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(Lesson One)
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Notes:
1. In this vocabulary list, 1, 2, 3 and 4 denote 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th tones
respectively. The neutral tone is indicated by "5".
2. When a third-tone character is followed by another third-tone
character, the first one is pronounced with the second tone. In this list,
the original sound is transcribed first. The modified sound is listed in parenthesis.
e.g. ±Ì‹ð£¨biao3 yan3 (biao2 yan3)
3. Although "³ª" is prounounced "yi1" its actual tone
in pronounciation depends on the tone that follows "³ª". As a rule,
it is pronounced with the second tone when followed by a fourth tone; it is
pronounced with the fourth tone when followed by a first, second or third
tone. In this list, only the actual sound of "³ª" in a given phrase
is supplied.
4. For the phrases ending with °ƒ˜°±£¨the original sound of each individual
character is listed first. In the second line, the actual pronounciation is
marked in parenthesis if different from the original sound.
µŽ³ª¾ø…÷
(Part One)
µŽœ¾ø…÷
(Part Two)
| øø«ƒ | kao4 qian2 | close to the front ¿›£†ø¥µÁ ² ±£¨Àš×¯µˆÃ´øø«ƒ¡À°£ He sat too close to the TV when he watched TV. |
| ¼Ÿ¹ | gu3 zhang3 | to applaud (gu2 zhang3) ¿›£†¼¤÷Ž»»«Èµÿ¼Ÿ¹°£ The audience applauded warmly. |
| ½¹¾‰ | gang1 cai2 | 1. just now 2. a moment ago ¿›£†Ÿ“½¹¾‰Àµ ¾ˆ¥£ø What did you say just now? Also see grammar section, ½¹¾‰°£ |
| ¥µ‰£ | chui1 niu2 | 1. boast 2. brag ¿›£†Àš…«„£ƒÆ¥µ‰£°£ He loves to boast/lie. |
| Û׉ | ting1 zhao2 | to hear ½¹¾‰‘³‡¾µŸ£¨ºÃ›×‰¡À£ø Did you hear all I said just now? |
| ¿¾ | la5 | an auxiliary particle, representing the
combination in sound of "¡À" and "ƒ°"; used at the
end of a question or a statement to stress an inquiry or an exclamation. ¿›£†Àš×þ¿¾£ø Is it true that he had left? Also see Grammar, ¿¾°£ |
| ˆ´¾° | mao2 bing5 | 1. sickness ¿›£†‘³‘½²ˆ´¾°°£ I have stomach problems. 2. in this skit, means bad habit. ¿›£†‘³¹’ˆ´¾°Ÿ“µ‡¦÷ŒŽª¼¾ª÷µ¿£ø Don't you know that bad habit of mine by now? |
| Õ¥øÏ | tong4 kuai5 | 1. very happy 2. to one's
great satisfaction ¿›£††»µˆÕ¥øÏ°£ Drink till one is content. |
| þ¬ | bei5 | an auxiliary particle used at the end
of a sentence to mean that something is obvious. ¿›£†¹’æÕ¡Àþ¬! This should do it! Also see Grammar, þ¬ |
| ¾ª «...µŸ¬• | bu2 shi4...de5 ma5 | isn't it...? (usually used as a rhetorical question) ¿›£†¾ª «Ÿ“½ÊÀþ‘³µŸ¬•£ø Wasn't it you who told me? |
| Ÿ×²†† | nan2 zi3 han4 | 1. man 2. manly ¿›£†Àš «Ÿ×²††°£ He is a man (he is manly). |
| ‘¦Û | xing2 xiang4 | image ¿›£†Àš‘¦Û†Ð†ˆ°£ He has a very good image. ŒÕ’ dui4 wai4 1. externally 2. the outside ¿›£†ŒÕ’Àµªƒ°£ Talk towards the outside (world). |
| ˆÕ | meng3 | 1. adverb: very, excessively,
ferociously ¿›£†Àš³ª¹ÛˆÕ„Œ°£ He ate ferociously. 2. adjective: aggressive, brave ¿›£†¹‰…Š «³ªˆšˆÕ‡´°£ Zhang Fei is a valiant warrior. |
| ¥µ | chui1 | brag excessively about ¿›£†Àš¦¾ª¥µ°£ He likes to brag. |
| צ¬ | dun1 xia4 | kneel, crouch down ¿›£†øÏצ¬°£ Crouch down, fast! |
| æøæ¼ | jiu1 jing£µ | after all (what on earth) ¿›£†Ÿ“æøæ¼¦ÎÀµ ¾ˆ¥£ø What on earth do you want to say? |
| ‹‡ | ya5 | used to replace ƒ° when ƒ°is preceded
by the sound "a" "e" "i" "o" and
"yu" It functions as ƒ°°£ Also see Grammar, ‹‡£¨ ƒ° |
| ƒŠ | ba1 | used here to indicate a pause. Also see grammar, ƒŠ |
