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BIT Chinese Level B

BIT Chinese Level B, Boya, Kouyu, Tingli, Yuedu (Version 2.1 05/03/13)

English	Pinyin	Hanzi
awkward, unnatural, stiff, rigid	sheng1ying4	生硬
basic, fundamental, foundation	ji1ben3	基本
courtesy, etiquette	li3jie2	礼节
anxious, impatient, urgent	ji2	急
rare, hard to come by	nan2de2	难得
try(one’s best)	jin3	尽
even, so much so that	shen4zhi4	甚至
receive, entertain (guests), host	zhao1dao4	招待
put in	jia1	加
to fill, to ladle, ladle	cheng2	盛
respect	zun1jing4	尊敬
to shake hands	wo4shou3	握手
position, post	zhi2wei4	职位
politeness, manners	li3mao4	礼貌
unit	dan1yuan2	单元
single-storey house	ping2fang2	平房
to open one’s mouth, to ask for a favor	zhang1zui3	张嘴
(modal particle to emphasize tone)	ke3	可
intimate	qin1mi4	亲密
personal secret, privacy	yin3si1	隐私
to enquire, to concern oneself with	guo4wen4	过问
(of two houses) face each other, the oppsite house	dui4men2r	对门儿
smell	qi4wei4	气味
nutrition	ying2yang3	营养
husband or wife (old married couple)	lao3ban4r	老伴
village	cun1zi	村子
simply (usually used in neg. sentence)	gen1ben3	根本
close to, get near	kao4	靠
contrary, opposite	xiang1fan3	相反
order, sequence	shun4xu4	顺序
communication	tong1xin4	通信
district, area	qu1	区
street	jie1dao4	街道
grow (a beard)	liu2	留
actual, real	shi2ji4	实际
place, seat, location, position	wei4zhi4	位置
separately	fen1bie2	分别
end, side, reason, aspect	duan1	端
beginning, start	kai1duan1	开端
thumb	mu3zhi3	拇指
little finger	xiao3zhi3	小指
index finger	shi2zhi3	食指
middle finger	zhong1zhi3	中指
the ringfinger	wu2ming2zhi3	无名指
to pinch, to hold between the fingers	nie1	捏
hook	gou1	钩
to turn over	fan1dong4	翻动
palm (of the hand)	shou3zhang3	手掌
red envelope containing money as gift	hong2bao1	红包
person or persons, other than the speaker or hearer	ren2jia1	人家
meaning, significance	yi4yi4	意义
not only...but also...	ji4...you4...	既...又...
request a song	dian3ge1	点歌
to do sth in advance	ti2qian2	提前
hate to part with, hate to use, reluctant to let go	she3bude	舍不得
now that, since	ji3ran2	既然
whole heartedness, sincerity	zhen1xin1	真心
social contact, social intercourse	she4jiao1	社交
way, manner	fang1shi4	方式
elegant	gao1ya3	高雅
timely, w/o delay, at the right time	ji2shi2	及时
request a program for broadcasting or television	dian3bo1	点播
unique	du2te4	独特
chimpanzee	xing1xing	猩猩
to quit smoking	jie4yan1	戒烟
pneumonia	fei4yan2	肺炎
mosquito	wen2zi	文字
carbon dioxide (CO2)	er4yang3hua4tan4	二氧化碳
to bite	ding1yao3	叮咬
garlic	da4suan4	大蒜
chauffeur	si1ji1	司机
vegetarian (food)	su4	素
not only	bu4jin3	不仅
way of doing or making things	zuo4fa3	做法
oil, oily, greasy	you2	油
eggplant	qie2zi	茄子
Christmas	sheng4dan4jie2	圣诞节
more and more	yue4lai2yue4	越来越
to recover	hui1fu4	恢复
blood pressure	xue4ya1	血压
classifier: work, present, newspaper	fen4	份
boss	lao3ban3	老板
to quarrel (oral conflict)	chao3jia4	吵架
to get angry	sheng1qi4	生气
to worry	dan1xin1	担心
nose	bi2zi	鼻子
computer	dian4nao3	电脑
to write back	hui2xin4	回信
to remember	ji4de	记得
to graduate	bi4ye4	毕业
advertisement	guang3gao4	广告
thin	shou4	瘦
monkey	hou2zi	猴子
diary	ri4ji4	日记
first (used before a numeral)	tou2	头
procedure	shou3xu4	手续
painful	tong4ku3	痛苦
to take physical exercise	duan4lian4	锻炼
to gain	shou1huo4	收获
first (firstly)	shou3xian4	首先
exact, accurate	zhun3que4	准确
to understand	ming2bai	明白
examination, question	ti2	题
to read	yue4du2	阅读
especially	you2qi2	尤其
to fill in	tian2	填
as a result, should be, therefore	kan4lai2	看来
to familiarize, to know sth/sb well	shu2xi1	熟悉
environment	huan2jing4	环境
to adapt, to get used to	shi4ying4	适应
to imagine	xiang3xiang4	想象
net	wang3	网
to have access to internet	shang4wang3	上网
traffic， communications	jiao1tong1	交通
to bargain (from sellers side), to cut down a price	kan3jia4	砍价
necessary	bi4yao4	必要
to communicate	jiao1liu2	交流
authority, expert	tong1	通
besides, except	yi3wai4	以外
menu	cai4dan1	菜单
action	dong4zuo4	动作
to repeat, to duplicate	chong2fu4	重复
stomach (of an animal)	du3	肚
to explain	jie3shi4	解释
tomato	xi1hong2shi4	西红柿
stir-fry	chao4	炒
almost, nearly	ji1hu1	几乎
useful	you3yong4	有用
liver	gan1	肝
(animal)guts	xia4shui	下水
to feel grateful, to be thankful	gan3ji1	感激
to help	bang1mang2	帮忙
Mandarin	pu3tong1hua4	普通话
standard	biao1zhun3	标准
once, ever (have ever been)	ceng2jing1	曾经
