Vocabulary
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| 干 乾 | old variant of 干 | Xiehouyu |
| 看看 看看 | to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon | Colloquialism |
| 不会 不會 | improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all | Colloquialism |
| 小的 小的 | (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family; (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official) | Colloquialism |
| 吃的 吃的 | (coll.) food | Colloquialism |
| 有本事 有本事 | to have what it takes; (coll.) (often followed by 就[jiu4]) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc; Example: 有本事就打我[you3 ben3 shi5 jiu4 da3 wo3] Hit me if you dare! | Colloquialism |
| 明儿 明兒 | (coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day | Colloquialism |
| 一块儿 一塊兒 | erhua variant of 一块; a piece; a chunk; (coll.) one yuan; one dollar | Colloquialism |
| 菜 菜 | dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor | Colloquialism |
| 山 山 | surname Shan | |
| 爸爸 爸爸 | (coll.) father; dad | Colloquialism |
| 花 花 | surname Hua | |
| 吗 嗎 | (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 那 那 | surname Na | |
| 着 著 | to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in | Colloquialism |
| 上海 上海 | Shanghai municipality (abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]) | Proper Noun |
| 东京 東京 | Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period) | Proper Noun |
| 湘西 湘西 | see 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1xi1 Tu3jia1zu2 Miao2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1] | Proper Noun |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 茶树 茶樹 | tea tree; Camellia sinensis | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 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 | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 想要 想要 | to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of | |
| 不下 不下 | to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 没有什么 沒有什麼 | it is nothing; there's nothing ... about it | |
| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 腊肉 臘肉 | meat that has been cured and air-dried in the cold (esp. during the 12th lunar month) | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 看一看 看一看 | to have a look | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 点开 點開 | (computing) to open (a link, file etc) by clicking or tapping | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 话说 話說 | It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount | |
| 我这儿 我這兒 | where I am; my place | |
| 二等 二等 | second class; second-rate | |
| 说好 說好 | to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations | |
| 地儿 地兒 | place; space | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) |