Vocabulary
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| 从来没有 從來沒有 | there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never | |
| 是以 是以 | therefore; thus; so | |
| 有一点 有一點 | a little; somewhat | |
| 有喜 有喜 | to be expecting; to be with child | |
| 有年 有年 | for years | |
| 做大 做大 | arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale | |
| 说到 說到 | to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for | |
| 找事 找事 | to look for employment; to pick a quarrel | |
| 好几年 好幾年 | several years | |
| 天干 天干 | the 10 heavenly stems,,,,,,,,,, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc | |
| 年下 年下 | lunar new year | |
| 字号 字號 | characters and numbers (as used in a code); alphanumeric code; serial number | |
| 对不上 對不上 | to disagree; I can't agree with that. | |
| 杏子 杏子 | apricot | |
| 腕子 腕子 | wrist | |
| 零点 零點 | midnight; to order à la carte; (math.) zero of a function | |
| 打下手 打下手 | to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle | |
| 多国 多國 | multinational | |
| 上第 上第 | top notch; highest quality | |
| 校友 校友 | schoolmate; alumnus; alumna | |
| 下放 下放 | to delegate; to decentralize; to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside | |
| 后进 後進 | less advanced; underdeveloped; lagging behind; the younger generation; the less experienced ones | |
| 放还 放還 | to release (a hostage); to put back in place | |
| 干校 幹校 | school for cadres; May 7 Cadre School | |
| 欢送会 歡送會 | farewell party | |
| 年事 年事 | years of age; age | |
| 出楼子 出樓子 | variant of | |
| 鞍子 鞍子 | saddle | |
| 电热 電熱 | electrical heating | |
| 十天干 十天干 | the ten Heavenly Stems,,,,,,,,, (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III) | |
| 网友 網友 | online friend; Internet user | |
| 汉字 漢字 | Chinese character; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja; Vietnamese: hán tự | |
| 下边 下邊 | under; the underside; below | |
| 动不动 動不動 | (typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat | |
| 外边 外邊 | outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home | |
| 里边 裡邊 | inside | |
| 过不去 過不去 | to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through | |
| 半天 半天 | half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair | |
| 关上 關上 | to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) | |
| 中文 中文 | Chinese language | |
| 有名 有名 | famous; well-known | |
| 不大 不大 | not very; not too; not often | |
| 爱好 愛好 | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby | |
| 北京 北京 | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China | |
| 开会 開會 | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting | |
| 开玩笑 開玩笑 | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke | |
| 小学 小學 | elementary school; primary school | |
| 哪些 哪些 | which ones?; who?; what? | |
| 零 零 | zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither | |
| 坐下 坐下 | to sit down |