to talk, to converse	dui4hua4	对话
because, as a result of, since, thanks to	you2yu2	由于
fluent	liu2li4	流利
dialect	fang1yan2	方言
serious	yan2su4	严肃
accent	kou3yin1	口音
fried pork in sweet and sour sauce	gu3lao3rou4	古老肉
tomato omlette	xi1hong2shi3 chao3ji1dan4	西红柿炒鸡蛋
feel happy, to rejoice	kai1xin1	开心
mutually, each other	hu4xiang1	互相
gold	jin1	金
be first, rank first	jia3	甲
silver	yin2	银
happy, happyness	xing1fu2	幸福
luck, good fortune	fu2	福
in addition, besides	ling4wai4	另外
second, rank second	yi3	乙
to take care of, to keep an eye on	guan1zhao4	关照
to carry on, to follow	jie1zhe	接着
third, rank third	bing3	丙
Chinese descendant	hua2yi4	华裔
unite, united	tuan2jie2	团结
luggage	xing2li	行李
speciality	te4chan3	特产
to run into, to meet, to come across	peng4jian	碰见
to get together	ju4	聚
meeting, get-together, social gathering	ju4hui4	聚会
to be, to act as	dang1	当
hard working	xin1ku3	辛苦
often, regularly	lao3	老
longevity	shou4	寿
to feel	gan3dao4	感到
cordial, warm, kind, amiabel	qin1qie4	亲切
to change, changing	bian4hua4	变化
group, team	zu3	组
situation, case	qing2kuang4	情况
once again, start from the very beginning	chong2xin1	重新
to divide, to separate	fen1	分
team members	zu3yuan2	组员
defect, weak point shortcoming	que1dian3	缺点
to lose	shu1	输
to knock	qiao1	敲
neighbor	lin2ju1	邻居
to be quiet	an1jing4	安静
to disturb, to affect, to influence	ying3xiang3	影响
to feel sorry, to be sorry, sorry!	bao4qian4	抱歉
to yell, to cry out	han3	喊
to shout	jiao4	叫
playground	cao1chang3	操场
team	dui4	队
(to be composed) of	you2	由
form, to make up (into), to compose	zu3cheng2 (you2...zu3cheng2)	组成 (由...组成)
to kick	ti1	踢
to trip, to fall	shuai1	摔
standing, to stand up	zhan4	站
to push, to cut, to refuse, to reject	tui1	推
referee	cai2pan4	裁判
yellow card	huang2pai2r	黄牌儿
to punish	fa2	罚
team member	dui4yuan2	队员
very good, excellent	bang4	棒
to carry on, to execute	jin4xing2	进行
to macht, to contest, competition	bi3sai4	比赛
cheerleading squad	la1la1dui4	拉拉队
enthusiastic, passion, passionate, cordial	re4qing2	热情
to support	zhi1chi2	支持
to fall behind	luo4hou4	落后
finally	zhong1yu2	终于
victory, success	sheng4li4	胜利
to hug, to embrace	yong1bao4	拥抱
nation, nationality	min2zu2	民族
husband and wife	fu1qi1	夫妻
knowledge	zhi1shi	知识
eye, mesh, small hole	yan3r	眼儿
to cooperate, to work together, cooperation	he2zuo4	合作
passenger	cheng2ke4	乘客
ticket seller	shou4piao4yuan2	售票员
reverse	fan3	反
excuse me, may I trouble you	lao2jia4	劳驾
to permit, to allow	zhun3	准
to have an accident, to meet with mishap	chu1shi4	出事
to run into, to rush to forces one's way	chuang3	闯
red traffic light	hong2deng1	红灯
in vain, for nothing	bai2	白
to hurt, to injure	shang1	伤
at that moment	dang1shi2	当时
to appear, to arise, to emerge	chu1xian4	出现
safe and sound	ping2an1	平安
(to address) aged men	da4ye	大爷
to store, to keep, to preserve	cun1	存
parking lot	(cun1che1)chu4	(存车)处
sign, plate	pai2zi	牌子
wide, broad	kuan1	宽
to touch	peng4	碰
to blame	guai4	怪
immediately, right away	li4ke4	立刻
city	shi4	市
classifier: traffic accident, fire	qi3	起
It turns out	jie2guo3	结果
hurt seriously	zhong4shang1	重伤
hurt slightly	qing1shang1	轻伤
comrade	tong2zhi4	同志
dangerous, at risk	wei1xian3	危险
(speak or cry) aloud, loud voice, louldy	da4sheng1	大声
a form, a table (of information)	biao3(ge2)	表(格)
everywhere, all over	dao4chu4	到处
to manage, to handle	nong4	弄
from childhood	cong2xiao3	从小
youth	qing1nian4	青年
dinging room, restaurant	can1ting1	餐厅
mushroom	mo2gu	蘑菇
no matter(how, what, etc.)	bu4lun4...dou1...	不论...都...
maybe, probably	ye3xu3	也许
nutrition	ying2yang3	营养
rich, to enricht	feng1fu4	丰富
mineral water	kuang4quan2shui3	矿泉水
staple food	zhu3shi2	主食
festival	jie2ri4	节日
dragon	long2	龙
Dragon Boat	long2chuan2	龙船
a pyramid-shaped dumpling	zong4zi	粽子
to hold (a meeting, etc.)	ju3xing2	举行
to order, to book	ding4	订
line up	pai2dui4	排队
box lunch, lunch sold in boxes	he2fan4	盒饭
in beginning, initial part	chu1	初
other than (that person), apart from (that person), the others	qi2ta1	其他
poet	shi1ren2	诗人
to jump (into)	tiao4	跳
river	jiang1	江
cherish the memory of...	ji4nian4	纪念
to be, to act as	dang4zuo4	当做
soon, before long	bu4jiu3	不久
to pass, to go pass	lu4guo4	路过
no only...(but also)...	bu4dan4...(er2qie3)...	不但...(而且)...
