// Unit 1/L1/Day1 月[月] yue4 noun 1 moon 2 month 3 monthly 4 fullmoon-shaped; round 水[水] shui3 noun 1 water 2 river 3 general term for rivers, lakes, seas, etc.; water 4 liquid 5 extra charges or incomes 6 (Shuǐ) a surname adjective dialect poorly made; shoddy measure word washing (of a garment) 土[土] tu3 noun 1 soil; earth 2 land; ground adjective 1 local; native 2 homemade; indigenous (opp. 洋) 3 unrefined; unenlightened 4 (crude) opium 木[木] mu4 noun 1 tree 2 timber; wood 3 made of wood; wooden 4 coffin adjective 1 simple; plain 2 numb; wooden 3 slow-witted; stupid 百[百] bai3 number hundred adjective numerous; all kinds of 千[千] qian1 number 1 thousand 2 a great amount of; a great number of noun (Qiān) a surname meaningless bound form 万[萬] wan4 number 1 ten thousand 2 a very great number; myriad adverb [in the negative] absolutely; under all circumstances noun (Wàn) a surname 人[人] ren2 noun 1 human being; person; people 2 adult human being 3 other people; other(s) 4 [used rhetorically in place of the first personal pronoun, often expressing displeasure] 5 person considered as a worker or employee; hand; manpower 6 physical, psychological, or moral quality or condition of a given individual; personality 7 everybody; each 8 [as a suffix] person of certain places, jobs or properties; person engaging in certain activity 9 real person; true man; man of integrity // Unit 1/L2/P1 老师[老師] lao3shi1 noun 1 teacher; schoolmaster 2 courteous [in direct address] professor; Mr. (or Mrs., Miss, Ms.) 马[馬] Ma3 1 surname Ma 2 abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚Mǎláixīyà [马来西亚] 小[小] xiao3 noun 1 little ones; children 2 dated concubine adjective 1 small; little; petty; minor (opp. 大) 2 young (opp. 大, 老) 3 the last in order of seniority; youngest 4 [before names of animals to indicate the young] 5 [before family name, given name, etc.] 6 self-deprecating my; our adverb of short duration; for a while 文[文] Wen2 surname Wen 王[王] Wang2 surname Wang 您好[您好] nin2hao3 hello (polite) 您[您] nin2 pronoun courteous you 请问[請問] qing3wen4 verb 1 courteous excuse me; please 2 we should like to ask; it may be asked; one may ask 请[請] qing3 verb 1 request; ask 2 invite; engage 3 courteous please 4 dated buy holy sacrificial things, such as joss sticks, candles, paper horses and Buddha shrines 问[問] wen4 verb 1 ask; inquire (opp. 答) 2 ask (or inquire) after 3 interrogate; examine 4 hold responsible; intervene 5 Chinese medicine (one of the four methods of diagnosis) interrogate preposition ask (sb.) for sth. noun 1 literary message; letter; news 2 question 贵姓[貴姓] gui4xing4 noun courteous (your honourable) surname 贵[貴] gui4 adjective 1 expensive; costly; dear (opp. 贱) 2 highly valued; valuable 3 of high rank; noble (opp. 贱) 4 courteous your noun (Guì) abbreviation Guizhou Province 姓[姓] xing4 noun surname; family (or clan) name verb be surnamed 我[我] wo3 pronoun 1 I; me 2 we; us 3 my; our 4 [with 你 in parallel structures] one; anyone 5 self 你[你] ni3 pronoun 1 you [second person singular] 2 you [second person plural] 3 [referring to any person] you; one; anyone 4 [with 我 or 他 in parallel structures to indicate several or many people behaving the same way] 叫[叫] jiao4 verb 1 cry; shout 2 call; greet 3 hire; order 4 name; call adjective dialect male (animal) verb 1 ask; order; tell 2 permit; allow preposition [in a passive sentence to introduce the doer of the action] 什么[什麼] shen2me5 pronoun 1 [before a noun or by itself] what 2 something; anything 3 [before 也 or 都] any; every 4 [used correlatively with another 什么] whatever 5 [expressing anger, surprise, censure or negation] 6 [expressing disapproval or disagreement] 7 things like; such as; and so on; and what not 名字[名字] ming2zi5 noun 1 name; given name 2 name (of a thing) 3 dated linguistics noun 是[是] shi4 verb 1 [used like “be” before nouns or pronouns to identify, describe or amplify the subject] 2 [after nouns denoting place or position to express existence] 3 [with 的 at the end of the sentence, to indicate category, characteristic, etc.] 4 [emphasizing a certain part of a sentence] a [before the subject to stress it] b [after a verb or adjective plus 的, to stress the predicate] c [before the object, adverbial, etc. to be stressed] d [pronounced with stress; indicating certainty] 5 be just right 6 [before nouns at the beginning of the sentence, followed by 都 or 就] every; all; any 7 [between two identical words] a [used together with 就 or 总 to indicate actuality] b [in a clause of concession] c [in two parallel clauses to indicate mutual exclusiveness] d [in two or three parallel clauses to indicate thoroughness or excellence of performance] 8 [in yes-no questions] 9 [in alternative questions] verb 1 [in affirmative answers] yes; right 2 literary praise; justify adjective correct; right noun right (opp. 非) pronoun literary this; that 学生[學生] xue2sheng5 noun 1 student; pupil 2 disciple; follower 3 dialect boy; lad 吗[嗎] ma5 auxiliary 1 [at the end of a question] 2 [as a pause in a sentence before introducing the main point] 3 [at the end of a rhetorical question] 呢[呢] ne5 auxiliary 1 [at the end of a special, alternative, or rhetorical question] 2 [at the end of a declarative sentence to reinforce the assertion] 3 [at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate the continuation of an action or a state] 4 [used to mark a pause] 很[很] hen3 adverb very; very much; quite 高兴[高興] gao1xing4 adjective glad; happy; cheerful (opp. 伤心) verb 1 be glad; be happy; be cheerful 2 be willing to; be happy to 认识[認識] ren4shi5 verb know; understand; recognize noun philosophy understanding; knowledge; cognition 也[也] ye3 auxiliary classical 1 [at the end of a sentence, indicating an explanation or a judgment] 2 [at the end of a question or rhetorical question] 3 [in the middle of a sentence, marking off a sentence element about which there is to be a statement] adverb 1 also; too; as well; either 2 [for emphasis, often before a negative expression] 3 [used correlatively with 虽然, 即使, etc.] still; yet 4 [in a hesitant or guarded statement] // Unit 1/L2/P2 张[張] Zhang1 surname Zhang 英[英] ying1 noun 1 literary flower; petal 2 hero; outstanding person 3 (Yīng) a surname noun abbreviation VARIANT OF 34809344英国ying1guo2英国 Britain; England; UK music 李[李] Li3 surname Li 丽[麗] li4 adjective beautiful; pretty noun (Lì) a surname verb literary depend on; attach oneself to 林[林] Lin2 1 surname Lin 2 Japanese surname Hayashi 大[大] da4 adjective 1 big; large; great (opp. 小) 2 heavy (rain, etc.); strong (wind, etc.) (opp. 小) 3 loud (opp. 小) 4 general; main; major 5 (of age, usu. of a child or youth) old (opp. 小) 6 eldest 7 courteous your adverb 1 greatly; fully 2 in a big way; on a big (or large) scale; with all-out efforts; vigorously 3 [before a time word, etc. to show emphasis] noun dialect 1 father 2 father's brother; uncle 早[早] zao3 noun (early) morning adjective 1 early; in advance; beforehand 2 polite expression good morning adverb long ago; as early as; for a long time 这[這] zhe4 pronoun 1 this 2 now 位[位] wei4 noun 1 place; location 2 position; post; rank 3 throne 4 mathematics place; figure; digit 5 computing bit measure word courteous [for people] 谁[誰] shei2 (shuí) pronoun 1 who 2 [in rhetorical questions] who 3 someone; anyone 4 [before 都 or 也] everyone; anyone 5 [repeated in two phrases] whoever 6 [as both subject and object to indicate two different people] 同学[同學] tong2xue2 noun 1 fellow student; schoolmate 2 [addressing a student] verb (-//-) attend the same school; be a schoolmate of 陆军[陸軍] lu4jun1 noun ground (or land) force; army 陆[陸] lu4 noun 1 land 2 land route; by land 3 (Lù) a surname 军[軍] jun1 noun 1 armed forces; army; troops 2 army (consisting of two or more divisions) 不[不] bu4 adverb 1 [before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs; never before the verb 有] not; won't; not want to 2 [before certain nouns to form an adjective] un-; in- 3 [used alone or with a particle in responses] not so; no 4 colloquial [at the end of a sentence to indicate a question] 5 [between a verb and its complement] cannot 6 [inserted within a reduplication, usu. preceded by 什么] no matter (how, where, etc.) 7 [used correlatively with 就] if not... (then...); either...or 8 [in polite formulas only] don't; needn't 空军[空軍] kong1jun1 noun air force 空[空] kong1 adjective empty; hollow; void; unoccupied; vacant noun sky; air adverb for nothing; in vain 那[那] na4 pronoun that conjunction then; in that case 我们[我們] wo3men5 pronoun we; us 们[們] men5 affix 1 [after personal pronoun or a noun referring to a person to form the plural] 2 [in personification after a noun referring to an object or an animal to form the plural] 3 [after the name of a person to mean people of the same kind, or to mean his or her associates] 的[的] de5 auxiliary 1 [after an attribute] 2 [forming a noun phrase or nominal expression] 3 [after a verb or between a verb and its object to stress an element of the sentence] 4 [at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis] 5 [expressing the idea of “of that kind”] VARIANT OF 19760640得de2得 dé 3 verb fit; suit 班长[班長] ban1zhang3 noun 1 class monitor; class captain 2 military squad leader 3 (work) team leader 他[他] ta1 pronoun 1 he; him; his 2 [for either sex when it is either unknown or unimportant] 3 [before or after a person's name for emphasis] 4 [used as a meaningless object, for emphasis or in fun] 5 usually literary other; another; some other noun (Tā) a surname 海军[海軍] hai3jun1 noun navy 海[海] hai3 noun 1 sea or big lake 2 great number of people or things coming together 3 (Hǎi) a surname adjective 1 extra large; of great capacity 2 dialect [usu. followed by 了 or 啦] countless 3 dated foreign; imported adverb dialect randomly; aimlessly 海军陆战队[海軍陸戰隊] hai3jun1lu4zhan4dui4 marine corps; marines 队[隊] dui4 noun 1 row of people; line 2 team; group 3 abbreviation Young Pioneers measure word file; line; row 上士[上士] shang4shi4 noun (PRC and US Army) sergeant, first class; (Brit. Army) staff sergeant; (PRC and US Navy) petty officer, first class; (Brit. Navy) chief petty officer; (PRC and US Air Force) technical sergeant; (Brit. Air Force) flight sergeant; (US Marine Corps) technical sergeant or staff sergeant; (Brit. Marine Corps) colour sergeant 中士[中士] zhong1shi4 noun (PRC, US & Brit. Army, Brit. Air Force, US & Brit. Marine Corps) sergeant; (PRC & US Navy) petty officer, second class; (Brit. Navy) petty officer, first class; (PRC & US Air Force) staff sergeant 下士[下士] xia4shi4 noun military (PRC, US & Brit. Army, Brit. Air Force, US & Brit. Marine Corps) corporal; (PRC Air Force) Sergeant; (PRC, US Navy) petty officer, third class; (Brit. Navy) petty officer, second class 士[士] shi4 noun 1 soldier; armyman 2 noncommissioned officer 3 person trained in a certain field 4 (commendable) person 5 archaic bachelor (in ancient China) 6 archaic social class, between officials (大夫) and the common people (庶民) 7 scholar 8 bodyguard, one of the pieces in Chinese chess 一等兵[一等兵] yi1deng3bing1 noun (US Army&US Marine Corps) private, first class; (Brit. Army) lance corporal; (US Navy) seaman, first class; (Brit. Navy) leading seaman; (US Air Force) airman, first class; (Brit. Air Force) senior aircraftsman;(Brit. Marine Corps) marine, first class 二等兵[二等兵] er4deng3bing1 noun (US and Brit. Army, US Marine Corps) private; (US Navy) seaman, second class; (Brit. Navy) able seaman; (US Air Force) airman, second class; (Brit. Air Force) leading aircraftsman; (Brit. Marine Corps) marine, second class 三等兵[三等兵] san1deng3bing1 (US Army) basic private; (US Navy) apprentice seaman; (US Air Force) airman, third class 等[等] deng3 noun 1 class; grade; rank 2 kind; sort verb wait; await adjective equal; equivalent preposition when; till auxiliary 1 literary [after a personal pronoun or name to show plurality] 2 and so on; and so forth; etc. 3 [indicating the end of an enumeration] 兵[兵] bing1 noun 1 weapons; arms 2 soldier; army; troops 3 rank-and-file soldier; private 4 warfare; military affairs 5 (in chess) pawn // Unit 1/L2/P3 太太[太太] tai4tai5 noun 1 Mrs; Madame 2 mistress of a household; madam; lady 3 [usu. preceded by a personal pronoun] wife 4 dialect (paternal) great-grandmother or great-grandfather 对[對] dui4 noun antithetical couplet; couplet verb 1 answer; reply 2 treat; cope with; counter 3 train on; direct at 4 bring (two things) into contact; fit together 5 suit; agree; get along 6 compare; check; identify; verify 7 set; adjust 8 mix; add 9 divide into halves adjective 1 opposite; opposing 2 right; correct adverb mutual; face to face preposition with regard to; concerning measure word pair; couple 中文系[中文系] Zhong1wen2xi4 Chinese department 中文[中文] Zhong1wen2 noun Chinese (language or writing) (opp. 外文) 系[系] xi4 noun 1 system; series 2 department (in a college); faculty 3 geology system 哪[哪] na3 pronoun 1 [in questions] which; what 2 [in statements to indicate sth. indefinite] whichever; any that adverb [in rhetorical questions to express negation] 国[國] guo2 noun 1 country; nation; state 2 best of the nation 3 abbreviation Kuomintang (KMT) 4 (Guó) a surname adjective 1 of the state; national 2 of our country; Chinese 她[她] ta1 pronoun she; her 中国[中國] Zhong1guo2 noun China 父母[父母] fu4mu3 noun father and mother; parents 都[都] dou1 adverb 1 all 2 [with 是 to show the cause] 3 even 4 already 美国[美國] Mei3guo2 noun the United States of America (USA); the United States; America 父亲[父親] fu4qin5 noun father 母亲[母親] mu3qin5 noun mother 韩国[韓國] Han2guo2 South Korea; The Republic of Korea (ROK) 说[說] shuo1 verb 1 speak; talk; say 2 explain 3 scold 4 act as matchmaker 5 refer to; indicate noun theory; teachings; doctrine 韩语[韓語] Han2yu3 Korean (language) 语[語] yu3 noun 1 language; tongue 2 set phrase; proverb; saying 3 nonlinguistic means of communicating ideas; sign; signal 4 words; expression 5 (of birds, insects, etc.) twitter verb speak; say 对了[對了] dui4le5 1 Correct! 2 Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) 3 Oh, by the way, ... 电话号码[電話號碼] dian4hua4 hao4ma3 telephone number 电话[電話] dian4hua4 noun 1 telephone; phone 2 phone call 电[電] dian4 noun 1 electricity 2 telegram; cable 3 telephone; call 4 broadcasting station 5 lightening verb 1 give or receive an electric shock 2 telegraph; cable 话[話] hua4 noun word; talk verb talk about; speak about 号码[號碼] hao4ma3 noun number 多少[多少] duo1shao3 noun number; amount; quantity adverb somewhat; more or less; to some extent; rather 少[少] shao3 verb 1 be short of; lack (opp. 多) 2 owe 3 lose; be missing 4 stop; quit adjective few; little; less (opp. 多) adverb a little while; a moment 多[多] duo1 adjective 1 many; much; more (opp. 少, 寡) 2 excessive adverb over a specified amount; and more verb 1 have (a specified amount) more or too much (opp. 少) 2 have sth. in abundance adverb 1 [in questions] to what extent 2 [in exclamations] to what an extent 3 to an unspecified extent 手机[手機] shou3ji1 noun handset; mobile (or cellular) phone (opp. 座机) 先生[先生] xian1sheng5 noun 1 teacher 2 Mister (Mr); gentleman; sir 3 husband 4 dialect doctor 5 dated [usu. after a profession] 英国[英國] Ying1guo2 noun Britain; England; UK 法国[法國] Fa3guo2 France; French 德国[德國] De2guo2 Germany 日本[日本] Ri4ben3 Japan // Unit 1/L3/P1 一[一] yi1 number 1 one 2 first 3 single; alone; only one 4 same 5 whole; all; throughout 6 every time 7 also; otherwise 8 concentrated; wholehearted 9 [indicating that the action occurs just once or lasts for a short time] a [in the middle of a reduplicated verb] b [between a verb and a verbal measure] 10 [before a verb or a verbal measure to indicate an action to be followed by a result] 11 [before a verb or an adjective, indicating the suddenness or thoroughness of an action or a change in the situation] adverb once; as soon as preposition per; a auxiliary literary [before certain words for emphasis] noun music note of the scale in gongchepu (工尺谱), corresponding to 7 in numbered musical notation 二[二] er4 number two adjective different 三[三] san1 number 1 three 2 more than two; several; many 3 few; less; not many 4 the third meaningful bound form tri- 四[四] si4 number four noun music note of the scale in gongchepu (工尺谱), corresponding to 6 in numbered musical notation 五[五] wu3 number five noun music note of the scale in gongchepu (工尺谱), corresponding to 6 in numbered musical notation 六[六] liu4 number six noun music note of the scale in gongchepu (工尺谱), corresponding to 5 in numbered musical notation 七[七] qi1 number seven noun folk tradition memorial ceremony held every seven days for a person after his death till the forty-ninth day (断七), the seventh (七) 有[有] you3 verb 1 have; possess; own 2 there is; exist; contain 3 [making an estimate or a comparison] 4 [indicating action] 5 [denoting condition or concession] 6 [expressing the idea of having plenty of or lasting a long period] 7 [expressing an indefinite reference] 8 [after certain monosyllabic verbs to form single words] 9 [expressing politeness] 10 [answering a roll call] here; present auxiliary dialect have affix literary [before the names of certain dynasties] 几[幾] ji3 number 1 how many 2 a few; several; some 口[口] kou3 noun 1 mouth (of a human being or animal) 2 opening; mouth; entrance; exit 3 [usu. in place names] gateway of the Great Wall 4 cut; hole; crack 5 edge of a knife, etc.; blade 6 age of a draft animal 7 branch of government organs; departments 8 one's taste measure word 1 [for family members, pigs, knives, etc.] 2 mouthful 爷爷[爺爺] ye2ye5 noun colloquial 1 (paternal) grandfather 2 [respectful form of addressing any old man] grandpa 奶奶[奶奶] nai3nai5 noun 1 colloquial (paternal) grandmother; grandma 2 colloquial respectful form of address for an old woman 3 dialect young mistress of the house 爸爸[爸爸] ba4ba5 noun papa; dad; father 妈妈[媽媽] ma1ma5 noun 1 colloquial ma; mum; mummy; mother 2 dialect courteous aunt; auntie 和[和] he2 adjective 1 gentle; mild; kind 2 harmonious; on good terms noun 1 peace 2 (Hé) a surname verb sports draw; tie conjunction and preposition [indicating relationship, comparison, etc.] noun mathematics sum verb together with noun Japan 没有[沒有] mei2you5 verb 1 not have; be without 2 there is not 3 [before 谁 or 哪个 to mean “nobody”] 4 not be as...as 5 [before numerals] less than; not more than adverb 1 [before a verb to deny the occurrence or accomplishment of action] 2 [before an adjective to deny condition] not yet 3 [at the end of a sentence to indicate objective question] 4 [in an interrogative sentence to express suspicion or surprise] 5 [answering questions] 兄弟姐妹[兄弟姐妹] xiong1di4jie3mei4 1 brothers and sisters 2 siblings 两[兩] liang3 number 1 [before measure words and before 半,千,万, and 亿] two 2 both (sides); either (side) 3 a few; some 4 [for emphasis] both measure word 1 liang (a traditional unit of weight, equal to 0.1 jin (市斤), and equivalent to 50 grams or 1.763 ounces) 2 old liang (旧市两) (equal to 0.0625 jin (as 16 old liang make 1 jin), and equivalent to 31.25 grams or 1.102 ounces) 3 archaic tael (a unit of weight for silver) 个[個] ge4 measure word 1 [before nouns without special measure words of their own] 2 [used to replace certain measure words] 3 [before an approximate number] 4 [between a verb and its object] 5 [between a verb and its complement] 6 [after 一 in certain phrases to indicate suddenness] adjective 1 individual 2 colloquial of strong character affix 1 [after 些] 2 dialect [after 昨儿, 今儿, 明儿, etc.] 哥哥[哥哥] ge1ge5 noun (elder) brother 弟弟[弟弟] di4di5 noun younger brother; brother 姐姐[姐姐] jie3jie5 noun elder sister; sister 妹妹[妹妹] mei4mei5 noun 1 younger sister; sister 2 junior female relative of the same generation 看[看] kan4 verb 1 see; look at; watch 2 read (silently) 3 think; consider; judge 4 look upon; regard 5 see (or consult) (a doctor); treat (a patient or an illness) 6 look after 7 call on; visit; see 8 depend on; rely on; fall back on 9 mind; watch out 10 [before some verbs or adjectives] tend to; be expected auxiliary 1 [after a reduplicated verb or a verb phrase] try and see (what happens) 2 [in exclamations to express surprise or rebuke, esp. in the phrase 看你 or 你看你] 照片[照片] zhao4pian1 大姐[大姐] da4jie3 noun 1 eldest sister 2 elder sister [polite form of address for a woman about one's own age] 二姐[二姐] er4jie3 N. second elder sister 姥姥[姥姥] lao3lao5 noun 1 colloquial (maternal) grandmother; grandma 2 dialect midwife 3 dialect [as an exclamation expressing categorical negation or contempt] Never!; No way! 姥爷[姥爺] lao3ye5 noun colloquial (maternal) grandfather; grandpa 男朋友[男朋友] nan2peng2you5 noun 1 boyfriend 2 male friend 女朋友[女朋友] nü3peng2you5 noun 1 girlfriend 2 female friend // Unit 1/L3/P2 子[子] zi3 noun 1 son; child 2 person 3 ancient title of respect for a learned or virtuous man 4 literary you 5 VARIANT OF 36819456子书zi3shu1子书 philosophical works; works of the category of philosophy 6 seed 7 egg 8 young; tender; small 9 sth. small and hard 10 copper coin; copper adjective subsidiary; subordinate measure word [for sth. long and thin] noun first of the twelve Earthly Branches (地支) noun viscount 做[做] zuo4 verb 1 do; make; produce; manufacture 2 cook; prepare 3 do; act; engage in 4 be; become 5 write; compose 6 hold a family (or home) celebration 7 used as; used for 8 form or contract a relationship 9 pretend; feign; do sth. for form's sake 10 dialect kill 工作[工作] gong1zuo4 verb work; operate noun work; job 军校[軍校] jun1xiao4 noun abbreviation military school (or academy) 校[校] xiao4 noun school noun field officer; field grade officer 教官[教官] jiao4guan1 noun drillmaster; instructor 官[官] guan1 noun 1 government official; officer; office-bearer 2 (Guān) a surname adjective 1 governmental; official 2 dated public noun organ 家庭主妇[家庭主婦] jia1ting2zhu3fu4 housewife 主妇[主婦] zhu3fu4 noun housewife; lady of the house; hostess 在[在] zai4 verb 1 exist; be alive 2 be at, in, or on (a place) 3 depend on; rest with 4 lie in; consist in 5 join or belong to an organization; be a member of an organization 6 be on the job or at the post preposition 1 at, in, or on (a place or time) 2 according to; in terms of adverb 1 [indicating action in progress] 2 [used together with 所 (suǒ) and often followed by 不 (bù) to indicate emphasis] 哪儿[哪兒] na3r5 pronoun colloquial 1 where 2 wherever; anywhere adverb [in rhetorical questions to express negation] 医生[醫生] yi1sheng1 noun doctor; medical man 医院[醫院] yi1yuan4 noun hospital 工程师[工程師] gong1cheng2shi1 engineer 工程[工程] gong1cheng2 noun 1 engineering 2 project; programme 脑[腦] nao3 noun 1 brain 2 head 3 brains; mind; head 4 essence 5 bits; residue 公司[公司] gong1si1 noun company; corporation; firm 中学[中學] zhong1xue2 noun middle school noun dated Chinese learning (a late Qing Dynasty term for Chinese traditional learning) (opp. 