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安定

āndìng

V

to settle down

2

安静

ānjìng

ADJ

quiet

1

安排

ānpái

V/N

to organize, organization

4

百分之百

băifēnzhībăi

ADV

a hundred per cent, absolutely

4

办法

bànfă

N

way (of doing sth.), method

辦

2

帮

bāng

MW

a gang of...

幫

2

镑

bàng

N

pound sterling 

鎊

6

保护

băohù

V

to protect

護

3

报告

bàogào

N

report

報

4

笨

bèn

SV

to be stupid     

2

本事

bĕnshì

N

skill

3

甭

béng

V

(neg.) don't

4

比较起来

bĭjiào qĭlái

ADV

comparatively speaking

較, 來

1

毕业

bìyè

V

to graduate

畢 業

4

变

biàn

V

to change

變

3

标准

biāozhŭn

ADJ

standard, correct

標 準

2

不顾

búgù

V

to have no regard for

顧

3

不管

bùguăn

ADV

no matter...

1

V不起   

V bùqĭ

PVC

can't afford to

1

不像话

búxiàng huà

SV

outrageous

話

3

不像样子

búxiàng yàngzi

SV

outrageous

樣

3

不在乎

bú zàihu

EXP

not to mind, not to care

1

不三不四

bùsān búsì

SV

shady, dubious

3

不闻不问

bùwén búwèn

SV

to show no interest in sth.

聞, 問

4

长远

chángyuăn

N

long term

長 遠

3

抄

chāo

V

to copy (by writing)

5

吵

chăo

V

to make trouble, to wrangle, to argue, to make a  noise

2

陈列

chénliè

V

to display

陳

1

成千上万

chéngqiān shàngwàn

SV

very many, hundreds and thousands 

萬

3

吃饱

chībăo

RVC

to eat one's fill

飽

1

吃醋

chī cù

V-O    

to be jealous (Lit. eat vinegar)

2

吃苦

chī kŭ

V-O    

to bear hardships

4

迟到

chídào

V

to be late

遲

1

臭

chòu

SV/ADJ

to be smelly

3

出境

chū jìng 

V-O

to leave the country

1

出钱

chū qián

V-O    

to contribute money

6

出租车

chūzūchē

N

taxi (PRC)

車

1

处理

chŭlĭ

V

to deal with, handle

處

3

传统

chuántŏng

N

tradition

傳 統

4

吹了

chuīle

EXP

end of a relationship

4

吹(大)牛

chuī (dà)niú

V-O

to boast, to chat

2

词

cí

N

words

詞

1

雌老虎

cĭlăohŭ 

N

female tiger (a fierce woman)           

2

凑热闹

còu rènào 

V-O    

to add trouble to, to join in the fun

湊 熱 鬧

2

寸步难行

cùnbù nánxíng

EXP

to be unable to do anything

難

5

打扮

dăbàn

V

to dress up, to make up

3

打招呼

dă zhāohu  

V-O            

to let sb. know, to greet

4

大不了

dàbuliăo

EXP (PVC)

not important, so what 

1

大陆

dàlù

N

continent

陸

1

打字

dă zì

V-O    

to type

2

逮

dăi

V

to catch

2

带头

dài tóu

V-O    

to take the lead

帶 頭

2

当地

dāngdì

N

local

當

1

到处

dàochù

N

everywhere

處

1

道理

dàolĭ

N

reason, logic

4

到时

dàoshí

TW

when the time comes

時

1

低

dī

SV

to be low

6

的确

díquè

ADV

indeed, really

確

2

敌人

dírén

N

enemy

敵

2

的士

dīshì

N

taxi (H.K.)       

1

典型

diănxíng

N

typical

4

电器

diànqì

N

electrical equipment

電

1

丢失

diūshī

V

to lose

1

独立

dúlì

ADJ, N, ADV

to be independent, independently

獨

1

肚子

dùzi

N

stomach

2

对付

duìfu

V

to cope with, to deal with

對

2

对...有兴趣

duì…yŏuxìngqu

EXP

to be interested in…

對, 興

2

顿

dùn

MW

MW (for meals)