very	...dehen3	...得很
price	jia4ge2	价格
very, extremely	shi2fen1	十分
to think of, to miss	xiang3nian4	想念
the lunar calendar	nong2li4	农历
difficulty	kun4nan	困难
to smoke (a cigarette)	chou1	抽
cigarette, smoke	yan1	烟
home cooking	jia1chang2cai4	家常菜
social custom	feng1su2	风俗
to be going to, to be about to, will, shall	jiang1	将
subject, topic	ti2mu4	题目
child, children	er2tong2	儿童
suffix for studying subject	...xue2	...学
mentality, mental state	xin1li3	心理
to be surprised, to be amazed	chi1jing1	吃惊
native language	mu3yu3	母语
same	xiang1tong2	相同
aspect	di4fang	地方
for example	bi3ru2	比如
later, afterwards (used in past tense)	hou4lai2	后来
expert, specialist	zhuan1jia1	专家
order, sequence	shun4xu4	顺序
purple	zi3	紫
brown	zong1	棕
other	ling4	另
to make sure, to ascertain, definite, certain	que4ding4	确定
both...and...	ji4...you4...	既...又...
to pick up (from the ground)	jian3	捡
to earn a lot of money	fa1cai2	发财
difference	cha1bie2	差别
fish hook	yu2gou1	鱼钩
cost, price	dai4jia4	代价
to pay, to expend	fu4chu1	付出
to sum up, to conclude	zong3jie2	总结
to complete, to accomplish	wan2cheng2	完成
overcast sky, cloudy day	yin1tian1	阴天
to blow, be windy(weather)	gua1feng1	刮风
really, for real, as expected	guo3ran2	果然
if you have an issue, contact me	you3shi4 lian2xi4 wo3	有事联系我
forecast	yu4bao4	预报
original, originally, all along	yuan2lai2	原来
to feel unwell	nan2shou4	难受
sell out, sold out	mai4wan2	卖完
to have a hard time, upset	nan2guo4	难过
to lie, to lie down, to recline	tang3	躺
chest, heart, mind, in the heart, mind	xin1li	心里
to hide the truth, to conceal	man2	瞒
constant, continously	bu2zhu4	不住
intelligent	cong1ming2	聪明
to fall, to break, to throw down	shuai1	摔
possibility	ke3neng2xing4	可能性
sudden, suddenly	tu1ran2	突然
to reverse, upside down, to empty out, to pour	dao4	倒
to fall, to fail, to change (train or bus)	dao3	倒
search for work	lian2xi4 gong1zuo4	联系工作
to agree, to approve	tong2yi4	同意
SMS	duan3xin4	短信
to educate, education	jiao4yu4	教育
to change into, to turn into, to become, to transform	bian4cheng2	变成
management	guan3li3	管理
to swear at (people), to curse (people)	(zhou4)ma4(ren2)	(咒)骂(人)
ruthless, strong (wine), cook	ku4	酷
to cause, to create	zao4cheng2	造成
to complain, to grumble	man2yuan4	埋怨
to input	shu1ru4	输入
simple, not complicated	jian3dan1	简单
to assemble, combination	zu3he2	组合
to express	biao3shi4	表示
ordinarily, in normal times	ping2shi2	平时
to react, to respond	fan3ying4	反应
to be very angry	qi4si3	气死
idea, to think of, away to do sth	xiang3fa3	想法
numeral, digit, number	shu4zi4	数字
to count	shu3	数
silent, quite, calm, peaceful	an1jing4	安静
farmer	nong2fu1	农夫
gentleman	shen1shi4	绅士
to feel well, bright, clear	shuang3	爽
real, true, honest, reality	shi2	实
false, void, emptyness, weak	xu1	虚
to feel, feeling	gan3jue2	感觉
luck (good or bad)	yun4qi	运气
fate, destiny	ming4yun4	命运
to log in, to register	deng1lu4	登录
bad luck, misfortune	e4yun4	厄运
good luck	hao3yun4	好运
luck in love	tao2hua1yun2	桃花运
sit and drink coffee	zuo4zuo4	坐坐
to call, to address as, title	cheng1hu	称呼
luck in gambling	shou3qi4	手气
to call on sb, to visit sb at home	chuan4men2r	串门儿
although, even if	sui1ran2	虽然
homosexual	tong2xing4lian4	同性恋
shoot fireworks	fang4yan1hua1	放烟花
wish a Happy New Year	bai4nian2	拜年
to become reconciled	he2hao3	和好
to mark, to grade (homework, exams), to correct	pi1gai3	批改
to correct, correction	gai3zheng4	改正
to correct, to make right	jiu1zheng4	纠正
to find time to do sth	chou1kong4	抽空
equivalent to, appropriate	xiang1dang1	相当
almost, nearly	kuai4...le	快...了
besides, in addition to	chu2le…(dou1,hai2,ye3)…	除了...(都,还,也)...
except	chu2le...zhi1wai4,...	除了...之外,...
cheerful, pleasant(-ly), happy, delighted	yu2kuai4	愉快
don’t (like, speak) at all, no way	yi1dian3ye3bu4(xi3huan,hui4shuo1)	一点也不(喜欢,会说)
have to, must	bi4xu1	必须
to need, to require	bi4xu1	必需
to blow your nose	xing3	擤
to resemble, similar	xiang1xi4	相似
rhythm, beat	jie2zou4	节奏
to rally, to unite, to join forces	tuan2jie2	团结
religion	zong2jiao4	宗教
household duties	jia1wu4	家务
to wipe	ca1	擦
to sweep	sao3	扫
broom	sao4	扫
to sweep, (fig.)to sweep away	sao3chu2	扫除
an evil-doer	huai4ren2	坏人
poor people	qiong2ren2	穷人
rich people	fu4ren2	富人
height, size	ge4zi	个子
home, homeland	gu4xiang1	故乡
to sit in front of the PC	zuo4zai4dian4nao3qian2	坐在电脑前
to wish, willing to do	yuan4yi4	愿意
to have a surprise, gobsmacked	da4chi1yi1jing1	大吃一惊
to catch and hold on, to continue, to proceed	jie1zhe	接着
eraser, rubber	xiang4pi2	橡皮
romantic	lang4man4	浪漫
dinosaur	kong3long2	恐龙
cash	xian4jin1	现金
do not trust	bu4xin4	不信
very much, extremely	...deyao4si3	...得要死
very much, extremely	...deyao4ming4	得要命
correct	zheng4que4	正确
very	de+(动词)	地+(动词)
not only…	bu4dan4...	不但...
