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Stephen Grellet - Quote

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again - Stephen Grellet

Requiem

Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will.
This be the verse you grave for me:
Here he lies where he longed to be;
Home is the sailor, home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill.

Robert Louis Stevenson

This be the Verse

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another's throats.

Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don't have any kids yourself.

Philip Larkin

vocab

DD

A – yi1, (er4, san1, si4, wu3
liu4, qi1, ba1, jiu3, shi2)
Abandon – paoqi
Able – hui4
Ta1men5 jue2de5 wo3
ying1gai1 hui4 jiang3
zhong1wen2.
Ability – neng2li4
Wo3 bu4 neng2 na2 hen3
zhong4 de5 dong1xi1.
About (concerning) - guan1yu2
(apox.) – da4gai4 de5
Absorb - xi1shou1
Absolutely – jue2dui4
Absolutely impossible –
Jue2dui4 bu4 ke3neng2
Abstract – chou1xiang4
Abusive – nue4dai4
Academic – xue2shu4 de5
Ache – teng2
Accent - kou3yin1
Accept – jie1shou4
Accident – Yi4wai4
qiang1diao4
Accomplish – cheng2ji4
According to – an4zhao4…
pai2lie4
Zhei4xie1 shu1 shi4
an4zhao4
nei2rong4 pai2lie4
(These books are arranged
according to subject)
Gen1ju4 tian1qi4 yu4bao4,
jin1tian1 xia4wu3 you3 yu3
(According to the weather
report
Accupunctue – zhen1jiu3
it will rain this afternoon)
Acoustic guitar – bu4
dian4 ji2ta1
Act – biao3yan2
Bu2 yao4 zhe4yang4
Ni3 biao3xian4 qu1 lai2 de5
shi4 zhe4 yang4zi5
Acting - yan3ji4
Action movie – dong4zuo4 pian4
Action Verb - xing2dong4
dong4ci2
Active - zhu3dong4
Actor - yan3yuan2
Actress – nu:3 yan3yuan2
Adapt – shi4ying1
Ni3 hen3 kuai4 jiu4 neng2
shi4ying1
(You can adapt quickly)
Add – fu4jia1
Addicted – shang4yin3
Ta1 chi1 an1mian2 yao4
sheng4ying3
(He is addicted to sleeping
pills.)
Address – di4zhi3
Adjective - xing2rong2ci2
Adjust – tiao2zheng3
Tiao2zheng3 jia4ge2
Admire – xin1shang3
(Wo3) pei4 fu3 ni3
Admit – cheng2ren4
Wo3 ying1gai1 cheng2ren4 wo3
shuo1 zhong1wen2 de5 neng2li4
bu2 shi4 fei1chang2 hao3.
( I should admit my Chinese
speaking ability isn’t that
great.)
Adult – cheng2ren2
Advanced – gao1ji2
gao1ji2 ke4cheng2
(advanced lesson)
fa1da2
(as in advanced technologies)
Adventure Journal –
mao3xian3 ri4ji4
Mei3 yi1 ci4 mao4xian3 hui4
xian1 yong4 da4bu4fen4
jian3dan1 wei4lai2shi4
xie3xia5 yi1ge5 gu4shi4
guan1yu2 wo3men5 zhen1
yao4 zuo4 de5 shi4qing5.
Jian3dan1 wei4lai2shi4
you4 “be” dong4ci2 jia1
“going to” (huo4zhe3 will)
jia1 yuan2xing2 dong4ci2.
Dang1 wo3men5 zai4
mao4xian3 shi2wo3men5
hui4 yong4 da4bu4fen4
xian4zai4jing4xing2shi4
lu4yin1.
Xian4zai4jing4xing2shi4
you3 “be’ dong4ci2 jia1
dong4ci2 “ing” de5 xing2shi4.
Dang1ran2 shi4qing5 bu2
hui4 xiang4 wo3men5 yu4ce4
de5 yi4mo4 yi2yang4.
Ran1hou4 wo3men5
hui4 yong4 da4bu4fen4
jian3dan1 guo4qu4shi4
xie3xia4 fa1sheng1
de5 shi4qing5. Wo3 hui4
wen3 ni3 wen4ti2 you3
guan1yu3 wo3men5 xie3xia5
jian3dan1 guo4qu5 de5
gu4shi5. Zui4hou4 wo3men5
hui4 lu4yin4 wo3men5
yong4 guo4qu4shi4 xie3xia5
de5 gu4shi5.
Adverb - fu4ci2
Advice – jian4yi4
Aesthetic – mei3xue2
Affair (issue) – shi4
Wo3 gen1 ni3 shuo1 yi1
jian4 shi4
Affect – ying2xiang3
Affectionate – mo4mo4
Afford –
Wo3 fu4 bu4 qi3
or
Wo3 mai3 bu4 qi3
(I can’t afford it.)
Wo3 mai3 de5 qi3
(I can afford it.)
zu1 bu4 qi3
(can’t afford the rent)
After – yi3hou4
Zuo4wan2 gong1ke4
yi3hou4 ni3 shang4 nar3 qu4
Afternoon – xia4wu3
Mei3 yi1 ge5 xia4wu3 you3
xia4yu3
Africa – fei1zhou1
Age – nian2ling2
Agent – jing1ji4ren2
Ago – qian2
Ba1 nian2 qian2
(eight years ago)
hen3 jiu3 yi3qian2
(a long time ago)
liang3 ge4 xing1qi1 yi3qian3
(two weeks ago)
Aggressive – qing1 lue4
xing4
Agree – tong2yi4
Agreement – xie2yi4
Ahead – qian2tou2/ qian2mian4
You3 yi4 bai3 zhu3 ren2 zai4
wo3men5 qian2mian4.
Aids – ai4zi1bing4
Aim (v.) – miao2zhun3
Ta1 yong4 qiang1 miao2zhun3
ba3zi5.
He aimed at the bull’s eye.
(goal) – mu4biao1/ mu4di4
Ni3 de5 sheng1huo2
mu4biao1 shi4 shen2me5
Air – kong1qi4
Air conditioned – kong1tiao2
Air-conditioner – leng3qi4
Air pollution - kong1qi4
wu1ran3
Airport – fei1ji1chang3
Alarm clock – nao4zhong1
Alcohol – jiu3
Alive – huo2zhe5 de
All – mei2/suo3you3 de5/
quan2bu4
Ni3 you3 quan2bu4 xue2
guo4 ma5
(all day) - zheng3 tian1
All you can eat – chi1 dao4 bao3/
Wu2 xian4 liang4
Alley – xiang4zi5
Allergic – guo4min4
Almost (aprox.) – cha4bu5
duo1
(not quite) – ji1hu1
Allow – yun3xu3
Almost – ji1hu1/ cha1 yi4
dian3
cha1 bu4 duo1
Wo3 ji1hu1 shen2me5 dou1
bu4 dong3.
Wo3 ji1hu1 cong2lai2 mei2you3
gen1 wo3 de5 xue2sheng1 zai4
ke4chang2 zhong1 kan4 dian4ying3.
Alone – yi2 ge5 ren2
Xiang3 yao4 yi2 ge5 ren2
I want to be alone)
Alphabet - zi4mu3
Alphabetical order – (zhao4)
ying1wen2 zi4mu4 de5
xun4xu4
Already – yi3jing1
duo1….le5
Duo1 kai1 shi2 wu3 fen1
zhong1 le5.
(It started fifteeen minutes
ago.)
Although - sui1ran2
Sui1ran2 ta1 hen3 yan2ge2
dan4 ta1 hen3 gong1ping2
Always – zhong3shi4
Ambitious – qi4 tu2 xing1
Ambiguous - yi4yi4 bu4
ming2que4 de5
Ambulance – jiu4hu4che1
Amuse – shi4 kuai4le5
Analyze – fen1xi
Angry – sheng1qi4
Bie2 shen1 wo3 de5 qi5.
Animal – dong4wu4
Anticipate – yu3qi2
Yu3qi2 hui4 you3 wen4ti2
(anticipate the problems)
Apologize – bao4qian4
Approximately – da4gai4
mo2leng2-liang3ke1
Analogous - xiang1si4 de
Analyze - fen1xi1
And – he2/ tong2/ gen
Angle – (high) gao1 jioa3 du4
(low) di1 jiao3 du4
Anonymous – ni4ming2
Answer - hui2da2
Ni3 shuo3 buo1 de5 dian4hua4
wu2 ren2 hui2yin.
Antacid – xiao1 lien4 yao4/
wei4yao4
Antecedent – xian1xing2ci2
Antiperspirant – zhi3han4ji4
(stop sweat liquid)
Antique – gu3dong3
Anything – ren4he2 dong1xi1/
Shen2me5 dong1xi1
Ni3 yao4 wo3 dai4 shen2me5
dong1xi1 hui2 jia2 ma5
(Do you want me to bring
anything home?)
Shuo1 shen2me5 duo1 hao3
(Say anything you want.)
Anyone – ren4he2 ren2
Anyway - bu4guan3 zen3me
shuo1
Apartment – gong1yu4
Apartment building –
gong1yu4
da4lou2/
jian4zhu2
Apathetic –
Appearance – wai4xing2
Appointment – yue1ding4/
yue1hui4
Appreciate – gan3xie4
Approximate – da4gai4 de5
Arbitrary - wu3duan4
Area – fu4jin4/ di4qu1
Zai4 nei4ge5 fu4jin4
(in that area)
Argue – chao3jia4
Bie2 gen1 wo3 zhen1lun4
Arm – ge3bo5
Art – yi4shu4
Artist – yi4shu4jia1
Artistic – yi4shu4 de5
Art work – zuo4ping2
As –
As long as –
Zhi2yao4….jiu4….
As much as…
Wo3men5 ying1gai1 shi4zhe5
jin4liang4 gen1 bi3ci3 shuo1
Zhong1wen2.
We should speak Chinese to
each other as much as
possible.
Ashamed – xiu1 chi3 de5
Asia – ya4zhou1/ya3zhou1
Asipirin – as1si1pi1lin2
Assertive –
Asses – ping2gu1
Wo3 zhi3shi4 yao4 ping2gu1
ni3 de5 Ying1wen2, bu2 yao4
kao3shi4
Assessment - ping2jia4/
shui4kuan4/fa2kuan4
Assistant – zhu4li3
Association - lian2jie2
Assume - jia3she4
Zhu3ci2 gen3 dong4ci2
chang2chang2 gen1ju4
shang2xia4wen2 bei4
jia3she4,(te4bie2 zai4
ming4ling4 gen1
duan3 de5 hui2da2)

You3shi2hou4 zhu3ci2 shi4
jia3she4 de5

You3shi2hou4 dong4ci2 shi4
jia3she4 de5

You3shi2hou4 zhu4dong4ci2
shi4 jia3she4 de5.

At – zai4
(..least) – zhi4 shao3
(..that time) – Na4 shi2hou5
Atmosphere – qi4fen4
Attack – gong1ji2
Attentive – zhu4yi4 de5/
xi4xing1 jiu1dao4
Attitude – tai4du5
ATM – zi4dong4 qu3kuan3ji1
Auction – pai1mai4
Audience - guan1zhong4
Audition –
Aunt – a1yi2
Australia – Ao4da4li4ya4
Authentic – di4dao4 de5
Author – zuo4zhe3/ zuo4jia1
Authority – chuan2li4
Autobiography – zi4zhuan4
Autonomous – zi4fa1xin4
Ni3 bi4xu1 cheng2wei2 yi2
ge5 zi4fa1xin4 de
xue2xi2zhe3
Autumn – qiu1tian1
Auxiliary Verb - zhu4
dong4ci2
Available – ke3(yi3) yong4 de
Ke3 da2dao4
Average – ping2jun1/yi4ban1
Avoid – tao2bi4
( ~ responsibility) tao2bi4 ze2ren4
Award -

Bachelor’s degree –
Xie2shi4xue2wei4
Back (of body) – bei4/
bei4bu4
Back up vocals –
ling4 chang4 ge1 shou3
Bake – kao3
Bakery – mian4bao1 dian4
Ball – qiu2
Balls - ((have you got?
(‘from seed’)) –
you3 mei2 you3 zhong3
Balance - ping2heng2
Bamboo – zhu2zi5
Banana – xiang1jiao1
Band – yue4dui4
Band – aid – bong4dai4
Bangkok – man4gu3
Bank – yin2hang2
Banker – yin2hang2jia1
Banker – yin2hang2jia1
Based on – gen1ju4
Gen1ju4 zhei4ge5
qing2kuang4 cai2 wo3
de5 yi4si5
Ni3 chang2chang2 ke3yi3
gen1ju4 shang4xia4wen2
cai1 ci2 yi4.
Basic – ji1ben3 de
ji1ben3 de5 bu4 zhong3shi4
jian3dan1 de5
Basketball – lan2qiu2
Bass - di1yin1
Bass guitar – di1yin1
ji2ta1
(from) Beginning to end –
cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3
Bathing suit – you3yong3yi1
Battery – dian4chi2
(is dead) – mei3dian4
Become – bian4
Bedroom – fang2zi5
Beach – sha1tan1/ hai3tan1
Beans – dou4
Beard – hu2zi3
Beat – qiao1 (v.)
- jie2pai1 (n.)
Beatles – pi2tou2si4
Beautiful – mei3li4/
piao4liang5
Beauty pagent –
Xuan3mei3 bi3sai3
Become – bian4cheng2
Bed – chuang2
Beginner – chu1ji2
chu1ji2 ke4cheng2
(beginner lesson)
Beef – niu2rou4
Before – zhi1qian2 /yi3qian2
- Yi3qian2 wo3 jiao1shu1
- Zhei4 wei4 shi4 wo3
yi3qian2 de5 tong2shi4
San1 tian1 yi3qian2 ta1
diu1le5 yi4 ba5 yu3san3
Hen3jiu3 hen3jiu3 yi3qian2
you3 yi2 wei4 mei3li4 de5
gong1zhu3
Ta1 shui4jiao4 yi3 qian2
chang2 chang2 ting1
yin1yue4
Yi3qian2 chi1 zao3can1 liang2
ti3zhong
Behave (oh..)! – yao4 guai1
guai1
Behaviour – xin2wei2
Qu3xiao4 de5 xin2wei2
(shaming behaviour)
(well ~ ed) – guai2
Ni3 hen3 guai2
Belt – pi2dai4
Bent – wan1qu1
Be Verb - be dong4ci2
Bet – da3du3
Better – geng4hao3
Wo3 zhu4 zai4 zhe4li3 ba1
nian2 suo3yi3 wo3 de5
zhong1wen2 ying4gai4 yao3
geng4hao3.
I’ve lived here 7 years so
my Chinese should be better.
Ni3 hui4 (able) xue2zhe5
(ing de zhe5) zuo4 de5
geng4hao3.
(You are learning to do it
better.)
(had ~) – zui4hao3
Betray – bei4pan4
Bias –
Bid – chu1jia4/ jing4biao1
Big – da4
How ~ ? – duo2 da4
All ~ . duo1 da4
Bicycle – jiao3ta4che1
Bid – chu1jia4/jing1biao4
Biology – sheng1wu4xue2
Bird – niao3
Birthday – sheng1ri4
Birth certificate – chu1sheng1
zhang4
Bi-sexual – shuang1xing4lian4
Bite – yao3
(sting) – ding1
Bitter – ku3 de5
(meta.) – tong4ku3 de
Black – hei1se4 de5
Black pepper – hei1hu2jiao1
Blame – ze2guai4
Blanket – mian2bei4
Bleed – liu2xue4
Blind – xia1 de5
Blockbuster – bai3shi4da2
Blog – bu4luo4ge2
(bo2ke2)
Blood – xue4
Blue – lan2se4
Blues - lan2diao4 yin1yue4
Boat – chuan2
Bob –shang4xia4/ji2dong4
Body – shen1ti3
( ~ language) – zhi1ti3
yu3yan2
Body odour – han4 chou4
Body oil – ru3yi4
Boil – zhu3 kai1
Boob job – long2xiong1
Book – shu1
Ta1men5 bu2 hui4 you3
wo3 de5 shu1.
Bookshelf – shu1jia1
Border – guo2jie4
Born – chu1sheng1
Na4ge5 hai2zi5 shi4 long2
nian2 chu1sheng1 de5
That baby was born in the
year of the dragon
Ni3 shen2me5 shi2hou5
sheng1 xiao1hai2zi
When are you going to
have a baby?
Ta1 zai4 fa1guo5
chu1sheng1 de5
Borrow – jie4 (yong4)
Wo3 ke3yi3 jie4 yi4 zhi1
bi3 ma5
Both – dou1
Ni3 ke3yi3 duo1 xue2.
Bother – ma2fan1
Box – he2zi2
Brag – da4hua4
Ta1 de5 da4hua4 wo3
ting1gou4 le5
Brain – nao3zi5
Brave – yong3gan3
Break (come to pieces)
- da3po4
Wo3 da3po4 bou1li2.
(I broke the glass)
(destroy) - po4huai4
Break the rules - fangui
Break up – fen1shou1
Breakfast – zao3can1
Breathe - hu1xi1
(Qing3 zuo4 yi2ci4 shen1
hu1xi1)
Breathe – hu1xi1
Bring – Na2(lai2)/ dai4lai2
Wo3 ke3yi3 ba3 nu:3
peng1you5 dai4lai2 ma5
Ni3 yao4 dai4 yu3san3
ma5?
(Are you going to bring
your umbrella?)
Broken – huai4diao4 de5
Brother – xiong1di4
Buddha – shi4jia1 mo2
ni2 fo2
Buddhist – fo2jiao4tu2
Buddhism – fo2jiao2

Bug (a) chong2zi5
Build – jian4zao4
Building – jian4zhu4/
fang2zi/ luo2
(which building – na3 yi1
ge5 lou2?)
Butter – nai3you2
Business – sheng1yi4/
shengye4
Fang4 shang1ye4 shu1
de5 di4fang1 zai4 na3li3.
(Where is the business
section?)
You3 yi4dian3 xiang1 wo3
jing1yin2 wo zi4ji3 de5
sheng1yi4.
(It’s a iittle like I run my
own business.)
(non of your ~ ) – bu4 guan1
ni3 de5 shi4
Bustling – re4 nao4
Button – an4niu3
Deng3 dao4 wo3 an4 xia4
an4niu3 zai4 jiang3
Butter – nai3you2
(peanut ~ ) hua1sheng1jiang4
Button – an4niu3 (Deng3
dao4wo3 an4 xia4 an4nui
zai4 jiang3)
By – jing1you3
Jing1you3 ting1li4
(by listening)