西学) 教书[教書] jiao1//shu1 verb teach school; teach 教[教] jiao4 verb teach; instruct noun religion VARIANT OF 24030464叫jiao4叫2 verb 1 ask; order; tell 2 permit; allow preposition [in a passive sentence to introduce the doer of the action] 英文[英文] Ying1wen2 noun English (language) 大学生[大學生] da4xue2sheng1 noun university (or college) student 大学[大學] da4xue2 noun 1 university; college 2 (Dàxué) The Great Learning 上大学[上大學] shang4 da4xue2 V.O. attend college 上[上] shang4 noun 1 [used alone, esp. in contrast to 下] 2 [after a preposition] adjective 1 upper; higher; better; superior 2 most recent; last; former 3 first (of sth. divided into two or three parts) 4 dated [referring to the emperor] verb 1 come (or go) up; ascend 2 get on (a conveyance); mount; board 3 go to; leave for 4 be engaged (in work, study, etc.) at a fixed time 5 advance; forge ahead; go ahead 6 improve; increase 7 sports enter the court (or field) 8 fill; supply; serve 9 place sth. in position; fix 10 apply; paint; smear 11 apply for 12 be put on record; be carried (in a publication) 13 wind; screw; tighten 14 be up to; as many as 15 [ in stage directions] appear on the stage; enter noun abbreviation shàngshēng noun music note of the scale in gongchepu (工尺谱), corresponding to 1 in numbered musical notation 学院[學院] xue2yuan4 noun college; academy; institute; school 小学[小學] xiao3xue2 noun 1 primary (or elementary) school 2 dated philological studies 学校[學校] xue2xiao4 noun school; educational institution 军官[軍官] jun1guan1 noun officer 士官[士官] shi4guan1 noun military cadet; warrant officer 国防语言学院[國防語言學院] Guo2fang2 Yu3yan2 Xue2yuan4 US Defense Language Institute (founded 1941) // Unit 1/L3/P3 九[九] jiu3 number 1 nine 2 each of the nine nine-day periods beginning the day after the Winter Solstice adjective many; numerous 八[八] ba1 number eight 十[十] shi2 number 1 ten 2 topmost; complete; full 大卫[大衛] Da4wei4 1 David (name) 2 Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French neoclassical painter 老大爷[老大爺] lao3da4ye5 noun colloquial courteous [usu. addressing an old man, esp. a stranger] uncle; grandpa 身体[身體] shen1ti3 noun 1 body 2 health 真[真] zhen1 adjective 1 true; real; genuine (opp. 假,伪) 2 clear; unmistakable adverb really; truly; indeed noun 1 abbreviation calligraphy regular script 2 portrait; image; exact copy of sth. 3 literary natural instincts (or character, disposition); nature; inherent quality; origin 多大[多大] duo1da4 1 how old? 2 how big? 3 how much? 4 so big 5 that much 年纪[年紀] nian2ji4 noun age 了[了] le5 auxiliary 1 [after a verb or an adjective to indicate the completion of an action, at a point in the past or before the beginning of another action, or an expected or presumed action] 2 [at the end of a sentence, usu. after 了 for completed action, to indicate that sth. has taken place] 3 [at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of situation or state, whether actual or envisaged] 4 [after an adjective, with or without 太 “too”, to express an excessive degree, i.e. to indicate that sth. has gone to the extreme] 5 [in commands or requests in response to a changed situation] 今年[今年] jin1nian2 noun this year 呀[呀] ya5 auxiliary [used in place of 啊 when the preceding word ends in sound a, e, i, o, or ü ] 儿子[兒子] er2zi5 noun son 女儿[女兒] nü3er2 noun daughter; girl 他们[他們] ta1men5 pronoun 1 they or them (referring to people) 2 [before or after nouns for emphasis] 3 [after the name or title of a person] and the others 军人[軍人] jun1ren2 noun soldier; serviceman; armyman 少校[少校] shao4xiao4 noun (PRC, US & Brit. Army, PRC & US Air Force, US & Brit. Marine Corps) major; (PRC, US & Brit. Navy) lieutenant commander; (Brit. Air Force) squadron leader 上尉[上尉] shang4wei4 noun (PRC, US & Brit. Army, US Air Force, US & Brit. Marine Corps) captain; (PRC, US & Brit. Navy) lieutenant; (Brit. Air Force) flight lieutenant 吧[吧] ba5 auxiliary 1 [indicating a suggestion, request or mild command] 2 [indicating consent or approval] 3 [in a leading question which asks for confirmation of a supposition] 4 [indicating some doubt in the speaker's mind] 5 [marking a pause after suppositions as alternatives] 孙子[孫子] sun1zi5 noun 1 son's son; grandson 2 vulgar good-for-nothing; bastard 外孙女[外孫女] wai4sun1nü5 noun daughter's daughter; granddaughter 外[外] wai4 noun 1 outside; exterior (opp. 内, 里) 2 besides; in addition; beyond 3 other place 4 foreigner; foreign country 5 relatives of one's mother, sisters or daughters adjective 1 other (than one's own) 2 not intimate; not closely related 3 unofficial adverb additionally noun theater elderly male role in traditional opera 岁[嵗] sui4 noun 1 literary year 2 literary year's harvest 3 age 4 literary time measure word year (of age) 老[老] lao3 adjective 1 old; aged (opp. 少, 幼) 2 old; of long standing (opp. 新) 3 outdated; old-fashioned; obsolete (opp. 新) 4 original; former; same 5 (of vegetables) overgrown (opp. 嫩) 6 (of food) tough; overdone; well-done (opp. 嫩) 7 experienced; veteran; seasoned 8 (of certain colours) dark 9 colloquial last born; youngest noun 1 senior person; old people; venerable old man 2 (Lǎo) a surname verb dialect euphemistic [followed by 了 le, usu. of an old person] pass away; die adverb colloquial 1 for a long time 2 always; all the time 3 very affix 1 [in terms of address before the surnames of acquaintances or friends to indicate intimacy or informality] 2 [in kinship terms before numerals to indicate order of seniority] 3 [in certain names of animals and plants] 小姐[小姐] xiao3jie3 noun 1 dated young (unmarried) lady 2 Miss 3 euphemistic prostitute; street girl 外国人[外國人] wai4guo2ren2 foreigner; alien // Unit 1/L4/P1 方[方] Fang1 surname Fang 今天[今天] jin1tian1 noun 1 this day; today 2 the present time or age; today 天[天] tian1 noun 1 sky; heaven 2 overhead 3 day 4 period of time in a day 5 season 6 weather 7 nature 8 God; Heaven 9 heaven; paradise adjective natural; inborn; innate 星期四[星期四] Xing1qi1si4 Thursday (Thur. or Thurs.) 星期[星期] xing1qi1 noun 1 week 2 [before 日, 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 几] day of the week 3 abbreviation Sunday (Sun.) 一月[一月] yi1yue4 noun January 号[號] hao4 noun 1 name 2 assumed (or literary) name; sobriquet 3 dated business house 4 mark; sign; signal 5 number 6 size 7 date 8 person in a special condition verb 1 make a mark on 2 Chinese medicine feel (the pulse) measure word 1 (for people or business deals) 2 kind; sort noun 1 order 2 any brass-wind instrument 3 anything used as a horn 4 bugle call; any call made on a bugle 哦[哦] o4 interjection [expressing realization, understanding, etc.] 下星期[下星期] xia4xing1qi1 next week 就[就] jiu4 verb 1 come near; move towards 2 undertake; engage in; enter upon 3 accomplish; make 4 take advantage of; accomodate oneself to 5 be eaten with; go with preposition 1 with regard to; concerning; on 2 [used to form a set phrase with a passive meaning] adverb 1 at once; right away 2 as early as; already 3 as soon as; right after 4 in that case; then 5 as much as; as many as 6 [between two identical elements to express resignation] 7 to begin with; as expected 8 only; merely; just 9 just; simply 10 exactly; precisely conjunction even if 生日[生日] sheng1ri5 noun birthday 生[生] sheng1 verb 1 give birth to; bear; generate 2 be born; come into existence (opp. 死) 3 grow 4 be afflicted with; get; have 5 light (a fire) noun life; living adjective alive; living adjective 1 unripe; green (opp. 熟) 2 raw; uncooked (opp. 熟) 3 unprocessed; unrefined; crude (opp. 熟) 4 unfamiliar; unacquainted; strange (opp. 熟) 5 stiff; mechanical adverb [before certain words, indicating feeling or perception] very; much noun 1 pupil; student 2 intellectual; scholar 3 [noun suffix, in names of occupations or stations of persons] 4 theater male role (one of the four main roles in traditional opera, the other three being 旦 dàn,净 jìng, and 丑 chǒu; subdivided into 老生 lǎoshēng,小生 xiǎoshēng,武生 wǔshēng, etc.) affix [added to certain adverbs] 春节[春節] Chun1 Jie2 noun Spring Festival; Chinese New Year 节[節] jie2 noun 1 joint; node; knot 2 division; part 3 festival; red-letter day; holiday 4 item 5 moral integrity; chastity verb 1 abridge 2 economize; save; conserve measure word section; length measure word aerospace knot (kn) 可以[可以] ke3yi3 verb 1 can; may 2 be worth (doing) 3 [indicating permission] can; may adjective colloquial 1 passable; not bad 2 terrible; awful 一起[一起] yi1qi3 adverb 1 in the same place 2 together; in company 3 dialect altogether; in all noun dialect same group; same side 过[過] guo4 verb 1 cross; pass 2 spend (time); pass (time) 3 transfer; move to 4 go through; undergo (a process) 5 review; go over 6 go beyond; after (a certain point of time) 7 exceed; go beyond 8 visit 9 euphemistic pass away; die noun fault; mistake (opp. 功) adverb 1 excessively; over 2 physics chemistry per-; super-; over- 3 [after a verb plus 得 or 不 to indicate winning or deserving] 太好了[太好了] tai4hao3le5 very good 出生[出生] chu1sheng1 verb be born 马年[馬年] ma3nian2 Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002) 属[屬] shu3 noun 1 category 2 biology genus 3 family members; dependants verb 1 be under; be subordinate to 2 belong to 3 be 4 be born in the year of (one of the 12 symbolic animals associated with a 12-year cycle) 上星期[上星期] shang4xing1qi1 1 last week 2 previous week 对不起[對不起] dui4bu5qi3 common phrase I'm sorry; sorry; excuse me; pardon me; I beg your pardon verb let sb. down; unworthy of; unfair to (opp. 对得起) 没关系[沒關係] mei2guan1xi5 verb 1 (-//-) it doesn't matter; it's nothing 2 polite expression that's all right; never mind 再见[再見] zai4jian4 verb polite expression goodbye; see you again 马克[馬克] Ma3ke4 Mark (name) // Unit 1/L4/P2 四川[四川] Si4chuan1 noun Sichuan (Province) 纽约[紐約] Niu3yue1 noun 1 New York City 2 New York State 州[州] zhou1 noun 1 dated an administrative division 2 autonomous prefecture (of ethnic minorities) 3 (in US, Australia, etc.) state 加州[加州] Jia1zhou1 California 老家[老家] lao3jia1 noun native place; old home 东部[東部] dong1bu4 1 the east 2 eastern part 东[東] dong1 noun 1 east 2 master; owner 3 host 部[部] bu4 noun 1 part; section 2 unit; ministry; department; board 3 headquarters 4 troops; forces measure word 1 [for books, films, etc.] 2 [for machines and vehicles] verb literary command; lead 西[西] xi1 noun 1 west 2 (Xī) Occidental; Western 3 Buddhism Western Paradise 西部[西部] xi1bu4 noun 1 (US) western film; cowboy film; a western 2 film of the western region (China) 城市[城市] cheng2shi4 noun town; city 那儿[那兒] na4r5 pronoun colloquial 1 VARIANT OF 67262179那里na4li3那里 that place; there 2 [after 打, 从, 由] that time; then 长大[長大] zhang3//da4 verb grow up; be brought up 现在[現在] xian4zai4 noun now; at present; today 还[還] hai2 adverb 1 still; yet 2 even more; still more 3 as well; in addition 4 passably; fairly 5 as early as 6 even 7 [for emphasis] 8 [expressing realization or discovery] 住[住] zhu4 verb 1 live; reside; stay 2 stop; cease 3 [after a verb] firmly; to a stop 军事基地[軍事基地] jun1shi4ji1di4 military base 军事[軍事] jun1shi4 noun 1 military affairs 2 military 基地[基地] ji1di4 noun base // Unit 1/L4/P3 刘[劉] Liu2 noun a surname 北京[北京] Bei3jing1 Beijing 南京[南京] Nan2jing1 Nanjing (capital of Jiangsu province) 天津[天津] Tian1jin1 Tianjin (a seaport on the coast of the Bohai Sea) 广东[廣東] Guang3dong1 noun Guangdong Province 广州[廣州] Guang3zhou1 Guangzhou (formerly Canton; capital of Guangdong Province) 上海[上海] Shang4hai3 noun Shanghai 西安[西安] Xi1an1 noun Xi'an (capital of Shaanxi Province) 香港[香港] Xiang1gang3 noun 1 Hong Kong (or Hongkong) Island 2 entire Hong Kong area (including Hong Kong Island, Kowloon (九龙) and the New Territories (新界)) 台湾[臺灣] Tai2wan1 noun Taiwan 地图[地圖] di4tu2 noun map 这儿[這兒] zhe4r5 pronoun colloquial 1 here 2 [after 打, 从 or 由] now; then 南边[南邊] nan2bian5 noun 1 south; the southern side 2 colloquial the southern part of the country, esp. the area south of the Yangtze River; the South 边[邊] bian1 noun 1 side (of a geometrical figure) 2 side; margin; edge; brim; rim 3 border; frontier; boundary 4 limit; bound 5 place next to; by the side of 6 part; side 7 [after numerals or words indicating time] close to; near 8 (Biān) a surname adverb [used with two verbs to indicate the simultaneous progression or development of two actions] 南方[南方] nan2fang1 noun 1 south 2 the southern part of the country, esp. the area south of the Yangtze River; the South 南方人[南方人] nan2fang1ren2 Southerner 北方[北方] bei3fang1 noun 1 north 2 the northern part of China, esp. the area north of the Huang He River; the North 北方人[北方人] bei3fang1ren2 Northerner 西北部[西北部] Xi1bei3bu4 northwest part // Unit 1/L5/P1 重庆[重慶] Chong2qing4 noun another name for Chongqing (a municipality in Southwest China) 中西部[中西部] zhong1xi1bu4 midwest 都[都] du1 noun 1 capital (of a country) 2 big city; metropolis 3 archaic administration division between county and village 4 (Dū) a surname 人口 ren2kou3 population 口 kou3 Mouth 最[最] zui4 adverb 1 [in front of an adjective or a verb] most; -est 2 [placed in front of a noun of locality, or a place word] farthest or nearest to (a place) noun the utmost; the best (or highest, greatest, etc.) 还是[還是] hai2shi5 adverb 1 still; yet 2 [expressing a preference for an alternative] 3 [expressing realization or discovery] conjunction 1 or 2 no matter what; whether...or...; regardless of 百分之[百分之] bai3fen1zhi1 percent 之[之] zhi1 verb literary go; leave for pronoun literary 1 [in place of an objective noun or pronoun] 2 [in certain set phrases without definite designation] 3 this; that auxiliary 1 [between an attribute and the word it modifies] 2 literary [between the subject and the predicate in an S-P structure so as to make it nominalized] 分[分] fen1 verb 1 divide; separate; part (opp. 合) 2 distribute; assign; allot 3 distinguish; differentiate adjective branch (of an organization) measure word 1 fraction 2 [in spoken forms of fractions and percentages] 3 one tenth (of certain units of the metric system) 4 fen (of the traditional system of weights and measures) a a traditional unit of length, equal to 0.01 chi (市尺), and equivalent to 0.333 centimetre or 0.131 inch b a traditional unit of weight, equal to 0.001 jin (市斤), and equivalent to 0.5 gram or 0.175 ounce c a traditional unit of area, equal to 0.1 mu (市亩) and equivalent to 0.667 acre or 79.73 square yards d a unit of weight equal to 0.1 qian (钱) or 0.01 liang (两) 5 fen (equal to one hundredth of a yuan (元)) 6 minute (equal to one sixtieth of an hour) 7 minute (equal to one sixtieth of a degree of angle or arc) 8 a unit of interest rate a 1% monthly interest b 10% annual interest 9 point; mark 10 [for nonphysical things] one-tenth 千分之一[千分之一] qian1fen1zhi1yi1 number mili; one thousandth 十分之一[十分之一] shi2fen1zhi1yi1 one tenth 万分之[萬分之] wan4fen1zhi1 Thousandth 百 bai3 Hundred 少 shao3 few 只有[只有] zhi3you3 conjunction only; alone adverb have to; forced to 只[只] zhi3 adverb only; just; merely // Unit 1/L5/P2 谢[謝] Xie4 surname Xie 德州[德州] De2zhou1 1 Dezhou prefecture-level city in Shandong 2 abbr. for 德克萨斯州, Texas 季节[季節] ji4jie2 noun season 天气[天氣] tian1qi4 noun weather 气[氣] qi4 noun 1 gas 2 air 3 breath 4 weather 5 smell; odour 6 anger; annoyance; irritation 7 airs; manner 8 spirit; morale 9 Chinese medicine vital energy; energy of life 10 Chinese medicine certain symptoms (of diseases) verb 1 get angry; be enraged; be annoyed 2 make angry; enrage; annoy 3 bully; insult 秋天[秋天] qiu1tian1 noun autumn (UK); fall (US) 冷[冷] leng3 adjective 1 cold; chilly (opp. 热) 2 cold in manner; frosty; icy 3 unfrequented; deserted; out-of-the-way 4 strange; rare 5 receiving little attention; unwelcomed 6 shot from hiding 7 figurative discouraged; disappointed verb 1 dialect (of food) cool 2 dishearten; discourage; disappoint; dampen 3 ignore noun (Lěng) a surname 非常[非常] fei1chang2 adjective extraordinary; unusual; special adverb very; extremely; highly 舒服[舒服] shu1fu5 adjective 1 comfortable 2 feel well 冬天[冬天] dong1tian1 noun winter 有时候[有時候] you3shi2hou5 sometimes 下雪[下雪] xia4xue3 snow 雪[雪] xue3 noun 1 snow 2 sth. resembling snow; snowy verb wipe away (or off, out); clean 滑雪[滑雪] hua2//xue3 verb ski 春天[春天] chun1tian1 noun spring; springtime 夏天[夏天] xia4tian1 noun summer 怎么样[怎麼樣] zen3me5yang4 pronoun colloquial 1 how; what 2 what's it like; how are things; what do you think 3 in a certain way; in any way; no matter how 4 [used in the negative as a mild understatement] (not) up to much 风[風] feng1 noun 1 wind; breeze 2 practice; custom; tendency 3 scene; view 4 style; attitude 5 news; information 6 one of the three sections of The Book of Songs (《诗经》) 7 Chinese medicine feng [in the names of certain diseases] verb air-dry; winnow adjective 1 air-dried 2 swift as the wind 3 rumoured; unfounded 闷热[悶熱] men1re4 adjective hot and suffocating; sultry; muggy 喜欢[喜歡] xi3huan5 verb like; love; be fond of; be keen on adjective happy; elated; filled with joy 为什么[為什麼] wei4shen2me5 adverb why; why (or how) is it that pronoun question; reason 因为[因為] yin1wei5 conjunction because; as preposition because of; on account of; owing to 游泳[游泳] you2yong3 verb swim noun sports swimming 暖和[暖和] nuan3huo5 verb warm up adjective (of weather, environment, etc.) warm; mild 谢谢[謝謝] xie4xie5 verb thank 不用谢[不用謝] bu4yong4xie4 1 You're welcome 2 Don't mention it 不客气[不客氣] bu4//ke4qi4 common phrase polite expression 1 you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all 2 [used to decline an offer] please don't bother; no, thanks adjective 1 impolite; rude; blunt 2 candid; frank; straightforward 热[熱] re4 hot // Unit 1/L5/P3 蒙特雷[蒙特雷] Meng2te4lei2 Monterey 旧金山[舊金山] Jiu4jin1shan1 noun San Francisco 山城[山城] shan1cheng2 noun mountain city 一年四季[一年四季] yi1nian2-si4ji4 idiom throughout (the four seasons of) the year; all the year round 大部分[大部分] da4bu4fen5 noun the greater part 阴天[陰天] yin1tian1 noun overcast sky; cloudy day 经常[經常] jing1chang2 adjective day-to-day; everyday; daily adverb frequently; constantly; regularly; often 下雾[下霧] xia4wu4 V.O. be foggy 最高[最高] zui4gao1 adjective highest; supreme; tallest (opp. 最低) statistics 高[高] gao1 adjective 1 tall; high (opp. 低) 2 of a high level (or degree); above the average (opp. 低) 3 loud; high-pitched 4 high-priced; dear; expensive; costly 5 courteous your 6 chemistry containing one more oxygen atom in an acid or a chemical compound noun 1 height; attitude 2 (Gāo) a surname 气温[氣溫] qi4wen1 noun air (or atmospheric) temperature 温[溫] wen1 noun 1 temperature 2 VARIANT OF 32316928瘟wen1瘟 Chinese medicine acute communicable diseases (Wēn) a surname verb 1 warm up 2 review; revise 3 recall; recollect; relive adjective 1 warm; lukewarm 2 mild; tender; meek 摄氏度[攝氏度] she4shi4du4 degrees centigrade 下雨[下雨] xia4yu3 rain 雨[雨] yu3 noun rain 刮风[颳風] gua1feng1 be windy 一样[一樣] yi1yang4 adjective same; alike; as...as... 跟[跟] gen1 noun heel verb 1 follow 2 (of a woman) marry sb. preposition 1 [indicating accompaniment, relationship, involvement, etc.] with 2 [introducing the recipient of an action] 3 [expressing comparison] as; from conjunction and; with 常常[常常] chang2chang2 adverb frequently; often; many a time; more often than not 可是[可是] ke3shi4 conjunction but; yet; however adverb [for emphasis] 气候[氣候] qi4hou4 noun 1 climate 2 figurative situation; climate; trend 3 figurative achievement; result 这么[這麼] zhe4me5 pronoun so; such; this way; like this 凉快[涼快] liang2kuai5 verb cool oneself; cool off adjective nice and cool; pleasantly cool 比[比] bi3 verb 1 compare; contrast 2 emulate; compete; match 3 gesture; gesticulate 4 dialect aim at; direct towards 5 copy; model after 6 draw an analogy; liken to; compare to 7 literary cling to; collude with noun ratio; proportion preposition 1 to (in a score) 2 than 3 literary close together; next to adverb literary lately 平均[平均] ping2jun1 adjective 1 average; mean 2 equally; share and share alike verb calculate or estimate the average of; average out 最低[最低] zui4di1 adjective lowest; minimum (opp. 最高) 低[低] di1 adjective low (opp. 高) verb droop; hang down 左右[左右] zuo3you4 noun 1 left and right sides 2 [after a numeral] about; or so 3 those in close attendance; retinue verb master; control; influence adverb dialect anyway; anyhow; in any case 好玩[好玩] hao3wan2 1 amusing 2 fun 3 interesting 地方[地方] di4fang5 noun 1 place; space; room 2 part; respect 好吃[好吃] hao3chi1 adjective tasty; delicious; nice 吃[吃] chi1 verb 1 eat; take 2 have one's meals; eat somewhere 3 live on (or off) 4 annihilate; wipe out 5 exhaust; be a strain on 6 absorb; soak up 7 suffer; bear; incur preposition VARIANT OF 17372672被bei4被 [used in a passive structure to introduce either the doer of the action, or the action alone] by adjective stammer; stutter 东西[東西] dong1xi5 noun 1 thing 2 [referring to a person or animal] thing; creature 有意思[有意思] you3yi4si5 verb take a fancy to; be attracted sexually adjective 1 significant; meaningful 2 interesting; enjoyable; amusing 意思[意思] yi4si5 noun 1 meaning; idea 2 opinion; wish; desire 3 token of affection, appreciation, gratitude, etc. 4 suggestion; hint; trace 5 interest; fun verb colloquial [usu. reduplicated] as a mere token 那么[那麼] na4me5 pronoun 1 like that; in that way; so 2 [before numerals to indicate approximation] about; or so conjunction [used to connect a clause expressing a logical consequence to a conditional clause] then; in that case 很少 hen3shao3 rarely // Unit 2/L7/P1 见到[見到] jian4dao4 to see 学习[學習] xue2xi2 verb 1 study; learn 2 emulate; imitate 忙[忙] mang2 adjective 1 busy; fully occupied (opp. 闲) 2 imperative; anxious verb 1 hurry; hasten; make haste 2 work; do 不过[不過] bu4guo4 adverb 1 [as an intensifier after an adjective] 2 only; merely; no more than conjunction but; however; only 已经[已經] yi3jing1 adverb already 习惯[習慣] xi2guan4 noun habit; custom; usual practice verb accustomed to; used to; inured to 每天[每天] mei3tian1 every day 每[每] mei3 pronoun every; each; per adverb 1 on each occasion; each time; per 2 literary often 早上[早上] zao3shang5 noun (early) morning 集合[集合] ji2he2 verb (-//-) gather; assemble; muster; call together (opp. 解散) noun mathematics set; assemblage; collection; aggregation 半[半] ban4 number half adjective 1 half; semi- 2 in the middle; halfway 3 very little; the least bit 课[課] ke4 noun 1 class 2 subject; course 3 lesson 4 dated division or subdivision of certain administrative units; section noun dated tax verb literary levy; collect tax; impose noun dated a kind of divination; fortune-telling 上课[上課] shang4//ke4 verb 1 attend class; go to class (opp. 下课) 2 conduct a class; give a lesson (or lecture) 下课[下課] xia4//ke4 verb 1 get out of class; finish class (opp. 上课) 2 lay off; terminate 下午[下午] xia4wu3 noun afternoon (opp. 上午) 以后[以後] yi3hou4 noun (of time) after; afterwards; later; hereafter 要[要] yao4 noun main points; essentials adjective important; essential verb 1 want; ask for; wish; desire 2 ask (or want) sb. to do sth. 3 need; take verb 1 must; should; it is necessary (or imperative, essential) 2 shall; will; be going to 3 want to; wish to 4 [in comparisons to indicate an estimate] conjunction 1 if; suppose; in case 2 [usu. with 就 or 就是] or; either... or... 去[去] qu4 verb 1 go; go to (a place) 2 cause to go; send there 3 remove; get rid of 4 [before and / or after a verb] go in order to; be going to (do sth. there) 5 [between two verbal expressions, and / or after the second expression] in order to (do sth. there) 6 literary be apart from in space or time 7 literary depart from; leave 8 euphemistic pass away; die noun abbreviation VARIANT OF 28804096去声qu4sheng1去声 1 falling tone (third of the four tones in classical Chinese pronunciation) 2 falling tone (fourth of the four tones in modern standard Chinese pronunciation) adjective just gone (or elapsed) adverb dialect [with 了 as an intensive complement to certain adjectives with了] very; extremely verb play (a part or character) 操场[操場] cao1chang3 noun playground; sports ground; drill ground 锻炼[鍛煉] duan4lian4 verb 1 take (or do) exercise; undergo physical training; exercise 2 temper; steel; toughen 晚上[晚上] wan3shang5 noun (in the) evening; (at) night 作业[作業] zuo4ye4 noun school assignment; homework verb work; task; operation 得[得] dei3 verb colloquial 1 need 2 must; have to 3 certainly will 预习[預習] yu4xi2 verb (of students) prepare lessons before class; preview 课文[課文] ke4wen2 noun text (of a lesson) 值班[值班] zhi2//ban1 verb be on duty 啊[啊] a5 auxiliary 1 [at the end of a sentence to express enthusiasm] 2 [at the end of a sentence to express impatience or what is obvious] 3 [at the end of an order, warning, etc.] 4 [at the end of a sentence to express questioning] 5 [indicating a deliberate pause] 6 [enumerating items] 又[又] you4 adverb 1 [indicating the repetition or continuation of an action] again; repeatedly; continually 2 [indicating the coexistence of more than one situation or property] both…and…; not only… but also… 3 [indicating a deeper meaning] furthermore; moreover 4 [indicating an addition to a given scope] also; in addition 5 [between a whole number and a fraction] and 6 [sometimes in pairs, indicating contrary actions or ideas] but; on the other hand 7 [in a negative statement or a rhetorical question for emphasis] 嘛[嘛] ma5 auxiliary 1 [indicating sth. obvious] 2 [expressing a hope or giving advice] 3 [making a pause in a sentence, to call the listener's attention] 记者[記者] ji4zhe3 Journalist; reporter dian[點] dian3 O’clock 节[節] jie2 Measure word for class // Unit 2/L7/P2 生活[生活] sheng1huo2 noun 1 life 2 livelihood 3 dialect work (of workers, peasants, or handicraftsmen) verb 1 live 2 survive; exist 挺[挺] ting3 verb 1 stick out; straighten up (physically) 2 endure; stand; hold out 3 support; endorse adjective 1 straight; erect; stiff 2 outstanding; prominent; extraordinary adverb colloquial very; rather; quite measure word [for machine guns] 开始[開始] kai1shi3 noun beginning; outset; commencement verb begin; start; commence 完全[完全] wan2quan2 adjective complete; whole adverb completely; fully; wholly; entirely; absolutely 适应[適應] shi4ying4 verb suit; adapt to; adjust to; conform to 上午[上午] shang4wu3 noun morning; forenoon (opp. 