Vocabulary
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| 非得 非得 | (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must | |
| 迎 迎 | to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face | |
| 内阁 內閣 | (government) cabinet | |
| 偏偏 偏偏 | (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people | |
| 一手 一手 | a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help | |
| 饶 饒 | rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although | |
| 仇 仇 | hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) | |
| 不妨 不妨 | there is no harm in; might as well | |
| 怪不得 怪不得 | no wonder!; so that's why! | |
| 吩咐 吩咐 | to tell; to instruct; to command | |
| 耽误 耽誤 | to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with | |
| 何况 何況 | let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more | |
| 咳嗽 咳嗽 | to cough | |
| 别说 別說 | to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone | |
| 效力 效力 | effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity) | |
| 眼下 眼下 | now; at present; subocular (medicine) | |
| 瞒 瞞 | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark | |
| 听话 聽話 | to do what one is told; obedient | |
| 一早 一早 | early in the morning; at dawn | |
| 丸 丸 | ball; pellet; pill | |
| 花样 花樣 | pattern; way of doing sth; trick; ruse; fancy-style (as in 花样滑冰 figure skating) | |
| 搅 攪 | to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir | |
| 丫头 丫頭 | girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) | |
| 坏事 壞事 | bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things | |
| 安心 安心 | at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth | |
| 发誓 發誓 | to vow; to pledge; to swear | |
| 身子 身子 | body; pregnancy; health | |
| 煎 煎 | to pan fry; to sauté | |
| 虚 虛 | emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain | |
| 撕 撕 | to tear | |
| 训 訓 | to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule | |
| 指望 指望 | to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope | |
| 爹 爹 | dad | |
| 讨 討 | to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study | |
| 坑 坑 | pit; depression; hollow; tunnel; hole in the ground; (archaic) to bury alive; to hoodwink; to cheat (sb) | |
| 要不 要不 | otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) | |
| 娶 娶 | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) | |
| 依 依 | to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of | |
| 竟 竟 | unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed | |
| 告 告 | to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue | |
| 灰 灰 | ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected | |
| 砸 砸 | to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle | |
| 即 即 | namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near | |
| 不知 不知 | not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) | |
| 主 主 | owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) | |
| 之 之 | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it | |
| 昏天黑地 昏天黑地 | lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom); fig. pitch dark; to black out; disorderly; troubled times | Idiom |
| 一代不如一代 一代不如一代 | to be getting worse with each generation | Xiehouyu |
| 老糊涂 老糊塗 | dotard | Xiehouyu |
| 混账 混賬 | shameful; absolutely disgraceful! | Xiehouyu |