頓

3

多着呢

duōzhene

SV

very many, very much

著

1

发达

fādá

SV/ADJ

developed

發 達

3

发牢骚

fā láosāo

V-O    

to make a complaint

發, 騷

3

发脾气

fā píqì

V-O    

to lose one's temper

發, 氣

3

发笑

fā xiào

V-O    

to laugh

發

3

发展中国家

fāzhănzhōng guójiā  

N

developing countries

發, 國

5

返

făn

V

to return

2

繁体字

făntĭzì

N

full form characters

體

5

饭桶

fàntŏng

N

useless person

飯

5

反复无常

fănfùwúcháng

SV

to be changeable

複, 無

4

方面

fāngmiàn

N

aspect

4

房租

fángzū

N

house rent

1

费口舌

fèi kŏushé

V-O    

to waste energy on arguing

費 

2

费事

fèi shì

V-O

to be troublesome

費

2

服从

fúcóng

V

to obey

從

4

富人

fùrén

N

rich people

2

复杂

fùzá

SV

to be complicated

複 雜

5

改革

găigé

V

to reform

1

敢

găn

MV

to dare

4

赶

găn

V

to rush, 赶to catch up with, to catch (a train, plane...)

趕

3

干脆

gāncuì

ADV

simply, might as well

乾

6

干燥

gānzào

SV

to be dry

乾

5

干活

gàn huó

V-O

to do (physical) work 

幹

3

高级

gāojí

SV

high standard

級

1

各自

gèzì

N

each individual

5

根本

gēnbĕn

ADV

(not) at all [followed by neg.]

3

根深蒂固

gēnshēn dìgù

ADJ/SV

deep-rooted

3

公安局

gōng’ānjú

N

police station (mainland China)

1

宫殿

gōngdiàn

N

palace

1

功课

gōngkè

N

(written) exercises

課

4

共产党

gòngchăn dăng

N

communist party

產, 黨

4

狗

gŏu

N

dog

6

顾

gù

V

to care (顾不上  Can't be bothered)

顧

4

馆子

guănzi

N

restaurant

館

2

惯

guàn

V

to get used to

慣

2

灌醉

guànzuì

RVC

to get sb. drunk

2

光

guāng

ADV

only, just

3

广

guăng

SV

to be wide

廣

4

广东

guăngdōng

N

Guangdong

廣 東

6

鬼混

guĭhùn

V

to fool around  

3

规模

guīmó

N

scale, size

規

过分

guòfèn

SV

to be excessive

過

3

航班

hángbān

N

flights

4

海关

hăiguān

N

customs

關

1

毫无

háowú

V (NEG)

not have at all

無 

3

好处

hăochù

N

advantage

處

1

合不来

hébulái

PVC

to be unable to get on

來

2

合理

hélĭ

ADJ

logical, reasonable

4

胡扯

húchĕ

V

to talk nonsense

5

胡说八道

húshuō bādào

V/ADJ

to speak nonsense

說

3

胡思乱想

húsī luànxiăng

V

to imagine things

亂

2

糊涂

hútu

ADJ/SV

muddled

3

花岗岩

huāgăngyán

N

granite

崗

2

挥霍浪费

huīhuò làngfèi

SV

to be wasteful

揮, 費

5

活动

huódòng

N

activities

動

4

活泼

huópo

SV/ADJ/ADV

lively

潑

3

及格

jígé

V

to pass (tests)  

5

机器

jīqì

N

machine

機

2

计程车

jìchéngchē

N

taxi (ROC) 

計, 車

1

家常便饭

jiācháng biànfàn

EXP

common occurrence; simple meal

2

家家户户

jiājiā hùhù

N

every family

4

家庭

jiātíng

N

family, household

2

简单

jiăndān

ADJ

simple

簡 單

1

减肥

jiănféi

V-O    

to lose weight

3

艰苦朴素

jiānkŭ pŭsù

SV

hard working and plain living

艱, 樸

4

简直

jiănzhí

ADV

simply

簡

3

讲究

jiăngjiu

MV

to be particular about

講

3

奖学金

jiăngxuéjīn

N

scholarship

獎, 學

4

讲义气

jiăng yìqì

V-O    

to have personal loyalty

講 義 氣

4

教材

jiàocái

N

teaching material

5

结果

jiéguŏ

N

result

結

4

解释

jiĕshì

V

to explain

釋

4

借口

jièkŏu

N

excuse

4

紧张

jĭnzhāng

ADJ

tense

緊 張

1

禁

jìn

V

to ban, prohibit

4

经过

jīngguò

N

a process from beginning to end

經 過

1

精力

jīnglì

N

energy, effort

2

酒鬼

jiŭguĭ

N

drunkard, alcoholic

1

酒肉朋友

jiŭròu péngyou

N

fair-weather friends

2

久闻大名

jiŭwén dàmíng

EXP

a polite way of saying that one has heard tell of sb. for a long time

聞

5

角色

juésè

N

character, role

1

开除

kāichú

V

to expel

開

3

开放

kāifàng

V

to open up (Chinese open-door policy)

