Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 移民 yìmìn n. immigrant 深圳 Shēnzhèn place n. Shenzhen district 崛起 juéqĭ v. to rise 奇迹 qìjī n. miracle 固有 gùyŏu adj. intrinsic, innate 融汇 rónghuì v. to blend harmoniously 步伐 bùfá n. pace 大批 dàpī adj. good deal of 闯荡 chuăngdàng v. to make itinerant living 矛盾 máodùn n. contradiction 批评 pīpìng v. to criticize 充分 chōngfèn adj. full, ample 物质化 wùzhìhuà v. to materialize 乡 xiāng n. home town 探亲 tànqīn v.o. to visit family 泥 nì n. mud 浆 jiāng n. thick liquid 工地 gōngdì n. construction site 生硬 shēngyìng adj. rigid, harsh 大巴 dàbā n. bus 容忍 róngrĕn v. to tolerate 徐 Xú n. family name 燕 yàn n. swallow 合资 hézī n. joint capital 管理 guănlĭ n. management 部 bù n. division 职员 zhìyuán n. employee 角度 jiăodù n. angle, aspect 老家 lăojiā n. home town 两栖 liăngqī adj. amphibious 以下 yĭxià adj. below 片断 piànduàn n. fragment 分配 fēnpèi v. to assign 中专 zhōngzhuān n. technical secondary school 图书管理员 túshū guănlĭyuán n. librarian 波澜 bōlán n. great waves 郁闷 yùmèn adj. gloomy, depressed 短篇小说 duănpiān xiăoshuō n. short story 无一例外 wúyī lìwài set phrase with no exception 塑造 sùzào v. to model, to mold 一系列 yìxìliè n. a series of 未婚 wèihūn adj. single 姑妈 gūmā n. aunt, father's sister 形象 xìngxiàng n. image 怯懦 qiènuò adj. faint hearted, coward 恋旧 liànjiù n. nostalgia 放弃 fàngqì v. to give of 循规蹈矩 xúnguīdăojù set phrase to follow rules 无声无息 wúshēng-wúxī set phrase unknown 顽固 wán'gù adj. stubborn 不由得 bùyóude set phrase can't help 惊悚 jīngsŏng v. to be alert 至少 zhìshăo adv. at least 压力 yālì n. pressure 抹煞 mŏshà v. to blot out, to obliterate 真切 zhēnqiè adj. vivid, clear, distinct 跋涉 báshè v. to trudge 幻想 huànxiăng n. fantasy 投靠 tóukào v. to seek refuge with somebody 稳妥 wĕntuŏ adj. safe, reliable 婚姻 hūnyīn n. marriage 安逸 ānyì adj. easy, comfortable 真相 zhēnxiàng n. truth