to expect, to anticipate	xiang3dao4	想到
to grab (from above, over you), to catch, to capture	zhua1(zhu4)	抓(住)
police, policeman	jing3cha2	警察
difficult to pronounce	ao2	聱
according to, based on	gen1ju4	根据
neck	bo2zi	脖子
sudden, unexpected	tu1ran2	突然
suddenly	tu1ran2jian1	突然间
to wander off, to stray, to get lost	zou3san4	走散
to inspect, inspection	jian1cha2	检查
to decline, to retreat, but, yet	que4	却
to jump	tiao4	跳
cannot, insufficient	(动词)+bu4dao4	(动词)+不到
...right (sit right, in the right)	(动词)+dui4le (zuo4dui4le)	(动词)+对了 (坐对了)
...wrong (sit wrong, in the wrong)	(动词)+cuo4le (zuo4cuo4le)	(动词)+错了 (坐错了)
to find out	zhao3chu1	找出
identity	shen1fen4	身份
identity card	shen1fen4zheng4	身份证
manner, looks, aspect	yang4zi	样子
difficulty, problem	kun4nan	困难
to fight (physically)	da3guo4jia4	打过架
to worry about...	wei4…dan1xin1	为...担心
to pay attention to, to take note of	zhu4yi4	注意
everything	yi1qie4	一切
to leave	li2kai1	离开
to dare	gan3	敢
to have the courage to do sth	gan3yu2	敢于
on one side...,on the other side	yi1bian1…,yi1bian1…	一边...,一边...
to sign up, to enter one’s name, to apply	bao4ming2	报名
to register(again), to check in, to report for duty	bao4dao4	报到
to resign	ci2zhi2	辞职
to apologize	dao4qian4	道歉
to impose a fine, penalty, fine	fa2kuan3	罚款
to feel relieved	fang4xin1	放心
to pay a sum of money, payment	fu4kuan3	付款
to applaud, to clap	gu3zhang3	鼓掌
to work overtime	jia1ban1	加班
unemployment, to lose one's job	shi1ye4	失业
regret, to regret, to be sorry	yi2han4	遗憾
to hug	bao4	抱
fan (of sth)	fen3si1	粉丝
to accuse, to charge	kong4	控
full, complete, packed	man3	满
terrible, difficult to deal with	li4hai	厉害
quite good	chao1niu2	超牛
foolish	sha3	傻
idiot	sha3zi	傻子
sport, sports activity	ti3yu4huo2dong4	体育活动
gymnastics	ti3cao1	体操
classifier: animals	zhi3	只
to guard against, to give up on sth, to strap doing sth	jie4	戒
to pass over, to hand over	di4	递
to yield, to permit, to have sb do sth	rang4	让
ghost, sly	gui3	鬼
to decrease, to reduce, lessen	jian3shao3	减少
at last, finally	zhong1yu2	终于
to get, to obtain, to gain, to catch a disease	de2	得
succes, to succeed	cheng2gong1	成功
to allow, to praise	xu3	许
connection of similar events	yi1lian2	一连
to look around, to visit, to tour	can1guan1	参观
even if, given that	ji2shi3	即使
despite, although	jin3guan3	尽管
rather	er2shi4	而是
courtyard house	si4he2yuan4	四合院
fear, to be afraid that..., maybe, perhaps	kong3pa4	恐怕
bright-colored	xian1yan4	鲜艳
to taste, to try	chang2	尝
upright, straight	zheng4	正
contrary, in reverse, anti-	fan3	反
fashionable, strange	chao2	潮
en vogue, fashionable	shi2mao2	时髦
fashionable, fashion	shi2shang4	时尚
to extend so's head, detector, search unit	tan4tou2	探头
to belive, to consider	yi3wei2	以为
to have bad luck (menstrual period)	dao3mei2	倒霉
legal holiday, menstrual period	li4jia4	例假
to attract (interest)/(investment)	xi1yin3	吸引
less	jiao4shao3	较少
small (human body)	ai3	矮
breath	hu1xi1	呼吸
thick	cu1	粗
thin, fine, slender	xi4	细
to sweat, to perspire	chu1han4	出汗
thus, consequently, as a result	yin1ci3	因此
special, unusual, extraordinary	te4shu1	特殊
strange, unfamiliar	mo4sheng1	陌生
to haggle over price	tao3jia4huan2jia4	讨价还价
to bargain (over price)	jiang3jia4	讲价
to be good at	shan4yu2	善于
ancient buildings	gu4jian4zhu4	古建筑
paragraph	duan3	段
to put in order, to tidy up	shou1shi	收拾
to arrange, to tidy up, to sort out	zheng3li3	整理
society	she4hui4	社会
to become	zuo4ge	做个
make use of sth as long as possible	li4yong4shi2jian1	利用时间
to answer question with a question, retorical question	fan3wen4	反问
satisfied	man3yi4	满意
to catch up, to hurry, to rush	gan3	赶
to reach up to, in time for	ji2	及
there is still time for/to do sth, able to do sth in time	lai2deji2	来得及
there is not enough time to do sth, It's too late to do sth	lai2buji2	来不及
to decorate, to dress, style of a dress	da3ban	打扮
according to	an4(zhao4)	按(照)
to draw out, to pull out from in between sth, to remove part from a whole	chou1	抽
again, once more, anew, over again	chong2xin1	重新
to experience, experience	jing1yan4	经验
thought, idea, ideology	si1xiang3	思想
condition, circumstances	tiao2jian4	条件
internet	wang3luo4	网络
to cooperate, partner	da1dang4	搭档
time in the car, when in the car	che1shi2	车时
up to+#	duo1da2+#	多达+#
to try one's best	jin3(4)liang4	尽量
