Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 隔 gé v. to separate 壁 bì n. wall 隔壁 gébì n. next door 遛鸟 liùniăo v.o. take a bird on a stroll 交往 jiāowăng n. association, contact 乃至 năizhì conj. even, go so far as to 圣人 shèngrén n. saint 孔子 Kŏngzĭ n. Confucius 神圣 shénshèng adj. sacred 政治 zhèngzhì n. politics 政治家 zhèngzhijiā n. politician 填 tián v. to fill in, to stuff 遵守 zūnshŏu v. to abide by, to follow 礼节 lĭjié n. rituals 维持 wéichì v. to maintain, to keep in order 稳定 wĕndìng adj. stable 逢年过节 féngnián-guòjié set phrase on New Year's Day and other festivals 理由 lĭyóu n. reason, pretext 口福 kŏufú n. gourmet's luck 花样 huāyàng n. pattern, variety 水饺 shŭijiăo n. boiled dumpling 元宵 yuánxiāo n. sweet dumplings of glutinous rice flour 元宵节 yuánxiāojié n. Lantern Festival (15th lunar month) 端午节 duānwŭjié n. Dragon Boat Festival (5th of fifth lunar month) 粽子 zòngzi n. pyramid-shaped dumpling of glutinous rice wrapped in reed leaves 中秋节 zhōngqiūjié n. Mid-Autumn Festival (15th day of eighth lunar month) 月饼 yuèpĭng n. moon cake 总之 zŏngzhī conj. in short, in a word 盖 gài v. to build 作寿 zuòshòu v.o. to celebrate birthday (especially for elders) 升学 shēngxué v.o. to enter higher school 实惠 shìhuì adj. substantial, solid 升官 shēngguān v.o. to be promoted 发财 fācái v.o. to get rich 求 qiú v. to ask for help 原则 yuánzé n. principle 贯彻 guànchè v. to carry out, to implement 青菜 qīngcài n. vegetable 肉 ròu n. meat 油 yóu n. cooking oil 盐 yán n. salt 酱 jiàng n. thick sauce 醋 cù n. vinegar 摆弄 băinòng v. to move back and forth, to fiddle with 如临大敌 rúlìn-dàdì set phrase like confronting a mortal enemy 保证 băozhèng v. to guarantee 蔬菜 shūcài n. vegetable 新鲜 xīnxian adj. fresh 佐料 zuóliào n. seasoning 齐全 qìquán adj. complete 碟子 diézi n. small dish 盘子 pánzi n. dish 摆 băi v. to place, to put, to arrange