Vocabulary
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| 打下手 打下手 | to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle | |
| 放慢 放慢 | to reduce the pace (of movements, steps etc) | |
| 学友 學友 | schoolmate; classmate | |
| 爱憎分明 愛憎分明 | to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates; to have well-defined likes and dislikes | |
| 莼菜 蓴菜 | water shield (Brasenia schreberi), an edible water plant | |
| 友悌 友悌 | brotherly bond | |
| 梅雨 梅雨 | East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) | |
| 女家 女家 | bride's family (in marriage) | |
| 是荷 是荷 | (written) (at the end of a request in letters) I would be much obliged | |
| 对坐 對坐 | to sit facing each other | |
| 朔月 朔月 | new moon; first day of the lunar month | |
| 哂笑 哂笑 | (literary) to sneer; to laugh at | |
| 会水 會水 | to be able to swim | |
| 大萝卜 大蘿蔔 | daikon; white radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) | |
| 天差地别 天差地別 | (idiom) poles apart; as different as can be | |
| 请坐 請坐 | please, have a seat | |
| 说不上 說不上 | to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning | |
| 小孩儿 小孩兒 | erhua variant of 小孩; child | |
| 好玩儿 好玩兒 | erhua variant of 好玩; amusing; fun; interesting | |
| 说白了 說白了 | to speak frankly | |
| 请进 請進 | "please come in" | |
| 真是的 真是的 | Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) | |
| 忘不了 忘不了 | cannot forget | |
| 少不了 少不了 | cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many | |
| 一家人 一家人 | household; the whole family | |
| 动不动 動不動 | (typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat | |
| 一天到晚 一天到晚 | all day long; the whole day | |
| 要不是 要不是 | if it were not for; but for | |
| 外边 外邊 | outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home | |
| 没事儿 沒事兒 | to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind | |
| 里边 裡邊 | inside | |
| 不用说 不用說 | needless to say; it goes without saying | |
| 下课 下課 | to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired | |
| 过不去 過不去 | to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through | |
| 渴 渴 | thirsty | |
| 老人家 老人家 | polite term for old woman or man | |
| 从来不 從來不 | never | |
| 半天 半天 | half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair | |
| 关上 關上 | to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) | |
| 一点儿 一點兒 | 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 | |
| 弟 弟 | younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) | |
| 有名 有名 | famous; well-known | |
| 杯子 杯子 | cup; glass | |
| 下雨 下雨 | to rain | |
| 多年来 多年來 | for the past many years | |
| 不大 不大 | not very; not too; not often | |
| 有用 有用 | useful | |
| 左边 左邊 | left; the left side; to the left of | |
| 小朋友 小朋友 | child | |
| 走路 走路 | to walk; to go on foot |