Vocabulary
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| 脱胎换骨 脫胎換骨 | to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist; to turn over a new leaf; fig. to change wholly; to create from other material (story, artwork etc) | Idiom |
| 一本万利 一本萬利 | small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out | Idiom |
| 嘛 嘛 | used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 有没有 有沒有 | (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? | |
| 未婚妻 未婚妻 | fiancée | |
| 天珠 天珠 | dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power | |
| 明德 明德 | highest virtue; illustrious virtue | |
| 搞砸 搞砸 | to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil | |
| 不舒服 不舒服 | unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy | |
| 失礼 失禮 | discourteous | |
| 洋装 洋裝 | Western-style dress | |
| 令堂 令堂 | (honorific) your mother | |
| 据我所知 據我所知 | as far as I know; to the best of my knowledge | |
| 商界 商界 | business world; business community | |
| 虚妄 虛妄 | fabricated | |
| 坦荡 坦蕩 | magnanimous; broad and level | |
| 独生子 獨生子 | a son who is an only child | |
| 后果自负 後果自負 | to take responsibility for the consequences of risky behavior; to have only oneself to blame if things go badly | |
| 打理 打理 | to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order | |
| 溜冰 溜冰 | ice skating; (slang) to do meth | |
| 翘课 翹課 | to skip school; to cut class | |
| 夜景 夜景 | nightscape | |
| 小型企业 小型企業 | small business | |
| 馄饨 餛飩 | wonton; Chinese ravioli (served in soup); Taiwan pr. [hun2dun5] | |
| 佣金 佣金 | commission | |
| 我儿 我兒 | my child | |
| 上进心 上進心 | motivation; ambition | |
| 中华 中華 | China (alternate formal name) | |
| 吉祥 吉祥 | lucky; auspicious; propitious | |
| 曲子 曲子 | poem for singing; tune; music | |
| 海外 海外 | overseas; abroad | |
| 识 識 | to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shì] | |
| 寺 寺 | Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old) | |
| 好不容易 好不容易 | with great difficulty; very difficult | |
| 宴会 宴會 | banquet; feast; dinner party | |
| 拿走 拿走 | to take away | |
| 特意 特意 | specially; intentionally | |
| 演奏 演奏 | to perform on a musical instrument | |
| 珠宝 珠寶 | pearls; jewels; precious stones | |
| 会长 會長 | president of a club, committee etc | |
| 嘉宾 嘉賓 | esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show) | |
| 抱歉 抱歉 | to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! | |
| 捐 捐 | to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy | |
| 名义 名義 | name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose | |
| 金融 金融 | banking; finance; financial | |
| 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) | |
| 主角 主角 | leading role; lead; protagonist | |
| 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 | |
| 智慧 智慧 | wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence |