9778 Pre-U Mandarin Chinese: Minimum Core Vocabulary LIST OF CORE VOCABULARY for examination in 2019, 2020 & 2021 including vocabulary for Principal Subject topic areas The core vocabulary is provided to guide teachers and candidates in their preparation for the Pre-U Mandarin Chinese Principal course 9778. The list may also be used as a reference point when teaching the Short Course. The list includes additional vocabulary for the Principal Course Topic Areas: For examination in 2019, 2020 & 2021 The media Work and leisure Equality of opportunity [ for 2019] The topic area Equality of opportunity has replaced The environment for 2019. There are no other updates to the core vocabulary. The vocabulary for The environment has been added to the vocabulary list for past Principal Subject topic areas, also provided here. By the end of the course of study leading to Pre-U Mandarin Chinese, students will recognise all characters listed below. They should also be able to recognise these characters as part of different compounds. Additional characters may appear on the question papers but will not be tested explicitly. Where there is a need to include any additional characters essential to the answering of a question, these will be glossed in English. 1 Numbers, expressions of time and festivals 百 bǎi hundred 半 bàn half 倍 除夕 春节 春天 第 点 冬天 端午节 分 ...分之... 公斤 公里 过年 刻 bèi times; -fold chú xī Chinese Year’s eve chūn jié Spring festival chūn tiān spring (n.) dì prefix before a number diǎn o'clock dōng tiān winter duān wǔ jié the Dragon Boat Festival fēn minute … fēn zhī … …out of… (e.g., 8 out of 10) gōng jīn kilo gōng lǐ kilometre guò nián to celebrate/spend the (Chinese) Year kè quarter 1 líng zero miǎo second (=1/60 of a minute) nián year qiān thousand qiū tiān autumn shàng last shèng dàn jié Christmas shēng rì birthday xià tiān summer yì hundred million zhōng qiū jié mid-autumn festival 北 北京 长城 长江 德国 东 法国 法文 非洲 故宫 广州 华人 běi North běi jīng Beijing cháng chéng the Great Wall cháng jiāng the Yangtze river dé guó Germany dōng East fǎ guó France fǎ wén French fēi zhōu Africa gù gōng the Forbidden City guǎng zhōu Canton huá rén 黄河 美国 美洲 南 南京 欧洲 普通话 日本 上海 首都 huáng hé Chinese (usually used after 海外, meaning overseas Chinese) the Yellow River měi guó USA měi zhōu America (continent) nán South nán jīng Nanjing ōu zhōu Europe pǔ tōng huà Mandarin rì běn Japan shàng hǎi Shanghai shǒu dū capital (of a country) 零 秒 年 千 秋天 上 圣诞节 生日 夏天 亿 中秋节 2 Countries and Places 2 台湾 天安门 亚洲 英国 中国 西 西安 香港 tái wān Taiwan tiān ān mén tiananmen yà zhōu Asia yīng guó UK zhōng guó China xī xī ān west Xi’an xiāng gǎng Hong Kong 3 Measure words 把 杯 本 遍 层 次 段 队 封 个 壶 件 节 斤 棵 块 辆 门 匹 篇 瓶 双 套 条 桶 碗 bǎ measure word, hold bēi a cup of / cup běn measure word biàn number of times céng layer; storey cì number of times duàn paragraph, section duì team fēng measure word gè measure word hú measure word jiàn measure word jié measure word jīn 500g kē measure word (for tree, etc.) kuài a piece of something liàng measure word for vehicles mén measure word pǐ measure word piān piece; sheet (of paper etc.) píng bottle (of something) shuāng pair (as a measure word) tào measure word (a set of…) tiáo measure word tǒng barrel wǎn bowl 3 位 页 元 张 只 支 组 wèi measure word (for people) yè page yuán dollar zhāng measure word (for paper, tickets, etc.) zhī zhī measure word measure word (for pencil, pen, etc.) zǔ group 4 Question words and pronouns 哪 哪儿 你 nǎ which nǎr where nĭ you (singular) 你们 您 谁 什么 怎么 nǐ men you (plural) nín you (polite) shéi/shuí who shén me what zěn me how bèi hòu behind; at the back; in the rear duì miàn opposite hǎo xiàng (prep.) like; as if lǐ inside páng biān next to shàng to go up, to get on, to go to; above wǎng (prep.) to, towards wèi (le) (prep.) for xià next; below, under xiàng (prep.) towards zhōng jiān in the middle zuò wéi (prep.) as 5 Prepositions 背后 对面 好像 里 旁边 上 往 为(了) 下 向 中间 作为 6 Particles 4 ba particle de possessive determiner de compliment particle le particle ma question particle men plural determiner ne question particle 不但...而且 不管 不过 不论 除了...以外 非 非...不可 既...又... 连...都/也... 没有 bú dàn ... ér qiě not only…but also bù guǎn regardless of bú guò but; nevertheless; however bú lùn no matter chú le…yǐ wài besides fēi not fēi … bù kě must; will inevitably jì … yòu … both…and… lián … dōu /yě … even…is/does also méi yǒu have not 阿姨 爱护 爱情 宠物 出生 弟弟 儿童 父亲 哥哥 狗 孩子 婚礼 婚姻 家 ā yí aunt ài hù to cherish, to take good care of ài qíng love, romance chǒng wù pet chū shēng to be born dì di younger brother ér tóng children fù qīn father gē ge older brother gǒu dog hái zi child hūn lǐ wedding hūn yīn marriage jiā family 吧 的 得 了 吗 们 呢 7 Connectives 8 Family 5 家庭 家乡 家长 结婚 姐姐 姥姥 姥爷 妈妈 妹妹 母亲 奶奶 女士 妻子 亲戚 叔叔 孙女 孙子 太太 先生 小姐 姓 性别 兄弟姐妹 爷爷 丈夫 jiā tíng family; household; home jiā xiāng home town jiā zhǎng parents jié hūn to get married jiě jie older sister lǎo lao grandmother (on mother's side) lǎo ye grandfather (on mother's side) mā ma mummy mèi mei younger sister mǔ qīn mother nǎi nai grandmother (on father's side) nǚ shì madam; lady; Ms qī zi wife qīn qi relatives shū shu uncle sūn nǚ granddaughter sūn zi grandson tài tai Mrs, wife xiān sheng Mr; husband xiǎo jiě Miss xìng surname xìng bié gender xiōng dì jiě mèi brothers and sisters yé ye grandfather (on father's side) zhàng fu husband bí zi nose bó zi neck dù zi abdomen ěr duo ear gē bo arm jiǎo foot liǎn face pí fū skin sǎng zi throat; voice 9 Parts of the body 鼻子 脖子 肚子 耳朵 胳膊 脚 脸 皮肤 嗓子 6 身体 手 手指 头 头发 腿 胃 牙齿 眼睛 嘴 shēn tǐ body shǒu hand shǒu zhǐ finger tóu head tóu fa hair tuǐ leg wèi stomach yá chǐ tooth yǎn jing eye zuǐ mouth chéng rén adult chéng shú to mature; mature lǐ xiǎng pursuit, aspiration, ideal qīng nián youngster, young people shào nián youth bān class bào gào (v./n.) report běn zi exercise book bǐ pen bǐ jì notes bì yè to graduate bǔ xí (v./n.) attend catch-up