下午) 听力[聽力] ting1li4 noun 1 hearing (ability) 2 aural comprehension (in language teaching) 阅读[閱讀] yue4du2 verb read; peruse 语法[語法] yu3fa3 noun grammar 说话[說話] shuo1//hua4 verb 1 speak; talk; say 2 chat; talk 3 gossip; talk 4 figurative show (one's ability, strength, etc.); demonstrate adjective willing to help; obliging noun 1 dialect word; talk 2 a kind of storytelling popular in Tang and Song times adverb dialect in a jiffy; in a minute; right away 还可以[還可以] hai2 ke3yi3 V.P. 1 not bad; passable 2 in addition can 差不多[差不多] cha4bu5duo1 colloquial adjective 1 about the same; similar 2 just about right; just about enough; not far off; not bad adverb almost; nearly 小时[小時] xiao3shi2 noun hour 考试[考試] kao3shi4 verb (-//-) take an examination noun examination; exam; test 除了…以外[除了…以外] chu2le5… yi3wai4 生词[生詞] sheng1ci2 noun new word 单元[單元] dan1yuan2 noun unit 期末[期末] qi1mo4 noun end of a term (or semester) 努力[努力] nu3li4 verb (-//-) make great efforts; try hard; exert oneself adjective strenuous; arduous 一定[一定] yi1ding4 adjective 1 fixed; specified; definite; regular 2 given; particular; certain 3 proper; fair; due 4 necessarily; surely adverb certainly; surely; necessarily 考[考] kao3 noun 1 examination; test 2 literary [often in titles of research papers] study; investigation verb 1 give or take an examination, test or quiz 2 check; inspect 3 study; investigate; verify literary noun one's deceased father adjective old; aged; longevous; macrobian 得[得] de5 auxiliary 1 [after a verb or an adjective to express possibility or capability] 2 [between a verb and its complement to express possibility] 3 [linking a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree] 不错[不錯] bu4cuo4 adjective 1 correct; right 2 colloquial not bad; pretty good 3 [used alone to express agreement] yes 得[得] de2 verb 1 get; obtain; gain (opp. 失) 2 (of a calculation) result in 3 fit; suit 4 literary be satisfied; be complacent 5 colloquial be finished; be ready 6 colloquial [expressing approval or prohibition] 7 colloquial [expressing helplessness or frustration] 8 [usu. in laws and decrees before verbs to express permission] 9 [before other verbs to indicate probability, usu. in the negative] 所以[所以] suo3yi3 conjunction 1 [introducing a clause of result, preceded by a clause of reason or cause with or without an introductory 因为 or 由于] as a result; so; therefore 2 [between the subject and the predicate of a clause of result, followed by a clause of reason or cause introduced by 是因为 or 是由于] the reason why 3 [in the pattern 是…所以…的原因, preceded by a clause of reason or cause] that's why 4 colloquial that's just the reason; that's just the point noun literary [in certain set phrases as the object of the verb, to refer to sth. indefinite but understood] 次[次] ci4 noun 1 order; position in a series; place in a sequence 2 literary stopping place on a journey; stopover adjective 1 second-rate; inferior 2 chemistry hypo- number second; next measure word occurrence; time 太[太] tai4 adjective 1 highest; greatest 2 re-motest 3 more or most senior adverb 1 excessively; too; over 2 [expressing admiration or exclamation with 了 at the end of a sentence] 3 [before another adverb 不 to emphasize negation] 4 [after 不 to soften the tone of negation] 祝贺[祝賀] zhu4he4 verb congratulate 除了…以外…还 chu2le5…yi3wai4…hai2 In addition to // Unit 2/L7/P3 周末[週末] zhou1mo4 noun weekend 自己[自己] zi4ji3 pronoun 1 referring to the person mentioned earlier in the sentence 2 oneself 3 closely related; own 事情[事情] shi4qing5 noun 1 affair; matter; thing; business 2 mistake; accident; mishap 3 colloquial job; work 起床[起床] qi3//chuang2 verb get up; get out of bed 起[起] qi3 verb 1 rise; get up; stand up 2 remove; extract; pull 3 appear; raise 4 rise; grow 5 draft; work out 6 build; set up 7 start; begin 8 draw; get 9 leave; start 10 move (or rise) up 11 to start; to launch preposition 1 [after a verb preceded by 从 or 由] 2 dialect from 3 dialect by noun (Qǐ) a surname measure word 1 case; instance 2 batch; group 床[床] chuang2 noun 1 bed 2 sth. shaped like a bed measure word [for bedding] 先[先] xian1 noun 1 elder generation; ancestor; forebear 2 beginning (opp. 后) 3 term of respect for the dead; deceased; late 4 (Xiān) a surname adverb 1 earlier; before; first; in advance (opp. 后) 2 [with a negative word “不”,“别”,etc.] for the time being; for the moment 3 colloquial earlier on; before; at first 体育馆[體育館] ti3yu4guan3 gymnasium; gym 体育[體育] ti3yu4 noun 1 physical culture (or training) 2 sports 然后[然後] ran2hou4 conjunction then; after that; afterwards 来[來] lai2 verb 1 come (to); arrive 2 cause to come; happen; crop up; take place 3 obtain; get 4 [as a substitute for some other verb] 5 [with 得 or 不, indicating possibility or impossibility, capability or incapability] 6 [before a verb, indicating an intended or suggested action] 7 [after a verb or verbal expression] come in order to 8 [between two verbs or verbal expressions to indicate the purpose of the former] in order to 9 (of electricity, tap water, gas, etc.) be on again auxiliary 1 colloquial [at the end of a sentence to indicate what has happened in the past, same as 来着] 2 [after a time expression, indicating a period of time that extends from the past up to the present] ever since 3 [after a round number or after a numeral plus a measure] approximately; about; around; round 4 [after the numerals 一, 二, and 三, indicating points in an explanation or argument] adjective future; coming; next noun (Lái) a surname auxiliary [as a syllable filler in folk ballads] 宿舍[宿舍] su4she4 noun hostel; living quarters; dormitory 聊天[聊天] liao2tian1 chat; gossip 中午[中午] zhong1wu3 noun noon; midday 饭馆[飯館] fan4guan3 noun (small) restaurant; eating house 吃饭[吃飯] chi1//fan4 verb 1 eat; have a meal 2 keep alive; make a living 午饭[午飯] wu3fan4 noun midday meal; lunch 有时[有時] you3shi2 adverb sometimes; at times; now and then 电影[電影] dian4ying3 noun film; movie; motion picture 海边[海邊] hai3bian1 1 coast 2 seaside 3 seashore 4 beach 散步[散步] san4//bu4 verb take a walk; go for a walk; go for a stroll 星期天[星期天] xing1qi1tian1 Sunday (Sun.) 图书馆[圖書館] tu2shu1guan3 noun library 新[新] xin1 adjective 1 new; fresh; up-to-date (opp. 老, 旧) 2 brand new; unused (opp. 旧) 3 recently married or just being married adverb newly; freshly; recently noun 1 (Xīn) Xin Dynasty (8-23 AD, between the Western Han and the Eastern Han) 2 (Xīn) a surname 3 the new 睡觉[睡覺] shui4//jiao4 verb sleep 请[請] qing3 To invite // Unit 2/L8/L1 坐[坐] zuo4 verb 1 sit 2 travel by or on (any conveyance except those which are straddled) 3 (of a building) have its back towards 4 put (a pan, pot, kettle, etc.) on a fire 5 (of a building) sink; subside 6 (of rifles, guns, etc.) recoil; kick back 7 bear (fruit) 8 be punished 9 contract (or have) a disease; suffer from a disease noun VARIANT OF 37165824座zuo4座1 seat; place preposition literary because; for the reason that adverb literary without any reason or cause; for no reason 菜单[菜單] cai4dan1 noun 1 menu; bill of fare 2 computing menu 想[想] xiang3 verb 1 think; ponder; consider 2 think back; try to remember; recall; recollect 3 suppose; reckon; consider; think 4 want to; wish to; feel like (doing sth.) 5 remember with longing; miss 喝[喝] he1 verb 1 drink 2 drink liquor VARIANT OF 22474752嗬he1嗬 hē/hè interjection ah; oh 一点儿[一點兒] yi1dian3r5 noun 1 a bit; a little 2 [after 这么 or 那么, or with a negative expression] the least bit 瓶[瓶] ping2 noun bottle; vase; jar; flask measure word quantity contained in a bottle, vase, jar or flask 啤酒[啤酒] pi2jiu3 noun beer 杯[杯] bei1 noun 1 cup 2 (alcoholic) drink 3 (prize) cup; trophy measure word cup; glass 橙汁[橙汁] cheng2zhi1 noun orange juice 饮料[飲料] yin3liao4 noun beverage; drink (esp. a soft drink) 点菜[點菜] dian3//cai4 verb order food (in a restaurant); à la carte 特色菜[特色菜] te4se4cai4 special; specialty 特色[特色] te4se4 noun characteristic; distinguishing feature (or quality) 北京烤鸭[北京烤鴨] Bei3jing1 kao3ya1 roast Beijing duck 烤鸭[烤鴨] kao3ya1 noun roast duck 客人[客人] ke4ren5 noun 1 visitor; guest (opp. 主人) 2 guest (at a hotel, etc.); traveller 3 customer 4 VARIANT OF 24998144客商ke4shang1客商 travelling trader; travelling merchant; foreign business people 只[隻] zhi1 糖醋鱼[糖醋魚] tang2cu4yu2 fish in sweet and sour sauce 糖[糖] tang2 noun 1 sugar 2 sweets; candy; sweetmeats 3 VARIANT OF 31168000碳水化合物tan4shui3hua4he2wu4碳水化合物 carbohydrate 醋[醋] cu4 noun 1 vinegar 2 figurative jealousy (as in a love affair) 再[再] zai4 adverb 1 [for an action yet to take place, or contemplated] again; once more; further 2 [before adjectives] more; -er 3 [indicating a continuing situation in conditional or suppositional clauses] 4 [for a delayed action, preceded by an expression of time or condition] then; only then 5 in addition; on top of that 6 [used correlatively with 也, followed by a negative expression] no matter how...still (not) 西红柿[西紅柿] xi1hong2shi4 noun tomato 炒[炒] chao3 verb 1 stir-fry; sauté 2 roast and stir 3 colloquial speculate (in the stock exchange, etc.) 4 colloquial give exaggerated publicity; hype up 5 dialect fire; sack 鸡蛋[雞蛋] ji1dan4 noun (hen's) egg 主食[主食] zhu3shi2 noun staple (or principal) food (opp. 副食) 碗[碗] wan3 noun 1 bowl 2 object shaped like a bowl measure word [for measurement of food and drink] 米饭[米飯] mi3fan4 noun (cooked) rice 饺子[餃子] jiao3zi5 noun dumpling (usu. with meat and vegetable stuffing); jiaozi 麻烦[麻煩] ma2fan5 adjective troublesome; inconvenient noun trouble; inconvenience verb inconvenience sb.; trouble sb.; bother 盘[盤] pan2 noun 1 archaic washbasin 2 shallow flat receptacle, as a tray, plate, dish, etc. 3 dialect face; appearance 4 market quotation; current price verb 1 coil (up); wind; twist 2 build (by laying bricks, stones, etc.) 3 check; examine; interrogate 4 transfer the ownership of; make over to sb. else 5 carry; transport measure word 1 [for dishes, millstones, etc.] 2 sports game; set 给[給] gei3 verb 1 give; grant; present 2 let; allow; make preposition 1 [after a verb, indicating the handing over of sth.] 2 for the benefit of; for the sake of; for 3 [introducing the recipient of an action] 4 [in passive sentence to introduce what has happened] auxiliary [before a verb for emphasis] 拿[拿] na2 verb 1 hold; take 2 seize; capture; take over 3 have a firm grasp of; be able to do; be sure of 4 put sb. in a difficult (or awkward) position 5 get; receive; gain; win 6 (of a chemical agent, etc.) turn sth. bad 7 pretend; feign; behave in a certain manner preposition colloquial 1 by means of; with; by 2 [in the same way as 把2] at; to; about; as; with 3 [with 来说, 来讲, 来看, etc.] as regards; as to 双[雙] shuang1 adjective 1 two; twin; both; dual (opp. 单) 2 even (opp. 单) 3 double; twofold measure word [for shoes, socks, chopsticks, etc.] pair 筷子[筷子] kuai4zi5 noun chopsticks 稍等[稍等] shao1deng3 to wait a moment 这里[這裡] zhe4li3 pronoun here 到[到] dao4 verb 1 arrive; reach 2 go to; leave for 3 [as a verb complement to show the result of an action] preposition up until; up to adjective thoughtful; considerate 就[就] jiu4 verb 1 come near; move towards 2 undertake; engage in; enter upon 3 accomplish; make 4 take advantage of; accomodate oneself to 5 be eaten with; go with preposition 1 with regard to; concerning; on 2 [used to form a set phrase with a passive meaning] adverb 1 at once; right away 2 as early as; already 3 as soon as; right after 4 in that case; then 5 as much as; as many as 6 [between two identical elements to express resignation] 7 to begin with; as expected 8 only; merely; just 9 just; simply 10 exactly; precisely conjunction even if 这儿[這兒] zhe4r5 pronoun colloquial 1 here 2 [after 打, 从 or 由] now; then 这边[這邊] zhe4bian1 pronoun this side; here 马上[馬上] ma3shang4 adverb 1 at once; immediately; straight away; right away 2 in the near future; soon 满[滿] man3 adjective 1 full; filled; packed 2 satisfied 3 complacent; conceited verb 1 fill 2 expire; reach the limit adverb 1 completely; entirely; perfectly 2 quite; very noun (Mǎn) 1 Manchu ethnic group 2 a surname 请[請] qing3 verb 1 request; ask 2 invite; engage 3 courteous please 4 dated buy holy sacrificial things, such as joss sticks, candles, paper horses and Buddha shrines // Unit 2/L8/L2 服务员[服務員] fu2wu4yuan2 attendant 服务[服務] fu2wu4 verb give service to; be in the service of; serve 员[員] yuan2 noun 1 person engaged in some field of activity; person with a post; staff member 2 member (of an organization) 3 vicinity measure word [describing a brave soldier] 菜[菜] cai4 noun 1 vegetable; greens 2 (non-staple) food 3 dish; course 4 (edible) wild herbs 5 oil seed rape; rape 单[單] dan1 adjective 1 single (opp. 双) 2 odd (opp. 双) 3 single; solitary 4 simple 5 thin; weak 6 unlined (clothing) adverb only; alone noun 1 sheet 2 bill; list 分钟[分鐘] fen1zhong1 noun minute 后[後] hou4 noun 1 back; rear (opp. 前) 2 later time; future; after; afterwards (opp. 前) 3 last (opp. 前, 先) 4 offspring 5 [used to describe a generation born in a particular decade] 慢用[慢用] man4yong4 1 Enjoy your meal! 2 Bon appetit! 用[用] yong4 noun 1 expenses; outlay 2 usefulness; use 3 (Yòng) a surname verb 1 use; employ; apply; consume 2 [usu. in the negative] need 3 courteous eat; drink preposition with conjunction literary [usu. in letters] hence; therefore 慢 man4 slow 喂[喂] wei2 hello (when answering the phone) 长城[長城] Chang2cheng2 noun 1 the Great Wall 2 figurative impregnable bulwark 饭店[飯店] fan4dian4 noun 1 hotel 2 restaurant 订[訂] ding4 verb 1 conclude; draw up; agree on 2 subscribe to (a newspaper, etc.); book (seats, tickets, etc.); order (merchandise, etc.) 3 make corrections; revise 4 staple together 张[張] zhang1 Measure word for flat objects 桌子[桌子] zhuo1zi5 noun table; desk 时间[時間] shi2jian1 noun 1 (the concept of) time 2 (the duration of) time 3 (a point in) time 最好[最好] zui4hao3 adjective best; first-rate (opp. 最坏) adverb had better; it would be best 才[才] cai2 noun 1 ability; talent; gift 2 capable person 3 people of a certain type [often used as a suffix] adverb 1 a moment ago; just 2 [preceded by an expression of time] not until 3 [preceded by an expression of reason or condition] not unless; not until; then and only then; for no other reason 4 [followed by a numerical expression] only 5 [in an assertion or negation, emphasizing what comes before 才, usu. with 呢 at the end of the sentence] actually; really 查[查] cha2 verb 1 check; examine 2 look into; investigate 3 look up; consult 一下[一下] yi1xia4 noun one time; once adverb in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden 满[滿] man3 adjective 1 full; filled; packed 2 satisfied 3 complacent; conceited verb 1 fill 2 expire; reach the limit adverb 1 completely; entirely; perfectly 2 quite; very noun (Mǎn) 1 Manchu ethnic group 2 a surname 行[行] xing2 noun behaviour; conduct verb 1 literary go; walk; travel 2 be current; circulate 3 do; perform; carry out 4 [before a disyllabic verb, indicating the performance of some action] 5 be all right; will do 6 (of medicine) take effect adjective 1 temporary; makeshift 2 capable; competent adverb literary soon 餐馆[餐館] can1guan3 noun restaurant 咸[鹹] xian2 adjective salted; pickled; salty 放[放] fang4 verb 1 let go; set free; release 2 give way to; let oneself go 3 put out to feed; graze 4 let off; give off (or out) 5 show (a film, etc.); play (a record, etc.) 6 light; kindle 7 lend (money) at interest; loan 8 make larger or longer; let out; let down 9 moderate (one's attitude or behaviour) 10 (of flowers) blossom; open 11 put; place; lay 12 colloquial cause sth. (or sb.) to fall to the ground 13 lay aside; store away (for future use); keep 14 [followed by 着…不…] allow sth. to remain (undone, untaken, unused, etc.) 味精[味精] wei4jing1 noun monosodium glutamate (MSG); gourmet powder 没问题[沒問題] mei2wen4ti2 no problem 问题[問題] wen4ti2 noun 1 question; problem; issue 2 problem; contradiction; issue 3 key; crucial point 4 trouble; mishap 清淡[清淡] qing1dan4 adjective 1 light; weak; delicate 2 not greasy or strongly flavoured; light 3 dull; slack 4 (of style) fresh and elegant 清[清] qing1 verb 1 settle; clear up 2 clean up; purge 3 count adjective 1 unmixed; clear 2 distinct; clarified 3 quiet 4 just and honest 5 pure adverb completely; thoroughly noun 1 Qing Dynasty (1616-1911) 2 a surname 淡[淡] dan4 adjective 1 thin; light 2 bland; tasteless; weak; without enough salt (opp. 浓) 3 (of colour) light; pale 4 indifferent; lukewarm 5 slack; dull 6 dialect meaningless; trivial 石[石] Shi2 1 surname Shi 2 abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄Shíjiāzhuāng [石家庄] 石头[石頭] shi2tou5 noun stone; rock 明天见[明天見] ming2tian1jian4 1 see you tomorrow 2 (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms) // Unit 2/L8/L3 做饭[做飯] zuo4//fan4 verb 1 cook rice 2 do the cooking; prepare a meal; cook 一大早[一大早] yi1da4zao3 noun colloquial early in the morning 就 jiu4 As early as 到[到] dao4 verb 1 arrive; reach 2 go to; leave for 3 [as a verb complement to show the result of an action] preposition up until; up to adjective thoughtful; considerate 厨房[廚房] chu2fang2 noun kitchen 分成 fen1cheng2 Divided into 组[組] zu3 noun 1 group 2 series; suite; cycle verb organize; form measure word set; series; battery 来自[來自] lai2zi4 come from 各地[各地] ge4di4 1 in all parts of (a country) 2 various regions 会[會] hui4 noun 1 meeting; gathering; party; get-together; conference 2 association; society; union 3 temple fair 4 association of worshippers 5 revolving credit association (people who regularly contribute to a common fund and draw from it by turns) 6 chief city; capital 7 literary opportunity; occasion verb 1 get together; assemble 2 meet; see 3 literary happen to 4 literary should; ought to verb 1 understand; grasp 2 know 3 can; be able to 4 excel at; be good at; be skillful in 5 be likely to; be sure to verb pay (or foot) a bill noun colloquial moment 陈[陳] Chen2 1 surname Chen 2 Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3 Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 Nán Cháo [南朝] 麻婆豆腐[麻婆豆腐] ma2po2 dou4fu5 noun foodstuffs pockmarked grandma's beancurd—stir-fried beancurd in hot sauce (attributed to an old woman with pockmarks) 香[香] xiang1 adjective 1 fragrant; sweet-smelling; aromatic; scented (opp. 臭) 2 savoury; appetizing; delicious; tasty 3 with relish; with good appetite 4 (of sleep) sound 5 popular; welcome noun 1 perfume; fragrance; spice; flavouring 2 incense; joss stick 辣[辣] la4 adjective 1 peppery; hot 2 vicious; ruthless verb (of smell or taste) burn; bite; sting 好看[好看] hao3kan4 adjective 1 good-looking; nice 2 interesting 3 honoured; proud 4 embarrassing 红烧肉[紅燒肉] hong2shao1rou4 pork braised in brown sauce; red-cooked pork 红烧[紅燒] hong2shao1 verb braise in soy sauce 肉[肉] rou4 noun 1 meat (esp. pork) 2 flesh 3 pulp; flesh (of fruit) adjective 1 not crisp; not crunchy; squashy 2 dialect slow (in movement); sluggish 3 carnal; erotic 颜色[顏色] yan2se4 noun 1 colour; colourity 2 countenance; facial expression 3 countenance; appearance; looks 味道[味道] wei4dao5 noun 1 taste; flavour 2 feeling; taste; experience 3 interest; delight 4 dialect smell; odour 甜[甜] tian2 adjective 1 sweet; honeyed; sugary (opp. 苦) 2 (of sleep) sound 吃素[吃素] chi1su4 verb 1 (-//-) abstain from eating meat; be a vegetarian 2 [usu. in the negative] lethal; highly effective; strong 可口[可口] ke3kou3 adjective delicious; savory; tasty; palatable 大家[大家] da4jia1 pronoun all; everybody noun 1 great master; authority 2 old and well-known family; distinguished (or prominent) family 一边…一边…[一边…一边…] yi4bian1 … yi4bian1 … 愉快[愉快] yu2kuai4 adjective happy; joyful; cheerful // Unit 2/L9/L1 凯利[凱利] Kai3li4 Kelly (person name) 觉得[覺得] jue2de5 verb 1 feel 2 think; feel 件[件] jian4 noun 1 single item 2 letter; correspondence; paper; document measure word 1 [for matters in general] 2 [for clothing, furniture, luggage, etc.] 衣服[衣服] yi1fu5 noun clothing; clothes 样式[樣式] yang4shi4 noun pattern; type; style; model; fashion; form 穿[穿] chuan1 verb 1 pierce through; penetrate 2 pass through; cross 3 wear; put on; be dressed in 4 string together 试[試] shi4 verb try; test noun examination; test 试衣[試衣] shi4yi1 1 to try on (clothes) 2 fitting 收银台[收銀台] shou1yin2tai2 cash desk; cashier 收[收] shou1 verb 1 receive; accept 2 put away; take in 3 collect 4 harvest; gather in 5 bring to an end; stop 6 restrain; control 7 arrest; take into custody; detain 银[銀] yin2 noun 1 chemistry silver (Ag) 2 relating to currency or money adjective silver-coloured 台[颱] tai2 noun abbreviation VARIANT OF 31066624台风tai2feng1台风 typhoon 后边[後邊] hou4bian5 noun 1 back; rear 2 later time; future 好像[好像] hao3xiang4 verb seem; look like 有点儿[有點兒] you3dian3r5 verb have (or be of) some; there is a little adverb somewhat; rather; a bit 号 hao4 size 种[種] zhong3 noun 1 biology species 2 race; stock 3 branch; division; kind; sort; type 4 seed; strain; breed 5 guts; grit measure word kind; sort; type 粉色[粉色] fen3se4 pink colour 蓝色[藍色] lan2se4 noun blue 降价[降價] jiang4//jia4 verb cut the price; reduce (or lower) the prices 全部[全部] quan2bu4 adjective whole; complete; total; all 打折[打折] da3//zhe2 verb give a discount 合适[合適] he2shi4 adjective suitable; appropriate; becoming; right 买[買] mai3 verb 1 buy; purchase 2 buy off; bribe noun (Mǎi) a surname 钱[錢] qian2 noun 1 copper coin; cash 2 money; wealth 3 fund; sum 4 copper coin-shaped object 5 (Qián) a surname measure word qian (a traditional unit of weight, equal to 0.01 jin (市斤), and equivalent to 5 grams or 0.176 ounce) 原价[原價] yuan2jia4 noun original price; prime cost 怎么[怎麼] zen3me5 pronoun 1 how; what; why 2 in a certain way; in any way; no matter how 3 [used in the negative as an understatement] (not) very; (not) much; (not) quite; (not) too 4 [used by itself at the beginning of a sentence to show surprise] what 付费[付費] fu4//fei4 verb pay 付[付] fu4 verb 1 hand (or turn) over to; commit to 2 pay noun (Fù) a surname VARIANT OF 21308416副fu4副2 measure word 1 [for a set of sth.] 2 [for facial expression] 费[費] fei4 verb 1 cost; spend; expend 2 consume too much; expend sth. too quickly; be wasteful (opp. 