Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 识相 shìxiàng v. to be sensible, to be tactful 年幼 niányòu adj. young 黄帝 Huángd n. Yellow Emperor 洋 yáng adj. foreign 鬼子 guĭzi n. devil 和番 héfān v.o. to make peace with minorities 祖父 zŭf n. grandfather in father's side 好汉 hăohàn n. hero, brave man 碧 bì n. green 德性 déxìng n. morality and conduct 出走 chūzŏu v. leave, run away 力劝 lìquàn v. to persuade earnestly 一再 yìzài conj. again and again 叮咛 dīngnìng v. to urge repeatedly 凡事 fánsh n. everything 吃亏 chīku v. to suffer loss 万一 wànyī conj. in case 争执 zhēngzh v. to argue 阔 ku adj. broad 呕气 òuqì v. to sulk 渊 yuān n. abyss 捉 zhu v. to catch 机舱 jīcāng n. cabin of aircraft 拖 tu v. to tow 筵席 yànx n. banquet 挣扎 zhēngzh v. to struggle 不由分说 bùyóu-fēnshu set phrase without explanation 牢牢 láoláo adv. tightly 绑 băng v. to tie 安全带 ānquándài n. safe belt 徐徐 xúx adv. slowly 滑 hu v. to slide 跑道 păodào n. runway track 大势已去 dàsh?yĭq set phrase situation is beyond salvation 事先 shìxiān adv. ahead of time, in advance 平房 pìngfáng n. one-floor house 先生 xiānsheng n. husband 反锁 fănsu v. to lock somebody in/out 漆黑 qīhēi adj. pitch-black 裸 lu adj. naked 银 yìn n. silver 嗨 hèi interjection hi 大麻 dàm n. marijuana 印度 yìnd n. India 香 xiāng n. incense 锣 lu n. gong 沉醉 chénzu v. to get drunk 烦人 fánrén v. to bother 聚会 jùhu n. gathering, party 尸体 shīt n. dead body 沉沉 chénchén adj. deep 战场 zhànchăng n. battle field 惨不忍睹 cănb?rĕnd set phrase to horrible to look at 分租 fēnz v. to share the same house 格格不入 gég?búr set phrase incompatible with 侵犯 qīnfàn v. to violate 小型 xiăoxìng adj. small-sized 硕士 shuòsh n. master's degree 维持 wéich v. to keep, to maintain 夜程表 yèchéngbiăo n. night schedule 计较 jìjiào n. to dispute, to haggle over 失眠 shīmián v. to suffer from insomnia 嗯 ēng interjection huh 睡眠 shuìmián n. sleeping 叹气 tànq v. to sigh 约 yu v. to date 法学院 făxuéyuàn n. law school 徵求 zhēngqi v. to solicit, to seek 坦然 tănrán adv. frankly 开门见山 kāimén-jiànshān set phrase to come straight to the point 下不了台 xiàbùliăotái set phrase to be embarrassed 意味深长 yìwèi-shēncháng set phrase to imply much 耸 sŏng n. shrug 介意 jièy v. to mind 分摊 fēntān v. to share 罗曼蒂克 luómàn-dìk adj. romantic 不同凡响 bùtóng-fánxiăng set phrase unique, different from the others 卡洛 Kălu n. Carol 三明治 sánmìngzh n. sandwich 洋葱圈 yángcōngquān n. onion ring 预备 yùbèi v. to prepare 剩下 shèngxi v. to be left over, to remain 合情合理 héqìng-hél set phrase fair and reasonable 饵 ĕr n. bait 反话 fănhu n. irony, opposite saying 兜风 dōufēng v. to go for a spin/sail 成衣 chéngy n. ready-made clothes 批发店 pīfādiàn n. retailer 感恩节 găn'ēnji n. Thanksgiving Day 洗碗机 xĭwănj n. dishwasher 眶 kuàng n. eye socket 泪 lèi n. tear 收养 shōuyăng v. to adopt 领养 lĭngyăng v. to adopt 独生 dúshēng adj. only 过世 guòsh v. to die, to pass away 遗产 yìchăn n. heritage 笑眯眯 xiàomīm adv. tenderly smiled 套 tào v. pump somebody about something 爹地 diēd n. daddy 妈咪 mām n. mummy 财产 cáichăn n. property 捐 juān v. to donate 基金会 jījīnhu n. fund 残酷 cánk adj. cruel 恩赐 ēnc n. favor, charity 丑恶 chŏu' adj. repulsive, hideous 自私 zìs adj. selfish 人格 rén'g n. character, personality 锥 zhu n. awl 立锥之地 lìzhuā zhīd idiomatic exp. tiny bit of land 肃杀 xiāosh adj. desolate 联想 liánxiăng v. to associate, to connect in one's mind 欺辱 qīr v. to bully 无意间 wúyìjiān adv. inadvertently 纵容 zòngróng v. to connive 抵抗 dĭkàng v. to resist 驱 qī v. to drive 回报 huìbào v. to repay 稻草 dàocăo n. rice straw 稻草人 dàocăorén n. scarecrow