bú xiè 不謝 don’t mention it dàshiguǎn 大使館 embassy diànhuà 電話 telephone, phone call guānxi 關係 relation, relationship, connection -jiàn 件 (counter for matters, business, affairs) jiǎng 講 to discuss (something), to talk about (something) jiǎng huà 講話 to speak, to talk; a speech kāi huì 開會 to attend a meeting kāiwán huì 開完會 to finish a meeting língshiguǎn 領事館 consulate Měidàsī 美大司 Department of American and Oceanic Affairs méi guānxi 沒關係 it doesn’t matter mùdi 目的 reason, objective, purpose shì (yíjiàn) 事 (意見) matter, business, affair shìqing (yíjiàn) 事情 (意見) matter, business, affair shuō huà 説話 to speak sīzhǎng 司長 department chief yǒu guānxi 有關係 to relate, to have a bearing on, to matter zài 在 in the midst of (marker of ongoing action) chī 吃 to eat dàxuéshēng 大學生 college student diànhuà hàomǎ 電話號碼 telephone number dù jià 度假 to spend one’s vacation hòulài 後來 later láodòng 勞動 to do manual labor Qíngbàosī 情報司 Intelligence Bureau (part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PRC) shēnghuó 生活 life tóngyì 同意 to agree