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Chinese Odyssey L30
Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 逛[逛] | guang4 • to stroll • to visit |
| 夜市[夜市] | ye4shi4 • night market |
| 热闹[熱鬧] | re4nao5 • bustling with noise and excitement • lively |
| 小贩[小販] | xiao3fan4 • peddler • hawker |
| 街道[街道] | jie1dao4 • street M: 条• subdistrict • residential district |
| 摆[擺] | bai3 • to arrange • to exhibit • to move to and fro • a pendulum |
| 摊子[攤子] | tan1zi5 • booth • vendors stall • organizational structure • scale of operations |
| 讨价还价[討價還價] | tao3jia4huan2jia4 • to haggle over price |
| 保证[保證] | bao3zheng4 • guarantee • to guarantee • to ensure • to safeguard • to pledge M: 个[个] |
| 本地[本地] | ben3di4 • local • this locality |
| 外地人[外地人] | wai4di4ren2 • stranger; outsider |
| 本领[本領] | ben3ling3 • skill • ability • capability M: 项xiàng [项]; 个] |
| 一样[一樣] | yi1yang4 • same • like • equal to • the same as • just like |
| 讲价钱[講價錢] | jiang3 jia4qian5 v.o. bargain; haggle over price |
| 吃亏[吃虧] | chi1kui1 • to suffer losses • to come to grief • to lose out • to get the worst of it • to be at a disadvantage • unfortunately |
| 降价[降價] | jiang4jia4 • price reduction |
| 打折[打折] | da3zhe2 • to give a discount |
| 毛衣[毛衣] | mao2yi1 n. woolen sweater M: ²jiàn [件] |
| 百分之百[百分之百] | bai3 fen1zhi1 bai3 num. a hundred percent ◆ adv. out and out; absolutely |
| 牛仔裤[牛仔褲] | niu2zai3ku4 • jeans M:条• also written 牛崽裤 |
| 肥[肥] | fei2 s.v. ① fat ② fertile; rich ③ loose-fitting; loose; large ◆ v. fertilize ◆ n. fertilizer; manure |
| 公分[公分] | gong1fen1 m. ① centimeter ② gram ◆ v. share equally/fairly |
| 茄克[茄克] | jia1ke4 n. <loan> jacket M: ²jiàn [件] |
| 棉[棉] | mian2 n. cotton ◆ b.f. cotton-padded in mián'ǎo |
| 小心[小心] | xiao3xin1 • to be careful • to take care |
| 苗条[苗條] | miao2tiao5 s.v. slim; svelte |
| 合适[合適] | he2shi4 • suitable • fitting • decent • to fit |
| 明星[明星] | ming2xing1 • star • celebrity |
| 厘米[厘米] | li2mi3 • centimeter • also written 厘米 |
| 赔本[賠本] | pei2ben3 • a loss |
| 一共[一共] | yi1gong4 • altogether |
| 赚[賺] | zhuan4 • to earn • to make a profit |
| 价格[價格] | jia4ge2 • price M:个 |
| 优惠[優惠] | you1hui4 • preferential • favorable |
| 折扣[折扣] | zhe2kou4 • discount |
| 杀价[殺價] | sha1jia4 • to beat down the price |
| 大拍卖[大拍賣] | da4pai1mai4 v.p. ① sell at a bargain ② auction |
| 价廉物美[價廉物美] | jia4lian2wu4mei3 • fig. the price is cheap but the product is beautiful; lit. a bargain buy |
| 算了[算了] | suan4le5 ① forget about it; let it be ② settled |