| ³ « | yao4 shi5 | if, supposing that (used to introduce
a conditional clause) ¿›£†³ «Ÿ“»€æÕªÿ¾ª¿¥¡À°£ If you go, then you won't be back. |
| ŸŸµ“˜ | na3 dian3 r5 | where (what) exactly (na2 dian3 r5) ¿›£†‘³µ‡µ×ŸŸµ“˜×–¥Ì¡À£ø What exactly did I do wrong? |
| ¡Ïµº | ling3 dao3 | 1. to lead 2. leader (ling2 dao3) ¿›£†Àš¬Ë¬Ë «¡Ïµº°£ His mother is leader (chairman). |
| ½ˆ | gai1 | short for ²¶½ˆ: should ¿›£†ÀšŒÁ½ˆµ‡¡À°£ He should have been here long ago. |
| ½ˆ...æÕ... | gai1... jiu4... | if the situation calls for...then... ¿›£†½ˆ‰™¿æÕ‰™¿ If the situation calls for criticism, then you should do so. |
| ‰™¿ | pi1 ping2 | criticize ¿›£†‡ÒÃÏ¿¦ ¶‰™¿Àš¡À°£ The teacher criticized him today. |
| ÷½ æ | zhi3 shi4 | to give instructions ¿›£†²„§÷½ 摳ˆ«Œž‹˜×—¹‡°£ The captain gave us instructions for the battle. |
| ×Ó‡¸ | zui4 jin4 | 1. nearest 2. recently ¿›£†×Ó‡¸º½ŸÍ in the last few years |
| øŠ | ke3 | used to emphasize the tone
of the speaker ¿›£†Ÿ“øŠ¿¥¡À! So you are here at last! |
| ý | lou5 | an auxiliary particle to
function as ¡À , serving as a reminder. ³¾ª yao4 bu4 1. otherwise 2. or else ¿›£†‘³µˆ¬ÌЦ×þ£¨ ³¾ªæÕ½¦¾ªŠ¦ª•„µ¡À°£ I have to leave at once, or else I will not catch the train. |
| Œ¤¡© | zan2 lia3 | we (including both speaker and person spoken to) ¿›£†Œ¤¡©³ª•»€÷¼™†ˆ¬•£ø Should we go to China together? |
| ˆªÕÍ | mei3 wan2 | 1. not finished 2. there will
be trouble ¿›£†Ÿ“²¶½ˆÀµ µªƒ£¨³¾ªŒ¤¡©øŠˆªÕͰ£ You should tell me the truth, or there will be big trouble between us. |
| ƒ¾®Õ‰‡· | an1 ding£¥ tuan2 jie2 | stability and unity ¿›£†‘³ˆ«³ƒ¾®Õ‰‡·°£ We want stability and unity. |
| ¾‰ | cai2 | meaning that the outcome of
a certain matter is dependent on some kind of condition ¿›£†÷ª²»¦¹Ê‹ß¦ƒ£¨ ¾‰ŸÐÕ®¼›¹’¥‘øº Œ°£ You will pass this exam only if you study hard. |
| ÷‘ | zhi4 | 1. rule 2. manage ¿›£†À›ƒ‹º³÷‘¿Ìµˆ†Ð†ˆ°£ He manages the household very well. |
| ÷‘†ˆ | zhi4 hao3 | 1. take good care of, manage
well ¿›£†‘³ˆ«³ƒ‹¼™º³÷‘†ˆ°£ We must manage the country well. 2. cure (a disease) ¿›£†ÀšµŸ¾°÷‘¾ª†ˆ¡À°£ His illness can't be cured. |
| „ | che3 |
£®northern dialect£©lie, brag ¿›£†±•„¡À°£ |
| ÀµÕÍ | shuo1 wan2 | finish speaking (here means
telling the whole truth or story) ¿›£†Ÿ“ÀµÕÍ‘³¾‰ª·×þ°£ I won't leave till you tell the whole story. |
| À“ | suan4 | consider, count as ¿›£†Ÿ“À“ÀµŒ¡À°£ You can be considered correct. |
| ÕÍ ¬ | wan2 shi4 | 1. finish 2. come to an end ¿›£†Ÿ“ÕÍ ¬¡Àˆª²°£ Have you finished (the job)? |
µŽ»›¾ø…÷
(Part Three)
| ¡¼ | liang2 | 1. cool 2. cold ¿›£†…¼¡¼¡À°£ The food is getting cold. |
| „„„„Š | chao1 chao1 sha2 | why (is there a need to) argue? here „„ means to argue and Š is a question word meaning what. ¿›£†„„„„Š‹‡£ø What is there to argue about? or Why argue? |
| ¹æ×° | zhan4 zhu4 | 1. stop 2. halt ¿›£†ÀšÃ›µ‡²»À‡Àš¹æ×°°£ He heard someone calling for him to stop. |
| “³ª“ | duo3 yi4 duo3 | 1. hide 2. go into hiding ¿›£†¦¬²Í¡À£¨ ‡¯‘𓳪“°£ It's raining, go hide in the house for a while. |
| ¦š¦š¯ | xiao1 xiao5 qi4 | 1. cool down 2. be mollified ¿›£†¦š¦š¯£¨ ¾ª³†ÕÀš„„¡À°£ Calm down, don't argue with him anymore. |
| ×… | zhui1 | chase after ¿›£†æØ¾Ï×…°Õµ The police are chasing after the thief. |
| ¦°†± | xi1 han5 | 1. (adj.) rare£ª 2. £®verb£© care about ¿›£†À‚¦°†±Ÿ“µŸ«Æ£ø Who cares about your money? ¿›£†¹’øÈ×Í Ø†Ð¦°†±°£ This piece of diamond is very rare. |
| ¥Ó¿Ì | da1 li3 | come in contact£ª pay attention to ¿›£†ˆª»À¥Ó¿Ì¹’ ¬°£ No one is paying attention to this matter. |
