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Lesson One

1. Vocabulary

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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

物价

wùjià

price

N

上升

shàng shēng

to rise

V

 

好处

hăochù

advantage

N

目前

mùqián

at present

TW

 

内容

nèiróng

content

N

 

角色

juésè

character, role

N

 

困难

kùnnan

difficult, difficulty

SV/N

热心人

rèxīn rén

enthusiastic person

N

出租车

chūzū chē

taxi (PRC)

N

计程车

jìchéng chē

taxi (ROC)

N

,

独立

dúlì

to be independent, independently

ADJ, N, ADV

思考

sīkăo

to think

V

 

实在

shízài

really, indeed

ADV

用功

yònggōng

diligent (in studying)

ADJ, ADV

 

以为

yĭwéi

to think (mistakenly)

V

qiáng

to be better; strong

SV

 

随便

suíbiàn

in any way one likes

ADV

吃饱

chī băo

to eat one's fill

RVC

受气

shòu qì

to be bullied, to be  humiliated

V-O

房租

fángzū

house rent

N

 

势利

shìlì

to be snobbish

ADJ

受欢迎

shòu huānyíng

to be popular

V-O

到处

dàochù

everywhere

N

不在乎

búzàihu

to not mind

V

 

看不惯

kàn búguàn

to dislike (behaviour), hate to see

PVC

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

 

to swear, curse

V

海关

hăiguān

customs

N

电器

diànqì

electrical equipment

N

水果

shuĭguŏ

fruit

N

 

蔬菜

shūcài

vegetable

N

 

食品

shípĭn

foodstuff

N

 

迟到

chídào

to be late

V

到时

dàoshí

when the time comes

TW

yīn

overcast

ADJ

厉害

lìhai

to be strong, formidable

SV

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

规模

guīmó

scale, size

N

宫殿

gōngdiàn

palace

N

 

名称

míngchēng

name (of a thing or organization)

N

普通话

pŭtōnghuà

Mandarin

N

   

words

N

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

紧 张

jĭnzhāng

tense

ADJ

緊 張

大陆

dàlù

continent

N

高级

gāojí

high standard

SV

摄像机

shèxiàng jī

video camera

N

,

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

如果

rúguŏ

if

CONJ

 

当地

dāngdì

local

N

公安局

gōng’ān jú

police station (mainland China)

N

 

证明

zhèngmíng

to prove, testify

V

免得

miăndé

(so as) to avoid

V