Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 趣谈 qùtán n. amusing story 相对 xiāngduì n. comparing to 取名 qŭmìng v.o. to name 汇集 huìjì v. to gather, to collect 感性 gănxìng n. perception 钟爱 zhōng'ài v. to dote on 乳 rŭ adj. newborn, suckling 乳名 rŭmìng n. child's pet name 宝 băo n. treasure 贝 bèi n. shellfish 乖 guāi adj. well-behaved 学名 xuémìng n. official name, formal name 名堂 mìngtang n. variety 相当 xiāngdāng adv. quite, fairly 梁 liáng n. roof beam 栋 dòng n. ridgepole 柱 zhù n. pillar 颇 pō adv. quite, very 淑 shū adj. fair, refined 贤 xián adj. virtuous 贞 zhēn adj. chaste 莲 lián n. lotus, water lily 大跃进 Dàyuèjìn n. Great Leap Forward 文化大革命 Wénhuà dà gémìng n. Cultural Revolution 强劲 qiángjìn adj. strong 卫 wèi v. to protect, to guard 东 dōng n. East. It is a character in Mao Zedong's name, then the chairman of China 家喻户晓 jiāyù hùxiăo set phrase to become household known 重复 chóngfù v. to repeat, to duplicate 动听 dòngtīng adj. pleasant to ear 拼 pīn v. to risk life 搏 bó v. to fight 拼搏 pīnbó v. to fight with all one's might 束,缚 shù fù v. to tie 束缚 shùfù v. to tie up, to fetter 独具一格 dújù yìgé set phrase to have unique style 多姿多采 duōzīduōcăi adj. varied and graceful