| ¹ ƒ | shou1 shi5 |
1. punish
2. tidy up |
| ¹ ƒ¾ª¡À | shou1 shi£µ bu4 liao3 | Here, the structure is: verb +¾ª¡À meaning
"unable to ¹ ƒ" The opposite is
verb +µˆ¡À ¿›£†‘³³ª½–»À ¹ ƒ¾ª¡ÀÀš°£ ‘³³ª½–»À ¹ ƒµˆ¡ÀÀš I myself alone cannot (can) deal with him. |
| ¼¤÷Ž¦Ø | guan1 zhong4 xi2 | audience seating section ¿›£†‹ðŒ±×þ‡¯¡À¼¤÷Ž¦Ø°£ The actor walked into the audience seating section. |
| ºš¶ | jian4 xiao4 | laugh at (me or us); (What I or we did
is ) embarrasing ¿›£†‘³÷‘ŸÀµµˆ¾ª†ˆ£¨ «Î¾ª³ºš¶°£ My Chinese isn't very good, please don't laugh at me. ¿›£†‘³½¹ø º‹ß£¨ Ÿ™øŠ±•ºš¶°£ I am a beginner, please don't laugh at me. ¿›£†ºš¶¡À°£ What I did is embarrassing. |
| ƒ° | a5 | an auxiliary particle placed at the end
of a sentence to reduce the forcefulness. Also see Grammar, ƒ°°£ |
| † | hei1 | £®onomatopoeia) sound of laughter |
| ‰¬ | pa4 | 1. fear 2. be afraid of ¿›£†À›‰¬¼…°£ She's afraid of dogs. |
| ³ª¼¤÷Ž | yi5 guan1 zhong4 | a spectator here the measure word ½– is omitted. |
µŽÀŸ¾ø…÷
(Part Four)
| ³ªªÿ ¬˜ | yi4 hui2 shi4 r5 | some kind of issue/matter
£®°ƒ³ª°±is often omitted.) ¿›£†‡ÒÃϋߣŒžˆ¥ªÿ ¬˜£¨ ¹’‹˜»»Ÿ÷°£ What's going on at school today£ø There's a lot of hustle and bustle. |
| «ƒº½ÃÏ | qian2 ji3 tian1 | a few days ago ¿›£†«ƒº½ÃÏ‘³ø¥¡À³ª¾ø÷¼™µÁ²ƒ°£ A few days ago I saw a Chinese movie. |
| Ÿˆ„–...¿¥ | na2 chu1 lai2 | take out ¿›£†‘³¥²º³¿ÔŸˆ„–¡‡ƒ‹³‘ײ¿¥£®‘³³‹¾ªŒŽº³£©. I took two chairs from the house (I have already left the house). |
| Œ‚¿¥ | yuan2 lai2 | 1. adv: originally 2. adj: former ¿›£†À› «‘³Œ‚¿¥µŸ‰Æ‰Û²‹°£ She is my ex-girlfriend. ¿›£†‘³Œ‚¿¥³Œ‘À›¾ªª·¿¥°£ I originally thought she was not going to come. |
| Œ¦Û | dui4 xiang4 | boy or girl friend ¿›£†¹³Œ¦Û look for a partner in marriage |
| †ƒ | han3 | shout ¿›£††ƒŠ‹‡£ø What are you shouting about? |
| þΪ·˜ýæ | lao4 hui4 r5 ke1 | £®northern dialect£©chat for a while (lao4 hu4 r5 ke1) ¿›£†‡ÒÃϦ¬‘Á‘³†ÕÀ›ŒŽ£ŒƒþΪ·˜ýæ°£ I chatted with her at school this afternoon. |
| »» | re4 | to warm something up ¿›£†ƒ‹¾À»»³ª»»°£ Heat up the food. |
| ³ªøÈ˜ | yi2 kuai4 r5 | together (yi2 kua4 r5) ¿›£†‘³ˆ«³ªøÈ˜»€‡Ã ³°£ Let's go to the classroom together. |
| | xing2 | means something is okay or feasible ¿›£†‘³ˆ«³ª•»€£¨ ¬•£ø Let's go together, is that okay? |
| ‘³ª¼¾ªµˆÕ˜ªÿŸÏŸ“¬•£ø | ‘³ª¼¾ªµˆÕ˜ªÿŸÏŸ“¬•£ø here
°ƒ¾ª°± is short for °ƒ¾ª «°±. the sentence structure is °ƒ¾ª£® «£©... ¬•£ø°± The structure forms a question in a negative form. |
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| µˆ | dei3 | have to ¿›£†‘³µˆ×þ¡À°£ I have to go. |
| Õ˜ªÿ | wang3 hui2 | back to where...came from ¿›£†¹’Þ¬…¾ªÕ®£¨÷ªŸÐÕ˜ªÿ×þ°£ This road leads to a dead end, we can only walk back. |
| ŸÏ | nian3 | drive someone out ¿›£†‘³ƒ‹ÀšŸÏ×þ¡À°£ I drove him out. |
| ¥ÛªÔ˜ | da4 huo3 r5 | 1. we all 2. you all 3. everybody ¿›£†‡ÒÃÏ¥ÛªÔ˜³ª•»€ø¥µÁ²ƒ°£ Today everybody is going to see the movie. |
| ‡„£ | ping2 chang2 | during normal times, usually ¿›£†‘³‡„£³ª÷±¡…½÷«°£ I usually practice the piano. |
| ¢¯ | pi2 qi5 | (bad) temper ¿›£†À𢝾ª†ˆ°£ He has a bad temper. |
| ¢¯¥Û | pi2 qi4 da4 | 1. to have a bad temper ¿›£†Àš¢¯¥Û£¨ÀšµŸ°†¢†Ð‰¬Àš°£ He has a bad temper, his child is very afraid of him. |
µŽ‘¾ø…÷
(Part Five)
| ¼› | guo4 | 1. spend (time) 2. pass (time) ¿›£†ºŽ¼›µˆŒžˆ¥‹˜£ø How has your vacation been? |
| ˆ—½– | ming2 ge£µ | 1. tomorrow 2. in the near future ¿›£†Àšˆ—½–»€±±æ©°£ He is going to Beijing tomorrow. |
| ¼›Ž | guo4 qi1 | outdated£ªoverdue ¿›£†Ÿ“‡ËµŸ ȳ‹æ‚¼›Ž¡À°£ The book you borrowed is overdue. |