省) noun 1 fee; dues; expenses; charge 2 (Fèi) a surname 扫码[掃碼] sao3ma3 to scan a QR code or barcode 块[塊] kuai4 Colloquial spoken form of yuan 元 // Unit 2/L9/L2 摊子[攤子] tan1zi5 noun 1 vendor's stand; booth; stall 2 structure of an organization; setup 蔬菜[蔬菜] shu1cai4 noun vegetables; greens; greenstuff 蔬果[蔬果] shu1guo3 noun vegetables and fruit 咱们[咱們] zan2men5 pronoun 1 we or us [including both the speaker and the person or persons addressed] 2 dialect I or me 3 dialect you 老板[老闆] lao3ban3 noun 1 shopkeeper; proprietor; boss 2 dated theater respectful address to an opera star or a troupe leader 苹果[蘋果] ping2guo3 noun apple (the tree and its fruit) 斤[斤] jin1 measure word jin (a traditional unit of weight, each containing 10 liang (市两) or 16 old liang (旧市两) and equivalent to 0.5 kilogram or 1.102 pounds) noun archaic axe 摊主[攤主] tan1zhu3 noun stall vendor; stall keeper 串[串] chuan4 verb 1 string together 2 conspire; gang up 3 get things mixed up 4 go from place to place; run about; rove 5 play a part (in a play); act measure word [for a string of things] string; bunch; cluster 香蕉[香蕉] xiang1jiao1 noun banana 橘子[橘子] ju2zi5 noun tangerine 称[稱] cheng1 verb 1 call 2 say; state 3 commend; praise noun name verb weigh verb literary lift up; raise 西瓜[西瓜] xi1gua5 noun watermelon 便宜[便宜] pian2yi5 noun VARIANT OF 22431744好处hao3chu5好处 2 gain; profit verb let sb. off lightly; give sb. unmerited advantage adjective cheap 新鲜[新鮮] xin1xian5 adjective 1 fresh 2 new; novel; strange 把[把] ba3 noun 1 handle (of a pushcart, etc.) 2 bundle; bunch verb 1 hold; grasp 2 hold (a baby while it urinates) 3 control; monopolize; dominate 4 guard; watch 5 colloquial close to; be located at 6 colloquial give measure word 1 [for sth. with a handle] 2 handful of 3 [for certain abstract concepts] 4 [for sth. done with the hand] preposition [used to shift the object ahead of the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression] auxiliary [after 百, 千, 万, 里, 丈, 顷, 斤, 个, etc., without numeral] about; or so adjective dated sworn 菠菜[菠菜] bo1cai4 noun spinach (薐薐 léng) 青椒[青椒] qing1jiao1 noun green pepper 土豆[土豆] tu3dou4 colloquial VARIANT OF 26446848马铃薯ma3ling2shu3马铃薯 noun potato; white potato 加[加] jia1 verb 1 add; plus 2 increase; augment 3 put in; add; append 4 [in the same way as 加以, usu. after a monosyllabic adverb] 零[零] ling2 noun fragment; fraction; odd lot adjective fragmentary; fractional (opp. 正) number 1 [number or figure 〇] nought; zero; nil 2 [in expressions of time, age, money, weight, etc., used between two different denomination] 3 [absence of a unit in a number, usu. replaced by 〇] zero sign (0); nought 4 (on a thermometer) zero verb 1 wither 2 literary (of rain, tears, etc.) fall 海鲜[海鮮] hai3xian1 noun seafood 牛肉[牛肉] niu2rou4 noun beef 走[走] zou3 verb 1 walk; go 2 run; move 3 leave; go away 4 demonstrate a certain tendency 5 visit; call on 6 euphemistic pass away 7 through; from 8 leak; let out; escape 9 depart from the original; lose the original shape, flavour, etc. 一共 yi1gong4 all together 贵[貴] gui4 expensive 能 neng2 can // Unit 2/L9/L3 快[快] kuai4 adjective 1 fast; quick; rapid; swift (opp. 慢) 2 speed; velocity 3 hurry up; make haste 4 quick-witted; nimble; clever; swift-minded 5 (of a knife, sword, etc.) sharp (opp. 钝) 6 straightforward; forthright; plainspoken 7 pleased; happy; gratified adverb soon; before long; be about to noun dated yamen runner or officer charged with making arrests 开学[開學] kai1//xue2 verb school opens; term begins 正[正] zheng4 verb 1 rectify; straighten; set right 2 make right; correct 3 rectify; correct one's thinking adjective 1 situated in the middle; main (opp. 侧, 偏) 2 obverse; right (opp. 反) 3 honest; upright 4 correct; right 5 (of colour, flavour, etc.) pure; right 6 regular; standard 7 principal; chief (opp. 副) 8 (of figures, designs, etc.) regular 9 mathematics positive; plus (opp. 负) 10 physics positive; plus (opp. 负) adverb 1 straight; upright 2 punctual; sharp 3 just; right; precisely; exactly 4 just (doing sth.); just now 准备[準備] zhun3bei4 verb 1 prepare; get ready 2 intend; plan 商场[商場] shang1chang3 noun 1 large department store; market; bazaar 2 commercial circles; business world 文具[文具] wen2ju4 noun writing materials; stationery 上网[上網] shang4//wang3 verb 1 log onto the Internet; go online (opp. 下网) 2 sports stretch a net 告诉[告訴] gao4su5 verb tell; let know 信用卡[信用卡] xin4yong4ka3 credit card 网上[網上] wang3shang4 noun online 马上[馬上] ma3shang4 adverb 1 at once; immediately; straight away; right away 2 in the near future; soon 用[用] yong4 noun 1 expenses; outlay 2 usefulness; use 3 (Yòng) a surname verb 1 use; employ; apply; consume 2 [usu. in the negative] need 3 courteous eat; drink preposition with conjunction literary [usu. in letters] hence; therefore 帮[幫] bang1 verb 1 help; assist; aid 2 be hired noun 1 side (of a boat, truck, etc.); upper (of a shoe) 2 outer leaf (of cabbage, etc.) 3 gang; band; clique 4 secret society; underworld gang measure word group 付账[付賬] fu4//zhang4 verb pay a bill 现金[現金] xian4jin1 noun 1 ready money; cash 2 cash reserve in a bank 种类[種類] zhong3lei4 noun kind; type; variety 名牌[名牌] ming2pai2 noun 1 famous brand 2 nameplate; name tag 书包[書包] shu1bao1 noun satchel; schoolbag 一些[一些] yi1xie1 measure word a number of; certain; some; a few; a little 笔记本[筆記本] bi3ji4ben3 noun 1 notebook 2 abbreviation VARIANT OF 42491314笔记本电脑bi3ji4ben3dian4nao3笔记本电脑 notebook (computer); laptop 圆珠笔[圓珠筆] yuan2zhu1bi3 noun ball-point pen; ball-pen 完[完] wan2 adjective intact; whole verb 1 run out; use up; exhaust 2 finish; complete; be over; be through 3 pay 4 be done for; be finished 选购[選購] xuan3gou4 verb pick out and buy; choose from a variety of goods 正好[正好] zheng4hao3 adjective just in time; just right; just enough adverb happen to; chance to; as it happens 促销[促銷] cu4xiao1 verb promote sales (of goods) 西装[西裝] xi1zhuang1 noun Western-style clothes; suit 衬衫[襯衫] chen4shan1 noun 1 shirt 2 blouse 皮鞋[皮鞋] pi2xie2 noun leather shoes 领带[領帶] ling3dai4 noun necktie; tie 领[領] ling3 noun 1 original meaning neck 2 collar; neckband 3 outline; main point verb 1 lead; usher 2 receive; draw; get 3 take; accept 4 understand; comprehend; grasp measure word literary [classifier for mats, gowns or coats] 最后[最後] zui4hou4 noun 1 final; last; ultimate 2 finally; last; lastly 套[套] tao4 noun 1 sheath; case; cover 2 that which covers (other garments, etc.) 3 bend of a river, or curve in a mountain range 4 dialect cotton padding (or wadding); batting 5 traces; harness 6 knot; loop; noose 7 convention; formula 8 trick; trap; ruse verb 1 cover with; slip over; encase in 2 overlap; interlink 3 dialect pad (a quilt or jacket) with (cotton or silk floss) 4 harness (a draught animal); hitch up (a draught animal to a cart) 5 put a ring, etc. round; tie 6 model on (or after); copy 7 coax a secret out of sb.; pump sb. about sth. 8 try to win (sb.'s friendship); woo 9 cut the thread (of a screw) with a die or tap measure word [for books, furniture, rooms, methods, remarks, etc.] set; suit; suite 条[條] tiao2 noun 1 twig 2 long narrow piece; strip; slip 3 brief informal note 4 item; article 5 order measure word 1 [for long, or narrow, or thin objects] 2 [for certain nouns] 袜子[襪子] wa4zi5 noun socks; stockings; hose 黑[黑] hei1 adjective 1 black (opp. 白) 2 dark 3 secret; shady; illegal 4 wicked; sinister 5 reactionary noun 1 (Hēi) abbreviation VARIANT OF 22588416黑龙江hei1long2jiang1黑龙江1 a Heilongjiang Province b Heilong Jiang River; (in Russia) the Amur River 2 dark; dusk 3 (Hēi) a surname verb 1 colloquial do sth. illegally or dishonestly 2 slang computing hack (into a website, etc.) 连[連] lian2 noun 1 military company 2 (Lián) a surname verb 1 link; join; connect 2 involve (in trouble); implicate adverb continuously; in succession; one after another preposition 1 including 2 [used correlatively with 也,都, etc.] even 牙刷[牙刷] ya2shua1 noun toothbrush 毛巾[毛巾] mao2jin1 noun towel 花[花] hua1 noun 1 flower; blossom; bloom 2 anything resembling a flower 3 fireworks 4 pattern; design 5 cotton 6 smallpox 7 wound 8 cream; essence; flower 9 figurative women 10 [used metaphorically for courtesans or prostitutes] 11 (Huā) a surname adjective 1 blurred; dim 2 fancy; florid; flowery; showy 3 multicoloured; coloured; variegated 4 flower-decorated; coloured 5 lewd; lecherous verb spend; expend 方便[方便] fang1bian4 verb 1 make things convenient for sb. 2 euphemistic have money to spare or lend 3 euphemistic go to the lavatory noun convenience; favour 大餐[大餐] da4can1 noun 1 sumptuous meal 2 dated Western-style meal // Unit 2/L10/L1 士林 shi4lin2 A name 公寓[公寓] gong1yu4 noun 1 apartment; flat; condominium 2 dated lodging house 经理[經理] jing1li3 noun manager; director verb handle; manage 租房[租房] zu1fang2 to rent an apartment 租[租] zu1 noun 1 rent 2 land tax verb 1 rent; hire; charter 2 rent out; let out; lease 室[室] shi4 noun 1 room 2 room as an administrative or working unit; department 3 serial number of apartments 4 wife 5 family 6 cavity 7 archaic astronomy shi (the thirteenth of the twenty-eight constellations (二十八宿) of the celestial sphere, consisting of two stars in a straight line in Pegasus) 厅[廳] ting1 noun 1 hall (for meetings, concerts, receiving guests, etc.) 2 department in a big government organization, such as a ministry; office 3 government department at the provincial level 房租[房租] fang2zu1 noun rent (for a house, flat, etc.); rental 包[包] bao1 noun 1 bundle; package; pack; packet; parcel 2 bag; sack 3 protuberance; swelling; lump 4 yurt 5 (Bāo) a surname verb 1 wrap 2 surround; encircle; envelop 3 include; contain 4 undertake the whole thing 5 assure; guarantee 6 hire; book; charter measure word package; bundle 元[元] yuan2 noun 1 (key) element; essential factor 2 unit; component adjective 1 first; primary; beginning; initial 2 chief; principal; leading 3 basic; fundamental measure word VARIANT OF 35386624圆yuan2圆 yuan (monetary unit of China, equal to 10 jiao or 100 fen) noun VARIANT OF 35386624圆yuan2圆 I 2 coin of fixed value and weight noun 1 Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368) 2 a surname 水费[水費] shui3fei4 water bill 网[網] wang3 noun 1 net 2 network 3 web; Internet; net verb 1 catch with a net; net 2 cover or enclose as with a net 费[費] fei4 verb 1 cost; spend; expend 2 consume too much; expend sth. too quickly; be wasteful (opp. 省) noun 1 fee; dues; expenses; charge 2 (Fèi) a surname 电费[電費] dian4fei4 名 消耗电能应支付的费用。 客厅[客廳] ke4ting1 noun drawing room; parlour; living room; sitting room 带[帶] dai4 noun 1 belt; girdle; ribbon; band; tape 2 tyre 3 zone; area; belt 4 VARIANT OF 17012992白带bai2dai4白带 medicine leucorrhoea; whites verb 1 take; bring; carry 2 do sth. incidentally 3 bear; have 4 have sth. attached 5 lead; head 6 train; teach; tutor 7 look after; bring up; raise 8 drive; spur on; bring along 家具[家具] jia1ju5 noun furniture 平米[平米] ping2mi3 noun abbreviation = 27913728平方米ping2fang1mi3平方米 square metre 而且[而且] er2qie3 conjunction 1 and also 2 but also 以前[以前] yi3qian2 noun (of time) before; formerly; previously 需要[需要] xu1yao4 noun need verb need; want; require; demand 押金[押金] ya1jin1 noun 1 cash pledge; guarantee deposit 2 loan on security; secured loan 停车位[停車位] ting2che1wei4 1 parking space 2 parking spot 停[停] ting2 verb 1 stop; cease; halt; pause 2 stop over; stay 3 (of cars) parked; (of ships) lie at anchor; (of a dead body or coffin) placed 4 ready; settled measure word colloquial part (of a total); portion 车[車] che1 noun 1 vehicle 2 wheeled instrument 3 machine 4 (Chē) a surname verb 1 lathe; turn 2 lift water by waterwheel 位[位] wei4 noun 1 place; location 2 position; post; rank 3 throne 4 mathematics place; figure; digit 5 computing bit measure word courteous [for people] 当然[當然] dang1ran2 adverb without doubt; certainly; of course adjective 1 natural 2 ex officio // Unit 2/L10/L2 沙发[沙發] sha1fa1 noun transliteration sofa; settee 看起来[看起來] kan4qi5lai5 adverb seem; appear; look as if (or though) 饭厅[飯廳] fan4ting1 noun dining hall; dining room; mess hall 厨具[廚具] chu2ju4 noun kitchen (or cooking) utensils 全[全] quan2 verb literary make complete; keep intact adjective 1 complete 2 whole; entire; full; total adverb entirely; completely noun (Quán) a surname 冰箱[冰箱] bing1xiang1 noun abbreviation icebox; refrigerator; fridge; freezer 洗碗机[洗碗機] xi3wan3ji1 dishwasher 洗[洗] xi3 verb 1 wash; bathe 2 redress; right 3 kill and loot; sack 4 photography develop; process 5 clear (a recording, etc.); erase 6 shuffle (cards, etc.) noun 1 small vessel containing water for rinsing writing brushes 2 baptism 主[主] zhu3 noun 1 host (opp. 客, 宾) 2 owner; master (opp. 仆) 3 person or party concerned 4 Christianity God; Lord 5 Islam Allah 6 definite view; decision 7 spirit (or memorial) tablet verb 1 manage; direct; in charge of 2 indicate; signify 3 advocate; decide adjective 1 main; primary (opp. 副) 2 of oneself; on one's own will 卧室[臥室] wo4shi4 noun bedroom 地毯[地毯] di4tan3 noun carpet; rug 卫生间[衛生間] wei4sheng1jian1 toilet (room) 卫生[衛生] wei4sheng1 noun hygiene; health; sanitation adjective sanitary; hygienic; good for one's health 另[另] ling4 adverb 1 in addition; besides 2 in place of pronoun [with nouns] different; other 房间[房間] fang2jian1 noun room 里[裏] li3 noun 1 lining; inside (of clothing) 2 inner (opp. 外) 书桌[書桌] shu1zhuo1 noun desk; writing desk 书架[書架] shu1jia4 noun bookshelf; a set of bookshelves; bookcase 作 zuo4 regard as 书房[書房] shu1fang2 noun 1 study 2 dated private school; family school 环境[環境] huan2jing4 noun environment; surroundings; circumstances 安全[安全] an1quan2 noun safety; security adjective safe; secure 交通[交通] jiao1tong1 noun 1 traffic; communications 2 liaison; liaison man verb literary 1 be connected; be linked 2 associate with; collude with 时候[時候] shi2hou5 noun 1 (the duration of) time 2 (a point in) time; moment 签[簽] qian1 verb 1 sign; autograph 2 make brief comments on a document noun 1 bamboo slips used for divination or drawing lots 2 label; sticker 3 slender pointed piece of bamboo or wood verb (of sewing) tack 合同[合同] he2tong5 noun contract 如果[如果] ru2guo3 conjunction if; in case (of); in the event of; supposing that 问题[問題] wen4ti2 noun 1 question; problem; issue 2 problem; contradiction; issue 3 key; crucial point 4 trouble; mishap 周[周] zhou1 adjective thoughtful; attentive noun 1 Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) 2 Zhou (557-581,one of the Northern Dynasties (北朝),better known as the Northern Zhou Dynasty (北周)) 3 abbreviation Later Zhou Dynasty (951-960),one of the Five Dynasties 4 a surname // Unit 2/L10/L3 房子[房子] fang2zi5 noun 1 house; building 2 flat; apartment 层[層] ceng2 measure word 1 storey; floor 2 a component part in a sequence 3 layer; stratum noun layer; tier 楼[樓] lou2 noun 1 storied building; tower 2 storey; floor 3 superstructure 4 [in the names of certain kinds of shops, restaurants, etc.] 5 ornamental archway; ceremonial gateway 6 (Lóu) a surname 大门[大門] da4men2 noun entrance (or front) door; gate 中间[中間] zhong1jian1 noun 1 among; between 2 centre; middle 3 on the way; in the course 窗户[窗戶] chuang1hu5 noun window; casement 进[進] jin4 verb 1 advance; move forward; move ahead (opp. 退) 2 enter; come (or go) into; get into (opp. 出) 3 receive; admit 4 eat; drink; take 5 submit; present 6 [as aux., after a verb] into; in 7 sports score a goal measure word any of the several rows of houses within an old-style residential compound 看见[看見] kan4//jian5 verb catch sight of; see; get a view of 摆[擺] bai3 verb 1 put; place; arrange 2 lay bare; state clearly 3 put on; assume 4 sway; wave 5 dialect talk; say noun physics pendulum noun lower hem of a gown, jacket, shirt, etc. noun bai (Buddhist service or mass gathering to celebrate a festival etc. in China's Dai areas) 着[著] zhe5 auxiliary 1 [added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state, often with the particle 呢 at the end of the sentence] 2 [in sentences beginning with a place word, added to the verb to indicate a resultant state, the verb plus 着 having the force of “there is”] 3 [verb plus 着 placed before another verb, indicating an accompanying action or state] a [verb plus 着 serving as an adverbial modifier] b [verb plus 着 repeated, indicating that while one action is in progress another is expected] 4 [in imperative sentences, used after verbs or adjectives for emphasis, often with 点儿 added] 5 [in forming a preposition] 前面[前面] qian2mian5 noun 1 above; preceding 2 in front; at the head; ahead 咖啡[咖啡] ka1fei1 adjective coffee-coloured; brown (20897536啡fei1啡 fei1) 右边[右邊] you4bian5 noun right (or right-hand) side; right 旁边[旁邊] pang2bian1 noun side 椅子[椅子] yi3zi5 noun chair 后面[後面] hou4mian5 noun 1 back; rear 2 later time; future 对面[對面] dui4mian4 noun 1 opposite 2 right in front adverb face to face; in person 楼上[樓上] lou2shang4 noun upstairs (opp. 楼下) 里面[裡面] li3mian5 noun inside; interior (opp. 外面儿) 双人床[雙人床] shuang1ren2chuang2 double bed 床头柜[床頭櫃] chuang2tou2gui4 bedside cupboard 衣橱[衣櫥] yi1chu2 noun wardrobe; clothes press 左边[左邊] zuo3bian5 noun left; left (or left-hand) side 地下室[地下室] di4xia4shi4 basement; cellar 车库[車庫] che1ku4 noun garage 库[庫] ku4 noun warehouse; storehouse; depot; treasury noun abbreviation VARIANT OF 25130496库仑ku4lun2库仑 前院[前院] qian2yuan4 noun front courtyard (opp. 后院儿) 种[種] zhong4 verb grow; plant; cultivate 花园[花園] hua1yuan2 noun flower garden; garden 后院[後院] hou4yuan4 noun 1 backyard (opp. 前院儿) 2 rear; inside 果树[果樹] guo3shu4 noun fruit tree 菜园[菜園] cai4yuan2 noun vegetable garden; vegetable farm; market garden; truck farm // Unit 2/L11/L1 开[開] kai1 verb 1 open 2 make an opening; open up 3 openout; come loose 4 produce flowers; bloom 5 (of a frozen river) thaw out 6 lift (a ban, restriction, etc.) 7 start; operate (a machine, car, ship, plane, etc.) 8 turn on (a light, radio, TV, etc.); switch on 9 (of a train, bus, ship, etc.) leave; start 10 (of troops) set out; move 11 start or run (a factory, school, store, etc.); set up; open 12 (of an institute, organization, etc.) open to the public 13 (of film shooting, auction, etc.) begin; start 14 hold (a meeting, exhibition, etc.) 15 make a list of; write out; prescribe 16 pay (wages, fares, etc.) 17 dialect fire (an employee); fire out; give sb. the sack; kick out 18 boil 19 colloquial eat up adjective open measure word 1 [expressing a ratio between two things considered as parts of a whole which is 10] 2 printing division of standard size printing paper measure word 1 transliteration carat (ct) 2 abbreviation VARIANT OF 64450787开尔文kai1er3wen2开尔文 physics degree Kelvin; kelvin (K) 账户[賬戶] zhang4hu4 noun account 办[辦] ban4 verb 1 do; handle; manage; tackle; attend to 2 buy a fair amount of; get sth. ready 3 set up; run 4 colloquial punish (by law); bring to justice 手续[手續] shou3xu4 noun procedures; formalities; process 营业员[營業員] ying2ye4yuan2 shop employees 营业[營業] ying2ye4 verb do business 定期[定期] ding4qi1 verb fix (or set) a date adjective regular; at regular intervals; periodical (opp. 活期) 活期[活期] huo2qi1 adjective current (opp. 定期) 随时[隨時] sui2shi2 adverb 1 at any time; at all times 2 whenever necessary; as the occasion demands 取钱[取錢] qu3qian2 to withdraw money 填[填] tian2 verb 1 fill; stuff 2 write; fill in 开户[開戶] kai1//hu4 verb open (or establish) an account (with a bank) 申请表[申請表] shen1qing3biao3 application form 申请[申請] shen1qing3 verb apply for; file an application 存[存] cun2 verb 1 exist; live; survive 2 store; keep 3 accumulate; collect 4 deposit 5 leave with; check 6 reserve; retain 7 remain on balance; be in stock 8 cherish; harbour 美元[美元] mei3yuan2 noun American dollar; US dollar; greenback 兑换[兌換] dui4huan4 verb exchange; convert 成[成] cheng2 verb 1 accomplish; succeed (opp. 败) 2 become; turn into adjective 1 fully developed (or grown) 2 established; ready-made 3 in considerable numbers (or amounts) 4 all right; OK 5 capable; able noun 1 achievement; result 2 (Chéng) a surname measure word one tenth 人民币[人民幣] ren2min2bi4 noun Renminbi (RMB, Chinese monetary unit) 直接[直接] zhi2jie1 adjective direct; immediate (opp. 间接) 存款单[存款單] cun2kuan3dan1 certificate of deposit; deposit receipt; deposit slip 换[換] huan4 verb 1 exchange; barter; trade 2 change 3 exchange; convert 4 colloquial transplant (an organ) 5 colloquial transfuse (blood) 对[對] dui4 noun antithetical couplet; couplet verb 1 answer; reply 2 treat; cope with; counter 3 train on; direct at 4 bring (two things) into contact; fit together 5 suit; agree; get along 6 compare; check; identify; verify 7 set; adjust 8 mix; add 9 divide into halves adjective 1 opposite; opposing 2 right; correct adverb mutual; face to face preposition with regard to; concerning measure word pair; couple 兑换率[兌換率] dui4huan4lü4 exchange rate 兑换率[兌換率] dui4huan4lü4 exchange rate 比[比] bi3 verb 1 compare; contrast 2 emulate; compete; match 3 gesture; gesticulate 4 dialect aim at; direct towards 5 copy; model after 6 draw an analogy; liken to; compare to 7 literary cling to; collude with noun ratio; proportion preposition 1 to (in a score) 2 than 3 literary close together; next to adverb literary lately 点[點] dian3 noun 1 drop (of liquid) 2 spot; dot; speck 3 dot stroke (in Chinese characters) 4 mathematics point 5 decimal point; point 6 place; point 7 aspect; feature 8 finance point verb 1 place a dot 2 touch on very briefly; skim 3 drip 4 sow in holes; dibble 5 check one by one; count 6 select; choose 7 hint; point out 8 light; burn; kindle 9 embellish; decorate measure word 1 a little; a bit; some 2 [for items] noun 1 o'clock 2 appointed time 3 VARIANT OF 76626147云板yun2ban3云板 dated iron bell or clapper (used by government offices or influential families to give time or announce an event) noun refreshments noun printing point (a unit of measurement for type bodies) 面值[面值] mian4zhi2 noun 1 par (or face, nominal) value 2 denomination (of banknotes) 其他[其他] qi2ta1 pronoun other; else 随便[隨便] sui2//bian4 verb do as one pleases adjective 1 casual; random; informal 2 careless; slipshod 3 wanton; wilful; arbitrary conjunction anyhow; any adverb VARIANT OF 22432256好歹hao3dai3好歹 II 2 make do; somehow 点[點] dian3 to count // Unit 2/L11/L2 中餐[中餐] zhong1can1 noun Chinese meal; Chinese food; Chinese cuisine 银行[銀行] yin2hang2 noun bank 知道[知道] zhi1dao5 verb know; realize; aware of 听说[聽說] ting1shuo1 verb be told; hear of adjective dialect heed what an elder or superior says; be obedient 只要[只要] zhi3yao4 conjunction [usu. with 就 or 便] if only; as long as; provided 网站[網站] wang3zhan4 noun telecommunications website 注册[註冊] zhu4//ce4 verb 1 register 2 computing log in (a computer system) 简单[簡單] jian3dan1 adjective 1 simple; uncomplicated (opp. 复杂) 2 [usu. in the negative] commonplace; ordinary 3 oversimplified; casual 设[設] she4 verb 1 set up; establish; found; put up 2 work out 3 mathematics given; suppose; if conjunction literary if; in case 用户名[用戶名] yong4hu4ming2 user name 密码[密碼] mi4ma3 noun 1 cipher; cipher (or secret) code; cryptogram (opp. 明码) 2 biology code 缴费[繳費] jiao3fei4 pay (money) 别的[別的] bie2de5 noun other; another; the rest 服务[服務] fu2wu4 verb give service to; be in the service of; serve 转账[轉賬] zhuan3//zhang4 verb transfer accounts 汇款[匯款] hui4kuan3 noun remittance verb (-//-) remit money 帐单[帳單] zhang4dan1 noun bill; check 普通[普通] pu3tong1 adjective ordinary; common; general; average // Unit 2/L11/P3 移动[移動] yi2dong4 verb 1 move; shift 2 mobile 支付[支付] zhi1fu4 verb pay (money); defray 通常[通常] tong1chang2 adjective general; usual; normal adverb generally; usually; ordinarily; as a rule 付款[付款] fu4//kuan3 verb pay a sum of money 留学[留學] liu2//xue2 verb study abroad 发现[發現] fa1xian4 verb 1 discover; find; detect; identify 2 find; realize; perceive; notice; be aware of noun discovery; find 大多数[大多數] da4duo1shu4 noun great majority; vast majority; the bulk 小贩[小販] xiao3fan4 noun peddler; vendor; hawker 收费[收費] shou1//fei4 verb collect fees; charge 小刚[小剛] xiao3gang1 A Chinese name 电子[電子] dian4zi3 noun electron 钱包[錢包] qian2bao1 noun wallet; purse 电子钱包[電子錢包] dian4 zi3 qian2 bao1 E wallet 下载[下載] xia4zai4 verb computing download (opp. 上传) 社交[社交] she4jiao1 noun social intercourse; social contact; social life 软件[軟件] ruan3jian4 noun 1 computing software 2 figurative software; quality of personnel; management and service, etc. 