lessons cāo chǎng sports ground chéng jì result; achievement; success cí diǎn dictionary; lexicon dà xué university fēn shù mark, grade (in a test) fù xí to revise gāng bǐ fountain pen hán jià winter holiday jí gé to pass an exam; qualified 10 Young people 成人 成熟 理想 青年 少年 11 Education 班 报告 本子 笔 笔记 毕业 补习 操场 成绩 词典 大学 分数 复习 钢笔 寒假 及格 7 交换学生 教材 教授 教育 考生 考试 课 课程 口语 老师 论文 生词 体育 同学 物理 系 夏令营 校刊 小学 校园 校长 写作 学历 学生 学位 学习 学校 学院 语法 jiāo huàn xué sheng exchange student jiào cái teaching material jiào shòu professor jiào yù education kǎo shēng candidate for an examination; examinee kǎo shì exam kè lesson kè chéng curriculum kǒu yǔ oral; speaking (element of a language) lǎo shī teacher lùn wén thesis; dissertation; treatise; paper shēng cí word tǐ yù PE tóng xué classmate wù lǐ physics xì department (in a university setting), faculty xià lìng yíng summer camp xiào kān school magazine xiǎo xué primary school xiào yuán campus xiào zhǎng Headteacher xiě zuò composition xué lì academic qualification xué sheng student xué wèi academic degree xué xí (v./n.) study xué xiào school xué yuàn college yǔ fǎ 语文 yǔ wén 预习 中学 作业 yù xí grammar language and literature (a school subject in China) to prepare and study a lesson before class zhōng xué middle school zuò yè homework 12 Colours 8 bái white cǎi sè multicolour hēi black hóng red huáng yellow huī grey jīn gold lán blue lǜ green yán sè colour yín ( sè ) silver (colour) zǐ purple zōng brown ...的时候 把 便 得 或者 ...极了 既然 那 那么 然后 让 如果 虽然...但是 他 她 …de shí hòu when bǎ bǎ construction biàn then, so děi have to huò zhě or; …or… … jí le … extremely… jì rán since; now that nà that nà me in that case; then rán hòu then, afterwards ràng to make/to let (sb. do sth.) rú guǒ if suī rán…dàn shì although… (but) tā he, him tā she, her 他/她们 为(了) 我 我们 要是 tā men they, them wèi (le) in order to wǒ I, me wǒ men we, us yào shi if 白 彩色 黑 红 黄 灰 金 蓝 绿 颜色 银(色) 紫 棕 13 Grammar 9 也许 一...就... 一般 一边...一边 一共 一起 一直 已经 以后 以前 以为 因为...所以 应该 有时候 于是 与 越...越... 这 正在 只好 只是 只要...就 只有...才 最 yě xǔ perhaps, probably yī … jiù … as soon as yī bān as…as…; general; ordinary yī biān…yī biān while, at the same time yī gòng altogether yī qǐ together yī zhí continuously yǐ jīng already yǐ hòu after yǐ qián before yǐ wéi to think, to consider yīn wéi … suǒ yǐ because … so yīng gāi should yǒu shí hòu sometimes yú shì then yǔ (written style) and yuè … yuè … the more…the more... zhè this zhèng zài just …ing zhĭ hǎo cannot but zhǐ shì merely, just; but then zhǐ yào ... jiù as long as zhǐ yǒu … cái only (if) zuì most 10 9778 Pre-U Mandarin Chinese: Minimum Core Vocabulary 矮 爱 安全 把握 ǎi short ài to love; love ān quán safety; safe bǎ wò 白菜 百货商店 白酒 白天 摆 搬 板 办法 帮忙 帮助 傍晚 包 包括 bái cài to take control; to seize opportunity; confidence; certainty Chinese cabbage bǎi huò shāng diàn department store bái jiǔ Chinese liquor; white wine bái tiān day time bǎi to put, to lay, to place, to set in order bān to move; to take away bǎn board; plank bàn fǎ way; means; method bāng máng to help bāng zhù to help; to assist; help; assistance bàng wǎn at dusk, towards evening, at nightfall bāo bag bāo kuò 包子 饱 保持 保护 保证 报名 抱 抱歉 暴力 保险 背包 被 本来 比 比较 比如 比赛 bāo zi to include; to consist of; to comprise; to contain steamed stuffed bun bǎo have eaten one's fill; be full bǎo chí to maintain bǎo hù to protect; protection bǎo zhèng to assure, to guarantee; (n.) pledge bào míng to enroll bào to hold/carry in the arms bào qiàn to be sorry; to feel apologetic; to regret bào lὶ violence bǎo xiǎn insurance bēi bāo rucksack bèi duvet; to be something-ed běn lái original; it goes without saying bǐ to compare bǐ jiào quite bǐ rú for example bǐ sài game; match; tournament; to compete 11 必要 边 变 变化 辩论 标准 表 表现 bì yào necessary biān side biàn to change biàn huà (v./n.) change biàn lùn debate biāo zhǔn standard; criterion biǎo table; chart; form; watch biǎo xiàn (v./n.) behave; manifest; behaviour; manifestation 表演 表扬 别 别的 冰箱 病 博物馆 不得不 不断 不如 不是 不同 布 布置 部分 步行 擦 猜 才 材料 采用 菜单 菜谱 参观 餐厅 草地 厕所 曾经 biǎo yǎn (v./n.) perform biǎo yáng (v./n.) compliment; (v./n.) praise bié other; do not bié de other bīng xiāng fridge bìng illness; to be ill bó wù guǎn museum bù dé bù cannot help but bú duàn incessantly, without stopping bù rú not equal to; not as good as búshì not to be bù tóng different, not the same bù cloth bù zhì to arrange; to assign; to decorate bù fen part; part of bù xíng to walk cā to wipe/mop (with a cloth) cāi to guess cái later than expected cái liào material cǎi yòng to adopt; to employ; to use cài dān food menu cài pǔ recipe cān guān to visit; to look around cān tīng canteen; restaurant cǎo dì meadow; lawn; green area cè suǒ toilet céng jīng ever 12 Updated Chinese 插(插入) 差别 查 茶 差 chā (chā rù) to insert (insert into) chā bié difference chá to check; to find out; to investigate; to look up chá tea chà 长 尝 长期 常常 场地 尝试 超过 超(级)市(场) 炒 车库 cháng to differ from; to fall short of; not up to standard long cháng to sample; to taste; to try cháng qī long term cháng chang often chǎng dì venue, site cháng shì (v./n.) attempt chāo guò exceeding; to exceed chāo (jí) shì (chǎng) supermarket chǎo to stir fry chē kù garage 衬衫 乘 程度 成立 成为 城市 吃(饭) 吃惊 chèn shān shirt chéng to ride (on a bus, etc.); times/multiply chéng dù degree chéng lì to establish; to found; to set up chéng wéi to become; to turn into chéng shì town chī (fàn) to eat (a meal) chī jīng to be startled; to be shocked; surprise 迟到 尺子 臭 出 出发 出口 出现 出租车 初级 厨房 穿 传统 chí dào to be late chǐ zi ruler chòu smelly; stink chū to exit; to go out chū fā to set out chū kǒu exit; export chū xiàn to appear, to arise, to emerge chū zū chē taxi chū jí elementary chú fáng kitchen chuān to wear chuán tǒng tradition; traditional 13 窗户 床 创造 吹 春卷 词语 聪明 从 从来 chuāng hu window chuáng bed chuàng zào to create; creation chuī to blow chūn juǎn spring roll cí yǔ words cōng míng clever; intelligent cóng from cóng lái always; all