velocity, tempo (in music) [B4 L10] 煞車 sha4che1 N, VO: brakes; to apply brakes [B4 L10] 超速 chao1su4 V: to surpass the speed limit [B4 L10] 超車 chao1che1 VO: to pass a car [B4 L10] 開罰單 kai1fa2dan1 VO: to write out a ticket for a violation [B4 L10] 現金 xian4jin1 N: cash [B4 L10] 罰單 fa2dan1 N: ticket for a violation, fine (M: 張) [B4 L10] 處罰 chu3fa2 N, V: punishment, penalty; to punish, penalize [B4 L10] 罰 fa2 V: to punish, to penalize, to fine [B4 L10] 划不來 hua4bu4lai2 RC: not worthwhile, not worth it [B4 L10] 划船 hua2chuan2 VO: to row a boat [B4 L10] 違反 wei2fan3 V: to violate, to be against [B4 L10] 闖紅燈 chuang3hong2deng1 VO: to go through a red light [B4 L10] 闖 chuang3 V: to rush, to break through, to intrude [B4 L10] 摩托車 mo2tuo1che1 N: motorcycle, motor scooter (M: 輛, 部) (m…) [B4 L10] 機車 ji1che1 N: motorcycle, motor scooter (M: 輛, 部) (j…) [B4 L10] 鑽 zuan1 V: to pierce, to penetrate, to worm into, to bore [B4 L10] 人行道 ren2xing2dao4 N: sidewalk, pedestrian path [B4 L10] 單行道 dan1xing2dao4 N: one-way street [B4 L10] 快車道 kuai4che1dao4 N: fast lane [B4 L10] 慢車道 man4che1dao4 N: slow lane [B4 L10] 地下道 di4xia4dao4 N: underpass, subway [B4 L10] 駕照 jia4zhao4 N: driver's licence (short name) [B4 L10] 駕駛執照 jia4shi3zhi2zhao4 N: driver's licence (full name) [B4 L10] 執照 zhi2zhao4 N: licence [B4 L10] 捷運 jie2yun4 N: rapid transit [B4 L10] 搭 da1 V: to take, to travel by [B4 L10] 標誌 biao1zhi4 N: sign, mark, symbol [B4 L10] 千萬 qian1wan4 A: by all means, definitely (for imperative sentences) [B4 L10] 繫 ji4 V: to bind, to tie (also pronounced xì) [B4 L10] 繫安全帶 xi4an1quan2dai4 VO: to fasten the seat belt, to buckle up [B4 L10] // AV Chinese/B4/L11 班 ban1 N, M: class; measure for a group [B1 L11], measure word for regularly scheduled means of transport [B4 L11] 伯伯 bo2bo5 N: uncle, father's elder brother, polite title for elderly gentleman (…b…) [B1 L05] [B4 L11] 伯母 bo2mu3 N: aunt, wife of father's elder brother [B1 L05] [B4 L11] 光 guang1 RE: used up, exhausted [B3 L08]; A: merely, only, solely [B4 L11] 香港 Xiang1gang3 N: Hong Kong [B4 L04] [B4 L11] 口紅 kou3hong2 N: lipstick [B4 L07] [B4 L11] 探親 tan4qin1 VO: to visit one's relatives [B4 L11] 親戚 qin1qi1 N: relatives by birth or marriage [B4 L11] 親人 qin1ren2 N: relatives by birth [B4 L11] 家人 jia1ren2 N: family members [B4 L11] 老家 lao3jia1 N: family's place of origin, ancestral home [B4 L11] 驚訝 jing1ya4 SV: to be surprised, to be amazed, to be astonished, to be astounded [B4 L11] 驚喜 jing1xi3 N: pleasant surprise [B4 L11] 激動 ji1dong4 SV: to be excited, to be stirred, to be aroused, to be stimulated, to be agitated [B4 L11] 外婆 wai4po2 N: maternal grandmother [B4 L11] 外公 wai4gong1 N: maternal grandfather [B4 L11] 婆婆 po2po5 N: husband's mother, a a term of respect for an elderly woman [B4 L11] 公公 gong1gong1 N: husband's father, a term of respect for an elderly man [B4 L11] 老公 lao3gong1 N: husband (colloquially) [B4 L11] 老婆 lao3po2 N: wife (colloquially) [B4 L11] 祭祖 ji4zu3 VO: to perform rites in honor of one's ancestors [B4 L11] 衛生設備 wei4sheng1she4bei4 N: sanitary facilities, sanitary equipment [B4 L11] 衛生 wei4sheng1 SV: to be sanitary, to be hygienic [B4 L11] 設備 she4bei4 N: equipment, facilities, installations [B4 L11] 衛生紙 wei4sheng1zhi3 N: toilet paper, bathroom tissue (M: 包, 張) [B4 L11] 面紙 mian4zhi3 N: facial tissue (M: 包, 張) [B4 L11] 改善 gai3shan4 V: to improve [B4 L11] 戒指 jie4zhi3 N: finger ring [B4 L11] 手指頭 shou3zhi3tou2 N: finger [B4 L11] 隨身聽 sui2shen1ting1 N: portable music player, "walkman" [B4 L11] 計算機 ji4suan4ji1 N: calculator [B4 L11] 計算 ji4suan4 N: to calculate [B4 L11] 科技 ke1ji4 N: science and technology [B4 L11] [B4 L12] 海關 hai3guan1 N: customs, immigration services [B4 L11] 檢查 jian3cha2 N, V: check-up, examination; to check, examine, inspect [B4 L11] 繳稅 jiao3shui4 VO: to pay taxes [B4 L11] 繳 jiao3 V: to pay taxes, to pay fees, to hand over, to hand in [B4 L11] 稅 shui4 N: tax, levy, duty [B4 L11] 房屋稅 fang2wu1shui4 N: house duty [B4 L11] 地價稅 di4jia4shui4 N: land tax [B4 L11] 所得稅 suo3de2shui4 N: income tax [B4 L11] 關稅 guan1shui4 N: customs duties, tariff duties [B4 L11] 上稅 shang4shui4 VO: to pay taxes, to pay duties (s…) [B4 L11] 打稅 da3shui4 VO: to pay taxes, to pay duties (d…) [B4 L11] 免稅商店 mian3shui4shang1dian4 N: duty-free shop (M: 家) [B4 L11] 禮多人 li3duo1ren2 IE: (no one finds fault in) extra courtesy (~不怪) [B4 L11] 而已 er2yi3 P: that's all; nothing more [B4 L11] 標準 biao1zhun3 N, SV: a standard, a criterion; to meet a standard [B4 L11] 肩膀 jian1bang3 N: shoulder [B4 L11] 專心 zhuan1xin1 SV, A: to be attentive, make a concentrated effort; whole-heartedly [B4 L11] 嚇一跳 xia4yi2tiao4 V-NU-M: to be startled for a moment, to cause someone to jump with surprise [B4 L11] 嚇 xia4 V, SV: to frighten, startle, scare, intimidate; to be frightened [B4 L11] 撿 jian3 V: to pick up, to collect, to gather, to find [B4 L11] 大伯 da4bo2 N: uncle, father's eldest brother [B4 L11] 伯父 bo2fu4 N: uncle, father's elder brother, polite title for elderly gentleman (…f…) [B4 L11] 合照 he2zhao4 N, V: group photo; to take a group photograph [B4 L11] 自從 zi4cong2 A: ever since, from [B4 L11] 台商 Tai2shang1 N: Taiwanese businessman [B4 L11] 通航 tong1hang2 V: to be open to navigation or air traffic [B4 L11] 打斷 da3duan4 V, RC: to interrupt, to cut short, to break [B4 L11] 斷 duan4 V, RE: to break, to snap [B4 L11] 班機 ban1ji1 N: scheduled flight [B4 L11] 登機 deng1ji1 V: to board a plane [B4 L11] 誤點 wu4dian3 SV: to be late, to be overdue, to be behind schedule [B4 L11] 航空公司 hang2kong1gong1si1 N: airline company (M: 家) [B4 L11] 冷淡 leng3dan4 SV: to be indifferent, to be cold, to be apathetic [B4 L11] 淡 dan4 SV: to be bland, to be pale, to be insipid, to be weak [B4 L11] 濃 nong2 SV: to be strong, to be thick, to be concentrated [B4 L11] 取消 qu3xiao1 V: to cancel, to abolish [B4 L11] 旅客 lü3ke4 N: passenger [B4 L11] 顧客 gu4ke4 N: client, customer [B4 L11] 說明 shuo1ming2 N, V: explanation, exposition, caption; to explain, to clarify, to expound [B4 L11] 說明書 shuo1ming2shu1 N: written instructions or directions, explanatory document [B4 L11] 降落 jiang4luo4 V: to descend, to land [B4 L11] 增加 zeng1jia1 V: to increase, to add [B4 L11] 海峽 hai3xia2 N: channel, strait [B4 L11] 岸 an4 N: bank, shore, beach, coast [B4 L11] 交流 jiao1liu2 N, V: exchange, interchange; to exchange, to interchange [B4 L11] 溝通 gou1tong1 N, V: communication; to communicate [B4 L11] 代溝 dai4gou1 N: generation gap [B4 L11] 非法 fei1fa3 AT: to be illegal, to be unlawful [B4 L11] 合法 he2fa3 AT: to be legal, to be lawful, to be legitimate [B4 L11] 走私 zou3si1 N, V: smuggling; to smuggle [B4 L11] 造成 zao4cheng2 V: to cause, to form, to make, to bring about [B4 L11] 來往 lai2wang3 V: to have dealings with, to contact, to correspond with [B4 L11] 詞彙 ci2hui4 N: vocabulary [B4 L11] 山西 Shan1xi1 N: Shanxi, province in China between Hebei (河北) and Shaanxi (陝西) [B4 L11] 馬桶 ma3tong1 N: toilet, nightstool [B4 L11] // AV Chinese/B4/L12 該 gai1 AV: should [B1 L12]; CV(-N): it's …'s turn [B4 L12]; DEM: the (as a determiner) [B5 L20] 地球 di4qiu2 N: Earth, the globe [B3 L14] [B4 L07] 掉 diao4 V: to fall, to drop; to lose [B4 L04]; RC: resultative compound used as a complement to certain verbs, expressing a state of fulfilment or completion [B4 L12] 處理 chu3li3 V: to deal with damage, to handle [B4 L10]; (廢棄物~法) 1974 Waste Disposal Act in Taiwan [B4 L12] 科技 ke1ji4 N: science and technology [B4 L11] [B4 L12] 行星 xing2xing1 N: planet [B4 L12] 紙張 zhi3zhang1 N: paper [B4 L12] 回收處 hui2shou1chu4 N: recycling collection site [B4 L12] 地下室 di4xia4shi4 N: cellar, basement, rooms underground [B4 L12] 回收 hui2shou1 N, V: collection for recycling or re-use; to collect for recycling or re-use [B4 L12] 購物中心 gou4wu4zhong1xin1 N: shopping center, shopping mall [B4 L12] 大減價 da4jian3jia4 N: big sale [B4 L12] 減價 jian3jia4 VO: to reduce prices [B4 L12] 打折 da3zhe2 VO: to discount (for example, ~八~ means a 20% discount, or 80% of the original price) [B4 L12] 折扣 zhe2kou4 N: discount, rebate, lowering of desirable quality [B4 L12] 垃圾 le4se4 N: garbage, refuse, trash [B4 L12] 垃圾桶 le4se4tong3 N: trash can, garbage can [B4 L12] 廚餘 chu2yu2 N: kitchen waste [B4 L12] 肥料 fei2liao4 N: fertilizer [B4 L12] 收破爛 shou1po4lan4 VO: to collect junk, to collect scrap [B4 L12] 破爛 po4lan4 N, SV: dilapidated; to be worn-out [B4 L12] 大驚小怪 da4jing1xiao3guai4 IE: to make a fuss over a small matter, much ado about nothing [B4 L12] 再生 zai4sheng1 AT: recycled, regenerated, re-used [B4 L12] 玻璃 bo1li2 N: glass (M: 片, 塊) [B4 L12] 收買 shou1mai3 V: to buy up, to purchase, to buy over, to bribe, to win people's hearts or support by less than honourable means [B4 L12] 車行 che1hang2 N: car dealership [B4 L12] 目的 mu4di4 N: purpose, aim, objective [B4 L12] 目標 mu4biao1 N: target, goal [B4 L12] 目的地 mu4di4di4 N: destination [B4 L12] 考慮 kao3lü4 V: to think over, to consider [B4 L12] 污染 wu1ran3 N, V: pollution, contamination; to pollute, contaminate, adulterate (first character also written 汙 or 汚) [B4 L12] 保護 bao3hu4 N, V: protection; to protect, safeguard [B4 L12] 環境保護 huan2jing4bao3hu4 N: environmental protection (full name) [B4 L12] 環保 huan2bao3 N: environmental protection (short name) [B4 L12] 引起 yin3qi3 V: to give rise to, to lead to, to cause, to arouse, to incite [B4 L12] 提醒 ti2xing3 V: to remind, to call attention to [B4 L12] 愛惜 ai4xi2 V: to treasure, to cherish [B4 L12] 節約 jie2yue1 V: to economize, to be frugal, to use with thrift, to save [B4 L12] 能源 neng2yuan2 N: energy source [B4 L12] 水源 shui3yuan2 N: water source [B4 L12] 核能 he2neng2 N: nuclear energy, atomic energy [B4 L12] 電廠 dian4chang3 N: electric power plant [B4 L12] 太陽能 tai4yang2neng2 N: solar energy, solar power energy [B4 L12] 風力發電 feng1li4fa1dian4 N: generating electric powered by wind turbine [B4 L12] 風力 feng1li4 N: wind power, wind force [B4 L12] 發電 fa1dian4 VO: to generate electric power [B4 L12] 破壞 po4huai4 V: to destroy, to wreck [B4 L12] 森林 sen1lin2 N: forest (M: 片) [B4 L12] 樹林 shu4lin2 N: woods, grove (M: 片) [B4 L12] 雨林 yu3lin2 N: rainforest [B4 L12] 管理 guan3li3 V: to manage, to administer, to run [B4 L12] 管理員 guan3li3yuan2 N: manager, administrator, superintendent [B4 L12] 廢棄物 fei4qi4wu4 N: discarded materials, wastes, exhausts; (~處理法) 1974 Waste Disposal Act in Taiwan [B4 L12] 廢物 fei4wu4 N: trash, waste material, rubbish, scrap [B4 L12] 廢料 fei4liao4 N: waste material, waste matter, scrap, refuse, waste [B4 L12] 廢話 fei4hua4 N: nonsense, superfluous words, useless words [B4 L12] 不至於 bu2zhi4yu2 PT: not to the point of, not so far as [B4 L12] 按喇叭 an4la3ba1 VO: to blow a horn, to honk a horn of a vehicle [B4 L12] 按 an4 V: to press, to push down [B4 L12] 喇叭 la3ba1 N: brass or wind musical instrument [B4 L12] 吹 chui1 V: to blow, to puff, to play a wind instrument [B4 L12] 抗議 kang4yi4 N, V: protest; to protest [B4 L12] 噪音 zao4yin1 N: unpleasant noise, din, clamor [B4 L12] 退錢 tui4qian2 VO: to refund money [B4 L12] 退步 tui4bu4 VO: to regress, to decline [B4 L12] 要命 yao4ming4 SV, VO: to an extreme degree, to the point of death; to take one's life (also figuratively) [B4 L12] 不耐煩 bu2nai4fan2 SV: to be impatient [B4 L12] 耐心 nai4xin1 N: patience [B4 L12] 寶特瓶 bao3te4ping2 N: a large plastic bottle, typically containing a soft drink [B4 L12] 塑膠 su4jiao1 N: plastic [B4 L12] 輪胎 lun2tai1 N: tyre [B4 L12] 輪子 lun2zi5 N: wheel [B4 L12] 尿布 niao4bu4 N: diaper [B4 L12] 尿 niao4 N: urine [B4 L12] 小便 xiao3bian4 V: to urinate [B4 L12] 埋 mai2 V: to bury [B4 L12] 二氧化碳 er4yang3hua4tan4 N: carbon dioxide [B4 L12] 一氧化碳 yi4yang3hua4tan4 N: carbon monoxide [B4 L12] 氧氣 yang3qi4 N: oxygen [B4 L12] 溫室效應 wen1shi4xiao4ying4 N: greenhouse effect [B4 L12] 癌症 ai2zheng4 N: cancer (first character also pronounced yán) [B4 L12] 皮膚癌 pi2fu1ai2 N: skin cancer [B4 L12] 鼻癌 bi2ai2 N: nose cancer [B4 L12] 腦癌 nao3ai2 N: brain cancer [B4 L12] 血癌 xie3ai2 N: leukemia [B4 L12] 冰河 bing1he2 N: glacier (M: 條) [B4 L12] 科學家 ke1xue2jia1 N: scientist [B4 L12] 科學 ke1xue2 N, SV: science; to be scientific [B4 L12] 科學界 ke1xue2jie4 N: the world of science, the community of scientists [B4 L12] 遺傳 yi2chuan2 N: heredity, inheritance, genetics [B4 L12] [B5 L11] 發明 fa1ming2 N, V: invention; to invent [B4 L12] 愛迪生 Ai4di2sheng1 N: transliteration of Thomas Alva Edison's surname [B4 L12] 世紀 shi4ji4 N: century [B4 L12] [B5 L02] 污染防制 wu1ran3fang2zhi4 N: pollution prevention, contamination avoidance, (空氣~法) 1974 