微信[微信] Wei1xin4 Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 腾讯Téngxùn [腾讯]) 这样[這樣] zhe4yang4 pronoun so; such; like this; this way 机票[機票] ji1piao4 noun plane ticket 票[票] piao4 noun 1 ticket 2 ballot 3 bank note; bill 4 person held for ransom by kidnappers; hostage 5 amateur performance (of Beijing opera, etc.); amateur theatricals verb perform as an amateur (in Beijing opera) measure word dialect batch; lot; group 什么的[什麼的] shen2me5de5 pronoun colloquial [after a series of items] things like that; and so on; and what not 身上[身上] shen1shang5 noun 1 on one's body 2 (have sth.) on one; with one 几乎[幾乎] ji1hu1 adverb almost; nearly; practically // Unit 3/L13/P1 人口[人口] ren2kou3 noun 1 population 2 family size; number of people in a family 3 human being; people 4 mouth of a person 人口稠密[人口稠密] ren2kou3 chou2mi4 densely populated; populous 登机[登機] deng1//ji1 verb board a plane; embark 坐位[坐位] zuo4wei5 noun 1 place to sit; seat 2 a thing to sit on; seat 让[讓] rang4 verb 1 give way; give ground; yield; give up; concede 2 invite; offer 3 let; allow; make 4 let sb. have sth. at a fair price 5 be inferior to; not as good as 6 give way; step aside 7 [expressing wishes] preposition [in a passive sentence to introduce the doer of the action] 护照[護照] hu4zhao4 noun passport 登机牌[登機牌] deng1ji1pai2 boarding-card; boarding-pass 牌[牌] pai2 noun 1 plate; tablet 2 tally; check (of a cloakroom, checkroom, etc.) 3 billboard (for notices, advertisements, or slogans) 4 brand; make 5 cards, dominoes, etc. 6 title of a ci poem; name of a ballad tune 7 shield 靠[靠] kao4 verb 1 lean 2 lean against (or on) 3 stand by the side of; get near; come up to; be near to; keep to 4 depend on; rely on 5 trust noun theater (in traditional opera) stage armour (made of embroidered silk) 走道[走道] zou3dao4 noun 1 pavement; sidewalk 2 path; walk; footpath 3 dialect corridor 排[排] pai2 noun 1 row; line 2 military platoon 3 abbreviation volleyball verb 1 arrange; put in order; line up 2 rehearse measure word row; line noun raft verb 1 exclude; eject; discharge 2 discriminate against 3 literary push noun steak; chop; griskin; short rib 座[座] zuo4 noun seat; place noun 1 stand; pedestal; base 2 astronomy constellation 3 dated courteous [form of address to high-ranking officials] measure word [for mountains, buildings, and similar immovable objects] 托运[託運] tuo1yun4 verb consign for shipment; check 行李[行李] xing2li5 noun luggage; baggage 随身[隨身] sui2shen1 adjective (carry) on one's person; (take) with one 安检[安檢] an1jian3 noun abbreviation security check 登机口[登機口] deng1ji1kou3 boarding gate 往[往] wang3 verb go preposition in the direction of; towards; to adjective past; previous literary 拐[拐] guai3 verb 1 turn 2 limp; lame noun 1 dialect corner; turning 2 spoken form for the numeral 七; seven noun crutch verb 1 swindle; make off with 2 abduct; kidnap 电梯[電梯] dian4ti1 noun lift; elevator 出[出] //chu5 verb 1 [after a verb to indicate an outward direction] 2 [after a verb to indicate completion or succeeding] 3 [between an adjective and a numeral-measure word to indicate a higher degree] 第[第] di4 affix [before numerals to form ordinal numbers] adverb literary but; only noun 1 archaic different grades of successful candidates in the imperial examinations 2 literary residence of a high official conjunction classical but; however 换[換] huan4 verb 1 exchange; barter; trade 2 change 3 exchange; convert 4 colloquial transplant (an organ) 5 colloquial transfuse (blood) 手续[手續] shou3xu4 noun procedures; formalities; process // Unit 3/L13/P2 报关[報關] bao4//guan1 verb declare sth. at customs; apply to customs 参加[參加] can1jia1 verb 1 join (a group, organization, etc.); take part in (an activity) 2 give (advice, suggestion, etc.) 超过[超過] chao1//guo4 verb outstrip; surpass; exceed 出示[出示] chu1shi4 verb 1 show; produce 2 literary put up a notice 到期[到期] dao4//qi1 verb become due; mature; expire 呆[呆] dai1 adjective 1 slow-witted; dull 2 blank; wooden verb colloquial stay 旅行[旅行] lü3xing2 verb travel; journey; tour 培训班[培訓班] pei2xun4ban1 noun training course 入关[入關] ru4guan1 go through customs 什么的[什麼的] shen2me5de5 pronoun colloquial [after a series of items] things like that; and so on; and what not 食品[食品] shi2pin3 noun foodstuff; food; provisions 物品[物品] wu4pin3 noun article; goods 眼镜[眼鏡] yan3jing4 noun eyeglasses; glasses; spectacles 签证[簽證] qian1zheng4 noun visa; visé verb grant a visa 药品[藥品] yao4pin3 noun medicines and chemical reagents; medication 页[頁] ye4 noun page; leaf measure word leaf; page; sheet 一共[一共] yi1gong4 adverb altogether; in all; all told 摘[摘] zhai1 verb 1 pick; pluck; take off 2 select; make extracts from 3 dialect borrow money when in urgent need 摘下[摘下] zhai1xia4 1 to take off 2 to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) 3 to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) 4 (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 边检[邊檢] bian1jian3 1 border inspection 2 immigration inspection 去年[去年] qu4nian2 noun last year 长[長] zhang3 adjective 1 older; elder; senior 2 eldest; oldest 3 chief; head verb 1 grow; develop 2 come into being; begin to grow; form 3 acquire; enhance; increase 比如[比如] bi3ru2 conjunction for example; for instance; such as 祝[祝] zhu4 verb express good wishes; wish noun (Zhù) a surname verb literary cut // Unit 3/L13/P3 唉[唉] ai1 interjection 1 [expressing response] yes; all right 2 [expressing sadness, weariness, regret, or disappointment] alas 背包[背包] bei1bao1 noun 1 knapsack; rucksack; infantry (or field) pack; backpack 2 military blanket roll 乘坐[乘坐] cheng2zuo4 verb ride (in a bus, on a train, etc.); take (a bus, train, aeroplane, ship, etc.) 出门[出門] chu1//men2 verb 1 go out 2 leave home; go on a journey 3 dialect (of a woman) get married; marry 飞机[飛機] fei1ji1 noun aircraft; aeroplane; plane 飞快[飛快] fei1kuai4 adjective 1 very fast; at lightning speed 2 extremely sharp; razor-sharp 关[關] guan1 noun 1 mountain pass; guarded passage 2 custom(s) house 3 area just outside a city gate 4 barrier; critical juncture 5 key part; crucial part; key factor 6 connection 7 (Guān) a surname verb 1 shut; close 2 turn off 3 shut in; lock up; confine 4 (of a business) close down 5 concern; involve 6 dated give out (or draw) (pay) 航班[航班] hang2ban1 noun scheduled flight; flight number 机[機] ji1 noun 1 machine; machinery engine 2 aircraft; aeroplane; plane 3 crucial point 4 chance; occasion; opportunity 5 important affairs 6 intention; idea 7 organism adjective 1 secret; clandestine 2 flexible; quick-witted 门[門] men2 noun 1 (of a building, vehicle or vessel) entrance 2 door; gate; entrance 3 any opening 4 valve; switch 5 orifice in the human body 6 way to do sth.; knack; method; access 7 branch of a family or clan; family 8 (religious) sect; school (of thought) 9 study with the same teacher 10 position in a gambling game (relative to where one sits or where one lays a stake) 11 class; category; branch of study 12 biology phylum 13 computing gate 14 (Mén) a surname measure word 1 [for subjects of study or field of technical training] 2 [for language] 3 [for cannon] 4 [for marriage] 5 [for relatives] 检查[檢查] jian3cha2 verb 1 check up (or out); inspect; examine 2 VARIANT OF 23772672检讨jian3tao3检讨1 make a self-criticism noun self-criticism 机场[機場] ji1chang3 noun airport; airfield; aerodrome 离[離] li2 verb 1 leave; part from 2 be at a distance from; be away from 3 lack; be short of 4 deviate from; shift from noun li (one of the Eight Trigrams (八卦) which represents fire ()) 排队[排隊] pai2//dui4 verb form a line; line up; queue up 起飞[起飛] qi3fei1 verb 1 (of an aircraft) take off (opp. 降落) 2 figurative (of economy, etc.) take off 让路[讓路] rang4//lu4 verb make way for; give way; give sb. the right of way 人员[人員] ren2yuan2 noun personnel; staff 误[誤] wu4 noun mistake; error verb 1 miss 2 hinder; impede; harm adjective 1 wrong; false; inaccurate 2 by mistake; by accident 样子[樣子] yang4zi5 noun 1 appearance; shape 2 manner; air 3 sample; model; pattern 4 colloquial tendency; likelihood 要是[要是] yao4shi5 conjunction colloquial if; suppose; in case 因此[因此] yin1ci3 conjunction so; therefore; for this reason; consequently 原来[原來] yuan2lai2 noun originally; formerly; at first adjective original; former adverb as a matter of fact; as it turns out; actually 站[站] zhan4 verb stand; be on one's feet; take a stand noun 1 station; stop 2 station (or centre) for rendering certain services verb stop; halt 着急[著急] zhao2//ji2 adjective worried; excited; anxious 只好[只好] zhi3hao3 adverb have to; forced to 提前[提前] ti2qian2 verb 1 shift to an earlier date; move up (a date); advance 2 do sth. in advance (or ahead of time) 让开[讓開] rang4//kai1 verb get out of the way; step aside; make way 跑[跑] pao3 verb 1 run 2 run a race 3 run away; escape; flee 4 dialect walk; stroll 5 rush about; run errands; make the rounds 6 (of a liquid or gas) leak; evaporate 7 [as complement to a verb] away; off 九一一[九一一] Jiu3-Yi1yi1 noun September 11th; 9/11 // Unit 3/L14/P1 北海[北海] Bei3 Hai3 noun the North Sea 公园[公園] gong1yuan2 noun park; public garden 打算[打算] da3suan5 verb plan; intend noun consideration; calculation 公共汽车[公共汽車] gong1gong4 qi4che1 noun (public) bus 骑[騎] qi2 verb 1 ride (an animal, bicycle, etc.); sit on the back of 2 straddle noun 1 horse; horse rider 2 cavalryman; cavalry 自行车[自行車] zi4xing2che1 noun bicycle; bike 公车[公車] gong1che1 noun 1 state-owned (or office) vehicle (opp. 私车) 2 dialect public bus 或是[或是] huo4shi4 1 or 2 either one or the other 骑车[騎車] qi2che1 ride a bike 打车[打車] da3che1 verb colloquial go by taxi; take a taxi 远[遠] yuan3 adjective 1 (of space or time) far away; distant; remote 2 (of blood relationship) distant 3 (of mind, learning, etc.) abstruse; profound verb keep away from; keep at a distance adverb (of difference) by far; far and away 路上[路上] lu4shang5 noun 1 on the road 2 on the way; en route 堵[堵] du3 verb stop up; block up adjective stifled; suffocated; oppressed noun archaic wall measure word [of walls] 地铁[地鐵] di4tie3 noun abbreviation 1 = 19921920地下铁道di4xia4tie3dao4地下铁道 subway; underground; metro; tube 2 underground train 从[從] cong2 verb 1 follow; comply with; obey 2 join; be engaged in 3 follow the principle of; employ the method of noun dated 1 follower; attendant 2 relationship between cousins, etc. of the same paternal grandfather or great-grandfather adjective secondary; accessary preposition 1 from (a time, a place, or a point of view) 2 via, through, or past (a place) adverb [followed by a negative] ever 下 xia4 Get off (means of transportation) 走路[走路] zou3//lu4 verb 1 walk; go on foot 2 leave; go away 可[可] ke3 verb 1 approve 2 a [as auxiliary] be willing to; be ready to b dialect often; tending to adverb literary about preposition dialect [followed by 着] to the limit of; go as far as possible conjunction but; yet; however adverb 1 colloquial [for emphasis] 2 [in a question for emphasis] verb fit; suit 冰淇淋[冰淇淋] bing1qi2lin2 noun ice cream 按[按] an4 verb 1 press; push down 2 leave aside; shelve 3 restrain; control 4 keep one's hand on; grasp; grip preposition according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of noun comment or note (by an editor or author) verb literary check; refer to 湖[湖] hu2 noun 1 lake 2 (Hú) the provinces of Hunan and Hubei 3 (Hú) abbreviation Huzhou (a city in Zhejiang Province famous for its writing brushes and silk) 划船[划船] hua2//chuan2 verb paddle; row (a boat) 山[山] shan1 noun 1 hill; mountain; massif 2 anything resembling a mountain 3 dialect bunch of straw in which silkworms spin cocoons 4 architecture gable 风景[風景] feng1jing3 noun scenery; landscape 注意 zhu3yi5 Idea // Unit 3/L14/P2 暑假[暑假] shu3jia4 noun summer vacation (or holidays) 开车[開車] kai1//che1 verb 1 drive a car, train, etc. 2 set a machine going verb (of a train, etc.) start 有名[有名] you3//ming2 adjective well-known; famous; celebrated 古都[古都] gu3du1 noun ancient capital 到处[到處] dao4chu4 adverb at all places; everywhere 名胜古迹[名勝古跡] ming2sheng4-gu3ji4 idiom places of historic interest and scenic beauty; scenic spots and historical sites 兵马俑[兵馬俑] bing1ma3yong3 terracotta warriors and horses buried with the dead 大雁塔[大雁塔] Da4yan4ta3 Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an 值得[值得] zhi2//de5 verb worth; merit; deserve 大概[大概] da4gai4 adjective general; rough; approximate adverb 1 generally; briefly 2 probably; most likely; presumably noun general idea; broad outline 旅行团[旅行團] lü3xing2tuan2 tour (or travelling) group; touring party 选[選] xuan3 noun 1 person or thing selected 2 selections; anthology verb 1 select; choose; pick (up) 2 elect 路线[路線] lu4xian4 noun 1 route; itinerary 2 method; ways and means 3 line; guideline for ideology, politics or work 民宿[民宿] min2su4 1 (Tw) guesthouse 2 bed-and-breakfast 3 homestay 4 pension (boarding house) 当地人[當地人] dang1di4ren2 local people 自由[自由] zi4you2 noun 1 freedom; liberty 2 philosophy freedom adjective free; unrestrained 计划[計劃] ji4hua4 noun plan; project; programme verb map out; plan 象[象] xiang4 noun 1 zoology elephant 2 chess elephant (one of the pieces in Chinese chess (象棋)) noun appearance; shape; image verb imitate 懒[懶] lan3 adjective 1 lazy; indolent; slothful (opp. 勤) 2 sluggish; languid 比较[比較] bi3jiao3 V. 1 compare; contrast 2 confer ADV. relatively; fairly N. comparison 倒也是 dao4 ye3 shi4 indicating agreement 导游[導遊] dao3you2 noun 1 tourist guide 2 guidebook verb conduct a sightseeing tour 旅馆[旅館] lü3guan3 noun inn; hotel 门票[門票] men2piao4 noun entrance ticket; admission ticket 不用[不用] bu4yong4 adverb need not // Unit 3/L14/P3 退休[退休] tui4xiu1 verb retire (71591467离退休li2tui4xiu1离退休 li2-tui4xiu1) 终于[終於] zhong1yu2 adverb at (long) last; in the end; finally 接 jie1 Pick, Pick up 显得[顯得] xian3de5 verb look; seem; appear 特别[特別] te4bie2 adjective special; particular; out of the ordinary adverb 1 especially; particularly 2 for a special purpose; specially; deliberately 3 all the more; in particular 兴奋[興奮] xing1fen4 adjective be excited noun physiology excitation 一直[一直] yi1zhi2 adverb 1 straight 2 continuously; all along; always; all the way 3 [emphasizing no exception] 晚[晚] wan3 noun 1 evening; night 2 literary later years; latter life adjective 1 far on in time; late 2 younger; junior; succeeding 3 geology upper; neo- 参观[參觀] can1guan1 verb visit; have a look around 附近[附近] fu4jin4 adjective nearby; neighbouring noun vicinity; neighbourhood 景点[景點] jing3dian3 noun scenic spot 水族馆[水族館] shui3zu2guan3 aquarium 算[算] suan4 verb 1 calculate; count; reckon; compute; figure 2 include; count in 3 plan; calculate 4 guess; think; suppose 5 consider; regard as; count as 6 carry weight; count 7 [followed by 了] let it be; let it pass adverb at long last; in the end; finally 各种各样[各種各樣] ge4zhong3ge4yang4 idiom of every description; all kinds of 海洋[海洋] hai3yang2 noun seas and oceans; ocean 动物[動物] dong4wu4 noun animal 鱼人码头[漁人碼頭] yu2ren2ma3tou2 Fisherman’s warf 商店[商店] shang1dian4 noun shop; store 沿着[沿著] yan2zhe5 1 to go along 2 to follow 金门大桥[金門大橋] jin1men2da4qiao2 Golden Gate Bridge 广式[廣式] guang3shi4 adjective (esp. of foods) Guangdong style 茶[茶] cha2 noun 1 tea (the plant or its leaves) 2 tea (the drink) 3 certain kinds of beverage or liquid food 4 dated betrothal gift (often in the form of tea) 5 botany tea-oil tree; oil-tea camellia 6 botany camellia 7 dark brown 早茶 zao3cha2 Dim sum // Unit 3/L15/P1 有空儿[有空兒] you3kong4r5 verb free 刚[剛] gang1 adjective firm; strong; unyielding; indomitable (opp. 柔) adverb 1 just; exactly; precisely 2 barely; only; just; no more than 3 only a short while ago; just 搬[搬] ban1 verb 1 take away; move; remove 2 move (house) 3 apply indiscriminately; copy mechanically 聚[聚] ju4 verb assemble; gather; get together 热闹[熱鬧] re4nao5 adjective lively; bustling (with noise and excitement) verb liven up; have a jolly time noun scene of bustle and excitement; thrilling sight 啦[啦] la5 auxiliary [fusion of 了and 啊] 恭喜[恭喜] gong1xi3 verb courteous congratulate 月份[月份] yue4fen4 noun month 装修[裝修] zhuang1xiu1 verb fit up (a house, etc.); decorate 刚才[剛才] gang1cai2 1 just now 2 a moment ago 地址[地址] di4zhi3 noun address 发[發] fa1 verb 1 send (out); issue; emit; give forth; shoot 2 utter; express 3 come or bring into existence; generate; germinate 4 become; come to be 5 (of foodstuffs) rise or expand when leavened or soaked 6 develop; expand 7 open up; expose 8 feel; have a feeling 9 start; set out 10 colloquial become rich; make a fortune 11 show one's feelings measure word [for bullets and shells] 受到[受到] shou4dao4 receive; obtain 聚会[聚會] ju4hui4 noun get-together verb (-//-) get together; meet 顿[頓] dun4 verb 1 pause 2 calligraphy pause with the brush in order to reinforce the beginning or ending of a stroke 3 arrange; settle 4 dated touch the ground (with one's head) 5 stamp (one's foot) adverb literary suddenly; immediately measure word [indicating frequency] adjective fatigued; tired 家常[家常] jia1chang2 noun daily life of a family; domestic trivialities adjective 1 home-cooked 2 home-style; domestic 便饭[便飯] bian4fan4 noun ordinary meal; simple meal; potluck verb have a light meal 糟糕[糟糕] zao1gao1 adjective colloquial too bad; how terrible; what bad luck 场[場] chang3 noun 1 a large place used for a particular purpose 2 stage 3 theater scene 4 physics field measure word [for recreational, sports, or other activities] 乒乓球[乒乓球] ping1pang1qiu2 noun 1 table tennis; ping-pong 2 table tennis ball; ping-pong ball 比赛[比賽] bi3sai4 noun match; competition verb contend; compete 一…就…[一…就…] yi1… jiu4… conjunction no sooner...than...; the moment...; as soon as; at once 定[定] ding4 verb 1 decide; fix; set 2 subscribe to (a newspaper, etc.); book (seats, tickets, hotel rooms, etc.); order (merchandise, etc.) adjective 1 calm; stable 2 fixed; settled; established adverb literary surely; certainly; definitely // Unit 3/L15/P2 久等[久等] jiu3deng3 verb wait for a long time 礼物[禮物] li3wu4 noun gift; present 哎呀[哎呀] ai1ya1 interjection 1 [expressing surprise or amazement] 2 [expressing complaint or impatience] 小意思[小意思] xiao3yi4si5 noun 1 self-deprecating small token of one's regard 2 mere trifle; nothing important 景德镇[景德鎮] Jing3de2zhen4 noun Jingdezhen (a city in Jiangxi Province, a leading porcelain-manufacturing centre) 出差[出差] chu1//chai1 verb 1 go (or be away) on official business; go on a business trip 2 take up short-term tasks in transport, construction, etc. 时[時] shi2 noun 1 time; fixed time 2 long period of time; times; days 3 season 4 time of day; hour; o'clock 5 current; present 6 opportunity; chance 7 linguistics tense 8 (Shí) a surname adverb now and then; occasionally; from time to time 茶具[茶具] cha2ju4 noun tea set; tea-things; tea service 小区[小區] xiao3qu1 noun estate; home community 漂亮[漂亮] piao4liang5 adjective 1 handsome; good-looking; pretty; beautiful 2 remarkable; brilliant; splendid; beautiful 3 high-sounding (but will not come true) 大多[大多] da4duo1 adverb for the most part; mostly 安静[安靜] an1jing4 adjective quiet; peaceful; silent; calm verb quiet down 学区[學區] xue2qu1 noun school (administration) district 超市[超市] chao1shi4 noun abbreviation colloquial = 18451712超级市场chao1ji2shi4chang3超级市场 supermarket 社区[社區] she4qu1 noun community 进[進] jin4 verb 1 advance; move forward; move ahead (opp. 退) 2 enter; come (or go) into; get into (opp. 出) 3 receive; admit 4 eat; drink; take 5 submit; present 6 [as aux., after a verb] into; in 7 sports score a goal measure word any of the several rows of houses within an old-style residential compound 为[為] wei4 preposition 1 in the interest of; for 2 because of 3 for the purpose of; for the sake of 4 to; towards verb literary stand for; support 零食[零食] ling2shi2 noun between-meal nibbles; snacks; refreshments 见面[見面] jian4//mian4 verb meet; see each other 早就[早就] zao3jiu4 already at an earlier time 机会[機會] ji1hui5 noun chance; opportunity 尝[嘗] chang2 verb 1 taste; try the flavour of 2 experience adverb literary ever; once 帮忙[幫忙] bang1//mang2 verb help; give (or lend) a hand; do a favour; do a good turn // Unit 3/L15/P3 独立[獨立] du2li4 adjective 1 independent; on one's own 2 separate; respective verb 1 stand alone 2 become independent; win independence 日[日] ri4 noun 1 sun; solar 2 daytime; day (opp. 夜) 3 day 4 daily; every day; with each passing day 5 time 6 season 7 special day; specified day noun abbreviation Japan 约[約] yue1 noun pact; agreement; appointment verb 1 make an appointment; arrange 2 ask or invite in advance 3 restrict; restrain 4 mathematics reduce (fractions) adjective 1 economical; frugal 2 simple; brief adverb about; around; approximately 烧烤[燒烤] shao1kao3 noun barbecue verb barbecue 躺[躺] tang3 verb lie; recline 草地[草地] cao3di4 noun 1 grassland; meadow; pasture 2 lawn 晒[曬] shai4 verb 1 (of the sun) shine upon 2 dry in the sun; bask 3 dialect ignore (sb.) 4 internet show 太阳[太陽] tai4yang2 noun 1 sun 2 sun's rays; sunshine; sunlight 3 (on the human head) temples 小路[小路] xiao3lu4 noun 1 path; trail 2 shortcut 长椅[長椅] chang2yi3 bench 汉堡包[漢堡包] han4bao3bao1 noun hamburger 热狗[熱狗] re4gou3 noun foodstuffs hot dog; red hot 餐具[餐具] can1ju4 noun tableware; dinner service; dinner set 甜点[甜點] tian2dian3 noun 1 sweet snacks; sweets 2 dessert 切[切] qie1 verb cut; slice noun mathematics tangency 干活[幹活] gan4//huo2 verb colloquial work; work on a job 玩[玩] wan2 verb 1 play; have fun; amuse oneself 2 employ; resort to 3 engage in; take part in verb 1 trifle with; treat lightly; toy with 2 enjoy; appreciate 3 ponder; think carefully noun object for appreciation 开心[開心] kai1//xin1 adjective happy; joyous; delighted; elated verb amuse oneself at sb.'sexpense; make fun of; rib; take pleasure (or delight) in; get a kick out of 数[數] shu4 noun 1 number; figure; amount 2 mathematics number; digit 3 linguistics number 4 fate; destiny number 1 several; a few 2 [after a numeral or a classifier to indicate an approximate number] 跑来跑去[跑來跑去] pao3lai2pao3qu4 1 to scamper 2 to run around 饿[餓] e4 adjective hungry (opp. 饱) verb cause to starve; starve 围坐[圍坐] wei2zuo4 verb sit in a circle 苹果派[蘋果派] ping2guo3pai4 apple pie 受欢迎[受歡迎] shou4huan1ying2 1 popular 2 well-received 够[夠] gou4 adjective enough; sufficient; adequate adverb enough (to reach a certain extent); sufficiently verb 1 reach (sth. by stretching) 2 reach (a standard or level) 踢球[踢球] ti1qiu2 V.O. 1 kick a ball 2 play football/soccer 而[而] er2 conjunction 1 and; as well as 2 and yet; but; while on the other hand 3 so that; in order to 4 [with 由, 从, 自, etc.] to 5 [connecting an adverbial element to a verb] 6 [between a subject and a predicate expressing a condition, to be followed by a clause indicating result] if 收拾[收拾] shou1shi5 verb 1 put in order; tidy; clear away 2 get things ready; pack 3 repair; mend 4 colloquial settle scores with; deal with 5 liquidate; eliminate 垃圾[垃圾] la1ji1 noun 1 rubbish; garbage; refuse 2 figurative junk (圾圾 jī) 回[回] hui2 verb circle; wind verb 1 return; go back 2 turn round 3 answer; reply 4 dated report back (to one's superior) 5 decline (an invitation, etc.); refuse; cancel; dismiss measure word 1 chapter 2 time; occasion noun Hui ethnic group // Unit 3/L16/P1 正在[正在] zheng4zai4 adverb in process of; in course of 游戏[遊戲] you2xi4 noun recreation; game verb play 累[累] lei4 adjective (be) tired; weary; fatigued verb 1 tire; wear out; strain 2 work hard; toil 病毒[病毒] bing4du2 noun 1 medicine virus 2 computing virus 从来[從來] cong2lai2 adverb from the past till the present; always; at all times; all along 当然[當然] dang1ran2 adverb without doubt; certainly; of course adjective 1 natural 2 ex officio 电脑[電腦] dian4nao3 noun computer 脸书[臉書] Lian3shu1 computing Facebook (internet service) 流行[流行] liu2xing2 verb prevail; widely spread adjective popular; prevalent; fashionable; in vogue (opp. 