Cable – dian4lan3 xian4
Calligraphy – shu1fa3
Calm – ping2jing4
Calorie – ka3lu4li3/
le4liang4
Calves (lower leg) – xiao3tui3
Camera – zhao4xiang4ji1
(film) – she4ying3ji1
Cancel – qu3xiao1
Capable – you3 neng2li4 de5
Capability – neng2li4
Capital city – shou3du1
Capital letter - Da4 xie3
Capitalism – zi1ben3 zhu3yi4
Care (about) – dan1xin1/
guan1xin1
take ~ (of) – zhao4gu5
Wo3 yi4dian3 ye 3bu4
zai4hu5
(I don’t care a bit.)
Career – shi4ye4
Carrot – hu2luo2bo5
Casual –
Cat – mao1
Catch (a ball etc) -. jie2
(a bus) – da1
Wo3men5 yao4 dao4 na3li3
da1 shi4zhong1xin1 de5
che1
Category - zhong3lei4
Cave – dong4
Cause (reason) – li2you2
(compel) - shi3
Cause and effect – yun2ying2
he2 jie2guo3
Cause and effect
relationship –
ying1guo3 guan1xi1
CD -
Wo3 bang1 ni3 shao1lu4
yi2 ge5 CD.
Celsius – she4shi4 de5
Cell phone – shou3ji1
Centimetre – gong1fen1
Certain – yi2ding4/ ken3ding4
Change – gai3bian4/ bian4
Xia4ji4 tian1qi4 duo1 bian4
(the weather changes a lot
in summer)
Ni3 mei1 zen3me5 bian5
(You haven’t changed)
- huan4
Wo3men5 yao4 zai4
shang4hai3 huan4 che1
Chair – yi3zi5
Wo3 ba2 yi3zi5 fang4 zai4
chuang2 pang2bian1.
Challenge – tiao3zhan4
Change – gai3bian4
(money back) – zhao3qian2
(pennies, nickles…) – ling2qian2
Channel (television) - pin2dao4
(change the ~) – zhuan3 tai2
( ~ five) di4 wu3 tai2
Chaos - hun4luan4
Chaotic – hun4luan4 de5
Chapter – zhang1
Charades – bi3shou3hua4jiao3
Character (in a movie) –
jiao3se4
- (written chracter) Han4zi4
- (characteristic of a
person) ge4xing4
(moral quality)
ming2sheng1
Characteristic – te4dian3
Charades - bi3shou3-
hua4jiao4
Chat room – liao2tian1shi4
Chauvinism – sha1wen2
zhu3yi4
Cheap – pian2yi5 de
(stingy) – xiao3qi4
Cheat – qi1pian4
Check – jian3cha2/ cha2
Cha2 wang3lu4 kan4 you3
shen2me5 hao3 kan4 de5
dian4ying3
zai4 dian4nao3 jian3cha2
Chinese – zhong1wen2/
han4yu3
(written ~) han4zi4
(descent) – hua4 ren2
(overseas chinese) –
hua2qiao2
Chinese pod – zhong1wen2
buo2ke4
Chocolate – qiao3ke4li4
Choice – xuan3ze2
Choose – xuan3ze2/
jue2ding4 tiao1xuan3
Chop – qie1
Chop – qie1
Chorus - fu4ge5
Church – jiao4tang2
Cinema (theatre) –
dian4ying3yuan4
(films) – dian4ying3
Circle (n.) – yuan2
(v.) – quan1
Zai4 zi4dian3 li3 ba3
zhe4ge5
zi4 quan1 qi3 lai2
(ball shape) – qiu2xing2
City – cheng2shi4
City Centre – cheng2shi4
zhong1xin4
Clap – gu3zhang1
Clarification – shuo1ming2
Classic – jing1dian3
Zhei4 bu4 dian4ying3
jue2dui4 shi4 yi2 bu4
jing1dian3 de5 dian4ying3.
(This movie is absolutely a
classic)
Class – (status) jie1ji2/
jie1zi2
Wo3 dui4 jie1zi2 de yi4ti2
hen3 min3gan3.
- ke4 (a)
- ke4cheng2
yi4shu4 ke4cheng2
(art class)
Classic – jing1dian3
Classical music – gu3dian3
yin1yue4
Classmate – tong2xue2
Classroom – jiao4shi1
Clause - zi3ju4
Clean (adj.) – gan1jing4 de5
(v.) – qing1jie2
Clean up – da3sao3
Clear – qing1chu5 de5/
ming2bai5 de5
Clench – jin3beng1
Jin3beng1 nin3 de5 yin1dao4
Clerk – dian4yuan2
Cliché - lao3tao4 de5 hua4
Client – ke4ren2
Climb – ba2
Close (v.) – guan1
Close (not far) – jin4
Wo3 li3 ni3 hen3 jin4
Wo3 li3 ni3 hen3
Club – ju4le4bu4
Clumsy – ben4shou33ben4jiao3
Cocaine – ke3ka3yin1
Cockroach – zhang1lang2
Coconut – ye2nai3
Coffe – ka1fei1
Long2shou1 da4 ka1fei/
da4 shou1 ka1fei1
(at Ikari)
Na2 ka1fei1 lai2.
Cold – leng3
Jiang1hui4 hen3 leng3.
(It’s going to be cold.)
Collaboration – he2zuo4
Pie2he2 xie3zuo4 fang1an4
(collaborative writing project)
Collect - shou1ji2
Ni3 ke3yi3 ba3 xiang3 xue2
de5 zi5 shou1ji2 qi3 lai2
Collocation - da4pei1
Colloquial - kou3yu3hua4 de
Color – yan2se4
(dark ~ ) an4 de5 yan2se4
(light ~) dan de yan2se4
Combine – lian2he2
Comedy - xi3ju4
Zhei4 bu4 dian4ying3 shi4
xi3ju4 han4 xi4ju4 han4
xi4ju4.
(This movie is a comedy drama.)
Comic book – man4 hua4 shu1
Comfortable – shu1fu2
Jiang3 zhong1wen2 de5
shi2hou4 wo3 jue2de5
bi3jiao4 shu1fu2.
Comma - dou4hao4
Command - ming4ling4
Comment – ping2lun4
Commitment – cheng2 luo4 ?
Commercial – guan3gao4
Common – pu3tong1
Common expression -
Pu3tong1 de5 biao3da2fa3
Commonly used expression –
Chang2yong4 de5 shuo1fa3
Communication – Wo3 jiao1
xue2sheng1 gou1tong1.
Communism – gong4chan3
zhu3yi4
Company – gong1si1
Compassion – tong2qing2
Compete (contest) – bi3sai4
(in bus.) – jing4zheng1
Competition – bi3sai4
Complete – wan2quan2 de5
Ta1 shuo1 de5 wo3 ji1hu1
wan2quan2 bu4 dong3.
Ta1 shuo1 de5 wo3 ji1hu1
wan2quan2 dou1 dong3.
Complain – bao4yuan4
Complex – fu4za2 de5
Complete (finish) (v.) –
wan2cheng2
(total) (adj.) –
wan2quan2 de5
Complete Answer –
wan2zheng3 de5 da2an4
Compliment – zan4mei3
Comprehend – liao3jie3
Compromise – tou3xie2
Computer – dian4nao3
Commit – wu2lun4 ru2he2
Common – pu3pian4 de5
Communism – gong4chan3
zhu3yi4
Complete (v.) – wan2cheng2
(adv.) – wan2quan2
wan2quan2 bu4 yi2yang4
(adj.) – wan2zheng3 de
wan2zheng3 de5 ju4zi5
Compromise – tou3xie2
Conceit – zi4da4
Concept – gai4nian4
Concert – yin1yue1hui4/
yan3 chang4 hui4
Conclude – jie2shu4
Conclusion – jie2shu4
Concrete
(hard stuff) – hun4 ning2
tu3
(concept) ju4ti3
ju4ti3 gai4nian4
(concrete concept)
Condescending – gao1zi1cai4
Condom - bi4yun4tao4
Confess – cheng2ren4/
tan3bai2
Conflict - chong1tu1
Confidence – zi4xin4
Confident – zi4xin4 de5
Confucius – Kong3zi3
Confuse – kun4huo4
Confusion – hun4luan4
Conjunction (gram.) –
lian2jie1ci2
Connect – lian2jie1
Conscious – you3 zhi1jue2
de5
Conservative – bao3shou3
Contagious – chuan2lan3
Contrast – dui4zhao4
Convince – shui4fu2
Co-operate – pei4he2
Cognac – gan1yi4jiu3
Congratulations – gong1xi3
Connect – lian2jie1
Connotation - hao3/
bu4 hao3 han2yi4
Conservative – bao3shou3
de5
Consider – kao3lu:4
Consonant – zi3yin1
Constant – wen2ding4
Consumer – xiao1fei4zhe3
Contagious – hui4
chuan2ran3 de
(catch – chuan2ran3)
Bie2 chuan3 gei3 wo3
(Don’t give me your cold
/flu..)
Contemporary - dang1dai4
Context - shang4xia4wen2
- yu3yan2 huan2jing4
(Ni3 chang2chang2 ke3yi3
gen1ju4 shang4 xia4wen2
cai1 ci2 yi4.)
Continue – ji4xu4
Contraction - suo1xie3
Contradiction - mao2dun4
Contrary – xiang1fan3 de5
Contrast - dui4bi3
Consumer - xiao1fei4zhe3
Convenience store – bian4li1shang1dian4
Conversation - hui4hua4
Convince – shui2fu4
Wo3 yao4 shui4fu2 ni3 zhe4
shi4 yi2 ge5 hao3 zhu3yi4.
Cook – zuo4fan4/ zuo4cai4
shao1 fan4
Consonant – zi3yin1
Convenience – fang1bian4
Convenience store – bian4li4
shang1dian4
Conversation – hui4hua4
Cook – zuo4 cai4/ zuo4 fan4
Cool – liang2 de5
Cooperate - pei4he2
Copy - kao3bei4
Corn – yu4mi3
Corner – jiao3
zou3shang4 jiao3
(top left corner)
you4xia4 jiao3
(bottom right corner)
Correct (v.) – jiu1zheng4
Ni3 zai4 jiu1zheng4 wo3 de5
zhonng1wen2 de5 bu2 yao4
tai4 xiong1.
Corrupt – tan1wu1 de5/
tan1fu3
Cost (expense) – fei4yong4/
hua1fei4
(price) – jia4ge2
Cough – ke2sou5
Count – suan4
Countable – ke2shu3
(un ~) – bu4 ke2shu3 de5
Counter – gui4tai2
Country – guo2jia1
(op city) – xiang1xia5
Coupon – ji2dian3
Courage – yong3qi4
Course – ke4cheng2
Coward – dan3xiao3gui3
Crab – peng2xie4
Crappy – puo4
Crave – ke3wang4
Cream – nai3jin1
Create – chuang4zao4
Creative – chuang4yi4 de5
Crescendo – jian4qiang2
Crime – zui4/ zui4xing2
Criminal – fan4zui4 de5
Cripple (n) – can2fei4
Critic – ping2lun4jia1
( ~ critic) – dian4ying3 ping2lun4jia1
Criticism – pi1ping2
Criticize – pi1ping2
Cross – guo4
( ~ out) hua4 diao4
Crosswalk – ban1ma3xian4
Crowded – ren2 hen3 duo1/
yong3ji3
(not ~) – ren2 bu2 duo1
Cucumber – hu2gua1
Cruel – can2ku4
Cue - tiao2 dao2 ni1
yao4 de di4fang1
Cue card – ti2shi4ban3
Culture – wen2hua4
Wo3 ju4jue2 wo3 zi4ji3
de5 wen2hua4.
Culture shock – wen2hua4
cong1ji2
Curious – hao4qi2
Currency – huo4bi4
(foreign ~) – wai4hui4
Curriculum – ke4cheng2biao3
Customer – ke4hu4
Cut – qie1/ suo1jian4
( ~ to the next scene) zhuan3
huan4 yi2mu4
Cymbal – ba2
Cynic – fen4shi4ji2su2zhe3
Cynical – fen4shi4ji2su2zhe3
de5

Dalai Lama – Da2lai4 la3ma5
Daily – ri4chang2
daily life re4chang2
sheng1huo2
Dance – tiao4wu3
Day time – bai2tian1
Dare – gan3
Ni3 gan3 ma5?
(Do you dare?)
Dark – an4
Dead – si3 de5
Dear – ge4wei4
(used before announcements/
presentations..
ge4wei4 tong2shi4/
tong2xue2 etc.
Death – si3wang2
Decide – jue2ding4
Decieve – pian4
(be ~ decieved) bei4 pian4
Decision – jue2ding4
Decrease -
Deep – shen1 shen1 de5
Defense – fang2yu4
Defensive – fang2wei4 de5
Definite – que4ding4
Definition - ding4yi4
Degree (temperature) – du4
ling4xia4 er4shi2qi1 she4shi4
du4
(27 degrees celcius)
- jiu3shi2du4 de5 jiao3
(90 degree angle)
- bo2shi4 xue2wei4
(doctorate degree)
shou4shi4 xue4wei4
(master’s degree)
xie2shi4 xue4wei4
(bachelor’s degree)
zhe4me5
(to this degree)
Deliberate - gu4yi4 de5
You3yi4 de
Delicious – mei3wei4 de5/
hao3chi1 de5
Deliver – song4
Delivery charge – yun4fei4
Delusion – huan4xiang3
Democracy - min2zhu3
zhu3yi
Democratic country –
min2zhu3 guo2jia1
Demonstration – shi4fan4
Denote – biao3shi4
Dentist – ya2yi1
Department – bu4men2
Department store –
bai3huo4 shang1dian4
Dependent – yi1lai4
Depress – shi3 ju3sang4
Depress – ju3sang4
Depth – shen1
Describe - miao2shu4/
xing2rong2
Desert – tian2dian3
Tian2dian3, dian3 xing1 duo1
yi2yang4
Deserve – ying1de2
Design (v.) – she4ji4
(interior ~) shi4 nei4 she4ji4
Desire – xiang3yao4
ke3wang4
Design –
Despair – shi1wang4
Destroy – po4huai4
Detail - xi4jie2
Determiner - ding4guan4ci2
Develop – pei2yang3/
fa1zhan3
Wo3 fa1zhan3 chu1 yi2 ge5
xi4tong3 hen3 jiu3 wo3 xiang3
xian4zai4 yi3jing1 jie1jing4
wan2mei3.
Developed country – fa1da2
guo2jia1
Devil – mo2gui3/ e4mo2
Devotion –
Diabetes – tang2niao4bing4
Diarrhea – la1 du4zi5
Dial – shuo3buo1
Ni3 shuo3buo1 de5
dian4hua4 wu2 ren2
hui2yin4
Dialect – fang1yan2/
di4fang1hua4
Dialogue – dui4hua1
Dice – sai3zi4
Dictation - ting1xie3
Dictator – du2cai2zhe3
Dictionary – zi4dian3/
Ci2dian3
Zai4 zi4dian3 li3 cha2
zhei4 ge5 zi4.
Wo3 de5 zi4dian3 bu2 shi4
zhe4yang4 xie3.
Die – si3/ si3wang2
Ta1 kuai4 yao4 si3 le5.
(He is dying.)
Different – bu4 tong2 de5
Differentiate – fen1bie2/
bian4bie2
Difficult – nan2/
Kun4nan
Dignity – zun1yan2/
wei1yan2
Dilemma – jin4tui4-liang3nan2
Dimension – da4xiao3
Diminish – suo1xiao3
Dinner – wan3can1
Dinosaur – kong3long2
Diploma – wen2ping2
Direction – fang1xiang4
Wo3men5 zuo3 cuo4 de5
fang1xiang4.
Director (film) – dao3yan3
Directly (speak) – zhi2jie1
shuo1
Dirty – zang1 de5
Disc – die2
Discipline – ji4lu:4
Disapoint – shi1wang4
Discount – zhe2kou4
Discount coupon –
zhe2jia4 quan4
(zhuan?)
Disappoint – shi1wang4
Disbelieve – bu4 xiang1xin4/
huai2yi2
Discipline – xun4lian4
Discouraged – hui1xin1
Don’t be.. – bie2 hui1xin1
Discount – zi2kou4
Discover - fa1xian4
Disc guan1 die2 pian4
Discuss – tao3lun4
Dishonest – bu4 cheng2shi2
Disorder – hun3luan4
Disrespect – bu2jing4/
wu2li3
Dissatisfy – shi3 bu4man3
Distinction - qu1bie2
Distinguish – qu1bie2
Distrust – bu2 xin4ren4
Disturb – da3rao3?
Divide (separate) – fen1kai1
(math) – chu2
Divorced – li2hun4
Dizzy – tou2hun1
Do – gan4/zuo4
Ni3 gan3 ma2?
(What are you doing?)
Wo3 zuo4 bu2 dao4
(I can’t do it.)
Bu2 neng4.
(I can’t do it.)
Doctor – yi1sheng1
Documentary – ji4lu4pian4
Doggy bag – da3bao1
Domesticly produced –
guo3chan3 de5
Dominant – zhi1pei4
Don’t have to –
Bu4 yong4
Wo3 bu2 yong4 qian2
Ni3 bu2 yong4 qian1 ma5
(Don’t you need money?)
Don’t – bie2/ bu2 yao4
Bu2 yao4 li3 ta1.
(Don’t pay attention to her.)
Double – shuang1bei4
Doubtless – wu2yi2 de5
Doubt – huai2yi2
Downstairs – xia4 lou2
Wu3 fen1 zhong1 hou4 wo3
gen1 ni3 lou4xia4 peng4mian4.
(I’ll meet you downstairs in
five minutes.)
Downtown – shi4zhong1xin1
Wo3men5 yao4 dao4
na3li3 da1 shi4zhong1xin1
de5 che1
Dragon – long2
Drama – xi4ju4
Zhei4 bu4 dian4ying3 shi4
xi3ju4 han4 xi4ju4 han4
xi4ju4.
Driver’s license –
Jia4zao4
Drop – diao4
Drugstore – yao4fang2
Drum - gu3
Drumstick - gu3hui2
Drunk – zui4 de5
Dry – gan1 de5/
gan1zao4 de5
Dope – du2pin3
Dream – (sleep) meng4
(aspiration) meng4xiang3
Driver – si1ji1
Drop – diao4
Dual – er4chong2 de5/
Shuang1chong2 de5
Dubbed pin3wei4 de5
Dubious – huai2yi2 de5
Durable – nai4yong5 de5
Dutch (go) – ge4 fu4 ge4
Duty – ze2ren4
Drown – ni4shui3
DVD + R - DVD jia1 R
DVD - R – DVD jian2 R

DVD player – DVD
buo1fang4qi4
Ni3 yao4 xue2 ru2he2 yong4
DVD xue2 ying1wen2 ma5?

