Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 镇 zhèn n. town 稀有 xīyŏu adj. rare 动物 dòngwu adj. animal 驻足 zhùzú v.o. to halt, to stop 早已 zăoyĭ adv. long ago, for a long time 睹 dŭ v. to see 视若无睹 shìruòwúdŭ set phrase to ignore, turn a blind eye to 阶层 jiēcéng n. social stratum 接触 jiēchù v. to contact 白白 báibái adv. in vain, for nothing 浪费 làngfèi v. to waste 风度 fēngdù n. demeanor, bearing 白宫 Báigōng place n. The White House 实习生 shìxìshēng n. intern 绯 fēi adj. crimson 绯闻 fēiwén n. sexual scandal 民众 mìnzhòng n. public 遵循 zūnxún v. to follow 礼尚往来 lĭshàng-wănglái set phrase courtesy demands reciprocity, pay somebody back in their own coin 试图 shìtú v. to attempt, to try 内政 nèizhèng n. domestic affairs 话题 huàtì n. topic of discussion 参与 cānyŭ v. to participate in, 保留 băoliú v. to reserve 敏锐 mĭnrùi adj. acute, sharp, keen 分享 fēnxiăng v to share 见解 jiànjiĕ n. opinions 毕竟 bìjìng adv. after all 外人 wàirén n. outsider 权力 quánlì n. power 留神 liúshén v.o. to be careful 嘲笑 cháoxiào v. to laugh at 市政府 shìzhèngfŭ n. municipal administration 劣迹 lièjì n. misdeed, evil doing 见识 jiànshi v. to experience 自尊 zìzūn n. self-esteem 分量 fènliang n. weight