along 从前 粗 醋 促进 存钱 cóng qián before; formerly cū wide; coarse cù vinegar cù jìn to promote cún qián 存在 措施 错误 打电话 打开 打 打工 打算 打印机 大约 打折 打针 大多数 大概 大使馆 大小 呆 戴 带 代表团 单程票 单位 cún zài (v./n.) deposit (some money in a bank); to save up money existence cuò shī measure, step cuò wù mistake; mistaken, wrong dǎ diàn huà to make a phone call dǎ kāi to open; to turn on dǎ to play; to hit dǎ gōng to work dǎ suàn to plan; to intend; intention dǎ yìn jī printer dà yuē approximately; about dǎ zhé to sell at a discount dǎ zhēn to give/receive an injection dà duō shù great majority dà gài approximately; about dà shǐ guǎn embassy dà xiǎo size dāi to stay; slow-witted; blank dài to wear dài to take with; to look after; to take care of dài biǎo tuán delegation dān chéng piào one-way ticket dān wèi unit of measurement; unit of organisation 14 单元 担任 担心 蛋糕 当 当地 当前 当然 倒 倒 到 到达 道理 导游 刀叉 得到 灯 登记 低 地点 地方 地理 地区 地铁 地图 地下 地址 店 点菜 点头 点心 典型 dān yuán unit dān rèn to take responsibility for dān xīn to worry about dàn gāo cake dāng to work as…; in somebody's presence; when… dāng dì local dāng qián present, current dāng rán naturally; of course dǎo to fall, to topple, to tumble down dào to throw, to dump; to reverse (v.) dào to arrive; to go dào dá to arrive; to reach dào lǐ argument, reason, point; hows and whys dǎo yóu tour guide dāo chā knife and fork dé dào to get; to obtain; to gain; to receive dēng light dēng jì (v./n.) register dī low dì diǎn place dì fāng place dì lǐ geography dì qū district; region dì tiě underground dì tú map dì xià underground dì zhǐ address diàn shop diǎn cài to order food diǎn tóu to nod diǎn xin snack diǎn xíng 电动 电脑 电梯 调查 diàn dòng (n.) model; typical example; (adj.) typical, representative electric, electronic diàn nǎo computer diàn tī elevator; lift diào chá to investigate 15 调动 diào dòng 顶 订票 丢 懂 东西 动物 dǐng to reshuffle; to change position; to stimulate; to motivate top; peak; to go against; to prop up dìng piào to book tickets diū to lose; to throw away dǒng to understand dōng xi things dòng wù animal 动物园 都 豆腐 都市 读书 堵车 堵塞 度 短 对...感兴趣 对不起 对方 对话 多 多么 多少 饿 发 发烧 发生 发言 发现 发音 发邮件 发展 罚款 法律 烦恼 dòng wù yuán zoo dōu both, all dòu fǔ tofu dū shì metropolitan city dú shū to read (book) dǔ chē traffic jam; traffic congestion dǔ sè blockage; jam dù degree; to spend duǎn short; brief duì ... gǎn xìng qù to be interested in… duì bu qǐ sorry duì fāng the other side/person duì huà to converse; conversation duō many duō me how...; what…(indicating high degree) duō shǎo how much è hungry fā to send fā shāo to have a fever fā shēng to happen; to occur fā yán to make a speech fā xiàn to find; to discover fā yīn to pronounce; pronunciation fā yóu jiàn to send an email fā zhǎn to develop; development fá kuǎn to impose a fine; (n.) fine fǎ lǜ law fán nǎo (adj.) upset; (n.) trouble 16 繁荣 fán róng prosperous, booming 反对 饭店 饭馆 范围 方便 方法 方面 方式 方向 房间 房子 防止 访问 放 放弃 放心 飞机 非常 费 费用 分 分配 fǎn duì to oppose; to be against fàn diàn hotel, restaurant fàn guǎn restaurant fàn wéi scope, limits, range fāng biàn convenient fāng fǎ way; means; method fāng miàn aspect; area fāng shì way, fashion, pattern fāng xiàng direction fáng jiān room fáng zi house fáng zhǐ to prevent fǎng wèn to visit; to call on; (n.) visit fàng to release fàng qì to give up fàng xīn to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest fēi jī plane fēi cháng extraordinarily fèi fees (n.); waste (v.) fèi yòng cost, expense fēn to distribute fēn pèi 封 丰富 风景 风俗 富 附近 妇女 付钱 服务 复杂 负责 服装 改变 fēng to distribute, to assign, to delegate; distribution to seal; to confer upon fēng fù abundant; rich (in resources, experience, etc.) fēng jǐng scenery fēng sú social customs fù rich; affluent fù jìn nearby fù nǚ woman fù qián to pay fú wù service fù zá complicated; complex fù zé to be responsible for; to be in charge of fú zhuāng clothing gǎi biàn to change, to alter, to transform; (n.) change 17 改善 干杯 敢 感到 感冒 感情 感受 感想 感谢 刚 刚才 高 高级 高兴 告别 告诉 隔壁 个子 各种 给 跟 跟...一样 根据 更 公共 工业 公园 公众 姑娘 古代 古典 古老 鼓励 故事 故乡 顾客 挂 gǎi shàn to improve gān bēi to toast gǎn to dare to… gǎn dào to feel gǎn mào to catch cold; (n.) cold gǎn qíng emotion; feelings; affection gǎn shòu (v./n.) experience; to feel gǎn xiǎng reflections; thoughts gǎn xiè to thank; to be grateful to gāng just; exactly gāng cái just now, a moment ago gāo high gāo jí advanced; senior gāo xìng happy gào bié to say goodbye; farewell gào sù to tell gé bì next-door neighbour gè zi height; build gè zhǒng various kinds of gěi to give gēn with gēn…yí yàng same as gēn jù according to gèng even more gōng gòng public gōng yè industry gōng yuán park gōng zhòng the public gū niang girl, young woman gǔ dài ancient times gǔ diǎn classical gǔ lǎo ancient gǔ lì to encourage gù shì story gù xiāng home town gù kè customer guà to hang; to put up 18 拐 观点 观念 关系 关心 关于 观察 官员 冠军 广场 规定 贵 柜台 国籍 国际 国内 果汁 过 过去 还 海关 海滩 海鲜 害怕 喊 汗 汉堡包 汉语 航空 行业 豪华 好 好处 号 号码 喝 和 guǎi to turn guān diǎn viewpoint, opinion guān niàn mindset, opinion guān xì relation; relationship; link; connection guān xīn to be concerned with; to care for; (n.) regard guān yú about; with regards to guān chá to observe; observation guān yuán official guàn jūn champion; gold medalist guǎng chǎng square guī dìng to set; to stipulate; stipulation guì expensive guì tái counter guó jí nationality guó jì international guó nèi domestic guǒ zhī fruit juice guò to pass; past guò qù the past hái in addition to, still hǎi guān customs; customs house hǎi tān seashore; beach hǎi xiān seafood hài pà (to be) frightened (of); (to be) scared (of) hǎn to shout hàn (n.) sweat hàn bǎo bāo hamburger hàn yǔ Chinese háng kōng airline; by air háng yè profession, trade, industry háo huá luxurious hǎo good hǎo chù benefit, advantage hào number, day of month hào mǎ number; code hē to drink hé and 19 合格 合理 合适 和谐 合约 盒子 合作 很 红绿灯 后 后来 忽然 胡同 hé gé (to be) up to standard hé lǐ reasonable hé shì suitable; fitting; appropriate hé xié harmony, concord hé yuē contract hé zi box; case hé zuò to cooperate; cooperation; to work together hěn very hóng lǜ dēng traffic lights hòu behind hòu lái afterwards; later hū rán suddenly hú tòng 互联网 互相 护照 ...