Air Pollution Prevention Act [B4 L12] 寶 bao3 N: transliteration of the chemical prefix poly-, used in names of many polymers [B4 L12] 寶特 bao3te4 N: polyethylene terephthalate (PET, short name) [B4 L12] // AV Chinese/B4/L13 讓 rang4 CV, V: used in a passive sentence structure to introduce the agent; to let, to allow, to permit, to make [B2 L12]; to give way, to give in [B4 L13] 俗話 su2hua4 N: common saying [B3 L08] [B4 L13] 照 zhao4 V: to photograph [B1 L06]; A: as usual, as before, as of old (followed by a verb) [B4 L13] 飛盤 fei1pan2 N: frisbee [B4 L13] 蓋 gai4 V: to cover, to cover with, to build [B4 L08] [B4 L13] 蓋子 gai4zi5 N: lid, cover [B4 L13] 猜 cai1 V: to guess, to speculate [B4 L13] 猜出來 cai1chu1lai2 RC: to figure out by guessing [B4 L13] 做夢 zuo4meng4 VO: to dream [B4 L13] 夢 meng4 N: dream [B4 L13] 美夢 mei3meng4 N: pleasant dream [B4 L13] 惡夢 e4meng4 N: nightmare [B4 L13] 白日夢 bai2ri4meng4 N: daydream [B4 L13] 夢到 meng4dao4 RC: to see in a dream, to dream about (…d…) [B4 L13] 夢見 meng4jian4 RC: to see in a dream, to dream about (…j…) [B4 L13] 關於 guan1yu2 CV: concerning, with regard to, about [B4 L13] 孝順 xiao4shun4 SV, V: to be filial; to show filial obedience [B4 L13] 過世 guo4shi4 V: to die, to pass away [B4 L13] 過日子 guo4ri4zi5 VO: to live, to survive [B4 L13] 結冰 jie2bing1 VO: to freeze up, to ice up [B4 L13] 結 jie2 N, V: knot; to bear (fruit), to knot [B4 L13] 窮 qiong2 SV: to be poor, to be poverty-stricken [B4 L13]; A: continuously or exhaustively [B5 L01] 窮人 qiong2ren2 N: destitute people, the poor [B4 L13] 薄 bo2 SV: to be thin, flimsy (also pronounced báo) [B4 L13] 瘋 feng1 SV, V: to be insane, crazy, mad; to go crazy, to go mad [B4 L13] 瘋子 feng1zi5 N: lunatic, madman [B4 L13] 發瘋 fa1feng1 VO: to go mad, to lose one's mind [B4 L13] 凍 dong4 SV, V: to be freezing cold; to freeze [B4 L13] 冷凍 leng3dong4 V: to freeze [B4 L13] 果凍 guo3dong4 N: gelatin, "Jell-O" [B4 L13] 條件 tiao2jian4 N: conditions, terms [B4 L13] 說話算話 shuo1hua4suan4hua4 IE: to mean what one says, to keep one's word; (~不~) to fail to keep a promise, to break one's word, to be unreliable in keeping one's word [B4 L13] 向來 xiang4lai2 A: from past to present, always, all along (for routine conditions) [B4 L13] 作證 zuo4zheng4 VO: to testify, to bear witness [B4 L13] 證人 zheng4ren2 N: witness [B4 L13] 證件 zheng4jian4 N: documents, papers, credentials, certificates [B4 L13] 蛇 she2 N: snake, serpent (M: 條) [B4 L13] 迷信 mi2xin4 N, SV, V: superstition; to be superstitious; to believe a superstition [B4 L13] 風水 feng1shui3 N: landscape geomancy, feng shui [B4 L13] 轉身 zhuan3shen1 VO: to turn one's body, to turn around [B4 L13] 轉眼 zhuan3yan3 A: in the twinkling of an eye, in a very brief period of time, instantly, in a moment [B4 L13] 勉強 mian3qiang3 V, SV, A: to force somebody to do something, to manage with an effort, to do with difficulty; to be strained, to be constrained, to be unnatural, to be unconvincing; reluctantly, gurdgingly, unwillingly [B4 L13] 插嘴 cha1zui3 VO: to interrupt a conversation, to cut in with one's own opinion [B4 L13] 插 cha1 V: to insert, to stick in [B4 L13] 插隊 cha1dui4 VO: to cut in line [B4 L13] 插圖 cha1tu2 N: illustrations or plates (as in a book or magazine) [B4 L13] 插花 cha1hua1 N, VO: flower arrangement; to arrange flowers [B4 L13] 插曲 cha1qu3 N: accompanying songs in a play or film, other than the theme song [B4 L13] 插頭 cha1tou2 N: an electrical plug [B4 L13] 插座 cha1zuo4 N: an electrical outlet, socket [B4 L13] 於是 yu2shi4 CONJ: thereupon, hence, consequently, as a result [B4 L13] 摸 mo1 V: to feel, to stroke, to touch; to feel for, to grope for, to fumble for [B4 L13] 傻 sha3 SV: to be silly, to be foolish, to be stupid [B4 L13] 傻瓜 sha3gua1 N: a fool, a blockhead, a simpleton, a stupid fellow [B4 L13] 遲早 chi2zao3 A: sooner or later (c…) [B4 L13] 早晚 zao3wan3 A: sooner or later (z…) [B4 L13] 遲到 chi2dao4 V: to be late, to arrive late [B4 L13] 羊 yang2 N: sheep (M: 隻) [B4 L13] 窄 zhai3 SV: to be narrow [B4 L13] 肯 ken3 AV: to be willing to [B4 L13] 摔 shuai1 V: to fall, to stumble, to break, to cast, to throw fling, to slam [B4 L13] 摔倒 shuai1dao3 RC: to fall down (for a person) [B4 L13] 內容 nei4rong2 N: content, meaning, theme [B4 L13] 程度 cheng2du4 N: degree, level [B4 L13] 亂七八糟 luan4qi1ba1zao1 IE: in a mess, in terrible disorder [B4 L13] 斧頭 fu3tou2 N: axe, hatchet (M: 把) [B4 L13] 利 li4 SV: to be sharp [B4 L13] 砍倒 kan3dao3 RC: to cut down trees [B4 L13] 砍 kan3 V: to chop, to hack, to cut [B4 L13] 櫻桃 ying1tao2 N: cherry [B4 L13] 桃子 tao2zi5 N: peach [B4 L13] 屁股 pi4gu3 N: buttocks, butt [B4 L13] 放屁 fang4pi4 VO, IE: to break wind, to flatulate, to fart; to speak nonsense; "Nonsense!" [B4 L13] 拍馬屁 pai1ma3pi4 VO: to flatter, to fawn over [B4 L13] 勇敢 yong3gan3 SV: to be brave, to be courageous [B4 L13] 站出來 zhan4chu1lai2 V: to stand out of the crowd, to stand up for [B4 L13] 向 xiang4 CV: towards, to face, to turn towards, all along, hitherto [B4 L13] 承認 cheng2ren4 N, V: recognition; to admit, to acknowledge, to give diplomatic recognition, to recognize [B4 L13] 認錯 ren4cuo4 VO: to admit one's mistake [B4 L13] 誠實 cheng2shi2 N, SV: honesty, trustworthiness; to be honest, to be upright, to be trustworthy [B4 L13] 老實 lao3shi2 SV: honest, frank, well-behaved, simple-minded, easily taken in [B4 L13] 老掉牙 lao3diao4ya2 AT: very old, hackneyed (literally "so old it's losing its teeth") [B4 L13] 熟 shou2 SV, RE: to be familiar, to be cooked, to be ripe, to be practiced [B4 L13] 二十四孝 Er4shi2si4 Xiao4 N: Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars, a classic text from the times of the Yuan dynasty [B4 L13] // AV Chinese/B4/L14 帶 dai4 V: to bring [B2 L07]; to take care of a child, to bring up the young [B3 L08]; PT: and, while, as well as, both … and … (indicating two nearly simultaneous actions) (連 … ~ … ) [B4 L14] 果汁 guo3zhi1 N: fruit juice (M: 種, 杯, 盒) [B1 L04] [B4 L14] 連 lian2 PT: even (~ … 都) [B3 L02]; and, while, as well as, both … and … (indicating two nearly simultaneous actions) (~ … 帶 … ) [B4 L14] 親 qin1 BF: blood relation, relative [B1 L08]; V: to kiss [B4 L14] 三明治 san1ming2zhi4 N: sandwich [B1 L04] [B4 L14] 沙拉 sha1la1 N: salad [B2 L09] [B4 L14] 旗袍 qi2pao2 N: a traditional Chinese dress for women, dating from the Qing dynasty, originally worn in Manchuria (M: 件) [B4 L05] [B4 L14] 肚子 du4zi5 N: stomach, belly, abdomen [B4 L07] [B4 L14] 段 duan4 M: measure word for sections, parts, segments and paragraphs [B4 L14] 相聲 xiang4sheng1 N: a traditional Chinese comical dialogue [B4 L14] 講台 jiang3tai2 N: lecture platform [B4 L14] 西裝 xi1zhuang1 N: western suit (M: 套) [B4 L14] 套裝 tao4zhuang1 N: ladies suit (M: 套) [B4 L14] 洋裝 yang2zhuang1 N: a woman's dress (M: 件) [B4 L14] 領帶 ling3dai4 N: neck tie (M: 條) [B4 L14] 領結 ling3jie2 N: bow tie [B4 L14] 彎腰 wan1yao1 VO: to bend the body at the waist, to stoop over [B4 L14] 彎 wan1 SV, V: to be curved, to be crooked; to bend, to flex [B4 L14] 腰 yao1 N: waist [B4 L14] 鞠躬 ju2gong1 VO: to bow [B4 L14] 女士 nü3shi4 N: polite form of address for women, lady, madam [B4 L14] 人士 ren2shi4 N: a personage, a public figure [B4 L14] 親愛的 qin1ai4de5 IE, AT: dear, beloved [B4 L14] 擁抱 yong3bao4 V: to embrace, to hug [B4 L14] 動手動腳 dong4shou3dong4jiao3 IE: to be unrestrained or unreserved with women, to take liberties with women [B4 L14] 吃豆腐 chi1dou4fu3 VO: to tease or take advantage of a woman by words or physical contact (colloquially) [B4 L14] 豆腐 dou4fu3 N: bean curd, tofu (M: 塊) [B4 L14] 公共場所 gong1gong4chang3suo3 N: a public place [B4 L14] 摟 lou3 V: to place one's arm around someone [B4 L14] 親嘴 qin1zui3 VO: to kiss on the lips [B4 L14] 打耳光 da3er3guang1 VO: to slap somebody in the face [B4 L14] 髮型 fa3xing2 N: hairstyle [B4 L14] 臉型 lian3xing2 N: shape of one's face [B4 L14] 血型 xie3xing2 N: blood type, blood group [B4 L14] 滿意 man3yi4 SV: to be satisfied, pleased [B4 L14] 滿足 man3zu2 V, SV: to satisfy, to meet, to fulfill; to feel content, to feel satisfied, to be fulfilled [B4 L14] 整齊 zheng3qi2 SV: to be even, to be regular, to be in good order, to be tidy [B4 L14] 整理 zheng3li3 V: to arrange, to put in order, to sort out, to straighten up [B4 L14] 講究 jiang3jiu4 SV V: to be particular about, to be fastidious about [B4 L14] 厚 hou4 SV: to be thick [B4 L14] 謙虛 qian1xu1 N, SV: modesty; to be modest, to be self-effacing [B4 L14] 明明 ming2ming2 A: clearly, obviously, undoubtedly [B4 L14] 在乎 zai4hu1 V: to mind, to care about, to take heart [B4 L14] 一口氣 yi4kou3qi4 NU-M-N, A: a breath of air; in one breath, in one go [B4 L14] 好客 hao4ke4 SV: to enjoy entertaining guests, to be hospitable [B4 L14] 好吃 hao4chi1 SV: to be fond of eating [B4 L14] 好學 hao4xue2 SV: to be fond of studying, to be diligent in the pursuit of knowledge [B4 L14] 好玩 hao4wan2 SV: to be fond of playing [B4 L14] 好賭 hao4du3 SV: to be fond of gambling [B4 L14] 拉肚子 la1du4zi5 VO: to suffer from diarrhoea, to have loose bowels [B4 L14] 浪費 lang4fei4 SV, V: to be wasteful; to waste, to squander [B4 L14] 費 fei4 V: to spend, consume [B4 L14] 費油 fei4you2 SV VO: to be gasoline-consuming [B4 L14] 費電 fei4dian4 SV VO: to be electricity-consuming [B4 L14] 費水 fei4shui3 SV VO: to be water-consuming [B4 L14] 費力 fei4li4 SV VO: to be energy-consuming [B4 L14] 硬 ying4 SV: to be hard [B4 L14] 乾杯 gan1bei1 VO, IE: to offer a toast with all the wine in one's glass (literally, to drink the glass dry); "Bottoms up!" [B4 L14] 根本 gen1ben3 A: simply, at all (often used in the negative) (g…) [B4 L14] 不見得 bu2jian4de2 IE, A: not necessarily so [B4 L14] 簡直 jian3zhi2 A: simply, at all (j…) [B4 L14] 可笑 ke3xiao4 SV: to be funny, to be laughable, to be ridiculous, to be ludicrous [B4 L14] 搖頭 yao2tou2 VO: to shake one's head in disapproval [B4 L14] 點頭 dian3tou2 VO: to nod one's head as a sign of approval or as a greeting [B4 L14] 上當 shang4dang4 VO: to be taken in, to be fooled, to fall for a practical joke or trick [B4 L14] 故意 gu4yi4 A: on purpose, intentionally [B4 L14] 打噴嚏 da3pen1ti4 VO: to sneeze [B4 L14] 終於 zhong1yu2 A: at last, in the end, finally [B4 L14] 取笑 qu3xiao4 V: to make fun of, to ridicule [B4 L14] 一時 yi4shi2 A: temporarily, for a short while, for a period of time [B4 L14] 大人不記 da4ren2bu2ji4 IE: a person of great moral stature does not remember the offences committed by one of low moral stature (~小人過) [B4 L14] 看在 kan4zai4 V: to consider (~ … 的份上) [B4 L14] 份上 fen4shang4 N: standpoint (看在 … 的~) [B4 L14] 懶得 lan3de2 A: to not have energy to, to be against putting forth effort to [B4 L14] 懶 lan3 SV: to be lazy, to be indolent [B4 L14] 偷懶 tou1lan3 VO: to loaf, to be lazy [B4 L14] 打哈欠 da3ha1qian4 VO: to yawn [B4 L14] 巧克力 qiao3ke4li4 N: chocolate [B4 L14] 白蘭地 bai2lan2di4 N: brandy [B4 L14] 歐陽 Ou1yang2 N: Chinese two-character surname (Ouyang) [B4 L14] 上官 Shang4guan1 N: Chinese two-character surname (Shangguan) [B4 L14] 司馬 Si1ma3 N: Chinese two-character surname (Sima) [B4 L14] 司徒 Si1tu2 N: Chinese two-character surname (Situ) [B4 L14] 諸葛 Zhu1ge3 N: Chinese two-character surname (Zhuge) [B4 L14] 拱手 gong3shou3 VO: to greet by joining hands together and lifting forearms slightly // AV Chinese/B4/Extra 警告標誌 jing3gao4biao1zhi4 N: warning traffic sign [B4 L10] 禁止標誌 jin4zhi3biao1zhi4 N: prohibitory traffic sign [B4 L10] 遵行標誌 zun1xing2biao1zhi4 N: mandatory traffic sign [B4 L10] 指示標誌 zhi3shi4biao1zhi4 N: informatory traffic sign [B4 L10] 理由 li3you2 N: reason [B4 L10] 加護病房 jia1hu4bing4fang2 N: intensive-care unit [B4 L10] 病危 bing4wei2 V: to be critically ill [B4 L10] 生死攸關 sheng1si3you1guan1 N: a matter of life and death [B4 L10] 警察局長 jing3cha2ju2zhang3 N: head of the police bureau [B4 L10] 交通部長 jiao1tong1bu4zhang3 N: minister of communications [B4 L10] 馬車 ma3che1 N: horse-drawn wagon, car or chariot [B4 L10] 方言 fang1yan2 N: local dialect, topolect (of Chinese languages other than Mandarin) [B4 L10] 損失 sun3shi1 N, V: loss; to lose [B4 L10] 西廂記 Xi1xiang1ji4 N: "Romance of the West Chamber," one of the most famous Chinese dramatic works, written by 王實甫 [B4 L01] 實現 shi2xian4 V: to realize, to achieve, to bring about [B4 L01] 反問 fan3wen4 V: to ask a question in reply [B4 L01] 繞口令 rao4kou3ling4 N: tongue twister [B4 L01] 和尚 he2shang4 N: Buddhist monk [B4 L01] 灑 sa3 V: to sprinkle, to splash [B4 L01] 粗 cu1 SV: to be thick, to be rough, to be coarse [B4 L01] 蟲 chong2 N: worm, insect [B4 L01] 圍 wei2 V: to encircle, to surround [B4 L01] 磚堆 zhuan1dui1 AT-N: pile of bricks [B4 