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Question | Answer |
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九牛一毛 | lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom), fig. a drop in the ocean jiǔ niúyī máo |
间 (量) measure word | between, among, within a definite time or space, room, section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars, measure word for rooms jiān (量) measure word |
什 | what shén |
打 (动) verb, (介) preposition, (量) measure word | to beat, to strike, to hit, to break, to type, to mix up, to build, to fight, to fetch, to make, to tie up, to issue, to shoot, to calculate, to play (a game), since, from dǎ (动) verb, (介) preposition, (量) measure word 顿 |
便 (名) noun, (副) adverb | ordinary, plain, convenient, as convenient, when the chance arises, handy, easy, informal, simple, so, thus, to relieve oneself, to urinate, to defecate, equivalent to 就: then, in that case, even if, soon afterwards biàn (名) noun, (副) adverb |
便 (形) adjective | advantageous, cheap pián (形) adjective |
因 | cause, reason, because yīn |
相 (名) noun | appearance, portrait, picture, government minister, (physics) phase xiàng (名) noun |
相 (副) adverb | each other, one another, mutually, (Chinese surname) xiāng (副) adverb |
电 | electric, electricity, electrical diàn (名) noun, (动) verb None |
第 | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) dì (词头) prefix |
东 | east, host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest), landlord, (Chinese surname) dōng (名) noun |
政 | political, politics, government zhèng |
平 | flat, level, equal, to tie (make the same score), to draw (score), calm, peaceful, see also 平聲, (Chinese surname) píng (形) adjective |
世 | life, age, generation, era, world, lifetime, epoch, descendant, noble, (Chinese surname) shì (名) noun |
气 | gas, air, smell, weather, to make angry, to annoy, to get angry, vital energy, qi qì (名) noun, (形) adjective |
信 | letter, mail, to trust, to believe, to profess faith in, truthful, confidence, trust, at will, at random xìn (名) noun, (形) adjective 封 |
并 (连) conjunction, (副) adverb,(动) verb | and, furthermore, also, together with, (not) at all, simultaneously, to combine, to join, to merge, to combine, to amalgamate bìng (连) conjunction, (副) adverb,(动) verb |
化 (形) adjective, (动) verb, (词尾) suffix | to make into, to change into, -ization, to ... -ize, to transform, abbr. for 化學 huà (形) adjective, (动) verb, (词尾) suffix |
化学 (名) noun | chemistry, chemical huàxué (名) noun None |
却 (副) adverb | but, yet, however, while, to go back, to decline, to retreat, nevertheless, even though què (副) adverb |
北 | north, to be defeated (classical) běi (名) noun None |
加 | to add, plus, (used after adverb 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before disyllabic verb, to indicate verb is applied to sth or somebody previously mentioned), to apply (restrictions etc), to give (support, etc) to (something), abbr. for Canada jiā (动) verb |
代 | to substitute, to act on behalf of others, to replace, generation, dynasty, age, period, (historical) era, (geological) eon dài (名) noun, (动) verb |
尝 (动) verb | to taste, to try, already, ever, once cháng (动) verb |
不得不 | have no choice or option but to, cannot but, have to, can't help it, can't avoid bùdé bù (副) adverb |
态度 | manner, bearing, attitude, approach tàidu (名) noun 个 |
可怜 | pitiful, pathetic, to have pity on kělián (形) adjective, (动) verb |
聚会 | party, gathering, to meet, to get together jùhuì (名) noun, (动) verb |
公里 | kilometer gōnglǐ (量) measure word |