| ×—…¦ | zuo4 fei4 | become invalid ¿›£†¹’¹‰ª™±³‹×—…¦¡À°£ This plane ticket has become invalid. |
| Ÿ“ø¥Ÿ“ | ni3 kan4 ni3 | look at yourself; look what you've done ¿›£†Ÿ“ø¥Ÿ“£¨æžº¾ªÀذ£ Just look at you, you don't even sleep. |
| ³Œ†Û | yi3 hou4 | in the future ¿›£†³Œ†Û±•ŒŠ™¯¡À°£ Please don't be angry in the future. |
| Œ™ | za1 | 1. to tie 2. to bind ¿›£†Œ™Õ……¢ tie one's hair |
| ‘ß»¼ | wei2 qun2 | apron ³ª...æÕ... yi1...jiu4... as soon as...then ¿›£†Àš³ªµ‡‘³ˆ«æÕø º„Œ…¼¡À°£ We started eating as soon as he got here. |
| ¦µ | ji4 |
1. to
tie 2. fasten 3. button up |
| Õʳ’˜ | wan2 yi£¥ r5 | thing£ªitem (same as °ƒÕʳ¹˜°±) ¿›£†Ÿ« « ¾ˆ¥Õʳ’˜£ø What is that thing? |
| ¬Ò | mai2 tai5 | £®northern dialect£©dirty |
| ×þªÿÃ®Š¦ | zou3 hui2 tai2 shang4 | walk back onto the stage |
| ý¶ | duo1 xiao4 | same as ºš¶ |
| ¼ª³’Àº | gou4 yi4 si5 | 1. really something 2. terrific ¿›£†‡ÒÃϹ’½–‡ŽŸø¹Ê¼ª³’Àº°£ Today's program is really terrific (enjoyable). |
| „–¦¢ | chu1 xi5 | promise; (good) prospects (used as ²„–¦¢£© ¿›£†²„–¦¢µŸ«ýŸÍ a promising youth Note: In the text „–¦¢ means ²„–¦¢ which is used sarcastically. |
| ¼œ | ha1 | (onomatopoeia)sound for big laughter |
| ¾Óµ“˜ | cha4 dian3 r5 | 1. almost 2. nearly (cha4 dia3 r5) ¿›£†¾Óµ“˜ˆª½¦Š¦ª•„µ°£ Very nearly missed the train. ¾Óµ“˜ˆª×¯ŒŽµÿЦ Here means ¾Óµ“˜×¯ŒŽµÿЦ¡À°£ |
| †þ | hng5 | 1. (interjection) humph, expressing
disapproval or suspicion 2. to hum ¿›£††þ°µ— to hum a little tune |
| µ× | di3 | the heart of a matter; ins and outs ¿›£†‘³Ÿ¿Ôˆªµ×˜ I'm not very sure (about what has been done or said) |
| ½˜ | gen1 | measure word, refers to quantity, like "piece" ¿›£†¡‡½˜¿Ø÷Ú two candles |
| ¿Ø÷Ú | la4 zhu2 | candle |
|
‡Ò˜ |
jin1 r5 | £®northern dialect£©today (ji1 r5) ¿›£†‡Ò˜‘³ˆ«³ª•»€‹ß£°£ Today we'll go to school together. |
| µ“ | dian3 | to light up (candle, fuse, etc.) ¿›£†µ“²Õµ To light the kerosene lamp |
| µ“׉ | dian3 zhao2 | succeed in lighting up ¿›£†Àšµ“׉¡À³ª½˜¦“‹Ã°£ He lit a cigarette. |
µŽ¡˜¾ø…÷
(Part Six)
| Š™¯ | sheng1 qi4 | 1. take offence 2. get angry 3. be in a rage against someone ¿›£†Àš¬Ë¬Ë¬ÓÀ𣍠ÀšŠ™¯¡À°£ His mother reprimanded him, and he became angry. |
| ¡‡øŽ×² | liang3 kou3 zi5 | 1. couple 2. husband and wife (liang2 kou3 zi5)¿›£†¡‡øŽ×²¹›ŒŽø¥ Ȱ£ Husband and wife are reading. |
| æ¥ | jing4 | offer politely ¿›£†‘³æ¥¥Ûº³³ª±‚æ°£ I offer everybody a cup of wine (out of respect or politeness). |
| ¹š¥ ˜ | zheng3 ci2 r5 | means eloquent with words in this skit ¿›£†ÀšÕ¶ŸÐ¹š¥ ˜°£ He is very eloquent with words. |
| ¥µ | chui1 | blow ¿›£†¥µ¿Ø÷Ú blow out the candles |
| ÷‹ | zhong1 | handless cup In the text it is used as measure word, meaning °ƒa cup of...°± |
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¼…„§Í—‡«£‚£‚¹š‹Ú£®‹Û) ¬˜ |
gou3 zhang3 ji1 jiao5--zheng3 yang2 shi4 er5 | This is a two-part Chinese proverbial saying, of which the first, alwaysstated, is descriptive, while the second part, sometimes unstated, carriesthe message. This type of proverbial say is called †Û²Ô (xie1 hou4 yu3).This particular †Û²Ô means"The dog grows a goat's horns--doing the goat's business" Here in the second part the sound "yang2" is a pun, meaning "goat‹Ú" and "foreign‹Û" Hence, the second part figuratively means "doing foreign things." From the context, the foreign thing refers to lighting candles on a birthday cake. |
| ³ªøŽ¯ | yi£¥ kou3 qi4 | in one breath ¿›£†Àš³ªøŽ¯†»ÕÍ¡À³ª±‚Àư£ He finished the glass of water in one breath. |
