Vocabulary
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| 这不 這不 | (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) | Colloquialism |
| 真是 真是 | indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) | Colloquialism |
| 菜 菜 | dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor | Colloquialism |
| 吗 嗎 | (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 那 那 | surname Na | |
| 着 著 | (chess) move; trick; all right!; (dialect) to add | |
| 上元 上元 | see 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2xiao1jie2] | Proper Noun |
| 十一 十一 | PRC National Day (October 1st) | Proper Noun |
| 元月 元月 | first month (of either lunar or Western calendars) | Proper Noun |
| 六月 六月 | June; sixth month (of the lunar year) | Proper Noun |
| 九月 九月 | September; ninth month (of the lunar year) | Proper Noun |
| 哪知道 哪知道 | who would have thought that ...? | |
| 军 軍 | army, military; soldiers, troops | |
| 太子 太子 | crown prince | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 都尉 都尉 | military rank | |
| 二十 二十 | twenty; 20 | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 花钱 花錢 | to spend money | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 并不 並不 | not at all; by no means | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 事事 事事 | everything | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 十四 十四 | fourteen; 14 | |
| 客 客 | guest, traveller; customer | |
| 小二 小二 | waiter | |
| 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 | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 九十 九十 | ninety | |
| 二次 二次 | second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two) | |
| 年俸 年俸 | yearly salary | |
| 六十 六十 | sixty; 60 | |
| 不住 不住 | (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly | |
| 看错 看錯 | to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb else); to misread (a document) | |
| 做错 做錯 | to make an error | |
| 一种 一種 | one kind of; one type of | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 候 候 | wait; expect; visit; greet | |
| 花萼 花萼 | sepal | |
| 四大 四大 | the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大 | |
| 明 明 | bright, light, brilliant; clear | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 我等 我等 | we; us (archaic) | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 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 | |
| 我这个人 我這個人 | me personally; the sort of person I am | |
| 不着 不著 | no need; need not |