Vocabulary
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| 却 卻 | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though | |
| 你死我活 你死我活 | lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist | Idiom |
| 身不由己 身不由己 | without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself | Xiehouyu |
| 没用 沒用 | useless | Xiehouyu |
| 亲 親 | parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear | Xiehouyu |
| 死人 死人 | dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen | Colloquialism |
| 整 整 | exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb | Colloquialism |
| 管 筦 | to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards | Colloquialism |
| 保罗 保羅 | Paul | Proper Noun |
| 大城市 大城市 | major city; metropolis | Proper Noun |
| 少爷 少爺 | son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) | |
| 心领 心領 | I appreciate your kindness (conventional reply to turn down an offer) | |
| 付钱 付錢 | to pay money | |
| 去死 去死 | go to hell!; drop dead! | |
| 该死 該死 | Damn it!; damned; wretched | |
| 赶出 趕出 | to drive away | |
| 火车票 火車票 | train ticket | |
| 心急 心急 | anxious; impatient | |
| 强奸 強姦 | to rape | |
| 要死 要死 | extremely; awfully | |
| 相亲 相親 | blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other | |
| 劲 勁 | strong, unyielding, tough, power | |
| 相配 相配 | to match; to fit; to pair well | |
| 白费 白費 | to waste (one's energy etc) | |
| 叔 叔 | uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] | |
| 总有 總有 | inevitably there will be | |
| 有兴趣 有興趣 | interested; interesting | |
| 一声 一聲 | first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) | |
| 楚 楚 | name of feudal state; clear | |
| 不死心 不死心 | unwilling to give up; unresigned | |
| 谈谈 談談 | to discuss; to have a chat | |
| 饿死 餓死 | to starve to death; to be very hungry | |
| 资本家 資本家 | capitalist | |
| 财 財 | wealth, valuables, riches | |
| 难保 難保 | hard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect; difficult to preserve | |
| 使不得 使不得 | cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable | |
| 有心 有心 | to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate | |
| 房租 房租 | rent for a room or house | |
| 认得 認得 | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know | |
| 公务员 公務員 | functionary; office-bearer | |
| 老太太 老太太 | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother | |
| 民间 民間 | among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments | |
| 束 束 | to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control | |
| 散步 散步 | to take a walk; to go for a walk | |
| 价钱 價錢 | price | |
| 本事 本事 | source material; original story | |
| 行李 行李 | luggage | |
| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 功夫 功夫 | skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort | |
| 主意 主意 | plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] |