Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 嘟噜 dūlu m.w. bunch, cluster 顺口 shùnkŏu adv. casually 做主 zuòzh v. to be host 憋 bi v. to suppress, to hold back 仗义 zhàngy v. to act from sense of justice 染 răn v. to infect 自费 zìfèi v. to be at one's own expense 奖学金 jiăngxuéjīn n. fellowship, scholarship 哈佛大学 Hāf? dàxu n. Harvard University 斯坦佛大学 Sītănf? dàxu n. Stanford University 没戏 méix adj. hopeless 公立大学 góngl? dàxu n. public school 毕业 bìy v. to graduate 证书 zhèngsh n. diploma 成绩单 chéngjìdān n. transcript 食宿 shìs n. boarding 天方夜谭 Tiánfāng yètán set phrase, n. Arabian Nights, highly suspect story 搭伙 dāhu v.o. to form parnership 挤 j v. to crowd, to cram 来头 láitóu n. connection, backing 争先恐後 zhēngxián-kŏnghòu verb phrase via to be first 手势 shŏush n. gesture 插嘴 chāzu v. to break in, to interrupt 提词 tìc v. to remind 费劲 fèijìn v.o., adj. need great effort, to be strenuous 莱丝丽 Láisīl n. Leslie 跟趟 gēntàng v. to keep up 秘书 mìsh n. secretary 糟糕 zāogāo set phrase what a mass 学说 xuéshu v. theory 马克思 Măkès v. Marx 荒谬 huángmi v. ridiculous 供给 góngj v. to provide 需求 xūqi v. to demand 打瞌睡 dăkēshu v. to have a nap 隐约 yĭnyu adj. faint, indistinct 钻石 zuànsh? n. diamond 捡 jiăn v. to pick up 定神 dìngshén v. to concentrate 耗费 hàofèi v. to consume, to expend 拚 pīn v. to risk life 小心眼儿 xiăoxīnyăn'er adj. narrow-minded 袍 páo n. gown 进行曲 jìnxìngq v. march 刹 sh v. to brake to a stop 遥控器 yáokóngq v. remote control 哑巴 yăba n. mute 按钮 ànni n. button 拇指 mŭzh n. big toe, thumb 臭 chòu adj. stinky