to your own liking	jin4qing2	尽情
completely	wan2quan2	完全
forget about it, let it be	suan4le	算了
opinion	jian4jie3	见解
to commemorate, to remember	ji4nian4	纪念
sense, significance, importance	yi4yi4	意义
to inform, notify, notice, notification	tong1zhi1	通知
leather, skin	pi2	皮
to exist, existence	cun2(zai4)	存(在)
narrow, narrow minded, badly off	zhai3	窄
to knock sth over	peng4dao3	碰倒
lamp, light	deng1	灯
collision, crash, to crash together	xiang1zhuang4	相撞
to go (in a direction), to, towards	wang3	往
economy	jing1ji4	经济
child	tong2nian2	童年
second	miao3	秒
near miss (nothing happened)	you3jing1wu2xian3	有惊无险
fortunately	xing4yun4	幸运
outside	zai4...yi3wai4	在...以外
indeed, really	que4shi2	确实
strict, tight, stringent	yan2ge2	严格
grave, serious	yan2zhong4	严重
in distance from	li2	离
to come across, to run into	peng4dao4	碰到
to meet, to come across, to run into	yu4dao4	遇到
to speak	jiang3	讲
to solve	jie3jue2	解决
to sink down, to lower, to drown	chen2	沉
to sink, to cave in, to subside	ta1xian4	塌陷
aunt	gu1gu	姑姑
window	chuang1hu	窗户
excellent, impressive, grand, bright	huan4	奂
laugh, smile	xiao4	笑
wealth, wealthy	cai2	财
width, breadth	kuan1du4	宽度
length	chang2du4	长度
countryside	nong2cun1	农村
honest, honesty, honorable, truthful	cheng2shi2	诚实
I can see/hear (determine/guess) what is whatt	kan4/ting1dechu1lai2	看/听得出来
Cannot determine what is what	kan4bu4/ting1chu1lai2	看/听出不来
to cut in line	jia1sa1	夹仨
suppose that..., hypothesis, conjecture	jia3she4	假设
values (ethical, cultural)	jia4zhi2	价值
police dog	jing3quan3	警犬
surroundings, environment, vicinity	zhou1wei2	周围
to boast, to exaggerate, to praise	kua1	夸
to make friends	jiao1peng2you	交朋友
street, main street	da4jie1	大街
to confirm, to verify, confirmation	que4ren4	确认
to pick (flower, fruit), to take (from above yourself)	zhai1	摘
housefly	cang1ying	苍蝇
pepper	jiao1	椒
youth	qing1nian2	青年
race, ethnicity	zhong3zu2	种族
pure, unmixed	chun1	纯
prostitute	zhan4jie1nv3	站街女
danger, dangerous	wei1xian3	危险
(physical) life, living	sheng1ming4	生命
bird	niao3	鸟
any, whatever	ren4he2	任何
to conceal, to hide away	cang2	藏
talent, ability	cai2neng2	才能
principle, reason, justification	dao4li	道理
once upon a time, before	cong2qian2...	从前...
to believe	ren4wei2	认为
writer, author	zuo4zhe3	作者
to broadcast over a network (TV, radio)	lian2bo1	联播
benefit, advantage, profit	hao3chu	好处
harm, trouble	huai4chu	坏处
to stand up	qi3lai2	起来
to start, to continue	...qilai	...起来
to judge, judgement, to determine	pan4duan4	判断
tuition fee	xue2fei4	学费
to remember, to recall (short term memory)	xiang3qilai	想起来
(not) to continue	(动词)+(bu4)xia4qu4	(动词)+(不)下去
to brag	chui1niu2	吹牛
historical sites and scenic spots	meng2sheng4gu3ji4	名胜古迹
to emphasize a statement	qiang3diao4	强调
stupid, silly, foolish	ben4	笨
to cheat, to fool, to deceive	pian4	骗
cordial, enthusiastic, passion, passionate	re4qing2	热情
cold and detached toward sb, indifference, neglect	leng3mo4	冷漠
to hesitate, undecided	you2yu4	犹豫
cannot say for sure, not sure	mei2zhun3er	没准儿
to advise, to try to persuade sb	quan4	劝
to decline	tui1ci2	推辞
pick up and see off (drop off)	jie1song4	接送
to pay particular attention to..., exquisite, aesthetic	jiang3jiu	讲究
paper money	chao1piao4	钞票
example	li4zi	例子
surface area, area (piece of land)	mian4ji1	面积
habit, hobby	pi3	癖
to be pleasantly surprised, amazed, astonished, to surprise	jing1ya4	惊讶
incessant	bu4ting2de	不停地
very much (want to do sth)	bie2ti2you3duo1+(动词)	别提有多+(动词)
not have sth	you3shen1me	有什么
interest	xing4qu4	兴趣
to be interested	xing4qu4gan3	兴趣感
to cry, to weep	ku1	哭
hat	mao4zi	帽子
lonely, silent	ji4mo4	寂寞
responsibility	ze2ren4	责任
continously, persistently	yi1ge4jin4	一个劲
unexpectedly	jing4ran2	竟然
sequential order	xian1hou4shun4xu4	先后顺序
adjective	xing1rong2ci2	形容词
preposition	jie4ci2	介词
pronoun	dai4ci2	代词
joined meal	he2can1	合餐
communal feeding	da4guo2fan4	大锅饭
flat foot ideology, all the same for all people	ping2zhuo2zhu3yi4	平圴主意
to put a lot on the table (too much)	ya4zhuo1	压桌
loyal servant	zhong2chen2	忠臣
treacherous state official	jian1chen2	奸臣
traitor	han4jian1	汉奸
politics, political	zheng4zhi4	政治
democracy, democratic	min2zhu3	民主
standard	gui1ge2	规格
Mencius (philosopher)	meng2zi3	孟子
Confucius	kong3zi3	孔子
god of wealth	cai2shen2	财神
public money	gong1kuan3	公款