化 花园 滑 坏 坏处 欢迎 换 黄瓜 黄油 回 回报 回答 回忆 汇率 会 会议 会员 活动 活泼 火车 hù lián wǎng a narrow street, lane or alley in China, most often associated with the city of Beijing internet hù xiāng each other hù zhào passport …huà suffix huà huā yuán garden huá slide (v.), slippery huài bad huài chù disadvantage, harm huān yíng to welcome huàn to exchange huáng guā cucumber huáng yóu butter huí to return huí bào to repay; repayment huí dá (v./n.) reply huí yì to call to mind; to recall; memory huì lǜ exchange rate huì to know how to; meeting huì yì meeting; conference huì yuán member huó dòng activity huó po lively; vivacious huǒ chē train 20 机动 机会 机器 鸡蛋 基本 基础 积极 几乎 及时 急 集合 几 挤 计划 计算 记 记忆 记住 纪念品 技能 季节 寄 继续 加 架 家教 家具 加强 价钱 价值 坚持 坚强 检查 jī dòng motorised jī huì opportunity jī qì machine jī dàn egg jī běn basic; essential jī chǔ foundation, basis jī jí active, energetic jī hū almost jí shí in time jí to be anxious; to worry jí hé to gather; to assemble; gathering jǐ how many; several jǐ crowded; to push against jì huà (v./n.) plan jì suàn to calculate jì to write; to jot; to take down; to record jì yì to remember; to recall; recollection jì zhù to remember; to learn by heart jì niàn pǐn souvenir jì néng skills jì jié season jì to post jì xù to continue jiā to add jià frame; shelf jiā jiào home tutor; upbringing jiā jù furniture jiā qiáng to strengthen, to reinforce jià qián price jià zhí value jiān chí to insist on jiān qiáng mentally strong jiǎn chá 简单 减价 建设 jiǎn dān to inspect; to examine; to check up; inspection easy; simple jiǎn jià to reduce the price; at a reduced price jiàn shè to build 21 建议 建筑 健康 将 将来 讲 讲座 奖 奖金 降低 酱油 交给 交流 交通 郊区 饺子 角 角度 教堂 叫 接 接待 接受 接着 街 节目 结果 结束 结账 解雇 解决 解释 借 金 今后 今天 紧张 jiàn yì to suggest; suggestion jiàn zhù building jiàn kāng health; healthy jiāng to be going to jiāng lái in the future jiǎng to speak jiǎng zuò (n.) lecture jiǎng award jiǎng jīn bonus jiàng dī to lower; to reduce jiàng yóu soy sauce jiāo gěi to give jiāo liú (v./n.) exchange jiāo tōng traffic jiāo qū suburb jiǎo zi dumplings jiǎo edge; corner; horn jiǎo dù perspective; angle jiào táng church jiào to call, to be called jiē to receive jiē dài receive, admit jiē shòu to accept jiē zhe to carry on, to go on to, to resume jiē street jié mù programme jié guǒ result; consequence; outcome jié shù to finish jié zhàng to pay the bill jiě gù to dismiss, to fire jiě jué to solve jiě shì to explain; explanation jiè to borrow jīn gold (money) jīn hòu thereafter jīn tiān today jǐn zhāng nervous; tense 22 近 进步 jìn near jìn bù 进口 进行 禁止 尽管 尽快 近况 尽量 精彩 精力 精神 经常 经过 经历 经理 经验 景点 竟然 镜子 竞争 纠正 久 酒吧 酒店 旧 救护车 就 居民 举 举动 举行 巨大 聚会 拒绝 距离 jìn kǒu to advance; to progress, progression; to improve (v./n.) import jìn xíng to be in progress; to carry on; to carry out jìn zhǐ to ban; forbidden jìn guǎn although, despite jìn kuài as soon as possible jìn kuàng recent developments; how things stand jìn liàng to the best of one's abilities, as far as possible jīng cǎi brilliant, wonderful jīng lì energy jīng shén spirit, essence jīng cháng often jīng guò to pass by; to go through; to process jīng lì to go through; to undergo; (v./n.) experience jīng lǐ manager jīng yàn experience jǐng diǎn scenic spots jìng rán to one's surprise, unexpectedly jìng zi mirror jìng zhēng to compete; competition jiū zhèng to correct jiǔ for a long time jiǔ bā pub; bar jiǔ diàn hotel jiù old jiù hù chē ambulance jiù as early as jū mín resident jǔ to lift; to raise; to hold up jǔ dòng movement jǔ xíng to hold (an event, a meeting, etc.) jù dà huge jù huì party, gathering jù jué to refuse jù lí distance 23 剧院 句子 具体 觉得 决定 绝对 咖啡 卡车 开 开发 开会 开始 开玩笑 开往 看 看不起 看法 考虑 烤鸭 科目 科技 咳嗽 渴 可爱 可乐 jù yuàn theatre jù zi sentence jù tǐ in detail jué de to feel jué dìng to decide; decision jué duì absolute kā fēi coffee kǎ chē lorry kāi to open; to start something kāi fā to develop kāi huì to hold a meeting kāi shǐ to begin; beginning kāi wán xiào to make a joke kāi wǎng to leave for; to be bound for kàn to watch, to look at kàn bù qǐ to despise; to look down upon kàn fǎ perspective; viewpoint kǎo lǜ to consider, to believe; consideration kǎo yā roast duck kē mù subject kē jì science and technology ké sòu (v./n.) cough kě thirsty kě ài cute; lovable; likable; lovely kě lè cola 可怜 可能 可惜 可以 刻 客厅 克服 肯定 空 空间 空调 空闲 kě lián pitiful kě néng perhaps; possible; maybe kě xī it's a pity; unfortunately kě yǐ to be able; to allow kè to carve kè tīng living room kè fú to overcome (a difficulty, etc.) kěn dìng definite; certainly; surely kōng empty kōng jiān space; room kōng tiáo air conditioner kòng xián spare 24 哭 苦 酷 kū to cry; to weep; to sob kǔ bitter kù 裤子 块 快 快餐 快乐 筷子 矿泉水 困难 拉 辣 来 浪费 老虎 累 冷 离 离开 梨 礼貌 礼堂 礼物 理发 厉害 立刻 例如 例子 历史 利益 利用 恋爱 联系 连衣裙 亮 kù zi cool (to describe a person or a thing, colloquial) trousers kuài Chinese dollar kuài fast kuài cān fast food kuài lè happy kuài zi chopsticks kuàng quán shuǐ mineral water kùn nán difficulty; difficult lā to pull là spicy lái to come làng fèi (v./n.) waste lǎo hǔ tiger lèi tired lěng cold lí be apart from lí kāi to leave; departure lí pear lǐ mào polite; courteous lǐ táng assembly hall; auditorium lǐ wù gift lǐ fà haircut; hairdressing lì hài severe; serious; powerful lì kè immediately, at once, right away lì rú for instance lì zi example lì shǐ history lì yì benefit, interest lì yòng to make use of liàn' ài to be in love lián xì to contact; connection lián yī qún a woman's dress; one-piece dress liàng shiny; bright 25 凉快 了解 邻居 零钱 零食 领带 领导 另外 留 liáng kuai (of weather) cool liǎo jiě to understand; to comprehend lín jū neighbour líng qián change (in money) líng shí snack lǐng dài (n.) tie lǐng dǎo