Vocabulary
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| 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 | |
| 下人 下人 | (old) servant; (dialect) children; grandchildren | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 要说 要說 | as for; when it comes to | |
| 上好 上好 | first-rate; top-notch | |
| 早起 早起 | to get up early | |
| 四大 四大 | the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters,,, 大字報|大 | |
| 五五 五五 | 50-50; equal (share, partnership etc) | |
| 二十 二十 | twenty; 20 | |
| 三五 三五 | several; three or five | |
| 十五 十五 | fifteen; 15 | |
| 二十多 二十多 | over 20 | |
| 最是 最是 | (before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most...; (literary) what exemplifies this particular quality to the highest degree is... | |
| 六十 六十 | sixty; 60 | |
| 七十 七十 | seventy; 70 | |
| 不中用 不中用 | unfit for anything; no good; useless; (of a sick person) beyond hope | |
| 还好 還好 | not bad; tolerable; fortunately | |
| 着呢 著呢 | comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather | |
| 没了 沒了 | to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist | |
| 说笑 說笑 | to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter | |
| 听书 聽書 | to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling; to listen to an audiobook | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 怎么着 怎麼著 | what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 十七 十七 | seventeen; 17 | |
| 怎么回事 怎麼回事 | what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? | |
| 快进 快進 | fast-forward (media player) | |
| 天天 天天 | every day | |
| 吃斋 吃齋 | to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian | |
| 十三 十三 | thirteen; 13 | |
| 说中 說中 | to hit the nail on the head; to predict correctly | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 真是的 真是的 | Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) | |
| 外边 外邊 | outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home | |
| 没事儿 沒事兒 | to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind | |
| 老人家 老人家 | polite term for old woman or man | |
| 关上 關上 | to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) | |
| 左边 左邊 | left; the left side; to the left of | |
| 走路 走路 | to walk; to go on foot | |
| 坐下 坐下 | to sit down | |
| 姐 姐 | older sister | |
| 听见 聽見 | to hear | |
| 这边 這邊 | this side; here | |
| 奶 奶 | breast; milk; to breastfeed | |
| 干什么 幹什麼 | what are you doing?; what's he up to? | |
| 哪儿 哪兒 | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? | |
| 这儿 這兒 | here | |
| 百 百 | hundred; numerous; all kinds of | |
| 干净 乾淨 | clean; neat |