L01] 轉 zhuan4 V: to rotate [B4 L01] 藤 teng2 N: vine, rattan, cane [B4 L01] 銅鈴 tong2ling2 N: bell of copper, brass or bronze [B4 L01] 燉 dun4 V: to stew [B4 L01] 凍豆腐 dong4dou4fu3 N: frozen bean curd, frozen tofu [B4 L01] 混充 hun4chong1 V: to fake, to pretend [B4 L01] 主辦 zhu3ban4 N, V: (~人) sponsor, host; to direct, to sponsor, to host [B4 L01] 演出 yan3chu1 N:, V: performance, show; to perform; (~人) performer [B4 L01] 青春舞曲 Qing1chun1 Wu3qu3 N: name of a folk song, "Dance of the Youth" (Qingchun Wuqu) [B4 L01] 獨唱 du2chang4 N, V: vocal solo; to sing a solo [B4 L01] 鋼琴 gang1qin2 N: piano [B4 L01] 獨奏 du2zou4 N, V: instrumental solo; to play an instrumental solo [B4 L01] 月光曲 Yue4guang1qu3 N: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven [B4 L01] 短劇 duan3ju4 N: short play, skit [B4 L01] 合唱 he2chang4 V: to sing in a chorus [B4 L01] 拾玉鐲 Shi2yu4zhuo2 N: "Picking Up a Jade Bracelet", name of a Peking opera (Shi Yuzhuo) [B4 L01] 觀賞 guan1shang3 V: to watch and enjoy, to see and enjoy, to enjoy the sight of … [B4 L01] 巷 xiang4 N: lane [B4 L01] 盡頭 jin4tou2 N: end, extremity [B4 L01] 皓皓 hao4hao4 SV: to be bright ("silver white"), to be brilliant, to be luminous, to be glistening [B4 L01] 溶解 rong2jie3 V: to dissolve, to melt [B4 L01] 梅花 mei2hua1 N: plum blossom [B4 L01] 吐蕊 tu3rui3 VO: to blossom [B4 L01] 漫漫 man4man4 SV: to be unrestrained, to be uninhibited, to be care-free [B4 L01] 過處 guo4chu4 N: mistakes, errors, faults (dictionary definition); the places that passed by (book definition) [B4 L01] 雞啼 ji1ti2 N: cockcrow [B4 L01] 歷盡 li4jin4 V: have intensively experienced [B4 L01] 磨練 mo2lian4 N, V: endurance, discipline; to temper or to steel oneself [B4 L01] 清晨 qing1chen2 N: early morning [B4 L02] 華西街 Hua2xi1jie1 N: night market in Wanhua district of Taipei, nicknamed the Snake Alley (~觀光夜市) [B4 L02] 一角 yi4jiao3 N: street corner [B4 L02] 陳述 chen2shu4 V: to state [B4 L02] 意外 yi4wai4 SV: to be unexpected, to be unforeseen [B4 L02] 數量 shu4liang4 N: quantity, amount [B4 L02] 等於 deng3yu2 V: to be equal to …, to be tantamount to … [B4 L02] 責備 ze2bei4 V: to blame, to reprove [B4 L02] 意味 yi4wei4 N: meaning, significance, implication [B4 L02] 略 lüe4 A: briefly, slightly [B4 L02] 賠錢 pei2qian2 VO: to suffer losses in business, to compensate, to pay damages [B4 L02] 本錢 ben3qian2 N: capital [B4 L02] 美人魚 mei3ren2yu2 N: mermaid [B4 L02] 美食 mei3shi2 N: delicious food, table delicacies [B4 L02] 一分錢 yi4fen1qian2 IE: (~一分貨) you get what you pay for [B4 L02] 危急 wei2ji2 SV: to be in imminent danger, to be critical [B4 L03] 連詞 lian2ci2 N: conjunction, connective, copula (in linguistics) [B4 L03] 多用於 duo1yong4yu2 SV: to be chiefly used in [B4 L03] 書面 shu1mian4 AT: written, in written form, in writing [B4 L03] 場合 chang3he2 N: occasion, situation [B4 L03] 用來 yong4lai2 SV: to be used for [B4 L03] 連接 lian2jie1 V: to join, to link [B4 L03] 委婉 wei3wan3 SV: to be tactful [B4 L03] 立刻 li4ke4 A: immediately, at once [B4 L03] 教育部長 jiao4yu4bu4zhang3 N: minister of education [B4 L03] 討論會 tao3lun4hui4 N: discussion, symposium [B4 L03] 教科書 jiao4ke1shu1 N: textbook, manual [B4 L03] 理工科 li3gong1ke1 N: science and engineering department or field [B4 L03] 文法科 wen2fa3ke1 N: liberal arts and social sciences department or field (or 文藝科, perhaps a mistake in the book?) [B4 L03] 行政 xing2zheng4 N: administration [B4 L03] 醫科 yi1ke1 N: department of medicine [B4 L03] 人才 ren2cai2 N: person of ability or talent [B4 L03] 訓練 xun4lian4 V: to train, to drill [B4 L03] 收入 shou1ru4 N: income [B4 L03] 政府機關 zheng4fu3ji1guan1 N: government agency, organ or body [B4 L03] 反對 fan3dui4 V: to oppose, to be against, to dispute, to combat [B4 L03] 至少 zhi4shao3 A: at least [B4 L03] 深夜 shen1ye4 N: deep in the night, very late at night [B4 L03] 收看 shou1kan4 V: to tune into, to watch television programs [B4 L03] 台視 Tai2shi4 N: privately-owned television station in Taiwan (Taiwan Television or TTV) [B4 L03] 中視 Zhong1shi4 N: television station in Taiwan, established and owned by the 國民黨 (China Television or CTV) [B4 L03 華視 Hua2shi4 N: government-owned television station in Taiwan, established as a joint-venture between 國防部 and 教育部 (Chinese Television System or CTS) [B4 L03] 頒獎 ban1jiang3 VO: to present, to reward, to honor; (~典禮) award ceremony [B4 L04] 看板 kan4ban3 N: bulletin board [B4 L04] 未滿 wei4man3 V: to be not as old as … yet, to be not as long as … [B4 L04] 陪伴 pei2ban4 V: to accompany, to keep company [B4 L04] 既定 ji4ding4 AT: set, fixed, established [B4 L04] 超出 chao1chu1 RC: to overstep, to go beyond, to exceed [B4 L04] 進行 jin4xing2 AT, V: progressive (in linguistics); to be in progress, to go on, to carry on, to conduct 帶來 dai4lai2 RC: to bring, to bring about [B4 L04] 名詞短語 ming2ci2duan3yu3 N: noun phrase [B4 L04] 預期 yu4qi2 V: to expect, to anticipate [B4 L04] 單獨 dan1du2 A, AT: solely, singly, individually; alone [B4 L04] 指定 zhi3ding4 V: to appoint, to assign [B4 L04] 編劇 bian1ju4 N, VO: playwright, screenwriter; to write a play or scenario [B4 L04] 特殊效果 te4shu1xiao4guo3 N: special effects [B4 L04] 布景 bu4jing3 N: setting of a film or a stageshow, set, backdrop [B4 L04] 道具 dao4ju4 N: theatrical properties, stage properties [B4 L04] 精緻 jing1zhi4 SV: to be fine, to be exquisite, to be delicate [B4 L04] 畫面 hua4mian4 N: general appearance of a picture, tableau, frame, television screen [B4 L04] 鏡頭 jing4tou2 N: camera lens, shot, scene [B4 L04] 暴力 bao4li4 N: violence, force [B4 L04] 性 xing4 N: sex [B4 L04] 鬼片 gui3pian4 N: ghost film [B4 L04] 武打片 wu3da3pian4 N: martial arts film [B4 L04] 薪傳 xin1chuan2 V: to pass down from teacher to pupil, a title of performance by 雲門舞集 [B4 L05] 臉譜 lian3pu3 N: types of theatrical make-up [B4 L05] 記者會 ji4zhe3hui4 N: press conference [B4 L05] 劇照 ju4zhao4 N: stage photo, still [B4 L05] 包含 bao1han2 N, V: inclusion; to contain, to embody, to include 強烈 qiang2lie4 SV: to be strong, to be intense, to be violent [B4 L05] 在此 zai4ci3 PRON: here [B4 L05] 用於 yong4yu2 V: to use in, to use on [B4 L05] 舉例 ju3li4 VO: to give an example [B4 L05] 憑藉 ping2jie4 V: to rely, to depend on [B4 L05] 分成兩組 fen1cheng2liang3zu3 RC: to divide into two teams or groups [B4 L05] 默劇 mo4ju4 N: pantomime [B4 L05] 木偶戲 mu4ou3xi4 N: puppet show, puppet play [B4 L05] 歌舞劇 ge1wu3ju4 N: musical, song and dance drama [B4 L05] 話劇 hua4ju4 N: modern drama, stage play [B4 L05] 特技表演 te4ji4biao3yan3 N: acrobatics [B4 L05] 技巧 ji4qiao3 N: technique, skill, craftsmanship, dexterity, ingenuity [B4 L05] 操縱木偶 cao1zong4mu4ou3 VO: to operate or control a puppet [B4 L05] 反映 fan3ying4 N, V: reflection; to reflect, to mirror [B4 L05] 人生 ren2sheng1 N: human life [B4 L05] 表情 biao3qing2 N: expression, countenance, gesture [B4 L05] 起立 qi3li4 V: to stand up [B4 L05] 鼓掌 gu3zhang3 VO: to clap one's hands, to applaud [B4 L05] 紅娘 hong2niang2 N: match-maker, also a name of a Peking opera [B4 L05] 美猴王 Mei3hou2wang2 N: "The Dashing Monkey King", name of a Peking opera [B4 L05] 象徵性 xiang4zheng1xing4 N: symbolism, emblem, token, symbolic qualities [B4 L05] 城門 cheng2men2 N: city gate [B4 L05] 人物 ren2wu4 N: character in literature, personage [B4 L05] 性格 xing4ge2 N: nature, disposition, temperament [B4 L05] 優美 you1mei3 SV: to be graceful, to be exquisite [B4 L05] 邀請 yao1qing3 N, V: invitation; to invite [B4 L05] 宣導 xuan1dao3 V: to guide people by creating better understanding [B4 L06] 衛生署 wei4sheng1shu3 N: health office; (行政院~) Taiwan Executive Yuan Department of Health [B4 L06] 排斥 pai2chi4 V: to repel, to exclude, to reject [B4 L06] 拒絕 ju4jue2 V: to refuse [B4 L06] 濫用 lan4yong4 V: to abuse, to misuse [B4 L06] 覽 lan3 V: to look at [B4 L06] 賜 ci4 N, V: gift from superior to inferior; to give, to grant [B4 L06] 遵從 zun1cong2 V: to defer to, to comply with, to follow [B4 L06] 高於 gao1yu2 V: to exceed, to top [B4 L06] 另有 ling4you3 V: to have other (explanation, plans, etc.) [B4 L06] 方位詞 fang1wei4ci2 N: noun of locality, "place word" [B4 L06] 歎息 tan4xi2 V: to sigh [B4 L06] 哀傷 ai1shang1 SV: to be grieved, to be sad, to be distressed [B4 L06] 鬆一口氣 song1yi4kou3qi4 VO: to heave a sigh of relief [B4 L06] 對話 dui4hua4 N, VO: dialogue, to carry on a dialogue [B4 L06] 期望 qi2wang4 N, V: expectation; to expect, to hope earnestly [B4 L02] 忽略 hu1lüe4 V: to neglect, to overlook, to lose the sight of [B4 L06] 勒借所 le4jie4suo3 N: rehabilitation center, a clinic where addicts are detoxified (菸毒~) [B4 L06] 辯論 bian4lun4 N, V: argument, debate; to argue, to debate [B4 L06] 闖禍 chuang3huo4 VO: to get into trouble, to suffer a disaster or accident [B4 L06] 破舊 po4jiu4 AT: old and shabby, old and dilapidated [B4 L06] 理 li3 V: to take notice, to acknowledge, to pay attention [B4 L06] 公德心 gong1de2xin1 N: public spirit, regard for public welfare, civil-mindedness, social conscience [B4 L06] 堆 dui1 M: measure word for a pile or heap [B4 L08]; V: to pile up, to heap [B4 L06] 隨地 sui2di4 N: anywhere, everywhere (used for negative sentences) [B4 L06] 吐痰 tu3tan2 VO: to spit, to expectorate [B4 L06] 敬菸 jing4yan1 VO: to respectfully offer a cigarette to someone [B4 L06] 人家 ren2jia1 PRON: other people [B4 L06] 聲援 sheng1yuan2 V: to give support to [B4 L07] 防治 fang2zhi4 N: prevention and cure, prophylaxics and treatment [B4 L07] 系列 xi4lie4 N: series (phonetic transcription of the English word) [B4 L07] 繪 hui4 V: to paint, to draw [B4 L07] 反駁 fan3bo2 V: to refute, to retort, to negate [B4 L07] 因果 yin1guo3 N: cause and effect [B4 L07] 情感 qing2gan3 N: emotion, feeling, friendship [B4 L07] 問句 wen4ju4 N: interrogative sentence, question sentence [B4 L07] 形式 xing2shi4 N: form, shape [B4 L07] 判斷 pan4duan4 N, V: judgement, predication; to judge, to determine [B4 L07] 涵義 han2yi4 N: meaning, implication, connotation (version with the 氵 radical) [B4 L07] 工作狂 gong1zuo4kuang2 N: workaholic, work addict [B4 L07] 勢利 shi4li4 SV: to be snobbish [B4 L07] 前途 qian2tu2 N: career, prospects, promise of a successful future [B4 L07] 合法化 he2fa3hua4 V: to legalize, to legitimize [B4 L07] 謀殺 mou2sha1 V: to murder [B4 L07] 出生 chu1sheng1 V: to be born [B4 L07] 智障 zhi4zhang4 SV: to be mentally retarded [B4 L07] 畸型 ji1xing2 N, SV: deformity, malformation; to be deformed, to have a birth defect [B4 L07] 性行為 xing4xing2wei2 N: the sex act, sexual behavior; (婚前~) prenuptial intercourse [B4 L07] 心中 xin1zhong1 N: in the heart, in the mind [B4 L07] 無法 wu2fa3 VO: cannot, to be unable to [B4 L07] 釋懷 shi4huai2 VO: to forget, to let go of a problem, to resolve troubles in one's heart [B4 L07] 熟悉 shou2xi1 V, SV: to know something or somebody well; to be very familiar with [B4 L07] 介入 jie4ru4 V: to intervene as a third person, to interpose, to get involved [B4 L07] 情詩 qing2shi1 N: love poem [B4 L07] 教 jiao4 V: to urge, to ask to [B4 L07] 急切 ji2qie4 SV: to be eager, to be impatient, to be in a hurry, to be in a haste [B4 L08] 願望 yuan4wang4 N: desire, wish, aspiration [B4 L08] 出乎預料 chu1hu1yu4liao4 VO: to exceed expectations, to be beyond expectation [B4 L08] 融洽 rong2qia4 SV: to be on friendly or good terms, with mutual understanding [B4 L08] 停住 ting2zhu4 RC: to come to a stop [B4 L08] 重複 chong2fu4 N, V: repetition, reduplication; to repeat, to reduplicate (version with 衤) [B4 L08] 參看 can1kan4 V: to see also, to consult, to read for reference [B4 L08] 第三者 di4san1zhe3 N: third party, disinterested party, tertium quid, the other man or woman [B4 L08] 急急忙忙 ji2ji2mang2mang2 A: hurriedly, in a hurry [B4 L08] 抽屜 chou1ti4 N: drawer in a cabinet or desk [B4 L08] 鈴 ling2 N: bell [B4 L08] 座位 zuo4wei4 N: seat [B4 L08] 文件 wen2jian4 N: documents, official documents, legal papers [B4 L08] 便當 bian4dang1 N, SV: lunch box (loanword from Japanese, specific to Taiwan); to be convenient, to be handy [B4 L08] 組裝 zu3zhuang1 V: to assemble and install [B4 L09] 精品 jing1pin3 N: top-quality article, fine work of art, rare and fine goods [B4 L09] 對外貿易 dui4wai4mao4yi4 N: foreign trade; (中華民國~發展協會) Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) [B4 L09] 數值 shu4zhi2 N: numerical value [B4 L09] 距離 ju4li2 N, V: distance; to be apart or away from [B4 L09] 高度 gao1du4 N: altitude, height [B4 L09] 長度 chang2du4 N: length [B4 L09] 體重 ti3zhong4 N: body weight [B4 L09] 空間 kong3jian1 N: space [B4 L09] 尺碼 chi3ma3 N: size, dimensions of an object [B4 L09] 尺寸 chi3cun4 N: measurement, dimensions [B4 L09] 前述 qian2shu4 AT: foresaid, aforementioned, mentioned before [B4 L09] 附帶 fu4dai4 A, AT, V: in