two beautiful women left and right	zuo3yong1you4bao4	左拥右抱
handsome	ying1jun4	英俊
VIP	zhong4yao4ren2	重要人
topic, subject	hua4ti2	话题
health care	bao3jian4	保健
plastic surgery	zheng3rong2	整容
excitement, entertainment (do sth after another event)	yv2xing4	余兴
key word	guan3jian4ci2	关键词
steady, stable	wen3ding4	稳定
to value sth	zhong4shi4	重视
spirit, mind	jing1shen2	精神
vigor, vitality, drive, spritual	jing1shen	精神
to request, to require	yao1qiu2	要求
theater	ju4chang3	剧场
foreign enterprise	wai4qi3	外企
character, personality, moral quality	ren2pin3	人品
independent, independence	du2li4	独立
eyelashes	jie2mao2	睫毛
eyebrow	mei2mao	眉毛
tender/soft skin	nen4pi2fu1	嫩皮肤
dry (air)	gan1zao4(kong1qi4)	干燥(空气)
moist	shi4run4	湿润
to exaggerate	kua1zhang1	夸张
gradually, little by little	yi1lai2er4qu4	一来二去
audience	guan1zhong4	观众
audience	ting1zhong4	听众
careless	cu1xin1	粗心
to promise, to agree	da1ying	答应
to raise, to lift, to carry(hanging down from the hand)	ti2	提
to seek, to request, to look for, to strive, the demand	qiu2	求
to insist on, to persevere with	jian1chi2	坚持
unable to, without end	...bu4liao3	...不了
to play a joke, to make fun of	kai1wan2xiao4	开玩笑
to ridicule, to tease, to mock	tiao4kan3	调侃
humorous	hui1xie2	诙谐
humor, humorous	you1mo4	幽默
dress, apparel	chuan1zhuo2	穿着
attentive, wholehearted	zhuan1xin1	专心
fortunately, luckily	hao3zai4	好在
economize, save, use sparingly	jie2sheng3	节省
be an exception	li4wai4	例外
be vigilant, to watch out for	jing3ti4	警惕
mind	nao3zi	脑子
be poisoned	zhong4du2	中毒
trust	xin4ren4	信任
classroom	ke4tang2	课堂
raise one's hand	ju3shou3	举手
joke	xiao4hua	笑话
to arrange, to agree to	yue1hao3	约好
single, unmarried	dan1shen1	单身
fear	hai4pa4	害怕
material	wu4zhi4	物质
shared, common	gong4tong2	共同
mature	cheng2shu2	成熟
doctor, PhD	bo2shi4	博士
quiet and refined	wen2jing4	文静
not matter	wu2suo3wei4	无所谓
steady, staid	wen3zhong4	稳重
similar	xiang1si4	相似
go for an outing, go on an excursion	jiao1you2	郊游
to rely on, the support	yi1kao4	依靠
to delay, to hold up, to waste time	dan1wu	耽误
to marry	qu3	娶
wife	xi2fu	媳妇
be fashionable, be a popular practice	shi2xing1	时兴
solicit for marriage, marriage seeking	zheng1hun1	征婚
with	ping2	凭
unmarried	wei4hun1	未婚
newspaper office	bao4she4	报社
sorry	bao4qian4	抱歉
to correct	geng1zheng4	更正
annoying	fan2ren2	烦人
life span, life	shou4ming4	寿命
be garrulous	lao2dao	唠叨
short coming	que1dian3	缺点
merit, benefit, advantage strong period, strong point	you1dian3	优点
author's remuneration	gao3fei4	稿费
dentistry	ya2ke1	牙科
clinic	zhen3suo3	诊所
daughter in law	er2xi2fu	儿媳妇
state run	guo2ying2	国营
invest jointly	he2zi1	合资
tone, the way one speaks, manner of expression	kou3qi4	口气
no wonder	nan2guai4	难怪
news, information	xiao1xi	消息
(spoken or written) language	yu3wen2	语文
mathematics	shu4xue2	数学
to praise, to commend	biao3yang2	表扬
to encourage, award, reward	jiang3li4	奖励
to be in charge of	guan3	管
strict	yan2	严
to improve, to enhance	ti2gao1	提高
to get	de2dao4	得到
to become a talented person	cheng2cai2	成才
after school	ke4wai4	课外
to move, activity, movable, to take exercise	huo2dong4	活动
physics	wu4li3	物理
dream	meng4xiang3	梦想
scientist	ke1xue2jia1	科学家
to do, to be engaged in	yan2jiu1	研究
to invent, invention	fa1ming2	发明
to create	chuang4zao4	创造
to realize, to come true	shi2xian4	实现
from now on	cong2...qi3	从...起
to master, to know well	zhang3wo4	掌握
idea, suggestion	yi4jian4	意见
to take care	zhao4gu4	照顾
party A	jia3fang1	甲方
party B	yi3fang1	乙方
to smile, smile	wei1xiao4	微笑
lovely, sweet	ke3'ai4	可爱
sad	shang1xin1	伤心
to be born	chu1sheng1	出生
relative, kin	qin1qi	亲戚
husband	zhang4fu	丈夫
skin	pi2fu1	皮肤
to roll, to curl	juan3	卷
husband and wife	fu1qi1	夫妻
eye lid	yan3pi2	眼皮
bright, brightness	ming2liang4	明亮
definite	ken3ding4	肯定
nurse	hu4shi	护士
classifier: pair, couple	dui4	对
address	di4zhi3	地址
excited	ji1dong4	激动
snow white	xue3bai2	雪白
to exchange	jiao1huan4	交换
toy	wan2ju4	玩具
to enjoy	xiang3shou4	享受
always, (have) never (used in neg. sentences)	cong2lai2(bu4)	从来(不)
relaxed	qing1song1	轻松
positive, vigorous	ji1ji2	积极
optimistic	le4guan1	乐观
aspiration, the ideal, ideal (adj)	li3xiang3	理想
introverted	nei4xiang4	内向
situation	zhuang4kuang4	状况
refugee	nan4min2	难民
firm, strong	jian1qiang2	坚强
high-grade, high-quality	gao1ji2	高级
impression	yin4xiang4	印象
recognize, acknowledge	cheng2ren4	承认
