Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 周末 zhōumò n. weekend 郊外 jiāowài n. outskirts, suburbs 鱼 yú n. fish 医院 yīyuàn n. hospital 义工 yìgōng n. volunteer 火车 huŏchē n. train 点心 diănxīn n. dimsum, desert 带 dài v. to bring, to take 打算 dăsuàn v. to plan n. plan 钓 diào v. to hook 钓鱼 diào yú n. to go fishing 打工 dă gōng v. to work part time 复习 fùxí v. to review 预习 yùxí v. to preview 散心 sànxīn v. to relax, to unwind 忘 wàng v. to forget 准备 zhŭnbèi v. to prepare 踫见 pèngjiàn v. to bump into, meet by chance 锻炼 duànliàn v. to do physical exercise, to work out 举 jŭ v. to lift 举重 jŭzhòng v. to lift weights 要 yào aux. v. shall, will 重要 zhòngyào adj. important 不好意思 bù hăo yìsi adj. embarrassed 难 nán adj. difficult 行 xíng adj. OK, fine 反正 fănzhèng adv. anyway 这麽/那麽 zhème/nàme adv. so, such (一)点儿 (yì)diănr pronoun some