passing; subsidiary, supplementary, secondary; to attach [B4 L09] 突顯 tu1xian3 SV: to be conspicuous, to be in the limelight [B4 L09] 公認 gong1ren4 V: to generally acknowledge, to generally recognize, to generally accept [B4 L09] 不屑 bu2xie4 V: to disdain, to reject as beneath oneself [B4 L09] 關閉 guan1bi4 V: to close, to shut down [B4 L09] 仲裁 zhong4cai2 V: to arbitrate [B4 L09] 賠償 pei2chang2 N, V: reparations paid by a defeated state; to compensate, to pay for [B4 L09] 感慨 gan3kai3 N, SV, V: emotional excitement; to sigh with emotion [B4 L09] 群 qun2 N: group, crowd [B4 L09] 便利商店 bian4li4shang1dian4 N: convenience store [B4 L09] 幸福 xing4fu2 N, SV: happiness; to be happy, to be fortunate, to be lucky [B4 L09] 十大建設 Shi2 Da4 Jian4she4 N: ten grand construction projects sponsored by the Taiwanese government in the late 1970s [B4 L09] 完成 wan2cheng2 RC: to accomplish, to complete, to fulfil [B4 L09] 道德 dao4de2 N: morality, ethics, morals [B4 L09] 驕傲 jiao1ao4 N, SV, V: pride; to be arrogant, to be conceited; to be proud, to take pride in … [B4 L09] 懷念 huai2nian4 V: to cherish the memory of …, to think of …, to reminisce [B4 L09] 信義 xin4yi4 N: good faith; (~快速道路) expressway in Taipei [B4 L10] 工務局 gong1wu4ju2 N: municipal bureau of public works [B4 L10] 加以 jia1yi3 V: to handle, to treat (used before polysyllabic verbs or verbal nouns) [B4 L10] 其他 qi2ta1 PRON: others, the rest [B4 L10] 平日 ping2ri4 A, N: ordinarily, usually; ordinary days (i.e. not holidays) [B4 L10] 方法 fang1fa3 N: method, way, means, device, manner, mode principle [B4 L10] 花費 hua1fei4 N, V: expenditure, expenses; to spend, to expend [B4 L10] 以便 yi3bian4 CONJ: so that, so as to, in order to, with the aim of [B4 L10] 分別 fen1bie2 A, N, V: separately, respectively; difference; to distinguish, to differentiate [B4 L10] 數量詞 shu4liang4ci2 N: expression comprising a numeral and a classifier (measure word), quantifier [B4 L10] 量詞 liang4ci2 N: classifier (measure word) [B4 L10] 文物 wen2wu4 N: cultural and historical objects or relics [B4 L11] 研討會 yan2tao3hui4 N: seminar, symposium [B4 L11] 金廈 Jin1-Xia4 N: Jinmen (Kinmen) and Xiamen (Amoy) [B4 L11] 著重 zhuo2zhong4 V: to stress, to emphasize [B4 L11] 與否 yu3fou3 QW: whether or not (placed at end of sentence) [B4 L11] 顯而易見 xian3er2yi4jian4 IE: obviously, evidently, clearly [B4 L11] 次數 ci4shu4 N: number of times, frequency [B4 L11] 限於 xian4yu2 V: to be confined, to be limited to [B4 L11] 包二奶 bao1er4nai3 VO: to keep and provide for a concubine or "second wife" [B4 L11] 劈腿 pi3tui3 N, V: trestle; to engage in more than one relationship at the same time [B4 L11] 財產 cai2chan3 N: property [B4 L11] 不要臉 bu2yao4lian3 SV: to be shameless [B4 L11] 狐狸精 hu2li2jing1 N: fox-spirit, vixen, witch, enchantress, vamp [B4 L11] 絕對 jue2dui4 SV: to be absolute, to be perfect, to be definite [B4 L11] 沒良心 mei2liang2xin1 VO, SV: to be heartless, to be unconscionable, to be ungrateful [B4 L11] 寂寞 ji4mo4 SV: to be lonely, to be lonesome [B4 L11] 體貼 ti3tie1 SV: to be showing consideration for [B4 L11] 辦手續 ban4shou3xu4 VO: to go through the procedures [B4 L11] 談條件 tan2tiao2jian4 VO: to negotiate the settlement terms [B4 L11] 南京 Nan2jing1 N: Nanjing (Nanking) [B4 L11] 舊衣回收 jiu4yi1hui2shou1 N: recycling of old clothes [B4 L12] 掩埋 yan3mai2 V: to bury; (垃圾零~) no refuse disposal in landfill sites (i.e. only recyclable waste) [B4 L12] 榮耀 rong2yao4 N: honor, glory [B4 L12] 瑞士 Rui4shi4 N: Switzerland [B4 L12] 地步 di4bu4 N: condition, situation, state, extent, room for action [B4 L12] 輪到 lun2dao4 RC: to take turns, to be one's turn [B4 L12] 難以 nan2yi3 SV: to be difficult to [B4 L12] 負荷 fu4he4 V: to bear, to sustain, to carry on one's back and shoulder [B4 L12] 正反 zheng4fan3 N: positive and negative [B4 L12] 去除 qu4chu2 RC: to dislodge [B4 L12] 主體 zhu3ti3 N: main body or part, principal part, center [B4 L12] 化學藥品 hua4xue2yao4pin3 N: chemical reagents, drugs and medicines [B4 L12] 田地 tian2di4 N: field [B4 L12] 容忍 rong2ren3 V: to tolerate, to condone [B4 L12] 示威遊行 shi4wei1you2xing2 N, V: demonstration, parade; to demonstrate, to parade [B4 L12] 絕種 jue2zhong3 VO: to become extinct, to die out [B4 L12] 經濟成長 jing1ji4cheng2zhang3 N: economic growth [B4 L12] 生物 sheng1wu4 N: living organism [B4 L12] 果子 guo3zi5 N: fruit [B4 L12] 躲 duo3 V: to hide oneself, to avoid, to dodge [B4 L12] 山洞 shan1dong4 N: mountain cave, cavern [B4 L12] 完蛋 wan2dan4 SV: to be done for, to be finished, to be destroyed [B4 L12] 成語 cheng2yu3 N: set phrase, idiom, traditional phrase, often consisting of four characters [B4 L13] 三字經 San1zi4jing1 N: "Three-Character Classic," a classical Chinese text explaining the Confucian principles, taught to children at school, also a reference to a common expletive (幹你娘) [B4 L13] 童話 tong2hua4 N: children's stories, fairy tales [B4 L13] 小紅帽 Xiao3hong2mao4 N: "Little Red Riding Hood," a classic European fairy tale [B4 L13] 終點 zhong1dian3 N: terminal point, destination, goal (in linguistics) [B4 L13] 明確 ming2que4 SV: to be clear-cut, to be explicit, to be unequivocal [B4 L13] 往往 wang3wang3 A: often, frequently [B4 L13] 單純 dan1chun2 SV: to be simple, to be plain, to be artless, to be naïve [B4 L13] 排放量 pai2fang4liang4 N: emissions amount [B4 L13] 泛指 fan4zhi3 V: to make a general reference, to be used in a general sense [B4 L13] 疏忽 shu1hu1 N, V: carelessness, negligence; to neglect [B4 L13] 養成習慣 yang3cheng2xi2guan4 VO: to develop a habit; (~好~) to develop a good habit [B4 L13] 蛀牙 zhu4ya2 N: decayed tooth [B4 L13] 美德 mei3de2 N: virtue, moral excellence [B4 L13] 忠心 zhong1xin1 N, SV: loyalty, devotion; to be loyal [B4 L13] 守信 shou3xin4 VO, SV: to keep promises; to be faithful in keeping promises, to be reliable [B4 L13] 忠實 zhong1shi2 SV: to be true, to be faithful, to be reliable, to be truthful [B4 L13] 忍讓 ren3rang4 SV: to be conciliatory, to be conceding, to be yielding [B4 L13] 仁慈 ren2ci2 N, SV: benevolence, humanity; to be benevolent, to be kind [B4 L13] 添 tian1 V: to add to, to increase [B4 L13] 鄰居 lin2ju1 N: neighbor [B4 L13] 壺 hu2 N: kettle, pot, teapot, wine vessel [B4 L13] 多此一舉 duo1ci3yi4ju3 IE: unnecesary move, action or remark [B4 L13] 國寶級 guo2bao3ji2 AT: on the level of a national treasure [B4 L14] 大師 da4shi1 N: master, great master [B4 L14] 身穿 shen1chuan1 V: to wear [B4 L14] 出席 chu1xi2 VO: to attend, to be present [B4 L14] 矛盾 mao2dun4 N, SV: contradiction; to be contradictory [B4 L14] 相近 xiang1jin4 SV: to be close, to be near, to be similar to [B4 L14] 呼吸 hu1xi1 V: to breathe, to respire [B4 L14] 作為 zuo4wei2 N, V: conduct, deed, accomplishment, achievement; to accomplish, to do something worthwhile; to regard … as, to look on … as, to take … for, to treat … as [B4 L14] 維他命 wei2ta1ming4 N: vitamin (phonetic transcription of the English word) [B4 L14] 期盼 qi2pan4 N, V: expectation; to expect, to await, to look forward to [B4 L14] 腦筋 nao3jin1 N: brains, mind, head [B4 L14] 急轉彎 ji2zhuan3wan1 N, V: zigzag; (腦筋~) riddle, brain-teaser; to take a sudden turn, to make a radical change [B4 L14] 吹口哨 chui1kou3shao4 VO: to whistle [B4 L14] 遮住 zhe1zhu4 RC: to cover, to block, to obstruct, to shade [B4 L14] 電話亭 dian4hua4ting2 N: telephone booth, telephone kiosk, call box [B4 L14] 按鈕 an4niu3 N, VO: push-button; to push a button [B4 L14] 電線杆 dian4xian4gan1 N: electric-wire pole, telephone-wire pole [B4 L14] 則 ze2 M: measure word for jokes, news items, rules [B4 L14] 吻 wen3 V: to kiss [B4 L14] 聽寫 ting1xie3 N: dictation test, character-writing test (for Chinese characters) [B4 L14] 自私 zi4si1 SV: to be selfish, to be self-centered [B4 L14] 複製 fu4zhi4 N, V: copy, duplicate, clone; to copy, to duplicate, to reproduce [B4 L04] 填字遊戲 tian2zi4you2xi4 N: crossword puzzle [B4 L08] 助殘胞 zhu4can2bao1 N: container for leaving unwanted clothes, which would then be used for charity (literally, as help for the disabled) [B4 L12] 臥冰求鯉 Wo4bing1qiu2li3 N, VO: "Lie on Ice for Carps," one of the Twenty Four Filial Exemplars (二十四孝), a story about a man who melted the ice with his own hands to fetch a carp for his stepmother; to show the greatest filial piety [B4 L13] 拾葚供親 Shi2shen4gong1qin1 N: "Leave Better food for the Mother," one of the Twenty Four Filial Exemplars (二十四孝), a story about a man who kept the better mulberries for his mother and only ate the worse flavor himself [B4 L13] 筒 tong3 N: tube; (垃圾~) trash chute [B4 L12] // AV Chinese/B5/L01 窮 qiong2 SV: to be poor, to be poverty-stricken [B4 L13]; A: continuously or exhaustively [B5 L01] 忍耐 ren3nai4 V, N: to exercise patience and self-restraint, to be patient; patience, self-restraint [B5 L01] 住宅區 zhu4zhai2qu1 N: residential area [B5 L01] 快遞 kuai4di4 N: an express delivery [B5 L01] 效率 xiao4lü4 N: efficiency [B5 L01] 故障 gu4zhang4 V: malfunction [B5 L01] 氣憤 qi4fen4 SV, A: to be furious, to be indignant [B5 L01] 碎 sui4 V, SV: to break to pieces, to smash; to be broken into pieces, to be smashed [B5 L01] 諷刺 feng4ci4 V, SV: to mock, to satirize [B5 L01] 保證書 bao3zheng4shu1 N: written warranty [B5 L01] 蓋章 gai4zhang1 VO: to stamp one's seal or stamp [B5 L01] 貪 tan1 V: to have an insatiable desire to do something, to hanker after something, to be tempted to do something [B5 L01] 糗 qiu3 V, SV: to be embarrassed [B5 L01] 起初 qi3chu1 A: at first, in the beginning [B5 L01] 連續 lian2xu4 A: in succession, one after another [B5 L01] 愧疚 kui4jiu4 SV, AT: to suffer from a guilty conscience, to feel a sense of guilt, to feel pangs of shame (k…) [B5 L01] 仿冒品 fang3mao4pin3 N: reproduction of a brand product, imitation of a popular product, fake [B5 L01] 瑕疵 xia2ci1 N: defect, flaw [B5 L01] 大道理 da4dao4li5 N: persuasive argument, high-sounding statement, lecture [B5 L01] 唱片行 chang4pian4hang2 N: shops that carry music CDs [B5 L01] 專輯 zhuan1ji2 N: album [B5 L01] 賠罪 pei2zui4 VO: to apologize [B5 L01] 正版 zheng4ban3 AT, N: edition with copyright [B5 L01] 差別 cha1bie2 N: difference, disparity [B5 L01] 索取 suo3qu3 V: to ask for [B5 L01] 統一發票 tong3yi1fa1piao4 N: uniform invoice [B5 L01] 中獎 zhong4jiang3 VO: to win a lottery, to win a drawing [B5 L01] 興致 xing4zhi4 N: spirits, mod to enjoy [B5 L01] 因小失大 yin1xiao3shi1da4 PV: to lose a big opportunity or gain because of small consideration, to be penny-wise but pound-foolish [B5 L01] 不吃虧 bu4chi1kui1 PV: to compare before buying something, shop around before making a purchase (貨比三家~) [B5 L01] 學一次乖 xue2yi2ci4guai1 PV: take this as a lesson (for next time), learn from one's mistakes (上一次當~) [B5 L01] 得不償失 de2bu4chang2shi1 PV: the loss outweighs the gain, not worth the effort or price [B5 L01] // AV Chinese/B5/L02 拜年 bai4nian2 VO: to pay a New Year call, to wish a Happy New Year [B4 L05] [B5 L02] 世紀 shi4ji4 N: century [B4 L12] [B5 L02] 臘月 la4yue4 N: twelfth month of the Chinese lunar year [B5 L02] 正月 zheng1yue4 N: first month of the Chinese lunar year [B5 L02] 持續 chi2xu4 A: continuous, incessant, uninterrupted [B5 L02] 祭祀 ji4si4 V: to worship, to honor by a service or rite, to offer sacrifices [B5 L02] 儀式 yi2shi4 N: ceremony, rite [B5 L02] 陰曆 yin1li4 N: Chinese lunar calendar, calendar based on cycles of the moon [B5 L02] 傳說 chuan2shuo1 V, N: legend [B5 L02] 灶神 Zao4shen2 N: Kitchen God, God of the Kitchen [B5 L02] 升天 sheng1tian1 V: to ascend to heaven, to transmigrate, to die [B5 L02] 積極 ji1ji2 SV, A: to be positive, to be energetic, to be active, to be vigorous [B5 L02] 兇惡 xiong1e4 SV, AT: to be wicked, to be evil, to be savage, to be inalignant [B5 L02] 怪獸 guai4shou4 N: a legendary animal, a monster [B5 L02] 春聯 chun1lian2 N: New Year couplets written on strips of red paper and pasted on door frames, which usually contain words of luck [B5 L02] 守歲 shou3sui4 VO: to see the old year out and to welcome the new year in by staying up on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve [B5 L02] 迎接 ying2jie1 V: to meet, to greet [B5 L02] 團圓 tuan2yuan2 N: reunion (as for a family) [B5 L02] 壓歲錢 ya1sui4qian2 N: cash given in red envelopes to children by their elders on the eve of the Chinese New Year [B5 L02] 午夜 wu3ye4 N: midnight [B5 L02] 元寶 yuan2bao3 N: a type of dumpling made in a shape reminiscent of the silver and gold inglots once used as money in ancient China [B5 L02] 吉利 ji2li4 SV, AT: to be lucky, to be auspicious, to be propitious [B5 L02] 高潮 gao1chao2 N: climax, upsurge [B5 L02] 元宵節 Yuan2xiao1jie2 N: Lantern Festival (the 15th day of the 1st lunar month) (Y…) [B5 