Chinese

Pinyin

English

Used as

Full-form

Ｖ不起

V bùqĭ 

can't afford to

PVC

酒鬼

jiŭguĭ

drunkard, alcoholic

N

多着呢

duōzhene

very many, very much

SV

不管

bùguăn

no matter...

ADV

改革

găigé

to reform

V-O

一直

yìzhí

always, all the time

ADV

说到

shuō dào

talking about

EXP

說

物价

wùjià

price

N

價

上升

shàng shēng

to rise

V

好处

hăochù

advantage

N

處

目前

mùqián

at present

TW

内容

nèiróng

content

N

角色

juésè

character, role

N

困难

kùnnan

difficult, difficulty

SV/N

難

热心人

rèxīn rén

enthusiastic person

N

熱

出租车

chūzū chē

taxi (PRC)

N

車

计程车

jìchéng chē

taxi (ROC)

N

計,車

独立

dúlì

to be independent, independently

ADJ, N, ADV

獨

思考

sīkăo

to think

V

实在

shízài

really, indeed

ADV

實

用功

yònggōng

diligent (in studying)

ADJ, ADV

以为

yĭwéi

to think (mistakenly)

V

為

强

qiáng

to be better; strong

SV

随便

suíbiàn

in any way one likes

ADV

隨

吃饱

chī băo

to eat one's fill

RVC

飽

受气

shòu qì

to be bullied, to be  humiliated

V-O

氣

房租

fángzū

house rent

N

势利

shìlì

to be snobbish

ADJ

勢

受欢迎

shòu huānyíng

to be popular

V-O

歡

到处

dàochù

everywhere

N

處

不在乎

búzàihu

to not mind

V

看不惯

kàn búguàn

to dislike (behaviour), hate to see

PVC

慣

撞 车

zhuàng chē

train /car crash

V-O

事故

shìgù

accident

N

受害者

shòuhài zhĕ

victim

N

至少

zhìshăo

at least

ADV

骂

mà

to swear, curse

V

罵

海关

hăiguān

customs

N

關

电器

diànqì

electrical equipment

N

電

水果

shuĭguŏ

fruit

N

蔬菜

shūcài

vegetable

N

食品

shípĭn

foodstuff

N

迟到

chídào

to be late

V

遲

到时

dàoshí

when the time comes

TW

時

阴

yīn

overcast

ADJ

陰

厉害

lìhai

to be strong, formidable

SV

厲

聊天

liáotiān

to have a casual chat

V-O

经 过

jīngguò

a process from beginning to end

N

經過

陈列

chénliè

to display

V

陳

规模

guīmó

scale, size

N

規

宫殿

gōngdiàn

palace

N

名称

míngchēng

name (of a thing or organization)

N

稱

普通话

pŭtōnghuà

Mandarin

N

話

词   

cí

words

N

詞

香港

Xiānggăng

Hong Kong

N

的士

dīshì

taxi (H.K.)

N

平静

píngjìng

calm, quiet, tranquil

ADJ

比较起来

bĭjiàoqĭlái

comparatively speaking

ADV

較

紧 张

jĭnzhāng

tense

ADJ

緊 張

大陆

dàlù

continent

N

陸

高级

gāojí

high standard

SV

級

摄像机

shèxiàng jī

video camera

N

攝, 機

特别

tèbié

specially

ADV

丢失

diūshī

to lose

V

出境

chū jìng

to leave the country

V-O

大不了

dàbuliăo

not important, so what?

EXP (PVC)

硬说

yìngshuō

to insist on saying

ADV+V

說

如果

rúguŏ

if

CONJ

当地

dāngdì

local

N

當

公安局

gōng’ān jú

police station (mainland China)

N

证明

zhèngmíng

to prove, testify

V

證

免得

miăndé

(so as) to avoid

V