| ¥µˆ• | chui1 mie4 | blow out ¿›£†¿Ø÷Ú±ª…Á¥µˆ•¡À°£ The candle was blown out by the wind. ¥µ£†1. to blow 2. to puff ˆ•£†a resultative complement of the verb ¥µ |
| ƒ€²¥ | ai1 yo1 | £®exclamation word£©expresses "Oh
My!" ¿›£†ƒ€²¥£¨ «Ÿ™œ‘ªƒ°! Oh, my God, it's you two! |
| ‘ÊˆÊ | wu3 mian4 | to cover one's face |
| ¼›æ¢ | guo4 jin4 | go beyond the limit ¿›£†Àš×– ¬Ã´¼›æ¢¡À°£ He's overly zealous when doing things. |
µŽþ¾ø…÷
(Part Seven)
| ¿÷ | le4 | An intimate name for ¿¦¿÷ |
| „– ¬ | chu1 shi4 | 1. meet with a mishap 2.have an accident 3. go wrong ¿›£†„– ¬µÿµ“ scene of the accident ¿›£†½™±•»ÀÀµ£¨¾ª„– ¬¡À£ø If you confine to other people, won't things go wrong? |
| ¿¦³Øˆ« | lao3 ye2 men5 | (northern dialect) generally refers to
adult men(slightly male chauvinistic) ¿›£†¿¦³Øˆ«¹›ŒŽ³ª•Àµªƒ°£ The men were talking together. |
| ƒ‹ | ba3 | The Chinese language uses the ƒ‹ structure frequently. The structure is "ƒ‹+verb". In this structure, the object of the verb is pre-positioned between ƒ‹ and the verb. ¿›£†Ÿ“±•ƒ‹‘³µ±Šµ×²°£ Don't consider me as a fool. Also see Grammar, ƒ‹°£ |
| еײ | sha3 zi5 | 1. fool 2. blockhead 3. simpleton ¿›£†Àš «Šµ×²°£ He is a foolish person. |
| µªƒ | shi2 hua4 | truth ¿›£†Àš‡¾µŸ»´ « µªƒ°£ He spoke nothing but the truth. |
| µ‡µ× | dao4 di3 | 1. ever 2. indeed ¿›£†Ÿ“µ‡µ×Àµ¡À ¾ˆ¥£ø What did you actually say? |
| ¿¦²ýÕ… | lao3 yu2 tou£µ | (northern dialect) Here ²ý is person's family name. ¿¦²ýÕ… is ¿¦²ý(old Yu) |
| œƒ×ªƒ | er4 bai2 huo5 | ƒ×ªƒ£†(northern dialect) to brag; to make groundless talk. It is also written as ƒ×ªž°£Here ƒ×ªƒ is a nickname for the person in the context, who is the second son of his family, hence œƒ×ªƒ°£ |
| ½˜±æ | gen1 ben3 | 1. utterly 2. completely 3. at all ¿›£†Àš½˜±æ¾ªÆ…®‘Ÿ°£ He doesn't know French at all. |
| „كתƒ | chou4 bai2 huo5 | 1. „Ù (adverb) severely 2. ƒ×ªƒ£®ªž£© make groundless talk ¿›£†Àš¹ÊŸÐ„كתƒ£®ªž£©°£ He is really able to lie in an exaggerated way. |
| ¼ª³’Àº | gou4 yi4 si5 | 1. really kind 2. generous ¿›£†Àš¼ª³’Àº°£ He's very generous. Here, ¼ª³’Àºis used sarcastically in the text. |
| ® | ding4 | 1. decide 2. fix 3. set ¿›£†‘³ˆ«®†ˆˆ—ÃÏ»€ø¥µÁ²ƒ°£ We decided to go see the movie tomorrow. |
| «ßÕÚ | qian1 wan4 |
(adverb) conveys the meaning of "be sure to," or "must" |
| ³¾ª»ª | yao4 bu4 ran2 |
or else; otherwise |
| ±ý | bian1 |
1. fabricate 2. invent 3. make up |
| ±ý†ˆ | bian1 hao3 |
to succeed (complete) in fabricating |
| ÕÍ¡À | wan2 le5 | it's over, it's finished ¿›£†¹’¦¬ÕÍ¡À°£ Now it's over, this is the end of it. |
| „–¾Ó˜ | chu1 cha4 r5 | 1. go wrong 2. meet with accident
¿›£†‘³¦£Õ𱕄–¾Ó˜°£ I hope nothing goes wrong. |
µŽƒÀ¾ø…÷
(Part Eight)
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¦Ã
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xian2
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1. salted 2. salty |
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Õ
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tui1
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push
¿›£†Àšƒ‹À›Õ„–¡Àˆ‰°£ He pushed her out of the door. |
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Àµ...æÕ...
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shuo1...jiu4...
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This structure usually requires
the same verb after Àµ and æÕ to mean doing things without considering,
or committing an act without warning.