leader; to lead lìng wài in addition; moreover; besides; other liú 流利 留念 流行 留学生 留言 龙 楼 楼梯 路 路程 路过 路口 路线 率 旅程 旅客 旅行 旅行社 旅游 乱 落后 马 骂 马虎 卖 买 慢 liú lì to remain; to ask somebody to stay; to reserve fluent; smooth liú niàn as a souvenir/memento liú xíng popular; fashionable liú xué shēng student studying abroad liú yán message; to leave a message lóng dragon lóu a storied building; storey lóu tī stairs; staircase lù road lù chéng journey; distance travelled lù guò to pass by lù kǒu junction lù xiàn route lǜ rate, ratio lǚ chéng route; itinerary lǚ kè passenger lǚ xíng (v./n.) travel lǚ xíng shè travel agency lǚ yóu tour, tourism luàn in a mess; confused; disordered luò hòu to fall behind; to lag behind; mǎ horse mà to name-call; to curse; to scold mǎ hu careless mài to sell mǎi to buy màn slow 26 满 满意 忙 猫 毛 毛笔 毛病 矛盾 贸易 帽子 每 美(美丽) 没关系 美术馆 门 梦 梦想 米饭 迷路 秘书 面 面对 面条 民族 明白 名片 名胜古迹 明天 名字 末班车 墨水 摩托车 某 目标 目的 目前 拿 mǎn full, packed mǎn yì satisfactory máng busy māo cat máo fur; wool/woollen máo bĭ brush pen máo bìng defect; fault; illness máo dùn contradiction; disagreement; contradictory mào yì trade mào zi hat měi every měi (měi lì) beautiful, pretty méi guān xi it doesn’t matter měi shù guǎn art gallery mén door mèng dream mèng xiăng dream, ideal, aspiration mǐ fàn rice mí lù to be lost mì shū secretary miàn aspect, side; flour miàn duì in the face of; be confronted with miàn tiáo noodles mín zú nation; nationality míng bai to understand míng piàn name card míng shèng gǔ jì scenic spots and historic sights míng tiān tomorrow míng zi given name mò bān chē the last bus/coach mò shuǐ ink mó tuō chē motorbike mǒu some…; a certain… mù biāo target; goal; aim mù dì purpose; aim; goal mù qián at present; at the moment ná to hold, to take 27 难 男 难过 难受 脑子 内容 能 能力 年级 年龄 年轻 鸟 牛奶 牛肉 牛仔裤 农村 农民 农业 女 努力 暖和 暖气 拍 盼望 盘子 胖 跑步 陪 培训 培养 烹饪 朋友 啤酒 批评 便宜 票 漂亮 nán difficult nán male nán guò (adj.) upset; to feel sorry; to feel bad nán shòu (to feel) unwell; (to feel) unhappy nǎo zi brain; mind nèi róng content néng to be able to néng lì ability; power nián jí year (in a school setting) nián líng age nián qīng young niǎo bird niú nǎi milk niú ròu beef niú zǎi kù jeans nóng cūn countryside nóng mín farmer; peasant nóng yè agriculture nǚ female nǔ lì effort; to put in an effort nuǎn huo warm nuǎn qì central heating; heating installation pāi to pat; to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) pàn wàng to look forward to pán zi plate pàng fat pǎo bù (v./n.) run péi to accompany péi xùn to train; training péi yǎng to cultivate, to foster pēng rèn culinary péng you friend pí jiǔ beer pī píng to criticise; criticism pián yì cheap piào ticket piào liang pretty 28 拼音 pīn yīn 平 平安 苹果 平衡 平时 破坏 葡萄酒 铺位 骑 汽车 起飞 气氛 奇怪 其实 其他 期望 钱 浅 前 前途 签证 强 墙 桥 亲爱的 亲子游 请 轻 清楚 请假 请客 情况 轻松 晴天 庆祝 píng phonetic transcription; combine sounds into syllables flat (adj.) píng ān peaceful píng guǒ apple píng héng (v./n.) balance píng shí usually; normally pò huài to do damage to; to harm; to destroy pú táo jiǔ wine pù wèi sleeper train (bunk bed); market stall qí to ride qì chē car qǐ fēi (of aircraft) to take off; to lift-off; to launch qì fēn atmosphere qí guài strange qí shí in fact qí tā other; else qī wàng to hope, to expect qián money qiǎn shallow qián in front qián tú way forward qiān zhèng visa qiáng strong qiáng wall qiáo bridge qīn ài de (adj.) dear qīn zǐ yóu family outing qǐng to invite; please qīng light (in weight) qīng chῠ (adj.) clear qǐng jià to ask for leave qǐng kè to be the host; to foot the bill qíng kuàng situation qīng sōng relaxed; relaxing qíng tiān sunny qìng zhù to celebrate 29 穷 区 去 区别 取得 去年 取钱 取款机 取消 全 全部 权力 缺点 确实 裙子 热 热闹 热情 人 人格 人工 人口 人民 认为 qióng poor qū district qù to go qū bié to differentiate, to distinguish; (n.) difference qǔ dé to achieve (success, progress, etc.) qù nián last year qǔ qián to withdraw money qǔ kuǎn jī ATM machine qǔ xiāo to cancel quán (adj.) complete, full quán bù whole, entire quán lì power, authority quē diăn disadvantage, shortcoming què shí indeed qún zi skirt rè hot rè nao busy and bustling rè qíng enthusiasm, warmth; enthusiastic rén Person rén gé integrity; dignity rén gōng man-made; salary, wages rén kǒu population rén mín the people rèn wéi to consider, to believe 认真 rèn zhēn 日 rì serious, conscientious, earnest; seriously, conscientiously, earnestly sun, day, day-of-month 日记 日期 日子 肉 容易 入口 软卧 rì jì diary rì qī date rì zi days ròu meat róng yì Easy rù kǒu entrance ruǎn wò soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk) 弱 伞 ruò (adj.) weak sǎn umbrella 30 沙发 沙漠 沙滩 商店 商量 shā fā sofa shā mò desert shā tān sandy beach shāng diàn shop shāng liang 商品 伤心 上网 上午 上学 烧 勺子 少数 蛇 设备 社会 设计 社交 设立 设施 设置 深 升 省 生产 声调 生活 生命 生气 生物 生意 使 是 试 失败 市场 shāng pǐn to discuss, to consult, to exchange views, to talk over commodity, goods shāng xīn sad, heartbroken shàng wǎng to surf the internet shàng wǔ morning shàng xué attend school shāo to stew; to burn sháo zi spoon shǎo shù minority shé snake shè bèi equipment shè huì society shè jì (v./n.) design shè jiāo to socialise shè lì to establish, to set up, to found shè shī facilities shè zhì to set up, to put up, to install shēn deep shēng to increase, to rise shěng to save (money, energy, etc.); province shēng chǎn to produce shēng diào tone shēng huó life; to exist, to survive shēng mìng life shēng qì to get angry, to be furious; vitality, vigour shēng wù living thing, organism; biology shēng yì business shǐ to make (sb. do sth.) shì to be shì to test, to try shī bài failure; to fail shì chǎng market 31 十分 时候 时间 时刻表 事故 世界 食品 事情 时事 食堂 实验室 事业 实用 使用 时装店 收 首 受 瘦 手表 手段 首饰 收据 收入 受伤 收拾 手套 手提包 首先 shí fēn fully, very, deeply shí hou time shí jiān time shí kè biǎo timetable shì gù accident shì jiè world shí pǐn food shì qíng (n.) matter shí shì current affairs shí táng canteen shí yàn shì laboratory shì yè career, career path shí yòng (adj.) practical