Vocabulary
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| 坐月子 坐月子 | to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind" | |
| 回本 回本 | to recoup one's investment | |
| 到点 到點 | it's time (to do sth); the time has come | |
| 等一等 等一等 | wait a moment | |
| 家小 家小 | wife and children; wife | |
| 不见了 不見了 | to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found | |
| 在前 在前 | ahead; formerly; in the past | |
| 过多 過多 | too many; excessive | |
| 在后 在後 | behind | |
| 了得 了得 | exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling | |
| 一个个 一個個 | a number of; each and every one; one by one; one after another | |
| 是以 是以 | therefore; thus; so | |
| 三两 三兩 | two or three | |
| 打烊 打烊 | to close shop in the evening; also pr. [da3 yang2] | |
| 找机会 找機會 | to look for an opportunity | |
| 点开 點開 | (computing) to open (a link, file etc) by clicking or tapping | |
| 上等 上等 | highest quality; top-notch | |
| 九十 九十 | ninety | |
| 下半 下半 | second half | |
| 他日 他日 | (literary) some day; (literary) days in the past | |
| 慢慢吃 慢慢吃 | Enjoy your meal!; Bon appetit! | |
| 上年 上年 | last year | |
| 怎么说呢 怎麼說呢 | Why is that?; How come? | |
| 拿手菜 拿手菜 | specialty (dish) | |
| 能手 能手 | expert | |
| 从医 從醫 | to work as a doctor | |
| 茶几 茶几 | small side table; coffee table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea) | |
| 想想看 想想看 | to think about it | |
| 撵出 攆出 | to expel; to drive out; to oust | |
| 不用找 不用找 | "keep the change" (restaurant expression) | |
| 找上门 找上門 | to come to sb's door; to call on sb | |
| 拗不过 拗不過 | can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb) | |
| 竿子 竿子 | bamboo pole | |
| 和好 和好 | to become reconciled; on good terms with each other | |
| 看笑话 看笑話 | to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself | |
| 要着 要著 | important thing; crucial thing | |
| 一点一点 一點一點 | little by little; bit by bit; gradually | |
| 大过年 大過年 | Chinese New Year | |
| 动脑 動腦 | to use one's brain | |
| 什么好说 什麼好說 | sth pertinent to say | |
| 对不上 對不上 | to disagree; I can't agree with that. | |
| 大二 大二 | second-year university student | |
| 听上去 聽上去 | to sound (difficult, worthwhile etc); to seem | |
| 要饭 要飯 | to beg (for food or money) | |
| 外国人 外國人 | foreigner | |
| 师大 師大 | abbr. for, normal university; teacher training college | |
| 听风就是雨 聽風就是雨 | lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom); to believe rumors; to be credulous | |
| 烩饭 燴飯 | rice in gravy, typically with meat and vegetables | |
| 女巫 女巫 | witch; sorceress | |
| 重新做人 重新做人 | to start a new life; to make a fresh start |