開

3

开不起玩笑

kāibuqĭ wánxiào

EXP

to be unable to take a joke

2

看白戏

kànbáixì

V-O    

to look on, unconcerned

戲

3

看不惯

kànbuguàn

PVC

to take a dim view of 

慣

1

看得起

kàndeqĭ

PVC

to think highly of sb. 看不起is similar to 小看 (to look down on sb)

2

看人挑担不吃力

kànrén tiāodàn búchīlì

EXP

it's easy to watch other people doing things

擔

5

烤鸭

kăoyā

N

Peking Duck

鴨

2

靠

kào

V

to rely on

3

肯

kĕn

MV

to be willing to...          

2

口气

kŏuqì

N

tone of voice

氣

3

哭笑不得

kūxiào bùdé

EXP (PVC)

not know whether to laugh or cry

3

夸张

kuāzhāng

SV/ ADV

exaggerated

誇 張

3

旷课

kuàng kè

V-O    

to miss a class (without a reason)

曠 課

3

困难

kùnnan

SV/N

difficult, difficulty

難

1

拉长脸

lā chángliăn

V-O

to pull a long face

長 臉

4

来得及

láidéjí  

PVC

to be able to do sth. in time

來

5

懒

lăn

SV

to be lazy

懶

6

浪费

làngfèi

V

to waste

費

3

老百姓

lăobăixìng

N

common people

4

老式

lăoshì

SV

old-fashioned

3

老婆

lăopó

N

wife (Colloq.)

3

老鼠

lăoshŭ

N

mouse

2

冷静

lĕngjìng

ADJ

calm

3

礼拜

lĭbài

N

week. 礼拜天 Sunday 礼

2

厉害

lìhai

SV

to be strong, formidable

厲

1

利益

lìyì

N

benefit

3

良心

liángxīn

N

conscience

5

了不起

liăobuqĭ

EXP

amazing

4

聊天

liáotiān

V-O    

to have a casual chat

1

临

lín

ADV

just before

臨

6

麻烦

máfan

N/V

trouble, to trouble

煩

2

骂

mà

V

to tell sb. off

罵

3

没完没了

méiwán méiliǎo

ADV

endlessly

2

满意

mănyì

SV

to be satisfied  

3

满足

mănzú

SV/V

to be satisfied

2

猫

māo

N

cat

6

免得

miăndé

V

(so as) to avoid

1

面临

miànlín

V

to face

臨

4

明白

míngbai

V

understand

6

名称

míngchēng

N

name (of a thing or organization)    

