Vocabulary

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shuō dào zuò dào to be as good as one's word (idiom); to keep one's promise ∼HSK 1
zuò cuò to make an error ∼HSK 1
hǎo yòng useful; serviceable; effective; handy; easy to use ∼HSK 1
duì shàng to fit one into the other; to bring two things into contact ∼HSK 1
xiào bǐng a matter for ridicule; an object of ridicule; laughingstock ∼HSK 1
huì to participate in a meeting ∼HSK 1
shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition ∼HSK 1
xià bàn second half ∼HSK 1
xià zhào to hand down an imperial edict ∼HSK 1
lěng tiān cold weather; cold season ∼HSK 1
shì guān zhòng the implications are profound; the ramifications are huge; (of a decision etc) consequential ∼HSK 1
shì (formal) this day; that day ∼HSK 1
zuì hòu tiān final day ∼HSK 1
fěi bāng gang of bandits; criminal gang (formerly often used of political opponents) ∼HSK 1
rén jiàn rén ài loved by all; to have universal appeal ∼HSK 1
màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
may not ∼HSK 1
shàng shān to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons); to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise ∼HSK 1
gāo rén very able person ∼HSK 1
ge which ∼HSK 1
rén we ∼HSK 1
tīng lái to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc); to ring (true); to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression); to hear from somewhere ∼HSK 1
huì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] ∼HSK 1
chóng chóng layer upon layer; one after another ∼HSK 1
zhèng shì one's proper business ∼HSK 1
bāng bang máng to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! ∼HSK 1
shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically); one might well ask ∼HSK 1
xiān rén ancestor; forefather; sb's late father ∼HSK 1
zhù kǒu shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking ∼HSK 1
kàn cuò to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb else); to misread (a document) ∼HSK 1
rén yǐng the shadow of a human figure; a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb) ∼HSK 1
cuò blunder ∼HSK 1
shàng tiān Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days) ∼HSK 1
xiàn jīn now; nowadays; modern ∼HSK 1
èr second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two) ∼HSK 1
zuì shǎo at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal ∼HSK 1
shǎng wu noon ∼HSK 1
zhōng rén go-between; mediator; intermediary ∼HSK 1
xiǎng chū to figure out; to work out (a solution etc); to think up; to come up with (an idea etc) ∼HSK 1
tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear ∼HSK 1
zhàn tavern; guest house; inn; hotel ∼HSK 1
jiào cellar; basement ∼HSK 1
Jīng capital city ∼HSK 1
sòng rén to give away; to accompany; to see sb off ∼HSK 1
xiǎo èr waiter ∼HSK 1
gāo xià relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc) ∼HSK 1
bu guò to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb) ∼HSK 1
xiǎo běn small capital; on a shoestring ∼HSK 1
chóng kāi to reopen ∼HSK 1
lèi huài to become exhausted ∼HSK 1