calm, deserted	leng3jing4	冷静
to struggle	dou4zheng1	斗争
to give up	fang4qi4	放弃
conscientious, earnest, serious	ren4zhen1	认真
weak	ruo4	弱
strong, powerful	qiang2	强
concept, views	guan1nian4	观念
alarm clock	nao4zhong1	闹钟
to shift to an earlier date	ti2qian2	提前
on time, before deadline	an4shi2	按时
on time, punctual	zhun3shi2	准时
to evaluate, to assess	ping2jia4	评价
to evaluate, assessment, evaluation	ping2gu1	评估
to elect as, to choose as	ping2wei2	评为
to use as an excuse	jie4kou3	借口
unimpeded, free flowing (traffic)	chang4tong1 (yi1lu4chang4tong1)	畅通 (一路畅通)
to lead, lead, leadership, leader	ling3dao3	领导
to negotiate, negotiation(s)	tan2pan4	谈判
significant ups and downs (idiom)	da4qi3da4luo4	大起大落
DINK (double income no kids)	ding1ke4	丁克
noble	gui4zu2	贵族
much less, let alone, not considering	he2kuang4	何况
(used to reinforce rhetorical question)	nan2dao4	难道
on the contrary	fan3'er2	反而
task	ren4wu	任务
import	jin4kou3	进口
(sales)counter, bar, front desk	gui4tai2	柜台
to dislike, to mind, to complain	xian2	嫌
soy sauce	jiang4you2	酱油
pass by (a place)	lu4guo4	路过
on the way	shun4lu4	顺路
to be convinced (that it is true), to believe	xiang1xin4	相信
nature, character	xing4ge2	性格
external, outward appearance	wai4biao3	外表
to copy	miao2	描
look up upon, to fall for	kan4shang4	看上
capability, capable, able, ability	neng2li4	能力
first love	chu1lian4	初恋
born under an unlucky star	bo2ming4	薄命
to look (pretty, the same, etc.)	zhang3de	长得
all things	wan4shi4	万事
beginning	kai1tou2	开头
to choose, to pick, to select	xuan3	选
square meter	ping2mi3 (ping2fang1mi3)	平米 (平方米)
to equal	deng3yu2	等于
prince charming	bai2ma3wang2zi3	白马王子
fate	ming4	命
a dream, an ideal, perfect, perfection, desirable	li3xiang3	理想
disgusting, troublesome, naste	tao3yan4	讨厌
at dawn, at first light	yi1da4zao3	一大早
to recharge (money) (card)	chong1zhi2(ka3)	充值(卡)
signal (cell phone)	xin4hao4	信号
to call, to dial	bo1da3	拨打
to take the initiative, spontaneous	zhu3dong4	主动
to receive	shou1dao4	收到
hastily	ji2mang2	急忙
hurriedly	ji2ji2mang2mang2	急急忙忙
not to know whether to laugh or to cry, in a desperate state	ku1xiao4bu4de2	哭笑不得
loose, to loosen, relax	song1	松
(in) one breath	yi1kou3qi4	一口气
face	lian3	脸
to paint, to brush	shua1	刷
to brush teeth	shua1ya2	刷牙
to survive, to keep on living	huo2xia4qu4	活下去
end, finish	zhong1	终
at last, in the end	zhong1yu2	终于
to bear, to endure, to tolerate, to restraine oneself	ren3	忍
to drop a bad habit	gai3diao4	改掉
percent	bai3fen1zhi1	百分之
to fail, to foul up	za2	砸
simply, almost	jian3zhi2	简直
nurse, nanny	bao3mu3	保姆
name brand	ming2pai2	名牌
to investigate	diao4cha2	调查
majority	da4duo1shu4	大多数
resident	ju1min2	居民
role	jie2se4	角色
character	pin3zhi4	品质
Chinese (as a subject)	yu3wen2	语文
composition	zuo4wen2	作文
postpone	tui1chi2	推迟
record (CD)	chang4pian4	唱片
common	gong4tong2	共同
skillful, dexterous	qiao3	巧
to repair, to fix	xiu1	修
quite, fairly	xiang1dang1	相当
to discard, to throw away	reng1	扔
after	zhi1hou4	之后
to be broken (into pieces)	sui4	碎
amateur	ye4yu2	业余
classic	gu3dian3	古典
excited	xing1fen4	兴奋
brain	nao3zi	脑子
symphony	jiao1xiang3yue4	交响乐
to stare	ding1	盯
at all, simply	gen1ben3	根本
careful, cautious	xiao3xin1	小心
kitchen	chu2fang2	厨房
to boil, to cook	zhu3	煮
before	zhi1qian2	之前
between, among	zhi1jian1	之间
box, case	he2zi	盒子
the same, equally, alike	yi4mu2yi2yang4	一模一样
to clone	ke4long2	克隆
to burn	shao1	烧
shape	xing2zhuang4	形状
position, standpoint	li4chang	立场
manner, attitude, bearing	tai4du	态度
to approve of, to endore, (to vote) in favor	zan4tong2	赞同
to criticize, criticism	pi1ping2	批评
degree (level or extend)	cheng2du4	程度
procedures, sequence, order, computer program	cheng2xu4	程序
another day, some other time, to find another day	gai3tian1	改天
to foresee, to anticipate	liao4dao4	料到
to resign	ci2zhi2	辞职
to enjoin, to implore, to urge	zhu3	嘱
to tell, to exhort, injunction	zhu3fu4	嘱咐
to complain, to blame, to grumble	man2yuan4	埋怨
to earn, to make money	zheng4	挣
to feel, to become aware of, feeling, perception, sense	gan3jue2	感觉
shirt	chen4yi1	衬衣
atmosphere, mood	qi4fen1	气氛
universal love	bo2ai4	博爱
freedom, free, liberty	zi4you2	自由
equal, equality	ping2deng3	平等
humanities, human affairs	ren2wen2	人文
to be jealous, to envy, to hate	ji4du2	嫉妒
watch	(shou3)biao3	(手)表