稱

1

名利

mínglì

N

fame and wealth

3

名堂

míngtáng

N

result, achievement

2

目前

mùqián

TW

at present        

1

脑袋

năodài

N

head

腦

2

闹笑话

nào xiàohuà

V-O    

to make a fool of oneself

鬧, 話

2

内行

nèiháng

N

expert

2

内容

nèiróng

N

content

1

牛津

niújīn

N

Oxford

6

牛头不对马嘴

niútóu búduì măzuĭ

SV

to be incongruous

頭, 對,馬

4

浓

nóng

ADJ

strong, dense

濃

3

暖气

nuănqì

N

heater

氣

4

偶然

ŏurán

ADV

occasionally

5

拍马屁

pāi măpì

V-O    

to lick sb.'s boots

馬

4

赔

péi

V

to replace, compensate

賠

2

批评

pīpíng

V

to criticise

評

5

破坏

pòhuài

V/N

to destroy, destruction

壞

3

铺床

pūchuáng

V-O    

to make beds

鋪

5

普通话

pŭtōnghuà        

N

Mandarin

話

1

企业

qĭyè

N

enterprise

業

4

岂有此理

qĭyŏu cĭlĭ

EXP

outrageous

豈

3

其实

qíshí

ADV

actually

實

2

欠

qiàn

V

owe

4

钱财

qiáncái

N

money

錢 財

3

强

qiáng

SV

to be better; strong

1

抢

qiăng

V

to rob

搶

3

侵略

qīnlüè

V/N

to invade, invasion       

3

勤奋

qínfèn

SV/ ADV

diligent

奮

3

情景

qíngjĭng

N

situation

3

情况

qíngkuàng

N

situation

2

轻松

qīngsōng

SV

relaxed, light

輕 鬆

4

穷人

qióngrén

N

poor people

窮

2

权

quán

N

power; rights

權

3

劝

quàn

V

to persuade, urge

勸

2

缺

quē

V

to be absent

6

缺席

quēxí

V-O

to be absent from a meeting or class

4

让步

ràngbù

V

to give in

讓

4

热心人

rèxīnrén

N

enthusiastic person

熱

1

认为

rènwéi

V

to think, to realise

認 為

4

人家

rénjia

N

other people

4

人生地不熟

rénshēng dìbùshú

EXP

to be unfamiliar with both the people and the place

5

如果

rúguŏ

CONJ

if

1

上门

shàng mén

V-O

to go to sb.'s doorstep

門

6

上升

shàngshēng

V

to rise

1

伤心

shāngxīn

V-O    

to be sad

傷

5

摄像机

shèxiàngjī

N

video camera

攝, 機

1

深夜

shēnyè

N

late at night

3

生活

shēnghuó

N/V

life, live

6

生气

shēngqì

V-O    

to get angry

氣

2

省

shĕng

V

to save (money, time)

4

省事

shĕng shì

V-O    

to save trouble

5

失业

shī yè

V-O    

to lose one's job (to be unemployed)

業

6

实际

shíjì

SV

to be practical  

實 際

6

实在

shízài

ADV

really, indeed

實

1

时髦

shímáo

ADJ

fashionable

時

3

事故

shìgù

N

accident

1

势利

shìlì

SV

to be snobbish

勢

1

食品

shípĭn

N

foodstuff          

1

事先

shìxiān

ADV

in advance

2

受害者

shòuhàizhĕ

N

victim

1

受欢迎

shòu huānyíng

V-O

to be popular

歡

1

受气

shòu qì

V-O    

to be bullied, to be  humiliated

氣 

1

蔬菜

shūcài

N

vegetable

1

熟悉

shúxi

V

to be familiar with

2

耍小孩气

shuă xiăoháiqì

V-O    

to be childish

氣

4

水平

shuĭpíng

N

level, standard 

3

水果

shuĭguŏ

N

fruit

1

说不过

shuōbuguò

PVC

to be unable to win sb. over by arguing. V.不过: to be unable to win sb. over by ... 

說, 過

2

说到

shuōdào

RVC

talking about

說

1

说法

shuōfă

N

opinion

說

3

说服

shuō(shuì)fú     

V

to persuade

說

5

说谎

shuō huăng

V-O    

to tell a lie

說 謊

2

思考

sīkăo

V

to think

1

算了

suànle

EXP

come off it, forget it

2

随便

suíbiàn

ADV

in any way one likes

隨

1

随身听

suíshēntīng

N

walkman

隨, 聽

1

趟

tàng

MW

times: once, twice (similar to次.)

