Vocabulary
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| 天后 天后 | Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name) | Proper Noun |
| 姚明 姚明 | Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011 | Proper Noun |
| 说起来 說起來 | Say | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 真真 真真 | really; in fact; genuinely; scrupulously | |
| 机 機 | desk; machine; moment | |
| 年来 年來 | this past year; over the last years | |
| 想要 想要 | to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 为上 為上 | to be valued above all else | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 从来没 從來沒 | have never; has never | |
| 你我 你我 | you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 过人 過人 | to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 不可 不可 | cannot; should not; must not | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 坏了 壞了 | shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost | |
| 是以 是以 | therefore; thus; so | |
| 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 | |
| 到现在 到現在 | up until now; to date | |
| 桌 桌 | table, desk, stand | |
| 不差 不差 | to not lack | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 要说 要說 | as for; when it comes to | |
| 这下 這下 | this time | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 小觑 小覷 | to despise; to have contempt for | |
| 小事 小事 | trifle; trivial matter | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 天机 天機 | mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top secret | |
| 半个 半個 | half of sth | |
| 日日 日日 | every day | |
| 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 | |
| 在下 在下 | under; myself (humble) | |
| 茶水 茶水 | tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves | |
| 月老 月老 | matchmaker; go-between; same as | |
| 说起 說起 | to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for | |
| 差点 差點 | almost; nearly | |
| 正事 正事 | one's proper business | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 行事 行事 | to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct | |
| 做出 做出 | to put out; to issue | |
| 现下 現下 | now; at this moment |