Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 随感 suìgăn n. random thoughts 自大 zìd adj. self-important, arrogant 可惜 kĕx adj. unfortunately 合群 héqún adj. gregarious 失败 shībài v. to fail, to be defeated 改进 găijìn v. to improve 庸 yōng adj. ordinary 宣战 xuānzhàn v. to declare war 精神病 jīngshénbìng n. mental disorder 大抵 dàdĭ adv. generally speaking, in the main 狂 kuáng adj. insane, mad 愤世疾俗 fènsh?jìs set phrase to detest world and its ways 厌世 yànshì v.o. to be world-weary, misanthropy 发端 fáduān n. beginning of something 国民 guómìn n. citizen 福气 fúq n. fortune, luck 党同伐异 dăngtóng-fáy idiomatic exp. to be narrowly partisan 其次 qìc conj. secondly 才能 cáinéng n. talent, ability 影子 yĭngzi n. shadow 了不得 liăobùd set phrase terrific, extraordinary 国粹 guócu n. quintessence of Chinese culture 荣光 róngguāng n. honor 倘若 tăngru conj. if, supposing 攻击 gōngj v. to attack 应战 yìngzhàn v.o. to accept challenge 噪 zào n., v. noise, to make noise 制胜 zhìshèng v. to get upper hand, to subdue 未必 wèib adv. may not, not necessarily 受亏 shòuku v.o. to suffer loss 滋事 zīsh v. to stir up trouble 举动 jŭdòng n. movement 猛烈 mĕngli adj. fierce 卑 bēi adj. mean 复古 fùg v.o. to return to the past 扶 f v. to support 清 Qīng n. Qing Dynasty 领教 lĭngjiào set phrase to ask advice, to experience 偏 piān adv. on the contrary 派 pài n. party 略 lùà adv. slightly 根柢 gēnd n. root, foundation 一致 yìzh n. unanimous 甲 jiă n. first of the ten Heavenly tems, first 云 yún v. to say (in classical Chinese) 开化 kāihuà v. to become civilized 乙 yĭ n. second 丙 bĭng n. third 云云 yúnyún n. etc. 丁 dīng n. fourth 叫化子 jiàohuāzi n. beggar 草舍 căoshè n. hut 娼妓 chāngjī n. prostitute 臭虫 chòuchóng n. bedbug 消极 xiāoj adj. passive 反抗 fănkàng v. to resist 戊 w n. fifth 野蛮 yĕmán adj. barbarian 昏乱 hūnluàn adj. decrepit and muddleheaded 结晶 jiéjīng n. crystal, result 子孙 zĭsūn n. descendent 四万万 sìwànwàn n. four hundred million 灭绝 mièju v. to distinguish 丑恶 chŏu' adj. repulsive 骄 jiāo adj. proud, arrogant 强硬 qiángyìng adj. strong, tough 寒心 hánxīn v.o.. bitterly disappointed 居心 jūxīn n. vicious intention 遗传 yīchuán n. inheritance 定理 dìnglĭ n. theorem 根性 gēnxìng n. foundation 分子 fēnzĭ n. element 作怪 zuòguài n. to make trouble 医治 yīzh v. to cure 科学 kéxu n. science 一味 yìwèi adv. blindly, stubbornly 势力 shìli n. power 立意 lìyì v.o. to make up one's mind 扫除 săoch v. to wipe out 对症 duìzhèng set phrase according to symptoms 奏效 zòuxiào v.o. to be effective 病毒 bìngd n. virus 略略 lùàlùà adv. a little bit 羼淡 chăndàn v. to dilute 转机 zhuănj n. turn for better 长进 zhăngjìn v. to make progress 疗 liáo v. to cure 救 ji v. to save, to rescue 岂是 qĭsh adv. how could 不忍 bùrĕn aux. cannot bear to 带累 dàilèi v. to get somebody into trouble 倘使 tăngsh conj. if, supposing 兴旺 xīngwàng adj. prosperous, flourishing