L02] 花燈 hua1deng1 N: paper lanterns made for the Lantern Festival [B5 L02] 燈謎 deng1mi2 N: riddles written on lanterns, used in contests where prizes are often offered [B5 L02] 湯圓 tang1yuan2 N: balls made of glutinous rice flour, often filled with a sweet paste [B5 L02] 發揚 fa1yang2 V: to enhance, to add glory to [B5 L02] 元旦 yuan2dan4 N: Chinese New Year's day [B5 L02] 大街小巷 da4jie1xiao3xiang4 PV: in every street and alley, all over the city [B5 L02] 家家戶戶 jia1jia1hu4hu4 PV: every family and household [B5 L02] 接二連三 jie1er4lian2san1 PV: continously, one after another, repeatedly [B5 L02] 歲歲平安 sui4sui4ping2an1 PV: safe and sound year after year, can also be heard as "smashed safe and sound" (碎碎~) [B5 L02] 張燈結綵 zhang1deng1jie2cai3 PV: to be decorated with lanterns and colored hangings for a joyous occasion [B5 L02] // AV Chinese/B5/L03 階段 jie1duan4 N: stage, phase [B5 L03] 正規 zheng4gui1 AT: standard, regular, orthodox [B5 L03] 強調 qiang2diao4 V: to stress, to emphasize (q…) [B5 L03] 終身 zhong1shen1 N: all one's life, life-long [B5 L03] 唯一 wei2yi1 AT: the only one, the only kind [B5 L03] 來源 lai2yuan2 N: source, origin [B5 L03] 榜樣 bang3yang4 N: model, role model, good example [B5 L03] 形成 xing2cheng2 V: to form, to become [B5 L03] 正面 zheng4mian4 N, AT: positive aspect [B5 L03] 意義 yi4yi4 N: meaning, purport [B5 L03] 事件 shi4jian4 N: incident, event [B5 L03] 負面 fu4mian4 N, AT: negative aspect [B5 L03] 教材 jiao4cai2 N: teaching materials [B5 L03] 設計 she4ji4 V, N: to design; design [B5 L03] 理論 li3lun4 N: theory [B5 L03] 實際 shi2ji4 SV, N, AT: to be practical, to be realistic; reality, practice [B5 L03] 迷失 mi2shi1 V, AT: to lose one's way, to be lost [B5 L03] 困擾 kun4rao3 V, N: to trouble, to harass, to worry; trouble, worry, puzzle [B5 L03] 依賴 yi1lai4 V, AT: to depend on, to rely on [B5 L03] 選擇 xuan3ze2 N, V: selection, choice; to make a choice, to select [B5 L03] 成就 cheng2jiu4 N: achievement, accomplishment, success [B5 L03] 鬥志 dou4zhi4 N: fighting spirit, morale, determination to compete or fight [B5 L03] 行為 xing2wei2 N: behavior, conduct [B5 L03] 尊重 zun1zhong4 V, N: respect, esteem [B5 L03] 人格 ren2ge2 N: character [B5 L03] 不斷地 bu4duan4de5 A: unceasingly, continuously, constantly, uninterruptedly [B5 L03] 吸收 xi1shou1 V: to absorb [B5 L03] 充實 chong1shi2 SV, V: to be abundant, to be substantial; to strengthen or improve knowledge or facilities, to enrich [B5 L03] 提升 ti2sheng1 V: to increase, to promote, to improve [B5 L03] 應付 ying4fu4 V: to cope with, to deal with [B5 L03] 活到老 huo2dao4lao3 PV: there is still much to learn after one has grown old, the pursuit of knowledge is and endless effort (~學到老) [B5 L03] 一言一行 yi1yan2yi1xing2 PV: everything one says and does, one's words and actions [B5 L03] 形形色色 xing2xing2se4se4 PV: of every description, of all shapes and colors, of great variety and diversity [B5 L03] 得心應手 de2xin1ying4shou3 PV: to handle with ease, to be in one's element [B5 L03] // AV Chinese/B5/L04 嚮往 xiang4wang3 V: to aspire to, to long for [B5 L04] 古蹟 gu3ji1 N: historic site, place of historic interest [B5 L04] 存款 cun2kuan3 N: savings in a bank [B5 L04] 旅程 lü3cheng2 N: journey [B5 L04] 勝地 sheng4di4 N: famous scenic spot, famous landmark [B5 L04] 緊湊 jin3cou4 SV, AT: to be well-organized, to be tightly packed [B5 L04] 露天 lu4tian1 AT: outdoors, open air [B5 L04] 音樂座 yin1yue4zuo4 N: auditorium, music hall [B5 L04] 聆聽 ling2ting1 V: to listen attentively or respectfully [B5 L04] 演奏 yan3zou4 V: to give an instrumental performance, to perform (as a musician) [B5 L04] 美妙 mei3miao4 SV, AT: to be beatiful, to be splendid, to be wonderful [B5 L04] 旋律 xuan2lü4 N: melody [B5 L04] 焦急 jiao1ji2 SV, A: to be worried, to be anxious, to be anxiety ridden [B5 L04] 萬分 wan4fen1 A: extremely [B5 L04] 推測 tui1ce4 V, N: to guess, to make a conjecture, to infer, to predict [B5 L04] 竊賊 qie4zei2 N: a thief, a burglar [B5 L04] 尋找 xun2zhao3 V: to seek, to look for [B5 L04] 獨自 du2zi4 A: alone, personally, single-handedly [B5 L04] 懊惱 ao4nao3 SV: to be upset, to be annoyed, to be vexed [B5 L04] 惶恐 huang2kong3 SV: to be terrified, to be frightened [B5 L04] 湧 yong3 V: to well up, to spring forth [B5 L04] 首先 shou3xian1 A: first, in the first place, first of all [B5 L04] 報案 bao4an4 VO: to report a case such as theft, a murder or a missing person to the police [B5 L04] 補辦 bu3ban4 V: to replace [B5 L04] 旺季 wang4ji4 N: busy season, boom season (of a business) [B5 L04] 大排長龍 da4pai2chang2long2 IE: to have long lines, to have to wait in long lines, to have to queue or line up [B5 L04] 團聚 tuan2ju4 V: to be reunited [B5 L04] 辛酸 xin1suan1 SV: to be miserable, to be bitter, to be sad [B5 L04] 叮寧 ding1ning2 V, N: to urge, to exhort repeatedly [B5 L04] 貼身 tie1shen1 AT, N: to stay closely attached, "to glue to one's body"; personal servant [B5 L04] 領事館 ling3shi4guan3 N: consulate, (英法~) British and French consulates [B5 L04] 不經一事 bu4jing1yi2shi4 PV: if one does not go through an experience, one cannot gain knowledge; one learns by experience (~不長一智) [B5 L04] 如醉如癡 ru2zui4ru2chi1 PV: to be crazy about, to fall head over heels in love with, to be drunk with (sometimes the order is reversed) [B5 L04] 不翼而飛 bu4yi4er2fei1 PV: to vanish, to melt into thin air, to disappear mysteriously [B5 L04] 青天霹靂 qing1tian1pi1li4 PV: a bolt from the blue, a great and sudden shock, a completely unexpected occurrence (version with 晴 also possible) [B5 L04] 徒勞無功 tu2lao2wu2gong1 PV: all one's attempts proved futile, to labor in vain, to work without achieving anything [B5 L04] 寸步難行 cun4bu4nan2xing2 PV: unable to move a single step, hard to walk even an inch [B5 L04] // AV Chinese/B5/L05 奧林匹克 Ao4lin2pi1ke4 N: The Olympics [B3 L12] [B5 L05] 矚目 zhu3mu4 V, N: to watch or stare at with great interest, to eagerly look at, to take great interest in [B5 L05] 選手 xuan3shou3 N: candidate, selected contestant or player in sports [B5 L05] 奪 duo2 V: to strive for, to win; to take by fore, to seize [B5 L05] 金牌 jin1pai2 N: gold medal (M: 面) [B5 L05] 光榮 guang1rong2 N, SV, AT: honor, glory, credit [B5 L05] 簡稱 jian3cheng1 V, N: to be called on something for short; an abbreviation, a shortened form of a name [B5 L05] 集合 ji2he2 V, AT: to gather, to assemble, to call together [B5 L05] 城邦 cheng2bang1 N: city-state [B5 L05] 典禮 dian3li3 N: ceremony, celebration [B5 L05] 競技 jing4ji4 N, V: competition, event, heat [B5 L05] 消弭 xiao1mi3 V: to terminate, to put an end to, to bring an end [B5 L05] 仇視 chou2shi4 V, N: to look upon with hatred, to regard with hostility, to be hostile to [B5 L05] 相傳 xiang1chuan2 V: to hand down from generation to generation, to pass on from one to another [B5 L05] 組織 zu3zhi1 N, V: to organize; an organization [B5 L05] 廢墟 fei4xu1 N: ruins of a city or a castle (f…) [B5 L05] 遺址 yi2zhi3 N: ruins of a city or a castle, relics (y…) [B5 L05] 貢獻 gong4xian4 V, N: to contribute, to devote, to dedicate; contribution [B5 L05] 屆 jie4 M: measure word for periods of time, meetings, and sport events [B5 L05] 象徵 xiang4zheng1 V, N: to symbolize, to signify [B5 L05] 和諧 he2xie2 SV, N: to be in harmony, to be harmonious; harmony [B5 L05] 團結 tuan2jie2 V, N: to rally together, to unite [B5 L05] 會旗 hui4qi2 N: flag of a club or organization [B5 L05] 主旨 zhu3zhi3 N: theme, main point of a speech or statement [B5 L05] 種族 zhong3zu2 N, AT: race, ethnic race [B5 L05] 國籍 guo2ji2 N: nationality, national background, citizenship [B5 L05] 達到 da2dao4 V: to achieve [B5 L05] 惋惜 wan4xi1 SV, V: to feel regret over something (w…) [B5 L05] 盼望 pan4wang4 V: to hope for, to look forward to, to long for [B5 L05] 永遠 yong3yuan3 A: forever [B5 L05] 希臘 Xi1la4 N: Greece [B5 L05] 奧林匹亞 Ao4lin2pi1ya3 N: Olympia [B5 L05] 雅典 Ya3dian3 N: Athens [B5 L05] 五環 Wu3huan2 N: Five Rings, the symbol of the Olympic Games [B5 L05] 摩拳擦掌 mo2quan2ca1zhang3 PV: to be eager for a fight or to compete, to get ready for a fight, to be eager to start on a task, to chafe at the bit [B5 L05] 世界大同 shi4jie4da4tong2 PV: universal brotherhood of all people as one family under the sky (~天下一家) [B5 L05] // AV Chinese/B5/L06 趨勢 qu1shi4 N: a trend [B5 L06] 繁忙 fan2mang2 SV: to be toilsome, to be hassling, to be vexing, to be overburdening [B5 L06] 舒展 shu1zhan3 V: to unwind, to stretch, to limber, to relax [B5 L06] 疲勞 pi2lao2 SV, N: to be weary, to be exhausted; weariness, exhaustion [B5 L06] 消遣 xiao1qian3 V, N: to kill time, to amuse oneself; diversion [B5 L06] 勞累 lao2lei4 SV: to be rundown, to be overworked, to be tired [B5 L06] 混亂 hun4luan4 SV, AT: to be in confusion, to be in disorder, to be in chaos [B5 L06] 意識 yi4shi4 V, N: to realize, to be aware of; consciousness [B5 L06] 缺少 que1shao3 V: to lack, to be short of (…s…) [B5 L06] 建設性 jian4she4xing4 N, AT: constructive, useful [B5 L06] 逐漸 zhu2jian4 A: gradually [B5 L06] 維護 wei2hu4 V: to defend, to uphold, to protect [B5 L06] 生態 sheng1tai4 N: ecology, ecological system [B5 L06] 勸導 quan4dao3 V, N: to exhort and guide, to advise [B5 L06] 參與 can1yu4 V: to participate, to be part of [B5 L06] 有效 you3xiao4 SV, AT: to be effective, to be efficient, to be valid [B5 L06] 前提 qian2ti2 N: precondition, premise [B5 L06] 受惠 shou4hui4 VO: to receive benefit, to be benefited [B5 L06] 關切 guan1qie4 V, N: to be deeply concerned, to show concern; concern [B5 L06] 獻身 xian4shen1 VO: to devote oneself or one's life to a cause [B5 L06] 公益 gong1yi4 N, AT: public welfare [B5 L06] 發揮 fa1hui1 V: to bring a skill or talent into full play, to give play to a skill or talent [B5 L06] 人際關係 ren2ji4guan1xi5 N: human relations [B5 L06] 地球村 di4qiu2cun1 N: global village, world community [B5 L06] 天災人禍 tian1zai1ren2huo4 N: natural and man-made calamities, natural disasters and wars [B5 L06] 天災 tian1zai1 N: natural disaster [B5 L06] 人禍 ren2huo4 N: man-made disasters or accidents [B5 L06] 飢餓 ji1e4 N: hunger, starvation, famine [B5 L06] 無數 wu2shu4 AT: countless [B5 L06] 伸出援手 shen1chu1yuan2shou3 IE: to give a helping hand [B5 L06] 行列 hang2lie4 N: a line or row of people or vehicles, an event or activity that one choose to participate in [B5 L06] 體驗 ti3yan4 V, N: to experience something first-hand; first-hand experience [B5 L06] 援助 yuan2zhu4 V: to provide assistance to [B5 L06] 受難 shou4nan4 V: to suffer [B5 L06] 別人受惠 bie2ren2shou4hui4 PV: (when one is happy) others benefit (自己快樂~) [B5 L06] // AV Chinese/B5/L07 拒 ju4 V: to refuse, to reject [B5 L07] 二手菸 er4shou3yan1 N: second-hand smoke, the smoke that one breathes as a result of someone else smoking nearby [B5 L07] 靈感 ling2gan3 N: inspiration [B5 L07] 娛樂 yu2le4 V, N, AT: amusement, entertainment, recreation [B5 L07] 樂趣 le4qu4 N: pleasure, enjoyment, joy [B5 L07] 賽過 sai4guo4 V: to exceed, to surpass, to overtake [B5 L07] 活神仙 huo2shen2xian1 N: immortal [B5 L07] 藉口 jie4kou3 V, N: excuse, pretext [B5 L07] 火災 huo3zai1 N: fire disaster [B5 L07] 肺氣腫 fei4qi4zhong3 N: lung inflammation, emphysema [B5 L07] 氣管炎 qi4guan3yan2 N: bronchitis [B5 L07] 震驚 zhen4jing1 V, SV: to astonish, to shock, to amaze [B5 L07] 怨不得 yuan4bu4de2 IE: cannot blame, cannot put the blame on [B5 L07] 污濁 wu1zhuo2 SV: dirty, filthy, muddy (of air or water) [B5 L07] 迫 po4 V: to force, to compel, to press [B5 L07] 尼古丁 ni2gu3ding1 N: nicotine [B5 L07] 冤枉 yuan1wang3 V, SV: to wrong someone, to treat someone unjustly [B5 L07] 生動 sheng1dong4 SV, AT: to be lively, to be vivid, to be eye-catching [B5 L07] 吸引力 xi1yin3li4 N: attraction, fascination [B5 L07] 菸商 yan1shang1 N: cigarette business, cigarette industry [B5 L07] 贊助 zan4zhu4 V: to sponsor, to support, to patronize [B5 L07] 迷惑 mi2huo4 V, SV: to misguide, to delude, to confuse [B5 L07] 養成 yang3cheng2 V: to form a habit [B5 L07] 呼籲 hu1yu4 V, N: to formally call for action or effort, to appeal for, to petition [B5 L07] 嚴禁 yan2jin4 V: to strictly forbid, to strictly prohibit [B5 L07] 違規 wei2gui1 VO, AT: to be against regulations, to violate rules, to break laws; illegally [B5 L07] 制止 zhi4zhi3 V: to stop, to halt, to curb [B5 L07] 灌輸 guan4shu1 V: to instill into, to imbue with [B5 L07] 防止 fang2zhi3 V: to prevent, to guard against, to avoid [B5 L07] 日漸 ri4jian4 A: with each passing day, day by day [B5 L07] 提神醒腦 ti2shen2xing3nao3 PV: to arouse and stimulate, to invigorate and keep the mind clear [B5 L07] 消愁解悶 xiao1chou2jie3men4 PV: to eliminate sorrow and dissipate worry, to cheer up [B5 L07] 自我安慰 zi4wo3an1wei4 PV: to comfort oneself, to console oneself, to