Vocabulary
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| 实事求是 實事求是 | lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic | Idiom |
| 扫兴 掃興 | to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited | Xiehouyu |
| 不理 不理 | to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore | Xiehouyu |
| 嫂子 嫂子 | (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law | Colloquialism |
| 愣 愣 | to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly | Colloquialism |
| 逗 逗 | to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) | Colloquialism |
| 顾不上 顧不上 | cannot attend to or manage | |
| 趁早 趁早 | as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late | |
| 不难 不難 | Not difficult | |
| 失业率 失業率 | unemployment rate | |
| 骨干 骨幹 | diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone | |
| 成家 成家 | to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert | |
| 燕子 燕子 | swallow | |
| 本钱 本錢 | capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) | |
| 晚年 晚年 | one's later years | |
| 不景气 不景氣 | slack; in a slump | |
| 瞧不起 瞧不起 | to look down upon; to hold in contempt | |
| 合计 合計 | to add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to; to consider | |
| 郊外 郊外 | outskirts | |
| 格局 格局 | structure; pattern; layout | |
| 新房 新房 | brand new house; bridal chamber | |
| 黏 黏 | sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue | |
| 高昂 高昂 | to hold (one's head) high; expensive; high (spirits etc) | |
| 立足 立足 | to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on | |
| 血缘 血緣 | bloodline | |
| 亲情 親情 | affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children | |
| 地段 地段 | section; district | |
| 自尊心 自尊心 | self-respect; self-esteem; ego | |
| 惦记 惦記 | to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about | |
| 搁 擱 | to place; to put aside; to shelve | |
| 茅台 茅臺 | Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou; Maotai liquor 茅台酒 | |
| 一眼 一眼 | a glance; a quick look; a glimpse | |
| 趁机 趁機 | to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation | |
| 报销 報銷 | to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement; to write off; to wipe out | |
| 别看 別看 | don't be fooled by the fact that | |
| 汗水 汗水 | sweat; perspiration | |
| 分红 分紅 | dividend; to award a bonus | |
| 试探 試探 | to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out | |
| 光顾 光顧 | to visit (as a customer) | |
| 师范 師範 | teacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) | |
| 梳 梳 | a comb; to comb | |
| 祖先 祖先 | ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved | |
| 墓地 墓地 | cemetery; graveyard | |
| 裁 裁 | to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment | |
| 操心 操心 | to worry about | |
| 不容 不容 | must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate | |
| 发财 發財 | to get rich | |
| 葬礼 葬禮 | burial; funeral | |
| 代言人 代言人 | spokesperson | |
| 惯 慣 | accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) |