shǐ yòng to make use of, to employ shí zhuāng diàn fashion shop shōu to bring in, to put in proper place shǒu (n. written) head; (adj.) first, foremost shòu to receive shòu thin shǒu biǎo (n.) watch shǒu duàn means, measure, trick shǒu shì jewellery shōu jù receipt shōu rù income shòu shāng to get injured shōu shi to tidy up shǒu tào glove shǒu tí bāo handbag; bag shǒu xiān first of all 书 shū book 输 数 数 蔬菜 舒服 舒适 shū to lose (a match, etc.) shǔ to count shù (n.) number shū cài vegetable shū fu comfortable shū shì comfortable 32 暑假 熟悉 薯条 数学 梳子 舒适 帅 摔 shǔ jià summer holiday shú xī familiar; to familiarise shǔ tiáo chips shù xué maths shū zi comb shū shì comfortable shuài handsome shuāi to fall or to tumble (after losing one's balance); (to cause to) fall and break 水 水果 睡觉 水平 顺利 顺着 说 说法 说话 说明 shuǐ water shuǐ guǒ fruit shuì jiào (v./n.) sleep shuǐ píng (n.) standard; level; (adj.) horizontal, level shùn lì smooth; smoothly shùn zhe (prep.) along shuō to speak shuō fă explanation, opinion shuō huà to speak; to talk shuō míng 死 司机 私人 思想 送 速度 宿舍 算账 岁 所有 T 恤 态度 太极(拳) 太阳 谈话 糖 躺 汤 sǐ to explain; to illustrate; explanation; instructions to die; dead sī jī driver sī rén private sī xiǎng thought sòng to give sù dù (n.) speed sù shè dormitory suàn zhàng to work out accounts suì year of age suǒ yǒu all, entire; (v.) own, belong to; possessions T xù t-shirt tài dù attitude tài jí (quán) Taichi tài yáng the sun tán huà conversation, to talk; to have a conversation táng sugar tǎng to lie (on a surface) tāng soup 33 讨论 讨厌 特别 特点 tǎo lùn to discuss; discussion tǎo yàn to detest tè bié special, distinctive; unusually, extraordinarily tè diǎn 特色 疼 提 替 提高 体会 tè sè characteristics, distinguishing or unique features characteristics téng painful tí to lift tì to take the place of, to substitute for tí gāo to improve, to raise, to boost tǐ huì (n.) experience, understanding; to realise, to know from experience 题目 提问 提醒 体验 体重 甜 天 天气预报 填写 条件 调节 调整 铁路 听 停 挺 停车场 停止 通过 痛苦 童年 同时 同意 通畅 通过 tí mù topic tí wèn to raise a question tí xǐng to remind, to wake up tǐ yàn to learn through experience; experience tǐ zhòng body weight tián sweet tiān day tiān qì yù bào weather forecast tián xiě to fill out (a form, etc.) tiáo jiàn condition tiáo jié to adjust tiáo zhěng adjust (v.) tiě lù railway tīng to listen tíng to stop; to pause tǐng (adv.) rather, quite tíng chē chǎng parking lot tíng zhĭ to stop; to freeze; to stand still tōng guò to pass through, to cross, (prep.) by means of tòng kǔ suffering, pain; painful tóng nián childhood tóng shí at the same time, simultaneous tóng yì to consent, to agree, to approve tōng chàng smooth; congestion free tōng guò to pass through, to cross; (prep.) by means of, by way of 34 通知 偷 突然 图书馆 兔子 团圆 推 推迟 退休 脱 袜子 外 外汇 玩 完 完成 玩具 完全 晚上 往返 忘记 危机 喂 伟大 味道 围巾 卫生间 危险 问 稳定 温度 问候 文化 文件 文具 问题 文学 tōng zhī to notify; (n.) notice tōu to steal tū rán all of a sudden tú shū guǎn library tù zi rabbit tuán yuán to reunite tuī to push tuī chí to postpone, to put off tuì xīu to retire tuō to take off (clothes) wà zi socks wài outside wài huì foreign currency wán to play wán to finish; to end wán chéng to accomplish, to complete wán jù toy wán quán completely wǎn shang evening wǎng fǎn to return wàng jì to forget wēi jī risk wèi hello, hey; to feed wěi dà great wèi dào (n.) taste wéi jīn scarf wèi shēng jiān bathroom wēi xiǎn danger; dangerous wèn to ask wěn dìng stable wēn dù temperature wèn hòu to greet; greetings wén huà culture wén jiàn document wén jù stationary wèn tí question wén xué literature 35 文章 文字 握手 无所谓 屋子 洗 细 西方 西瓜 习惯 喜欢 希望 吸烟/抽烟 洗澡 细心 虾 下 下降 下午 现代 现金 现实 现在 香 想 像 乡村 相当 想法 香蕉 项目 相同 详细 想像 相信 箱子 消费 wén zhāng article wén zì characters, script, writing wò shǒu to shake hands wú suǒ wèi to not care; to be indifferent wū zi room xǐ to wash xì thin, slender xī fāng west(ern world) xī guā water melon xí guàn habit xǐ huan to like xī wàng (v./n.) hope xī yān/chōu yān to smoke xĭ zǎo to take a bath/shower xì xīn meticulous xiā shrimp, prawn xià to go down xià jiàng to decrease xià wǔ afternoon xiàn dài modern xiàn jīn cash xiàn shí reality, actuality xiàn zài now xiāng fragrant, scented, aromatic xiǎng to think xiàng alike; to look like xiāng cūn countryside xiāng dāng quite, fairly; to match, to be equal to xiǎng fǎ opinion, view xiāng jiāo banana xiàng mù project xiāng tóng the same xiáng xì detailed xiǎng xiàng to imagine xiāng xìn to believe xiāng zi box, case, trunk, chest xiāo fèi to consume, consumption 36 消极 潇洒 消失 小费 小伙子 小卖部 小人书 小时 小说 小心 消息 效果 效率 笑 些 鞋 写 谢谢 心 新 信 辛苦 心灵 心态 心情 新鲜 欣赏 信封 信箱 信心 信用卡 兴奋 星期 星星 行李 行动 行为 xiāo jí pessimistic, negative xiāo sǎ (adj.) natural and elegant xiāo shī to disappear, to vanish xiǎo fèi (n.) tip (given to a waiter/waitress, etc.) xiǎo huǒ zi (colloquial) young man, young lad xiǎo mài bù a small shop; convenience store xiǎo rén shū (colloquial) comic books xiǎo shí hour xiǎo shuō (n.) novel xiǎo xīn to be careful xiāo xi s xiào guǒ effect, result xiào lǜ efficiency; productivity xiào to laugh xiē some, several xié shoe xiě to write xiè xie thanks xīn heart xīn xìn letter xīn kǔ hard, painstaking xīn líng soul, heart, spirit xīn tài attitude, mannerism xīn qíng mood xīn xiān fresh xīn shǎng enjoy, appreciate xìn fēng envelope xìn xiāng mailbox xìn xīn confidence xìn yòng kǎ credit card xīng fèn excited xīng qī week xīng xing star xíng li luggage xíng dòng to move about, to take action xíng wéi behaviour, action 37 醒 性格 幸福 幸运 熊猫 修理 修建 修饰 修养 休息 休闲 需要 需求 宣布 选择 牙膏 压力 压抑 牙刷 盐 宴会 眼镜 研究 严肃 严重 养 痒 养老金 阳光 羊肉 样子 邀请 要 要求 要紧 药 钥匙 xǐng to wake up xìng gé disposition, character, temperament xìng fú happy, blissful; happiness xìng yùn fortunately; fortunate xióng māo panda xiū lǐ to repair xiū jiàn to renovate, to restore xiū shì to embellish; to perfect xiū yăng accomplishment; culture xiū xi (v./n.) rest xiū xián spare time; leisure xū yào (adj.) necessary; to