Vocabulary
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| 百分之 百分之 | percent | |
| 稀缺 稀缺 | scarce; scarcity | |
| 八宝粥 八寶粥 | rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc | |
| 胶黏 膠黏 | sticky; adhesive | |
| 归拢 歸攏 | to gather; to rake together; to pile up | |
| 削尖 削尖 | to sharpen | |
| 瓷砖 瓷磚 | ceramic tile | |
| 认购 認購 | to undertake to purchase sth; to subscribe (to share issue) | |
| 有腔调 有腔調 | classy; stylish; upmarket | |
| 搓衣板 搓衣板 | washboard | |
| 谈妥 談妥 | to come to terms; to reach an agreement | |
| 限购 限購 | to limit the amount a customer can buy | |
| 清蒸 清蒸 | steamed in broth | |
| 洋气 洋氣 | Western style; foreign flavor; trendy; fashionable | |
| 镶金 鑲金 | gilded; inlaid with gold | |
| 乌黑 烏黑 | jet-black; dark | |
| 首次 首次 | first; first time; for the first time | |
| 拆迁 拆遷 | to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants | |
| 待会儿 待會兒 | in a moment; later; also pr. [dāi huǐ r] or [dāi hui r] | |
| 房价 房價 | house price; cost of housing | |
| 送礼 送禮 | to give a present | |
| 养老 養老 | to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement | |
| 姑姑 姑姑 | paternal aunt | |
| 谦虚 謙虛 | modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks | |
| 长远 長遠 | long-term; long-range | |
| 到期 到期 | to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc) | |
| 特地 特地 | specially; for a special purpose | |
| 要不然 要不然 | otherwise; or else; or | |
| 美容 美容 | to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more attractive; to beautify | |
| 纠正 糾正 | to correct; to make right | |
| 上市 上市 | to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) | |
| 顾 顧 | to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to | |
| 晓得 曉得 | to know | |
| 园 園 | land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc | |
| 扑 撲 | to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over | |
| 跌 跌 | to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [dié] | |
| 捡 撿 | to pick up; to collect; to gather | |
| 算了 算了 | let it be; let it pass; forget about it | |
| 罢了 罷了 | a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) | |
| 厕所 廁所 | toilet; lavatory | |
| 撑 撐 | to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support | |
| 肯 肎 | to agree; to consent; to be willing to | |
| 界 界 | (bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm | |
| 股票 股票 | share certificate; stock (finance) | |
| 至于 至於 | as for; as to; to go so far as to | |
| 再说 再說 | to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides | |
| 母 母 | mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female | |
| 政策 政策 | policy | |
| 炒 炒 | to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb) | |
| 觉 覺 | a nap; a sleep |