reassure oneself [B5 L07] // AV Chinese/B5/L08 遺棄 yi2qi4 V: to abandon, to forsake, to leave uncared for [B5 L08] 服刑 fu2xing2 VO: to serve a prison term [B5 L08] 刻板 ke4ban3 AT, SV: stereotype; to be inflexible [B5 L08] 破碎 po4sui4 SV, AT: to be broken, to get broken; shattered [B5 L08] 重新 chong2xin1 A: to restart [B5 L08] 忍痛 ren3tong4 A, VO: very reluctantly, with great reservations [B5 L08] 異樣 yi4yang4 AT, N: different, unusual [B5 L08] 撫養 fu3yang3 V: to raise [B5 L08] 面臨 mian4lin2 V: to be faced with, to be confronted with, to be up against [B5 L08] 喪偶 sang4ou3 VO: to lose a spouse, to become a widow or a widower [B5 L08] 承受 cheng2shou4 V: to bear, to sustain (c…) [B5 L08] 莫大 mo4da4 SV: greatest, utmost [B5 L08] 克服 ke4fu2 V: to overcome, to conquer, to surmount [B5 L08] 分擔 fen1dan1 V: to split responsibility, to share a burden [B5 L08] 時機 shi2ji1 N: opportunity, chance, moment of opportunity [B5 L08] 成熟 cheng2shou2 V, SV: to ripen, to mature [B5 L08] 贍養費 shan4yang3fei4 N: alimony, child support money, money paid to a former spouse after the divorce [B5 L08] 顯然 xian3ran2 A: obviously, evidently [B5 L08] 促使 cu4shi3 V: to encourage, to impel, to spur on [B5 L08] 穩定 wen3ding4 SV, V: stable, steady; to stabilize [B5 L08] 坦然 tan3ran2 A, SV: to calmly do something [B5 L08] 機構 ji1gou4 N: institute, organization [B5 L08] 技藝 ji4yi4 N: skill [B5 L08] 情緒 qing2xu4 N: mood, morale, spirit [B5 L08] 打擊 da3ji2 N, V: blow, attack; to strike, to hit, to attack [B5 L08] 調適 tiao2shi4 V: to prepare, to brace, to collect, to adjust, to adapt [B5 L08] 過度 guo4du4 A: excessive, undue, too much, over-… (for example, over-eating or over-sleeping) [B5 L08] 寵愛 chong3ai4 V: to dote on, to make a pet of somebody [B5 L08] 彌補 mi2bu3 V: to remedy, to make good, to make up after a fight, to make retribution [B5 L08] 創痛 chuang1tong4 N: emotional hurt or wound [B5 L08] 開創 kai1chuang4 V: to initiate, to start [B5 L08] 第二春 di4er4chun1 N: second spring, rebirth, second chance [B5 L08] // AV Chinese/B5/L09 生活觀 sheng1huo2guan1 N: lifestyle, attitude towards life [B5 L09] 具有 ju4you3 V: to possess, to have (j…) [B5 L09] 特質 te4zhi2 N: characteristics, peculiarities, special qualities [B5 L09] 深造 shen1zao4 V: to take advanced-level training, to take an advanced course of study [B5 L09] 擇偶 ze2ou3 VO: to select a spouse, to select a mate [B5 L09] 旅途 lü3tu2 N: journey, trip [B5 L09] 擁有 yong3you3 V: to possess, to have, to own (y…) [B5 L09] 操心 cao1xin1 VO: to feel concern, to worry about [B5 L09] 隱藏 yin3cang2 V: to hide, to conceal [B5 L09] 危機 wei2ji1 N: crisis [B5 L09] 挑剔 tiao1ti1 V: to nitpick, to find fault with somebody or something [B5 L09] 不妨 bu4fang2 A: might as well, there is no harm in [B5 L09] 修正 xiu1zheng4 V: to revise, to amend [B5 L09] 促成 cu4cheng2 V: to help bring about, to help cause [B5 L09] 美滿 mei3man3 SV, AT: to be perfectly satisfactory; happy, sweet [B5 L09] 成就感 cheng2jiu4gan3 N: feeling of accomplishment, feeling of success [B5 L09] 跳槽 tiao4cao2 VO: to get a new job, to abandon one's occupation in favor of another [B5 L09] 累積 lei3ji1 V, N: to accumulate; accumulation [B5 L09] 探觸 tan4chu4 V: to work one's way through, to work out, to explore [B5 L09] 領域 ling3yu4 N: territory, domain, sphere, realm, field [B5 L09] 二度就業 er4du4jiu4ye4 V, N: re-employment [B5 L09] 婆媳 po2xi2 N: mother-in-law, daughter-in-law (a woman and her son's wife) [B5 L09] 誠意 cheng2yi4 N: sincerity [B5 L09] 彼此 bi3ci3 PN: each other, mutual [B5 L09] 固定 gu4ding4 SV, V: to fix, to regularize, to stabilize [B5 L09] 項 xiang4 M: measure word for items [B5 L09] 開支 kai1zhi1 N: expenses, expenditure, spending [B5 L09] 貶值 bian3zhi2 VO: to depreciate, to devalue; depreciation or devaluation of a currency [B5 L09] 儲蓄 chu2xu4 V, N: to save, to deposit; savings, deposit [B5 L09] 設法 she4fa3 VO: to come up with a way to [B5 L09] 各奔前程 ge4ben1qian2cheng2 PV: each pursues his own distinct goals, without caring about others' affairs; every man for himself [B5 L09] 終身大事 zhong1shen1da4shi4 PV: great event affecting one's whole life, especially referring to marriage; turning point in one's life [B5 L09] 黃金時段 huang2jin1shi2duan4 PV: prime time, best time, best period of time [B5 L09] 知足長樂 zhi1zu2chang2le4 PV: contentment brings happiness, to find happiness by being content with what one has, to be content and therefore happy with one's lot in life [B5 L09] 畫地自限 hua4di4zi4xian4 PV: to try to limit oneself, to impose restrictions on oneself [B5 L09] 量入為出 liang4ru4wei2chu1 PV: to regulate expenses according to income, to limit one's expenses [B5 L09] 不時之需 bu4shi2zhi1xu1 PV: to prepare for the unexpected, to save against any eventuality (以備~) [B5 L09] 怕入錯行 pa4ru4cuo4hang2 PV: to fear entering the wrong profession or getting into the wrong line of business (for men, 男~) [B5 L09] // AV Chinese/B5/L10 尖兵 jian1bing1 N: protector, guardian [B5 L10] 清醒 qing1xing3 SV, V: to be sane, to be clear-headed; to come to one's senses, to regain consciousness [B5 L10] 刻意 ke4yi4 A: to do something with very close attention in order to achieve perfection or success, to painstakingly strive for perfection and success [B5 L10] 清澈 qing1che4 SV: to be crystal-clear (of water) [B5 L10] 茂密 mao4mi4 SV: to be dense, to be thick (m…) [B5 L10] 濫伐 lan4fa2 V: to log excessively, to cut down too many trees, to excessively fell trees [B5 L10] 乾枯 gan1ku1 SV, AT: to be dried up, to be withered; dried up, withered [B5 L10] 荒山 huang1shan1 N: barren hill, desolate mountain [B5 L10] 清幽 qing1you1 SV: quiet and secluded [B5 L10] 原野 yuan2ye3 N: plain, field [B5 L10] 濃煙 nong2yan1 N: thick smoke, dense smoke [B5 L10] 溪流 xi1liu2 N: mountain stream [B5 L10] 混濁 hun3zhuo2 SV: to be muddy, to be turbid, to be neither clean nor pure [B5 L10] 臭溝 chou4gou1 N: gutter, stinking ditch [B5 L10] 日趨 ri4qu1 A: day by day [B5 L10] 臭氧層 chou4yang3ceng2 N: ozone layer [B5 L10] 威力 wei1li4 N: power [B5 L10] 紫外線 zi3wai4xian4 N: ultraviolet rays [B5 L10] 單位 dan1wei4 N: unit of measurement, module, organization such as a department, section or battalion [B5 L10] 透過 tou4guo4 V: to be based on [B5 L10] 制定 zhi4ding4 V: to lay down, to set up, to stipulate [B5 L10] 避免 bi4mian3 V: to avoid [B5 L10] 溫室氣體 wen1shi4qi4ti3 N: greenhouse gas [B5 L10] 排放 pai2fang4 V: emission [B5 L10] 著手 zhuo2shou3 V: to get started on [B5 L10] 推行 tui1xing2 V: to implement, to carry out [B5 L10] 重鎮 zhong4zhen4 N: key position or location [B5 L10] 景觀 jing3guan1 N: view, scene, scenery [B5 L10] 神聖 shen2sheng4 SV, AT: to be sacred, to be holy, to be divine [B5 L10] 使命 shi3ming4 N: mission [B5 L10] 地球日 Di4qiu2ri4 N: Earth Day (April 22) [B5 L10] 高峰會議 gao1feng1hui4yi4 N: summit, conference; (地球~) Earth Summit [B5 L10] 議定書 yi4ding4shu1 N: protocol; (京都~) Kyoto Protocol [B5 L10] 罪魁禍首 zui4kui2huo4shou3 PV: chief offender, chief criminal, archcriminal [B5 L10] 死氣沉沉 si3qi4chen2chen2 PV: lifeless air, hopeless and gloomy, dull and despondent, dead atmosphere [B5 L10] 烏煙瘴氣 wu1yan1zhang4qi4 PV: heavily polluted air [B5 L10] 獨一無二 du2yi1wu2er4 PV: unique, the one and only [B5 L10] 慘不忍睹 can3bu4ren3du3 PV: so tragic one cannot bear to look at it [B5 L10] 百孔千瘡 bai3kong3qian1chuang1 PV: riddled with holes, honeycombed with holes, in a very bad shape, in a state of ruin or extreme distress [B5 L10] 登高一呼 deng1gao1yi4hu1 PV: to raise a cry for something, to raise a hue and cry [B5 L10] 捫心自問 men2xin1zi4wen4 PV: to examine oneself, to introspect, to ask oneself [B5 L10] 小處著手 xiao3chu4zhuo2shou3 PV: to start with the details, to start with the little things in making an analysis or resolving a problem, to not lose sight of the task at hand [B5 L10] 以身作則 yi3shen1zuo4ze2 PV: to set an example by one's own actions [B5 L10] 耳濡目染 er3ru2mu4ran3 PV: to be thoroughly influenced or imbued with what one frequently sees and hears [B5 L10] 自然而然 zi4ran2er2ran2 PV: natural consequences, a matter of course [B5 L10] // AV Chinese/B5/L11 後天 hou4tian1 MA (TW), N (TW): the day after tomorrow [B2 L10]; AT: acquired [B5 L11] 遺傳 yi2chuan2 N: heredity, inheritance, genetics [B4 L12] [B5 L11] 體質 ti3zhi2 N: physical condition [B5 L11] 紅腫 hong2zhong3 V, AT: red and swollen, inflammation [B5 L11] 潰爛 kui4lan4 V, AT: to fester, to ulcerate, to become infected (for a wound) [B5 L11] 性質 xing4zhi2 N: nature, property [B5 L11] 抵抗力 di3kang4li4 N: resistance to disease, immunity [B5 L11] 過程 guo4cheng2 N: process [B5 L11] 先天 xian1tian1 AT: congenital, innate [B5 L11] 因素 yin1su4 N: factor; element [B5 L11] 腸胃 chang2wei4 N: intestines and stomach, stomach [B5 L11] 保養 bao3yang3 V, N: to keep fit; maintenance [B5 L11] 惡性 e4xing4 AT: malignant, pernicious, vicious [B5 L11] 循環 xun2huan2 N, V: cycle, circle; to cycle, to circulate [B5 L11] 添加物 tian1jia1wu4 N: chemical food additives [B5 L11] 農藥 nong2yao4 N: pesticide, agricultural chemical [B5 L11] 含有 han2you3 V: to contain, to have [B5 L11] 色素 se4su4 N: pigment, dye [B5 L11] 調味料 tiao2wei4liao4 N: condiment, seasoning, flavoring [B5 L11] 防腐劑 fang2fu3ji4 N: preservative [B5 L11] 浸泡 jin4pao4 V: to soak … in … [B5 L11] 營養 ying2yang3 N, SV, AT: nutrition, sustenance [B5 L11] 均衡 jun1heng2 SV, AT: to be balanced, to be harmonious, to be proportionate, to be even; equality, equilibrium, balance of power [B5 L11] 昂貴 ang2gui4 SV: costly, very expensive [B5 L11] 一味 yi2wei4 A: to imply that [B5 L11] 姑息 gu1xi2 V: to appease, to over-tolerate [B5 L11] 縱容 zong4rong2 V: to pass over indulgently, to make less of something than one should, to connive at, to wink at [B5 L11] 偏食 pian1shi2 AT, N: to be picky in eating, to only be willing to eat particular dishes; picky eating habits (usually said of children) [B5 L11] 仙丹 xian1dan1 N: panacea, miracle cure, cure-all [B5 L11] 心態 xin1tai4 N: one's thoughts, the way one sees or feels about something [B5 L11] 平安無事 ping2an1wu2shi4 PV: safe and sound, without any mishaps, in good order [B5 L11] 藥補 yao4bu3 PV: benefits of medicine (are not as great as those of good nutrition, ~不如食補) [B5 L11] 君一席話 jun1yi4xi2hua4 PV: listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years' worth of books (聽~勝讀十年書) [B5 L11] // AV Chinese/B5/L12 漢堡 han4bao3 N: Hamburg [B3 L11]; hamburger [B1 L04] [B5 L12] 素食 su4shi2 N: vegetarian, vegetarian food [B5 L12] 招牌 zhao1pai2 N: signboard, sign [B5 L12] 夾雜 jia2za2 V: to be mingled with, to be mixed up with [B5 L12] 披薩 pi1sa4 N: pizza (also called 義大利脆餅) [B5 L12] 盛行 sheng4xing2 V, SV: to be popular, to be in vogue (s…) [B5 L12] 沙拉吧 sha1la1ba1 N: salad bar [B5 L12] 蔬菜 shu1cai4 N: vegetables [B5 L12] 美乃滋 mei3nai3zi1 N: mayonnaise [B5 L12] 拌 ban4 V: to mix, to mix in [B5 L12] 攝取 she4qu3 V: to absorb, to assimilate [B5 L12] 維生素 wei2sheng1su4 N: vitamin [B5 L12] 不遜於 bu2xun4yu2 V: not inferior to [B5 L12] 香酥鴨 xiang1su1ya1 N: crispy duck, a popular Chinese dish made by frying duck meat until crispy [B5 L12] 犧牲 xi1sheng1 V, N: to sacrifice, to lay down one's life for something; to sacrifice [B5 L12] 任何 ren4he2 DEM: any [B5 L12] 暢快 chang4kuai4 SV, A: cheerful and exuberant, spiritually elevated, care-free [B5 L12] 蛋白質 dan4bai2zhi2 N: protein [B5 L12] 充足 chong1zu2 SV: sufficient, adequate, enough [B5 L12] 致命 zhi4ming4 V, SV: to be fatal, to be deadly, to be lethal [B5 L12] 風行 feng1xing2 V: to be in fashion, to be popular (f…) [B5 L12] 素食主義 su4shi2zhu3yi4 N: vegetarianism [B5 L12] 信仰 xin4yang3 V, N: to believe; belief, religious belief [B5 L12] 衡量 heng2liang2 V: to measure, to judge, to examine, to evaluate [B5 L12] 利弊 li4bi4 N: advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons, gains and losses [B5 L12] 飼養 si4yang3 V: to raise, to rear [B5 L12] 倡導 chang4dao3 V: to propose, to initiate [B5 L12] 鈣質 gai4zhi2 N: calcium content [B5 L12] 美觀 mei3guan1 N, SV: pleasing to the eye, beautiful [B5 L12] 口感 kou3gan3 N: feeling in the mouth, as in testing and evaluating food, for example in wine-tasting [B5 L12] 熙熙攘攘 xi1xi1rang3rang3 PV: crowded and noisy, bustling, coming and going busily [B5 L12] 各式各樣 ge4shi4ge4yang4 PV: all sorts, all kinds, every variety (g…s…) [B5 L12] 垂涎三尺 chui2xian2san1chi3 PV: to yearn for, to drool over, to covet, to crave [B5 L12] 花樣百出 hua1yang4bai3chu1 PV: all kinds, many varieties, many types (h…) [B5 L12] 幾可亂真 ji1ke3luan4zhen1 PV: to seem almost genuine, to almost be mistaken for the real thing [B5 L12] 香味俱全 xiang1wei4ju4quan2 PV: to be full of flavor and taste; to