过时) 没想到[沒想到] mei2xiang3dao4 didn't expect 门口[門口] men2kou3 noun entrance; doorway; threshold 杀毒[殺毒] sha1//du2 verb 1 sterilize; disinfect 2 computing kill a virus 世界[世界] shi4jie4 noun 1 all over the world 2 world 3 Buddhism the universe 4 field; sphere; domain; realm 视频[視頻] shi4pin2 noun 1 video 2 physics video frequency 首[首] shou3 noun 1 head 2 leader; head; chief 3 abbreviation capital abbreviation adjective first verb bring charges against sb. adverb initially; as the first measure word [for songs and poems] 鼠标[鼠標] shu3biao1 noun computing mouse 死机[死機] si3//ji1 verb (of a computer, etc.) die; failure; crash; halt 算了[算了] suan4le5 1 forget about it; let it be 2 settled 网瘾[網癮] wang3yin3 noun Internet addiction; net addiction 新闻[新聞] xin1wen2 noun 1 news 2 news; information 休息[休息] xiu1xi5 verb 1 have (or take) a rest; rest; have a break 2 have a holiday (or vacation) 邮件[郵件] you2jian4 noun postal matter; post; mail 中[中] zhong4 verb 1 hit; fit exactly 2 be hit by; fall into; affected by; suffer 别人[別人] bie2ren5 noun other people; others; people 从来不[從來不] cong2lai2bu4 never 瘾[癮] yin3 noun 1 addiction; habitual craving 2 strong interest (in a sport or pastime) 点[點] dian3 noun 1 drop (of liquid) 2 spot; dot; speck 3 dot stroke (in Chinese characters) 4 mathematics point 5 decimal point; point 6 place; point 7 aspect; feature 8 finance point verb 1 place a dot 2 touch on very briefly; skim 3 drip 4 sow in holes; dibble 5 check one by one; count 6 select; choose 7 hint; point out 8 light; burn; kindle 9 embellish; decorate measure word 1 a little; a bit; some 2 [for items] noun 1 o'clock 2 appointed time 3 VARIANT OF 76626147云板yun2ban3云板 dated iron bell or clapper (used by government offices or influential families to give time or announce an event) noun refreshments noun printing point (a unit of measurement for type bodies) 歌[歌] ge1 noun song verb sing; chant 音乐[音樂] yin1yue4 noun music 因特网[因特網] Yin1te4wang3 noun telecommunications Internet // Unit 3/L16/P2 报名[報名] bao4//ming2 verb enter one's name; sign up 表演[表演] biao3yan3 noun performance; exhibition verb 1 perform; act; play 2 demonstrate 唱歌[唱歌] chang4//ge1 verb sing (a song) 打鼓[打鼓] da3//gu3 verb 1 beat a drum 2 feel uncertain 打听[打聽] da3ting5 verb ask about; inquire about 粉丝[粉絲] fen3si1 noun 1 fine or thin vermicelli or noodles (made from bean, potato starch, etc.) 2 transliteration slang fans 感兴趣[感興趣] gan3 xing4qu4 be interested in 告诉[告訴] gao4su5 verb tell; let know 歌厅[歌廳] ge1ting1 noun karaoke hall 好久[好久] hao3jiu3 adverb 1 colloquial for a long time 2 dialect how long 合唱[合唱] he2chang4 noun chorus 合唱团[合唱團] he2chang4tuan2 noun chorus; choir (a group of singers) 键盘[鍵盤] jian4pan2 noun keyboard (of a computer, typewriter, or piano); fingerboard (of a stringed instrument) 手[手] shou3 noun 1 hand 2 person proficient at a certain activity verb have in one's hand; hold adjective handy; convenient adverb personally measure word [for skill or dexterity] 紧张[緊張] jin3zhang1 adjective 1 nervous; keyed up 2 tense; intense; strained 3 in short supply; tight 吉他[吉他] ji2ta1 noun music guitar 空闲[空閒] kong4xian2 noun free (or spare) time; leisure adjective 1 idle; free 2 not occupied or used; left idle 酷[酷] ku4 adjective 1 cruel; oppressive 2 fierce; scorching adverb very; extremely adjective transliteration slang 1 cool; excellent; fashionable; great 2 stylish and sober; graceful and stern 平常[平常] ping2chang2 noun generally; usually; ordinarily; as a rule; at ordinary times; in normal times adjective 1 ordinary; common 2 commonplace; mediocre 时候[時候] shi2hou5 noun 1 (the duration of) time 2 (a point in) time; moment 弹[彈] tan2 verb 1 shoot (as with a catapult, etc.); send forth 2 fluff; tease 3 flick; flip 4 play (a stringed musical instrument); pluck 5 spring; leap; bounce 6 accuse; impeach adjective elastic 跳舞[跳舞] tiao4//wu3 verb 1 dance (in a performance) 2 dance (socially) 忘了[忘了] wang4le5 V.P. forget; have forgotten 舞厅[舞廳] wu3ting1 noun dance hall; ballroom 演出[演出] yan3chu1 noun performance; show verb perform; show; put on a show 摇滚[搖滾] yao2gun3 noun rock and roll; rock (music) 音乐节[音樂節] yin1yue4jie2 music festival 乐队[樂隊] yue4dui4 noun orchestra; band 巧[巧] qiao3 adjective 1 skillful; ingenious; clever 2 (of hand, tongue) deft; glib 3 cunning; deceitful; artful 4 opportune; coincidental 最近[最近] zui4jin4 noun 1 recently; lately; of late 2 in the near future; soon adjective nearest 感[感] gan3 noun sense; sensation; feeling; impression verb 1 feel; sense; be aware 2 move; touch; affect 3 thankful; grateful; be obliged 4 Chinese medicine affected (by cold); catch cold 5 photography sensitize 越来越[越來越] yue4lai2yue4 adverb more and more 忘[忘] wang4 verb 1 forget 2 overlook; neglect // Unit 3/L16/P3 装[裝] zhuang1 noun 1 outfit; clothing 2 stage makeup and costume verb 1 dress up; attire; deck; play the part (or role) of; act 2 pretend; feign; make believe verb 1 load; pack; hold 2 install; fit; assemble 运动[運動] yun4dong4 verb 1 motion; movement 2 sports; athletics; exercise noun (political or cultural) movement; campaign; drive 电影院[電影院] dian4ying3 yuan4 cinema; movie theater; movie (house) 肥皂剧[肥皂劇] fei2zao4ju4 noun soap opera 打开[打開] da3//kai1 verb 1 open; unfold 2 turn on; switch on 3 open up; widen 电视[電視] dian4shi4 noun television; TV 集[集] ji2 noun 1 country fair; market; marketplace 2 collection; anthology 3 abbreviation mathematics set 4 (Jí) a surname verb gather; collect measure word volume; part 接[接] jie1 verb 1 come into contact with; come close to 2 connect; join; put together; continue 3 catch; take hold of 4 receive 5 meet; welcome 6 take over; succeed to 演员[演員] yan3yuan2 noun actor or actress; performer 哭[哭] ku1 verb cry; weep; wail 甚至[甚至] shen4zhi4 adverb even (to the extent that) conjunction (go) so far as to; so much so that 半夜[半夜] ban4ye4 noun midnight; in the middle of the night 出[齣] chu1 measure word [for operas or plays] 陪[陪] pei2 verb 1 accompany; keep sb. company 2 assist 轻松[輕鬆] qing1song1 adjective light; relaxed 搞笑片[搞笑片] gao3xiao4pian4 1 comedy film 2 comedy M: 部bù [部] 动作片[動作片] dong4zuo4pian4 action movie M: 部bù [部] 动画片[動畫片] dong4hua4pian4 animated film 大人[大人] da4ren5 noun 1 adult; grown-up (opp. 小孩儿) 2 dated Your Excellency; His Excellency 虽然[雖然] sui1ran2 conjunction [often correlatively with 但是, 可是,etc.] though; although 但是[但是] dan4shi4 conjunction but; yet; still; nevertheless 难得[難得] nan2de2 adjective 1 hard to come by; rare 2 seldom; rarely 放松[放鬆] fang4song1 verb relax; slacken; loosen 恐怖片[恐怖片] kong3bu4pian4 horror movie M: 部bù [部] 害怕[害怕] hai4pa4 verb be afraid; be scared 笑[笑] xiao4 verb 1 smile; laugh 2 ridicule; laugh at 新片[新片] xin1pian4 N. new movie M: ²bù / 部 // Unit 3/L17/P1 带[帶] dai4 noun 1 belt; girdle; ribbon; band; tape 2 tyre 3 zone; area; belt 4 VARIANT OF 17012992白带bai2dai4白带 medicine leucorrhoea; whites verb 1 take; bring; carry 2 do sth. incidentally 3 bear; have 4 have sth. attached 5 lead; head 6 train; teach; tutor 7 look after; bring up; raise 8 drive; spur on; bring along 干净[乾淨] gan1jing4 adjective (-//-) clean; neat and tidy (opp. 肮脏) adverb completely; entirely; totally 会员[會員] hui4yuan2 noun member 家[家] jia1 noun 1 family; household 2 home 3 person or family engaged in a certain trade 4 specialist in a certain field 5 school of thought 6 self-deprecating my [in speaking of relatives older than oneself] 7 (in playing cards, mah-jong, etc.) party; side adjective domestic; tamed (opp. 野) measure word [for families or business establishments] 减肥[減肥] jian3//fei2 verb reduce weight; slim; lose weight 健身房[健身房] jian4shen1fang2 gymnasium; gym; fitness centre 教练[教練] jiao4lian4 noun coach; instructor; trainer verb train; drill; coach 记下来[記下來] ji4 xia4lai5 R.V. write down; make a note of 举重[舉重] ju3zhong4 noun weight lifting 力量[力量] li4liang5 noun 1 physical strength 2 power; force; strength 3 potency; efficacy; strength 耐心[耐心] nai4xin1 adjective patient (opp. 急躁) noun patience 能[能] neng2 noun 1 ability; capability; skill 2 physics energy verb 1 can do; be able to; be capable of 2 possibly 3 [between 不…不 to express obligation, certainty or great probability] 4 may; can; have the permission to adjective able; capable 卡[卡] ka3 measure word abbreviation VARIANT OF 24775680卡路里ka3lu4li3卡路里 transliteration physics calorie (unit) (cal) noun 1 abbreviation VARIANT OF 24776192卡片ka3pian4卡片 card 2 card (abbreviation for 信用卡 credit card, 电话卡 phone card, etc.) 3 cassette 4 abbreviation VARIANT OF 24774656卡车ka3che1卡车 lorry; truck 年[年] nian2 noun 1 year 2 annual; yearly 3 age 4 period in one's life 5 period in history 6 harvest 7 New Year 8 of or for the New Year 9 archaic relationship between candidates who passed the same imperial examinations 10 (Nián) a surname 胖[胖] pang4 adjective fat; stout; plump (opp. 瘦) 跑步机[跑步機] pao3bu4ji1 treadmill 器械[器械] qi4xie4 noun 1 apparatus; appliance; instrument 2 weapon 容易[容易] rong2yi4 adjective 1 easy 2 likely; liable; apt 适合[適合] shi4he2 verb suit; fit 受伤[受傷] shou4//shang1 verb injured; wounded; sustain an injury 送[送] song4 verb 1 deliver; carry 2 give as a present; give 3 see sb. off (or out); accompany; escort 推荐[推薦] tui1jian4 verb recommend 温水[溫水] wen1shui3 warm water 选择[選擇] xuan3ze2 noun choice verb select; choose; opt 训练[訓練] xun4lian4 verb train; drill 优惠[優惠] you1hui4 adjective preferential; favourable 游泳池[游泳池] you2yong3chi2 swimming pool 瑜伽[瑜伽] yu2jia1 noun yoga 制定[制定] zhi4ding4 verb lay down; draw up; formulate; draft 健身[健身] jian4//shen1 verb keep fit with exercise 跑步[跑步] pao3//bu4 verb 1 run; march at the double 2 (a form of physical exercise) jog 练[練] lian4 verb 1 boil and scour raw silk 2 practise; train; drill 3 dialect compete (with one another) adjective experienced; skilled; seasoned noun 1 white silk 2 (Liàn) a surname 遍[遍] bian4 verb all over; everywhere measure word [for actions] once through; one time 记[記] ji4 noun 1 notes; record 2 mark; sign 3 birthmark verb 1 remember; bear in mind; memorize 2 write (or jot, take) down; record measure word [usu. of certain actions] // Unit 3/L17/P2 冲浪[衝浪] chong1lang4 verb sports surf; surfboard 活动[活動] huo2dong5 noun 1 activity; manoeuvre 2 psychology behaviour verb 1 act; move about; exercise 2 be shaky; unsteady 3 use personal influence or irregular means adjective movable; mobile; flexible 分明[分明] fen1ming2 adjective be clear; be distinct; be unmistakable adverb clearly; evidently; obviously 不同[不同] bu4tong2 adjective not alike; different; distinct 不但[不但] bu4dan4 conjunction [correlatively with 而且, 并且, 也 or 还] not only 滑冰[滑冰] hua2//bing1 verb sports ice-skate; skate 爬山[爬山] pa2shan1 verb 1 (-//-) climb a mountain 2 colloquial sports mountain climbing; mountaineering 露营[露營] lu4ying2 verb 1 military camp (out); encamp; bivouac 2 camp like an army unit; go camping 爱好[愛好] ai4hao3 V.O. desirous of doing better/well; particular about sth./sb. being good 从…起[从…起] cong2… qi3 度假[度假] du4//jia4 verb spend one's holidays (or vacation); go vacationing 装备[裝備] zhuang1bei4 noun equipment; outfit verb equip; fit out 滑雪板[滑雪板] hua2xue3ban3 skis 头盔[頭盔] tou2kui1 noun helmet; headpiece 担心[擔心] dan1//xin1 verb worry; feel anxious 太棒了 tai4bang4le5 awesome, great 简直[簡直] jian3zhi2 adverb simply; sheer; at all 等不及[等不及] deng3bu4ji2 can't wait // Unit 3/L17/P3 足球迷[足球迷] zu2qiu2mi2 soccer fan (or enthusiast) 球星[球星] qiu2xing1 noun ball-game star 巴塞罗那[巴塞羅那] Ba1sai4luo2na4 Barcelona 俱乐部[俱樂部] ju4le4bu4 noun club 收集[收集] shou1ji2 verb collect; gather 海报[海報] hai3bao4 noun poster 错过[錯過] cuo4guo4 verb miss; let slip noun literary VARIANT OF 22213376过错guo4cuo4过错 fault; mistake 为了[為了] wei4le5 preposition for; for the sake of; in order to 熬夜[熬夜] ao2//ye4 verb stay up late or all night; sit up 现场[現場] xian4chang3 noun 1 scene (of an incident) 2 site; spot 更[更] geng4 adverb 1 more; still more; even more 2 further; furthermore; what is more 愿望[願望] yuan4wang4 noun desire; wish; aspiration 攒钱[攢錢] zan3qian2 save up money; scrape together 主场[主場] zhu3chang3 noun sports home court (or arena) (opp. 客场) 不管[不管] bu4guan3 verb take no care of; not look after conjunction regardless of; no matter (what, who, etc.) 输[輸] shu1 verb 1 transport; convey 2 literary contribute money; donate verb lose; beaten; defeated (opp. 赢) 赢[贏] ying2 verb 1 win; beat (opp. 输) 2 gain (profit) 篮球[籃球] lan2qiu2 noun basketball 后来[後來] hou4lai2 noun afterwards; later 当[當] dang1 verb 1 work as; serve as; be 2 bear; accept; deserve 3 direct; manage; be in charge of 4 [as aux.] ought to; should; must 5 literary hold back; block adjective equal preposition 1 in sb.'s presence; to sb.'s face 2 just at (a time or place) onomatopoeia sound of a gong or a bell noun literary end 年级[年級] nian2ji2 noun grade; year 免费[免費] mian3//fei4 verb free of charge; free; gratis // Unit 4/L19 /L19 P1 中秋节[中秋節] Zhong1qiu1jie2 noun Mid-autumn Festival (15th day of the eighth lunar month); Family Reunion Festival 长假[長假] chang2jia4 noun 1 long leave of absence 2 long holiday 3 dated resignation 火车[火車] huo3che1 noun train 高铁[高鐵] gao1tie3 noun abbreviation high-speed railway 市区[市區] shi4qu1 noun city proper; urban district; downtown area 硬卧[硬臥] ying4wo4 noun abbreviation = 34896896硬席卧铺ying4xi2wo4pu4硬席卧铺 hard berth; hard sleeper (opp. 软卧) 软卧[軟臥] ruan3wo4 soft sleeping berth 线[線] xian4 noun 1 thread; string; wire 2 mathematics line 3 shaped like a line, thread, etc. 4 route; line 5 demarcation line; boundary 6 (political) line 7 brink; verge 8 VARIANT OF 32977408线索xian4suo3线索 clue; lead; thread 9 telecommunications line measure word [used with numeral 一 before abstract things to mean “very little”] 一等[一等] yi1deng3 adjective first-class; first-rate; top-grade; top-notch diplomacy 商务[商務] shang1wu4 noun commerce; commercial affairs; business affairs 特等[特等] te4deng3 adjective special grade (or class); top grade 票价[票價] piao4jia4 noun price of a ticket; admission fee; entrance fee 稍微[稍微] shao1wei1 adverb a little; a bit; slightly; a trifle 反正[反正] fan3zheng5 adverb 1 [often used correlatively with 不管, 无论, etc.] in any case; at any rate; anyway 2 since; as 短[短] duan3 adjective short; brief (opp. 长) verb lack; owe noun weak point; fault; failing 餐车[餐車] can1che1 noun restaurant car; dining car; diner 当兵[當兵] dang1//bing1 verb be a soldier 爱[愛] ai4 noun love; affection verb 1 love 2 like; fond of; keen on 3 cherish; treasure; hold dear; take good care of 4 apt to; in the habit of 饭菜[飯菜] fan4cai4 noun 1 meal; repast 2 dishes to go with rice, steamed buns, etc. (opp. 酒菜) 隔[隔] ge2 verb 1 separate; cut off; partition 2 be apart from; be at a distance from 段[段] duan4 measure word 1 section; segment; part 2 paragraph; passage noun 1 abbreviation VARIANT OF 59525859段位duan4wei4段位 sports level; dan (in judo, weiqi, etc.) 2 section (as an administrative level in a mine or factory) 3 (Duàn) a surname 售货车[售貨車] shou4huo4che1 sales wagon 提供[提供] ti2gong1 verb provide; supply; furnish; offer 各种[各種] ge4zhong3 1 every kind of 2 all kinds of 3 various kinds 热茶[熱茶] re4cha2 hot tea 车厢[車廂] che1xiang1 noun railway carriage; railroad car 热水器[熱水器] re4shui3qi4 noun hot water heater; geyser 泡茶[泡茶] pao4//cha2 verb make tea 沿途[沿途] yan2tu2 noun on the way; throughout a journey 变化[變化] bian4hua4 noun change; variation verb change; vary // Unit 4/L19 /L19 P2 的确[的確] di2que4 adverb indeed; really 公里[公里] gong1li3 measure word kilometre (km) 时速[時速] shi2su4 noun speed per hour 速度[速度] su4du4 noun 1 speed; rate; pace; tempo 2 physics speed; velocity 3 music tempo 平稳[平穩] ping2wen3 adjective smooth and steady; smooth; stable 根本[根本] gen1ben3 noun foundation; base; root adjective basic; fundamental; essential; cardinal adverb 1 [usu. in the negative] at all; simply; ever 2 radically; thoroughly 感觉[感覺] gan3jue2 noun sense perception; sensation; feeling verb feel; perceive; become aware of; realise 列车[列車] lie4che1 noun train 运行[運行] yun4xing2 verb 1 move; be in motion 2 operate; function; perform 3 (of a computer) run 设施[設施] she4shi1 noun installation; facilities 先进[先進] xian1jin4 adjective advanced; exceptional; foremost; excellent; exemplary; ahead of the times (opp. 落后) 宽敞[寬敞] kuan1chang5 adjective spacious; roomy; commodious (opp. 狭窄) 无线[無線] wu2xian4 adjective wireless; cableless 电源[電源] dian4yuan2 noun power supply; power source; mains 插座[插座] cha1zuo4 noun electricity socket; outlet 充电[充電] chong1//dian4 verb 1 charge (a battery) 2 figurative study to acquire more knowledge; replenish (or extend) one's knowledge 3 figurative relax; spend one's leisure; recharge one's batteries 相当[相當] xiang1dang1 verb match; balance; correspond to; about equal to; commensurate with adjective suitable; fit; appropriate adverb quite; considerably 一流[一流] yi1liu2 noun kind; same kind adjective first-class; first-rate; top-notch 热情[熱情] re4qing2 noun ardency; ardour; enthusiasm; zeal; warmth adjective warm; fervent; enthusiastic; warm-hearted 礼貌[禮貌] li3mao4 noun courtesy; politeness; manners adjective courteous; polite 十分[十分] shi2fen1 adjective 100 per cent; absolute adverb usually literary very; fully; utterly; extremely 周到[週到] zhou1dao4 adjective attentive and satisfactory; thoughtful; considerate 好[好] hao3 adjective 1 good; fine; nice (opp. 坏) 2 friendly; kind 3 be in good health; get well 4 be ready; done 5 [after verbs to indicate finishing or finishing satisfactorily] 6 [before verbs to denote what is satisfying] good; easy 7 [at the beginning of a sentence or clause, to express agreement, disapproval, surprise, etc.] adverb 1 [before adjectives with exclamatory force] very; quite; so 2 dialect [before adjectives in the same way as 多] to what extent; how 3 [before indefinite time or numbers] quite verb produce favourable effects auxiliary 1 the better to; in order to; so that 2 dialect may; can; should 或者[或者] huo4zhe3 adverb perhaps; maybe conjunction 1 or; either... or... 2 no matter what, how, etc. 预定[預定] yu4ding4 verb fix in advance; predetermine; schedule 一般来说[一般來說] yi1ban1lai2shuo1 generally speaking 体验[體驗] ti3yan4 verb learn through practice (or personal experience) // Unit 4/L19 /L19 P3 旅游[旅遊] lü3you2 verb tour; tourism 候机厅[候機廳] hou4ji1ting1 airport lounge 墙[墻] qiang2 noun 1 wall 2 anything shaped or functioning like a wall 挂[掛] gua4 verb 1 hang; put up 2 remain unsettled; unresolved 3 hang up; ring off 4 call (or phone, ring) up; put through to 5 hitch; get caught; snag 6 be concerned about 7 covered (or coated) with 8 register (at a hospital, etc.) 9 stay (online) measure word set or string (of objects) 显示屏[顯示屏] xian3shi4ping2 display screen 快餐店[快餐店] kuai4can1dian4 fast food restaurant; noshery; snack bar 检票[檢票] jian3//piao4 verb inspect the tickets, votes, etc. 正点[正點] zheng4dian3 adjective 1 (of ships, trains, etc.) on schedule; on time; punctual 2 dialect to the point; appropriate; perfect 发车[發車] fa1//che1 verb (of a vehicle) depart; pull out 达到[達到] da2//dao4 verb achieve; attain; reach 询问[詢問] xun2wen4 verb ask (or inquire) about; interrogate 旅客[旅客] lü3ke4 noun hotel guest; traveller; passenger 行驶[行駛] xing2shi3 verb (of a vehicle, ship, etc.) go; ply; travel 突然[突然] tu1ran2 adjective sudden; abrupt; unexpected adverb suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly 宣布[宣布] xuan1bu4 verb declare; proclaim; announce 由于[由於] you2yu2 preposition owing to; thanks to; as a result of; due to; in virtue of conjunction because; since 原因[原因] yuan2yin1 noun cause; reason 减速[減速] jian3//su4 verb slow down; decelerate; retard (opp. 加速) 向[嚮] xiang4 noun 1 direction 2 (Xiàng) a surname verb face; turn towards (opp. 背) literary shortly before; towards 表示[表示] biao3shi4 noun expression; indication verb show; express; indicate 歉意[歉意] qian4yi4 noun apology; regret 显示器[顯示器] xian3shi4qi4 noun display 以[以] yi3 preposition 1 with; by means of 2 according to 3 because of 4 literary at (a certain time); on (a fixed date) conjunction 1 in order to; so as to 2 literary and; as well as preposition [before certain localizers to form compound localizers] noun abbreviation Israel 风趣[風趣] feng1qu4 noun humour; wit 原[原] yuan2 noun 1 source; origin; start 2 (Yuán) a surname adjective 1 primary; original; former; prime; virgin 2 primitive; initial; basic 3 unprocessed; raw; crude adverb originally verb excuse; pardon noun open country; plain 速[速] su4 noun speed; velocity adjective fast; rapid; quick; speedy verb literary invite 舒适[舒適] shu1shi4 adjective comfortable; cosy; snug 农田[農田] nong2tian2 noun farmland; cropland; cultivated land 城镇[城鎮] cheng2zhen4 noun cities and towns 村庄[村莊] cun1zhuang1 noun village; hamlet 不知不觉[不知不覺] bu4zhi1-bu4jue2 idiom unconsciously; unwittingly // Unit 4/L20/P1 寄[寄] ji4 verb 1 post; mail; send 2 entrust; deposit; place 3 depend on; attach oneself to adjective adopted 邮局[郵局] you2ju2 noun post office 找[找] zhao3 verb 1 look for; try to find; seek 2 want to see; call on; approach; ask for verb give change 快递[快遞] kuai4di4 verb send by express noun abbreviation express delivery; expressage; fast mail 上门[上門] shang4//men2 verb 1 come (or go) to see sb.; call; drop in; visit 2 dialect marry into and live with one's bride's family 3 shut the door (or lock up) for the night; bolt the door 亲自[親自] qin1zi4 adverb personally; in person; oneself 贵重[貴重] gui4zhong4 adjective valuable; precious 保险[保險] bao3xian3 verb (-//-) insure noun insurance adjective safe 同事[同事] tong2shi4 noun colleague; fellow worker verb (-//-) work in the same place; work together 包裹[包裹] bao1guo3 noun bundle; package; parcel verb wrap up; bind up 恐怕[恐怕] kong3pa4 verb fear; dread; be afraid of adverb 1 [indicating an estimation and anxiety] for fear of 2 [indicating an estimation] perhaps; probably; maybe 不仅[不僅] bu4jin3 adverb not the only one conjunction VARIANT OF 17898496不但bu4dan4不但 [correlatively with 而且, 并且, 也 or 还] not only 信[信] xin4 noun 1 confidence; trust; faith 2 sign; evidence 3 letter; mail 4 message; word; information 5 fuse 6 VARIANT OF 33430528芯xin4芯 xìn core 7 (Xìn) a surname verb 1 believe 2 profess faith in; believe in adjective true; real preposition at will; at random; without plan 卖[賣] mai4 verb 1 sell (opp. 买) 2 colloquial betray (one's country or friends) 3 exert to the utmost; not spare 4 show off measure word one dish noun (Mài) a surname 信封[信封] xin4feng1 noun envelope 邮票[郵票] you2piao4 noun postage stamp; stamp 业务[業務] ye4wu4 noun vocational work; professional work; business 原有[原有] yuan2you3 adjective original; former; existing 代理[代理] dai4li3 verb 1 act on behalf of sb. in a responsible position 2 act as agent (or proxy, procurator) 代收 dai4shou1 to collect 代售[代售] dai4shou4 verb be commissioned to sell sth. (usu. as a sideline) 重要[重要] zhong4yao4 adjective important; significant; major // Unit 4/L20/P2 航空[航空] hang2kong1 verb navigate by air; fly 海运[海運] hai3yun4 V. transport by sea N. sea transportation; ocean shipping 特快专递[特快專遞] te4kuai4zhuan1di4 express mail service (EMS) 价钱[價錢] jia4qian5 noun price 空运[空運] kong1yun4 verb transport by air; airlift; air-ferry 慢[慢] man4 adjective 1 slow (opp. 快) 2 supercilious; rude 3 literary slack; sluggish verb [in imperative sentences, alone or before verbs] postpone; defer adverb no; not 液体[液體] ye4ti3 noun liquid; fluid 易碎[易碎] yi4sui4 adjective fragile 易燃物[易燃物] yi4ran2wu4 combustibles; inflammables 贺卡[賀卡] he4ka3 noun greeting card 项链[項鏈] xiang4lian4 noun necklace 超重[超重] chao1//zhong4 verb 1 overload 2 be overweight 邮费[郵費] you2fei4 noun postage 包裹单[包裹單] bao1guo3dan1 parcel form 海关[海關] hai3guan1 noun customhouse; customs 收据[收據] shou1ju4 noun receipt 二维码[二維碼] er4wei2ma3 1 two-dimensional barcode 2 QR code // Unit 4/L20/P3 邮政[郵政] you2zheng4 noun postal service 说起[說起] shuo1qi3 speaking of which 繁忙[繁忙] fan2mang2 adjective busy; bustling 趟[趟] tang4 measure word 1 [for a round trip] 2 [for a single train trip] 3 dialect [for a street, or things arranged in a row] noun sth. that is going on 打长途[打長途] da3chang2tu2 a long distance call 电报[電報] dian4bao4 noun telegram; cable 报纸[報紙] bao4zhi3 noun 1 newspaper 2 newsprint 杂志[雜誌] za2zhi4 noun 1 magazine; journal 2 [often in book titles] miscellaneous notes; notes 日常[日常] ri4chang2 adjective day-to-day; everyday; daily 发明[發明] fa1ming2 verb 1 invent 2 literary expound; elucidate; explain noun invention 却[卻] que4 verb 1 step back 2 drive back; repulse 3 decline; refuse auxiliary [after a verb to indicate completion of an action] adverb but; yet; however 使[使] shi3 verb 1 send; tell sb. to do sth. 2 use; employ; apply 3 make; cause; enable conjunction if; supposing noun literary envoy; messenger 一下子[一下子] yi2xia4zi5 all at once; all of a sudden 减少[減少] jian3shao3 verb reduce; decrease; lessen; cut down (opp. 