2

台湾

táiwān

N

Taiwan

臺 灣

6

讨论

tăolùn

V

to discuss

討 論

4

掏腰包

tāo yāobāo

V-O

to dig in one's pocket

5

特别

tèbié

ADV

specially

1

天才

tiāncái

N

talent, gift

2

天真

tiānzhēn

ADJ

naive, innocent

3

挑

tiāo

V

to choose, select

3

通知

tōngzhī

V

to inform

4

痛快

tòngkuài

SV/N

joyful, to one's great satisfaction, joy

3

偷

tōu

V

to steal

3

头头是道

tóutóu shìdào

SV

to be clear and logical

頭

4

头绪

tóuxù

N

main threads in a complicated affair

頭 緒

2

推磨

tuī mò

V-O    

to grind the mill

3

吞

tūn

V

to swallow

3

顽固分子

wángù fènzi

N

die-hard

頑

3

为难

wéinán

V

to make sb.'s life difficult

為 難

5

为人

wéirén

N

behaviour

為

3

味道

wèidào

N

taste, flavour

3

胃口

wèikŏu

N

appetite

2

危险

wēixiăn

N/SV

danger, dangerous

險

6

文明

wénmíng

N

civilization

3

无法无天

wúfă wútiān

SV

run wild, become absolutely lawless

無

3

物价

wùjià

N

price

價

1

无论如何

wúlùn rúhé

ADV

no matter what

無 論

2

戏

xì

N

play

戲

2

稀奇

xīqí

SV

special, strange

2

瞎子点灯白费蜡

xiāzi diăndēng báifèilà

EXP

a waste of effort

點 燈, 費 蠟

5

闲

xián

SV/

ADV

slack(ly)

閑

5

嫌

xián

V

to mind, to dislike

2

咸淡

xiándàn

N

taste (of food)

鹹

5

相当

xiāngdāng

ADV

rather, quite, considerably, very

當

2

相信

xiāngxìn

V

to believe         

2

香港

Xiānggăng

N

Hong Kong

1

享受

xiăngshòu

N/V    

enjoyment

4

下工夫

xià gōngfu

V-O

to be diligent, (lit. spend time)

2

销路

xiāolù

N

sale, market

銷

4

消息

xiāoxi

N

information

4

小伙子

xiǎo hŏuzi

N

lad, young fellow

3

小看

xiăokàn

V

to look down on

2

小气

xiăoqì

SV

to be stingy

氣

2

孝

xiào

V/N

filial piety

3

心不在焉

xīnbuzàiyān

SV

to be not with it

4

需要

xūyào

V

to need

4

许多

xŭduō

ADJ

many, much

許

6

许可

xŭkĕ

N

permit

許

4

选择

xuănzé

V/N    

to choose, choice

選 擇

4

眼开眼闭

yănkāi yănbì

EXP

one eye open, one eye closed

開, 閉

4

眼光

yănguāng

N

vision, foresight

3

眼看

yănkàn

ADV

soon

3

要求

yāoqiú

V/N

to demand, to require; requirement

4

…(得)要命

…(de)yàomìng

ADV

extremely (used in complement of degree)

4

要事

yàoshì

N

important matter

4

一会儿... 

yíhuìr

CONJ

one moment...   and next moment...        

2

一门心思

yìmén xīnsī

ADV

single-mindedly

門

6

一时

yìshí

ADV

temporarily, for a short while

時

3

一心一意

yìxīn yíyì          

ADV

whole heartedly

3

一直

yìzhí

ADV

always, all the time

1

以为

yĭwéi

V

to think (mistakenly)

為

1

阴

yīn

SV

overcast

陰

1

硬说

yìng shuō

ADV+V

to insist on saying

說

1

用功

yònggōng

SV/ ADV

diligent(in studying)

1

有势

yŏu shì  

V-O    

to have power

4

缘故

yuángù

N

cause, reason

緣

4

糟糕

zāogāo

SV

terrible (Colloq.)

3

糟

zāo

SV

to be chaotic    

2

占便宜

zhàn piányì

V-O

to gain advantage

4

着想

zháoxiăng

V

to consider (sb/ sth.)

3

照顾

zhàogù

V

to take care of

顧

4

真正

zhēnzhèng

ADJ

real

2

政策

zhèngcè

N

policy

3

政府

zhèngfŭ

N

government

3

正好

zhènghăo

ADV

just right

5

证明

zhèngmíng

V

to prove, testify

證

1

政治

zhèngzhì

N

politics

4

治

zhì

V

to cure

3

至少

zhìshăo

ADV

at (the) least

1

主动

zhŭdòng

SV/

ADV

to take the initiative

動

6

专家

zhuānjiā

N

expert

專

2

赚钱

zhuàn qián

V-O    

to make money

賺 錢

6

撞车

zhuàng chē

V-O

train or car crash

車

1

资格

zīgé

N

qualifications, rights

資

4

自暴自弃

zìbào zìqì         

SV

to be backward and have no urge to make progress

棄

3

自觉

zìjué

SV/ADV

willing(ly)

覺

4

自由

zìyóu

SV/N

free, freedom

4

总之

zŏngzhī

ADV

in brief

總

4

走极端

zŏu jíduān

V-O    

to go to extremes

極

4

尊敬

zūnjìng

V

to respect

3