Vocabulary

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老妪 老嫗 lǎo yù old woman (formal writing) ∼HSK 1
菜地 菜地 cài dì vegetable field ∼HSK 1
家常菜 家常菜 jiā cháng cài home cooking ∼HSK 1
有话快说 有話快說 yǒu huà kuài shuō spit it out! ∼HSK 1
出新 出新 chū xīn to make new advances; to move forwards ∼HSK 1
蛐蛐儿 蛐蛐兒 qū qu r (dialect) cricket (insect) ∼HSK 1
讹人 訛人 é rén to blackmail; to extort ∼HSK 1
先有 先有 xiān yǒu prior; preexisting ∼HSK 1
泔水 泔水 gān shuǐ slop; swill ∼HSK 1
对簿 對簿 duì bù to confront sb with accusation; written charge in court (in former times); to take sb to court ∼HSK 1
喜钱 喜錢 xǐ qian tip given on a happy occasion (traditional) ∼HSK 1
看开 看開 kàn kāi to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth; to cheer up ∼HSK 1
正教 正教 zhèng jiào lit. true religion; orthodox religion; orthodox Christianity; Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians) ∼HSK 1
毛毡 毛氈 máo zhān felt ∼HSK 1
开年 開年 kāi nián beginning of a year ∼HSK 1
半年 半年 bàn nián half a year HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
老字号 老字號 lǎo zì hào shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation ∼HSK 1
两口子 兩口子 liǎng kǒu zi husband and wife ∼HSK 1
说白了 說白了 shuō bái le to speak frankly ∼HSK 1
请进 請進 qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
下边 下邊 xià bian under; the underside; below HSK 1
真是的 真是的 zhēn shi de Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) ∼HSK 1
少不了 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many ∼HSK 1
一家人 一家人 yī jiā rén household; the whole family ∼HSK 1
包子 包子 bāo zi bao (steamed stuffed bun) HSK 1
东边 東邊 dōng bian east; east side; eastern part; to the east of HSK 1
动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat ∼HSK 1
一天到晚 一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn all day long; the whole day ∼HSK 1
上边 上邊 shàng bian the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
买不起 買不起 mǎi bu qǐ cannot afford; can't afford buying ∼HSK 1
西边 西邊 xī biān west; west side; western part; to the west of HSK 1
后边 後邊 hòu bian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 1
本子 本子 běn zi book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; edition HSK 1
外边 外邊 wài bian outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home HSK 1
一回事 一回事 yī huí shì one and the same (thing); one thing (as distinct from another) ∼HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
过日子 過日子 guò rì zi to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along ∼HSK 1
过不去 過不去 guò bu qù to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through ∼HSK 1
从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù never ∼HSK 1
看病 看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor; to see a patient HSK 1
一大早 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning ∼HSK 1
半天 半天 bàn tiān half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair HSK 1
关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) HSK 1
一点儿 一點兒 yī diǎn r erhua variant of 一点; a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more HSK 1
弟 弟 dì younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) HSK 1
有名 有名 yǒu míng famous; well-known HSK 1
杯子 杯子 bēi zi cup; glass HSK 1
下雨 下雨 xià yǔ to rain HSK 1