need xū qiú demand; needs xuān bù to announce xuǎn zé to choose; choice yá gāo toothpaste yā lì pressure yā yì stress, depressed yá shuā toothbrush yán salt yàn huì banquet yǎn jìng glasses yán jiū (n.) research; to research on yán sù stern;solemn yán zhòng serious yǎng to raise (a pet, etc.) yǎng itchy yǎng lǎo jīn pension yáng guāng sunshine yáng ròu lamb yàng zi appearance yāo qǐng invitation; to invite yào to want yāo qiú to require; requirement yào jǐn important, vital yào medicine yào shi key (to a lock) 38 也 野餐 夜里 业余 衣服 衣柜 椅子 一点儿 艺术 意思 意见 意识 意义 音乐 饮料 饮食 印象 营养 赢 影响 影响力 硬件 硬卧 永远 用 优点 优势 优秀 忧虑 幽默 尤其 由 由于 邮局 邮票 游览 游戏 yě also, too yě cān picnic yè li at night yè yú spare (…time activity); amateur yī fú clothing yī guì wardrobe yǐ zi chair yì diǎn’r a little bit yì shù art yì si meaning yì jiàn objections; criticism yì shí awareness yì yì meaning, sense; significance yīn yuè music yǐn liào soft drink yǐn shí food yìn xiàng impression yíng yǎng nutrition yíng to win yǐng xiǎng (v./n.) influence; to affect yǐng xiǎng lì effect yìng jiàn hardware yìng wò hard sleeper (on a train, etc.) yǒng yuǎn forever yòng to use yōu diǎn merit; advantage yōu shì strength yōu xiù excellent yōu lǜ worry yōu mò humour yóu qí especially, particularly yóu by, from yóu yú due to, because of yóu jú post office yóu piào postage stamp yóu lǎn to go sightseeing yóu xì game 39 游泳 游泳池 有 有空儿 有趣 友谊 友情 幼儿园 右 鱼 愉快 语言 羽毛球 员 圆 原谅 原始 原因 远 愿望 愿意 院子 约会 约定 yóu yǒng to swim yóu yǒng chí swimming pool yǒu to have yǒu kòngr to have spare time yǒu qù interesting; amusing yǒu yì friendship yǒu qíng affection yòu ér yuán kindergarten yòu right yú fish yú kuài joyful, cheerful yǔ yán language yǔ máo qiú badminton yuán member yuán (adj.) round yuán liàng to forgive yuán shǐ original; primitive yuán yīn cause (of a result) yuǎn far yuàn wàng wish yuàn yì to be willing to yuàn zi courtyard yuē huì appointment, date yuē dìng 月 月亮 运动 运气 运作 允许 杂技 在 再 脏 早上 增加 yuè to make appointment; to agree with something month yuè liàng moon yùn dòng to do exercise; exercise yùn qì luck yùn zuò to operate yǔn xǔ to allow, to permit; permission zá jì aerobatics zài to be located zài again zāng dirty zǎo shang morning zēng jiā to increase 40 增值 炸薯条 站 站台 展览 展示 长 掌握 招手 找 找钱 着急 着凉 照顾 照片 照相机 这么 真 真正 诊所 整理 整齐 正常 正确 正式 证明 证件 证书 政策 zēng zhí value added zhà shǔ tiáo chips zhàn to stand zhàn tái platform zhǎn lǎn to exhibit; exhibition zhǎn shì to put on display, to show zhǎng to grow; leader zhǎng wò to control, to master zhāo shǒu to wave hand zhǎo to look for zhǎo qián to give change zháo jí anxious zháo liáng to catch cold, to catch a chill zhào gù to take care of zhào piàn photo; to take X ray zhào xiàng jī camera zhè me so, such, like this, this way zhēn truly zhēn zhèng genuine zhěn suǒ clinic zhěng lǐ to sort out; to categorise zhěng qí tidy zhèng cháng normal zhèng què (adj.) correct zhèng shì formal zhèng míng to certify;certificate; proof zhèng jiàn certificate, papers zhèng shū certificate zhèng cè policy 政府 政治 之一 知道 知识 支持 支票 值得 zhèng fǔ government zhèng zhì politics zhī yī one of … zhī dào to know zhī shi knowledge zhī chí to support zhī piào cheque zhí dé worth 41 植物 职业 制定 制作 智商 质量 钟 重 种 中餐 中暑 中午 中心 重点 重视 重要 周末 周围 煮 主要 住 住址 注意 注重 祝贺 著名 专家 专心 专业 转 转盘 装 zhí wù plant zhí yè occupation zhì dìng to work out, to formulate zhì zuò to make zhì shāng intelligence; IQ zhì liàng quality zhōng clock zhòng heavy zhòng to plant zhōng cān Chinese cuisine zhòng shǔ heatstroke, sunstroke; to suffer heatstroke zhōng wǔ noon zhōng xīn centre zhòng diǎn key point zhòng shì to attach importance to, to pay attention to zhòng yào important zhōu mò weekend zhōu wéi surroundings zhǔ to stew zhǔ yào (adj.) main, major, principal zhù to live zhù zhǐ address zhù yì to pay attention to; attention zhù zhòng lay emphasis on, to pay special attention to zhù hè to congratulate; congratulations zhù míng famous, well-known zhuān jiā specialist; expert zhuān xīn to concentrate, to focus zhuān yè specialised subject; professional zhuǎn to change; to shift zhuàn pán roundabout zhuāng to install; to load; to fit (an equipment); to pretend 撞 状态 追求 准备 zhuàng to collide; to crash; to bump into zhuàng tài state; status zhuī qiú (v./n.) chase; to pursue; pursuit zhǔn bèi to prepare 42 准时 桌子 字典 自己 自然 自行车 自由 自信 资料 资金 资源 总结 总统 走路 足够 租金 租用 组织 祖国 祖先 醉 尊敬 昨天 左 坐 做 做客 做梦 作品 作为 座位 zhǔn shí on time zhuō zi table zì diǎn dictionary zì jǐ own zì rán nature, naturally zì xíng chē bicycle zì yóu (adj.) free; (n.) freedom zì xìn confident;confidence zī liào data, material, reference zī jīn capital zī yuán resources zǒng jié to summarise; conclusion zǒng tǒng president (of a country) zǒu lù to walk zú gòu enough, plenty of zū jīn rent (n.) zū yòng to hire; to rent zǔ zhī to organise; organisation zǔ guó home country zǔ xiān ancestor zuì drunk zūn jìng to respect zuó tiān yesterday zuǒ left zuò to sit zuò to do zuò kè to be a guest zuò mèng to dream zuò pǐn work (n.) zuò wéi achievement, as (prep.) zuò wèi seat 43 The Media (媒体): FOR EXAMINATION IN 2019, 2020 & 2021 băn kuài section 版块 报道 报道 报纸 编辑 播放 博客 采访 炒作 出版 导演 电子邮件 电视 电影 动画片 读者 短信 短信 更新 观众 光盘 广播 广告 海报 记者 简讯 节日 脸书 录像 录音 论坛 漫画 媒体 密码 bào dăo to report bào dào report (n.) bào zhǐ spaper biān ji to edit bō fàng to broadcast bó kè blog căi făng (v./n.) interview chǎo zuò to boost; to boast chū bǎn to publish dăo yăn director diàn zǐ yóu jiàn e-mail diàn shì TV diàn yǐng film dòng huà pian cartoon dú zhě reader duǎn xìn text message duăn xìn text message gēng xīn to update guān zhòng audience, spectator, viewer guāng pán CD guǎng bō (v./n.) broadcast guǎng gào advert hǎi bào poster jì zhě reporter; correspondent; sman; journalist jiăn xùn brief s jié rì festival liǎn shū Facebook lù xiàng picture recording; to film lù yīn sound recording; to record lùn tán forum màn huà cartoon méi tĭ media mì mǎ password; pin number 