Vocabulary
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| 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 | |
| 想要 想要 | to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of | |
| 写字 寫字 | to write (by hand); to practice calligraphy | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 不比 不比 | unlike | |
| 说不出 說不出 | unable to say | |
| 不下 不下 | to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) | |
| 放不下 放不下 | to have no room to put sth; to be unable to let go | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 多大 多大 | how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much | |
| 说说 說說 | to say sth | |
| 过门 過門 | to pass through a doorway; (of a woman) to marry; orchestral music interlude in an opera | |
| 开门 開門 | to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business | |
| 几年 幾年 | a few years; several years; how many years? | |
| 不见了 不見了 | to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found | |
| 还好 還好 | not bad; tolerable; fortunately | |
| 吃坏 吃壞 | to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating | |
| 也就是 也就是 | in other words; i.e. | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 前事 前事 | past events; antecedent; what has happened | |
| 半个 半個 | half of sth | |
| 重用 重用 | to put in an important position | |
| 对本 對本 | (a return) equal to the capital; 100 percent profit | |
| 大有 大有 | there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望[da4you3-xi1wang4]); (literary) bumper harvest; abundance | |
| 想来 想來 | it may be assumed that | |
| 说起 說起 | to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for | |
| 会不会 會不會 | (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not | |
| 一说 一說 | an expression of opinion; according to some | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 太过 太過 | excessively; too | |
| 很是 很是 | (formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb) | |
| 高高兴兴 高高興興 | cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily | |
| 国事 國事 | affairs of the nation; politics | |
| 大半 大半 | more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely | |
| 好几 好幾 | several; quite a few | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 着呢 著呢 | comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather | |
| 差事 差事 | poor; not up to standard | |
| 影 影 | shadow; image, reflection; photograph | |
| 回话 回話 | to reply | |
| 好起来 好起來 | to get better; to improve; to get well | |
| 的姐 的姐 | female taxi driver | |
| 语 語 | language, words; saying, expression | |
| 一天到晚 一天到晚 | all day long; the whole day | |
| 过不去 過不去 | to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through | |
| 看病 看病 | to visit a doctor; to see a patient | |
| 不大 不大 | not very; not too; not often | |
| 有用 有用 | useful | |
| 坐下 坐下 | to sit down | |
| 姐 姐 | older sister |