¿›£†ÀšÀµ…¢ª•æÕ…¢ª•°£ He can lose his temper any time. |
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º±‹¤
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ji2 yan3
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(northern dialect) lose one's temper
¿›£†Àš³ªº±‹¤æÕ†ÕÕ¨‹ß„„ºÐ°£ He quarrels with other students when he loses his temper. |
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托
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jiu3 r£µ
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an intimate way of addressing °æ‰
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÷±‡²
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zhi2 jie1
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1. directly 2. immediately
¿›£†À›÷±‡²ªÿº³¡À°£ She went home directly. |
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½Ùˆ‰
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ge2 men2
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...through the door
¿›£†Àš½Ù׉ˆ‰ŒÕ’ˆÊ¥Û†ƒ°£ He screamed towards outside through the door. |
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„¦³’
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cheng2 yi4
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1. good faith 2. sincerity
¿›£†Àšˆª²„¦³’ƒÔ÷™°Õž°£ He did not sincerely help Xiao Wang. |
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Œªƒ
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dui4 hua4
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to converse, to talk with one another
¿›£†Àš¡©¹›ŒŽŒªƒ°£ The two of them are talking to each other. |
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³ «
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yao4 shi5
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1.
if 2. suppose
¿›£†ˆ—Ãϳ «¦¬²Í£¨ ‘³ˆ«æÕ¾ª»€¡À°£ If it rains tomorrow, then we won't go. |
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ø¥
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kan4
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to see; to look Here it is slightly sarcastic and means "let's
see if.."
¿›£†‘³ƒ‹Ÿ“–¡‡ÃÏ£¨ø¥Ÿ“Ã÷¾ªÃ÷…¼„Œ°£ I will starve you for two days, then we'll see if you beg me for food. |
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Ÿ£…¬
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mo2 fang3
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to
imitate
¿›£†Ÿ“ŸÐŸ£…¬‰Æ»ÀµŸŠ˜³Ù¬•£ø Can you imitate a woman's voice? |
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ýÀ
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hai5
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hey;
come on; cut it out
¿›£†ýÀ£¨Ÿ“æÕªÿº³ƒŠ! Hey, you should go home! |
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¹’¥Ûƒ×ÃϵŸ
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zhe4 da4 bai2 tian1
de5
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in broad daylight
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Œø„×
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yao4 shi5
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key
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À¯
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suo3
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1.
to lock up 2. lock(noun) |
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Ц
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shang4
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to
go to
¿›£†ÀšŠ¦µÁ²ƒŒ†»€¡À°£ He went to the cinema. |
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ƒ„
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an3
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(northern
dialect) I; we
¿›£†ƒ„º «÷¼™»À°£ We are all from China. |
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±•ˆ¶
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bie2 mang2
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don't
worry about it
¿›£†±•ˆ¶£¨‘³¾ª–°£ Don't worry about it(cooking), I am not hungry. |
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«××Ï
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qin1 zui3
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to
kiss
¿›£†°Õž†ÕÀš‰Æ‰Û²‹¹›ŒŽ«××ϰ£ Xiao Wang and his girlfriend are kissing each other on the lips. |
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Š˜³Ù
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sheng1 yin1
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1.
sound 2. voice
¿›£†ÀšÀµªƒŠ˜³Ù†Ð¦Ï°£ His voice is loud. |
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µ¼
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dao4
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(adverb)
placed before a verb to mean something happens contrary to one's expectations.
¿›£†Š¦ø‘µŸ ±º”µ‡¡À°£‹ßŠ™º¿¥¡À£¨¿¦ ¶µ¼ˆª ¿¥°£ It was time for class. All the students were present, but the teacher did not show up. |
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׃ŠÒ‰¼Ì
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zhuang1 shen2 nong4
gui3
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purposely
make a mystery of simple things; be deliberately mystifying.
¿›£†±•׃ŠÒ‰¼Ì°£ Don't make a mystery of simple things. |
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‹ð¦…
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yan3 xi4
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1.
sound 2. voice
¿›£†Ÿ“¾ª³‹ð¦…£¨ ˆª»À¦ý‰Ÿ“°£ Stop pretending, nobody believes you. |
µŽæ‰¾ø…÷
(Part Nine)
| ø¥„–¿¥ | kan4 chu1 lai2 | to
figure out; to get the picture ¿›£†‘³ŒÁø¥„–¿¥¡À£¨Ÿ“ «º”µ›°£ I figured out long ago that you were a spy. |
| ¥ÚÀ“ | da3 suan4 | to
plan ¿›£†Ÿ“ª¼¥ÚÀ“»€¾ª»€ƒ°£ø Are you still planning on going or what? |
| 榟 | shi2 hua4 | truth
¿›£†Àš‡¾µŸº « µªƒ°£ All he told is true. |
| Õ¤ | wa5 | ƒ° preceded by the sound "u","ao", or "ou" can be written as Õ¤°£ Also see Grammar, ƒ°°£ |
| ¼›…÷ | guo4 fen4 | excessive
¿›£†¹’Ÿ“×–µˆÃ´¼›…ð¡À°£ You really overdid your part (on this matter). |
| ¥¶ | chu3 | get
along (with someone), short for ¦ý ¥¶°£ ¿›£†Àšˆ«¥¶µˆ†Ð†ˆ°£ They get along very well. |
| ³ª‘ | yi2 duan4 | Here
³ª‘ means ³ª‘ ±º” a period of time ¿›£†Ÿ“²³ª‘ ±º”ˆª¿¥‹ß£¡À°£ It's been a while since you came to school. |
| ¿ßŸ‹ | kun4 nan5 | trouble£ªhardship
¿›£†Àšº³æ‚ºˆ†Ð¿ßŸ‹°£ His family is enduring much economic hardship. |
| ƒÔ³ªƒ‹ | bang1 yi£¥ ba3 | give
a helping hand ¿›£†À›Ã´ˆ¶¡À£¨ Ÿ“ƒÔÀ›³ªƒ‹†ˆ¬•£ø Sh's too busy, could you help her? Here ³ªƒ‹ shows a certain degree of help. |
| ¾ø² | bu4 dui4 | 1.