满 | to fill, full, filled, packed, fully, completely, quite, to reach the limit, to satisfy, satisfied, contented, Manchu ethnic group mǎn (形) adjective, (副) adverb |
同情 | to sympathize with, sympathy tóngqíng (形) adjective |
凉快 | nice and cold, pleasantly cool liángkuai (形) adjective |
交通 | to be connected, traffic, transportation, communications, liaison jiāotōng (名) noun None |
知识 | intellectual, knowledge-related, knowledge zhīshi (名) noun 门 |
寄 | to live (in a house), to lodge, to mail, to send, to entrust, to depend jì (动) verb |
职业 | occupation, profession, vocation, professional zhíyè (名) noun 个 |
鼓励 | to encourage gǔlì (名) noun, (动) verb |
拉 (动) verb | to pull, to play (a bowed instrument), to drag, to draw, to chat lā (动) verb |
饼干 | biscuit, cracker, cookie bǐnggān (名) noun 片, 块 |
爱情 | romance, love (romantic) àiqíng (名) noun 个, 分 |
恐怕 | fear, to dread, I'm afraid that..., perhaps, maybe kǒngpà (副) adverb |
来得及 | there's still time, able to do something in time láide jí (形) adjective |
吃惊 | to be startled, to be shocked, to be amazed chījīng (形) adjective |
约会 | appointment, engagement, date, to arrange to meet yuēhuì (名) noun, (动宾式) verb object 次, 个 |
呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) ya (助) particle |
光 | light, ray, bright, only, merely, to use up guāng (名) noun, (形) adjective, (副) adverb 道 |
醒 | to wake up, to be awake, to become aware, to sober up, to come to xǐng (动) verb |
小伙子 | young man, young guy, lad, youngster xiǎohuǒ zi (名) noun 个 |
至少 | at least, (to say the) least zhìshǎo (副) adverb |
发展 | development, growth, to develop, to grow, to expand fāzhǎn (名) noun, (动) verb |
究竟 | after all (when all is said and done), actually, outcome, result jiūjìng (副) adverb |
羽毛球 | shuttlecock, badminton yǔmáo qiú (名) noun 个 |
是否 | whether (or not), if, is or isn't shìfǒu (副) adverb |
成功 | success, to succeed, Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung county 臺東縣, southeast Taiwan chénggōng (形) adjective 次, 个 |
放松 | to loosen, to relax fàngsōng (形) adjective |
举办 | to conduct, to hold jǔbàn (动) verb |
随便 | as one wishes, as one pleases, at random, negligent, casual, wanton suíbiàn (形) adjective, (动) verb, (副) adverb |
讨论 | to discuss, to talk over tǎolùn (名) noun, (动) verb 个 |
重点 (名) noun | important point, main point, focus, key (project etc), to focus on, to put the emphasis on zhòngdiǎn (名) noun |
儿童 | child értóng (名) noun 个 |
原因 | cause, origin, root cause, reason yuányīn (名) noun 个 |
正好 | just (in time), just right, just enough, to happen to, to chance to, by chance, it just so happens that zhènghǎo (形) adjective, (副) adverb, (习惯用语) idiomatic expression |
到处 | everywhere dàochù (名) noun, (副) adverb |
负责 | to be in charge of, to take responsibility for, to be to blame, conscientious fùzé (形) adjective, (动) verb |
出发 | to start out, to set off chūfā (动) verb |
份 | measure word for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc, variant of 分 fèn (名) noun, (量) measure word |
香 | fragrant, sweet smelling, aromatic, savory or appetizing, (to eat) with relish, (of sleep) sound, perfume or spice, joss or incense stick xiāng (形) adjective 枝 |
社会 | society shèhuì (名) noun 个 |
乒乓球 | table tennis, ping-pong, table tennis ball pīngpāng qiú (名) noun 个 |
国籍 | nationality guójí (名) noun |
经验 | to experience, experience jīngyàn (名) noun, (形) adjective |
失败 | to be defeated, to lose, to fail (e.g. experiments), failure, defeat shībài (形) adjective 次 |
误会 | to misunderstand, to mistake, misunderstanding wùhuì (名) noun, (形) adjective 个 |
合格 | to meet the standard required, qualified, eligible (voter etc) hégé (形) adjective |
