Vocabulary
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| 上海 上海 | Shanghai municipality | Proper Noun |
| 点点 點點 | Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website) | Proper Noun |
| 老子 老子 | Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, by Laozi | Proper Noun |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 包包 包包 | bag or purse etc; small bump or pimple; hillock | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 小子 小子 | (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) | |
| 家老 家老 | (old) a senior in one's household | |
| 手腕子 手腕子 | wrist | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 开门 開門 | to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business | |
| 回事 回事 | (old) to report to one's master | |
| 前儿 前兒 | before; day before yesterday | |
| 怎么着 怎麼著 | what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] | |
| 大一 大一 | first-year university student | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 差点 差點 | almost; nearly | |
| 不住 不住 | (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly | |
| 买菜 買菜 | to buy groceries | |
| 着呢 著呢 | comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather | |
| 这么着 這麼著 | thus; in this way; like this | |
| 话说 話說 | It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 不在了 不在了 | to be dead; to have passed away | |
| 老小 老小 | the old and the young; the youngest member of the family | |
| 一口 一口 | readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 几天 幾天 | several days | |
| 打点 打點 | to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in) | |
| 今 今 | now, today, modern era | |
| 晌午 晌午 | noon | |
| 天天 天天 | every day | |
| 三分 三分 | somewhat; to some degree | |
| 多大 多大 | how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much | |
| 大白 大白 | to be revealed; to come out (of the truth); chalk (for whitening walls); (old) wine cup; (neologism c. 2021) healthcare worker or volunteer in full-body PPE (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic) (from the 2014 Disney version of the Marvel Com | |
| 昨晚 昨晚 | yesterday evening; last night | |
| 放出 放出 | to let off; to give out | |
| 不比 不比 | unlike | |
| 二十 二十 | twenty; 20 |