增多) 出现[出現] chu1xian4 verb appear; arise; emerge 失去[失去] shi1qu4 verb lose 所有[所有] suo3you3 noun possessions verb own; possess adjective all 电讯[電訊] dian4xun4 noun 1 (telegraphic) dispatch 2 dated VARIANT OF 20026368电信dian4xin4电信 telecommunications 另外[另外] ling4wai4 adverb 1 in addition; besides 2 in place of pronoun [with nouns] different; other conjunction in addition; besides 快件[快件] kuai4jian4 noun express mail, package, etc. 大半[大半] da4ban4 adverb 1 more than half; the greater part; most; more often than not 2 most probably; most likely 活[活] huo2 verb 1 live (opp. 死) 2 save (a person's life) adjective 1 alive; living 2 vivid; lively; flexible 3 movable; moving adverb exactly; simply noun 1 work; job 2 product 扩大[擴大] kuo4da4 verb enlarge; expand; extend (opp. 缩小) 工资[工資] gong1zi1 noun wage; pay; salary 再次[再次] zai4ci4 adverb once more; a second time; once again 联系[聯繫] lian2xi4 noun contact; touch; connection; relation verb 1 arrange; get in touch with 2 integrate; relate; link 改进[改進] gai3jin4 noun improvement verb 1 improve; make better; better; mend 2 mechanics modify 发展[發展] fa1zhan3 verb 1 develop; advance; expand; grow 2 recruit; admit 被[被] bei4 preposition [used in a passive structure to introduce either the doer of the action, or the action alone] noun quilt verb literary 1 cover (with) 2 suffer 国家队[國家隊] guo2jia1dui4 national team 万能手[萬能手] wan4neng2shou3 Jack of all trades // Unit 4/L21/P1 病人[病人] bing4ren2 noun 1 sick person; invalid 2 patient 挂号[掛號] gua4//hao4 verb 1 register (at a hospital, etc.) 2 send by registered mail; certified mail; recorded delivery 导医[導醫] dao3yi1 guided doctor 看病[看病] kan4//bing4 verb 1 (of a doctor) see a patient 2 (of a patient) see (or consult) a doctor 预约[預約] yu4yue1 noun appointment verb make an appointment 身份证[身份證] shen1fen4zheng4 identity card; identification card; ID card; ID 科 ke1 Section 清楚[清楚] qing1chu5 verb be clear about; understand adjective clear; distinct 该[該] gai1 verb 1 ought to be; should be 2 be sb.'s turn (or duty) to do sth.; fall to sb. 3 deserve; merit; serve sb. right 4 must; should; ought to 5 [no negative form; not to be used alone in answering a question] will probably; most likely; can be reasonably or naturally expected to; ought to; should 6 [in exclamatory sentences for emphasis] verb owe (money or debt) pronoun literary this; that; the said; the above-mentioned VARIANT OF 21347328赅gai1赅 adjective literary complete; full; comprehensive; all-inclusive 发烧[發燒] fa1shao1 verb 1 have (or run) a fever; have (or run) a temperature 头疼[頭疼] tou2teng2 adjective 1 (have a) headache 2 be worried about or troubled by sb. or sth. 拉肚子[拉肚子] la1//du4zi5 verb colloquial suffer from diarrhea; have loose bowels; have an upset stomach 应该[應該] ying1gai1 verb [as aux.] should; ought to 内科[內科] nei4ke1 noun medicine (department of) internal medicine (opp. 外科) 门诊[門診] men2zhen3 noun (in hospital) outpatient clinic; section for outpatients 专家[專家] zhuan1jia1 noun expert; specialist 病情[病情] bing4qing2 noun state of an illness; patient's condition 严重[嚴重] yan2zhong4 adjective serious; grave; critical 病历[病歷] bing4li4 noun medical record; case history 就诊[就診] jiu4//zhen3 verb seek medical advice; go to a doctor 本 ben3 Measure word for book // Unit 4/L21/P2 咳嗽[咳嗽] ke2sou5 verb cough 厉害[厲害] li4hai5 adjective 1 (of a wild animal or of one's temper, words, etc.) fierce; terrible 2 (of a person) strict; stern; harsh 3 (of illness, heat, cold, etc.) intense; severe; terrible 4 colloquial great; impressive; awesome; amazing 从前[從前] cong2qian2 noun before; formerly; in the past 嗓子[嗓子] sang3zi5 noun 1 throat; larynx 2 voice 晕[暈] yun1 verb swoon; faint; pass out adjective dizzy; light-headed 体温[體溫] ti3wen1 noun (body) temperature 量[量] liang2 verb 1 measure 2 appraise; evaluate; estimate 嗯[嗯] en4 (n4) interjection [expressing agreement or assent] m-hm; uh-huh 度[度] du4 noun 1 linear measure 2 degree of intensity 3 limit; extent; degree 4 tolerance; magnanimity 5 consideration 6 occasion; time 7 rules; code of conduct 8 manner; temperament; disposition 9 limited time or space verb 1 spend; pass 2 (of Buddhist monks or nuns, or Taoist priests) preach; convert; proselytize measure word 1 unit of measurement for angles, temperature, etc.; degree 2 electricity kilowatt-hour (kWh) 流鼻涕[流鼻涕] liu2 bi2ti4 have a runny nose; run at the nose 心脏[心臟] xin1zang4 noun 1 heart 2 central or most vital part of anything 血压[血壓] xue4ya1 noun blood pressure 大夫[大夫] dai4fu5 noun colloquial doctor; physician 正常[正常] zheng4chang2 adjective normal; regular 流感[流感] liu2gan3 noun abbreviation = 26084608流行性感冒liu2xing2xing4gan3mao4流行性感冒 influenza; flu 药[藥] yao4 noun 1 medicine; medication; drug; lotion 2 certain chemicals verb 1 literary cure with medicine 2 kill with poison 针[針] zhen1 noun 1 needle 2 stitch; sew 3 sth. shaped like a needle 4 injection; shot 5 acupuncture 6 Chinese medicine needles used in acupuncture 肺炎[肺炎] fei4yan2 noun medicine pneumonia 药方[藥方] yao4fang1 noun 1 prescription 2 prescription paper 片[片] pian4 noun 1 flat, thin piece; slice; flake 2 part of a large area; section 3 film; TV play verb slice; cut into slices adjective incomplete; fragmentary; partial; brief measure word 1 [for slices, tablets, etc.] 2 [for a stretch of land, a water surface, etc.] 3 [with the numeral 一, for scene, atmosphere, sound, feeling, etc.] 划价[劃價] hua4//jia4 verb have a prescription priced (in a hospital dispensary) 取药[取藥] qu3yao4 Get the medicine // Unit 4/L21/P3 大约[大約] da4yue1 adverb 1 approximately; about 2 probably 恶心[惡心] e3xin5 verb 1 feel like vomiting; feel nauseated; feel sick 2 be nauseating; disgust 3 dialect dish the dirt; humiliate; embarrass adjective dialect rotten; lousy 呕吐[嘔吐] ou3tu4 verb vomit; throw up; be sick 腹痛[腹痛] fu4tong4 noun medicine abdominal pain 腹泻[腹瀉] fu4xie4 verb medicine diarrhea; enterorrhea 室友[室友] shi4you3 noun roommate; chum 赶紧[趕緊] gan3jin3 adverb hastily; without losing time 辆[輛] liang4 measure word [for vehicles] 出租车[出租車] chu1zu1che1 noun 1 taxicab; taxi; cab 2 rental car (Taiwan) 急诊室[急診室] ji2zhen3shi4 emergency room; accident and emergency department (A and E) 验血[驗血] yan4xue4 have a blood test 验尿[驗尿] yan4//niao4 verb medicine urinalysis; uroscopy 透视[透視] tou4shi4 noun 1 art perspective 2 medicine fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy verb see through 确诊[確診] que4zhen3 verb make a definite diagnosis; diagnose 急性[急性] ji2xing4 adjective 1 acute (opp. 慢性) 2 VARIANT OF 23469312急性子ji2xing4zi5急性子 jíxìngzi II impetuous; quick-tempered; short-tempered; of impatient disposition noun VARIANT OF 23469312急性子ji2xing4zi5急性子 jíxìngzi I impetuous person; hothead 肠胃炎[腸胃炎] chang2wei4yan2 enterogastritis 住院[住院] zhu4//yuan4 verb be in hospital; hospitalized 治疗[治療] zhi4liao2 verb treat; cure 当天[當天] dang4tian1 noun same day; that very day 夜[夜] ye4 noun night; nighttime; evening (opp. 日, 昼) verb dialect get dark; grow dark 病房[病房] bing4fang2 noun ward (of a hospital); sickroom 接受[接受] jie1shou4 verb accept 护士[護士] hu4shi5 noun (hospital) nurse 输液[輸液] shu1//ye4 verb medicine give infusion; infuse 病假[病假] bing4jia4 noun sick leave colloquial 安心[安心] an1xin1 adjective 1 feel at ease; relieved; set one's mind at rest 2 keep one's mind on sth.; focus verb harbour an (evil) intention 生病[生病] sheng1//bing4 verb fall ill; be taken ill 小心[小心] xiao3xin5 verb take care; be careful; be cautious adjective mindful; careful; heedful 多亏[多虧] duo1kui1 adverb thanks to; luckily; fortunately 及时[及時] ji2shi2 adjective timely; in time; seasonable adverb promptly; without delay 感谢[感謝] gan3xie4 noun thanks verb thank; be grateful // Unit 4/L22/P1 大使馆[大使館] da4shi3guan3 embassy 路人[路人] lu4ren2 noun 1 passerby; wayfarer 2 stranger 民警[民警] min2jing3 noun abbreviation police; policeman 面前[面前] mian4qian2 noun in (the) face of; in front of; before 事儿[事兒] shi4r5 noun 1 matter; affair; thing; business 2 trouble; accident 3 job; work 4 responsibility; involvement 丢[丟] diu1 verb 1 lose; mislay 2 throw; cast; toss 3 put (or lay) aside 补[補] bu3 verb 1 mend; patch; repair 2 fill; supply; make up for 3 nourish 4 literary benefit; use; help 迷路[迷路] mi2//lu4 verb 1 lose one's way; get lost 2 figurative go astray noun anatomy labyrinth (a part of inner ear) 公交车[公交車] gong1jiao1che1 N. commuter bus 安家[安家] an1//jia1 verb 1 settle down; reside 2 set up a home; get married 司机[司機] si1ji1 noun driver; chauffeur 经过[經過] jing1guo4 noun process; course verb pass; go through; undergo preposition as a result of; after; through 立交桥[立交橋] li4jiao1qiao2 noun (US) overpass; (UK) flyover; cloverleaf bridge (or intersection) 继续[繼續] ji4xu4 verb continue; go on noun continuation 十字路口[十字路口] shi2zi4 lu4kou3 noun crossroads; intersection; turning point 左手[左手] zuo3shou3 noun 1 left hand 2 VARIANT OF 37113344左首zuo3shou3左首 left-hand side; the left 标志[標志] biao1zhi4 noun sign; mark; symbol verb indicate; mark; symbolize 面[面] mian4 国旗[國旗] guo2qi2 noun national flag // Unit 4/L22/P2 安排[安排] an1pai2 画图[畫圖] hua4tu2 V.O. draw designs/maps/etc. N. picture M: ¹⁰fú / 幅 红绿灯[紅綠燈] hong2lü4deng1 noun traffic light; traffic signal 街[街] jie1 noun 1 street 2 dialect country fair; market 丁字路口[丁字路口] ding1zi4 lu4kou3 T-junction 停车[停車] ting2che1 V.O. 1 stop a car 2 pull up 3 park 绿色[綠色] lü4se4 noun 1 green (colour) 2 figurative green; environment-friendly 路牌[路牌] lu4pai2 N. street signs M: ²kuài / 块 高速公路[高速公路] gao1su4gong1lu4 expressway; freeway 出口处[出口處] chu1kou3chu4 N. exit 仔细[仔細] zi3xi4 adjective 1 careful; attentive 2 be careful; look out 3 dialect frugal; economical 光[光] guang1 noun 1 light; ray 2 scenery 3 honour; glory 4 brightness; lustre 5 figurative advantage; benefit; goodness verb 1 all gone; used up; nothing left 2 bare; naked 3 literary glorify; bring honour to 4 [used in polite formulas] 5 add (or do) honour to; win honour for; bring (or give) glory to; add (or shed, throw) lustre on adjective 1 bright 2 smooth; glossy; polished 3 smooth; glossy; polished; sleek adverb 1 only; alone 2 polite expression being graced (or honoured) 过奖[過獎] guo4jiang3 verb self-deprecating overpraise; give undeserved compliments 办法[辦法] ban4fa3 // Unit 4/L22/P3 国际[國際] guo2ji4 adjective international 位于[位於] wei4yu2 verb located; situated; lie 近郊[近郊] jin4jiao1 noun outskirts of a city; suburbs; environs (opp. 远郊) 郊[郊] jiao1 noun suburbs; outskirts 它[它] ta1 pronoun it noun (Tā) a surname 仅次于[僅次於] jin3 ci4yu2 be only inferior to 首都[首都] shou3du1 noun capital (of a country) 航站楼[航站樓] hang2zhan4lou2 airport terminal 建[建] jian4 verb 1 build; construct; erect 2 establish; set up; found 3 propose; advocate noun 1 abbreviation Fujian (Province) 2 Jian Jiang River (in Fujian Province) 地上[地上] di4shang5 noun ground 主楼[主樓] zhu3lou2 noun main building (opp. 配楼) 出发[出發] chu1fa1 verb 1 set out; start off 2 take ... as a starting point in consideration; proceed from 大厅[大廳] da4ting1 noun hall 托运处[托運處] tuo1yun4chu4 P.W. baggage check office; consignation office 处[處] chu4 noun 1 place 2 point; part 3 department; office measure word [for places or for occurrences or activities in different places] 之间[之間] zhi1jian1 1 between 2 among 3 inter- 于[於] yu2 preposition 1 [indicating time or place] in; on; at 2 [indicating direction] toward; to 3 [indicating giving or yielding to sb.] to; onto 4 with regard to; concerning; to 5 [indicating beginning or origin] from 6 [indicating comparison] than 7 [indicating the doer of an action] by affix [after a verb or an adjective] 接送[接送] jie1song4 1 picking up and dropping off 2 greeting and sending off 3 shuttle (transport service) 巴士[巴士] ba1shi4 noun transliteration bus 到达[到達] dao4da2 verb arrive; reach 提取[提取] ti2qu3 verb 1 draw; pick up; collect 2 extract; abstract; recover 国内[國內] guo2nei4 noun internal; domestic; home 站台[站臺] zhan4tai2 noun platform (in a railway station) 专线[專線] zhuan1xian4 noun 1 special traffic line 2 dedicated telephone line; line for special use 餐饮[餐飲] can1yin3 noun food and drink 餐厅[餐廳] can1ting1 noun 1 dining room; dining hall 2 restaurant 酒吧[酒吧] jiu3ba1 noun bar; barroom 服务台[服務臺] fu2wu4tai2 service desk (or counter); information and reception desk 自动提款机[自動提款機] zi4dong4ti2kuan3ji1 1 bank autoteller 2 ATM 自[自] zi4 pronoun self; oneself; one's own adverb certainly; of course; naturally preposition from; since 提[提] ti2 verb 1 (dī) carry; hold (sth. with a handle) 2 lift; raise; promote 3 shift to an earlier time; move up a date 4 put forward; bring up; raise 5 draw (or take) out; extract 6 summon (a prisoner) for interrogation 7 mention; refer to; bring up noun 1 dipper 2 rising stroke (in Chinese characters) 款[款] kuan3 adjective literary 1 sincere 2 empty; unreal verb 1 receive with hospitality; entertain 2 dated knock noun 1 section (of an article in a legal document, etc.); paragraph 2 sum of money; fund 3 name of sender or recipient inscribed on a painting or a piece of calligraphy presented as a gift 4 style; form measure word kind; type adjective literary leisurely; slow 外币[外幣] wai4bi4 noun foreign currency (opp. 本币) 线路[線路] xian4lu4 noun 1 electricity circuit; line 2 transportation communication line; route 开往[開往] kai1wang3 verb (of a train, ship, etc.) leave for; be bound for 地区[地區] di4qu1 noun 1 area; district; region 2 prefecture 3 special region or district within a country 4 region of the world as distinguished from an independent state adjective of the area, region or district 往返[往返] wang3fan3 verb go there and back; journey to and fro; shuttle // Unit 4/L23/P1 主持人[主持人] zhu3chi2ren2 host; master of ceremonies (MC); anchorman (or anchorwoman) 主持[主持] zhu3chi2 noun host; MC verb 1 take charge (or care) of; manage; direct; run 2 preside over; chair 3 uphold; stand for 交流[交流] jiao1liu2 verb 1 exchange; interflow; interchange 2 literary flow simultaneously adjective electricity alternating 体会[體會] ti3hui4 noun knowledge; understanding; personal experience verb know (or learn) from experience; realize 文化[文化] wen2hua4 noun 1 civilization; culture 2 education; culture; schooling; literacy 3 education; schooling; literacy 功夫片[功夫片] gong1fu5pian1 难[難] nan2 adjective 1 difficult; hard; troublesome (opp. 易) 2 hardly possible; unavoidable 3 bad; unpleasant verb put sb. into a difficult position 语言[語言] yu3yan2 noun language 主动[主動] zhu3dong4 adjective 1 take the initiative; do sth. of one's own accord; take the lead (opp. 被动) 2 mechanics driving 表达[表達] biao3da2 verb express; convey; voice 能力[能力] neng2li4 noun ability; capacity; capability 提高[提高] ti2//gao1 verb raise; heighten; enhance; increase; improve 真实[真實] zhen1shi2 adjective true; real; authentic 语料[語料] yu3liao4 noun language data (or material) 帮助[幫助] bang1zhu4 noun help; assistance; aid verb help; assist; aid 综艺节目[綜藝節目] zong1yi4jie2mu4 variety show 综艺[綜藝] zong1yi4 noun abbreviation variety show 懂[懂] dong3 verb understand; know 字幕[字幕] zi4mu4 noun captions (of motion pictures, etc.); subtitles (of a film, drama, opera, etc.) 方法[方法] fang1fa3 noun method; way; means 谈[談] tan2 verb talk; chat; discuss noun 1 what is said or talked about 2 (Tán) a surname 经验[經驗] jing1yan4 noun experience verb go through; experience 讲[講] jiang3 noun lecture; speech verb 1 speak; say; tell 2 explain; make clear; interpret 3 discuss; negotiate 4 stress; pay attention to; be particular about 5 as far as sth. is concerned; when it comes to; as to; as regards 效果[效果] xiao4guo3 noun 1 effect; result 2 theater sound and lighting effects 希望[希望] xi1wang4 verb hope; wish; expect noun 1 hope; wish; expectation 2 that on which hope is placed // Unit 4/L23/P2 昨天[昨天] zuo2tian1 noun yesterday 过去[過去] //guo5//qu5 verb 1 [after a verb to indicate motion away from the speaker] 2 [after a verb to indicate turning away from the speaker] 3 [after a verb to indicate a departure from the normal state] 4 [after a verb to indicate success of action] 5 [after an adjective plus 得 or 不 to indicate superiority or inferiority] 过去[過去] guo4qu4 noun past; former time; bygones 实习[實習] shi2xi2 verb (of students or trainees) practise (what has been learnt in class); skills exercise; fieldwork 一切[一切] yi1qie4 pronoun 1 all; every 2 everything; all 合租[合租] he2zu1 verb rent jointly; joint rental 外地人[外地人] wai4di4ren2 outlander; non-local person; person from out of town 外地[外地] wai4di4 noun parts of the country other than where one is 风味[風味] feng1wei4 noun special flavour; local colour (or flavour) 外面[外面] wai4mian5 noun outside; out (opp. 里面儿) 道[道] dao4 noun 1 road; way; path 2 channel; course 3 way; method 4 doctrine; principle; the Tao; the Way 5 Taoism; Taoist 6 superstitious cults 7 line 8 archaic circuit (an administrative division) verb 1 talk; chat 2 say (polite words) 3 say (the words quoted) 4 think; suppose measure word 1 [for long and narrow objects] 2 [for doors, walls, etc.] 3 [for orders, questions, etc.] 4 [for courses in a meal, stages in a procedure, etc.] 拿手[拿手] na2shou3 adjective adept; expert; good at noun confidence; certainty 宫保鸡丁[宮保雞丁] gong1bao3ji1ding1 1 Kung Pao Chicken 2 spicy diced chicken 手艺[手藝] shou3yi4 noun 1 craftsmanship; workmanship 2 handicraft; trade 上班[上班] shang4//ban1 verb go to work; start work; be on duty (opp. 下班儿) 相比[相比] xiang1bi3 verb compare 一般[一般] yi1ban1 adjective 1 same as; just like 2 general; ordinary; common 3 average; mediocre noun one kind 法律[法律] fa3lü4 noun law; statute 家教[家教] jia1jiao4 noun 1 domestic (or family) education; upbringing 2 abbreviation = 23649536家庭教师jia1ting2jiao4shi1家庭教师 private tutor; private teacher 写作[寫作] xie3zuo4 verb writing 写[寫] xie3 verb 1 write 2 compose; write (as an author, reporter, etc.) 3 describe; depict 4 paint; draw 进步[進步] jin4bu4 verb (-//-) advance; progress; improve (opp. 退步) adjective (politically) progressive 口语[口語] kou3yu3 noun 1 spoken language (opp. 书面语) 2 literary slander; calumny 顺利[順利] shun4li4 adjective smooth; successful; without a hitch // Unit 4/L23/P3 现代[現代] xian4dai4 noun modern times; contemporary age adjective modern; contemporary 大都市[大都市] da4du1shi4 noun metropolis; capital city 都市[都市] du1shi4 noun big city; metropolis 西式[西式] xi1shi4 adjective Western style 风格[風格] feng1ge2 noun style; manner; mode 建筑[建築] jian4zhu4 noun 1 building; structure; edifice 2 architecture verb build; construct; erect 美丽[美麗] mei3li4 adjective beautiful 尽管[儘管] jin3guan3 adverb 1 feel free to; not hesitate to 2 dialect always; all the time conjunction though; even though; in spite of; despite 极了[極了] ji2le5 extremely 极[極] ji2 noun 1 utmost point; extremity 2 pole verb literary do one's utmost adjective extreme; of the highest degree adverb extremely; to the greatest extent; exceedingly 医科大学[醫科大學] yi1ke1 da4xue2 medical university 医科[醫科] yi1ke1 noun medical courses; medicine 中医[中醫] zhong1yi1 noun 1 traditional Chinese medical science; Chinese medicine 2 doctor of traditional Chinese medicine; practitioner of Chinese medicine 周围[週圍] zhou1wei2 noun around; round; about 花儿[花兒] hua1r5 noun 1 flower; blossom; bloom 2 anything resembling a flower 4 pattern; design 夜景[夜景] ye4jing3 noun night scene (or view) 食堂[食堂] shi2tang2 noun dining hall; mess (hall); canteen 上街[上街] shang4//jie1 verb 1 go to the street; go shopping 2 take to the streets; go on to the streets 逛街[逛街] guang4jie1 stroll around the streets; go window-shopping 逛逛[逛逛] guang4guang5 1 to roam around 2 to have a stroll 课程[課程] ke4cheng2 noun course; curriculum 复习[複習] fu4xi2 verb review; revise 内容[內容] nei4rong2 noun content; substance 海河[海河] Hai3he2 Hai He (a system of five waterways around Tianjin, flowing into Bohai 渤海 at Dagukou 大沽口) 南亚[南亞] Nan2 Ya4 noun South Asia 汉语[漢語] Han4yu3 noun Chinese (language) // Unit 5/L25/P1 饿了么 e4 le5 me5 an online delivery service platform 外卖[外賣] wai4mai4 verb (of food) be taken out noun take-out; takeaway; to-go 既[既] ji4 verb literary be done with; be finished; end adverb already conjunction 1 since; as; now that 2 [correlatively with 且, 又, 也, etc.] both...and; as well as literary literary 平台[平臺] ping2tai2 noun 1 terrace 2 house with a flat plastered roof 3 movable platform 4 computing platform 5 platform; place 五星级[五星級] wu3xing1ji2 adjective five-star 点餐[點餐] dian3can1 1 (at a restaurant) to order a meal 2 (of a waiter) to take an order 开[開] kai1 verb 1 open 2 make an opening; open up 3 openout; come loose 4 produce flowers; bloom 5 (of a frozen river) thaw out 6 lift (a ban, restriction, etc.) 7 start; operate (a machine, car, ship, plane, etc.) 8 turn on (a light, radio, TV, etc.); switch on 9 (of a train, bus, ship, etc.) leave; start 10 (of troops) set out; move 11 start or run (a factory, school, store, etc.); set up; open 12 (of an institute, organization, etc.) open to the public 13 (of film shooting, auction, etc.) begin; start 14 hold (a meeting, exhibition, etc.) 15 make a list of; write out; prescribe 16 pay (wages, fares, etc.) 17 dialect fire (an employee); fire out; give sb. the sack; kick out 18 boil 19 colloquial eat up adjective open measure word 1 [expressing a ratio between two things considered as parts of a whole which is 10] 2 printing division of standard size printing paper measure word 1 transliteration carat (ct) 2 abbreviation VARIANT OF 64450787开尔文kai1er3wen2开尔文 physics degree Kelvin; kelvin (K) 应用[應用] ying4yong4 verb apply; use adjective applied 确认[確認] que4ren4 verb affirm; confirm; acknowledge 信息[信息] xin4xi1 noun 1 information; news; message 2 mathematics information 下单[下單] xia4//dan1 verb send out or issue the order form 发票[發票] fa1piao4 noun invoice 定位[定位] ding4wei4 verb (-//-) 1 orientate; position 2 put in proper perspective and evaluate 追踪[追蹤] zhui1zong1 verb follow the trail of; track; trace 查看[查看] cha2kan4 verb look over; examine 小哥儿[小哥兒] xiao3ge1r5 N. , coll. buddy (of young people) 美团点评[美團點評] Mei3tuan2 Dian3ping2 Meituan-Dianping, China's largest service-focused e-commerce platform 精力[精力] jing1li4 noun energy; vigour; vim // Unit 5/L25/P2 发送[發送] fa1 song4 Send 随着[隨著] sui2zhe5 preposition along with; in the wake of; in pace with 渐渐[漸漸] jian4jian4 adverb gradually; by degrees; little by little 方式[方式] fang1shi4 noun way; fashion; pattern 年轻人[年輕人] nian2qing1ren2 young people 安装[安裝] an1zhuang1 verb install; fix; mount; set up 动[動] dong4 verb 1 move; stir 2 act; get moving 3 change; alter 4 use 5 touch (one's heart); arouse 6 dialect [usu. in the negative] eat or drink adverb literary easily; frequently 手指[手指] shou3zhi3 noun finger 滑动[滑動] hua2dong4 verb slide 页面[頁面] ye4mian4 noun computing page layout 用户[用戶] yong4hu4 noun consumer; user 评价[評價] ping2jia4 noun comment; assessed value; judgement verb appraise; evaluate 满意[滿意] man3yi4 verb satisfied; feel pleased; content adjective satisfactory; gratified 接下来[接下來] jie1xia4lai2 1 to accept 2 to take 3 next 4 following 住宿[住宿] zhu4su4 verb stay; put up; get accommodation 个人[個人] ge4ren2 noun individual; single person (opp. 集体) adjective individual; personal pronoun [referring to oneself] I 基本上[基本上] ji1ben3shang5 adverb 1 generally; principally; mainly 2 on the whole; by and large 键[鍵] jian4 noun 1 mechanics key 2 key (of a typewriter, piano, etc.) 3 chemistry bond 4 literary bolt (of a door) 完成[完成] wan2//cheng2 verb accomplish; complete; fulfill; bring to success (or fruition) 租屋[租屋] zu1wu1 V.O. rent room 价格[價格] jia4ge2 noun price 主要[主要] zhu3yao4 adjective main; chief; principal; major philosophy 宾馆[賓館] bin1guan3 noun guesthouse; hotel 房主[房主] fang2zhu3 noun house-owner 房客[房客] fang2ke4 noun tenant (of a room or house); lodger (opp. 房东) 结交[結交] jie2//jiao1 verb make friends with; associate with 了解[了解] liao3jie3 verb 1 understand; comprehend 2 find out; acquaint oneself with noun understanding; comprehension 习俗[習俗] xi2su2 noun custom; convention; usual practice 分享[分享] fen1xiang3 verb share (joy, rights, etc.); partake of 经历[經歷] jing1li4 noun experience verb go through; undergo; experience 打分[打分] da3//fen1 verb give a mark; mark students' papers, etc. 