smell, look and taste great (色~) [B5 L12] 大快朵頤 da4kuai4duo3yi2 PV: to satisfy the palate [B5 L12] 保平安 bao3ping2an1 PV: vegetables and tofu have the nutrients necessary for good health (literally, vegetables and tofu keep things safe and sound, 青菜豆腐~) [B5 L12] 青青淡淡 qing1qing1dan4dan4 PV: light, delicate, simple [B5 L12] 口腹之慾 kou3fu4zhi1yu4 PV: to have a great appetite [B5 L12] // AV Chinese/B5/L13 容量 rong2liang4 N: capacity (as for computer memory), storage [B4 L09] [B5 L13] 攜帶 xi1dai4 V: to carry, to take [B5 L13] 問世 wen4shi4 V: to come out, to be released to the public for the first time, to be published for the first time, to be released to the market [B5 L13] 採取 cai3qu3 V: to adopt [B5 L13] 保留 bao3liu2 V: to retain [B5 L13] 同義字 tong2yi4zi4 N: synonym [B5 L13] 校正 jiao4zheng4 V: to revise [B5 L13] 全民英檢 quan2min2ying1jian3 N: General English Proficiency Test [B5 L13] 顯示 xian3shi4 V: to show, to indicate [B5 L13] 時差 shi2cha1 N: time difference, difference in time between different regions or countries [B5 L13] 貨幣 huo4bi4 N: money, currency [B5 L13] 度量衡 du4liang4heng2 N: weights and measures [B5 L13] 換算 huan4suan4 V: to convert, conversion [B5 L13] 靈敏 ling2min3 SV: to be smart, to be sharp [B5 L13] 熱潮 re4chao2 N: popular fad, practice in vogue [B5 L13] 誤導 wu4dao3 V: to be a bad influence, to mislead [B5 L13] 威脅 wei1xie2 V, N: to threaten, to imperil, to menace, to intimidate [B5 L13] 號稱 hao4cheng1 V: to claim to be [B5 L13] 收錄 shou1lu4 V: to collect [B5 L13] 字庫 zi4ku4 N: corpus [B5 L13] 內建 nei4jian4 V: built-in [B5 L13] 儲存 chu2cun2 V: to save [B5 L13] 提供 ti2gong1 V: to provide [B5 L13] 多元化 duo1yuan2hua4 V, AT, SV: to diversify; pluralization, plurality; to be diversified [B5 L13] 似乎 si4hu1 A: to seem, it appears as though [B5 L13] 缺點 que1dian3 N: drawback, weakness, flaw [B5 L13] 考驗 kao3yan4 N, V: test; to test, to put … to a test [B5 L13] 朝著 chao2zhe5 V: toward [B5 L13] 畢竟 bi4jing4 A: after all [B5 L13] 測試 ce4shi4 V: to try out, to test out, to experiment with [B5 L13] 快譯通 Kuai4yi4tong1 N: Instant Dict (brand of electronic dictionaries) [B5 L13] 無敵 Wu2di2 N: Besta (brand of electronic dictionaries) [B5 L13] 哈電族 Ha1dian4zu2 N: Hot Tech (brand of electronic dictionaries) [B5 L13] 推陳出新 tui1chen2chu1xin1 PV: to weed through the old in search of the new, to find new ways of doing things using old theories, to find something new in what is old, to improve upon something [B5 L13] // AV Chinese/B5/L14 飽和 bao3he2 N, SV, V: saturation; to be saturated; to saturate [B5 L14] 潛力 qian2li4 N: potential, latent capacity, potentiality [B5 L14] 風潮 feng1chao2 N: wave (of fashion, for example) [B5 L14] 衝擊 chong1ji2 V, N: to lash, to pound against, to strike against, to deal a blow to [B5 L14] 結構 jie2gou4 N: structure, construction, composition [B5 L14] 暢銷 chang4xiao1 SV, AT: to sell like hotcake, to sell really well [B5 L14] 週刊 zhou1kan1 N: weekly periodical, weekly publication [B5 L14] 零庫存 ling2ku4cun2 N: zero backlog, no additional excess inventory [B5 L14] 導致 dao3zhi4 V: to lead to, to result in, to cause [B5 L14] 萎縮 wei3suo1 V: to atrophy, to dry up and stink, to shrink back [B5 L14] 培養 pei2yang3 V: to develop [B5 L14] 相對地 xiang1dui4de5 A: to undergo a relative change, to change in a related fashion [B5 L14] 賺取 zhuan4qu3 V: to make money, to earn a salary [B5 L14] 外快 wai4kuai4 N: extra income, spare income [B5 L14] 現金卡 xian4jin1ka3 N: cash card [B5 L14] 忽視 hu1shi4 V: to ignore, to neglect, to overlook [B5 L14] 迎合 ying2he2 V: to cater to, to pander to [B5 L14] 因應 yin1ying4 V: to respond to a change, to adjust [B5 L14] 可觀 ke3guan1 SV: to be considerable, to be sizeable, to be impressive [B5 L14] 掏腰包 tao1yao1bao1 VO: to spend one's own money, to shell out cash, to make a contribution (literally, to pull one's purse or pocket) [B5 L14] 言情小說 yan2qing2xiao3shuo1 N: romantic novel [B5 L14] 服飾 fu2shi4 N: dress and personal adornment, costume and accessories [B5 L14] 書卡 shu1ka3 N: bookmark, book marker [B5 L14] 專櫃 zhuan1gui4 N: specialty counter in a store, department or section selling certain types of products (for example perfume) [B5 L14] 流連 liu2lian2 V: to be reluctant to leave, to be unwilling to part with [B5 L14] 興隆 xing1long2 SV: prosperous, thriving, flourishing [B5 L14] 指名 zhi3ming2 V: to mention by name, to single out by name [B5 L14] 闊綽 kuo4chuo4 SV, AT: to be living in luxury and extravagance; living in luxury and extravagance [B5 L14] 偶爾 ou3er3 A: occasionally, sometimes, once in a long while [B5 L14] 幾乎 ji1hu1 A: nearly, almost [B5 L14] 有錢有閒 you3qian2you3xian2 PV: to be idle and have a great deal of money; to have money and time; to be part of the leisure class, the idle rich [B5 L14] 雨後春筍 yu3hou4chun1sun3 PV: to expand dramatically, to grow rapidly (literally, like bamboo shoots after rain) [B5 L14] 生意興隆 sheng1yi4xing1long2 PV: business is brisk, business is booming [B5 L14] 出手闊綽 chu1shou3kuo4chuo4 PV: to spend extravagantly, to throw money around, to waste money (literally, to leave one's hand like spillling water) [B5 L14] 討價還價 tao3jia4huan2jia4 PV: to bargain, to haggle over a price [B5 L14] // AV Chinese/B5/L15 保守 bao3shou3 SV: to be conservative [B4 L07] 新潮 xin1chao2 SV, AT: to be trendy, to be avant-garde [B5 L15] 尖端 jian1duan1 N, AT: the most advanced, cutting-edge, state-of-the-art [B5 L15] 拼命 pin1ming4 VO: to risk one's life, to be reckless, to do something all one's might, to overdo something [B5 L15] 模式 mo2shi4 N: model [B5 L15] 豪宅 hao2zhai2 N: upmarket homes [B5 L15] 開伙 kai1huo3 V: to cook [B5 L15] 健身房 jian4shen1fang2 N: gym [B5 L15] 典型 dian3xing2 N, SV: typical case [B5 L15] 濃厚 nong2hou4 SV: dense, thick, intense, strong (n…) [B5 L15] 鄉土 xiang1tu3 N, AT: native soil, home town [B5 L15] 許可 xu3ke3 V, N: to allow, to permit; permission [B5 L15] 別墅 bie2shu4 N: villa, country house [B5 L15] 菜圃 cai4pu3 N: vegetable garden [B5 L15] 淘汰 tao2tai4 V, N, AT: to weed out [B5 L15] 謹慎 jin3shen4 A: to be careful [B5 L15] 擬定 ni3ding4 V: to draw up or map out a plan (訂 also possible) [B5 L15] 範圍 fan4wei2 N: scope, range [B5 L15] 理性 li3xing4 SV, A: to be rational [B5 L15] 打消念頭 da3xiao1nian4tou2 VO: to deter, to discourage, to desist from or in [B5 L15] 負債 fu4zhai4 VO, N: to be in debt [B5 L15] 投保 tou2bao3 V: to insure [B5 L15] 壽險 shou4xian3 N: life insurance [B5 L15] 缺乏 que1fa2 V: to lack, to be short of (…f…) [B5 L15] 規劃 gui1hua4 V, N: to plan; scheme [B5 L15] 冒險 mao4xian3 VO, SV: to take a risk [B5 L15] 擔憂 dan1you1 V: to worry about [B5 L15] 調職 diao4zhi2 VO: to transfer to a new post [B5 L15] 升遷 sheng1qian1 V: to be promoted, to get transferred to a higher position [B5 L15] 割愛 ge1ai4 V: to part with or give up something from one's treasures [B5 L15] 狂想 kuang2xiang3 N, AT: frivolity, uninhibitedness [B5 L15] 野心 ye3xin1 N: ambition [B5 L15] 少年老成 shao4nian2lao3cheng2 PV: young but competent, accomplished through young, mature through young in years [B5 L15] 芒刺在背 mang2ci4zai4bei4 PV: to be worried, to be ill at ease (literally, to have sharp prickles in the back) [B5 L15] 隨遇而安 sui2yu4er2an1 PV: to feel at ease under all circumstances [B5 L15] 飄忽不定 piao1hu1bu2ding4 PV: to have no fixed address, to be transient (literally, to float about in the air without a fixed direction) [B5 L15] 憂患意識 you1huan4yi4shi4 PV: to be conscious of one's troubles or worries [B5 L15] 旦夕禍福 dan4xi4huo4fu2 PV: unpredictable twists of fate chhanging one's fortune (literally, fortune and misfortune arise between dawn and dusk) [B5 L15] 維持現狀 wei2chi2xian4zhuang4 PV: to maintain the status quo [B5 L15] // AV Chinese/B5/L16 齣 chu1 M: measure word for dramatic pieces [B4 L05] 掌中戲 zhang3zhong1xi4 N: hand-puppet performance, puppet show (z…, also 布袋戲) [B5 L16] 茶藝 cha2yi4 N: the art of preparing tea [B5 L16] 結緣 jie2yuan2 VO: to form a connection or bond, to associate on good terms, to have a bond or connection [B5 L16] 執著 zhi2zhuo2 V, SV: to be committed to a cause or issue [B5 L16] 民俗技藝 min2su2ji4yi4 N: arts or crafts unique to a certain people [B5 L16] 贏得 ying2de2 V: to win, to gain [B5 L16] 掌聲 zhang3sheng1 N: clapping, applause [B5 L16] 巡迴 xun2hui2 V, AT: to circulate, to make rounds, to make a circuit of, to tour around [B5 L16] 迷戀 mi2lian4 V: to be infatuated with, to indulge in [B5 L16] 雅事 ya3shi4 N: the refined activities of the intelligentsia [B5 L16] 品茗 pin3ming2 VO: to drink tea with critical appreciation of its taste and quality, to savor a cup of good tea [B5 L16] 時髦 shi2mao2 SV, AT: to be stylish, to be fashionable, to be in vogue; stylish, fashionable [B5 L16] 燙壺 tang4hu2 VO: to heat a pot of tea [B5 L16] 溫杯 wen1bei1 VO: to warm the tea cup [B5 L16] 注水 zhu4shui3 VO: to pour water [B5 L16] 禮數 li3shu4 N: different grades of courtesy based on differences in one's rank [B5 L16] 謙遜 qian1xun4 SV, AT: to be modest and unassuming [B5 L16] 不鏽鋼 bu2xiu4gang1 N: stainless steel, non-rusting steel [B5 L16] 滑溜 hua2liu1 SV, AT: to be smooth, to be slippery [B5 L16] 茶齡 cha2ling2 N: length of time spent acquainting oneself with tea, often said in regard to the practice of a tea specialist [B5 L16] 平均 ping2jun1 V, SV, AT: to average; to be average; on average [B5 L16] 仰慕 yang3mu4 V: to hold somebody in high esteem, to greatly respect someone [B5 L16] 中意 zhong4yi4 V: to be to one's liking; to be to one's preference [B5 L16] 分享 fen1xiang3 V: to share [B5 L16] 編寫 bian1xie3 V: to compile [B5 L16] 木偶 mu4ou3 N: hand puppet, wooden carved figure [B5 L16] 傳神 chuan2shen2 SV: to be vivid, to be life-like [B5 L16] 結合 jie2he2 V: to combine, to integrate [B5 L16] 記憶 ji4yi4 N, V: memory, recollection; to memorize [B5 L16] 大江南北 da4jiang1nan2bei3 PV: throughout a vast area (literally, both sides of the Yangzi River, which is the dividing line between North and South China) [B5 L16] 雕梁畫棟 diao1liang2hua4dong4 PV: an ornate building (literally, carved beams and painted rafters) [B5 L16] 入口即化 ru4kou3ji2hua4 PV: to melt in one's mouth [B5 L16] 回味無窮 hui2wei4wu2qiong2 PV: to endlessly enjoy in retrospect, to ponder and savor over and over again, unforgettable [B5 L16] 兩頰生津 liang3jia2sheng1jin1 PV: to be mouth-watering, to whet one's appetite [B5 L16] 悲歡離合 bei1huan1li2he2 PV: sorrows of partings and joys of reunions, the varied and often bitter experiences that life has to offer [B5 L16] 人情世事 ren2qing2shi4shi4 PV: human feelings, sympathies and the affairs of human life, the way of the world, the ways of human beings and society [B5 L16] 栩栩如生 xu3xu3ru2sheng1 PV: to be life-like, to be true-to-life [B5 L16] 李天祿 Li3 Tian1lu4 N: famous puppeteer (Li Tianlu, 1910-1998) [B5 L16] 亦宛然 Yi4wan3ran2 N: puppet theater troupe (Yiwanran) [B5 L16] 宜興 Yi2xing1 N: county in Jiangsu, famous for the locally manufactured teapots (Yixing) [B5 L16] 鶯歌 Ying1ge1 N: village in Taiwan, famous for its pottery (Yingge) [B5 L16] 武夷茶 Wu3yi2cha2 N: tea from the Wuyi mountain area in Fujian [B5 L16] 唐朝 Tang2 Chao2 N: Tang dynasty of China (618-907 CE) [B5 L16] 陸羽 Lu4yu3 N: a Tang dynasty man particularly fond of tea, who wrote 茶經, a book about tea (Luyu) [B5 L16] 茶經 Cha2jing1 N: a book dating from the Tang dynasty, touching on various aspects of cultivating and drinking tea (Chajing) [B5 L16] 戲夢人生 Xi4meng4 Ren2sheng1 N: 1993 Taiwanese movie by 侯孝賢 (The Puppetmaster) [B5 L16] // AV Chinese/B5/L17 午 wu3 BF: noon, midday [B1 L10]; N: 7th of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the horse (馬) [B5 L17] 陸地 lu4di4 N: dry land [B3 L14] [B5 L17] 生肖 sheng1xiao4 N: one or all of the twelve symbols or signs of the Chinese horoscope, each of these signs is represented by an animal, different every year in a twelve-year cycle [B5 L17] 籍貫 ji2guan4 N: one's hometown, one's native soil [B5 L17] 屬 shu3 V: to belong to the sign of … , to be governed by the sign of … [B5 L17] 確實 que4shi2 A: to be reliable, to be certain, to be true [B5 L17] 文獻 wen2xian4 N: document, literature [B5 L17] 記載 ji4zai4 V: to state, to document, to record [B5 L17] 地支 di4zhi1 V: Terrestrial Branches used in conjuction with the Celestial Stems, the twelve Chinese horoscopic symbols [B5 L17] 順序 shun4xu4 N: order, sequence [B5 L17] 排列 pai2lie4 V: to arrange in order, to fall into rank [B5 L17] 諳 an1 V: to be skilled in, to know well, to be versed in, to be familiar with [B5 L17] 央求 yang1qiu2 V: to beg, to implore, to entreat [B5 L17] 岸邊 an4bian1 N: bank, coast, shore [B5 L17] 躍 yue4 V: