Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 打交道 dăjiāodào v.o. to deal with 无形 wŭxìng adj. invisible 考核 kăohé v. to examine, to assess 所谓 sŭowèi adj. so-called 待人接物 dàirén-jiēwù noun phrase the way one treats people 能否 nĕngfŏu set phrase Can or cannot? 同伴 tóngbàn n. partner 进一步 jìnyìbù v.o. to go step further 沟通 gōutōng v. to communicate 考分 kăofēn n. score, grade 遭遇 zāoyù n. encounter, experience 哈罗 hāluó n. hello 师傅 shīfu n. master, teacher 北太平庄 BĕiTàipìngzhuāng place n. a place in Beijing 不赖 búlài adj. (colloquial) not bad, good 哪里哪里 nălĭ nălĭ set phrase polite rejection of compliments 乐 lè v. to laugh, to smile 敢情 gănqing adv. so, why, I say 生怕 shēngpà v. to fear that 搞 găo v. to do something, to make 好玩 hăowán adj. amusing, interesting 赚 zhuàn v. to earn 通过 tōngguò v. to pass 思维方式 sīwéi-fāngshì n. way of thinking 恭维 gōngwei n. compliment 直截了当 zhìjiéliăodàng set phrase straightforward, blunt 高尚 gāoshàng adj. noble, lofty 美德 mĕidé n. virtue, moral excellence 之一 zhīyī suffix one of 现有 xiànyŏu adj. existing, extant 习俗 xìsú n. custom 派生 pàishēng v. to derive 再三 zàisān adv. over and over again 凑合 còuhe v. to make do 贬低 biăndī v. to belittle, to play down 蕴藏 yùncáng v. to contain 处世 chŭshì v.o. to conduct oneself in society 哲学 zhéxué n. philosophy