army 2. armed forces ¿›£†Àšƒ÷ƒ÷ŒŽ¾ø²¿Ô°£ His father is in the military. |
| „Â | chong4 | £®colloquial)
means °ƒ¦Ú°±facing or towards ¿›£†¹’ªƒ «„ÂÀšÀµµŸ°£ Those remarks were aimed at him. |
| Ÿ“Œžˆ¥ŸÐ³»€Ÿÿ£ø£‡Ÿ“Œžˆ¥ŸÐ»€³Ÿÿ£ø | how
can you go to ask for (the return of the money)? here ³ means ask for |
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| ˆ— | ming2 | 1.
openly 2. overtly 3. apparently ¿›£†Ÿ“¦ÎÀµ ¾ˆ¥æÕˆ—Àµ, ¾ª³†¶‰¬°£ Say what you want to say, don't be afraid. |
| ½Ê | gao4 | short
for ½ÊÀþ£†tell ¿›£†‘³ƒ‹³ª«º½ÊÀš¡À°£ I told him everything. |
| †¶‰¬ | hai4 pa£¥ | 1.
to fear 2. be afraid 3. be scared ¿›£†À›†¶‰¬À›½½«×°£ She is afraid of her father. |
| ¼Ì | gui3 | ghost;
here means secrets or evil ideas ¿›£†‘³ø¥ÀšŸ¿Ô²¼Ì°£ I think he's planning something evil. |
| Ÿ‹¤˜° or °Ÿ‹¤˜ | xiao3 xin1 yan3 r5 (xiao3 xin1 ya3 r5) | 1.
narrow minded 2. with a narrow mind 3. full of petty considerations ¿›£†°ÕžŒ°¿ÓÀµ£¨°ƒ×– ¬³¥Û…‡³ªµ“£¨ ¾ª³°Ÿ‹¤˜°£°± Xiao Wang said to Xiao Li, "Be more generous, don't be so petty." |
| ¦¼ | xia1 | 1.
blindly 2. aimlessly 3. to no purpose ¿›£†Àšˆª ¬æÕ¦¾ª¦¼³È¬¤±•»À°£ He loves to senselessly talk about other people when he doesn't have anything to do. |
| †¦º | he2 ji5 | to
think over; to figure out, to consult ¿›£†Àšˆ«¹›ŒŽ†¦º˜×²Š¦‹ßµŸ ¬°£ They are discussing plans for their son's education. |
µŽ ƾø…÷
(Part Ten)
| …¢¢¯ | fa1 pi2 qi4£µ | 1.
lose one's temper 2. get angry ¿›£†Àš³ª¾ª½þÀæÕ…¢¢¯°£ He loses his temper when he is not happy. |
| œ | qia1 | 1.
pinch 2. nip ¿›£†ƒ‹¦“‹Ãœ¡À°£ Put out the cigarette (by pinching). |
| ‰° | ning2 | 1.
pinch 2. tweak ¿›£†Àš‰°¡ÀŸ«½–°†¢µŸ¡„°£ He pinched that child's face. |
| ¡¨...¥¯... | lian2...dai4... | each
placed before a verb to indicate occurrence of two actions at more or
less the same time. ¿›£†À𡍱Ÿ¥¯Ã¯°£ He is hopping and skipping. |
| »Ã | ren3 | to
endure, to tolerate ¿›£†Àš»Ã׉եŒŽ¼§×—°£ He is working despite the pain. |
| …½¾° | fan4 bing4 | fall
ill ¿›£†¦¬²ÍÃÏÀšæÕ…½Õ…ä¾°°£ He has bad headaches whenever it rains. |
| ŸŒ¥¸ | nao3 dai5 | head |
| ¥Ûƒ‹ | da4 ba3 | a
big handful of, means a lot ¿›£†Àš¥Ûƒ‹¥Ûƒ‹µÿ׀뽯°†¢„Œ°£ He gave candies to the children in bunches. |
| æ° | jin4 | £®adverb£©
only ¿›£†Àšæ°„Œ…¼¾ª„Œ¾À°£ He ate only rice and not other food. |
| ×¾ | zhuang4 | 1.
to collide 2. to strike ¿›£†„µ×¾µ‡¡À«‡Š¦°£ The car hit the wall. |
| „Ú | chou3 | (northern
dialect) to look at ¿›£†±•„Ú‘³°£ Don't keep staring at me. |
| Œ×‰Àµ¡À | zai4 zhe5 shuo1 le5 | colloquial for ŒÀµ: in addition to... |
| ‡ ± | ping2 shi2 | 1.
usually 2. normally ¿›£†Ÿ“‡ ±ÕÌŠ¦»€Õº ȼ𰣠He usually goes to the library in the evenings. |
| ¿Ì | li3 | 1.
pay attention to 2. show interest in ¿›£†‡ ±Àš¾ª¦¾ª¿Ì±•»À°£ He usually doesn't show any interest in (dealing with) other people. |
| ä | teng2 |
1.
