Vocabulary

 

Pinyin

Chinese

 

English

Used as

Single characters

yīngguó

()

Britain   

N   

flowers

shíhou

()

time

N

to wait    

yĭjīng

()

already  

ADV     

already

pass through

zhăo      

look for

V   

 

gōngzuò

   

work, to work (intransitive)

N/V

  worker

rúguó

if

ADV

  if, to be like

fruit

zhŏng

()

type

MW      

 

liú xuéshēng

()

a student who     

studies abroad

N

leave sth. behind

měi

every

SP

 

xīngqī

 

week

N

star

period

duōyú

 

more than

ADV

to be on, at ,in

xiǎoshí

()

hour      

N

 

fàngjià

on vacation

V-O

holiday, vacation

rìzi  

days      

N   

[often placed after

monosyllabic noun]

quánrìzhì

全日制

full-time (job)

N

whole, complete

system, make

huì

()

will likely…

MV

 

fànguǎn

() ()

restaurant

N

meal, rice

room, building

túshūguăn

()()

library    

N

book

picture

huòzhé

 

or

CONJ

or

shítáng

 

canteen

N

food, to eat

hall

yuánlái

()

actually/originally

ADV     

origin

shēnqĭng

()

apply     

V

apply, appeal please

qiānzhèng

()

visa

N

to sign

certificate

zhĭmíng

classify, 

clarify

RVC     

  point

clear

yīncĭ

因此     

therefore, consequently

ADV

because

for this reason;

this

xūyào    

需要     

need, needs

V/N

need

want

jiùyè             

()

obtain a job

V-O

to undertake (job, employment, studies)

zhŭnxŭ   

()

allow/permit

V/N

allow

allow

lǐng 

()

get; draw

RVC

draw, collect

obtain [RC]

zhāng

()

 

MW for paper-like objects

 

zhèng

()       

certificate; permit

N

 

xĭhuān

like

V

 

tíngzhǐ

 

stop

V

 

shěng

province

N   

 

bèi  

[passive marker]

M