Each other – bi3ci3
Wo3men5 ren4shi4 bi3ci3
Duo1 jiu3 le5?
Eager – ke3wang4 de5
Ear – er3duo5
Earn – zhuan4
Wo3 zuo4 zhe4ge5 wei4 le5
zhuan4 qian2.
Earphones - r3ji1
Earplugs – r3sai?
Early – zao3
(than expected/ planned) –
ti2zao3
Wo3 ke3yi3 ti2zao3 yi4dian1
ma5

Earn – zhuan4
Wo3 zuo4 zhe4ge5 wei4
le5 zhuan4 qian2.
(I’m doing this to earn money)
Earth – di4qiu2
Earthquake – di4zhen4
Easy (easily) – rong2yi4 de5
East – dong1
Eastward – xiang4 dong1 de5
Economy – jing1ji4
- (class) jing1ji4
Edit - jian4ji2/ bian1ji2
Editing software – jian3ji2
ruan3ti3
Edition – ban3ben3
Editor – bian1zhe3
Education – jiao4yu4
Effect – (result) jie2guo3
- (effect on) ying3xiang3
Effective – you3xiao4
you3xiao4 de5 ban4fa3
(effective method)
Effort – nu3li4
Egotistical – zhi4 da4 kuang2
Either – (adv) ye3/er2qie3
(conj – alternative ) yao4me5
Ni3 qu4 yao4me wo3 qu4
huo4zhe5…. huo4zhe5
Eject button –
tui4qu1lai2jian4
Elastic band - xiang4pi2jing1
Elect – xuan3ren4
Electrical – dian4 de5
Electricity – dian4
( ~ cost) dian4fei4
Electric guitar – dian4 ji2ta1
Electronic – dian4zi3
Elementary (basic) –
ji1ben3 de5
Electronic dictionary –
dian4zi3
ci2dian3/ zi4dian3
Elementary school –
xiao3xue2
Elevator – dian4ti1
dian4ti1 xiang4 xia4
(the elevator is going down)
dian4ti4 xiang4 shang4
(the elevator is going up)
E-mail – E-mail
Zhei4ge5 E-mail yi1jing1 ji4
le5 ma5?
Embarrass – shi3 gan1ga4
Emergency – jin3ji2
qing2kuang4
Emotion – gan3qing2
Empathize -
Emphasize - qiang2diao4
Employ – ping4yong4
Employee – yuan2gong1
Employer – gu4zhu3
Empty (adj.) – kong4 de5
(v.) bian4 kong4
Zhe4 ge5 shou3shi4
biao3shi4 wo3 kong4ge2
ni3 xu1yao3
tian2ru4 dan1zi2.
(This gesture represents a
space that you need to fill
in with a word.)
Encourage – gu3li4
Encyclopedia – bai3ke1quan2shu1
Energy – li4qi4
- jing1li4
End – jin4tou2
(v.) - jie2shu4
Ending - (of a story) –
gu4shi5 de jie2ju2
Enemy – di2ren2
(military) – di2jun1
Energy – huo2li4
Enjoy – xiang2shou4
Engaged –
Engineer – gong1cheng2shi1
dian4qi4 gong1cheng2shi1
(electrical engineer)
Entertain – yu2le4
Entertainment – yu2le4
Enthusiasm – re4xin1
Entrance – ru4kou3
Entrance exam – lu4xue2
kao3shi4
can1jia1 kao3shi4
Envelope – xin4feng1
Environment – huan2jing4
Envy – ji4du5/ buji/
dui4xiang4
Epiphany - tu2ran2
liao3jie3
Episode – dan1yuan2
Equal – deng3yu2
Er4 jia1 san1
deng3yu2 wu3.
2 + 3 = 5
Equality – ping2deng3
Erase – ca1diao4
(a tape) – san1chu2
lu4yin4dai4
Eraser – xiang4pi2ca1
Erotic – xing’4 ai4 de5
Error – cuo4wu4
Escaltor – shou3fu2ti1
Escape – tui4chu1/
tao2tuo1
Essay – wen2zhang1
Essence – shi2zhi4/
ben3zhi4
Essential – ji1ben3 de5
Estimate – gu1ji4
Et cetera – deng3 deng3
Ethical – dao4de2
Ethnic – min2zu2
Ethnicity – min2zu2/
zu2qun2
Ethnocentric – min2zu2
zhong1xin1 zhu3yi4
Etymology - ci2yuan2xue2/
zi1yuan2xue2
Euphemism – wei3wan3yu3
Europe – Ou1zhou1
Even (level) - shui3ping2
( ~ if/though) –
Even -
(even ~ ) - Er4 shi2 fen1
zhong1 dou1 bu4 re4
(even after 20 minutes,
not hot)
( ~ hotter) –
Geng4 re4 le5
( ~ if) – ji2shi3
Every – mei3
(each) mei3 yi1
(all) – suo3you3 de5
Everybody – mei3 ge5 ren2
Mei3 ge5 ren2 dou1 you3
yi4jian4.
Everything – mei3 jian4
shi4wu4 Wo3 suo3 zhi1dao1
de5 yi2qie4 duo1 shi4
ta1 jiao1 wo3 de5
Everywhere – mei3 ge5
di4fang5
Evidently – ming2xian3 de5/
xian3ran2 de
Evil – huai4/ zui4’e4
( ~ eye) – bai3 yan3
Ta1 bai3lian3si4 gei3 wo3 kan4.
Evolution – fa1zhan3
Exact (ly) – zheng4que4 de5
Exagerate - kua1zhang1
( ~ ed expression) –
kua1zhang1 de shou1fa1
eg. Jiu4 kuai4 e4 shi4 le
(soon starve to death)
Example – li4zi5
Example Sentence - Li4ju4
Exceed – chao1guo4
Exception – li4wai4 de5
Exchange – jiao1huan4
( ~ student) -
jiao1huan4 sheng1
( ~ rate) – hui4lu4
Exist – cun2zai4
Excite – shi4 xing1fen4
Excited – xing1fen4/
xin1dong4
(heart moved)
Exciting – ling4 ren2
xing1fen4 de5
Excrement – fen4bian4
Excuse (n.) – jie4kou3
(forgive) – yuan2liang4
Expect – qi1wang4
Exist – cun2zai4
Expand – kuo4da4
Exit – chu1kou3
Expansion Exercise –
yen2chang2
lien4xi2
Expect - qi2dai4/qi2wang4
Ni3 qi2wang4 wo3 shi4
wan2mei3 de5 ma5
Expell – chu2ming2
Expenses – fei4yong4/
hua1fei4
Wo3 de4 fei4 yong4 hao3 duo.
(I have a lot of expenses.)
Experience – jing1li4/
jing1yan4
(go through) - jing1guo5
Experiment - shi2yan4
Explain - jie3shi4
Explamation mark – jing1tan4
hao4
Explode - bao4zha4
Exploit – bo1xue1
Explore - tan4suo3
Tan4tao3 zi4you3 de5
zhu3ti2
(Explore the theme of freedom)
Export – chu1kou3
Express - biao3shi4/
biao3da2
Jing1guo4 san1 nian2 de5
xue2xi2 neng2gou4 yong4
zhong1wen2 biao3shi4 zi4ji3
de5 yi4si5 le5.
After three years of study
he could express himself in
Chinese.

Expression - biao3da2fa3
shuo1fa3/ yong4yu3
Extension cord – yuen2
chang2xian4
Extremely – fei1chang2
Eye(s) – yan3jing1
Eye contact – zhu4shi4
dui4fang1 de5 yan3jing1
Face – lian3
(make a) – zuo4 gui3lian3
Ni3 wei4shen2me5 gei3 wo3
gui3lian3 kan4?
Wo3men5 bi4xu1 zheng4shi4
zhe4xie1 ku4nan5
(We have to face these
difficulties)
Facial expression - lian3
bu4 biao3 qing2
Factory – gong1chang3
Fade out –
Facism – fa3xi1si1
Fact - shi4shi2
Shi4 shi4shi2.
(It’s a fact.)
Factory – (gong1)chang3
Factory worker –
gong1yuan2
Fake – jia3
(jia3 piao4)
Fail - shi1bai4
Faint (adj.) – bu4 qing1 de5
Fair – gong3ping2
Fake (adj.) – yan4pin3
(v.) (cheat) – pian4zi5
Fall – die1dao3
(in love) – ai4shang4
False – jia3 de5
Familiar – ren4shi5 de5
Family – jia1ting2/ jia1ren2
Famous – you3ming2
Fan – dian4feng1shan4
Fantasy - huang4xian3
Far – yuan3
Ni3 li3 wo3 hen3 yuan3
Farm – Nong2chang3
Fashion – si2 xiang4 gan3
Fast forward – kuai4zhuan3
Fate – ming4yun4
Father in law – yue4fu4
Fatty food - fei2rou4/
you3ni4 de5 shi2wu4
Fee – fei4
Feel – Gan3jue2
(consider) - Wo3 jue2de5
ta1 shi4
Feelings – gan3jue2/
gan3qing2
Female – nu:3xing4 de5
Feminine – nu:3xing4hua4 de5
Feminism – nu:3xing4 zhu3yi4
- nan2nu:3 ping2deng3 zhu3yi4
Feng shui – feng1shui3
Fib – xiao3huang
Fifth tone – qing sheng1
Fight – da3jia4
(quarrel) – chao3jia
Figurative – bi3yu4 de5
File – wen2jian4
Fill – zhuang1 man3
Fill out – tian2xie3
Tian2(xie3) yi2xia4 zhe4
fen biao3ge2
Film – (n.) – ying3pian4
- pai1she4
Film studies – ying3pian4 xue2
Fine (punishment) – fa3kuan3
Finally – zui4hou4 de5
Finally (at the end) –
Zui4hou4
Find – zhao3dao4
Fa1xian4
(discover)
Finish – wan2(cheng2)
zuo4 wan2
(finish doing)
Wo3 chi1 wan2 wo3 hui4 zuo3.
Finite – you3xian4 de5
Fins – wa1xie2
Fire – huo3
(get fired) – Wo bei kai
qu le
First – di4yi4yi1
Di4yi1 ci4
(first time)
( ~ class) – tou2deng3 de5
Fish – yu2
Fisherman – yu2ren2
Fisherman’s wharf – yu2ren2 ma3tou2
Fit – you3he2
(ahead) – xian1
Ni3 xian1 zuo3.
(You get in first.)
Fix – xiu1li3
Fixed gesture - gu4ding4 de
shou3shi4
Flashcard - dan1zi4ka3
Flashcard key chain –
Dan1zi4ka3 yao4shi3lian4
Flashlight – shou3dian4tong3
Flat – ping2 de5
His Chinese sounds flat.
Ta1 zhong1wen2 mei2 you3
shang1diao4
Flatten – bian4ping1
Flavor – wei4dao4/ kou3wei4
Flex – shou1shuo1 ji1lou4
Flexible – ling2huo2
Flight – ban1ji1
Wo3de5 ban1ji1 zai4 shi2
dian3.
(My flight is at ten o’clock)
Yao4 fei1 ba1 ge5 xiao3shi2
(The flight is eight hours.)
Flip – zhuan3 guo4 lai2
Flirt – tiao2qing2
Flow - liu2
Flu – gan3mao4
Fluent - liu2li4
Zhong1wen2 bu2 shi4
wo3 de5 mu3yu3 suo3yi3
wo3 yong2yuan3
mei3 you3 ban4fa3 shuo1
de hen3 liu2li4.
Fly – fei1xing2
da1 fei1ji1
(go by plane)
Focus on - zhuan1zhu4
ji2zhong1
Foggy – you3 nong2wu4 de5
Fold – zhe2qi3lai2
Folk – min2jian1 (min2ge1)
de5 yin1yue4
Follow - ?
zun1cong2 wo3 de5 zhi3shi5
(follow my instructions)
(instructions)
- genze nian (as I read)
You3 ren2 gen1zhong1 wo3men5
(There is someone following us)
Wo3 gen1zhe5 ta1.
(I followed him.)
Fondle – ai4fu3
Font – zi4xin2 da4xiao3
Food court – mei3shi4jie
Foot – jiao3
For – wei4/ gei3
Ni3 mai3gei3 ta1 yi4ben1
shu1 ma5
For (the benefit of) – wei4
Wei4 le4 nin3de5 an1quan2
Force – rang4
Forever – yong3yuan2
Wo3 yong3yuan2 bu4 hui4
li2kai1 ni3.
Forever – yong3yuan3
Forgive – yuan2liang4
Foreign – wai4guo2 de5
( ~ languae) – wai4yan2
Foriegner – wai4guo2ren2
Fork – cha1zi5
Form - xing2shi4/
xing2zhuang4
Format – xing2shi4
Biao1zhun3 EFL zhu4qing2gai4yao4
de5 xing2shi4
Formal - zheng4shi4 de5
fei1 zheng4shi4 de5
(informal)
Former – yi3qian2 de5
Forum – lun4tan2
Foundation – di3zi3
(not literal)
Fraction – bu4fen5
Fragile – yi4 sui4 de5
Frame – jin4tou2
Freak out - zhua1kuang2
(get angry)
Free (no charge) – mian3fei4
Wo3 you3 zhang4dan1 yao4
fu4, suo3yi3 wo3 bu4 hui4
jiao1 mian3fei4 de5 ying1wen2.
(I have a lot of bills so I can’t
teach English for free.)
(at liberty) – zi4you3 de5
Free agent – zi4ji3 de5
jing1ji4 ren2
Free Will – (zi4yuan4)?
Freedom – zi4you2
Freedom of expression -
Zi4 you2 yan2 luen4
French – fa3guo2
Fa3guo2ren2
(french person)
Fa3/fa4yu4
(french language)
French fries – shu3tiao2
Frequent – chang2
Zhei4ge5 zi4 chang2 yong4
ma5
Fresh – xin1xian1
Fridge – bing1xiang1
Friendly – you3shan4 de5
Fried – you3 zha4 de5/
chao3
( ~ dumplings) – jian1jiao3
Friend – peng2you5
Friendship – you3yi4
Frighten – shi3 hai4pa4
Frightened – shi3 hai4pa4
Frightful – ke3pa4 de5
Frog –qing1wa1
From – cong2
From ____ to ______.
cong2 ____ dao4 _____.
(distance) – li3
Ni3 zhu4 de5 di4fang5 li3
zher4/zhe4li3 yuan3 ma5
Wo3 gong1si1 li3 zhe4li3
wu3 fen1 zhong1.
From the looks of things __
Kan4 yang4 zi5 ___
Front row – kao qian
Frozen – jie2bing1
Fruit – shui3guo3
Fruit juice - guo3zhi1
Frustrate – shi3 shou4cuo4
Frustrated – you3 cuo4zhe2gan3
Fry – zha4
Frying pan – chao3 guo1
Full – man3 de5
Full meal deal – tao4can1
Fully – wan2quan2 de5
Fun – hao3wan2 de/
you3qu4 de5
Hui4 hen3 hao3 wan2.
Function control – gong1neng2
kong4zhi4
Fundemental – ji1ben3 de5
Funeral – zang4li3
Funny - hao3xiao4/ hao3wan2
de5/ you3qu4 de5
Farther – geng4 yuan3 de5/
jiao4 yuan3 de5
Furthermore - er2qie3
Futile – wu2/ mei2 yong4 de5
Future - jiang1lai2/ wei4lai2
I’ll see this movie sometime
in the future.

Game – you2xi4
Garbage – le4se4
Garbage can – le4se4 tong3
Garlic – da4suan4
Gasoline – qi4you2
(gas price)
qi4you2 jia4ge2
Gay – tong2xing4lian4 de5
Generalize – yi4 ban1 lai2
shuo1
Generally – tong1chang2 de5
Generation – yi2 dai4
nian2qing1 yi2dai4
(young generation)
xia4 yi2dai4
(next generation)
shang4 yi2dai4
(previous generation)
Generous – kang1kai3
Genius – tian1cai2
Genre - lei4xing2
Gentle - wen1rou2
German – de2 guo2 ren2
Gerund - dong4 ming2 ci2
Gesture - shou3shi4
Get – (become) bian4cheng2
Wo3 bian4 lao3 le5.
(I’m getting old.)
- (aquire) de2dao4
- ( ~ in the habit of)
yang3cheng2 xi2guan4
( ~ over s.t.) – wang4 diao4
( ~ rid of) – bai3tuo1
Bai3tuo1 ta1men5
(cont. “beg” – bai4tuo4)
get up – qi3chuang2
(good marks) – de2 dao4 hao3
fen1shu4
( ~ used to it) – Ni3 yao4
xi2guan4.
Gift – li3wu4
Ginger tea – jiang1 cha2
Give – gei3
( ~ me some space) – li2 wo3
yuan3 yi1dian3.
Give up – feng4qi4
Global – quan2qiu2 de5
( ~ issue) quan2qiu2 yi4ti2
( ~ warming) – wen1shi4-
xiao4yin4
Wen1shi4xiao4yin4 shi4 mei2
yi2 ge ren2 de5 wen4ti2
Glossary – zi4hui4
Glue – jiao1shui3
Goal - mu4biao3 (abstract)
mu4di4 (physical)
Zai4 yen2li4 de5 pi1pan4
zhi1hou4 ni3 xiang3yao4
da2cheng2 shen2me5
mu4di4.
Ghost – gui3
Glass – bou1li2
Wo3 da3puo4 bou1li2.
(I broke the glass)
Glue – jiao1shui3
san3 miao3 jiao1
(three second glue)
Go – qu4
( ~ over) - Ru3guo3 ni3 cao1guo4
yi2 ge5 xiao3shi2 ni3 yao4 zai4
fu4 wu3 shi2 kuai4 qian2.
Golf – gao1’er3fu1qiu2
God – shang4di4
Going to - yao4/
zhun3bei4/ da3suan4
Ni3 yao4 qu4 can1guan1
Chang2cheng2 ma5?
(Are you going to visit the
Great Wall?)
Wo3 zhun3bei4 xue1 kai1
che1.
(I am going to learn how to
drive a car.)
Gondola – lan3che1
Good – hao3
( ~ morning) – zao3’an1
( ~ afternoon) – wu3’an1
( ~ evening) – wan3’an1
( ~ night) – wan3’an1
( ~ deal) – zhen1 shi4 zhuan4
dao4 le5
Goods – huo4/ shang1pin3
Good Vs. Evil – Shan4liang2
dui4kang4 xie2r4
Good luck - zhu4 hao3
yun4
Gossip – xian2liao2/ ba1hua4
Shuo1 xian2hua4
Grade (test result)
– fen1shu4
(one, two…) nian2ji2
Government – zheng4fu3
Graduate (v.) – bi4ye4
(n.) bi4ye4sheng1
Ni3 da4xue2 bi4ye4 le5
ma5?
(Did you graduate from
university?)
Ni3 shi4 na3ge5 da4xue2
bi4ye4 de5?
(Which university did you
graduate from?)
When did you graduate?
When will you graduate?