painful 2. be fond of; dote on ¿›£†‘³Õ…ä I have a headache. |
| ª§ | hu4 | 1.
to protect 2. to guard ¿›£†²ˆ ÷ª§‹¤æ¶ protect one's eyes with the hand |
| ³ªÀŸ | yi£¥pu1 xin1 | £®colloquial)with
all one's heart£ª its standard form is ³ªŸ ¿›£†Àš³ªŸ¦Î‹ß†ˆ÷‘Ÿ°£ He wants to learn Chinese well with all his heart. |
| ¡¨...³¾£®º£© | lian2... ye3 | even...
the structure is ¡¨+noun+³¾£®º£©+verb ¿›£†¡¨°†¢³¾ª·¥¹’½–×÷°£ Even kids can write this character. |
| µˆ | de2 | receive,
obtain ¿›£†‘³µˆµ‡¡À‡±ŠÕ°£ I received the reward. |
| øÞ | ku1 | to
cry ¿›£†°†¢øÞ¡À°£ The child is crying. |
| ƒ€‹‡ | ai1 ya5 | oh
no! ¿›£†ƒ€‹‡! ‘³Õ¸º«‘³¿¦‰µŸŠ™»¹¡À°£ Oh no, I forgot my wife's birthday. |
| ÕÍ¡À | wan2 le5 | come
to an end, be over ¿›£†À›³ª÷±¾ª„Œ…¼æÕÕÍ¡À£¨ ª·‘½Ã¤°£ It's not good if she keeps not eating her meals, she will have stomach pains. |
µŽ Ƴª¾ø…÷
(Part Eleven)
| Õ’Ã× | wai4 tao4 | 1.
jacket 2. coat ¿›£†Ÿ“µŸÕ’Ã׆Іˆø¥°£ Your jacket looks very nice. |
| »° | qu3 | to
fetch£ª to get ¿›£†Ÿ“ƒ‹«Æ»°¿¥°£ Go bring the money. |
| ²Õ͈ªÕÍ | you3 wan2 mei2 wan2 | This
phrase is used after a grammatical subject to express the speaker's impatience
with the action of that subject. ¿›£†Ÿ“²Õ͈ªÕͰ£ Are you going to stop talking. |
| ± | bi1 | 1.
to compel 2. to force ¿›£†Àšƒ÷ƒ÷±Àš×–¼¶ø‘°£ His father forced him to do homework. |
| …½¥Ì‘Û | fan4 cuo4 wu5 | to
make a mistake ¿›£†Àš„£…½¥Ì‘Û°£ He makes mistakes very often. |
| æ¸ªÈ | jun1 hun1 | a married couple one of whom serves in the army |
| º | jia3 | 1.
not true 2. counterfeit ¿›£†¹’ºœ§ƒ£šø®µ€„ŸŠ¿ «ºµŸ°£ This Pierre Cardin shirt is a fake. |
| е‹˜ | sha3 yang4 | silly
manner ¿›£†ø¥Ÿ“¹’е‹˜! Look at your silly manner! |
| ¹ÊŸ | zhen1 xin1 | honest£ª
sincere ¿›£†Ÿ“½™‘³Àµ¹ÊŸªƒ°£ Speak to me from the bottom of your heart. |
| ýŒ¤ | duo1 zan£µ | (northern
dialect) when; what time ¿›£†‘³ýŒ¤½¯Àš„¼›½Ë£ø When have I ever sung for him? |
| ‚ | pian4 | to
trick; to fool someone ¿›£†‘³‚¡ÀÀš°£ I tricked him. |
| ¬Ë‹‡ | ma1 ya5 | used
as an exclamation: oh dear! ¬Ë‹‡£¨¹’†œ†ˆ¥Û! Oh dear, this lake is huge! |
| •ŒÁ | qi3 zao3 | get
up early ¿›£†ˆ—ÃÏ•ŒÁ¬Ú¾À°£ We are getting up early tomorrow for grocery shopping. |
| ½˜æð | gen1 ju4 | based
on ¿›£†½˜æðŸ“‡ÒÃϵŸ±Ì¦÷£¨ ˆ—ÃϾªŸÐ»ˆŸ“Ц„°°£ Based on your performance today, we cannot let you play tomorrow. |
| ±Ì¦÷ | biao3 xian4 | behavior |
| ‡±¿¯ | jiang3 li4 | to
reward ¿›£†‘³‡±¿¯Ÿ“³ª†«ŠøÀ¡¶°£ I will reward you a box of chocolate. |
| ¦¥‡‰‰Ë | xi3 jiao3 pen2 | basin used to wash feet |
| À | duan1 | to
hold something (usually a bowl, plate or basin) with the hand ¿›£†ƒ‹¾ÀÀ‡¯¿¥! Bring in the food! |
| Ħ | ai4 | a response to a call, order,etc. |
| Ð | shou4 | subject
to ¿›£†Ÿ“¾ªª· ÐŒ±•Á ²°£ You will not be subject to gender discrimination. |
| ŸÍ¡” | nian2 ling£¾ | age
¿›£†ÀšŸÍ¡”†Ð¥Û¡À°£ He is very old. |
| ¦Þ÷ | xian4 zhi4 | limitations ¿›£†Ÿ“ˆ«µŸøº Œ¾ª Ð ±º”¦Þ÷°£ Your exam has no time constraints. |
| ÕÀð | tui4 xiu1 | to
retire ¿›£†‘³ƒ÷ƒ÷ÕÀð¡À°£ My father has retired. |