Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 有限 yŏuxiàn adj. limited 印象 yìnxiàng n. impression 态度 tàidu n. attitude 比如说 bĭrúshuō idiomatic exp. for example 一开始 yìkāishĭ idiomatic exp. from the beginning 售货员 shòuhuòyuán n. clerk, salesperson 冷落 lĕngluò v. to treat coldly, to ignore 一边 yìbiān n. side 劳驾 láojià idiomatic exp. Excuse me 露 lòu v. to show, to appear 微笑 wēixiào v. to smile 招 呼 zhāohu v. to greet, to say hello 行人 xìngrén n. pedestrian 主动 zhŭdòng adv. on one's own initiative 观察 guānchá v. to observe 特殊 tèshū adj. special 潜 qián adj. latent, hidden 意识 yìshi n. consciousness, mentality 潜意识 qiányìshi n. subconsciousness 不约而同 bùyuē értóng idiom coincidentally (do something) 悠久 yōujiŭ adj. long in time 灿烂 cànlàn adj. brilliant, bright 顶多 dĭngduō set phrase at most 皮 pì n. skin 毛 máo n. hair 皮毛 pìmáo set phrase surface 而已 éryĭ particle that's all 可敬 kĕjìng adj. respectable 显示 xiănshì v. to show, to display, to demonstrate 古老 gŭlăo adj. ancient, old 民族 mìnzú n. nation, nationality 尊重 zūnzhòng v. to respect, to value, to esteem 基于 jīyú prep. on the basis of 心态 xìntài n. psychology 自然而然 zìrán-érrán set phrase naturally, spontaneously 产生 chănshēng v. to emerge, to come into being 对方 dùifāng n. other side/party 农业 nóngyè n. agriculture 普通话 pŭtōnghuà n. common speech, standard language, mandarin Chinese 极其 jìqì adv. extremely, exceedingly 标准 biāozhŭn adj. standard 甚至 shènzhì conj. even (to the point of ) 彆扭 bièniu adj. uncomfortable, awkward 典型 diănxìng adj. typical 公共场合 gōnggòng-chănghé set phrase public situation 发表 fābiăo v. to express, to issue 脾气 pìqì n. temperament, disposition 抬 tái v. to lift up, to carry 槓 gàng n. thick stick/rod 抬槓 táigàng v.o. (colloquial) to argue 疏远 shūyuăn v. to become estranged 咄咄逼人 duóduó bīrén idiomatic exp. overbearing, aggressive 外来 wàilái adv. coming from outside, foreign 接受 jiēshòu v. to accept 程度 chéngdù n. degree 在某种程度上 zài mŏuzhŏng chéngdù shàng set phrase to a certain degree 意味 yìwèi v. to mean, to imply 本 土 bĕntŭ n. men's native country 放弃 fàngqì v. to give up 牺牲 xīshēng v. to sacrifice 层次 céngcì n. layer, level 值得 zhìdé v. to deserve