Vocabulary
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| 上海 上海 | Shanghai municipality (abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]) | Proper Noun |
| 英国 英國 | United Kingdom (UK); Britain | Proper Noun |
| 谁知道 誰知道 | God knows...; Who would have imagined...? | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 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 | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 桌 桌 | table, desk, stand | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| 下午茶 下午茶 | afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee) | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 一种 一種 | one kind of; one type of | |
| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 您好 您好 | hello (polite) | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 点水 點水 | to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep | |
| 想要 想要 | to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of | |
| 哪个 哪個 | which; who | |
| 不明 不明 | not clear; unknown; to fail to understand | |
| 话说 話說 | It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 会不会 會不會 | (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not | |
| 看不出 看不出 | can't discern | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ... | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 没了 沒了 | to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist | |
| 椅 椅 | chair, seat | |
| 最高 最高 | tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) | |
| 好朋友 好朋友 | good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) | |
| 快进 快進 | fast-forward (media player) | |
| 最多 最多 | at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal | |
| 果 果 | fruit; result | |
| 说说 說說 | to say sth | |
| 就正 就正 | (literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing) | |
| 我等 我等 | we; us (archaic) | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 月月 月月 | every month | |
| 小小 小小 | very small; very few; very minor | |
| 从来没有 從來沒有 | there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never | |
| 二十多 二十多 | over 20 | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 找事 找事 | to look for employment; to pick a quarrel |