Gram – ke4
Grammar - wen2fa3/
yu3fa2
Grape – pu2tao5
Grapefruit – pu2tao5you4
Grateful – gan3ji1/
gan3xie4
Gratitude – gan3xie4/
gan3ji1
Greasy food – you2ni4 de5
shi2wu4
Greedy – tan1xin1 de5
Green – lu:4se4
Greenhouse – wen1shi4
Greenhouse effect – wen1shi4
xiao4ying4
Grief – bei1shang1
Grocery store – za4
huo4dian4/
chao1ji2shi4chang3
Grow – zhang3 da4
Grow up – zhang1 da4
Ni3 zhang1da4 le5 yao4
zuo4 shen1me5?
Group – qun2
Grumpy – pi2qi4 bao4zao4
Guarantee – bao3zheng4
Guess – cai1(xiang3)
Ke3yi3 cong2
shang4xia4wen2
cai1dao4
zhe4ge ci2 de4 yi4si5
Guest – ke4ren5
Guide – dao3you2
Guilt – fan4zui4
Wo3 jue2de5 you3
zui4 e4 gan3.
Guilty – you3zui4 de5
Guitar – ji2ta1
Gum – kou3xiang1tang2
Gym – jian4shen1fang2
(Jian from jian4kang1
Shen from shen1ti3
Fang from fang2jian1)
Habit – xi2guan4
Hair – tou2fa5
Hairy – duo1 mao2 de5
Half – ban
Yi1zhi1ban4jie3
(half understand)
Ta1 shuo1 de5 wo3
da4gai4 zhi3 dong3
yi2ban4.
Hall – zhou3lang2
Hallucination – huan4jue2
Hamburger – han4bao3
Hand – shou3
Hand job – da3shou3qiang1
Hand roll – shou3 juan3
Handsome – hao3 kan4/ ying1jun4
shuai4 ge1
Hand to (syn.turn in) –
jiao1 gei3
Hand writing – bi3ji1
Handle (a situation) –
chu3li3
Handsome – shuai ge
Hang out – yi4qi3 wan2
Wo3men4 ming2tian1 yi4qi3
wan2 ba5?
Hang over – su4zui4
Happen – fa1sheng1
Happy – kai1xing1
Happily – kuai4le4
Happiness – xin4fu2
Harbour –
Hard – ying4
Di4 hen3 ying4.
(the ground is hard)
(difficult) – nan2
(to work ~) – nu3li4
gong3zuo4
Yong4li4 de5 da3 qiu2)
(hit the ball hard!)
Hardship – xin1ku3
Haunt –
Harmonica – kou3qin2
Harmony - he2xie2
Hat – mao4zi5
Hate – hen4
Have - you3
( ~ as aux) – le5
Ta1 zai4 zher4
zhu4 le5 san1 nian2 le5
Wo3 chi1le liang3 wan3
fan4 le5.
Wo3 xie3 le5 shi2 ge5 zi5
Hazard – wei1xian3
Headache – tou2 teng2
Heading (title) –
Headlight – qian2deng1
Health – jian4kang1
Hear – ting1jian5/
ting1dao4
Wo3 ting1 bu4 jian5.
(I can’t hear you.)
Ni3 ting1 bu2 dao4 wo3
ma5?
(Can’t you hear me?)
Hearing – ting1li4
Heart – xin1
( ~ attack) – xin1zang4bing4
Heat – re4/ nuan3qi4
(hot air)
jia1re4
(heat up)
Heaven – tian1tang2
Heavy – zhong4
Height – gao1du4
Heirarchy – deng3ji2zhi4du4/
jie1ji2 zhi4du4
Hell – di4yu4
Help – bang1mang2/ bang1zhu4
Qing3wen4, you3 shen2me5
bang1 ni3 de5.
Helpful – you3 bang1zhu4 de5
Hemp – da4ma2
Hence – suo3yi3
Henceforth – jin1hou4
Hereafter – jiang1lai2
Hierarchy – jie1ji2 zu3zhi1
Hero – ying1xiong2
Heroin – hai3luo4ying1
Hiccup – da3ge2
Hide (a thing/ youself etc.) –
Ta1 cang2 zai4 man2 hou4 mian4.
(He hid behind the door)
Ta1 ba3 shu1 cang2 zai4 dai4zi4 li3.
(He hid his book in the bag.)
Hiking – tu2bu4 lu:3xing2
High – gao1
( ~ school) – gao1zhong1
( ~ speed rail) – gao1tie3
Hint – an4shi4
Hire – lu4yong4
Historian – li4shi3xue2 jia1
Hit – da3
(cont. big) da4
( ~ on) – da1shan4
Hitchhike – da1 bian4che1
Hobby - shi4hao4/ ai4hao4
Hold – Na2zhe5
( ~ hands) – qian1shou3
Hole – dong4
Hollow – kong1 de5
Holiday – du4jia4
Hollywood - haoleiwuding
Home – jia1/ jia1ting2
(place where you live)
Homeless – wu2-jia1-ke3-
gui1 de5
Homework – gong1ke4/
zuo4ye4/ jia1ting2 zuo4ye4
Homonym - tong2yin1 yi4yi4
ci2
Homosexual – tong2xing4lian4
Honest – cheng2shi2 de5
Honestly – cheng2shi2 de5
Honey – feng1mi4
Hope – xi1wang4
Hopeful – you3 xi1wang4
Hopeless – mei2you3 xi1wang4
de5
Horizontal – shui3ping1
Hormone – he2’er3meng2
Horny – hao3she4
Horrible – ke3pa4 de5
Horrify – shi3 kong3bu4
Hospital – yi1yuan4
Host zhu3ren2
Hostel – lu:3she4
Hostess – nu:3zhu3ren2
Hot (to the touch) – teng4
(weather) – re4
Hot and sour soup –
Suan1 la4 tang1
Hot pot – huo3guo3
Hotel – lu:3guan3
House – fang2zi5
Housework – zuo4 jia1 shi4
How – ru2he2/ zen3yang4
How big? – duo1 da4?
Mei2 duo1 da4
How many – duo1shao3
Mei2 duo1 shao3
How have you been –
Jin4 lai2 ke3 hao3
Hug – jin1bao3
Human – ren2lei4 de5
Humanity – ren2xing4
ren2dao4
(mercy)
Humble – qian1xu1 de5
Humid – man1re4
Humiliating – diu1lian3 de5
Humorous – hao3xiao4
Hungry – e4
Hurt – shi3 teng2tong4
Ni3 you3 shang1 dao4 ni3
de5 bei5 ma5?
Hurry (in a)
Ni3 zai4 gan3 shi2jian1 ma5
Wo3 mei2you3 gan3 shi2jian1
Wo3 zai4 gan3 shi2jian1
Hurt – shou4 shang1/tong4
Ni3 you3 shang1dao4 ni3 de5
bei4 ma5
( ~ hurts)
hui4 tong4
(This will ~)
Zhe4 ge5 jiang1 hui4 tong$
(You ~ hurt me.)
Ni3 nong4tong4 wo3 le5.
Humble – qian1xu1
Husband – zhang4fu5
Hygiene – wei4sheng1xue2
Make hygenic – gao3 wei4sheng1
Hypocritical – xu1wei3 de/
pian4pan4xin4

Ice – bing1kuai4
Ta1 yi3jing1 fang4 le5
bing1kuai4.
(He already put the ice in.)
Ice sand – bing1sha1
Identify with –
Idea – zhu3yi4/ xiang3fa5
Ideas (philosophy) –
si1xiang3
Identification –
shen1fen4zheng4
Idiom - cheng2yu3
- xi2guan4yong4yu3
Idiomatic translation-
yi4yi4
If – ru2guo3/ jia3ru2/
yao4shi4
Wo3 yao4 kui1 de.
(If I do that I’ll lose
money.)
Idiot – bai2chi1
Ignorant – wu2zhi1
Ignore - hu1shi4/ bu4li3
Illegal – fei1fa3
Imagine - xiang3-xiang4
Mei2you3 xiang3xiang4 de5 hao3
(not as good as I imagined)
Imply – han2you3… de5 yi4si5
- an4shi4
- an4zhi3
Impotent – yang2wei3
Wo3 cong2lai2 mei2you3
yang2wei3 qu4 guo4
Import – jin4kou3
Immigrant – yi2min2
Impatient – bu2 nai4fan2
Impression - yin4xiang4/
gan3xiang3
Impressionist – yin4xiang4pai4
yi4shu4jia1
Improvise - shui2ji4ying4bian4
Impudent – mao4shi5
Impulsive – chong1dong4
Inapropriate – bu2shi4 dang1
In – zai4
Insect – chong2zi5
Inch – (yin1) cun4
In charge of… - fu4zhe2
In this way – zhe4me5
Include – bao1han2 (kuo4)
Yi1ge4 ju4zi5 bao1han2
zhu3ci2 hen4 dong4ci2.
Increase –
Incredible – bu4ke3si1yi4
Independent – du2li4
Du2li4 zhi4zuo4 de5 pian4
(independent film)
Indian Ocean – yin4du4yang2
Inevitable – bi4ran2
Information – zi1liao4
Interview – mian4tan2
Invest – tou2zi1
Indeed – di2que4
Inevitable – bi4ran2
Ingredients – pei4liao4/
cheng2fen4
Inflation -
Influence – ying3xiang3
Infinite – wu2xian4
Infinitive - bu4 ding4 ci2
Influence – ying3xiang
Information – zi1shun4
Information counter – zi1shun4
gui4tai2
Information Question –
xun4xi2
yi2wen4 ju4
Informative – you3 nei4rong2 de
Informal - fei1zheng4shi4
de
Infornmation question –
Xun4xi2 yi2 wen4 ju4
Information Question Words
– Xun4xi2 yi2 wen4 ci2
ing form - "ing"
xing2shi4
Inherit – ji4cheng2
Ingredients – cai2liao4
pei4liao4
Innocent – wu2zui4 de5
Innuendo - ying3she4
Inside out –
Li3 wan4 dian1 dao3
Insincere -
Insist – yi2ding4 yao4
Instructions – yong4fa3/
zhi3shi4
Instruction book –
shou1ming2shu1
Zhun1cong2 wo3 de5 zhi3shi4.
Instrument (musical) -
Inspire – ji1li4/
gei3 ling2gan3
Ta1 ji1fa1 wo3 de5
ling2gan3.
(He inspires me.)
Instinct - zhi1jue2
Insult – wu3ru3
Insurance – bao3xian3
Intellectual – zhi1shifen4zi3
Intelligent – cong1ming2
Intend – xiang3 yao4
Intention –
Interact – hu4dong4
Interest (on a loan) – da3zhe2
Interest – Ta1 dui4 yin1yue1
hen3 gan3 xing4 qu4
Interested – gan3 xing4qu4
de5
Ni3 dui4 dian3ying4 you3
xing3qu4 ma5?
Interesting – you3qu4 de5
Interest rate –
Interjection – gan3tan4ci2
Intermediate – zhong1ji2 de5
Intermediate lesson –
Zhong1ji2 ke4cheng2
Internet – wang3luo4
wang3lu4 (Taiwan)
( ~ café) – wang3ka1
( ~ slang) – wang3luo4 yu3yan2
Interpret – quan2shi4
Wo3 bu2 ren4wei2 zhe4 ju4
hua4 ying1gai1 zhe4yang4
zhi2jie1di bei4 quan2shi4.
I don't think this sentence
should (be) thusly
directly [passive] interpreted.
詮釋
我不認為這句話應該這樣地直接
被 詮釋.
(translate orally) – kou3yi4
International – guo2ji4
( ~ café) – wang3ka1
Interrogative – yi2wen4ju4
Intersection – shi2zi4 lu4kou3
Interview – mian4shi4
Interior design – shi4nei4
shi4ji4
Interrupt – da3duan4
Intimate –
Intimidate – kong3he2
Introduce – jie4shao3
Instruction – zhi3shi4
Zhun1cong2 wo3 de5
zhi3shi4
Instrument - (musical)
yue4qi4
Interjection – gan3tan4 ci/
tan4ci2/ yi1
Intermediate – zhong1ji4
International – guo2ji4
Internet – wang3luo4
Intimate – qin1mi4
Intonation – yu2qi4
Intoxicate – shi3 zui4 de5
Intransitive verb - bu4 ji2wu4
dong4ci2
Introduce – jie4shao4
Intuitive – zhi2jue2 de5
Invent - fa1min2
Invite – yao1qing3
Ta1 yao1qing3 wo3 qu4 yi2
ge5 pai4dui4
Invitation – yao1qing3
Ta1 ji4 gei3 wo3 yi2 ge5
yao1qing3 tan2.
Irrational – bu4li3zhi4
…ization – hua4
(greenization – lu:4hua4)
Islam – hui2jiao4


Jail – jian1yu4
(get out of ~) –
chu1yu4
Jazz - jue2shi4yue4
Jesus – ye1su1
Jingoism – sha1wen2zhu3yi4
Journalist (freelance) –
zi4you2 ji4zhe3
Judge - cai2pan4
Junior high –
guo2zhan1 zhong1xue2
Junior high school student –
guo2zhang1 sheng1
Just – jiu4
Ta1 jiu4 shi4 zhe4yang4
(She is just that way.)
Just about – ji1hu1
Wo3 ji1hu1 wang4ji4
Just now – gang1cai1/
gang1/ gang1gang1
gang1 + dong4ci4 –
Wo3 gang1gang1 chi1 yi1 ge5
han4bao3
gang1cai2 + ( )
gang1cai2 + zhu3ci2
gang1cai2 ni3 gen1 shei2
shuo1 hua4?
Justify -

Karma – ying1guo3
Keep – bao3liu2
Wo3 ying1gai1 bao3liu2
shou1ju4 ma5
(keep on – continue) –
yi4zhi2/ bu4 ting2
Ketchup – fang1qie2jiang4
Key – yao4shi3
Keyboard – jian4pan2
Key chain – yao4shi3 lian4
Vocabulary key chain –
dan1zi4ka3 de5 yao4shi3 lian4
( ~ to) – mi4jue2
The key to language learning is
vocabulary study and listening
practice.
Kick – ti1 chu1 qu4
Kick out – ti1 chu2ming2
Kill – sha1si3
Kilogram – gong1jin1
Kilometer – gong1li3
Kind – ren2ci2 (hearted)
- zhong3 (type)
(different kinds)
bu2 tong de zhonglei
Kitchen – chu2fang2
Know – zhi1dao5
bu4 zhi1dao5/
bu4 xiao3 de2
(don’t know)
Knowledge – zhi1shi2
(wisdom) – zhi4hui4
Korean – hang2guo2ren2
Kung fu – gong1fu5