特点[特點] te4dian3 noun characteristic; distinguishing feature; peculiarity; trait 留下[留下] liu2//xia4 verb 1 leave (behind) 2 stay (for) 美好[美好] mei3hao3 adjective fine; happy; glorious 回忆[迴憶] hui2yi4 verb call (or bring) to mind; recollect; recall // Unit 5/L25/P3 出行[出行] chu1xing2 verb go on a journey 网约车[網約車] wang3yue1che1 app-based taxi 顺风车[順風車] shun4feng1che1 1 vehicle that gives one a free ride 2 (fig.) (ride on sb's) coattails 3 (take advantage of) an opportunity 拼车[拼車] pin1che1 carpool 乘客[乘客] cheng2ke4 noun passenger 智能手机[智能手機] zhi4neng2shou3ji1 smartphone 智能[智能] zhi4neng2 noun intellectual power (or ability) 省[省] sheng3 verb 1 economize; save (opp. 费) 2 omit; leave out noun literary abbreviation (of words) noun 1 province 2 provincial capital 能够[能夠] neng2gou4 verb 1 be able to; be capable of 2 be allowed to 精确[精確] jing1que4 adjective accurate; exact; precise 准时[準時] zhun3shi2 adjective punctual; on time; on schedule 根据[根據] gen1ju4 noun basis; grounds; foundation preposition on the basis of; according to; in the light of; in line with 宠物[寵物] chong3wu4 noun pet 儿童[兒童] er2tong2 noun children 座椅[座椅] zuo4yi3 seat 代价[代價] dai4jia4 noun price; cost 车主[車主] che1zhu3 noun owner of a vehicle 酒[酒] jiu3 noun alcoholic drink; wine; liquor; spirits 醉酒[醉酒] zui4jiu3 adjective drunk; intoxicated; tipsy 便利[便利] bian4li4 noun convenience; ease verb facilitate adjective 1 convenient; easy 2 user-friendly 收入[收入] shou1ru4 noun income; revenue; receipts; earnings; proceeds verb take in; include 更加[更加] geng4jia1 adverb more; still more; even more 化[化] hua4 noun 1 abbreviation chemistry 2 (Huà) a surname verb 1 change; turn; transform 2 convert; influence 3 melt; dissolve 4 digest 5 burn up 6 religion die 7 [as a verb suffix] -ize; -ify verb (of Buddhist monks or Taoist priests) beg alms 无人驾驶[無人駕駛] wu2ren2jia4shi3 driverless (operation) 人工智能[人工智能] ren2gong1zhi4neng2 artificial intelligence 滴滴出行[滴滴出行] Di1di1 Chu1xing2 Didi Chuxing Technology Co., aka DiDi, app-based transportation company, headquartered in Beijing, founded in 2012 // Unit 5/L26/P1 妞妞[妞妞] niu1niu1 noun colloquial little girl 国外[國外] guo2wai4 noun external; overseas; abroad 出国[出國] chu1//guo2 verb go abroad (opp. 回国) 压力[壓力] ya1li4 noun 1 physics pressure (force) 2 overwhelming force; pressure 3 burden; strain 辛苦[辛苦] xin1ku3 verb courteous work hard; go to great trouble; go through hardships adjective hard; strenuous; toilsome; laborious 从小[從小] cong2xiao3 adverb from childhood; as a child 离开[離開] li2//kai1 verb leave; depart from; deviate from 确实[確實] que4shi2 adjective true; reliable adverb really; indeed 陪读[陪讀] pei2du2 verb be a companion study; study companion 寄宿[寄宿] ji4su4 verb 1 lodge 2 (of students) board (opp. 走读) 家庭[家庭] jia1ting2 noun family; household 照顾[照顧] zhao4gu5 verb 1 give consideration to; show consideration for; make allowance(s) for 2 look after; care for; attend to 3 offer preferential treatment 4 (of a customer) patronize; shop at 放心[放心] fang4//xin1 verb 1 set one's mind at rest; be at ease; rest assured; feel relieved 2 have confidence in sb.; trust sb. 沟通[溝通] gou1tong1 verb 1 link up 2 communicate 困难[困難] kun4nan5 adjective 1 difficult 2 financially difficult; economically straitened noun difficulty; hardness 年龄[年齡] nian2ling2 noun age 养成[養成] yang3cheng2 cultivate; raise 养[養] yang3 noun accomplishment; cultivation verb 1 support; provide for 2 raise; keep; grow 3 give birth to 4 form; acquire; cultivate 5 rest; convalesce; recuperate one's health; heal 6 let (one's hair) grow 7 maintain; keep in good repair 8 support; help adjective foster; adoptive 坏[壞] huai4 adjective 1 bad; harmful (opp. 好) 2 becoming bad; ruined; spoiled; rotten 3 [after certain verbs or adjectives] extreme; very much noun evil idea; dirty trick verb spoil; ruin 逃学[逃學] tao2//xue2 verb play truant; cut class; miss school 抽烟[抽煙] chou1//yan1 verb smoke (a cigarette or a pipe) 成熟[成熟] cheng2shu2 verb mature; ripen; be full-grown adjective ripe; mature 分隔[分隔] fen1ge2 verb divide; separate 两地[兩地] liang3di4 noun two places; different places 空中飞人[空中飛人] kong1zhong1fei1ren2 flying trapeze 可怜天下父母心[可憐天下父母心] ke3lian2 tian1xia4 fu4mu3xin1 可不是[可不是] ke3bu5shi4 common phrase colloquial exactly; right; that's just the way it is // Unit 5/L26/P2 年代[年代] nian2dai4 noun 1 age; years; time 2 decade of a century 并[并] bing4 verb combine; merge; incorporate verb stand (or place) side by side adverb 1 side by side; equally; simultaneously 2 [used to reinforce a negative] actually; definitely 3 classical even conjunction and; besides 多半[多半] duo1ban4 noun greater part; most adverb 1 more often than not; usually 2 most probably; very likely 公费[公費] gong1fei4 noun public (or state) expense; public (or government) funds; scholarship 毕业[畢業] bi4//ye4 verb graduate; finish school 经济[經濟] jing1ji4 noun 1 economy 2 financial condition; income verb literary govern the country adjective 1 economical; thrifty 2 of industrial or economic value; economic 自费[自費] zi4fei4 adjective at one's own expense; self-paying; self-sponsored 条件[條件] tiao2jian4 noun 1 condition; term; factor 2 requirement; prerequisite; qualification 读[讀] du2 verb 1 read; read aloud 2 attend school 3 (of computers) read; read data; examine information computing computing 4 be pronounced in a certain way 研究生[研究生] yan2jiu1sheng1 noun postgraduate (student); graduate student 研究[研究] yan2jiu1 verb 1 study; research 2 consider; discuss; deliberate 当时[當時] dang1shi2 noun that time 待遇[待遇] dai4yu4 noun 1 treatment; reception 2 remuneration; wage; salary 海龟[海龜] hai3gui1 noun 1 zoology sea (or marine) turtle 2 humorous a homophonic, humorous term for 海归 海归[海歸] hai3gui1 verb return from abroad noun returned student 学位[學位] xue2wei4 noun (academic) degree 外语[外語] wai4yu3 noun foreign language 人才[人才] ren2cai2 noun 1 talent; qualified personnel; person of ability 2 colloquial handsome appearance 优势[優勢] you1shi4 noun superiority; preponderance; edge; dominant position 理想[理想] li3xiang3 noun ideal; dream; aspiration adjective ideal; perfect 海带[海帶] hai3dai4 noun 1 botany kelp 2 foodstuffs dried kelp 海待[海待] hai3dai4 someone who has returned home from studying abroad but cannot find a job 热[熱] re4 noun 1 heat 2 steam or water heat 3 fever; temperature 4 craze; fad verb heat up; warm up; warm adjective 1 hot (opp. 冷) 2 ardent; warmhearted; enthusiastic; intimate 3 in great demand; popular 4 envious; eager 5 noisy 6 thermal; thermo- 降温[降溫] jiang4//wen1 verb 1 lower the temperature (as in a workshop) 2 meteorology drop in temperature 3 figurative cool down; moderate; wane; attract less attention 丰富[豐富] feng1fu4 adjective rich; abundant; plentiful verb enrich // Unit 5/L26/P3 定点游[定點遊] ding4dian3you2 designated destination tour 变[變] bian4 verb 1 become different; change 2 change into; become 3 transform; change; alter 4 unexpected turn of events 5 sell off (property) 6 be flexible 7 changeable; changed noun abbreviation VARIANT OF 17608960变文bian4wen2变文 literature popular form of narrative literature that flourished in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), with alternate prose and rhyme for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes) 航线[航線] hang2xian4 noun air or shipping line; route; course 不断[不斷] bu4duan4 verb not stop; continue adverb unceasing; uninterruptedly; continuously; constantly 目的[目的] mu4di5 N. purpose; aim; goal; objective; end 多种多样[多種多樣] duo1zhong3-duo1yang4 idiom varied; manifold 行程[行程] xing2cheng2 noun 1 route or distance of travel 2 course; progress 3 mechanics stroke; throw; travel 自由行[自由行] zi4you2xing2 travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group 当地[當地] dang1di4 noun place in question; locality 远离[遠離] yuan3li2 verb be far away from 身心[身心] shen1xin1 noun body and mind 海岛[海島] hai3dao3 noun island (in the sea) 古老[古老] gu3lao3 adjective ancient; age-old 博物馆[博物館] bo2wu4guan3 noun museum 庆祝[慶祝] qing4zhu4 verb celebrate 日子[日子] ri4zi5 noun 1 day; date 2 time 3 life; livelihood 结婚[結婚] jie2//hun1 verb marry; get married; be married 度蜜月[度蜜月] du4 mi4yue4 spend one’s honeymoon 等等[等等] deng3deng3 auxiliary and so on; and so on and so forth; etc. 购物[購物] gou4wu4 verb shop; visit shops (to buy things) 扫[掃] sao3 verb 1 sweep (away) 2 eliminate; clear away 3 pass quickly along (or over); sweep 4 put all together 5 abbreviation computing scan 货[貨] huo4 noun 1 money 2 goods; commodity 3 pejorative [in reference to a person] verb literary sell 购买[購買] gou4mai3 verb purchase; buy 农贸市场[農貿市場] nong2mao4 shi4chang3 noun market of farm produce (in urban areas) 些[些] xie1 measure word some; a few adverb [after adjectives] a little more; a little 商品[商品] shang1pin3 noun commodity; goods; merchandise 美食[美食] mei3shi2 noun good food; delicacy; table delicacies 总之[總之] zong3zhi1 conjunction 1 in a word; in short; in brief 2 anyway; anyhow // Unit 5/L27/P1 保安[保安] bao3an1 noun colloquial (usu. nonmilitary, unarmed) security guard verb secure; keep safe 难道[難道] nan2dao4 adverb [giving force to a rhetorical question] 起早贪黑[起早貪黑] qi3zao3-tan1hei1 idiom start work early and knock off late; work from dawn to dusk 风里来,雨里去[風裡來,雨裡去] feng1li5 lai2, yu3li5 qu4 well-known phrase come in the wind and go in the rain—carry out one's task in the teeth of wind and rain 节假日[節假日] jie2jia4ri4 noun festivals and holidays 打仗[打仗] da3//zhang4 verb fight a battle; go to war; make war 似的[似的] shi4de5 auxiliary [after a noun, pronoun, or verb to indicate similarity] 正是[正是] zheng4shi4 1 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2 precisely 3 exactly 4 even 5 if 6 just like 7 in the same way as 收件[收件] shou1jian4 N. received mail/documents 快捷[快捷] kuai4jie2 adjective fast and convenient; nimble; agile; shortcut 帮手[幫手] bang1shou5 noun helper; assistant 送货[送貨] song4//huo4 verb deliver goods 差评[差評] cha4ping2 1 poor evaluation 2 adverse criticism 难听[難聽] nan2ting1 adjective 1 offensive; coarse 2 unpleasant to hear 3 scandalous 尊重[尊重] zun1zhong4 verb respect; value; esteem adjective serious; proper 劳动[勞動] lao2dong4 noun 1 work; labour 2 physical or manual labour verb do physical labour 鼓励[鼓勵] gu3li4 verb encourage; urge 成为[成為] cheng2wei2 verb become; turn into 优秀[優秀] you1xiu4 adjective outstanding; excellent; splendid; fine 双十一[雙十一] Shuang1 Shi2yi1 Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day // Unit 5/L27/P2 赚钱[賺錢] zhuan4//qian2 verb make money (or a profit) 互联网[互聯網] hu4lian2wang3 noun Internet 互[互] hu4 adverb mutually; each other 联[聯] lian2 noun (antithetical) couplets verb ally oneself with; unite; join 网路[網路] wang3lu4 noun dialect network; web 直播[直播] zhi2bo1 verb argriculture direct seeding verb live radio or TV transmission 播[播] bo1 verb 1 sow; seed 2 spread; broadcast 3 literary remove; go into exile 热门[熱門] re4men2 noun arousing popular interest; popular; in great demand; hot (opp. 冷门儿) 职业[職業] zhi2ye4 noun occupation; profession; vocation adjective professional 主播[主播] zhu3bo1 television anchor 观众[觀眾] guan1zhong4 noun spectator; viewer; audience 互动[互動] hu4dong4 verb interact 打赏[打賞] da3shang3 1 to reward 2 to tip 3 to give a gratuity 分成[分成] fen1//cheng2 verb divide into tenths; share 网红[網紅] wang3hong2 Internet celebrity 观看[觀看] guan1kan4 verb watch; view 亿[億] yi4 number 1 hundred million 2 archaic hundred thousand 画面[畫面] hua4mian4 noun 1 tableau; general appearance of a picture 2 film, television frame 历史[歷史] li4shi3 noun 1 history 2 past events 3 personal records 4 history (as a course of study) 5 historical record (or document, data) 古代[古代] gu3dai4 noun 1 the period in Chinese history from remote antiquity down until the mid-19th century 2 the age of slave society; ancient times; antiquity 文物[文物] wen2wu4 noun cultural relic; historical relic 传统[傳統] chuan2tong3 noun tradition adjective traditional; conservative 网络[網絡] wang3luo4 verb 1 network 2 electricity network 3 Internet 喜爱[喜愛] xi3ai4 verb like; love; be fond of; be keen on (opp. 厌恶) 火[火] huo3 noun 1 fire 2 firearms; ammunition; fire 3 Chinese medicine internal heat—one of the six causes of disease 4 anger; temper verb get angry; be in a huff adjective 1 fiery; flaming; red as fire 2 colloquial booming; prosperous adverb urgently; pressing measure word VARIANT OF 23294208伙huo3伙 淘宝网[淘寶網] Tao2bao3 Wang3 Taobao Marketplace, a Chinese website for online shopping 故宫[故宮] Gu4gong1 1 the Forbidden City 2 abbr. for 故宫博物院 Gùgōng Bówùyuàn [故宫博物院] // Unit 5/L27/P3 电子竞技[電子競技] dian4zi3jing4ji4 1 video gaming (as a sport) 2 e-sports (abbr. to 电竞diànjìng [电竞]) 竞技[競技] jing4ji4 verb compete; challenge noun (competitive) sports; athletics 家长[家長] jia1zhang3 noun 1 head of a family; patriarch 2 parent or guardian of a child 电竞[電競] dian4jing4 1 video gaming (as a sport) 2 e-sports (abbr. for 电子竞技diànzǐjìngjì [电子竞技]) 智力[智力] zhi4li4 noun intelligence; intellect 选手[選手] xuan3shou3 noun athlete selected for a sports meet; (selected) contestant; player 合作[合作] he2zuo4 verb 1 cooperate; collaborate; work together 2 co-author; compose jointly 要求[要求] yao1qiu2 noun requirement; demand; claim verb ask; demand; require; claim 反应[反應] fan3ying4 noun 1 response; reaction 2 chemistry physics reaction 3 physiology medicine reaction verb react; respond 初中[初中] chu1zhong1 noun abbreviation = 18907648初级中学chu1ji2zhong1xue2初级中学 junior middle school; junior high school 表弟[表弟] biao3di4 noun son of one's father's sister, or of one's mother's brother or sister, who is younger than oneself; younger male cousin; male cousin on the female side 迷[迷] mi2 noun fan; enthusiast; fiend verb 1 be confused; lose one's way; lost 2 be fascinated by; be crazy about 3 confuse; perplex; fascinate; enchant 代表[代表] dai4biao3 noun deputy; delegate; representative verb 1 represent; stand for 2 on behalf of; in the name of 大赛[大賽] da4sai4 noun major tournament; important contest 冠军[冠軍] guan4jun1 noun champion 亚军[亞軍] ya4jun1 noun second place (in a sports contest); runner-up 行业[行業] hang2ye4 noun trade; profession; industry 大量[大量] da4liang4 adjective 1 large in number or quantity 2 generous; magnanimous 明星[明星] ming2xing1 noun 1 archaic Venus 2 famous performer; star 3 dated society lady (or butterfly) 4 famous enterprise; well-known business 星际争霸[星際爭霸] Xing1ji4 Zheng1ba4 StarCraft (video game series) 英雄联盟[英雄聯盟] Ying1xiong2 Lian2meng2 League of Legends (video game) 王者[王者] wang2zhe3 N. 1 emperor; king 2 true royal sovereign M: ²wèi / míng / ge / 位 / 名 / 个 荣耀[榮耀] rong2yao4 adjective honourable; glorious noun glory // Unit 5/L28/P1 演讲[演講] yan3jiang3 noun speech; lecture verb give a lecture; deliver a speech 材料[材料] cai2liao4 noun 1 material 2 data; material 3 makings; stuff 赶上[趕上] gan3//shang4 verb 1 catch up with; keep pace with 2 encounter; come across; run into (a situation) 3 be in time for 独生子女[獨生子女] du2sheng1 zi3nü3 noun only child 独[獨] du2 noun old people without offspring; the childless adjective 1 only; single 2 colloquial stand-offish; aloof adverb 1 solely; only 2 alone; by oneself; in solitude 舍得[捨得] she3//de5 verb be willing to part with; not grudge (opp. 舍不得) 受教育[受教育] shou4 jiao4yu4 receive an educa-tion; educated; schooling 教育[教育] jiao4yu4 noun education verb teach; educate; inculcate 年纪轻轻[年紀輕輕] nian2ji4qing1qing1 V.P. of young age 教授[教授] jiao4shou4 noun professor verb instruct; teach 强[強] qiang2 adjective 1 strong; powerful (opp. 弱) 2 better adverb 1 by force 2 slightly more than; plus (opp. 弱) verb strengthen; make strong noun (Qiáng) a surname 目标[目標] mu4biao1 noun 1 objective; target 2 goal; aim; objective 稳定[穩定] wen3ding4 adjective stable; steady verb stabilize; steady 满足[滿足] man3zu2 verb 1 satisfied; content; contented 2 satisfy; meet (needs, demands, etc.) 将来[將來] jiang1lai2 noun future 文明[文明] wen2ming2 noun civilization; culture adjective 1 civilized; courtesy; manners 2 dated new; modern and Western 注意[注意] zhu4//yi4 verb pay attention to; take note (or notice) of 加塞儿[加塞兒] jia1//sai1r5 verb colloquial push into a queue out of turn; jump a queue; cut in line 公交[公交] gong1jiao1 noun abbreviation public transport; mass transit 让座[讓座] rang4//zuo4 verb 1 offer (or give up) one's seat to sb. 2 invite guests to be seated 不足[不足] bu4zu2 verb 1 not be worth; not deserve 2 cannot; should not 3 less than adjective not enough; insufficient; inadequate 总是[總是] zong3shi4 always 一代[一代] yi1dai4 noun 1 a dynasty 2 era; present age 3 all one's life; lifetime; generation 前途[前途] qian2tu2 noun future; prospect 英语[英語] Ying1yu3 noun English (language) 阿里巴巴[阿里巴巴] A1li3ba1ba1 Alibaba, PRC e-commerce company 马云[馬雲] Ma3 Yun2 Ma Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba 阿里巴巴Ālǐbābā [阿里巴巴] 扎克伯格[扎克伯格] Zha1ke4bo2ge2 Mark Zuckerberg (1984-), American computer programer, co-founder and CEO of Facebook // Unit 5/L28/P2 共享[共享] gong4xiang3 verb enjoy together; share 单车[單車] dan1che1 noun dialect bicycle 保护[保護] bao3hu4 verb protect; safeguard noun protection; safeguarding 理解[理解] li3jie3 verb understand; comprehend 怎么了[怎麼了] zen3me5le5 1 What's up? 2 What's going on? 3 What happened? 静心[靜心] jing4//xin1 verb ease one's mind; calm down 有道理[有道理] you3//dao4li3 verb reasonable; there is truth in; be well founded 道理[道理] dao4li5 noun 1 principle; truth; hows and whys 2 reason; argument; sense 爱护[愛護] ai4hu4 verb cherish; treasure; take good care of 想不到[想不到] xiang3bu5dao4 verb never expect; be unexpected (opp. 想得到) 一块儿[一塊兒] yi1kuai4r5 noun the same place adverb together 可能[可能] ke3neng2 noun possibility; probability adjective possible; probable; likely adverb probably; possibly; maybe 发达[發達] fa1da2 adjective developed; flourishing verb literary promote; develop 关心[關心] guan1xin1 verb concerned about; show solicitude for; care for; express interest in 郊外[郊外] jiao1wai4 noun countryside around a city; outskirts // Unit 5/L28/P3 节目[節目] jie2mu4 noun programme; item (on a programme); number 创业[創業] chuang4ye4 verb start an undertaking; do pioneering work 专[專] zhuan1 adjective specific to; devote to a specific use; dedicated to; special adverb specially; specifically verb monopolize 礼品[禮品] li3pin3 noun gift; present 创办[創辦] chuang4ban4 verb establish; set up 销售[銷售] xiao1shou4 verb sell; market 创新[創新] chuang4xin1 verb bring forth new ideas; blaze new trails; innovate noun innovation; originality 想法[想法] xiang3fa5 noun idea; opinion; what one has in mind 顾客[顧客] gu4ke4 noun customer; shopper; client 建议[建議] jian4yi4 noun proposal; suggestion; recommendation verb (-//-) propose; suggest; recommend 使用[使用] shi3yong4 verb use; employ; apply 管理[管理] guan3li3 verb 1 manage; run; administer; govern; be in charge of 2 look after; take care of; attend to 3 control (people or animals); tend 高科技[高科技] gao1ke1ji4 名 高技术。 科技[科技] ke1ji4 noun abbreviation science and technology 快速[快速] kuai4su4 adjective fast; quick; of highspeed (opp. 慢速) 增长[增長] zeng1zhang3 verb increase; rise; grow 同时[同時] tong2shi2 noun at the same time; simultaneously; meanwhile; in the meantime conjunction moreover; besides; furthermore 介绍[介紹] jie4shao4 verb 1 introduce; present 2 recommend; suggest 3 let know; brief 吸引[吸引] xi1yin3 verb attract; draw; fascinate 溫成輝[温成辉] wen1 cheng2hui1 founder of the Liwushuo website 礼物说[禮物說] li2wu4shuo1 a Chinese online shopping platform // Unit 5/L29/P1 采访[採訪] cai3fang3 verb 1 interview; gather news; cover 2 hunt for and collect 少年宫[少年宮] Shao4nian2 Gong1 Children’s Palace 少年[少年] shao4nian2 noun 1 early youth (from about ten to sixteen) 2 boy or girl in early teens; juvenile 宫[宮] gong1 noun 1 imperial palace 2 abode of supernatural beings 3 temple [in temple names] 4 place for cultural activities and recreation 5 anatomy womb; uterus 6 (Gōng) a surname noun archaic music a note of the five-tone scale, corresponding to 1 in numbered musical notation 平时[平時] ping2shi2 noun 1 at ordinary times; in normal times 2 in peacetime 成绩[成績] cheng2ji4 noun result (of work or study); achievement; success 培养[培養] pei2yang3 verb 1 cultivate (plants) 2 culture (micro-organisms) 3 foster (or train, develop) (a certain spirit, ability, etc.) in sb. 好处[好處] hao3chu5 noun 1 good; benefit; advantage (opp. 坏处) 2 gain; profit 特长[特長] te4chang2 noun what one is skilled in; strong point; speciality; talent 升学[升學] sheng1//xue2 verb go to a school of a higher grade; enter a higher school 加分[加分] jia1fen1 1 extra credit (on a test) 2 bonus point 舞蹈[舞蹈] wu3dao3 noun dance verb perform a dance 武术[武術] wu3shu4 noun wushu; martial arts; kung fu (such as shadowboxing, swordplay, etc., formerly cultivated for self-defence, now a form of physical exercise) 报[報] bao4 verb 1 report; announce; declare 2 reply; respond; reciprocate 3 recompense; requite 4 revenge noun 1 newspaper 2 periodical; journal 3 bulletin; report 4 telegram; cable 5 retribution; judgment 坚持[堅持] jian1chi2 verb persist in; persevere in; uphold; insist on; stick to; adhere to 班[班] ban1 noun 1 class; team 2 shift; duty 3 military squad 4 dated [as part of the term for a troupe] 5 (Bān) a surname verb move troops; withdraw troops measure word 1 a group of people 2 a trip by bus, boat, etc. adjective regularly-run; regular; scheduled 有钱[有錢] you3qian2 adjective rich; wealthy figurative 爱好[愛好] ai4hao3 V.O. desirous of doing better/well; particular about sth./sb. being good // Unit 5/L29/P2 记者[記者] ji4zhe3 noun journalist; reporter; correspondent; newsman 主任[主任] zhu3ren4 noun director; head; chairman 画画儿[畫畫兒] hua4//hua4r5 verb colloquial draw a picture 重视[重視] zhong4shi4 verb attach importance to; pay attention to; think highly of; take sth. seriously; value 社会[社會] she4hui4 noun society; community 相信[相信] xiang1xin4 verb believe in; convinced; trust; have faith in 早教[早教] zao3jiao4 early education (abbr. for 早期教育zǎoqījiàoyù [早期教育]) 学区房 xue2qu1fang2 school district houses 补习班[補習班] bu3xi2ban1 remedial class 各方[各方] ge4fang1 1 all parties (in a dispute etc) 2 all sides 3 all directions 方面[方面] fang1mian4 noun respect; aspect; side; field 舍不得[捨不得] she3bu5de5 verb hate to part with (or use); grudge; begrudge (opp. 舍得) 愿意[願意] yuan4yi5 verb 1 wish; like; want 2 be willing; be ready 关系[關係] guan1xi5 noun 1 connections; relations; relationship 2 [often used correlatively with 没有, 有] relevance; bearing; influence; significance 3 [usu. with 由于 or 因为 to indicate cause or reason] 4 credentials showing membership in or affiliation with an organization 5 euphemistic (extramarital) sexual relations verb concern; affect; have a bearing on; have to do with 变得[變得] bian4de5 to become 身心健康[身心健康] shen1-xin1 jian4kang1 sound in body and mind; physically and mentally healthy 健康[健康] jian4kang1 noun health; physique adjective healthy; sound 孔子[孔子] Kong3zi3 noun courteous Confucius (551-479 BC) // Unit 5/L29/P3 农村[農村] nong2cun1 noun rural area; countryside; village 打工 da3gong1 Work to earn a living 挣钱[掙錢] zheng4//qian2 verb earn (or make) money 挣[掙] zheng4 verb struggle to get free; try to throw off verb colloquial earn; make 城里[城裡] cheng2li3 noun inside the city; in town 留守儿童[留守兒童] liu2shou3er2tong2 "left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them 留守[留守] liu2shou3 verb 1 act for the emperor during his absence from the capital 2 stay behind to take care of things; stay behind for garrison or liaison duty (after the main force has left) 3 stay at home while one's spouse or parents work in another city or country 身边[身邊] shen1bian1 noun 1 at (or by) one's side 2 (have sth.) on one; with one 地里 di4li5 in the field 流动[流動] liu2dong4 verb 1 (of water, air, etc.) flow; circulate 2 go from place to place; be on the move; be mobile (opp. 固定) 居民[居民] ju1min2 noun resident; inhabitant 不起[不起] bu4qi3 V. 1 be very ill 2 die CMP. can't afford to 开办[開辦] kai1ban4 verb start or run (a factory, school, store, etc.); set up; launch 专门[專門] zhuan1men2 adjective special; specialized adverb for a particular purpose; specially 教学[教學] jiao1//xue2 verb teach school; teach 质量[質量] zhi4liang4 noun 1 quality 2 physics mass 比不上[比不上] bi3bu4shang4 no match for; can not hold a candle to 解决[解決] jie3jue2 verb 1 solve; resolve; settle 2 dispose of; finish off