Vocabulary
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| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 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 | |
| 人妖 人妖 | transvestite; transsexual; ladyboy | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 分行 分行 | branch of bank or store; subsidiary bank | |
| 几年 幾年 | a few years; several years; how many years? | |
| 五行 五行 | five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 | |
| 上西天 上西天 | (Buddhism) to go to the Western Paradise; (fig.) to die | |
| 二十 二十 | twenty; 20 | |
| 三十 三十 | thirty; 30 | |
| 打从 打從 | from; (ever) since | |
| 天哪 天哪 | see 天啊[tian1 a5] | |
| 一家 一家 | the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 打点 打點 | to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in) | |
| 几次 幾次 | several times | |
| 写下 寫下 | to write down | |
| 再不 再不 | or else; alternatively | |
| 真是的 真是的 | Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) | |
| 一家人 一家人 | household; the whole family | |
| 老人家 老人家 | polite term for old woman or man | |
| 半天 半天 | half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair | |
| 午饭 午飯 | lunch | |
| 请问 請問 | Excuse me, may I ask...? | |
| 哪儿 哪兒 | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? | |
| 这儿 這兒 | here | |
| 进来 進來 | to come in | |
| 饭 飯 | cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee | |
| 饿 餓 | to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb) | |
| 打开 打開 | to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on | |
| 回去 回去 | to return; to go back | |
| 哥 哥 | elder brother | |
| 常 常 | surname Chang | |
| 不用 不用 | need not | |
| 教 教 | religion; teaching; to make; to cause; to tell | |
| 家里 家裡 | home | |
| 差 差 | difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly | |
| 西 西 | the West; abbr. for Spain 牙; Spanish | |
| 来到 來到 | to arrive; to come | |
| 高兴 高興 | happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood | |
| 说话 說話 | to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word | |
| 女儿 女兒 | daughter | |
| 看见 看見 | to see; to catch sight of | |
| 她们 她們 | they; them (for females) | |
| 病 病 | illness; disease; to fall ill; defect | |
| 楼 樓 | surname Lou | |
| 半 半 | half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half | |
| 二 二 | two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid | |
| 口 口 | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls | |
| 远 遠 | far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc) |