44 票房 评论 签约 软件 摄制 视频 手机 收音机 鼠标 数码 输入 帖子 网 网吧 网民 网站 网址 微博 微信 卫星电视 下载 象征 新闻 宣传 音响 邮件 预报 杂志 专栏 piào fáng box office píng lùn commentary qiān yuē sign a contract/agreement ruǎn jiàn software shè zhὶ production shì pín video media shǒu jī mobile phone shōu yīn jī radio shǔ biāo mouse (of a computer) shù mǎ digital shū rù (v./n.) input tiĕ zi post wǎng the net wǎng bā internet café wǎng mín people who surf the internet wǎng zhàn website wǎng zhǐ internet address wēi bó Twitter wēi xìn Wechat (a popular app in China) wèi xīng diàn shì satellite TV xià zǎi to download xiàng zhēng symbol xīn wén news xuān chuán to promote yīn xiǎng hi-fi yóu jiàn yù bào email forecast zá zhì magazine, journal zhuān lán column Work and Leisure (工作和休闲): FOR EXAMINATION IN 2019, 2020 & 2021 ài hào hobby 爱好 安排 办公室 唱歌 ān pái to arrange; arrangement bàn gōng shì office; bureau chàng gē to sing 45 成功 辞职 充实 从事 chéng gōng success; to succeed; successful cí zhí to resign; resignation chōng shí to enrich; to fulfil cóng shì 动力 度假 锻炼 翻译 dòng lì to go in for, to be engaged in (a profession, a cause, etc.) drive; motivation dù jià to go on holiday duàn liàn to take exercise; to have physical training fān yì 放风筝 放假 复印 奋斗 过程 工厂 工程师 工具 工人 工艺 工资 工作 公司 购物 雇用 雇主 管理 fàng fēng zhēng to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter to fly a kite fàng jià on holiday fù yìn to photocopy fèn dòu to strive guò chéng process; course gōng chǎng factory gōng chéng shī engineer gōng jù tool gōng rén worker gōng yì technology; craft gōng zī wages; salary gōng zuò (v./n.) work gōng sī company gòu wù shopping gù yòng to hire; to employ gù zhŭ employer guǎn lǐ to manage, to administer; management, administration 逛 合资 护士 户外 滑板 划船 画画儿 缓解 激烈 技术 guàng to stroll; to roam hé zī joint capital (project; joint venture) hù shi nurse hù waì outdoor huá bǎn skateboard; slide huá chuán to row a boat huà huàr to paint a picture huăn jiĕ relief; remission jī liè intense jì shù technology; skill 46 交易 健身房 降落 节奏 京剧 经济 警察 就业 俱乐部 科学家 会计师 劳动 老板 力所能及 聊天儿 律师 爬山 疲劳 乒乓球 佩服 企业 启发 趣味 人力资源 散步 商人 摄影 失业 售货员 兽医 弹钢琴 弹吉他 踢足球 调整 跳舞 网球 jiāo yì to trade; to deal; transaction jiàn shēn fáng gymnasium jiàng luò to descend; to land jié zòu pace; rhythm jīng jù Beijing Opera jīng jì economy jǐng chá police jiù yè employment jù lè bù club kē xué jiā scientist kuài jì shī senior accountant; accountant láo dòng (n.) labour; (v./n.) work usually manual work) lǎo bǎn boss lì suǒ néng jí in one's power liáo tiānr (v./n.) chat lǜ shī lawyer; barrister; solicitor pá shān to climb a mountain pí láo tired; strain pīng pāng qiú table tennis pèi fú to admire qǐ yè enterprise qĭ fā to inspire; inspiration qù wèi interest; delight rén lì zī yuán human resources sàn bù to take a walk shāng rén business person shè yĭng photography shī yè umemployment; (to be) unemployed shòu huò yuán shop assistant shòu yī vet tán gāng qín to play piano tán jí tā to play guitar tī zú qiú to play football tiáo zhĕng to adjust; adjustment tiào wǔ (v./n.) dance wǎng qiú tennis 47 武术 欣赏 协议 牙医 演戏 演员 业务 医生 医院 毅力 银行 营业 邮递员 游乐场 娱乐 元件 招聘 资历 作者 Equality of opportunity new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new 包容 保障 背景 比例 剥夺 财富 残疾 差异 冲突 出身 待遇 等级 底层 多元化 否定 wǔ shù martial art xīn shăng to enjoy; to appreciate xié yì agreement yá yī dentist yǎn xì to act yǎn yuán actor/actress yè wù vocational work, professional work, business yī shēng doctor yī yuàn yì lì hospital willpower; stamina yín háng bank yíng yè (shop or other business) open yóu dì yuán postman yóu lè chǎng recreational park/place yú lè amusement, recreation yuán jiàn component ; part zhāo pìn to advertise zī lì qualification zuò zhě author 平等机会/机会均等): bāo róng FOR EXAMINATION IN 2019, 2020 & 2021 show tolerance bǎo zhàng guarantee bèi jǐng background bǐ lì proportion, ratio bō duó to deprive, deprivation cái fù wealth, asset cán jí disability chā yì difference chōng tū conflict chū shēn to come from (social background) dài yù salary, pay, treatment děng jí class, rank dǐ céng lowest rung of society duō yuán huà diversity fǒu dìng denial 48 new 富二代 fù èr dài new 概念 公平 工资差距 官二代 gài niàn second generation of the wealthy; offspring/descendants of ‘nouveau riche’; born with a silver spoon [in their mouths] (informal) concept, notion gōng píng fair, equal, equality gōng zī chā jù pay gap guān èr dài 衡量 畸形 价值 阶层 捷径 教育背景 均等 客观 理解 年龄歧视 平等 贫富差距 铺路 歧视 起跑线 倾向 缺陷 权利 权势 权益 人脉 弱势群体 少数民族 生存 素质 同性恋 妥协 唾弃 无形障碍 héng liáng second generation of influential officials; ‘princelings’ (informal) measure jī xíng abnormal, deformity jià zhí value jiē céng hierarchy jié jìng shortcut jiào yù biè jǐn educational background jūn děng equality kè guān objective lǐ jiě to understand; understanding nián líng qí shì ageism píng děng equal, equality píng fù chā jù the gap between the rich and the poor pū lù to pave the way qí shì to look down upon, to discriminate qǐ pǎo xiàn start line qīng xiàng tendency, orientation quē xiàn defect, blemish quán lì rights quán shì power quán yì rights and interests rén mài contacts, networking, relationship ruò shì qún tǐ disadvantaged social groups shǎo shù mín zú ethnic minority shēng cún to survive, existence sù zhì quality tóng xìng liàn homosexual tuǒ xié to compromise tuò qì to despise, to cast aside, to look down upon wú xíng zhàng ài glass ceiling, intangible barrier new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new 49 new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new 相貌 性别 严禁 义务 因素 优先 优越 优越的 舆论 种族 限制 种族歧视 主观 性别歧视 尊重 宗教 xiàng mào appearance xìng bié gender yán jìn to forbid yì wù duty, responsibility yīn sù element, fact yōu xiān priority yōu yuè superior; superiority yōu yuè de privilege(d) yú lùn public opinion, general consensus zhǒng zú race xiàn zhì restrict; restriction zhǒng zú qí shì racism zhŭ guān subjective xìng bié qí shì sexism zūn zhòng respect zōng jiào religion 50