Label -
Labor – lao4dong4
Ladder – jie1ti1
Ladies first – nu:3shi4
you1xian1
Lake – hu2
Language – yu3yan2
Language exchange –
jiao1huan4 yu3yan2
Qing3 bu2 yao4 gai3bian4
yu3yan2
(Please, don’t switch
languages.)
Shuo1 man4 yi4dian3
(Speak more slowly.)
Shuo1 zai4 yi2 ci2
(Say it one more time.)
Yong4 shou3shi4
(Use gestures)
Hua hua
(draw pictures)
Last – zui4hou4
(for the last three days)
guo4qu4 san1 tian1
Late – wan3/ chi2dao4 de
Bie2 chi2dao4 le5
(too slow) – tai4 man3
Lately – zui4jin4
Later (some time today) -
deng3yi2xia4
(next couple of days) -
yi3hou4
(after a few days) –
guo4 ji3 tian1 hou4
(far future) –
jiang1lai2
Laugh - Da4xiao4
(laugh at) – qu3xiao4
Zai4 bei4 hou4 xiao3
mou3 en2.
(Laugh at s.o. behind
their back.)
qu3xiao4 mou3ren2
Law – fa3lu:4
Lawyer – lu:4shi1
Lay down – teng3zhe5
Le – after verb/ completed action
Ta1 zuo2tian kan4 le5 yi4 bu4
dian4ying3
end of sentence/ new situation
Ping2guo3 hong2 qi3 lai2 le5
Lead the way – dai4lu4
Lead singer – zhu3 chang2/
/bang4chang4 ge1 shou3
Lead guitarist –
Learn – xue2/ xui2xi2
Xue2 kai1che1
Learner – xue2xi2zhe3
Leather – pi2ge2
Leave – zou3
Wo3 zou3 le5
(behind) – liu2xia4
Lecture – jiang1ke4
Leg – jiao3/tui3
Ta1 de5 tui3 hen3 chang2.
(His legs are long.)
Legal – he2fa3
Lend – jie4gei3
Lens – jing4tou2
Lesson – ke4/
ke4cheng2
Letter (of The alphabet)
– zi4mu3
Xian1 xie3 zi4mu3 ran2hou4
xie1 sheng1diao4.
(First write the letters then
write the tones.)
(mail a ~ ) ji4 xing4
Lettuce – shen1cai4
Level - cheng2du4
(even) – shui3ping2
Library – tu2shu1guan3
Lid – gai4zi5
Gai4 qi3 lai2
(put on the lid)
Lie – shuo1huang3
Wo3 ying1gai1 dui4 Frank
shuo1huang1 guan1yu2 na4 ge
ma
Life – (daily) sheng1huo2
(entire) – len2sheng1
(biological) – sheng1ming4
Light (shiny thing) – guang1/
deng1
deng1 guan1 le5 ma5?
(Mei2you3 shou4ci2 yong4 guan1
diao4)
(not heavy) – qing1
Lighting (inside) - zhao4ming2
(outside) – guan1xian4
Like that – zhe4yang4
Mei2 you3 ren2 zhe4yang4
shuo1.
Nobody says it like that
Lines - tai2ci2/ dui4bai2
Line up – pai2dui4
Linguistics – yu3yan2xue2
Linguist – yu3yan2xue2zhe?/
jia1
Link (internet) – lian4jie
Linking Verb - lian2xi4
dong4ci2
Linguistics - yu3yan2 xue2
List - ming2dan1
Zhei4ge5 zi4 zai4 wo3 de5
ming2dan1 shang4, dan4shi4
wo3 mei2you3 chang2chang2
yong4, suo3yi3 wo3 bu2 ji4
de5.
(This word is on my vocab
list, but I don’t use it enough,
so I can’t remember it.)
Listen – ting1
Listen again – zai4 ting1
Literal - an4 zhao4 zi4
mian4 de5 yi4si5
Literal translation - zhi2yi4
Live – zhu4
Wo3 zhu4 zai4 zhe4li5 ba1
nian1, suo3yi3 wo3 de5
zhong1wen2 ying4gai4 yao4
geng4 hao3.
(I’ve lived here for eight
years so my Chinese should
be better.)
Live through – jing1li2
Lively – huo2po5
Loan – jie4kuan3/ xing4dai4
Lobby – da4ting4
Local
( ~ person) di4 ren2
Location – di4dian3
Lock (v.) – suo3qi3lai2
da4 men2 suo3qi3lai2
Logic – luo2ji2
Logistics – wuliu
Lonely – ji4mo4 de
Lonely planet – ji2mo4
xin1qiu2
Long – chang2
(how ~ ?) – duo1 chang2?
Yi1 gong1chi3.
(One meter)
(how ~?) duo1 jiu3?
Yi1 ge5 xiao3shi2
( ~ time) chang2 shi2jian1/
hen3 jiu3
(all ~) – duo1 chang2
Look – kan4
( ~ for) – zhao3
Ni3 zai4 zhao3 shen2me5?
(found – zhao4 dao4 le)
( ~ s like) – kan4 qi3 lai2
xiang4
(doesn’t ~ like) – kan4 qi3
lai2 BU4 xiang4
( ~ it up in the dictionary) –
Zai4 zi4dian3li3 cha2
zhei4ge5 zi4.
( ~ forward to) – qi2dai4
Wo3 qi2dai4 zhei4ge5 lv3xing2
hen3jiu3 le5
Lose – (a thing) diu1
- (a game) shu1
- (a thing) Wo3 de5
bi3 bu2 jian4 le5
(I lost my pen)
Wo3 sh1iye4 le.
(I lost my job.)
Wo3 mi2lu4
(I’m lost)
Wo3 jian3zhong4 san1 gong1jin1.
(I’ve lost three kilograms)
(face) – diu1 lian3/ diu1
mian4zi5
Loose – song1
Loser – shi1bai4 zhe3
Lousy – lan4
Lucky – xing4yun4
Lugong – Lu4gong3
Lu4gong3 shi4 tai2wan1 de5
di4 er4 gu3 lao3 de5 cheng2shi4.
Lunch – wu3can1
Luxury –
Lyrics – ge1ci2

Mafia – hei1shou3dang3
(black hand club)
Magazine – za2zhi4
Magic - mo2shu4
Maid – a1yi2
Main character – zhu3jiao3
Main Point - yao4 dian3
Main Verb - zhu3dong4ci2
Make – zuo4/ zao4/ shi3/
rang4
Zuo4 zao3fan4
(make breakfast)
mu4tou5 zao4 de
(made of wood)
shi3 mou3ren2 sheng1qi4.
(make s.o.angry)
rang4 mou3ren2 deng2hou4
(make someone wait)
shi3 ta1 ze1ren4
(make him feel responsible)
zhuan4 qian2
(make money)
zhao4 ju4
(make sentence)
bian1 gu4shi4
(make up a story)
Male – nan2sheng1
Manage (v.) – guan3li3
(n.) – jiang1li3
Manager – jing1li3
(general ~ ) – zhong3 jing1li3
Man made – ren2zao4 de
Manufacture – sheng1chan3/
zhi4zuo4
Material – cai2liao4
Margerine – ren2zao4
huang2you2
Marijuana – da4ma2
Mark (grade) – fen1shu4
de2 dao4 hao3 fen1shu4
Market – shi4chang3
Marketing – xing2xiao1
Married – jie2hun1
Mask - wajing
Masculine – nan2xing4 de5
Massage – an4mo2
zuo4 an4mo2
(get a massage)
Master (n.) – shi1fu5
(v.) – jing1tong1
Ru3guo3 ni3 xiang3yao4
shang4chang2 mo3 jian4shi4,
ni3 bi4xu1 jing1tong1 ji1ben3
de5 gai4nian4 he2 ji4qiao3.
(If you want to become good
at something you have to
master the basics.)
Master’s degree – shao4shi4
xue2 wei4
Masterbation – zi4wei4
Masterpiece – jie2zuo4/
ming2zhu4
Mature – chen2shou2
May – ye3xu3
Mayonaise – mei3nai3zi1
Ye3xu3 hui4 ting2zhi3 xia4yu3
Mean (v.) biao3shi4… de5 yi4si5
shi4…yi4si5
Zhe4 shi4 shen2me5 yi4si5?
(What does this mean?)
Zhe4ge5 ci2 shi4 shen2me5
yi4si5?
(What does this word mean?)
Meaning – yi4si5
Meaningful – you3 yi4yi4 de5
Meaningless – mei2you3 shen2me5
yi4yi4.
Measure – liang2
Liang2 ni3 de5 shen1gao1 hen4
ti3zhong4
Media – mei2ti3
Media studies – mei2ti3 xue2
Mediocre – pu3tong1 de5
Meditation – jing4zuo4
Meet (by accident) – pengjian4
Wo3 zai4 jie1 shang5 pengjian4
le5 ta1
(purposefully) – jian4mian4
Wo3men5 xia4 xing1qi1
jian4mian4, hao3 ma5?
(for the first time) – ren4shi4
Wo3men5 zai4 jia1na2da4
ren4shi4
Ni3 jian4/kan4 guo5 ta1 ma
(Have you met him?)
Meeting – hui4yi4
Melody – ge1qu3/
he2xie2
Member – cheng2yuan2
(Are you a member of that
club?)
( ~ ship card) – hui4 yuan2 ka3
Membership Card – hui4yuan2ka3
Memory - ji4yi4
(capacity)
Memory - hui2yi4
(of)
Memorize - ji4zhu4/ bei4
Mention – ti2
Ta1 ti2dao4 zhei4ge
Menu – cai4dan1
Message – liu2yan2
Wo3 ke3yi3 liu2yen2 ma5?
(Can I leave a message?)
Messy/ muddled –
Luan4qi1ba1zhao1
Metaphorical Expression –
bi3yu4 de5 shuo1fa5
Meter – gong1chi3
Yi1 gong1chi3 shi4 yi1 bai3
gong1fen1.
Method – fang1fa3/ ban4fa3
Microphone - mai4-ke4feng1
Milk – niu2nai3
Millimeter – gong1li2
Mimic - mo2fang3
Mind - tou2nao3/ nao3zi3 (n.)
- (do you?)
Mind – tou2nao3
Wo3 gai3bian4 xing1yi4.
(I changed my mind)
Ru2guo3 ni3 bu4 jie4yi4.
(If you don’t mind.)
Ni3 jie4yi4 ma5?
(Do you mind?)
Minimum - zui4 di1 xian4
du4
Minus – jian3qu4
Minute – fen1
Wu3 fen1zhong1 hou4
peng4mian4
(Meet me in five minutes)
Mirror – jing4zi5
Miscellaneous - bu4tong2
zhong3lei4
- za2 xiang4
- ge4 zhong3
Miserable – tong4ku3
Misery – tong4ku3
Misspell – pin1cuo4
Misplace – luan4 fang4
Mistake – cuo4wu4
Mix – hun4he2
Mnemonic - bang1zhu4 ji4yi4
Monitor – ying2mu4
Monopoly – da4fu4long1
Morphology– zi4xing2xue2
字形學
Modal Verb - qing2tai4
dong4ci2
Model – kuan3shi4
(person – mo2te4er3)
Monkey – hou2zi5
Mood - gan3jue2
Moral - zhu3ti2 han2yi4
More – geng4 duo1 de5
Yi1 ge5 duo1 xiao3shi2
Moreover – er2qie3
Morning – zao3shang5
Morphine – ma3fei1
Mortage – fang2dai4/ di3ya1
Mosquito – wen2zi5
Most – da4bu5fen5
Mostly – tong1chang2
Mortgage – dai4kuan4
Motivation - dong4li4
Move – yi2dong4
(back) – hou4tui4
(closer) – kao4jin4 yi5 dian3
(left) xiang4 zuo3
(right) xiang4 you4
(residence) – ban1jia1
(the emotions) – gan3dong4
Movement – xing2dong4/
huo2dong4
( ~ over a bit) guo4 qu4 yi4dian3
Movie – dian4ying3
Wo3 yi3hou4 hui4 kan4 zhei4
bu4 dian4ying3.
Ni3 yong4 dian4ying3 xue2
ying1wen2 ma5?
( ~ theatre) – dian4ying3
yuan4
( ~ star) – ming2xing1
( ~ review) – dian4ying3
ping2lun4
Mr. – xian1sheng5
Multi-cultural (ethnic) –
Duo1 min2zu2 she4hui4
Mulitiplied by – cheng2(yi3)
Er4 chang2 san1 deng3yu2 liu4
Murder – mou2sha1
Muscle – ji1rou4
Mushroom – mo2gu1
Music – yin1yue4
Muscician – yin1yue4jia1
Museum – bo2yu4guan3
Muslim – hui2jiao4tu2
Mustard – jie4mo5
Mystery – shen2mi4

Naïve – tian1zhen1 (you4 zhi4)
Name – ming2zi5
ming2pian4
(name card)
Nan Gang Science Park –
Nan Gang luan3 ti2 yuen2
qu1 jie1
Narrative (accopmapnying a
documentary)
xu4shu4
Nap – shui4 wu3jiao4
Narrative structure – gu4shi4
jie2gou4
Narrow – zhai3
Nasal sound – bi2yin1
Nationalistic – guo2jia1zhu3yi4/
Ai4 guo2 zhu3yi4
Native speaker – jiang3mu3yu:3
de5 ren2
Zhong1wen2 bu2 shi4 wo3 de5
mu3yu3 suo3yi3 wo3 yong3yuan3
mei2 you3 ban4fa3 jiang3
zhong1 wen2 xiang4
mu3yu3 de5 ren2 yi2yong4.
Negative (attitude etc.) -
Negative Answer/ sentence/
question -
Fou3ding4 de hui2da2/ ju4zi/
yi2wen4ju4
(bad) – fu4mian4 d3
fu4mian4 de han2yi4
(negative moral message)
Negotiate – xie2shang1/
tan2pan4/ xie2tiao2
Neighbour – lin2ju1
Neighbourhood – fu4jin4
Nervous – jin3zhang1
Net – wang3
Never – cong2 (lai2) bu4
Ta1 cong2bu4 xiu1xi2
have never – cong2 lai2 mei2 you3
Wo3 cong2 lai2 mei3 you3 zhei4
zhong3 jing1yan4
will never – yong3yuan4 bu4
Jue2 bu4 fang4qi4
(Never give up)
Newspaper – bao4zhi3
Next – xia4 yi2 ge5
Xia4 yi2 ke4 shi4 shen2me5
shi2hou5?
Next time – xia4 yi1ci4
Nickname – xiao3ming2
Night market – ye4 shi4
Nipple – ru3tou2
Noisy – chao3
Nonsense – luan4 jiang3
Normal – zheng4chang2
North – bei3
Northern part – bei3fang1/
bei3bian1/ bei3bu4
North America – bei3mei3zhou1
Nosy – ai4guan1 xian2 shi4
De5 ren2 (tones?)
Not only _____ but _____.
bu2 zhi3 ___ hai2 _____.
Not quite – hai2 bu4 dao4
Wo3 zai4 Tai2wan4 hai2 bu4
dao4 shi2 nian4.
Nosy – ai4guan1 xian2 shi4
De5 ren2 (tones?)
Nothing – shen2me5 dou1
mei2 you3
Wo3 shen2me5 duo1 mei2 zuo4
Noun - ming2ci2
Novel – xiao3shou1
Zhei4 bu5 dian4ying3 cong2
xiao3shou1 gai3bian4 er lai2 de5
Nuance – zhong1jiao4
Nude – luo3ti4
Number – hao4ma3

Object - shou4ci2
Obvious – ming2xian4
Obsessive – mi2lian4/
zhao2mi2
Obsession – fu4weng1
Ocean – hai3yang2
Offensive – mao4fan4 wu li de5
Offer – ti2gong1
Office – bang4gong1shi4
Official – zhen4shi4
(con. Really – zhen1)
Often – chang2chang2
Oil – Shi2you2 ye
(body ~ ) ru3yi4
Old (person) - lao3
(thing) – jiu3
Old fashioned – lao3 tao4
Olive oil – gan3 lan3 you2
Olympics – Ao4lin2pi3ke4
On – zai4
( ~ line) shang4 wang3
shang4 bu4 liao1 wang3
(can’t sign in)
( ~ the road to [ }) –
qu4 [di4fang] ru4
shang4
One – yi1
yi2 ge5 hai2zi5
(one child)
yi4bai3
(one hundred)
er4 fen1 zhi1 yi1
(one half)
san1 fen1 zhi1 yi1
(one third)
One way street – dan1 xin2 dao4
Onion – yang2cong1
Online – wang3(ji4) shang4
Only – zhi3 you3
(dismissive) - e3yi3
Onomatopoeia - ni3sheng1ci2
Opaque – bu4 qing1qu5
Opinion – yi4jian/ kan4fa3/
xiang3fa5
Opponent – dui4shuo4
Opportunity – ji1hui4
Opposite - xiang1fan3
Optimism – le4guan1
Or – non inclusive - hai2shi5
huo4zhe3
Inclusive - huo4zhe3/
fou3ze2
Wo3 huo4zhe3 xing1qi1liu4
huo4zhe3 xing1qi1tian1 lai2.
(I’ll come on Saturday or Sunday)
Ni3 xiang3 he1 cha2 hai2shi4 ka1fei1.
Orange – liu3cheng2
Orange (mandarin) – ju2zi4
Orange juice – liu3 cheng2
zhi1/
ju2zi5zhi1
Order - In order (sequence)
shun4xu4
- (for the purpose of)
- (a dish) dian3
The names are arranged
in alphabetical
order – Xing4ming2
an4 zi4mu3
shun4xu4 pai2lie4.
(food) dian3
Wo3 yi3jing1 dian3 le.
Originally thought –
yuan2lai2 yi3wei2
Organize - tiao2li3 fen1min2/
an4 pai2/
zhen3li3 ni3 de dong1xi1
(organize your things)
Orgy – xing4pai4dui4
Or question - huo4shi4
yi2wen4ju4
(the) Other (one) – ling4wai4
(the ~ s) qi2ta1 de5
(another) – bie2 de5
Otherwise – bu4ran2/ fou3ze2
Xian4-zai4 jiu4 zuo4, bu2ran4
jiu4 lai2 bu ji2 le.
Do it now, otherwise it will be
too late.
Ni3 tang3 xia4 bu4 ran2 wo3
hui2 wo3 de5 fang2jian1
Ourselves – wo3men5 zi4ji3
Outrageous – guo4 fen4
Outside – wai4mian5
Wo3 bu2yao4 wai4mian5 qu4.
Over – zou4 wan2 le5
Zhei4ge5 dian4shi4 shou4
shen2me5 shi2hou4 zou4
wan2 le5
Over the hill –
Lao3gu3tou2
(old bones)
Overtime – jia1ban1
Overtime pay – jia1ban1fei4
Owe – qian4
Own – yong1you3/ shuo3you3
Wo3 yong1you3 yi1ge5 che1
Ru4guo3 ni3 yong1you3 zhei4ge5
yi1 dui1 yan2se4 ni3 ke3yi3 gai4
fang2zi5.