吸引 | to attract (interest, investment etc) xīyǐn (形) adjective, (动) verb 个 |
现金 | cash xiànjīn (名) noun |
地点 | place, site, location, venue dìdiǎn (名) noun 个 |
丢 | to lose, to put aside, to throw diū (形) adjective, (动) verb |
暖和 | warm, nice and warm nuǎnhuo (形) adjective |
普遍 | universal, general, widespread, common pǔbiàn (形) adjective |
准时 | on time, punctual, on schedule zhǔnshí (形) adjective, (副) adverb |
浪费 | to waste, to squander làngfèi (形) adjective, (动宾式) verb object |
联系 (动) verb | connection, contact, relation, to get in touch with, to integrate, to link, to touch liánxì (动) verb |
演员 | actor or actress, performer yǎnyuán (名) noun 个, 位, 名 |
最好 | best, (you) had better (do what we suggest) zuìhǎo (副) adverb |
及时 | in time, promptly, without delay, timely jíshí (副) adverb |
博士 | doctor, court academician (in feudal China), Ph.D. bóshì (名) noun 位, 个 |
一下子 | in a short while, all at once, all of a sudden yīxià zi (名) noun |
地址 | address dìzhǐ (名) noun 个 |
小声 | in a low voice, (speak) in whispers xiǎoshēng |
食品 | foodstuff, food, provisions shípǐn (名) noun 种 |
品 | article, commodity, product, goods, kind, grade, rank, character, disposition, nature, temperament, variety, to taste something, to sample, to criticize, to comment, to judge, to size up pǐn (名) noun |
洗碗机 | dishwasher xǐwǎn jī |
缺点 | weak point, fault, shortcoming, disadvantage quēdiǎn (名) noun 个 |
由于 | due to, as a result of, thanks to, owing to, since, because yóuyú (连) conjunction, (介) preposition, (副) adverb |
共产 | communist gòngchǎn (形) adjective |
政党 | political party zhèngdǎng (名) noun 个 |
剩下 | to remain, left over shèngxià (形) adjective |
观众 | spectators, audience, visitors (to an exhibition etc) guānzhòng (名) noun 个 |
倒是 | contrary to what one might expect, actually, contrariwise, why don't you dàoshi |
所有 | all, to have, to possess, to own suǒyǒu (名) noun, (形) adjective, (动) verb |
台 (名) noun, (量) measure word | desk, table, counter, typhoon, platform, stage, terrace, stand, support, station, broadcasting station, measure word for vehicles or machines, Taiwan (abbr.) tái (名) noun, (量) measure word |
如何 | how, what way, what rúhé (形) adjective, (副) adverb |
傻 | foolish shǎ (形) adjective |
集 | to gather, to collect, collected works, measure word for sections of a TV series etc: episode jí (动) verb, (量) measure word |
充电器 | battery charger chōng diànqì (名) noun |
成员 | member chéngyuán (名) noun 位 |
成员 | member chéngyuán (名) noun 位 |
插上 | to plug into, to insert, to stick in chāshang |
插上 | to plug into, to insert, to stick in chāshang |
素 | raw silk, white, plain, unadorned, vegetarian (food), essence, nature, element, constituent, usually, always, ever sù (形) adjective |
剪 | scissors, shears, clippers, to cut with scissors, to trim, to wipe out or exterminate, (Chinese surname) jiǎn (动) verb 把 |
进步 | progress, improvement, to improve, to progress jìnbù (名) noun, (形) adjective, (动) verb 个 |
文艺 | literature and art wényì (名) noun |
火锅 | hotpot huǒguō (名) noun |
露珠 | dewdrop lùzhū |
沐浴露 | shower gel mùyù lù |
牙刷 | toothbrush yáshuā (名) noun 把 |
牙膏 | toothpaste yágāo (名) noun 管 |
唇膏 | lipstick chún'gāo |
嘴唇 | lip zuǐchún (名) noun 片 |
猴子 | monkey hóuzi (名) noun 只 |
恶心 (形) adjective | nausea, to feel sick, disgust, nauseating ěxīn (形) adjective |
赚钱 | to earn money, moneymaking zhuànqián (动宾式) verb object |
洗发露 | shampoo xǐfà lù |
香水 | perfume, cologne xiāngshuǐ (名) noun |
化妆品 | cosmetic, makeup product huàzhuāng pǐn (名) noun |
字幕 | caption, subtitle zìmù (名) noun |