to copy, photocopy	fu4yin4	复印
speed	su4du4	速度
reason	li3you2	理由
to have a date	yue1hui4	约会
to forgive, to pardon	yuan2liang4	原谅
would like, to be willing	yuan4yi4	愿意
weight on one's mind, worry	xin1shi4	心事
culture, civilization, cultural	wen2hua4	文化
to choose	xuan3ze2	选择
border, national boundary	guo2jie4	国界
to love each other	xiang1'ai4	相爱
full marks	man3fen1	满分
to show	biao3shi4	表示
to get	shou4	受
to educate, education	jiao4yu4	教育
to split the bill, to go Dutch	ei1ei1zhi4	AA制
snack, pastry (at home w/o water)	dian3xin1	点心
step	bu4	步
to live	huo2	活
sunglasses	mo4jing4	墨镜
to repair	xiu1li3	修理
toward evening, at dusk	bang4wan3	傍晚
colorful	hong2hong2lv4lv4	红红绿绿
scared, fearful	ke3pa4	可怕
to admire, to envy	xian4mu4	羡慕
(used before a negative to emphasis)	bing4bu4	并不
nursing home	yang3lao3yuan4	养老院
to be moved, to move sb, to touch sb emotionally, moving	gan3dong4	感动
a lot	hao3duo1	好多
the aged	lao3xian1sheng	老先生
to oppose, to be against	fan3dui4	反对
to commit suicide	zi4sha1	自杀
to discuss	tao3lun4	讨论
uncle	bo2bo	伯伯
to be remarried	zai4hun1	再婚
nothing left, all gone	(diao4)guang1	(掉)光
to leave behind, to remain remaining, to be left, to have a remainder	sheng4(xia4)	剩(下)
poor, exhausted	qiong2	穷
to have an interview	mian4shi4	面试
to feel sad	nan2guo4	难过
love	ai4qing2	爱情
to take a make-up course	bu3xi2	补习
Mrs., madame	fu1ren2	夫人
to adopt	shou1yang3	收养
true, real	zhen1shi2	真实
technology, technique, skill	ji4shu4	技术
technician	ji4shu4yuan2	技术员
how, what, what way	ru2he2	如何
to calculate, to count, to compute	ji4suan4	计算
really, indeed, actually	shi2zai4	实在
(complementary) gift	zeng4pin3	赠品
trade mark, logo	shang1biao1	商标
itself, in itself, per se	ben3shen1	本身
to hang, to suspend (from a hook), to hang up (telephone)	gua4	挂
must not, may not, cannot, not be allowed	bu4de2	不得
have no choice, cannot but, can't help it	bu4de2bu4	不得不
unable, incapable	wu2fa3	无法
counter part, opposite side	dui4fang1	对方
to drive, to propel (wheel), drive mechanism, hardware driver	qu1dong4	驱动
CD or DVD drive	guang1pan2qu1dong4qi4	光盘驱动器
bracket	tuo1jia4	托架
CD drive tray	guang1pan2tuo1jia4	光盘托架
to install, to fix	zhuang1	装
to consider as, take to be	dang4cheng2	当成
nest, lair, den, pit or hollow in human body, to harbor, to shelter	wo1	窝
to confer, to grant, to seal, classifier: sealed objects (letter)	feng1	封
to move, movement, migration, portable, mobile	yi2dong4	移动
to splash, to spill, rough and coarse	po1	泼
mouse	shu3biao1	鼠标
(computer) monitor, screen	ping2mu4	屏幕
to hit, to press, to strike (on keyboard)	dian3ji1	点击
yolk	dan4huang2	蛋黄
suddenly, all of a sudden	hu1ran2	忽然
circle, round, spherical, full (moon)	yuan2	圆
to cut, to slice	qie1	切
blessings, to wish sb well	zhu4fu2	祝福
to spread	liu2xing2	流行
to push out, to release, to launch	tui1chu1	推出
to make, to manufacture	zhi4zuo4	制作
delicate, fine, refinement	jing1mei3	精美
by means of, via, through	tong1guo4	通过
friends and family	qin1peng2hao3you3	亲朋好友
to voice (an opinion), to express, to convey	biao3da2	表达
to lift, to raise, high, high sprits	ang2	昂
expensive, costly	ang2gui4	昂贵
compared to	xiang1bi3	相比
thus, as a result, consequently	yin1ci3	因此
can get by, tolerably well	guo4de2	过得
to bear and raise children	sheng1er2yu4nv3	生儿育女
(informal) wife	lao3po2	老婆
to discuss passion and talk of love (idiom)	tan2qing2shuo1ai4	谈情说爱
raincoat	yu3yi1	雨衣
in case	wan4yi1	万一
care about, bother about	guan3	管
tea house	cha2guan3	茶馆
to capsize	fan1	翻
cruel, ruthless	can2ren3	残忍
cunning	jiao3hua2	狡猾
avoid	bi4mian3	避免
direct	zheng4mian4	正面
heart beat	xin1tiao4	心跳
the maximum, the limit	ji4xian4	极限
evident, obvious	ming2xian3	明显
violent, drastic	ju4lie4	剧烈
once	yi2dan4	一旦
anyway	fan3zheng	反正
beautiful	mei3li4	美丽
to have deep love for	re4'ai4	热爱
as early/little as	bian4	便
tape recorder	lu4yin1ji1	录音机
fine, elegant, graceful	you1mei3	优美
to be pleasantly surprised	jing1xi3	惊喜
at once, immediately, promptly	lian2mang2	连忙
encourage	gu3li4	鼓励
bold, daring, fearless	da4dan3	大胆
noisy	chao3	吵
to know, to understand	dong3de	懂得
noise	zao4yin1	噪音
feel free to, not hesitate to, without reserve	jin3guan3	尽管
actually, in fact, really	qi2shi2	其实
to find, to discover	fa1xian4	发现
need not	beng2	甭
greedy	chan2	馋

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