Pace – su4du4
Pacific Ocean – tai4ping2yang2
Page – ye4
Si4 ye4 dou1 xie3 man3 de5
shi2hou4 wo3 jiu4 ting2zhi3
(turn the) – fan1 ye4
Fan1 dao4 di4 san1 ye4.
(Turn to page three.)
Pain – teng2
Paint (a painting) – hua4
(a house..) you3qi1
Liang3 tian1 qian2 wo3 wan2cheng2
you2qi1 wo3 de5 fang2jian1.
(I finished painting my house 2
days ago.)
Paint brush – mao2bi3
Pair – pei4dui4
You3sheng1 zi3yin1 wu3
sheng1 zi3yin4 pei4dui4.
Page – ye4
Panning shot – xuan2zhuan3
pai1she4
Panic - jing1huang1
Paper – zhi3
Wo3 ke3yi3 you3 yi4 zhang1
zhi3 ma5?
Wo3 bu2 yao4 lang4fei4 zhi3.
(I don’t want to waste paper.)
Paradox – si4 shi4 er2 fei1
Paragraph – duan4
Part – bu4fen4
( ~ time) – gong1du2 shen4
Party – pai4dui4
Pass –
I hope you pass the test.
-
(pass through) – jing1guo4
(Pass by ) – jing1guo4
Wo3men5 hui4 jing1guo4
hao3 duo1 hao3 piao4liang5
de5 fang2zi5.
(We will pass by many
beautiful homes.)
(the ball) – chuang2
(s.t. over) – chuang2gei3
( ~ word) – mi4ma3
Passenger – cheng2ke4
Passion – re4qing2
Passionate – re4qing2 de5/
ren2xin1
qin1 re4 de guan1xi4
(passionate relationship)
Patent – zhuan1li4chuen2
Pattern – mo2shi4
Sentence pattern
Ju4xing4 mo2shi4
Parts of Speech - ge4zhong3
ci2lei4
Pass – tong1guo4
Wo3 xi1wang4 ni3 hui4
tong1guo4 na4 ge5 kao3shi4.
(I hope you pass that exam.)
Passanger – lu3ke
Lu3ke fu2wu4 gui4tai2
Passive - bei4dong4
Ta1 zhang4fu5 bei4 da3
si3 le5.
Past - guo4qu4
Past Form - guo4qu4
xing2shi4
Past Participle - guo4qu4
fen1ci2
Past Progressive - guo4qu4
jin4xing2shi4
Patient – nai4xin1
Pattern - mo2shi4
Pay – fu4 qian2/ qu1 qian2
Fu4 qian2 gei3 ta1
(Pay him/her.)
Zhei4ge5 ni3 fu4 qian2.
(Pay for this.)
Ru3guo3 ni3 cao1guo4 yi2 ge5
xiao3shi2 ni3 yao4 zai4 fu4
wu3 shi2 kuai4 qian2.
(~ attention) – ji2zhong1
zhu4 yi4 dao4
Pause - zhan4ting2
Peace – he2ping2
Penis – yin1jing1
Peas – mao2dou4
Pepper (black) –
Hei1 hu2 jiao1
Percent – bai3fen1zhi?
Wo3 dong3 ta1 shuo1 de5
bai3fen1zhi er4 shi4.
en1zhi
Perfect – Wan2mei2 de5
Ni3 qi2wang4 wo3 shi4 wan2mei3
de5 ma5
Perform – biao3yan3
Performance - biao3yan3
Perfume – xiang1shui3
Period - ju4hao4
Perky tits – jian1ting3 de5
nei4 nei4
Personal – si1ren2 de
Ni3 wen4 de5 wen4ti2 shi4 si1ren2
de5 wen4ti2.
(The questions you ask are personal.)
Personality – ge4xing4
Perspective – guan1dian3
Perth - buo2si5
Pessimism – bei1guan1
Petty – ji4jiao4
Philosophy – zhe2xue2
Phoney - xu1wei3
Phonics - yin1biao1
Phrase – pian4yu4/ ci2zu3
- Ci2zu3 shi4 you3 yi4 chun2
wen2zi4.
Ci2zu3 mei3you2 bao3 han2
zhu3ci2 gen1 dong4ci2
Pian4yu3 gong1neng2 shi4
bei2 yong4 lai2dang1 cheng2
ge2 zhong3 ci2 lei4 de5 qi2
zhong3 zhi3yi1
(A phrase functions as one
part of speech.)

Shei2 gen1 shen2me5 wen4ti2
de5 duan3 de5 hui2da2
chang2chang2 shi4
yi1 ge5 ming2ci2 ci2zu3.

Zai4 na3li3 gen1 shen2me5
shi2hou5 wen4ti2 de5 duan3
de5 hui2da2 chang2chang2
shi4 yi1 ge5 jie4xi4ci2
de ci2zu3.

Wei4shen2me5 (shen2me5
mu4di4) wen4ti2 de5 duan3
de5 hui2da2
chang2chang2 shi4 yi1ge5
bu4ding4ci2 de5 ci2zu3.

Zen3me5 (yong4 shen2me5
fang1fa2) wen4ti2 de5 duan3
de hui2 da2
chang2chang2 shi4 "by" +
dong4ming2ci2

Ba3 yi1 ge5 cun2xu4shou1
ming2 gai3wei2 yes/no
(ma5/shi4 bu2 shi4/
dui4 bu2 dui4/ yao4
bu2 yao4 etc.)
de5 yi2wen4ju4 ba3
(cong dong4ci2
pian4yu3) di4-yi1 ge5
zhu3 dong4ci2
fang4 zai4 ju4zi5 qian2mian4..

Bu4ding4ci2 de5 ci2zu3
gong1neng2
shi4 ming2ci2 ci2zu3 hai2shi2
fu4ci2 pian4yu3.

Pick (s.t) up – jian3qi3lai2
Pick (s.o.) up jie1
Wo3 ba1 dian3 qu4 jie1 ni3.
Picky – tiao1ti2 = gui1mao2
Pill – wan2yao4
Pillow – zhen3tou2
Pineapple – feng4li2
Pineapple – feng4li1
Pirated – dao4ban3
dao4ban3 die2
(pirated disc)
Pitch - ying1gao1
(high pitch - gao1ying1)
Pity (v.) – tong2qing2
Place – di4fang5
( ~ name) – di4ming2
Plan - ji4hua4
-da3suan4
Planning – gui1hua2
Planet – xing1qiu2
Plastic – su4jiao1 de
Play – bou1fang4
(an instrument) yan3zou4
-tan2 ji2ta1
- fang CD
(a role) – shi4yan3/
ban4yan3
Player (DVD etc.) –
buo1fang4qi4
Plot - qing2jie2
( ~ summary)
qing2jie2 de5 zong3jie2
Ni3 qing2jie2zong3jie2
(fu4xi2) shi4 bie2 de5
ren2 de5 yu4gao4.
Your plot summary is
another person’s review.
Plug in the… –
cha1jin4 …cha1tou2
Plum – zhuan1mei2
Plum juice – zhuan1mei2 zhi1
she3ying3ji1 cha1tou2
Plural - fu4shu4
Plus – jia1
PM – xia4wu3
Police – jing3cha2
Politics – zheng4zhi4
Popular – shou4huan1ying2
thing – liu2xing2
liu2xing2 ge1qu3
(popular song)
Poet - shi1ren2
Poetry - shi1
Point (v.) – zhi3
Qing3 zhi3 qu4 huo1che1zhan4
de5 fang1xiang4.
Point (in a game) – fen1
(fen1shu4)
(in an argument) – zhong4dian3
(main ~ ) – zhu3yao4 de5
zhong4dian3
zhuan4zhu4 zai4 zhong4 dian3
(stick to the point)
Policy – zheng4che4
Politics – zheng4shi4
Polluted – wu1ran3 de5
Poor (not rich) – qiong/pin2qiong2
Popular – liu2xing2
Positive – zheng4mian4 de5
zheng4mian4 de han2yi4
(positive moral message)
Possess – shou3you3/yong1you3
Possessive adjective – shuo3you3
ge2 xing2rong2ci2
Possessive Pronoun – shuo3you3
ge2 dai4 ming2ci2
Post office – you2ju2
Positive - ken3ding4
Pot – guo1
Pot sticker – guo1tie1
Potatoes – ma3ling2shu3
(chips) –ma3ling2shu3pian4
Potent – qinag2zhuang4
Potential – qian2li4
Powder – xi4fen3
Pouty – sa2jiao4
Practice – lian4xi2
Wo3 xiang3 duo1 lien4xi2.
Practical – shi2ji4/ shi2yong4
Predict – yu4yan2/ yu4gao4/
yu4ce4
Prefix - zi4shou3
Prejudice – pian1jian4
Dui4 ____ you3 pian1jian4
(Have a prejudice towards
___.)
Pre-occupied –
Prepare – zhun3bei4
( ~ for class [teacher]) –
bei4 ke5
Preposition - jie4xi4ci2
Prescription – yao4fang1/
chu3 fang1
Presentation - chen2xian4
Present Perfect - xian4zai4
wan2chun2shi4
Present Perfect Progressive -
xian4zai4wan2chun2
jin4xing2shi4
Present Progressive –
xian4zai4
jin4xing2shi4
President (country) –
zong3tong3
(previous ~ ) – qian2 ren2
zhong3tong3
(current ~ ) – xian4 ren2
zhong3tong3
(future ~ ) xia4 yi2 ren2
zhong3tong3
(company) – zhong3cai4
(university) – xiao4zhang3
Pretend – jia3zhuang1
Preview (n.) – yu4xi2/
yu4gao4
Wo3 yao4 gei3 ni3
zhei4 bu4
dian4ying3 de5 yu4gao4
Price – Jia4ge2
Pride (arrogant) –
jiao1-ao4
Printer – yin4biao3ji1
Print out - yin4 qu1 lai2
Private – si1you3 de5
Prize – jiang3xiang4
(jiang3pin3)
Ni3 ke3yi3 ying2 de5
jiang3xian4
Probably – huo4xu3
(da4gai4/ ke3neng2)
Procedure -
Process - guo4cheng2
Zhe4 shi4 long3 chang2
huan3 man4 de5 guo4cheng2.
(It’s a long, slow process)
Yao4 hua1 hen3 jiu3 de5
shi2jian1
Produce – sheng1chan3
Producer – zhi4zuo4ren2
Products – chan3pin3/ huo4
Professional - zhuan1ye4
de5
Proffessor – jiao4shou4
Profit – li4run4
Profit – you3 li4run4 de5
Profound – shen1 de5
Program (television) –
jie2mu4
Project – zuo4ye4/ fang1an4
Ru3guo3 ni3 xiang3yao4 you3 da3zhe2
de5 hua4/ ni3 ke3yi3 pei2he4 yi4qi3
xie3 zuo4 de5 fang1an4. Ni3 ying1gai1:
1) You3 yi2 ge5 bai3 shi4 da2 de5
hui4yuan2 ka3. Zu1jing1 ni3 zi4ji3 de5
dian4ying.
2) Ni3 yao4 fan1yi4 wo3men5 de5
dan1zi4 ming2dan1. Dan1zi4 ming2dan1
cong2 wo3men5 xue2 de5 dian4ying3 lai2
de5.
3) Zhao3chu1 fan1yi4 de5 cuo4wu4/ yi1
liang3 ge5 jiu4 hao3. Xie3 xia4 cuo4 de5/
nian4 chu1 lai2/ leng4 wo3 xie3 xia4
pin1yin1.
4) Ni3 yao4 ba3 ni3 de5 fan1yi4/ ni3 zhao3
de5 cuo4wu4/ ji4 dao4 wo3 de5 hotmail.
Ru3guo3 ni3 zhe4yang4 zuo4 wo3 hui4 gei3
Ni3 zhe2kou4. Zhe4 shi4 wo3men4 de5
xie2yi4. Hao3 gong1ping2. Dui4 bu2 dui4?
(co-operative ~) – pei2he2 xie3zuo4
fang1an4
Promotional Video –
Gong1ci1 guan3gao4 ying3pian4
Protect – bao3
Wo3 yao4 huan4 bao3
Protest – kang4yi4
Prove - zheng4ming2
Proverbs –
Psychology – xin1li3xue3
Psychologist - xing1li3
yi1sheng1
Public – gong1jia
Publish – chu1ban3
Wo3 yao4 chu1ban3 zhei4ge5
Pumpkin – nan2gua1
Punctuation Mark –
biao1dian3
fu2hao4
Purpose – mu4di4
Zai4 yen2li4 de pi1pan4
zhi1hou4 ni3 xiang3 yao4
da2cheng2 shen2me5 mu4di4
(What do you hope to achieve
with that critical attitude.)
Purse – pi2bao2
Push – tui1
( ~ play) – an4 buo1fang4
( ~ pause) – an4
zhan4ting2
(don’t ~ me) – bie2 bi1 wo3
Put together – an1zhuang1

Quantity – liang4
Question - yi2wen4ju4
Quality – ping3zhi2
( picture ~ ) –
ying3pian4 ping3zhi2
Question Mark –
wen4hao4 shou1
Quit – ting2zhi3/ jie4
Wo3 yao4 ting2zhi3
xue2xi2 zhong1wen4
Quotation (price) –
bao4jia4
Quotation – ying3yong4 ta1
de5 hua4
Quotation mark –
ying3hao4

“R” ending - ar hua4 yin1
Race – ren2zhong3
Racist – zhong3ju2qi2shi4
Radio – shou1yin1ji1
Rag – mo3bu4
Rain – xia4yu3
Yu3 kuai4 ting2 le5
Raise -
(in salary) – jia1xing1
Rape – qiang2bao4
Rat – lao3shu3
lao3shu3 du2yao4
Rational – li3zhi4
Zhe4yang4 zuo4 bu4
he2shi4.
React – hui2ying4/ fan3ying4
Reaction – fan3ying4
Zi4ran2 fan3ying4
(natural ~ )
ge4ren2 de5 fan3yin4
(personal ~)
Read – nian4
( ~ along) – gen1zhe5 nian4
( ~ aloud) – nian4 qu1 lai2/
du2
(study/ read – du2)
Ready – zhun3bei4hao3
de
Ni3 hai2 yao4 duo2 jiu3
cai2 hui4 hao4
Reality – xian4shi2
Reason – li3you2
(no reason) – mei2you3
wei4shen2me5
Receptionist – zhong3ji4
Recharge – chong1dian2
Chong1dian2 dian4chi2
(recharge the battery)
Recipe – shi2pu3
Record - lu4yin1
Record this – lu4xia4 lai3
zhe4ge5
Ta1 de5 sheng1yin1
lu4qi5lai5
hen3 hao3ting1
Recorder – lu4yin1ji4
Recognize – ren4shi5
Recommend – tui1jian4
Recycle - chong2fu4
shi3yong4/ hui2shou1
Refer to – biao3shi4
Zhei4 ge5 dai4 ming2ci2
biao3shi4 shen2me5 dong1xi1
(What does this pronoun refer
to?)
Register – gua4hao4/ zhu4ce4
Reggae – leigui
Regret – ho4hui3
Regular (common) – pu3tong1
Regular phrase – pu3tong1
zi2zu3
(customer) – lao3 ke4ren2
Rehearse - cai3pai2/
yan3xi2
Reimburse – bao4xiao1
Reincarnation – lun2hui2
Reject - ju4jue2
Relate to – ren4tong2
Relax - fang4song1
Religion – zhong1jiao4
Remember (output) –
ji4 de5
bu2 ji4 de5
(don’t remember)
Zhei4ge5 zi4 zai4 wo3 de5
ming2dan1 shang4, dan4shi4
wo3 mei2 you3 chang2chang2
yong4, suo3yi1 wo3 bu2 ji4
de5.
(This word is in my list but
I haven’t used it enough
so I don’t remember it.)
Remember! (input) –
ji4zhu5
Wo3 ji4 bu4 zhu5 wo3 de3
dian4hua4 hao4ma3
(I can’t remember my
telephone number)
Remind – ti2xing3
Qing3 ti2xing3 wo3.
(Please remind me)
Ta1 rang4 wo3 xiang3qi3 ni3
ba4ba5.
(She reminds me of your father.)
Remote control – yao2
kong4qi4
Wo3 you3 wu3 ge5 yao2-
kong4qi4. Yi1 ge5 dian4 shi4
de5 yao2kong4qi4. Yi1 ge5
DVD buo1fang1qi4 de5 yao2
kong4qi4. Yi1 ge5 DVD
lu4yin3ji1 de5 yao2kong4qi4.
Yi1 ge5 leng3qi4 de5
yao2kongqi4. Hai2 you3 yi1
ge5 she4ying3ji1 de5 yao2
kong4qi4.
DVD lu4yin3ji1.
Renovation – xin zhuang huang
Reporter – ji4zhe3
Represent – dai4biao3
Yue4liang5 dai4biao3 wo3
de5 xin1.
(The moon represents my heart.)
Reputation – ming2sheng1
Research – yan2jiu4
Reservation – Ding4
(Reservation number)
Ding4piao4 hao4ma3
Wo3 zai4 can1ting1 yu4-
ding4 le5 qi1dian3.
Resistance -
Resolution - jie3jue2
mao2dun4
Respect - zun1jing4
Responsibility – ze2ren4
Rest – xiu1xi5
The rest – shen4 xia4 de5
The rest of my life –
Wo3 yi2 bei4zi4
Wo3 yi2 bei4 zi5 hui4 zhu4
zai4 zhe4li5.
Restaurant – fan4dian4/ can1ting1
Return – hui2
(come back) – hui2lai2
(go back) hui2qu4
(s.t.) huan2(gei3)
Return (s.t.) – huan4
Zhei4ge5 xing1qi1 si4 huan4.
Return ticket – dao4 _____
de5 lai2 hui2 piao4
merchandise – tui4huo4
huan4

Reverse – dian1dao3/
Fang guo lai (tones?)
Review - fu4xi2 (a lesson)
- ping2lun4 (critical)
Revise - xiu1zheng4
Reward – jiang3li4
Rewind – hui2zhuan3
Rhythym - jie2zou4
Rhyme - ya1yun4
Rich – you3qian2 de ren2
Rights – quan2li4
Ringing – xiang3
Nin3de5 dian4hua4 zai4
xiang3.
Robot – ji1qi4ren2
Rock n Roll - yao2 gun3 yue4
Romance – ai4qing2
Romantic – lang4man4 de5
Romance movie –
Ai4qing2 pian4
Roof – wu1ding3
Roomate – shi4you4
Root – zi4gen1 字根
Round – yuan2xing1
Di4qiu2 shi4 yuan2 de5
(The world is round)
Rule – gui1ding4/gui1ze2
Mei3 yi1 ge5 gui1ze2 dou1
you3 li4wai4.
Ruler – zhi2chi3
Rumour – yao2yan2/
chuan2wen2
Run – pao3
Run a business – jing1ying3
sheng1yi5
Run down/ crappy – po4
Run out – yong4wan2
Running machine – pao3bu4ji1
Rush (n.) – cong1mang2
Russia – e2guo2