听力 | hearing, listening ability tīnglì (名) noun |
流利 | fluent liúlì (形) adjective |
棕色 | brown zōngsè (名) noun None |
赞扬 | to praise, to approve of, to show approval zànyáng (动) verb |
去世 | to pass away, to die qùshì (形) adjective, (动) verb |
战争 | war, conflict zhànzhēng (名) noun 场, 次 |
好奇 | inquisitive, curious, inquisitiveness, curiosity hàoqí (形) adjective |
过分 | excessive, undue, overly guòfèn (形) adjective |
老婆 | (coll.) wife lǎopó |
洞 | cave, hole, zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) dòng (名) noun 个 |
平时 | ordinarily, in normal times, in peacetime píngshí (名) noun, (副) adverb |
木头 | slow-witted, blockhead, log (of wood, timber etc) mùtou (名) noun 块, 根 |
刘 | (Chinese surname) liú (名) noun, (动) verb |
工厂 | factory gōngchǎng (名) noun 家, 座 |
神奇 | magical, mystical, miraculous shénqí (形) adjective |
魔力 | magic, magic power mólì |
得到 | to get, to obtain, to receive dédào (形) adjective, (动补式) verb complement |
爪子 | (animal's) claw zhuǎzi |
失去 | to lose shīqù (形) adjective |
许愿 | to make a wish, to make a vow, to promise a reward xǔyuàn (动) verb |
小看 | to look down on, to underestimate xiǎokàn (动) verb |
怪事 | strange occurrences guàishì |
点头 | to nod diǎntóu (动) verb |
可怕 | awful, dreadful, fearful, formidable, frightful, scary, hideous, horrible, terrible, terribly kěpà (形) adjective |
墓地 | cemetery, graveyard mùdì (名) noun 块 |
愿望 | desire, wish yuànwàng (名) noun 个 |
实现 | to achieve, to implement, to realize, to bring about shíxiàn (动) verb |
窗 (名) noun | shutter, window chuāng (名) noun 扇 |
盲目 | blind, blindly, ignorant, lacking understanding mángmù (形) adjective |
听说 | to hear (something said), one hears (that), hearsay, listening and speaking tīngshuō (动) verb |
山洞 | cavern, cave shāndòng |
变成 | to change into, to turn into, to become biànchéng (动补式) verb complement |
王 (名) noun | king or monarch, best or strongest of its type, grand, great, (Chinese surname) wáng (名) noun |
要不 | otherwise, or else, how about...?, either... (or...) yàobù (连) conjunction |
陈 | to lay out, to exhibit, to display, to narrate, to state, to explain, to tell, old, stale, (Chinese surname), vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC, Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589) chén (名) noun |
另外 | additional, in addition, besides, separate, other, moreover, furthermore lìngwài (连) conjunction |
想起 | to recall, to think of, to call to mind xiǎngqǐ |
自信 | to have confidence in oneself, self-confidence zìxìn (名) noun, (形) adjective |
可笑 | funny, ridiculous kěxiào (形) adjective |
力气 | strength lìqi (名) noun 把 |
抓 | to grab, to catch, to arrest, to snatch, to scratch zhuā (动) verb |
江 | river, (Chinese surname) jiāng (名) noun 条, 道 |
摸 (动) verb | to feel with the hand, to touch, to stroke, to grope, to feel (one's pulse) mō (动) verb |
读物 | reading material dúwù (名) noun |
农历 | the traditional Chinese calendar, the lunar calendar nónglì (名) noun |
启示 | to reveal, to enlighten, enlightenment, revelation, illumination qǐshì (名) noun |
贴 | to stick, to paste, to post (e.g. on a blog), to keep close to, to fit snugly, to subsidize, allowance (e.g. money for food or housing), sticker, measure word for sticking plaster: strip tiē (动) verb |
客气 | polite, courteous, formal, modest kèqi (形) adjective |
蒙面 | masked, covered face méngmiàn |
过得 | How are you getting by?, How's life?, contraction of 過得去, can get by, tolerably well, not too bad guòdé |
银 | silver, silver-colored, relating to money or currency yín (名) noun |
亮 | bright, clear, resonant, to shine, to show, to reveal liàng (形) adjective, (动) verb |