to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound (also pronounced yào) [B5 L17] 落選 luo4xuan3 VO: to lose an election, to not be selected, to be unable to make the list in an election [B5 L17] 形象 xing2xiang4 N: image [B5 L17] 印證 yin4zheng4 V: to verify, to confirm, to corroborate [B5 L17] 舉止 ju3zhi3 N: bearing, manner, behavior, air [B5 L17] 善於 shan4yu2 V: to be adept at, to be good at [B5 L17] 機警 ji1jing3 SV, AT: to be alert, to be quick-witted, to be sharp, to be vigilant [B5 L17] 悠閒 you1xian2 SV: to be leisurely, to be unhurried, to be carefree [B5 L17] 固執 gu4zhi2 SV: to be obstinate, to be stubborn, to be opinionated [B5 L17] 性情 xing4qing2 N: temperament, disposition [B5 L17] 仔細 zi3xi4 SV, A: careful, painstaking [B5 L17] 圖騰獸 tu2teng2shou4 N: totemic animals, animals with religious or symbolic significance [B5 L17] 年神 nian2shen2 N: deities and spirits assigned to a year [B5 L17] 星座 xing1zuo4 N: constellation of stars [B5 L17] 逢 feng2 V: to come across [B5 L17] 值年 zhi2nian2 AT: to be something for a year, to act as something on a yearly basis [B5 L17] 吉祥 ji2xiang2 SV, AT: to be auspicious, to be favorable, to be propitious, to be lucky [B5 L17] 奔騰 ben1teng2 V: to gallop (for a horse), to surge forward, to roll on in waves [B5 L17] 歲月 sui4yue4 N: time, years [B5 L17] 玉皇大帝 Yu4huang2 Da4di4 N: Jade Emperor, the supreme deity of Daoism [B5 L17] 埃及 Ai1ji2 N: Egypt [B5 L17] 巴比倫 Ba1bi3lun2 N: Babylon [B5 L17] 一席之地 yi4xi2zhi1di4 PV: a place or position which one occupies [B5 L17] 津津樂道 jin1jin1le4dao4 PV: to talk about with great relish, to take a great delight in talking about [B5 L17] 令人捧腹 ling4ren2peng3fu4 PV: to make people hold their sides with laughter, to make others burst into laughing [B5 L17] 威風凜凜 wei1feng1lin3lin3 PV: to be imposing, to be awe-inspiring [B5 L17] 子 zi3 N: 1st of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the rat (鼠) [B5 L17] 丑 chou3 N: 2nd of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the ox (牛) [B5 L17] 寅 yin2 N: 3rd of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the tiger (虎) [B5 L17] 卯 mao3 N: 4th of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the rabbit (兔) [B5 L17] 辰 chen2 N: 5th of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the dragon (龍) [B5 L17] 巳 si4 N: 6th of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the snake (蛇) [B5 L17] 未 wei4 N: 8th of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the sheep (羊) [B5 L17] 申 shen1 N: 9th of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the monkey (猴) [B5 L17] 酉 you3 N: 10th of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the chicken or rooster (雞) [B5 L17] 戌 xu1 N: 11th of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the dog (雞) [B5 L17] 亥 hai4 N: 12th of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, symbolized by the pig (猪) [B5 L17] 水瓶座 Shui3ping2zuo4 N: Aquarius (Water Bearer), Western astrological sign (January 21-February 19) [B5 L17] 雙魚座 Shuang1yu2zuo4 N: Pisces (Fish), Western astrological sign (February 20-March 20) [B5 L17] 白羊座 Bai2yang2zuo4 N: Aries (Ram), Western astrological sign (March 21-April 20, also with 牡 as the first character) [B5 L17] 金牛座 Jin1niu2zuo4 N: Taurus (Bull), Western astrological sign (April 21-March 21) [B5 L17] 雙子座 Shuang1zi3zuo4 N: Gemini (Twins), Western astrological sign (May 22-June 21) [B5 L17] 巨蟹座 Ju4xie4zuo4 N: Cancer (Crab), Western astrological sign (June 22-July 22) [B5 L17] 獅子座 Shi1zi3zuo4 N: Leo (Lion), Western astrological sign (July 23-August 23) [B5 L17] 處女座 Chu3nü3zuo4 N: Virgo (Virgin), Western astrological sign (August 24-September 23) [B5 L17] 天坪座 Tian1ping2zuo4 N: Libra (Balance), Western astrological sign (September 24-October 23) [B5 L17] 天蠍座 Tian1xie1zuo4 N: Scorpio (Scorpion), Western astrological sign (October 24-November 22) [B5 L17] 射手座 She4shou3zuo4 N: Sagittarius (Archer), Western astrological sign (November 23-December 21) [B5 L17] 摩羯座 Mo2jie2zuo4 N: Capricorn (Goat), Western astrological sign (December 22-January 20) [B5 L17] // AV Chinese/B5/L18 演變 yan3bian4 V, N: to develop and change, to evolve [B5 L18] 銅器 tong2qi4 N: copperware, brassware, bronzeware [B5 L18] 墨 mo4 N: ink, ink stick [B5 L18] 硯 yan4 N: inkstone, inkslab used for mixing and holding ink for Chinese calligraphy [B5 L18] 印刷體 yin4shua1ti3 N: printed form [B5 L18] 正楷 zheng4kai3 N: standard script of modern Chinese calligraphy [B5 L18] 富有 fu4you3 SV: to be rich, to be wealthy [B5 L18] 典雅 dian3ya3 SV: to be refined, to be elegant (of a writing style or diction) [B5 L18] 磨滅 mo2mie4 V: to wear away, to obliterate [B5 L18] 通行 tong1xing2 V: to pass through unimpeded [B5 L18] 經歷 jing1li4 V, N: to undergo, to experience; experience [B5 L18] 文盲 wen2mang2 N: illiterate [B5 L18] 暢遊 chang4you2 V: trip for pleasure [B5 L18] 碑銘 bei1ming2 N: part of an inscriptional writing, usually in rhyme [B5 L18] 匾額 bian3e2 N: wooden tablet, usually with an inscription upon it [B5 L18] 題字 ti2zi4 N, VO: inscription [B5 L18] 接觸 jie1chu4 V: to touch, to get in touch with [B5 L18] 古籍 gu3ji2 N: ancient books [B5 L18] 經典 jing1dian3 N: classics [B5 L18] 茫然 mang2ran2 SV, A: to be perplexed, to be confounded, to be ignorant, to be in the dark [B5 L18] 契約 qi4yue1 N: contract, agreement [B5 L18] 旁 pang2 N: lateral radical of a Chinese character, placed either on the right or left side [B5 L18] 商榷 shang1que4 V: to discuss, to consider, to deliberate [B5 L18] 譬如 pi4ru2 V: to take … for example, for instance, such as [B5 L18] 困惑 kun4huo4 SV: bewildered, confused [B5 L18] 推敲 tui1qiao1 V: to guess, to deliberate [B5 L18] 會意 hui4yi4 N, V: understanding, knowing [B5 L18] 刪除 shan1chu2 V: to delete [B5 L18] 輪廓 lun2kuo4 N: a rough sketch, a profile [B5 L18] 目前 mu4qian2 N: now, at present [B5 L18] 繼之而起 ji4zhi1er2qi3 PV: to be the successor to; style, fashion or methodology that follows another [B5 L18] 方方正正 fang1fang1zheng4zheng4 PV: to be well-organized, to be perfect, to be well-formed [B5 L18] 一筆不苟 yi4bi3bu4gou3 PV: to write characters in which every stroke is placed perfectly (literally, not even one stroke is negligent) [B5 L18] 龍飛鳳舞 long2fei1feng4wu3 PV: to write calligraphy with lively flourishes, to do something with lively flourishes (literally, with dragons flying and phoenixes dancing) [B5 L18] 行雲流水 xing2yun2liu2shui3 PV: to write calligraphy with a very natural and flowing style, to do something with a natural and flowing style (literally, moving clouds and flowing water) [B5 L18] 殷商 Yin1 Shang1 N: Shang dynasty (1800-1200 BCE), later renamed Yin [B5 L18] 甲骨文 jia3gu3wen2 N: oracle-bone inscriptions (on tortoise shells) [B5 L18] 金文 jin1wen2 N: Bronze inscriptions [B5 L18] 大篆 da4zhuan4 N: large-seal style, an ancient style of calligraphy from the Zhou dynasty [B5 L18] 秦始皇 Qin2 Shi3huang2 N: First Emperor of Qin (Qin Shihuang, 259-210 BCE) [B5 L18] 小篆 xiao3zhuan4 N: small-seal style, a style of calligraphy adopted during the Qin dynasty for the purpose of standardization [B5 L18] 漢朝 Han4 Chao2 N: Han dynasty (206 BCE-219 CE) [B5 L18] 隸書 li4shu1 N: an ancient style of calligraphy used by the Han dynasty [B5 L18] 楷書 kai3shu1 N: regular script [B5 L18] 行書 xing2shu1 N: running script, running hand, one of the major categories of Chinese calligraphy [B5 L18] 草書 cao3shu1 N: cursive style in calligraphy, running hand, current handwriting [B5 L18] // AV Chinese/B5/L19 顆 ke1 M: measure word for small, round things (teeth in particular) [B4 L06] 宇宙 yu3zhou4 N: universe, cosmos [B5 L19] 星球 xing1qiu2 N: celestial body (for example, a planet) [B5 L19] 生存 sheng1cun2 V: to exist, to subsist [B5 L19] 探討 tan4tao3 V, N: to investigate, to study, to explore possibilities; to discuss causes or effects [B5 L19] 究竟 jiu4jing4 A: used in questions for emphasis, roughly equal to "What on Earth?"; after all [B5 L19] 誕生 dan4sheng1 V: to come into being, to emerge, to be born [B5 L19] 嬰兒 ying1er2 N: baby, infant [B5 L19] 預估 yu4gu1 V: to estimate [B5 L19] 死亡率 si3wang2lü4 N: mortality rate, death rate [B5 L19] 降低 jiang4di1 V: to reduce, to lower [B5 L19] 幾何級數 ji3he2ji2shu4 N: geometric progression, exponential increase [B5 L19] 攀升 pan1sheng1 V: to go up, to move to a higher level [B5 L19] 開發中 kai1fa1zhong1 AT: to be developing, (~國家) to be a developing country [B5 L19] 未開發 wei4kai1fa1 AT: to be undeveloped, to be uncultivated [B5 L19] 膨脹 peng2zhang4 V: to inflate, to expand, to swell [B5 L19] 外匯 wai4hui4 N: foreign exchange, foreign currency [B5 L19] 饑荒 ji1huang1 N: famine, crop failure [B5 L19] 節育 jie2yu4 VO: birth control [B5 L19] 一胎化 yi4tai1hua4 N: practice of allowing only one child per family (literally, single birth-ization) [B5 L19] 阻擋 zu3dang3 V: to stop, to stem, to resist [B5 L19] 洪流 hong2liu2 N: mighty torrent, powerful current [B5 L19] 發達 fa1da2 SV: to prosper, to develop, to be successful [B5 L19] 壽命 shou4ming4 N: life-span [B5 L19] 延長 yan2chang2 V: to extend, to prolong, to lengthen [B5 L19] 失衡 shi1heng2 V: to lose balance, to fall out of balance [B5 L19] 奉養 feng4yang4 V: to support parents [B5 L19] 撫育 fu3yu4 V: to rear, to bring up [B5 L19] 殆盡 dai4jin4 A: to use up, to die out [B5 L19] 閃亮 shan3liang4 AT, V: to be shiny, to glitter, to glimmer [B5 L19] 南斯拉夫 Nan2si1la1fu1 N: Yugoslavia [B5 L19] 人滿為患 ren2man3wei2huan4 PV: overpopulation problem, to suffer from overcrowding [B5 L19] 無窮無盡 wu2qiong2wu2jin4 PV: inexhaustible, endless [B5 L19] // AV Chinese/B5/L20 該 gai1 AV: should [B1 L12]; CV(-N): it's …'s turn [B4 L12]; DEM: the (as a determiner) [B5 L20] 救濟 jiu4ji4 V, N: to provide relief, to relieve, to succor [B5 L20] 自立 zi4li4 AT: able to stand on one's own, self-supporting, independent, self-sustainable [B5 L20] 社會主義 she4hui4zhu3yi4 N: socialism [B5 L20] 存在 cun2zai4 N, V: to exist [B5 L20] 界定 jie4ding4 V: to classify, to delimit, to set terms by which to define something [B5 L20] 測量 ce4liang2 V: to measure, to survey [B5 L20] 貧窮線 pin2qiong2xian4 N: poverty line [B5 L20] 核准 he2zhun3 V, N: to approve; approval [B5 L20] 謙卑 qian1bei1 SV, AT: to be humble, to be self-depreciating [B5 L20] 苛責 ke1ze2 V: to be harsh and demanding, to be severely critical [B5 L20] 口吻 kou3wen3 N: tone, connotation of what is being said [B5 L20] 爭取 zheng1qu3 V: to strive for, to fight for [B5 L20] 宣揚 xuan1yang2 V: to advocate, to propagate, to promote [B5 L20] 期待 qi2dai4 V, N: to expect, to look forward to [B5 L20] 脫離 tuo1li2 V: to break away from, to divorce oneself from, to separate oneself from [B5 L20] 擴張 kuo4zhang1 V, N: to stretch, to extend, to expand [B5 L20] 後遺症 hou4yi2zheng4 N: aftermath or after effects of a disease or accident, a side effect [B5 L20] 理念 li3nian4 N: rational concept, rationality [B5 L20] 消滅 xiao1mie4 V: to wipe out, to eliminate, to destroy, to eradicate [B5 L20] 憧憬 chong1jing3 N, V: yearning or longing for something; to long for or to yearn for something [B5 L20] 妥善 tuo3shan4 A, SV: to be proper, to be appropriate, to be fitting [B5 L20] 情操 qing2cao1 N: moral integrity, sentiment, sensibilities [B5 L20] 尊嚴 zun1yan2 N: dignity, honor [B5 L20] 堅忍 jian1ren3 SV, AT: to be determined, to be dedicated, to have fortitude, to be steadfast and persevering; determination, dedication, fortitude [B5 L20] 意志 yi4zhi4 N: will, volition [B5 L20] 途徑 tu2jing4 N: channel, way, path [B5 L20] 倫理 lun2li3 N: ethics, morality, moral principles [B5 L20] 爭議 zheng1yi4 N, V: dispute, debate [B5 L20] 舒緩 shu1huan3 V: to relax, to take one's leisure [B5 L20] 策略 ce4lüe4 N: strategy [B5 L20] 課題 ke4ti2 N: topic or an assignment for study or discussion, a task or challenge to be dealt with [B5 L20] 尚無定論 shang4wu2ding4lun4 PV: to still remain an open, unanswered question; to be unresolved, to be without a final conclusion [B5 L20] 互助互惠 hu4zhu4hu4hui4 PV: to be mutually beneficial, to help each other [B5 L20] 自給自足 zi4ji3zi4zu2 PV: to be self-sufficient, to be self-supporting [B5 L20] 破壞無遺 po4huai4wu2yi2 PV: to be damaged beyond repair, to be unrecoverably mined [B5 L20] 有恃無恐 you3shi4wu2kong3 PV: there is no fear when one has something to fall back upon, to be fearless because of strong backing [B5 L20] 以工代賑 yi3gong1dai4zhen4 PV: public-work projects giving the poor and unemployed an opportunity to earn a living, to relieve people in disaster areas by giving them employment instead of an outright grant (literally, to use work as a relief) [B5 L20]