Sad – bei1tong4/ bei’1ai/
nan2guo4
Safety – an1quan2
Salary – xing1zi1
Salesman – ye4wu4yun2
Saliva – kou3shui3
Salt – yan2
Salt and pepper –
hu2jiao1yan2
Same old – lao3yang4zi5
Sample (v.) (try) – shi4
Wo3men5 shi4 zhei4 zhong3
lei4xing2 ba5.
(Lets try this kind.)
Sarcasm – feng3ci4 de5
Sandi (tone sandi) – po4yin1zi4
Sashimi – san1yi2pian4
Sandwhich – san1ming2zhi4
Satelite T.V. – wei4xing1 dian4shi4
Satire – feng3ci4 de5
Satisfy – man3zu2
Satisfied – man3yi4
Sauce – jiang4
Save – Sheng3
( ~ it) Sheng3 xia4 lai2
( ~ it on MP3) - Bao3cun2
zai MP3
(save up) – shen3 qian2
Saxsaphone – sa4ke4fe4
si1feng1
Say – shuo1
Qing3 zai4 shuo1 yi2ci4.
(please say it again.)
Saying – ming2yan2
Science Fiction –
Ke1huan4 pian4
Scene – mu4
(cut to the next ~) – zhuan3huan4
yi2mu4
Schedule – shi2jian1biao3
School – xue2xiao4
Scoffer – chi4zhi1yi3bi2
Scold – ma4/ lao1dao1
Score (what’s the?) –
Ji3 bi2 ji3
San1 ping2 – three all
Wu3 bi2 liu4
(five to six)
Scrambled eggs – chao3dan4
Sream – da4jiao4
Screen – yin2mu4
Script – ju4ben3
dian4ying1 ju4ben3 zuo4zhe3
(screenwriter)
Sea – hai3yang2
Second (time) – miao3
Second hand – er4shou3 de
Section – yi2duan4/ yi2bu4fen/
Secret – mi4mi4
Xue2 yu3yan2 de5 mi4jue2 jiu4
shi4 fu4xi2 sheng1zi4 he2 ting1
li4 lien4xi2
See – kan4jian4
(comprehend – liao3jie3)
Wo3 kan4 bu2 dao4.
(I can’t see anything.)
Seed – zhong3zi3
Seems – kan4 qi3 lai2
Ta1 kan4 qi3 lai2 hen3 jia3.
Seldom – hen3shao3
Wo3 hen3shao3 shuo1
zhong1wen2.
(I seldom speak Chinese)
Selfish – zi4si1
Sell - mai4
You3 dian4chi2 mai4 ma
(to) – mai4gei3
Sentence – Ju4ci5
A sentence is a group
of words.
Ju4zi5 Shi you Yi
chun2 wen2zi4.
YI Ju4 hua4 hou4mian4
yao4 fang4 Ju4hao4,
jing1 hai2shi4 wen4hao4.
[At the end you must put
a period, exclamation mark,
or question mark.]
Sentimental – gan3qing2
you3 guan1 de5
Sense – yi4yi4
(Zhe4ge5 ci2 yong4 de5 shi4
bi3yu4 yi4, bu2 shi4 ben3yi4.)
(different sense – bu4 tong2
de5 yi4yi4
Set menu – tao4can2/ ding4chi2
Science – ke1xue2
Scissors – jian3dao1
Script - zhu4ben3
Satire – feng3ci4 de5
Secretary – mi4shu1
Seldom – hen3 shao3/
bu4 chang2
Selfish – zi4se1 de5
Sense (v.) – gan3dao4/
gan3jue2
Sensitive – ming3gan3 de5
Sentence - ju4zi
Ju4zi5 you3 bao3ha2
zhu3ci2 GEN Dong4ci2
Serious – yan2su4/
ren4zhen1/ yan2zhong4
yan2zhong4 de5 che1 huo4
(serious car accident)
yan2zhong4 de5 wen4ti2
(serious problem)
ren4zhen1 de xue2sheng1
yan2su4 de5 lao3shi1
(serious teacher)
but seriously… lao3shi5 jiang3
Serve – shou4dao4
Service – fu2wu4
(wake up ~) – jiao4xing3
fu2wu4
Set menu – tao4can2/
ding4chi2
(film) – bu4jing3
Sex – xing4 (act)
-xing4bie2 (gender)
Sexist -
Sexual harrasement –
xing4sao1lao
Sexual intercourse –
xing4jiao1
Wo3 gen1 yi4 bai3 duo1 ge1
nu:3sheng1 xing4jiao1 guo4
Sexy – xing4gan3
Shake – yao4
Shaky – yao2huang4
Shallow – qian3
Shade – yin1yin3chu4
Shame - xiu1chi3
Ni3 xiang3 yao4 rang4
wo3 jue2de5 xiu1chi3 ma3?
Share – fen1xiang3
Sharp – fong1li4
Shark – sha1yu2
Shelf – jia4zi5
Shoe – xie2
Short answer - duan3 de
hui2da2
Short skirt – duan3 qun2 zi5
Shot (sports) – tou2
(camera) pian4duan4
Should – ying1gai1
Wo3 ying1gai1 zhi1dao4 de5
bi3 jiao4 duo1
Wo3 de5 zhong1wen2 ying1gai1
yao4 bi3 xian4zai4 hao3
Wo3men5 bu4 ying1gai1 bi3ci3
shou1hua4
Ta1men5 jue2de5 wo3 ying1gai1
hui4 jiang3 zhong1wen2.
Sidewalk – ren2xing2dao4
Sign – (guan3gao4) zhao1pai2/
Qu1kou3 de5 biao1shi4
( ~ out) – dan1chu1
Silent – wu2sheng1 de5
Silent letter – wu2sheng1 zi4mu4
Silly - sha3
Similar – xiang1si4
Simple – jian3dan1
Simple Form of the Verb –
jian3dan1 xing2shi4
or
yuen2xing2 dong4ci2
(original form)
Simple Future - wei4lai2shi2
Simple Past - guo4qu4shi2
Simple Present - xian4zai4shi2
Simultaneous – tong2shi2-
fa1sheng1 de5
Sincere – zhen1shi2 de5
Sing – chang4ge1
Sing along –
Singapore – xin1jia1po1
Single order – dan1dian3
Singular - dan1shu4
Sister – jie3mei4
Sixties – liu4shi2 nian2 dai4
Ski – hua2xue3
(water ski - hua2shui3)
Skill - ji4neng2/ ji4qiao3
ji4shu4
Slang – li3yu3
Slave - nu2li4
Slide – hua2
Skate – liu1bing1
Slender – miaotao
Sleep – shui4
Slippers – tou1xie2
Slut – biao3zi5
Smart – xiao3 cong1ming2
Small – xiao3
(cont. funny – xiao4)
Smell – wen2qi3lai2
Wo3 wen2 bu4 jian4
(I can’t smell it.)
Zhe4 hua1 hen3 xiang1
(This flower smells good)
Zhe4ge5 wen2qi3lai2 xiang4
ka1fei1
(This smells like coffee.)
Smile – wei1xiao4
Smooth – shun4
Snack – xiao3chi1
Snare – xiao3jun1 gu3
Sneak – tou1
Tou1chi1
(sneak food)
Sneeze (v.) – da3 pen1ti4
Sneeze (n.) pen1ti4
Snob – shi4li4yan3/
shi4li4 xiao3ren4
Snorkel – fu2qian3 hu1xi1qi4
Snorkeling – fu2qian3
Snorkel Surfing – fu2qian3
cong1lang4
Wo3 yao4 xie3 yi1 ge5
gu4shi4 guan1yu2
jin1tian1 de5 mao4xian3.
Ru2guo3 ni3 yao4 xue2
shen2me5 dong1xi1,
chuang4zao4 gu4shi4,
xie3 gu4shi4, jiao1 gu4shi4
shi4 zui4 hao3 de5 ban4fa3.
Jiao4 gu4shi4 yong4
shou3shi4 hen3 hao3.
Bi3 jiao4 rong2yi4
ji4 de5. Mei3 yi1 ge5 ren2
dou1 dong3 shou3shi4.
Mei3 yi1 ge5 ren2
xi3huan1 gu4shi4.
……………………………………..

Wu2lun4 ru2he2 jin1tian1
de5 gu4shi4 shi4 fu2qian3/
cong1lang4 zai4 long2dong4
de5 gu4shi4. Wo3 dai4
wo3 de5 she4ying3ji1
qu4 long2dong4. Wo ba3
wo3 de5 she4ying3ji4
bao1 zai4 hao3 ji3 ge5
su4jiao1 li3, cha1 bu4
dou1 you3 shi2 ge5.
Ran3hou4 wo3 you3yong3
dao4 yi1ge5 xiao3 dao3.
Zai4 xiao3 dao3 wo3 fang4
wo3 de5 she4ying3ji1 zai4
yi1ge5 shi2tou5, an4
lu4ying3, ran3hou4 tiao4
hai3yang2 li3. You3
wo3 de5 fu2qian3
hu1xi1 qi4, wa1jing4,
wa1xie2.
Pai1she4 wo3 zi4ji3 zai4
you3yong3. You3 da4 de5
lang4. Hen3 hao3 wan2
Hao3 you3qu4. Ran3hou4 wo3
qu4 pan1yan2 yi4dian3.
Ran3hou4 wo3 zuo4
gong1gong4 qi4che1 hui2 jia1,
kan4 wo3 de5 dian4ying3.
Wo3 jue2de4 bu2 cuo4
suo3yi3 wo3 jue2ding4
jian4ji1 pai1cun2 zhei4 bu4
dian4ying3 jiao4 Fu2qian3
Cong1lang4 Zai4 Long2Dong4.
Ran3hou4 ne5?
Society – she4hui4
Soap – fei2zao4
Sober – qing1xing3
Social – she4hui4
Socialist – she4hui4zhu3-
yi4zhe3
Soft – ruan3
Di4 hen3 nuan3.
(The ground is soft)
(mannersim) wen1he2
Solar Power – tai4yang2 neng2
( ~ panel) – jin1ban3
Soltly – qing1qing1
qing1qing1 de5 da3 qiu2
Solve - jie3jue2
Something – yi4xie1
dong1xi1
dai4 yi4xie1 dong1xi1 hui2lai2
(bring something back)
Sincere – zhen1shi2/
cheng2shi2 de5
Sing – chang4ge1
Single –
( ~ room) – dan1ren2 fang2
Socks – wa4zi5
So (in this way) – zhe4yang4
(to such an extreme
extent) –
zhe4me5/ na4me5
(very) – fei1chang2
(therefore) – suo3yi4
So far – mu4qian2
So so – hai2 ke3yi3/
bu2 cuo4
Solve – jie3jue2
(result – jie2guo3)
(end v. – jie2shu4
ending n – jie2ju2)
Someday – you3 yi4 tian1
Something – yi4 xie1 dong1xi1
Sometime (in the future) –
guo4 yi1 duan4 shi2jian1
Sometimes – you3shi2hou1
Son – er2zi5 (child/child)
(nu:3er2 – daughter)
Song Title - ge1ming2
Song writer – liu2xing2
ge1qu3
zuo4zhe3
Sophisticated –
Soul – ling2hun2 (spirit)
- jue2shi4 ling2ge1 (music)
Sound – sheng1yin1
Liu2shui3sheng1
(the sound of flowing water)
pin1yin1
(spell sound)
fa1yin1
(express sound)
Soundtrack – dian4ying3 pei4yue4
South – nan2
Soy Milk – duo4 jiang1
Spatula – guo2chan3
Special – te4bie2
(special circumstance) –
te4shu1 qing2kuang4
Special (at restaurant) –
Te4can1
Special effects – dian4ying3
te4shu1 xiao4gu3
Te4se4
(special quality)
Speak Silently- bu4 chu1
sheng1 de5 shou1
Special – te4bie2
(special experience –
te4bie2 de5 jing1yan4)
Specific - te4ding4 de
Spend – hua1
Ni3 hua1 le5 duo1shao3
qian2
Ta1 hua1feile5 hen3 duo1
shi2jian1 he2 jing1li4 lai2
bang1zhu4 wo3.
Wo3 jiang1 zai4 Zhong1guo2
guo4 Sheng4dan4jie2.
Spices – xiang1liao4
Spicey – la4 de5
Spill – jian4chu1lai2
Spoiled – cong3 huai4 le5
Ta1 bei4 cong3 huai4 le5
Spoken Sentence - ju4hua4
Sponge - hai3mian4
Spontaneous – zi4ran2 de5/
Shuixingsuoyu
Spray – pen1
Square – zheng4fang1xing1
Squeeze – ji3
Stairs – lou2ti1
Staff – yuan1gong2
Bie2 dui4 yuan2gong1 bu4
Li3mao4
Stage – yu3tai2
Ta1 zai4 yu3tai2 shang4
biao3 yuen3.
( ~ a in process) –
jie1duan4
Di4 yi1 jie1duan4 de5
guo4cheng2 shi4….
Standby – (STBY) hou4ji1
Standard - biao1zhun3
Standardize - shi3 he2
biao1zhun3
Status – jie1ji2
Star – ming2xing1
Stare – deng4
He doesn’t dare stare anymore.
Starring – zhu3yan3
Start – kai1shi3
- Wo3 san1shi2wu3 sui4 de5
shi2hou4 kai1shi3 xue2
zhong1wen2. Ke3shi4 wo3
si4shi2si4 sui4 de5 shi2hou4
cai2 kai1shi3 ren4zhen1 xue2.

Ni3 kai1shi3 xue2 ying1wen1
de5 shi2hou4 ni3 ji3 sui4.
Starving – e4si3 le5
Status – di4wei4/ zhi2wei4
Ta1 de5 zhi2wei4 hen3 gao1.
Stay – dai1
Ni3 zai4 zhong1guo2 dai1 le5
duo1 jiu3
Steady – wen3gu4
Steal – tou1
Steamed dumplings - shui3jiao3
Stick (v.) nian2 shang4
( ~ stick to the point)
zhaun4zhu4 zai4
zhong4dian3
Sticky – nian2/ nian2nian2
Stiff – jiang1ying4
Still – hai2shi4
Ni3 hai2shi4 zui4 hao3 de5.
Stinky – chou4
Stereotype – ke4 ban3
ying4 shang4
Statement - chen2shu4ju4
Stiff – jiang1yin4
Store – shang1dian4
Zai4 shang1dian4 de5
dian4yuan2 dui4 wo3 bu4
li3mao4.
(The clerk in the store was
rude towards me.)
Story – gu4shi5
Stove – huo3lu2
(smily “u”)
Stop – ting2zhi3
Stop over – zhuan3ji1
Store – shang1dian4
Story – gu4shi5
Wo3 yao4 jiang3 yi2 ge5
gu4shi4 gei3 ni3 ting1.
Straight – zhi2 de5
(not gay) cun3
Strange – qi2guai4/
Guai4guai4
Strangers – mo4 sheng1 ren2
Strategy – ce4lue4
Stretch - shen1zhan3
Strength – li4
no strength – mei2li4 le5
Stress - zhong4yin1
Strong – qiang2zhuang4
Structure - jie2gou4
Stubborn – gu4zhi2
Study – xue2
Ni3 yong4 dian4ying3 xue2
ying1wen2 ma5?
Ni3 you3 quan2bu4 xue2
guo4 ma5?
Study abroad – liu2xue2
Structure – jie2gou4
Stuffy – men1re4
Struggle - zheng1zha2
Study – du4 shu/ xue2xi2
Studio –
Stutter – jie1ba5
Stop over – zhuan3 ji1
Story – gu4shi1
Strategy – ze4lue4
Stretch – shen1
shen1 zhan3
(stretch your body)
Street – jie1/ ma3lu:4
Style - feng1ge2
Subconscious- qian2yi4shi4
de5/ xia4yi4shi5 de5
Ni3 de5 qian2yi4shi4 zhi4dao4
yu2yan4 de5 mu4di4 shi4
gou1tong1, ru2guo3 ni3 mei2
yong4 lai2 gou1tong1 ni3 de5
qian2yi4shi4 jiu4 hui4 wang4ji4
Subject - zhu3ci2
zhuc4ci2 biao3xian4 dong4
ci2 de* dong4zuo4, huo4shi4
xian4axia de5
ci2 xing2rong2 zhu3ci2.
Subjunctive – de5 hua4
Jia3ru2 wo3 zhi1dao5 zhe4me
nan2 de5 hua4 jiu4 bu2 hui4
kai1shi3
Submissive – shun4cong2
Substitute – dai4ti4
Subtle – wei1miao4
Suicide – zi4sha1
Sun – tai4yang2
Sour – suan4
Such as – bi3ru2
Success – cheng2gong1
Suck – xi1
(you bozo..) – xun4diao4
Suddenly – tu1ran2/ ling2shi2
Suffix - zi2wei3/ ci2wei3
Sugar – tang2
tai4 duo1 tang2
(too much sugar)
Suggest – tui1jian4
Wo3 ke3yi3 tui1jian4 ma5
Suggestive - yin3yue1 隱約
(ta1 hao3xiang4 xiang3
shuo1..)
Suicide – zi4sha1
Suitable – shi4yong4
Summer – xia4tian1
Summarize – zong3jie2
Ke3yi3 bang1 wo3 zong3jie2
Zhei4ge5 ma5?
Can you summarize this for me?
Summary - zong3jie2
Sun – tai4yang2
Superstition –
Supermarket – zhao1ji2shi4chang3
Superstition – mi2xing4
Supply – gong1ji3
Gong1ji3 he2 xu1qiu2 deng2yu2
jia4ge5.
Support – zhi1chi2
Suppose – jia3she4
Surf – chong1lang4
Surprise (v.) – jjing4ya4
(n)- jing4xi?
Surreal – chao1xian4shi2
Suspense – xuan2yi2pian4
Suspicious – huai2yi2
Swear – shuo1zhang1hua4
Sweater – mao2yi1
(hairy clothes)
Sweet – tian2
tai4 tian2
(too sweet)
Swim – you2yong3
Swimsuit – you2yong3 yi1/
Yong3ku4
Wo3 qu4 pai4dui4 qian4 (post
position) mai3 le5 yong3ku4.
Wo3 ba3 wo3 jiu4 de5 yong3ku4
diu1 diao4.
(I threw away my old bathing suit.)
Wo3 zai4 pai2dui4 yao4 mai3
yong3ku4 qu4 yi2 ge5 pai4dui4.
(I am standing in line to buy a bathing
suit for the party.)
Switch – huan4cheng2
Yao4 hua1 yi4dian4 shi2jian1
zhuan3 huan4cheng2 ling4wai4
zhong3 yu3yan2.
Syllable - yin1jie2
Symbol - xiang4zheng1
- he2ping2 de5 xiang4zheng)
- hua4xue2 fu2hao4)
Symbolize - dai4biao3
Synonym - tong2 yi4 ci2
Synopsis - zhu4qing2gai4yao4
System – xi4tong3
Wo3 fa1zhan3 chu1 yi2ge5
xi4tong2 hen3 jiu3, wo3 xiang3
xian4zai4 yi3jing1 jie1jing4
wan2mei3.
Systematic – xi4tong3
xi4tong3 de5 xue2xi2

