Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 领馆 lĭngguăn n. consulate 签证 qiānzhèng n. visa 大使馆 dàshĭguăn n. embassy 办事处 bànshìchù n. business office 护照 hùzhào n. passport 球赛 qiúsài n. ball game 足球 zúqiú n. football 式 shì n. style 训练班 xùnliàn bān n. training class 分钟 fēnzhōng n. minute 小时 xiăoshí n. hour 钟头 zhōngtóu n. hour 队 duì n. team 窗口 chuāngkŏu n. window 领事 lĭngshì n. consul 设备 shèbèi n. facility 暑假 shŭjià n. summer vocation 社会 shèhuì n. society 计划 jìhuà n. plan 华盛顿 Huáshèngdùn place n. Washington 加州 Jiāzhōu place n. California 德州 Dézhōu place n. Texas 办 bàn v. to handle 驻 zhù v. to reside 申请 shēnqĭng v. to apply for 赢 yíng v. to win 输 shū v. to lose 平 píng v. to tie 排(队) pái (duì) v. to line up 支持 zhīchí v. to support 热情 rèqíng adj. enthusiastic 累 lèi adj. tired 饿 è adj. hungry 短期 duănqī adj. short term 整整 zhĕngzhĕng adj. adv. whole, entire 几乎 jĭhū adv. almost 比 bĭ prep. to, compare to, than