Taibei –
(Taibei xian4) – Taipei county
(Taibei city) – Taipei shi4
Tacky – shu2qi4
Taboo – jin4ji4
Taipei - Tai2bei3
Wo3 yao4 kan4 Tai2bei3
shen2me5 yang4zi5.
(I want to see what Taipei
is like.)
Talent – tian1cai2
Talented – tian1cai2 de5
Talk – shuo1hua4
(to yourself)
zi4yan2zi4yu3
Take – Na2/ dai4
Shei2 na2zou3 le5 wo3de5
ci2dian3.
(Who took my dictionary?)
Dai4 mou3ren2 hui2jia1.
(Take s.o. home.)
( ~ a boat, plane…
zuo4 chuan2, fei1ji1…)
(apart) – cai1zhuang1
(away) – na2qu4
(off – airplane) – qi3fei1
(out) – na2chu1
Cong2 kou3dai4 li2 na2chu1
yi1zhi5 bi3.
(to) – dai4qu4
Wo3 gei3 ta1 dai4qu4 zhe4xie1
xin4.
(turns) - lun4liu4
(can’t ~ it) shou4 bu4 liao3
(requires) – hua1
yao4 hua1 hen3 jiu3 de5
shi2kian1
(It takes a long time.)
Tape (recording) –
lu4yin1dai4
(sticky) – jiao1dai4
Tariff – guan1shui4
Taste - pin3wei4
(v.) – chang2chang2 kan4
(flavour) – kou3wei4
Tax – shui4
Taxi – ji4cheng2che1
zuo4 ji4 cheng2 che
(get a taxi)
Tea – cha1
Tea egg – cha1ye4dan4
Teach – jiao1/ jiao1shu1
Teacher – lao3shi1
Wo3 yao4 dang4 yi2ge5
hao3 lao3shi1
Teaching – jiao4xue2/
jiao4shou4
Wo3 mei2you3 duo1shao5
jiao4xue2 jing1yan4
Teaching material - jiaocai
Team – (xiao3)zu3
Technique – ban4fa3/ ji4qiao3
Technology – ke1ji4
Teenage – shi2ji3sui4
Teenager – qing1shao4nian2
Telephone – dian4hua4
Ni3 shuo3buo1 de5 dian4hua4
wu2 ren2 hui2yin4 (jie1ting1).
Television – dian4shi4
( ~ program) –
dian4shi jie2mu4
( ~ series) dian4shi4 lienxuju
Temper (bad) – pi2qi4 bu4 hao3
Temperature – wen1du4
Temple – si4miao4
Tempo - pai1zi5
Kuai4 pai1zi5
Man4 pai1zi5
Temporary – zhan4shi2 de5
Tempt – yuo4huo4
Tense (verb) – dong4ci2 shi2tai4
(op. relaxed) – jin3bong1
Ten thousand – yi2 wan4
Territory – di4pan2
Test - kao3 (v.)
- kao3shi4 (n.)
Ni3 yao4 kao4 wo3 de5 kou3shou1
zhong1wen2 ma5
Terrible – ke3pa4
Texture (of fabric etc.) – zhi2liao4
(flesh) – zhi2gan3
That – na4/ nei4
The Bible – Shen4jing1
The same – tong2yang4 de5
Theatre – dian4ying4 yuan4/
xiyuan4
Theme - zhu3ti2 (message)
- hua4ti2 (topic)
( ~ song) – zhu3ti2ge1
Theory - li3lun4
These – zhei4xie1
Thick - hou4
Thigh – da4tui3
Thin - bao2
Think – xiang3/ kao3lu:4
Bu2 yao4 xiang3 tai4 duo1.
(thought – mistakenly) yi3wei2
Wo3 xiang3 bu2 shi4 zhe4yang4
(I don’t think so)
Think that – ren4wei2
( ~ of – have a thought) –
xiang3 dao4
This – zhe4/ zhei4
Those – na4xie1
Thought mistakenly that –
yi3wei2
Three square meters – ping2
Yi1 ping2 shi4 san1 gong1chi3
cheng2 san1 gong1chi3
Threat – wei1xie2
Ta1 wei1xie2 yao4 kai1chu2 wo3
ru3guo3 wo3de5 zhong1wen2
mei2you3 jin4bu4
Thriller – jing1song3 pian4
Tian mu aquaduct trail –
Shui3guan3 gu3 dao4
Throb – tiao4dong4
Throw – diu1
( ~ away – diu1diao4)
Thumb tack – tu2ding1
Tibet – xi1zang4
Ticket scalper – haung2 niu2
Time – shi2jian1
Timing – shi2ji1
Title –
To – xiang4/ wang3/ dao4/ gei3
xiang4 zuo3 zhuan3
(turn to the left)
Shu1 diao4dao4 di4shang5 le.
(The book fell to the floor.)
Cong2 zao3 dao4 wan3.
(from morning to night)
Ta1 ba3 zhe4ge5 gei3 le5 wo3men5.
(He gave the book to us.)
To be - Wo3 xiang3yao4 dang4
yi1sheng1.
(I want to be a doctor)
Toe – jiao3zhi3
Tolerant – ren3shou4 de5
Tone - 1st, 2nd…. sheng1diao4
- Sheng1yin1 de5 yin1diao4 (ToV)
- ying1gao1 (pitch)
(what tone – di4 ji3 sheng1?)
(muscle etc.) – jing3shi2
Zhei4 ge5 yun4 dong4 jing3shi2
ni3 de5 pu4bu4 (abdomen).
Tomorrow – ming1tian1
Ming1tian1 wo3men5 yao4
zheng3tian1 pai1she4
(We will be filming all day
tomorrow)
Too – tai4
( ~ much) – Tai4 cao1 guo4
Tool – gong1zhu4
Topic – hua4ti2
Ke3yi3 gai3bian4 hua4ti2 ma5?
Torture – zhe2mo2
Touch – mo1
Touching – gan3dong4
Tough – jian1ren4/ jie1shi4
jian4zhuang4
Tour – lu:3you2
Tour group – lu:3xing2 tuan2
Tour guide – dao3you2
Tourist – guan1guang1ke4
Towel – mao2jin1
Trade – jiao1huan4
Traffic – jiao1tong1
Wo3 hen4 jiao1tong1. Hao3 cao3.
Hao3 chou4. Hao3 wei2xian3. Wo3
zhen3me5 ke3neng2 bu2 hen4 ta1?
Traffic jam – sai1che1/ du3che1
Traffic light – hong2lu:4 deng1
Trail – bu4dao4/ xiao3lu4
Train (teach) – xun4lian4
Translate – fan1yi4
Wo3men4 zheng4zai4 fan1yi4
cong2 zhong1wen2 fan1chen2
ying1wen2
Translation - fan1yi4
Transliteration – ying1yi4
Translator – fan1yi4jia1
Transfer (a call) –
zhuan3 dian4hua4
Transparent – qing1chu5
Transitive Verb - ji2wu4
dong4ci2
Travel – lu:3xing2
Travelogue – lu:3xing2 ji4lu
ying3pian4
Treadmill – pao3bu4ji1
Treat – dui4 (dai)
Dui4 mou3ren2 hen3 you3
li3 mao4
(Treat s.o. with politeness)
Qing3 mou3ren2 chi1 Bei3jing1
kao3ya1
(treat s.o. to Beijing duck)
Wo3 yao4 qing3 ke4 ni3
(I want to treat you.)
Treble - gao1yin1
Trend – qu1shi4
Trip – lu:3xing2
Wo3 qi2dai4 zhei4 g5 lu:3
hen3 jiu3 le5.
Tripod – san1 jiao3 jia4
Tribute – ji4nian4/ chong2bai4/
li3zhan4
Truck – ka3che1
Trunk (of a car) – che1xiang1
Da3 kai1 che1 xiang1.
(Open the trunk.)
Truism –
Trust – xing4ren4
Trustworthy –
Try – shi4/ shi4zhe5
(make an effort) - shi4 shi4 kan4/
jin1liang4/ jin4li4
Wo3 shi4 shi4 kan4 xue2 hao3
Zhong1wen2.
Wo3 ren2ran2 zai4 xue2xi2
zhong1wen2
(attempt) – shi4/ shi4zhe5/
chang2shi4
shi4zhe5 gei3 ta1 da3 dian4hua4
(try phoning him)
rang4 wo3 shi4 yi2xia4
(let me try)
Wo3 hui4 shi4zhe5 bu2 yao4
He1 ka1fei1
Wo3 hui4 shi4zhe5 zuo4.
(I’ll try to do it.)
( ~ out) – shi4yong4
shi4yong4 yi4zhong3 xin1 de5
fang1fa3
(try out this new method)
sample – shi4
Wo3men5 shi4 zhei4 zhong3
lei4xing2 ba5.
(Lets try this one.)
Turn (rotate) – xuan2zhuan4
(change direction) – zhuan3xiang4
(on) – da3kai1
(off) – guan1 (diao4/ shang5)
Qing3 guan1 deng1
up – da3 shang1 yi4dian3
down – xiao3 shang1 yi4dian3
Lun2 dao4 wo3 le5
(It’s my turn)
(up the stove)
kai1 da4 huo3
(into) – bian4cheng2
Tutor – jia1ting2/
jiao4shi1
Type (kind) -
zhong3lei4
Bu4 tong2 de5
zhong3lei4
(different kinds)
Type (hit keys) –
Da3zi4
(kind) zhong3
zhei4 zhong3
(this kind)
Typical – dian3xin1 de5

Ugly – chou3
Umbrella – yu3san3
Umlaut –
Uncool – lao3tu3
(old spit)
Uncountable – bu4ke2shu3 de5
Underwear – nei1ku4
Unexpected – yi4wai4 de5
Unique – du2te4
Universe – yu3zhou4
Universal – quan2 shi4jie4 de
University – da4xue2
shang4 da4xue2
(attend university)
Unlike – bu4xiang4
Unplug… ba2diao4 …. cha1tou2
Until – zhi2dao4
Wo3 hui4 yi4zhi2 lien4xi2 shuo1
Zhong1wen1 zhi2dao4 wo3 hui4
shuo1 liu2li4 de5 zhong1wen2
Ni3 hai2 yao4 duo1 jiu3
hui2 lai2
Upset – nan2shou4
(difficult accept)
Xin1li3 hen3 nan2shou4
(Inside heart very difficult accept)
Upside down - dian1dao3 de5
Urinate – niu4niu4
Use (v) – yong4
(n) – yong4
Ku1 mei2 young4
(no use crying)
Usage - shi3yong4
Useful – you3yong4 de5
Useless – mei2you3 yong4
Usually – tong1chang2
Tong1chang2 wo3men5 gen1
dui4fang1 shuo1 ying2wen2.
(We usually speak to each other
in English.)
Vacation – du4jia4/fang4jia4
Wo3 zai4 fang4jia4
Vagina – yin1dao4
Vague – mo2hu5 de5
Vancouver – wang1ge1hua4
Vanity – xu1rong2xin
Vain – xu1rong2 de5/ zi4fu4 ?
Values – jia4zhi2
Variable –
Variety – duo1yang4xin4
Vegetable (raw) – shu1cai4
(cooked) – qing1cai4
Verb - dong4ci2
Verb Phrase - dong4ci2 ci2zu3
Verb Tense - dong4ci2 shi2tai4
Verse - ge1 de5 yi2 bu4 fen4
Version – ban3ben3
Vibration – zhen4dong4
Vinegar – cu4
(bai2/ hei1)
Vietnam – yue4nan2
Violent – bao4li4
Virgin – chu3nu3/nan2
Visit (tour) – can1guan1
can1guan1 gong1chang3
(visit a factory)
Vocabulary – sheng1zi4
Vocal chords – shen1dai4
Volunteer – zhi4gong4
Voiced – you3shen1 de5
You3 sheng1 de5 sheng1yin1
shi4 shen1dai4 you3 zhen4dong4
de5.
Voiceless – wu2shen1 de5
Wu2sheng1 sheng1yin1 shi4
shen1dai4 mei3you2 zhen4dong4
de.
B he2 P shi4 you3sheng1 he2
wu2sheng1 zi3yin1 pei4dui4.
You3sheng1 de5 zi3yin1 he2
wu2sheng1 de5 zi3yin1 fa1yin1
wan2quan2 yi2yong4, dan4shi4
you3sheng1 de5 zi3yin1 de5
fa1yin1 shi4 shen1dai4 you3
zhen4dong4 de5, wu2 sheng1
zi3yin1 de5 fa1yin1 shi4 shen1
dai4 mei3you2 zhen4dong4 de5.
Voice over – pang2bai2
Vowel – mu3yin1
Sou3you3 de5 mu3yin1 duo1 shi4
you3shen1 de5.
Vulnerable – cui4luo4

Wages – xing1shui3
Wall – chiang2
Wallet – pi2jia1
Wake up – xing3lai2
Wake up wake up –
Xing3 qi3 lai2 xing3 qi3 lai2
Don’t wake me up
Bu2yao4 chao3 xing3 wo.
Ni3 chao2 xing3 wo3.
Wandering – Ni3 zai4
shen2liao2.
Want- xiang3yao4
Wo3 xiang3 duo1 lien4xi2
Ni3 yao4 gan4ma2
(What do you want to do?)
War – zhan4zheng1
Warm - wen1nuan3/
nuan3huo5/
re4qing2
Warning – jing3gao4
Wash – xi3
(wash off) – xi3diao4
(the dishes) – xi3 wan4
Waste – lang4 fei4
Water – shui3
Watermelon – xi1gua1
Weak – xu1ruo4
Weather – tian1qi4
tian1qi4 yu4 bao4
Website – wang3zhi3
Wedding – hun1li3
Weigh – Zhei4 ge5 dong1xi1
you3 shi2 gong1jing1 zhong4.
(This weighs ten kilograms.)
Bang1 wo3 cheng1zhong4 zhei4ge5
(Please weigh this.)
Ni3 ji3 gong1jin1?
(How much do you weigh?)
Wo3 qi1 shi2 wu3 gong1jin1.
(I weigh seventy five pounds)
Ni3 duo1 zhong4?
(How heavy are you?)
Weekend – zho1mo4
Weight – zhong4liang4
West – xi1
Western civilization – xi1fang1
wen2ming2
Western influence – xi1fang1
de yin3xiang3
Western music – xiang1cun1
yin1yue4
Wet – shi1 de5
Di4ban3 shi1 le5
(the floor is wet)
Wo3 shi4 shi4.
(I’m wet.)
Whatever – sui2bian4
Wheel – lun2zi5
Which – na3
Which one – na3 yi2 ge5
Which ones – na3xie3
Will – hui4
Wo3 hui4 sha1 le5 ni3.
Window – chuang1hu5
Whiney – bao4yan4 de5
yin1diao4
Whole – wan2quan2
Wide – kuan1
Widen – jia1kuan1
Wikipedia – wei2ke1bai3ke1qian2
Wild – kuang1ye4 de5
Will – hui4/ jiang1yao4
Ta1 hui4 tong2yi4 ma5?
(Will she agree?)
Ta1 bu2hui4 tong2yi4.
(She won’t agree.)
Wo3 bu2 hui4 wan4ji4.
(I won’t forget.)
Willing – yuan4yi4
Wo3 yuan4yi4 jin4 zui4
da4 nu:3li4 bang1zhu4
zhe4ge5 hai2zi5.
(I’ll do my best to help
this child.)
Ta1 bu2 yuan4yi4 lai2.
(She won’t come.)
Win - ying2
Window – chuang1hu4
Winner – ying2jia1
di4 yi1 ming2
(number one)
Wipe – cha1
Wise – cong1ming1/
ying1ming2/ ming2zhi4
Wisdom –
Wish – xi1wang4
Wo3 xi1wang4 wo3
mei2 you3 kai1shi3 zuo4
(I wish I hadn’t started)
Withdraw – tui4chu1
Won’t – bu2 hui4 de
Word - dan1zi4
Work (do a job) –
shang4ban1
Wo3 ming2tian1 yao4
shang4ban1
Wo3 ming2tian4 bu4 yong4
shang4ban1
It works! –
Worker – gong1ren2
Workshop – gong1zuo4
shi4
Word list - dan1zi4
ming2dan1
World – shi4jie4
Worthwhile – he2suan4/
zhi2de2 zuo4 de5
Write – xie3
Qing3, xie3 xia4 lai2
Writing (n.) xie3zuo4
Ta1 de5 xie3zuo4 mei2
dao4 li3.
WWW – wang3luo4
Wang3luo4 ri4ji4
(web log)

Xenophobic – chou2wai4
de5
- pai2wai4 de5/
- kong3wai4 de5

Yell – da4jiao4
Yes/No Question –
dui4bu2dui4
/shi4bu2shi4/ yi2 wen4
ju4
Ying yang – yin1 yang2
Yogurt – suan1niu2nai3
Yoga – you1ge3
You – Ni3
Ni3 yao4 bu4 yao4 shi4
shi4 kan4?
Youth – nian2qing1/
qing1chun1

Zero – ling2
One – yi1
Two – er4
Three – san1
Four – si4
Five – wu3
Six – liu4
Seven – qi1
Eight – ba1
Nine – jiu3
Ten –shi2
One hundred – yi1bai3
One thousand – yi1qian4
Ten thousand – yi1wan4
One hundred thousand – shi2wan4
One million –yi1bai3wan4
Zoom in - ba3 hua4mian4
fang4da4/ la1jin4
Zoom out – ba3 hua4mian4
suo1xiao3/ la1yuan3

The End – jie2ju2



























































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